diff --git a/include/linux/netlink.h b/include/linux/netlink.h
index 5fff5ba5964e..a68aad484c69 100644
--- a/include/linux/netlink.h
+++ b/include/linux/netlink.h
@@ -97,6 +97,11 @@ struct netlink_ext_ack {
 #define NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, msg)			\
 	NL_SET_ERR_MSG((extack), KBUILD_MODNAME ": " msg)
 
+#define NL_SET_BAD_ATTR(extack, attr) do {		\
+	if ((extack))					\
+		(extack)->bad_attr = (attr);		\
+} while (0)
+
 extern void netlink_kernel_release(struct sock *sk);
 extern int __netlink_change_ngroups(struct sock *sk, unsigned int groups);
 extern int netlink_change_ngroups(struct sock *sk, unsigned int groups);
diff --git a/include/net/ip6_fib.h b/include/net/ip6_fib.h
index c979c878df1c..aa50e2e6fa2a 100644
--- a/include/net/ip6_fib.h
+++ b/include/net/ip6_fib.h
@@ -277,7 +277,8 @@ void fib6_clean_all(struct net *net, int (*func)(struct rt6_info *, void *arg),
 		    void *arg);
 
 int fib6_add(struct fib6_node *root, struct rt6_info *rt,
-	     struct nl_info *info, struct mx6_config *mxc);
+	     struct nl_info *info, struct mx6_config *mxc,
+	     struct netlink_ext_ack *extack);
 int fib6_del(struct rt6_info *rt, struct nl_info *info);
 
 void inet6_rt_notify(int event, struct rt6_info *rt, struct nl_info *info,
diff --git a/include/net/ip6_route.h b/include/net/ip6_route.h
index f5e625f53367..f3da9dd2a8db 100644
--- a/include/net/ip6_route.h
+++ b/include/net/ip6_route.h
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ void ip6_route_cleanup(void);
 
 int ipv6_route_ioctl(struct net *net, unsigned int cmd, void __user *arg);
 
-int ip6_route_add(struct fib6_config *cfg);
+int ip6_route_add(struct fib6_config *cfg, struct netlink_ext_ack *extack);
 int ip6_ins_rt(struct rt6_info *);
 int ip6_del_rt(struct rt6_info *);
 
diff --git a/include/net/ip_fib.h b/include/net/ip_fib.h
index 6692c5758b33..42e8b8f55f7c 100644
--- a/include/net/ip_fib.h
+++ b/include/net/ip_fib.h
@@ -263,7 +263,8 @@ struct fib_table {
 
 int fib_table_lookup(struct fib_table *tb, const struct flowi4 *flp,
 		     struct fib_result *res, int fib_flags);
-int fib_table_insert(struct net *, struct fib_table *, struct fib_config *);
+int fib_table_insert(struct net *, struct fib_table *, struct fib_config *,
+		     struct netlink_ext_ack *extack);
 int fib_table_delete(struct net *, struct fib_table *, struct fib_config *);
 int fib_table_dump(struct fib_table *table, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		   struct netlink_callback *cb);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c b/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c
index 83e3ed258467..14d2f7bd7c76 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c
@@ -594,7 +594,8 @@ int ip_rt_ioctl(struct net *net, unsigned int cmd, void __user *arg)
 			} else {
 				tb = fib_new_table(net, cfg.fc_table);
 				if (tb)
-					err = fib_table_insert(net, tb, &cfg);
+					err = fib_table_insert(net, tb,
+							       &cfg, NULL);
 				else
 					err = -ENOBUFS;
 			}
@@ -626,14 +627,15 @@ const struct nla_policy rtm_ipv4_policy[RTA_MAX + 1] = {
 };
 
 static int rtm_to_fib_config(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb,
-			     struct nlmsghdr *nlh, struct fib_config *cfg)
+			     struct nlmsghdr *nlh, struct fib_config *cfg,
+			     struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
 	struct nlattr *attr;
 	int err, remaining;
 	struct rtmsg *rtm;
 
 	err = nlmsg_validate(nlh, sizeof(*rtm), RTA_MAX, rtm_ipv4_policy,
-			     NULL);
+			     extack);
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto errout;
 
@@ -654,6 +656,7 @@ static int rtm_to_fib_config(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	cfg->fc_nlinfo.nl_net = net;
 
 	if (cfg->fc_type > RTN_MAX) {
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "Invalid route type");
 		err = -EINVAL;
 		goto errout;
 	}
@@ -718,12 +721,13 @@ static int inet_rtm_delroute(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 	struct fib_table *tb;
 	int err;
 
