New upstream version 18.11-rc1
[deb_dpdk.git] / drivers / net / mlx5 / mlx5_flow.c
index ca4625b..280af0a 100644 (file)
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  * Copyright 2016 Mellanox Technologies, Ltd
  */
 
+#include <netinet/in.h>
 #include <sys/queue.h>
 #include <stdalign.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include "mlx5_defs.h"
 #include "mlx5_prm.h"
 #include "mlx5_glue.h"
+#include "mlx5_flow.h"
 
 /* Dev ops structure defined in mlx5.c */
 extern const struct eth_dev_ops mlx5_dev_ops;
 extern const struct eth_dev_ops mlx5_dev_ops_isolate;
 
-/* Pattern outer Layer bits. */
-#define MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L2 (1u << 0)
-#define MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L3_IPV4 (1u << 1)
-#define MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L3_IPV6 (1u << 2)
-#define MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L4_UDP (1u << 3)
-#define MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L4_TCP (1u << 4)
-#define MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_VLAN (1u << 5)
-
-/* Pattern inner Layer bits. */
-#define MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L2 (1u << 6)
-#define MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L3_IPV4 (1u << 7)
-#define MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L3_IPV6 (1u << 8)
-#define MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L4_UDP (1u << 9)
-#define MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L4_TCP (1u << 10)
-#define MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_VLAN (1u << 11)
-
-/* Pattern tunnel Layer bits. */
-#define MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_VXLAN (1u << 12)
-#define MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_VXLAN_GPE (1u << 13)
-#define MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_GRE (1u << 14)
-#define MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_MPLS (1u << 15)
-
-/* Outer Masks. */
-#define MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L3 \
-       (MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L3_IPV4 | MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L3_IPV6)
-#define MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L4 \
-       (MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L4_UDP | MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L4_TCP)
-#define MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER \
-       (MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L2 | MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L3 | \
-        MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L4)
-
-/* Tunnel Masks. */
-#define MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_TUNNEL \
-       (MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_VXLAN | MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_VXLAN_GPE | \
-        MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_GRE | MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_MPLS)
-
-/* Inner Masks. */
-#define MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L3 \
-       (MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L3_IPV4 | MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L3_IPV6)
-#define MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L4 \
-       (MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L4_UDP | MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L4_TCP)
-#define MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER \
-       (MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L2 | MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L3 | \
-        MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L4)
-
-/* Actions that modify the fate of matching traffic. */
-#define MLX5_FLOW_FATE_DROP (1u << 0)
-#define MLX5_FLOW_FATE_QUEUE (1u << 1)
-#define MLX5_FLOW_FATE_RSS (1u << 2)
-
-/* Modify a packet. */
-#define MLX5_FLOW_MOD_FLAG (1u << 0)
-#define MLX5_FLOW_MOD_MARK (1u << 1)
-#define MLX5_FLOW_MOD_COUNT (1u << 2)
-
-/* possible L3 layers protocols filtering. */
-#define MLX5_IP_PROTOCOL_TCP 6
-#define MLX5_IP_PROTOCOL_UDP 17
-#define MLX5_IP_PROTOCOL_GRE 47
-#define MLX5_IP_PROTOCOL_MPLS 147
-
-/* Priority reserved for default flows. */
-#define MLX5_FLOW_PRIO_RSVD ((uint32_t)-1)
+/** Device flow drivers. */
+#ifdef HAVE_IBV_FLOW_DV_SUPPORT
+extern const struct mlx5_flow_driver_ops mlx5_flow_dv_drv_ops;
+#endif
+extern const struct mlx5_flow_driver_ops mlx5_flow_tcf_drv_ops;
+extern const struct mlx5_flow_driver_ops mlx5_flow_verbs_drv_ops;
+
+const struct mlx5_flow_driver_ops mlx5_flow_null_drv_ops;
+
+const struct mlx5_flow_driver_ops *flow_drv_ops[] = {
+       [MLX5_FLOW_TYPE_MIN] = &mlx5_flow_null_drv_ops,
+#ifdef HAVE_IBV_FLOW_DV_SUPPORT
+       [MLX5_FLOW_TYPE_DV] = &mlx5_flow_dv_drv_ops,
+#endif
+       [MLX5_FLOW_TYPE_TCF] = &mlx5_flow_tcf_drv_ops,
+       [MLX5_FLOW_TYPE_VERBS] = &mlx5_flow_verbs_drv_ops,
+       [MLX5_FLOW_TYPE_MAX] = &mlx5_flow_null_drv_ops
+};
 
 enum mlx5_expansion {
        MLX5_EXPANSION_ROOT,
@@ -270,53 +227,6 @@ static const struct rte_flow_expand_node mlx5_support_expansion[] = {
        },
 };
 
-/** Handles information leading to a drop fate. */
-struct mlx5_flow_verbs {
-       LIST_ENTRY(mlx5_flow_verbs) next;
-       unsigned int size; /**< Size of the attribute. */
-       struct {
-               struct ibv_flow_attr *attr;
-               /**< Pointer to the Specification buffer. */
-               uint8_t *specs; /**< Pointer to the specifications. */
-       };
-       struct ibv_flow *flow; /**< Verbs flow pointer. */
-       struct mlx5_hrxq *hrxq; /**< Hash Rx queue object. */
-       uint64_t hash_fields; /**< Verbs hash Rx queue hash fields. */
-};
-
-/* Counters information. */
-struct mlx5_flow_counter {
-       LIST_ENTRY(mlx5_flow_counter) next; /**< Pointer to the next counter. */
-       uint32_t shared:1; /**< Share counter ID with other flow rules. */
-       uint32_t ref_cnt:31; /**< Reference counter. */
-       uint32_t id; /**< Counter ID. */
-       struct ibv_counter_set *cs; /**< Holds the counters for the rule. */
-       uint64_t hits; /**< Number of packets matched by the rule. */
-       uint64_t bytes; /**< Number of bytes matched by the rule. */
-};
-
-/* Flow structure. */
-struct rte_flow {
-       TAILQ_ENTRY(rte_flow) next; /**< Pointer to the next flow structure. */
-       struct rte_flow_attr attributes; /**< User flow attribute. */
-       uint32_t l3_protocol_en:1; /**< Protocol filtering requested. */
-       uint32_t layers;
-       /**< Bit-fields of present layers see MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_*. */
-       uint32_t modifier;
-       /**< Bit-fields of present modifier see MLX5_FLOW_MOD_*. */
-       uint32_t fate;
-       /**< Bit-fields of present fate see MLX5_FLOW_FATE_*. */
-       uint8_t l3_protocol; /**< valid when l3_protocol_en is set. */
-       LIST_HEAD(verbs, mlx5_flow_verbs) verbs; /**< Verbs flows list. */
-       struct mlx5_flow_verbs *cur_verbs;
-       /**< Current Verbs flow structure being filled. */
-       struct mlx5_flow_counter *counter; /**< Holds Verbs flow counter. */
-       struct rte_flow_action_rss rss;/**< RSS context. */
-       uint8_t key[MLX5_RSS_HASH_KEY_LEN]; /**< RSS hash key. */
-       uint16_t (*queue)[]; /**< Destination queues to redirect traffic to. */
-       void *nl_flow; /**< Netlink flow buffer if relevant. */
-};
-
 static const struct rte_flow_ops mlx5_flow_ops = {
        .validate = mlx5_flow_validate,
        .create = mlx5_flow_create,
@@ -352,23 +262,6 @@ struct mlx5_fdir {
        struct rte_flow_action_queue queue;
 };
 
-/* Verbs specification header. */
-struct ibv_spec_header {
-       enum ibv_flow_spec_type type;
-       uint16_t size;
-};
-
-/*
- * Number of sub priorities.
- * For each kind of pattern matching i.e. L2, L3, L4 to have a correct
- * matching on the NIC (firmware dependent) L4 most have the higher priority
- * followed by L3 and ending with L2.
- */
-#define MLX5_PRIORITY_MAP_L2 2
-#define MLX5_PRIORITY_MAP_L3 1
-#define MLX5_PRIORITY_MAP_L4 0
-#define MLX5_PRIORITY_MAP_MAX 3
-
 /* Map of Verbs to Flow priority with 8 Verbs priorities. */
 static const uint32_t priority_map_3[][MLX5_PRIORITY_MAP_MAX] = {
        { 0, 1, 2 }, { 2, 3, 4 }, { 5, 6, 7 },
@@ -413,7 +306,7 @@ static struct mlx5_flow_tunnel_info tunnels_info[] = {
  * Discover the maximum number of priority available.
  *
  * @param[in] dev
- *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
+ *   Pointer to the Ethernet device structure.
  *
  * @return
  *   number of supported flow priority on success, a negative errno
@@ -478,160 +371,33 @@ mlx5_flow_discover_priorities(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 }
 
 /**
- * Adjust flow priority.
+ * Adjust flow priority based on the highest layer and the request priority.
  *
- * @param dev
- *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
- * @param flow
- *   Pointer to an rte flow.
+ * @param[in] dev
+ *   Pointer to the Ethernet device structure.
+ * @param[in] priority
+ *   The rule base priority.
+ * @param[in] subpriority
+ *   The priority based on the items.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   The new priority.
  */
-static void
-mlx5_flow_adjust_priority(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_flow *flow)
+uint32_t mlx5_flow_adjust_priority(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, int32_t priority,
+                                  uint32_t subpriority)
 {
+       uint32_t res = 0;
        struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
-       uint32_t priority = flow->attributes.priority;
-       uint32_t subpriority = flow->cur_verbs->attr->priority;
 
        switch (priv->config.flow_prio) {
        case RTE_DIM(priority_map_3):
-               priority = priority_map_3[priority][subpriority];
+               res = priority_map_3[priority][subpriority];
                break;
        case RTE_DIM(priority_map_5):
-               priority = priority_map_5[priority][subpriority];
+               res = priority_map_5[priority][subpriority];
                break;
        }
-       flow->cur_verbs->attr->priority = priority;
-}
-
-/**
- * Get a flow counter.
- *
- * @param[in] dev
- *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
- * @param[in] shared
- *   Indicate if this counter is shared with other flows.
- * @param[in] id
- *   Counter identifier.
- *
- * @return
- *   A pointer to the counter, NULL otherwise and rte_errno is set.
- */
-static struct mlx5_flow_counter *
-mlx5_flow_counter_new(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint32_t shared, uint32_t id)
-{
-       struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
-       struct mlx5_flow_counter *cnt;
-
-       LIST_FOREACH(cnt, &priv->flow_counters, next) {
-               if (!cnt->shared || cnt->shared != shared)
-                       continue;
-               if (cnt->id != id)
-                       continue;
-               cnt->ref_cnt++;
-               return cnt;
-       }
-#ifdef HAVE_IBV_DEVICE_COUNTERS_SET_SUPPORT
-
-       struct mlx5_flow_counter tmpl = {
-               .shared = shared,
-               .id = id,
-               .cs = mlx5_glue->create_counter_set
-                       (priv->ctx,
-                        &(struct ibv_counter_set_init_attr){
-                                .counter_set_id = id,
-                        }),
-               .hits = 0,
-               .bytes = 0,
-       };
-
-       if (!tmpl.cs) {
-               rte_errno = errno;
-               return NULL;
-       }
-       cnt = rte_calloc(__func__, 1, sizeof(*cnt), 0);
-       if (!cnt) {
-               rte_errno = ENOMEM;
-               return NULL;
-       }
-       *cnt = tmpl;
-       LIST_INSERT_HEAD(&priv->flow_counters, cnt, next);
-       return cnt;
-#endif
-       rte_errno = ENOTSUP;
-       return NULL;
-}
-
-/**
- * Release a flow counter.
- *
- * @param[in] counter
- *   Pointer to the counter handler.
- */
-static void
-mlx5_flow_counter_release(struct mlx5_flow_counter *counter)
-{
-       if (--counter->ref_cnt == 0) {
-               claim_zero(mlx5_glue->destroy_counter_set(counter->cs));
-               LIST_REMOVE(counter, next);
-               rte_free(counter);
-       }
-}
-
-/**
- * Verify the @p attributes will be correctly understood by the NIC and store
- * them in the @p flow if everything is correct.
- *
- * @param[in] dev
- *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
- * @param[in] attributes
- *   Pointer to flow attributes
- * @param[in, out] flow
- *   Pointer to the rte_flow structure.
- * @param[out] error
- *   Pointer to error structure.
- *
- * @return
- *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
- */
-static int
-mlx5_flow_attributes(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-                    const struct rte_flow_attr *attributes,
-                    struct rte_flow *flow,
-                    struct rte_flow_error *error)
-{
-       uint32_t priority_max =
-               ((struct priv *)dev->data->dev_private)->config.flow_prio - 1;
-
-       if (attributes->group)
-               return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ATTR_GROUP,
-                                         NULL,
-                                         "groups is not supported");
-       if (attributes->priority != MLX5_FLOW_PRIO_RSVD &&
-           attributes->priority >= priority_max)
-               return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ATTR_PRIORITY,
-                                         NULL,
-                                         "priority out of range");
-       if (attributes->egress)
-               return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ATTR_EGRESS,
-                                         NULL,
-                                         "egress is not supported");
-       if (attributes->transfer)
-               return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ATTR_TRANSFER,
-                                         NULL,
-                                         "transfer is not supported");
-       if (!attributes->ingress)
-               return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ATTR_INGRESS,
-                                         NULL,
-                                         "ingress attribute is mandatory");
-       flow->attributes = *attributes;
-       if (attributes->priority == MLX5_FLOW_PRIO_RSVD)
-               flow->attributes.priority = priority_max;
-       return 0;
+       return  res;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -652,7 +418,7 @@ mlx5_flow_attributes(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
  * @return
  *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
  */
-static int
+int
 mlx5_flow_item_acceptable(const struct rte_flow_item *item,
                          const uint8_t *mask,
                          const uint8_t *nic_mask,
@@ -671,8 +437,7 @@ mlx5_flow_item_acceptable(const struct rte_flow_item *item,
                                                  " bits");
        if (!item->spec && (item->mask || item->last))
                return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM,
-                                         item,
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
                                          "mask/last without a spec is not"
                                          " supported");
        if (item->spec && item->last) {
@@ -687,2163 +452,1469 @@ mlx5_flow_item_acceptable(const struct rte_flow_item *item,
                }
                ret = memcmp(spec, last, size);
                if (ret != 0)
-                       return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
+                       return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
                                                  RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM,
                                                  item,
-                                                 "range is not supported");
+                                                 "range is not valid");
        }
        return 0;
 }
 
 /**
- * Add a verbs item specification into @p flow.
- *
- * @param[in, out] flow
- *   Pointer to flow structure.
- * @param[in] src
- *   Create specification.
- * @param[in] size
- *   Size in bytes of the specification to copy.
- */
-static void
-mlx5_flow_spec_verbs_add(struct rte_flow *flow, void *src, unsigned int size)
-{
-       struct mlx5_flow_verbs *verbs = flow->cur_verbs;
-
-       if (verbs->specs) {
-               void *dst;
-
-               dst = (void *)(verbs->specs + verbs->size);
-               memcpy(dst, src, size);
-               ++verbs->attr->num_of_specs;
-       }
-       verbs->size += size;
-}
-
-/**
- * Adjust verbs hash fields according to the @p flow information.
+ * Adjust the hash fields according to the @p flow information.
  *
- * @param[in, out] flow.
- *   Pointer to flow structure.
+ * @param[in] dev_flow.
+ *   Pointer to the mlx5_flow.
  * @param[in] tunnel
  *   1 when the hash field is for a tunnel item.
  * @param[in] layer_types
  *   ETH_RSS_* types.
  * @param[in] hash_fields
  *   Item hash fields.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   The hash fileds that should be used.
  */
-static void
-mlx5_flow_verbs_hashfields_adjust(struct rte_flow *flow,
-                                 int tunnel __rte_unused,
-                                 uint32_t layer_types, uint64_t hash_fields)
+uint64_t
+mlx5_flow_hashfields_adjust(struct mlx5_flow *dev_flow,
+                           int tunnel __rte_unused, uint64_t layer_types,
+                           uint64_t hash_fields)
 {
+       struct rte_flow *flow = dev_flow->flow;
 #ifdef HAVE_IBV_DEVICE_TUNNEL_SUPPORT
-       hash_fields |= (tunnel ? IBV_RX_HASH_INNER : 0);
-       if (flow->rss.level == 2 && !tunnel)
-               hash_fields = 0;
-       else if (flow->rss.level < 2 && tunnel)
-               hash_fields = 0;
+       int rss_request_inner = flow->rss.level >= 2;
+
+       /* Check RSS hash level for tunnel. */
+       if (tunnel && rss_request_inner)
+               hash_fields |= IBV_RX_HASH_INNER;
+       else if (tunnel || rss_request_inner)
+               return 0;
 #endif
+       /* Check if requested layer matches RSS hash fields. */
        if (!(flow->rss.types & layer_types))
-               hash_fields = 0;
-       flow->cur_verbs->hash_fields |= hash_fields;
+               return 0;
+       return hash_fields;
 }
 
 /**
- * Convert the @p item into a Verbs specification after ensuring the NIC
- * will understand and process it correctly.
- * If the necessary size for the conversion is greater than the @p flow_size,
- * nothing is written in @p flow, the validation is still performed.
- *
- * @param[in] item
- *   Item specification.
- * @param[in, out] flow
- *   Pointer to flow structure.
- * @param[in] flow_size
- *   Size in bytes of the available space in @p flow, if too small, nothing is
- *   written.
- * @param[out] error
- *   Pointer to error structure.
+ * Lookup and set the ptype in the data Rx part.  A single Ptype can be used,
+ * if several tunnel rules are used on this queue, the tunnel ptype will be
+ * cleared.
  *
- * @return
- *   On success the number of bytes consumed/necessary, if the returned value
- *   is lesser or equal to @p flow_size, the @p item has fully been converted,
- *   otherwise another call with this returned memory size should be done.
- *   On error, a negative errno value is returned and rte_errno is set.
+ * @param rxq_ctrl
+ *   Rx queue to update.
  */
-static int
-mlx5_flow_item_eth(const struct rte_flow_item *item, struct rte_flow *flow,
-                  const size_t flow_size, struct rte_flow_error *error)
+static void
+flow_rxq_tunnel_ptype_update(struct mlx5_rxq_ctrl *rxq_ctrl)
 {
-       const struct rte_flow_item_eth *spec = item->spec;
-       const struct rte_flow_item_eth *mask = item->mask;
-       const struct rte_flow_item_eth nic_mask = {
-               .dst.addr_bytes = "\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff",
-               .src.addr_bytes = "\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff",
-               .type = RTE_BE16(0xffff),
-       };
-       const int tunnel = !!(flow->layers & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_TUNNEL);
-       const unsigned int size = sizeof(struct ibv_flow_spec_eth);
-       struct ibv_flow_spec_eth eth = {
-               .type = IBV_FLOW_SPEC_ETH | (tunnel ? IBV_FLOW_SPEC_INNER : 0),
-               .size = size,
-       };
-       int ret;
-
-       if (flow->layers & (tunnel ? MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L2 :
-                           MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L2))
-               return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM,
-                                         item,
-                                         "L2 layers already configured");
-       if (!mask)
-               mask = &rte_flow_item_eth_mask;
-       ret = mlx5_flow_item_acceptable(item, (const uint8_t *)mask,
-                                       (const uint8_t *)&nic_mask,
-                                       sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_eth),
-                                       error);
-       if (ret)
-               return ret;
-       flow->layers |= tunnel ? MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L2 :
-               MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L2;
-       if (size > flow_size)
-               return size;
-       if (spec) {
-               unsigned int i;
+       unsigned int i;
+       uint32_t tunnel_ptype = 0;
 
