Index: sys/dev/hyperv/netvsc/hv_net_vsc.h
===================================================================
--- sys/dev/hyperv/netvsc/hv_net_vsc.h
+++ sys/dev/hyperv/netvsc/hv_net_vsc.h
@@ -99,11 +99,6 @@
 #define NETVSC_DEVICE_RING_BUFFER_SIZE	(128 * PAGE_SIZE)
 #define NETVSC_PACKET_MAXPAGE		32
 
-typedef struct {
-	uint8_t		mac_addr[ETHER_ADDR_LEN];
-	uint32_t	link_state;
-} netvsc_device_info;
-
 #define HN_XACT_REQ_PGCNT		2
 #define HN_XACT_RESP_PGCNT		2
 #define HN_XACT_REQ_SIZE		(HN_XACT_REQ_PGCNT * PAGE_SIZE)
Index: sys/dev/hyperv/netvsc/hv_netvsc_drv_freebsd.c
===================================================================
--- sys/dev/hyperv/netvsc/hv_netvsc_drv_freebsd.c
+++ sys/dev/hyperv/netvsc/hv_netvsc_drv_freebsd.c
@@ -440,7 +440,8 @@
 {
 	struct sysctl_oid_list *child;
 	struct sysctl_ctx_list *ctx;
-	netvsc_device_info device_info;
+	uint8_t eaddr[ETHER_ADDR_LEN];
+	uint32_t link_status;
 	hn_softc_t *sc;
 	int unit = device_get_unit(dev);
 	struct ifnet *ifp = NULL;
@@ -564,7 +565,7 @@
 	if (sc->hn_xact == NULL)
 		goto failed;
 
-	error = hv_rf_on_device_add(sc, &device_info, &ring_cnt, ETHERMTU);
+	error = hv_rf_on_device_add(sc, &ring_cnt, ETHERMTU);
 	if (error)
 		goto failed;
 	KASSERT(ring_cnt > 0 && ring_cnt <= sc->hn_rx_ring_inuse,
@@ -597,9 +598,11 @@
 	}
 #endif
 
-	if (device_info.link_state == NDIS_MEDIA_STATE_CONNECTED) {
+	error = hn_rndis_get_linkstatus(sc, &link_status);
+	if (error)
+		goto failed;
+	if (link_status == NDIS_MEDIA_STATE_CONNECTED)
 		sc->hn_carrier = 1;
-	}
 
 #if __FreeBSD_version >= 1100045
 	tso_maxlen = hn_tso_maxlen;
@@ -612,7 +615,10 @@
 	    (ETHER_HDR_LEN + ETHER_VLAN_ENCAP_LEN);
 #endif
 
-	ether_ifattach(ifp, device_info.mac_addr);
+	error = hn_rndis_get_eaddr(sc, eaddr);
+	if (error)
+		goto failed;
+	ether_ifattach(ifp, eaddr);
 
 #if __FreeBSD_version >= 1100045
 	if_printf(ifp, "TSO: %u/%u/%u\n", ifp->if_hw_tsomax,
@@ -1503,7 +1509,6 @@
 #ifdef INET
 	struct ifaddr *ifa = (struct ifaddr *)data;
 #endif
-	netvsc_device_info device_info;
 	int mask, error = 0, ring_cnt;
 	int retry_cnt = 500;
 	
@@ -1583,8 +1588,7 @@
 		hn_chan_attach(sc, sc->hn_prichan); /* XXX check error */
 
