Merge branch 's390-qeth-next'

Julian Wiedmann says:

====================
s390/qeth: updates 2017-09-18

first batch of patches for 4.15. One larger item in there is Hans'
addition of new configuration options for flexible packet processing
('VNIC characteristics'). The patch descriptions have all the details.
Please apply.
====================

Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>

9 files changed, 819 insertions, 103 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core.h b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core.h
index 59e09854c4f7..91fcadbede80 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core.h
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core.h
@@ -182,6 +182,21 @@ struct qeth_sbp_info {
 	__u32 reflect_promisc_primary:1;
 };
 
+struct qeth_vnicc_info {
+	/* supported/currently configured VNICCs; updated in IPA exchanges */
+	u32 sup_chars;
+	u32 cur_chars;
+	/* supported commands: bitmasks which VNICCs support respective cmd */
+	u32 set_char_sup;
+	u32 getset_timeout_sup;
+	/* timeout value for the learning characteristic */
+	u32 learning_timeout;
+	/* characteristics wanted/configured by user */
+	u32 wanted_chars;
+	/* has user explicitly enabled rx_bcast while online? */
+	bool rx_bcast_enabled;
+};
+
 static inline int qeth_is_ipa_supported(struct qeth_ipa_info *ipa,
 		enum qeth_ipa_funcs func)
 {
@@ -673,6 +688,7 @@ struct qeth_card_options {
 	struct qeth_routing_info route6;
 	struct qeth_ipa_info ipa6;
 	struct qeth_sbp_info sbp; /* SETBRIDGEPORT options */
+	struct qeth_vnicc_info vnicc; /* VNICC options */
 	int fake_broadcast;
 	int layer2;
 	int performance_stats;
@@ -946,13 +962,13 @@ int qeth_get_priority_queue(struct qeth_card *, struct sk_buff *, int, int);
 int qeth_get_elements_no(struct qeth_card *card, struct sk_buff *skb,
 			 int extra_elems, int data_offset);
 int qeth_get_elements_for_frags(struct sk_buff *);
-int qeth_do_send_packet_fast(struct qeth_card *card,
-			     struct qeth_qdio_out_q *queue, struct sk_buff *skb,
+int qeth_do_send_packet_fast(struct qeth_qdio_out_q *queue, struct sk_buff *skb,
 			     struct qeth_hdr *hdr, unsigned int offset,
 			     unsigned int hd_len);
 int qeth_do_send_packet(struct qeth_card *card, struct qeth_qdio_out_q *queue,
 			struct sk_buff *skb, struct qeth_hdr *hdr,
-			unsigned int hd_len, unsigned int offset, int elements);
+			unsigned int offset, unsigned int hd_len,
+			int elements_needed);
 int qeth_do_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *rq, int cmd);
 int qeth_core_get_sset_count(struct net_device *, int);
 void qeth_core_get_ethtool_stats(struct net_device *,
diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c
index bae7440abc01..68e118f1202e 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c
@@ -4040,35 +4040,23 @@ static int qeth_fill_buffer(struct qeth_qdio_out_q *queue,
 	return flush_cnt;
 }
 
-int qeth_do_send_packet_fast(struct qeth_card *card,
-			     struct qeth_qdio_out_q *queue, struct sk_buff *skb,
+int qeth_do_send_packet_fast(struct qeth_qdio_out_q *queue, struct sk_buff *skb,
 			     struct qeth_hdr *hdr, unsigned int offset,
 			     unsigned int hd_len)
 {
-	struct qeth_qdio_out_buffer *buffer;
-	int index;
+	int index = queue->next_buf_to_fill;
+	struct qeth_qdio_out_buffer *buffer = queue->bufs[index];
 
-	/* spin until we get the queue ... */
-	while (atomic_cmpxchg(&queue->state, QETH_OUT_Q_UNLOCKED,
-			      QETH_OUT_Q_LOCKED) != QETH_OUT_Q_UNLOCKED);
-	/* ... now we've got the queue */
-	index = queue->next_buf_to_fill;
-	buffer = queue->bufs[queue->next_buf_to_fill];
 	/*
 	 * check if buffer is empty to make sure that we do not 'overtake'
 	 * ourselves and try to fill a buffer that is already primed
 	 */
 	if (atomic_read(&buffer->state) != QETH_QDIO_BUF_EMPTY)
-		goto out;
-	queue->next_buf_to_fill = (queue->next_buf_to_fill + 1) %
-					  QDIO_MAX_BUFFERS_PER_Q;
-	atomic_set(&queue->state, QETH_OUT_Q_UNLOCKED);
+		return -EBUSY;
+	queue->next_buf_to_fill = (index + 1) % QDIO_MAX_BUFFERS_PER_Q;
 	qeth_fill_buffer(queue, buffer, skb, hdr, offset, hd_len);
 	qeth_flush_buffers(queue, index, 1);
 	return 0;
-out:
-	atomic_set(&queue->state, QETH_OUT_Q_UNLOCKED);
-	return -EBUSY;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(qeth_do_send_packet_fast);
 
