dev_info(DEV, "Suspended AL updates\n");
 }
 
+
+static bool should_set_defaults(struct genl_info *info)
+{
+       unsigned flags = ((struct drbd_genlmsghdr*)info->userhdr)->flags;
+       return 0 != (flags & DRBD_GENL_F_SET_DEFAULTS);
+}
+
+/* Maybe we should we generate these functions
+ * from the drbd_genl.h magic as well?
+ * That way we would not "accidentally forget" to add defaults here. */
+
+#define RESET_ARRAY_FIELD(field) do { \
+       memset(field, 0, sizeof(field)); \
+       field ## _len = 0; \
+} while (0)
+void drbd_set_res_opts_default(struct res_opts *r)
+{
+       RESET_ARRAY_FIELD(r->cpu_mask);
+       r->on_no_data  = DRBD_ON_NO_DATA_DEF;
+}
+
+static void drbd_set_net_conf_defaults(struct net_conf *nc)
+{
+       /* Do NOT (re)set those fields marked as GENLA_F_INVARIANT
+        * in drbd_genl.h, they can only be change with disconnect/reconnect */
+       RESET_ARRAY_FIELD(nc->shared_secret);
+
+       RESET_ARRAY_FIELD(nc->cram_hmac_alg);
+       RESET_ARRAY_FIELD(nc->integrity_alg);
+       RESET_ARRAY_FIELD(nc->verify_alg);
+       RESET_ARRAY_FIELD(nc->csums_alg);
+#undef RESET_ARRAY_FIELD
+
+       nc->wire_protocol = DRBD_PROTOCOL_DEF;
+       nc->try_connect_int = DRBD_CONNECT_INT_DEF;
+       nc->timeout = DRBD_TIMEOUT_DEF;
+       nc->ping_int = DRBD_PING_INT_DEF;
+       nc->ping_timeo = DRBD_PING_TIMEO_DEF;
+       nc->sndbuf_size = DRBD_SNDBUF_SIZE_DEF;
+       nc->rcvbuf_size = DRBD_RCVBUF_SIZE_DEF;
+       nc->ko_count = DRBD_KO_COUNT_DEF;
+       nc->max_buffers = DRBD_MAX_BUFFERS_DEF;
+       nc->max_epoch_size = DRBD_MAX_EPOCH_SIZE_DEF;
+       nc->unplug_watermark = DRBD_UNPLUG_WATERMARK_DEF;
+       nc->after_sb_0p = DRBD_AFTER_SB_0P_DEF;
+       nc->after_sb_1p = DRBD_AFTER_SB_1P_DEF;
+       nc->after_sb_2p = DRBD_AFTER_SB_2P_DEF;
+       nc->rr_conflict = DRBD_RR_CONFLICT_DEF;
+       nc->on_congestion = DRBD_ON_CONGESTION_DEF;
+       nc->cong_fill = DRBD_CONG_FILL_DEF;
+       nc->cong_extents = DRBD_CONG_EXTENTS_DEF;
+       nc->two_primaries = 0;
+       nc->no_cork = 0;
+       nc->always_asbp = 0;
+       nc->use_rle = 0;
+}
+
+static void drbd_set_disk_conf_defaults(struct disk_conf *dc)
+{
+       /* Do NOT (re)set those fields marked as GENLA_F_INVARIANT
+        * in drbd_genl.h, they can only be change with detach/reattach */
+       dc->on_io_error = DRBD_ON_IO_ERROR_DEF;
+       dc->fencing = DRBD_FENCING_DEF;
+       dc->resync_rate = DRBD_RATE_DEF;
+       dc->resync_after = DRBD_AFTER_DEF;
+       dc->al_extents = DRBD_AL_EXTENTS_DEF;
+       dc->c_plan_ahead = DRBD_C_PLAN_AHEAD_DEF;
+       dc->c_delay_target = DRBD_C_DELAY_TARGET_DEF;
+       dc->c_fill_target = DRBD_C_FILL_TARGET_DEF;
+       dc->c_max_rate = DRBD_C_MAX_RATE_DEF;
+       dc->c_min_rate = DRBD_C_MIN_RATE_DEF;
+       dc->no_disk_barrier = 0;
+       dc->no_disk_flush = 0;
+       dc->no_disk_drain = 0;
+       dc->no_md_flush = 0;
+}
+
+
 int drbd_adm_disk_opts(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 {
        enum drbd_ret_code retcode;
        }
 
        memcpy(ndc, &mdev->ldev->dc, sizeof(*ndc));
+       if (should_set_defaults(info))
+               drbd_set_disk_conf_defaults(ndc);
+
        err = disk_conf_from_attrs_for_change(ndc, info);
        if (err) {
                retcode = ERR_MANDATORY_TAG;
                goto fail;
        }
 