 		ring_cnt = sc->hn_rx_ring_inuse;
-		error = hv_rf_on_device_add(sc, &device_info, &ring_cnt,
-		    ifr->ifr_mtu);
+		error = hv_rf_on_device_add(sc, &ring_cnt, ifr->ifr_mtu);
 		if (error) {
 			NV_LOCK(sc);
 			sc->temp_unusable = FALSE;
Index: sys/dev/hyperv/netvsc/hv_rndis_filter.h
===================================================================
--- sys/dev/hyperv/netvsc/hv_rndis_filter.h
+++ sys/dev/hyperv/netvsc/hv_rndis_filter.h
@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@
 void hv_rf_on_receive(struct hn_softc *sc, struct hn_rx_ring *rxr,
     const void *data, int dlen);
 void hv_rf_channel_rollup(struct hn_rx_ring *rxr, struct hn_tx_ring *txr);
-int hv_rf_on_device_add(struct hn_softc *sc, void *additl_info, int *nchan,
-    int mtu);
+int hv_rf_on_device_add(struct hn_softc *sc, int *nchan, int mtu);
 int hv_rf_on_device_remove(struct hn_softc *sc);
 int hv_rf_on_open(struct hn_softc *sc);
 int hv_rf_on_close(struct hn_softc *sc);
Index: sys/dev/hyperv/netvsc/hv_rndis_filter.c
===================================================================
--- sys/dev/hyperv/netvsc/hv_rndis_filter.c
+++ sys/dev/hyperv/netvsc/hv_rndis_filter.c
@@ -75,9 +75,6 @@
     const void *data, int dlen);
 static void hv_rf_receive_data(struct hn_rx_ring *rxr,
     const void *data, int dlen);
-static int hv_rf_query_device_mac(struct hn_softc *sc, uint8_t *eaddr);
-static int hv_rf_query_device_link_status(struct hn_softc *sc,
-    uint32_t *link_status);
 
 static int hn_rndis_query(struct hn_softc *sc, uint32_t oid,
     const void *idata, size_t idlen, void *odata, size_t *odlen0);
@@ -479,11 +476,8 @@
 	}
 }
 
-/*
- * RNDIS filter query device MAC address
- */
-static int
-hv_rf_query_device_mac(struct hn_softc *sc, uint8_t *eaddr)
+int
+hn_rndis_get_eaddr(struct hn_softc *sc, uint8_t *eaddr)
 {
 	size_t eaddr_len;
 	int error;
@@ -500,11 +494,8 @@
 	return (0);
 }
 
-/*
- * RNDIS filter query device link status
- */
-static int
-hv_rf_query_device_link_status(struct hn_softc *sc, uint32_t *link_status)
+int
+hn_rndis_get_linkstatus(struct hn_softc *sc, uint32_t *link_status)
 {
 	size_t size;
 	int error;
@@ -1024,11 +1015,9 @@
 }
 
 int
-hv_rf_on_device_add(struct hn_softc *sc, void *additl_info,
-    int *nchan0, int mtu)
+hv_rf_on_device_add(struct hn_softc *sc, int *nchan0, int mtu)
 {
 	int ret;
-	netvsc_device_info *dev_info = (netvsc_device_info *)additl_info;
 	device_t dev = sc->hn_dev;
 	int nchan = *nchan0, rxr_cnt, nsubch;
 
@@ -1040,13 +1029,6 @@
 	if (ret != 0)
 		return (ret);
 
-	/* Get the mac address */
-	ret = hv_rf_query_device_mac(sc, dev_info->mac_addr);
-	if (ret != 0) {
-		/* TODO: shut down rndis device and the channel */
-	}
-	hv_rf_query_device_link_status(sc, &dev_info->link_state);
-
 	if (sc->hn_ndis_ver < HN_NDIS_VERSION_6_30 || nchan == 1) {
 		/*
 		 * Either RSS is not supported, or multiple RX/TX rings
Index: sys/dev/hyperv/netvsc/if_hnvar.h
===================================================================
--- sys/dev/hyperv/netvsc/if_hnvar.h
+++ sys/dev/hyperv/netvsc/if_hnvar.h
@@ -122,6 +122,9 @@
 void		*hn_rndis_pktinfo_append(struct rndis_packet_msg *,
 		    size_t pktsize, size_t pi_dlen, uint32_t pi_type);
 
+int		hn_rndis_get_eaddr(struct hn_softc *sc, uint8_t *eaddr);
+int		hn_rndis_get_linkstatus(struct hn_softc *sc,
+		    uint32_t *link_status);
 int		hn_nvs_alloc_subchans(struct hn_softc *sc, int *nsubch);
 int		hn_rxpkt(struct hn_rx_ring *rxr, const void *data, int dlen,
 		    const struct hn_recvinfo *info);