return 0;
 }
 
-static int dccp_insert_feat_opt(struct sk_buff *skb, u8 type, u8 feat,
-                               u8 *val, u8 len)
+/**
+ * dccp_insert_fn_opt  -  Insert single Feature-Negotiation option into @skb
+ * @type: %DCCPO_CHANGE_L, %DCCPO_CHANGE_R, %DCCPO_CONFIRM_L, %DCCPO_CONFIRM_R
+ * @feat: one out of %dccp_feature_numbers
+ * @val: NN value or SP array (preferred element first) to copy
+ * @len: true length of @val in bytes (excluding first element repetition)
+ * @repeat_first: whether to copy the first element of @val twice
+ * The last argument is used to construct Confirm options, where the preferred
+ * value and the preference list appear separately (RFC 4340, 6.3.1). Preference
+ * lists are kept such that the preferred entry is always first, so we only need
+ * to copy twice, and avoid the overhead of cloning into a bigger array.
+ */
+int dccp_insert_fn_opt(struct sk_buff *skb, u8 type, u8 feat,
+                      u8 *val, u8 len, bool repeat_first)
 {
-       u8 *to;
+       u8 tot_len, *to;
 
-       if (DCCP_SKB_CB(skb)->dccpd_opt_len + len + 3 > DCCP_MAX_OPT_LEN) {
-               DCCP_WARN("packet too small for feature %d option!\n", feat);
+       /* take the `Feature' field and possible repetition into account */
+       if (len > (DCCP_SINGLE_OPT_MAXLEN - 2)) {
+               DCCP_WARN("length %u for feature %u too large\n", len, feat);
                return -1;
        }
 
-       DCCP_SKB_CB(skb)->dccpd_opt_len += len + 3;
+       if (unlikely(val == NULL || len == 0))
+               len = repeat_first = 0;
+       tot_len = 3 + repeat_first + len;
+
+       if (DCCP_SKB_CB(skb)->dccpd_opt_len + tot_len > DCCP_MAX_OPT_LEN) {
+               DCCP_WARN("packet too small for feature %d option!\n", feat);
+               return -1;
+       }
+       DCCP_SKB_CB(skb)->dccpd_opt_len += tot_len;
 
-       to    = skb_push(skb, len + 3);
+       to    = skb_push(skb, tot_len);
        *to++ = type;
-       *to++ = len + 3;
+       *to++ = tot_len;
        *to++ = feat;
 
+       if (repeat_first)
+               *to++ = *val;
        if (len)
                memcpy(to, val, len);
 
        return 0;
 }
 
-static int dccp_insert_options_feat(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
-{
-       struct dccp_minisock *dmsk = dccp_msk(sk);
-       struct dccp_opt_pend *opt, *next;
-       int change = 0;
-
-       /* confirm any options [NN opts] */
-       list_for_each_entry_safe(opt, next, &dmsk->dccpms_conf, dccpop_node) {
-               dccp_insert_feat_opt(skb, opt->dccpop_type,
-                                    opt->dccpop_feat, opt->dccpop_val,
-                                    opt->dccpop_len);
-               /* fear empty confirms */
-               if (opt->dccpop_val)
-                       kfree(opt->dccpop_val);
-               kfree(opt);
-       }
-       INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dmsk->dccpms_conf);
-
-       /* see which features we need to send */
-       list_for_each_entry(opt, &dmsk->dccpms_pending, dccpop_node) {
-               /* see if we need to send any confirm */
-               if (opt->dccpop_sc) {
-                       dccp_insert_feat_opt(skb, opt->dccpop_type + 1,
-                                            opt->dccpop_feat,
-                                            opt->dccpop_sc->dccpoc_val,
-                                            opt->dccpop_sc->dccpoc_len);
-
-                       BUG_ON(!opt->dccpop_sc->dccpoc_val);
-                       kfree(opt->dccpop_sc->dccpoc_val);
-                       kfree(opt->dccpop_sc);
-                       opt->dccpop_sc = NULL;
-               }
-
-               /* any option not confirmed, re-send it */
-               if (!opt->dccpop_conf) {
-                       dccp_insert_feat_opt(skb, opt->dccpop_type,
-                                            opt->dccpop_feat, opt->dccpop_val,
-                                            opt->dccpop_len);
-                       change++;
-               }
-       }
-
-       return 0;
-}
-
 /* The length of all options needs to be a multiple of 4 (5.8) */
 static void dccp_insert_option_padding(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
                dp->dccps_hc_rx_insert_options = 0;
        }
 
-       /* Feature negotiation */
-       /* Data packets can't do feat negotiation */
-       if (DCCP_SKB_CB(skb)->dccpd_type != DCCP_PKT_DATA &&
-           DCCP_SKB_CB(skb)->dccpd_type != DCCP_PKT_DATAACK &&
-           dccp_insert_options_feat(sk, skb))
-               return -1;
-
        /*
         * Obtain RTT sample from Request/Response exchange.
         * This is currently used in CCID 3 initialisation.