-
 		/* Remove all switch element of the VSI */
 		ret = i40e_aq_delete_element(hw, vsi->seid, NULL);
 		if (ret != I40E_SUCCESS)

@@ -3837,7 +3852,8 @@ i40e_vsi_setup(struct i40e_pf *pf,
 	struct ether_addr broadcast =
 		{.addr_bytes = {0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff}};

-	if (type != I40E_VSI_MAIN && uplink_vsi == NULL) {
+	if (type != I40E_VSI_MAIN && type != I40E_VSI_SRIOV &&
+	    uplink_vsi == NULL) {
 		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "VSI setup failed, "
 			    "VSI link shouldn't be NULL");
 		return NULL;

@@ -3849,11 +3865,28 @@ i40e_vsi_setup(struct i40e_pf *pf,
 		return NULL;
 	}

-	/* If uplink vsi didn't setup VEB, create one first */
-	if (type != I40E_VSI_MAIN && uplink_vsi->veb == NULL) {
+	/* two situations
+	 * 1.type is not MAIN and uplink vsi is not NULL
+	 * If uplink vsi didn't setup VEB, create one first under veb field
+	 * 2.type is SRIOV and the uplink is NULL
+	 * If floating VEB is NULL, create one veb under floating veb field
+	 */
+
+	if (type != I40E_VSI_MAIN && uplink_vsi != NULL &&
+	    uplink_vsi->veb == NULL) {
 		uplink_vsi->veb = i40e_veb_setup(pf, uplink_vsi);

-		if (NULL == uplink_vsi->veb) {
+		if (uplink_vsi->veb == NULL) {
+			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "VEB setup failed");
+			return NULL;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (type == I40E_VSI_SRIOV && uplink_vsi == NULL &&
+	    pf->main_vsi->floating_veb == NULL) {
+		pf->main_vsi->floating_veb = i40e_veb_setup(pf, uplink_vsi);
+
+		if (pf->main_vsi->floating_veb == NULL) {
 			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "VEB setup failed");
 			return NULL;
 		}

@@ -4022,7 +4055,11 @@ i40e_vsi_setup(struct i40e_pf *pf,
 		 * For other VSI, the uplink_seid equals to uplink VSI's
 		 * uplink_seid since they share same VEB
 		 */
-		vsi->uplink_seid = uplink_vsi->uplink_seid;
+		if (uplink_vsi == NULL) {
+			vsi->uplink_seid = pf->main_vsi->floating_veb->seid;
+		} else {
+			vsi->uplink_seid = uplink_vsi->uplink_seid;
+		}

 		ctxt.pf_num = hw->pf_id;
 		ctxt.vf_num = hw->func_caps.vf_base_id + user_param;
 		ctxt.uplink_seid = vsi->uplink_seid;

@@ -4130,8 +4167,13 @@ i40e_vsi_setup(struct i40e_pf *pf,
 		vsi->seid = ctxt.seid;
 		vsi->vsi_id = ctxt.vsi_number;
 		vsi->sib_vsi_list.vsi = vsi;
-		TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&uplink_vsi->veb->head,
-				&vsi->sib_vsi_list, list);
+		if (vsi->type == I40E_VSI_SRIOV && uplink_vsi == NULL) {
+			TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&pf->main_vsi->floating_veb-

quoted

head,

+					  &vsi->sib_vsi_list, list);
+		} else {
+			TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&uplink_vsi->veb->head,
+					  &vsi->sib_vsi_list, list);
+		}
 	}

 	/* MAC/VLAN configuration */

diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.h

b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.h index 6edd7dd..19246db 100644

--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.h

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@

 #include <rte_eth_ctrl.h>
 #include <rte_time.h>
+#include <eal_internal_cfg.h>

 #define I40E_VLAN_TAG_SIZE        4

@@ -203,6 +204,7 @@ struct i40e_tx_queue;  struct i40e_veb {
 	struct i40e_vsi_list_head head;
 	struct i40e_vsi *associate_vsi; /* Associate VSI who owns the VEB */
+	struct i40e_pf *associate_pf; /* Associate PF who owns the VEB */
 	uint16_t seid; /* The seid of VEB itself */
 	uint16_t uplink_seid; /* The uplink seid of this VEB */
 	uint16_t stats_idx;

@@ -254,6 +256,7 @@ struct i40e_vsi {
 	struct i40e_vsi_list sib_vsi_list; /* sibling vsi list */
 	struct i40e_vsi *parent_vsi;
 	struct i40e_veb *veb;    /* Associated veb, could be null */
+	struct i40e_veb *floating_veb; /* Associated floating veb */
 	bool offset_loaded;
 	enum i40e_vsi_type type; /* VSI types */
 	uint16_t vlan_num;       /* Total VLAN number */

diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_pf.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_pf.c index

cbf4e5b..cc315f6 100644

--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_pf.c

@@ -223,9 +223,15 @@ i40e_pf_host_vf_reset(struct i40e_pf_vf *vf, bool

do_hw_reset)
 	vf->reset_cnt++;
 	I40E_WRITE_FLUSH(hw);

+	if (internal_config.floating == true) {
+		vf->vsi = i40e_vsi_setup(vf->pf, I40E_VSI_SRIOV,
+			NULL, vf->vf_idx);
+	} else {
 	/* Allocate resource again */
-	vf->vsi = i40e_vsi_setup(vf->pf, I40E_VSI_SRIOV,
-			vf->pf->main_vsi, vf->vf_idx);
+		vf->vsi = i40e_vsi_setup(vf->pf, I40E_VSI_SRIOV,
+				vf->pf->main_vsi, vf->vf_idx);
+	}