struct xfrm_policy *xfrm_policy_byid(u8, int dir, u32 id, int delete, int *err);
 int xfrm_policy_flush(u8 type, struct xfrm_audit *audit_info);
 u32 xfrm_get_acqseq(void);
-void xfrm_alloc_spi(struct xfrm_state *x, __be32 minspi, __be32 maxspi);
+extern int xfrm_alloc_spi(struct xfrm_state *x, u32 minspi, u32 maxspi);
 struct xfrm_state * xfrm_find_acq(u8 mode, u32 reqid, u8 proto,
                                  xfrm_address_t *daddr, xfrm_address_t *saddr,
                                  int create, unsigned short family);
 
        struct sadb_x_sa2 *sa2;
        struct sadb_address *saddr, *daddr;
        struct sadb_msg *out_hdr;
+       struct sadb_spirange *range;
        struct xfrm_state *x = NULL;
        int mode;
+       int err;
+       u32 min_spi, max_spi;
        u32 reqid;
        u8 proto;
        unsigned short family;
        if (x == NULL)
                return -ENOENT;
 
-       resp_skb = ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
-
-       spin_lock_bh(&x->lock);
-       if (x->km.state != XFRM_STATE_DEAD) {
-               struct sadb_spirange *range = ext_hdrs[SADB_EXT_SPIRANGE-1];
-               u32 min_spi, max_spi;
+       min_spi = 0x100;
+       max_spi = 0x0fffffff;
 
-               if (range != NULL) {
-                       min_spi = range->sadb_spirange_min;
-                       max_spi = range->sadb_spirange_max;
-               } else {
-                       min_spi = 0x100;
-                       max_spi = 0x0fffffff;
-               }
-               xfrm_alloc_spi(x, htonl(min_spi), htonl(max_spi));
-               if (x->id.spi)
-                       resp_skb = pfkey_xfrm_state2msg(x, 0, 3);
+       range = ext_hdrs[SADB_EXT_SPIRANGE-1];
+       if (range) {
+               min_spi = range->sadb_spirange_min;
+               max_spi = range->sadb_spirange_max;
        }
-       spin_unlock_bh(&x->lock);
+
+       err = xfrm_alloc_spi(x, min_spi, max_spi);
+       resp_skb = err ? ERR_PTR(err) : pfkey_xfrm_state2msg(x, 0, 3);
 
        if (IS_ERR(resp_skb)) {
                xfrm_state_put(x);
 
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(xfrm_get_acqseq);
 
-void
-xfrm_alloc_spi(struct xfrm_state *x, __be32 minspi, __be32 maxspi)
+int xfrm_alloc_spi(struct xfrm_state *x, u32 low, u32 high)
 {
        unsigned int h;
        struct xfrm_state *x0;
+       int err = -ENOENT;
+       __be32 minspi = htonl(low);
+       __be32 maxspi = htonl(high);
+
+       spin_lock_bh(&x->lock);
+       if (x->km.state == XFRM_STATE_DEAD)
+               goto unlock;
 
+       err = 0;
        if (x->id.spi)
-               return;
+               goto unlock;
+
+       err = -ENOENT;
 
        if (minspi == maxspi) {
                x0 = xfrm_state_lookup(&x->id.daddr, minspi, x->id.proto, x->props.family);
                if (x0) {
                        xfrm_state_put(x0);
-                       return;
+                       goto unlock;
                }
                x->id.spi = minspi;
        } else {
                u32 spi = 0;
-               u32 low = ntohl(minspi);
-               u32 high = ntohl(maxspi);
                for (h=0; h<high-low+1; h++) {
                        spi = low + net_random()%(high-low+1);
                        x0 = xfrm_state_lookup(&x->id.daddr, htonl(spi), x->id.proto, x->props.family);
                h = xfrm_spi_hash(&x->id.daddr, x->id.spi, x->id.proto, x->props.family);
                hlist_add_head(&x->byspi, xfrm_state_byspi+h);
                spin_unlock_bh(&xfrm_state_lock);
+
+               err = 0;
        }
+
+unlock:
+       spin_unlock_bh(&x->lock);
+
+       return err;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(xfrm_alloc_spi);
 
 
        if (x == NULL)
                goto out_noput;
 
-       resp_skb = ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
-
-       spin_lock_bh(&x->lock);
-       if (x->km.state != XFRM_STATE_DEAD) {
-               xfrm_alloc_spi(x, htonl(p->min), htonl(p->max));
-               if (x->id.spi)
-                       resp_skb = xfrm_state_netlink(skb, x, nlh->nlmsg_seq);
-       }
-       spin_unlock_bh(&x->lock);
+       err = xfrm_alloc_spi(x, p->min, p->max);
+       if (err)
+               goto out;
 
+       resp_skb = xfrm_state_netlink(skb, x, nlh->nlmsg_seq);
        if (IS_ERR(resp_skb)) {
                err = PTR_ERR(resp_skb);
                goto out;