diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/devlink.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/devlink.c
index 057dde6f4417..e8789e6d7e7b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/devlink.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/devlink.c
@@ -584,14 +584,6 @@ static void mlx5_devlink_set_params_init_values(struct devlink *devlink)
 	struct mlx5_core_dev *dev = devlink_priv(devlink);
 	union devlink_param_value value;
 
-	if (dev->priv.steering->mode == MLX5_FLOW_STEERING_MODE_DMFS)
-		strcpy(value.vstr, "dmfs");
-	else
-		strcpy(value.vstr, "smfs");
-	devlink_param_driverinit_value_set(devlink,
-					   MLX5_DEVLINK_PARAM_ID_FLOW_STEERING_MODE,
-					   value);
-
 	value.vbool = MLX5_CAP_GEN(dev, roce);
 	devlink_param_driverinit_value_set(devlink,
 					   DEVLINK_PARAM_GENERIC_ID_ENABLE_ROCE,
@@ -602,18 +594,6 @@ static void mlx5_devlink_set_params_init_values(struct devlink *devlink)
 	devlink_param_driverinit_value_set(devlink,
 					   MLX5_DEVLINK_PARAM_ID_ESW_LARGE_GROUP_NUM,
 					   value);
-
-	if (MLX5_ESWITCH_MANAGER(dev)) {
-		if (mlx5_esw_vport_match_metadata_supported(dev->priv.eswitch)) {
-			dev->priv.eswitch->flags |= MLX5_ESWITCH_VPORT_MATCH_METADATA;
-			value.vbool = true;
-		} else {
-			value.vbool = false;
-		}
-		devlink_param_driverinit_value_set(devlink,
-						   MLX5_DEVLINK_PARAM_ID_ESW_PORT_METADATA,
-						   value);
-	}
 #endif
 
 	value.vu32 = MLX5_COMP_EQ_SIZE;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/diag/fs_tracepoint.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/diag/fs_tracepoint.c
index 7841ef6c193c..c5bb79a4fa57 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/diag/fs_tracepoint.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/diag/fs_tracepoint.c
@@ -259,6 +259,9 @@ const char *parse_fs_dst(struct trace_seq *p,
 	case MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_PORT:
 		trace_seq_printf(p, "port\n");
 		break;
+	case MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_NONE:
+		trace_seq_printf(p, "none\n");
+		break;
 	}
 
 	trace_seq_putc(p, 0);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h
index 50818081bdc0..b90902db7819 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h
@@ -648,8 +648,8 @@ typedef struct sk_buff *
 (*mlx5e_fp_skb_from_cqe_mpwrq)(struct mlx5e_rq *rq, struct mlx5e_mpw_info *wi,
 			       u16 cqe_bcnt, u32 head_offset, u32 page_idx);
 typedef struct sk_buff *
-(*mlx5e_fp_skb_from_cqe)(struct mlx5e_rq *rq, struct mlx5_cqe64 *cqe,
-			 struct mlx5e_wqe_frag_info *wi, u32 cqe_bcnt);
+(*mlx5e_fp_skb_from_cqe)(struct mlx5e_rq *rq, struct mlx5e_wqe_frag_info *wi,
+			 u32 cqe_bcnt);
 typedef bool (*mlx5e_fp_post_rx_wqes)(struct mlx5e_rq *rq);
 typedef void (*mlx5e_fp_dealloc_wqe)(struct mlx5e_rq*, u16);
 typedef void (*mlx5e_fp_shampo_dealloc_hd)(struct mlx5e_rq*, u16, u16, bool);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/dcbnl.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/dcbnl.h
index 9976de8b9047..b59aee75de94 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/dcbnl.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/dcbnl.h
@@ -40,13 +40,11 @@ struct mlx5e_dcbx_dp {
 };
 
