diff --git a/drivers/net/Kconfig b/drivers/net/Kconfig
index c251cca295c..d4e39ff1545 100644
--- a/drivers/net/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/Kconfig
@@ -25,6 +25,14 @@ menuconfig NETDEVICES
 # that for each of the symbols.
 if NETDEVICES
 
+config NETDEVICES_MULTIQUEUE
+	bool "Netdevice multiple hardware queue support"
+	---help---
+	  Say Y here if you want to allow the network stack to use multiple
+	  hardware TX queues on an ethernet device.
+
+	  Most people will say N here.
+
 config IFB
 	tristate "Intermediate Functional Block support"
 	depends on NET_CLS_ACT
diff --git a/include/linux/etherdevice.h b/include/linux/etherdevice.h
index f48eb89efd0..6cdb97365e4 100644
--- a/include/linux/etherdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/etherdevice.h
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ extern void		eth_header_cache_update(struct hh_cache *hh, struct net_device *dev
 extern int		eth_header_cache(struct neighbour *neigh,
 					 struct hh_cache *hh);
 
-extern struct net_device *alloc_etherdev(int sizeof_priv);
+extern struct net_device *alloc_etherdev_mq(int sizeof_priv, unsigned int queue_count);
+#define alloc_etherdev(sizeof_priv) alloc_etherdev_mq(sizeof_priv, 1)
 
 /**
  * is_zero_ether_addr - Determine if give Ethernet address is all zeros.
diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index 2c0cc19edfb..9817821729c 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -108,6 +108,14 @@ struct wireless_dev;
 #define MAX_HEADER (LL_MAX_HEADER + 48)
 #endif
 
+struct net_device_subqueue
+{
+	/* Give a control state for each queue.  This struct may contain
+	 * per-queue locks in the future.
+	 */
+	unsigned long   state;
+};
+
 /*
  *	Network device statistics. Akin to the 2.0 ether stats but
  *	with byte counters.
@@ -331,6 +339,7 @@ struct net_device
 #define NETIF_F_VLAN_CHALLENGED	1024	/* Device cannot handle VLAN packets */
 #define NETIF_F_GSO		2048	/* Enable software GSO. */
 #define NETIF_F_LLTX		4096	/* LockLess TX */
+#define NETIF_F_MULTI_QUEUE	16384	/* Has multiple TX/RX queues */
 
 	/* Segmentation offload features */
 #define NETIF_F_GSO_SHIFT	16
@@ -557,6 +566,10 @@ struct net_device
 
 	/* rtnetlink link ops */
 	const struct rtnl_link_ops *rtnl_link_ops;
+
+	/* The TX queue control structures */
+	unsigned int			egress_subqueue_count;
+	struct net_device_subqueue	egress_subqueue[0];
 };
 #define to_net_dev(d) container_of(d, struct net_device, dev)
 
@@ -565,9 +578,7 @@ struct net_device
 
 static inline void *netdev_priv(const struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	return (char *)dev + ((sizeof(struct net_device)
-					+ NETDEV_ALIGN_CONST)
-				& ~NETDEV_ALIGN_CONST);
+	return dev->priv;
 }
 
