diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
index e13e5d1b3eaed..135ee26881c99 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
@@ -1210,16 +1210,22 @@ is_devlink_port_supported(const struct mlx5_core_dev *dev,
 static int register_devlink_port(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev,
 				 struct mlx5e_rep_priv *rpriv)
 {
+	struct mlx5_esw_offload *offloads = &dev->priv.eswitch->offloads;
 	struct devlink *devlink = priv_to_devlink(dev);
 	struct mlx5_eswitch_rep *rep = rpriv->rep;
 	struct devlink_port_attrs attrs = {};
 	struct netdev_phys_item_id ppid = {};
 	unsigned int dl_port_index = 0;
+	u32 controller_num = 0;
+	bool external;
 	u16 pfnum;
 
 	if (!is_devlink_port_supported(dev, rpriv))
 		return 0;
 
+	external = mlx5_core_is_ecpf_esw_manager(dev);
+	if (external)
+		controller_num = offloads->host_number + 1;
 	mlx5e_rep_get_port_parent_id(rpriv->netdev, &ppid);
 	dl_port_index = mlx5_esw_vport_to_devlink_port_index(dev, rep->vport);
 	pfnum = PCI_FUNC(dev->pdev->devfn);
@@ -1232,12 +1238,13 @@ static int register_devlink_port(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev,
 	} else if (rep->vport == MLX5_VPORT_PF) {
 		memcpy(rpriv->dl_port.attrs.switch_id.id, &ppid.id[0], ppid.id_len);
 		rpriv->dl_port.attrs.switch_id.id_len = ppid.id_len;
-		devlink_port_attrs_pci_pf_set(&rpriv->dl_port, pfnum);
+		devlink_port_attrs_pci_pf_set(&rpriv->dl_port, controller_num,
+					      pfnum, external);
 	} else if (mlx5_eswitch_is_vf_vport(dev->priv.eswitch, rpriv->rep->vport)) {
 		memcpy(rpriv->dl_port.attrs.switch_id.id, &ppid.id[0], ppid.id_len);
 		rpriv->dl_port.attrs.switch_id.id_len = ppid.id_len;
-		devlink_port_attrs_pci_vf_set(&rpriv->dl_port,
-					      pfnum, rep->vport - 1);
+		devlink_port_attrs_pci_vf_set(&rpriv->dl_port, controller_num,
+					      pfnum, rep->vport - 1, external);
 	}
 	return devlink_port_register(devlink, &rpriv->dl_port, dl_port_index);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.h
index 867d8120b8a5e..7455fbd21a0a6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.h
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ struct mlx5_esw_offload {
 	atomic64_t num_flows;
 	enum devlink_eswitch_encap_mode encap;
 	struct ida vport_metadata_ida;
+	unsigned int host_number; /* ECPF supports one external host */
 };
 
 /* E-Switch MC FDB table hash node */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c
index d2516922d8678..b381cbca5852c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c
@@ -2110,6 +2110,24 @@ int mlx5_esw_funcs_changed_handler(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long type
 	return NOTIFY_OK;
 }
 
+static int mlx5_esw_host_number_init(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw)
+{
+	const u32 *query_host_out;
+
+	if (!mlx5_core_is_ecpf_esw_manager(esw->dev))
+		return 0;
+
+	query_host_out = mlx5_esw_query_functions(esw->dev);
+	if (IS_ERR(query_host_out))
+		return PTR_ERR(query_host_out);
+
+	/* Mark non local controller with non zero controller number. */
+	esw->offloads.host_number = MLX5_GET(query_esw_functions_out, query_host_out,
+					     host_params_context.host_number);
+	kvfree(query_host_out);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int esw_offloads_enable(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw)
 {
 	struct mlx5_vport *vport;
@@ -2124,6 +2142,10 @@ int esw_offloads_enable(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw)
 	mutex_init(&esw->offloads.termtbl_mutex);
 	mlx5_rdma_enable_roce(esw->dev);
 
+	err = mlx5_esw_host_number_init(esw);
+	if (err)
+		goto err_vport_metadata;
+
 	err = esw_set_passing_vport_metadata(esw, true);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_vport_metadata;
diff --git a/include/net/devlink.h b/include/net/devlink.h
index 8f3c8a4432382..eaec0a8cc5efa 100644
--- a/include/net/devlink.h
+++ b/include/net/devlink.h
@@ -57,13 +57,30 @@ struct devlink_port_phys_attrs {
 	u32 split_subport_number; /* If the port is split, this is the number of subport. */
 };
 