 void mlx5e_dcbnl_build_netdev(struct net_device *netdev);
-void mlx5e_dcbnl_build_rep_netdev(struct net_device *netdev);
 void mlx5e_dcbnl_initialize(struct mlx5e_priv *priv);
 void mlx5e_dcbnl_init_app(struct mlx5e_priv *priv);
 void mlx5e_dcbnl_delete_app(struct mlx5e_priv *priv);
 #else
 static inline void mlx5e_dcbnl_build_netdev(struct net_device *netdev) {}
-static inline void mlx5e_dcbnl_build_rep_netdev(struct net_device *netdev) {}
 static inline void mlx5e_dcbnl_initialize(struct mlx5e_priv *priv) {}
 static inline void mlx5e_dcbnl_init_app(struct mlx5e_priv *priv) {}
 static inline void mlx5e_dcbnl_delete_app(struct mlx5e_priv *priv) {}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc/ct_fs_smfs.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc/ct_fs_smfs.c
index 59988e24b704..b979826f3f6c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc/ct_fs_smfs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc/ct_fs_smfs.c
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ mlx5_ct_fs_smfs_matcher_create(struct mlx5_ct_fs *fs, struct mlx5dr_table *tbl,
 	spec->match_criteria_enable = MLX5_MATCH_MISC_PARAMETERS_2 | MLX5_MATCH_OUTER_HEADERS;
 
 	dr_matcher = mlx5_smfs_matcher_create(tbl, priority, spec);
-	kfree(spec);
+	kvfree(spec);
 	if (!dr_matcher)
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc/sample.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc/sample.c
index fd4504518578..1cbd2eb9d04f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc/sample.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc/sample.c
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ sampler_termtbl_create(struct mlx5e_tc_psample *tc_psample)
 
 	act.action = MLX5_FLOW_CONTEXT_ACTION_FWD_DEST;
 	dest.vport.num = esw->manager_vport;
+	dest.type = MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_VPORT;
 	tc_psample->termtbl_rule = mlx5_add_flow_rules(tc_psample->termtbl, NULL, &act, &dest, 1);
 	if (IS_ERR(tc_psample->termtbl_rule)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(tc_psample->termtbl_rule);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc_ct.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc_ct.c
index e49f51124c74..89aa0208b5d2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc_ct.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc_ct.c
@@ -1812,7 +1812,6 @@ __mlx5_tc_ct_flow_offload(struct mlx5_tc_ct_priv *ct_priv,
 
 	ct_flow = kzalloc(sizeof(*ct_flow), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ct_flow) {
-		kfree(ct_flow);
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/xsk/rx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/xsk/rx.c
index 021da085e603..9a1553598a7c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/xsk/rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/xsk/rx.c
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ struct sk_buff *mlx5e_xsk_skb_from_cqe_mpwrq_linear(struct mlx5e_rq *rq,
 }
 
 struct sk_buff *mlx5e_xsk_skb_from_cqe_linear(struct mlx5e_rq *rq,
-					      struct mlx5_cqe64 *cqe,
 					      struct mlx5e_wqe_frag_info *wi,
 					      u32 cqe_bcnt)
 {
@@ -99,11 +98,6 @@ struct sk_buff *mlx5e_xsk_skb_from_cqe_linear(struct mlx5e_rq *rq,
 	xsk_buff_dma_sync_for_cpu(xdp, rq->xsk_pool);
 	net_prefetch(xdp->data);
 
-	if (unlikely(get_cqe_opcode(cqe) != MLX5_CQE_RESP_SEND)) {
-		rq->stats->wqe_err++;
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
 	prog = rcu_dereference(rq->xdp_prog);
 	if (likely(prog && mlx5e_xdp_handle(rq, NULL, prog, xdp)))
 		return NULL; /* page/packet was consumed by XDP */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/xsk/rx.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/xsk/rx.h
index 7f88ccf67fdd..a8cfab4a393c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/xsk/rx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/xsk/rx.h
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ struct sk_buff *mlx5e_xsk_skb_from_cqe_mpwrq_linear(struct mlx5e_rq *rq,
 						    u32 head_offset,
 						    u32 page_idx);
 struct sk_buff *mlx5e_xsk_skb_from_cqe_linear(struct mlx5e_rq *rq,
-					      struct mlx5_cqe64 *cqe,
 					      struct mlx5e_wqe_frag_info *wi,
 					      u32 cqe_bcnt);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_dcbnl.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_dcbnl.c
index d659fe07d464..6435517c0bee 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_dcbnl.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_dcbnl.c
@@ -1026,15 +1026,6 @@ void mlx5e_dcbnl_build_netdev(struct net_device *netdev)
 		netdev->dcbnl_ops = &mlx5e_dcbnl_ops;
 }
 
-void mlx5e_dcbnl_build_rep_netdev(struct net_device *netdev)
-{
-	struct mlx5e_priv *priv = netdev_priv(netdev);
-	struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev = priv->mdev;
-
-	if (MLX5_CAP_GEN(mdev, qos))
-		netdev->dcbnl_ops = &mlx5e_dcbnl_ops;
-}
-
 static void mlx5e_dcbnl_query_dcbx_mode(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 					enum mlx5_dcbx_oper_mode *mode)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rx.c
index a5f6fd16b665..2dea9e4649a6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rx.c
@@ -1521,8 +1521,8 @@ static void mlx5e_fill_xdp_buff(struct mlx5e_rq *rq, void *va, u16 headroom,
 }
 
 static struct sk_buff *
-mlx5e_skb_from_cqe_linear(struct mlx5e_rq *rq, struct mlx5_cqe64 *cqe,
-			  struct mlx5e_wqe_frag_info *wi, u32 cqe_bcnt)
+mlx5e_skb_from_cqe_linear(struct mlx5e_rq *rq, struct mlx5e_wqe_frag_info *wi,
+			  u32 cqe_bcnt)
 {
 	struct mlx5e_dma_info *di = wi->di;
 	u16 rx_headroom = rq->buff.headroom;
@@ -1565,8 +1565,8 @@ mlx5e_skb_from_cqe_linear(struct mlx5e_rq *rq, struct mlx5_cqe64 *cqe,
 }
 
 static struct sk_buff *
-mlx5e_skb_from_cqe_nonlinear(struct mlx5e_rq *rq, struct mlx5_cqe64 *cqe,
-			     struct mlx5e_wqe_frag_info *wi, u32 cqe_bcnt)
+mlx5e_skb_from_cqe_nonlinear(struct mlx5e_rq *rq, struct mlx5e_wqe_frag_info *wi,
+			     u32 cqe_bcnt)
 {
 	struct mlx5e_rq_frag_info *frag_info = &rq->wqe.info.arr[0];
 	struct mlx5e_wqe_frag_info *head_wi = wi;
@@ -1709,7 +1709,7 @@ static void mlx5e_handle_rx_cqe(struct mlx5e_rq *rq, struct mlx5_cqe64 *cqe)
 	skb = INDIRECT_CALL_2(rq->wqe.skb_from_cqe,
 			      mlx5e_skb_from_cqe_linear,
 			      mlx5e_skb_from_cqe_nonlinear,
-			      rq, cqe, wi, cqe_bcnt);
+			      rq, wi, cqe_bcnt);
 	if (!skb) {
 		/* probably for XDP */
 		if (__test_and_clear_bit(MLX5E_RQ_FLAG_XDP_XMIT, rq->flags)) {
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ static void mlx5e_handle_rx_cqe_rep(struct mlx5e_rq *rq, struct mlx5_cqe64 *cqe)
 	skb = INDIRECT_CALL_2(rq->wqe.skb_from_cqe,
 			      mlx5e_skb_from_cqe_linear,
 			      mlx5e_skb_from_cqe_nonlinear,
-			      rq, cqe, wi, cqe_bcnt);
+			      rq, wi, cqe_bcnt);
 	if (!skb) {
 		/* probably for XDP */
 		if (__test_and_clear_bit(MLX5E_RQ_FLAG_XDP_XMIT, rq->flags)) {
@@ -2361,7 +2361,7 @@ static void mlx5i_handle_rx_cqe(struct mlx5e_rq *rq, struct mlx5_cqe64 *cqe)
 	skb = INDIRECT_CALL_2(rq->wqe.skb_from_cqe,
 			      mlx5e_skb_from_cqe_linear,
 			      mlx5e_skb_from_cqe_nonlinear,
-			      rq, cqe, wi, cqe_bcnt);
+			      rq, wi, cqe_bcnt);
 	if (!skb)
 		goto wq_free_wqe;
 
