diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index 613007aa5986..d1f99d4f41bb 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -4333,6 +4333,16 @@ int netdev_master_upper_dev_link(struct net_device *dev,
 				 struct netlink_ext_ack *extack);
 void netdev_upper_dev_unlink(struct net_device *dev,
 			     struct net_device *upper_dev);
+int netdev_adjacent_change_prepare(struct net_device *old_dev,
+				   struct net_device *new_dev,
+				   struct net_device *dev,
+				   struct netlink_ext_ack *extack);
+void netdev_adjacent_change_commit(struct net_device *old_dev,
+				   struct net_device *new_dev,
+				   struct net_device *dev);
+void netdev_adjacent_change_abort(struct net_device *old_dev,
+				  struct net_device *new_dev,
+				  struct net_device *dev);
 void netdev_adjacent_rename_links(struct net_device *dev, char *oldname);
 void *netdev_lower_dev_get_private(struct net_device *dev,
 				   struct net_device *lower_dev);
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 13cb646fb98f..0b60bcd5033e 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -6490,6 +6490,9 @@ struct netdev_adjacent {
 	/* upper master flag, there can only be one master device per list */
 	bool master;
 
+	/* lookup ignore flag */
+	bool ignore;
+
 	/* counter for the number of times this device was added to us */
 	u16 ref_nr;
 
@@ -6512,7 +6515,7 @@ static struct netdev_adjacent *__netdev_find_adj(struct net_device *adj_dev,
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static int __netdev_has_upper_dev(struct net_device *upper_dev, void *data)
+static int ____netdev_has_upper_dev(struct net_device *upper_dev, void *data)
 {
 	struct net_device *dev = data;
 
@@ -6533,7 +6536,7 @@ bool netdev_has_upper_dev(struct net_device *dev,
 {
 	ASSERT_RTNL();
 
-	return netdev_walk_all_upper_dev_rcu(dev, __netdev_has_upper_dev,
+	return netdev_walk_all_upper_dev_rcu(dev, ____netdev_has_upper_dev,
 					     upper_dev);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(netdev_has_upper_dev);
@@ -6551,7 +6554,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(netdev_has_upper_dev);
 bool netdev_has_upper_dev_all_rcu(struct net_device *dev,
 				  struct net_device *upper_dev)
 {
-	return !!netdev_walk_all_upper_dev_rcu(dev, __netdev_has_upper_dev,
+	return !!netdev_walk_all_upper_dev_rcu(dev, ____netdev_has_upper_dev,
 					       upper_dev);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(netdev_has_upper_dev_all_rcu);
@@ -6595,6 +6598,22 @@ struct net_device *netdev_master_upper_dev_get(struct net_device *dev)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(netdev_master_upper_dev_get);
 
+static struct net_device *__netdev_master_upper_dev_get(struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	struct netdev_adjacent *upper;
+
+	ASSERT_RTNL();
+
+	if (list_empty(&dev->adj_list.upper))
+		return NULL;
+
+	upper = list_first_entry(&dev->adj_list.upper,
+				 struct netdev_adjacent, list);
+	if (likely(upper->master) && !upper->ignore)
+		return upper->dev;
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 /**
  * netdev_has_any_lower_dev - Check if device is linked to some device
  * @dev: device
@@ -6645,8 +6664,9 @@ struct net_device *netdev_upper_get_next_dev_rcu(struct net_device *dev,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(netdev_upper_get_next_dev_rcu);
 
-static struct net_device *netdev_next_upper_dev(struct net_device *dev,
-						struct list_head **iter)
+static struct net_device *__netdev_next_upper_dev(struct net_device *dev,
+						  struct list_head **iter,
+						  bool *ignore)
 {
 	struct netdev_adjacent *upper;
 
@@ -6656,6 +6676,7 @@ static struct net_device *netdev_next_upper_dev(struct net_device *dev,
 		return NULL;
 
 	*iter = &upper->list;
+	*ignore = upper->ignore;
 
 	return upper->dev;
 }
@@ -6677,14 +6698,15 @@ static struct net_device *netdev_next_upper_dev_rcu(struct net_device *dev,
 	return upper->dev;
 }
 
-int netdev_walk_all_upper_dev(struct net_device *dev,
-			      int (*fn)(struct net_device *dev,
-					void *data),
-			      void *data)
+static int __netdev_walk_all_upper_dev(struct net_device *dev,
+				       int (*fn)(struct net_device *dev,
+						 void *data),
+				       void *data)
 {
 	struct net_device *udev, *next, *now, *dev_stack[MAX_NEST_DEV + 1];
 	struct list_head *niter, *iter, *iter_stack[MAX_NEST_DEV + 1];
 	int ret, cur = 0;
+	bool ignore;
 
 	now = dev;
 	iter = &dev->adj_list.upper;
@@ -6698,9 +6720,11 @@ int netdev_walk_all_upper_dev(struct net_device *dev,
 
 		next = NULL;
 		while (1) {
-			udev = netdev_next_upper_dev(now, &iter);
+			udev = __netdev_next_upper_dev(now, &iter, &ignore);
 			if (!udev)
 				break;
+			if (ignore)
+				continue;
 
 			if (!next) {
 				next = udev;
@@ -6777,6 +6801,15 @@ int netdev_walk_all_upper_dev_rcu(struct net_device *dev,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(netdev_walk_all_upper_dev_rcu);
 
