diff --git a/include/net/ncsi.h b/include/net/ncsi.h
index 70d14ee1ef84f0695ad78d8e16d7bc7a1ded2702..1dbf42f79750f2494f7fa095fb40f9e9afc93a70 100644
--- a/include/net/ncsi.h
+++ b/include/net/ncsi.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ struct ncsi_dev {
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_NCSI
 struct ncsi_dev *ncsi_register_dev(struct net_device *dev,
 				   void (*notifier)(struct ncsi_dev *nd));
+int ncsi_start_dev(struct ncsi_dev *nd);
 void ncsi_unregister_dev(struct ncsi_dev *nd);
 #else /* !CONFIG_NET_NCSI */
 static inline struct ncsi_dev *ncsi_register_dev(struct net_device *dev,
@@ -38,6 +39,11 @@ static inline struct ncsi_dev *ncsi_register_dev(struct net_device *dev,
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+static inline int ncsi_start_dev(struct ncsi_dev *nd)
+{
+	return -ENOTTY;
+}
+
 static inline void ncsi_unregister_dev(struct ncsi_dev *nd)
 {
 }
diff --git a/net/ncsi/internal.h b/net/ncsi/internal.h
index bd000c9c82494ea087d2235f9b4419f5f18fd7b5..38fc95a26f8fd8e5e17b59baf6d76deef9a64d0f 100644
--- a/net/ncsi/internal.h
+++ b/net/ncsi/internal.h
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ struct ncsi_channel {
 	int                         state;
 #define NCSI_CHANNEL_INACTIVE		1
 #define NCSI_CHANNEL_ACTIVE		2
+#define NCSI_CHANNEL_INVISIBLE		3
 	spinlock_t                  lock;	/* Protect filters etc */
 	struct ncsi_package         *package;
 	struct ncsi_channel_version version;
@@ -185,7 +186,11 @@ struct ncsi_channel {
 	struct ncsi_channel_mode    modes[NCSI_MODE_MAX];
 	struct ncsi_channel_filter  *filters[NCSI_FILTER_MAX];
 	struct ncsi_channel_stats   stats;
+	struct timer_list           timer;	/* Link monitor timer  */
+	bool                        enabled;	/* Timer is enabled    */
+	unsigned int                timeout;	/* Times of timeout    */
 	struct list_head            node;
+	struct list_head            link;
 };
 
 struct ncsi_package {
@@ -209,14 +214,56 @@ struct ncsi_request {
 	bool                 enabled; /* Time has been enabled or not    */
 };
 
+enum {
+	ncsi_dev_state_major		= 0xff00,
+	ncsi_dev_state_minor		= 0x00ff,
+	ncsi_dev_state_probe_deselect	= 0x0201,
+	ncsi_dev_state_probe_package,
+	ncsi_dev_state_probe_channel,
+	ncsi_dev_state_probe_cis,
+	ncsi_dev_state_probe_gvi,
+	ncsi_dev_state_probe_gc,
+	ncsi_dev_state_probe_gls,
+	ncsi_dev_state_probe_dp,
+	ncsi_dev_state_config_sp	= 0x0301,
+	ncsi_dev_state_config_cis,
+	ncsi_dev_state_config_sma,
+	ncsi_dev_state_config_ebf,
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)
+	ncsi_dev_state_config_egmf,
+#endif
+	ncsi_dev_state_config_ecnt,
+	ncsi_dev_state_config_ec,
+	ncsi_dev_state_config_ae,
+	ncsi_dev_state_config_gls,
+	ncsi_dev_state_config_done,
+	ncsi_dev_state_suspend_select	= 0x0401,
+	ncsi_dev_state_suspend_dcnt,
+	ncsi_dev_state_suspend_dc,
+	ncsi_dev_state_suspend_deselect,
+	ncsi_dev_state_suspend_done
+};
+
 struct ncsi_dev_priv {
 	struct ncsi_dev     ndev;            /* Associated NCSI device     */
 	unsigned int        flags;           /* NCSI device flags          */
+#define NCSI_DEV_PROBED		1            /* Finalized NCSI topology    */
+#define NCSI_DEV_HWA		2            /* Enabled HW arbitration     */
+#define NCSI_DEV_RESHUFFLE	4
 	spinlock_t          lock;            /* Protect the NCSI device    */
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)
+	unsigned int        inet6_addr_num;  /* Number of IPv6 addresses   */
+#endif
 	unsigned int        package_num;     /* Number of packages         */
 	struct list_head    packages;        /* List of packages           */
 	struct ncsi_request requests[256];   /* Request table              */
 	unsigned int        request_id;      /* Last used request ID       */
+	unsigned int        pending_req_num; /* Number of pending requests */
+	struct ncsi_package *active_package; /* Currently handled package  */
+	struct ncsi_channel *active_channel; /* Currently handled channel  */
+	struct list_head    channel_queue;   /* Config queue of channels   */
+	struct work_struct  work;            /* For channel management     */
+	struct packet_type  ptype;           /* NCSI packet Rx handler     */
 	struct list_head    node;            /* Form NCSI device list      */
 };
 