 #define SET_MODULE_OWNER(dev) do { } while (0)
@@ -719,6 +730,62 @@ static inline int netif_running(const struct net_device *dev)
 	return test_bit(__LINK_STATE_START, &dev->state);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Routines to manage the subqueues on a device.  We only need start
+ * stop, and a check if it's stopped.  All other device management is
+ * done at the overall netdevice level.
+ * Also test the device if we're multiqueue.
+ */
+static inline void netif_start_subqueue(struct net_device *dev, u16 queue_index)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_NETDEVICES_MULTIQUEUE
+	clear_bit(__LINK_STATE_XOFF, &dev->egress_subqueue[queue_index].state);
+#endif
+}
+
+static inline void netif_stop_subqueue(struct net_device *dev, u16 queue_index)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_NETDEVICES_MULTIQUEUE
+#ifdef CONFIG_NETPOLL_TRAP
+	if (netpoll_trap())
+		return;
+#endif
+	set_bit(__LINK_STATE_XOFF, &dev->egress_subqueue[queue_index].state);
+#endif
+}
+
+static inline int netif_subqueue_stopped(const struct net_device *dev,
+					 u16 queue_index)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_NETDEVICES_MULTIQUEUE
+	return test_bit(__LINK_STATE_XOFF,
+			&dev->egress_subqueue[queue_index].state);
+#else
+	return 0;
+#endif
+}
+
+static inline void netif_wake_subqueue(struct net_device *dev, u16 queue_index)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_NETDEVICES_MULTIQUEUE
+#ifdef CONFIG_NETPOLL_TRAP
+	if (netpoll_trap())
+		return;
+#endif
+	if (test_and_clear_bit(__LINK_STATE_XOFF,
+			       &dev->egress_subqueue[queue_index].state))
+		__netif_schedule(dev);
+#endif
+}
+
+static inline int netif_is_multiqueue(const struct net_device *dev)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_NETDEVICES_MULTIQUEUE
+	return (!!(NETIF_F_MULTI_QUEUE & dev->features));
+#else
+	return 0;
+#endif
+}
 
 /* Use this variant when it is known for sure that it
  * is executing from interrupt context.
@@ -1009,8 +1076,11 @@ static inline void netif_tx_disable(struct net_device *dev)
 extern void		ether_setup(struct net_device *dev);
 
 /* Support for loadable net-drivers */
-extern struct net_device *alloc_netdev(int sizeof_priv, const char *name,
-				       void (*setup)(struct net_device *));
+extern struct net_device *alloc_netdev_mq(int sizeof_priv, const char *name,
+				       void (*setup)(struct net_device *),
+				       unsigned int queue_count);
+#define alloc_netdev(sizeof_priv, name, setup) \
+	alloc_netdev_mq(sizeof_priv, name, setup, 1)
 extern int		register_netdev(struct net_device *dev);
 extern void		unregister_netdev(struct net_device *dev);
 /* Functions used for secondary unicast and multicast support */
diff --git a/include/linux/skbuff.h b/include/linux/skbuff.h
index 881fe80f01d..2d6a14f5f2f 100644
--- a/include/linux/skbuff.h
+++ b/include/linux/skbuff.h
@@ -196,7 +196,6 @@ typedef unsigned char *sk_buff_data_t;
  *	@sk: Socket we are owned by
  *	@tstamp: Time we arrived
  *	@dev: Device we arrived on/are leaving by
- *	@iif: ifindex of device we arrived on
  *	@transport_header: Transport layer header
  *	@network_header: Network layer header
  *	@mac_header: Link layer header
@@ -231,6 +230,8 @@ typedef unsigned char *sk_buff_data_t;
  *	@nfctinfo: Relationship of this skb to the connection
  *	@nfct_reasm: netfilter conntrack re-assembly pointer
  *	@nf_bridge: Saved data about a bridged frame - see br_netfilter.c
+ *	@iif: ifindex of device we arrived on
+ *	@queue_mapping: Queue mapping for multiqueue devices
  *	@tc_index: Traffic control index
  *	@tc_verd: traffic control verdict
  *	@dma_cookie: a cookie to one of several possible DMA operations
@@ -246,8 +247,6 @@ struct sk_buff {
 	struct sock		*sk;
 	ktime_t			tstamp;
 	struct net_device	*dev;
-	int			iif;
-	/* 4 byte hole on 64 bit*/
 
 	struct  dst_entry	*dst;
 	struct	sec_path	*sp;
@@ -290,12 +289,18 @@ struct sk_buff {
 #ifdef CONFIG_BRIDGE_NETFILTER
 	struct nf_bridge_info	*nf_bridge;
 #endif
+
+	int			iif;
+	__u16			queue_mapping;
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_SCHED
 	__u16			tc_index;	/* traffic control index */
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_CLS_ACT
 	__u16			tc_verd;	/* traffic control verdict */
 #endif
 #endif
+	/* 2 byte hole */
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_DMA
 	dma_cookie_t		dma_cookie;
 #endif
@@ -1725,6 +1730,20 @@ static inline void skb_init_secmark(struct sk_buff *skb)
 { }
 #endif
 
