diff --git a/drivers/net/sssnic/base/sssnic_api.c b/drivers/net/sssnic/base/sssnic_api.c
index 51a59f0f25..bf0859cd63 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sssnic/base/sssnic_api.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sssnic/base/sssnic_api.c
@@ -100,3 +100,36 @@ sssnic_msix_attr_set(struct sssnic_hw *hw, uint16_t msix_idx,
 
 	return 0;
 }
+
+int
+sssnic_capability_get(struct sssnic_hw *hw, struct sssnic_capability *capa)
+{
+	struct sssnic_capability_get_cmd cmd;
+	struct sssnic_msg msg;
+	uint32_t cmd_len;
+	int ret;
+
+	memset(&cmd, 0, sizeof(cmd));
+	cmd_len = sizeof(cmd);
+	cmd.function = SSSNIC_FUNC_IDX(hw);
+	sssnic_msg_init(&msg, (uint8_t *)&cmd, cmd_len,
+		SSSNIC_GET_CAPABILITY_CMD, SSSNIC_MPU_FUNC_IDX,
+		SSSNIC_CFG_MODULE, SSSNIC_MSG_TYPE_REQ);
+	ret = sssnic_mbox_send(hw, &msg, (uint8_t *)&cmd, &cmd_len, 0);
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Failed to send mbox message, ret=%d", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+	if (cmd_len == 0 || cmd.common.status != 0) {
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR,
+			"Bad response to SSSNIC_GET_CAPABILITY_CMD, len=%u, status=%u",
+			cmd_len, cmd.common.status);
+		return -EIO;
+	}
+
+	capa->phy_port = cmd.phy_port;
+	capa->max_num_rxq = cmd.rxq_max_id + 1;
+	capa->max_num_txq = cmd.txq_max_id + 1;
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/drivers/net/sssnic/base/sssnic_api.h b/drivers/net/sssnic/base/sssnic_api.h
index 3d54eb826a..8011cc8b0f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sssnic/base/sssnic_api.h
+++ b/drivers/net/sssnic/base/sssnic_api.h
@@ -15,9 +15,17 @@ struct sssnic_msix_attr {
 	uint8_t resend_timer;
 };
 
+struct sssnic_capability {
+	uint16_t max_num_txq;
+	uint16_t max_num_rxq;
+	uint8_t phy_port;
+	uint8_t cos;
+};
+
 int sssnic_msix_attr_get(struct sssnic_hw *hw, uint16_t msix_idx,
 	struct sssnic_msix_attr *attr);
 int sssnic_msix_attr_set(struct sssnic_hw *hw, uint16_t msix_idx,
 	struct sssnic_msix_attr *attr);
+int sssnic_capability_get(struct sssnic_hw *hw, struct sssnic_capability *capa);
 
 #endif /* _SSSNIC_API_H_ */
diff --git a/drivers/net/sssnic/base/sssnic_cmd.h b/drivers/net/sssnic/base/sssnic_cmd.h
index ee9f536ac2..79192affbc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sssnic/base/sssnic_cmd.h
+++ b/drivers/net/sssnic/base/sssnic_cmd.h
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ enum sssnic_mgmt_cmd_id {
 	SSSNIC_GET_FW_VERSION_CMD = 60,
 };
 
+#define SSSNIC_GET_CAPABILITY_CMD 0
+
 struct sssnic_cmd_common {
 	uint8_t status;
 	uint8_t version;
@@ -111,4 +113,16 @@ struct sssnic_msix_ctrl_cmd {
 	uint8_t resvd1[5];
 };
 
