[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 07/16] ethdev: flatten RSS configuration in flow API

Zhao1, Wei wei.zhao1 at intel.com
Sat Apr 28 05:46:24 CEST 2018


Hi,Adrien Mazarguil

       We have just use new RC.1 code on the feature of flow RSS API, but we find some abnormal phenomenon.
After that I check code again, I find that it is  introduced in this patch:

SHA-1: ac8d22de2394e03ba4a77d8fd24381147aafb1d3
* ethdev: flatten RSS configuration in flow API
Signed-off-by: Adrien Mazarguil <adrien.mazarguil at 6wind.com>


This abnormal phenomenon include i40e and ixgbe 2 NIC, it do not has these 2 bug before merge this patch.
It is first find out by yuan.peng at intel.com,  she can tell you how to reappear these abnormal phenomenon on RSS flow API.

Thank you.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces at dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Adrien Mazarguil
> Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2018 11:28 PM
> To: Thomas Monjalon <thomas at monjalon.net>; Yigit, Ferruh
> <ferruh.yigit at intel.com>; dev at dpdk.org
> Cc: Xueming Li <xuemingl at mellanox.com>; Lu, Wenzhuo
> <wenzhuo.lu at intel.com>; Wu, Jingjing <jingjing.wu at intel.com>; Xing, Beilei
> <beilei.xing at intel.com>; Zhang, Qi Z <qi.z.zhang at intel.com>; Ananyev,
> Konstantin <konstantin.ananyev at intel.com>; Nelio Laranjeiro
> <nelio.laranjeiro at 6wind.com>; Yongseok Koh <yskoh at mellanox.com>;
> Andrew Rybchenko <arybchenko at solarflare.com>; Pascal Mazon
> <pascal.mazon at 6wind.com>; Nicolau, Radu <radu.nicolau at intel.com>; Akhil
> Goyal <akhil.goyal at nxp.com>
> Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 07/16] ethdev: flatten RSS configuration in
> flow API
> 
> Since its inception, the rte_flow RSS action has been relying in part on
> external struct rte_eth_rss_conf for compatibility with the legacy RSS API.
> This structure lacks parameters such as the hash algorithm to use, and more
> recently, a method to tell which layer RSS should be performed on [1].
> 
> Given struct rte_eth_rss_conf will never be flexible enough to represent a
> complete RSS configuration (e.g. RETA table), this patch supersedes it by
> extending the rte_flow RSS action directly.
> 
> A subsequent patch will add a field to use a non-default RSS hash
> algorithm. To that end, a field named "types" replaces the field formerly
> known as "rss_hf" and standing for "RSS hash functions" as it was
> confusing. Actual RSS hash function types are defined by enum
> rte_eth_hash_function.
> 
> This patch updates all PMDs and example applications accordingly.
> 
> It breaks ABI compatibility for the following public functions:
> 
> - rte_flow_copy()
> - rte_flow_create()
> - rte_flow_query()
> - rte_flow_validate()
> 
> [1] commit 676b605182a5 ("doc: announce ethdev API change for RSS
>     configuration")
> 
> Signed-off-by: Adrien Mazarguil <adrien.mazarguil at 6wind.com>
> Acked-by: Andrew Rybchenko <arybchenko at solarflare.com>
> Cc: Xueming Li <xuemingl at mellanox.com>
> Cc: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit at intel.com>
> Cc: Thomas Monjalon <thomas at monjalon.net>
> Cc: Wenzhuo Lu <wenzhuo.lu at intel.com>
> Cc: Jingjing Wu <jingjing.wu at intel.com>
> Cc: Beilei Xing <beilei.xing at intel.com>
> Cc: Qi Zhang <qi.z.zhang at intel.com>
> Cc: Konstantin Ananyev <konstantin.ananyev at intel.com>
> Cc: Nelio Laranjeiro <nelio.laranjeiro at 6wind.com>
> Cc: Yongseok Koh <yskoh at mellanox.com>
> Cc: Andrew Rybchenko <arybchenko at solarflare.com>
> Cc: Pascal Mazon <pascal.mazon at 6wind.com>
> Cc: Radu Nicolau <radu.nicolau at intel.com>
> Cc: Akhil Goyal <akhil.goyal at nxp.com>
> 
> ---
> 
> v6 changes:
> 
> - Fixed QUEUE action support in mlx5 according to Nelio's comment [1].
>   This action relies on RSS to work and even though it targets a single Rx
>   queue, a non-NULL hash key is required.
> - Updated API and ABI changes sections in release notes.
> 
> [1] http://dpdk.org/ml/archives/dev/2018-April/098635.html
> 
> v3 changes:
> 
> Documentation update regarding the meaning of a 0 value for RSS types in
> flow rules.
> 
> It used to implicitly mean "no RSS" but is redefined as requesting a kind
> of "best-effort" mode from PMDs, i.e. anything ranging from empty to
> all-inclusive RSS; what matters is it provides safe defaults that will work
> regardless of PMD capabilities.
> ---
>  app/test-pmd/cmdline_flow.c                 |  48 +++---
>  app/test-pmd/config.c                       |  39 ++---
>  doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst          |  28 ++--
>  doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_05.rst      |  13 +-
>  doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst |   6 +-
>  drivers/net/e1000/e1000_ethdev.h            |  13 +-
>  drivers/net/e1000/igb_ethdev.c              |   4 +-
>  drivers/net/e1000/igb_flow.c                |  31 ++--
>  drivers/net/e1000/igb_rxtx.c                |  51 +++++-
>  drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c              |  53 +++++--
>  drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.h              |  15 +-
>  drivers/net/i40e/i40e_flow.c                |  47 +++---
>  drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c            |   4 +-
>  drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.h            |  13 +-
>  drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_flow.c              |  30 ++--
>  drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx.c              |  51 +++++-
>  drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4.c                     |   2 +-
>  drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_flow.c                |  61 +++----
>  drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_flow.h                |   2 +-
>  drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_rxq.c                 |   2 +-
>  drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_rxtx.h                |   2 +-
>  drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.c                | 193 +++++++++++------------
>  drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxq.c                 |  26 +--
>  drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx.h                |  26 +--
>  drivers/net/sfc/sfc_flow.c                  |  21 ++-
>  drivers/net/tap/tap_flow.c                  |   8 +-
>  examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec.c                |  10 +-
>  lib/librte_ether/rte_flow.c                 |  39 ++---
>  lib/librte_ether/rte_flow.h                 |  12 +-
>  29 files changed, 492 insertions(+), 358 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/app/test-pmd/cmdline_flow.c b/app/test-pmd/cmdline_flow.c
> index 798b7948d..c9c2c3ad9 100644
> --- a/app/test-pmd/cmdline_flow.c
> +++ b/app/test-pmd/cmdline_flow.c
> @@ -192,9 +192,8 @@ enum index {
>  /** Storage for struct rte_flow_action_rss including external data. */
>  struct action_rss_data {
>  	struct rte_flow_action_rss conf;
> +	uint8_t key[RSS_HASH_KEY_LENGTH];
>  	uint16_t queue[ACTION_RSS_QUEUE_NUM];
> -	struct rte_eth_rss_conf rss_conf;
> -	uint8_t rss_key[RSS_HASH_KEY_LENGTH];
>  };
> 
>  /** Maximum number of subsequent tokens and arguments on the stack.
> */
> @@ -1587,7 +1586,7 @@ static const struct token token_list[] = {
>  	},
>  	[ACTION_RSS_TYPES] = {
>  		.name = "types",
> -		.help = "RSS hash types",
> +		.help = "specific RSS hash types",
>  		.next = NEXT(action_rss, NEXT_ENTRY(ACTION_RSS_TYPE)),
>  	},
>  	[ACTION_RSS_TYPE] = {
> @@ -1602,21 +1601,21 @@ static const struct token token_list[] = {
>  		.next = NEXT(action_rss, NEXT_ENTRY(STRING)),
>  		.args = ARGS(ARGS_ENTRY_ARB(0, 0),
>  			     ARGS_ENTRY_ARB
> -			     (offsetof(struct action_rss_data, rss_conf) +
> -			      offsetof(struct rte_eth_rss_conf, rss_key_len),
> -			      sizeof(((struct rte_eth_rss_conf *)0)->
> -				     rss_key_len)),
> -			     ARGS_ENTRY(struct action_rss_data, rss_key)),
> +			     (offsetof(struct action_rss_data, conf) +
> +			      offsetof(struct rte_flow_action_rss, key_len),
> +			      sizeof(((struct rte_flow_action_rss *)0)->
> +				     key_len)),
> +			     ARGS_ENTRY(struct action_rss_data, key)),
>  	},
>  	[ACTION_RSS_KEY_LEN] = {
>  		.name = "key_len",
>  		.help = "RSS hash key length in bytes",
>  		.next = NEXT(action_rss, NEXT_ENTRY(UNSIGNED)),
>  		.args = ARGS(ARGS_ENTRY_ARB_BOUNDED
> -			     (offsetof(struct action_rss_data, rss_conf) +
> -			      offsetof(struct rte_eth_rss_conf, rss_key_len),
> -			      sizeof(((struct rte_eth_rss_conf *)0)->
> -				     rss_key_len),
> +			     (offsetof(struct action_rss_data, conf) +
> +			      offsetof(struct rte_flow_action_rss, key_len),
> +			      sizeof(((struct rte_flow_action_rss *)0)->
> +				     key_len),
>  			      0,
>  			      RSS_HASH_KEY_LENGTH)),
>  	},
> @@ -2075,27 +2074,24 @@ parse_vc_action_rss(struct context *ctx, const
> struct token *token,
>  	action_rss_data = ctx->object;
>  	*action_rss_data = (struct action_rss_data){
>  		.conf = (struct rte_flow_action_rss){
> -			.rss_conf = &action_rss_data->rss_conf,
> -			.num = RTE_MIN(nb_rxq,
> ACTION_RSS_QUEUE_NUM),
> +			.types = rss_hf,
> +			.key_len = sizeof(action_rss_data->key),
> +			.queue_num = RTE_MIN(nb_rxq,
> ACTION_RSS_QUEUE_NUM),
> +			.key = action_rss_data->key,
>  			.queue = action_rss_data->queue,
>  		},
> +		.key = "testpmd's default RSS hash key",
>  		.queue = { 0 },
> -		.rss_conf = (struct rte_eth_rss_conf){
> -			.rss_key = action_rss_data->rss_key,
> -			.rss_key_len = sizeof(action_rss_data->rss_key),
> -			.rss_hf = rss_hf,
> -		},
> -		.rss_key = "testpmd's default RSS hash key",
>  	};
> -	for (i = 0; i < action_rss_data->conf.num; ++i)
> +	for (i = 0; i < action_rss_data->conf.queue_num; ++i)
>  		action_rss_data->queue[i] = i;
>  	if (!port_id_is_invalid(ctx->port, DISABLED_WARN) &&
>  	    ctx->port != (portid_t)RTE_PORT_ALL) {
>  		struct rte_eth_dev_info info;
> 
>  		rte_eth_dev_info_get(ctx->port, &info);
> -		action_rss_data->rss_conf.rss_key_len =
> -			RTE_MIN(sizeof(action_rss_data->rss_key),
> +		action_rss_data->conf.key_len =
> +			RTE_MIN(sizeof(action_rss_data->key),
>  				info.hash_key_size);
>  	}
>  	action->conf = &action_rss_data->conf;
> @@ -2123,7 +2119,7 @@ parse_vc_action_rss_type(struct context *ctx,
> const struct token *token,
>  		return -1;
>  	if (!(ctx->objdata >> 16) && ctx->object) {
>  		action_rss_data = ctx->object;
> -		action_rss_data->rss_conf.rss_hf = 0;
> +		action_rss_data->conf.types = 0;
>  	}
>  	if (!strcmp_partial("end", str, len)) {
>  		ctx->objdata &= 0xffff;
> @@ -2142,7 +2138,7 @@ parse_vc_action_rss_type(struct context *ctx,
> const struct token *token,
>  	if (!ctx->object)
>  		return len;
>  	action_rss_data = ctx->object;
> -	action_rss_data->rss_conf.rss_hf |= rss_type_table[i].rss_type;
> +	action_rss_data->conf.types |= rss_type_table[i].rss_type;
>  	return len;
>  }
> 
> @@ -2192,7 +2188,7 @@ parse_vc_action_rss_queue(struct context *ctx,
> const struct token *token,
>  	if (!ctx->object)
>  		return len;
>  	action_rss_data = ctx->object;
> -	action_rss_data->conf.num = i;
> +	action_rss_data->conf.queue_num = i;
>  	action_rss_data->conf.queue = i ? action_rss_data->queue : NULL;
>  	return len;
>  }
> diff --git a/app/test-pmd/config.c b/app/test-pmd/config.c
> index eb7ac315e..4700dd674 100644
> --- a/app/test-pmd/config.c
> +++ b/app/test-pmd/config.c
> @@ -1117,40 +1117,27 @@ flow_action_conf_copy(void *buf, const struct
> rte_flow_action *action)
>  		off = 0;
>  		if (dst.rss)
>  			*dst.rss = (struct rte_flow_action_rss){
> -				.num = src.rss->num,
> +				.types = src.rss->types,
> +				.key_len = src.rss->key_len,
> +				.queue_num = src.rss->queue_num,
>  			};
>  		off += sizeof(*src.rss);
> -		if (src.rss->num) {
> +		if (src.rss->key_len) {
>  			off = RTE_ALIGN_CEIL(off, sizeof(double));
> -			size = sizeof(*src.rss->queue) * src.rss->num;
> +			size = sizeof(*src.rss->key) * src.rss->key_len;
>  			if (dst.rss)
> -				dst.rss->queue = memcpy
> +				dst.rss->key = memcpy
>  					((void *)((uintptr_t)dst.rss + off),
> -					 src.rss->queue, size);
> +					 src.rss->key, size);
>  			off += size;
>  		}
> -		off = RTE_ALIGN_CEIL(off, sizeof(double));
> -		if (dst.rss) {
> -			dst.rss->rss_conf = (void *)((uintptr_t)dst.rss + off);
> -			*(struct rte_eth_rss_conf *)(uintptr_t)
> -				dst.rss->rss_conf = (struct
> rte_eth_rss_conf){
> -				.rss_key_len = src.rss->rss_conf-
> >rss_key_len,
> -				.rss_hf = src.rss->rss_conf->rss_hf,
> -			};
> -		}
> -		off += sizeof(*src.rss->rss_conf);
> -		if (src.rss->rss_conf->rss_key_len) {
> +		if (src.rss->queue_num) {
>  			off = RTE_ALIGN_CEIL(off, sizeof(double));
> -			size = sizeof(*src.rss->rss_conf->rss_key) *
> -				src.rss->rss_conf->rss_key_len;
> -			if (dst.rss) {
> -				((struct rte_eth_rss_conf *)(uintptr_t)
> -				 dst.rss->rss_conf)->rss_key =
> -					(void *)((uintptr_t)dst.rss + off);
> -				memcpy(dst.rss->rss_conf->rss_key,
> -				       src.rss->rss_conf->rss_key,
> -				       size);
> -			}
> +			size = sizeof(*src.rss->queue) * src.rss->queue_num;
> +			if (dst.rss)
> +				dst.rss->queue = memcpy
> +					((void *)((uintptr_t)dst.rss + off),
> +					 src.rss->queue, size);
>  			off += size;
>  		}
>  		size = off;
> diff --git a/doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst
> b/doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst
> index acbeaacbd..cf252eeba 100644
> --- a/doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst
> +++ b/doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst
> @@ -1301,6 +1301,12 @@ Action: ``RSS``
>  Similar to QUEUE, except RSS is additionally performed on packets to spread
>  them among several queues according to the provided parameters.
> 
> +Unlike global RSS settings used by other DPDK APIs, unsetting the ``types``
> +field does not disable RSS in a flow rule. Doing so instead requests safe
> +unspecified "best-effort" settings from the underlying PMD, which
> depending
> +on the flow rule, may result in anything ranging from empty (single queue)
> +to all-inclusive RSS.
> +
>  Note: RSS hash result is stored in the ``hash.rss`` mbuf field which
>  overlaps ``hash.fdir.lo``. Since `Action: MARK`_ sets the ``hash.fdir.hi``
>  field only, both can be requested simultaneously.
> @@ -1309,15 +1315,19 @@ field only, both can be requested simultaneously.
> 
>  .. table:: RSS
> 
> -   +--------------+--------------------------------+
> -   | Field        | Value                          |
> -   +==============+================================+
> -   | ``rss_conf`` | RSS parameters                 |
> -   +--------------+--------------------------------+
> -   | ``num``      | number of entries in ``queue`` |
> -   +--------------+--------------------------------+
> -   | ``queue``    | queue indices to use           |
> -   +--------------+--------------------------------+
> +   +---------------+---------------------------------------------+
> +   | Field         | Value                                       |
> +
> +===============+=========================================
> ====+
> +   | ``types``     | specific RSS hash types (see ``ETH_RSS_*``) |
> +   +---------------+---------------------------------------------+
> +   | ``key_len``   | hash key length in bytes                    |
> +   +---------------+---------------------------------------------+
> +   | ``queue_num`` | number of entries in ``queue``              |
> +   +---------------+---------------------------------------------+
> +   | ``key``       | hash key                                    |
> +   +---------------+---------------------------------------------+
> +   | ``queue``     | queue indices to use                        |
> +   +---------------+---------------------------------------------+
> 
>  Action: ``PF``
>  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_05.rst
> b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_05.rst
> index ca173450c..b702ac66a 100644
> --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_05.rst
> +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_05.rst
> @@ -254,6 +254,13 @@ API Changes
>      present.
>    * C99-style flexible arrays were replaced with standard pointers in RSS
>      action and in RAW pattern item structures due to compatibility issues.
> +  * The RSS action was modified to not rely on external
> +    ``struct rte_eth_rss_conf`` anymore to instead expose its own and more
> +    appropriately named configuration fields directly
> +    (``rss_conf->rss_key`` => ``key``,
> +    ``rss_conf->rss_key_len`` => ``key_len``,
> +    ``rss_conf->rss_hf`` => ``types``,
> +    ``num`` => ``queue_num``).
> 
> 
>  ABI Changes
> @@ -302,9 +309,9 @@ ABI Changes
>    ``rte_flow_isolate``, ``rte_flow_query`` and ``rte_flow_validate``, due to
>    changes in error type definitions (``enum rte_flow_error_type``), removal
>    of the unused DUP action (``enum rte_flow_action_type``), modified
> -  behavior for flow rule actions (see API changes) and removal of C99
> -  flexible arrays from RSS action (``struct rte_flow_action_rss``) and RAW
> -  pattern item (``struct rte_flow_item_raw``).
> +  behavior for flow rule actions (see API changes), removal of C99 flexible
> +  array from RAW pattern item (``struct rte_flow_item_raw``) and complete
> +  rework of the RSS action definition (``struct rte_flow_action_rss``).
> 
> 
>  Removed Items
> diff --git a/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst
> b/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst
> index 68c286bd4..a12e0267a 100644
> --- a/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst
> +++ b/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst
> @@ -3422,8 +3422,10 @@ This section lists supported actions and their
> attributes, if any.
> 
>  - ``rss``: spread packets among several queues.
> 
> -  - ``types [{RSS hash type} [...]] end``: RSS hash types, allowed tokens
> -    are the same as `set_hash_input_set`_, an empty list means none (0).
> +  - ``types [{RSS hash type} [...]] end``: specific RSS hash types, allowed
> +    tokens are the same as `set_hash_input_set`_, except that an empty list
> +    does not disable RSS but instead requests unspecified "best-effort"
> +    settings.
> 
>    - ``key {string}``: RSS hash key, overrides ``key_len``.
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_ethdev.h
> b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_ethdev.h
> index 6354b894a..902001f36 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_ethdev.h
> +++ b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_ethdev.h
> @@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
> 
>  #ifndef _E1000_ETHDEV_H_
>  #define _E1000_ETHDEV_H_
> +
> +#include <stdint.h>
> +
> +#include <rte_flow.h>
>  #include <rte_time.h>
>  #include <rte_pci.h>
> 
> @@ -27,6 +31,7 @@
>  #define E1000_CTRL_EXT_EXTEND_VLAN  (1<<26)    /* EXTENDED VLAN */
>  #define IGB_VFTA_SIZE 128
> 
> +#define IGB_HKEY_MAX_INDEX             10
>  #define IGB_MAX_RX_QUEUE_NUM           8
>  #define IGB_MAX_RX_QUEUE_NUM_82576     16
> 
> @@ -229,8 +234,8 @@ struct igb_ethertype_filter {
>  };
> 
>  struct igb_rte_flow_rss_conf {
> -	struct rte_eth_rss_conf rss_conf; /**< RSS parameters. */
> -	uint16_t num; /**< Number of entries in queue[]. */
> +	struct rte_flow_action_rss conf; /**< RSS parameters. */
> +	uint8_t key[IGB_HKEY_MAX_INDEX * sizeof(uint32_t)]; /* Hash key.
> */
>  	uint16_t queue[IGB_MAX_RX_QUEUE_NUM]; /**< Queues indices
> to use. */
>  };
> 
> @@ -501,6 +506,10 @@ int eth_igb_syn_filter_set(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
>  int eth_igb_add_del_flex_filter(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
>  			struct rte_eth_flex_filter *filter,
>  			bool add);
> +int igb_rss_conf_init(struct igb_rte_flow_rss_conf *out,
> +		      const struct rte_flow_action_rss *in);
> +int igb_action_rss_same(const struct rte_flow_action_rss *comp,
> +			const struct rte_flow_action_rss *with);
>  int igb_config_rss_filter(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
>  			struct igb_rte_flow_rss_conf *conf,
>  			bool add);
> diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/igb_ethdev.c
> b/drivers/net/e1000/igb_ethdev.c
> index c35c9352a..140334772 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/e1000/igb_ethdev.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/e1000/igb_ethdev.c
> @@ -41,8 +41,6 @@
>  #define IGB_DEFAULT_TX_HTHRESH      1
>  #define IGB_DEFAULT_TX_WTHRESH      ((hw->mac.type == e1000_82576) ?
