diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index 56dadb5..e009c6f 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -740,6 +740,8 @@
 	struct net_bridge_port	*br_port;
 	/* macvlan */
 	struct macvlan_port	*macvlan_port;
+	/* GARP */
+	struct garp_port	*garp_port;
 
 	/* class/net/name entry */
 	struct device		dev;
diff --git a/include/net/garp.h b/include/net/garp.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..73c7723
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/net/garp.h
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+#ifndef _NET_GARP_H
+#define _NET_GARP_H
+
+#include <net/stp.h>
+
+#define GARP_PROTOCOL_ID	0x1
+#define GARP_END_MARK		0x0
+
+struct garp_pdu_hdr {
+	__be16	protocol;
+};
+
+struct garp_msg_hdr {
+	u8	attrtype;
+};
+
+enum garp_attr_event {
+	GARP_LEAVE_ALL,
+	GARP_JOIN_EMPTY,
+	GARP_JOIN_IN,
+	GARP_LEAVE_EMPTY,
+	GARP_LEAVE_IN,
+	GARP_EMPTY,
+};
+
+struct garp_attr_hdr {
+	u8	len;
+	u8	event;
+	u8	data[];
+};
+
+struct garp_skb_cb {
+	u8	cur_type;
+};
+
+static inline struct garp_skb_cb *garp_cb(struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(struct garp_skb_cb) >
+		     FIELD_SIZEOF(struct sk_buff, cb));
+	return (struct garp_skb_cb *)skb->cb;
+}
+
+enum garp_applicant_state {
+	GARP_APPLICANT_INVALID,
+	GARP_APPLICANT_VA,
+	GARP_APPLICANT_AA,
+	GARP_APPLICANT_QA,
+	GARP_APPLICANT_LA,
+	GARP_APPLICANT_VP,
+	GARP_APPLICANT_AP,
+	GARP_APPLICANT_QP,
+	GARP_APPLICANT_VO,
+	GARP_APPLICANT_AO,
+	GARP_APPLICANT_QO,
+	__GARP_APPLICANT_MAX
+};
+#define GARP_APPLICANT_MAX	(__GARP_APPLICANT_MAX - 1)
+
+enum garp_event {
+	GARP_EVENT_REQ_JOIN,
+	GARP_EVENT_REQ_LEAVE,
+	GARP_EVENT_R_JOIN_IN,
+	GARP_EVENT_R_JOIN_EMPTY,
+	GARP_EVENT_R_EMPTY,
+	GARP_EVENT_R_LEAVE_IN,
+	GARP_EVENT_R_LEAVE_EMPTY,
+	GARP_EVENT_TRANSMIT_PDU,
+	__GARP_EVENT_MAX
+};
+#define GARP_EVENT_MAX		(__GARP_EVENT_MAX - 1)
+
+enum garp_action {
+	GARP_ACTION_NONE,
+	GARP_ACTION_S_JOIN_IN,
+	GARP_ACTION_S_LEAVE_EMPTY,
+};
+
+struct garp_attr {
+	struct rb_node			node;
+	enum garp_applicant_state	state;
+	u8				type;
+	u8				dlen;
+	unsigned char			data[];
+};
+
+enum garp_applications {
+	__GARP_APPLICATION_MAX
+};
+#define GARP_APPLICATION_MAX	(__GARP_APPLICATION_MAX - 1)
+
+struct garp_application {
+	enum garp_applications	type;
+	unsigned int		maxattr;
+	struct stp_proto	proto;
+};
+
+struct garp_applicant {
+	struct garp_application	*app;
+	struct net_device	*dev;
+	struct timer_list	join_timer;
+
+	spinlock_t		lock;
+	struct sk_buff_head	queue;
+	struct sk_buff		*pdu;
+	struct rb_root		gid;
+};
+
+struct garp_port {
+	struct garp_applicant	*applicants[GARP_APPLICATION_MAX + 1];
+};
+
+extern int	garp_register_application(struct garp_application *app);
+extern void	garp_unregister_application(struct garp_application *app);
+
+extern int	garp_init_applicant(struct net_device *dev,
+				    struct garp_application *app);
+extern void	garp_uninit_applicant(struct net_device *dev,
+				      struct garp_application *app);
+
+extern int	garp_request_join(const struct net_device *dev,
+				  const struct garp_application *app,
+				  const void *data, u8 len, u8 type);
+extern void	garp_request_leave(const struct net_device *dev,
+				   const struct garp_application *app,
+				   const void *data, u8 len, u8 type);
+
+#endif /* _NET_GARP_H */
diff --git a/net/802/Kconfig b/net/802/Kconfig
index 01cb094..be33d27 100644
--- a/net/802/Kconfig
+++ b/net/802/Kconfig
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 config STP
 	tristate
 	select LLC
+
+config GARP
+	tristate
+	select STP
diff --git a/net/802/Makefile b/net/802/Makefile
index c441d89..7893d67 100644
--- a/net/802/Makefile
+++ b/net/802/Makefile
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@
 obj-$(CONFIG_IPX)	+= p8022.o psnap.o p8023.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ATALK)	+= p8022.o psnap.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_STP)	+= stp.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_GARP)	+= garp.o
diff --git a/net/802/garp.c b/net/802/garp.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3b78f7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/802/garp.c
@@ -0,0 +1,633 @@
+/*
+ *	IEEE 802.1D Generic Attribute Registration Protocol (GARP)
+ *
+ *	Copyright (c) 2008 Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net>
+ *
+ *	This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ *	modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ *	version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ */
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/timer.h>
+#include <linux/skbuff.h>
+#include <linux/netdevice.h>
+#include <linux/etherdevice.h>
+#include <linux/rtnetlink.h>
+#include <linux/llc.h>
+#include <net/llc.h>
+#include <net/llc_pdu.h>
+#include <net/garp.h>
+#include <asm/unaligned.h>
+
+static unsigned int garp_join_time __read_mostly = 200;
+module_param(garp_join_time, uint, 0644);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(garp_join_time, "Join time in ms (default 200ms)");
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+
+static const struct garp_state_trans {
+	u8	state;
+	u8	action;
+} garp_applicant_state_table[GARP_APPLICANT_MAX + 1][GARP_EVENT_MAX + 1] = {
+	[GARP_APPLICANT_VA] = {
+		[GARP_EVENT_TRANSMIT_PDU]	= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_AA,
+						    .action = GARP_ACTION_S_JOIN_IN },
+		[GARP_EVENT_R_JOIN_IN]		= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_AA },
+		[GARP_EVENT_R_JOIN_EMPTY]	= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_VA },
+		[GARP_EVENT_R_EMPTY]		= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_VA },
+		[GARP_EVENT_R_LEAVE_IN]		= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_VA },
+		[GARP_EVENT_R_LEAVE_EMPTY]	= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_VP },
+		[GARP_EVENT_REQ_JOIN]		= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_INVALID },
+		[GARP_EVENT_REQ_LEAVE]		= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_LA },
+	},
+	[GARP_APPLICANT_AA] = {
+		[GARP_EVENT_TRANSMIT_PDU]	= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_QA,
+						    .action = GARP_ACTION_S_JOIN_IN },
+		[GARP_EVENT_R_JOIN_IN]		= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_QA },
+		[GARP_EVENT_R_JOIN_EMPTY]	= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_VA },
+		[GARP_EVENT_R_EMPTY]		= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_VA },
+		[GARP_EVENT_R_LEAVE_IN]		= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_VA },
+		[GARP_EVENT_R_LEAVE_EMPTY]	= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_VP },
+		[GARP_EVENT_REQ_JOIN]		= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_INVALID },
+		[GARP_EVENT_REQ_LEAVE]		= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_LA },
+	},
+	[GARP_APPLICANT_QA] = {
+		[GARP_EVENT_TRANSMIT_PDU]	= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_INVALID },
+		[GARP_EVENT_R_JOIN_IN]		= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_QA },
+		[GARP_EVENT_R_JOIN_EMPTY]	= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_VA },
+		[GARP_EVENT_R_EMPTY]		= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_VA },
+		[GARP_EVENT_R_LEAVE_IN]		= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_VP },
+		[GARP_EVENT_R_LEAVE_EMPTY]	= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_VP },
+		[GARP_EVENT_REQ_JOIN]		= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_INVALID },
+		[GARP_EVENT_REQ_LEAVE]		= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_LA },
+	},
+	[GARP_APPLICANT_LA] = {
+		[GARP_EVENT_TRANSMIT_PDU]	= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_VO,
+						    .action = GARP_ACTION_S_LEAVE_EMPTY },
+		[GARP_EVENT_R_JOIN_IN]		= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_LA },
+		[GARP_EVENT_R_JOIN_EMPTY]	= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_VO },
+		[GARP_EVENT_R_EMPTY]		= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_LA },
+		[GARP_EVENT_R_LEAVE_IN]		= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_LA },
+		[GARP_EVENT_R_LEAVE_EMPTY]	= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_VO },
+		[GARP_EVENT_REQ_JOIN]		= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_VA },
+		[GARP_EVENT_REQ_LEAVE]		= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_INVALID },
+	},
+	[GARP_APPLICANT_VP] = {
+		[GARP_EVENT_TRANSMIT_PDU]	= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_AA,
+						    .action = GARP_ACTION_S_JOIN_IN },
+		[GARP_EVENT_R_JOIN_IN]		= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_AP },
+		[GARP_EVENT_R_JOIN_EMPTY]	= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_VP },
+		[GARP_EVENT_R_EMPTY]		= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_VP },
+		[GARP_EVENT_R_LEAVE_IN]		= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_VP },
+		[GARP_EVENT_R_LEAVE_EMPTY]	= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_VP },
+		[GARP_EVENT_REQ_JOIN]		= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_INVALID },
+		[GARP_EVENT_REQ_LEAVE]		= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_VO },
+	},
+	[GARP_APPLICANT_AP] = {
+		[GARP_EVENT_TRANSMIT_PDU]	= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_QA,
+						    .action = GARP_ACTION_S_JOIN_IN },
+		[GARP_EVENT_R_JOIN_IN]		= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_QP },
+		[GARP_EVENT_R_JOIN_EMPTY]	= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_VP },
+		[GARP_EVENT_R_EMPTY]		= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_VP },
+		[GARP_EVENT_R_LEAVE_IN]		= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_VP },
+		[GARP_EVENT_R_LEAVE_EMPTY]	= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_VP },
+		[GARP_EVENT_REQ_JOIN]		= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_INVALID },
+		[GARP_EVENT_REQ_LEAVE]		= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_AO },
+	},
+	[GARP_APPLICANT_QP] = {
+		[GARP_EVENT_TRANSMIT_PDU]	= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_INVALID },
+		[GARP_EVENT_R_JOIN_IN]		= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_QP },
+		[GARP_EVENT_R_JOIN_EMPTY]	= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_VP },
+		[GARP_EVENT_R_EMPTY]		= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_VP },
+		[GARP_EVENT_R_LEAVE_IN]		= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_VP },
+		[GARP_EVENT_R_LEAVE_EMPTY]	= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_VP },
+		[GARP_EVENT_REQ_JOIN]		= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_INVALID },
+		[GARP_EVENT_REQ_LEAVE]		= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_QO },
+	},
+	[GARP_APPLICANT_VO] = {
+		[GARP_EVENT_TRANSMIT_PDU]	= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_INVALID },
+		[GARP_EVENT_R_JOIN_IN]		= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_AO },
+		[GARP_EVENT_R_JOIN_EMPTY]	= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_VO },
+		[GARP_EVENT_R_EMPTY]		= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_VO },
