diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt.h b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt.h
index 246b8d4d8..db5c4eb0d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt.h
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt.h
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@
 
 #define BNXT_MAX_MTU		9500
 #define VLAN_TAG_SIZE		4
+#define BNXT_VF_RSV_NUM_RSS_CTX	1
+#define BNXT_VF_RSV_NUM_L2_CTX	4
+/* TODO: For now, do not support VMDq/RFS on VFs. */
+#define BNXT_VF_RSV_NUM_VNIC	1
 #define BNXT_MAX_LED		4
 #define BNXT_NUM_VLANS		2
 #define BNXT_MIN_RING_DESC	16
@@ -328,6 +332,7 @@ struct bnxt {
 	struct bnxt_led_info	leds[BNXT_MAX_LED];
 	uint8_t			num_leds;
 	struct bnxt_ptp_cfg     *ptp_cfg;
+	uint16_t		vf_resv_strategy;
 };
 
 int bnxt_link_update_op(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev, int wait_to_complete);
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_ethdev.c
index 44c6cfa0a..34c3d6ba3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_ethdev.c
@@ -509,6 +509,7 @@ static int bnxt_dev_configure_op(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 {
 	struct bnxt *bp = (struct bnxt *)eth_dev->data->dev_private;
 	uint64_t rx_offloads = eth_dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads;
+	int rc;
 
 	bp->rx_queues = (void *)eth_dev->data->rx_queues;
 	bp->tx_queues = (void *)eth_dev->data->tx_queues;
@@ -516,19 +517,23 @@ static int bnxt_dev_configure_op(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 	bp->rx_nr_rings = eth_dev->data->nb_rx_queues;
 
 	if (BNXT_VF(bp) && (bp->flags & BNXT_FLAG_NEW_RM)) {
-		int rc;
+		rc = bnxt_hwrm_check_vf_rings(bp);
+		if (rc) {
+			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "HWRM insufficient resources\n");
+			return -ENOSPC;
+		}
 
-		rc = bnxt_hwrm_func_reserve_vf_resc(bp);
+		rc = bnxt_hwrm_func_reserve_vf_resc(bp, false);
 		if (rc) {
 			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "HWRM resource alloc fail:%x\n", rc);
 			return -ENOSPC;
 		}
-
+	} else {
 		/* legacy driver needs to get updated values */
 		rc = bnxt_hwrm_func_qcaps(bp);
 		if (rc) {
 			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "hwrm func qcaps fail:%d\n", rc);
-			return -ENOSPC;
+			return rc;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -539,7 +544,9 @@ static int bnxt_dev_configure_op(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 	    bp->max_cp_rings ||
 	    eth_dev->data->nb_rx_queues + eth_dev->data->nb_tx_queues >
 	    bp->max_stat_ctx ||
-	    (uint32_t)(eth_dev->data->nb_rx_queues) > bp->max_ring_grps) {
+	    (uint32_t)(eth_dev->data->nb_rx_queues) > bp->max_ring_grps ||
+	    (!(eth_dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.mq_mode & ETH_MQ_RX_RSS) &&
+	     bp->max_vnics < eth_dev->data->nb_rx_queues)) {
 		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR,
 			"Insufficient resources to support requested config\n");
 		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR,
@@ -547,9 +554,9 @@ static int bnxt_dev_configure_op(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 			eth_dev->data->nb_tx_queues,
 			eth_dev->data->nb_rx_queues);
 		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR,
-			"Res available: TxQ %d, RxQ %d, CQ %d Stat %d, Grp %d\n",
+			"MAX: TxQ %d, RxQ %d, CQ %d Stat %d, Grp %d, Vnic %d\n",
 			bp->max_tx_rings, bp->max_rx_rings, bp->max_cp_rings,
-			bp->max_stat_ctx, bp->max_ring_grps);
+			bp->max_stat_ctx, bp->max_ring_grps, bp->max_vnics);
 		return -ENOSPC;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_hwrm.c b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_hwrm.c
index ba8e44a9b..de04fe863 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_hwrm.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_hwrm.c
@@ -166,6 +166,18 @@ static int bnxt_hwrm_send_message(struct bnxt *bp, void *msg,
 	req.resp_addr = rte_cpu_to_le_64(bp->hwrm_cmd_resp_dma_addr); \
 } while (0)
 
