diff --git a/include/net/sctp/command.h b/include/net/sctp/command.h
index 4b7cd695e431..f22538e68245 100644
--- a/include/net/sctp/command.h
+++ b/include/net/sctp/command.h
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ typedef enum {
 #define SCTP_MAX_NUM_COMMANDS 14
 
 typedef union {
+	void *zero_all;	/* Set to NULL to clear the entire union */
 	__s32 i32;
 	__u32 u32;
 	__be32 be32;
@@ -154,7 +155,7 @@ typedef union {
 static inline sctp_arg_t	\
 SCTP_## name (type arg)		\
 { sctp_arg_t retval;\
-  memset(&retval, 0, sizeof(sctp_arg_t));\
+  retval.zero_all = NULL;\
   retval.elt = arg;\
   return retval;\
 }
@@ -191,7 +192,7 @@ static inline sctp_arg_t SCTP_NOFORCE(void)
 static inline sctp_arg_t SCTP_NULL(void)
 {
 	sctp_arg_t retval;
-	memset(&retval, 0, sizeof(sctp_arg_t));
+	retval.zero_all = NULL;
 	return retval;
 }
 
@@ -202,27 +203,49 @@ typedef struct {
 
 typedef struct {
 	sctp_cmd_t cmds[SCTP_MAX_NUM_COMMANDS];
-	__u8 next_free_slot;
-	__u8 next_cmd;
+	sctp_cmd_t *last_used_slot;
+	sctp_cmd_t *next_cmd;
 } sctp_cmd_seq_t;
 
 
 /* Initialize a block of memory as a command sequence.
  * Return 0 if the initialization fails.
  */
-int sctp_init_cmd_seq(sctp_cmd_seq_t *seq);
+static inline int sctp_init_cmd_seq(sctp_cmd_seq_t *seq)
+{
+	/* cmds[] is filled backwards to simplify the overflow BUG() check */
+	seq->last_used_slot = seq->cmds + SCTP_MAX_NUM_COMMANDS;
+	seq->next_cmd = seq->last_used_slot;
+	return 1;		/* We always succeed.  */
+}
+
 
 /* Add a command to an sctp_cmd_seq_t.
  *
  * Use the SCTP_* constructors defined by SCTP_ARG_CONSTRUCTOR() above
  * to wrap data which goes in the obj argument.
  */
-void sctp_add_cmd_sf(sctp_cmd_seq_t *seq, sctp_verb_t verb, sctp_arg_t obj);
+static inline void sctp_add_cmd_sf(sctp_cmd_seq_t *seq, sctp_verb_t verb,
+				   sctp_arg_t obj)
+{
+	sctp_cmd_t *cmd = seq->last_used_slot - 1;
+
+	BUG_ON(cmd < seq->cmds);
+
+	cmd->verb = verb;
+	cmd->obj = obj;
+	seq->last_used_slot = cmd;
+}
 
 /* Return the next command structure in an sctp_cmd_seq.
  * Return NULL at the end of the sequence.
  */
-sctp_cmd_t *sctp_next_cmd(sctp_cmd_seq_t *seq);
+static inline sctp_cmd_t *sctp_next_cmd(sctp_cmd_seq_t *seq)
+{
+	if (seq->next_cmd <= seq->last_used_slot)
+		return NULL;
+
+	return --seq->next_cmd;
+}
 
 #endif /* __net_sctp_command_h__ */
-
diff --git a/net/sctp/Makefile b/net/sctp/Makefile
index 5c30b7a873df..3b4ffb021cf1 100644
--- a/net/sctp/Makefile
+++ b/net/sctp/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_NET_SCTPPROBE) += sctp_probe.o
 sctp-y := sm_statetable.o sm_statefuns.o sm_sideeffect.o \
 	  protocol.o endpointola.o associola.o \
 	  transport.o chunk.o sm_make_chunk.o ulpevent.o \
-	  inqueue.o outqueue.o ulpqueue.o command.o \
+	  inqueue.o outqueue.o ulpqueue.o \
 	  tsnmap.o bind_addr.o socket.o primitive.o \
 	  output.o input.o debug.o ssnmap.o auth.o
 
diff --git a/net/sctp/command.c b/net/sctp/command.c
deleted file mode 100644
index dd7375851618..000000000000
--- a/net/sctp/command.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,68 +0,0 @@
-/* SCTP kernel implementation Copyright (C) 1999-2001
- * Cisco, Motorola, and IBM
- * Copyright 2001 La Monte H.P. Yarroll
- *
- * This file is part of the SCTP kernel implementation
- *
- * These functions manipulate sctp command sequences.
- *
- * This SCTP implementation is free software;
- * you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of
- * the GNU General Public License as published by
- * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
- * any later version.
- *
- * This SCTP implementation is distributed in the hope that it
- * will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied
- *                 ************************
- * warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
- * See the GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- * along with GNU CC; see the file COPYING.  If not, see
- * <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- *
- * Please send any bug reports or fixes you make to the
- * email address(es):
- *    lksctp developers <linux-sctp@vger.kernel.org>
- *
- * Written or modified by:
- *    La Monte H.P. Yarroll <piggy@acm.org>
- *    Karl Knutson <karl@athena.chicago.il.us>
- */
-
-#include <linux/types.h>
-#include <net/sctp/sctp.h>
-#include <net/sctp/sm.h>
-
-/* Initialize a block of memory as a command sequence. */
-int sctp_init_cmd_seq(sctp_cmd_seq_t *seq)
-{
-	memset(seq, 0, sizeof(sctp_cmd_seq_t));
-	return 1;		/* We always succeed.  */
-}
-
-/* Add a command to a sctp_cmd_seq_t.
- * Return 0 if the command sequence is full.
- */
-void sctp_add_cmd_sf(sctp_cmd_seq_t *seq, sctp_verb_t verb, sctp_arg_t obj)
-{
-	BUG_ON(seq->next_free_slot >= SCTP_MAX_NUM_COMMANDS);
-
-	seq->cmds[seq->next_free_slot].verb = verb;
-	seq->cmds[seq->next_free_slot++].obj = obj;
-}
-
-/* Return the next command structure in a sctp_cmd_seq.
- * Returns NULL at the end of the sequence.
- */
-sctp_cmd_t *sctp_next_cmd(sctp_cmd_seq_t *seq)
-{
-	sctp_cmd_t *retval = NULL;
-
-	if (seq->next_cmd < seq->next_free_slot)
-		retval = &seq->cmds[seq->next_cmd++];
-
-	return retval;
-}
-