diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
index 0de1318..198cc4b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
@@ -388,6 +388,24 @@ static int ixgbe_dev_udp_tunnel_port_del(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 					 struct rte_eth_udp_tunnel *udp_tunnel);
 static int ixgbe_filter_restore(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
 static void ixgbe_l2_tunnel_conf(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
+static int
+cons_parse_ntuple_filter(const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
+					const struct rte_flow_item pattern[],
+					const struct rte_flow_action actions[],
+					struct rte_eth_ntuple_filter *filter,
+					struct rte_flow_error *error);
+static int
+ixgbe_parse_ntuple_filter(const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
+					const struct rte_flow_item pattern[],
+					const struct rte_flow_action actions[],
+					struct rte_eth_ntuple_filter *filter,
+					struct rte_flow_error *error);
+static int
+ixgbe_flow_validate(__rte_unused struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+		const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
+		const struct rte_flow_item pattern[],
+		const struct rte_flow_action actions[],
+		struct rte_flow_error *error);
 static int ixgbe_flow_flush(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 		struct rte_flow_error *error);
 /*
@@ -769,7 +787,7 @@ static const struct rte_ixgbe_xstats_name_off rte_ixgbevf_stats_strings[] = {
 #define IXGBEVF_NB_XSTATS (sizeof(rte_ixgbevf_stats_strings) /	\
 		sizeof(rte_ixgbevf_stats_strings[0]))
 static const struct rte_flow_ops ixgbe_flow_ops = {
-	NULL,
+	ixgbe_flow_validate,
 	NULL,
 	NULL,
 	ixgbe_flow_flush,
@@ -8072,6 +8090,390 @@ ixgbe_clear_all_l2_tn_filter(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static inline uint32_t
+rte_be_to_cpu_24(uint32_t x)
+{
+	return  ((x & 0x000000ffUL) << 16) |
+		(x & 0x0000ff00UL) |
+		((x & 0x00ff0000UL) >> 16);
+}
+
+#define IXGBE_MIN_N_TUPLE_PRIO 1
+#define IXGBE_MAX_N_TUPLE_PRIO 7
+#define NEXT_ITEM_OF_PATTERN(item, pattern, index)\
+	do {		\
+		item = pattern + index;\
+		while (item->type == RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_VOID) {\
+		index++;				\
+		item = pattern + index;		\
+		}						\
+	} while (0)
+
+#define NEXT_ITEM_OF_ACTION(act, actions, index)\
+	do {								\
+		act = actions + index;					\
+		while (act->type == RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_VOID) {\
+		index++;					\
+		act = actions + index;				\
+		}							\
+	} while (0)
+
+/**
+ * Please aware there's an asumption for all the parsers.
+ * rte_flow_item is using big endian, rte_flow_attr and
+ * rte_flow_action are using CPU order.
+ * Because the pattern is used to describe the packets,
+ * normally the packets should use network order.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Parse the rule to see if it is a n-tuple rule.
+ * And get the n-tuple filter info BTW.
