net: add rte prefix to UDP structure
[dpdk.git] / drivers / net / mlx5 / mlx5_flow.c
index 3814eec..9887018 100644 (file)
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_eth_ctrl.h>
 #include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_flow.h>
 #include <rte_flow_driver.h>
 
 #include "mlx5.h"
 #include "mlx5_defs.h"
-#include "mlx5_prm.h"
-#include "mlx5_glue.h"
 #include "mlx5_flow.h"
+#include "mlx5_glue.h"
+#include "mlx5_prm.h"
+#include "mlx5_rxtx.h"
 
 /* Dev ops structure defined in mlx5.c */
 extern const struct eth_dev_ops mlx5_dev_ops;
 extern const struct eth_dev_ops mlx5_dev_ops_isolate;
 
+/** Device flow drivers. */
+#ifdef HAVE_IBV_FLOW_DV_SUPPORT
+extern const struct mlx5_flow_driver_ops mlx5_flow_dv_drv_ops;
+#endif
+extern const struct mlx5_flow_driver_ops mlx5_flow_tcf_drv_ops;
+extern const struct mlx5_flow_driver_ops mlx5_flow_verbs_drv_ops;
+
+const struct mlx5_flow_driver_ops mlx5_flow_null_drv_ops;
+
+const struct mlx5_flow_driver_ops *flow_drv_ops[] = {
+       [MLX5_FLOW_TYPE_MIN] = &mlx5_flow_null_drv_ops,
+#ifdef HAVE_IBV_FLOW_DV_SUPPORT
+       [MLX5_FLOW_TYPE_DV] = &mlx5_flow_dv_drv_ops,
+#endif
+       [MLX5_FLOW_TYPE_TCF] = &mlx5_flow_tcf_drv_ops,
+       [MLX5_FLOW_TYPE_VERBS] = &mlx5_flow_verbs_drv_ops,
+       [MLX5_FLOW_TYPE_MAX] = &mlx5_flow_null_drv_ops
+};
+
 enum mlx5_expansion {
        MLX5_EXPANSION_ROOT,
        MLX5_EXPANSION_ROOT_OUTER,
@@ -220,7 +239,6 @@ static const struct rte_flow_ops mlx5_flow_ops = {
 /* Convert FDIR request to Generic flow. */
 struct mlx5_fdir {
        struct rte_flow_attr attr;
-       struct rte_flow_action actions[2];
        struct rte_flow_item items[4];
        struct rte_flow_item_eth l2;
        struct rte_flow_item_eth l2_mask;
@@ -240,6 +258,7 @@ struct mlx5_fdir {
                struct rte_flow_item_udp udp;
                struct rte_flow_item_tcp tcp;
        } l4_mask;
+       struct rte_flow_action actions[2];
        struct rte_flow_action_queue queue;
 };
 
@@ -256,7 +275,7 @@ static const uint32_t priority_map_5[][MLX5_PRIORITY_MAP_MAX] = {
 
 /* Tunnel information. */
 struct mlx5_flow_tunnel_info {
-       uint32_t tunnel; /**< Tunnel bit (see MLX5_FLOW_*). */
+       uint64_t tunnel; /**< Tunnel bit (see MLX5_FLOW_*). */
        uint32_t ptype; /**< Tunnel Ptype (see RTE_PTYPE_*). */
 };
 
@@ -275,7 +294,7 @@ static struct mlx5_flow_tunnel_info tunnels_info[] = {
        },
        {
                .tunnel = MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_MPLS | MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L4_UDP,
-               .ptype = RTE_PTYPE_TUNNEL_MPLS_IN_GRE | RTE_PTYPE_L4_UDP,
+               .ptype = RTE_PTYPE_TUNNEL_MPLS_IN_UDP | RTE_PTYPE_L4_UDP,
        },
        {
                .tunnel = MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_MPLS,
@@ -283,9 +302,6 @@ static struct mlx5_flow_tunnel_info tunnels_info[] = {
        },
 };
 
-/* Holds the nic operations that should be used. */
-struct mlx5_flow_driver_ops nic_ops;
-
 /**
  * Discover the maximum number of priority available.
  *
@@ -299,6 +315,7 @@ struct mlx5_flow_driver_ops nic_ops;
 int
 mlx5_flow_discover_priorities(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
+       struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
        struct {
                struct ibv_flow_attr attr;
                struct ibv_flow_spec_eth eth;
@@ -306,6 +323,7 @@ mlx5_flow_discover_priorities(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
        } flow_attr = {
                .attr = {
                        .num_of_specs = 2,
+                       .port = (uint8_t)priv->ibv_port,
                },
                .eth = {
                        .type = IBV_FLOW_SPEC_ETH,
@@ -334,6 +352,7 @@ mlx5_flow_discover_priorities(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
                claim_zero(mlx5_glue->destroy_flow(flow));
                priority = vprio[i];
        }
+       mlx5_hrxq_drop_release(dev);
        switch (priority) {
        case 8:
                priority = RTE_DIM(priority_map_3);
@@ -345,10 +364,9 @@ mlx5_flow_discover_priorities(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
                rte_errno = ENOTSUP;
                DRV_LOG(ERR,
                        "port %u verbs maximum priority: %d expected 8/16",
-                       dev->data->port_id, vprio[i]);
+                       dev->data->port_id, priority);
                return -rte_errno;
        }
-       mlx5_hrxq_drop_release(dev);
        DRV_LOG(INFO, "port %u flow maximum priority: %d",
                dev->data->port_id, priority);
        return priority;
@@ -371,7 +389,7 @@ uint32_t mlx5_flow_adjust_priority(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, int32_t priority,
                                   uint32_t subpriority)
 {
        uint32_t res = 0;
-       struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+       struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 
        switch (priv->config.flow_prio) {
        case RTE_DIM(priority_map_3):
@@ -402,7 +420,7 @@ uint32_t mlx5_flow_adjust_priority(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, int32_t priority,
  * @return
  *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
  */
-static int
+int
 mlx5_flow_item_acceptable(const struct rte_flow_item *item,
                          const uint8_t *mask,
                          const uint8_t *nic_mask,
@@ -436,10 +454,10 @@ mlx5_flow_item_acceptable(const struct rte_flow_item *item,
                }
                ret = memcmp(spec, last, size);
                if (ret != 0)
-                       return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
+                       return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
                                                  RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM,
                                                  item,
-                                                 "range is not supported");
+                                                 "range is not valid");
        }
        return 0;
 }
@@ -461,7 +479,7 @@ mlx5_flow_item_acceptable(const struct rte_flow_item *item,
  */
 uint64_t
 mlx5_flow_hashfields_adjust(struct mlx5_flow *dev_flow,
-                           int tunnel __rte_unused, uint32_t layer_types,
+                           int tunnel __rte_unused, uint64_t layer_types,
                            uint64_t hash_fields)
 {
        struct rte_flow *flow = dev_flow->flow;
@@ -489,7 +507,7 @@ mlx5_flow_hashfields_adjust(struct mlx5_flow *dev_flow,
  *   Rx queue to update.
  */
 static void
-mlx5_flow_rxq_tunnel_ptype_update(struct mlx5_rxq_ctrl *rxq_ctrl)
+flow_rxq_tunnel_ptype_update(struct mlx5_rxq_ctrl *rxq_ctrl)
 {
        unsigned int i;
        uint32_t tunnel_ptype = 0;
@@ -509,20 +527,22 @@ mlx5_flow_rxq_tunnel_ptype_update(struct mlx5_rxq_ctrl *rxq_ctrl)
 }
 
 /**
- * Set the Rx queue flags (Mark/Flag and Tunnel Ptypes) according to the flow.
+ * Set the Rx queue flags (Mark/Flag and Tunnel Ptypes) according to the devive
+ * flow.
  *
  * @param[in] dev
  *   Pointer to the Ethernet device structure.
- * @param[in] flow
- *   Pointer to flow structure.
+ * @param[in] dev_flow
+ *   Pointer to device flow structure.
  */
 static void
-mlx5_flow_rxq_flags_set(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_flow *flow)
+flow_drv_rxq_flags_set(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct mlx5_flow *dev_flow)
 {
-       struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+       struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+       struct rte_flow *flow = dev_flow->flow;
        const int mark = !!(flow->actions &
                            (MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_FLAG | MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_MARK));
-       const int tunnel = !!(flow->layers & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_TUNNEL);
+       const int tunnel = !!(dev_flow->layers & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_TUNNEL);
        unsigned int i;
 
        for (i = 0; i != flow->rss.queue_num; ++i) {
@@ -540,33 +560,52 @@ mlx5_flow_rxq_flags_set(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_flow *flow)
 
