diff --git a/drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-test.c b/drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-test.c
index 5d74f81ddfe4..bddff15052cc 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-test.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-test.c
@@ -360,12 +360,16 @@ static void pci_epf_test_cmd_handler(struct work_struct *work)
 			   msecs_to_jiffies(1));
 }
 
-static void pci_epf_test_linkup(struct pci_epf *epf)
+static int pci_epf_test_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long val,
+				 void *data)
 {
+	struct pci_epf *epf = container_of(nb, struct pci_epf, nb);
 	struct pci_epf_test *epf_test = epf_get_drvdata(epf);
 
 	queue_delayed_work(kpcitest_workqueue, &epf_test->cmd_handler,
 			   msecs_to_jiffies(1));
+
+	return NOTIFY_OK;
 }
 
 static void pci_epf_test_unbind(struct pci_epf *epf)
@@ -546,8 +550,12 @@ static int pci_epf_test_bind(struct pci_epf *epf)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (!linkup_notifier)
+	if (linkup_notifier) {
+		epf->nb.notifier_call = pci_epf_test_notifier;
+		pci_epc_register_notifier(epc, &epf->nb);
+	} else {
 		queue_work(kpcitest_workqueue, &epf_test->cmd_handler.work);
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -580,7 +588,6 @@ static int pci_epf_test_probe(struct pci_epf *epf)
 static struct pci_epf_ops ops = {
 	.unbind	= pci_epf_test_unbind,
 	.bind	= pci_epf_test_bind,
-	.linkup = pci_epf_test_linkup,
 };
 
 static struct pci_epf_driver test_driver = {
diff --git a/drivers/pci/endpoint/pci-epc-core.c b/drivers/pci/endpoint/pci-epc-core.c
index 2091508c1620..2f6436599fcb 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/endpoint/pci-epc-core.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/endpoint/pci-epc-core.c
@@ -539,16 +539,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pci_epc_remove_epf);
  */
 void pci_epc_linkup(struct pci_epc *epc)
 {
-	unsigned long flags;
-	struct pci_epf *epf;
-
 	if (!epc || IS_ERR(epc))
 		return;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&epc->lock, flags);
-	list_for_each_entry(epf, &epc->pci_epf, list)
-		pci_epf_linkup(epf);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&epc->lock, flags);
+	atomic_notifier_call_chain(&epc->notifier, 0, NULL);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pci_epc_linkup);
 
@@ -612,6 +606,7 @@ __pci_epc_create(struct device *dev, const struct pci_epc_ops *ops,
 
 	spin_lock_init(&epc->lock);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&epc->pci_epf);
+	ATOMIC_INIT_NOTIFIER_HEAD(&epc->notifier);
 
 	device_initialize(&epc->dev);
 	epc->dev.class = pci_epc_class;
diff --git a/drivers/pci/endpoint/pci-epf-core.c b/drivers/pci/endpoint/pci-epf-core.c
index fb1306de8f40..93f28c65ace0 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/endpoint/pci-epf-core.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/endpoint/pci-epf-core.c
@@ -20,26 +20,6 @@ static DEFINE_MUTEX(pci_epf_mutex);
 static struct bus_type pci_epf_bus_type;
 static const struct device_type pci_epf_type;
 
-/**
- * pci_epf_linkup() - Notify the function driver that EPC device has
- *		      established a connection with the Root Complex.
- * @epf: the EPF device bound to the EPC device which has established
- *	 the connection with the host
- *
- * Invoke to notify the function driver that EPC device has established
- * a connection with the Root Complex.
- */
-void pci_epf_linkup(struct pci_epf *epf)
-{
-	if (!epf->driver) {
-		dev_WARN(&epf->dev, "epf device not bound to driver\n");
-		return;
-	}
-
-	epf->driver->ops->linkup(epf);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pci_epf_linkup);
-
 /**
  * pci_epf_unbind() - Notify the function driver that the binding between the
  *		      EPF device and EPC device has been lost
@@ -214,7 +194,7 @@ int __pci_epf_register_driver(struct pci_epf_driver *driver,
 	if (!driver->ops)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (!driver->ops->bind || !driver->ops->unbind || !driver->ops->linkup)
+	if (!driver->ops->bind || !driver->ops->unbind)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	driver->driver.bus = &pci_epf_bus_type;
diff --git a/include/linux/pci-epc.h b/include/linux/pci-epc.h
index 56f1846b9d39..36644ccd32ac 100644
--- a/include/linux/pci-epc.h
+++ b/include/linux/pci-epc.h
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ struct pci_epc_mem {
  * @max_functions: max number of functions that can be configured in this EPC
  * @group: configfs group representing the PCI EPC device
  * @lock: spinlock to protect pci_epc ops
+ * @notifier: used to notify EPF of any EPC events (like linkup)
  */
 struct pci_epc {
 	struct device			dev;
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ struct pci_epc {
 	struct config_group		*group;
 	/* spinlock to protect against concurrent access of EP controller */
 	spinlock_t			lock;
+	struct atomic_notifier_head	notifier;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -141,6 +143,12 @@ static inline void *epc_get_drvdata(struct pci_epc *epc)
 	return dev_get_drvdata(&epc->dev);
 }
 
+static inline int
+pci_epc_register_notifier(struct pci_epc *epc, struct notifier_block *nb)
+{
+	return atomic_notifier_chain_register(&epc->notifier, nb);
+}
+
 struct pci_epc *
 __devm_pci_epc_create(struct device *dev, const struct pci_epc_ops *ops,
 		      struct module *owner);
diff --git a/include/linux/pci-epf.h b/include/linux/pci-epf.h
index 2d6f07556682..4993f7f6439b 100644
--- a/include/linux/pci-epf.h
+++ b/include/linux/pci-epf.h
@@ -55,13 +55,10 @@ struct pci_epf_header {
  * @bind: ops to perform when a EPC device has been bound to EPF device
  * @unbind: ops to perform when a binding has been lost between a EPC device
  *	    and EPF device
- * @linkup: ops to perform when the EPC device has established a connection with
- *	    a host system
  */
 struct pci_epf_ops {
 	int	(*bind)(struct pci_epf *epf);
 	void	(*unbind)(struct pci_epf *epf);
-	void	(*linkup)(struct pci_epf *epf);
 };
 
 /**
@@ -112,6 +109,7 @@ struct pci_epf_bar {
  * @epc: the EPC device to which this EPF device is bound
  * @driver: the EPF driver to which this EPF device is bound
  * @list: to add pci_epf as a list of PCI endpoint functions to pci_epc
+ * @nb: notifier block to notify EPF of any EPC events (like linkup)
  */
 struct pci_epf {
 	struct device		dev;
@@ -125,6 +123,7 @@ struct pci_epf {
 	struct pci_epc		*epc;
 	struct pci_epf_driver	*driver;
 	struct list_head	list;
+	struct notifier_block   nb;
 };
 
 #define to_pci_epf(epf_dev) container_of((epf_dev), struct pci_epf, dev)
@@ -154,5 +153,4 @@ void *pci_epf_alloc_space(struct pci_epf *epf, size_t size, enum pci_barno bar,
 void pci_epf_free_space(struct pci_epf *epf, void *addr, enum pci_barno bar);
 int pci_epf_bind(struct pci_epf *epf);
 void pci_epf_unbind(struct pci_epf *epf);
-void pci_epf_linkup(struct pci_epf *epf);
 #endif /* __LINUX_PCI_EPF_H */