#include <net/pkt_sched.h>
 #include <net/checksum.h>
 #include <net/ip6_checksum.h>
-#include <net/failover.h>
 
 #include "hyperv_net.h"
 
        rtnl_unlock();
 }
 
+static struct net_device *get_netvsc_bymac(const u8 *mac)
+{
+       struct net_device *dev;
+
+       ASSERT_RTNL();
+
+       for_each_netdev(&init_net, dev) {
+               if (dev->netdev_ops != &device_ops)
+                       continue;       /* not a netvsc device */
+
+               if (ether_addr_equal(mac, dev->perm_addr))
+                       return dev;
+       }
+
+       return NULL;
+}
+
+static struct net_device *get_netvsc_byref(struct net_device *vf_netdev)
+{
+       struct net_device *dev;
+
+       ASSERT_RTNL();
+
+       for_each_netdev(&init_net, dev) {
+               struct net_device_context *net_device_ctx;
+
+               if (dev->netdev_ops != &device_ops)
+                       continue;       /* not a netvsc device */
+
+               net_device_ctx = netdev_priv(dev);
+               if (!rtnl_dereference(net_device_ctx->nvdev))
+                       continue;       /* device is removed */
+
+               if (rtnl_dereference(net_device_ctx->vf_netdev) == vf_netdev)
+                       return dev;     /* a match */
+       }
+
+       return NULL;
+}
+
 /* Called when VF is injecting data into network stack.
  * Change the associated network device from VF to netvsc.
  * note: already called with rcu_read_lock
        return RX_HANDLER_ANOTHER;
 }
 
+static int netvsc_vf_join(struct net_device *vf_netdev,
+                         struct net_device *ndev)
+{
+       struct net_device_context *ndev_ctx = netdev_priv(ndev);
+       int ret;
+
+       ret = netdev_rx_handler_register(vf_netdev,
+                                        netvsc_vf_handle_frame, ndev);
+       if (ret != 0) {
+               netdev_err(vf_netdev,
+                          "can not register netvsc VF receive handler (err = %d)\n",
+                          ret);
+               goto rx_handler_failed;
+       }
+
+       ret = netdev_master_upper_dev_link(vf_netdev, ndev,
+                                          NULL, NULL, NULL);
+       if (ret != 0) {
+               netdev_err(vf_netdev,
+                          "can not set master device %s (err = %d)\n",
+                          ndev->name, ret);
+               goto upper_link_failed;
+       }
+
+       /* set slave flag before open to prevent IPv6 addrconf */
+       vf_netdev->flags |= IFF_SLAVE;
+
+       schedule_delayed_work(&ndev_ctx->vf_takeover, VF_TAKEOVER_INT);
+
+       call_netdevice_notifiers(NETDEV_JOIN, vf_netdev);
+
+       netdev_info(vf_netdev, "joined to %s\n", ndev->name);
+       return 0;
+
+upper_link_failed:
+       netdev_rx_handler_unregister(vf_netdev);
+rx_handler_failed:
+       return ret;
+}
+
 static void __netvsc_vf_setup(struct net_device *ndev,
                              struct net_device *vf_netdev)
 {
        rtnl_unlock();
 }
 
-static int netvsc_pre_register_vf(struct net_device *vf_netdev,
-                                 struct net_device *ndev)
+static int netvsc_register_vf(struct net_device *vf_netdev)
 {
+       struct net_device *ndev;
        struct net_device_context *net_device_ctx;
        struct netvsc_device *netvsc_dev;
 
+       if (vf_netdev->addr_len != ETH_ALEN)
+               return NOTIFY_DONE;
+
+       /*
+        * We will use the MAC address to locate the synthetic interface to
+        * associate with the VF interface. If we don't find a matching
+        * synthetic interface, move on.
+        */
+       ndev = get_netvsc_bymac(vf_netdev->perm_addr);
+       if (!ndev)
+               return NOTIFY_DONE;
+
        net_device_ctx = netdev_priv(ndev);
        netvsc_dev = rtnl_dereference(net_device_ctx->nvdev);
        if (!netvsc_dev || rtnl_dereference(net_device_ctx->vf_netdev))
-               return -ENODEV;
-
-       return 0;
-}
-
-static int netvsc_register_vf(struct net_device *vf_netdev,
-                             struct net_device *ndev)
-{
-       struct net_device_context *ndev_ctx = netdev_priv(ndev);
-
-       /* set slave flag before open to prevent IPv6 addrconf */
-       vf_netdev->flags |= IFF_SLAVE;
+               return NOTIFY_DONE;
 
-       schedule_delayed_work(&ndev_ctx->vf_takeover, VF_TAKEOVER_INT);
+       if (netvsc_vf_join(vf_netdev, ndev) != 0)
+               return NOTIFY_DONE;
 
-       call_netdevice_notifiers(NETDEV_JOIN, vf_netdev);
-
-       netdev_info(vf_netdev, "joined to %s\n", ndev->name);
+       netdev_info(ndev, "VF registering: %s\n", vf_netdev->name);
 
        dev_hold(vf_netdev);
-       rcu_assign_pointer(ndev_ctx->vf_netdev, vf_netdev);
-
-       return 0;
+       rcu_assign_pointer(net_device_ctx->vf_netdev, vf_netdev);
+       return NOTIFY_OK;
 }
 
 /* VF up/down change detected, schedule to change data path */
-static int netvsc_vf_changed(struct net_device *vf_netdev,
-                            struct net_device *ndev)
+static int netvsc_vf_changed(struct net_device *vf_netdev)
 {
        struct net_device_context *net_device_ctx;
        struct netvsc_device *netvsc_dev;
+       struct net_device *ndev;
        bool vf_is_up = netif_running(vf_netdev);
 
+       ndev = get_netvsc_byref(vf_netdev);
+       if (!ndev)
+               return NOTIFY_DONE;
+
        net_device_ctx = netdev_priv(ndev);
        netvsc_dev = rtnl_dereference(net_device_ctx->nvdev);
        if (!netvsc_dev)
-               return -ENODEV;
+               return NOTIFY_DONE;
 
        netvsc_switch_datapath(ndev, vf_is_up);
        netdev_info(ndev, "Data path switched %s VF: %s\n",
                    vf_is_up ? "to" : "from", vf_netdev->name);
 
-       return 0;
+       return NOTIFY_OK;
 }
 
-static int netvsc_pre_unregister_vf(struct net_device *vf_netdev,
-                                   struct net_device *ndev)
+static int netvsc_unregister_vf(struct net_device *vf_netdev)
 {
+       struct net_device *ndev;
        struct net_device_context *net_device_ctx;
 
-       net_device_ctx = netdev_priv(ndev);
-       cancel_delayed_work_sync(&net_device_ctx->vf_takeover);
-
-       return 0;
-}
-
-static int netvsc_unregister_vf(struct net_device *vf_netdev,
-                               struct net_device *ndev)
-{
-       struct net_device_context *net_device_ctx;
+       ndev = get_netvsc_byref(vf_netdev);
+       if (!ndev)
+               return NOTIFY_DONE;
 
        net_device_ctx = netdev_priv(ndev);
+       cancel_delayed_work_sync(&net_device_ctx->vf_takeover);
 
        netdev_info(ndev, "VF unregistering: %s\n", vf_netdev->name);
 
+       netdev_rx_handler_unregister(vf_netdev);
+       netdev_upper_dev_unlink(vf_netdev, ndev);
        RCU_INIT_POINTER(net_device_ctx->vf_netdev, NULL);
        dev_put(vf_netdev);
 
-       return 0;
+       return NOTIFY_OK;
 }
 
-static struct failover_ops netvsc_failover_ops = {
-       .slave_pre_register     = netvsc_pre_register_vf,
-       .slave_register         = netvsc_register_vf,
-       .slave_pre_unregister   = netvsc_pre_unregister_vf,
-       .slave_unregister       = netvsc_unregister_vf,
-       .slave_link_change      = netvsc_vf_changed,
-       .slave_handle_frame     = netvsc_vf_handle_frame,
-};
-
 static int netvsc_probe(struct hv_device *dev,
                        const struct hv_vmbus_device_id *dev_id)
 {
                goto register_failed;
        }
 
-       net_device_ctx->failover = failover_register(net, &netvsc_failover_ops);
-       if (IS_ERR(net_device_ctx->failover)) {
-               ret = PTR_ERR(net_device_ctx->failover);
-               goto err_failover;
-       }
-
        return ret;
 
-err_failover:
-       unregister_netdev(net);
 register_failed:
        rndis_filter_device_remove(dev, nvdev);
 rndis_failed:
        rtnl_lock();
        vf_netdev = rtnl_dereference(ndev_ctx->vf_netdev);
        if (vf_netdev)
-               failover_slave_unregister(vf_netdev);
+               netvsc_unregister_vf(vf_netdev);
 
        if (nvdev)
                rndis_filter_device_remove(dev, nvdev);
 
        unregister_netdevice(net);
 
-       failover_unregister(ndev_ctx->failover);
-
        rtnl_unlock();
        rcu_read_unlock();
 
        .remove = netvsc_remove,
 };
 
+/*
+ * On Hyper-V, every VF interface is matched with a corresponding
+ * synthetic interface. The synthetic interface is presented first
+ * to the guest. When the corresponding VF instance is registered,
+ * we will take care of switching the data path.
+ */
+static int netvsc_netdev_event(struct notifier_block *this,
+                              unsigned long event, void *ptr)
+{
+       struct net_device *event_dev = netdev_notifier_info_to_dev(ptr);
+
+       /* Skip our own events */
+       if (event_dev->netdev_ops == &device_ops)
+               return NOTIFY_DONE;
+
+       /* Avoid non-Ethernet type devices */
+       if (event_dev->type != ARPHRD_ETHER)
+               return NOTIFY_DONE;
+
+       /* Avoid Vlan dev with same MAC registering as VF */
+       if (is_vlan_dev(event_dev))
+               return NOTIFY_DONE;
+
+       /* Avoid Bonding master dev with same MAC registering as VF */
+       if ((event_dev->priv_flags & IFF_BONDING) &&
+           (event_dev->flags & IFF_MASTER))
+               return NOTIFY_DONE;
+
+       switch (event) {
+       case NETDEV_REGISTER:
+               return netvsc_register_vf(event_dev);
+       case NETDEV_UNREGISTER:
+               return netvsc_unregister_vf(event_dev);
+       case NETDEV_UP:
+       case NETDEV_DOWN:
+               return netvsc_vf_changed(event_dev);
+       default:
+               return NOTIFY_DONE;
+       }
+}
+
+static struct notifier_block netvsc_netdev_notifier = {
+       .notifier_call = netvsc_netdev_event,
+};
+
 static void __exit netvsc_drv_exit(void)
 {
+       unregister_netdevice_notifier(&netvsc_netdev_notifier);
        vmbus_driver_unregister(&netvsc_drv);
 }
 
        if (ret)
                return ret;
 
+       register_netdevice_notifier(&netvsc_netdev_notifier);
        return 0;
 }