+/**
+ * Convert the @p action into a Verbs specification after ensuring the NIC
+ * will understand and process it correctly.
+ * If the necessary size for the conversion is greater than the @p flow_size,
+ * nothing is written in @p flow, the validation is still performed.
+ *
+ * @param action[in]
+ * Action configuration.
+ * @param flow[in, out]
+ * Pointer to flow structure.
+ * @param flow_size[in]
+ * Size in bytes of the available space in @p flow, if too small, nothing is
+ * written.
+ * @param error[int, out]
+ * Pointer to error structure.
+ *
+ * @return
+ * On success the number of bytes consumed/necessary, if the returned value
+ * is lesser or equal to @p flow_size, the @p action has fully been
+ * converted, otherwise another call with this returned memory size should
+ * be done.
+ * On error, a negative errno value is returned and rte_errno is set.
+ */
+static int
+mlx5_flow_action_count(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+ const struct rte_flow_action *action,
+ struct rte_flow *flow,
+ const size_t flow_size __rte_unused,
+ struct rte_flow_error *error)
+{
+ const struct rte_flow_action_count *count = action->conf;
+#ifdef HAVE_IBV_DEVICE_COUNTERS_SET_SUPPORT
+ unsigned int size = sizeof(struct ibv_flow_spec_counter_action);
+ struct ibv_flow_spec_counter_action counter = {
+ .type = IBV_FLOW_SPEC_ACTION_COUNT,
+ .size = size,
+ };
+#endif
+
+ if (!flow->counter) {
+ flow->counter = mlx5_flow_counter_new(dev, count->shared,
+ count->id);
+ if (!flow->counter)
+ return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
+ RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
+ action,
+ "cannot get counter"
+ " context.");
+ }
+ if (!((struct priv *)dev->data->dev_private)->config.flow_counter_en)
+ return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
+ RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
+ action,
+ "flow counters are not supported.");
+ flow->modifier |= MLX5_FLOW_MOD_COUNT;
+#ifdef HAVE_IBV_DEVICE_COUNTERS_SET_SUPPORT
+ counter.counter_set_handle = flow->counter->cs->handle;
+ if (size <= flow_size)
+ mlx5_flow_spec_verbs_add(flow, &counter, size);
+ return size;
+#endif
+ return 0;
+}
+