@@ -251,6 +298,8 @@ extern spinlock_t ncsi_dev_lock;
 int ncsi_find_filter(struct ncsi_channel *nc, int table, void *data);
 int ncsi_add_filter(struct ncsi_channel *nc, int table, void *data);
 int ncsi_remove_filter(struct ncsi_channel *nc, int table, int index);
+void ncsi_start_channel_monitor(struct ncsi_channel *nc);
+void ncsi_stop_channel_monitor(struct ncsi_channel *nc);
 struct ncsi_channel *ncsi_find_channel(struct ncsi_package *np,
 				       unsigned char id);
 struct ncsi_channel *ncsi_add_channel(struct ncsi_package *np,
@@ -267,6 +316,7 @@ void ncsi_find_package_and_channel(struct ncsi_dev_priv *ndp,
 struct ncsi_request *ncsi_alloc_request(struct ncsi_dev_priv *ndp, bool driven);
 void ncsi_free_request(struct ncsi_request *nr);
 struct ncsi_dev *ncsi_find_dev(struct net_device *dev);
+int ncsi_process_next_channel(struct ncsi_dev_priv *ndp);
 
 /* Packet handlers */
 u32 ncsi_calculate_checksum(unsigned char *data, int len);
diff --git a/net/ncsi/ncsi-manage.c b/net/ncsi/ncsi-manage.c
index 0e28ed8f2703ce0839e8e057bb69644f91106933..d627a39ddcd0db6f8f5dd4c99c8b75919ef26151 100644
--- a/net/ncsi/ncsi-manage.c
+++ b/net/ncsi/ncsi-manage.c
@@ -17,8 +17,12 @@
 #include <net/ncsi.h>
 #include <net/net_namespace.h>
 #include <net/sock.h>
+#include <net/addrconf.h>
+#include <net/ipv6.h>
+#include <net/if_inet6.h>
 
 #include "internal.h"
+#include "ncsi-pkt.h"
 
 LIST_HEAD(ncsi_dev_list);
 DEFINE_SPINLOCK(ncsi_dev_lock);
@@ -123,6 +127,120 @@ int ncsi_remove_filter(struct ncsi_channel *nc, int table, int index)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void ncsi_report_link(struct ncsi_dev_priv *ndp, bool force_down)
+{
+	struct ncsi_dev *nd = &ndp->ndev;
+	struct ncsi_package *np;
+	struct ncsi_channel *nc;
+
+	nd->state = ncsi_dev_state_functional;
+	if (force_down) {
+		nd->link_up = 0;
+		goto report;
+	}
+
+	nd->link_up = 0;
+	NCSI_FOR_EACH_PACKAGE(ndp, np) {
+		NCSI_FOR_EACH_CHANNEL(np, nc) {
+			if (!list_empty(&nc->link) ||
+			    nc->state != NCSI_CHANNEL_ACTIVE)
+				continue;
+
+			if (nc->modes[NCSI_MODE_LINK].data[2] & 0x1) {
+				nd->link_up = 1;
+				goto report;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+report:
+	nd->handler(nd);
+}
+
+static void ncsi_channel_monitor(unsigned long data)
+{
+	struct ncsi_channel *nc = (struct ncsi_channel *)data;
+	struct ncsi_package *np = nc->package;
+	struct ncsi_dev_priv *ndp = np->ndp;
+	struct ncsi_cmd_arg nca;
+	bool enabled;
+	unsigned int timeout;
+	unsigned long flags;
+	int ret;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&nc->lock, flags);
+	timeout = nc->timeout;
+	enabled = nc->enabled;
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&nc->lock, flags);
+
+	if (!enabled || !list_empty(&nc->link))
+		return;
+	if (nc->state != NCSI_CHANNEL_INACTIVE &&
+	    nc->state != NCSI_CHANNEL_ACTIVE)
+		return;
+
+	if (!(timeout % 2)) {
+		nca.ndp = ndp;
+		nca.package = np->id;
+		nca.channel = nc->id;
+		nca.type = NCSI_PKT_CMD_GLS;
+		nca.driven = false;
+		ret = ncsi_xmit_cmd(&nca);
+		if (ret) {
+			netdev_err(ndp->ndev.dev, "Error %d sending GLS\n",
+				   ret);
+			return;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (timeout + 1 >= 3) {
+		if (!(ndp->flags & NCSI_DEV_HWA) &&
+		    nc->state == NCSI_CHANNEL_ACTIVE)
+			ncsi_report_link(ndp, true);
+
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&ndp->lock, flags);
+		xchg(&nc->state, NCSI_CHANNEL_INACTIVE);
+		list_add_tail_rcu(&nc->link, &ndp->channel_queue);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ndp->lock, flags);
+		ncsi_process_next_channel(ndp);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&nc->lock, flags);
+	nc->timeout = timeout + 1;
+	nc->enabled = true;
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&nc->lock, flags);
+	mod_timer(&nc->timer, jiffies + HZ * (1 << (nc->timeout / 2)));
+}
+
+void ncsi_start_channel_monitor(struct ncsi_channel *nc)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&nc->lock, flags);
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(nc->enabled);
+	nc->timeout = 0;
+	nc->enabled = true;
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&nc->lock, flags);
+
+	mod_timer(&nc->timer, jiffies + HZ * (1 << (nc->timeout / 2)));
+}
+
+void ncsi_stop_channel_monitor(struct ncsi_channel *nc)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&nc->lock, flags);
+	if (!nc->enabled) {
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&nc->lock, flags);
+		return;
+	}
+	nc->enabled = false;
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&nc->lock, flags);
+
+	del_timer_sync(&nc->timer);
+}
+
 struct ncsi_channel *ncsi_find_channel(struct ncsi_package *np,
 				       unsigned char id)
 {
@@ -149,7 +267,10 @@ struct ncsi_channel *ncsi_add_channel(struct ncsi_package *np, unsigned char id)
 	nc->id = id;
 	nc->package = np;
 	nc->state = NCSI_CHANNEL_INACTIVE;
+	nc->enabled = false;
+	setup_timer(&nc->timer, ncsi_channel_monitor, (unsigned long)nc);
 	spin_lock_init(&nc->lock);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&nc->link);
 	for (index = 0; index < NCSI_CAP_MAX; index++)
 		nc->caps[index].index = index;
 	for (index = 0; index < NCSI_MODE_MAX; index++)
@@ -190,6 +311,7 @@ static void ncsi_remove_channel(struct ncsi_channel *nc)
 
