diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-drv.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-drv.c
index 9955cae3cabc..cfd3f7efda1c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-drv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-drv.c
@@ -1626,15 +1626,18 @@ static void xgbe_poll_controller(struct net_device *netdev)
 }
 #endif /* End CONFIG_NET_POLL_CONTROLLER */
 
-static int xgbe_setup_tc(struct net_device *netdev, u32 handle, u8 tc)
+static int xgbe_setup_tc(struct net_device *netdev, u32 handle, __be16 proto,
+			 struct tc_to_netdev *tc_to_netdev)
 {
 	struct xgbe_prv_data *pdata = netdev_priv(netdev);
 	unsigned int offset, queue;
-	u8 i;
+	u8 i, tc;
 
-	if (handle != TC_H_ROOT)
+	if (handle != TC_H_ROOT || tc_to_netdev->type != TC_SETUP_MQPRIO)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	tc = tc_to_netdev->tc;
+
 	if (tc && (tc != pdata->hw_feat.tc_cnt))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.c
index b262cba34dfa..45843d150868 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.c
@@ -4272,11 +4272,12 @@ int bnx2x_setup_tc(struct net_device *dev, u8 num_tc)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int __bnx2x_setup_tc(struct net_device *dev, u32 handle, u8 num_tc)
+int __bnx2x_setup_tc(struct net_device *dev, u32 handle, __be16 proto,
+		     struct tc_to_netdev *tc)
 {
-	if (handle != TC_H_ROOT)
+	if (handle != TC_H_ROOT || tc->type != TC_SETUP_MQPRIO)
 		return -EINVAL;
-	return bnx2x_setup_tc(dev, num_tc);
+	return bnx2x_setup_tc(dev, tc->tc);
 }
 
 /* called with rtnl_lock */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.h
index 60a4109dcdeb..0e68fadecfdb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.h
@@ -486,7 +486,8 @@ netdev_tx_t bnx2x_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev);
 
 /* setup_tc callback */
 int bnx2x_setup_tc(struct net_device *dev, u8 num_tc);
-int __bnx2x_setup_tc(struct net_device *dev, u32 handle, u8 num_tc);
+int __bnx2x_setup_tc(struct net_device *dev, u32 handle, __be16 proto,
+		     struct tc_to_netdev *tc);
 
 int bnx2x_get_vf_config(struct net_device *dev, int vf,
 			struct ifla_vf_info *ivi);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index ff08faf44ee5..169920aa39f3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -5370,13 +5370,17 @@ static int bnxt_change_mtu(struct net_device *dev, int new_mtu)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int bnxt_setup_tc(struct net_device *dev, u32 handle, u8 tc)
+static int bnxt_setup_tc(struct net_device *dev, u32 handle, __be16 proto,
+			 struct tc_to_netdev *ntc)
 {
 	struct bnxt *bp = netdev_priv(dev);
+	u8 tc;
 
-	if (handle != TC_H_ROOT)
+	if (handle != TC_H_ROOT || ntc->type != TC_SETUP_MQPRIO)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	tc = ntc->tc;
+
 	if (tc > bp->max_tc) {
 		netdev_err(dev, "too many traffic classes requested: %d Max supported is %d\n",
 			   tc, bp->max_tc);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_netdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_netdev.c
index 12701a492325..dc1a82148ff0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_netdev.c
@@ -1204,12 +1204,13 @@ err_queueing_scheme:
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int __fm10k_setup_tc(struct net_device *dev, u32 handle, u8 tc)
+static int __fm10k_setup_tc(struct net_device *dev, u32 handle, __be16 proto,
+			    struct tc_to_netdev *tc)
 {
-	if (handle != TC_H_ROOT)
+	if (handle != TC_H_ROOT || tc->type != TC_SETUP_MQPRIO)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	return fm10k_setup_tc(dev, tc);
+	return fm10k_setup_tc(dev, tc->tc);
 }
 
 static int fm10k_ioctl(struct net_device *netdev, struct ifreq *ifr, int cmd)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
index ef9ca075d5e5..933c4b3d92c8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
@@ -788,7 +788,8 @@ struct i40e_mac_filter *i40e_find_mac(struct i40e_vsi *vsi, u8 *macaddr,
 				      bool is_vf, bool is_netdev);
 #ifdef I40E_FCOE
 int i40e_close(struct net_device *netdev);
-int __i40e_setup_tc(struct net_device *netdev, u32 handle, u8 tc);
+int __i40e_setup_tc(struct net_device *netdev, u32 handle, __be16 proto,
+		    struct tc_to_netdev *tc);
 void i40e_netpoll(struct net_device *netdev);
 int i40e_fcoe_enable(struct net_device *netdev);
 int i40e_fcoe_disable(struct net_device *netdev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index abcb6c152186..257d16207976 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -5307,14 +5307,16 @@ exit:
 }
 