-               memcpy(&eth.val.dst_mac, spec->dst.addr_bytes, ETHER_ADDR_LEN);
-               memcpy(&eth.val.src_mac, spec->src.addr_bytes, ETHER_ADDR_LEN);
-               eth.val.ether_type = spec->type;
-               memcpy(&eth.mask.dst_mac, mask->dst.addr_bytes, ETHER_ADDR_LEN);
-               memcpy(&eth.mask.src_mac, mask->src.addr_bytes, ETHER_ADDR_LEN);
-               eth.mask.ether_type = mask->type;
-               /* Remove unwanted bits from values. */
-               for (i = 0; i < ETHER_ADDR_LEN; ++i) {
-                       eth.val.dst_mac[i] &= eth.mask.dst_mac[i];
-                       eth.val.src_mac[i] &= eth.mask.src_mac[i];
+       /* Look up for the ptype to use. */
+       for (i = 0; i != MLX5_FLOW_TUNNEL; ++i) {
+               if (!rxq_ctrl->flow_tunnels_n[i])
+                       continue;
+               if (!tunnel_ptype) {
+                       tunnel_ptype = tunnels_info[i].ptype;
+               } else {
+                       tunnel_ptype = 0;
+                       break;
                }
-               eth.val.ether_type &= eth.mask.ether_type;
        }
-       flow->cur_verbs->attr->priority = MLX5_PRIORITY_MAP_L2;
-       mlx5_flow_spec_verbs_add(flow, &eth, size);
-       return size;
+       rxq_ctrl->rxq.tunnel = tunnel_ptype;
 }
 
 /**
- * Update the VLAN tag in the Verbs Ethernet specification.
+ * Set the Rx queue flags (Mark/Flag and Tunnel Ptypes) according to the devive
+ * flow.
  *
- * @param[in, out] attr
- *   Pointer to Verbs attributes structure.
- * @param[in] eth
- *   Verbs structure containing the VLAN information to copy.
+ * @param[in] dev
+ *   Pointer to the Ethernet device structure.
+ * @param[in] dev_flow
+ *   Pointer to device flow structure.
  */
 static void
-mlx5_flow_item_vlan_update(struct ibv_flow_attr *attr,
-                          struct ibv_flow_spec_eth *eth)
+flow_drv_rxq_flags_set(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct mlx5_flow *dev_flow)
 {
+       struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+       struct rte_flow *flow = dev_flow->flow;
+       const int mark = !!(flow->actions &
+                           (MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_FLAG | MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_MARK));
+       const int tunnel = !!(dev_flow->layers & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_TUNNEL);
        unsigned int i;
-       const enum ibv_flow_spec_type search = eth->type;
-       struct ibv_spec_header *hdr = (struct ibv_spec_header *)
-               ((uint8_t *)attr + sizeof(struct ibv_flow_attr));
-
-       for (i = 0; i != attr->num_of_specs; ++i) {
-               if (hdr->type == search) {
-                       struct ibv_flow_spec_eth *e =
-                               (struct ibv_flow_spec_eth *)hdr;
-
-                       e->val.vlan_tag = eth->val.vlan_tag;
-                       e->mask.vlan_tag = eth->mask.vlan_tag;
-                       e->val.ether_type = eth->val.ether_type;
-                       e->mask.ether_type = eth->mask.ether_type;
-                       break;
+
+       for (i = 0; i != flow->rss.queue_num; ++i) {
+               int idx = (*flow->queue)[i];
+               struct mlx5_rxq_ctrl *rxq_ctrl =
+                       container_of((*priv->rxqs)[idx],
+                                    struct mlx5_rxq_ctrl, rxq);
+
+               if (mark) {
+                       rxq_ctrl->rxq.mark = 1;
+                       rxq_ctrl->flow_mark_n++;
+               }
+               if (tunnel) {
+                       unsigned int j;
+
+                       /* Increase the counter matching the flow. */
+                       for (j = 0; j != MLX5_FLOW_TUNNEL; ++j) {
+                               if ((tunnels_info[j].tunnel &
+                                    dev_flow->layers) ==
+                                   tunnels_info[j].tunnel) {
+                                       rxq_ctrl->flow_tunnels_n[j]++;
+                                       break;
+                               }
+                       }
+                       flow_rxq_tunnel_ptype_update(rxq_ctrl);
                }
-               hdr = (struct ibv_spec_header *)((uint8_t *)hdr + hdr->size);
        }
 }
 
 /**
- * Convert the @p item into @p flow (or by updating the already present
- * Ethernet Verbs) specification after ensuring the NIC will understand and
- * process it correctly.
- * If the necessary size for the conversion is greater than the @p flow_size,
- * nothing is written in @p flow, the validation is still performed.
+ * Set the Rx queue flags (Mark/Flag and Tunnel Ptypes) for a flow
  *
- * @param[in] item
- *   Item specification.
- * @param[in, out] flow
+ * @param[in] dev
+ *   Pointer to the Ethernet device structure.
+ * @param[in] flow
  *   Pointer to flow structure.
- * @param[in] flow_size
- *   Size in bytes of the available space in @p flow, if too small, nothing is
- *   written.
- * @param[out] error
- *   Pointer to error structure.
- *
- * @return
- *   On success the number of bytes consumed/necessary, if the returned value
- *   is lesser or equal to @p flow_size, the @p item has fully been converted,
- *   otherwise another call with this returned memory size should be done.
- *   On error, a negative errno value is returned and rte_errno is set.
  */
-static int
-mlx5_flow_item_vlan(const struct rte_flow_item *item, struct rte_flow *flow,
-                   const size_t flow_size, struct rte_flow_error *error)
+static void
+flow_rxq_flags_set(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_flow *flow)
 {
-       const struct rte_flow_item_vlan *spec = item->spec;
-       const struct rte_flow_item_vlan *mask = item->mask;
-       const struct rte_flow_item_vlan nic_mask = {
-               .tci = RTE_BE16(0x0fff),
-               .inner_type = RTE_BE16(0xffff),
-       };
-       unsigned int size = sizeof(struct ibv_flow_spec_eth);
-       const int tunnel = !!(flow->layers & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_TUNNEL);
-       struct ibv_flow_spec_eth eth = {
-               .type = IBV_FLOW_SPEC_ETH | (tunnel ? IBV_FLOW_SPEC_INNER : 0),
-               .size = size,
-       };
-       int ret;
-       const uint32_t l34m = tunnel ? (MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L3 |
-                                       MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L4) :
-               (MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L3 | MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L4);
-       const uint32_t vlanm = tunnel ? MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_VLAN :
-               MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_VLAN;
-       const uint32_t l2m = tunnel ? MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L2 :
-               MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L2;
+       struct mlx5_flow *dev_flow;
 
-       if (flow->layers & vlanm)
-               return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM,
-                                         item,
-                                         "VLAN layer already configured");
-       else if ((flow->layers & l34m) != 0)
-               return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM,
-                                         item,
-                                         "L2 layer cannot follow L3/L4 layer");
-       if (!mask)
-               mask = &rte_flow_item_vlan_mask;
-       ret = mlx5_flow_item_acceptable
-               (item, (const uint8_t *)mask,
-                (const uint8_t *)&nic_mask,
-                sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_vlan), error);
-       if (ret)
-               return ret;
-       if (spec) {
-               eth.val.vlan_tag = spec->tci;
-               eth.mask.vlan_tag = mask->tci;
-               eth.val.vlan_tag &= eth.mask.vlan_tag;
-               eth.val.ether_type = spec->inner_type;
-               eth.mask.ether_type = mask->inner_type;
-               eth.val.ether_type &= eth.mask.ether_type;
-       }
-       /*
-        * From verbs perspective an empty VLAN is equivalent
-        * to a packet without VLAN layer.
-        */
-       if (!eth.mask.vlan_tag)
-               return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM_SPEC,
-                                         item->spec,
-                                         "VLAN cannot be empty");
-       if (!(flow->layers & l2m)) {
-               if (size <= flow_size) {
-                       flow->cur_verbs->attr->priority = MLX5_PRIORITY_MAP_L2;
-                       mlx5_flow_spec_verbs_add(flow, &eth, size);
-               }
-       } else {
-               if (flow->cur_verbs)
-                       mlx5_flow_item_vlan_update(flow->cur_verbs->attr,
-                                                  &eth);
-               size = 0; /* Only an update is done in eth specification. */
-       }
-       flow->layers |= tunnel ?
-               (MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L2 | MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_VLAN) :
-               (MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L2 | MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_VLAN);
-       return size;
+       LIST_FOREACH(dev_flow, &flow->dev_flows, next)
+               flow_drv_rxq_flags_set(dev, dev_flow);
 }
 
 /**
- * Convert the @p item into a Verbs specification after ensuring the NIC
- * will understand and process it correctly.
- * If the necessary size for the conversion is greater than the @p flow_size,
- * nothing is written in @p flow, the validation is still performed.
- *
- * @param[in] item
- *   Item specification.
- * @param[in, out] flow
- *   Pointer to flow structure.
- * @param[in] flow_size
- *   Size in bytes of the available space in @p flow, if too small, nothing is
- *   written.
- * @param[out] error
- *   Pointer to error structure.
+ * Clear the Rx queue flags (Mark/Flag and Tunnel Ptype) associated with the
+ * device flow if no other flow uses it with the same kind of request.
  *
- * @return
- *   On success the number of bytes consumed/necessary, if the returned value
- *   is lesser or equal to @p flow_size, the @p item has fully been converted,
- *   otherwise another call with this returned memory size should be done.
- *   On error, a negative errno value is returned and rte_errno is set.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
+ * @param[in] dev_flow
+ *   Pointer to the device flow.
  */
-static int
-mlx5_flow_item_ipv4(const struct rte_flow_item *item, struct rte_flow *flow,
-                   const size_t flow_size, struct rte_flow_error *error)
+static void
+flow_drv_rxq_flags_trim(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct mlx5_flow *dev_flow)
 {
-       const struct rte_flow_item_ipv4 *spec = item->spec;
-       const struct rte_flow_item_ipv4 *mask = item->mask;
-       const struct rte_flow_item_ipv4 nic_mask = {
-               .hdr = {
-                       .src_addr = RTE_BE32(0xffffffff),
-                       .dst_addr = RTE_BE32(0xffffffff),
-                       .type_of_service = 0xff,
-                       .next_proto_id = 0xff,
-               },
-       };
-       const int tunnel = !!(flow->layers & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_TUNNEL);
-       unsigned int size = sizeof(struct ibv_flow_spec_ipv4_ext);
-       struct ibv_flow_spec_ipv4_ext ipv4 = {
-               .type = IBV_FLOW_SPEC_IPV4_EXT |
-                       (tunnel ? IBV_FLOW_SPEC_INNER : 0),
-               .size = size,
-       };
-       int ret;
+       struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+       struct rte_flow *flow = dev_flow->flow;
+       const int mark = !!(flow->actions &
+                           (MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_FLAG | MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_MARK));
+       const int tunnel = !!(dev_flow->layers & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_TUNNEL);
+       unsigned int i;
 
-       if (flow->layers & (tunnel ? MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L3 :
-                           MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L3))
-               return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM,
-                                         item,
-                                         "multiple L3 layers not supported");
-       else if (flow->layers & (tunnel ? MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L4 :
-                                MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L4))
-               return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM,
-                                         item,
-                                         "L3 cannot follow an L4 layer.");
-       if (!mask)
-               mask = &rte_flow_item_ipv4_mask;
-       ret = mlx5_flow_item_acceptable
-               (item, (const uint8_t *)mask,
-                (const uint8_t *)&nic_mask,
-                sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_ipv4), error);
-       if (ret < 0)
-               return ret;
-       flow->layers |= tunnel ? MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L3_IPV4 :
-               MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L3_IPV4;
-       if (spec) {
-               ipv4.val = (struct ibv_flow_ipv4_ext_filter){
-                       .src_ip = spec->hdr.src_addr,
-                       .dst_ip = spec->hdr.dst_addr,
-                       .proto = spec->hdr.next_proto_id,
-                       .tos = spec->hdr.type_of_service,
-               };
-               ipv4.mask = (struct ibv_flow_ipv4_ext_filter){
-                       .src_ip = mask->hdr.src_addr,
-                       .dst_ip = mask->hdr.dst_addr,
-                       .proto = mask->hdr.next_proto_id,
-                       .tos = mask->hdr.type_of_service,
-               };
-               /* Remove unwanted bits from values. */
-               ipv4.val.src_ip &= ipv4.mask.src_ip;
-               ipv4.val.dst_ip &= ipv4.mask.dst_ip;
-               ipv4.val.proto &= ipv4.mask.proto;
-               ipv4.val.tos &= ipv4.mask.tos;
-       }
-       flow->l3_protocol_en = !!ipv4.mask.proto;
-       flow->l3_protocol = ipv4.val.proto;
-       if (size <= flow_size) {
-               mlx5_flow_verbs_hashfields_adjust
-                       (flow, tunnel,
-                        (ETH_RSS_IPV4 | ETH_RSS_FRAG_IPV4 |
-                         ETH_RSS_NONFRAG_IPV4_OTHER),
-                        (IBV_RX_HASH_SRC_IPV4 | IBV_RX_HASH_DST_IPV4));
-               flow->cur_verbs->attr->priority = MLX5_PRIORITY_MAP_L3;
-               mlx5_flow_spec_verbs_add(flow, &ipv4, size);
+       assert(dev->data->dev_started);
+       for (i = 0; i != flow->rss.queue_num; ++i) {
+               int idx = (*flow->queue)[i];
+               struct mlx5_rxq_ctrl *rxq_ctrl =
+                       container_of((*priv->rxqs)[idx],
+                                    struct mlx5_rxq_ctrl, rxq);
+
+               if (mark) {
+                       rxq_ctrl->flow_mark_n--;
+                       rxq_ctrl->rxq.mark = !!rxq_ctrl->flow_mark_n;
+               }
+               if (tunnel) {
+                       unsigned int j;
+
+                       /* Decrease the counter matching the flow. */
+                       for (j = 0; j != MLX5_FLOW_TUNNEL; ++j) {
+                               if ((tunnels_info[j].tunnel &
+                                    dev_flow->layers) ==
+                                   tunnels_info[j].tunnel) {
+                                       rxq_ctrl->flow_tunnels_n[j]--;
+                                       break;
+                               }
+                       }
+                       flow_rxq_tunnel_ptype_update(rxq_ctrl);
+               }
        }
-       return size;
 }
 
 /**
- * Convert the @p item into a Verbs specification after ensuring the NIC
- * will understand and process it correctly.
- * If the necessary size for the conversion is greater than the @p flow_size,
- * nothing is written in @p flow, the validation is still performed.
+ * Clear the Rx queue flags (Mark/Flag and Tunnel Ptype) associated with the
+ * @p flow if no other flow uses it with the same kind of request.
  *
- * @param[in] item
- *   Item specification.
- * @param[in, out] flow
- *   Pointer to flow structure.
- * @param[in] flow_size
- *   Size in bytes of the available space in @p flow, if too small, nothing is
- *   written.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
+ * @param[in] flow
+ *   Pointer to the flow.
+ */
+static void
+flow_rxq_flags_trim(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_flow *flow)
+{
+       struct mlx5_flow *dev_flow;
+
+       LIST_FOREACH(dev_flow, &flow->dev_flows, next)
+               flow_drv_rxq_flags_trim(dev, dev_flow);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Clear the Mark/Flag and Tunnel ptype information in all Rx queues.
+ *
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
+ */
+static void
+flow_rxq_flags_clear(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
+{
+       struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+       unsigned int i;
+
+       for (i = 0; i != priv->rxqs_n; ++i) {
+               struct mlx5_rxq_ctrl *rxq_ctrl;
+               unsigned int j;
+
+               if (!(*priv->rxqs)[i])
+                       continue;
+               rxq_ctrl = container_of((*priv->rxqs)[i],
+                                       struct mlx5_rxq_ctrl, rxq);
+               rxq_ctrl->flow_mark_n = 0;
+               rxq_ctrl->rxq.mark = 0;
+               for (j = 0; j != MLX5_FLOW_TUNNEL; ++j)
+                       rxq_ctrl->flow_tunnels_n[j] = 0;
+               rxq_ctrl->rxq.tunnel = 0;
+       }
+}
+
+/*
+ * Validate the flag action.
+ *
+ * @param[in] action_flags
+ *   Bit-fields that holds the actions detected until now.
+ * @param[in] attr
+ *   Attributes of flow that includes this action.
  * @param[out] error
  *   Pointer to error structure.
  *
  * @return
- *   On success the number of bytes consumed/necessary, if the returned value
- *   is lesser or equal to @p flow_size, the @p item has fully been converted,
- *   otherwise another call with this returned memory size should be done.
- *   On error, a negative errno value is returned and rte_errno is set.
+ *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
  */
-static int
-mlx5_flow_item_ipv6(const struct rte_flow_item *item, struct rte_flow *flow,
-                   const size_t flow_size, struct rte_flow_error *error)
+int
+mlx5_flow_validate_action_flag(uint64_t action_flags,
+                              const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
+                              struct rte_flow_error *error)
 {
-       const struct rte_flow_item_ipv6 *spec = item->spec;
-       const struct rte_flow_item_ipv6 *mask = item->mask;
-       const struct rte_flow_item_ipv6 nic_mask = {
-               .hdr = {
-                       .src_addr =
-                               "\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff"
-                               "\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff",
-                       .dst_addr =
-                               "\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff"
-                               "\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff",
-                       .vtc_flow = RTE_BE32(0xffffffff),
-                       .proto = 0xff,
-                       .hop_limits = 0xff,
-               },
-       };
-       const int tunnel = !!(flow->layers & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_TUNNEL);
-       unsigned int size = sizeof(struct ibv_flow_spec_ipv6);
-       struct ibv_flow_spec_ipv6 ipv6 = {
-               .type = IBV_FLOW_SPEC_IPV6 | (tunnel ? IBV_FLOW_SPEC_INNER : 0),
-               .size = size,
-       };
-       int ret;
 
