diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_iwarp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_iwarp.c
index a8bd5f8edec60754052a1f4ca7696aee87a6d195..f3b4b32100f5e91508792efe3392b2463b019e37 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_iwarp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_iwarp.c
@@ -29,8 +29,11 @@
  * CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
  * SOFTWARE.
  */
+#include <linux/if_ether.h>
+#include <linux/if_vlan.h>
 #include "qed_cxt.h"
 #include "qed_hw.h"
+#include "qed_ll2.h"
 #include "qed_rdma.h"
 #include "qed_reg_addr.h"
 #include "qed_sp.h"
@@ -474,12 +477,214 @@ void qed_iwarp_resc_free(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn)
 {
 }
 
+static int
+qed_iwarp_ll2_post_rx(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn,
+		      struct qed_iwarp_ll2_buff *buf, u8 handle)
+{
+	int rc;
+
+	rc = qed_ll2_post_rx_buffer(p_hwfn, handle, buf->data_phys_addr,
+				    (u16)buf->buff_size, buf, 1);
+	if (rc) {
+		DP_NOTICE(p_hwfn,
+			  "Failed to repost rx buffer to ll2 rc = %d, handle=%d\n",
+			  rc, handle);
+		dma_free_coherent(&p_hwfn->cdev->pdev->dev, buf->buff_size,
+				  buf->data, buf->data_phys_addr);
+		kfree(buf);
+	}
+
+	return rc;
+}
+
+static void
+qed_iwarp_ll2_comp_syn_pkt(void *cxt, struct qed_ll2_comp_rx_data *data)
+{
+	struct qed_iwarp_ll2_buff *buf = data->cookie;
+	struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn = cxt;
+
+	if (GET_FIELD(data->parse_flags,
+		      PARSING_AND_ERR_FLAGS_L4CHKSMWASCALCULATED) &&
+	    GET_FIELD(data->parse_flags, PARSING_AND_ERR_FLAGS_L4CHKSMERROR)) {
+		DP_NOTICE(p_hwfn, "Syn packet received with checksum error\n");
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	/* Process SYN packet - added later on in series */
+
+err:
+	qed_iwarp_ll2_post_rx(p_hwfn, buf,
+			      p_hwfn->p_rdma_info->iwarp.ll2_syn_handle);
+}
+
+static void qed_iwarp_ll2_rel_rx_pkt(void *cxt, u8 connection_handle,
+				     void *cookie, dma_addr_t rx_buf_addr,
+				     bool b_last_packet)
+{
+	struct qed_iwarp_ll2_buff *buffer = cookie;
+	struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn = cxt;
+
+	dma_free_coherent(&p_hwfn->cdev->pdev->dev, buffer->buff_size,
+			  buffer->data, buffer->data_phys_addr);
+	kfree(buffer);
+}
+
+static void qed_iwarp_ll2_comp_tx_pkt(void *cxt, u8 connection_handle,
+				      void *cookie, dma_addr_t first_frag_addr,
+				      bool b_last_fragment, bool b_last_packet)
+{
+	struct qed_iwarp_ll2_buff *buffer = cookie;
+	struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn = cxt;
+
+	/* this was originally an rx packet, post it back */
+	qed_iwarp_ll2_post_rx(p_hwfn, buffer, connection_handle);
+}
+
+static void qed_iwarp_ll2_rel_tx_pkt(void *cxt, u8 connection_handle,
+				     void *cookie, dma_addr_t first_frag_addr,
+				     bool b_last_fragment, bool b_last_packet)
+{
+	struct qed_iwarp_ll2_buff *buffer = cookie;
+	struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn = cxt;
+
+	if (!buffer)
+		return;
+
+	dma_free_coherent(&p_hwfn->cdev->pdev->dev, buffer->buff_size,
+			  buffer->data, buffer->data_phys_addr);
+
+	kfree(buffer);
+}
+
+static int qed_iwarp_ll2_stop(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn, struct qed_ptt *p_ptt)
+{
+	struct qed_iwarp_info *iwarp_info = &p_hwfn->p_rdma_info->iwarp;
+	int rc = 0;
+
+	if (iwarp_info->ll2_syn_handle != QED_IWARP_HANDLE_INVAL) {
+		rc = qed_ll2_terminate_connection(p_hwfn,