> 1 : 16)
> 
> -#define IGB_HKEY_MAX_INDEX 10
> -
>  /* Bit shift and mask */
>  #define IGB_4_BIT_WIDTH  (CHAR_BIT / 2)
>  #define IGB_4_BIT_MASK   RTE_LEN2MASK(IGB_4_BIT_WIDTH, uint8_t)
> @@ -5662,7 +5660,7 @@ igb_rss_filter_restore(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
>  	struct e1000_filter_info *filter_info =
>  		E1000_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_FILTER_INFO(dev->data-
> >dev_private);
> 
> -	if (filter_info->rss_info.num)
> +	if (filter_info->rss_info.conf.queue_num)
>  		igb_config_rss_filter(dev, &filter_info->rss_info, TRUE);
>  }
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/igb_flow.c b/drivers/net/e1000/igb_flow.c
> index c0f5b5190..8dc5f75f2 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/e1000/igb_flow.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/e1000/igb_flow.c
> @@ -1292,7 +1292,7 @@ igb_parse_rss_filter(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
> 
>  	rss = (const struct rte_flow_action_rss *)act->conf;
> 
> -	if (!rss || !rss->num) {
> +	if (!rss || !rss->queue_num) {
>  		rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
>  				RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
>  				act,
> @@ -1300,7 +1300,7 @@ igb_parse_rss_filter(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
>  		return -rte_errno;
>  	}
> 
> -	for (n = 0; n < rss->num; n++) {
> +	for (n = 0; n < rss->queue_num; n++) {
>  		if (rss->queue[n] >= dev->data->nb_rx_queues) {
>  			rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
>  				   RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
> @@ -1310,14 +1310,18 @@ igb_parse_rss_filter(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
>  		}
>  	}
> 
> -	if (rss->rss_conf)
> -		rss_conf->rss_conf = *rss->rss_conf;
> -	else
> -		rss_conf->rss_conf.rss_hf = IGB_RSS_OFFLOAD_ALL;
> -
> -	for (n = 0; n < rss->num; ++n)
> -		rss_conf->queue[n] = rss->queue[n];
> -	rss_conf->num = rss->num;
> +	if (rss->key_len && rss->key_len != RTE_DIM(rss_conf->key))
> +		return rte_flow_error_set
> +			(error, ENOTSUP, RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
> act,
> +			 "RSS hash key must be exactly 40 bytes");
> +	if (rss->queue_num > RTE_DIM(rss_conf->queue))
> +		return rte_flow_error_set
> +			(error, ENOTSUP, RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
> act,
> +			 "too many queues for RSS context");
> +	if (igb_rss_conf_init(rss_conf, rss))
> +		return rte_flow_error_set
> +			(error, EINVAL, RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
> act,
> +			 "RSS context initialization failure");
> 
>  	/* check if the next not void item is END */
>  	index++;
> @@ -1518,9 +1522,8 @@ igb_flow_create(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
>  				PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "failed to allocate
> memory");
>  				goto out;
>  			}
> -			rte_memcpy(&rss_filter_ptr->filter_info,
> -				&rss_conf,
> -				sizeof(struct igb_rte_flow_rss_conf));
> +			igb_rss_conf_init(&rss_filter_ptr->filter_info,
> +					  &rss_conf.conf);
>  			TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&igb_filter_rss_list,
>  				rss_filter_ptr, entries);
>  			flow->rule = rss_filter_ptr;
> @@ -1757,7 +1760,7 @@ igb_clear_rss_filter(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
>  	struct e1000_filter_info *filter =
>  		E1000_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_FILTER_INFO(dev->data-
> >dev_private);
> 
> -	if (filter->rss_info.num)
> +	if (filter->rss_info.conf.queue_num)
>  		igb_config_rss_filter(dev, &filter->rss_info, FALSE);
>  }
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/igb_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/e1000/igb_rxtx.c
> index 323913f0d..45bb3455c 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/e1000/igb_rxtx.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/e1000/igb_rxtx.c
> @@ -2898,12 +2898,47 @@ igb_txq_info_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
> uint16_t queue_id,
>  }
> 
>  int
> +igb_rss_conf_init(struct igb_rte_flow_rss_conf *out,
> +		  const struct rte_flow_action_rss *in)
> +{
> +	if (in->key_len > RTE_DIM(out->key) ||
> +	    in->queue_num > RTE_DIM(out->queue))
> +		return -EINVAL;
> +	out->conf = (struct rte_flow_action_rss){
> +		.types = in->types,
> +		.key_len = in->key_len,
> +		.queue_num = in->queue_num,
> +		.key = memcpy(out->key, in->key, in->key_len),
> +		.queue = memcpy(out->queue, in->queue,
> +				sizeof(*in->queue) * in->queue_num),
> +	};
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +
> +int
> +igb_action_rss_same(const struct rte_flow_action_rss *comp,
> +		    const struct rte_flow_action_rss *with)
> +{
> +	return (comp->types == with->types &&
> +		comp->key_len == with->key_len &&
> +		comp->queue_num == with->queue_num &&
> +		!memcmp(comp->key, with->key, with->key_len) &&
> +		!memcmp(comp->queue, with->queue,
> +			sizeof(*with->queue) * with->queue_num));
> +}
> +
> +int
>  igb_config_rss_filter(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
>  		struct igb_rte_flow_rss_conf *conf, bool add)
>  {
>  	uint32_t shift;
>  	uint16_t i, j;
> -	struct rte_eth_rss_conf rss_conf = conf->rss_conf;
> +	struct rte_eth_rss_conf rss_conf = {
> +		.rss_key = conf->conf.key_len ?
> +			(void *)(uintptr_t)conf->conf.key : NULL,
> +		.rss_key_len = conf->conf.key_len,
> +		.rss_hf = conf->conf.types,
> +	};
>  	struct e1000_filter_info *filter_info =
>  		E1000_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_FILTER_INFO(dev->data-
> >dev_private);
>  	struct e1000_hw *hw = E1000_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_HW(dev->data-
> >dev_private);
> @@ -2911,8 +2946,8 @@ igb_config_rss_filter(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
>  	hw = E1000_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_HW(dev->data->dev_private);
> 
>  	if (!add) {
> -		if (memcmp(conf, &filter_info->rss_info,
> -			sizeof(struct igb_rte_flow_rss_conf)) == 0) {
> +		if (igb_action_rss_same(&filter_info->rss_info.conf,
> +					&conf->conf)) {
>  			igb_rss_disable(dev);
>  			memset(&filter_info->rss_info, 0,
>  				sizeof(struct igb_rte_flow_rss_conf));
> @@ -2921,7 +2956,7 @@ igb_config_rss_filter(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
>  		return -EINVAL;
>  	}
> 
> -	if (filter_info->rss_info.num)
> +	if (filter_info->rss_info.conf.queue_num)
>  		return -EINVAL;
> 
>  	/* Fill in redirection table. */
> @@ -2933,9 +2968,9 @@ igb_config_rss_filter(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
>  		} reta;
>  		uint8_t q_idx;
> 
> -		if (j == conf->num)
> +		if (j == conf->conf.queue_num)
>  			j = 0;
> -		q_idx = conf->queue[j];
> +		q_idx = conf->conf.queue[j];
>  		reta.bytes[i & 3] = (uint8_t)(q_idx << shift);
>  		if ((i & 3) == 3)
>  			E1000_WRITE_REG(hw, E1000_RETA(i >> 2),
> reta.dword);
> @@ -2952,8 +2987,8 @@ igb_config_rss_filter(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
>  		rss_conf.rss_key = rss_intel_key; /* Default hash key */
>  	igb_hw_rss_hash_set(hw, &rss_conf);
> 
> -	rte_memcpy(&filter_info->rss_info,
> -		conf, sizeof(struct igb_rte_flow_rss_conf));
> +	if (igb_rss_conf_init(&filter_info->rss_info, &conf->conf))
> +		return -EINVAL;
> 
>  	return 0;
>  }
> diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
> index 78f2be7da..50e77901c 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
> @@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
>  #include <inttypes.h>
>  #include <assert.h>
> 
> +#include <rte_common.h>
>  #include <rte_eal.h>
>  #include <rte_string_fns.h>
>  #include <rte_pci.h>
> @@ -11650,7 +11651,7 @@ i40e_rss_filter_restore(struct i40e_pf *pf)
>  {
>  	struct i40e_rte_flow_rss_conf *conf =
>  					&pf->rss_info;
> -	if (conf->num)
> +	if (conf->conf.queue_num)
>  		i40e_config_rss_filter(pf, conf, TRUE);
>  }
> 
> @@ -12182,18 +12183,52 @@ i40e_cloud_filter_qinq_create(struct i40e_pf
> *pf)
>  }
> 
>  int
> +i40e_rss_conf_init(struct i40e_rte_flow_rss_conf *out,
> +		   const struct rte_flow_action_rss *in)
> +{
> +	if (in->key_len > RTE_DIM(out->key) ||
> +	    in->queue_num > RTE_DIM(out->queue))
> +		return -EINVAL;
> +	out->conf = (struct rte_flow_action_rss){
> +		.types = in->types,
> +		.key_len = in->key_len,
> +		.queue_num = in->queue_num,
> +		.key = memcpy(out->key, in->key, in->key_len),
> +		.queue = memcpy(out->queue, in->queue,
> +				sizeof(*in->queue) * in->queue_num),
> +	};
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +
> +int
> +i40e_action_rss_same(const struct rte_flow_action_rss *comp,
> +		     const struct rte_flow_action_rss *with)
> +{
> +	return (comp->types == with->types &&
> +		comp->key_len == with->key_len &&
> +		comp->queue_num == with->queue_num &&
> +		!memcmp(comp->key, with->key, with->key_len) &&
> +		!memcmp(comp->queue, with->queue,
> +			sizeof(*with->queue) * with->queue_num));
> +}
> +
> +int
>  i40e_config_rss_filter(struct i40e_pf *pf,
>  		struct i40e_rte_flow_rss_conf *conf, bool add)
>  {
>  	struct i40e_hw *hw = I40E_PF_TO_HW(pf);
>  	uint32_t i, lut = 0;
>  	uint16_t j, num;
> -	struct rte_eth_rss_conf rss_conf = conf->rss_conf;
> +	struct rte_eth_rss_conf rss_conf = {
> +		.rss_key = conf->conf.key_len ?
> +			(void *)(uintptr_t)conf->conf.key : NULL,
> +		.rss_key_len = conf->conf.key_len,
> +		.rss_hf = conf->conf.types,
> +	};
>  	struct i40e_rte_flow_rss_conf *rss_info = &pf->rss_info;
> 
>  	if (!add) {
> -		if (memcmp(conf, rss_info,
> -			sizeof(struct i40e_rte_flow_rss_conf)) == 0) {
> +		if (i40e_action_rss_same(&rss_info->conf, &conf->conf)) {
>  			i40e_pf_disable_rss(pf);
>  			memset(rss_info, 0,
>  				sizeof(struct i40e_rte_flow_rss_conf));
> @@ -12202,7 +12237,7 @@ i40e_config_rss_filter(struct i40e_pf *pf,
>  		return -EINVAL;
>  	}
> 
> -	if (rss_info->num)
> +	if (rss_info->conf.queue_num)
>  		return -EINVAL;
> 
>  	/* If both VMDQ and RSS enabled, not all of PF queues are
> configured.
> @@ -12213,7 +12248,7 @@ i40e_config_rss_filter(struct i40e_pf *pf,
>  	else
>  		num = pf->dev_data->nb_rx_queues;
> 
> -	num = RTE_MIN(num, conf->num);
> +	num = RTE_MIN(num, conf->conf.queue_num);
>  	PMD_DRV_LOG(INFO, "Max of contiguous %u PF queues are
> configured",
>  			num);
> 
> @@ -12226,7 +12261,7 @@ i40e_config_rss_filter(struct i40e_pf *pf,
>  	for (i = 0, j = 0; i < hw->func_caps.rss_table_size; i++, j++) {
>  		if (j == num)
>  			j = 0;
> -		lut = (lut << 8) | (conf->queue[j] & ((0x1 <<
> +		lut = (lut << 8) | (conf->conf.queue[j] & ((0x1 <<
>  			hw->func_caps.rss_table_entry_width) - 1));
>  		if ((i & 3) == 3)
>  			I40E_WRITE_REG(hw, I40E_PFQF_HLUT(i >> 2), lut);
> @@ -12251,8 +12286,8 @@ i40e_config_rss_filter(struct i40e_pf *pf,
> 
>  	i40e_hw_rss_hash_set(pf, &rss_conf);
> 
> -	rte_memcpy(rss_info,
> -		conf, sizeof(struct i40e_rte_flow_rss_conf));
> +	if (i40e_rss_conf_init(rss_info, &conf->conf))
> +		return -EINVAL;
> 
>  	return 0;
>  }
> diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.h
> b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.h
> index d33b255e7..a0569d4ae 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.h
> +++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.h
> @@ -5,14 +5,19 @@
>  #ifndef _I40E_ETHDEV_H_
>  #define _I40E_ETHDEV_H_
> 
> +#include <stdint.h>
> +
>  #include <rte_eth_ctrl.h>
>  #include <rte_time.h>
>  #include <rte_kvargs.h>
>  #include <rte_hash.h>
> +#include <rte_flow.h>
>  #include <rte_flow_driver.h>
>  #include <rte_tm_driver.h>
>  #include "rte_pmd_i40e.h"
> 
> +#include "base/i40e_register.h"
> +
>  #define I40E_VLAN_TAG_SIZE        4
> 
>  #define I40E_AQ_LEN               32
> @@ -878,9 +883,11 @@ struct i40e_customized_pctype {
>  };
> 
>  struct i40e_rte_flow_rss_conf {
> -	struct rte_eth_rss_conf rss_conf; /**< RSS parameters. */
> +	struct rte_flow_action_rss conf; /**< RSS parameters. */
>  	uint16_t queue_region_conf; /**< Queue region config flag */
> -	uint16_t num; /**< Number of entries in queue[]. */
> +	uint8_t key[(I40E_VFQF_HKEY_MAX_INDEX >
> I40E_PFQF_HKEY_MAX_INDEX ?