+static bool __netdev_has_upper_dev(struct net_device *dev,
+				   struct net_device *upper_dev)
+{
+	ASSERT_RTNL();
+
+	return __netdev_walk_all_upper_dev(dev, ____netdev_has_upper_dev,
+					   upper_dev);
+}
+
 /**
  * netdev_lower_get_next_private - Get the next ->private from the
  *				   lower neighbour list
@@ -6873,6 +6906,23 @@ static struct net_device *netdev_next_lower_dev(struct net_device *dev,
 	return lower->dev;
 }
 
+static struct net_device *__netdev_next_lower_dev(struct net_device *dev,
+						  struct list_head **iter,
+						  bool *ignore)
+{
+	struct netdev_adjacent *lower;
+
+	lower = list_entry((*iter)->next, struct netdev_adjacent, list);
+
+	if (&lower->list == &dev->adj_list.lower)
+		return NULL;
+
+	*iter = &lower->list;
+	*ignore = lower->ignore;
+
+	return lower->dev;
+}
+
 int netdev_walk_all_lower_dev(struct net_device *dev,
 			      int (*fn)(struct net_device *dev,
 					void *data),
@@ -6923,6 +6973,58 @@ int netdev_walk_all_lower_dev(struct net_device *dev,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(netdev_walk_all_lower_dev);
 
+static int __netdev_walk_all_lower_dev(struct net_device *dev,
+				       int (*fn)(struct net_device *dev,
+						 void *data),
+				       void *data)
+{
+	struct net_device *ldev, *next, *now, *dev_stack[MAX_NEST_DEV + 1];
+	struct list_head *niter, *iter, *iter_stack[MAX_NEST_DEV + 1];
+	int ret, cur = 0;
+	bool ignore;
+
+	now = dev;
+	iter = &dev->adj_list.lower;
+
+	while (1) {
+		if (now != dev) {
+			ret = fn(now, data);
+			if (ret)
+				return ret;
+		}
+
+		next = NULL;
+		while (1) {
+			ldev = __netdev_next_lower_dev(now, &iter, &ignore);
+			if (!ldev)
+				break;
+			if (ignore)
+				continue;
+
+			if (!next) {
+				next = ldev;
+				niter = &ldev->adj_list.lower;
+			} else {
+				dev_stack[cur] = ldev;
+				iter_stack[cur++] = &ldev->adj_list.lower;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (!next) {
+			if (!cur)
+				return 0;
+			next = dev_stack[--cur];
+			niter = iter_stack[cur];
+		}
+
+		now = next;
+		iter = niter;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static struct net_device *netdev_next_lower_dev_rcu(struct net_device *dev,
 						    struct list_head **iter)
 {
@@ -6942,11 +7044,14 @@ static u8 __netdev_upper_depth(struct net_device *dev)
 	struct net_device *udev;
 	struct list_head *iter;
 	u8 max_depth = 0;
+	bool ignore;
 
 	for (iter = &dev->adj_list.upper,
-	     udev = netdev_next_upper_dev(dev, &iter);
+	     udev = __netdev_next_upper_dev(dev, &iter, &ignore);
 	     udev;
-	     udev = netdev_next_upper_dev(dev, &iter)) {
+	     udev = __netdev_next_upper_dev(dev, &iter, &ignore)) {
+		if (ignore)
+			continue;
 		if (max_depth < udev->upper_level)
 			max_depth = udev->upper_level;
 	}
@@ -6959,11 +7064,14 @@ static u8 __netdev_lower_depth(struct net_device *dev)
 	struct net_device *ldev;
 	struct list_head *iter;
 	u8 max_depth = 0;
+	bool ignore;
 
 	for (iter = &dev->adj_list.lower,
-	     ldev = netdev_next_lower_dev(dev, &iter);
+	     ldev = __netdev_next_lower_dev(dev, &iter, &ignore);
 	     ldev;
-	     ldev = netdev_next_lower_dev(dev, &iter)) {
+	     ldev = __netdev_next_lower_dev(dev, &iter, &ignore)) {
+		if (ignore)
+			continue;
 		if (max_depth < ldev->lower_level)
 			max_depth = ldev->lower_level;
 	}
@@ -7131,6 +7239,7 @@ static int __netdev_adjacent_dev_insert(struct net_device *dev,
 	adj->master = master;
 	adj->ref_nr = 1;
 	adj->private = private;
+	adj->ignore = false;
 	dev_hold(adj_dev);
 
 	pr_debug("Insert adjacency: dev %s adj_dev %s adj->ref_nr %d; dev_hold on %s\n",
@@ -7281,17 +7390,17 @@ static int __netdev_upper_dev_link(struct net_device *dev,
 		return -EBUSY;
 
