19 files changed, 93 insertions, 48 deletions

diff --git a/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c b/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c
index 8b5ab9033b41..01d7ba840df8 100644
--- a/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c
+++ b/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c
@@ -538,7 +538,6 @@ static int vlan_dev_init(struct net_device *dev)
 	/* IFF_BROADCAST|IFF_MULTICAST; ??? */
 	dev->flags  = real_dev->flags & ~(IFF_UP | IFF_PROMISC | IFF_ALLMULTI |
 					  IFF_MASTER | IFF_SLAVE);
-	dev->iflink = real_dev->ifindex;
 	dev->state  = (real_dev->state & ((1<<__LINK_STATE_NOCARRIER) |
 					  (1<<__LINK_STATE_DORMANT))) |
 		      (1<<__LINK_STATE_PRESENT);
@@ -733,6 +732,13 @@ static void vlan_dev_netpoll_cleanup(struct net_device *dev)
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_NET_POLL_CONTROLLER */
 
+static int vlan_dev_get_iflink(const struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	struct net_device *real_dev = vlan_dev_priv(dev)->real_dev;
+
+	return real_dev->ifindex;
+}
+
 static const struct ethtool_ops vlan_ethtool_ops = {
 	.get_settings	        = vlan_ethtool_get_settings,
 	.get_drvinfo	        = vlan_ethtool_get_drvinfo,
@@ -769,6 +775,7 @@ static const struct net_device_ops vlan_netdev_ops = {
 #endif
 	.ndo_fix_features	= vlan_dev_fix_features,
 	.ndo_get_lock_subclass  = vlan_dev_get_lock_subclass,
+	.ndo_get_iflink		= vlan_dev_get_iflink,
 };
 
 static void vlan_dev_free(struct net_device *dev)
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c b/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
index fbda6b54baff..baf1f9843f2c 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
@@ -83,11 +83,12 @@ static bool batadv_is_on_batman_iface(const struct net_device *net_dev)
 		return true;
 
 	/* no more parents..stop recursion */
-	if (net_dev->iflink == 0 || net_dev->iflink == net_dev->ifindex)
+	if (dev_get_iflink(net_dev) == 0 ||
+	    dev_get_iflink(net_dev) == net_dev->ifindex)
 		return false;
 
 	/* recurse over the parent device */
-	parent_dev = __dev_get_by_index(&init_net, net_dev->iflink);
+	parent_dev = __dev_get_by_index(&init_net, dev_get_iflink(net_dev));
 	/* if we got a NULL parent_dev there is something broken.. */
 	if (WARN(!parent_dev, "Cannot find parent device"))
 		return false;
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_netlink.c b/net/bridge/br_netlink.c
index e1115a224a95..0e4ddb81610d 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_netlink.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_netlink.c
@@ -305,8 +305,8 @@ static int br_fill_ifinfo(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	    nla_put_u8(skb, IFLA_OPERSTATE, operstate) ||
 	    (dev->addr_len &&
 	     nla_put(skb, IFLA_ADDRESS, dev->addr_len, dev->dev_addr)) ||
-	    (dev->ifindex != dev->iflink &&
-	     nla_put_u32(skb, IFLA_LINK, dev->iflink)))
+	    (dev->ifindex != dev_get_iflink(dev) &&
+	     nla_put_u32(skb, IFLA_LINK, dev_get_iflink(dev))))
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 
 	if (event == RTM_NEWLINK && port) {
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 65492b0354c0..26622d614f81 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -660,6 +660,27 @@ __setup("netdev=", netdev_boot_setup);
 *******************************************************************************/
 