> +		     I40E_VFQF_HKEY_MAX_INDEX :
> I40E_PFQF_HKEY_MAX_INDEX) + 1 *
> +		    sizeof(uint32_t)]; /* Hash key. */
>  	uint16_t queue[I40E_MAX_Q_PER_TC]; /**< Queues indices to use.
> */
>  };
> 
> @@ -1219,6 +1226,10 @@ void i40e_init_queue_region_conf(struct
> rte_eth_dev *dev);
>  void i40e_flex_payload_reg_set_default(struct i40e_hw *hw);
>  int i40e_set_rss_key(struct i40e_vsi *vsi, uint8_t *key, uint8_t key_len);
>  int i40e_set_rss_lut(struct i40e_vsi *vsi, uint8_t *lut, uint16_t lut_size);
> +int i40e_rss_conf_init(struct i40e_rte_flow_rss_conf *out,
> +		       const struct rte_flow_action_rss *in);
> +int i40e_action_rss_same(const struct rte_flow_action_rss *comp,
> +			 const struct rte_flow_action_rss *with);
>  int i40e_config_rss_filter(struct i40e_pf *pf,
>  		struct i40e_rte_flow_rss_conf *conf, bool add);
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_flow.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_flow.c
> index d6f5e9923..ec6231003 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_flow.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_flow.c
> @@ -4220,7 +4220,7 @@ i40e_flow_parse_rss_action(struct rte_eth_dev
> *dev,
> 
>  	if (action_flag) {
>  		for (n = 0; n < 64; n++) {
> -			if (rss->rss_conf->rss_hf & (hf_bit << n)) {
> +			if (rss->types & (hf_bit << n)) {
>  				conf_info->region[0].hw_flowtype[0] = n;
>  				conf_info->region[0].flowtype_num = 1;
>  				conf_info->queue_region_number = 1;
> @@ -4236,12 +4236,12 @@ i40e_flow_parse_rss_action(struct rte_eth_dev
> *dev,
>  	 * queue index for this port.
>  	 */
>  	if (conf_info->queue_region_number) {
> -		for (i = 0; i < rss->num; i++) {
> -			for (j = 0; j < rss_info->num; j++) {
> -				if (rss->queue[i] == rss_info->queue[j])
> +		for (i = 0; i < rss->queue_num; i++) {
> +			for (j = 0; j < rss_info->conf.queue_num; j++) {
> +				if (rss->queue[i] == rss_info->conf.queue[j])
>  					break;
>  			}
> -			if (j == rss_info->num) {
> +			if (j == rss_info->conf.queue_num) {
>  				rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
>  					RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
>  					act,
> @@ -4250,7 +4250,7 @@ i40e_flow_parse_rss_action(struct rte_eth_dev
> *dev,
>  			}
>  		}
> 
> -		for (i = 0; i < rss->num - 1; i++) {
> +		for (i = 0; i < rss->queue_num - 1; i++) {
>  			if (rss->queue[i + 1] != rss->queue[i] + 1) {
>  				rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
>  					RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
> @@ -4265,8 +4265,8 @@ i40e_flow_parse_rss_action(struct rte_eth_dev
> *dev,
>  	for (n = 0; n < conf_info->queue_region_number; n++) {
>  		if (conf_info->region[n].user_priority_num ||
>  				conf_info->region[n].flowtype_num) {
> -			if (!((rte_is_power_of_2(rss->num)) &&
> -					rss->num <= 64)) {
> +			if (!((rte_is_power_of_2(rss->queue_num)) &&
> +					rss->queue_num <= 64)) {
>  				rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
>  					RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
>  					act,
> @@ -4294,7 +4294,8 @@ i40e_flow_parse_rss_action(struct rte_eth_dev
> *dev,
>  			}
> 
>  			for (i = 0; i < info->queue_region_number; i++) {
> -				if (info->region[i].queue_num == rss->num
> &&
> +				if (info->region[i].queue_num ==
> +				    rss->queue_num &&
>  					info->region[i].queue_start_index ==
>  						rss->queue[0])
>  					break;
> @@ -4310,7 +4311,7 @@ i40e_flow_parse_rss_action(struct rte_eth_dev
> *dev,
>  				}
> 
>  				info->region[i].queue_num =
> -					rss->num;
> +					rss->queue_num;
>  				info->region[i].queue_start_index =
>  					rss->queue[0];
>  				info->region[i].region_id =
> @@ -4356,7 +4357,7 @@ i40e_flow_parse_rss_action(struct rte_eth_dev
> *dev,
>  	if (rss_config->queue_region_conf)
>  		return 0;
> 
> -	if (!rss || !rss->num) {
> +	if (!rss || !rss->queue_num) {
>  		rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
>  				RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
>  				act,
> @@ -4364,7 +4365,7 @@ i40e_flow_parse_rss_action(struct rte_eth_dev
> *dev,
>  		return -rte_errno;
>  	}
> 
> -	for (n = 0; n < rss->num; n++) {
> +	for (n = 0; n < rss->queue_num; n++) {
>  		if (rss->queue[n] >= dev->data->nb_rx_queues) {
>  			rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
>  				   RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
> @@ -4375,15 +4376,19 @@ i40e_flow_parse_rss_action(struct rte_eth_dev
> *dev,
>  	}
> 
>  	/* Parse RSS related parameters from configuration */
> -	if (rss->rss_conf)
> -		rss_config->rss_conf = *rss->rss_conf;
> -	else
> -		rss_config->rss_conf.rss_hf =
> -			pf->adapter->flow_types_mask;
> +	if (rss->key_len && rss->key_len > RTE_DIM(rss_config->key))
> +		return rte_flow_error_set
> +			(error, ENOTSUP, RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
> act,
> +			 "RSS hash key too large");
> +	if (rss->queue_num > RTE_DIM(rss_config->queue))
> +		return rte_flow_error_set
> +			(error, ENOTSUP, RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
> act,
> +			 "too many queues for RSS context");
> +	if (i40e_rss_conf_init(rss_config, rss))
> +		return rte_flow_error_set
> +			(error, EINVAL, RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
> act,
> +			 "RSS context initialization failure");
> 
> -	for (n = 0; n < rss->num; ++n)
> -		rss_config->queue[n] = rss->queue[n];
> -	rss_config->num = rss->num;
>  	index++;
> 
>  	/* check if the next not void action is END */
> @@ -4903,7 +4908,7 @@ i40e_flow_flush_rss_filter(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
> 
>  	ret = i40e_flush_queue_region_all_conf(dev, hw, pf, 0);
> 
> -	if (rss_info->num)
> +	if (rss_info->conf.queue_num)
>  		ret = i40e_config_rss_filter(pf, rss_info, FALSE);
>  	return ret;
>  }
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
> b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
> index 92434809c..c00bdae3d 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
> @@ -100,8 +100,6 @@
> 
>  #define IXGBE_QUEUE_STAT_COUNTERS (sizeof(hw_stats->qprc) /
> sizeof(hw_stats->qprc[0]))
> 
> -#define IXGBE_HKEY_MAX_INDEX 10
> -
>  /* Additional timesync values. */
>  #define NSEC_PER_SEC             1000000000L
>  #define IXGBE_INCVAL_10GB        0x66666666
> @@ -8371,7 +8369,7 @@ ixgbe_rss_filter_restore(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
>  	struct ixgbe_filter_info *filter_info =
>  		IXGBE_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_FILTER_INFO(dev->data-
> >dev_private);
> 
> -	if (filter_info->rss_info.num)
> +	if (filter_info->rss_info.conf.queue_num)
>  		ixgbe_config_rss_filter(dev,
>  			&filter_info->rss_info, TRUE);
>  }
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.h
> b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.h
> index 655077700..9491b03f4 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.h
> +++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.h
> @@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
> 
>  #ifndef _IXGBE_ETHDEV_H_
>  #define _IXGBE_ETHDEV_H_
> +
> +#include <stdint.h>
> +
>  #include "base/ixgbe_type.h"
>  #include "base/ixgbe_dcb.h"
>  #include "base/ixgbe_dcb_82599.h"
> @@ -12,6 +15,7 @@
>  #ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_SECURITY
>  #include "ixgbe_ipsec.h"
>  #endif
> +#include <rte_flow.h>
>  #include <rte_time.h>
>  #include <rte_hash.h>
>  #include <rte_pci.h>
> @@ -39,6 +43,7 @@
>  #define IXGBE_EXTENDED_VLAN	  (uint32_t)(1 << 26) /* EXTENDED
> VLAN ENABLE */
>  #define IXGBE_VFTA_SIZE 128
>  #define IXGBE_VLAN_TAG_SIZE 4
> +#define IXGBE_HKEY_MAX_INDEX 10
>  #define IXGBE_MAX_RX_QUEUE_NUM	128
>  #define IXGBE_MAX_INTR_QUEUE_NUM	15
>  #define IXGBE_VMDQ_DCB_NB_QUEUES     IXGBE_MAX_RX_QUEUE_NUM
> @@ -196,8 +201,8 @@ struct ixgbe_hw_fdir_info {
>  };
> 
>  struct ixgbe_rte_flow_rss_conf {
> -	struct rte_eth_rss_conf rss_conf; /**< RSS parameters. */
> -	uint16_t num; /**< Number of entries in queue[]. */
> +	struct rte_flow_action_rss conf; /**< RSS parameters. */
> +	uint8_t key[IXGBE_HKEY_MAX_INDEX * sizeof(uint32_t)]; /* Hash
> key. */
>  	uint16_t queue[IXGBE_MAX_RX_QUEUE_NUM]; /**< Queues
> indices to use. */
>  };
> 
> @@ -696,6 +701,10 @@ void ixgbe_tm_conf_init(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
>  void ixgbe_tm_conf_uninit(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
>  int ixgbe_set_queue_rate_limit(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t
> queue_idx,
>  			       uint16_t tx_rate);
> +int ixgbe_rss_conf_init(struct ixgbe_rte_flow_rss_conf *out,
> +			const struct rte_flow_action_rss *in);
> +int ixgbe_action_rss_same(const struct rte_flow_action_rss *comp,
> +			  const struct rte_flow_action_rss *with);
>  int ixgbe_config_rss_filter(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
>  		struct ixgbe_rte_flow_rss_conf *conf, bool add);
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_flow.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_flow.c
> index abdeac28b..4e31c7c56 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_flow.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_flow.c
> @@ -2761,7 +2761,7 @@ ixgbe_parse_rss_filter(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
> 
>  	rss = (const struct rte_flow_action_rss *)act->conf;
> 
> -	if (!rss || !rss->num) {
> +	if (!rss || !rss->queue_num) {
>  		rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
>  				RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
>  				act,
> @@ -2769,7 +2769,7 @@ ixgbe_parse_rss_filter(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
>  		return -rte_errno;
>  	}
> 
> -	for (n = 0; n < rss->num; n++) {
> +	for (n = 0; n < rss->queue_num; n++) {
>  		if (rss->queue[n] >= dev->data->nb_rx_queues) {
>  			rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
>  				   RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
> @@ -2778,14 +2778,19 @@ ixgbe_parse_rss_filter(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
>  			return -rte_errno;
>  		}
>  	}
> -	if (rss->rss_conf)
> -		rss_conf->rss_conf = *rss->rss_conf;
> -	else
> -		rss_conf->rss_conf.rss_hf = IXGBE_RSS_OFFLOAD_ALL;
> 
> -	for (n = 0; n < rss->num; ++n)
> -		rss_conf->queue[n] = rss->queue[n];
> -	rss_conf->num = rss->num;
> +	if (rss->key_len && rss->key_len != RTE_DIM(rss_conf->key))
> +		return rte_flow_error_set
> +			(error, ENOTSUP, RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
> act,
> +			 "RSS hash key must be exactly 40 bytes");
> +	if (rss->queue_num > RTE_DIM(rss_conf->queue))
> +		return rte_flow_error_set
> +			(error, ENOTSUP, RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
> act,
> +			 "too many queues for RSS context");
> +	if (ixgbe_rss_conf_init(rss_conf, rss))
> +		return rte_flow_error_set
> +			(error, EINVAL, RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
> act,
> +			 "RSS context initialization failure");
> 
>  	/* check if the next not void item is END */
>  	act = next_no_void_action(actions, act);
> @@ -2834,7 +2839,7 @@ ixgbe_clear_rss_filter(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
>  	struct ixgbe_filter_info *filter_info =
>  		IXGBE_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_FILTER_INFO(dev->data-
> >dev_private);
> 
> -	if (filter_info->rss_info.num)
> +	if (filter_info->rss_info.conf.queue_num)
>  		ixgbe_config_rss_filter(dev, &filter_info->rss_info, FALSE);
>  }
> 
> @@ -3153,9 +3158,8 @@ ixgbe_flow_create(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
>  				PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "failed to allocate
> memory");
>  				goto out;
>  			}
> -			rte_memcpy(&rss_filter_ptr->filter_info,
> -				&rss_conf,
> -				sizeof(struct ixgbe_rte_flow_rss_conf));
> +			ixgbe_rss_conf_init(&rss_filter_ptr->filter_info,
> +					    &rss_conf.conf);
>  			TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&filter_rss_list,
>  				rss_filter_ptr, entries);
>  			flow->rule = rss_filter_ptr;
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx.c
> index aed3f5a9a..9fbd7dbd7 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx.c
> @@ -5676,6 +5676,36 @@ ixgbevf_dev_rxtx_start(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
>  }
> 
>  int
> +ixgbe_rss_conf_init(struct ixgbe_rte_flow_rss_conf *out,
> +		    const struct rte_flow_action_rss *in)
> +{
> +	if (in->key_len > RTE_DIM(out->key) ||
> +	    in->queue_num > RTE_DIM(out->queue))
> +		return -EINVAL;
> +	out->conf = (struct rte_flow_action_rss){
> +		.types = in->types,
> +		.key_len = in->key_len,
> +		.queue_num = in->queue_num,
> +		.key = memcpy(out->key, in->key, in->key_len),
> +		.queue = memcpy(out->queue, in->queue,
> +				sizeof(*in->queue) * in->queue_num),
> +	};
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +
> +int
> +ixgbe_action_rss_same(const struct rte_flow_action_rss *comp,
> +		      const struct rte_flow_action_rss *with)
> +{
> +	return (comp->types == with->types &&
> +		comp->key_len == with->key_len &&
> +		comp->queue_num == with->queue_num &&
> +		!memcmp(comp->key, with->key, with->key_len) &&
> +		!memcmp(comp->queue, with->queue,
> +			sizeof(*with->queue) * with->queue_num));
> +}
> +
> +int
>  ixgbe_config_rss_filter(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
>  		struct ixgbe_rte_flow_rss_conf *conf, bool add)
>  {
> @@ -5685,7 +5715,12 @@ ixgbe_config_rss_filter(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
>  	uint16_t j;
>  	uint16_t sp_reta_size;
>  	uint32_t reta_reg;
> -	struct rte_eth_rss_conf rss_conf = conf->rss_conf;
> +	struct rte_eth_rss_conf rss_conf = {
> +		.rss_key = conf->conf.key_len ?
