diff --git a/app/test-pmd/config.c b/app/test-pmd/config.c
index 14ccd6864..669be168b 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/config.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/config.c
@@ -984,324 +984,35 @@ port_mtu_set(portid_t port_id, uint16_t mtu)
 
 /* Generic flow management functions. */
 
-/** Generate flow_item[] entry. */
-#define MK_FLOW_ITEM(t, s) \
-	[RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_ ## t] = { \
-		.name = # t, \
-		.size = s, \
-	}
-
-/** Information about known flow pattern items. */
-static const struct {
-	const char *name;
-	size_t size;
-} flow_item[] = {
-	MK_FLOW_ITEM(END, 0),
-	MK_FLOW_ITEM(VOID, 0),
-	MK_FLOW_ITEM(INVERT, 0),
-	MK_FLOW_ITEM(ANY, sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_any)),
-	MK_FLOW_ITEM(PF, 0),
-	MK_FLOW_ITEM(VF, sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_vf)),
-	MK_FLOW_ITEM(PHY_PORT, sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_phy_port)),
-	MK_FLOW_ITEM(PORT_ID, sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_port_id)),
-	MK_FLOW_ITEM(RAW, sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_raw)),
-	MK_FLOW_ITEM(ETH, sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_eth)),
-	MK_FLOW_ITEM(VLAN, sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_vlan)),
-	MK_FLOW_ITEM(IPV4, sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_ipv4)),
-	MK_FLOW_ITEM(IPV6, sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_ipv6)),
-	MK_FLOW_ITEM(ICMP, sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_icmp)),
-	MK_FLOW_ITEM(UDP, sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_udp)),
-	MK_FLOW_ITEM(TCP, sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_tcp)),
-	MK_FLOW_ITEM(SCTP, sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_sctp)),
-	MK_FLOW_ITEM(VXLAN, sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_vxlan)),
-	MK_FLOW_ITEM(E_TAG, sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_e_tag)),
-	MK_FLOW_ITEM(NVGRE, sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_nvgre)),
-	MK_FLOW_ITEM(MPLS, sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_mpls)),
-	MK_FLOW_ITEM(GRE, sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_gre)),
-	MK_FLOW_ITEM(FUZZY, sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_fuzzy)),
-	MK_FLOW_ITEM(GTP, sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_gtp)),
-	MK_FLOW_ITEM(GTPC, sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_gtp)),
-	MK_FLOW_ITEM(GTPU, sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_gtp)),
-	MK_FLOW_ITEM(GENEVE, sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_geneve)),
-	MK_FLOW_ITEM(VXLAN_GPE, sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_vxlan_gpe)),
-	MK_FLOW_ITEM(ARP_ETH_IPV4, sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_arp_eth_ipv4)),
-	MK_FLOW_ITEM(IPV6_EXT, sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_ipv6_ext)),
-	MK_FLOW_ITEM(ICMP6, sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_icmp6)),
-	MK_FLOW_ITEM(ICMP6_ND_NS, sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_icmp6_nd_ns)),
-	MK_FLOW_ITEM(ICMP6_ND_NA, sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_icmp6_nd_na)),
-	MK_FLOW_ITEM(ICMP6_ND_OPT, sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_icmp6_nd_opt)),
-	MK_FLOW_ITEM(ICMP6_ND_OPT_SLA_ETH,
-		     sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_icmp6_nd_opt_sla_eth)),
-	MK_FLOW_ITEM(ICMP6_ND_OPT_TLA_ETH,
-		     sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_icmp6_nd_opt_tla_eth)),
-};
-
-/** Pattern item specification types. */
-enum item_spec_type {
-	ITEM_SPEC,
-	ITEM_LAST,
-	ITEM_MASK,
-};
-
-/** Compute storage space needed by item specification and copy it. */
-static size_t
-flow_item_spec_copy(void *buf, const struct rte_flow_item *item,
-		    enum item_spec_type type)
-{
-	size_t size = 0;
-	const void *data =
-		type == ITEM_SPEC ? item->spec :
-		type == ITEM_LAST ? item->last :
-		type == ITEM_MASK ? item->mask :
-		NULL;
-
-	if (!item->spec || !data)
-		goto empty;
-	switch (item->type) {
-		union {
-			const struct rte_flow_item_raw *raw;
-		} spec;
-		union {
-			const struct rte_flow_item_raw *raw;
-		} last;
-		union {
-			const struct rte_flow_item_raw *raw;
-		} mask;
-		union {
-			const struct rte_flow_item_raw *raw;
-		} src;
-		union {
-			struct rte_flow_item_raw *raw;
-		} dst;
-		size_t off;
-
-	case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_RAW:
-		spec.raw = item->spec;
-		last.raw = item->last ? item->last : item->spec;
-		mask.raw = item->mask ? item->mask : &rte_flow_item_raw_mask;
-		src.raw = data;
-		dst.raw = buf;
-		off = RTE_ALIGN_CEIL(sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_raw),
-				     sizeof(*src.raw->pattern));
-		if (type == ITEM_SPEC ||
-		    (type == ITEM_MASK &&
-		     ((spec.raw->length & mask.raw->length) >=
-		      (last.raw->length & mask.raw->length))))
-			size = spec.raw->length & mask.raw->length;
-		else
-			size = last.raw->length & mask.raw->length;
-		size = off + size * sizeof(*src.raw->pattern);
-		if (dst.raw) {
-			memcpy(dst.raw, src.raw, sizeof(*src.raw));
-			dst.raw->pattern = memcpy((uint8_t *)dst.raw + off,
-						  src.raw->pattern,
-						  size - off);
-		}
-		break;
-	default:
-		size = flow_item[item->type].size;
-		if (buf)
-			memcpy(buf, data, size);
-		break;
-	}
-empty:
-	return RTE_ALIGN_CEIL(size, sizeof(double));
-}
-
-/** Generate flow_action[] entry. */
-#define MK_FLOW_ACTION(t, s) \
-	[RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_ ## t] = { \
-		.name = # t, \
-		.size = s, \
-	}
-
-/** Information about known flow actions. */
-static const struct {
-	const char *name;
-	size_t size;
-} flow_action[] = {
-	MK_FLOW_ACTION(END, 0),
-	MK_FLOW_ACTION(VOID, 0),
-	MK_FLOW_ACTION(PASSTHRU, 0),
-	MK_FLOW_ACTION(MARK, sizeof(struct rte_flow_action_mark)),
-	MK_FLOW_ACTION(FLAG, 0),
-	MK_FLOW_ACTION(QUEUE, sizeof(struct rte_flow_action_queue)),
-	MK_FLOW_ACTION(DROP, 0),
-	MK_FLOW_ACTION(COUNT, sizeof(struct rte_flow_action_count)),
-	MK_FLOW_ACTION(RSS, sizeof(struct rte_flow_action_rss)),
-	MK_FLOW_ACTION(PF, 0),
-	MK_FLOW_ACTION(VF, sizeof(struct rte_flow_action_vf)),
-	MK_FLOW_ACTION(PHY_PORT, sizeof(struct rte_flow_action_phy_port)),
-	MK_FLOW_ACTION(PORT_ID, sizeof(struct rte_flow_action_port_id)),
-	MK_FLOW_ACTION(METER, sizeof(struct rte_flow_action_meter)),
-	MK_FLOW_ACTION(OF_SET_MPLS_TTL,
-		       sizeof(struct rte_flow_action_of_set_mpls_ttl)),
-	MK_FLOW_ACTION(OF_DEC_MPLS_TTL, 0),
-	MK_FLOW_ACTION(OF_SET_NW_TTL,
-		       sizeof(struct rte_flow_action_of_set_nw_ttl)),
-	MK_FLOW_ACTION(OF_DEC_NW_TTL, 0),
-	MK_FLOW_ACTION(OF_COPY_TTL_OUT, 0),
-	MK_FLOW_ACTION(OF_COPY_TTL_IN, 0),
-	MK_FLOW_ACTION(OF_POP_VLAN, 0),
