diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/Makefile b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/Makefile
index 23f0e5b5fcdb..130a105d03f3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/Makefile
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ atlantic-objs := aq_main.o \
 	hw_atl/hw_atl_utils_fw2x.o \
 	hw_atl/hw_atl_llh.o \
 	hw_atl2/hw_atl2.o \
+	hw_atl2/hw_atl2_utils.o \
 	hw_atl2/hw_atl2_utils_fw.o \
 	hw_atl2/hw_atl2_llh.o \
 	macsec/macsec_api.o
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/hw_atl/hw_atl_utils.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/hw_atl/hw_atl_utils.c
index 20655a2170cc..1100d40a0302 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/hw_atl/hw_atl_utils.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/hw_atl/hw_atl_utils.c
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ enum mcp_area {
 	MCP_AREA_SETTINGS = 0x20000000,
 };
 
-static int hw_atl_utils_ver_match(u32 ver_expected, u32 ver_actual);
 static int hw_atl_utils_mpi_set_state(struct aq_hw_s *self,
 				      enum hal_atl_utils_fw_state_e state);
 static u32 hw_atl_utils_get_mpi_mbox_tid(struct aq_hw_s *self);
@@ -434,7 +433,7 @@ int hw_atl_write_fwsettings_dwords(struct aq_hw_s *self, u32 offset, u32 *p,
 					     p, cnt, MCP_AREA_SETTINGS);
 }
 
-static int hw_atl_utils_ver_match(u32 ver_expected, u32 ver_actual)
+int hw_atl_utils_ver_match(u32 ver_expected, u32 ver_actual)
 {
 	const u32 dw_major_mask = 0xff000000U;
 	const u32 dw_minor_mask = 0x00ffffffU;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/hw_atl/hw_atl_utils.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/hw_atl/hw_atl_utils.h
index 5db57ea9a5bd..99c1b6644ec3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/hw_atl/hw_atl_utils.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/hw_atl/hw_atl_utils.h
@@ -634,6 +634,8 @@ int hw_atl_utils_fw_rpc_call(struct aq_hw_s *self, unsigned int rpc_size);
 int hw_atl_utils_fw_rpc_wait(struct aq_hw_s *self,
 			     struct hw_atl_utils_fw_rpc **rpc);
 
