/* Ethtool Private Flags */
 #define I40E_PRIV_FLAGS_NPAR_FLAG      BIT(0)
+#define I40E_PRIV_FLAGS_LINKPOLL_FLAG  BIT(1)
 
 #define I40E_NVM_VERSION_LO_SHIFT  0
 #define I40E_NVM_VERSION_LO_MASK   (0xff << I40E_NVM_VERSION_LO_SHIFT)
 #define I40E_FLAG_WB_ON_ITR_CAPABLE            BIT_ULL(35)
 #define I40E_FLAG_VEB_STATS_ENABLED            BIT_ULL(37)
 #define I40E_FLAG_MULTIPLE_TCP_UDP_RSS_PCTYPE  BIT_ULL(38)
+#define I40E_FLAG_LINK_POLLING_ENABLED         BIT_ULL(39)
 #define I40E_FLAG_VEB_MODE_ENABLED             BIT_ULL(40)
 
        /* tracks features that get auto disabled by errors */
 
 
 static const char i40e_priv_flags_strings[][ETH_GSTRING_LEN] = {
        "NPAR",
+       "LinkPolling",
 };
 
-#define I40E_PRIV_FLAGS_STR_LEN \
-       (sizeof(i40e_priv_flags_strings) / ETH_GSTRING_LEN)
+#define I40E_PRIV_FLAGS_STR_LEN ARRAY_SIZE(i40e_priv_flags_strings)
 
 /**
  * i40e_partition_setting_complaint - generic complaint for MFP restriction
 
        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;
 
        return ret_flags;
 }
 
+/**
+ * i40e_set_priv_flags - set private flags
+ * @dev: network interface device structure
+ * @flags: bit flags to be set
+ **/
+static int i40e_set_priv_flags(struct net_device *dev, u32 flags)
+{
+       struct i40e_netdev_priv *np = netdev_priv(dev);
+       struct i40e_vsi *vsi = np->vsi;
+       struct i40e_pf *pf = vsi->back;
+
+       if (flags & I40E_PRIV_FLAGS_LINKPOLL_FLAG)
+               pf->flags |= I40E_FLAG_LINK_POLLING_ENABLED;
+       else
+               pf->flags &= ~I40E_FLAG_LINK_POLLING_ENABLED;
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
 static const struct ethtool_ops i40e_ethtool_ops = {
        .get_settings           = i40e_get_settings,
        .set_settings           = i40e_set_settings,
        .set_channels           = i40e_set_channels,
        .get_ts_info            = i40e_get_ts_info,
        .get_priv_flags         = i40e_get_priv_flags,
+       .set_priv_flags         = i40e_set_priv_flags,
 };
 
 void i40e_set_ethtool_ops(struct net_device *netdev)
 
                return;
        pf->service_timer_previous = jiffies;
 
-       i40e_link_event(pf);
+       if (pf->flags & I40E_FLAG_LINK_POLLING_ENABLED)
+               i40e_link_event(pf);
 
        /* Update the stats for active netdevs so the network stack
         * can look at updated numbers whenever it cares to
        /* Set default capability flags */
        pf->flags = I40E_FLAG_RX_CSUM_ENABLED |
                    I40E_FLAG_MSI_ENABLED     |
+                   I40E_FLAG_LINK_POLLING_ENABLED |
                    I40E_FLAG_MSIX_ENABLED;
 
        if (iommu_present(&pci_bus_type))