diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib.h b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib.h
index 381f51b..8956f6f 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib.h
@@ -520,6 +520,9 @@ int __ipoib_vlan_add(struct ipoib_dev_priv *ppriv, struct ipoib_dev_priv *priv,
 int  __init ipoib_netlink_init(void);
 void __exit ipoib_netlink_fini(void);
 
+void ipoib_set_umcast(struct net_device *ndev, int umcast_val);
+int  ipoib_set_mode(struct net_device *dev, const char *buf);
+
 void ipoib_setup(struct net_device *dev);
 
 void ipoib_pkey_poll(struct work_struct *work);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_cm.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_cm.c
index 24683fd..ef6d5a3 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_cm.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_cm.c
@@ -1448,15 +1448,10 @@ static ssize_t show_mode(struct device *d, struct device_attribute *attr,
 		return sprintf(buf, "datagram\n");
 }
 
-static ssize_t set_mode(struct device *d, struct device_attribute *attr,
-			const char *buf, size_t count)
+int ipoib_set_mode(struct net_device *dev, const char *buf)
 {
-	struct net_device *dev = to_net_dev(d);
 	struct ipoib_dev_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 
-	if (!rtnl_trylock())
-		return restart_syscall();
-
 	/* flush paths if we switch modes so that connections are restarted */
 	if (IPOIB_CM_SUPPORTED(dev->dev_addr) && !strcmp(buf, "connected\n")) {
 		set_bit(IPOIB_FLAG_ADMIN_CM, &priv->flags);
@@ -1467,7 +1462,8 @@ static ssize_t set_mode(struct device *d, struct device_attribute *attr,
 		priv->tx_wr.send_flags &= ~IB_SEND_IP_CSUM;
 
 		ipoib_flush_paths(dev);
-		return count;
+		rtnl_lock();
+		return 0;
 	}
 
 	if (!strcmp(buf, "datagram\n")) {
@@ -1476,14 +1472,32 @@ static ssize_t set_mode(struct device *d, struct device_attribute *attr,
 		dev_set_mtu(dev, min(priv->mcast_mtu, dev->mtu));
 		rtnl_unlock();
 		ipoib_flush_paths(dev);
-
-		return count;
+		rtnl_lock();
+		return 0;
 	}
-	rtnl_unlock();
 
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
+static ssize_t set_mode(struct device *d, struct device_attribute *attr,
+			const char *buf, size_t count)
+{
+	struct net_device *dev = to_net_dev(d);
+	int ret;
+
+	if (!rtnl_trylock())
+		return restart_syscall();
+
+	ret = ipoib_set_mode(dev, buf);
+	
+	rtnl_unlock();
+
+	if (!ret)
+		return count;
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static DEVICE_ATTR(mode, S_IWUSR | S_IRUGO, show_mode, set_mode);
 
 int ipoib_cm_add_mode_attr(struct net_device *dev)
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
index b3e9709..6c5c771 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
@@ -1386,12 +1386,9 @@ static ssize_t show_umcast(struct device *dev,
 	return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", test_bit(IPOIB_FLAG_UMCAST, &priv->flags));
 }
 
-static ssize_t set_umcast(struct device *dev,
-			  struct device_attribute *attr,
-			  const char *buf, size_t count)
+void ipoib_set_umcast(struct net_device *ndev, int umcast_val)
 {
-	struct ipoib_dev_priv *priv = netdev_priv(to_net_dev(dev));
-	unsigned long umcast_val = simple_strtoul(buf, NULL, 0);
+	struct ipoib_dev_priv *priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
 
 	if (umcast_val > 0) {
 		set_bit(IPOIB_FLAG_UMCAST, &priv->flags);
@@ -1399,6 +1396,15 @@ static ssize_t set_umcast(struct device *dev,
 				"by userspace\n");
 	} else
 		clear_bit(IPOIB_FLAG_UMCAST, &priv->flags);
+}
+
+static ssize_t set_umcast(struct device *dev,
+			  struct device_attribute *attr,
+			  const char *buf, size_t count)
+{
+	unsigned long umcast_val = simple_strtoul(buf, NULL, 0);
+	
+	ipoib_set_umcast(to_net_dev(dev), umcast_val);
 
 	return count;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_netlink.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_netlink.c
index a7dc5ea..42f6756 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_netlink.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_netlink.c
@@ -37,8 +37,60 @@
 
 static const struct nla_policy ipoib_policy[IFLA_IPOIB_MAX + 1] = {
 	[IFLA_IPOIB_PKEY]	= { .type = NLA_U16 },
+	[IFLA_IPOIB_MODE]	= { .type = NLA_U16 },
+	[IFLA_IPOIB_UMCAST]	= { .type = NLA_U16 },
 };
 
+static int ipoib_fill_info(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	struct ipoib_dev_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
+	u16 val;
+
+	if (nla_put_u16(skb, IFLA_IPOIB_PKEY, priv->pkey))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+
+	val = test_bit(IPOIB_FLAG_ADMIN_CM, &priv->flags);
+	if (nla_put_u16(skb, IFLA_IPOIB_MODE, val))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+
+	val = test_bit(IPOIB_FLAG_UMCAST, &priv->flags);
+	if (nla_put_u16(skb, IFLA_IPOIB_UMCAST, val))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+
+	return 0;
+
+nla_put_failure:
+	return -EMSGSIZE;
+}
+
+static int ipoib_changelink(struct net_device *dev,
+			    struct nlattr *tb[], struct nlattr *data[])
+{
+	u16 mode, umcast;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	if (data[IFLA_IPOIB_MODE]) {
+		mode  = nla_get_u16(data[IFLA_IPOIB_MODE]);
+		if (mode == IPOIB_MODE_DATAGRAM)
+			ret = ipoib_set_mode(dev, "datagram\n");
+		else if (mode == IPOIB_MODE_CONNECTED)
+			ret = ipoib_set_mode(dev, "connected\n");
+		else 
+			ret = -EINVAL;
+
+		if (ret < 0)
+			goto out_err;
+	}
+
+	if (data[IFLA_IPOIB_UMCAST]) { 
+		umcast = nla_get_u16(data[IFLA_IPOIB_UMCAST]);
+		ipoib_set_umcast(dev, umcast);
+	}
+	
+out_err:
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static int ipoib_new_child_link(struct net *src_net, struct net_device *dev,
 			       struct nlattr *tb[], struct nlattr *data[])
 {
@@ -69,6 +121,8 @@ static int ipoib_new_child_link(struct net *src_net, struct net_device *dev,
 
 	err = __ipoib_vlan_add(ppriv, netdev_priv(dev), child_pkey, IPOIB_RTNL_CHILD);
 
+	if (!err && data)
+		err = ipoib_changelink(dev, tb, data);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -87,7 +141,9 @@ static void ipoib_unregister_child_dev(struct net_device *dev, struct list_head
 
 static size_t ipoib_get_size(const struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	return nla_total_size(2);	/* IFLA_IPOIB_PKEY */
+	return nla_total_size(2) +	/* IFLA_IPOIB_PKEY   */
+		nla_total_size(2) +	/* IFLA_IPOIB_MODE   */
+		nla_total_size(2);	/* IFLA_IPOIB_UMCAST */
 }
 
 static struct rtnl_link_ops ipoib_link_ops __read_mostly = {
@@ -97,8 +153,10 @@ static struct rtnl_link_ops ipoib_link_ops __read_mostly = {
 	.priv_size	= sizeof(struct ipoib_dev_priv),
 	.setup		= ipoib_setup,
 	.newlink	= ipoib_new_child_link,
+	.changelink	= ipoib_changelink,
 	.dellink	= ipoib_unregister_child_dev,
 	.get_size	= ipoib_get_size,
+	.fill_info	= ipoib_fill_info,
 };
 
 int __init ipoib_netlink_init(void)
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_vlan.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_vlan.c
index 238bbf9..8292554 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_vlan.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_vlan.c
@@ -88,17 +88,21 @@ int __ipoib_vlan_add(struct ipoib_dev_priv *ppriv, struct ipoib_dev_priv *priv,
 
 	ipoib_create_debug_files(priv->dev);
 
-	if (ipoib_cm_add_mode_attr(priv->dev))
-		goto sysfs_failed;
-	if (ipoib_add_pkey_attr(priv->dev))
-		goto sysfs_failed;
-	if (ipoib_add_umcast_attr(priv->dev))
-		goto sysfs_failed;
-
-	if (device_create_file(&priv->dev->dev, &dev_attr_parent))
-		goto sysfs_failed;
+	/* RTNL childs don't need proprietary sysfs entries */
+	if (type == IPOIB_LEGACY_CHILD) {
+		if (ipoib_cm_add_mode_attr(priv->dev))
+			goto sysfs_failed;
+		if (ipoib_add_pkey_attr(priv->dev))
+			goto sysfs_failed;
+		if (ipoib_add_umcast_attr(priv->dev))
+			goto sysfs_failed;
+
+		if (device_create_file(&priv->dev->dev, &dev_attr_parent))
+			goto sysfs_failed;
+	}
 
-	priv->child_type = type;
+	priv->child_type  = type;
+	priv->dev->iflink = ppriv->dev->ifindex;
 	list_add_tail(&priv->list, &ppriv->child_intfs);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/include/linux/if_link.h b/include/linux/if_link.h
index 24c0dd0..4491177 100644
--- a/include/linux/if_link.h
+++ b/include/linux/if_link.h
@@ -404,9 +404,16 @@ struct ifla_port_vsi {
 enum {
 	IFLA_IPOIB_UNSPEC,
 	IFLA_IPOIB_PKEY,
+	IFLA_IPOIB_MODE,
+	IFLA_IPOIB_UMCAST,
 	__IFLA_IPOIB_MAX
 };
 
+enum {
+	IPOIB_MODE_DATAGRAM  = 0, /* using unreliable datagram QPs */
+	IPOIB_MODE_CONNECTED = 1, /* using connected QPs */
+};
+
 #define IFLA_IPOIB_MAX (__IFLA_IPOIB_MAX - 1)
 
 #endif /* _LINUX_IF_LINK_H */
