diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_flow.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_flow.c
index 1499391..417728b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_flow.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_flow.c
@@ -77,15 +77,443 @@
 
 static int ixgbe_flow_flush(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 		struct rte_flow_error *error);
+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);
 
 const struct rte_flow_ops ixgbe_flow_ops = {
-	NULL,
+	ixgbe_flow_validate,
 	NULL,
 	NULL,
 	ixgbe_flow_flush,
 	NULL,
 };
 
+#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.
+ * pattern:
+ * The first not void item can be ETH or IPV4.
+ * The second not void item must be IPV4 if the first one is ETH.
+ * The third not void item must be UDP or TCP.
+ * The next not void item must be END.
+ * action:
+ * The first not void action should be QUEUE.
+ * The next not void action should be END.
+ * pattern example:
+ * ITEM		Spec			Mask
+ * ETH		NULL			NULL
+ * IPV4		src_addr 192.168.1.20	0xFFFFFFFF
+ *		dst_addr 192.167.3.50	0xFFFFFFFF
+ *		next_proto_id	17	0xFF
+ * UDP/TCP	src_port	80	0xFFFF
+ *		dst_port	80	0xFFFF
+ * END
+ * other members in mask and spec should set to 0x00.
+ * item->last should be NULL.
+ */
+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;
+	}
+
+	if (!actions) {
+		rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+				   RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION_NUM,
+				   NULL, "NULL action.");
+		return -rte_errno;
+	}
+	if (!attr) {
+		rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+				   RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ATTR,
+				   NULL, "NULL attribute.");
+		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) {
+		memset(filter, 0, sizeof(struct rte_eth_ntuple_filter));
+		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) {
+		memset(filter, 0, sizeof(struct rte_eth_ntuple_filter));
+		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;
+
+	/**
+	 * 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;
+	if (attr->priority < IXGBE_MIN_N_TUPLE_PRIO ||
+	    attr->priority > IXGBE_MAX_N_TUPLE_PRIO)
+	    filter->priority = 1;
+
+	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,
