diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/Kconfig b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/Kconfig
index 18f5ed082f41bad397ae727961cdf50ab0398daa..19982a4a9bbaeffba1a3a3f205976258f9adc4a0 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/Kconfig
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 config INFINIBAND_BNXT_RE
     tristate "Broadcom Netxtreme HCA support"
     depends on ETHERNET && NETDEVICES && PCI && INET && DCB
-    depends on MAY_USE_DEVLINK
     select NET_VENDOR_BROADCOM
     select BNXT
     ---help---
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/Kconfig b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/Kconfig
index d1de3285fd8856ddf255e44e82f6c556c67aad84..4e9936731867067f2da86bda2358708b68986f8a 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/Kconfig
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ config MLX4_INFINIBAND
 	tristate "Mellanox ConnectX HCA support"
 	depends on NETDEVICES && ETHERNET && PCI && INET
 	depends on INFINIBAND_USER_ACCESS || !INFINIBAND_USER_ACCESS
-	depends on MAY_USE_DEVLINK
 	select NET_VENDOR_MELLANOX
 	select MLX4_CORE
 	---help---
diff --git a/drivers/net/Kconfig b/drivers/net/Kconfig
index 6210757772ed0c68b60092e3ecb0678a7ec8612b..5e4ca082cfcdb29845326adf3341d1dd3b461811 100644
--- a/drivers/net/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/Kconfig
@@ -505,7 +505,6 @@ source "drivers/net/hyperv/Kconfig"
 config NETDEVSIM
 	tristate "Simulated networking device"
 	depends on DEBUG_FS
-	depends on MAY_USE_DEVLINK
 	help
 	  This driver is a developer testing tool and software model that can
 	  be used to test various control path networking APIs, especially
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/Kconfig
index c1d3ee9baf7eb9db1a420156735873f5fa91586f..716bfbba59cf0052a3ff462b216f980b929c6c9e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/Kconfig
@@ -194,7 +194,6 @@ config SYSTEMPORT
 config BNXT
 	tristate "Broadcom NetXtreme-C/E support"
 	depends on PCI
-	depends on MAY_USE_DEVLINK
 	select FW_LOADER
 	select LIBCRC32C
 	---help---
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/Kconfig
index 05f4a3b21e29ac79c367a4c770cef051b8d422fc..6650e2a5f171385036f761f008198724a2c99ba4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/Kconfig
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ config CAVIUM_PTP
 config LIQUIDIO
 	tristate "Cavium LiquidIO support"
 	depends on 64BIT && PCI
-	depends on MAY_USE_DEVLINK
 	depends on PCI
 	imply PTP_1588_CLOCK
 	select FW_LOADER
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/Kconfig
index f200b8c420d5738e5bc5c67b124c71cc27f21fd6..ff8057ed97ee29ceb51b363e982878186e5d74d4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/Kconfig
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 config MLX4_EN
 	tristate "Mellanox Technologies 1/10/40Gbit Ethernet support"
-	depends on MAY_USE_DEVLINK
 	depends on PCI && NETDEVICES && ETHERNET && INET
 	select MLX4_CORE
 	imply PTP_1588_CLOCK
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/Kconfig
index 37a551436e4ab7a5ac36752dd237ef9e6d931ad8..6debffb8336b6805d54fb1b59a86580de730a148 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/Kconfig
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 config MLX5_CORE
 	tristate "Mellanox 5th generation network adapters (ConnectX series) core driver"
-	depends on MAY_USE_DEVLINK
 	depends on PCI
 	imply PTP_1588_CLOCK
 	imply VXLAN
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/Kconfig
index b9a25aed5d116c246316b60e464de54a4626657c..9c195dfed0313f126659496d1593dc4b9d7704ae 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/Kconfig
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 config MLXSW_CORE
 	tristate "Mellanox Technologies Switch ASICs support"
-	depends on MAY_USE_DEVLINK
 	---help---
 	  This driver supports Mellanox Technologies Switch ASICs family.
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/Kconfig
index 66f15b05b65e0606a04682757ac86c9eb082e76b..549898d5d450e328fe9308a96cae27daf5e9340b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/Kconfig
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ config NFP
 	tristate "Netronome(R) NFP4000/NFP6000 NIC driver"
 	depends on PCI && PCI_MSI
 	depends on VXLAN || VXLAN=n
-	depends on MAY_USE_DEVLINK
 	---help---
 	  This driver supports the Netronome(R) NFP4000/NFP6000 based
 	  cards working as a advanced Ethernet NIC.  It works with both
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_app.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_app.h
index d578d856a009f8d7608615a4bb185eee70be2fb9..f8d42271370509440439c483585c509e07616200 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_app.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_app.h
@@ -433,4 +433,6 @@ int nfp_app_nic_vnic_alloc(struct nfp_app *app, struct nfp_net *nn,
 int nfp_app_nic_vnic_init_phy_port(struct nfp_pf *pf, struct nfp_app *app,
 				   struct nfp_net *nn, unsigned int id);
 
