diff --git a/include/net/genetlink.h b/include/net/genetlink.h
index 9292f1c588b7a..74950663bb00d 100644
--- a/include/net/genetlink.h
+++ b/include/net/genetlink.h
@@ -75,8 +75,6 @@ struct genl_family {
 	struct module		*module;
 };
 
-struct nlattr **genl_family_attrbuf(const struct genl_family *family);
-
 /**
  * struct genl_info - receiving information
  * @snd_seq: sending sequence number
@@ -127,6 +125,24 @@ enum genl_validate_flags {
 	GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_DUMP_STRICT		= BIT(2),
 };
 
+/**
+ * struct genl_info - info that is available during dumpit op call
+ * @family: generic netlink family - for internal genl code usage
+ * @ops: generic netlink ops - for internal genl code usage
+ * @attrs: netlink attributes
+ */
+struct genl_dumpit_info {
+	const struct genl_family *family;
+	const struct genl_ops *ops;
+	struct nlattr **attrs;
+};
+
+static inline const struct genl_dumpit_info *
+genl_dumpit_info(struct netlink_callback *cb)
+{
+	return cb->data;
+}
+
 /**
  * struct genl_ops - generic netlink operations
  * @cmd: command identifier
diff --git a/net/core/devlink.c b/net/core/devlink.c
index 76d8355816871..22f59461b0c1c 100644
--- a/net/core/devlink.c
+++ b/net/core/devlink.c
@@ -3943,29 +3943,19 @@ static int devlink_nl_region_read_snapshot_fill(struct sk_buff *skb,
 static int devlink_nl_cmd_region_read_dumpit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 					     struct netlink_callback *cb)
 {
+	const struct genl_dumpit_info *info = genl_dumpit_info(cb);
 	u64 ret_offset, start_offset, end_offset = 0;
+	struct nlattr **attrs = info->attrs;
 	struct devlink_region *region;
 	struct nlattr *chunks_attr;
 	const char *region_name;
 	struct devlink *devlink;
-	struct nlattr **attrs;
 	bool dump = true;
 	void *hdr;
 	int err;
 
 	start_offset = *((u64 *)&cb->args[0]);
 
-	attrs = kmalloc_array(DEVLINK_ATTR_MAX + 1, sizeof(*attrs), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!attrs)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	err = nlmsg_parse_deprecated(cb->nlh,
-				     GENL_HDRLEN + devlink_nl_family.hdrsize,
-				     attrs, DEVLINK_ATTR_MAX,
-				     devlink_nl_family.policy, cb->extack);
-	if (err)
-		goto out_free;
-
 	mutex_lock(&devlink_mutex);
 	devlink = devlink_get_from_attrs(sock_net(cb->skb->sk), attrs);
 	if (IS_ERR(devlink)) {
@@ -4042,7 +4032,6 @@ static int devlink_nl_cmd_region_read_dumpit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	genlmsg_end(skb, hdr);
 	mutex_unlock(&devlink->lock);
 	mutex_unlock(&devlink_mutex);
-	kfree(attrs);
 
 	return skb->len;
 
@@ -4052,8 +4041,6 @@ static int devlink_nl_cmd_region_read_dumpit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	mutex_unlock(&devlink->lock);
 out_dev:
 	mutex_unlock(&devlink_mutex);
-out_free:
-	kfree(attrs);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -4995,21 +4982,10 @@ devlink_health_reporter_get_from_info(struct devlink *devlink,
 static struct devlink_health_reporter *
 devlink_health_reporter_get_from_cb(struct netlink_callback *cb)
 {
+	const struct genl_dumpit_info *info = genl_dumpit_info(cb);
 	struct devlink_health_reporter *reporter;
+	struct nlattr **attrs = info->attrs;
 	struct devlink *devlink;
-	struct nlattr **attrs;
-	int err;
-
-	attrs = kmalloc_array(DEVLINK_ATTR_MAX + 1, sizeof(*attrs), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!attrs)
-		return NULL;
-
-	err = nlmsg_parse_deprecated(cb->nlh,
-				     GENL_HDRLEN + devlink_nl_family.hdrsize,
-				     attrs, DEVLINK_ATTR_MAX,
-				     devlink_nl_family.policy, cb->extack);
-	if (err)
-		goto free;
 