@@ -2453,7 +2453,7 @@ static void mlx5e_trap_handle_rx_cqe(struct mlx5e_rq *rq, struct mlx5_cqe64 *cqe
 		goto free_wqe;
 	}
 
-	skb = mlx5e_skb_from_cqe_nonlinear(rq, cqe, wi, cqe_bcnt);
+	skb = mlx5e_skb_from_cqe_nonlinear(rq, wi, cqe_bcnt);
 	if (!skb)
 		goto free_wqe;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c
index 458ec0bca1b8..25f2d2717aaa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c
@@ -1582,6 +1582,9 @@ int mlx5_eswitch_init(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 		esw->offloads.encap = DEVLINK_ESWITCH_ENCAP_MODE_BASIC;
 	else
 		esw->offloads.encap = DEVLINK_ESWITCH_ENCAP_MODE_NONE;
+	if (MLX5_ESWITCH_MANAGER(dev) &&
+	    mlx5_esw_vport_match_metadata_supported(esw))
+		esw->flags |= MLX5_ESWITCH_VPORT_MATCH_METADATA;
 
 	dev->priv.eswitch = esw;
 	BLOCKING_INIT_NOTIFIER_HEAD(&esw->n_head);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_cmd.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_cmd.c
index 33e9f86cf7d4..2ccf7bef9b05 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_cmd.c
@@ -455,7 +455,8 @@ static int mlx5_set_extended_dest(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev,
 		return 0;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(dst, &fte->node.children, node.list) {
-		if (dst->dest_attr.type == MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_COUNTER)
+		if (dst->dest_attr.type == MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_COUNTER ||
+		    dst->dest_attr.type == MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_NONE)
 			continue;
 		if ((dst->dest_attr.type == MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_VPORT ||
 		     dst->dest_attr.type == MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_UPLINK) &&
@@ -571,18 +572,23 @@ static int mlx5_cmd_set_fte(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev,
 		int list_size = 0;
 
 		list_for_each_entry(dst, &fte->node.children, node.list) {
-			unsigned int id, type = dst->dest_attr.type;
+			enum mlx5_flow_destination_type type = dst->dest_attr.type;
+			enum mlx5_ifc_flow_destination_type ifc_type;
+			unsigned int id;
 
 			if (type == MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_COUNTER)
 				continue;
 
 			switch (type) {
+			case MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_NONE:
+				continue;
 			case MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_FLOW_TABLE_NUM:
 				id = dst->dest_attr.ft_num;
-				type = MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_FLOW_TABLE;
+				ifc_type = MLX5_IFC_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_FLOW_TABLE;
 				break;
 			case MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_FLOW_TABLE:
 				id = dst->dest_attr.ft->id;
+				ifc_type = MLX5_IFC_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_FLOW_TABLE;
 				break;
 			case MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_UPLINK:
 			case MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_VPORT:
@@ -596,8 +602,10 @@ static int mlx5_cmd_set_fte(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev,
 				if (type == MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_UPLINK) {
 					/* destination_id is reserved */
 					id = 0;
+					ifc_type = MLX5_IFC_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_UPLINK;
 					break;
 				}
+				ifc_type = MLX5_IFC_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_VPORT;
 				id = dst->dest_attr.vport.num;
 				if (extended_dest &&
 				    dst->dest_attr.vport.pkt_reformat) {
@@ -612,13 +620,15 @@ static int mlx5_cmd_set_fte(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev,
 				break;
 			case MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_FLOW_SAMPLER:
 				id = dst->dest_attr.sampler_id;
+				ifc_type = MLX5_IFC_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_FLOW_SAMPLER;
 				break;
 			default:
 				id = dst->dest_attr.tir_num;
+				ifc_type = MLX5_IFC_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_TIR;
 			}
 
 			MLX5_SET(dest_format_struct, in_dests, destination_type,
-				 type);
+				 ifc_type);
 			MLX5_SET(dest_format_struct, in_dests, destination_id, id);
 			in_dests += dst_cnt_size;
 			list_size++;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c
index 297e6a468a3e..fb8175672478 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c
@@ -424,6 +424,16 @@ static bool is_fwd_next_action(u32 action)
 			 MLX5_FLOW_CONTEXT_ACTION_FWD_NEXT_NS);
 }
 
