sfc_mae_counters_fini(®istry->counters);
 }
 
+static int
+sfc_mae_internal_rule_find_empty_slot(struct sfc_adapter *sa,
+                                     struct sfc_mae_rule **rule)
+{
+       struct sfc_mae *mae = &sa->mae;
+       struct sfc_mae_internal_rules *internal_rules = &mae->internal_rules;
+       unsigned int entry;
+       int rc;
+
+       for (entry = 0; entry < SFC_MAE_NB_RULES_MAX; entry++) {
+               if (internal_rules->rules[entry].spec == NULL)
+                       break;
+       }
+
+       if (entry == SFC_MAE_NB_RULES_MAX) {
+               rc = ENOSPC;
+               sfc_err(sa, "failed too many rules (%u rules used)", entry);
+               goto fail_too_many_rules;
+       }
+
+       *rule = &internal_rules->rules[entry];
+
+       return 0;
+
+fail_too_many_rules:
+       return rc;
+}
+
+int
+sfc_mae_rule_add_mport_match_deliver(struct sfc_adapter *sa,
+                                    const efx_mport_sel_t *mport_match,
+                                    const efx_mport_sel_t *mport_deliver,
+                                    int prio, struct sfc_mae_rule **rulep)
+{
+       struct sfc_mae *mae = &sa->mae;
+       struct sfc_mae_rule *rule;
+       int rc;
+
+       sfc_log_init(sa, "entry");
+
+       if (prio > 0 && (unsigned int)prio >= mae->nb_action_rule_prios_max) {
+               rc = EINVAL;
+               sfc_err(sa, "failed: invalid priority %d (max %u)", prio,
+                       mae->nb_action_rule_prios_max);
+               goto fail_invalid_prio;
+       }
+       if (prio < 0)
+               prio = mae->nb_action_rule_prios_max - 1;
+
+       rc = sfc_mae_internal_rule_find_empty_slot(sa, &rule);
+       if (rc != 0)
+               goto fail_find_empty_slot;
+
+       sfc_log_init(sa, "init MAE match spec");
+       rc = efx_mae_match_spec_init(sa->nic, EFX_MAE_RULE_ACTION,
+                                    (uint32_t)prio, &rule->spec);
+       if (rc != 0) {
+               sfc_err(sa, "failed to init MAE match spec");
+               goto fail_match_init;
+       }
+
+       rc = efx_mae_match_spec_mport_set(rule->spec, mport_match, NULL);
+       if (rc != 0) {
+               sfc_err(sa, "failed to get MAE match mport selector");
+               goto fail_mport_set;
+       }
+
+       rc = efx_mae_action_set_spec_init(sa->nic, &rule->actions);
+       if (rc != 0) {
+               sfc_err(sa, "failed to init MAE action set");
+               goto fail_action_init;
+       }
+
+       rc = efx_mae_action_set_populate_deliver(rule->actions,
+                                                mport_deliver);
+       if (rc != 0) {
+               sfc_err(sa, "failed to populate deliver action");
+               goto fail_populate_deliver;
+       }
+
+       rc = efx_mae_action_set_alloc(sa->nic, rule->actions,
+                                     &rule->action_set);
+       if (rc != 0) {
+               sfc_err(sa, "failed to allocate action set");
+               goto fail_action_set_alloc;
+       }
+
+       rc = efx_mae_action_rule_insert(sa->nic, rule->spec, NULL,
+                                       &rule->action_set,
+                                       &rule->rule_id);
+       if (rc != 0) {
+               sfc_err(sa, "failed to insert action rule");
+               goto fail_rule_insert;
+       }
+
+       *rulep = rule;
+
+       sfc_log_init(sa, "done");
+
+       return 0;
+
+fail_rule_insert:
+       efx_mae_action_set_free(sa->nic, &rule->action_set);
+
+fail_action_set_alloc:
+fail_populate_deliver:
+       efx_mae_action_set_spec_fini(sa->nic, rule->actions);
+
+fail_action_init:
+fail_mport_set:
+       efx_mae_match_spec_fini(sa->nic, rule->spec);
+
+fail_match_init:
+fail_find_empty_slot:
+fail_invalid_prio:
+       sfc_log_init(sa, "failed: %s", rte_strerror(rc));
+       return rc;
+}
+
+void
+sfc_mae_rule_del(struct sfc_adapter *sa, struct sfc_mae_rule *rule)
+{
+       if (rule == NULL || rule->spec == NULL)
+               return;
+
+       efx_mae_action_rule_remove(sa->nic, &rule->rule_id);
+       efx_mae_action_set_free(sa->nic, &rule->action_set);
+       efx_mae_action_set_spec_fini(sa->nic, rule->actions);
+       efx_mae_match_spec_fini(sa->nic, rule->spec);
+
+       rule->spec = NULL;
+}
+
 int
 sfc_mae_attach(struct sfc_adapter *sa)
 {
                        "Query for action of this type is not supported");
        }
 }
+
+int
+sfc_mae_switchdev_init(struct sfc_adapter *sa)
+{
+       const efx_nic_cfg_t *encp = efx_nic_cfg_get(sa->nic);
+       struct sfc_mae *mae = &sa->mae;
+       efx_mport_sel_t pf;
+       efx_mport_sel_t phy;
+       int rc;
+
+       sfc_log_init(sa, "entry");
+
+       if (!sa->switchdev) {
+               sfc_log_init(sa, "switchdev is not enabled - skip");
+               return 0;
+       }
+
+       if (mae->status != SFC_MAE_STATUS_SUPPORTED) {
+               rc = ENOTSUP;
+               sfc_err(sa, "failed to init switchdev - no MAE support");
+               goto fail_no_mae;
+       }
+
+       rc = efx_mae_mport_by_pcie_function(encp->enc_pf, EFX_PCI_VF_INVALID,
+                                           &pf);
+       if (rc != 0) {
+               sfc_err(sa, "failed get PF mport");
+               goto fail_pf_get;
+       }
+
+       rc = efx_mae_mport_by_phy_port(encp->enc_assigned_port, &phy);
+       if (rc != 0) {
+               sfc_err(sa, "failed get PHY mport");
+               goto fail_phy_get;
+       }
+
+       rc = sfc_mae_rule_add_mport_match_deliver(sa, &pf, &phy,
+                       SFC_MAE_RULE_PRIO_LOWEST,
+                       &mae->switchdev_rule_pf_to_ext);
+       if (rc != 0) {
+               sfc_err(sa, "failed add MAE rule to forward from PF to PHY");
+               goto fail_pf_add;
+       }
+
+       rc = sfc_mae_rule_add_mport_match_deliver(sa, &phy, &pf,
+                       SFC_MAE_RULE_PRIO_LOWEST,
+                       &mae->switchdev_rule_ext_to_pf);
+       if (rc != 0) {
+               sfc_err(sa, "failed add MAE rule to forward from PHY to PF");
+               goto fail_phy_add;
+       }
+
+       sfc_log_init(sa, "done");
+
+       return 0;
+
+fail_phy_add:
+       sfc_mae_rule_del(sa, mae->switchdev_rule_pf_to_ext);
+
+fail_pf_add:
+fail_phy_get:
+fail_pf_get:
+fail_no_mae:
+       sfc_log_init(sa, "failed: %s", rte_strerror(rc));
+       return rc;
+}
+
+void
+sfc_mae_switchdev_fini(struct sfc_adapter *sa)
+{
+       struct sfc_mae *mae = &sa->mae;
+
+       if (!sa->switchdev)
+               return;
+
+       sfc_mae_rule_del(sa, mae->switchdev_rule_pf_to_ext);
+       sfc_mae_rule_del(sa, mae->switchdev_rule_ext_to_pf);
+}
 
