{
        struct net_device *bond_dev;
        struct bonding *bond;
-       struct alb_bond_info *bond_info;
-       int res;
+       int res = -ENOMEM;
 
        rtnl_lock();
 
        bond_dev = alloc_netdev_mq(sizeof(struct bonding),
                                   name ? name : "bond%d", NET_NAME_UNKNOWN,
                                   bond_setup, tx_queues);
-       if (!bond_dev) {
-               pr_err("%s: eek! can't alloc netdev!\n", name);
-               rtnl_unlock();
-               return -ENOMEM;
-       }
+       if (!bond_dev)
+               goto out;
 
-       /*
-        * Initialize rx_hashtbl_used_head to RLB_NULL_INDEX.
-        * It is set to 0 by default which is wrong.
-        */
        bond = netdev_priv(bond_dev);
-       bond_info = &(BOND_ALB_INFO(bond));
-       bond_info->rx_hashtbl_used_head = RLB_NULL_INDEX;
-
        dev_net_set(bond_dev, net);
        bond_dev->rtnl_link_ops = &bond_link_ops;
 
        res = register_netdevice(bond_dev);
        if (res < 0) {
                free_netdev(bond_dev);
-               rtnl_unlock();
-
-               return res;
+               goto out;
        }
 
        netif_carrier_off(bond_dev);
 
        bond_work_init_all(bond);
 
+out:
        rtnl_unlock();
-       return 0;
+       return res;
 }
 
 static int __net_init bond_net_init(struct net *net)