[PATCH net-next v2 0/2] ethtool: netlink: handle SET intro/outro in the common code

[PATCH net-next v2 0/2] ethtool: netlink: handle SET intro/outro in the common code

[Jakub Kicinski]

Factor out the boilerplate code from SET handlers to common code.

I volunteered to refactor the extack in GET in a conversation
with Vladimir but I gave up.

The handling of failures during dump in GET handlers is a bit
unclear to me. Some code uses presence of info as indication
of dump and tries to avoid reporting errors altogether
(including extack messages).

There's also the question of whether we should have a validation
callback (similar to .set_validate here) for GET. It looks like
.parse_request was expected to perform the validation. It takes
the extack and tb directly, not via info:

	int (*parse_request)(struct ethnl_req_info *req_info,
			     struct nlattr **tb,
			     struct netlink_ext_ack *extack);

	int (*prepare_data)(const struct ethnl_req_info *req_info,
			    struct ethnl_reply_data *reply_data,
			    struct genl_info *info);

so no crashes dereferencing info possible.

But .parse_request doesn't run under rtnl nor ethnl_ops_begin().
As a result some implementations defer validation until .prepare_data
where all the locks are held and they can call out to the driver.

All this makes me think that maybe we should refactor GET in the
same direction I'm refactoring SET. Split .prepare_data, take
more locks in the core, and add a validation helper which would
take extack directly:

    - ret = ops->prepare_data(req_info, reply_data, info);
    + ret = ops->prepare_data_validate(req_info, reply_data, attrs, extack);
    + if (ret < 1) // if 0 -> skip for dump; -EOPNOTSUPP in do
    +   goto err1;
    +
    + ret = ethnl_ops_begin(dev);
    + if (ret)
    +   goto err1;
    +
    + ret = ops->prepare_data(req_info, reply_data); // no extack
    + ethnl_ops_complete(dev);

I'll file that away as a TODO for posterity / older me.

v2:
 - invert checks for coalescing to avoid error code changes
 - rebase and convert MM as well

v1: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20230121054430.642280-1-kuba@kernel.org/

Jakub Kicinski (2):
  ethtool: netlink: handle SET intro/outro in the common code
  ethtool: netlink: convert commands to common SET

 net/ethtool/channels.c  |  92 ++++++++++++++----------------------
 net/ethtool/coalesce.c  |  92 ++++++++++++++++--------------------
 net/ethtool/debug.c     |  71 ++++++++++++----------------
 net/ethtool/eee.c       |  78 ++++++++++++-------------------
 net/ethtool/fec.c       |  83 +++++++++++++--------------------
 net/ethtool/linkinfo.c  |  81 ++++++++++++++------------------
 net/ethtool/linkmodes.c |  91 +++++++++++++++++-------------------
 net/ethtool/mm.c        |  82 ++++++++++++--------------------
 net/ethtool/module.c    |  89 ++++++++++++++---------------------
 net/ethtool/netlink.c   |  91 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
 net/ethtool/netlink.h   |  36 +++++++-------
 net/ethtool/pause.c     |  79 +++++++++++++------------------
 net/ethtool/plca.c      |  75 +++++++++--------------------
 net/ethtool/privflags.c |  84 ++++++++++++++++-----------------
 net/ethtool/pse-pd.c    |  79 ++++++++++++-------------------
 net/ethtool/rings.c     | 101 +++++++++++++++++-----------------------
 net/ethtool/wol.c       |  79 +++++++++++++------------------
 17 files changed, 608 insertions(+), 775 deletions(-)

-- 
2.39.1

[PATCH net-next v2 1/2] ethtool: netlink: handle SET intro/outro in the common code

[Jakub Kicinski]

Most ethtool SET callbacks follow the same general structure.

  ethnl_parse_header_dev_get()
  rtnl_lock()
  ethnl_ops_begin()

  ... do stuff ...

  ethtool_notify()
  ethnl_ops_complete()
  rtnl_unlock()
  ethnl_parse_header_dev_put()

This leads to a lot of copy / pasted code an bugs when people
mis-handle the error path.

Add a generic implementation of this pattern with a .set callback
in struct ethnl_request_ops called to "do stuff".

Also add an optional .set_validate which is called before
ethnl_ops_begin() -- a lot of implementations do basic request
capability / sanity checking at that point.

Because we want to avoid generating the notification when
no change happened - adopt a slightly hairy return values:
 - 0 means nothing to do (no notification)
 - 1 means done / continue
 - negative error codes on error

Reuse .hdr_attr from struct ethnl_request_ops, GET and SET
use the same attr spaces in all cases.

Convert pause as an example (and to avoid unused function warnings).

Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
---
CC: mkubecek@suse.cz
---
 net/ethtool/netlink.c | 49 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 net/ethtool/netlink.h | 22 ++++++++++--
 net/ethtool/pause.c   | 79 ++++++++++++++++++-------------------------
 3 files changed, 100 insertions(+), 50 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/ethtool/netlink.c b/net/ethtool/netlink.c
index 6412c4dc663d..e90ac1f0a1d7 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/netlink.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/netlink.c
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ ethnl_default_requests[__ETHTOOL_MSG_USER_CNT] = {
 	[ETHTOOL_MSG_CHANNELS_GET]	= &ethnl_channels_request_ops,
 	[ETHTOOL_MSG_COALESCE_GET]	= &ethnl_coalesce_request_ops,
 	[ETHTOOL_MSG_PAUSE_GET]		= &ethnl_pause_request_ops,
+	[ETHTOOL_MSG_PAUSE_SET]		= &ethnl_pause_request_ops,
 	[ETHTOOL_MSG_EEE_GET]		= &ethnl_eee_request_ops,
 	[ETHTOOL_MSG_FEC_GET]		= &ethnl_fec_request_ops,
 	[ETHTOOL_MSG_TSINFO_GET]	= &ethnl_tsinfo_request_ops,
@@ -591,6 +592,52 @@ static int ethnl_default_done(struct netlink_callback *cb)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int ethnl_default_set_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	const struct ethnl_request_ops *ops;
+	struct ethnl_req_info req_info = {};
+	const u8 cmd = info->genlhdr->cmd;
+	int ret;
+
+	ops = ethnl_default_requests[cmd];
+	if (WARN_ONCE(!ops, "cmd %u has no ethnl_request_ops\n", cmd))
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	if (GENL_REQ_ATTR_CHECK(info, ops->hdr_attr))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	ret = ethnl_parse_header_dev_get(&req_info, info->attrs[ops->hdr_attr],
+					 genl_info_net(info), info->extack,
+					 true);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	if (ops->set_validate) {
+		ret = ops->set_validate(&req_info, info);
+		/* 0 means nothing to do */
+		if (ret <= 0)
+			goto out_dev;
+	}
+
+	rtnl_lock();
+	ret = ethnl_ops_begin(req_info.dev);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto out_rtnl;
+
+	ret = ops->set(&req_info, info);
+	if (ret <= 0)
+		goto out_ops;
+	ethtool_notify(req_info.dev, ops->set_ntf_cmd, NULL);
+
+	ret = 0;
+out_ops:
+	ethnl_ops_complete(req_info.dev);
+out_rtnl:
+	rtnl_unlock();
+out_dev:
+	ethnl_parse_header_dev_put(&req_info);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static const struct ethnl_request_ops *
 ethnl_default_notify_ops[ETHTOOL_MSG_KERNEL_MAX + 1] = {
 	[ETHTOOL_MSG_LINKINFO_NTF]	= &ethnl_linkinfo_request_ops,
@@ -921,7 +968,7 @@ static const struct genl_ops ethtool_genl_ops[] = {
 	{
 		.cmd	= ETHTOOL_MSG_PAUSE_SET,
 		.flags	= GENL_UNS_ADMIN_PERM,
-		.doit	= ethnl_set_pause,
+		.doit	= ethnl_default_set_doit,
 		.policy = ethnl_pause_set_policy,
 		.maxattr = ARRAY_SIZE(ethnl_pause_set_policy) - 1,
 	},
diff --git a/net/ethtool/netlink.h b/net/ethtool/netlink.h
index b01f7cd542c4..aca4bdb637a6 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/netlink.h
+++ b/net/ethtool/netlink.h
@@ -284,13 +284,14 @@ int ethnl_ops_begin(struct net_device *dev);
 void ethnl_ops_complete(struct net_device *dev);
 
 /**
- * struct ethnl_request_ops - unified handling of GET requests
+ * struct ethnl_request_ops - unified handling of GET and SET requests
  * @request_cmd:      command id for request (GET)
  * @reply_cmd:        command id for reply (GET_REPLY)
  * @hdr_attr:         attribute type for request header
  * @req_info_size:    size of request info
  * @reply_data_size:  size of reply data
  * @allow_nodev_do:   allow non-dump request with no device identification
+ * @set_ntf_cmd:      notification to generate on changes (SET)
  * @parse_request:
  *	Parse request except common header (struct ethnl_req_info). Common
  *	header is already filled on entry, the rest up to @repdata_offset
@@ -319,6 +320,18 @@ void ethnl_ops_complete(struct net_device *dev);
  *	used e.g. to free any additional data structures outside the main
  *	structure which were allocated by ->prepare_data(). When processing
  *	dump requests, ->cleanup() is called for each message.
+ * @set_validate:
+ *	Check if set operation is supported for a given device, and perform
+ *	extra input checks. Expected return values:
+ *	 - 0 if the operation is a noop for the device (rare)
+ *	 - 1 if operation should proceed to calling @set
+ *	 - negative errno on errors
+ *	Called without any locks, just a reference on the netdev.
+ * @set:
+ *	Execute the set operation. The implementation should return
+ *	 - 0 if no configuration has changed
+ *	 - 1 if configuration changed and notification should be generated
+ *	 - negative errno on errors
  *
  * Description of variable parts of GET request handling when using the
  * unified infrastructure. When used, a pointer to an instance of this
@@ -335,6 +348,7 @@ struct ethnl_request_ops {
 	unsigned int		req_info_size;
 	unsigned int		reply_data_size;
 	bool			allow_nodev_do;
+	u8			set_ntf_cmd;
 
 	int (*parse_request)(struct ethnl_req_info *req_info,
 			     struct nlattr **tb,
@@ -348,6 +362,11 @@ struct ethnl_request_ops {
 			  const struct ethnl_req_info *req_info,
 			  const struct ethnl_reply_data *reply_data);
 	void (*cleanup_data)(struct ethnl_reply_data *reply_data);
+
+	int (*set_validate)(struct ethnl_req_info *req_info,
+			    struct genl_info *info);
+	int (*set)(struct ethnl_req_info *req_info,
+		   struct genl_info *info);
 };
 
 /* request handlers */
@@ -432,7 +451,6 @@ int ethnl_set_privflags(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
 int ethnl_set_rings(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
 int ethnl_set_channels(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
 int ethnl_set_coalesce(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
-int ethnl_set_pause(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
 int ethnl_set_eee(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
 int ethnl_act_cable_test(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
 int ethnl_act_cable_test_tdr(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
diff --git a/net/ethtool/pause.c b/net/ethtool/pause.c
index dcd34b9a849f..6657d0b888d8 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/pause.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/pause.c
@@ -161,19 +161,6 @@ static int pause_fill_reply(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-const struct ethnl_request_ops ethnl_pause_request_ops = {
-	.request_cmd		= ETHTOOL_MSG_PAUSE_GET,
-	.reply_cmd		= ETHTOOL_MSG_PAUSE_GET_REPLY,
-	.hdr_attr		= ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_HEADER,
-	.req_info_size		= sizeof(struct pause_req_info),
-	.reply_data_size	= sizeof(struct pause_reply_data),
-
-	.parse_request		= pause_parse_request,
-	.prepare_data		= pause_prepare_data,
-	.reply_size		= pause_reply_size,
-	.fill_reply		= pause_fill_reply,
-};
-
 /* PAUSE_SET */
 
 const struct nla_policy ethnl_pause_set_policy[] = {
@@ -184,51 +171,49 @@ const struct nla_policy ethnl_pause_set_policy[] = {
 	[ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_TX]			= { .type = NLA_U8 },
 };
 