+		[GARP_EVENT_R_LEAVE_IN]		= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_VO },
+		[GARP_EVENT_R_LEAVE_EMPTY]	= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_VO },
+		[GARP_EVENT_REQ_JOIN]		= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_VP },
+		[GARP_EVENT_REQ_LEAVE]		= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_INVALID },
+	},
+	[GARP_APPLICANT_AO] = {
+		[GARP_EVENT_TRANSMIT_PDU]	= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_INVALID },
+		[GARP_EVENT_R_JOIN_IN]		= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_QO },
+		[GARP_EVENT_R_JOIN_EMPTY]	= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_VO },
+		[GARP_EVENT_R_EMPTY]		= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_VO },
+		[GARP_EVENT_R_LEAVE_IN]		= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_VO },
+		[GARP_EVENT_R_LEAVE_EMPTY]	= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_VO },
+		[GARP_EVENT_REQ_JOIN]		= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_AP },
+		[GARP_EVENT_REQ_LEAVE]		= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_INVALID },
+	},
+	[GARP_APPLICANT_QO] = {
+		[GARP_EVENT_TRANSMIT_PDU]	= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_INVALID },
+		[GARP_EVENT_R_JOIN_IN]		= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_QO },
+		[GARP_EVENT_R_JOIN_EMPTY]	= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_VO },
+		[GARP_EVENT_R_EMPTY]		= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_VO },
+		[GARP_EVENT_R_LEAVE_IN]		= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_VO },
+		[GARP_EVENT_R_LEAVE_EMPTY]	= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_VO },
+		[GARP_EVENT_REQ_JOIN]		= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_QP },
+		[GARP_EVENT_REQ_LEAVE]		= { .state = GARP_APPLICANT_INVALID },
+	},
+};
+
+static int garp_attr_cmp(const struct garp_attr *attr,
+			 const void *data, u8 len, u8 type)
+{
+	if (attr->type != type)
+		return attr->type - type;
+	if (attr->dlen != len)
+		return attr->dlen - len;
+	return memcmp(attr->data, data, len);
+}
+
+static struct garp_attr *garp_attr_lookup(const struct garp_applicant *app,
+					  const void *data, u8 len, u8 type)
+{
+	struct rb_node *parent = app->gid.rb_node;
+	struct garp_attr *attr;
+	int d;
+
+	while (parent) {
+		attr = rb_entry(parent, struct garp_attr, node);
+		d = garp_attr_cmp(attr, data, len, type);
+		if (d < 0)
+			parent = parent->rb_left;
+		else if (d > 0)
+			parent = parent->rb_right;
+		else
+			return attr;
+	}
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static void garp_attr_insert(struct garp_applicant *app, struct garp_attr *new)
+{
+	struct rb_node *parent = NULL, **p = &app->gid.rb_node;
+	struct garp_attr *attr;
+	int d;
+
+	while (*p) {
+		parent = *p;
+		attr = rb_entry(parent, struct garp_attr, node);
+		d = garp_attr_cmp(attr, new->data, new->dlen, new->type);
+		if (d < 0)
+			p = &parent->rb_left;
+		else if (d > 0)
+			p = &parent->rb_right;
+	}
+	rb_link_node(&new->node, parent, p);
+	rb_insert_color(&new->node, &app->gid);
+}
+
+static struct garp_attr *garp_attr_create(struct garp_applicant *app,
+					  const void *data, u8 len, u8 type)
+{
+	struct garp_attr *attr;
+
+	attr = kmalloc(sizeof(*attr) + len, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	if (!attr)
+		return attr;
+	attr->state = GARP_APPLICANT_VO;
+	attr->type  = type;
+	attr->dlen  = len;
+	memcpy(attr->data, data, len);
+	garp_attr_insert(app, attr);
+	return attr;
+}
+
+static void garp_attr_destroy(struct garp_applicant *app, struct garp_attr *attr)
+{
+	rb_erase(&attr->node, &app->gid);
+	kfree(attr);
