diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
index 01cc732..9c44739 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
@@ -97,11 +97,12 @@
 #define I40E_INT_NAME_STR_LEN        (IFNAMSIZ + 16)
 
 /* Ethtool Private Flags */
-#define I40E_PRIV_FLAGS_NPAR_FLAG	BIT(0)
-#define I40E_PRIV_FLAGS_LINKPOLL_FLAG	BIT(1)
-#define I40E_PRIV_FLAGS_FD_ATR		BIT(2)
-#define I40E_PRIV_FLAGS_VEB_STATS	BIT(3)
-#define I40E_PRIV_FLAGS_HW_ATR_EVICT	BIT(5)
+#define	I40E_PRIV_FLAGS_MFP_FLAG		BIT(0)
+#define	I40E_PRIV_FLAGS_LINKPOLL_FLAG		BIT(1)
+#define I40E_PRIV_FLAGS_FD_ATR			BIT(2)
+#define I40E_PRIV_FLAGS_VEB_STATS		BIT(3)
+#define I40E_PRIV_FLAGS_HW_ATR_EVICT		BIT(4)
+#define I40E_PRIV_FLAGS_TRUE_PROMISC_SUPPORT	BIT(5)
 
 #define I40E_NVM_VERSION_LO_SHIFT  0
 #define I40E_NVM_VERSION_LO_MASK   (0xff << I40E_NVM_VERSION_LO_SHIFT)
@@ -358,6 +359,7 @@
 #define I40E_FLAG_STOP_FW_LLDP			BIT_ULL(47)
 #define I40E_FLAG_HAVE_10GBASET_PHY		BIT_ULL(48)
 #define I40E_FLAG_PF_MAC			BIT_ULL(50)
+#define I40E_FLAG_TRUE_PROMISC_SUPPORT		BIT_ULL(51)
 
 	/* tracks features that get auto disabled by errors */
 	u64 auto_disable_flags;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_common.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_common.c
index 4739a9c..27c6f9d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_common.c
@@ -1972,10 +1972,12 @@
  * @seid: vsi number
  * @set: set unicast promiscuous enable/disable
  * @cmd_details: pointer to command details structure or NULL
+ * @rx_only_promisc: flag to decide if egress traffic gets mirrored in promisc
  **/
 i40e_status i40e_aq_set_vsi_unicast_promiscuous(struct i40e_hw *hw,
 				u16 seid, bool set,
-				struct i40e_asq_cmd_details *cmd_details)
+				struct i40e_asq_cmd_details *cmd_details,
+				bool rx_only_promisc)
 {
 	struct i40e_aq_desc desc;
 	struct i40e_aqc_set_vsi_promiscuous_modes *cmd =
@@ -1988,8 +1990,9 @@
 
 	if (set) {
 		flags |= I40E_AQC_SET_VSI_PROMISC_UNICAST;
-		if (((hw->aq.api_maj_ver == 1) && (hw->aq.api_min_ver >= 5)) ||
-		    (hw->aq.api_maj_ver > 1))
+		if (rx_only_promisc &&
+		    (((hw->aq.api_maj_ver == 1) && (hw->aq.api_min_ver >= 5)) ||
+		     (hw->aq.api_maj_ver > 1)))
 			flags |= I40E_AQC_SET_VSI_PROMISC_TX;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c
index 6fa05c4..52b58e3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c
@@ -230,6 +230,17 @@
 
 #define I40E_TEST_LEN (sizeof(i40e_gstrings_test) / ETH_GSTRING_LEN)
 
+static const char i40e_priv_flags_strings_gl[][ETH_GSTRING_LEN] = {
+	"MFP",
+	"LinkPolling",
+	"flow-director-atr",
+	"veb-stats",
+	"hw-atr-eviction",
+	"vf-true-promisc-support",
+};
+
+#define I40E_PRIV_FLAGS_GL_STR_LEN ARRAY_SIZE(i40e_priv_flags_strings_gl)
+
 static const char i40e_priv_flags_strings[][ETH_GSTRING_LEN] = {
 	"NPAR",
 	"LinkPolling",
@@ -1158,6 +1169,10 @@
 		sizeof(drvinfo->fw_version));
 	strlcpy(drvinfo->bus_info, pci_name(pf->pdev),
 		sizeof(drvinfo->bus_info));
+	if (pf->hw.pf_id == 0)
+		drvinfo->n_priv_flags = I40E_PRIV_FLAGS_GL_STR_LEN;
+	else
+		drvinfo->n_priv_flags = I40E_PRIV_FLAGS_STR_LEN;
 }
 
