diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/Kconfig
index 0950e6b0508f..4af36ba8906b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/Kconfig
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ config SFC
 	depends on PTP_1588_CLOCK_OPTIONAL
 	select MDIO
 	select CRC32
+	select NET_DEVLINK
 	help
 	  This driver supports 10/40-gigabit Ethernet cards based on
 	  the Solarflare SFC9100-family controllers.
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/Makefile b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/Makefile
index 712a48d00069..55b9c73cd8ef 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ sfc-y			+= efx.o efx_common.o efx_channels.o nic.o \
 			   mcdi.o mcdi_port.o mcdi_port_common.o \
 			   mcdi_functions.o mcdi_filters.o mcdi_mon.o \
 			   ef100.o ef100_nic.o ef100_netdev.o \
-			   ef100_ethtool.o ef100_rx.o ef100_tx.o
+			   ef100_ethtool.o ef100_rx.o ef100_tx.o \
+			   efx_devlink.o
 sfc-$(CONFIG_SFC_MTD)	+= mtd.o
 sfc-$(CONFIG_SFC_SRIOV)	+= sriov.o ef10_sriov.o ef100_sriov.o ef100_rep.o \
                            mae.o tc.o tc_bindings.o tc_counters.o
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef100_netdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef100_netdev.c
index ddcc325ed570..b10a226f4a07 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef100_netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef100_netdev.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "rx_common.h"
 #include "ef100_sriov.h"
 #include "tc_bindings.h"
+#include "efx_devlink.h"
 
 static void ef100_update_name(struct efx_nic *efx)
 {
@@ -332,6 +333,8 @@ void ef100_remove_netdev(struct efx_probe_data *probe_data)
 		efx_ef100_pci_sriov_disable(efx, true);
 #endif
 
+	/* devlink lock */
+	efx_fini_devlink_start(efx);
 	ef100_unregister_netdev(efx);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SFC_SRIOV
@@ -345,6 +348,9 @@ void ef100_remove_netdev(struct efx_probe_data *probe_data)
 	kfree(efx->phy_data);
 	efx->phy_data = NULL;
 
+	/* devlink unlock */
+	efx_fini_devlink(efx);
+
 	free_netdev(efx->net_dev);
 	efx->net_dev = NULL;
 	efx->state = STATE_PROBED;
@@ -405,6 +411,10 @@ int ef100_probe_netdev(struct efx_probe_data *probe_data)
 	/* Don't fail init if RSS setup doesn't work. */
 	efx_mcdi_push_default_indir_table(efx, efx->n_rx_channels);
 
+	/* devlink creation, registration and lock */
+	if (efx_probe_devlink(efx))
+		pci_info(efx->pci_dev, "devlink registration failed");
+
 	rc = ef100_register_netdev(efx);
 	if (rc)
 		goto fail;
@@ -424,5 +434,7 @@ int ef100_probe_netdev(struct efx_probe_data *probe_data)
 	}
 
 fail:
+	/* devlink unlock */
+	efx_probe_devlink_done(efx);
 	return rc;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef100_nic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef100_nic.c
index ad686c671ab8..e4aacb4ec666 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef100_nic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef100_nic.c
@@ -1120,11 +1120,10 @@ int ef100_probe_netdev_pf(struct efx_nic *efx)
 		return rc;
 
 	rc = efx_ef100_get_base_mport(efx);
-	if (rc) {
+	if (rc)
 		netif_warn(efx, probe, net_dev,
 			   "Failed to probe base mport rc %d; representors will not function\n",
 			   rc);
-	}
 
 	rc = efx_init_tc(efx);
 	if (rc) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx_devlink.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx_devlink.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fab06aaa4b8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx_devlink.c
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Driver for AMD network controllers and boards
+ * Copyright (C) 2023, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as published
+ * by the Free Software Foundation, incorporated herein by reference.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/rtc.h>
+#include "net_driver.h"
+#include "ef100_nic.h"
+#include "efx_devlink.h"
+#include "nic.h"
+#include "mcdi.h"
+#include "mcdi_functions.h"
+#include "mcdi_pcol.h"
+
+struct efx_devlink {
+	struct efx_nic *efx;
+};
+
+static const struct devlink_ops sfc_devlink_ops = {
+};
+
+void efx_fini_devlink_start(struct efx_nic *efx)
+{
+	if (efx->devlink)
+		devl_lock(efx->devlink);
+}
+
+void efx_fini_devlink(struct efx_nic *efx)
+{
+	if (efx->devlink) {
+		devl_unregister(efx->devlink);
+		devl_unlock(efx->devlink);
+		devlink_free(efx->devlink);
+		efx->devlink = NULL;
+	}
+}
+
+int efx_probe_devlink(struct efx_nic *efx)
+{
+	struct efx_devlink *devlink_private;
+
+	if (efx->type->is_vf)
+		return 0;
+
+	efx->devlink = devlink_alloc(&sfc_devlink_ops,
+				     sizeof(struct efx_devlink),
+				     &efx->pci_dev->dev);
+	if (!efx->devlink)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	devl_lock(efx->devlink);
+	devlink_private = devlink_priv(efx->devlink);
+	devlink_private->efx = efx;
+
+	devl_register(efx->devlink);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void efx_probe_devlink_done(struct efx_nic *efx)
+{
+	if (!efx->devlink)
+		return;
+
+	devl_unlock(efx->devlink);
+}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx_devlink.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx_devlink.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..55d0d8aeca1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx_devlink.h
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Driver for AMD network controllers and boards
+ * Copyright (C) 2023, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as published
+ * by the Free Software Foundation, incorporated herein by reference.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _EFX_DEVLINK_H
+#define _EFX_DEVLINK_H
+
+#include "net_driver.h"
+#include <net/devlink.h>
+
+int efx_probe_devlink(struct efx_nic *efx);
+void efx_probe_devlink_done(struct efx_nic *efx);
+void efx_fini_devlink_start(struct efx_nic *efx);
+void efx_fini_devlink(struct efx_nic *efx);
+
+#endif	/* _EFX_DEVLINK_H */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/net_driver.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/net_driver.h
index 3b49e216768b..d036641dc043 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/net_driver.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/net_driver.h
@@ -994,6 +994,7 @@ enum efx_xdp_tx_queues_mode {
  *      xdp_rxq_info structures?
  * @netdev_notifier: Netdevice notifier.
  * @tc: state for TC offload (EF100).
+ * @devlink: reference to devlink structure owned by this device
  * @mem_bar: The BAR that is mapped into membase.
  * @reg_base: Offset from the start of the bar to the function control window.
  * @monitor_work: Hardware monitor workitem
@@ -1179,6 +1180,7 @@ struct efx_nic {
 	struct notifier_block netdev_notifier;
 	struct efx_tc_state *tc;
 
+	struct devlink *devlink;
 	unsigned int mem_bar;
 	u32 reg_base;
 
