common/mlx5: disable relaxed ordering in unsuitable CPUs
[dpdk.git] / drivers / net / mlx5 / mlx5_flow_dv.c
index 5f093be..8b018fb 100644 (file)
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <rte_flow.h>
 #include <rte_flow_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
+#include <rte_cycles.h>
 #include <rte_ip.h>
 #include <rte_gre.h>
 #include <rte_vxlan.h>
@@ -1638,6 +1639,91 @@ flow_dv_validate_item_port_id(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
        return 0;
 }
 
+/*
+ * GTP flags are contained in 1 byte of the format:
+ * -------------------------------------------
+ * | bit   | 0 - 2   | 3  | 4   | 5 | 6 | 7  |
+ * |-----------------------------------------|
+ * | value | Version | PT | Res | E | S | PN |
+ * -------------------------------------------
+ *
+ * Matching is supported only for GTP flags E, S, PN.
+ */
+#define MLX5_GTP_FLAGS_MASK    0x07
+
+/**
+ * Validate VLAN item.
+ *
+ * @param[in] item
+ *   Item specification.
+ * @param[in] item_flags
+ *   Bit-fields that holds the items detected until now.
+ * @param[in] dev
+ *   Ethernet device flow is being created on.
+ * @param[out] error
+ *   Pointer to error structure.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
+ */
+static int
+flow_dv_validate_item_vlan(const struct rte_flow_item *item,
+                          uint64_t item_flags,
+                          struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+                          struct rte_flow_error *error)
+{
+       const struct rte_flow_item_vlan *mask = item->mask;
+       const struct rte_flow_item_vlan nic_mask = {
+               .tci = RTE_BE16(UINT16_MAX),
+               .inner_type = RTE_BE16(UINT16_MAX),
+       };
+       const int tunnel = !!(item_flags & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_TUNNEL);
+       int ret;
+       const uint64_t l34m = tunnel ? (MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L3 |
+                                       MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L4) :
+                                      (MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L3 |
+                                       MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L4);
+       const uint64_t vlanm = tunnel ? MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_VLAN :
+                                       MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_VLAN;
+
+       if (item_flags & vlanm)
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
+                                         "multiple VLAN layers not supported");
+       else if ((item_flags & l34m) != 0)
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
+                                         "VLAN 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 (!tunnel && mask->tci != RTE_BE16(0x0fff)) {
+               struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+
+               if (priv->vmwa_context) {
+                       /*
+                        * Non-NULL context means we have a virtual machine
+                        * and SR-IOV enabled, we have to create VLAN interface
+                        * to make hypervisor to setup E-Switch vport
+                        * context correctly. We avoid creating the multiple
+                        * VLAN interfaces, so we cannot support VLAN tag mask.
+                        */
+                       return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+                                                 RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM,
+                                                 item,
+                                                 "VLAN tag mask is not"
+                                                 " supported in virtual"
+                                                 " environment");
+               }
+       }
+       return 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * Validate GTP item.
  *
@@ -1660,8 +1746,10 @@ flow_dv_validate_item_gtp(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
                          struct rte_flow_error *error)
 {
        struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+       const struct rte_flow_item_gtp *spec = item->spec;
        const struct rte_flow_item_gtp *mask = item->mask;
        const struct rte_flow_item_gtp nic_mask = {
+               .v_pt_rsv_flags = MLX5_GTP_FLAGS_MASK,
                .msg_type = 0xff,
                .teid = RTE_BE32(0xffffffff),
        };
@@ -1681,6 +1769,11 @@ flow_dv_validate_item_gtp(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
                                          "no outer UDP layer found");
        if (!mask)
                mask = &rte_flow_item_gtp_mask;
+       if (spec && spec->v_pt_rsv_flags & ~MLX5_GTP_FLAGS_MASK)
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
+                                         "Match is supported for GTP"
+                                         " flags only");
        return mlx5_flow_item_acceptable
                (item, (const uint8_t *)mask,
                 (const uint8_t *)&nic_mask,
@@ -1833,7 +1926,7 @@ flow_dev_get_vlan_info_from_items(const struct rte_flow_item *items,
 static int
 flow_dv_validate_action_push_vlan(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
                                  uint64_t action_flags,
-                                 uint64_t item_flags __rte_unused,
+                                 const struct rte_flow_item_vlan *vlan_m,
                                  const struct rte_flow_action *action,
                                  const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
                                  struct rte_flow_error *error)
@@ -1867,6 +1960,32 @@ flow_dv_validate_action_push_vlan(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
                                          RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED, NULL,
                                          "push vlan action for VF representor "
                                          "not supported on NIC table");
+       if (vlan_m &&
+           (vlan_m->tci & MLX5DV_FLOW_VLAN_PCP_MASK_BE) &&
+           (vlan_m->tci & MLX5DV_FLOW_VLAN_PCP_MASK_BE) !=
+               MLX5DV_FLOW_VLAN_PCP_MASK_BE &&
+           !(action_flags & MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_OF_SET_VLAN_PCP) &&
+           !(mlx5_flow_find_action
+               (action + 1, RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_OF_SET_VLAN_PCP)))
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION, action,
+                                         "not full match mask on VLAN PCP and "
+                                         "there is no of_set_vlan_pcp action, "
+                                         "push VLAN action cannot figure out "
+                                         "PCP value");
+       if (vlan_m &&
+           (vlan_m->tci & MLX5DV_FLOW_VLAN_VID_MASK_BE) &&
+           (vlan_m->tci & MLX5DV_FLOW_VLAN_VID_MASK_BE) !=
+               MLX5DV_FLOW_VLAN_VID_MASK_BE &&
+           !(action_flags & MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_OF_SET_VLAN_VID) &&
+           !(mlx5_flow_find_action
+               (action + 1, RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_OF_SET_VLAN_VID)))
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION, action,
+                                         "not full match mask on VLAN VID and "
+                                         "there is no of_set_vlan_vid action, "
+                                         "push VLAN action cannot figure out "
+                                         "VID value");
        (void)attr;
        return 0;
 }
@@ -1938,7 +2057,7 @@ flow_dv_validate_action_set_vlan_vid(uint64_t item_flags,
        const struct rte_flow_action *action = actions;
        const struct rte_flow_action_of_set_vlan_vid *conf = action->conf;
 
-       if (conf->vlan_vid > RTE_BE16(0xFFE))
+       if (rte_be_to_cpu_16(conf->vlan_vid) > 0xFFE)
                return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
                                          RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION, action,
                                          "VLAN VID value is too big");
@@ -2441,6 +2560,7 @@ flow_dv_encap_decap_resource_register
        struct mlx5_ibv_shared *sh = priv->sh;
        struct mlx5_flow_dv_encap_decap_resource *cache_resource;
        struct mlx5dv_dr_domain *domain;
+       uint32_t idx = 0;
 
        resource->flags = dev_flow->dv.group ? 0 : 1;
        if (resource->ft_type == MLX5DV_FLOW_TABLE_TYPE_FDB)
@@ -2450,7 +2570,8 @@ flow_dv_encap_decap_resource_register
        else
                domain = sh->tx_domain;
        /* Lookup a matching resource from cache. */
-       LIST_FOREACH(cache_resource, &sh->encaps_decaps, next) {
+       ILIST_FOREACH(sh->ipool[MLX5_IPOOL_DECAP_ENCAP], sh->encaps_decaps, idx,
+                     cache_resource, next) {
                if (resource->reformat_type == cache_resource->reformat_type &&
                    resource->ft_type == cache_resource->ft_type &&
                    resource->flags == cache_resource->flags &&
@@ -2462,12 +2583,14 @@ flow_dv_encap_decap_resource_register
                                (void *)cache_resource,
                                rte_atomic32_read(&cache_resource->refcnt));
                        rte_atomic32_inc(&cache_resource->refcnt);
-                       dev_flow->handle->dvh.encap_decap = cache_resource;
+                       dev_flow->handle->dvh.rix_encap_decap = idx;
+                       dev_flow->dv.encap_decap = cache_resource;
                        return 0;
                }
        }
        /* Register new encap/decap resource. */
-       cache_resource = rte_calloc(__func__, 1, sizeof(*cache_resource), 0);
+       cache_resource = mlx5_ipool_zmalloc(sh->ipool[MLX5_IPOOL_DECAP_ENCAP],
+                                      &dev_flow->handle->dvh.rix_encap_decap);
        if (!cache_resource)
                return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOMEM,
                                          RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED, NULL,
@@ -2487,8 +2610,10 @@ flow_dv_encap_decap_resource_register
        }
        rte_atomic32_init(&cache_resource->refcnt);
        rte_atomic32_inc(&cache_resource->refcnt);
-       LIST_INSERT_HEAD(&sh->encaps_decaps, cache_resource, next);
-       dev_flow->handle->dvh.encap_decap = cache_resource;
+       ILIST_INSERT(sh->ipool[MLX5_IPOOL_DECAP_ENCAP], &sh->encaps_decaps,
+                    dev_flow->handle->dvh.rix_encap_decap, cache_resource,
+                    next);
+       dev_flow->dv.encap_decap = cache_resource;
        DRV_LOG(DEBUG, "new encap/decap resource %p: refcnt %d++",
                (void *)cache_resource,
                rte_atomic32_read(&cache_resource->refcnt));
@@ -2541,7 +2666,8 @@ flow_dv_jump_tbl_resource_register
                        (void *)&tbl_data->jump, cnt);
        }
        rte_atomic32_inc(&tbl_data->jump.refcnt);
-       dev_flow->handle->dvh.jump = &tbl_data->jump;
+       dev_flow->handle->rix_jump = tbl_data->idx;
+       dev_flow->dv.jump = &tbl_data->jump;
        return 0;
 }
 
@@ -2570,21 +2696,25 @@ flow_dv_port_id_action_resource_register
        struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
        struct mlx5_ibv_shared *sh = priv->sh;
        struct mlx5_flow_dv_port_id_action_resource *cache_resource;
+       uint32_t idx = 0;
 
        /* Lookup a matching resource from cache. */
-       LIST_FOREACH(cache_resource, &sh->port_id_action_list, next) {
+       ILIST_FOREACH(sh->ipool[MLX5_IPOOL_PORT_ID], sh->port_id_action_list,
+                     idx, cache_resource, next) {
                if (resource->port_id == cache_resource->port_id) {
                        DRV_LOG(DEBUG, "port id action resource resource %p: "
                                "refcnt %d++",
                                (void *)cache_resource,
                                rte_atomic32_read(&cache_resource->refcnt));
                        rte_atomic32_inc(&cache_resource->refcnt);
-                       dev_flow->handle->dvh.port_id_action = cache_resource;
+                       dev_flow->handle->rix_port_id_action = idx;
+                       dev_flow->dv.port_id_action = cache_resource;
                        return 0;
                }
        }
        /* Register new port id action resource. */
-       cache_resource = rte_calloc(__func__, 1, sizeof(*cache_resource), 0);
+       cache_resource = mlx5_ipool_zmalloc(sh->ipool[MLX5_IPOOL_PORT_ID],
+                                      &dev_flow->handle->rix_port_id_action);
        if (!cache_resource)
                return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOMEM,
                                          RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED, NULL,
@@ -2606,8 +2736,10 @@ flow_dv_port_id_action_resource_register
        }
        rte_atomic32_init(&cache_resource->refcnt);
        rte_atomic32_inc(&cache_resource->refcnt);
-       LIST_INSERT_HEAD(&sh->port_id_action_list, cache_resource, next);
-       dev_flow->handle->dvh.port_id_action = cache_resource;
+       ILIST_INSERT(sh->ipool[MLX5_IPOOL_PORT_ID], &sh->port_id_action_list,
+                    dev_flow->handle->rix_port_id_action, cache_resource,
+                    next);
+       dev_flow->dv.port_id_action = cache_resource;
        DRV_LOG(DEBUG, "new port id action resource %p: refcnt %d++",
                (void *)cache_resource,
                rte_atomic32_read(&cache_resource->refcnt));
@@ -2640,9 +2772,11 @@ flow_dv_push_vlan_action_resource_register
        struct mlx5_ibv_shared *sh = priv->sh;
        struct mlx5_flow_dv_push_vlan_action_resource *cache_resource;
        struct mlx5dv_dr_domain *domain;
+       uint32_t idx = 0;
 