 	mutex_lock(&devlink_mutex);
 	devlink = devlink_get_from_attrs(sock_net(cb->skb->sk), attrs);
@@ -5018,12 +4994,9 @@ devlink_health_reporter_get_from_cb(struct netlink_callback *cb)
 
 	reporter = devlink_health_reporter_get_from_attrs(devlink, attrs);
 	mutex_unlock(&devlink_mutex);
-	kfree(attrs);
 	return reporter;
 unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&devlink_mutex);
-free:
-	kfree(attrs);
 	return NULL;
 }
 
@@ -6154,7 +6127,8 @@ static const struct genl_ops devlink_nl_ops[] = {
 	},
 	{
 		.cmd = DEVLINK_CMD_REGION_READ,
-		.validate = GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_STRICT | GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_DUMP,
+		.validate = GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_STRICT |
+			    GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_DUMP_STRICT,
 		.dumpit = devlink_nl_cmd_region_read_dumpit,
 		.flags = GENL_ADMIN_PERM,
 		.internal_flags = DEVLINK_NL_FLAG_NEED_DEVLINK,
diff --git a/net/ieee802154/nl802154.c b/net/ieee802154/nl802154.c
index ffcfcef762912..7c5a1aa5adb42 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/nl802154.c
+++ b/net/ieee802154/nl802154.c
@@ -236,21 +236,14 @@ nl802154_prepare_wpan_dev_dump(struct sk_buff *skb,
 			       struct cfg802154_registered_device **rdev,
 			       struct wpan_dev **wpan_dev)
 {
+	const struct genl_dumpit_info *info = genl_dumpit_info(cb);
 	int err;
 
 	rtnl_lock();
 
 	if (!cb->args[0]) {
-		err = nlmsg_parse_deprecated(cb->nlh,
-					     GENL_HDRLEN + nl802154_fam.hdrsize,
-					     genl_family_attrbuf(&nl802154_fam),
-					     nl802154_fam.maxattr,
-					     nl802154_policy, NULL);
-		if (err)
-			goto out_unlock;
-
 		*wpan_dev = __cfg802154_wpan_dev_from_attrs(sock_net(skb->sk),
-							    genl_family_attrbuf(&nl802154_fam));
+							    info->attrs);
 		if (IS_ERR(*wpan_dev)) {
 			err = PTR_ERR(*wpan_dev);
 			goto out_unlock;
@@ -557,17 +550,8 @@ static int nl802154_dump_wpan_phy_parse(struct sk_buff *skb,
 					struct netlink_callback *cb,
 					struct nl802154_dump_wpan_phy_state *state)
 {
-	struct nlattr **tb = genl_family_attrbuf(&nl802154_fam);
-	int ret = nlmsg_parse_deprecated(cb->nlh,
-					 GENL_HDRLEN + nl802154_fam.hdrsize,
-					 tb, nl802154_fam.maxattr,
-					 nl802154_policy, NULL);
-
-	/* TODO check if we can handle error here,
-	 * we have no backward compatibility
-	 */
-	if (ret)
-		return 0;
+	const struct genl_dumpit_info *info = genl_dumpit_info(cb);
+	struct nlattr **tb = info->attrs;
 