 	nc->state = NCSI_CHANNEL_INACTIVE;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&nc->lock, flags);
+	ncsi_stop_channel_monitor(nc);
 
 	/* Remove and free channel */
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&np->lock, flags);
@@ -323,6 +445,7 @@ void ncsi_free_request(struct ncsi_request *nr)
 	struct ncsi_dev_priv *ndp = nr->ndp;
 	struct sk_buff *cmd, *rsp;
 	unsigned long flags;
+	bool driven;
 
 	if (nr->enabled) {
 		nr->enabled = false;
@@ -335,8 +458,12 @@ void ncsi_free_request(struct ncsi_request *nr)
 	nr->cmd = NULL;
 	nr->rsp = NULL;
 	nr->used = false;
+	driven = nr->driven;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ndp->lock, flags);
 
+	if (driven && cmd && --ndp->pending_req_num == 0)
+		schedule_work(&ndp->work);
+
 	/* Release command and response */
 	consume_skb(cmd);
 	consume_skb(rsp);
@@ -375,6 +502,587 @@ static void ncsi_request_timeout(unsigned long data)
 	ncsi_free_request(nr);
 }
 
+static void ncsi_suspend_channel(struct ncsi_dev_priv *ndp)
+{
+	struct ncsi_dev *nd = &ndp->ndev;
+	struct ncsi_package *np = ndp->active_package;
+	struct ncsi_channel *nc = ndp->active_channel;
+	struct ncsi_cmd_arg nca;
+	int ret;
+
+	nca.ndp = ndp;
+	nca.driven = true;
+	switch (nd->state) {
+	case ncsi_dev_state_suspend:
+		nd->state = ncsi_dev_state_suspend_select;
+		/* Fall through */
+	case ncsi_dev_state_suspend_select:
+	case ncsi_dev_state_suspend_dcnt:
+	case ncsi_dev_state_suspend_dc:
+	case ncsi_dev_state_suspend_deselect:
+		ndp->pending_req_num = 1;
+
+		np = ndp->active_package;
+		nc = ndp->active_channel;
+		nca.package = np->id;
+		if (nd->state == ncsi_dev_state_suspend_select) {
+			nca.type = NCSI_PKT_CMD_SP;
+			nca.channel = 0x1f;
+			if (ndp->flags & NCSI_DEV_HWA)
+				nca.bytes[0] = 0;
+			else
+				nca.bytes[0] = 1;
+			nd->state = ncsi_dev_state_suspend_dcnt;
+		} else if (nd->state == ncsi_dev_state_suspend_dcnt) {
+			nca.type = NCSI_PKT_CMD_DCNT;
+			nca.channel = nc->id;
+			nd->state = ncsi_dev_state_suspend_dc;
+		} else if (nd->state == ncsi_dev_state_suspend_dc) {
+			nca.type = NCSI_PKT_CMD_DC;
+			nca.channel = nc->id;
+			nca.bytes[0] = 1;
+			nd->state = ncsi_dev_state_suspend_deselect;
+		} else if (nd->state == ncsi_dev_state_suspend_deselect) {
+			nca.type = NCSI_PKT_CMD_DP;
+			nca.channel = 0x1f;
+			nd->state = ncsi_dev_state_suspend_done;
+		}
+
+		ret = ncsi_xmit_cmd(&nca);
+		if (ret) {
+			nd->state = ncsi_dev_state_functional;
+			return;
+		}
+
+		break;
+	case ncsi_dev_state_suspend_done:
+		xchg(&nc->state, NCSI_CHANNEL_INACTIVE);
+		ncsi_process_next_channel(ndp);
+
+		break;
+	default:
+		netdev_warn(nd->dev, "Wrong NCSI state 0x%x in suspend\n",
+			    nd->state);
+	}
+}
+
+static void ncsi_configure_channel(struct ncsi_dev_priv *ndp)
+{
+	struct ncsi_dev *nd = &ndp->ndev;
+	struct net_device *dev = nd->dev;
+	struct ncsi_package *np = ndp->active_package;
+	struct ncsi_channel *nc = ndp->active_channel;
+	struct ncsi_cmd_arg nca;
+	unsigned char index;
+	int ret;
+
+	nca.ndp = ndp;
+	nca.driven = true;
+	switch (nd->state) {
+	case ncsi_dev_state_config:
+	case ncsi_dev_state_config_sp:
+		ndp->pending_req_num = 1;
+
+		/* Select the specific package */
+		nca.type = NCSI_PKT_CMD_SP;
+		if (ndp->flags & NCSI_DEV_HWA)
+			nca.bytes[0] = 0;
+		else
+			nca.bytes[0] = 1;
+		nca.package = np->id;
+		nca.channel = 0x1f;
+		ret = ncsi_xmit_cmd(&nca);
+		if (ret)
+			goto error;
+
+		nd->state = ncsi_dev_state_config_cis;
+		break;
+	case ncsi_dev_state_config_cis:
+		ndp->pending_req_num = 1;
+
+		/* Clear initial state */
+		nca.type = NCSI_PKT_CMD_CIS;
+		nca.package = np->id;
+		nca.channel = nc->id;
+		ret = ncsi_xmit_cmd(&nca);
+		if (ret)
+			goto error;
+
+		nd->state = ncsi_dev_state_config_sma;
+		break;
+	case ncsi_dev_state_config_sma:
+	case ncsi_dev_state_config_ebf:
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)
+	case ncsi_dev_state_config_egmf:
+#endif
+	case ncsi_dev_state_config_ecnt:
+	case ncsi_dev_state_config_ec:
+	case ncsi_dev_state_config_ae:
+	case ncsi_dev_state_config_gls:
+		ndp->pending_req_num = 1;
+
+		nca.package = np->id;
+		nca.channel = nc->id;
+
+		/* Use first entry in unicast filter table. Note that
