3 files changed, 26 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/net/openvswitch/datapath.c b/net/openvswitch/datapath.c
index 0d407bca81e3..fe95b6c224a7 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/datapath.c
+++ b/net/openvswitch/datapath.c
@@ -2054,10 +2054,14 @@ static int __init dp_init(void)
 
         pr_info("Open vSwitch switching datapath\n");
 
-        err = ovs_flow_init();
+        err = ovs_internal_dev_rtnl_link_register();
         if (err)
                 goto error;
 
+        err = ovs_flow_init();
+        if (err)
+                goto error_unreg_rtnl_link;
+
         err = ovs_vport_init();
         if (err)
                 goto error_flow_exit;
@@ -2084,6 +2088,8 @@ error_vport_exit:
         ovs_vport_exit();
 error_flow_exit:
         ovs_flow_exit();
+error_unreg_rtnl_link:
+        ovs_internal_dev_rtnl_link_unregister();
 error:
         return err;
 }
@@ -2096,6 +2102,7 @@ static void dp_cleanup(void)
         rcu_barrier();
         ovs_vport_exit();
         ovs_flow_exit();
+        ovs_internal_dev_rtnl_link_unregister();
 }
 
 module_init(dp_init);
diff --git a/net/openvswitch/vport-internal_dev.c b/net/openvswitch/vport-internal_dev.c
index 789af9280e77..295471a66c78 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/vport-internal_dev.c
+++ b/net/openvswitch/vport-internal_dev.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 
 #include <net/dst.h>
 #include <net/xfrm.h>
+#include <net/rtnetlink.h>
 
 #include "datapath.h"
 #include "vport-internal_dev.h"
@@ -121,6 +122,10 @@ static const struct net_device_ops internal_dev_netdev_ops = {
         .ndo_get_stats64 = internal_dev_get_stats,
 };
 
+static struct rtnl_link_ops internal_dev_link_ops __read_mostly = {
+        .kind = "openvswitch",
+};
+
 static void do_setup(struct net_device *netdev)
 {
         ether_setup(netdev);
@@ -131,6 +136,7 @@ static void do_setup(struct net_device *netdev)
         netdev->priv_flags |= IFF_LIVE_ADDR_CHANGE;
         netdev->destructor = internal_dev_destructor;
         netdev->ethtool_ops = &internal_dev_ethtool_ops;
+        netdev->rtnl_link_ops = &internal_dev_link_ops;
         netdev->tx_queue_len = 0;
 
         netdev->features = NETIF_F_LLTX | NETIF_F_SG | NETIF_F_FRAGLIST |
@@ -248,3 +254,13 @@ struct vport *ovs_internal_dev_get_vport(struct net_device *netdev)
 
         return internal_dev_priv(netdev)->vport;
 }
+
+int ovs_internal_dev_rtnl_link_register(void)
+{
+        return rtnl_link_register(&internal_dev_link_ops);
+}
+
+void ovs_internal_dev_rtnl_link_unregister(void)
+{
+        rtnl_link_unregister(&internal_dev_link_ops);
+}
diff --git a/net/openvswitch/vport-internal_dev.h b/net/openvswitch/vport-internal_dev.h
index 9a7d30ecc6a2..1b179a190cff 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/vport-internal_dev.h
+++ b/net/openvswitch/vport-internal_dev.h
@@ -24,5 +24,7 @@
 
 int ovs_is_internal_dev(const struct net_device *);
 struct vport *ovs_internal_dev_get_vport(struct net_device *);
+int ovs_internal_dev_rtnl_link_register(void);
+void ovs_internal_dev_rtnl_link_unregister(void);
 
 #endif /* vport-internal_dev.h */