diff --git a/include/linux/ethtool.h b/include/linux/ethtool.h
index f7317b53ab61..4fa2a7f6ed4c 100644
--- a/include/linux/ethtool.h
+++ b/include/linux/ethtool.h
@@ -747,10 +747,33 @@ struct ethtool_mm_stats {
  * @get_rxfh_context: Get the contents of the RX flow hash indirection table,
  *	hash key, and/or hash function assiciated to the given rss context.
  *	Returns a negative error code or zero.
- * @set_rxfh_context: Create, remove and configure RSS contexts. Allows setting
+ * @create_rxfh_context: Create a new RSS context with the specified RX flow
+ *	hash indirection table, hash key, and hash function.
+ *	Arguments which are set to %NULL or zero will be populated to
+ *	appropriate defaults by the driver.
+ *	The &struct ethtool_rxfh_context for this context is passed in @ctx;
+ *	note that the indir table, hkey and hfunc are not yet populated as
+ *	of this call.  The driver does not need to update these; the core
+ *	will do so if this op succeeds.
+ *	If the driver provides this method, it must also provide
+ *	@modify_rxfh_context and @remove_rxfh_context.
+ *	Returns a negative error code or zero.
+ * @modify_rxfh_context: Reconfigure the specified RSS context.  Allows setting
  *	the contents of the RX flow hash indirection table, hash key, and/or
- *	hash function associated to the given context. Arguments which are set
- *	to %NULL or zero will remain unchanged.
+ *	hash function associated with the given context.
+ *	Arguments which are set to %NULL or zero will remain unchanged.
+ *	The &struct ethtool_rxfh_context for this context is passed in @ctx;
+ *	note that it will still contain the *old* settings.  The driver does
+ *	not need to update these; the core will do so if this op succeeds.
+ *	Returns a negative error code or zero. An error code must be returned
+ *	if at least one unsupported change was requested.
+ * @remove_rxfh_context: Remove the specified RSS context.
+ *	The &struct ethtool_rxfh_context for this context is passed in @ctx.
+ *	Returns a negative error code or zero.
+ * @set_rxfh_context: Deprecated API to create, remove and configure RSS
+ *	contexts. Allows setting the contents of the RX flow hash indirection
+ *	table, hash key, and/or hash function associated to the given context.
+ *	Arguments which are set to %NULL or zero will remain unchanged.
  *	Returns a negative error code or zero. An error code must be returned
  *	if at least one unsupported change was requested.
  * @get_channels: Get number of channels.
@@ -901,6 +924,17 @@ struct ethtool_ops {
 			    const u8 *key, const u8 hfunc);
 	int	(*get_rxfh_context)(struct net_device *, u32 *indir, u8 *key,
 				    u8 *hfunc, u32 rss_context);
+	int	(*create_rxfh_context)(struct net_device *,
+				       struct ethtool_rxfh_context *ctx,
+				       const u32 *indir, const u8 *key,
+				       const u8 hfunc, u32 rss_context);
+	int	(*modify_rxfh_context)(struct net_device *,
+				       struct ethtool_rxfh_context *ctx,
+				       const u32 *indir, const u8 *key,
+				       const u8 hfunc, u32 rss_context);
+	int	(*remove_rxfh_context)(struct net_device *,
+				       struct ethtool_rxfh_context *ctx,
+				       u32 rss_context);
 	int	(*set_rxfh_context)(struct net_device *, const u32 *indir,
 				    const u8 *key, const u8 hfunc,
 				    u32 *rss_context, bool delete);
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 4bbb6bda7b7e..6b8e5fd8691b 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -10860,15 +10860,20 @@ static void netdev_rss_contexts_free(struct net_device *dev)
 	struct ethtool_rxfh_context *ctx;
 	u32 context;
 
-	if (!dev->ethtool_ops->set_rxfh_context)
+	if (!dev->ethtool_ops->create_rxfh_context &&
+	    !dev->ethtool_ops->set_rxfh_context)
 		return;
 	idr_for_each_entry(&dev->ethtool->rss_ctx, ctx, context) {
 		u32 *indir = ethtool_rxfh_context_indir(ctx);
 		u8 *key = ethtool_rxfh_context_key(ctx);
 
 		idr_remove(&dev->ethtool->rss_ctx, context);
-		dev->ethtool_ops->set_rxfh_context(dev, indir, key, ctx->hfunc,
-						   &context, true);
+		if (dev->ethtool_ops->create_rxfh_context)
+			dev->ethtool_ops->remove_rxfh_context(dev, ctx, context);
+		else
+			dev->ethtool_ops->set_rxfh_context(dev, indir, key,
+							   ctx->hfunc,
+							   &context, true);
 		kfree(ctx);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/net/ethtool/ioctl.c b/net/ethtool/ioctl.c
index db596b61c6ab..4ce960a5ad4c 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/ioctl.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/ioctl.c
@@ -1274,7 +1274,8 @@ static noinline_for_stack int ethtool_set_rxfh(struct net_device *dev,
 	if (rxfh.rsvd8[0] || rxfh.rsvd8[1] || rxfh.rsvd8[2] || rxfh.rsvd32)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	/* Most drivers don't handle rss_context, check it's 0 as well */
-	if (rxfh.rss_context && !ops->set_rxfh_context)
+	if (rxfh.rss_context && !(ops->create_rxfh_context ||
+				  ops->set_rxfh_context))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	create = rxfh.rss_context == ETH_RXFH_CONTEXT_ALLOC;
 