+struct devlink *nfp_devlink_get_devlink(struct net_device *netdev);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_devlink.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_devlink.c
index db2da99f6aa7ca9d86918963e2e57c73ef69286a..e9eca99cf4937c6e0abbe18791ef772a6f40f31f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_devlink.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_devlink.c
@@ -376,3 +376,14 @@ void nfp_devlink_port_unregister(struct nfp_port *port)
 {
 	devlink_port_unregister(&port->dl_port);
 }
+
+struct devlink *nfp_devlink_get_devlink(struct net_device *netdev)
+{
+	struct nfp_app *app;
+
+	app = nfp_app_from_netdev(netdev);
+	if (!app)
+		return NULL;
+
+	return priv_to_devlink(app->pf);
+}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_common.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_common.c
index 776f6c07701b06b77ab39c0f06f6846f8111eb69..6d1b8816552ea5cc56505b3d4d396396e7894300 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_common.c
@@ -3531,6 +3531,7 @@ const struct net_device_ops nfp_net_netdev_ops = {
 	.ndo_udp_tunnel_del	= nfp_net_del_vxlan_port,
 	.ndo_bpf		= nfp_net_xdp,
 	.ndo_get_port_parent_id	= nfp_port_get_port_parent_id,
+	.ndo_get_devlink	= nfp_devlink_get_devlink,
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_ethtool.c
index 8f189149efc50c4b79f2f4cf3cea141497fb84b2..690b62718dbb3110a8cad67fa354336a729223cf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_ethtool.c
@@ -1234,28 +1234,6 @@ static int nfp_net_set_channels(struct net_device *netdev,
 	return nfp_net_set_num_rings(nn, total_rx, total_tx);
 }
 
-static int
-nfp_net_flash_device(struct net_device *netdev, struct ethtool_flash *flash)
-{
-	struct nfp_app *app;
-	int ret;
-
-	if (flash->region != ETHTOOL_FLASH_ALL_REGIONS)
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-
-	app = nfp_app_from_netdev(netdev);
-	if (!app)
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-
-	dev_hold(netdev);
-	rtnl_unlock();
-	ret = nfp_flash_update_common(app->pf, flash->data, NULL);
-	rtnl_lock();
-	dev_put(netdev);
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
 static const struct ethtool_ops nfp_net_ethtool_ops = {
 	.get_drvinfo		= nfp_net_get_drvinfo,
 	.get_link		= ethtool_op_get_link,
@@ -1266,7 +1244,6 @@ static const struct ethtool_ops nfp_net_ethtool_ops = {
 	.get_sset_count		= nfp_net_get_sset_count,
 	.get_rxnfc		= nfp_net_get_rxnfc,
 	.set_rxnfc		= nfp_net_set_rxnfc,
-	.flash_device		= nfp_net_flash_device,
 	.get_rxfh_indir_size	= nfp_net_get_rxfh_indir_size,
 	.get_rxfh_key_size	= nfp_net_get_rxfh_key_size,
 	.get_rxfh		= nfp_net_get_rxfh,
@@ -1292,7 +1269,6 @@ const struct ethtool_ops nfp_port_ethtool_ops = {
 	.get_strings		= nfp_port_get_strings,
 	.get_ethtool_stats	= nfp_port_get_stats,
 	.get_sset_count		= nfp_port_get_sset_count,
-	.flash_device		= nfp_net_flash_device,
 	.set_dump		= nfp_app_set_dump,
 	.get_dump_flag		= nfp_app_get_dump_flag,
 	.get_dump_data		= nfp_app_get_dump_data,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_repr.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_repr.c
index 62839807e21ee723573273605ed43d9dea740a82..d2c803bb4e562dd3805aaea86e689e5f682ce9ed 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_repr.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_repr.c
@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@ const struct net_device_ops nfp_repr_netdev_ops = {
 	.ndo_set_features	= nfp_port_set_features,
 	.ndo_set_mac_address    = eth_mac_addr,
 	.ndo_get_port_parent_id	= nfp_port_get_port_parent_id,
+	.ndo_get_devlink	= nfp_devlink_get_devlink,
 };
 
 void
diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index ffbddd03242bec627f00508ba300d6b9253c35cf..58e83bd7a861a8c10f2738ed19003cb619352a6e 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -941,6 +941,8 @@ struct dev_ifalias {
 	char ifalias[];
 };
 
+struct devlink;
+
 /*
  * This structure defines the management hooks for network devices.
  * The following hooks can be defined; unless noted otherwise, they are
@@ -1249,6 +1251,10 @@ struct dev_ifalias {
  *	that got dropped are freed/returned via xdp_return_frame().
  *	Returns negative number, means general error invoking ndo, meaning
  *	no frames were xmit'ed and core-caller will free all frames.
+ * struct devlink *(*ndo_get_devlink)(struct net_device *dev);
+ *	Get devlink instance associated with a given netdev.
+ *	Called with a reference on the netdevice and devlink locks only,
+ *	rtnl_lock is not held.
  */
 struct net_device_ops {
 	int			(*ndo_init)(struct net_device *dev);
@@ -1447,6 +1453,7 @@ struct net_device_ops {
 						u32 flags);
 	int			(*ndo_xsk_async_xmit)(struct net_device *dev,
 						      u32 queue_id);
+	struct devlink *	(*ndo_get_devlink)(struct net_device *dev);
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/include/net/devlink.h b/include/net/devlink.h
index a2da49dd91475bf5db88d96bf5b51018e198bf01..7f5a0bdca22802d05567cbe0faf2b4f97fc07e6b 100644
--- a/include/net/devlink.h
+++ b/include/net/devlink.h
@@ -538,6 +538,15 @@ static inline struct devlink *priv_to_devlink(void *priv)
 	return container_of(priv, struct devlink, priv);
 }
 
+static inline struct devlink *netdev_to_devlink(struct net_device *dev)
+{
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NET_DEVLINK)
+	if (dev->netdev_ops->ndo_get_devlink)
+		return dev->netdev_ops->ndo_get_devlink(dev);
+#endif
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 struct ib_device;
 
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NET_DEVLINK)
@@ -707,6 +716,10 @@ devlink_health_reporter_priv(struct devlink_health_reporter *reporter);
 int devlink_health_report(struct devlink_health_reporter *reporter,
 			  const char *msg, void *priv_ctx);
 
+void devlink_compat_running_version(struct net_device *dev,
+				    char *buf, size_t len);
+int devlink_compat_flash_update(struct net_device *dev, const char *file_name);
+
 #else
 
 static inline struct devlink *devlink_alloc(const struct devlink_ops *ops,
@@ -1190,13 +1203,7 @@ devlink_health_report(struct devlink_health_reporter *reporter,
 {
 	return 0;
 }
-#endif
 
