diff --git a/drivers/net/macvlan.c b/drivers/net/macvlan.c
index c5fb9cf95c12..d53e299ae1d9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macvlan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macvlan.c
@@ -517,6 +517,11 @@ static struct lock_class_key macvlan_netdev_addr_lock_key;
 #define MACVLAN_STATE_MASK \
 	((1<<__LINK_STATE_NOCARRIER) | (1<<__LINK_STATE_DORMANT))
 
+static int macvlan_get_nest_level(struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	return ((struct macvlan_dev *)netdev_priv(dev))->nest_level;
+}
+
 static void macvlan_set_lockdep_class_one(struct net_device *dev,
 					  struct netdev_queue *txq,
 					  void *_unused)
@@ -527,8 +532,9 @@ static void macvlan_set_lockdep_class_one(struct net_device *dev,
 
 static void macvlan_set_lockdep_class(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	lockdep_set_class(&dev->addr_list_lock,
-			  &macvlan_netdev_addr_lock_key);
+	lockdep_set_class_and_subclass(&dev->addr_list_lock,
+				       &macvlan_netdev_addr_lock_key,
+				       macvlan_get_nest_level(dev));
 	netdev_for_each_tx_queue(dev, macvlan_set_lockdep_class_one, NULL);
 }
 
@@ -723,6 +729,7 @@ static const struct net_device_ops macvlan_netdev_ops = {
 	.ndo_fdb_add		= macvlan_fdb_add,
 	.ndo_fdb_del		= macvlan_fdb_del,
 	.ndo_fdb_dump		= ndo_dflt_fdb_dump,
+	.ndo_get_lock_subclass  = macvlan_get_nest_level,
 };
 
 void macvlan_common_setup(struct net_device *dev)
@@ -851,6 +858,7 @@ int macvlan_common_newlink(struct net *src_net, struct net_device *dev,
 	vlan->dev      = dev;
 	vlan->port     = port;
 	vlan->set_features = MACVLAN_FEATURES;
+	vlan->nest_level = dev_get_nest_level(lowerdev, netif_is_macvlan) + 1;
 
 	vlan->mode     = MACVLAN_MODE_VEPA;
 	if (data && data[IFLA_MACVLAN_MODE])
diff --git a/include/linux/if_macvlan.h b/include/linux/if_macvlan.h
index 7c8b20b120ea..a9a53b12397b 100644
--- a/include/linux/if_macvlan.h
+++ b/include/linux/if_macvlan.h
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ struct macvlan_dev {
 	int			numqueues;
 	netdev_features_t	tap_features;
 	int			minor;
+	int			nest_level;
 };
 
 static inline void macvlan_count_rx(const struct macvlan_dev *vlan,
diff --git a/include/linux/if_vlan.h b/include/linux/if_vlan.h
index 13bbbde00e68..724bde8477b2 100644
--- a/include/linux/if_vlan.h
+++ b/include/linux/if_vlan.h
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ static inline struct vlan_ethhdr *vlan_eth_hdr(const struct sk_buff *skb)
 /* found in socket.c */
 extern void vlan_ioctl_set(int (*hook)(struct net *, void __user *));
 
-static inline int is_vlan_dev(struct net_device *dev)
+static inline bool is_vlan_dev(struct net_device *dev)
 {
         return dev->priv_flags & IFF_802_1Q_VLAN;
 }
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ struct vlan_dev_priv {
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_POLL_CONTROLLER
 	struct netpoll				*netpoll;
 #endif
+	unsigned int				nest_level;
 };
 
 static inline struct vlan_dev_priv *vlan_dev_priv(const struct net_device *dev)
diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index 20e99efb1ca6..9d4b1f1b6b75 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -1144,6 +1144,7 @@ struct net_device_ops {
 	netdev_tx_t		(*ndo_dfwd_start_xmit) (struct sk_buff *skb,
 							struct net_device *dev,
 							void *priv);
+	int			(*ndo_get_lock_subclass)(struct net_device *dev);
 };
 