+static inline void skb_set_queue_mapping(struct sk_buff *skb, u16 queue_mapping)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_NETDEVICES_MULTIQUEUE
+	skb->queue_mapping = queue_mapping;
+#endif
+}
+
+static inline void skb_copy_queue_mapping(struct sk_buff *to, const struct sk_buff *from)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_NETDEVICES_MULTIQUEUE
+	to->queue_mapping = from->queue_mapping;
+#endif
+}
+
 static inline int skb_is_gso(const struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	return skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_size;
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 6dce9d2d46f..7ddf66d0ad5 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -1429,7 +1429,9 @@ gso:
 			skb->next = nskb;
 			return rc;
 		}
-		if (unlikely(netif_queue_stopped(dev) && skb->next))
+		if (unlikely((netif_queue_stopped(dev) ||
+			     netif_subqueue_stopped(dev, skb->queue_mapping)) &&
+			     skb->next))
 			return NETDEV_TX_BUSY;
 	} while (skb->next);
 
@@ -1547,6 +1549,8 @@ gso:
 		spin_lock(&dev->queue_lock);
 		q = dev->qdisc;
 		if (q->enqueue) {
+			/* reset queue_mapping to zero */
+			skb->queue_mapping = 0;
 			rc = q->enqueue(skb, q);
 			qdisc_run(dev);
 			spin_unlock(&dev->queue_lock);
@@ -1576,7 +1580,8 @@ gso:
 
 			HARD_TX_LOCK(dev, cpu);
 
-			if (!netif_queue_stopped(dev)) {
+			if (!netif_queue_stopped(dev) &&
+			    !netif_subqueue_stopped(dev, skb->queue_mapping)) {
 				rc = 0;
 				if (!dev_hard_start_xmit(skb, dev)) {
 					HARD_TX_UNLOCK(dev);
@@ -3539,16 +3544,18 @@ static struct net_device_stats *internal_stats(struct net_device *dev)
 }
 
 /**
- *	alloc_netdev - allocate network device
+ *	alloc_netdev_mq - allocate network device
  *	@sizeof_priv:	size of private data to allocate space for
  *	@name:		device name format string
  *	@setup:		callback to initialize device
+ *	@queue_count:	the number of subqueues to allocate
  *
  *	Allocates a struct net_device with private data area for driver use
- *	and performs basic initialization.
+ *	and performs basic initialization.  Also allocates subquue structs
+ *	for each queue on the device at the end of the netdevice.
  */
-struct net_device *alloc_netdev(int sizeof_priv, const char *name,
-		void (*setup)(struct net_device *))
+struct net_device *alloc_netdev_mq(int sizeof_priv, const char *name,
+		void (*setup)(struct net_device *), unsigned int queue_count)
 {
 	void *p;
 	struct net_device *dev;
@@ -3557,7 +3564,9 @@ struct net_device *alloc_netdev(int sizeof_priv, const char *name,
 	BUG_ON(strlen(name) >= sizeof(dev->name));
 
 	/* ensure 32-byte alignment of both the device and private area */
-	alloc_size = (sizeof(*dev) + NETDEV_ALIGN_CONST) & ~NETDEV_ALIGN_CONST;
+	alloc_size = (sizeof(*dev) + NETDEV_ALIGN_CONST +
+		     (sizeof(struct net_device_subqueue) * queue_count)) &
+		     ~NETDEV_ALIGN_CONST;
 	alloc_size += sizeof_priv + NETDEV_ALIGN_CONST;
 
 	p = kzalloc(alloc_size, GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -3570,15 +3579,22 @@ struct net_device *alloc_netdev(int sizeof_priv, const char *name,
 		(((long)p + NETDEV_ALIGN_CONST) & ~NETDEV_ALIGN_CONST);
 	dev->padded = (char *)dev - (char *)p;
 