-int ethnl_set_pause(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
+static int
+ethnl_set_pause_validate(struct ethnl_req_info *req_info,
+			 struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	const struct ethtool_ops *ops = req_info->dev->ethtool_ops;
+
+	return ops->get_pauseparam && ops->set_pauseparam ? 1 : -EOPNOTSUPP;
+}
+
+static int
+ethnl_set_pause(struct ethnl_req_info *req_info, struct genl_info *info)
 {
+	struct net_device *dev = req_info->dev;
 	struct ethtool_pauseparam params = {};
-	struct ethnl_req_info req_info = {};
 	struct nlattr **tb = info->attrs;
-	const struct ethtool_ops *ops;
-	struct net_device *dev;
 	bool mod = false;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = ethnl_parse_header_dev_get(&req_info,
-					 tb[ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_HEADER],
-					 genl_info_net(info), info->extack,
-					 true);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
-	dev = req_info.dev;
-	ops = dev->ethtool_ops;
-	ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
-	if (!ops->get_pauseparam || !ops->set_pauseparam)
-		goto out_dev;
-
-	rtnl_lock();
-	ret = ethnl_ops_begin(dev);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto out_rtnl;
-	ops->get_pauseparam(dev, &params);
+	dev->ethtool_ops->get_pauseparam(dev, &params);
 
 	ethnl_update_bool32(&params.autoneg, tb[ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_AUTONEG], &mod);
 	ethnl_update_bool32(&params.rx_pause, tb[ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_RX], &mod);
 	ethnl_update_bool32(&params.tx_pause, tb[ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_TX], &mod);
-	ret = 0;
 	if (!mod)
-		goto out_ops;
+		return 0;
 
 	ret = dev->ethtool_ops->set_pauseparam(dev, &params);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto out_ops;
-	ethtool_notify(dev, ETHTOOL_MSG_PAUSE_NTF, NULL);
-
-out_ops:
-	ethnl_ops_complete(dev);
-out_rtnl:
-	rtnl_unlock();
-out_dev:
-	ethnl_parse_header_dev_put(&req_info);
-	return ret;
+	return ret < 0 ? ret : 1;
 }
+
+const struct ethnl_request_ops ethnl_pause_request_ops = {
+	.request_cmd		= ETHTOOL_MSG_PAUSE_GET,
+	.reply_cmd		= ETHTOOL_MSG_PAUSE_GET_REPLY,
+	.hdr_attr		= ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_HEADER,
+	.req_info_size		= sizeof(struct pause_req_info),
+	.reply_data_size	= sizeof(struct pause_reply_data),
+
+	.parse_request		= pause_parse_request,
+	.prepare_data		= pause_prepare_data,
+	.reply_size		= pause_reply_size,
+	.fill_reply		= pause_fill_reply,
+
+	.set_validate		= ethnl_set_pause_validate,
+	.set			= ethnl_set_pause,
+	.set_ntf_cmd		= ETHTOOL_MSG_PAUSE_NTF,
+};
-- 
2.39.1

[PATCH net-next v2 2/2] ethtool: netlink: convert commands to common SET

[Jakub Kicinski]

Convert all SET commands where new common code is applicable.

Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
---
v2:
 - return -EOPNOTSUPP before -EINVAL for coalesce
 - convert MM

CC: piergiorgio.beruto@gmail.com
CC: gal@nvidia.com
CC: tariqt@nvidia.com
CC: dnlplm@gmail.com
CC: sean.anderson@seco.com
CC: linux@rempel-privat.de
CC: lkp@intel.com
CC: bagasdotme@gmail.com
CC: wangjie125@huawei.com
CC: huangguangbin2@huawei.com
CC: olteanv@gmail.com
---
 net/ethtool/channels.c  |  92 ++++++++++++++----------------------
 net/ethtool/coalesce.c  |  92 ++++++++++++++++--------------------
 net/ethtool/debug.c     |  71 ++++++++++++----------------
 net/ethtool/eee.c       |  78 ++++++++++++-------------------
 net/ethtool/fec.c       |  83 +++++++++++++--------------------
 net/ethtool/linkinfo.c  |  81 ++++++++++++++------------------
 net/ethtool/linkmodes.c |  91 +++++++++++++++++-------------------
 net/ethtool/mm.c        |  82 ++++++++++++--------------------
 net/ethtool/module.c    |  89 ++++++++++++++---------------------
 net/ethtool/netlink.c   |  42 +++++++++++------
 net/ethtool/netlink.h   |  14 ------
 net/ethtool/plca.c      |  75 +++++++++--------------------
 net/ethtool/privflags.c |  84 ++++++++++++++++-----------------
 net/ethtool/pse-pd.c    |  79 ++++++++++++-------------------
 net/ethtool/rings.c     | 101 +++++++++++++++++-----------------------
 net/ethtool/wol.c       |  79 +++++++++++++------------------
 16 files changed, 508 insertions(+), 725 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/ethtool/channels.c b/net/ethtool/channels.c
index c7e37130647e..61c40e889a4d 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/channels.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/channels.c
@@ -86,18 +86,6 @@ static int channels_fill_reply(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-const struct ethnl_request_ops ethnl_channels_request_ops = {
-	.request_cmd		= ETHTOOL_MSG_CHANNELS_GET,
-	.reply_cmd		= ETHTOOL_MSG_CHANNELS_GET_REPLY,
-	.hdr_attr		= ETHTOOL_A_CHANNELS_HEADER,
-	.req_info_size		= sizeof(struct channels_req_info),
-	.reply_data_size	= sizeof(struct channels_reply_data),
-
-	.prepare_data		= channels_prepare_data,
-	.reply_size		= channels_reply_size,
-	.fill_reply		= channels_fill_reply,
-};
-
 /* CHANNELS_SET */
 
 const struct nla_policy ethnl_channels_set_policy[] = {
@@ -109,36 +97,28 @@ const struct nla_policy ethnl_channels_set_policy[] = {
 	[ETHTOOL_A_CHANNELS_COMBINED_COUNT]	= { .type = NLA_U32 },
 };
 
-int ethnl_set_channels(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
+static int
+ethnl_set_channels_validate(struct ethnl_req_info *req_info,
+			    struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	const struct ethtool_ops *ops = req_info->dev->ethtool_ops;
+
+	return ops->get_channels && ops->set_channels ? 1 : -EOPNOTSUPP;
+}
+
+static int
+ethnl_set_channels(struct ethnl_req_info *req_info, struct genl_info *info)
 {
 	unsigned int from_channel, old_total, i;
 	bool mod = false, mod_combined = false;
+	struct net_device *dev = req_info->dev;
 	struct ethtool_channels channels = {};
-	struct ethnl_req_info req_info = {};
 	struct nlattr **tb = info->attrs;
 	u32 err_attr, max_rxfh_in_use;
-	const struct ethtool_ops *ops;
-	struct net_device *dev;
 	u64 max_rxnfc_in_use;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = ethnl_parse_header_dev_get(&req_info,
-					 tb[ETHTOOL_A_CHANNELS_HEADER],
-					 genl_info_net(info), info->extack,
-					 true);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
-	dev = req_info.dev;
-	ops = dev->ethtool_ops;
-	ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
-	if (!ops->get_channels || !ops->set_channels)
-		goto out_dev;
-
-	rtnl_lock();
-	ret = ethnl_ops_begin(dev);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto out_rtnl;
-	ops->get_channels(dev, &channels);
+	dev->ethtool_ops->get_channels(dev, &channels);
 	old_total = channels.combined_count +
 		    max(channels.rx_count, channels.tx_count);
 
@@ -151,9 +131,8 @@ int ethnl_set_channels(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	ethnl_update_u32(&channels.combined_count,
 			 tb[ETHTOOL_A_CHANNELS_COMBINED_COUNT], &mod_combined);
 	mod |= mod_combined;
-	ret = 0;
 	if (!mod)
-		goto out_ops;
+		return 0;
 
 	/* ensure new channel counts are within limits */
 	if (channels.rx_count > channels.max_rx)
@@ -167,10 +146,9 @@ int ethnl_set_channels(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	else
 		err_attr = 0;
 	if (err_attr) {
-		ret = -EINVAL;
 		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_ATTR(info->extack, tb[err_attr],
 				    "requested channel count exceeds maximum");
-		goto out_ops;
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	/* ensure there is at least one RX and one TX channel */
@@ -183,10 +161,9 @@ int ethnl_set_channels(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	if (err_attr) {
 		if (mod_combined)
 			err_attr = ETHTOOL_A_CHANNELS_COMBINED_COUNT;
-		ret = -EINVAL;
 		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_ATTR(info->extack, tb[err_attr],
 				    "requested channel counts would result in no RX or TX channel being configured");
-		goto out_ops;
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	/* ensure the new Rx count fits within the configured Rx flow
@@ -198,14 +175,12 @@ int ethnl_set_channels(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	    ethtool_get_max_rxfh_channel(dev, &max_rxfh_in_use))
 		max_rxfh_in_use = 0;
 	if (channels.combined_count + channels.rx_count <= max_rxfh_in_use) {
-		ret = -EINVAL;
 		GENL_SET_ERR_MSG(info, "requested channel counts are too low for existing indirection table settings");
-		goto out_ops;
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 	if (channels.combined_count + channels.rx_count <= max_rxnfc_in_use) {
-		ret = -EINVAL;
 		GENL_SET_ERR_MSG(info, "requested channel counts are too low for existing ntuple filter settings");
-		goto out_ops;
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	/* Disabling channels, query zero-copy AF_XDP sockets */
@@ -213,21 +188,26 @@ int ethnl_set_channels(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 		       min(channels.rx_count, channels.tx_count);
 	for (i = from_channel; i < old_total; i++)
 		if (xsk_get_pool_from_qid(dev, i)) {
-			ret = -EINVAL;
 			GENL_SET_ERR_MSG(info, "requested channel counts are too low for existing zerocopy AF_XDP sockets");
-			goto out_ops;
+			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 
 	ret = dev->ethtool_ops->set_channels(dev, &channels);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto out_ops;
-	ethtool_notify(dev, ETHTOOL_MSG_CHANNELS_NTF, NULL);
-
-out_ops:
-	ethnl_ops_complete(dev);
-out_rtnl:
-	rtnl_unlock();
-out_dev:
-	ethnl_parse_header_dev_put(&req_info);
-	return ret;
+	return ret < 0 ? ret : 1;
 }
+
+const struct ethnl_request_ops ethnl_channels_request_ops = {
+	.request_cmd		= ETHTOOL_MSG_CHANNELS_GET,
+	.reply_cmd		= ETHTOOL_MSG_CHANNELS_GET_REPLY,
+	.hdr_attr		= ETHTOOL_A_CHANNELS_HEADER,
+	.req_info_size		= sizeof(struct channels_req_info),
+	.reply_data_size	= sizeof(struct channels_reply_data),
+
+	.prepare_data		= channels_prepare_data,
+	.reply_size		= channels_reply_size,
+	.fill_reply		= channels_fill_reply,
+
+	.set_validate		= ethnl_set_channels_validate,
+	.set			= ethnl_set_channels,
+	.set_ntf_cmd		= ETHTOOL_MSG_CHANNELS_NTF,
+};
diff --git a/net/ethtool/coalesce.c b/net/ethtool/coalesce.c
index e405b47f7eed..443e7e642c96 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/coalesce.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/coalesce.c
@@ -195,18 +195,6 @@ static int coalesce_fill_reply(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-const struct ethnl_request_ops ethnl_coalesce_request_ops = {
-	.request_cmd		= ETHTOOL_MSG_COALESCE_GET,
-	.reply_cmd		= ETHTOOL_MSG_COALESCE_GET_REPLY,
-	.hdr_attr		= ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_HEADER,
-	.req_info_size		= sizeof(struct coalesce_req_info),
-	.reply_data_size	= sizeof(struct coalesce_reply_data),
-
-	.prepare_data		= coalesce_prepare_data,
-	.reply_size		= coalesce_reply_size,
-	.fill_reply		= coalesce_fill_reply,
-};
-
 /* COALESCE_SET */
 
 const struct nla_policy ethnl_coalesce_set_policy[] = {
@@ -241,49 +229,44 @@ const struct nla_policy ethnl_coalesce_set_policy[] = {
 	[ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_TX_AGGR_TIME_USECS] = { .type = NLA_U32 },
 };
 
-int ethnl_set_coalesce(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
+static int
+ethnl_set_coalesce_validate(struct ethnl_req_info *req_info,
+			    struct genl_info *info)
 {
-	struct kernel_ethtool_coalesce kernel_coalesce = {};
-	struct ethtool_coalesce coalesce = {};
-	struct ethnl_req_info req_info = {};
+	const struct ethtool_ops *ops = req_info->dev->ethtool_ops;
 	struct nlattr **tb = info->attrs;
-	const struct ethtool_ops *ops;
-	struct net_device *dev;
 	u32 supported_params;
-	bool mod = false;
-	int ret;
 	u16 a;
 
-	ret = ethnl_parse_header_dev_get(&req_info,
-					 tb[ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_HEADER],
-					 genl_info_net(info), info->extack,
-					 true);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
-	dev = req_info.dev;
-	ops = dev->ethtool_ops;
-	ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	if (!ops->get_coalesce || !ops->set_coalesce)
-		goto out_dev;
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	/* make sure that only supported parameters are present */
 	supported_params = ops->supported_coalesce_params;
 	for (a = ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_RX_USECS; a < __ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_CNT; a++)
 		if (tb[a] && !(supported_params & attr_to_mask(a))) {
-			ret = -EINVAL;
 			NL_SET_ERR_MSG_ATTR(info->extack, tb[a],
 					    "cannot modify an unsupported parameter");
-			goto out_dev;
+			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 
-	rtnl_lock();
-	ret = ethnl_ops_begin(dev);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto out_rtnl;
-	ret = ops->get_coalesce(dev, &coalesce, &kernel_coalesce,
-				info->extack);
+	return 1;
+}
+
+static int
+ethnl_set_coalesce(struct ethnl_req_info *req_info, struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	struct kernel_ethtool_coalesce kernel_coalesce = {};
+	struct net_device *dev = req_info->dev;
+	struct ethtool_coalesce coalesce = {};
+	struct nlattr **tb = info->attrs;
+	bool mod = false;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = dev->ethtool_ops->get_coalesce(dev, &coalesce, &kernel_coalesce,
+					     info->extack);
 	if (ret < 0)
-		goto out_ops;
+		return ret;
 
 	ethnl_update_u32(&coalesce.rx_coalesce_usecs,
 			 tb[ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_RX_USECS], &mod);
@@ -339,21 +322,26 @@ int ethnl_set_coalesce(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 			 tb[ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_TX_AGGR_MAX_FRAMES], &mod);
 	ethnl_update_u32(&kernel_coalesce.tx_aggr_time_usecs,
 			 tb[ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_TX_AGGR_TIME_USECS], &mod);
-	ret = 0;
 	if (!mod)
-		goto out_ops;
+		return 0;
 
 	ret = dev->ethtool_ops->set_coalesce(dev, &coalesce, &kernel_coalesce,
 					     info->extack);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto out_ops;
-	ethtool_notify(dev, ETHTOOL_MSG_COALESCE_NTF, NULL);
-
-out_ops:
-	ethnl_ops_complete(dev);
-out_rtnl:
-	rtnl_unlock();
-out_dev:
-	ethnl_parse_header_dev_put(&req_info);
-	return ret;
+	return ret < 0 ? ret : 1;
 }
+
+const struct ethnl_request_ops ethnl_coalesce_request_ops = {
+	.request_cmd		= ETHTOOL_MSG_COALESCE_GET,
+	.reply_cmd		= ETHTOOL_MSG_COALESCE_GET_REPLY,
+	.hdr_attr		= ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_HEADER,
+	.req_info_size		= sizeof(struct coalesce_req_info),
+	.reply_data_size	= sizeof(struct coalesce_reply_data),
+
+	.prepare_data		= coalesce_prepare_data,
+	.reply_size		= coalesce_reply_size,
+	.fill_reply		= coalesce_fill_reply,
+
+	.set_validate		= ethnl_set_coalesce_validate,
+	.set			= ethnl_set_coalesce,
+	.set_ntf_cmd		= ETHTOOL_MSG_COALESCE_NTF,
+};
diff --git a/net/ethtool/debug.c b/net/ethtool/debug.c
index d73888c7d19c..e4369769817e 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/debug.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/debug.c
@@ -63,18 +63,6 @@ static int debug_fill_reply(struct sk_buff *skb,
 				  netif_msg_class_names, compact);
 }
 
-const struct ethnl_request_ops ethnl_debug_request_ops = {
-	.request_cmd		= ETHTOOL_MSG_DEBUG_GET,
-	.reply_cmd		= ETHTOOL_MSG_DEBUG_GET_REPLY,
-	.hdr_attr		= ETHTOOL_A_DEBUG_HEADER,
-	.req_info_size		= sizeof(struct debug_req_info),
-	.reply_data_size	= sizeof(struct debug_reply_data),
-
-	.prepare_data		= debug_prepare_data,
-	.reply_size		= debug_reply_size,
-	.fill_reply		= debug_fill_reply,
-};
-
 /* DEBUG_SET */
 
 const struct nla_policy ethnl_debug_set_policy[] = {
@@ -83,46 +71,47 @@ const struct nla_policy ethnl_debug_set_policy[] = {
 	[ETHTOOL_A_DEBUG_MSGMASK]	= { .type = NLA_NESTED },
 };
 
-int ethnl_set_debug(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
+static int
+ethnl_set_debug_validate(struct ethnl_req_info *req_info,
+			 struct genl_info *info)
 {
-	struct ethnl_req_info req_info = {};
+	const struct ethtool_ops *ops = req_info->dev->ethtool_ops;
+
+	return ops->get_msglevel && ops->set_msglevel ? 1 : -EOPNOTSUPP;
+}
+
+static int
+ethnl_set_debug(struct ethnl_req_info *req_info, struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	struct net_device *dev = req_info->dev;
 	struct nlattr **tb = info->attrs;
-	struct net_device *dev;
 	bool mod = false;
 	u32 msg_mask;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = ethnl_parse_header_dev_get(&req_info,
-					 tb[ETHTOOL_A_DEBUG_HEADER],
-					 genl_info_net(info), info->extack,
-					 true);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
-	dev = req_info.dev;
-	ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
-	if (!dev->ethtool_ops->get_msglevel || !dev->ethtool_ops->set_msglevel)
-		goto out_dev;
-
-	rtnl_lock();
-	ret = ethnl_ops_begin(dev);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto out_rtnl;
-
 	msg_mask = dev->ethtool_ops->get_msglevel(dev);
 	ret = ethnl_update_bitset32(&msg_mask, NETIF_MSG_CLASS_COUNT,
 				    tb[ETHTOOL_A_DEBUG_MSGMASK],
 				    netif_msg_class_names, info->extack, &mod);
 	if (ret < 0 || !mod)
-		goto out_ops;
+		return ret;
 
 	dev->ethtool_ops->set_msglevel(dev, msg_mask);
-	ethtool_notify(dev, ETHTOOL_MSG_DEBUG_NTF, NULL);
-
-out_ops:
-	ethnl_ops_complete(dev);
-out_rtnl:
-	rtnl_unlock();
-out_dev:
-	ethnl_parse_header_dev_put(&req_info);
-	return ret;
+	return 1;
 }
+
+const struct ethnl_request_ops ethnl_debug_request_ops = {
+	.request_cmd		= ETHTOOL_MSG_DEBUG_GET,
+	.reply_cmd		= ETHTOOL_MSG_DEBUG_GET_REPLY,
+	.hdr_attr		= ETHTOOL_A_DEBUG_HEADER,
+	.req_info_size		= sizeof(struct debug_req_info),
+	.reply_data_size	= sizeof(struct debug_reply_data),
+
+	.prepare_data		= debug_prepare_data,
+	.reply_size		= debug_reply_size,
+	.fill_reply		= debug_fill_reply,
+
+	.set_validate		= ethnl_set_debug_validate,
+	.set			= ethnl_set_debug,
+	.set_ntf_cmd		= ETHTOOL_MSG_DEBUG_NTF,
+};
diff --git a/net/ethtool/eee.c b/net/ethtool/eee.c
index 45c42b2d5f17..42104bcb0e47 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/eee.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/eee.c
@@ -108,18 +108,6 @@ static int eee_fill_reply(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-const struct ethnl_request_ops ethnl_eee_request_ops = {
-	.request_cmd		= ETHTOOL_MSG_EEE_GET,
-	.reply_cmd		= ETHTOOL_MSG_EEE_GET_REPLY,
-	.hdr_attr		= ETHTOOL_A_EEE_HEADER,
-	.req_info_size		= sizeof(struct eee_req_info),
-	.reply_data_size	= sizeof(struct eee_reply_data),
-
-	.prepare_data		= eee_prepare_data,
-	.reply_size		= eee_reply_size,
-	.fill_reply		= eee_fill_reply,
-};
-
 /* EEE_SET */
 
 const struct nla_policy ethnl_eee_set_policy[] = {
@@ -131,60 +119,56 @@ const struct nla_policy ethnl_eee_set_policy[] = {
 	[ETHTOOL_A_EEE_TX_LPI_TIMER]	= { .type = NLA_U32 },
 };
 
-int ethnl_set_eee(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
+static int
+ethnl_set_eee_validate(struct ethnl_req_info *req_info, struct genl_info *info)
 {
-	struct ethnl_req_info req_info = {};
+	const struct ethtool_ops *ops = req_info->dev->ethtool_ops;
+
+	return ops->get_eee && ops->set_eee ? 1 : -EOPNOTSUPP;
+}
+
+static int
+ethnl_set_eee(struct ethnl_req_info *req_info, struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	struct net_device *dev = req_info->dev;
 	struct nlattr **tb = info->attrs;
-	const struct ethtool_ops *ops;
 	struct ethtool_eee eee = {};
-	struct net_device *dev;
 	bool mod = false;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = ethnl_parse_header_dev_get(&req_info,
-					 tb[ETHTOOL_A_EEE_HEADER],
-					 genl_info_net(info), info->extack,
-					 true);
+	ret = dev->ethtool_ops->get_eee(dev, &eee);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
-	dev = req_info.dev;
-	ops = dev->ethtool_ops;
-	ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
-	if (!ops->get_eee || !ops->set_eee)
-		goto out_dev;
-
-	rtnl_lock();
-	ret = ethnl_ops_begin(dev);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto out_rtnl;
-	ret = ops->get_eee(dev, &eee);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto out_ops;
 
 	ret = ethnl_update_bitset32(&eee.advertised, EEE_MODES_COUNT,
 				    tb[ETHTOOL_A_EEE_MODES_OURS],
 				    link_mode_names, info->extack, &mod);
 	if (ret < 0)
-		goto out_ops;
+		return ret;
 	ethnl_update_bool32(&eee.eee_enabled, tb[ETHTOOL_A_EEE_ENABLED], &mod);
 	ethnl_update_bool32(&eee.tx_lpi_enabled,
 			    tb[ETHTOOL_A_EEE_TX_LPI_ENABLED], &mod);
 	ethnl_update_u32(&eee.tx_lpi_timer, tb[ETHTOOL_A_EEE_TX_LPI_TIMER],
 			 &mod);
-	ret = 0;
 	if (!mod)
-		goto out_ops;
+		return 0;
 
 	ret = dev->ethtool_ops->set_eee(dev, &eee);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto out_ops;
-	ethtool_notify(dev, ETHTOOL_MSG_EEE_NTF, NULL);
-
-out_ops:
-	ethnl_ops_complete(dev);
-out_rtnl:
-	rtnl_unlock();
-out_dev:
-	ethnl_parse_header_dev_put(&req_info);
-	return ret;
+	return ret < 0 ? ret : 1;
 }
+
+const struct ethnl_request_ops ethnl_eee_request_ops = {
+	.request_cmd		= ETHTOOL_MSG_EEE_GET,
+	.reply_cmd		= ETHTOOL_MSG_EEE_GET_REPLY,
+	.hdr_attr		= ETHTOOL_A_EEE_HEADER,
+	.req_info_size		= sizeof(struct eee_req_info),
+	.reply_data_size	= sizeof(struct eee_reply_data),
+
+	.prepare_data		= eee_prepare_data,
+	.reply_size		= eee_reply_size,
+	.fill_reply		= eee_fill_reply,
+
+	.set_validate		= ethnl_set_eee_validate,
+	.set			= ethnl_set_eee,
+	.set_ntf_cmd		= ETHTOOL_MSG_EEE_NTF,
+};
diff --git a/net/ethtool/fec.c b/net/ethtool/fec.c
index 9f5a134e2e01..0d9a3d153170 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/fec.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/fec.c
@@ -217,18 +217,6 @@ static int fec_fill_reply(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-const struct ethnl_request_ops ethnl_fec_request_ops = {
-	.request_cmd		= ETHTOOL_MSG_FEC_GET,
-	.reply_cmd		= ETHTOOL_MSG_FEC_GET_REPLY,
-	.hdr_attr		= ETHTOOL_A_FEC_HEADER,
-	.req_info_size		= sizeof(struct fec_req_info),
-	.reply_data_size	= sizeof(struct fec_reply_data),
-
-	.prepare_data		= fec_prepare_data,
-	.reply_size		= fec_reply_size,
-	.fill_reply		= fec_fill_reply,
-};
-
 /* FEC_SET */
 
 const struct nla_policy ethnl_fec_set_policy[ETHTOOL_A_FEC_AUTO + 1] = {
@@ -237,36 +225,28 @@ const struct nla_policy ethnl_fec_set_policy[ETHTOOL_A_FEC_AUTO + 1] = {
 	[ETHTOOL_A_FEC_AUTO]	= NLA_POLICY_MAX(NLA_U8, 1),
 };
 
