diff --git a/include/linux/if_vlan.h b/include/linux/if_vlan.h
index 13bbbde..724bde8 100644
--- a/include/linux/if_vlan.h
+++ b/include/linux/if_vlan.h
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 /* found in socket.c */
 extern void vlan_ioctl_set(int (*hook)(struct net *, void __user *));
 
-static inline int is_vlan_dev(struct net_device *dev)
+static inline bool is_vlan_dev(struct net_device *dev)
 {
         return dev->priv_flags & IFF_802_1Q_VLAN;
 }
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_POLL_CONTROLLER
 	struct netpoll				*netpoll;
 #endif
+	unsigned int				nest_level;
 };
 
 static inline struct vlan_dev_priv *vlan_dev_priv(const struct net_device *dev)
diff --git a/net/8021q/vlan.c b/net/8021q/vlan.c
index 175273f..44ebd5c 100644
--- a/net/8021q/vlan.c
+++ b/net/8021q/vlan.c
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto out_uninit_mvrp;
 
+	vlan->nest_level = dev_get_nest_level(real_dev, is_vlan_dev) + 1;
 	err = register_netdevice(dev);
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto out_uninit_mvrp;
diff --git a/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c b/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c
index 733ec28..019efb7 100644
--- a/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c
+++ b/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c
@@ -493,48 +493,10 @@
 	}
 }
 
-static int vlan_calculate_locking_subclass(struct net_device *real_dev)
-{
-	int subclass = 0;
-
-	while (is_vlan_dev(real_dev)) {
-		subclass++;
-		real_dev = vlan_dev_priv(real_dev)->real_dev;
-	}
-
-	return subclass;
-}
-
-static void vlan_dev_mc_sync(struct net_device *to, struct net_device *from)
-{
-	int err = 0, subclass;
-
-	subclass = vlan_calculate_locking_subclass(to);
-
-	spin_lock_nested(&to->addr_list_lock, subclass);
-	err = __hw_addr_sync(&to->mc, &from->mc, to->addr_len);
-	if (!err)
-		__dev_set_rx_mode(to);
-	spin_unlock(&to->addr_list_lock);
-}
-
-static void vlan_dev_uc_sync(struct net_device *to, struct net_device *from)
-{
-	int err = 0, subclass;
-
-	subclass = vlan_calculate_locking_subclass(to);
-
-	spin_lock_nested(&to->addr_list_lock, subclass);
-	err = __hw_addr_sync(&to->uc, &from->uc, to->addr_len);
-	if (!err)
-		__dev_set_rx_mode(to);
-	spin_unlock(&to->addr_list_lock);
-}
-
 static void vlan_dev_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *vlan_dev)
 {
-	vlan_dev_mc_sync(vlan_dev_priv(vlan_dev)->real_dev, vlan_dev);
-	vlan_dev_uc_sync(vlan_dev_priv(vlan_dev)->real_dev, vlan_dev);
+	dev_mc_sync(vlan_dev_priv(vlan_dev)->real_dev, vlan_dev);
+	dev_uc_sync(vlan_dev_priv(vlan_dev)->real_dev, vlan_dev);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -562,6 +524,11 @@
 	netdev_for_each_tx_queue(dev, vlan_dev_set_lockdep_one, &subclass);
 }
 
+static int vlan_dev_get_lock_subclass(struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	return vlan_dev_priv(dev)->nest_level;
+}
+
 static const struct header_ops vlan_header_ops = {
 	.create	 = vlan_dev_hard_header,
 	.rebuild = vlan_dev_rebuild_header,
@@ -597,7 +564,6 @@
 static int vlan_dev_init(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct net_device *real_dev = vlan_dev_priv(dev)->real_dev;
-	int subclass = 0;
 
 	netif_carrier_off(dev);
 
@@ -646,8 +612,7 @@
 
 	SET_NETDEV_DEVTYPE(dev, &vlan_type);
 
-	subclass = vlan_calculate_locking_subclass(dev);
-	vlan_dev_set_lockdep_class(dev, subclass);
+	vlan_dev_set_lockdep_class(dev, vlan_dev_get_lock_subclass(dev));
 
 	vlan_dev_priv(dev)->vlan_pcpu_stats = netdev_alloc_pcpu_stats(struct vlan_pcpu_stats);
 	if (!vlan_dev_priv(dev)->vlan_pcpu_stats)
@@ -819,6 +784,7 @@
 	.ndo_netpoll_cleanup	= vlan_dev_netpoll_cleanup,
 #endif
 	.ndo_fix_features	= vlan_dev_fix_features,
+	.ndo_get_lock_subclass  = vlan_dev_get_lock_subclass,
 };
 
 void vlan_setup(struct net_device *dev)
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 6ee3ac2..2b872bf 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -5287,7 +5287,6 @@
 	if (ops->ndo_set_rx_mode)
 		ops->ndo_set_rx_mode(dev);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(__dev_set_rx_mode);
 
 void dev_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
 {