diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf.h
index 017c83b6271f..63f7aae2c8ce 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf.h
@@ -67,8 +67,6 @@ struct i40e_vsi {
 	u16 rx_itr_setting;
 	u16 tx_itr_setting;
 	u16 qs_handle;
-	u8 *rss_hkey_user; /* User configured hash keys */
-	u8 *rss_lut_user;  /* User configured lookup table entries */
 };
 
 /* How many Rx Buffers do we bundle into one write to the hardware ? */
@@ -239,8 +237,13 @@ struct i40evf_adapter {
 #define I40EVF_FLAG_AQ_CONFIGURE_QUEUES		BIT(6)
 #define I40EVF_FLAG_AQ_MAP_VECTORS		BIT(7)
 #define I40EVF_FLAG_AQ_HANDLE_RESET		BIT(8)
-#define I40EVF_FLAG_AQ_CONFIGURE_RSS		BIT(9)
+#define I40EVF_FLAG_AQ_CONFIGURE_RSS		BIT(9)	/* direct AQ config */
 #define I40EVF_FLAG_AQ_GET_CONFIG		BIT(10)
+/* Newer style, RSS done by the PF so we can ignore hardware vagaries. */
+#define I40EVF_FLAG_AQ_GET_HENA			BIT(11)
+#define I40EVF_FLAG_AQ_SET_HENA			BIT(12)
+#define I40EVF_FLAG_AQ_SET_RSS_KEY		BIT(13)
+#define I40EVF_FLAG_AQ_SET_RSS_LUT		BIT(14)
 
 	/* OS defined structs */
 	struct net_device *netdev;
@@ -260,8 +263,14 @@ struct i40evf_adapter {
 			    (_a)->vf_res->vf_offload_flags & \
 				I40E_VIRTCHNL_VF_OFFLOAD_IWARP : \
 			    0)
+/* RSS by the PF should be preferred over RSS via other methods. */
+#define RSS_PF(_a) ((_a)->vf_res->vf_offload_flags & \
+		    I40E_VIRTCHNL_VF_OFFLOAD_RSS_PF)
 #define RSS_AQ(_a) ((_a)->vf_res->vf_offload_flags & \
 		    I40E_VIRTCHNL_VF_OFFLOAD_RSS_AQ)
+#define RSS_REG(_a) (!((_a)->vf_res->vf_offload_flags & \
+		       (I40E_VIRTCHNL_VF_OFFLOAD_RSS_AQ | \
+			I40E_VIRTCHNL_VF_OFFLOAD_RSS_PF)))
 #define VLAN_ALLOWED(_a) ((_a)->vf_res->vf_offload_flags & \
 			  I40E_VIRTCHNL_VF_OFFLOAD_VLAN)
 	struct i40e_virtchnl_vf_resource *vf_res; /* incl. all VSIs */
@@ -273,6 +282,12 @@ struct i40evf_adapter {
 	struct i40e_eth_stats current_stats;
 	struct i40e_vsi vsi;
 	u32 aq_wait_count;
+	/* RSS stuff */
+	u64 hena;
+	u16 rss_key_size;
+	u16 rss_lut_size;
+	u8 *rss_key;
+	u8 *rss_lut;
 };
 
 
@@ -316,11 +331,12 @@ void i40evf_del_vlans(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter);
 void i40evf_set_promiscuous(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter, int flags);
 void i40evf_request_stats(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter);
 void i40evf_request_reset(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter);
+void i40evf_get_hena(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter);
+void i40evf_set_hena(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter);
+void i40evf_set_rss_key(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter);
+void i40evf_set_rss_lut(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter);
 void i40evf_virtchnl_completion(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter,
 				enum i40e_virtchnl_ops v_opcode,
 				i40e_status v_retval, u8 *msg, u16 msglen);
-int i40evf_config_rss(struct i40e_vsi *vsi, const u8 *seed, u8 *lut,
-		      u16 lut_size);
-int i40evf_get_rss(struct i40e_vsi *vsi, const u8 *seed, u8 *lut,
-		   u16 lut_size);
+int i40evf_config_rss(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter);
 #endif /* _I40EVF_H_ */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_ethtool.c
index dd4430aae7fa..9f7657c68688 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_ethtool.c
@@ -387,20 +387,16 @@ static int i40evf_set_coalesce(struct net_device *netdev,
 static int i40evf_get_rss_hash_opts(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter,
 				    struct ethtool_rxnfc *cmd)
 {
-	struct i40e_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
-	u64 hena = (u64)rd32(hw, I40E_VFQF_HENA(0)) |
-		   ((u64)rd32(hw, I40E_VFQF_HENA(1)) << 32);
-
 	/* We always hash on IP src and dest addresses */
 	cmd->data = RXH_IP_SRC | RXH_IP_DST;
 
 	switch (cmd->flow_type) {
 	case TCP_V4_FLOW:
-		if (hena & BIT_ULL(I40E_FILTER_PCTYPE_NONF_IPV4_TCP))
+		if (adapter->hena & BIT_ULL(I40E_FILTER_PCTYPE_NONF_IPV4_TCP))
 			cmd->data |= RXH_L4_B_0_1 | RXH_L4_B_2_3;
 		break;
 	case UDP_V4_FLOW:
-		if (hena & BIT_ULL(I40E_FILTER_PCTYPE_NONF_IPV4_UDP))
+		if (adapter->hena & BIT_ULL(I40E_FILTER_PCTYPE_NONF_IPV4_UDP))
 			cmd->data |= RXH_L4_B_0_1 | RXH_L4_B_2_3;
 		break;
 
