diff --git a/drivers/net/nfp/flower/nfp_flower.c b/drivers/net/nfp/flower/nfp_flower.c
index 87cb922..34e60f8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/nfp/flower/nfp_flower.c
+++ b/drivers/net/nfp/flower/nfp_flower.c
@@ -14,12 +14,312 @@
 #include "../nfp_logs.h"
 #include "../nfp_ctrl.h"
 #include "../nfp_cpp_bridge.h"
+#include "../nfp_rxtx.h"
+#include "../nfpcore/nfp_mip.h"
+#include "../nfpcore/nfp_rtsym.h"
+#include "../nfpcore/nfp_nsp.h"
 #include "nfp_flower.h"
 
+#define MAX_PKT_BURST 32
+#define MBUF_PRIV_SIZE 128
+#define MEMPOOL_CACHE_SIZE 512
+#define DEFAULT_FLBUF_SIZE 9216
+
+#define PF_VNIC_NB_DESC 1024
+
+static const struct rte_eth_rxconf rx_conf = {
+	.rx_free_thresh = DEFAULT_RX_FREE_THRESH,
+	.rx_drop_en = 1,
+};
+
+static const struct rte_eth_txconf tx_conf = {
+	.tx_thresh = {
+		.pthresh  = DEFAULT_TX_PTHRESH,
+		.hthresh = DEFAULT_TX_HTHRESH,
+		.wthresh = DEFAULT_TX_WTHRESH,
+	},
+	.tx_free_thresh = DEFAULT_TX_FREE_THRESH,
+};
+
+static const struct eth_dev_ops nfp_flower_pf_vnic_ops = {
+	.dev_infos_get          = nfp_net_infos_get,
+};
+
+struct dp_packet {
+	struct rte_mbuf mbuf;
+	uint32_t source;
+};
+
+static void
+nfp_flower_pf_mp_init(__rte_unused struct rte_mempool *mp,
+		__rte_unused void *opaque_arg,
+		void *packet,
+		__rte_unused unsigned int i)
+{
+	struct dp_packet *pkt = packet;
+	/* Indicate that this pkt is from DPDK */
+	pkt->source = 3;
+}
+
+static struct rte_mempool *
+nfp_flower_pf_mp_create(void)
+{
+	uint32_t nb_mbufs;
+	unsigned int numa_node;
+	struct rte_mempool *pktmbuf_pool;
+	uint32_t n_rxd = PF_VNIC_NB_DESC;
+	uint32_t n_txd = PF_VNIC_NB_DESC;
+
+	nb_mbufs = RTE_MAX(n_rxd + n_txd + MAX_PKT_BURST + MEMPOOL_CACHE_SIZE, 81920U);
+
+	numa_node = rte_socket_id();
+	pktmbuf_pool = rte_pktmbuf_pool_create("flower_pf_mbuf_pool", nb_mbufs,
+			MEMPOOL_CACHE_SIZE, MBUF_PRIV_SIZE,
+			RTE_MBUF_DEFAULT_BUF_SIZE, numa_node);
+	if (pktmbuf_pool == NULL) {
+		PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "Cannot init pf vnic mbuf pool");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	rte_mempool_obj_iter(pktmbuf_pool, nfp_flower_pf_mp_init, NULL);
+
+	return pktmbuf_pool;
+}
+
+static int
+nfp_flower_init_vnic_common(struct nfp_net_hw *hw, const char *vnic_type)
+{
+	uint32_t start_q;
+	uint64_t rx_bar_off;
+	uint64_t tx_bar_off;
+	const int stride = 4;
+	struct nfp_pf_dev *pf_dev;
+	struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev;
+
+	pf_dev = hw->pf_dev;
+	pci_dev = hw->pf_dev->pci_dev;
+
+	/* NFP can not handle DMA addresses requiring more than 40 bits */
+	if (rte_mem_check_dma_mask(40)) {
+		PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "Device %s can not be used: restricted dma mask to 40 bits!\n",
+				pci_dev->device.name);
+		return -ENODEV;
+	};
+
+	hw->device_id = pci_dev->id.device_id;
+	hw->vendor_id = pci_dev->id.vendor_id;
+	hw->subsystem_device_id = pci_dev->id.subsystem_device_id;
+	hw->subsystem_vendor_id = pci_dev->id.subsystem_vendor_id;
+
+	PMD_INIT_LOG(DEBUG, "%s vNIC ctrl bar: %p", vnic_type, hw->ctrl_bar);
+
+	/* Read the number of available rx/tx queues from hardware */
+	hw->max_rx_queues = nn_cfg_readl(hw, NFP_NET_CFG_MAX_RXRINGS);
+	hw->max_tx_queues = nn_cfg_readl(hw, NFP_NET_CFG_MAX_TXRINGS);
+
+	/* Work out where in the BAR the queues start */
+	start_q = nn_cfg_readl(hw, NFP_NET_CFG_START_TXQ);
+	tx_bar_off = (uint64_t)start_q * NFP_QCP_QUEUE_ADDR_SZ;
+	start_q = nn_cfg_readl(hw, NFP_NET_CFG_START_RXQ);
+	rx_bar_off = (uint64_t)start_q * NFP_QCP_QUEUE_ADDR_SZ;
+
+	hw->tx_bar = pf_dev->hw_queues + tx_bar_off;
+	hw->rx_bar = pf_dev->hw_queues + rx_bar_off;
+
+	/* Get some of the read-only fields from the config BAR */
+	hw->ver = nn_cfg_readl(hw, NFP_NET_CFG_VERSION);
+	hw->cap = nn_cfg_readl(hw, NFP_NET_CFG_CAP);
+	hw->max_mtu = nn_cfg_readl(hw, NFP_NET_CFG_MAX_MTU);
+	/* Set the current MTU to the maximum supported */
+	hw->mtu = hw->max_mtu;
+	hw->flbufsz = DEFAULT_FLBUF_SIZE;
+
+	/* read the Rx offset configured from firmware */
+	if (NFD_CFG_MAJOR_VERSION_of(hw->ver) < 2)
+		hw->rx_offset = NFP_NET_RX_OFFSET;
+	else
+		hw->rx_offset = nn_cfg_readl(hw, NFP_NET_CFG_RX_OFFSET_ADDR);
+
+	hw->ctrl = 0;
+	hw->stride_rx = stride;
+	hw->stride_tx = stride;
+
+	/* Reuse cfg queue setup function */
+	nfp_net_cfg_queue_setup(hw);
+
+	PMD_INIT_LOG(INFO, "%s vNIC max_rx_queues: %u, max_tx_queues: %u",
+			vnic_type, hw->max_rx_queues, hw->max_tx_queues);
+
+	/* Initializing spinlock for reconfigs */
+	rte_spinlock_init(&hw->reconfig_lock);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+nfp_flower_init_pf_vnic(struct nfp_net_hw *hw)
+{
+	int ret;
+	uint16_t i;
+	uint16_t n_txq;
+	uint16_t n_rxq;
+	unsigned int numa_node;
+	struct rte_mempool *mp;
+	struct nfp_pf_dev *pf_dev;
+	struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev;
+	struct nfp_app_fw_flower *app_fw_flower;
+
+	static const struct rte_eth_conf port_conf = {
+		.rxmode = {
+			.mq_mode  = RTE_ETH_MQ_RX_RSS,
+			.offloads = RTE_ETH_RX_OFFLOAD_CHECKSUM,
+		},
+	};
+
+	/* Set up some pointers here for ease of use */
+	pf_dev = hw->pf_dev;
+	app_fw_flower = NFP_PRIV_TO_APP_FW_FLOWER(pf_dev->app_fw_priv);
+
+	/*
+	 * Perform the "common" part of setting up a flower vNIC.
+	 * Mostly reading configuration from hardware.
+	 */
+	ret = nfp_flower_init_vnic_common(hw, "pf_vnic");
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "Could not init pf vnic");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	hw->eth_dev = rte_eth_dev_allocate("nfp_pf_vnic");
+	if (hw->eth_dev == NULL) {
+		PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "Could not allocate pf vnic");
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	/* Grab the pointer to the newly created rte_eth_dev here */
+	eth_dev = hw->eth_dev;
+
+	numa_node = rte_socket_id();
+
+	/* Create a mbuf pool for the PF */
+	app_fw_flower->pf_pktmbuf_pool = nfp_flower_pf_mp_create();
+	if (app_fw_flower->pf_pktmbuf_pool == NULL) {
+		PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "Could not create mempool for pf vnic");
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto port_release;
+	}
+
+	mp = app_fw_flower->pf_pktmbuf_pool;
+
+	/* Add Rx/Tx functions */
+	eth_dev->dev_ops = &nfp_flower_pf_vnic_ops;
+
+	/* PF vNIC gets a random MAC */
+	eth_dev->data->mac_addrs = rte_zmalloc("mac_addr", RTE_ETHER_ADDR_LEN, 0);
+	if (eth_dev->data->mac_addrs == NULL) {
+		PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "Could not allocate mac addr");
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto mempool_cleanup;
+	}
+
+	rte_eth_random_addr(eth_dev->data->mac_addrs->addr_bytes);
+	rte_eth_dev_probing_finish(eth_dev);
+
+	/* Configure the PF device now */
+	n_rxq = hw->max_rx_queues;
+	n_txq = hw->max_tx_queues;
+	memcpy(&eth_dev->data->dev_conf, &port_conf, sizeof(struct rte_eth_conf));
+	eth_dev->data->rx_queues = rte_zmalloc("ethdev->rx_queues",
+		sizeof(eth_dev->data->rx_queues[0]) * n_rxq, RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE);
+	if (eth_dev->data->rx_queues == NULL) {
+		PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "rte_zmalloc failed for PF vNIC rx queues");
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto mac_cleanup;
+	}
+
+	eth_dev->data->tx_queues = rte_zmalloc("ethdev->tx_queues",
+		sizeof(eth_dev->data->tx_queues[0]) * n_txq, RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE);
+	if (eth_dev->data->tx_queues == NULL) {
+		PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "rte_zmalloc failed for PF vNIC tx queues");
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto rx_queue_free;
+	}
+
+	/* Fill in some of the eth_dev fields */
+	eth_dev->device = &pf_dev->pci_dev->device;
+	eth_dev->data->nb_tx_queues = n_rxq;
+	eth_dev->data->nb_rx_queues = n_txq;
+	eth_dev->data->dev_private = hw;
+	eth_dev->data->dev_configured = 1;
+
+	/* Set up the Rx queues */
+	for (i = 0; i < n_rxq; i++) {
+		ret = nfp_net_rx_queue_setup(eth_dev, i, PF_VNIC_NB_DESC, numa_node,
+				&rx_conf, mp);
+		if (ret != 0) {
+			PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "Configure flower PF vNIC Rx queue %d failed", i);
+			goto rx_queue_cleanup;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* Set up the Tx queues */
+	for (i = 0; i < n_txq; i++) {
+		ret = nfp_net_nfd3_tx_queue_setup(eth_dev, i, PF_VNIC_NB_DESC, numa_node,
+				&tx_conf);
+		if (ret != 0) {
+			PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "Configure flower PF vNIC Tx queue %d failed", i);
+			goto tx_queue_cleanup;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+
+tx_queue_cleanup:
+	for (i = 0; i < n_txq; i++)
+		nfp_net_tx_queue_release(eth_dev, i);
+rx_queue_cleanup:
+	for (i = 0; i < n_rxq; i++)
+		nfp_net_rx_queue_release(eth_dev, i);
+	rte_free(eth_dev->data->tx_queues);
+rx_queue_free:
+	rte_free(eth_dev->data->rx_queues);
+mac_cleanup:
+	rte_free(eth_dev->data->mac_addrs);
+mempool_cleanup:
+	rte_mempool_free(mp);
+port_release:
+	rte_eth_dev_release_port(hw->eth_dev);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+__rte_unused static void
+nfp_flower_cleanup_pf_vnic(struct nfp_net_hw *hw)
+{
+	uint16_t i;
+	struct nfp_app_fw_flower *app_fw_flower;
+
+	app_fw_flower = NFP_PRIV_TO_APP_FW_FLOWER(hw->pf_dev->app_fw_priv);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < hw->max_tx_queues; i++)
+		nfp_net_tx_queue_release(hw->eth_dev, i);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < hw->max_tx_queues; i++)
+		nfp_net_rx_queue_release(hw->eth_dev, i);
+
+	rte_free(hw->eth_dev->data->tx_queues);
+	rte_free(hw->eth_dev->data->rx_queues);
+	rte_free(hw->eth_dev->data->mac_addrs);
+	rte_mempool_free(app_fw_flower->pf_pktmbuf_pool);
+	rte_eth_dev_release_port(hw->eth_dev);
+}
+
 int
 nfp_init_app_fw_flower(struct nfp_pf_dev *pf_dev)
 {
+	int ret;
 	unsigned int numa_node;
+	struct nfp_net_hw *pf_hw;
 	struct nfp_app_fw_flower *app_fw_flower;
 