+ */
+static int
+cons_parse_ntuple_filter(const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
+			 const struct rte_flow_item pattern[],
+			 const struct rte_flow_action actions[],
+			 struct rte_eth_ntuple_filter *filter,
+			 struct rte_flow_error *error)
+{
+	const struct rte_flow_item *item;
+	const struct rte_flow_action *act;
+	const struct rte_flow_item_ipv4 *ipv4_spec;
+	const struct rte_flow_item_ipv4 *ipv4_mask;
+	const struct rte_flow_item_tcp *tcp_spec;
+	const struct rte_flow_item_tcp *tcp_mask;
+	const struct rte_flow_item_udp *udp_spec;
+	const struct rte_flow_item_udp *udp_mask;
+	uint32_t index;
+
+	if (!pattern) {
+		rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL, RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM_NUM,
+				   NULL, "NULL pattern.");
+		return -rte_errno;
+	}
+
+	/* parse pattern */
+	index = 0;
+
+	/* the first not void item can be MAC or IPv4 */
+	NEXT_ITEM_OF_PATTERN(item, pattern, index);
+
+	if (item->type != RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_ETH &&
+	    item->type != RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_IPV4) {
+		rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+			RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM,
+			item, "Not supported by ntuple filter");
+		return -rte_errno;
+	}
+	/* Skip Ethernet */
+	if (item->type == RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_ETH) {
+		/*Not supported last point for range*/
+		if (item->last) {
+			rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+				RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED,
+				item, "Not supported last point for range");
+			return -rte_errno;
+
+		}
+		/* if the first item is MAC, the content should be NULL */
+		if (item->spec || item->mask) {
+			rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+				RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM,
+				item, "Not supported by ntuple filter");
+			return -rte_errno;
+		}
+		/* check if the next not void item is IPv4 */
+		index++;
+		NEXT_ITEM_OF_PATTERN(item, pattern, index);
+		if (item->type != RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_IPV4) {
+			rte_flow_error_set(error,
+			EINVAL, RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM,
+			item, "Not supported by ntuple filter");
+			return -rte_errno;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* get the IPv4 info */
+	if (!item->spec || !item->mask) {
+		rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+			RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM,
+			item, "Invalid ntuple mask");
+		return -rte_errno;
+	}
+	/*Not supported last point for range*/
+	if (item->last) {
+		rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+			RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED,
+			item, "Not supported last point for range");
+		return -rte_errno;
+
+	}
+
+	ipv4_mask = (const struct rte_flow_item_ipv4 *)item->mask;
+	/**
+	 * Only support src & dst addresses, protocol,
+	 * others should be masked.
+	 */
+	if (ipv4_mask->hdr.version_ihl ||
+	    ipv4_mask->hdr.type_of_service ||
+	    ipv4_mask->hdr.total_length ||
+	    ipv4_mask->hdr.packet_id ||
+	    ipv4_mask->hdr.fragment_offset ||
+	    ipv4_mask->hdr.time_to_live ||
+	    ipv4_mask->hdr.hdr_checksum) {
+			rte_flow_error_set(error,
+			EINVAL, RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM,
+			item, "Not supported by ntuple filter");
+		return -rte_errno;
+	}
+
+	filter->dst_ip_mask = ipv4_mask->hdr.dst_addr;
+	filter->src_ip_mask = ipv4_mask->hdr.src_addr;
+	filter->proto_mask  = ipv4_mask->hdr.next_proto_id;
+
+	ipv4_spec = (const struct rte_flow_item_ipv4 *)item->spec;
+	filter->dst_ip = ipv4_spec->hdr.dst_addr;
+	filter->src_ip = ipv4_spec->hdr.src_addr;
+	filter->proto  = ipv4_spec->hdr.next_proto_id;
+
+	/* check if the next not void item is TCP or UDP */
+	index++;
+	NEXT_ITEM_OF_PATTERN(item, pattern, index);
+	if (item->type != RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_TCP &&
+	    item->type != RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_UDP) {
+		memset(filter, 0, sizeof(struct rte_eth_ntuple_filter));
+		rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+			RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM,
+			item, "Not supported by ntuple filter");
+		return -rte_errno;
+	}
+
+	/* get the TCP/UDP info */
+	if (!item->spec || !item->mask) {
+		rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+			RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM,
+			item, "Invalid ntuple mask");
+		return -rte_errno;
+	}
+
+	/*Not supported last point for range*/
+	if (item->last) {
+		rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+			RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED,
+			item, "Not supported last point for range");
+		return -rte_errno;
+
+	}
+
+	if (item->type == RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_TCP) {
+		tcp_mask = (const struct rte_flow_item_tcp *)item->mask;
+
+		/**
+		 * Only support src & dst ports, tcp flags,
+		 * others should be masked.