-	if (sizeof_priv)
-		dev->priv = netdev_priv(dev);
+	if (sizeof_priv) {
+		dev->priv = ((char *)dev +
+			     ((sizeof(struct net_device) +
+			       (sizeof(struct net_device_subqueue) *
+				queue_count) + NETDEV_ALIGN_CONST)
+			      & ~NETDEV_ALIGN_CONST));
+	}
+
+	dev->egress_subqueue_count = queue_count;
 
 	dev->get_stats = internal_stats;
 	setup(dev);
 	strcpy(dev->name, name);
 	return dev;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(alloc_netdev);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(alloc_netdev_mq);
 
 /**
  *	free_netdev - free network device
diff --git a/net/core/netpoll.c b/net/core/netpoll.c
index a0efdd7a6b3..4b06d193637 100644
--- a/net/core/netpoll.c
+++ b/net/core/netpoll.c
@@ -66,8 +66,9 @@ static void queue_process(struct work_struct *work)
 
 		local_irq_save(flags);
 		netif_tx_lock(dev);
-		if (netif_queue_stopped(dev) ||
-		    dev->hard_start_xmit(skb, dev) != NETDEV_TX_OK) {
+		if ((netif_queue_stopped(dev) ||
+		     netif_subqueue_stopped(dev, skb->queue_mapping)) ||
+		     dev->hard_start_xmit(skb, dev) != NETDEV_TX_OK) {
 			skb_queue_head(&npinfo->txq, skb);
 			netif_tx_unlock(dev);
 			local_irq_restore(flags);
@@ -254,7 +255,8 @@ static void netpoll_send_skb(struct netpoll *np, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		for (tries = jiffies_to_usecs(1)/USEC_PER_POLL;
 		     tries > 0; --tries) {
 			if (netif_tx_trylock(dev)) {
-				if (!netif_queue_stopped(dev))
+				if (!netif_queue_stopped(dev) &&
+				    !netif_subqueue_stopped(dev, skb->queue_mapping))
 					status = dev->hard_start_xmit(skb, dev);
 				netif_tx_unlock(dev);
 
diff --git a/net/core/pktgen.c b/net/core/pktgen.c
index 9cd3a1cb60e..dffe067e7a7 100644
--- a/net/core/pktgen.c
+++ b/net/core/pktgen.c
@@ -3139,7 +3139,9 @@ static __inline__ void pktgen_xmit(struct pktgen_dev *pkt_dev)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (netif_queue_stopped(odev) || need_resched()) {
+	if ((netif_queue_stopped(odev) ||
+	     netif_subqueue_stopped(odev, pkt_dev->skb->queue_mapping)) ||
+	     need_resched()) {
 		idle_start = getCurUs();
 
 		if (!netif_running(odev)) {
@@ -3154,7 +3156,8 @@ static __inline__ void pktgen_xmit(struct pktgen_dev *pkt_dev)
 
 		pkt_dev->idle_acc += getCurUs() - idle_start;
 
-		if (netif_queue_stopped(odev)) {
+		if (netif_queue_stopped(odev) ||
+		    netif_subqueue_stopped(odev, pkt_dev->skb->queue_mapping)) {
 			pkt_dev->next_tx_us = getCurUs();	/* TODO */
 			pkt_dev->next_tx_ns = 0;
 			goto out;	/* Try the next interface */
@@ -3181,7 +3184,8 @@ static __inline__ void pktgen_xmit(struct pktgen_dev *pkt_dev)
 	}
 
 	netif_tx_lock_bh(odev);
-	if (!netif_queue_stopped(odev)) {
+	if (!netif_queue_stopped(odev) &&
+	    !netif_subqueue_stopped(odev, pkt_dev->skb->queue_mapping)) {
 