-#if IS_REACHABLE(CONFIG_NET_DEVLINK)
-void devlink_compat_running_version(struct net_device *dev,
-				    char *buf, size_t len);
-int devlink_compat_flash_update(struct net_device *dev, const char *file_name);
-#else
 static inline void
 devlink_compat_running_version(struct net_device *dev, char *buf, size_t len)
 {
diff --git a/net/Kconfig b/net/Kconfig
index 62da6148e9f8347f97384f7cc26d98901b1ad9fa..1efe1f9ee492ea55f1227f2449f03883d318e810 100644
--- a/net/Kconfig
+++ b/net/Kconfig
@@ -429,21 +429,12 @@ config NET_SOCK_MSG
 	  with the help of BPF programs.
 
 config NET_DEVLINK
-	tristate "Network physical/parent device Netlink interface"
+	bool "Network physical/parent device Netlink interface"
 	help
 	  Network physical/parent device Netlink interface provides
 	  infrastructure to support access to physical chip-wide config and
 	  monitoring.
 
-config MAY_USE_DEVLINK
-	tristate
-	default m if NET_DEVLINK=m
-	default y if NET_DEVLINK=y || NET_DEVLINK=n
-	help
-	  Drivers using the devlink infrastructure should have a dependency
-	  on MAY_USE_DEVLINK to ensure they do not cause link errors when
-	  devlink is a loadable module and the driver using it is built-in.
-
 config PAGE_POOL
        bool
 
diff --git a/net/core/devlink.c b/net/core/devlink.c
index 4f31ddc883e7ae2fd30cb69c9232e1d86c807e2b..a49dee67e66f303a65f3e90041af4e446889dfc7 100644
--- a/net/core/devlink.c
+++ b/net/core/devlink.c
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@ static int devlink_port_type_set(struct devlink *devlink,
 {
 	int err;
 
-	if (devlink->ops && devlink->ops->port_type_set) {
+	if (devlink->ops->port_type_set) {
 		if (port_type == DEVLINK_PORT_TYPE_NOTSET)
 			return -EINVAL;
 		if (port_type == devlink_port->type)
@@ -760,7 +760,7 @@ static int devlink_port_split(struct devlink *devlink, u32 port_index,
 			      u32 count, struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 
 {
-	if (devlink->ops && devlink->ops->port_split)
+	if (devlink->ops->port_split)
 		return devlink->ops->port_split(devlink, port_index, count,
 						extack);
 	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
@@ -786,7 +786,7 @@ static int devlink_port_unsplit(struct devlink *devlink, u32 port_index,
 				struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 
 {
-	if (devlink->ops && devlink->ops->port_unsplit)
+	if (devlink->ops->port_unsplit)
 		return devlink->ops->port_unsplit(devlink, port_index, extack);
 	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 }
@@ -961,7 +961,7 @@ static int devlink_nl_cmd_sb_pool_get_doit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	if (!devlink->ops || !devlink->ops->sb_pool_get)
+	if (!devlink->ops->sb_pool_get)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	msg = nlmsg_new(NLMSG_DEFAULT_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -1017,7 +1017,7 @@ static int devlink_nl_cmd_sb_pool_get_dumpit(struct sk_buff *msg,
 	mutex_lock(&devlink_mutex);
 	list_for_each_entry(devlink, &devlink_list, list) {
 		if (!net_eq(devlink_net(devlink), sock_net(msg->sk)) ||
-		    !devlink->ops || !devlink->ops->sb_pool_get)
+		    !devlink->ops->sb_pool_get)
 			continue;
 		mutex_lock(&devlink->lock);
 		list_for_each_entry(devlink_sb, &devlink->sb_list, list) {
@@ -1046,7 +1046,7 @@ static int devlink_sb_pool_set(struct devlink *devlink, unsigned int sb_index,
 {
 	const struct devlink_ops *ops = devlink->ops;
 
