diff --git a/Documentation/networking/switchdev.txt b/Documentation/networking/switchdev.txt
index 67e43ee7840a1018fc9f9a5a78134dd043bde0ab..9f9e2587b34790646bf06f7dedc996a5a78e04e1 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/switchdev.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/switchdev.txt
@@ -369,3 +369,22 @@ The driver can monitor for updates to arp_tbl using the netevent notifier
 NETEVENT_NEIGH_UPDATE.  The device can be programmed with resolved nexthops
 for the routes as arp_tbl updates.  The driver implements ndo_neigh_destroy
 to know when arp_tbl neighbor entries are purged from the port.
+
+Transaction item queue
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+For switchdev ops attr_set and obj_add, there is a 2 phase transaction model
+used. First phase is to "prepare" anything needed, including various checks,
+memory allocation, etc. The goal is to handle the stuff that is not unlikely
+to fail here. The second phase is to "commit" the actual changes.
+
+Switchdev provides an inftrastructure for sharing items (for example memory
+allocations) between the two phases.
+
+The object created by a driver in "prepare" phase and it is queued up by:
+switchdev_trans_item_enqueue()
+During the "commit" phase, the driver gets the object by:
+switchdev_trans_item_dequeue()
+
+If a transaction is aborted during "prepare" phase, switchdev code will handle
+cleanup of the queued-up objects.
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/rocker/rocker.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/rocker/rocker.c
index cf03b077311e378ca19fc07b587170a2facb0804..dcc6f3fd13c9ff520f9cd6555c3a7d3d2c4c2703 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/rocker/rocker.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/rocker/rocker.c
@@ -4383,7 +4383,8 @@ static int rocker_port_brport_flags_set(struct rocker_port *rocker_port,
 }
 
 static int rocker_port_attr_set(struct net_device *dev,
-				struct switchdev_attr *attr)
+				struct switchdev_attr *attr,
+				struct switchdev_trans *trans)
 {
 	struct rocker_port *rocker_port = netdev_priv(dev);
 	int err = 0;
@@ -4467,7 +4468,8 @@ static int rocker_port_fdb_add(struct rocker_port *rocker_port,
 }
 
 static int rocker_port_obj_add(struct net_device *dev,
-			       struct switchdev_obj *obj)
+			       struct switchdev_obj *obj,
+			       struct switchdev_trans *trans)
 {
 	struct rocker_port *rocker_port = netdev_priv(dev);
 	const struct switchdev_obj_ipv4_fib *fib4;
diff --git a/include/net/switchdev.h b/include/net/switchdev.h
index 494f51097dc66f8eaf592b4663d32fb5a02b0a41..1e394f1176b6516bee4be2cd23b6c9069aca8a38 100644
--- a/include/net/switchdev.h
+++ b/include/net/switchdev.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * include/net/switchdev.h - Switch device API
- * Copyright (c) 2014 Jiri Pirko <jiri@resnulli.us>
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2015 Jiri Pirko <jiri@resnulli.us>
  * Copyright (c) 2014-2015 Scott Feldman <sfeldma@gmail.com>
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
 #include <linux/notifier.h>
+#include <linux/list.h>
 
 #define SWITCHDEV_F_NO_RECURSE		BIT(0)
 
@@ -23,6 +24,16 @@ enum switchdev_trans_ph {
 	SWITCHDEV_TRANS_COMMIT,
 };
 
+struct switchdev_trans_item {
+	struct list_head list;
+	void *data;
+	void (*destructor)(const void *data);
+};
+
+struct switchdev_trans {
+	struct list_head item_list;
+};
+
 enum switchdev_attr_id {
 	SWITCHDEV_ATTR_UNDEFINED,
 	SWITCHDEV_ATTR_PORT_PARENT_ID,
@@ -77,6 +88,11 @@ struct switchdev_obj {
 	} u;
 };
 
