diff --git a/Documentation/networking/net_failover.rst b/Documentation/networking/net_failover.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d4513ad31809
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/networking/net_failover.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+============
+NET_FAILOVER
+============
+
+Overview
+========
+
+The net_failover driver provides an automated failover mechanism via APIs
+to create and destroy a failover master netdev and mananges a primary and
+standby slave netdevs that get registered via the generic failover
+infrastructrure.
+
+The failover netdev acts a master device and controls 2 slave devices. The
+original paravirtual interface is registered as 'standby' slave netdev and
+a passthru/vf device with the same MAC gets registered as 'primary' slave
+netdev. Both 'standby' and 'failover' netdevs are associated with the same
+'pci' device. The user accesses the network interface via 'failover' netdev.
+The 'failover' netdev chooses 'primary' netdev as default for transmits when
+it is available with link up and running.
+
+This can be used by paravirtual drivers to enable an alternate low latency
+datapath. It also enables hypervisor controlled live migration of a VM with
+direct attached VF by failing over to the paravirtual datapath when the VF
+is unplugged.
diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index ee0ce10b2a8d..0cc6a5bb0b60 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -9642,6 +9642,14 @@ S:	Maintained
 F:	Documentation/hwmon/nct6775
 F:	drivers/hwmon/nct6775.c
 
+NET_FAILOVER MODULE
+M:	Sridhar Samudrala <sridhar.samudrala@intel.com>
+L:	netdev@vger.kernel.org
+S:	Supported
+F:	driver/net/net_failover.c
+F:	include/net/net_failover.h
+F:	Documentation/networking/net_failover.rst
+
 NETEFFECT IWARP RNIC DRIVER (IW_NES)
 M:	Faisal Latif <faisal.latif@intel.com>
 L:	linux-rdma@vger.kernel.org
diff --git a/drivers/net/Kconfig b/drivers/net/Kconfig
index a029b27fd002..2cdaff90a9ec 100644
--- a/drivers/net/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/Kconfig
@@ -510,4 +510,16 @@ config NETDEVSIM
 	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
 	  will be called netdevsim.
 
+config NET_FAILOVER
+	tristate "Failover driver"
+	select FAILOVER
+	help
+	  This provides an automated failover mechanism via APIs to create
+	  and destroy a failover master netdev and manages a primary and
+	  standby slave netdevs that get registered via the generic failover
+	  infrastructure. This can be used by paravirtual drivers to enable
+	  an alternate low latency datapath. It alsoenables live migration of
+	  a VM with direct attached VF by failing over to the paravirtual
+	  datapath when the VF is unplugged.
+
 endif # NETDEVICES
diff --git a/drivers/net/Makefile b/drivers/net/Makefile
index 91e67e375dd4..21cde7e78621 100644
--- a/drivers/net/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/Makefile
@@ -78,3 +78,4 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_FUJITSU_ES) += fjes/
 thunderbolt-net-y += thunderbolt.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_THUNDERBOLT_NET) += thunderbolt-net.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_NETDEVSIM) += netdevsim/
+obj-$(CONFIG_NET_FAILOVER) += net_failover.o
diff --git a/drivers/net/net_failover.c b/drivers/net/net_failover.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8b508e2cf29b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/net/net_failover.c
@@ -0,0 +1,836 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/* Copyright (c) 2018, Intel Corporation. */
+
+/* This provides a net_failover interface for paravirtual drivers to
+ * provide an alternate datapath by exporting APIs to create and
+ * destroy a upper 'net_failover' netdev. The upper dev manages the
+ * original paravirtual interface as a 'standby' netdev and uses the
+ * generic failover infrastructure to register and manage a direct
+ * attached VF as a 'primary' netdev. This enables live migration of
+ * a VM with direct attached VF by failing over to the paravirtual
+ * datapath when the VF is unplugged.
