diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_common.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_common.c
index 3d741ee99a2c..b16fc03ab00c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_common.c
@@ -2034,6 +2034,43 @@ i40e_status i40e_aq_send_msg_to_vf(struct i40e_hw *hw, u16 vfid,
 	return status;
 }
 
+/**
+ * i40e_aq_debug_read_register
+ * @hw: pointer to the hw struct
+ * @reg_addr: register address
+ * @reg_val: register value
+ * @cmd_details: pointer to command details structure or NULL
+ *
+ * Read the register using the admin queue commands
+ **/
+i40e_status i40e_aq_debug_read_register(struct i40e_hw *hw,
+				u32  reg_addr, u64 *reg_val,
+				struct i40e_asq_cmd_details *cmd_details)
+{
+	struct i40e_aq_desc desc;
+	struct i40e_aqc_debug_reg_read_write *cmd_resp =
+		(struct i40e_aqc_debug_reg_read_write *)&desc.params.raw;
+	i40e_status status;
+
+	if (reg_val == NULL)
+		return I40E_ERR_PARAM;
+
+	i40e_fill_default_direct_cmd_desc(&desc,
+					  i40e_aqc_opc_debug_read_reg);
+
+	cmd_resp->address = cpu_to_le32(reg_addr);
+
+	status = i40e_asq_send_command(hw, &desc, NULL, 0, cmd_details);
+
+	if (!status) {
+		*reg_val = ((u64)cmd_resp->value_high << 32) |
+			    (u64)cmd_resp->value_low;
+		*reg_val = le64_to_cpu(*reg_val);
+	}
+
+	return status;
+}
+
 /**
  * i40e_aq_debug_write_register
  * @hw: pointer to the hw struct
@@ -2292,6 +2329,7 @@ static void i40e_parse_discover_capabilities(struct i40e_hw *hw, void *buff,
 				     enum i40e_admin_queue_opc list_type_opc)
 {
 	struct i40e_aqc_list_capabilities_element_resp *cap;
+	u32 valid_functions, num_functions;
 	u32 number, logical_id, phys_id;
 	struct i40e_hw_capabilities *p;
 	u32 i = 0;
@@ -2427,6 +2465,34 @@ static void i40e_parse_discover_capabilities(struct i40e_hw *hw, void *buff,
 	if (p->npar_enable || p->mfp_mode_1)
 		p->fcoe = false;
 
+	/* count the enabled ports (aka the "not disabled" ports) */
+	hw->num_ports = 0;
+	for (i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+		u32 port_cfg_reg = I40E_PRTGEN_CNF + (4 * i);
+		u64 port_cfg = 0;
+
+		/* use AQ read to get the physical register offset instead
+		 * of the port relative offset
+		 */
+		i40e_aq_debug_read_register(hw, port_cfg_reg, &port_cfg, NULL);
+		if (!(port_cfg & I40E_PRTGEN_CNF_PORT_DIS_MASK))
+			hw->num_ports++;
+	}
+
+	valid_functions = p->valid_functions;
+	num_functions = 0;
+	while (valid_functions) {
+		if (valid_functions & 1)
+			num_functions++;
+		valid_functions >>= 1;
+	}
+
+	/* partition id is 1-based, and functions are evenly spread
+	 * across the ports as partitions
+	 */
+	hw->partition_id = (hw->pf_id / hw->num_ports) + 1;
+	hw->num_partitions = num_functions / hw->num_ports;
+
 	/* additional HW specific goodies that might
 	 * someday be HW version specific
 	 */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_prototype.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_prototype.h
index 2fb4306597e8..d1c7d6332c0f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_prototype.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_prototype.h
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ i40e_status i40e_aq_get_firmware_version(struct i40e_hw *hw,
 i40e_status i40e_aq_debug_write_register(struct i40e_hw *hw,
 					u32 reg_addr, u64 reg_val,
 					struct i40e_asq_cmd_details *cmd_details);
+i40e_status i40e_aq_debug_read_register(struct i40e_hw *hw,
+				u32  reg_addr, u64 *reg_val,
+				struct i40e_asq_cmd_details *cmd_details);
 i40e_status i40e_aq_set_phy_debug(struct i40e_hw *hw, u8 cmd_flags,
 				struct i40e_asq_cmd_details *cmd_details);
 i40e_status i40e_aq_set_default_vsi(struct i40e_hw *hw, u16 vsi_id,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_type.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_type.h
index c1f2eb963357..611de3e409bc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_type.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_type.h
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ struct i40e_hw {
 	u8 __iomem *hw_addr;
 	void *back;
 
-	/* function pointer structs */
+	/* subsystem structs */
 	struct i40e_phy_info phy;
 	struct i40e_mac_info mac;
 	struct i40e_bus_info bus;
@@ -458,6 +458,11 @@ struct i40e_hw {
 	u8  pf_id;
 	u16 main_vsi_seid;
 
+	/* for multi-function MACs */
+	u16 partition_id;
+	u16 num_partitions;
+	u16 num_ports;
+
 	/* Closest numa node to the device */
 	u16 numa_node;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_type.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_type.h
index 68aec11f6523..d1c2b5a6e648 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_type.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_type.h
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ struct i40e_hw {
 	u8 __iomem *hw_addr;
 	void *back;
 
-	/* function pointer structs */
+	/* subsystem structs */
 	struct i40e_phy_info phy;
 	struct i40e_mac_info mac;
 	struct i40e_bus_info bus;
@@ -452,6 +452,11 @@ struct i40e_hw {
 	u8  pf_id;
 	u16 main_vsi_seid;
 
+	/* for multi-function MACs */
+	u16 partition_id;
+	u16 num_partitions;
+	u16 num_ports;
+
 	/* Closest numa node to the device */
 	u16 numa_node;