-int ethnl_set_fec(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
+static int
+ethnl_set_fec_validate(struct ethnl_req_info *req_info, struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	const struct ethtool_ops *ops = req_info->dev->ethtool_ops;
+
+	return ops->get_fecparam && ops->set_fecparam ? 1 : -EOPNOTSUPP;
+}
+
+static int
+ethnl_set_fec(struct ethnl_req_info *req_info, struct genl_info *info)
 {
 	__ETHTOOL_DECLARE_LINK_MODE_MASK(fec_link_modes) = {};
-	struct ethnl_req_info req_info = {};
+	struct net_device *dev = req_info->dev;
 	struct nlattr **tb = info->attrs;
 	struct ethtool_fecparam fec = {};
-	const struct ethtool_ops *ops;
-	struct net_device *dev;
 	bool mod = false;
 	u8 fec_auto;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = ethnl_parse_header_dev_get(&req_info, tb[ETHTOOL_A_FEC_HEADER],
-					 genl_info_net(info), info->extack,
-					 true);
+	ret = dev->ethtool_ops->get_fecparam(dev, &fec);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
-	dev = req_info.dev;
-	ops = dev->ethtool_ops;
-	ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
-	if (!ops->get_fecparam || !ops->set_fecparam)
-		goto out_dev;
-
-	rtnl_lock();
-	ret = ethnl_ops_begin(dev);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto out_rtnl;
-	ret = ops->get_fecparam(dev, &fec);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto out_ops;
 
 	ethtool_fec_to_link_modes(fec.fec, fec_link_modes, &fec_auto);
 
@@ -275,36 +255,39 @@ int ethnl_set_fec(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 				  tb[ETHTOOL_A_FEC_MODES],
 				  link_mode_names, info->extack, &mod);
 	if (ret < 0)
-		goto out_ops;
+		return ret;
 	ethnl_update_u8(&fec_auto, tb[ETHTOOL_A_FEC_AUTO], &mod);
-
-	ret = 0;
 	if (!mod)
-		goto out_ops;
+		return 0;
 
 	ret = ethtool_link_modes_to_fecparam(&fec, fec_link_modes, fec_auto);
 	if (ret) {
 		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_ATTR(info->extack, tb[ETHTOOL_A_FEC_MODES],
 				    "invalid FEC modes requested");
-		goto out_ops;
+		return ret;
 	}
 	if (!fec.fec) {
-		ret = -EINVAL;
 		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_ATTR(info->extack, tb[ETHTOOL_A_FEC_MODES],
 				    "no FEC modes set");
-		goto out_ops;
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	ret = dev->ethtool_ops->set_fecparam(dev, &fec);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto out_ops;
-	ethtool_notify(dev, ETHTOOL_MSG_FEC_NTF, NULL);
-
-out_ops:
-	ethnl_ops_complete(dev);
-out_rtnl:
-	rtnl_unlock();
-out_dev:
-	ethnl_parse_header_dev_put(&req_info);
-	return ret;
+	return ret < 0 ? ret : 1;
 }
+
+const struct ethnl_request_ops ethnl_fec_request_ops = {
+	.request_cmd		= ETHTOOL_MSG_FEC_GET,
+	.reply_cmd		= ETHTOOL_MSG_FEC_GET_REPLY,
+	.hdr_attr		= ETHTOOL_A_FEC_HEADER,
+	.req_info_size		= sizeof(struct fec_req_info),
+	.reply_data_size	= sizeof(struct fec_reply_data),
+
+	.prepare_data		= fec_prepare_data,
+	.reply_size		= fec_reply_size,
+	.fill_reply		= fec_fill_reply,
+
+	.set_validate		= ethnl_set_fec_validate,
+	.set			= ethnl_set_fec,
+	.set_ntf_cmd		= ETHTOOL_MSG_FEC_NTF,
+};
diff --git a/net/ethtool/linkinfo.c b/net/ethtool/linkinfo.c
index efa0f7f48836..310dfe63292a 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/linkinfo.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/linkinfo.c
@@ -73,18 +73,6 @@ static int linkinfo_fill_reply(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-const struct ethnl_request_ops ethnl_linkinfo_request_ops = {
-	.request_cmd		= ETHTOOL_MSG_LINKINFO_GET,
-	.reply_cmd		= ETHTOOL_MSG_LINKINFO_GET_REPLY,
-	.hdr_attr		= ETHTOOL_A_LINKINFO_HEADER,
-	.req_info_size		= sizeof(struct linkinfo_req_info),
-	.reply_data_size	= sizeof(struct linkinfo_reply_data),
-
-	.prepare_data		= linkinfo_prepare_data,
-	.reply_size		= linkinfo_reply_size,
-	.fill_reply		= linkinfo_fill_reply,
-};
-
 /* LINKINFO_SET */
 
 const struct nla_policy ethnl_linkinfo_set_policy[] = {
@@ -95,37 +83,31 @@ const struct nla_policy ethnl_linkinfo_set_policy[] = {
 	[ETHTOOL_A_LINKINFO_TP_MDIX_CTRL]	= { .type = NLA_U8 },
 };
 
-int ethnl_set_linkinfo(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
+static int
+ethnl_set_linkinfo_validate(struct ethnl_req_info *req_info,
+			    struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	const struct ethtool_ops *ops = req_info->dev->ethtool_ops;
+
+	if (!ops->get_link_ksettings || !ops->set_link_ksettings)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	return 1;
+}
+
+static int
+ethnl_set_linkinfo(struct ethnl_req_info *req_info, struct genl_info *info)
 {
 	struct ethtool_link_ksettings ksettings = {};
 	struct ethtool_link_settings *lsettings;
-	struct ethnl_req_info req_info = {};
+	struct net_device *dev = req_info->dev;
 	struct nlattr **tb = info->attrs;
-	struct net_device *dev;
 	bool mod = false;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = ethnl_parse_header_dev_get(&req_info,
-					 tb[ETHTOOL_A_LINKINFO_HEADER],
-					 genl_info_net(info), info->extack,
-					 true);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
-	dev = req_info.dev;
-	ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
-	if (!dev->ethtool_ops->get_link_ksettings ||
-	    !dev->ethtool_ops->set_link_ksettings)
-		goto out_dev;
-
-	rtnl_lock();
-	ret = ethnl_ops_begin(dev);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto out_rtnl;
-
 	ret = __ethtool_get_link_ksettings(dev, &ksettings);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		GENL_SET_ERR_MSG(info, "failed to retrieve link settings");
-		goto out_ops;
+		return ret;
 	}
 	lsettings = &ksettings.base;
 
@@ -134,21 +116,30 @@ int ethnl_set_linkinfo(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 			&mod);
 	ethnl_update_u8(&lsettings->eth_tp_mdix_ctrl,
 			tb[ETHTOOL_A_LINKINFO_TP_MDIX_CTRL], &mod);
-	ret = 0;
 	if (!mod)
-		goto out_ops;
+		return 0;
 
 	ret = dev->ethtool_ops->set_link_ksettings(dev, &ksettings);
-	if (ret < 0)
+	if (ret < 0) {
 		GENL_SET_ERR_MSG(info, "link settings update failed");
-	else
-		ethtool_notify(dev, ETHTOOL_MSG_LINKINFO_NTF, NULL);
+		return ret;
+	}
 
-out_ops:
-	ethnl_ops_complete(dev);
-out_rtnl:
-	rtnl_unlock();
-out_dev:
-	ethnl_parse_header_dev_put(&req_info);
-	return ret;
+	return 1;
 }
+
+const struct ethnl_request_ops ethnl_linkinfo_request_ops = {
+	.request_cmd		= ETHTOOL_MSG_LINKINFO_GET,
+	.reply_cmd		= ETHTOOL_MSG_LINKINFO_GET_REPLY,
+	.hdr_attr		= ETHTOOL_A_LINKINFO_HEADER,
+	.req_info_size		= sizeof(struct linkinfo_req_info),
+	.reply_data_size	= sizeof(struct linkinfo_reply_data),
+
+	.prepare_data		= linkinfo_prepare_data,
+	.reply_size		= linkinfo_reply_size,
+	.fill_reply		= linkinfo_fill_reply,
+
+	.set_validate		= ethnl_set_linkinfo_validate,
+	.set			= ethnl_set_linkinfo,
+	.set_ntf_cmd		= ETHTOOL_MSG_LINKINFO_NTF,
+};
diff --git a/net/ethtool/linkmodes.c b/net/ethtool/linkmodes.c
index 126e06c713a3..fab66c169b9f 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/linkmodes.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/linkmodes.c
@@ -151,18 +151,6 @@ static int linkmodes_fill_reply(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-const struct ethnl_request_ops ethnl_linkmodes_request_ops = {
-	.request_cmd		= ETHTOOL_MSG_LINKMODES_GET,
-	.reply_cmd		= ETHTOOL_MSG_LINKMODES_GET_REPLY,
-	.hdr_attr		= ETHTOOL_A_LINKMODES_HEADER,
-	.req_info_size		= sizeof(struct linkmodes_req_info),
-	.reply_data_size	= sizeof(struct linkmodes_reply_data),
-
-	.prepare_data		= linkmodes_prepare_data,
-	.reply_size		= linkmodes_reply_size,
-	.fill_reply		= linkmodes_fill_reply,
-};
-
 /* LINKMODES_SET */
 
 const struct nla_policy ethnl_linkmodes_set_policy[] = {
@@ -310,59 +298,64 @@ static int ethnl_update_linkmodes(struct genl_info *info, struct nlattr **tb,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int ethnl_set_linkmodes(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
+static int
+ethnl_set_linkmodes_validate(struct ethnl_req_info *req_info,
+			     struct genl_info *info)
 {
-	struct ethtool_link_ksettings ksettings = {};
-	struct ethnl_req_info req_info = {};
-	struct nlattr **tb = info->attrs;
-	struct net_device *dev;
-	bool mod = false;
+	const struct ethtool_ops *ops = req_info->dev->ethtool_ops;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = ethnl_check_linkmodes(info, tb);
+	ret = ethnl_check_linkmodes(info, info->attrs);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	ret = ethnl_parse_header_dev_get(&req_info,
-					 tb[ETHTOOL_A_LINKMODES_HEADER],
-					 genl_info_net(info), info->extack,
-					 true);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
-	dev = req_info.dev;
-	ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
-	if (!dev->ethtool_ops->get_link_ksettings ||
-	    !dev->ethtool_ops->set_link_ksettings)
-		goto out_dev;
+	if (!ops->get_link_ksettings || !ops->set_link_ksettings)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	return 1;
+}
 
-	rtnl_lock();
-	ret = ethnl_ops_begin(dev);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto out_rtnl;
+static int
+ethnl_set_linkmodes(struct ethnl_req_info *req_info, struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	struct ethtool_link_ksettings ksettings = {};
+	struct net_device *dev = req_info->dev;
+	struct nlattr **tb = info->attrs;
+	bool mod = false;
+	int ret;
 
 	ret = __ethtool_get_link_ksettings(dev, &ksettings);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		GENL_SET_ERR_MSG(info, "failed to retrieve link settings");
-		goto out_ops;
+		return ret;
 	}
 
 	ret = ethnl_update_linkmodes(info, tb, &ksettings, &mod, dev);
 	if (ret < 0)
-		goto out_ops;
+		return ret;
+	if (!mod)
+		return 0;
 
-	if (mod) {
-		ret = dev->ethtool_ops->set_link_ksettings(dev, &ksettings);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			GENL_SET_ERR_MSG(info, "link settings update failed");
-		else
-			ethtool_notify(dev, ETHTOOL_MSG_LINKMODES_NTF, NULL);
+	ret = dev->ethtool_ops->set_link_ksettings(dev, &ksettings);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		GENL_SET_ERR_MSG(info, "link settings update failed");
+		return ret;
 	}
 