-	err = rtm_to_fib_config(net, skb, nlh, &cfg);
+	err = rtm_to_fib_config(net, skb, nlh, &cfg, extack);
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto errout;
 
 	tb = fib_get_table(net, cfg.fc_table);
 	if (!tb) {
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "FIB table does not exist");
 		err = -ESRCH;
 		goto errout;
 	}
@@ -741,7 +745,7 @@ static int inet_rtm_newroute(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 	struct fib_table *tb;
 	int err;
 
-	err = rtm_to_fib_config(net, skb, nlh, &cfg);
+	err = rtm_to_fib_config(net, skb, nlh, &cfg, extack);
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto errout;
 
@@ -751,7 +755,7 @@ static int inet_rtm_newroute(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 		goto errout;
 	}
 
-	err = fib_table_insert(net, tb, &cfg);
+	err = fib_table_insert(net, tb, &cfg, extack);
 errout:
 	return err;
 }
@@ -845,7 +849,7 @@ static void fib_magic(int cmd, int type, __be32 dst, int dst_len, struct in_ifad
 		cfg.fc_scope = RT_SCOPE_HOST;
 
 	if (cmd == RTM_NEWROUTE)
-		fib_table_insert(net, tb, &cfg);
+		fib_table_insert(net, tb, &cfg, NULL);
 	else
 		fib_table_delete(net, tb, &cfg);
 }
diff --git a/net/ipv4/fib_lookup.h b/net/ipv4/fib_lookup.h
index 9c02920725db..2704e08545da 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/fib_lookup.h
+++ b/net/ipv4/fib_lookup.h
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ static inline void fib_alias_accessed(struct fib_alias *fa)
 
 /* Exported by fib_semantics.c */
 void fib_release_info(struct fib_info *);
-struct fib_info *fib_create_info(struct fib_config *cfg);
+struct fib_info *fib_create_info(struct fib_config *cfg,
+				 struct netlink_ext_ack *extack);
 int fib_nh_match(struct fib_config *cfg, struct fib_info *fi);
 int fib_dump_info(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 pid, u32 seq, int event, u32 tb_id,
 		  u8 type, __be32 dst, int dst_len, u8 tos, struct fib_info *fi,
diff --git a/net/ipv4/fib_semantics.c b/net/ipv4/fib_semantics.c
index da449ddb8cc1..4852e183afe0 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/fib_semantics.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/fib_semantics.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include <linux/skbuff.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/netlink.h>
 
 #include <net/arp.h>
 #include <net/ip.h>
@@ -454,7 +455,8 @@ static int fib_detect_death(struct fib_info *fi, int order,
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_IP_ROUTE_MULTIPATH
 
-static int fib_count_nexthops(struct rtnexthop *rtnh, int remaining)
+static int fib_count_nexthops(struct rtnexthop *rtnh, int remaining,
+			      struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
 	int nhs = 0;
 
@@ -464,22 +466,35 @@ static int fib_count_nexthops(struct rtnexthop *rtnh, int remaining)
 	}
 
 	/* leftover implies invalid nexthop configuration, discard it */
-	return remaining > 0 ? 0 : nhs;
+	if (remaining > 0) {
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack,
+			       "Invalid nexthop configuration - extra data after nexthops");
+		nhs = 0;
+	}
+
+	return nhs;
 }
 
 static int fib_get_nhs(struct fib_info *fi, struct rtnexthop *rtnh,
-		       int remaining, struct fib_config *cfg)
+		       int remaining, struct fib_config *cfg,
+		       struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
 	int ret;
 
 	change_nexthops(fi) {
 		int attrlen;
 
-		if (!rtnh_ok(rtnh, remaining))
+		if (!rtnh_ok(rtnh, remaining)) {
+			NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack,
+				       "Invalid nexthop configuration - extra data after nexthop");
 			return -EINVAL;
+		}
 
-		if (rtnh->rtnh_flags & (RTNH_F_DEAD | RTNH_F_LINKDOWN))
+		if (rtnh->rtnh_flags & (RTNH_F_DEAD | RTNH_F_LINKDOWN)) {
+			NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack,
+				       "Invalid flags for nexthop - can not contain DEAD or LINKDOWN");
 			return -EINVAL;
+		}
 
 		nexthop_nh->nh_flags =
 			(cfg->fc_flags & ~0xFF) | rtnh->rtnh_flags;
@@ -505,8 +520,12 @@ static int fib_get_nhs(struct fib_info *fi, struct rtnexthop *rtnh,
 
