diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/vector_kern.c b/arch/um/drivers/vector_kern.c
index af27d5c41776..0d5547960c82 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/vector_kern.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/vector_kern.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2017 - Cambridge Greys Limited
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 - 2019 Cambridge Greys Limited
  * Copyright (C) 2011 - 2014 Cisco Systems Inc
  * Copyright (C) 2001 - 2007 Jeff Dike (jdike@{addtoit,linux.intel}.com)
  * Copyright (C) 2001 Lennert Buytenhek (buytenh@gnu.org) and
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
 #include <linux/skbuff.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
+#include <linux/firmware.h>
+#include <linux/fs.h>
+#include <uapi/linux/filter.h>
 #include <init.h>
 #include <irq_kern.h>
 #include <irq_user.h>
@@ -128,6 +131,16 @@ static int get_mtu(struct arglist *def)
 	return ETH_MAX_PACKET;
 }
 
+static char *get_bpf_file(struct arglist *def)
+{
+	return uml_vector_fetch_arg(def, "bpffile");
+}
+
+static bool get_bpf_flash(struct arglist *def)
+{
+	return uml_vector_fetch_arg(def, "bpfflash") != NULL;
+}
+
 static int get_depth(struct arglist *def)
 {
 	char *mtu = uml_vector_fetch_arg(def, "depth");
@@ -176,6 +189,7 @@ static int get_transport_options(struct arglist *def)
 	int vec_rx = VECTOR_RX;
 	int vec_tx = VECTOR_TX;
 	long parsed;
+	int result = 0;
 
 	if (vector != NULL) {
 		if (kstrtoul(vector, 10, &parsed) == 0) {
@@ -186,14 +200,16 @@ static int get_transport_options(struct arglist *def)
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (get_bpf_flash(def))
+		result = VECTOR_BPF_FLASH;
 
 	if (strncmp(transport, TRANS_TAP, TRANS_TAP_LEN) == 0)
-		return 0;
+		return result;
 	if (strncmp(transport, TRANS_HYBRID, TRANS_HYBRID_LEN) == 0)
-		return (vec_rx | VECTOR_BPF);
+		return (result | vec_rx | VECTOR_BPF);
 	if (strncmp(transport, TRANS_RAW, TRANS_RAW_LEN) == 0)
-		return (vec_rx | vec_tx | VECTOR_QDISC_BYPASS);
-	return (vec_rx | vec_tx);
+		return (result | vec_rx | vec_tx | VECTOR_QDISC_BYPASS);
+	return (result | vec_rx | vec_tx);
 }
 
 
@@ -1139,6 +1155,8 @@ static int vector_net_close(struct net_device *dev)
 	}
 	tasklet_kill(&vp->tx_poll);
 	if (vp->fds->rx_fd > 0) {
+		if (vp->bpf)
+			uml_vector_detach_bpf(vp->fds->rx_fd, vp->bpf);
 		os_close_file(vp->fds->rx_fd);
 		vp->fds->rx_fd = -1;
 	}
@@ -1146,7 +1164,10 @@ static int vector_net_close(struct net_device *dev)
 		os_close_file(vp->fds->tx_fd);
 		vp->fds->tx_fd = -1;
 	}
+	if (vp->bpf != NULL)
+		kfree(vp->bpf->filter);
 	kfree(vp->bpf);
+	vp->bpf = NULL;
 	kfree(vp->fds->remote_addr);
 	kfree(vp->transport_data);
 	kfree(vp->header_rxbuffer);
@@ -1196,6 +1217,8 @@ static int vector_net_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	vp->opened = true;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vp->lock, flags);
 
+	vp->bpf = uml_vector_user_bpf(get_bpf_file(vp->parsed));
+
 	vp->fds = uml_vector_user_open(vp->unit, vp->parsed);
 
 	if (vp->fds == NULL)
@@ -1267,8 +1290,11 @@ static int vector_net_open(struct net_device *dev)
 		if (!uml_raw_enable_qdisc_bypass(vp->fds->rx_fd))
 			vp->options |= VECTOR_BPF;
 	}
-	if ((vp->options & VECTOR_BPF) != 0)
-		vp->bpf = uml_vector_default_bpf(vp->fds->rx_fd, dev->dev_addr);
+	if (((vp->options & VECTOR_BPF) != 0) && (vp->bpf == NULL))
+		vp->bpf = uml_vector_default_bpf(dev->dev_addr);
+
+	if (vp->bpf != NULL)
+		uml_vector_attach_bpf(vp->fds->rx_fd, vp->bpf);
 
 	netif_start_queue(dev);
 
@@ -1347,6 +1373,55 @@ static void vector_net_get_drvinfo(struct net_device *dev,
 	strlcpy(info->version, DRIVER_VERSION, sizeof(info->version));
 }
 
+static int vector_net_load_bpf_flash(struct net_device *dev,
+				struct ethtool_flash *efl)
+{
+	struct vector_private *vp = netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct vector_device *vdevice;
+	const struct firmware *fw;
+
+	if (vp->options && VECTOR_BPF_FLASH == 0) {
+		netdev_err(dev, "loading firmware not permitted: %s\n", efl->data);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (vp->bpf != NULL) {
+		uml_vector_detach_bpf(vp->fds->rx_fd, vp->bpf);
+		kfree(vp->bpf->filter);
+		vp->bpf->filter = NULL;
+	} else {
+		vp->bpf = kmalloc(sizeof(struct sock_fprog), GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (vp->bpf == NULL) {
+			netdev_err(dev, "failed to allocate memory for firmware\n");
+			goto flash_fail;
+		}
+	}
+
+	vdevice = find_device(vp->unit);
+
+	if (request_firmware(&fw, efl->data, &vdevice->pdev.dev))
+		goto flash_fail;
+
+	vp->bpf->filter = kmemdup(fw->data, fw->size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!vp->bpf->filter)
+		goto free_buffer;
+
+	vp->bpf->len = fw->size / sizeof(struct sock_filter);
+	release_firmware(fw);
+
+	return uml_vector_attach_bpf(vp->fds->rx_fd, vp->bpf);
+
+free_buffer:
+	release_firmware(fw);
+
+flash_fail:
+	if (vp->bpf != NULL)
+		kfree(vp->bpf->filter);
+	kfree(vp->bpf);
+	vp->bpf = NULL;
+	return -1;
+}
+
 static void vector_get_ringparam(struct net_device *netdev,
 				struct ethtool_ringparam *ring)
 {
@@ -1424,6 +1499,7 @@ static const struct ethtool_ops vector_net_ethtool_ops = {
 	.get_ethtool_stats = vector_get_ethtool_stats,
 	.get_coalesce	= vector_get_coalesce,
 	.set_coalesce	= vector_set_coalesce,
+	.flash_device	= vector_net_load_bpf_flash,
 };
 
 
@@ -1528,8 +1604,9 @@ static void vector_eth_configure(
 		.in_write_poll		= false,
 		.coalesce		= 2,
 		.req_size		= get_req_size(def),
-		.in_error		= false
-		});
+		.in_error		= false,
+		.bpf			= NULL
+	});
 
 	dev->features = dev->hw_features = (NETIF_F_SG | NETIF_F_FRAGLIST);
 	tasklet_init(&vp->tx_poll, vector_tx_poll, (unsigned long)vp);
diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/vector_kern.h b/arch/um/drivers/vector_kern.h
index 684d2e60ad86..e30003a54366 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/vector_kern.h
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/vector_kern.h
@@ -29,10 +29,13 @@
 #define VECTOR_TX (1 << 1)
 #define VECTOR_BPF (1 << 2)
 #define VECTOR_QDISC_BYPASS (1 << 3)
+#define VECTOR_BPF_FLASH (1 << 4)
 
 #define ETH_MAX_PACKET 1500
 #define ETH_HEADER_OTHER 32 /* just in case someone decides to go mad on QnQ */
 
+#define MAX_FILTER_PROG (2 << 16)
+
 struct vector_queue {
 	struct mmsghdr *mmsg_vector;
 	void **skbuff_vector;
@@ -118,10 +121,13 @@ struct vector_private {
 	bool in_write_poll;
 	bool in_error;
 
+	/* guest allowed to use ethtool flash to load bpf */
+	bool bpf_via_flash;
+
 	/* ethtool stats */
 
 	struct vector_estats estats;
-	void *bpf;
+	struct sock_fprog *bpf;
 
 	char user[0];
 };
diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/vector_user.c b/arch/um/drivers/vector_user.c
index f92e05ad145f..b602bbf399fe 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/vector_user.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/vector_user.c
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@
 #define TUN_GET_F_FAIL "tapraw: TUNGETFEATURES failed: %s"
 #define L2TPV3_BIND_FAIL "l2tpv3_open : could not bind socket err=%i"
 #define UNIX_BIND_FAIL "unix_open : could not bind socket err=%i"
-#define BPF_ATTACH_FAIL "Failed to attach filter size %d to %d, err %d\n"
+#define BPF_ATTACH_FAIL "Failed to attach filter size %d prog %px to %d, err %d\n"
+#define BPF_DETACH_FAIL "Failed to detach filter size %d prog %px to %d, err %d\n"
 
 #define MAX_UN_LEN 107
 
@@ -660,31 +661,44 @@ int uml_vector_recvmmsg(
 	else
 		return -errno;
 }
-int uml_vector_attach_bpf(int fd, void *bpf, int bpf_len)
+int uml_vector_attach_bpf(int fd, void *bpf)
 {
-	int err = setsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_ATTACH_FILTER, bpf, bpf_len);
+	struct sock_fprog *prog = bpf;
+
+	int err = setsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_ATTACH_FILTER, bpf, sizeof(struct sock_fprog));
 
 	if (err < 0)
-		printk(KERN_ERR BPF_ATTACH_FAIL, bpf_len, fd, -errno);
+		printk(KERN_ERR BPF_ATTACH_FAIL, prog->len, prog->filter, fd, -errno);
 	return err;
 }
 
-#define DEFAULT_BPF_LEN 6
+int uml_vector_detach_bpf(int fd, void *bpf)
+{
+	struct sock_fprog *prog = bpf;
 