+ *
+ * Some of the netdev management routines are based on bond/team driver as
+ * this driver provides active-backup functionality similar to those drivers.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/netdevice.h>
+#include <linux/etherdevice.h>
+#include <linux/ethtool.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/netdevice.h>
+#include <linux/netpoll.h>
+#include <linux/rtnetlink.h>
+#include <linux/if_vlan.h>
+#include <linux/pci.h>
+#include <net/sch_generic.h>
+#include <uapi/linux/if_arp.h>
+#include <net/net_failover.h>
+
+static bool net_failover_xmit_ready(struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	return netif_running(dev) && netif_carrier_ok(dev);
+}
+
+static int net_failover_open(struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	struct net_failover_info *nfo_info = netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct net_device *primary_dev, *standby_dev;
+	int err;
+
+	primary_dev = rtnl_dereference(nfo_info->primary_dev);
+	if (primary_dev) {
+		err = dev_open(primary_dev);
+		if (err)
+			goto err_primary_open;
+	}
+
+	standby_dev = rtnl_dereference(nfo_info->standby_dev);
+	if (standby_dev) {
+		err = dev_open(standby_dev);
+		if (err)
+			goto err_standby_open;
+	}
+
+	if ((primary_dev && net_failover_xmit_ready(primary_dev)) ||
+	    (standby_dev && net_failover_xmit_ready(standby_dev))) {
+		netif_carrier_on(dev);
+		netif_tx_wake_all_queues(dev);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+
+err_standby_open:
+	dev_close(primary_dev);
+err_primary_open:
+	netif_tx_disable(dev);
+	return err;
+}
+
+static int net_failover_close(struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	struct net_failover_info *nfo_info = netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct net_device *slave_dev;
+
+	netif_tx_disable(dev);
+
+	slave_dev = rtnl_dereference(nfo_info->primary_dev);
+	if (slave_dev)
+		dev_close(slave_dev);
+
+	slave_dev = rtnl_dereference(nfo_info->standby_dev);
+	if (slave_dev)
+		dev_close(slave_dev);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static netdev_tx_t net_failover_drop_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
+					  struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	atomic_long_inc(&dev->tx_dropped);
+	dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
+	return NETDEV_TX_OK;
+}
+
+static netdev_tx_t net_failover_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
+					   struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	struct net_failover_info *nfo_info = netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct net_device *xmit_dev;
+
+	/* Try xmit via primary netdev followed by standby netdev */
+	xmit_dev = rcu_dereference_bh(nfo_info->primary_dev);
+	if (!xmit_dev || !net_failover_xmit_ready(xmit_dev)) {
+		xmit_dev = rcu_dereference_bh(nfo_info->standby_dev);
+		if (!xmit_dev || !net_failover_xmit_ready(xmit_dev))
+			return net_failover_drop_xmit(skb, dev);
+	}
+
+	skb->dev = xmit_dev;
+	skb->queue_mapping = qdisc_skb_cb(skb)->slave_dev_queue_mapping;
+
+	return dev_queue_xmit(skb);
+}
+
+static u16 net_failover_select_queue(struct net_device *dev,
+				     struct sk_buff *skb, void *accel_priv,
+				     select_queue_fallback_t fallback)
+{
+	struct net_failover_info *nfo_info = netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct net_device *primary_dev;
+	u16 txq;
+
+	primary_dev = rcu_dereference(nfo_info->primary_dev);
+	if (primary_dev) {
+		const struct net_device_ops *ops = primary_dev->netdev_ops;
+
+		if (ops->ndo_select_queue)
+			txq = ops->ndo_select_queue(primary_dev, skb,
+						    accel_priv, fallback);
+		else
+			txq = fallback(primary_dev, skb);
+
+		qdisc_skb_cb(skb)->slave_dev_queue_mapping = skb->queue_mapping;
+
+		return txq;
+	}
+
+	txq = skb_rx_queue_recorded(skb) ? skb_get_rx_queue(skb) : 0;
+
+	/* Save the original txq to restore before passing to the driver */
+	qdisc_skb_cb(skb)->slave_dev_queue_mapping = skb->queue_mapping;
+
+	if (unlikely(txq >= dev->real_num_tx_queues)) {
+		do {
+			txq -= dev->real_num_tx_queues;
+		} while (txq >= dev->real_num_tx_queues);
+	}
+
+	return txq;
+}
+
+/* fold stats, assuming all rtnl_link_stats64 fields are u64, but
+ * that some drivers can provide 32bit values only.
