diff --git a/Documentation/Makefile b/Documentation/Makefile
index 2f35793acd2a..5c156fbb6cdf 100644
--- a/Documentation/Makefile
+++ b/Documentation/Makefile
@@ -97,7 +97,21 @@ quiet_cmd_sphinx = SPHINX  $@ --> file://$(abspath $(BUILDDIR)/$3/$4)
 		cp $(if $(patsubst /%,,$(DOCS_CSS)),$(abspath $(srctree)/$(DOCS_CSS)),$(DOCS_CSS)) $(BUILDDIR)/$3/_static/; \
 	fi
 
-htmldocs:
+YNL_INDEX:=$(srctree)/Documentation/networking/netlink_spec/index.rst
+YNL_RST_DIR:=$(srctree)/Documentation/networking/netlink_spec
+YNL_YAML_DIR:=$(srctree)/Documentation/netlink/specs
+YNL_TOOL:=$(srctree)/tools/net/ynl/ynl-gen-rst.py
+
+YNL_RST_FILES_TMP := $(patsubst %.yaml,%.rst,$(wildcard $(YNL_YAML_DIR)/*.yaml))
+YNL_RST_FILES := $(patsubst $(YNL_YAML_DIR)%,$(YNL_RST_DIR)%, $(YNL_RST_FILES_TMP))
+
+$(YNL_INDEX): $(YNL_RST_FILES)
+	@$(YNL_TOOL) -o $@ -x
+
+$(YNL_RST_DIR)/%.rst: $(YNL_YAML_DIR)/%.yaml
+	@$(YNL_TOOL) -i $< -o $@
+
+htmldocs: $(YNL_INDEX)
 	@$(srctree)/scripts/sphinx-pre-install --version-check
 	@+$(foreach var,$(SPHINXDIRS),$(call loop_cmd,sphinx,html,$(var),,$(var)))
 
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/index.rst b/Documentation/networking/index.rst
index 683eb42309cc..cb435c141794 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/index.rst
+++ b/Documentation/networking/index.rst
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ Contents:
    filter
    generic-hdlc
    generic_netlink
+   netlink_spec/index
    gen_stats
    gtp
    ila
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/netlink_spec/.gitignore b/Documentation/networking/netlink_spec/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..30d85567b592
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/networking/netlink_spec/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+*.rst
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/netlink_spec/readme.txt b/Documentation/networking/netlink_spec/readme.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6763f99d216c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/networking/netlink_spec/readme.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+This file is populated during the build of the documentation (htmldocs) by the
+tools/net/ynl/ynl-gen-rst.py script.
diff --git a/tools/net/ynl/ynl-gen-rst.py b/tools/net/ynl/ynl-gen-rst.py
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..b6292109e236
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/net/ynl/ynl-gen-rst.py
@@ -0,0 +1,388 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+# -*- coding: utf-8; mode: python -*-
+
+"""
+    Script to auto generate the documentation for Netlink specifications.
+
+    :copyright:  Copyright (C) 2023  Breno Leitao <leitao@debian.org>
+    :license:    GPL Version 2, June 1991 see linux/COPYING for details.
+
+    This script performs extensive parsing to the Linux kernel's netlink YAML
+    spec files, in an effort to avoid needing to heavily mark up the original
+    YAML file.
+
+    This code is split in three big parts:
+        1) RST formatters: Use to convert a string to a RST output
+        2) Parser helpers: Functions to parse the YAML data structure
+        3) Main function and small helpers
+"""
+
+from typing import Any, Dict, List
+import os.path
+import sys
+import argparse
+import logging
+import yaml
+
+
+SPACE_PER_LEVEL = 4
+
+
+# RST Formatters
+# ==============
+def headroom(level: int) -> str:
+    """Return space to format"""
+    return " " * (level * SPACE_PER_LEVEL)
+
+
+def bold(text: str) -> str:
+    """Format bold text"""
+    return f"**{text}**"
+
+
+def inline(text: str) -> str:
+    """Format inline text"""
+    return f"``{text}``"
+
+
+def sanitize(text: str) -> str:
+    """Remove newlines and multiple spaces"""
+    # This is useful for some fields that are spread across multiple lines
+    return str(text).replace("\n", "").strip()
+
+
+def rst_fields(key: str, value: str, level: int = 0) -> str:
+    """Return a RST formatted field"""
+    return headroom(level) + f":{key}: {value}"
+
+
+def rst_definition(key: str, value: Any, level: int = 0) -> str:
+    """Format a single rst definition"""
+    return headroom(level) + key + "\n" + headroom(level + 1) + str(value)
+
+
+def rst_paragraph(paragraph: str, level: int = 0) -> str:
+    """Return a formatted paragraph"""
+    return headroom(level) + paragraph
+
+
+def rst_bullet(item: str, level: int = 0) -> str:
+    """Return a formatted a bullet"""
+    return headroom(level) + f" - {item}"
+
+
+def rst_subsection(title: str) -> str:
+    """Add a sub-section to the document"""
+    return f"{title}\n" + "-" * len(title)
+
+
+def rst_subsubsection(title: str) -> str:
+    """Add a sub-sub-section to the document"""
+    return f"{title}\n" + "~" * len(title)
+
+
