diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index 3571203..2adc966 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -336,52 +336,69 @@
 	return skb->len;
 }
 
-static int do_setlink(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh, void *arg)
+static struct nla_policy ifla_policy[IFLA_MAX+1] __read_mostly = {
+	[IFLA_IFNAME]		= { .type = NLA_STRING },
+	[IFLA_MAP]		= { .minlen = sizeof(struct rtnl_link_ifmap) },
+	[IFLA_MTU]		= { .type = NLA_U32 },
+	[IFLA_TXQLEN]		= { .type = NLA_U32 },
+	[IFLA_WEIGHT]		= { .type = NLA_U32 },
+	[IFLA_OPERSTATE]	= { .type = NLA_U8 },
+	[IFLA_LINKMODE]		= { .type = NLA_U8 },
+};
+
+static int rtnl_setlink(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh, void *arg)
 {
-	struct ifinfomsg  *ifm = NLMSG_DATA(nlh);
-	struct rtattr    **ida = arg;
+	struct ifinfomsg *ifm;
 	struct net_device *dev;
-	int err, send_addr_notify = 0;
+	int err, send_addr_notify = 0, modified = 0;
+	struct nlattr *tb[IFLA_MAX+1];
+	char ifname[IFNAMSIZ];
 
-	if (ifm->ifi_index >= 0)
-		dev = dev_get_by_index(ifm->ifi_index);
-	else if (ida[IFLA_IFNAME - 1]) {
-		char ifname[IFNAMSIZ];
+	err = nlmsg_parse(nlh, sizeof(*ifm), tb, IFLA_MAX, ifla_policy);
+	if (err < 0)
+		goto errout;
 
-		if (rtattr_strlcpy(ifname, ida[IFLA_IFNAME - 1],
-		                   IFNAMSIZ) >= IFNAMSIZ)
-			return -EINVAL;
-		dev = dev_get_by_name(ifname);
-	} else
+	if (tb[IFLA_IFNAME] &&
+	    nla_strlcpy(ifname, tb[IFLA_IFNAME], IFNAMSIZ) >= IFNAMSIZ)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (!dev)
-		return -ENODEV;
-
 	err = -EINVAL;
+	ifm = nlmsg_data(nlh);
+	if (ifm->ifi_index >= 0)
+		dev = dev_get_by_index(ifm->ifi_index);
+	else if (tb[IFLA_IFNAME])
+		dev = dev_get_by_name(ifname);
+	else
+		goto errout;
 
-	if (ifm->ifi_flags)
-		dev_change_flags(dev, ifm->ifi_flags);
+	if (dev == NULL) {
+		err = -ENODEV;
+		goto errout;
+	}
 
-	if (ida[IFLA_MAP - 1]) {
+	if (tb[IFLA_ADDRESS] &&
+	    nla_len(tb[IFLA_ADDRESS]) < dev->addr_len)
+		goto errout_dev;
+
+	if (tb[IFLA_BROADCAST] &&
+	    nla_len(tb[IFLA_BROADCAST]) < dev->addr_len)
+		goto errout_dev;
+
+	if (tb[IFLA_MAP]) {
 		struct rtnl_link_ifmap *u_map;
 		struct ifmap k_map;
 
 		if (!dev->set_config) {
 			err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
-			goto out;
+			goto errout_dev;
 		}
 
 		if (!netif_device_present(dev)) {
 			err = -ENODEV;
-			goto out;
+			goto errout_dev;
 		}
-		
-		if (ida[IFLA_MAP - 1]->rta_len != RTA_LENGTH(sizeof(*u_map)))
-			goto out;
 
-		u_map = RTA_DATA(ida[IFLA_MAP - 1]);
-
+		u_map = nla_data(tb[IFLA_MAP]);
 		k_map.mem_start = (unsigned long) u_map->mem_start;
 		k_map.mem_end = (unsigned long) u_map->mem_end;
 		k_map.base_addr = (unsigned short) u_map->base_addr;
@@ -390,119 +407,111 @@
 		k_map.port = (unsigned char) u_map->port;
 
 		err = dev->set_config(dev, &k_map);
+		if (err < 0)
+			goto errout_dev;
 
-		if (err)
-			goto out;
+		modified = 1;
 	}
 
-	if (ida[IFLA_ADDRESS - 1]) {
+	if (tb[IFLA_ADDRESS]) {
 		struct sockaddr *sa;
 		int len;
 
 		if (!dev->set_mac_address) {
 			err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
-			goto out;
+			goto errout_dev;
 		}
+
 		if (!netif_device_present(dev)) {
 			err = -ENODEV;
-			goto out;
+			goto errout_dev;
 		}
-		if (ida[IFLA_ADDRESS - 1]->rta_len != RTA_LENGTH(dev->addr_len))
-			goto out;
 
 		len = sizeof(sa_family_t) + dev->addr_len;
 		sa = kmalloc(len, GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!sa) {
 			err = -ENOMEM;
-			goto out;
+			goto errout_dev;
 		}
 		sa->sa_family = dev->type;
-		memcpy(sa->sa_data, RTA_DATA(ida[IFLA_ADDRESS - 1]),
+		memcpy(sa->sa_data, nla_data(tb[IFLA_ADDRESS]),
 		       dev->addr_len);
 		err = dev->set_mac_address(dev, sa);
 		kfree(sa);
 		if (err)
-			goto out;
+			goto errout_dev;
 		send_addr_notify = 1;
+		modified = 1;
 	}
 
-	if (ida[IFLA_BROADCAST - 1]) {
-		if (ida[IFLA_BROADCAST - 1]->rta_len != RTA_LENGTH(dev->addr_len))
-			goto out;
-		memcpy(dev->broadcast, RTA_DATA(ida[IFLA_BROADCAST - 1]),
-		       dev->addr_len);
-		send_addr_notify = 1;
+	if (tb[IFLA_MTU]) {
+		err = dev_set_mtu(dev, nla_get_u32(tb[IFLA_MTU]));
+		if (err < 0)
+			goto errout_dev;
+		modified = 1;
 	}
 
-	if (ida[IFLA_MTU - 1]) {
-		if (ida[IFLA_MTU - 1]->rta_len != RTA_LENGTH(sizeof(u32)))
-			goto out;
-		err = dev_set_mtu(dev, *((u32 *) RTA_DATA(ida[IFLA_MTU - 1])));
-
-		if (err)
-			goto out;
-
-	}
-
-	if (ida[IFLA_TXQLEN - 1]) {
-		if (ida[IFLA_TXQLEN - 1]->rta_len != RTA_LENGTH(sizeof(u32)))
-			goto out;
-
-		dev->tx_queue_len = *((u32 *) RTA_DATA(ida[IFLA_TXQLEN - 1]));
-	}
-
-	if (ida[IFLA_WEIGHT - 1]) {
-		if (ida[IFLA_WEIGHT - 1]->rta_len != RTA_LENGTH(sizeof(u32)))
-			goto out;
-
-		dev->weight = *((u32 *) RTA_DATA(ida[IFLA_WEIGHT - 1]));
-	}
-
-	if (ida[IFLA_OPERSTATE - 1]) {
-		if (ida[IFLA_OPERSTATE - 1]->rta_len != RTA_LENGTH(sizeof(u8)))
-			goto out;
-
-		set_operstate(dev, *((u8 *) RTA_DATA(ida[IFLA_OPERSTATE - 1])));
-	}
-
-	if (ida[IFLA_LINKMODE - 1]) {
-		if (ida[IFLA_LINKMODE - 1]->rta_len != RTA_LENGTH(sizeof(u8)))
-			goto out;
-
-		write_lock_bh(&dev_base_lock);
-		dev->link_mode = *((u8 *) RTA_DATA(ida[IFLA_LINKMODE - 1]));
-		write_unlock_bh(&dev_base_lock);
-	}
-
-	if (ifm->ifi_index >= 0 && ida[IFLA_IFNAME - 1]) {
-		char ifname[IFNAMSIZ];
-
-		if (rtattr_strlcpy(ifname, ida[IFLA_IFNAME - 1],
-		                   IFNAMSIZ) >= IFNAMSIZ)
-			goto out;
+	/*
+	 * Interface selected by interface index but interface
+	 * name provided implies that a name change has been
+	 * requested.
+	 */
+	if (ifm->ifi_index >= 0 && ifname[0]) {
 		err = dev_change_name(dev, ifname);
-		if (err)
-			goto out;
+		if (err < 0)
+			goto errout_dev;
+		modified = 1;
 	}
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_WIRELESS_RTNETLINK
-	if (ida[IFLA_WIRELESS - 1]) {
-
+	if (tb[IFLA_WIRELESS]) {
 		/* Call Wireless Extensions.
 		 * Various stuff checked in there... */
-		err = wireless_rtnetlink_set(dev, RTA_DATA(ida[IFLA_WIRELESS - 1]), ida[IFLA_WIRELESS - 1]->rta_len);
-		if (err)
-			goto out;
+		err = wireless_rtnetlink_set(dev, nla_data(tb[IFLA_WIRELESS]),
+					     nla_len(tb[IFLA_WIRELESS]));
+		if (err < 0)
+			goto errout_dev;
 	}
 #endif	/* CONFIG_NET_WIRELESS_RTNETLINK */
 
+	if (tb[IFLA_BROADCAST]) {
+		nla_memcpy(dev->broadcast, tb[IFLA_BROADCAST], dev->addr_len);
+		send_addr_notify = 1;
+	}
+
+
+	if (ifm->ifi_flags)
+		dev_change_flags(dev, ifm->ifi_flags);
+
+	if (tb[IFLA_TXQLEN])
+		dev->tx_queue_len = nla_get_u32(tb[IFLA_TXQLEN]);
+
+	if (tb[IFLA_WEIGHT])
+		dev->weight = nla_get_u32(tb[IFLA_WEIGHT]);
+
+	if (tb[IFLA_OPERSTATE])
+		set_operstate(dev, nla_get_u8(tb[IFLA_OPERSTATE]));
+
+	if (tb[IFLA_LINKMODE]) {
+		write_lock_bh(&dev_base_lock);
+		dev->link_mode = nla_get_u8(tb[IFLA_LINKMODE]);
+		write_unlock_bh(&dev_base_lock);
+	}
+
 	err = 0;
 
-out:
+errout_dev:
+	if (err < 0 && modified && net_ratelimit())
+		printk(KERN_WARNING "A link change request failed with "
+		       "some changes comitted already. Interface %s may "
+		       "have been left with an inconsistent configuration, "
+		       "please check.\n", dev->name);
+
 	if (send_addr_notify)
 		call_netdevice_notifiers(NETDEV_CHANGEADDR, dev);
 
 	dev_put(dev);
+errout:
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -753,7 +762,7 @@
 					 .doit   = do_getlink,
 #endif	/* CONFIG_NET_WIRELESS_RTNETLINK */
 					 .dumpit = rtnetlink_dump_ifinfo },
-	[RTM_SETLINK     - RTM_BASE] = { .doit   = do_setlink		 },
+	[RTM_SETLINK     - RTM_BASE] = { .doit   = rtnl_setlink		 },
 	[RTM_GETADDR     - RTM_BASE] = { .dumpit = rtnetlink_dump_all	 },
 	[RTM_GETROUTE    - RTM_BASE] = { .dumpit = rtnetlink_dump_all	 },
 	[RTM_NEWNEIGH    - RTM_BASE] = { .doit   = neigh_add		 },