diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/sfc_efx.rst b/doc/guides/nics/sfc_efx.rst
index ed0a59f..8e2b36f 100644
--- a/doc/guides/nics/sfc_efx.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/sfc_efx.rst
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ boolean parameters value.
   more efficient than libefx-based and provides richer packet type
   classification, but lacks Rx scatter support.
 
-- ``tx_datapath`` [auto|efx|ef10] (default **auto**)
+- ``tx_datapath`` [auto|efx|ef10|ef10_simple] (default **auto**)
 
   Choose transmit datapath implementation.
   **auto** allows the driver itself to make a choice based on firmware
@@ -201,6 +201,9 @@ boolean parameters value.
   **ef10** chooses EF10 (SFN7xxx, SFN8xxx) native datapath which is
   more efficient than libefx-based but has no VLAN insertion and TSO
   support yet.
+  **ef10_simple** chooses EF10 (SFN7xxx, SFN8xxx) native datapath which
+  is even more faster then **ef10** but does not support multi-segment
+  mbufs.
 
 - ``perf_profile`` [auto|throughput|low-latency] (default **throughput**)
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_dp_tx.h b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_dp_tx.h
index 4f01f65..12d7f0a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_dp_tx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_dp_tx.h
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ struct sfc_dp_tx {
 
 extern struct sfc_dp_tx sfc_efx_tx;
 extern struct sfc_dp_tx sfc_ef10_tx;
+extern struct sfc_dp_tx sfc_ef10_simple_tx;
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ef10_tx.c b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ef10_tx.c
index 047d0e7..32bc6d9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ef10_tx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ef10_tx.c
@@ -289,6 +289,69 @@ struct sfc_ef10_txq {
 	return pktp - &tx_pkts[0];
 }
 
+static uint16_t
+sfc_ef10_simple_xmit_pkts(void *tx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **tx_pkts,
+			  uint16_t nb_pkts)
+{
+	struct sfc_ef10_txq * const txq = sfc_ef10_txq_by_dp_txq(tx_queue);
+	unsigned int ptr_mask;
+	unsigned int added;
+	unsigned int dma_desc_space;
+	bool reap_done;
+	struct rte_mbuf **pktp;
+	struct rte_mbuf **pktp_end;
+
+	/* Exception handling may restart the TxQ so cache nothing before */
+	if (unlikely(txq->flags &
+		     (SFC_EF10_TXQ_NOT_RUNNING | SFC_EF10_TXQ_EXCEPTION))) {
+		if (txq->flags & SFC_EF10_TXQ_EXCEPTION)
+			txq->exception(txq->ctrl);
+		if (txq->flags & SFC_EF10_TXQ_NOT_RUNNING)
+			return 0;
+	}
+
+	ptr_mask = txq->ptr_mask;
+	added = txq->added;
+	dma_desc_space = EFX_TXQ_LIMIT(ptr_mask + 1) -
+			 (added - txq->completed);
+
+	reap_done = (dma_desc_space < RTE_MAX(txq->free_thresh, nb_pkts));
+	if (reap_done) {
+		sfc_ef10_tx_reap(txq);
+		dma_desc_space = EFX_TXQ_LIMIT(ptr_mask + 1) -
+				 (added - txq->completed);
+	}
+
+	pktp_end = &tx_pkts[MIN(nb_pkts, dma_desc_space)];
+	for (pktp = &tx_pkts[0]; pktp != pktp_end; ++pktp) {
+		struct rte_mbuf *pkt = *pktp;
+		unsigned int id = added & ptr_mask;
+
+		SFC_ASSERT(rte_pktmbuf_data_len(pkt) <=
+			   SFC_EF10_TX_DMA_DESC_LEN_MAX);
+
+		sfc_ef10_tx_qdesc_dma_create(rte_mbuf_data_dma_addr(pkt),
+					     rte_pktmbuf_data_len(pkt),
+					     true, &txq->txq_hw_ring[id]);
+
+		txq->sw_ring[id].mbuf = pkt;
+
+		++added;
+	}
+
+	if (likely(added != txq->added)) {
+		sfc_ef10_tx_qpush(txq, added, txq->added);
+		txq->added = added;
+	}
+
+#if SFC_TX_XMIT_PKTS_REAP_AT_LEAST_ONCE
+	if (!reap_done)
+		sfc_ef10_tx_reap(txq);
+#endif
+
+	return pktp - &tx_pkts[0];
+}
+
 static void *
 sfc_ef10_txq_get_ctrl(struct sfc_dp_txq *dp_txq)
 {
@@ -437,3 +500,18 @@ struct sfc_dp_tx sfc_ef10_tx = {
 	.qreap			= sfc_ef10_tx_qreap,
 	.pkt_burst		= sfc_ef10_xmit_pkts,
 };
+
+struct sfc_dp_tx sfc_ef10_simple_tx = {
+	.dp = {
+		.name		= SFC_KVARG_DATAPATH_EF10_SIMPLE,
+		.type		= SFC_DP_TX,
+	},
+	.features		= 0,
+	.qcreate		= sfc_ef10_tx_qcreate,
+	.qdestroy		= sfc_ef10_tx_qdestroy,
+	.qstart			= sfc_ef10_tx_qstart,
+	.qtx_ev			= sfc_ef10_tx_qtx_ev,
+	.qstop			= sfc_ef10_tx_qstop,
+	.qreap			= sfc_ef10_tx_qreap,
+	.pkt_burst		= sfc_ef10_simple_xmit_pkts,
+};
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ethdev.c
index ce87284..ffa6abe 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ethdev.c
@@ -1339,6 +1339,7 @@
 
 		sfc_dp_register(&sfc_dp_head, &sfc_ef10_tx.dp);
 		sfc_dp_register(&sfc_dp_head, &sfc_efx_tx.dp);
+		sfc_dp_register(&sfc_dp_head, &sfc_ef10_simple_tx.dp);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_kvargs.h b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_kvargs.h
index 68cca4f..e4ee28f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_kvargs.h
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_kvargs.h
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 
 #define SFC_KVARG_DATAPATH_EFX		"efx"
 #define SFC_KVARG_DATAPATH_EF10		"ef10"
+#define SFC_KVARG_DATAPATH_EF10_SIMPLE	"ef10_simple"
 
 #define SFC_KVARG_RX_DATAPATH		"rx_datapath"
 #define SFC_KVARG_VALUES_RX_DATAPATH \
@@ -63,7 +64,8 @@
 #define SFC_KVARG_TX_DATAPATH		"tx_datapath"
 #define SFC_KVARG_VALUES_TX_DATAPATH \
 	"[" SFC_KVARG_DATAPATH_EFX "|" \
-	    SFC_KVARG_DATAPATH_EF10 "]"
+	    SFC_KVARG_DATAPATH_EF10 "|" \
+	    SFC_KVARG_DATAPATH_EF10_SIMPLE "]"
 
 struct sfc_adapter;
 
