diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
index 8710214594d8..6214d8c0d546 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ int ipoib_open(struct net_device *dev)
 			if (flags & IFF_UP)
 				continue;
 
-			dev_change_flags(cpriv->dev, flags | IFF_UP);
+			dev_change_flags(cpriv->dev, flags | IFF_UP, NULL);
 		}
 		up_read(&priv->vlan_rwsem);
 	}
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ static int ipoib_stop(struct net_device *dev)
 			if (!(flags & IFF_UP))
 				continue;
 
-			dev_change_flags(cpriv->dev, flags & ~IFF_UP);
+			dev_change_flags(cpriv->dev, flags & ~IFF_UP, NULL);
 		}
 		up_read(&priv->vlan_rwsem);
 	}
@@ -1823,7 +1823,7 @@ static void ipoib_parent_unregister_pre(struct net_device *ndev)
 	 * running ensures the it will not add more work.
 	 */
 	rtnl_lock();
-	dev_change_flags(priv->dev, priv->dev->flags & ~IFF_UP);
+	dev_change_flags(priv->dev, priv->dev->flags & ~IFF_UP, NULL);
 	rtnl_unlock();
 
 	/* ipoib_event() cannot be running once this returns */
diff --git a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
index c65620adab52..18b5584d6377 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
@@ -1993,7 +1993,7 @@ static void __netvsc_vf_setup(struct net_device *ndev,
 			    "unable to change mtu to %u\n", ndev->mtu);
 
 	/* set multicast etc flags on VF */
-	dev_change_flags(vf_netdev, ndev->flags | IFF_SLAVE);
+	dev_change_flags(vf_netdev, ndev->flags | IFF_SLAVE, NULL);
 
 	/* sync address list from ndev to VF */
 	netif_addr_lock_bh(ndev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_main.c b/drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_main.c
index 14f1cbd3b96f..c3d3e458f541 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_main.c
@@ -85,10 +85,12 @@ static int ipvlan_set_port_mode(struct ipvl_port *port, u16 nval,
 			flags = ipvlan->dev->flags;
 			if (nval == IPVLAN_MODE_L3 || nval == IPVLAN_MODE_L3S) {
 				err = dev_change_flags(ipvlan->dev,
-						       flags | IFF_NOARP);
+						       flags | IFF_NOARP,
+						       extack);
 			} else {
 				err = dev_change_flags(ipvlan->dev,
-						       flags & ~IFF_NOARP);
+						       flags & ~IFF_NOARP,
+						       extack);
 			}
 			if (unlikely(err))
 				goto fail;
@@ -117,9 +119,11 @@ fail:
 		flags = ipvlan->dev->flags;
 		if (port->mode == IPVLAN_MODE_L3 ||
 		    port->mode == IPVLAN_MODE_L3S)
-			dev_change_flags(ipvlan->dev, flags | IFF_NOARP);
+			dev_change_flags(ipvlan->dev, flags | IFF_NOARP,
+					 NULL);
 		else
-			dev_change_flags(ipvlan->dev, flags & ~IFF_NOARP);
+			dev_change_flags(ipvlan->dev, flags & ~IFF_NOARP,
+					 NULL);
 	}
 
 	return err;
diff --git a/drivers/net/vrf.c b/drivers/net/vrf.c
index 1e9f2dc0de07..95909e262ba4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vrf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vrf.c
@@ -756,9 +756,9 @@ static void cycle_netdev(struct net_device *dev,
 	if (!netif_running(dev))
 		return;
 
-	ret = dev_change_flags(dev, flags & ~IFF_UP);
+	ret = dev_change_flags(dev, flags & ~IFF_UP, extack);
 	if (ret >= 0)
-		ret = dev_change_flags(dev, flags);
+		ret = dev_change_flags(dev, flags, extack);
 
