diff --git a/Documentation/networking/bonding.txt b/Documentation/networking/bonding.txt
index 6b1c711..834c919 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/bonding.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/bonding.txt
@@ -752,12 +752,23 @@ xmit_hash_policy
 		protocol information to generate the hash.
 
 		Uses XOR of hardware MAC addresses and IP addresses to
-		generate the hash.  The formula is
+		generate the hash.  The IPv4 formula is
 
 		(((source IP XOR dest IP) AND 0xffff) XOR
 			( source MAC XOR destination MAC ))
 				modulo slave count
 
+		The IPv6 formula is
+
+		hash =
+			(source ip quad 2 XOR dest IP quad 2) XOR
+			(source ip quad 3 XOR dest IP quad 3) XOR
+			(source ip quad 4 XOR dest IP quad 4)
+
+		(((hash >> 24) XOR (hash >> 16) XOR (hash >> 8) XOR hash)
+			XOR (source MAC XOR destination MAC))
+				modulo slave count
+
 		This algorithm will place all traffic to a particular
 		network peer on the same slave.  For non-IP traffic,
 		the formula is the same as for the layer2 transmit
@@ -778,19 +789,30 @@ xmit_hash_policy
 		slaves, although a single connection will not span
 		multiple slaves.
 
-		The formula for unfragmented TCP and UDP packets is
+		The formula for unfragmented IPv4 TCP and UDP packets is
 
 		((source port XOR dest port) XOR
 			 ((source IP XOR dest IP) AND 0xffff)
 				modulo slave count
 
-		For fragmented TCP or UDP packets and all other IP
-		protocol traffic, the source and destination port
+		The formula for unfragmented IPv6 TCP and UDP packets is
+
+		hash =
+			(source ip quad 2 XOR dest IP quad 2) XOR
+			(source ip quad 3 XOR dest IP quad 3) XOR
+			(source ip quad 4 XOR dest IP quad 4)
+
+		((source port XOR dest port) XOR
+			(hash >> 24) XOR (hash >> 16) XOR (hash >> 8) XOR hash)
+				modulo slave count
+
+		For fragmented TCP or UDP packets and all other IPv4 and
+		IPv6 protocol traffic, the source and destination port
 		information is omitted.  For non-IP traffic, the
 		formula is the same as for the layer2 transmit hash
 		policy.
 
-		This policy is intended to mimic the behavior of
+		The IPv4 policy is intended to mimic the behavior of
 		certain switches, notably Cisco switches with PFC2 as
 		well as some Foundry and IBM products.
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
index d95fbc3..4dfe7e3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
@@ -3354,56 +3354,99 @@ static struct notifier_block bond_netdev_notifier = {
 /*---------------------------- Hashing Policies -----------------------------*/
 
 /*
+ * Hash for the output device based upon layer 2 data
+ */
+static int bond_xmit_hash_policy_l2(struct sk_buff *skb, int count)
+{
+	struct ethhdr *data = (struct ethhdr *)skb->data;
+
+	if (skb_headlen(skb) >= offsetof(struct ethhdr, h_proto))
+		return (data->h_dest[5] ^ data->h_source[5]) % count;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
  * Hash for the output device based upon layer 2 and layer 3 data. If
- * the packet is not IP mimic bond_xmit_hash_policy_l2()
+ * the packet is not IP, fall back on bond_xmit_hash_policy_l2()
  */
 static int bond_xmit_hash_policy_l23(struct sk_buff *skb, int count)
 {
 	struct ethhdr *data = (struct ethhdr *)skb->data;
-	struct iphdr *iph = ip_hdr(skb);
-
-	if (skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_IP)) {
+	struct iphdr *iph;
+	struct ipv6hdr *ipv6h;
+	u32 v6hash;
+	__be32 *s, *d;
+
+	if (skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_IP) &&
+		skb_network_header_len(skb) >= sizeof(struct iphdr)) {
+		iph = ip_hdr(skb);
 		return ((ntohl(iph->saddr ^ iph->daddr) & 0xffff) ^
 			(data->h_dest[5] ^ data->h_source[5])) % count;
+	} else if (skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_IPV6) &&
+		skb_network_header_len(skb) >= sizeof(struct ipv6hdr)) {
+		ipv6h = ipv6_hdr(skb);
+		s = &ipv6h->saddr.s6_addr32[0];
+		d = &ipv6h->daddr.s6_addr32[0];
+		v6hash = (s[1] ^ d[1]) ^ (s[2] ^ d[2]) ^ (s[3] ^ d[3]);
+		v6hash ^= (v6hash >> 24) ^ (v6hash >> 16) ^ (v6hash >> 8);
+		return (v6hash ^ data->h_dest[5] ^ data->h_source[5]) % count;
 	}
 
