diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/features.rst b/doc/guides/nics/features.rst
index 37ffbc68c..4e68144ef 100644
--- a/doc/guides/nics/features.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/features.rst
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ Jumbo frame
 
 Supports Rx jumbo frames.
 
-* **[uses]    user config**: ``dev_conf.rxmode.jumbo_frame``,
+* **[uses]    rte_eth_rxconf,rte_eth_rxmode**: ``offloads:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME``.
   ``dev_conf.rxmode.max_rx_pkt_len``.
 * **[related] rte_eth_dev_info**: ``max_rx_pktlen``.
 * **[related] API**: ``rte_eth_dev_set_mtu()``.
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ Scattered Rx
 
 Supports receiving segmented mbufs.
 
-* **[uses]       user config**: ``dev_conf.rxmode.enable_scatter``.
+* **[uses]       rte_eth_rxconf,rte_eth_rxmode**: ``offloads:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SCATTER``.
 * **[implements] datapath**: ``Scattered Rx function``.
 * **[implements] rte_eth_dev_data**: ``scattered_rx``.
 * **[provides]   eth_dev_ops**: ``rxq_info_get:scattered_rx``.
@@ -206,11 +206,11 @@ LRO
 
 Supports Large Receive Offload.
 
-* **[uses]       user config**: ``dev_conf.rxmode.enable_lro``.
+* **[uses]       rte_eth_rxconf,rte_eth_rxmode**: ``offloads:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_LRO``.
 * **[implements] datapath**: ``LRO functionality``.
 * **[implements] rte_eth_dev_data**: ``lro``.
 * **[provides]   mbuf**: ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_RX_LRO``, ``mbuf.tso_segsz``.
-* **[provides]   rte_eth_dev_info**: ``rx_offload_capa:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_LRO``.
+* **[provides]   rte_eth_dev_info**: ``rx_offload_capa,rx_queue_offload_capa:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_LRO``.
 
 
 .. _nic_features_tso:
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ VLAN filter
 
 Supports filtering of a VLAN Tag identifier.
 
-* **[uses]       user config**: ``dev_conf.rxmode.hw_vlan_filter``.
+* **[uses]       rte_eth_rxconf,rte_eth_rxmode**: ``offloads:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_FILTER``.
 * **[implements] eth_dev_ops**: ``vlan_filter_set``.
 * **[related]    API**: ``rte_eth_dev_vlan_filter()``.
 
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ CRC offload
 
 Supports CRC stripping by hardware.
 
-* **[uses] user config**: ``dev_conf.rxmode.hw_strip_crc``.
+* **[uses] rte_eth_rxconf,rte_eth_rxmode**: ``offloads:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP``.
 
 
 .. _nic_features_vlan_offload:
@@ -509,11 +509,10 @@ VLAN offload
 
 Supports VLAN offload to hardware.
 
-* **[uses]       user config**: ``dev_conf.rxmode.hw_vlan_strip``,
-  ``dev_conf.rxmode.hw_vlan_filter``, ``dev_conf.rxmode.hw_vlan_extend``.
+* **[uses]       rte_eth_rxconf,rte_eth_rxmode**: ``offloads:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_STRIP,DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_FILTER,DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_EXTEND``.
 * **[implements] eth_dev_ops**: ``vlan_offload_set``.
 * **[provides]   mbuf**: ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_RX_VLAN_STRIPPED``, ``mbuf.vlan_tci``.
-* **[provides]   rte_eth_dev_info**: ``rx_offload_capa:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_STRIP``,
+* **[provides]   rte_eth_dev_info**: ``rx_offload_capa,rx_queue_offload_capa:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_STRIP``,
   ``tx_offload_capa:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_INSERT``.
 * **[related]    API**: ``rte_eth_dev_set_vlan_offload()``,
   ``rte_eth_dev_get_vlan_offload()``.
@@ -526,10 +525,11 @@ QinQ offload
 
 Supports QinQ (queue in queue) offload.
 