                        /* Increase the counter matching the flow. */
                        for (j = 0; j != MLX5_FLOW_TUNNEL; ++j) {
-                               if ((tunnels_info[j].tunnel & flow->layers) ==
+                               if ((tunnels_info[j].tunnel &
+                                    dev_flow->layers) ==
                                    tunnels_info[j].tunnel) {
                                        rxq_ctrl->flow_tunnels_n[j]++;
                                        break;
                                }
                        }
-                       mlx5_flow_rxq_tunnel_ptype_update(rxq_ctrl);
+                       flow_rxq_tunnel_ptype_update(rxq_ctrl);
                }
        }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Set the Rx queue flags (Mark/Flag and Tunnel Ptypes) for a flow
+ *
+ * @param[in] dev
+ *   Pointer to the Ethernet device structure.
+ * @param[in] flow
+ *   Pointer to flow structure.
+ */
+static void
+flow_rxq_flags_set(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_flow *flow)
+{
+       struct mlx5_flow *dev_flow;
+
+       LIST_FOREACH(dev_flow, &flow->dev_flows, next)
+               flow_drv_rxq_flags_set(dev, dev_flow);
+}
+
 /**
  * Clear the Rx queue flags (Mark/Flag and Tunnel Ptype) associated with the
- * @p flow if no other flow uses it with the same kind of request.
+ * device flow if no other flow uses it with the same kind of request.
  *
  * @param dev
  *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
- * @param[in] flow
- *   Pointer to the flow.
+ * @param[in] dev_flow
+ *   Pointer to the device flow.
  */
 static void
-mlx5_flow_rxq_flags_trim(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_flow *flow)
+flow_drv_rxq_flags_trim(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct mlx5_flow *dev_flow)
 {
-       struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+       struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+       struct rte_flow *flow = dev_flow->flow;
        const int mark = !!(flow->actions &
                            (MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_FLAG | MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_MARK));
-       const int tunnel = !!(flow->layers & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_TUNNEL);
+       const int tunnel = !!(dev_flow->layers & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_TUNNEL);
        unsigned int i;
 
        assert(dev->data->dev_started);
@@ -585,17 +624,36 @@ mlx5_flow_rxq_flags_trim(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_flow *flow)
 
                        /* Decrease the counter matching the flow. */
                        for (j = 0; j != MLX5_FLOW_TUNNEL; ++j) {
-                               if ((tunnels_info[j].tunnel & flow->layers) ==
+                               if ((tunnels_info[j].tunnel &
+                                    dev_flow->layers) ==
                                    tunnels_info[j].tunnel) {
                                        rxq_ctrl->flow_tunnels_n[j]--;
                                        break;
                                }
                        }
-                       mlx5_flow_rxq_tunnel_ptype_update(rxq_ctrl);
+                       flow_rxq_tunnel_ptype_update(rxq_ctrl);
                }
        }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Clear the Rx queue flags (Mark/Flag and Tunnel Ptype) associated with the
+ * @p flow if no other flow uses it with the same kind of request.
+ *
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
+ * @param[in] flow
+ *   Pointer to the flow.
+ */
+static void
+flow_rxq_flags_trim(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_flow *flow)
+{
+       struct mlx5_flow *dev_flow;
+
+       LIST_FOREACH(dev_flow, &flow->dev_flows, next)
+               flow_drv_rxq_flags_trim(dev, dev_flow);
+}
+
 /**
  * Clear the Mark/Flag and Tunnel ptype information in all Rx queues.
  *
@@ -603,9 +661,9 @@ mlx5_flow_rxq_flags_trim(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_flow *flow)
  *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  */
 static void
-mlx5_flow_rxq_flags_clear(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
+flow_rxq_flags_clear(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
-       struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+       struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
        unsigned int i;
 
        for (i = 0; i != priv->rxqs_n; ++i) {
@@ -629,6 +687,8 @@ mlx5_flow_rxq_flags_clear(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
  *
  * @param[in] action_flags
  *   Bit-fields that holds the actions detected until now.
+ * @param[in] attr
+ *   Attributes of flow that includes this action.
  * @param[out] error
  *   Pointer to error structure.
  *
@@ -637,6 +697,7 @@ mlx5_flow_rxq_flags_clear(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
  */
 int
 mlx5_flow_validate_action_flag(uint64_t action_flags,
+                              const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
                               struct rte_flow_error *error)
 {
 
@@ -653,6 +714,11 @@ mlx5_flow_validate_action_flag(uint64_t action_flags,
                                          RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION, NULL,
                                          "can't have 2 flag"
                                          " actions in same flow");
+       if (attr->egress)
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ATTR_EGRESS, NULL,
+                                         "flag action not supported for "
+                                         "egress");
        return 0;
 }
 
@@ -663,6 +729,8 @@ mlx5_flow_validate_action_flag(uint64_t action_flags,
  *   Pointer to the queue action.
  * @param[in] action_flags
  *   Bit-fields that holds the actions detected until now.
+ * @param[in] attr
+ *   Attributes of flow that includes this action.
  * @param[out] error
  *   Pointer to error structure.
  *
@@ -672,6 +740,7 @@ mlx5_flow_validate_action_flag(uint64_t action_flags,
 int
 mlx5_flow_validate_action_mark(const struct rte_flow_action *action,
                               uint64_t action_flags,
+                              const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
                               struct rte_flow_error *error)
 {
        const struct rte_flow_action_mark *mark = action->conf;
@@ -700,6 +769,11 @@ mlx5_flow_validate_action_mark(const struct rte_flow_action *action,
                                          RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION, NULL,
                                          "can't have 2 mark actions in same"
                                          " flow");
+       if (attr->egress)
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ATTR_EGRESS, NULL,
+                                         "mark action not supported for "
+                                         "egress");
        return 0;
 }
 
@@ -708,14 +782,17 @@ mlx5_flow_validate_action_mark(const struct rte_flow_action *action,
  *
  * @param[in] action_flags
  *   Bit-fields that holds the actions detected until now.
+ * @param[in] attr
+ *   Attributes of flow that includes this action.
  * @param[out] error
  *   Pointer to error structure.
  *
  * @return
- *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_ernno is set.
+ *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
  */
 int
 mlx5_flow_validate_action_drop(uint64_t action_flags,
+                              const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
                               struct rte_flow_error *error)
 {
        if (action_flags & MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_FLAG)
@@ -731,6 +808,11 @@ mlx5_flow_validate_action_drop(uint64_t action_flags,
                                          RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION, NULL,
                                          "can't have 2 fate actions in"
                                          " same flow");
+       if (attr->egress)
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ATTR_EGRESS, NULL,
+                                         "drop action not supported for "
+                                         "egress");
        return 0;
 }
 
@@ -743,19 +825,22 @@ mlx5_flow_validate_action_drop(uint64_t action_flags,
  *   Bit-fields that holds the actions detected until now.
  * @param[in] dev
  *   Pointer to the Ethernet device structure.
+ * @param[in] attr
+ *   Attributes of flow that includes this action.
  * @param[out] error
  *   Pointer to error structure.
  *
  * @return
- *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_ernno is set.
+ *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
  */
 int
 mlx5_flow_validate_action_queue(const struct rte_flow_action *action,
                                uint64_t action_flags,
                                struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+                               const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
                                struct rte_flow_error *error)
 {
-       struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+       struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
        const struct rte_flow_action_queue *queue = action->conf;
 
        if (action_flags & MLX5_FLOW_FATE_ACTIONS)
@@ -763,6 +848,10 @@ mlx5_flow_validate_action_queue(const struct rte_flow_action *action,
                                          RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION, NULL,
                                          "can't have 2 fate actions in"
                                          " same flow");
+       if (!priv->rxqs_n)
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION_CONF,
+                                         NULL, "No Rx queues configured");
        if (queue->index >= priv->rxqs_n)
                return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
                                          RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION_CONF,
@@ -773,6 +862,11 @@ mlx5_flow_validate_action_queue(const struct rte_flow_action *action,
                                          RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION_CONF,
                                          &queue->index,
                                          "queue is not configured");
+       if (attr->egress)
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ATTR_EGRESS, NULL,
+                                         "queue action not supported for "
+                                         "egress");
        return 0;
 }
 
