diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net.h
index 60c9aa80bbd1..ef031010ae09 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net.h
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@
 #define NFP_NET_NON_Q_VECTORS		2
 #define NFP_NET_IRQ_LSC_IDX		0
 #define NFP_NET_IRQ_EXN_IDX		1
+#define NFP_NET_MIN_PORT_IRQS		(NFP_NET_NON_Q_VECTORS + 1)
 
 /* Queue/Ring definitions */
 #define NFP_NET_MAX_TX_RINGS	64	/* Max. # of Tx rings per device */
@@ -345,7 +346,7 @@ struct nfp_net_rx_ring {
  * @tx_ring:        Pointer to TX ring
  * @rx_ring:        Pointer to RX ring
  * @xdp_ring:	    Pointer to an extra TX ring for XDP
- * @irq_idx:        Index into MSI-X table
+ * @irq_entry:      MSI-X table entry (use for talking to the device)
  * @rx_sync:	    Seqlock for atomic updates of RX stats
  * @rx_pkts:        Number of received packets
  * @rx_bytes:	    Number of received bytes
@@ -362,6 +363,7 @@ struct nfp_net_rx_ring {
  * @tx_lso:	    Counter of LSO packets sent
  * @tx_errors:	    How many TX errors were encountered
  * @tx_busy:        How often was TX busy (no space)?
+ * @irq_vector:     Interrupt vector number (use for talking to the OS)
  * @handler:        Interrupt handler for this ring vector
  * @name:           Name of the interrupt vector
  * @affinity_mask:  SMP affinity mask for this vector
@@ -378,7 +380,7 @@ struct nfp_net_r_vector {
 	struct nfp_net_tx_ring *tx_ring;
 	struct nfp_net_rx_ring *rx_ring;
 
-	int irq_idx;
+	u16 irq_entry;
 
 	struct u64_stats_sync rx_sync;
 	u64 rx_pkts;
@@ -400,6 +402,7 @@ struct nfp_net_r_vector {
 	u64 tx_errors;
 	u64 tx_busy;
 
+	u32 irq_vector;
 	irq_handler_t handler;
 	char name[IFNAMSIZ + 8];
 	cpumask_t affinity_mask;
@@ -788,8 +791,14 @@ int nfp_net_reconfig(struct nfp_net *nn, u32 update);
 void nfp_net_rss_write_itbl(struct nfp_net *nn);
 void nfp_net_rss_write_key(struct nfp_net *nn);
 void nfp_net_coalesce_write_cfg(struct nfp_net *nn);
-int nfp_net_irqs_alloc(struct nfp_net *nn);
-void nfp_net_irqs_disable(struct nfp_net *nn);
+
+unsigned int
+nfp_net_irqs_alloc(struct pci_dev *pdev, struct msix_entry *irq_entries,
+		   unsigned int min_irqs, unsigned int want_irqs);
+void nfp_net_irqs_disable(struct pci_dev *pdev);
+void
+nfp_net_irqs_assign(struct nfp_net *nn, struct msix_entry *irq_entries,
+		    unsigned int n);
 int
 nfp_net_ring_reconfig(struct nfp_net *nn, struct bpf_prog **xdp_prog,
 		      struct nfp_net_ring_set *rx, struct nfp_net_ring_set *tx);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_common.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_common.c
index 6ac43abf561b..074259cc8e06 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_common.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2015 Netronome Systems, Inc.
+ * Copyright (C) 2015-2017 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
@@ -280,73 +280,77 @@ static void nfp_net_irq_unmask(struct nfp_net *nn, unsigned int entry_nr)
 	nn_pci_flush(nn);
 }
 