+* **[uses]     rte_eth_rxconf,rte_eth_rxmode**: ``offloads:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_QINQ_STRIP``.
 * **[uses]     mbuf**: ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_TX_QINQ_PKT``.
 * **[provides] mbuf**: ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_RX_QINQ_STRIPPED``, ``mbuf.vlan_tci``,
    ``mbuf.vlan_tci_outer``.
-* **[provides] rte_eth_dev_info**: ``rx_offload_capa:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_QINQ_STRIP``,
+* **[provides] rte_eth_dev_info**: ``rx_offload_capa,rx_queue_offload_capa:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_QINQ_STRIP``,
   ``tx_offload_capa:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_QINQ_INSERT``.
 
 
@@ -540,13 +540,13 @@ L3 checksum offload
 
 Supports L3 checksum offload.
 
-* **[uses]     user config**: ``dev_conf.rxmode.hw_ip_checksum``.
+* **[uses]     rte_eth_rxconf,rte_eth_rxmode**: ``offloads:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_IPV4_CKSUM``.
 * **[uses]     mbuf**: ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_TX_IP_CKSUM``,
   ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_TX_IPV4`` | ``PKT_TX_IPV6``.
 * **[provides] mbuf**: ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_RX_IP_CKSUM_UNKNOWN`` |
   ``PKT_RX_IP_CKSUM_BAD`` | ``PKT_RX_IP_CKSUM_GOOD`` |
   ``PKT_RX_IP_CKSUM_NONE``.
-* **[provides] rte_eth_dev_info**: ``rx_offload_capa:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_IPV4_CKSUM``,
+* **[provides] rte_eth_dev_info**: ``rx_offload_capa,rx_queue_offload_capa:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_IPV4_CKSUM``,
   ``tx_offload_capa:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_IPV4_CKSUM``.
 
 
@@ -557,13 +557,14 @@ L4 checksum offload
 
 Supports L4 checksum offload.
 
+* **[uses]     rte_eth_rxconf,rte_eth_rxmode**: ``offloads:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_UDP_CKSUM,DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM``.
 * **[uses]     mbuf**: ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_TX_IPV4`` | ``PKT_TX_IPV6``,
   ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_TX_L4_NO_CKSUM`` | ``PKT_TX_TCP_CKSUM`` |
   ``PKT_TX_SCTP_CKSUM`` | ``PKT_TX_UDP_CKSUM``.
 * **[provides] mbuf**: ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_RX_L4_CKSUM_UNKNOWN`` |
   ``PKT_RX_L4_CKSUM_BAD`` | ``PKT_RX_L4_CKSUM_GOOD`` |
   ``PKT_RX_L4_CKSUM_NONE``.
-* **[provides] rte_eth_dev_info**: ``rx_offload_capa:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_UDP_CKSUM,DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM``,
+* **[provides] rte_eth_dev_info**: ``rx_offload_capa,rx_queue_offload_capa:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_UDP_CKSUM,DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM``,
   ``tx_offload_capa:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_UDP_CKSUM,DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM,DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_SCTP_CKSUM``.
 
 
@@ -574,8 +575,9 @@ MACsec offload
 
 Supports MACsec.
 
+* **[uses]     rte_eth_rxconf,rte_eth_rxmode**: ``offloads:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_MACSEC_STRIP``.
 * **[uses]     mbuf**: ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_TX_MACSEC``.
-* **[provides] rte_eth_dev_info**: ``rx_offload_capa:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_MACSEC_STRIP``,
+* **[provides] rte_eth_dev_info**: ``rx_offload_capa,rx_queue_offload_capa:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_MACSEC_STRIP``,
   ``tx_offload_capa:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_MACSEC_INSERT``.
 
 
@@ -586,13 +588,14 @@ Inner L3 checksum
 
 Supports inner packet L3 checksum.
 
