diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt.h b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt.h
index 2b87899a4..0bdf8f5ba 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt.h
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt.h
@@ -855,6 +855,9 @@ extern const struct rte_flow_ops bnxt_flow_ops;
 	} \
 } while (0)
 
+#define	BNXT_ETH_DEV_IS_REPRESENTOR(eth_dev)	\
+		((eth_dev)->data->dev_flags & RTE_ETH_DEV_REPRESENTOR)
+
 extern int bnxt_logtype_driver;
 #define PMD_DRV_LOG_RAW(level, fmt, args...) \
 	rte_log(RTE_LOG_ ## level, bnxt_logtype_driver, "%s(): " fmt, \
@@ -870,6 +873,11 @@ void bnxt_ulp_deinit(struct bnxt *bp);
 uint16_t bnxt_get_vnic_id(uint16_t port);
 uint16_t bnxt_get_svif(uint16_t port_id, bool func_svif);
 uint16_t bnxt_get_fw_func_id(uint16_t port);
+uint16_t bnxt_get_parif(uint16_t port);
+uint16_t bnxt_get_phy_port_id(uint16_t port);
+uint16_t bnxt_get_vport(uint16_t port);
+enum bnxt_ulp_intf_type
+bnxt_get_interface_type(uint16_t port);
 
 void bnxt_cancel_fc_thread(struct bnxt *bp);
 void bnxt_flow_cnt_alarm_cb(void *arg);
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_ethdev.c
index b765cbadb..a2adf15b0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_ethdev.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "bnxt_vnic.h"
 #include "hsi_struct_def_dpdk.h"
 #include "bnxt_nvm_defs.h"
+#include "bnxt_tf_common.h"
 
 #define DRV_MODULE_NAME		"bnxt"
 static const char bnxt_version[] =
@@ -5100,6 +5101,63 @@ bnxt_get_fw_func_id(uint16_t port)
 	return bp->fw_fid;
 }
 
+enum bnxt_ulp_intf_type
+bnxt_get_interface_type(uint16_t port)
+{
+	struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev;
+	struct bnxt *bp;
+
+	eth_dev = &rte_eth_devices[port];
+	if (BNXT_ETH_DEV_IS_REPRESENTOR(eth_dev))
+		return BNXT_ULP_INTF_TYPE_VF_REP;
+
+	bp = eth_dev->data->dev_private;
+	return BNXT_PF(bp) ? BNXT_ULP_INTF_TYPE_PF
+			   : BNXT_ULP_INTF_TYPE_VF;
+}
+
+uint16_t
+bnxt_get_phy_port_id(uint16_t port_id)
+{
+	struct bnxt_vf_representor *vfr;
+	struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev;
+	struct bnxt *bp;
+
+	eth_dev = &rte_eth_devices[port_id];
+	if (BNXT_ETH_DEV_IS_REPRESENTOR(eth_dev)) {
+		vfr = eth_dev->data->dev_private;
+		eth_dev = vfr->parent_dev;
+	}
+
+	bp = eth_dev->data->dev_private;
+
+	return BNXT_PF(bp) ? bp->pf->port_id : bp->parent->port_id;
+}
+
+uint16_t
+bnxt_get_parif(uint16_t port_id)
+{
+	struct bnxt_vf_representor *vfr;
+	struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev;
+	struct bnxt *bp;
+
+	eth_dev = &rte_eth_devices[port_id];
+	if (BNXT_ETH_DEV_IS_REPRESENTOR(eth_dev)) {
+		vfr = eth_dev->data->dev_private;
+		eth_dev = vfr->parent_dev;
+	}
+
+	bp = eth_dev->data->dev_private;
+
+	return BNXT_PF(bp) ? bp->fw_fid - 1 : bp->parent->fid - 1;
+}
+
+uint16_t
+bnxt_get_vport(uint16_t port_id)
+{
+	return (1 << bnxt_get_phy_port_id(port_id));
+}
+
 static void bnxt_alloc_error_recovery_info(struct bnxt *bp)
 {
 	struct bnxt_error_recovery_info *info = bp->recovery_info;
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/tf_ulp/bnxt_tf_common.h b/drivers/net/bnxt/tf_ulp/bnxt_tf_common.h
index f41757908..f772d4919 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/tf_ulp/bnxt_tf_common.h
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/tf_ulp/bnxt_tf_common.h
@@ -44,6 +44,16 @@ enum ulp_direction_type {
 	ULP_DIR_EGRESS,
 };
 
+/* enumeration of the interface types */
+enum bnxt_ulp_intf_type {
+	BNXT_ULP_INTF_TYPE_INVALID = 0,
+	BNXT_ULP_INTF_TYPE_PF,
+	BNXT_ULP_INTF_TYPE_VF,
+	BNXT_ULP_INTF_TYPE_PF_REP,
+	BNXT_ULP_INTF_TYPE_VF_REP,
+	BNXT_ULP_INTF_TYPE_LAST
+};
+
 struct bnxt_ulp_mark_tbl *
 bnxt_ulp_cntxt_ptr2_mark_db_get(struct bnxt_ulp_context *ulp_ctx);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/tf_ulp/ulp_port_db.h b/drivers/net/bnxt/tf_ulp/ulp_port_db.h
index 929a5a510..604c4385a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/tf_ulp/ulp_port_db.h
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/tf_ulp/ulp_port_db.h
@@ -10,16 +10,6 @@
 
 #define BNXT_PORT_DB_MAX_INTF_LIST		256
 
-/* enumeration of the interface types */
-enum bnxt_ulp_intf_type {
-	BNXT_ULP_INTF_TYPE_INVALID = 0,
-	BNXT_ULP_INTF_TYPE_PF = 1,
-	BNXT_ULP_INTF_TYPE_VF,
-	BNXT_ULP_INTF_TYPE_PF_REP,
-	BNXT_ULP_INTF_TYPE_VF_REP,
-	BNXT_ULP_INTF_TYPE_LAST
-};
-
 /* Structure for the Port database resource information. */
 struct ulp_interface_info {
 	enum bnxt_ulp_intf_type	type;