        uint32_t                        service_id;
 };
 
+/** Rules to forward traffic from PHY port to PF and from PF to PHY port */
+#define SFC_MAE_NB_SWITCHDEV_RULES     (2)
+/** Maximum required internal MAE rules */
+#define SFC_MAE_NB_RULES_MAX           (SFC_MAE_NB_SWITCHDEV_RULES)
+
+struct sfc_mae_rule {
+       efx_mae_match_spec_t            *spec;
+       efx_mae_actions_t               *actions;
+       efx_mae_aset_id_t               action_set;
+       efx_mae_rule_id_t               rule_id;
+};
+
+struct sfc_mae_internal_rules {
+       /*
+        * Rules required to sustain switchdev mode or to provide
+        * port representor functionality.
+        */
+       struct sfc_mae_rule             rules[SFC_MAE_NB_RULES_MAX];
+};
+
 struct sfc_mae {
        /** Assigned switch domain identifier */
        uint16_t                        switch_domain_id;
        bool                            counter_rxq_running;
        /** Counter registry */
        struct sfc_mae_counter_registry counter_registry;
+       /** Driver-internal flow rules */
+       struct sfc_mae_internal_rules   internal_rules;
+       /**
+        * Switchdev default rules. They forward traffic from PHY port
+        * to PF and vice versa.
+        */
+       struct sfc_mae_rule             *switchdev_rule_pf_to_ext;
+       struct sfc_mae_rule             *switchdev_rule_ext_to_pf;
 };
 
 struct sfc_adapter;
 sfc_flow_remove_cb_t sfc_mae_flow_remove;
 sfc_flow_query_cb_t sfc_mae_flow_query;
 
+/**
+ * The value used to represent the lowest priority.
+ * Used in MAE rule API.
+ */
+#define SFC_MAE_RULE_PRIO_LOWEST       (-1)
+
+/**
+ * Insert a driver-internal flow rule that matches traffic originating from
+ * some m-port selector and redirects it to another one
+ * (eg. PF --> PHY, PHY --> PF).
+ *
+ * If requested priority is negative, use the lowest priority.
+ */
+int sfc_mae_rule_add_mport_match_deliver(struct sfc_adapter *sa,
+                                        const efx_mport_sel_t *mport_match,
+                                        const efx_mport_sel_t *mport_deliver,
+                                        int prio, struct sfc_mae_rule **rulep);
+void sfc_mae_rule_del(struct sfc_adapter *sa, struct sfc_mae_rule *rule);
+int sfc_mae_switchdev_init(struct sfc_adapter *sa);
+void sfc_mae_switchdev_fini(struct sfc_adapter *sa);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif