diff --git a/drivers/net/netconsole.c b/drivers/net/netconsole.c
index a361dea35574..ca142c47b2e4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netconsole.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netconsole.c
@@ -665,7 +665,8 @@ static int netconsole_netdev_event(struct notifier_block *this,
 	struct netconsole_target *nt;
 	struct net_device *dev = ptr;
 
-	if (!(event == NETDEV_CHANGENAME || event == NETDEV_UNREGISTER))
+	if (!(event == NETDEV_CHANGENAME || event == NETDEV_UNREGISTER ||
+	      event == NETDEV_BONDING_DESLAVE || event == NETDEV_GOING_DOWN))
 		goto done;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&target_list_lock, flags);
@@ -677,19 +678,21 @@ static int netconsole_netdev_event(struct notifier_block *this,
 				strlcpy(nt->np.dev_name, dev->name, IFNAMSIZ);
 				break;
 			case NETDEV_UNREGISTER:
-				if (!nt->enabled)
-					break;
 				netpoll_cleanup(&nt->np);
+				/* Fall through */
+			case NETDEV_GOING_DOWN:
+			case NETDEV_BONDING_DESLAVE:
 				nt->enabled = 0;
-				printk(KERN_INFO "netconsole: network logging stopped"
-					", interface %s unregistered\n",
-					dev->name);
 				break;
 			}
 		}
 		netconsole_target_put(nt);
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&target_list_lock, flags);
+	if (event == NETDEV_UNREGISTER || event == NETDEV_BONDING_DESLAVE)
+		printk(KERN_INFO "netconsole: network logging stopped, "
+			"interface %s %s\n",  dev->name,
+			event == NETDEV_UNREGISTER ? "unregistered" : "released slaves");
 
 done:
 	return NOTIFY_DONE;
diff --git a/include/linux/if.h b/include/linux/if.h
index 3a9f410a296b..be350e62a905 100644
--- a/include/linux/if.h
+++ b/include/linux/if.h
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@
 					 * release skb->dst
 					 */
 #define IFF_DONT_BRIDGE 0x800		/* disallow bridging this ether dev */
+#define IFF_IN_NETPOLL	0x1000		/* whether we are processing netpoll */
+#define IFF_DISABLE_NETPOLL	0x2000	/* disable netpoll at run-time */
 
 #define IF_GET_IFACE	0x0001		/* for querying only */
 #define IF_GET_PROTO	0x0002
diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index 98112fbddefd..69022d47d6f2 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -724,6 +724,7 @@ struct net_device_ops {
 						        unsigned short vid);
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_POLL_CONTROLLER
 	void                    (*ndo_poll_controller)(struct net_device *dev);
+	void			(*ndo_netpoll_cleanup)(struct net_device *dev);
 #endif
 	int			(*ndo_set_vf_mac)(struct net_device *dev,
 						  int queue, u8 *mac);
diff --git a/include/linux/netpoll.h b/include/linux/netpoll.h
index a765ea898549..017e604d05f8 100644
--- a/include/linux/netpoll.h
+++ b/include/linux/netpoll.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 struct netpoll {
 	struct net_device *dev;
+	struct net_device *real_dev;
 	char dev_name[IFNAMSIZ];
 	const char *name;
 	void (*rx_hook)(struct netpoll *, int, char *, int);
@@ -36,8 +37,11 @@ struct netpoll_info {
 	struct sk_buff_head txq;
 
 	struct delayed_work tx_work;
+
+	struct netpoll *netpoll;
 };
 
+void netpoll_poll_dev(struct net_device *dev);
 void netpoll_poll(struct netpoll *np);
 void netpoll_send_udp(struct netpoll *np, const char *msg, int len);
 void netpoll_print_options(struct netpoll *np);
@@ -47,6 +51,7 @@ int netpoll_trap(void);
 void netpoll_set_trap(int trap);
 void netpoll_cleanup(struct netpoll *np);
 int __netpoll_rx(struct sk_buff *skb);
+void netpoll_send_skb(struct netpoll *np, struct sk_buff *skb);
 
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NETPOLL
diff --git a/include/linux/notifier.h b/include/linux/notifier.h
index 9c5d3fad01f3..7c3609622334 100644
--- a/include/linux/notifier.h
+++ b/include/linux/notifier.h
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ static inline int notifier_to_errno(int ret)
 #define NETDEV_POST_TYPE_CHANGE	0x000F
 #define NETDEV_POST_INIT	0x0010
 #define NETDEV_UNREGISTER_BATCH 0x0011
+#define NETDEV_BONDING_DESLAVE  0x0012
 
 #define SYS_DOWN	0x0001	/* Notify of system down */
 #define SYS_RESTART	SYS_DOWN
diff --git a/net/core/netpoll.c b/net/core/netpoll.c
index a58f59b97597..94825b109551 100644
--- a/net/core/netpoll.c
+++ b/net/core/netpoll.c
@@ -179,9 +179,8 @@ static void service_arp_queue(struct netpoll_info *npi)
 	}
 }
 
-void netpoll_poll(struct netpoll *np)
+void netpoll_poll_dev(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	struct net_device *dev = np->dev;
 	const struct net_device_ops *ops;
 
 	if (!dev || !netif_running(dev))
@@ -201,6 +200,11 @@ void netpoll_poll(struct netpoll *np)
 	zap_completion_queue();
 }
 
+void netpoll_poll(struct netpoll *np)
+{
+	netpoll_poll_dev(np->dev);
+}
+
 static void refill_skbs(void)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
@@ -282,7 +286,7 @@ static int netpoll_owner_active(struct net_device *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void netpoll_send_skb(struct netpoll *np, struct sk_buff *skb)
+void netpoll_send_skb(struct netpoll *np, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	int status = NETDEV_TX_BUSY;
 	unsigned long tries;
@@ -308,7 +312,9 @@ static void netpoll_send_skb(struct netpoll *np, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		     tries > 0; --tries) {
 			if (__netif_tx_trylock(txq)) {
 				if (!netif_tx_queue_stopped(txq)) {
+					dev->priv_flags |= IFF_IN_NETPOLL;
 					status = ops->ndo_start_xmit(skb, dev);
+					dev->priv_flags &= ~IFF_IN_NETPOLL;
 					if (status == NETDEV_TX_OK)
 						txq_trans_update(txq);
 				}
@@ -756,7 +762,10 @@ int netpoll_setup(struct netpoll *np)
 		atomic_inc(&npinfo->refcnt);
 	}
 
-	if (!ndev->netdev_ops->ndo_poll_controller) {
+	npinfo->netpoll = np;
+
+	if ((ndev->priv_flags & IFF_DISABLE_NETPOLL) ||
+	    !ndev->netdev_ops->ndo_poll_controller) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: %s doesn't support polling, aborting.\n",
 		       np->name, np->dev_name);
 		err = -ENOTSUPP;
@@ -878,6 +887,7 @@ void netpoll_cleanup(struct netpoll *np)
 			}
 
 			if (atomic_dec_and_test(&npinfo->refcnt)) {
+				const struct net_device_ops *ops;
 				skb_queue_purge(&npinfo->arp_tx);
 				skb_queue_purge(&npinfo->txq);
 				cancel_rearming_delayed_work(&npinfo->tx_work);
@@ -885,7 +895,11 @@ void netpoll_cleanup(struct netpoll *np)
 				/* clean after last, unfinished work */
 				__skb_queue_purge(&npinfo->txq);
 				kfree(npinfo);
-				np->dev->npinfo = NULL;
+				ops = np->dev->netdev_ops;
+				if (ops->ndo_netpoll_cleanup)
+					ops->ndo_netpoll_cleanup(np->dev);
+				else
+					np->dev->npinfo = NULL;
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -908,6 +922,7 @@ void netpoll_set_trap(int trap)
 		atomic_dec(&trapped);
 }
 
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(netpoll_send_skb);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(netpoll_set_trap);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(netpoll_trap);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(netpoll_print_options);
@@ -915,4 +930,5 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(netpoll_parse_options);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(netpoll_setup);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(netpoll_cleanup);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(netpoll_send_udp);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(netpoll_poll_dev);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(netpoll_poll);