3 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/flower/main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/flower/main.c
index 19cfa162ac65..1decf3a1cad3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/flower/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/flower/main.c
@@ -455,6 +455,7 @@ static int nfp_flower_vnic_alloc(struct nfp_app *app, struct nfp_net *nn,
 
 	eth_hw_addr_random(nn->dp.netdev);
 	netif_keep_dst(nn->dp.netdev);
+	nn->vnic_no_name = true;
 
 	return 0;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net.h
index 57cb035dcc6d..2a71a9ffd095 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net.h
@@ -590,6 +590,8 @@ struct nfp_net_dp {
  * @vnic_list:		Entry on device vNIC list
  * @pdev:		Backpointer to PCI device
  * @app:		APP handle if available
+ * @vnic_no_name:	For non-port PF vNIC make ndo_get_phys_port_name return
+ *			-EOPNOTSUPP to keep backwards compatibility (set by app)
  * @port:		Pointer to nfp_port structure if vNIC is a port
  * @app_priv:		APP private data for this vNIC
  */
@@ -663,6 +665,8 @@ struct nfp_net {
 	struct pci_dev *pdev;
 	struct nfp_app *app;
 
+	bool vnic_no_name;
+
 	struct nfp_port *port;
 
 	void *app_priv;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_common.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_common.c
index ed27176c2bce..d4c27f849f9b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_common.c
@@ -3286,7 +3286,7 @@ nfp_net_get_phys_port_name(struct net_device *netdev, char *name, size_t len)
 	if (nn->port)
 		return nfp_port_get_phys_port_name(netdev, name, len);
 
-	if (nn->dp.is_vf)
+	if (nn->dp.is_vf || nn->vnic_no_name)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	n = snprintf(name, len, "n%d", nn->id);