@@ -4923,7 +4911,6 @@ static void qeth_qdio_establish_cq(struct qeth_card *card,
 	if (card->options.cq == QETH_CQ_ENABLED) {
 		int offset = QDIO_MAX_BUFFERS_PER_Q *
 			     (card->qdio.no_in_queues - 1);
-		i = QDIO_MAX_BUFFERS_PER_Q * (card->qdio.no_in_queues - 1);
 		for (i = 0; i < QDIO_MAX_BUFFERS_PER_Q; ++i) {
 			in_sbal_ptrs[offset + i] = (struct qdio_buffer *)
 				virt_to_phys(card->qdio.c_q->bufs[i].buffer);
diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_mpc.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_mpc.c
index 6dd7d05e5693..5f8a2b834d39 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_mpc.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_mpc.c
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ static struct ipa_rc_msg qeth_ipa_rc_msg[] = {
 	{IPA_RC_IP_TABLE_FULL,		"Add Addr IP Table Full - ipv6"},
 	{IPA_RC_UNKNOWN_ERROR,		"IPA command failed - reason unknown"},
 	{IPA_RC_UNSUPPORTED_COMMAND,	"Command not supported"},
-	{IPA_RC_TRACE_ALREADY_ACTIVE,	"trace already active"},
+	{IPA_RC_VNICC_OOSEQ,		"Command issued out of sequence"},
 	{IPA_RC_INVALID_FORMAT,		"invalid format or length"},
 	{IPA_RC_DUP_IPV6_REMOTE, "ipv6 address already registered remote"},
 	{IPA_RC_SBP_IQD_NOT_CONFIGURED,	"Not configured for bridgeport"},
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ static struct ipa_rc_msg qeth_ipa_rc_msg[] = {
 	{IPA_RC_L2_INVALID_VLAN_ID,	"L2 invalid vlan id"},
 	{IPA_RC_L2_DUP_VLAN_ID,		"L2 duplicate vlan id"},
 	{IPA_RC_L2_VLAN_ID_NOT_FOUND,	"L2 vlan id not found"},
+	{IPA_RC_VNICC_VNICBP,		"VNIC is BridgePort"},
 	{IPA_RC_SBP_OSA_NOT_CONFIGURED,	"Not configured for bridgeport"},
 	{IPA_RC_SBP_OSA_OS_MISMATCH,	"OS mismatch"},
 	{IPA_RC_SBP_OSA_ANO_DEV_PRIMARY, "Primary bridgeport exists already"},
@@ -253,6 +254,7 @@ static struct ipa_cmd_names qeth_ipa_cmd_names[] = {
 	{IPA_CMD_DELGMAC,	"delgmac"},
 	{IPA_CMD_SETVLAN,	"setvlan"},
 	{IPA_CMD_DELVLAN,	"delvlan"},
+	{IPA_CMD_VNICC,		"vnic_characteristics"},
 	{IPA_CMD_SETBRIDGEPORT_OSA,	"set_bridge_port(osa)"},
 	{IPA_CMD_SETCCID,	"setccid"},
 	{IPA_CMD_DELCCID,	"delccid"},
diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_mpc.h b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_mpc.h
index 912e0107de8f..6a7654df6e78 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_mpc.h
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_mpc.h
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ enum qeth_ipa_cmds {
 	IPA_CMD_DELGMAC			= 0x24,
 	IPA_CMD_SETVLAN			= 0x25,
 	IPA_CMD_DELVLAN			= 0x26,
+	IPA_CMD_VNICC			= 0x2a,
 	IPA_CMD_SETBRIDGEPORT_OSA	= 0x2b,
 	IPA_CMD_SETCCID			= 0x41,
 	IPA_CMD_DELCCID			= 0x42,
@@ -165,6 +166,8 @@ enum qeth_ipa_return_codes {
 	IPA_RC_L2_INVALID_VLAN_ID	= 0x2015,
 	IPA_RC_L2_DUP_VLAN_ID		= 0x2016,
 	IPA_RC_L2_VLAN_ID_NOT_FOUND	= 0x2017,
+	IPA_RC_L2_VLAN_ID_NOT_ALLOWED	= 0x2050,
+	IPA_RC_VNICC_VNICBP		= 0x20B0,
 	IPA_RC_SBP_OSA_NOT_CONFIGURED	= 0x2B0C,
 	IPA_RC_SBP_OSA_OS_MISMATCH	= 0x2B10,
 	IPA_RC_SBP_OSA_ANO_DEV_PRIMARY	= 0x2B14,
@@ -197,6 +200,9 @@ enum qeth_ipa_return_codes {
 	IPA_RC_ENOMEM			= 0xfffe,
 	IPA_RC_FFFF			= 0xffff
 };
+/* for VNIC Characteristics */
+#define IPA_RC_VNICC_OOSEQ 0x0005
+
 /* for SET_DIAGNOSTIC_ASSIST */
 #define IPA_RC_INVALID_SUBCMD		IPA_RC_IP_TABLE_FULL
 #define IPA_RC_HARDWARE_AUTH_ERROR	IPA_RC_UNKNOWN_ERROR
@@ -551,6 +557,71 @@ struct qeth_ipacmd_diagass {
 	__u8   cdata[64];
 } __attribute__ ((packed));
 
+/* VNIC Characteristics IPA Command: *****************************************/
+/* IPA commands/sub commands for VNICC */
+#define IPA_VNICC_QUERY_CHARS		0x00000000L
+#define IPA_VNICC_QUERY_CMDS		0x00000001L
+#define IPA_VNICC_ENABLE		0x00000002L
+#define IPA_VNICC_DISABLE		0x00000004L
+#define IPA_VNICC_SET_TIMEOUT		0x00000008L
+#define IPA_VNICC_GET_TIMEOUT		0x00000010L
+
+/* VNICC flags */
+#define QETH_VNICC_FLOODING		0x80000000
+#define QETH_VNICC_MCAST_FLOODING	0x40000000
+#define QETH_VNICC_LEARNING		0x20000000
+#define QETH_VNICC_TAKEOVER_SETVMAC	0x10000000
+#define QETH_VNICC_TAKEOVER_LEARNING	0x08000000
+#define QETH_VNICC_BRIDGE_INVISIBLE	0x04000000
+#define QETH_VNICC_RX_BCAST		0x02000000
+
+/* VNICC default values */
+#define QETH_VNICC_ALL			0xff000000
+#define QETH_VNICC_DEFAULT		QETH_VNICC_RX_BCAST
+/* default VNICC timeout in seconds */
+#define QETH_VNICC_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT	600
+
+/* VNICC header */
+struct qeth_ipacmd_vnicc_hdr {
+	u32 sup;
+	u32 cur;
+};
+
+/* VNICC sub command header */
+struct qeth_vnicc_sub_hdr {
+	u16 data_length;
+	u16 reserved;
+	u32 sub_command;
+};
+
+/* query supported commands for VNIC characteristic */
+struct qeth_vnicc_query_cmds {
+	u32 vnic_char;
+	u32 sup_cmds;
+};
+
+/* enable/disable VNIC characteristic */
+struct qeth_vnicc_set_char {
+	u32 vnic_char;
+};
+
+/* get/set timeout for VNIC characteristic */
+struct qeth_vnicc_getset_timeout {
+	u32 vnic_char;
+	u32 timeout;
+};
+
+/* complete VNICC IPA command message */
+struct qeth_ipacmd_vnicc {
+	struct qeth_ipacmd_vnicc_hdr hdr;
+	struct qeth_vnicc_sub_hdr sub_hdr;
+	union {
+		struct qeth_vnicc_query_cmds query_cmds;
+		struct qeth_vnicc_set_char set_char;
+		struct qeth_vnicc_getset_timeout getset_timeout;
+	};
+};
+
 /* SETBRIDGEPORT IPA Command:	 *********************************************/
 enum qeth_ipa_sbp_cmd {
 	IPA_SBP_QUERY_COMMANDS_SUPPORTED	= 0x00000000L,
@@ -692,6 +763,7 @@ struct qeth_ipa_cmd {
 		struct qeth_ipacmd_diagass		diagass;
 		struct qeth_ipacmd_setbridgeport	sbp;
 		struct qeth_ipacmd_addr_change		addrchange;
+		struct qeth_ipacmd_vnicc		vnicc;
 	} data;
 } __attribute__ ((packed));
 
diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2.h b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2.h
index 0d59f9a45ea9..241df6b98ab4 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2.h
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2.h
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ int qeth_l2_create_device_attributes(struct device *);
 void qeth_l2_remove_device_attributes(struct device *);
 void qeth_l2_setup_bridgeport_attrs(struct qeth_card *card);
 
+int qeth_l2_vnicc_set_state(struct qeth_card *card, u32 vnicc, bool state);
+int qeth_l2_vnicc_get_state(struct qeth_card *card, u32 vnicc, bool *state);
+int qeth_l2_vnicc_set_timeout(struct qeth_card *card, u32 timeout);
+int qeth_l2_vnicc_get_timeout(struct qeth_card *card, u32 *timeout);
+bool qeth_l2_vnicc_is_in_use(struct qeth_card *card);
+
 struct qeth_mac {
 	u8 mac_addr[OSA_ADDR_LEN];
 	u8 is_uc:1;
diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c
index 760b023eae95..7b61c2ef4c74 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ static void qeth_bridge_state_change(struct qeth_card *card,
 					struct qeth_ipa_cmd *cmd);
 static void qeth_bridge_host_event(struct qeth_card *card,
 					struct qeth_ipa_cmd *cmd);
+static void qeth_l2_vnicc_set_defaults(struct qeth_card *card);
+static void qeth_l2_vnicc_init(struct qeth_card *card);
+static bool qeth_l2_vnicc_recover_timeout(struct qeth_card *card, u32 vnicc,
+					  u32 *timeout);
 
 static int qeth_l2_verify_dev(struct net_device *dev)
 {
@@ -74,7 +78,7 @@ static struct net_device *qeth_l2_netdev_by_devno(unsigned char *read_dev_no)
 	return ndev;
 }
 