+ */
+static void net_failover_fold_stats(struct rtnl_link_stats64 *_res,
+				    const struct rtnl_link_stats64 *_new,
+				    const struct rtnl_link_stats64 *_old)
+{
+	const u64 *new = (const u64 *)_new;
+	const u64 *old = (const u64 *)_old;
+	u64 *res = (u64 *)_res;
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < sizeof(*_res) / sizeof(u64); i++) {
+		u64 nv = new[i];
+		u64 ov = old[i];
+		s64 delta = nv - ov;
+
+		/* detects if this particular field is 32bit only */
+		if (((nv | ov) >> 32) == 0)
+			delta = (s64)(s32)((u32)nv - (u32)ov);
+
+		/* filter anomalies, some drivers reset their stats
+		 * at down/up events.
+		 */
+		if (delta > 0)
+			res[i] += delta;
+	}
+}
+
+static void net_failover_get_stats(struct net_device *dev,
+				   struct rtnl_link_stats64 *stats)
+{
+	struct net_failover_info *nfo_info = netdev_priv(dev);
+	const struct rtnl_link_stats64 *new;
+	struct rtnl_link_stats64 temp;
+	struct net_device *slave_dev;
+
+	spin_lock(&nfo_info->stats_lock);
+	memcpy(stats, &nfo_info->failover_stats, sizeof(*stats));
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+
+	slave_dev = rcu_dereference(nfo_info->primary_dev);
+	if (slave_dev) {
+		new = dev_get_stats(slave_dev, &temp);
+		net_failover_fold_stats(stats, new, &nfo_info->primary_stats);
+		memcpy(&nfo_info->primary_stats, new, sizeof(*new));
+	}
+
+	slave_dev = rcu_dereference(nfo_info->standby_dev);
+	if (slave_dev) {
+		new = dev_get_stats(slave_dev, &temp);
+		net_failover_fold_stats(stats, new, &nfo_info->standby_stats);
+		memcpy(&nfo_info->standby_stats, new, sizeof(*new));
+	}
+
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+
+	memcpy(&nfo_info->failover_stats, stats, sizeof(*stats));
+	spin_unlock(&nfo_info->stats_lock);
+}
+
+static int net_failover_change_mtu(struct net_device *dev, int new_mtu)
+{
+	struct net_failover_info *nfo_info = netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct net_device *primary_dev, *standby_dev;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	primary_dev = rcu_dereference(nfo_info->primary_dev);
+	if (primary_dev) {
+		ret = dev_set_mtu(primary_dev, new_mtu);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	}
+
+	standby_dev = rcu_dereference(nfo_info->standby_dev);
+	if (standby_dev) {
+		ret = dev_set_mtu(standby_dev, new_mtu);
+		if (ret) {
+			if (primary_dev)
+				dev_set_mtu(primary_dev, dev->mtu);
+			return ret;
+		}
+	}
+
+	dev->mtu = new_mtu;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void net_failover_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	struct net_failover_info *nfo_info = netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct net_device *slave_dev;
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+
+	slave_dev = rcu_dereference(nfo_info->primary_dev);
+	if (slave_dev) {
+		dev_uc_sync_multiple(slave_dev, dev);
+		dev_mc_sync_multiple(slave_dev, dev);
+	}
+
+	slave_dev = rcu_dereference(nfo_info->standby_dev);
+	if (slave_dev) {
+		dev_uc_sync_multiple(slave_dev, dev);
+		dev_mc_sync_multiple(slave_dev, dev);
+	}
+
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+}
+
+static int net_failover_vlan_rx_add_vid(struct net_device *dev, __be16 proto,
+					u16 vid)
+{
+	struct net_failover_info *nfo_info = netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct net_device *primary_dev, *standby_dev;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	primary_dev = rcu_dereference(nfo_info->primary_dev);
+	if (primary_dev) {
+		ret = vlan_vid_add(primary_dev, proto, vid);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	}
+
+	standby_dev = rcu_dereference(nfo_info->standby_dev);
+	if (standby_dev) {
+		ret = vlan_vid_add(standby_dev, proto, vid);
+		if (ret)
+			if (primary_dev)
+				vlan_vid_del(primary_dev, proto, vid);
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int net_failover_vlan_rx_kill_vid(struct net_device *dev, __be16 proto,
+					 u16 vid)
+{
+	struct net_failover_info *nfo_info = netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct net_device *slave_dev;
+
+	slave_dev = rcu_dereference(nfo_info->primary_dev);
+	if (slave_dev)
+		vlan_vid_del(slave_dev, proto, vid);
+
+	slave_dev = rcu_dereference(nfo_info->standby_dev);
+	if (slave_dev)
+		vlan_vid_del(slave_dev, proto, vid);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static const struct net_device_ops failover_dev_ops = {
+	.ndo_open		= net_failover_open,
+	.ndo_stop		= net_failover_close,
+	.ndo_start_xmit		= net_failover_start_xmit,
+	.ndo_select_queue	= net_failover_select_queue,
+	.ndo_get_stats64	= net_failover_get_stats,
+	.ndo_change_mtu		= net_failover_change_mtu,
+	.ndo_set_rx_mode	= net_failover_set_rx_mode,
+	.ndo_vlan_rx_add_vid	= net_failover_vlan_rx_add_vid,
+	.ndo_vlan_rx_kill_vid	= net_failover_vlan_rx_kill_vid,
+	.ndo_validate_addr	= eth_validate_addr,
+	.ndo_features_check	= passthru_features_check,
+};
+
+#define FAILOVER_NAME "net_failover"
+#define FAILOVER_VERSION "0.1"
+
+static void nfo_ethtool_get_drvinfo(struct net_device *dev,
+				    struct ethtool_drvinfo *drvinfo)
+{
+	strlcpy(drvinfo->driver, FAILOVER_NAME, sizeof(drvinfo->driver));
+	strlcpy(drvinfo->version, FAILOVER_VERSION, sizeof(drvinfo->version));
+}
+
+static int nfo_ethtool_get_link_ksettings(struct net_device *dev,
+					  struct ethtool_link_ksettings *cmd)
+{
+	struct net_failover_info *nfo_info = netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct net_device *slave_dev;
+
+	slave_dev = rtnl_dereference(nfo_info->primary_dev);
+	if (!slave_dev || !net_failover_xmit_ready(slave_dev)) {
+		slave_dev = rtnl_dereference(nfo_info->standby_dev);
+		if (!slave_dev || !net_failover_xmit_ready(slave_dev)) {
+			cmd->base.duplex = DUPLEX_UNKNOWN;
+			cmd->base.port = PORT_OTHER;
+			cmd->base.speed = SPEED_UNKNOWN;
+
+			return 0;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return __ethtool_get_link_ksettings(slave_dev, cmd);
+}
+
+static const struct ethtool_ops failover_ethtool_ops = {
+	.get_drvinfo            = nfo_ethtool_get_drvinfo,
+	.get_link               = ethtool_op_get_link,
+	.get_link_ksettings     = nfo_ethtool_get_link_ksettings,
+};
+
+/* Called when slave dev is injecting data into network stack.
+ * Change the associated network device from lower dev to failover dev.
+ * note: already called with rcu_read_lock
+ */
+static rx_handler_result_t net_failover_handle_frame(struct sk_buff **pskb)
+{
+	struct sk_buff *skb = *pskb;
+	struct net_device *dev = rcu_dereference(skb->dev->rx_handler_data);
+	struct net_failover_info *nfo_info = netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct net_device *primary_dev, *standby_dev;
+
+	primary_dev = rcu_dereference(nfo_info->primary_dev);
+	standby_dev = rcu_dereference(nfo_info->standby_dev);
+
+	if (primary_dev && skb->dev == standby_dev)
+		return RX_HANDLER_EXACT;
+
+	skb->dev = dev;
+
+	return RX_HANDLER_ANOTHER;
+}
+
