diff --git a/Documentation/networking/netdevices.rst b/Documentation/networking/netdevices.rst
index 35704d115312..dc83d78d3b27 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/netdevices.rst
+++ b/Documentation/networking/netdevices.rst

@@ -289,6 +289,14 @@ struct net_device synchronization rules
 ndo_set_rx_mode:
 	Synchronization: netif_addr_lock spinlock.
 	Context: BHs disabled
+	Notes: Deprecated in favor of sleepable ndo_set_rx_mode_async.

+ndo_set_rx_mode_async:
+	Synchronization: rtnl_lock() semaphore. In addition, netdev instance
+	lock if the driver implements queue management or shaper API.
+	Context: process (from a work queue)
+	Notes: Sleepable version of ndo_set_rx_mode. Receives snapshots

+	of the unicast and multicast address lists.
 
 ndo_setup_tc:
 	``TC_SETUP_BLOCK`` and ``TC_SETUP_FT`` are running under NFT locks

diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index 469b7cdb3237..b05bdd67b807 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h

@@ -1117,6 +1117,16 @@ struct netdev_net_notifier {
  *	This function is called device changes address list filtering.
  *	If driver handles unicast address filtering, it should set
  *	IFF_UNICAST_FLT in its priv_flags.
+ *	Cannot sleep, called with netif_addr_lock_bh held.
+ *	Deprecated in favor of sleepable ndo_set_rx_mode_async.
+ *
+ * void (*ndo_set_rx_mode_async)(struct net_device *dev,
+ *				 struct netdev_hw_addr_list *uc,
+ *				 struct netdev_hw_addr_list *mc);
+ *	Sleepable version of ndo_set_rx_mode. Called from a work queue
+ *	with rtnl_lock and netdev_lock_ops(dev) held. The uc/mc parameters
+ *	are snapshots of the address lists - iterate with
+ *	netdev_hw_addr_list_for_each(ha, uc).
  *
  * int (*ndo_set_mac_address)(struct net_device *dev, void *addr);
  *	This function  is called when the Media Access Control address

@@ -1437,6 +1447,9 @@ struct net_device_ops {
 	void			(*ndo_change_rx_flags)(struct net_device *dev,
 						       int flags);
 	void			(*ndo_set_rx_mode)(struct net_device *dev);
+	void			(*ndo_set_rx_mode_async)(struct net_device *dev,
+							 struct netdev_hw_addr_list *uc,
+							 struct netdev_hw_addr_list *mc);
 	int			(*ndo_set_mac_address)(struct net_device *dev,
 						       void *addr);
 	int			(*ndo_validate_addr)(struct net_device *dev);

@@ -1903,6 +1916,7 @@ enum netdev_reg_state {
  *				has been enabled due to the need to listen to
  *				additional unicast addresses in a device that
  *				does not implement ndo_set_rx_mode()
+ *	@rx_mode_work:		Work queue entry for ndo_set_rx_mode_async()
  *	@uc:			unicast mac addresses
  *	@mc:			multicast mac addresses
  *	@dev_addrs:		list of device hw addresses

@@ -2293,6 +2307,7 @@ struct net_device {
 	unsigned int		promiscuity;
 	unsigned int		allmulti;
 	bool			uc_promisc;
+	struct work_struct	rx_mode_work;
 #ifdef CONFIG_LOCKDEP
 	unsigned char		nested_level;
 #endif

@@ -4661,6 +4676,11 @@ static inline bool netif_device_present(const struct net_device *dev)
 	return test_bit(__LINK_STATE_PRESENT, &dev->state);
 }
 
+static inline bool netif_up_and_present(const struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	return (dev->flags & IFF_UP) && netif_device_present(dev);

+
 void netif_device_detach(struct net_device *dev);
 
 void netif_device_attach(struct net_device *dev);

diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 200d44883fc1..fedc423306fc 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c

@@ -2381,6 +2381,8 @@ static void netstamp_clear(struct work_struct *work)
 static DECLARE_WORK(netstamp_work, netstamp_clear);
 #endif
 
+static struct workqueue_struct *rx_mode_wq;
+
 void net_enable_timestamp(void)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_JUMP_LABEL