+}
+
+static int garp_pdu_init(struct garp_applicant *app)
+{
+	struct sk_buff *skb;
+	struct garp_pdu_hdr *gp;
+
+#define LLC_RESERVE	sizeof(struct llc_pdu_un)
+	skb = alloc_skb(app->dev->mtu + LL_RESERVED_SPACE(app->dev),
+			GFP_ATOMIC);
+	if (!skb)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	skb->dev = app->dev;
+	skb->protocol = htons(ETH_P_802_2);
+	skb_reserve(skb, LL_RESERVED_SPACE(app->dev) + LLC_RESERVE);
+
+	gp = (struct garp_pdu_hdr *)__skb_put(skb, sizeof(*gp));
+	put_unaligned(htons(GARP_PROTOCOL_ID), &gp->protocol);
+
+	app->pdu = skb;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int garp_pdu_append_end_mark(struct garp_applicant *app)
+{
+	if (skb_tailroom(app->pdu) < sizeof(u8))
+		return -1;
+	*(u8 *)__skb_put(app->pdu, sizeof(u8)) = GARP_END_MARK;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void garp_pdu_queue(struct garp_applicant *app)
+{
+	if (!app->pdu)
+		return;
+
+	garp_pdu_append_end_mark(app);
+	garp_pdu_append_end_mark(app);
+
+	llc_pdu_header_init(app->pdu, LLC_PDU_TYPE_U, LLC_SAP_BSPAN,
+			    LLC_SAP_BSPAN, LLC_PDU_CMD);
+	llc_pdu_init_as_ui_cmd(app->pdu);
+	llc_mac_hdr_init(app->pdu, app->dev->dev_addr,
+			 app->app->proto.group_address);
+
+	skb_queue_tail(&app->queue, app->pdu);
+	app->pdu = NULL;
+}
+
+static void garp_queue_xmit(struct garp_applicant *app)
+{
+	struct sk_buff *skb;
+
+	while ((skb = skb_dequeue(&app->queue)))
+		dev_queue_xmit(skb);
+}
+
+static int garp_pdu_append_msg(struct garp_applicant *app, u8 attrtype)
+{
+	struct garp_msg_hdr *gm;
+
+	if (skb_tailroom(app->pdu) < sizeof(*gm))
+		return -1;
+	gm = (struct garp_msg_hdr *)__skb_put(app->pdu, sizeof(*gm));
+	gm->attrtype = attrtype;
+	garp_cb(app->pdu)->cur_type = attrtype;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int garp_pdu_append_attr(struct garp_applicant *app,
+				const struct garp_attr *attr,
+				enum garp_attr_event event)
+{
+	struct garp_attr_hdr *ga;
+	unsigned int len;
+	int err;
+again:
+	if (!app->pdu) {
+		err = garp_pdu_init(app);
+		if (err < 0)
+			return err;
+	}
+
+	if (garp_cb(app->pdu)->cur_type != attr->type) {
+		if (garp_cb(app->pdu)->cur_type &&
+		    garp_pdu_append_end_mark(app) < 0)
+			goto queue;
+		if (garp_pdu_append_msg(app, attr->type) < 0)
+			goto queue;
+	}
+
+	len = sizeof(*ga) + attr->dlen;
+	if (skb_tailroom(app->pdu) < len)
+		goto queue;
+	ga = (struct garp_attr_hdr *)__skb_put(app->pdu, len);
+	ga->len   = len;
+	ga->event = event;
+	memcpy(ga->data, attr->data, attr->dlen);
+	return 0;
+
+queue:
+	garp_pdu_queue(app);
+	goto again;
+}
+
+static void garp_attr_event(struct garp_applicant *app,
+			    struct garp_attr *attr, enum garp_event event)
+{
+	enum garp_applicant_state state;
+
+	state = garp_applicant_state_table[attr->state][event].state;
+	if (state == GARP_APPLICANT_INVALID)
+		return;
+
+	switch (garp_applicant_state_table[attr->state][event].action) {
+	case GARP_ACTION_NONE:
+		break;
+	case GARP_ACTION_S_JOIN_IN:
+		garp_pdu_append_attr(app, attr, GARP_JOIN_IN);
+		break;
+	case GARP_ACTION_S_LEAVE_EMPTY:
+		garp_pdu_append_attr(app, attr, GARP_LEAVE_EMPTY);
+		/* As a pure applicant, sending a leave message implies that
+		 * the attribute was unregistered and can be destroyed. */
+		garp_attr_destroy(app, attr);
+		return;
+	default:
+		WARN_ON(1);
+	}
+
+	attr->state = state;
+}
+
+int garp_request_join(const struct net_device *dev,
+		      const struct garp_application *appl,
+		      const void *data, u8 len, u8 type)
+{
+	struct garp_port *port = dev->garp_port;
+	struct garp_applicant *app = port->applicants[appl->type];
+	struct garp_attr *attr;
+
+	spin_lock_bh(&app->lock);
