diff --git a/lib/librte_ether/Makefile b/lib/librte_ether/Makefile
index b310f8b..03dec8a 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ether/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_ether/Makefile
@@ -46,8 +46,9 @@ SRCS-y += rte_ethdev.c
 #
 SYMLINK-y-include += rte_ether.h
 SYMLINK-y-include += rte_ethdev.h
+SYMLINK-y-include += rte_eth_features.h
 
 # this lib depends upon:
-DEPDIRS-y += lib/librte_eal lib/librte_mempool lib/librte_ring lib/librte_mbuf
+DEPDIRS-y += lib/librte_eal lib/librte_mempool lib/librte_ring lib/librte_mbuf lib/librte_net
 
 include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.lib.mk
diff --git a/lib/librte_ether/rte_eth_features.h b/lib/librte_ether/rte_eth_features.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba5eccb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/librte_ether/rte_eth_features.h
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+/*-
+ *   BSD LICENSE
+ *
+ *   Copyright(c) 2010-2014 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ *   All rights reserved.
+ *
+ *   Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ *   modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+ *   are met:
+ *
+ *     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ *     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ *       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
+ *       the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+ *       distribution.
+ *     * Neither the name of Intel Corporation nor the names of its
+ *       contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
+ *       from this software without specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ *   THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+ *   "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ *   LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+ *   A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+ *   OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+ *   SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ *   LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+ *   DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+ *   THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+ *   (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+ *   OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _RTE_ETH_FEATURES_H_
+#define _RTE_ETH_FEATURES_H_
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ *
+ * Ethernet device specific features
+ */
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/* Commands defined for NIC specific features */
+enum rte_eth_command {
+	RTE_CMD_UNKNOWN = 0,
+	RTE_CMD_FDIR_RULE_ADD,
+	/**< Command to add a new FDIR filter rule. */
+	RTE_CMD_FDIR_RULE_DEL,
+	/**< Command to delete a FDIR filter rule. */
+	RTE_CMD_FDIR_FLUSH,
+	/**< Command to clear all FDIR filter rules. */
+	RTE_CMD_FDIR_INFO_GET,
+	/**< Command to get FDIR information. */
+};
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* _RTE_ETH_FEATURES_H_ */
diff --git a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c
index fd1010a..10a08de 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c
+++ b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <inttypes.h>
-#include <netinet/in.h>
 
 #include <rte_byteorder.h>
 #include <rte_log.h>
@@ -66,6 +65,7 @@
 #include <rte_errno.h>
 #include <rte_spinlock.h>
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
+#include <rte_ip.h>
 
 #include "rte_ether.h"
 #include "rte_ethdev.h"
@@ -3002,3 +3002,20 @@ rte_eth_dev_get_flex_filter(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t index,
 	return (*dev->dev_ops->get_flex_filter)(dev, index, filter,
 						rx_queue);
 }
+
+int
+rte_eth_dev_rx_classification_filter_ctl(uint8_t port_id,
+					 enum rte_eth_command cmd,
+					 void *args)
+{
+	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
+
+	if (port_id >= nb_ports) {
+		PMD_DEBUG_TRACE("Invalid port_id=%d\n", port_id);
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+	dev = &rte_eth_devices[port_id];
+	FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*dev->dev_ops->rx_classification_filter_ctl,
+								-ENOTSUP);
+	return (*dev->dev_ops->rx_classification_filter_ctl)(dev, cmd, args);
+}
diff --git a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h
index 50df654..a2d9596 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h
+++ b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #include <rte_pci.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
 #include "rte_ether.h"
+#include "rte_eth_features.h"
 
