diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_e610.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_e610.c
index 4e0661b..4e140d2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_e610.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_e610.c
@@ -2085,3 +2085,293 @@ int ixgbe_aci_get_netlist_node(struct ixgbe_hw *hw,
 
 	return 0;
 }
+
+/**
+ * ixgbe_acquire_nvm - Generic request for acquiring the NVM ownership
+ * @hw: pointer to the HW structure
+ * @access: NVM access type (read or write)
+ *
+ * Request NVM ownership.
+ *
+ * Return: the exit code of the operation.
+ */
+int ixgbe_acquire_nvm(struct ixgbe_hw *hw,
+		      enum ixgbe_aci_res_access_type access)
+{
+	u32 fla;
+
+	/* Skip if we are in blank NVM programming mode */
+	fla = IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_GLNVM_FLA);
+	if ((fla & IXGBE_GLNVM_FLA_LOCKED_M) == 0)
+		return 0;
+
+	return ixgbe_acquire_res(hw, IXGBE_NVM_RES_ID, access,
+				 IXGBE_NVM_TIMEOUT);
+}
+
+/**
+ * ixgbe_release_nvm - Generic request for releasing the NVM ownership
+ * @hw: pointer to the HW structure
+ *
+ * Release NVM ownership.
+ */
+void ixgbe_release_nvm(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
+{
+	u32 fla;
+
+	/* Skip if we are in blank NVM programming mode */
+	fla = IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_GLNVM_FLA);
+	if ((fla & IXGBE_GLNVM_FLA_LOCKED_M) == 0)
+		return;
+
+	ixgbe_release_res(hw, IXGBE_NVM_RES_ID);
+}
+
+/**
+ * ixgbe_aci_read_nvm - read NVM
+ * @hw: pointer to the HW struct
+ * @module_typeid: module pointer location in words from the NVM beginning
+ * @offset: byte offset from the module beginning
+ * @length: length of the section to be read (in bytes from the offset)
+ * @data: command buffer (size [bytes] = length)
+ * @last_command: tells if this is the last command in a series
+ * @read_shadow_ram: tell if this is a shadow RAM read
+ *
+ * Read the NVM using ACI command (0x0701).
+ *
+ * Return: the exit code of the operation.
+ */
+int ixgbe_aci_read_nvm(struct ixgbe_hw *hw, u16 module_typeid, u32 offset,
+		       u16 length, void *data, bool last_command,
+		       bool read_shadow_ram)
+{
+	struct ixgbe_aci_cmd_nvm *cmd;
+	struct ixgbe_aci_desc desc;
+
+	if (offset > IXGBE_ACI_NVM_MAX_OFFSET)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	cmd = &desc.params.nvm;
+
+	ixgbe_fill_dflt_direct_cmd_desc(&desc, ixgbe_aci_opc_nvm_read);
+
+	if (!read_shadow_ram && module_typeid == IXGBE_ACI_NVM_START_POINT)
+		cmd->cmd_flags |= IXGBE_ACI_NVM_FLASH_ONLY;
+
+	/* If this is the last command in a series, set the proper flag. */
+	if (last_command)
+		cmd->cmd_flags |= IXGBE_ACI_NVM_LAST_CMD;
+	cmd->module_typeid = module_typeid;
+	cmd->offset_low = offset & 0xFFFF;
+	cmd->offset_high = (offset >> 16) & 0xFF;
+	cmd->length = length;
+
+	return ixgbe_aci_send_cmd(hw, &desc, data, length);
+}
+
+/**
+ * ixgbe_nvm_validate_checksum - validate checksum
+ * @hw: pointer to the HW struct
+ *
+ * Verify NVM PFA checksum validity using ACI command (0x0706).
+ * If the checksum verification failed, IXGBE_ERR_NVM_CHECKSUM is returned.
+ * The function acquires and then releases the NVM ownership.
+ *
+ * Return: the exit code of the operation.
