*/
 static inline void __disable_port(struct port *port)
 {
-       bond_set_slave_inactive_flags(port->slave);
+       bond_set_slave_inactive_flags(port->slave, BOND_SLAVE_NOTIFY_LATER);
 }
 
 /**
        struct slave *slave = port->slave;
 
        if ((slave->link == BOND_LINK_UP) && IS_UP(slave->dev))
-               bond_set_slave_active_flags(slave);
+               bond_set_slave_active_flags(slave, BOND_SLAVE_NOTIFY_LATER);
 }
 
 /**
        struct list_head *iter;
        struct slave *slave;
        struct port *port;
+       bool should_notify_rtnl = BOND_SLAVE_NOTIFY_LATER;
 
        read_lock(&bond->lock);
        rcu_read_lock();
        }
 
 re_arm:
+       bond_for_each_slave_rcu(bond, slave, iter) {
+               if (slave->should_notify) {
+                       should_notify_rtnl = BOND_SLAVE_NOTIFY_NOW;
+                       break;
+               }
+       }
        rcu_read_unlock();
        read_unlock(&bond->lock);
+
+       if (should_notify_rtnl && rtnl_trylock()) {
+               bond_for_each_slave(bond, slave, iter) {
+                       if (slave->should_notify) {
+                               rtmsg_ifinfo(RTM_NEWLINK, slave->dev, 0,
+                                            GFP_KERNEL);
+                               slave->should_notify = 0;
+                       }
+               }
+               rtnl_unlock();
+       }
        queue_delayed_work(bond->wq, &bond->ad_work, ad_delta_in_ticks);
 }
 
 
        if (bond_is_lb(bond)) {
                bond_alb_handle_active_change(bond, new_active);
                if (old_active)
-                       bond_set_slave_inactive_flags(old_active);
+                       bond_set_slave_inactive_flags(old_active,
+                                                     BOND_SLAVE_NOTIFY_NOW);
                if (new_active)
-                       bond_set_slave_active_flags(new_active);
+                       bond_set_slave_active_flags(new_active,
+                                                   BOND_SLAVE_NOTIFY_NOW);
        } else {
                rcu_assign_pointer(bond->curr_active_slave, new_active);
        }
 
        if (bond->params.mode == BOND_MODE_ACTIVEBACKUP) {
                if (old_active)
-                       bond_set_slave_inactive_flags(old_active);
+                       bond_set_slave_inactive_flags(old_active,
+                                                     BOND_SLAVE_NOTIFY_NOW);
 
                if (new_active) {
                        bool should_notify_peers = false;
 
-                       bond_set_slave_active_flags(new_active);
+                       bond_set_slave_active_flags(new_active,
+                                                   BOND_SLAVE_NOTIFY_NOW);
 
                        if (bond->params.fail_over_mac)
                                bond_do_fail_over_mac(bond, new_active,
 
        switch (bond->params.mode) {
        case BOND_MODE_ACTIVEBACKUP:
-               bond_set_slave_inactive_flags(new_slave);
+               bond_set_slave_inactive_flags(new_slave,
+                                             BOND_SLAVE_NOTIFY_NOW);
                break;
        case BOND_MODE_8023AD:
                /* in 802.3ad mode, the internal mechanism
                 * will activate the slaves in the selected
                 * aggregator
                 */
-               bond_set_slave_inactive_flags(new_slave);
+               bond_set_slave_inactive_flags(new_slave, BOND_SLAVE_NOTIFY_NOW);
                /* if this is the first slave */
                if (!prev_slave) {
                        SLAVE_AD_INFO(new_slave).id = 1;
        case BOND_MODE_TLB:
        case BOND_MODE_ALB:
                bond_set_active_slave(new_slave);
-               bond_set_slave_inactive_flags(new_slave);
+               bond_set_slave_inactive_flags(new_slave, BOND_SLAVE_NOTIFY_NOW);
                break;
        default:
                pr_debug("This slave is always active in trunk mode\n");
 
                        if (bond->params.mode == BOND_MODE_ACTIVEBACKUP ||
                            bond->params.mode == BOND_MODE_8023AD)
-                               bond_set_slave_inactive_flags(slave);
+                               bond_set_slave_inactive_flags(slave,
+                                                             BOND_SLAVE_NOTIFY_NOW);
 
                        pr_info("%s: link status definitely down for interface %s, disabling it\n",
                                bond->dev->name, slave->dev->name);
                                slave->link = BOND_LINK_UP;
                                if (bond->current_arp_slave) {
                                        bond_set_slave_inactive_flags(
-                                               bond->current_arp_slave);
+                                               bond->current_arp_slave,
+                                               BOND_SLAVE_NOTIFY_NOW);
                                        bond->current_arp_slave = NULL;
                                }
 
                                slave->link_failure_count++;
 
                        slave->link = BOND_LINK_DOWN;
-                       bond_set_slave_inactive_flags(slave);
+                       bond_set_slave_inactive_flags(slave,
+                                                     BOND_SLAVE_NOTIFY_NOW);
 
                        pr_info("%s: link status definitely down for interface %s, disabling it\n",
                                bond->dev->name, slave->dev->name);
                }
        }
 
-       bond_set_slave_inactive_flags(curr_arp_slave);
+       bond_set_slave_inactive_flags(curr_arp_slave, BOND_SLAVE_NOTIFY_NOW);
 
        bond_for_each_slave(bond, slave, iter) {
                if (!found && !before && IS_UP(slave->dev))
                        if (slave->link_failure_count < UINT_MAX)
                                slave->link_failure_count++;
 
-                       bond_set_slave_inactive_flags(slave);
+                       bond_set_slave_inactive_flags(slave,
+                                                     BOND_SLAVE_NOTIFY_NOW);
 
                        pr_info("%s: backup interface %s is now down.\n",
                                bond->dev->name, slave->dev->name);
        }
 
        new_slave->link = BOND_LINK_BACK;
-       bond_set_slave_active_flags(new_slave);
+       bond_set_slave_active_flags(new_slave, BOND_SLAVE_NOTIFY_NOW);
        bond_arp_send_all(bond, new_slave);
        new_slave->jiffies = jiffies;
        rcu_assign_pointer(bond->current_arp_slave, new_slave);
                bond_for_each_slave(bond, slave, iter) {
                        if ((bond->params.mode == BOND_MODE_ACTIVEBACKUP)
                                && (slave != bond->curr_active_slave)) {
-                               bond_set_slave_inactive_flags(slave);
+                               bond_set_slave_inactive_flags(slave,
+                                                             BOND_SLAVE_NOTIFY_NOW);
                        } else {
-                               bond_set_slave_active_flags(slave);
+                               bond_set_slave_active_flags(slave,
+                                                           BOND_SLAVE_NOTIFY_NOW);
                        }
                }
                read_unlock(&bond->curr_slave_lock);
 
        s8     new_link;
        u8     backup:1,   /* indicates backup slave. Value corresponds with
                              BOND_STATE_ACTIVE and BOND_STATE_BACKUP */
-              inactive:1; /* indicates inactive slave */
+              inactive:1, /* indicates inactive slave */
+              should_notify:1; /* indicateds whether the state changed */
        u8     duplex;
        u32    original_mtu;
        u32    link_failure_count;
        }
 }
 
+static inline void bond_set_slave_state(struct slave *slave,
+                                       int slave_state, bool notify)
+{
+       if (slave->backup == slave_state)
+               return;
+
+       slave->backup = slave_state;
+       if (notify) {
+               rtmsg_ifinfo(RTM_NEWLINK, slave->dev, 0, GFP_KERNEL);
+               slave->should_notify = 0;
+       } else {
+               if (slave->should_notify)
+                       slave->should_notify = 0;
+               else
+                       slave->should_notify = 1;
+       }
+}
+
 static inline void bond_slave_state_change(struct bonding *bond)
 {
        struct list_head *iter;
 #define BOND_ARP_VALIDATE_ALL          (BOND_ARP_VALIDATE_ACTIVE | \
                                         BOND_ARP_VALIDATE_BACKUP)
 
+#define BOND_SLAVE_NOTIFY_NOW          true
+#define BOND_SLAVE_NOTIFY_LATER                false
+
 static inline int slave_do_arp_validate(struct bonding *bond,
                                        struct slave *slave)
 {
 }
 #endif
 
-static inline void bond_set_slave_inactive_flags(struct slave *slave)
+static inline void bond_set_slave_inactive_flags(struct slave *slave,
+                                                bool notify)
 {
        if (!bond_is_lb(slave->bond))
-               bond_set_backup_slave(slave);
+               bond_set_slave_state(slave, BOND_STATE_BACKUP, notify);
        if (!slave->bond->params.all_slaves_active)
                slave->inactive = 1;
 }
 
-static inline void bond_set_slave_active_flags(struct slave *slave)
+static inline void bond_set_slave_active_flags(struct slave *slave,
+                                              bool notify)
 {
-       bond_set_active_slave(slave);
+       bond_set_slave_state(slave, BOND_STATE_ACTIVE, notify);
        slave->inactive = 0;
 }