diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_sp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_sp.c
index a34362e9fd9c305c922afc3c67d5388f6cd23b4e..5ac616093f9f7d4c4dfd5696dd966ff614091c45 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_sp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_sp.c
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 
 #define BNX2X_MAX_EMUL_MULTI		16
 
+#define MAC_LEADING_ZERO_CNT (ALIGN(ETH_ALEN, sizeof(u32)) - ETH_ALEN)
+
 /**** Exe Queue interfaces ****/
 
 /**
@@ -441,6 +443,36 @@ static bool bnx2x_put_credit_vlan_mac(struct bnx2x_vlan_mac_obj *o)
 	return true;
 }
 
+static int bnx2x_get_n_elements(struct bnx2x *bp, struct bnx2x_vlan_mac_obj *o,
+				int n, u8 *buf)
+{
+	struct bnx2x_vlan_mac_registry_elem *pos;
+	u8 *next = buf;
+	int counter = 0;
+
+	/* traverse list */
+	list_for_each_entry(pos, &o->head, link) {
+		if (counter < n) {
+			/* place leading zeroes in buffer */
+			memset(next, 0, MAC_LEADING_ZERO_CNT);
+
+			/* place mac after leading zeroes*/
+			memcpy(next + MAC_LEADING_ZERO_CNT, pos->u.mac.mac,
+			       ETH_ALEN);
+
+			/* calculate address of next element and
+			 * advance counter
+			 */
+			counter++;
+			next = buf + counter * ALIGN(ETH_ALEN, sizeof(u32));
+
+			DP(BNX2X_MSG_SP, "copied element number %d to address %p element was %pM\n",
+			   counter, next, pos->u.mac.mac);
+		}
+	}
+	return counter * ETH_ALEN;
+}
+
 /* check_add() callbacks */
 static int bnx2x_check_mac_add(struct bnx2x_vlan_mac_obj *o,
 			       union bnx2x_classification_ramrod_data *data)
@@ -1886,6 +1918,7 @@ void bnx2x_init_mac_obj(struct bnx2x *bp,
 		mac_obj->check_move        = bnx2x_check_move;
 		mac_obj->ramrod_cmd        =
 			RAMROD_CMD_ID_ETH_CLASSIFICATION_RULES;
+		mac_obj->get_n_elements    = bnx2x_get_n_elements;
 
 		/* Exe Queue */
 		bnx2x_exe_queue_init(bp,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_sp.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_sp.h
index 9a517c2e9f1b66c6be01d286c21a6b978cfc684d..992308ff82e845b8698f1647a258b8bdc968aa7e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_sp.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_sp.h
@@ -285,6 +285,19 @@ struct bnx2x_vlan_mac_obj {
 	/* RAMROD command to be used */
 	int				ramrod_cmd;
 
+	/* copy first n elements onto preallocated buffer
+	 *
+	 * @param n number of elements to get
+	 * @param buf buffer preallocated by caller into which elements
+	 *            will be copied. Note elements are 4-byte aligned
+	 *            so buffer size must be able to accomodate the
+	 *            aligned elements.
+	 *
+	 * @return number of copied bytes
+	 */
+	int (*get_n_elements)(struct bnx2x *bp, struct bnx2x_vlan_mac_obj *o,
+			      int n, u8 *buf);
+
 	/**
 	 * Checks if ADD-ramrod with the given params may be performed.
 	 *