diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index 2db1610..774e539 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -3003,6 +3003,15 @@
 		   struct netdev_hw_addr_list *from_list, int addr_len);
 void __hw_addr_unsync(struct netdev_hw_addr_list *to_list,
 		      struct netdev_hw_addr_list *from_list, int addr_len);
+int __hw_addr_sync_dev(struct netdev_hw_addr_list *list,
+		       struct net_device *dev,
+		       int (*sync)(struct net_device *, const unsigned char *),
+		       int (*unsync)(struct net_device *,
+				     const unsigned char *));
+void __hw_addr_unsync_dev(struct netdev_hw_addr_list *list,
+			  struct net_device *dev,
+			  int (*unsync)(struct net_device *,
+					const unsigned char *));
 void __hw_addr_init(struct netdev_hw_addr_list *list);
 
 /* Functions used for device addresses handling */
@@ -3023,6 +3032,38 @@
 void dev_uc_flush(struct net_device *dev);
 void dev_uc_init(struct net_device *dev);
 
+/**
+ *  __dev_uc_sync - Synchonize device's unicast list
+ *  @dev:  device to sync
+ *  @sync: function to call if address should be added
+ *  @unsync: function to call if address should be removed
+ *
+ *  Add newly added addresses to the interface, and release
+ *  addresses that have been deleted.
+ **/
+static inline int __dev_uc_sync(struct net_device *dev,
+				int (*sync)(struct net_device *,
+					    const unsigned char *),
+				int (*unsync)(struct net_device *,
+					      const unsigned char *))
+{
+	return __hw_addr_sync_dev(&dev->uc, dev, sync, unsync);
+}
+
+/**
+ *  __dev_uc_unsync - Remove synchonized addresses from device
+ *  @dev:  device to sync
+ *  @unsync: function to call if address should be removed
+ *
+ *  Remove all addresses that were added to the device by dev_uc_sync().
+ **/
+static inline void __dev_uc_unsync(struct net_device *dev,
+				   int (*unsync)(struct net_device *,
+						 const unsigned char *))
+{
+	__hw_addr_unsync_dev(&dev->uc, dev, unsync);
+}
+
 /* Functions used for multicast addresses handling */
 int dev_mc_add(struct net_device *dev, const unsigned char *addr);
 int dev_mc_add_global(struct net_device *dev, const unsigned char *addr);
@@ -3035,6 +3076,38 @@
 void dev_mc_flush(struct net_device *dev);
 void dev_mc_init(struct net_device *dev);
 
+/**
+ *  __dev_mc_sync - Synchonize device's multicast list
+ *  @dev:  device to sync
+ *  @sync: function to call if address should be added
+ *  @unsync: function to call if address should be removed
+ *
+ *  Add newly added addresses to the interface, and release
+ *  addresses that have been deleted.
+ **/
+static inline int __dev_mc_sync(struct net_device *dev,
+				int (*sync)(struct net_device *,
+					    const unsigned char *),
+				int (*unsync)(struct net_device *,
+					      const unsigned char *))
+{
+	return __hw_addr_sync_dev(&dev->mc, dev, sync, unsync);
+}
+
+/**
+ *  __dev_mc_unsync - Remove synchonized addresses from device
+ *  @dev:  device to sync
+ *  @unsync: function to call if address should be removed
+ *
+ *  Remove all addresses that were added to the device by dev_mc_sync().
+ **/
+static inline void __dev_mc_unsync(struct net_device *dev,
+				   int (*unsync)(struct net_device *,
+						 const unsigned char *))
+{
+	__hw_addr_unsync_dev(&dev->mc, dev, unsync);
+}
+
 /* Functions used for secondary unicast and multicast support */
 void dev_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev);
 void __dev_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev);