}
 
 static int tcmu_netlink_event(enum tcmu_genl_cmd cmd, const char *name,
-                             int minor, int type)
+                             int minor, int reconfig_attr,
+                             const void *reconfig_data)
 {
        struct sk_buff *skb;
        void *msg_header;
        if (ret < 0)
                goto free_skb;
 
-       ret = nla_put_u32(skb, TCMU_ATTR_TYPE, type);
-       if (ret < 0)
-               goto free_skb;
+       if (cmd == TCMU_CMD_RECONFIG_DEVICE) {
+               switch (reconfig_attr) {
+               case TCMU_ATTR_DEV_CFG:
+                       ret = nla_put_string(skb, reconfig_attr, reconfig_data);
+                       break;
+               case TCMU_ATTR_DEV_SIZE:
+                       ret = nla_put_u64_64bit(skb, reconfig_attr,
+                                               *((u64 *)reconfig_data),
+                                               TCMU_ATTR_PAD);
+                       break;
+               case TCMU_ATTR_WRITECACHE:
+                       ret = nla_put_u8(skb, reconfig_attr,
+                                         *((u8 *)reconfig_data));
+                       break;
+               default:
+                       BUG();
+               }
+
+               if (ret < 0)
+                       goto free_skb;
+       }
 
        genlmsg_end(skb, msg_header);
 
        kref_get(&udev->kref);
 
        ret = tcmu_netlink_event(TCMU_CMD_ADDED_DEVICE, udev->uio_info.name,
-                                udev->uio_info.uio_dev->minor, NO_RECONFIG);
+                                udev->uio_info.uio_dev->minor, 0, NULL);
        if (ret)
                goto err_netlink;
 
 
        if (tcmu_dev_configured(udev)) {
                tcmu_netlink_event(TCMU_CMD_REMOVED_DEVICE, udev->uio_info.name,
-                                  udev->uio_info.uio_dev->minor, NO_RECONFIG);
+                                  udev->uio_info.uio_dev->minor, 0, NULL);
 
                uio_unregister_device(&udev->uio_info);
        }
 }
 CONFIGFS_ATTR(tcmu_, cmd_time_out);
 
-static ssize_t tcmu_dev_path_show(struct config_item *item, char *page)
+static ssize_t tcmu_dev_config_show(struct config_item *item, char *page)
 {
        struct se_dev_attrib *da = container_of(to_config_group(item),
                                                struct se_dev_attrib, da_group);
        return snprintf(page, PAGE_SIZE, "%s\n", udev->dev_config);
 }
 
-static ssize_t tcmu_dev_path_store(struct config_item *item, const char *page,
-                                  size_t count)
+static ssize_t tcmu_dev_config_store(struct config_item *item, const char *page,
+                                    size_t count)
 {
        struct se_dev_attrib *da = container_of(to_config_group(item),
                                                struct se_dev_attrib, da_group);
        struct tcmu_dev *udev = TCMU_DEV(da->da_dev);
-       char *copy = NULL;
-       int ret;
+       int ret, len;
 
-       copy = kstrdup(page, GFP_KERNEL);
-       if (!copy) {
-               kfree(copy);
+       len = strlen(page);
+       if (!len || len > TCMU_CONFIG_LEN - 1)
                return -EINVAL;
-       }
-       strlcpy(udev->dev_config, copy, TCMU_CONFIG_LEN);
 
        /* Check if device has been configured before */
        if (tcmu_dev_configured(udev)) {
                ret = tcmu_netlink_event(TCMU_CMD_RECONFIG_DEVICE,
                                         udev->uio_info.name,
                                         udev->uio_info.uio_dev->minor,
-                                        CONFIG_PATH);
+                                        TCMU_ATTR_DEV_CFG, page);
                if (ret) {
                        pr_err("Unable to reconfigure device\n");
                        return ret;
                }
        }
+       strlcpy(udev->dev_config, page, TCMU_CONFIG_LEN);
 
        return count;
 }
-CONFIGFS_ATTR(tcmu_, dev_path);
+CONFIGFS_ATTR(tcmu_, dev_config);
 
 static ssize_t tcmu_dev_size_show(struct config_item *item, char *page)
 {
        struct se_dev_attrib *da = container_of(to_config_group(item),
                                                struct se_dev_attrib, da_group);
        struct tcmu_dev *udev = TCMU_DEV(da->da_dev);
-       unsigned long val;
+       u64 val;
        int ret;
 
-       ret = kstrtoul(page, 0, &val);
+       ret = kstrtou64(page, 0, &val);
        if (ret < 0)
                return ret;
-       udev->dev_size = val;
 
        /* Check if device has been configured before */
        if (tcmu_dev_configured(udev)) {
                ret = tcmu_netlink_event(TCMU_CMD_RECONFIG_DEVICE,
                                         udev->uio_info.name,
                                         udev->uio_info.uio_dev->minor,
-                                        CONFIG_SIZE);
+                                        TCMU_ATTR_DEV_SIZE, &val);
                if (ret) {
                        pr_err("Unable to reconfigure device\n");
                        return ret;
                }
        }
-
+       udev->dev_size = val;
        return count;
 }
 CONFIGFS_ATTR(tcmu_, dev_size);
        struct se_dev_attrib *da = container_of(to_config_group(item),
                                        struct se_dev_attrib, da_group);
        struct tcmu_dev *udev = TCMU_DEV(da->da_dev);
-       int val;
+       u8 val;
        int ret;
 
-       ret = kstrtouint(page, 0, &val);
+       ret = kstrtou8(page, 0, &val);
        if (ret < 0)
                return ret;
 
-       da->emulate_write_cache = val;
-
        /* Check if device has been configured before */
        if (tcmu_dev_configured(udev)) {
                ret = tcmu_netlink_event(TCMU_CMD_RECONFIG_DEVICE,
                                         udev->uio_info.name,
                                         udev->uio_info.uio_dev->minor,
-                                        CONFIG_WRITECACHE);
+                                        TCMU_ATTR_WRITECACHE, &val);
                if (ret) {
                        pr_err("Unable to reconfigure device\n");
                        return ret;
                }
        }
+
+       da->emulate_write_cache = val;
        return count;
 }
 CONFIGFS_ATTR(tcmu_, emulate_write_cache);
 
 static struct configfs_attribute *tcmu_attrib_attrs[] = {
        &tcmu_attr_cmd_time_out,
-       &tcmu_attr_dev_path,
+       &tcmu_attr_dev_config,
        &tcmu_attr_dev_size,
        &tcmu_attr_emulate_write_cache,
        NULL,