#ifndef _NDISC_H
 #define _NDISC_H
 
+#include <net/ipv6_stubs.h>
+
 /*
  *     ICMP codes for neighbour discovery messages
  */
        return ___neigh_lookup_noref(&nd_tbl, neigh_key_eq128, ndisc_hashfn, pkey, dev);
 }
 
+static inline
+struct neighbour *__ipv6_neigh_lookup_noref_stub(struct net_device *dev,
+                                                const void *pkey)
+{
+       return ___neigh_lookup_noref(ipv6_stub->nd_tbl, neigh_key_eq128,
+                                    ndisc_hashfn, pkey, dev);
+}
+
 static inline struct neighbour *__ipv6_neigh_lookup(struct net_device *dev, const void *pkey)
 {
        struct neighbour *n;
        rcu_read_unlock_bh();
 }
 
+static inline void __ipv6_confirm_neigh_stub(struct net_device *dev,
+                                            const void *pkey)
+{
+       struct neighbour *n;
+
+       rcu_read_lock_bh();
+       n = __ipv6_neigh_lookup_noref_stub(dev, pkey);
+       if (n) {
+               unsigned long now = jiffies;
+
+               /* avoid dirtying neighbour */
+               if (n->confirmed != now)
+                       n->confirmed = now;
+       }
+       rcu_read_unlock_bh();
+}
+
+/* uses ipv6_stub and is meant for use outside of IPv6 core */
+static inline struct neighbour *ip_neigh_gw6(struct net_device *dev,
+                                            const void *addr)
+{
+       struct neighbour *neigh;
+
+       neigh = __ipv6_neigh_lookup_noref_stub(dev, addr);
+       if (unlikely(!neigh))
+               neigh = __neigh_create(ipv6_stub->nd_tbl, addr, dev, false);
+
+       return neigh;
+}
+
 int ndisc_init(void);
 int ndisc_late_init(void);
 
 
        params->rt_metric = f6i->fib6_metric;
 
        /* xdp and cls_bpf programs are run in RCU-bh so rcu_read_lock_bh is
-        * not needed here. Can not use __ipv6_neigh_lookup_noref here
-        * because we need to get nd_tbl via the stub
+        * not needed here.
         */
-       neigh = ___neigh_lookup_noref(ipv6_stub->nd_tbl, neigh_key_eq128,
-                                     ndisc_hashfn, dst, dev);
+       neigh = __ipv6_neigh_lookup_noref_stub(dev, dst);
        if (!neigh)
                return BPF_FIB_LKUP_RET_NO_NEIGH;