Comment 3 for bug 1659039

>Can I help make it happen and if so where to start?

Sure :) I would start with https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment/Merging which outlines the process with some tips for tools and workflow. I would also look a bit at the new Debian package (see https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/iproute2) and its changelog to see if the changes in Ubuntu have been included upstream or are still needed.

A fair warning; some of the patches look rather large, so if they require any changes to fit the newer version, this might not be the easiest merge to start with if you haven't done it before. :)