+static bool is_fwd_dest_type(enum mlx5_flow_destination_type type)
+{
+	return type == MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_FLOW_TABLE_NUM ||
+		type == MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_FLOW_TABLE ||
+		type == MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_UPLINK ||
+		type == MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_VPORT ||
+		type == MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_FLOW_SAMPLER ||
+		type == MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_TIR;
+}
+
 static bool check_valid_spec(const struct mlx5_flow_spec *spec)
 {
 	int i;
@@ -550,8 +560,8 @@ static void del_sw_hw_rule(struct fs_node *node)
 		mutex_unlock(&rule->dest_attr.ft->lock);
 	}
 
-	if (rule->dest_attr.type == MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_COUNTER  &&
-	    --fte->dests_size) {
+	if (rule->dest_attr.type == MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_COUNTER) {
+		--fte->dests_size;
 		fte->modify_mask |=
 			BIT(MLX5_SET_FTE_MODIFY_ENABLE_MASK_ACTION) |
 			BIT(MLX5_SET_FTE_MODIFY_ENABLE_MASK_FLOW_COUNTERS);
@@ -559,17 +569,23 @@ static void del_sw_hw_rule(struct fs_node *node)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	if (rule->dest_attr.type == MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_PORT &&
-	    --fte->dests_size) {
+	if (rule->dest_attr.type == MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_PORT) {
+		--fte->dests_size;
 		fte->modify_mask |= BIT(MLX5_SET_FTE_MODIFY_ENABLE_MASK_ACTION);
 		fte->action.action &= ~MLX5_FLOW_CONTEXT_ACTION_ALLOW;
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	if ((fte->action.action & MLX5_FLOW_CONTEXT_ACTION_FWD_DEST) &&
-	    --fte->dests_size) {
+	if (is_fwd_dest_type(rule->dest_attr.type)) {
+		--fte->dests_size;
+		--fte->fwd_dests;
+
+		if (!fte->fwd_dests)
+			fte->action.action &=
+				~MLX5_FLOW_CONTEXT_ACTION_FWD_DEST;
 		fte->modify_mask |=
 			BIT(MLX5_SET_FTE_MODIFY_ENABLE_MASK_DESTINATION_LIST);
+		goto out;
 	}
 out:
 	kfree(rule);
@@ -589,6 +605,7 @@ static void del_hw_fte(struct fs_node *node)
 	fs_get_obj(ft, fg->node.parent);
 
 	trace_mlx5_fs_del_fte(fte);
+	WARN_ON(fte->dests_size);
 	dev = get_dev(&ft->node);
 	root = find_root(&ft->node);
 	if (node->active) {
@@ -1288,6 +1305,8 @@ static struct mlx5_flow_rule *alloc_rule(struct mlx5_flow_destination *dest)
 	rule->node.type = FS_TYPE_FLOW_DEST;
 	if (dest)
 		memcpy(&rule->dest_attr, dest, sizeof(*dest));
+	else
+		rule->dest_attr.type = MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_NONE;
 
 	return rule;
 }
@@ -1364,6 +1383,9 @@ create_flow_handle(struct fs_fte *fte,
 		if (dest) {
 			fte->dests_size++;
 