 	numa_node = rte_socket_id();
@@ -34,12 +334,75 @@
 
 	pf_dev->app_fw_priv = app_fw_flower;
 
+	/* Allocate memory for the PF AND ctrl vNIC here (hence the * 2) */
+	pf_hw = rte_zmalloc_socket("nfp_pf_vnic", 2 * sizeof(struct nfp_net_adapter),
+			RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE, numa_node);
+	if (pf_hw == NULL) {
+		PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "Could not malloc nfp pf vnic");
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto app_cleanup;
+	}
+
+	/* Grab the number of physical ports present on hardware */
+	app_fw_flower->nfp_eth_table = nfp_eth_read_ports(pf_dev->cpp);
+	if (app_fw_flower->nfp_eth_table == NULL) {
+		PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "error reading nfp ethernet table");
+		ret = -EIO;
+		goto vnic_cleanup;
+	}
+
+	/* Map the PF ctrl bar */
+	pf_dev->ctrl_bar = nfp_rtsym_map(pf_dev->sym_tbl, "_pf0_net_bar0",
+			32768, &pf_dev->ctrl_area);
+	if (pf_dev->ctrl_bar == NULL) {
+		PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "Cloud not map the PF vNIC ctrl bar");
+		ret = -ENODEV;
+		goto eth_tbl_cleanup;
+	}
+
+	/* Fill in the PF vNIC and populate app struct */
+	app_fw_flower->pf_hw = pf_hw;
+	pf_hw->ctrl_bar = pf_dev->ctrl_bar;
+	pf_hw->pf_dev = pf_dev;
+	pf_hw->cpp = pf_dev->cpp;
+
+	ret = nfp_flower_init_pf_vnic(app_fw_flower->pf_hw);
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "Could not initialize flower PF vNIC");
+		goto pf_cpp_area_cleanup;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
+
+pf_cpp_area_cleanup:
+	nfp_cpp_area_free(pf_dev->ctrl_area);
+eth_tbl_cleanup:
+	free(app_fw_flower->nfp_eth_table);
+vnic_cleanup:
+	rte_free(pf_hw);
+app_cleanup:
+	rte_free(app_fw_flower);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 int
-nfp_secondary_init_app_fw_flower(__rte_unused struct nfp_cpp *cpp)
+nfp_secondary_init_app_fw_flower(struct nfp_cpp *cpp)
 {
-	PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "Flower firmware not supported");
-	return -ENOTSUP;
+	struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev;
+	const char *port_name = "pf_vnic_eth_dev";
+
+	PMD_INIT_LOG(DEBUG, "Secondary attaching to port %s", port_name);
+
+	eth_dev = rte_eth_dev_attach_secondary(port_name);
+	if (eth_dev == NULL) {
+		PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "Secondary process attach to port %s failed", port_name);
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
+	eth_dev->process_private = cpp;
+	eth_dev->dev_ops = &nfp_flower_pf_vnic_ops;
+	rte_eth_dev_probing_finish(eth_dev);
+
+	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/nfp/flower/nfp_flower.h b/drivers/net/nfp/flower/nfp_flower.h
index 8b9ef95..981d88d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/nfp/flower/nfp_flower.h
+++ b/drivers/net/nfp/flower/nfp_flower.h
@@ -8,6 +8,14 @@
 
 /* The flower application's private structure */
 struct nfp_app_fw_flower {
+	/* Pointer to a mempool for the PF vNIC */
+	struct rte_mempool *pf_pktmbuf_pool;
+
+	/* Pointer to the PF vNIC */
+	struct nfp_net_hw *pf_hw;
+
+	/* the eth table as reported by firmware */
+	struct nfp_eth_table *nfp_eth_table;
 };
 
 int nfp_init_app_fw_flower(struct nfp_pf_dev *pf_dev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/nfp/nfp_common.h b/drivers/net/nfp/nfp_common.h
index cefe717..aa6fdd4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/nfp/nfp_common.h
+++ b/drivers/net/nfp/nfp_common.h
@@ -446,6 +446,9 @@ int nfp_net_rss_hash_conf_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 #define NFP_PRIV_TO_APP_FW_NIC(app_fw_priv)\
 	((struct nfp_app_fw_nic *)app_fw_priv)
 
+#define NFP_PRIV_TO_APP_FW_FLOWER(app_fw_priv)\
+	((struct nfp_app_fw_flower *)app_fw_priv)
+
 #endif /* _NFP_COMMON_H_ */
 /*
  * Local variables:
