+/**
+ * ice_alloc_res_cntr - allocating resource counter
+ * @hw: pointer to the hardware structure
+ * @type: type of resource
+ * @alloc_shared: if set it is shared else dedicated
+ * @num_items: number of entries requested for FD resource type
+ * @counter_id: counter index returned by AQ call
+ */
+enum ice_status
+ice_alloc_res_cntr(struct ice_hw *hw, u8 type, u8 alloc_shared, u16 num_items,
+ u16 *counter_id)
+{
+ struct ice_aqc_alloc_free_res_elem *buf;
+ enum ice_status status;
+ u16 buf_len;
+
+ /* Allocate resource */
+ buf_len = sizeof(*buf);
+ buf = (struct ice_aqc_alloc_free_res_elem *)
+ ice_malloc(hw, buf_len);
+ if (!buf)
+ return ICE_ERR_NO_MEMORY;
+
+ buf->num_elems = CPU_TO_LE16(num_items);
+ buf->res_type = CPU_TO_LE16(((type << ICE_AQC_RES_TYPE_S) &
+ ICE_AQC_RES_TYPE_M) | alloc_shared);
+
+ status = ice_aq_alloc_free_res(hw, 1, buf, buf_len,
+ ice_aqc_opc_alloc_res, NULL);
+ if (status)
+ goto exit;
+
+ *counter_id = LE16_TO_CPU(buf->elem[0].e.sw_resp);
+
+exit:
+ ice_free(hw, buf);
+ return status;
+}
+
+/**
+ * ice_free_res_cntr - free resource counter
+ * @hw: pointer to the hardware structure
+ * @type: type of resource
+ * @alloc_shared: if set it is shared else dedicated
+ * @num_items: number of entries to be freed for FD resource type
+ * @counter_id: counter ID resource which needs to be freed
+ */
+enum ice_status
+ice_free_res_cntr(struct ice_hw *hw, u8 type, u8 alloc_shared, u16 num_items,
+ u16 counter_id)
+{
+ struct ice_aqc_alloc_free_res_elem *buf;
+ enum ice_status status;
+ u16 buf_len;