[IFLA_BOND_ARP_ALL_TARGETS]     = { .type = NLA_U32 },
        [IFLA_BOND_PRIMARY]             = { .type = NLA_U32 },
        [IFLA_BOND_PRIMARY_RESELECT]    = { .type = NLA_U8 },
+       [IFLA_BOND_FAIL_OVER_MAC]       = { .type = NLA_U8 },
 };
 
 static int bond_validate(struct nlattr *tb[], struct nlattr *data[])
                if (err)
                        return err;
        }
+       if (data[IFLA_BOND_FAIL_OVER_MAC]) {
+               int fail_over_mac =
+                       nla_get_u8(data[IFLA_BOND_FAIL_OVER_MAC]);
+
+               err = bond_option_fail_over_mac_set(bond, fail_over_mac);
+               if (err)
+                       return err;
+       }
        return 0;
 }
 
                nla_total_size(sizeof(u32)) +   /* IFLA_BOND_ARP_ALL_TARGETS */
                nla_total_size(sizeof(u32)) +   /* IFLA_BOND_PRIMARY */
                nla_total_size(sizeof(u8)) +    /* IFLA_BOND_PRIMARY_RESELECT */
+               nla_total_size(sizeof(u8)) +    /* IFLA_BOND_FAIL_OVER_MAC */
                0;
 }
 
                       bond->params.primary_reselect))
                goto nla_put_failure;
 
+       if (nla_put_u8(skb, IFLA_BOND_FAIL_OVER_MAC,
+                      bond->params.fail_over_mac))
+               goto nla_put_failure;
+
        return 0;
 
 nla_put_failure:
 
 
        return 0;
 }
+
+int bond_option_fail_over_mac_set(struct bonding *bond, int fail_over_mac)
+{
+       if (bond_has_slaves(bond)) {
+               pr_err("%s: Can't alter fail_over_mac with slaves in bond.\n",
+                      bond->dev->name);
+               return -EPERM;
+       }
+
+       bond->params.fail_over_mac = fail_over_mac;
+       pr_info("%s: Setting fail_over_mac to %s (%d).\n",
+               bond->dev->name, fail_over_mac_tbl[fail_over_mac].modename,
+               fail_over_mac);
+
+       return 0;
+}
 
                                           struct device_attribute *attr,
                                           const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
-       int new_value, ret = count;
+       int new_value, ret;
        struct bonding *bond = to_bond(d);
 
-       if (!rtnl_trylock())
-               return restart_syscall();
-
-       if (bond_has_slaves(bond)) {
-               pr_err("%s: Can't alter fail_over_mac with slaves in bond.\n",
-                      bond->dev->name);
-               ret = -EPERM;
-               goto out;
-       }
-
        new_value = bond_parse_parm(buf, fail_over_mac_tbl);
        if (new_value < 0) {
                pr_err("%s: Ignoring invalid fail_over_mac value %s.\n",
                       bond->dev->name, buf);
-               ret = -EINVAL;
-               goto out;
+               return -EINVAL;
        }
 
-       bond->params.fail_over_mac = new_value;
-       pr_info("%s: Setting fail_over_mac to %s (%d).\n",
-               bond->dev->name, fail_over_mac_tbl[new_value].modename,
-               new_value);
+       if (!rtnl_trylock())
+               return restart_syscall();
+
+       ret = bond_option_fail_over_mac_set(bond, new_value);
+       if (!ret)
+               ret = count;
 
-out:
        rtnl_unlock();
        return ret;
 }
 
 int bond_option_primary_set(struct bonding *bond, const char *primary);
 int bond_option_primary_reselect_set(struct bonding *bond,
                                     int primary_reselect);
+int bond_option_fail_over_mac_set(struct bonding *bond, int fail_over_mac);
 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_ARP_ALL_TARGETS,
        IFLA_BOND_PRIMARY,
        IFLA_BOND_PRIMARY_RESELECT,
+       IFLA_BOND_FAIL_OVER_MAC,
        __IFLA_BOND_MAX,
 };