-/**
- * nfp_net_msix_alloc() - Try to allocate MSI-X irqs
- * @nn:       NFP Network structure
- * @nr_vecs:  Number of MSI-X vectors to allocate
- *
- * For MSI-X we want at least NFP_NET_NON_Q_VECTORS + 1 vectors.
- *
- * Return: Number of MSI-X vectors obtained or 0 on error.
- */
-static int nfp_net_msix_alloc(struct nfp_net *nn, int nr_vecs)
-{
-	struct pci_dev *pdev = nn->pdev;
-	int nvecs;
-	int i;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < nr_vecs; i++)
-		nn->irq_entries[i].entry = i;
-
-	nvecs = pci_enable_msix_range(pdev, nn->irq_entries,
-				      NFP_NET_NON_Q_VECTORS + 1, nr_vecs);
-	if (nvecs < 0) {
-		nn_warn(nn, "Failed to enable MSI-X. Wanted %d-%d (err=%d)\n",
-			NFP_NET_NON_Q_VECTORS + 1, nr_vecs, nvecs);
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	return nvecs;
-}
-
 /**
  * nfp_net_irqs_alloc() - allocates MSI-X irqs
- * @nn:       NFP Network structure
+ * @pdev:        PCI device structure
+ * @irq_entries: Array to be initialized and used to hold the irq entries
+ * @min_irqs:    Minimal acceptable number of interrupts
+ * @wanted_irqs: Target number of interrupts to allocate
  *
  * Return: Number of irqs obtained or 0 on error.
  */
-int nfp_net_irqs_alloc(struct nfp_net *nn)
+unsigned int
+nfp_net_irqs_alloc(struct pci_dev *pdev, struct msix_entry *irq_entries,
+		   unsigned int min_irqs, unsigned int wanted_irqs)
 {
-	int wanted_irqs;
-	unsigned int n;
+	unsigned int i;
+	int got_irqs;
 
-	wanted_irqs = nn->num_r_vecs + NFP_NET_NON_Q_VECTORS;
+	for (i = 0; i < wanted_irqs; i++)
+		irq_entries[i].entry = i;
 
-	n = nfp_net_msix_alloc(nn, wanted_irqs);
-	if (n == 0) {
-		nn_err(nn, "Failed to allocate MSI-X IRQs\n");
+	got_irqs = pci_enable_msix_range(pdev, irq_entries,
+					 min_irqs, wanted_irqs);
+	if (got_irqs < 0) {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Failed to enable %d-%d MSI-X (err=%d)\n",
+			min_irqs, wanted_irqs, got_irqs);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	if (got_irqs < wanted_irqs)
+		dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "Unable to allocate %d IRQs got only %d\n",
+			 wanted_irqs, got_irqs);
+
+	return got_irqs;
+}
+
+/**
+ * nfp_net_irqs_assign() - Assign interrupts allocated externally to netdev
+ * @nn:		 NFP Network structure
+ * @irq_entries: Table of allocated interrupts
+ * @n:		 Size of @irq_entries (number of entries to grab)
+ *
+ * After interrupts are allocated with nfp_net_irqs_alloc() this function
+ * should be called to assign them to a specific netdev (port).
+ */
+void
+nfp_net_irqs_assign(struct nfp_net *nn, struct msix_entry *irq_entries,
+		    unsigned int n)
+{
 	nn->max_r_vecs = n - NFP_NET_NON_Q_VECTORS;
 	nn->num_r_vecs = nn->max_r_vecs;
 
-	if (n < wanted_irqs)
-		nn_warn(nn, "Unable to allocate %d vectors. Got %d instead\n",
-			wanted_irqs, n);
+	memcpy(nn->irq_entries, irq_entries, sizeof(*irq_entries) * n);
 
-	return n;
+	if (nn->num_rx_rings > nn->num_r_vecs ||
+	    nn->num_tx_rings > nn->num_r_vecs)
+		nn_warn(nn, "More rings (%d,%d) than vectors (%d).\n",
+			nn->num_rx_rings, nn->num_tx_rings, nn->num_r_vecs);
+
+	nn->num_rx_rings = min(nn->num_r_vecs, nn->num_rx_rings);
+	nn->num_tx_rings = min(nn->num_r_vecs, nn->num_tx_rings);
+	nn->num_stack_tx_rings = nn->num_tx_rings;
 }
 
 /**
  * nfp_net_irqs_disable() - Disable interrupts
- * @nn:       NFP Network structure
+ * @pdev:        PCI device structure
  *
  * Undoes what @nfp_net_irqs_alloc() does.
  */
-void nfp_net_irqs_disable(struct nfp_net *nn)
+void nfp_net_irqs_disable(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 {
-	pci_disable_msix(nn->pdev);
+	pci_disable_msix(pdev);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -410,10 +414,13 @@ static void nfp_net_read_link_status(struct nfp_net *nn)
 static irqreturn_t nfp_net_irq_lsc(int irq, void *data)
 {
 	struct nfp_net *nn = data;
+	struct msix_entry *entry;
+
+	entry = &nn->irq_entries[NFP_NET_IRQ_LSC_IDX];
 
 	nfp_net_read_link_status(nn);
 
-	nfp_net_irq_unmask(nn, NFP_NET_IRQ_LSC_IDX);
+	nfp_net_irq_unmask(nn, entry->entry);
 
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
@@ -476,32 +483,28 @@ nfp_net_rx_ring_init(struct nfp_net_rx_ring *rx_ring,
 }
 
 /**
- * nfp_net_irqs_assign() - Assign IRQs and setup rvecs.
+ * nfp_net_vecs_init() - Assign IRQs and setup rvecs.
  * @netdev:   netdev structure
  */
-static void nfp_net_irqs_assign(struct net_device *netdev)
+static void nfp_net_vecs_init(struct net_device *netdev)
 {
 	struct nfp_net *nn = netdev_priv(netdev);
 	struct nfp_net_r_vector *r_vec;
 	int r;
 
-	if (nn->num_rx_rings > nn->num_r_vecs ||
-	    nn->num_tx_rings > nn->num_r_vecs)
-		nn_warn(nn, "More rings (%d,%d) than vectors (%d).\n",
-			nn->num_rx_rings, nn->num_tx_rings, nn->num_r_vecs);
-
-	nn->num_rx_rings = min(nn->num_r_vecs, nn->num_rx_rings);
-	nn->num_tx_rings = min(nn->num_r_vecs, nn->num_tx_rings);
-	nn->num_stack_tx_rings = nn->num_tx_rings;
-
 	nn->lsc_handler = nfp_net_irq_lsc;
 	nn->exn_handler = nfp_net_irq_exn;
 
 	for (r = 0; r < nn->max_r_vecs; r++) {
+		struct msix_entry *entry;
+
+		entry = &nn->irq_entries[NFP_NET_NON_Q_VECTORS + r];
+
 		r_vec = &nn->r_vecs[r];
 		r_vec->nfp_net = nn;
 		r_vec->handler = nfp_net_irq_rxtx;
-		r_vec->irq_idx = NFP_NET_NON_Q_VECTORS + r;
+		r_vec->irq_entry = entry->entry;
+		r_vec->irq_vector = entry->vector;
 
 		cpumask_set_cpu(r, &r_vec->affinity_mask);
 	}
@@ -534,7 +537,7 @@ nfp_net_aux_irq_request(struct nfp_net *nn, u32 ctrl_offset,
 		       entry->vector, err);
 		return err;
 	}
-	nn_writeb(nn, ctrl_offset, vector_idx);
+	nn_writeb(nn, ctrl_offset, entry->entry);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1706,7 +1709,7 @@ static int nfp_net_poll(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
 
 	if (pkts_polled < budget) {
 		napi_complete_done(napi, pkts_polled);
-		nfp_net_irq_unmask(r_vec->nfp_net, r_vec->irq_idx);
+		nfp_net_irq_unmask(r_vec->nfp_net, r_vec->irq_entry);
 	}
 
 	return pkts_polled;
@@ -1988,7 +1991,6 @@ static int
 nfp_net_prepare_vector(struct nfp_net *nn, struct nfp_net_r_vector *r_vec,
 		       int idx)
 {
-	struct msix_entry *entry = &nn->irq_entries[r_vec->irq_idx];
 	int err;
 
 	/* Setup NAPI */
@@ -1997,17 +1999,19 @@ nfp_net_prepare_vector(struct nfp_net *nn, struct nfp_net_r_vector *r_vec,
 
 	snprintf(r_vec->name, sizeof(r_vec->name),
 		 "%s-rxtx-%d", nn->netdev->name, idx);
-	err = request_irq(entry->vector, r_vec->handler, 0, r_vec->name, r_vec);
+	err = request_irq(r_vec->irq_vector, r_vec->handler, 0, r_vec->name,
+			  r_vec);
 	if (err) {
 		netif_napi_del(&r_vec->napi);
-		nn_err(nn, "Error requesting IRQ %d\n", entry->vector);
+		nn_err(nn, "Error requesting IRQ %d\n", r_vec->irq_vector);
 		return err;
 	}
-	disable_irq(entry->vector);
+	disable_irq(r_vec->irq_vector);
 
-	irq_set_affinity_hint(entry->vector, &r_vec->affinity_mask);
+	irq_set_affinity_hint(r_vec->irq_vector, &r_vec->affinity_mask);
 
-	nn_dbg(nn, "RV%02d: irq=%03d/%03d\n", idx, entry->vector, entry->entry);
+	nn_dbg(nn, "RV%02d: irq=%03d/%03d\n", idx, r_vec->irq_vector,
+	       r_vec->irq_entry);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -2015,11 +2019,9 @@ nfp_net_prepare_vector(struct nfp_net *nn, struct nfp_net_r_vector *r_vec,
 static void
 nfp_net_cleanup_vector(struct nfp_net *nn, struct nfp_net_r_vector *r_vec)
 {
-	struct msix_entry *entry = &nn->irq_entries[r_vec->irq_idx];
-
-	irq_set_affinity_hint(entry->vector, NULL);
+	irq_set_affinity_hint(r_vec->irq_vector, NULL);
 	netif_napi_del(&r_vec->napi);
-	free_irq(entry->vector, r_vec);
+	free_irq(r_vec->irq_vector, r_vec);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -2148,7 +2150,7 @@ nfp_net_rx_ring_hw_cfg_write(struct nfp_net *nn,
 	/* Write the DMA address, size and MSI-X info to the device */
 	nn_writeq(nn, NFP_NET_CFG_RXR_ADDR(idx), rx_ring->dma);
 	nn_writeb(nn, NFP_NET_CFG_RXR_SZ(idx), ilog2(rx_ring->cnt));
-	nn_writeb(nn, NFP_NET_CFG_RXR_VEC(idx), rx_ring->r_vec->irq_idx);
+	nn_writeb(nn, NFP_NET_CFG_RXR_VEC(idx), rx_ring->r_vec->irq_entry);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -2157,7 +2159,7 @@ nfp_net_tx_ring_hw_cfg_write(struct nfp_net *nn,
 {
 	nn_writeq(nn, NFP_NET_CFG_TXR_ADDR(idx), tx_ring->dma);
 	nn_writeb(nn, NFP_NET_CFG_TXR_SZ(idx), ilog2(tx_ring->cnt));
-	nn_writeb(nn, NFP_NET_CFG_TXR_VEC(idx), tx_ring->r_vec->irq_idx);
+	nn_writeb(nn, NFP_NET_CFG_TXR_VEC(idx), tx_ring->r_vec->irq_entry);
 }
 
 static int __nfp_net_set_config_and_enable(struct nfp_net *nn)
@@ -2251,7 +2253,7 @@ static void nfp_net_open_stack(struct nfp_net *nn)
 
 	for (r = 0; r < nn->num_r_vecs; r++) {
 		napi_enable(&nn->r_vecs[r].napi);
-		enable_irq(nn->irq_entries[nn->r_vecs[r].irq_idx].vector);
+		enable_irq(nn->r_vecs[r].irq_vector);
 	}
 
 	netif_tx_wake_all_queues(nn->netdev);
@@ -2375,7 +2377,7 @@ static void nfp_net_close_stack(struct nfp_net *nn)
 	nn->link_up = false;
 
 	for (r = 0; r < nn->num_r_vecs; r++) {
-		disable_irq(nn->irq_entries[nn->r_vecs[r].irq_idx].vector);
+		disable_irq(nn->r_vecs[r].irq_vector);
 		napi_disable(&nn->r_vecs[r].napi);
 	}
 
@@ -3259,7 +3261,7 @@ int nfp_net_netdev_init(struct net_device *netdev)
 	netif_carrier_off(netdev);
 
 	nfp_net_set_ethtool_ops(netdev);
-	nfp_net_irqs_assign(netdev);
+	nfp_net_vecs_init(netdev);
 
 	return register_netdev(netdev);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_netvf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_netvf_main.c
index ad0cc629cc32..39407f7cc586 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_netvf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_netvf_main.c
@@ -45,6 +45,24 @@
 
 #include "nfp_net_ctrl.h"
 #include "nfp_net.h"
+#include "nfp_main.h"
+
+/**
+ * struct nfp_net_vf - NFP VF-specific device structure
+ * @nn:		NFP Net structure for this device
+ * @irq_entries: Pre-allocated array of MSI-X entries
+ * @q_bar:	Pointer to mapped QC memory (NULL if TX/RX mapped directly)
+ * @ddir:	Per-device debugfs directory
+ */
+struct nfp_net_vf {
+	struct nfp_net *nn;
+
+	struct msix_entry irq_entries[NFP_NET_NON_Q_VECTORS +
+				      NFP_NET_MAX_TX_RINGS];
+	u8 __iomem *q_bar;
+
+	struct dentry *ddir;
+};
 
 static const char nfp_net_driver_name[] = "nfp_netvf";
 
@@ -82,16 +100,22 @@ static int nfp_netvf_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	u32 tx_bar_off, rx_bar_off;
 	u32 tx_bar_sz, rx_bar_sz;
 	int tx_bar_no, rx_bar_no;
+	struct nfp_net_vf *vf;
+	unsigned int num_irqs;
 	u8 __iomem *ctrl_bar;
-	struct dentry *ddir;
 	struct nfp_net *nn;
 	u32 startq;
 	int stride;
 	int err;
 
+	vf = kzalloc(sizeof(*vf), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!vf)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, vf);
+
 	err = pci_enable_device_mem(pdev);
 	if (err)
-		return err;
+		goto err_free_vf;
 
 	err = pci_request_regions(pdev, nfp_net_driver_name);
 	if (err) {
@@ -183,6 +207,7 @@ static int nfp_netvf_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 		err = PTR_ERR(nn);
 		goto err_ctrl_unmap;
 	}
+	vf->nn = nn;
 
 	nn->fw_ver = fw_ver;
 	nn->ctrl_bar = ctrl_bar;
@@ -206,17 +231,17 @@ static int nfp_netvf_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 			bar_sz = (rx_bar_off + rx_bar_sz) - bar_off;
 
 		map_addr = pci_resource_start(pdev, tx_bar_no) + bar_off;
-		nn->q_bar = ioremap_nocache(map_addr, bar_sz);
-		if (!nn->q_bar) {
+		vf->q_bar = ioremap_nocache(map_addr, bar_sz);
+		if (!vf->q_bar) {
 			nn_err(nn, "Failed to map resource %d\n", tx_bar_no);
 			err = -EIO;
 			goto err_netdev_free;
 		}
 
