diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_82599.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_82599.c
index dc197a4b067643dc691fcd39c6a0ca71d30ba024..e9706eb8e4ff58fdb805e12094438a3e14437bb9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_82599.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_82599.c
@@ -2155,10 +2155,14 @@ static u32 ixgbe_get_supported_physical_layer_82599(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
 		goto out;
 
 	switch (hw->phy.type) {
-	case ixgbe_phy_tw_tyco:
-	case ixgbe_phy_tw_unknown:
+	case ixgbe_phy_sfp_passive_tyco:
+	case ixgbe_phy_sfp_passive_unknown:
 		physical_layer = IXGBE_PHYSICAL_LAYER_SFP_PLUS_CU;
 		break;
+	case ixgbe_phy_sfp_ftl_active:
+	case ixgbe_phy_sfp_active_unknown:
+		physical_layer = IXGBE_PHYSICAL_LAYER_SFP_ACTIVE_DA;
+		break;
 	case ixgbe_phy_sfp_avago:
 	case ixgbe_phy_sfp_ftl:
 	case ixgbe_phy_sfp_intel:
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c
index 251767d9fe79053de8977a9523efcf1d0f744c90..c50a7541ffecf763fb0050de183f4db98f43b1b7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c
@@ -212,8 +212,8 @@ static int ixgbe_get_settings(struct net_device *netdev,
 		ecmd->port = PORT_FIBRE;
 		break;
 	case ixgbe_phy_nl:
-	case ixgbe_phy_tw_tyco:
-	case ixgbe_phy_tw_unknown:
+	case ixgbe_phy_sfp_passive_tyco:
+	case ixgbe_phy_sfp_passive_unknown:
 	case ixgbe_phy_sfp_ftl:
 	case ixgbe_phy_sfp_avago:
 	case ixgbe_phy_sfp_intel:
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index caf1114960ef74a0131ea1817b988a638ca80145..9551cbb7bf01f532e3a5705f9e54e45d0cf8ae6e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -3118,8 +3118,10 @@ static inline bool ixgbe_is_sfp(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
 	case ixgbe_phy_sfp_ftl:
 	case ixgbe_phy_sfp_intel:
 	case ixgbe_phy_sfp_unknown:
-	case ixgbe_phy_tw_tyco:
-	case ixgbe_phy_tw_unknown:
+	case ixgbe_phy_sfp_passive_tyco:
+	case ixgbe_phy_sfp_passive_unknown:
+	case ixgbe_phy_sfp_active_unknown:
+	case ixgbe_phy_sfp_ftl_active:
 		return true;
 	default:
 		return false;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_phy.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_phy.c
index d6d5b843d625f4850c0c42be3ac9d3441190034c..22d21af1478326b7c332f72b7c2759566addb43c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_phy.c
@@ -531,6 +531,7 @@ s32 ixgbe_identify_sfp_module_generic(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
 	u8 comp_codes_10g = 0;
 	u8 oui_bytes[3] = {0, 0, 0};
 	u8 cable_tech = 0;
+	u8 cable_spec = 0;
 	u16 enforce_sfp = 0;
 
 	if (hw->mac.ops.get_media_type(hw) != ixgbe_media_type_fiber) {
@@ -580,14 +581,30 @@ s32 ixgbe_identify_sfp_module_generic(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
 			else
 				hw->phy.sfp_type = ixgbe_sfp_type_unknown;
 		} else if (hw->mac.type == ixgbe_mac_82599EB) {
-			if (cable_tech & IXGBE_SFF_DA_PASSIVE_CABLE)
+			if (cable_tech & IXGBE_SFF_DA_PASSIVE_CABLE) {
 				if (hw->bus.lan_id == 0)
 					hw->phy.sfp_type =
 					             ixgbe_sfp_type_da_cu_core0;
 				else
 					hw->phy.sfp_type =
 					             ixgbe_sfp_type_da_cu_core1;
-			else if (comp_codes_10g & IXGBE_SFF_10GBASESR_CAPABLE)
+			} else if (cable_tech & IXGBE_SFF_DA_ACTIVE_CABLE) {
+				hw->phy.ops.read_i2c_eeprom(
+						hw, IXGBE_SFF_CABLE_SPEC_COMP,
+						&cable_spec);
+				if (cable_spec &
+				    IXGBE_SFF_DA_SPEC_ACTIVE_LIMITING) {
+					if (hw->bus.lan_id == 0)
+						hw->phy.sfp_type =
+						ixgbe_sfp_type_da_act_lmt_core0;
+					else
+						hw->phy.sfp_type =
+						ixgbe_sfp_type_da_act_lmt_core1;
+				} else {
+					hw->phy.sfp_type =
+						ixgbe_sfp_type_unknown;
+				}
+			} else if (comp_codes_10g & IXGBE_SFF_10GBASESR_CAPABLE)
 				if (hw->bus.lan_id == 0)
 					hw->phy.sfp_type =
 					              ixgbe_sfp_type_srlr_core0;
@@ -637,10 +654,14 @@ s32 ixgbe_identify_sfp_module_generic(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
 			switch (vendor_oui) {
 			case IXGBE_SFF_VENDOR_OUI_TYCO:
 				if (cable_tech & IXGBE_SFF_DA_PASSIVE_CABLE)
-					hw->phy.type = ixgbe_phy_tw_tyco;
+					hw->phy.type =
+						ixgbe_phy_sfp_passive_tyco;
 				break;
 			case IXGBE_SFF_VENDOR_OUI_FTL:
-				hw->phy.type = ixgbe_phy_sfp_ftl;
+				if (cable_tech & IXGBE_SFF_DA_ACTIVE_CABLE)
+					hw->phy.type = ixgbe_phy_sfp_ftl_active;
+				else
+					hw->phy.type = ixgbe_phy_sfp_ftl;
 				break;
 			case IXGBE_SFF_VENDOR_OUI_AVAGO:
 				hw->phy.type = ixgbe_phy_sfp_avago;
@@ -650,7 +671,11 @@ s32 ixgbe_identify_sfp_module_generic(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
 				break;
 			default:
 				if (cable_tech & IXGBE_SFF_DA_PASSIVE_CABLE)
-					hw->phy.type = ixgbe_phy_tw_unknown;
+					hw->phy.type =
+						ixgbe_phy_sfp_passive_unknown;
+				else if (cable_tech & IXGBE_SFF_DA_ACTIVE_CABLE)
+					hw->phy.type =
+						ixgbe_phy_sfp_active_unknown;
 				else
 					hw->phy.type = ixgbe_phy_sfp_unknown;
 				break;
@@ -658,7 +683,8 @@ s32 ixgbe_identify_sfp_module_generic(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
 		}
 