@@ -785,20 +879,27 @@ mlx5_flow_validate_action_queue(const struct rte_flow_action *action,
  *   Bit-fields that holds the actions detected until now.
  * @param[in] dev
  *   Pointer to the Ethernet device structure.
+ * @param[in] attr
+ *   Attributes of flow that includes this action.
+ * @param[in] item_flags
+ *   Items that were detected.
  * @param[out] error
  *   Pointer to error structure.
  *
  * @return
- *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_ernno is set.
+ *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
  */
 int
 mlx5_flow_validate_action_rss(const struct rte_flow_action *action,
                              uint64_t action_flags,
                              struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+                             const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
+                             uint64_t item_flags,
                              struct rte_flow_error *error)
 {
-       struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+       struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
        const struct rte_flow_action_rss *rss = action->conf;
+       int tunnel = !!(item_flags & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_TUNNEL);
        unsigned int i;
 
        if (action_flags & MLX5_FLOW_FATE_ACTIONS)
@@ -821,7 +922,13 @@ mlx5_flow_validate_action_rss(const struct rte_flow_action *action,
                                          RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION_CONF,
                                          &rss->level,
                                          "tunnel RSS is not supported");
-       if (rss->key_len < MLX5_RSS_HASH_KEY_LEN)
+       /* allow RSS key_len 0 in case of NULL (default) RSS key. */
+       if (rss->key_len == 0 && rss->key != NULL)
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION_CONF,
+                                         &rss->key_len,
+                                         "RSS hash key length 0");
+       if (rss->key_len > 0 && rss->key_len < MLX5_RSS_HASH_KEY_LEN)
                return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
                                          RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION_CONF,
                                          &rss->key_len,
@@ -842,12 +949,30 @@ mlx5_flow_validate_action_rss(const struct rte_flow_action *action,
                                          &rss->types,
                                          "some RSS protocols are not"
                                          " supported");
+       if (!priv->rxqs_n)
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION_CONF,
+                                         NULL, "No Rx queues configured");
+       if (!rss->queue_num)
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION_CONF,
+                                         NULL, "No queues configured");
        for (i = 0; i != rss->queue_num; ++i) {
                if (!(*priv->rxqs)[rss->queue[i]])
                        return rte_flow_error_set
                                (error, EINVAL, RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION_CONF,
                                 &rss->queue[i], "queue is not configured");
        }
+       if (attr->egress)
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ATTR_EGRESS, NULL,
+                                         "rss action not supported for "
+                                         "egress");
+       if (rss->level > 1 &&  !tunnel)
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION_CONF, NULL,
+                                         "inner RSS is not supported for "
+                                         "non-tunnel flows");
        return 0;
 }
 
@@ -856,22 +981,24 @@ mlx5_flow_validate_action_rss(const struct rte_flow_action *action,
  *
  * @param[in] dev
  *   Pointer to the Ethernet device structure.
+ * @param[in] attr
+ *   Attributes of flow that includes this action.
  * @param[out] error
  *   Pointer to error structure.
  *
  * @return
- *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_ernno is set.
+ *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
  */
 int
-mlx5_flow_validate_action_count(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+mlx5_flow_validate_action_count(struct rte_eth_dev *dev __rte_unused,
+                               const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
                                struct rte_flow_error *error)
 {
-       struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
-
-       if (!priv->config.flow_counter_en)
+       if (attr->egress)
                return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION, NULL,
-                                         "flow counters are not supported.");
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ATTR_EGRESS, NULL,
+                                         "count action not supported for "
+                                         "egress");
        return 0;
 }
 
@@ -894,7 +1021,7 @@ mlx5_flow_validate_attributes(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
                              const struct rte_flow_attr *attributes,
                              struct rte_flow_error *error)
 {
-       struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+       struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
        uint32_t priority_max = priv->config.flow_prio - 1;
 
        if (attributes->group)
@@ -948,15 +1075,13 @@ mlx5_flow_validate_item_eth(const struct rte_flow_item *item,
        };
        int ret;
        int tunnel = !!(item_flags & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_TUNNEL);
+       const uint64_t ethm = tunnel ? MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L2 :
+                                      MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L2;
 
-       if (item_flags & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L2)
+       if (item_flags & ethm)
                return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
                                          RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
-                                         "3 levels of l2 are not supported");
-       if ((item_flags & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L2) && !tunnel)
-               return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
-                                         "2 L2 without tunnel are not supported");
+                                         "multiple L2 layers not supported");
        if (!mask)
                mask = &rte_flow_item_eth_mask;
        ret = mlx5_flow_item_acceptable(item, (const uint8_t *)mask,
@@ -981,7 +1106,7 @@ mlx5_flow_validate_item_eth(const struct rte_flow_item *item,
  */
 int
 mlx5_flow_validate_item_vlan(const struct rte_flow_item *item,
-                            int64_t item_flags,
+                            uint64_t item_flags,
                             struct rte_flow_error *error)
 {
        const struct rte_flow_item_vlan *spec = item->spec;
@@ -993,17 +1118,17 @@ mlx5_flow_validate_item_vlan(const struct rte_flow_item *item,
        uint16_t vlan_tag = 0;
        const int tunnel = !!(item_flags & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_TUNNEL);
        int ret;
-       const uint32_t l34m = tunnel ? (MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L3 |
+       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 uint32_t vlanm = tunnel ? MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_VLAN :
+       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,
-                                         "VLAN layer already configured");
+                                         "multiple VLAN layers not supported");
        else if ((item_flags & l34m) != 0)
                return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
                                          RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
@@ -1039,6 +1164,9 @@ mlx5_flow_validate_item_vlan(const struct rte_flow_item *item,
  *   Item specification.
  * @param[in] item_flags
  *   Bit-fields that holds the items detected until now.
+ * @param[in] acc_mask
+ *   Acceptable mask, if NULL default internal default mask
+ *   will be used to check whether item fields are supported.
  * @param[out] error
  *   Pointer to error structure.
  *
@@ -1047,7 +1175,8 @@ mlx5_flow_validate_item_vlan(const struct rte_flow_item *item,
  */
 int
 mlx5_flow_validate_item_ipv4(const struct rte_flow_item *item,
-                            int64_t item_flags,
+                            uint64_t item_flags,
+                            const struct rte_flow_item_ipv4 *acc_mask,
                             struct rte_flow_error *error)
 {
        const struct rte_flow_item_ipv4 *mask = item->mask;
@@ -1060,22 +1189,31 @@ mlx5_flow_validate_item_ipv4(const struct rte_flow_item *item,
                },
        };
        const int tunnel = !!(item_flags & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_TUNNEL);
+       const uint64_t l3m = tunnel ? MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L3 :
+                                     MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L3;
+       const uint64_t l4m = tunnel ? MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L4 :
+                                     MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L4;
        int ret;
 
-       if (item_flags & (tunnel ? MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L3 :
-                                  MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L3))
+       if (item_flags & l3m)
                return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
                                          RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
                                          "multiple L3 layers not supported");
-       else if (item_flags & (tunnel ? MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L4 :
-                                       MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L4))
+       else if (item_flags & l4m)
                return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
                                          RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
                                          "L3 cannot follow an L4 layer.");
        if (!mask)
                mask = &rte_flow_item_ipv4_mask;
+       else if (mask->hdr.next_proto_id != 0 &&
+                mask->hdr.next_proto_id != 0xff)
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM_MASK, mask,
+                                         "partial mask is not supported"
+                                         " for protocol");
        ret = mlx5_flow_item_acceptable(item, (const uint8_t *)mask,
-                                       (const uint8_t *)&nic_mask,
+                                       acc_mask ? (const uint8_t *)acc_mask
+                                                : (const uint8_t *)&nic_mask,
                                        sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_ipv4),
                                        error);
        if (ret < 0)
@@ -1090,6 +1228,9 @@ mlx5_flow_validate_item_ipv4(const struct rte_flow_item *item,
  *   Item specification.
  * @param[in] item_flags
  *   Bit-fields that holds the items detected until now.
+ * @param[in] acc_mask
+ *   Acceptable mask, if NULL default internal default mask
+ *   will be used to check whether item fields are supported.
  * @param[out] error
  *   Pointer to error structure.
  *
@@ -1099,6 +1240,7 @@ mlx5_flow_validate_item_ipv4(const struct rte_flow_item *item,
 int
 mlx5_flow_validate_item_ipv6(const struct rte_flow_item *item,
                             uint64_t item_flags,
+                            const struct rte_flow_item_ipv6 *acc_mask,
                             struct rte_flow_error *error)
 {
        const struct rte_flow_item_ipv6 *mask = item->mask;
@@ -1116,33 +1258,25 @@ mlx5_flow_validate_item_ipv6(const struct rte_flow_item *item,
                },
        };
        const int tunnel = !!(item_flags & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_TUNNEL);
+       const uint64_t l3m = tunnel ? MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L3 :
+                                     MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L3;
+       const uint64_t l4m = tunnel ? MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L4 :
+                                     MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L4;
        int ret;
 
