diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/Makefile b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/Makefile
index 064f00e23a1920255bf5c849f988170992d40ee3..d5866d708dfa3f3a5dd3a5d28ad0c04a8f3d0313 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/Makefile
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ nfp-objs := \
 	    nfp_hwmon.o \
 	    nfp_main.o \
 	    nfp_net_common.o \
+	    nfp_net_ctrl.o \
 	    nfp_net_debugdump.o \
 	    nfp_net_ethtool.o \
 	    nfp_net_main.o \
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net.h
index 6f6e3d6fd93568d0a45ad0228073632cc47fefb5..d88eda9707e68359cec2e6624a5a7037d615c3e9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net.h
@@ -578,6 +578,7 @@ struct nfp_net_dp {
  * @qcp_cfg:            Pointer to QCP queue used for configuration notification
  * @tx_bar:             Pointer to mapped TX queues
  * @rx_bar:             Pointer to mapped FL/RX queues
+ * @tlv_caps:		Parsed TLV capabilities
  * @debugfs_dir:	Device directory in debugfs
  * @vnic_list:		Entry on device vNIC list
  * @pdev:		Backpointer to PCI device
@@ -644,6 +645,8 @@ struct nfp_net {
 	u8 __iomem *tx_bar;
 	u8 __iomem *rx_bar;
 
+	struct nfp_net_tlv_caps tlv_caps;
+
 	struct dentry *debugfs_dir;
 
 	struct list_head vnic_list;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_common.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_common.c
index 2b5cad3069a7f648ef7ffb0eb947635dc0f7197f..b47da7ff01dda061fa72b59cec9e107c8ffd548e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_common.c
@@ -3815,6 +3815,11 @@ int nfp_net_init(struct nfp_net *nn)
 		nn->dp.ctrl |= NFP_NET_CFG_CTRL_IRQMOD;
 	}
 
+	err = nfp_net_tlv_caps_parse(&nn->pdev->dev, nn->dp.ctrl_bar,
+				     &nn->tlv_caps);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
 	if (nn->dp.netdev)
 		nfp_net_netdev_init(nn);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_ctrl.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_ctrl.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ff155242a665ad71775f28500419542b5cdb3669
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_ctrl.c
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 Netronome Systems, Inc.
+ *
+ * This software is dual licensed under the GNU General License Version 2,
+ * June 1991 as shown in the file COPYING in the top-level directory of this
+ * source tree or the BSD 2-Clause License provided below.  You have the
+ * option to license this software under the complete terms of either license.
+ *
+ * The BSD 2-Clause License:
+ *
+ *     Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or
+ *     without modification, are permitted provided that the following
+ *     conditions are met:
+ *
+ *      1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above
+ *         copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
+ *         disclaimer.
+ *
+ *      2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+ *         copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
+ *         disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials
+ *         provided with the distribution.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+ * EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+ * MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
+ * NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS
+ * BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN
+ * ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
+ * CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ * SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/bitfield.h>
+#include <linux/device.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/types.h>
+
+#include "nfp_net_ctrl.h"
+#include "nfp_net.h"
+
+static void nfp_net_tlv_caps_reset(struct nfp_net_tlv_caps *caps)
+{
+	memset(caps, 0, sizeof(*caps));
+}
+
+int nfp_net_tlv_caps_parse(struct device *dev, u8 __iomem *ctrl_mem,
+			   struct nfp_net_tlv_caps *caps)
+{
+	u8 __iomem *data = ctrl_mem + NFP_NET_CFG_TLV_BASE;
+	u8 __iomem *end = ctrl_mem + NFP_NET_CFG_BAR_SZ;
+	u32 hdr;
+
+	nfp_net_tlv_caps_reset(caps);
+
+	hdr = readl(data);
+	if (!hdr)
+		return 0;
+
+	while (true) {
+		unsigned int length, offset;
+		u32 hdr = readl(data);
+
+		length = FIELD_GET(NFP_NET_CFG_TLV_HEADER_LENGTH, hdr);
+		offset = data - ctrl_mem + NFP_NET_CFG_TLV_BASE;
+
+		/* Advance past the header */
+		data += 4;
+
+		if (length % NFP_NET_CFG_TLV_LENGTH_INC) {
+			dev_err(dev, "TLV size not multiple of %u len:%u\n",
+				NFP_NET_CFG_TLV_LENGTH_INC, length);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+		if (data + length > end) {
+			dev_err(dev, "oversized TLV offset:%u len:%u\n",
+				offset, length);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+
+		switch (FIELD_GET(NFP_NET_CFG_TLV_HEADER_TYPE, hdr)) {
+		case NFP_NET_CFG_TLV_TYPE_UNKNOWN:
+			dev_err(dev, "NULL TLV at offset:%u\n", offset);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		case NFP_NET_CFG_TLV_TYPE_RESERVED:
+			break;
+		case NFP_NET_CFG_TLV_TYPE_END:
+			if (!length)
+				return 0;
+
+			dev_err(dev, "END TLV should be empty, has len:%d\n",
+				length);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		default:
+			if (!FIELD_GET(NFP_NET_CFG_TLV_HEADER_REQUIRED, hdr))
+				break;
+
+			dev_err(dev, "unknown TLV type:%u offset:%u len:%u\n",
+				FIELD_GET(NFP_NET_CFG_TLV_HEADER_TYPE, hdr),
+				offset, length);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+
+		data += length;
+		if (data + 4 > end) {
+			dev_err(dev, "reached end of BAR without END TLV\n");
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* Not reached */
+	return -EINVAL;
+}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_ctrl.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_ctrl.h
index 25c36001bffa6722854da55ff9d250ca3c97e7c1..cb058050e079be6f8aa804f4cce2621fd502e42f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_ctrl.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_ctrl.h
@@ -43,9 +43,7 @@
 #ifndef _NFP_NET_CTRL_H_
 #define _NFP_NET_CTRL_H_
 