+	attr = garp_attr_create(app, data, len, type);
+	if (!attr) {
+		spin_unlock_bh(&app->lock);
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+	garp_attr_event(app, attr, GARP_EVENT_REQ_JOIN);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&app->lock);
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(garp_request_join);
+
+void garp_request_leave(const struct net_device *dev,
+			const struct garp_application *appl,
+			const void *data, u8 len, u8 type)
+{
+	struct garp_port *port = dev->garp_port;
+	struct garp_applicant *app = port->applicants[appl->type];
+	struct garp_attr *attr;
+
+	spin_lock_bh(&app->lock);
+	attr = garp_attr_lookup(app, data, len, type);
+	if (!attr) {
+		spin_unlock_bh(&app->lock);
+		return;
+	}
+	garp_attr_event(app, attr, GARP_EVENT_REQ_LEAVE);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&app->lock);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(garp_request_leave);
+
+static void garp_gid_event(struct garp_applicant *app, enum garp_event event)
+{
+	struct rb_node *node, *next;
+	struct garp_attr *attr;
+
+	for (node = rb_first(&app->gid);
+	     next = node ? rb_next(node) : NULL, node != NULL;
+	     node = next) {
+		attr = rb_entry(node, struct garp_attr, node);
+		garp_attr_event(app, attr, event);
+	}
+}
+
+static void garp_join_timer_arm(struct garp_applicant *app)
+{
+	unsigned long delay;
+
+	delay = (u64)msecs_to_jiffies(garp_join_time) * net_random() >> 32;
+	mod_timer(&app->join_timer, jiffies + delay);
+}
+
+static void garp_join_timer(unsigned long data)
+{
+	struct garp_applicant *app = (struct garp_applicant *)data;
+
+	spin_lock(&app->lock);
+	garp_gid_event(app, GARP_EVENT_TRANSMIT_PDU);
+	garp_pdu_queue(app);
+	spin_unlock(&app->lock);
+
+	garp_queue_xmit(app);
+	garp_join_timer_arm(app);
+}
+
+static int garp_pdu_parse_end_mark(struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	if (!pskb_may_pull(skb, sizeof(u8)))
+		return -1;
+	if (*skb->data == GARP_END_MARK) {
+		skb_pull(skb, sizeof(u8));
+		return -1;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int garp_pdu_parse_attr(struct garp_applicant *app, struct sk_buff *skb,
+			       u8 attrtype)
+{
+	const struct garp_attr_hdr *ga;
+	struct garp_attr *attr;
+	enum garp_event event;
+	unsigned int dlen;
+
+	if (!pskb_may_pull(skb, sizeof(*ga)))
+		return -1;
+	ga = (struct garp_attr_hdr *)skb->data;
+	if (ga->len < sizeof(*ga))
+		return -1;
+
+	if (!pskb_may_pull(skb, ga->len))
+		return -1;
+	skb_pull(skb, ga->len);
+	dlen = sizeof(*ga) - ga->len;
+
+	if (attrtype > app->app->maxattr)
+		return 0;
+
+	switch (ga->event) {
+	case GARP_LEAVE_ALL:
+		if (dlen != 0)
+			return -1;
+		garp_gid_event(app, GARP_EVENT_R_LEAVE_EMPTY);
+		return 0;
+	case GARP_JOIN_EMPTY:
+		event = GARP_EVENT_R_JOIN_EMPTY;
+		break;
+	case GARP_JOIN_IN:
+		event = GARP_EVENT_R_JOIN_IN;
+		break;
+	case GARP_LEAVE_EMPTY:
+		event = GARP_EVENT_R_LEAVE_EMPTY;
+		break;
+	case GARP_EMPTY:
+		event = GARP_EVENT_R_EMPTY;
+		break;
+	default:
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (dlen == 0)
+		return -1;
+	attr = garp_attr_lookup(app, ga->data, dlen, attrtype);
+	if (attr == NULL)
+		return 0;
+	garp_attr_event(app, attr, event);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int garp_pdu_parse_msg(struct garp_applicant *app, struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	const struct garp_msg_hdr *gm;
+
+	if (!pskb_may_pull(skb, sizeof(*gm)))
+		return -1;
+	gm = (struct garp_msg_hdr *)skb->data;
+	if (gm->attrtype == 0)
+		return -1;
+	skb_pull(skb, sizeof(*gm));
+
+	while (skb->len > 0) {
+		if (garp_pdu_parse_attr(app, skb, gm->attrtype) < 0)
+			return -1;
+		if (garp_pdu_parse_end_mark(skb) < 0)
