@@ -2220,6 +2220,7 @@ static inline u32 reg_poll(struct bnx2x *bp, u32 reg, u32 expected, int ms,
 int bnx2x_get_vf_id(struct bnx2x *bp, u32 *vf_id);
 int bnx2x_send_msg2pf(struct bnx2x *bp, u8 *done, dma_addr_t msg_mapping);
 int bnx2x_vfpf_acquire(struct bnx2x *bp, u8 tx_count, u8 rx_count);
+int bnx2x_vfpf_release(struct bnx2x *bp);
 /* Congestion management fairness mode */
 #define CMNG_FNS_NONE		0
 #define CMNG_FNS_MINMAX		1

@@ -12363,6 +12363,9 @@ static void bnx2x_remove_one(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 
 	/* Make sure RESET task is not scheduled before continuing */
 	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&bp->sp_rtnl_task);
+	/* send message via vfpf channel to release the resources of this vf */
+	if (IS_VF(bp))
+		bnx2x_vfpf_release(bp);
 
 	if (bp->regview)
 		iounmap(bp->regview);

@@ -13343,3 +13346,43 @@ int bnx2x_vfpf_acquire(struct bnx2x *bp, u8 tx_count, u8 rx_count)
 
 	return 0;
 }
+
+int bnx2x_vfpf_release(struct bnx2x *bp)
+{
+	struct vfpf_release_tlv *req = &bp->vf2pf_mbox->req.release;
+	struct pfvf_general_resp_tlv *resp = &bp->vf2pf_mbox->resp.general_resp;
+	u32 rc = 0, vf_id;
+
+	/* clear mailbox and prep first tlv */
+	bnx2x_vfpf_prep(bp, &req->first_tlv, CHANNEL_TLV_RELEASE, sizeof(*req));
+
+	if (bnx2x_get_vf_id(bp, &vf_id))
+		return -EAGAIN;
+
+	req->vf_id = vf_id;
+
+	/* add list termination tlv */
+	bnx2x_add_tlv(bp, req, req->first_tlv.tl.length, CHANNEL_TLV_LIST_END,
+		      sizeof(struct channel_list_end_tlv));
+
+	/* output tlvs list */
+	bnx2x_dp_tlv_list(bp, req);
+
+	/* send release request */
+	rc = bnx2x_send_msg2pf(bp, &resp->hdr.status, bp->vf2pf_mbox_mapping);
+
+	if (rc)
+		/* PF timeout */
+		return rc;
+	if (resp->hdr.status == PFVF_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+		/* PF released us */
+		DP(BNX2X_MSG_SP, "vf released\n");
+	} else {
+		/* PF reports error */
+		BNX2X_ERR("PF failed our release request - are we out of sync? response status: %d\n",
+			  resp->hdr.status);
+		return -EAGAIN;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}

@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ struct pfvf_tlv {
 	u8 padding[3];
 };
 
+/* response tlv used for most tlvs */
+struct pfvf_general_resp_tlv {
+	struct pfvf_tlv hdr;
+};
+
 /* used to terminate and pad a tlv list */
 struct channel_list_end_tlv {
 	struct channel_tlv tl;

@@ -125,6 +130,13 @@ struct pfvf_acquire_resp_tlv {
 	} resc;
 };
 
+/* release the VF's acquired resources */
+struct vfpf_release_tlv {
+	struct vfpf_first_tlv	first_tlv;
+	u16			vf_id;
+	u8 padding[2];
+};
+
 struct tlv_buffer_size {
 	u8 tlv_buffer[TLV_BUFFER_SIZE];
 };

@@ -132,11 +144,13 @@ struct tlv_buffer_size {
 union vfpf_tlvs {
 	struct vfpf_first_tlv		first_tlv;
 	struct vfpf_acquire_tlv		acquire;
+	struct vfpf_release_tlv         release;
 	struct channel_list_end_tlv     list_end;
 	struct tlv_buffer_size		tlv_buf_size;
 };
 
 union pfvf_tlvs {
+	struct pfvf_general_resp_tlv    general_resp;
 	struct pfvf_acquire_resp_tlv	acquire_resp;
 	struct channel_list_end_tlv	list_end;
 	struct tlv_buffer_size		tlv_buf_size;

@@ -147,6 +161,7 @@ union pfvf_tlvs {
 enum channel_tlvs {
 	CHANNEL_TLV_NONE,
 	CHANNEL_TLV_ACQUIRE,
+	CHANNEL_TLV_RELEASE,
 	CHANNEL_TLV_LIST_END,
 	CHANNEL_TLV_MAX
 };