/*
  * Push the promiscuity flag down to appropriate slaves
  */
-static void bond_set_promiscuity(struct bonding *bond, int inc)
+static int bond_set_promiscuity(struct bonding *bond, int inc)
 {
+       int err = 0;
        if (USES_PRIMARY(bond->params.mode)) {
                /* write lock already acquired */
                if (bond->curr_active_slave) {
-                       dev_set_promiscuity(bond->curr_active_slave->dev, inc);
+                       err = dev_set_promiscuity(bond->curr_active_slave->dev,
+                                                 inc);
                }
        } else {
                struct slave *slave;
                int i;
                bond_for_each_slave(bond, slave, i) {
-                       dev_set_promiscuity(slave->dev, inc);
+                       err = dev_set_promiscuity(slave->dev, inc);
+                       if (err)
+                               return err;
                }
        }
+       return err;
 }
 
 /*
  * Push the allmulti flag down to all slaves
  */
-static void bond_set_allmulti(struct bonding *bond, int inc)
+static int bond_set_allmulti(struct bonding *bond, int inc)
 {
+       int err = 0;
        if (USES_PRIMARY(bond->params.mode)) {
                /* write lock already acquired */
                if (bond->curr_active_slave) {
-                       dev_set_allmulti(bond->curr_active_slave->dev, inc);
+                       err = dev_set_allmulti(bond->curr_active_slave->dev,
+                                              inc);
                }
        } else {
                struct slave *slave;
                int i;
                bond_for_each_slave(bond, slave, i) {
-                       dev_set_allmulti(slave->dev, inc);
+                       err = dev_set_allmulti(slave->dev, inc);
+                       if (err)
+                               return err;
                }
        }
+       return err;
 }
 
 /*
        }
 
        if (new_active) {
+               /* FIXME: Signal errors upstream. */
                if (bond->dev->flags & IFF_PROMISC) {
                        dev_set_promiscuity(new_active->dev, 1);
                }
        if (!USES_PRIMARY(bond->params.mode)) {
                /* set promiscuity level to new slave */
                if (bond_dev->flags & IFF_PROMISC) {
-                       dev_set_promiscuity(slave_dev, 1);
+                       res = dev_set_promiscuity(slave_dev, 1);
+                       if (res)
+                               goto err_close;
                }
 
                /* set allmulti level to new slave */
                if (bond_dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI) {
-                       dev_set_allmulti(slave_dev, 1);
+                       res = dev_set_allmulti(slave_dev, 1);
+                       if (res)
+                               goto err_close;
                }
 
                netif_tx_lock_bh(bond_dev);
         * Do promisc before checking multicast_mode
         */
        if ((bond_dev->flags & IFF_PROMISC) && !(bond->flags & IFF_PROMISC)) {
+               /*
+                * FIXME: Need to handle the error when one of the multi-slaves
+                * encounters error.
+                */
                bond_set_promiscuity(bond, 1);
        }
 
 
        /* set allmulti flag to slaves */
        if ((bond_dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI) && !(bond->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI)) {
+               /*
+                * FIXME: Need to handle the error when one of the multi-slaves
+                * encounters error.
+                */
                bond_set_allmulti(bond, 1);
        }