diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/thunder_bgx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/thunder_bgx.c
index 2f85b64f01fa..1e4695270da6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/thunder_bgx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/thunder_bgx.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ struct lmac {
 	u8                      lmac_type;
 	u8                      lane_to_sds;
 	bool                    use_training;
+	bool                    autoneg;
 	bool			link_up;
 	int			lmacid; /* ID within BGX */
 	int			lmacid_bd; /* ID on board */
@@ -461,7 +462,17 @@ static int bgx_lmac_sgmii_init(struct bgx *bgx, struct lmac *lmac)
 	/* power down, reset autoneg, autoneg enable */
 	cfg = bgx_reg_read(bgx, lmacid, BGX_GMP_PCS_MRX_CTL);
 	cfg &= ~PCS_MRX_CTL_PWR_DN;
-	cfg |= (PCS_MRX_CTL_RST_AN | PCS_MRX_CTL_AN_EN);
+	cfg |= PCS_MRX_CTL_RST_AN;
+	if (lmac->phydev) {
+		cfg |= PCS_MRX_CTL_AN_EN;
+	} else {
+		/* In scenarios where PHY driver is not present or it's a
+		 * non-standard PHY, FW sets AN_EN to inform Linux driver
+		 * to do auto-neg and link polling or not.
+		 */
+		if (cfg & PCS_MRX_CTL_AN_EN)
+			lmac->autoneg = true;
+	}
 	bgx_reg_write(bgx, lmacid, BGX_GMP_PCS_MRX_CTL, cfg);
 
 	if (lmac->lmac_type == BGX_MODE_QSGMII) {
@@ -472,7 +483,7 @@ static int bgx_lmac_sgmii_init(struct bgx *bgx, struct lmac *lmac)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	if (lmac->lmac_type == BGX_MODE_SGMII) {
+	if ((lmac->lmac_type == BGX_MODE_SGMII) && lmac->phydev) {
 		if (bgx_poll_reg(bgx, lmacid, BGX_GMP_PCS_MRX_STATUS,
 				 PCS_MRX_STATUS_AN_CPT, false)) {
 			dev_err(&bgx->pdev->dev, "BGX AN_CPT not completed\n");
@@ -678,12 +689,71 @@ static int bgx_xaui_check_link(struct lmac *lmac)
 	return -1;
 }
 
+static void bgx_poll_for_sgmii_link(struct lmac *lmac)
+{
+	u64 pcs_link, an_result;
+	u8 speed;
+
+	pcs_link = bgx_reg_read(lmac->bgx, lmac->lmacid,
+				BGX_GMP_PCS_MRX_STATUS);
+
+	/*Link state bit is sticky, read it again*/
+	if (!(pcs_link & PCS_MRX_STATUS_LINK))
+		pcs_link = bgx_reg_read(lmac->bgx, lmac->lmacid,
+					BGX_GMP_PCS_MRX_STATUS);
+
+	if (bgx_poll_reg(lmac->bgx, lmac->lmacid, BGX_GMP_PCS_MRX_STATUS,
+			 PCS_MRX_STATUS_AN_CPT, false)) {
+		lmac->link_up = false;
+		lmac->last_speed = SPEED_UNKNOWN;
+		lmac->last_duplex = DUPLEX_UNKNOWN;
+		goto next_poll;
+	}
+
+	lmac->link_up = ((pcs_link & PCS_MRX_STATUS_LINK) != 0) ? true : false;
+	an_result = bgx_reg_read(lmac->bgx, lmac->lmacid,
+				 BGX_GMP_PCS_ANX_AN_RESULTS);
+
+	speed = (an_result >> 3) & 0x3;
+	lmac->last_duplex = (an_result >> 1) & 0x1;
+	switch (speed) {
+	case 0:
+		lmac->last_speed = 10;
+		break;
+	case 1:
+		lmac->last_speed = 100;
+		break;
+	case 2:
+		lmac->last_speed = 1000;
+		break;
+	default:
+		lmac->link_up = false;
+		lmac->last_speed = SPEED_UNKNOWN;
+		lmac->last_duplex = DUPLEX_UNKNOWN;
+		break;
+	}
+
+next_poll:
+
+	if (lmac->last_link != lmac->link_up) {
+		if (lmac->link_up)
+			bgx_sgmii_change_link_state(lmac);
+		lmac->last_link = lmac->link_up;
+	}
+
+	queue_delayed_work(lmac->check_link, &lmac->dwork, HZ * 3);
+}
+
 static void bgx_poll_for_link(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct lmac *lmac;
 	u64 spu_link, smu_link;
 
 	lmac = container_of(work, struct lmac, dwork.work);
+	if (lmac->is_sgmii) {
+		bgx_poll_for_sgmii_link(lmac);
+		return;
+	}
 
