diff --git a/net/devlink/basic.c b/net/devlink/basic.c
index c6ad8133fc23..f18d8dcf9751 100644
--- a/net/devlink/basic.c
+++ b/net/devlink/basic.c
@@ -1219,47 +1219,40 @@ static void devlink_rate_notify(struct devlink_rate *devlink_rate,
 				0, DEVLINK_MCGRP_CONFIG, GFP_KERNEL);
 }
 
-static int devlink_nl_cmd_rate_get_dumpit(struct sk_buff *msg,
-					  struct netlink_callback *cb)
+static int
+devlink_nl_cmd_rate_get_dumpinst(struct sk_buff *msg, struct devlink *devlink,
+				 struct netlink_callback *cb)
 {
 	struct devlink_nl_dump_state *dump = devl_dump_state(cb);
-	struct devlink *devlink;
+	struct devlink_rate *devlink_rate;
+	int idx = 0;
 	int err = 0;
 
-	devlink_dump_for_each_instance_get(msg, dump, devlink) {
-		struct devlink_rate *devlink_rate;
-		int idx = 0;
-
-		devl_lock(devlink);
-		list_for_each_entry(devlink_rate, &devlink->rate_list, list) {
-			enum devlink_command cmd = DEVLINK_CMD_RATE_NEW;
-			u32 id = NETLINK_CB(cb->skb).portid;
+	list_for_each_entry(devlink_rate, &devlink->rate_list, list) {
+		enum devlink_command cmd = DEVLINK_CMD_RATE_NEW;
+		u32 id = NETLINK_CB(cb->skb).portid;
 
-			if (idx < dump->idx) {
-				idx++;
-				continue;
-			}
-			err = devlink_nl_rate_fill(msg, devlink_rate, cmd, id,
-						   cb->nlh->nlmsg_seq,
-						   NLM_F_MULTI, NULL);
-			if (err) {
-				devl_unlock(devlink);
-				devlink_put(devlink);
-				dump->idx = idx;
-				goto out;
-			}
+		if (idx < dump->idx) {
 			idx++;
+			continue;
 		}
-		devl_unlock(devlink);
-		devlink_put(devlink);
+		err = devlink_nl_rate_fill(msg, devlink_rate, cmd, id,
+					   cb->nlh->nlmsg_seq,
+					   NLM_F_MULTI, NULL);
+		if (err) {
+			dump->idx = idx;
+			break;
+		}
+		idx++;
 	}
-out:
-	if (err != -EMSGSIZE)
-		return err;
 
-	return msg->len;
+	return err;
 }
 
+const struct devlink_gen_cmd devl_gen_rate_get = {
+	.dump_one		= devlink_nl_cmd_rate_get_dumpinst,
+};
+
 static int devlink_nl_cmd_rate_get_doit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 					struct genl_info *info)
 {
@@ -9130,7 +9123,7 @@ const struct genl_small_ops devlink_nl_ops[56] = {
 	{
 		.cmd = DEVLINK_CMD_RATE_GET,
 		.doit = devlink_nl_cmd_rate_get_doit,
-		.dumpit = devlink_nl_cmd_rate_get_dumpit,
+		.dumpit = devlink_instance_iter_dump,
 		.internal_flags = DEVLINK_NL_FLAG_NEED_RATE,
 		/* can be retrieved by unprivileged users */
 	},
diff --git a/net/devlink/devl_internal.h b/net/devlink/devl_internal.h
index 5adac38454fd..e49b82dd77cd 100644
--- a/net/devlink/devl_internal.h
+++ b/net/devlink/devl_internal.h
@@ -122,6 +122,11 @@ struct devlink_nl_dump_state {
 	};
 };
 
+struct devlink_gen_cmd {
+	int (*dump_one)(struct sk_buff *msg, struct devlink *devlink,
+			struct netlink_callback *cb);
+};
+
 /* Iterate over devlink pointers which were possible to get reference to.
  * devlink_put() needs to be called for each iterated devlink pointer
  * in loop body in order to release the reference.
@@ -138,6 +143,9 @@ struct devlink *devlink_get_from_attrs(struct net *net, struct nlattr **attrs);
 void devlink_notify_unregister(struct devlink *devlink);
 void devlink_notify_register(struct devlink *devlink);
 
+int devlink_instance_iter_dump(struct sk_buff *msg,
+			       struct netlink_callback *cb);
+
 static inline struct devlink_nl_dump_state *
 devl_dump_state(struct netlink_callback *cb)
 {
@@ -173,6 +181,8 @@ devlink_linecard_get_from_info(struct devlink *devlink, struct genl_info *info);
 void devlink_linecard_put(struct devlink_linecard *linecard);
 
 /* Rates */
+extern const struct devlink_gen_cmd devl_gen_rate_get;
+
 struct devlink_rate *
 devlink_rate_get_from_info(struct devlink *devlink, struct genl_info *info);
 struct devlink_rate *
diff --git a/net/devlink/netlink.c b/net/devlink/netlink.c
index ce1a7d674d14..fcf10c288480 100644
--- a/net/devlink/netlink.c
+++ b/net/devlink/netlink.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <net/genetlink.h>
+#include <net/sock.h>
 
 #include "devl_internal.h"
 
@@ -177,6 +178,38 @@ static void devlink_nl_post_doit(const struct genl_split_ops *ops,
 	devlink_put(devlink);
 }
 
+static const struct devlink_gen_cmd *devl_gen_cmds[] = {
+	[DEVLINK_CMD_RATE_GET]		= &devl_gen_rate_get,
+};
+
+int devlink_instance_iter_dump(struct sk_buff *msg, struct netlink_callback *cb)
+{
+	const struct genl_dumpit_info *info = genl_dumpit_info(cb);
+	struct devlink_nl_dump_state *dump = devl_dump_state(cb);
+	const struct devlink_gen_cmd *cmd;
+	struct devlink *devlink;
+	int err = 0;
+
+	cmd = devl_gen_cmds[info->op.cmd];
+
+	devlink_dump_for_each_instance_get(msg, dump, devlink) {
+		devl_lock(devlink);
+		err = cmd->dump_one(msg, devlink, cb);
+		devl_unlock(devlink);
+		devlink_put(devlink);
+
+		if (err)
+			break;
+
+		/* restart sub-object walk for the next instance */
+		dump->idx = 0;
+	}
+
+	if (err != -EMSGSIZE)
+		return err;
+	return msg->len;
+}
+
 struct genl_family devlink_nl_family __ro_after_init = {
 	.name		= DEVLINK_GENL_NAME,
 	.version	= DEVLINK_GENL_VERSION,
