diff --git a/drivers/net/ice/base/ice_flex_pipe.c b/drivers/net/ice/base/ice_flex_pipe.c
index 5864cbf3e..2a310b6e1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ice/base/ice_flex_pipe.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ice/base/ice_flex_pipe.c
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ static struct ice_buf_table *ice_find_buf_table(struct ice_seg *ice_seg)
 	nvms = (struct ice_nvm_table *)(ice_seg->device_table +
 		LE32_TO_CPU(ice_seg->device_table_count));
 
-	return (struct ice_buf_table *)
+	return (_FORCE_ struct ice_buf_table *)
 		(nvms->vers + LE32_TO_CPU(nvms->table_count));
 }
 
@@ -1005,9 +1005,8 @@ ice_dwnld_cfg_bufs(struct ice_hw *hw, struct ice_buf *bufs, u32 count)
 
 		bh = (struct ice_buf_hdr *)(bufs + i);
 
-		status = ice_aq_download_pkg(hw, bh, LE16_TO_CPU(bh->data_end),
-					     last, &offset, &info, NULL);
-
+		status = ice_aq_download_pkg(hw, bh, ICE_PKG_BUF_SIZE, last,
+					     &offset, &info, NULL);
 		if (status) {
 			ice_debug(hw, ICE_DBG_PKG,
 				  "Pkg download failed: err %d off %d inf %d\n",
@@ -2937,7 +2936,7 @@ static void ice_fill_tbl(struct ice_hw *hw, enum ice_block block_id, u32 sid)
 		case ICE_SID_XLT2_ACL:
 		case ICE_SID_XLT2_PE:
 			xlt2 = (struct ice_xlt2_section *)sect;
-			src = (u8 *)xlt2->value;
+			src = (_FORCE_ u8 *)xlt2->value;
 			sect_len = LE16_TO_CPU(xlt2->count) *
 				sizeof(*hw->blk[block_id].xlt2.t);
 			dst = (u8 *)hw->blk[block_id].xlt2.t;
@@ -3889,7 +3888,7 @@ ice_update_fd_swap(struct ice_hw *hw, u16 prof_id, struct ice_fv_word *es)
 
 	/* fill in the swap array */
 	si = hw->blk[ICE_BLK_FD].es.fvw - 1;
-	do {
+	while (si >= 0) {
 		u8 indexes_used = 1;
 
 		/* assume flat at this index */
@@ -3921,7 +3920,7 @@ ice_update_fd_swap(struct ice_hw *hw, u16 prof_id, struct ice_fv_word *es)
 		}
 
 		si -= indexes_used;
-	} while (si >= 0);
+	}
 
 	/* for each set of 4 swap indexes, write the appropriate register */
 	for (j = 0; j < hw->blk[ICE_BLK_FD].es.fvw / 4; j++) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ice/base/ice_flow.c b/drivers/net/ice/base/ice_flow.c
index 795abe98f..f31557eac 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ice/base/ice_flow.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ice/base/ice_flow.c
@@ -415,9 +415,6 @@ ice_flow_proc_seg_hdrs(struct ice_flow_prof_params *params)
 		const ice_bitmap_t *src;
 		u32 hdrs;
 
-		if (i > 0 && (i + 1) < prof->segs_cnt)
-			continue;
-
 		hdrs = prof->segs[i].hdrs;
 
 		if (hdrs & ICE_FLOW_SEG_HDR_ETH) {
@@ -847,6 +844,7 @@ ice_flow_proc_segs(struct ice_hw *hw, struct ice_flow_prof_params *params)
 
 #define ICE_FLOW_FIND_PROF_CHK_FLDS	0x00000001
 #define ICE_FLOW_FIND_PROF_CHK_VSI	0x00000002
+#define ICE_FLOW_FIND_PROF_NOT_CHK_DIR	0x00000004
 
 /**
  * ice_flow_find_prof_conds - Find a profile matching headers and conditions
@@ -866,7 +864,8 @@ ice_flow_find_prof_conds(struct ice_hw *hw, enum ice_block blk,
 	struct ice_flow_prof *p;
 
 	LIST_FOR_EACH_ENTRY(p, &hw->fl_profs[blk], ice_flow_prof, l_entry) {
-		if (p->dir == dir && segs_cnt && segs_cnt == p->segs_cnt) {
+		if ((p->dir == dir || conds & ICE_FLOW_FIND_PROF_NOT_CHK_DIR) &&
+		    segs_cnt && segs_cnt == p->segs_cnt) {
 			u8 i;
 