 static void i40e_get_ringparam(struct net_device *netdev,
@@ -1385,7 +1400,10 @@
 			return I40E_VSI_STATS_LEN(netdev);
 		}
 	case ETH_SS_PRIV_FLAGS:
-		return I40E_PRIV_FLAGS_STR_LEN;
+		if (pf->hw.pf_id == 0)
+			return I40E_PRIV_FLAGS_GL_STR_LEN;
+		else
+			return I40E_PRIV_FLAGS_STR_LEN;
 	default:
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
@@ -1583,10 +1601,18 @@
 		/* BUG_ON(p - data != I40E_STATS_LEN * ETH_GSTRING_LEN); */
 		break;
 	case ETH_SS_PRIV_FLAGS:
-		for (i = 0; i < I40E_PRIV_FLAGS_STR_LEN; i++) {
-			memcpy(data, i40e_priv_flags_strings[i],
-			       ETH_GSTRING_LEN);
-			data += ETH_GSTRING_LEN;
+		if (pf->hw.pf_id == 0) {
+			for (i = 0; i < I40E_PRIV_FLAGS_GL_STR_LEN; i++) {
+				memcpy(data, i40e_priv_flags_strings_gl[i],
+				       ETH_GSTRING_LEN);
+				data += ETH_GSTRING_LEN;
+			}
+		} else {
+			for (i = 0; i < I40E_PRIV_FLAGS_STR_LEN; i++) {
+				memcpy(data, i40e_priv_flags_strings[i],
+				       ETH_GSTRING_LEN);
+				data += ETH_GSTRING_LEN;
+			}
 		}
 		break;
 	default:
@@ -2848,8 +2874,6 @@
 	struct i40e_pf *pf = vsi->back;
 	u32 ret_flags = 0;
 
-	ret_flags |= pf->hw.func_caps.npar_enable ?
-		I40E_PRIV_FLAGS_NPAR_FLAG : 0;
 	ret_flags |= pf->flags & I40E_FLAG_LINK_POLLING_ENABLED ?
 		I40E_PRIV_FLAGS_LINKPOLL_FLAG : 0;
 	ret_flags |= pf->flags & I40E_FLAG_FD_ATR_ENABLED ?
@@ -2858,6 +2882,10 @@
 		I40E_PRIV_FLAGS_VEB_STATS : 0;
 	ret_flags |= pf->auto_disable_flags & I40E_FLAG_HW_ATR_EVICT_CAPABLE ?
 		0 : I40E_PRIV_FLAGS_HW_ATR_EVICT;
+	if (pf->hw.pf_id == 0) {
+		ret_flags |= pf->flags & I40E_FLAG_TRUE_PROMISC_SUPPORT ?
+			I40E_PRIV_FLAGS_TRUE_PROMISC_SUPPORT : 0;
+	}
 
 	return ret_flags;
 }
@@ -2872,7 +2900,10 @@
 	struct i40e_netdev_priv *np = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct i40e_vsi *vsi = np->vsi;
 	struct i40e_pf *pf = vsi->back;
+	u16 sw_flags = 0, valid_flags = 0;
 	bool reset_required = false;
+	bool promisc_change = false;
+	int ret;
 