> +			(void *)(uintptr_t)conf->conf.key : NULL,
> +		.rss_key_len = conf->conf.key_len,
> +		.rss_hf = conf->conf.types,
> +	};
>  	struct ixgbe_filter_info *filter_info =
>  		IXGBE_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_FILTER_INFO(dev->data-
> >dev_private);
> 
> @@ -5695,8 +5730,8 @@ ixgbe_config_rss_filter(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
>  	sp_reta_size = ixgbe_reta_size_get(hw->mac.type);
> 
>  	if (!add) {
> -		if (memcmp(conf, &filter_info->rss_info,
> -			sizeof(struct ixgbe_rte_flow_rss_conf)) == 0) {
> +		if (ixgbe_action_rss_same(&filter_info->rss_info.conf,
> +					  &conf->conf)) {
>  			ixgbe_rss_disable(dev);
>  			memset(&filter_info->rss_info, 0,
>  				sizeof(struct ixgbe_rte_flow_rss_conf));
> @@ -5705,7 +5740,7 @@ ixgbe_config_rss_filter(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
>  		return -EINVAL;
>  	}
> 
> -	if (filter_info->rss_info.num)
> +	if (filter_info->rss_info.conf.queue_num)
>  		return -EINVAL;
>  	/* Fill in redirection table
>  	 * The byte-swap is needed because NIC registers are in
> @@ -5715,9 +5750,9 @@ ixgbe_config_rss_filter(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
>  	for (i = 0, j = 0; i < sp_reta_size; i++, j++) {
>  		reta_reg = ixgbe_reta_reg_get(hw->mac.type, i);
> 
> -		if (j == conf->num)
> +		if (j == conf->conf.queue_num)
>  			j = 0;
> -		reta = (reta << 8) | conf->queue[j];
> +		reta = (reta << 8) | conf->conf.queue[j];
>  		if ((i & 3) == 3)
>  			IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, reta_reg,
>  					rte_bswap32(reta));
> @@ -5734,8 +5769,8 @@ ixgbe_config_rss_filter(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
>  		rss_conf.rss_key = rss_intel_key; /* Default hash key */
>  	ixgbe_hw_rss_hash_set(hw, &rss_conf);
> 
> -	rte_memcpy(&filter_info->rss_info,
> -		conf, sizeof(struct ixgbe_rte_flow_rss_conf));
> +	if (ixgbe_rss_conf_init(&filter_info->rss_info, &conf->conf))
> +		return -EINVAL;
> 
>  	return 0;
>  }
> diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4.c b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4.c
> index 937074a4f..3dd72dbf5 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4.c
> @@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ mlx4_pci_probe(struct rte_pci_driver *pci_drv, struct
> rte_pci_device *pci_dev)
>  			     " for UDP RSS and inner VXLAN RSS");
>  			/* Fake support for all possible RSS hash fields. */
>  			priv->hw_rss_sup = ~UINT64_C(0);
> -			priv->hw_rss_sup = mlx4_conv_rss_hf(priv, -1);
> +			priv->hw_rss_sup = mlx4_conv_rss_types(priv, -1);
>  			/* Filter out known unsupported fields. */
>  			priv->hw_rss_sup &=
>  				~(uint64_t)(IBV_RX_HASH_SRC_PORT_UDP |
> diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_flow.c b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_flow.c
> index 8feb6ae31..dd86e4ce7 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_flow.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_flow.c
> @@ -76,22 +76,22 @@ struct mlx4_drop {
>  };
> 
>  /**
> - * Convert DPDK RSS hash fields to their Verbs equivalent.
> + * Convert DPDK RSS hash types to their Verbs equivalent.
>   *
> - * This function returns the supported (default) set when @p rss_hf has
> + * This function returns the supported (default) set when @p types has
>   * special value (uint64_t)-1.
>   *
>   * @param priv
>   *   Pointer to private structure.
> - * @param rss_hf
> - *   Hash fields in DPDK format (see struct rte_eth_rss_conf).
> + * @param types
> + *   Hash types in DPDK format (see struct rte_eth_rss_conf).
>   *
>   * @return
>   *   A valid Verbs RSS hash fields mask for mlx4 on success, (uint64_t)-1
>   *   otherwise and rte_errno is set.
>   */
>  uint64_t
> -mlx4_conv_rss_hf(struct priv *priv, uint64_t rss_hf)
> +mlx4_conv_rss_types(struct priv *priv, uint64_t types)
>  {
>  	enum { IPV4, IPV6, TCP, UDP, };
>  	const uint64_t in[] = {
> @@ -126,17 +126,17 @@ mlx4_conv_rss_hf(struct priv *priv, uint64_t rss_hf)
>  	unsigned int i;
> 
>  	for (i = 0; i != RTE_DIM(in); ++i)
> -		if (rss_hf & in[i]) {
> -			seen |= rss_hf & in[i];
> +		if (types & in[i]) {
> +			seen |= types & in[i];
>  			conv |= out[i];
>  		}
>  	if ((conv & priv->hw_rss_sup) == conv) {
> -		if (rss_hf == (uint64_t)-1) {
> +		if (types == (uint64_t)-1) {
>  			/* Include inner RSS by default if supported. */
>  			conv |= priv->hw_rss_sup & IBV_RX_HASH_INNER;
>  			return conv;
>  		}
> -		if (!(rss_hf & ~seen))
> +		if (!(types & ~seen))
>  			return conv;
>  	}
>  	rte_errno = ENOTSUP;
> @@ -717,7 +717,8 @@ mlx4_flow_prepare(struct priv *priv,
>  		switch (action->type) {
>  			const struct rte_flow_action_queue *queue;
>  			const struct rte_flow_action_rss *rss;
> -			const struct rte_eth_rss_conf *rss_conf;
> +			const uint8_t *rss_key;
> +			uint32_t rss_key_len;
>  			uint64_t fields;
>  			unsigned int i;
> 
> @@ -747,58 +748,56 @@ mlx4_flow_prepare(struct priv *priv,
>  				break;
>  			rss = action->conf;
>  			/* Default RSS configuration if none is provided. */
> -			rss_conf =
> -				rss->rss_conf ?
> -				rss->rss_conf :
> -				&(struct rte_eth_rss_conf){
> -					.rss_key =
> mlx4_rss_hash_key_default,
> -					.rss_key_len =
> MLX4_RSS_HASH_KEY_SIZE,
> -					.rss_hf = -1,
> -				};
> +			if (rss->key_len) {
> +				rss_key = rss->key;
> +				rss_key_len = rss->key_len;
> +			} else {
> +				rss_key = mlx4_rss_hash_key_default;
> +				rss_key_len = MLX4_RSS_HASH_KEY_SIZE;
> +			}
>  			/* Sanity checks. */
> -			for (i = 0; i < rss->num; ++i)
> +			for (i = 0; i < rss->queue_num; ++i)
>  				if (rss->queue[i] >=
>  				    priv->dev->data->nb_rx_queues)
>  					break;
> -			if (i != rss->num) {
> +			if (i != rss->queue_num) {
>  				msg = "queue index target beyond number
> of"
>  					" configured Rx queues";
>  				goto exit_action_not_supported;
>  			}
> -			if (!rte_is_power_of_2(rss->num)) {
> +			if (!rte_is_power_of_2(rss->queue_num)) {
>  				msg = "for RSS, mlx4 requires the number of"
>  					" queues to be a power of two";
>  				goto exit_action_not_supported;
>  			}
> -			if (rss_conf->rss_key_len !=
> -			    sizeof(flow->rss->key)) {
> +			if (rss_key_len != sizeof(flow->rss->key)) {
>  				msg = "mlx4 supports exactly one RSS hash
> key"
>  					" length: "
> 
> 	MLX4_STR_EXPAND(MLX4_RSS_HASH_KEY_SIZE);
>  				goto exit_action_not_supported;
>  			}
> -			for (i = 1; i < rss->num; ++i)
> +			for (i = 1; i < rss->queue_num; ++i)
>  				if (rss->queue[i] - rss->queue[i - 1] != 1)
>  					break;
> -			if (i != rss->num) {
> +			if (i != rss->queue_num) {
>  				msg = "mlx4 requires RSS contexts to use"
>  					" consecutive queue indices only";
>  				goto exit_action_not_supported;
>  			}
> -			if (rss->queue[0] % rss->num) {
> +			if (rss->queue[0] % rss->queue_num) {
>  				msg = "mlx4 requires the first queue of a
> RSS"
>  					" context to be aligned on a multiple"
>  					" of the context size";
>  				goto exit_action_not_supported;
>  			}
>  			rte_errno = 0;
> -			fields = mlx4_conv_rss_hf(priv, rss_conf->rss_hf);
> +			fields = mlx4_conv_rss_types(priv, rss->types);
>  			if (fields == (uint64_t)-1 && rte_errno) {
>  				msg = "unsupported RSS hash type
> requested";
>  				goto exit_action_not_supported;
>  			}
>  			flow->rss = mlx4_rss_get
> -				(priv, fields, rss_conf->rss_key, rss->num,
> +				(priv, fields, rss_key, rss->queue_num,
>  				 rss->queue);
>  			if (!flow->rss) {
>  				msg = "either invalid parameters or not
> enough"
> @@ -1284,8 +1283,10 @@ mlx4_flow_internal(struct priv *priv, struct
> rte_flow_error *error)
>  		rte_align32pow2(priv->dev->data->nb_rx_queues + 1) >> 1;
>  	uint16_t queue[queues];
>  	struct rte_flow_action_rss action_rss = {
> -		.rss_conf = NULL, /* Rely on default fallback settings. */
> -		.num = queues,
> +		.types = -1,
> +		.key_len = MLX4_RSS_HASH_KEY_SIZE,
> +		.queue_num = queues,
> +		.key = mlx4_rss_hash_key_default,
>  		.queue = queue,
>  	};
>  	struct rte_flow_action actions[] = {
> diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_flow.h b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_flow.h
> index 4e3889e67..7b83d74b0 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_flow.h
> +++ b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_flow.h
> @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ struct rte_flow {
> 
>  /* mlx4_flow.c */
> 
> -uint64_t mlx4_conv_rss_hf(struct priv *priv, uint64_t rss_hf);
> +uint64_t mlx4_conv_rss_types(struct priv *priv, uint64_t rss_hf);
>  int mlx4_flow_sync(struct priv *priv, struct rte_flow_error *error);
>  void mlx4_flow_clean(struct priv *priv);
>  int mlx4_filter_ctrl(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
> diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_rxq.c b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_rxq.c
> index a7acc047b..65f099423 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_rxq.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_rxq.c
> @@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
> mlx4_rss_hash_key_default[MLX4_RSS_HASH_KEY_SIZE] = {
>   */
>  struct mlx4_rss *
>  mlx4_rss_get(struct priv *priv, uint64_t fields,
> -	     uint8_t key[MLX4_RSS_HASH_KEY_SIZE],
> +	     const uint8_t key[MLX4_RSS_HASH_KEY_SIZE],
>  	     uint16_t queues, const uint16_t queue_id[])
>  {
>  	struct mlx4_rss *rss;
> diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_rxtx.h b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_rxtx.h
> index b1af86110..2dfee957f 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_rxtx.h
> +++ b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_rxtx.h
> @@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ uint8_t
> mlx4_rss_hash_key_default[MLX4_RSS_HASH_KEY_SIZE];
>  int mlx4_rss_init(struct priv *priv);
>  void mlx4_rss_deinit(struct priv *priv);
>  struct mlx4_rss *mlx4_rss_get(struct priv *priv, uint64_t fields,
> -			      uint8_t key[MLX4_RSS_HASH_KEY_SIZE],
> +			      const uint8_t key[MLX4_RSS_HASH_KEY_SIZE],
>  			      uint16_t queues, const uint16_t queue_id[]);
>  void mlx4_rss_put(struct mlx4_rss *rss);
>  int mlx4_rss_attach(struct mlx4_rss *rss);
> diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.c
> index 0c89bff45..af8853e09 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.c
> @@ -214,9 +214,8 @@ struct rte_flow {
>  	TAILQ_ENTRY(rte_flow) next; /**< Pointer to the next flow structure.
