diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
index 3ebef27e0964..3ae3968b0edf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
@@ -432,18 +432,19 @@ static int qlcnic_fdb_add(struct ndmsg *ndm, struct nlattr *tb[],
 
 static int qlcnic_fdb_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *ncb,
 			struct net_device *netdev,
-			struct net_device *filter_dev, int idx)
+			struct net_device *filter_dev, int *idx)
 {
 	struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
+	int err = 0;
 
 	if (!adapter->fdb_mac_learn)
 		return ndo_dflt_fdb_dump(skb, ncb, netdev, filter_dev, idx);
 
 	if ((adapter->flags & QLCNIC_ESWITCH_ENABLED) ||
 	    qlcnic_sriov_check(adapter))
-		idx = ndo_dflt_fdb_dump(skb, ncb, netdev, filter_dev, idx);
+		err = ndo_dflt_fdb_dump(skb, ncb, netdev, filter_dev, idx);
 
-	return idx;
+	return err;
 }
 
 static void qlcnic_82xx_cancel_idc_work(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
diff --git a/drivers/net/vxlan.c b/drivers/net/vxlan.c
index 3f7e0d2dd21a..f605a3684a7f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vxlan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vxlan.c
@@ -860,20 +860,20 @@ out:
 /* Dump forwarding table */
 static int vxlan_fdb_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb,
 			  struct net_device *dev,
-			  struct net_device *filter_dev, int idx)
+			  struct net_device *filter_dev, int *idx)
 {
 	struct vxlan_dev *vxlan = netdev_priv(dev);
 	unsigned int h;
+	int err = 0;
 
 	for (h = 0; h < FDB_HASH_SIZE; ++h) {
 		struct vxlan_fdb *f;
-		int err;
 
 		hlist_for_each_entry_rcu(f, &vxlan->fdb_head[h], hlist) {
 			struct vxlan_rdst *rd;
 
 			list_for_each_entry_rcu(rd, &f->remotes, list) {
-				if (idx < cb->args[0])
+				if (*idx < cb->args[2])
 					goto skip;
 
 				err = vxlan_fdb_info(skb, vxlan, f,
@@ -881,17 +881,15 @@ static int vxlan_fdb_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb,
 						     cb->nlh->nlmsg_seq,
 						     RTM_NEWNEIGH,
 						     NLM_F_MULTI, rd);
-				if (err < 0) {
-					cb->args[1] = err;
+				if (err < 0)
 					goto out;
-				}
 skip:
-				++idx;
+				*idx += 1;
 			}
 		}
 	}
 out:
-	return idx;
+	return err;
 }
 
 /* Watch incoming packets to learn mapping between Ethernet address
diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index d122be9345c7..67bb978470dc 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -1031,7 +1031,7 @@ struct netdev_xdp {
  *	Deletes the FDB entry from dev coresponding to addr.
  * int (*ndo_fdb_dump)(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb,
  *		       struct net_device *dev, struct net_device *filter_dev,
- *		       int idx)
+ *		       int *idx)
  *	Used to add FDB entries to dump requests. Implementers should add
  *	entries to skb and update idx with the number of entries.
  *
@@ -1263,7 +1263,7 @@ struct net_device_ops {
 						struct netlink_callback *cb,
 						struct net_device *dev,
 						struct net_device *filter_dev,
-						int idx);
+						int *idx);
 
 	int			(*ndo_bridge_setlink)(struct net_device *dev,
 						      struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
diff --git a/include/linux/rtnetlink.h b/include/linux/rtnetlink.h
index 2daece8979f7..57e54847b0b9 100644
--- a/include/linux/rtnetlink.h
+++ b/include/linux/rtnetlink.h
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ extern int ndo_dflt_fdb_dump(struct sk_buff *skb,
 			     struct netlink_callback *cb,
 			     struct net_device *dev,
 			     struct net_device *filter_dev,
-			     int idx);
+			     int *idx);
 extern int ndo_dflt_fdb_add(struct ndmsg *ndm,
 			    struct nlattr *tb[],
 			    struct net_device *dev,
diff --git a/include/net/switchdev.h b/include/net/switchdev.h
index 82f5e0462021..6279f2f179ec 100644
--- a/include/net/switchdev.h
+++ b/include/net/switchdev.h
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ int switchdev_port_fdb_del(struct ndmsg *ndm, struct nlattr *tb[],
 			   u16 vid);
 int switchdev_port_fdb_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb,
 			    struct net_device *dev,
-			    struct net_device *filter_dev, int idx);
+			    struct net_device *filter_dev, int *idx);
 void switchdev_port_fwd_mark_set(struct net_device *dev,
 				 struct net_device *group_dev,
 				 bool joining);
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ static inline int switchdev_port_fdb_dump(struct sk_buff *skb,
 					  struct netlink_callback *cb,
 					  struct net_device *dev,
 					  struct net_device *filter_dev,
-					  int idx)
+					  int *idx)
 {
        return idx;
 }
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_fdb.c b/net/bridge/br_fdb.c
index cd620fab41b0..6b43c8c88f19 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_fdb.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_fdb.c
@@ -710,24 +710,27 @@ int br_fdb_dump(struct sk_buff *skb,
 		struct netlink_callback *cb,
 		struct net_device *dev,
 		struct net_device *filter_dev,
-		int idx)
+		int *idx)
 {
 	struct net_bridge *br = netdev_priv(dev);
+	int err = 0;
 	int i;
 
 	if (!(dev->priv_flags & IFF_EBRIDGE))
 		goto out;
 