        /* Lookup a matching resource from cache. */
-       LIST_FOREACH(cache_resource, &sh->push_vlan_action_list, next) {
+       ILIST_FOREACH(sh->ipool[MLX5_IPOOL_PUSH_VLAN],
+                     sh->push_vlan_action_list, idx, cache_resource, next) {
                if (resource->vlan_tag == cache_resource->vlan_tag &&
                    resource->ft_type == cache_resource->ft_type) {
                        DRV_LOG(DEBUG, "push-VLAN action resource resource %p: "
@@ -2650,12 +2784,14 @@ flow_dv_push_vlan_action_resource_register
                                (void *)cache_resource,
                                rte_atomic32_read(&cache_resource->refcnt));
                        rte_atomic32_inc(&cache_resource->refcnt);
-                       dev_flow->handle->dvh.push_vlan_res = cache_resource;
+                       dev_flow->handle->dvh.rix_push_vlan = idx;
+                       dev_flow->dv.push_vlan_res = cache_resource;
                        return 0;
                }
        }
        /* Register new push_vlan action resource. */
-       cache_resource = rte_calloc(__func__, 1, sizeof(*cache_resource), 0);
+       cache_resource = mlx5_ipool_zmalloc(sh->ipool[MLX5_IPOOL_PUSH_VLAN],
+                                      &dev_flow->handle->dvh.rix_push_vlan);
        if (!cache_resource)
                return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOMEM,
                                          RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED, NULL,
@@ -2678,8 +2814,11 @@ flow_dv_push_vlan_action_resource_register
        }
        rte_atomic32_init(&cache_resource->refcnt);
        rte_atomic32_inc(&cache_resource->refcnt);
-       LIST_INSERT_HEAD(&sh->push_vlan_action_list, cache_resource, next);
-       dev_flow->handle->dvh.push_vlan_res = cache_resource;
+       ILIST_INSERT(sh->ipool[MLX5_IPOOL_PUSH_VLAN],
+                    &sh->push_vlan_action_list,
+                    dev_flow->handle->dvh.rix_push_vlan,
+                    cache_resource, next);
+       dev_flow->dv.push_vlan_res = cache_resource;
        DRV_LOG(DEBUG, "new push vlan action resource %p: refcnt %d++",
                (void *)cache_resource,
                rte_atomic32_read(&cache_resource->refcnt));
@@ -3086,6 +3225,7 @@ flow_dv_create_action_raw_encap(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
        const struct rte_flow_action_raw_encap *encap_data;
        struct mlx5_flow_dv_encap_decap_resource res;
 
+       memset(&res, 0, sizeof(res));
        encap_data = (const struct rte_flow_action_raw_encap *)action->conf;
        res.size = encap_data->size;
        memcpy(res.buf, encap_data->data, res.size);
@@ -3130,6 +3270,7 @@ flow_dv_create_action_push_vlan(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 {
        struct mlx5_flow_dv_push_vlan_action_resource res;
 
+       memset(&res, 0, sizeof(res));
        res.vlan_tag =
                rte_cpu_to_be_32(((uint32_t)vlan->eth_proto) << 16 |
                                 vlan->vlan_tci);
@@ -3591,21 +3732,18 @@ flow_dv_validate_action_port_id(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
  * @return
  *   Max number of modify header actions device can support.
  */
-static unsigned int
-flow_dv_modify_hdr_action_max(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint64_t flags)
+static inline unsigned int
+flow_dv_modify_hdr_action_max(struct rte_eth_dev *dev __rte_unused,
+                             uint64_t flags)
 {
        /*
-        * There's no way to directly query the max cap. Although it has to be
-        * acquried by iterative trial, it is a safe assumption that more
-        * actions are supported by FW if extensive metadata register is
-        * supported. (Only in the root table)
+        * There's no way to directly query the max capacity from FW.
+        * The maximal value on root table should be assumed to be supported.
         */
        if (!(flags & MLX5DV_DR_ACTION_FLAGS_ROOT_LEVEL))
                return MLX5_MAX_MODIFY_NUM;
        else
-               return mlx5_flow_ext_mreg_supported(dev) ?
-                                       MLX5_ROOT_TBL_MODIFY_NUM :
-                                       MLX5_ROOT_TBL_MODIFY_NUM_NO_MREG;
+               return MLX5_ROOT_TBL_MODIFY_NUM;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -3659,9 +3797,9 @@ mlx5_flow_validate_action_meter(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
                return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
                                          RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION, NULL,
                                          "Meter not found");
-       if (fm->ref_cnt && (!(fm->attr.transfer == attr->transfer ||
-             (!fm->attr.ingress && !attr->ingress && attr->egress) ||
-             (!fm->attr.egress && !attr->egress && attr->ingress))))
+       if (fm->ref_cnt && (!(fm->transfer == attr->transfer ||
+             (!fm->ingress && !attr->ingress && attr->egress) ||
+             (!fm->egress && !attr->egress && attr->ingress))))
                return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
                                          RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION, NULL,
                                          "Flow attributes are either invalid "
@@ -3670,6 +3808,50 @@ mlx5_flow_validate_action_meter(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
        return 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Validate the age action.
+ *
+ * @param[in] action_flags
+ *   Holds the actions detected until now.
+ * @param[in] action
+ *   Pointer to the age action.
+ * @param[in] dev
+ *   Pointer to the Ethernet device structure.
+ * @param[out] error
+ *   Pointer to error structure.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
+ */
+static int
+flow_dv_validate_action_age(uint64_t action_flags,
+                           const struct rte_flow_action *action,
+                           struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+                           struct rte_flow_error *error)
+{
+       struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+       const struct rte_flow_action_age *age = action->conf;
+
+       if (!priv->config.devx || priv->counter_fallback)
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED,
+                                         NULL,
+                                         "age action not supported");
+       if (!(action->conf))
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION, action,
+                                         "configuration cannot be null");
+       if (age->timeout >= UINT16_MAX / 2 / 10)
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION, action,
+                                         "Max age time: 3275 seconds");
+       if (action_flags & MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_AGE)
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION, NULL,
+                                         "Duplicate age ctions set");
+       return 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * Validate the modify-header IPv4 DSCP actions.
  *
@@ -3847,20 +4029,22 @@ flow_dv_counter_get_by_idx(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
        struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
        struct mlx5_pools_container *cont;
        struct mlx5_flow_counter_pool *pool;
-       uint32_t batch = 0;
+       uint32_t batch = 0, age = 0;
 
        idx--;
+       age = MLX_CNT_IS_AGE(idx);
+       idx = age ? idx - MLX5_CNT_AGE_OFFSET : idx;
        if (idx >= MLX5_CNT_BATCH_OFFSET) {
                idx -= MLX5_CNT_BATCH_OFFSET;
                batch = 1;
        }
-       cont = MLX5_CNT_CONTAINER(priv->sh, batch, 0);
+       cont = MLX5_CNT_CONTAINER(priv->sh, batch, 0, age);
        MLX5_ASSERT(idx / MLX5_COUNTERS_PER_POOL < cont->n);
        pool = cont->pools[idx / MLX5_COUNTERS_PER_POOL];
        MLX5_ASSERT(pool);
        if (ppool)
                *ppool = pool;
-       return &pool->counters_raw[idx % MLX5_COUNTERS_PER_POOL];
+       return MLX5_POOL_GET_CNT(pool, idx % MLX5_COUNTERS_PER_POOL);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -3916,8 +4100,8 @@ flow_dv_find_pool_by_id(struct mlx5_pools_container *cont, int id)
 static struct mlx5_counter_stats_mem_mng *
 flow_dv_create_counter_stat_mem_mng(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, int raws_n)
 {
-       struct mlx5_ibv_shared *sh = ((struct mlx5_priv *)
-                                       (dev->data->dev_private))->sh;
+       struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+       struct mlx5_ibv_shared *sh = priv->sh;
        struct mlx5_devx_mkey_attr mkey_attr;
        struct mlx5_counter_stats_mem_mng *mem_mng;
        volatile struct flow_counter_stats *raw_data;
@@ -3949,7 +4133,10 @@ flow_dv_create_counter_stat_mem_mng(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, int raws_n)
        mkey_attr.pg_access = 0;
        mkey_attr.klm_array = NULL;
        mkey_attr.klm_num = 0;
-       mkey_attr.relaxed_ordering = 1;
+       if (priv->config.hca_attr.relaxed_ordering_write &&
+               priv->config.hca_attr.relaxed_ordering_read  &&
+               !haswell_broadwell_cpu)
+               mkey_attr.relaxed_ordering = 1;
        mem_mng->dm = mlx5_devx_cmd_mkey_create(sh->ctx, &mkey_attr);
        if (!mem_mng->dm) {
                mlx5_glue->devx_umem_dereg(mem_mng->umem);
@@ -3974,18 +4161,21 @@ flow_dv_create_counter_stat_mem_mng(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, int raws_n)
  *   Pointer to the Ethernet device structure.
  * @param[in] batch
  *   Whether the pool is for counter that was allocated by batch command.
+ * @param[in] age
+ *   Whether the pool is for Aging counter.
  *
  * @return
  *   The new container pointer on success, otherwise NULL and rte_errno is set.
  */
 static struct mlx5_pools_container *
-flow_dv_container_resize(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint32_t batch)
+flow_dv_container_resize(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+                               uint32_t batch, uint32_t age)
 {
        struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
        struct mlx5_pools_container *cont =
-                       MLX5_CNT_CONTAINER(priv->sh, batch, 0);
+                       MLX5_CNT_CONTAINER(priv->sh, batch, 0, age);
        struct mlx5_pools_container *new_cont =
-                       MLX5_CNT_CONTAINER_UNUSED(priv->sh, batch, 0);
+                       MLX5_CNT_CONTAINER_UNUSED(priv->sh, batch, 0, age);
        struct mlx5_counter_stats_mem_mng *mem_mng = NULL;
        uint32_t resize = cont->n + MLX5_CNT_CONTAINER_RESIZE;
        uint32_t mem_size = sizeof(struct mlx5_flow_counter_pool *) * resize;
@@ -3993,7 +4183,7 @@ flow_dv_container_resize(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint32_t batch)
 
        /* Fallback mode has no background thread. Skip the check. */
        if (!priv->counter_fallback &&
-           cont != MLX5_CNT_CONTAINER(priv->sh, batch, 1)) {
+           cont != MLX5_CNT_CONTAINER(priv->sh, batch, 1, age)) {
                /* The last resize still hasn't detected by the host thread. */
                rte_errno = EAGAIN;
                return NULL;
@@ -4036,7 +4226,7 @@ flow_dv_container_resize(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint32_t batch)
        new_cont->init_mem_mng = mem_mng;
        rte_cio_wmb();
         /* Flip the master container. */
-       priv->sh->cmng.mhi[batch] ^= (uint8_t)1;
+       priv->sh->cmng.mhi[batch][age] ^= (uint8_t)1;
        return new_cont;
 }
 
@@ -4084,7 +4274,7 @@ _flow_dv_query_count(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint32_t counter, uint64_t *pkts,
                *pkts = 0;
                *bytes = 0;
        } else {
-               offset = cnt - &pool->counters_raw[0];
+               offset = MLX5_CNT_ARRAY_IDX(pool, cnt);
                *pkts = rte_be_to_cpu_64(pool->raw->data[offset].hits);
                *bytes = rte_be_to_cpu_64(pool->raw->data[offset].bytes);
        }
@@ -4101,6 +4291,8 @@ _flow_dv_query_count(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint32_t counter, uint64_t *pkts,
  *   The devX counter handle.
  * @param[in] batch
  *   Whether the pool is for counter that was allocated by batch command.
+ * @param[in] age
+ *   Whether the pool is for counter that was allocated for aging.
  * @param[in/out] cont_cur
  *   Pointer to the container pointer, it will be update in pool resize.
  *
@@ -4109,24 +4301,23 @@ _flow_dv_query_count(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint32_t counter, uint64_t *pkts,
  */
 static struct mlx5_pools_container *
 flow_dv_pool_create(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct mlx5_devx_obj *dcs,
-                   uint32_t batch)
+                   uint32_t batch, uint32_t age)
 {
        struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
        struct mlx5_flow_counter_pool *pool;
        struct mlx5_pools_container *cont = MLX5_CNT_CONTAINER(priv->sh, batch,
-                                                              0);
+                                                              0, age);
        int16_t n_valid = rte_atomic16_read(&cont->n_valid);
-       uint32_t size;
+       uint32_t size = sizeof(*pool);
 
        if (cont->n == n_valid) {
-               cont = flow_dv_container_resize(dev, batch);
+               cont = flow_dv_container_resize(dev, batch, age);
                if (!cont)
                        return NULL;
        }
-       size = sizeof(*pool);
-       if (!batch)
-               size += MLX5_COUNTERS_PER_POOL *
-                       sizeof(struct mlx5_flow_counter_ext);
+       size += MLX5_COUNTERS_PER_POOL * CNT_SIZE;
+       size += (batch ? 0 : MLX5_COUNTERS_PER_POOL * CNTEXT_SIZE);
+       size += (!age ? 0 : MLX5_COUNTERS_PER_POOL * AGE_SIZE);
        pool = rte_calloc(__func__, 1, size, 0);
        if (!pool) {
                rte_errno = ENOMEM;
@@ -4137,6 +4328,9 @@ flow_dv_pool_create(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct mlx5_devx_obj *dcs,
                pool->raw = cont->init_mem_mng->raws + n_valid %
                                                     MLX5_CNT_CONTAINER_RESIZE;
        pool->raw_hw = NULL;
+       pool->type = 0;
+       pool->type |= (batch ? 0 :  CNT_POOL_TYPE_EXT);
+       pool->type |= (!age ? 0 :  CNT_POOL_TYPE_AGE);
        rte_spinlock_init(&pool->sl);
        /*
         * The generation of the new allocated counters in this pool is 0, 2 in
@@ -4163,6 +4357,39 @@ flow_dv_pool_create(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct mlx5_devx_obj *dcs,
        return cont;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Update the minimum dcs-id for aged or no-aged counter pool.
+ *
+ * @param[in] dev
+ *   Pointer to the Ethernet device structure.
+ * @param[in] pool
+ *   Current counter pool.
+ * @param[in] batch
+ *   Whether the pool is for counter that was allocated by batch command.
+ * @param[in] age
+ *   Whether the counter is for aging.
+ */
+static void
+flow_dv_counter_update_min_dcs(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+                       struct mlx5_flow_counter_pool *pool,
+                       uint32_t batch, uint32_t age)
+{
+       struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+       struct mlx5_flow_counter_pool *other;
+       struct mlx5_pools_container *cont;
+
+       cont = MLX5_CNT_CONTAINER(priv->sh, batch, 0, (age ^ 0x1));
+       other = flow_dv_find_pool_by_id(cont, pool->min_dcs->id);
+       if (!other)
+               return;
+       if (pool->min_dcs->id < other->min_dcs->id) {
+               rte_atomic64_set(&other->a64_dcs,
+                       rte_atomic64_read(&pool->a64_dcs));
+       } else {
+               rte_atomic64_set(&pool->a64_dcs,
+                       rte_atomic64_read(&other->a64_dcs));
+       }
+}
 /**
  * Prepare a new counter and/or a new counter pool.
  *
@@ -4172,6 +4399,8 @@ flow_dv_pool_create(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct mlx5_devx_obj *dcs,
  *   Where to put the pointer of a new counter.
  * @param[in] batch
  *   Whether the pool is for counter that was allocated by batch command.
+ * @param[in] age
+ *   Whether the pool is for counter that was allocated for aging.
  *
  * @return
  *   The counter container pointer and @p cnt_free is set on success,
@@ -4180,7 +4409,7 @@ flow_dv_pool_create(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct mlx5_devx_obj *dcs,
 static struct mlx5_pools_container *
 flow_dv_counter_pool_prepare(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
                             struct mlx5_flow_counter **cnt_free,
-                            uint32_t batch)
+                            uint32_t batch, uint32_t age)
 {
        struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
        struct mlx5_pools_container *cont;
@@ -4189,7 +4418,7 @@ flow_dv_counter_pool_prepare(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
        struct mlx5_flow_counter *cnt;
        uint32_t i;
 