 	/* Receive link is latching low. Force it high and verify it */
 	bgx_reg_modify(lmac->bgx, lmac->lmacid,
@@ -775,9 +845,21 @@ static int bgx_lmac_enable(struct bgx *bgx, u8 lmacid)
 	    (lmac->lmac_type != BGX_MODE_XLAUI) &&
 	    (lmac->lmac_type != BGX_MODE_40G_KR) &&
 	    (lmac->lmac_type != BGX_MODE_10G_KR)) {
-		if (!lmac->phydev)
-			return -ENODEV;
-
+		if (!lmac->phydev) {
+			if (lmac->autoneg) {
+				bgx_reg_write(bgx, lmacid,
+					      BGX_GMP_PCS_LINKX_TIMER,
+					      PCS_LINKX_TIMER_COUNT);
+				goto poll;
+			} else {
+				/* Default to below link speed and duplex */
+				lmac->link_up = true;
+				lmac->last_speed = 1000;
+				lmac->last_duplex = 1;
+				bgx_sgmii_change_link_state(lmac);
+				return 0;
+			}
+		}
 		lmac->phydev->dev_flags = 0;
 
 		if (phy_connect_direct(&lmac->netdev, lmac->phydev,
@@ -786,15 +868,17 @@ static int bgx_lmac_enable(struct bgx *bgx, u8 lmacid)
 			return -ENODEV;
 
 		phy_start_aneg(lmac->phydev);
-	} else {
-		lmac->check_link = alloc_workqueue("check_link", WQ_UNBOUND |
-						   WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, 1);
-		if (!lmac->check_link)
-			return -ENOMEM;
-		INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&lmac->dwork, bgx_poll_for_link);
-		queue_delayed_work(lmac->check_link, &lmac->dwork, 0);
+		return 0;
 	}
 
+poll:
+	lmac->check_link = alloc_workqueue("check_link", WQ_UNBOUND |
+					   WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, 1);
+	if (!lmac->check_link)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&lmac->dwork, bgx_poll_for_link);
+	queue_delayed_work(lmac->check_link, &lmac->dwork, 0);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/thunder_bgx.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/thunder_bgx.h
index c18ebfeb2039..a60f189429bb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/thunder_bgx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/thunder_bgx.h
@@ -153,10 +153,15 @@
 #define	 PCS_MRX_CTL_LOOPBACK1			BIT_ULL(14)
 #define	 PCS_MRX_CTL_RESET			BIT_ULL(15)
 #define BGX_GMP_PCS_MRX_STATUS		0x30008
+#define	 PCS_MRX_STATUS_LINK			BIT_ULL(2)
 #define	 PCS_MRX_STATUS_AN_CPT			BIT_ULL(5)
+#define BGX_GMP_PCS_ANX_ADV		0x30010
 #define BGX_GMP_PCS_ANX_AN_RESULTS	0x30020
+#define BGX_GMP_PCS_LINKX_TIMER		0x30040
+#define PCS_LINKX_TIMER_COUNT			0x1E84
 #define BGX_GMP_PCS_SGM_AN_ADV		0x30068
 #define BGX_GMP_PCS_MISCX_CTL		0x30078
+#define  PCS_MISC_CTL_MODE			BIT_ULL(8)
 #define  PCS_MISC_CTL_DISP_EN			BIT_ULL(13)
 #define  PCS_MISC_CTL_GMX_ENO			BIT_ULL(11)
 #define  PCS_MISC_CTL_SAMP_PT_MASK	0x7Full
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_enet.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_enet.c
index 672b64606321..8aed72860e7c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_enet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_enet.c
@@ -305,8 +305,8 @@ int hns_nic_net_xmit_hw(struct net_device *ndev,
 			struct hns_nic_ring_data *ring_data)
 {
 	struct hns_nic_priv *priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
-	struct device *dev = priv->dev;
 	struct hnae_ring *ring = ring_data->ring;
+	struct device *dev = ring_to_dev(ring);
 	struct netdev_queue *dev_queue;
 	struct skb_frag_struct *frag;
 	int buf_num;
diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/mkiss.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/mkiss.c
index ece59c54a653..4a40a3d825b4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hamradio/mkiss.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/mkiss.c
@@ -648,8 +648,8 @@ static void ax_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	/* Finish setting up the DEVICE info. */
 	dev->mtu             = AX_MTU;
-	dev->hard_header_len = 0;
-	dev->addr_len        = 0;
+	dev->hard_header_len = AX25_MAX_HEADER_LEN;
+	dev->addr_len        = AX25_ADDR_LEN;
 	dev->type            = ARPHRD_AX25;
 	dev->tx_queue_len    = 10;
 	dev->header_ops      = &ax25_header_ops;
diff --git a/drivers/net/loopback.c b/drivers/net/loopback.c
index 1e05b7c2d157..0844f8496413 100644
--- a/drivers/net/loopback.c
+++ b/drivers/net/loopback.c
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ static void loopback_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	dev->mtu		= 64 * 1024;
 	dev->hard_header_len	= ETH_HLEN;	/* 14	*/
+	dev->min_header_len	= ETH_HLEN;	/* 14	*/
 	dev->addr_len		= ETH_ALEN;	/* 6	*/
 	dev->type		= ARPHRD_LOOPBACK;	/* 0x0001*/
 	dev->flags		= IFF_LOOPBACK;
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/mdio-bcm-iproc.c b/drivers/net/phy/mdio-bcm-iproc.c
index c0b4e65267af..46fe1ae919a3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/mdio-bcm-iproc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/mdio-bcm-iproc.c
@@ -81,8 +81,6 @@ static int iproc_mdio_read(struct mii_bus *bus, int phy_id, int reg)
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
-	iproc_mdio_config_clk(priv->base);
-
 	/* Prepare the read operation */
 	cmd = (MII_DATA_TA_VAL << MII_DATA_TA_SHIFT) |
 		(reg << MII_DATA_RA_SHIFT) |
@@ -112,8 +110,6 @@ static int iproc_mdio_write(struct mii_bus *bus, int phy_id,
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
-	iproc_mdio_config_clk(priv->base);
-
 	/* Prepare the write operation */
 	cmd = (MII_DATA_TA_VAL << MII_DATA_TA_SHIFT) |
 		(reg << MII_DATA_RA_SHIFT) |
@@ -163,6 +159,8 @@ static int iproc_mdio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	bus->read = iproc_mdio_read;
 	bus->write = iproc_mdio_write;
 
+	iproc_mdio_config_clk(priv->base);
+
 	rc = of_mdiobus_register(bus, pdev->dev.of_node);
 	if (rc) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "MDIO bus registration failed\n");
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
index 0d8f4d3847f6..8c8e15b8739d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
@@ -908,6 +908,7 @@ int phy_attach_direct(struct net_device *dev, struct phy_device *phydev,
 	struct module *ndev_owner = dev->dev.parent->driver->owner;
 	struct mii_bus *bus = phydev->mdio.bus;
 	struct device *d = &phydev->mdio.dev;
+	bool using_genphy = false;
 	int err;
 
 	/* For Ethernet device drivers that register their own MDIO bus, we
@@ -920,11 +921,6 @@ int phy_attach_direct(struct net_device *dev, struct phy_device *phydev,
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 
-	if (!try_module_get(d->driver->owner)) {
-		dev_err(&dev->dev, "failed to get the device driver module\n");
-		return -EIO;
-	}
-
 	get_device(d);
 
 	/* Assume that if there is no driver, that it doesn't
@@ -938,12 +934,22 @@ int phy_attach_direct(struct net_device *dev, struct phy_device *phydev,
 			d->driver =
 				&genphy_driver[GENPHY_DRV_1G].mdiodrv.driver;
 
+		using_genphy = true;
+	}
+
+	if (!try_module_get(d->driver->owner)) {
+		dev_err(&dev->dev, "failed to get the device driver module\n");
+		err = -EIO;
+		goto error_put_device;
+	}
+
+	if (using_genphy) {
 		err = d->driver->probe(d);
 		if (err >= 0)
 			err = device_bind_driver(d);
 
 		if (err)
-			goto error;
+			goto error_module_put;
 	}
 
 	if (phydev->attached_dev) {
@@ -980,9 +986,14 @@ int phy_attach_direct(struct net_device *dev, struct phy_device *phydev,
 	return err;
 
 error:
+	/* phy_detach() does all of the cleanup below */
 	phy_detach(phydev);
-	put_device(d);
+	return err;
+
+error_module_put:
 	module_put(d->driver->owner);
+error_put_device:
+	put_device(d);
 	if (ndev_owner != bus->owner)
 		module_put(bus->owner);
 	return err;
@@ -1045,6 +1056,8 @@ void phy_detach(struct phy_device *phydev)
 
 	phy_led_triggers_unregister(phydev);
 
+	module_put(phydev->mdio.dev.driver->owner);
+
 	/* If the device had no specific driver before (i.e. - it
 	 * was using the generic driver), we unbind the device
 	 * from the generic driver so that there's a chance a
@@ -1065,7 +1078,6 @@ void phy_detach(struct phy_device *phydev)
 	bus = phydev->mdio.bus;
 
 	put_device(&phydev->mdio.dev);
-	module_put(phydev->mdio.dev.driver->owner);
 	if (ndev_owner != bus->owner)
 		module_put(bus->owner);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/sierra_net.c b/drivers/net/usb/sierra_net.c
index 12071f1582df..d9440bc022f2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/sierra_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/sierra_net.c
@@ -73,8 +73,6 @@ static	atomic_t iface_counter = ATOMIC_INIT(0);
 /* Private data structure */
 struct sierra_net_data {
 
-	u8 ethr_hdr_tmpl[ETH_HLEN]; /* ethernet header template for rx'd pkts */
-
 	u16 link_up;		/* air link up or down */
 	u8 tx_hdr_template[4];	/* part of HIP hdr for tx'd packets */
 
@@ -122,6 +120,7 @@ struct param {
 
 /* LSI Protocol types */
 #define SIERRA_NET_PROTOCOL_UMTS      0x01
+#define SIERRA_NET_PROTOCOL_UMTS_DS   0x04
 /* LSI Coverage */
 #define SIERRA_NET_COVERAGE_NONE      0x00
 #define SIERRA_NET_COVERAGE_NOPACKET  0x01
@@ -129,7 +128,8 @@ struct param {
 /* LSI Session */
 #define SIERRA_NET_SESSION_IDLE       0x00
 /* LSI Link types */
-#define SIERRA_NET_AS_LINK_TYPE_IPv4  0x00
+#define SIERRA_NET_AS_LINK_TYPE_IPV4  0x00
+#define SIERRA_NET_AS_LINK_TYPE_IPV6  0x02
 
 struct lsi_umts {
 	u8 protocol;
@@ -137,9 +137,14 @@ struct lsi_umts {
 	__be16 length;
 	/* eventually use a union for the rest - assume umts for now */
 	u8 coverage;
-	u8 unused2[41];
+	u8 network_len; /* network name len */
+	u8 network[40]; /* network name (UCS2, bigendian) */
 	u8 session_state;
 	u8 unused3[33];
+} __packed;
+
+struct lsi_umts_single {
+	struct lsi_umts lsi;
 	u8 link_type;
 	u8 pdp_addr_len; /* NW-supplied PDP address len */
 	u8 pdp_addr[16]; /* NW-supplied PDP address (bigendian)) */
@@ -158,10 +163,31 @@ struct lsi_umts {
 	u8 reserved[8];
 } __packed;
 
+struct lsi_umts_dual {
+	struct lsi_umts lsi;
+	u8 pdp_addr4_len; /* NW-supplied PDP IPv4 address len */
+	u8 pdp_addr4[4];  /* NW-supplied PDP IPv4 address (bigendian)) */
+	u8 pdp_addr6_len; /* NW-supplied PDP IPv6 address len */
+	u8 pdp_addr6[16]; /* NW-supplied PDP IPv6 address (bigendian)) */
+	u8 unused4[23];
+	u8 dns1_addr4_len; /* NW-supplied 1st DNS v4 address len (bigendian) */
+	u8 dns1_addr4[4];  /* NW-supplied 1st DNS v4 address */
+	u8 dns1_addr6_len; /* NW-supplied 1st DNS v6 address len */
+	u8 dns1_addr6[16]; /* NW-supplied 1st DNS v6 address (bigendian)*/
+	u8 dns2_addr4_len; /* NW-supplied 2nd DNS v4 address len (bigendian) */
+	u8 dns2_addr4[4];  /* NW-supplied 2nd DNS v4 address */
+	u8 dns2_addr6_len; /* NW-supplied 2nd DNS v6 address len */
+	u8 dns2_addr6[16]; /* NW-supplied 2nd DNS v6 address (bigendian)*/
+	u8 unused5[68];
+} __packed;
+
 #define SIERRA_NET_LSI_COMMON_LEN      4
-#define SIERRA_NET_LSI_UMTS_LEN        (sizeof(struct lsi_umts))
+#define SIERRA_NET_LSI_UMTS_LEN        (sizeof(struct lsi_umts_single))
 #define SIERRA_NET_LSI_UMTS_STATUS_LEN \
 	(SIERRA_NET_LSI_UMTS_LEN - SIERRA_NET_LSI_COMMON_LEN)
+#define SIERRA_NET_LSI_UMTS_DS_LEN     (sizeof(struct lsi_umts_dual))
+#define SIERRA_NET_LSI_UMTS_DS_STATUS_LEN \
+	(SIERRA_NET_LSI_UMTS_DS_LEN - SIERRA_NET_LSI_COMMON_LEN)
 
 /* Forward definitions */
 static void sierra_sync_timer(unsigned long syncdata);
@@ -190,10 +216,11 @@ static inline void sierra_net_set_private(struct usbnet *dev,
 	dev->data[0] = (unsigned long)priv;
 }
 
-/* is packet IPv4 */
+/* is packet IPv4/IPv6 */
 static inline int is_ip(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	return skb->protocol == cpu_to_be16(ETH_P_IP);
+	return skb->protocol == cpu_to_be16(ETH_P_IP) ||
+	       skb->protocol == cpu_to_be16(ETH_P_IPV6);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -349,46 +376,51 @@ static inline int sierra_net_is_valid_addrlen(u8 len)
 static int sierra_net_parse_lsi(struct usbnet *dev, char *data, int datalen)
 {
 	struct lsi_umts *lsi = (struct lsi_umts *)data;
+	u32 expected_length;
 
