diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/Kconfig
index 8b7152565c5e..088921294448 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/Kconfig
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ config SFC
 	select I2C_ALGOBIT
 	select PTP_1588_CLOCK
 	---help---
-	  This driver supports 10-gigabit Ethernet cards based on
+	  This driver supports 10/40-gigabit Ethernet cards based on
 	  the Solarflare SFC4000, SFC9000-family and SFC9100-family
 	  controllers.
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef10.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef10.c
index 5f42313b4965..9f18ae984f9e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef10.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef10.c
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ static unsigned int efx_ef10_mem_map_size(struct efx_nic *efx)
 	return resource_size(&efx->pci_dev->resource[EFX_MEM_BAR]);
 }
 
-static int efx_ef10_init_capabilities(struct efx_nic *efx)
+static int efx_ef10_init_datapath_caps(struct efx_nic *efx)
 {
 	MCDI_DECLARE_BUF(outbuf, MC_CMD_GET_CAPABILITIES_OUT_LEN);
 	struct efx_ef10_nic_data *nic_data = efx->nic_data;
@@ -107,16 +107,27 @@ static int efx_ef10_init_capabilities(struct efx_nic *efx)
 			  outbuf, sizeof(outbuf), &outlen);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
+	if (outlen < sizeof(outbuf)) {
+		netif_err(efx, drv, efx->net_dev,
+			  "unable to read datapath firmware capabilities\n");
+		return -EIO;
+	}
 
-	if (outlen >= sizeof(outbuf)) {
-		nic_data->datapath_caps =
-			MCDI_DWORD(outbuf, GET_CAPABILITIES_OUT_FLAGS1);
-		if (!(nic_data->datapath_caps &
-		     (1 << MC_CMD_GET_CAPABILITIES_OUT_TX_TSO_LBN))) {
-			netif_err(efx, drv, efx->net_dev,
-				  "Capabilities don't indicate TSO support.\n");
-			return -ENODEV;
-		}
+	nic_data->datapath_caps =
+		MCDI_DWORD(outbuf, GET_CAPABILITIES_OUT_FLAGS1);
+
+	if (!(nic_data->datapath_caps &
+	      (1 << MC_CMD_GET_CAPABILITIES_OUT_TX_TSO_LBN))) {
+		netif_err(efx, drv, efx->net_dev,
+			  "current firmware does not support TSO\n");
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
+	if (!(nic_data->datapath_caps &
+	      (1 << MC_CMD_GET_CAPABILITIES_OUT_RX_PREFIX_LEN_14_LBN))) {
+		netif_err(efx, probe, efx->net_dev,
+			  "current firmware does not support an RX prefix\n");
+		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -217,21 +228,13 @@ static int efx_ef10_probe(struct efx_nic *efx)
 	if (rc)
 		goto fail3;
 
-	rc = efx_ef10_init_capabilities(efx);
+	rc = efx_ef10_init_datapath_caps(efx);
 	if (rc < 0)
 		goto fail3;
 
 	efx->rx_packet_len_offset =
 		ES_DZ_RX_PREFIX_PKTLEN_OFST - ES_DZ_RX_PREFIX_SIZE;
 
-	if (!(nic_data->datapath_caps &
-	      (1 << MC_CMD_GET_CAPABILITIES_OUT_RX_PREFIX_LEN_14_LBN))) {
-		netif_err(efx, probe, efx->net_dev,
-			  "current firmware does not support an RX prefix\n");
-		rc = -ENODEV;
-		goto fail3;
-	}
-
 	rc = efx_mcdi_port_get_number(efx);
 	if (rc < 0)
 		goto fail3;
@@ -260,8 +263,6 @@ static int efx_ef10_probe(struct efx_nic *efx)
 	if (rc)
 		goto fail3;
 
-	efx_ptp_probe(efx);
-
 	return 0;
 
 fail3:
@@ -342,6 +343,13 @@ static int efx_ef10_init_nic(struct efx_nic *efx)
 	struct efx_ef10_nic_data *nic_data = efx->nic_data;
 	int rc;
 
+	if (nic_data->must_check_datapath_caps) {
+		rc = efx_ef10_init_datapath_caps(efx);
+		if (rc)
+			return rc;
+		nic_data->must_check_datapath_caps = false;
+	}
+
 	if (nic_data->must_realloc_vis) {
 		/* We cannot let the number of VIs change now */
 		rc = efx_ef10_alloc_vis(efx, nic_data->n_allocated_vis,
@@ -710,6 +718,14 @@ static int efx_ef10_mcdi_poll_reboot(struct efx_nic *efx)
 	nic_data->must_restore_filters = true;
 	nic_data->rx_rss_context = EFX_EF10_RSS_CONTEXT_INVALID;
 
+	/* The datapath firmware might have been changed */
+	nic_data->must_check_datapath_caps = true;
+
+	/* MAC statistics have been cleared on the NIC; clear the local
+	 * statistic that we update with efx_update_diff_stat().
+	 */
+	nic_data->stats[EF10_STAT_rx_bad_bytes] = 0;
+
 	return -EIO;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/mcdi_port.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/mcdi_port.c
index 8d33da6697fb..7b6be61d549f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/mcdi_port.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/mcdi_port.c
@@ -556,6 +556,7 @@ static int efx_mcdi_phy_set_settings(struct efx_nic *efx, struct ethtool_cmd *ec
 		case 100:   caps = 1 << MC_CMD_PHY_CAP_100FDX_LBN;   break;
 		case 1000:  caps = 1 << MC_CMD_PHY_CAP_1000FDX_LBN;  break;
 		case 10000: caps = 1 << MC_CMD_PHY_CAP_10000FDX_LBN; break;
+		case 40000: caps = 1 << MC_CMD_PHY_CAP_40000FDX_LBN; break;
 		default:    return -EINVAL;
 		}
 	} else {
@@ -841,6 +842,7 @@ static unsigned int efx_mcdi_event_link_speed[] = {
 	[MCDI_EVENT_LINKCHANGE_SPEED_100M] = 100,
 	[MCDI_EVENT_LINKCHANGE_SPEED_1G] = 1000,
 	[MCDI_EVENT_LINKCHANGE_SPEED_10G] = 10000,
+	[MCDI_EVENT_LINKCHANGE_SPEED_40G] = 40000,
 };
 
 void efx_mcdi_process_link_change(struct efx_nic *efx, efx_qword_t *ev)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/nic.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/nic.h
index 4b1e188f7a2f..fda29d39032f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/nic.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/nic.h
@@ -400,6 +400,8 @@ enum {
  * @rx_rss_context: Firmware handle for our RSS context
  * @stats: Hardware statistics
  * @workaround_35388: Flag: firmware supports workaround for bug 35388
+ * @must_check_datapath_caps: Flag: @datapath_caps needs to be revalidated
+ *	after MC reboot
  * @datapath_caps: Capabilities of datapath firmware (FLAGS1 field of
  *	%MC_CMD_GET_CAPABILITIES response)
  */
@@ -413,6 +415,7 @@ struct efx_ef10_nic_data {
 	u32 rx_rss_context;
 	u64 stats[EF10_STAT_COUNT];
 	bool workaround_35388;
+	bool must_check_datapath_caps;
 	u32 datapath_caps;
 };