1 files changed, 23 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_options.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_options.c
index 18b1cc0d8b80..2315104de8c0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_options.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_options.c
@@ -244,6 +244,16 @@ static struct bond_option bond_opts[] = {
                 .values = bond_use_carrier_tbl,
                 .set = bond_option_use_carrier_set
         },
+        [BOND_OPT_ACTIVE_SLAVE] = {
+                .id = BOND_OPT_ACTIVE_SLAVE,
+                .name = "active_slave",
+                .desc = "Currently active slave",
+                .flags = BOND_OPTFLAG_RAWVAL,
+                .unsuppmodes = BOND_MODE_ALL_EX(BIT(BOND_MODE_ACTIVEBACKUP) |
+                                                BIT(BOND_MODE_TLB) |
+                                                BIT(BOND_MODE_ALB)),
+                .set = bond_option_active_slave_set
+        },
         { }
 };
 
@@ -556,10 +566,21 @@ struct net_device *bond_option_active_slave_get(struct bonding *bond)
 }
 
 int bond_option_active_slave_set(struct bonding *bond,
-                                 struct net_device *slave_dev)
+                                 struct bond_opt_value *newval)
 {
+        char ifname[IFNAMSIZ] = { 0, };
+        struct net_device *slave_dev;
         int ret = 0;
 
+        sscanf(newval->string, "%15s", ifname); /* IFNAMSIZ */
+        if (!strlen(ifname) || newval->string[0] == '\n') {
+                slave_dev = NULL;
+        } else {
+                slave_dev = __dev_get_by_name(dev_net(bond->dev), ifname);
+                if (!slave_dev)
+                        return -ENODEV;
+        }
+
         if (slave_dev) {
                 if (!netif_is_bond_slave(slave_dev)) {
                         pr_err("Device %s is not bonding slave.\n",
@@ -574,12 +595,6 @@ int bond_option_active_slave_set(struct bonding *bond,
                 }
         }
 
-        if (!USES_PRIMARY(bond->params.mode)) {
-                pr_err("%s: Unable to change active slave; %s is in mode %d\n",
-                       bond->dev->name, bond->dev->name, bond->params.mode);
-                return -EINVAL;
-        }
-
         block_netpoll_tx();
         write_lock_bh(&bond->curr_slave_lock);
 
@@ -616,6 +631,7 @@ int bond_option_active_slave_set(struct bonding *bond,
 
         write_unlock_bh(&bond->curr_slave_lock);
         unblock_netpoll_tx();
+
         return ret;
 }