-       cont = MLX5_CNT_CONTAINER(priv->sh, batch, 0);
+       cont = MLX5_CNT_CONTAINER(priv->sh, batch, 0, age);
        if (!batch) {
                /* bulk_bitmap must be 0 for single counter allocation. */
                dcs = mlx5_devx_cmd_flow_counter_alloc(priv->sh->ctx, 0);
@@ -4197,7 +4426,7 @@ flow_dv_counter_pool_prepare(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
                        return NULL;
                pool = flow_dv_find_pool_by_id(cont, dcs->id);
                if (!pool) {
-                       cont = flow_dv_pool_create(dev, dcs, batch);
+                       cont = flow_dv_pool_create(dev, dcs, batch, age);
                        if (!cont) {
                                mlx5_devx_cmd_destroy(dcs);
                                return NULL;
@@ -4207,8 +4436,10 @@ flow_dv_counter_pool_prepare(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
                        rte_atomic64_set(&pool->a64_dcs,
                                         (int64_t)(uintptr_t)dcs);
                }
+               flow_dv_counter_update_min_dcs(dev,
+                                               pool, batch, age);
                i = dcs->id % MLX5_COUNTERS_PER_POOL;
-               cnt = &pool->counters_raw[i];
+               cnt = MLX5_POOL_GET_CNT(pool, i);
                TAILQ_INSERT_HEAD(&pool->counters, cnt, next);
                MLX5_GET_POOL_CNT_EXT(pool, i)->dcs = dcs;
                *cnt_free = cnt;
@@ -4221,17 +4452,17 @@ flow_dv_counter_pool_prepare(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
                rte_errno = ENODATA;
                return NULL;
        }
-       cont = flow_dv_pool_create(dev, dcs, batch);
+       cont = flow_dv_pool_create(dev, dcs, batch, age);
        if (!cont) {
                mlx5_devx_cmd_destroy(dcs);
                return NULL;
        }
        pool = TAILQ_FIRST(&cont->pool_list);
        for (i = 0; i < MLX5_COUNTERS_PER_POOL; ++i) {
-               cnt = &pool->counters_raw[i];
+               cnt = MLX5_POOL_GET_CNT(pool, i);
                TAILQ_INSERT_HEAD(&pool->counters, cnt, next);
        }
-       *cnt_free = &pool->counters_raw[0];
+       *cnt_free = MLX5_POOL_GET_CNT(pool, 0);
        return cont;
 }
 
@@ -4282,13 +4513,15 @@ flow_dv_counter_shared_search(struct mlx5_pools_container *cont, uint32_t id,
  *   Counter identifier.
  * @param[in] group
  *   Counter flow group.
+ * @param[in] age
+ *   Whether the counter was allocated for aging.
  *
  * @return
  *   Index to flow counter on success, 0 otherwise and rte_errno is set.
  */
 static uint32_t
 flow_dv_counter_alloc(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint32_t shared, uint32_t id,
-                     uint16_t group)
+                     uint16_t group, uint32_t age)
 {
        struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
        struct mlx5_flow_counter_pool *pool = NULL;
@@ -4304,7 +4537,7 @@ flow_dv_counter_alloc(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint32_t shared, uint32_t id,
         */
        uint32_t batch = (group && !shared && !priv->counter_fallback) ? 1 : 0;
        struct mlx5_pools_container *cont = MLX5_CNT_CONTAINER(priv->sh, batch,
-                                                              0);
+                                                              0, age);
        uint32_t cnt_idx;
 
        if (!priv->config.devx) {
@@ -4343,7 +4576,7 @@ flow_dv_counter_alloc(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint32_t shared, uint32_t id,
                cnt_free = NULL;
        }
        if (!cnt_free) {
-               cont = flow_dv_counter_pool_prepare(dev, &cnt_free, batch);
+               cont = flow_dv_counter_pool_prepare(dev, &cnt_free, batch, age);
                if (!cont)
                        return 0;
                pool = TAILQ_FIRST(&cont->pool_list);
@@ -4356,7 +4589,7 @@ flow_dv_counter_alloc(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint32_t shared, uint32_t id,
                struct mlx5_devx_obj *dcs;
 
                if (batch) {
-                       offset = cnt_free - &pool->counters_raw[0];
+                       offset = MLX5_CNT_ARRAY_IDX(pool, cnt_free);
                        dcs = pool->min_dcs;
                } else {
                        offset = 0;
@@ -4370,8 +4603,9 @@ flow_dv_counter_alloc(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint32_t shared, uint32_t id,
                }
        }
        cnt_idx = MLX5_MAKE_CNT_IDX(pool->index,
-                                   (cnt_free - pool->counters_raw));
+                               MLX5_CNT_ARRAY_IDX(pool, cnt_free));
        cnt_idx += batch * MLX5_CNT_BATCH_OFFSET;
+       cnt_idx += age * MLX5_CNT_AGE_OFFSET;
        /* Update the counter reset values. */
        if (_flow_dv_query_count(dev, cnt_idx, &cnt_free->hits,
                                 &cnt_free->bytes))
@@ -4393,6 +4627,64 @@ flow_dv_counter_alloc(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint32_t shared, uint32_t id,
        return cnt_idx;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Get age param from counter index.
+ *
+ * @param[in] dev
+ *   Pointer to the Ethernet device structure.
+ * @param[in] counter
+ *   Index to the counter handler.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   The aging parameter specified for the counter index.
+ */
+static struct mlx5_age_param*
+flow_dv_counter_idx_get_age(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+                               uint32_t counter)
+{
+       struct mlx5_flow_counter *cnt;
+       struct mlx5_flow_counter_pool *pool = NULL;
+
+       flow_dv_counter_get_by_idx(dev, counter, &pool);
+       counter = (counter - 1) % MLX5_COUNTERS_PER_POOL;
+       cnt = MLX5_POOL_GET_CNT(pool, counter);
+       return MLX5_CNT_TO_AGE(cnt);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Remove a flow counter from aged counter list.
+ *
+ * @param[in] dev
+ *   Pointer to the Ethernet device structure.
+ * @param[in] counter
+ *   Index to the counter handler.
+ * @param[in] cnt
+ *   Pointer to the counter handler.
+ */
+static void
+flow_dv_counter_remove_from_age(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+                               uint32_t counter, struct mlx5_flow_counter *cnt)
+{
+       struct mlx5_age_info *age_info;
+       struct mlx5_age_param *age_param;
+       struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+
+       age_info = GET_PORT_AGE_INFO(priv);
+       age_param = flow_dv_counter_idx_get_age(dev, counter);
+       if (rte_atomic16_cmpset((volatile uint16_t *)
+                       &age_param->state,
+                       AGE_CANDIDATE, AGE_FREE)
+                       != AGE_CANDIDATE) {
+               /**
+                * We need the lock even it is age timeout,
+                * since counter may still in process.
+                */
+               rte_spinlock_lock(&age_info->aged_sl);
+               TAILQ_REMOVE(&age_info->aged_counters, cnt, next);
+               rte_spinlock_unlock(&age_info->aged_sl);
+       }
+       rte_atomic16_set(&age_param->state, AGE_FREE);
+}
 /**
  * Release a flow counter.
  *
@@ -4417,6 +4709,8 @@ flow_dv_counter_release(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint32_t counter)
                if (cnt_ext && --cnt_ext->ref_cnt)
                        return;
        }
+       if (IS_AGE_POOL(pool))
+               flow_dv_counter_remove_from_age(dev, counter, cnt);
        /* Put the counter in the end - the last updated one. */
        TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&pool->counters, cnt, next);
        /*
@@ -4442,7 +4736,9 @@ flow_dv_counter_release(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint32_t counter)
  *   Pointer to error structure.
  *
  * @return
- *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
+ *   - 0 on success and non root table.
+ *   - 1 on success and root table.
+ *   - a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
  */
 static int
 flow_dv_validate_attributes(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
@@ -4452,6 +4748,7 @@ flow_dv_validate_attributes(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 {
        struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
        uint32_t priority_max = priv->config.flow_prio - 1;
+       int ret = 0;
 
 #ifndef HAVE_MLX5DV_DR
        if (attributes->group)
@@ -4460,14 +4757,15 @@ flow_dv_validate_attributes(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
                                          NULL,
                                          "groups are not supported");
 #else
-       uint32_t table;
-       int ret;
+       uint32_t table = 0;
 
        ret = mlx5_flow_group_to_table(attributes, external,
                                       attributes->group, !!priv->fdb_def_rule,
                                       &table, error);
        if (ret)
                return ret;
+       if (!table)
+               ret = MLX5DV_DR_ACTION_FLAGS_ROOT_LEVEL;
 #endif
        if (attributes->priority != MLX5_FLOW_PRIO_RSVD &&
            attributes->priority >= priority_max)
@@ -4497,7 +4795,7 @@ flow_dv_validate_attributes(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
                                          RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ATTR, NULL,
                                          "must specify exactly one of "
                                          "ingress or egress");
-       return 0;
+       return ret;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -4513,6 +4811,8 @@ flow_dv_validate_attributes(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
  *   Pointer to the list of actions.
  * @param[in] external
  *   This flow rule is created by request external to PMD.
+ * @param[in] hairpin
+ *   Number of hairpin TX actions, 0 means classic flow.
  * @param[out] error
  *   Pointer to the error structure.
  *
@@ -4523,7 +4823,7 @@ static int
 flow_dv_validate(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
                 const struct rte_flow_item items[],
                 const struct rte_flow_action actions[],
-                bool external, struct rte_flow_error *error)
+                bool external, int hairpin, struct rte_flow_error *error)
 {
        int ret;
        uint64_t action_flags = 0;
@@ -4569,12 +4869,16 @@ flow_dv_validate(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
        struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
        struct mlx5_dev_config *dev_conf = &priv->config;
        uint16_t queue_index = 0xFFFF;
+       const struct rte_flow_item_vlan *vlan_m = NULL;
+       int16_t rw_act_num = 0;
+       uint64_t is_root;
 