+* **[uses]     rte_eth_rxconf,rte_eth_rxmode**: ``offloads:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_OUTER_IPV4_CKSUM``.
 * **[uses]     mbuf**: ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_TX_IP_CKSUM``,
   ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_TX_IPV4`` | ``PKT_TX_IPV6``,
   ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_TX_OUTER_IP_CKSUM``,
   ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_TX_OUTER_IPV4`` | ``PKT_TX_OUTER_IPV6``.
 * **[uses]     mbuf**: ``mbuf.outer_l2_len``, ``mbuf.outer_l3_len``.
 * **[provides] mbuf**: ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_RX_EIP_CKSUM_BAD``.
-* **[provides] rte_eth_dev_info**: ``rx_offload_capa:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_OUTER_IPV4_CKSUM``,
+* **[provides] rte_eth_dev_info**: ``rx_offload_capa,rx_queue_offload_capa:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_OUTER_IPV4_CKSUM``,
   ``tx_offload_capa:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_OUTER_IPV4_CKSUM``.
 
 
diff --git a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c
index 0597641ee..b3c10701e 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c
+++ b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c
@@ -687,12 +687,90 @@ rte_eth_speed_bitflag(uint32_t speed, int duplex)
 	}
 }
 
+/**
+ * A conversion function from rxmode bitfield API.
+ */
+static void
+rte_eth_convert_rx_offload_bitfield(const struct rte_eth_rxmode *rxmode,
+				    uint64_t *rx_offloads)
+{
+	uint64_t offloads = 0;
+
+	if (rxmode->header_split == 1)
+		offloads |= DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_HEADER_SPLIT;
+	if (rxmode->hw_ip_checksum == 1)
+		offloads |= DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CHECKSUM;
+	if (rxmode->hw_vlan_filter == 1)
+		offloads |= DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_FILTER;
+	if (rxmode->hw_vlan_strip == 1)
+		offloads |= DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_STRIP;
+	if (rxmode->hw_vlan_extend == 1)
+		offloads |= DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_EXTEND;
+	if (rxmode->jumbo_frame == 1)
+		offloads |= DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME;
+	if (rxmode->hw_strip_crc == 1)
+		offloads |= DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP;
+	if (rxmode->enable_scatter == 1)
+		offloads |= DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SCATTER;
+	if (rxmode->enable_lro == 1)
+		offloads |= DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_LRO;
+
+	*rx_offloads = offloads;
+}
+
+/**
+ * A conversion function from rxmode offloads API.
+ */
+static void
+rte_eth_convert_rx_offloads(const uint64_t rx_offloads,
+			    struct rte_eth_rxmode *rxmode)
+{
+
+	if (rx_offloads & DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_HEADER_SPLIT)
+		rxmode->header_split = 1;
+	else
+		rxmode->header_split = 0;
+	if (rx_offloads & DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CHECKSUM)
+		rxmode->hw_ip_checksum = 1;
+	else
+		rxmode->hw_ip_checksum = 0;
+	if (rx_offloads & DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_FILTER)
+		rxmode->hw_vlan_filter = 1;
+	else
+		rxmode->hw_vlan_filter = 0;
+	if (rx_offloads & DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_STRIP)
+		rxmode->hw_vlan_strip = 1;
+	else
+		rxmode->hw_vlan_strip = 0;
+	if (rx_offloads & DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_EXTEND)
+		rxmode->hw_vlan_extend = 1;
+	else
+		rxmode->hw_vlan_extend = 0;
+	if (rx_offloads & DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME)
+		rxmode->jumbo_frame = 1;
+	else
+		rxmode->jumbo_frame = 0;
+	if (rx_offloads & DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP)
+		rxmode->hw_strip_crc = 1;
+	else
+		rxmode->hw_strip_crc = 0;
+	if (rx_offloads & DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SCATTER)
+		rxmode->enable_scatter = 1;
+	else
+		rxmode->enable_scatter = 0;
+	if (rx_offloads & DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_LRO)
+		rxmode->enable_lro = 1;
+	else
+		rxmode->enable_lro = 0;
+}
+
 int
 rte_eth_dev_configure(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t nb_rx_q, uint16_t nb_tx_q,
 		      const struct rte_eth_conf *dev_conf)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
 	struct rte_eth_dev_info dev_info;
+	struct rte_eth_conf local_conf = *dev_conf;
 	int diag;
 
