}
 }
 
-int qeth_l3_is_addr_covered_by_ipato(struct qeth_card *card,
-                                               struct qeth_ipaddr *addr)
+static bool qeth_l3_is_addr_covered_by_ipato(struct qeth_card *card,
+                                            struct qeth_ipaddr *addr)
 {
        struct qeth_ipato_entry *ipatoe;
        u8 addr_bits[128] = {0, };
 /*
  * IP address takeover related functions
  */
+
+/**
+ * qeth_l3_update_ipato() - Update 'takeover' property, for all NORMAL IPs.
+ *
+ * Caller must hold ip_lock.
+ */
+void qeth_l3_update_ipato(struct qeth_card *card)
+{
+       struct qeth_ipaddr *addr;
+       unsigned int i;
+
+       hash_for_each(card->ip_htable, i, addr, hnode) {
+               if (addr->type != QETH_IP_TYPE_NORMAL)
+                       continue;
+               if (qeth_l3_is_addr_covered_by_ipato(card, addr))
+                       addr->set_flags |= QETH_IPA_SETIP_TAKEOVER_FLAG;
+               else
+                       addr->set_flags &= ~QETH_IPA_SETIP_TAKEOVER_FLAG;
+       }
+}
+
 static void qeth_l3_clear_ipato_list(struct qeth_card *card)
 {
        struct qeth_ipato_entry *ipatoe, *tmp;
                kfree(ipatoe);
        }
 
+       qeth_l3_update_ipato(card);
        spin_unlock_bh(&card->ip_lock);
 }
 
                }
        }
 
-       if (!rc)
+       if (!rc) {
                list_add_tail(&new->entry, &card->ipato.entries);
+               qeth_l3_update_ipato(card);
+       }
 
        spin_unlock_bh(&card->ip_lock);
 
                            (proto == QETH_PROT_IPV4)? 4:16) &&
                    (ipatoe->mask_bits == mask_bits)) {
                        list_del(&ipatoe->entry);
+                       qeth_l3_update_ipato(card);
                        kfree(ipatoe);
                }
        }
 
                struct device_attribute *attr, const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
        struct qeth_card *card = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
-       struct qeth_ipaddr *addr;
-       int i, rc = 0;
        bool enable;
+       int rc = 0;
 
        if (!card)
                return -EINVAL;
                goto out;
        }
 
-       if (card->ipato.enabled == enable)
-               goto out;
-       card->ipato.enabled = enable;
-
-       spin_lock_bh(&card->ip_lock);
-       hash_for_each(card->ip_htable, i, addr, hnode) {
-               if (addr->type != QETH_IP_TYPE_NORMAL)
-                       continue;
-               if (!enable)
-                       addr->set_flags &= ~QETH_IPA_SETIP_TAKEOVER_FLAG;
-               else if (qeth_l3_is_addr_covered_by_ipato(card, addr))
-                       addr->set_flags |= QETH_IPA_SETIP_TAKEOVER_FLAG;
+       if (card->ipato.enabled != enable) {
+               card->ipato.enabled = enable;
+               spin_lock_bh(&card->ip_lock);
+               qeth_l3_update_ipato(card);
+               spin_unlock_bh(&card->ip_lock);
        }
-       spin_unlock_bh(&card->ip_lock);
 out:
        mutex_unlock(&card->conf_mutex);
        return rc ? rc : count;
                                const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
        struct qeth_card *card = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+       bool invert;
        int rc = 0;
 
        if (!card)
                return -EINVAL;
 
        mutex_lock(&card->conf_mutex);
-       if (sysfs_streq(buf, "toggle"))
-               card->ipato.invert4 = (card->ipato.invert4)? 0 : 1;
-       else if (sysfs_streq(buf, "1"))
-               card->ipato.invert4 = 1;
-       else if (sysfs_streq(buf, "0"))
-               card->ipato.invert4 = 0;
-       else
+       if (sysfs_streq(buf, "toggle")) {
+               invert = !card->ipato.invert4;
+       } else if (kstrtobool(buf, &invert)) {
                rc = -EINVAL;
+               goto out;
+       }
+
+       if (card->ipato.invert4 != invert) {
+               card->ipato.invert4 = invert;
+               spin_lock_bh(&card->ip_lock);
+               qeth_l3_update_ipato(card);
+               spin_unlock_bh(&card->ip_lock);
+       }
+out:
        mutex_unlock(&card->conf_mutex);
        return rc ? rc : count;
 }
                struct device_attribute *attr, const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
        struct qeth_card *card = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+       bool invert;
        int rc = 0;
 
        if (!card)
                return -EINVAL;
 
        mutex_lock(&card->conf_mutex);
-       if (sysfs_streq(buf, "toggle"))
-               card->ipato.invert6 = (card->ipato.invert6)? 0 : 1;
-       else if (sysfs_streq(buf, "1"))
-               card->ipato.invert6 = 1;
-       else if (sysfs_streq(buf, "0"))
-               card->ipato.invert6 = 0;
-       else
+       if (sysfs_streq(buf, "toggle")) {
+               invert = !card->ipato.invert6;
+       } else if (kstrtobool(buf, &invert)) {
                rc = -EINVAL;
+               goto out;
+       }
+
+       if (card->ipato.invert6 != invert) {
+               card->ipato.invert6 = invert;
+               spin_lock_bh(&card->ip_lock);
+               qeth_l3_update_ipato(card);
+               spin_unlock_bh(&card->ip_lock);
+       }
+out:
        mutex_unlock(&card->conf_mutex);
        return rc ? rc : count;
 }