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		netdev_err(dev,
diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index d79be3055f5f..18cf464450ee 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -3612,7 +3612,8 @@ int dev_ifconf(struct net *net, struct ifconf *, int);
 int dev_ethtool(struct net *net, struct ifreq *);
 unsigned int dev_get_flags(const struct net_device *);
 int __dev_change_flags(struct net_device *, unsigned int flags);
-int dev_change_flags(struct net_device *, unsigned int);
+int dev_change_flags(struct net_device *dev, unsigned int flags,
+		     struct netlink_ext_ack *extack);
 void __dev_notify_flags(struct net_device *, unsigned int old_flags,
 			unsigned int gchanges);
 int dev_change_name(struct net_device *, const char *);
diff --git a/net/8021q/vlan.c b/net/8021q/vlan.c
index aef1a977279c..dc4411165e43 100644
--- a/net/8021q/vlan.c
+++ b/net/8021q/vlan.c
@@ -358,6 +358,7 @@ static int __vlan_device_event(struct net_device *dev, unsigned long event)
 static int vlan_device_event(struct notifier_block *unused, unsigned long event,
 			     void *ptr)
 {
+	struct netlink_ext_ack *extack = netdev_notifier_info_to_extack(ptr);
 	struct net_device *dev = netdev_notifier_info_to_dev(ptr);
 	struct vlan_group *grp;
 	struct vlan_info *vlan_info;
@@ -460,7 +461,8 @@ static int vlan_device_event(struct notifier_block *unused, unsigned long event,
 
 			vlan = vlan_dev_priv(vlandev);
 			if (!(vlan->flags & VLAN_FLAG_LOOSE_BINDING))
-				dev_change_flags(vlandev, flgs | IFF_UP);
+				dev_change_flags(vlandev, flgs | IFF_UP,
+						 extack);
 			netif_stacked_transfer_operstate(dev, vlandev);
 		}
 		break;
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index b801c1aafd70..8bba6f98b545 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -7595,11 +7595,13 @@ void __dev_notify_flags(struct net_device *dev, unsigned int old_flags,
  *	dev_change_flags - change device settings
  *	@dev: device
  *	@flags: device state flags
+ *	@extack: netlink extended ack
  *
  *	Change settings on device based state flags. The flags are
  *	in the userspace exported format.
  */
-int dev_change_flags(struct net_device *dev, unsigned int flags)
+int dev_change_flags(struct net_device *dev, unsigned int flags,
+		     struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
 	int ret;
 	unsigned int changes, old_flags = dev->flags, old_gflags = dev->gflags;
diff --git a/net/core/dev_ioctl.c b/net/core/dev_ioctl.c
index 90e8aa36881e..da273ec3cc57 100644
--- a/net/core/dev_ioctl.c
+++ b/net/core/dev_ioctl.c
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ static int dev_ifsioc(struct net *net, struct ifreq *ifr, unsigned int cmd)
 
 	switch (cmd) {
 	case SIOCSIFFLAGS:	/* Set interface flags */
-		return dev_change_flags(dev, ifr->ifr_flags);
+		return dev_change_flags(dev, ifr->ifr_flags, NULL);
 
 	case SIOCSIFMETRIC:	/* Set the metric on the interface
 				   (currently unused) */
diff --git a/net/core/net-sysfs.c b/net/core/net-sysfs.c
index bd67c4d0fcfd..ff9fd2bb4ce4 100644
--- a/net/core/net-sysfs.c
+++ b/net/core/net-sysfs.c
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ NETDEVICE_SHOW_RW(mtu, fmt_dec);
 
 static int change_flags(struct net_device *dev, unsigned long new_flags)
 {
-	return dev_change_flags(dev, (unsigned int)new_flags);
+	return dev_change_flags(dev, (unsigned int)new_flags, NULL);
 }
 
 static ssize_t flags_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index 98876cd1e36c..4c9e4e187600 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -2489,7 +2489,8 @@ static int do_setlink(const struct sk_buff *skb,
 	}
 
