#define NFT_GENMASK_ANY                ((1 << 0) | (1 << 1))
 
+/*
+ * Generic transaction helpers
+ */
+
+/* Check if this object is currently active. */
+#define nft_is_active(__net, __obj)                            \
+       (((__obj)->genmask & nft_genmask_cur(__net)) == 0)
+
+/* Check if this object is active in the next generation. */
+#define nft_is_active_next(__net, __obj)                       \
+       (((__obj)->genmask & nft_genmask_next(__net)) == 0)
+
+/* This object becomes active in the next generation. */
+#define nft_activate_next(__net, __obj)                                \
+       (__obj)->genmask = nft_genmask_cur(__net)
+
+/* This object becomes inactive in the next generation. */
+#define nft_deactivate_next(__net, __obj)                      \
+        (__obj)->genmask = nft_genmask_next(__net)
+
+/* After committing the ruleset, clear the stale generation bit. */
+#define nft_clear(__net, __obj)                                        \
+       (__obj)->genmask &= ~nft_genmask_next(__net)
+
 /*
  * Set element transaction helpers
  */
 
        return err;
 }
 
-static inline bool
-nft_rule_is_active(struct net *net, const struct nft_rule *rule)
-{
-       return (rule->genmask & nft_genmask_cur(net)) == 0;
-}
-
-static inline int
-nft_rule_is_active_next(struct net *net, const struct nft_rule *rule)
-{
-       return (rule->genmask & nft_genmask_next(net)) == 0;
-}
-
-static inline void
-nft_rule_activate_next(struct net *net, struct nft_rule *rule)
-{
-       /* Now inactive, will be active in the future */
-       rule->genmask = nft_genmask_cur(net);
-}
-
-static inline void
-nft_rule_deactivate_next(struct net *net, struct nft_rule *rule)
-{
-       rule->genmask = nft_genmask_next(net);
-}
-
-static inline void nft_rule_clear(struct net *net, struct nft_rule *rule)
-{
-       rule->genmask &= ~nft_genmask_next(net);
-}
-
 static int
 nf_tables_delrule_deactivate(struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_rule *rule)
 {
        /* You cannot delete the same rule twice */
-       if (nft_rule_is_active_next(ctx->net, rule)) {
-               nft_rule_deactivate_next(ctx->net, rule);
+       if (nft_is_active_next(ctx->net, rule)) {
+               nft_deactivate_next(ctx->net, rule);
                ctx->chain->use--;
                return 0;
        }
                list_for_each_entry_rcu(table, &afi->tables, list) {
                        list_for_each_entry_rcu(chain, &table->chains, list) {
                                list_for_each_entry_rcu(rule, &chain->rules, list) {
-                                       if (!nft_rule_is_active(net, rule))
+                                       if (!nft_is_active(net, rule))
                                                goto cont;
                                        if (idx < s_idx)
                                                goto cont;
        if (rule == NULL)
                goto err1;
 
-       nft_rule_activate_next(net, rule);
+       nft_activate_next(net, rule);
 
        rule->handle = handle;
        rule->dlen   = size;
        }
 
        if (nlh->nlmsg_flags & NLM_F_REPLACE) {
-               if (nft_rule_is_active_next(net, old_rule)) {
+               if (nft_is_active_next(net, old_rule)) {
                        trans = nft_trans_rule_add(&ctx, NFT_MSG_DELRULE,
                                                   old_rule);
                        if (trans == NULL) {
                                err = -ENOMEM;
                                goto err2;
                        }
-                       nft_rule_deactivate_next(net, old_rule);
+                       nft_deactivate_next(net, old_rule);
                        chain->use--;
                        list_add_tail_rcu(&rule->list, &old_rule->list);
                } else {
                                                   trans->ctx.afi->nops);
                        break;
                case NFT_MSG_NEWRULE:
-                       nft_rule_clear(trans->ctx.net, nft_trans_rule(trans));
+                       nft_clear(trans->ctx.net, nft_trans_rule(trans));
                        nf_tables_rule_notify(&trans->ctx,
                                              nft_trans_rule(trans),
                                              NFT_MSG_NEWRULE);
                        break;
                case NFT_MSG_DELRULE:
                        trans->ctx.chain->use++;
-                       nft_rule_clear(trans->ctx.net, nft_trans_rule(trans));
+                       nft_clear(trans->ctx.net, nft_trans_rule(trans));
                        nft_trans_destroy(trans);
                        break;
                case NFT_MSG_NEWSET: