Merge branch 'perf/urgent' into perf/core

Conflicts:
	tools/perf/builtin-record.c
	tools/perf/builtin-top.c
	tools/perf/perf.h
	tools/perf/util/top.h

Merge reason: resolve these cherry-picking conflicts.

Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>

49 files changed, 316 insertions, 210 deletions

diff --git a/net/atm/clip.c b/net/atm/clip.c
index c12c2582457..127fe70a1ba 100644
--- a/net/atm/clip.c
+++ b/net/atm/clip.c
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@
 
 static struct net_device *clip_devs;
 static struct atm_vcc *atmarpd;
-static struct neigh_table clip_tbl;
 static struct timer_list idle_timer;
+static const struct neigh_ops clip_neigh_ops;
 
 static int to_atmarpd(enum atmarp_ctrl_type type, int itf, __be32 ip)
 {
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ static int neigh_check_cb(struct neighbour *n)
 	struct atmarp_entry *entry = neighbour_priv(n);
 	struct clip_vcc *cv;
 
+	if (n->ops != &clip_neigh_ops)
+		return 0;
 	for (cv = entry->vccs; cv; cv = cv->next) {
 		unsigned long exp = cv->last_use + cv->idle_timeout;
 
@@ -154,10 +156,10 @@ static int neigh_check_cb(struct neighbour *n)
 
 static void idle_timer_check(unsigned long dummy)
 {
-	write_lock(&clip_tbl.lock);
-	__neigh_for_each_release(&clip_tbl, neigh_check_cb);
+	write_lock(&arp_tbl.lock);
+	__neigh_for_each_release(&arp_tbl, neigh_check_cb);
 	mod_timer(&idle_timer, jiffies + CLIP_CHECK_INTERVAL * HZ);
-	write_unlock(&clip_tbl.lock);
+	write_unlock(&arp_tbl.lock);
 }
 
 static int clip_arp_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb)
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/af_bluetooth.c b/net/bluetooth/af_bluetooth.c
index ef92864ac62..72eb187a5f6 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/af_bluetooth.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/af_bluetooth.c
@@ -71,19 +71,16 @@ static const char *const bt_slock_key_strings[BT_MAX_PROTO] = {
 	"slock-AF_BLUETOOTH-BTPROTO_AVDTP",
 };
 
-static inline void bt_sock_reclassify_lock(struct socket *sock, int proto)
+void bt_sock_reclassify_lock(struct sock *sk, int proto)
 {
-	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
-
-	if (!sk)
-		return;
-
+	BUG_ON(!sk);
 	BUG_ON(sock_owned_by_user(sk));
 
 	sock_lock_init_class_and_name(sk,
 			bt_slock_key_strings[proto], &bt_slock_key[proto],
 				bt_key_strings[proto], &bt_lock_key[proto]);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(bt_sock_reclassify_lock);
 
 int bt_sock_register(int proto, const struct net_proto_family *ops)
 {
@@ -145,7 +142,8 @@ static int bt_sock_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock, int proto,
 
 	if (bt_proto[proto] && try_module_get(bt_proto[proto]->owner)) {
 		err = bt_proto[proto]->create(net, sock, proto, kern);
-		bt_sock_reclassify_lock(sock, proto);
+		if (!err)
+			bt_sock_reclassify_lock(sock->sk, proto);
 		module_put(bt_proto[proto]->owner);
 	}
 
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
index 3db432473ad..07bc69ed949 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
@@ -635,6 +635,10 @@ static int hci_conn_auth(struct hci_conn *conn, __u8 sec_level, __u8 auth_type)
 
