diff --git a/drivers/vfio/pci/mlx5/cmd.c b/drivers/vfio/pci/mlx5/cmd.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fcf2dab0541a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/vfio/pci/mlx5/cmd.c
@@ -0,0 +1,252 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 OR Linux-OpenIB
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2021-2022, NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved
+ */
+
+#include "cmd.h"
+
+int mlx5vf_cmd_suspend_vhca(struct pci_dev *pdev, u16 vhca_id, u16 op_mod)
+{
+	struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev = mlx5_vf_get_core_dev(pdev);
+	u32 out[MLX5_ST_SZ_DW(suspend_vhca_out)] = {};
+	u32 in[MLX5_ST_SZ_DW(suspend_vhca_in)] = {};
+	int ret;
+
+	if (!mdev)
+		return -ENOTCONN;
+
+	MLX5_SET(suspend_vhca_in, in, opcode, MLX5_CMD_OP_SUSPEND_VHCA);
+	MLX5_SET(suspend_vhca_in, in, vhca_id, vhca_id);
+	MLX5_SET(suspend_vhca_in, in, op_mod, op_mod);
+
+	ret = mlx5_cmd_exec_inout(mdev, suspend_vhca, in, out);
+	mlx5_vf_put_core_dev(mdev);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int mlx5vf_cmd_resume_vhca(struct pci_dev *pdev, u16 vhca_id, u16 op_mod)
+{
+	struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev = mlx5_vf_get_core_dev(pdev);
+	u32 out[MLX5_ST_SZ_DW(resume_vhca_out)] = {};
+	u32 in[MLX5_ST_SZ_DW(resume_vhca_in)] = {};
+	int ret;
+
+	if (!mdev)
+		return -ENOTCONN;
+
+	MLX5_SET(resume_vhca_in, in, opcode, MLX5_CMD_OP_RESUME_VHCA);
+	MLX5_SET(resume_vhca_in, in, vhca_id, vhca_id);
+	MLX5_SET(resume_vhca_in, in, op_mod, op_mod);
+
+	ret = mlx5_cmd_exec_inout(mdev, resume_vhca, in, out);
+	mlx5_vf_put_core_dev(mdev);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int mlx5vf_cmd_query_vhca_migration_state(struct pci_dev *pdev, u16 vhca_id,
+					  size_t *state_size)
+{
+	struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev = mlx5_vf_get_core_dev(pdev);
+	u32 out[MLX5_ST_SZ_DW(query_vhca_migration_state_out)] = {};
+	u32 in[MLX5_ST_SZ_DW(query_vhca_migration_state_in)] = {};
+	int ret;
+
+	if (!mdev)
+		return -ENOTCONN;
+
+	MLX5_SET(query_vhca_migration_state_in, in, opcode,
+		 MLX5_CMD_OP_QUERY_VHCA_MIGRATION_STATE);
+	MLX5_SET(query_vhca_migration_state_in, in, vhca_id, vhca_id);
+	MLX5_SET(query_vhca_migration_state_in, in, op_mod, 0);
+
+	ret = mlx5_cmd_exec_inout(mdev, query_vhca_migration_state, in, out);
+	if (ret)
+		goto end;
+
+	*state_size = MLX5_GET(query_vhca_migration_state_out, out,
+			       required_umem_size);
+
+end:
+	mlx5_vf_put_core_dev(mdev);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int mlx5vf_cmd_get_vhca_id(struct pci_dev *pdev, u16 function_id, u16 *vhca_id)
+{
+	struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev = mlx5_vf_get_core_dev(pdev);
+	u32 in[MLX5_ST_SZ_DW(query_hca_cap_in)] = {};
+	int out_size;
+	void *out;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (!mdev)
+		return -ENOTCONN;
+
+	out_size = MLX5_ST_SZ_BYTES(query_hca_cap_out);
+	out = kzalloc(out_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!out) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	MLX5_SET(query_hca_cap_in, in, opcode, MLX5_CMD_OP_QUERY_HCA_CAP);