-       if (item_flags & (tunnel ? MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L3 :
-                                  MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L3))
+       if (item_flags & l3m)
                return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
                                          RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
                                          "multiple L3 layers not supported");
-       else if (item_flags & (tunnel ? MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L4 :
-                                       MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L4))
+       else if (item_flags & l4m)
                return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
                                          RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
                                          "L3 cannot follow an L4 layer.");
-       /*
-        * IPv6 is not recognised by the NIC inside a GRE tunnel.
-        * Such support has to be disabled as the rule will be
-        * accepted.  Issue reproduced with Mellanox OFED 4.3-3.0.2.1 and
-        * Mellanox OFED 4.4-1.0.0.0.
-        */
-       if (tunnel && item_flags & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_GRE)
-               return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
-                                         "IPv6 inside a GRE tunnel is"
-                                         " not recognised.");
        if (!mask)
                mask = &rte_flow_item_ipv6_mask;
        ret = mlx5_flow_item_acceptable(item, (const uint8_t *)mask,
-                                       (const uint8_t *)&nic_mask,
+                                       acc_mask ? (const uint8_t *)acc_mask
+                                                : (const uint8_t *)&nic_mask,
                                        sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_ipv6),
                                        error);
        if (ret < 0)
@@ -1159,6 +1293,8 @@ mlx5_flow_validate_item_ipv6(const struct rte_flow_item *item,
  *   Bit-fields that holds the items detected until now.
  * @param[in] target_protocol
  *   The next protocol in the previous item.
+ * @param[in] flow_mask
+ *   mlx5 flow-specific (TCF, DV, verbs, etc.) supported header fields mask.
  * @param[out] error
  *   Pointer to error structure.
  *
@@ -1173,6 +1309,10 @@ mlx5_flow_validate_item_udp(const struct rte_flow_item *item,
 {
        const struct rte_flow_item_udp *mask = item->mask;
        const int tunnel = !!(item_flags & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_TUNNEL);
+       const uint64_t l3m = tunnel ? MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L3 :
+                                     MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L3;
+       const uint64_t l4m = tunnel ? MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L4 :
+                                     MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L4;
        int ret;
 
        if (target_protocol != 0xff && target_protocol != IPPROTO_UDP)
@@ -1180,16 +1320,14 @@ mlx5_flow_validate_item_udp(const struct rte_flow_item *item,
                                          RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
                                          "protocol filtering not compatible"
                                          " with UDP layer");
-       if (!(item_flags & (tunnel ? MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L3 :
-                                    MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L3)))
+       if (!(item_flags & l3m))
                return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
                                          RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
                                          "L3 is mandatory to filter on L4");
-       if (item_flags & (tunnel ? MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L4 :
-                                  MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L4))
+       if (item_flags & l4m)
                return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
                                          RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
-                                         "L4 layer is already present");
+                                         "multiple L4 layers not supported");
        if (!mask)
                mask = &rte_flow_item_udp_mask;
        ret = mlx5_flow_item_acceptable
@@ -1220,32 +1358,36 @@ int
 mlx5_flow_validate_item_tcp(const struct rte_flow_item *item,
                            uint64_t item_flags,
                            uint8_t target_protocol,
+                           const struct rte_flow_item_tcp *flow_mask,
                            struct rte_flow_error *error)
 {
        const struct rte_flow_item_tcp *mask = item->mask;
        const int tunnel = !!(item_flags & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_TUNNEL);
+       const uint64_t l3m = tunnel ? MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L3 :
+                                     MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L3;
+       const uint64_t l4m = tunnel ? MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L4 :
+                                     MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L4;
        int ret;
 
+       assert(flow_mask);
        if (target_protocol != 0xff && target_protocol != IPPROTO_TCP)
                return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
                                          RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
                                          "protocol filtering not compatible"
                                          " with TCP layer");
-       if (!(item_flags & (tunnel ? MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L3 :
-                                    MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L3)))
+       if (!(item_flags & l3m))
                return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
                                          RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
                                          "L3 is mandatory to filter on L4");
-       if (item_flags & (tunnel ? MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L4 :
-                                  MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L4))
+       if (item_flags & l4m)
                return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
                                          RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
-                                         "L4 layer is already present");
+                                         "multiple L4 layers not supported");
        if (!mask)
                mask = &rte_flow_item_tcp_mask;
        ret = mlx5_flow_item_acceptable
                (item, (const uint8_t *)mask,
-                (const uint8_t *)&rte_flow_item_tcp_mask,
+                (const uint8_t *)flow_mask,
                 sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_tcp), error);
        if (ret < 0)
                return ret;
@@ -1285,7 +1427,8 @@ mlx5_flow_validate_item_vxlan(const struct rte_flow_item *item,
        if (item_flags & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_TUNNEL)
                return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
                                          RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
-                                         "a tunnel is already present");
+                                         "multiple tunnel layers not"
+                                         " supported");
        /*
         * Verify only UDPv4 is present as defined in
         * https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7348
@@ -1352,7 +1495,7 @@ mlx5_flow_validate_item_vxlan_gpe(const struct rte_flow_item *item,
                                  struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
                                  struct rte_flow_error *error)
 {
-       struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+       struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
        const struct rte_flow_item_vxlan_gpe *spec = item->spec;
        const struct rte_flow_item_vxlan_gpe *mask = item->mask;
        int ret;
@@ -1371,7 +1514,8 @@ mlx5_flow_validate_item_vxlan_gpe(const struct rte_flow_item *item,
        if (item_flags & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_TUNNEL)
                return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
                                          RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
-                                         "a tunnel is already present");
+                                         "multiple tunnel layers not"
+                                         " supported");
        /*
         * Verify only UDPv4 is present as defined in
         * https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7348
@@ -1454,7 +1598,8 @@ mlx5_flow_validate_item_gre(const struct rte_flow_item *item,
        if (item_flags & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_TUNNEL)
                return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
                                          RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
-                                         "a tunnel is already present");
+                                         "multiple tunnel layers not"
+                                         " supported");
        if (!(item_flags & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L3))
                return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
                                          RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
@@ -1481,12 +1626,14 @@ mlx5_flow_validate_item_gre(const struct rte_flow_item *item,
 /**
  * Validate MPLS item.
  *
+ * @param[in] dev
+ *   Pointer to the rte_eth_dev structure.
  * @param[in] item
  *   Item specification.
  * @param[in] item_flags
  *   Bit-fields that holds the items detected until now.
- * @param[in] target_protocol
- *   The next protocol in the previous item.
+ * @param[in] prev_layer
+ *   The protocol layer indicated in previous item.
  * @param[out] error
  *   Pointer to error structure.
  *
@@ -1494,25 +1641,38 @@ mlx5_flow_validate_item_gre(const struct rte_flow_item *item,
  *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
  */
 int
-mlx5_flow_validate_item_mpls(const struct rte_flow_item *item __rte_unused,
+mlx5_flow_validate_item_mpls(struct rte_eth_dev *dev __rte_unused,
+                            const struct rte_flow_item *item __rte_unused,
                             uint64_t item_flags __rte_unused,
-                            uint8_t target_protocol __rte_unused,
+                            uint64_t prev_layer __rte_unused,
                             struct rte_flow_error *error)
 {
 #ifdef HAVE_IBV_DEVICE_MPLS_SUPPORT
        const struct rte_flow_item_mpls *mask = item->mask;
+       struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
        int ret;
 
-       if (target_protocol != 0xff && target_protocol != IPPROTO_MPLS)
+       if (!priv->config.mpls_en)
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
+                                         "MPLS not supported or"
+                                         " disabled in firmware"
+                                         " configuration.");
+       /* MPLS over IP, UDP, GRE is allowed */
+       if (!(prev_layer & (MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L3 |
+                           MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L4_UDP |
+                           MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_GRE)))
                return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
                                          RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
                                          "protocol filtering not compatible"
                                          " with MPLS layer");
-       if (item_flags & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_TUNNEL)
+       /* Multi-tunnel isn't allowed but MPLS over GRE is an exception. */
+       if ((item_flags & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_TUNNEL) &&
+           !(item_flags & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_GRE))
                return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
                                          RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
-                                         "a tunnel is already"
-                                         " present");
+                                         "multiple tunnel layers not"
+                                         " supported");
        if (!mask)
                mask = &rte_flow_item_mpls_mask;
        ret = mlx5_flow_item_acceptable
@@ -1529,6 +1689,296 @@ mlx5_flow_validate_item_mpls(const struct rte_flow_item *item __rte_unused,
                                  " update.");
 }
 