        if (items == NULL)
                return -1;
        ret = flow_dv_validate_attributes(dev, attr, external, error);
        if (ret < 0)
                return ret;
+       is_root = (uint64_t)ret;
        for (; items->type != RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_END; items++) {
                int tunnel = !!(item_flags & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_TUNNEL);
                int type = items->type;
@@ -4609,8 +4913,8 @@ flow_dv_validate(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
                        }
                        break;
                case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_VLAN:
-                       ret = mlx5_flow_validate_item_vlan(items, item_flags,
-                                                          dev, error);
+                       ret = flow_dv_validate_item_vlan(items, item_flags,
+                                                        dev, error);
                        if (ret < 0)
                                return ret;
                        last_item = tunnel ? MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_VLAN :
@@ -4626,6 +4930,9 @@ flow_dv_validate(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
                        } else {
                                ether_type = 0;
                        }
+                       /* Store outer VLAN mask for of_push_vlan action. */
+                       if (!tunnel)
+                               vlan_m = items->mask;
                        break;
                case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_IPV4:
                        mlx5_flow_tunnel_ip_check(items, next_protocol,
@@ -4848,6 +5155,7 @@ flow_dv_validate(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
                                action_flags |= MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_FLAG;
                                ++actions_n;
                        }
+                       rw_act_num += MLX5_ACT_NUM_SET_MARK;
                        break;
                case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_MARK:
                        ret = flow_dv_validate_action_mark(dev, actions,
@@ -4866,6 +5174,7 @@ flow_dv_validate(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
                                action_flags |= MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_MARK;
                                ++actions_n;
                        }
+                       rw_act_num += MLX5_ACT_NUM_SET_MARK;
                        break;
                case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_SET_META:
                        ret = flow_dv_validate_action_set_meta(dev, actions,
@@ -4877,6 +5186,7 @@ flow_dv_validate(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
                        if (!(action_flags & MLX5_FLOW_MODIFY_HDR_ACTIONS))
                                ++actions_n;
                        action_flags |= MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_SET_META;
+                       rw_act_num += MLX5_ACT_NUM_SET_META;
                        break;
                case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_SET_TAG:
                        ret = flow_dv_validate_action_set_tag(dev, actions,
@@ -4888,6 +5198,7 @@ flow_dv_validate(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
                        if (!(action_flags & MLX5_FLOW_MODIFY_HDR_ACTIONS))
                                ++actions_n;
                        action_flags |= MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_SET_TAG;
+                       rw_act_num += MLX5_ACT_NUM_SET_TAG;
                        break;
                case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_DROP:
                        ret = mlx5_flow_validate_action_drop(action_flags,
@@ -4941,7 +5252,7 @@ flow_dv_validate(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
                case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_OF_PUSH_VLAN:
                        ret = flow_dv_validate_action_push_vlan(dev,
                                                                action_flags,
-                                                               item_flags,
+                                                               vlan_m,
                                                                actions, attr,
                                                                error);
                        if (ret < 0)
@@ -4965,6 +5276,7 @@ flow_dv_validate(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
                                return ret;
                        /* Count VID with push_vlan command. */
                        action_flags |= MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_OF_SET_VLAN_VID;
+                       rw_act_num += MLX5_ACT_NUM_MDF_VID;
                        break;
                case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_VXLAN_ENCAP:
                case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_NVGRE_ENCAP:
@@ -5026,8 +5338,15 @@ flow_dv_validate(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
                                        RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_SET_MAC_SRC ?
                                                MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_SET_MAC_SRC :
                                                MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_SET_MAC_DST;
+                       /*
+                        * Even if the source and destination MAC addresses have
+                        * overlap in the header with 4B alignment, the convert
+                        * function will handle them separately and 4 SW actions
+                        * will be created. And 2 actions will be added each
+                        * time no matter how many bytes of address will be set.
+                        */
+                       rw_act_num += MLX5_ACT_NUM_MDF_MAC;
                        break;
-
                case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_SET_IPV4_SRC:
                case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_SET_IPV4_DST:
                        ret = flow_dv_validate_action_modify_ipv4(action_flags,
@@ -5043,6 +5362,7 @@ flow_dv_validate(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
                                        RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_SET_IPV4_SRC ?
                                                MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_SET_IPV4_SRC :
                                                MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_SET_IPV4_DST;
+                       rw_act_num += MLX5_ACT_NUM_MDF_IPV4;
                        break;
                case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_SET_IPV6_SRC:
                case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_SET_IPV6_DST:
@@ -5065,6 +5385,7 @@ flow_dv_validate(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
                                        RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_SET_IPV6_SRC ?
                                                MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_SET_IPV6_SRC :
                                                MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_SET_IPV6_DST;
+                       rw_act_num += MLX5_ACT_NUM_MDF_IPV6;
                        break;
                case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_SET_TP_SRC:
                case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_SET_TP_DST:
@@ -5081,6 +5402,7 @@ flow_dv_validate(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
                                        RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_SET_TP_SRC ?
                                                MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_SET_TP_SRC :
                                                MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_SET_TP_DST;
+                       rw_act_num += MLX5_ACT_NUM_MDF_PORT;
                        break;
                case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_DEC_TTL:
                case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_SET_TTL:
@@ -5097,6 +5419,7 @@ flow_dv_validate(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
                                        RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_SET_TTL ?
                                                MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_SET_TTL :
                                                MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_DEC_TTL;
+                       rw_act_num += MLX5_ACT_NUM_MDF_TTL;
                        break;
                case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_JUMP:
                        ret = flow_dv_validate_action_jump(actions,
@@ -5124,6 +5447,7 @@ flow_dv_validate(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
                                        RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_INC_TCP_SEQ ?
                                                MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_INC_TCP_SEQ :
                                                MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_DEC_TCP_SEQ;
+                       rw_act_num += MLX5_ACT_NUM_MDF_TCPSEQ;
                        break;
                case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_INC_TCP_ACK:
                case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_DEC_TCP_ACK:
@@ -5141,10 +5465,13 @@ flow_dv_validate(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
                                        RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_INC_TCP_ACK ?
                                                MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_INC_TCP_ACK :
                                                MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_DEC_TCP_ACK;
+                       rw_act_num += MLX5_ACT_NUM_MDF_TCPACK;
                        break;
-               case MLX5_RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_TAG:
                case MLX5_RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_MARK:
+                       break;
+               case MLX5_RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_TAG:
                case MLX5_RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_COPY_MREG:
+                       rw_act_num += MLX5_ACT_NUM_SET_TAG;
                        break;
                case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_METER:
                        ret = mlx5_flow_validate_action_meter(dev,
@@ -5155,6 +5482,17 @@ flow_dv_validate(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
                                return ret;
                        action_flags |= MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_METER;
                        ++actions_n;
+                       /* Meter action will add one more TAG action. */
+                       rw_act_num += MLX5_ACT_NUM_SET_TAG;
+                       break;
+               case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_AGE:
+                       ret = flow_dv_validate_action_age(action_flags,
+                                                         actions, dev,
+                                                         error);
+                       if (ret < 0)
+                               return ret;
+                       action_flags |= MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_AGE;
+                       ++actions_n;
                        break;
                case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_SET_IPV4_DSCP:
                        ret = flow_dv_validate_action_modify_ipv4_dscp
@@ -5168,6 +5506,7 @@ flow_dv_validate(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
                        if (!(action_flags & MLX5_FLOW_MODIFY_HDR_ACTIONS))
                                ++actions_n;
                        action_flags |= MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_SET_IPV4_DSCP;
+                       rw_act_num += MLX5_ACT_NUM_SET_DSCP;
                        break;
                case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_SET_IPV6_DSCP:
                        ret = flow_dv_validate_action_modify_ipv6_dscp
@@ -5181,6 +5520,7 @@ flow_dv_validate(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
                        if (!(action_flags & MLX5_FLOW_MODIFY_HDR_ACTIONS))
                                ++actions_n;
                        action_flags |= MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_SET_IPV6_DSCP;
+                       rw_act_num += MLX5_ACT_NUM_SET_DSCP;
                        break;
                default:
                        return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
@@ -5253,6 +5593,21 @@ flow_dv_validate(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
                                                  NULL, "encap is not supported"
                                                  " for ingress traffic");
        }
+       /* Hairpin flow will add one more TAG action. */
+       if (hairpin > 0)
+               rw_act_num += MLX5_ACT_NUM_SET_TAG;
+       /* extra metadata enabled: one more TAG action will be add. */
+       if (dev_conf->dv_flow_en &&
+           dev_conf->dv_xmeta_en != MLX5_XMETA_MODE_LEGACY &&
+           mlx5_flow_ext_mreg_supported(dev))
+               rw_act_num += MLX5_ACT_NUM_SET_TAG;
+       if ((uint32_t)rw_act_num >
+                       flow_dv_modify_hdr_action_max(dev, is_root)) {
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
+                                         NULL, "too many header modify"
+                                         " actions to support");
+       }
        return 0;
 }
 
@@ -5282,7 +5637,7 @@ flow_dv_prepare(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
                const struct rte_flow_action actions[] __rte_unused,
                struct rte_flow_error *error)
 {
-       size_t size = sizeof(struct mlx5_flow_handle);
+       uint32_t handle_idx = 0;
        struct mlx5_flow *dev_flow;
        struct mlx5_flow_handle *dev_handle;
        struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
@@ -5294,7 +5649,8 @@ flow_dv_prepare(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
                                   "not free temporary device flow");
                return NULL;
        }
-       dev_handle = rte_calloc(__func__, 1, size, 0);
+       dev_handle = mlx5_ipool_zmalloc(priv->sh->ipool[MLX5_IPOOL_MLX5_FLOW],
+                                  &handle_idx);
        if (!dev_handle) {
                rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOMEM,
                                   RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED, NULL,
@@ -5304,6 +5660,7 @@ flow_dv_prepare(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
        /* No multi-thread supporting. */
        dev_flow = &((struct mlx5_flow *)priv->inter_flows)[priv->flow_idx++];
        dev_flow->handle = dev_handle;
+       dev_flow->handle_idx = handle_idx;
        dev_flow->dv.value.size = MLX5_ST_SZ_BYTES(fte_match_param);
        /*
         * The matching value needs to be cleared to 0 before using. In the
@@ -5349,6 +5706,34 @@ flow_dv_check_valid_spec(void *match_mask, void *match_value)
 }
 #endif
 
+/**
+ * Add match of ip_version.
+ *
+ * @param[in] group
+ *   Flow group.
+ * @param[in] headers_v
+ *   Values header pointer.
+ * @param[in] headers_m
+ *   Masks header pointer.
+ * @param[in] ip_version
+ *   The IP version to set.
+ */
+static inline void
+flow_dv_set_match_ip_version(uint32_t group,
+                            void *headers_v,
+                            void *headers_m,
+                            uint8_t ip_version)
+{
+       if (group == 0)
+               MLX5_SET(fte_match_set_lyr_2_4, headers_m, ip_version, 0xf);
+       else
+               MLX5_SET(fte_match_set_lyr_2_4, headers_m, ip_version,
+                        ip_version);
+       MLX5_SET(fte_match_set_lyr_2_4, headers_v, ip_version, ip_version);
+       MLX5_SET(fte_match_set_lyr_2_4, headers_v, ethertype, 0);
+       MLX5_SET(fte_match_set_lyr_2_4, headers_m, ethertype, 0);
+}
+
 /**
  * Add Ethernet item to matcher and to the value.
  *
@@ -5363,7 +5748,8 @@ flow_dv_check_valid_spec(void *match_mask, void *match_value)
  */
 static void
 flow_dv_translate_item_eth(void *matcher, void *key,
-                          const struct rte_flow_item *item, int inner)
+                          const struct rte_flow_item *item, int inner,
+                          uint32_t group)
 {
        const struct rte_flow_item_eth *eth_m = item->mask;
        const struct rte_flow_item_eth *eth_v = item->spec;
@@ -5418,11 +5804,22 @@ flow_dv_translate_item_eth(void *matcher, void *key,
         * HW supports match on one Ethertype, the Ethertype following the last
         * VLAN tag of the packet (see PRM).
         * Set match on ethertype only if ETH header is not followed by VLAN.
+        * HW is optimized for IPv4/IPv6. In such cases, avoid setting
+        * ethertype, and use ip_version field instead.
         */
-       MLX5_SET(fte_match_set_lyr_2_4, headers_m, ethertype,
-                rte_be_to_cpu_16(eth_m->type));
-       l24_v = MLX5_ADDR_OF(fte_match_set_lyr_2_4, headers_v, ethertype);
-       *(uint16_t *)(l24_v) = eth_m->type & eth_v->type;
+       if (eth_v->type == RTE_BE16(RTE_ETHER_TYPE_IPV4) &&
+           eth_m->type == 0xFFFF) {
+               flow_dv_set_match_ip_version(group, headers_v, headers_m, 4);
+       } else if (eth_v->type == RTE_BE16(RTE_ETHER_TYPE_IPV6) &&
+                  eth_m->type == 0xFFFF) {
+               flow_dv_set_match_ip_version(group, headers_v, headers_m, 6);
+       } else {
+               MLX5_SET(fte_match_set_lyr_2_4, headers_m, ethertype,
+                        rte_be_to_cpu_16(eth_m->type));
+               l24_v = MLX5_ADDR_OF(fte_match_set_lyr_2_4, headers_v,
+                                    ethertype);
+               *(uint16_t *)(l24_v) = eth_m->type & eth_v->type;
+       }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -5443,7 +5840,7 @@ static void
 flow_dv_translate_item_vlan(struct mlx5_flow *dev_flow,
                            void *matcher, void *key,
                            const struct rte_flow_item *item,
-                           int inner)
+                           int inner, uint32_t group)
 {
        const struct rte_flow_item_vlan *vlan_m = item->mask;
        const struct rte_flow_item_vlan *vlan_v = item->spec;
@@ -5452,10 +5849,6 @@ flow_dv_translate_item_vlan(struct mlx5_flow *dev_flow,
        uint16_t tci_m;
        uint16_t tci_v;
 
