4 files changed, 56 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/net/Kconfig b/net/Kconfig
index 52af65e5d28c..54916b7adb9b 100644
--- a/net/Kconfig
+++ b/net/Kconfig
@@ -449,6 +449,14 @@ config FAILOVER
 	  migration of VMs with direct attached VFs by failing over to the
 	  paravirtual datapath when the VF is unplugged.
 
+config ETHTOOL_NETLINK
+	bool "Netlink interface for ethtool"
+	default y
+	help
+	  An alternative userspace interface for ethtool based on generic
+	  netlink. It provides better extensibility and some new features,
+	  e.g. notification messages.
+
 endif   # if NET
 
 # Used by archs to tell that they support BPF JIT compiler plus which flavour.
diff --git a/net/ethtool/Makefile b/net/ethtool/Makefile
index f68387618973..59d5ee230c29 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/Makefile
+++ b/net/ethtool/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 
-obj-y		+= ioctl.o common.o
+obj-y				+= ioctl.o common.o
+
+obj-$(CONFIG_ETHTOOL_NETLINK)	+= ethtool_nl.o
+
+ethtool_nl-y	:= netlink.o
diff --git a/net/ethtool/netlink.c b/net/ethtool/netlink.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..59e1ebde2f15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/ethtool/netlink.c
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+
+#include <linux/ethtool_netlink.h>
+#include "netlink.h"
+
+/* genetlink setup */
+
+static const struct genl_ops ethtool_genl_ops[] = {
+};
+
+static struct genl_family ethtool_genl_family = {
+	.name		= ETHTOOL_GENL_NAME,
+	.version	= ETHTOOL_GENL_VERSION,
+	.netnsok	= true,
+	.parallel_ops	= true,
+	.ops		= ethtool_genl_ops,
+	.n_ops		= ARRAY_SIZE(ethtool_genl_ops),
+};
+
+/* module setup */
+
+static int __init ethnl_init(void)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = genl_register_family(&ethtool_genl_family);
+	if (WARN(ret < 0, "ethtool: genetlink family registration failed"))
+		return ret;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+subsys_initcall(ethnl_init);
diff --git a/net/ethtool/netlink.h b/net/ethtool/netlink.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e4220780d368
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/ethtool/netlink.h
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
+
+#ifndef _NET_ETHTOOL_NETLINK_H
+#define _NET_ETHTOOL_NETLINK_H
+
+#include <linux/ethtool_netlink.h>
+#include <linux/netdevice.h>
+#include <net/genetlink.h>
+
+#endif /* _NET_ETHTOOL_NETLINK_H */