diff --git a/include/net/switchdev.h b/include/net/switchdev.h
index 866b6d148b77..69016305ad58 100644
--- a/include/net/switchdev.h
+++ b/include/net/switchdev.h
@@ -180,7 +180,8 @@ int switchdev_port_attr_get(struct net_device *dev,
 int switchdev_port_attr_set(struct net_device *dev,
 			    const struct switchdev_attr *attr);
 int switchdev_port_obj_add(struct net_device *dev,
-			   const struct switchdev_obj *obj);
+			   const struct switchdev_obj *obj,
+			   struct netlink_ext_ack *extack);
 int switchdev_port_obj_del(struct net_device *dev,
 			   const struct switchdev_obj *obj);
 
@@ -233,7 +234,8 @@ static inline int switchdev_port_attr_set(struct net_device *dev,
 }
 
 static inline int switchdev_port_obj_add(struct net_device *dev,
-					 const struct switchdev_obj *obj)
+					 const struct switchdev_obj *obj,
+					 struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
 	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 }
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_mdb.c b/net/bridge/br_mdb.c
index 79d4c9d253e0..f69c8d91dc81 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_mdb.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_mdb.c
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ static void br_mdb_switchdev_host_port(struct net_device *dev,
 	mdb.obj.orig_dev = dev;
 	switch (type) {
 	case RTM_NEWMDB:
-		switchdev_port_obj_add(lower_dev, &mdb.obj);
+		switchdev_port_obj_add(lower_dev, &mdb.obj, NULL);
 		break;
 	case RTM_DELMDB:
 		switchdev_port_obj_del(lower_dev, &mdb.obj);
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ static void __br_mdb_notify(struct net_device *dev, struct net_bridge_port *p,
 			__mdb_entry_to_br_ip(entry, &complete_info->ip);
 			mdb.obj.complete_priv = complete_info;
 			mdb.obj.complete = br_mdb_complete;
-			if (switchdev_port_obj_add(port_dev, &mdb.obj))
+			if (switchdev_port_obj_add(port_dev, &mdb.obj, NULL))
 				kfree(complete_info);
 		}
 	} else if (p && port_dev && type == RTM_DELMDB) {
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_switchdev.c b/net/bridge/br_switchdev.c
index 99ba32177b31..035ff59d9cbd 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_switchdev.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_switchdev.c
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ int br_switchdev_port_vlan_add(struct net_device *dev, u16 vid, u16 flags,
 		.vid_end = vid,
 	};
 
-	return switchdev_port_obj_add(dev, &v.obj);
+	return switchdev_port_obj_add(dev, &v.obj, extack);
 }
 
 int br_switchdev_port_vlan_del(struct net_device *dev, u16 vid)
diff --git a/net/switchdev/switchdev.c b/net/switchdev/switchdev.c
index fe23fac4dc4b..cb20669bf6ce 100644
--- a/net/switchdev/switchdev.c
+++ b/net/switchdev/switchdev.c
@@ -356,7 +356,8 @@ static size_t switchdev_obj_size(const struct switchdev_obj *obj)
 static int switchdev_port_obj_notify(enum switchdev_notifier_type nt,
 				     struct net_device *dev,
 				     const struct switchdev_obj *obj,
-				     struct switchdev_trans *trans)
+				     struct switchdev_trans *trans,
+				     struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
 	int rc;
 	int err;
@@ -379,7 +380,8 @@ static int switchdev_port_obj_notify(enum switchdev_notifier_type nt,
 }
 
 static int switchdev_port_obj_add_now(struct net_device *dev,
-				      const struct switchdev_obj *obj)
+				      const struct switchdev_obj *obj,
+				      struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
 	struct switchdev_trans trans;
 	int err;
@@ -397,7 +399,7 @@ static int switchdev_port_obj_add_now(struct net_device *dev,
 
 	trans.ph_prepare = true;
 	err = switchdev_port_obj_notify(SWITCHDEV_PORT_OBJ_ADD,
-					dev, obj, &trans);
+					dev, obj, &trans, extack);
 	if (err) {
 		/* Prepare phase failed: abort the transaction.  Any
 		 * resources reserved in the prepare phase are
@@ -417,7 +419,7 @@ static int switchdev_port_obj_add_now(struct net_device *dev,
 
 	trans.ph_prepare = false;
 	err = switchdev_port_obj_notify(SWITCHDEV_PORT_OBJ_ADD,
-					dev, obj, &trans);
+					dev, obj, &trans, extack);
 	WARN(err, "%s: Commit of object (id=%d) failed.\n", dev->name, obj->id);
 	switchdev_trans_items_warn_destroy(dev, &trans);
 
@@ -430,7 +432,7 @@ static void switchdev_port_obj_add_deferred(struct net_device *dev,
 	const struct switchdev_obj *obj = data;
 	int err;
 
-	err = switchdev_port_obj_add_now(dev, obj);
+	err = switchdev_port_obj_add_now(dev, obj, NULL);
 	if (err && err != -EOPNOTSUPP)
 		netdev_err(dev, "failed (err=%d) to add object (id=%d)\n",
 			   err, obj->id);
@@ -460,12 +462,13 @@ static int switchdev_port_obj_add_defer(struct net_device *dev,
  *	in case SWITCHDEV_F_DEFER flag is not set.
  */
 int switchdev_port_obj_add(struct net_device *dev,
-			   const struct switchdev_obj *obj)
+			   const struct switchdev_obj *obj,
+			   struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
 	if (obj->flags & SWITCHDEV_F_DEFER)
 		return switchdev_port_obj_add_defer(dev, obj);
 	ASSERT_RTNL();
-	return switchdev_port_obj_add_now(dev, obj);
+	return switchdev_port_obj_add_now(dev, obj, extack);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(switchdev_port_obj_add);
 
@@ -473,7 +476,7 @@ static int switchdev_port_obj_del_now(struct net_device *dev,
 				      const struct switchdev_obj *obj)
 {
 	return switchdev_port_obj_notify(SWITCHDEV_PORT_OBJ_DEL,
-					 dev, obj, NULL);
+					 dev, obj, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
 static void switchdev_port_obj_del_deferred(struct net_device *dev,