diff --git a/drivers/staging/wfx/Makefile b/drivers/staging/wfx/Makefile
index 1abd3115f11d..35670b86c64f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wfx/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/staging/wfx/Makefile
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ wfx-y := \
 	bh.o \
 	hwio.o \
 	fwio.o \
+	hif_rx.o \
 	main.o \
 	debug.o
 wfx-$(CONFIG_SPI) += bus_spi.o
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wfx/bh.c b/drivers/staging/wfx/bh.c
index 76afecdf579d..c40da3f1f25d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wfx/bh.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wfx/bh.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "wfx.h"
 #include "hwio.h"
 #include "traces.h"
+#include "hif_rx.h"
 #include "hif_api_cmd.h"
 
 static void device_wakeup(struct wfx_dev *wdev)
@@ -107,7 +108,8 @@ static int rx_helper(struct wfx_dev *wdev, size_t read_len, int *is_cnf)
 	}
 
 	skb_put(skb, hif->len);
-	dev_kfree_skb(skb); /* FIXME: handle received data */
+	// wfx_handle_rx takes care on SKB livetime
+	wfx_handle_rx(wdev, skb);
 
 	return piggyback;
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wfx/hif_rx.c b/drivers/staging/wfx/hif_rx.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5c207e6d4348
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/staging/wfx/hif_rx.c
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+/*
+ * Implementation of chip-to-host event (aka indications) of WFxxx Split Mac
+ * (WSM) API.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2017-2019, Silicon Laboratories, Inc.
+ * Copyright (c) 2010, ST-Ericsson
+ */
+#include <linux/skbuff.h>
+#include <linux/etherdevice.h>
+
+#include "hif_rx.h"
+#include "wfx.h"
+#include "hif_api_cmd.h"
+
+static int hif_startup_indication(struct wfx_dev *wdev, struct hif_msg *hif, void *buf)
+{
+	struct hif_ind_startup *body = buf;
+
+	if (body->status || body->firmware_type > 4) {
+		dev_err(wdev->dev, "received invalid startup indication");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	memcpy(&wdev->hw_caps, body, sizeof(struct hif_ind_startup));
+	le32_to_cpus(&wdev->hw_caps.status);
+	le16_to_cpus(&wdev->hw_caps.hardware_id);
+	le16_to_cpus(&wdev->hw_caps.num_inp_ch_bufs);
+	le16_to_cpus(&wdev->hw_caps.size_inp_ch_buf);
+
+	complete(&wdev->firmware_ready);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static const struct {
+	int msg_id;
+	int (*handler)(struct wfx_dev *wdev, struct hif_msg *hif, void *buf);
+} hif_handlers[] = {
+	{ HIF_IND_ID_STARTUP,              hif_startup_indication },
+};
+
+void wfx_handle_rx(struct wfx_dev *wdev, struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	int i;
+	struct hif_msg *hif = (struct hif_msg *) skb->data;
+	int hif_id = hif->id;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(hif_handlers); i++) {
+		if (hif_handlers[i].msg_id == hif_id) {
+			if (hif_handlers[i].handler)
+				hif_handlers[i].handler(wdev, hif, hif->body);
+			goto free;
+		}
+	}
+	dev_err(wdev->dev, "unsupported HIF ID %02x\n", hif_id);
+free:
+	dev_kfree_skb(skb);
+}
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wfx/hif_rx.h b/drivers/staging/wfx/hif_rx.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f07c10c8c6bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/staging/wfx/hif_rx.h
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
+/*
+ * Implementation of chip-to-host event (aka indications) of WFxxx Split Mac
+ * (WSM) API.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2017-2019, Silicon Laboratories, Inc.
+ * Copyright (c) 2010, ST-Ericsson
+ * Copyright (C) 2010, ST-Ericsson SA
+ */
+#ifndef WFX_HIF_RX_H
+#define WFX_HIF_RX_H
+
+struct wfx_dev;
+struct sk_buff;
+
+void wfx_handle_rx(struct wfx_dev *wdev, struct sk_buff *skb);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wfx/main.c b/drivers/staging/wfx/main.c
index f0bea053a0d9..5e7e7225f068 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wfx/main.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wfx/main.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
  */
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/of.h>
+#include <linux/of_net.h>
 #include <linux/gpio.h>
 #include <linux/gpio/consumer.h>
 #include <linux/mmc/sdio_func.h>
@@ -87,6 +88,9 @@ struct wfx_dev *wfx_init_common(struct device *dev,
 	wdev->hwbus_ops = hwbus_ops;
 	wdev->hwbus_priv = hwbus_priv;
 	memcpy(&wdev->pdata, pdata, sizeof(*pdata));
+
+	init_completion(&wdev->firmware_ready);
+
 	return wdev;
 }
 