-out_ops:
-	ethnl_ops_complete(dev);
-out_rtnl:
-	rtnl_unlock();
-out_dev:
-	ethnl_parse_header_dev_put(&req_info);
-	return ret;
+	return 1;
 }
+
+const struct ethnl_request_ops ethnl_linkmodes_request_ops = {
+	.request_cmd		= ETHTOOL_MSG_LINKMODES_GET,
+	.reply_cmd		= ETHTOOL_MSG_LINKMODES_GET_REPLY,
+	.hdr_attr		= ETHTOOL_A_LINKMODES_HEADER,
+	.req_info_size		= sizeof(struct linkmodes_req_info),
+	.reply_data_size	= sizeof(struct linkmodes_reply_data),
+
+	.prepare_data		= linkmodes_prepare_data,
+	.reply_size		= linkmodes_reply_size,
+	.fill_reply		= linkmodes_fill_reply,
+
+	.set_validate		= ethnl_set_linkmodes_validate,
+	.set			= ethnl_set_linkmodes,
+	.set_ntf_cmd		= ETHTOOL_MSG_LINKMODES_NTF,
+};
diff --git a/net/ethtool/mm.c b/net/ethtool/mm.c
index 3e8acdb806fd..7e51f7633001 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/mm.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/mm.c
@@ -146,18 +146,6 @@ static int mm_fill_reply(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-const struct ethnl_request_ops ethnl_mm_request_ops = {
-	.request_cmd		= ETHTOOL_MSG_MM_GET,
-	.reply_cmd		= ETHTOOL_MSG_MM_GET_REPLY,
-	.hdr_attr		= ETHTOOL_A_MM_HEADER,
-	.req_info_size		= sizeof(struct mm_req_info),
-	.reply_data_size	= sizeof(struct mm_reply_data),
-
-	.prepare_data		= mm_prepare_data,
-	.reply_size		= mm_reply_size,
-	.fill_reply		= mm_fill_reply,
-};
-
 const struct nla_policy ethnl_mm_set_policy[ETHTOOL_A_MM_MAX + 1] = {
 	[ETHTOOL_A_MM_HEADER]		= NLA_POLICY_NESTED(ethnl_header_policy),
 	[ETHTOOL_A_MM_VERIFY_ENABLED]	= NLA_POLICY_MAX(NLA_U8, 1),
@@ -184,40 +172,28 @@ static void mm_state_to_cfg(const struct ethtool_mm_state *state,
 	cfg->tx_min_frag_size = state->tx_min_frag_size;
 }
 
-int ethnl_set_mm(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
+static int
+ethnl_set_mm_validate(struct ethnl_req_info *req_info, struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	const struct ethtool_ops *ops = req_info->dev->ethtool_ops;
+
+	return ops->get_mm && ops->set_mm ? 1 : -EOPNOTSUPP;
+}
+
+static int ethnl_set_mm(struct ethnl_req_info *req_info, struct genl_info *info)
 {
 	struct netlink_ext_ack *extack = info->extack;
-	struct ethnl_req_info req_info = {};
+	struct net_device *dev = req_info->dev;
 	struct ethtool_mm_state state = {};
 	struct nlattr **tb = info->attrs;
 	struct ethtool_mm_cfg cfg = {};
-	const struct ethtool_ops *ops;
-	struct net_device *dev;
 	bool mod = false;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = ethnl_parse_header_dev_get(&req_info, tb[ETHTOOL_A_MM_HEADER],
-					 genl_info_net(info), extack, true);
+	ret = dev->ethtool_ops->get_mm(dev, &state);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	dev = req_info.dev;
-	ops = dev->ethtool_ops;
-
-	if (!ops->get_mm || !ops->set_mm) {
-		ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
-		goto out_dev_put;
-	}
-
-	rtnl_lock();
-	ret = ethnl_ops_begin(dev);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto out_rtnl_unlock;
-
-	ret = ops->get_mm(dev, &state);
-	if (ret)
-		goto out_complete;
-
 	mm_state_to_cfg(&state, &cfg);
 
 	ethnl_update_bool(&cfg.verify_enabled, tb[ETHTOOL_A_MM_VERIFY_ENABLED],
@@ -225,34 +201,38 @@ int ethnl_set_mm(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	ethnl_update_u32(&cfg.verify_time, tb[ETHTOOL_A_MM_VERIFY_TIME], &mod);
 	ethnl_update_bool(&cfg.tx_enabled, tb[ETHTOOL_A_MM_TX_ENABLED], &mod);
 	ethnl_update_bool(&cfg.pmac_enabled, tb[ETHTOOL_A_MM_PMAC_ENABLED],
-			    &mod);
+			  &mod);
 	ethnl_update_u32(&cfg.tx_min_frag_size,
 			 tb[ETHTOOL_A_MM_TX_MIN_FRAG_SIZE], &mod);
 
 	if (!mod)
-		goto out_complete;
+		return 0;
 
 	if (cfg.verify_time > state.max_verify_time) {
 		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_ATTR(extack, tb[ETHTOOL_A_MM_VERIFY_TIME],
 				    "verifyTime exceeds device maximum");
-		ret = -ERANGE;
-		goto out_complete;
+		return -ERANGE;
 	}
 
-	ret = ops->set_mm(dev, &cfg, extack);
-	if (ret)
-		goto out_complete;
+	ret = dev->ethtool_ops->set_mm(dev, &cfg, extack);
+	return ret < 0 ? ret : 1;
+}
+
+const struct ethnl_request_ops ethnl_mm_request_ops = {
+	.request_cmd		= ETHTOOL_MSG_MM_GET,
+	.reply_cmd		= ETHTOOL_MSG_MM_GET_REPLY,
+	.hdr_attr		= ETHTOOL_A_MM_HEADER,
+	.req_info_size		= sizeof(struct mm_req_info),
+	.reply_data_size	= sizeof(struct mm_reply_data),
 
-	ethtool_notify(dev, ETHTOOL_MSG_MM_NTF, NULL);
+	.prepare_data		= mm_prepare_data,
+	.reply_size		= mm_reply_size,
+	.fill_reply		= mm_fill_reply,
 
-out_complete:
-	ethnl_ops_complete(dev);
-out_rtnl_unlock:
-	rtnl_unlock();
-out_dev_put:
-	ethnl_parse_header_dev_put(&req_info);
-	return ret;
-}
+	.set_validate		= ethnl_set_mm_validate,
+	.set			= ethnl_set_mm,
+	.set_ntf_cmd		= ETHTOOL_MSG_MM_NTF,
+};
 
 /* Returns whether a given device supports the MAC merge layer
  * (has an eMAC and a pMAC). Must be called under rtnl_lock() and
diff --git a/net/ethtool/module.c b/net/ethtool/module.c
index 898ed436b9e4..e0d539b21423 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/module.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/module.c
@@ -91,18 +91,6 @@ static int module_fill_reply(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-const struct ethnl_request_ops ethnl_module_request_ops = {
-	.request_cmd		= ETHTOOL_MSG_MODULE_GET,
-	.reply_cmd		= ETHTOOL_MSG_MODULE_GET_REPLY,
-	.hdr_attr		= ETHTOOL_A_MODULE_HEADER,
-	.req_info_size		= sizeof(struct module_req_info),
-	.reply_data_size	= sizeof(struct module_reply_data),
-
-	.prepare_data		= module_prepare_data,
-	.reply_size		= module_reply_size,
-	.fill_reply		= module_fill_reply,
-};
-
 /* MODULE_SET */
 
 const struct nla_policy ethnl_module_set_policy[ETHTOOL_A_MODULE_POWER_MODE_POLICY + 1] = {
@@ -112,69 +100,62 @@ const struct nla_policy ethnl_module_set_policy[ETHTOOL_A_MODULE_POWER_MODE_POLI
 				 ETHTOOL_MODULE_POWER_MODE_POLICY_AUTO),
 };
 
-static int module_set_power_mode(struct net_device *dev, struct nlattr **tb,
-				 bool *p_mod, struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
+static int
+ethnl_set_module_validate(struct ethnl_req_info *req_info,
+			  struct genl_info *info)
 {
-	struct ethtool_module_power_mode_params power = {};
-	struct ethtool_module_power_mode_params power_new;
-	const struct ethtool_ops *ops = dev->ethtool_ops;
-	int ret;
+	const struct ethtool_ops *ops = req_info->dev->ethtool_ops;
+	struct nlattr **tb = info->attrs;
 
 	if (!tb[ETHTOOL_A_MODULE_POWER_MODE_POLICY])
 		return 0;
 
 	if (!ops->get_module_power_mode || !ops->set_module_power_mode) {
-		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_ATTR(extack,
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_ATTR(info->extack,
 				    tb[ETHTOOL_A_MODULE_POWER_MODE_POLICY],
 				    "Setting power mode policy is not supported by this device");
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
 
-	power_new.policy = nla_get_u8(tb[ETHTOOL_A_MODULE_POWER_MODE_POLICY]);
-	ret = ops->get_module_power_mode(dev, &power, extack);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
-
-	if (power_new.policy == power.policy)
-		return 0;
-	*p_mod = true;
-
-	return ops->set_module_power_mode(dev, &power_new, extack);
+	return 1;
 }
 
-int ethnl_set_module(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
+static int
+ethnl_set_module(struct ethnl_req_info *req_info, struct genl_info *info)
 {
-	struct ethnl_req_info req_info = {};
+	struct ethtool_module_power_mode_params power = {};
+	struct ethtool_module_power_mode_params power_new;
+	const struct ethtool_ops *ops;
+	struct net_device *dev = req_info->dev;
 	struct nlattr **tb = info->attrs;
-	struct net_device *dev;
-	bool mod = false;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = ethnl_parse_header_dev_get(&req_info, tb[ETHTOOL_A_MODULE_HEADER],
-					 genl_info_net(info), info->extack,
-					 true);
+	ops = dev->ethtool_ops;
+
+	power_new.policy = nla_get_u8(tb[ETHTOOL_A_MODULE_POWER_MODE_POLICY]);
+	ret = ops->get_module_power_mode(dev, &power, info->extack);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
-	dev = req_info.dev;
 
-	rtnl_lock();
-	ret = ethnl_ops_begin(dev);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto out_rtnl;
+	if (power_new.policy == power.policy)
+		return 0;
 
-	ret = module_set_power_mode(dev, tb, &mod, info->extack);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto out_ops;
+	ret = ops->set_module_power_mode(dev, &power_new, info->extack);
+	return ret < 0 ? ret : 1;
+}
 
-	if (!mod)
-		goto out_ops;
+const struct ethnl_request_ops ethnl_module_request_ops = {
+	.request_cmd		= ETHTOOL_MSG_MODULE_GET,
+	.reply_cmd		= ETHTOOL_MSG_MODULE_GET_REPLY,
+	.hdr_attr		= ETHTOOL_A_MODULE_HEADER,
+	.req_info_size		= sizeof(struct module_req_info),
+	.reply_data_size	= sizeof(struct module_reply_data),
 
-	ethtool_notify(dev, ETHTOOL_MSG_MODULE_NTF, NULL);
+	.prepare_data		= module_prepare_data,
+	.reply_size		= module_reply_size,
+	.fill_reply		= module_fill_reply,
 
