diff --git a/net/core/netpoll.c b/net/core/netpoll.c
index a58f59b..94825b1 100644
--- a/net/core/netpoll.c
+++ b/net/core/netpoll.c
@@ -179,9 +179,8 @@
 	}
 }
 
-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 @@
 	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 @@
 	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 @@
 		     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 @@
 		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 @@
 			}
 
 			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 @@
 				/* 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 @@
 		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_setup);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(netpoll_cleanup);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(netpoll_send_udp);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(netpoll_poll_dev);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(netpoll_poll);