@@ -3801,12 +3801,50 @@ unwind:
 	return res;
 }
 
+/**
+ * bond_xmit_slave_id - transmit skb through slave with slave_id
+ * @bond: bonding device that is transmitting
+ * @skb: buffer to transmit
+ * @slave_id: slave id up to slave_cnt-1 through which to transmit
+ *
+ * This function tries to transmit through slave with slave_id but in case
+ * it fails, it tries to find the first available slave for transmission.
+ * The skb is consumed in all cases, thus the function is void.
+ */
+void bond_xmit_slave_id(struct bonding *bond, struct sk_buff *skb, int slave_id)
+{
+	struct slave *slave;
+	int i = slave_id;
+
+	/* Here we start from the slave with slave_id */
+	list_for_each_entry(slave, &bond->slave_list, list) {
+		if (--i < 0) {
+			if (slave_can_tx(slave)) {
+				bond_dev_queue_xmit(bond, skb, slave->dev);
+				return;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* Here we start from the first slave up to slave_id */
+	i = slave_id;
+	list_for_each_entry(slave, &bond->slave_list, list) {
+		if (--i < 0)
+			break;
+		if (slave_can_tx(slave)) {
+			bond_dev_queue_xmit(bond, skb, slave->dev);
+			return;
+		}
+	}
+	/* no slave that can tx has been found */
+	kfree_skb(skb);
+}
+
 static int bond_xmit_roundrobin(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *bond_dev)
 {
 	struct bonding *bond = netdev_priv(bond_dev);
-	struct slave *slave, *start_at;
-	int i, slave_no, res = 1;
 	struct iphdr *iph = ip_hdr(skb);
+	struct slave *slave = NULL;
 
 	/*
 	 * Start with the curr_active_slave that joined the bond as the

@@ -3815,46 +3853,20 @@ static int bond_xmit_roundrobin(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *bond_dev
 	 * send the join/membership reports.  The curr_active_slave found
 	 * will send all of this type of traffic.
 	 */
-	if ((iph->protocol == IPPROTO_IGMP) &&
-	    (skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_IP))) {
+	if (iph->protocol == IPPROTO_IGMP && skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_IP)) {
 		slave = bond->curr_active_slave;
-		if (!slave)
-			goto out;
+		if (slave && slave_can_tx(slave))
+			bond_dev_queue_xmit(bond, skb, slave->dev);
+		else
+			bond_xmit_slave_id(bond, skb, 0);
 	} else {
-		/*
-		 * Concurrent TX may collide on rr_tx_counter; we accept
-		 * that as being rare enough not to justify using an
-		 * atomic op here.
-		 */
-		slave_no = bond->rr_tx_counter++ % bond->slave_cnt;
-
-		list_for_each_entry(slave, &bond->slave_list, list) {
-			slave_no--;
-			if (slave_no < 0)
-				break;
-		}
-	}
-
-	start_at = slave;
-	bond_for_each_slave_from(bond, slave, i, start_at) {
-		if (IS_UP(slave->dev) &&
-		    (slave->link == BOND_LINK_UP) &&
-		    bond_is_active_slave(slave)) {
-			res = bond_dev_queue_xmit(bond, skb, slave->dev);
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-
-out:
-	if (res) {
-		/* no suitable interface, frame not sent */
-		kfree_skb(skb);
+		bond_xmit_slave_id(bond, skb,
+				   bond->rr_tx_counter++ % bond->slave_cnt);
 	}
 
 	return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }
 
-
 /*
  * in active-backup mode, we know that bond->curr_active_slave is always valid if
  * the bond has a usable interface.

@@ -3863,14 +3875,11 @@ static int bond_xmit_activebackup(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *bond_d
 {
 	struct bonding *bond = netdev_priv(bond_dev);
 	struct slave *slave;
-	int res = 1;
 
 	slave = bond->curr_active_slave;
 	if (slave)
-		res = bond_dev_queue_xmit(bond, skb, slave->dev);
-
-	if (res)
-		/* no suitable interface, frame not sent */
+		bond_dev_queue_xmit(bond, skb, slave->dev);
+	else
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 
 	return NETDEV_TX_OK;

@@ -3884,34 +3893,9 @@ static int bond_xmit_activebackup(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *bond_d
 static int bond_xmit_xor(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *bond_dev)
 {
 	struct bonding *bond = netdev_priv(bond_dev);
-	struct slave *slave, *start_at;
-	int slave_no;
-	int i;
-	int res = 1;
-
-	slave_no = bond->xmit_hash_policy(skb, bond->slave_cnt);
-
-	list_for_each_entry(slave, &bond->slave_list, list) {
-		slave_no--;
-		if (slave_no < 0)
-			break;
-	}
-
-	start_at = slave;
 
-	bond_for_each_slave_from(bond, slave, i, start_at) {
-		if (IS_UP(slave->dev) &&
-		    (slave->link == BOND_LINK_UP) &&
-		    bond_is_active_slave(slave)) {
-			res = bond_dev_queue_xmit(bond, skb, slave->dev);
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-
-	if (res) {
-		/* no suitable interface, frame not sent */
-		kfree_skb(skb);
-	}
+	bond_xmit_slave_id(bond, skb,
+			   bond->xmit_hash_policy(skb, bond->slave_cnt));
 
 	return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }

@@ -394,10 +394,20 @@ static inline __be32 bond_confirm_addr(struct net_device *dev, __be32 dst, __be3
 	return addr;
 }
 
+static inline bool slave_can_tx(struct slave *slave)
+{
+	if (IS_UP(slave->dev) && slave->link == BOND_LINK_UP &&
+	    bond_is_active_slave(slave))
+		return true;
+	else
+		return false;
+}
+
 struct bond_net;
 
 struct vlan_entry *bond_next_vlan(struct bonding *bond, struct vlan_entry *curr);
 int bond_dev_queue_xmit(struct bonding *bond, struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *slave_dev);
+void bond_xmit_slave_id(struct bonding *bond, struct sk_buff *skb, int slave_id);
 int bond_create(struct net *net, const char *name);
 int bond_create_sysfs(struct bond_net *net);
 void bond_destroy_sysfs(struct bond_net *net);