-out_ops:
-	ethnl_ops_complete(dev);
-out_rtnl:
-	rtnl_unlock();
-	ethnl_parse_header_dev_put(&req_info);
-	return ret;
-}
+	.set_validate		= ethnl_set_module_validate,
+	.set			= ethnl_set_module,
+	.set_ntf_cmd		= ETHTOOL_MSG_MODULE_NTF,
+};
diff --git a/net/ethtool/netlink.c b/net/ethtool/netlink.c
index e90ac1f0a1d7..08120095cc68 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/netlink.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/netlink.c
@@ -269,29 +269,43 @@ static const struct ethnl_request_ops *
 ethnl_default_requests[__ETHTOOL_MSG_USER_CNT] = {
 	[ETHTOOL_MSG_STRSET_GET]	= &ethnl_strset_request_ops,
 	[ETHTOOL_MSG_LINKINFO_GET]	= &ethnl_linkinfo_request_ops,
+	[ETHTOOL_MSG_LINKINFO_SET]	= &ethnl_linkinfo_request_ops,
 	[ETHTOOL_MSG_LINKMODES_GET]	= &ethnl_linkmodes_request_ops,
+	[ETHTOOL_MSG_LINKMODES_SET]	= &ethnl_linkmodes_request_ops,
 	[ETHTOOL_MSG_LINKSTATE_GET]	= &ethnl_linkstate_request_ops,
 	[ETHTOOL_MSG_DEBUG_GET]		= &ethnl_debug_request_ops,
+	[ETHTOOL_MSG_DEBUG_SET]		= &ethnl_debug_request_ops,
 	[ETHTOOL_MSG_WOL_GET]		= &ethnl_wol_request_ops,
+	[ETHTOOL_MSG_WOL_SET]		= &ethnl_wol_request_ops,
 	[ETHTOOL_MSG_FEATURES_GET]	= &ethnl_features_request_ops,
 	[ETHTOOL_MSG_PRIVFLAGS_GET]	= &ethnl_privflags_request_ops,
+	[ETHTOOL_MSG_PRIVFLAGS_SET]	= &ethnl_privflags_request_ops,
 	[ETHTOOL_MSG_RINGS_GET]		= &ethnl_rings_request_ops,
+	[ETHTOOL_MSG_RINGS_SET]		= &ethnl_rings_request_ops,
 	[ETHTOOL_MSG_CHANNELS_GET]	= &ethnl_channels_request_ops,
+	[ETHTOOL_MSG_CHANNELS_SET]	= &ethnl_channels_request_ops,
 	[ETHTOOL_MSG_COALESCE_GET]	= &ethnl_coalesce_request_ops,
+	[ETHTOOL_MSG_COALESCE_SET]	= &ethnl_coalesce_request_ops,
 	[ETHTOOL_MSG_PAUSE_GET]		= &ethnl_pause_request_ops,
 	[ETHTOOL_MSG_PAUSE_SET]		= &ethnl_pause_request_ops,
 	[ETHTOOL_MSG_EEE_GET]		= &ethnl_eee_request_ops,
+	[ETHTOOL_MSG_EEE_SET]		= &ethnl_eee_request_ops,
 	[ETHTOOL_MSG_FEC_GET]		= &ethnl_fec_request_ops,
+	[ETHTOOL_MSG_FEC_SET]		= &ethnl_fec_request_ops,
 	[ETHTOOL_MSG_TSINFO_GET]	= &ethnl_tsinfo_request_ops,
 	[ETHTOOL_MSG_MODULE_EEPROM_GET]	= &ethnl_module_eeprom_request_ops,
 	[ETHTOOL_MSG_STATS_GET]		= &ethnl_stats_request_ops,
 	[ETHTOOL_MSG_PHC_VCLOCKS_GET]	= &ethnl_phc_vclocks_request_ops,
 	[ETHTOOL_MSG_MODULE_GET]	= &ethnl_module_request_ops,
+	[ETHTOOL_MSG_MODULE_SET]	= &ethnl_module_request_ops,
 	[ETHTOOL_MSG_PSE_GET]		= &ethnl_pse_request_ops,
+	[ETHTOOL_MSG_PSE_SET]		= &ethnl_pse_request_ops,
 	[ETHTOOL_MSG_RSS_GET]		= &ethnl_rss_request_ops,
 	[ETHTOOL_MSG_PLCA_GET_CFG]	= &ethnl_plca_cfg_request_ops,
+	[ETHTOOL_MSG_PLCA_SET_CFG]	= &ethnl_plca_cfg_request_ops,
 	[ETHTOOL_MSG_PLCA_GET_STATUS]	= &ethnl_plca_status_request_ops,
 	[ETHTOOL_MSG_MM_GET]		= &ethnl_mm_request_ops,
+	[ETHTOOL_MSG_MM_SET]		= &ethnl_mm_request_ops,
 };
 
 static struct ethnl_dump_ctx *ethnl_dump_context(struct netlink_callback *cb)
@@ -814,7 +828,7 @@ static const struct genl_ops ethtool_genl_ops[] = {
 	{
 		.cmd	= ETHTOOL_MSG_LINKINFO_SET,
 		.flags	= GENL_UNS_ADMIN_PERM,
-		.doit	= ethnl_set_linkinfo,
+		.doit	= ethnl_default_set_doit,
 		.policy = ethnl_linkinfo_set_policy,
 		.maxattr = ARRAY_SIZE(ethnl_linkinfo_set_policy) - 1,
 	},
@@ -830,7 +844,7 @@ static const struct genl_ops ethtool_genl_ops[] = {
 	{
 		.cmd	= ETHTOOL_MSG_LINKMODES_SET,
 		.flags	= GENL_UNS_ADMIN_PERM,
-		.doit	= ethnl_set_linkmodes,
+		.doit	= ethnl_default_set_doit,
 		.policy = ethnl_linkmodes_set_policy,
 		.maxattr = ARRAY_SIZE(ethnl_linkmodes_set_policy) - 1,
 	},
@@ -855,7 +869,7 @@ static const struct genl_ops ethtool_genl_ops[] = {
 	{
 		.cmd	= ETHTOOL_MSG_DEBUG_SET,
 		.flags	= GENL_UNS_ADMIN_PERM,
-		.doit	= ethnl_set_debug,
+		.doit	= ethnl_default_set_doit,
 		.policy = ethnl_debug_set_policy,
 		.maxattr = ARRAY_SIZE(ethnl_debug_set_policy) - 1,
 	},
@@ -872,7 +886,7 @@ static const struct genl_ops ethtool_genl_ops[] = {
 	{
 		.cmd	= ETHTOOL_MSG_WOL_SET,
 		.flags	= GENL_UNS_ADMIN_PERM,
-		.doit	= ethnl_set_wol,
+		.doit	= ethnl_default_set_doit,
 		.policy = ethnl_wol_set_policy,
 		.maxattr = ARRAY_SIZE(ethnl_wol_set_policy) - 1,
 	},
@@ -904,7 +918,7 @@ static const struct genl_ops ethtool_genl_ops[] = {
 	{
 		.cmd	= ETHTOOL_MSG_PRIVFLAGS_SET,
 		.flags	= GENL_UNS_ADMIN_PERM,
-		.doit	= ethnl_set_privflags,
+		.doit	= ethnl_default_set_doit,
 		.policy = ethnl_privflags_set_policy,
 		.maxattr = ARRAY_SIZE(ethnl_privflags_set_policy) - 1,
 	},
@@ -920,7 +934,7 @@ static const struct genl_ops ethtool_genl_ops[] = {
 	{
 		.cmd	= ETHTOOL_MSG_RINGS_SET,
 		.flags	= GENL_UNS_ADMIN_PERM,
-		.doit	= ethnl_set_rings,
+		.doit	= ethnl_default_set_doit,
 		.policy = ethnl_rings_set_policy,
 		.maxattr = ARRAY_SIZE(ethnl_rings_set_policy) - 1,
 	},
@@ -936,7 +950,7 @@ static const struct genl_ops ethtool_genl_ops[] = {
 	{
 		.cmd	= ETHTOOL_MSG_CHANNELS_SET,
 		.flags	= GENL_UNS_ADMIN_PERM,
-		.doit	= ethnl_set_channels,
+		.doit	= ethnl_default_set_doit,
 		.policy = ethnl_channels_set_policy,
 		.maxattr = ARRAY_SIZE(ethnl_channels_set_policy) - 1,
 	},
@@ -952,7 +966,7 @@ static const struct genl_ops ethtool_genl_ops[] = {
 	{
 		.cmd	= ETHTOOL_MSG_COALESCE_SET,
 		.flags	= GENL_UNS_ADMIN_PERM,
-		.doit	= ethnl_set_coalesce,
+		.doit	= ethnl_default_set_doit,
 		.policy = ethnl_coalesce_set_policy,
 		.maxattr = ARRAY_SIZE(ethnl_coalesce_set_policy) - 1,
 	},
@@ -984,7 +998,7 @@ static const struct genl_ops ethtool_genl_ops[] = {
 	{
 		.cmd	= ETHTOOL_MSG_EEE_SET,
 		.flags	= GENL_UNS_ADMIN_PERM,
-		.doit	= ethnl_set_eee,
+		.doit	= ethnl_default_set_doit,
 		.policy = ethnl_eee_set_policy,
 		.maxattr = ARRAY_SIZE(ethnl_eee_set_policy) - 1,
 	},
@@ -1031,7 +1045,7 @@ static const struct genl_ops ethtool_genl_ops[] = {
 	{
 		.cmd	= ETHTOOL_MSG_FEC_SET,
 		.flags	= GENL_UNS_ADMIN_PERM,
-		.doit	= ethnl_set_fec,
+		.doit	= ethnl_default_set_doit,
 		.policy = ethnl_fec_set_policy,
 		.maxattr = ARRAY_SIZE(ethnl_fec_set_policy) - 1,
 	},
@@ -1075,7 +1089,7 @@ static const struct genl_ops ethtool_genl_ops[] = {
 	{
 		.cmd	= ETHTOOL_MSG_MODULE_SET,
 		.flags	= GENL_UNS_ADMIN_PERM,
-		.doit	= ethnl_set_module,
+		.doit	= ethnl_default_set_doit,
 		.policy = ethnl_module_set_policy,
 		.maxattr = ARRAY_SIZE(ethnl_module_set_policy) - 1,
 	},
@@ -1091,7 +1105,7 @@ static const struct genl_ops ethtool_genl_ops[] = {
 	{
 		.cmd	= ETHTOOL_MSG_PSE_SET,
 		.flags	= GENL_UNS_ADMIN_PERM,
-		.doit	= ethnl_set_pse,
+		.doit	= ethnl_default_set_doit,
 		.policy = ethnl_pse_set_policy,
 		.maxattr = ARRAY_SIZE(ethnl_pse_set_policy) - 1,
 	},
@@ -1113,7 +1127,7 @@ static const struct genl_ops ethtool_genl_ops[] = {
 	{
 		.cmd	= ETHTOOL_MSG_PLCA_SET_CFG,
 		.flags	= GENL_UNS_ADMIN_PERM,
-		.doit	= ethnl_set_plca_cfg,
+		.doit	= ethnl_default_set_doit,
 		.policy = ethnl_plca_set_cfg_policy,
 		.maxattr = ARRAY_SIZE(ethnl_plca_set_cfg_policy) - 1,
 	},
@@ -1138,7 +1152,7 @@ static const struct genl_ops ethtool_genl_ops[] = {
 	{
 		.cmd	= ETHTOOL_MSG_MM_SET,
 		.flags	= GENL_UNS_ADMIN_PERM,
-		.doit	= ethnl_set_mm,
+		.doit	= ethnl_default_set_doit,
 		.policy = ethnl_mm_set_policy,
 		.maxattr = ARRAY_SIZE(ethnl_mm_set_policy) - 1,
 	},
diff --git a/net/ethtool/netlink.h b/net/ethtool/netlink.h
index aca4bdb637a6..ae0732460e88 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/netlink.h
+++ b/net/ethtool/netlink.h
@@ -442,26 +442,12 @@ extern const struct nla_policy ethnl_plca_get_status_policy[ETHTOOL_A_PLCA_HEADE
 extern const struct nla_policy ethnl_mm_get_policy[ETHTOOL_A_MM_HEADER + 1];
 extern const struct nla_policy ethnl_mm_set_policy[ETHTOOL_A_MM_MAX + 1];
 
-int ethnl_set_linkinfo(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
-int ethnl_set_linkmodes(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
-int ethnl_set_debug(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
-int ethnl_set_wol(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
 int ethnl_set_features(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
-int ethnl_set_privflags(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
-int ethnl_set_rings(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
-int ethnl_set_channels(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
-int ethnl_set_coalesce(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
-int ethnl_set_eee(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
 int ethnl_act_cable_test(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
 int ethnl_act_cable_test_tdr(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
 int ethnl_tunnel_info_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
 int ethnl_tunnel_info_start(struct netlink_callback *cb);
 int ethnl_tunnel_info_dumpit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb);
-int ethnl_set_fec(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
-int ethnl_set_module(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
-int ethnl_set_pse(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
-int ethnl_set_plca_cfg(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
-int ethnl_set_mm(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
 
 extern const char stats_std_names[__ETHTOOL_STATS_CNT][ETH_GSTRING_LEN];
 extern const char stats_eth_phy_names[__ETHTOOL_A_STATS_ETH_PHY_CNT][ETH_GSTRING_LEN];
diff --git a/net/ethtool/plca.c b/net/ethtool/plca.c
index be7404dc9ef2..5a8cab4df0c9 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/plca.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/plca.c
@@ -112,18 +112,6 @@ static int plca_get_cfg_fill_reply(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	return 0;
 };
 