-	if (ops && ops->sb_pool_set)
+	if (ops->sb_pool_set)
 		return ops->sb_pool_set(devlink, sb_index, pool_index,
 					size, threshold_type);
 	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
@@ -1151,7 +1151,7 @@ static int devlink_nl_cmd_sb_port_pool_get_doit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	if (!devlink->ops || !devlink->ops->sb_port_pool_get)
+	if (!devlink->ops->sb_port_pool_get)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	msg = nlmsg_new(NLMSG_DEFAULT_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -1213,7 +1213,7 @@ static int devlink_nl_cmd_sb_port_pool_get_dumpit(struct sk_buff *msg,
 	mutex_lock(&devlink_mutex);
 	list_for_each_entry(devlink, &devlink_list, list) {
 		if (!net_eq(devlink_net(devlink), sock_net(msg->sk)) ||
-		    !devlink->ops || !devlink->ops->sb_port_pool_get)
+		    !devlink->ops->sb_port_pool_get)
 			continue;
 		mutex_lock(&devlink->lock);
 		list_for_each_entry(devlink_sb, &devlink->sb_list, list) {
@@ -1242,7 +1242,7 @@ static int devlink_sb_port_pool_set(struct devlink_port *devlink_port,
 {
 	const struct devlink_ops *ops = devlink_port->devlink->ops;
 
-	if (ops && ops->sb_port_pool_set)
+	if (ops->sb_port_pool_set)
 		return ops->sb_port_pool_set(devlink_port, sb_index,
 					     pool_index, threshold);
 	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
@@ -1355,7 +1355,7 @@ static int devlink_nl_cmd_sb_tc_pool_bind_get_doit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	if (!devlink->ops || !devlink->ops->sb_tc_pool_bind_get)
+	if (!devlink->ops->sb_tc_pool_bind_get)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	msg = nlmsg_new(NLMSG_DEFAULT_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -1439,7 +1439,7 @@ devlink_nl_cmd_sb_tc_pool_bind_get_dumpit(struct sk_buff *msg,
 	mutex_lock(&devlink_mutex);
 	list_for_each_entry(devlink, &devlink_list, list) {
 		if (!net_eq(devlink_net(devlink), sock_net(msg->sk)) ||
-		    !devlink->ops || !devlink->ops->sb_tc_pool_bind_get)
+		    !devlink->ops->sb_tc_pool_bind_get)
 			continue;
 
 		mutex_lock(&devlink->lock);
@@ -1471,7 +1471,7 @@ static int devlink_sb_tc_pool_bind_set(struct devlink_port *devlink_port,
 {
 	const struct devlink_ops *ops = devlink_port->devlink->ops;
 
-	if (ops && ops->sb_tc_pool_bind_set)
+	if (ops->sb_tc_pool_bind_set)
 		return ops->sb_tc_pool_bind_set(devlink_port, sb_index,
 						tc_index, pool_type,
 						pool_index, threshold);
@@ -1519,7 +1519,7 @@ static int devlink_nl_cmd_sb_occ_snapshot_doit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	struct devlink_sb *devlink_sb = info->user_ptr[1];
 	const struct devlink_ops *ops = devlink->ops;
 
-	if (ops && ops->sb_occ_snapshot)
+	if (ops->sb_occ_snapshot)
 		return ops->sb_occ_snapshot(devlink, devlink_sb->index);
 	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 }
@@ -1531,7 +1531,7 @@ static int devlink_nl_cmd_sb_occ_max_clear_doit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	struct devlink_sb *devlink_sb = info->user_ptr[1];
 	const struct devlink_ops *ops = devlink->ops;
 
-	if (ops && ops->sb_occ_max_clear)
+	if (ops->sb_occ_max_clear)
 		return ops->sb_occ_max_clear(devlink, devlink_sb->index);
 	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 }
@@ -1594,13 +1594,9 @@ static int devlink_nl_cmd_eswitch_get_doit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 					   struct genl_info *info)
 {
 	struct devlink *devlink = info->user_ptr[0];
-	const struct devlink_ops *ops = devlink->ops;
 	struct sk_buff *msg;
 	int err;
 