+#define HWRM_CHECK_RESULT_SILENT() do {\
+	if (rc) { \
+		rte_spinlock_unlock(&bp->hwrm_lock); \
+		return rc; \
+	} \
+	if (resp->error_code) { \
+		rc = rte_le_to_cpu_16(resp->error_code); \
+		rte_spinlock_unlock(&bp->hwrm_lock); \
+		return rc; \
+	} \
+} while (0)
+
 #define HWRM_CHECK_RESULT() do {\
 	if (rc) { \
 		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "failed rc:%d\n", rc); \
@@ -658,9 +670,19 @@ int bnxt_hwrm_func_driver_register(struct bnxt *bp)
 	return rc;
 }
 
-int bnxt_hwrm_func_reserve_vf_resc(struct bnxt *bp)
+int bnxt_hwrm_check_vf_rings(struct bnxt *bp)
+{
+	if (!(BNXT_VF(bp) && (bp->flags & BNXT_FLAG_NEW_RM)))
+		return 0;
+
+	return bnxt_hwrm_func_reserve_vf_resc(bp, true);
+}
+
+int bnxt_hwrm_func_reserve_vf_resc(struct bnxt *bp, bool test)
 {
 	int rc;
+	uint32_t flags = 0;
+	uint32_t enables;
 	struct hwrm_func_vf_cfg_output *resp = bp->hwrm_cmd_resp_addr;
 	struct hwrm_func_vf_cfg_input req = {0};
 
@@ -671,7 +693,8 @@ int bnxt_hwrm_func_reserve_vf_resc(struct bnxt *bp)
 			HWRM_FUNC_VF_CFG_INPUT_ENABLES_NUM_TX_RINGS   |
 			HWRM_FUNC_VF_CFG_INPUT_ENABLES_NUM_STAT_CTXS  |
 			HWRM_FUNC_VF_CFG_INPUT_ENABLES_NUM_CMPL_RINGS |
-			HWRM_FUNC_VF_CFG_INPUT_ENABLES_NUM_HW_RING_GRPS);
+			HWRM_FUNC_VF_CFG_INPUT_ENABLES_NUM_HW_RING_GRPS |
+			HWRM_FUNC_VF_CFG_INPUT_ENABLES_NUM_VNICS);
 
 	req.num_tx_rings = rte_cpu_to_le_16(bp->tx_nr_rings);
 	req.num_rx_rings = rte_cpu_to_le_16(bp->rx_nr_rings *
@@ -680,10 +703,35 @@ int bnxt_hwrm_func_reserve_vf_resc(struct bnxt *bp)
 	req.num_cmpl_rings = rte_cpu_to_le_16(bp->rx_nr_rings +
 					      bp->tx_nr_rings);
 	req.num_hw_ring_grps = rte_cpu_to_le_16(bp->rx_nr_rings);
+	req.num_vnics = rte_cpu_to_le_16(bp->rx_nr_rings);
+	if (bp->vf_resv_strategy ==
+	    HWRM_FUNC_RESOURCE_QCAPS_OUTPUT_VF_RESV_STRATEGY_MINIMAL_STATIC) {
+		enables = HWRM_FUNC_VF_CFG_INPUT_ENABLES_NUM_VNICS |
+				HWRM_FUNC_VF_CFG_INPUT_ENABLES_NUM_L2_CTXS |
+				HWRM_FUNC_VF_CFG_INPUT_ENABLES_NUM_RSSCOS_CTXS;
+		req.enables |= rte_cpu_to_le_32(enables);
+		req.num_rsscos_ctxs = rte_cpu_to_le_16(BNXT_VF_RSV_NUM_RSS_CTX);
+		req.num_l2_ctxs = rte_cpu_to_le_16(BNXT_VF_RSV_NUM_L2_CTX);
+		req.num_vnics = rte_cpu_to_le_16(BNXT_VF_RSV_NUM_VNIC);
+	}
+
+	if (test)
+		flags = HWRM_FUNC_VF_CFG_INPUT_FLAGS_TX_ASSETS_TEST |
+			HWRM_FUNC_VF_CFG_INPUT_FLAGS_RX_ASSETS_TEST |
+			HWRM_FUNC_VF_CFG_INPUT_FLAGS_CMPL_ASSETS_TEST |
+			HWRM_FUNC_VF_CFG_INPUT_FLAGS_RING_GRP_ASSETS_TEST |
+			HWRM_FUNC_VF_CFG_INPUT_FLAGS_STAT_CTX_ASSETS_TEST |
+			HWRM_FUNC_VF_CFG_INPUT_FLAGS_VNIC_ASSETS_TEST;
+
+	req.flags = rte_cpu_to_le_32(flags);
 