 			/* Check for profile-VSI association if specified */
@@ -935,17 +934,15 @@ ice_flow_find_prof_id(struct ice_hw *hw, enum ice_block blk, u64 prof_id)
 }
 
 /**
- * ice_flow_rem_entry_sync - Remove a flow entry
+ * ice_dealloc_flow_entry - Deallocate flow entry memory
  * @hw: pointer to the HW struct
  * @entry: flow entry to be removed
  */
-static enum ice_status
-ice_flow_rem_entry_sync(struct ice_hw *hw, struct ice_flow_entry *entry)
+static void
+ice_dealloc_flow_entry(struct ice_hw *hw, struct ice_flow_entry *entry)
 {
 	if (!entry)
-		return ICE_ERR_BAD_PTR;
-
-	LIST_DEL(&entry->l_entry);
+		return;
 
 	if (entry->entry)
 		ice_free(hw, entry->entry);
@@ -957,6 +954,22 @@ ice_flow_rem_entry_sync(struct ice_hw *hw, struct ice_flow_entry *entry)
 	}
 
 	ice_free(hw, entry);
+}
+
+/**
+ * ice_flow_rem_entry_sync - Remove a flow entry
+ * @hw: pointer to the HW struct
+ * @entry: flow entry to be removed
+ */
+static enum ice_status
+ice_flow_rem_entry_sync(struct ice_hw *hw, struct ice_flow_entry *entry)
+{
+	if (!entry)
+		return ICE_ERR_BAD_PTR;
+
+	LIST_DEL(&entry->l_entry);
+
+	ice_dealloc_flow_entry(hw, entry);
 
 	return ICE_SUCCESS;
 }
@@ -1395,9 +1408,12 @@ ice_flow_add_entry(struct ice_hw *hw, enum ice_block blk, u64 prof_id,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	ice_acquire_lock(&prof->entries_lock);
-	LIST_ADD(&e->l_entry, &prof->entries);
-	ice_release_lock(&prof->entries_lock);
+	if (blk != ICE_BLK_ACL) {
+		/* ACL will handle the entry management */
+		ice_acquire_lock(&prof->entries_lock);
+		LIST_ADD(&e->l_entry, &prof->entries);
+		ice_release_lock(&prof->entries_lock);
+	}
 
 	*entry_h = ICE_FLOW_ENTRY_HNDL(e);
 
@@ -1425,7 +1441,7 @@ enum ice_status ice_flow_rem_entry(struct ice_hw *hw, u64 entry_h)
 	if (entry_h == ICE_FLOW_ENTRY_HANDLE_INVAL)
 		return ICE_ERR_PARAM;
 
-	entry = ICE_FLOW_ENTRY_PTR((unsigned long)entry_h);
+	entry = ICE_FLOW_ENTRY_PTR(entry_h);
 
 	/* Retain the pointer to the flow profile as the entry will be freed */
 	prof = entry->prof;
@@ -1676,6 +1692,9 @@ enum ice_status ice_rem_vsi_rss_cfg(struct ice_hw *hw, u16 vsi_handle)
 	if (!ice_is_vsi_valid(hw, vsi_handle))
 		return ICE_ERR_PARAM;
 
+	if (LIST_EMPTY(&hw->fl_profs[blk]))
+		return ICE_SUCCESS;
+
 	ice_acquire_lock(&hw->fl_profs_locks[blk]);
 	LIST_FOR_EACH_ENTRY_SAFE(p, t, &hw->fl_profs[blk], ice_flow_prof,
 				 l_entry) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ice/base/ice_nvm.c b/drivers/net/ice/base/ice_nvm.c
index fa9c348ce..76cfedb29 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ice/base/ice_nvm.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ice/base/ice_nvm.c
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ ice_read_sr_word_aq(struct ice_hw *hw, u16 offset, u16 *data)
 
 	status = ice_read_sr_aq(hw, offset, 1, data, true);
 	if (!status)
-		*data = LE16_TO_CPU(*(__le16 *)data);
+		*data = LE16_TO_CPU(*(_FORCE_ __le16 *)data);
 