 /**
+ *	dev_get_iflink	- get 'iflink' value of a interface
+ *	@dev: targeted interface
+ *
+ *	Indicates the ifindex the interface is linked to.
+ *	Physical interfaces have the same 'ifindex' and 'iflink' values.
+ */
+
+int dev_get_iflink(const struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	if (dev->netdev_ops && dev->netdev_ops->ndo_get_iflink)
+		return dev->netdev_ops->ndo_get_iflink(dev);
+
+	/* If dev->rtnl_link_ops is set, it's a virtual interface. */
+	if (dev->rtnl_link_ops)
+		return 0;
+
+	return dev->ifindex;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(dev_get_iflink);
+
+/**
  *	__dev_get_by_name	- find a device by its name
  *	@net: the applicable net namespace
  *	@name: name to find
@@ -6314,8 +6335,6 @@ int register_netdevice(struct net_device *dev)
 	spin_lock_init(&dev->addr_list_lock);
 	netdev_set_addr_lockdep_class(dev);
 
-	dev->iflink = -1;
-
 	ret = dev_get_valid_name(net, dev, dev->name);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out;
@@ -6345,9 +6364,6 @@ int register_netdevice(struct net_device *dev)
 	else if (__dev_get_by_index(net, dev->ifindex))
 		goto err_uninit;
 
-	if (dev->iflink == -1)
-		dev->iflink = dev->ifindex;
-
 	/* Transfer changeable features to wanted_features and enable
 	 * software offloads (GSO and GRO).
 	 */
@@ -7060,12 +7076,8 @@ int dev_change_net_namespace(struct net_device *dev, struct net *net, const char
 	dev_net_set(dev, net);
 
 	/* If there is an ifindex conflict assign a new one */
-	if (__dev_get_by_index(net, dev->ifindex)) {
-		int iflink = (dev->iflink == dev->ifindex);
+	if (__dev_get_by_index(net, dev->ifindex))
 		dev->ifindex = dev_new_index(net);
-		if (iflink)
-			dev->iflink = dev->ifindex;
-	}
 
 	/* Send a netdev-add uevent to the new namespace */
 	kobject_uevent(&dev->dev.kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
diff --git a/net/core/link_watch.c b/net/core/link_watch.c
index 49a9e3e06c08..982861607f88 100644
--- a/net/core/link_watch.c
+++ b/net/core/link_watch.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(lweventlist_lock);
 static unsigned char default_operstate(const struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	if (!netif_carrier_ok(dev))
-		return (dev->ifindex != dev->iflink ?
+		return (dev->ifindex != dev_get_iflink(dev) ?
 			IF_OPER_LOWERLAYERDOWN : IF_OPER_DOWN);
 
 	if (netif_dormant(dev))
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ static bool linkwatch_urgent_event(struct net_device *dev)
 	if (!netif_running(dev))
 		return false;
 
-	if (dev->ifindex != dev->iflink)
+	if (dev->ifindex != dev_get_iflink(dev))
 		return true;
 
 	if (dev->priv_flags & IFF_TEAM_PORT)
diff --git a/net/core/net-sysfs.c b/net/core/net-sysfs.c
index cc5cf689809c..4238d6da5c60 100644
--- a/net/core/net-sysfs.c
+++ b/net/core/net-sysfs.c
@@ -109,11 +109,19 @@ NETDEVICE_SHOW_RO(dev_id, fmt_hex);
 NETDEVICE_SHOW_RO(dev_port, fmt_dec);
 NETDEVICE_SHOW_RO(addr_assign_type, fmt_dec);
 NETDEVICE_SHOW_RO(addr_len, fmt_dec);
-NETDEVICE_SHOW_RO(iflink, fmt_dec);
 NETDEVICE_SHOW_RO(ifindex, fmt_dec);
 NETDEVICE_SHOW_RO(type, fmt_dec);
 NETDEVICE_SHOW_RO(link_mode, fmt_dec);
 