@@ -9669,22 +9671,84 @@ int netif_set_allmulti(struct net_device *dev, int inc, bool notify)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/*
- *	Upload unicast and multicast address lists to device and
- *	configure RX filtering. When the device doesn't support unicast
- *	filtering it is put in promiscuous mode while unicast addresses
- *	are present.
+static void dev_rx_mode_work(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct net_device *dev = container_of(work, struct net_device,
+					      rx_mode_work);
+	struct netdev_hw_addr_list uc_snap, mc_snap, uc_ref, mc_ref;
+	const struct net_device_ops *ops = dev->netdev_ops;
+	int err;
+
+	__hw_addr_init(&uc_snap);
+	__hw_addr_init(&mc_snap);
+	__hw_addr_init(&uc_ref);
+	__hw_addr_init(&mc_ref);
+
+	rtnl_lock();
+	netdev_lock_ops(dev);
+
+	if (!netif_up_and_present(dev))
+		goto out;
+
+	if (ops->ndo_set_rx_mode_async) {

+		netif_addr_unlock_bh(dev);
+
+		if (err) {
+			netdev_WARN(dev, "failed to sync uc/mc addresses\n");
+			__hw_addr_flush(&uc_snap);
+			__hw_addr_flush(&uc_ref);
+			__hw_addr_flush(&mc_snap);
+			goto out;
+		}
+
+		ops->ndo_set_rx_mode_async(dev, &uc_snap, &mc_snap);
+
+		netif_addr_lock_bh(dev);
+		__hw_addr_list_reconcile(&dev->uc, &uc_snap,
+					 &uc_ref, dev->addr_len);
+		__hw_addr_list_reconcile(&dev->mc, &mc_snap,
+					 &mc_ref, dev->addr_len);
+		netif_addr_unlock_bh(dev);
+	}
+
+out:
+	netdev_unlock_ops(dev);
+	rtnl_unlock();
+}
+
+/**
+ * __dev_set_rx_mode() - upload unicast and multicast address lists to device
+ * and configure RX filtering.
+ * @dev: device
+ *
+ * When the device doesn't support unicast filtering it is put in promiscuous
+ * mode while unicast addresses are present.
  */
 void __dev_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	const struct net_device_ops *ops = dev->netdev_ops;
 
 	/* dev_open will call this function so the list will stay sane. */
-	if (!(dev->flags&IFF_UP))
+	if (!netif_up_and_present(dev))
 		return;
 
-	if (!netif_device_present(dev))
+	if (ops->ndo_set_rx_mode_async) {
+		queue_work(rx_mode_wq, &dev->rx_mode_work);
 		return;
+	}
 
 	if (!(dev->priv_flags & IFF_UNICAST_FLT)) {
 		/* Unicast addresses changes may only happen under the rtnl,

@@ -11708,6 +11772,16 @@ void netdev_run_todo(void)
 
 	__rtnl_unlock();
 
+	/* Make sure all pending rx_mode work completes before returning.
+	 *
+	 * rx_mode_wq may be NULL during early boot:
+	 * core_initcall(netlink_proto_init) vs subsys_initcall(net_dev_init).
+	 *
+	 * Check current_work() to avoid flushing from the wq.
+	 */
+	if (rx_mode_wq && !current_work())
+		flush_workqueue(rx_mode_wq);

 	/* Wait for rcu callbacks to finish before next phase */
 	if (!list_empty(&list))
 		rcu_barrier();

@@ -12099,6 +12173,7 @@ struct net_device *alloc_netdev_mqs(int sizeof_priv, const char *name,
 #endif
 
 	mutex_init(&dev->lock);
+	INIT_WORK(&dev->rx_mode_work, dev_rx_mode_work);
 
 	dev->priv_flags = IFF_XMIT_DST_RELEASE | IFF_XMIT_DST_RELEASE_PERM;
 	setup(dev);

@@ -12203,6 +12278,8 @@ void free_netdev(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	kfree(rcu_dereference_protected(dev->ingress_queue, 1));
 
+	cancel_work_sync(&dev->rx_mode_work);

 	/* Flush device addresses */
 	dev_addr_flush(dev);
 

@@ -13296,6 +13373,10 @@ static int __init net_dev_init(void)
 	if (register_pernet_device(&default_device_ops))
 		goto out;
 
+	rx_mode_wq = alloc_ordered_workqueue("rx_mode_wq", 0);
+	if (!rx_mode_wq)
+		goto out;
+
 	open_softirq(NET_TX_SOFTIRQ, net_tx_action);
 	open_softirq(NET_RX_SOFTIRQ, net_rx_action);