+/**
+ * External Rx queue rte_flow index minimal value.
+ */
+#define MLX5_EXTERNAL_RX_QUEUE_ID_MIN (UINT16_MAX - 1000 + 1)
+
+/**
+ * Update mapping between rte_flow queue index (16 bits) and HW queue index (32
+ * bits) for RxQs which is created outside the PMD.
+ *
+ * @param[in] port_id
+ * The port identifier of the Ethernet device.
+ * @param[in] dpdk_idx
+ * Queue index in rte_flow.
+ * @param[in] hw_idx
+ * Queue index in hardware.
+ *
+ * @return
+ * 0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
+ * Possible values for rte_errno:
+ * - EEXIST - a mapping with the same rte_flow index already exists.
+ * - EINVAL - invalid rte_flow index, out of range.
+ * - ENODEV - there is no Ethernet device for this port id.
+ * - ENOTSUP - the port doesn't support external RxQ.
+ */
+__rte_experimental
+int rte_pmd_mlx5_external_rx_queue_id_map(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t dpdk_idx,
+ uint32_t hw_idx);
+
+/**
+ * Remove mapping between rte_flow queue index (16 bits) and HW queue index (32
+ * bits) for RxQs which is created outside the PMD.
+ *
+ * @param[in] port_id
+ * The port identifier of the Ethernet device.
+ * @param[in] dpdk_idx
+ * Queue index in rte_flow.
+ *
+ * @return
+ * 0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
+ * Possible values for rte_errno:
+ * - EINVAL - invalid index, out of range, still referenced or doesn't exist.
+ * - ENODEV - there is no Ethernet device for this port id.
+ * - ENOTSUP - the port doesn't support external RxQ.
+ */
+__rte_experimental
+int rte_pmd_mlx5_external_rx_queue_id_unmap(uint16_t port_id,
+ uint16_t dpdk_idx);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}