diff --git a/include/net/ip_fib.h b/include/net/ip_fib.h
index ef91fe924ba4..68fd5ebd0949 100644
--- a/include/net/ip_fib.h
+++ b/include/net/ip_fib.h
@@ -144,18 +144,21 @@ struct fib_table {
 	struct hlist_node tb_hlist;
 	u32		tb_id;
 	int		tb_default;
-	int		(*tb_lookup)(struct fib_table *tb, const struct flowi *flp, struct fib_result *res);
-	int		(*tb_insert)(struct fib_table *, struct fib_config *);
-	int		(*tb_delete)(struct fib_table *, struct fib_config *);
-	int		(*tb_dump)(struct fib_table *table, struct sk_buff *skb,
-				     struct netlink_callback *cb);
-	int		(*tb_flush)(struct fib_table *table);
-	void		(*tb_select_default)(struct fib_table *table,
-					     const struct flowi *flp, struct fib_result *res);
-
 	unsigned char	tb_data[0];
 };
 
+extern int fib_table_lookup(struct fib_table *tb, const struct flowi *flp,
+			    struct fib_result *res);
+extern int fib_table_insert(struct fib_table *, struct fib_config *);
+extern int fib_table_delete(struct fib_table *, struct fib_config *);
+extern int fib_table_dump(struct fib_table *table, struct sk_buff *skb,
+			  struct netlink_callback *cb);
+extern int fib_table_flush(struct fib_table *table);
+extern void fib_table_select_default(struct fib_table *table,
+				     const struct flowi *flp,
+				     struct fib_result *res);
+
+
 #ifndef CONFIG_IP_MULTIPLE_TABLES
 
 #define TABLE_LOCAL_INDEX	0
@@ -182,11 +185,11 @@ static inline int fib_lookup(struct net *net, const struct flowi *flp,
 	struct fib_table *table;
 
 	table = fib_get_table(net, RT_TABLE_LOCAL);
-	if (!table->tb_lookup(table, flp, res))
+	if (!fib_table_lookup(table, flp, res))
 		return 0;
 
 	table = fib_get_table(net, RT_TABLE_MAIN);
-	if (!table->tb_lookup(table, flp, res))
+	if (!fib_table_lookup(table, flp, res))
 		return 0;
 	return -ENETUNREACH;
 }
diff --git a/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c b/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c
index e2f950592566..f73dbed0f0d7 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ void fib_select_default(struct net *net,
 #endif
 	tb = fib_get_table(net, table);
 	if (FIB_RES_GW(*res) && FIB_RES_NH(*res).nh_scope == RT_SCOPE_LINK)
-		tb->tb_select_default(tb, flp, res);
+		fib_table_select_default(tb, flp, res);
 }
 
 static void fib_flush(struct net *net)
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ static void fib_flush(struct net *net)
 	for (h = 0; h < FIB_TABLE_HASHSZ; h++) {
 		head = &net->ipv4.fib_table_hash[h];
 		hlist_for_each_entry(tb, node, head, tb_hlist)
-			flushed += tb->tb_flush(tb);
+			flushed += fib_table_flush(tb);
 	}
 
 	if (flushed)
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ struct net_device * ip_dev_find(struct net *net, __be32 addr)
 #endif
 
 	local_table = fib_get_table(net, RT_TABLE_LOCAL);
-	if (!local_table || local_table->tb_lookup(local_table, &fl, &res))
+	if (!local_table || fib_table_lookup(local_table, &fl, &res))
 		return NULL;
 	if (res.type != RTN_LOCAL)
 		goto out;
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ static inline unsigned __inet_dev_addr_type(struct net *net,
 	local_table = fib_get_table(net, RT_TABLE_LOCAL);
 	if (local_table) {
 		ret = RTN_UNICAST;
-		if (!local_table->tb_lookup(local_table, &fl, &res)) {
+		if (!fib_table_lookup(local_table, &fl, &res)) {
 			if (!dev || dev == res.fi->fib_dev)
 				ret = res.type;
 			fib_res_put(&res);
@@ -473,13 +473,13 @@ int ip_rt_ioctl(struct net *net, unsigned int cmd, void __user *arg)
 			if (cmd == SIOCDELRT) {
 				tb = fib_get_table(net, cfg.fc_table);
 				if (tb)
-					err = tb->tb_delete(tb, &cfg);
+					err = fib_table_delete(tb, &cfg);
 				else
 					err = -ESRCH;
 			} else {
 				tb = fib_new_table(net, cfg.fc_table);
 				if (tb)
-					err = tb->tb_insert(tb, &cfg);
+					err = fib_table_insert(tb, &cfg);
 				else
 					err = -ENOBUFS;
 			}
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ static int inet_rtm_delroute(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh, void *ar
 		goto errout;
 	}
 
