[IFLA_BOND_XMIT_HASH_POLICY]    = { .type = NLA_U8 },
        [IFLA_BOND_RESEND_IGMP]         = { .type = NLA_U32 },
        [IFLA_BOND_NUM_PEER_NOTIF]      = { .type = NLA_U8 },
+       [IFLA_BOND_ALL_SLAVES_ACTIVE]   = { .type = NLA_U8 },
 };
 
 static int bond_validate(struct nlattr *tb[], struct nlattr *data[])
                if (err)
                        return err;
        }
+       if (data[IFLA_BOND_ALL_SLAVES_ACTIVE]) {
+               int all_slaves_active =
+                       nla_get_u8(data[IFLA_BOND_ALL_SLAVES_ACTIVE]);
+
+               err = bond_option_all_slaves_active_set(bond,
+                                                       all_slaves_active);
+               if (err)
+                       return err;
+       }
        return 0;
 }
 
                nla_total_size(sizeof(u8)) +    /* IFLA_BOND_XMIT_HASH_POLICY */
                nla_total_size(sizeof(u32)) +   /* IFLA_BOND_RESEND_IGMP */
                nla_total_size(sizeof(u8)) +    /* IFLA_BOND_NUM_PEER_NOTIF */
+               nla_total_size(sizeof(u8)) +   /* IFLA_BOND_ALL_SLAVES_ACTIVE */
                0;
 }
 
                       bond->params.num_peer_notif))
                goto nla_put_failure;
 
+       if (nla_put_u8(skb, IFLA_BOND_ALL_SLAVES_ACTIVE,
+                      bond->params.all_slaves_active))
+               goto nla_put_failure;
+
        return 0;
 
 nla_put_failure:
 
        bond->params.num_peer_notif = num_peer_notif;
        return 0;
 }
+
+int bond_option_all_slaves_active_set(struct bonding *bond,
+                                     int all_slaves_active)
+{
+       struct list_head *iter;
+       struct slave *slave;
+
+       if (all_slaves_active == bond->params.all_slaves_active)
+               return 0;
+
+       if ((all_slaves_active == 0) || (all_slaves_active == 1)) {
+               bond->params.all_slaves_active = all_slaves_active;
+       } else {
+               pr_info("%s: Ignoring invalid all_slaves_active value %d.\n",
+                       bond->dev->name, all_slaves_active);
+               return -EINVAL;
+       }
+
+       bond_for_each_slave(bond, slave, iter) {
+               if (!bond_is_active_slave(slave)) {
+                       if (all_slaves_active)
+                               slave->inactive = 0;
+                       else
+                               slave->inactive = 1;
+               }
+       }
+
+       return 0;
+}
 
                                           const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
        struct bonding *bond = to_bond(d);
-       int new_value, ret = count;
-       struct list_head *iter;
-       struct slave *slave;
-
-       if (!rtnl_trylock())
-               return restart_syscall();
+       int new_value, ret;
 
        if (sscanf(buf, "%d", &new_value) != 1) {
                pr_err("%s: no all_slaves_active value specified.\n",
                       bond->dev->name);
-               ret = -EINVAL;
-               goto out;
+               return -EINVAL;
        }
 
-       if (new_value == bond->params.all_slaves_active)
-               goto out;
+       if (!rtnl_trylock())
+               return restart_syscall();
 
-       if ((new_value == 0) || (new_value == 1)) {
-               bond->params.all_slaves_active = new_value;
-       } else {
-               pr_info("%s: Ignoring invalid all_slaves_active value %d.\n",
-                       bond->dev->name, new_value);
-               ret = -EINVAL;
-               goto out;
-       }
+       ret = bond_option_all_slaves_active_set(bond, new_value);
+       if (!ret)
+               ret = count;
 
-       bond_for_each_slave(bond, slave, iter) {
-               if (!bond_is_active_slave(slave)) {
-                       if (new_value)
-                               slave->inactive = 0;
-                       else
-                               slave->inactive = 1;
-               }
-       }
-out:
        rtnl_unlock();
        return ret;
 }
 
                                     int xmit_hash_policy);
 int bond_option_resend_igmp_set(struct bonding *bond, int resend_igmp);
 int bond_option_num_peer_notif_set(struct bonding *bond, int num_peer_notif);
+int bond_option_all_slaves_active_set(struct bonding *bond,
+                                     int all_slaves_active);
 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_XMIT_HASH_POLICY,
        IFLA_BOND_RESEND_IGMP,
        IFLA_BOND_NUM_PEER_NOTIF,
+       IFLA_BOND_ALL_SLAVES_ACTIVE,
        __IFLA_BOND_MAX,
 };