diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_alb.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_alb.c
index c816985..3a598d04 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_alb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_alb.c
@@ -1318,8 +1318,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t bond_do_alb_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct bonding *bond,
 					tx_slave->dev->dev_addr);
 		}
 
-		bond_dev_queue_xmit(bond, skb, tx_slave->dev);
-		goto out;
+		return bond_dev_queue_xmit(bond, skb, tx_slave->dev);
 	}
 
 	if (tx_slave && bond->params.tlb_dynamic_lb) {
@@ -1329,9 +1328,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t bond_do_alb_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct bonding *bond,
 	}
 
 	/* no suitable interface, frame not sent */
-	bond_tx_drop(bond->dev, skb);
-out:
-	return NETDEV_TX_OK;
+	return bond_tx_drop(bond->dev, skb);
 }
 
 netdev_tx_t bond_tlb_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *bond_dev)
diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
index baa9319..4f9e7c4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ const char *bond_mode_name(int mode)
  * @skb: hw accel VLAN tagged skb to transmit
  * @slave_dev: slave that is supposed to xmit this skbuff
  */
-void bond_dev_queue_xmit(struct bonding *bond, struct sk_buff *skb,
+netdev_tx_t bond_dev_queue_xmit(struct bonding *bond, struct sk_buff *skb,
 			struct net_device *slave_dev)
 {
 	skb->dev = slave_dev;
@@ -297,9 +297,9 @@ void bond_dev_queue_xmit(struct bonding *bond, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	skb_set_queue_mapping(skb, qdisc_skb_cb(skb)->slave_dev_queue_mapping);
 
 	if (unlikely(netpoll_tx_running(bond->dev)))
-		bond_netpoll_send_skb(bond_get_slave_by_dev(bond, slave_dev), skb);
-	else
-		dev_queue_xmit(skb);
+		return bond_netpoll_send_skb(bond_get_slave_by_dev(bond, slave_dev), skb);
+
+	return dev_queue_xmit(skb);
 }
 
 /* In the following 2 functions, bond_vlan_rx_add_vid and bond_vlan_rx_kill_vid,
@@ -3932,7 +3932,7 @@ static int bond_set_mac_address(struct net_device *bond_dev, void *addr)
  * it fails, it tries to find the first available slave for transmission.
  * The skb is consumed in all cases, thus the function is void.
  */
-static void bond_xmit_slave_id(struct bonding *bond, struct sk_buff *skb, int slave_id)
+static netdev_tx_t bond_xmit_slave_id(struct bonding *bond, struct sk_buff *skb, int slave_id)
 {
 	struct list_head *iter;
 	struct slave *slave;
@@ -3941,10 +3941,8 @@ static void bond_xmit_slave_id(struct bonding *bond, struct sk_buff *skb, int sl
 	/* Here we start from the slave with slave_id */
 	bond_for_each_slave_rcu(bond, slave, iter) {
 		if (--i < 0) {
-			if (bond_slave_can_tx(slave)) {
-				bond_dev_queue_xmit(bond, skb, slave->dev);
-				return;
-			}
+			if (bond_slave_can_tx(slave))
+				return bond_dev_queue_xmit(bond, skb, slave->dev);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -3953,13 +3951,11 @@ static void bond_xmit_slave_id(struct bonding *bond, struct sk_buff *skb, int sl
 	bond_for_each_slave_rcu(bond, slave, iter) {
 		if (--i < 0)
 			break;
-		if (bond_slave_can_tx(slave)) {
-			bond_dev_queue_xmit(bond, skb, slave->dev);
-			return;
-		}
+		if (bond_slave_can_tx(slave))
+			return bond_dev_queue_xmit(bond, skb, slave->dev);
 	}
 	/* no slave that can tx has been found */
-	bond_tx_drop(bond->dev, skb);
+	return bond_tx_drop(bond->dev, skb);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -4020,10 +4016,8 @@ static netdev_tx_t bond_xmit_roundrobin(struct sk_buff *skb,
 		if (iph->protocol == IPPROTO_IGMP) {
 			slave = rcu_dereference(bond->curr_active_slave);
 			if (slave)
-				bond_dev_queue_xmit(bond, skb, slave->dev);
-			else
-				bond_xmit_slave_id(bond, skb, 0);
-			return NETDEV_TX_OK;
+				return bond_dev_queue_xmit(bond, skb, slave->dev);
+			return bond_xmit_slave_id(bond, skb, 0);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -4031,11 +4025,9 @@ static netdev_tx_t bond_xmit_roundrobin(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	slave_cnt = READ_ONCE(bond->slave_cnt);
 	if (likely(slave_cnt)) {
 		slave_id = bond_rr_gen_slave_id(bond);
-		bond_xmit_slave_id(bond, skb, slave_id % slave_cnt);
-	} else {
-		bond_tx_drop(bond_dev, skb);
+		return bond_xmit_slave_id(bond, skb, slave_id % slave_cnt);
 	}
-	return NETDEV_TX_OK;
+	return bond_tx_drop(bond_dev, skb);
 }
 