-static int qeth_setdel_makerc(struct qeth_card *card, int retcode)
+static int qeth_setdelmac_makerc(struct qeth_card *card, int retcode)
 {
 	int rc;
 
@@ -124,8 +128,8 @@ static int qeth_l2_send_setdelmac(struct qeth_card *card, __u8 *mac,
 	cmd = (struct qeth_ipa_cmd *)(iob->data+IPA_PDU_HEADER_SIZE);
 	cmd->data.setdelmac.mac_length = OSA_ADDR_LEN;
 	memcpy(&cmd->data.setdelmac.mac, mac, OSA_ADDR_LEN);
-	return qeth_setdel_makerc(card, qeth_send_ipa_cmd(card, iob,
-					NULL, NULL));
+	return qeth_setdelmac_makerc(card, qeth_send_ipa_cmd(card, iob,
+					   NULL, NULL));
 }
 
 static int qeth_l2_send_setmac(struct qeth_card *card, __u8 *mac)
@@ -285,17 +289,40 @@ static void qeth_l2_fill_header(struct qeth_hdr *hdr, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	}
 }
 
+static int qeth_setdelvlan_makerc(struct qeth_card *card, int retcode)
+{
+	if (retcode)
+		QETH_CARD_TEXT_(card, 2, "err%04x", retcode);
+
+	switch (retcode) {
+	case IPA_RC_SUCCESS:
+		return 0;
+	case IPA_RC_L2_INVALID_VLAN_ID:
+		return -EINVAL;
+	case IPA_RC_L2_DUP_VLAN_ID:
+		return -EEXIST;
+	case IPA_RC_L2_VLAN_ID_NOT_FOUND:
+		return -ENOENT;
+	case IPA_RC_L2_VLAN_ID_NOT_ALLOWED:
+		return -EPERM;
+	case -ENOMEM:
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	default:
+		return -EIO;
+	}
+}
+
 static int qeth_l2_send_setdelvlan_cb(struct qeth_card *card,
-			struct qeth_reply *reply, unsigned long data)
+				      struct qeth_reply *reply,
+				      unsigned long data)
 {
-	struct qeth_ipa_cmd *cmd;
+	struct qeth_ipa_cmd *cmd = (struct qeth_ipa_cmd *) data;
 
 	QETH_CARD_TEXT(card, 2, "L2sdvcb");
-	cmd = (struct qeth_ipa_cmd *) data;
 	if (cmd->hdr.return_code) {
-		QETH_DBF_MESSAGE(2, "Error in processing VLAN %i on %s: 0x%x. "
-			  "Continuing\n", cmd->data.setdelvlan.vlan_id,
-			  QETH_CARD_IFNAME(card), cmd->hdr.return_code);
+		QETH_DBF_MESSAGE(2, "Error in processing VLAN %i on %s: 0x%x.\n",
+				 cmd->data.setdelvlan.vlan_id,
+				 QETH_CARD_IFNAME(card), cmd->hdr.return_code);
 		QETH_CARD_TEXT_(card, 2, "L2VL%4x", cmd->hdr.command);
 		QETH_CARD_TEXT_(card, 2, "err%d", cmd->hdr.return_code);
 	}
@@ -303,7 +330,7 @@ static int qeth_l2_send_setdelvlan_cb(struct qeth_card *card,
 }
 
 static int qeth_l2_send_setdelvlan(struct qeth_card *card, __u16 i,
-				enum qeth_ipa_cmds ipacmd)
+				   enum qeth_ipa_cmds ipacmd)
 {
 	struct qeth_ipa_cmd *cmd;
 	struct qeth_cmd_buffer *iob;
@@ -314,8 +341,8 @@ static int qeth_l2_send_setdelvlan(struct qeth_card *card, __u16 i,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	cmd = (struct qeth_ipa_cmd *)(iob->data+IPA_PDU_HEADER_SIZE);
 	cmd->data.setdelvlan.vlan_id = i;
-	return qeth_send_ipa_cmd(card, iob,
-				 qeth_l2_send_setdelvlan_cb, NULL);
+	return qeth_setdelvlan_makerc(card, qeth_send_ipa_cmd(card, iob,
+					    qeth_l2_send_setdelvlan_cb, NULL));
 }
 
 static void qeth_l2_process_vlans(struct qeth_card *card)
@@ -694,7 +721,7 @@ static int qeth_l2_xmit_iqd(struct qeth_card *card, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		rc = -E2BIG;
 		goto out;
 	}
-	rc = qeth_do_send_packet_fast(card, queue, skb, hdr, data_offset,
+	rc = qeth_do_send_packet_fast(queue, skb, hdr, data_offset,
 				      sizeof(*hdr) + data_offset);
 out:
 	if (rc)
@@ -919,6 +946,7 @@ static int qeth_l2_probe_device(struct ccwgroup_device *gdev)
 	hash_init(card->mac_htable);
 	card->options.layer2 = 1;
 	card->info.hwtrap = 0;
+	qeth_l2_vnicc_set_defaults(card);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1045,9 +1073,14 @@ static int qeth_l2_start_ipassists(struct qeth_card *card)
 
 static void qeth_l2_trace_features(struct qeth_card *card)
 {
-	QETH_CARD_TEXT(card, 2, "l2featur");
+	/* Set BridgePort features */
+	QETH_CARD_TEXT(card, 2, "featuSBP");
 	QETH_CARD_HEX(card, 2, &card->options.sbp.supported_funcs,
 		      sizeof(card->options.sbp.supported_funcs));
+	/* VNIC Characteristics features */
+	QETH_CARD_TEXT(card, 2, "feaVNICC");
+	QETH_CARD_HEX(card, 2, &card->options.vnicc.sup_chars,
+		      sizeof(card->options.vnicc.sup_chars));
 }
 
 static int __qeth_l2_set_online(struct ccwgroup_device *gdev, int recovery_mode)
@@ -1072,8 +1105,6 @@ static int __qeth_l2_set_online(struct ccwgroup_device *gdev, int recovery_mode)
 	if (card->options.sbp.supported_funcs)
 		dev_info(&card->gdev->dev,
 		"The device represents a Bridge Capable Port\n");
-	qeth_trace_features(card);
-	qeth_l2_trace_features(card);
 
 	if (!card->dev && qeth_l2_setup_netdev(card)) {
 		rc = -ENODEV;
@@ -1090,6 +1121,12 @@ static int __qeth_l2_set_online(struct ccwgroup_device *gdev, int recovery_mode)
 	} else
 		card->info.hwtrap = 0;
 
+	/* for the rx_bcast characteristic, init VNICC after setmac */
+	qeth_l2_vnicc_init(card);
+
+	qeth_trace_features(card);
+	qeth_l2_trace_features(card);
+
 	qeth_l2_setup_bridgeport_attrs(card);
 
 	card->state = CARD_STATE_HARDSETUP;
@@ -2039,6 +2076,454 @@ int qeth_bridgeport_an_set(struct qeth_card *card, int enable)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(qeth_bridgeport_an_set);
 