+static int
+flow_null_validate(struct rte_eth_dev *dev __rte_unused,
+                  const struct rte_flow_attr *attr __rte_unused,
+                  const struct rte_flow_item items[] __rte_unused,
+                  const struct rte_flow_action actions[] __rte_unused,
+                  struct rte_flow_error *error __rte_unused)
+{
+       rte_errno = ENOTSUP;
+       return -rte_errno;
+}
+
+static struct mlx5_flow *
+flow_null_prepare(const struct rte_flow_attr *attr __rte_unused,
+                 const struct rte_flow_item items[] __rte_unused,
+                 const struct rte_flow_action actions[] __rte_unused,
+                 struct rte_flow_error *error __rte_unused)
+{
+       rte_errno = ENOTSUP;
+       return NULL;
+}
+
+static int
+flow_null_translate(struct rte_eth_dev *dev __rte_unused,
+                   struct mlx5_flow *dev_flow __rte_unused,
+                   const struct rte_flow_attr *attr __rte_unused,
+                   const struct rte_flow_item items[] __rte_unused,
+                   const struct rte_flow_action actions[] __rte_unused,
+                   struct rte_flow_error *error __rte_unused)
+{
+       rte_errno = ENOTSUP;
+       return -rte_errno;
+}
+
+static int
+flow_null_apply(struct rte_eth_dev *dev __rte_unused,
+               struct rte_flow *flow __rte_unused,
+               struct rte_flow_error *error __rte_unused)
+{
+       rte_errno = ENOTSUP;
+       return -rte_errno;
+}
+
+static void
+flow_null_remove(struct rte_eth_dev *dev __rte_unused,
+                struct rte_flow *flow __rte_unused)
+{
+}
+
+static void
+flow_null_destroy(struct rte_eth_dev *dev __rte_unused,
+                 struct rte_flow *flow __rte_unused)
+{
+}
+
+static int
+flow_null_query(struct rte_eth_dev *dev __rte_unused,
+               struct rte_flow *flow __rte_unused,
+               const struct rte_flow_action *actions __rte_unused,
+               void *data __rte_unused,
+               struct rte_flow_error *error __rte_unused)
+{
+       rte_errno = ENOTSUP;
+       return -rte_errno;
+}
+
+/* Void driver to protect from null pointer reference. */
+const struct mlx5_flow_driver_ops mlx5_flow_null_drv_ops = {
+       .validate = flow_null_validate,
+       .prepare = flow_null_prepare,
+       .translate = flow_null_translate,
+       .apply = flow_null_apply,
+       .remove = flow_null_remove,
+       .destroy = flow_null_destroy,
+       .query = flow_null_query,
+};
+
+/**
+ * Select flow driver type according to flow attributes and device
+ * configuration.
+ *
+ * @param[in] dev
+ *   Pointer to the dev structure.
+ * @param[in] attr
+ *   Pointer to the flow attributes.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   flow driver type, MLX5_FLOW_TYPE_MAX otherwise.
+ */
+static enum mlx5_flow_drv_type
+flow_get_drv_type(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, const struct rte_flow_attr *attr)
+{
+       struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+       enum mlx5_flow_drv_type type = MLX5_FLOW_TYPE_MAX;
+
+       if (attr->transfer && !priv->config.dv_esw_en)
+               type = MLX5_FLOW_TYPE_TCF;
+       else
+               type = priv->config.dv_flow_en ? MLX5_FLOW_TYPE_DV :
+                                                MLX5_FLOW_TYPE_VERBS;
+       return type;
+}
+
+#define flow_get_drv_ops(type) flow_drv_ops[type]
+
+/**
+ * Flow driver validation API. This abstracts calling driver specific functions.
+ * The type of flow driver is determined according to flow attributes.
+ *
+ * @param[in] dev
+ *   Pointer to the dev structure.
+ * @param[in] attr
+ *   Pointer to the flow attributes.
+ * @param[in] items
+ *   Pointer to the list of items.
+ * @param[in] actions
+ *   Pointer to the list of actions.
+ * @param[out] error
+ *   Pointer to the error structure.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
+ */
+static inline int
+flow_drv_validate(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+                 const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
+                 const struct rte_flow_item items[],
+                 const struct rte_flow_action actions[],
+                 struct rte_flow_error *error)
+{
+       const struct mlx5_flow_driver_ops *fops;
+       enum mlx5_flow_drv_type type = flow_get_drv_type(dev, attr);
+
+       fops = flow_get_drv_ops(type);
+       return fops->validate(dev, attr, items, actions, error);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Flow driver preparation API. This abstracts calling driver specific
+ * functions. Parent flow (rte_flow) should have driver type (drv_type). It
+ * calculates the size of memory required for device flow, allocates the memory,
+ * initializes the device flow and returns the pointer.
+ *
+ * @note
+ *   This function initializes device flow structure such as dv, tcf or verbs in
+ *   struct mlx5_flow. However, it is caller's responsibility to initialize the
+ *   rest. For example, adding returning device flow to flow->dev_flow list and
+ *   setting backward reference to the flow should be done out of this function.
+ *   layers field is not filled either.
+ *
+ * @param[in] attr
+ *   Pointer to the flow attributes.
+ * @param[in] items
+ *   Pointer to the list of items.
+ * @param[in] actions
+ *   Pointer to the list of actions.
+ * @param[out] error
+ *   Pointer to the error structure.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   Pointer to device flow on success, otherwise NULL and rte_errno is set.
+ */
+static inline struct mlx5_flow *
+flow_drv_prepare(const struct rte_flow *flow,
+                const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
+                const struct rte_flow_item items[],
+                const struct rte_flow_action actions[],
+                struct rte_flow_error *error)
+{
+       const struct mlx5_flow_driver_ops *fops;
+       enum mlx5_flow_drv_type type = flow->drv_type;
+
+       assert(type > MLX5_FLOW_TYPE_MIN && type < MLX5_FLOW_TYPE_MAX);
+       fops = flow_get_drv_ops(type);
+       return fops->prepare(attr, items, actions, error);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Flow driver translation API. This abstracts calling driver specific
+ * functions. Parent flow (rte_flow) should have driver type (drv_type). It
+ * translates a generic flow into a driver flow. flow_drv_prepare() must
+ * precede.
+ *
+ * @note
+ *   dev_flow->layers could be filled as a result of parsing during translation
+ *   if needed by flow_drv_apply(). dev_flow->flow->actions can also be filled
+ *   if necessary. As a flow can have multiple dev_flows by RSS flow expansion,
+ *   flow->actions could be overwritten even though all the expanded dev_flows
+ *   have the same actions.
+ *
+ * @param[in] dev
+ *   Pointer to the rte dev structure.
+ * @param[in, out] dev_flow
+ *   Pointer to the mlx5 flow.
+ * @param[in] attr
+ *   Pointer to the flow attributes.
+ * @param[in] items
+ *   Pointer to the list of items.
+ * @param[in] actions
+ *   Pointer to the list of actions.
+ * @param[out] error
+ *   Pointer to the error structure.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
+ */
+static inline int
+flow_drv_translate(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct mlx5_flow *dev_flow,
+                  const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
+                  const struct rte_flow_item items[],
+                  const struct rte_flow_action actions[],
+                  struct rte_flow_error *error)
+{
+       const struct mlx5_flow_driver_ops *fops;
+       enum mlx5_flow_drv_type type = dev_flow->flow->drv_type;
+
+       assert(type > MLX5_FLOW_TYPE_MIN && type < MLX5_FLOW_TYPE_MAX);
+       fops = flow_get_drv_ops(type);
+       return fops->translate(dev, dev_flow, attr, items, actions, error);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Flow driver apply API. This abstracts calling driver specific functions.
+ * Parent flow (rte_flow) should have driver type (drv_type). It applies
+ * translated driver flows on to device. flow_drv_translate() must precede.
+ *
+ * @param[in] dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device structure.
+ * @param[in, out] flow
+ *   Pointer to flow structure.
+ * @param[out] error
+ *   Pointer to error structure.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
+ */
+static inline int
+flow_drv_apply(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_flow *flow,
+              struct rte_flow_error *error)
+{
+       const struct mlx5_flow_driver_ops *fops;
+       enum mlx5_flow_drv_type type = flow->drv_type;
+
+       assert(type > MLX5_FLOW_TYPE_MIN && type < MLX5_FLOW_TYPE_MAX);
+       fops = flow_get_drv_ops(type);
+       return fops->apply(dev, flow, error);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Flow driver remove API. This abstracts calling driver specific functions.
+ * Parent flow (rte_flow) should have driver type (drv_type). It removes a flow
+ * on device. All the resources of the flow should be freed by calling
+ * flow_drv_destroy().
+ *
+ * @param[in] dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
+ * @param[in, out] flow
+ *   Pointer to flow structure.
+ */
+static inline void
+flow_drv_remove(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_flow *flow)
+{
+       const struct mlx5_flow_driver_ops *fops;
+       enum mlx5_flow_drv_type type = flow->drv_type;
+
+       assert(type > MLX5_FLOW_TYPE_MIN && type < MLX5_FLOW_TYPE_MAX);
+       fops = flow_get_drv_ops(type);
+       fops->remove(dev, flow);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Flow driver destroy API. This abstracts calling driver specific functions.
+ * Parent flow (rte_flow) should have driver type (drv_type). It removes a flow
+ * on device and releases resources of the flow.
+ *
+ * @param[in] dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
+ * @param[in, out] flow
+ *   Pointer to flow structure.
+ */
+static inline void
+flow_drv_destroy(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_flow *flow)
+{
+       const struct mlx5_flow_driver_ops *fops;
+       enum mlx5_flow_drv_type type = flow->drv_type;
+
+       assert(type > MLX5_FLOW_TYPE_MIN && type < MLX5_FLOW_TYPE_MAX);
+       fops = flow_get_drv_ops(type);
+       fops->destroy(dev, flow);
+}
+
 /**
  * Validate a flow supported by the NIC.
  *
@@ -1544,7 +1994,7 @@ mlx5_flow_validate(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 {
        int ret;
 