-       if (!vlan_v)
-               return;
-       if (!vlan_m)
-               vlan_m = &rte_flow_item_vlan_mask;
        if (inner) {
                headers_m = MLX5_ADDR_OF(fte_match_param, matcher,
                                         inner_headers);
@@ -5468,23 +5861,45 @@ flow_dv_translate_item_vlan(struct mlx5_flow *dev_flow,
                 * This is workaround, masks are not supported,
                 * and pre-validated.
                 */
-               dev_flow->handle->vf_vlan.tag =
-                       rte_be_to_cpu_16(vlan_v->tci) & 0x0fff;
+               if (vlan_v)
+                       dev_flow->handle->vf_vlan.tag =
+                                       rte_be_to_cpu_16(vlan_v->tci) & 0x0fff;
        }
-       tci_m = rte_be_to_cpu_16(vlan_m->tci);
-       tci_v = rte_be_to_cpu_16(vlan_m->tci & vlan_v->tci);
+       /*
+        * When VLAN item exists in flow, mark packet as tagged,
+        * even if TCI is not specified.
+        */
        MLX5_SET(fte_match_set_lyr_2_4, headers_m, cvlan_tag, 1);
        MLX5_SET(fte_match_set_lyr_2_4, headers_v, cvlan_tag, 1);
+       if (!vlan_v)
+               return;
+       if (!vlan_m)
+               vlan_m = &rte_flow_item_vlan_mask;
+       tci_m = rte_be_to_cpu_16(vlan_m->tci);
+       tci_v = rte_be_to_cpu_16(vlan_m->tci & vlan_v->tci);
        MLX5_SET(fte_match_set_lyr_2_4, headers_m, first_vid, tci_m);
        MLX5_SET(fte_match_set_lyr_2_4, headers_v, first_vid, tci_v);
        MLX5_SET(fte_match_set_lyr_2_4, headers_m, first_cfi, tci_m >> 12);
        MLX5_SET(fte_match_set_lyr_2_4, headers_v, first_cfi, tci_v >> 12);
        MLX5_SET(fte_match_set_lyr_2_4, headers_m, first_prio, tci_m >> 13);
        MLX5_SET(fte_match_set_lyr_2_4, headers_v, first_prio, tci_v >> 13);
-       MLX5_SET(fte_match_set_lyr_2_4, headers_m, ethertype,
-                rte_be_to_cpu_16(vlan_m->inner_type));
-       MLX5_SET(fte_match_set_lyr_2_4, headers_v, ethertype,
-                rte_be_to_cpu_16(vlan_m->inner_type & vlan_v->inner_type));
+       /*
+        * HW is optimized for IPv4/IPv6. In such cases, avoid setting
+        * ethertype, and use ip_version field instead.
+        */
+       if (vlan_v->inner_type == RTE_BE16(RTE_ETHER_TYPE_IPV4) &&
+           vlan_m->inner_type == 0xFFFF) {
+               flow_dv_set_match_ip_version(group, headers_v, headers_m, 4);
+       } else if (vlan_v->inner_type == RTE_BE16(RTE_ETHER_TYPE_IPV6) &&
+                  vlan_m->inner_type == 0xFFFF) {
+               flow_dv_set_match_ip_version(group, headers_v, headers_m, 6);
+       } else {
+               MLX5_SET(fte_match_set_lyr_2_4, headers_m, ethertype,
+                        rte_be_to_cpu_16(vlan_m->inner_type));
+               MLX5_SET(fte_match_set_lyr_2_4, headers_v, ethertype,
+                        rte_be_to_cpu_16(vlan_m->inner_type &
+                                         vlan_v->inner_type));
+       }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -5535,11 +5950,7 @@ flow_dv_translate_item_ipv4(void *matcher, void *key,
                                         outer_headers);
                headers_v = MLX5_ADDR_OF(fte_match_param, key, outer_headers);
        }
-       if (group == 0)
-               MLX5_SET(fte_match_set_lyr_2_4, headers_m, ip_version, 0xf);
-       else
-               MLX5_SET(fte_match_set_lyr_2_4, headers_m, ip_version, 0x4);
-       MLX5_SET(fte_match_set_lyr_2_4, headers_v, ip_version, 4);
+       flow_dv_set_match_ip_version(group, headers_v, headers_m, 4);
        /*
         * On outer header (which must contains L2), or inner header with L2,
         * set cvlan_tag mask bit to mark this packet as untagged.
@@ -5637,11 +6048,7 @@ flow_dv_translate_item_ipv6(void *matcher, void *key,
                                         outer_headers);
                headers_v = MLX5_ADDR_OF(fte_match_param, key, outer_headers);
        }
-       if (group == 0)
-               MLX5_SET(fte_match_set_lyr_2_4, headers_m, ip_version, 0xf);
-       else
-               MLX5_SET(fte_match_set_lyr_2_4, headers_m, ip_version, 0x6);
-       MLX5_SET(fte_match_set_lyr_2_4, headers_v, ip_version, 6);
+       flow_dv_set_match_ip_version(group, headers_v, headers_m, 6);
        /*
         * On outer header (which must contains L2), or inner header with L2,
         * set cvlan_tag mask bit to mark this packet as untagged.
@@ -6740,6 +7147,10 @@ flow_dv_translate_item_gtp(void *matcher, void *key,
                return;
        if (!gtp_m)
                gtp_m = &rte_flow_item_gtp_mask;
+       MLX5_SET(fte_match_set_misc3, misc3_m, gtpu_msg_flags,
+                gtp_m->v_pt_rsv_flags);
+       MLX5_SET(fte_match_set_misc3, misc3_v, gtpu_msg_flags,
+                gtp_v->v_pt_rsv_flags & gtp_m->v_pt_rsv_flags);
        MLX5_SET(fte_match_set_misc3, misc3_m, gtpu_msg_type, gtp_m->msg_type);
        MLX5_SET(fte_match_set_misc3, misc3_v, gtpu_msg_type,
                 gtp_v->msg_type & gtp_m->msg_type);
@@ -6825,6 +7236,7 @@ flow_dv_tbl_resource_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
        struct mlx5_hlist_entry *pos = mlx5_hlist_lookup(sh->flow_tbls,
                                                         table_key.v64);
        struct mlx5_flow_tbl_data_entry *tbl_data;
+       uint32_t idx = 0;
        int ret;
        void *domain;
 
@@ -6835,7 +7247,7 @@ flow_dv_tbl_resource_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
                rte_atomic32_inc(&tbl->refcnt);
                return tbl;
        }
-       tbl_data = rte_zmalloc(NULL, sizeof(*tbl_data), 0);
+       tbl_data = mlx5_ipool_zmalloc(sh->ipool[MLX5_IPOOL_JUMP], &idx);
        if (!tbl_data) {
                rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOMEM,
                                   RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED,
@@ -6843,6 +7255,7 @@ flow_dv_tbl_resource_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
                                   "cannot allocate flow table data entry");
                return NULL;
        }
+       tbl_data->idx = idx;
        tbl = &tbl_data->tbl;
        pos = &tbl_data->entry;
        if (transfer)
@@ -6856,7 +7269,7 @@ flow_dv_tbl_resource_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
                rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOMEM,
                                   RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED,
                                   NULL, "cannot create flow table object");
-               rte_free(tbl_data);
+               mlx5_ipool_free(sh->ipool[MLX5_IPOOL_JUMP], idx);
                return NULL;
        }
        /*
@@ -6873,7 +7286,7 @@ flow_dv_tbl_resource_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
                                   RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED, NULL,
                                   "cannot insert flow table data entry");
                mlx5_glue->dr_destroy_flow_tbl(tbl->obj);
-               rte_free(tbl_data);
+               mlx5_ipool_free(sh->ipool[MLX5_IPOOL_JUMP], idx);
        }
        rte_atomic32_inc(&tbl->refcnt);
        return tbl;
@@ -6908,7 +7321,8 @@ flow_dv_tbl_resource_release(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
                tbl->obj = NULL;
                /* remove the entry from the hash list and free memory. */
                mlx5_hlist_remove(sh->flow_tbls, pos);
-               rte_free(tbl_data);
+               mlx5_ipool_free(priv->sh->ipool[MLX5_IPOOL_JUMP],
+                               tbl_data->idx);
                return 0;
        }
        return 1;
@@ -7048,14 +7462,16 @@ flow_dv_tag_resource_register
                cache_resource = container_of
                        (entry, struct mlx5_flow_dv_tag_resource, entry);
                rte_atomic32_inc(&cache_resource->refcnt);
-               dev_flow->handle->dvh.tag_resource = cache_resource;
+               dev_flow->handle->dvh.rix_tag = cache_resource->idx;
+               dev_flow->dv.tag_resource = cache_resource;
                DRV_LOG(DEBUG, "cached tag resource %p: refcnt now %d++",
                        (void *)cache_resource,
                        rte_atomic32_read(&cache_resource->refcnt));
                return 0;
        }
        /* Register new resource. */
-       cache_resource = rte_calloc(__func__, 1, sizeof(*cache_resource), 0);
+       cache_resource = mlx5_ipool_zmalloc(sh->ipool[MLX5_IPOOL_TAG],
+                                      &dev_flow->handle->dvh.rix_tag);
        if (!cache_resource)
                return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOMEM,
                                          RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED, NULL,
@@ -7077,7 +7493,7 @@ flow_dv_tag_resource_register
                                          RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED,
                                          NULL, "cannot insert tag");
        }
-       dev_flow->handle->dvh.tag_resource = cache_resource;
+       dev_flow->dv.tag_resource = cache_resource;
        DRV_LOG(DEBUG, "new tag resource %p: refcnt now %d++",
                (void *)cache_resource,
                rte_atomic32_read(&cache_resource->refcnt));
@@ -7089,20 +7505,23 @@ flow_dv_tag_resource_register
  *
  * @param dev
  *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
- * @param flow
- *   Pointer to mlx5_flow.
+ * @param tag_idx
+ *   Tag index.
  *
  * @return
  *   1 while a reference on it exists, 0 when freed.
  */
 static int
 flow_dv_tag_release(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-                   struct mlx5_flow_dv_tag_resource *tag)
+                   uint32_t tag_idx)
 {
        struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
        struct mlx5_ibv_shared *sh = priv->sh;
+       struct mlx5_flow_dv_tag_resource *tag;
 
-       MLX5_ASSERT(tag);
+       tag = mlx5_ipool_get(priv->sh->ipool[MLX5_IPOOL_TAG], tag_idx);
+       if (!tag)
+               return 0;
        DRV_LOG(DEBUG, "port %u tag %p: refcnt %d--",
                dev->data->port_id, (void *)tag,
                rte_atomic32_read(&tag->refcnt));
@@ -7111,7 +7530,7 @@ flow_dv_tag_release(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
                mlx5_hlist_remove(sh->tag_table, &tag->entry);
                DRV_LOG(DEBUG, "port %u tag %p: removed",
                        dev->data->port_id, (void *)tag);
-               rte_free(tag);
+               mlx5_ipool_free(priv->sh->ipool[MLX5_IPOOL_TAG], tag_idx);
                return 0;
        }
        return 1;
@@ -7167,6 +7586,53 @@ flow_dv_translate_action_port_id(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
        return 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Create a counter with aging configuration.
+ *
+ * @param[in] dev
+ *   Pointer to rte_eth_dev structure.
+ * @param[out] count
+ *   Pointer to the counter action configuration.
+ * @param[in] age
+ *   Pointer to the aging action configuration.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   Index to flow counter on success, 0 otherwise.
+ */
+static uint32_t
+flow_dv_translate_create_counter(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+                               struct mlx5_flow *dev_flow,
+                               const struct rte_flow_action_count *count,
+                               const struct rte_flow_action_age *age)
+{
+       uint32_t counter;
+       struct mlx5_age_param *age_param;
+
+       counter = flow_dv_counter_alloc(dev,
+                               count ? count->shared : 0,
+                               count ? count->id : 0,
+                               dev_flow->dv.group, !!age);
+       if (!counter || age == NULL)
+               return counter;
+       age_param  = flow_dv_counter_idx_get_age(dev, counter);
+       /*
+        * The counter age accuracy may have a bit delay. Have 3/4
+        * second bias on the timeount in order to let it age in time.
+        */
+       age_param->context = age->context ? age->context :
+               (void *)(uintptr_t)(dev_flow->flow_idx);
+       /*
+        * The counter age accuracy may have a bit delay. Have 3/4
+        * second bias on the timeount in order to let it age in time.
+        */
+       age_param->timeout = age->timeout * 10 - MLX5_AGING_TIME_DELAY;
+       /* Set expire time in unit of 0.1 sec. */
+       age_param->port_id = dev->data->port_id;
+       age_param->expire = age_param->timeout +
+                       rte_rdtsc() / (rte_get_tsc_hz() / 10);
+       rte_atomic16_set(&age_param->state, AGE_CANDIDATE);
+       return counter;
+}
 /**
  * Add Tx queue matcher
  *
@@ -7217,18 +7683,20 @@ flow_dv_translate_item_tx_queue(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
  *
  * @param[in] dev_flow
  *   Pointer to the mlx5_flow.
+ * @param[in] rss_desc
+ *   Pointer to the mlx5_flow_rss_desc.
  */
 static void
-flow_dv_hashfields_set(struct mlx5_flow *dev_flow)
+flow_dv_hashfields_set(struct mlx5_flow *dev_flow,
+                      struct mlx5_flow_rss_desc *rss_desc)
 {
-       struct rte_flow *flow = dev_flow->flow;
        uint64_t items = dev_flow->handle->layers;
        int rss_inner = 0;
-       uint64_t rss_types = rte_eth_rss_hf_refine(flow->rss.types);
+       uint64_t rss_types = rte_eth_rss_hf_refine(rss_desc->types);
 
        dev_flow->hash_fields = 0;
 #ifdef HAVE_IBV_DEVICE_TUNNEL_SUPPORT
-       if (flow->rss.level >= 2) {
+       if (rss_desc->level >= 2) {
                dev_flow->hash_fields |= IBV_RX_HASH_INNER;
                rss_inner = 1;
        }
@@ -7313,6 +7781,9 @@ __flow_dv_translate(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
        struct mlx5_dev_config *dev_conf = &priv->config;
        struct rte_flow *flow = dev_flow->flow;
        struct mlx5_flow_handle *handle = dev_flow->handle;
+       struct mlx5_flow_rss_desc *rss_desc = &((struct mlx5_flow_rss_desc *)
+                                             priv->rss_desc)
+                                             [!!priv->flow_nested_idx];
        uint64_t item_flags = 0;
        uint64_t last_item = 0;
        uint64_t action_flags = 0;
@@ -7331,6 +7802,8 @@ __flow_dv_translate(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
                            (MLX5_MAX_MODIFY_NUM + 1)];
        } mhdr_dummy;
        struct mlx5_flow_dv_modify_hdr_resource *mhdr_res = &mhdr_dummy.res;
+       const struct rte_flow_action_count *count = NULL;
+       const struct rte_flow_action_age *age = NULL;
        union flow_dv_attr flow_attr = { .attr = 0 };
        uint32_t tag_be;
        union mlx5_flow_tbl_key tbl_key;
@@ -7359,7 +7832,6 @@ __flow_dv_translate(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
                const struct rte_flow_action_queue *queue;
                const struct rte_flow_action_rss *rss;
                const struct rte_flow_action *action = actions;
-               const struct rte_flow_action_count *count = action->conf;
                const uint8_t *rss_key;
                const struct rte_flow_action_jump *jump_data;
                const struct rte_flow_action_meter *mtr;
@@ -7368,6 +7840,7 @@ __flow_dv_translate(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
                struct mlx5_flow_dv_port_id_action_resource port_id_resource;
                int action_type = actions->type;
                const struct rte_flow_action *found_action = NULL;
+               struct mlx5_flow_meter *fm = NULL;
 