> */
>  	uint32_t mark:1; /**< Set if the flow is marked. */
>  	uint32_t drop:1; /**< Drop queue. */
> -	uint16_t queues_n; /**< Number of entries in queue[]. */
> +	struct rte_flow_action_rss rss_conf; /**< RSS configuration */
>  	uint16_t (*queues)[]; /**< Queues indexes to use. */
> -	struct rte_eth_rss_conf rss_conf; /**< RSS configuration */
>  	uint8_t rss_key[40]; /**< copy of the RSS key. */
>  	struct ibv_counter_set *cs; /**< Holds the counters for the rule. */
>  	struct mlx5_flow_counter_stats counter_stats;/**<The counter
> stats. */
> @@ -406,9 +405,8 @@ struct mlx5_flow_parse {
>  	uint32_t mark:1; /**< Mark is present in the flow. */
>  	uint32_t count:1; /**< Count is present in the flow. */
>  	uint32_t mark_id; /**< Mark identifier. */
> +	struct rte_flow_action_rss rss_conf; /**< RSS configuration */
>  	uint16_t queues[RTE_MAX_QUEUES_PER_PORT]; /**< Queues
> indexes to use. */
> -	uint16_t queues_n; /**< Number of entries in queue[]. */
> -	struct rte_eth_rss_conf rss_conf; /**< RSS configuration */
>  	uint8_t rss_key[40]; /**< copy of the RSS key. */
>  	enum hash_rxq_type layer; /**< Last pattern layer detected. */
>  	struct ibv_counter_set *cs; /**< Holds the counter set for the rule */
> @@ -540,47 +538,6 @@ mlx5_flow_item_validate(const struct
> rte_flow_item *item,
>  }
> 
>  /**
> - * Copy the RSS configuration from the user ones, of the rss_conf is null,
> - * uses the driver one.
> - *
> - * @param parser
> - *   Internal parser structure.
> - * @param rss_conf
> - *   User RSS configuration to save.
> - *
> - * @return
> - *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
> - */
> -static int
> -mlx5_flow_convert_rss_conf(struct mlx5_flow_parse *parser,
> -			   const struct rte_eth_rss_conf *rss_conf)
> -{
> -	/*
> -	 * This function is also called at the beginning of
> -	 * mlx5_flow_convert_actions() to initialize the parser with the
> -	 * device default RSS configuration.
> -	 */
> -	if (rss_conf) {
> -		if (rss_conf->rss_hf & MLX5_RSS_HF_MASK) {
> -			rte_errno = EINVAL;
> -			return -rte_errno;
> -		}
> -		if (rss_conf->rss_key_len != 40) {
> -			rte_errno = EINVAL;
> -			return -rte_errno;
> -		}
> -		if (rss_conf->rss_key_len && rss_conf->rss_key) {
> -			parser->rss_conf.rss_key_len = rss_conf-
> >rss_key_len;
> -			memcpy(parser->rss_key, rss_conf->rss_key,
> -			       rss_conf->rss_key_len);
> -			parser->rss_conf.rss_key = parser->rss_key;
> -		}
> -		parser->rss_conf.rss_hf = rss_conf->rss_hf;
> -	}
> -	return 0;
> -}
> -
> -/**
>   * Extract attribute to the parser.
>   *
>   * @param[in] attr
> @@ -650,17 +607,7 @@ mlx5_flow_convert_actions(struct rte_eth_dev
> *dev,
>  	enum { FATE = 1, MARK = 2, COUNT = 4, };
>  	uint32_t overlap = 0;
>  	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
> -	int ret;
> 
> -	/*
> -	 * Add default RSS configuration necessary for Verbs to create QP
> even
> -	 * if no RSS is necessary.
> -	 */
> -	ret = mlx5_flow_convert_rss_conf(parser,
> -					 (const struct rte_eth_rss_conf *)
> -					 &priv->rss_conf);
> -	if (ret)
> -		return ret;
>  	for (; actions->type != RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_END; ++actions) {
>  		if (actions->type == RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_VOID) {
>  			continue;
> @@ -679,25 +626,53 @@ mlx5_flow_convert_actions(struct rte_eth_dev
> *dev,
>  			overlap |= FATE;
>  			if (!queue || (queue->index > (priv->rxqs_n - 1)))
>  				goto exit_action_not_supported;
> -			parser->queues_n = 1;
>  			parser->queues[0] = queue->index;
> +			parser->rss_conf = (struct rte_flow_action_rss){
> +				.queue_num = 1,
> +				.queue = parser->queues,
> +			};
>  		} else if (actions->type == RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_RSS) {
>  			const struct rte_flow_action_rss *rss =
>  				(const struct rte_flow_action_rss *)
>  				actions->conf;
> +			const uint8_t *rss_key;
> +			uint32_t rss_key_len;
>  			uint16_t n;
> 
>  			if (overlap & FATE)
>  				goto exit_action_overlap;
>  			overlap |= FATE;
> -			if (!rss || !rss->num) {
> +			if (rss->types & MLX5_RSS_HF_MASK) {
> +				rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
> +
> RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
> +						   actions,
> +						   "unsupported RSS type"
> +						   " requested");
> +				return -rte_errno;
> +			}
> +			if (rss->key_len) {
> +				rss_key_len = rss->key_len;
> +				rss_key = rss->key;
> +			} else {
> +				rss_key_len = rss_hash_default_key_len;
> +				rss_key = rss_hash_default_key;
> +			}
> +			if (rss_key_len != RTE_DIM(parser->rss_key)) {
> +				rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
> +
> RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
> +						   actions,
> +						   "RSS hash key must be"
> +						   " exactly 40 bytes long");
> +				return -rte_errno;
> +			}
> +			if (!rss->queue_num) {
>  				rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
> 
> RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
>  						   actions,
>  						   "no valid queues");
>  				return -rte_errno;
>  			}
> -			if (rss->num > RTE_DIM(parser->queues)) {
> +			if (rss->queue_num > RTE_DIM(parser->queues)) {
>  				rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
> 
> RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
>  						   actions,
> @@ -705,7 +680,7 @@ mlx5_flow_convert_actions(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
>  						   " context");
>  				return -rte_errno;
>  			}
> -			for (n = 0; n < rss->num; ++n) {
> +			for (n = 0; n < rss->queue_num; ++n) {
>  				if (rss->queue[n] >= priv->rxqs_n) {
>  					rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
> 
> RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
> @@ -715,16 +690,16 @@ mlx5_flow_convert_actions(struct rte_eth_dev
> *dev,
>  					return -rte_errno;
>  				}
>  			}
> -			for (n = 0; n < rss->num; ++n)
> -				parser->queues[n] = rss->queue[n];
> -			parser->queues_n = rss->num;
> -			if (mlx5_flow_convert_rss_conf(parser, rss-
> >rss_conf)) {
> -				rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
> -
> RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
> -						   actions,
> -						   "wrong RSS configuration");
> -				return -rte_errno;
> -			}
> +			parser->rss_conf = (struct rte_flow_action_rss){
> +				.types = rss->types,
> +				.key_len = rss_key_len,
> +				.queue_num = rss->queue_num,
> +				.key = memcpy(parser->rss_key, rss_key,
> +					      sizeof(*rss_key) * rss_key_len),
> +				.queue = memcpy(parser->queues, rss-
> >queue,
> +						sizeof(*rss->queue) *
> +						rss->queue_num),
> +			};
>  		} else if (actions->type == RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_MARK)
> {
>  			const struct rte_flow_action_mark *mark =
>  				(const struct rte_flow_action_mark *)
> @@ -769,7 +744,7 @@ mlx5_flow_convert_actions(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
>  		parser->drop = 1;
>  	if (parser->drop && parser->mark)
>  		parser->mark = 0;
> -	if (!parser->queues_n && !parser->drop) {
> +	if (!parser->rss_conf.queue_num && !parser->drop) {
>  		rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
> RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_HANDLE,
>  				   NULL, "no valid action");
>  		return -rte_errno;
> @@ -951,7 +926,7 @@ mlx5_flow_convert_finalise(struct mlx5_flow_parse
> *parser)
>  	unsigned int i;
> 
>  	/* Remove any other flow not matching the pattern. */
> -	if (parser->queues_n == 1 && !parser->rss_conf.rss_hf) {
> +	if (parser->rss_conf.queue_num == 1 && !parser->rss_conf.types) {
>  		for (i = 0; i != hash_rxq_init_n; ++i) {
>  			if (i == HASH_RXQ_ETH)
>  				continue;
> @@ -979,7 +954,7 @@ mlx5_flow_convert_finalise(struct mlx5_flow_parse
> *parser)
>  	}
>  	/* Remove impossible flow according to the RSS configuration. */
>  	if (hash_rxq_init[parser->layer].dpdk_rss_hf &
> -	    parser->rss_conf.rss_hf) {
> +	    parser->rss_conf.types) {
>  		/* Remove any other flow. */
>  		for (i = hmin; i != (hmax + 1); ++i) {
>  			if ((i == parser->layer) ||
> @@ -990,7 +965,7 @@ mlx5_flow_convert_finalise(struct mlx5_flow_parse
> *parser)
>  		}
>  	} else  if (!parser->queue[ip].ibv_attr) {
>  		/* no RSS possible with the current configuration. */
> -		parser->queues_n = 1;
> +		parser->rss_conf.queue_num = 1;
>  		return;
>  	}
>  fill:
> @@ -1119,7 +1094,7 @@ mlx5_flow_convert(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
>  		for (i = 0; i != hash_rxq_init_n; ++i) {
>  			unsigned int offset;
> 