-       if (flow->layers & (tunnel ? MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L3 :
-                           MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L3))
-               return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM,
-                                         item,
-                                         "multiple L3 layers not supported");
-       else if (flow->layers & (tunnel ? MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L4 :
-                                MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L4))
-               return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM,
-                                         item,
-                                         "L3 cannot follow an L4 layer.");
-       /*
-        * IPv6 is not recognised by the NIC inside a GRE tunnel.
-        * Such support has to be disabled as the rule will be
-        * accepted.  Issue reproduced with Mellanox OFED 4.3-3.0.2.1 and
-        * Mellanox OFED 4.4-1.0.0.0.
-        */
-       if (tunnel && flow->layers & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_GRE)
+       if (action_flags & MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_DROP)
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION, NULL,
+                                         "can't drop and flag in same flow");
+       if (action_flags & MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_MARK)
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION, NULL,
+                                         "can't mark and flag in same flow");
+       if (action_flags & MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_FLAG)
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION, NULL,
+                                         "can't have 2 flag"
+                                         " actions in same flow");
+       if (attr->egress)
                return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM,
-                                         item,
-                                         "IPv6 inside a GRE tunnel is"
-                                         " not recognised.");
-       if (!mask)
-               mask = &rte_flow_item_ipv6_mask;
-       ret = mlx5_flow_item_acceptable
-               (item, (const uint8_t *)mask,
-                (const uint8_t *)&nic_mask,
-                sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_ipv6), error);
-       if (ret < 0)
-               return ret;
-       flow->layers |= tunnel ? MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L3_IPV6 :
-               MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L3_IPV6;
-       if (spec) {
-               unsigned int i;
-               uint32_t vtc_flow_val;
-               uint32_t vtc_flow_mask;
-
-               memcpy(&ipv6.val.src_ip, spec->hdr.src_addr,
-                      RTE_DIM(ipv6.val.src_ip));
-               memcpy(&ipv6.val.dst_ip, spec->hdr.dst_addr,
-                      RTE_DIM(ipv6.val.dst_ip));
-               memcpy(&ipv6.mask.src_ip, mask->hdr.src_addr,
-                      RTE_DIM(ipv6.mask.src_ip));
-               memcpy(&ipv6.mask.dst_ip, mask->hdr.dst_addr,
-                      RTE_DIM(ipv6.mask.dst_ip));
-               vtc_flow_val = rte_be_to_cpu_32(spec->hdr.vtc_flow);
-               vtc_flow_mask = rte_be_to_cpu_32(mask->hdr.vtc_flow);
-               ipv6.val.flow_label =
-                       rte_cpu_to_be_32((vtc_flow_val & IPV6_HDR_FL_MASK) >>
-                                        IPV6_HDR_FL_SHIFT);
-               ipv6.val.traffic_class = (vtc_flow_val & IPV6_HDR_TC_MASK) >>
-                                        IPV6_HDR_TC_SHIFT;
-               ipv6.val.next_hdr = spec->hdr.proto;
-               ipv6.val.hop_limit = spec->hdr.hop_limits;
-               ipv6.mask.flow_label =
-                       rte_cpu_to_be_32((vtc_flow_mask & IPV6_HDR_FL_MASK) >>
-                                        IPV6_HDR_FL_SHIFT);
-               ipv6.mask.traffic_class = (vtc_flow_mask & IPV6_HDR_TC_MASK) >>
-                                         IPV6_HDR_TC_SHIFT;
-               ipv6.mask.next_hdr = mask->hdr.proto;
-               ipv6.mask.hop_limit = mask->hdr.hop_limits;
-               /* Remove unwanted bits from values. */
-               for (i = 0; i < RTE_DIM(ipv6.val.src_ip); ++i) {
-                       ipv6.val.src_ip[i] &= ipv6.mask.src_ip[i];
-                       ipv6.val.dst_ip[i] &= ipv6.mask.dst_ip[i];
-               }
-               ipv6.val.flow_label &= ipv6.mask.flow_label;
-               ipv6.val.traffic_class &= ipv6.mask.traffic_class;
-               ipv6.val.next_hdr &= ipv6.mask.next_hdr;
-               ipv6.val.hop_limit &= ipv6.mask.hop_limit;
-       }
-       flow->l3_protocol_en = !!ipv6.mask.next_hdr;
-       flow->l3_protocol = ipv6.val.next_hdr;
-       if (size <= flow_size) {
-               mlx5_flow_verbs_hashfields_adjust
-                       (flow, tunnel,
-                        (ETH_RSS_IPV6 | ETH_RSS_NONFRAG_IPV6_OTHER),
-                        (IBV_RX_HASH_SRC_IPV6 | IBV_RX_HASH_DST_IPV6));
-               flow->cur_verbs->attr->priority = MLX5_PRIORITY_MAP_L3;
-               mlx5_flow_spec_verbs_add(flow, &ipv6, size);
-       }
-       return size;
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ATTR_EGRESS, NULL,
+                                         "flag action not supported for "
+                                         "egress");
+       return 0;
 }
 
-/**
- * Convert the @p item into a Verbs specification after ensuring the NIC
- * will understand and process it correctly.
- * If the necessary size for the conversion is greater than the @p flow_size,
- * nothing is written in @p flow, the validation is still performed.
+/*
+ * Validate the mark action.
  *
- * @param[in] item
- *   Item specification.
- * @param[in, out] flow
- *   Pointer to flow structure.
- * @param[in] flow_size
- *   Size in bytes of the available space in @p flow, if too small, nothing is
- *   written.
+ * @param[in] action
+ *   Pointer to the queue action.
+ * @param[in] action_flags
+ *   Bit-fields that holds the actions detected until now.
+ * @param[in] attr
+ *   Attributes of flow that includes this action.
  * @param[out] error
  *   Pointer to error structure.
  *
  * @return
- *   On success the number of bytes consumed/necessary, if the returned value
- *   is lesser or equal to @p flow_size, the @p item has fully been converted,
- *   otherwise another call with this returned memory size should be done.
- *   On error, a negative errno value is returned and rte_errno is set.
+ *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
  */
-static int
-mlx5_flow_item_udp(const struct rte_flow_item *item, struct rte_flow *flow,
-                  const size_t flow_size, struct rte_flow_error *error)
+int
+mlx5_flow_validate_action_mark(const struct rte_flow_action *action,
+                              uint64_t action_flags,
+                              const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
+                              struct rte_flow_error *error)
 {
-       const struct rte_flow_item_udp *spec = item->spec;
-       const struct rte_flow_item_udp *mask = item->mask;
-       const int tunnel = !!(flow->layers & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_TUNNEL);
-       unsigned int size = sizeof(struct ibv_flow_spec_tcp_udp);
-       struct ibv_flow_spec_tcp_udp udp = {
-               .type = IBV_FLOW_SPEC_UDP | (tunnel ? IBV_FLOW_SPEC_INNER : 0),
-               .size = size,
-       };
-       int ret;
+       const struct rte_flow_action_mark *mark = action->conf;
 
-       if (flow->l3_protocol_en && flow->l3_protocol != MLX5_IP_PROTOCOL_UDP)
-               return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM,
-                                         item,
-                                         "protocol filtering not compatible"
-                                         " with UDP layer");
-       if (!(flow->layers & (tunnel ? MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L3 :
-                             MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L3)))
+       if (!mark)
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
+                                         action,
+                                         "configuration cannot be null");
+       if (mark->id >= MLX5_FLOW_MARK_MAX)
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION_CONF,
+                                         &mark->id,
+                                         "mark id must in 0 <= id < "
+                                         RTE_STR(MLX5_FLOW_MARK_MAX));
+       if (action_flags & MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_DROP)
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION, NULL,
+                                         "can't drop and mark in same flow");
+       if (action_flags & MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_FLAG)
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION, NULL,
+                                         "can't flag and mark in same flow");
+       if (action_flags & MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_MARK)
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION, NULL,
+                                         "can't have 2 mark actions in same"
+                                         " flow");
+       if (attr->egress)
                return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM,
-                                         item,
-                                         "L3 is mandatory to filter"
-                                         " on L4");
-       if (flow->layers & (tunnel ? MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L4 :
-                           MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L4))
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ATTR_EGRESS, NULL,
+                                         "mark action not supported for "
+                                         "egress");
+       return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Validate the drop action.
+ *
+ * @param[in] action_flags
+ *   Bit-fields that holds the actions detected until now.
+ * @param[in] attr
+ *   Attributes of flow that includes this action.
+ * @param[out] error
+ *   Pointer to error structure.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_ernno is set.
+ */
+int
+mlx5_flow_validate_action_drop(uint64_t action_flags,
+                              const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
+                              struct rte_flow_error *error)
+{
+       if (action_flags & MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_FLAG)
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION, NULL,
+                                         "can't drop and flag in same flow");
+       if (action_flags & MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_MARK)
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION, NULL,
+                                         "can't drop and mark in same flow");
+       if (action_flags & MLX5_FLOW_FATE_ACTIONS)
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION, NULL,
+                                         "can't have 2 fate actions in"
+                                         " same flow");
+       if (attr->egress)
                return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM,
-                                         item,
-                                         "L4 layer is already"
-                                         " present");
-       if (!mask)
-               mask = &rte_flow_item_udp_mask;
-       ret = mlx5_flow_item_acceptable
-               (item, (const uint8_t *)mask,
-                (const uint8_t *)&rte_flow_item_udp_mask,
-                sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_udp), error);
-       if (ret < 0)
-               return ret;
-       flow->layers |= tunnel ? MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L4_UDP :
-               MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L4_UDP;
-       if (spec) {
-               udp.val.dst_port = spec->hdr.dst_port;
-               udp.val.src_port = spec->hdr.src_port;
-               udp.mask.dst_port = mask->hdr.dst_port;
-               udp.mask.src_port = mask->hdr.src_port;
-               /* Remove unwanted bits from values. */
-               udp.val.src_port &= udp.mask.src_port;
-               udp.val.dst_port &= udp.mask.dst_port;
-       }
-       if (size <= flow_size) {
-               mlx5_flow_verbs_hashfields_adjust(flow, tunnel, ETH_RSS_UDP,
-                                                 (IBV_RX_HASH_SRC_PORT_UDP |
-                                                  IBV_RX_HASH_DST_PORT_UDP));
-               flow->cur_verbs->attr->priority = MLX5_PRIORITY_MAP_L4;
-               mlx5_flow_spec_verbs_add(flow, &udp, size);
-       }
-       return size;
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ATTR_EGRESS, NULL,
+                                         "drop action not supported for "
+                                         "egress");
+       return 0;
 }
 
-/**
- * Convert the @p item into a Verbs specification after ensuring the NIC
- * will understand and process it correctly.
- * If the necessary size for the conversion is greater than the @p flow_size,
- * nothing is written in @p flow, the validation is still performed.
+/*
+ * Validate the queue action.
  *
- * @param[in] item
- *   Item specification.
- * @param[in, out] flow
- *   Pointer to flow structure.
- * @param[in] flow_size
- *   Size in bytes of the available space in @p flow, if too small, nothing is
- *   written.
+ * @param[in] action
+ *   Pointer to the queue action.
+ * @param[in] action_flags
+ *   Bit-fields that holds the actions detected until now.
+ * @param[in] dev
+ *   Pointer to the Ethernet device structure.
+ * @param[in] attr
+ *   Attributes of flow that includes this action.
  * @param[out] error
  *   Pointer to error structure.
  *
  * @return
- *   On success the number of bytes consumed/necessary, if the returned value
- *   is lesser or equal to @p flow_size, the @p item has fully been converted,
- *   otherwise another call with this returned memory size should be done.
- *   On error, a negative errno value is returned and rte_errno is set.
+ *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_ernno is set.
  */
-static int
-mlx5_flow_item_tcp(const struct rte_flow_item *item, struct rte_flow *flow,
-                  const size_t flow_size, struct rte_flow_error *error)
+int
+mlx5_flow_validate_action_queue(const struct rte_flow_action *action,
+                               uint64_t action_flags,
+                               struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+                               const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
+                               struct rte_flow_error *error)
 {
-       const struct rte_flow_item_tcp *spec = item->spec;
-       const struct rte_flow_item_tcp *mask = item->mask;
-       const int tunnel = !!(flow->layers & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_TUNNEL);
-       unsigned int size = sizeof(struct ibv_flow_spec_tcp_udp);
-       struct ibv_flow_spec_tcp_udp tcp = {
-               .type = IBV_FLOW_SPEC_TCP | (tunnel ? IBV_FLOW_SPEC_INNER : 0),
-               .size = size,
-       };
-       int ret;
+       struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+       const struct rte_flow_action_queue *queue = action->conf;
 
-       if (flow->l3_protocol_en && flow->l3_protocol != MLX5_IP_PROTOCOL_TCP)
-               return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM,
-                                         item,
-                                         "protocol filtering not compatible"
-                                         " with TCP layer");
-       if (!(flow->layers & (tunnel ? MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L3 :
-                             MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L3)))
-               return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM,
-                                         item,
-                                         "L3 is mandatory to filter on L4");
-       if (flow->layers & (tunnel ? MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L4 :
-                           MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L4))
+       if (action_flags & MLX5_FLOW_FATE_ACTIONS)
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION, NULL,
+                                         "can't have 2 fate actions in"
+                                         " same flow");
+       if (queue->index >= priv->rxqs_n)
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION_CONF,
+                                         &queue->index,
+                                         "queue index out of range");
+       if (!(*priv->rxqs)[queue->index])
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION_CONF,
+                                         &queue->index,
+                                         "queue is not configured");
+       if (attr->egress)
                return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM,
-                                         item,
-                                         "L4 layer is already present");
-       if (!mask)
-               mask = &rte_flow_item_tcp_mask;
-       ret = mlx5_flow_item_acceptable
-               (item, (const uint8_t *)mask,
-                (const uint8_t *)&rte_flow_item_tcp_mask,
-                sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_tcp), error);
-       if (ret < 0)
-               return ret;
-       flow->layers |=  tunnel ? MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L4_TCP :
-               MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L4_TCP;
-       if (spec) {
-               tcp.val.dst_port = spec->hdr.dst_port;
-               tcp.val.src_port = spec->hdr.src_port;
-               tcp.mask.dst_port = mask->hdr.dst_port;
-               tcp.mask.src_port = mask->hdr.src_port;
-               /* Remove unwanted bits from values. */
-               tcp.val.src_port &= tcp.mask.src_port;
-               tcp.val.dst_port &= tcp.mask.dst_port;
-       }
-       if (size <= flow_size) {
-               mlx5_flow_verbs_hashfields_adjust(flow, tunnel, ETH_RSS_TCP,
-                                                 (IBV_RX_HASH_SRC_PORT_TCP |
-                                                  IBV_RX_HASH_DST_PORT_TCP));
-               flow->cur_verbs->attr->priority = MLX5_PRIORITY_MAP_L4;
-               mlx5_flow_spec_verbs_add(flow, &tcp, size);
-       }
-       return size;
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ATTR_EGRESS, NULL,
+                                         "queue action not supported for "
+                                         "egress");
+       return 0;
 }
 
-/**
- * Convert the @p item into a Verbs specification after ensuring the NIC
- * will understand and process it correctly.
- * If the necessary size for the conversion is greater than the @p flow_size,
- * nothing is written in @p flow, the validation is still performed.
+/*
+ * Validate the rss action.
  *
- * @param[in] item
- *   Item specification.
- * @param[in, out] flow
- *   Pointer to flow structure.
- * @param[in] flow_size
- *   Size in bytes of the available space in @p flow, if too small, nothing is
- *   written.
+ * @param[in] action
+ *   Pointer to the queue action.
+ * @param[in] action_flags
+ *   Bit-fields that holds the actions detected until now.
+ * @param[in] dev
+ *   Pointer to the Ethernet device structure.
+ * @param[in] attr
+ *   Attributes of flow that includes this action.
  * @param[out] error
  *   Pointer to error structure.
  *
  * @return
- *   On success the number of bytes consumed/necessary, if the returned value
- *   is lesser or equal to @p flow_size, the @p item has fully been converted,
- *   otherwise another call with this returned memory size should be done.
- *   On error, a negative errno value is returned and rte_errno is set.
+ *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_ernno is set.
  */
-static int
-mlx5_flow_item_vxlan(const struct rte_flow_item *item, struct rte_flow *flow,
-                    const size_t flow_size, struct rte_flow_error *error)
+int
+mlx5_flow_validate_action_rss(const struct rte_flow_action *action,
+                             uint64_t action_flags,
+                             struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+                             const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
+                             struct rte_flow_error *error)
 {
-       const struct rte_flow_item_vxlan *spec = item->spec;
-       const struct rte_flow_item_vxlan *mask = item->mask;
-       unsigned int size = sizeof(struct ibv_flow_spec_tunnel);
-       struct ibv_flow_spec_tunnel vxlan = {
-               .type = IBV_FLOW_SPEC_VXLAN_TUNNEL,
-               .size = size,
-       };
-       int ret;
-       union vni {
-               uint32_t vlan_id;
-               uint8_t vni[4];
-       } id = { .vlan_id = 0, };
+       struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+       const struct rte_flow_action_rss *rss = action->conf;
+       unsigned int i;
 
-       if (flow->layers & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_TUNNEL)
+       if (action_flags & MLX5_FLOW_FATE_ACTIONS)
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION, NULL,
+                                         "can't have 2 fate actions"
+                                         " in same flow");
+       if (rss->func != RTE_ETH_HASH_FUNCTION_DEFAULT &&
+           rss->func != RTE_ETH_HASH_FUNCTION_TOEPLITZ)
                return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM,
-                                         item,
-                                         "a tunnel is already present");
-       /*
-        * Verify only UDPv4 is present as defined in
-        * https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7348
-        */
-       if (!(flow->layers & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L4_UDP))
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION_CONF,
+                                         &rss->func,
+                                         "RSS hash function not supported");
+#ifdef HAVE_IBV_DEVICE_TUNNEL_SUPPORT
+       if (rss->level > 2)
+#else
+       if (rss->level > 1)
+#endif
                return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM,
-                                         item,
-                                         "no outer UDP layer found");
-       if (!mask)
-               mask = &rte_flow_item_vxlan_mask;
-       ret = mlx5_flow_item_acceptable
-               (item, (const uint8_t *)mask,
-                (const uint8_t *)&rte_flow_item_vxlan_mask,
-                sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_vxlan), error);
-       if (ret < 0)
-               return ret;
-       if (spec) {
-               memcpy(&id.vni[1], spec->vni, 3);
-               vxlan.val.tunnel_id = id.vlan_id;
-               memcpy(&id.vni[1], mask->vni, 3);
-               vxlan.mask.tunnel_id = id.vlan_id;
-               /* Remove unwanted bits from values. */
-               vxlan.val.tunnel_id &= vxlan.mask.tunnel_id;
-       }
-       /*
-        * Tunnel id 0 is equivalent as not adding a VXLAN layer, if
-        * only this layer is defined in the Verbs specification it is
-        * interpreted as wildcard and all packets will match this
-        * rule, if it follows a full stack layer (ex: eth / ipv4 /
-        * udp), all packets matching the layers before will also
-        * match this rule.  To avoid such situation, VNI 0 is
-        * currently refused.
-        */
-       if (!vxlan.val.tunnel_id)
-               return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM,
-                                         item,
-                                         "VXLAN vni cannot be 0");
-       if (!(flow->layers & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER))
-               return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM,
-                                         item,
-                                         "VXLAN tunnel must be fully defined");
-       if (size <= flow_size) {
-               mlx5_flow_spec_verbs_add(flow, &vxlan, size);
-               flow->cur_verbs->attr->priority = MLX5_PRIORITY_MAP_L2;
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION_CONF,
+                                         &rss->level,
+                                         "tunnel RSS is not supported");
+       if (rss->key_len < MLX5_RSS_HASH_KEY_LEN)
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION_CONF,
+                                         &rss->key_len,
+                                         "RSS hash key too small");
+       if (rss->key_len > MLX5_RSS_HASH_KEY_LEN)
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION_CONF,
+                                         &rss->key_len,
+                                         "RSS hash key too large");
+       if (rss->queue_num > priv->config.ind_table_max_size)
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION_CONF,
+                                         &rss->queue_num,
+                                         "number of queues too large");
+       if (rss->types & MLX5_RSS_HF_MASK)
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION_CONF,
+                                         &rss->types,
+                                         "some RSS protocols are not"
+                                         " supported");
+       for (i = 0; i != rss->queue_num; ++i) {
+               if (!(*priv->rxqs)[rss->queue[i]])
+                       return rte_flow_error_set
+                               (error, EINVAL, RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION_CONF,
+                                &rss->queue[i], "queue is not configured");
        }
-       flow->layers |= MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_VXLAN;
-       return size;
+       if (attr->egress)
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ATTR_EGRESS, NULL,
+                                         "rss action not supported for "
+                                         "egress");
+       return 0;
 }
 
