net/ice/base: add more macros for FDID priority
[dpdk.git] / drivers / net / mlx5 / mlx5_flow.c
index 49308e9..6438a14 100644 (file)
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <stdalign.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
 
 /* Verbs header. */
 /* ISO C doesn't support unnamed structs/unions, disabling -pedantic. */
@@ -711,17 +712,19 @@ flow_rxq_tunnel_ptype_update(struct mlx5_rxq_ctrl *rxq_ctrl)
  *
  * @param[in] dev
  *   Pointer to the Ethernet device structure.
- * @param[in] dev_flow
- *   Pointer to device flow structure.
+ * @param[in] flow
+ *   Pointer to flow structure.
+ * @param[in] dev_handle
+ *   Pointer to device flow handle structure.
  */
 static void
-flow_drv_rxq_flags_set(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct mlx5_flow *dev_flow)
+flow_drv_rxq_flags_set(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_flow *flow,
+                      struct mlx5_flow_handle *dev_handle)
 {
        struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
-       struct rte_flow *flow = dev_flow->flow;
-       const int mark = !!(dev_flow->actions &
+       const int mark = !!(dev_handle->act_flags &
                            (MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_FLAG | MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_MARK));
-       const int tunnel = !!(dev_flow->layers & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_TUNNEL);
+       const int tunnel = !!(dev_handle->layers & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_TUNNEL);
        unsigned int i;
 
        for (i = 0; i != flow->rss.queue_num; ++i) {
@@ -750,7 +753,7 @@ flow_drv_rxq_flags_set(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct mlx5_flow *dev_flow)
                        /* Increase the counter matching the flow. */
                        for (j = 0; j != MLX5_FLOW_TUNNEL; ++j) {
                                if ((tunnels_info[j].tunnel &
-                                    dev_flow->layers) ==
+                                    dev_handle->layers) ==
                                    tunnels_info[j].tunnel) {
                                        rxq_ctrl->flow_tunnels_n[j]++;
                                        break;
@@ -772,10 +775,10 @@ flow_drv_rxq_flags_set(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct mlx5_flow *dev_flow)
 static void
 flow_rxq_flags_set(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_flow *flow)
 {
-       struct mlx5_flow *dev_flow;
+       struct mlx5_flow_handle *dev_handle;
 
-       LIST_FOREACH(dev_flow, &flow->dev_flows, next)
-               flow_drv_rxq_flags_set(dev, dev_flow);
+       LIST_FOREACH(dev_handle, &flow->dev_handles, next)
+               flow_drv_rxq_flags_set(dev, flow, dev_handle);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -784,17 +787,19 @@ flow_rxq_flags_set(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_flow *flow)
  *
  * @param dev
  *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
- * @param[in] dev_flow
- *   Pointer to the device flow.
+ * @param[in] flow
+ *   Pointer to flow structure.
+ * @param[in] dev_handle
+ *   Pointer to the device flow handle structure.
  */
 static void
-flow_drv_rxq_flags_trim(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct mlx5_flow *dev_flow)
+flow_drv_rxq_flags_trim(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_flow *flow,
+                       struct mlx5_flow_handle *dev_handle)
 {
        struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
-       struct rte_flow *flow = dev_flow->flow;
-       const int mark = !!(dev_flow->actions &
+       const int mark = !!(dev_handle->act_flags &
                            (MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_FLAG | MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_MARK));
-       const int tunnel = !!(dev_flow->layers & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_TUNNEL);
+       const int tunnel = !!(dev_handle->layers & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_TUNNEL);
        unsigned int i;
 
        MLX5_ASSERT(dev->data->dev_started);
@@ -819,7 +824,7 @@ flow_drv_rxq_flags_trim(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct mlx5_flow *dev_flow)
                        /* Decrease the counter matching the flow. */
                        for (j = 0; j != MLX5_FLOW_TUNNEL; ++j) {
                                if ((tunnels_info[j].tunnel &
-                                    dev_flow->layers) ==
+                                    dev_handle->layers) ==
                                    tunnels_info[j].tunnel) {
                                        rxq_ctrl->flow_tunnels_n[j]--;
                                        break;
@@ -842,10 +847,10 @@ flow_drv_rxq_flags_trim(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct mlx5_flow *dev_flow)
 static void
 flow_rxq_flags_trim(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_flow *flow)
 {
-       struct mlx5_flow *dev_flow;
+       struct mlx5_flow_handle *dev_handle;
 
