static s32 ixgbe_setup_kr_speed_x550em(struct ixgbe_hw *, ixgbe_link_speed);
 static s32 ixgbe_setup_fc_x550em(struct ixgbe_hw *);
+static void ixgbe_fc_autoneg_fiber_x550em_a(struct ixgbe_hw *);
+static void ixgbe_fc_autoneg_backplane_x550em_a(struct ixgbe_hw *);
+static s32 ixgbe_setup_fc_backplane_x550em_a(struct ixgbe_hw *);
 
 static s32 ixgbe_get_invariants_X550_x(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
 {
        return rc;
 }
 
+/** ixgbe_init_mac_link_ops_X550em_a - Init mac link function pointers
+ *  @hw: pointer to hardware structure
+ **/
+static void ixgbe_init_mac_link_ops_X550em_a(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
+{
+       struct ixgbe_mac_info *mac = &hw->mac;
+
+       switch (mac->ops.get_media_type(hw)) {
+       case ixgbe_media_type_fiber:
+               mac->ops.setup_fc = NULL;
+               mac->ops.fc_autoneg = ixgbe_fc_autoneg_fiber_x550em_a;
+               break;
+       case ixgbe_media_type_backplane:
+               mac->ops.fc_autoneg = ixgbe_fc_autoneg_backplane_x550em_a;
+               mac->ops.setup_fc = ixgbe_setup_fc_backplane_x550em_a;
+               break;
+       default:
+               break;
+       }
+}
+
 /** ixgbe_init_mac_link_ops_X550em - init mac link function pointers
  *  @hw: pointer to hardware structure
  **/
        default:
                break;
        }
+
+       /* Additional modification for X550em_a devices */
+       if (hw->mac.type == ixgbe_mac_x550em_a)
+               ixgbe_init_mac_link_ops_X550em_a(hw);
 }
 
 /** ixgbe_setup_sfp_modules_X550em - Setup SFP module
        return rc;
 }
 
+/**
+ *  ixgbe_fc_autoneg_backplane_x550em_a - Enable flow control IEEE clause 37
+ *  @hw: pointer to hardware structure
+ **/
+static void ixgbe_fc_autoneg_backplane_x550em_a(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
+{
+       u32 link_s1, lp_an_page_low, an_cntl_1;
+       s32 status = IXGBE_ERR_FC_NOT_NEGOTIATED;
+       ixgbe_link_speed speed;
+       bool link_up;
+
+       /* AN should have completed when the cable was plugged in.
+        * Look for reasons to bail out.  Bail out if:
+        * - FC autoneg is disabled, or if
+        * - link is not up.
+        */
+       if (hw->fc.disable_fc_autoneg) {
+               hw_err(hw, "Flow control autoneg is disabled");
+               goto out;
+       }
+
+       hw->mac.ops.check_link(hw, &speed, &link_up, false);
+       if (!link_up) {
+               hw_err(hw, "The link is down");
+               goto out;
+       }
+
+       /* Check at auto-negotiation has completed */
+       status = hw->mac.ops.read_iosf_sb_reg(hw,
+                                       IXGBE_KRM_LINK_S1(hw->bus.lan_id),
+                                       IXGBE_SB_IOSF_TARGET_KR_PHY, &link_s1);
+
+       if (status || (link_s1 & IXGBE_KRM_LINK_S1_MAC_AN_COMPLETE) == 0) {
+               hw_dbg(hw, "Auto-Negotiation did not complete\n");
+               status = IXGBE_ERR_FC_NOT_NEGOTIATED;
+               goto out;
+       }
+
+       /* Read the 10g AN autoc and LP ability registers and resolve
+        * local flow control settings accordingly
+        */
+       status = hw->mac.ops.read_iosf_sb_reg(hw,
+                               IXGBE_KRM_AN_CNTL_1(hw->bus.lan_id),
+                               IXGBE_SB_IOSF_TARGET_KR_PHY, &an_cntl_1);
+
+       if (status) {
+               hw_dbg(hw, "Auto-Negotiation did not complete\n");
+               goto out;
+       }
+
+       status = hw->mac.ops.read_iosf_sb_reg(hw,
+                               IXGBE_KRM_LP_BASE_PAGE_HIGH(hw->bus.lan_id),
+                               IXGBE_SB_IOSF_TARGET_KR_PHY, &lp_an_page_low);
+
+       if (status) {
+               hw_dbg(hw, "Auto-Negotiation did not complete\n");
+               goto out;
+       }
+
+       status = ixgbe_negotiate_fc(hw, an_cntl_1, lp_an_page_low,
+                                   IXGBE_KRM_AN_CNTL_1_SYM_PAUSE,
+                                   IXGBE_KRM_AN_CNTL_1_ASM_PAUSE,
+                                   IXGBE_KRM_LP_BASE_PAGE_HIGH_SYM_PAUSE,
+                                   IXGBE_KRM_LP_BASE_PAGE_HIGH_ASM_PAUSE);
+
+out:
+       if (!status) {
+               hw->fc.fc_was_autonegged = true;
+       } else {
+               hw->fc.fc_was_autonegged = false;
+               hw->fc.current_mode = hw->fc.requested_mode;
+       }
+}
+
+/**
+ *  ixgbe_fc_autoneg_fiber_x550em_a - passthrough FC settings
+ *  @hw: pointer to hardware structure
+ **/
+static void ixgbe_fc_autoneg_fiber_x550em_a(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
+{
+       hw->fc.fc_was_autonegged = false;
+       hw->fc.current_mode = hw->fc.requested_mode;
+}
+
 /** ixgbe_enter_lplu_x550em - Transition to low power states
  *  @hw: pointer to hardware structure
  *
        IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_PFFLPH, (u32)(pfflp >> 32));
 }
 
+/**
+ *  ixgbe_setup_fc_backplane_x550em_a - Set up flow control
+ *  @hw: pointer to hardware structure
+ *
+ *  Called at init time to set up flow control.
+ **/
+static s32 ixgbe_setup_fc_backplane_x550em_a(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
+{
+       s32 status = 0;
+       u32 link_ctrl = 0;
+       u32 an_cntl = 0;
+
+       /* Validate the requested mode */
+       if (hw->fc.strict_ieee && hw->fc.requested_mode == ixgbe_fc_rx_pause) {
+               hw_err(hw, "ixgbe_fc_rx_pause not valid in strict IEEE mode\n");
+               return IXGBE_ERR_INVALID_LINK_SETTINGS;
+       }
+
+       if (hw->fc.requested_mode == ixgbe_fc_default)
+               hw->fc.requested_mode = ixgbe_fc_full;
+
+       /* Set up the 1G and 10G flow control advertisement registers so the
+        * HW will be able to do FC autoneg once the cable is plugged in.  If
+        * we link at 10G, the 1G advertisement is harmless and vice versa.
+        */
+       status = hw->mac.ops.read_iosf_sb_reg(hw,
+                                       IXGBE_KRM_AN_CNTL_1(hw->bus.lan_id),
+                                       IXGBE_SB_IOSF_TARGET_KR_PHY, &an_cntl);
+
+       if (status) {
+               hw_dbg(hw, "Auto-Negotiation did not complete\n");
+               return status;
+       }
+
+       /* The possible values of fc.requested_mode are:
+        * 0: Flow control is completely disabled
+        * 1: Rx flow control is enabled (we can receive pause frames,
+        *    but not send pause frames).
+        * 2: Tx flow control is enabled (we can send pause frames but
+        *    we do not support receiving pause frames).
+        * 3: Both Rx and Tx flow control (symmetric) are enabled.
+        * other: Invalid.
+        */
+       switch (hw->fc.requested_mode) {
+       case ixgbe_fc_none:
+               /* Flow control completely disabled by software override. */
+               an_cntl &= ~(IXGBE_KRM_AN_CNTL_1_SYM_PAUSE |
+                            IXGBE_KRM_AN_CNTL_1_ASM_PAUSE);
+               break;
+       case ixgbe_fc_tx_pause:
+               /* Tx Flow control is enabled, and Rx Flow control is
+                * disabled by software override.
+                */
+               an_cntl |= IXGBE_KRM_AN_CNTL_1_ASM_PAUSE;
+               an_cntl &= ~IXGBE_KRM_AN_CNTL_1_SYM_PAUSE;
+               break;
+       case ixgbe_fc_rx_pause:
+               /* Rx Flow control is enabled and Tx Flow control is
+                * disabled by software override. Since there really
+                * isn't a way to advertise that we are capable of RX
+                * Pause ONLY, we will advertise that we support both