+/**
+ * struct devlink_port_pci_pf_attrs - devlink port's PCI PF attributes
+ * @controller: Associated controller number
+ * @pf: Associated PCI PF number for this port.
+ * @external: when set, indicates if a port is for an external controller
+ */
 struct devlink_port_pci_pf_attrs {
-	u16 pf;	/* Associated PCI PF for this port. */
+	u32 controller;
+	u16 pf;
+	u8 external:1;
 };
 
+/**
+ * struct devlink_port_pci_vf_attrs - devlink port's PCI VF attributes
+ * @controller: Associated controller number
+ * @pf: Associated PCI PF number for this port.
+ * @vf: Associated PCI VF for of the PCI PF for this port.
+ * @external: when set, indicates if a port is for an external controller
+ */
 struct devlink_port_pci_vf_attrs {
-	u16 pf;	/* Associated PCI PF for this port. */
-	u16 vf;	/* Associated PCI VF for of the PCI PF for this port. */
+	u32 controller;
+	u16 pf;
+	u16 vf;
+	u8 external:1;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -73,6 +90,9 @@ struct devlink_port_pci_vf_attrs {
  * @splittable: indicates if the port can be split.
  * @lanes: maximum number of lanes the port supports. 0 value is not passed to netlink.
  * @switch_id: if the port is part of switch, this is buffer with ID, otherwise this is NULL
+ * @phys: physical port attributes
+ * @pci_pf: PCI PF port attributes
+ * @pci_vf: PCI VF port attributes
  */
 struct devlink_port_attrs {
 	u8 split:1,
@@ -1203,9 +1223,10 @@ void devlink_port_type_ib_set(struct devlink_port *devlink_port,
 void devlink_port_type_clear(struct devlink_port *devlink_port);
 void devlink_port_attrs_set(struct devlink_port *devlink_port,
 			    struct devlink_port_attrs *devlink_port_attrs);
-void devlink_port_attrs_pci_pf_set(struct devlink_port *devlink_port, u16 pf);
-void devlink_port_attrs_pci_vf_set(struct devlink_port *devlink_port,
-				   u16 pf, u16 vf);
+void devlink_port_attrs_pci_pf_set(struct devlink_port *devlink_port, u32 controller,
+				   u16 pf, bool external);
+void devlink_port_attrs_pci_vf_set(struct devlink_port *devlink_port, u32 controller,
+				   u16 pf, u16 vf, bool external);
 int devlink_sb_register(struct devlink *devlink, unsigned int sb_index,
 			u32 size, u16 ingress_pools_count,
 			u16 egress_pools_count, u16 ingress_tc_count,
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/devlink.h b/include/uapi/linux/devlink.h
index cfef4245ea5aa..40d35145c879c 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/devlink.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/devlink.h
@@ -458,6 +458,8 @@ enum devlink_attr {
 	DEVLINK_ATTR_PORT_LANES,			/* u32 */
 	DEVLINK_ATTR_PORT_SPLITTABLE,			/* u8 */
 
+	DEVLINK_ATTR_PORT_EXTERNAL,		/* u8 */
+	DEVLINK_ATTR_PORT_CONTROLLER_NUMBER,	/* u32 */
 	/* add new attributes above here, update the policy in devlink.c */
 