+int hw_atl_utils_ver_match(u32 ver_expected, u32 ver_actual);
+
 extern const struct aq_fw_ops aq_fw_1x_ops;
 extern const struct aq_fw_ops aq_fw_2x_ops;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/hw_atl2/hw_atl2_utils.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/hw_atl2/hw_atl2_utils.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..85ccc9a011a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/hw_atl2/hw_atl2_utils.c
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+/* Atlantic Network Driver
+ * Copyright (C) 2020 Marvell International Ltd.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/iopoll.h>
+
+#include "aq_hw_utils.h"
+#include "hw_atl/hw_atl_utils.h"
+#include "hw_atl2_utils.h"
+#include "hw_atl2_llh.h"
+#include "hw_atl2_llh_internal.h"
+
+#define HW_ATL2_FW_VER_1X          0x01000000U
+
+#define AQ_A2_BOOT_STARTED         BIT(0x18)
+#define AQ_A2_CRASH_INIT           BIT(0x1B)
+#define AQ_A2_BOOT_CODE_FAILED     BIT(0x1C)
+#define AQ_A2_FW_INIT_FAILED       BIT(0x1D)
+#define AQ_A2_FW_INIT_COMP_SUCCESS BIT(0x1F)
+
+#define AQ_A2_FW_BOOT_FAILED_MASK (AQ_A2_CRASH_INIT | \
+				   AQ_A2_BOOT_CODE_FAILED | \
+				   AQ_A2_FW_INIT_FAILED)
+#define AQ_A2_FW_BOOT_COMPLETE_MASK (AQ_A2_FW_BOOT_FAILED_MASK | \
+				     AQ_A2_FW_INIT_COMP_SUCCESS)
+
+#define AQ_A2_FW_BOOT_REQ_REBOOT        BIT(0x0)
+#define AQ_A2_FW_BOOT_REQ_HOST_BOOT     BIT(0x8)
+#define AQ_A2_FW_BOOT_REQ_MAC_FAST_BOOT BIT(0xA)
+#define AQ_A2_FW_BOOT_REQ_PHY_FAST_BOOT BIT(0xB)
+
+int hw_atl2_utils_initfw(struct aq_hw_s *self, const struct aq_fw_ops **fw_ops)
+{
+	int err;
+
+	self->fw_ver_actual = hw_atl2_utils_get_fw_version(self);
+
+	if (hw_atl_utils_ver_match(HW_ATL2_FW_VER_1X,
+				   self->fw_ver_actual) == 0) {
+		*fw_ops = &aq_a2_fw_ops;
+	} else {
+		aq_pr_err("Bad FW version detected: %x, but continue\n",
+			  self->fw_ver_actual);
+		*fw_ops = &aq_a2_fw_ops;
+	}
+	aq_pr_trace("Detect ATL2FW %x\n", self->fw_ver_actual);
+	self->aq_fw_ops = *fw_ops;
+	err = self->aq_fw_ops->init(self);
+
+	self->chip_features |= ATL_HW_CHIP_ANTIGUA;
+
+	return err;
+}
+
+static bool hw_atl2_mcp_boot_complete(struct aq_hw_s *self)
+{
+	u32 rbl_status;
+
+	rbl_status = hw_atl2_mif_mcp_boot_reg_get(self);
+	if (rbl_status & AQ_A2_FW_BOOT_COMPLETE_MASK)
+		return true;
+
+	/* Host boot requested */
+	if (hw_atl2_mif_host_req_int_get(self) & HW_ATL2_MCP_HOST_REQ_INT_READY)
+		return true;
+
+	return false;
+}
+
+int hw_atl2_utils_soft_reset(struct aq_hw_s *self)
+{
+	bool rbl_complete = false;
+	u32 rbl_status = 0;
+	u32 rbl_request;
+	int err;
+
+	err = readx_poll_timeout_atomic(hw_atl2_mif_mcp_boot_reg_get, self,
+				rbl_status,
+				((rbl_status & AQ_A2_BOOT_STARTED) &&
+				 (rbl_status != 0xFFFFFFFFu)),
+				10, 500000);
+	if (err)
+		aq_pr_trace("Boot code probably hanged, reboot anyway");
+
+	hw_atl2_mif_host_req_int_clr(self, 0x01);
+	rbl_request = AQ_A2_FW_BOOT_REQ_REBOOT;
+#ifdef AQ_CFG_FAST_START
+	rbl_request |= AQ_A2_FW_BOOT_REQ_MAC_FAST_BOOT;
+#endif
+	hw_atl2_mif_mcp_boot_reg_set(self, rbl_request);
+
+	/* Wait for RBL boot */
+	err = readx_poll_timeout_atomic(hw_atl2_mif_mcp_boot_reg_get, self,
+				rbl_status,
+				((rbl_status & AQ_A2_BOOT_STARTED) &&
+				 (rbl_status != 0xFFFFFFFFu)),
+				10, 200000);
+	if (err) {
+		aq_pr_err("Boot code hanged");
+		goto err_exit;
+	}
+
+	err = readx_poll_timeout_atomic(hw_atl2_mcp_boot_complete, self,
+					rbl_complete,
+					rbl_complete,
+					10, 2000000);
+
+	if (err) {
+		aq_pr_err("FW Restart timed out");
+		goto err_exit;
+	}
+
+	rbl_status = hw_atl2_mif_mcp_boot_reg_get(self);
+
+	if (rbl_status & AQ_A2_FW_BOOT_FAILED_MASK) {
+		err = -EIO;
+		aq_pr_err("FW Restart failed");
+		goto err_exit;
+	}
+
+	if (hw_atl2_mif_host_req_int_get(self) &
+	    HW_ATL2_MCP_HOST_REQ_INT_READY) {
+		err = -EIO;
+		aq_pr_err("No FW detected. Dynamic FW load not implemented");
+		goto err_exit;
+	}
+
+	if (self->aq_fw_ops) {
+		err = self->aq_fw_ops->init(self);
+		if (err) {
+			aq_pr_err("FW Init failed");
+			goto err_exit;
+		}
+	}
+
+err_exit:
+	return err;
+}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/hw_atl2/hw_atl2_utils.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/hw_atl2/hw_atl2_utils.h
index 5421fbed3db5..2317dd8459d0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/hw_atl2/hw_atl2_utils.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/hw_atl2/hw_atl2_utils.h
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 #ifndef HW_ATL2_UTILS_H
 #define HW_ATL2_UTILS_H
 
+#include "aq_hw.h"
+
 /* F W    A P I */
 
 struct link_options_s {
@@ -590,6 +592,12 @@ struct fw_interface_out {
 #define  AQ_HOST_MODE_LOW_POWER    3U
 #define  AQ_HOST_MODE_SHUTDOWN     4U
 
+int hw_atl2_utils_initfw(struct aq_hw_s *self, const struct aq_fw_ops **fw_ops);
+
+int hw_atl2_utils_soft_reset(struct aq_hw_s *self);
+
+u32 hw_atl2_utils_get_fw_version(struct aq_hw_s *self);
+
 int hw_atl2_utils_get_action_resolve_table_caps(struct aq_hw_s *self,
 						u8 *base_index, u8 *count);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/hw_atl2/hw_atl2_utils_fw.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/hw_atl2/hw_atl2_utils_fw.c
index c3e0e5575810..f5fb4b11f51a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/hw_atl2/hw_atl2_utils_fw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/hw_atl2/hw_atl2_utils_fw.c
@@ -301,6 +301,18 @@ static int aq_a2_fw_renegotiate(struct aq_hw_s *self)
 	return err;
 }
 
+u32 hw_atl2_utils_get_fw_version(struct aq_hw_s *self)
+{
+	struct version_s version;
+
+	hw_atl2_shared_buffer_read_safe(self, version, &version);
+
+	/* A2 FW version is stored in reverse order */
+	return version.mac.major << 24 |
+	       version.mac.minor << 16 |
+	       version.mac.build;
+}
+
 int hw_atl2_utils_get_action_resolve_table_caps(struct aq_hw_s *self,
 						u8 *base_index, u8 *count)
 {