ignore_updelay = !rcu_dereference(bond->curr_active_slave);
 
        bond_for_each_slave_rcu(bond, slave, iter) {
-               slave->new_link = BOND_LINK_NOCHANGE;
-               slave->link_new_state = slave->link;
+               bond_propose_link_state(slave, BOND_LINK_NOCHANGE);
 
                link_state = bond_check_dev_link(bond, slave->dev, 0);
 
                        }
 
                        if (slave->delay <= 0) {
-                               slave->new_link = BOND_LINK_DOWN;
+                               bond_propose_link_state(slave, BOND_LINK_DOWN);
                                commit++;
                                continue;
                        }
                                slave->delay = 0;
 
                        if (slave->delay <= 0) {
-                               slave->new_link = BOND_LINK_UP;
+                               bond_propose_link_state(slave, BOND_LINK_UP);
                                commit++;
                                ignore_updelay = false;
                                continue;
        struct slave *slave, *primary;
 
        bond_for_each_slave(bond, slave, iter) {
-               switch (slave->new_link) {
+               switch (slave->link_new_state) {
                case BOND_LINK_NOCHANGE:
                        /* For 802.3ad mode, check current slave speed and
                         * duplex again in case its port was disabled after
 
                default:
                        slave_err(bond->dev, slave->dev, "invalid new link %d on slave\n",
-                                 slave->new_link);
-                       slave->new_link = BOND_LINK_NOCHANGE;
+                                 slave->link_new_state);
+                       bond_propose_link_state(slave, BOND_LINK_NOCHANGE);
 
                        continue;
                }
        bond_for_each_slave_rcu(bond, slave, iter) {
                unsigned long trans_start = dev_trans_start(slave->dev);
 
-               slave->new_link = BOND_LINK_NOCHANGE;
+               bond_propose_link_state(slave, BOND_LINK_NOCHANGE);
 
                if (slave->link != BOND_LINK_UP) {
                        if (bond_time_in_interval(bond, trans_start, 1) &&
                            bond_time_in_interval(bond, slave->last_rx, 1)) {
 
-                               slave->new_link = BOND_LINK_UP;
+                               bond_propose_link_state(slave, BOND_LINK_UP);
                                slave_state_changed = 1;
 
                                /* primary_slave has no meaning in round-robin
                        if (!bond_time_in_interval(bond, trans_start, 2) ||
                            !bond_time_in_interval(bond, slave->last_rx, 2)) {
 
-                               slave->new_link = BOND_LINK_DOWN;
+                               bond_propose_link_state(slave, BOND_LINK_DOWN);
                                slave_state_changed = 1;
 
                                if (slave->link_failure_count < UINT_MAX)
                        goto re_arm;
 
                bond_for_each_slave(bond, slave, iter) {
-                       if (slave->new_link != BOND_LINK_NOCHANGE)
-                               slave->link = slave->new_link;
+                       if (slave->link_new_state != BOND_LINK_NOCHANGE)
+                               slave->link = slave->link_new_state;
                }
 
                if (slave_state_changed) {
 }
 
 /* Called to inspect slaves for active-backup mode ARP monitor link state
- * changes.  Sets new_link in slaves to specify what action should take
- * place for the slave.  Returns 0 if no changes are found, >0 if changes
- * to link states must be committed.
+ * changes.  Sets proposed link state in slaves to specify what action
+ * should take place for the slave.  Returns 0 if no changes are found, >0
+ * if changes to link states must be committed.
  *
  * Called with rcu_read_lock held.
  */
        int commit = 0;
 
        bond_for_each_slave_rcu(bond, slave, iter) {
-               slave->new_link = BOND_LINK_NOCHANGE;
+               bond_propose_link_state(slave, BOND_LINK_NOCHANGE);
                last_rx = slave_last_rx(bond, slave);
 
                if (slave->link != BOND_LINK_UP) {
                        if (bond_time_in_interval(bond, last_rx, 1)) {
-                               slave->new_link = BOND_LINK_UP;
+                               bond_propose_link_state(slave, BOND_LINK_UP);
                                commit++;
                        }
                        continue;
                if (!bond_is_active_slave(slave) &&
                    !rcu_access_pointer(bond->current_arp_slave) &&
                    !bond_time_in_interval(bond, last_rx, 3)) {
-                       slave->new_link = BOND_LINK_DOWN;
+                       bond_propose_link_state(slave, BOND_LINK_DOWN);
                        commit++;
                }
 
                if (bond_is_active_slave(slave) &&
                    (!bond_time_in_interval(bond, trans_start, 2) ||
                     !bond_time_in_interval(bond, last_rx, 2))) {
-                       slave->new_link = BOND_LINK_DOWN;
+                       bond_propose_link_state(slave, BOND_LINK_DOWN);
                        commit++;
                }
        }
        struct slave *slave;
 
        bond_for_each_slave(bond, slave, iter) {
-               switch (slave->new_link) {
+               switch (slave->link_new_state) {
                case BOND_LINK_NOCHANGE:
                        continue;
 
                        continue;
 
                default:
-                       slave_err(bond->dev, slave->dev, "impossible: new_link %d on slave\n",
-                                 slave->new_link);
+                       slave_err(bond->dev, slave->dev,
+                                 "impossible: link_new_state %d on slave\n",
+                                 slave->link_new_state);
                        continue;
                }