-	err = tb->tb_delete(tb, &cfg);
+	err = fib_table_delete(tb, &cfg);
 errout:
 	return err;
 }
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ static int inet_rtm_newroute(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh, void *ar
 		goto errout;
 	}
 
-	err = tb->tb_insert(tb, &cfg);
+	err = fib_table_insert(tb, &cfg);
 errout:
 	return err;
 }
@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@ static int inet_dump_fib(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 			if (dumped)
 				memset(&cb->args[2], 0, sizeof(cb->args) -
 						 2 * sizeof(cb->args[0]));
-			if (tb->tb_dump(tb, skb, cb) < 0)
+			if (fib_table_dump(tb, skb, cb) < 0)
 				goto out;
 			dumped = 1;
 next:
@@ -701,9 +701,9 @@ static void fib_magic(int cmd, int type, __be32 dst, int dst_len, struct in_ifad
 		cfg.fc_scope = RT_SCOPE_HOST;
 
 	if (cmd == RTM_NEWROUTE)
-		tb->tb_insert(tb, &cfg);
+		fib_table_insert(tb, &cfg);
 	else
-		tb->tb_delete(tb, &cfg);
+		fib_table_delete(tb, &cfg);
 }
 
 void fib_add_ifaddr(struct in_ifaddr *ifa)
@@ -832,7 +832,7 @@ static void nl_fib_lookup(struct fib_result_nl *frn, struct fib_table *tb )
 		local_bh_disable();
 
 		frn->tb_id = tb->tb_id;
-		frn->err = tb->tb_lookup(tb, &fl, &res);
+		frn->err = fib_table_lookup(tb, &fl, &res);
 
 		if (!frn->err) {
 			frn->prefixlen = res.prefixlen;
@@ -1009,7 +1009,7 @@ static void __net_exit ip_fib_net_exit(struct net *net)
 		head = &net->ipv4.fib_table_hash[i];
 		hlist_for_each_entry_safe(tb, node, tmp, head, tb_hlist) {
 			hlist_del(node);
-			tb->tb_flush(tb);
+			fib_table_flush(tb);
 			kfree(tb);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/net/ipv4/fib_hash.c b/net/ipv4/fib_hash.c
index ecd39454235c..14972017b9c2 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/fib_hash.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/fib_hash.c
@@ -242,8 +242,8 @@ fn_new_zone(struct fn_hash *table, int z)
 	return fz;
 }
 
-static int
-fn_hash_lookup(struct fib_table *tb, const struct flowi *flp, struct fib_result *res)
+int fib_table_lookup(struct fib_table *tb,
+		     const struct flowi *flp, struct fib_result *res)
 {
 	int err;
 	struct fn_zone *fz;
@@ -274,8 +274,8 @@ out:
 	return err;
 }
 
-static void
-fn_hash_select_default(struct fib_table *tb, const struct flowi *flp, struct fib_result *res)
+void fib_table_select_default(struct fib_table *tb,
+			      const struct flowi *flp, struct fib_result *res)
 {
 	int order, last_idx;
 	struct hlist_node *node;
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ static struct fib_node *fib_find_node(struct fn_zone *fz, __be32 key)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static int fn_hash_insert(struct fib_table *tb, struct fib_config *cfg)
+int fib_table_insert(struct fib_table *tb, struct fib_config *cfg)
 {
 	struct fn_hash *table = (struct fn_hash *) tb->tb_data;
 	struct fib_node *new_f = NULL;
@@ -544,8 +544,7 @@ out:
 	return err;
 }
 
-
-static int fn_hash_delete(struct fib_table *tb, struct fib_config *cfg)
+int fib_table_delete(struct fib_table *tb, struct fib_config *cfg)
 {
 	struct fn_hash *table = (struct fn_hash *)tb->tb_data;
 	struct fib_node *f;
@@ -662,7 +661,7 @@ static int fn_flush_list(struct fn_zone *fz, int idx)
 	return found;
 }
 
-static int fn_hash_flush(struct fib_table *tb)
+int fib_table_flush(struct fib_table *tb)
 {
 	struct fn_hash *table = (struct fn_hash *) tb->tb_data;
 	struct fn_zone *fz;
@@ -743,7 +742,8 @@ fn_hash_dump_zone(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb,
 	return skb->len;
 }
 