@@ -412,11 +408,11 @@ static int i40evf_get_rss_hash_opts(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter,
 		break;
 
 	case TCP_V6_FLOW:
-		if (hena & BIT_ULL(I40E_FILTER_PCTYPE_NONF_IPV6_TCP))
+		if (adapter->hena & BIT_ULL(I40E_FILTER_PCTYPE_NONF_IPV6_TCP))
 			cmd->data |= RXH_L4_B_0_1 | RXH_L4_B_2_3;
 		break;
 	case UDP_V6_FLOW:
-		if (hena & BIT_ULL(I40E_FILTER_PCTYPE_NONF_IPV6_UDP))
+		if (adapter->hena & BIT_ULL(I40E_FILTER_PCTYPE_NONF_IPV6_UDP))
 			cmd->data |= RXH_L4_B_0_1 | RXH_L4_B_2_3;
 		break;
 
@@ -476,9 +472,6 @@ static int i40evf_set_rss_hash_opt(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter,
 	struct i40e_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
 	u32 flags = adapter->vf_res->vf_offload_flags;
 
-	u64 hena = (u64)rd32(hw, I40E_VFQF_HENA(0)) |
-		   ((u64)rd32(hw, I40E_VFQF_HENA(1)) << 32);
-
 	/* RSS does not support anything other than hashing
 	 * to queues on src and dst IPs and ports
 	 */
@@ -495,10 +488,11 @@ static int i40evf_set_rss_hash_opt(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter,
 	case TCP_V4_FLOW:
 		if (nfc->data & (RXH_L4_B_0_1 | RXH_L4_B_2_3)) {
 			if (flags & I40E_VIRTCHNL_VF_OFFLOAD_RSS_PCTYPE_V2)
-				hena |=
+				adapter->hena |=
 			   BIT_ULL(I40E_FILTER_PCTYPE_NONF_IPV4_TCP_SYN_NO_ACK);
 
-			hena |= BIT_ULL(I40E_FILTER_PCTYPE_NONF_IPV4_TCP);
+			adapter->hena |=
+		 BIT_ULL(I40E_FILTER_PCTYPE_NONF_IPV4_TCP);
 		} else {
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
@@ -506,10 +500,11 @@ static int i40evf_set_rss_hash_opt(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter,
 	case TCP_V6_FLOW:
 		if (nfc->data & (RXH_L4_B_0_1 | RXH_L4_B_2_3)) {
 			if (flags & I40E_VIRTCHNL_VF_OFFLOAD_RSS_PCTYPE_V2)
-				hena |=
+				adapter->hena |=
 			   BIT_ULL(I40E_FILTER_PCTYPE_NONF_IPV6_TCP_SYN_NO_ACK);
 
-			hena |= BIT_ULL(I40E_FILTER_PCTYPE_NONF_IPV6_TCP);
+			adapter->hena |=
+		 BIT_ULL(I40E_FILTER_PCTYPE_NONF_IPV6_TCP);
 		} else {
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
@@ -517,11 +512,12 @@ static int i40evf_set_rss_hash_opt(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter,
 	case UDP_V4_FLOW:
 		if (nfc->data & (RXH_L4_B_0_1 | RXH_L4_B_2_3)) {
 			if (flags & I40E_VIRTCHNL_VF_OFFLOAD_RSS_PCTYPE_V2)
-				hena |=
+				adapter->hena |=
 			    BIT_ULL(I40E_FILTER_PCTYPE_NONF_UNICAST_IPV4_UDP) |
 			    BIT_ULL(I40E_FILTER_PCTYPE_NONF_MULTICAST_IPV4_UDP);
 
-			hena |= (BIT_ULL(I40E_FILTER_PCTYPE_NONF_IPV4_UDP) |
+			adapter->hena |=
+				(BIT_ULL(I40E_FILTER_PCTYPE_NONF_IPV4_UDP) |
 				 BIT_ULL(I40E_FILTER_PCTYPE_FRAG_IPV4));
 		} else {
 			return -EINVAL;
@@ -530,11 +526,12 @@ static int i40evf_set_rss_hash_opt(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter,
 	case UDP_V6_FLOW:
 		if (nfc->data & (RXH_L4_B_0_1 | RXH_L4_B_2_3)) {
 			if (flags & I40E_VIRTCHNL_VF_OFFLOAD_RSS_PCTYPE_V2)
-				hena |=
+				adapter->hena |=
 			    BIT_ULL(I40E_FILTER_PCTYPE_NONF_UNICAST_IPV6_UDP) |
 			    BIT_ULL(I40E_FILTER_PCTYPE_NONF_MULTICAST_IPV6_UDP);
 
