diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c
index 01f5d4db4d0e..2ff689fe6d00 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/firmware.h>
 #include <linux/of.h>
+#include <linux/dmi.h>
+#include <linux/ctype.h>
 #include <asm/byteorder.h>
 
 #include "core.h"
@@ -704,6 +706,72 @@ static int ath10k_core_get_board_id_from_otp(struct ath10k *ar)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void ath10k_core_check_bdfext(const struct dmi_header *hdr, void *data)
+{
+	struct ath10k *ar = data;
+	const char *bdf_ext;
+	const char *magic = ATH10K_SMBIOS_BDF_EXT_MAGIC;
+	u8 bdf_enabled;
+	int i;
+
+	if (hdr->type != ATH10K_SMBIOS_BDF_EXT_TYPE)
+		return;
+
+	if (hdr->length != ATH10K_SMBIOS_BDF_EXT_LENGTH) {
+		ath10k_dbg(ar, ATH10K_DBG_BOOT,
+			   "wrong smbios bdf ext type length (%d).\n",
+			   hdr->length);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	bdf_enabled = *((u8 *)hdr + ATH10K_SMBIOS_BDF_EXT_OFFSET);
+	if (!bdf_enabled) {
+		ath10k_dbg(ar, ATH10K_DBG_BOOT, "bdf variant name not found.\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	/* Only one string exists (per spec) */
+	bdf_ext = (char *)hdr + hdr->length;
+
+	if (memcmp(bdf_ext, magic, strlen(magic)) != 0) {
+		ath10k_dbg(ar, ATH10K_DBG_BOOT,
+			   "bdf variant magic does not match.\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < strlen(bdf_ext); i++) {
+		if (!isascii(bdf_ext[i]) || !isprint(bdf_ext[i])) {
+			ath10k_dbg(ar, ATH10K_DBG_BOOT,
+				   "bdf variant name contains non ascii chars.\n");
+			return;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* Copy extension name without magic suffix */
+	if (strscpy(ar->id.bdf_ext, bdf_ext + strlen(magic),
+		    sizeof(ar->id.bdf_ext)) < 0) {
+		ath10k_dbg(ar, ATH10K_DBG_BOOT,
+			   "bdf variant string is longer than the buffer can accommodate (variant: %s)\n",
+			    bdf_ext);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	ath10k_dbg(ar, ATH10K_DBG_BOOT,
+		   "found and validated bdf variant smbios_type 0x%x bdf %s\n",
+		   ATH10K_SMBIOS_BDF_EXT_TYPE, bdf_ext);
+}
+
+static int ath10k_core_check_smbios(struct ath10k *ar)
+{
+	ar->id.bdf_ext[0] = '\0';
+	dmi_walk(ath10k_core_check_bdfext, ar);
+
+	if (ar->id.bdf_ext[0] == '\0')
+		return -ENODATA;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int ath10k_download_and_run_otp(struct ath10k *ar)
 {
 	u32 result, address = ar->hw_params.patch_load_addr;
@@ -1013,6 +1081,23 @@ static int ath10k_core_fetch_board_data_api_n(struct ath10k *ar,
 		case ATH10K_BD_IE_BOARD:
 			ret = ath10k_core_parse_bd_ie_board(ar, data, ie_len,
 							    boardname);
+			if (ret == -ENOENT && ar->id.bdf_ext[0] != '\0') {
+				/* try default bdf if variant was not found */
+				char *s, *v = ",variant=";
+				char boardname2[100];
+
+				strlcpy(boardname2, boardname,
+					sizeof(boardname2));
+
+				s = strstr(boardname2, v);
+				if (s)
+					*s = '\0';  /* strip ",variant=%s" */
+
+				ret = ath10k_core_parse_bd_ie_board(ar, data,
+								    ie_len,
+								    boardname2);
+			}
+
 			if (ret == -ENOENT)
 				/* no match found, continue */
 				break;
@@ -1050,6 +1135,9 @@ static int ath10k_core_fetch_board_data_api_n(struct ath10k *ar,
 static int ath10k_core_create_board_name(struct ath10k *ar, char *name,
 					 size_t name_len)
 {
+	/* strlen(',variant=') + strlen(ar->id.bdf_ext) */
+	char variant[9 + ATH10K_SMBIOS_BDF_EXT_STR_LENGTH] = { 0 };
+
 	if (ar->id.bmi_ids_valid) {
 		scnprintf(name, name_len,
 			  "bus=%s,bmi-chip-id=%d,bmi-board-id=%d",
@@ -1059,12 +1147,15 @@ static int ath10k_core_create_board_name(struct ath10k *ar, char *name,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
+	if (ar->id.bdf_ext[0] != '\0')
+		scnprintf(variant, sizeof(variant), ",variant=%s",
+			  ar->id.bdf_ext);
+
 	scnprintf(name, name_len,
-		  "bus=%s,vendor=%04x,device=%04x,subsystem-vendor=%04x,subsystem-device=%04x",
+		  "bus=%s,vendor=%04x,device=%04x,subsystem-vendor=%04x,subsystem-device=%04x%s",
 		  ath10k_bus_str(ar->hif.bus),
 		  ar->id.vendor, ar->id.device,
-		  ar->id.subsystem_vendor, ar->id.subsystem_device);
-
+		  ar->id.subsystem_vendor, ar->id.subsystem_device, variant);
 out:
 	ath10k_dbg(ar, ATH10K_DBG_BOOT, "boot using board name '%s'\n", name);
 
@@ -2123,6 +2214,10 @@ static int ath10k_core_probe_fw(struct ath10k *ar)
 		goto err_free_firmware_files;
 	}
 
+	ret = ath10k_core_check_smbios(ar);
+	if (ret)
+		ath10k_dbg(ar, ATH10K_DBG_BOOT, "bdf variant name not set.\n");
+
 	ret = ath10k_core_fetch_board_file(ar);
 	if (ret) {
 		ath10k_err(ar, "failed to fetch board file: %d\n", ret);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.h
index 09ff8b8a6441..77df39a5ed63 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.h
@@ -69,6 +69,23 @@
 #define ATH10K_NAPI_BUDGET      64
 #define ATH10K_NAPI_QUOTA_LIMIT 60
 
+/* SMBIOS type containing Board Data File Name Extension */
+#define ATH10K_SMBIOS_BDF_EXT_TYPE 0xF8
+
+/* SMBIOS type structure length (excluding strings-set) */
+#define ATH10K_SMBIOS_BDF_EXT_LENGTH 0x9
+
+/* Offset pointing to Board Data File Name Extension */
+#define ATH10K_SMBIOS_BDF_EXT_OFFSET 0x8
+
+/* Board Data File Name Extension string length.
+ * String format: BDF_<Customer ID>_<Extension>\0
+ */
+#define ATH10K_SMBIOS_BDF_EXT_STR_LENGTH 0x20
+
+/* The magic used by QCA spec */
+#define ATH10K_SMBIOS_BDF_EXT_MAGIC "BDF_"
+
 struct ath10k;
 
 enum ath10k_bus {
@@ -781,6 +798,8 @@ struct ath10k {
 		bool bmi_ids_valid;
 		u8 bmi_board_id;
 		u8 bmi_chip_id;
+
+		char bdf_ext[ATH10K_SMBIOS_BDF_EXT_STR_LENGTH];
 	} id;
 
 	int fw_api;