-	if (datalen < sizeof(struct lsi_umts)) {
-		netdev_err(dev->net, "%s: Data length %d, exp %Zu\n",
-				__func__, datalen,
-				sizeof(struct lsi_umts));
+	if (datalen < sizeof(struct lsi_umts_single)) {
+		netdev_err(dev->net, "%s: Data length %d, exp >= %Zu\n",
+			   __func__, datalen, sizeof(struct lsi_umts_single));
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	if (lsi->length != cpu_to_be16(SIERRA_NET_LSI_UMTS_STATUS_LEN)) {
-		netdev_err(dev->net, "%s: LSI_UMTS_STATUS_LEN %d, exp %u\n",
-				__func__, be16_to_cpu(lsi->length),
-				(u32)SIERRA_NET_LSI_UMTS_STATUS_LEN);
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	/* Validate the protocol  - only support UMTS for now */
-	if (lsi->protocol != SIERRA_NET_PROTOCOL_UMTS) {
-		netdev_err(dev->net, "Protocol unsupported, 0x%02x\n",
-			lsi->protocol);
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	/* Validate the link type */
-	if (lsi->link_type != SIERRA_NET_AS_LINK_TYPE_IPv4) {
-		netdev_err(dev->net, "Link type unsupported: 0x%02x\n",
-			lsi->link_type);
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	/* Validate the coverage */
-	if (lsi->coverage == SIERRA_NET_COVERAGE_NONE
-	   || lsi->coverage == SIERRA_NET_COVERAGE_NOPACKET) {
-		netdev_err(dev->net, "No coverage, 0x%02x\n", lsi->coverage);
-		return 0;
-	}
-
 	/* Validate the session state */
 	if (lsi->session_state == SIERRA_NET_SESSION_IDLE) {
 		netdev_err(dev->net, "Session idle, 0x%02x\n",
-			lsi->session_state);
+			   lsi->session_state);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	/* Validate the protocol  - only support UMTS for now */
+	if (lsi->protocol == SIERRA_NET_PROTOCOL_UMTS) {
+		struct lsi_umts_single *single = (struct lsi_umts_single *)lsi;
+
+		/* Validate the link type */
+		if (single->link_type != SIERRA_NET_AS_LINK_TYPE_IPV4 &&
+		    single->link_type != SIERRA_NET_AS_LINK_TYPE_IPV6) {
+			netdev_err(dev->net, "Link type unsupported: 0x%02x\n",
+				   single->link_type);
+			return -1;
+		}
+		expected_length = SIERRA_NET_LSI_UMTS_STATUS_LEN;
+	} else if (lsi->protocol == SIERRA_NET_PROTOCOL_UMTS_DS) {
+		expected_length = SIERRA_NET_LSI_UMTS_DS_STATUS_LEN;
+	} else {
+		netdev_err(dev->net, "Protocol unsupported, 0x%02x\n",
+			   lsi->protocol);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (be16_to_cpu(lsi->length) != expected_length) {
+		netdev_err(dev->net, "%s: LSI_UMTS_STATUS_LEN %d, exp %u\n",
+			   __func__, be16_to_cpu(lsi->length), expected_length);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	/* Validate the coverage */
+	if (lsi->coverage == SIERRA_NET_COVERAGE_NONE ||
+	    lsi->coverage == SIERRA_NET_COVERAGE_NOPACKET) {
+		netdev_err(dev->net, "No coverage, 0x%02x\n", lsi->coverage);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -652,7 +684,6 @@ static int sierra_net_bind(struct usbnet *dev, struct usb_interface *intf)
 	u8	numendpoints;
 	u16	fwattr = 0;
 	int	status;
-	struct ethhdr *eth;
 	struct sierra_net_data *priv;
 	static const u8 sync_tmplate[sizeof(priv->sync_msg)] = {
 		0x00, 0x00, SIERRA_NET_HIP_MSYNC_ID, 0x00};
@@ -690,11 +721,6 @@ static int sierra_net_bind(struct usbnet *dev, struct usb_interface *intf)
 	dev->net->dev_addr[ETH_ALEN-2] = atomic_inc_return(&iface_counter);
 	dev->net->dev_addr[ETH_ALEN-1] = ifacenum;
 
-	/* we will have to manufacture ethernet headers, prepare template */
-	eth = (struct ethhdr *)priv->ethr_hdr_tmpl;
-	memcpy(&eth->h_dest, dev->net->dev_addr, ETH_ALEN);
-	eth->h_proto = cpu_to_be16(ETH_P_IP);
-
 	/* prepare shutdown message template */
 	memcpy(priv->shdwn_msg, shdwn_tmplate, sizeof(priv->shdwn_msg));
 	/* set context index initially to 0 - prepares tx hdr template */
@@ -824,9 +850,14 @@ static int sierra_net_rx_fixup(struct usbnet *dev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 		skb_pull(skb, hh.hdrlen);
 
-		/* We are going to accept this packet, prepare it */
-		memcpy(skb->data, sierra_net_get_private(dev)->ethr_hdr_tmpl,
-			ETH_HLEN);
+		/* We are going to accept this packet, prepare it.
+		 * In case protocol is IPv6, keep it, otherwise force IPv4.
+		 */
+		skb_reset_mac_header(skb);
+		if (eth_hdr(skb)->h_proto != cpu_to_be16(ETH_P_IPV6))
+			eth_hdr(skb)->h_proto = cpu_to_be16(ETH_P_IP);
+		eth_zero_addr(eth_hdr(skb)->h_source);
+		memcpy(eth_hdr(skb)->h_dest, dev->net->dev_addr, ETH_ALEN);
 
 		/* Last packet in batch handled by usbnet */
 		if (hh.payload_len.word == skb->len)
diff --git a/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c b/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c
index 8315fe73ecd0..1e4125a98291 100644
--- a/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c
+++ b/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ static void xennet_alloc_rx_buffers(struct netfront_queue *queue)
 {
 	RING_IDX req_prod = queue->rx.req_prod_pvt;
 	int notify;
+	int err = 0;
 
 	if (unlikely(!netif_carrier_ok(queue->info->netdev)))
 		return;
@@ -295,8 +296,10 @@ static void xennet_alloc_rx_buffers(struct netfront_queue *queue)
 		struct xen_netif_rx_request *req;
 
 		skb = xennet_alloc_one_rx_buffer(queue);
-		if (!skb)
+		if (!skb) {
+			err = -ENOMEM;
 			break;
+		}
 
 		id = xennet_rxidx(req_prod);
 