-       LIST_FOREACH(dev_flow, &flow->dev_flows, next)
-               flow_drv_rxq_flags_trim(dev, dev_flow);
+       LIST_FOREACH(dev_handle, &flow->dev_handles, next)
+               flow_drv_rxq_flags_trim(dev, flow, dev_handle);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1640,7 +1645,6 @@ mlx5_flow_validate_item_ipv6(const struct rte_flow_item *item,
                                "\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff",
                        .vtc_flow = RTE_BE32(0xffffffff),
                        .proto = 0xff,
-                       .hop_limits = 0xff,
                },
        };
        const int tunnel = !!(item_flags & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_TUNNEL);
@@ -1837,7 +1841,6 @@ mlx5_flow_validate_item_vxlan(const struct rte_flow_item *item,
                uint32_t vlan_id;
                uint8_t vni[4];
        } id = { .vlan_id = 0, };
-       uint32_t vlan_id = 0;
 
 
        if (item_flags & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_TUNNEL)
@@ -1864,23 +1867,8 @@ mlx5_flow_validate_item_vxlan(const struct rte_flow_item *item,
                return ret;
        if (spec) {
                memcpy(&id.vni[1], spec->vni, 3);
-               vlan_id = id.vlan_id;
                memcpy(&id.vni[1], mask->vni, 3);
-               vlan_id &= id.vlan_id;
        }
-       /*
-        * Tunnel id 0 is equivalent as not adding a VXLAN layer, if
-        * only this layer is defined in the Verbs specification it is
-        * interpreted as wildcard and all packets will match this
-        * rule, if it follows a full stack layer (ex: eth / ipv4 /
-        * udp), all packets matching the layers before will also
-        * match this rule.  To avoid such situation, VNI 0 is
-        * currently refused.
-        */
-       if (!vlan_id)
-               return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
-                                         "VXLAN vni cannot be 0");
        if (!(item_flags & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER))
                return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
                                          RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
@@ -1919,7 +1907,6 @@ mlx5_flow_validate_item_vxlan_gpe(const struct rte_flow_item *item,
                uint32_t vlan_id;
                uint8_t vni[4];
        } id = { .vlan_id = 0, };
-       uint32_t vlan_id = 0;
 
        if (!priv->config.l3_vxlan_en)
                return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
@@ -1957,22 +1944,8 @@ mlx5_flow_validate_item_vxlan_gpe(const struct rte_flow_item *item,
                                                  "VxLAN-GPE protocol"
                                                  " not supported");
                memcpy(&id.vni[1], spec->vni, 3);
-               vlan_id = id.vlan_id;
                memcpy(&id.vni[1], mask->vni, 3);
-               vlan_id &= id.vlan_id;
        }
-       /*
-        * Tunnel id 0 is equivalent as not adding a VXLAN layer, if only this
-        * layer is defined in the Verbs specification it is interpreted as
-        * wildcard and all packets will match this rule, if it follows a full
-        * stack layer (ex: eth / ipv4 / udp), all packets matching the layers
-        * before will also match this rule.  To avoid such situation, VNI 0
-        * is currently refused.
-        */
-       if (!vlan_id)
-               return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
-                                         "VXLAN-GPE vni cannot be 0");
        if (!(item_flags & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER))
                return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
                                          RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
@@ -2340,11 +2313,11 @@ static void
 flow_mreg_split_qrss_release(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
                             struct rte_flow *flow)
 {
-       struct mlx5_flow *dev_flow;
+       struct mlx5_flow_handle *dev_handle;
 
