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diff --git a/net/core/net-sysfs.c b/net/core/net-sysfs.c
index 4cbb1290a6..5c19b0646d 100644
--- a/net/core/net-sysfs.c
+++ b/net/core/net-sysfs.c
@@ -352,8 +352,8 @@ static ssize_t wireless_show(struct device *d, char *buf,
 
 	read_lock(&dev_base_lock);
 	if (dev_isalive(dev)) {
-		if(dev->wireless_handlers &&
-		   dev->wireless_handlers->get_wireless_stats)
+		if (dev->wireless_handlers &&
+		    dev->wireless_handlers->get_wireless_stats)
 			iw = dev->wireless_handlers->get_wireless_stats(dev);
 		if (iw != NULL)
 			ret = (*format)(iw, buf);
@@ -412,20 +412,25 @@ static int netdev_uevent(struct device *d, char **envp,
 			 int num_envp, char *buf, int size)
 {
 	struct net_device *dev = to_net_dev(d);
-	int i = 0;
-	int n;
+	int retval, len = 0, i = 0;
 
 	/* pass interface to uevent. */
-	envp[i++] = buf;
-	n = snprintf(buf, size, "INTERFACE=%s", dev->name) + 1;
-	buf += n;
-	size -= n;
-
-	if ((size <= 0) || (i >= num_envp))
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
+	retval = add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
+				buf, size, &len,
+				"INTERFACE=%s", dev->name);
+	if (retval)
+		goto exit;
+
+	/* pass ifindex to uevent.
+	 * ifindex is useful as it won't change (interface name may change)
+	 * and is what RtNetlink uses natively. */
+	retval = add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
+				buf, size, &len,
+				"IFINDEX=%d", dev->ifindex);
+
+exit:
 	envp[i] = NULL;
-	return 0;
+	return retval;
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -451,9 +456,15 @@ static struct class net_class = {
 #endif
 };
 
+/* Delete sysfs entries but hold kobject reference until after all
+ * netdev references are gone.
+ */
 void netdev_unregister_sysfs(struct net_device * net)
 {
-	device_del(&(net->dev));
+	struct device *dev = &(net->dev);
+
+	kobject_get(&dev->kobj);
+	device_del(dev);
 }
 
 /* Create sysfs entries for network device. */