                switch (action_type) {
                case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_VOID:
@@ -7376,16 +7849,20 @@ __flow_dv_translate(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
                        if (flow_dv_translate_action_port_id(dev, action,
                                                             &port_id, error))
                                return -rte_errno;
+                       memset(&port_id_resource, 0, sizeof(port_id_resource));
                        port_id_resource.port_id = port_id;
                        if (flow_dv_port_id_action_resource_register
                            (dev, &port_id_resource, dev_flow, error))
                                return -rte_errno;
+                       MLX5_ASSERT(!handle->rix_port_id_action);
                        dev_flow->dv.actions[actions_n++] =
-                                       handle->dvh.port_id_action->action;
+                                       dev_flow->dv.port_id_action->action;
                        action_flags |= MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_PORT_ID;
+                       dev_flow->handle->fate_action = MLX5_FLOW_FATE_PORT_ID;
                        break;
                case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_FLAG:
                        action_flags |= MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_FLAG;
+                       dev_flow->handle->mark = 1;
                        if (dev_conf->dv_xmeta_en != MLX5_XMETA_MODE_LEGACY) {
                                struct rte_flow_action_mark mark = {
                                        .id = MLX5_FLOW_MARK_DEFAULT,
@@ -7404,15 +7881,17 @@ __flow_dv_translate(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
                         * right now. So the pointer to the tag resource must be
                         * zero before the register process.
                         */
-                       MLX5_ASSERT(!handle->dvh.tag_resource);
+                       MLX5_ASSERT(!handle->dvh.rix_tag);
                        if (flow_dv_tag_resource_register(dev, tag_be,
                                                          dev_flow, error))
                                return -rte_errno;
+                       MLX5_ASSERT(dev_flow->dv.tag_resource);
                        dev_flow->dv.actions[actions_n++] =
-                                       handle->dvh.tag_resource->action;
+                                       dev_flow->dv.tag_resource->action;
                        break;
                case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_MARK:
                        action_flags |= MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_MARK;
+                       dev_flow->handle->mark = 1;
                        if (dev_conf->dv_xmeta_en != MLX5_XMETA_MODE_LEGACY) {
                                const struct rte_flow_action_mark *mark =
                                        (const struct rte_flow_action_mark *)
@@ -7431,12 +7910,13 @@ __flow_dv_translate(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
                        tag_be = mlx5_flow_mark_set
                              (((const struct rte_flow_action_mark *)
                               (actions->conf))->id);
-                       MLX5_ASSERT(!handle->dvh.tag_resource);
+                       MLX5_ASSERT(!handle->dvh.rix_tag);
                        if (flow_dv_tag_resource_register(dev, tag_be,
                                                          dev_flow, error))
                                return -rte_errno;
+                       MLX5_ASSERT(dev_flow->dv.tag_resource);
                        dev_flow->dv.actions[actions_n++] =
-                                       handle->dvh.tag_resource->action;
+                                       dev_flow->dv.tag_resource->action;
                        break;
                case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_SET_META:
                        if (flow_dv_convert_action_set_meta
@@ -7456,60 +7936,45 @@ __flow_dv_translate(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
                        break;
                case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_DROP:
                        action_flags |= MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_DROP;
+                       dev_flow->handle->fate_action = MLX5_FLOW_FATE_DROP;
                        break;
                case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_QUEUE:
-                       MLX5_ASSERT(flow->rss.queue);
                        queue = actions->conf;
-                       flow->rss.queue_num = 1;
-                       (*flow->rss.queue)[0] = queue->index;
+                       rss_desc->queue_num = 1;
+                       rss_desc->queue[0] = queue->index;
                        action_flags |= MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_QUEUE;
+                       dev_flow->handle->fate_action = MLX5_FLOW_FATE_QUEUE;
                        break;
                case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_RSS:
-                       MLX5_ASSERT(flow->rss.queue);
                        rss = actions->conf;
-                       if (flow->rss.queue)
-                               memcpy((*flow->rss.queue), rss->queue,
-                                      rss->queue_num * sizeof(uint16_t));
-                       flow->rss.queue_num = rss->queue_num;
+                       memcpy(rss_desc->queue, rss->queue,
+                              rss->queue_num * sizeof(uint16_t));
+                       rss_desc->queue_num = rss->queue_num;
                        /* NULL RSS key indicates default RSS key. */
                        rss_key = !rss->key ? rss_hash_default_key : rss->key;
-                       memcpy(flow->rss.key, rss_key, MLX5_RSS_HASH_KEY_LEN);
+                       memcpy(rss_desc->key, rss_key, MLX5_RSS_HASH_KEY_LEN);
                        /*
                         * rss->level and rss.types should be set in advance
                         * when expanding items for RSS.
                         */
                        action_flags |= MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_RSS;
+                       dev_flow->handle->fate_action = MLX5_FLOW_FATE_QUEUE;
                        break;
+               case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_AGE:
                case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_COUNT:
                        if (!dev_conf->devx) {
-                               rte_errno = ENOTSUP;
-                               goto cnt_err;
-                       }
-                       flow->counter = flow_dv_counter_alloc(dev,
-                                                       count->shared,
-                                                       count->id,
-                                                       dev_flow->dv.group);
-                       if (!flow->counter)
-                               goto cnt_err;
-                       dev_flow->dv.actions[actions_n++] =
-                                 (flow_dv_counter_get_by_idx(dev,
-                                 flow->counter, NULL))->action;
-                       action_flags |= MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_COUNT;
-                       break;
-cnt_err:
-                       if (rte_errno == ENOTSUP)
                                return rte_flow_error_set
                                              (error, ENOTSUP,
                                               RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED,
                                               NULL,
                                               "count action not supported");
+                       }
+                       /* Save information first, will apply later. */
+                       if (actions->type == RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_COUNT)
+                               count = action->conf;
                        else
-                               return rte_flow_error_set
-                                               (error, rte_errno,
-                                                RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
-                                                action,
-                                                "cannot create counter"
-                                                 " object.");
+                               age = action->conf;
+                       action_flags |= MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_COUNT;
                        break;
                case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_OF_POP_VLAN:
                        dev_flow->dv.actions[actions_n++] =
@@ -7537,7 +8002,7 @@ cnt_err:
                                            (dev, attr, &vlan, dev_flow, error))
                                return -rte_errno;
                        dev_flow->dv.actions[actions_n++] =
-                                       handle->dvh.push_vlan_res->action;
+                                       dev_flow->dv.push_vlan_res->action;
                        action_flags |= MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_OF_PUSH_VLAN;
                        break;
                case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_OF_SET_VLAN_PCP:
@@ -7564,7 +8029,7 @@ cnt_err:
                                                           error))
                                return -rte_errno;
                        dev_flow->dv.actions[actions_n++] =
-                                       handle->dvh.encap_decap->verbs_action;
+                                       dev_flow->dv.encap_decap->verbs_action;
                        action_flags |= MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_ENCAP;
                        break;
                case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_VXLAN_DECAP:
@@ -7574,7 +8039,7 @@ cnt_err:
                                                           error))
                                return -rte_errno;
                        dev_flow->dv.actions[actions_n++] =
-                                       handle->dvh.encap_decap->verbs_action;
+                                       dev_flow->dv.encap_decap->verbs_action;
                        action_flags |= MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_DECAP;
                        break;
                case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_RAW_ENCAP:
@@ -7584,7 +8049,7 @@ cnt_err:
                                        (dev, actions, dev_flow, attr, error))
                                        return -rte_errno;
                                dev_flow->dv.actions[actions_n++] =
-                                       handle->dvh.encap_decap->verbs_action;
+                                       dev_flow->dv.encap_decap->verbs_action;
                        } else {
                                /* Handle encap without preceding decap. */
                                if (flow_dv_create_action_l2_encap
@@ -7592,7 +8057,7 @@ cnt_err:
                                     error))
                                        return -rte_errno;
                                dev_flow->dv.actions[actions_n++] =
-                                       handle->dvh.encap_decap->verbs_action;
+                                       dev_flow->dv.encap_decap->verbs_action;
                        }
                        action_flags |= MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_ENCAP;
                        break;
@@ -7604,7 +8069,7 @@ cnt_err:
                                    (dev, dev_flow, attr->transfer, error))
                                        return -rte_errno;
                                dev_flow->dv.actions[actions_n++] =
-                                       handle->dvh.encap_decap->verbs_action;
+                                       dev_flow->dv.encap_decap->verbs_action;
                        }
                        /* If decap is followed by encap, handle it at encap. */
                        action_flags |= MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_DECAP;
@@ -7636,8 +8101,9 @@ cnt_err:
                                                 "cannot create jump action.");
                        }
                        dev_flow->dv.actions[actions_n++] =
-                                       handle->dvh.jump->action;
+                                       dev_flow->dv.jump->action;
                        action_flags |= MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_JUMP;
+                       dev_flow->handle->fate_action = MLX5_FLOW_FATE_JUMP;
                        break;
                case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_SET_MAC_SRC:
                case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_SET_MAC_DST:
@@ -7733,20 +8199,31 @@ cnt_err:
                case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_METER:
                        mtr = actions->conf;
                        if (!flow->meter) {
-                               flow->meter = mlx5_flow_meter_attach(priv,
-                                                       mtr->mtr_id, attr,
-                                                       error);
-                               if (!flow->meter)
+                               fm = mlx5_flow_meter_attach(priv, mtr->mtr_id,
+                                                           attr, error);
+                               if (!fm)
                                        return rte_flow_error_set(error,
                                                rte_errno,
                                                RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
                                                NULL,
                                                "meter not found "
                                                "or invalid parameters");
+                               flow->meter = fm->idx;
                        }
                        /* Set the meter action. */
+                       if (!fm) {
+                               fm = mlx5_ipool_get(priv->sh->ipool
+                                               [MLX5_IPOOL_MTR], flow->meter);
+                               if (!fm)
+                                       return rte_flow_error_set(error,
+                                               rte_errno,
+                                               RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
+                                               NULL,
+                                               "meter not found "
+                                               "or invalid parameters");
+                       }
                        dev_flow->dv.actions[actions_n++] =
-                               flow->meter->mfts->meter_action;
+                               fm->mfts->meter_action;
                        action_flags |= MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_METER;
                        break;
                case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_SET_IPV4_DSCP:
@@ -7771,6 +8248,22 @@ cnt_err:
                                dev_flow->dv.actions[modify_action_position] =
                                        handle->dvh.modify_hdr->verbs_action;
                        }
+                       if (action_flags & MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_COUNT) {
+                               flow->counter =
+                                       flow_dv_translate_create_counter(dev,
+                                               dev_flow, count, age);
+
+                               if (!flow->counter)
+                                       return rte_flow_error_set
+                                               (error, rte_errno,
+                                               RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
+                                               NULL,
+                                               "cannot create counter"
+                                               " object.");
+                               dev_flow->dv.actions[actions_n++] =
+                                         (flow_dv_counter_get_by_idx(dev,
+                                         flow->counter, NULL))->action;
+                       }
                        break;
                default:
                        break;
@@ -7780,7 +8273,7 @@ cnt_err:
                        modify_action_position = actions_n++;
        }
        dev_flow->dv.actions_n = actions_n;
-       handle->act_flags = action_flags;
+       dev_flow->act_flags = action_flags;
        for (; items->type != RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_END; items++) {
                int tunnel = !!(item_flags & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_TUNNEL);
                int item_type = items->type;
@@ -7793,7 +8286,8 @@ cnt_err:
                        break;
                case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_ETH:
                        flow_dv_translate_item_eth(match_mask, match_value,
-                                                  items, tunnel);
+                                                  items, tunnel,
+                                                  dev_flow->dv.group);
                        matcher.priority = MLX5_PRIORITY_MAP_L2;
                        last_item = tunnel ? MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L2 :
                                             MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L2;
@@ -7801,7 +8295,8 @@ cnt_err:
                case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_VLAN:
                        flow_dv_translate_item_vlan(dev_flow,
                                                    match_mask, match_value,
-                                                   items, tunnel);
+                                                   items, tunnel,
+                                                   dev_flow->dv.group);
                        matcher.priority = MLX5_PRIORITY_MAP_L2;
                        last_item = tunnel ? (MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L2 |
                                              MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_VLAN) :
@@ -7871,7 +8366,7 @@ cnt_err:
                case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_GRE:
                        flow_dv_translate_item_gre(match_mask, match_value,
                                                   items, tunnel);
-                       matcher.priority = flow->rss.level >= 2 ?
+                       matcher.priority = rss_desc->level >= 2 ?
                                    MLX5_PRIORITY_MAP_L2 : MLX5_PRIORITY_MAP_L4;
                        last_item = MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_GRE;
                        break;
@@ -7883,14 +8378,14 @@ cnt_err:
                case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_NVGRE:
                        flow_dv_translate_item_nvgre(match_mask, match_value,
                                                     items, tunnel);
-                       matcher.priority = flow->rss.level >= 2 ?
+                       matcher.priority = rss_desc->level >= 2 ?
                                    MLX5_PRIORITY_MAP_L2 : MLX5_PRIORITY_MAP_L4;
                        last_item = MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_GRE;
                        break;
                case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_VXLAN:
                        flow_dv_translate_item_vxlan(match_mask, match_value,
                                                     items, tunnel);
-                       matcher.priority = flow->rss.level >= 2 ?
+                       matcher.priority = rss_desc->level >= 2 ?
                                    MLX5_PRIORITY_MAP_L2 : MLX5_PRIORITY_MAP_L4;
                        last_item = MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_VXLAN;
                        break;
@@ -7898,21 +8393,21 @@ cnt_err:
                        flow_dv_translate_item_vxlan_gpe(match_mask,
                                                         match_value, items,
                                                         tunnel);
-                       matcher.priority = flow->rss.level >= 2 ?
+                       matcher.priority = rss_desc->level >= 2 ?
                                    MLX5_PRIORITY_MAP_L2 : MLX5_PRIORITY_MAP_L4;
                        last_item = MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_VXLAN_GPE;
                        break;
                case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_GENEVE:
                        flow_dv_translate_item_geneve(match_mask, match_value,
                                                      items, tunnel);
-                       matcher.priority = flow->rss.level >= 2 ?
+                       matcher.priority = rss_desc->level >= 2 ?
                                    MLX5_PRIORITY_MAP_L2 : MLX5_PRIORITY_MAP_L4;
                        last_item = MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_GENEVE;
                        break;
                case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_MPLS:
                        flow_dv_translate_item_mpls(match_mask, match_value,
                                                    items, last_item, tunnel);
-                       matcher.priority = flow->rss.level >= 2 ?
+                       matcher.priority = rss_desc->level >= 2 ?
                                    MLX5_PRIORITY_MAP_L2 : MLX5_PRIORITY_MAP_L4;
                        last_item = MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_MPLS;
                        break;
@@ -7955,7 +8450,7 @@ cnt_err:
                case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_GTP:
                        flow_dv_translate_item_gtp(match_mask, match_value,
                                                   items, tunnel);
-                       matcher.priority = flow->rss.level >= 2 ?
+                       matcher.priority = rss_desc->level >= 2 ?
                                    MLX5_PRIORITY_MAP_L2 : MLX5_PRIORITY_MAP_L4;
                        last_item = MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_GTP;
                        break;
@@ -7987,7 +8482,7 @@ cnt_err:
         */
        handle->layers |= item_flags;
        if (action_flags & MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_RSS)
-               flow_dv_hashfields_set(dev_flow);
+               flow_dv_hashfields_set(dev_flow, rss_desc);
        /* Register matcher. */
        matcher.crc = rte_raw_cksum((const void *)matcher.mask.buf,
                                    matcher.mask.size);
@@ -8025,6 +8520,7 @@ __flow_dv_apply(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_flow *flow,
        struct mlx5_flow_handle_dv *dv_h;
        struct mlx5_flow *dev_flow;
        struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+       uint32_t handle_idx;
        int n;
        int err;
        int idx;
@@ -8035,12 +8531,13 @@ __flow_dv_apply(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_flow *flow,
                dh = dev_flow->handle;
                dv_h = &dh->dvh;
                n = dv->actions_n;
-               if (dh->act_flags & MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_DROP) {
+               if (dh->fate_action == MLX5_FLOW_FATE_DROP) {
                        if (dv->transfer) {
                                dv->actions[n++] = priv->sh->esw_drop_action;
                        } else {
-                               dh->hrxq = mlx5_hrxq_drop_new(dev);
-                               if (!dh->hrxq) {
+                               struct mlx5_hrxq *drop_hrxq;
+                               drop_hrxq = mlx5_hrxq_drop_new(dev);
+                               if (!drop_hrxq) {
                                        rte_flow_error_set
                                                (error, errno,
                                                 RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED,
@@ -8048,28 +8545,40 @@ __flow_dv_apply(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_flow *flow,
                                                 "cannot get drop hash queue");
                                        goto error;
                                }
-                               dv->actions[n++] = dh->hrxq->action;
+                               /*
+                                * Drop queues will be released by the specify
+                                * mlx5_hrxq_drop_release() function. Assign
+                                * the special index to hrxq to mark the queue
+                                * has been allocated.
+                                */
+                               dh->rix_hrxq = UINT32_MAX;
+                               dv->actions[n++] = drop_hrxq->action;
                        }
-               } else if (dh->act_flags &
-                          (MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_QUEUE | MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_RSS)) {
+               } else if (dh->fate_action == MLX5_FLOW_FATE_QUEUE) {
                        struct mlx5_hrxq *hrxq;
-
-                       MLX5_ASSERT(flow->rss.queue);
-                       hrxq = mlx5_hrxq_get(dev, flow->rss.key,
-                                            MLX5_RSS_HASH_KEY_LEN,
-                                            dev_flow->hash_fields,
-                                            (*flow->rss.queue),
-                                            flow->rss.queue_num);
-                       if (!hrxq) {
-                               hrxq = mlx5_hrxq_new
-                                       (dev, flow->rss.key,
-                                        MLX5_RSS_HASH_KEY_LEN,
-                                        dev_flow->hash_fields,
-                                        (*flow->rss.queue),
-                                        flow->rss.queue_num,
-                                        !!(dh->layers &
-                                           MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_TUNNEL));
+                       uint32_t hrxq_idx;
+                       struct mlx5_flow_rss_desc *rss_desc =
+                               &((struct mlx5_flow_rss_desc *)priv->rss_desc)
+                               [!!priv->flow_nested_idx];
+
+                       MLX5_ASSERT(rss_desc->queue_num);
+                       hrxq_idx = mlx5_hrxq_get(dev, rss_desc->key,
+                                                MLX5_RSS_HASH_KEY_LEN,
+                                                dev_flow->hash_fields,
+                                                rss_desc->queue,
+                                                rss_desc->queue_num);
+                       if (!hrxq_idx) {
+                               hrxq_idx = mlx5_hrxq_new
+                                               (dev, rss_desc->key,
+                                               MLX5_RSS_HASH_KEY_LEN,
+                                               dev_flow->hash_fields,
+                                               rss_desc->queue,
+                                               rss_desc->queue_num,
+                                               !!(dh->layers &
+                                               MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_TUNNEL));
                        }
+                       hrxq = mlx5_ipool_get(priv->sh->ipool[MLX5_IPOOL_HRXQ],
+                                             hrxq_idx);
                        if (!hrxq) {
                                rte_flow_error_set
                                        (error, rte_errno,
@@ -8077,8 +8586,8 @@ __flow_dv_apply(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_flow *flow,
                                         "cannot get hash queue");
                                goto error;
                        }
-                       dh->hrxq = hrxq;
-                       dv->actions[n++] = dh->hrxq->action;
+                       dh->rix_hrxq = hrxq_idx;
+                       dv->actions[n++] = hrxq->action;
                }
                dh->ib_flow =
                        mlx5_glue->dv_create_flow(dv_h->matcher->matcher_object,
@@ -8105,13 +8614,17 @@ __flow_dv_apply(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_flow *flow,
        return 0;
 error:
        err = rte_errno; /* Save rte_errno before cleanup. */
-       LIST_FOREACH(dh, &flow->dev_handles, next) {
-               if (dh->hrxq) {
-                       if (dh->act_flags & MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_DROP)
+       SILIST_FOREACH(priv->sh->ipool[MLX5_IPOOL_MLX5_FLOW], flow->dev_handles,
+                      handle_idx, dh, next) {
+               /* hrxq is union, don't clear it if the flag is not set. */
+               if (dh->rix_hrxq) {
+                       if (dh->fate_action == MLX5_FLOW_FATE_DROP) {
                                mlx5_hrxq_drop_release(dev);
-                       else
-                               mlx5_hrxq_release(dev, dh->hrxq);
-                       dh->hrxq = NULL;
+                               dh->rix_hrxq = 0;
+                       } else if (dh->fate_action == MLX5_FLOW_FATE_QUEUE) {
+                               mlx5_hrxq_release(dev, dh->rix_hrxq);
+                               dh->rix_hrxq = 0;
+                       }
                }
                if (dh->vf_vlan.tag && dh->vf_vlan.created)
                        mlx5_vlan_vmwa_release(dev, &dh->vf_vlan);
@@ -8158,6 +8671,8 @@ flow_dv_matcher_release(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 /**
  * Release an encap/decap resource.
  *
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  * @param handle
  *   Pointer to mlx5_flow_handle.
  *
@@ -8165,11 +8680,17 @@ flow_dv_matcher_release(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
  *   1 while a reference on it exists, 0 when freed.
  */
 static int
-flow_dv_encap_decap_resource_release(struct mlx5_flow_handle *handle)
+flow_dv_encap_decap_resource_release(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+                                    struct mlx5_flow_handle *handle)
 {
-       struct mlx5_flow_dv_encap_decap_resource *cache_resource =
-                                               handle->dvh.encap_decap;
+       struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+       uint32_t idx = handle->dvh.rix_encap_decap;
+       struct mlx5_flow_dv_encap_decap_resource *cache_resource;
 