 #ifdef I40E_FCOE
-int __i40e_setup_tc(struct net_device *netdev, u32 handle, u8 tc)
+int __i40e_setup_tc(struct net_device *netdev, u32 handle, __be16 proto,
+		    struct tc_to_netdev *tc)
 #else
-static int __i40e_setup_tc(struct net_device *netdev, u32 handle, u8 tc)
+static int __i40e_setup_tc(struct net_device *netdev, u32 handle, __be16 proto,
+			   struct tc_to_netdev *tc)
 #endif
 {
-	if (handle != TC_H_ROOT)
+	if (handle != TC_H_ROOT || tc->type != TC_SETUP_MQPRIO)
 		return -EINVAL;
-	return i40e_setup_tc(netdev, tc);
+	return i40e_setup_tc(netdev, tc->tc);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index 1ba714efd78c..dca2298f4c36 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -8200,13 +8200,14 @@ int ixgbe_setup_tc(struct net_device *dev, u8 tc)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int __ixgbe_setup_tc(struct net_device *dev, u32 handle, u8 tc)
+int __ixgbe_setup_tc(struct net_device *dev, u32 handle, __be16 proto,
+		     struct tc_to_netdev *tc)
 {
 	/* Only support egress tc setup for now */
-	if (handle != TC_H_ROOT)
+	if (handle != TC_H_ROOT || tc->type != TC_SETUP_MQPRIO)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	return ixgbe_setup_tc(dev, tc);
+	return ixgbe_setup_tc(dev, tc->tc);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PCI_IOV
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c
index d5c6c16b9457..01d6a9695586 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c
@@ -69,12 +69,13 @@ int mlx4_en_setup_tc(struct net_device *dev, u8 up)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int __mlx4_en_setup_tc(struct net_device *dev, u32 handle, u8 up)
+static int __mlx4_en_setup_tc(struct net_device *dev, u32 handle, __be16 proto,
+			      struct tc_to_netdev *tc)
 {
-	if (handle != TC_H_ROOT)
+	if (handle != TC_H_ROOT || tc->type != TC_SETUP_MQPRIO)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	return mlx4_en_setup_tc(dev, up);
+	return mlx4_en_setup_tc(dev, tc->tc);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_RFS_ACCEL
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.h
index 7815fa09b15d..5e3f93f04e62 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.h
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ netdev_tx_t efx_hard_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 				struct net_device *net_dev);
 netdev_tx_t efx_enqueue_skb(struct efx_tx_queue *tx_queue, struct sk_buff *skb);
 void efx_xmit_done(struct efx_tx_queue *tx_queue, unsigned int index);
-int efx_setup_tc(struct net_device *net_dev, u32 handle, u8 num_tc);
+int efx_setup_tc(struct net_device *net_dev, u32 handle, __be16 proto,
+		 struct tc_to_netdev *tc);
 unsigned int efx_tx_max_skb_descs(struct efx_nic *efx);
 extern unsigned int efx_piobuf_size;
 extern bool efx_separate_tx_channels;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/tx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/tx.c
index 8f1d53e2aca7..2cdb5718ed66 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/tx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/tx.c
@@ -562,17 +562,20 @@ void efx_init_tx_queue_core_txq(struct efx_tx_queue *tx_queue)
 				     efx->n_tx_channels : 0));
 }
 
-int efx_setup_tc(struct net_device *net_dev, u32 handle, u8 num_tc)
+int efx_setup_tc(struct net_device *net_dev, u32 handle, __be16 proto,
+		 struct tc_to_netdev *ntc)
 {
 	struct efx_nic *efx = netdev_priv(net_dev);
 	struct efx_channel *channel;
 	struct efx_tx_queue *tx_queue;
-	unsigned tc;
+	unsigned tc, num_tc;
 	int rc;
 
