diff --git a/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/ocxl_hw.c b/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/ocxl_hw.c
index e3a0a9b42e8f..85c0f84f2a68 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/ocxl_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/ocxl_hw.c
@@ -31,6 +31,38 @@ static void ocxlflash_destroy_afu(void *afu_cookie)
 	kfree(afu);
 }
 
+/**
+ * ocxlflash_config_fn() - configure the host function
+ * @pdev:	PCI device associated with the host.
+ * @afu:	AFU associated with the host.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 on success, -errno on failure
+ */
+static int ocxlflash_config_fn(struct pci_dev *pdev, struct ocxl_hw_afu *afu)
+{
+	struct ocxl_fn_config *fcfg = &afu->fcfg;
+	struct device *dev = &pdev->dev;
+	int rc = 0;
+
+	/* Read DVSEC config of the function */
+	rc = ocxl_config_read_function(pdev, fcfg);
+	if (unlikely(rc)) {
+		dev_err(dev, "%s: ocxl_config_read_function failed rc=%d\n",
+			__func__, rc);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	/* Check if function has AFUs defined, only 1 per function supported */
+	if (fcfg->max_afu_index >= 0) {
+		afu->is_present = true;
+		if (fcfg->max_afu_index != 0)
+			dev_warn(dev, "%s: Unexpected AFU index value %d\n",
+				 __func__, fcfg->max_afu_index);
+	}
+out:
+	return rc;
+}
+
 /**
  * ocxlflash_create_afu() - create the AFU for OCXL
  * @pdev:	PCI device associated with the host.
@@ -41,6 +73,7 @@ static void *ocxlflash_create_afu(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 {
 	struct device *dev = &pdev->dev;
 	struct ocxl_hw_afu *afu;
+	int rc;
 
 	afu = kzalloc(sizeof(*afu), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (unlikely(!afu)) {
@@ -50,8 +83,19 @@ static void *ocxlflash_create_afu(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 
 	afu->pdev = pdev;
 	afu->dev = dev;
+
+	rc = ocxlflash_config_fn(pdev, afu);
+	if (unlikely(rc)) {
+		dev_err(dev, "%s: Function configuration failed rc=%d\n",
+			__func__, rc);
+		goto err1;
+	}
 out:
 	return afu;
+err1:
+	kfree(afu);
+	afu = NULL;
+	goto out;
 }
 
 /* Backend ops to ocxlflash services */
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/ocxl_hw.h b/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/ocxl_hw.h
index c7e5c4dba49c..356a6a36be5c 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/ocxl_hw.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/ocxl_hw.h
@@ -16,4 +16,8 @@
 struct ocxl_hw_afu {
 	struct pci_dev *pdev;		/* PCI device */
 	struct device *dev;		/* Generic device */
+
+	struct ocxl_fn_config fcfg;	/* DVSEC config of the function */
+
+	bool is_present;		/* Function has AFUs defined */
 };