-       LIST_FOREACH(dev_flow, &flow->dev_flows, next)
-               if (dev_flow->qrss_id)
-                       flow_qrss_free_id(dev, dev_flow->qrss_id);
+       LIST_FOREACH(dev_handle, &flow->dev_handles, next)
+               if (dev_handle->qrss_id)
+                       flow_qrss_free_id(dev, dev_handle->qrss_id);
 }
 
 static int
@@ -2360,7 +2333,8 @@ flow_null_validate(struct rte_eth_dev *dev __rte_unused,
 }
 
 static struct mlx5_flow *
-flow_null_prepare(const struct rte_flow_attr *attr __rte_unused,
+flow_null_prepare(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)
@@ -2500,6 +2474,8 @@ flow_drv_validate(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
  *   setting backward reference to the flow should be done out of this function.
  *   layers field is not filled either.
  *
+ * @param[in] dev
+ *   Pointer to the dev structure.
  * @param[in] attr
  *   Pointer to the flow attributes.
  * @param[in] items
@@ -2513,7 +2489,8 @@ flow_drv_validate(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
  *   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,
+flow_drv_prepare(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+                const struct rte_flow *flow,
                 const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
                 const struct rte_flow_item items[],
                 const struct rte_flow_action actions[],
@@ -2524,7 +2501,7 @@ flow_drv_prepare(const struct rte_flow *flow,
 
        MLX5_ASSERT(type > MLX5_FLOW_TYPE_MIN && type < MLX5_FLOW_TYPE_MAX);
        fops = flow_get_drv_ops(type);
-       return fops->prepare(attr, items, actions, error);
+       return fops->prepare(dev, attr, items, actions, error);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -2727,24 +2704,28 @@ flow_get_prefix_layer_flags(struct mlx5_flow *dev_flow)
 {
        uint64_t layers = 0;
 
-       /* If no decap actions, use the layers directly. */
-       if (!(dev_flow->actions & MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_DECAP))
-               return dev_flow->layers;
+       /*
+        * Layers bits could be localization, but usually the compiler will
+        * help to do the optimization work for source code.
+        * If no decap actions, use the layers directly.
+        */
+       if (!(dev_flow->handle->act_flags & MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_DECAP))
+               return dev_flow->handle->layers;
        /* Convert L3 layers with decap action. */
-       if (dev_flow->layers & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L3_IPV4)
+       if (dev_flow->handle->layers & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L3_IPV4)
                layers |= MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L3_IPV4;
-       else if (dev_flow->layers & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L3_IPV6)
+       else if (dev_flow->handle->layers & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L3_IPV6)
                layers |= MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L3_IPV6;
        /* Convert L4 layers with decap action.  */
-       if (dev_flow->layers & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L4_TCP)
+       if (dev_flow->handle->layers & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L4_TCP)
                layers |= MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L4_TCP;
-       else if (dev_flow->layers & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L4_UDP)
+       else if (dev_flow->handle->layers & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L4_UDP)
                layers |= MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L4_UDP;
        return layers;
 }
 
 /**
- * Get QUEUE/RSS action from the action list.
+ * Get metadata split action information.
  *
  * @param[in] actions
  *   Pointer to the list of actions.
@@ -2753,18 +2734,38 @@ flow_get_prefix_layer_flags(struct mlx5_flow *dev_flow)
  * @param[out] qrss_type
  *   Pointer to the action type to return. RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_END is returned
  *   if no QUEUE/RSS is found.
+ * @param[out] encap_idx
+ *   Pointer to the index of the encap action if exists, otherwise the last
+ *   action index.
  *
  * @return
  *   Total number of actions.
  */
 static int
-flow_parse_qrss_action(const struct rte_flow_action actions[],
-                      const struct rte_flow_action **qrss)
+flow_parse_metadata_split_actions_info(const struct rte_flow_action actions[],
+                                      const struct rte_flow_action **qrss,
+                                      int *encap_idx)
 {
+       const struct rte_flow_action_raw_encap *raw_encap;
        int actions_n = 0;
+       int raw_decap_idx = -1;
 
