*/
 static inline struct dst_entry *sctp_transport_dst_check(struct sctp_transport *t)
 {
-       if (t->dst && (!dst_check(t->dst, t->dst_cookie) ||
-                      t->pathmtu != max_t(size_t, SCTP_TRUNC4(dst_mtu(t->dst)),
-                                          SCTP_DEFAULT_MINSEGMENT)))
+       if (t->dst && !dst_check(t->dst, t->dst_cookie))
                sctp_transport_dst_release(t);
 
        return t->dst;
 }
 
+static inline bool sctp_transport_pmtu_check(struct sctp_transport *t)
+{
+       __u32 pmtu = max_t(size_t, SCTP_TRUNC4(dst_mtu(t->dst)),
+                          SCTP_DEFAULT_MINSEGMENT);
+
+       if (t->pathmtu == pmtu)
+               return true;
+
+       t->pathmtu = pmtu;
+
+       return false;
+}
+
 #endif /* __net_sctp_h__ */
 
 {
        struct sctp_transport *tp = packet->transport;
        struct sctp_association *asoc = tp->asoc;
+       struct sock *sk;
 
        pr_debug("%s: packet:%p vtag:0x%x\n", __func__, packet, vtag);
-
        packet->vtag = vtag;
 
-       if (asoc && tp->dst) {
-               struct sock *sk = asoc->base.sk;
-
-               rcu_read_lock();
-               if (__sk_dst_get(sk) != tp->dst) {
-                       dst_hold(tp->dst);
-                       sk_setup_caps(sk, tp->dst);
-               }
-
-               if (sk_can_gso(sk)) {
-                       struct net_device *dev = tp->dst->dev;
+       /* do the following jobs only once for a flush schedule */
+       if (!sctp_packet_empty(packet))
+               return;
 
-                       packet->max_size = dev->gso_max_size;
-               } else {
-                       packet->max_size = asoc->pathmtu;
-               }
-               rcu_read_unlock();
+       /* set packet max_size with pathmtu */
+       packet->max_size = tp->pathmtu;
+       if (!asoc)
+               return;
 
-       } else {
-               packet->max_size = tp->pathmtu;
+       /* update dst or transport pathmtu if in need */
+       sk = asoc->base.sk;
+       if (!sctp_transport_dst_check(tp)) {
+               sctp_transport_route(tp, NULL, sctp_sk(sk));
+               if (asoc->param_flags & SPP_PMTUD_ENABLE)
+                       sctp_assoc_sync_pmtu(sk, asoc);
+       } else if (!sctp_transport_pmtu_check(tp)) {
+               if (asoc->param_flags & SPP_PMTUD_ENABLE)
+                       sctp_assoc_sync_pmtu(sk, asoc);
        }
 
-       if (ecn_capable && sctp_packet_empty(packet)) {
-               struct sctp_chunk *chunk;
+       /* If there a is a prepend chunk stick it on the list before
+        * any other chunks get appended.
+        */
+       if (ecn_capable) {
+               struct sctp_chunk *chunk = sctp_get_ecne_prepend(asoc);
 
-               /* If there a is a prepend chunk stick it on the list before
-                * any other chunks get appended.
-                */
-               chunk = sctp_get_ecne_prepend(asoc);
                if (chunk)
                        sctp_packet_append_chunk(packet, chunk);
        }
+
+       if (!tp->dst)
+               return;
+
+       /* set packet max_size with gso_max_size if gso is enabled*/
+       rcu_read_lock();
+       if (__sk_dst_get(sk) != tp->dst) {
+               dst_hold(tp->dst);
+               sk_setup_caps(sk, tp->dst);
+       }
+       packet->max_size = sk_can_gso(sk) ? tp->dst->dev->gso_max_size
+                                         : asoc->pathmtu;
+       rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 
 /* Initialize the packet structure. */
        sh->vtag = htonl(packet->vtag);
        sh->checksum = 0;
 
-       /* update dst if in need */
-       if (!sctp_transport_dst_check(tp)) {
-               sctp_transport_route(tp, NULL, sctp_sk(sk));
-               if (asoc && asoc->param_flags & SPP_PMTUD_ENABLE)
-                       sctp_assoc_sync_pmtu(sk, asoc);
-       }
+       /* drop packet if no dst */
        dst = dst_clone(tp->dst);
        if (!dst) {
                IP_INC_STATS(sock_net(sk), IPSTATS_MIB_OUTNOROUTES);