-void *uml_vector_default_bpf(int fd, void *mac)
+	int err = setsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_DETACH_FILTER, bpf, sizeof(struct sock_fprog));
+	if (err < 0)
+		printk(KERN_ERR BPF_DETACH_FAIL, prog->len, prog->filter, fd, -errno);
+	return err;
+}
+void *uml_vector_default_bpf(void *mac)
 {
 	struct sock_filter *bpf;
 	uint32_t *mac1 = (uint32_t *)(mac + 2);
 	uint16_t *mac2 = (uint16_t *) mac;
-	struct sock_fprog bpf_prog = {
-		.len = 6,
-		.filter = NULL,
-	};
+	struct sock_fprog *bpf_prog;
 
+	bpf_prog = uml_kmalloc(sizeof(struct sock_fprog), UM_GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (bpf_prog) {
+		bpf_prog->len = DEFAULT_BPF_LEN;
+		bpf_prog->filter = NULL;
+	} else {
+		return NULL;
+	}
 	bpf = uml_kmalloc(
 		sizeof(struct sock_filter) * DEFAULT_BPF_LEN, UM_GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (bpf != NULL) {
-		bpf_prog.filter = bpf;
+		bpf_prog->filter = bpf;
 		/* ld	[8] */
 		bpf[0] = (struct sock_filter){ 0x20, 0, 0, 0x00000008 };
 		/* jeq	#0xMAC[2-6] jt 2 jf 5*/
@@ -697,12 +711,58 @@ void *uml_vector_default_bpf(int fd, void *mac)
 		bpf[4] = (struct sock_filter){ 0x6, 0, 0, 0x00000000 };
 		/* ret	#0x40000 */
 		bpf[5] = (struct sock_filter){ 0x6, 0, 0, 0x00040000 };
-		if (uml_vector_attach_bpf(
-			fd, &bpf_prog, sizeof(struct sock_fprog)) < 0) {
-			kfree(bpf);
-			bpf = NULL;
-		}
+	} else {
+		kfree(bpf_prog);
+		bpf_prog = NULL;
 	}
-	return bpf;
+	printk(KERN_ERR "Using default bpf");
+	return bpf_prog;
 }
 
+/* Note - this function requires a valid mac being passed as an arg */
+
+void *uml_vector_user_bpf(char *filename)
+{
+	struct sock_filter *bpf;
+	struct sock_fprog *bpf_prog;
+	struct stat statbuf;
+	int res, ffd = -1;
+
+	if (filename == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+
+	if (stat(filename, &statbuf) < 0) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR "Error %d reading bpf file", -errno);
+		return false;
+	}
+	bpf_prog = uml_kmalloc(sizeof(struct sock_fprog), UM_GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (bpf_prog != NULL) {
+		bpf_prog->len = statbuf.st_size / sizeof(struct sock_filter);
+		bpf_prog->filter = NULL;
+	}
+	ffd = os_open_file(filename, of_read(OPENFLAGS()), 0);
+	if (ffd < 0) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR "Error %d opening bpf file", -errno);
+		goto bpf_failed;
+	}
+	bpf = uml_kmalloc(statbuf.st_size, UM_GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (bpf == NULL) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR "Failed to allocate bpf buffer");
+		goto bpf_failed;
+	}
+	bpf_prog->filter = bpf;
+	res = os_read_file(ffd, bpf, statbuf.st_size);
+	if (res < statbuf.st_size) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR "Failed to read bpf program %s, error %d", filename, res);
+		kfree(bpf);
+		goto bpf_failed;
+	}
+	os_close_file(ffd);
+	printk(KERN_ERR "Successfully read bpf program %s, size %d", filename, res);
+	return bpf_prog;
+bpf_failed:
+	if (ffd > 0)
+		os_close_file(ffd);
+	kfree(bpf_prog);
+	return NULL;
+}
diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/vector_user.h b/arch/um/drivers/vector_user.h
index 0a13ca9592d1..18dafa59299f 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/vector_user.h
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/vector_user.h
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 #define TRANS_BESS "bess"
 #define TRANS_BESS_LEN strlen(TRANS_BESS)
 
+#define DEFAULT_BPF_LEN 6
+
 #ifndef IPPROTO_GRE
 #define IPPROTO_GRE 0x2F
 #endif
@@ -95,8 +97,10 @@ extern int uml_vector_recvmmsg(
 	unsigned int vlen,
 	unsigned int flags
 );
-extern void *uml_vector_default_bpf(int fd, void *mac);
-extern int uml_vector_attach_bpf(int fd, void *bpf, int bpf_len);
+extern void *uml_vector_default_bpf(void *mac);
+extern void *uml_vector_user_bpf(char *filename);
+extern int uml_vector_attach_bpf(int fd, void *bpf);
+extern int uml_vector_detach_bpf(int fd, void *bpf);
 extern bool uml_raw_enable_qdisc_bypass(int fd);
 extern bool uml_raw_enable_vnet_headers(int fd);
 extern bool uml_tap_enable_vnet_headers(int fd);