+static ssize_t iflink_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
+			   char *buf)
+{
+	struct net_device *ndev = to_net_dev(dev);
+
+	return sprintf(buf, fmt_dec, dev_get_iflink(ndev));
+}
+static DEVICE_ATTR_RO(iflink);
+
 static ssize_t format_name_assign_type(const struct net_device *dev, char *buf)
 {
 	return sprintf(buf, fmt_dec, dev->name_assign_type);
diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index b96ac2109c82..ee0186cdd5cf 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -1055,8 +1055,8 @@ static int rtnl_fill_ifinfo(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 #ifdef CONFIG_RPS
 	    nla_put_u32(skb, IFLA_NUM_RX_QUEUES, dev->num_rx_queues) ||
 #endif
-	    (dev->ifindex != dev->iflink &&
-	     nla_put_u32(skb, IFLA_LINK, dev->iflink)) ||
+	    (dev->ifindex != dev_get_iflink(dev) &&
+	     nla_put_u32(skb, IFLA_LINK, dev_get_iflink(dev))) ||
 	    (upper_dev &&
 	     nla_put_u32(skb, IFLA_MASTER, upper_dev->ifindex)) ||
 	    nla_put_u8(skb, IFLA_CARRIER, netif_carrier_ok(dev)) ||
@@ -2863,8 +2863,8 @@ int ndo_dflt_bridge_getlink(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 pid, u32 seq,
 	     nla_put_u32(skb, IFLA_MASTER, br_dev->ifindex)) ||
 	    (dev->addr_len &&
 	     nla_put(skb, IFLA_ADDRESS, dev->addr_len, dev->dev_addr)) ||
-	    (dev->ifindex != dev->iflink &&
-	     nla_put_u32(skb, IFLA_LINK, dev->iflink)))
+	    (dev->ifindex != dev_get_iflink(dev) &&
+	     nla_put_u32(skb, IFLA_LINK, dev_get_iflink(dev))))
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 
 	br_afspec = nla_nest_start(skb, IFLA_AF_SPEC);
diff --git a/net/dsa/slave.c b/net/dsa/slave.c
index 3597724ec3d8..827cda560a55 100644
--- a/net/dsa/slave.c
+++ b/net/dsa/slave.c
@@ -55,13 +55,11 @@ void dsa_slave_mii_bus_init(struct dsa_switch *ds)
 
 
 /* slave device handling ****************************************************/
-static int dsa_slave_init(struct net_device *dev)
+static int dsa_slave_get_iflink(const struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct dsa_slave_priv *p = netdev_priv(dev);
 
-	dev->iflink = p->parent->dst->master_netdev->ifindex;
-
-	return 0;
+	return p->parent->dst->master_netdev->ifindex;
 }
 
 static inline bool dsa_port_is_bridged(struct dsa_slave_priv *p)
@@ -664,7 +662,6 @@ static const struct ethtool_ops dsa_slave_ethtool_ops = {
 };
 
 static const struct net_device_ops dsa_slave_netdev_ops = {
-	.ndo_init		= dsa_slave_init,
 	.ndo_open	 	= dsa_slave_open,
 	.ndo_stop		= dsa_slave_close,
 	.ndo_start_xmit		= dsa_slave_xmit,
@@ -675,6 +672,7 @@ static const struct net_device_ops dsa_slave_netdev_ops = {
 	.ndo_fdb_del		= dsa_slave_fdb_del,
 	.ndo_fdb_dump		= dsa_slave_fdb_dump,
 	.ndo_do_ioctl		= dsa_slave_ioctl,
+	.ndo_get_iflink		= dsa_slave_get_iflink,
 };
 
 static const struct swdev_ops dsa_slave_swdev_ops = {
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c b/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c
index 0eb2a040a830..1060ca0bc23a 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c
@@ -456,6 +456,7 @@ static const struct net_device_ops ipgre_netdev_ops = {
 	.ndo_do_ioctl		= ipgre_tunnel_ioctl,
 	.ndo_change_mtu		= ip_tunnel_change_mtu,
 	.ndo_get_stats64	= ip_tunnel_get_stats64,
+	.ndo_get_iflink		= ip_tunnel_get_iflink,
 };
 