 	RTE_ETH_VALID_PORTID_OR_ERR_RET(port_id, -EINVAL);
@@ -722,8 +800,20 @@ rte_eth_dev_configure(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t nb_rx_q, uint16_t nb_tx_q,
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Convert between the offloads API to enable PMDs to support
+	 * only one of them.
+	 */
+	if ((dev_conf->rxmode.ignore_offload_bitfield == 0)) {
+		rte_eth_convert_rx_offload_bitfield(
+				&dev_conf->rxmode, &local_conf.rxmode.offloads);
+	} else {
+		rte_eth_convert_rx_offloads(dev_conf->rxmode.offloads,
+					    &local_conf.rxmode);
+	}
+
 	/* Copy the dev_conf parameter into the dev structure */
-	memcpy(&dev->data->dev_conf, dev_conf, sizeof(dev->data->dev_conf));
+	memcpy(&dev->data->dev_conf, &local_conf, sizeof(dev->data->dev_conf));
 
 	/*
 	 * Check that the numbers of RX and TX queues are not greater
@@ -767,7 +857,7 @@ rte_eth_dev_configure(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t nb_rx_q, uint16_t nb_tx_q,
 	 * If jumbo frames are enabled, check that the maximum RX packet
 	 * length is supported by the configured device.
 	 */
-	if (dev_conf->rxmode.jumbo_frame == 1) {
+	if (local_conf.rxmode.offloads & DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME) {
 		if (dev_conf->rxmode.max_rx_pkt_len >
 		    dev_info.max_rx_pktlen) {
 			RTE_PMD_DEBUG_TRACE("ethdev port_id=%d max_rx_pkt_len %u"
@@ -1004,6 +1094,7 @@ rte_eth_rx_queue_setup(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t rx_queue_id,
 	uint32_t mbp_buf_size;
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
 	struct rte_eth_dev_info dev_info;
+	struct rte_eth_rxconf local_conf;
 	void **rxq;
 
 	RTE_ETH_VALID_PORTID_OR_ERR_RET(port_id, -EINVAL);
@@ -1074,8 +1165,18 @@ rte_eth_rx_queue_setup(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t rx_queue_id,
 	if (rx_conf == NULL)
 		rx_conf = &dev_info.default_rxconf;
 
+	local_conf = *rx_conf;
+	if (dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.ignore_offload_bitfield == 0) {
+		/**
+		 * Reflect port offloads to queue offloads in order for
+		 * offloads to not be discarded.
+		 */
+		rte_eth_convert_rx_offload_bitfield(&dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode,
+						    &local_conf.offloads);
+	}
+
 	ret = (*dev->dev_ops->rx_queue_setup)(dev, rx_queue_id, nb_rx_desc,
-					      socket_id, rx_conf, mp);
+					      socket_id, &local_conf, mp);
 	if (!ret) {
 		if (!dev->data->min_rx_buf_size ||
 		    dev->data->min_rx_buf_size > mbp_buf_size)
@@ -1979,7 +2080,8 @@ rte_eth_dev_vlan_filter(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t vlan_id, int on)
 
 	RTE_ETH_VALID_PORTID_OR_ERR_RET(port_id, -ENODEV);
 	dev = &rte_eth_devices[port_id];
-	if (!(dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.hw_vlan_filter)) {
+	if (!(dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads &
+	      DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_FILTER)) {
 		RTE_PMD_DEBUG_TRACE("port %d: vlan-filtering disabled\n", port_id);
 		return -ENOSYS;
 	}
@@ -2055,23 +2157,41 @@ rte_eth_dev_set_vlan_offload(uint8_t port_id, int offload_mask)
 
