diff --git a/kernel/sysctl.c b/kernel/sysctl.c
index 73c84b6..88c8ea8 100644
--- a/kernel/sysctl.c
+++ b/kernel/sysctl.c
@@ -1443,7 +1443,6 @@
 			void __user *newval, size_t newlen)
 {
 	int op = 0, rc;
-	size_t len;
 
 	if (oldval)
 		op |= 004;
@@ -1464,25 +1463,10 @@
 	/* If there is no strategy routine, or if the strategy returns
 	 * zero, proceed with automatic r/w */
 	if (table->data && table->maxlen) {
-		if (oldval && oldlenp) {
-			if (get_user(len, oldlenp))
-				return -EFAULT;
-			if (len) {
-				if (len > table->maxlen)
-					len = table->maxlen;
-				if(copy_to_user(oldval, table->data, len))
-					return -EFAULT;
-				if(put_user(len, oldlenp))
-					return -EFAULT;
-			}
-		}
-		if (newval && newlen) {
-			len = newlen;
-			if (len > table->maxlen)
-				len = table->maxlen;
-			if(copy_from_user(table->data, newval, len))
-				return -EFAULT;
-		}
+		rc = sysctl_data(table, name, nlen, oldval, oldlenp,
+				 newval, newlen);
+		if (rc < 0)
+			return rc;
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -2381,6 +2365,40 @@
  * General sysctl support routines 
  */
 
+/* The generic sysctl data routine (used if no strategy routine supplied) */
+int sysctl_data(struct ctl_table *table, int __user *name, int nlen,
+		void __user *oldval, size_t __user *oldlenp,
+		void __user *newval, size_t newlen)
+{
+	size_t len;
+
+	/* Get out of I don't have a variable */
+	if (!table->data || !table->maxlen)
+		return -ENOTDIR;
+
+	if (oldval && oldlenp) {
+		if (get_user(len, oldlenp))
+			return -EFAULT;
+		if (len) {
+			if (len > table->maxlen)
+				len = table->maxlen;
+			if (copy_to_user(oldval, table->data, len))
+				return -EFAULT;
+			if (put_user(len, oldlenp))
+				return -EFAULT;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (newval && newlen) {
+		if (newlen > table->maxlen)
+			newlen = table->maxlen;
+
+		if (copy_from_user(table->data, newval, newlen))
+			return -EFAULT;
+	}
+	return 1;
+}
+
 /* The generic string strategy routine: */
 int sysctl_string(struct ctl_table *table, int __user *name, int nlen,
 		  void __user *oldval, size_t __user *oldlenp,
@@ -2569,6 +2587,13 @@
 	return -ENOSYS;
 }
 
+int sysctl_data(struct ctl_table *table, int __user *name, int nlen,
+		  void __user *oldval, size_t __user *oldlenp,
+		  void __user *newval, size_t newlen)
+{
+	return -ENOSYS;
+}
+
 int sysctl_string(struct ctl_table *table, int __user *name, int nlen,
 		  void __user *oldval, size_t __user *oldlenp,
 		  void __user *newval, size_t newlen)
@@ -2616,4 +2641,5 @@
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(sysctl_jiffies);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(sysctl_ms_jiffies);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(sysctl_string);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(sysctl_data);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(unregister_sysctl_table);