int i;
        struct slave *slave;
        struct bonding *bond = to_bond(d);
+       char ifname[IFNAMSIZ];
 
        if (!rtnl_trylock())
                return restart_syscall();
        if (!USES_PRIMARY(bond->params.mode)) {
                pr_info("%s: Unable to set primary slave; %s is in mode %d\n",
                        bond->dev->name, bond->dev->name, bond->params.mode);
-       } else {
-               bond_for_each_slave(bond, slave, i) {
-                       if (strnicmp
-                           (slave->dev->name, buf,
-                            strlen(slave->dev->name)) == 0) {
-                               pr_info("%s: Setting %s as primary slave.\n",
-                                       bond->dev->name, slave->dev->name);
-                               bond->primary_slave = slave;
-                               strcpy(bond->params.primary, slave->dev->name);
-                               bond_select_active_slave(bond);
-                               goto out;
-                       }
-               }
+               goto out;
+       }
 
-               /* if we got here, then we didn't match the name of any slave */
+       sscanf(buf, "%16s", ifname); /* IFNAMSIZ */
 
-               if (strlen(buf) == 0 || buf[0] == '\n') {
-                       pr_info("%s: Setting primary slave to None.\n",
-                               bond->dev->name);
-                       bond->primary_slave = NULL;
-                               bond_select_active_slave(bond);
-               } else {
-                       pr_info("%s: Unable to set %.*s as primary slave as it is not a slave.\n",
-                               bond->dev->name, (int)strlen(buf) - 1, buf);
+       /* check to see if we are clearing primary */
+       if (!strlen(ifname) || buf[0] == '\n') {
+               pr_info("%s: Setting primary slave to None.\n",
+                       bond->dev->name);
+               bond->primary_slave = NULL;
+               bond_select_active_slave(bond);
+               goto out;
+       }
+
+       bond_for_each_slave(bond, slave, i) {
+               if (strncmp(slave->dev->name, ifname, IFNAMSIZ) == 0) {
+                       pr_info("%s: Setting %s as primary slave.\n",
+                               bond->dev->name, slave->dev->name);
+                       bond->primary_slave = slave;
+                       strcpy(bond->params.primary, slave->dev->name);
+                       bond_select_active_slave(bond);
+                       goto out;
                }
        }
+
+       pr_info("%s: Unable to set %.*s as primary slave.\n",
+               bond->dev->name, (int)strlen(buf) - 1, buf);
 out:
        write_unlock_bh(&bond->curr_slave_lock);
        read_unlock(&bond->lock);
        struct slave *old_active = NULL;
        struct slave *new_active = NULL;
        struct bonding *bond = to_bond(d);
+       char ifname[IFNAMSIZ];
 
        if (!rtnl_trylock())
                return restart_syscall();
        read_lock(&bond->lock);
        write_lock_bh(&bond->curr_slave_lock);
 
-       if (!USES_PRIMARY(bond->params.mode))
+       if (!USES_PRIMARY(bond->params.mode)) {
                pr_info("%s: Unable to change active slave; %s is in mode %d\n",
                        bond->dev->name, bond->dev->name, bond->params.mode);
-       else {
-               bond_for_each_slave(bond, slave, i) {
-                       if (strnicmp
-                           (slave->dev->name, buf,
-                            strlen(slave->dev->name)) == 0) {
-                               old_active = bond->curr_active_slave;
-                               new_active = slave;
-                               if (new_active == old_active) {
-                                       /* do nothing */
-                                       pr_info("%s: %s is already the current active slave.\n",
+               goto out;
+       }
+
+       sscanf(buf, "%16s", ifname); /* IFNAMSIZ */
+
+       /* check to see if we are clearing active */
+       if (!strlen(ifname) || buf[0] == '\n') {
+               pr_info("%s: Clearing current active slave.\n",
+                       bond->dev->name);
+               bond->curr_active_slave = NULL;
+               bond_select_active_slave(bond);
+               goto out;
+       }
+
+       bond_for_each_slave(bond, slave, i) {
+               if (strncmp(slave->dev->name, ifname, IFNAMSIZ) == 0) {
+                       old_active = bond->curr_active_slave;
+                       new_active = slave;
+                       if (new_active == old_active) {
+                               /* do nothing */
+                               pr_info("%s: %s is already the current"
+                                       " active slave.\n",
+                                       bond->dev->name,
+                                       slave->dev->name);
+                               goto out;
+                       }
+                       else {
+                               if ((new_active) &&
+                                   (old_active) &&
+                                   (new_active->link == BOND_LINK_UP) &&
+                                   IS_UP(new_active->dev)) {
+                                       pr_info("%s: Setting %s as active"
+                                               " slave.\n",
                                                bond->dev->name,
                                                slave->dev->name);
-                                       goto out;
+                                       bond_change_active_slave(bond,
+                                                                new_active);
                                }
                                else {
-                                       if ((new_active) &&
-                                           (old_active) &&
-                                           (new_active->link == BOND_LINK_UP) &&
-                                           IS_UP(new_active->dev)) {
-                                               pr_info("%s: Setting %s as active slave.\n",
-                                                       bond->dev->name,
-                                                       slave->dev->name);
-                                                       bond_change_active_slave(bond, new_active);
-                                       }
-                                       else {
-                                               pr_info("%s: Could not set %s as active slave; either %s is down or the link is down.\n",
-                                                       bond->dev->name,
-                                                       slave->dev->name,
-                                                       slave->dev->name);
-                                       }
-                                       goto out;
+                                       pr_info("%s: Could not set %s as"
+                                               " active slave; either %s is"
+                                               " down or the link is down.\n",
+                                               bond->dev->name,
+                                               slave->dev->name,
+                                               slave->dev->name);
                                }
+                               goto out;
                        }
                }
-
-               /* if we got here, then we didn't match the name of any slave */
-
-               if (strlen(buf) == 0 || buf[0] == '\n') {
-                       pr_info("%s: Setting active slave to None.\n",
-                               bond->dev->name);
-                       bond->primary_slave = NULL;
-                       bond_select_active_slave(bond);
-               } else {
-                       pr_info("%s: Unable to set %.*s as active slave as it is not a slave.\n",
-                               bond->dev->name, (int)strlen(buf) - 1, buf);
-               }
        }
+
+       pr_info("%s: Unable to set %.*s as active slave.\n",
+               bond->dev->name, (int)strlen(buf) - 1, buf);
  out:
        write_unlock_bh(&bond->curr_slave_lock);
        read_unlock(&bond->lock);