diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_os.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_os.c
index 57b0a1c57f..d7119dd561 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_os.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_os.c
@@ -272,30 +272,38 @@ mlx5_alloc_shared_dr(struct mlx5_priv *priv)
 		goto error;
 	/* The resources below are only valid with DV support. */
 #ifdef HAVE_IBV_FLOW_DV_SUPPORT
-	/* Init port id action mlx5 list. */
+	/* Init port id action list. */
 	snprintf(s, sizeof(s), "%s_port_id_action_list", sh->ibdev_name);
-	mlx5_list_create(&sh->port_id_action_list, s, 0, sh,
-			     flow_dv_port_id_create_cb,
-			     flow_dv_port_id_match_cb,
-			     flow_dv_port_id_remove_cb);
-	/* Init push vlan action mlx5 list. */
+	mlx5_list_create(&sh->port_id_action_list, s, sh,
+			 flow_dv_port_id_create_cb,
+			 flow_dv_port_id_match_cb,
+			 flow_dv_port_id_remove_cb,
+			 flow_dv_port_id_clone_cb,
+			 flow_dv_port_id_clone_free_cb);
+	/* Init push vlan action list. */
 	snprintf(s, sizeof(s), "%s_push_vlan_action_list", sh->ibdev_name);
-	mlx5_list_create(&sh->push_vlan_action_list, s, 0, sh,
-			     flow_dv_push_vlan_create_cb,
-			     flow_dv_push_vlan_match_cb,
-			     flow_dv_push_vlan_remove_cb);
-	/* Init sample action mlx5 list. */
+	mlx5_list_create(&sh->push_vlan_action_list, s, sh,
+			 flow_dv_push_vlan_create_cb,
+			 flow_dv_push_vlan_match_cb,
+			 flow_dv_push_vlan_remove_cb,
+			 flow_dv_push_vlan_clone_cb,
+			 flow_dv_push_vlan_clone_free_cb);
+	/* Init sample action list. */
 	snprintf(s, sizeof(s), "%s_sample_action_list", sh->ibdev_name);
-	mlx5_list_create(&sh->sample_action_list, s, 0, sh,
-			     flow_dv_sample_create_cb,
-			     flow_dv_sample_match_cb,
-			     flow_dv_sample_remove_cb);
-	/* Init dest array action mlx5 list. */
+	mlx5_list_create(&sh->sample_action_list, s, sh,
+			 flow_dv_sample_create_cb,
+			 flow_dv_sample_match_cb,
+			 flow_dv_sample_remove_cb,
+			 flow_dv_sample_clone_cb,
+			 flow_dv_sample_clone_free_cb);
+	/* Init dest array action list. */
 	snprintf(s, sizeof(s), "%s_dest_array_list", sh->ibdev_name);
-	mlx5_list_create(&sh->dest_array_list, s, 0, sh,
-			     flow_dv_dest_array_create_cb,
-			     flow_dv_dest_array_match_cb,
-			     flow_dv_dest_array_remove_cb);
+	mlx5_list_create(&sh->dest_array_list, s, sh,
+			 flow_dv_dest_array_create_cb,
+			 flow_dv_dest_array_match_cb,
+			 flow_dv_dest_array_remove_cb,
+			 flow_dv_dest_array_clone_cb,
+			 flow_dv_dest_array_clone_free_cb);
 	/* Create tags hash list table. */
 	snprintf(s, sizeof(s), "%s_tags", sh->ibdev_name);
 	sh->tag_table = mlx5_hlist_create(s, MLX5_TAGS_HLIST_ARRAY_SIZE, 0,
@@ -1704,10 +1712,12 @@ mlx5_dev_spawn(struct rte_device *dpdk_dev,
 			err = ENOTSUP;
 			goto error;
 	}
-	mlx5_list_create(&priv->hrxqs, "hrxq", 0, eth_dev,
-			     mlx5_hrxq_create_cb,
-			     mlx5_hrxq_match_cb,
-			     mlx5_hrxq_remove_cb);
+	mlx5_list_create(&priv->hrxqs, "hrxq", eth_dev, mlx5_hrxq_create_cb,
+			 mlx5_hrxq_match_cb,
+			 mlx5_hrxq_remove_cb,
+			 mlx5_hrxq_clone_cb,
+			 mlx5_hrxq_clone_free_cb);
+	rte_rwlock_init(&priv->ind_tbls_lock);
 	/* Query availability of metadata reg_c's. */
 	err = mlx5_flow_discover_mreg_c(eth_dev);
 	if (err < 0) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
index bf1fbb530b..740695ea5c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
@@ -1365,6 +1365,7 @@ struct mlx5_priv {
 	/* Indirection tables. */
 	LIST_HEAD(ind_tables, mlx5_ind_table_obj) ind_tbls;
 	/* Pointer to next element. */
+	rte_rwlock_t ind_tbls_lock;
 	uint32_t refcnt; /**< Reference counter. */
 	/**< Verbs modify header action object. */
 	uint8_t ft_type; /**< Flow table type, Rx or Tx. */
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.h b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.h
index 4dec703366..ce363355c1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.h
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.h
@@ -1634,7 +1634,11 @@ struct mlx5_list_entry *flow_dv_port_id_create_cb(struct mlx5_list *list,
 						  void *cb_ctx);
 void flow_dv_port_id_remove_cb(struct mlx5_list *list,
 			       struct mlx5_list_entry *entry);
-
+struct mlx5_list_entry *flow_dv_port_id_clone_cb(struct mlx5_list *list,
+				struct mlx5_list_entry *entry __rte_unused,
+				 void *cb_ctx);
+void flow_dv_port_id_clone_free_cb(struct mlx5_list *list,
+				struct mlx5_list_entry *entry __rte_unused);
 int flow_dv_push_vlan_match_cb(struct mlx5_list *list,
 			       struct mlx5_list_entry *entry, void *cb_ctx);
 struct mlx5_list_entry *flow_dv_push_vlan_create_cb(struct mlx5_list *list,
@@ -1642,6 +1646,11 @@ struct mlx5_list_entry *flow_dv_push_vlan_create_cb(struct mlx5_list *list,
 						  void *cb_ctx);
 void flow_dv_push_vlan_remove_cb(struct mlx5_list *list,
 				 struct mlx5_list_entry *entry);
+struct mlx5_list_entry *flow_dv_push_vlan_clone_cb
+				(struct mlx5_list *list,
+				 struct mlx5_list_entry *entry, void *cb_ctx);
+void flow_dv_push_vlan_clone_free_cb(struct mlx5_list *list,
+				 struct mlx5_list_entry *entry);
 
 int flow_dv_sample_match_cb(struct mlx5_list *list,
 			    struct mlx5_list_entry *entry, void *cb_ctx);
@@ -1650,6 +1659,11 @@ struct mlx5_list_entry *flow_dv_sample_create_cb(struct mlx5_list *list,
 						 void *cb_ctx);
 void flow_dv_sample_remove_cb(struct mlx5_list *list,
 			      struct mlx5_list_entry *entry);
+struct mlx5_list_entry *flow_dv_sample_clone_cb
+				(struct mlx5_list *list,
+				 struct mlx5_list_entry *entry, void *cb_ctx);
+void flow_dv_sample_clone_free_cb(struct mlx5_list *list,
+			      struct mlx5_list_entry *entry);
 
 int flow_dv_dest_array_match_cb(struct mlx5_list *list,
 				struct mlx5_list_entry *entry, void *cb_ctx);
@@ -1658,6 +1672,11 @@ struct mlx5_list_entry *flow_dv_dest_array_create_cb(struct mlx5_list *list,
 						  void *cb_ctx);
 void flow_dv_dest_array_remove_cb(struct mlx5_list *list,
 				  struct mlx5_list_entry *entry);
+struct mlx5_list_entry *flow_dv_dest_array_clone_cb
+				(struct mlx5_list *list,
+				 struct mlx5_list_entry *entry, void *cb_ctx);
+void flow_dv_dest_array_clone_free_cb(struct mlx5_list *list,
+				  struct mlx5_list_entry *entry);
 struct mlx5_aso_age_action *flow_aso_age_get_by_idx(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 						    uint32_t age_idx);
 int flow_dev_geneve_tlv_option_resource_register(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c
index d19b41c20a..10aa557fee 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c
@@ -3820,6 +3820,39 @@ flow_dv_port_id_create_cb(struct mlx5_list *list,
 	return &resource->entry;
 }
 
+struct mlx5_list_entry *
+flow_dv_port_id_clone_cb(struct mlx5_list *list,
+			  struct mlx5_list_entry *entry __rte_unused,
+			  void *cb_ctx)
+{
+	struct mlx5_dev_ctx_shared *sh = list->ctx;
+	struct mlx5_flow_cb_ctx *ctx = cb_ctx;
+	struct mlx5_flow_dv_port_id_action_resource *resource;
+	uint32_t idx;
+
+	resource = mlx5_ipool_zmalloc(sh->ipool[MLX5_IPOOL_PORT_ID], &idx);
+	if (!resource) {
+		rte_flow_error_set(ctx->error, ENOMEM,
+				   RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED, NULL,
+				   "cannot allocate port_id action memory");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	memcpy(resource, entry, sizeof(*resource));
+	resource->idx = idx;
+	return &resource->entry;
+}
+
+void
+flow_dv_port_id_clone_free_cb(struct mlx5_list *list,
+			  struct mlx5_list_entry *entry)
+{
+	struct mlx5_dev_ctx_shared *sh = list->ctx;
+	struct mlx5_flow_dv_port_id_action_resource *resource =
+			container_of(entry, typeof(*resource), entry);
+
+	mlx5_ipool_free(sh->ipool[MLX5_IPOOL_PORT_ID], resource->idx);
+}
+
 /**
  * Find existing table port ID resource or create and register a new one.
  *
@@ -3912,6 +3945,39 @@ flow_dv_push_vlan_create_cb(struct mlx5_list *list,
 	return &resource->entry;
 }
 
+struct mlx5_list_entry *
+flow_dv_push_vlan_clone_cb(struct mlx5_list *list,
+			  struct mlx5_list_entry *entry __rte_unused,
+			  void *cb_ctx)
+{
+	struct mlx5_dev_ctx_shared *sh = list->ctx;
+	struct mlx5_flow_cb_ctx *ctx = cb_ctx;
+	struct mlx5_flow_dv_push_vlan_action_resource *resource;
+	uint32_t idx;
+
+	resource = mlx5_ipool_zmalloc(sh->ipool[MLX5_IPOOL_PUSH_VLAN], &idx);
+	if (!resource) {
+		rte_flow_error_set(ctx->error, ENOMEM,
+				   RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED, NULL,
+				   "cannot allocate push_vlan action memory");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	memcpy(resource, entry, sizeof(*resource));
+	resource->idx = idx;
+	return &resource->entry;
+}
+
+void
+flow_dv_push_vlan_clone_free_cb(struct mlx5_list *list,
+			    struct mlx5_list_entry *entry)
+{
+	struct mlx5_dev_ctx_shared *sh = list->ctx;
+	struct mlx5_flow_dv_push_vlan_action_resource *resource =
+			container_of(entry, typeof(*resource), entry);
+
+	mlx5_ipool_free(sh->ipool[MLX5_IPOOL_PUSH_VLAN], resource->idx);
+}
+
 /**
  * Find existing push vlan resource or create and register a new one.
  *
@@ -9885,6 +9951,36 @@ flow_dv_matcher_enable(uint32_t *match_criteria)
 	return match_criteria_enable;
 }
 
+static struct mlx5_list_entry *
+flow_dv_matcher_clone_cb(struct mlx5_list *list __rte_unused,
+			 struct mlx5_list_entry *entry, void *cb_ctx)
+{
+	struct mlx5_flow_cb_ctx *ctx = cb_ctx;
+	struct mlx5_flow_dv_matcher *ref = ctx->data;
+	struct mlx5_flow_tbl_data_entry *tbl = container_of(ref->tbl,
+							    typeof(*tbl), tbl);
+	struct mlx5_flow_dv_matcher *resource = mlx5_malloc(MLX5_MEM_ANY,
+							    sizeof(*resource),
+							    0, SOCKET_ID_ANY);
+
+	if (!resource) {
+		rte_flow_error_set(ctx->error, ENOMEM,
+				   RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED, NULL,
+				   "cannot create matcher");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	memcpy(resource, entry, sizeof(*resource));
+	resource->tbl = &tbl->tbl;
+	return &resource->entry;
+}
+
+static void
+flow_dv_matcher_clone_free_cb(struct mlx5_list *list __rte_unused,
+			     struct mlx5_list_entry *entry)
+{
+	mlx5_free(entry);
+}
+
 struct mlx5_hlist_entry *
 flow_dv_tbl_create_cb(struct mlx5_hlist *list, uint64_t key64, void *cb_ctx)
 {
@@ -9951,10 +10047,12 @@ flow_dv_tbl_create_cb(struct mlx5_hlist *list, uint64_t key64, void *cb_ctx)
 	MKSTR(matcher_name, "%s_%s_%u_%u_matcher_list",
 	      key.is_fdb ? "FDB" : "NIC", key.is_egress ? "egress" : "ingress",
 	      key.level, key.id);
-	mlx5_list_create(&tbl_data->matchers, matcher_name, 0, sh,
+	mlx5_list_create(&tbl_data->matchers, matcher_name, sh,
 			 flow_dv_matcher_create_cb,
 			 flow_dv_matcher_match_cb,
-			 flow_dv_matcher_remove_cb);
+			 flow_dv_matcher_remove_cb,
+			 flow_dv_matcher_clone_cb,
+			 flow_dv_matcher_clone_free_cb);
 	return &tbl_data->entry;
 }
 
@@ -10742,6 +10840,45 @@ flow_dv_sample_create_cb(struct mlx5_list *list __rte_unused,
 
 }
 
+struct mlx5_list_entry *
+flow_dv_sample_clone_cb(struct mlx5_list *list __rte_unused,
+			 struct mlx5_list_entry *entry __rte_unused,
+			 void *cb_ctx)
+{
+	struct mlx5_flow_cb_ctx *ctx = cb_ctx;
+	struct rte_eth_dev *dev = ctx->dev;
+	struct mlx5_flow_dv_sample_resource *resource;
+	struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+	struct mlx5_dev_ctx_shared *sh = priv->sh;
+	uint32_t idx = 0;
+
+	resource = mlx5_ipool_zmalloc(sh->ipool[MLX5_IPOOL_SAMPLE], &idx);
+	if (!resource) {
+		rte_flow_error_set(ctx->error, ENOMEM,
+					  RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED,
+					  NULL,
+					  "cannot allocate resource memory");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	memcpy(resource, entry, sizeof(*resource));
+	resource->idx = idx;
+	resource->dev = dev;
+	return &resource->entry;
+}
+
+void
+flow_dv_sample_clone_free_cb(struct mlx5_list *list __rte_unused,
+			 struct mlx5_list_entry *entry)
+{
+	struct mlx5_flow_dv_sample_resource *resource =
+			container_of(entry, typeof(*resource), entry);
+	struct rte_eth_dev *dev = resource->dev;
+	struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+
+	mlx5_ipool_free(priv->sh->ipool[MLX5_IPOOL_SAMPLE],
+			resource->idx);
+}
+
 /**
  * Find existing sample resource or create and register a new one.
  *
@@ -10917,6 +11054,46 @@ flow_dv_dest_array_create_cb(struct mlx5_list *list __rte_unused,
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+struct mlx5_list_entry *
+flow_dv_dest_array_clone_cb(struct mlx5_list *list __rte_unused,
+			 struct mlx5_list_entry *entry __rte_unused,
+			 void *cb_ctx)
+{
+	struct mlx5_flow_cb_ctx *ctx = cb_ctx;
+	struct rte_eth_dev *dev = ctx->dev;
+	struct mlx5_flow_dv_dest_array_resource *resource;
+	struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+	struct mlx5_dev_ctx_shared *sh = priv->sh;
+	uint32_t res_idx = 0;
+	struct rte_flow_error *error = ctx->error;
+
+	resource = mlx5_ipool_zmalloc(sh->ipool[MLX5_IPOOL_DEST_ARRAY],
+				      &res_idx);
+	if (!resource) {
+		rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOMEM,
+					  RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED,
+					  NULL,
+					  "cannot allocate dest-array memory");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	memcpy(resource, entry, sizeof(*resource));
+	resource->idx = res_idx;
+	resource->dev = dev;
+	return &resource->entry;
+}
+
+void
+flow_dv_dest_array_clone_free_cb(struct mlx5_list *list __rte_unused,
+			     struct mlx5_list_entry *entry)
+{
+	struct mlx5_flow_dv_dest_array_resource *resource =
+			container_of(entry, typeof(*resource), entry);
+	struct rte_eth_dev *dev = resource->dev;
+	struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+
+	mlx5_ipool_free(priv->sh->ipool[MLX5_IPOOL_DEST_ARRAY], resource->idx);
+}
+
 /**
  * Find existing destination array resource or create and register a new one.
  *
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rx.h b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rx.h
index 3dcc71d51d..5450ddd388 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rx.h
@@ -229,6 +229,11 @@ int mlx5_hrxq_match_cb(struct mlx5_list *list,
 		       void *cb_ctx);
 void mlx5_hrxq_remove_cb(struct mlx5_list *list,
 			 struct mlx5_list_entry *entry);
+struct mlx5_list_entry *mlx5_hrxq_clone_cb(struct mlx5_list *list,
+					   struct mlx5_list_entry *entry,
+					   void *cb_ctx __rte_unused);
+void mlx5_hrxq_clone_free_cb(struct mlx5_list *list,
+			     struct mlx5_list_entry *entry);
 uint32_t mlx5_hrxq_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 		       struct mlx5_flow_rss_desc *rss_desc);
 int mlx5_hrxq_release(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint32_t hxrq_idx);
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxq.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxq.c
index 8395332507..f8769da8dc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxq.c
@@ -1857,20 +1857,18 @@ mlx5_ind_table_obj_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, const uint16_t *queues,
 	struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct mlx5_ind_table_obj *ind_tbl;
 
