diff --git a/include/net/rtnetlink.h b/include/net/rtnetlink.h
index 3b3d474..3861c05 100644
--- a/include/net/rtnetlink.h
+++ b/include/net/rtnetlink.h
@@ -22,4 +22,62 @@
 		return AF_UNSPEC;
 }
 
+/**
+ *	struct rtnl_link_ops - rtnetlink link operations
+ *
+ *	@list: Used internally
+ *	@kind: Identifier
+ *	@maxtype: Highest device specific netlink attribute number
+ *	@policy: Netlink policy for device specific attribute validation
+ *	@validate: Optional validation function for netlink/changelink parameters
+ *	@priv_size: sizeof net_device private space
+ *	@setup: net_device setup function
+ *	@newlink: Function for configuring and registering a new device
+ *	@changelink: Function for changing parameters of an existing device
+ *	@dellink: Function to remove a device
+ *	@get_size: Function to calculate required room for dumping device
+ *		   specific netlink attributes
+ *	@fill_info: Function to dump device specific netlink attributes
+ *	@get_xstats_size: Function to calculate required room for dumping devic
+ *			  specific statistics
+ *	@fill_xstats: Function to dump device specific statistics
+ */
+struct rtnl_link_ops {
+	struct list_head	list;
+
+	const char		*kind;
+
+	size_t			priv_size;
+	void			(*setup)(struct net_device *dev);
+
+	int			maxtype;
+	const struct nla_policy	*policy;
+	int			(*validate)(struct nlattr *tb[],
+					    struct nlattr *data[]);
+
+	int			(*newlink)(struct net_device *dev,
+					   struct nlattr *tb[],
+					   struct nlattr *data[]);
+	int			(*changelink)(struct net_device *dev,
+					      struct nlattr *tb[],
+					      struct nlattr *data[]);
+	void			(*dellink)(struct net_device *dev);
+
+	size_t			(*get_size)(const struct net_device *dev);
+	int			(*fill_info)(struct sk_buff *skb,
+					     const struct net_device *dev);
+
+	size_t			(*get_xstats_size)(const struct net_device *dev);
+	int			(*fill_xstats)(struct sk_buff *skb,
+					       const struct net_device *dev);
+};
+
+extern int	__rtnl_link_register(struct rtnl_link_ops *ops);
+extern void	__rtnl_link_unregister(struct rtnl_link_ops *ops);
+
+extern int	rtnl_link_register(struct rtnl_link_ops *ops);
+extern void	rtnl_link_unregister(struct rtnl_link_ops *ops);
+
+#define MODULE_ALIAS_RTNL_LINK(kind) MODULE_ALIAS("rtnl-link-" kind)
+
 #endif