diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-switch.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-switch.c
index d260993ab2dc..dd018dfb25ee 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-switch.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-switch.c
@@ -771,10 +771,13 @@ static int dpaa2_switch_fdb_dump_nl(struct fdb_dump_entry *entry,
 	int is_dynamic = entry->type & DPSW_FDB_ENTRY_DINAMIC;
 	u32 portid = NETLINK_CB(dump->cb->skb).portid;
 	u32 seq = dump->cb->nlh->nlmsg_seq;
+	struct rtnl_fdb_dump_ctx *ctx;
 	struct nlmsghdr *nlh;
 	struct ndmsg *ndm;
 
-	if (dump->idx < dump->cb->args[2])
+	ctx = (struct rtnl_fdb_dump_ctx *)dump->cb->ctx;
+
+	if (dump->idx < ctx->fidx)
 		goto skip;
 
 	nlh = nlmsg_put(dump->skb, portid, seq, RTM_NEWNEIGH,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot.c
index 5209650fd25f..44a56f9cda07 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot.c
@@ -971,10 +971,13 @@ int ocelot_port_fdb_do_dump(const unsigned char *addr, u16 vid,
 	struct ocelot_dump_ctx *dump = data;
 	u32 portid = NETLINK_CB(dump->cb->skb).portid;
 	u32 seq = dump->cb->nlh->nlmsg_seq;
+	struct rtnl_fdb_dump_ctx *ctx;
 	struct nlmsghdr *nlh;
 	struct ndmsg *ndm;
 
-	if (dump->idx < dump->cb->args[2])
+	ctx = (struct rtnl_fdb_dump_ctx *)dump->cb->ctx;
+
+	if (dump->idx < ctx->fidx)
 		goto skip;
 
 	nlh = nlmsg_put(dump->skb, portid, seq, RTM_NEWNEIGH,
diff --git a/drivers/net/vxlan.c b/drivers/net/vxlan.c
index 5a8df5a195cb..8c9371bf8195 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vxlan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vxlan.c
@@ -1371,6 +1371,7 @@ static int vxlan_fdb_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb,
 			  struct net_device *dev,
 			  struct net_device *filter_dev, int *idx)
 {
+	struct rtnl_fdb_dump_ctx *ctx = (struct rtnl_fdb_dump_ctx *)cb->ctx;
 	struct vxlan_dev *vxlan = netdev_priv(dev);
 	unsigned int h;
 	int err = 0;
@@ -1383,7 +1384,7 @@ static int vxlan_fdb_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb,
 			struct vxlan_rdst *rd;
 
 			if (rcu_access_pointer(f->nh)) {
-				if (*idx < cb->args[2])
+				if (*idx < ctx->fidx)
 					goto skip_nh;
 				err = vxlan_fdb_info(skb, vxlan, f,
 						     NETLINK_CB(cb->skb).portid,
@@ -1400,7 +1401,7 @@ static int vxlan_fdb_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb,
 			}
 
 			list_for_each_entry_rcu(rd, &f->remotes, list) {
-				if (*idx < cb->args[2])
+				if (*idx < ctx->fidx)
 					goto skip;
 
 				err = vxlan_fdb_info(skb, vxlan, f,
diff --git a/include/linux/rtnetlink.h b/include/linux/rtnetlink.h
index bb9cb84114c1..f14cda6939c6 100644
--- a/include/linux/rtnetlink.h
+++ b/include/linux/rtnetlink.h
@@ -110,6 +110,24 @@ void rtnl_kfree_skbs(struct sk_buff *head, struct sk_buff *tail);
 	WARN_ONCE(!rtnl_is_locked(), \
 		  "RTNL: assertion failed at %s (%d)\n", __FILE__,  __LINE__)
 
+struct rtnl_fdb_dump_ctx {
+	/* Last bucket in the dev_index_head hash list that was checked.
+	 * Used by rtnl_fdb_dump to resume in case the procedure is
+	 * interrupted.
+	 */
+	int pos_hash;
+	/* Last interface within bucket @pos_hash that was checked.
+	 * Used by rtnl_fdb_dump to resume in case the procedure is
+	 * interrupted.
+	 */
+	int pos_idx;
+	/* Last FDB entry number that was dumped for the current interface.
+	 * Updated by implementers of .ndo_fdb_dump and used to resume in case
+	 * the dump procedure is interrupted.
+	 */
+	int fidx;
+};
+
 extern int ndo_dflt_fdb_dump(struct sk_buff *skb,
 			     struct netlink_callback *cb,
 			     struct net_device *dev,
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_fdb.c b/net/bridge/br_fdb.c
index 46812b659710..2f6527d1df27 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_fdb.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_fdb.c
@@ -821,6 +821,7 @@ int br_fdb_dump(struct sk_buff *skb,
 		struct net_device *filter_dev,
 		int *idx)
 {
+	struct rtnl_fdb_dump_ctx *ctx = (struct rtnl_fdb_dump_ctx *)cb->ctx;
 	struct net_bridge *br = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct net_bridge_fdb_entry *f;
 	int err = 0;
@@ -836,7 +837,7 @@ int br_fdb_dump(struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	hlist_for_each_entry_rcu(f, &br->fdb_list, fdb_node) {
-		if (*idx < cb->args[2])
+		if (*idx < ctx->fidx)
 			goto skip;
 		if (filter_dev && (!f->dst || f->dst->dev != filter_dev)) {
 			if (filter_dev != dev)
diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index 2dcf1c084b20..06cd59b6260a 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -4184,6 +4184,7 @@ static int nlmsg_populate_fdb(struct sk_buff *skb,
 			      int *idx,
 			      struct netdev_hw_addr_list *list)
 {
+	struct rtnl_fdb_dump_ctx *ctx = (struct rtnl_fdb_dump_ctx *)cb->ctx;
 	struct netdev_hw_addr *ha;
 	int err;
 	u32 portid, seq;
@@ -4192,7 +4193,7 @@ static int nlmsg_populate_fdb(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	seq = cb->nlh->nlmsg_seq;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(ha, &list->list, list) {
-		if (*idx < cb->args[2])
+		if (*idx < ctx->fidx)
 			goto skip;
 
 		err = nlmsg_populate_fdb_fill(skb, dev, ha->addr, 0,
@@ -4331,6 +4332,7 @@ static int valid_fdb_dump_legacy(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 
 static int rtnl_fdb_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 {
+	struct rtnl_fdb_dump_ctx *ctx = (struct rtnl_fdb_dump_ctx *)cb->ctx;
 	struct net_device *dev;
 	struct net_device *br_dev = NULL;
 	const struct net_device_ops *ops = NULL;
@@ -4361,8 +4363,8 @@ static int rtnl_fdb_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 		ops = br_dev->netdev_ops;
 	}
 
-	s_h = cb->args[0];
-	s_idx = cb->args[1];
+	s_h = ctx->pos_hash;
+	s_idx = ctx->pos_idx;
 
 	for (h = s_h; h < NETDEV_HASHENTRIES; h++, s_idx = 0) {
 		idx = 0;
@@ -4414,7 +4416,7 @@ static int rtnl_fdb_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 			cops = NULL;
 
 			/* reset fdb offset to 0 for rest of the interfaces */
-			cb->args[2] = 0;
+			ctx->fidx = 0;
 			fidx = 0;
 cont:
 			idx++;
@@ -4422,9 +4424,9 @@ static int rtnl_fdb_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 	}
 
 out:
-	cb->args[0] = h;
-	cb->args[1] = idx;
-	cb->args[2] = fidx;
+	ctx->pos_hash = h;
+	ctx->pos_idx = idx;
+	ctx->fidx = fidx;
 
 	return skb->len;
 }
diff --git a/net/dsa/slave.c b/net/dsa/slave.c
index eb9d9e53c536..f25cd48a75ee 100644
--- a/net/dsa/slave.c
+++ b/net/dsa/slave.c
@@ -193,10 +193,13 @@ dsa_slave_port_fdb_do_dump(const unsigned char *addr, u16 vid,
 	struct dsa_slave_dump_ctx *dump = data;
 	u32 portid = NETLINK_CB(dump->cb->skb).portid;
 	u32 seq = dump->cb->nlh->nlmsg_seq;
+	struct rtnl_fdb_dump_ctx *ctx;
 	struct nlmsghdr *nlh;
 	struct ndmsg *ndm;
 
-	if (dump->idx < dump->cb->args[2])
+	ctx = (struct rtnl_fdb_dump_ctx *)dump->cb->ctx;
+
+	if (dump->idx < ctx->fidx)
 		goto skip;
 
 	nlh = nlmsg_put(dump->skb, portid, seq, RTM_NEWNEIGH,