+		 * the MAC filter table starts from entry 1 instead of
+		 * 0.
+		 */
+		if (nd->state == ncsi_dev_state_config_sma) {
+			nca.type = NCSI_PKT_CMD_SMA;
+			for (index = 0; index < 6; index++)
+				nca.bytes[index] = dev->dev_addr[index];
+			nca.bytes[6] = 0x1;
+			nca.bytes[7] = 0x1;
+			nd->state = ncsi_dev_state_config_ebf;
+		} else if (nd->state == ncsi_dev_state_config_ebf) {
+			nca.type = NCSI_PKT_CMD_EBF;
+			nca.dwords[0] = nc->caps[NCSI_CAP_BC].cap;
+			nd->state = ncsi_dev_state_config_ecnt;
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)
+			if (ndp->inet6_addr_num > 0 &&
+			    (nc->caps[NCSI_CAP_GENERIC].cap &
+			     NCSI_CAP_GENERIC_MC))
+				nd->state = ncsi_dev_state_config_egmf;
+			else
+				nd->state = ncsi_dev_state_config_ecnt;
+		} else if (nd->state == ncsi_dev_state_config_egmf) {
+			nca.type = NCSI_PKT_CMD_EGMF;
+			nca.dwords[0] = nc->caps[NCSI_CAP_MC].cap;
+			nd->state = ncsi_dev_state_config_ecnt;
+#endif /* CONFIG_IPV6 */
+		} else if (nd->state == ncsi_dev_state_config_ecnt) {
+			nca.type = NCSI_PKT_CMD_ECNT;
+			nd->state = ncsi_dev_state_config_ec;
+		} else if (nd->state == ncsi_dev_state_config_ec) {
+			/* Enable AEN if it's supported */
+			nca.type = NCSI_PKT_CMD_EC;
+			nd->state = ncsi_dev_state_config_ae;
+			if (!(nc->caps[NCSI_CAP_AEN].cap & NCSI_CAP_AEN_MASK))
+				nd->state = ncsi_dev_state_config_gls;
+		} else if (nd->state == ncsi_dev_state_config_ae) {
+			nca.type = NCSI_PKT_CMD_AE;
+			nca.bytes[0] = 0;
+			nca.dwords[1] = nc->caps[NCSI_CAP_AEN].cap;
+			nd->state = ncsi_dev_state_config_gls;
+		} else if (nd->state == ncsi_dev_state_config_gls) {
+			nca.type = NCSI_PKT_CMD_GLS;
+			nd->state = ncsi_dev_state_config_done;
+		}
+
+		ret = ncsi_xmit_cmd(&nca);
+		if (ret)
+			goto error;
+		break;
+	case ncsi_dev_state_config_done:
+		if (nc->modes[NCSI_MODE_LINK].data[2] & 0x1)
+			xchg(&nc->state, NCSI_CHANNEL_ACTIVE);
+		else
+			xchg(&nc->state, NCSI_CHANNEL_INACTIVE);
+
+		ncsi_start_channel_monitor(nc);
+		ncsi_process_next_channel(ndp);
+		break;
+	default:
+		netdev_warn(dev, "Wrong NCSI state 0x%x in config\n",
+			    nd->state);
+	}
+
+	return;
+
+error:
+	ncsi_report_link(ndp, true);
+}
+
+static int ncsi_choose_active_channel(struct ncsi_dev_priv *ndp)
+{
+	struct ncsi_package *np;
+	struct ncsi_channel *nc, *found;
+	struct ncsi_channel_mode *ncm;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	/* The search is done once an inactive channel with up
+	 * link is found.
+	 */
+	found = NULL;
+	NCSI_FOR_EACH_PACKAGE(ndp, np) {
+		NCSI_FOR_EACH_CHANNEL(np, nc) {
+			if (!list_empty(&nc->link) ||
+			    nc->state != NCSI_CHANNEL_INACTIVE)
+				continue;
+
+			if (!found)
+				found = nc;
+
+			ncm = &nc->modes[NCSI_MODE_LINK];
+			if (ncm->data[2] & 0x1) {
+				found = nc;
+				goto out;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (!found) {
+		ncsi_report_link(ndp, true);
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
+out:
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&ndp->lock, flags);
+	list_add_tail_rcu(&found->link, &ndp->channel_queue);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ndp->lock, flags);
+
+	return ncsi_process_next_channel(ndp);
+}
+
+static bool ncsi_check_hwa(struct ncsi_dev_priv *ndp)
+{
+	struct ncsi_package *np;
+	struct ncsi_channel *nc;
+	unsigned int cap;
+
+	/* The hardware arbitration is disabled if any one channel
+	 * doesn't support explicitly.
+	 */
+	NCSI_FOR_EACH_PACKAGE(ndp, np) {
+		NCSI_FOR_EACH_CHANNEL(np, nc) {
+			cap = nc->caps[NCSI_CAP_GENERIC].cap;
+			if (!(cap & NCSI_CAP_GENERIC_HWA) ||
+			    (cap & NCSI_CAP_GENERIC_HWA_MASK) !=
+			    NCSI_CAP_GENERIC_HWA_SUPPORT) {
+				ndp->flags &= ~NCSI_DEV_HWA;
+				return false;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	ndp->flags |= NCSI_DEV_HWA;
+	return true;
+}
+
+static int ncsi_enable_hwa(struct ncsi_dev_priv *ndp)
+{
+	struct ncsi_package *np;
+	struct ncsi_channel *nc;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	/* Move all available channels to processing queue */
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&ndp->lock, flags);
+	NCSI_FOR_EACH_PACKAGE(ndp, np) {
+		NCSI_FOR_EACH_CHANNEL(np, nc) {
+			WARN_ON_ONCE(nc->state != NCSI_CHANNEL_INACTIVE ||