+struct sssnic_capability_get_cmd {
+	struct sssnic_cmd_common common;
+	uint16_t function;
+	uint16_t resvd0;
+	uint8_t resvd1[3];
+	uint8_t phy_port;
+	uint32_t resvd2[16];
+	uint16_t txq_max_id;
+	uint16_t rxq_max_id;
+	uint32_t resvd3[63];
+};
+
 #endif /* _SSSNIC_CMD_H_ */
diff --git a/drivers/net/sssnic/base/sssnic_hw.c b/drivers/net/sssnic/base/sssnic_hw.c
index 4ca75208af..8f5f556bde 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sssnic/base/sssnic_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sssnic/base/sssnic_hw.c
@@ -253,6 +253,29 @@ sssnic_msix_attr_init(struct sssnic_hw *hw)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int
+sssnic_capability_init(struct sssnic_hw *hw)
+{
+	struct sssnic_capability cap;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = sssnic_capability_get(hw, &cap);
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Failed to get sssnic capability");
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	PMD_DRV_LOG(INFO,
+		"Initialized capability, physic port:%u, max %u txqs, max %u rxqs",
+		cap.phy_port, cap.max_num_txq, cap.max_num_rxq);
+
+	hw->phy_port = cap.phy_port;
+	hw->max_num_rxq = cap.max_num_rxq;
+	hw->max_num_txq = cap.max_num_txq;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int
 sssnic_base_init(struct sssnic_hw *hw)
 {
@@ -360,10 +383,18 @@ sssnic_hw_init(struct sssnic_hw *hw)
 		goto ctrlq_init_fail;
 	}
 
+	ret = sssnic_capability_init(hw);
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Failed to initialize capability");
+		goto capbility_init_fail;
+	}
+
 	sssnic_pf_status_set(hw, SSSNIC_PF_STATUS_ACTIVE);
 
-	return -EINVAL;
+	return 0;
 
+capbility_init_fail:
+	sssnic_ctrlq_shutdown(hw);
 ctrlq_init_fail:
 	sssnic_mbox_shutdown(hw);
 mbox_init_fail:
diff --git a/drivers/net/sssnic/base/sssnic_hw.h b/drivers/net/sssnic/base/sssnic_hw.h
index c1b9539015..5f20a9465d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sssnic/base/sssnic_hw.h
+++ b/drivers/net/sssnic/base/sssnic_hw.h
@@ -56,12 +56,18 @@ struct sssnic_hw {
 	struct sssnic_mbox *mbox;
 	struct sssnic_ctrlq *ctrlq;
 	uint8_t num_eventqs;
+	uint8_t phy_port;
 	uint16_t eth_port_id;
+	uint16_t max_num_rxq;
+	uint16_t max_num_txq;
 };
 
 #define SSSNIC_FUNC_IDX(hw) ((hw)->attr.func_idx)
 #define SSSNIC_ETH_PORT_ID(hw) ((hw)->eth_port_id)
 #define SSSNIC_MPU_FUNC_IDX 0x1fff
+#define SSSNIC_MAX_NUM_RXQ(hw) ((hw)->max_num_rxq)
+#define SSSNIC_MAX_NUM_TXQ(hw) ((hw)->max_num_txq)
+#define SSSNIC_PHY_PORT(hw) ((hw)->phy_port)
 #define SSSNIC_FUNC_TYPE(hw) ((hw)->attr.func_type)
 #define SSSNIC_AF_FUNC_IDX(hw) ((hw)->attr.af_idx)
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/sssnic/sssnic_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/sssnic/sssnic_ethdev.c
index 9abe34ea2f..517d53b587 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sssnic/sssnic_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sssnic/sssnic_ethdev.c
@@ -10,6 +10,72 @@
 #include "base/sssnic_hw.h"
 #include "sssnic_ethdev.h"
 