 				nla_entype = nla_find(attrs, attrlen,
 						      RTA_ENCAP_TYPE);
-				if (!nla_entype)
+				if (!nla_entype) {
+					NL_SET_BAD_ATTR(extack, nla);
+					NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack,
+						       "Encap type is missing");
 					goto err_inval;
+				}
 
 				ret = lwtunnel_build_state(nla_get_u16(
 							   nla_entype),
@@ -714,7 +733,7 @@ int fib_nh_match(struct fib_config *cfg, struct fib_info *fi)
  *					|-> {local prefix} (terminal node)
  */
 static int fib_check_nh(struct fib_config *cfg, struct fib_info *fi,
-			struct fib_nh *nh)
+			struct fib_nh *nh, struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
 	int err = 0;
 	struct net *net;
@@ -727,16 +746,25 @@ static int fib_check_nh(struct fib_config *cfg, struct fib_info *fi,
 		if (nh->nh_flags & RTNH_F_ONLINK) {
 			unsigned int addr_type;
 
-			if (cfg->fc_scope >= RT_SCOPE_LINK)
+			if (cfg->fc_scope >= RT_SCOPE_LINK) {
+				NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack,
+					       "Nexthop has invalid scope");
 				return -EINVAL;
+			}
 			dev = __dev_get_by_index(net, nh->nh_oif);
 			if (!dev)
 				return -ENODEV;
-			if (!(dev->flags & IFF_UP))
+			if (!(dev->flags & IFF_UP)) {
+				NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack,
+					       "Nexthop device is not up");
 				return -ENETDOWN;
+			}
 			addr_type = inet_addr_type_dev_table(net, dev, nh->nh_gw);
-			if (addr_type != RTN_UNICAST)
+			if (addr_type != RTN_UNICAST) {
+				NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack,
+					       "Nexthop has invalid gateway");
 				return -EINVAL;
+			}
 			if (!netif_carrier_ok(dev))
 				nh->nh_flags |= RTNH_F_LINKDOWN;
 			nh->nh_dev = dev;
@@ -776,18 +804,25 @@ static int fib_check_nh(struct fib_config *cfg, struct fib_info *fi,
 			}
 
 			if (err) {
+				NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack,
+					       "Nexthop has invalid gateway");
 				rcu_read_unlock();
 				return err;
 			}
 		}
 		err = -EINVAL;
-		if (res.type != RTN_UNICAST && res.type != RTN_LOCAL)
+		if (res.type != RTN_UNICAST && res.type != RTN_LOCAL) {
+			NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "Nexthop has invalid gateway");
 			goto out;
+		}
 		nh->nh_scope = res.scope;
 		nh->nh_oif = FIB_RES_OIF(res);
 		nh->nh_dev = dev = FIB_RES_DEV(res);
-		if (!dev)
+		if (!dev) {
+			NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack,
+				       "No egress device for nexthop gateway");
 			goto out;
+		}
 		dev_hold(dev);
 		if (!netif_carrier_ok(dev))
 			nh->nh_flags |= RTNH_F_LINKDOWN;
@@ -795,17 +830,21 @@ static int fib_check_nh(struct fib_config *cfg, struct fib_info *fi,
 	} else {
 		struct in_device *in_dev;
 
-		if (nh->nh_flags & (RTNH_F_PERVASIVE | RTNH_F_ONLINK))
+		if (nh->nh_flags & (RTNH_F_PERVASIVE | RTNH_F_ONLINK)) {
+			NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack,
+				       "Invalid flags for nexthop - PERVASIVE and ONLINK can not be set");
 			return -EINVAL;
-
+		}
 		rcu_read_lock();
 		err = -ENODEV;
 		in_dev = inetdev_by_index(net, nh->nh_oif);
 		if (!in_dev)
 			goto out;
 		err = -ENETDOWN;
-		if (!(in_dev->dev->flags & IFF_UP))
+		if (!(in_dev->dev->flags & IFF_UP)) {
+			NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "Device for nexthop is not up");
 			goto out;
+		}
 		nh->nh_dev = in_dev->dev;
 		dev_hold(nh->nh_dev);
 		nh->nh_scope = RT_SCOPE_HOST;
@@ -980,7 +1019,8 @@ fib_convert_metrics(struct fib_info *fi, const struct fib_config *cfg)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-struct fib_info *fib_create_info(struct fib_config *cfg)
+struct fib_info *fib_create_info(struct fib_config *cfg,
+				 struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
 	int err;
 	struct fib_info *fi = NULL;
@@ -992,15 +1032,20 @@ struct fib_info *fib_create_info(struct fib_config *cfg)
 		goto err_inval;
 
