diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.c
index 64f0c1aa1b09..7988798afb8a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.c
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ int be_cmd_eq_create(struct be_adapter *adapter,
 
 /* Use MCC */
 int be_cmd_mac_addr_query(struct be_adapter *adapter, u8 *mac_addr,
-			u8 type, bool permanent, u32 if_handle)
+			u8 type, bool permanent, u32 if_handle, u32 pmac_id)
 {
 	struct be_mcc_wrb *wrb;
 	struct be_cmd_req_mac_query *req;
@@ -631,6 +631,7 @@ int be_cmd_mac_addr_query(struct be_adapter *adapter, u8 *mac_addr,
 		req->permanent = 1;
 	} else {
 		req->if_id = cpu_to_le16((u16) if_handle);
+		req->pmac_id = cpu_to_le32(pmac_id);
 		req->permanent = 0;
 	}
 
@@ -2280,3 +2281,99 @@ int be_cmd_req_native_mode(struct be_adapter *adapter)
 	mutex_unlock(&adapter->mbox_lock);
 	return status;
 }
+
+/* Uses synchronous MCCQ */
+int be_cmd_get_mac_from_list(struct be_adapter *adapter, u32 domain,
+							u32 *pmac_id)
+{
+	struct be_mcc_wrb *wrb;
+	struct be_cmd_req_get_mac_list *req;
+	int status;
+	int mac_count;
+
+	spin_lock_bh(&adapter->mcc_lock);
+
+	wrb = wrb_from_mccq(adapter);
+	if (!wrb) {
+		status = -EBUSY;
+		goto err;
+	}
+	req = embedded_payload(wrb);
+
+	be_wrb_cmd_hdr_prepare(&req->hdr, CMD_SUBSYSTEM_COMMON,
+				OPCODE_COMMON_GET_MAC_LIST, sizeof(*req),
+				wrb, NULL);
+
+	req->hdr.domain = domain;
+
+	status = be_mcc_notify_wait(adapter);
+	if (!status) {
+		struct be_cmd_resp_get_mac_list *resp =
+						embedded_payload(wrb);
+		int i;
+		u8 *ctxt = &resp->context[0][0];
+		status = -EIO;
+		mac_count = resp->mac_count;
+		be_dws_le_to_cpu(&resp->context, sizeof(resp->context));
+		for (i = 0; i < mac_count; i++) {
+			if (!AMAP_GET_BITS(struct amap_get_mac_list_context,
+					   act, ctxt)) {
+				*pmac_id = AMAP_GET_BITS
+					(struct amap_get_mac_list_context,
+					 macid, ctxt);
+				status = 0;
+				break;
+			}
+			ctxt += sizeof(struct amap_get_mac_list_context) / 8;
+		}
+	}
+
+err:
+	spin_unlock_bh(&adapter->mcc_lock);
+	return status;
+}
+
+/* Uses synchronous MCCQ */
+int be_cmd_set_mac_list(struct be_adapter *adapter, u8 *mac_array,
+			u8 mac_count, u32 domain)
+{
+	struct be_mcc_wrb *wrb;
+	struct be_cmd_req_set_mac_list *req;
+	int status;
+	struct be_dma_mem cmd;
+
+	memset(&cmd, 0, sizeof(struct be_dma_mem));
+	cmd.size = sizeof(struct be_cmd_req_set_mac_list);
+	cmd.va = dma_alloc_coherent(&adapter->pdev->dev, cmd.size,
+			&cmd.dma, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!cmd.va) {
+		dev_err(&adapter->pdev->dev, "Memory alloc failure\n");
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	spin_lock_bh(&adapter->mcc_lock);
+
+	wrb = wrb_from_mccq(adapter);
+	if (!wrb) {
+		status = -EBUSY;
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	req = cmd.va;
+	be_wrb_cmd_hdr_prepare(&req->hdr, CMD_SUBSYSTEM_COMMON,
+				OPCODE_COMMON_SET_MAC_LIST, sizeof(*req),
+				wrb, &cmd);
+
+	req->hdr.domain = domain;
+	req->mac_count = mac_count;
+	if (mac_count)
+		memcpy(req->mac, mac_array, ETH_ALEN*mac_count);
+
+	status = be_mcc_notify_wait(adapter);
+
+err:
+	dma_free_coherent(&adapter->pdev->dev, cmd.size,
+				cmd.va, cmd.dma);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&adapter->mcc_lock);
+	return status;
+}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.h
index ac112465e719..0b694c640642 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.h
@@ -189,6 +189,8 @@ struct be_mcc_mailbox {
 #define OPCODE_COMMON_GET_PHY_DETAILS			102
 #define OPCODE_COMMON_SET_DRIVER_FUNCTION_CAP		103
 #define OPCODE_COMMON_GET_CNTL_ADDITIONAL_ATTRIBUTES	121
+#define OPCODE_COMMON_GET_MAC_LIST			147
+#define OPCODE_COMMON_SET_MAC_LIST			148
 #define OPCODE_COMMON_READ_OBJECT			171
 #define OPCODE_COMMON_WRITE_OBJECT			172
 
@@ -295,6 +297,7 @@ struct be_cmd_req_mac_query {
 	u8 type;
 	u8 permanent;
 	u16 if_id;
+	u32 pmac_id;
 } __packed;
 
 struct be_cmd_resp_mac_query {
@@ -1340,6 +1343,34 @@ struct be_cmd_resp_set_func_cap {
 	u8 rsvd[212];
 };
 
+/******************** GET/SET_MACLIST  **************************/
+#define BE_MAX_MAC			64
+struct amap_get_mac_list_context {
+	u8 macid[31];
+	u8 act;
+} __packed;
+
+struct be_cmd_req_get_mac_list {
+	struct be_cmd_req_hdr hdr;
+	u32 rsvd;
+} __packed;
+
+struct be_cmd_resp_get_mac_list {
+	struct be_cmd_resp_hdr hdr;
+	u8 mac_count;
+	u8 rsvd1;
+	u16 rsvd2;
+	u8 context[sizeof(struct amap_get_mac_list_context) / 8][BE_MAX_MAC];
+} __packed;
+
+struct be_cmd_req_set_mac_list {
+	struct be_cmd_req_hdr hdr;
+	u8 mac_count;
+	u8 rsvd1;
+	u16 rsvd2;
+	struct macaddr mac[BE_MAX_MAC];
+} __packed;
+
 /*************** HW Stats Get v1 **********************************/
 #define BE_TXP_SW_SZ			48
 struct be_port_rxf_stats_v1 {
@@ -1446,7 +1477,7 @@ static inline void *be_erx_stats_from_cmd(struct be_adapter *adapter)
 extern int be_pci_fnum_get(struct be_adapter *adapter);
 extern int be_cmd_POST(struct be_adapter *adapter);
 extern int be_cmd_mac_addr_query(struct be_adapter *adapter, u8 *mac_addr,
-			u8 type, bool permanent, u32 if_handle);
+			u8 type, bool permanent, u32 if_handle, u32 pmac_id);
 extern int be_cmd_pmac_add(struct be_adapter *adapter, u8 *mac_addr,
 			u32 if_id, u32 *pmac_id, u32 domain);
 extern int be_cmd_pmac_del(struct be_adapter *adapter, u32 if_id,
@@ -1542,4 +1573,8 @@ extern int be_cmd_get_cntl_attributes(struct be_adapter *adapter);
 extern int be_cmd_req_native_mode(struct be_adapter *adapter);
 extern int be_cmd_get_reg_len(struct be_adapter *adapter, u32 *log_size);
 extern void be_cmd_get_regs(struct be_adapter *adapter, u32 buf_len, void *buf);
+extern int be_cmd_get_mac_from_list(struct be_adapter *adapter, u32 domain,
+							u32 *pmac_id);
+extern int be_cmd_set_mac_list(struct be_adapter *adapter, u8 *mac_array,
+						u8 mac_count, u32 domain);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
index 93869d457b14..c6fb7c3f961a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
@@ -237,7 +237,8 @@ static int be_mac_addr_set(struct net_device *netdev, void *p)
 		return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
 
 	status = be_cmd_mac_addr_query(adapter, current_mac,
-			MAC_ADDRESS_TYPE_NETWORK, false, adapter->if_handle);
+				MAC_ADDRESS_TYPE_NETWORK, false,
+				adapter->if_handle, 0);
 	if (status)
 		goto err;
 
