diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.h b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.h
index 74d2c49..22cc356 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.h
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.h
@@ -399,8 +399,8 @@ struct mlx5_flow_dv_encap_decap_resource {
 	ILIST_ENTRY(uint32_t)next;
 	/* Pointer to next element. */
 	rte_atomic32_t refcnt; /**< Reference counter. */
-	void *verbs_action;
-	/**< Verbs encap/decap action object. */
+	void *action;
+	/**< Encap/decap action object. */
 	uint8_t buf[MLX5_ENCAP_MAX_LEN];
 	size_t size;
 	uint8_t reformat_type;
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ struct mlx5_flow_dv_tag_resource {
 	struct mlx5_hlist_entry entry;
 	/**< hash list entry for tag resource, tag value as the key. */
 	void *action;
-	/**< Verbs tag action object. */
+	/**< Tag action object. */
 	rte_atomic32_t refcnt; /**< Reference counter. */
 	uint32_t idx; /**< Index for the index memory pool. */
 };
@@ -436,8 +436,8 @@ struct mlx5_flow_dv_modify_hdr_resource {
 	LIST_ENTRY(mlx5_flow_dv_modify_hdr_resource) next;
 	/* Pointer to next element. */
 	rte_atomic32_t refcnt; /**< Reference counter. */
-	struct ibv_flow_action *verbs_action;
-	/**< Verbs modify header action object. */
+	struct ibv_flow_action *action;
+	/**< Modify header action object. */
 	uint8_t ft_type; /**< Flow table type, Rx or Tx. */
 	uint32_t actions_num; /**< Number of modification actions. */
 	uint64_t flags; /**< Flags for RDMA API. */
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ struct mlx5_flow_dv_port_id_action_resource {
 	/* Pointer to next element. */
 	rte_atomic32_t refcnt; /**< Reference counter. */
 	void *action;
-	/**< Verbs tag action object. */
+	/**< Action object. */
 	uint32_t port_id; /**< Port ID value. */
 };
 
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ struct mlx5_flow_dv_push_vlan_action_resource {
 	ILIST_ENTRY(uint32_t)next;
 	/* Pointer to next element. */
 	rte_atomic32_t refcnt; /**< Reference counter. */
-	void *action; /**< Direct verbs action object. */
+	void *action; /**< Action object. */
 	uint8_t ft_type; /**< Flow table type, Rx, Tx or FDB. */
 	rte_be32_t vlan_tag; /**< VLAN tag value. */
 };
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ struct mlx5_flow_verbs_workspace {
 struct mlx5_flow {
 	struct rte_flow *flow; /**< Pointer to the main flow. */
 	uint32_t flow_idx; /**< The memory pool index to the main flow. */
-	uint64_t hash_fields; /**< Verbs hash Rx queue hash fields. */
+	uint64_t hash_fields; /**< Hash Rx queue hash fields. */
 	uint64_t act_flags;
 	/**< Bit-fields of detected actions, see MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_*. */
 	bool external; /**< true if the flow is created external to PMD. */
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c
index ae4b05c..dc8d952 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c
@@ -2603,13 +2603,13 @@ struct field_modify_info modify_tcp[] = {
 					  RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED, NULL,
 					  "cannot allocate resource memory");
 	*cache_resource = *resource;
-	cache_resource->verbs_action =
+	cache_resource->action =
 		mlx5_glue->dv_create_flow_action_packet_reformat
 			(sh->ctx, cache_resource->reformat_type,
 			 cache_resource->ft_type, domain, cache_resource->flags,
 			 cache_resource->size,
 			 (cache_resource->size ? cache_resource->buf : NULL));
-	if (!cache_resource->verbs_action) {
+	if (!cache_resource->action) {
 		rte_free(cache_resource);
 		return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOMEM,
 					  RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED,
@@ -4030,12 +4030,12 @@ struct field_modify_info modify_tcp[] = {
 					  "cannot allocate resource memory");
 	*cache_resource = *resource;
 	rte_memcpy(cache_resource->actions, resource->actions, actions_len);
-	cache_resource->verbs_action =
+	cache_resource->action =
 		mlx5_glue->dv_create_flow_action_modify_header
 					(sh->ctx, cache_resource->ft_type, ns,
 					 cache_resource->flags, actions_len,
 					 (uint64_t *)cache_resource->actions);
-	if (!cache_resource->verbs_action) {
+	if (!cache_resource->action) {
 		rte_free(cache_resource);
 		return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOMEM,
 					  RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED,
@@ -8093,7 +8093,7 @@ struct field_modify_info modify_tcp[] = {
 							   error))
 				return -rte_errno;
 			dev_flow->dv.actions[actions_n++] =
-					dev_flow->dv.encap_decap->verbs_action;
+					dev_flow->dv.encap_decap->action;
 			action_flags |= MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_ENCAP;
 			break;
 		case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_VXLAN_DECAP:
@@ -8103,7 +8103,7 @@ struct field_modify_info modify_tcp[] = {
 							   error))
 				return -rte_errno;
 			dev_flow->dv.actions[actions_n++] =
-					dev_flow->dv.encap_decap->verbs_action;
+					dev_flow->dv.encap_decap->action;
 			action_flags |= MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_DECAP;
 			break;
 		case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_RAW_ENCAP:
@@ -8113,7 +8113,7 @@ struct field_modify_info modify_tcp[] = {
 					(dev, actions, dev_flow, attr, error))
 					return -rte_errno;
 				dev_flow->dv.actions[actions_n++] =
-					dev_flow->dv.encap_decap->verbs_action;
+					dev_flow->dv.encap_decap->action;
 			} else {
 				/* Handle encap without preceding decap. */
 				if (flow_dv_create_action_l2_encap
@@ -8121,7 +8121,7 @@ struct field_modify_info modify_tcp[] = {
 				     error))
 					return -rte_errno;
 				dev_flow->dv.actions[actions_n++] =
-					dev_flow->dv.encap_decap->verbs_action;
+					dev_flow->dv.encap_decap->action;
 			}
 			action_flags |= MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_ENCAP;
 			break;
@@ -8133,7 +8133,7 @@ struct field_modify_info modify_tcp[] = {
 				    (dev, dev_flow, attr->transfer, error))
 					return -rte_errno;
 				dev_flow->dv.actions[actions_n++] =
-					dev_flow->dv.encap_decap->verbs_action;
+					dev_flow->dv.encap_decap->action;
 			}
 			/* If decap is followed by encap, handle it at encap. */
 			action_flags |= MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_DECAP;
@@ -8315,7 +8315,7 @@ struct field_modify_info modify_tcp[] = {
 					(dev, mhdr_res, dev_flow, error))
 					return -rte_errno;
 				dev_flow->dv.actions[modify_action_position] =
-					handle->dvh.modify_hdr->verbs_action;
+					handle->dvh.modify_hdr->action;
 			}
 			if (action_flags & MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_COUNT) {
 				flow->counter =
@@ -8778,13 +8778,13 @@ struct field_modify_info modify_tcp[] = {
 			 idx);
 	if (!cache_resource)
 		return 0;
-	MLX5_ASSERT(cache_resource->verbs_action);
+	MLX5_ASSERT(cache_resource->action);
 	DRV_LOG(DEBUG, "encap/decap resource %p: refcnt %d--",
 		(void *)cache_resource,
 		rte_atomic32_read(&cache_resource->refcnt));
 	if (rte_atomic32_dec_and_test(&cache_resource->refcnt)) {
 		claim_zero(mlx5_glue->destroy_flow_action
-				(cache_resource->verbs_action));
+				(cache_resource->action));
 		ILIST_REMOVE(priv->sh->ipool[MLX5_IPOOL_DECAP_ENCAP],
 			     &priv->sh->encaps_decaps, idx,
 			     cache_resource, next);
@@ -8881,13 +8881,13 @@ struct field_modify_info modify_tcp[] = {
 	struct mlx5_flow_dv_modify_hdr_resource *cache_resource =
 							handle->dvh.modify_hdr;
 
-	MLX5_ASSERT(cache_resource->verbs_action);
+	MLX5_ASSERT(cache_resource->action);
 	DRV_LOG(DEBUG, "modify-header resource %p: refcnt %d--",
 		(void *)cache_resource,
 		rte_atomic32_read(&cache_resource->refcnt));
 	if (rte_atomic32_dec_and_test(&cache_resource->refcnt)) {
 		claim_zero(mlx5_glue->destroy_flow_action
-				(cache_resource->verbs_action));
+				(cache_resource->action));
 		LIST_REMOVE(cache_resource, next);
 		rte_free(cache_resource);
 		DRV_LOG(DEBUG, "modify-header resource %p: removed",