+static bool qeth_bridgeport_is_in_use(struct qeth_card *card)
+{
+	return (card->options.sbp.role || card->options.sbp.reflect_promisc ||
+		card->options.sbp.hostnotification);
+}
+
+/* VNIC Characteristics support */
+
+/* handle VNICC IPA command return codes; convert to error codes */
+static int qeth_l2_vnicc_makerc(struct qeth_card *card, int ipa_rc)
+{
+	int rc;
+
+	switch (ipa_rc) {
+	case IPA_RC_SUCCESS:
+		return ipa_rc;
+	case IPA_RC_L2_UNSUPPORTED_CMD:
+	case IPA_RC_NOTSUPP:
+		rc = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+		break;
+	case IPA_RC_VNICC_OOSEQ:
+		rc = -EALREADY;
+		break;
+	case IPA_RC_VNICC_VNICBP:
+		rc = -EBUSY;
+		break;
+	case IPA_RC_L2_ADDR_TABLE_FULL:
+		rc = -ENOSPC;
+		break;
+	case IPA_RC_L2_MAC_NOT_AUTH_BY_ADP:
+		rc = -EACCES;
+		break;
+	default:
+		rc = -EIO;
+	}
+
+	QETH_CARD_TEXT_(card, 2, "err%04x", ipa_rc);
+	return rc;
+}
+
+/* generic VNICC request call back control */
+struct _qeth_l2_vnicc_request_cbctl {
+	u32 sub_cmd;
+	struct {
+		u32 vnic_char;
+		u32 timeout;
+	} param;
+	struct {
+		union{
+			u32 *sup_cmds;
+			u32 *timeout;
+		};
+	} result;
+};
+
+/* generic VNICC request call back */
+static int qeth_l2_vnicc_request_cb(struct qeth_card *card,
+				    struct qeth_reply *reply,
+				    unsigned long data)
+{
+	struct _qeth_l2_vnicc_request_cbctl *cbctl =
+		(struct _qeth_l2_vnicc_request_cbctl *) reply->param;
+	struct qeth_ipa_cmd *cmd = (struct qeth_ipa_cmd *) data;
+	struct qeth_ipacmd_vnicc *rep = &cmd->data.vnicc;
+
+	QETH_CARD_TEXT(card, 2, "vniccrcb");
+	if (cmd->hdr.return_code)
+		return 0;
+	/* return results to caller */
+	card->options.vnicc.sup_chars = rep->hdr.sup;
+	card->options.vnicc.cur_chars = rep->hdr.cur;
+
+	if (cbctl->sub_cmd == IPA_VNICC_QUERY_CMDS)
+		*cbctl->result.sup_cmds = rep->query_cmds.sup_cmds;
+
+	if (cbctl->sub_cmd == IPA_VNICC_GET_TIMEOUT)
+		*cbctl->result.timeout = rep->getset_timeout.timeout;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* generic VNICC request */
+static int qeth_l2_vnicc_request(struct qeth_card *card,
+				 struct _qeth_l2_vnicc_request_cbctl *cbctl)
+{
+	struct qeth_ipacmd_vnicc *req;
+	struct qeth_cmd_buffer *iob;
+	struct qeth_ipa_cmd *cmd;
+	int rc;
+
+	QETH_CARD_TEXT(card, 2, "vniccreq");
+
+	/* get new buffer for request */
+	iob = qeth_get_ipacmd_buffer(card, IPA_CMD_VNICC, 0);
+	if (!iob)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	/* create header for request */
+	cmd = (struct qeth_ipa_cmd *)(iob->data + IPA_PDU_HEADER_SIZE);
+	req = &cmd->data.vnicc;
+
+	/* create sub command header for request */
+	req->sub_hdr.data_length = sizeof(req->sub_hdr);
+	req->sub_hdr.sub_command = cbctl->sub_cmd;
+
+	/* create sub command specific request fields */
+	switch (cbctl->sub_cmd) {
+	case IPA_VNICC_QUERY_CHARS:
+		break;
+	case IPA_VNICC_QUERY_CMDS:
+		req->sub_hdr.data_length += sizeof(req->query_cmds);
+		req->query_cmds.vnic_char = cbctl->param.vnic_char;
+		break;
+	case IPA_VNICC_ENABLE:
+	case IPA_VNICC_DISABLE:
+		req->sub_hdr.data_length += sizeof(req->set_char);
+		req->set_char.vnic_char = cbctl->param.vnic_char;
+		break;
+	case IPA_VNICC_SET_TIMEOUT:
+		req->getset_timeout.timeout = cbctl->param.timeout;
+		/* fallthrough */
+	case IPA_VNICC_GET_TIMEOUT:
+		req->sub_hdr.data_length += sizeof(req->getset_timeout);
+		req->getset_timeout.vnic_char = cbctl->param.vnic_char;
+		break;
+	default:
+		qeth_release_buffer(iob->channel, iob);
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	}
+
+	/* send request */
+	rc = qeth_send_ipa_cmd(card, iob, qeth_l2_vnicc_request_cb,
+			       (void *) cbctl);
+
+	return qeth_l2_vnicc_makerc(card, rc);
+}
+
+/* VNICC query VNIC characteristics request */
+static int qeth_l2_vnicc_query_chars(struct qeth_card *card)
+{
+	struct _qeth_l2_vnicc_request_cbctl cbctl;
+
+	/* prepare callback control */
+	cbctl.sub_cmd = IPA_VNICC_QUERY_CHARS;
+
+	QETH_CARD_TEXT(card, 2, "vniccqch");
+	return qeth_l2_vnicc_request(card, &cbctl);
+}
+
+/* VNICC query sub commands request */
+static int qeth_l2_vnicc_query_cmds(struct qeth_card *card, u32 vnic_char,
+				    u32 *sup_cmds)
+{
+	struct _qeth_l2_vnicc_request_cbctl cbctl;
+
+	/* prepare callback control */
+	cbctl.sub_cmd = IPA_VNICC_QUERY_CMDS;
+	cbctl.param.vnic_char = vnic_char;
+	cbctl.result.sup_cmds = sup_cmds;
+
+	QETH_CARD_TEXT(card, 2, "vniccqcm");
+	return qeth_l2_vnicc_request(card, &cbctl);
+}
+
+/* VNICC enable/disable characteristic request */
+static int qeth_l2_vnicc_set_char(struct qeth_card *card, u32 vnic_char,
+				      u32 cmd)
+{
+	struct _qeth_l2_vnicc_request_cbctl cbctl;
+
+	/* prepare callback control */
+	cbctl.sub_cmd = cmd;
+	cbctl.param.vnic_char = vnic_char;
+
+	QETH_CARD_TEXT(card, 2, "vniccedc");
+	return qeth_l2_vnicc_request(card, &cbctl);
+}
+
+/* VNICC get/set timeout for characteristic request */
+static int qeth_l2_vnicc_getset_timeout(struct qeth_card *card, u32 vnicc,
+					u32 cmd, u32 *timeout)
+{
+	struct _qeth_l2_vnicc_request_cbctl cbctl;
+
+	/* prepare callback control */
+	cbctl.sub_cmd = cmd;
+	cbctl.param.vnic_char = vnicc;
+	if (cmd == IPA_VNICC_SET_TIMEOUT)
+		cbctl.param.timeout = *timeout;
+	if (cmd == IPA_VNICC_GET_TIMEOUT)
+		cbctl.result.timeout = timeout;
+
+	QETH_CARD_TEXT(card, 2, "vniccgst");
+	return qeth_l2_vnicc_request(card, &cbctl);
+}
+
+/* set current VNICC flag state; called from sysfs store function */
+int qeth_l2_vnicc_set_state(struct qeth_card *card, u32 vnicc, bool state)
+{
+	int rc = 0;
+	u32 cmd;
+
+	QETH_CARD_TEXT(card, 2, "vniccsch");
+
+	/* do not change anything if BridgePort is enabled */
+	if (qeth_bridgeport_is_in_use(card))
+		return -EBUSY;
+
+	/* check if characteristic and enable/disable are supported */
+	if (!(card->options.vnicc.sup_chars & vnicc) ||
+	    !(card->options.vnicc.set_char_sup & vnicc))
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	/* set enable/disable command and store wanted characteristic */
+	if (state) {
+		cmd = IPA_VNICC_ENABLE;
+		card->options.vnicc.wanted_chars |= vnicc;
+	} else {
+		cmd = IPA_VNICC_DISABLE;
+		card->options.vnicc.wanted_chars &= ~vnicc;
+	}
+
+	/* do we need to do anything? */
+	if (card->options.vnicc.cur_chars == card->options.vnicc.wanted_chars)
+		return rc;
+
+	/* if card is not ready, simply stop here */
+	if (!qeth_card_hw_is_reachable(card)) {
+		if (state)
+			card->options.vnicc.cur_chars |= vnicc;
+		else
+			card->options.vnicc.cur_chars &= ~vnicc;
+		return rc;
+	}
+
+	rc = qeth_l2_vnicc_set_char(card, vnicc, cmd);
+	if (rc)
+		card->options.vnicc.wanted_chars =
+			card->options.vnicc.cur_chars;
+	else {
+		/* successful online VNICC change; handle special cases */
+		if (state && vnicc == QETH_VNICC_RX_BCAST)
+			card->options.vnicc.rx_bcast_enabled = true;
+		if (!state && vnicc == QETH_VNICC_LEARNING)
+			qeth_l2_vnicc_recover_timeout(card, vnicc,
+					&card->options.vnicc.learning_timeout);
+	}
+
+	return rc;
+}
+
+/* get current VNICC flag state; called from sysfs show function */
+int qeth_l2_vnicc_get_state(struct qeth_card *card, u32 vnicc, bool *state)
+{
+	int rc = 0;
+
+	QETH_CARD_TEXT(card, 2, "vniccgch");
+
+	/* do not get anything if BridgePort is enabled */
+	if (qeth_bridgeport_is_in_use(card))
+		return -EBUSY;
+
+	/* check if characteristic is supported */
+	if (!(card->options.vnicc.sup_chars & vnicc))
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	/* if card is ready, query current VNICC state */
+	if (qeth_card_hw_is_reachable(card))
+		rc = qeth_l2_vnicc_query_chars(card);
+
+	*state = (card->options.vnicc.cur_chars & vnicc) ? true : false;
+	return rc;
+}
+
+/* set VNICC timeout; called from sysfs store function. Currently, only learning
+ * supports timeout
+ */
+int qeth_l2_vnicc_set_timeout(struct qeth_card *card, u32 timeout)
+{
+	int rc = 0;
+
+	QETH_CARD_TEXT(card, 2, "vniccsto");
+
+	/* do not change anything if BridgePort is enabled */
+	if (qeth_bridgeport_is_in_use(card))
+		return -EBUSY;
+
+	/* check if characteristic and set_timeout are supported */
+	if (!(card->options.vnicc.sup_chars & QETH_VNICC_LEARNING) ||
+	    !(card->options.vnicc.getset_timeout_sup & QETH_VNICC_LEARNING))
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	/* do we need to do anything? */
+	if (card->options.vnicc.learning_timeout == timeout)
+		return rc;
+
+	/* if card is not ready, simply store the value internally and return */
+	if (!qeth_card_hw_is_reachable(card)) {
+		card->options.vnicc.learning_timeout = timeout;
+		return rc;
+	}
+
+	/* send timeout value to card; if successful, store value internally */
+	rc = qeth_l2_vnicc_getset_timeout(card, QETH_VNICC_LEARNING,
+					  IPA_VNICC_SET_TIMEOUT, &timeout);
+	if (!rc)
+		card->options.vnicc.learning_timeout = timeout;
+
+	return rc;
+}
+
+/* get current VNICC timeout; called from sysfs show function. Currently, only
+ * learning supports timeout
+ */
+int qeth_l2_vnicc_get_timeout(struct qeth_card *card, u32 *timeout)
+{
+	int rc = 0;
+
+	QETH_CARD_TEXT(card, 2, "vniccgto");
+
+	/* do not get anything if BridgePort is enabled */
+	if (qeth_bridgeport_is_in_use(card))
+		return -EBUSY;
+
+	/* check if characteristic and get_timeout are supported */
+	if (!(card->options.vnicc.sup_chars & QETH_VNICC_LEARNING) ||
+	    !(card->options.vnicc.getset_timeout_sup & QETH_VNICC_LEARNING))
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	/* if card is ready, get timeout. Otherwise, just return stored value */
+	*timeout = card->options.vnicc.learning_timeout;
+	if (qeth_card_hw_is_reachable(card))
+		rc = qeth_l2_vnicc_getset_timeout(card, QETH_VNICC_LEARNING,
+						  IPA_VNICC_GET_TIMEOUT,
+						  timeout);
+
+	return rc;
+}
+
+/* check if VNICC is currently enabled */
+bool qeth_l2_vnicc_is_in_use(struct qeth_card *card)
+{
+	/* if everything is turned off, VNICC is not active */
+	if (!card->options.vnicc.cur_chars)
+		return false;
+	/* default values are only OK if rx_bcast was not enabled by user
+	 * or the card is offline.
+	 */
+	if (card->options.vnicc.cur_chars == QETH_VNICC_DEFAULT) {
+		if (!card->options.vnicc.rx_bcast_enabled ||
+		    !qeth_card_hw_is_reachable(card))
+			return false;
+	}
+	return true;
+}
+
+/* recover user timeout setting */
+static bool qeth_l2_vnicc_recover_timeout(struct qeth_card *card, u32 vnicc,
+					  u32 *timeout)
+{
+	if (card->options.vnicc.sup_chars & vnicc &&
+	    card->options.vnicc.getset_timeout_sup & vnicc &&
+	    !qeth_l2_vnicc_getset_timeout(card, vnicc, IPA_VNICC_SET_TIMEOUT,
+					  timeout))
+		return false;
+	*timeout = QETH_VNICC_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT;
+	return true;
+}
+
+/* recover user characteristic setting */
+static bool qeth_l2_vnicc_recover_char(struct qeth_card *card, u32 vnicc,
+				       bool enable)
+{
+	u32 cmd = enable ? IPA_VNICC_ENABLE : IPA_VNICC_DISABLE;
+
+	if (card->options.vnicc.sup_chars & vnicc &&
+	    card->options.vnicc.set_char_sup & vnicc &&
+	    !qeth_l2_vnicc_set_char(card, vnicc, cmd))
+		return false;
+	card->options.vnicc.wanted_chars &= ~vnicc;
+	card->options.vnicc.wanted_chars |= QETH_VNICC_DEFAULT & vnicc;
+	return true;
+}
+
+/* (re-)initialize VNICC */
+static void qeth_l2_vnicc_init(struct qeth_card *card)
+{
+	u32 *timeout = &card->options.vnicc.learning_timeout;
+	unsigned int chars_len, i;
+	unsigned long chars_tmp;
+	u32 sup_cmds, vnicc;
+	bool enable, error;
+
+	QETH_CARD_TEXT(card, 2, "vniccini");
+	/* reset rx_bcast */
+	card->options.vnicc.rx_bcast_enabled = 0;
+	/* initial query and storage of VNIC characteristics */
+	if (qeth_l2_vnicc_query_chars(card)) {
+		if (card->options.vnicc.wanted_chars != QETH_VNICC_DEFAULT ||
+		    *timeout != QETH_VNICC_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT)
+			dev_err(&card->gdev->dev, "Configuring the VNIC characteristics failed\n");
+		/* fail quietly if user didn't change the default config */
+		card->options.vnicc.sup_chars = 0;
+		card->options.vnicc.cur_chars = 0;
+		card->options.vnicc.wanted_chars = QETH_VNICC_DEFAULT;
+		return;
+	}
+	/* get supported commands for each supported characteristic */
+	chars_tmp = card->options.vnicc.sup_chars;
+	chars_len = sizeof(card->options.vnicc.sup_chars) * BITS_PER_BYTE;
+	for_each_set_bit(i, &chars_tmp, chars_len) {
+		vnicc = BIT(i);
+		qeth_l2_vnicc_query_cmds(card, vnicc, &sup_cmds);
+		if (!(sup_cmds & IPA_VNICC_SET_TIMEOUT) ||
+		    !(sup_cmds & IPA_VNICC_GET_TIMEOUT))
+			card->options.vnicc.getset_timeout_sup &= ~vnicc;
+		if (!(sup_cmds & IPA_VNICC_ENABLE) ||
+		    !(sup_cmds & IPA_VNICC_DISABLE))
+			card->options.vnicc.set_char_sup &= ~vnicc;
+	}
+	/* enforce assumed default values and recover settings, if changed  */
+	error = qeth_l2_vnicc_recover_timeout(card, QETH_VNICC_LEARNING,
+					      timeout);
+	chars_tmp = card->options.vnicc.wanted_chars ^ QETH_VNICC_DEFAULT;
+	chars_tmp |= QETH_VNICC_BRIDGE_INVISIBLE;
+	chars_len = sizeof(card->options.vnicc.wanted_chars) * BITS_PER_BYTE;
+	for_each_set_bit(i, &chars_tmp, chars_len) {
+		vnicc = BIT(i);
+		enable = card->options.vnicc.wanted_chars & vnicc;
+		error |= qeth_l2_vnicc_recover_char(card, vnicc, enable);
+	}
+	if (error)
+		dev_err(&card->gdev->dev, "Configuring the VNIC characteristics failed\n");
+}
+
+/* configure default values of VNIC characteristics */
+static void qeth_l2_vnicc_set_defaults(struct qeth_card *card)
+{
+	/* characteristics values */
+	card->options.vnicc.sup_chars = QETH_VNICC_ALL;
+	card->options.vnicc.cur_chars = QETH_VNICC_DEFAULT;
+	card->options.vnicc.learning_timeout = QETH_VNICC_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT;
+	/* supported commands */
+	card->options.vnicc.set_char_sup = QETH_VNICC_ALL;
+	card->options.vnicc.getset_timeout_sup = QETH_VNICC_LEARNING;
+	/* settings wanted by users */
+	card->options.vnicc.wanted_chars = QETH_VNICC_DEFAULT;
+}
+
 module_init(qeth_l2_init);
 module_exit(qeth_l2_exit);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Frank Blaschka <frank.blaschka@de.ibm.com>");
diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_sys.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_sys.c
index 9696baa49e2d..4608daedb204 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_sys.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_sys.c
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ static ssize_t qeth_bridge_port_role_state_show(struct device *dev,
 	if (!card)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	if (qeth_l2_vnicc_is_in_use(card))
+		return sprintf(buf, "n/a (VNIC characteristics)\n");
+
 	if (qeth_card_hw_is_reachable(card) &&
 					card->options.sbp.supported_funcs)
 		rc = qeth_bridgeport_query_ports(card,
@@ -60,6 +63,11 @@ static ssize_t qeth_bridge_port_role_state_show(struct device *dev,
 static ssize_t qeth_bridge_port_role_show(struct device *dev,
 				struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
+	struct qeth_card *card = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+
+	if (qeth_l2_vnicc_is_in_use(card))
+		return sprintf(buf, "n/a (VNIC characteristics)\n");
+
 	return qeth_bridge_port_role_state_show(dev, attr, buf, 0);
 }
 