@@ -848,11 +849,18 @@ static int be_set_vf_mac(struct net_device *netdev, int vf, u8 *mac)
 	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(mac) || (vf >= num_vfs))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	status = be_cmd_pmac_del(adapter, adapter->vf_cfg[vf].vf_if_handle,
+	if (lancer_chip(adapter)) {
+		status = be_cmd_set_mac_list(adapter,  mac, 1, vf + 1);
+	} else {
+		status = be_cmd_pmac_del(adapter,
+				adapter->vf_cfg[vf].vf_if_handle,
 				adapter->vf_cfg[vf].vf_pmac_id, vf + 1);
 
-	status = be_cmd_pmac_add(adapter, mac, adapter->vf_cfg[vf].vf_if_handle,
+		status = be_cmd_pmac_add(adapter, mac,
+				adapter->vf_cfg[vf].vf_if_handle,
 				&adapter->vf_cfg[vf].vf_pmac_id, vf + 1);
+	}
+
 	if (status)
 		dev_err(&adapter->pdev->dev, "MAC %pM set on VF %d Failed\n",
 				mac, vf);
@@ -2465,13 +2473,18 @@ static inline int be_vf_eth_addr_config(struct be_adapter *adapter)
 	be_vf_eth_addr_generate(adapter, mac);
 
 	for (vf = 0; vf < num_vfs; vf++) {
-		status = be_cmd_pmac_add(adapter, mac,
+		if (lancer_chip(adapter)) {
+			status = be_cmd_set_mac_list(adapter,  mac, 1, vf + 1);
+		} else {
+			status = be_cmd_pmac_add(adapter, mac,
 					adapter->vf_cfg[vf].vf_if_handle,
 					&adapter->vf_cfg[vf].vf_pmac_id,
 					vf + 1);
+		}
+
 		if (status)
 			dev_err(&adapter->pdev->dev,
-				"Mac address add failed for VF %d\n", vf);
+			"Mac address assignment failed for VF %d\n", vf);
 		else
 			memcpy(adapter->vf_cfg[vf].vf_mac_addr, mac, ETH_ALEN);
 
@@ -2484,9 +2497,14 @@ static void be_vf_clear(struct be_adapter *adapter)
 {
 	u32 vf;
 
-	for (vf = 0; vf < num_vfs; vf++)
-		be_cmd_pmac_del(adapter, adapter->vf_cfg[vf].vf_if_handle,
-				adapter->vf_cfg[vf].vf_pmac_id, vf + 1);
+	for (vf = 0; vf < num_vfs; vf++) {
+		if (lancer_chip(adapter))
+			be_cmd_set_mac_list(adapter, NULL, 0, vf + 1);
+		else
+			be_cmd_pmac_del(adapter,
+					adapter->vf_cfg[vf].vf_if_handle,
+					adapter->vf_cfg[vf].vf_pmac_id, vf + 1);
+	}
 
 	for (vf = 0; vf < num_vfs; vf++)
 		be_cmd_if_destroy(adapter, adapter->vf_cfg[vf].vf_if_handle,
@@ -2527,7 +2545,9 @@ static int be_vf_setup(struct be_adapter *adapter)
 
 	be_vf_setup_init(adapter);
 
-	cap_flags = en_flags = BE_IF_FLAGS_UNTAGGED | BE_IF_FLAGS_BROADCAST;
+	cap_flags = en_flags = BE_IF_FLAGS_UNTAGGED | BE_IF_FLAGS_BROADCAST |
+				BE_IF_FLAGS_MULTICAST;
+
 	for (vf = 0; vf < num_vfs; vf++) {
 		status = be_cmd_if_create(adapter, cap_flags, en_flags, NULL,
 					&adapter->vf_cfg[vf].vf_if_handle,
@@ -2536,11 +2556,9 @@ static int be_vf_setup(struct be_adapter *adapter)
 			goto err;
 	}
 
