return ret;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Validate GRE optional item.
+ *
+ * @param[in] dev
+ *   Pointer to the Ethernet device structure.
+ * @param[in] item
+ *   Item specification.
+ * @param[in] item_flags
+ *   Bit flags to mark detected items.
+ * @param[in] attr
+ *   Flow rule attributes.
+ * @param[in] gre_item
+ *   Pointer to gre_item
+ * @param[out] error
+ *   Pointer to error structure.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
+ */
+int
+mlx5_flow_validate_item_gre_option(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+                                  const struct rte_flow_item *item,
+                                  uint64_t item_flags,
+                                  const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
+                                  const struct rte_flow_item *gre_item,
+                                  struct rte_flow_error *error)
+{
+       const struct rte_flow_item_gre *gre_spec = gre_item->spec;
+       const struct rte_flow_item_gre *gre_mask = gre_item->mask;
+       const struct rte_flow_item_gre_opt *spec = item->spec;
+       const struct rte_flow_item_gre_opt *mask = item->mask;
+       struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+       int ret = 0;
+       struct rte_flow_item_gre_opt nic_mask = {
+               .checksum_rsvd = {
+                       .checksum = RTE_BE16(UINT16_MAX),
+                       .reserved1 = 0x0,
+               },
+               .key = {
+                       .key = RTE_BE32(UINT32_MAX),
+               },
+               .sequence = {
+                       .sequence = RTE_BE32(UINT32_MAX),
+               },
+       };
+
+       if (!(item_flags & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_GRE))
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
+                                         "No preceding GRE header");
+       if (item_flags & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER)
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
+                                         "GRE option following a wrong item");
+       if (!spec || !mask)
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
+                                         "At least one field gre_option(checksum/key/sequence) must be specified");
+       if (!gre_mask)
+               gre_mask = &rte_flow_item_gre_mask;
+       if (mask->checksum_rsvd.checksum)
+               if (gre_spec && (gre_mask->c_rsvd0_ver & RTE_BE16(0x8000)) &&
+                                !(gre_spec->c_rsvd0_ver & RTE_BE16(0x8000)))
+                       return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+                                                 RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM,
+                                                 item,
+                                                 "Checksum bit must be on");
+       if (mask->key.key)
+               if (gre_spec && (gre_mask->c_rsvd0_ver & RTE_BE16(0x2000)) &&
+                                !(gre_spec->c_rsvd0_ver & RTE_BE16(0x2000)))
+                       return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+                                                 RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM,
+                                                 item, "Key bit must be on");
+       if (mask->sequence.sequence)
+               if (gre_spec && (gre_mask->c_rsvd0_ver & RTE_BE16(0x1000)) &&
+                                !(gre_spec->c_rsvd0_ver & RTE_BE16(0x1000)))
+                       return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+                                                 RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM,
+                                                 item,
+                                                 "Sequence bit must be on");
+       if (mask->checksum_rsvd.checksum || mask->sequence.sequence) {
+               if (priv->sh->steering_format_version ==
+                   MLX5_STEERING_LOGIC_FORMAT_CONNECTX_5 ||
+                   ((attr->group || attr->transfer) &&
+                    !priv->sh->misc5_cap) ||
+                   (!(priv->sh->tunnel_header_0_1 &&
+                      priv->sh->tunnel_header_2_3) &&
+                   !attr->group && !attr->transfer))
+                       return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+                                                 RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM,
+                                                 item,
+                                                 "Checksum/Sequence not supported");
+       }
+       ret = mlx5_flow_item_acceptable
+               (item, (const uint8_t *)mask,
+                (const uint8_t *)&nic_mask,
+                sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_gre_opt),
+                MLX5_ITEM_RANGE_NOT_ACCEPTED, error);
+       return ret;
+}
+
 /**
  * Validate GRE item.
  *
 
                        gre_item = items;
                        last_item = MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_GRE;
                        break;
+               case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_GRE_OPTION:
+                       ret = mlx5_flow_validate_item_gre_option(dev, items, item_flags,
+                                                         attr, gre_item, error);
+                       if (ret < 0)
+                               return ret;
+                       last_item = MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_GRE;
+                       break;
                case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_NVGRE:
                        ret = mlx5_flow_validate_item_nvgre(items, item_flags,
                                                            next_protocol,
                 protocol_m & protocol_v);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Add GRE optional items to matcher and to the value.
+ *
+ * @param[in, out] matcher
+ *   Flow matcher.
+ * @param[in, out] key
+ *   Flow matcher value.
+ * @param[in] item
+ *   Flow pattern to translate.
+ * @param[in] gre_item
+ *   Pointer to gre_item.
+ * @param[in] pattern_flags
+ *   Accumulated pattern flags.
+ */
+static void
+flow_dv_translate_item_gre_option(void *matcher, void *key,
+                                 const struct rte_flow_item *item,
+                                 const struct rte_flow_item *gre_item,
+                                 uint64_t pattern_flags)
+{
+       const struct rte_flow_item_gre_opt *option_m = item->mask;
+       const struct rte_flow_item_gre_opt *option_v = item->spec;
+       const struct rte_flow_item_gre *gre_m = gre_item->mask;
+       const struct rte_flow_item_gre *gre_v = gre_item->spec;
+       static const struct rte_flow_item_gre empty_gre = {0};
+       struct rte_flow_item gre_key_item;
+       uint16_t c_rsvd0_ver_m, c_rsvd0_ver_v;
+       uint16_t protocol_m, protocol_v;
+       void *misc5_m;
+       void *misc5_v;
+
+       /*
+        * If only match key field, keep using misc for matching.
