diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index dd4e50dfa248f82ce3d3638d41c92ff134dff1f7..9e9f1419be60255050a157dc612f31b39d8b057e 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ int __rtnl_register(int protocol, int msgtype,
 	BUG_ON(protocol < 0 || protocol > RTNL_FAMILY_MAX);
 	msgindex = rtm_msgindex(msgtype);
 
-	tab = rcu_dereference(rtnl_msg_handlers[protocol]);
+	tab = rcu_dereference_raw(rtnl_msg_handlers[protocol]);
 	if (tab == NULL) {
 		tab = kcalloc(RTM_NR_MSGTYPES, sizeof(*tab), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (tab == NULL)
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ void rtnl_unregister_all(int protocol)
 
 	synchronize_net();
 
-	while (refcount_read(&rtnl_msg_handlers_ref[protocol]) > 0)
+	while (refcount_read(&rtnl_msg_handlers_ref[protocol]) > 1)
 		schedule();
 	kfree(handlers);
 }
@@ -402,16 +402,24 @@ static size_t rtnl_link_get_slave_info_data_size(const struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct net_device *master_dev;
 	const struct rtnl_link_ops *ops;
+	size_t size = 0;
 
-	master_dev = netdev_master_upper_dev_get((struct net_device *) dev);
+	rcu_read_lock();
+
+	master_dev = netdev_master_upper_dev_get_rcu((struct net_device *)dev);
 	if (!master_dev)
-		return 0;
+		goto out;
+
 	ops = master_dev->rtnl_link_ops;
 	if (!ops || !ops->get_slave_size)
-		return 0;
+		goto out;
 	/* IFLA_INFO_SLAVE_DATA + nested data */
-	return nla_total_size(sizeof(struct nlattr)) +
+	size = nla_total_size(sizeof(struct nlattr)) +
 	       ops->get_slave_size(master_dev, dev);
+
+out:
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+	return size;
 }
 
 static size_t rtnl_link_get_size(const struct net_device *dev)
@@ -4167,7 +4175,7 @@ static int rtnetlink_rcv_msg(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 	if (kind != 2 && !netlink_net_capable(skb, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
 		return -EPERM;
 
-	if (family > ARRAY_SIZE(rtnl_msg_handlers))
+	if (family >= ARRAY_SIZE(rtnl_msg_handlers))
 		family = PF_UNSPEC;
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
@@ -4196,7 +4204,7 @@ static int rtnetlink_rcv_msg(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 
 		refcount_inc(&rtnl_msg_handlers_ref[family]);
 
-		if (type == RTM_GETLINK)
+		if (type == RTM_GETLINK - RTM_BASE)
 			min_dump_alloc = rtnl_calcit(skb, nlh);
 
 		rcu_read_unlock();
@@ -4213,6 +4221,12 @@ static int rtnetlink_rcv_msg(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 		return err;
 	}
 
+	doit = READ_ONCE(handlers[type].doit);
+	if (!doit) {
+		family = PF_UNSPEC;
+		handlers = rcu_dereference(rtnl_msg_handlers[family]);
+	}
+
 	flags = READ_ONCE(handlers[type].flags);
 	if (flags & RTNL_FLAG_DOIT_UNLOCKED) {
 		refcount_inc(&rtnl_msg_handlers_ref[family]);
@@ -4316,6 +4330,11 @@ static struct pernet_operations rtnetlink_net_ops = {
 
 void __init rtnetlink_init(void)
 {
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(rtnl_msg_handlers_ref); i++)
+		refcount_set(&rtnl_msg_handlers_ref[i], 1);
+
 	if (register_pernet_subsys(&rtnetlink_net_ops))
 		panic("rtnetlink_init: cannot initialize rtnetlink\n");
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/net/Makefile
index 6135a844890097c86d7c6277c7d45a7a4627b1bb..de1f5772b878ee1f4aee9e1452d1f0e83696af62 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 CFLAGS =  -Wall -Wl,--no-as-needed -O2 -g
 CFLAGS += -I../../../../usr/include/
 
-TEST_PROGS := run_netsocktests run_afpackettests test_bpf.sh netdevice.sh
+TEST_PROGS := run_netsocktests run_afpackettests test_bpf.sh netdevice.sh rtnetlink.sh
 TEST_GEN_FILES =  socket
 TEST_GEN_FILES += psock_fanout psock_tpacket
 TEST_GEN_FILES += reuseport_bpf reuseport_bpf_cpu reuseport_bpf_numa
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/rtnetlink.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/rtnetlink.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5b04ad91252522f30dd29ac89345777f5e094d7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/rtnetlink.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,199 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# This test is for checking rtnetlink callpaths, and get as much coverage as possible.
+#
+# set -e
+
+devdummy="test-dummy0"
+ret=0
+
+# set global exit status, but never reset nonzero one.
+check_err()
+{
+	if [ $ret -eq 0 ]; then
+		ret=$1
+	fi
+}
+
+kci_add_dummy()
+{
+	ip link add name "$devdummy" type dummy
+	check_err $?
+	ip link set "$devdummy" up
+	check_err $?
+}
+
+kci_del_dummy()
+{
+	ip link del dev "$devdummy"
+	check_err $?
+}
+
+# add a bridge with vlans on top
+kci_test_bridge()
+{
+	devbr="test-br0"
+	vlandev="testbr-vlan1"
+
+	ret=0
+	ip link add name "$devbr" type bridge
+	check_err $?
+
+	ip link set dev "$devdummy" master "$devbr"
+	check_err $?
+
+	ip link set "$devbr" up
+	check_err $?
+
+	ip link add link "$devbr" name "$vlandev" type vlan id 1
+	check_err $?
+	ip addr add dev "$vlandev" 10.200.7.23/30
+	check_err $?
+	ip -6 addr add dev "$vlandev" dead:42::1234/64
+	check_err $?
+	ip -d link > /dev/null
+	check_err $?
+	ip r s t all > /dev/null
+	check_err $?
+	ip -6 addr del dev "$vlandev" dead:42::1234/64
+	check_err $?
+
+	ip link del dev "$vlandev"
+	check_err $?
+	ip link del dev "$devbr"
+	check_err $?
+
+	if [ $ret -ne 0 ];then
+		echo "FAIL: bridge setup"
+		return 1
+	fi
+	echo "PASS: bridge setup"
+
+}
+
+kci_test_gre()
+{
+	gredev=neta
+	rem=10.42.42.1
+	loc=10.0.0.1
+
+	ret=0
+	ip tunnel add $gredev mode gre remote $rem local $loc ttl 1
+	check_err $?
+	ip link set $gredev up
+	check_err $?
+	ip addr add 10.23.7.10 dev $gredev
+	check_err $?
+	ip route add 10.23.8.0/30 dev $gredev
+	check_err $?
+	ip addr add dev "$devdummy" 10.23.7.11/24
+	check_err $?
+	ip link > /dev/null
+	check_err $?
+	ip addr > /dev/null
+	check_err $?
+	ip addr del dev "$devdummy" 10.23.7.11/24
+	check_err $?
+
+	ip link del $gredev
+	check_err $?
+
+	if [ $ret -ne 0 ];then
+		echo "FAIL: gre tunnel endpoint"
+		return 1
+	fi
+	echo "PASS: gre tunnel endpoint"
+}
+
+# tc uses rtnetlink too, for full tc testing
+# please see tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing.
+kci_test_tc()
+{
+	dev=lo
+	ret=0
+
+	tc qdisc add dev "$dev" root handle 1: htb
+	check_err $?
+	tc class add dev "$dev" parent 1: classid 1:10 htb rate 1mbit
+	check_err $?
+	tc filter add dev "$dev" parent 1:0 prio 5 handle ffe: protocol ip u32 divisor 256
+	check_err $?
+	tc filter add dev "$dev" parent 1:0 prio 5 handle ffd: protocol ip u32 divisor 256
+	check_err $?
+	tc filter add dev "$dev" parent 1:0 prio 5 handle ffc: protocol ip u32 divisor 256
+	check_err $?
+	tc filter add dev "$dev" protocol ip parent 1: prio 5 handle ffe:2:3 u32 ht ffe:2: match ip src 10.0.0.3 flowid 1:10
+	check_err $?
+	tc filter add dev "$dev" protocol ip parent 1: prio 5 handle ffe:2:2 u32 ht ffe:2: match ip src 10.0.0.2 flowid 1:10
+	check_err $?
+	tc filter show dev "$dev" parent  1:0 > /dev/null
+	check_err $?
+	tc filter del dev "$dev" protocol ip parent 1: prio 5 handle ffe:2:3 u32
+	check_err $?
+	tc filter show dev "$dev" parent  1:0 > /dev/null
+	check_err $?
+	tc qdisc del dev "$dev" root handle 1: htb
+	check_err $?
+
+	if [ $ret -ne 0 ];then
+		echo "FAIL: tc htb hierarchy"
+		return 1
+	fi
+	echo "PASS: tc htb hierarchy"
+
+}
+
+kci_test_polrouting()
+{
+	ret=0
+	ip rule add fwmark 1 lookup 100
+	check_err $?
+	ip route add local 0.0.0.0/0 dev lo table 100
+	check_err $?
+	ip r s t all > /dev/null
+	check_err $?
+	ip rule del fwmark 1 lookup 100
+	check_err $?
+	ip route del local 0.0.0.0/0 dev lo table 100
+	check_err $?
+
+	if [ $ret -ne 0 ];then
+		echo "FAIL: policy route test"
+		return 1
+	fi
+	echo "PASS: policy routing"
+}
+
+kci_test_rtnl()
+{
+	kci_add_dummy
+	if [ $ret -ne 0 ];then
+		echo "FAIL: cannot add dummy interface"
+		return 1
+	fi
+
+	kci_test_polrouting
+	kci_test_tc
+	kci_test_gre
+	kci_test_bridge
+
+	kci_del_dummy
+}
+
+#check for needed privileges
+if [ "$(id -u)" -ne 0 ];then
+	echo "SKIP: Need root privileges"
+	exit 0
+fi
+
+for x in ip tc;do
+	$x -Version 2>/dev/null >/dev/null
+	if [ $? -ne 0 ];then
+		echo "SKIP: Could not run test without the $x tool"
+		exit 0
+	fi
+done
+
+kci_test_rtnl
+
+exit $ret