 /**
@@ -2950,7 +2951,12 @@ static inline void netif_addr_lock(struct net_device *dev)
 
 static inline void netif_addr_lock_nested(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	spin_lock_nested(&dev->addr_list_lock, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
+	int subclass = SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING;
+
+	if (dev->netdev_ops->ndo_get_lock_subclass)
+		subclass = dev->netdev_ops->ndo_get_lock_subclass(dev);
+
+	spin_lock_nested(&dev->addr_list_lock, subclass);
 }
 
 static inline void netif_addr_lock_bh(struct net_device *dev)
@@ -3077,6 +3083,14 @@ void *netdev_lower_get_next_private_rcu(struct net_device *dev,
 	     priv; \
 	     priv = netdev_lower_get_next_private_rcu(dev, &(iter)))
 
+void *netdev_lower_get_next(struct net_device *dev,
+				struct list_head **iter);
+#define netdev_for_each_lower_dev(dev, ldev, iter) \
+	for (iter = &(dev)->adj_list.lower, \
+	     ldev = netdev_lower_get_next(dev, &(iter)); \
+	     ldev; \
+	     ldev = netdev_lower_get_next(dev, &(iter)))
+
 void *netdev_adjacent_get_private(struct list_head *adj_list);
 void *netdev_lower_get_first_private_rcu(struct net_device *dev);
 struct net_device *netdev_master_upper_dev_get(struct net_device *dev);
@@ -3092,6 +3106,8 @@ void netdev_upper_dev_unlink(struct net_device *dev,
 void netdev_adjacent_rename_links(struct net_device *dev, char *oldname);
 void *netdev_lower_dev_get_private(struct net_device *dev,
 				   struct net_device *lower_dev);
+int dev_get_nest_level(struct net_device *dev,
+		       bool (*type_check)(struct net_device *dev));
 int skb_checksum_help(struct sk_buff *skb);
 struct sk_buff *__skb_gso_segment(struct sk_buff *skb,
 				  netdev_features_t features, bool tx_path);
diff --git a/net/8021q/vlan.c b/net/8021q/vlan.c
index 175273f38cb1..44ebd5c2cd4a 100644
--- a/net/8021q/vlan.c
+++ b/net/8021q/vlan.c
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ int register_vlan_dev(struct net_device *dev)
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto out_uninit_mvrp;
 
+	vlan->nest_level = dev_get_nest_level(real_dev, is_vlan_dev) + 1;
 	err = register_netdevice(dev);
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto out_uninit_mvrp;
diff --git a/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c b/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c
index 733ec283ed1b..019efb79708f 100644
--- a/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c
+++ b/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c
@@ -493,48 +493,10 @@ static void vlan_dev_change_rx_flags(struct net_device *dev, int change)
 	}
 }
 
-static int vlan_calculate_locking_subclass(struct net_device *real_dev)
-{
-	int subclass = 0;
-
-	while (is_vlan_dev(real_dev)) {
-		subclass++;
-		real_dev = vlan_dev_priv(real_dev)->real_dev;
-	}
-
-	return subclass;
-}
-
-static void vlan_dev_mc_sync(struct net_device *to, struct net_device *from)
-{
-	int err = 0, subclass;
-
-	subclass = vlan_calculate_locking_subclass(to);
-
-	spin_lock_nested(&to->addr_list_lock, subclass);
-	err = __hw_addr_sync(&to->mc, &from->mc, to->addr_len);
-	if (!err)
-		__dev_set_rx_mode(to);
-	spin_unlock(&to->addr_list_lock);
-}
-
-static void vlan_dev_uc_sync(struct net_device *to, struct net_device *from)
-{
-	int err = 0, subclass;
-
-	subclass = vlan_calculate_locking_subclass(to);
-
-	spin_lock_nested(&to->addr_list_lock, subclass);
-	err = __hw_addr_sync(&to->uc, &from->uc, to->addr_len);
-	if (!err)
-		__dev_set_rx_mode(to);
-	spin_unlock(&to->addr_list_lock);
-}
-
 static void vlan_dev_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *vlan_dev)
 {
-	vlan_dev_mc_sync(vlan_dev_priv(vlan_dev)->real_dev, vlan_dev);
-	vlan_dev_uc_sync(vlan_dev_priv(vlan_dev)->real_dev, vlan_dev);
+	dev_mc_sync(vlan_dev_priv(vlan_dev)->real_dev, vlan_dev);
+	dev_uc_sync(vlan_dev_priv(vlan_dev)->real_dev, vlan_dev);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -562,6 +524,11 @@ static void vlan_dev_set_lockdep_class(struct net_device *dev, int subclass)
 	netdev_for_each_tx_queue(dev, vlan_dev_set_lockdep_one, &subclass);
 }
 
