diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/cgx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/cgx.c
index 8f17e26dca538cad2966bc2b86846c390c0df929..7d0f96290943780d5401a40a45e01e438db8494f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/cgx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/cgx.c
@@ -145,6 +145,16 @@ int cgx_get_cgxid(void *cgxd)
 	return cgx->cgx_id;
 }
 
+u8 cgx_lmac_get_p2x(int cgx_id, int lmac_id)
+{
+	struct cgx *cgx_dev = cgx_get_pdata(cgx_id);
+	u64 cfg;
+
+	cfg = cgx_read(cgx_dev, lmac_id, CGXX_CMRX_CFG);
+
+	return (cfg & CMR_P2X_SEL_MASK) >> CMR_P2X_SEL_SHIFT;
+}
+
 /* Ensure the required lock for event queue(where asynchronous events are
  * posted) is acquired before calling this API. Else an asynchronous event(with
  * latest link status) can reach the destination before this function returns
@@ -814,8 +824,7 @@ static int cgx_lmac_verify_fwi_version(struct cgx *cgx)
 	minor_ver = FIELD_GET(RESP_MINOR_VER, resp);
 	dev_dbg(dev, "Firmware command interface version = %d.%d\n",
 		major_ver, minor_ver);
-	if (major_ver != CGX_FIRMWARE_MAJOR_VER ||
-	    minor_ver != CGX_FIRMWARE_MINOR_VER)
+	if (major_ver != CGX_FIRMWARE_MAJOR_VER)
 		return -EIO;
 	else
 		return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/cgx.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/cgx.h
index 27ca3291682bc031d84f0943a2490375472da6fd..bcfc3e5f66bb4230216b8ffb4d6273c5b92a55f7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/cgx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/cgx.h
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@
 
 /* Registers */
 #define CGXX_CMRX_CFG			0x00
+#define CMR_P2X_SEL_MASK		GENMASK_ULL(61, 59)
+#define CMR_P2X_SEL_SHIFT		59ULL
+#define CMR_P2X_SEL_NIX0		1ULL
+#define CMR_P2X_SEL_NIX1		2ULL
 #define CMR_EN				BIT_ULL(55)
 #define DATA_PKT_TX_EN			BIT_ULL(53)
 #define DATA_PKT_RX_EN			BIT_ULL(54)
@@ -142,5 +146,6 @@ int cgx_lmac_get_pause_frm(void *cgxd, int lmac_id,
 int cgx_lmac_set_pause_frm(void *cgxd, int lmac_id,
 			   u8 tx_pause, u8 rx_pause);
 void cgx_lmac_ptp_config(void *cgxd, int lmac_id, bool enable);
+u8 cgx_lmac_get_p2x(int cgx_id, int lmac_id);
 
 #endif /* CGX_H */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu.c
index 79b9553c61f89976c0c7ad5f3f4166b1dd1e5c77..f2dbc9aea30b923f900f2ff3a2de8c38b205e059 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu.c
@@ -1252,6 +1252,58 @@ int rvu_mbox_handler_detach_resources(struct rvu *rvu,
 	return rvu_detach_rsrcs(rvu, detach, detach->hdr.pcifunc);
 }
 