-	if (!ops)
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-
 	msg = nlmsg_new(NLMSG_DEFAULT_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!msg)
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -1625,9 +1621,6 @@ static int devlink_nl_cmd_eswitch_set_doit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	int err = 0;
 	u16 mode;
 
-	if (!ops)
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-
 	if (info->attrs[DEVLINK_ATTR_ESWITCH_MODE]) {
 		if (!ops->eswitch_mode_set)
 			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
@@ -3869,7 +3862,7 @@ static int devlink_nl_cmd_info_get_doit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	struct sk_buff *msg;
 	int err;
 
-	if (!devlink->ops || !devlink->ops->info_get)
+	if (!devlink->ops->info_get)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	msg = nlmsg_new(NLMSG_DEFAULT_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -5232,6 +5225,9 @@ struct devlink *devlink_alloc(const struct devlink_ops *ops, size_t priv_size)
 {
 	struct devlink *devlink;
 
+	if (WARN_ON(!ops))
+		return NULL;
+
 	devlink = kzalloc(sizeof(*devlink) + priv_size, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!devlink)
 		return NULL;
@@ -6091,7 +6087,7 @@ __devlink_param_driverinit_value_set(struct devlink *devlink,
 int devlink_param_driverinit_value_get(struct devlink *devlink, u32 param_id,
 				       union devlink_param_value *init_val)
 {
-	if (!devlink->ops || !devlink->ops->reload)
+	if (!devlink->ops->reload)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	return __devlink_param_driverinit_value_get(&devlink->param_list,
@@ -6138,7 +6134,7 @@ int devlink_port_param_driverinit_value_get(struct devlink_port *devlink_port,
 {
 	struct devlink *devlink = devlink_port->devlink;
 
-	if (!devlink->ops || !devlink->ops->reload)
+	if (!devlink->ops->reload)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	return __devlink_param_driverinit_value_get(&devlink_port->param_list,
@@ -6397,9 +6393,6 @@ static void __devlink_compat_running_version(struct devlink *devlink,
 	struct sk_buff *msg;
 	int rem, err;
 
-	if (!devlink->ops->info_get)
-		return;
-
 	msg = nlmsg_new(NLMSG_DEFAULT_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!msg)
 		return;
@@ -6431,71 +6424,54 @@ static void __devlink_compat_running_version(struct devlink *devlink,
 void devlink_compat_running_version(struct net_device *dev,
 				    char *buf, size_t len)
 {
-	struct devlink_port *devlink_port;
 	struct devlink *devlink;
 
+	dev_hold(dev);
+	rtnl_unlock();
+
 	mutex_lock(&devlink_mutex);
-	list_for_each_entry(devlink, &devlink_list, list) {
-		mutex_lock(&devlink->lock);
-		list_for_each_entry(devlink_port, &devlink->port_list, list) {
-			if (devlink_port->type == DEVLINK_PORT_TYPE_ETH &&
-			    devlink_port->type_dev == dev) {
-				__devlink_compat_running_version(devlink,
-								 buf, len);
-				mutex_unlock(&devlink->lock);
-				goto out;
-			}
-		}
-		mutex_unlock(&devlink->lock);
-	}
-out:
+	devlink = netdev_to_devlink(dev);
+	if (!devlink || !devlink->ops->info_get)
+		goto unlock_list;
+
+	mutex_lock(&devlink->lock);
+	__devlink_compat_running_version(devlink, buf, len);
+	mutex_unlock(&devlink->lock);
+unlock_list:
 	mutex_unlock(&devlink_mutex);
+
+	rtnl_lock();
+	dev_put(dev);
 }
 
 int devlink_compat_flash_update(struct net_device *dev, const char *file_name)
 {
-	struct devlink_port *devlink_port;
 	struct devlink *devlink;
+	int ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	mutex_lock(&devlink_mutex);
-	list_for_each_entry(devlink, &devlink_list, list) {
-		mutex_lock(&devlink->lock);
-		list_for_each_entry(devlink_port, &devlink->port_list, list) {
-			int ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	dev_hold(dev);
+	rtnl_unlock();
 