 	return status;
 }
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ ice_read_sr_buf_aq(struct ice_hw *hw, u16 offset, u16 *words, u16 *data)
 	} while (words_read < *words);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < *words; i++)
-		data[i] = LE16_TO_CPU(((__le16 *)data)[i]);
+		data[i] = LE16_TO_CPU(((_FORCE_ __le16 *)data)[i]);
 
 read_nvm_buf_aq_exit:
 	*words = words_read;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ice/base/ice_protocol_type.h b/drivers/net/ice/base/ice_protocol_type.h
index e572dd320..82822fb74 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ice/base/ice_protocol_type.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ice/base/ice_protocol_type.h
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ struct ice_udp_tnl_hdr {
 	u16 field;
 	u16 proto_type;
 	u16 vni;
+	u16 reserved;
 };
 
 struct ice_nvgre {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ice/base/ice_switch.c b/drivers/net/ice/base/ice_switch.c
index faaedd4c8..373acb7a6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ice/base/ice_switch.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ice/base/ice_switch.c
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ enum ice_status ice_init_def_sw_recp(struct ice_hw *hw)
 		recps[i].root_rid = i;
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&recps[i].filt_rules);
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&recps[i].filt_replay_rules);
+		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&recps[i].rg_list);
 		ice_init_lock(&recps[i].filt_rule_lock);
 	}
 
@@ -859,7 +860,7 @@ ice_aq_add_update_mir_rule(struct ice_hw *hw, u16 rule_type, u16 dest_vsi,
 			return ICE_ERR_PARAM;
 
 		buf_size = count * sizeof(__le16);
-		mr_list = (__le16 *)ice_malloc(hw, buf_size);
+		mr_list = (_FORCE_ __le16 *)ice_malloc(hw, buf_size);
 		if (!mr_list)
 			return ICE_ERR_NO_MEMORY;
 		break;
@@ -1459,7 +1460,6 @@ static int ice_ilog2(u64 n)
 	return -1;
 }
 
-
 /**
  * ice_fill_sw_rule - Helper function to fill switch rule structure
  * @hw: pointer to the hardware structure
@@ -1479,7 +1479,6 @@ ice_fill_sw_rule(struct ice_hw *hw, struct ice_fltr_info *f_info,
 	__be16 *off;
 	u8 q_rgn;
 
-
 	if (opc == ice_aqc_opc_remove_sw_rules) {
 		s_rule->pdata.lkup_tx_rx.act = 0;
 		s_rule->pdata.lkup_tx_rx.index =
@@ -1555,7 +1554,7 @@ ice_fill_sw_rule(struct ice_hw *hw, struct ice_fltr_info *f_info,
 		daddr = f_info->l_data.ethertype_mac.mac_addr;
 		/* fall-through */
 	case ICE_SW_LKUP_ETHERTYPE:
-		off = (__be16 *)(eth_hdr + ICE_ETH_ETHTYPE_OFFSET);
+		off = (_FORCE_ __be16 *)(eth_hdr + ICE_ETH_ETHTYPE_OFFSET);
 		*off = CPU_TO_BE16(f_info->l_data.ethertype_mac.ethertype);
 		break;
 	case ICE_SW_LKUP_MAC_VLAN:
@@ -1586,7 +1585,7 @@ ice_fill_sw_rule(struct ice_hw *hw, struct ice_fltr_info *f_info,
 			   ICE_NONDMA_TO_NONDMA);
 
 	if (!(vlan_id > ICE_MAX_VLAN_ID)) {
-		off = (__be16 *)(eth_hdr + ICE_ETH_VLAN_TCI_OFFSET);
+		off = (_FORCE_ __be16 *)(eth_hdr + ICE_ETH_VLAN_TCI_OFFSET);
 		*off = CPU_TO_BE16(vlan_id);
 	}
 
@@ -2289,14 +2288,15 @@ ice_add_rule_internal(struct ice_hw *hw, u8 recp_id,
 
 	m_entry = ice_find_rule_entry(hw, recp_id, new_fltr);
 	if (!m_entry) {
-		ice_release_lock(rule_lock);
-		return ice_create_pkt_fwd_rule(hw, f_entry);
+		status = ice_create_pkt_fwd_rule(hw, f_entry);
+		goto exit_add_rule_internal;
 	}
 
 	cur_fltr = &m_entry->fltr_info;
 	status = ice_add_update_vsi_list(hw, m_entry, cur_fltr, new_fltr);
-	ice_release_lock(rule_lock);
 