 	/* Fast check to catch the most weird cases */
-	if (fib_props[cfg->fc_type].scope > cfg->fc_scope)
+	if (fib_props[cfg->fc_type].scope > cfg->fc_scope) {
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "Invalid scope");
 		goto err_inval;
+	}
 
-	if (cfg->fc_flags & (RTNH_F_DEAD | RTNH_F_LINKDOWN))
+	if (cfg->fc_flags & (RTNH_F_DEAD | RTNH_F_LINKDOWN)) {
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack,
+			       "Invalid rtm_flags - can not contain DEAD or LINKDOWN");
 		goto err_inval;
+	}
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_IP_ROUTE_MULTIPATH
 	if (cfg->fc_mp) {
-		nhs = fib_count_nexthops(cfg->fc_mp, cfg->fc_mp_len);
+		nhs = fib_count_nexthops(cfg->fc_mp, cfg->fc_mp_len, extack);
 		if (nhs == 0)
 			goto err_inval;
 	}
@@ -1062,18 +1107,29 @@ struct fib_info *fib_create_info(struct fib_config *cfg)
 
 	if (cfg->fc_mp) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_IP_ROUTE_MULTIPATH
-		err = fib_get_nhs(fi, cfg->fc_mp, cfg->fc_mp_len, cfg);
+		err = fib_get_nhs(fi, cfg->fc_mp, cfg->fc_mp_len, cfg, extack);
 		if (err != 0)
 			goto failure;
-		if (cfg->fc_oif && fi->fib_nh->nh_oif != cfg->fc_oif)
+		if (cfg->fc_oif && fi->fib_nh->nh_oif != cfg->fc_oif) {
+			NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack,
+				       "Nexthop device index does not match RTA_OIF");
 			goto err_inval;
-		if (cfg->fc_gw && fi->fib_nh->nh_gw != cfg->fc_gw)
+		}
+		if (cfg->fc_gw && fi->fib_nh->nh_gw != cfg->fc_gw) {
+			NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack,
+				       "Nexthop gateway does not match RTA_GATEWAY");
 			goto err_inval;
+		}
 #ifdef CONFIG_IP_ROUTE_CLASSID
-		if (cfg->fc_flow && fi->fib_nh->nh_tclassid != cfg->fc_flow)
+		if (cfg->fc_flow && fi->fib_nh->nh_tclassid != cfg->fc_flow) {
+			NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack,
+				       "Nexthop class id does not match RTA_FLOW");
 			goto err_inval;
+		}
 #endif
 #else
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack,
+			       "Multipath support not enabled in kernel");
 		goto err_inval;
 #endif
 	} else {
@@ -1082,8 +1138,11 @@ struct fib_info *fib_create_info(struct fib_config *cfg)
 		if (cfg->fc_encap) {
 			struct lwtunnel_state *lwtstate;
 
-			if (cfg->fc_encap_type == LWTUNNEL_ENCAP_NONE)
+			if (cfg->fc_encap_type == LWTUNNEL_ENCAP_NONE) {
+				NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack,
+					       "LWT encap type not specified");
 				goto err_inval;
+			}
 			err = lwtunnel_build_state(cfg->fc_encap_type,
 						   cfg->fc_encap, AF_INET, cfg,
 						   &lwtstate);
@@ -1106,8 +1165,11 @@ struct fib_info *fib_create_info(struct fib_config *cfg)
 	}
 
 	if (fib_props[cfg->fc_type].error) {
-		if (cfg->fc_gw || cfg->fc_oif || cfg->fc_mp)
+		if (cfg->fc_gw || cfg->fc_oif || cfg->fc_mp) {
+			NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack,
+				       "Gateway, device and multipath can not be specified for this route type");
 			goto err_inval;
+		}
 		goto link_it;
 	} else {
 		switch (cfg->fc_type) {
@@ -1118,19 +1180,30 @@ struct fib_info *fib_create_info(struct fib_config *cfg)
 		case RTN_MULTICAST:
 			break;
 		default:
+			NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "Invalid route type");
 			goto err_inval;
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (cfg->fc_scope > RT_SCOPE_HOST)
+	if (cfg->fc_scope > RT_SCOPE_HOST) {
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "Invalid scope");
 		goto err_inval;
+	}
 
 	if (cfg->fc_scope == RT_SCOPE_HOST) {
 		struct fib_nh *nh = fi->fib_nh;
 
