extern void            __dev_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev);
 extern int             dev_unicast_delete(struct net_device *dev, void *addr, int alen);
 extern int             dev_unicast_add(struct net_device *dev, void *addr, int alen);
+extern int             dev_unicast_sync(struct net_device *to, struct net_device *from);
+extern void            dev_unicast_unsync(struct net_device *to, struct net_device *from);
 extern int             dev_mc_delete(struct net_device *dev, void *addr, int alen, int all);
 extern int             dev_mc_add(struct net_device *dev, void *addr, int alen, int newonly);
 extern int             dev_mc_sync(struct net_device *to, struct net_device *from);
 extern void            dev_mc_unsync(struct net_device *to, struct net_device *from);
 extern int             __dev_addr_delete(struct dev_addr_list **list, int *count, void *addr, int alen, int all);
 extern int             __dev_addr_add(struct dev_addr_list **list, int *count, void *addr, int alen, int newonly);
+extern int             __dev_addr_sync(struct dev_addr_list **to, int *to_count, struct dev_addr_list **from, int *from_count);
+extern void            __dev_addr_unsync(struct dev_addr_list **to, int *to_count, struct dev_addr_list **from, int *from_count);
 extern void            dev_set_promiscuity(struct net_device *dev, int inc);
 extern void            dev_set_allmulti(struct net_device *dev, int inc);
 extern void            netdev_state_change(struct net_device *dev);
 
        struct net_device *real_dev = vlan_dev_info(dev)->real_dev;
 
        dev_mc_unsync(real_dev, dev);
+       dev_unicast_unsync(real_dev, dev);
        if (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI)
                dev_set_allmulti(real_dev, -1);
        if (dev->flags & IFF_PROMISC)
                dev_set_promiscuity(real_dev, dev->flags & IFF_PROMISC ? 1 : -1);
 }
 
-static void vlan_dev_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *vlan_dev)
+static void vlan_dev_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *vlan_dev)
 {
        dev_mc_sync(vlan_dev_info(vlan_dev)->real_dev, vlan_dev);
+       dev_unicast_sync(vlan_dev_info(vlan_dev)->real_dev, vlan_dev);
 }
 
 /*
        dev->open               = vlan_dev_open;
        dev->stop               = vlan_dev_stop;
        dev->set_mac_address    = vlan_dev_set_mac_address;
-       dev->set_multicast_list = vlan_dev_set_multicast_list;
+       dev->set_rx_mode        = vlan_dev_set_rx_mode;
+       dev->set_multicast_list = vlan_dev_set_rx_mode;
        dev->change_rx_flags    = vlan_dev_change_rx_flags;
        dev->do_ioctl           = vlan_dev_ioctl;
        dev->destructor         = free_netdev;
 
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(dev_unicast_add);
 
