diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed.h
index e0becec..ffc0807 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed.h
@@ -495,10 +495,6 @@ struct qed_hwfn {
 	bool b_rdma_enabled_in_prs;
 	u32 rdma_prs_search_reg;
 
-	/* Array of sb_info of all status blocks */
-	struct qed_sb_info		*sbs_info[MAX_SB_PER_PF_MIMD];
-	u16				num_sbs;
-
 	struct qed_cxt_mngr		*p_cxt_mngr;
 
 	/* Flag indicating whether interrupts are enabled or not*/
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_fcoe.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_fcoe.c
index cb342f1..3fc4ff2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_fcoe.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_fcoe.c
@@ -183,7 +183,10 @@ qed_sp_fcoe_func_start(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn,
 	p_data->q_params.queue_relative_offset = (u8)tmp;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < fcoe_pf_params->num_cqs; i++) {
-		tmp = cpu_to_le16(p_hwfn->sbs_info[i]->igu_sb_id);
+		u16 igu_sb_id;
+
+		igu_sb_id = qed_get_igu_sb_id(p_hwfn, i);
+		tmp = cpu_to_le16(igu_sb_id);
 		p_data->q_params.cq_cmdq_sb_num_arr[i] = tmp;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_int.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_int.c
index 96eee1e..c9cad2e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_int.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_int.c
@@ -1452,7 +1452,7 @@ static u16 qed_get_pf_igu_sb_id(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn, u16 vector_id)
 	return QED_SB_INVALID_IDX;
 }
 
-static u16 qed_get_igu_sb_id(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn, u16 sb_id)
+u16 qed_get_igu_sb_id(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn, u16 sb_id)
 {
 	u16 igu_sb_id;
 
@@ -1485,8 +1485,19 @@ int qed_int_sb_init(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn,
 	sb_info->igu_sb_id = qed_get_igu_sb_id(p_hwfn, sb_id);
 
 	if (sb_id != QED_SP_SB_ID) {
-		p_hwfn->sbs_info[sb_id] = sb_info;
-		p_hwfn->num_sbs++;
+		if (IS_PF(p_hwfn->cdev)) {
+			struct qed_igu_info *p_info;
+			struct qed_igu_block *p_block;
+
+			p_info = p_hwfn->hw_info.p_igu_info;
+			p_block = &p_info->entry[sb_info->igu_sb_id];
+
+			p_block->sb_info = sb_info;
+			p_block->status &= ~QED_IGU_STATUS_FREE;
+			p_info->usage.free_cnt--;
+		} else {
+			qed_vf_set_sb_info(p_hwfn, sb_id, sb_info);
+		}
 	}
 
 	sb_info->cdev = p_hwfn->cdev;
@@ -1515,20 +1526,35 @@ int qed_int_sb_init(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn,
 int qed_int_sb_release(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn,
 		       struct qed_sb_info *sb_info, u16 sb_id)
 {
-	if (sb_id == QED_SP_SB_ID) {
-		DP_ERR(p_hwfn, "Do Not free sp sb using this function");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
+	struct qed_igu_block *p_block;
+	struct qed_igu_info *p_info;
+
+	if (!sb_info)
+		return 0;
 
 	/* zero status block and ack counter */
 	sb_info->sb_ack = 0;
 	memset(sb_info->sb_virt, 0, sizeof(*sb_info->sb_virt));
 
-	if (p_hwfn->sbs_info[sb_id] != NULL) {
-		p_hwfn->sbs_info[sb_id] = NULL;
-		p_hwfn->num_sbs--;
+	if (IS_VF(p_hwfn->cdev)) {
+		qed_vf_set_sb_info(p_hwfn, sb_id, NULL);
+		return 0;
 	}
 
+	p_info = p_hwfn->hw_info.p_igu_info;
+	p_block = &p_info->entry[sb_info->igu_sb_id];
+
+	/* Vector 0 is reserved to Default SB */
+	if (!p_block->vector_number) {
+		DP_ERR(p_hwfn, "Do Not free sp sb using this function");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	/* Lose reference to client's SB info, and fix counters */
+	p_block->sb_info = NULL;
+	p_block->status |= QED_IGU_STATUS_FREE;
+	p_info->usage.free_cnt++;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_int.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_int.h
index 273e73a..bc61c50 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_int.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_int.h
@@ -202,18 +202,20 @@ void qed_int_disable_post_isr_release(struct qed_dev *cdev);
 #define QED_SB_INVALID_IDX      0xffff
 
 struct qed_igu_block {
-	u8	status;
+	u8 status;
 #define QED_IGU_STATUS_FREE     0x01
 #define QED_IGU_STATUS_VALID    0x02
 #define QED_IGU_STATUS_PF       0x04
 #define QED_IGU_STATUS_DSB      0x08
 
-	u8	vector_number;
-	u8	function_id;
-	u8	is_pf;
+	u8 vector_number;
+	u8 function_id;
+	u8 is_pf;
 
 	/* Index inside IGU [meant for back reference] */
-	u16	igu_sb_id;
+	u16 igu_sb_id;
+
+	struct qed_sb_info *sb_info;
 };
 
 struct qed_igu_info {
@@ -224,7 +226,16 @@ struct qed_igu_info {
 
 };
 