 		/* Local address is added. */
-		if (nhs != 1 || nh->nh_gw)
+		if (nhs != 1) {
+			NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack,
+				       "Route with host scope can not have multiple nexthops");
 			goto err_inval;
+		}
+		if (nh->nh_gw) {
+			NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack,
+				       "Route with host scope can not have a gateway");
+			goto err_inval;
+		}
 		nh->nh_scope = RT_SCOPE_NOWHERE;
 		nh->nh_dev = dev_get_by_index(net, fi->fib_nh->nh_oif);
 		err = -ENODEV;
@@ -1140,7 +1213,7 @@ struct fib_info *fib_create_info(struct fib_config *cfg)
 		int linkdown = 0;
 
 		change_nexthops(fi) {
-			err = fib_check_nh(cfg, fi, nexthop_nh);
+			err = fib_check_nh(cfg, fi, nexthop_nh, extack);
 			if (err != 0)
 				goto failure;
 			if (nexthop_nh->nh_flags & RTNH_F_LINKDOWN)
@@ -1150,8 +1223,10 @@ struct fib_info *fib_create_info(struct fib_config *cfg)
 			fi->fib_flags |= RTNH_F_LINKDOWN;
 	}
 
-	if (fi->fib_prefsrc && !fib_valid_prefsrc(cfg, fi->fib_prefsrc))
+	if (fi->fib_prefsrc && !fib_valid_prefsrc(cfg, fi->fib_prefsrc)) {
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "Invalid prefsrc address");
 		goto err_inval;
+	}
 
 	change_nexthops(fi) {
 		fib_info_update_nh_saddr(net, nexthop_nh);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/fib_trie.c b/net/ipv4/fib_trie.c
index 51182ff2b441..6d0f6c79d9aa 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/fib_trie.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/fib_trie.c
@@ -1101,7 +1101,7 @@ static int fib_insert_alias(struct trie *t, struct key_vector *tp,
 
 /* Caller must hold RTNL. */
 int fib_table_insert(struct net *net, struct fib_table *tb,
-		     struct fib_config *cfg)
+		     struct fib_config *cfg, struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
 	enum fib_event_type event = FIB_EVENT_ENTRY_ADD;
 	struct trie *t = (struct trie *)tb->tb_data;
@@ -1125,7 +1125,7 @@ int fib_table_insert(struct net *net, struct fib_table *tb,
 	if ((plen < KEYLENGTH) && (key << plen))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	fi = fib_create_info(cfg);
+	fi = fib_create_info(cfg, extack);
 	if (IS_ERR(fi)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(fi);
 		goto err;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
index 6a4fb1e629fb..25443fd946a8 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
@@ -2280,7 +2280,7 @@ addrconf_prefix_route(struct in6_addr *pfx, int plen, struct net_device *dev,
 		cfg.fc_flags |= RTF_NONEXTHOP;
 #endif
 
-	ip6_route_add(&cfg);
+	ip6_route_add(&cfg, NULL);
 }
 
 
@@ -2335,7 +2335,7 @@ static void addrconf_add_mroute(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	ipv6_addr_set(&cfg.fc_dst, htonl(0xFF000000), 0, 0, 0);
 
-	ip6_route_add(&cfg);
+	ip6_route_add(&cfg, NULL);
 }
 
 static struct inet6_dev *addrconf_add_dev(struct net_device *dev)
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c
index d4bf2c68a545..deea901746c8 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c
@@ -473,7 +473,8 @@ out:
 static struct fib6_node *fib6_add_1(struct fib6_node *root,
 				     struct in6_addr *addr, int plen,
 				     int offset, int allow_create,
-				     int replace_required, int sernum)
+				     int replace_required, int sernum,
+				     struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
 	struct fib6_node *fn, *in, *ln;
 	struct fib6_node *pn = NULL;
@@ -497,6 +498,8 @@ static struct fib6_node *fib6_add_1(struct fib6_node *root,
 		    !ipv6_prefix_equal(&key->addr, addr, fn->fn_bit)) {
 			if (!allow_create) {
 				if (replace_required) {
+					NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack,
+						       "Can not replace route - no match found");
 					pr_warn("Can't replace route, no match found\n");
 					return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
 				}
@@ -543,6 +546,8 @@ static struct fib6_node *fib6_add_1(struct fib6_node *root,
 		 * That would keep IPv6 consistent with IPv4
 		 */
 		if (replace_required) {
+			NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack,
+				       "Can not replace route - no match found");
 			pr_warn("Can't replace route, no match found\n");
 			return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
 		}
@@ -964,7 +969,8 @@ void fib6_force_start_gc(struct net *net)
  */
 