+exit_add_rule_internal:
+	ice_release_lock(rule_lock);
 	return status;
 }
 
@@ -2975,12 +2975,19 @@ ice_add_mac_vlan(struct ice_hw *hw, struct LIST_HEAD_TYPE *mv_list)
  * ice_add_eth_mac - Add ethertype and MAC based filter rule
  * @hw: pointer to the hardware structure
  * @em_list: list of ether type MAC filter, MAC is optional
+ *
+ * This function requires the caller to populate the entries in
+ * the filter list with the necessary fields (including flags to
+ * indicate Tx or Rx rules).
  */
 enum ice_status
 ice_add_eth_mac(struct ice_hw *hw, struct LIST_HEAD_TYPE *em_list)
 {
 	struct ice_fltr_list_entry *em_list_itr;
 
+	if (!em_list || !hw)
+		return ICE_ERR_PARAM;
+
 	LIST_FOR_EACH_ENTRY(em_list_itr, em_list, ice_fltr_list_entry,
 			    list_entry) {
 		enum ice_sw_lkup_type l_type =
@@ -2990,7 +2997,6 @@ ice_add_eth_mac(struct ice_hw *hw, struct LIST_HEAD_TYPE *em_list)
 		    l_type != ICE_SW_LKUP_ETHERTYPE)
 			return ICE_ERR_PARAM;
 
-		em_list_itr->fltr_info.flag = ICE_FLTR_TX;
 		em_list_itr->status = ice_add_rule_internal(hw, l_type,
 							    em_list_itr);
 		if (em_list_itr->status)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ice/base/ice_switch.h b/drivers/net/ice/base/ice_switch.h
index 2f140a86d..05b1170c9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ice/base/ice_switch.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ice/base/ice_switch.h
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
 #define ICE_SW_CFG_MAX_BUF_LEN 2048
 #define ICE_MAX_SW 256
 #define ICE_DFLT_VSI_INVAL 0xff
+#define ICE_FLTR_RX BIT(0)
+#define ICE_FLTR_TX BIT(1)
+#define ICE_FLTR_TX_RX (ICE_FLTR_RX | ICE_FLTR_TX)
 
 
 /* Worst case buffer length for ice_aqc_opc_get_res_alloc */
@@ -77,9 +80,6 @@ struct ice_fltr_info {
 	/* rule ID returned by firmware once filter rule is created */
 	u16 fltr_rule_id;
 	u16 flag;
-#define ICE_FLTR_RX		BIT(0)
-#define ICE_FLTR_TX		BIT(1)
-#define ICE_FLTR_TX_RX		(ICE_FLTR_RX | ICE_FLTR_TX)
 
 	/* Source VSI for LOOKUP_TX or source port for LOOKUP_RX */
 	u16 src;
@@ -145,10 +145,6 @@ struct ice_sw_act_ctrl {
 	/* Source VSI for LOOKUP_TX or source port for LOOKUP_RX */
 	u16 src;
 	u16 flag;
-#define ICE_FLTR_RX             BIT(0)
-#define ICE_FLTR_TX             BIT(1)
-#define ICE_FLTR_TX_RX (ICE_FLTR_RX | ICE_FLTR_TX)
-
 	enum ice_sw_fwd_act_type fltr_act;
 	/* Depending on filter action */
 	union {
@@ -368,6 +364,8 @@ ice_aq_get_res_descs(struct ice_hw *hw, u16 num_entries,
 		     struct ice_sq_cd *cd);
 enum ice_status
 ice_add_vlan(struct ice_hw *hw, struct LIST_HEAD_TYPE *m_list);
+enum ice_status
+ice_remove_vlan(struct ice_hw *hw, struct LIST_HEAD_TYPE *v_list);
 void ice_rem_all_sw_rules_info(struct ice_hw *hw);
 enum ice_status ice_add_mac(struct ice_hw *hw, struct LIST_HEAD_TYPE *m_lst);
 enum ice_status ice_remove_mac(struct ice_hw *hw, struct LIST_HEAD_TYPE *m_lst);
@@ -375,8 +373,6 @@ enum ice_status
 ice_add_eth_mac(struct ice_hw *hw, struct LIST_HEAD_TYPE *em_list);
 enum ice_status
 ice_remove_eth_mac(struct ice_hw *hw, struct LIST_HEAD_TYPE *em_list);
-enum ice_status
-ice_remove_vlan(struct ice_hw *hw, struct LIST_HEAD_TYPE *v_list);
 #ifndef NO_MACVLAN_SUPPORT
 enum ice_status
 ice_add_mac_vlan(struct ice_hw *hw, struct LIST_HEAD_TYPE *m_list);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ice/base/ice_type.h b/drivers/net/ice/base/ice_type.h
index 919ca7fa8..f4e151c55 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ice/base/ice_type.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ice/base/ice_type.h
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@
 