 	/*check which option changed by application*/
 	cur = !!(offload_mask & ETH_VLAN_STRIP_OFFLOAD);
-	org = !!(dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.hw_vlan_strip);
+	org = !!(dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads &
+		 DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_STRIP);
 	if (cur != org) {
-		dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.hw_vlan_strip = (uint8_t)cur;
+		if (cur)
+			dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads |=
+				DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_STRIP;
+		else
+			dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads &=
+				~DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_STRIP;
 		mask |= ETH_VLAN_STRIP_MASK;
 	}
 
 	cur = !!(offload_mask & ETH_VLAN_FILTER_OFFLOAD);
-	org = !!(dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.hw_vlan_filter);
+	org = !!(dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads &
+		 DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_FILTER);
 	if (cur != org) {
-		dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.hw_vlan_filter = (uint8_t)cur;
+		if (cur)
+			dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads |=
+				DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_FILTER;
+		else
+			dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads &=
+				~DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_FILTER;
 		mask |= ETH_VLAN_FILTER_MASK;
 	}
 
 	cur = !!(offload_mask & ETH_VLAN_EXTEND_OFFLOAD);
-	org = !!(dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.hw_vlan_extend);
+	org = !!(dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads &
+		 DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_EXTEND);
 	if (cur != org) {
-		dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.hw_vlan_extend = (uint8_t)cur;
+		if (cur)
+			dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads |=
+				DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_EXTEND;
+		else
+			dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads &=
+				~DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_EXTEND;
 		mask |= ETH_VLAN_EXTEND_MASK;
 	}
 
@@ -2080,6 +2200,13 @@ rte_eth_dev_set_vlan_offload(uint8_t port_id, int offload_mask)
 		return ret;
 
 	RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*dev->dev_ops->vlan_offload_set, -ENOTSUP);
+
+	/*
+	 * Convert to the offload bitfield API just in case the underlying PMD
+	 * still supporting it.
+	 */
+	rte_eth_convert_rx_offloads(dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads,
+				    &dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode);
 	(*dev->dev_ops->vlan_offload_set)(dev, mask);
 
 	return ret;
@@ -2094,13 +2221,16 @@ rte_eth_dev_get_vlan_offload(uint8_t port_id)
 	RTE_ETH_VALID_PORTID_OR_ERR_RET(port_id, -ENODEV);
 	dev = &rte_eth_devices[port_id];
 
-	if (dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.hw_vlan_strip)
+	if (dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads &
+	    DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_STRIP)
 		ret |= ETH_VLAN_STRIP_OFFLOAD;
 
-	if (dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.hw_vlan_filter)
+	if (dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads &
+	    DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_FILTER)
 		ret |= ETH_VLAN_FILTER_OFFLOAD;
 
-	if (dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.hw_vlan_extend)
+	if (dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads &
+	    DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_EXTEND)
 		ret |= ETH_VLAN_EXTEND_OFFLOAD;
 
 	return ret;
diff --git a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h
index 0adf3274a..ba7a2b2dc 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h
+++ b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h
@@ -348,7 +348,18 @@ struct rte_eth_rxmode {
 	enum rte_eth_rx_mq_mode mq_mode;
 	uint32_t max_rx_pkt_len;  /**< Only used if jumbo_frame enabled. */
 	uint16_t split_hdr_size;  /**< hdr buf size (header_split enabled).*/
+	/**
+	 * Per-port Rx offloads to be set using DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_* flags.
+	 * Only offloads set on rx_offload_capa field on rte_eth_dev_info
+	 * structure are allowed to be set.
+	 */
+	uint64_t offloads;
 	__extension__
+	/**
+	 * Below bitfield API is obsolete. Application should
+	 * enable per-port offloads using the offload field
+	 * above.
+	 */
 	uint16_t header_split : 1, /**< Header Split enable. */
 		hw_ip_checksum   : 1, /**< IP/UDP/TCP checksum offload enable. */
 		hw_vlan_filter   : 1, /**< VLAN filter enable. */
@@ -357,7 +368,17 @@ struct rte_eth_rxmode {
 		jumbo_frame      : 1, /**< Jumbo Frame Receipt enable. */
 		hw_strip_crc     : 1, /**< Enable CRC stripping by hardware. */
 		enable_scatter   : 1, /**< Enable scatter packets rx handler */
-		enable_lro       : 1; /**< Enable LRO */
+		enable_lro       : 1, /**< Enable LRO */
+		/**
+		 * When set the offload bitfield should be ignored.
+		 * Instead per-port Rx offloads should be set on offloads
+		 * field above.
+		 * Per-queue offloads shuold be set on rte_eth_rxq_conf
+		 * structure.
+		 * This bit is temporary till rxmode bitfield offloads API will
+		 * be deprecated.
+		 */
+		ignore_offload_bitfield : 1;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -691,6 +712,12 @@ struct rte_eth_rxconf {
 	uint16_t rx_free_thresh; /**< Drives the freeing of RX descriptors. */
 	uint8_t rx_drop_en; /**< Drop packets if no descriptors are available. */
 	uint8_t rx_deferred_start; /**< Do not start queue with rte_eth_dev_start(). */
+	/**
+	 * Per-queue Rx offloads to be set using DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_* flags.
+	 * Only offloads set on rx_queue_offload_capa field on rte_eth_dev_info
+	 * structure are allowed to be set.
+	 */
+	uint64_t offloads;
 };
 