 int fib6_add(struct fib6_node *root, struct rt6_info *rt,
-	     struct nl_info *info, struct mx6_config *mxc)
+	     struct nl_info *info, struct mx6_config *mxc,
+	     struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
 	struct fib6_node *fn, *pn = NULL;
 	int err = -ENOMEM;
@@ -987,7 +993,7 @@ int fib6_add(struct fib6_node *root, struct rt6_info *rt,
 
 	fn = fib6_add_1(root, &rt->rt6i_dst.addr, rt->rt6i_dst.plen,
 			offsetof(struct rt6_info, rt6i_dst), allow_create,
-			replace_required, sernum);
+			replace_required, sernum, extack);
 	if (IS_ERR(fn)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(fn);
 		fn = NULL;
@@ -1028,7 +1034,8 @@ int fib6_add(struct fib6_node *root, struct rt6_info *rt,
 			sn = fib6_add_1(sfn, &rt->rt6i_src.addr,
 					rt->rt6i_src.plen,
 					offsetof(struct rt6_info, rt6i_src),
-					allow_create, replace_required, sernum);
+					allow_create, replace_required, sernum,
+					extack);
 
 			if (IS_ERR(sn)) {
 				/* If it is failed, discard just allocated
@@ -1047,7 +1054,8 @@ int fib6_add(struct fib6_node *root, struct rt6_info *rt,
 			sn = fib6_add_1(fn->subtree, &rt->rt6i_src.addr,
 					rt->rt6i_src.plen,
 					offsetof(struct rt6_info, rt6i_src),
-					allow_create, replace_required, sernum);
+					allow_create, replace_required, sernum,
+					extack);
 
 			if (IS_ERR(sn)) {
 				err = PTR_ERR(sn);
diff --git a/net/ipv6/route.c b/net/ipv6/route.c
index dc61b0b5e64e..80bda31ffbbe 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/route.c
@@ -938,14 +938,15 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(rt6_lookup);
  */
 
 static int __ip6_ins_rt(struct rt6_info *rt, struct nl_info *info,
-			struct mx6_config *mxc)
+			struct mx6_config *mxc,
+			struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
 	int err;
 	struct fib6_table *table;
 
 	table = rt->rt6i_table;
 	write_lock_bh(&table->tb6_lock);
-	err = fib6_add(&table->tb6_root, rt, info, mxc);
+	err = fib6_add(&table->tb6_root, rt, info, mxc, extack);
 	write_unlock_bh(&table->tb6_lock);
 
 	return err;
@@ -956,7 +957,7 @@ int ip6_ins_rt(struct rt6_info *rt)
 	struct nl_info info = {	.nl_net = dev_net(rt->dst.dev), };
 	struct mx6_config mxc = { .mx = NULL, };
 
-	return __ip6_ins_rt(rt, &info, &mxc);
+	return __ip6_ins_rt(rt, &info, &mxc, NULL);
 }
 
 static struct rt6_info *ip6_rt_cache_alloc(struct rt6_info *ort,
@@ -1844,7 +1845,8 @@ static struct rt6_info *ip6_nh_lookup_table(struct net *net,
 	return rt;
 }
 
-static struct rt6_info *ip6_route_info_create(struct fib6_config *cfg)
+static struct rt6_info *ip6_route_info_create(struct fib6_config *cfg,
+					      struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
 	struct net *net = cfg->fc_nlinfo.nl_net;
 	struct rt6_info *rt = NULL;
@@ -1855,14 +1857,25 @@ static struct rt6_info *ip6_route_info_create(struct fib6_config *cfg)
 	int err = -EINVAL;
 
 	/* RTF_PCPU is an internal flag; can not be set by userspace */
-	if (cfg->fc_flags & RTF_PCPU)
+	if (cfg->fc_flags & RTF_PCPU) {
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "Userspace can not set RTF_PCPU");
 		goto out;
+	}
 