@@ -1349,8 +1350,28 @@ static noinline_for_stack int ethtool_set_rxfh(struct net_device *dev,
 		}
 		ctx->indir_size = dev_indir_size;
 		ctx->key_size = dev_key_size;
-		ctx->hfunc = rxfh.hfunc;
 		ctx->priv_size = ops->rxfh_priv_size;
+		/* Initialise to an empty context */
+		ctx->indir_no_change = ctx->key_no_change = 1;
+		ctx->hfunc = ETH_RSS_HASH_NO_CHANGE;
+		if (ops->create_rxfh_context) {
+			int ctx_id;
+
+			/* driver uses new API, core allocates ID */
+			/* if rss_ctx_max_id is not specified (left as 0), it is
+			 * treated as INT_MAX + 1 by idr_alloc
+			 */
+			ctx_id = idr_alloc(&dev->ethtool->rss_ctx, ctx, 1,
+					   dev->ethtool->rss_ctx_max_id,
+					   GFP_KERNEL_ACCOUNT);
+			/* 0 is not allowed, so treat it like an error here */
+			if (ctx_id <= 0) {
+				kfree(ctx);
+				ret = -ENOMEM;
+				goto out;
+			}
+			rxfh.rss_context = ctx_id;
+		}
 	} else if (rxfh.rss_context) {
 		ctx = idr_find(&dev->ethtool->rss_ctx, rxfh.rss_context);
 		if (!ctx) {
@@ -1359,15 +1380,34 @@ static noinline_for_stack int ethtool_set_rxfh(struct net_device *dev,
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (rxfh.rss_context)
-		ret = ops->set_rxfh_context(dev, indir, hkey, rxfh.hfunc,
-					    &rxfh.rss_context, delete);
-	else
+	if (rxfh.rss_context) {
+		if (ops->create_rxfh_context) {
+			if (create)
+				ret = ops->create_rxfh_context(dev, ctx, indir,
+							       hkey, rxfh.hfunc,
+							       rxfh.rss_context);
+			else if (delete)
+				ret = ops->remove_rxfh_context(dev, ctx,
+							       rxfh.rss_context);
+			else
+				ret = ops->modify_rxfh_context(dev, ctx, indir,
+							       hkey, rxfh.hfunc,
+							       rxfh.rss_context);
+		} else {
+			ret = ops->set_rxfh_context(dev, indir, hkey,
+						    rxfh.hfunc,
+						    &rxfh.rss_context, delete);
+		}
+	} else {
 		ret = ops->set_rxfh(dev, indir, hkey, rxfh.hfunc);
+	}
 	if (ret) {
-		if (create)
+		if (create) {
 			/* failed to create, free our new tracking entry */
+			if (ops->create_rxfh_context)
+				idr_remove(&dev->ethtool->rss_ctx, rxfh.rss_context);
 			kfree(ctx);
+		}
 		goto out;
 	}
 
@@ -1383,12 +1423,8 @@ static noinline_for_stack int ethtool_set_rxfh(struct net_device *dev,
 			dev->priv_flags |= IFF_RXFH_CONFIGURED;
 	}
 	/* Update rss_ctx tracking */
-	if (create) {
-		/* Ideally this should happen before calling the driver,
-		 * so that we can fail more cleanly; but we don't have the
-		 * context ID until the driver picks it, so we have to
-		 * wait until after.
-		 */
+	if (create && !ops->create_rxfh_context) {
+		/* driver uses old API, it chose context ID */
 		if (WARN_ON(idr_find(&dev->ethtool->rss_ctx, rxfh.rss_context))) {
 			/* context ID reused, our tracking is screwed */
 			kfree(ctx);
@@ -1398,8 +1434,6 @@ static noinline_for_stack int ethtool_set_rxfh(struct net_device *dev,
 		WARN_ON(idr_alloc(&dev->ethtool->rss_ctx, ctx, rxfh.rss_context,
 				  rxfh.rss_context + 1, GFP_KERNEL) !=
 			rxfh.rss_context);
-		ctx->indir_no_change = rxfh.indir_size == ETH_RXFH_INDIR_NO_CHANGE;
-		ctx->key_no_change = !rxfh.key_size;
 	}
 	if (delete) {
 		WARN_ON(idr_remove(&dev->ethtool->rss_ctx, rxfh.rss_context) != ctx);