-	if (handle != TC_H_ROOT)
+	if (handle != TC_H_ROOT || ntc->type != TC_SETUP_MQPRIO)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	num_tc = ntc->tc;
+
 	if (efx_nic_rev(efx) < EFX_REV_FALCON_B0 || num_tc > EFX_MAX_TX_TC)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/netcp_core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/netcp_core.c
index 40cde814608b..8586a2034019 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/netcp_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/netcp_core.c
@@ -1835,25 +1835,26 @@ static u16 netcp_select_queue(struct net_device *dev, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int netcp_setup_tc(struct net_device *dev, u32 handle, u8 num_tc)
+static int netcp_setup_tc(struct net_device *dev, u32 handle, __be16 proto,
+			  struct tc_to_netdev tc)
 {
 	int i;
 
 	/* setup tc must be called under rtnl lock */
 	ASSERT_RTNL();
 
-	if (handle != TC_H_ROOT)
+	if (handle != TC_H_ROOT || tc->type != TC_SETUP_MQPRIO)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/* Sanity-check the number of traffic classes requested */
 	if ((dev->real_num_tx_queues <= 1) ||
-	    (dev->real_num_tx_queues < num_tc))
+	    (dev->real_num_tx_queues < tc->tc))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/* Configure traffic class to queue mappings */
-	if (num_tc) {
-		netdev_set_num_tc(dev, num_tc);
-		for (i = 0; i < num_tc; i++)
+	if (tc->tc) {
+		netdev_set_num_tc(dev, tc->tc);
+		for (i = 0; i < tc->tc; i++)
 			netdev_set_tc_queue(dev, i, 1, i);
 	} else {
 		netdev_reset_tc(dev);
diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index 48928b6f9cb6..e396060f815f 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -779,6 +779,21 @@ static inline bool netdev_phys_item_id_same(struct netdev_phys_item_id *a,
 typedef u16 (*select_queue_fallback_t)(struct net_device *dev,
 				       struct sk_buff *skb);
 
+/* This structure holds attributes of qdisc and classifiers
+ * that are being passed to the netdevice through the setup_tc op.
+ */
+enum {
+	TC_SETUP_MQPRIO,
+};
+
+struct tc_to_netdev {
+	unsigned int type;
+	union {
+		u8 tc;
+	};
+};
+
+
 /*
  * This structure defines the management hooks for network devices.
  * The following hooks can be defined; unless noted otherwise, they are
@@ -1151,7 +1166,10 @@ struct net_device_ops {
 	int			(*ndo_set_vf_rss_query_en)(
 						   struct net_device *dev,
 						   int vf, bool setting);
-	int			(*ndo_setup_tc)(struct net_device *dev, u32 handle, u8 tc);
+	int			(*ndo_setup_tc)(struct net_device *dev,
+						u32 handle,
+						__be16 protocol,
+						struct tc_to_netdev *tc);
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_FCOE)
 	int			(*ndo_fcoe_enable)(struct net_device *dev);
 	int			(*ndo_fcoe_disable)(struct net_device *dev);
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_mqprio.c b/net/sched/sch_mqprio.c
index f5a0e8a4dbd7..f9947d1f4952 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_mqprio.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_mqprio.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ static void mqprio_destroy(struct Qdisc *sch)
 {
 	struct net_device *dev = qdisc_dev(sch);
 	struct mqprio_sched *priv = qdisc_priv(sch);
+	struct tc_to_netdev tc = {.type = TC_SETUP_MQPRIO};
 	unsigned int ntx;
 
 	if (priv->qdiscs) {
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ static void mqprio_destroy(struct Qdisc *sch)
 	}
 
 	if (priv->hw_owned && dev->netdev_ops->ndo_setup_tc)
-		dev->netdev_ops->ndo_setup_tc(dev, sch->handle, 0);
+		dev->netdev_ops->ndo_setup_tc(dev, sch->handle, 0, &tc);
 	else
 		netdev_set_num_tc(dev, 0);
 }
@@ -140,9 +141,11 @@ static int mqprio_init(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt)
 	 * supplied and verified mapping
 	 */
 	if (qopt->hw) {
+		struct tc_to_netdev tc = {.type = TC_SETUP_MQPRIO,
+					  .tc = qopt->num_tc};
+
 		priv->hw_owned = 1;
-		err = dev->netdev_ops->ndo_setup_tc(dev, sch->handle,
-						    qopt->num_tc);
+		err = dev->netdev_ops->ndo_setup_tc(dev, sch->handle, 0, &tc);
 		if (err)
 			goto err;
 	} else {