+	rte_rwlock_read_lock(&priv->ind_tbls_lock);
 	LIST_FOREACH(ind_tbl, &priv->ind_tbls, next) {
 		if ((ind_tbl->queues_n == queues_n) &&
 		    (memcmp(ind_tbl->queues, queues,
 			    ind_tbl->queues_n * sizeof(ind_tbl->queues[0]))
-		     == 0))
+		     == 0)) {
+			__atomic_fetch_add(&ind_tbl->refcnt, 1,
+					   __ATOMIC_RELAXED);
 			break;
+		}
 	}
-	if (ind_tbl) {
-		unsigned int i;
-
-		__atomic_fetch_add(&ind_tbl->refcnt, 1, __ATOMIC_RELAXED);
-		for (i = 0; i != ind_tbl->queues_n; ++i)
-			mlx5_rxq_get(dev, ind_tbl->queues[i]);
-	}
+	rte_rwlock_read_unlock(&priv->ind_tbls_lock);
 	return ind_tbl;
 }
 
@@ -1893,19 +1891,20 @@ mlx5_ind_table_obj_release(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 			   bool standalone)
 {
 	struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
-	unsigned int i;
+	unsigned int i, ret;
 
-	if (__atomic_sub_fetch(&ind_tbl->refcnt, 1, __ATOMIC_RELAXED) == 0)
-		priv->obj_ops.ind_table_destroy(ind_tbl);
+	rte_rwlock_write_lock(&priv->ind_tbls_lock);
+	ret = __atomic_sub_fetch(&ind_tbl->refcnt, 1, __ATOMIC_RELAXED);
+	if (!ret && !standalone)
+		LIST_REMOVE(ind_tbl, next);
+	rte_rwlock_write_unlock(&priv->ind_tbls_lock);
+	if (ret)
+		return 1;
+	priv->obj_ops.ind_table_destroy(ind_tbl);
 	for (i = 0; i != ind_tbl->queues_n; ++i)
 		claim_nonzero(mlx5_rxq_release(dev, ind_tbl->queues[i]));
-	if (__atomic_load_n(&ind_tbl->refcnt, __ATOMIC_RELAXED) == 0) {
-		if (!standalone)
-			LIST_REMOVE(ind_tbl, next);
-		mlx5_free(ind_tbl);
-		return 0;
-	}
-	return 1;
+	mlx5_free(ind_tbl);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1924,12 +1923,14 @@ mlx5_ind_table_obj_verify(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	struct mlx5_ind_table_obj *ind_tbl;
 	int ret = 0;
 