+				     !list_empty(&nc->link));
+			ncsi_stop_channel_monitor(nc);
+			list_add_tail_rcu(&nc->link, &ndp->channel_queue);
+		}
+	}
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ndp->lock, flags);
+
+	/* We can have no channels in extremely case */
+	if (list_empty(&ndp->channel_queue)) {
+		ncsi_report_link(ndp, false);
+		return -ENOENT;
+	}
+
+	return ncsi_process_next_channel(ndp);
+}
+
+static void ncsi_probe_channel(struct ncsi_dev_priv *ndp)
+{
+	struct ncsi_dev *nd = &ndp->ndev;
+	struct ncsi_package *np;
+	struct ncsi_channel *nc;
+	struct ncsi_cmd_arg nca;
+	unsigned char index;
+	int ret;
+
+	nca.ndp = ndp;
+	nca.driven = true;
+	switch (nd->state) {
+	case ncsi_dev_state_probe:
+		nd->state = ncsi_dev_state_probe_deselect;
+		/* Fall through */
+	case ncsi_dev_state_probe_deselect:
+		ndp->pending_req_num = 8;
+
+		/* Deselect all possible packages */
+		nca.type = NCSI_PKT_CMD_DP;
+		nca.channel = 0x1f;
+		for (index = 0; index < 8; index++) {
+			nca.package = index;
+			ret = ncsi_xmit_cmd(&nca);
+			if (ret)
+				goto error;
+		}
+
+		nd->state = ncsi_dev_state_probe_package;
+		break;
+	case ncsi_dev_state_probe_package:
+		ndp->pending_req_num = 16;
+
+		/* Select all possible packages */
+		nca.type = NCSI_PKT_CMD_SP;
+		nca.bytes[0] = 1;
+		nca.channel = 0x1f;
+		for (index = 0; index < 8; index++) {
+			nca.package = index;
+			ret = ncsi_xmit_cmd(&nca);
+			if (ret)
+				goto error;
+		}
+
+		/* Disable all possible packages */
+		nca.type = NCSI_PKT_CMD_DP;
+		for (index = 0; index < 8; index++) {
+			nca.package = index;
+			ret = ncsi_xmit_cmd(&nca);
+			if (ret)
+				goto error;
+		}
+
+		nd->state = ncsi_dev_state_probe_channel;
+		break;
+	case ncsi_dev_state_probe_channel:
+		if (!ndp->active_package)
+			ndp->active_package = list_first_or_null_rcu(
+				&ndp->packages, struct ncsi_package, node);
+		else if (list_is_last(&ndp->active_package->node,
+				      &ndp->packages))
+			ndp->active_package = NULL;
+		else
+			ndp->active_package = list_next_entry(
+				ndp->active_package, node);
+
+		/* All available packages and channels are enumerated. The
+		 * enumeration happens for once when the NCSI interface is
+		 * started. So we need continue to start the interface after
+		 * the enumeration.
+		 *
+		 * We have to choose an active channel before configuring it.
+		 * Note that we possibly don't have active channel in extreme
+		 * situation.
+		 */
+		if (!ndp->active_package) {
+			ndp->flags |= NCSI_DEV_PROBED;
+			if (ncsi_check_hwa(ndp))
+				ncsi_enable_hwa(ndp);
+			else
+				ncsi_choose_active_channel(ndp);
+			return;
+		}
+
+		/* Select the active package */
+		ndp->pending_req_num = 1;
+		nca.type = NCSI_PKT_CMD_SP;
+		nca.bytes[0] = 1;
+		nca.package = ndp->active_package->id;
+		nca.channel = 0x1f;
+		ret = ncsi_xmit_cmd(&nca);
+		if (ret)
+			goto error;
+
+		nd->state = ncsi_dev_state_probe_cis;
+		break;
+	case ncsi_dev_state_probe_cis:
+		ndp->pending_req_num = 32;
+
+		/* Clear initial state */
+		nca.type = NCSI_PKT_CMD_CIS;
+		nca.package = ndp->active_package->id;
+		for (index = 0; index < 0x20; index++) {
+			nca.channel = index;
+			ret = ncsi_xmit_cmd(&nca);
+			if (ret)
+				goto error;
+		}
+
+		nd->state = ncsi_dev_state_probe_gvi;
+		break;
+	case ncsi_dev_state_probe_gvi:
+	case ncsi_dev_state_probe_gc:
+	case ncsi_dev_state_probe_gls:
+		np = ndp->active_package;
+		ndp->pending_req_num = np->channel_num;
+
+		/* Retrieve version, capability or link status */
+		if (nd->state == ncsi_dev_state_probe_gvi)
+			nca.type = NCSI_PKT_CMD_GVI;
+		else if (nd->state == ncsi_dev_state_probe_gc)
+			nca.type = NCSI_PKT_CMD_GC;
+		else
+			nca.type = NCSI_PKT_CMD_GLS;
+
+		nca.package = np->id;
+		NCSI_FOR_EACH_CHANNEL(np, nc) {
+			nca.channel = nc->id;
+			ret = ncsi_xmit_cmd(&nca);
+			if (ret)
+				goto error;
+		}
+
+		if (nd->state == ncsi_dev_state_probe_gvi)
+			nd->state = ncsi_dev_state_probe_gc;
+		else if (nd->state == ncsi_dev_state_probe_gc)
+			nd->state = ncsi_dev_state_probe_gls;
+		else
+			nd->state = ncsi_dev_state_probe_dp;
+		break;
+	case ncsi_dev_state_probe_dp:
+		ndp->pending_req_num = 1;
+
+		/* Deselect the active package */
+		nca.type = NCSI_PKT_CMD_DP;
+		nca.package = ndp->active_package->id;