+static void net_failover_compute_features(struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	u32 vlan_features = FAILOVER_VLAN_FEATURES & NETIF_F_ALL_FOR_ALL;
+	netdev_features_t enc_features  = FAILOVER_ENC_FEATURES;
+	unsigned short max_hard_header_len = ETH_HLEN;
+	unsigned int dst_release_flag = IFF_XMIT_DST_RELEASE |
+					IFF_XMIT_DST_RELEASE_PERM;
+	struct net_failover_info *nfo_info = netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct net_device *primary_dev, *standby_dev;
+
+	primary_dev = rcu_dereference(nfo_info->primary_dev);
+	if (primary_dev) {
+		vlan_features =
+			netdev_increment_features(vlan_features,
+						  primary_dev->vlan_features,
+						  FAILOVER_VLAN_FEATURES);
+		enc_features =
+			netdev_increment_features(enc_features,
+						  primary_dev->hw_enc_features,
+						  FAILOVER_ENC_FEATURES);
+
+		dst_release_flag &= primary_dev->priv_flags;
+		if (primary_dev->hard_header_len > max_hard_header_len)
+			max_hard_header_len = primary_dev->hard_header_len;
+	}
+
+	standby_dev = rcu_dereference(nfo_info->standby_dev);
+	if (standby_dev) {
+		vlan_features =
+			netdev_increment_features(vlan_features,
+						  standby_dev->vlan_features,
+						  FAILOVER_VLAN_FEATURES);
+		enc_features =
+			netdev_increment_features(enc_features,
+						  standby_dev->hw_enc_features,
+						  FAILOVER_ENC_FEATURES);
+
+		dst_release_flag &= standby_dev->priv_flags;
+		if (standby_dev->hard_header_len > max_hard_header_len)
+			max_hard_header_len = standby_dev->hard_header_len;
+	}
+
+	dev->vlan_features = vlan_features;
+	dev->hw_enc_features = enc_features | NETIF_F_GSO_ENCAP_ALL;
+	dev->hard_header_len = max_hard_header_len;
+
+	dev->priv_flags &= ~IFF_XMIT_DST_RELEASE;
+	if (dst_release_flag == (IFF_XMIT_DST_RELEASE |
+				 IFF_XMIT_DST_RELEASE_PERM))
+		dev->priv_flags |= IFF_XMIT_DST_RELEASE;
+
+	netdev_change_features(dev);
+}
+
+static void net_failover_lower_state_changed(struct net_device *slave_dev,
+					     struct net_device *primary_dev,
+					     struct net_device *standby_dev)
+{
+	struct netdev_lag_lower_state_info info;
+
+	if (netif_carrier_ok(slave_dev))
+		info.link_up = true;
+	else
+		info.link_up = false;
+
+	if (slave_dev == primary_dev) {
+		if (netif_running(primary_dev))
+			info.tx_enabled = true;
+		else
+			info.tx_enabled = false;
+	} else {
+		if ((primary_dev && netif_running(primary_dev)) ||
+		    (!netif_running(standby_dev)))
+			info.tx_enabled = false;
+		else
+			info.tx_enabled = true;
+	}
+
+	netdev_lower_state_changed(slave_dev, &info);
+}
+
+static int net_failover_slave_pre_register(struct net_device *slave_dev,
+					   struct net_device *failover_dev)
+{
+	struct net_device *standby_dev, *primary_dev;
+	struct net_failover_info *nfo_info;
+	bool slave_is_standby;
+
+	nfo_info = netdev_priv(failover_dev);
+	standby_dev = rtnl_dereference(nfo_info->standby_dev);
+	primary_dev = rtnl_dereference(nfo_info->primary_dev);
+	slave_is_standby = slave_dev->dev.parent == failover_dev->dev.parent;
+	if (slave_is_standby ? standby_dev : primary_dev) {
+		netdev_err(failover_dev, "%s attempting to register as slave dev when %s already present\n",
+			   slave_dev->name,
+			   slave_is_standby ? "standby" : "primary");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	/* We want to allow only a direct attached VF device as a primary
+	 * netdev. As there is no easy way to check for a VF device, restrict
+	 * this to a pci device.