+        * If need to match checksum or sequence, using misc5 and do
+        * not need using misc.
+        */
+       if (!(option_m->sequence.sequence ||
+             option_m->checksum_rsvd.checksum)) {
+               flow_dv_translate_item_gre(matcher, key, gre_item,
+                                          pattern_flags);
+               gre_key_item.spec = &option_v->key.key;
+               gre_key_item.mask = &option_m->key.key;
+               flow_dv_translate_item_gre_key(matcher, key, &gre_key_item);
+               return;
+       }
+       if (!gre_v) {
+               gre_v = &empty_gre;
+               gre_m = &empty_gre;
+       } else {
+               if (!gre_m)
+                       gre_m = &rte_flow_item_gre_mask;
+       }
+       protocol_v = gre_v->protocol;
+       protocol_m = gre_m->protocol;
+       if (!protocol_m) {
+               /* Force next protocol to prevent matchers duplication */
+               uint16_t ether_type =
+                       mlx5_translate_tunnel_etypes(pattern_flags);
+               if (ether_type) {
+                       protocol_v = rte_be_to_cpu_16(ether_type);
+                       protocol_m = UINT16_MAX;
+               }
+       }
+       c_rsvd0_ver_v = gre_v->c_rsvd0_ver;
+       c_rsvd0_ver_m = gre_m->c_rsvd0_ver;
+       if (option_m->sequence.sequence) {
+               c_rsvd0_ver_v |= RTE_BE16(0x1000);
+               c_rsvd0_ver_m |= RTE_BE16(0x1000);
+       }
+       if (option_m->key.key) {
+               c_rsvd0_ver_v |= RTE_BE16(0x2000);
+               c_rsvd0_ver_m |= RTE_BE16(0x2000);
+       }
+       if (option_m->checksum_rsvd.checksum) {
+               c_rsvd0_ver_v |= RTE_BE16(0x8000);
+               c_rsvd0_ver_m |= RTE_BE16(0x8000);
+       }
+       /*
+        * Hardware parses GRE optional field into the fixed location,
+        * do not need to adjust the tunnel dword indices.
+        */
+       misc5_v = MLX5_ADDR_OF(fte_match_param, key, misc_parameters_5);
+       misc5_m = MLX5_ADDR_OF(fte_match_param, matcher, misc_parameters_5);
+       MLX5_SET(fte_match_set_misc5, misc5_v, tunnel_header_0,
+                rte_be_to_cpu_32((c_rsvd0_ver_v | protocol_v << 16) &
+                                 (c_rsvd0_ver_m | protocol_m << 16)));
+       MLX5_SET(fte_match_set_misc5, misc5_m, tunnel_header_0,
+                rte_be_to_cpu_32(c_rsvd0_ver_m | protocol_m << 16));
+       MLX5_SET(fte_match_set_misc5, misc5_v, tunnel_header_1,
+                rte_be_to_cpu_32(option_v->checksum_rsvd.checksum &
+                                 option_m->checksum_rsvd.checksum));
+       MLX5_SET(fte_match_set_misc5, misc5_m, tunnel_header_1,
+                rte_be_to_cpu_32(option_m->checksum_rsvd.checksum));
+       MLX5_SET(fte_match_set_misc5, misc5_v, tunnel_header_2,
+                rte_be_to_cpu_32(option_v->key.key & option_m->key.key));
+       MLX5_SET(fte_match_set_misc5, misc5_m, tunnel_header_2,
+                rte_be_to_cpu_32(option_m->key.key));
+       MLX5_SET(fte_match_set_misc5, misc5_v, tunnel_header_3,
+                rte_be_to_cpu_32(option_v->sequence.sequence &
+                                 option_m->sequence.sequence));
+       MLX5_SET(fte_match_set_misc5, misc5_m, tunnel_header_3,
+                rte_be_to_cpu_32(option_m->sequence.sequence));
+}
+
 /**
  * Add NVGRE item to matcher and to the value.
  *
        };
        const struct rte_flow_item *integrity_items[2] = {NULL, NULL};
        const struct rte_flow_item *tunnel_item = NULL;
+       const struct rte_flow_item *gre_item = NULL;
 
        if (!wks)
                return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOMEM,
                        matcher.priority = MLX5_TUNNEL_PRIO_GET(rss_desc);
                        last_item = MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_GRE;
                        tunnel_item = items;
+                       gre_item = items;
                        break;
                case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_GRE_KEY:
                        flow_dv_translate_item_gre_key(match_mask,
                                                       match_value, items);
                        last_item = MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_GRE_KEY;
                        break;
+               case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_GRE_OPTION:
+                       matcher.priority = MLX5_TUNNEL_PRIO_GET(rss_desc);
+                       last_item = MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_GRE;
+                       tunnel_item = items;
+                       break;
                case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_NVGRE:
                        matcher.priority = MLX5_TUNNEL_PRIO_GET(rss_desc);
                        last_item = MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_GRE;
                else if (tunnel_item->type == RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_NVGRE)
                        flow_dv_translate_item_nvgre(match_mask, match_value,
                                                     tunnel_item, item_flags);
+               else if (tunnel_item->type == RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_GRE_OPTION)
+                       flow_dv_translate_item_gre_option(match_mask, match_value,
+                                       tunnel_item, gre_item, item_flags);
                else
                        MLX5_ASSERT(false);
        }