diff --git a/include/net/devlink.h b/include/net/devlink.h
index f206accf80ad..9ab2014885cb 100644
--- a/include/net/devlink.h
+++ b/include/net/devlink.h
@@ -391,6 +391,27 @@ struct devlink_param_gset_ctx {
 	enum devlink_param_cmode cmode;
 };
 
+/**
+ * struct devlink_flash_notify - devlink dev flash notify data
+ * @cmd: devlink notify command code
+ * @status_msg: current status string
+ * @component: firmware component being updated
+ * @done: amount of work completed of total amount
+ * @total: amount of work expected to be done
+ * @timeout: expected max timeout in seconds
+ *
+ * These are values to be given to userland to be displayed in order
+ * to show current activity in a firmware update process.
+ */
+struct devlink_flash_notify {
+	enum devlink_command cmd;
+	const char *status_msg;
+	const char *component;
+	unsigned long done;
+	unsigned long total;
+	unsigned long timeout;
+};
+
 /**
  * struct devlink_param - devlink configuration parameter data
  * @name: name of the parameter
diff --git a/net/core/devlink.c b/net/core/devlink.c
index 01f855e53e06..816f27a18b16 100644
--- a/net/core/devlink.c
+++ b/net/core/devlink.c
@@ -3021,41 +3021,36 @@ static int devlink_nl_cmd_reload(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 
 static int devlink_nl_flash_update_fill(struct sk_buff *msg,
 					struct devlink *devlink,
-					enum devlink_command cmd,
-					const char *status_msg,
-					const char *component,
-					unsigned long done,
-					unsigned long total,
-					unsigned long timeout)
+					struct devlink_flash_notify *params)
 {
 	void *hdr;
 
-	hdr = genlmsg_put(msg, 0, 0, &devlink_nl_family, 0, cmd);
+	hdr = genlmsg_put(msg, 0, 0, &devlink_nl_family, 0, params->cmd);
 	if (!hdr)
 		return -EMSGSIZE;
 
 	if (devlink_nl_put_handle(msg, devlink))
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 
-	if (cmd != DEVLINK_CMD_FLASH_UPDATE_STATUS)
+	if (params->cmd != DEVLINK_CMD_FLASH_UPDATE_STATUS)
 		goto out;
 
-	if (status_msg &&
+	if (params->status_msg &&
 	    nla_put_string(msg, DEVLINK_ATTR_FLASH_UPDATE_STATUS_MSG,
-			   status_msg))
+			   params->status_msg))
 		goto nla_put_failure;
-	if (component &&
+	if (params->component &&
 	    nla_put_string(msg, DEVLINK_ATTR_FLASH_UPDATE_COMPONENT,
-			   component))
+			   params->component))
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 	if (nla_put_u64_64bit(msg, DEVLINK_ATTR_FLASH_UPDATE_STATUS_DONE,
-			      done, DEVLINK_ATTR_PAD))
+			      params->done, DEVLINK_ATTR_PAD))
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 	if (nla_put_u64_64bit(msg, DEVLINK_ATTR_FLASH_UPDATE_STATUS_TOTAL,
-			      total, DEVLINK_ATTR_PAD))
+			      params->total, DEVLINK_ATTR_PAD))
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 	if (nla_put_u64_64bit(msg, DEVLINK_ATTR_FLASH_UPDATE_STATUS_TIMEOUT,
-			      timeout, DEVLINK_ATTR_PAD))
+			      params->timeout, DEVLINK_ATTR_PAD))
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 
 out:
@@ -3068,26 +3063,20 @@ static int devlink_nl_flash_update_fill(struct sk_buff *msg,
 }
 
 static void __devlink_flash_update_notify(struct devlink *devlink,
-					  enum devlink_command cmd,
-					  const char *status_msg,
-					  const char *component,
-					  unsigned long done,
-					  unsigned long total,
-					  unsigned long timeout)
+					  struct devlink_flash_notify *params)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *msg;
 	int err;
 
-	WARN_ON(cmd != DEVLINK_CMD_FLASH_UPDATE &&
-		cmd != DEVLINK_CMD_FLASH_UPDATE_END &&
-		cmd != DEVLINK_CMD_FLASH_UPDATE_STATUS);
+	WARN_ON(params->cmd != DEVLINK_CMD_FLASH_UPDATE &&
+		params->cmd != DEVLINK_CMD_FLASH_UPDATE_END &&
+		params->cmd != DEVLINK_CMD_FLASH_UPDATE_STATUS);
 
 	msg = nlmsg_new(NLMSG_DEFAULT_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!msg)
 		return;
 
-	err = devlink_nl_flash_update_fill(msg, devlink, cmd, status_msg,
-					   component, done, total, timeout);
+	err = devlink_nl_flash_update_fill(msg, devlink, params);
 	if (err)
 		goto out_free_msg;
 
@@ -3101,17 +3090,21 @@ static void __devlink_flash_update_notify(struct devlink *devlink,
 
 void devlink_flash_update_begin_notify(struct devlink *devlink)
 {
-	__devlink_flash_update_notify(devlink,
-				      DEVLINK_CMD_FLASH_UPDATE,
-				      NULL, NULL, 0, 0, 0);
+	struct devlink_flash_notify params = {
+		.cmd = DEVLINK_CMD_FLASH_UPDATE,
+	};
+
+	__devlink_flash_update_notify(devlink, &params);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devlink_flash_update_begin_notify);
 
 void devlink_flash_update_end_notify(struct devlink *devlink)
 {
-	__devlink_flash_update_notify(devlink,
-				      DEVLINK_CMD_FLASH_UPDATE_END,
-				      NULL, NULL, 0, 0, 0);
+	struct devlink_flash_notify params = {
+		.cmd = DEVLINK_CMD_FLASH_UPDATE_END,
+	};
+
+	__devlink_flash_update_notify(devlink, &params);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devlink_flash_update_end_notify);
 
@@ -3121,9 +3114,15 @@ void devlink_flash_update_status_notify(struct devlink *devlink,
 					unsigned long done,
 					unsigned long total)
 {
-	__devlink_flash_update_notify(devlink,
-				      DEVLINK_CMD_FLASH_UPDATE_STATUS,
-				      status_msg, component, done, total, 0);
+	struct devlink_flash_notify params = {
+		.cmd = DEVLINK_CMD_FLASH_UPDATE_STATUS,
+		.status_msg = status_msg,
+		.component = component,
+		.done = done,
+		.total = total,
+	};
+
+	__devlink_flash_update_notify(devlink, &params);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devlink_flash_update_status_notify);
 
@@ -3132,9 +3131,14 @@ void devlink_flash_update_timeout_notify(struct devlink *devlink,
 					 const char *component,
 					 unsigned long timeout)
 {
-	__devlink_flash_update_notify(devlink,
-				      DEVLINK_CMD_FLASH_UPDATE_STATUS,
-				      status_msg, component, 0, 0, timeout);
+	struct devlink_flash_notify params = {
+		.cmd = DEVLINK_CMD_FLASH_UPDATE_STATUS,
+		.status_msg = status_msg,
+		.component = component,
+		.timeout = timeout,
+	};
+
+	__devlink_flash_update_notify(devlink, &params);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devlink_flash_update_timeout_notify);
 