 	if (!test_and_set_bit(HCI_CONN_AUTH_PEND, &conn->pend)) {
 		struct hci_cp_auth_requested cp;
+
+		/* encrypt must be pending if auth is also pending */
+		set_bit(HCI_CONN_ENCRYPT_PEND, &conn->pend);
+
 		cp.handle = cpu_to_le16(conn->handle);
 		hci_send_cmd(conn->hdev, HCI_OP_AUTH_REQUESTED,
 							sizeof(cp), &cp);
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
index 9de93714213..5aeb6249119 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
@@ -640,7 +640,8 @@ static int hci_dev_do_close(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 	/* Reset device */
 	skb_queue_purge(&hdev->cmd_q);
 	atomic_set(&hdev->cmd_cnt, 1);
-	if (!test_bit(HCI_RAW, &hdev->flags)) {
+	if (!test_bit(HCI_RAW, &hdev->flags) &&
+				test_bit(HCI_QUIRK_NO_RESET, &hdev->quirks)) {
 		set_bit(HCI_INIT, &hdev->flags);
 		__hci_request(hdev, hci_reset_req, 0,
 					msecs_to_jiffies(250));
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c b/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c
index faf0b11ac1d..32d338c30e6 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c
@@ -1018,10 +1018,10 @@ static void l2cap_conn_del(struct hci_conn *hcon, int err)
 	hci_chan_del(conn->hchan);
 
 	if (conn->info_state & L2CAP_INFO_FEAT_MASK_REQ_SENT)
-		__cancel_delayed_work(&conn->info_timer);
+		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&conn->info_timer);
 
 	if (test_and_clear_bit(HCI_CONN_LE_SMP_PEND, &hcon->pend)) {
-		__cancel_delayed_work(&conn->security_timer);
+		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&conn->security_timer);
 		smp_chan_destroy(conn);
 	}
 
@@ -1120,7 +1120,7 @@ static struct l2cap_chan *l2cap_global_chan_by_psm(int state, __le16 psm, bdaddr
 	return c1;
 }
 
-inline int l2cap_chan_connect(struct l2cap_chan *chan, __le16 psm, u16 cid, bdaddr_t *dst)
+int l2cap_chan_connect(struct l2cap_chan *chan, __le16 psm, u16 cid, bdaddr_t *dst)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = chan->sk;
 	bdaddr_t *src = &bt_sk(sk)->src;
@@ -2574,7 +2574,7 @@ static inline int l2cap_command_rej(struct l2cap_conn *conn, struct l2cap_cmd_hd
 
 	if ((conn->info_state & L2CAP_INFO_FEAT_MASK_REQ_SENT) &&
 					cmd->ident == conn->info_ident) {
-		__cancel_delayed_work(&conn->info_timer);
+		cancel_delayed_work(&conn->info_timer);
 
 		conn->info_state |= L2CAP_INFO_FEAT_MASK_REQ_DONE;
 		conn->info_ident = 0;
@@ -2970,7 +2970,8 @@ static inline int l2cap_config_rsp(struct l2cap_conn *conn, struct l2cap_cmd_hdr
 
 	default:
 		sk->sk_err = ECONNRESET;
-		__set_chan_timer(chan, L2CAP_DISC_REJ_TIMEOUT);
+		__set_chan_timer(chan,
+				msecs_to_jiffies(L2CAP_DISC_REJ_TIMEOUT));
 		l2cap_send_disconn_req(conn, chan, ECONNRESET);
 		goto done;
 	}
@@ -3120,7 +3121,7 @@ static inline int l2cap_information_rsp(struct l2cap_conn *conn, struct l2cap_cm
 			conn->info_state & L2CAP_INFO_FEAT_MASK_REQ_DONE)
 		return 0;
 
-	__cancel_delayed_work(&conn->info_timer);
+	cancel_delayed_work(&conn->info_timer);
 
 	if (result != L2CAP_IR_SUCCESS) {
 		conn->info_state |= L2CAP_INFO_FEAT_MASK_REQ_DONE;
@@ -4478,7 +4479,8 @@ static inline void l2cap_check_encryption(struct l2cap_chan *chan, u8 encrypt)
 	if (encrypt == 0x00) {
 		if (chan->sec_level == BT_SECURITY_MEDIUM) {
 			__clear_chan_timer(chan);
-			__set_chan_timer(chan, L2CAP_ENC_TIMEOUT);
+			__set_chan_timer(chan,
+					msecs_to_jiffies(L2CAP_ENC_TIMEOUT));
 		} else if (chan->sec_level == BT_SECURITY_HIGH)
 			l2cap_chan_close(chan, ECONNREFUSED);
 	} else {
@@ -4499,7 +4501,7 @@ int l2cap_security_cfm(struct hci_conn *hcon, u8 status, u8 encrypt)
 
 	if (hcon->type == LE_LINK) {
 		smp_distribute_keys(conn, 0);
-		__cancel_delayed_work(&conn->security_timer);
+		cancel_delayed_work(&conn->security_timer);
 	}
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
@@ -4546,7 +4548,8 @@ int l2cap_security_cfm(struct hci_conn *hcon, u8 status, u8 encrypt)
 					L2CAP_CONN_REQ, sizeof(req), &req);
 			} else {
 				__clear_chan_timer(chan);
-				__set_chan_timer(chan, L2CAP_DISC_TIMEOUT);
+				__set_chan_timer(chan,
+					msecs_to_jiffies(L2CAP_DISC_TIMEOUT));
 			}
 		} else if (chan->state == BT_CONNECT2) {
 			struct l2cap_conn_rsp rsp;
@@ -4566,7 +4569,8 @@ int l2cap_security_cfm(struct hci_conn *hcon, u8 status, u8 encrypt)
 				}
 			} else {
 				l2cap_state_change(chan, BT_DISCONN);
-				__set_chan_timer(chan, L2CAP_DISC_TIMEOUT);
+				__set_chan_timer(chan,
+					msecs_to_jiffies(L2CAP_DISC_TIMEOUT));
 				res = L2CAP_CR_SEC_BLOCK;
 				stat = L2CAP_CS_NO_INFO;
 			}
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c b/net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c
index c61d967012b..401d9428ae4 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c
@@ -849,6 +849,8 @@ static struct l2cap_chan *l2cap_sock_new_connection_cb(void *data)
 	if (!sk)
 		return NULL;
 
+	bt_sock_reclassify_lock(sk, BTPROTO_L2CAP);
+
 	l2cap_sock_init(sk, parent);
 
 	return l2cap_pi(sk)->chan;
@@ -1002,7 +1004,7 @@ static struct sock *l2cap_sock_alloc(struct net *net, struct socket *sock, int p
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&bt_sk(sk)->accept_q);
 
 	sk->sk_destruct = l2cap_sock_destruct;
-	sk->sk_sndtimeo = L2CAP_CONN_TIMEOUT;
+	sk->sk_sndtimeo = msecs_to_jiffies(L2CAP_CONN_TIMEOUT);
 
 	sock_reset_flag(sk, SOCK_ZAPPED);
 
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/core.c b/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/core.c
index 501649bf559..8a602388f1e 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/core.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/core.c
@@ -1164,12 +1164,18 @@ static int rfcomm_recv_ua(struct rfcomm_session *s, u8 dlci)
 			break;
 
 		case BT_DISCONN:
-			/* When socket is closed and we are not RFCOMM
-			 * initiator rfcomm_process_rx already calls
-			 * rfcomm_session_put() */
-			if (s->sock->sk->sk_state != BT_CLOSED)
-				if (list_empty(&s->dlcs))
-					rfcomm_session_put(s);
+			/* rfcomm_session_put is called later so don't do
+			 * anything here otherwise we will mess up the session
+			 * reference counter:
+			 *
+			 * (a) when we are the initiator dlc_unlink will drive
+			 * the reference counter to 0 (there is no initial put
+			 * after session_add)
+			 *
+			 * (b) when we are not the initiator rfcomm_rx_process
+			 * will explicitly call put to balance the initial hold
+			 * done after session add.
+			 */
 			break;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/sock.c b/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/sock.c
index f066678faee..22169c3f148 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/sock.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/sock.c
@@ -956,6 +956,8 @@ int rfcomm_connect_ind(struct rfcomm_session *s, u8 channel, struct rfcomm_dlc *
 	if (!sk)
 		goto done;
 
+	bt_sock_reclassify_lock(sk, BTPROTO_RFCOMM);
+
 	rfcomm_sock_init(sk, parent);
 	bacpy(&bt_sk(sk)->src, &src);
 	bacpy(&bt_sk(sk)->dst, &dst);
diff --git a/net/caif/caif_socket.c b/net/caif/caif_socket.c
index a9862808645..a97d97a3a51 100644
--- a/net/caif/caif_socket.c
+++ b/net/caif/caif_socket.c
@@ -539,8 +539,10 @@ static int transmit_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct caifsock *cf_sk,
 	pkt = cfpkt_fromnative(CAIF_DIR_OUT, skb);
 	memset(skb->cb, 0, sizeof(struct caif_payload_info));
 
-	if (cf_sk->layer.dn == NULL)
+	if (cf_sk->layer.dn == NULL) {
+		kfree_skb(skb);
 		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 
 	return cf_sk->layer.dn->transmit(cf_sk->layer.dn, pkt);
 }
@@ -683,10 +685,10 @@ static int caif_stream_sendmsg(struct kiocb *kiocb, struct socket *sock,
 		}
 		err = transmit_skb(skb, cf_sk,
 				msg->msg_flags&MSG_DONTWAIT, timeo);
-		if (err < 0) {
-			kfree_skb(skb);
+		if (err < 0)
+			/* skb is already freed */
 			goto pipe_err;
-		}
+
 		sent += size;
 	}
 
diff --git a/net/caif/cfmuxl.c b/net/caif/cfmuxl.c
index b36f24a4c8e..94b08612a4d 100644
--- a/net/caif/cfmuxl.c
+++ b/net/caif/cfmuxl.c
@@ -248,7 +248,6 @@ static void cfmuxl_ctrlcmd(struct cflayer *layr, enum caif_ctrlcmd ctrl,
 {
 	struct cfmuxl *muxl = container_obj(layr);
 	struct cflayer *layer;
-	int idx;
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	list_for_each_entry_rcu(layer, &muxl->srvl_list, node) {
@@ -257,14 +256,9 @@ static void cfmuxl_ctrlcmd(struct cflayer *layr, enum caif_ctrlcmd ctrl,
 
 			if ((ctrl == _CAIF_CTRLCMD_PHYIF_DOWN_IND ||
 				ctrl == CAIF_CTRLCMD_REMOTE_SHUTDOWN_IND) &&
-					layer->id != 0) {
-
-				idx = layer->id % UP_CACHE_SIZE;
-				spin_lock_bh(&muxl->receive_lock);
-				RCU_INIT_POINTER(muxl->up_cache[idx], NULL);
-				list_del_rcu(&layer->node);
-				spin_unlock_bh(&muxl->receive_lock);
-			}
+					layer->id != 0)
+				cfmuxl_remove_uplayer(layr, layer->id);
+
 			/* NOTE: ctrlcmd is not allowed to block */
 			layer->ctrlcmd(layer, ctrl, phyid);
 		}
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index da7ce7f0e56..6982bfd6a78 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -3500,14 +3500,20 @@ static inline gro_result_t
 __napi_gro_receive(struct napi_struct *napi, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *p;
+	unsigned int maclen = skb->dev->hard_header_len;
 
 	for (p = napi->gro_list; p; p = p->next) {
 		unsigned long diffs;
 
 		diffs = (unsigned long)p->dev ^ (unsigned long)skb->dev;
 		diffs |= p->vlan_tci ^ skb->vlan_tci;
-		diffs |= compare_ether_header(skb_mac_header(p),
-					      skb_gro_mac_header(skb));
+		if (maclen == ETH_HLEN)
+			diffs |= compare_ether_header(skb_mac_header(p),
+						      skb_gro_mac_header(skb));
+		else if (!diffs)
+			diffs = memcmp(skb_mac_header(p),
+				       skb_gro_mac_header(skb),
+				       maclen);
 		NAPI_GRO_CB(p)->same_flow = !diffs;
 		NAPI_GRO_CB(p)->flush = 0;
 	}
diff --git a/net/core/ethtool.c b/net/core/ethtool.c
index 369b4189452..3f79db1b612 100644
--- a/net/core/ethtool.c
+++ b/net/core/ethtool.c
@@ -1190,6 +1190,8 @@ static noinline_for_stack int ethtool_flash_device(struct net_device *dev,
 	if (!dev->ethtool_ops->flash_device)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
+	efl.data[ETHTOOL_FLASH_MAX_FILENAME - 1] = 0;
+
 	return dev->ethtool_ops->flash_device(dev, &efl);
 }
 
diff --git a/net/core/neighbour.c b/net/core/neighbour.c
index e287346e093..2a83914b027 100644
--- a/net/core/neighbour.c
+++ b/net/core/neighbour.c
@@ -826,6 +826,8 @@ next_elt:
 		write_unlock_bh(&tbl->lock);
 		cond_resched();
 		write_lock_bh(&tbl->lock);
+		nht = rcu_dereference_protected(tbl->nht,
+						lockdep_is_held(&tbl->lock));
 	}
 	/* Cycle through all hash buckets every base_reachable_time/2 ticks.
 	 * ARP entry timeouts range from 1/2 base_reachable_time to 3/2
diff --git a/net/core/netpoll.c b/net/core/netpoll.c
index 556b0829866..ddefc513b44 100644
--- a/net/core/netpoll.c
+++ b/net/core/netpoll.c
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ static void netpoll_poll_dev(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	poll_napi(dev);
 
-	if (dev->priv_flags & IFF_SLAVE) {
+	if (dev->flags & IFF_SLAVE) {
 		if (dev->npinfo) {
 			struct net_device *bond_dev = dev->master;
 			struct sk_buff *skb;
diff --git a/net/core/netprio_cgroup.c b/net/core/netprio_cgroup.c
index 3a9fd4826b7..4dacc44637e 100644
--- a/net/core/netprio_cgroup.c
+++ b/net/core/netprio_cgroup.c
@@ -58,11 +58,12 @@ static int get_prioidx(u32 *prio)
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&prioidx_map_lock, flags);
 	prioidx = find_first_zero_bit(prioidx_map, sizeof(unsigned long) * PRIOIDX_SZ);
+	if (prioidx == sizeof(unsigned long) * PRIOIDX_SZ) {
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&prioidx_map_lock, flags);
+		return -ENOSPC;
+	}
 	set_bit(prioidx, prioidx_map);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&prioidx_map_lock, flags);
-	if (prioidx == sizeof(unsigned long) * PRIOIDX_SZ)
-		return -ENOSPC;
-
 	atomic_set(&max_prioidx, prioidx);
 	*prio = prioidx;
 	return 0;
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ static void extend_netdev_table(struct net_device *dev, u32 new_len)
 static void update_netdev_tables(void)
 {
 	struct net_device *dev;
-	u32 max_len = atomic_read(&max_prioidx);
+	u32 max_len = atomic_read(&max_prioidx) + 1;
 	struct netprio_map *map;
 
 	rtnl_lock();
@@ -270,7 +271,6 @@ static int netprio_device_event(struct notifier_block *unused,
 {
 	struct net_device *dev = ptr;
 	struct netprio_map *old;
-	u32 max_len = atomic_read(&max_prioidx);
 
 	/*
 	 * Note this is called with rtnl_lock held so we have update side
@@ -278,11 +278,6 @@ static int netprio_device_event(struct notifier_block *unused,
 	 */
 
 	switch (event) {
-
-	case NETDEV_REGISTER:
-		if (max_len)
-			extend_netdev_table(dev, max_len);
-		break;
 	case NETDEV_UNREGISTER:
 		old = rtnl_dereference(dev->priomap);
 		RCU_INIT_POINTER(dev->priomap, NULL);
diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index 65aebd45002..606a6e8f367 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ struct rtnl_link {
 };
 
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(rtnl_mutex);
-static u16 min_ifinfo_dump_size;
 
 void rtnl_lock(void)
 {
@@ -724,10 +723,11 @@ static void copy_rtnl_link_stats64(void *v, const struct rtnl_link_stats64 *b)
 }
 
 /* All VF info */
-static inline int rtnl_vfinfo_size(const struct net_device *dev)
+static inline int rtnl_vfinfo_size(const struct net_device *dev,
+				   u32 ext_filter_mask)
 {
-	if (dev->dev.parent && dev_is_pci(dev->dev.parent)) {
-
+	if (dev->dev.parent && dev_is_pci(dev->dev.parent) &&
+	    (ext_filter_mask & RTEXT_FILTER_VF)) {
 		int num_vfs = dev_num_vf(dev->dev.parent);
 		size_t size = nla_total_size(sizeof(struct nlattr));
 		size += nla_total_size(num_vfs * sizeof(struct nlattr));
@@ -766,7 +766,8 @@ static size_t rtnl_port_size(const struct net_device *dev)
 		return port_self_size;
 }
 