 	__DEVLINK_ATTR_MAX,
diff --git a/net/core/devlink.c b/net/core/devlink.c
index 49e911c198815..91c12612f2b76 100644
--- a/net/core/devlink.c
+++ b/net/core/devlink.c
@@ -523,15 +523,20 @@ static int devlink_nl_port_attrs_put(struct sk_buff *msg,
 		return -EMSGSIZE;
 	switch (devlink_port->attrs.flavour) {
 	case DEVLINK_PORT_FLAVOUR_PCI_PF:
-		if (nla_put_u16(msg, DEVLINK_ATTR_PORT_PCI_PF_NUMBER,
-				attrs->pci_pf.pf))
+		if (nla_put_u32(msg, DEVLINK_ATTR_PORT_CONTROLLER_NUMBER,
+				attrs->pci_pf.controller) ||
+		    nla_put_u16(msg, DEVLINK_ATTR_PORT_PCI_PF_NUMBER, attrs->pci_pf.pf))
+			return -EMSGSIZE;
+		if (nla_put_u8(msg, DEVLINK_ATTR_PORT_EXTERNAL, attrs->pci_pf.external))
 			return -EMSGSIZE;
 		break;
 	case DEVLINK_PORT_FLAVOUR_PCI_VF:
-		if (nla_put_u16(msg, DEVLINK_ATTR_PORT_PCI_PF_NUMBER,
-				attrs->pci_vf.pf) ||
-		    nla_put_u16(msg, DEVLINK_ATTR_PORT_PCI_VF_NUMBER,
-				attrs->pci_vf.vf))
+		if (nla_put_u32(msg, DEVLINK_ATTR_PORT_CONTROLLER_NUMBER,
+				attrs->pci_vf.controller) ||
+		    nla_put_u16(msg, DEVLINK_ATTR_PORT_PCI_PF_NUMBER, attrs->pci_vf.pf) ||
+		    nla_put_u16(msg, DEVLINK_ATTR_PORT_PCI_VF_NUMBER, attrs->pci_vf.vf))
+			return -EMSGSIZE;
+		if (nla_put_u8(msg, DEVLINK_ATTR_PORT_EXTERNAL, attrs->pci_vf.external))
 			return -EMSGSIZE;
 		break;
 	case DEVLINK_PORT_FLAVOUR_PHYSICAL:
@@ -7715,9 +7720,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devlink_port_attrs_set);
  *	devlink_port_attrs_pci_pf_set - Set PCI PF port attributes
  *
  *	@devlink_port: devlink port
+ *	@controller: associated controller number for the devlink port instance
  *	@pf: associated PF for the devlink port instance
+ *	@external: indicates if the port is for an external controller
  */
-void devlink_port_attrs_pci_pf_set(struct devlink_port *devlink_port, u16 pf)
+void devlink_port_attrs_pci_pf_set(struct devlink_port *devlink_port, u32 controller,
+				   u16 pf, bool external)
 {
 	struct devlink_port_attrs *attrs = &devlink_port->attrs;
 	int ret;
@@ -7726,8 +7734,9 @@ void devlink_port_attrs_pci_pf_set(struct devlink_port *devlink_port, u16 pf)
 				       DEVLINK_PORT_FLAVOUR_PCI_PF);
 	if (ret)
 		return;
-
+	attrs->pci_pf.controller = controller;
 	attrs->pci_pf.pf = pf;
+	attrs->pci_pf.external = external;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devlink_port_attrs_pci_pf_set);
 
@@ -7735,11 +7744,13 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devlink_port_attrs_pci_pf_set);
  *	devlink_port_attrs_pci_vf_set - Set PCI VF port attributes
  *
  *	@devlink_port: devlink port
+ *	@controller: associated controller number for the devlink port instance
  *	@pf: associated PF for the devlink port instance
  *	@vf: associated VF of a PF for the devlink port instance
+ *	@external: indicates if the port is for an external controller
  */
-void devlink_port_attrs_pci_vf_set(struct devlink_port *devlink_port,
-				   u16 pf, u16 vf)
+void devlink_port_attrs_pci_vf_set(struct devlink_port *devlink_port, u32 controller,
+				   u16 pf, u16 vf, bool external)
 {
 	struct devlink_port_attrs *attrs = &devlink_port->attrs;
 	int ret;
@@ -7748,8 +7759,10 @@ void devlink_port_attrs_pci_vf_set(struct devlink_port *devlink_port,
 				       DEVLINK_PORT_FLAVOUR_PCI_VF);
 	if (ret)
 		return;
+	attrs->pci_vf.controller = controller;
 	attrs->pci_vf.pf = pf;
 	attrs->pci_vf.vf = vf;
+	attrs->pci_vf.external = external;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devlink_port_attrs_pci_vf_set);
 
@@ -7780,9 +7793,23 @@ static int __devlink_port_phys_port_name_get(struct devlink_port *devlink_port,
 		WARN_ON(1);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	case DEVLINK_PORT_FLAVOUR_PCI_PF:
+		if (attrs->pci_pf.external) {
+			n = snprintf(name, len, "c%u", attrs->pci_pf.controller);
+			if (n >= len)
+				return -EINVAL;
+			len -= n;
+			name += n;
+		}
 		n = snprintf(name, len, "pf%u", attrs->pci_pf.pf);
 		break;
 	case DEVLINK_PORT_FLAVOUR_PCI_VF:
+		if (attrs->pci_vf.external) {
+			n = snprintf(name, len, "c%u", attrs->pci_vf.controller);
+			if (n >= len)
+				return -EINVAL;
+			len -= n;
+			name += n;
+		}
 		n = snprintf(name, len, "pf%uvf%u",
 			     attrs->pci_vf.pf, attrs->pci_vf.vf);
 		break;