+       cache_resource = mlx5_ipool_get(priv->sh->ipool[MLX5_IPOOL_DECAP_ENCAP],
+                        idx);
+       if (!cache_resource)
+               return 0;
        MLX5_ASSERT(cache_resource->verbs_action);
        DRV_LOG(DEBUG, "encap/decap resource %p: refcnt %d--",
                (void *)cache_resource,
@@ -8177,8 +8698,10 @@ flow_dv_encap_decap_resource_release(struct mlx5_flow_handle *handle)
        if (rte_atomic32_dec_and_test(&cache_resource->refcnt)) {
                claim_zero(mlx5_glue->destroy_flow_action
                                (cache_resource->verbs_action));
-               LIST_REMOVE(cache_resource, next);
-               rte_free(cache_resource);
+               ILIST_REMOVE(priv->sh->ipool[MLX5_IPOOL_DECAP_ENCAP],
+                            &priv->sh->encaps_decaps, idx,
+                            cache_resource, next);
+               mlx5_ipool_free(priv->sh->ipool[MLX5_IPOOL_DECAP_ENCAP], idx);
                DRV_LOG(DEBUG, "encap/decap resource %p: removed",
                        (void *)cache_resource);
                return 0;
@@ -8201,12 +8724,15 @@ static int
 flow_dv_jump_tbl_resource_release(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
                                  struct mlx5_flow_handle *handle)
 {
-       struct mlx5_flow_dv_jump_tbl_resource *cache_resource =
-                                                       handle->dvh.jump;
-       struct mlx5_flow_tbl_data_entry *tbl_data =
-                       container_of(cache_resource,
-                                    struct mlx5_flow_tbl_data_entry, jump);
+       struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+       struct mlx5_flow_dv_jump_tbl_resource *cache_resource;
+       struct mlx5_flow_tbl_data_entry *tbl_data;
 
+       tbl_data = mlx5_ipool_get(priv->sh->ipool[MLX5_IPOOL_JUMP],
+                            handle->rix_jump);
+       if (!tbl_data)
+               return 0;
+       cache_resource = &tbl_data->jump;
        MLX5_ASSERT(cache_resource->action);
        DRV_LOG(DEBUG, "jump table resource %p: refcnt %d--",
                (void *)cache_resource,
@@ -8257,6 +8783,8 @@ flow_dv_modify_hdr_resource_release(struct mlx5_flow_handle *handle)
 /**
  * Release port ID action resource.
  *
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  * @param handle
  *   Pointer to mlx5_flow_handle.
  *
@@ -8264,11 +8792,17 @@ flow_dv_modify_hdr_resource_release(struct mlx5_flow_handle *handle)
  *   1 while a reference on it exists, 0 when freed.
  */
 static int
-flow_dv_port_id_action_resource_release(struct mlx5_flow_handle *handle)
+flow_dv_port_id_action_resource_release(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+                                       struct mlx5_flow_handle *handle)
 {
-       struct mlx5_flow_dv_port_id_action_resource *cache_resource =
-                                               handle->dvh.port_id_action;
+       struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+       struct mlx5_flow_dv_port_id_action_resource *cache_resource;
+       uint32_t idx = handle->rix_port_id_action;
 
+       cache_resource = mlx5_ipool_get(priv->sh->ipool[MLX5_IPOOL_PORT_ID],
+                                       idx);
+       if (!cache_resource)
+               return 0;
        MLX5_ASSERT(cache_resource->action);
        DRV_LOG(DEBUG, "port ID action resource %p: refcnt %d--",
                (void *)cache_resource,
@@ -8276,8 +8810,10 @@ flow_dv_port_id_action_resource_release(struct mlx5_flow_handle *handle)
        if (rte_atomic32_dec_and_test(&cache_resource->refcnt)) {
                claim_zero(mlx5_glue->destroy_flow_action
                                (cache_resource->action));
-               LIST_REMOVE(cache_resource, next);
-               rte_free(cache_resource);
+               ILIST_REMOVE(priv->sh->ipool[MLX5_IPOOL_PORT_ID],
+                            &priv->sh->port_id_action_list, idx,
+                            cache_resource, next);
+               mlx5_ipool_free(priv->sh->ipool[MLX5_IPOOL_PORT_ID], idx);
                DRV_LOG(DEBUG, "port id action resource %p: removed",
                        (void *)cache_resource);
                return 0;
@@ -8288,6 +8824,8 @@ flow_dv_port_id_action_resource_release(struct mlx5_flow_handle *handle)
 /**
  * Release push vlan action resource.
  *
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  * @param handle
  *   Pointer to mlx5_flow_handle.
  *
@@ -8295,11 +8833,17 @@ flow_dv_port_id_action_resource_release(struct mlx5_flow_handle *handle)
  *   1 while a reference on it exists, 0 when freed.
  */
 static int
-flow_dv_push_vlan_action_resource_release(struct mlx5_flow_handle *handle)
+flow_dv_push_vlan_action_resource_release(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+                                         struct mlx5_flow_handle *handle)
 {
-       struct mlx5_flow_dv_push_vlan_action_resource *cache_resource =
-                                               handle->dvh.push_vlan_res;
+       struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+       uint32_t idx = handle->dvh.rix_push_vlan;
+       struct mlx5_flow_dv_push_vlan_action_resource *cache_resource;
 