-static int fn_hash_dump(struct fib_table *tb, struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
+int fib_table_dump(struct fib_table *tb, struct sk_buff *skb,
+		   struct netlink_callback *cb)
 {
 	int m, s_m;
 	struct fn_zone *fz;
@@ -787,12 +787,7 @@ struct fib_table *fib_hash_table(u32 id)
 
 	tb->tb_id = id;
 	tb->tb_default = -1;
-	tb->tb_lookup = fn_hash_lookup;
-	tb->tb_insert = fn_hash_insert;
-	tb->tb_delete = fn_hash_delete;
-	tb->tb_flush = fn_hash_flush;
-	tb->tb_select_default = fn_hash_select_default;
-	tb->tb_dump = fn_hash_dump;
+
 	memset(tb->tb_data, 0, sizeof(struct fn_hash));
 	return tb;
 }
diff --git a/net/ipv4/fib_rules.c b/net/ipv4/fib_rules.c
index 92d9d97ec5e3..835262c2b867 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/fib_rules.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/fib_rules.c
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ static int fib4_rule_action(struct fib_rule *rule, struct flowi *flp,
 	if ((tbl = fib_get_table(rule->fr_net, rule->table)) == NULL)
 		goto errout;
 
-	err = tbl->tb_lookup(tbl, flp, (struct fib_result *) arg->result);
+	err = fib_table_lookup(tbl, flp, (struct fib_result *) arg->result);
 	if (err > 0)
 		err = -EAGAIN;
 errout:
diff --git a/net/ipv4/fib_trie.c b/net/ipv4/fib_trie.c
index 291bdf50a21f..af5d89792860 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/fib_trie.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/fib_trie.c
@@ -1174,7 +1174,7 @@ done:
 /*
  * Caller must hold RTNL.
  */
-static int fn_trie_insert(struct fib_table *tb, struct fib_config *cfg)
+int fib_table_insert(struct fib_table *tb, struct fib_config *cfg)
 {
 	struct trie *t = (struct trie *) tb->tb_data;
 	struct fib_alias *fa, *new_fa;
@@ -1373,8 +1373,8 @@ static int check_leaf(struct trie *t, struct leaf *l,
 	return 1;
 }
 
-static int fn_trie_lookup(struct fib_table *tb, const struct flowi *flp,
-			  struct fib_result *res)
+int fib_table_lookup(struct fib_table *tb, const struct flowi *flp,
+		     struct fib_result *res)
 {
 	struct trie *t = (struct trie *) tb->tb_data;
 	int ret;
@@ -1595,7 +1595,7 @@ static void trie_leaf_remove(struct trie *t, struct leaf *l)
 /*
  * Caller must hold RTNL.
  */
-static int fn_trie_delete(struct fib_table *tb, struct fib_config *cfg)
+int fib_table_delete(struct fib_table *tb, struct fib_config *cfg)
 {
 	struct trie *t = (struct trie *) tb->tb_data;
 	u32 key, mask;
@@ -1786,7 +1786,7 @@ static struct leaf *trie_leafindex(struct trie *t, int index)
 /*
  * Caller must hold RTNL.
  */
-static int fn_trie_flush(struct fib_table *tb)
+int fib_table_flush(struct fib_table *tb)
 {
 	struct trie *t = (struct trie *) tb->tb_data;
 	struct leaf *l, *ll = NULL;
@@ -1807,9 +1807,9 @@ static int fn_trie_flush(struct fib_table *tb)
 	return found;
 }
 
-static void fn_trie_select_default(struct fib_table *tb,
-				   const struct flowi *flp,
-				   struct fib_result *res)
+void fib_table_select_default(struct fib_table *tb,
+			      const struct flowi *flp,
+			      struct fib_result *res)
 {
 	struct trie *t = (struct trie *) tb->tb_data;
 	int order, last_idx;
@@ -1952,8 +1952,8 @@ static int fn_trie_dump_leaf(struct leaf *l, struct fib_table *tb,
 	return skb->len;
 }
 
-static int fn_trie_dump(struct fib_table *tb, struct sk_buff *skb,
-			struct netlink_callback *cb)
+int fib_table_dump(struct fib_table *tb, struct sk_buff *skb,
+		   struct netlink_callback *cb)
 {
 	struct leaf *l;
 	struct trie *t = (struct trie *) tb->tb_data;
@@ -2020,12 +2020,6 @@ struct fib_table *fib_hash_table(u32 id)
 
 	tb->tb_id = id;
 	tb->tb_default = -1;
-	tb->tb_lookup = fn_trie_lookup;
-	tb->tb_insert = fn_trie_insert;
-	tb->tb_delete = fn_trie_delete;
-	tb->tb_flush = fn_trie_flush;
-	tb->tb_select_default = fn_trie_select_default;
-	tb->tb_dump = fn_trie_dump;
 
 	t = (struct trie *) tb->tb_data;
 	memset(t, 0, sizeof(*t));