+			if (is_fwd_dest_type(dest[i].type))
+				fte->fwd_dests++;
+
 			type = dest[i].type ==
 				MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_COUNTER;
 			*modify_mask |= type ? count : dst;
@@ -2063,16 +2085,16 @@ void mlx5_del_flow_rules(struct mlx5_flow_handle *handle)
 	down_write_ref_node(&fte->node, false);
 	for (i = handle->num_rules - 1; i >= 0; i--)
 		tree_remove_node(&handle->rule[i]->node, true);
-	if (fte->dests_size) {
-		if (fte->modify_mask)
-			modify_fte(fte);
-		up_write_ref_node(&fte->node, false);
-	} else if (list_empty(&fte->node.children)) {
-		del_hw_fte(&fte->node);
+	if (list_empty(&fte->node.children)) {
+		fte->node.del_hw_func(&fte->node);
 		/* Avoid double call to del_hw_fte */
 		fte->node.del_hw_func = NULL;
 		up_write_ref_node(&fte->node, false);
 		tree_put_node(&fte->node, false);
+	} else if (fte->dests_size) {
+		if (fte->modify_mask)
+			modify_fte(fte);
+		up_write_ref_node(&fte->node, false);
 	} else {
 		up_write_ref_node(&fte->node, false);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.h
index c488a7c5b07e..67cad7a6d836 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.h
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ struct fs_fte {
 	struct mlx5_fs_dr_rule		fs_dr_rule;
 	u32				val[MLX5_ST_SZ_DW_MATCH_PARAM];
 	u32				dests_size;
+	u32				fwd_dests;
 	u32				index;
 	struct mlx5_flow_context	flow_context;
 	struct mlx5_flow_act		action;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
index d504c8cb8f96..95d7712c2d9a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
@@ -177,30 +177,29 @@ static struct mlx5_profile profile[] = {
 	},
 };
 
-static int fw_initializing(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
-{
-	return ioread32be(&dev->iseg->initializing) >> 31;
-}
-
 static int wait_fw_init(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, u32 max_wait_mili,
 			u32 warn_time_mili)
 {
 	unsigned long warn = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(warn_time_mili);
 	unsigned long end = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(max_wait_mili);
+	u32 fw_initializing;
 	int err = 0;
 
-	while (fw_initializing(dev)) {
+	do {
+		fw_initializing = ioread32be(&dev->iseg->initializing);
+		if (!(fw_initializing >> 31))
+			break;
 		if (time_after(jiffies, end)) {
 			err = -EBUSY;
 			break;
 		}
 		if (warn_time_mili && time_after(jiffies, warn)) {
-			mlx5_core_warn(dev, "Waiting for FW initialization, timeout abort in %ds\n",
-				       jiffies_to_msecs(end - warn) / 1000);
+			mlx5_core_warn(dev, "Waiting for FW initialization, timeout abort in %ds (0x%x)\n",
+				       jiffies_to_msecs(end - warn) / 1000, fw_initializing);
 			warn = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(warn_time_mili);
 		}
 		msleep(mlx5_tout_ms(dev, FW_PRE_INIT_WAIT));
-	}
+	} while (true);
 
 	return err;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_cmd.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_cmd.c
index 4dd619d238cc..223c8741b7ae 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_cmd.c
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ int mlx5dr_cmd_set_fte_modify_and_vport(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev,
 
 	in_dests = MLX5_ADDR_OF(flow_context, in_flow_context, destination);
 	MLX5_SET(dest_format_struct, in_dests, destination_type,
-		 MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_VPORT);
+		 MLX5_IFC_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_VPORT);
 	MLX5_SET(dest_format_struct, in_dests, destination_id, vport);
 
 	err = mlx5_cmd_exec(mdev, in, inlen, out, sizeof(out));
@@ -604,7 +604,8 @@ static int mlx5dr_cmd_set_extended_dest(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev,
 	if (!(fte->action.action & MLX5_FLOW_CONTEXT_ACTION_FWD_DEST))
 		return 0;
 	for (i = 0; i < fte->dests_size; i++) {
-		if (fte->dest_arr[i].type == MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_COUNTER)
+		if (fte->dest_arr[i].type == MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_COUNTER ||
+		    fte->dest_arr[i].type == MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_NONE)
 			continue;
 		if ((fte->dest_arr[i].type == MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_VPORT ||
 		     fte->dest_arr[i].type == MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_UPLINK) &&
@@ -719,18 +720,24 @@ int mlx5dr_cmd_set_fte(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev,
 		int list_size = 0;
 
 		for (i = 0; i < fte->dests_size; i++) {
-			unsigned int id, type = fte->dest_arr[i].type;
+			enum mlx5_flow_destination_type type = fte->dest_arr[i].type;
+			enum mlx5_ifc_flow_destination_type ifc_type;
+			unsigned int id;
 
 			if (type == MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_COUNTER)
 				continue;
 