+ */
+int ixgbe_nvm_validate_checksum(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
+{
+	struct ixgbe_aci_cmd_nvm_checksum *cmd;
+	struct ixgbe_aci_desc desc;
+	int err;
+
+	err = ixgbe_acquire_nvm(hw, IXGBE_RES_READ);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	cmd = &desc.params.nvm_checksum;
+
+	ixgbe_fill_dflt_direct_cmd_desc(&desc, ixgbe_aci_opc_nvm_checksum);
+	cmd->flags = IXGBE_ACI_NVM_CHECKSUM_VERIFY;
+
+	err = ixgbe_aci_send_cmd(hw, &desc, NULL, 0);
+
+	ixgbe_release_nvm(hw);
+
+	if (!err && cmd->checksum != IXGBE_ACI_NVM_CHECKSUM_CORRECT) {
+		struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter = container_of(hw, struct ixgbe_adapter,
+							     hw);
+
+		err = -EIO;
+		netdev_err(adapter->netdev, "Invalid Shadow Ram checksum");
+	}
+
+	return err;
+}
+
+/**
+ * ixgbe_read_sr_word_aci - Reads Shadow RAM via ACI
+ * @hw: pointer to the HW structure
+ * @offset: offset of the Shadow RAM word to read (0x000000 - 0x001FFF)
+ * @data: word read from the Shadow RAM
+ *
+ * Reads one 16 bit word from the Shadow RAM using ixgbe_read_flat_nvm.
+ *
+ * Return: the exit code of the operation.
+ */
+int ixgbe_read_sr_word_aci(struct ixgbe_hw  *hw, u16 offset, u16 *data)
+{
+	u32 bytes = sizeof(u16);
+	u16 data_local;
+	int err;
+
+	err = ixgbe_read_flat_nvm(hw, offset * sizeof(u16), &bytes,
+				  (u8 *)&data_local, true);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	*data = data_local;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * ixgbe_read_flat_nvm - Read portion of NVM by flat offset
+ * @hw: pointer to the HW struct
+ * @offset: offset from beginning of NVM
+ * @length: (in) number of bytes to read; (out) number of bytes actually read
+ * @data: buffer to return data in (sized to fit the specified length)
+ * @read_shadow_ram: if true, read from shadow RAM instead of NVM
+ *
+ * Reads a portion of the NVM, as a flat memory space. This function correctly
+ * breaks read requests across Shadow RAM sectors, prevents Shadow RAM size
+ * from being exceeded in case of Shadow RAM read requests and ensures that no
+ * single read request exceeds the maximum 4KB read for a single admin command.
+ *
+ * Returns an error code on failure. Note that the data pointer may be
+ * partially updated if some reads succeed before a failure.
+ *
+ * Return: the exit code of the operation.
+ */
+int ixgbe_read_flat_nvm(struct ixgbe_hw  *hw, u32 offset, u32 *length,
+			u8 *data, bool read_shadow_ram)
+{
+	u32 inlen = *length;
+	u32 bytes_read = 0;
+	bool last_cmd;
+	int err;
+
+	/* Verify the length of the read if this is for the Shadow RAM */
+	if (read_shadow_ram && ((offset + inlen) >
+				(hw->eeprom.word_size * 2u)))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	do {
+		u32 read_size, sector_offset;
+
+		/* ixgbe_aci_read_nvm cannot read more than 4KB at a time.
+		 * Additionally, a read from the Shadow RAM may not cross over
+		 * a sector boundary. Conveniently, the sector size is also 4KB.
+		 */
+		sector_offset = offset % IXGBE_ACI_MAX_BUFFER_SIZE;
+		read_size = min_t(u32,
+				  IXGBE_ACI_MAX_BUFFER_SIZE - sector_offset,
+				  inlen - bytes_read);
+
+		last_cmd = !(bytes_read + read_size < inlen);
+
+		/* ixgbe_aci_read_nvm takes the length as a u16. Our read_size
+		 * is calculated using a u32, but the IXGBE_ACI_MAX_BUFFER_SIZE
+		 * maximum size guarantees that it will fit within the 2 bytes.