-       ret =  nic_ops.validate(dev, attr, items, actions, error);
+       ret = flow_drv_validate(dev, attr, items, actions, error);
        if (ret < 0)
                return ret;
        return 0;
@@ -1560,7 +2010,7 @@ mlx5_flow_validate(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
  *   Pointer to the RSS action if exist, else return NULL.
  */
 static const struct rte_flow_action_rss*
-mlx5_flow_get_rss_action(const struct rte_flow_action actions[])
+flow_get_rss_action(const struct rte_flow_action actions[])
 {
        for (; actions->type != RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_END; actions++) {
                switch (actions->type) {
@@ -1575,7 +2025,7 @@ mlx5_flow_get_rss_action(const struct rte_flow_action actions[])
 }
 
 static unsigned int
-mlx5_find_graph_root(const struct rte_flow_item pattern[], uint32_t rss_level)
+find_graph_root(const struct rte_flow_item pattern[], uint32_t rss_level)
 {
        const struct rte_flow_item *item;
        unsigned int has_vlan = 0;
@@ -1613,17 +2063,14 @@ mlx5_find_graph_root(const struct rte_flow_item pattern[], uint32_t rss_level)
  *   A flow on success, NULL otherwise and rte_errno is set.
  */
 static struct rte_flow *
-mlx5_flow_list_create(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-                     struct mlx5_flows *list,
-                     const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
-                     const struct rte_flow_item items[],
-                     const struct rte_flow_action actions[],
-                     struct rte_flow_error *error)
+flow_list_create(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct mlx5_flows *list,
+                const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
+                const struct rte_flow_item items[],
+                const struct rte_flow_action actions[],
+                struct rte_flow_error *error)
 {
        struct rte_flow *flow = NULL;
        struct mlx5_flow *dev_flow;
-       uint64_t action_flags = 0;
-       uint64_t item_flags = 0;
        const struct rte_flow_action_rss *rss;
        union {
                struct rte_flow_expand_rss buf;
@@ -1634,23 +2081,28 @@ mlx5_flow_list_create(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
        uint32_t i;
        uint32_t flow_size;
 
-       ret = mlx5_flow_validate(dev, attr, items, actions, error);
+       ret = flow_drv_validate(dev, attr, items, actions, error);
        if (ret < 0)
                return NULL;
        flow_size = sizeof(struct rte_flow);
-       rss = mlx5_flow_get_rss_action(actions);
+       rss = flow_get_rss_action(actions);
        if (rss)
                flow_size += RTE_ALIGN_CEIL(rss->queue_num * sizeof(uint16_t),
                                            sizeof(void *));
        else
                flow_size += RTE_ALIGN_CEIL(sizeof(uint16_t), sizeof(void *));
        flow = rte_calloc(__func__, 1, flow_size, 0);
+       flow->drv_type = flow_get_drv_type(dev, attr);
+       flow->ingress = attr->ingress;
+       flow->transfer = attr->transfer;
+       assert(flow->drv_type > MLX5_FLOW_TYPE_MIN &&
+              flow->drv_type < MLX5_FLOW_TYPE_MAX);
        flow->queue = (void *)(flow + 1);
        LIST_INIT(&flow->dev_flows);
        if (rss && rss->types) {
                unsigned int graph_root;
 
-               graph_root = mlx5_find_graph_root(items, rss->level);
+               graph_root = find_graph_root(items, rss->level);
                ret = rte_flow_expand_rss(buf, sizeof(expand_buffer.buffer),
                                          items, rss->types,
                                          mlx5_support_expansion,
@@ -1662,31 +2114,30 @@ mlx5_flow_list_create(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
                buf->entry[0].pattern = (void *)(uintptr_t)items;
        }
        for (i = 0; i < buf->entries; ++i) {
-               dev_flow = nic_ops.prepare(attr, buf->entry[i].pattern,
-                                          actions, &item_flags,
-                                          &action_flags, error);
+               dev_flow = flow_drv_prepare(flow, attr, buf->entry[i].pattern,
+                                           actions, error);
                if (!dev_flow)
                        goto error;
                dev_flow->flow = flow;
                LIST_INSERT_HEAD(&flow->dev_flows, dev_flow, next);
-               ret = nic_ops.translate(dev, dev_flow, attr,
-                                       buf->entry[i].pattern,
-                                       actions, error);
+               ret = flow_drv_translate(dev, dev_flow, attr,
+                                        buf->entry[i].pattern,
+                                        actions, error);
                if (ret < 0)
                        goto error;
        }
        if (dev->data->dev_started) {
-               ret = nic_ops.apply(dev, flow, error);
+               ret = flow_drv_apply(dev, flow, error);
                if (ret < 0)
                        goto error;
        }
        TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(list, flow, next);
-       mlx5_flow_rxq_flags_set(dev, flow);
+       flow_rxq_flags_set(dev, flow);
        return flow;
 error:
        ret = rte_errno; /* Save rte_errno before cleanup. */
        assert(flow);
-       nic_ops.destroy(dev, flow);
+       flow_drv_destroy(dev, flow);
        rte_free(flow);
        rte_errno = ret; /* Restore rte_errno. */
        return NULL;
@@ -1705,9 +2156,10 @@ mlx5_flow_create(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
                 const struct rte_flow_action actions[],
                 struct rte_flow_error *error)
 {
-       return mlx5_flow_list_create
-               (dev, &((struct priv *)dev->data->dev_private)->flows,
-                attr, items, actions, error);
+       struct mlx5_priv *priv = (struct mlx5_priv *)dev->data->dev_private;
+
+       return flow_list_create(dev, &priv->flows,
+                               attr, items, actions, error);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1721,17 +2173,18 @@ mlx5_flow_create(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
  *   Flow to destroy.
  */
 static void
-mlx5_flow_list_destroy(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct mlx5_flows *list,
-                      struct rte_flow *flow)
+flow_list_destroy(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct mlx5_flows *list,
+                 struct rte_flow *flow)
 {
-       nic_ops.destroy(dev, flow);
-       TAILQ_REMOVE(list, flow, next);
        /*
         * Update RX queue flags only if port is started, otherwise it is
         * already clean.
         */
        if (dev->data->dev_started)
-               mlx5_flow_rxq_flags_trim(dev, flow);
+               flow_rxq_flags_trim(dev, flow);
+       flow_drv_destroy(dev, flow);
+       TAILQ_REMOVE(list, flow, next);
+       rte_free(flow->fdir);
        rte_free(flow);
 }
 
@@ -1750,7 +2203,7 @@ mlx5_flow_list_flush(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct mlx5_flows *list)
                struct rte_flow *flow;
 
                flow = TAILQ_FIRST(list);
-               mlx5_flow_list_destroy(dev, list, flow);
+               flow_list_destroy(dev, list, flow);
        }
 }
 
@@ -1768,8 +2221,8 @@ mlx5_flow_stop(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct mlx5_flows *list)
        struct rte_flow *flow;
 
        TAILQ_FOREACH_REVERSE(flow, list, mlx5_flows, next)
-               nic_ops.remove(dev, flow);
-       mlx5_flow_rxq_flags_clear(dev);
+               flow_drv_remove(dev, flow);
+       flow_rxq_flags_clear(dev);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1791,10 +2244,10 @@ mlx5_flow_start(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct mlx5_flows *list)
        int ret = 0;
 
        TAILQ_FOREACH(flow, list, next) {
-               ret = nic_ops.apply(dev, flow, &error);
+               ret = flow_drv_apply(dev, flow, &error);
                if (ret < 0)
                        goto error;
-               mlx5_flow_rxq_flags_set(dev, flow);
+               flow_rxq_flags_set(dev, flow);
        }
        return 0;
 error:
@@ -1815,7 +2268,7 @@ error:
 int
 mlx5_flow_verify(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
-       struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+       struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
        struct rte_flow *flow;
        int ret = 0;
 
@@ -1851,7 +2304,7 @@ mlx5_ctrl_flow_vlan(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
                    struct rte_flow_item_vlan *vlan_spec,
                    struct rte_flow_item_vlan *vlan_mask)
 {
-       struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+       struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
        const struct rte_flow_attr attr = {
                .ingress = 1,
                .priority = MLX5_FLOW_PRIO_RSVD,
@@ -1897,14 +2350,13 @@ mlx5_ctrl_flow_vlan(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
        struct rte_flow_error error;
        unsigned int i;
 
-       if (!priv->reta_idx_n) {
-               rte_errno = EINVAL;
-               return -rte_errno;
+       if (!priv->reta_idx_n || !priv->rxqs_n) {
+               return 0;
        }
        for (i = 0; i != priv->reta_idx_n; ++i)
                queue[i] = (*priv->reta_idx)[i];
-       flow = mlx5_flow_list_create(dev, &priv->ctrl_flows, &attr, items,
-                                    actions, &error);
+       flow = flow_list_create(dev, &priv->ctrl_flows,
+                               &attr, items, actions, &error);
        if (!flow)
                return -rte_errno;
        return 0;
@@ -1942,9 +2394,9 @@ mlx5_flow_destroy(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
                  struct rte_flow *flow,
                  struct rte_flow_error *error __rte_unused)
 {
-       struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+       struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 
-       mlx5_flow_list_destroy(dev, &priv->flows, flow);
+       flow_list_destroy(dev, &priv->flows, flow);
        return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1958,7 +2410,7 @@ int
 mlx5_flow_flush(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
                struct rte_flow_error *error __rte_unused)
 {
-       struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+       struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 
        mlx5_flow_list_flush(dev, &priv->flows);
        return 0;
@@ -1975,7 +2427,7 @@ mlx5_flow_isolate(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
                  int enable,
                  struct rte_flow_error *error)
 {
-       struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+       struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 
        if (dev->data->dev_started) {
                rte_flow_error_set(error, EBUSY,
@@ -1993,92 +2445,45 @@ mlx5_flow_isolate(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 }
 