+       *encap_idx = -1;
        for (; actions->type != RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_END; actions++) {
                switch (actions->type) {
+               case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_VXLAN_ENCAP:
+               case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_NVGRE_ENCAP:
+                       *encap_idx = actions_n;
+                       break;
+               case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_RAW_DECAP:
+                       raw_decap_idx = actions_n;
+                       break;
+               case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_RAW_ENCAP:
+                       raw_encap = actions->conf;
+                       if (raw_encap->size > MLX5_ENCAPSULATION_DECISION_SIZE)
+                               *encap_idx = raw_decap_idx != -1 ?
+                                                     raw_decap_idx : actions_n;
+                       break;
                case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_QUEUE:
                case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_RSS:
                        *qrss = actions;
@@ -2774,6 +2775,8 @@ flow_parse_qrss_action(const struct rte_flow_action actions[],
                }
                actions_n++;
        }
+       if (*encap_idx == -1)
+               *encap_idx = actions_n;
        /* Count RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_END. */
        return actions_n + 1;
 }
@@ -3417,7 +3420,7 @@ flow_hairpin_split(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
  * The last stage of splitting chain, just creates the subflow
  * without any modification.
  *
- * @param dev
+ * @param[in] dev
  *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  * @param[in] flow
  *   Parent flow structure pointer.
@@ -3450,19 +3453,19 @@ flow_create_split_inner(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 {
        struct mlx5_flow *dev_flow;
 
-       dev_flow = flow_drv_prepare(flow, attr, items, actions, error);
+       dev_flow = flow_drv_prepare(dev, flow, attr, items, actions, error);
        if (!dev_flow)
                return -rte_errno;
        dev_flow->flow = flow;
        dev_flow->external = external;
        /* Subflow object was created, we must include one in the list. */
-       LIST_INSERT_HEAD(&flow->dev_flows, dev_flow, next);
+       LIST_INSERT_HEAD(&flow->dev_handles, dev_flow->handle, next);
        /*
         * If dev_flow is as one of the suffix flow, some actions in suffix
         * flow may need some user defined item layer flags.
         */
        if (prefix_layers)
-               dev_flow->layers = prefix_layers;
+               dev_flow->handle->layers = prefix_layers;
        if (sub_flow)
                *sub_flow = dev_flow;
        return flow_drv_translate(dev, dev_flow, attr, items, actions, error);
@@ -3739,6 +3742,8 @@ flow_mreg_split_qrss_prep(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
  *   Number of actions in the list.
  * @param[out] error
  *   Perform verbose error reporting if not NULL.
+ * @param[in] encap_idx
+ *   The encap action inndex.
  *
  * @return
  *   0 on success, negative value otherwise
@@ -3747,7 +3752,8 @@ static int
 flow_mreg_tx_copy_prep(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
                       struct rte_flow_action *ext_actions,
                       const struct rte_flow_action *actions,
-                      int actions_n, struct rte_flow_error *error)
+                      int actions_n, struct rte_flow_error *error,
+                      int encap_idx)
 {
        struct mlx5_flow_action_copy_mreg *cp_mreg =
                (struct mlx5_flow_action_copy_mreg *)
@@ -3762,15 +3768,24 @@ flow_mreg_tx_copy_prep(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
        if (ret < 0)
                return ret;
        cp_mreg->src = ret;
-       memcpy(ext_actions, actions,
-                       sizeof(*ext_actions) * actions_n);
-       ext_actions[actions_n - 1] = (struct rte_flow_action){
-               .type = MLX5_RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_COPY_MREG,
-               .conf = cp_mreg,
-       };
-       ext_actions[actions_n] = (struct rte_flow_action){
-               .type = RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_END,
-       };
+       if (encap_idx != 0)
+               memcpy(ext_actions, actions, sizeof(*ext_actions) * encap_idx);
+       if (encap_idx == actions_n - 1) {
+               ext_actions[actions_n - 1] = (struct rte_flow_action){
+                       .type = MLX5_RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_COPY_MREG,
+                       .conf = cp_mreg,
+               };
+               ext_actions[actions_n] = (struct rte_flow_action){
+                       .type = RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_END,
+               };
+       } else {
+               ext_actions[encap_idx] = (struct rte_flow_action){
+                       .type = MLX5_RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_COPY_MREG,
+                       .conf = cp_mreg,
+               };
+               memcpy(ext_actions + encap_idx + 1, actions + encap_idx,
+                               sizeof(*ext_actions) * (actions_n - encap_idx));
+       }
        return 0;
 }
 
@@ -3821,6 +3836,7 @@ flow_create_split_metadata(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
        int mtr_sfx = 0;
        size_t act_size;
        int actions_n;
+       int encap_idx;
        int ret;
 
        /* Check whether extensive metadata feature is engaged. */
@@ -3830,7 +3846,8 @@ flow_create_split_metadata(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
                return flow_create_split_inner(dev, flow, NULL, prefix_layers,
                                               attr, items, actions, external,
                                               error);
-       actions_n = flow_parse_qrss_action(actions, &qrss);
+       actions_n = flow_parse_metadata_split_actions_info(actions, &qrss,
+                                                          &encap_idx);
        if (qrss) {
                /* Exclude hairpin flows from splitting. */
                if (qrss->type == RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_QUEUE) {
@@ -3905,7 +3922,7 @@ flow_create_split_metadata(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
                                                  "metadata flow");
                /* Create the action list appended with copy register. */
                ret = flow_mreg_tx_copy_prep(dev, ext_actions, actions,
-                                            actions_n, error);
+                                            actions_n, error, encap_idx);
                if (ret < 0)
                        goto exit;
        }
@@ -3963,8 +3980,7 @@ flow_create_split_metadata(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
                         * reallocation becomes possible (for example, for
                         * other flows in other threads).
                         */
-                       dev_flow->qrss_id = qrss_id;
-                       qrss_id = 0;
+                       dev_flow->handle->qrss_id = qrss_id;
                        ret = mlx5_flow_get_reg_id(dev, MLX5_COPY_MARK, 0,
                                                   error);
                        if (ret < 0)
@@ -3979,6 +3995,8 @@ flow_create_split_metadata(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
                                              external, error);
                if (ret < 0)
                        goto exit;
+               /* qrss ID should be freed if failed. */
+               qrss_id = 0;
                MLX5_ASSERT(dev_flow);
        }
 
@@ -4075,7 +4093,7 @@ flow_create_split_meter(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
                        ret = -rte_errno;
                        goto exit;
                }
-               dev_flow->mtr_flow_id = mtr_tag_id;
+               dev_flow->handle->mtr_flow_id = mtr_tag_id;
                /* Setting the sfx group atrr. */
                sfx_attr.group = sfx_attr.transfer ?
                                (MLX5_FLOW_TABLE_LEVEL_SUFFIX - 1) :
@@ -4246,7 +4264,7 @@ flow_list_create(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct mlx5_flows *list,
                /* RSS type 0 indicates default RSS type (ETH_RSS_IP). */
                flow->rss.types = !rss->types ? ETH_RSS_IP : rss->types;
        }
-       LIST_INIT(&flow->dev_flows);
+       LIST_INIT(&flow->dev_handles);
        if (rss && rss->types) {
                unsigned int graph_root;
 