-	if (!filter_dev)
-		idx = ndo_dflt_fdb_dump(skb, cb, dev, NULL, idx);
+	if (!filter_dev) {
+		err = ndo_dflt_fdb_dump(skb, cb, dev, NULL, idx);
+		if (err < 0)
+			goto out;
+	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < BR_HASH_SIZE; i++) {
 		struct net_bridge_fdb_entry *f;
 
 		hlist_for_each_entry_rcu(f, &br->hash[i], hlist) {
-			int err;
 
-			if (idx < cb->args[0])
+			if (*idx < cb->args[2])
 				goto skip;
 
 			if (filter_dev &&
@@ -750,17 +753,15 @@ int br_fdb_dump(struct sk_buff *skb,
 					    cb->nlh->nlmsg_seq,
 					    RTM_NEWNEIGH,
 					    NLM_F_MULTI);
-			if (err < 0) {
-				cb->args[1] = err;
-				break;
-			}
+			if (err < 0)
+				goto out;
 skip:
-			++idx;
+			*idx += 1;
 		}
 	}
 
 out:
-	return idx;
+	return err;
 }
 
 /* Update (create or replace) forwarding database entry */
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_private.h b/net/bridge/br_private.h
index 2379b2b865c9..3d36493f4487 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_private.h
+++ b/net/bridge/br_private.h
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ int br_fdb_delete(struct ndmsg *ndm, struct nlattr *tb[],
 int br_fdb_add(struct ndmsg *nlh, struct nlattr *tb[], struct net_device *dev,
 	       const unsigned char *addr, u16 vid, u16 nlh_flags);
 int br_fdb_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb,
-		struct net_device *dev, struct net_device *fdev, int idx);
+		struct net_device *dev, struct net_device *fdev, int *idx);
 int br_fdb_sync_static(struct net_bridge *br, struct net_bridge_port *p);
 void br_fdb_unsync_static(struct net_bridge *br, struct net_bridge_port *p);
 int br_fdb_external_learn_add(struct net_bridge *br, struct net_bridge_port *p,
diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index 318fc5231b2b..1dfca1c3f8f5 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -3068,7 +3068,7 @@ static int nlmsg_populate_fdb(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	seq = cb->nlh->nlmsg_seq;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(ha, &list->list, list) {
-		if (*idx < cb->args[0])
+		if (*idx < cb->args[2])
 			goto skip;
 
 		err = nlmsg_populate_fdb_fill(skb, dev, ha->addr, 0,
@@ -3095,19 +3095,18 @@ int ndo_dflt_fdb_dump(struct sk_buff *skb,
 		      struct netlink_callback *cb,
 		      struct net_device *dev,
 		      struct net_device *filter_dev,
-		      int idx)
+		      int *idx)
 {
 	int err;
 
 	netif_addr_lock_bh(dev);
-	err = nlmsg_populate_fdb(skb, cb, dev, &idx, &dev->uc);
+	err = nlmsg_populate_fdb(skb, cb, dev, idx, &dev->uc);
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
-	nlmsg_populate_fdb(skb, cb, dev, &idx, &dev->mc);
+	nlmsg_populate_fdb(skb, cb, dev, idx, &dev->mc);
 out:
 	netif_addr_unlock_bh(dev);
-	cb->args[1] = err;
-	return idx;
+	return err;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ndo_dflt_fdb_dump);
 
@@ -3120,9 +3119,13 @@ static int rtnl_fdb_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 	const struct net_device_ops *cops = NULL;
 	struct ifinfomsg *ifm = nlmsg_data(cb->nlh);
 	struct net *net = sock_net(skb->sk);
+	struct hlist_head *head;
 	int brport_idx = 0;
 	int br_idx = 0;
-	int idx = 0;
+	int h, s_h;
+	int idx = 0, s_idx;
+	int err = 0;
+	int fidx = 0;
 
 	if (nlmsg_parse(cb->nlh, sizeof(struct ifinfomsg), tb, IFLA_MAX,
 			ifla_policy) == 0) {
@@ -3140,49 +3143,71 @@ static int rtnl_fdb_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 		ops = br_dev->netdev_ops;
 	}
 
-	cb->args[1] = 0;
-	for_each_netdev(net, dev) {
-		if (brport_idx && (dev->ifindex != brport_idx))
-			continue;
+	s_h = cb->args[0];
+	s_idx = cb->args[1];
 