+		 */
+		if (tcp_mask->hdr.sent_seq ||
+		    tcp_mask->hdr.recv_ack ||
+		    tcp_mask->hdr.data_off ||
+		    tcp_mask->hdr.rx_win ||
+		    tcp_mask->hdr.cksum ||
+		    tcp_mask->hdr.tcp_urp) {
+			memset(filter, 0, sizeof(struct rte_eth_ntuple_filter));
+			rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+				RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM,
+				item, "Not supported by ntuple filter");
+			return -rte_errno;
+		}
+
+		filter->dst_port_mask  = tcp_mask->hdr.dst_port;
+		filter->src_port_mask  = tcp_mask->hdr.src_port;
+		if (tcp_mask->hdr.tcp_flags == 0xFF) {
+			filter->flags |= RTE_NTUPLE_FLAGS_TCP_FLAG;
+		} else if (!tcp_mask->hdr.tcp_flags) {
+			filter->flags &= ~RTE_NTUPLE_FLAGS_TCP_FLAG;
+		} else {
+			memset(filter, 0, sizeof(struct rte_eth_ntuple_filter));
+			rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+				RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM,
+				item, "Not supported by ntuple filter");
+			return -rte_errno;
+		}
+
+		tcp_spec = (const struct rte_flow_item_tcp *)item->spec;
+		filter->dst_port  = tcp_spec->hdr.dst_port;
+		filter->src_port  = tcp_spec->hdr.src_port;
+		filter->tcp_flags = tcp_spec->hdr.tcp_flags;
+	} else {
+		udp_mask = (const struct rte_flow_item_udp *)item->mask;
+
+		/**
+		 * Only support src & dst ports,
+		 * others should be masked.
+		 */
+		if (udp_mask->hdr.dgram_len ||
+		    udp_mask->hdr.dgram_cksum) {
+			memset(filter, 0, sizeof(struct rte_eth_ntuple_filter));
+			rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+				RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM,
+				item, "Not supported by ntuple filter");
+			return -rte_errno;
+		}
+
+		filter->dst_port_mask = udp_mask->hdr.dst_port;
+		filter->src_port_mask = udp_mask->hdr.src_port;
+
+		udp_spec = (const struct rte_flow_item_udp *)item->spec;
+		filter->dst_port = udp_spec->hdr.dst_port;
+		filter->src_port = udp_spec->hdr.src_port;
+	}
+
+	/* check if the next not void item is END */
+	index++;
+	NEXT_ITEM_OF_PATTERN(item, pattern, index);
+	if (item->type != RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_END) {
+		memset(filter, 0, sizeof(struct rte_eth_ntuple_filter));
+		rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+			RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM,
+			item, "Not supported by ntuple filter");
+		return -rte_errno;
+	}
+
+	/* parse action */
+	index = 0;
+
+	if (!actions) {
+		rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+				   RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION_NUM,
+				   NULL, "NULL action.");
+		return -rte_errno;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * n-tuple only supports forwarding,
+	 * check if the first not void action is QUEUE.