 /* In active-backup mode, we know that bond->curr_active_slave is always valid if
@@ -4049,11 +4041,9 @@ static netdev_tx_t bond_xmit_activebackup(struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 	slave = rcu_dereference(bond->curr_active_slave);
 	if (slave)
-		bond_dev_queue_xmit(bond, skb, slave->dev);
-	else
-		bond_tx_drop(bond_dev, skb);
+		return bond_dev_queue_xmit(bond, skb, slave->dev);
 
-	return NETDEV_TX_OK;
+	return bond_tx_drop(bond_dev, skb);
 }
 
 /* Use this to update slave_array when (a) it's not appropriate to update
@@ -4196,12 +4186,9 @@ static netdev_tx_t bond_3ad_xor_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	count = slaves ? READ_ONCE(slaves->count) : 0;
 	if (likely(count)) {
 		slave = slaves->arr[bond_xmit_hash(bond, skb) % count];
-		bond_dev_queue_xmit(bond, skb, slave->dev);
-	} else {
-		bond_tx_drop(dev, skb);
+		return bond_dev_queue_xmit(bond, skb, slave->dev);
 	}
-
-	return NETDEV_TX_OK;
+	return bond_tx_drop(dev, skb);
 }
 
 /* in broadcast mode, we send everything to all usable interfaces. */
@@ -4227,11 +4214,9 @@ static netdev_tx_t bond_xmit_broadcast(struct sk_buff *skb,
 		}
 	}
 	if (slave && bond_slave_is_up(slave) && slave->link == BOND_LINK_UP)
-		bond_dev_queue_xmit(bond, skb, slave->dev);
-	else
-		bond_tx_drop(bond_dev, skb);
+		return bond_dev_queue_xmit(bond, skb, slave->dev);
 
-	return NETDEV_TX_OK;
+	return bond_tx_drop(bond_dev, skb);
 }
 
 /*------------------------- Device initialization ---------------------------*/
@@ -4310,8 +4295,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t __bond_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev
 		/* Should never happen, mode already checked */
 		netdev_err(dev, "Unknown bonding mode %d\n", BOND_MODE(bond));
 		WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
-		bond_tx_drop(dev, skb);
-		return NETDEV_TX_OK;
+		return bond_tx_drop(dev, skb);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -4330,7 +4314,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t bond_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	if (bond_has_slaves(bond))
 		ret = __bond_start_xmit(skb, dev);
 	else
-		bond_tx_drop(dev, skb);
+		ret = bond_tx_drop(dev, skb);
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/net/macvlan.c b/drivers/net/macvlan.c
index 34eb073..9a419d5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macvlan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macvlan.c
@@ -542,12 +542,11 @@ static int macvlan_queue_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 static inline netdev_tx_t macvlan_netpoll_send_skb(struct macvlan_dev *vlan, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_POLL_CONTROLLER
-	if (vlan->netpoll)
-		netpoll_send_skb(vlan->netpoll, skb);
+	return netpoll_send_skb(vlan->netpoll, skb);
 #else
 	BUG();
-#endif
 	return NETDEV_TX_OK;
+#endif
 }
 