-/**
- * Convert the @p item into a Verbs specification after ensuring the NIC
- * will understand and process it correctly.
- * If the necessary size for the conversion is greater than the @p flow_size,
- * nothing is written in @p flow, the validation is still performed.
+/*
+ * Validate the count action.
  *
- * @param dev
- *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
- * @param[in] item
- *   Item specification.
- * @param[in, out] flow
- *   Pointer to flow structure.
- * @param[in] flow_size
- *   Size in bytes of the available space in @p flow, if too small, nothing is
- *   written.
+ * @param[in] dev
+ *   Pointer to the Ethernet device structure.
+ * @param[in] attr
+ *   Attributes of flow that includes this action.
  * @param[out] error
  *   Pointer to error structure.
  *
  * @return
- *   On success the number of bytes consumed/necessary, if the returned value
- *   is lesser or equal to @p flow_size, the @p item has fully been converted,
- *   otherwise another call with this returned memory size should be done.
- *   On error, a negative errno value is returned and rte_errno is set.
+ *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_ernno is set.
  */
-static int
-mlx5_flow_item_vxlan_gpe(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-                        const struct rte_flow_item *item,
-                        struct rte_flow *flow, const size_t flow_size,
-                        struct rte_flow_error *error)
+int
+mlx5_flow_validate_action_count(struct rte_eth_dev *dev __rte_unused,
+                               const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
+                               struct rte_flow_error *error)
 {
-       const struct rte_flow_item_vxlan_gpe *spec = item->spec;
-       const struct rte_flow_item_vxlan_gpe *mask = item->mask;
-       unsigned int size = sizeof(struct ibv_flow_spec_tunnel);
-       struct ibv_flow_spec_tunnel vxlan_gpe = {
-               .type = IBV_FLOW_SPEC_VXLAN_TUNNEL,
-               .size = size,
-       };
-       int ret;
-       union vni {
-               uint32_t vlan_id;
-               uint8_t vni[4];
-       } id = { .vlan_id = 0, };
-
-       if (!((struct priv *)dev->data->dev_private)->config.l3_vxlan_en)
-               return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM,
-                                         item,
-                                         "L3 VXLAN is not enabled by device"
-                                         " parameter and/or not configured in"
-                                         " firmware");
-       if (flow->layers & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_TUNNEL)
-               return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM,
-                                         item,
-                                         "a tunnel is already present");
-       /*
-        * Verify only UDPv4 is present as defined in
-        * https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7348
-        */
-       if (!(flow->layers & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L4_UDP))
+       if (attr->egress)
                return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM,
-                                         item,
-                                         "no outer UDP layer found");
-       if (!mask)
-               mask = &rte_flow_item_vxlan_gpe_mask;
-       ret = mlx5_flow_item_acceptable
-               (item, (const uint8_t *)mask,
-                (const uint8_t *)&rte_flow_item_vxlan_gpe_mask,
-                sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_vxlan_gpe), error);
-       if (ret < 0)
-               return ret;
-       if (spec) {
-               memcpy(&id.vni[1], spec->vni, 3);
-               vxlan_gpe.val.tunnel_id = id.vlan_id;
-               memcpy(&id.vni[1], mask->vni, 3);
-               vxlan_gpe.mask.tunnel_id = id.vlan_id;
-               if (spec->protocol)
-                       return rte_flow_error_set
-                               (error, EINVAL,
-                                RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM,
-                                item,
-                                "VxLAN-GPE protocol not supported");
-               /* Remove unwanted bits from values. */
-               vxlan_gpe.val.tunnel_id &= vxlan_gpe.mask.tunnel_id;
-       }
-       /*
-        * Tunnel id 0 is equivalent as not adding a VXLAN layer, if only this
-        * layer is defined in the Verbs specification it is interpreted as
-        * wildcard and all packets will match this rule, if it follows a full
-        * stack layer (ex: eth / ipv4 / udp), all packets matching the layers
-        * before will also match this rule.  To avoid such situation, VNI 0
-        * is currently refused.
-        */
-       if (!vxlan_gpe.val.tunnel_id)
-               return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM,
-                                         item,
-                                         "VXLAN-GPE vni cannot be 0");
-       if (!(flow->layers & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER))
-               return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM,
-                                         item,
-                                         "VXLAN-GPE tunnel must be fully"
-                                         " defined");
-       if (size <= flow_size) {
-               mlx5_flow_spec_verbs_add(flow, &vxlan_gpe, size);
-               flow->cur_verbs->attr->priority = MLX5_PRIORITY_MAP_L2;
-       }
-       flow->layers |= MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_VXLAN_GPE;
-       return size;
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ATTR_EGRESS, NULL,
+                                         "count action not supported for "
+                                         "egress");
+       return 0;
 }
 
 /**
- * Update the protocol in Verbs IPv4/IPv6 spec.
- *
- * @param[in, out] attr
- *   Pointer to Verbs attributes structure.
- * @param[in] search
- *   Specification type to search in order to update the IP protocol.
- * @param[in] protocol
- *   Protocol value to set if none is present in the specification.
+ * Verify the @p attributes will be correctly understood by the NIC and store
+ * them in the @p flow if everything is correct.
+ *
+ * @param[in] dev
+ *   Pointer to the Ethernet device structure.
+ * @param[in] attributes
+ *   Pointer to flow attributes
+ * @param[out] error
+ *   Pointer to error structure.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
  */
-static void
-mlx5_flow_item_gre_ip_protocol_update(struct ibv_flow_attr *attr,
-                                     enum ibv_flow_spec_type search,
-                                     uint8_t protocol)
+int
+mlx5_flow_validate_attributes(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+                             const struct rte_flow_attr *attributes,
+                             struct rte_flow_error *error)
 {
-       unsigned int i;
-       struct ibv_spec_header *hdr = (struct ibv_spec_header *)
-               ((uint8_t *)attr + sizeof(struct ibv_flow_attr));
-
-       if (!attr)
-               return;
-       for (i = 0; i != attr->num_of_specs; ++i) {
-               if (hdr->type == search) {
-                       union {
-                               struct ibv_flow_spec_ipv4_ext *ipv4;
-                               struct ibv_flow_spec_ipv6 *ipv6;
-                       } ip;
-
-                       switch (search) {
-                       case IBV_FLOW_SPEC_IPV4_EXT:
-                               ip.ipv4 = (struct ibv_flow_spec_ipv4_ext *)hdr;
-                               if (!ip.ipv4->val.proto) {
-                                       ip.ipv4->val.proto = protocol;
-                                       ip.ipv4->mask.proto = 0xff;
-                               }
-                               break;
-                       case IBV_FLOW_SPEC_IPV6:
-                               ip.ipv6 = (struct ibv_flow_spec_ipv6 *)hdr;
-                               if (!ip.ipv6->val.next_hdr) {
-                                       ip.ipv6->val.next_hdr = protocol;
-                                       ip.ipv6->mask.next_hdr = 0xff;
-                               }
-                               break;
-                       default:
-                               break;
-                       }
-                       break;
-               }
-               hdr = (struct ibv_spec_header *)((uint8_t *)hdr + hdr->size);
-       }
+       struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+       uint32_t priority_max = priv->config.flow_prio - 1;
+
+       if (attributes->group)
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ATTR_GROUP,
+                                         NULL, "groups is not supported");
+       if (attributes->priority != MLX5_FLOW_PRIO_RSVD &&
+           attributes->priority >= priority_max)
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ATTR_PRIORITY,
+                                         NULL, "priority out of range");
+       if (attributes->egress)
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ATTR_EGRESS, NULL,
+                                         "egress is not supported");
+       if (attributes->transfer)
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ATTR_TRANSFER,
+                                         NULL, "transfer is not supported");
+       if (!attributes->ingress)
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ATTR_INGRESS,
+                                         NULL,
+                                         "ingress attribute is mandatory");
+       return 0;
 }
 
 /**
- * Convert the @p item into a Verbs specification after ensuring the NIC
- * will understand and process it correctly.
- * It will also update the previous L3 layer with the protocol value matching
- * the GRE.
- * If the necessary size for the conversion is greater than the @p flow_size,
- * nothing is written in @p flow, the validation is still performed.
+ * Validate Ethernet item.
  *
- * @param dev
- *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  * @param[in] item
  *   Item specification.
- * @param[in, out] flow
- *   Pointer to flow structure.
- * @param[in] flow_size
- *   Size in bytes of the available space in @p flow, if too small, nothing is
- *   written.
+ * @param[in] item_flags
+ *   Bit-fields that holds the items detected until now.
  * @param[out] error
  *   Pointer to error structure.
  *
  * @return
- *   On success the number of bytes consumed/necessary, if the returned value
- *   is lesser or equal to @p flow_size, the @p item has fully been converted,
- *   otherwise another call with this returned memory size should be done.
- *   On error, a negative errno value is returned and rte_errno is set.
+ *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
  */
-static int
-mlx5_flow_item_gre(const struct rte_flow_item *item,
-                  struct rte_flow *flow, const size_t flow_size,
-                  struct rte_flow_error *error)
+int
+mlx5_flow_validate_item_eth(const struct rte_flow_item *item,
+                           uint64_t item_flags,
+                           struct rte_flow_error *error)
 {
-       struct mlx5_flow_verbs *verbs = flow->cur_verbs;
-       const struct rte_flow_item_gre *spec = item->spec;
-       const struct rte_flow_item_gre *mask = item->mask;
-#ifdef HAVE_IBV_DEVICE_MPLS_SUPPORT
-       unsigned int size = sizeof(struct ibv_flow_spec_gre);
-       struct ibv_flow_spec_gre tunnel = {
-               .type = IBV_FLOW_SPEC_GRE,
-               .size = size,
-       };
-#else
-       unsigned int size = sizeof(struct ibv_flow_spec_tunnel);
-       struct ibv_flow_spec_tunnel tunnel = {
-               .type = IBV_FLOW_SPEC_VXLAN_TUNNEL,
-               .size = size,
+       const struct rte_flow_item_eth *mask = item->mask;
+       const struct rte_flow_item_eth nic_mask = {
+               .dst.addr_bytes = "\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff",
+               .src.addr_bytes = "\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff",
+               .type = RTE_BE16(0xffff),
        };
-#endif
        int ret;
+       int tunnel = !!(item_flags & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_TUNNEL);
 
-       if (flow->l3_protocol_en && flow->l3_protocol != MLX5_IP_PROTOCOL_GRE)
-               return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM,
-                                         item,
-                                         "protocol filtering not compatible"
-                                         " with this GRE layer");
-       if (flow->layers & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_TUNNEL)
+       if (item_flags & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L2)
                return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM,
-                                         item,
-                                         "a tunnel is already present");
-       if (!(flow->layers & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L3))
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
+                                         "3 levels of l2 are not supported");
+       if ((item_flags & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L2) && !tunnel)
                return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM,
-                                         item,
-                                         "L3 Layer is missing");
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
+                                         "2 L2 without tunnel are not supported");
        if (!mask)
-               mask = &rte_flow_item_gre_mask;
-       ret = mlx5_flow_item_acceptable
-               (item, (const uint8_t *)mask,
-                (const uint8_t *)&rte_flow_item_gre_mask,
-                sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_gre), error);
-       if (ret < 0)
-               return ret;
-#ifdef HAVE_IBV_DEVICE_MPLS_SUPPORT
-       if (spec) {
-               tunnel.val.c_ks_res0_ver = spec->c_rsvd0_ver;
-               tunnel.val.protocol = spec->protocol;
-               tunnel.mask.c_ks_res0_ver = mask->c_rsvd0_ver;
-               tunnel.mask.protocol = mask->protocol;
-               /* Remove unwanted bits from values. */
-               tunnel.val.c_ks_res0_ver &= tunnel.mask.c_ks_res0_ver;
-               tunnel.val.protocol &= tunnel.mask.protocol;
-               tunnel.val.key &= tunnel.mask.key;
-       }
-#else
-       if (spec && (spec->protocol & mask->protocol))
-               return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM,
-                                         item,
-                                         "without MPLS support the"
-                                         " specification cannot be used for"
-                                         " filtering");
-#endif /* !HAVE_IBV_DEVICE_MPLS_SUPPORT */
-       if (size <= flow_size) {
-               if (flow->layers & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L3_IPV4)
-                       mlx5_flow_item_gre_ip_protocol_update
-                               (verbs->attr, IBV_FLOW_SPEC_IPV4_EXT,
-                                MLX5_IP_PROTOCOL_GRE);
-               else
-                       mlx5_flow_item_gre_ip_protocol_update
-                               (verbs->attr, IBV_FLOW_SPEC_IPV6,
-                                MLX5_IP_PROTOCOL_GRE);
-               mlx5_flow_spec_verbs_add(flow, &tunnel, size);
-               flow->cur_verbs->attr->priority = MLX5_PRIORITY_MAP_L2;
-       }
-       flow->layers |= MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_GRE;
-       return size;
+               mask = &rte_flow_item_eth_mask;
+       ret = mlx5_flow_item_acceptable(item, (const uint8_t *)mask,
+                                       (const uint8_t *)&nic_mask,
+                                       sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_eth),
+                                       error);
+       return ret;
 }
 
 /**
- * Convert the @p item into a Verbs specification after ensuring the NIC
- * will understand and process it correctly.
- * If the necessary size for the conversion is greater than the @p flow_size,
- * nothing is written in @p flow, the validation is still performed.
+ * Validate VLAN item.
  *
  * @param[in] item
  *   Item specification.
- * @param[in, out] flow
- *   Pointer to flow structure.
- * @param[in] flow_size
- *   Size in bytes of the available space in @p flow, if too small, nothing is
- *   written.
+ * @param[in] item_flags
+ *   Bit-fields that holds the items detected until now.
  * @param[out] error
  *   Pointer to error structure.
  *
  * @return
- *   On success the number of bytes consumed/necessary, if the returned value
- *   is lesser or equal to @p flow_size, the @p item has fully been converted,
- *   otherwise another call with this returned memory size should be done.
- *   On error, a negative errno value is returned and rte_errno is set.
+ *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
  */
-static int
-mlx5_flow_item_mpls(const struct rte_flow_item *item __rte_unused,
-                   struct rte_flow *flow __rte_unused,
-                   const size_t flow_size __rte_unused,
-                   struct rte_flow_error *error)
+int
+mlx5_flow_validate_item_vlan(const struct rte_flow_item *item,
+                            int64_t item_flags,
+                            struct rte_flow_error *error)
 {
-#ifdef HAVE_IBV_DEVICE_MPLS_SUPPORT
-       const struct rte_flow_item_mpls *spec = item->spec;
-       const struct rte_flow_item_mpls *mask = item->mask;
-       unsigned int size = sizeof(struct ibv_flow_spec_mpls);
-       struct ibv_flow_spec_mpls mpls = {
-               .type = IBV_FLOW_SPEC_MPLS,
-               .size = size,
+       const struct rte_flow_item_vlan *spec = item->spec;
+       const struct rte_flow_item_vlan *mask = item->mask;
+       const struct rte_flow_item_vlan nic_mask = {
+               .tci = RTE_BE16(0x0fff),
+               .inner_type = RTE_BE16(0xffff),
        };
+       uint16_t vlan_tag = 0;
+       const int tunnel = !!(item_flags & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_TUNNEL);
        int ret;
+       const uint32_t l34m = tunnel ? (MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L3 |
+                                       MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L4) :
+                                      (MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L3 |
+                                       MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L4);
+       const uint32_t vlanm = tunnel ? MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_VLAN :
+                                       MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_VLAN;
 
-       if (flow->l3_protocol_en && flow->l3_protocol != MLX5_IP_PROTOCOL_MPLS)
-               return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM,
-                                         item,
-                                         "protocol filtering not compatible"
-                                         " with MPLS layer");
-       /* Multi-tunnel isn't allowed but MPLS over GRE is an exception. */
-       if (flow->layers & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_TUNNEL &&
-           (flow->layers & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_GRE) != MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_GRE)
-               return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM,
-                                         item,
-                                         "a tunnel is already"
-                                         " present");
+       if (item_flags & vlanm)
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
+                                         "VLAN layer already configured");
+       else if ((item_flags & l34m) != 0)
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
+                                         "L2 layer cannot follow L3/L4 layer");
        if (!mask)
-               mask = &rte_flow_item_mpls_mask;
-       ret = mlx5_flow_item_acceptable
-               (item, (const uint8_t *)mask,
-                (const uint8_t *)&rte_flow_item_mpls_mask,
-                sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_mpls), error);
-       if (ret < 0)
+               mask = &rte_flow_item_vlan_mask;
+       ret = mlx5_flow_item_acceptable(item, (const uint8_t *)mask,
+                                       (const uint8_t *)&nic_mask,
+                                       sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_vlan),
+                                       error);
+       if (ret)
                return ret;
        if (spec) {
-               memcpy(&mpls.val.label, spec, sizeof(mpls.val.label));
-               memcpy(&mpls.mask.label, mask, sizeof(mpls.mask.label));
-               /* Remove unwanted bits from values.  */
-               mpls.val.label &= mpls.mask.label;
-       }
-       if (size <= flow_size) {
-               mlx5_flow_spec_verbs_add(flow, &mpls, size);
-               flow->cur_verbs->attr->priority = MLX5_PRIORITY_MAP_L2;
+               vlan_tag = spec->tci;
+               vlan_tag &= mask->tci;
        }
-       flow->layers |= MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_MPLS;
-       return size;
-#endif /* !HAVE_IBV_DEVICE_MPLS_SUPPORT */
-       return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
-                                 RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM,
-                                 item,
-                                 "MPLS is not supported by Verbs, please"
-                                 " update.");
+       /*
+        * From verbs perspective an empty VLAN is equivalent
+        * to a packet without VLAN layer.
+        */
+       if (!vlan_tag)
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM_SPEC,
+                                         item->spec,
+                                         "VLAN cannot be empty");
+       return 0;
 }
 