@@ -320,8 +323,13 @@ static void xennet_alloc_rx_buffers(struct netfront_queue *queue)
 
 	queue->rx.req_prod_pvt = req_prod;
 
-	/* Not enough requests? Try again later. */
-	if (req_prod - queue->rx.sring->req_prod < NET_RX_SLOTS_MIN) {
+	/* Try again later if there are not enough requests or skb allocation
+	 * failed.
+	 * Enough requests is quantified as the sum of newly created slots and
+	 * the unconsumed slots at the backend.
+	 */
+	if (req_prod - queue->rx.rsp_cons < NET_RX_SLOTS_MIN ||
+	    unlikely(err)) {
 		mod_timer(&queue->rx_refill_timer, jiffies + (HZ/10));
 		return;
 	}
@@ -1379,6 +1387,8 @@ static void xennet_disconnect_backend(struct netfront_info *info)
 	for (i = 0; i < num_queues && info->queues; ++i) {
 		struct netfront_queue *queue = &info->queues[i];
 
+		del_timer_sync(&queue->rx_refill_timer);
+
 		if (queue->tx_irq && (queue->tx_irq == queue->rx_irq))
 			unbind_from_irqhandler(queue->tx_irq, queue);
 		if (queue->tx_irq && (queue->tx_irq != queue->rx_irq)) {
@@ -1733,7 +1743,6 @@ static void xennet_destroy_queues(struct netfront_info *info)
 
 		if (netif_running(info->netdev))
 			napi_disable(&queue->napi);
-		del_timer_sync(&queue->rx_refill_timer);
 		netif_napi_del(&queue->napi);
 	}
 
@@ -1822,27 +1831,19 @@ static int talk_to_netback(struct xenbus_device *dev,
 		xennet_destroy_queues(info);
 
 	err = xennet_create_queues(info, &num_queues);
-	if (err < 0)
-		goto destroy_ring;
+	if (err < 0) {
+		xenbus_dev_fatal(dev, err, "creating queues");
+		kfree(info->queues);
+		info->queues = NULL;
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	/* Create shared ring, alloc event channel -- for each queue */
 	for (i = 0; i < num_queues; ++i) {
 		queue = &info->queues[i];
 		err = setup_netfront(dev, queue, feature_split_evtchn);
-		if (err) {
-			/* setup_netfront() will tidy up the current
-			 * queue on error, but we need to clean up
-			 * those already allocated.
-			 */
-			if (i > 0) {
-				rtnl_lock();
-				netif_set_real_num_tx_queues(info->netdev, i);
-				rtnl_unlock();
-				goto destroy_ring;
-			} else {
-				goto out;
-			}
-		}
+		if (err)
+			goto destroy_ring;
 	}
 
 again:
@@ -1932,9 +1933,10 @@ static int talk_to_netback(struct xenbus_device *dev,
 	xenbus_transaction_end(xbt, 1);
  destroy_ring:
 	xennet_disconnect_backend(info);
-	kfree(info->queues);
-	info->queues = NULL;
+	xennet_destroy_queues(info);
  out:
+	unregister_netdev(info->netdev);
+	xennet_free_netdev(info->netdev);
 	return err;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index 70ad0291d517..27914672602d 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -1511,6 +1511,7 @@ enum netdev_priv_flags {
  *	@max_mtu:	Interface Maximum MTU value
  *	@type:		Interface hardware type
  *	@hard_header_len: Maximum hardware header length.
+ *	@min_header_len:  Minimum hardware header length
  *
  *	@needed_headroom: Extra headroom the hardware may need, but not in all
  *			  cases can this be guaranteed
@@ -1728,6 +1729,7 @@ struct net_device {
 	unsigned int		max_mtu;
 	unsigned short		type;
 	unsigned short		hard_header_len;
+	unsigned short		min_header_len;
 
 	unsigned short		needed_headroom;
 	unsigned short		needed_tailroom;
@@ -2694,6 +2696,8 @@ static inline bool dev_validate_header(const struct net_device *dev,
 {
 	if (likely(len >= dev->hard_header_len))
 		return true;
+	if (len < dev->min_header_len)
+		return false;
 
 	if (capable(CAP_SYS_RAWIO)) {
 		memset(ll_header + len, 0, dev->hard_header_len - len);
diff --git a/include/net/lwtunnel.h b/include/net/lwtunnel.h
index 73dd87647460..0388b9c5f5e2 100644
--- a/include/net/lwtunnel.h
+++ b/include/net/lwtunnel.h
@@ -178,7 +178,10 @@ static inline int lwtunnel_valid_encap_type(u16 encap_type)
 }
 static inline int lwtunnel_valid_encap_type_attr(struct nlattr *attr, int len)
 {
-	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	/* return 0 since we are not walking attr looking for
+	 * RTA_ENCAP_TYPE attribute on nexthops.
+	 */
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static inline int lwtunnel_build_state(struct net_device *dev, u16 encap_type,
diff --git a/net/dsa/dsa2.c b/net/dsa/dsa2.c
index da3862124545..0f99297b2fb3 100644
--- a/net/dsa/dsa2.c
+++ b/net/dsa/dsa2.c
@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@ static int dsa_user_port_apply(struct device_node *port, u32 index,
 	if (err) {
 		dev_warn(ds->dev, "Failed to create slave %d: %d\n",
 			 index, err);
+		ds->ports[index].netdev = NULL;
 		return err;
 	}
 