 /**
- * Query flow counter.
+ * Query a flow.
  *
- * @param flow
- *   Pointer to the flow.
- *
- * @return
- *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
+ * @see rte_flow_query()
+ * @see rte_flow_ops
  */
 static int
-mlx5_flow_query_count(struct rte_flow *flow __rte_unused,
-                     void *data __rte_unused,
-                     struct rte_flow_error *error)
-{
-#ifdef HAVE_IBV_DEVICE_COUNTERS_SET_SUPPORT
-       if (flow->actions & MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_COUNT) {
-               struct rte_flow_query_count *qc = data;
-               uint64_t counters[2] = {0, 0};
-               struct ibv_query_counter_set_attr query_cs_attr = {
-                       .cs = flow->counter->cs,
-                       .query_flags = IBV_COUNTER_SET_FORCE_UPDATE,
-               };
-               struct ibv_counter_set_data query_out = {
-                       .out = counters,
-                       .outlen = 2 * sizeof(uint64_t),
-               };
-               int err = mlx5_glue->query_counter_set(&query_cs_attr,
-                                                      &query_out);
+flow_drv_query(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+              struct rte_flow *flow,
+              const struct rte_flow_action *actions,
+              void *data,
+              struct rte_flow_error *error)
+{
+       const struct mlx5_flow_driver_ops *fops;
+       enum mlx5_flow_drv_type ftype = flow->drv_type;
 
-               if (err)
-                       return rte_flow_error_set
-                               (error, err,
-                                RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED,
-                                NULL,
-                                "cannot read counter");
-               qc->hits_set = 1;
-               qc->bytes_set = 1;
-               qc->hits = counters[0] - flow->counter->hits;
-               qc->bytes = counters[1] - flow->counter->bytes;
-               if (qc->reset) {
-                       flow->counter->hits = counters[0];
-                       flow->counter->bytes = counters[1];
-               }
-               return 0;
-       }
-       return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
-                                 RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED,
-                                 NULL,
-                                 "flow does not have counter");
-#endif
-       return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
-                                 RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED,
-                                 NULL,
-                                 "counters are not available");
+       assert(ftype > MLX5_FLOW_TYPE_MIN && ftype < MLX5_FLOW_TYPE_MAX);
+       fops = flow_get_drv_ops(ftype);
+
+       return fops->query(dev, flow, actions, data, error);
 }
 
 /**
- * Query a flows.
+ * Query a flow.
  *
  * @see rte_flow_query()
  * @see rte_flow_ops
  */
 int
-mlx5_flow_query(struct rte_eth_dev *dev __rte_unused,
+mlx5_flow_query(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
                struct rte_flow *flow,
                const struct rte_flow_action *actions,
                void *data,
                struct rte_flow_error *error)
 {
-       int ret = 0;
+       int ret;
 
-       for (; actions->type != RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_END; actions++) {
-               switch (actions->type) {
-               case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_VOID:
-                       break;
-               case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_COUNT:
-                       ret = mlx5_flow_query_count(flow, data, error);
-                       break;
-               default:
-                       return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
-                                                 RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
-                                                 actions,
-                                                 "action not supported");
-               }
-               if (ret < 0)
-                       return ret;
-       }
+       ret = flow_drv_query(dev, flow, actions, data, error);
+       if (ret < 0)
+               return ret;
        return 0;
 }
 
@@ -2096,11 +2501,11 @@ mlx5_flow_query(struct rte_eth_dev *dev __rte_unused,
  *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
  */
 static int
-mlx5_fdir_filter_convert(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+flow_fdir_filter_convert(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
                         const struct rte_eth_fdir_filter *fdir_filter,
                         struct mlx5_fdir *attributes)
 {
-       struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+       struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
        const struct rte_eth_fdir_input *input = &fdir_filter->input;
        const struct rte_eth_fdir_masks *mask =
                &dev->data->dev_conf.fdir_conf.mask;
@@ -2143,13 +2548,13 @@ mlx5_fdir_filter_convert(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
        case RTE_ETH_FLOW_NONFRAG_IPV4_UDP:
        case RTE_ETH_FLOW_NONFRAG_IPV4_TCP:
        case RTE_ETH_FLOW_NONFRAG_IPV4_OTHER:
-               attributes->l3.ipv4.hdr = (struct ipv4_hdr){
+               attributes->l3.ipv4.hdr = (struct rte_ipv4_hdr){
                        .src_addr = input->flow.ip4_flow.src_ip,
                        .dst_addr = input->flow.ip4_flow.dst_ip,
                        .time_to_live = input->flow.ip4_flow.ttl,
                        .type_of_service = input->flow.ip4_flow.tos,
                };
-               attributes->l3_mask.ipv4.hdr = (struct ipv4_hdr){
+               attributes->l3_mask.ipv4.hdr = (struct rte_ipv4_hdr){
                        .src_addr = mask->ipv4_mask.src_ip,
                        .dst_addr = mask->ipv4_mask.dst_ip,
                        .time_to_live = mask->ipv4_mask.ttl,
@@ -2165,7 +2570,7 @@ mlx5_fdir_filter_convert(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
        case RTE_ETH_FLOW_NONFRAG_IPV6_UDP:
        case RTE_ETH_FLOW_NONFRAG_IPV6_TCP:
        case RTE_ETH_FLOW_NONFRAG_IPV6_OTHER:
-               attributes->l3.ipv6.hdr = (struct ipv6_hdr){
+               attributes->l3.ipv6.hdr = (struct rte_ipv6_hdr){
                        .hop_limits = input->flow.ipv6_flow.hop_limits,
                        .proto = input->flow.ipv6_flow.proto,
                };
@@ -2197,11 +2602,11 @@ mlx5_fdir_filter_convert(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
        /* Handle L4. */
        switch (fdir_filter->input.flow_type) {
        case RTE_ETH_FLOW_NONFRAG_IPV4_UDP:
-               attributes->l4.udp.hdr = (struct udp_hdr){
+               attributes->l4.udp.hdr = (struct rte_udp_hdr){
                        .src_port = input->flow.udp4_flow.src_port,
                        .dst_port = input->flow.udp4_flow.dst_port,
                };
-               attributes->l4_mask.udp.hdr = (struct udp_hdr){
+               attributes->l4_mask.udp.hdr = (struct rte_udp_hdr){
                        .src_port = mask->src_port_mask,
                        .dst_port = mask->dst_port_mask,
                };
@@ -2212,11 +2617,11 @@ mlx5_fdir_filter_convert(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
                };
                break;
        case RTE_ETH_FLOW_NONFRAG_IPV4_TCP:
-               attributes->l4.tcp.hdr = (struct tcp_hdr){
+               attributes->l4.tcp.hdr = (struct rte_tcp_hdr){
                        .src_port = input->flow.tcp4_flow.src_port,
                        .dst_port = input->flow.tcp4_flow.dst_port,
                };
-               attributes->l4_mask.tcp.hdr = (struct tcp_hdr){
+               attributes->l4_mask.tcp.hdr = (struct rte_tcp_hdr){
                        .src_port = mask->src_port_mask,
                        .dst_port = mask->dst_port_mask,
                };
@@ -2227,11 +2632,11 @@ mlx5_fdir_filter_convert(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
                };
                break;
        case RTE_ETH_FLOW_NONFRAG_IPV6_UDP:
-               attributes->l4.udp.hdr = (struct udp_hdr){
+               attributes->l4.udp.hdr = (struct rte_udp_hdr){
                        .src_port = input->flow.udp6_flow.src_port,
                        .dst_port = input->flow.udp6_flow.dst_port,
                };
-               attributes->l4_mask.udp.hdr = (struct udp_hdr){
+               attributes->l4_mask.udp.hdr = (struct rte_udp_hdr){
                        .src_port = mask->src_port_mask,
                        .dst_port = mask->dst_port_mask,
                };
@@ -2242,11 +2647,11 @@ mlx5_fdir_filter_convert(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
                };
                break;
        case RTE_ETH_FLOW_NONFRAG_IPV6_TCP:
-               attributes->l4.tcp.hdr = (struct tcp_hdr){
+               attributes->l4.tcp.hdr = (struct rte_tcp_hdr){
                        .src_port = input->flow.tcp6_flow.src_port,
                        .dst_port = input->flow.tcp6_flow.dst_port,
                };
-               attributes->l4_mask.tcp.hdr = (struct tcp_hdr){
+               attributes->l4_mask.tcp.hdr = (struct rte_tcp_hdr){
                        .src_port = mask->src_port_mask,
                        .dst_port = mask->dst_port_mask,
                };
@@ -2268,6 +2673,69 @@ mlx5_fdir_filter_convert(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
        return 0;
 }
 