-/* TODO Names of function may change... */
+/**
+ * @brief Translate the weakly-defined client sb-id into an IGU sb-id
+ *
+ * @param p_hwfn
+ * @param sb_id - user provided sb_id
+ *
+ * @return an index inside IGU CAM where the SB resides
+ */
+u16 qed_get_igu_sb_id(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn, u16 sb_id);
+
 /**
  * @brief return a pointer to an unused valid SB
  *
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_iscsi.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_iscsi.c
index 43a20a6..bc8ce09 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_iscsi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_iscsi.c
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ qed_sp_iscsi_func_start(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn,
 	p_queue->cmdq_sb_pi = p_params->gl_cmd_pi;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < p_params->num_queues; i++) {
-		val = p_hwfn->sbs_info[i]->igu_sb_id;
+		val = qed_get_igu_sb_id(p_hwfn, i);
 		p_queue->cq_cmdq_sb_num_arr[i] = cpu_to_le16(val);
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_roce.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_roce.c
index eb1a5cf..b9434b7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_roce.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_roce.c
@@ -581,6 +581,7 @@ static int qed_rdma_start_fw(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn,
 	struct qed_sp_init_data init_data;
 	struct qed_spq_entry *p_ent;
 	u32 cnq_id, sb_id;
+	u16 igu_sb_id;
 	int rc;
 
 	DP_VERBOSE(p_hwfn, QED_MSG_RDMA, "Starting FW\n");
@@ -612,10 +613,10 @@ static int qed_rdma_start_fw(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn,
 
 	for (cnq_id = 0; cnq_id < params->desired_cnq; cnq_id++) {
 		sb_id = qed_rdma_get_sb_id(p_hwfn, cnq_id);
+		igu_sb_id = qed_get_igu_sb_id(p_hwfn, sb_id);
+		p_ramrod->cnq_params[cnq_id].sb_num = cpu_to_le16(igu_sb_id);
 		p_cnq_params = &p_ramrod->cnq_params[cnq_id];
 		p_cnq_pbl_list = &params->cnq_pbl_list[cnq_id];
-		p_cnq_params->sb_num =
-			cpu_to_le16(p_hwfn->sbs_info[sb_id]->igu_sb_id);
 
 		p_cnq_params->sb_index = p_hwfn->pf_params.rdma_pf_params.gl_pi;
 		p_cnq_params->num_pbl_pages = p_cnq_pbl_list->num_pbl_pages;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_vf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_vf.c
index 11d71e5..3703b22 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_vf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_vf.c
@@ -792,9 +792,12 @@ int qed_vf_pf_vport_start(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn,
 	req->only_untagged = only_untagged;
 
 	/* status blocks */
-	for (i = 0; i < p_hwfn->vf_iov_info->acquire_resp.resc.num_sbs; i++)
-		if (p_hwfn->sbs_info[i])
-			req->sb_addr[i] = p_hwfn->sbs_info[i]->sb_phys;
+	for (i = 0; i < p_hwfn->vf_iov_info->acquire_resp.resc.num_sbs; i++) {
+		struct qed_sb_info *p_sb = p_hwfn->vf_iov_info->sbs_info[i];
+
+		if (p_sb)
+			req->sb_addr[i] = p_sb->sb_phys;
+	}
 
 	/* add list termination tlv */
 	qed_add_tlv(p_hwfn, &p_iov->offset,
@@ -1240,6 +1243,24 @@ u16 qed_vf_get_igu_sb_id(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn, u16 sb_id)
 	return p_iov->acquire_resp.resc.hw_sbs[sb_id].hw_sb_id;
 }
 
+void qed_vf_set_sb_info(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn,
+			u16 sb_id, struct qed_sb_info *p_sb)
+{
+	struct qed_vf_iov *p_iov = p_hwfn->vf_iov_info;
+
+	if (!p_iov) {
+		DP_NOTICE(p_hwfn, "vf_sriov_info isn't initialized\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (sb_id >= PFVF_MAX_SBS_PER_VF) {
+		DP_NOTICE(p_hwfn, "Can't configure SB %04x\n", sb_id);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	p_iov->sbs_info[sb_id] = p_sb;
+}
+
 int qed_vf_read_bulletin(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn, u8 *p_change)
 {
 	struct qed_vf_iov *p_iov = p_hwfn->vf_iov_info;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_vf.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_vf.h
index 34ac70b..6786208 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_vf.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_vf.h
@@ -627,6 +627,14 @@ struct qed_vf_iov {
 	 * this has to be propagated as it affects the fastpath.
 	 */
 	bool b_pre_fp_hsi;
+
+	/* Current day VFs are passing the SBs physical address on vport
+	 * start, and as they lack an IGU mapping they need to store the
+	 * addresses of previously registered SBs.
+	 * Even if we were to change configuration flow, due to backward
+	 * compatibility [with older PFs] we'd still need to store these.
+	 */
+	struct qed_sb_info *sbs_info[PFVF_MAX_SBS_PER_VF];
 };
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_QED_SRIOV
@@ -837,6 +845,16 @@ int qed_vf_pf_release(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn);
 u16 qed_vf_get_igu_sb_id(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn, u16 sb_id);
 
 /**
+ * @brief Stores [or removes] a configured sb_info.
+ *
+ * @param p_hwfn
+ * @param sb_id - zero-based SB index [for fastpath]
+ * @param sb_info - may be NULL [during removal].
+ */
+void qed_vf_set_sb_info(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn,
+			u16 sb_id, struct qed_sb_info *p_sb);
+
+/**
  * @brief qed_vf_pf_vport_start - perform vport start for VF.
  *
  * @param p_hwfn