diff --git a/net/ethernet/eth.c b/net/ethernet/eth.c
index 8c5a479681ca..516c87e75de7 100644
--- a/net/ethernet/eth.c
+++ b/net/ethernet/eth.c
@@ -356,6 +356,7 @@ void ether_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 	dev->header_ops		= &eth_header_ops;
 	dev->type		= ARPHRD_ETHER;
 	dev->hard_header_len 	= ETH_HLEN;
+	dev->min_header_len	= ETH_HLEN;
 	dev->mtu		= ETH_DATA_LEN;
 	dev->min_mtu		= ETH_MIN_MTU;
 	dev->max_mtu		= ETH_DATA_LEN;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/igmp.c b/net/ipv4/igmp.c
index 5b15459955f8..44fd86de2823 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/igmp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/igmp.c
@@ -1172,6 +1172,7 @@ static void igmpv3_del_delrec(struct in_device *in_dev, struct ip_mc_list *im)
 				psf->sf_crcount = im->crcount;
 		}
 		in_dev_put(pmc->interface);
+		kfree(pmc);
 	}
 	spin_unlock_bh(&im->lock);
 }
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ping.c b/net/ipv4/ping.c
index 86cca610f4c2..68d77b1f1495 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ping.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ping.c
@@ -642,6 +642,8 @@ static int ping_v4_push_pending_frames(struct sock *sk, struct pingfakehdr *pfh,
 {
 	struct sk_buff *skb = skb_peek(&sk->sk_write_queue);
 
+	if (!skb)
+		return 0;
 	pfh->wcheck = csum_partial((char *)&pfh->icmph,
 		sizeof(struct icmphdr), pfh->wcheck);
 	pfh->icmph.checksum = csum_fold(pfh->wcheck);
diff --git a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
index 81f7b4ea4281..a7bcc0ab5e99 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
@@ -4015,6 +4015,12 @@ static void addrconf_dad_completed(struct inet6_ifaddr *ifp, bool bump_id)
 
 	if (bump_id)
 		rt_genid_bump_ipv6(dev_net(dev));
+
+	/* Make sure that a new temporary address will be created
+	 * before this temporary address becomes deprecated.
+	 */
+	if (ifp->flags & IFA_F_TEMPORARY)
+		addrconf_verify_rtnl();
 }
 
 static void addrconf_dad_run(struct inet6_dev *idev)
diff --git a/net/ipv6/mcast.c b/net/ipv6/mcast.c
index 7139fffd61b6..1bdc703cb966 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/mcast.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/mcast.c
@@ -779,6 +779,7 @@ static void mld_del_delrec(struct inet6_dev *idev, struct ifmcaddr6 *im)
 				psf->sf_crcount = im->mca_crcount;
 		}
 		in6_dev_put(pmc->idev);
+		kfree(pmc);
 	}
 	spin_unlock_bh(&im->mca_lock);
 }
diff --git a/net/ipv6/sit.c b/net/ipv6/sit.c
index fad992ad4bc8..99853c6e33a8 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/sit.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/sit.c
@@ -1380,6 +1380,7 @@ static int ipip6_tunnel_init(struct net_device *dev)
 	err = dst_cache_init(&tunnel->dst_cache, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (err) {
 		free_percpu(dev->tstats);
+		dev->tstats = NULL;
 		return err;
 	}
 
diff --git a/net/kcm/kcmsock.c b/net/kcm/kcmsock.c
index 7e08a4d3d77d..64f0e8531af0 100644
--- a/net/kcm/kcmsock.c
+++ b/net/kcm/kcmsock.c
@@ -929,24 +929,26 @@ static int kcm_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 			goto out_error;
 	}
 
-	/* New message, alloc head skb */
-	head = alloc_skb(0, sk->sk_allocation);
-	while (!head) {
-		kcm_push(kcm);
-		err = sk_stream_wait_memory(sk, &timeo);
-		if (err)
-			goto out_error;
-
+	if (msg_data_left(msg)) {
+		/* New message, alloc head skb */
 		head = alloc_skb(0, sk->sk_allocation);
+		while (!head) {
+			kcm_push(kcm);
+			err = sk_stream_wait_memory(sk, &timeo);
+			if (err)
+				goto out_error;
+
+			head = alloc_skb(0, sk->sk_allocation);
+		}
+
+		skb = head;
+
+		/* Set ip_summed to CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY to avoid calling
+		 * csum_and_copy_from_iter from skb_do_copy_data_nocache.
+		 */
+		skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY;
 	}
 
-	skb = head;
-
-	/* Set ip_summed to CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY to avoid calling
-	 * csum_and_copy_from_iter from skb_do_copy_data_nocache.
-	 */
-	skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY;
-
 start:
 	while (msg_data_left(msg)) {
 		bool merge = true;
@@ -1018,10 +1020,12 @@ static int kcm_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 	if (eor) {
 		bool not_busy = skb_queue_empty(&sk->sk_write_queue);
 
-		/* Message complete, queue it on send buffer */
-		__skb_queue_tail(&sk->sk_write_queue, head);
-		kcm->seq_skb = NULL;
-		KCM_STATS_INCR(kcm->stats.tx_msgs);
+		if (head) {
+			/* Message complete, queue it on send buffer */
+			__skb_queue_tail(&sk->sk_write_queue, head);
+			kcm->seq_skb = NULL;
+			KCM_STATS_INCR(kcm->stats.tx_msgs);
+		}
 
 		if (msg->msg_flags & MSG_BATCH) {
 			kcm->tx_wait_more = true;
diff --git a/net/l2tp/l2tp_core.h b/net/l2tp/l2tp_core.h
index 8f560f7140a0..aebf281d09ee 100644
--- a/net/l2tp/l2tp_core.h
+++ b/net/l2tp/l2tp_core.h
@@ -263,6 +263,7 @@ int l2tp_xmit_skb(struct l2tp_session *session, struct sk_buff *skb,
 int l2tp_nl_register_ops(enum l2tp_pwtype pw_type,
 			 const struct l2tp_nl_cmd_ops *ops);
 void l2tp_nl_unregister_ops(enum l2tp_pwtype pw_type);
+int l2tp_ioctl(struct sock *sk, int cmd, unsigned long arg);
 
 /* Session reference counts. Incremented when code obtains a reference
  * to a session.
diff --git a/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip.c b/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip.c
index 3d73278b86ca..28c21546d5b6 100644
--- a/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip.c
+++ b/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 #define pr_fmt(fmt) KBUILD_MODNAME ": " fmt
 
+#include <asm/ioctls.h>
 #include <linux/icmp.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/skbuff.h>
@@ -553,6 +554,30 @@ static int l2tp_ip_recvmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg,
 	return err ? err : copied;
 }
 
+int l2tp_ioctl(struct sock *sk, int cmd, unsigned long arg)
+{
+	struct sk_buff *skb;
+	int amount;
+
+	switch (cmd) {
+	case SIOCOUTQ:
+		amount = sk_wmem_alloc_get(sk);
+		break;
+	case SIOCINQ:
+		spin_lock_bh(&sk->sk_receive_queue.lock);
+		skb = skb_peek(&sk->sk_receive_queue);
+		amount = skb ? skb->len : 0;
+		spin_unlock_bh(&sk->sk_receive_queue.lock);
+		break;
+
+	default:
+		return -ENOIOCTLCMD;
+	}
+
+	return put_user(amount, (int __user *)arg);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(l2tp_ioctl);
+
 static struct proto l2tp_ip_prot = {
 	.name		   = "L2TP/IP",
 	.owner		   = THIS_MODULE,
@@ -561,7 +586,7 @@ static struct proto l2tp_ip_prot = {
 	.bind		   = l2tp_ip_bind,
 	.connect	   = l2tp_ip_connect,
 	.disconnect	   = l2tp_ip_disconnect,
-	.ioctl		   = udp_ioctl,
+	.ioctl		   = l2tp_ioctl,
 	.destroy	   = l2tp_ip_destroy_sock,
 	.setsockopt	   = ip_setsockopt,
 	.getsockopt	   = ip_getsockopt,
diff --git a/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip6.c b/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip6.c
index 331ccf5a7bad..f47c45250f86 100644
--- a/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip6.c
+++ b/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip6.c
@@ -722,7 +722,7 @@ static struct proto l2tp_ip6_prot = {
 	.bind		   = l2tp_ip6_bind,
 	.connect	   = l2tp_ip6_connect,
 	.disconnect	   = l2tp_ip6_disconnect,
-	.ioctl		   = udp_ioctl,
+	.ioctl		   = l2tp_ioctl,
 	.destroy	   = l2tp_ip6_destroy_sock,
 	.setsockopt	   = ipv6_setsockopt,
 	.getsockopt	   = ipv6_getsockopt,
diff --git a/net/packet/af_packet.c b/net/packet/af_packet.c
index 3d555c79a7b5..d56ee46b11fc 100644
--- a/net/packet/af_packet.c
+++ b/net/packet/af_packet.c
@@ -2755,7 +2755,7 @@ static int packet_snd(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 	struct virtio_net_hdr vnet_hdr = { 0 };
 	int offset = 0;
 	struct packet_sock *po = pkt_sk(sk);
-	int hlen, tlen;
+	int hlen, tlen, linear;
 	int extra_len = 0;
 
 	/*
@@ -2816,8 +2816,9 @@ static int packet_snd(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 	err = -ENOBUFS;
 	hlen = LL_RESERVED_SPACE(dev);
 	tlen = dev->needed_tailroom;
-	skb = packet_alloc_skb(sk, hlen + tlen, hlen, len,
-			       __virtio16_to_cpu(vio_le(), vnet_hdr.hdr_len),
+	linear = __virtio16_to_cpu(vio_le(), vnet_hdr.hdr_len);
+	linear = max(linear, min_t(int, len, dev->hard_header_len));
+	skb = packet_alloc_skb(sk, hlen + tlen, hlen, len, linear,
 			       msg->msg_flags & MSG_DONTWAIT, &err);
 	if (skb == NULL)
 		goto out_unlock;