 	if (ifm->ifi_flags || ifm->ifi_change) {
-		err = dev_change_flags(dev, rtnl_dev_combine_flags(dev, ifm));
+		err = dev_change_flags(dev, rtnl_dev_combine_flags(dev, ifm),
+				       extack);
 		if (err < 0)
 			goto errout;
 	}
diff --git a/net/ipv4/devinet.c b/net/ipv4/devinet.c
index a34602ae27de..5b9b6d497f71 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/devinet.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/devinet.c
@@ -1100,7 +1100,7 @@ int devinet_ioctl(struct net *net, unsigned int cmd, struct ifreq *ifr)
 				inet_del_ifa(in_dev, ifap, 1);
 			break;
 		}
-		ret = dev_change_flags(dev, ifr->ifr_flags);
+		ret = dev_change_flags(dev, ifr->ifr_flags, NULL);
 		break;
 
 	case SIOCSIFADDR:	/* Set interface address (and family) */
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ipconfig.c b/net/ipv4/ipconfig.c
index 88212615bf4c..55757764c381 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ipconfig.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ipconfig.c
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ static int __init ic_open_devs(void)
 	for_each_netdev(&init_net, dev) {
 		if (!(dev->flags & IFF_LOOPBACK) && !netdev_uses_dsa(dev))
 			continue;
-		if (dev_change_flags(dev, dev->flags | IFF_UP) < 0)
+		if (dev_change_flags(dev, dev->flags | IFF_UP, NULL) < 0)
 			pr_err("IP-Config: Failed to open %s\n", dev->name);
 	}
 
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ static int __init ic_open_devs(void)
 			if (ic_proto_enabled && !able)
 				continue;
 			oflags = dev->flags;
-			if (dev_change_flags(dev, oflags | IFF_UP) < 0) {
+			if (dev_change_flags(dev, oflags | IFF_UP, NULL) < 0) {
 				pr_err("IP-Config: Failed to open %s\n",
 				       dev->name);
 				continue;
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ static void __init ic_close_devs(void)
 		dev = d->dev;
 		if (d != ic_dev && !netdev_uses_dsa(dev)) {
 			pr_debug("IP-Config: Downing %s\n", dev->name);
-			dev_change_flags(dev, d->flags);
+			dev_change_flags(dev, d->flags, NULL);
 		}
 		kfree(d);
 	}
diff --git a/net/openvswitch/vport-geneve.c b/net/openvswitch/vport-geneve.c
index 5aaf3babfc3f..acb6077b7478 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/vport-geneve.c
+++ b/net/openvswitch/vport-geneve.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ static struct vport *geneve_tnl_create(const struct vport_parms *parms)
 		return ERR_CAST(dev);
 	}
 
-	err = dev_change_flags(dev, dev->flags | IFF_UP);
+	err = dev_change_flags(dev, dev->flags | IFF_UP, NULL);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		rtnl_delete_link(dev);
 		rtnl_unlock();
diff --git a/net/openvswitch/vport-gre.c b/net/openvswitch/vport-gre.c
index 0e72d95b0e8f..c38a62464b85 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/vport-gre.c
+++ b/net/openvswitch/vport-gre.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ static struct vport *gre_tnl_create(const struct vport_parms *parms)
 		return ERR_CAST(dev);
 	}
 
-	err = dev_change_flags(dev, dev->flags | IFF_UP);
+	err = dev_change_flags(dev, dev->flags | IFF_UP, NULL);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		rtnl_delete_link(dev);
 		rtnl_unlock();
diff --git a/net/openvswitch/vport-vxlan.c b/net/openvswitch/vport-vxlan.c
index 7e6301b2ec4d..8f16f11f7ad3 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/vport-vxlan.c
+++ b/net/openvswitch/vport-vxlan.c
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ static struct vport *vxlan_tnl_create(const struct vport_parms *parms)
 		return ERR_CAST(dev);
 	}
 
-	err = dev_change_flags(dev, dev->flags | IFF_UP);
+	err = dev_change_flags(dev, dev->flags | IFF_UP, NULL);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		rtnl_delete_link(dev);
 		rtnl_unlock();