diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
index 27b632cac991..9fe4cdb23189 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
@@ -5234,7 +5234,6 @@ static void mlxsw_sp_router_fib4_event_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct mlxsw_sp_fib_event_work *fib_work =
 		container_of(work, struct mlxsw_sp_fib_event_work, work);
 	struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp = fib_work->mlxsw_sp;
-	struct fib_rule *rule;
 	bool replace, append;
 	int err;
 
@@ -5256,12 +5255,11 @@ static void mlxsw_sp_router_fib4_event_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		mlxsw_sp_router_fib4_del(mlxsw_sp, &fib_work->fen_info);
 		fib_info_put(fib_work->fen_info.fi);
 		break;
-	case FIB_EVENT_RULE_ADD: /* fall through */
-	case FIB_EVENT_RULE_DEL:
-		rule = fib_work->fr_info.rule;
-		if (!fib4_rule_default(rule) && !rule->l3mdev)
-			mlxsw_sp_router_fib_abort(mlxsw_sp);
-		fib_rule_put(rule);
+	case FIB_EVENT_RULE_ADD:
+		/* if we get here, a rule was added that we do not support.
+		 * just do the fib_abort
+		 */
+		mlxsw_sp_router_fib_abort(mlxsw_sp);
 		break;
 	case FIB_EVENT_NH_ADD: /* fall through */
 	case FIB_EVENT_NH_DEL:
@@ -5279,7 +5277,6 @@ static void mlxsw_sp_router_fib6_event_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct mlxsw_sp_fib_event_work *fib_work =
 		container_of(work, struct mlxsw_sp_fib_event_work, work);
 	struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp = fib_work->mlxsw_sp;
-	struct fib_rule *rule;
 	bool replace;
 	int err;
 
@@ -5298,12 +5295,11 @@ static void mlxsw_sp_router_fib6_event_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		mlxsw_sp_router_fib6_del(mlxsw_sp, fib_work->fen6_info.rt);
 		mlxsw_sp_rt6_release(fib_work->fen6_info.rt);
 		break;
-	case FIB_EVENT_RULE_ADD: /* fall through */
-	case FIB_EVENT_RULE_DEL:
-		rule = fib_work->fr_info.rule;
-		if (!fib6_rule_default(rule) && !rule->l3mdev)
-			mlxsw_sp_router_fib_abort(mlxsw_sp);
-		fib_rule_put(rule);
+	case FIB_EVENT_RULE_ADD:
+		/* if we get here, a rule was added that we do not support.
+		 * just do the fib_abort
+		 */
+		mlxsw_sp_router_fib_abort(mlxsw_sp);
 		break;
 	}
 	rtnl_unlock();
@@ -5315,7 +5311,6 @@ static void mlxsw_sp_router_fibmr_event_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct mlxsw_sp_fib_event_work *fib_work =
 		container_of(work, struct mlxsw_sp_fib_event_work, work);
 	struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp = fib_work->mlxsw_sp;
-	struct fib_rule *rule;
 	bool replace;
 	int err;
 
@@ -5347,12 +5342,11 @@ static void mlxsw_sp_router_fibmr_event_work(struct work_struct *work)
 					      &fib_work->ven_info);
 		dev_put(fib_work->ven_info.dev);
 		break;
-	case FIB_EVENT_RULE_ADD: /* fall through */
-	case FIB_EVENT_RULE_DEL:
-		rule = fib_work->fr_info.rule;
-		if (!ipmr_rule_default(rule) && !rule->l3mdev)
-			mlxsw_sp_router_fib_abort(mlxsw_sp);
-		fib_rule_put(rule);
+	case FIB_EVENT_RULE_ADD:
+		/* if we get here, a rule was added that we do not support.
+		 * just do the fib_abort
+		 */
+		mlxsw_sp_router_fib_abort(mlxsw_sp);
 		break;
 	}
 	rtnl_unlock();
@@ -5363,7 +5357,6 @@ static void mlxsw_sp_router_fib4_event(struct mlxsw_sp_fib_event_work *fib_work,
 				       struct fib_notifier_info *info)
 {
 	struct fib_entry_notifier_info *fen_info;
-	struct fib_rule_notifier_info *fr_info;
 	struct fib_nh_notifier_info *fnh_info;
 