 			switch (type) {
+			case MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_NONE:
+				continue;
 			case MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_FLOW_TABLE_NUM:
 				id = fte->dest_arr[i].ft_num;
-				type = MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_FLOW_TABLE;
+				ifc_type = MLX5_IFC_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_FLOW_TABLE;
 				break;
 			case MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_FLOW_TABLE:
 				id = fte->dest_arr[i].ft_id;
+				ifc_type = MLX5_IFC_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_FLOW_TABLE;
+
 				break;
 			case MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_UPLINK:
 			case MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_VPORT:
@@ -740,8 +747,10 @@ int mlx5dr_cmd_set_fte(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev,
 						 destination_eswitch_owner_vhca_id_valid,
 						 !!(fte->dest_arr[i].vport.flags &
 						    MLX5_FLOW_DEST_VPORT_VHCA_ID));
+					ifc_type = MLX5_IFC_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_VPORT;
 				} else {
 					id = 0;
+					ifc_type = MLX5_IFC_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_UPLINK;
 					MLX5_SET(dest_format_struct, in_dests,
 						 destination_eswitch_owner_vhca_id_valid, 1);
 				}
@@ -761,13 +770,15 @@ int mlx5dr_cmd_set_fte(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev,
 				break;
 			case MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_FLOW_SAMPLER:
 				id = fte->dest_arr[i].sampler_id;
+				ifc_type = MLX5_IFC_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_FLOW_SAMPLER;
 				break;
 			default:
 				id = fte->dest_arr[i].tir_num;
+				ifc_type = MLX5_IFC_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_TIR;
 			}
 
 			MLX5_SET(dest_format_struct, in_dests, destination_type,
-				 type);
+				 ifc_type);
 			MLX5_SET(dest_format_struct, in_dests, destination_id, id);
 			in_dests += dst_cnt_size;
 			list_size++;
diff --git a/include/linux/mlx5/fs.h b/include/linux/mlx5/fs.h
index e3bfed68b08a..8135713b0d2d 100644
--- a/include/linux/mlx5/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/mlx5/fs.h
@@ -40,6 +40,18 @@
 
 #define MLX5_SET_CFG(p, f, v) MLX5_SET(create_flow_group_in, p, f, v)
 
+enum mlx5_flow_destination_type {
+	MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_NONE,
+	MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_VPORT,
+	MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_FLOW_TABLE,
+	MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_TIR,
+	MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_FLOW_SAMPLER,
+	MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_UPLINK,
+	MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_PORT,
+	MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_COUNTER,
+	MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_FLOW_TABLE_NUM,
+};
+
 enum {
 	MLX5_FLOW_CONTEXT_ACTION_FWD_NEXT_PRIO	= 1 << 16,
 	MLX5_FLOW_CONTEXT_ACTION_ENCRYPT	= 1 << 17,
diff --git a/include/linux/mlx5/mlx5_ifc.h b/include/linux/mlx5/mlx5_ifc.h
index 7d2d0ba82144..7f4ec9faa180 100644
--- a/include/linux/mlx5/mlx5_ifc.h
+++ b/include/linux/mlx5/mlx5_ifc.h
@@ -1806,16 +1806,12 @@ struct mlx5_ifc_cmd_hca_cap_2_bits {
 	u8	   reserved_at_c0[0x740];
 };
 
-enum mlx5_flow_destination_type {
-	MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_VPORT        = 0x0,
-	MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_FLOW_TABLE   = 0x1,
-	MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_TIR          = 0x2,
-	MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_FLOW_SAMPLER = 0x6,
-	MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_UPLINK       = 0x8,
-
-	MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_PORT         = 0x99,
-	MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_COUNTER      = 0x100,
-	MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_FLOW_TABLE_NUM = 0x101,
+enum mlx5_ifc_flow_destination_type {
+	MLX5_IFC_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_VPORT        = 0x0,
+	MLX5_IFC_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_FLOW_TABLE   = 0x1,
+	MLX5_IFC_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_TIR          = 0x2,
+	MLX5_IFC_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_FLOW_SAMPLER = 0x6,
+	MLX5_IFC_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_UPLINK       = 0x8,
 };
 
 enum mlx5_flow_table_miss_action {