@@ -83,7 +91,10 @@ static ssize_t qeth_bridge_port_role_store(struct device *dev,
 
 	mutex_lock(&card->conf_mutex);
 
-	if (card->options.sbp.reflect_promisc) /* Forbid direct manipulation */
+	if (qeth_l2_vnicc_is_in_use(card))
+		rc = -EBUSY;
+	else if (card->options.sbp.reflect_promisc)
+		/* Forbid direct manipulation */
 		rc = -EPERM;
 	else if (qeth_card_hw_is_reachable(card)) {
 		rc = qeth_bridgeport_setrole(card, role);
@@ -103,6 +114,11 @@ static DEVICE_ATTR(bridge_role, 0644, qeth_bridge_port_role_show,
 static ssize_t qeth_bridge_port_state_show(struct device *dev,
 				struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
+	struct qeth_card *card = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+
+	if (qeth_l2_vnicc_is_in_use(card))
+		return sprintf(buf, "n/a (VNIC characteristics)\n");
+
 	return qeth_bridge_port_role_state_show(dev, attr, buf, 1);
 }
 
@@ -118,6 +134,9 @@ static ssize_t qeth_bridgeport_hostnotification_show(struct device *dev,
 	if (!card)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	if (qeth_l2_vnicc_is_in_use(card))
+		return sprintf(buf, "n/a (VNIC characteristics)\n");
+
 	enabled = card->options.sbp.hostnotification;
 
 	return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", enabled);
@@ -142,7 +161,9 @@ static ssize_t qeth_bridgeport_hostnotification_store(struct device *dev,
 
 	mutex_lock(&card->conf_mutex);
 
-	if (qeth_card_hw_is_reachable(card)) {
+	if (qeth_l2_vnicc_is_in_use(card))
+		rc = -EBUSY;
+	else if (qeth_card_hw_is_reachable(card)) {
 		rc = qeth_bridgeport_an_set(card, enable);
 		if (!rc)
 			card->options.sbp.hostnotification = enable;
@@ -167,6 +188,9 @@ static ssize_t qeth_bridgeport_reflect_show(struct device *dev,
 	if (!card)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	if (qeth_l2_vnicc_is_in_use(card))
+		return sprintf(buf, "n/a (VNIC characteristics)\n");
+
 	if (card->options.sbp.reflect_promisc) {
 		if (card->options.sbp.reflect_promisc_primary)
 			state = "primary";
@@ -202,7 +226,9 @@ static ssize_t qeth_bridgeport_reflect_store(struct device *dev,
 
 	mutex_lock(&card->conf_mutex);
 