+		 */
+		err = ixgbe_aci_read_nvm(hw, IXGBE_ACI_NVM_START_POINT,
+					 offset, (u16)read_size,
+					 data + bytes_read, last_cmd,
+					 read_shadow_ram);
+		if (err)
+			break;
+
+		bytes_read += read_size;
+		offset += read_size;
+	} while (!last_cmd);
+
+	*length = bytes_read;
+	return err;
+}
+
+/**
+ * ixgbe_read_ee_aci_e610 - Read EEPROM word using the admin command.
+ * @hw: pointer to hardware structure
+ * @offset: offset of  word in the EEPROM to read
+ * @data: word read from the EEPROM
+ *
+ * Reads a 16 bit word from the EEPROM using the ACI.
+ * If the EEPROM params are not initialized, the function
+ * initialize them before proceeding with reading.
+ * The function acquires and then releases the NVM ownership.
+ *
+ * Return: the exit code of the operation.
+ */
+int ixgbe_read_ee_aci_e610(struct ixgbe_hw *hw, u16 offset, u16 *data)
+{
+	int err;
+
+	if (hw->eeprom.type == ixgbe_eeprom_uninitialized) {
+		err = hw->eeprom.ops.init_params(hw);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+	}
+
+	err = ixgbe_acquire_nvm(hw, IXGBE_RES_READ);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	err = ixgbe_read_sr_word_aci(hw, offset, data);
+	ixgbe_release_nvm(hw);
+
+	return err;
+}
+
+/**
+ * ixgbe_validate_eeprom_checksum_e610 - Validate EEPROM checksum
+ * @hw: pointer to hardware structure
+ * @checksum_val: calculated checksum
+ *
+ * Performs checksum calculation and validates the EEPROM checksum. If the
+ * caller does not need checksum_val, the value can be NULL.
+ * If the EEPROM params are not initialized, the function
+ * initialize them before proceeding.
+ * The function acquires and then releases the NVM ownership.
+ *
+ * Return: the exit code of the operation.
+ */
+int ixgbe_validate_eeprom_checksum_e610(struct ixgbe_hw *hw, u16 *checksum_val)
+{
+	int err;
+
+	if (hw->eeprom.type == ixgbe_eeprom_uninitialized) {
+		err = hw->eeprom.ops.init_params(hw);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+	}
+
+	err = ixgbe_nvm_validate_checksum(hw);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	if (checksum_val) {
+		u16 tmp_checksum;
+
+		err = ixgbe_acquire_nvm(hw, IXGBE_RES_READ);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+
+		err = ixgbe_read_sr_word_aci(hw, E610_SR_SW_CHECKSUM_WORD,
+					     &tmp_checksum);
+		ixgbe_release_nvm(hw);
+
+		if (!err)
+			*checksum_val = tmp_checksum;
+	}
+
+	return err;
+}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_e610.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_e610.h
index 9be412a..df54a80 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_e610.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_e610.h
@@ -58,5 +58,17 @@ int ixgbe_enter_lplu_e610(struct ixgbe_hw *hw);
 int ixgbe_aci_get_netlist_node(struct ixgbe_hw *hw,
 			       struct ixgbe_aci_cmd_get_link_topo *cmd,
 			       u8 *node_part_number, u16 *node_handle);
+int ixgbe_acquire_nvm(struct ixgbe_hw *hw,
+		      enum ixgbe_aci_res_access_type access);
+void ixgbe_release_nvm(struct ixgbe_hw *hw);
+int ixgbe_aci_read_nvm(struct ixgbe_hw *hw, u16 module_typeid, u32 offset,
+		       u16 length, void *data, bool last_command,
+		       bool read_shadow_ram);
+int ixgbe_nvm_validate_checksum(struct ixgbe_hw *hw);
+int ixgbe_read_sr_word_aci(struct ixgbe_hw  *hw, u16 offset, u16 *data);
+int ixgbe_read_flat_nvm(struct ixgbe_hw  *hw, u32 offset, u32 *length,
+			u8 *data, bool read_shadow_ram);
+int ixgbe_read_ee_aci_e610(struct ixgbe_hw *hw, u16 offset, u16 *data);
+int ixgbe_validate_eeprom_checksum_e610(struct ixgbe_hw *hw, u16 *checksum_val);
 
 #endif /* _IXGBE_E610_H_ */