+	 */
+	if (!slave_is_standby && (!slave_dev->dev.parent ||
+				  !dev_is_pci(slave_dev->dev.parent)))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (failover_dev->features & NETIF_F_VLAN_CHALLENGED &&
+	    vlan_uses_dev(failover_dev)) {
+		netdev_err(failover_dev, "Device %s is VLAN challenged and failover device has VLAN set up\n",
+			   failover_dev->name);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int net_failover_slave_register(struct net_device *slave_dev,
+				       struct net_device *failover_dev)
+{
+	struct net_device *standby_dev, *primary_dev;
+	struct net_failover_info *nfo_info;
+	bool slave_is_standby;
+	u32 orig_mtu;
+	int err;
+
+	/* Align MTU of slave with failover dev */
+	orig_mtu = slave_dev->mtu;
+	err = dev_set_mtu(slave_dev, failover_dev->mtu);
+	if (err) {
+		netdev_err(failover_dev, "unable to change mtu of %s to %u register failed\n",
+			   slave_dev->name, failover_dev->mtu);
+		goto done;
+	}
+
+	dev_hold(slave_dev);
+
+	if (netif_running(failover_dev)) {
+		err = dev_open(slave_dev);
+		if (err && (err != -EBUSY)) {
+			netdev_err(failover_dev, "Opening slave %s failed err:%d\n",
+				   slave_dev->name, err);
+			goto err_dev_open;
+		}
+	}
+
+	netif_addr_lock_bh(failover_dev);
+	dev_uc_sync_multiple(slave_dev, failover_dev);
+	dev_uc_sync_multiple(slave_dev, failover_dev);
+	netif_addr_unlock_bh(failover_dev);
+
+	err = vlan_vids_add_by_dev(slave_dev, failover_dev);
+	if (err) {
+		netdev_err(failover_dev, "Failed to add vlan ids to device %s err:%d\n",
+			   slave_dev->name, err);
+		goto err_vlan_add;
+	}
+
+	nfo_info = netdev_priv(failover_dev);
+	standby_dev = rtnl_dereference(nfo_info->standby_dev);
+	primary_dev = rtnl_dereference(nfo_info->primary_dev);
+	slave_is_standby = slave_dev->dev.parent == failover_dev->dev.parent;
+
+	if (slave_is_standby) {
+		rcu_assign_pointer(nfo_info->standby_dev, slave_dev);
+		standby_dev = slave_dev;
+		dev_get_stats(standby_dev, &nfo_info->standby_stats);
+	} else {
+		rcu_assign_pointer(nfo_info->primary_dev, slave_dev);
+		primary_dev = slave_dev;
+		dev_get_stats(primary_dev, &nfo_info->primary_stats);
+		failover_dev->min_mtu = slave_dev->min_mtu;
+		failover_dev->max_mtu = slave_dev->max_mtu;
+	}
+
+	net_failover_lower_state_changed(slave_dev, primary_dev, standby_dev);
+	net_failover_compute_features(failover_dev);
+
+	call_netdevice_notifiers(NETDEV_JOIN, slave_dev);
+
+	netdev_info(failover_dev, "failover %s slave:%s registered\n",
+		    slave_is_standby ? "standby" : "primary", slave_dev->name);
+
+	return 0;
+
+err_vlan_add:
+	dev_uc_unsync(slave_dev, failover_dev);
+	dev_mc_unsync(slave_dev, failover_dev);
+	dev_close(slave_dev);
+err_dev_open:
+	dev_put(slave_dev);
+	dev_set_mtu(slave_dev, orig_mtu);
+done:
+	return err;
+}
+
+static int net_failover_slave_pre_unregister(struct net_device *slave_dev,
+					     struct net_device *failover_dev)
+{
+	struct net_device *standby_dev, *primary_dev;
+	struct net_failover_info *nfo_info;
+
+	nfo_info = netdev_priv(failover_dev);
+	primary_dev = rtnl_dereference(nfo_info->primary_dev);
+	standby_dev = rtnl_dereference(nfo_info->standby_dev);
+
+	if (slave_dev != primary_dev && slave_dev != standby_dev)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int net_failover_slave_unregister(struct net_device *slave_dev,
+					 struct net_device *failover_dev)
+{
+	struct net_device *standby_dev, *primary_dev;
+	struct net_failover_info *nfo_info;
+	bool slave_is_standby;
+
+	nfo_info = netdev_priv(failover_dev);
+	primary_dev = rtnl_dereference(nfo_info->primary_dev);
+	standby_dev = rtnl_dereference(nfo_info->standby_dev);
+
+	vlan_vids_del_by_dev(slave_dev, failover_dev);
