diff --git a/include/linux/netlink.h b/include/linux/netlink.h
index 4111d53f46569ceba9fd2030110a35163fcc45fa..e72d46813125e47b493164acdc706dfb5e4f7e80 100644
--- a/include/linux/netlink.h
+++ b/include/linux/netlink.h
@@ -295,6 +295,8 @@ struct netlink_callback {
 	u32			min_dump_alloc;
 	unsigned int		prev_seq, seq;
 	bool			strict_check;
+	KABI_FILL_HOLE(int	flags)
+
 	union {
 		u8		ctx[48];
 
@@ -326,6 +328,7 @@ struct netlink_dump_control {
 	void *data;
 	struct module *module;
 	u32 min_dump_alloc;
+	KABI_FILL_HOLE(int flags)
 };
 
 int __netlink_dump_start(struct sock *ssk, struct sk_buff *skb,
diff --git a/include/net/rtnetlink.h b/include/net/rtnetlink.h
index 318b3168e77b9e7941ec69030c893f2c6bc82671..365e36a19c498fb53aa3c616cf3c5df516999d27 100644
--- a/include/net/rtnetlink.h
+++ b/include/net/rtnetlink.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ typedef int (*rtnl_dumpit_func)(struct sk_buff *, struct netlink_callback *);
 enum rtnl_link_flags {
 	RTNL_FLAG_DOIT_UNLOCKED		= BIT(0),
 	RTNL_FLAG_BULK_DEL_SUPPORTED	= BIT(1),
+	RTNL_FLAG_DUMP_UNLOCKED		= BIT(2),
 };
 
 enum rtnl_kinds {
diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index 71775e1e9c391a08108bec42c3ff78aef85ede0b..4acde7067519ee845a2b4460bef0d585e15eaa5b 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -6405,6 +6405,7 @@ static int rtnetlink_rcv_msg(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 		}
 		owner = link->owner;
 		dumpit = link->dumpit;
+		flags = link->flags;
 
 		if (type == RTM_GETLINK - RTM_BASE)
 			min_dump_alloc = rtnl_calcit(skb, nlh);
@@ -6422,6 +6423,7 @@ static int rtnetlink_rcv_msg(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 				.dump		= dumpit,
 				.min_dump_alloc	= min_dump_alloc,
 				.module		= owner,
+				.flags		= flags,
 			};
 			err = netlink_dump_start(rtnl, skb, nlh, &c);
 			/* netlink_dump_start() will keep a reference on
diff --git a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
index 7b609284bf78d088bb6175c092012778c56a3c60..4aa2cbe9d6fa69957fd99025ba72f5932fdc8287 100644
--- a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ static struct proto netlink_proto = {
 };
 
 static int __netlink_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock,
-			    struct mutex *cb_mutex, int protocol,
+			    struct mutex *dump_cb_mutex, int protocol,
 			    int kern)
 {
 	struct sock *sk;
@@ -634,15 +634,11 @@ static int __netlink_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock,
 	sock_init_data(sock, sk);
 
 	nlk = nlk_sk(sk);
-	if (cb_mutex) {
-		nlk->cb_mutex = cb_mutex;
-	} else {
-		nlk->cb_mutex = &nlk->cb_def_mutex;
-		mutex_init(nlk->cb_mutex);
-		lockdep_set_class_and_name(nlk->cb_mutex,
+	mutex_init(&nlk->nl_cb_mutex);
+	lockdep_set_class_and_name(&nlk->nl_cb_mutex,
 					   nlk_cb_mutex_keys + protocol,
 					   nlk_cb_mutex_key_strings[protocol]);
-	}
+	nlk->dump_cb_mutex = dump_cb_mutex;
 	init_waitqueue_head(&nlk->wait);
 
 	sk->sk_destruct = netlink_sock_destruct;
@@ -2197,7 +2193,7 @@ static int netlink_dump(struct sock *sk, bool lock_taken)
 	int alloc_size;
 
