diff --git a/include/net/devlink.h b/include/net/devlink.h
index 1b1317d378ded..aab3d007c5772 100644
--- a/include/net/devlink.h
+++ b/include/net/devlink.h
@@ -1726,9 +1726,12 @@ devlink_trap_policers_unregister(struct devlink *devlink,
 
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NET_DEVLINK)
 
-void devlink_compat_running_version(struct net_device *dev,
+struct devlink *__must_check devlink_try_get(struct devlink *devlink);
+void devlink_put(struct devlink *devlink);
+
+void devlink_compat_running_version(struct devlink *devlink,
 				    char *buf, size_t len);
-int devlink_compat_flash_update(struct net_device *dev, const char *file_name);
+int devlink_compat_flash_update(struct devlink *devlink, const char *file_name);
 int devlink_compat_phys_port_name_get(struct net_device *dev,
 				      char *name, size_t len);
 int devlink_compat_switch_id_get(struct net_device *dev,
@@ -1736,13 +1739,22 @@ int devlink_compat_switch_id_get(struct net_device *dev,
 
 #else
 
+static inline struct devlink *devlink_try_get(struct devlink *devlink)
+{
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static inline void devlink_put(struct devlink *devlink)
+{
+}
+
 static inline void
-devlink_compat_running_version(struct net_device *dev, char *buf, size_t len)
+devlink_compat_running_version(struct devlink *devlink, char *buf, size_t len)
 {
 }
 
 static inline int
-devlink_compat_flash_update(struct net_device *dev, const char *file_name)
+devlink_compat_flash_update(struct devlink *devlink, const char *file_name)
 {
 	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 }
diff --git a/net/core/dev_ioctl.c b/net/core/dev_ioctl.c
index 0e87237fd8712..cbab5fec64b12 100644
--- a/net/core/dev_ioctl.c
+++ b/net/core/dev_ioctl.c
@@ -518,9 +518,7 @@ int dev_ioctl(struct net *net, unsigned int cmd, struct ifreq *ifr,
 
 	case SIOCETHTOOL:
 		dev_load(net, ifr->ifr_name);
-		rtnl_lock();
 		ret = dev_ethtool(net, ifr, data);
-		rtnl_unlock();
 		if (colon)
 			*colon = ':';
 		return ret;
diff --git a/net/core/devlink.c b/net/core/devlink.c
index 2d8abe88c6738..6b5ee862429eb 100644
--- a/net/core/devlink.c
+++ b/net/core/devlink.c
@@ -182,15 +182,17 @@ struct net *devlink_net(const struct devlink *devlink)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devlink_net);
 
-static void devlink_put(struct devlink *devlink)
+void devlink_put(struct devlink *devlink)
 {
 	if (refcount_dec_and_test(&devlink->refcount))
 		complete(&devlink->comp);
 }
 
-static bool __must_check devlink_try_get(struct devlink *devlink)
+struct devlink *__must_check devlink_try_get(struct devlink *devlink)
 {
-	return refcount_inc_not_zero(&devlink->refcount);
+	if (refcount_inc_not_zero(&devlink->refcount))
+		return devlink;
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 static struct devlink *devlink_get_from_attrs(struct net *net,
@@ -11281,55 +11283,28 @@ static struct devlink_port *netdev_to_devlink_port(struct net_device *dev)
 	return dev->netdev_ops->ndo_get_devlink_port(dev);
 }
 
-static struct devlink *netdev_to_devlink(struct net_device *dev)
-{
-	struct devlink_port *devlink_port = netdev_to_devlink_port(dev);
-
-	if (!devlink_port)
-		return NULL;
-
-	return devlink_port->devlink;
-}
-
-void devlink_compat_running_version(struct net_device *dev,
+void devlink_compat_running_version(struct devlink *devlink,
 				    char *buf, size_t len)
 {
-	struct devlink *devlink;
-
-	dev_hold(dev);
-	rtnl_unlock();
-
-	devlink = netdev_to_devlink(dev);
-	if (!devlink || !devlink->ops->info_get)
-		goto out;
+	if (!devlink->ops->info_get)
+		return;
 
 	mutex_lock(&devlink->lock);
 	__devlink_compat_running_version(devlink, buf, len);
 	mutex_unlock(&devlink->lock);
-
-out:
-	rtnl_lock();
-	dev_put(dev);
 }
 
-int devlink_compat_flash_update(struct net_device *dev, const char *file_name)
+int devlink_compat_flash_update(struct devlink *devlink, const char *file_name)
 {
 	struct devlink_flash_update_params params = {};
-	struct devlink *devlink;
 	int ret;
 
