#include <linux/if_ether.h>
 #include <net/netlink.h>
 #include <net/rtnetlink.h>
+#include <linux/reciprocal_div.h>
 #include "bonding.h"
 
 static const struct nla_policy bond_policy[IFLA_BOND_MAX + 1] = {
        [IFLA_BOND_ALL_SLAVES_ACTIVE]   = { .type = NLA_U8 },
        [IFLA_BOND_MIN_LINKS]           = { .type = NLA_U32 },
        [IFLA_BOND_LP_INTERVAL]         = { .type = NLA_U32 },
+       [IFLA_BOND_PACKETS_PER_SLAVE]   = { .type = NLA_U32 },
 };
 
 static int bond_validate(struct nlattr *tb[], struct nlattr *data[])
                if (err)
                        return err;
        }
+       if (data[IFLA_BOND_PACKETS_PER_SLAVE]) {
+               int packets_per_slave =
+                       nla_get_u32(data[IFLA_BOND_PACKETS_PER_SLAVE]);
+
+               err = bond_option_packets_per_slave_set(bond,
+                                                       packets_per_slave);
+               if (err)
+                       return err;
+       }
        return 0;
 }
 
                nla_total_size(sizeof(u8)) +   /* IFLA_BOND_ALL_SLAVES_ACTIVE */
                nla_total_size(sizeof(u32)) +   /* IFLA_BOND_MIN_LINKS */
                nla_total_size(sizeof(u32)) +   /* IFLA_BOND_LP_INTERVAL */
+               nla_total_size(sizeof(u32)) +  /* IFLA_BOND_PACKETS_PER_SLAVE */
                0;
 }
 
        struct bonding *bond = netdev_priv(bond_dev);
        struct net_device *slave_dev = bond_option_active_slave_get(bond);
        struct nlattr *targets;
+       unsigned int packets_per_slave;
        int i, targets_added;
 
        if (nla_put_u8(skb, IFLA_BOND_MODE, bond->params.mode))
                        bond->params.lp_interval))
                goto nla_put_failure;
 
+       packets_per_slave = bond->params.packets_per_slave;
+       if (packets_per_slave > 1)
+               packets_per_slave = reciprocal_value(packets_per_slave);
+
+       if (nla_put_u32(skb, IFLA_BOND_PACKETS_PER_SLAVE,
+                       packets_per_slave))
+               goto nla_put_failure;
+
        return 0;
 
 nla_put_failure:
 
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
 #include <linux/rwlock.h>
 #include <linux/rcupdate.h>
+#include <linux/reciprocal_div.h>
 #include "bonding.h"
 
 static bool bond_mode_is_valid(int mode)
 
        return 0;
 }
+
+int bond_option_packets_per_slave_set(struct bonding *bond,
+                                     int packets_per_slave)
+{
+       if (packets_per_slave < 0 || packets_per_slave > USHRT_MAX) {
+               pr_err("%s: packets_per_slave must be between 0 and %u\n",
+                      bond->dev->name, USHRT_MAX);
+               return -EINVAL;
+       }
+
+       if (bond->params.mode != BOND_MODE_ROUNDROBIN)
+               pr_warn("%s: Warning: packets_per_slave has effect only in balance-rr mode\n",
+                       bond->dev->name);
+
+       if (packets_per_slave > 1)
+               bond->params.packets_per_slave =
+                       reciprocal_value(packets_per_slave);
+       else
+               bond->params.packets_per_slave = packets_per_slave;
+
+       return 0;
+}
 
                                               const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
        struct bonding *bond = to_bond(d);
-       int new_value, ret = count;
+       int new_value, ret;
 
        if (sscanf(buf, "%d", &new_value) != 1) {
                pr_err("%s: no packets_per_slave value specified.\n",
                       bond->dev->name);
-               ret = -EINVAL;
-               goto out;
-       }
-       if (new_value < 0 || new_value > USHRT_MAX) {
-               pr_err("%s: packets_per_slave must be between 0 and %u\n",
-                      bond->dev->name, USHRT_MAX);
-               ret = -EINVAL;
-               goto out;
+               return -EINVAL;
        }
-       if (bond->params.mode != BOND_MODE_ROUNDROBIN)
-               pr_warn("%s: Warning: packets_per_slave has effect only in balance-rr mode\n",
-                       bond->dev->name);
-       if (new_value > 1)
-               bond->params.packets_per_slave = reciprocal_value(new_value);
-       else
-               bond->params.packets_per_slave = new_value;
-out:
+
+       if (!rtnl_trylock())
+               return restart_syscall();
+
+       ret = bond_option_packets_per_slave_set(bond, new_value);
+       if (!ret)
+               ret = count;
+
+       rtnl_unlock();
        return ret;
 }
 
 
                                      int all_slaves_active);
 int bond_option_min_links_set(struct bonding *bond, int min_links);
 int bond_option_lp_interval_set(struct bonding *bond, int min_links);
+int bond_option_packets_per_slave_set(struct bonding *bond,
+                                     int packets_per_slave);
 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_ALL_SLAVES_ACTIVE,
        IFLA_BOND_MIN_LINKS,
        IFLA_BOND_LP_INTERVAL,
+       IFLA_BOND_PACKETS_PER_SLAVE,
        __IFLA_BOND_MAX,
 };