+def rst_section(title: str) -> str:
+    """Add a section to the document"""
+    return f"\n{title}\n" + "=" * len(title)
+
+
+def rst_subtitle(title: str) -> str:
+    """Add a subtitle to the document"""
+    return "\n" + "-" * len(title) + f"\n{title}\n" + "-" * len(title) + "\n\n"
+
+
+def rst_title(title: str) -> str:
+    """Add a title to the document"""
+    return "=" * len(title) + f"\n{title}\n" + "=" * len(title) + "\n\n"
+
+
+def rst_list_inline(list_: List[str], level: int = 0) -> str:
+    """Format a list using inlines"""
+    return headroom(level) + "[" + ", ".join(inline(i) for i in list_) + "]"
+
+
+def rst_header() -> str:
+    """The headers for all the auto generated RST files"""
+    lines = []
+
+    lines.append(rst_paragraph(".. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0"))
+    lines.append(rst_paragraph(".. NOTE: This document was auto-generated.\n\n"))
+
+    return "\n".join(lines)
+
+
+def rst_toctree(maxdepth: int = 2) -> str:
+    """Generate a toctree RST primitive"""
+    lines = []
+
+    lines.append(".. toctree::")
+    lines.append(f"   :maxdepth: {maxdepth}\n\n")
+
+    return "\n".join(lines)
+
+
+# Parsers
+# =======
+
+
+def parse_mcast_group(mcast_group: List[Dict[str, Any]]) -> str:
+    """Parse 'multicast' group list and return a formatted string"""
+    lines = []
+    for group in mcast_group:
+        lines.append(rst_bullet(group["name"]))
+
+    return "\n".join(lines)
+
+
+def parse_do(do_dict: Dict[str, Any], level: int = 0) -> str:
+    """Parse 'do' section and return a formatted string"""
+    lines = []
+    for key in do_dict.keys():
+        lines.append(rst_paragraph(bold(key), level + 1))
+        lines.append(parse_do_attributes(do_dict[key], level + 1) + "\n")
+
+    return "\n".join(lines)
+
+
+def parse_do_attributes(attrs: Dict[str, Any], level: int = 0) -> str:
+    """Parse 'attributes' section"""
+    if "attributes" not in attrs:
+        return ""
+    lines = [rst_fields("attributes", rst_list_inline(attrs["attributes"]), level + 1)]
+
+    return "\n".join(lines)
+
+
+def parse_operations(operations: List[Dict[str, Any]]) -> str:
+    """Parse operations block"""
+    preprocessed = ["name", "doc", "title", "do", "dump"]
+    lines = []
+
+    for operation in operations:
+        lines.append(rst_section(operation["name"]))
+        lines.append(rst_paragraph(sanitize(operation["doc"])) + "\n")
+
+        for key in operation.keys():
+            if key in preprocessed:
+                # Skip the special fields
+                continue
+            lines.append(rst_fields(key, operation[key], 0))
+
+        if "do" in operation:
+            lines.append(rst_paragraph(":do:", 0))
+            lines.append(parse_do(operation["do"], 0))
+        if "dump" in operation:
+            lines.append(rst_paragraph(":dump:", 0))
+            lines.append(parse_do(operation["dump"], 0))
+
+        # New line after fields
+        lines.append("\n")
+
+    return "\n".join(lines)
+
+
+def parse_entries(entries: List[Dict[str, Any]], level: int) -> str:
+    """Parse a list of entries"""
+    lines = []
+    for entry in entries:
+        if isinstance(entry, dict):
+            # entries could be a list or a dictionary
+            lines.append(
+                rst_fields(entry.get("name", ""), sanitize(entry.get("doc", "")), level)
+            )
+        elif isinstance(entry, list):
+            lines.append(rst_list_inline(entry, level))
+        else:
+            lines.append(rst_bullet(inline(sanitize(entry)), level))
+
+    lines.append("\n")
+    return "\n".join(lines)
+
+
+def parse_definitions(defs: Dict[str, Any]) -> str:
+    """Parse definitions section"""
+    preprocessed = ["name", "entries", "members"]
+    ignored = ["render-max"]  # This is not printed
+    lines = []
+
+    for definition in defs:
+        lines.append(rst_section(definition["name"]))
+        for k in definition.keys():
+            if k in preprocessed + ignored:
+                continue
+            lines.append(rst_fields(k, sanitize(definition[k]), 0))
+
+        # Field list needs to finish with a new line
+        lines.append("\n")
+        if "entries" in definition:
+            lines.append(rst_paragraph(":entries:", 0))
+            lines.append(parse_entries(definition["entries"], 1))
+        if "members" in definition:
+            lines.append(rst_paragraph(":members:", 0))
+            lines.append(parse_entries(definition["members"], 1))
+
+    return "\n".join(lines)
+
+
+def parse_attr_sets(entries: List[Dict[str, Any]]) -> str:
+    """Parse attribute from attribute-set"""
+    preprocessed = ["name", "type"]
+    ignored = ["checks"]
+    lines = []
+
+    for entry in entries:
+        lines.append(rst_section(entry["name"]))