-	if (!lancer_chip(adapter)) {
-		status = be_vf_eth_addr_config(adapter);
-		if (status)
-			goto err;
-	}
+	status = be_vf_eth_addr_config(adapter);
+	if (status)
+		goto err;
 
 	for (vf = 0; vf < num_vfs; vf++) {
 		status = be_cmd_link_status_query(adapter, NULL, &lnk_speed,
@@ -2564,6 +2582,23 @@ static void be_setup_init(struct be_adapter *adapter)
 	adapter->eq_next_idx = 0;
 }
 
+static int be_configure_mac_from_list(struct be_adapter *adapter, u8 *mac)
+{
+	u32 pmac_id;
+	int status = be_cmd_get_mac_from_list(adapter, 0, &pmac_id);
+	if (status != 0)
+		goto do_none;
+	status = be_cmd_mac_addr_query(adapter, mac,
+			MAC_ADDRESS_TYPE_NETWORK,
+			false, adapter->if_handle, pmac_id);
+	if (status != 0)
+		goto do_none;
+	status = be_cmd_pmac_add(adapter, mac, adapter->if_handle,
+			&adapter->pmac_id, 0);
+do_none:
+	return status;
+}
+
 static int be_setup(struct be_adapter *adapter)
 {
 	struct net_device *netdev = adapter->netdev;
@@ -2591,7 +2626,7 @@ static int be_setup(struct be_adapter *adapter)
 
 	memset(mac, 0, ETH_ALEN);
 	status = be_cmd_mac_addr_query(adapter, mac, MAC_ADDRESS_TYPE_NETWORK,
-			true /*permanent */, 0);
+			true /*permanent */, 0, 0);
 	if (status)
 		return status;
 	memcpy(adapter->netdev->dev_addr, mac, ETH_ALEN);
@@ -2618,12 +2653,17 @@ static int be_setup(struct be_adapter *adapter)
 			goto err;
 	}
 
-	/* For BEx, the VF's permanent mac queried from card is incorrect.
-	 * Query the mac configued by the PF using if_handle
-	 */
-	if (!be_physfn(adapter) && !lancer_chip(adapter)) {
-		status = be_cmd_mac_addr_query(adapter, mac,
-			MAC_ADDRESS_TYPE_NETWORK, false, adapter->if_handle);
+	 /* The VF's permanent mac queried from card is incorrect.
+	  * For BEx: Query the mac configued by the PF using if_handle
+	  * For Lancer: Get and use mac_list to obtain mac address.
+	  */
+	if (!be_physfn(adapter)) {
+		if (lancer_chip(adapter))
+			status = be_configure_mac_from_list(adapter, mac);
+		else
+			status = be_cmd_mac_addr_query(adapter, mac,
+					MAC_ADDRESS_TYPE_NETWORK, false,
+					adapter->if_handle, 0);
 		if (!status) {
 			memcpy(adapter->netdev->dev_addr, mac, ETH_ALEN);
 			memcpy(adapter->netdev->perm_addr, mac, ETH_ALEN);
@@ -2639,12 +2679,15 @@ static int be_setup(struct be_adapter *adapter)
 	be_set_rx_mode(adapter->netdev);
 
 	status = be_cmd_get_flow_control(adapter, &tx_fc, &rx_fc);
-	if (status)
+	/* For Lancer: It is legal for this cmd to fail on VF */
+	if (status && (be_physfn(adapter) || !lancer_chip(adapter)))
 		goto err;
+
 	if (rx_fc != adapter->rx_fc || tx_fc != adapter->tx_fc) {
 		status = be_cmd_set_flow_control(adapter, adapter->tx_fc,
 					adapter->rx_fc);
-		if (status)
+		/* For Lancer: It is legal for this cmd to fail on VF */
+		if (status && (be_physfn(adapter) || !lancer_chip(adapter)))
 			goto err;
 	}