diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/diag/fw_tracer.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/diag/fw_tracer.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3ecbf06b4d71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/diag/fw_tracer.c
@@ -0,0 +1,196 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2018, Mellanox Technologies. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This software is available to you under a choice of one of two
+ * licenses.  You may choose to be licensed under the terms of the GNU
+ * General Public License (GPL) Version 2, available from the file
+ * COPYING in the main directory of this source tree, or the
+ * OpenIB.org BSD license below:
+ *
+ *     Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or
+ *     without modification, are permitted provided that the following
+ *     conditions are met:
+ *
+ *      - Redistributions of source code must retain the above
+ *        copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
+ *        disclaimer.
+ *
+ *      - Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+ *        copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
+ *        disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials
+ *        provided with the distribution.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+ * EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+ * MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
+ * NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS
+ * BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN
+ * ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
+ * CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ * SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#include "fw_tracer.h"
+
+static int mlx5_query_mtrc_caps(struct mlx5_fw_tracer *tracer)
+{
+	u32 *string_db_base_address_out = tracer->str_db.base_address_out;
+	u32 *string_db_size_out = tracer->str_db.size_out;
+	struct mlx5_core_dev *dev = tracer->dev;
+	u32 out[MLX5_ST_SZ_DW(mtrc_cap)] = {0};
+	u32 in[MLX5_ST_SZ_DW(mtrc_cap)] = {0};
+	void *mtrc_cap_sp;
+	int err, i;
+
+	err = mlx5_core_access_reg(dev, in, sizeof(in), out, sizeof(out),
+				   MLX5_REG_MTRC_CAP, 0, 0);
+	if (err) {
+		mlx5_core_warn(dev, "FWTracer: Error reading tracer caps %d\n",
+			       err);
+		return err;
+	}
+
+	if (!MLX5_GET(mtrc_cap, out, trace_to_memory)) {
+		mlx5_core_dbg(dev, "FWTracer: Device does not support logging traces to memory\n");
+		return -ENOTSUPP;
+	}
+
+	tracer->trc_ver = MLX5_GET(mtrc_cap, out, trc_ver);
+	tracer->str_db.first_string_trace =
+			MLX5_GET(mtrc_cap, out, first_string_trace);
+	tracer->str_db.num_string_trace =
+			MLX5_GET(mtrc_cap, out, num_string_trace);
+	tracer->str_db.num_string_db = MLX5_GET(mtrc_cap, out, num_string_db);
+	tracer->owner = !!MLX5_GET(mtrc_cap, out, trace_owner);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < tracer->str_db.num_string_db; i++) {
+		mtrc_cap_sp = MLX5_ADDR_OF(mtrc_cap, out, string_db_param[i]);
+		string_db_base_address_out[i] = MLX5_GET(mtrc_string_db_param,
+							 mtrc_cap_sp,
+							 string_db_base_address);
+		string_db_size_out[i] = MLX5_GET(mtrc_string_db_param,
+						 mtrc_cap_sp, string_db_size);
+	}
+
+	return err;
+}
+
+static int mlx5_set_mtrc_caps_trace_owner(struct mlx5_fw_tracer *tracer,
+					  u32 *out, u32 out_size,
+					  u8 trace_owner)
+{
+	struct mlx5_core_dev *dev = tracer->dev;
+	u32 in[MLX5_ST_SZ_DW(mtrc_cap)] = {0};
+
+	MLX5_SET(mtrc_cap, in, trace_owner, trace_owner);
+
+	return mlx5_core_access_reg(dev, in, sizeof(in), out, out_size,
+				    MLX5_REG_MTRC_CAP, 0, 1);
+}
+
+static int mlx5_fw_tracer_ownership_acquire(struct mlx5_fw_tracer *tracer)
+{
+	struct mlx5_core_dev *dev = tracer->dev;
+	u32 out[MLX5_ST_SZ_DW(mtrc_cap)] = {0};
+	int err;
+
+	err = mlx5_set_mtrc_caps_trace_owner(tracer, out, sizeof(out),
+					     MLX5_FW_TRACER_ACQUIRE_OWNERSHIP);
+	if (err) {
+		mlx5_core_warn(dev, "FWTracer: Acquire tracer ownership failed %d\n",
+			       err);
+		return err;
+	}
+
+	tracer->owner = !!MLX5_GET(mtrc_cap, out, trace_owner);
+
+	if (!tracer->owner)
+		return -EBUSY;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void mlx5_fw_tracer_ownership_release(struct mlx5_fw_tracer *tracer)
+{
+	u32 out[MLX5_ST_SZ_DW(mtrc_cap)] = {0};
+
+	mlx5_set_mtrc_caps_trace_owner(tracer, out, sizeof(out),
+				       MLX5_FW_TRACER_RELEASE_OWNERSHIP);
+	tracer->owner = false;
+}
+
+static void mlx5_fw_tracer_ownership_change(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct mlx5_fw_tracer *tracer = container_of(work, struct mlx5_fw_tracer,
+						     ownership_change_work);
+	struct mlx5_core_dev *dev = tracer->dev;
+	int err;
+
+	if (tracer->owner) {