 	switch (fib_work->event) {
@@ -5379,13 +5372,6 @@ static void mlxsw_sp_router_fib4_event(struct mlxsw_sp_fib_event_work *fib_work,
 		 */
 		fib_info_hold(fib_work->fen_info.fi);
 		break;
-	case FIB_EVENT_RULE_ADD: /* fall through */
-	case FIB_EVENT_RULE_DEL:
-		fr_info = container_of(info, struct fib_rule_notifier_info,
-				       info);
-		fib_work->fr_info = *fr_info;
-		fib_rule_get(fib_work->fr_info.rule);
-		break;
 	case FIB_EVENT_NH_ADD: /* fall through */
 	case FIB_EVENT_NH_DEL:
 		fnh_info = container_of(info, struct fib_nh_notifier_info,
@@ -5400,7 +5386,6 @@ static void mlxsw_sp_router_fib6_event(struct mlxsw_sp_fib_event_work *fib_work,
 				       struct fib_notifier_info *info)
 {
 	struct fib6_entry_notifier_info *fen6_info;
-	struct fib_rule_notifier_info *fr_info;
 
 	switch (fib_work->event) {
 	case FIB_EVENT_ENTRY_REPLACE: /* fall through */
@@ -5411,13 +5396,6 @@ static void mlxsw_sp_router_fib6_event(struct mlxsw_sp_fib_event_work *fib_work,
 		fib_work->fen6_info = *fen6_info;
 		rt6_hold(fib_work->fen6_info.rt);
 		break;
-	case FIB_EVENT_RULE_ADD: /* fall through */
-	case FIB_EVENT_RULE_DEL:
-		fr_info = container_of(info, struct fib_rule_notifier_info,
-				       info);
-		fib_work->fr_info = *fr_info;
-		fib_rule_get(fib_work->fr_info.rule);
-		break;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -5437,12 +5415,47 @@ mlxsw_sp_router_fibmr_event(struct mlxsw_sp_fib_event_work *fib_work,
 		memcpy(&fib_work->ven_info, info, sizeof(fib_work->ven_info));
 		dev_hold(fib_work->ven_info.dev);
 		break;
-	case FIB_EVENT_RULE_ADD: /* fall through */
-	case FIB_EVENT_RULE_DEL:
-		memcpy(&fib_work->fr_info, info, sizeof(fib_work->fr_info));
-		fib_rule_get(fib_work->fr_info.rule);
+	}
+}
+
+static int mlxsw_sp_router_fib_rule_event(unsigned long event,
+					  struct fib_notifier_info *info,
+					  struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp)
+{
+	struct netlink_ext_ack *extack = info->extack;
+	struct fib_rule_notifier_info *fr_info;
+	struct fib_rule *rule;
+	int err = 0;
+
+	/* nothing to do at the moment */
+	if (event == FIB_EVENT_RULE_DEL)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (mlxsw_sp->router->aborted)
+		return 0;
+
+	fr_info = container_of(info, struct fib_rule_notifier_info, info);
+	rule = fr_info->rule;
+
+	switch (info->family) {
+	case AF_INET:
+		if (!fib4_rule_default(rule) && !rule->l3mdev)
+			err = -1;
+		break;
+	case AF_INET6:
+		if (!fib6_rule_default(rule) && !rule->l3mdev)
+			err = -1;
+		break;
+	case RTNL_FAMILY_IPMR:
+		if (!ipmr_rule_default(rule) && !rule->l3mdev)
+			err = -1;
 		break;
 	}
+
+	if (err < 0)
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "spectrum: FIB rules not supported. Aborting offload");
+
+	return err;
 }
 
 /* Called with rcu_read_lock() */
@@ -5452,17 +5465,28 @@ static int mlxsw_sp_router_fib_event(struct notifier_block *nb,
 	struct mlxsw_sp_fib_event_work *fib_work;
 	struct fib_notifier_info *info = ptr;
 	struct mlxsw_sp_router *router;
+	int err;
 
 	if (!net_eq(info->net, &init_net) ||
 	    (info->family != AF_INET && info->family != AF_INET6 &&
 	     info->family != RTNL_FAMILY_IPMR))
 		return NOTIFY_DONE;
 
+	router = container_of(nb, struct mlxsw_sp_router, fib_nb);
+
+	switch (event) {
+	case FIB_EVENT_RULE_ADD: /* fall through */
+	case FIB_EVENT_RULE_DEL:
+		err = mlxsw_sp_router_fib_rule_event(event, info,
+						     router->mlxsw_sp);
+		if (!err)
+			return NOTIFY_DONE;
+	}
+
 	fib_work = kzalloc(sizeof(*fib_work), GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (WARN_ON(!fib_work))
 		return NOTIFY_BAD;
 
-	router = container_of(nb, struct mlxsw_sp_router, fib_nb);
 	fib_work->mlxsw_sp = router->mlxsw_sp;
 	fib_work->event = event;
 
diff --git a/include/net/fib_notifier.h b/include/net/fib_notifier.h
index 54cd6b839d2f..c91ec732afd6 100644
--- a/include/net/fib_notifier.h
+++ b/include/net/fib_notifier.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 struct fib_notifier_info {
 	struct net *net;
 	int family;
+	struct netlink_ext_ack  *extack;
 };
 
 enum fib_event_type {
diff --git a/net/core/fib_rules.c b/net/core/fib_rules.c
index 9a6d97c1d810..fafd0a41e3f7 100644
--- a/net/core/fib_rules.c
+++ b/net/core/fib_rules.c
@@ -314,10 +314,12 @@ static int call_fib_rule_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb, struct net *net,
 static int call_fib_rule_notifiers(struct net *net,
 				   enum fib_event_type event_type,
 				   struct fib_rule *rule,
-				   struct fib_rules_ops *ops)
+				   struct fib_rules_ops *ops,
+				   struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
 	struct fib_rule_notifier_info info = {
 		.info.family = ops->family,
+		.info.extack = extack,
 		.rule = rule,
 	};
 
@@ -609,7 +611,7 @@ int fib_nl_newrule(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 	if (rule->tun_id)
 		ip_tunnel_need_metadata();
 
-	call_fib_rule_notifiers(net, FIB_EVENT_RULE_ADD, rule, ops);
+	call_fib_rule_notifiers(net, FIB_EVENT_RULE_ADD, rule, ops, extack);
 	notify_rule_change(RTM_NEWRULE, rule, ops, nlh, NETLINK_CB(skb).portid);
 	flush_route_cache(ops);
 	rules_ops_put(ops);
@@ -749,7 +751,8 @@ int fib_nl_delrule(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 			}
 		}
 
-		call_fib_rule_notifiers(net, FIB_EVENT_RULE_DEL, rule, ops);
+		call_fib_rule_notifiers(net, FIB_EVENT_RULE_DEL, rule, ops,
+					NULL);
 		notify_rule_change(RTM_DELRULE, rule, ops, nlh,
 				   NETLINK_CB(skb).portid);
 		fib_rule_put(rule);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/fib_trie.c b/net/ipv4/fib_trie.c
index aaa1ba09afaa..5ddc4aefff12 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/fib_trie.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/fib_trie.c
@@ -102,9 +102,11 @@ static int call_fib_entry_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb, struct net *net,
 
 static int call_fib_entry_notifiers(struct net *net,
 				    enum fib_event_type event_type, u32 dst,
-				    int dst_len, struct fib_alias *fa)
+				    int dst_len, struct fib_alias *fa,
+				    struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
 	struct fib_entry_notifier_info info = {
+		.info.extack = extack,
 		.dst = dst,
 		.dst_len = dst_len,
 		.fi = fa->fa_info,
@@ -1214,7 +1216,7 @@ int fib_table_insert(struct net *net, struct fib_table *tb,
 			new_fa->fa_default = -1;
 
 			call_fib_entry_notifiers(net, FIB_EVENT_ENTRY_REPLACE,
-						 key, plen, new_fa);
+						 key, plen, new_fa, extack);
 			rtmsg_fib(RTM_NEWROUTE, htonl(key), new_fa, plen,
 				  tb->tb_id, &cfg->fc_nlinfo, nlflags);
 
@@ -1269,7 +1271,7 @@ int fib_table_insert(struct net *net, struct fib_table *tb,
 		tb->tb_num_default++;
 
 	rt_cache_flush(cfg->fc_nlinfo.nl_net);
-	call_fib_entry_notifiers(net, event, key, plen, new_fa);
+	call_fib_entry_notifiers(net, event, key, plen, new_fa, extack);
 	rtmsg_fib(RTM_NEWROUTE, htonl(key), new_fa, plen, new_fa->tb_id,
 		  &cfg->fc_nlinfo, nlflags);
 succeeded:
@@ -1569,7 +1571,7 @@ int fib_table_delete(struct net *net, struct fib_table *tb,
 		return -ESRCH;
 
 	call_fib_entry_notifiers(net, FIB_EVENT_ENTRY_DEL, key, plen,
-				 fa_to_delete);
+				 fa_to_delete, extack);
 	rtmsg_fib(RTM_DELROUTE, htonl(key), fa_to_delete, plen, tb->tb_id,
 		  &cfg->fc_nlinfo, 0);
 
@@ -1886,7 +1888,8 @@ int fib_table_flush(struct net *net, struct fib_table *tb)
 
 			call_fib_entry_notifiers(net, FIB_EVENT_ENTRY_DEL,
 						 n->key,
-						 KEYLENGTH - fa->fa_slen, fa);
+						 KEYLENGTH - fa->fa_slen, fa,
+						 NULL);
 			hlist_del_rcu(&fa->fa_list);
 			fib_release_info(fa->fa_info);
 			alias_free_mem_rcu(fa);
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c
index 1ada9672d198..2e2804f5823e 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c
@@ -353,9 +353,11 @@ static int call_fib6_entry_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb, struct net *net,
 
 static int call_fib6_entry_notifiers(struct net *net,
 				     enum fib_event_type event_type,
-				     struct rt6_info *rt)
+				     struct rt6_info *rt,
+				     struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
 	struct fib6_entry_notifier_info info = {
+		.info.extack = extack,
 		.rt = rt,
 	};
 
@@ -868,7 +870,8 @@ static void fib6_purge_rt(struct rt6_info *rt, struct fib6_node *fn,
  */
 
 static int fib6_add_rt2node(struct fib6_node *fn, struct rt6_info *rt,
-			    struct nl_info *info, struct mx6_config *mxc)
+			    struct nl_info *info, struct mx6_config *mxc,
+			    struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
 	struct rt6_info *leaf = rcu_dereference_protected(fn->leaf,
 				    lockdep_is_held(&rt->rt6i_table->tb6_lock));
@@ -1011,7 +1014,7 @@ add:
 		rcu_assign_pointer(rt->rt6i_node, fn);
 		rcu_assign_pointer(*ins, rt);
 		call_fib6_entry_notifiers(info->nl_net, FIB_EVENT_ENTRY_ADD,
-					  rt);
+					  rt, extack);
 		if (!info->skip_notify)
 			inet6_rt_notify(RTM_NEWROUTE, rt, info, nlflags);
 		info->nl_net->ipv6.rt6_stats->fib_rt_entries++;
@@ -1040,7 +1043,7 @@ add:
 		rt->dst.rt6_next = iter->dst.rt6_next;
 		rcu_assign_pointer(*ins, rt);
 		call_fib6_entry_notifiers(info->nl_net, FIB_EVENT_ENTRY_REPLACE,
-					  rt);
+					  rt, extack);
 		if (!info->skip_notify)
 			inet6_rt_notify(RTM_NEWROUTE, rt, info, NLM_F_REPLACE);
 		if (!(fn->fn_flags & RTN_RTINFO)) {
@@ -1225,7 +1228,7 @@ int fib6_add(struct fib6_node *root, struct rt6_info *rt,
 	}
 #endif
 
-	err = fib6_add_rt2node(fn, rt, info, mxc);
+	err = fib6_add_rt2node(fn, rt, info, mxc, extack);
 	if (!err) {
 		fib6_update_sernum_upto_root(rt, sernum);
 		fib6_start_gc(info->nl_net, rt);
@@ -1686,7 +1689,7 @@ static void fib6_del_route(struct fib6_table *table, struct fib6_node *fn,
 
 	fib6_purge_rt(rt, fn, net);
 
-	call_fib6_entry_notifiers(net, FIB_EVENT_ENTRY_DEL, rt);
+	call_fib6_entry_notifiers(net, FIB_EVENT_ENTRY_DEL, rt, NULL);
 	if (!info->skip_notify)
 		inet6_rt_notify(RTM_DELROUTE, rt, info, 0);
 	rt6_release(rt);
diff --git a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
index 767c84e10e20..26ded4239611 100644
--- a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
@@ -2313,17 +2313,16 @@ void netlink_ack(struct sk_buff *in_skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh, int err,
 	 * requests to cap the error message, and get extra error data if
 	 * requested.
 	 */
+	if (nlk_has_extack && extack && extack->_msg)
+		tlvlen += nla_total_size(strlen(extack->_msg) + 1);
+
 	if (err) {
 		if (!(nlk->flags & NETLINK_F_CAP_ACK))
 			payload += nlmsg_len(nlh);
 		else
 			flags |= NLM_F_CAPPED;
-		if (nlk_has_extack && extack) {
-			if (extack->_msg)
-				tlvlen += nla_total_size(strlen(extack->_msg) + 1);
-			if (extack->bad_attr)
-				tlvlen += nla_total_size(sizeof(u32));
-		}
+		if (nlk_has_extack && extack && extack->bad_attr)
+			tlvlen += nla_total_size(sizeof(u32));
 	} else {
 		flags |= NLM_F_CAPPED;
 
@@ -2348,10 +2347,11 @@ void netlink_ack(struct sk_buff *in_skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh, int err,
 	memcpy(&errmsg->msg, nlh, payload > sizeof(*errmsg) ? nlh->nlmsg_len : sizeof(*nlh));
 
 	if (nlk_has_extack && extack) {
+		if (extack->_msg) {
+			WARN_ON(nla_put_string(skb, NLMSGERR_ATTR_MSG,
+					       extack->_msg));
+		}
 		if (err) {
-			if (extack->_msg)
-				WARN_ON(nla_put_string(skb, NLMSGERR_ATTR_MSG,
-						       extack->_msg));
 			if (extack->bad_attr &&
 			    !WARN_ON((u8 *)extack->bad_attr < in_skb->data ||
 				     (u8 *)extack->bad_attr >= in_skb->data +