diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/mbox.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/mbox.h
index b7f250d218d9..8f099b05ba10 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/mbox.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/mbox.h
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ M(SET_VF_PERM,		0x00b, set_vf_perm, set_vf_perm, msg_rsp)	\
 M(PTP_GET_CAP,		0x00c, ptp_get_cap, msg_req, ptp_get_cap_rsp)	\
 M(GET_REP_CNT,		0x00d, get_rep_cnt, msg_req, get_rep_cnt_rsp)	\
 M(ESW_CFG,		0x00e, esw_cfg, esw_cfg_req, msg_rsp)	\
+M(REP_EVENT_NOTIFY,     0x00f, rep_event_notify, rep_event, msg_rsp) \
 /* CGX mbox IDs (range 0x200 - 0x3FF) */				\
 M(CGX_START_RXTX,	0x200, cgx_start_rxtx, msg_req, msg_rsp)	\
 M(CGX_STOP_RXTX,	0x201, cgx_stop_rxtx, msg_req, msg_rsp)		\
@@ -382,12 +383,16 @@ M(CPT_INST_LMTST,	0xD00, cpt_inst_lmtst, cpt_inst_lmtst_req, msg_rsp)
 #define MBOX_UP_MCS_MESSAGES						\
 M(MCS_INTR_NOTIFY,	0xE00, mcs_intr_notify, mcs_intr_info, msg_rsp)
 
+#define MBOX_UP_REP_MESSAGES						\
+M(REP_EVENT_UP_NOTIFY,	0xEF0, rep_event_up_notify, rep_event, msg_rsp) \
+
 enum {
 #define M(_name, _id, _1, _2, _3) MBOX_MSG_ ## _name = _id,
 MBOX_MESSAGES
 MBOX_UP_CGX_MESSAGES
 MBOX_UP_CPT_MESSAGES
 MBOX_UP_MCS_MESSAGES
+MBOX_UP_REP_MESSAGES
 #undef M
 };
 
@@ -1571,6 +1576,26 @@ struct esw_cfg_req {
 	u64 rsvd;
 };
 
+struct rep_evt_data {
+	u8 port_state;
+	u8 vf_state;
+	u16 rx_mode;
+	u16 rx_flags;
+	u16 mtu;
+	u64 rsvd[5];
+};
+
+struct rep_event {
+	struct mbox_msghdr hdr;
+	u16 pcifunc;
+#define RVU_EVENT_PORT_STATE		BIT_ULL(0)
+#define RVU_EVENT_PFVF_STATE		BIT_ULL(1)
+#define RVU_EVENT_MTU_CHANGE		BIT_ULL(2)
+#define RVU_EVENT_RX_MODE_CHANGE	BIT_ULL(3)
+	u16 event;
+	struct rep_evt_data evt_data;
+};
+
 struct flow_msg {
 	unsigned char dmac[6];
 	unsigned char smac[6];
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu.h
index c8572d79a968..7556ce0a772e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu.h
@@ -512,6 +512,11 @@ struct rvu_switch {
 	u16 start_entry;
 };
 
+struct rep_evtq_ent {
+	struct list_head node;
+	struct rep_event event;
+};
+
 struct rvu {
 	void __iomem		*afreg_base;
 	void __iomem		*pfreg_base;
@@ -597,6 +602,11 @@ struct rvu {
 	int			rep_cnt;
 	u16			*rep2pfvf_map;
 	u8			rep_mode;
+	struct			work_struct rep_evt_work;
+	struct			workqueue_struct *rep_evt_wq;
+	struct list_head	rep_evtq_head;
+	/* Representor event lock */
+	spinlock_t		rep_evtq_lock;
 };
 
 static inline void rvu_write64(struct rvu *rvu, u64 block, u64 offset, u64 val)
@@ -1044,4 +1054,5 @@ void rvu_mcs_exit(struct rvu *rvu);
 int rvu_rep_pf_init(struct rvu *rvu);
 int rvu_rep_install_mcam_rules(struct rvu *rvu);
 void rvu_rep_update_rules(struct rvu *rvu, u16 pcifunc, bool ena);
+int rvu_rep_notify_pfvf_state(struct rvu *rvu, u16 pcifunc, bool enable);
 #endif /* RVU_H */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_nix.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_nix.c
index 75d5c1bc00e1..6a1602dc11d7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_nix.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_nix.c
@@ -379,6 +379,9 @@ static int nix_interface_init(struct rvu *rvu, u16 pcifunc, int type, int nixlf,
 		cgx_set_pkind(rvu_cgx_pdata(cgx_id, rvu), lmac_id, pkind);
 		rvu_npc_set_pkind(rvu, pkind, pfvf);
 
+		if (rvu->rep_mode)
+			rvu_rep_notify_pfvf_state(rvu, pcifunc, true);
+
 		break;
 	case NIX_INTF_TYPE_LBK:
 		vf = (pcifunc & RVU_PFVF_FUNC_MASK) - 1;
@@ -515,6 +518,9 @@ static void nix_interface_deinit(struct rvu *rvu, u16 pcifunc, u8 nixlf)
 
 	/* Disable DMAC filters used */
 	rvu_cgx_disable_dmac_entries(rvu, pcifunc);
+
+	if (rvu->rep_mode)
+		rvu_rep_notify_pfvf_state(rvu, pcifunc, false);
 }
 
 #define NIX_BPIDS_PER_LMAC	8
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_rep.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_rep.c
index 103d1d451411..2013a4a0afd0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_rep.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_rep.c
@@ -13,6 +13,124 @@
 #include "rvu.h"
 #include "rvu_reg.h"
 
+#define M(_name, _id, _fn_name, _req_type, _rsp_type)			\
+static struct _req_type __maybe_unused					\
+*otx2_mbox_alloc_msg_ ## _fn_name(struct rvu *rvu, int devid)		\
+{									\
+	struct _req_type *req;						\
+									\
+	req = (struct _req_type *)otx2_mbox_alloc_msg_rsp(		\
+		&rvu->afpf_wq_info.mbox_up, devid, sizeof(struct _req_type), \
+		sizeof(struct _rsp_type));				\
+	if (!req)							\
+		return NULL;						\
+	req->hdr.sig = OTX2_MBOX_REQ_SIG;				\
+	req->hdr.id = _id;						\
+	return req;							\
+}
+
+MBOX_UP_REP_MESSAGES
+#undef M
+
+static int rvu_rep_up_notify(struct rvu *rvu, struct rep_event *event)
+{
+	struct rep_event *msg;
+	int pf;
+
+	pf = rvu_get_pf(event->pcifunc);
+
+	mutex_lock(&rvu->mbox_lock);
+	msg = otx2_mbox_alloc_msg_rep_event_up_notify(rvu, pf);
+	if (!msg) {
+		mutex_unlock(&rvu->mbox_lock);
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	msg->hdr.pcifunc = event->pcifunc;
+	msg->event = event->event;
+
+	memcpy(&msg->evt_data, &event->evt_data, sizeof(struct rep_evt_data));
+
+	otx2_mbox_wait_for_zero(&rvu->afpf_wq_info.mbox_up, pf);
+
+	otx2_mbox_msg_send_up(&rvu->afpf_wq_info.mbox_up, pf);
+
+	mutex_unlock(&rvu->mbox_lock);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void rvu_rep_wq_handler(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct rvu *rvu = container_of(work, struct rvu, rep_evt_work);
+	struct rep_evtq_ent *qentry;
+	struct rep_event *event;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	do {
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&rvu->rep_evtq_lock, flags);
+		qentry = list_first_entry_or_null(&rvu->rep_evtq_head,
+						  struct rep_evtq_ent,
+						  node);
+		if (qentry)
+			list_del(&qentry->node);
+
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rvu->rep_evtq_lock, flags);
+		if (!qentry)
+			break; /* nothing more to process */
+
+		event = &qentry->event;
+
+		rvu_rep_up_notify(rvu, event);
+		kfree(qentry);
+	} while (1);
+}
+
+int rvu_mbox_handler_rep_event_notify(struct rvu *rvu, struct rep_event *req,
+				      struct msg_rsp *rsp)
+{
+	struct rep_evtq_ent *qentry;
+
+	qentry = kmalloc(sizeof(*qentry), GFP_ATOMIC);
+	if (!qentry)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	qentry->event = *req;
+	spin_lock(&rvu->rep_evtq_lock);
+	list_add_tail(&qentry->node, &rvu->rep_evtq_head);
+	spin_unlock(&rvu->rep_evtq_lock);
+	queue_work(rvu->rep_evt_wq, &rvu->rep_evt_work);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int rvu_rep_notify_pfvf_state(struct rvu *rvu, u16 pcifunc, bool enable)
+{
+	struct rep_event *req;
+	int pf;
+
+	if (!is_pf_cgxmapped(rvu, rvu_get_pf(pcifunc)))
+		return 0;
+
+	pf = rvu_get_pf(rvu->rep_pcifunc);
+
+	mutex_lock(&rvu->mbox_lock);
+	req = otx2_mbox_alloc_msg_rep_event_up_notify(rvu, pf);
+	if (!req) {
+		mutex_unlock(&rvu->mbox_lock);
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	req->hdr.pcifunc = rvu->rep_pcifunc;
+	req->event |= RVU_EVENT_PFVF_STATE;
+	req->pcifunc = pcifunc;
+	req->evt_data.vf_state = enable;
+
+	otx2_mbox_wait_for_zero(&rvu->afpf_wq_info.mbox_up, pf);
+	otx2_mbox_msg_send_up(&rvu->afpf_wq_info.mbox_up, pf);
+
+	mutex_unlock(&rvu->mbox_lock);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 #define RVU_LF_RX_STATS(reg) \
 		rvu_read64(rvu, blkaddr, NIX_AF_LFX_RX_STATX(nixlf, reg))
 
