bool *was_attached)
 {
        MCDI_DECLARE_BUF(inbuf, MC_CMD_DRV_ATTACH_IN_LEN);
-       MCDI_DECLARE_BUF(outbuf, MC_CMD_DRV_ATTACH_OUT_LEN);
+       MCDI_DECLARE_BUF(outbuf, MC_CMD_DRV_ATTACH_EXT_OUT_LEN);
        size_t outlen;
        int rc;
 
                goto fail;
        }
 
+       /* We currently assume we have control of the external link
+        * and are completely trusted by firmware.  Abort probing
+        * if that's not true for this function.
+        */
+       if (driver_operating &&
+           outlen >= MC_CMD_DRV_ATTACH_EXT_OUT_LEN &&
+           (MCDI_DWORD(outbuf, DRV_ATTACH_EXT_OUT_FUNC_FLAGS) &
+            (1 << MC_CMD_DRV_ATTACH_EXT_OUT_FLAG_LINKCTRL |
+             1 << MC_CMD_DRV_ATTACH_EXT_OUT_FLAG_TRUSTED)) !=
+           (1 << MC_CMD_DRV_ATTACH_EXT_OUT_FLAG_LINKCTRL |
+            1 << MC_CMD_DRV_ATTACH_EXT_OUT_FLAG_TRUSTED)) {
+               netif_err(efx, probe, efx->net_dev,
+                         "This driver version only supports one function per port\n");
+               return -ENODEV;
+       }
+
        if (was_attached != NULL)
                *was_attached = MCDI_DWORD(outbuf, DRV_ATTACH_OUT_OLD_STATE);
        return 0;