diff --git a/include/net/stp.h b/include/net/stp.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ad447f10541
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/net/stp.h
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#ifndef _NET_STP_H
+#define _NET_STP_H
+
+struct stp_proto {
+	unsigned char	group_address[ETH_ALEN];
+	void		(*rcv)(const struct stp_proto *, struct sk_buff *,
+			       struct net_device *);
+	void		*data;
+};
+
+extern int stp_proto_register(const struct stp_proto *proto);
+extern void stp_proto_unregister(const struct stp_proto *proto);
+
+#endif /* _NET_STP_H */
diff --git a/net/802/Kconfig b/net/802/Kconfig
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..01cb0943626
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/802/Kconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+config STP
+	tristate
+	select LLC
diff --git a/net/802/Makefile b/net/802/Makefile
index 68569ffddea..c441d895ac2 100644
--- a/net/802/Makefile
+++ b/net/802/Makefile
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_FDDI)	+=                 fddi.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_HIPPI)	+=                 hippi.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_IPX)	+= p8022.o psnap.o p8023.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ATALK)	+= p8022.o psnap.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_STP)	+= stp.o
diff --git a/net/802/stp.c b/net/802/stp.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0b7a24452d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/802/stp.c
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+/*
+ *	STP SAP demux
+ *
+ *	Copyright (c) 2008 Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net>
+ *
+ *	This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ *	modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ *	version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ */
+#include <linux/mutex.h>
+#include <linux/skbuff.h>
+#include <linux/etherdevice.h>
+#include <linux/llc.h>
+#include <net/llc.h>
+#include <net/llc_pdu.h>
+#include <net/stp.h>
+
+/* 01:80:c2:00:00:20 - 01:80:c2:00:00:2F */
+#define GARP_ADDR_MIN	0x20
+#define GARP_ADDR_MAX	0x2F
+#define GARP_ADDR_RANGE	(GARP_ADDR_MAX - GARP_ADDR_MIN)
+
+static const struct stp_proto *garp_protos[GARP_ADDR_RANGE + 1] __read_mostly;
+static const struct stp_proto *stp_proto __read_mostly;
+
+static struct llc_sap *sap __read_mostly;
+static unsigned int sap_registered;
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(stp_proto_mutex);
+
+/* Called under rcu_read_lock from LLC */
+static int stp_pdu_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
+		       struct packet_type *pt, struct net_device *orig_dev)
+{
+	const struct ethhdr *eh = eth_hdr(skb);
+	const struct llc_pdu_un *pdu = llc_pdu_un_hdr(skb);
+	const struct stp_proto *proto;
+
+	if (pdu->ssap != LLC_SAP_BSPAN ||
+	    pdu->dsap != LLC_SAP_BSPAN ||
+	    pdu->ctrl_1 != LLC_PDU_TYPE_U)
+		goto err;
+
+	if (eh->h_dest[5] >= GARP_ADDR_MIN && eh->h_dest[5] <= GARP_ADDR_MAX) {
+		proto = rcu_dereference(garp_protos[eh->h_dest[5] -
+						    GARP_ADDR_MIN]);
+		if (proto &&
+		    compare_ether_addr(eh->h_dest, proto->group_address))
+			goto err;
+	} else
+		proto = rcu_dereference(stp_proto);
+
+	if (!proto)
+		goto err;
+
+	proto->rcv(proto, skb, dev);
+	return 0;
+
+err:
+	kfree_skb(skb);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int stp_proto_register(const struct stp_proto *proto)
+{
+	int err = 0;
+
+	mutex_lock(&stp_proto_mutex);
+	if (sap_registered++ == 0) {
+		sap = llc_sap_open(LLC_SAP_BSPAN, stp_pdu_rcv);
+		if (!sap) {
+			err = -ENOMEM;
+			goto out;
+		}
+	}
+	if (is_zero_ether_addr(proto->group_address))
+		rcu_assign_pointer(stp_proto, proto);
+	else
+		rcu_assign_pointer(garp_protos[proto->group_address[5] -
+					       GARP_ADDR_MIN], proto);
+out:
+	mutex_unlock(&stp_proto_mutex);
+	return err;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(stp_proto_register);
+
+void stp_proto_unregister(const struct stp_proto *proto)
+{
+	mutex_lock(&stp_proto_mutex);
+	if (is_zero_ether_addr(proto->group_address))
+		rcu_assign_pointer(stp_proto, NULL);
+	else
+		rcu_assign_pointer(garp_protos[proto->group_address[5] -
+					       GARP_ADDR_MIN], NULL);
+	synchronize_rcu();
+
+	if (--sap_registered == 0)
+		llc_sap_put(sap);
+	mutex_unlock(&stp_proto_mutex);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(stp_proto_unregister);
+
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
diff --git a/net/Kconfig b/net/Kconfig
index acbf7c60e89..b9866875174 100644
--- a/net/Kconfig
+++ b/net/Kconfig
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ source "net/dccp/Kconfig"
 source "net/sctp/Kconfig"
 source "net/tipc/Kconfig"
 source "net/atm/Kconfig"
+source "net/802/Kconfig"
 source "net/bridge/Kconfig"
 source "net/8021q/Kconfig"
 source "net/decnet/Kconfig"