diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/net_driver.h b/drivers/net/sfc/net_driver.h
index 60d63711d43f..270e217a53f9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/net_driver.h
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/net_driver.h
@@ -142,6 +142,12 @@ struct efx_tx_buffer {
  * @flushed: Used when handling queue flushing
  * @read_count: Current read pointer.
  *	This is the number of buffers that have been removed from both rings.
+ * @old_write_count: The value of @write_count when last checked.
+ *	This is here for performance reasons.  The xmit path will
+ *	only get the up-to-date value of @write_count if this
+ *	variable indicates that the queue is empty.  This is to
+ *	avoid cache-line ping-pong between the xmit path and the
+ *	completion path.
  * @stopped: Stopped count.
  *	Set if this TX queue is currently stopping its port.
  * @insert_count: Current insert pointer
@@ -163,6 +169,10 @@ struct efx_tx_buffer {
  * @tso_long_headers: Number of packets with headers too long for standard
  *	blocks
  * @tso_packets: Number of packets via the TSO xmit path
+ * @pushes: Number of times the TX push feature has been used
+ * @empty_read_count: If the completion path has seen the queue as empty
+ *	and the transmission path has not yet checked this, the value of
+ *	@read_count bitwise-added to %EFX_EMPTY_COUNT_VALID; otherwise 0.
  */
 struct efx_tx_queue {
 	/* Members which don't change on the fast path */
@@ -177,6 +187,7 @@ struct efx_tx_queue {
 
 	/* Members used mainly on the completion path */
 	unsigned int read_count ____cacheline_aligned_in_smp;
+	unsigned int old_write_count;
 	int stopped;
 
 	/* Members used only on the xmit path */
@@ -187,6 +198,11 @@ struct efx_tx_queue {
 	unsigned int tso_bursts;
 	unsigned int tso_long_headers;
 	unsigned int tso_packets;
+	unsigned int pushes;
+
+	/* Members shared between paths and sometimes updated */
+	unsigned int empty_read_count ____cacheline_aligned_in_smp;
+#define EFX_EMPTY_COUNT_VALID 0x80000000
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/nic.c b/drivers/net/sfc/nic.c
index 9743cff15130..bda6b1bd072c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/nic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/nic.c
@@ -362,6 +362,35 @@ static inline void efx_notify_tx_desc(struct efx_tx_queue *tx_queue)
 			FR_AZ_TX_DESC_UPD_DWORD_P0, tx_queue->queue);
 }
 
+/* Write pointer and first descriptor for TX descriptor ring */
+static inline void efx_push_tx_desc(struct efx_tx_queue *tx_queue,
+				    const efx_qword_t *txd)
+{
+	unsigned write_ptr;
+	efx_oword_t reg;
+
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(FRF_AZ_TX_DESC_LBN != 0);
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(FR_AA_TX_DESC_UPD_KER != FR_BZ_TX_DESC_UPD_P0);
+
+	write_ptr = tx_queue->write_count & tx_queue->ptr_mask;
+	EFX_POPULATE_OWORD_2(reg, FRF_AZ_TX_DESC_PUSH_CMD, true,
+			     FRF_AZ_TX_DESC_WPTR, write_ptr);
+	reg.qword[0] = *txd;
+	efx_writeo_page(tx_queue->efx, &reg,
+			FR_BZ_TX_DESC_UPD_P0, tx_queue->queue);
+}
+
+static inline bool
+efx_may_push_tx_desc(struct efx_tx_queue *tx_queue, unsigned int write_count)
+{
+	unsigned empty_read_count = ACCESS_ONCE(tx_queue->empty_read_count);
+
+	if (empty_read_count == 0)
+		return false;
+
+	tx_queue->empty_read_count = 0;
+	return ((empty_read_count ^ write_count) & ~EFX_EMPTY_COUNT_VALID) == 0;
+}
 
 /* For each entry inserted into the software descriptor ring, create a
  * descriptor in the hardware TX descriptor ring (in host memory), and
@@ -373,6 +402,7 @@ void efx_nic_push_buffers(struct efx_tx_queue *tx_queue)
 	struct efx_tx_buffer *buffer;
 	efx_qword_t *txd;
 	unsigned write_ptr;
+	unsigned old_write_count = tx_queue->write_count;
 
 	BUG_ON(tx_queue->write_count == tx_queue->insert_count);
 
@@ -391,7 +421,15 @@ void efx_nic_push_buffers(struct efx_tx_queue *tx_queue)
 	} while (tx_queue->write_count != tx_queue->insert_count);
 
 	wmb(); /* Ensure descriptors are written before they are fetched */
-	efx_notify_tx_desc(tx_queue);
+
+	if (efx_may_push_tx_desc(tx_queue, old_write_count)) {
+		txd = efx_tx_desc(tx_queue,
+				  old_write_count & tx_queue->ptr_mask);
+		efx_push_tx_desc(tx_queue, txd);
+		++tx_queue->pushes;
+	} else {
+		efx_notify_tx_desc(tx_queue);
+	}
 }
 
 /* Allocate hardware resources for a TX queue */
@@ -1626,7 +1664,7 @@ void efx_nic_init_common(struct efx_nic *efx)
 	EFX_SET_OWORD_FIELD(temp, FRF_AZ_TX_RX_SPACER, 0xfe);
 	EFX_SET_OWORD_FIELD(temp, FRF_AZ_TX_RX_SPACER_EN, 1);
 	EFX_SET_OWORD_FIELD(temp, FRF_AZ_TX_ONE_PKT_PER_Q, 1);
-	EFX_SET_OWORD_FIELD(temp, FRF_AZ_TX_PUSH_EN, 0);
+	EFX_SET_OWORD_FIELD(temp, FRF_AZ_TX_PUSH_EN, 1);
 	EFX_SET_OWORD_FIELD(temp, FRF_AZ_TX_DIS_NON_IP_EV, 1);
 	/* Enable SW_EV to inherit in char driver - assume harmless here */
 	EFX_SET_OWORD_FIELD(temp, FRF_AZ_TX_SOFT_EVT_EN, 1);
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/tx.c b/drivers/net/sfc/tx.c
index fef22351ddbd..bdb92b4af683 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/tx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/tx.c
@@ -428,6 +428,16 @@ void efx_xmit_done(struct efx_tx_queue *tx_queue, unsigned int index)
 			__netif_tx_unlock(queue);
 		}
 	}
+
+	/* Check whether the hardware queue is now empty */
+	if ((int)(tx_queue->read_count - tx_queue->old_write_count) >= 0) {
+		tx_queue->old_write_count = ACCESS_ONCE(tx_queue->write_count);
+		if (tx_queue->read_count == tx_queue->old_write_count) {
+			smp_mb();
+			tx_queue->empty_read_count =
+				tx_queue->read_count | EFX_EMPTY_COUNT_VALID;
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 int efx_probe_tx_queue(struct efx_tx_queue *tx_queue)
@@ -473,8 +483,10 @@ void efx_init_tx_queue(struct efx_tx_queue *tx_queue)
 
 	tx_queue->insert_count = 0;
 	tx_queue->write_count = 0;
+	tx_queue->old_write_count = 0;
 	tx_queue->read_count = 0;
 	tx_queue->old_read_count = 0;
+	tx_queue->empty_read_count = 0 | EFX_EMPTY_COUNT_VALID;
 	BUG_ON(tx_queue->stopped);
 
 	/* Set up TX descriptor ring */