-			hena |= (BIT_ULL(I40E_FILTER_PCTYPE_NONF_IPV6_UDP) |
+			adapter->hena |=
+				(BIT_ULL(I40E_FILTER_PCTYPE_NONF_IPV6_UDP) |
 				 BIT_ULL(I40E_FILTER_PCTYPE_FRAG_IPV6));
 		} else {
 			return -EINVAL;
@@ -547,7 +544,7 @@ static int i40evf_set_rss_hash_opt(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter,
 		if ((nfc->data & RXH_L4_B_0_1) ||
 		    (nfc->data & RXH_L4_B_2_3))
 			return -EINVAL;
-		hena |= BIT_ULL(I40E_FILTER_PCTYPE_NONF_IPV4_OTHER);
+		adapter->hena |= BIT_ULL(I40E_FILTER_PCTYPE_NONF_IPV4_OTHER);
 		break;
 	case AH_ESP_V6_FLOW:
 	case AH_V6_FLOW:
@@ -556,23 +553,27 @@ static int i40evf_set_rss_hash_opt(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter,
 		if ((nfc->data & RXH_L4_B_0_1) ||
 		    (nfc->data & RXH_L4_B_2_3))
 			return -EINVAL;
-		hena |= BIT_ULL(I40E_FILTER_PCTYPE_NONF_IPV6_OTHER);
+		adapter->hena |= BIT_ULL(I40E_FILTER_PCTYPE_NONF_IPV6_OTHER);
 		break;
 	case IPV4_FLOW:
-		hena |= (BIT_ULL(I40E_FILTER_PCTYPE_NONF_IPV4_OTHER) |
-			 BIT_ULL(I40E_FILTER_PCTYPE_FRAG_IPV4));
+		adapter->hena |= (BIT_ULL(I40E_FILTER_PCTYPE_NONF_IPV4_OTHER) |
+				  BIT_ULL(I40E_FILTER_PCTYPE_FRAG_IPV4));
 		break;
 	case IPV6_FLOW:
-		hena |= (BIT_ULL(I40E_FILTER_PCTYPE_NONF_IPV6_OTHER) |
-			 BIT_ULL(I40E_FILTER_PCTYPE_FRAG_IPV6));
+		adapter->hena |= (BIT_ULL(I40E_FILTER_PCTYPE_NONF_IPV6_OTHER) |
+				  BIT_ULL(I40E_FILTER_PCTYPE_FRAG_IPV6));
 		break;
 	default:
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	wr32(hw, I40E_VFQF_HENA(0), (u32)hena);
-	wr32(hw, I40E_VFQF_HENA(1), (u32)(hena >> 32));
-	i40e_flush(hw);
+	if (RSS_PF(adapter)) {
+		adapter->aq_required = I40EVF_FLAG_AQ_SET_HENA;
+	} else {
+		wr32(hw, I40E_VFQF_HENA(0), (u32)adapter->hena);
+		wr32(hw, I40E_VFQF_HENA(1), (u32)(adapter->hena >> 32));
+		i40e_flush(hw);
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -623,6 +624,19 @@ static void i40evf_get_channels(struct net_device *netdev,
 	ch->combined_count = adapter->num_active_queues;
 }
 
+/**
+ * i40evf_get_rxfh_key_size - get the RSS hash key size
+ * @netdev: network interface device structure
+ *
+ * Returns the table size.
+ **/
+static u32 i40evf_get_rxfh_key_size(struct net_device *netdev)
+{
+	struct i40evf_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
+
+	return adapter->rss_key_size;
+}
+
 /**
  * i40evf_get_rxfh_indir_size - get the rx flow hash indirection table size
  * @netdev: network interface device structure
@@ -631,7 +645,9 @@ static void i40evf_get_channels(struct net_device *netdev,
  **/
 static u32 i40evf_get_rxfh_indir_size(struct net_device *netdev)
 {
-	return (I40E_VFQF_HLUT_MAX_INDEX + 1) * 4;
+	struct i40evf_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
+
+	return adapter->rss_lut_size;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -646,9 +662,6 @@ static int i40evf_get_rxfh(struct net_device *netdev, u32 *indir, u8 *key,
 			   u8 *hfunc)
 {
 	struct i40evf_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
-	struct i40e_vsi *vsi = &adapter->vsi;
-	u8 *seed = NULL, *lut;
-	int ret;
 	u16 i;
 
 	if (hfunc)
@@ -656,24 +669,13 @@ static int i40evf_get_rxfh(struct net_device *netdev, u32 *indir, u8 *key,
 	if (!indir)
 		return 0;
 
-	seed = key;
-
-	lut = kzalloc(I40EVF_HLUT_ARRAY_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!lut)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	ret = i40evf_get_rss(vsi, seed, lut, I40EVF_HLUT_ARRAY_SIZE);
-	if (ret)
-		goto out;
+	memcpy(key, adapter->rss_key, adapter->rss_key_size);
 
 	/* Each 32 bits pointed by 'indir' is stored with a lut entry */
-	for (i = 0; i < I40EVF_HLUT_ARRAY_SIZE; i++)
-		indir[i] = (u32)lut[i];
+	for (i = 0; i < adapter->rss_lut_size; i++)
+		indir[i] = (u32)adapter->rss_lut[i];
 