-const struct ethnl_request_ops ethnl_plca_cfg_request_ops = {
-	.request_cmd		= ETHTOOL_MSG_PLCA_GET_CFG,
-	.reply_cmd		= ETHTOOL_MSG_PLCA_GET_CFG_REPLY,
-	.hdr_attr		= ETHTOOL_A_PLCA_HEADER,
-	.req_info_size		= sizeof(struct plca_req_info),
-	.reply_data_size	= sizeof(struct plca_reply_data),
-
-	.prepare_data		= plca_get_cfg_prepare_data,
-	.reply_size		= plca_get_cfg_reply_size,
-	.fill_reply		= plca_get_cfg_fill_reply,
-};
-
 // PLCA set configuration message ------------------------------------------- //
 
 const struct nla_policy ethnl_plca_set_cfg_policy[] = {
@@ -137,42 +125,23 @@ const struct nla_policy ethnl_plca_set_cfg_policy[] = {
 	[ETHTOOL_A_PLCA_BURST_TMR]	= NLA_POLICY_MAX(NLA_U32, 255),
 };
 
-int ethnl_set_plca_cfg(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
+static int
+ethnl_set_plca(struct ethnl_req_info *req_info, struct genl_info *info)
 {
-	struct ethnl_req_info req_info = {};
-	struct nlattr **tb = info->attrs;
+	struct net_device *dev = req_info->dev;
 	const struct ethtool_phy_ops *ops;
+	struct nlattr **tb = info->attrs;
 	struct phy_plca_cfg plca_cfg;
-	struct net_device *dev;
 	bool mod = false;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = ethnl_parse_header_dev_get(&req_info,
-					 tb[ETHTOOL_A_PLCA_HEADER],
-					 genl_info_net(info), info->extack,
-					 true);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
-
-	dev = req_info.dev;
-
-	rtnl_lock();
-
 	// check that the PHY device is available and connected
-	if (!dev->phydev) {
-		ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
-		goto out_rtnl;
-	}
+	if (!dev->phydev)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	ops = ethtool_phy_ops;
-	if (!ops || !ops->set_plca_cfg) {
-		ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
-		goto out_rtnl;
-	}
-
-	ret = ethnl_ops_begin(dev);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto out_rtnl;
+	if (!ops || !ops->set_plca_cfg)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	memset(&plca_cfg, 0xff, sizeof(plca_cfg));
 	plca_update_sint(&plca_cfg.enabled, tb[ETHTOOL_A_PLCA_ENABLED], &mod);
@@ -183,25 +152,27 @@ int ethnl_set_plca_cfg(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 			 &mod);
 	plca_update_sint(&plca_cfg.burst_tmr, tb[ETHTOOL_A_PLCA_BURST_TMR],
 			 &mod);
-
-	ret = 0;
 	if (!mod)
-		goto out_ops;
+		return 0;
 
 	ret = ops->set_plca_cfg(dev->phydev, &plca_cfg, info->extack);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto out_ops;
+	return ret < 0 ? ret : 1;
+}
 
-	ethtool_notify(dev, ETHTOOL_MSG_PLCA_NTF, NULL);
+const struct ethnl_request_ops ethnl_plca_cfg_request_ops = {
+	.request_cmd		= ETHTOOL_MSG_PLCA_GET_CFG,
+	.reply_cmd		= ETHTOOL_MSG_PLCA_GET_CFG_REPLY,
+	.hdr_attr		= ETHTOOL_A_PLCA_HEADER,
+	.req_info_size		= sizeof(struct plca_req_info),
+	.reply_data_size	= sizeof(struct plca_reply_data),
 
-out_ops:
-	ethnl_ops_complete(dev);
-out_rtnl:
-	rtnl_unlock();
-	ethnl_parse_header_dev_put(&req_info);
+	.prepare_data		= plca_get_cfg_prepare_data,
+	.reply_size		= plca_get_cfg_reply_size,
+	.fill_reply		= plca_get_cfg_fill_reply,
 
-	return ret;
-}
+	.set			= ethnl_set_plca,
+	.set_ntf_cmd		= ETHTOOL_MSG_PLCA_NTF,
+};
 
 // PLCA get status message -------------------------------------------------- //
 
diff --git a/net/ethtool/privflags.c b/net/ethtool/privflags.c
index 4c7bfa81e4ab..23264a1ebf12 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/privflags.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/privflags.c
@@ -118,19 +118,6 @@ static void privflags_cleanup_data(struct ethnl_reply_data *reply_data)
 	kfree(data->priv_flag_names);
 }
 
-const struct ethnl_request_ops ethnl_privflags_request_ops = {
-	.request_cmd		= ETHTOOL_MSG_PRIVFLAGS_GET,
-	.reply_cmd		= ETHTOOL_MSG_PRIVFLAGS_GET_REPLY,
-	.hdr_attr		= ETHTOOL_A_PRIVFLAGS_HEADER,
-	.req_info_size		= sizeof(struct privflags_req_info),
-	.reply_data_size	= sizeof(struct privflags_reply_data),
-
-	.prepare_data		= privflags_prepare_data,
-	.reply_size		= privflags_reply_size,
-	.fill_reply		= privflags_fill_reply,
-	.cleanup_data		= privflags_cleanup_data,
-};
-
 /* PRIVFLAGS_SET */
 
 const struct nla_policy ethnl_privflags_set_policy[] = {
@@ -139,63 +126,70 @@ const struct nla_policy ethnl_privflags_set_policy[] = {
 	[ETHTOOL_A_PRIVFLAGS_FLAGS]		= { .type = NLA_NESTED },
 };
 
-int ethnl_set_privflags(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
+static int
+ethnl_set_privflags_validate(struct ethnl_req_info *req_info,
+			     struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	const struct ethtool_ops *ops = req_info->dev->ethtool_ops;
+
+	if (!info->attrs[ETHTOOL_A_PRIVFLAGS_FLAGS])
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (!ops->get_priv_flags || !ops->set_priv_flags ||
+	    !ops->get_sset_count || !ops->get_strings)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	return 1;
+}
+
+static int
+ethnl_set_privflags(struct ethnl_req_info *req_info, struct genl_info *info)
 {
 	const char (*names)[ETH_GSTRING_LEN] = NULL;
-	struct ethnl_req_info req_info = {};
+	struct net_device *dev = req_info->dev;
 	struct nlattr **tb = info->attrs;
-	const struct ethtool_ops *ops;
-	struct net_device *dev;
 	unsigned int nflags;
 	bool mod = false;
 	bool compact;
 	u32 flags;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (!tb[ETHTOOL_A_PRIVFLAGS_FLAGS])
-		return -EINVAL;
 	ret = ethnl_bitset_is_compact(tb[ETHTOOL_A_PRIVFLAGS_FLAGS], &compact);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
-	ret = ethnl_parse_header_dev_get(&req_info,
-					 tb[ETHTOOL_A_PRIVFLAGS_HEADER],
-					 genl_info_net(info), info->extack,
-					 true);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
-	dev = req_info.dev;
-	ops = dev->ethtool_ops;
-	ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
-	if (!ops->get_priv_flags || !ops->set_priv_flags ||
-	    !ops->get_sset_count || !ops->get_strings)
-		goto out_dev;
 
-	rtnl_lock();
-	ret = ethnl_ops_begin(dev);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto out_rtnl;
 	ret = ethnl_get_priv_flags_info(dev, &nflags, compact ? NULL : &names);
 	if (ret < 0)
-		goto out_ops;
-	flags = ops->get_priv_flags(dev);
+		return ret;
+	flags = dev->ethtool_ops->get_priv_flags(dev);
 
 	ret = ethnl_update_bitset32(&flags, nflags,
 				    tb[ETHTOOL_A_PRIVFLAGS_FLAGS], names,
 				    info->extack, &mod);
 	if (ret < 0 || !mod)
 		goto out_free;
-	ret = ops->set_priv_flags(dev, flags);
+	ret = dev->ethtool_ops->set_priv_flags(dev, flags);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out_free;
-	ethtool_notify(dev, ETHTOOL_MSG_PRIVFLAGS_NTF, NULL);
+	ret = 1;
 
 out_free:
 	kfree(names);
-out_ops:
-	ethnl_ops_complete(dev);
-out_rtnl:
-	rtnl_unlock();
-out_dev:
-	ethnl_parse_header_dev_put(&req_info);
 	return ret;
 }
+
+const struct ethnl_request_ops ethnl_privflags_request_ops = {
+	.request_cmd		= ETHTOOL_MSG_PRIVFLAGS_GET,
+	.reply_cmd		= ETHTOOL_MSG_PRIVFLAGS_GET_REPLY,
+	.hdr_attr		= ETHTOOL_A_PRIVFLAGS_HEADER,
+	.req_info_size		= sizeof(struct privflags_req_info),
+	.reply_data_size	= sizeof(struct privflags_reply_data),
+
+	.prepare_data		= privflags_prepare_data,
+	.reply_size		= privflags_reply_size,
+	.fill_reply		= privflags_fill_reply,
+	.cleanup_data		= privflags_cleanup_data,
+
+	.set_validate		= ethnl_set_privflags_validate,
+	.set			= ethnl_set_privflags,
+	.set_ntf_cmd		= ETHTOOL_MSG_PRIVFLAGS_NTF,
+};
diff --git a/net/ethtool/pse-pd.c b/net/ethtool/pse-pd.c
index e8683e485dc9..a5b607b0a652 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/pse-pd.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/pse-pd.c
@@ -106,18 +106,6 @@ static int pse_fill_reply(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-const struct ethnl_request_ops ethnl_pse_request_ops = {
-	.request_cmd		= ETHTOOL_MSG_PSE_GET,
-	.reply_cmd		= ETHTOOL_MSG_PSE_GET_REPLY,
-	.hdr_attr		= ETHTOOL_A_PSE_HEADER,
-	.req_info_size		= sizeof(struct pse_req_info),
-	.reply_data_size	= sizeof(struct pse_reply_data),
-
-	.prepare_data		= pse_prepare_data,
-	.reply_size		= pse_reply_size,
-	.fill_reply		= pse_fill_reply,
-};
-
 /* PSE_SET */
 
 const struct nla_policy ethnl_pse_set_policy[ETHTOOL_A_PSE_MAX + 1] = {
@@ -127,59 +115,50 @@ const struct nla_policy ethnl_pse_set_policy[ETHTOOL_A_PSE_MAX + 1] = {
 				 ETHTOOL_PODL_PSE_ADMIN_STATE_ENABLED),
 };
 
-static int pse_set_pse_config(struct net_device *dev,
-			      struct netlink_ext_ack *extack,
-			      struct nlattr **tb)
+static int
+ethnl_set_pse_validate(struct ethnl_req_info *req_info, struct genl_info *info)
 {
-	struct phy_device *phydev = dev->phydev;
-	struct pse_control_config config = {};
+	return !!info->attrs[ETHTOOL_A_PODL_PSE_ADMIN_CONTROL];
+}
 
-	/* Optional attribute. Do not return error if not set. */
-	if (!tb[ETHTOOL_A_PODL_PSE_ADMIN_CONTROL])
-		return 0;
+static int
+ethnl_set_pse(struct ethnl_req_info *req_info, struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	struct net_device *dev = req_info->dev;
+	struct pse_control_config config = {};
+	struct nlattr **tb = info->attrs;
+	struct phy_device *phydev;
 
 	/* this values are already validated by the ethnl_pse_set_policy */
 	config.admin_cotrol = nla_get_u32(tb[ETHTOOL_A_PODL_PSE_ADMIN_CONTROL]);
 
+	phydev = dev->phydev;
 	if (!phydev) {
-		NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "No PHY is attached");
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG(info->extack, "No PHY is attached");
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
 
 	if (!phydev->psec) {
-		NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "No PSE is attached");
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG(info->extack, "No PSE is attached");
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
 
-	return pse_ethtool_set_config(phydev->psec, extack, &config);
+	/* Return errno directly - PSE has no notification */
+	return pse_ethtool_set_config(phydev->psec, info->extack, &config);
 }
 