+static int
+sssnic_ethdev_infos_get(struct rte_eth_dev *ethdev,
+	struct rte_eth_dev_info *devinfo)
+{
+	struct sssnic_netdev *netdev;
+
+	netdev = SSSNIC_ETHDEV_PRIVATE(ethdev);
+
+	devinfo->max_rx_queues = netdev->max_num_rxq;
+	devinfo->max_tx_queues = netdev->max_num_txq;
+
+	devinfo->max_mtu = SSSNIC_ETHDEV_MAX_MTU;
+	devinfo->min_mtu = SSSNIC_ETHDEV_MIN_MTU;
+	devinfo->min_rx_bufsize = SSSNIC_ETHDEV_MIN_RXBUF_SZ;
+	devinfo->max_rx_pktlen = SSSNIC_ETHDEV_MAX_RXPKT_LEN;
+	devinfo->max_lro_pkt_size = SSSNIC_ETHDEV_MAX_LRO_PKT_SZ;
+
+	devinfo->max_mac_addrs = SSSNIC_ETHDEV_MAX_NUM_UC_MAC;
+
+	devinfo->rx_queue_offload_capa = 0;
+	devinfo->tx_queue_offload_capa = 0;
+	devinfo->rx_offload_capa = SSSNIC_ETHDEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CAPA;
+	devinfo->tx_offload_capa = SSSNIC_ETHDEV_TX_OFFLOAD_CAPA;
+
+	devinfo->hash_key_size = SSSNIC_ETHDEV_RSS_KEY_SZ;
+	devinfo->reta_size = SSSNIC_ETHDEV_RSS_RETA_SZ;
+	devinfo->flow_type_rss_offloads = SSSNIC_ETHDEV_RSS_OFFLOAD_FLOW_TYPES;
+
+	devinfo->rx_desc_lim = (struct rte_eth_desc_lim){
+		.nb_max = SSSNIC_ETHDEV_MAX_NUM_Q_DESC,
+		.nb_min = SSSNIC_ETHDEV_MIN_NUM_Q_DESC,
+		.nb_align = SSSNIC_ETHDEV_NUM_Q_DESC_ALGIN,
+	};
+	devinfo->tx_desc_lim = (struct rte_eth_desc_lim){
+		.nb_max = SSSNIC_ETHDEV_MAX_NUM_Q_DESC,
+		.nb_min = SSSNIC_ETHDEV_MIN_NUM_Q_DESC,
+		.nb_align = SSSNIC_ETHDEV_NUM_Q_DESC_ALGIN,
+	};
+
+	devinfo->default_rxportconf = (struct rte_eth_dev_portconf){
+		.burst_size = SSSNIC_ETHDEV_DEF_BURST_SZ,
+		.ring_size = SSSNIC_ETHDEV_DEF_RING_SZ,
+		.nb_queues = SSSNIC_ETHDEV_DEF_NUM_QUEUES,
+	};
+
+	devinfo->default_txportconf = (struct rte_eth_dev_portconf){
+		.burst_size = SSSNIC_ETHDEV_DEF_BURST_SZ,
+		.ring_size = SSSNIC_ETHDEV_DEF_RING_SZ,
+		.nb_queues = SSSNIC_ETHDEV_DEF_NUM_QUEUES,
+	};
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+sssnic_ethdev_configure(struct rte_eth_dev *ethdev)
+{
+	if (ethdev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.mq_mode & RTE_ETH_MQ_RX_RSS_FLAG)
+		ethdev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads |=
+			RTE_ETH_RX_OFFLOAD_RSS_HASH;
+
+	PMD_DRV_LOG(INFO, "Port %u is configured", ethdev->data->port_id);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static void
 sssnic_ethdev_release(struct rte_eth_dev *ethdev)
 {
@@ -19,6 +85,11 @@ sssnic_ethdev_release(struct rte_eth_dev *ethdev)
 	rte_free(hw);
 }
 
+static const struct eth_dev_ops sssnic_ethdev_ops = {
+	.dev_configure = sssnic_ethdev_configure,
+	.dev_infos_get = sssnic_ethdev_infos_get,
+};
+
 static int
 sssnic_ethdev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *ethdev)
 {
@@ -48,6 +119,11 @@ sssnic_ethdev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *ethdev)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
+	netdev->max_num_rxq = SSSNIC_MAX_NUM_RXQ(hw);
+	netdev->max_num_txq = SSSNIC_MAX_NUM_TXQ(hw);
+
+	ethdev->dev_ops = &sssnic_ethdev_ops;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/sssnic/sssnic_ethdev.h b/drivers/net/sssnic/sssnic_ethdev.h
index 5d951134cc..70dd43d5c0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sssnic/sssnic_ethdev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/sssnic/sssnic_ethdev.h
@@ -5,8 +5,61 @@
 #ifndef _SSSNIC_ETHDEV_H_
 #define _SSSNIC_ETHDEV_H_
 