-out:
-	kfree(lut);
-
-	return ret;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -689,8 +691,6 @@ static int i40evf_set_rxfh(struct net_device *netdev, const u32 *indir,
 			   const u8 *key, const u8 hfunc)
 {
 	struct i40evf_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
-	struct i40e_vsi *vsi = &adapter->vsi;
-	u8 *seed = NULL;
 	u16 i;
 
 	/* We do not allow change in unsupported parameters */
@@ -701,28 +701,14 @@ static int i40evf_set_rxfh(struct net_device *netdev, const u32 *indir,
 		return 0;
 
 	if (key) {
-		if (!vsi->rss_hkey_user) {
-			vsi->rss_hkey_user = kzalloc(I40EVF_HKEY_ARRAY_SIZE,
-						     GFP_KERNEL);
-			if (!vsi->rss_hkey_user)
-				return -ENOMEM;
-		}
-		memcpy(vsi->rss_hkey_user, key, I40EVF_HKEY_ARRAY_SIZE);
-		seed = vsi->rss_hkey_user;
-	}
-	if (!vsi->rss_lut_user) {
-		vsi->rss_lut_user = kzalloc(I40EVF_HLUT_ARRAY_SIZE,
-					    GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!vsi->rss_lut_user)
-			return -ENOMEM;
+		memcpy(adapter->rss_key, key, adapter->rss_key_size);
 	}
 
 	/* Each 32 bits pointed by 'indir' is stored with a lut entry */
-	for (i = 0; i < I40EVF_HLUT_ARRAY_SIZE; i++)
-		vsi->rss_lut_user[i] = (u8)(indir[i]);
+	for (i = 0; i < adapter->rss_lut_size; i++)
+		adapter->rss_lut[i] = (u8)(indir[i]);
 
-	return i40evf_config_rss(vsi, seed, vsi->rss_lut_user,
-				 I40EVF_HLUT_ARRAY_SIZE);
+	return i40evf_config_rss(adapter);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -794,6 +780,7 @@ static const struct ethtool_ops i40evf_ethtool_ops = {
 	.get_rxfh		= i40evf_get_rxfh,
 	.set_rxfh		= i40evf_set_rxfh,
 	.get_channels		= i40evf_get_channels,
+	.get_rxfh_key_size	= i40evf_get_rxfh_key_size,
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
index 806da2686623..af53159010ab 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
@@ -1224,24 +1224,18 @@ out:
 }
 
 /**
- * i40e_config_rss_aq - Prepare for RSS using AQ commands
- * @vsi: vsi structure
- * @seed: RSS hash seed
- * @lut: Lookup table
- * @lut_size: Lookup table size
+ * i40e_config_rss_aq - Configure RSS keys and lut by using AQ commands
+ * @adapter: board private structure
  *
  * Return 0 on success, negative on failure
  **/
-static int i40evf_config_rss_aq(struct i40e_vsi *vsi, const u8 *seed,
-				u8 *lut, u16 lut_size)
+static int i40evf_config_rss_aq(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter)
 {
-	struct i40evf_adapter *adapter = vsi->back;
+	struct i40e_aqc_get_set_rss_key_data *rss_key =
+		(struct i40e_aqc_get_set_rss_key_data *)adapter->rss_key;
 	struct i40e_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	if (!vsi->id)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	if (adapter->current_op != I40E_VIRTCHNL_OP_UNKNOWN) {
 		/* bail because we already have a command pending */
 		dev_err(&adapter->pdev->dev, "Cannot configure RSS, command %d pending\n",
@@ -1249,198 +1243,82 @@ static int i40evf_config_rss_aq(struct i40e_vsi *vsi, const u8 *seed,
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
 
-	if (seed) {
-		struct i40e_aqc_get_set_rss_key_data *rss_key =
-			(struct i40e_aqc_get_set_rss_key_data *)seed;
-		ret = i40evf_aq_set_rss_key(hw, vsi->id, rss_key);
-		if (ret) {
-			dev_err(&adapter->pdev->dev, "Cannot set RSS key, err %s aq_err %s\n",
-				i40evf_stat_str(hw, ret),
-				i40evf_aq_str(hw, hw->aq.asq_last_status));
-			return ret;
-		}
+	ret = i40evf_aq_set_rss_key(hw, adapter->vsi.id, rss_key);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(&adapter->pdev->dev, "Cannot set RSS key, err %s aq_err %s\n",
+			i40evf_stat_str(hw, ret),
+			i40evf_aq_str(hw, hw->aq.asq_last_status));
+		return ret;
+
 	}
 