-static noinline size_t if_nlmsg_size(const struct net_device *dev)
+static noinline size_t if_nlmsg_size(const struct net_device *dev,
+				     u32 ext_filter_mask)
 {
 	return NLMSG_ALIGN(sizeof(struct ifinfomsg))
 	       + nla_total_size(IFNAMSIZ) /* IFLA_IFNAME */
@@ -784,8 +785,9 @@ static noinline size_t if_nlmsg_size(const struct net_device *dev)
 	       + nla_total_size(4) /* IFLA_MASTER */
 	       + nla_total_size(1) /* IFLA_OPERSTATE */
 	       + nla_total_size(1) /* IFLA_LINKMODE */
-	       + nla_total_size(4) /* IFLA_NUM_VF */
-	       + rtnl_vfinfo_size(dev) /* IFLA_VFINFO_LIST */
+	       + nla_total_size(ext_filter_mask
+			        & RTEXT_FILTER_VF ? 4 : 0) /* IFLA_NUM_VF */
+	       + rtnl_vfinfo_size(dev, ext_filter_mask) /* IFLA_VFINFO_LIST */
 	       + rtnl_port_size(dev) /* IFLA_VF_PORTS + IFLA_PORT_SELF */
 	       + rtnl_link_get_size(dev) /* IFLA_LINKINFO */
 	       + rtnl_link_get_af_size(dev); /* IFLA_AF_SPEC */
@@ -868,7 +870,7 @@ static int rtnl_port_fill(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 
 static int rtnl_fill_ifinfo(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 			    int type, u32 pid, u32 seq, u32 change,
-			    unsigned int flags)
+			    unsigned int flags, u32 ext_filter_mask)
 {
 	struct ifinfomsg *ifm;
 	struct nlmsghdr *nlh;
@@ -941,10 +943,11 @@ static int rtnl_fill_ifinfo(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 	copy_rtnl_link_stats64(nla_data(attr), stats);
 
-	if (dev->dev.parent)
+	if (dev->dev.parent && (ext_filter_mask & RTEXT_FILTER_VF))
 		NLA_PUT_U32(skb, IFLA_NUM_VF, dev_num_vf(dev->dev.parent));
 
-	if (dev->netdev_ops->ndo_get_vf_config && dev->dev.parent) {
+	if (dev->netdev_ops->ndo_get_vf_config && dev->dev.parent
+	    && (ext_filter_mask & RTEXT_FILTER_VF)) {
 		int i;
 
 		struct nlattr *vfinfo, *vf;
@@ -1048,6 +1051,8 @@ static int rtnl_dump_ifinfo(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 	struct net_device *dev;
 	struct hlist_head *head;
 	struct hlist_node *node;
+	struct nlattr *tb[IFLA_MAX+1];
+	u32 ext_filter_mask = 0;
 
 	s_h = cb->args[0];
 	s_idx = cb->args[1];
@@ -1055,6 +1060,12 @@ static int rtnl_dump_ifinfo(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	cb->seq = net->dev_base_seq;
 
+	nlmsg_parse(cb->nlh, sizeof(struct rtgenmsg), tb, IFLA_MAX,
+		    ifla_policy);
+
+	if (tb[IFLA_EXT_MASK])
+		ext_filter_mask = nla_get_u32(tb[IFLA_EXT_MASK]);
+
 	for (h = s_h; h < NETDEV_HASHENTRIES; h++, s_idx = 0) {
 		idx = 0;
 		head = &net->dev_index_head[h];
@@ -1064,7 +1075,8 @@ static int rtnl_dump_ifinfo(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 			if (rtnl_fill_ifinfo(skb, dev, RTM_NEWLINK,
 					     NETLINK_CB(cb->skb).pid,
 					     cb->nlh->nlmsg_seq, 0,
-					     NLM_F_MULTI) <= 0)
+					     NLM_F_MULTI,
+					     ext_filter_mask) <= 0)
 				goto out;
 
 			nl_dump_check_consistent(cb, nlmsg_hdr(skb));
@@ -1100,6 +1112,7 @@ const struct nla_policy ifla_policy[IFLA_MAX+1] = {
 	[IFLA_VF_PORTS]		= { .type = NLA_NESTED },
 	[IFLA_PORT_SELF]	= { .type = NLA_NESTED },
 	[IFLA_AF_SPEC]		= { .type = NLA_NESTED },
+	[IFLA_EXT_MASK]		= { .type = NLA_U32 },
 };
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ifla_policy);
 