@@ -96,7 +100,9 @@ void wfx_free_common(struct wfx_dev *wdev)
 
 int wfx_probe(struct wfx_dev *wdev)
 {
+	int i;
 	int err;
+	const void *macaddr;
 
 	wfx_bh_register(wdev);
 
@@ -104,6 +110,45 @@ int wfx_probe(struct wfx_dev *wdev)
 	if (err)
 		goto err1;
 
+	err = wait_for_completion_interruptible_timeout(&wdev->firmware_ready, 10 * HZ);
+	if (err <= 0) {
+		if (err == 0) {
+			dev_err(wdev->dev, "timeout while waiting for startup indication. IRQ configuration error?\n");
+			err = -ETIMEDOUT;
+		} else if (err == -ERESTARTSYS) {
+			dev_info(wdev->dev, "probe interrupted by user\n");
+		}
+		goto err1;
+	}
+
+	// FIXME: fill wiphy::hw_version
+	dev_info(wdev->dev, "started firmware %d.%d.%d \"%s\" (API: %d.%d, keyset: %02X, caps: 0x%.8X)\n",
+		 wdev->hw_caps.firmware_major, wdev->hw_caps.firmware_minor,
+		 wdev->hw_caps.firmware_build, wdev->hw_caps.firmware_label,
+		 wdev->hw_caps.api_version_major, wdev->hw_caps.api_version_minor,
+		 wdev->keyset, *((u32 *) &wdev->hw_caps.capabilities));
+
+	if (wfx_api_older_than(wdev, 1, 0)) {
+		dev_err(wdev->dev, "unsupported firmware API version (expect 1 while firmware returns %d)\n",
+			wdev->hw_caps.api_version_major);
+		err = -ENOTSUPP;
+		goto err1;
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(wdev->addresses); i++) {
+		eth_zero_addr(wdev->addresses[i].addr);
+		macaddr = of_get_mac_address(wdev->dev->of_node);
+		if (macaddr) {
+			ether_addr_copy(wdev->addresses[i].addr, macaddr);
+			wdev->addresses[i].addr[ETH_ALEN - 1] += i;
+		}
+		ether_addr_copy(wdev->addresses[i].addr, wdev->hw_caps.mac_addr[i]);
+		if (!is_valid_ether_addr(wdev->addresses[i].addr)) {
+			dev_warn(wdev->dev, "using random MAC address\n");
+			eth_random_addr(wdev->addresses[i].addr);
+		}
+		dev_info(wdev->dev, "MAC address %d: %pM\n", i, wdev->addresses[i].addr);
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wfx/wfx.h b/drivers/staging/wfx/wfx.h
index 4f28938fa3a6..f5f9a337d828 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wfx/wfx.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/wfx/wfx.h
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
 #ifndef WFX_H
 #define WFX_H
 
+#include <linux/completion.h>
+#include <net/mac80211.h>
+
 #include "bh.h"
 #include "main.h"
 #include "hif_api_general.h"
@@ -19,10 +22,12 @@ struct hwbus_ops;
 struct wfx_dev {
 	struct wfx_platform_data pdata;
 	struct device		*dev;
+	struct mac_address	addresses[2];
 	const struct hwbus_ops	*hwbus_ops;
 	void			*hwbus_priv;
 
 	u8			keyset;
+	struct completion	firmware_ready;
 	struct hif_ind_startup	hw_caps;
 	struct wfx_hif		hif;
 };
