diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/ntmp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/ntmp.c
index 601435966ed1..0d83f0c9dc6e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/ntmp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/ntmp.c
@@ -47,6 +47,30 @@
 #define RSST_STSE_DATA_SIZE(n)		((n) * 8)
 #define RSST_CFGE_DATA_SIZE(n)		(n)
 
+u32 ntmp_lookup_free_eid(unsigned long *bitmap, u32 size)
+{
+	u32 entry_id;
+
+	entry_id = find_first_zero_bit(bitmap, size);
+	if (entry_id == size)
+		return NTMP_NULL_ENTRY_ID;
+
+	/* Set the bit once we found it */
+	__set_bit(entry_id, bitmap);
+
+	return entry_id;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ntmp_lookup_free_eid);
+
+void ntmp_clear_eid_bitmap(unsigned long *bitmap, u32 entry_id)
+{
+	if (entry_id == NTMP_NULL_ENTRY_ID)
+		return;
+
+	__clear_bit(entry_id, bitmap);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ntmp_clear_eid_bitmap);
+
 int ntmp_init_cbdr(struct netc_cbdr *cbdr, struct device *dev,
 		   const struct netc_cbdr_regs *regs)
 {
diff --git a/include/linux/fsl/ntmp.h b/include/linux/fsl/ntmp.h
index e8b1bd802f19..4d329488763d 100644
--- a/include/linux/fsl/ntmp.h
+++ b/include/linux/fsl/ntmp.h
@@ -266,6 +266,8 @@ struct bpt_cfge_data {
 int ntmp_init_cbdr(struct netc_cbdr *cbdr, struct device *dev,
 		   const struct netc_cbdr_regs *regs);
 void ntmp_free_cbdr(struct netc_cbdr *cbdr);
+u32 ntmp_lookup_free_eid(unsigned long *bitmap, u32 size);
+void ntmp_clear_eid_bitmap(unsigned long *bitmap, u32 entry_id);
 
 /* NTMP APIs */
 int ntmp_maft_add_entry(struct ntmp_user *user, u32 entry_id,