cp_ring_id = le16_to_cpu(req->cmpl_ring);
        intr_process = (cp_ring_id == INVALID_HW_RING_ID) ? 0 : 1;
 
-       if (bp->flags & BNXT_FLAG_SHORT_CMD) {
+       if (bp->fw_cap & BNXT_FW_CAP_SHORT_CMD) {
                void *short_cmd_req = bp->hwrm_short_cmd_req_addr;
 
                memcpy(short_cmd_req, req, msg_len);
        flags = le16_to_cpu(resp->flags);
        if (flags & (FUNC_QCFG_RESP_FLAGS_FW_DCBX_AGENT_ENABLED |
                     FUNC_QCFG_RESP_FLAGS_FW_LLDP_AGENT_ENABLED)) {
-               bp->flags |= BNXT_FLAG_FW_LLDP_AGENT;
+               bp->fw_cap |= BNXT_FW_CAP_LLDP_AGENT;
                if (flags & FUNC_QCFG_RESP_FLAGS_FW_DCBX_AGENT_ENABLED)
-                       bp->flags |= BNXT_FLAG_FW_DCBX_AGENT;
+                       bp->fw_cap |= BNXT_FW_CAP_DCBX_AGENT;
        }
        if (BNXT_PF(bp) && (flags & FUNC_QCFG_RESP_FLAGS_MULTI_HOST))
                bp->flags |= BNXT_FLAG_MULTI_HOST;
        if (bp->hwrm_spec_code >= 0x10803) {
                rc = bnxt_hwrm_func_resc_qcaps(bp, true);
                if (!rc)
-                       bp->flags |= BNXT_FLAG_NEW_RM;
+                       bp->fw_cap |= BNXT_FW_CAP_NEW_RM;
        }
        return 0;
 }
        dev_caps_cfg = le32_to_cpu(resp->dev_caps_cfg);
        if ((dev_caps_cfg & VER_GET_RESP_DEV_CAPS_CFG_SHORT_CMD_SUPPORTED) &&
            (dev_caps_cfg & VER_GET_RESP_DEV_CAPS_CFG_SHORT_CMD_REQUIRED))
-               bp->flags |= BNXT_FLAG_SHORT_CMD;
+               bp->fw_cap |= BNXT_FW_CAP_SHORT_CMD;
 
 hwrm_ver_get_exit:
        mutex_unlock(&bp->hwrm_cmd_lock);
        if (rc)
                goto init_err_pci_clean;
 
-       if (bp->flags & BNXT_FLAG_SHORT_CMD) {
+       if (bp->fw_cap & BNXT_FW_CAP_SHORT_CMD) {
                rc = bnxt_alloc_hwrm_short_cmd_req(bp);
                if (rc)
                        goto init_err_pci_clean;
 
        atomic_t                intr_sem;
 
        u32                     flags;
-       #define BNXT_FLAG_DCB_ENABLED   0x1
        #define BNXT_FLAG_VF            0x2
        #define BNXT_FLAG_LRO           0x4
 #ifdef CONFIG_INET
                                         BNXT_FLAG_ROCEV2_CAP)
        #define BNXT_FLAG_NO_AGG_RINGS  0x20000
        #define BNXT_FLAG_RX_PAGE_MODE  0x40000
-       #define BNXT_FLAG_FW_LLDP_AGENT 0x80000
        #define BNXT_FLAG_MULTI_HOST    0x100000
-       #define BNXT_FLAG_SHORT_CMD     0x200000
        #define BNXT_FLAG_DOUBLE_DB     0x400000
-       #define BNXT_FLAG_FW_DCBX_AGENT 0x800000
        #define BNXT_FLAG_CHIP_NITRO_A0 0x1000000
        #define BNXT_FLAG_DIM           0x2000000
        #define BNXT_FLAG_ROCE_MIRROR_CAP       0x4000000
-       #define BNXT_FLAG_NEW_RM        0x8000000
        #define BNXT_FLAG_PORT_STATS_EXT        0x10000000
 
        #define BNXT_FLAG_ALL_CONFIG_FEATS (BNXT_FLAG_TPA |             \
 #define BNXT_SINGLE_PF(bp)     (BNXT_PF(bp) && !BNXT_NPAR(bp) && !BNXT_MH(bp))
 #define BNXT_CHIP_TYPE_NITRO_A0(bp) ((bp)->flags & BNXT_FLAG_CHIP_NITRO_A0)
 #define BNXT_RX_PAGE_MODE(bp)  ((bp)->flags & BNXT_FLAG_RX_PAGE_MODE)
-#define BNXT_NEW_RM(bp)                ((bp)->flags & BNXT_FLAG_NEW_RM)
 
 /* Chip class phase 4 and later */
 #define BNXT_CHIP_P4_PLUS(bp)                  \
 
        u32                     msg_enable;
 
+       u32                     fw_cap;
+       #define BNXT_FW_CAP_SHORT_CMD   0x00000001
+       #define BNXT_FW_CAP_LLDP_AGENT  0x00000002
+       #define BNXT_FW_CAP_DCBX_AGENT  0x00000004
+       #define BNXT_FW_CAP_NEW_RM      0x00000008
+
+#define BNXT_NEW_RM(bp)                ((bp)->fw_cap & BNXT_FW_CAP_NEW_RM)
        u32                     hwrm_spec_code;
        u16                     hwrm_cmd_seq;
        u32                     hwrm_intr_seq_id;
 
                return 1;
 
        if (mode & DCB_CAP_DCBX_HOST) {
-               if (BNXT_VF(bp) || (bp->flags & BNXT_FLAG_FW_LLDP_AGENT))
+               if (BNXT_VF(bp) || (bp->fw_cap & BNXT_FW_CAP_LLDP_AGENT))
                        return 1;
 
                /* only support IEEE */
                return;
 
        bp->dcbx_cap = DCB_CAP_DCBX_VER_IEEE;
-       if (BNXT_PF(bp) && !(bp->flags & BNXT_FLAG_FW_LLDP_AGENT))
+       if (BNXT_PF(bp) && !(bp->fw_cap & BNXT_FW_CAP_LLDP_AGENT))
                bp->dcbx_cap |= DCB_CAP_DCBX_HOST;
-       else if (bp->flags & BNXT_FLAG_FW_DCBX_AGENT)
+       else if (bp->fw_cap & BNXT_FW_CAP_DCBX_AGENT)
                bp->dcbx_cap |= DCB_CAP_DCBX_LLD_MANAGED;
        bp->dev->dcbnl_ops = &dcbnl_ops;
 }