#ifdef CONFIG_NET_SWITCHDEV
 
+void switchdev_deferred_process(void);
 int switchdev_port_attr_get(struct net_device *dev,
                            struct switchdev_attr *attr);
 int switchdev_port_attr_set(struct net_device *dev,
 
 #else
 
+static inline void switchdev_deferred_process(void)
+{
+}
+
 static inline int switchdev_port_attr_get(struct net_device *dev,
                                          struct switchdev_attr *attr)
 {
 
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
 #include <linux/if_bridge.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
+#include <linux/workqueue.h>
 #include <net/ip_fib.h>
 #include <net/switchdev.h>
 
        switchdev_trans_items_destroy(trans);
 }
 
+static LIST_HEAD(deferred);
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(deferred_lock);
+
+typedef void switchdev_deferred_func_t(struct net_device *dev,
+                                      const void *data);
+
+struct switchdev_deferred_item {
+       struct list_head list;
+       struct net_device *dev;
+       switchdev_deferred_func_t *func;
+       unsigned long data[0];
+};
+
+static struct switchdev_deferred_item *switchdev_deferred_dequeue(void)
+{
+       struct switchdev_deferred_item *dfitem;
+
+       spin_lock_bh(&deferred_lock);
+       if (list_empty(&deferred)) {
+               dfitem = NULL;
+               goto unlock;
+       }
+       dfitem = list_first_entry(&deferred,
+                                 struct switchdev_deferred_item, list);
+       list_del(&dfitem->list);
+unlock:
+       spin_unlock_bh(&deferred_lock);
+       return dfitem;
+}
+
+/**
+ *     switchdev_deferred_process - Process ops in deferred queue
+ *
+ *     Called to flush the ops currently queued in deferred ops queue.
+ *     rtnl_lock must be held.
+ */
+void switchdev_deferred_process(void)
+{
+       struct switchdev_deferred_item *dfitem;
+
+       ASSERT_RTNL();
+
+       while ((dfitem = switchdev_deferred_dequeue())) {
+               dfitem->func(dfitem->dev, dfitem->data);
+               dev_put(dfitem->dev);
+               kfree(dfitem);
+       }
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(switchdev_deferred_process);
+
+static void switchdev_deferred_process_work(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+       rtnl_lock();
+       switchdev_deferred_process();
+       rtnl_unlock();
+}
+
+static DECLARE_WORK(deferred_process_work, switchdev_deferred_process_work);
+
+static int switchdev_deferred_enqueue(struct net_device *dev,
+                                     const void *data, size_t data_len,
+                                     switchdev_deferred_func_t *func)
+{
+       struct switchdev_deferred_item *dfitem;
+
+       dfitem = kmalloc(sizeof(*dfitem) + data_len, GFP_ATOMIC);
+       if (!dfitem)
+               return -ENOMEM;
+       dfitem->dev = dev;
+       dfitem->func = func;
+       memcpy(dfitem->data, data, data_len);
+       dev_hold(dev);
+       spin_lock_bh(&deferred_lock);
+       list_add_tail(&dfitem->list, &deferred);
+       spin_unlock_bh(&deferred_lock);
+       schedule_work(&deferred_process_work);
+       return 0;
+}
+
 /**
  *     switchdev_port_attr_get - Get port attribute
  *