+#define FLOW_FDIR_CMP(f1, f2, fld) \
+       memcmp(&(f1)->fld, &(f2)->fld, sizeof(f1->fld))
+
+/**
+ * Compare two FDIR flows. If items and actions are identical, the two flows are
+ * regarded as same.
+ *
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
+ * @param f1
+ *   FDIR flow to compare.
+ * @param f2
+ *   FDIR flow to compare.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   Zero on match, 1 otherwise.
+ */
+static int
+flow_fdir_cmp(const struct mlx5_fdir *f1, const struct mlx5_fdir *f2)
+{
+       if (FLOW_FDIR_CMP(f1, f2, attr) ||
+           FLOW_FDIR_CMP(f1, f2, l2) ||
+           FLOW_FDIR_CMP(f1, f2, l2_mask) ||
+           FLOW_FDIR_CMP(f1, f2, l3) ||
+           FLOW_FDIR_CMP(f1, f2, l3_mask) ||
+           FLOW_FDIR_CMP(f1, f2, l4) ||
+           FLOW_FDIR_CMP(f1, f2, l4_mask) ||
+           FLOW_FDIR_CMP(f1, f2, actions[0].type))
+               return 1;
+       if (f1->actions[0].type == RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_QUEUE &&
+           FLOW_FDIR_CMP(f1, f2, queue))
+               return 1;
+       return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Search device flow list to find out a matched FDIR flow.
+ *
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
+ * @param fdir_flow
+ *   FDIR flow to lookup.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   Pointer of flow if found, NULL otherwise.
+ */
+static struct rte_flow *
+flow_fdir_filter_lookup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct mlx5_fdir *fdir_flow)
+{
+       struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+       struct rte_flow *flow = NULL;
+
+       assert(fdir_flow);
+       TAILQ_FOREACH(flow, &priv->flows, next) {
+               if (flow->fdir && !flow_fdir_cmp(flow->fdir, fdir_flow)) {
+                       DRV_LOG(DEBUG, "port %u found FDIR flow %p",
+                               dev->data->port_id, (void *)flow);
+                       break;
+               }
+       }
+       return flow;
+}
+
 /**
  * Add new flow director filter and store it in list.
  *
@@ -2280,33 +2748,38 @@ mlx5_fdir_filter_convert(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
  *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
  */
 static int
-mlx5_fdir_filter_add(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+flow_fdir_filter_add(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
                     const struct rte_eth_fdir_filter *fdir_filter)
 {
-       struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
-       struct mlx5_fdir attributes = {
-               .attr.group = 0,
-               .l2_mask = {
-                       .dst.addr_bytes = "\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00",
-                       .src.addr_bytes = "\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00",
-                       .type = 0,
-               },
-       };
-       struct rte_flow_error error;
+       struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+       struct mlx5_fdir *fdir_flow;
        struct rte_flow *flow;
        int ret;
 
-       ret = mlx5_fdir_filter_convert(dev, fdir_filter, &attributes);
+       fdir_flow = rte_zmalloc(__func__, sizeof(*fdir_flow), 0);
+       if (!fdir_flow) {
+               rte_errno = ENOMEM;
+               return -rte_errno;
+       }
+       ret = flow_fdir_filter_convert(dev, fdir_filter, fdir_flow);
        if (ret)
-               return ret;
-       flow = mlx5_flow_list_create(dev, &priv->flows, &attributes.attr,
-                                    attributes.items, attributes.actions,
-                                    &error);
+               goto error;
+       flow = flow_fdir_filter_lookup(dev, fdir_flow);
        if (flow) {
-               DRV_LOG(DEBUG, "port %u FDIR created %p", dev->data->port_id,
-                       (void *)flow);
-               return 0;
+               rte_errno = EEXIST;
+               goto error;
        }
+       flow = flow_list_create(dev, &priv->flows, &fdir_flow->attr,
+                               fdir_flow->items, fdir_flow->actions, NULL);
+       if (!flow)
+               goto error;
+       assert(!flow->fdir);
+       flow->fdir = fdir_flow;
+       DRV_LOG(DEBUG, "port %u created FDIR flow %p",
+               dev->data->port_id, (void *)flow);
+       return 0;
+error:
+       rte_free(fdir_flow);
        return -rte_errno;
 }
 
@@ -2322,12 +2795,28 @@ mlx5_fdir_filter_add(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
  *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
  */
 static int
-mlx5_fdir_filter_delete(struct rte_eth_dev *dev __rte_unused,
-                       const struct rte_eth_fdir_filter *fdir_filter
-                       __rte_unused)
+flow_fdir_filter_delete(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+                       const struct rte_eth_fdir_filter *fdir_filter)
 {
-       rte_errno = ENOTSUP;
-       return -rte_errno;
+       struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+       struct rte_flow *flow;
+       struct mlx5_fdir fdir_flow = {
+               .attr.group = 0,
+       };
+       int ret;
+
+       ret = flow_fdir_filter_convert(dev, fdir_filter, &fdir_flow);
+       if (ret)
+               return -rte_errno;
+       flow = flow_fdir_filter_lookup(dev, &fdir_flow);
+       if (!flow) {
+               rte_errno = ENOENT;
+               return -rte_errno;
+       }
+       flow_list_destroy(dev, &priv->flows, flow);
+       DRV_LOG(DEBUG, "port %u deleted FDIR flow %p",
+               dev->data->port_id, (void *)flow);
+       return 0;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -2342,15 +2831,15 @@ mlx5_fdir_filter_delete(struct rte_eth_dev *dev __rte_unused,
  *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
  */
 static int
-mlx5_fdir_filter_update(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+flow_fdir_filter_update(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
                        const struct rte_eth_fdir_filter *fdir_filter)
 {
        int ret;
 
-       ret = mlx5_fdir_filter_delete(dev, fdir_filter);
+       ret = flow_fdir_filter_delete(dev, fdir_filter);
        if (ret)
                return ret;
-       return mlx5_fdir_filter_add(dev, fdir_filter);
+       return flow_fdir_filter_add(dev, fdir_filter);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -2360,9 +2849,9 @@ mlx5_fdir_filter_update(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
  *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  */
 static void
-mlx5_fdir_filter_flush(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
+flow_fdir_filter_flush(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
-       struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+       struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 
        mlx5_flow_list_flush(dev, &priv->flows);
 }
@@ -2376,7 +2865,7 @@ mlx5_fdir_filter_flush(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
  *   Resulting flow director information.
  */
 static void
-mlx5_fdir_info_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_eth_fdir_info *fdir_info)
+flow_fdir_info_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_eth_fdir_info *fdir_info)
 {
        struct rte_eth_fdir_masks *mask =
                &dev->data->dev_conf.fdir_conf.mask;
@@ -2406,7 +2895,7 @@ mlx5_fdir_info_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_eth_fdir_info *fdir_info)
  *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
  */
 static int
-mlx5_fdir_ctrl_func(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, enum rte_filter_op filter_op,
+flow_fdir_ctrl_func(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, enum rte_filter_op filter_op,
                    void *arg)
 {
        enum rte_fdir_mode fdir_mode =
@@ -2423,16 +2912,16 @@ mlx5_fdir_ctrl_func(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, enum rte_filter_op filter_op,
        }
        switch (filter_op) {
        case RTE_ETH_FILTER_ADD:
-               return mlx5_fdir_filter_add(dev, arg);
+               return flow_fdir_filter_add(dev, arg);
        case RTE_ETH_FILTER_UPDATE:
-               return mlx5_fdir_filter_update(dev, arg);
+               return flow_fdir_filter_update(dev, arg);
        case RTE_ETH_FILTER_DELETE:
-               return mlx5_fdir_filter_delete(dev, arg);
+               return flow_fdir_filter_delete(dev, arg);
        case RTE_ETH_FILTER_FLUSH:
-               mlx5_fdir_filter_flush(dev);
+               flow_fdir_filter_flush(dev);
                break;
        case RTE_ETH_FILTER_INFO:
-               mlx5_fdir_info_get(dev, arg);
+               flow_fdir_info_get(dev, arg);
                break;
        default:
                DRV_LOG(DEBUG, "port %u unknown operation %u",
@@ -2473,7 +2962,7 @@ mlx5_dev_filter_ctrl(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
                *(const void **)arg = &mlx5_flow_ops;
                return 0;
        case RTE_ETH_FILTER_FDIR:
-               return mlx5_fdir_ctrl_func(dev, filter_op, arg);
+               return flow_fdir_ctrl_func(dev, filter_op, arg);
        default:
                DRV_LOG(ERR, "port %u filter type (%d) not supported",
                        dev->data->port_id, filter_type);
@@ -2482,24 +2971,3 @@ mlx5_dev_filter_ctrl(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
        }
        return 0;
 }
-
-/**
- * Init the driver ops structure.
- *
- * @param dev
- *   Pointer to Ethernet device structure.
- */
-void
-mlx5_flow_init_driver_ops(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
-{
-       struct priv *priv __rte_unused = dev->data->dev_private;
-
-#ifdef HAVE_IBV_FLOW_DV_SUPPORT
-       if (priv->config.dv_flow_en)
-               mlx5_flow_dv_get_driver_ops(&nic_ops);
-       else
-               mlx5_flow_verbs_get_driver_ops(&nic_ops);
-#else
-       mlx5_flow_verbs_get_driver_ops(&nic_ops);
-#endif
-}