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diff --git a/include/linux/rtnetlink.h b/include/linux/rtnetlink.h
index 3d6cf306cd55..0cbbbded0331 100644
--- a/include/linux/rtnetlink.h
+++ b/include/linux/rtnetlink.h
@@ -130,4 +130,26 @@ extern int ndo_dflt_bridge_getlink(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 pid, u32 seq,
extern void rtnl_offload_xstats_notify(struct net_device *dev);
+static inline int rtnl_has_listeners(const struct net *net, u32 group)
+{
+ struct sock *rtnl = net->rtnl;
+
+ return netlink_has_listeners(rtnl, group);
+}
+
+/**
+ * rtnl_notify_needed - check if notification is needed
+ * @net: Pointer to the net namespace
+ * @nlflags: netlink ingress message flags
+ * @group: rtnl group
+ *
+ * Based on the ingress message flags and rtnl group, returns true
+ * if a notification is needed, false otherwise.
+ */
+static inline bool
+rtnl_notify_needed(const struct net *net, u16 nlflags, u32 group)
+{
+ return (nlflags & NLM_F_ECHO) || rtnl_has_listeners(net, group);
+}
+
#endif /* __LINUX_RTNETLINK_H */