diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index 9e8572533d8e..e9e7ada07ea1 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -1858,7 +1858,6 @@ struct net_device {
 	unsigned long		mem_end;
 	unsigned long		mem_start;
 	unsigned long		base_addr;
-	int			irq;
 
 	/*
 	 *	Some hardware also needs these fields (state,dev_list,
@@ -1880,6 +1879,23 @@ struct net_device {
 		struct list_head lower;
 	} adj_list;
 
+	/* Read-mostly cache-line for fast-path access */
+	unsigned int		flags;
+	unsigned int		priv_flags;
+	const struct net_device_ops *netdev_ops;
+	int			ifindex;
+	unsigned short		gflags;
+	unsigned short		hard_header_len;
+
+	/* Note : dev->mtu is often read without holding a lock.
+	 * Writers usually hold RTNL.
+	 * It is recommended to use READ_ONCE() to annotate the reads,
+	 * and to use WRITE_ONCE() to annotate the writes.
+	 */
+	unsigned int		mtu;
+	unsigned short		needed_headroom;
+	unsigned short		needed_tailroom;
+
 	netdev_features_t	features;
 	netdev_features_t	hw_features;
 	netdev_features_t	wanted_features;
@@ -1888,10 +1904,15 @@ struct net_device {
 	netdev_features_t	mpls_features;
 	netdev_features_t	gso_partial_features;
 
-	int			ifindex;
+	unsigned int		min_mtu;
+	unsigned int		max_mtu;
+	unsigned short		type;
+	unsigned char		min_header_len;
+	unsigned char		name_assign_type;
+
 	int			group;
 
-	struct net_device_stats	stats;
+	struct net_device_stats	stats; /* not used by modern drivers */
 
 	atomic_long_t		rx_dropped;
 	atomic_long_t		tx_dropped;
@@ -1905,7 +1926,6 @@ struct net_device {
 	const struct iw_handler_def *wireless_handlers;
 	struct iw_public_data	*wireless_data;
 #endif
-	const struct net_device_ops *netdev_ops;
 	const struct ethtool_ops *ethtool_ops;
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_L3_MASTER_DEV
 	const struct l3mdev_ops	*l3mdev_ops;
@@ -1924,34 +1944,12 @@ struct net_device {
 
 	const struct header_ops *header_ops;
 
-	unsigned int		flags;
-	unsigned int		priv_flags;
-
-	unsigned short		gflags;
-	unsigned short		padded;
-
 	unsigned char		operstate;
 	unsigned char		link_mode;
 
 	unsigned char		if_port;
 	unsigned char		dma;
 
-	/* Note : dev->mtu is often read without holding a lock.
-	 * Writers usually hold RTNL.
-	 * It is recommended to use READ_ONCE() to annotate the reads,
-	 * and to use WRITE_ONCE() to annotate the writes.
-	 */
-	unsigned int		mtu;
-	unsigned int		min_mtu;
-	unsigned int		max_mtu;
-	unsigned short		type;
-	unsigned short		hard_header_len;
-	unsigned char		min_header_len;
-	unsigned char		name_assign_type;
-
-	unsigned short		needed_headroom;
-	unsigned short		needed_tailroom;
-
 	/* Interface address info. */
 	unsigned char		perm_addr[MAX_ADDR_LEN];
 	unsigned char		addr_assign_type;
@@ -1962,7 +1960,10 @@ struct net_device {
 	unsigned short		neigh_priv_len;
 	unsigned short          dev_id;
 	unsigned short          dev_port;
+	unsigned short		padded;
+
 	spinlock_t		addr_list_lock;
+	int			irq;
 
 	struct netdev_hw_addr_list	uc;
 	struct netdev_hw_addr_list	mc;