struct device_attribute *attr,
                                      char *buf)
 {
-       int count = 0;
        struct bonding *bond = to_bond(d);
 
-       if ((bond->params.mode == BOND_MODE_XOR) ||
-           (bond->params.mode == BOND_MODE_8023AD)) {
-               count = sprintf(buf, "%s %d\n",
-                       xmit_hashtype_tbl[bond->params.xmit_policy].modename,
-                       bond->params.xmit_policy);
-       }
-
-       return count;
+       return sprintf(buf, "%s %d\n",
+                      xmit_hashtype_tbl[bond->params.xmit_policy].modename,
+                      bond->params.xmit_policy);
 }
 
 static ssize_t bonding_store_xmit_hash(struct device *d,
                goto out;
        }
 
-       if ((bond->params.mode != BOND_MODE_XOR) &&
-           (bond->params.mode != BOND_MODE_8023AD)) {
-               printk(KERN_ERR DRV_NAME
-                      "%s: Transmit hash policy is irrelevant in this mode.\n",
-                      bond->dev->name);
-               ret = -EPERM;
-               goto out;
-       }
-
        new_value = bond_parse_parm((char *)buf, xmit_hashtype_tbl);
        if (new_value < 0)  {
                printk(KERN_ERR DRV_NAME