-	if (lut) {
-		ret = i40evf_aq_set_rss_lut(hw, vsi->id, false, lut, lut_size);
-		if (ret) {
-			dev_err(&adapter->pdev->dev,
-				"Cannot set RSS lut, err %s aq_err %s\n",
-				i40evf_stat_str(hw, ret),
-				i40evf_aq_str(hw, hw->aq.asq_last_status));
-			return ret;
-		}
+	ret = i40evf_aq_set_rss_lut(hw, adapter->vsi.id, false,
+				    adapter->rss_lut, adapter->rss_lut_size);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(&adapter->pdev->dev, "Cannot set RSS lut, err %s aq_err %s\n",
+			i40evf_stat_str(hw, ret),
+			i40evf_aq_str(hw, hw->aq.asq_last_status));
 	}
 
 	return ret;
+
 }
 
 /**
  * i40evf_config_rss_reg - Configure RSS keys and lut by writing registers
- * @vsi: Pointer to vsi structure
- * @seed: RSS hash seed
- * @lut: Lookup table
- * @lut_size: Lookup table size
+ * @adapter: board private structure
  *
  * Returns 0 on success, negative on failure
  **/
-static int i40evf_config_rss_reg(struct i40e_vsi *vsi, const u8 *seed,
-				 const u8 *lut, u16 lut_size)
+static int i40evf_config_rss_reg(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter)
 {
-	struct i40evf_adapter *adapter = vsi->back;
 	struct i40e_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
+	u32 *dw;
 	u16 i;
 
-	if (seed) {
-		u32 *seed_dw = (u32 *)seed;
+	dw = (u32 *)adapter->rss_key;
+	for (i = 0; i <= adapter->rss_key_size / 4; i++)
+		wr32(hw, I40E_VFQF_HKEY(i), dw[i]);
 
-		for (i = 0; i <= I40E_VFQF_HKEY_MAX_INDEX; i++)
-			wr32(hw, I40E_VFQF_HKEY(i), seed_dw[i]);
-	}
+	dw = (u32 *)adapter->rss_lut;
+	for (i = 0; i <= adapter->rss_lut_size / 4; i++)
+		wr32(hw, I40E_VFQF_HLUT(i), dw[i]);
 
-	if (lut) {
-		u32 *lut_dw = (u32 *)lut;
-
-		if (lut_size != I40EVF_HLUT_ARRAY_SIZE)
-			return -EINVAL;
-
-		for (i = 0; i <= I40E_VFQF_HLUT_MAX_INDEX; i++)
-			wr32(hw, I40E_VFQF_HLUT(i), lut_dw[i]);
-	}
 	i40e_flush(hw);
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/**
- *  * i40evf_get_rss_aq - Get RSS keys and lut by using AQ commands
- *  @vsi: Pointer to vsi structure
- *  @seed: RSS hash seed
- *  @lut: Lookup table
- *  @lut_size: Lookup table size
- *
- *  Return 0 on success, negative on failure
- **/
-static int i40evf_get_rss_aq(struct i40e_vsi *vsi, const u8 *seed,
-			     u8 *lut, u16 lut_size)
-{
-	struct i40evf_adapter *adapter = vsi->back;
-	struct i40e_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
-	int ret = 0;
-
-	if (seed) {
-		ret = i40evf_aq_get_rss_key(hw, vsi->id,
-			(struct i40e_aqc_get_set_rss_key_data *)seed);
-		if (ret) {
-			dev_err(&adapter->pdev->dev,
-				"Cannot get RSS key, err %s aq_err %s\n",
-				i40evf_stat_str(hw, ret),
-				i40evf_aq_str(hw, hw->aq.asq_last_status));
-			return ret;
-		}
-	}
-
-	if (lut) {
-		ret = i40evf_aq_get_rss_lut(hw, vsi->id, false, lut, lut_size);
-		if (ret) {
-			dev_err(&adapter->pdev->dev,
-				"Cannot get RSS lut, err %s aq_err %s\n",
-				i40evf_stat_str(hw, ret),
-				i40evf_aq_str(hw, hw->aq.asq_last_status));
-			return ret;
-		}
-	}
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
-/**
- *  * i40evf_get_rss_reg - Get RSS keys and lut by reading registers
- *  @vsi: Pointer to vsi structure
- *  @seed: RSS hash seed
- *  @lut: Lookup table
- *  @lut_size: Lookup table size
- *
- *  Returns 0 on success, negative on failure
- **/
-static int i40evf_get_rss_reg(struct i40e_vsi *vsi, const u8 *seed,
-			      const u8 *lut, u16 lut_size)
-{
-	struct i40evf_adapter *adapter = vsi->back;
-	struct i40e_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
-	u16 i;
-
-	if (seed) {
-		u32 *seed_dw = (u32 *)seed;
-
-		for (i = 0; i <= I40E_VFQF_HKEY_MAX_INDEX; i++)
-			seed_dw[i] = rd32(hw, I40E_VFQF_HKEY(i));
-	}
-
-	if (lut) {
-		u32 *lut_dw = (u32 *)lut;
-
-		if (lut_size != I40EVF_HLUT_ARRAY_SIZE)
-			return -EINVAL;
-
-		for (i = 0; i <= I40E_VFQF_HLUT_MAX_INDEX; i++)
-			lut_dw[i] = rd32(hw, I40E_VFQF_HLUT(i));
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 /**
  * i40evf_config_rss - Configure RSS keys and lut
- * @vsi: Pointer to vsi structure
- * @seed: RSS hash seed
- * @lut: Lookup table
- * @lut_size: Lookup table size
+ * @adapter: board private structure
  *
  * Returns 0 on success, negative on failure
  **/
-int i40evf_config_rss(struct i40e_vsi *vsi, const u8 *seed,
-		      u8 *lut, u16 lut_size)
+int i40evf_config_rss(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter)
 {
-	struct i40evf_adapter *adapter = vsi->back;
 