+						  iwarp_info->ll2_syn_handle);
+		if (rc)
+			DP_INFO(p_hwfn, "Failed to terminate syn connection\n");
+
+		qed_ll2_release_connection(p_hwfn, iwarp_info->ll2_syn_handle);
+		iwarp_info->ll2_syn_handle = QED_IWARP_HANDLE_INVAL;
+	}
+
+	qed_llh_remove_mac_filter(p_hwfn,
+				  p_ptt, p_hwfn->p_rdma_info->iwarp.mac_addr);
+	return rc;
+}
+
+static int
+qed_iwarp_ll2_alloc_buffers(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn,
+			    int num_rx_bufs, int buff_size, u8 ll2_handle)
+{
+	struct qed_iwarp_ll2_buff *buffer;
+	int rc = 0;
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < num_rx_bufs; i++) {
+		buffer = kzalloc(sizeof(*buffer), GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!buffer) {
+			rc = -ENOMEM;
+			break;
+		}
+
+		buffer->data = dma_alloc_coherent(&p_hwfn->cdev->pdev->dev,
+						  buff_size,
+						  &buffer->data_phys_addr,
+						  GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!buffer->data) {
+			kfree(buffer);
+			rc = -ENOMEM;
+			break;
+		}
+
+		buffer->buff_size = buff_size;
+		rc = qed_iwarp_ll2_post_rx(p_hwfn, buffer, ll2_handle);
+		if (rc)
+			/* buffers will be deallocated by qed_ll2 */
+			break;
+	}
+	return rc;
+}
+
+#define QED_IWARP_MAX_BUF_SIZE(mtu)				     \
+	ALIGN((mtu) + ETH_HLEN + 2 * VLAN_HLEN + 2 + ETH_CACHE_LINE_SIZE, \
+		ETH_CACHE_LINE_SIZE)
+
+static int
+qed_iwarp_ll2_start(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn,
+		    struct qed_rdma_start_in_params *params,
+		    struct qed_ptt *p_ptt)
+{
+	struct qed_iwarp_info *iwarp_info;
+	struct qed_ll2_acquire_data data;
+	struct qed_ll2_cbs cbs;
+	int rc = 0;
+
+	iwarp_info = &p_hwfn->p_rdma_info->iwarp;
+	iwarp_info->ll2_syn_handle = QED_IWARP_HANDLE_INVAL;
+
+	iwarp_info->max_mtu = params->max_mtu;
+
+	ether_addr_copy(p_hwfn->p_rdma_info->iwarp.mac_addr, params->mac_addr);
+
+	rc = qed_llh_add_mac_filter(p_hwfn, p_ptt, params->mac_addr);
+	if (rc)
+		return rc;
+
+	/* Start SYN connection */
+	cbs.rx_comp_cb = qed_iwarp_ll2_comp_syn_pkt;
+	cbs.rx_release_cb = qed_iwarp_ll2_rel_rx_pkt;
+	cbs.tx_comp_cb = qed_iwarp_ll2_comp_tx_pkt;
+	cbs.tx_release_cb = qed_iwarp_ll2_rel_tx_pkt;
+	cbs.cookie = p_hwfn;
+
+	memset(&data, 0, sizeof(data));
+	data.input.conn_type = QED_LL2_TYPE_IWARP;
+	data.input.mtu = QED_IWARP_MAX_SYN_PKT_SIZE;
+	data.input.rx_num_desc = QED_IWARP_LL2_SYN_RX_SIZE;
+	data.input.tx_num_desc = QED_IWARP_LL2_SYN_TX_SIZE;
+	data.input.tx_max_bds_per_packet = 1;	/* will never be fragmented */
+	data.input.tx_tc = PKT_LB_TC;
+	data.input.tx_dest = QED_LL2_TX_DEST_LB;
+	data.p_connection_handle = &iwarp_info->ll2_syn_handle;
+	data.cbs = &cbs;
+
+	rc = qed_ll2_acquire_connection(p_hwfn, &data);
+	if (rc) {
+		DP_NOTICE(p_hwfn, "Failed to acquire LL2 connection\n");
+		qed_llh_remove_mac_filter(p_hwfn, p_ptt, params->mac_addr);
+		return rc;
+	}
+
+	rc = qed_ll2_establish_connection(p_hwfn, iwarp_info->ll2_syn_handle);
+	if (rc) {
+		DP_NOTICE(p_hwfn, "Failed to establish LL2 connection\n");
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	rc = qed_iwarp_ll2_alloc_buffers(p_hwfn,
+					 QED_IWARP_LL2_SYN_RX_SIZE,
+					 QED_IWARP_MAX_SYN_PKT_SIZE,
+					 iwarp_info->ll2_syn_handle);
+	if (rc)
+		goto err;
+
+	return rc;
+err:
+	qed_iwarp_ll2_stop(p_hwfn, p_ptt);
+
+	return rc;
+}
+
 int qed_iwarp_setup(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn, struct qed_ptt *p_ptt,
 		    struct qed_rdma_start_in_params *params)
 {
 	struct qed_iwarp_info *iwarp_info;
 	u32 rcv_wnd_size;
-	int rc = 0;
 