+	MLX5_SET(query_hca_cap_in, in, other_function, 1);
+	MLX5_SET(query_hca_cap_in, in, function_id, function_id);
+	MLX5_SET(query_hca_cap_in, in, op_mod,
+		 MLX5_SET_HCA_CAP_OP_MOD_GENERAL_DEVICE << 1 |
+		 HCA_CAP_OPMOD_GET_CUR);
+
+	ret = mlx5_cmd_exec_inout(mdev, query_hca_cap, in, out);
+	if (ret)
+		goto err_exec;
+
+	*vhca_id = MLX5_GET(query_hca_cap_out, out,
+			    capability.cmd_hca_cap.vhca_id);
+
+err_exec:
+	kfree(out);
+end:
+	mlx5_vf_put_core_dev(mdev);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int _create_state_mkey(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev, u32 pdn,
+			      struct mlx5_vf_migration_file *migf, u32 *mkey)
+{
+	size_t npages = DIV_ROUND_UP(migf->total_length, PAGE_SIZE);
+	struct sg_dma_page_iter dma_iter;
+	int err = 0, inlen;
+	__be64 *mtt;
+	void *mkc;
+	u32 *in;
+
+	inlen = MLX5_ST_SZ_BYTES(create_mkey_in) +
+		sizeof(*mtt) * round_up(npages, 2);
+
+	in = kvzalloc(inlen, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!in)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	MLX5_SET(create_mkey_in, in, translations_octword_actual_size,
+		 DIV_ROUND_UP(npages, 2));
+	mtt = (__be64 *)MLX5_ADDR_OF(create_mkey_in, in, klm_pas_mtt);
+
+	for_each_sgtable_dma_page (&migf->table.sgt, &dma_iter, 0)
+		*mtt++ = cpu_to_be64(sg_page_iter_dma_address(&dma_iter));
+
+	mkc = MLX5_ADDR_OF(create_mkey_in, in, memory_key_mkey_entry);
+	MLX5_SET(mkc, mkc, access_mode_1_0, MLX5_MKC_ACCESS_MODE_MTT);
+	MLX5_SET(mkc, mkc, lr, 1);
+	MLX5_SET(mkc, mkc, lw, 1);
+	MLX5_SET(mkc, mkc, rr, 1);
+	MLX5_SET(mkc, mkc, rw, 1);
+	MLX5_SET(mkc, mkc, pd, pdn);
+	MLX5_SET(mkc, mkc, bsf_octword_size, 0);
+	MLX5_SET(mkc, mkc, qpn, 0xffffff);
+	MLX5_SET(mkc, mkc, log_page_size, PAGE_SHIFT);
+	MLX5_SET(mkc, mkc, translations_octword_size, DIV_ROUND_UP(npages, 2));
+	MLX5_SET64(mkc, mkc, len, migf->total_length);
+	err = mlx5_core_create_mkey(mdev, mkey, in, inlen);
+	kvfree(in);
+	return err;
+}
+
+int mlx5vf_cmd_save_vhca_state(struct pci_dev *pdev, u16 vhca_id,
+			       struct mlx5_vf_migration_file *migf)
+{
+	struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev = mlx5_vf_get_core_dev(pdev);
+	u32 out[MLX5_ST_SZ_DW(save_vhca_state_out)] = {};
+	u32 in[MLX5_ST_SZ_DW(save_vhca_state_in)] = {};
+	u32 pdn, mkey;
+	int err;
+
+	if (!mdev)
+		return -ENOTCONN;
+
+	err = mlx5_core_alloc_pd(mdev, &pdn);
+	if (err)
+		goto end;
+
+	err = dma_map_sgtable(mdev->device, &migf->table.sgt, DMA_FROM_DEVICE,
+			      0);
+	if (err)
+		goto err_dma_map;
+
+	err = _create_state_mkey(mdev, pdn, migf, &mkey);
+	if (err)
+		goto err_create_mkey;
+
+	MLX5_SET(save_vhca_state_in, in, opcode,
+		 MLX5_CMD_OP_SAVE_VHCA_STATE);
+	MLX5_SET(save_vhca_state_in, in, op_mod, 0);
+	MLX5_SET(save_vhca_state_in, in, vhca_id, vhca_id);
+	MLX5_SET(save_vhca_state_in, in, mkey, mkey);
+	MLX5_SET(save_vhca_state_in, in, size, migf->total_length);
+
+	err = mlx5_cmd_exec_inout(mdev, save_vhca_state, in, out);
+	if (err)
+		goto err_exec;
+
+	migf->total_length =
+		MLX5_GET(save_vhca_state_out, out, actual_image_size);
+