 	if (tb[NL802154_ATTR_WPAN_PHY])
 		state->filter_wpan_phy = nla_get_u32(tb[NL802154_ATTR_WPAN_PHY]);
@@ -2203,7 +2187,8 @@ static void nl802154_post_doit(const struct genl_ops *ops, struct sk_buff *skb,
 static const struct genl_ops nl802154_ops[] = {
 	{
 		.cmd = NL802154_CMD_GET_WPAN_PHY,
-		.validate = GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_STRICT | GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_DUMP,
+		.validate = GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_STRICT |
+			    GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_DUMP_STRICT,
 		.doit = nl802154_get_wpan_phy,
 		.dumpit = nl802154_dump_wpan_phy,
 		.done = nl802154_dump_wpan_phy_done,
@@ -2343,7 +2328,8 @@ static const struct genl_ops nl802154_ops[] = {
 	},
 	{
 		.cmd = NL802154_CMD_GET_SEC_KEY,
-		.validate = GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_STRICT | GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_DUMP,
+		.validate = GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_STRICT |
+			    GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_DUMP_STRICT,
 		/* TODO .doit by matching key id? */
 		.dumpit = nl802154_dump_llsec_key,
 		.flags = GENL_ADMIN_PERM,
@@ -2369,7 +2355,8 @@ static const struct genl_ops nl802154_ops[] = {
 	/* TODO unique identifier must short+pan OR extended_addr */
 	{
 		.cmd = NL802154_CMD_GET_SEC_DEV,
-		.validate = GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_STRICT | GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_DUMP,
+		.validate = GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_STRICT |
+			    GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_DUMP_STRICT,
 		/* TODO .doit by matching extended_addr? */
 		.dumpit = nl802154_dump_llsec_dev,
 		.flags = GENL_ADMIN_PERM,
@@ -2395,7 +2382,8 @@ static const struct genl_ops nl802154_ops[] = {
 	/* TODO remove complete devkey, put it as nested? */
 	{
 		.cmd = NL802154_CMD_GET_SEC_DEVKEY,
-		.validate = GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_STRICT | GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_DUMP,
+		.validate = GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_STRICT |
+			    GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_DUMP_STRICT,
 		/* TODO doit by matching ??? */
 		.dumpit = nl802154_dump_llsec_devkey,
 		.flags = GENL_ADMIN_PERM,
@@ -2420,7 +2408,8 @@ static const struct genl_ops nl802154_ops[] = {
 	},
 	{
 		.cmd = NL802154_CMD_GET_SEC_LEVEL,
-		.validate = GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_STRICT | GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_DUMP,
+		.validate = GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_STRICT |
+			    GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_DUMP_STRICT,
 		/* TODO .doit by matching frame_type? */
 		.dumpit = nl802154_dump_llsec_seclevel,
 		.flags = GENL_ADMIN_PERM,
diff --git a/net/netlink/genetlink.c b/net/netlink/genetlink.c
index efccd1ac9a666..1b50464367653 100644
--- a/net/netlink/genetlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/genetlink.c
@@ -458,10 +458,58 @@ void *genlmsg_put(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 portid, u32 seq,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(genlmsg_put);
 
+static struct genl_dumpit_info *genl_dumpit_info_alloc(void)
+{
+	return kmalloc(sizeof(struct genl_dumpit_info), GFP_KERNEL);
+}
+
+static void genl_dumpit_info_free(const struct genl_dumpit_info *info)
+{
+	kfree(info);
+}
+
+static struct nlattr **
+genl_family_rcv_msg_attrs_parse(const struct genl_family *family,
+				struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
+				struct netlink_ext_ack *extack,
+				const struct genl_ops *ops,
+				int hdrlen,
+				enum genl_validate_flags no_strict_flag)
+{
+	enum netlink_validation validate = ops->validate & no_strict_flag ?
+					   NL_VALIDATE_LIBERAL :
+					   NL_VALIDATE_STRICT;
+	struct nlattr **attrbuf;
+	int err;
+
+	if (family->maxattr && family->parallel_ops) {
+		attrbuf = kmalloc_array(family->maxattr + 1,
+					sizeof(struct nlattr *), GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!attrbuf)
+			return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+	} else {
+		attrbuf = family->attrbuf;
+	}
+
+	err = __nlmsg_parse(nlh, hdrlen, attrbuf, family->maxattr,
+			    family->policy, validate, extack);
+	if (err && family->maxattr && family->parallel_ops) {
+		kfree(attrbuf);
+		return ERR_PTR(err);
+	}
+	return attrbuf;
+}
+
+static void genl_family_rcv_msg_attrs_free(const struct genl_family *family,
+					   struct nlattr **attrbuf)
+{
+	if (family->maxattr && family->parallel_ops)
+		kfree(attrbuf);
+}
+
 static int genl_lock_start(struct netlink_callback *cb)
 {
-	/* our ops are always const - netlink API doesn't propagate that */
-	const struct genl_ops *ops = cb->data;
+	const struct genl_ops *ops = genl_dumpit_info(cb)->ops;
 	int rc = 0;
 