 /**
- * Convert the @p pattern into a Verbs specifications after ensuring the NIC
- * will understand and process it correctly.
- * The conversion is performed item per item, each of them is written into
- * the @p flow if its size is lesser or equal to @p flow_size.
- * Validation and memory consumption computation are still performed until the
- * end of @p pattern, unless an error is encountered.
- *
- * @param[in] pattern
- *   Flow pattern.
- * @param[in, out] flow
- *   Pointer to the rte_flow structure.
- * @param[in] flow_size
- *   Size in bytes of the available space in @p flow, if too small some
- *   garbage may be present.
+ * Validate IPV4 item.
+ *
+ * @param[in] item
+ *   Item specification.
+ * @param[in] item_flags
+ *   Bit-fields that holds the items detected until now.
  * @param[out] error
  *   Pointer to error structure.
  *
  * @return
- *   On success the number of bytes consumed/necessary, if the returned value
- *   is lesser or equal to @p flow_size, the @pattern  has fully been
- *   converted, otherwise another call with this returned memory size should
- *   be done.
- *   On error, a negative errno value is returned and rte_errno is set.
+ *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
  */
-static int
-mlx5_flow_items(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-               const struct rte_flow_item pattern[],
-               struct rte_flow *flow, const size_t flow_size,
-               struct rte_flow_error *error)
+int
+mlx5_flow_validate_item_ipv4(const struct rte_flow_item *item,
+                            int64_t item_flags,
+                            struct rte_flow_error *error)
 {
-       int remain = flow_size;
-       size_t size = 0;
-
-       for (; pattern->type != RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_END; pattern++) {
-               int ret = 0;
-
-               switch (pattern->type) {
-               case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_VOID:
-                       break;
-               case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_ETH:
-                       ret = mlx5_flow_item_eth(pattern, flow, remain, error);
-                       break;
-               case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_VLAN:
-                       ret = mlx5_flow_item_vlan(pattern, flow, remain, error);
-                       break;
-               case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_IPV4:
-                       ret = mlx5_flow_item_ipv4(pattern, flow, remain, error);
-                       break;
-               case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_IPV6:
-                       ret = mlx5_flow_item_ipv6(pattern, flow, remain, error);
-                       break;
-               case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_UDP:
-                       ret = mlx5_flow_item_udp(pattern, flow, remain, error);
-                       break;
-               case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_TCP:
-                       ret = mlx5_flow_item_tcp(pattern, flow, remain, error);
-                       break;
-               case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_VXLAN:
-                       ret = mlx5_flow_item_vxlan(pattern, flow, remain,
-                                                  error);
-                       break;
-               case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_VXLAN_GPE:
-                       ret = mlx5_flow_item_vxlan_gpe(dev, pattern, flow,
-                                                      remain, error);
-                       break;
-               case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_GRE:
-                       ret = mlx5_flow_item_gre(pattern, flow, remain, error);
-                       break;
-               case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_MPLS:
-                       ret = mlx5_flow_item_mpls(pattern, flow, remain, error);
-                       break;
-               default:
-                       return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
-                                                 RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM,
-                                                 pattern,
-                                                 "item not supported");
-               }
-               if (ret < 0)
-                       return ret;
-               if (remain > ret)
-                       remain -= ret;
-               else
-                       remain = 0;
-               size += ret;
-       }
-       if (!flow->layers) {
-               const struct rte_flow_item item = {
-                       .type = RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_ETH,
-               };
+       const struct rte_flow_item_ipv4 *mask = item->mask;
+       const struct rte_flow_item_ipv4 nic_mask = {
+               .hdr = {
+                       .src_addr = RTE_BE32(0xffffffff),
+                       .dst_addr = RTE_BE32(0xffffffff),
+                       .type_of_service = 0xff,
+                       .next_proto_id = 0xff,
+               },
+       };
+       const int tunnel = !!(item_flags & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_TUNNEL);
+       int ret;
 
-               return mlx5_flow_item_eth(&item, flow, flow_size, error);
-       }
-       return size;
+       if (item_flags & (tunnel ? MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L3 :
+                                  MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L3))
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
+                                         "multiple L3 layers not supported");
+       else if (item_flags & (tunnel ? MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L4 :
+                                       MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L4))
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
+                                         "L3 cannot follow an L4 layer.");
+       if (!mask)
+               mask = &rte_flow_item_ipv4_mask;
+       ret = mlx5_flow_item_acceptable(item, (const uint8_t *)mask,
+                                       (const uint8_t *)&nic_mask,
+                                       sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_ipv4),
+                                       error);
+       if (ret < 0)
+               return ret;
+       return 0;
 }
 
 /**
- * Convert the @p action into a Verbs specification after ensuring the NIC
- * will understand and process it correctly.
- * If the necessary size for the conversion is greater than the @p flow_size,
- * nothing is written in @p flow, the validation is still performed.
+ * Validate IPV6 item.
  *
- * @param[in] action
- *   Action configuration.
- * @param[in, out] flow
- *   Pointer to flow structure.
- * @param[in] flow_size
- *   Size in bytes of the available space in @p flow, if too small, nothing is
- *   written.
+ * @param[in] item
+ *   Item specification.
+ * @param[in] item_flags
+ *   Bit-fields that holds the items detected until now.
  * @param[out] error
  *   Pointer to error structure.
  *
  * @return
- *   On success the number of bytes consumed/necessary, if the returned value
- *   is lesser or equal to @p flow_size, the @p action has fully been
- *   converted, otherwise another call with this returned memory size should
- *   be done.
- *   On error, a negative errno value is returned and rte_errno is set.
+ *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
  */
-static int
-mlx5_flow_action_drop(const struct rte_flow_action *action,
-                     struct rte_flow *flow, const size_t flow_size,
-                     struct rte_flow_error *error)
+int
+mlx5_flow_validate_item_ipv6(const struct rte_flow_item *item,
+                            uint64_t item_flags,
+                            struct rte_flow_error *error)
 {
-       unsigned int size = sizeof(struct ibv_flow_spec_action_drop);
-       struct ibv_flow_spec_action_drop drop = {
-                       .type = IBV_FLOW_SPEC_ACTION_DROP,
-                       .size = size,
+       const struct rte_flow_item_ipv6 *mask = item->mask;
+       const struct rte_flow_item_ipv6 nic_mask = {
+               .hdr = {
+                       .src_addr =
+                               "\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff"
+                               "\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff",
+                       .dst_addr =
+                               "\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff"
+                               "\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff",
+                       .vtc_flow = RTE_BE32(0xffffffff),
+                       .proto = 0xff,
+                       .hop_limits = 0xff,
+               },
        };
+       const int tunnel = !!(item_flags & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_TUNNEL);
+       int ret;
 
-       if (flow->fate)
+       if (item_flags & (tunnel ? MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L3 :
+                                  MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L3))
                return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
-                                         action,
-                                         "multiple fate actions are not"
-                                         " supported");
-       if (flow->modifier & (MLX5_FLOW_MOD_FLAG | MLX5_FLOW_MOD_MARK))
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
+                                         "multiple L3 layers not supported");
+       else if (item_flags & (tunnel ? MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L4 :
+                                       MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L4))
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
+                                         "L3 cannot follow an L4 layer.");
+       /*
+        * IPv6 is not recognised by the NIC inside a GRE tunnel.
+        * Such support has to be disabled as the rule will be
+        * accepted.  Issue reproduced with Mellanox OFED 4.3-3.0.2.1 and
+        * Mellanox OFED 4.4-1.0.0.0.
+        */
+       if (tunnel && item_flags & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_GRE)
                return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
-                                         action,
-                                         "drop is not compatible with"
-                                         " flag/mark action");
-       if (size < flow_size)
-               mlx5_flow_spec_verbs_add(flow, &drop, size);
-       flow->fate |= MLX5_FLOW_FATE_DROP;
-       return size;
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
+                                         "IPv6 inside a GRE tunnel is"
+                                         " not recognised.");
+       if (!mask)
+               mask = &rte_flow_item_ipv6_mask;
+       ret = mlx5_flow_item_acceptable(item, (const uint8_t *)mask,
+                                       (const uint8_t *)&nic_mask,
+                                       sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_ipv6),
+                                       error);
+       if (ret < 0)
+               return ret;
+       return 0;
 }
 
 /**
- * Convert the @p action into @p flow after ensuring the NIC will understand
- * and process it correctly.
+ * Validate UDP item.
  *
- * @param[in] dev
- *   Pointer to Ethernet device structure.
- * @param[in] action
- *   Action configuration.
- * @param[in, out] flow
- *   Pointer to flow structure.
+ * @param[in] item
+ *   Item specification.
+ * @param[in] item_flags
+ *   Bit-fields that holds the items detected until now.
+ * @param[in] target_protocol
+ *   The next protocol in the previous item.
+ * @param[in] flow_mask
+ *   mlx5 flow-specific (TCF, DV, verbs, etc.) supported header fields mask.
  * @param[out] error
  *   Pointer to error structure.
  *
  * @return
  *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
  */
-static int
-mlx5_flow_action_queue(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-                      const struct rte_flow_action *action,
-                      struct rte_flow *flow,
-                      struct rte_flow_error *error)
+int
+mlx5_flow_validate_item_udp(const struct rte_flow_item *item,
+                           uint64_t item_flags,
+                           uint8_t target_protocol,
+                           struct rte_flow_error *error)
 {
-       struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
-       const struct rte_flow_action_queue *queue = action->conf;
+       const struct rte_flow_item_udp *mask = item->mask;
+       const int tunnel = !!(item_flags & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_TUNNEL);
+       int ret;
 
-       if (flow->fate)
-               return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
-                                         action,
-                                         "multiple fate actions are not"
-                                         " supported");
-       if (queue->index >= priv->rxqs_n)
+       if (target_protocol != 0xff && target_protocol != IPPROTO_UDP)
                return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION_CONF,
-                                         &queue->index,
-                                         "queue index out of range");
-       if (!(*priv->rxqs)[queue->index])
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
+                                         "protocol filtering not compatible"
+                                         " with UDP layer");
+       if (!(item_flags & (tunnel ? MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L3 :
+                                    MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L3)))
                return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION_CONF,
-                                         &queue->index,
-                                         "queue is not configured");
-       if (flow->queue)
-               (*flow->queue)[0] = queue->index;
-       flow->rss.queue_num = 1;
-       flow->fate |= MLX5_FLOW_FATE_QUEUE;
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
+                                         "L3 is mandatory to filter on L4");
+       if (item_flags & (tunnel ? MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L4 :
+                                  MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L4))
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
+                                         "L4 layer is already present");
+       if (!mask)
+               mask = &rte_flow_item_udp_mask;
+       ret = mlx5_flow_item_acceptable
+               (item, (const uint8_t *)mask,
+                (const uint8_t *)&rte_flow_item_udp_mask,
+                sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_udp), error);
+       if (ret < 0)
+               return ret;
        return 0;
 }
 
 /**
- * Ensure the @p action will be understood and used correctly by the  NIC.
+ * Validate TCP item.
  *
- * @param dev
- *   Pointer to Ethernet device structure.
- * @param action[in]
- *   Pointer to flow actions array.
- * @param flow[in, out]
- *   Pointer to the rte_flow structure.
- * @param error[in, out]
+ * @param[in] item
+ *   Item specification.
+ * @param[in] item_flags
+ *   Bit-fields that holds the items detected until now.
+ * @param[in] target_protocol
+ *   The next protocol in the previous item.
+ * @param[out] error
  *   Pointer to error structure.
  *
  * @return
- *   On success @p flow->queue array and @p flow->rss are filled and valid.
- *   On error, a negative errno value is returned and rte_errno is set.
+ *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
  */
-static int
-mlx5_flow_action_rss(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-                    const struct rte_flow_action *action,
-                    struct rte_flow *flow,
-                    struct rte_flow_error *error)
+int
+mlx5_flow_validate_item_tcp(const struct rte_flow_item *item,
+                           uint64_t item_flags,
+                           uint8_t target_protocol,
+                           const struct rte_flow_item_tcp *flow_mask,
+                           struct rte_flow_error *error)
 {
-       struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
-       const struct rte_flow_action_rss *rss = action->conf;
-       unsigned int i;
+       const struct rte_flow_item_tcp *mask = item->mask;
+       const int tunnel = !!(item_flags & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_TUNNEL);
+       int ret;
 
-       if (flow->fate)
-               return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
-                                         action,
-                                         "multiple fate actions are not"
-                                         " supported");
-       if (rss->func != RTE_ETH_HASH_FUNCTION_DEFAULT &&
-           rss->func != RTE_ETH_HASH_FUNCTION_TOEPLITZ)
-               return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION_CONF,
-                                         &rss->func,
-                                         "RSS hash function not supported");
-#ifdef HAVE_IBV_DEVICE_TUNNEL_SUPPORT
-       if (rss->level > 2)
-#else
-       if (rss->level > 1)
-#endif
-               return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION_CONF,
-                                         &rss->level,
-                                         "tunnel RSS is not supported");
-       if (rss->key_len < MLX5_RSS_HASH_KEY_LEN)
-               return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION_CONF,
-                                         &rss->key_len,
-                                         "RSS hash key too small");
-       if (rss->key_len > MLX5_RSS_HASH_KEY_LEN)
-               return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION_CONF,
-                                         &rss->key_len,
-                                         "RSS hash key too large");
-       if (!rss->queue_num)
-               return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION_CONF,
-                                         rss,
-                                         "no queues were provided for RSS");
-       if (rss->queue_num > priv->config.ind_table_max_size)
-               return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION_CONF,
-                                         &rss->queue_num,
-                                         "number of queues too large");
-       if (rss->types & MLX5_RSS_HF_MASK)
-               return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION_CONF,
-                                         &rss->types,
-                                         "some RSS protocols are not"
-                                         " supported");
-       for (i = 0; i != rss->queue_num; ++i) {
-               if (rss->queue[i] >= priv->rxqs_n)
-                       return rte_flow_error_set
-                               (error, EINVAL,
-                                RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION_CONF,
-                                rss,
-                                "queue index out of range");
-               if (!(*priv->rxqs)[rss->queue[i]])
-                       return rte_flow_error_set
-                               (error, EINVAL,
-                                RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION_CONF,
-                                &rss->queue[i],
-                                "queue is not configured");
-       }
-       if (flow->queue)
-               memcpy((*flow->queue), rss->queue,
-                      rss->queue_num * sizeof(uint16_t));
-       flow->rss.queue_num = rss->queue_num;
-       memcpy(flow->key, rss->key, MLX5_RSS_HASH_KEY_LEN);
-       flow->rss.types = rss->types;
-       flow->rss.level = rss->level;
-       flow->fate |= MLX5_FLOW_FATE_RSS;
+       assert(flow_mask);
+       if (target_protocol != 0xff && target_protocol != IPPROTO_TCP)
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
+                                         "protocol filtering not compatible"
+                                         " with TCP layer");
+       if (!(item_flags & (tunnel ? MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L3 :
+                                    MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L3)))
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
+                                         "L3 is mandatory to filter on L4");
+       if (item_flags & (tunnel ? MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L4 :
+                                  MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L4))
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
+                                         "L4 layer is already present");
+       if (!mask)
+               mask = &rte_flow_item_tcp_mask;
+       ret = mlx5_flow_item_acceptable
+               (item, (const uint8_t *)mask,
+                (const uint8_t *)flow_mask,
+                sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_tcp), error);
+       if (ret < 0)
+               return ret;
        return 0;
 }
 
 /**
- * Convert the @p action into a Verbs specification after ensuring the NIC
- * will understand and process it correctly.
- * If the necessary size for the conversion is greater than the @p flow_size,
- * nothing is written in @p flow, the validation is still performed.
+ * Validate VXLAN item.
  *
- * @param[in] action
- *   Action configuration.
- * @param[in, out] flow
- *   Pointer to flow structure.
- * @param[in] flow_size
- *   Size in bytes of the available space in @p flow, if too small, nothing is
- *   written.
+ * @param[in] item
+ *   Item specification.
+ * @param[in] item_flags
+ *   Bit-fields that holds the items detected until now.
+ * @param[in] target_protocol
+ *   The next protocol in the previous item.
  * @param[out] error
  *   Pointer to error structure.
  *
  * @return
- *   On success the number of bytes consumed/necessary, if the returned value
- *   is lesser or equal to @p flow_size, the @p action has fully been
- *   converted, otherwise another call with this returned memory size should
- *   be done.
- *   On error, a negative errno value is returned and rte_errno is set.
+ *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
  */
-static int
-mlx5_flow_action_flag(const struct rte_flow_action *action,
-                     struct rte_flow *flow, const size_t flow_size,
-                     struct rte_flow_error *error)
-{
-       unsigned int size = sizeof(struct ibv_flow_spec_action_tag);
-       struct ibv_flow_spec_action_tag tag = {
-               .type = IBV_FLOW_SPEC_ACTION_TAG,
-               .size = size,
-               .tag_id = mlx5_flow_mark_set(MLX5_FLOW_MARK_DEFAULT),
-       };
-       struct mlx5_flow_verbs *verbs = flow->cur_verbs;
+int
+mlx5_flow_validate_item_vxlan(const struct rte_flow_item *item,
+                             uint64_t item_flags,
+                             struct rte_flow_error *error)
+{
+       const struct rte_flow_item_vxlan *spec = item->spec;
+       const struct rte_flow_item_vxlan *mask = item->mask;
+       int ret;
+       union vni {
+               uint32_t vlan_id;
+               uint8_t vni[4];
+       } id = { .vlan_id = 0, };
+       uint32_t vlan_id = 0;
 
-       if (flow->modifier & MLX5_FLOW_MOD_FLAG)
+
+       if (item_flags & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_TUNNEL)
                return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
-                                         action,
-                                         "flag action already present");
-       if (flow->fate & MLX5_FLOW_FATE_DROP)
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
+                                         "a tunnel is already present");
+       /*
+        * Verify only UDPv4 is present as defined in
+        * https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7348
+        */
+       if (!(item_flags & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L4_UDP))
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
+                                         "no outer UDP layer found");
+       if (!mask)
+               mask = &rte_flow_item_vxlan_mask;
+       ret = mlx5_flow_item_acceptable
+               (item, (const uint8_t *)mask,
+                (const uint8_t *)&rte_flow_item_vxlan_mask,
+                sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_vxlan),
+                error);
+       if (ret < 0)
+               return ret;
+       if (spec) {
+               memcpy(&id.vni[1], spec->vni, 3);
+               vlan_id = id.vlan_id;
+               memcpy(&id.vni[1], mask->vni, 3);
+               vlan_id &= id.vlan_id;
+       }
+       /*
+        * Tunnel id 0 is equivalent as not adding a VXLAN layer, if
+        * only this layer is defined in the Verbs specification it is
+        * interpreted as wildcard and all packets will match this
+        * rule, if it follows a full stack layer (ex: eth / ipv4 /
+        * udp), all packets matching the layers before will also
+        * match this rule.  To avoid such situation, VNI 0 is
+        * currently refused.
+        */
+       if (!vlan_id)
                return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
-                                         action,
-                                         "flag is not compatible with drop"
-                                         " action");
-       if (flow->modifier & MLX5_FLOW_MOD_MARK)
-               size = 0;
-       else if (size <= flow_size && verbs)
-               mlx5_flow_spec_verbs_add(flow, &tag, size);
-       flow->modifier |= MLX5_FLOW_MOD_FLAG;
-       return size;
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
+                                         "VXLAN vni cannot be 0");
+       if (!(item_flags & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER))
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
+                                         "VXLAN tunnel must be fully defined");
+       return 0;
 }
 