 	/* To prevent loops, check if dev is not upper device to upper_dev. */
-	if (netdev_has_upper_dev(upper_dev, dev))
+	if (__netdev_has_upper_dev(upper_dev, dev))
 		return -EBUSY;
 
 	if ((dev->lower_level + upper_dev->upper_level) > MAX_NEST_DEV)
 		return -EMLINK;
 
 	if (!master) {
-		if (netdev_has_upper_dev(dev, upper_dev))
+		if (__netdev_has_upper_dev(dev, upper_dev))
 			return -EEXIST;
 	} else {
-		master_dev = netdev_master_upper_dev_get(dev);
+		master_dev = __netdev_master_upper_dev_get(dev);
 		if (master_dev)
 			return master_dev == upper_dev ? -EEXIST : -EBUSY;
 	}
@@ -7314,11 +7423,11 @@ static int __netdev_upper_dev_link(struct net_device *dev,
 		goto rollback;
 
 	__netdev_update_upper_level(dev, NULL);
-	netdev_walk_all_lower_dev(dev, __netdev_update_upper_level, NULL);
+	__netdev_walk_all_lower_dev(dev, __netdev_update_upper_level, NULL);
 
 	__netdev_update_lower_level(upper_dev, NULL);
-	netdev_walk_all_upper_dev(upper_dev, __netdev_update_lower_level, NULL);
-
+	__netdev_walk_all_upper_dev(upper_dev, __netdev_update_lower_level,
+				    NULL);
 	return 0;
 
 rollback:
@@ -7403,13 +7512,94 @@ void netdev_upper_dev_unlink(struct net_device *dev,
 				      &changeupper_info.info);
 
 	__netdev_update_upper_level(dev, NULL);
-	netdev_walk_all_lower_dev(dev, __netdev_update_upper_level, NULL);
+	__netdev_walk_all_lower_dev(dev, __netdev_update_upper_level, NULL);
 
 	__netdev_update_lower_level(upper_dev, NULL);
-	netdev_walk_all_upper_dev(upper_dev, __netdev_update_lower_level, NULL);
+	__netdev_walk_all_upper_dev(upper_dev, __netdev_update_lower_level,
+				    NULL);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(netdev_upper_dev_unlink);
 
+static void __netdev_adjacent_dev_set(struct net_device *upper_dev,
+				      struct net_device *lower_dev,
+				      bool val)
+{
+	struct netdev_adjacent *adj;
+
+	adj = __netdev_find_adj(lower_dev, &upper_dev->adj_list.lower);
+	if (adj)
+		adj->ignore = val;
+
+	adj = __netdev_find_adj(upper_dev, &lower_dev->adj_list.upper);
+	if (adj)
+		adj->ignore = val;
+}
+
+static void netdev_adjacent_dev_disable(struct net_device *upper_dev,
+					struct net_device *lower_dev)
+{
+	__netdev_adjacent_dev_set(upper_dev, lower_dev, true);
+}
+
+static void netdev_adjacent_dev_enable(struct net_device *upper_dev,
+				       struct net_device *lower_dev)
+{
+	__netdev_adjacent_dev_set(upper_dev, lower_dev, false);
+}
+
+int netdev_adjacent_change_prepare(struct net_device *old_dev,
+				   struct net_device *new_dev,
+				   struct net_device *dev,
+				   struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
+{
+	int err;
+
+	if (!new_dev)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (old_dev && new_dev != old_dev)
+		netdev_adjacent_dev_disable(dev, old_dev);
+
+	err = netdev_upper_dev_link(new_dev, dev, extack);
+	if (err) {
+		if (old_dev && new_dev != old_dev)
+			netdev_adjacent_dev_enable(dev, old_dev);
+		return err;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(netdev_adjacent_change_prepare);
+
+void netdev_adjacent_change_commit(struct net_device *old_dev,
+				   struct net_device *new_dev,
+				   struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	if (!new_dev || !old_dev)
+		return;
+
+	if (new_dev == old_dev)
+		return;
+
+	netdev_adjacent_dev_enable(dev, old_dev);
+	netdev_upper_dev_unlink(old_dev, dev);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(netdev_adjacent_change_commit);
+
+void netdev_adjacent_change_abort(struct net_device *old_dev,
+				  struct net_device *new_dev,
+				  struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	if (!new_dev)
+		return;
+
+	if (old_dev && new_dev != old_dev)
+		netdev_adjacent_dev_enable(dev, old_dev);
+
+	netdev_upper_dev_unlink(new_dev, dev);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(netdev_adjacent_change_abort);
+
 /**
  * netdev_bonding_info_change - Dispatch event about slave change
  * @dev: device
