__u32 sctp_association_get_next_tsn(struct sctp_association *);
 
+void sctp_assoc_set_pmtu(struct sctp_association *asoc, __u32 pmtu);
 void sctp_assoc_sync_pmtu(struct sctp_association *asoc);
 void sctp_assoc_rwnd_increase(struct sctp_association *, unsigned int);
 void sctp_assoc_rwnd_decrease(struct sctp_association *, unsigned int);
 
         * If not and the current association PMTU is higher than the new
         * peer's PMTU, reset the association PMTU to the new peer's PMTU.
         */
-       if (asoc->pathmtu)
-               asoc->pathmtu = min_t(int, peer->pathmtu, asoc->pathmtu);
-       else
-               asoc->pathmtu = peer->pathmtu;
-
-       pr_debug("%s: association:%p PMTU set to %d\n", __func__, asoc,
-                asoc->pathmtu);
+       sctp_assoc_set_pmtu(asoc, asoc->pathmtu ?
+                                 min_t(int, peer->pathmtu, asoc->pathmtu) :
+                                 peer->pathmtu);
 
        peer->pmtu_pending = 0;
 
        }
 }
 
+void sctp_assoc_set_pmtu(struct sctp_association *asoc, __u32 pmtu)
+{
+       if (asoc->pathmtu != pmtu)
+               asoc->pathmtu = pmtu;
+
+       pr_debug("%s: asoc:%p, pmtu:%d, frag_point:%d\n", __func__, asoc,
+                asoc->pathmtu, asoc->frag_point);
+}
+
 /* Update the association's pmtu and frag_point by going through all the
  * transports. This routine is called when a transport's PMTU has changed.
  */
                        pmtu = t->pathmtu;
        }
 
-       asoc->pathmtu = pmtu;
+       sctp_assoc_set_pmtu(asoc, pmtu);
        asoc->frag_point = sctp_frag_point(asoc, pmtu);
 
        pr_debug("%s: asoc:%p, pmtu:%d, frag_point:%d\n", __func__, asoc,
 
                        trans->pathmtu = params->spp_pathmtu;
                        sctp_assoc_sync_pmtu(asoc);
                } else if (asoc) {
-                       asoc->pathmtu = params->spp_pathmtu;
+                       sctp_assoc_set_pmtu(asoc, params->spp_pathmtu);
                } else {
                        sp->pathmtu = params->spp_pathmtu;
                }