-	if (RSS_AQ(adapter))
-		return i40evf_config_rss_aq(vsi, seed, lut, lut_size);
-	else
-		return i40evf_config_rss_reg(vsi, seed, lut, lut_size);
-}
-
-/**
- * i40evf_get_rss - Get RSS keys and lut
- * @vsi: Pointer to vsi structure
- * @seed: RSS hash seed
- * @lut: Lookup table
- * @lut_size: Lookup table size
- *
- * Returns 0 on success, negative on failure
- **/
-int i40evf_get_rss(struct i40e_vsi *vsi, const u8 *seed, u8 *lut, u16 lut_size)
-{
-	struct i40evf_adapter *adapter = vsi->back;
-
-	if (RSS_AQ(adapter))
-		return i40evf_get_rss_aq(vsi, seed, lut, lut_size);
-	else
-		return i40evf_get_rss_reg(vsi, seed, lut, lut_size);
+	if (RSS_PF(adapter)) {
+		adapter->aq_required |= I40EVF_FLAG_AQ_SET_RSS_LUT |
+					I40EVF_FLAG_AQ_SET_RSS_KEY;
+		return 0;
+	} else if (RSS_AQ(adapter)) {
+		return i40evf_config_rss_aq(adapter);
+	} else {
+		return i40evf_config_rss_reg(adapter);
+	}
 }
 
 /**
  * i40evf_fill_rss_lut - Fill the lut with default values
- * @lut: Lookup table to be filled with
- * @rss_table_size: Lookup table size
- * @rss_size: Range of queue number for hashing
+ * @adapter: board private structure
  **/
-static void i40evf_fill_rss_lut(u8 *lut, u16 rss_table_size, u16 rss_size)
+static void i40evf_fill_rss_lut(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter)
 {
 	u16 i;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < rss_table_size; i++)
-		lut[i] = i % rss_size;
+	for (i = 0; i < adapter->rss_lut_size; i++)
+		adapter->rss_lut[i] = i % adapter->num_active_queues;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1451,42 +1329,25 @@ static void i40evf_fill_rss_lut(u8 *lut, u16 rss_table_size, u16 rss_size)
  **/
 static int i40evf_init_rss(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter)
 {
-	struct i40e_vsi *vsi = &adapter->vsi;
 	struct i40e_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
-	u8 seed[I40EVF_HKEY_ARRAY_SIZE];
-	u64 hena;
-	u8 *lut;
 	int ret;
 
-	/* Enable PCTYPES for RSS, TCP/UDP with IPv4/IPv6 */
-	if (adapter->vf_res->vf_offload_flags &
-					I40E_VIRTCHNL_VF_OFFLOAD_RSS_PCTYPE_V2)
-		hena = I40E_DEFAULT_RSS_HENA_EXPANDED;
-	else
-		hena = I40E_DEFAULT_RSS_HENA;
-	wr32(hw, I40E_VFQF_HENA(0), (u32)hena);
-	wr32(hw, I40E_VFQF_HENA(1), (u32)(hena >> 32));
+	if (!RSS_PF(adapter)) {
+		/* Enable PCTYPES for RSS, TCP/UDP with IPv4/IPv6 */
+		if (adapter->vf_res->vf_offload_flags &
+		    I40E_VIRTCHNL_VF_OFFLOAD_RSS_PCTYPE_V2)
+			adapter->hena = I40E_DEFAULT_RSS_HENA_EXPANDED;
+		else
+			adapter->hena = I40E_DEFAULT_RSS_HENA;
 
-	lut = kzalloc(I40EVF_HLUT_ARRAY_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!lut)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		wr32(hw, I40E_VFQF_HENA(0), (u32)adapter->hena);
+		wr32(hw, I40E_VFQF_HENA(1), (u32)(adapter->hena >> 32));
+	}
 
-	/* Use user configured lut if there is one, otherwise use default */
-	if (vsi->rss_lut_user)
-		memcpy(lut, vsi->rss_lut_user, I40EVF_HLUT_ARRAY_SIZE);
-	else
-		i40evf_fill_rss_lut(lut, I40EVF_HLUT_ARRAY_SIZE,
-				    adapter->num_active_queues);
+	i40evf_fill_rss_lut(adapter);
 
-	/* Use user configured hash key if there is one, otherwise
-	 * user default.
-	 */
-	if (vsi->rss_hkey_user)
-		memcpy(seed, vsi->rss_hkey_user, I40EVF_HKEY_ARRAY_SIZE);
-	else
-		netdev_rss_key_fill((void *)seed, I40EVF_HKEY_ARRAY_SIZE);
-	ret = i40evf_config_rss(vsi, seed, lut, I40EVF_HLUT_ARRAY_SIZE);
-	kfree(lut);
+	netdev_rss_key_fill((void *)adapter->rss_key, adapter->rss_key_size);
+	ret = i40evf_config_rss(adapter);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -1601,19 +1462,16 @@ err_set_interrupt:
 }
 