+#define SSSNIC_ETHDEV_MIN_MTU 384
+#define SSSNIC_ETHDEV_MAX_MTU 9600
+#define SSSNIC_ETHDEV_OVERHEAD_LEN                                             \
+	(RTE_ETHER_HDR_LEN + RTE_ETHER_CRC_LEN + RTE_VLAN_HLEN * 2)
+#define SSSNIC_ETHDEV_MIN_FRAME_SZ                                             \
+	(SSSNIC_ETHDEV_MIN_MTU + SSSNIC_ETHDEV_OVERHEAD_LEN)
+#define SSSNIC_ETHDEV_MAX_FRAME_SZ                                             \
+	(SSSNIC_ETHDEV_MAX_MTU + SSSNIC_ETHDEV_OVERHEAD_LEN)
+
+#define SSSNIC_ETHDEV_MIN_RXBUF_SZ 1024
+#define SSSNIC_ETHDEV_MAX_RXPKT_LEN SSSNIC_ETHDEV_MAX_FRAME_SZ
+#define SSSNIC_ETHDEV_MAX_LRO_PKT_SZ 65536
+
+#define SSSNIC_ETHDEV_RSS_KEY_SZ 40
+#define SSSNIC_ETHDEV_RSS_RETA_SZ 256
+
+#define SSSNIC_ETHDEV_MAX_NUM_Q_DESC 16384
+#define SSSNIC_ETHDEV_MIN_NUM_Q_DESC 128
+#define SSSNIC_ETHDEV_NUM_Q_DESC_ALGIN 1
+
+#define SSSNIC_ETHDEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CAPA                                          \
+	(RTE_ETH_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_STRIP | RTE_ETH_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_FILTER |      \
+		RTE_ETH_RX_OFFLOAD_IPV4_CKSUM | RTE_ETH_RX_OFFLOAD_UDP_CKSUM | \
+		RTE_ETH_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM | RTE_ETH_RX_OFFLOAD_SCTP_CKSUM | \
+		RTE_ETH_RX_OFFLOAD_SCATTER | RTE_ETH_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_LRO |      \
+		RTE_ETH_RX_OFFLOAD_RSS_HASH)
+
+#define SSSNIC_ETHDEV_TX_OFFLOAD_CAPA                                          \
+	(RTE_ETH_TX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_INSERT | RTE_ETH_TX_OFFLOAD_IPV4_CKSUM |      \
+		RTE_ETH_TX_OFFLOAD_OUTER_IPV4_CKSUM |                          \
+		RTE_ETH_TX_OFFLOAD_UDP_CKSUM | RTE_ETH_TX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM |  \
+		RTE_ETH_TX_OFFLOAD_SCTP_CKSUM | RTE_ETH_TX_OFFLOAD_TCP_TSO |   \
+		RTE_ETH_TX_OFFLOAD_MULTI_SEGS)
+
+#define SSSNIC_ETHDEV_RSS_OFFLOAD_FLOW_TYPES                                   \
+	(RTE_ETH_RSS_IPV4 | RTE_ETH_RSS_FRAG_IPV4 |                            \
+		RTE_ETH_RSS_NONFRAG_IPV4_OTHER |                               \
+		RTE_ETH_RSS_NONFRAG_IPV4_SCTP | RTE_ETH_RSS_NONFRAG_IPV4_TCP | \
+		RTE_ETH_RSS_NONFRAG_IPV4_UDP | RTE_ETH_RSS_IPV6 |              \
+		RTE_ETH_RSS_NONFRAG_IPV6_OTHER |                               \
+		RTE_ETH_RSS_NONFRAG_IPV6_TCP | RTE_ETH_RSS_NONFRAG_IPV6_UDP |  \
+		RTE_ETH_RSS_IPV6_EX | RTE_ETH_RSS_IPV6_TCP_EX |                \
+		RTE_ETH_RSS_IPV6_UDP_EX)
+
+#define SSSNIC_ETHDEV_DEF_BURST_SZ 32
+#define SSSNIC_ETHDEV_DEF_NUM_QUEUES 1
+#define SSSNIC_ETHDEV_DEF_RING_SZ 1024
+
+#define SSSNIC_ETHDEV_MAX_NUM_UC_MAC 128
+#define SSSNIC_ETHDEV_MAX_NUM_MC_MAC 2048
+
 struct sssnic_netdev {
 	void *hw;
+	uint16_t max_num_txq;
+	uint16_t max_num_rxq;
 };
 
 #define SSSNIC_ETHDEV_PRIVATE(eth_dev)                                         \