 	if (ops->start) {
@@ -474,8 +522,7 @@ static int genl_lock_start(struct netlink_callback *cb)
 
 static int genl_lock_dumpit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 {
-	/* our ops are always const - netlink API doesn't propagate that */
-	const struct genl_ops *ops = cb->data;
+	const struct genl_ops *ops = genl_dumpit_info(cb)->ops;
 	int rc;
 
 	genl_lock();
@@ -486,8 +533,8 @@ static int genl_lock_dumpit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 
 static int genl_lock_done(struct netlink_callback *cb)
 {
-	/* our ops are always const - netlink API doesn't propagate that */
-	const struct genl_ops *ops = cb->data;
+	const struct genl_dumpit_info *info = genl_dumpit_info(cb);
+	const struct genl_ops *ops = info->ops;
 	int rc = 0;
 
 	if (ops->done) {
@@ -495,120 +542,112 @@ static int genl_lock_done(struct netlink_callback *cb)
 		rc = ops->done(cb);
 		genl_unlock();
 	}
+	genl_family_rcv_msg_attrs_free(info->family, info->attrs);
+	genl_dumpit_info_free(info);
 	return rc;
 }
 
-static int genl_family_rcv_msg(const struct genl_family *family,
-			       struct sk_buff *skb,
-			       struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
-			       struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
+static int genl_parallel_done(struct netlink_callback *cb)
 {
-	const struct genl_ops *ops;
-	struct net *net = sock_net(skb->sk);
-	struct genl_info info;
-	struct genlmsghdr *hdr = nlmsg_data(nlh);
-	struct nlattr **attrbuf;
-	int hdrlen, err;
+	const struct genl_dumpit_info *info = genl_dumpit_info(cb);
+	const struct genl_ops *ops = info->ops;
+	int rc = 0;
 
-	/* this family doesn't exist in this netns */
-	if (!family->netnsok && !net_eq(net, &init_net))
-		return -ENOENT;
+	if (ops->done)
+		rc = ops->done(cb);
+	genl_family_rcv_msg_attrs_free(info->family, info->attrs);
+	genl_dumpit_info_free(info);
+	return rc;
+}
 
-	hdrlen = GENL_HDRLEN + family->hdrsize;
-	if (nlh->nlmsg_len < nlmsg_msg_size(hdrlen))
-		return -EINVAL;
+static int genl_family_rcv_msg_dumpit(const struct genl_family *family,
+				      struct sk_buff *skb,
+				      struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
+				      struct netlink_ext_ack *extack,
+				      const struct genl_ops *ops,
+				      int hdrlen, struct net *net)
+{
+	struct genl_dumpit_info *info;
+	struct nlattr **attrs = NULL;
+	int err;
 
-	ops = genl_get_cmd(hdr->cmd, family);
-	if (ops == NULL)
+	if (!ops->dumpit)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	if ((ops->flags & GENL_ADMIN_PERM) &&
-	    !netlink_capable(skb, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
-		return -EPERM;
-
-	if ((ops->flags & GENL_UNS_ADMIN_PERM) &&
-	    !netlink_ns_capable(skb, net->user_ns, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
-		return -EPERM;
-
-	if ((nlh->nlmsg_flags & NLM_F_DUMP) == NLM_F_DUMP) {
-		int rc;
+	if (ops->validate & GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_DUMP)
+		goto no_attrs;
 
-		if (ops->dumpit == NULL)
-			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	if (nlh->nlmsg_len < nlmsg_msg_size(hdrlen))
+		return -EINVAL;
 
