diff --git a/include/net/rtnetlink.h b/include/net/rtnetlink.h
index 8fb42070a2c1..661e45d38051 100644
--- a/include/net/rtnetlink.h
+++ b/include/net/rtnetlink.h
@@ -79,6 +79,20 @@ struct rtnl_link_ops {
 					       const struct net_device *dev);
 	unsigned int		(*get_num_tx_queues)(void);
 	unsigned int		(*get_num_rx_queues)(void);
+
+	int			slave_maxtype;
+	const struct nla_policy	*slave_policy;
+	int			(*slave_validate)(struct nlattr *tb[],
+						  struct nlattr *data[]);
+	int			(*slave_changelink)(struct net_device *dev,
+						    struct net_device *slave_dev,
+						    struct nlattr *tb[],
+						    struct nlattr *data[]);
+	size_t			(*get_slave_size)(const struct net_device *dev,
+						  const struct net_device *slave_dev);
+	int			(*fill_slave_info)(struct sk_buff *skb,
+						   const struct net_device *dev,
+						   const struct net_device *slave_dev);
 };
 
 int __rtnl_link_register(struct rtnl_link_ops *ops);
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/if_link.h b/include/uapi/linux/if_link.h
index 1f30b85ebf9d..b8fb352b58f6 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/if_link.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/if_link.h
@@ -241,6 +241,8 @@ enum {
 	IFLA_INFO_KIND,
 	IFLA_INFO_DATA,
 	IFLA_INFO_XSTATS,
+	IFLA_INFO_SLAVE_KIND,
+	IFLA_INFO_SLAVE_DATA,
 	__IFLA_INFO_MAX,
 };
 
diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index cace14962234..a56bccf6629e 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -365,6 +365,22 @@ void rtnl_link_unregister(struct rtnl_link_ops *ops)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rtnl_link_unregister);
 
+static size_t rtnl_link_get_slave_info_data_size(const struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	struct net_device *master_dev;
+	const struct rtnl_link_ops *ops;
+
+	master_dev = netdev_master_upper_dev_get((struct net_device *) dev);
+	if (!master_dev)
+		return 0;
+	ops = master_dev->rtnl_link_ops;
+	if (!ops->get_slave_size)
+		return 0;
+	/* IFLA_INFO_SLAVE_DATA + nested data */
+	return nla_total_size(sizeof(struct nlattr)) +
+	       ops->get_slave_size(master_dev, dev);
+}
+
 static size_t rtnl_link_get_size(const struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	const struct rtnl_link_ops *ops = dev->rtnl_link_ops;
@@ -385,6 +401,8 @@ static size_t rtnl_link_get_size(const struct net_device *dev)
 		/* IFLA_INFO_XSTATS */
 		size += nla_total_size(ops->get_xstats_size(dev));
 
+	size += rtnl_link_get_slave_info_data_size(dev);
+
 	return size;
 }
 
@@ -459,40 +477,101 @@ static size_t rtnl_link_get_af_size(const struct net_device *dev)
 	return size;
 }
 
-static int rtnl_link_fill(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct net_device *dev)
+static bool rtnl_have_link_slave_info(const struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	struct net_device *master_dev;
+
+	master_dev = netdev_master_upper_dev_get((struct net_device *) dev);
+	if (master_dev && master_dev->rtnl_link_ops &&
+	    master_dev->rtnl_link_ops->fill_slave_info)
+		return true;
+	return false;
+}
+
+static int rtnl_link_slave_info_fill(struct sk_buff *skb,
+				     const struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	struct net_device *master_dev;
+	const struct rtnl_link_ops *ops;
+	struct nlattr *slave_data;
+	int err;
+
+	master_dev = netdev_master_upper_dev_get((struct net_device *) dev);
+	if (!master_dev)
+		return 0;
+	ops = master_dev->rtnl_link_ops;
+	if (!ops)
+		return 0;
+	if (nla_put_string(skb, IFLA_INFO_SLAVE_KIND, ops->kind) < 0)
+		return -EMSGSIZE;
+	if (ops->fill_slave_info) {
+		slave_data = nla_nest_start(skb, IFLA_INFO_SLAVE_DATA);
+		if (!slave_data)
+			return -EMSGSIZE;
+		err = ops->fill_slave_info(skb, master_dev, dev);
+		if (err < 0)
+			goto err_cancel_slave_data;
+		nla_nest_end(skb, slave_data);
+	}
+	return 0;
+
+err_cancel_slave_data:
+	nla_nest_cancel(skb, slave_data);
+	return err;
+}
+
+static int rtnl_link_info_fill(struct sk_buff *skb,
+			       const struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	const struct rtnl_link_ops *ops = dev->rtnl_link_ops;
-	struct nlattr *linkinfo, *data;
+	struct nlattr *data;
+	int err;
+
+	if (!ops)
+		return 0;
+	if (nla_put_string(skb, IFLA_INFO_KIND, ops->kind) < 0)
+		return -EMSGSIZE;
+	if (ops->fill_xstats) {
+		err = ops->fill_xstats(skb, dev);
+		if (err < 0)
+			return err;
+	}
+	if (ops->fill_info) {
+		data = nla_nest_start(skb, IFLA_INFO_DATA);
+		if (data == NULL)
+			return -EMSGSIZE;
+		err = ops->fill_info(skb, dev);
+		if (err < 0)
+			goto err_cancel_data;
+		nla_nest_end(skb, data);
+	}
+	return 0;
+
+err_cancel_data:
+	nla_nest_cancel(skb, data);
+	return err;
+}
+
+static int rtnl_link_fill(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	struct nlattr *linkinfo;
 	int err = -EMSGSIZE;
 
 	linkinfo = nla_nest_start(skb, IFLA_LINKINFO);
 	if (linkinfo == NULL)
 		goto out;
 