 		/* All passive DA cables are supported */
-		if (cable_tech & IXGBE_SFF_DA_PASSIVE_CABLE) {
+		if (cable_tech & (IXGBE_SFF_DA_PASSIVE_CABLE |
+		    IXGBE_SFF_DA_ACTIVE_CABLE)) {
 			status = 0;
 			goto out;
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_phy.h b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_phy.h
index 9cf5f3b4cc5dc38227f2ca4733547cab575e1758..c9c545941407fa5f09964c20040f52b5b78bef2f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_phy.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_phy.h
@@ -40,9 +40,12 @@
 #define IXGBE_SFF_1GBE_COMP_CODES    0x6
 #define IXGBE_SFF_10GBE_COMP_CODES   0x3
 #define IXGBE_SFF_CABLE_TECHNOLOGY   0x8
+#define IXGBE_SFF_CABLE_SPEC_COMP    0x3C
 
 /* Bitmasks */
 #define IXGBE_SFF_DA_PASSIVE_CABLE           0x4
+#define IXGBE_SFF_DA_ACTIVE_CABLE            0x8
+#define IXGBE_SFF_DA_SPEC_ACTIVE_LIMITING    0x4
 #define IXGBE_SFF_1GBASESX_CAPABLE           0x1
 #define IXGBE_SFF_1GBASELX_CAPABLE           0x2
 #define IXGBE_SFF_10GBASESR_CAPABLE          0x10
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_type.h b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_type.h
index bd69196ff5222397dcfaa835bef844229729dffe..39b9be897439b1d745e7c739c5c0089d0b43bf0c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_type.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_type.h
@@ -2108,6 +2108,7 @@ typedef u32 ixgbe_physical_layer;
 #define IXGBE_PHYSICAL_LAYER_1000BASE_BX  0x0400
 #define IXGBE_PHYSICAL_LAYER_10GBASE_KR   0x0800
 #define IXGBE_PHYSICAL_LAYER_10GBASE_XAUI 0x1000
+#define IXGBE_PHYSICAL_LAYER_SFP_ACTIVE_DA 0x2000
 
 /* Software ATR hash keys */
 #define IXGBE_ATR_BUCKET_HASH_KEY    0xE214AD3D
@@ -2177,10 +2178,12 @@ enum ixgbe_phy_type {
 	ixgbe_phy_qt,
 	ixgbe_phy_xaui,
 	ixgbe_phy_nl,
-	ixgbe_phy_tw_tyco,
-	ixgbe_phy_tw_unknown,
+	ixgbe_phy_sfp_passive_tyco,
+	ixgbe_phy_sfp_passive_unknown,
+	ixgbe_phy_sfp_active_unknown,
 	ixgbe_phy_sfp_avago,
 	ixgbe_phy_sfp_ftl,
+	ixgbe_phy_sfp_ftl_active,
 	ixgbe_phy_sfp_unknown,
 	ixgbe_phy_sfp_intel,
 	ixgbe_phy_sfp_unsupported,
@@ -2208,6 +2211,8 @@ enum ixgbe_sfp_type {
 	ixgbe_sfp_type_da_cu_core1 = 4,
 	ixgbe_sfp_type_srlr_core0 = 5,
 	ixgbe_sfp_type_srlr_core1 = 6,
+	ixgbe_sfp_type_da_act_lmt_core0 = 7,
+	ixgbe_sfp_type_da_act_lmt_core1 = 8,
 	ixgbe_sfp_type_not_present = 0xFFFE,
 	ixgbe_sfp_type_unknown = 0xFFFF
 };