-		if (!(ops->validate & GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_DUMP)) {
-			int hdrlen = GENL_HDRLEN + family->hdrsize;
+	if (!family->maxattr)
+		goto no_attrs;
 
-			if (nlh->nlmsg_len < nlmsg_msg_size(hdrlen))
-				return -EINVAL;
+	attrs = genl_family_rcv_msg_attrs_parse(family, nlh, extack,
+						ops, hdrlen,
+						GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_DUMP_STRICT);
+	if (IS_ERR(attrs))
+		return PTR_ERR(attrs);
 
-			if (family->maxattr) {
-				unsigned int validate = NL_VALIDATE_STRICT;
-
-				if (ops->validate &
-				    GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_DUMP_STRICT)
-					validate = NL_VALIDATE_LIBERAL;
-				rc = __nla_validate(nlmsg_attrdata(nlh, hdrlen),
-						    nlmsg_attrlen(nlh, hdrlen),
-						    family->maxattr,
-						    family->policy,
-						    validate, extack);
-				if (rc)
-					return rc;
-			}
-		}
-
-		if (!family->parallel_ops) {
-			struct netlink_dump_control c = {
-				.module = family->module,
-				/* we have const, but the netlink API doesn't */
-				.data = (void *)ops,
-				.start = genl_lock_start,
-				.dump = genl_lock_dumpit,
-				.done = genl_lock_done,
-			};
+no_attrs:
+	/* Allocate dumpit info. It is going to be freed by done() callback. */
+	info = genl_dumpit_info_alloc();
+	if (!info) {
+		genl_family_rcv_msg_attrs_free(family, attrs);
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
 
-			genl_unlock();
-			rc = __netlink_dump_start(net->genl_sock, skb, nlh, &c);
-			genl_lock();
+	info->family = family;
+	info->ops = ops;
+	info->attrs = attrs;
 
-		} else {
-			struct netlink_dump_control c = {
-				.module = family->module,
-				.start = ops->start,
-				.dump = ops->dumpit,
-				.done = ops->done,
-			};
+	if (!family->parallel_ops) {
+		struct netlink_dump_control c = {
+			.module = family->module,
+			.data = info,
+			.start = genl_lock_start,
+			.dump = genl_lock_dumpit,
+			.done = genl_lock_done,
+		};
 
-			rc = __netlink_dump_start(net->genl_sock, skb, nlh, &c);
-		}
+		genl_unlock();
+		err = __netlink_dump_start(net->genl_sock, skb, nlh, &c);
+		genl_lock();
 
-		return rc;
+	} else {
+		struct netlink_dump_control c = {
+			.module = family->module,
+			.data = info,
+			.start = ops->start,
+			.dump = ops->dumpit,
+			.done = genl_parallel_done,
+		};
+
+		err = __netlink_dump_start(net->genl_sock, skb, nlh, &c);
 	}
 
-	if (ops->doit == NULL)
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-
-	if (family->maxattr && family->parallel_ops) {
-		attrbuf = kmalloc_array(family->maxattr + 1,
-					sizeof(struct nlattr *),
-					GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (attrbuf == NULL)
-			return -ENOMEM;
-	} else
-		attrbuf = family->attrbuf;
+	return err;
+}
 
-	if (attrbuf) {
-		enum netlink_validation validate = NL_VALIDATE_STRICT;
+static int genl_family_rcv_msg_doit(const struct genl_family *family,
+				    struct sk_buff *skb,
+				    struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
+				    struct netlink_ext_ack *extack,
+				    const struct genl_ops *ops,
+				    int hdrlen, struct net *net)
+{
+	struct nlattr **attrbuf;
+	struct genl_info info;
+	int err;
 