+int __dev_addr_sync(struct dev_addr_list **to, int *to_count,
+                   struct dev_addr_list **from, int *from_count)
+{
+       struct dev_addr_list *da, *next;
+       int err = 0;
+
+       da = *from;
+       while (da != NULL) {
+               next = da->next;
+               if (!da->da_synced) {
+                       err = __dev_addr_add(to, to_count,
+                                            da->da_addr, da->da_addrlen, 0);
+                       if (err < 0)
+                               break;
+                       da->da_synced = 1;
+                       da->da_users++;
+               } else if (da->da_users == 1) {
+                       __dev_addr_delete(to, to_count,
+                                         da->da_addr, da->da_addrlen, 0);
+                       __dev_addr_delete(from, from_count,
+                                         da->da_addr, da->da_addrlen, 0);
+               }
+               da = next;
+       }
+       return err;
+}
+
+void __dev_addr_unsync(struct dev_addr_list **to, int *to_count,
+                      struct dev_addr_list **from, int *from_count)
+{
+       struct dev_addr_list *da, *next;
+
+       da = *from;
+       while (da != NULL) {
+               next = da->next;
+               if (da->da_synced) {
+                       __dev_addr_delete(to, to_count,
+                                         da->da_addr, da->da_addrlen, 0);
+                       da->da_synced = 0;
+                       __dev_addr_delete(from, from_count,
+                                         da->da_addr, da->da_addrlen, 0);
+               }
+               da = next;
+       }
+}
+
+/**
+ *     dev_unicast_sync - Synchronize device's unicast list to another device
+ *     @to: destination device
+ *     @from: source device
+ *
+ *     Add newly added addresses to the destination device and release
+ *     addresses that have no users left. The source device must be
+ *     locked by netif_tx_lock_bh.
+ *
+ *     This function is intended to be called from the dev->set_rx_mode
+ *     function of layered software devices.
+ */
+int dev_unicast_sync(struct net_device *to, struct net_device *from)
+{
+       int err = 0;
+
+       netif_tx_lock_bh(to);
+       err = __dev_addr_sync(&to->uc_list, &to->uc_count,
+                             &from->uc_list, &from->uc_count);
+       if (!err)
+               __dev_set_rx_mode(to);
+       netif_tx_unlock_bh(to);
+       return err;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(dev_unicast_sync);
+
+/**
+ *     dev_unicast_unsync - Remove synchronized addresses from the destination
+ *                          device
+ *     @to: destination device
+ *     @from: source device
+ *
+ *     Remove all addresses that were added to the destination device by
+ *     dev_unicast_sync(). This function is intended to be called from the
+ *     dev->stop function of layered software devices.
+ */
+void dev_unicast_unsync(struct net_device *to, struct net_device *from)
+{
+       netif_tx_lock_bh(from);
+       netif_tx_lock_bh(to);
+
+       __dev_addr_unsync(&to->uc_list, &to->uc_count,
+                         &from->uc_list, &from->uc_count);
+       __dev_set_rx_mode(to);
+
+       netif_tx_unlock_bh(to);
+       netif_tx_unlock_bh(from);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(dev_unicast_unsync);
+
 static void __dev_addr_discard(struct dev_addr_list **list)
 {
        struct dev_addr_list *tmp;
 
  *     locked by netif_tx_lock_bh.
  *
  *     This function is intended to be called from the dev->set_multicast_list
- *     function of layered software devices.
+ *     or dev->set_rx_mode function of layered software devices.
  */
 int dev_mc_sync(struct net_device *to, struct net_device *from)
 {
-       struct dev_addr_list *da, *next;
        int err = 0;
 
        netif_tx_lock_bh(to);
-       da = from->mc_list;
-       while (da != NULL) {
-               next = da->next;
-               if (!da->da_synced) {
-                       err = __dev_addr_add(&to->mc_list, &to->mc_count,
-                                            da->da_addr, da->da_addrlen, 0);
-                       if (err < 0)
-                               break;
-                       da->da_synced = 1;
-                       da->da_users++;
-               } else if (da->da_users == 1) {
-                       __dev_addr_delete(&to->mc_list, &to->mc_count,
-                                         da->da_addr, da->da_addrlen, 0);
-                       __dev_addr_delete(&from->mc_list, &from->mc_count,
-                                         da->da_addr, da->da_addrlen, 0);
-               }
-               da = next;
-       }
+       err = __dev_addr_sync(&to->mc_list, &to->mc_count,
+                             &from->mc_list, &from->mc_count);
        if (!err)
                __dev_set_rx_mode(to);
        netif_tx_unlock_bh(to);
  */
 void dev_mc_unsync(struct net_device *to, struct net_device *from)
 {
-       struct dev_addr_list *da, *next;
-
        netif_tx_lock_bh(from);
        netif_tx_lock_bh(to);
 
-       da = from->mc_list;
-       while (da != NULL) {
-               next = da->next;
-               if (da->da_synced) {
-                       __dev_addr_delete(&to->mc_list, &to->mc_count,
-                                         da->da_addr, da->da_addrlen, 0);
-                       da->da_synced = 0;
-                       __dev_addr_delete(&from->mc_list, &from->mc_count,
-                                         da->da_addr, da->da_addrlen, 0);
-               }
-               da = next;
-       }
+       __dev_addr_unsync(&to->mc_list, &to->mc_count,
+                         &from->mc_list, &from->mc_count);
        __dev_set_rx_mode(to);
 
        netif_tx_unlock_bh(to);