return i40e_ptype_lookup[ptype];
 }
 
+/**
+ * i40e_virtchnl_link_speed - Convert AdminQ link_speed to virtchnl definition
+ * @link_speed: the speed to convert
+ *
+ * Returns the link_speed in terms of the virtchnl interface, for use in
+ * converting link_speed as reported by the AdminQ into the format used for
+ * talking to virtchnl devices. If we can't represent the link speed properly,
+ * report LINK_SPEED_UNKNOWN.
+ **/
+static inline enum virtchnl_link_speed
+i40e_virtchnl_link_speed(enum i40e_aq_link_speed link_speed)
+{
+       switch (link_speed) {
+       case I40E_LINK_SPEED_100MB:
+               return VIRTCHNL_LINK_SPEED_100MB;
+       case I40E_LINK_SPEED_1GB:
+               return VIRTCHNL_LINK_SPEED_1GB;
+       case I40E_LINK_SPEED_10GB:
+               return VIRTCHNL_LINK_SPEED_10GB;
+       case I40E_LINK_SPEED_40GB:
+               return VIRTCHNL_LINK_SPEED_40GB;
+       case I40E_LINK_SPEED_20GB:
+               return VIRTCHNL_LINK_SPEED_20GB;
+       case I40E_LINK_SPEED_25GB:
+               return VIRTCHNL_LINK_SPEED_25GB;
+       case I40E_LINK_SPEED_UNKNOWN:
+       default:
+               return VIRTCHNL_LINK_SPEED_UNKNOWN;
+       }
+}
+
 /* prototype for functions used for SW locks */
 
 /* i40e_common for VF drivers*/
 
        if (vf->link_forced) {
                pfe.event_data.link_event.link_status = vf->link_up;
                pfe.event_data.link_event.link_speed =
-                       (vf->link_up ? I40E_LINK_SPEED_40GB : 0);
+                       (vf->link_up ? VIRTCHNL_LINK_SPEED_40GB : 0);
        } else {
                pfe.event_data.link_event.link_status =
                        ls->link_info & I40E_AQ_LINK_UP;
                pfe.event_data.link_event.link_speed =
-                       (enum virtchnl_link_speed)ls->link_speed;
+                       i40e_virtchnl_link_speed(ls->link_speed);
        }
        i40e_aq_send_msg_to_vf(hw, abs_vf_id, VIRTCHNL_OP_EVENT,
                               0, (u8 *)&pfe, sizeof(pfe), NULL);