-		if (ops->validate & GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_STRICT)
-			validate = NL_VALIDATE_LIBERAL;
+	if (!ops->doit)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-		err = __nlmsg_parse(nlh, hdrlen, attrbuf, family->maxattr,
-				    family->policy, validate, extack);
-		if (err < 0)
-			goto out;
-	}
+	attrbuf = genl_family_rcv_msg_attrs_parse(family, nlh, extack,
+						  ops, hdrlen,
+						  GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_STRICT);
+	if (IS_ERR(attrbuf))
+		return PTR_ERR(attrbuf);
 
 	info.snd_seq = nlh->nlmsg_seq;
 	info.snd_portid = NETLINK_CB(skb).portid;
@@ -632,12 +671,49 @@ static int genl_family_rcv_msg(const struct genl_family *family,
 		family->post_doit(ops, skb, &info);
 
 out:
-	if (family->parallel_ops)
-		kfree(attrbuf);
+	genl_family_rcv_msg_attrs_free(family, attrbuf);
 
 	return err;
 }
 
+static int genl_family_rcv_msg(const struct genl_family *family,
+			       struct sk_buff *skb,
+			       struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
+			       struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
+{
+	const struct genl_ops *ops;
+	struct net *net = sock_net(skb->sk);
+	struct genlmsghdr *hdr = nlmsg_data(nlh);
+	int hdrlen;
+
+	/* this family doesn't exist in this netns */
+	if (!family->netnsok && !net_eq(net, &init_net))
+		return -ENOENT;
+
+	hdrlen = GENL_HDRLEN + family->hdrsize;
+	if (nlh->nlmsg_len < nlmsg_msg_size(hdrlen))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	ops = genl_get_cmd(hdr->cmd, family);
+	if (ops == NULL)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	if ((ops->flags & GENL_ADMIN_PERM) &&
+	    !netlink_capable(skb, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
+		return -EPERM;
+
+	if ((ops->flags & GENL_UNS_ADMIN_PERM) &&
+	    !netlink_ns_capable(skb, net->user_ns, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
+		return -EPERM;
+
+	if ((nlh->nlmsg_flags & NLM_F_DUMP) == NLM_F_DUMP)
+		return genl_family_rcv_msg_dumpit(family, skb, nlh, extack,
+						  ops, hdrlen, net);
+	else
+		return genl_family_rcv_msg_doit(family, skb, nlh, extack,
+						ops, hdrlen, net);
+}
+
 static int genl_rcv_msg(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 			struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
@@ -1088,25 +1164,6 @@ static int __init genl_init(void)
 
 subsys_initcall(genl_init);
 
-/**
- * genl_family_attrbuf - return family's attrbuf
- * @family: the family
- *
- * Return the family's attrbuf, while validating that it's
- * actually valid to access it.
- *
- * You cannot use this function with a family that has parallel_ops
- * and you can only use it within (pre/post) doit/dumpit callbacks.
- */
-struct nlattr **genl_family_attrbuf(const struct genl_family *family)
-{
-	if (!WARN_ON(family->parallel_ops))
-		lockdep_assert_held(&genl_mutex);
-
-	return family->attrbuf;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(genl_family_attrbuf);
-
 static int genlmsg_mcast(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 portid, unsigned long group,
 			 gfp_t flags)
 {
diff --git a/net/nfc/netlink.c b/net/nfc/netlink.c
index 17e6ca62f1beb..fd9ad534dd9b8 100644
--- a/net/nfc/netlink.c
+++ b/net/nfc/netlink.c
@@ -102,22 +102,14 @@ static int nfc_genl_send_target(struct sk_buff *msg, struct nfc_target *target,
 
 static struct nfc_dev *__get_device_from_cb(struct netlink_callback *cb)
 {
-	struct nlattr **attrbuf = genl_family_attrbuf(&nfc_genl_family);
+	const struct genl_dumpit_info *info = genl_dumpit_info(cb);
 	struct nfc_dev *dev;
-	int rc;
 	u32 idx;
 