+        for attr in entry["attributes"]:
+            type_ = attr.get("type")
+            attr_line = bold(attr["name"])
+            if type_:
+                # Add the attribute type in the same line
+                attr_line += f" ({inline(type_)})"
+
+            lines.append(rst_subsubsection(attr_line))
+
+            for k in attr.keys():
+                if k in preprocessed + ignored:
+                    continue
+                lines.append(rst_fields(k, sanitize(attr[k]), 2))
+            lines.append("\n")
+
+    return "\n".join(lines)
+
+
+def parse_yaml(obj: Dict[str, Any]) -> str:
+    """Format the whole YAML into a RST string"""
+    lines = []
+
+    # Main header
+
+    lines.append(rst_header())
+
+    title = f"Family ``{obj['name']}`` netlink specification"
+    lines.append(rst_title(title))
+    lines.append(rst_paragraph(".. contents::\n"))
+
+    if "doc" in obj:
+        lines.append(rst_subtitle("Summary"))
+        lines.append(rst_paragraph(obj["doc"], 0))
+
+    # Operations
+    if "operations" in obj:
+        lines.append(rst_subtitle("Operations"))
+        lines.append(parse_operations(obj["operations"]["list"]))
+
+    # Multicast groups
+    if "mcast-groups" in obj:
+        lines.append(rst_subtitle("Multicast groups"))
+        lines.append(parse_mcast_group(obj["mcast-groups"]["list"]))
+
+    # Definitions
+    if "definitions" in obj:
+        lines.append(rst_subtitle("Definitions"))
+        lines.append(parse_definitions(obj["definitions"]))
+
+    # Attributes set
+    if "attribute-sets" in obj:
+        lines.append(rst_subtitle("Attribute sets"))
+        lines.append(parse_attr_sets(obj["attribute-sets"]))
+
+    return "\n".join(lines)
+
+
+# Main functions
+# ==============
+
+
+def parse_arguments() -> argparse.Namespace:
+    """Parse arguments from user"""
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Netlink RST generator")
+
+    parser.add_argument("-v", "--verbose", action="store_true")
+    parser.add_argument("-o", "--output", help="Output file name")
+
+    # Index and input are mutually exclusive
+    group = parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group()
+    group.add_argument(
+        "-x", "--index", action="store_true", help="Generate the index page"
+    )
+    group.add_argument("-i", "--input", help="YAML file name")
+
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    if args.verbose:
+        logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
+
+    if args.input and not os.path.isfile(args.input):
+        logging.warning("%s is not a valid file.", args.input)
+        sys.exit(-1)
+
+    if not args.output:
+        logging.error("No output file specified.")
+        sys.exit(-1)
+
+    if os.path.isfile(args.output):
+        logging.debug("%s already exists. Overwriting it.", args.output)
+
+    return args
+
+
+def parse_yaml_file(filename: str) -> str:
+    """Transform the YAML specified by filename into a rst-formmated string"""
+    with open(filename, "r", encoding="utf-8") as spec_file:
+        yaml_data = yaml.safe_load(spec_file)
+        content = parse_yaml(yaml_data)
+
+    return content
+
+
+def write_to_rstfile(content: str, filename: str) -> None:
+    """Write the generated content into an RST file"""
+    logging.debug("Saving RST file to %s", filename)
+
+    with open(filename, "w", encoding="utf-8") as rst_file:
+        rst_file.write(content)
+
+
+def generate_main_index_rst(output: str) -> None:
+    """Generate the `networking_spec/index` content and write to the file"""
+    lines = []
+
+    lines.append(rst_header())
+    lines.append(rst_title("Netlink Specification"))
+    lines.append(rst_toctree(1))
+
+    index_dir = os.path.dirname(output)
+    logging.debug("Looking for .rst files in %s", index_dir)
+    for filename in os.listdir(index_dir):
+        if not filename.endswith(".rst") or filename == "index.rst":
+            continue
+        lines.append(f"   {filename.replace('.rst', '')}\n")
+
+    logging.debug("Writing an index file at %s", output)
+    write_to_rstfile("".join(lines), output)
+
+
+def main() -> None:
+    """Main function that reads the YAML files and generates the RST files"""
+
+    args = parse_arguments()
+
+    if args.input:
+        logging.debug("Parsing %s", args.input)
+        try:
+            content = parse_yaml_file(os.path.join(args.input))
+        except Exception as exception:
+            logging.warning("Failed to parse %s.", args.input)
+            logging.warning(exception)
+            sys.exit(-1)
+
+        write_to_rstfile(content, args.output)
+
+    if args.index:
+        # Generate the index RST file
+        generate_main_index_rst(args.output)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()