2 files changed, 11 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/cmd.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/cmd.c
index 153fb15769a8..77610452358b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/cmd.c
@@ -3194,6 +3194,12 @@ int mlx4_vf_set_enable_smi_admin(struct mlx4_dev *dev, int slave, int port,
 				 int enabled)
 {
 	struct mlx4_priv *priv = mlx4_priv(dev);
+	struct mlx4_active_ports actv_ports = mlx4_get_active_ports(
+			&priv->dev, slave);
+	int min_port = find_first_bit(actv_ports.ports,
+				      priv->dev.caps.num_ports) + 1;
+	int max_port = min_port - 1 +
+		bitmap_weight(actv_ports.ports, priv->dev.caps.num_ports);
 
 	if (slave == mlx4_master_func_num(dev))
 		return 0;
@@ -3203,6 +3209,11 @@ int mlx4_vf_set_enable_smi_admin(struct mlx4_dev *dev, int slave, int port,
 	    enabled < 0 || enabled > 1)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	if (min_port == max_port && dev->caps.num_ports > 1) {
+		mlx4_info(dev, "SMI access disallowed for single ported VFs\n");
+		return -EPROTONOSUPPORT;
+	}
+
 	priv->mfunc.master.vf_admin[slave].enable_smi[port] = enabled;
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c
index ced5ecab5aa7..70d33f6e2a41 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c
@@ -2988,18 +2988,6 @@ slave_start:
 	/* In master functions, the communication channel must be initialized
 	 * after obtaining its address from fw */
 	if (mlx4_is_master(dev)) {
-		int ib_ports = 0;
-
-		mlx4_foreach_port(i, dev, MLX4_PORT_TYPE_IB)
-			ib_ports++;
-
-		if (ib_ports &&
-		    (num_vfs_argc > 1 || probe_vfs_argc > 1)) {
-			mlx4_err(dev,
-				 "Invalid syntax of num_vfs/probe_vfs with IB port - single port VFs syntax is only supported when all ports are configured as ethernet\n");
-			err = -EINVAL;
-			goto err_close;
-		}
 		if (dev->caps.num_ports < 2 &&
 		    num_vfs_argc > 1) {
 			err = -EINVAL;