diff --git a/include/rdma/ib_sa.h b/include/rdma/ib_sa.h
index 7e071a6..406ecf1 100644
--- a/include/rdma/ib_sa.h
+++ b/include/rdma/ib_sa.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
 
 #include <linux/atomic.h>
+#include <linux/netdevice.h>
 
 #include <rdma/ib_verbs.h>
 #include <rdma/ib_mad.h>
@@ -157,8 +158,17 @@
 	u8           smac[ETH_ALEN];
 	u8           dmac[ETH_ALEN];
 	u16	     vlan_id;
+	/* ignored in IB */
+	int	     ifindex;
+	/* ignored in IB */
+	struct net  *net;
 };
 
+static inline struct net_device *ib_get_ndev_from_path(struct ib_sa_path_rec *rec)
+{
+	return rec->net ? dev_get_by_index(rec->net, rec->ifindex) : NULL;
+}
+
 #define IB_SA_MCMEMBER_REC_MGID				IB_SA_COMP_MASK( 0)
 #define IB_SA_MCMEMBER_REC_PORT_GID			IB_SA_COMP_MASK( 1)
 #define IB_SA_MCMEMBER_REC_QKEY				IB_SA_COMP_MASK( 2)