> -			if (!(parser->rss_conf.rss_hf &
> +			if (!(parser->rss_conf.types &
>  			      hash_rxq_init[i].dpdk_rss_hf) &&
>  			    (i != HASH_RXQ_ETH))
>  				continue;
> @@ -1787,20 +1762,20 @@ mlx5_flow_create_action_queue_rss(struct
> rte_eth_dev *dev,
>  			continue;
>  		flow->frxq[i].hrxq =
>  			mlx5_hrxq_get(dev,
> -				      parser->rss_conf.rss_key,
> -				      parser->rss_conf.rss_key_len,
> +				      parser->rss_conf.key,
> +				      parser->rss_conf.key_len,
>  				      hash_fields,
> -				      parser->queues,
> -				      parser->queues_n);
> +				      parser->rss_conf.queue,
> +				      parser->rss_conf.queue_num);
>  		if (flow->frxq[i].hrxq)
>  			continue;
>  		flow->frxq[i].hrxq =
>  			mlx5_hrxq_new(dev,
> -				      parser->rss_conf.rss_key,
> -				      parser->rss_conf.rss_key_len,
> +				      parser->rss_conf.key,
> +				      parser->rss_conf.key_len,
>  				      hash_fields,
> -				      parser->queues,
> -				      parser->queues_n);
> +				      parser->rss_conf.queue,
> +				      parser->rss_conf.queue_num);
>  		if (!flow->frxq[i].hrxq) {
>  			return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOMEM,
> 
> RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_HANDLE,
> @@ -1871,9 +1846,9 @@ mlx5_flow_create_action_queue(struct
> rte_eth_dev *dev,
>  				   NULL, "internal error in flow creation");
>  		goto error;
>  	}
> -	for (i = 0; i != parser->queues_n; ++i) {
> +	for (i = 0; i != parser->rss_conf.queue_num; ++i) {
>  		struct mlx5_rxq_data *q =
> -			(*priv->rxqs)[parser->queues[i]];
> +			(*priv->rxqs)[parser->rss_conf.queue[i]];
> 
>  		q->mark |= parser->mark;
>  	}
> @@ -1937,7 +1912,8 @@ mlx5_flow_list_create(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
>  	if (ret)
>  		goto exit;
>  	flow = rte_calloc(__func__, 1,
> -			  sizeof(*flow) + parser.queues_n * sizeof(uint16_t),
> +			  sizeof(*flow) +
> +			  parser.rss_conf.queue_num * sizeof(uint16_t),
>  			  0);
>  	if (!flow) {
>  		rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOMEM,
> @@ -1946,15 +1922,20 @@ mlx5_flow_list_create(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
>  				   "cannot allocate flow memory");
>  		return NULL;
>  	}
> -	/* Copy queues configuration. */
> +	/* Copy configuration. */
>  	flow->queues = (uint16_t (*)[])(flow + 1);
> -	memcpy(flow->queues, parser.queues, parser.queues_n *
> sizeof(uint16_t));
> -	flow->queues_n = parser.queues_n;
> +	flow->rss_conf = (struct rte_flow_action_rss){
> +		.types = parser.rss_conf.types,
> +		.key_len = parser.rss_conf.key_len,
> +		.queue_num = parser.rss_conf.queue_num,
> +		.key = memcpy(flow->rss_key, parser.rss_conf.key,
> +			      sizeof(*parser.rss_conf.key) *
> +			      parser.rss_conf.key_len),
> +		.queue = memcpy(flow->queues, parser.rss_conf.queue,
> +				sizeof(*parser.rss_conf.queue) *
> +				parser.rss_conf.queue_num),
> +	};
>  	flow->mark = parser.mark;
> -	/* Copy RSS configuration. */
> -	flow->rss_conf = parser.rss_conf;
> -	flow->rss_conf.rss_key = flow->rss_key;
> -	memcpy(flow->rss_key, parser.rss_key,
> parser.rss_conf.rss_key_len);
>  	/* finalise the flow. */
>  	if (parser.drop)
>  		ret = mlx5_flow_create_action_queue_drop(dev, &parser,
> flow,
> @@ -2034,7 +2015,7 @@ mlx5_flow_list_destroy(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
> struct mlx5_flows *list,
> 
>  	if (flow->drop || !flow->mark)
>  		goto free;
> -	for (i = 0; i != flow->queues_n; ++i) {
> +	for (i = 0; i != flow->rss_conf.queue_num; ++i) {
>  		struct rte_flow *tmp;
>  		int mark = 0;
> 
> @@ -2344,19 +2325,19 @@ mlx5_flow_start(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct
> mlx5_flows *list)
>  			if (!flow->frxq[i].ibv_attr)
>  				continue;
>  			flow->frxq[i].hrxq =
> -				mlx5_hrxq_get(dev, flow->rss_conf.rss_key,
> -					      flow->rss_conf.rss_key_len,
> +				mlx5_hrxq_get(dev, flow->rss_conf.key,
> +					      flow->rss_conf.key_len,
>  					      hash_rxq_init[i].hash_fields,
> -					      (*flow->queues),
> -					      flow->queues_n);
> +					      flow->rss_conf.queue,
> +					      flow->rss_conf.queue_num);
>  			if (flow->frxq[i].hrxq)
>  				goto flow_create;
>  			flow->frxq[i].hrxq =
> -				mlx5_hrxq_new(dev, flow->rss_conf.rss_key,
> -					      flow->rss_conf.rss_key_len,
> +				mlx5_hrxq_new(dev, flow->rss_conf.key,
> +					      flow->rss_conf.key_len,
>  					      hash_rxq_init[i].hash_fields,
> -					      (*flow->queues),
> -					      flow->queues_n);
> +					      flow->rss_conf.queue,
> +					      flow->rss_conf.queue_num);
>  			if (!flow->frxq[i].hrxq) {
>  				DRV_LOG(DEBUG,
>  					"port %u flow %p cannot be applied",
> @@ -2380,8 +2361,8 @@ mlx5_flow_start(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct
> mlx5_flows *list)
>  		}
>  		if (!flow->mark)
>  			continue;
> -		for (i = 0; i != flow->queues_n; ++i)
> -			(*priv->rxqs)[(*flow->queues)[i]]->mark = 1;
> +		for (i = 0; i != flow->rss_conf.queue_num; ++i)
> +			(*priv->rxqs)[flow->rss_conf.queue[i]]->mark = 1;
>  	}
>  	return 0;
>  }
> @@ -2458,8 +2439,10 @@ mlx5_ctrl_flow_vlan(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
>  	};
>  	uint16_t queue[priv->reta_idx_n];
>  	struct rte_flow_action_rss action_rss = {
> -		.rss_conf = &priv->rss_conf,
> -		.num = priv->reta_idx_n,
> +		.types = priv->rss_conf.rss_hf,
> +		.key_len = priv->rss_conf.rss_key_len,
> +		.queue_num = priv->reta_idx_n,
> +		.key = priv->rss_conf.rss_key,
>  		.queue = queue,
>  	};
>  	struct rte_flow_action actions[] = {
> diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxq.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxq.c
> index eda3ba3d5..d2b25e8e8 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxq.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxq.c
> @@ -1218,8 +1218,8 @@ mlx5_rxq_verify(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
>   *   The Verbs object initialised, NULL otherwise and rte_errno is set.
>   */
>  struct mlx5_ind_table_ibv *
> -mlx5_ind_table_ibv_new(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t queues[],
> -		       uint16_t queues_n)
> +mlx5_ind_table_ibv_new(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, const uint16_t *queues,
> +		       uint32_t queues_n)
>  {
>  	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
>  	struct mlx5_ind_table_ibv *ind_tbl;
> @@ -1286,8 +1286,8 @@ mlx5_ind_table_ibv_new(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
> uint16_t queues[],
>   *   An indirection table if found.
>   */
>  struct mlx5_ind_table_ibv *
> -mlx5_ind_table_ibv_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t queues[],
> -		       uint16_t queues_n)
> +mlx5_ind_table_ibv_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, const uint16_t *queues,
> +		       uint32_t queues_n)
>  {
>  	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
>  	struct mlx5_ind_table_ibv *ind_tbl;
> @@ -1391,8 +1391,10 @@ mlx5_ind_table_ibv_verify(struct rte_eth_dev
> *dev)
>   *   The Verbs object initialised, NULL otherwise and rte_errno is set.
>   */
>  struct mlx5_hrxq *
> -mlx5_hrxq_new(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint8_t *rss_key, uint8_t
> rss_key_len,
> -	      uint64_t hash_fields, uint16_t queues[], uint16_t queues_n)
> +mlx5_hrxq_new(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
> +	      const uint8_t *rss_key, uint32_t rss_key_len,
> +	      uint64_t hash_fields,
> +	      const uint16_t *queues, uint32_t queues_n)
>  {
>  	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
>  	struct mlx5_hrxq *hrxq;
> @@ -1408,6 +1410,10 @@ mlx5_hrxq_new(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint8_t
> *rss_key, uint8_t rss_key_len,
>  		rte_errno = ENOMEM;
>  		return NULL;
>  	}
> +	if (!rss_key_len) {
> +		rss_key_len = rss_hash_default_key_len;
> +		rss_key = rss_hash_default_key;
> +	}
>  	qp = mlx5_glue->create_qp_ex
>  		(priv->ctx,
>  		 &(struct ibv_qp_init_attr_ex){
> @@ -1419,7 +1425,7 @@ mlx5_hrxq_new(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint8_t
> *rss_key, uint8_t rss_key_len,
>  			.rx_hash_conf = (struct ibv_rx_hash_conf){
>  				.rx_hash_function =
> IBV_RX_HASH_FUNC_TOEPLITZ,
>  				.rx_hash_key_len = rss_key_len,
> -				.rx_hash_key = rss_key,
> +				.rx_hash_key = (void *)(uintptr_t)rss_key,
>  				.rx_hash_fields_mask = hash_fields,
>  			},
>  			.rwq_ind_tbl = ind_tbl->ind_table,
> @@ -1469,8 +1475,10 @@ mlx5_hrxq_new(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint8_t
> *rss_key, uint8_t rss_key_len,
>   *   An hash Rx queue on success.