-       nbc->dc = (struct disk_conf) {
-               {}, 0, /* backing_dev */
-               {}, 0, /* meta_dev */
-               0, /* meta_dev_idx */
-               DRBD_DISK_SIZE_SECT_DEF, /* disk_size */
-               DRBD_MAX_BIO_BVECS_DEF, /* max_bio_bvecs */
-               DRBD_ON_IO_ERROR_DEF, /* on_io_error */
-               DRBD_FENCING_DEF, /* fencing */
-               DRBD_RATE_DEF, /* resync_rate */
-               DRBD_AFTER_DEF, /* resync_after */
-               DRBD_AL_EXTENTS_DEF, /* al_extents */
-               DRBD_C_PLAN_AHEAD_DEF, /* c_plan_ahead */
-               DRBD_C_DELAY_TARGET_DEF, /* c_delay_target */
-               DRBD_C_FILL_TARGET_DEF, /* c_fill_target */
-               DRBD_C_MAX_RATE_DEF, /* c_max_rate */
-               DRBD_C_MIN_RATE_DEF, /* c_min_rate */
-               0, /* no_disk_barrier */
-               0, /* no_disk_flush */
-               0, /* no_disk_drain */
-               0, /* no_md_flush */
-       };
+       drbd_set_disk_conf_defaults(&nbc->dc);
 
        err = disk_conf_from_attrs(&nbc->dc, info);
        if (err) {
        }
 
        *new_conf = *old_conf;
+       if (should_set_defaults(info))
+               drbd_set_net_conf_defaults(new_conf);
 
        err = net_conf_from_attrs_for_change(new_conf, info);
        if (err) {
        }
 
        /* allocation not in the IO path, cqueue thread context */
-       new_conf = kmalloc(sizeof(struct net_conf), GFP_KERNEL);
+       new_conf = kzalloc(sizeof(*new_conf), GFP_KERNEL);
        if (!new_conf) {
                retcode = ERR_NOMEM;
                goto fail;
        }
 
-       *new_conf = (struct net_conf) {
-               {}, 0, /* my_addr */
-               {}, 0, /* peer_addr */
-               {}, 0, /* shared_secret */
-               {}, 0, /* cram_hmac_alg */
-               {}, 0, /* integrity_alg */
-               {}, 0, /* verify_alg */
-               {}, 0, /* csums_alg */
-               DRBD_PROTOCOL_DEF, /* wire_protocol */
-               DRBD_CONNECT_INT_DEF, /* try_connect_int */
-               DRBD_TIMEOUT_DEF, /* timeout */
-               DRBD_PING_INT_DEF, /* ping_int */
-               DRBD_PING_TIMEO_DEF, /* ping_timeo */
-               DRBD_SNDBUF_SIZE_DEF, /* sndbuf_size */
-               DRBD_RCVBUF_SIZE_DEF, /* rcvbuf_size */
-               DRBD_KO_COUNT_DEF, /* ko_count */
-               DRBD_MAX_BUFFERS_DEF, /* max_buffers */
-               DRBD_MAX_EPOCH_SIZE_DEF, /* max_epoch_size */
-               DRBD_UNPLUG_WATERMARK_DEF, /* unplug_watermark */
-               DRBD_AFTER_SB_0P_DEF, /* after_sb_0p */
-               DRBD_AFTER_SB_1P_DEF, /* after_sb_1p */
-               DRBD_AFTER_SB_2P_DEF, /* after_sb_2p */
-               DRBD_RR_CONFLICT_DEF, /* rr_conflict */
-               DRBD_ON_CONGESTION_DEF, /* on_congestion */
-               DRBD_CONG_FILL_DEF, /* cong_fill */
-               DRBD_CONG_EXTENTS_DEF, /* cong_extents */
-               0, /* two_primaries */
-               0, /* want_lose */
-               0, /* no_cork */
-               0, /* always_asbp */
-               0, /* dry_run */
-               0, /* use_rle */
-       };
+       drbd_set_net_conf_defaults(new_conf);
 
        err = net_conf_from_attrs(new_conf, info);
        if (err) {
                goto fail;
        }
 
-       if (((struct drbd_genlmsghdr*)info->userhdr)->flags
-                       & DRBD_GENL_F_SET_DEFAULTS) {
-               memset(&sc, 0, sizeof(struct res_opts));
-               sc.on_no_data  = DRBD_ON_NO_DATA_DEF;
-       } else
-               sc = tconn->res_opts;
+       sc = tconn->res_opts;
+       if (should_set_defaults(info))
+               drbd_set_res_opts_default(&sc);
 
        err = res_opts_from_attrs(&sc, info);
        if (err) {