+                * symmetric and asymmetric Rx PAUSE, as such we fall
+                * through to the fc_full statement.  Later, we will
+                * disable the adapter's ability to send PAUSE frames.
+                */
+       case ixgbe_fc_full:
+               /* Flow control (both Rx and Tx) is enabled by SW override. */
+               an_cntl |= IXGBE_KRM_AN_CNTL_1_SYM_PAUSE |
+                          IXGBE_KRM_AN_CNTL_1_ASM_PAUSE;
+               break;
+       default:
+               hw_err(hw, "Flow control param set incorrectly\n");
+               return IXGBE_ERR_CONFIG;
+       }
+
+       status = hw->mac.ops.write_iosf_sb_reg(hw,
+                                       IXGBE_KRM_AN_CNTL_1(hw->bus.lan_id),
+                                       IXGBE_SB_IOSF_TARGET_KR_PHY, an_cntl);
+
+       /* Restart auto-negotiation. */
+       status = hw->mac.ops.read_iosf_sb_reg(hw,
+                               IXGBE_KRM_LINK_CTRL_1(hw->bus.lan_id),
+                               IXGBE_SB_IOSF_TARGET_KR_PHY, &link_ctrl);
+       if (status) {
+               hw_dbg(hw, "Auto-Negotiation did not complete\n");
+               return status;
+       }
+
+       link_ctrl |= IXGBE_KRM_LINK_CTRL_1_TETH_AN_RESTART;
+       status = hw->mac.ops.write_iosf_sb_reg(hw,
+                               IXGBE_KRM_LINK_CTRL_1(hw->bus.lan_id),
+                               IXGBE_SB_IOSF_TARGET_KR_PHY, link_ctrl);
+
+       return status;
+}
+
 /**
  * ixgbe_set_mux - Set mux for port 1 access with CS4227
  * @hw: pointer to hardware structure
        .prot_autoc_read        = prot_autoc_read_generic,
        .prot_autoc_write       = prot_autoc_write_generic,
        .setup_fc               = ixgbe_setup_fc_generic,
+       .fc_autoneg             = ixgbe_fc_autoneg,
 };
 
 static const struct ixgbe_mac_operations mac_ops_X550EM_x = {
        .release_swfw_sync      = &ixgbe_release_swfw_sync_X550em,
        .init_swfw_sync         = &ixgbe_init_swfw_sync_X540,
        .setup_fc               = NULL, /* defined later */
+       .fc_autoneg             = ixgbe_fc_autoneg,
        .read_iosf_sb_reg       = ixgbe_read_iosf_sb_reg_x550,
        .write_iosf_sb_reg      = ixgbe_write_iosf_sb_reg_x550,
 };
        .acquire_swfw_sync      = ixgbe_acquire_swfw_sync_x550em_a,
        .release_swfw_sync      = ixgbe_release_swfw_sync_x550em_a,
        .setup_fc               = ixgbe_setup_fc_x550em,
+       .fc_autoneg             = NULL, /* defined later */
        .read_iosf_sb_reg       = ixgbe_read_iosf_sb_reg_x550a,
        .write_iosf_sb_reg      = ixgbe_write_iosf_sb_reg_x550a,
 };