-	if (card->options.sbp.role != QETH_SBP_ROLE_NONE)
+	if (qeth_l2_vnicc_is_in_use(card))
+		rc = -EBUSY;
+	else if (card->options.sbp.role != QETH_SBP_ROLE_NONE)
 		rc = -EPERM;
 	else {
 		card->options.sbp.reflect_promisc = enable;
@@ -231,16 +257,6 @@ static struct attribute_group qeth_l2_bridgeport_attr_group = {
 	.attrs = qeth_l2_bridgeport_attrs,
 };
 
-int qeth_l2_create_device_attributes(struct device *dev)
-{
-	return sysfs_create_group(&dev->kobj, &qeth_l2_bridgeport_attr_group);
-}
-
-void qeth_l2_remove_device_attributes(struct device *dev)
-{
-	sysfs_remove_group(&dev->kobj, &qeth_l2_bridgeport_attr_group);
-}
-
 /**
  * qeth_l2_setup_bridgeport_attrs() - set/restore attrs when turning online.
  * @card:			      qeth_card structure pointer
@@ -270,10 +286,168 @@ void qeth_l2_setup_bridgeport_attrs(struct qeth_card *card)
 		qeth_bridgeport_an_set(card, 0);
 }
 
+/* VNIC CHARS support */
+
+/* convert sysfs attr name to VNIC characteristic */
+static u32 qeth_l2_vnicc_sysfs_attr_to_char(const char *attr_name)
+{
+	if (sysfs_streq(attr_name, "flooding"))
+		return QETH_VNICC_FLOODING;
+	else if (sysfs_streq(attr_name, "mcast_flooding"))
+		return QETH_VNICC_MCAST_FLOODING;
+	else if (sysfs_streq(attr_name, "learning"))
+		return QETH_VNICC_LEARNING;
+	else if (sysfs_streq(attr_name, "takeover_setvmac"))
+		return QETH_VNICC_TAKEOVER_SETVMAC;
+	else if (sysfs_streq(attr_name, "takeover_learning"))
+		return QETH_VNICC_TAKEOVER_LEARNING;
+	else if (sysfs_streq(attr_name, "bridge_invisible"))
+		return QETH_VNICC_BRIDGE_INVISIBLE;
+	else if (sysfs_streq(attr_name, "rx_bcast"))
+		return QETH_VNICC_RX_BCAST;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* get current timeout setting */
+static ssize_t qeth_vnicc_timeout_show(struct device *dev,
+				       struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
+{
+	struct qeth_card *card = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+	u32 timeout;
+	int rc;
+
+	if (!card)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	rc = qeth_l2_vnicc_get_timeout(card, &timeout);
+	if (rc == -EBUSY)
+		return sprintf(buf, "n/a (BridgePort)\n");
+	if (rc == -EOPNOTSUPP)
+		return sprintf(buf, "n/a\n");
+	return rc ? rc : sprintf(buf, "%d\n", timeout);
+}
+
+/* change timeout setting */
+static ssize_t qeth_vnicc_timeout_store(struct device *dev,
+					struct device_attribute *attr,
+					const char *buf, size_t count)
+{
+	struct qeth_card *card = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+	u32 timeout;
+	int rc;
+
+	if (!card)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	rc = kstrtou32(buf, 10, &timeout);
+	if (rc)
+		return rc;
+
+	mutex_lock(&card->conf_mutex);
+	rc = qeth_l2_vnicc_set_timeout(card, timeout);
+	mutex_unlock(&card->conf_mutex);
+	return rc ? rc : count;
+}
+
+/* get current setting of characteristic */
+static ssize_t qeth_vnicc_char_show(struct device *dev,
+				    struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
+{
+	struct qeth_card *card = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+	bool state;
+	u32 vnicc;
+	int rc;
+
+	if (!card)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	vnicc = qeth_l2_vnicc_sysfs_attr_to_char(attr->attr.name);
+	rc = qeth_l2_vnicc_get_state(card, vnicc, &state);
+
+	if (rc == -EBUSY)
+		return sprintf(buf, "n/a (BridgePort)\n");
+	if (rc == -EOPNOTSUPP)
+		return sprintf(buf, "n/a\n");
+	return rc ? rc : sprintf(buf, "%d\n", state);
+}
+
+/* change setting of characteristic */
+static ssize_t qeth_vnicc_char_store(struct device *dev,
+				     struct device_attribute *attr,
+				     const char *buf, size_t count)
+{
+	struct qeth_card *card = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+	bool state;
+	u32 vnicc;
+	int rc;
+
+	if (!card)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (kstrtobool(buf, &state))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	vnicc = qeth_l2_vnicc_sysfs_attr_to_char(attr->attr.name);
+	mutex_lock(&card->conf_mutex);
+	rc = qeth_l2_vnicc_set_state(card, vnicc, state);
+	mutex_unlock(&card->conf_mutex);
+
+	return rc ? rc : count;
+}
+
+static DEVICE_ATTR(flooding, 0644, qeth_vnicc_char_show, qeth_vnicc_char_store);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(mcast_flooding, 0644, qeth_vnicc_char_show,
+		   qeth_vnicc_char_store);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(learning, 0644, qeth_vnicc_char_show, qeth_vnicc_char_store);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(learning_timeout, 0644, qeth_vnicc_timeout_show,
+		   qeth_vnicc_timeout_store);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(takeover_setvmac, 0644, qeth_vnicc_char_show,
+		   qeth_vnicc_char_store);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(takeover_learning, 0644, qeth_vnicc_char_show,
+		   qeth_vnicc_char_store);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(bridge_invisible, 0644, qeth_vnicc_char_show,
+		   qeth_vnicc_char_store);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(rx_bcast, 0644, qeth_vnicc_char_show, qeth_vnicc_char_store);
+
+static struct attribute *qeth_l2_vnicc_attrs[] = {
+	&dev_attr_flooding.attr,
+	&dev_attr_mcast_flooding.attr,
+	&dev_attr_learning.attr,
+	&dev_attr_learning_timeout.attr,
+	&dev_attr_takeover_setvmac.attr,
+	&dev_attr_takeover_learning.attr,
+	&dev_attr_bridge_invisible.attr,
+	&dev_attr_rx_bcast.attr,
+	NULL,
+};
+
+static struct attribute_group qeth_l2_vnicc_attr_group = {
+	.attrs = qeth_l2_vnicc_attrs,
+	.name = "vnicc",
+};
+
+static const struct attribute_group *qeth_l2_only_attr_groups[] = {
+	&qeth_l2_bridgeport_attr_group,
+	&qeth_l2_vnicc_attr_group,
+	NULL,
+};
+
+int qeth_l2_create_device_attributes(struct device *dev)
+{
+	return sysfs_create_groups(&dev->kobj, qeth_l2_only_attr_groups);
+}
+
+void qeth_l2_remove_device_attributes(struct device *dev)
+{
+	sysfs_remove_groups(&dev->kobj, qeth_l2_only_attr_groups);
+}
+
 const struct attribute_group *qeth_l2_attr_groups[] = {
 	&qeth_device_attr_group,
 	&qeth_device_blkt_group,
-	/* l2 specific, see l2_{create,remove}_device_attributes(): */
+	/* l2 specific, see qeth_l2_only_attr_groups: */
 	&qeth_l2_bridgeport_attr_group,
+	&qeth_l2_vnicc_attr_group,
 	NULL,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c
index ab661a431f7c..270ac9515f6b 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c
@@ -1646,13 +1646,12 @@ static int qeth_l3_vlan_rx_kill_vid(struct net_device *dev,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int qeth_l3_rebuild_skb(struct qeth_card *card, struct sk_buff *skb,
-			       struct qeth_hdr *hdr, unsigned short *vlan_id)
+static void qeth_l3_rebuild_skb(struct qeth_card *card, struct sk_buff *skb,
+				struct qeth_hdr *hdr)
 {
 	__u16 prot;
 	struct iphdr *ip_hdr;
 	unsigned char tg_addr[MAX_ADDR_LEN];
-	int is_vlan = 0;
 