 		/* TX queues */
-		nn->tx_bar = nn->q_bar + (tx_bar_off - bar_off);
+		nn->tx_bar = vf->q_bar + (tx_bar_off - bar_off);
 		/* RX queues */
-		nn->rx_bar = nn->q_bar + (rx_bar_off - bar_off);
+		nn->rx_bar = vf->q_bar + (rx_bar_off - bar_off);
 	} else {
 		resource_size_t map_addr;
 
@@ -241,12 +266,15 @@ static int nfp_netvf_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 
 	nfp_netvf_get_mac_addr(nn);
 
-	err = nfp_net_irqs_alloc(nn);
-	if (!err) {
+	num_irqs = nfp_net_irqs_alloc(pdev, vf->irq_entries,
+				      NFP_NET_MIN_PORT_IRQS,
+				      NFP_NET_NON_Q_VECTORS + nn->num_r_vecs);
+	if (!num_irqs) {
 		nn_warn(nn, "Unable to allocate MSI-X Vectors. Exiting\n");
 		err = -EIO;
 		goto err_unmap_rx;
 	}
+	nfp_net_irqs_assign(nn, vf->irq_entries, num_irqs);
 
 	/* Get ME clock frequency from ctrl BAR
 	 * XXX for now frequency is hardcoded until we figure out how
@@ -258,27 +286,23 @@ static int nfp_netvf_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	if (err)
 		goto err_irqs_disable;
 
-	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, nn);
-
 	nfp_net_info(nn);
-	ddir = nfp_net_debugfs_device_add(pdev);
-	nfp_net_debugfs_port_add(nn, ddir, 0);
-	nn->debugfs_dir = ddir;
+	vf->ddir = nfp_net_debugfs_device_add(pdev);
+	nfp_net_debugfs_port_add(nn, vf->ddir, 0);
 
 	return 0;
 
 err_irqs_disable:
-	nfp_net_irqs_disable(nn);
+	nfp_net_irqs_disable(pdev);
 err_unmap_rx:
-	if (!nn->q_bar)
+	if (!vf->q_bar)
 		iounmap(nn->rx_bar);
 err_unmap_tx:
-	if (!nn->q_bar)
+	if (!vf->q_bar)
 		iounmap(nn->tx_bar);
 	else
-		iounmap(nn->q_bar);
+		iounmap(vf->q_bar);
 err_netdev_free:
-	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 	nfp_net_netdev_free(nn);
 err_ctrl_unmap:
 	iounmap(ctrl_bar);
@@ -286,36 +310,42 @@ static int nfp_netvf_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	pci_release_regions(pdev);
 err_pci_disable:
 	pci_disable_device(pdev);
+err_free_vf:
+	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
+	kfree(vf);
 	return err;
 }
 
 static void nfp_netvf_pci_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 {
-	struct nfp_net *nn = pci_get_drvdata(pdev);
+	struct nfp_net_vf *vf = pci_get_drvdata(pdev);
+	struct nfp_net *nn = vf->nn;
 
 	/* Note, the order is slightly different from above as we need
 	 * to keep the nn pointer around till we have freed everything.
 	 */
 	nfp_net_debugfs_dir_clean(&nn->debugfs_dir);
+	nfp_net_debugfs_dir_clean(&vf->ddir);
 
 	nfp_net_netdev_clean(nn->netdev);
 
-	nfp_net_irqs_disable(nn);
+	nfp_net_irqs_disable(pdev);
 
-	if (!nn->q_bar) {
+	if (!vf->q_bar) {
 		iounmap(nn->rx_bar);
 		iounmap(nn->tx_bar);
 	} else {
-		iounmap(nn->q_bar);
+		iounmap(vf->q_bar);
 	}
 	iounmap(nn->ctrl_bar);
 
-	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
-
 	nfp_net_netdev_free(nn);
 
 	pci_release_regions(pdev);
 	pci_disable_device(pdev);
+
+	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
+	kfree(vf);
 }
 
 struct pci_driver nfp_netvf_pci_driver = {