{
        struct sk_buff *skb = *pskb;
        struct slave *slave;
-       struct net_device *bond_dev;
        struct bonding *bond;
 
-       slave = bond_slave_get_rcu(skb->dev);
-       bond_dev = ACCESS_ONCE(slave->dev->master);
-       if (unlikely(!bond_dev))
-               return RX_HANDLER_PASS;
-
        skb = skb_share_check(skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
        if (unlikely(!skb))
                return RX_HANDLER_CONSUMED;
 
        *pskb = skb;
 
-       bond = netdev_priv(bond_dev);
+       slave = bond_slave_get_rcu(skb->dev);
+       bond = slave->bond;
 
        if (bond->params.arp_interval)
                slave->dev->last_rx = jiffies;
                return RX_HANDLER_EXACT;
        }
 
-       skb->dev = bond_dev;
+       skb->dev = bond->dev;
 
        if (bond->params.mode == BOND_MODE_ALB &&
-           bond_dev->priv_flags & IFF_BRIDGE_PORT &&
+           bond->dev->priv_flags & IFF_BRIDGE_PORT &&
            skb->pkt_type == PACKET_HOST) {
 
                if (unlikely(skb_cow_head(skb,
                        kfree_skb(skb);
                        return RX_HANDLER_CONSUMED;
                }
-               memcpy(eth_hdr(skb)->h_dest, bond_dev->dev_addr, ETH_ALEN);
+               memcpy(eth_hdr(skb)->h_dest, bond->dev->dev_addr, ETH_ALEN);
        }
 
        return RX_HANDLER_ANOTHER;
                pr_debug("Error %d calling netdev_set_bond_master\n", res);
                goto err_restore_mac;
        }
-       res = netdev_rx_handler_register(slave_dev, bond_handle_frame,
-                                        new_slave);
-       if (res) {
-               pr_debug("Error %d calling netdev_rx_handler_register\n", res);
-               goto err_unset_master;
-       }
 
        /* open the slave since the application closed it */
        res = dev_open(slave_dev);
        if (res) {
                pr_debug("Opening slave %s failed\n", slave_dev->name);
-               goto err_unreg_rxhandler;
+               goto err_unset_master;
        }
 
+       new_slave->bond = bond;
        new_slave->dev = slave_dev;
        slave_dev->priv_flags |= IFF_BONDING;
 
        if (res)
                goto err_close;
 
+       res = netdev_rx_handler_register(slave_dev, bond_handle_frame,
+                                        new_slave);
+       if (res) {
+               pr_debug("Error %d calling netdev_rx_handler_register\n", res);
+               goto err_dest_symlinks;
+       }
+
        pr_info("%s: enslaving %s as a%s interface with a%s link.\n",
                bond_dev->name, slave_dev->name,
                bond_is_active_slave(new_slave) ? "n active" : " backup",
        return 0;
 
 /* Undo stages on error */
+err_dest_symlinks:
+       bond_destroy_slave_symlinks(bond_dev, slave_dev);
+
 err_close:
        dev_close(slave_dev);
 
-err_unreg_rxhandler:
-       netdev_rx_handler_unregister(slave_dev);
-       synchronize_net();
-
 err_unset_master:
        netdev_set_bond_master(slave_dev, NULL);
 
                return -EINVAL;
        }
 
+       /* unregister rx_handler early so bond_handle_frame wouldn't be called
+        * for this slave anymore.
+        */
+       netdev_rx_handler_unregister(slave_dev);
+       write_unlock_bh(&bond->lock);
+       synchronize_net();
+       write_lock_bh(&bond->lock);
+
        if (!bond->params.fail_over_mac) {
                if (!compare_ether_addr(bond_dev->dev_addr, slave->perm_hwaddr) &&
                    bond->slave_cnt > 1)
                netif_addr_unlock_bh(bond_dev);
        }
 
-       netdev_rx_handler_unregister(slave_dev);
-       synchronize_net();
        netdev_set_bond_master(slave_dev, NULL);
 
        slave_disable_netpoll(slave);
                 */
                write_unlock_bh(&bond->lock);
 
+               /* unregister rx_handler early so bond_handle_frame wouldn't
+                * be called for this slave anymore.
+                */
+               netdev_rx_handler_unregister(slave_dev);
+               synchronize_net();
+
                if (bond_is_lb(bond)) {
                        /* must be called only after the slave
                         * has been detached from the list
                        netif_addr_unlock_bh(bond_dev);
                }
 
-               netdev_rx_handler_unregister(slave_dev);
-               synchronize_net();
                netdev_set_bond_master(slave_dev, NULL);
 
                slave_disable_netpoll(slave);