 /**
  * A structure used to retrieve statistics for an Ethernet port.
@@ -345,47 +346,47 @@ struct rte_eth_rss_conf {
 #define ETH_RSS_IPV4_UDP_SHIFT                6
 #define ETH_RSS_IPV6_UDP_SHIFT                7
 #define ETH_RSS_IPV6_UDP_EX_SHIFT             8
-/* for 40G only */
-#define ETH_RSS_NONF_IPV4_UDP_SHIFT           31
-#define ETH_RSS_NONF_IPV4_TCP_SHIFT           33
-#define ETH_RSS_NONF_IPV4_SCTP_SHIFT          34
-#define ETH_RSS_NONF_IPV4_OTHER_SHIFT         35
-#define ETH_RSS_FRAG_IPV4_SHIFT               36
-#define ETH_RSS_NONF_IPV6_UDP_SHIFT           41
-#define ETH_RSS_NONF_IPV6_TCP_SHIFT           43
-#define ETH_RSS_NONF_IPV6_SCTP_SHIFT          44
-#define ETH_RSS_NONF_IPV6_OTHER_SHIFT         45
-#define ETH_RSS_FRAG_IPV6_SHIFT               46
-#define ETH_RSS_FCOE_OX_SHIFT                 48
-#define ETH_RSS_FCOE_RX_SHIFT                 49
-#define ETH_RSS_FCOE_OTHER_SHIFT              50
-#define ETH_RSS_L2_PAYLOAD_SHIFT              63
+/* Packet Classification Type for 40G only */
+#define ETH_PCTYPE_NONF_IPV4_UDP              31
+#define ETH_PCTYPE_NONF_IPV4_TCP              33
+#define ETH_PCTYPE_NONF_IPV4_SCTP             34
+#define ETH_PCTYPE_NONF_IPV4_OTHER            35
+#define ETH_PCTYPE_FRAG_IPV4                  36
+#define ETH_PCTYPE_NONF_IPV6_UDP              41
+#define ETH_PCTYPE_NONF_IPV6_TCP              43
+#define ETH_PCTYPE_NONF_IPV6_SCTP             44
+#define ETH_PCTYPE_NONF_IPV6_OTHER            45
+#define ETH_PCTYPE_FRAG_IPV6                  46
+#define ETH_PCTYPE_FCOE_OX                    48 /* not used */
+#define ETH_PCTYPE_FCOE_RX                    49 /* not used */
+#define ETH_PCTYPE_FCOE_OTHER                 50 /* not used */
+#define ETH_PCTYPE_L2_PAYLOAD                 63
 
 /* for 1G & 10G */
-#define ETH_RSS_IPV4                    ((uint16_t)1 << ETH_RSS_IPV4_SHIFT)
-#define ETH_RSS_IPV4_TCP                ((uint16_t)1 << ETH_RSS_IPV4_TCP_SHIFT)
-#define ETH_RSS_IPV6                    ((uint16_t)1 << ETH_RSS_IPV6_SHIFT)
-#define ETH_RSS_IPV6_EX                 ((uint16_t)1 << ETH_RSS_IPV6_EX_SHIFT)
-#define ETH_RSS_IPV6_TCP                ((uint16_t)1 << ETH_RSS_IPV6_TCP_SHIFT)
-#define ETH_RSS_IPV6_TCP_EX             ((uint16_t)1 << ETH_RSS_IPV6_TCP_EX_SHIFT)
-#define ETH_RSS_IPV4_UDP                ((uint16_t)1 << ETH_RSS_IPV4_UDP_SHIFT)
-#define ETH_RSS_IPV6_UDP                ((uint16_t)1 << ETH_RSS_IPV6_UDP_SHIFT)
-#define ETH_RSS_IPV6_UDP_EX             ((uint16_t)1 << ETH_RSS_IPV6_UDP_EX_SHIFT)
+#define ETH_RSS_IPV4                    (1 << ETH_RSS_IPV4_SHIFT)
+#define ETH_RSS_IPV4_TCP                (1 << ETH_RSS_IPV4_TCP_SHIFT)
+#define ETH_RSS_IPV6                    (1 << ETH_RSS_IPV6_SHIFT)
+#define ETH_RSS_IPV6_EX                 (1 << ETH_RSS_IPV6_EX_SHIFT)
+#define ETH_RSS_IPV6_TCP                (1 << ETH_RSS_IPV6_TCP_SHIFT)
+#define ETH_RSS_IPV6_TCP_EX             (1 << ETH_RSS_IPV6_TCP_EX_SHIFT)
+#define ETH_RSS_IPV4_UDP                (1 << ETH_RSS_IPV4_UDP_SHIFT)
+#define ETH_RSS_IPV6_UDP                (1 << ETH_RSS_IPV6_UDP_SHIFT)
+#define ETH_RSS_IPV6_UDP_EX             (1 << ETH_RSS_IPV6_UDP_EX_SHIFT)
 /* for 40G only */
-#define ETH_RSS_NONF_IPV4_UDP           ((uint64_t)1 << ETH_RSS_NONF_IPV4_UDP_SHIFT)
-#define ETH_RSS_NONF_IPV4_TCP           ((uint64_t)1 << ETH_RSS_NONF_IPV4_TCP_SHIFT)
-#define ETH_RSS_NONF_IPV4_SCTP          ((uint64_t)1 << ETH_RSS_NONF_IPV4_SCTP_SHIFT)
-#define ETH_RSS_NONF_IPV4_OTHER         ((uint64_t)1 << ETH_RSS_NONF_IPV4_OTHER_SHIFT)
-#define ETH_RSS_FRAG_IPV4               ((uint64_t)1 << ETH_RSS_FRAG_IPV4_SHIFT)
-#define ETH_RSS_NONF_IPV6_UDP           ((uint64_t)1 << ETH_RSS_NONF_IPV6_UDP_SHIFT)
-#define ETH_RSS_NONF_IPV6_TCP           ((uint64_t)1 << ETH_RSS_NONF_IPV6_TCP_SHIFT)
-#define ETH_RSS_NONF_IPV6_SCTP          ((uint64_t)1 << ETH_RSS_NONF_IPV6_SCTP_SHIFT)
-#define ETH_RSS_NONF_IPV6_OTHER         ((uint64_t)1 << ETH_RSS_NONF_IPV6_OTHER_SHIFT)
-#define ETH_RSS_FRAG_IPV6               ((uint64_t)1 << ETH_RSS_FRAG_IPV6_SHIFT)
-#define ETH_RSS_FCOE_OX                 ((uint64_t)1 << ETH_RSS_FCOE_OX_SHIFT) /* not used */
-#define ETH_RSS_FCOE_RX                 ((uint64_t)1 << ETH_RSS_FCOE_RX_SHIFT) /* not used */
-#define ETH_RSS_FCOE_OTHER              ((uint64_t)1 << ETH_RSS_FCOE_OTHER_SHIFT) /* not used */
-#define ETH_RSS_L2_PAYLOAD              ((uint64_t)1 << ETH_RSS_L2_PAYLOAD_SHIFT)
+#define ETH_RSS_NONF_IPV4_UDP           (1ULL << ETH_PCTYPE_NONF_IPV4_UDP)
+#define ETH_RSS_NONF_IPV4_TCP           (1ULL << ETH_PCTYPE_NONF_IPV4_TCP)
+#define ETH_RSS_NONF_IPV4_SCTP          (1ULL << ETH_PCTYPE_NONF_IPV4_SCTP)
+#define ETH_RSS_NONF_IPV4_OTHER         (1ULL << ETH_PCTYPE_NONF_IPV4_OTHER)
+#define ETH_RSS_FRAG_IPV4               (1ULL << ETH_PCTYPE_FRAG_IPV4)
+#define ETH_RSS_NONF_IPV6_UDP           (1ULL << ETH_PCTYPE_NONF_IPV6_UDP)
+#define ETH_RSS_NONF_IPV6_TCP           (1ULL << ETH_PCTYPE_NONF_IPV6_TCP)
+#define ETH_RSS_NONF_IPV6_SCTP          (1ULL << ETH_PCTYPE_NONF_IPV6_SCTP)
+#define ETH_RSS_NONF_IPV6_OTHER         (1ULL << ETH_PCTYPE_NONF_IPV6_OTHER)
+#define ETH_RSS_FRAG_IPV6               (1ULL << ETH_PCTYPE_FRAG_IPV6)
+#define ETH_RSS_FCOE_OX                 (1ULL << ETH_PCTYPE_FCOE_OX)
+#define ETH_RSS_FCOE_RX                 (1ULL << ETH_PCTYPE_FCOE_RX)
+#define ETH_RSS_FCOE_OTHER              (1ULL << ETH_PCTYPE_FCOE_OTHER)
+#define ETH_RSS_L2_PAYLOAD              (1ULL << ETH_PCTYPE_L2_PAYLOAD)
 