+	rte_rwlock_read_lock(&priv->ind_tbls_lock);
 	LIST_FOREACH(ind_tbl, &priv->ind_tbls, next) {
 		DRV_LOG(DEBUG,
 			"port %u indirection table obj %p still referenced",
 			dev->data->port_id, (void *)ind_tbl);
 		++ret;
 	}
+	rte_rwlock_read_unlock(&priv->ind_tbls_lock);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -2015,8 +2016,11 @@ mlx5_ind_table_obj_new(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, const uint16_t *queues,
 		mlx5_free(ind_tbl);
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	if (!standalone)
+	if (!standalone) {
+		rte_rwlock_write_lock(&priv->ind_tbls_lock);
 		LIST_INSERT_HEAD(&priv->ind_tbls, ind_tbl, next);
+		rte_rwlock_write_unlock(&priv->ind_tbls_lock);
+	}
 	return ind_tbl;
 }
 
@@ -2328,6 +2332,35 @@ mlx5_hrxq_create_cb(struct mlx5_list *list,
 	return hrxq ? &hrxq->entry : NULL;
 }
 
+struct mlx5_list_entry *
+mlx5_hrxq_clone_cb(struct mlx5_list *list,
+		    struct mlx5_list_entry *entry,
+		    void *cb_ctx __rte_unused)
+{
+	struct rte_eth_dev *dev = list->ctx;
+	struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+	struct mlx5_hrxq *hrxq;
+	uint32_t hrxq_idx = 0;
+
+	hrxq = mlx5_ipool_zmalloc(priv->sh->ipool[MLX5_IPOOL_HRXQ], &hrxq_idx);
+	if (!hrxq)
+		return NULL;
+	memcpy(hrxq, entry, sizeof(*hrxq) + MLX5_RSS_HASH_KEY_LEN);
+	hrxq->idx = hrxq_idx;
+	return &hrxq->entry;
+}
+
+void
+mlx5_hrxq_clone_free_cb(struct mlx5_list *list,
+		    struct mlx5_list_entry *entry)
+{
+	struct rte_eth_dev *dev = list->ctx;
+	struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+	struct mlx5_hrxq *hrxq = container_of(entry, typeof(*hrxq), entry);
+
+	mlx5_ipool_free(priv->sh->ipool[MLX5_IPOOL_HRXQ], hrxq->idx);
+}
+
 /**
  * Get an Rx Hash queue.
  *
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_utils.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_utils.c
index 4536ca807d..f505caed4e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_utils.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_utils.c
@@ -9,57 +9,68 @@
 #include "mlx5_utils.h"
 
 
-/********************* MLX5 list ************************/
-
-static struct mlx5_list_entry *
-mlx5_list_default_create_cb(struct mlx5_list *list,
-			     struct mlx5_list_entry *entry __rte_unused,
-			     void *ctx __rte_unused)
-{
-	return mlx5_malloc(MLX5_MEM_ZERO, list->entry_sz, 0, SOCKET_ID_ANY);
-}
-
-static void
-mlx5_list_default_remove_cb(struct mlx5_list *list __rte_unused,
-			     struct mlx5_list_entry *entry)
-{
-	mlx5_free(entry);
-}
+/********************* mlx5 list ************************/
 