 	/* NOTE: MFP is not settable */
 
@@ -2902,6 +2933,33 @@
 		reset_required = true;
 	}
 
+	if (pf->hw.pf_id == 0) {
+		if ((flags & I40E_PRIV_FLAGS_TRUE_PROMISC_SUPPORT) &&
+		    !(pf->flags & I40E_FLAG_TRUE_PROMISC_SUPPORT)) {
+			pf->flags |= I40E_FLAG_TRUE_PROMISC_SUPPORT;
+			promisc_change = true;
+		} else if (!(flags & I40E_PRIV_FLAGS_TRUE_PROMISC_SUPPORT) &&
+			   (pf->flags & I40E_FLAG_TRUE_PROMISC_SUPPORT)) {
+			pf->flags &= ~I40E_FLAG_TRUE_PROMISC_SUPPORT;
+			promisc_change = true;
+		}
+	}
+	if (promisc_change) {
+		if (!(pf->flags & I40E_FLAG_TRUE_PROMISC_SUPPORT))
+			sw_flags = I40E_AQ_SET_SWITCH_CFG_PROMISC;
+		valid_flags = I40E_AQ_SET_SWITCH_CFG_PROMISC;
+		ret = i40e_aq_set_switch_config(&pf->hw, sw_flags, valid_flags,
+						NULL);
+		if (ret && pf->hw.aq.asq_last_status != I40E_AQ_RC_ESRCH) {
+			dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev,
+				 "couldn't set switch config bits, err %s aq_err %s\n",
+				 i40e_stat_str(&pf->hw, ret),
+				 i40e_aq_str(&pf->hw,
+					     pf->hw.aq.asq_last_status));
+			/* not a fatal problem, just keep going */
+		}
+	}
+
 	if ((flags & I40E_PRIV_FLAGS_HW_ATR_EVICT) &&
 	    (pf->flags & I40E_FLAG_HW_ATR_EVICT_CAPABLE))
 		pf->auto_disable_flags &= ~I40E_FLAG_HW_ATR_EVICT_CAPABLE;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index 46a3a67..f8038d0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -2128,7 +2128,8 @@
 			aq_ret = i40e_aq_set_vsi_unicast_promiscuous(
 							  &vsi->back->hw,
 							  vsi->seid,
-							  cur_promisc, NULL);
+							  cur_promisc, NULL,
+							  true);
 			if (aq_ret) {
 				retval =
 				i40e_aq_rc_to_posix(aq_ret,
@@ -10407,6 +10408,7 @@
  **/
 static int i40e_setup_pf_switch(struct i40e_pf *pf, bool reinit)
 {
+	u16 flags = 0;
 	int ret;
 
 	/* find out what's out there already */
@@ -10420,6 +10422,32 @@
 	}
 	i40e_pf_reset_stats(pf);
 
+	/* set the switch config bit for the whole device to
+	 * support limited promisc or true promisc
+	 * when user requests promisc. The default is limited
+	 * promisc.
+	*/
+
+	if ((pf->hw.pf_id == 0) &&
+	    !(pf->flags & I40E_FLAG_TRUE_PROMISC_SUPPORT))
+		flags = I40E_AQ_SET_SWITCH_CFG_PROMISC;
+
+	if (pf->hw.pf_id == 0) {
+		u16 valid_flags;
+
+		valid_flags = I40E_AQ_SET_SWITCH_CFG_PROMISC;
+		ret = i40e_aq_set_switch_config(&pf->hw, flags, valid_flags,
+						NULL);
+		if (ret && pf->hw.aq.asq_last_status != I40E_AQ_RC_ESRCH) {
+			dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev,
+				 "couldn't set switch config bits, err %s aq_err %s\n",
+				 i40e_stat_str(&pf->hw, ret),
+				 i40e_aq_str(&pf->hw,
+					     pf->hw.aq.asq_last_status));
+			/* not a fatal problem, just keep going */
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* first time setup */
 	if (pf->lan_vsi == I40E_NO_VSI || reinit) {
 		struct i40e_vsi *vsi = NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_prototype.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_prototype.h
index b76b158..80403c6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_prototype.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_prototype.h
@@ -130,7 +130,8 @@
 				u16 vsi_id, bool set_filter,
 				struct i40e_asq_cmd_details *cmd_details);
 i40e_status i40e_aq_set_vsi_unicast_promiscuous(struct i40e_hw *hw,
-		u16 vsi_id, bool set, struct i40e_asq_cmd_details *cmd_details);
+		u16 vsi_id, bool set, struct i40e_asq_cmd_details *cmd_details,
+		bool rx_only_promisc);
 i40e_status i40e_aq_set_vsi_multicast_promiscuous(struct i40e_hw *hw,
 		u16 vsi_id, bool set, struct i40e_asq_cmd_details *cmd_details);
 enum i40e_status_code i40e_aq_set_vsi_mc_promisc_on_vlan(struct i40e_hw *hw,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
index a9b04e7..6430933 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
@@ -1562,7 +1562,8 @@
 		}
 	} else {
 		aq_ret = i40e_aq_set_vsi_unicast_promiscuous(hw, vsi->seid,
-							     allmulti, NULL);
+							     allmulti, NULL,
+							     true);
 		aq_err = pf->hw.aq.asq_last_status;
 		if (aq_ret)
 			dev_err(&pf->pdev->dev,