 	rc = bnxt_hwrm_send_message(bp, &req, sizeof(req));
 
-	HWRM_CHECK_RESULT();
+	if (test)
+		HWRM_CHECK_RESULT_SILENT();
+	else
+		HWRM_CHECK_RESULT();
+
 	HWRM_UNLOCK();
 	return rc;
 }
@@ -711,6 +759,11 @@ int bnxt_hwrm_func_resc_qcaps(struct bnxt *bp)
 		bp->max_vnics = rte_le_to_cpu_16(resp->max_vnics);
 		bp->max_stat_ctx = rte_le_to_cpu_16(resp->max_stat_ctx);
 	}
+	bp->vf_resv_strategy = rte_le_to_cpu_16(resp->vf_reservation_strategy);
+	if (bp->vf_resv_strategy >
+	    HWRM_FUNC_RESOURCE_QCAPS_OUTPUT_VF_RESV_STRATEGY_MINIMAL_STATIC)
+		bp->vf_resv_strategy =
+		HWRM_FUNC_RESOURCE_QCAPS_OUTPUT_VF_RESERVATION_STRATEGY_MAXIMAL;
 
 	HWRM_UNLOCK();
 	return rc;
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_hwrm.h b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_hwrm.h
index 4a237c4b4..379aac6e1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_hwrm.h
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_hwrm.h
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ struct bnxt_cp_ring_info;
 #define HWRM_QUEUE_SERVICE_PROFILE_LOSSY \
 	HWRM_QUEUE_QPORTCFG_OUTPUT_QUEUE_ID0_SERVICE_PROFILE_LOSSY
 
+#define HWRM_FUNC_RESOURCE_QCAPS_OUTPUT_VF_RESV_STRATEGY_MINIMAL_STATIC \
+	HWRM_FUNC_RESOURCE_QCAPS_OUTPUT_VF_RESERVATION_STRATEGY_MINIMAL_STATIC
+
 int bnxt_hwrm_cfa_l2_clear_rx_mask(struct bnxt *bp,
 				   struct bnxt_vnic_info *vnic);
 int bnxt_hwrm_cfa_l2_set_rx_mask(struct bnxt *bp, struct bnxt_vnic_info *vnic,
@@ -113,7 +116,7 @@ int bnxt_get_hwrm_link_config(struct bnxt *bp, struct rte_eth_link *link);
 int bnxt_set_hwrm_link_config(struct bnxt *bp, bool link_up);
 int bnxt_hwrm_func_qcfg(struct bnxt *bp);
 int bnxt_hwrm_func_resc_qcaps(struct bnxt *bp);
-int bnxt_hwrm_func_reserve_vf_resc(struct bnxt *bp);
+int bnxt_hwrm_func_reserve_vf_resc(struct bnxt *bp, bool test);
 int bnxt_hwrm_allocate_pf_only(struct bnxt *bp);
 int bnxt_hwrm_allocate_vfs(struct bnxt *bp, int num_vfs);
 int bnxt_hwrm_func_vf_mac(struct bnxt *bp, uint16_t vf,
@@ -170,4 +173,5 @@ int bnxt_vnic_rss_configure(struct bnxt *bp,
 			    struct bnxt_vnic_info *vnic);
 int bnxt_hwrm_set_ring_coal(struct bnxt *bp,
 			struct bnxt_coal *coal, uint16_t ring_id);
+int bnxt_hwrm_check_vf_rings(struct bnxt *bp);
 #endif