+void switchdev_trans_item_enqueue(struct switchdev_trans *trans,
+				  void *data, void (*destructor)(void const *),
+				  struct switchdev_trans_item *tritem);
+void *switchdev_trans_item_dequeue(struct switchdev_trans *trans);
+
 /**
  * struct switchdev_ops - switchdev operations
  *
@@ -94,9 +110,11 @@ struct switchdev_ops {
 	int	(*switchdev_port_attr_get)(struct net_device *dev,
 					   struct switchdev_attr *attr);
 	int	(*switchdev_port_attr_set)(struct net_device *dev,
-					   struct switchdev_attr *attr);
+					   struct switchdev_attr *attr,
+					   struct switchdev_trans *trans);
 	int	(*switchdev_port_obj_add)(struct net_device *dev,
-					  struct switchdev_obj *obj);
+					  struct switchdev_obj *obj,
+					  struct switchdev_trans *trans);
 	int	(*switchdev_port_obj_del)(struct net_device *dev,
 					  struct switchdev_obj *obj);
 	int	(*switchdev_port_obj_dump)(struct net_device *dev,
diff --git a/net/dsa/slave.c b/net/dsa/slave.c
index 7f50b74434020bb2dc046ec71b767100910962e8..ac76fd15ad8be9b25088ef4d9bfe009a11c74c5f 100644
--- a/net/dsa/slave.c
+++ b/net/dsa/slave.c
@@ -456,7 +456,8 @@ static int dsa_slave_stp_update(struct net_device *dev, u8 state)
 }
 
 static int dsa_slave_port_attr_set(struct net_device *dev,
-				   struct switchdev_attr *attr)
+				   struct switchdev_attr *attr,
+				   struct switchdev_trans *trans)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 
@@ -474,7 +475,8 @@ static int dsa_slave_port_attr_set(struct net_device *dev,
 }
 
 static int dsa_slave_port_obj_add(struct net_device *dev,
-				  struct switchdev_obj *obj)
+				  struct switchdev_obj *obj,
+				  struct switchdev_trans *trans)
 {
 	int err;
 
diff --git a/net/switchdev/switchdev.c b/net/switchdev/switchdev.c
index df5a5446ff4c1419f70b9e5628dcf43a4a7dd715..35e2967ffa18be96bd150dd389be672fd6d4c07f 100644
--- a/net/switchdev/switchdev.c
+++ b/net/switchdev/switchdev.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * net/switchdev/switchdev.c - Switch device API
- * Copyright (c) 2014 Jiri Pirko <jiri@resnulli.us>
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2015 Jiri Pirko <jiri@resnulli.us>
  * Copyright (c) 2014-2015 Scott Feldman <sfeldma@gmail.com>
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -16,9 +16,82 @@
 #include <linux/notifier.h>
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
 #include <linux/if_bridge.h>
+#include <linux/list.h>
 #include <net/ip_fib.h>
 #include <net/switchdev.h>
 
