diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/base/i40e_adminq.c b/drivers/net/i40e/base/i40e_adminq.c
index 7589b39..b2a96fa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/base/i40e_adminq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/base/i40e_adminq.c
@@ -687,6 +687,9 @@ enum i40e_status_code i40e_shutdown_adminq(struct i40e_hw *hw)
 	i40e_destroy_spinlock(&hw->aq.asq_spinlock);
 	i40e_destroy_spinlock(&hw->aq.arq_spinlock);
 
+	if (hw->nvm_buff.va)
+		i40e_free_virt_mem(hw, &hw->nvm_buff);
+
 	return ret_code;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/base/i40e_nvm.c b/drivers/net/i40e/base/i40e_nvm.c
index f4ea289..14b4e84 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/base/i40e_nvm.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/base/i40e_nvm.c
@@ -704,6 +704,12 @@ STATIC enum i40e_status_code i40e_nvmupd_nvm_write(struct i40e_hw *hw,
 STATIC enum i40e_status_code i40e_nvmupd_nvm_read(struct i40e_hw *hw,
 						  struct i40e_nvm_access *cmd,
 						  u8 *bytes, int *perrno);
+STATIC enum i40e_status_code i40e_nvmupd_exec_aq(struct i40e_hw *hw,
+						 struct i40e_nvm_access *cmd,
+						 u8 *bytes, int *perrno);
+STATIC enum i40e_status_code i40e_nvmupd_get_aq_result(struct i40e_hw *hw,
+						    struct i40e_nvm_access *cmd,
+						    u8 *bytes, int *perrno);
 STATIC inline u8 i40e_nvmupd_get_module(u32 val)
 {
 	return (u8)(val & I40E_NVM_MOD_PNT_MASK);
@@ -727,6 +733,9 @@ STATIC const char *i40e_nvm_update_state_str[] = {
 	"I40E_NVMUPD_CSUM_CON",
 	"I40E_NVMUPD_CSUM_SA",
 	"I40E_NVMUPD_CSUM_LCB",
+	"I40E_NVMUPD_STATUS",
+	"I40E_NVMUPD_EXEC_AQ",
+	"I40E_NVMUPD_GET_AQ_RESULT",
 };
 
 /**
@@ -743,12 +752,36 @@ enum i40e_status_code i40e_nvmupd_command(struct i40e_hw *hw,
 					  u8 *bytes, int *perrno)
 {
 	enum i40e_status_code status;
+	enum i40e_nvmupd_cmd upd_cmd;
 
 	DEBUGFUNC("i40e_nvmupd_command");
 
 	/* assume success */
 	*perrno = 0;
 
+	/* early check for status command and debug msgs */
+	upd_cmd = i40e_nvmupd_validate_command(hw, cmd, perrno);
+
+	i40e_debug(hw, I40E_DEBUG_NVM, "%s state %d nvm_release_on_hold %d\n",
+		   i40e_nvm_update_state_str[upd_cmd],
+		   hw->nvmupd_state,
+		   hw->aq.nvm_release_on_done);
+
+	if (upd_cmd == I40E_NVMUPD_INVALID) {
+		*perrno = -EFAULT;
+		i40e_debug(hw, I40E_DEBUG_NVM,
+			   "i40e_nvmupd_validate_command returns %d errno %d\n",
+			   upd_cmd, *perrno);
+	}
+
+	/* a status request returns immediately rather than
+	 * going into the state machine
+	 */
+	if (upd_cmd == I40E_NVMUPD_STATUS) {
+		bytes[0] = hw->nvmupd_state;
+		return I40E_SUCCESS;
+	}
+
 	switch (hw->nvmupd_state) {
 	case I40E_NVMUPD_STATE_INIT:
 		status = i40e_nvmupd_state_init(hw, cmd, bytes, perrno);
@@ -892,6 +925,14 @@ STATIC enum i40e_status_code i40e_nvmupd_state_init(struct i40e_hw *hw,
 		}
 		break;
 
+	case I40E_NVMUPD_EXEC_AQ:
+		status = i40e_nvmupd_exec_aq(hw, cmd, bytes, perrno);
+		break;
+
+	case I40E_NVMUPD_GET_AQ_RESULT:
+		status = i40e_nvmupd_get_aq_result(hw, cmd, bytes, perrno);
+		break;
+
 	default:
 		i40e_debug(hw, I40E_DEBUG_NVM,
 			   "NVMUPD: bad cmd %s in init state\n",
@@ -1075,7 +1116,7 @@ STATIC enum i40e_nvmupd_cmd i40e_nvmupd_validate_command(struct i40e_hw *hw,
 						    int *perrno)
 {
 	enum i40e_nvmupd_cmd upd_cmd;
-	u8 transaction, module;
+	u8 module, transaction;
 