@@ -241,6 +359,15 @@ int rvu_rep_install_mcam_rules(struct rvu *rvu)
 			}
 		}
 	}
+
+	/* Initialize the wq for handling REP events */
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&rvu->rep_evtq_head);
+	INIT_WORK(&rvu->rep_evt_work, rvu_rep_wq_handler);
+	rvu->rep_evt_wq = alloc_workqueue("rep_evt_wq", 0, 0);
+	if (!rvu->rep_evt_wq) {
+		dev_err(rvu->dev, "REP workqueue allocation failed\n");
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_common.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_common.h
index 79ec86035c16..865d5d3146a9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_common.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_common.h
@@ -441,6 +441,7 @@ struct otx2_nic {
 #define OTX2_FLAG_PTP_ONESTEP_SYNC		BIT_ULL(15)
 #define OTX2_FLAG_ADPTV_INT_COAL_ENABLED BIT_ULL(16)
 #define OTX2_FLAG_REP_MODE_ENABLED		 BIT_ULL(17)
+#define OTX2_FLAG_PORT_UP			BIT_ULL(18)
 	u64			flags;
 	u64			*cq_op_addr;
 
@@ -1125,4 +1126,5 @@ u16 otx2_select_queue(struct net_device *netdev, struct sk_buff *skb,
 int otx2_get_txq_by_classid(struct otx2_nic *pfvf, u16 classid);
 void otx2_qos_config_txschq(struct otx2_nic *pfvf);
 void otx2_clean_qos_queues(struct otx2_nic *pfvf);
+int rvu_event_up_notify(struct otx2_nic *pf, struct rep_event *info);
 #endif /* OTX2_COMMON_H */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_pf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_pf.c
index 119c99768a85..2a1bc8cdea19 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_pf.c
@@ -519,6 +519,7 @@ static void otx2_pfvf_mbox_up_handler(struct work_struct *work)
 
 		switch (msg->id) {
 		case MBOX_MSG_CGX_LINK_EVENT:
+		case MBOX_MSG_REP_EVENT_UP_NOTIFY:
 			break;
 		default:
 			if (msg->rc)
@@ -832,6 +833,9 @@ static void otx2_handle_link_event(struct otx2_nic *pf)
 	struct cgx_link_user_info *linfo = &pf->linfo;
 	struct net_device *netdev = pf->netdev;
 
+	if (pf->flags & OTX2_FLAG_PORT_UP)
+		return;
+
 	pr_info("%s NIC Link is %s %d Mbps %s duplex\n", netdev->name,
 		linfo->link_up ? "UP" : "DOWN", linfo->speed,
 		linfo->full_duplex ? "Full" : "Half");
@@ -844,6 +848,30 @@ static void otx2_handle_link_event(struct otx2_nic *pf)
 	}
 }
 
+static int otx2_mbox_up_handler_rep_event_up_notify(struct otx2_nic *pf,
+						    struct rep_event *info,
+						    struct msg_rsp *rsp)
+{
+	struct net_device *netdev = pf->netdev;
+
+	if (info->event == RVU_EVENT_PORT_STATE) {
+		if (info->evt_data.port_state) {
+			pf->flags |= OTX2_FLAG_PORT_UP;
+			netif_carrier_on(netdev);
+			netif_tx_start_all_queues(netdev);
+		} else {
+			pf->flags &= ~OTX2_FLAG_PORT_UP;
+			netif_tx_stop_all_queues(netdev);
+			netif_carrier_off(netdev);
+		}
+		return 0;
+	}
+#ifdef CONFIG_RVU_ESWITCH
+	rvu_event_up_notify(pf, info);
+#endif
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int otx2_mbox_up_handler_mcs_intr_notify(struct otx2_nic *pf,
 					 struct mcs_intr_info *event,
 					 struct msg_rsp *rsp)
@@ -913,6 +941,7 @@ static int otx2_process_mbox_msg_up(struct otx2_nic *pf,
 	}
 MBOX_UP_CGX_MESSAGES
 MBOX_UP_MCS_MESSAGES
+MBOX_UP_REP_MESSAGES
 #undef M
 		break;
 	default:
@@ -1967,6 +1996,7 @@ int otx2_open(struct net_device *netdev)
 	}
 
 	pf->flags &= ~OTX2_FLAG_INTF_DOWN;
+	pf->flags &= ~OTX2_FLAG_PORT_UP;
 	/* 'intf_down' may be checked on any cpu */
 	smp_wmb();
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/rep.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/rep.c
index 3a6a85ae47e5..2677a229a9e7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/rep.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/rep.c
@@ -28,6 +28,57 @@ MODULE_DESCRIPTION(DRV_STRING);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(pci, rvu_rep_id_table);
 
