[IFLA_BOND_ARP_IP_TARGET]       = { .type = NLA_NESTED },
        [IFLA_BOND_ARP_VALIDATE]        = { .type = NLA_U32 },
        [IFLA_BOND_ARP_ALL_TARGETS]     = { .type = NLA_U32 },
+       [IFLA_BOND_PRIMARY]             = { .type = NLA_U32 },
 };
 
 static int bond_validate(struct nlattr *tb[], struct nlattr *data[])
                if (err)
                        return err;
        }
+       if (data[IFLA_BOND_PRIMARY]) {
+               int ifindex = nla_get_u32(data[IFLA_BOND_PRIMARY]);
+               struct net_device *dev;
+               char *primary = "";
+
+               dev = __dev_get_by_index(dev_net(bond_dev), ifindex);
+               if (dev)
+                       primary = dev->name;
+
+               err = bond_option_primary_set(bond, primary);
+               if (err)
+                       return err;
+       }
        return 0;
 }
 
                nla_total_size(sizeof(u32)) * BOND_MAX_ARP_TARGETS +
                nla_total_size(sizeof(u32)) +   /* IFLA_BOND_ARP_VALIDATE */
                nla_total_size(sizeof(u32)) +   /* IFLA_BOND_ARP_ALL_TARGETS */
+               nla_total_size(sizeof(u32)) +   /* IFLA_BOND_PRIMARY */
                0;
 }
 
                        bond->params.arp_all_targets))
                goto nla_put_failure;
 
+       if (bond->primary_slave &&
+           nla_put_u32(skb, IFLA_BOND_PRIMARY,
+                       bond->primary_slave->dev->ifindex))
+               goto nla_put_failure;
+
        return 0;
 
 nla_put_failure:
 
 
        return 0;
 }
+
+int bond_option_primary_set(struct bonding *bond, const char *primary)
+{
+       struct list_head *iter;
+       struct slave *slave;
+       int err = 0;
+
+       block_netpoll_tx();
+       read_lock(&bond->lock);
+       write_lock_bh(&bond->curr_slave_lock);
+
+       if (!USES_PRIMARY(bond->params.mode)) {
+               pr_err("%s: Unable to set primary slave; %s is in mode %d\n",
+                      bond->dev->name, bond->dev->name, bond->params.mode);
+               err = -EINVAL;
+               goto out;
+       }
+
+       /* check to see if we are clearing primary */
+       if (!strlen(primary)) {
+               pr_info("%s: Setting primary slave to None.\n",
+                       bond->dev->name);
+               bond->primary_slave = NULL;
+               memset(bond->params.primary, 0, sizeof(bond->params.primary));
+               bond_select_active_slave(bond);
+               goto out;
+       }
+
+       bond_for_each_slave(bond, slave, iter) {
+               if (strncmp(slave->dev->name, primary, IFNAMSIZ) == 0) {
+                       pr_info("%s: Setting %s as primary slave.\n",
+                               bond->dev->name, slave->dev->name);
+                       bond->primary_slave = slave;
+                       strcpy(bond->params.primary, slave->dev->name);
+                       bond_select_active_slave(bond);
+                       goto out;
+               }
+       }
+
+       strncpy(bond->params.primary, primary, IFNAMSIZ);
+       bond->params.primary[IFNAMSIZ - 1] = 0;
+
+       pr_info("%s: Recording %s as primary, but it has not been enslaved to %s yet.\n",
+               bond->dev->name, primary, bond->dev->name);
+
+out:
+       write_unlock_bh(&bond->curr_slave_lock);
+       read_unlock(&bond->lock);
+       unblock_netpoll_tx();
+
+       return err;
+}
 
                                     const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
        struct bonding *bond = to_bond(d);
-       struct list_head *iter;
        char ifname[IFNAMSIZ];
-       struct slave *slave;
-
-       if (!rtnl_trylock())
-               return restart_syscall();
-       block_netpoll_tx();
-       write_lock_bh(&bond->curr_slave_lock);
-
-       if (!USES_PRIMARY(bond->params.mode)) {
-               pr_info("%s: Unable to set primary slave; %s is in mode %d\n",
-                       bond->dev->name, bond->dev->name, bond->params.mode);
-               goto out;
-       }
+       int ret;
 
        sscanf(buf, "%15s", ifname); /* IFNAMSIZ */
+       if (ifname[0] == '\n')
+               ifname[0] = '\0';
 
-       /* check to see if we are clearing primary */
-       if (!strlen(ifname) || buf[0] == '\n') {
-               pr_info("%s: Setting primary slave to None.\n",
-                       bond->dev->name);
-               bond->primary_slave = NULL;
-               memset(bond->params.primary, 0, sizeof(bond->params.primary));
-               bond_select_active_slave(bond);
-               goto out;
-       }
-
-       bond_for_each_slave(bond, slave, iter) {
-               if (strncmp(slave->dev->name, ifname, IFNAMSIZ) == 0) {
-                       pr_info("%s: Setting %s as primary slave.\n",
-                               bond->dev->name, slave->dev->name);
-                       bond->primary_slave = slave;
-                       strcpy(bond->params.primary, slave->dev->name);
-                       bond_select_active_slave(bond);
-                       goto out;
-               }
-       }
+       if (!rtnl_trylock())
+               return restart_syscall();
 
-       strncpy(bond->params.primary, ifname, IFNAMSIZ);
-       bond->params.primary[IFNAMSIZ - 1] = 0;
+       ret = bond_option_primary_set(bond, ifname);
+       if (!ret)
+               ret = count;
 
-       pr_info("%s: Recording %s as primary, "
-               "but it has not been enslaved to %s yet.\n",
-               bond->dev->name, ifname, bond->dev->name);
-out:
-       write_unlock_bh(&bond->curr_slave_lock);
-       unblock_netpoll_tx();
        rtnl_unlock();
-
-       return count;
+       return ret;
 }
 static DEVICE_ATTR(primary, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR,
                   bonding_show_primary, bonding_store_primary);
 
 int bond_option_arp_ip_target_rem(struct bonding *bond, __be32 target);
 int bond_option_arp_validate_set(struct bonding *bond, int arp_validate);
 int bond_option_arp_all_targets_set(struct bonding *bond, int arp_all_targets);
+int bond_option_primary_set(struct bonding *bond, const char *primary);
 struct net_device *bond_option_active_slave_get_rcu(struct bonding *bond);
 struct net_device *bond_option_active_slave_get(struct bonding *bond);
 
 
        IFLA_BOND_ARP_IP_TARGET,
        IFLA_BOND_ARP_VALIDATE,
        IFLA_BOND_ARP_ALL_TARGETS,
+       IFLA_BOND_PRIMARY,
        __IFLA_BOND_MAX,
 };