-	if (nla_put_string(skb, IFLA_INFO_KIND, ops->kind) < 0)
+	err = rtnl_link_info_fill(skb, dev);
+	if (err < 0)
+		goto err_cancel_link;
+
+	err = rtnl_link_slave_info_fill(skb, dev);
+	if (err < 0)
 		goto err_cancel_link;
-	if (ops->fill_xstats) {
-		err = ops->fill_xstats(skb, dev);
-		if (err < 0)
-			goto err_cancel_link;
-	}
-	if (ops->fill_info) {
-		data = nla_nest_start(skb, IFLA_INFO_DATA);
-		if (data == NULL) {
-			err = -EMSGSIZE;
-			goto err_cancel_link;
-		}
-		err = ops->fill_info(skb, dev);
-		if (err < 0)
-			goto err_cancel_data;
-		nla_nest_end(skb, data);
-	}
 
 	nla_nest_end(skb, linkinfo);
 	return 0;
 
-err_cancel_data:
-	nla_nest_cancel(skb, data);
 err_cancel_link:
 	nla_nest_cancel(skb, linkinfo);
 out:
@@ -1052,10 +1131,7 @@ static int rtnl_fill_ifinfo(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 	if (rtnl_port_fill(skb, dev))
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 
-	if (rtnl_bond_slave_fill(skb, dev))
-		goto nla_put_failure;
-
-	if (dev->rtnl_link_ops) {
+	if (dev->rtnl_link_ops || rtnl_have_link_slave_info(dev)) {
 		if (rtnl_link_fill(skb, dev) < 0)
 			goto nla_put_failure;
 	}
@@ -1178,6 +1254,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(ifla_policy);
 static const struct nla_policy ifla_info_policy[IFLA_INFO_MAX+1] = {
 	[IFLA_INFO_KIND]	= { .type = NLA_STRING },
 	[IFLA_INFO_DATA]	= { .type = NLA_NESTED },
+	[IFLA_INFO_SLAVE_KIND]	= { .type = NLA_STRING },
+	[IFLA_INFO_SLAVE_DATA]	= { .type = NLA_NESTED },
 };
 
 static const struct nla_policy ifla_vfinfo_policy[IFLA_VF_INFO_MAX+1] = {
@@ -1765,7 +1843,9 @@ static int rtnl_newlink(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
 {
 	struct net *net = sock_net(skb->sk);
 	const struct rtnl_link_ops *ops;
+	const struct rtnl_link_ops *m_ops = NULL;
 	struct net_device *dev;
+	struct net_device *master_dev = NULL;
 	struct ifinfomsg *ifm;
 	char kind[MODULE_NAME_LEN];
 	char ifname[IFNAMSIZ];
@@ -1795,6 +1875,12 @@ static int rtnl_newlink(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
 			dev = NULL;
 	}
 
+	if (dev) {
+		master_dev = netdev_master_upper_dev_get(dev);
+		if (master_dev)
+			m_ops = master_dev->rtnl_link_ops;
+	}
+
 	err = validate_linkmsg(dev, tb);
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
@@ -1816,7 +1902,10 @@ static int rtnl_newlink(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
 	}
 
 	if (1) {
-		struct nlattr *attr[ops ? ops->maxtype + 1 : 0], **data = NULL;
+		struct nlattr *attr[ops ? ops->maxtype + 1 : 0];
+		struct nlattr *slave_attr[m_ops ? m_ops->slave_maxtype + 1 : 0];
+		struct nlattr **data = NULL;
+		struct nlattr **slave_data = NULL;
 		struct net *dest_net;
 
 		if (ops) {
@@ -1835,6 +1924,24 @@ static int rtnl_newlink(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
 			}
 		}
 
+		if (m_ops) {
+			if (m_ops->slave_maxtype &&
+			    linkinfo[IFLA_INFO_SLAVE_DATA]) {
+				err = nla_parse_nested(slave_attr,
+						       m_ops->slave_maxtype,
+						       linkinfo[IFLA_INFO_SLAVE_DATA],
+						       m_ops->slave_policy);
+				if (err < 0)
+					return err;
+				slave_data = slave_attr;
+			}
+			if (m_ops->slave_validate) {
+				err = m_ops->slave_validate(tb, slave_data);
+				if (err < 0)
+					return err;
+			}
+		}
+
 		if (dev) {
 			int modified = 0;
 
@@ -1854,6 +1961,17 @@ static int rtnl_newlink(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
 				modified = 1;
 			}
 
+			if (linkinfo[IFLA_INFO_SLAVE_DATA]) {
+				if (!m_ops || !m_ops->slave_changelink)
+					return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+				err = m_ops->slave_changelink(master_dev, dev,
+							      tb, slave_data);
+				if (err < 0)
+					return err;
+				modified = 1;
+			}
+
 			return do_setlink(dev, ifm, tb, ifname, modified);
 		}