-	rc = nlmsg_parse_deprecated(cb->nlh,
-				    GENL_HDRLEN + nfc_genl_family.hdrsize,
-				    attrbuf, nfc_genl_family.maxattr,
-				    nfc_genl_policy, NULL);
-	if (rc < 0)
-		return ERR_PTR(rc);
-
-	if (!attrbuf[NFC_ATTR_DEVICE_INDEX])
+	if (!info->attrs[NFC_ATTR_DEVICE_INDEX])
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 
-	idx = nla_get_u32(attrbuf[NFC_ATTR_DEVICE_INDEX]);
+	idx = nla_get_u32(info->attrs[NFC_ATTR_DEVICE_INDEX]);
 
 	dev = nfc_get_device(idx);
 	if (!dev)
@@ -1697,7 +1689,8 @@ static const struct genl_ops nfc_genl_ops[] = {
 	},
 	{
 		.cmd = NFC_CMD_GET_TARGET,
-		.validate = GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_STRICT | GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_DUMP,
+		.validate = GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_STRICT |
+			    GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_DUMP_STRICT,
 		.dumpit = nfc_genl_dump_targets,
 		.done = nfc_genl_dump_targets_done,
 	},
diff --git a/net/tipc/netlink.c b/net/tipc/netlink.c
index d6165ad384c0f..d32bbd0f5e462 100644
--- a/net/tipc/netlink.c
+++ b/net/tipc/netlink.c
@@ -176,7 +176,8 @@ static const struct genl_ops tipc_genl_v2_ops[] = {
 	},
 	{
 		.cmd	= TIPC_NL_PUBL_GET,
-		.validate = GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_STRICT | GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_DUMP,
+		.validate = GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_STRICT |
+			    GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_DUMP_STRICT,
 		.dumpit	= tipc_nl_publ_dump,
 	},
 	{
@@ -239,7 +240,8 @@ static const struct genl_ops tipc_genl_v2_ops[] = {
 	},
 	{
 		.cmd	= TIPC_NL_MON_PEER_GET,
-		.validate = GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_STRICT | GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_DUMP,
+		.validate = GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_STRICT |
+			    GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_DUMP_STRICT,
 		.dumpit	= tipc_nl_node_dump_monitor_peer,
 	},
 	{
@@ -250,7 +252,8 @@ static const struct genl_ops tipc_genl_v2_ops[] = {
 #ifdef CONFIG_TIPC_MEDIA_UDP
 	{
 		.cmd	= TIPC_NL_UDP_GET_REMOTEIP,
-		.validate = GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_STRICT | GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_DUMP,
+		.validate = GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_STRICT |
+			    GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_DUMP_STRICT,
 		.dumpit	= tipc_udp_nl_dump_remoteip,
 	},
 #endif
@@ -268,18 +271,6 @@ struct genl_family tipc_genl_family __ro_after_init = {
 	.n_ops		= ARRAY_SIZE(tipc_genl_v2_ops),
 };
 
-int tipc_nlmsg_parse(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh, struct nlattr ***attr)
-{
-	u32 maxattr = tipc_genl_family.maxattr;
-
-	*attr = genl_family_attrbuf(&tipc_genl_family);
-	if (!*attr)
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-
-	return nlmsg_parse_deprecated(nlh, GENL_HDRLEN, *attr, maxattr,
-				      tipc_nl_policy, NULL);
-}
-
 int __init tipc_netlink_start(void)
 {
 	int res;
diff --git a/net/tipc/netlink.h b/net/tipc/netlink.h
index 4ba0ad4221103..7cf777723e3ee 100644
--- a/net/tipc/netlink.h
+++ b/net/tipc/netlink.h
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
 #include <net/netlink.h>
 
 extern struct genl_family tipc_genl_family;
-int tipc_nlmsg_parse(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh, struct nlattr ***buf);
 
 struct tipc_nl_msg {
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
diff --git a/net/tipc/netlink_compat.c b/net/tipc/netlink_compat.c
index e135d4e112319..4950b754dacd6 100644
--- a/net/tipc/netlink_compat.c
+++ b/net/tipc/netlink_compat.c
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ static int __tipc_nl_compat_dumpit(struct tipc_nl_compat_cmd_dump *cmd,
 	struct sk_buff *buf;
 	struct nlmsghdr *nlmsg;
 	struct netlink_callback cb;
+	struct nlattr **attrbuf;
 