-		if (!br_idx) { /* user did not specify a specific bridge */
-			if (dev->priv_flags & IFF_BRIDGE_PORT) {
-				br_dev = netdev_master_upper_dev_get(dev);
-				cops = br_dev->netdev_ops;
+	for (h = s_h; h < NETDEV_HASHENTRIES; h++, s_idx = 0) {
+		idx = 0;
+		head = &net->dev_index_head[h];
+		hlist_for_each_entry(dev, head, index_hlist) {
+
+			if (brport_idx && (dev->ifindex != brport_idx))
+				continue;
+
+			if (!br_idx) { /* user did not specify a specific bridge */
+				if (dev->priv_flags & IFF_BRIDGE_PORT) {
+					br_dev = netdev_master_upper_dev_get(dev);
+					cops = br_dev->netdev_ops;
+				}
+			} else {
+				if (dev != br_dev &&
+				    !(dev->priv_flags & IFF_BRIDGE_PORT))
+					continue;
+
+				if (br_dev != netdev_master_upper_dev_get(dev) &&
+				    !(dev->priv_flags & IFF_EBRIDGE))
+					continue;
+				cops = ops;
 			}
 
-		} else {
-			if (dev != br_dev &&
-			    !(dev->priv_flags & IFF_BRIDGE_PORT))
-				continue;
+			if (idx < s_idx)
+				goto cont;
 
-			if (br_dev != netdev_master_upper_dev_get(dev) &&
-			    !(dev->priv_flags & IFF_EBRIDGE))
-				continue;
+			if (dev->priv_flags & IFF_BRIDGE_PORT) {
+				if (cops && cops->ndo_fdb_dump) {
+					err = cops->ndo_fdb_dump(skb, cb,
+								br_dev, dev,
+								&fidx);
+					if (err == -EMSGSIZE)
+						goto out;
+				}
+			}
 
-			cops = ops;
+			if (dev->netdev_ops->ndo_fdb_dump)
+				err = dev->netdev_ops->ndo_fdb_dump(skb, cb,
+								    dev, NULL,
+								    &fidx);
+			else
+				err = ndo_dflt_fdb_dump(skb, cb, dev, NULL,
+							&fidx);
+			if (err == -EMSGSIZE)
+				goto out;
+
+			cops = NULL;
+
+			/* reset fdb offset to 0 for rest of the interfaces */
+			cb->args[2] = 0;
+			fidx = 0;
+cont:
+			idx++;
 		}
-
-		if (dev->priv_flags & IFF_BRIDGE_PORT) {
-			if (cops && cops->ndo_fdb_dump)
-				idx = cops->ndo_fdb_dump(skb, cb, br_dev, dev,
-							 idx);
-		}
-		if (cb->args[1] == -EMSGSIZE)
-			break;
-
-		if (dev->netdev_ops->ndo_fdb_dump)
-			idx = dev->netdev_ops->ndo_fdb_dump(skb, cb, dev, NULL,
-							    idx);
-		else
-			idx = ndo_dflt_fdb_dump(skb, cb, dev, NULL, idx);
-		if (cb->args[1] == -EMSGSIZE)
-			break;
-
-		cops = NULL;
 	}
 
-	cb->args[0] = idx;
+out:
+	cb->args[0] = h;
+	cb->args[1] = idx;
+	cb->args[2] = fidx;
+
 	return skb->len;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/switchdev/switchdev.c b/net/switchdev/switchdev.c
index 1031a0327fff..10b819308439 100644
--- a/net/switchdev/switchdev.c
+++ b/net/switchdev/switchdev.c
@@ -1042,7 +1042,7 @@ static int switchdev_port_fdb_dump_cb(struct switchdev_obj *obj)
 	struct nlmsghdr *nlh;
 	struct ndmsg *ndm;
 
-	if (dump->idx < dump->cb->args[0])
+	if (dump->idx < dump->cb->args[2])
 		goto skip;
 
 	nlh = nlmsg_put(dump->skb, portid, seq, RTM_NEWNEIGH,
@@ -1089,7 +1089,7 @@ nla_put_failure:
  */
 int switchdev_port_fdb_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb,
 			    struct net_device *dev,
-			    struct net_device *filter_dev, int idx)
+			    struct net_device *filter_dev, int *idx)
 {
 	struct switchdev_fdb_dump dump = {
 		.fdb.obj.orig_dev = dev,
@@ -1097,14 +1097,14 @@ int switchdev_port_fdb_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb,
 		.dev = dev,
 		.skb = skb,
 		.cb = cb,
-		.idx = idx,
+		.idx = *idx,
 	};
 	int err;
 
 	err = switchdev_port_obj_dump(dev, &dump.fdb.obj,
 				      switchdev_port_fdb_dump_cb);
-	cb->args[1] = err;
-	return dump.idx;
+	*idx = dump.idx;
+	return err;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(switchdev_port_fdb_dump);