diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/pci_irq.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/pci_irq.c
index df6c2f8eb5df7..c8e2b1ac7fe54 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/pci_irq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/pci_irq.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ struct mlx5_irq {
 };
 
 struct mlx5_irq_table {
-	struct mlx5_irq_pool *pf_pool;
+	struct mlx5_irq_pool *pcif_pool;
 	struct mlx5_irq_pool *sf_ctrl_pool;
 	struct mlx5_irq_pool *sf_comp_pool;
 };
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ struct mlx5_irq_pool *mlx5_irq_pool_get(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 	/* In some configs, there won't be a pool of SFs IRQs. Hence, returning
 	 * the PF IRQs pool in case the SF pool doesn't exist.
 	 */
-	return pool ? pool : irq_table->pf_pool;
+	return pool ? pool : irq_table->pcif_pool;
 }
 
 static struct mlx5_irq_pool *ctrl_irq_pool_get(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ static struct mlx5_irq_pool *ctrl_irq_pool_get(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 	/* In some configs, there won't be a pool of SFs IRQs. Hence, returning
 	 * the PF IRQs pool in case the SF pool doesn't exist.
 	 */
-	return pool ? pool : irq_table->pf_pool;
+	return pool ? pool : irq_table->pcif_pool;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ struct mlx5_irq *mlx5_irq_request(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, u16 vecidx,
 	struct mlx5_irq_pool *pool;
 	struct mlx5_irq *irq;
 
-	pool = irq_table->pf_pool;
+	pool = irq_table->pcif_pool;
 	irq = irq_pool_request_vector(pool, vecidx, af_desc);
 	if (IS_ERR(irq))
 		return irq;
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ static void irq_pool_free(struct mlx5_irq_pool *pool)
 	kvfree(pool);
 }
 
-static int irq_pools_init(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, int sf_vec, int pf_vec)
+static int irq_pools_init(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, int sf_vec, int pcif_vec)
 {
 	struct mlx5_irq_table *table = dev->priv.irq_table;
 	int num_sf_ctrl_by_msix;
@@ -527,12 +527,12 @@ static int irq_pools_init(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, int sf_vec, int pf_vec)
 	int num_sf_ctrl;
 	int err;
 
-	/* init pf_pool */
-	table->pf_pool = irq_pool_alloc(dev, 0, pf_vec, NULL,
-					MLX5_EQ_SHARE_IRQ_MIN_COMP,
-					MLX5_EQ_SHARE_IRQ_MAX_COMP);
-	if (IS_ERR(table->pf_pool))
-		return PTR_ERR(table->pf_pool);
+	/* init pcif_pool */
+	table->pcif_pool = irq_pool_alloc(dev, 0, pcif_vec, NULL,
+					  MLX5_EQ_SHARE_IRQ_MIN_COMP,
+					  MLX5_EQ_SHARE_IRQ_MAX_COMP);
+	if (IS_ERR(table->pcif_pool))
+		return PTR_ERR(table->pcif_pool);
 	if (!mlx5_sf_max_functions(dev))
 		return 0;
 	if (sf_vec < MLX5_IRQ_VEC_COMP_BASE_SF) {
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ static int irq_pools_init(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, int sf_vec, int pf_vec)
 					  MLX5_SFS_PER_CTRL_IRQ);
 	num_sf_ctrl = min_t(int, num_sf_ctrl_by_msix, num_sf_ctrl_by_sfs);
 	num_sf_ctrl = min_t(int, MLX5_IRQ_CTRL_SF_MAX, num_sf_ctrl);
-	table->sf_ctrl_pool = irq_pool_alloc(dev, pf_vec, num_sf_ctrl,
+	table->sf_ctrl_pool = irq_pool_alloc(dev, pcif_vec, num_sf_ctrl,
 					     "mlx5_sf_ctrl",
 					     MLX5_EQ_SHARE_IRQ_MIN_CTRL,
 					     MLX5_EQ_SHARE_IRQ_MAX_CTRL);
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ static int irq_pools_init(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, int sf_vec, int pf_vec)
 		goto err_pf;
 	}
 	/* init sf_comp_pool */
-	table->sf_comp_pool = irq_pool_alloc(dev, pf_vec + num_sf_ctrl,
+	table->sf_comp_pool = irq_pool_alloc(dev, pcif_vec + num_sf_ctrl,
 					     sf_vec - num_sf_ctrl, "mlx5_sf_comp",
 					     MLX5_EQ_SHARE_IRQ_MIN_COMP,
 					     MLX5_EQ_SHARE_IRQ_MAX_COMP);
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ static int irq_pools_init(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, int sf_vec, int pf_vec)
 err_sf_ctrl:
 	irq_pool_free(table->sf_ctrl_pool);
 err_pf:
-	irq_pool_free(table->pf_pool);
+	irq_pool_free(table->pcif_pool);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ static void irq_pools_destroy(struct mlx5_irq_table *table)
 		irq_pool_free(table->sf_comp_pool);
 		irq_pool_free(table->sf_ctrl_pool);
 	}
-	irq_pool_free(table->pf_pool);
+	irq_pool_free(table->pcif_pool);
 }
 
 /* irq_table API */
@@ -618,9 +618,9 @@ void mlx5_irq_table_cleanup(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 
 int mlx5_irq_table_get_num_comp(struct mlx5_irq_table *table)
 {
-	if (!table->pf_pool->xa_num_irqs.max)
+	if (!table->pcif_pool->xa_num_irqs.max)
 		return 1;
-	return table->pf_pool->xa_num_irqs.max - table->pf_pool->xa_num_irqs.min;
+	return table->pcif_pool->xa_num_irqs.max - table->pcif_pool->xa_num_irqs.min;
 }
 
 int mlx5_irq_table_create(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
@@ -629,16 +629,16 @@ int mlx5_irq_table_create(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 		      MLX5_CAP_GEN(dev, max_num_eqs) :
 		      1 << MLX5_CAP_GEN(dev, log_max_eq);
 	int total_vec;
-	int pf_vec;
+	int pcif_vec;
 	int err;
 
 	if (mlx5_core_is_sf(dev))
 		return 0;
 
-	pf_vec = MLX5_CAP_GEN(dev, num_ports) * num_online_cpus() + 1;
-	pf_vec = min_t(int, pf_vec, num_eqs);
+	pcif_vec = MLX5_CAP_GEN(dev, num_ports) * num_online_cpus() + 1;
+	pcif_vec = min_t(int, pcif_vec, num_eqs);
 
-	total_vec = pf_vec;
+	total_vec = pcif_vec;
 	if (mlx5_sf_max_functions(dev))
 		total_vec += MLX5_IRQ_CTRL_SF_MAX +
 			MLX5_COMP_EQS_PER_SF * mlx5_sf_max_functions(dev);
@@ -646,9 +646,9 @@ int mlx5_irq_table_create(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 	total_vec = pci_alloc_irq_vectors(dev->pdev, 1, total_vec, PCI_IRQ_MSIX);
 	if (total_vec < 0)
 		return total_vec;
-	pf_vec = min(pf_vec, total_vec);
+	pcif_vec = min(pcif_vec, total_vec);
 
-	err = irq_pools_init(dev, total_vec - pf_vec, pf_vec);
+	err = irq_pools_init(dev, total_vec - pcif_vec, pcif_vec);
 	if (err)
 		pci_free_irq_vectors(dev->pdev);