>   */
>  struct mlx5_hrxq *
> -mlx5_hrxq_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint8_t *rss_key, uint8_t
> rss_key_len,
> -	      uint64_t hash_fields, uint16_t queues[], uint16_t queues_n)
> +mlx5_hrxq_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
> +	      const uint8_t *rss_key, uint32_t rss_key_len,
> +	      uint64_t hash_fields,
> +	      const uint16_t *queues, uint32_t queues_n)
>  {
>  	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
>  	struct mlx5_hrxq *hrxq;
> diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx.h b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx.h
> index 14d4418d9..c3a1ae213 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx.h
> +++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx.h
> @@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ struct mlx5_ind_table_ibv {
>  	LIST_ENTRY(mlx5_ind_table_ibv) next; /* Pointer to the next
> element. */
>  	rte_atomic32_t refcnt; /* Reference counter. */
>  	struct ibv_rwq_ind_table *ind_table; /**< Indirection table. */
> -	uint16_t queues_n; /**< Number of queues in the list. */
> +	uint32_t queues_n; /**< Number of queues in the list. */
>  	uint16_t queues[]; /**< Queue list. */
>  };
> 
> @@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ struct mlx5_hrxq {
>  	struct mlx5_ind_table_ibv *ind_table; /* Indirection table. */
>  	struct ibv_qp *qp; /* Verbs queue pair. */
>  	uint64_t hash_fields; /* Verbs Hash fields. */
> -	uint8_t rss_key_len; /* Hash key length in bytes. */
> +	uint32_t rss_key_len; /* Hash key length in bytes. */
>  	uint8_t rss_key[]; /* Hash key. */
>  };
> 
> @@ -238,20 +238,22 @@ int mlx5_rxq_releasable(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
> uint16_t idx);
>  int mlx5_rxq_verify(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
>  int rxq_alloc_elts(struct mlx5_rxq_ctrl *rxq_ctrl);
>  struct mlx5_ind_table_ibv *mlx5_ind_table_ibv_new(struct rte_eth_dev
> *dev,
> -						  uint16_t queues[],
> -						  uint16_t queues_n);
> +						  const uint16_t *queues,
> +						  uint32_t queues_n);
>  struct mlx5_ind_table_ibv *mlx5_ind_table_ibv_get(struct rte_eth_dev
> *dev,
> -						  uint16_t queues[],
> -						  uint16_t queues_n);
> +						  const uint16_t *queues,
> +						  uint32_t queues_n);
>  int mlx5_ind_table_ibv_release(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
>  			       struct mlx5_ind_table_ibv *ind_tbl);
>  int mlx5_ind_table_ibv_verify(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
> -struct mlx5_hrxq *mlx5_hrxq_new(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint8_t
> *rss_key,
> -				uint8_t rss_key_len, uint64_t hash_fields,
> -				uint16_t queues[], uint16_t queues_n);
> -struct mlx5_hrxq *mlx5_hrxq_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint8_t
> *rss_key,
> -				uint8_t rss_key_len, uint64_t hash_fields,
> -				uint16_t queues[], uint16_t queues_n);
> +struct mlx5_hrxq *mlx5_hrxq_new(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
> +				const uint8_t *rss_key, uint32_t rss_key_len,
> +				uint64_t hash_fields,
> +				const uint16_t *queues, uint32_t queues_n);
> +struct mlx5_hrxq *mlx5_hrxq_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
> +				const uint8_t *rss_key, uint32_t rss_key_len,
> +				uint64_t hash_fields,
> +				const uint16_t *queues, uint32_t queues_n);
>  int mlx5_hrxq_release(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct mlx5_hrxq *hxrq);
>  int mlx5_hrxq_ibv_verify(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
>  uint64_t mlx5_get_rx_port_offloads(void);
> diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_flow.c b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_flow.c
> index 056405515..1a2c0299c 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_flow.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_flow.c
> @@ -1234,13 +1234,11 @@ sfc_flow_parse_rss(struct sfc_adapter *sa,
>  	struct sfc_rxq *rxq;
>  	unsigned int rxq_hw_index_min;
>  	unsigned int rxq_hw_index_max;
> -	const struct rte_eth_rss_conf *rss_conf = rss->rss_conf;
> -	uint64_t rss_hf;
> -	uint8_t *rss_key = NULL;
> +	const uint8_t *rss_key;
>  	struct sfc_flow_rss *sfc_rss_conf = &flow->rss_conf;
>  	unsigned int i;
> 
> -	if (rss->num == 0)
> +	if (rss->queue_num == 0)
>  		return -EINVAL;
> 
>  	rxq_sw_index = sa->rxq_count - 1;
> @@ -1248,7 +1246,7 @@ sfc_flow_parse_rss(struct sfc_adapter *sa,
>  	rxq_hw_index_min = rxq->hw_index;
>  	rxq_hw_index_max = 0;
> 
> -	for (i = 0; i < rss->num; ++i) {
> +	for (i = 0; i < rss->queue_num; ++i) {
>  		rxq_sw_index = rss->queue[i];
> 
>  		if (rxq_sw_index >= sa->rxq_count)
> @@ -1263,15 +1261,14 @@ sfc_flow_parse_rss(struct sfc_adapter *sa,
>  			rxq_hw_index_max = rxq->hw_index;
>  	}
> 
> -	rss_hf = (rss_conf != NULL) ? rss_conf->rss_hf : SFC_RSS_OFFLOADS;
> -	if ((rss_hf & ~SFC_RSS_OFFLOADS) != 0)
> +	if ((rss->types & ~SFC_RSS_OFFLOADS) != 0)
>  		return -EINVAL;
> 
> -	if (rss_conf != NULL) {
> -		if (rss_conf->rss_key_len != sizeof(sa->rss_key))
> +	if (rss->key_len) {
> +		if (rss->key_len != sizeof(sa->rss_key))
>  			return -EINVAL;
> 
> -		rss_key = rss_conf->rss_key;
> +		rss_key = rss->key;
>  	} else {
>  		rss_key = sa->rss_key;
>  	}
> @@ -1280,11 +1277,11 @@ sfc_flow_parse_rss(struct sfc_adapter *sa,
> 
>  	sfc_rss_conf->rxq_hw_index_min = rxq_hw_index_min;
>  	sfc_rss_conf->rxq_hw_index_max = rxq_hw_index_max;
> -	sfc_rss_conf->rss_hash_types = sfc_rte_to_efx_hash_type(rss_hf);
> +	sfc_rss_conf->rss_hash_types = sfc_rte_to_efx_hash_type(rss-
> >types);
>  	rte_memcpy(sfc_rss_conf->rss_key, rss_key, sizeof(sa->rss_key));
> 
>  	for (i = 0; i < RTE_DIM(sfc_rss_conf->rss_tbl); ++i) {
> -		unsigned int rxq_sw_index = rss->queue[i % rss->num];
> +		unsigned int rxq_sw_index = rss->queue[i % rss-
> >queue_num];
>  		struct sfc_rxq *rxq = sa->rxq_info[rxq_sw_index].rxq;
> 
>  		sfc_rss_conf->rss_tbl[i] = rxq->hw_index -
> rxq_hw_index_min;
> diff --git a/drivers/net/tap/tap_flow.c b/drivers/net/tap/tap_flow.c
> index fe2f94010..67146aaba 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/tap/tap_flow.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/tap/tap_flow.c
> @@ -1215,7 +1215,7 @@ priv_flow_process(struct pmd_internals *pmd,
>  				if (err)
>  					goto exit_action_not_supported;
>  			}
> -			if (flow && rss)
> +			if (flow)
>  				err = rss_add_actions(flow, pmd, rss, error);
>  		} else {
>  			goto exit_action_not_supported;
> @@ -2050,7 +2050,7 @@ static int rss_add_actions(struct rte_flow *flow,
> struct pmd_internals *pmd,
>  			   struct rte_flow_error *error)
>  {
>  	/* 4096 is the maximum number of instructions for a BPF program */
> -	int i;
> +	unsigned int i;
>  	int err;
>  	struct rss_key rss_entry = { .hash_fields = 0,
>  				     .key_size = 0 };
> @@ -2066,8 +2066,8 @@ static int rss_add_actions(struct rte_flow *flow,
> struct pmd_internals *pmd,
>  	}
> 
>  	/* Update RSS map entry with queues */
> -	rss_entry.nb_queues = rss->num;
> -	for (i = 0; i < rss->num; i++)
> +	rss_entry.nb_queues = rss->queue_num;
> +	for (i = 0; i < rss->queue_num; i++)
>  		rss_entry.queues[i] = rss->queue[i];
>  	rss_entry.hash_fields =
>  		(1 << HASH_FIELD_IPV4_L3_L4) | (1 <<
> HASH_FIELD_IPV6_L3_L4);
> diff --git a/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec.c b/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec.c
> index 5971937cf..ee2497352 100644
> --- a/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec.c
> +++ b/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec.c
> @@ -203,9 +203,13 @@ create_session(struct ipsec_ctx *ipsec_ctx, struct
> ipsec_sa *sa)
>  				     i < eth_dev->data->nb_rx_queues; ++i)
>  					if (eth_dev->data->rx_queues[i])
>  						queue[j++] = i;
> -				action_rss.rss_conf = &rss_conf;
> -				action_rss.num = j;
> -				action_rss.queue = queue;
> +				action_rss = (struct rte_flow_action_rss){
> +					.types = rss_conf.rss_hf,
> +					.key_len = rss_conf.rss_key_len,
> +					.queue_num = j,
> +					.key = rss_key,
> +					.queue = queue,
> +				};
>  				ret = rte_flow_validate(sa->portid, &sa->attr,
>  							sa->pattern, sa-
> >action,
>  							&err);
> diff --git a/lib/librte_ether/rte_flow.c b/lib/librte_ether/rte_flow.c
> index bb19e28c6..cc7819b6a 100644
> --- a/lib/librte_ether/rte_flow.c
> +++ b/lib/librte_ether/rte_flow.c
> @@ -330,40 +330,27 @@ flow_action_conf_copy(void *buf, const struct
> rte_flow_action *action)
>  		off = 0;
>  		if (dst.rss)
>  			*dst.rss = (struct rte_flow_action_rss){
> -				.num = src.rss->num,
> +				.types = src.rss->types,
> +				.key_len = src.rss->key_len,
> +				.queue_num = src.rss->queue_num,
>  			};
>  		off += sizeof(*src.rss);
> -		if (src.rss->num) {
> +		if (src.rss->key_len) {
>  			off = RTE_ALIGN_CEIL(off, sizeof(double));
> -			size = sizeof(*src.rss->queue) * src.rss->num;
> +			size = sizeof(*src.rss->key) * src.rss->key_len;
>  			if (dst.rss)
> -				dst.rss->queue = memcpy
> +				dst.rss->key = memcpy
>  					((void *)((uintptr_t)dst.rss + off),
> -					 src.rss->queue, size);
> +					 src.rss->key, size);
>  			off += size;
>  		}
> -		off = RTE_ALIGN_CEIL(off, sizeof(double));
> -		if (dst.rss) {
> -			dst.rss->rss_conf = (void *)((uintptr_t)dst.rss + off);
> -			*(struct rte_eth_rss_conf *)(uintptr_t)
> -				dst.rss->rss_conf = (struct
> rte_eth_rss_conf){
> -				.rss_key_len = src.rss->rss_conf-
> >rss_key_len,
> -				.rss_hf = src.rss->rss_conf->rss_hf,
> -			};
> -		}
> -		off += sizeof(*src.rss->rss_conf);
> -		if (src.rss->rss_conf->rss_key_len) {
> +		if (src.rss->queue_num) {
>  			off = RTE_ALIGN_CEIL(off, sizeof(double));
> -			size = sizeof(*src.rss->rss_conf->rss_key) *
> -				src.rss->rss_conf->rss_key_len;
> -			if (dst.rss) {
> -				((struct rte_eth_rss_conf *)(uintptr_t)
> -				 dst.rss->rss_conf)->rss_key =
> -					(void *)((uintptr_t)dst.rss + off);
> -				memcpy(dst.rss->rss_conf->rss_key,
> -				       src.rss->rss_conf->rss_key,
> -				       size);
> -			}
> +			size = sizeof(*src.rss->queue) * src.rss->queue_num;
> +			if (dst.rss)
> +				dst.rss->queue = memcpy
> +					((void *)((uintptr_t)dst.rss + off),
> +					 src.rss->queue, size);
>  			off += size;
>  		}
>  		size = off;
> diff --git a/lib/librte_ether/rte_flow.h b/lib/librte_ether/rte_flow.h
> index ad2e55b8e..bbc408fa6 100644
> --- a/lib/librte_ether/rte_flow.h
> +++ b/lib/librte_ether/rte_flow.h
> @@ -1033,13 +1033,21 @@ struct rte_flow_query_count {
>   * Similar to QUEUE, except RSS is additionally performed on packets to
>   * spread them among several queues according to the provided parameters.
>   *
> + * Unlike global RSS settings used by other DPDK APIs, unsetting the
> + * @p types field does not disable RSS in a flow rule. Doing so instead
> + * requests safe unspecified "best-effort" settings from the underlying
> PMD,
> + * which depending on the flow rule, may result in anything ranging from
> + * empty (single queue) to all-inclusive RSS.
> + *
>   * Note: RSS hash result is stored in the hash.rss mbuf field which overlaps
>   * hash.fdir.lo. Since the MARK action sets the hash.fdir.hi field only,
>   * both can be requested simultaneously.
>   */
>  struct rte_flow_action_rss {
> -	const struct rte_eth_rss_conf *rss_conf; /**< RSS parameters. */
> -	uint16_t num; /**< Number of entries in @p queue. */
> +	uint64_t types; /**< Specific RSS hash types (see ETH_RSS_*). */
> +	uint32_t key_len; /**< Hash key length in bytes. */
> +	uint32_t queue_num; /**< Number of entries in @p queue. */
> +	const uint8_t *key; /**< Hash key. */
>  	const uint16_t *queue; /**< Queue indices to use. */
>  };
> 
> --
> 2.11.0


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