 #define GRE_FEATURES (NETIF_F_SG |		\
@@ -686,6 +687,7 @@ static const struct net_device_ops gre_tap_netdev_ops = {
 	.ndo_validate_addr	= eth_validate_addr,
 	.ndo_change_mtu		= ip_tunnel_change_mtu,
 	.ndo_get_stats64	= ip_tunnel_get_stats64,
+	.ndo_get_iflink		= ip_tunnel_get_iflink,
 };
 
 static void ipgre_tap_setup(struct net_device *dev)
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_tunnel.c b/net/ipv4/ip_tunnel.c
index 2cd08280c77b..4bb7252110a6 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_tunnel.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_tunnel.c
@@ -389,7 +389,6 @@ static int ip_tunnel_bind_dev(struct net_device *dev)
 		hlen = tdev->hard_header_len + tdev->needed_headroom;
 		mtu = tdev->mtu;
 	}
-	dev->iflink = tunnel->parms.link;
 
 	dev->needed_headroom = t_hlen + hlen;
 	mtu -= (dev->hard_header_len + t_hlen);
@@ -980,6 +979,14 @@ struct net *ip_tunnel_get_link_net(const struct net_device *dev)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ip_tunnel_get_link_net);
 
+int ip_tunnel_get_iflink(const struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	struct ip_tunnel *tunnel = netdev_priv(dev);
+
+	return tunnel->parms.link;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ip_tunnel_get_iflink);
+
 int ip_tunnel_init_net(struct net *net, int ip_tnl_net_id,
 				  struct rtnl_link_ops *ops, char *devname)
 {
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_vti.c b/net/ipv4/ip_vti.c
index 5a6e27054f0a..c4f93c0d1104 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_vti.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_vti.c
@@ -341,6 +341,7 @@ static const struct net_device_ops vti_netdev_ops = {
 	.ndo_do_ioctl	= vti_tunnel_ioctl,
 	.ndo_change_mtu	= ip_tunnel_change_mtu,
 	.ndo_get_stats64 = ip_tunnel_get_stats64,
+	.ndo_get_iflink = ip_tunnel_get_iflink,
 };
 
 static void vti_tunnel_setup(struct net_device *dev)
@@ -361,7 +362,6 @@ static int vti_tunnel_init(struct net_device *dev)
 	dev->hard_header_len	= LL_MAX_HEADER + sizeof(struct iphdr);
 	dev->mtu		= ETH_DATA_LEN;
 	dev->flags		= IFF_NOARP;
-	dev->iflink		= 0;
 	dev->addr_len		= 4;
 	dev->features		|= NETIF_F_LLTX;
 	netif_keep_dst(dev);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ipip.c b/net/ipv4/ipip.c
index bfbcc85c02ee..5c81f6e40842 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ipip.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ipip.c
@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@ static const struct net_device_ops ipip_netdev_ops = {
 	.ndo_do_ioctl	= ipip_tunnel_ioctl,
 	.ndo_change_mtu = ip_tunnel_change_mtu,
 	.ndo_get_stats64 = ip_tunnel_get_stats64,
+	.ndo_get_iflink = ip_tunnel_get_iflink,
 };
 
 #define IPIP_FEATURES (NETIF_F_SG |		\
@@ -286,7 +287,6 @@ static void ipip_tunnel_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	dev->type		= ARPHRD_TUNNEL;
 	dev->flags		= IFF_NOARP;
-	dev->iflink		= 0;
 	dev->addr_len		= 4;
 	dev->features		|= NETIF_F_LLTX;
 	netif_keep_dst(dev);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ipmr.c b/net/ipv4/ipmr.c
index b4a545d24adb..d2e3b3ef039e 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ipmr.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ipmr.c
@@ -473,8 +473,14 @@ static netdev_tx_t reg_vif_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }
 
+static int reg_vif_get_iflink(const struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static const struct net_device_ops reg_vif_netdev_ops = {
 	.ndo_start_xmit	= reg_vif_xmit,
+	.ndo_get_iflink = reg_vif_get_iflink,
 };
 
 static void reg_vif_setup(struct net_device *dev)
@@ -509,7 +515,6 @@ static struct net_device *ipmr_reg_vif(struct net *net, struct mr_table *mrt)
 		free_netdev(dev);
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	dev->iflink = 0;
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	in_dev = __in_dev_get_rcu(dev);
@@ -801,7 +806,7 @@ static int vif_add(struct net *net, struct mr_table *mrt,
 	v->pkt_out = 0;
 	v->link = dev->ifindex;
 	if (v->flags & (VIFF_TUNNEL | VIFF_REGISTER))
-		v->link = dev->iflink;
+		v->link = dev_get_iflink(dev);
 