+/**
+ *	switchdev_trans_item_enqueue - Enqueue data item to transaction queue
+ *
+ *	@trans: transaction
+ *	@data: pointer to data being queued
+ *	@destructor: data destructor
+ *	@tritem: transaction item being queued
+ *
+ *	Enqeueue data item to transaction queue. tritem is typically placed in
+ *	cointainter pointed at by data pointer. Destructor is called on
+ *	transaction abort and after successful commit phase in case
+ *	the caller did not dequeue the item before.
+ */
+void switchdev_trans_item_enqueue(struct switchdev_trans *trans,
+				  void *data, void (*destructor)(void const *),
+				  struct switchdev_trans_item *tritem)
+{
+	tritem->data = data;
+	tritem->destructor = destructor;
+	list_add_tail(&tritem->list, &trans->item_list);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(switchdev_trans_item_enqueue);
+
+static struct switchdev_trans_item *
+__switchdev_trans_item_dequeue(struct switchdev_trans *trans)
+{
+	struct switchdev_trans_item *tritem;
+
+	if (list_empty(&trans->item_list))
+		return NULL;
+	tritem = list_first_entry(&trans->item_list,
+				  struct switchdev_trans_item, list);
+	list_del(&tritem->list);
+	return tritem;
+}
+
+/**
+ *	switchdev_trans_item_dequeue - Dequeue data item from transaction queue
+ *
+ *	@trans: transaction
+ */
+void *switchdev_trans_item_dequeue(struct switchdev_trans *trans)
+{
+	struct switchdev_trans_item *tritem;
+
+	tritem = __switchdev_trans_item_dequeue(trans);
+	BUG_ON(!tritem);
+	return tritem->data;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(switchdev_trans_item_dequeue);
+
+static void switchdev_trans_init(struct switchdev_trans *trans)
+{
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&trans->item_list);
+}
+
+static void switchdev_trans_items_destroy(struct switchdev_trans *trans)
+{
+	struct switchdev_trans_item *tritem;
+
+	while ((tritem = __switchdev_trans_item_dequeue(trans)))
+		tritem->destructor(tritem->data);
+}
+
+static void switchdev_trans_items_warn_destroy(struct net_device *dev,
+					       struct switchdev_trans *trans)
+{
+	WARN(!list_empty(&trans->item_list), "%s: transaction item queue is not empty.\n",
+	     dev->name);
+	switchdev_trans_items_destroy(trans);
+}
+
 /**
  *	switchdev_port_attr_get - Get port attribute
  *
@@ -62,7 +135,8 @@ int switchdev_port_attr_get(struct net_device *dev, struct switchdev_attr *attr)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(switchdev_port_attr_get);
 
 static int __switchdev_port_attr_set(struct net_device *dev,
-				     struct switchdev_attr *attr)
+				     struct switchdev_attr *attr,
+				     struct switchdev_trans *trans)
 {
 	const struct switchdev_ops *ops = dev->switchdev_ops;
 	struct net_device *lower_dev;
@@ -70,7 +144,7 @@ static int __switchdev_port_attr_set(struct net_device *dev,
 	int err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	if (ops && ops->switchdev_port_attr_set)
-		return ops->switchdev_port_attr_set(dev, attr);
+		return ops->switchdev_port_attr_set(dev, attr, trans);
 
 	if (attr->flags & SWITCHDEV_F_NO_RECURSE)
 		return err;
@@ -81,7 +155,7 @@ static int __switchdev_port_attr_set(struct net_device *dev,
 	 */
 
 	netdev_for_each_lower_dev(dev, lower_dev, iter) {
-		err = __switchdev_port_attr_set(lower_dev, attr);
+		err = __switchdev_port_attr_set(lower_dev, attr, trans);
 		if (err)
 			break;
 	}
@@ -144,6 +218,7 @@ static int switchdev_port_attr_set_defer(struct net_device *dev,
  */
 int switchdev_port_attr_set(struct net_device *dev, struct switchdev_attr *attr)
 {
+	struct switchdev_trans trans;
 	int err;
 
 	if (!rtnl_is_locked()) {
@@ -156,6 +231,8 @@ int switchdev_port_attr_set(struct net_device *dev, struct switchdev_attr *attr)
 		return switchdev_port_attr_set_defer(dev, attr);
 	}
 
+	switchdev_trans_init(&trans);
+
 	/* Phase I: prepare for attr set. Driver/device should fail
 	 * here if there are going to be issues in the commit phase,
 	 * such as lack of resources or support.  The driver/device
@@ -164,7 +241,7 @@ int switchdev_port_attr_set(struct net_device *dev, struct switchdev_attr *attr)
 	 */
 
 	attr->trans_ph = SWITCHDEV_TRANS_PREPARE;
-	err = __switchdev_port_attr_set(dev, attr);
+	err = __switchdev_port_attr_set(dev, attr, &trans);
 	if (err) {
 		/* Prepare phase failed: abort the transaction.  Any
 		 * resources reserved in the prepare phase are
@@ -173,7 +250,8 @@ int switchdev_port_attr_set(struct net_device *dev, struct switchdev_attr *attr)
 
