Index: sys/dev/bnxt/bnxt_hwrm.h
===================================================================
--- sys/dev/bnxt/bnxt_hwrm.h
+++ sys/dev/bnxt/bnxt_hwrm.h
@@ -101,5 +101,6 @@
 uint16_t bnxt_hwrm_get_wol_fltrs(struct bnxt_softc *softc, uint16_t handle);
 int bnxt_hwrm_alloc_wol_fltr(struct bnxt_softc *softc);
 int bnxt_hwrm_free_wol_fltr(struct bnxt_softc *softc);
-
+int bnxt_hwrm_func_rgtr_async_events(struct bnxt_softc *softc, unsigned long *bmap,
+                                     int bmap_size);
 #endif
Index: sys/dev/bnxt/bnxt_hwrm.c
===================================================================
--- sys/dev/bnxt/bnxt_hwrm.c
+++ sys/dev/bnxt/bnxt_hwrm.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 
 #include <sys/endian.h>
+#include <sys/bitstring.h>
 
 #include "bnxt.h"
 #include "bnxt_hwrm.h"
@@ -1547,3 +1548,44 @@
 	req.wol_filter_id = softc->wol_filter_id;
 	return hwrm_send_message(softc, &req, sizeof(req));
 }
+
+
+int bnxt_hwrm_func_rgtr_async_events(struct bnxt_softc *softc, unsigned long *bmap,
+                                     int bmap_size)
+{
+	struct hwrm_func_drv_rgtr_input req = {0};
+	bitstr_t *async_events_bmap;
+	uint32_t *events;
+	int i;
+
+	async_events_bmap = bit_alloc(256, M_DEVBUF, M_WAITOK|M_ZERO);
+	events = (uint32_t *)async_events_bmap;
+
+	bnxt_hwrm_cmd_hdr_init(softc, &req, HWRM_FUNC_DRV_RGTR);
+
+	req.enables =
+		htole32(HWRM_FUNC_DRV_RGTR_INPUT_ENABLES_ASYNC_EVENT_FWD);
+
+	memset(async_events_bmap, 0, sizeof(256 / 8));
+
+	bit_set(async_events_bmap, HWRM_ASYNC_EVENT_CMPL_EVENT_ID_LINK_STATUS_CHANGE);
+	bit_set(async_events_bmap, HWRM_ASYNC_EVENT_CMPL_EVENT_ID_PF_DRVR_UNLOAD);
+	bit_set(async_events_bmap, HWRM_ASYNC_EVENT_CMPL_EVENT_ID_PORT_CONN_NOT_ALLOWED);
+	bit_set(async_events_bmap, HWRM_ASYNC_EVENT_CMPL_EVENT_ID_VF_CFG_CHANGE);
+	bit_set(async_events_bmap, HWRM_ASYNC_EVENT_CMPL_EVENT_ID_LINK_SPEED_CFG_CHANGE);
+
+	if (bmap && bmap_size) {
+		for (i = 0; i < bmap_size; i++) {
+			if (bit_test(bmap, i))
+				bit_set(async_events_bmap, i);
+		}
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < 8; i++)
+		req.async_event_fwd[i] |= htole32(events[i]);
+
+	free(async_events_bmap, M_DEVBUF);
+
+	return hwrm_send_message(softc, &req, sizeof(req));
+}
+
Index: sys/dev/bnxt/if_bnxt.c
===================================================================
--- sys/dev/bnxt/if_bnxt.c
+++ sys/dev/bnxt/if_bnxt.c
@@ -691,6 +691,12 @@
 		goto drv_rgtr_fail;
 	}
 
+        rc = bnxt_hwrm_func_rgtr_async_events(softc, NULL, 0);
+	if (rc) {
+		device_printf(softc->dev, "attach: hwrm rgtr async evts failed\n");
+		goto drv_rgtr_fail;
+	}
+
 	/* Get the HW capabilities */
 	rc = bnxt_hwrm_func_qcaps(softc);
 	if (rc)
@@ -2286,11 +2292,11 @@
 		    HWRM_PORT_PHY_QCFG_OUTPUT_PAUSE_RX)
 			flow_ctrl = "FC - receive";
 		else
-			flow_ctrl = "none";
+			flow_ctrl = "FC - none";
 		iflib_link_state_change(softc->ctx, LINK_STATE_UP,
 		    IF_Gbps(100));
-		device_printf(softc->dev, "Link is UP %s, %s\n", duplex,
-		    flow_ctrl);
+		device_printf(softc->dev, "Link is UP %s, %s - %d Mbps \n", duplex,
+		    flow_ctrl, (softc->link_info.link_speed * 100));
 	} else {
 		iflib_link_state_change(softc->ctx, LINK_STATE_DOWN,
 		    bnxt_get_baudrate(&softc->link_info));