static int xmit_hashtype = BOND_XMIT_POLICY_LAYER2;
 static int lacp_fast;
 
-const struct bond_parm_tbl bond_lacp_tbl[] = {
-{      "slow",         AD_LACP_SLOW},
-{      "fast",         AD_LACP_FAST},
-{      NULL,           -1},
-};
-
 const struct bond_parm_tbl pri_reselect_tbl[] = {
 {      "always",               BOND_PRI_RESELECT_ALWAYS},
 {      "better",               BOND_PRI_RESELECT_BETTER},
                        pr_info("lacp_rate param is irrelevant in mode %s\n",
                                bond_mode_name(bond_mode));
                } else {
-                       lacp_fast = bond_parse_parm(lacp_rate, bond_lacp_tbl);
-                       if (lacp_fast == -1) {
+                       bond_opt_initstr(&newval, lacp_rate);
+                       valptr = bond_opt_parse(bond_opt_get(BOND_OPT_LACP_RATE),
+                                               &newval);
+                       if (!valptr) {
                                pr_err("Error: Invalid lacp rate \"%s\"\n",
-                                      lacp_rate == NULL ? "NULL" : lacp_rate);
+                                      lacp_rate);
                                return -EINVAL;
                        }
+                       lacp_fast = valptr->value;
                }
        }
 
 
                int lacp_rate =
                        nla_get_u8(data[IFLA_BOND_AD_LACP_RATE]);
 
-               err = bond_option_lacp_rate_set(bond, lacp_rate);
+               bond_opt_initval(&newval, lacp_rate);
+               err = __bond_opt_set(bond, BOND_OPT_LACP_RATE, &newval);
                if (err)
                        return err;
        }
 
        { "maxval",  INT_MAX, BOND_VALFLAG_MAX},
 };
 
+static struct bond_opt_value bond_lacp_rate_tbl[] = {
+       { "slow", AD_LACP_SLOW, 0},
+       { "fast", AD_LACP_FAST, 0},
+       { NULL,   -1,           0},
+};
+
 static struct bond_option bond_opts[] = {
        [BOND_OPT_MODE] = {
                .id = BOND_OPT_MODE,
                .values = bond_intmax_tbl,
                .set = bond_option_updelay_set
        },
-
+       [BOND_OPT_LACP_RATE] = {
+               .id = BOND_OPT_LACP_RATE,
+               .name = "lacp_rate",
+               .desc = "LACPDU tx rate to request from 802.3ad partner",
+               .flags = BOND_OPTFLAG_IFDOWN,
+               .unsuppmodes = BOND_MODE_ALL_EX(BIT(BOND_MODE_8023AD)),
+               .values = bond_lacp_rate_tbl,
+               .set = bond_option_lacp_rate_set
+       },
        { }
 };
 
        return 0;
 }
 
-int bond_option_lacp_rate_set(struct bonding *bond, int lacp_rate)
+int bond_option_lacp_rate_set(struct bonding *bond,
+                             struct bond_opt_value *newval)
 {
-       if (bond_parm_tbl_lookup(lacp_rate, bond_lacp_tbl) < 0) {
-               pr_err("%s: Ignoring invalid LACP rate value %d.\n",
-                      bond->dev->name, lacp_rate);
-               return -EINVAL;
-       }
-
-       if (bond->dev->flags & IFF_UP) {
-               pr_err("%s: Unable to update LACP rate because interface is up.\n",
-                      bond->dev->name);
-               return -EPERM;
-       }
-
-       if (bond->params.mode != BOND_MODE_8023AD) {
-               pr_err("%s: Unable to update LACP rate because bond is not in 802.3ad mode.\n",
-                      bond->dev->name);
-               return -EPERM;
-       }
-
-       bond->params.lacp_fast = lacp_rate;
+       pr_info("%s: Setting LACP rate to %s (%llu).\n",
+               bond->dev->name, newval->string, newval->value);
+       bond->params.lacp_fast = newval->value;
        bond_3ad_update_lacp_rate(bond);
-       pr_info("%s: Setting LACP rate to %s (%d).\n",
-               bond->dev->name, bond_lacp_tbl[lacp_rate].modename,
-               lacp_rate);
 
        return 0;
 }
 
        BOND_OPT_ARP_TARGETS,
        BOND_OPT_DOWNDELAY,
        BOND_OPT_UPDELAY,
+       BOND_OPT_LACP_RATE,
        BOND_OPT_LAST
 };
 
                              struct bond_opt_value *newval);
 int bond_option_updelay_set(struct bonding *bond,
                            struct bond_opt_value *newval);
+int bond_option_lacp_rate_set(struct bonding *bond,
+                             struct bond_opt_value *newval);
 #endif /* _BOND_OPTIONS_H */
 
                                 char *buf)
 {
        struct bonding *bond = to_bond(d);
+       struct bond_opt_value *val;
 
-       return sprintf(buf, "%s %d\n",
-               bond_lacp_tbl[bond->params.lacp_fast].modename,
-               bond->params.lacp_fast);
+       val = bond_opt_get_val(BOND_OPT_LACP_RATE, bond->params.lacp_fast);
+
+       return sprintf(buf, "%s %d\n", val->string, bond->params.lacp_fast);
 }
 
 static ssize_t bonding_store_lacp(struct device *d,
                                  const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
        struct bonding *bond = to_bond(d);
-       int new_value, ret;
-
-       new_value = bond_parse_parm(buf, bond_lacp_tbl);
-       if (new_value < 0) {
-               pr_err("%s: Ignoring invalid LACP rate value %.*s.\n",
-                      bond->dev->name, (int)strlen(buf) - 1, buf);
-               return -EINVAL;
-       }
-
-       if (!rtnl_trylock())
-               return restart_syscall();
+       int ret;
 
-       ret = bond_option_lacp_rate_set(bond, new_value);
+       ret = bond_opt_tryset_rtnl(bond, BOND_OPT_LACP_RATE, (char *)buf);
        if (!ret)
                ret = count;
 
-       rtnl_unlock();
        return ret;
 }
 static DEVICE_ATTR(lacp_rate, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR,
 
                                      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_lacp_rate_set(struct bonding *bond, int lacp_rate);
 int bond_option_ad_select_set(struct bonding *bond, int ad_select);
 struct net_device *bond_option_active_slave_get_rcu(struct bonding *bond);
 struct net_device *bond_option_active_slave_get(struct bonding *bond);