 	if (!lock_taken)
-		mutex_lock(nlk->cb_mutex);
+		mutex_lock(&nlk->nl_cb_mutex);
 	if (!nlk->cb_running) {
 		err = -EINVAL;
 		goto errout_skb;
@@ -2249,14 +2245,24 @@ static int netlink_dump(struct sock *sk, bool lock_taken)
 	netlink_skb_set_owner_r(skb, sk);
 
 	if (nlk->dump_done_errno > 0) {
+		struct mutex *extra_mutex = nlk->dump_cb_mutex;
+
 		cb->extack = &extack;
+
+		if (cb->flags & RTNL_FLAG_DUMP_UNLOCKED)
+			extra_mutex = NULL;
+		if (extra_mutex)
+			mutex_lock(extra_mutex);
 		nlk->dump_done_errno = cb->dump(skb, cb);
+		if (extra_mutex)
+			mutex_unlock(extra_mutex);
+
 		cb->extack = NULL;
 	}
 
 	if (nlk->dump_done_errno > 0 ||
 	    skb_tailroom(skb) < nlmsg_total_size(sizeof(nlk->dump_done_errno))) {
-		mutex_unlock(nlk->cb_mutex);
+		mutex_unlock(&nlk->nl_cb_mutex);
 
 		if (sk_filter(sk, skb))
 			kfree_skb(skb);
@@ -2290,13 +2296,13 @@ static int netlink_dump(struct sock *sk, bool lock_taken)
 	WRITE_ONCE(nlk->cb_running, false);
 	module = cb->module;
 	skb = cb->skb;
-	mutex_unlock(nlk->cb_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&nlk->nl_cb_mutex);
 	module_put(module);
 	consume_skb(skb);
 	return 0;
 
 errout_skb:
-	mutex_unlock(nlk->cb_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&nlk->nl_cb_mutex);
 	kfree_skb(skb);
 	return err;
 }
@@ -2319,7 +2325,7 @@ int __netlink_dump_start(struct sock *ssk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	}
 
 	nlk = nlk_sk(sk);
-	mutex_lock(nlk->cb_mutex);
+	mutex_lock(&nlk->nl_cb_mutex);
 	/* A dump is in progress... */
 	if (nlk->cb_running) {
 		ret = -EBUSY;
@@ -2339,6 +2345,7 @@ int __netlink_dump_start(struct sock *ssk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	cb->data = control->data;
 	cb->module = control->module;
 	cb->min_dump_alloc = control->min_dump_alloc;
+	cb->flags = control->flags;
 	cb->skb = skb;
 
 	cb->strict_check = nlk_test_bit(STRICT_CHK, NETLINK_CB(skb).sk);
@@ -2370,7 +2377,7 @@ int __netlink_dump_start(struct sock *ssk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	module_put(control->module);
 error_unlock:
 	sock_put(sk);
-	mutex_unlock(nlk->cb_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&nlk->nl_cb_mutex);
 error_free:
 	kfree_skb(skb);
 	return ret;
diff --git a/net/netlink/af_netlink.h b/net/netlink/af_netlink.h
index 9252ad6694a0638a97acdaa1fd30114abfc474fb..b1a17c0d97a103e9f45592df7fe3e25379352e0e 100644
--- a/net/netlink/af_netlink.h
+++ b/net/netlink/af_netlink.h
@@ -38,8 +38,9 @@ struct netlink_sock {
 	bool			cb_running;
 	int			dump_done_errno;
 	struct netlink_callback	cb;
-	struct mutex		*cb_mutex;
-	struct mutex		cb_def_mutex;
+	struct mutex		nl_cb_mutex;
+
+	struct mutex		*dump_cb_mutex;
 	void			(*netlink_rcv)(struct sk_buff *skb);
 	int			(*netlink_bind)(struct net *net, int group);
 	void			(*netlink_unbind)(struct net *net, int group);