-	dev_hold(dev);
-	rtnl_unlock();
-
-	devlink = netdev_to_devlink(dev);
-	if (!devlink || !devlink->ops->flash_update) {
-		ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
-		goto out;
-	}
+	if (!devlink->ops->flash_update)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	ret = request_firmware(&params.fw, file_name, devlink->dev);
 	if (ret)
-		goto out;
+		return ret;
 
 	mutex_lock(&devlink->lock);
 	devlink_flash_update_begin_notify(devlink);
@@ -11339,10 +11314,6 @@ int devlink_compat_flash_update(struct net_device *dev, const char *file_name)
 
 	release_firmware(params.fw);
 
-out:
-	rtnl_lock();
-	dev_put(dev);
-
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/ethtool/ioctl.c b/net/ethtool/ioctl.c
index 44430b6ab8438..65e9bc1058b57 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/ioctl.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/ioctl.c
@@ -32,6 +32,29 @@
 #include <generated/utsrelease.h>
 #include "common.h"
 
+/* State held across locks and calls for commands which have devlink fallback */
+struct ethtool_devlink_compat {
+	struct devlink *devlink;
+	union {
+		struct ethtool_flash efl;
+		struct ethtool_drvinfo info;
+	};
+};
+
+static struct devlink *netdev_to_devlink_get(struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	struct devlink_port *devlink_port;
+
+	if (!dev->netdev_ops->ndo_get_devlink_port)
+		return NULL;
+
+	devlink_port = dev->netdev_ops->ndo_get_devlink_port(dev);
+	if (!devlink_port)
+		return NULL;
+
+	return devlink_try_get(devlink_port->devlink);
+}
+
 /*
  * Some useful ethtool_ops methods that're device independent.
  * If we find that all drivers want to do the same thing here,
@@ -697,22 +720,20 @@ static int ethtool_set_settings(struct net_device *dev, void __user *useraddr)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static noinline_for_stack int ethtool_get_drvinfo(struct net_device *dev,
-						  void __user *useraddr)
+static int
+ethtool_get_drvinfo(struct net_device *dev, struct ethtool_devlink_compat *rsp)
 {
-	struct ethtool_drvinfo info;
 	const struct ethtool_ops *ops = dev->ethtool_ops;
 
-	memset(&info, 0, sizeof(info));
-	info.cmd = ETHTOOL_GDRVINFO;
-	strlcpy(info.version, UTS_RELEASE, sizeof(info.version));
+	rsp->info.cmd = ETHTOOL_GDRVINFO;
+	strlcpy(rsp->info.version, UTS_RELEASE, sizeof(rsp->info.version));
 	if (ops->get_drvinfo) {
-		ops->get_drvinfo(dev, &info);
+		ops->get_drvinfo(dev, &rsp->info);
 	} else if (dev->dev.parent && dev->dev.parent->driver) {
-		strlcpy(info.bus_info, dev_name(dev->dev.parent),
-			sizeof(info.bus_info));
-		strlcpy(info.driver, dev->dev.parent->driver->name,
-			sizeof(info.driver));
+		strlcpy(rsp->info.bus_info, dev_name(dev->dev.parent),
+			sizeof(rsp->info.bus_info));
+		strlcpy(rsp->info.driver, dev->dev.parent->driver->name,
+			sizeof(rsp->info.driver));
 	} else {
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
@@ -726,30 +747,27 @@ static noinline_for_stack int ethtool_get_drvinfo(struct net_device *dev,
 
 		rc = ops->get_sset_count(dev, ETH_SS_TEST);
 		if (rc >= 0)
-			info.testinfo_len = rc;
+			rsp->info.testinfo_len = rc;
 		rc = ops->get_sset_count(dev, ETH_SS_STATS);
 		if (rc >= 0)
-			info.n_stats = rc;
+			rsp->info.n_stats = rc;
 		rc = ops->get_sset_count(dev, ETH_SS_PRIV_FLAGS);
 		if (rc >= 0)
-			info.n_priv_flags = rc;
+			rsp->info.n_priv_flags = rc;
 	}
 	if (ops->get_regs_len) {
 		int ret = ops->get_regs_len(dev);
 
 		if (ret > 0)
-			info.regdump_len = ret;
+			rsp->info.regdump_len = ret;
 	}
 
 	if (ops->get_eeprom_len)
-		info.eedump_len = ops->get_eeprom_len(dev);
+		rsp->info.eedump_len = ops->get_eeprom_len(dev);
 
-	if (!info.fw_version[0])
-		devlink_compat_running_version(dev, info.fw_version,
-					       sizeof(info.fw_version));
+	if (!rsp->info.fw_version[0])
+		rsp->devlink = netdev_to_devlink_get(dev);
 
-	if (copy_to_user(useraddr, &info, sizeof(info)))
-		return -EFAULT;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -2178,19 +2196,15 @@ static int ethtool_set_value(struct net_device *dev, char __user *useraddr,
 	return actor(dev, edata.data);
 }
 