+		nca.channel = 0x1f;
+		ret = ncsi_xmit_cmd(&nca);
+		if (ret)
+			goto error;
+
+		/* Scan channels in next package */
+		nd->state = ncsi_dev_state_probe_channel;
+		break;
+	default:
+		netdev_warn(nd->dev, "Wrong NCSI state 0x%0x in enumeration\n",
+			    nd->state);
+	}
+
+	return;
+error:
+	ncsi_report_link(ndp, true);
+}
+
+static void ncsi_dev_work(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct ncsi_dev_priv *ndp = container_of(work,
+			struct ncsi_dev_priv, work);
+	struct ncsi_dev *nd = &ndp->ndev;
+
+	switch (nd->state & ncsi_dev_state_major) {
+	case ncsi_dev_state_probe:
+		ncsi_probe_channel(ndp);
+		break;
+	case ncsi_dev_state_suspend:
+		ncsi_suspend_channel(ndp);
+		break;
+	case ncsi_dev_state_config:
+		ncsi_configure_channel(ndp);
+		break;
+	default:
+		netdev_warn(nd->dev, "Wrong NCSI state 0x%x in workqueue\n",
+			    nd->state);
+	}
+}
+
+int ncsi_process_next_channel(struct ncsi_dev_priv *ndp)
+{
+	struct ncsi_channel *nc;
+	int old_state;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&ndp->lock, flags);
+	nc = list_first_or_null_rcu(&ndp->channel_queue,
+				    struct ncsi_channel, link);
+	if (nc) {
+		old_state = xchg(&nc->state, NCSI_CHANNEL_INVISIBLE);
+		list_del_init(&nc->link);
+	}
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ndp->lock, flags);
+
+	ndp->active_channel = nc;
+	ndp->active_package = nc ? nc->package : NULL;
+	if (!nc) {
+		if (ndp->flags & NCSI_DEV_RESHUFFLE) {
+			ndp->flags &= ~NCSI_DEV_RESHUFFLE;
+			return ncsi_choose_active_channel(ndp);
+		}
+
+		ncsi_report_link(ndp, false);
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
+	switch (old_state) {
+	case NCSI_CHANNEL_INACTIVE:
+		ndp->ndev.state = ncsi_dev_state_config;
+		ncsi_configure_channel(ndp);
+		break;
+	case NCSI_CHANNEL_ACTIVE:
+		ndp->ndev.state = ncsi_dev_state_suspend;
+		ncsi_suspend_channel(ndp);
+		break;
+	default:
+		netdev_err(ndp->ndev.dev, "Invalid state 0x%x on %d:%d\n",
+			   nc->state, nc->package->id, nc->id);
+		ncsi_report_link(ndp, false);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)
+static int ncsi_inet6addr_event(struct notifier_block *this,
+				unsigned long event, void *data)
+{
+	struct inet6_ifaddr *ifa = data;
+	struct net_device *dev = ifa->idev->dev;
+	struct ncsi_dev *nd = ncsi_find_dev(dev);
+	struct ncsi_dev_priv *ndp = nd ? TO_NCSI_DEV_PRIV(nd) : NULL;
+	struct ncsi_package *np;
+	struct ncsi_channel *nc;
+	struct ncsi_cmd_arg nca;
+	bool action;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (!ndp || (ipv6_addr_type(&ifa->addr) &
+	    (IPV6_ADDR_LINKLOCAL | IPV6_ADDR_LOOPBACK)))
+		return NOTIFY_OK;
+
+	switch (event) {
+	case NETDEV_UP:
+		action = (++ndp->inet6_addr_num) == 1;
+		nca.type = NCSI_PKT_CMD_EGMF;
+		break;
+	case NETDEV_DOWN:
+		action = (--ndp->inet6_addr_num == 0);
+		nca.type = NCSI_PKT_CMD_DGMF;
+		break;
+	default:
+		return NOTIFY_OK;
+	}
+
+	/* We might not have active channel or packages. The IPv6
+	 * required multicast will be enabled when active channel
+	 * or packages are chosen.
+	 */
+	np = ndp->active_package;
+	nc = ndp->active_channel;
+	if (!action || !np || !nc)
+		return NOTIFY_OK;
+
+	/* We needn't enable or disable it if the function isn't supported */
+	if (!(nc->caps[NCSI_CAP_GENERIC].cap & NCSI_CAP_GENERIC_MC))
+		return NOTIFY_OK;
+
+	nca.ndp = ndp;
+	nca.driven = false;
+	nca.package = np->id;
+	nca.channel = nc->id;
+	nca.dwords[0] = nc->caps[NCSI_CAP_MC].cap;
+	ret = ncsi_xmit_cmd(&nca);
+	if (ret) {
+		netdev_warn(dev, "Fail to %s global multicast filter (%d)\n",
+			    (event == NETDEV_UP) ? "enable" : "disable", ret);
+		return NOTIFY_DONE;
+	}
+
+	return NOTIFY_OK;
+}
+
+static struct notifier_block ncsi_inet6addr_notifier = {
+	.notifier_call = ncsi_inet6addr_event,
+};
+#endif /* CONFIG_IPV6 */
+
 struct ncsi_dev *ncsi_register_dev(struct net_device *dev,
 				   void (*handler)(struct ncsi_dev *ndev))
 {
@@ -397,6 +1105,9 @@ struct ncsi_dev *ncsi_register_dev(struct net_device *dev,
 	nd->state = ncsi_dev_state_registered;
 	nd->dev = dev;
 	nd->handler = handler;
+	ndp->pending_req_num = 0;
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ndp->channel_queue);
+	INIT_WORK(&ndp->work, ncsi_dev_work);
 