@@ -4261,6 +4279,8 @@ flow_list_create(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct mlx5_flows *list,
                buf->entries = 1;
                buf->entry[0].pattern = (void *)(uintptr_t)items;
        }
+       /* Reset device flow index to 0. */
+       priv->flow_idx = 0;
        for (i = 0; i < buf->entries; ++i) {
                /*
                 * The splitter may create multiple dev_flows,
@@ -4279,13 +4299,13 @@ flow_list_create(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct mlx5_flows *list,
                attr_tx.group = MLX5_HAIRPIN_TX_TABLE;
                attr_tx.ingress = 0;
                attr_tx.egress = 1;
-               dev_flow = flow_drv_prepare(flow, &attr_tx, items_tx.items,
+               dev_flow = flow_drv_prepare(dev, flow, &attr_tx, items_tx.items,
                                            actions_hairpin_tx.actions, error);
                if (!dev_flow)
                        goto error;
                dev_flow->flow = flow;
                dev_flow->external = 0;
-               LIST_INSERT_HEAD(&flow->dev_flows, dev_flow, next);
+               LIST_INSERT_HEAD(&flow->dev_handles, dev_flow->handle, next);
                ret = flow_drv_translate(dev, dev_flow, &attr_tx,
                                         items_tx.items,
                                         actions_hairpin_tx.actions, error);
@@ -4308,7 +4328,11 @@ flow_list_create(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct mlx5_flows *list,
                if (ret)
                        goto error;
        }
-       if (dev->data->dev_started) {
+       /*
+        * If the flow is external (from application) OR device is started, then
+        * the flow will be applied immediately.
+        */
+       if (external || dev->data->dev_started) {
                ret = flow_drv_apply(dev, flow, error);
                if (ret < 0)
                        goto error;
@@ -4400,6 +4424,17 @@ mlx5_flow_create(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 {
        struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 
+       /*
+        * If the device is not started yet, it is not allowed to created a
+        * flow from application. PMD default flows and traffic control flows
+        * are not affected.
+        */
+       if (unlikely(!dev->data->dev_started)) {
+               rte_errno = ENODEV;
+               DRV_LOG(DEBUG, "port %u is not started when "
+                       "inserting a flow", dev->data->port_id);
+               return NULL;
+       }
        return flow_list_create(dev, &priv->flows,
                                attr, items, actions, true, error);
 }
@@ -4445,15 +4480,25 @@ flow_list_destroy(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct mlx5_flows *list,
  *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  * @param list
  *   Pointer to a TAILQ flow list.
+ * @param active
+ *   If flushing is called avtively.
  */
 void
-mlx5_flow_list_flush(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct mlx5_flows *list)
+mlx5_flow_list_flush(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct mlx5_flows *list,
+                    bool active)
 {
+       uint32_t num_flushed = 0;
+
        while (!TAILQ_EMPTY(list)) {
                struct rte_flow *flow;
 
                flow = TAILQ_FIRST(list);
                flow_list_destroy(dev, list, flow);
+               num_flushed++;
+       }
+       if (active) {
+               DRV_LOG(INFO, "port %u: %u flows flushed before stopping",
+                       dev->data->port_id, num_flushed);
        }
 }
 
@@ -4518,6 +4563,66 @@ error:
        return -rte_errno;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Stop all default actions for flows.
+ *
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
+ */
+void
+mlx5_flow_stop_default(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
+{
+       flow_mreg_del_default_copy_action(dev);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Start all default actions for flows.
+ *
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
+ * @return
+ *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
+ */
+int
+mlx5_flow_start_default(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
+{
+       struct rte_flow_error error;
+
+       /* Make sure default copy action (reg_c[0] -> reg_b) is created. */
+       return flow_mreg_add_default_copy_action(dev, &error);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Allocate intermediate resources for flow creation.
+ *
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
+ */
+void
+mlx5_flow_alloc_intermediate(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
+{
+       struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+
+       if (!priv->inter_flows)
+               priv->inter_flows = rte_calloc(__func__, MLX5_NUM_MAX_DEV_FLOWS,
+                                              sizeof(struct mlx5_flow), 0);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Free intermediate resources for flows.
+ *
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
+ */
+void
+mlx5_flow_free_intermediate(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
+{
+       struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+
+       rte_free(priv->inter_flows);
+       priv->inter_flows = NULL;
+}
+
 /**
  * Verify the flow list is empty
  *
@@ -4733,7 +4838,7 @@ mlx5_flow_flush(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 {
        struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 
-       mlx5_flow_list_flush(dev, &priv->flows);
+       mlx5_flow_list_flush(dev, &priv->flows, false);
        return 0;
 }
 
@@ -5175,7 +5280,7 @@ flow_fdir_filter_flush(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
        struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 
-       mlx5_flow_list_flush(dev, &priv->flows);
+       mlx5_flow_list_flush(dev, &priv->flows, false);
 }
 
 /**