 #define BITS_PER_BYTE	8
 
+#ifndef _FORCE_
+#define _FORCE_
+#endif
+
 #define ICE_BYTES_PER_WORD	2
 #define ICE_BYTES_PER_DWORD	4
 #define ICE_MAX_TRAFFIC_CLASS	8
@@ -35,7 +39,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifndef IS_ASCII
-#define IS_ASCII(_ch)  ((_ch) < 0x80)
+#define IS_ASCII(_ch)	((_ch) < 0x80)
 #endif
 
 #include "ice_status.h"
@@ -80,6 +84,7 @@ static inline u32 ice_round_to_num(u32 N, u32 R)
 #define ICE_HI_WORD(x)		((u16)(((x) >> 16) & 0xFFFF))
 
 /* debug masks - set these bits in hw->debug_mask to control output */
+#define ICE_DBG_TRACE		BIT_ULL(0) /* for function-trace only */
 #define ICE_DBG_INIT		BIT_ULL(1)
 #define ICE_DBG_RELEASE		BIT_ULL(2)
 #define ICE_DBG_FW_LOG		BIT_ULL(3)
@@ -199,6 +204,7 @@ enum ice_vsi_type {
 #ifdef ADQ_SUPPORT
 	ICE_VSI_CHNL = 4,
 #endif /* ADQ_SUPPORT */
+	ICE_VSI_LB = 6,
 };
 
 struct ice_link_status {
@@ -718,6 +724,8 @@ struct ice_fw_log_cfg {
 #define ICE_FW_LOG_EVNT_INIT	(ICE_AQC_FW_LOG_INIT_EN >> ICE_AQC_FW_LOG_EN_S)
 #define ICE_FW_LOG_EVNT_FLOW	(ICE_AQC_FW_LOG_FLOW_EN >> ICE_AQC_FW_LOG_EN_S)
 #define ICE_FW_LOG_EVNT_ERR	(ICE_AQC_FW_LOG_ERR_EN >> ICE_AQC_FW_LOG_EN_S)
+#define ICE_FW_LOG_EVNT_ALL	(ICE_FW_LOG_EVNT_INFO | ICE_FW_LOG_EVNT_INIT | \
+				 ICE_FW_LOG_EVNT_FLOW | ICE_FW_LOG_EVNT_ERR)
 	struct ice_fw_log_evnt evnts[ICE_AQC_FW_LOG_ID_MAX];
 };
 
@@ -745,6 +753,7 @@ struct ice_hw {
 	u8 pf_id;		/* device profile info */
 
 	u16 max_burst_size;	/* driver sets this value */
+
 	/* Tx Scheduler values */
 	u16 num_tx_sched_layers;
 	u16 num_tx_sched_phys_layers;
@@ -948,7 +957,6 @@ enum ice_sw_fwd_act_type {
 #define ICE_SR_CSR_PROTECTED_LIST_PTR		0x0D
 #define ICE_SR_MNG_CFG_PTR			0x0E
 #define ICE_SR_EMP_MODULE_PTR			0x0F
-#define ICE_SR_PBA_FLAGS			0x15
 #define ICE_SR_PBA_BLOCK_PTR			0x16
 #define ICE_SR_BOOT_CFG_PTR			0x17
 #define ICE_SR_NVM_WOL_CFG			0x19
@@ -994,6 +1002,7 @@ enum ice_sw_fwd_act_type {
 #define ICE_SR_EMP_SR_SETTINGS_PTR		0x48
 #define ICE_SR_CONFIGURATION_METADATA_PTR	0x4D
 #define ICE_SR_IMMEDIATE_VALUES_PTR		0x4E
+#define ICE_SR_POR_REGISTERS_AUTOLOAD_PTR	0x118
 
 /* Auxiliary field, mask and shift definition for Shadow RAM and NVM Flash */
 #define ICE_SR_VPD_SIZE_WORDS		512
