diff --git a/include/net/pkt_cls.h b/include/net/pkt_cls.h
index 0105445cab83..58bba9c769ea 100644
--- a/include/net/pkt_cls.h
+++ b/include/net/pkt_cls.h
@@ -39,9 +39,11 @@ struct tcf_chain *tcf_chain_get(struct tcf_block *block, u32 chain_index,
 				bool create);
 void tcf_chain_put(struct tcf_chain *chain);
 int tcf_block_get(struct tcf_block **p_block,
-		  struct tcf_proto __rcu **p_filter_chain, struct Qdisc *q);
+		  struct tcf_proto __rcu **p_filter_chain, struct Qdisc *q,
+		  struct netlink_ext_ack *extack);
 int tcf_block_get_ext(struct tcf_block **p_block, struct Qdisc *q,
-		      struct tcf_block_ext_info *ei);
+		      struct tcf_block_ext_info *ei,
+		      struct netlink_ext_ack *extack);
 void tcf_block_put(struct tcf_block *block);
 void tcf_block_put_ext(struct tcf_block *block, struct Qdisc *q,
 		       struct tcf_block_ext_info *ei);
diff --git a/net/sched/cls_api.c b/net/sched/cls_api.c
index 446ef956a79c..11bcf95ac467 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_api.c
@@ -282,20 +282,24 @@ static void tcf_block_offload_unbind(struct tcf_block *block, struct Qdisc *q,
 }
 
 int tcf_block_get_ext(struct tcf_block **p_block, struct Qdisc *q,
-		      struct tcf_block_ext_info *ei)
+		      struct tcf_block_ext_info *ei,
+		      struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
 	struct tcf_block *block = kzalloc(sizeof(*block), GFP_KERNEL);
 	struct tcf_chain *chain;
 	int err;
 
-	if (!block)
+	if (!block) {
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "Memory allocation for block failed");
 		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&block->chain_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&block->cb_list);
 
 	/* Create chain 0 by default, it has to be always present. */
 	chain = tcf_chain_create(block, 0);
 	if (!chain) {
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "Failed to create new tcf chain");
 		err = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err_chain_create;
 	}
@@ -322,7 +326,8 @@ static void tcf_chain_head_change_dflt(struct tcf_proto *tp_head, void *priv)
 }
 
 int tcf_block_get(struct tcf_block **p_block,
-		  struct tcf_proto __rcu **p_filter_chain, struct Qdisc *q)
+		  struct tcf_proto __rcu **p_filter_chain, struct Qdisc *q,
+		  struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
 	struct tcf_block_ext_info ei = {
 		.chain_head_change = tcf_chain_head_change_dflt,
@@ -330,7 +335,7 @@ int tcf_block_get(struct tcf_block **p_block,
 	};
 
 	WARN_ON(!p_filter_chain);
-	return tcf_block_get_ext(p_block, q, &ei);
+	return tcf_block_get_ext(p_block, q, &ei, extack);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(tcf_block_get);
 
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_atm.c b/net/sched/sch_atm.c
index 8972ab72cda5..493d5c25d83a 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_atm.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_atm.c
@@ -283,7 +283,8 @@ static int atm_tc_change(struct Qdisc *sch, u32 classid, u32 parent,
 		goto err_out;
 	}
 
-	error = tcf_block_get(&flow->block, &flow->filter_list, sch);
+	error = tcf_block_get(&flow->block, &flow->filter_list, sch,
+			      extack);
 	if (error) {
 		kfree(flow);
 		goto err_out;
@@ -550,7 +551,8 @@ static int atm_tc_init(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
 		p->link.q = &noop_qdisc;
 	pr_debug("atm_tc_init: link (%p) qdisc %p\n", &p->link, p->link.q);
 
-	err = tcf_block_get(&p->link.block, &p->link.filter_list, sch);
+	err = tcf_block_get(&p->link.block, &p->link.filter_list, sch,
+			    extack);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_cbq.c b/net/sched/sch_cbq.c
index 79f081eb6bb0..248ea26997b9 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_cbq.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_cbq.c
@@ -1160,7 +1160,7 @@ static int cbq_init(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
 	if (!q->link.R_tab)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	err = tcf_block_get(&q->link.block, &q->link.filter_list, sch);
+	err = tcf_block_get(&q->link.block, &q->link.filter_list, sch, extack);
 	if (err)
 		goto put_rtab;
 
@@ -1576,7 +1576,7 @@ cbq_change_class(struct Qdisc *sch, u32 classid, u32 parentid, struct nlattr **t
 	if (cl == NULL)
 		goto failure;
 
-	err = tcf_block_get(&cl->block, &cl->filter_list, sch);
+	err = tcf_block_get(&cl->block, &cl->filter_list, sch, extack);
 	if (err) {
 		kfree(cl);
 		return err;
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_drr.c b/net/sched/sch_drr.c
index 30e9cba54ddb..9dfff065e27d 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_drr.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_drr.c
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ static int drr_init_qdisc(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
 	struct drr_sched *q = qdisc_priv(sch);
 	int err;
 
-	err = tcf_block_get(&q->block, &q->filter_list, sch);
+	err = tcf_block_get(&q->block, &q->filter_list, sch, extack);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 	err = qdisc_class_hash_init(&q->clhash);
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_dsmark.c b/net/sched/sch_dsmark.c
index 92a36aa4c713..63f523b5e282 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_dsmark.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_dsmark.c
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ static int dsmark_init(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
 	if (!opt)
 		goto errout;
 
-	err = tcf_block_get(&p->block, &p->filter_list, sch);
+	err = tcf_block_get(&p->block, &p->filter_list, sch, extack);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_fq_codel.c b/net/sched/sch_fq_codel.c
index 06e5360c54d8..22fa13cf5d8b 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_fq_codel.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_fq_codel.c
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ static int fq_codel_init(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
 			return err;
 	}
 
-	err = tcf_block_get(&q->block, &q->filter_list, sch);
+	err = tcf_block_get(&q->block, &q->filter_list, sch, extack);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_hfsc.c b/net/sched/sch_hfsc.c
index 7f6a06ac4b9f..9ae288fcbed8 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_hfsc.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_hfsc.c
@@ -1034,7 +1034,7 @@ hfsc_change_class(struct Qdisc *sch, u32 classid, u32 parentid,
 	if (cl == NULL)
 		return -ENOBUFS;
 
-	err = tcf_block_get(&cl->block, &cl->filter_list, sch);
+	err = tcf_block_get(&cl->block, &cl->filter_list, sch, extack);
 	if (err) {
 		kfree(cl);
 		return err;
@@ -1409,7 +1409,7 @@ hfsc_init_qdisc(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
 		return err;
 	q->eligible = RB_ROOT;
 
-	err = tcf_block_get(&q->root.block, &q->root.filter_list, sch);
+	err = tcf_block_get(&q->root.block, &q->root.filter_list, sch, extack);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_htb.c b/net/sched/sch_htb.c
index 51be1b756e4e..54e1f860f1e5 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_htb.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_htb.c
@@ -1032,7 +1032,7 @@ static int htb_init(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
 	if (!opt)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	err = tcf_block_get(&q->block, &q->filter_list, sch);
+	err = tcf_block_get(&q->block, &q->filter_list, sch, extack);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
@@ -1397,7 +1397,7 @@ static int htb_change_class(struct Qdisc *sch, u32 classid,
 		if (!cl)
 			goto failure;
 
-		err = tcf_block_get(&cl->block, &cl->filter_list, sch);
+		err = tcf_block_get(&cl->block, &cl->filter_list, sch, extack);
 		if (err) {
 			kfree(cl);
 			goto failure;
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_ingress.c b/net/sched/sch_ingress.c
index 17fa8969f7e7..0712fb3bcd5a 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_ingress.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_ingress.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ static int ingress_init(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
 	q->block_info.chain_head_change = clsact_chain_head_change;
 	q->block_info.chain_head_change_priv = &q->miniqp;
 
-	err = tcf_block_get_ext(&q->block, sch, &q->block_info);
+	err = tcf_block_get_ext(&q->block, sch, &q->block_info, extack);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
@@ -182,7 +182,8 @@ static int clsact_init(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
 	q->ingress_block_info.chain_head_change = clsact_chain_head_change;
 	q->ingress_block_info.chain_head_change_priv = &q->miniqp_ingress;
 
-	err = tcf_block_get_ext(&q->ingress_block, sch, &q->ingress_block_info);
+	err = tcf_block_get_ext(&q->ingress_block, sch, &q->ingress_block_info,
+				extack);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
@@ -192,7 +193,8 @@ static int clsact_init(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
 	q->egress_block_info.chain_head_change = clsact_chain_head_change;
 	q->egress_block_info.chain_head_change_priv = &q->miniqp_egress;
 
-	err = tcf_block_get_ext(&q->egress_block, sch, &q->egress_block_info);
+	err = tcf_block_get_ext(&q->egress_block, sch, &q->egress_block_info,
+				extack);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_egress_block_get;
 
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_multiq.c b/net/sched/sch_multiq.c
index 177d86de4b32..35cbaf8bd96a 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_multiq.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_multiq.c
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ static int multiq_init(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
 	if (!opt)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	err = tcf_block_get(&q->block, &q->filter_list, sch);
+	err = tcf_block_get(&q->block, &q->filter_list, sch, extack);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_prio.c b/net/sched/sch_prio.c
index 8fbd65661d77..502352762f03 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_prio.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_prio.c
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ static int prio_init(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
 	if (!opt)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	err = tcf_block_get(&q->block, &q->filter_list, sch);
+	err = tcf_block_get(&q->block, &q->filter_list, sch, extack);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_qfq.c b/net/sched/sch_qfq.c
index 7ec893f770d2..6ab58509cf49 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_qfq.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_qfq.c
@@ -1424,7 +1424,7 @@ static int qfq_init_qdisc(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
 	int i, j, err;
 	u32 max_cl_shift, maxbudg_shift, max_classes;
 
-	err = tcf_block_get(&q->block, &q->filter_list, sch);
+	err = tcf_block_get(&q->block, &q->filter_list, sch, extack);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_sfb.c b/net/sched/sch_sfb.c
index 1a33d6c3ac42..a1a11ded8e4f 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_sfb.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_sfb.c
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ static int sfb_init(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
 	struct sfb_sched_data *q = qdisc_priv(sch);
 	int err;
 
-	err = tcf_block_get(&q->block, &q->filter_list, sch);
+	err = tcf_block_get(&q->block, &q->filter_list, sch, extack);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_sfq.c b/net/sched/sch_sfq.c
index 7a217be39f2a..2f2678197760 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_sfq.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_sfq.c
@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ static int sfq_init(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
 	q->sch = sch;
 	timer_setup(&q->perturb_timer, sfq_perturbation, TIMER_DEFERRABLE);
 
-	err = tcf_block_get(&q->block, &q->filter_list, sch);
+	err = tcf_block_get(&q->block, &q->filter_list, sch, extack);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