+		mlx5_fw_tracer_ownership_release(tracer);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	err = mlx5_fw_tracer_ownership_acquire(tracer);
+	if (err) {
+		mlx5_core_dbg(dev, "FWTracer: Ownership was not granted %d\n", err);
+		return;
+	}
+}
+
+struct mlx5_fw_tracer *mlx5_fw_tracer_create(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
+{
+	struct mlx5_fw_tracer *tracer = NULL;
+	int err;
+
+	if (!MLX5_CAP_MCAM_REG(dev, tracer_registers)) {
+		mlx5_core_dbg(dev, "FWTracer: Tracer capability not present\n");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	tracer = kzalloc(sizeof(*tracer), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!tracer)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+	tracer->work_queue = create_singlethread_workqueue("mlx5_fw_tracer");
+	if (!tracer->work_queue) {
+		err = -ENOMEM;
+		goto free_tracer;
+	}
+
+	tracer->dev = dev;
+
+	INIT_WORK(&tracer->ownership_change_work, mlx5_fw_tracer_ownership_change);
+
+	err = mlx5_query_mtrc_caps(tracer);
+	if (err) {
+		mlx5_core_dbg(dev, "FWTracer: Failed to query capabilities %d\n", err);
+		goto destroy_workqueue;
+	}
+
+	mlx5_fw_tracer_ownership_change(&tracer->ownership_change_work);
+
+	return tracer;
+
+destroy_workqueue:
+	tracer->dev = NULL;
+	destroy_workqueue(tracer->work_queue);
+free_tracer:
+	kfree(tracer);
+	return ERR_PTR(err);
+}
+
+void mlx5_fw_tracer_destroy(struct mlx5_fw_tracer *tracer)
+{
+	if (!tracer)
+		return;
+
+	cancel_work_sync(&tracer->ownership_change_work);
+
+	if (tracer->owner)
+		mlx5_fw_tracer_ownership_release(tracer);
+
+	flush_workqueue(tracer->work_queue);
+	destroy_workqueue(tracer->work_queue);
+	kfree(tracer);
+}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/diag/fw_tracer.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/diag/fw_tracer.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..721c41a5e827
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/diag/fw_tracer.h
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2018, Mellanox Technologies. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This software is available to you under a choice of one of two
+ * licenses.  You may choose to be licensed under the terms of the GNU
+ * General Public License (GPL) Version 2, available from the file
+ * COPYING in the main directory of this source tree, or the
+ * OpenIB.org BSD license below:
+ *
+ *     Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or
+ *     without modification, are permitted provided that the following
+ *     conditions are met:
+ *
+ *      - Redistributions of source code must retain the above
+ *        copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
+ *        disclaimer.
+ *
+ *      - Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+ *        copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
+ *        disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials
+ *        provided with the distribution.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+ * EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+ * MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
+ * NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS
+ * BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN
+ * ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
+ * CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ * SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#ifndef __LIB_TRACER_H__
+#define __LIB_TRACER_H__
+
+#include <linux/mlx5/driver.h>
+#include "mlx5_core.h"
+
+#define STRINGS_DB_SECTIONS_NUM 8
+
+struct mlx5_fw_tracer {
+	struct mlx5_core_dev *dev;
+	bool owner;
+	u8   trc_ver;
+	struct workqueue_struct *work_queue;
+	struct work_struct ownership_change_work;
+
+	/* Strings DB */
+	struct {
+		u8 first_string_trace;
+		u8 num_string_trace;
+		u32 num_string_db;
+		u32 base_address_out[STRINGS_DB_SECTIONS_NUM];
+		u32 size_out[STRINGS_DB_SECTIONS_NUM];
+	} str_db;
+};
+
+enum mlx5_fw_tracer_ownership_state {
+	MLX5_FW_TRACER_RELEASE_OWNERSHIP,
+	MLX5_FW_TRACER_ACQUIRE_OWNERSHIP,
+};
+
+struct mlx5_fw_tracer *mlx5_fw_tracer_create(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev);
+void mlx5_fw_tracer_destroy(struct mlx5_fw_tracer *tracer);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/include/linux/mlx5/driver.h b/include/linux/mlx5/driver.h
index 957199c20a0f..86cb0ebf92fa 100644
--- a/include/linux/mlx5/driver.h
+++ b/include/linux/mlx5/driver.h
@@ -816,6 +816,8 @@ struct mlx5_clock {
 	struct mlx5_pps            pps_info;
 };
 
+struct mlx5_fw_tracer;
+
 struct mlx5_core_dev {
 	struct pci_dev	       *pdev;
 	/* sync pci state */
@@ -860,6 +862,7 @@ struct mlx5_core_dev {
 	struct mlx5_clock        clock;
 	struct mlx5_ib_clock_info  *clock_info;
 	struct page             *clock_info_page;
+	struct mlx5_fw_tracer   *tracer;
 };
 
 struct mlx5_db {