 	DEBUGFUNC("i40e_nvmupd_validate_command\n");
 
@@ -1110,6 +1151,12 @@ STATIC enum i40e_nvmupd_cmd i40e_nvmupd_validate_command(struct i40e_hw *hw,
 		case I40E_NVM_SA:
 			upd_cmd = I40E_NVMUPD_READ_SA;
 			break;
+		case I40E_NVM_EXEC:
+			if (module == 0xf)
+				upd_cmd = I40E_NVMUPD_STATUS;
+			else if (module == 0)
+				upd_cmd = I40E_NVMUPD_GET_AQ_RESULT;
+			break;
 		}
 		break;
 
@@ -1139,21 +1186,155 @@ STATIC enum i40e_nvmupd_cmd i40e_nvmupd_validate_command(struct i40e_hw *hw,
 		case (I40E_NVM_CSUM|I40E_NVM_LCB):
 			upd_cmd = I40E_NVMUPD_CSUM_LCB;
 			break;
+		case I40E_NVM_EXEC:
+			if (module == 0)
+				upd_cmd = I40E_NVMUPD_EXEC_AQ;
+			break;
 		}
 		break;
 	}
-	i40e_debug(hw, I40E_DEBUG_NVM, "%s state %d nvm_release_on_hold %d\n",
-		   i40e_nvm_update_state_str[upd_cmd],
-		   hw->nvmupd_state,
-		   hw->aq.nvm_release_on_done);
 
