diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.c
index 5745a9fd034e107b877141ae3e98d58487436033..d6a92702152319e88497af33f4a0bed5cdac9e8f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.c
@@ -1117,6 +1117,77 @@ static void efx_remove_port(struct efx_nic *efx)
  *
  **************************************************************************/
 
+static LIST_HEAD(efx_primary_list);
+static LIST_HEAD(efx_unassociated_list);
+
+static bool efx_same_controller(struct efx_nic *left, struct efx_nic *right)
+{
+	return left->type == right->type &&
+		left->vpd_sn && right->vpd_sn &&
+		!strcmp(left->vpd_sn, right->vpd_sn);
+}
+
+static void efx_associate(struct efx_nic *efx)
+{
+	struct efx_nic *other, *next;
+
+	if (efx->primary == efx) {
+		/* Adding primary function; look for secondaries */
+
+		netif_dbg(efx, probe, efx->net_dev, "adding to primary list\n");
+		list_add_tail(&efx->node, &efx_primary_list);
+
+		list_for_each_entry_safe(other, next, &efx_unassociated_list,
+					 node) {
+			if (efx_same_controller(efx, other)) {
+				list_del(&other->node);
+				netif_dbg(other, probe, other->net_dev,
+					  "moving to secondary list of %s %s\n",
+					  pci_name(efx->pci_dev),
+					  efx->net_dev->name);
+				list_add_tail(&other->node,
+					      &efx->secondary_list);
+				other->primary = efx;
+			}
+		}
+	} else {
+		/* Adding secondary function; look for primary */
+
+		list_for_each_entry(other, &efx_primary_list, node) {
+			if (efx_same_controller(efx, other)) {
+				netif_dbg(efx, probe, efx->net_dev,
+					  "adding to secondary list of %s %s\n",
+					  pci_name(other->pci_dev),
+					  other->net_dev->name);
+				list_add_tail(&efx->node,
+					      &other->secondary_list);
+				efx->primary = other;
+				return;
+			}
+		}
+
+		netif_dbg(efx, probe, efx->net_dev,
+			  "adding to unassociated list\n");
+		list_add_tail(&efx->node, &efx_unassociated_list);
+	}
+}
+
+static void efx_dissociate(struct efx_nic *efx)
+{
+	struct efx_nic *other, *next;
+
+	list_del(&efx->node);
+	efx->primary = NULL;
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(other, next, &efx->secondary_list, node) {
+		list_del(&other->node);
+		netif_dbg(other, probe, other->net_dev,
+			  "moving to unassociated list\n");
+		list_add_tail(&other->node, &efx_unassociated_list);
+		other->primary = NULL;
+	}
+}
+
 /* This configures the PCI device to enable I/O and DMA. */
 static int efx_init_io(struct efx_nic *efx)
 {
@@ -2214,6 +2285,8 @@ static int efx_register_netdev(struct efx_nic *efx)
 			efx_init_tx_queue_core_txq(tx_queue);
 	}
 
+	efx_associate(efx);
+
 	rtnl_unlock();
 
 	rc = device_create_file(&efx->pci_dev->dev, &dev_attr_phy_type);
@@ -2227,6 +2300,7 @@ static int efx_register_netdev(struct efx_nic *efx)
 
 fail_registered:
 	rtnl_lock();
+	efx_dissociate(efx);
 	unregister_netdevice(net_dev);
 fail_locked:
 	efx->state = STATE_UNINIT;
@@ -2568,6 +2642,8 @@ static int efx_init_struct(struct efx_nic *efx,
 	int i;
 
 	/* Initialise common structures */
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&efx->node);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&efx->secondary_list);
 	spin_lock_init(&efx->biu_lock);
 #ifdef CONFIG_SFC_MTD
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&efx->mtd_list);
@@ -2674,6 +2750,7 @@ static void efx_pci_remove(struct pci_dev *pci_dev)
 
 	/* Mark the NIC as fini, then stop the interface */
 	rtnl_lock();
+	efx_dissociate(efx);
 	dev_close(efx->net_dev);
 	efx_disable_interrupts(efx);
 	rtnl_unlock();
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/falcon.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/falcon.c
index 4a9e05c82e2a1363ed6bf9ddf726131972cc82e5..76699f4e6e04d2626f04c35fc997d3c7fce30fce 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/falcon.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/falcon.c
@@ -2247,6 +2247,8 @@ static int falcon_probe_nic(struct efx_nic *efx)
 	struct falcon_board *board;
 	int rc;
 
+	efx->primary = efx; /* only one usable function per controller */
+
 	/* Allocate storage for hardware specific data */
 	nic_data = kzalloc(sizeof(*nic_data), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!nic_data)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/mcdi.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/mcdi.c
index 540f57915d6fc1496b6425892a5c0ef53e547bd5..0d5d7b5325e821df404eae1e11f781d91def1540 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/mcdi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/mcdi.c
@@ -102,6 +102,10 @@ int efx_mcdi_init(struct efx_nic *efx)
 		netif_err(efx, probe, efx->net_dev,
 			  "Host already registered with MCPU\n");
 
+	if (efx->mcdi->fn_flags &
+	    (1 << MC_CMD_DRV_ATTACH_EXT_OUT_FLAG_PRIMARY))
+		efx->primary = efx;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/net_driver.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/net_driver.h
index be8a616a164998b59468a0dc98bec651fefbb069..653b8782c9561eb0375761e2260f4d78a91a5fc0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/net_driver.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/net_driver.h
@@ -657,6 +657,13 @@ struct vfdi_status;
  * struct efx_nic - an Efx NIC
  * @name: Device name (net device name or bus id before net device registered)
  * @pci_dev: The PCI device
+ * @node: List node for maintaning primary/secondary function lists
+ * @primary: &struct efx_nic instance for the primary function of this
+ *	controller.  May be the same structure, and may be %NULL if no
+ *	primary function is bound.  Serialised by rtnl_lock.
+ * @secondary_list: List of &struct efx_nic instances for the secondary PCI
+ *	functions of the controller, if this is for the primary function.
+ *	Serialised by rtnl_lock.
  * @type: Controller type attributes
  * @legacy_irq: IRQ number
  * @workqueue: Workqueue for port reconfigures and the HW monitor.
@@ -786,6 +793,9 @@ struct efx_nic {
 	/* The following fields should be written very rarely */
 
 	char name[IFNAMSIZ];
+	struct list_head node;
+	struct efx_nic *primary;
+	struct list_head secondary_list;
 	struct pci_dev *pci_dev;
 	unsigned int port_num;
 	const struct efx_nic_type *type;