 		if (err != -EOPNOTSUPP) {
 			attr->trans_ph = SWITCHDEV_TRANS_ABORT;
-			__switchdev_port_attr_set(dev, attr);
+			__switchdev_port_attr_set(dev, attr, &trans);
+			switchdev_trans_items_destroy(&trans);
 		}
 
 		return err;
@@ -185,16 +263,18 @@ int switchdev_port_attr_set(struct net_device *dev, struct switchdev_attr *attr)
 	 */
 
 	attr->trans_ph = SWITCHDEV_TRANS_COMMIT;
-	err = __switchdev_port_attr_set(dev, attr);
+	err = __switchdev_port_attr_set(dev, attr, &trans);
 	WARN(err, "%s: Commit of attribute (id=%d) failed.\n",
 	     dev->name, attr->id);
+	switchdev_trans_items_warn_destroy(dev, &trans);
 
 	return err;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(switchdev_port_attr_set);
 
 static int __switchdev_port_obj_add(struct net_device *dev,
-				    struct switchdev_obj *obj)
+				    struct switchdev_obj *obj,
+				    struct switchdev_trans *trans)
 {
 	const struct switchdev_ops *ops = dev->switchdev_ops;
 	struct net_device *lower_dev;
@@ -202,7 +282,7 @@ static int __switchdev_port_obj_add(struct net_device *dev,
 	int err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	if (ops && ops->switchdev_port_obj_add)
-		return ops->switchdev_port_obj_add(dev, obj);
+		return ops->switchdev_port_obj_add(dev, obj, trans);
 
 	/* Switch device port(s) may be stacked under
 	 * bond/team/vlan dev, so recurse down to add object on
@@ -210,7 +290,7 @@ static int __switchdev_port_obj_add(struct net_device *dev,
 	 */
 
 	netdev_for_each_lower_dev(dev, lower_dev, iter) {
-		err = __switchdev_port_obj_add(lower_dev, obj);
+		err = __switchdev_port_obj_add(lower_dev, obj, trans);
 		if (err)
 			break;
 	}
@@ -232,10 +312,13 @@ static int __switchdev_port_obj_add(struct net_device *dev,
  */
 int switchdev_port_obj_add(struct net_device *dev, struct switchdev_obj *obj)
 {
+	struct switchdev_trans trans;
 	int err;
 
 	ASSERT_RTNL();
 
+	switchdev_trans_init(&trans);
+
 	/* Phase I: prepare for obj add. Driver/device should fail
 	 * here if there are going to be issues in the commit phase,
 	 * such as lack of resources or support.  The driver/device
@@ -244,7 +327,7 @@ int switchdev_port_obj_add(struct net_device *dev, struct switchdev_obj *obj)
 	 */
 
 	obj->trans_ph = SWITCHDEV_TRANS_PREPARE;
-	err = __switchdev_port_obj_add(dev, obj);
+	err = __switchdev_port_obj_add(dev, obj, &trans);
 	if (err) {
 		/* Prepare phase failed: abort the transaction.  Any
 		 * resources reserved in the prepare phase are
@@ -253,7 +336,8 @@ int switchdev_port_obj_add(struct net_device *dev, struct switchdev_obj *obj)
 
 		if (err != -EOPNOTSUPP) {
 			obj->trans_ph = SWITCHDEV_TRANS_ABORT;
-			__switchdev_port_obj_add(dev, obj);
+			__switchdev_port_obj_add(dev, obj, &trans);
+			switchdev_trans_items_destroy(&trans);
 		}
 
 		return err;
@@ -265,8 +349,9 @@ int switchdev_port_obj_add(struct net_device *dev, struct switchdev_obj *obj)
 	 */
 
 	obj->trans_ph = SWITCHDEV_TRANS_COMMIT;
-	err = __switchdev_port_obj_add(dev, obj);
+	err = __switchdev_port_obj_add(dev, obj, &trans);
 	WARN(err, "%s: Commit of object (id=%d) failed.\n", dev->name, obj->id);
+	switchdev_trans_items_warn_destroy(dev, &trans);
 
 	return err;
 }