+       cache_resource = mlx5_ipool_get(priv->sh->ipool[MLX5_IPOOL_PUSH_VLAN],
+                                       idx);
+       if (!cache_resource)
+               return 0;
        MLX5_ASSERT(cache_resource->action);
        DRV_LOG(DEBUG, "push VLAN action resource %p: refcnt %d--",
                (void *)cache_resource,
@@ -8307,8 +8851,10 @@ flow_dv_push_vlan_action_resource_release(struct mlx5_flow_handle *handle)
        if (rte_atomic32_dec_and_test(&cache_resource->refcnt)) {
                claim_zero(mlx5_glue->destroy_flow_action
                                (cache_resource->action));
-               LIST_REMOVE(cache_resource, next);
-               rte_free(cache_resource);
+               ILIST_REMOVE(priv->sh->ipool[MLX5_IPOOL_PUSH_VLAN],
+                            &priv->sh->push_vlan_action_list, idx,
+                            cache_resource, next);
+               mlx5_ipool_free(priv->sh->ipool[MLX5_IPOOL_PUSH_VLAN], idx);
                DRV_LOG(DEBUG, "push vlan action resource %p: removed",
                        (void *)cache_resource);
                return 0;
@@ -8316,6 +8862,33 @@ flow_dv_push_vlan_action_resource_release(struct mlx5_flow_handle *handle)
        return 1;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Release the fate resource.
+ *
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
+ * @param handle
+ *   Pointer to mlx5_flow_handle.
+ */
+static void
+flow_dv_fate_resource_release(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+                              struct mlx5_flow_handle *handle)
+{
+       if (!handle->rix_fate)
+               return;
+       if (handle->fate_action == MLX5_FLOW_FATE_DROP)
+               mlx5_hrxq_drop_release(dev);
+       else if (handle->fate_action == MLX5_FLOW_FATE_QUEUE)
+               mlx5_hrxq_release(dev, handle->rix_hrxq);
+       else if (handle->fate_action == MLX5_FLOW_FATE_JUMP)
+               flow_dv_jump_tbl_resource_release(dev, handle);
+       else if (handle->fate_action == MLX5_FLOW_FATE_PORT_ID)
+               flow_dv_port_id_action_resource_release(dev, handle);
+       else
+               DRV_LOG(DEBUG, "Incorrect fate action:%d", handle->fate_action);
+       handle->rix_fate = 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * Remove the flow from the NIC but keeps it in memory.
  * Lock free, (mutex should be acquired by caller).
@@ -8329,23 +8902,27 @@ static void
 __flow_dv_remove(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_flow *flow)
 {
        struct mlx5_flow_handle *dh;
+       uint32_t handle_idx;
+       struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 
        if (!flow)
                return;
-       LIST_FOREACH(dh, &flow->dev_handles, next) {
+       handle_idx = flow->dev_handles;
+       while (handle_idx) {
+               dh = mlx5_ipool_get(priv->sh->ipool[MLX5_IPOOL_MLX5_FLOW],
+                                   handle_idx);
+               if (!dh)
+                       return;
                if (dh->ib_flow) {
                        claim_zero(mlx5_glue->dv_destroy_flow(dh->ib_flow));
                        dh->ib_flow = NULL;
                }
-               if (dh->hrxq) {
-                       if (dh->act_flags & MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_DROP)
-                               mlx5_hrxq_drop_release(dev);
-                       else
-                               mlx5_hrxq_release(dev, dh->hrxq);
-                       dh->hrxq = NULL;
-               }
+               if (dh->fate_action == MLX5_FLOW_FATE_DROP ||
+                   dh->fate_action == MLX5_FLOW_FATE_QUEUE)
+                       flow_dv_fate_resource_release(dev, dh);
                if (dh->vf_vlan.tag && dh->vf_vlan.created)
                        mlx5_vlan_vmwa_release(dev, &dh->vf_vlan);
+               handle_idx = dh->next.next;
        }
 }
 
@@ -8362,6 +8939,7 @@ static void
 __flow_dv_destroy(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_flow *flow)
 {
        struct mlx5_flow_handle *dev_handle;
+       struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 
        if (!flow)
                return;
@@ -8371,28 +8949,37 @@ __flow_dv_destroy(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_flow *flow)
                flow->counter = 0;
        }
        if (flow->meter) {
-               mlx5_flow_meter_detach(flow->meter);
-               flow->meter = NULL;
+               struct mlx5_flow_meter *fm;
+
+               fm = mlx5_ipool_get(priv->sh->ipool[MLX5_IPOOL_MTR],
+                                   flow->meter);
+               if (fm)
+                       mlx5_flow_meter_detach(fm);
+               flow->meter = 0;
        }
-       while (!LIST_EMPTY(&flow->dev_handles)) {
-               dev_handle = LIST_FIRST(&flow->dev_handles);
-               LIST_REMOVE(dev_handle, next);
+       while (flow->dev_handles) {
+               uint32_t tmp_idx = flow->dev_handles;
+
+               dev_handle = mlx5_ipool_get(priv->sh->ipool
+                                           [MLX5_IPOOL_MLX5_FLOW], tmp_idx);
+               if (!dev_handle)
+                       return;
+               flow->dev_handles = dev_handle->next.next;
                if (dev_handle->dvh.matcher)
                        flow_dv_matcher_release(dev, dev_handle);
-               if (dev_handle->dvh.encap_decap)
-                       flow_dv_encap_decap_resource_release(dev_handle);
+               if (dev_handle->dvh.rix_encap_decap)
+                       flow_dv_encap_decap_resource_release(dev, dev_handle);
                if (dev_handle->dvh.modify_hdr)
                        flow_dv_modify_hdr_resource_release(dev_handle);
-               if (dev_handle->dvh.jump)
-                       flow_dv_jump_tbl_resource_release(dev, dev_handle);
-               if (dev_handle->dvh.port_id_action)
-                       flow_dv_port_id_action_resource_release(dev_handle);
-               if (dev_handle->dvh.push_vlan_res)
-                       flow_dv_push_vlan_action_resource_release(dev_handle);
-               if (dev_handle->dvh.tag_resource)
+               if (dev_handle->dvh.rix_push_vlan)
+                       flow_dv_push_vlan_action_resource_release(dev,
+                                                                 dev_handle);
+               if (dev_handle->dvh.rix_tag)
                        flow_dv_tag_release(dev,
-                                           dev_handle->dvh.tag_resource);
-               rte_free(dev_handle);
+                                           dev_handle->dvh.rix_tag);
+               flow_dv_fate_resource_release(dev, dev_handle);
+               mlx5_ipool_free(priv->sh->ipool[MLX5_IPOOL_MLX5_FLOW],
+                          tmp_idx);
        }
 }
 
@@ -8522,11 +9109,9 @@ flow_dv_destroy_mtr_tbl(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
                claim_zero(mlx5_glue->dv_destroy_flow_matcher
                          (mtd->egress.any_matcher));
        if (mtd->egress.tbl)
-               claim_zero(flow_dv_tbl_resource_release(dev,
-                                                       mtd->egress.tbl));
+               flow_dv_tbl_resource_release(dev, mtd->egress.tbl);
        if (mtd->egress.sfx_tbl)
-               claim_zero(flow_dv_tbl_resource_release(dev,
-                                                       mtd->egress.sfx_tbl));
+               flow_dv_tbl_resource_release(dev, mtd->egress.sfx_tbl);
        if (mtd->ingress.color_matcher)
                claim_zero(mlx5_glue->dv_destroy_flow_matcher
                          (mtd->ingress.color_matcher));
@@ -8534,11 +9119,9 @@ flow_dv_destroy_mtr_tbl(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
                claim_zero(mlx5_glue->dv_destroy_flow_matcher
                          (mtd->ingress.any_matcher));
        if (mtd->ingress.tbl)
-               claim_zero(flow_dv_tbl_resource_release(dev,
-                                                       mtd->ingress.tbl));
+               flow_dv_tbl_resource_release(dev, mtd->ingress.tbl);
        if (mtd->ingress.sfx_tbl)
-               claim_zero(flow_dv_tbl_resource_release(dev,
-                                                       mtd->ingress.sfx_tbl));
+               flow_dv_tbl_resource_release(dev, mtd->ingress.sfx_tbl);
        if (mtd->transfer.color_matcher)
                claim_zero(mlx5_glue->dv_destroy_flow_matcher
                          (mtd->transfer.color_matcher));
@@ -8546,11 +9129,9 @@ flow_dv_destroy_mtr_tbl(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
                claim_zero(mlx5_glue->dv_destroy_flow_matcher
                          (mtd->transfer.any_matcher));
        if (mtd->transfer.tbl)
-               claim_zero(flow_dv_tbl_resource_release(dev,
-                                                       mtd->transfer.tbl));
+               flow_dv_tbl_resource_release(dev, mtd->transfer.tbl);
        if (mtd->transfer.sfx_tbl)
-               claim_zero(flow_dv_tbl_resource_release(dev,
-                                                       mtd->transfer.sfx_tbl));
+               flow_dv_tbl_resource_release(dev, mtd->transfer.sfx_tbl);
        if (mtd->drop_actn)
                claim_zero(mlx5_glue->destroy_flow_action(mtd->drop_actn));
        rte_free(mtd);
@@ -8833,7 +9414,7 @@ flow_dv_create_policer_forward_rule(struct mlx5_flow_meter *fm,
                                       rte_col_2_mlx5_col(i), UINT8_MAX);
                if (mtb->count_actns[i])
                        actions[j++] = mtb->count_actns[i];
-               if (fm->params.action[i] == MTR_POLICER_ACTION_DROP)
+               if (fm->action[i] == MTR_POLICER_ACTION_DROP)
                        actions[j++] = mtb->drop_actn;
                else
                        actions[j++] = dtb->jump_actn;
@@ -8946,6 +9527,60 @@ flow_dv_counter_query(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint32_t counter, bool clear,
        return 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Get aged-out flows.
+ *
+ * @param[in] dev
+ *   Pointer to the Ethernet device structure.
+ * @param[in] context
+ *   The address of an array of pointers to the aged-out flows contexts.
+ * @param[in] nb_contexts
+ *   The length of context array pointers.
+ * @param[out] error
+ *   Perform verbose error reporting if not NULL. Initialized in case of
+ *   error only.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   how many contexts get in success, otherwise negative errno value.
+ *   if nb_contexts is 0, return the amount of all aged contexts.
+ *   if nb_contexts is not 0 , return the amount of aged flows reported
+ *   in the context array.
+ * @note: only stub for now
+ */
+static int
+flow_get_aged_flows(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+                   void **context,
+                   uint32_t nb_contexts,
+                   struct rte_flow_error *error)
+{
+       struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+       struct mlx5_age_info *age_info;
+       struct mlx5_age_param *age_param;
+       struct mlx5_flow_counter *counter;
+       int nb_flows = 0;
+
+       if (nb_contexts && !context)
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED,
+                                         NULL,
+                                         "Should assign at least one flow or"
+                                         " context to get if nb_contexts != 0");
+       age_info = GET_PORT_AGE_INFO(priv);
+       rte_spinlock_lock(&age_info->aged_sl);
+       TAILQ_FOREACH(counter, &age_info->aged_counters, next) {
+               nb_flows++;
+               if (nb_contexts) {
+                       age_param = MLX5_CNT_TO_AGE(counter);
+                       context[nb_flows - 1] = age_param->context;
+                       if (!(--nb_contexts))
+                               break;
+               }
+       }
+       rte_spinlock_unlock(&age_info->aged_sl);
+       MLX5_AGE_SET(age_info, MLX5_AGE_TRIGGER);
+       return nb_flows;
+}
+
 /*
  * Mutex-protected thunk to lock-free  __flow_dv_translate().
  */
@@ -9012,7 +9647,7 @@ flow_dv_counter_allocate(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
        uint32_t cnt;
 
        flow_dv_shared_lock(dev);
-       cnt = flow_dv_counter_alloc(dev, 0, 0, 1);
+       cnt = flow_dv_counter_alloc(dev, 0, 0, 1, 0);
        flow_dv_shared_unlock(dev);
        return cnt;
 }
@@ -9043,6 +9678,7 @@ const struct mlx5_flow_driver_ops mlx5_flow_dv_drv_ops = {
        .counter_alloc = flow_dv_counter_allocate,
        .counter_free = flow_dv_counter_free,
        .counter_query = flow_dv_counter_query,
+       .get_aged_flows = flow_get_aged_flows,
 };
 
 #endif /* HAVE_IBV_FLOW_DV_SUPPORT */