-	MK_FLOW_ACTION(OF_PUSH_VLAN,
-		       sizeof(struct rte_flow_action_of_push_vlan)),
-	MK_FLOW_ACTION(OF_SET_VLAN_VID,
-		       sizeof(struct rte_flow_action_of_set_vlan_vid)),
-	MK_FLOW_ACTION(OF_SET_VLAN_PCP,
-		       sizeof(struct rte_flow_action_of_set_vlan_pcp)),
-	MK_FLOW_ACTION(OF_POP_MPLS,
-		       sizeof(struct rte_flow_action_of_pop_mpls)),
-	MK_FLOW_ACTION(OF_PUSH_MPLS,
-		       sizeof(struct rte_flow_action_of_push_mpls)),
-};
-
-/** Compute storage space needed by action configuration and copy it. */
-static size_t
-flow_action_conf_copy(void *buf, const struct rte_flow_action *action)
-{
-	size_t size = 0;
-
-	if (!action->conf)
-		goto empty;
-	switch (action->type) {
-		union {
-			const struct rte_flow_action_rss *rss;
-		} src;
-		union {
-			struct rte_flow_action_rss *rss;
-		} dst;
-		size_t off;
-
-	case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_RSS:
-		src.rss = action->conf;
-		dst.rss = buf;
-		off = 0;
-		if (dst.rss)
-			*dst.rss = (struct rte_flow_action_rss){
-				.func = src.rss->func,
-				.level = src.rss->level,
-				.types = src.rss->types,
-				.key_len = src.rss->key_len,
-				.queue_num = src.rss->queue_num,
-			};
-		off += sizeof(*src.rss);
-		if (src.rss->key_len) {
-			off = RTE_ALIGN_CEIL(off, sizeof(double));
-			size = sizeof(*src.rss->key) * src.rss->key_len;
-			if (dst.rss)
-				dst.rss->key = memcpy
-					((void *)((uintptr_t)dst.rss + off),
-					 src.rss->key, size);
-			off += size;
-		}
-		if (src.rss->queue_num) {
-			off = RTE_ALIGN_CEIL(off, sizeof(double));
-			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;
-		break;
-	default:
-		size = flow_action[action->type].size;
-		if (buf)
-			memcpy(buf, action->conf, size);
-		break;
-	}
-empty:
-	return RTE_ALIGN_CEIL(size, sizeof(double));
-}
-
 /** Generate a port_flow entry from attributes/pattern/actions. */
 static struct port_flow *
 port_flow_new(const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
 	      const struct rte_flow_item *pattern,
-	      const struct rte_flow_action *actions)
-{
-	const struct rte_flow_item *item;
-	const struct rte_flow_action *action;
-	struct port_flow *pf = NULL;
-	size_t tmp;
-	size_t off1 = 0;
-	size_t off2 = 0;
-	int err = ENOTSUP;
-
-store:
-	item = pattern;
-	if (pf)
-		pf->pattern = (void *)&pf->data[off1];
-	do {
-		struct rte_flow_item *dst = NULL;
-
-		if ((unsigned int)item->type >= RTE_DIM(flow_item) ||
-		    !flow_item[item->type].name)
-			goto notsup;
-		if (pf)
-			dst = memcpy(pf->data + off1, item, sizeof(*item));
-		off1 += sizeof(*item);
-		if (item->spec) {
-			if (pf)
-				dst->spec = pf->data + off2;
-			off2 += flow_item_spec_copy
-				(pf ? pf->data + off2 : NULL, item, ITEM_SPEC);
-		}
-		if (item->last) {
-			if (pf)
-				dst->last = pf->data + off2;
-			off2 += flow_item_spec_copy
-				(pf ? pf->data + off2 : NULL, item, ITEM_LAST);
-		}
-		if (item->mask) {
-			if (pf)
-				dst->mask = pf->data + off2;
-			off2 += flow_item_spec_copy
-				(pf ? pf->data + off2 : NULL, item, ITEM_MASK);
-		}
-		off2 = RTE_ALIGN_CEIL(off2, sizeof(double));
-	} while ((item++)->type != RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_END);
-	off1 = RTE_ALIGN_CEIL(off1, sizeof(double));
-	action = actions;
-	if (pf)
-		pf->actions = (void *)&pf->data[off1];
-	do {
-		struct rte_flow_action *dst = NULL;
-
-		if ((unsigned int)action->type >= RTE_DIM(flow_action) ||
-		    !flow_action[action->type].name)
-			goto notsup;
-		if (pf)
-			dst = memcpy(pf->data + off1, action, sizeof(*action));
-		off1 += sizeof(*action);
-		if (action->conf) {
-			if (pf)
-				dst->conf = pf->data + off2;
-			off2 += flow_action_conf_copy
-				(pf ? pf->data + off2 : NULL, action);
-		}
-		off2 = RTE_ALIGN_CEIL(off2, sizeof(double));
-	} while ((action++)->type != RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_END);
-	if (pf != NULL)
+	      const struct rte_flow_action *actions,
+	      struct rte_flow_error *error)
+{
+	const struct rte_flow_conv_rule rule = {
+		.attr_ro = attr,
+		.pattern_ro = pattern,
+		.actions_ro = actions,
+	};
+	struct port_flow *pf;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = rte_flow_conv(RTE_FLOW_CONV_OP_RULE, NULL, 0, &rule, error);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return NULL;
+	pf = calloc(1, offsetof(struct port_flow, rule) + ret);
+	if (!pf) {
+		rte_flow_error_set
+			(error, errno, RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED, NULL,
+			 "calloc() failed");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	if (rte_flow_conv(RTE_FLOW_CONV_OP_RULE, &pf->rule, ret, &rule,
+			  error) >= 0)
 		return pf;
-	off1 = RTE_ALIGN_CEIL(off1, sizeof(double));
-	tmp = RTE_ALIGN_CEIL(offsetof(struct port_flow, data), sizeof(double));
-	pf = calloc(1, tmp + off1 + off2);
-	if (pf == NULL)
-		err = errno;
-	else {
-		*pf = (const struct port_flow){
-			.size = tmp + off1 + off2,
-			.attr = *attr,
-		};
-		tmp -= offsetof(struct port_flow, data);
-		off2 = tmp + off1;
-		off1 = tmp;
-		goto store;
-	}
-notsup:
-	rte_errno = err;
+	free(pf);
 	return NULL;
 }
 
@@ -1391,13 +1102,10 @@ port_flow_create(portid_t port_id,
 		id = port->flow_list->id + 1;
 	} else
 		id = 0;
-	pf = port_flow_new(attr, pattern, actions);
+	pf = port_flow_new(attr, pattern, actions, &error);
 	if (!pf) {
-		int err = rte_errno;
-
-		printf("Cannot allocate flow: %s\n", rte_strerror(err));
 		rte_flow_destroy(port_id, flow, NULL);
-		return -err;
+		return port_flow_complain(&error);
 	}
 	pf->next = port->flow_list;
 	pf->id = id;
@@ -1489,6 +1197,7 @@ port_flow_query(portid_t port_id, uint32_t rule,
 	union {
 		struct rte_flow_query_count count;
 	} query;
+	int ret;
 
 	if (port_id_is_invalid(port_id, ENABLED_WARN) ||
 	    port_id == (portid_t)RTE_PORT_ALL)
@@ -1501,11 +1210,10 @@ port_flow_query(portid_t port_id, uint32_t rule,
 		printf("Flow rule #%u not found\n", rule);
 		return -ENOENT;
 	}
-	if ((unsigned int)action->type >= RTE_DIM(flow_action) ||
-	    !flow_action[action->type].name)
-		name = "unknown";
-	else
-		name = flow_action[action->type].name;
+	ret = rte_flow_conv(RTE_FLOW_CONV_OP_ACTION_NAME_PTR,
+			    &name, sizeof(name), action, &error);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return port_flow_complain(&error);
 	switch (action->type) {
 	case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_COUNT:
 		break;
@@ -1558,48 +1266,63 @@ port_flow_list(portid_t port_id, uint32_t n, const uint32_t group[n])
 	/* Sort flows by group, priority and ID. */
 	for (pf = port->flow_list; pf != NULL; pf = pf->next) {
 		struct port_flow **tmp;
+		const struct rte_flow_attr *curr = pf->rule.attr;
 
 		if (n) {
 			/* Filter out unwanted groups. */
 			for (i = 0; i != n; ++i)
-				if (pf->attr.group == group[i])
+				if (curr->group == group[i])
 					break;
 			if (i == n)
 				continue;
 		}
-		tmp = &list;
-		while (*tmp &&
-		       (pf->attr.group > (*tmp)->attr.group ||
-			(pf->attr.group == (*tmp)->attr.group &&
-			 pf->attr.priority > (*tmp)->attr.priority) ||
-			(pf->attr.group == (*tmp)->attr.group &&
-			 pf->attr.priority == (*tmp)->attr.priority &&
-			 pf->id > (*tmp)->id)))
-			tmp = &(*tmp)->tmp;
+		for (tmp = &list; *tmp; tmp = &(*tmp)->tmp) {
+			const struct rte_flow_attr *comp = (*tmp)->rule.attr;
+
+			if (curr->group > comp->group ||
+			    (curr->group == comp->group &&
+			     curr->priority > comp->priority) ||
+			    (curr->group == comp->group &&
+			     curr->priority == comp->priority &&
+			     pf->id > (*tmp)->id))
+				continue;
+			break;
+		}
 		pf->tmp = *tmp;
 		*tmp = pf;
 	}
 	printf("ID\tGroup\tPrio\tAttr\tRule\n");
 	for (pf = list; pf != NULL; pf = pf->tmp) {
-		const struct rte_flow_item *item = pf->pattern;
-		const struct rte_flow_action *action = pf->actions;
+		const struct rte_flow_item *item = pf->rule.pattern;
+		const struct rte_flow_action *action = pf->rule.actions;
+		const char *name;
 
 		printf("%" PRIu32 "\t%" PRIu32 "\t%" PRIu32 "\t%c%c%c\t",
 		       pf->id,
-		       pf->attr.group,
-		       pf->attr.priority,
-		       pf->attr.ingress ? 'i' : '-',
-		       pf->attr.egress ? 'e' : '-',
-		       pf->attr.transfer ? 't' : '-');
+		       pf->rule.attr->group,
+		       pf->rule.attr->priority,
+		       pf->rule.attr->ingress ? 'i' : '-',
+		       pf->rule.attr->egress ? 'e' : '-',
+		       pf->rule.attr->transfer ? 't' : '-');
 		while (item->type != RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_END) {
+			if (rte_flow_conv(RTE_FLOW_CONV_OP_ITEM_NAME_PTR,
+					  &name, sizeof(name),
+					  (void *)(uintptr_t)item->type,
+					  NULL) <= 0)
+				name = "[UNKNOWN]";
 			if (item->type != RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_VOID)
-				printf("%s ", flow_item[item->type].name);
+				printf("%s ", name);
 			++item;
 		}
 		printf("=>");
 		while (action->type != RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_END) {
+			if (rte_flow_conv(RTE_FLOW_CONV_OP_ACTION_NAME_PTR,
+					  &name, sizeof(name),
+					  (void *)(uintptr_t)action->type,
+					  NULL) <= 0)
+				name = "[UNKNOWN]";
 			if (action->type != RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_VOID)
-				printf(" %s", flow_action[action->type].name);
+				printf(" %s", name);
 			++action;
 		}
 		printf("\n");
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/testpmd.h b/app/test-pmd/testpmd.h
index a1f661472..11afb487f 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/testpmd.h
+++ b/app/test-pmd/testpmd.h
@@ -124,15 +124,12 @@ struct fwd_stream {
 
 /** Descriptor for a single flow. */
 struct port_flow {
-	size_t size; /**< Allocated space including data[]. */
 	struct port_flow *next; /**< Next flow in list. */
 	struct port_flow *tmp; /**< Temporary linking. */
 	uint32_t id; /**< Flow rule ID. */
 	struct rte_flow *flow; /**< Opaque flow object returned by PMD. */
-	struct rte_flow_attr attr; /**< Attributes. */
-	struct rte_flow_item *pattern; /**< Pattern. */
-	struct rte_flow_action *actions; /**< Actions. */
-	uint8_t data[]; /**< Storage for pattern/actions. */
+	struct rte_flow_conv_rule rule; /* Saved flow rule description. */
+	uint8_t data[]; /**< Storage for flow rule description */
 };
 
 #ifdef SOFTNIC