-/* IMPORTANT: This header file is shared with the FW,
- *	      no OS specific constructs, please!
- */
+#include <linux/types.h>
 
 /**
  * Configuration BAR size.
@@ -235,6 +233,12 @@
 #define NFP_NET_CFG_RSS_CAP		0x0054
 #define   NFP_NET_CFG_RSS_CAP_HFUNC	  0xff000000
 
+/**
+ * TLV area start
+ * %NFP_NET_CFG_TLV_BASE:	start anchor of the TLV area
+ */
+#define NFP_NET_CFG_TLV_BASE		0x0058
+
 /**
  * VXLAN/UDP encap configuration
  * %NFP_NET_CFG_VXLAN_PORT:	Base address of table of tunnels' UDP dst ports
@@ -429,4 +433,61 @@
 #define  NFP_NET_CFG_VLAN_FILTER_PROTO	 (NFP_NET_CFG_VLAN_FILTER + 2)
 #define NFP_NET_CFG_VLAN_FILTER_SZ	 0x0004
 
+/**
+ * TLV capabilities
+ * %NFP_NET_CFG_TLV_TYPE:	Offset of type within the TLV
+ * %NFP_NET_CFG_TLV_TYPE_REQUIRED: Driver must be able to parse the TLV
+ * %NFP_NET_CFG_TLV_LENGTH:	Offset of length within the TLV
+ * %NFP_NET_CFG_TLV_LENGTH_INC:	TLV length increments
+ * %NFP_NET_CFG_TLV_VALUE:	Offset of value with the TLV
+ *
+ * List of simple TLV structures, first one starts at %NFP_NET_CFG_TLV_BASE.
+ * Last structure must be of type %NFP_NET_CFG_TLV_TYPE_END.  Presence of TLVs
+ * is indicated by %NFP_NET_CFG_TLV_BASE being non-zero.  TLV structures may
+ * fill the entire remainder of the BAR or be shorter.  FW must make sure TLVs
+ * don't conflict with other features which allocate space beyond
+ * %NFP_NET_CFG_TLV_BASE.  %NFP_NET_CFG_TLV_TYPE_RESERVED should be used to wrap
+ * space used by such features.
+ * Note that the 4 byte TLV header is not counted in %NFP_NET_CFG_TLV_LENGTH.
+ */
+#define NFP_NET_CFG_TLV_TYPE		0x00
+#define   NFP_NET_CFG_TLV_TYPE_REQUIRED	  0x8000
+#define NFP_NET_CFG_TLV_LENGTH		0x02
+#define   NFP_NET_CFG_TLV_LENGTH_INC	  4
+#define NFP_NET_CFG_TLV_VALUE		0x04
+
+#define NFP_NET_CFG_TLV_HEADER_REQUIRED	0x80000000
+#define NFP_NET_CFG_TLV_HEADER_TYPE	0x7fff0000
+#define NFP_NET_CFG_TLV_HEADER_LENGTH	0x0000ffff
+
+/**
+ * Capability TLV types
+ *
+ * %NFP_NET_CFG_TLV_TYPE_UNKNOWN:
+ * Special TLV type to catch bugs, should never be encountered.  Drivers should
+ * treat encountering this type as error and refuse to probe.
+ *
+ * %NFP_NET_CFG_TLV_TYPE_RESERVED:
+ * Reserved space, may contain legacy fixed-offset fields, or be used for
+ * padding.  The use of this type should be otherwise avoided.
+ *
+ * %NFP_NET_CFG_TLV_TYPE_END:
+ * Empty, end of TLV list.  Must be the last TLV.  Drivers will stop processing
+ * further TLVs when encountered.
+ */
+#define NFP_NET_CFG_TLV_TYPE_UNKNOWN		0
+#define NFP_NET_CFG_TLV_TYPE_RESERVED		1
+#define NFP_NET_CFG_TLV_TYPE_END		2
+
+struct device;
+
+/**
+ * struct nfp_net_tlv_caps - parsed control BAR TLV capabilities
+ */
+struct nfp_net_tlv_caps {
+};
+
+int nfp_net_tlv_caps_parse(struct device *dev, u8 __iomem *ctrl_mem,
+			   struct nfp_net_tlv_caps *caps);
+
 #endif /* _NFP_NET_CTRL_H_ */