 /**
- * i40evf_clear_rss_config_user - Clear user configurations of RSS
- * @vsi: Pointer to VSI structure
+ * i40evf_free_rss - Free memory used by RSS structs
+ * @adapter: board private structure
  **/
-static void i40evf_clear_rss_config_user(struct i40e_vsi *vsi)
+static void i40evf_free_rss(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter)
 {
-	if (!vsi)
-		return;
+	kfree(adapter->rss_key);
+	adapter->rss_key = NULL;
 
-	kfree(vsi->rss_hkey_user);
-	vsi->rss_hkey_user = NULL;
-
-	kfree(vsi->rss_lut_user);
-	vsi->rss_lut_user = NULL;
+	kfree(adapter->rss_lut);
+	adapter->rss_lut = NULL;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1747,6 +1605,22 @@ static void i40evf_watchdog_task(struct work_struct *work)
 		adapter->aq_required &= ~I40EVF_FLAG_AQ_CONFIGURE_RSS;
 		goto watchdog_done;
 	}
+	if (adapter->aq_required & I40EVF_FLAG_AQ_GET_HENA) {
+		i40evf_get_hena(adapter);
+		goto watchdog_done;
+	}
+	if (adapter->aq_required & I40EVF_FLAG_AQ_SET_HENA) {
+		i40evf_set_hena(adapter);
+		goto watchdog_done;
+	}
+	if (adapter->aq_required & I40EVF_FLAG_AQ_SET_RSS_KEY) {
+		i40evf_set_rss_key(adapter);
+		goto watchdog_done;
+	}
+	if (adapter->aq_required & I40EVF_FLAG_AQ_SET_RSS_LUT) {
+		i40evf_set_rss_lut(adapter);
+		goto watchdog_done;
+	}
 
 	if (adapter->state == __I40EVF_RUNNING)
 		i40evf_request_stats(adapter);
@@ -2325,6 +2199,7 @@ int i40evf_process_config(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter)
 {
 	struct i40e_virtchnl_vf_resource *vfres = adapter->vf_res;
 	struct net_device *netdev = adapter->netdev;
+	struct i40e_vsi *vsi = &adapter->vsi;
 	int i;
 
 	/* got VF config message back from PF, now we can parse it */
@@ -2381,8 +2256,16 @@ int i40evf_process_config(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter)
 				       ITR_REG_TO_USEC(I40E_ITR_RX_DEF));
 	adapter->vsi.tx_itr_setting = (I40E_ITR_DYNAMIC |
 				       ITR_REG_TO_USEC(I40E_ITR_TX_DEF));
-	adapter->vsi.netdev = adapter->netdev;
-	adapter->vsi.qs_handle = adapter->vsi_res->qset_handle;
+	vsi->netdev = adapter->netdev;
+	vsi->qs_handle = adapter->vsi_res->qset_handle;
+	if (vfres->vf_offload_flags & I40E_VIRTCHNL_VF_OFFLOAD_RSS_PF) {
+		adapter->rss_key_size = vfres->rss_key_size;
+		adapter->rss_lut_size = vfres->rss_lut_size;
+	} else {
+		adapter->rss_key_size = I40EVF_HKEY_ARRAY_SIZE;
+		adapter->rss_lut_size = I40EVF_HLUT_ARRAY_SIZE;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -2578,6 +2461,11 @@ static void i40evf_init_task(struct work_struct *work)
 	set_bit(__I40E_DOWN, &adapter->vsi.state);
 	i40evf_misc_irq_enable(adapter);
 
+	adapter->rss_key = kzalloc(adapter->rss_key_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	adapter->rss_lut = kzalloc(adapter->rss_lut_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!adapter->rss_key || !adapter->rss_lut)
+		goto err_mem;
+
 	if (RSS_AQ(adapter)) {
 		adapter->aq_required |= I40EVF_FLAG_AQ_CONFIGURE_RSS;
 		mod_timer_pending(&adapter->watchdog_timer, jiffies + 1);
@@ -2588,7 +2476,8 @@ static void i40evf_init_task(struct work_struct *work)
 restart:
 	schedule_delayed_work(&adapter->init_task, msecs_to_jiffies(30));
 	return;
-
+err_mem:
+	i40evf_free_rss(adapter);
 err_register:
 	i40evf_free_misc_irq(adapter);
 err_sw_init:
@@ -2870,8 +2759,7 @@ static void i40evf_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 
 	flush_scheduled_work();
 
-	/* Clear user configurations for RSS */
-	i40evf_clear_rss_config_user(&adapter->vsi);
+	i40evf_free_rss(adapter);
 