-	return (data->h_dest[5] ^ data->h_source[5]) % count;
+	return bond_xmit_hash_policy_l2(skb, count);
 }
 
 /*
  * Hash for the output device based upon layer 3 and layer 4 data. If
  * the packet is a frag or not TCP or UDP, just use layer 3 data.  If it is
- * altogether not IP, mimic bond_xmit_hash_policy_l2()
+ * altogether not IP, fall back on bond_xmit_hash_policy_l2()
  */
 static int bond_xmit_hash_policy_l34(struct sk_buff *skb, int count)
 {
-	struct ethhdr *data = (struct ethhdr *)skb->data;
-	struct iphdr *iph = ip_hdr(skb);
-	__be16 *layer4hdr = (__be16 *)((u32 *)iph + iph->ihl);
-	int layer4_xor = 0;
+	u32 layer4_xor = 0;
+	struct iphdr *iph;
+	struct ipv6hdr *ipv6h;
+	__be32 *s, *d;
+	__be16 *layer4hdr;
 
 	if (skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_IP)) {
+		iph = ip_hdr(skb);
 		if (!ip_is_fragment(iph) &&
 		    (iph->protocol == IPPROTO_TCP ||
 		     iph->protocol == IPPROTO_UDP)) {
+			if (iph->ihl * sizeof(u32) + sizeof(__be16) * 2 >
+			    skb_headlen(skb) - skb_network_offset(skb))
+				goto short_header;
+			layer4hdr = (__be16 *)((u32 *)iph + iph->ihl);
 			layer4_xor = ntohs((*layer4hdr ^ *(layer4hdr + 1)));
+		} else if (skb_network_header_len(skb) < sizeof(struct iphdr)) {
+			goto short_header;
 		}
 		return (layer4_xor ^
 			((ntohl(iph->saddr ^ iph->daddr)) & 0xffff)) % count;
-
+	} else if (skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_IPV6)) {
+		ipv6h = ipv6_hdr(skb);
+		if (ipv6h->nexthdr == IPPROTO_TCP ||
+		    ipv6h->nexthdr == IPPROTO_UDP) {
+			layer4hdr = (__be16 *)(ipv6h + 1);
+			if (sizeof(struct ipv6hdr) + sizeof(__be16) * 2 >
+				skb_headlen(skb) - skb_network_offset(skb))
+				goto short_header;
+			layer4_xor = (*layer4hdr ^ *(layer4hdr + 1));
+		} else if (skb_network_header_len(skb) <
+			   sizeof(struct ipv6hdr)) {
+			goto short_header;
+		}
+		s = &ipv6h->saddr.s6_addr32[0];
+		d = &ipv6h->daddr.s6_addr32[0];
+		layer4_xor ^= (s[1] ^ d[1]) ^ (s[2] ^ d[2]) ^ (s[3] ^ d[3]);
+		layer4_xor ^= (layer4_xor >> 24) ^ (layer4_xor >> 16) ^
+			       (layer4_xor >> 8);
+		return layer4_xor % count;
 	}
 
-	return (data->h_dest[5] ^ data->h_source[5]) % count;
-}
-
-/*
- * Hash for the output device based upon layer 2 data
- */
-static int bond_xmit_hash_policy_l2(struct sk_buff *skb, int count)
-{
-	struct ethhdr *data = (struct ethhdr *)skb->data;
-
-	return (data->h_dest[5] ^ data->h_source[5]) % count;
+short_header:
+	return bond_xmit_hash_policy_l2(skb, count);
 }
 
 /*-------------------------- Device entry points ----------------------------*/