 /**
- * Update verbs specification to modify the flag to mark.
+ * Validate VXLAN_GPE item.
+ *
+ * @param[in] item
+ *   Item specification.
+ * @param[in] item_flags
+ *   Bit-fields that holds the items detected until now.
+ * @param[in] priv
+ *   Pointer to the private data structure.
+ * @param[in] target_protocol
+ *   The next protocol in the previous item.
+ * @param[out] error
+ *   Pointer to error structure.
  *
- * @param[in, out] verbs
- *   Pointer to the mlx5_flow_verbs structure.
- * @param[in] mark_id
- *   Mark identifier to replace the flag.
+ * @return
+ *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
  */
-static void
-mlx5_flow_verbs_mark_update(struct mlx5_flow_verbs *verbs, uint32_t mark_id)
+int
+mlx5_flow_validate_item_vxlan_gpe(const struct rte_flow_item *item,
+                                 uint64_t item_flags,
+                                 struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+                                 struct rte_flow_error *error)
 {
-       struct ibv_spec_header *hdr;
-       int i;
+       struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+       const struct rte_flow_item_vxlan_gpe *spec = item->spec;
+       const struct rte_flow_item_vxlan_gpe *mask = item->mask;
+       int ret;
+       union vni {
+               uint32_t vlan_id;
+               uint8_t vni[4];
+       } id = { .vlan_id = 0, };
+       uint32_t vlan_id = 0;
 
-       if (!verbs)
-               return;
-       /* Update Verbs specification. */
-       hdr = (struct ibv_spec_header *)verbs->specs;
-       if (!hdr)
-               return;
-       for (i = 0; i != verbs->attr->num_of_specs; ++i) {
-               if (hdr->type == IBV_FLOW_SPEC_ACTION_TAG) {
-                       struct ibv_flow_spec_action_tag *t =
-                               (struct ibv_flow_spec_action_tag *)hdr;
-
-                       t->tag_id = mlx5_flow_mark_set(mark_id);
-               }
-               hdr = (struct ibv_spec_header *)((uintptr_t)hdr + hdr->size);
+       if (!priv->config.l3_vxlan_en)
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
+                                         "L3 VXLAN is not enabled by device"
+                                         " parameter and/or not configured in"
+                                         " firmware");
+       if (item_flags & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_TUNNEL)
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
+                                         "a tunnel is already present");
+       /*
+        * Verify only UDPv4 is present as defined in
+        * https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7348
+        */
+       if (!(item_flags & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L4_UDP))
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
+                                         "no outer UDP layer found");
+       if (!mask)
+               mask = &rte_flow_item_vxlan_gpe_mask;
+       ret = mlx5_flow_item_acceptable
+               (item, (const uint8_t *)mask,
+                (const uint8_t *)&rte_flow_item_vxlan_gpe_mask,
+                sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_vxlan_gpe),
+                error);
+       if (ret < 0)
+               return ret;
+       if (spec) {
+               if (spec->protocol)
+                       return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
+                                                 RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM,
+                                                 item,
+                                                 "VxLAN-GPE protocol"
+                                                 " not supported");
+               memcpy(&id.vni[1], spec->vni, 3);
+               vlan_id = id.vlan_id;
+               memcpy(&id.vni[1], mask->vni, 3);
+               vlan_id &= id.vlan_id;
        }
+       /*
+        * Tunnel id 0 is equivalent as not adding a VXLAN layer, if only this
+        * layer is defined in the Verbs specification it is interpreted as
+        * wildcard and all packets will match this rule, if it follows a full
+        * stack layer (ex: eth / ipv4 / udp), all packets matching the layers
+        * before will also match this rule.  To avoid such situation, VNI 0
+        * is currently refused.
+        */
+       if (!vlan_id)
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
+                                         "VXLAN-GPE vni cannot be 0");
+       if (!(item_flags & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER))
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
+                                         "VXLAN-GPE tunnel must be fully"
+                                         " defined");
+       return 0;
 }
 
 /**
- * Convert the @p action into @p flow (or by updating the already present
- * Flag Verbs specification) after ensuring the NIC will understand and
- * process it correctly.
- * If the necessary size for the conversion is greater than the @p flow_size,
- * nothing is written in @p flow, the validation is still performed.
+ * Validate GRE item.
  *
- * @param[in] action
- *   Action configuration.
- * @param[in, out] flow
- *   Pointer to flow structure.
- * @param[in] flow_size
- *   Size in bytes of the available space in @p flow, if too small, nothing is
- *   written.
+ * @param[in] item
+ *   Item specification.
+ * @param[in] item_flags
+ *   Bit flags to mark detected items.
+ * @param[in] target_protocol
+ *   The next protocol in the previous item.
  * @param[out] error
  *   Pointer to error structure.
  *
  * @return
- *   On success the number of bytes consumed/necessary, if the returned value
- *   is lesser or equal to @p flow_size, the @p action has fully been
- *   converted, otherwise another call with this returned memory size should
- *   be done.
- *   On error, a negative errno value is returned and rte_errno is set.
+ *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
  */
-static int
-mlx5_flow_action_mark(const struct rte_flow_action *action,
-                     struct rte_flow *flow, const size_t flow_size,
-                     struct rte_flow_error *error)
+int
+mlx5_flow_validate_item_gre(const struct rte_flow_item *item,
+                           uint64_t item_flags,
+                           uint8_t target_protocol,
+                           struct rte_flow_error *error)
 {
-       const struct rte_flow_action_mark *mark = action->conf;
-       unsigned int size = sizeof(struct ibv_flow_spec_action_tag);
-       struct ibv_flow_spec_action_tag tag = {
-               .type = IBV_FLOW_SPEC_ACTION_TAG,
-               .size = size,
-       };
-       struct mlx5_flow_verbs *verbs = flow->cur_verbs;
+       const struct rte_flow_item_gre *spec __rte_unused = item->spec;
+       const struct rte_flow_item_gre *mask = item->mask;
+       int ret;
 
-       if (!mark)
-               return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
-                                         action,
-                                         "configuration cannot be null");
-       if (mark->id >= MLX5_FLOW_MARK_MAX)
+       if (target_protocol != 0xff && target_protocol != IPPROTO_GRE)
                return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION_CONF,
-                                         &mark->id,
-                                         "mark id must in 0 <= id < "
-                                         RTE_STR(MLX5_FLOW_MARK_MAX));
-       if (flow->modifier & MLX5_FLOW_MOD_MARK)
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
+                                         "protocol filtering not compatible"
+                                         " with this GRE layer");
+       if (item_flags & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_TUNNEL)
                return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
-                                         action,
-                                         "mark action already present");
-       if (flow->fate & MLX5_FLOW_FATE_DROP)
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
+                                         "a tunnel is already present");
+       if (!(item_flags & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L3))
                return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
-                                         action,
-                                         "mark is not compatible with drop"
-                                         " action");
-       if (flow->modifier & MLX5_FLOW_MOD_FLAG) {
-               mlx5_flow_verbs_mark_update(verbs, mark->id);
-               size = 0;
-       } else if (size <= flow_size) {
-               tag.tag_id = mlx5_flow_mark_set(mark->id);
-               mlx5_flow_spec_verbs_add(flow, &tag, size);
-       }
-       flow->modifier |= MLX5_FLOW_MOD_MARK;
-       return size;
-}
-
-/**
- * Convert the @p action into a Verbs specification after ensuring the NIC
- * will understand and process it correctly.
- * If the necessary size for the conversion is greater than the @p flow_size,
- * nothing is written in @p flow, the validation is still performed.
- *
- * @param action[in]
- *   Action configuration.
- * @param flow[in, out]
- *   Pointer to flow structure.
- * @param flow_size[in]
- *   Size in bytes of the available space in @p flow, if too small, nothing is
- *   written.
- * @param error[int, out]
- *   Pointer to error structure.
- *
- * @return
- *   On success the number of bytes consumed/necessary, if the returned value
- *   is lesser or equal to @p flow_size, the @p action has fully been
- *   converted, otherwise another call with this returned memory size should
- *   be done.
- *   On error, a negative errno value is returned and rte_errno is set.
- */
-static int
-mlx5_flow_action_count(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-                      const struct rte_flow_action *action,
-                      struct rte_flow *flow,
-                      const size_t flow_size __rte_unused,
-                      struct rte_flow_error *error)
-{
-       const struct rte_flow_action_count *count = action->conf;
-#ifdef HAVE_IBV_DEVICE_COUNTERS_SET_SUPPORT
-       unsigned int size = sizeof(struct ibv_flow_spec_counter_action);
-       struct ibv_flow_spec_counter_action counter = {
-               .type = IBV_FLOW_SPEC_ACTION_COUNT,
-               .size = size,
-       };
-#endif
-
-       if (!flow->counter) {
-               flow->counter = mlx5_flow_counter_new(dev, count->shared,
-                                                     count->id);
-               if (!flow->counter)
-                       return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
-                                                 RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
-                                                 action,
-                                                 "cannot get counter"
-                                                 " context.");
-       }
-       if (!((struct priv *)dev->data->dev_private)->config.flow_counter_en)
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
+                                         "L3 Layer is missing");
+       if (!mask)
+               mask = &rte_flow_item_gre_mask;
+       ret = mlx5_flow_item_acceptable
+               (item, (const uint8_t *)mask,
+                (const uint8_t *)&rte_flow_item_gre_mask,
+                sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_gre), error);
+       if (ret < 0)
+               return ret;
+#ifndef HAVE_IBV_DEVICE_MPLS_SUPPORT
+       if (spec && (spec->protocol & mask->protocol))
                return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
-                                         action,
-                                         "flow counters are not supported.");
-       flow->modifier |= MLX5_FLOW_MOD_COUNT;
-#ifdef HAVE_IBV_DEVICE_COUNTERS_SET_SUPPORT
-       counter.counter_set_handle = flow->counter->cs->handle;
-       if (size <= flow_size)
-               mlx5_flow_spec_verbs_add(flow, &counter, size);
-       return size;
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
+                                         "without MPLS support the"
+                                         " specification cannot be used for"
+                                         " filtering");
 #endif
        return 0;
 }
 
 /**
- * Convert the @p action into @p flow after ensuring the NIC will understand
- * and process it correctly.
- * The conversion is performed action per action, each of them is written into
- * the @p flow if its size is lesser or equal to @p flow_size.
- * Validation and memory consumption computation are still performed until the
- * end of @p action, unless an error is encountered.
+ * Validate MPLS item.
  *
- * @param[in] dev
- *   Pointer to Ethernet device structure.
- * @param[in] actions
- *   Pointer to flow actions array.
- * @param[in, out] flow
- *   Pointer to the rte_flow structure.
- * @param[in] flow_size
- *   Size in bytes of the available space in @p flow, if too small some
- *   garbage may be present.
+ * @param[in] item
+ *   Item specification.
+ * @param[in] item_flags
+ *   Bit-fields that holds the items detected until now.
+ * @param[in] target_protocol
+ *   The next protocol in the previous item.
  * @param[out] error
  *   Pointer to error structure.
  *
  * @return
- *   On success the number of bytes consumed/necessary, if the returned value
- *   is lesser or equal to @p flow_size, the @p actions has fully been
- *   converted, otherwise another call with this returned memory size should
- *   be done.
- *   On error, a negative errno value is returned and rte_errno is set.
+ *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
  */
-static int
-mlx5_flow_actions(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-                 const struct rte_flow_action actions[],
-                 struct rte_flow *flow, const size_t flow_size,
-                 struct rte_flow_error *error)
+int
+mlx5_flow_validate_item_mpls(const struct rte_flow_item *item __rte_unused,
+                            uint64_t item_flags __rte_unused,
+                            uint8_t target_protocol __rte_unused,
+                            struct rte_flow_error *error)
 {
-       size_t size = 0;
-       int remain = flow_size;
-       int ret = 0;
+#ifdef HAVE_IBV_DEVICE_MPLS_SUPPORT
+       const struct rte_flow_item_mpls *mask = item->mask;
+       int ret;
 
-       for (; actions->type != RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_END; actions++) {
-               switch (actions->type) {
-               case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_VOID:
-                       break;
-               case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_FLAG:
-                       ret = mlx5_flow_action_flag(actions, flow, remain,
-                                                   error);
-                       break;
-               case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_MARK:
-                       ret = mlx5_flow_action_mark(actions, flow, remain,
-                                                   error);
-                       break;
-               case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_DROP:
-                       ret = mlx5_flow_action_drop(actions, flow, remain,
-                                                   error);
-                       break;
-               case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_QUEUE:
-                       ret = mlx5_flow_action_queue(dev, actions, flow, error);
-                       break;
-               case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_RSS:
-                       ret = mlx5_flow_action_rss(dev, actions, flow, error);
-                       break;
-               case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_COUNT:
-                       ret = mlx5_flow_action_count(dev, actions, flow, remain,
-                                                    error);
-                       break;
-               default:
-                       return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
-                                                 RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
-                                                 actions,
-                                                 "action not supported");
-               }
-               if (ret < 0)
-                       return ret;
-               if (remain > ret)
-                       remain -= ret;
-               else
-                       remain = 0;
-               size += ret;
-       }
-       if (!flow->fate)
+       if (target_protocol != 0xff && target_protocol != IPPROTO_MPLS)
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
+                                         "protocol filtering not compatible"
+                                         " with MPLS layer");
+       if (item_flags & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_TUNNEL)
                return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED,
-                                         NULL,
-                                         "no fate action found");
-       return size;
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
+                                         "a tunnel is already"
+                                         " present");
+       if (!mask)
+               mask = &rte_flow_item_mpls_mask;
+       ret = mlx5_flow_item_acceptable
+               (item, (const uint8_t *)mask,
+                (const uint8_t *)&rte_flow_item_mpls_mask,
+                sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_mpls), error);
+       if (ret < 0)
+               return ret;
+       return 0;
+#endif
+       return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
+                                 RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
+                                 "MPLS is not supported by Verbs, please"
+                                 " update.");
+}
+
+static int
+flow_null_validate(struct rte_eth_dev *dev __rte_unused,
+                  const struct rte_flow_attr *attr __rte_unused,
+                  const struct rte_flow_item items[] __rte_unused,
+                  const struct rte_flow_action actions[] __rte_unused,
+                  struct rte_flow_error *error __rte_unused)
+{
+       rte_errno = ENOTSUP;
+       return -rte_errno;
+}
+
+static struct mlx5_flow *
+flow_null_prepare(const struct rte_flow_attr *attr __rte_unused,
+                 const struct rte_flow_item items[] __rte_unused,
+                 const struct rte_flow_action actions[] __rte_unused,
+                 uint64_t *item_flags __rte_unused,
+                 uint64_t *action_flags __rte_unused,
+                 struct rte_flow_error *error __rte_unused)
+{
+       rte_errno = ENOTSUP;
+       return NULL;
+}
+
+static int
+flow_null_translate(struct rte_eth_dev *dev __rte_unused,
+                   struct mlx5_flow *dev_flow __rte_unused,
+                   const struct rte_flow_attr *attr __rte_unused,
+                   const struct rte_flow_item items[] __rte_unused,
+                   const struct rte_flow_action actions[] __rte_unused,
+                   struct rte_flow_error *error __rte_unused)
+{
+       rte_errno = ENOTSUP;
+       return -rte_errno;
+}
+
+static int
+flow_null_apply(struct rte_eth_dev *dev __rte_unused,
+               struct rte_flow *flow __rte_unused,
+               struct rte_flow_error *error __rte_unused)
+{
+       rte_errno = ENOTSUP;
+       return -rte_errno;
+}
+
+static void
+flow_null_remove(struct rte_eth_dev *dev __rte_unused,
+                struct rte_flow *flow __rte_unused)
+{
+}
+
+static void
+flow_null_destroy(struct rte_eth_dev *dev __rte_unused,
+                 struct rte_flow *flow __rte_unused)
+{
+}
+
+static int
+flow_null_query(struct rte_eth_dev *dev __rte_unused,
+               struct rte_flow *flow __rte_unused,
+               const struct rte_flow_action *actions __rte_unused,
+               void *data __rte_unused,
+               struct rte_flow_error *error __rte_unused)
+{
+       rte_errno = ENOTSUP;
+       return -rte_errno;
 }
 
+/* Void driver to protect from null pointer reference. */
+const struct mlx5_flow_driver_ops mlx5_flow_null_drv_ops = {
+       .validate = flow_null_validate,
+       .prepare = flow_null_prepare,
+       .translate = flow_null_translate,
+       .apply = flow_null_apply,
+       .remove = flow_null_remove,
+       .destroy = flow_null_destroy,
+       .query = flow_null_query,
+};
+
 /**
- * Validate flow rule and fill flow structure accordingly.
+ * Select flow driver type according to flow attributes and device
+ * configuration.
  *
- * @param dev
- *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
- * @param[out] flow
- *   Pointer to flow structure.
- * @param flow_size
- *   Size of allocated space for @p flow.
+ * @param[in] dev
+ *   Pointer to the dev structure.
  * @param[in] attr
- *   Flow rule attributes.
- * @param[in] pattern
- *   Pattern specification (list terminated by the END pattern item).
- * @param[in] actions
- *   Associated actions (list terminated by the END action).
- * @param[out] error
- *   Perform verbose error reporting if not NULL.
+ *   Pointer to the flow attributes.
  *
  * @return
- *   A positive value representing the size of the flow object in bytes
- *   regardless of @p flow_size on success, a negative errno value otherwise
- *   and rte_errno is set.
+ *   flow driver type, MLX5_FLOW_TYPE_MAX otherwise.
  */
-static int
-mlx5_flow_merge_switch(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-                      struct rte_flow *flow,
-                      size_t flow_size,
-                      const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
-                      const struct rte_flow_item pattern[],
-                      const struct rte_flow_action actions[],
-                      struct rte_flow_error *error)
-{
-       unsigned int n = mlx5_dev_to_port_id(dev->device, NULL, 0);
-       uint16_t port_id[!n + n];
-       struct mlx5_nl_flow_ptoi ptoi[!n + n + 1];
-       size_t off = RTE_ALIGN_CEIL(sizeof(*flow), alignof(max_align_t));
-       unsigned int i;
-       unsigned int own = 0;
-       int ret;
-
-       /* At least one port is needed when no switch domain is present. */
-       if (!n) {
-               n = 1;
-               port_id[0] = dev->data->port_id;
-       } else {
-               n = RTE_MIN(mlx5_dev_to_port_id(dev->device, port_id, n), n);
-       }
-       for (i = 0; i != n; ++i) {
-               struct rte_eth_dev_info dev_info;
-
-               rte_eth_dev_info_get(port_id[i], &dev_info);
-               if (port_id[i] == dev->data->port_id)
-                       own = i;
-               ptoi[i].port_id = port_id[i];
-               ptoi[i].ifindex = dev_info.if_index;
-       }
-       /* Ensure first entry of ptoi[] is the current device. */
-       if (own) {
-               ptoi[n] = ptoi[0];
-               ptoi[0] = ptoi[own];
-               ptoi[own] = ptoi[n];
-       }
-       /* An entry with zero ifindex terminates ptoi[]. */
-       ptoi[n].port_id = 0;
-       ptoi[n].ifindex = 0;
-       if (flow_size < off)
-               flow_size = 0;
-       ret = mlx5_nl_flow_transpose((uint8_t *)flow + off,
-                                    flow_size ? flow_size - off : 0,
-                                    ptoi, attr, pattern, actions, error);
-       if (ret < 0)
-               return ret;
-       if (flow_size) {
-               *flow = (struct rte_flow){
-                       .attributes = *attr,
-                       .nl_flow = (uint8_t *)flow + off,
-               };
-               /*
-                * Generate a reasonably unique handle based on the address
-                * of the target buffer.
-                *
-                * This is straightforward on 32-bit systems where the flow
-                * pointer can be used directly. Otherwise, its least
-                * significant part is taken after shifting it by the
-                * previous power of two of the pointed buffer size.
-                */
-               if (sizeof(flow) <= 4)
-                       mlx5_nl_flow_brand(flow->nl_flow, (uintptr_t)flow);
-               else
-                       mlx5_nl_flow_brand
-                               (flow->nl_flow,
-                                (uintptr_t)flow >>
-                                rte_log2_u32(rte_align32prevpow2(flow_size)));
-       }
-       return off + ret;
-}
-
-static unsigned int
-mlx5_find_graph_root(const struct rte_flow_item pattern[], uint32_t rss_level)
+static enum mlx5_flow_drv_type
+flow_get_drv_type(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, const struct rte_flow_attr *attr)
 {
-       const struct rte_flow_item *item;
-       unsigned int has_vlan = 0;
+       struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+       enum mlx5_flow_drv_type type = MLX5_FLOW_TYPE_MAX;
 