+	dev_uc_unsync(slave_dev, failover_dev);
+	dev_mc_unsync(slave_dev, failover_dev);
+	dev_close(slave_dev);
+
+	nfo_info = netdev_priv(failover_dev);
+	dev_get_stats(failover_dev, &nfo_info->failover_stats);
+
+	slave_is_standby = slave_dev->dev.parent == failover_dev->dev.parent;
+	if (slave_is_standby) {
+		RCU_INIT_POINTER(nfo_info->standby_dev, NULL);
+	} else {
+		RCU_INIT_POINTER(nfo_info->primary_dev, NULL);
+		if (standby_dev) {
+			failover_dev->min_mtu = standby_dev->min_mtu;
+			failover_dev->max_mtu = standby_dev->max_mtu;
+		}
+	}
+
+	dev_put(slave_dev);
+
+	net_failover_compute_features(failover_dev);
+
+	netdev_info(failover_dev, "failover %s slave:%s unregistered\n",
+		    slave_is_standby ? "standby" : "primary", slave_dev->name);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int net_failover_slave_link_change(struct net_device *slave_dev,
+					  struct net_device *failover_dev)
+{
+	struct net_device *primary_dev, *standby_dev;
+	struct net_failover_info *nfo_info;
+
+	nfo_info = netdev_priv(failover_dev);
+
+	primary_dev = rtnl_dereference(nfo_info->primary_dev);
+	standby_dev = rtnl_dereference(nfo_info->standby_dev);
+
+	if (slave_dev != primary_dev && slave_dev != standby_dev)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	if ((primary_dev && net_failover_xmit_ready(primary_dev)) ||
+	    (standby_dev && net_failover_xmit_ready(standby_dev))) {
+		netif_carrier_on(failover_dev);
+		netif_tx_wake_all_queues(failover_dev);
+	} else {
+		dev_get_stats(failover_dev, &nfo_info->failover_stats);
+		netif_carrier_off(failover_dev);
+		netif_tx_stop_all_queues(failover_dev);
+	}
+
+	net_failover_lower_state_changed(slave_dev, primary_dev, standby_dev);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int net_failover_slave_name_change(struct net_device *slave_dev,
+					  struct net_device *failover_dev)
+{
+	struct net_device *primary_dev, *standby_dev;
+	struct net_failover_info *nfo_info;
+
+	nfo_info = netdev_priv(failover_dev);
+
+	primary_dev = rtnl_dereference(nfo_info->primary_dev);
+	standby_dev = rtnl_dereference(nfo_info->standby_dev);
+
+	if (slave_dev != primary_dev && slave_dev != standby_dev)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	/* We need to bring up the slave after the rename by udev in case
+	 * open failed with EBUSY when it was registered.
+	 */
+	dev_open(slave_dev);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static struct failover_ops net_failover_ops = {
+	.slave_pre_register	= net_failover_slave_pre_register,
+	.slave_register		= net_failover_slave_register,
+	.slave_pre_unregister	= net_failover_slave_pre_unregister,
+	.slave_unregister	= net_failover_slave_unregister,
+	.slave_link_change	= net_failover_slave_link_change,
+	.slave_name_change	= net_failover_slave_name_change,
+	.slave_handle_frame	= net_failover_handle_frame,
+};
+
+/**
+ * net_failover_create - Create and register a failover instance
+ *
+ * @dev: standby netdev
+ *
+ * Creates a failover netdev and registers a failover instance for a standby
+ * netdev. Used by paravirtual drivers that use 3-netdev model.
+ * The failover netdev acts as a master device and controls 2 slave devices -
+ * the original standby netdev and a VF netdev with the same MAC gets
+ * registered as primary netdev.
+ *
+ * Return: pointer to failover instance
+ */
+struct failover *net_failover_create(struct net_device *standby_dev)
+{
+	struct device *dev = standby_dev->dev.parent;
+	struct net_device *failover_dev;
+	struct failover *failover;
+	int err;
+
+	/* Alloc at least 2 queues, for now we are going with 16 assuming
+	 * that VF devices being enslaved won't have too many queues.