 	if (hw->aq.asq.count)
 		i40evf_shutdown_adminq(hw);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_virtchnl.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_virtchnl.c
index 488e738f76c6..e62c56b5a141 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_virtchnl.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_virtchnl.c
@@ -681,6 +681,115 @@ void i40evf_request_stats(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter)
 		/* if the request failed, don't lock out others */
 		adapter->current_op = I40E_VIRTCHNL_OP_UNKNOWN;
 }
+
+/**
+ * i40evf_get_hena
+ * @adapter: adapter structure
+ *
+ * Request hash enable capabilities from PF
+ **/
+void i40evf_get_hena(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter)
+{
+	if (adapter->current_op != I40E_VIRTCHNL_OP_UNKNOWN) {
+		/* bail because we already have a command pending */
+		dev_err(&adapter->pdev->dev, "Cannot get RSS hash capabilities, command %d pending\n",
+			adapter->current_op);
+		return;
+	}
+	adapter->current_op = I40E_VIRTCHNL_OP_GET_RSS_HENA_CAPS;
+	adapter->aq_required &= ~I40EVF_FLAG_AQ_GET_HENA;
+	i40evf_send_pf_msg(adapter, I40E_VIRTCHNL_OP_GET_RSS_HENA_CAPS,
+			   NULL, 0);
+}
+
+/**
+ * i40evf_set_hena
+ * @adapter: adapter structure
+ *
+ * Request the PF to set our RSS hash capabilities
+ **/
+void i40evf_set_hena(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter)
+{
+	struct i40e_virtchnl_rss_hena vrh;
+
+	if (adapter->current_op != I40E_VIRTCHNL_OP_UNKNOWN) {
+		/* bail because we already have a command pending */
+		dev_err(&adapter->pdev->dev, "Cannot set RSS hash enable, command %d pending\n",
+			adapter->current_op);
+		return;
+	}
+	vrh.hena = adapter->hena;
+	adapter->current_op = I40E_VIRTCHNL_OP_SET_RSS_HENA;
+	adapter->aq_required &= ~I40EVF_FLAG_AQ_SET_HENA;
+	i40evf_send_pf_msg(adapter, I40E_VIRTCHNL_OP_SET_RSS_HENA,
+			   (u8 *)&vrh, sizeof(vrh));
+}
+
+/**
+ * i40evf_set_rss_key
+ * @adapter: adapter structure
+ *
+ * Request the PF to set our RSS hash key
+ **/
+void i40evf_set_rss_key(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter)
+{
+	struct i40e_virtchnl_rss_key *vrk;
+	int len;
+
+	if (adapter->current_op != I40E_VIRTCHNL_OP_UNKNOWN) {
+		/* bail because we already have a command pending */
+		dev_err(&adapter->pdev->dev, "Cannot set RSS key, command %d pending\n",
+			adapter->current_op);
+		return;
+	}
+	len = sizeof(struct i40e_virtchnl_rss_key) +
+	      (adapter->rss_key_size * sizeof(u8)) - 1;
+	vrk = kzalloc(len, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!vrk)
+		return;
+	vrk->vsi_id = adapter->vsi.id;
+	vrk->key_len = adapter->rss_key_size;
+	memcpy(vrk->key, adapter->rss_key, adapter->rss_key_size);
+
+	adapter->current_op = I40E_VIRTCHNL_OP_CONFIG_RSS_KEY;
+	adapter->aq_required &= ~I40EVF_FLAG_AQ_SET_RSS_KEY;
+	i40evf_send_pf_msg(adapter, I40E_VIRTCHNL_OP_CONFIG_RSS_KEY,
+			   (u8 *)vrk, len);
+	kfree(vrk);
+}
+
+/**
+ * i40evf_set_rss_lut
+ * @adapter: adapter structure
+ *
+ * Request the PF to set our RSS lookup table
+ **/
+void i40evf_set_rss_lut(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter)
+{
+	struct i40e_virtchnl_rss_lut *vrl;
+	int len;
+
+	if (adapter->current_op != I40E_VIRTCHNL_OP_UNKNOWN) {
+		/* bail because we already have a command pending */
+		dev_err(&adapter->pdev->dev, "Cannot set RSS LUT, command %d pending\n",
+			adapter->current_op);
+		return;
+	}
+	len = sizeof(struct i40e_virtchnl_rss_lut) +
+	      (adapter->rss_lut_size * sizeof(u8)) - 1;
+	vrl = kzalloc(len, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!vrl)
+		return;
+	vrl->vsi_id = adapter->vsi.id;
+	vrl->lut_entries = adapter->rss_lut_size;
+	memcpy(vrl->lut, adapter->rss_lut, adapter->rss_lut_size);
+	adapter->current_op = I40E_VIRTCHNL_OP_CONFIG_RSS_LUT;
+	adapter->aq_required &= ~I40EVF_FLAG_AQ_SET_RSS_LUT;
+	i40evf_send_pf_msg(adapter, I40E_VIRTCHNL_OP_CONFIG_RSS_LUT,
+			   (u8 *)vrl, len);
+	kfree(vrl);
+}
+
 /**
  * i40evf_request_reset
  * @adapter: adapter structure
@@ -820,6 +929,16 @@ void i40evf_virtchnl_completion(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter,
 		if (v_opcode != adapter->current_op)
 			return;
 		break;
+	case I40E_VIRTCHNL_OP_GET_RSS_HENA_CAPS: {
+		struct i40e_virtchnl_rss_hena *vrh =
+			(struct i40e_virtchnl_rss_hena *)msg;
+		if (msglen == sizeof(*vrh))
+			adapter->hena = vrh->hena;
+		else
+			dev_warn(&adapter->pdev->dev,
+				 "Invalid message %d from PF\n", v_opcode);
+		}
+		break;
 	default:
 		if (v_opcode != adapter->current_op)
 			dev_warn(&adapter->pdev->dev, "Expected response %d from PF, received %d\n",