+static int rvu_rep_get_repid(struct otx2_nic *priv, u16 pcifunc)
+{
+	int rep_id;
+
+	for (rep_id = 0; rep_id < priv->rep_cnt; rep_id++)
+		if (priv->rep_pf_map[rep_id] == pcifunc)
+			return rep_id;
+	return -EINVAL;
+}
+
+static int rvu_rep_notify_pfvf(struct otx2_nic *priv, u16 event,
+			       struct rep_event *data)
+{
+	struct rep_event *req;
+
+	mutex_lock(&priv->mbox.lock);
+	req = otx2_mbox_alloc_msg_rep_event_notify(&priv->mbox);
+	if (!req) {
+		mutex_unlock(&priv->mbox.lock);
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+	req->event = event;
+	req->pcifunc = data->pcifunc;
+
+	memcpy(&req->evt_data, &data->evt_data, sizeof(struct rep_evt_data));
+	otx2_sync_mbox_msg(&priv->mbox);
+	mutex_unlock(&priv->mbox.lock);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void rvu_rep_state_evt_handler(struct otx2_nic *priv,
+				      struct rep_event *info)
+{
+	struct rep_dev *rep;
+	int rep_id;
+
+	rep_id = rvu_rep_get_repid(priv, info->pcifunc);
+	rep = priv->reps[rep_id];
+	if (info->evt_data.vf_state)
+		rep->flags |= RVU_REP_VF_INITIALIZED;
+	else
+		rep->flags &= ~RVU_REP_VF_INITIALIZED;
+}
+
+int rvu_event_up_notify(struct otx2_nic *pf, struct rep_event *info)
+{
+	if (info->event & RVU_EVENT_PFVF_STATE)
+		rvu_rep_state_evt_handler(pf, info);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static void rvu_rep_get_stats(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct delayed_work *del_work = to_delayed_work(work);
@@ -77,6 +128,9 @@ static void rvu_rep_get_stats64(struct net_device *dev, struct rtnl_link_stats64
 {
 	struct rep_dev *rep = netdev_priv(dev);
 
+	if (!(rep->flags & RVU_REP_VF_INITIALIZED))
+		return;
+
 	stats->rx_packets = rep->stats.rx_frames;
 	stats->rx_bytes = rep->stats.rx_bytes;
 	stats->rx_dropped = rep->stats.rx_drops;
@@ -131,16 +185,38 @@ static netdev_tx_t rvu_rep_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 
 static int rvu_rep_open(struct net_device *dev)
 {
+	struct rep_dev *rep = netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct otx2_nic *priv = rep->mdev;
+	struct rep_event evt = {0};
+
+	if (!(rep->flags & RVU_REP_VF_INITIALIZED))
+		return 0;
+
 	netif_carrier_on(dev);
 	netif_tx_start_all_queues(dev);
+
+	evt.event = RVU_EVENT_PORT_STATE;
+	evt.evt_data.port_state = 1;
+	evt.pcifunc = rep->pcifunc;
+	rvu_rep_notify_pfvf(priv, RVU_EVENT_PORT_STATE, &evt);
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static int rvu_rep_stop(struct net_device *dev)
 {
+	struct rep_dev *rep = netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct otx2_nic *priv = rep->mdev;
+	struct rep_event evt = {0};
+
+	if (!(rep->flags & RVU_REP_VF_INITIALIZED))
+		return 0;
+
 	netif_carrier_off(dev);
 	netif_tx_disable(dev);
 
+	evt.event = RVU_EVENT_PORT_STATE;
+	evt.pcifunc = rep->pcifunc;
+	rvu_rep_notify_pfvf(priv, RVU_EVENT_PORT_STATE, &evt);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/rep.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/rep.h
index 9526b886b173..c0bbb383ab88 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/rep.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/rep.h
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ struct rep_dev {
 	struct delayed_work stats_wrk;
 	u16 rep_id;
 	u16 pcifunc;
+#define RVU_REP_VF_INITIALIZED		BIT_ULL(0)
+	u8 flags;
 };
 
 static inline bool is_rep_dev(struct pci_dev *pdev)
@@ -45,4 +47,5 @@ static inline bool is_rep_dev(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 
 int rvu_rep_create(struct otx2_nic *priv);
 void rvu_rep_destroy(struct otx2_nic *priv);
+int rvu_event_up_notify(struct otx2_nic *pf, struct rep_event *info);
 #endif /* REP_H */