-static noinline_for_stack int ethtool_flash_device(struct net_device *dev,
-						   char __user *useraddr)
+static int
+ethtool_flash_device(struct net_device *dev, struct ethtool_devlink_compat *req)
 {
-	struct ethtool_flash efl;
-
-	if (copy_from_user(&efl, useraddr, sizeof(efl)))
-		return -EFAULT;
-	efl.data[ETHTOOL_FLASH_MAX_FILENAME - 1] = 0;
-
-	if (!dev->ethtool_ops->flash_device)
-		return devlink_compat_flash_update(dev, efl.data);
+	if (!dev->ethtool_ops->flash_device) {
+		req->devlink = netdev_to_devlink_get(dev);
+		return 0;
+	}
 
-	return dev->ethtool_ops->flash_device(dev, &efl);
+	return dev->ethtool_ops->flash_device(dev, &req->efl);
 }
 
 static int ethtool_set_dump(struct net_device *dev,
@@ -2700,19 +2714,19 @@ static int ethtool_set_fecparam(struct net_device *dev, void __user *useraddr)
 
 /* The main entry point in this file.  Called from net/core/dev_ioctl.c */
 
-int dev_ethtool(struct net *net, struct ifreq *ifr, void __user *useraddr)
+static int
+__dev_ethtool(struct net *net, struct ifreq *ifr, void __user *useraddr,
+	      u32 ethcmd, struct ethtool_devlink_compat *devlink_state)
 {
-	struct net_device *dev = __dev_get_by_name(net, ifr->ifr_name);
-	u32 ethcmd, sub_cmd;
+	struct net_device *dev;
+	u32 sub_cmd;
 	int rc;
 	netdev_features_t old_features;
 
+	dev = __dev_get_by_name(net, ifr->ifr_name);
 	if (!dev)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	if (copy_from_user(&ethcmd, useraddr, sizeof(ethcmd)))
-		return -EFAULT;
-
 	if (ethcmd == ETHTOOL_PERQUEUE) {
 		if (copy_from_user(&sub_cmd, useraddr + sizeof(ethcmd), sizeof(sub_cmd)))
 			return -EFAULT;
@@ -2786,7 +2800,7 @@ int dev_ethtool(struct net *net, struct ifreq *ifr, void __user *useraddr)
 		rc = ethtool_set_settings(dev, useraddr);
 		break;
 	case ETHTOOL_GDRVINFO:
-		rc = ethtool_get_drvinfo(dev, useraddr);
+		rc = ethtool_get_drvinfo(dev, devlink_state);
 		break;
 	case ETHTOOL_GREGS:
 		rc = ethtool_get_regs(dev, useraddr);
@@ -2888,7 +2902,7 @@ int dev_ethtool(struct net *net, struct ifreq *ifr, void __user *useraddr)
 		rc = ethtool_set_rxnfc(dev, ethcmd, useraddr);
 		break;
 	case ETHTOOL_FLASHDEV:
-		rc = ethtool_flash_device(dev, useraddr);
+		rc = ethtool_flash_device(dev, devlink_state);
 		break;
 	case ETHTOOL_RESET:
 		rc = ethtool_reset(dev, useraddr);
@@ -3000,6 +3014,60 @@ int dev_ethtool(struct net *net, struct ifreq *ifr, void __user *useraddr)
 	return rc;
 }
 
+int dev_ethtool(struct net *net, struct ifreq *ifr, void __user *useraddr)
+{
+	struct ethtool_devlink_compat *state;
+	u32 ethcmd;
+	int rc;
+
+	if (copy_from_user(&ethcmd, useraddr, sizeof(ethcmd)))
+		return -EFAULT;
+
+	state = kzalloc(sizeof(*state), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!state)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	switch (ethcmd) {
+	case ETHTOOL_FLASHDEV:
+		if (copy_from_user(&state->efl, useraddr, sizeof(state->efl))) {
+			rc = -EFAULT;
+			goto exit_free;
+		}
+		state->efl.data[ETHTOOL_FLASH_MAX_FILENAME - 1] = 0;
+		break;
+	}
+
+	rtnl_lock();
+	rc = __dev_ethtool(net, ifr, useraddr, ethcmd, state);
+	rtnl_unlock();
+	if (rc)
+		goto exit_free;
+
+	switch (ethcmd) {
+	case ETHTOOL_FLASHDEV:
+		if (state->devlink)
+			rc = devlink_compat_flash_update(state->devlink,
+							 state->efl.data);
+		break;
+	case ETHTOOL_GDRVINFO:
+		if (state->devlink)
+			devlink_compat_running_version(state->devlink,
+						       state->info.fw_version,
+						       sizeof(state->info.fw_version));
+		if (copy_to_user(useraddr, &state->info, sizeof(state->info))) {
+			rc = -EFAULT;
+			goto exit_free;
+		}
+		break;
+	}
+
+exit_free:
+	if (state->devlink)
+		devlink_put(state->devlink);
+	kfree(state);
+	return rc;
+}
+
 struct ethtool_rx_flow_key {
 	struct flow_dissector_key_basic			basic;
 	union {