 	/* And finish update writing critical data */
 	write_lock_bh(&mrt_lock);
diff --git a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
index 5c9e94cb1b2c..37b70e82bff8 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
@@ -4858,8 +4858,8 @@ static int inet6_fill_ifinfo(struct sk_buff *skb, struct inet6_dev *idev,
 	    (dev->addr_len &&
 	     nla_put(skb, IFLA_ADDRESS, dev->addr_len, dev->dev_addr)) ||
 	    nla_put_u32(skb, IFLA_MTU, dev->mtu) ||
-	    (dev->ifindex != dev->iflink &&
-	     nla_put_u32(skb, IFLA_LINK, dev->iflink)))
+	    (dev->ifindex != dev_get_iflink(dev) &&
+	     nla_put_u32(skb, IFLA_LINK, dev_get_iflink(dev))))
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 	protoinfo = nla_nest_start(skb, IFLA_PROTINFO);
 	if (!protoinfo)
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c
index 0f4e73da14e4..f724329d7436 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c
@@ -1216,6 +1216,7 @@ static const struct net_device_ops ip6gre_netdev_ops = {
 	.ndo_do_ioctl		= ip6gre_tunnel_ioctl,
 	.ndo_change_mtu		= ip6gre_tunnel_change_mtu,
 	.ndo_get_stats64	= ip_tunnel_get_stats64,
+	.ndo_get_iflink		= ip6_tnl_get_iflink,
 };
 
 static void ip6gre_dev_free(struct net_device *dev)
@@ -1238,7 +1239,6 @@ static void ip6gre_tunnel_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 	if (!(t->parms.flags & IP6_TNL_F_IGN_ENCAP_LIMIT))
 		dev->mtu -= 8;
 	dev->flags |= IFF_NOARP;
-	dev->iflink = 0;
 	dev->addr_len = sizeof(struct in6_addr);
 	netif_keep_dst(dev);
 }
@@ -1270,8 +1270,6 @@ static int ip6gre_tunnel_init(struct net_device *dev)
 		u64_stats_init(&ip6gre_tunnel_stats->syncp);
 	}
 
-	dev->iflink = tunnel->parms.link;
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1480,8 +1478,6 @@ static int ip6gre_tap_init(struct net_device *dev)
 	if (!dev->tstats)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	dev->iflink = tunnel->parms.link;
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1493,6 +1489,7 @@ static const struct net_device_ops ip6gre_tap_netdev_ops = {
 	.ndo_validate_addr = eth_validate_addr,
 	.ndo_change_mtu = ip6gre_tunnel_change_mtu,
 	.ndo_get_stats64 = ip_tunnel_get_stats64,
+	.ndo_get_iflink = ip6_tnl_get_iflink,
 };
 
 static void ip6gre_tap_setup(struct net_device *dev)
@@ -1503,7 +1500,6 @@ static void ip6gre_tap_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 	dev->netdev_ops = &ip6gre_tap_netdev_ops;
 	dev->destructor = ip6gre_dev_free;
 
-	dev->iflink = 0;
 	dev->features |= NETIF_F_NETNS_LOCAL;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
index 9bd85f0dff69..b6a211a150b2 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
@@ -1264,8 +1264,6 @@ static void ip6_tnl_link_config(struct ip6_tnl *t)
 	else
 		dev->flags &= ~IFF_POINTOPOINT;
 
