*     Called to get an ID of the switch chip this port is part of.
  *     If driver implements this, it indicates that it represents a port
  *     of a switch chip.
+ * int (*ndo_switch_port_stp_update)(struct net_device *dev, u8 state);
+ *     Called to notify switch device port of bridge port STP
+ *     state change.
  */
 struct net_device_ops {
        int                     (*ndo_init)(struct net_device *dev);
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_SWITCHDEV
        int                     (*ndo_switch_parent_id_get)(struct net_device *dev,
                                                            struct netdev_phys_item_id *psid);
+       int                     (*ndo_switch_port_stp_update)(struct net_device *dev,
+                                                             u8 state);
 #endif
 };
 
 
 
 int netdev_switch_parent_id_get(struct net_device *dev,
                                struct netdev_phys_item_id *psid);
+int netdev_switch_port_stp_update(struct net_device *dev, u8 state);
 
 #else
 
        return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 }
 
+static inline int netdev_switch_port_stp_update(struct net_device *dev,
+                                               u8 state)
+{
+       return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+}
+
 #endif
 
 #endif /* _LINUX_SWITCHDEV_H_ */
 
  */
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/rculist.h>
+#include <net/switchdev.h>
 
 #include "br_private.h"
 #include "br_private_stp.h"
 
 void br_set_state(struct net_bridge_port *p, unsigned int state)
 {
+       int err;
+
        p->state = state;
+       err = netdev_switch_port_stp_update(p->dev, state);
+       if (err && err != -EOPNOTSUPP)
+               br_warn(p->br, "error setting offload STP state on port %u(%s)\n",
+                               (unsigned int) p->port_no, p->dev->name);
 }
 
 /* called under bridge lock */
 
        return ops->ndo_switch_parent_id_get(dev, psid);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(netdev_switch_parent_id_get);
+
+/**
+ *     netdev_switch_port_stp_update - Notify switch device port of STP
+ *                                     state change
+ *     @dev: port device
+ *     @state: port STP state
+ *
+ *     Notify switch device port of bridge port STP state change.
+ */
+int netdev_switch_port_stp_update(struct net_device *dev, u8 state)
+{
+       const struct net_device_ops *ops = dev->netdev_ops;
+
+       if (!ops->ndo_switch_port_stp_update)
+               return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+       WARN_ON(!ops->ndo_switch_parent_id_get);
+       return ops->ndo_switch_port_stp_update(dev, state);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(netdev_switch_port_stp_update);