diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4.h
index 8816c645de7d6b41a04aa5a6c1ef59d7d7086d80..c6ff4890d171a1509c7b3ca2aa21e5b0edd6039f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4.h
@@ -1136,6 +1136,8 @@ int cxgb4_t4_bar2_sge_qregs(struct adapter *adapter,
 
 unsigned int qtimer_val(const struct adapter *adap,
 			const struct sge_rspq *q);
+
+int t4_init_devlog_params(struct adapter *adapter);
 int t4_init_sge_params(struct adapter *adapter);
 int t4_init_tp_params(struct adapter *adap);
 int t4_filter_field_shift(const struct adapter *adap, int filter_sel);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_main.c
index 826de7a7f83ca1752ab7b56bca41c126b26f1613..d92995138f7ef9253c3b2ac37efba2c491e2f528 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_main.c
@@ -5110,10 +5110,15 @@ static int adap_init0(struct adapter *adap)
 	enum dev_state state;
 	u32 params[7], val[7];
 	struct fw_caps_config_cmd caps_cmd;
-	struct fw_devlog_cmd devlog_cmd;
-	u32 devlog_meminfo;
 	int reset = 1;
 
+	/* Grab Firmware Device Log parameters as early as possible so we have
+	 * access to it for debugging, etc.
+	 */
+	ret = t4_init_devlog_params(adap);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
 	/* Contact FW, advertising Master capability */
 	ret = t4_fw_hello(adap, adap->mbox, adap->mbox, MASTER_MAY, &state);
 	if (ret < 0) {
@@ -5191,30 +5196,6 @@ static int adap_init0(struct adapter *adap)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto bye;
 
-	/* Read firmware device log parameters.  We really need to find a way
-	 * to get these parameters initialized with some default values (which
-	 * are likely to be correct) for the case where we either don't
-	 * attache to the firmware or it's crashed when we probe the adapter.
-	 * That way we'll still be able to perform early firmware startup
-	 * debugging ...  If the request to get the Firmware's Device Log
-	 * parameters fails, we'll live so we don't make that a fatal error.
-	 */
-	memset(&devlog_cmd, 0, sizeof(devlog_cmd));
-	devlog_cmd.op_to_write = htonl(FW_CMD_OP_V(FW_DEVLOG_CMD) |
-				       FW_CMD_REQUEST_F | FW_CMD_READ_F);
-	devlog_cmd.retval_len16 = htonl(FW_LEN16(devlog_cmd));
-	ret = t4_wr_mbox(adap, adap->mbox, &devlog_cmd, sizeof(devlog_cmd),
-			 &devlog_cmd);
-	if (ret == 0) {
-		devlog_meminfo =
-			ntohl(devlog_cmd.memtype_devlog_memaddr16_devlog);
-		adap->params.devlog.memtype =
-			FW_DEVLOG_CMD_MEMTYPE_DEVLOG_G(devlog_meminfo);
-		adap->params.devlog.start =
-			FW_DEVLOG_CMD_MEMADDR16_DEVLOG_G(devlog_meminfo) << 4;
-		adap->params.devlog.size = ntohl(devlog_cmd.memsize_devlog);
-	}
-
 	/*
 	 * Find out what ports are available to us.  Note that we need to do
 	 * this before calling adap_init0_no_config() since it needs nports
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/t4_hw.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/t4_hw.c
index 1abdfa123c6cf8d42a4788400539b40b05ed84eb..ee394dc68303851153a3598fe4455cec972597d9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/t4_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/t4_hw.c
@@ -4458,6 +4458,59 @@ int cxgb4_t4_bar2_sge_qregs(struct adapter *adapter,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ *	t4_init_devlog_params - initialize adapter->params.devlog
+ *	@adap: the adapter
+ *
+ *	Initialize various fields of the adapter's Firmware Device Log
+ *	Parameters structure.
+ */
+int t4_init_devlog_params(struct adapter *adap)
+{
+	struct devlog_params *dparams = &adap->params.devlog;
+	u32 pf_dparams;
+	unsigned int devlog_meminfo;
+	struct fw_devlog_cmd devlog_cmd;
+	int ret;
+
+	/* If we're dealing with newer firmware, the Device Log Paramerters
+	 * are stored in a designated register which allows us to access the
+	 * Device Log even if we can't talk to the firmware.
+	 */
+	pf_dparams =
+		t4_read_reg(adap, PCIE_FW_REG(PCIE_FW_PF_A, PCIE_FW_PF_DEVLOG));
+	if (pf_dparams) {
+		unsigned int nentries, nentries128;
+
+		dparams->memtype = PCIE_FW_PF_DEVLOG_MEMTYPE_G(pf_dparams);
+		dparams->start = PCIE_FW_PF_DEVLOG_ADDR16_G(pf_dparams) << 4;
+
+		nentries128 = PCIE_FW_PF_DEVLOG_NENTRIES128_G(pf_dparams);
+		nentries = (nentries128 + 1) * 128;
+		dparams->size = nentries * sizeof(struct fw_devlog_e);
+
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	/* Otherwise, ask the firmware for it's Device Log Parameters.
+	 */
+	memset(&devlog_cmd, 0, sizeof(devlog_cmd));
+	devlog_cmd.op_to_write = htonl(FW_CMD_OP_V(FW_DEVLOG_CMD) |
+				       FW_CMD_REQUEST_F | FW_CMD_READ_F);
+	devlog_cmd.retval_len16 = htonl(FW_LEN16(devlog_cmd));
+	ret = t4_wr_mbox(adap, adap->mbox, &devlog_cmd, sizeof(devlog_cmd),
+			 &devlog_cmd);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	devlog_meminfo = ntohl(devlog_cmd.memtype_devlog_memaddr16_devlog);
+	dparams->memtype = FW_DEVLOG_CMD_MEMTYPE_DEVLOG_G(devlog_meminfo);
+	dparams->start = FW_DEVLOG_CMD_MEMADDR16_DEVLOG_G(devlog_meminfo) << 4;
+	dparams->size = ntohl(devlog_cmd.memsize_devlog);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /**
  *	t4_init_sge_params - initialize adap->params.sge
  *	@adapter: the adapter
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/t4_regs.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/t4_regs.h
index 231a725f6d5d1679c4d6b07ff6694ac387f0b66a..326674b19983825af5631993b4427e0132ed6ba6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/t4_regs.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/t4_regs.h
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@
 #define MC_BIST_STATUS_REG(reg_addr, idx) ((reg_addr) + (idx) * 4)
 #define EDC_BIST_STATUS_REG(reg_addr, idx) ((reg_addr) + (idx) * 4)
 
+#define PCIE_FW_REG(reg_addr, idx) ((reg_addr) + (idx) * 4)
+
 #define SGE_PF_KDOORBELL_A 0x0
 
 #define QID_S    15
@@ -707,6 +709,7 @@
 #define PFNUM_V(x) ((x) << PFNUM_S)
 
 #define PCIE_FW_A 0x30b8
+#define PCIE_FW_PF_A 0x30bc
 
 #define PCIE_CORE_UTL_SYSTEM_BUS_AGENT_STATUS_A 0x5908