 static netdev_tx_t macvlan_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
diff --git a/include/linux/if_team.h b/include/linux/if_team.h
index ec7e4bd..537dc2b8 100644
--- a/include/linux/if_team.h
+++ b/include/linux/if_team.h
@@ -102,10 +102,7 @@ static inline bool team_port_dev_txable(const struct net_device *port_dev)
 static inline void team_netpoll_send_skb(struct team_port *port,
 					 struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	struct netpoll *np = port->np;
-
-	if (np)
-		netpoll_send_skb(np, skb);
+	netpoll_send_skb(port->np, skb);
 }
 #else
 static inline void team_netpoll_send_skb(struct team_port *port,
diff --git a/include/linux/netpoll.h b/include/linux/netpoll.h
index 676f1ff..f47af13 100644
--- a/include/linux/netpoll.h
+++ b/include/linux/netpoll.h
@@ -63,15 +63,7 @@ int netpoll_setup(struct netpoll *np);
 void __netpoll_cleanup(struct netpoll *np);
 void __netpoll_free(struct netpoll *np);
 void netpoll_cleanup(struct netpoll *np);
-void netpoll_send_skb_on_dev(struct netpoll *np, struct sk_buff *skb,
-			     struct net_device *dev);
-static inline void netpoll_send_skb(struct netpoll *np, struct sk_buff *skb)
-{
-	unsigned long flags;
-	local_irq_save(flags);
-	netpoll_send_skb_on_dev(np, skb, np->dev);
-	local_irq_restore(flags);
-}
+netdev_tx_t netpoll_send_skb(struct netpoll *np, struct sk_buff *skb);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NETPOLL
 static inline void *netpoll_poll_lock(struct napi_struct *napi)
diff --git a/include/net/bonding.h b/include/net/bonding.h
index 0b696da..9b1e765 100644
--- a/include/net/bonding.h
+++ b/include/net/bonding.h
@@ -504,18 +504,17 @@ static inline unsigned long slave_last_rx(struct bonding *bond,
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_POLL_CONTROLLER
-static inline void bond_netpoll_send_skb(const struct slave *slave,
+static inline netdev_tx_t bond_netpoll_send_skb(const struct slave *slave,
 					 struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	struct netpoll *np = slave->np;
-
-	if (np)
-		netpoll_send_skb(np, skb);
+	return netpoll_send_skb(slave->np, skb);
 }
 #else
-static inline void bond_netpoll_send_skb(const struct slave *slave,
+static inline netdev_tx_t bond_netpoll_send_skb(const struct slave *slave,
 					 struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
+	BUG();
+	return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -609,7 +608,7 @@ struct bond_net {
 };
 
 int bond_arp_rcv(const struct sk_buff *skb, struct bonding *bond, struct slave *slave);
-void bond_dev_queue_xmit(struct bonding *bond, struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *slave_dev);
+netdev_tx_t bond_dev_queue_xmit(struct bonding *bond, struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *slave_dev);
 int bond_create(struct net *net, const char *name);
 int bond_create_sysfs(struct bond_net *net);
 void bond_destroy_sysfs(struct bond_net *net);
@@ -742,10 +741,11 @@ extern struct bond_parm_tbl ad_select_tbl[];
 /* exported from bond_netlink.c */
 extern struct rtnl_link_ops bond_link_ops;
 
-static inline void bond_tx_drop(struct net_device *dev, struct sk_buff *skb)
+static inline netdev_tx_t bond_tx_drop(struct net_device *dev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	atomic_long_inc(&dev->tx_dropped);
 	dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
+	return NET_XMIT_DROP;
 }
 