+static int rvu_get_nix_blkaddr(struct rvu *rvu, u16 pcifunc)
+{
+	struct rvu_pfvf *pfvf = rvu_get_pfvf(rvu, pcifunc);
+	int blkaddr = BLKADDR_NIX0, vf;
+	struct rvu_pfvf *pf;
+
+	/* All CGX mapped PFs are set with assigned NIX block during init */
+	if (is_pf_cgxmapped(rvu, rvu_get_pf(pcifunc))) {
+		pf = rvu_get_pfvf(rvu, pcifunc & ~RVU_PFVF_FUNC_MASK);
+		blkaddr = pf->nix_blkaddr;
+	} else if (is_afvf(pcifunc)) {
+		vf = pcifunc - 1;
+		/* Assign NIX based on VF number. All even numbered VFs get
+		 * NIX0 and odd numbered gets NIX1
+		 */
+		blkaddr = (vf & 1) ? BLKADDR_NIX1 : BLKADDR_NIX0;
+		/* NIX1 is not present on all silicons */
+		if (!is_block_implemented(rvu->hw, BLKADDR_NIX1))
+			blkaddr = BLKADDR_NIX0;
+	}
+
+	switch (blkaddr) {
+	case BLKADDR_NIX1:
+		pfvf->nix_blkaddr = BLKADDR_NIX1;
+		break;
+	case BLKADDR_NIX0:
+	default:
+		pfvf->nix_blkaddr = BLKADDR_NIX0;
+		break;
+	}
+
+	return pfvf->nix_blkaddr;
+}
+
+static int rvu_get_attach_blkaddr(struct rvu *rvu, int blktype, u16 pcifunc)
+{
+	int blkaddr;
+
+	switch (blktype) {
+	case BLKTYPE_NIX:
+		blkaddr = rvu_get_nix_blkaddr(rvu, pcifunc);
+		break;
+	default:
+		return rvu_get_blkaddr(rvu, blktype, 0);
+	};
+
+	if (is_block_implemented(rvu->hw, blkaddr))
+		return blkaddr;
+
+	return -ENODEV;
+}
+
 static void rvu_attach_block(struct rvu *rvu, int pcifunc,
 			     int blktype, int num_lfs)
 {
@@ -1265,7 +1317,7 @@ static void rvu_attach_block(struct rvu *rvu, int pcifunc,
 	if (!num_lfs)
 		return;
 
-	blkaddr = rvu_get_blkaddr(rvu, blktype, 0);
+	blkaddr = rvu_get_attach_blkaddr(rvu, blktype, pcifunc);
 	if (blkaddr < 0)
 		return;
 
@@ -1294,9 +1346,9 @@ static int rvu_check_rsrc_availability(struct rvu *rvu,
 				       struct rsrc_attach *req, u16 pcifunc)
 {
 	struct rvu_pfvf *pfvf = rvu_get_pfvf(rvu, pcifunc);
+	int free_lfs, mappedlfs, blkaddr;
 	struct rvu_hwinfo *hw = rvu->hw;
 	struct rvu_block *block;
-	int free_lfs, mappedlfs;
 
 	/* Only one NPA LF can be attached */
 	if (req->npalf && !is_blktype_attached(pfvf, BLKTYPE_NPA)) {
@@ -1313,7 +1365,10 @@ static int rvu_check_rsrc_availability(struct rvu *rvu,
 
 	/* Only one NIX LF can be attached */
 	if (req->nixlf && !is_blktype_attached(pfvf, BLKTYPE_NIX)) {
-		block = &hw->block[BLKADDR_NIX0];
+		blkaddr = rvu_get_attach_blkaddr(rvu, BLKTYPE_NIX, pcifunc);
+		if (blkaddr < 0)
+			return blkaddr;
+		block = &hw->block[blkaddr];
 		free_lfs = rvu_rsrc_free_count(&block->lf);
 		if (!free_lfs)
 			goto fail;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu.h
index a419075a93286783b78e1f2fa0a4f511b5a29db9..5d0815bd9a810816ea55d21d78638a3fd1de731d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu.h
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ struct rvu_pfvf {
 
 	bool	cgx_in_use; /* this PF/VF using CGX? */
 	int	cgx_users;  /* number of cgx users - used only by PFs */
+
+	u8	nix_blkaddr; /* BLKADDR_NIX0/1 assigned to this PF */
 };
 
 struct nix_txsch {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_cgx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_cgx.c
index fa9152ff5e2a08715b707b1d61ec6d4b07c40de1..d298b935717784e5ba3bdf3344a0898e624a5759 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_cgx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_cgx.c
@@ -74,6 +74,20 @@ void *rvu_cgx_pdata(u8 cgx_id, struct rvu *rvu)
 	return rvu->cgx_idmap[cgx_id];
 }
 