 		atomic_inc(&(pkt_dev->skb->users));
 	      retry_now:
diff --git a/net/core/skbuff.c b/net/core/skbuff.c
index c989c3a0f90..6a41b96b3d3 100644
--- a/net/core/skbuff.c
+++ b/net/core/skbuff.c
@@ -419,6 +419,7 @@ struct sk_buff *skb_clone(struct sk_buff *skb, gfp_t gfp_mask)
 	n->nohdr = 0;
 	C(pkt_type);
 	C(ip_summed);
+	skb_copy_queue_mapping(n, skb);
 	C(priority);
 #if defined(CONFIG_IP_VS) || defined(CONFIG_IP_VS_MODULE)
 	C(ipvs_property);
@@ -460,6 +461,7 @@ static void copy_skb_header(struct sk_buff *new, const struct sk_buff *old)
 #endif
 	new->sk		= NULL;
 	new->dev	= old->dev;
+	skb_copy_queue_mapping(new, old);
 	new->priority	= old->priority;
 	new->protocol	= old->protocol;
 	new->dst	= dst_clone(old->dst);
@@ -1932,6 +1934,7 @@ struct sk_buff *skb_segment(struct sk_buff *skb, int features)
 		tail = nskb;
 
 		nskb->dev = skb->dev;
+		skb_copy_queue_mapping(nskb, skb);
 		nskb->priority = skb->priority;
 		nskb->protocol = skb->protocol;
 		nskb->dst = dst_clone(skb->dst);
diff --git a/net/ethernet/eth.c b/net/ethernet/eth.c
index 0ac2524f3b6..1387e5411f7 100644
--- a/net/ethernet/eth.c
+++ b/net/ethernet/eth.c
@@ -316,9 +316,10 @@ void ether_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ether_setup);
 
 /**
- * alloc_etherdev - Allocates and sets up an Ethernet device
+ * alloc_etherdev_mq - Allocates and sets up an Ethernet device
  * @sizeof_priv: Size of additional driver-private structure to be allocated
  *	for this Ethernet device
+ * @queue_count: The number of queues this device has.
  *
  * Fill in the fields of the device structure with Ethernet-generic
  * values. Basically does everything except registering the device.
@@ -328,8 +329,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(ether_setup);
  * this private data area.
  */
 
-struct net_device *alloc_etherdev(int sizeof_priv)
+struct net_device *alloc_etherdev_mq(int sizeof_priv, unsigned int queue_count)
 {
-	return alloc_netdev(sizeof_priv, "eth%d", ether_setup);
+	return alloc_netdev_mq(sizeof_priv, "eth%d", ether_setup, queue_count);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(alloc_etherdev);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(alloc_etherdev_mq);
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_teql.c b/net/sched/sch_teql.c
index f05ad9a30b4..dfe7e452098 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_teql.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_teql.c
@@ -277,6 +277,7 @@ static int teql_master_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	int busy;
 	int nores;
 	int len = skb->len;
+	int subq = skb->queue_mapping;
 	struct sk_buff *skb_res = NULL;
 
 	start = master->slaves;
@@ -293,7 +294,9 @@ restart:
 
 		if (slave->qdisc_sleeping != q)
 			continue;
-		if (netif_queue_stopped(slave) || ! netif_running(slave)) {
+		if (netif_queue_stopped(slave) ||
+		    netif_subqueue_stopped(slave, subq) ||
+		    !netif_running(slave)) {
 			busy = 1;
 			continue;
 		}
@@ -302,6 +305,7 @@ restart:
 		case 0:
 			if (netif_tx_trylock(slave)) {
 				if (!netif_queue_stopped(slave) &&
+				    !netif_subqueue_stopped(slave, subq) &&
 				    slave->hard_start_xmit(skb, slave) == 0) {
 					netif_tx_unlock(slave);
 					master->slaves = NEXT_SLAVE(q);