diff --git a/net/switchdev/switchdev.c b/net/switchdev/switchdev.c
index a3c3590..3d4d99a 100644
--- a/net/switchdev/switchdev.c
+++ b/net/switchdev/switchdev.c
@@ -187,6 +187,113 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(switchdev_port_attr_set);
 
+int __switchdev_port_obj_add(struct net_device *dev, struct switchdev_obj *obj)
+{
+	const struct switchdev_ops *ops = dev->switchdev_ops;
+	struct net_device *lower_dev;
+	struct list_head *iter;
+	int err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	if (ops && ops->switchdev_port_obj_add)
+		return ops->switchdev_port_obj_add(dev, obj);
+
+	/* Switch device port(s) may be stacked under
+	 * bond/team/vlan dev, so recurse down to add object on
+	 * each port.
+	 */
+
+	netdev_for_each_lower_dev(dev, lower_dev, iter) {
+		err = __switchdev_port_obj_add(lower_dev, obj);
+		if (err)
+			break;
+	}
+
+	return err;
+}
+
+/**
+ *	switchdev_port_obj_add - Add port object
+ *
+ *	@dev: port device
+ *	@obj: object to add
+ *
+ *	Use a 2-phase prepare-commit transaction model to ensure
+ *	system is not left in a partially updated state due to
+ *	failure from driver/device.
+ *
+ *	rtnl_lock must be held.
+ */
+int switchdev_port_obj_add(struct net_device *dev, struct switchdev_obj *obj)
+{
+	int err;
+
+	ASSERT_RTNL();
+
+	/* Phase I: prepare for obj add. Driver/device should fail
+	 * here if there are going to be issues in the commit phase,
+	 * such as lack of resources or support.  The driver/device
+	 * should reserve resources needed for the commit phase here,
+	 * but should not commit the obj.
+	 */
+
+	obj->trans = SWITCHDEV_TRANS_PREPARE;
+	err = __switchdev_port_obj_add(dev, obj);
+	if (err) {
+		/* Prepare phase failed: abort the transaction.  Any
+		 * resources reserved in the prepare phase are
+		 * released.
+		 */
+
+		obj->trans = SWITCHDEV_TRANS_ABORT;
+		__switchdev_port_obj_add(dev, obj);
+
+		return err;
+	}
+
+	/* Phase II: commit obj add.  This cannot fail as a fault
+	 * of driver/device.  If it does, it's a bug in the driver/device
+	 * because the driver said everythings was OK in phase I.
+	 */
+
+	obj->trans = SWITCHDEV_TRANS_COMMIT;
+	err = __switchdev_port_obj_add(dev, obj);
+	WARN(err, "%s: Commit of object (id=%d) failed.\n", dev->name, obj->id);
+
+	return err;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(switchdev_port_obj_add);
+
+/**
+ *	switchdev_port_obj_del - Delete port object
+ *
+ *	@dev: port device
+ *	@obj: object to delete
+ */
+int switchdev_port_obj_del(struct net_device *dev, struct switchdev_obj *obj)
+{
+	const struct switchdev_ops *ops = dev->switchdev_ops;
+	struct net_device *lower_dev;
+	struct list_head *iter;
+	int err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	if (ops && ops->switchdev_port_obj_del)
+		return ops->switchdev_port_obj_del(dev, obj);
+
+	/* Switch device port(s) may be stacked under
+	 * bond/team/vlan dev, so recurse down to delete object on
+	 * each port.
+	 */
+
+	netdev_for_each_lower_dev(dev, lower_dev, iter) {
+		err = switchdev_port_obj_del(lower_dev, obj);
+		if (err)
+			break;
+	}
+
+	return err;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(switchdev_port_obj_del);
+
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(switchdev_mutex);
 static RAW_NOTIFIER_HEAD(switchdev_notif_chain);