-	if (cfg->fc_dst_len > 128 || cfg->fc_src_len > 128)
+	if (cfg->fc_dst_len > 128) {
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "Invalid prefix length");
 		goto out;
+	}
+	if (cfg->fc_src_len > 128) {
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "Invalid source address length");
+		goto out;
+	}
 #ifndef CONFIG_IPV6_SUBTREES
-	if (cfg->fc_src_len)
+	if (cfg->fc_src_len) {
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack,
+			       "Specifying source address requires IPV6_SUBTREES to be enabled");
 		goto out;
+	}
 #endif
 	if (cfg->fc_ifindex) {
 		err = -ENODEV;
@@ -2013,9 +2026,10 @@ static struct rt6_info *ip6_route_info_create(struct fib6_config *cfg)
 		err = -EINVAL;
 		if (ipv6_chk_addr_and_flags(net, gw_addr,
 					    gwa_type & IPV6_ADDR_LINKLOCAL ?
-					    dev : NULL, 0, 0))
+					    dev : NULL, 0, 0)) {
+			NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "Invalid gateway address");
 			goto out;
-
+		}
 		rt->rt6i_gateway = *gw_addr;
 
 		if (gwa_type != (IPV6_ADDR_LINKLOCAL|IPV6_ADDR_UNICAST)) {
@@ -2031,8 +2045,11 @@ static struct rt6_info *ip6_route_info_create(struct fib6_config *cfg)
 			   addressing
 			 */
 			if (!(gwa_type & (IPV6_ADDR_UNICAST |
-					  IPV6_ADDR_MAPPED)))
+					  IPV6_ADDR_MAPPED))) {
+				NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack,
+					       "Invalid gateway address");
 				goto out;
+			}
 
 			if (cfg->fc_table) {
 				grt = ip6_nh_lookup_table(net, cfg, gw_addr);
@@ -2072,8 +2089,14 @@ static struct rt6_info *ip6_route_info_create(struct fib6_config *cfg)
 				goto out;
 		}
 		err = -EINVAL;
-		if (!dev || (dev->flags & IFF_LOOPBACK))
+		if (!dev) {
+			NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "Egress device not specified");
 			goto out;
+		} else if (dev->flags & IFF_LOOPBACK) {
+			NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack,
+				       "Egress device can not be loopback device for this route");
+			goto out;
+		}
 	}
 
 	err = -ENODEV;
@@ -2082,6 +2105,7 @@ static struct rt6_info *ip6_route_info_create(struct fib6_config *cfg)
 
 	if (!ipv6_addr_any(&cfg->fc_prefsrc)) {
 		if (!ipv6_chk_addr(net, &cfg->fc_prefsrc, dev, 0)) {
+			NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "Invalid source address");
 			err = -EINVAL;
 			goto out;
 		}
@@ -2111,13 +2135,14 @@ out:
 	return ERR_PTR(err);
 }
 
-int ip6_route_add(struct fib6_config *cfg)
+int ip6_route_add(struct fib6_config *cfg,
+		  struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
 	struct mx6_config mxc = { .mx = NULL, };
 	struct rt6_info *rt;
 	int err;
 
-	rt = ip6_route_info_create(cfg);
+	rt = ip6_route_info_create(cfg, extack);
 	if (IS_ERR(rt)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(rt);
 		rt = NULL;
@@ -2128,7 +2153,7 @@ int ip6_route_add(struct fib6_config *cfg)
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
 
-	err = __ip6_ins_rt(rt, &cfg->fc_nlinfo, &mxc);
+	err = __ip6_ins_rt(rt, &cfg->fc_nlinfo, &mxc, extack);
 
 	kfree(mxc.mx);
 
@@ -2222,7 +2247,8 @@ out_put:
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int ip6_route_del(struct fib6_config *cfg)
+static int ip6_route_del(struct fib6_config *cfg,
+			 struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
 	struct fib6_table *table;
 	struct fib6_node *fn;
@@ -2230,8 +2256,10 @@ static int ip6_route_del(struct fib6_config *cfg)
 	int err = -ESRCH;
 
 	table = fib6_get_table(cfg->fc_nlinfo.nl_net, cfg->fc_table);
-	if (!table)
+	if (!table) {
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "FIB table does not exist");
 		return err;
+	}
 
 	read_lock_bh(&table->tb6_lock);
 
@@ -2483,7 +2511,7 @@ static struct rt6_info *rt6_add_route_info(struct net *net,
 	if (!prefixlen)
 		cfg.fc_flags |= RTF_DEFAULT;
 
-	ip6_route_add(&cfg);
+	ip6_route_add(&cfg, NULL);
 
 	return rt6_get_route_info(net, prefix, prefixlen, gwaddr, dev);
 }
@@ -2529,7 +2557,7 @@ struct rt6_info *rt6_add_dflt_router(const struct in6_addr *gwaddr,
 
 	cfg.fc_gateway = *gwaddr;
 
