unsigned char len, u16 idx,
                                                    unsigned char* value);
        int             (*ccid_hc_tx_send_packet)(struct sock *sk,
-                                                 struct sk_buff *skb, int len);
-       void            (*ccid_hc_tx_packet_sent)(struct sock *sk, int more,
-                                                 int len);
+                                                 struct sk_buff *skb);
+       void            (*ccid_hc_tx_packet_sent)(struct sock *sk,
+                                                 int more, unsigned int len);
        void            (*ccid_hc_rx_get_info)(struct sock *sk,
                                               struct tcp_info *info);
        void            (*ccid_hc_tx_get_info)(struct sock *sk,
 extern void ccid_hc_tx_delete(struct ccid *ccid, struct sock *sk);
 
 static inline int ccid_hc_tx_send_packet(struct ccid *ccid, struct sock *sk,
-                                        struct sk_buff *skb, int len)
+                                        struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
        int rc = 0;
        if (ccid->ccid_ops->ccid_hc_tx_send_packet != NULL)
-               rc = ccid->ccid_ops->ccid_hc_tx_send_packet(sk, skb, len);
+               rc = ccid->ccid_ops->ccid_hc_tx_send_packet(sk, skb);
        return rc;
 }
 
 static inline void ccid_hc_tx_packet_sent(struct ccid *ccid, struct sock *sk,
-                                         int more, int len)
+                                         int more, unsigned int len)
 {
        if (ccid->ccid_ops->ccid_hc_tx_packet_sent != NULL)
                ccid->ccid_ops->ccid_hc_tx_packet_sent(sk, more, len);
 
  *   = 0: can send immediately
  *   < 0: error condition; do not send packet
  */
-static int ccid3_hc_tx_send_packet(struct sock *sk,
-                                  struct sk_buff *skb, int len)
+static int ccid3_hc_tx_send_packet(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
        struct dccp_sock *dp = dccp_sk(sk);
        struct ccid3_hc_tx_sock *hctx = ccid3_hc_tx_sk(sk);
         * zero-sized Data(Ack)s is theoretically possible, but for congestion
         * control this case is pathological - ignore it.
         */
-       if (unlikely(len == 0))
+       if (unlikely(skb->len == 0))
                return -EBADMSG;
 
        /* See if last packet allocated was not sent */
                ccid3_hc_tx_set_state(sk, TFRC_SSTATE_NO_FBACK);
 
                /* Set initial sending rate to 1 packet per second */
-               ccid3_hc_tx_update_s(hctx, len);
+               ccid3_hc_tx_update_s(hctx, skb->len);
                hctx->ccid3hctx_x     = hctx->ccid3hctx_s;
 
                /* First timeout, according to [RFC 3448, 4.2], is 1 second */
        return 0;
 }
 
-static void ccid3_hc_tx_packet_sent(struct sock *sk, int more, int len)
+static void ccid3_hc_tx_packet_sent(struct sock *sk, int more, unsigned int len)
 {
        const struct dccp_sock *dp = dccp_sk(sk);
        struct ccid3_hc_tx_sock *hctx = ccid3_hc_tx_sk(sk);
        struct timeval now;
+       unsigned long quarter_rtt;
+       struct dccp_tx_hist_entry *packet;
 
        BUG_ON(hctx == NULL);
 
        dccp_timestamp(sk, &now);
 
-       /* check if we have sent a data packet */
-       if (len > 0) {
-               unsigned long quarter_rtt;
-               struct dccp_tx_hist_entry *packet;
+       ccid3_hc_tx_update_s(hctx, len);
 
-               ccid3_hc_tx_update_s(hctx, len);
+       packet = dccp_tx_hist_head(&hctx->ccid3hctx_hist);
+       if (unlikely(packet == NULL)) {
+               DCCP_WARN("packet doesn't exist in history!\n");
+               return;
+       }
+       if (unlikely(packet->dccphtx_sent)) {
+               DCCP_WARN("no unsent packet in history!\n");
+               return;
+       }
+       packet->dccphtx_tstamp = now;
+       packet->dccphtx_seqno  = dp->dccps_gss;
+       /*
+        * Check if win_count have changed
+        * Algorithm in "8.1. Window Counter Value" in RFC 4342.
+        */
+       quarter_rtt = timeval_delta(&now, &hctx->ccid3hctx_t_last_win_count);
+       if (likely(hctx->ccid3hctx_rtt > 8))
+               quarter_rtt /= hctx->ccid3hctx_rtt / 4;
 
-               packet = dccp_tx_hist_head(&hctx->ccid3hctx_hist);
-               if (unlikely(packet == NULL)) {
-                       DCCP_WARN("packet doesn't exist in history!\n");
-                       return;
-               }
-               if (unlikely(packet->dccphtx_sent)) {
-                       DCCP_WARN("no unsent packet in history!\n");
-                       return;
-               }
-               packet->dccphtx_tstamp = now;
-               packet->dccphtx_seqno  = dp->dccps_gss;
-               /*
-                * Check if win_count have changed
-                * Algorithm in "8.1. Window Counter Value" in RFC 4342.
-                */
-               quarter_rtt = timeval_delta(&now, &hctx->ccid3hctx_t_last_win_count);
-               if (likely(hctx->ccid3hctx_rtt > 8))
-                       quarter_rtt /= hctx->ccid3hctx_rtt / 4;
-
-               if (quarter_rtt > 0) {
-                       hctx->ccid3hctx_t_last_win_count = now;
-                       hctx->ccid3hctx_last_win_count   = (hctx->ccid3hctx_last_win_count +
-                                                           min_t(unsigned long, quarter_rtt, 5)) % 16;
-                       ccid3_pr_debug("%s, sk=%p, window changed from "
-                                      "%u to %u!\n",
-                                      dccp_role(sk), sk,
-                                      packet->dccphtx_ccval,
-                                      hctx->ccid3hctx_last_win_count);
-               }
+       if (quarter_rtt > 0) {
+               hctx->ccid3hctx_t_last_win_count = now;
+               hctx->ccid3hctx_last_win_count   = (hctx->ccid3hctx_last_win_count +
+                                                   min_t(unsigned long, quarter_rtt, 5)) % 16;
+               ccid3_pr_debug("%s, sk=%p, window changed from "
+                              "%u to %u!\n",
+                              dccp_role(sk), sk,
+                              packet->dccphtx_ccval,
+                              hctx->ccid3hctx_last_win_count);
+       }
 
-               hctx->ccid3hctx_idle = 0;
-               packet->dccphtx_rtt  = hctx->ccid3hctx_rtt;
-               packet->dccphtx_sent = 1;
-       } else
-               ccid3_pr_debug("%s, sk=%p, seqno=%llu NOT inserted!\n",
-                              dccp_role(sk), sk, dp->dccps_gss);
+       hctx->ccid3hctx_idle = 0;
+       packet->dccphtx_rtt  = hctx->ccid3hctx_rtt;
+       packet->dccphtx_sent = 1;
 }
 
 static void ccid3_hc_tx_packet_recv(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)