-	if (upd_cmd == I40E_NVMUPD_INVALID) {
-		*perrno = -EFAULT;
+	return upd_cmd;
+}
+
+/**
+ * i40e_nvmupd_exec_aq - Run an AQ command
+ * @hw: pointer to hardware structure
+ * @cmd: pointer to nvm update command buffer
+ * @bytes: pointer to the data buffer
+ * @perrno: pointer to return error code
+ *
+ * cmd structure contains identifiers and data buffer
+ **/
+STATIC enum i40e_status_code i40e_nvmupd_exec_aq(struct i40e_hw *hw,
+						 struct i40e_nvm_access *cmd,
+						 u8 *bytes, int *perrno)
+{
+	struct i40e_asq_cmd_details cmd_details;
+	enum i40e_status_code status;
+	struct i40e_aq_desc *aq_desc;
+	u32 buff_size = 0;
+	u8 *buff = NULL;
+	u32 aq_desc_len;
+	u32 aq_data_len;
+
+	i40e_debug(hw, I40E_DEBUG_NVM, "NVMUPD: %s\n", __func__);
+	memset(&cmd_details, 0, sizeof(cmd_details));
+	cmd_details.wb_desc = &hw->nvm_wb_desc;
+
+	aq_desc_len = sizeof(struct i40e_aq_desc);
+	memset(&hw->nvm_wb_desc, 0, aq_desc_len);
+
+	/* get the aq descriptor */
+	if (cmd->data_size < aq_desc_len) {
 		i40e_debug(hw, I40E_DEBUG_NVM,
-			   "i40e_nvmupd_validate_command returns %d perrno %d\n",
-			   upd_cmd, *perrno);
+			   "NVMUPD: not enough aq desc bytes for exec, size %d < %d\n",
+			   cmd->data_size, aq_desc_len);
+		*perrno = -EINVAL;
+		return I40E_ERR_PARAM;
 	}
-	return upd_cmd;
+	aq_desc = (struct i40e_aq_desc *)bytes;
+
+	/* if data buffer needed, make sure it's ready */
+	aq_data_len = cmd->data_size - aq_desc_len;
+	buff_size = max(aq_data_len, (u32)LE16_TO_CPU(aq_desc->datalen));
+	if (buff_size) {
+		if (!hw->nvm_buff.va) {
+			status = i40e_allocate_virt_mem(hw, &hw->nvm_buff,
+							hw->aq.asq_buf_size);
+			if (status)
+				i40e_debug(hw, I40E_DEBUG_NVM,
+					   "NVMUPD: i40e_allocate_virt_mem for exec buff failed, %d\n",
+					   status);
+		}
+
+		if (hw->nvm_buff.va) {
+			buff = hw->nvm_buff.va;
+			memcpy(buff, &bytes[aq_desc_len], aq_data_len);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* and away we go! */
+	status = i40e_asq_send_command(hw, aq_desc, buff,
+				       buff_size, &cmd_details);
+	if (status) {
+		i40e_debug(hw, I40E_DEBUG_NVM,
+			   "i40e_nvmupd_exec_aq err %s aq_err %s\n",
+			   i40e_stat_str(hw, status),
+			   i40e_aq_str(hw, hw->aq.asq_last_status));
+		*perrno = i40e_aq_rc_to_posix(status, hw->aq.asq_last_status);
+	}
+
+	return status;
+}
+
+/**
+ * i40e_nvmupd_get_aq_result - Get the results from the previous exec_aq
+ * @hw: pointer to hardware structure
+ * @cmd: pointer to nvm update command buffer
+ * @bytes: pointer to the data buffer
+ * @perrno: pointer to return error code
+ *
+ * cmd structure contains identifiers and data buffer
+ **/
+STATIC enum i40e_status_code i40e_nvmupd_get_aq_result(struct i40e_hw *hw,
+						    struct i40e_nvm_access *cmd,
+						    u8 *bytes, int *perrno)
+{
+	u32 aq_total_len;
+	u32 aq_desc_len;
+	int remainder;
+	u8 *buff;
+
+	i40e_debug(hw, I40E_DEBUG_NVM, "NVMUPD: %s\n", __func__);
+
+	aq_desc_len = sizeof(struct i40e_aq_desc);
+	aq_total_len = aq_desc_len + LE16_TO_CPU(hw->nvm_wb_desc.datalen);
+
+	/* check offset range */
+	if (cmd->offset > aq_total_len) {
+		i40e_debug(hw, I40E_DEBUG_NVM, "%s: offset too big %d > %d\n",
+			   __func__, cmd->offset, aq_total_len);
+		*perrno = -EINVAL;
+		return I40E_ERR_PARAM;
+	}
+
+	/* check copylength range */
+	if (cmd->data_size > (aq_total_len - cmd->offset)) {
+		int new_len = aq_total_len - cmd->offset;
+
+		i40e_debug(hw, I40E_DEBUG_NVM, "%s: copy length %d too big, trimming to %d\n",
+			   __func__, cmd->data_size, new_len);
+		cmd->data_size = new_len;
+	}
+
+	remainder = cmd->data_size;
+	if (cmd->offset < aq_desc_len) {
+		u32 len = aq_desc_len - cmd->offset;
+
+		len = min(len, cmd->data_size);
+		i40e_debug(hw, I40E_DEBUG_NVM, "%s: aq_desc bytes %d to %d\n",
+			   __func__, cmd->offset, cmd->offset + len);
+
+		buff = ((u8 *)&hw->nvm_wb_desc) + cmd->offset;
+		memcpy(bytes, buff, len);
+
+		bytes += len;
+		remainder -= len;
+		buff = hw->nvm_buff.va;
+	} else {
+		buff = (u8 *)hw->nvm_buff.va + (cmd->offset - aq_desc_len);
+	}
+
+	if (remainder > 0) {
+		int start_byte = buff - (u8 *)hw->nvm_buff.va;
+
+		i40e_debug(hw, I40E_DEBUG_NVM, "%s: databuf bytes %d to %d\n",
+			   __func__, start_byte, start_byte + remainder);
+		memcpy(bytes, buff, remainder);
+	}
+
+	return I40E_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/base/i40e_type.h b/drivers/net/i40e/base/i40e_type.h
index f9fc35c..4ea9c2d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/base/i40e_type.h
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/base/i40e_type.h
@@ -364,6 +364,9 @@ enum i40e_nvmupd_cmd {
 	I40E_NVMUPD_CSUM_CON,
 	I40E_NVMUPD_CSUM_SA,
 	I40E_NVMUPD_CSUM_LCB,
+	I40E_NVMUPD_STATUS,
+	I40E_NVMUPD_EXEC_AQ,
+	I40E_NVMUPD_GET_AQ_RESULT,
 };
 
 enum i40e_nvmupd_state {
@@ -390,6 +393,7 @@ enum i40e_nvmupd_state {
 #define I40E_NVM_SA		(I40E_NVM_SNT | I40E_NVM_LCB)
 #define I40E_NVM_ERA		0x4
 #define I40E_NVM_CSUM		0x8
+#define I40E_NVM_EXEC		0xf
 
 #define I40E_NVM_ADAPT_SHIFT	16
 #define I40E_NVM_ADAPT_MASK	(0xffffULL << I40E_NVM_ADAPT_SHIFT)
@@ -553,6 +557,7 @@ struct i40e_hw {
 	/* state of nvm update process */
 	enum i40e_nvmupd_state nvmupd_state;
 	struct i40e_aq_desc nvm_wb_desc;
+	struct i40e_virt_mem nvm_buff;
 
 	/* HMC info */
 	struct i40e_hmc_info hmc; /* HMC info struct */