 #define ETH_TXQ_FLAGS_NOMULTSEGS 0x0001 /**< nb_segs=1 for all mbufs */
@@ -907,6 +934,18 @@ struct rte_eth_conf {
 #define DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_QINQ_STRIP  0x00000020
 #define DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_OUTER_IPV4_CKSUM 0x00000040
 #define DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_MACSEC_STRIP     0x00000080
+#define DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_HEADER_SPLIT	0x00000100
+#define DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_FILTER	0x00000200
+#define DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_EXTEND	0x00000400
+#define DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME	0x00000800
+#define DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP	0x00001000
+#define DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SCATTER		0x00002000
+#define DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CHECKSUM (DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_IPV4_CKSUM | \
+				 DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_UDP_CKSUM | \
+				 DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM)
+#define DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN (DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_STRIP | \
+			     DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_FILTER | \
+			     DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_EXTEND)
 
 /**
  * TX offload capabilities of a device.
@@ -949,8 +988,11 @@ struct rte_eth_dev_info {
 	/** Maximum number of hash MAC addresses for MTA and UTA. */
 	uint16_t max_vfs; /**< Maximum number of VFs. */
 	uint16_t max_vmdq_pools; /**< Maximum number of VMDq pools. */
-	uint32_t rx_offload_capa; /**< Device RX offload capabilities. */
+	uint64_t rx_offload_capa;
+	/**< Device per port RX offload capabilities. */
 	uint32_t tx_offload_capa; /**< Device TX offload capabilities. */
+	uint64_t rx_queue_offload_capa;
+	/**< Device per queue RX offload capabilities. */
 	uint16_t reta_size;
 	/**< Device redirection table size, the total number of entries. */
 	uint8_t hash_key_size; /**< Hash key size in bytes */
@@ -1870,6 +1912,9 @@ uint32_t rte_eth_speed_bitflag(uint32_t speed, int duplex);
  *        each statically configurable offload hardware feature provided by
  *        Ethernet devices, such as IP checksum or VLAN tag stripping for
  *        example.
+ *        The Rx offload bitfield API is obsolete and will be deprecated.
+ *        Applications should set the ignore_bitfield_offloads bit on *rxmode*
+ *        structure and use offloads field to set per-port offloads instead.
  *     - the Receive Side Scaling (RSS) configuration when using multiple RX
  *         queues per port.
  *
@@ -1923,6 +1968,8 @@ void _rte_eth_dev_reset(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
  *   The *rx_conf* structure contains an *rx_thresh* structure with the values
  *   of the Prefetch, Host, and Write-Back threshold registers of the receive
  *   ring.
+ *   In addition it contains the hardware offloads features to activate using
+ *   the DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_* flags.
  * @param mb_pool
  *   The pointer to the memory pool from which to allocate *rte_mbuf* network
  *   memory buffers to populate each descriptor of the receive ring.