+	mlx5_core_destroy_mkey(mdev, mkey);
+	mlx5_core_dealloc_pd(mdev, pdn);
+	dma_unmap_sgtable(mdev->device, &migf->table.sgt, DMA_FROM_DEVICE, 0);
+	mlx5_vf_put_core_dev(mdev);
+
+	return 0;
+
+err_exec:
+	mlx5_core_destroy_mkey(mdev, mkey);
+err_create_mkey:
+	dma_unmap_sgtable(mdev->device, &migf->table.sgt, DMA_FROM_DEVICE, 0);
+err_dma_map:
+	mlx5_core_dealloc_pd(mdev, pdn);
+end:
+	mlx5_vf_put_core_dev(mdev);
+	return err;
+}
+
+int mlx5vf_cmd_load_vhca_state(struct pci_dev *pdev, u16 vhca_id,
+			       struct mlx5_vf_migration_file *migf)
+{
+	struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev = mlx5_vf_get_core_dev(pdev);
+	u32 out[MLX5_ST_SZ_DW(save_vhca_state_out)] = {};
+	u32 in[MLX5_ST_SZ_DW(save_vhca_state_in)] = {};
+	u32 pdn, mkey;
+	int err;
+
+	if (!mdev)
+		return -ENOTCONN;
+
+	err = mlx5_core_alloc_pd(mdev, &pdn);
+	if (err)
+		goto end;
+
+	err = dma_map_sgtable(mdev->device, &migf->table.sgt, DMA_TO_DEVICE, 0);
+	if (err)
+		goto err_reg;
+
+	err = _create_state_mkey(mdev, pdn, migf, &mkey);
+	if (err)
+		goto err_mkey;
+
+	MLX5_SET(load_vhca_state_in, in, opcode,
+		 MLX5_CMD_OP_LOAD_VHCA_STATE);
+	MLX5_SET(load_vhca_state_in, in, op_mod, 0);
+	MLX5_SET(load_vhca_state_in, in, vhca_id, vhca_id);
+	MLX5_SET(load_vhca_state_in, in, mkey, mkey);
+	MLX5_SET(load_vhca_state_in, in, size, migf->total_length);
+
+	err = mlx5_cmd_exec_inout(mdev, load_vhca_state, in, out);
+
+	mlx5_core_destroy_mkey(mdev, mkey);
+err_mkey:
+	dma_unmap_sgtable(mdev->device, &migf->table.sgt, DMA_TO_DEVICE, 0);
+err_reg:
+	mlx5_core_dealloc_pd(mdev, pdn);
+end:
+	mlx5_vf_put_core_dev(mdev);
+	return err;
+}
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/pci/mlx5/cmd.h b/drivers/vfio/pci/mlx5/cmd.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..69a1481ed953
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/vfio/pci/mlx5/cmd.h
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 OR Linux-OpenIB */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2021-2022, NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+ */
+
+#ifndef MLX5_VFIO_CMD_H
+#define MLX5_VFIO_CMD_H
+
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/mlx5/driver.h>
+
+struct mlx5_vf_migration_file {
+	struct file *filp;
+	struct mutex lock;
+
+	struct sg_append_table table;
+	size_t total_length;
+	size_t allocated_length;
+
+	/* Optimize mlx5vf_get_migration_page() for sequential access */
+	struct scatterlist *last_offset_sg;
+	unsigned int sg_last_entry;
+	unsigned long last_offset;
+};
+
+int mlx5vf_cmd_suspend_vhca(struct pci_dev *pdev, u16 vhca_id, u16 op_mod);
+int mlx5vf_cmd_resume_vhca(struct pci_dev *pdev, u16 vhca_id, u16 op_mod);
+int mlx5vf_cmd_query_vhca_migration_state(struct pci_dev *pdev, u16 vhca_id,
+					  size_t *state_size);
+int mlx5vf_cmd_get_vhca_id(struct pci_dev *pdev, u16 function_id, u16 *vhca_id);
+int mlx5vf_cmd_save_vhca_state(struct pci_dev *pdev, u16 vhca_id,
+			       struct mlx5_vf_migration_file *migf);
+int mlx5vf_cmd_load_vhca_state(struct pci_dev *pdev, u16 vhca_id,
+			       struct mlx5_vf_migration_file *migf);
+#endif /* MLX5_VFIO_CMD_H */