-			if (devlink_port->type != DEVLINK_PORT_TYPE_ETH ||
-			    devlink_port->type_dev != dev)
-				continue;
+	mutex_lock(&devlink_mutex);
+	devlink = netdev_to_devlink(dev);
+	if (!devlink || !devlink->ops->flash_update)
+		goto unlock_list;
 
-			mutex_unlock(&devlink_mutex);
-			if (devlink->ops->flash_update)
-				ret = devlink->ops->flash_update(devlink,
-								 file_name,
-								 NULL, NULL);
-			mutex_unlock(&devlink->lock);
-			return ret;
-		}
-		mutex_unlock(&devlink->lock);
-	}
+	mutex_lock(&devlink->lock);
+	ret = devlink->ops->flash_update(devlink, file_name, NULL, NULL);
+	mutex_unlock(&devlink->lock);
+unlock_list:
 	mutex_unlock(&devlink_mutex);
 
-	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-}
+	rtnl_lock();
+	dev_put(dev);
 
-static int __init devlink_module_init(void)
-{
-	return genl_register_family(&devlink_nl_family);
+	return ret;
 }
 
-static void __exit devlink_module_exit(void)
+static int __init devlink_init(void)
 {
-	genl_unregister_family(&devlink_nl_family);
+	return genl_register_family(&devlink_nl_family);
 }
 
-module_init(devlink_module_init);
-module_exit(devlink_module_exit);
-
-MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
-MODULE_AUTHOR("Jiri Pirko <jiri@mellanox.com>");
-MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Network physical device Netlink interface");
-MODULE_ALIAS_GENL_FAMILY(DEVLINK_GENL_NAME);
+subsys_initcall(devlink_init);
diff --git a/net/core/ethtool.c b/net/core/ethtool.c
index 1320e8dce559fd2ae19eb0f54e0dd7f261c7a7a2..47558ffae42314b7ddb4b61ccee8495d439c61a0 100644
--- a/net/core/ethtool.c
+++ b/net/core/ethtool.c
@@ -805,11 +805,9 @@ static noinline_for_stack int ethtool_get_drvinfo(struct net_device *dev,
 	if (ops->get_eeprom_len)
 		info.eedump_len = ops->get_eeprom_len(dev);
 
-	rtnl_unlock();
 	if (!info.fw_version[0])
 		devlink_compat_running_version(dev, info.fw_version,
 					       sizeof(info.fw_version));
-	rtnl_lock();
 
 	if (copy_to_user(useraddr, &info, sizeof(info)))
 		return -EFAULT;
@@ -2040,15 +2038,8 @@ static noinline_for_stack int ethtool_flash_device(struct net_device *dev,
 		return -EFAULT;
 	efl.data[ETHTOOL_FLASH_MAX_FILENAME - 1] = 0;
 
-	if (!dev->ethtool_ops->flash_device) {
-		int ret;
-
-		rtnl_unlock();
-		ret = devlink_compat_flash_update(dev, efl.data);
-		rtnl_lock();
-
-		return ret;
-	}
+	if (!dev->ethtool_ops->flash_device)
+		return devlink_compat_flash_update(dev, efl.data);
 
 	return dev->ethtool_ops->flash_device(dev, &efl);
 }
diff --git a/net/dsa/Kconfig b/net/dsa/Kconfig
index 91e52973ee135573fc3230b7d85ac5741a9af342..fab49132345f1e7a57c76e18f356e83578d69871 100644
--- a/net/dsa/Kconfig
+++ b/net/dsa/Kconfig
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ config HAVE_NET_DSA
 
 config NET_DSA
 	tristate "Distributed Switch Architecture"
-	depends on HAVE_NET_DSA && MAY_USE_DEVLINK
+	depends on HAVE_NET_DSA
 	depends on BRIDGE || BRIDGE=n
 	select NET_SWITCHDEV
 	select PHYLINK