 	iwarp_info = &p_hwfn->p_rdma_info->iwarp;
 
@@ -499,7 +704,7 @@ int qed_iwarp_setup(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn, struct qed_ptt *p_ptt,
 	qed_spq_register_async_cb(p_hwfn, PROTOCOLID_IWARP,
 				  qed_iwarp_async_event);
 
-	return rc;
+	return qed_iwarp_ll2_start(p_hwfn, params, p_ptt);
 }
 
 int qed_iwarp_stop(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn, struct qed_ptt *p_ptt)
@@ -512,7 +717,7 @@ int qed_iwarp_stop(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn, struct qed_ptt *p_ptt)
 
 	qed_spq_unregister_async_cb(p_hwfn, PROTOCOLID_IWARP);
 
-	return 0;
+	return qed_iwarp_ll2_stop(p_hwfn, p_ptt);
 }
 
 static int qed_iwarp_async_event(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_iwarp.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_iwarp.h
index 05e5e45be6cffb20cb624da8b8cef54191c503b7..068b8594f1c500667585c4b326da62aaa841d5d9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_iwarp.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_iwarp.h
@@ -42,6 +42,17 @@ enum qed_iwarp_qp_state {
 
 enum qed_iwarp_qp_state qed_roce2iwarp_state(enum qed_roce_qp_state state);
 
+#define QED_IWARP_LL2_SYN_TX_SIZE       (128)
+#define QED_IWARP_LL2_SYN_RX_SIZE       (256)
+#define QED_IWARP_MAX_SYN_PKT_SIZE      (128)
+#define QED_IWARP_HANDLE_INVAL			(0xff)
+
+struct qed_iwarp_ll2_buff {
+	void *data;
+	dma_addr_t data_phys_addr;
+	u32 buff_size;
+};
+
 struct qed_iwarp_info {
 	spinlock_t iw_lock;	/* for iwarp resources */
 	spinlock_t qp_lock;	/* for teardown races */
@@ -50,6 +61,7 @@ struct qed_iwarp_info {
 	u8 mac_addr[ETH_ALEN];
 	u8 crc_needed;
 	u8 tcp_flags;
+	u8 ll2_syn_handle;
 	u8 peer2peer;
 	enum mpa_negotiation_mode mpa_rev;
 	enum mpa_rtr_type rtr_type;