diff --git a/net/core/dev.h b/net/core/dev.h
index d8966847794c..25ae732c0775 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.h
+++ b/net/core/dev.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #ifndef _NET_CORE_DEV_H
 #define _NET_CORE_DEV_H
 
+#include <linux/cleanup.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/rwsem.h>
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
@@ -23,8 +24,23 @@ struct sd_flow_limit {
 extern int netdev_flow_limit_table_len;
 
 struct napi_struct *netdev_napi_by_id(struct net *net, unsigned int napi_id);
+struct napi_struct *
+netdev_napi_by_id_lock(struct net *net, unsigned int napi_id);
 struct net_device *dev_get_by_napi_id(unsigned int napi_id);
 
+struct net_device *netdev_get_by_index_lock(struct net *net, int ifindex);
+struct net_device *__netdev_put_lock(struct net_device *dev);
+struct net_device *
+netdev_xa_find_lock(struct net *net, struct net_device *dev,
+		    unsigned long *index);
+
+DEFINE_FREE(netdev_unlock, struct net_device *, if (_T) netdev_unlock(_T));
+
+#define for_each_netdev_lock_scoped(net, var_name, ifindex)		\
+	for (struct net_device *var_name __free(netdev_unlock) = NULL;	\
+	     (var_name = netdev_xa_find_lock(net, var_name, &ifindex)); \
+	     ifindex++)
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
 int __init dev_proc_init(void);
 #else
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 6603c08768f6..c871e2697fb6 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -783,6 +783,49 @@ struct napi_struct *netdev_napi_by_id(struct net *net, unsigned int napi_id)
 	return napi;
 }
 
+/**
+ *	netdev_napi_by_id_lock() - find a device by NAPI ID and lock it
+ *	@net: the applicable net namespace
+ *	@napi_id: ID of a NAPI of a target device
+ *
+ *	Find a NAPI instance with @napi_id. Lock its device.
+ *	The device must be in %NETREG_REGISTERED state for lookup to succeed.
+ *	netdev_unlock() must be called to release it.
+ *
+ *	Return: pointer to NAPI, its device with lock held, NULL if not found.
+ */
+struct napi_struct *
+netdev_napi_by_id_lock(struct net *net, unsigned int napi_id)
+{
+	struct napi_struct *napi;
+	struct net_device *dev;
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	napi = netdev_napi_by_id(net, napi_id);
+	if (!napi || READ_ONCE(napi->dev->reg_state) != NETREG_REGISTERED) {
+		rcu_read_unlock();
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	dev = napi->dev;
+	dev_hold(dev);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+
+	dev = __netdev_put_lock(dev);
+	if (!dev)
+		return NULL;
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	napi = netdev_napi_by_id(net, napi_id);
+	if (napi && napi->dev != dev)
+		napi = NULL;
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+
+	if (!napi)
+		netdev_unlock(dev);
+	return napi;
+}
+
 /**
  *	__dev_get_by_name	- find a device by its name
  *	@net: the applicable net namespace
@@ -971,6 +1014,73 @@ struct net_device *dev_get_by_napi_id(unsigned int napi_id)
 	return napi ? napi->dev : NULL;
 }
 
+/* Release the held reference on the net_device, and if the net_device
+ * is still registered try to lock the instance lock. If device is being
+ * unregistered NULL will be returned (but the reference has been released,
+ * either way!)
+ *
+ * This helper is intended for locking net_device after it has been looked up
+ * using a lockless lookup helper. Lock prevents the instance from going away.
+ */
+struct net_device *__netdev_put_lock(struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	netdev_lock(dev);
+	if (dev->reg_state > NETREG_REGISTERED) {
+		netdev_unlock(dev);
+		dev_put(dev);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	dev_put(dev);
+	return dev;
+}
+
+/**
+ *	netdev_get_by_index_lock() - find a device by its ifindex
+ *	@net: the applicable net namespace
+ *	@ifindex: index of device
+ *
+ *	Search for an interface by index. If a valid device
+ *	with @ifindex is found it will be returned with netdev->lock held.
+ *	netdev_unlock() must be called to release it.
+ *
+ *	Return: pointer to a device with lock held, NULL if not found.
+ */
+struct net_device *netdev_get_by_index_lock(struct net *net, int ifindex)
+{
+	struct net_device *dev;
+
+	dev = dev_get_by_index(net, ifindex);
+	if (!dev)
+		return NULL;
+
+	return __netdev_put_lock(dev);
+}
+
+struct net_device *
+netdev_xa_find_lock(struct net *net, struct net_device *dev,
+		    unsigned long *index)
+{
+	if (dev)
+		netdev_unlock(dev);
+
+	do {
+		rcu_read_lock();
+		dev = xa_find(&net->dev_by_index, index, ULONG_MAX, XA_PRESENT);
+		if (!dev) {
+			rcu_read_unlock();
+			return NULL;
+		}
+		dev_hold(dev);
+		rcu_read_unlock();
+
+		dev = __netdev_put_lock(dev);
+		if (dev)
+			return dev;
+
+		(*index)++;
+	} while (true);
+}
+
 static DEFINE_SEQLOCK(netdev_rename_lock);
 
 void netdev_copy_name(struct net_device *dev, char *name)