+static int vlan_dev_get_lock_subclass(struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	return vlan_dev_priv(dev)->nest_level;
+}
+
 static const struct header_ops vlan_header_ops = {
 	.create	 = vlan_dev_hard_header,
 	.rebuild = vlan_dev_rebuild_header,
@@ -597,7 +564,6 @@ static const struct net_device_ops vlan_netdev_ops;
 static int vlan_dev_init(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct net_device *real_dev = vlan_dev_priv(dev)->real_dev;
-	int subclass = 0;
 
 	netif_carrier_off(dev);
 
@@ -646,8 +612,7 @@ static int vlan_dev_init(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	SET_NETDEV_DEVTYPE(dev, &vlan_type);
 
-	subclass = vlan_calculate_locking_subclass(dev);
-	vlan_dev_set_lockdep_class(dev, subclass);
+	vlan_dev_set_lockdep_class(dev, vlan_dev_get_lock_subclass(dev));
 
 	vlan_dev_priv(dev)->vlan_pcpu_stats = netdev_alloc_pcpu_stats(struct vlan_pcpu_stats);
 	if (!vlan_dev_priv(dev)->vlan_pcpu_stats)
@@ -819,6 +784,7 @@ static const struct net_device_ops vlan_netdev_ops = {
 	.ndo_netpoll_cleanup	= vlan_dev_netpoll_cleanup,
 #endif
 	.ndo_fix_features	= vlan_dev_fix_features,
+	.ndo_get_lock_subclass  = vlan_dev_get_lock_subclass,
 };
 
 void vlan_setup(struct net_device *dev)
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index ed928e846559..2b872bfbd172 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -4622,6 +4622,32 @@ void *netdev_lower_get_next_private_rcu(struct net_device *dev,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(netdev_lower_get_next_private_rcu);
 
+/**
+ * netdev_lower_get_next - Get the next device from the lower neighbour
+ *                         list
+ * @dev: device
+ * @iter: list_head ** of the current position
+ *
+ * Gets the next netdev_adjacent from the dev's lower neighbour
+ * list, starting from iter position. The caller must hold RTNL lock or
+ * its own locking that guarantees that the neighbour lower
+ * list will remain unchainged.
+ */
+void *netdev_lower_get_next(struct net_device *dev, struct list_head **iter)
+{
+	struct netdev_adjacent *lower;
+
+	lower = list_entry((*iter)->next, struct netdev_adjacent, list);
+
+	if (&lower->list == &dev->adj_list.lower)
+		return NULL;
+
+	*iter = &lower->list;
+
+	return lower->dev;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(netdev_lower_get_next);
+
 /**
  * netdev_lower_get_first_private_rcu - Get the first ->private from the
  *				       lower neighbour list, RCU
@@ -5072,6 +5098,30 @@ void *netdev_lower_dev_get_private(struct net_device *dev,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(netdev_lower_dev_get_private);
 
+
+int dev_get_nest_level(struct net_device *dev,
+		       bool (*type_check)(struct net_device *dev))
+{
+	struct net_device *lower = NULL;
+	struct list_head *iter;
+	int max_nest = -1;
+	int nest;
+
+	ASSERT_RTNL();
+
+	netdev_for_each_lower_dev(dev, lower, iter) {
+		nest = dev_get_nest_level(lower, type_check);
+		if (max_nest < nest)
+			max_nest = nest;
+	}
+
+	if (type_check(dev))
+		max_nest++;
+
+	return max_nest;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(dev_get_nest_level);
+
 static void dev_change_rx_flags(struct net_device *dev, int flags)
 {
 	const struct net_device_ops *ops = dev->netdev_ops;
@@ -5237,7 +5287,6 @@ void __dev_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
 	if (ops->ndo_set_rx_mode)
 		ops->ndo_set_rx_mode(dev);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(__dev_set_rx_mode);
 
 void dev_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
 {