 #endif /* _NET_BONDING_H */
diff --git a/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c b/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c
index 319220b..f00bb57 100644
--- a/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c
+++ b/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c
@@ -88,12 +88,11 @@ static int vlan_dev_hard_header(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 static inline netdev_tx_t vlan_netpoll_send_skb(struct vlan_dev_priv *vlan, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_POLL_CONTROLLER
-	if (vlan->netpoll)
-		netpoll_send_skb(vlan->netpoll, skb);
+	return netpoll_send_skb(vlan->netpoll, skb);
 #else
 	BUG();
-#endif
 	return NETDEV_TX_OK;
+#endif
 }
 
 static netdev_tx_t vlan_dev_hard_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_private.h b/net/bridge/br_private.h
index 78d3a95..4dc21e8 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_private.h
+++ b/net/bridge/br_private.h
@@ -598,10 +598,7 @@ netdev_tx_t br_dev_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev);
 static inline void br_netpoll_send_skb(const struct net_bridge_port *p,
 				       struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	struct netpoll *np = p->np;
-
-	if (np)
-		netpoll_send_skb(np, skb);
+	netpoll_send_skb(p->np, skb);
 }
 
 int br_netpoll_enable(struct net_bridge_port *p);
diff --git a/net/core/netpoll.c b/net/core/netpoll.c
index 15b366a..093e90e 100644
--- a/net/core/netpoll.c
+++ b/net/core/netpoll.c
@@ -305,20 +305,22 @@ static int netpoll_owner_active(struct net_device *dev)
 }
 
 /* call with IRQ disabled */
-void netpoll_send_skb_on_dev(struct netpoll *np, struct sk_buff *skb,
-			     struct net_device *dev)
+static netdev_tx_t __netpoll_send_skb(struct netpoll *np, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	netdev_tx_t status = NETDEV_TX_BUSY;
+	struct net_device *dev;
 	unsigned long tries;
 	/* It is up to the caller to keep npinfo alive. */
 	struct netpoll_info *npinfo;
 
 	lockdep_assert_irqs_disabled();
 
-	npinfo = rcu_dereference_bh(np->dev->npinfo);
+	dev = np->dev;
+	npinfo = rcu_dereference_bh(dev->npinfo);
+
 	if (!npinfo || !netif_running(dev) || !netif_device_present(dev)) {
 		dev_kfree_skb_irq(skb);
-		return;
+		return NET_XMIT_DROP;
 	}
 
 	/* don't get messages out of order, and no recursion */
@@ -357,8 +359,25 @@ void netpoll_send_skb_on_dev(struct netpoll *np, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		skb_queue_tail(&npinfo->txq, skb);
 		schedule_delayed_work(&npinfo->tx_work,0);
 	}
+	return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(netpoll_send_skb_on_dev);
+
+netdev_tx_t netpoll_send_skb(struct netpoll *np, struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+	netdev_tx_t ret;
+
+	if (unlikely(!np)) {
+		dev_kfree_skb_irq(skb);
+		ret = NET_XMIT_DROP;
+	} else {
+		local_irq_save(flags);
+		ret = __netpoll_send_skb(np, skb);
+		local_irq_restore(flags);
+	}
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(netpoll_send_skb);
 
 void netpoll_send_udp(struct netpoll *np, const char *msg, int len)
 {
diff --git a/net/dsa/slave.c b/net/dsa/slave.c
index dfb4282..61b0de5 100644
--- a/net/dsa/slave.c
+++ b/net/dsa/slave.c
@@ -445,12 +445,11 @@ static inline netdev_tx_t dsa_slave_netpoll_send_skb(struct net_device *dev,
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_POLL_CONTROLLER
 	struct dsa_slave_priv *p = netdev_priv(dev);
 
-	if (p->netpoll)
-		netpoll_send_skb(p->netpoll, skb);
+	return netpoll_send_skb(p->netpoll, skb);
 #else
 	BUG();
-#endif
 	return NETDEV_TX_OK;
+#endif
 }
 
 static void dsa_skb_tx_timestamp(struct dsa_slave_priv *p,