@@ -1509,8 +1522,6 @@ errout:
 
 	if (send_addr_notify)
 		call_netdevice_notifiers(NETDEV_CHANGEADDR, dev);
-	min_ifinfo_dump_size = max_t(u16, if_nlmsg_size(dev),
-				     min_ifinfo_dump_size);
 
 	return err;
 }
@@ -1842,6 +1853,7 @@ static int rtnl_getlink(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr* nlh, void *arg)
 	struct net_device *dev = NULL;
 	struct sk_buff *nskb;
 	int err;
+	u32 ext_filter_mask = 0;
 
 	err = nlmsg_parse(nlh, sizeof(*ifm), tb, IFLA_MAX, ifla_policy);
 	if (err < 0)
@@ -1850,6 +1862,9 @@ static int rtnl_getlink(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr* nlh, void *arg)
 	if (tb[IFLA_IFNAME])
 		nla_strlcpy(ifname, tb[IFLA_IFNAME], IFNAMSIZ);
 
+	if (tb[IFLA_EXT_MASK])
+		ext_filter_mask = nla_get_u32(tb[IFLA_EXT_MASK]);
+
 	ifm = nlmsg_data(nlh);
 	if (ifm->ifi_index > 0)
 		dev = __dev_get_by_index(net, ifm->ifi_index);
@@ -1861,12 +1876,12 @@ static int rtnl_getlink(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr* nlh, void *arg)
 	if (dev == NULL)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	nskb = nlmsg_new(if_nlmsg_size(dev), GFP_KERNEL);
+	nskb = nlmsg_new(if_nlmsg_size(dev, ext_filter_mask), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (nskb == NULL)
 		return -ENOBUFS;
 
 	err = rtnl_fill_ifinfo(nskb, dev, RTM_NEWLINK, NETLINK_CB(skb).pid,
-			       nlh->nlmsg_seq, 0, 0);
+			       nlh->nlmsg_seq, 0, 0, ext_filter_mask);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		/* -EMSGSIZE implies BUG in if_nlmsg_size */
 		WARN_ON(err == -EMSGSIZE);
@@ -1877,8 +1892,31 @@ static int rtnl_getlink(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr* nlh, void *arg)
 	return err;
 }
 
-static u16 rtnl_calcit(struct sk_buff *skb)
+static u16 rtnl_calcit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
 {
+	struct net *net = sock_net(skb->sk);
+	struct net_device *dev;
+	struct nlattr *tb[IFLA_MAX+1];
+	u32 ext_filter_mask = 0;
+	u16 min_ifinfo_dump_size = 0;
+
+	nlmsg_parse(nlh, sizeof(struct rtgenmsg), tb, IFLA_MAX, ifla_policy);
+
+	if (tb[IFLA_EXT_MASK])
+		ext_filter_mask = nla_get_u32(tb[IFLA_EXT_MASK]);
+
+	if (!ext_filter_mask)
+		return NLMSG_GOODSIZE;
+	/*
+	 * traverse the list of net devices and compute the minimum
+	 * buffer size based upon the filter mask.
+	 */
+	list_for_each_entry(dev, &net->dev_base_head, dev_list) {
+		min_ifinfo_dump_size = max_t(u16, min_ifinfo_dump_size,
+					     if_nlmsg_size(dev,
+						           ext_filter_mask));
+	}
+
 	return min_ifinfo_dump_size;
 }
 
@@ -1913,13 +1951,11 @@ void rtmsg_ifinfo(int type, struct net_device *dev, unsigned change)
 	int err = -ENOBUFS;
 	size_t if_info_size;