 	memset(&cb, 0, sizeof(cb));
 	cb.nlh = (struct nlmsghdr *)arg->data;
@@ -201,19 +202,28 @@ static int __tipc_nl_compat_dumpit(struct tipc_nl_compat_cmd_dump *cmd,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
+	attrbuf = kmalloc_array(tipc_genl_family.maxattr + 1,
+				sizeof(struct nlattr *), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!attrbuf) {
+		err = -ENOMEM;
+		goto err_out;
+	}
+
 	do {
 		int rem;
 
 		len = (*cmd->dumpit)(buf, &cb);
 
 		nlmsg_for_each_msg(nlmsg, nlmsg_hdr(buf), len, rem) {
-			struct nlattr **attrs;
-
-			err = tipc_nlmsg_parse(nlmsg, &attrs);
+			err = nlmsg_parse_deprecated(nlmsg, GENL_HDRLEN,
+						     attrbuf,
+						     tipc_genl_family.maxattr,
+						     tipc_genl_family.policy,
+						     NULL);
 			if (err)
 				goto err_out;
 
-			err = (*cmd->format)(msg, attrs);
+			err = (*cmd->format)(msg, attrbuf);
 			if (err)
 				goto err_out;
 
@@ -231,6 +241,7 @@ static int __tipc_nl_compat_dumpit(struct tipc_nl_compat_cmd_dump *cmd,
 	err = 0;
 
 err_out:
+	kfree(attrbuf);
 	tipc_dump_done(&cb);
 	kfree_skb(buf);
 
diff --git a/net/tipc/node.c b/net/tipc/node.c
index c8f6177dd5a2f..f2e3cf70c9225 100644
--- a/net/tipc/node.c
+++ b/net/tipc/node.c
@@ -2484,13 +2484,9 @@ int tipc_nl_node_dump_monitor_peer(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	int err;
 
 	if (!prev_node) {
-		struct nlattr **attrs;
+		struct nlattr **attrs = genl_dumpit_info(cb)->attrs;
 		struct nlattr *mon[TIPC_NLA_MON_MAX + 1];
 
-		err = tipc_nlmsg_parse(cb->nlh, &attrs);
-		if (err)
-			return err;
-
 		if (!attrs[TIPC_NLA_MON])
 			return -EINVAL;
 
diff --git a/net/tipc/socket.c b/net/tipc/socket.c
index 3b9f8cc328f5c..d579b64705b10 100644
--- a/net/tipc/socket.c
+++ b/net/tipc/socket.c
@@ -3588,13 +3588,9 @@ int tipc_nl_publ_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 	struct tipc_sock *tsk;
 
 	if (!tsk_portid) {
-		struct nlattr **attrs;
+		struct nlattr **attrs = genl_dumpit_info(cb)->attrs;
 		struct nlattr *sock[TIPC_NLA_SOCK_MAX + 1];
 
-		err = tipc_nlmsg_parse(cb->nlh, &attrs);
-		if (err)
-			return err;
-
 		if (!attrs[TIPC_NLA_SOCK])
 			return -EINVAL;
 
diff --git a/net/tipc/udp_media.c b/net/tipc/udp_media.c
index 287df68721df9..43ca5fd6574d4 100644
--- a/net/tipc/udp_media.c
+++ b/net/tipc/udp_media.c
@@ -448,15 +448,11 @@ int tipc_udp_nl_dump_remoteip(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 	int i;
 
 	if (!bid && !skip_cnt) {
+		struct nlattr **attrs = genl_dumpit_info(cb)->attrs;
 		struct net *net = sock_net(skb->sk);
 		struct nlattr *battrs[TIPC_NLA_BEARER_MAX + 1];
-		struct nlattr **attrs;
 		char *bname;
 
-		err = tipc_nlmsg_parse(cb->nlh, &attrs);
-		if (err)
-			return err;
-
 		if (!attrs[TIPC_NLA_BEARER])
 			return -EINVAL;