-       for (item = pattern; item->type != RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_END; item++) {
-               if (item->type == RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_VLAN) {
-                       has_vlan = 1;
-                       break;
-               }
-       }
-       if (has_vlan)
-               return rss_level < 2 ? MLX5_EXPANSION_ROOT_ETH_VLAN :
-                                      MLX5_EXPANSION_ROOT_OUTER_ETH_VLAN;
-       return rss_level < 2 ? MLX5_EXPANSION_ROOT :
-                              MLX5_EXPANSION_ROOT_OUTER;
+       if (attr->transfer)
+               type = MLX5_FLOW_TYPE_TCF;
+       else
+               type = priv->config.dv_flow_en ? MLX5_FLOW_TYPE_DV :
+                                                MLX5_FLOW_TYPE_VERBS;
+       return type;
 }
 
+#define flow_get_drv_ops(type) flow_drv_ops[type]
+
 /**
- * Convert the @p attributes, @p pattern, @p action, into an flow for the NIC
- * after ensuring the NIC will understand and process it correctly.
- * The conversion is only performed item/action per item/action, each of
- * them is written into the @p flow if its size is lesser or equal to @p
- * flow_size.
- * Validation and memory consumption computation are still performed until the
- * end, unless an error is encountered.
+ * Flow driver validation API. This abstracts calling driver specific functions.
+ * The type of flow driver is determined according to flow attributes.
  *
  * @param[in] dev
- *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
- * @param[in, out] flow
- *   Pointer to flow structure.
- * @param[in] flow_size
- *   Size in bytes of the available space in @p flow, if too small some
- *   garbage may be present.
- * @param[in] attributes
- *   Flow rule attributes.
- * @param[in] pattern
- *   Pattern specification (list terminated by the END pattern item).
+ *   Pointer to the dev structure.
+ * @param[in] attr
+ *   Pointer to the flow attributes.
+ * @param[in] items
+ *   Pointer to the list of items.
  * @param[in] actions
- *   Associated actions (list terminated by the END action).
+ *   Pointer to the list of actions.
  * @param[out] error
- *   Perform verbose error reporting if not NULL.
+ *   Pointer to the error structure.
  *
  * @return
- *   On success the number of bytes consumed/necessary, if the returned value
- *   is lesser or equal to @p flow_size, the flow has fully been converted and
- *   can be applied, otherwise another call with this returned memory size
- *   should be done.
- *   On error, a negative errno value is returned and rte_errno is set.
+ *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_ernno is set.
  */
-static int
-mlx5_flow_merge(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_flow *flow,
-               const size_t flow_size,
-               const struct rte_flow_attr *attributes,
-               const struct rte_flow_item pattern[],
-               const struct rte_flow_action actions[],
-               struct rte_flow_error *error)
+static inline int
+flow_drv_validate(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+                 const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
+                 const struct rte_flow_item items[],
+                 const struct rte_flow_action actions[],
+                 struct rte_flow_error *error)
 {
-       struct rte_flow local_flow = { .layers = 0, };
-       size_t size = sizeof(*flow);
-       union {
-               struct rte_flow_expand_rss buf;
-               uint8_t buffer[2048];
-       } expand_buffer;
-       struct rte_flow_expand_rss *buf = &expand_buffer.buf;
-       struct mlx5_flow_verbs *original_verbs = NULL;
-       size_t original_verbs_size = 0;
-       uint32_t original_layers = 0;
-       int expanded_pattern_idx = 0;
-       int ret;
-       uint32_t i;
+       const struct mlx5_flow_driver_ops *fops;
+       enum mlx5_flow_drv_type type = flow_get_drv_type(dev, attr);
 
-       if (attributes->transfer)
-               return mlx5_flow_merge_switch(dev, flow, flow_size,
-                                             attributes, pattern,
-                                             actions, error);
-       if (size > flow_size)
-               flow = &local_flow;
-       ret = mlx5_flow_attributes(dev, attributes, flow, error);
-       if (ret < 0)
-               return ret;
-       ret = mlx5_flow_actions(dev, actions, &local_flow, 0, error);
-       if (ret < 0)
-               return ret;
-       if (local_flow.rss.types) {
-               unsigned int graph_root;
+       fops = flow_get_drv_ops(type);
+       return fops->validate(dev, attr, items, actions, error);
+}
 
-               graph_root = mlx5_find_graph_root(pattern,
-                                                 local_flow.rss.level);
-               ret = rte_flow_expand_rss(buf, sizeof(expand_buffer.buffer),
-                                         pattern, local_flow.rss.types,
-                                         mlx5_support_expansion,
-                                         graph_root);
-               assert(ret > 0 &&
-                      (unsigned int)ret < sizeof(expand_buffer.buffer));
-       } else {
-               buf->entries = 1;
-               buf->entry[0].pattern = (void *)(uintptr_t)pattern;
-       }
-       size += RTE_ALIGN_CEIL(local_flow.rss.queue_num * sizeof(uint16_t),
-                              sizeof(void *));
-       if (size <= flow_size)
-               flow->queue = (void *)(flow + 1);
-       LIST_INIT(&flow->verbs);
-       flow->layers = 0;
-       flow->modifier = 0;
-       flow->fate = 0;
-       for (i = 0; i != buf->entries; ++i) {
-               size_t off = size;
-               size_t off2;
-
-               flow->layers = original_layers;
-               size += sizeof(struct ibv_flow_attr) +
-                       sizeof(struct mlx5_flow_verbs);
-               off2 = size;
-               if (size < flow_size) {
-                       flow->cur_verbs = (void *)((uintptr_t)flow + off);
-                       flow->cur_verbs->attr = (void *)(flow->cur_verbs + 1);
-                       flow->cur_verbs->specs =
-                               (void *)(flow->cur_verbs->attr + 1);
-               }
-               /* First iteration convert the pattern into Verbs. */
-               if (i == 0) {
-                       /* Actions don't need to be converted several time. */
-                       ret = mlx5_flow_actions(dev, actions, flow,
-                                               (size < flow_size) ?
-                                               flow_size - size : 0,
-                                               error);
-                       if (ret < 0)
-                               return ret;
-                       size += ret;
-               } else {
-                       /*
-                        * Next iteration means the pattern has already been
-                        * converted and an expansion is necessary to match
-                        * the user RSS request.  For that only the expanded
-                        * items will be converted, the common part with the
-                        * user pattern are just copied into the next buffer
-                        * zone.
-                        */
-                       size += original_verbs_size;
-                       if (size < flow_size) {
-                               rte_memcpy(flow->cur_verbs->attr,
-                                          original_verbs->attr,
-                                          original_verbs_size +
-                                          sizeof(struct ibv_flow_attr));
-                               flow->cur_verbs->size = original_verbs_size;
-                       }
-               }
-               ret = mlx5_flow_items
-                       (dev,
-                        (const struct rte_flow_item *)
-                        &buf->entry[i].pattern[expanded_pattern_idx],
-                        flow,
-                        (size < flow_size) ? flow_size - size : 0, error);
-               if (ret < 0)
-                       return ret;
-               size += ret;
-               if (size <= flow_size) {
-                       mlx5_flow_adjust_priority(dev, flow);
-                       LIST_INSERT_HEAD(&flow->verbs, flow->cur_verbs, next);
-               }
-               /*
-                * Keep a pointer of the first verbs conversion and the layers
-                * it has encountered.
-                */
-               if (i == 0) {
-                       original_verbs = flow->cur_verbs;
-                       original_verbs_size = size - off2;
-                       original_layers = flow->layers;
-                       /*
-                        * move the index of the expanded pattern to the
-                        * first item not addressed yet.
-                        */
-                       if (pattern->type == RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_END) {
-                               expanded_pattern_idx++;
-                       } else {
-                               const struct rte_flow_item *item = pattern;
-
-                               for (item = pattern;
-                                    item->type != RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_END;
-                                    ++item)
-                                       expanded_pattern_idx++;
-                       }
-               }
-       }
-       /* Restore the origin layers in the flow. */
-       flow->layers = original_layers;
-       return size;
+/**
+ * Flow driver preparation API. This abstracts calling driver specific
+ * functions. Parent flow (rte_flow) should have driver type (drv_type). It
+ * calculates the size of memory required for device flow, allocates the memory,
+ * initializes the device flow and returns the pointer.
+ *
+ * @param[in] attr
+ *   Pointer to the flow attributes.
+ * @param[in] items
+ *   Pointer to the list of items.
+ * @param[in] actions
+ *   Pointer to the list of actions.
+ * @param[out] item_flags
+ *   Pointer to bit mask of all items detected.
+ * @param[out] action_flags
+ *   Pointer to bit mask of all actions detected.
+ * @param[out] error
+ *   Pointer to the error structure.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   Pointer to device flow on success, otherwise NULL and rte_ernno is set.
+ */
+static inline struct mlx5_flow *
+flow_drv_prepare(struct rte_flow *flow,
+                const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
+                const struct rte_flow_item items[],
+                const struct rte_flow_action actions[],
+                uint64_t *item_flags,
+                uint64_t *action_flags,
+                struct rte_flow_error *error)
+{
+       const struct mlx5_flow_driver_ops *fops;
+       enum mlx5_flow_drv_type type = flow->drv_type;
+
+       assert(type > MLX5_FLOW_TYPE_MIN && type < MLX5_FLOW_TYPE_MAX);
+       fops = flow_get_drv_ops(type);
+       return fops->prepare(attr, items, actions, item_flags, action_flags,
+                            error);
 }
 
 /**
- * Lookup and set the ptype in the data Rx part.  A single Ptype can be used,
- * if several tunnel rules are used on this queue, the tunnel ptype will be
- * cleared.
+ * Flow driver translation API. This abstracts calling driver specific
+ * functions. Parent flow (rte_flow) should have driver type (drv_type). It
+ * translates a generic flow into a driver flow. flow_drv_prepare() must
+ * precede.
  *
- * @param rxq_ctrl
- *   Rx queue to update.
+ *
+ * @param[in] dev
+ *   Pointer to the rte dev structure.
+ * @param[in, out] dev_flow
+ *   Pointer to the mlx5 flow.
+ * @param[in] attr
+ *   Pointer to the flow attributes.
+ * @param[in] items
+ *   Pointer to the list of items.
+ * @param[in] actions
+ *   Pointer to the list of actions.
+ * @param[out] error
+ *   Pointer to the error structure.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_ernno is set.
  */
-static void
-mlx5_flow_rxq_tunnel_ptype_update(struct mlx5_rxq_ctrl *rxq_ctrl)
+static inline int
+flow_drv_translate(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct mlx5_flow *dev_flow,
+                  const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
+                  const struct rte_flow_item items[],
+                  const struct rte_flow_action actions[],
+                  struct rte_flow_error *error)
 {
-       unsigned int i;
-       uint32_t tunnel_ptype = 0;
+       const struct mlx5_flow_driver_ops *fops;
+       enum mlx5_flow_drv_type type = dev_flow->flow->drv_type;
 
-       /* Look up for the ptype to use. */
-       for (i = 0; i != MLX5_FLOW_TUNNEL; ++i) {
-               if (!rxq_ctrl->flow_tunnels_n[i])
-                       continue;
-               if (!tunnel_ptype) {
-                       tunnel_ptype = tunnels_info[i].ptype;
-               } else {
-                       tunnel_ptype = 0;
-                       break;
-               }
-       }
-       rxq_ctrl->rxq.tunnel = tunnel_ptype;
+       assert(type > MLX5_FLOW_TYPE_MIN && type < MLX5_FLOW_TYPE_MAX);
+       fops = flow_get_drv_ops(type);
+       return fops->translate(dev, dev_flow, attr, items, actions, error);
 }
 
 /**
- * Set the Rx queue flags (Mark/Flag and Tunnel Ptypes) according to the flow.
+ * Flow driver apply API. This abstracts calling driver specific functions.
+ * Parent flow (rte_flow) should have driver type (drv_type). It applies
+ * translated driver flows on to device. flow_drv_translate() must precede.
  *
  * @param[in] dev
- *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
- * @param[in] flow
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device structure.
+ * @param[in, out] flow
  *   Pointer to flow structure.
+ * @param[out] error
+ *   Pointer to error structure.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
  */
-static void
-mlx5_flow_rxq_flags_set(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_flow *flow)
+static inline int
+flow_drv_apply(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_flow *flow,
+              struct rte_flow_error *error)
 {
-       struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
-       const int mark = !!(flow->modifier &
-                           (MLX5_FLOW_MOD_FLAG | MLX5_FLOW_MOD_MARK));
-       const int tunnel = !!(flow->layers & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_TUNNEL);
-       unsigned int i;
-
-       for (i = 0; i != flow->rss.queue_num; ++i) {
-               int idx = (*flow->queue)[i];
-               struct mlx5_rxq_ctrl *rxq_ctrl =
-                       container_of((*priv->rxqs)[idx],
-                                    struct mlx5_rxq_ctrl, rxq);
-
-               if (mark) {
-                       rxq_ctrl->rxq.mark = 1;
-                       rxq_ctrl->flow_mark_n++;
-               }
-               if (tunnel) {
-                       unsigned int j;
+       const struct mlx5_flow_driver_ops *fops;
+       enum mlx5_flow_drv_type type = flow->drv_type;
 
-                       /* Increase the counter matching the flow. */
-                       for (j = 0; j != MLX5_FLOW_TUNNEL; ++j) {
-                               if ((tunnels_info[j].tunnel & flow->layers) ==
-                                   tunnels_info[j].tunnel) {
-                                       rxq_ctrl->flow_tunnels_n[j]++;
-                                       break;
-                               }
-                       }
-                       mlx5_flow_rxq_tunnel_ptype_update(rxq_ctrl);
-               }
-       }
+       assert(type > MLX5_FLOW_TYPE_MIN && type < MLX5_FLOW_TYPE_MAX);
+       fops = flow_get_drv_ops(type);
+       return fops->apply(dev, flow, error);
 }
 
 /**
- * Clear the Rx queue flags (Mark/Flag and Tunnel Ptype) associated with the
- * @p flow if no other flow uses it with the same kind of request.
+ * Flow driver remove API. This abstracts calling driver specific functions.
+ * Parent flow (rte_flow) should have driver type (drv_type). It removes a flow
+ * on device. All the resources of the flow should be freed by calling
+ * flow_dv_destroy().
  *
- * @param dev
+ * @param[in] dev
  *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
- * @param[in] flow
- *   Pointer to the flow.
+ * @param[in, out] flow
+ *   Pointer to flow structure.
  */
-static void
-mlx5_flow_rxq_flags_trim(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_flow *flow)
+static inline void
+flow_drv_remove(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_flow *flow)
 {
-       struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
-       const int mark = !!(flow->modifier &
-                           (MLX5_FLOW_MOD_FLAG | MLX5_FLOW_MOD_MARK));
-       const int tunnel = !!(flow->layers & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_TUNNEL);
-       unsigned int i;
-
-       assert(dev->data->dev_started);
-       for (i = 0; i != flow->rss.queue_num; ++i) {
-               int idx = (*flow->queue)[i];
-               struct mlx5_rxq_ctrl *rxq_ctrl =
-                       container_of((*priv->rxqs)[idx],
-                                    struct mlx5_rxq_ctrl, rxq);
+       const struct mlx5_flow_driver_ops *fops;
+       enum mlx5_flow_drv_type type = flow->drv_type;
 
-               if (mark) {
-                       rxq_ctrl->flow_mark_n--;
-                       rxq_ctrl->rxq.mark = !!rxq_ctrl->flow_mark_n;
-               }
-               if (tunnel) {
-                       unsigned int j;
-
-                       /* Decrease the counter matching the flow. */
-                       for (j = 0; j != MLX5_FLOW_TUNNEL; ++j) {
-                               if ((tunnels_info[j].tunnel & flow->layers) ==
-                                   tunnels_info[j].tunnel) {
-                                       rxq_ctrl->flow_tunnels_n[j]--;
-                                       break;
-                               }
-                       }
-                       mlx5_flow_rxq_tunnel_ptype_update(rxq_ctrl);
-               }
-       }
+       assert(type > MLX5_FLOW_TYPE_MIN && type < MLX5_FLOW_TYPE_MAX);
+       fops = flow_get_drv_ops(type);
+       fops->remove(dev, flow);
 }
 
 /**
- * Clear the Mark/Flag and Tunnel ptype information in all Rx queues.
+ * Flow driver destroy API. This abstracts calling driver specific functions.
+ * Parent flow (rte_flow) should have driver type (drv_type). It removes a flow
+ * on device and releases resources of the flow.
  *
- * @param dev
+ * @param[in] dev
  *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
+ * @param[in, out] flow
+ *   Pointer to flow structure.
  */
-static void
-mlx5_flow_rxq_flags_clear(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
+static inline void
+flow_drv_destroy(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_flow *flow)
 {
-       struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
-       unsigned int i;
+       const struct mlx5_flow_driver_ops *fops;
+       enum mlx5_flow_drv_type type = flow->drv_type;
 