+			break;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void garp_pdu_rcv(const struct stp_proto *proto, struct sk_buff *skb,
+			 struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	struct garp_application *appl = proto->data;
+	struct garp_port *port;
+	struct garp_applicant *app;
+	const struct garp_pdu_hdr *gp;
+
+	port = rcu_dereference(dev->garp_port);
+	if (!port)
+		goto err;
+	app = rcu_dereference(port->applicants[appl->type]);
+	if (!app)
+		goto err;
+
+	if (!pskb_may_pull(skb, sizeof(*gp)))
+		goto err;
+	gp = (struct garp_pdu_hdr *)skb->data;
+	if (get_unaligned(&gp->protocol) != htons(GARP_PROTOCOL_ID))
+		goto err;
+	skb_pull(skb, sizeof(*gp));
+
+	spin_lock(&app->lock);
+	while (skb->len > 0) {
+		if (garp_pdu_parse_msg(app, skb) < 0)
+			break;
+		if (garp_pdu_parse_end_mark(skb) < 0)
+			break;
+	}
+	spin_unlock(&app->lock);
+err:
+	kfree_skb(skb);
+}
+
+static int garp_init_port(struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	struct garp_port *port;
+
+	port = kzalloc(sizeof(*port), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!port)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	rcu_assign_pointer(dev->garp_port, port);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void garp_release_port(struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	struct garp_port *port = dev->garp_port;
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i <= GARP_APPLICATION_MAX; i++) {
+		if (port->applicants[i])
+			return;
+	}
+	rcu_assign_pointer(dev->garp_port, NULL);
+	synchronize_rcu();
+	kfree(port);
+}
+
+int garp_init_applicant(struct net_device *dev, struct garp_application *appl)
+{
+	struct garp_applicant *app;
+	int err;
+
+	ASSERT_RTNL();
+
+	if (!dev->garp_port) {
+		err = garp_init_port(dev);
+		if (err < 0)
+			goto err1;
+	}
+
+	err = -ENOMEM;
+	app = kzalloc(sizeof(*app), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!app)
+		goto err2;
+
+	err = dev_mc_add(dev, appl->proto.group_address, ETH_ALEN, 0);
+	if (err < 0)
+		goto err3;
+
+	app->dev = dev;
+	app->app = appl;
+	app->gid = RB_ROOT;
+	spin_lock_init(&app->lock);
+	skb_queue_head_init(&app->queue);
+	rcu_assign_pointer(dev->garp_port->applicants[appl->type], app);
+	setup_timer(&app->join_timer, garp_join_timer, (unsigned long)app);
+	garp_join_timer_arm(app);
+	return 0;
+
+err3:
+	kfree(app);
+err2:
+	garp_release_port(dev);
+err1:
+	return err;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(garp_init_applicant);
+
+void garp_uninit_applicant(struct net_device *dev, struct garp_application *appl)
+{
+	struct garp_port *port = dev->garp_port;
+	struct garp_applicant *app = port->applicants[appl->type];
+
+	ASSERT_RTNL();
+
+	rcu_assign_pointer(port->applicants[appl->type], NULL);
+	synchronize_rcu();
+
+	/* Delete timer and generate a final TRANSMIT_PDU event to flush out
+	 * all pending messages before the applicant is gone. */
+	del_timer_sync(&app->join_timer);
+	garp_gid_event(app, GARP_EVENT_TRANSMIT_PDU);
+	garp_pdu_queue(app);
+	garp_queue_xmit(app);
+
+	dev_mc_delete(dev, appl->proto.group_address, ETH_ALEN, 0);
+	kfree(app);
+	garp_release_port(dev);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(garp_uninit_applicant);
+
+int garp_register_application(struct garp_application *appl)
+{
+	appl->proto.rcv = garp_pdu_rcv;
+	appl->proto.data = appl;
+	return stp_proto_register(&appl->proto);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(garp_register_application);
+
+void garp_unregister_application(struct garp_application *appl)
+{
+	stp_proto_unregister(&appl->proto);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(garp_unregister_application);