diff --git a/include/linux/ethtool.h b/include/linux/ethtool.h
index 12cfbd0be2ee21c6c35b803422e50138c06a54fb..ad22a68c2e5d9a1f843cb767141e7961aba48745 100644
--- a/include/linux/ethtool.h
+++ b/include/linux/ethtool.h
@@ -229,6 +229,34 @@ struct ethtool_ringparam {
 	__u32	tx_pending;
 };
 
+/**
+ * struct ethtool_channels - configuring number of network channel
+ * @cmd: ETHTOOL_{G,S}CHANNELS
+ * @max_rx: Read only. Maximum number of receive channel the driver support.
+ * @max_tx: Read only. Maximum number of transmit channel the driver support.
+ * @max_other: Read only. Maximum number of other channel the driver support.
+ * @max_combined: Read only. Maximum number of combined channel the driver
+ *	support. Set of queues RX, TX or other.
+ * @rx_count: Valid values are in the range 1 to the max_rx.
+ * @tx_count: Valid values are in the range 1 to the max_tx.
+ * @other_count: Valid values are in the range 1 to the max_other.
+ * @combined_count: Valid values are in the range 1 to the max_combined.
+ *
+ * This can be used to configure RX, TX and other channels.
+ */
+
+struct ethtool_channels {
+	__u32	cmd;
+	__u32	max_rx;
+	__u32	max_tx;
+	__u32	max_other;
+	__u32	max_combined;
+	__u32	rx_count;
+	__u32	tx_count;
+	__u32	other_count;
+	__u32	combined_count;
+};
+
 /* for configuring link flow control parameters */
 struct ethtool_pauseparam {
 	__u32	cmd;	/* ETHTOOL_{G,S}PAUSEPARAM */
@@ -818,6 +846,9 @@ bool ethtool_invalid_flags(struct net_device *dev, u32 data, u32 supported);
  *	Returns a negative error code or zero.
  * @set_rxfh_indir: Set the contents of the RX flow hash indirection table.
  *	Returns a negative error code or zero.
+ * @get_channels: Get number of channels.
+ * @set_channels: Set number of channels.  Returns a negative error code or
+ *	zero.
  *
  * All operations are optional (i.e. the function pointer may be set
  * to %NULL) and callers must take this into account.  Callers must
@@ -891,6 +922,9 @@ struct ethtool_ops {
 				  struct ethtool_rxfh_indir *);
 	int	(*set_rxfh_indir)(struct net_device *,
 				  const struct ethtool_rxfh_indir *);
+	void	(*get_channels)(struct net_device *, struct ethtool_channels *);
+	int	(*set_channels)(struct net_device *, struct ethtool_channels *);
+
 };
 #endif /* __KERNEL__ */
 
@@ -959,6 +993,8 @@ struct ethtool_ops {
 
 #define ETHTOOL_GFEATURES	0x0000003a /* Get device offload settings */
 #define ETHTOOL_SFEATURES	0x0000003b /* Change device offload settings */
+#define ETHTOOL_GCHANNELS	0x0000003c /* Get no of channels */
+#define ETHTOOL_SCHANNELS	0x0000003d /* Set no of channels */
 
 /* compatibility with older code */
 #define SPARC_ETH_GSET		ETHTOOL_GSET
diff --git a/net/core/ethtool.c b/net/core/ethtool.c
index 43ef09fedd6e11627ca3189dfe62c30eac7458de..41dee2de13adc9a31b27bb48835daf90e73f31bb 100644
--- a/net/core/ethtool.c
+++ b/net/core/ethtool.c
@@ -1446,6 +1446,35 @@ static int ethtool_set_ringparam(struct net_device *dev, void __user *useraddr)
 	return dev->ethtool_ops->set_ringparam(dev, &ringparam);
 }
 
+static noinline_for_stack int ethtool_get_channels(struct net_device *dev,
+						   void __user *useraddr)
+{
+	struct ethtool_channels channels = { .cmd = ETHTOOL_GCHANNELS };
+
+	if (!dev->ethtool_ops->get_channels)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	dev->ethtool_ops->get_channels(dev, &channels);
+
+	if (copy_to_user(useraddr, &channels, sizeof(channels)))
+		return -EFAULT;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static noinline_for_stack int ethtool_set_channels(struct net_device *dev,
+						   void __user *useraddr)
+{
+	struct ethtool_channels channels;
+
+	if (!dev->ethtool_ops->set_channels)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	if (copy_from_user(&channels, useraddr, sizeof(channels)))
+		return -EFAULT;
+
+	return dev->ethtool_ops->set_channels(dev, &channels);
+}
+
 static int ethtool_get_pauseparam(struct net_device *dev, void __user *useraddr)
 {
 	struct ethtool_pauseparam pauseparam = { ETHTOOL_GPAUSEPARAM };
@@ -2007,6 +2036,12 @@ int dev_ethtool(struct net *net, struct ifreq *ifr)
 	case ETHTOOL_SGRO:
 		rc = ethtool_set_one_feature(dev, useraddr, ethcmd);
 		break;
+	case ETHTOOL_GCHANNELS:
+		rc = ethtool_get_channels(dev, useraddr);
+		break;
+	case ETHTOOL_SCHANNELS:
+		rc = ethtool_set_channels(dev, useraddr);
+		break;
 	default:
 		rc = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}