-       for (i = 0; i != priv->rxqs_n; ++i) {
-               struct mlx5_rxq_ctrl *rxq_ctrl;
-               unsigned int j;
-
-               if (!(*priv->rxqs)[i])
-                       continue;
-               rxq_ctrl = container_of((*priv->rxqs)[i],
-                                       struct mlx5_rxq_ctrl, rxq);
-               rxq_ctrl->flow_mark_n = 0;
-               rxq_ctrl->rxq.mark = 0;
-               for (j = 0; j != MLX5_FLOW_TUNNEL; ++j)
-                       rxq_ctrl->flow_tunnels_n[j] = 0;
-               rxq_ctrl->rxq.tunnel = 0;
-       }
+       assert(type > MLX5_FLOW_TYPE_MIN && type < MLX5_FLOW_TYPE_MAX);
+       fops = flow_get_drv_ops(type);
+       fops->destroy(dev, flow);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -2859,134 +1930,55 @@ mlx5_flow_validate(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
                   const struct rte_flow_action actions[],
                   struct rte_flow_error *error)
 {
-       int ret = mlx5_flow_merge(dev, NULL, 0, attr, items, actions, error);
+       int ret;
 
+       ret = flow_drv_validate(dev, attr, items, actions, error);
        if (ret < 0)
                return ret;
        return 0;
 }
 
 /**
- * Remove the flow.
+ * Get RSS action from the action list.
  *
- * @param[in] dev
- *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
- * @param[in, out] flow
- *   Pointer to flow structure.
+ * @param[in] actions
+ *   Pointer to the list of actions.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   Pointer to the RSS action if exist, else return NULL.
  */
-static void
-mlx5_flow_remove(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_flow *flow)
+static const struct rte_flow_action_rss*
+flow_get_rss_action(const struct rte_flow_action actions[])
 {
-       struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
-       struct mlx5_flow_verbs *verbs;
-
-       if (flow->nl_flow && priv->mnl_socket)
-               mlx5_nl_flow_destroy(priv->mnl_socket, flow->nl_flow, NULL);
-       LIST_FOREACH(verbs, &flow->verbs, next) {
-               if (verbs->flow) {
-                       claim_zero(mlx5_glue->destroy_flow(verbs->flow));
-                       verbs->flow = NULL;
-               }
-               if (verbs->hrxq) {
-                       if (flow->fate & MLX5_FLOW_FATE_DROP)
-                               mlx5_hrxq_drop_release(dev);
-                       else
-                               mlx5_hrxq_release(dev, verbs->hrxq);
-                       verbs->hrxq = NULL;
+       for (; actions->type != RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_END; actions++) {
+               switch (actions->type) {
+               case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_RSS:
+                       return (const struct rte_flow_action_rss *)
+                              actions->conf;
+               default:
+                       break;
                }
        }
-       if (flow->counter) {
-               mlx5_flow_counter_release(flow->counter);
-               flow->counter = NULL;
-       }
+       return NULL;
 }
 
-/**
- * Apply the flow.
- *
- * @param[in] dev
- *   Pointer to Ethernet device structure.
- * @param[in, out] flow
- *   Pointer to flow structure.
- * @param[out] error
- *   Pointer to error structure.
- *
- * @return
- *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
- */
-static int
-mlx5_flow_apply(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_flow *flow,
-               struct rte_flow_error *error)
+static unsigned int
+find_graph_root(const struct rte_flow_item pattern[], uint32_t rss_level)
 {
-       struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
-       struct mlx5_flow_verbs *verbs;
-       int err;
-
-       LIST_FOREACH(verbs, &flow->verbs, next) {
-               if (flow->fate & MLX5_FLOW_FATE_DROP) {
-                       verbs->hrxq = mlx5_hrxq_drop_new(dev);
-                       if (!verbs->hrxq) {
-                               rte_flow_error_set
-                                       (error, errno,
-                                        RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED,
-                                        NULL,
-                                        "cannot get drop hash queue");
-                               goto error;
-                       }
-               } else {
-                       struct mlx5_hrxq *hrxq;
-
-                       hrxq = mlx5_hrxq_get(dev, flow->key,
-                                            MLX5_RSS_HASH_KEY_LEN,
-                                            verbs->hash_fields,
-                                            (*flow->queue),
-                                            flow->rss.queue_num);
-                       if (!hrxq)
-                               hrxq = mlx5_hrxq_new(dev, flow->key,
-                                                    MLX5_RSS_HASH_KEY_LEN,
-                                                    verbs->hash_fields,
-                                                    (*flow->queue),
-                                                    flow->rss.queue_num,
-                                                    !!(flow->layers &
-                                                     MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_TUNNEL));
-                       if (!hrxq) {
-                               rte_flow_error_set
-                                       (error, rte_errno,
-                                        RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED,
-                                        NULL,
-                                        "cannot get hash queue");
-                               goto error;
-                       }
-                       verbs->hrxq = hrxq;
-               }
-               verbs->flow =
-                       mlx5_glue->create_flow(verbs->hrxq->qp, verbs->attr);
-               if (!verbs->flow) {
-                       rte_flow_error_set(error, errno,
-                                          RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED,
-                                          NULL,
-                                          "hardware refuses to create flow");
-                       goto error;
-               }
-       }
-       if (flow->nl_flow &&
-           priv->mnl_socket &&
-           mlx5_nl_flow_create(priv->mnl_socket, flow->nl_flow, error))
-               goto error;
-       return 0;
-error:
-       err = rte_errno; /* Save rte_errno before cleanup. */
-       LIST_FOREACH(verbs, &flow->verbs, next) {
-               if (verbs->hrxq) {
-                       if (flow->fate & MLX5_FLOW_FATE_DROP)
-                               mlx5_hrxq_drop_release(dev);
-                       else
-                               mlx5_hrxq_release(dev, verbs->hrxq);
-                       verbs->hrxq = NULL;
+       const struct rte_flow_item *item;
+       unsigned int has_vlan = 0;
+
+       for (item = pattern; item->type != RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_END; item++) {
+               if (item->type == RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_VLAN) {
+                       has_vlan = 1;
+                       break;
                }
        }
-       rte_errno = err; /* Restore rte_errno. */
-       return -rte_errno;
+       if (has_vlan)
+               return rss_level < 2 ? MLX5_EXPANSION_ROOT_ETH_VLAN :
+                                      MLX5_EXPANSION_ROOT_OUTER_ETH_VLAN;
+       return rss_level < 2 ? MLX5_EXPANSION_ROOT :
+                              MLX5_EXPANSION_ROOT_OUTER;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -3009,50 +2001,90 @@ error:
  *   A flow on success, NULL otherwise and rte_errno is set.
  */
 static struct rte_flow *
-mlx5_flow_list_create(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-                     struct mlx5_flows *list,
-                     const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
-                     const struct rte_flow_item items[],
-                     const struct rte_flow_action actions[],
-                     struct rte_flow_error *error)
+flow_list_create(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct mlx5_flows *list,
+                const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
+                const struct rte_flow_item items[],
+                const struct rte_flow_action actions[],
+                struct rte_flow_error *error)
 {
        struct rte_flow *flow = NULL;
-       size_t size = 0;
+       struct mlx5_flow *dev_flow;
+       uint64_t action_flags = 0;
+       uint64_t item_flags = 0;
+       const struct rte_flow_action_rss *rss;
+       union {
+               struct rte_flow_expand_rss buf;
+               uint8_t buffer[2048];
+       } expand_buffer;
+       struct rte_flow_expand_rss *buf = &expand_buffer.buf;
        int ret;
+       uint32_t i;
+       uint32_t flow_size;
 
-       ret = mlx5_flow_merge(dev, flow, size, attr, items, actions, error);
+       ret = flow_drv_validate(dev, attr, items, actions, error);
        if (ret < 0)
                return NULL;
-       size = ret;
-       flow = rte_calloc(__func__, 1, size, 0);
-       if (!flow) {
-               rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOMEM,
-                                  RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED,
-                                  NULL,
-                                  "not enough memory to create flow");
-               return NULL;
+       flow_size = sizeof(struct rte_flow);
+       rss = flow_get_rss_action(actions);
+       if (rss)
+               flow_size += RTE_ALIGN_CEIL(rss->queue_num * sizeof(uint16_t),
+                                           sizeof(void *));
+       else
+               flow_size += RTE_ALIGN_CEIL(sizeof(uint16_t), sizeof(void *));
+       flow = rte_calloc(__func__, 1, flow_size, 0);
+       flow->drv_type = flow_get_drv_type(dev, attr);
+       assert(flow->drv_type > MLX5_FLOW_TYPE_MIN &&
+              flow->drv_type < MLX5_FLOW_TYPE_MAX);
+       flow->queue = (void *)(flow + 1);
+       LIST_INIT(&flow->dev_flows);
+       if (rss && rss->types) {
+               unsigned int graph_root;
+
+               graph_root = find_graph_root(items, rss->level);
+               ret = rte_flow_expand_rss(buf, sizeof(expand_buffer.buffer),
+                                         items, rss->types,
+                                         mlx5_support_expansion,
+                                         graph_root);
+               assert(ret > 0 &&
+                      (unsigned int)ret < sizeof(expand_buffer.buffer));
+       } else {
+               buf->entries = 1;
+               buf->entry[0].pattern = (void *)(uintptr_t)items;
        }
-       ret = mlx5_flow_merge(dev, flow, size, attr, items, actions, error);
-       if (ret < 0) {
-               rte_free(flow);
-               return NULL;
+       for (i = 0; i < buf->entries; ++i) {
+               dev_flow = flow_drv_prepare(flow, attr, buf->entry[i].pattern,
+                                           actions, &item_flags, &action_flags,
+                                           error);
+               if (!dev_flow)
+                       goto error;
+               dev_flow->flow = flow;
+               dev_flow->layers = item_flags;
+               /* Store actions once as expanded flows have same actions. */
+               if (i == 0)
+                       flow->actions = action_flags;
+               assert(flow->actions == action_flags);
+               LIST_INSERT_HEAD(&flow->dev_flows, dev_flow, next);
+               ret = flow_drv_translate(dev, dev_flow, attr,
+                                        buf->entry[i].pattern,
+                                        actions, error);
+               if (ret < 0)
+                       goto error;
        }
-       assert((size_t)ret == size);
        if (dev->data->dev_started) {
-               ret = mlx5_flow_apply(dev, flow, error);
-               if (ret < 0) {
-                       ret = rte_errno; /* Save rte_errno before cleanup. */
-                       if (flow) {
-                               mlx5_flow_remove(dev, flow);
-                               rte_free(flow);
-                       }
-                       rte_errno = ret; /* Restore rte_errno. */
-                       return NULL;
-               }
+               ret = flow_drv_apply(dev, flow, error);
+               if (ret < 0)
+                       goto error;
        }
        TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(list, flow, next);
-       mlx5_flow_rxq_flags_set(dev, flow);
+       flow_rxq_flags_set(dev, flow);
        return flow;
+error:
+       ret = rte_errno; /* Save rte_errno before cleanup. */
+       assert(flow);
+       flow_drv_destroy(dev, flow);
+       rte_free(flow);
+       rte_errno = ret; /* Restore rte_errno. */
+       return NULL;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -3068,9 +2100,9 @@ mlx5_flow_create(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
                 const struct rte_flow_action actions[],
                 struct rte_flow_error *error)
 {
-       return mlx5_flow_list_create
-               (dev, &((struct priv *)dev->data->dev_private)->flows,
-                attr, items, actions, error);
+       return flow_list_create(dev,
+                               &((struct priv *)dev->data->dev_private)->flows,
+                               attr, items, actions, error);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -3084,17 +2116,17 @@ mlx5_flow_create(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
  *   Flow to destroy.
  */
 static void
-mlx5_flow_list_destroy(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct mlx5_flows *list,
-                      struct rte_flow *flow)
+flow_list_destroy(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct mlx5_flows *list,
+                 struct rte_flow *flow)
 {
-       mlx5_flow_remove(dev, flow);
+       flow_drv_destroy(dev, flow);
        TAILQ_REMOVE(list, flow, next);
        /*
         * Update RX queue flags only if port is started, otherwise it is
         * already clean.
         */
        if (dev->data->dev_started)
-               mlx5_flow_rxq_flags_trim(dev, flow);
+               flow_rxq_flags_trim(dev, flow);
        rte_free(flow);
 }
 
@@ -3113,7 +2145,7 @@ mlx5_flow_list_flush(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct mlx5_flows *list)
                struct rte_flow *flow;
 
                flow = TAILQ_FIRST(list);
-               mlx5_flow_list_destroy(dev, list, flow);
+               flow_list_destroy(dev, list, flow);
        }
 }
 
@@ -3131,8 +2163,8 @@ mlx5_flow_stop(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct mlx5_flows *list)
        struct rte_flow *flow;
 
        TAILQ_FOREACH_REVERSE(flow, list, mlx5_flows, next)
-               mlx5_flow_remove(dev, flow);
-       mlx5_flow_rxq_flags_clear(dev);
+               flow_drv_remove(dev, flow);
+       flow_rxq_flags_clear(dev);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -3154,10 +2186,10 @@ mlx5_flow_start(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct mlx5_flows *list)
        int ret = 0;
 
        TAILQ_FOREACH(flow, list, next) {
-               ret = mlx5_flow_apply(dev, flow, &error);
+               ret = flow_drv_apply(dev, flow, &error);
                if (ret < 0)
                        goto error;
-               mlx5_flow_rxq_flags_set(dev, flow);
+               flow_rxq_flags_set(dev, flow);
        }
        return 0;
 error:
@@ -3228,7 +2260,7 @@ mlx5_ctrl_flow_vlan(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
                },
                {
                        .type = (vlan_spec) ? RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_VLAN :
-                               RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_END,
+                                             RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_END,
                        .spec = vlan_spec,
                        .last = NULL,
                        .mask = vlan_mask,
@@ -3266,8 +2298,8 @@ mlx5_ctrl_flow_vlan(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
        }
        for (i = 0; i != priv->reta_idx_n; ++i)
                queue[i] = (*priv->reta_idx)[i];
-       flow = mlx5_flow_list_create(dev, &priv->ctrl_flows, &attr, items,
-                                    actions, &error);
+       flow = flow_list_create(dev, &priv->ctrl_flows,
+                               &attr, items, actions, &error);
        if (!flow)
                return -rte_errno;
        return 0;
@@ -3307,7 +2339,7 @@ mlx5_flow_destroy(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 {
        struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 
-       mlx5_flow_list_destroy(dev, &priv->flows, flow);
+       flow_list_destroy(dev, &priv->flows, flow);
        return 0;
 }
 
@@ -3356,92 +2388,45 @@ mlx5_flow_isolate(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 }
 
 /**
- * Query flow counter.
- *
- * @param flow
- *   Pointer to the flow.
+ * Query a flow.
  *
- * @return
- *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
+ * @see rte_flow_query()
+ * @see rte_flow_ops
  */
 static int
-mlx5_flow_query_count(struct rte_flow *flow __rte_unused,
-                     void *data __rte_unused,
-                     struct rte_flow_error *error)
-{
-#ifdef HAVE_IBV_DEVICE_COUNTERS_SET_SUPPORT
-       if (flow->modifier & MLX5_FLOW_MOD_COUNT) {
-               struct rte_flow_query_count *qc = data;
-               uint64_t counters[2] = {0, 0};
-               struct ibv_query_counter_set_attr query_cs_attr = {
-                       .cs = flow->counter->cs,
-                       .query_flags = IBV_COUNTER_SET_FORCE_UPDATE,
-               };
-               struct ibv_counter_set_data query_out = {
-                       .out = counters,
-                       .outlen = 2 * sizeof(uint64_t),
-               };
-               int err = mlx5_glue->query_counter_set(&query_cs_attr,
-                                                      &query_out);
+flow_drv_query(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+              struct rte_flow *flow,
+              const struct rte_flow_action *actions,
+              void *data,
+              struct rte_flow_error *error)
+{
+       const struct mlx5_flow_driver_ops *fops;
+       enum mlx5_flow_drv_type ftype = flow->drv_type;
 
-               if (err)
-                       return rte_flow_error_set
-                               (error, err,
-                                RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED,
-                                NULL,
-                                "cannot read counter");
-               qc->hits_set = 1;
-               qc->bytes_set = 1;
-               qc->hits = counters[0] - flow->counter->hits;
-               qc->bytes = counters[1] - flow->counter->bytes;
-               if (qc->reset) {
-                       flow->counter->hits = counters[0];
-                       flow->counter->bytes = counters[1];
-               }
-               return 0;
-       }
-       return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
-                                 RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED,
-                                 NULL,
-                                 "flow does not have counter");
-#endif
-       return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
-                                 RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED,
-                                 NULL,
-                                 "counters are not available");
+       assert(ftype > MLX5_FLOW_TYPE_MIN && ftype < MLX5_FLOW_TYPE_MAX);
+       fops = flow_get_drv_ops(ftype);
+
+       return fops->query(dev, flow, actions, data, error);
 }
 
 /**
- * Query a flows.
+ * Query a flow.
  *
  * @see rte_flow_query()
  * @see rte_flow_ops
  */
 int
-mlx5_flow_query(struct rte_eth_dev *dev __rte_unused,
+mlx5_flow_query(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
                struct rte_flow *flow,
                const struct rte_flow_action *actions,
                void *data,
                struct rte_flow_error *error)
 {
-       int ret = 0;
+       int ret;
 
-       for (; actions->type != RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_END; actions++) {
-               switch (actions->type) {
-               case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_VOID:
-                       break;
-               case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_COUNT:
-                       ret = mlx5_flow_query_count(flow, data, error);
-                       break;
-               default:
-                       return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
-                                                 RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
-                                                 actions,
-                                                 "action not supported");
-               }
-               if (ret < 0)
-                       return ret;
-       }
+       ret = flow_drv_query(dev, flow, actions, data, error);
+       if (ret < 0)
+               return ret;
        return 0;
 }
 
@@ -3511,7 +2496,6 @@ mlx5_fdir_filter_convert(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
                        .dst_addr = input->flow.ip4_flow.dst_ip,
                        .time_to_live = input->flow.ip4_flow.ttl,
                        .type_of_service = input->flow.ip4_flow.tos,
-                       .next_proto_id = input->flow.ip4_flow.proto,
                };
                attributes->l3_mask.ipv4.hdr = (struct ipv4_hdr){
                        .src_addr = mask->ipv4_mask.src_ip,
@@ -3663,9 +2647,8 @@ mlx5_fdir_filter_add(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
        ret = mlx5_fdir_filter_convert(dev, fdir_filter, &attributes);
        if (ret)
                return ret;
-       flow = mlx5_flow_list_create(dev, &priv->flows, &attributes.attr,
-                                    attributes.items, attributes.actions,
-                                    &error);
+       flow = flow_list_create(dev, &priv->flows, &attributes.attr,
+                               attributes.items, attributes.actions, &error);
        if (flow) {
                DRV_LOG(DEBUG, "port %u FDIR created %p", dev->data->port_id,
                        (void *)flow);