 	/* Initialize private NCSI device */
 	spin_lock_init(&ndp->lock);
@@ -411,24 +1122,76 @@ struct ncsi_dev *ncsi_register_dev(struct net_device *dev,
 	}
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&ncsi_dev_lock, flags);
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)
+	ndp->inet6_addr_num = 0;
+	if (list_empty(&ncsi_dev_list))
+		register_inet6addr_notifier(&ncsi_inet6addr_notifier);
+#endif
 	list_add_tail_rcu(&ndp->node, &ncsi_dev_list);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ncsi_dev_lock, flags);
 
+	/* Register NCSI packet Rx handler */
+	ndp->ptype.type = cpu_to_be16(ETH_P_NCSI);
+	ndp->ptype.func = ncsi_rcv_rsp;
+	ndp->ptype.dev = dev;
+	dev_add_pack(&ndp->ptype);
+
 	return nd;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ncsi_register_dev);
 
+int ncsi_start_dev(struct ncsi_dev *nd)
+{
+	struct ncsi_dev_priv *ndp = TO_NCSI_DEV_PRIV(nd);
+	struct ncsi_package *np;
+	struct ncsi_channel *nc;
+	int old_state, ret;
+
+	if (nd->state != ncsi_dev_state_registered &&
+	    nd->state != ncsi_dev_state_functional)
+		return -ENOTTY;
+
+	if (!(ndp->flags & NCSI_DEV_PROBED)) {
+		nd->state = ncsi_dev_state_probe;
+		schedule_work(&ndp->work);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	/* Reset channel's state and start over */
+	NCSI_FOR_EACH_PACKAGE(ndp, np) {
+		NCSI_FOR_EACH_CHANNEL(np, nc) {
+			old_state = xchg(&nc->state, NCSI_CHANNEL_INACTIVE);
+			WARN_ON_ONCE(!list_empty(&nc->link) ||
+				     old_state == NCSI_CHANNEL_INVISIBLE);
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (ndp->flags & NCSI_DEV_HWA)
+		ret = ncsi_enable_hwa(ndp);
+	else
+		ret = ncsi_choose_active_channel(ndp);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ncsi_start_dev);
+
 void ncsi_unregister_dev(struct ncsi_dev *nd)
 {
 	struct ncsi_dev_priv *ndp = TO_NCSI_DEV_PRIV(nd);
 	struct ncsi_package *np, *tmp;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
+	dev_remove_pack(&ndp->ptype);
+
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(np, tmp, &ndp->packages, node)
 		ncsi_remove_package(np);
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&ncsi_dev_lock, flags);
 	list_del_rcu(&ndp->node);
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)
+	if (list_empty(&ncsi_dev_list))
+		unregister_inet6addr_notifier(&ncsi_inet6addr_notifier);
+#endif
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ncsi_dev_lock, flags);
 