-int ethnl_set_pse(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
-{
-	struct ethnl_req_info req_info = {};
-	struct nlattr **tb = info->attrs;
-	struct net_device *dev;
-	int ret;
-
-	ret = ethnl_parse_header_dev_get(&req_info, tb[ETHTOOL_A_PSE_HEADER],
-					 genl_info_net(info), info->extack,
-					 true);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
-
-	dev = req_info.dev;
-
-	rtnl_lock();
-	ret = ethnl_ops_begin(dev);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto out_rtnl;
-
-	ret = pse_set_pse_config(dev, info->extack, tb);
-	ethnl_ops_complete(dev);
-out_rtnl:
-	rtnl_unlock();
+const struct ethnl_request_ops ethnl_pse_request_ops = {
+	.request_cmd		= ETHTOOL_MSG_PSE_GET,
+	.reply_cmd		= ETHTOOL_MSG_PSE_GET_REPLY,
+	.hdr_attr		= ETHTOOL_A_PSE_HEADER,
+	.req_info_size		= sizeof(struct pse_req_info),
+	.reply_data_size	= sizeof(struct pse_reply_data),
 
-	ethnl_parse_header_dev_put(&req_info);
+	.prepare_data		= pse_prepare_data,
+	.reply_size		= pse_reply_size,
+	.fill_reply		= pse_fill_reply,
 
-	return ret;
-}
+	.set_validate		= ethnl_set_pse_validate,
+	.set			= ethnl_set_pse,
+	/* PSE has no notification */
+};
diff --git a/net/ethtool/rings.c b/net/ethtool/rings.c
index fa3ec8d438f7..2a2d3539630c 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/rings.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/rings.c
@@ -102,18 +102,6 @@ static int rings_fill_reply(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-const struct ethnl_request_ops ethnl_rings_request_ops = {
-	.request_cmd		= ETHTOOL_MSG_RINGS_GET,
-	.reply_cmd		= ETHTOOL_MSG_RINGS_GET_REPLY,
-	.hdr_attr		= ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_HEADER,
-	.req_info_size		= sizeof(struct rings_req_info),
-	.reply_data_size	= sizeof(struct rings_reply_data),
-
-	.prepare_data		= rings_prepare_data,
-	.reply_size		= rings_reply_size,
-	.fill_reply		= rings_fill_reply,
-};
-
 /* RINGS_SET */
 
 const struct nla_policy ethnl_rings_set_policy[] = {
@@ -128,62 +116,53 @@ const struct nla_policy ethnl_rings_set_policy[] = {
 	[ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_TX_PUSH]		= NLA_POLICY_MAX(NLA_U8, 1),
 };
 
-int ethnl_set_rings(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
+static int
+ethnl_set_rings_validate(struct ethnl_req_info *req_info,
+			 struct genl_info *info)
 {
-	struct kernel_ethtool_ringparam kernel_ringparam = {};
-	struct ethtool_ringparam ringparam = {};
-	struct ethnl_req_info req_info = {};
+	const struct ethtool_ops *ops = req_info->dev->ethtool_ops;
 	struct nlattr **tb = info->attrs;
-	const struct nlattr *err_attr;
-	const struct ethtool_ops *ops;
-	struct net_device *dev;
-	bool mod = false;
-	int ret;
-
-	ret = ethnl_parse_header_dev_get(&req_info,
-					 tb[ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_HEADER],
-					 genl_info_net(info), info->extack,
-					 true);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
-	dev = req_info.dev;
-	ops = dev->ethtool_ops;
-	ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
-	if (!ops->get_ringparam || !ops->set_ringparam)
-		goto out_dev;
 
 	if (tb[ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_RX_BUF_LEN] &&
 	    !(ops->supported_ring_params & ETHTOOL_RING_USE_RX_BUF_LEN)) {
-		ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_ATTR(info->extack,
 				    tb[ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_RX_BUF_LEN],
 				    "setting rx buf len not supported");
-		goto out_dev;
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
 
 	if (tb[ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_CQE_SIZE] &&
 	    !(ops->supported_ring_params & ETHTOOL_RING_USE_CQE_SIZE)) {
-		ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_ATTR(info->extack,
 				    tb[ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_CQE_SIZE],
 				    "setting cqe size not supported");
-		goto out_dev;
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
 
 	if (tb[ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_TX_PUSH] &&
 	    !(ops->supported_ring_params & ETHTOOL_RING_USE_TX_PUSH)) {
-		ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_ATTR(info->extack,
 				    tb[ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_TX_PUSH],
 				    "setting tx push not supported");
-		goto out_dev;
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
 
-	rtnl_lock();
-	ret = ethnl_ops_begin(dev);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto out_rtnl;
-	ops->get_ringparam(dev, &ringparam, &kernel_ringparam, info->extack);
+	return ops->get_ringparam && ops->set_ringparam ? 1 : -EOPNOTSUPP;
+}
+
+static int
+ethnl_set_rings(struct ethnl_req_info *req_info, struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	struct kernel_ethtool_ringparam kernel_ringparam = {};
+	struct ethtool_ringparam ringparam = {};
+	struct net_device *dev = req_info->dev;
+	struct nlattr **tb = info->attrs;
+	const struct nlattr *err_attr;
+	bool mod = false;
+	int ret;
+
+	dev->ethtool_ops->get_ringparam(dev, &ringparam,
+					&kernel_ringparam, info->extack);
 
 	ethnl_update_u32(&ringparam.rx_pending, tb[ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_RX], &mod);
 	ethnl_update_u32(&ringparam.rx_mini_pending,
@@ -197,9 +176,8 @@ int ethnl_set_rings(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 			 tb[ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_CQE_SIZE], &mod);
 	ethnl_update_u8(&kernel_ringparam.tx_push,
 			tb[ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_TX_PUSH], &mod);
-	ret = 0;
 	if (!mod)
-		goto out_ops;
+		return 0;
 
 	/* ensure new ring parameters are within limits */
 	if (ringparam.rx_pending > ringparam.rx_max_pending)
@@ -213,23 +191,28 @@ int ethnl_set_rings(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	else
 		err_attr = NULL;
 	if (err_attr) {
-		ret = -EINVAL;
 		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_ATTR(info->extack, err_attr,
 				    "requested ring size exceeds maximum");
-		goto out_ops;
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	ret = dev->ethtool_ops->set_ringparam(dev, &ringparam,
 					      &kernel_ringparam, info->extack);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto out_ops;
-	ethtool_notify(dev, ETHTOOL_MSG_RINGS_NTF, NULL);
-
-out_ops:
-	ethnl_ops_complete(dev);
-out_rtnl:
-	rtnl_unlock();
-out_dev:
-	ethnl_parse_header_dev_put(&req_info);
-	return ret;
+	return ret < 0 ? ret : 1;
 }
+
+const struct ethnl_request_ops ethnl_rings_request_ops = {
+	.request_cmd		= ETHTOOL_MSG_RINGS_GET,
+	.reply_cmd		= ETHTOOL_MSG_RINGS_GET_REPLY,
+	.hdr_attr		= ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_HEADER,
+	.req_info_size		= sizeof(struct rings_req_info),
+	.reply_data_size	= sizeof(struct rings_reply_data),
+
+	.prepare_data		= rings_prepare_data,
+	.reply_size		= rings_reply_size,
+	.fill_reply		= rings_fill_reply,
+
+	.set_validate		= ethnl_set_rings_validate,
+	.set			= ethnl_set_rings,
+	.set_ntf_cmd		= ETHTOOL_MSG_RINGS_NTF,
+};
diff --git a/net/ethtool/wol.c b/net/ethtool/wol.c
index 88f435e76481..a4a43d9e6e9d 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/wol.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/wol.c
@@ -82,18 +82,6 @@ static int wol_fill_reply(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-const struct ethnl_request_ops ethnl_wol_request_ops = {
-	.request_cmd		= ETHTOOL_MSG_WOL_GET,
-	.reply_cmd		= ETHTOOL_MSG_WOL_GET_REPLY,
-	.hdr_attr		= ETHTOOL_A_WOL_HEADER,
-	.req_info_size		= sizeof(struct wol_req_info),
-	.reply_data_size	= sizeof(struct wol_reply_data),
-
-	.prepare_data		= wol_prepare_data,
-	.reply_size		= wol_reply_size,
-	.fill_reply		= wol_fill_reply,
-};
-
 /* WOL_SET */
 
 const struct nla_policy ethnl_wol_set_policy[] = {
@@ -104,67 +92,66 @@ const struct nla_policy ethnl_wol_set_policy[] = {
 					    .len = SOPASS_MAX },
 };
 
-int ethnl_set_wol(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
+static int
+ethnl_set_wol_validate(struct ethnl_req_info *req_info, struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	const struct ethtool_ops *ops = req_info->dev->ethtool_ops;
+
+	return ops->get_wol && ops->set_wol ? 1 : -EOPNOTSUPP;
+}
+
+static int
+ethnl_set_wol(struct ethnl_req_info *req_info, struct genl_info *info)
 {
 	struct ethtool_wolinfo wol = { .cmd = ETHTOOL_GWOL };
-	struct ethnl_req_info req_info = {};
+	struct net_device *dev = req_info->dev;
 	struct nlattr **tb = info->attrs;
-	struct net_device *dev;
 	bool mod = false;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = ethnl_parse_header_dev_get(&req_info, tb[ETHTOOL_A_WOL_HEADER],
-					 genl_info_net(info), info->extack,
-					 true);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
-	dev = req_info.dev;
-	ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
-	if (!dev->ethtool_ops->get_wol || !dev->ethtool_ops->set_wol)
-		goto out_dev;
-
-	rtnl_lock();
-	ret = ethnl_ops_begin(dev);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto out_rtnl;
-
 	dev->ethtool_ops->get_wol(dev, &wol);
 	ret = ethnl_update_bitset32(&wol.wolopts, WOL_MODE_COUNT,
 				    tb[ETHTOOL_A_WOL_MODES], wol_mode_names,
 				    info->extack, &mod);
 	if (ret < 0)
-		goto out_ops;
+		return ret;
 	if (wol.wolopts & ~wol.supported) {
 		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_ATTR(info->extack, tb[ETHTOOL_A_WOL_MODES],
 				    "cannot enable unsupported WoL mode");
-		ret = -EINVAL;
-		goto out_ops;
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 	if (tb[ETHTOOL_A_WOL_SOPASS]) {
 		if (!(wol.supported & WAKE_MAGICSECURE)) {
 			NL_SET_ERR_MSG_ATTR(info->extack,
 					    tb[ETHTOOL_A_WOL_SOPASS],
 					    "magicsecure not supported, cannot set password");
-			ret = -EINVAL;
-			goto out_ops;
+			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 		ethnl_update_binary(wol.sopass, sizeof(wol.sopass),
 				    tb[ETHTOOL_A_WOL_SOPASS], &mod);
 	}
 
 	if (!mod)
-		goto out_ops;
+		return 0;
 	ret = dev->ethtool_ops->set_wol(dev, &wol);
 	if (ret)
-		goto out_ops;
+		return ret;
 	dev->wol_enabled = !!wol.wolopts;
-	ethtool_notify(dev, ETHTOOL_MSG_WOL_NTF, NULL);
-
-out_ops:
-	ethnl_ops_complete(dev);
-out_rtnl:
-	rtnl_unlock();
-out_dev:
-	ethnl_parse_header_dev_put(&req_info);
-	return ret;
+	return 1;
 }
+
+const struct ethnl_request_ops ethnl_wol_request_ops = {
+	.request_cmd		= ETHTOOL_MSG_WOL_GET,
+	.reply_cmd		= ETHTOOL_MSG_WOL_GET_REPLY,
+	.hdr_attr		= ETHTOOL_A_WOL_HEADER,
+	.req_info_size		= sizeof(struct wol_req_info),
+	.reply_data_size	= sizeof(struct wol_reply_data),
+
+	.prepare_data		= wol_prepare_data,
+	.reply_size		= wol_reply_size,
+	.fill_reply		= wol_fill_reply,
+
+	.set_validate		= ethnl_set_wol_validate,
+	.set			= ethnl_set_wol,
+	.set_ntf_cmd		= ETHTOOL_MSG_WOL_NTF,
+};
-- 
2.39.1

Re: [PATCH net-next v2 0/2] ethtool: netlink: handle SET intro/outro in the common code

[patchwork-bot+netdevbpf]

Hello:

This series was applied to netdev/net-next.git (master)
by David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>:

On Wed, 25 Jan 2023 15:05:17 -0800 you wrote:
> Factor out the boilerplate code from SET handlers to common code.
> 
> I volunteered to refactor the extack in GET in a conversation
> with Vladimir but I gave up.
> 
> The handling of failures during dump in GET handlers is a bit
> unclear to me. Some code uses presence of info as indication
> of dump and tries to avoid reporting errors altogether
> (including extack messages).
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net-next,v2,1/2] ethtool: netlink: handle SET intro/outro in the common code
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/99132b6eb792
  - [net-next,v2,2/2] ethtool: netlink: convert commands to common SET
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/04007961bfaf

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