+	 */
+	failover_dev = alloc_etherdev_mq(sizeof(struct net_failover_info), 16);
+	if (!failover_dev) {
+		dev_err(dev, "Unable to allocate failover_netdev!\n");
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+	}
+
+	dev_net_set(failover_dev, dev_net(standby_dev));
+	SET_NETDEV_DEV(failover_dev, dev);
+
+	failover_dev->netdev_ops = &failover_dev_ops;
+	failover_dev->ethtool_ops = &failover_ethtool_ops;
+
+	/* Initialize the device options */
+	failover_dev->priv_flags |= IFF_UNICAST_FLT | IFF_NO_QUEUE;
+	failover_dev->priv_flags &= ~(IFF_XMIT_DST_RELEASE |
+				       IFF_TX_SKB_SHARING);
+
+	/* don't acquire failover netdev's netif_tx_lock when transmitting */
+	failover_dev->features |= NETIF_F_LLTX;
+
+	/* Don't allow failover devices to change network namespaces. */
+	failover_dev->features |= NETIF_F_NETNS_LOCAL;
+
+	failover_dev->hw_features = FAILOVER_VLAN_FEATURES |
+				    NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_CTAG_TX |
+				    NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_CTAG_RX |
+				    NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_CTAG_FILTER;
+
+	failover_dev->hw_features |= NETIF_F_GSO_ENCAP_ALL;
+	failover_dev->features |= failover_dev->hw_features;
+
+	memcpy(failover_dev->dev_addr, standby_dev->dev_addr,
+	       failover_dev->addr_len);
+
+	failover_dev->min_mtu = standby_dev->min_mtu;
+	failover_dev->max_mtu = standby_dev->max_mtu;
+
+	err = register_netdev(failover_dev);
+	if (err) {
+		dev_err(dev, "Unable to register failover_dev!\n");
+		goto err_register_netdev;
+	}
+
+	netif_carrier_off(failover_dev);
+
+	failover = failover_register(failover_dev, &net_failover_ops);
+	if (IS_ERR(failover))
+		goto err_failover_register;
+
+	return failover;
+
+err_failover_register:
+	unregister_netdev(failover_dev);
+err_register_netdev:
+	free_netdev(failover_dev);
+
+	return ERR_PTR(err);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(net_failover_create);
+
+/**
+ * net_failover_destroy - Destroy a failover instance
+ *
+ * @failover: pointer to failover instance
+ *
+ * Unregisters any slave netdevs associated with the failover instance by
+ * calling failover_slave_unregister().
+ * unregisters the failover instance itself and finally frees the failover
+ * netdev. Used by paravirtual drivers that use 3-netdev model.
+ *
+ */
+void net_failover_destroy(struct failover *failover)
+{
+	struct net_failover_info *nfo_info;
+	struct net_device *failover_dev;
+	struct net_device *slave_dev;
+
+	if (!failover)
+		return;
+
+	failover_dev = rcu_dereference(failover->failover_dev);
+	nfo_info = netdev_priv(failover_dev);
+
+	netif_device_detach(failover_dev);
+
+	rtnl_lock();
+
+	slave_dev = rtnl_dereference(nfo_info->primary_dev);
+	if (slave_dev)
+		failover_slave_unregister(slave_dev);
+
+	slave_dev = rtnl_dereference(nfo_info->standby_dev);
+	if (slave_dev)
+		failover_slave_unregister(slave_dev);
+
+	failover_unregister(failover);
+
+	unregister_netdevice(failover_dev);
+
+	rtnl_unlock();
+
+	free_netdev(failover_dev);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(net_failover_destroy);
+
+static __init int
+net_failover_init(void)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+module_init(net_failover_init);
+
+static __exit
+void net_failover_exit(void)
+{
+}
+module_exit(net_failover_exit);
+
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Failover driver for Paravirtual drivers");
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
diff --git a/include/net/net_failover.h b/include/net/net_failover.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b12a1c469d1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/net/net_failover.h
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+/* Copyright (c) 2018, Intel Corporation. */
+
+#ifndef _NET_FAILOVER_H
+#define _NET_FAILOVER_H
+
+#include <net/failover.h>
+
+/* failover state */
+struct net_failover_info {
+	/* primary netdev with same MAC */
+	struct net_device __rcu *primary_dev;
+
+	/* standby netdev */
+	struct net_device __rcu *standby_dev;
+
+	/* primary netdev stats */
+	struct rtnl_link_stats64 primary_stats;
+
+	/* standby netdev stats */
+	struct rtnl_link_stats64 standby_stats;
+
+	/* aggregated stats */
+	struct rtnl_link_stats64 failover_stats;
+
+	/* spinlock while updating stats */
+	spinlock_t stats_lock;
+};
+
+struct failover *net_failover_create(struct net_device *standby_dev);
+void net_failover_destroy(struct failover *failover);
+
+#define FAILOVER_VLAN_FEATURES	(NETIF_F_HW_CSUM | NETIF_F_SG | \
+				 NETIF_F_FRAGLIST | NETIF_F_ALL_TSO | \
+				 NETIF_F_HIGHDMA | NETIF_F_LRO)
+
+#define FAILOVER_ENC_FEATURES	(NETIF_F_HW_CSUM | NETIF_F_SG | \
+				 NETIF_F_RXCSUM | NETIF_F_ALL_TSO)
+
+#endif /* _NET_FAILOVER_H */