+	 */
+	NEXT_ITEM_OF_ACTION(act, actions, index);
+	if (act->type != RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_QUEUE) {
+		memset(filter, 0, sizeof(struct rte_eth_ntuple_filter));
+		rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+			RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
+			item, "Not supported action.");
+		return -rte_errno;
+	}
+	filter->queue =
+		((const struct rte_flow_action_queue *)act->conf)->index;
+
+	/* check if the next not void item is END */
+	index++;
+	NEXT_ITEM_OF_ACTION(act, actions, index);
+	if (act->type != RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_END) {
+		memset(filter, 0, sizeof(struct rte_eth_ntuple_filter));
+		rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+			RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
+			act, "Not supported action.");
+		return -rte_errno;
+	}
+
+	/* parse attr */
+	/* must be input direction */
+	if (!attr->ingress) {
+		memset(filter, 0, sizeof(struct rte_eth_ntuple_filter));
+		rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+				   RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ATTR_INGRESS,
+				   attr, "Only support ingress.");
+		return -rte_errno;
+	}
+
+	/* not supported */
+	if (attr->egress) {
+		memset(filter, 0, sizeof(struct rte_eth_ntuple_filter));
+		rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+				   RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ATTR_EGRESS,
+				   attr, "Not support egress.");
+		return -rte_errno;
+	}
+
+	if (attr->priority > 0xFFFF) {
+		memset(filter, 0, sizeof(struct rte_eth_ntuple_filter));
+		rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+				   RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ATTR_PRIORITY,
+				   attr, "Error priority.");
+		return -rte_errno;
+	}
+	filter->priority = (uint16_t)attr->priority;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* a specific function for ixgbe because the flags is specific */
+static int
+ixgbe_parse_ntuple_filter(const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
+			  const struct rte_flow_item pattern[],
+			  const struct rte_flow_action actions[],
+			  struct rte_eth_ntuple_filter *filter,
+			  struct rte_flow_error *error)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = cons_parse_ntuple_filter(attr, pattern, actions, filter, error);
+
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	/* Ixgbe doesn't support tcp flags. */
+	if (filter->flags & RTE_NTUPLE_FLAGS_TCP_FLAG) {
+		memset(filter, 0, sizeof(struct rte_eth_ntuple_filter));
+		rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+				   RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM,
+				   NULL, "Not supported by ntuple filter");
+		return -rte_errno;
+	}
+
+	/* Ixgbe doesn't support many priorities. */
+	if (filter->priority < IXGBE_MIN_N_TUPLE_PRIO ||
+	    filter->priority > IXGBE_MAX_N_TUPLE_PRIO) {
+		memset(filter, 0, sizeof(struct rte_eth_ntuple_filter));
+		rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+			RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM,
+			NULL, "Priority not supported by ntuple filter");
+		return -rte_errno;
+	}
+
+	if (filter->queue >= IXGBE_MAX_RX_QUEUE_NUM ||
+		filter->priority > IXGBE_5TUPLE_MAX_PRI ||
+		filter->priority < IXGBE_5TUPLE_MIN_PRI)
+		return -rte_errno;
+
+	/* fixed value for ixgbe */
+	filter->flags = RTE_5TUPLE_FLAGS;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Check if the flow rule is supported by ixgbe.
+ * It only checkes the format. Don't guarantee the rule can be programmed into
+ * the HW. Because there can be no enough room for the rule.
+ */
+static int
+ixgbe_flow_validate(__rte_unused struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+		const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
+		const struct rte_flow_item pattern[],
+		const struct rte_flow_action actions[],
+		struct rte_flow_error *error)
+{
+	struct rte_eth_ntuple_filter ntuple_filter;
+	int ret;
+
+	memset(&ntuple_filter, 0, sizeof(struct rte_eth_ntuple_filter));
+	ret = ixgbe_parse_ntuple_filter(attr, pattern,
+				actions, &ntuple_filter, error);
+	if (!ret)
+		return 0;
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 /*  Destroy all flow rules associated with a port on ixgbe. */
 static int
 ixgbe_flow_flush(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
@@ -8085,15 +8487,17 @@ ixgbe_flow_flush(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 
 	ret = ixgbe_clear_all_fdir_filter(dev);
 	if (ret < 0) {
-		rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL, RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_HANDLE,
-					NULL, "Failed to flush rule");
+		rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+				RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_HANDLE,
+				NULL, "Failed to flush rule");
 		return ret;
 	}
 
 	ret = ixgbe_clear_all_l2_tn_filter(dev);
 	if (ret < 0) {
-		rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL, RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_HANDLE,
-					NULL, "Failed to flush rule");
+		rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+				RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_HANDLE,
+				NULL, "Failed to flush rule");
 		return ret;
 	}
 