-	dev->iflink = p->link;
-
 	if (p->flags & IP6_TNL_F_CAP_XMIT) {
 		int strict = (ipv6_addr_type(&p->raddr) &
 			      (IPV6_ADDR_MULTICAST|IPV6_ADDR_LINKLOCAL));
@@ -1517,6 +1515,13 @@ ip6_tnl_change_mtu(struct net_device *dev, int new_mtu)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int ip6_tnl_get_iflink(const struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	struct ip6_tnl *t = netdev_priv(dev);
+
+	return t->parms.link;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ip6_tnl_get_iflink);
 
 static const struct net_device_ops ip6_tnl_netdev_ops = {
 	.ndo_init	= ip6_tnl_dev_init,
@@ -1525,6 +1530,7 @@ static const struct net_device_ops ip6_tnl_netdev_ops = {
 	.ndo_do_ioctl	= ip6_tnl_ioctl,
 	.ndo_change_mtu = ip6_tnl_change_mtu,
 	.ndo_get_stats	= ip6_get_stats,
+	.ndo_get_iflink = ip6_tnl_get_iflink,
 };
 
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_vti.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_vti.c
index 53d90ed68905..b53148444e15 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_vti.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_vti.c
@@ -601,8 +601,6 @@ static void vti6_link_config(struct ip6_tnl *t)
 		dev->flags |= IFF_POINTOPOINT;
 	else
 		dev->flags &= ~IFF_POINTOPOINT;
-
-	dev->iflink = p->link;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -808,6 +806,7 @@ static const struct net_device_ops vti6_netdev_ops = {
 	.ndo_do_ioctl	= vti6_ioctl,
 	.ndo_change_mtu = vti6_change_mtu,
 	.ndo_get_stats64 = ip_tunnel_get_stats64,
+	.ndo_get_iflink = ip6_tnl_get_iflink,
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c b/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c
index caf6b99374e6..003431f5b4b6 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c
@@ -718,8 +718,14 @@ static netdev_tx_t reg_vif_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }
 
+static int reg_vif_get_iflink(const struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static const struct net_device_ops reg_vif_netdev_ops = {
 	.ndo_start_xmit	= reg_vif_xmit,
+	.ndo_get_iflink = reg_vif_get_iflink,
 };
 
 static void reg_vif_setup(struct net_device *dev)
@@ -752,7 +758,6 @@ static struct net_device *ip6mr_reg_vif(struct net *net, struct mr6_table *mrt)
 		free_netdev(dev);
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	dev->iflink = 0;
 
 	if (dev_open(dev))
 		goto failure;
@@ -992,7 +997,7 @@ static int mif6_add(struct net *net, struct mr6_table *mrt,
 	v->pkt_out = 0;
 	v->link = dev->ifindex;
 	if (v->flags & MIFF_REGISTER)
-		v->link = dev->iflink;
+		v->link = dev_get_iflink(dev);
 
 	/* And finish update writing critical data */
 	write_lock_bh(&mrt_lock);
diff --git a/net/ipv6/sit.c b/net/ipv6/sit.c
index e6b9f51b15e8..6cf2026a9cea 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/sit.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/sit.c
@@ -1076,7 +1076,6 @@ static void ipip6_tunnel_bind_dev(struct net_device *dev)
 		if (dev->mtu < IPV6_MIN_MTU)
 			dev->mtu = IPV6_MIN_MTU;
 	}
-	dev->iflink = tunnel->parms.link;
 }
 
 static void ipip6_tunnel_update(struct ip_tunnel *t, struct ip_tunnel_parm *p)
@@ -1336,6 +1335,7 @@ static const struct net_device_ops ipip6_netdev_ops = {
 	.ndo_do_ioctl	= ipip6_tunnel_ioctl,
 	.ndo_change_mtu	= ipip6_tunnel_change_mtu,
 	.ndo_get_stats64 = ip_tunnel_get_stats64,
+	.ndo_get_iflink = ip_tunnel_get_iflink,
 };
 
 static void ipip6_dev_free(struct net_device *dev)
@@ -1366,7 +1366,6 @@ static void ipip6_tunnel_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 	dev->mtu		= ETH_DATA_LEN - t_hlen;
 	dev->flags		= IFF_NOARP;
 	netif_keep_dst(dev);
-	dev->iflink		= 0;
 	dev->addr_len		= 4;
 	dev->features		|= NETIF_F_LLTX;
 	dev->features		|= SIT_FEATURES;