+/* Based on P2X connectivity find mapped NIX block for a PF */
+static void rvu_map_cgx_nix_block(struct rvu *rvu, int pf,
+				  int cgx_id, int lmac_id)
+{
+	struct rvu_pfvf *pfvf = &rvu->pf[pf];
+	u8 p2x;
+
+	p2x = cgx_lmac_get_p2x(cgx_id, lmac_id);
+	/* Firmware sets P2X_SELECT as either NIX0 or NIX1 */
+	pfvf->nix_blkaddr = BLKADDR_NIX0;
+	if (p2x == CMR_P2X_SEL_NIX1)
+		pfvf->nix_blkaddr = BLKADDR_NIX1;
+}
+
 static int rvu_map_cgx_lmac_pf(struct rvu *rvu)
 {
 	struct npc_pkind *pkind = &rvu->hw->pkind;
@@ -117,6 +131,7 @@ static int rvu_map_cgx_lmac_pf(struct rvu *rvu)
 			rvu->cgxlmac2pf_map[CGX_OFFSET(cgx) + lmac] = 1 << pf;
 			free_pkind = rvu_alloc_rsrc(&pkind->rsrc);
 			pkind->pfchan_map[free_pkind] = ((pf) & 0x3F) << 16;
+			rvu_map_cgx_nix_block(rvu, pf, cgx, lmac);
 			rvu->cgx_mapped_pfs++;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_nix.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_nix.c
index 096c2e02f9a0d7a292939471749c0ba9d8af58ae..6b8c964b6a247569b64f3c8483d6cd768c0f0f68 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_nix.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_nix.c
@@ -213,8 +213,8 @@ static bool is_valid_txschq(struct rvu *rvu, int blkaddr,
 static int nix_interface_init(struct rvu *rvu, u16 pcifunc, int type, int nixlf)
 {
 	struct rvu_pfvf *pfvf = rvu_get_pfvf(rvu, pcifunc);
+	int pkind, pf, vf, lbkid;
 	u8 cgx_id, lmac_id;
-	int pkind, pf, vf;
 	int err;
 
 	pf = rvu_get_pf(pcifunc);
@@ -247,13 +247,24 @@ static int nix_interface_init(struct rvu *rvu, u16 pcifunc, int type, int nixlf)
 	case NIX_INTF_TYPE_LBK:
 		vf = (pcifunc & RVU_PFVF_FUNC_MASK) - 1;
 
+		/* If NIX1 block is present on the silicon then NIXes are
+		 * assigned alternatively for lbk interfaces. NIX0 should
+		 * send packets on lbk link 1 channels and NIX1 should send
+		 * on lbk link 0 channels for the communication between
+		 * NIX0 and NIX1.
+		 */
+		lbkid = 0;
+		if (rvu->hw->lbk_links > 1)
+			lbkid = vf & 0x1 ? 0 : 1;
+
 		/* Note that AF's VFs work in pairs and talk over consecutive
 		 * loopback channels.Therefore if odd number of AF VFs are
 		 * enabled then the last VF remains with no pair.
 		 */
-		pfvf->rx_chan_base = NIX_CHAN_LBK_CHX(0, vf);
-		pfvf->tx_chan_base = vf & 0x1 ? NIX_CHAN_LBK_CHX(0, vf - 1) :
-						NIX_CHAN_LBK_CHX(0, vf + 1);
+		pfvf->rx_chan_base = NIX_CHAN_LBK_CHX(lbkid, vf);
+		pfvf->tx_chan_base = vf & 0x1 ?
+					NIX_CHAN_LBK_CHX(lbkid, vf - 1) :
+					NIX_CHAN_LBK_CHX(lbkid, vf + 1);
 		pfvf->rx_chan_cnt = 1;
 		pfvf->tx_chan_cnt = 1;
 		rvu_npc_install_promisc_entry(rvu, pcifunc, nixlf,
@@ -3183,7 +3194,7 @@ static int rvu_nix_block_init(struct rvu *rvu, struct nix_hw *nix_hw)
 	hw->cgx = (cfg >> 12) & 0xF;
 	hw->lmac_per_cgx = (cfg >> 8) & 0xF;
 	hw->cgx_links = hw->cgx * hw->lmac_per_cgx;
-	hw->lbk_links = 1;
+	hw->lbk_links = (cfg >> 24) & 0xF;
 	hw->sdp_links = 1;
 
 	/* Initialize admin queue */