 	kfree(ndp);
diff --git a/net/ncsi/ncsi-rsp.c b/net/ncsi/ncsi-rsp.c
index 6ec25cb2608c9307e81f8096a15d6ead03a69d99..a21af88330aa0d6b0e6e47a7d8e0c946427c8581 100644
--- a/net/ncsi/ncsi-rsp.c
+++ b/net/ncsi/ncsi-rsp.c
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ static int ncsi_rsp_handler_cis(struct ncsi_request *nr)
 	rsp = (struct ncsi_rsp_pkt *)skb_network_header(nr->rsp);
 	ncsi_find_package_and_channel(ndp, rsp->rsp.common.channel, &np, &nc);
 	if (!nc) {
+		if (ndp->flags & NCSI_DEV_PROBED)
+			return -ENXIO;
+
 		id = NCSI_CHANNEL_INDEX(rsp->rsp.common.channel);
 		nc = ncsi_add_channel(np, id);
 	}
@@ -90,6 +93,9 @@ static int ncsi_rsp_handler_sp(struct ncsi_request *nr)
 	ncsi_find_package_and_channel(ndp, rsp->rsp.common.channel,
 				      &np, NULL);
 	if (!np) {
+		if (ndp->flags & NCSI_DEV_PROBED)
+			return -ENXIO;
+
 		id = NCSI_PACKAGE_INDEX(rsp->rsp.common.channel);
 		np = ncsi_add_package(ndp, id);
 		if (!np)
@@ -297,6 +303,7 @@ static int ncsi_rsp_handler_gls(struct ncsi_request *nr)
 	struct ncsi_dev_priv *ndp = nr->ndp;
 	struct ncsi_channel *nc;
 	struct ncsi_channel_mode *ncm;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
 	/* Find the package and channel */
 	rsp = (struct ncsi_rsp_gls_pkt *)skb_network_header(nr->rsp);
@@ -310,6 +317,14 @@ static int ncsi_rsp_handler_gls(struct ncsi_request *nr)
 	ncm->data[3] = ntohl(rsp->other);
 	ncm->data[4] = ntohl(rsp->oem_status);
 
+	if (nr->driven)
+		return 0;
+
+	/* Reset the channel monitor if it has been enabled */
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&nc->lock, flags);
+	nc->timeout = 0;
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&nc->lock, flags);
+
 	return 0;
 }