-	if (!ip6_route_add(&cfg)) {
+	if (!ip6_route_add(&cfg, NULL)) {
 		struct fib6_table *table;
 
 		table = fib6_get_table(dev_net(dev), cfg.fc_table);
@@ -2622,10 +2650,10 @@ int ipv6_route_ioctl(struct net *net, unsigned int cmd, void __user *arg)
 		rtnl_lock();
 		switch (cmd) {
 		case SIOCADDRT:
-			err = ip6_route_add(&cfg);
+			err = ip6_route_add(&cfg, NULL);
 			break;
 		case SIOCDELRT:
-			err = ip6_route_del(&cfg);
+			err = ip6_route_del(&cfg, NULL);
 			break;
 		default:
 			err = -EINVAL;
@@ -2903,7 +2931,8 @@ static const struct nla_policy rtm_ipv6_policy[RTA_MAX+1] = {
 };
 
 static int rtm_to_fib6_config(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
-			      struct fib6_config *cfg)
+			      struct fib6_config *cfg,
+			      struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
 	struct rtmsg *rtm;
 	struct nlattr *tb[RTA_MAX+1];
@@ -3097,7 +3126,8 @@ static void ip6_route_mpath_notify(struct rt6_info *rt,
 		inet6_rt_notify(RTM_NEWROUTE, rt, info, nlflags);
 }
 
-static int ip6_route_multipath_add(struct fib6_config *cfg)
+static int ip6_route_multipath_add(struct fib6_config *cfg,
+				   struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
 	struct rt6_info *rt_notif = NULL, *rt_last = NULL;
 	struct nl_info *info = &cfg->fc_nlinfo;
@@ -3145,7 +3175,7 @@ static int ip6_route_multipath_add(struct fib6_config *cfg)
 				r_cfg.fc_encap_type = nla_get_u16(nla);
 		}
 
-		rt = ip6_route_info_create(&r_cfg);
+		rt = ip6_route_info_create(&r_cfg, extack);
 		if (IS_ERR(rt)) {
 			err = PTR_ERR(rt);
 			rt = NULL;
@@ -3170,7 +3200,7 @@ static int ip6_route_multipath_add(struct fib6_config *cfg)
 	err_nh = NULL;
 	list_for_each_entry(nh, &rt6_nh_list, next) {
 		rt_last = nh->rt6_info;
-		err = __ip6_ins_rt(nh->rt6_info, info, &nh->mxc);
+		err = __ip6_ins_rt(nh->rt6_info, info, &nh->mxc, extack);
 		/* save reference to first route for notification */
 		if (!rt_notif && !err)
 			rt_notif = nh->rt6_info;
@@ -3212,7 +3242,7 @@ add_errout:
 	list_for_each_entry(nh, &rt6_nh_list, next) {
 		if (err_nh == nh)
 			break;
-		ip6_route_del(&nh->r_cfg);
+		ip6_route_del(&nh->r_cfg, extack);
 	}
 
 cleanup:
@@ -3227,7 +3257,8 @@ cleanup:
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int ip6_route_multipath_del(struct fib6_config *cfg)
+static int ip6_route_multipath_del(struct fib6_config *cfg,
+				   struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
 	struct fib6_config r_cfg;
 	struct rtnexthop *rtnh;
@@ -3254,7 +3285,7 @@ static int ip6_route_multipath_del(struct fib6_config *cfg)
 				r_cfg.fc_flags |= RTF_GATEWAY;
 			}
 		}
-		err = ip6_route_del(&r_cfg);
+		err = ip6_route_del(&r_cfg, extack);
 		if (err)
 			last_err = err;
 
@@ -3270,15 +3301,15 @@ static int inet6_rtm_delroute(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 	struct fib6_config cfg;
 	int err;
 
-	err = rtm_to_fib6_config(skb, nlh, &cfg);
+	err = rtm_to_fib6_config(skb, nlh, &cfg, extack);
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
 
 	if (cfg.fc_mp)
-		return ip6_route_multipath_del(&cfg);
+		return ip6_route_multipath_del(&cfg, extack);
 	else {
 		cfg.fc_delete_all_nh = 1;
-		return ip6_route_del(&cfg);
+		return ip6_route_del(&cfg, extack);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -3288,14 +3319,14 @@ static int inet6_rtm_newroute(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 	struct fib6_config cfg;
 	int err;
 
-	err = rtm_to_fib6_config(skb, nlh, &cfg);
+	err = rtm_to_fib6_config(skb, nlh, &cfg, extack);
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
 
 	if (cfg.fc_mp)
-		return ip6_route_multipath_add(&cfg);
+		return ip6_route_multipath_add(&cfg, extack);
 	else
-		return ip6_route_add(&cfg);
+		return ip6_route_add(&cfg, extack);
 }
 
 static size_t rt6_nlmsg_size(struct rt6_info *rt)