 	if (!(hdr->hdr.l3.flags & QETH_HDR_PASSTHRU)) {
 		prot = (hdr->hdr.l3.flags & QETH_HDR_IPV6) ? ETH_P_IPV6 :
@@ -1706,11 +1705,14 @@ static int qeth_l3_rebuild_skb(struct qeth_card *card, struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 	skb->protocol = eth_type_trans(skb, card->dev);
 
-	if (hdr->hdr.l3.ext_flags &
-	    (QETH_HDR_EXT_VLAN_FRAME | QETH_HDR_EXT_INCLUDE_VLAN_TAG)) {
-		*vlan_id = (hdr->hdr.l3.ext_flags & QETH_HDR_EXT_VLAN_FRAME) ?
-		 hdr->hdr.l3.vlan_id : *((u16 *)&hdr->hdr.l3.dest_addr[12]);
-		is_vlan = 1;
+	/* copy VLAN tag from hdr into skb */
+	if (!card->options.sniffer &&
+	    (hdr->hdr.l3.ext_flags & (QETH_HDR_EXT_VLAN_FRAME |
+				      QETH_HDR_EXT_INCLUDE_VLAN_TAG))) {
+		u16 tag = (hdr->hdr.l3.ext_flags & QETH_HDR_EXT_VLAN_FRAME) ?
+				hdr->hdr.l3.vlan_id :
+				*((u16 *)&hdr->hdr.l3.dest_addr[12]);
+		__vlan_hwaccel_put_tag(skb, htons(ETH_P_8021Q), tag);
 	}
 
 	if (card->dev->features & NETIF_F_RXCSUM) {
@@ -1724,7 +1726,6 @@ static int qeth_l3_rebuild_skb(struct qeth_card *card, struct sk_buff *skb,
 			skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_NONE;
 	} else
 		skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_NONE;
-	return is_vlan;
 }
 
 static int qeth_l3_process_inbound_buffer(struct qeth_card *card,
@@ -1733,8 +1734,6 @@ static int qeth_l3_process_inbound_buffer(struct qeth_card *card,
 	int work_done = 0;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	struct qeth_hdr *hdr;
-	__u16 vlan_tag = 0;
-	int is_vlan;
 	unsigned int len;
 	__u16 magic;
 
@@ -1764,12 +1763,8 @@ static int qeth_l3_process_inbound_buffer(struct qeth_card *card,
 					card->dev->addr_len);
 				netif_receive_skb(skb);
 			} else {
-				is_vlan = qeth_l3_rebuild_skb(card, skb, hdr,
-						      &vlan_tag);
+				qeth_l3_rebuild_skb(card, skb, hdr);
 				len = skb->len;
-				if (is_vlan && !card->options.sniffer)
-					__vlan_hwaccel_put_tag(skb,
-						htons(ETH_P_8021Q), vlan_tag);
 				napi_gro_receive(&card->napi, skb);
 			}
 			break;
@@ -2771,8 +2766,8 @@ static netdev_tx_t qeth_l3_hard_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 		rc = qeth_do_send_packet(card, queue, new_skb, hdr, hd_len,
 					 hd_len, elements);
 	} else
-		rc = qeth_do_send_packet_fast(card, queue, new_skb, hdr,
-					      data_offset, hd_len);
+		rc = qeth_do_send_packet_fast(queue, new_skb, hdr, data_offset,
+					      hd_len);
 
 	if (!rc) {
 		card->stats.tx_packets++;
diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_sys.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_sys.c
index e8bcc314cc5f..0ad0f7f4b23f 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_sys.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_sys.c
@@ -1028,52 +1028,31 @@ static const struct attribute_group qeth_device_rxip_group = {
 	.attrs = qeth_rxip_device_attrs,
 };
 
+static const struct attribute_group *qeth_l3_only_attr_groups[] = {
+	&qeth_l3_device_attr_group,
+	&qeth_device_ipato_group,
+	&qeth_device_vipa_group,
+	&qeth_device_rxip_group,
+	NULL,
+};
+
 int qeth_l3_create_device_attributes(struct device *dev)
 {
-	int ret;
-
-	ret = sysfs_create_group(&dev->kobj, &qeth_l3_device_attr_group);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
-	ret = sysfs_create_group(&dev->kobj, &qeth_device_ipato_group);
-	if (ret) {
-		sysfs_remove_group(&dev->kobj, &qeth_l3_device_attr_group);
-		return ret;
-	}
-
-	ret = sysfs_create_group(&dev->kobj, &qeth_device_vipa_group);
-	if (ret) {
-		sysfs_remove_group(&dev->kobj, &qeth_l3_device_attr_group);
-		sysfs_remove_group(&dev->kobj, &qeth_device_ipato_group);
-		return ret;
-	}
-
-	ret = sysfs_create_group(&dev->kobj, &qeth_device_rxip_group);
-	if (ret) {
-		sysfs_remove_group(&dev->kobj, &qeth_l3_device_attr_group);
-		sysfs_remove_group(&dev->kobj, &qeth_device_ipato_group);
-		sysfs_remove_group(&dev->kobj, &qeth_device_vipa_group);
-		return ret;
-	}
-	return 0;
+	return sysfs_create_groups(&dev->kobj, qeth_l3_only_attr_groups);
 }
 
 void qeth_l3_remove_device_attributes(struct device *dev)
 {
-	sysfs_remove_group(&dev->kobj, &qeth_l3_device_attr_group);
-	sysfs_remove_group(&dev->kobj, &qeth_device_ipato_group);
-	sysfs_remove_group(&dev->kobj, &qeth_device_vipa_group);
-	sysfs_remove_group(&dev->kobj, &qeth_device_rxip_group);
+	sysfs_remove_groups(&dev->kobj, qeth_l3_only_attr_groups);
 }
 
 const struct attribute_group *qeth_l3_attr_groups[] = {
 	&qeth_device_attr_group,
 	&qeth_device_blkt_group,
-	/* l3 specific, see l3_{create,remove}_device_attributes(): */
+	/* l3 specific, see qeth_l3_only_attr_groups: */
 	&qeth_l3_device_attr_group,
 	&qeth_device_ipato_group,
 	&qeth_device_vipa_group,
 	&qeth_device_rxip_group,
-NULL,
+	NULL,
 };