 #define ETH_RSS_IP ( \
 		ETH_RSS_IPV4 | \
@@ -1361,6 +1362,11 @@ typedef int (*eth_get_flex_filter_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 			uint16_t *rx_queue);
 /**< @internal Get a flex filter rule on an Ethernet device */
 
+typedef int (*eth_rx_classification_filter_ctl_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+						  enum rte_eth_command cmd,
+						  void *arg);
+/**< @internal receive classification filter control operations */
+
 /**
  * @internal A structure containing the functions exported by an Ethernet driver.
  */
@@ -1467,6 +1473,8 @@ struct eth_dev_ops {
 	eth_add_flex_filter_t          add_flex_filter;      /**< add flex filter. */
 	eth_remove_flex_filter_t       remove_flex_filter;   /**< remove flex filter. */
 	eth_get_flex_filter_t          get_flex_filter;      /**< get flex filter. */
+	/*common ccontrol function for receive classification filters*/
+	eth_rx_classification_filter_ctl_t rx_classification_filter_ctl;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -3557,6 +3565,30 @@ int rte_eth_dev_remove_flex_filter(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t index);
 int rte_eth_dev_get_flex_filter(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t index,
 			struct rte_flex_filter *filter, uint16_t *rx_queue);
 
+
+/**
+ * Configure the receive classification filter, including hash function
+ * selection. The commands are NIC specific in its exported public header
+ * file. Different types of NIC may have different commands.
+ * All the supported commands are defined in 'rte_eth_features.h'.
+ *
+ * @param port_id
+ *   The port identifier of the Ethernet device.
+ * @param cmd
+ *   The command.
+ * @param args
+ *   A pointer to arguments defined specifically for the command.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   - (0) if successful.
+ *   - (-ENOTSUP) if hardware doesn't support.
+ *   - (-ENODEV) if <port_id> is invalid.
+ *   - others depends on the specific command implementation.
+ */
+int rte_eth_dev_rx_classification_filter_ctl(uint8_t port_id,
+					     enum rte_eth_command cmd,
+					     void *args);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