 int
-mlx5_list_create(struct mlx5_list *list, const char *name,
-		     uint32_t entry_size, void *ctx,
-		     mlx5_list_create_cb cb_create,
-		     mlx5_list_match_cb cb_match,
-		     mlx5_list_remove_cb cb_remove)
+mlx5_list_create(struct mlx5_list *list, const char *name, void *ctx,
+		 mlx5_list_create_cb cb_create,
+		 mlx5_list_match_cb cb_match,
+		 mlx5_list_remove_cb cb_remove,
+		 mlx5_list_clone_cb cb_clone,
+		 mlx5_list_clone_free_cb cb_clone_free)
 {
+	int i;
+
 	MLX5_ASSERT(list);
-	if (!cb_match || (!cb_create ^ !cb_remove))
+	if (!cb_match || !cb_create || !cb_remove || !cb_clone ||
+	    !cb_clone_free)
 		return -1;
 	if (name)
 		snprintf(list->name, sizeof(list->name), "%s", name);
-	list->entry_sz = entry_size;
 	list->ctx = ctx;
-	list->cb_create = cb_create ? cb_create : mlx5_list_default_create_cb;
+	list->cb_create = cb_create;
 	list->cb_match = cb_match;
-	list->cb_remove = cb_remove ? cb_remove : mlx5_list_default_remove_cb;
+	list->cb_remove = cb_remove;
+	list->cb_clone = cb_clone;
+	list->cb_clone_free = cb_clone_free;
 	rte_rwlock_init(&list->lock);
 	DRV_LOG(DEBUG, "mlx5 list %s initialized.", list->name);
-	LIST_INIT(&list->head);
+	for (i = 0; i <= RTE_MAX_LCORE; i++)
+		LIST_INIT(&list->cache[i].h);
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static struct mlx5_list_entry *
-__list_lookup(struct mlx5_list *list, void *ctx, bool reuse)
+__list_lookup(struct mlx5_list *list, int lcore_index, void *ctx, bool reuse)
 {
-	struct mlx5_list_entry *entry;
-
-	LIST_FOREACH(entry, &list->head, next) {
-		if (list->cb_match(list, entry, ctx))
+	struct mlx5_list_entry *entry = LIST_FIRST(&list->cache[lcore_index].h);
+	uint32_t ret;
+
+	while (entry != NULL) {
+		struct mlx5_list_entry *nentry = LIST_NEXT(entry, next);
+
+		if (list->cb_match(list, entry, ctx)) {
+			if (lcore_index < RTE_MAX_LCORE) {
+				ret = __atomic_load_n(&entry->ref_cnt,
+						      __ATOMIC_ACQUIRE);
+				if (ret == 0) {
+					LIST_REMOVE(entry, next);
+					list->cb_clone_free(list, entry);
+				}
+			}
+			entry = nentry;
 			continue;
+		}
 		if (reuse) {
-			__atomic_add_fetch(&entry->ref_cnt, 1,
-					   __ATOMIC_RELAXED);
+			ret = __atomic_add_fetch(&entry->ref_cnt, 1,
+						 __ATOMIC_ACQUIRE);
+			if (ret == 1u) {
+				/* Entry was invalid before, free it. */
+				LIST_REMOVE(entry, next);
+				list->cb_clone_free(list, entry);
+				entry = nentry;
+				continue;
+			}
 			DRV_LOG(DEBUG, "mlx5 list %s entry %p ref++: %u.",
 				list->name, (void *)entry, entry->ref_cnt);
 		}
@@ -68,96 +79,141 @@ __list_lookup(struct mlx5_list *list, void *ctx, bool reuse)
 	return entry;
 }
 
-static struct mlx5_list_entry *
-list_lookup(struct mlx5_list *list, void *ctx, bool reuse)
+struct mlx5_list_entry *
+mlx5_list_lookup(struct mlx5_list *list, void *ctx)
 {
-	struct mlx5_list_entry *entry;
+	struct mlx5_list_entry *entry = NULL;
+	int i;
 
 	rte_rwlock_read_lock(&list->lock);
-	entry = __list_lookup(list, ctx, reuse);
+	for (i = 0; i < RTE_MAX_LCORE; i++) {
+		entry = __list_lookup(list, i, ctx, false);
+		if (entry)
+			break;
+	}
 	rte_rwlock_read_unlock(&list->lock);
 	return entry;
 }
 
-struct mlx5_list_entry *
-mlx5_list_lookup(struct mlx5_list *list, void *ctx)
+static struct mlx5_list_entry *
+mlx5_list_cache_insert(struct mlx5_list *list, int lcore_index,
+		       struct mlx5_list_entry *gentry, void *ctx)
 {
-	return list_lookup(list, ctx, false);
+	struct mlx5_list_entry *lentry = list->cb_clone(list, gentry, ctx);
+
+	if (!lentry)
+		return NULL;
+	lentry->ref_cnt = 1u;
+	lentry->gentry = gentry;
+	LIST_INSERT_HEAD(&list->cache[lcore_index].h, lentry, next);
+	return lentry;
 }
 
 struct mlx5_list_entry *
 mlx5_list_register(struct mlx5_list *list, void *ctx)
 {
-	struct mlx5_list_entry *entry;
+	struct mlx5_list_entry *entry, *lentry;
 	uint32_t prev_gen_cnt = 0;
+	int lcore_index = rte_lcore_index(rte_lcore_id());
 
 	MLX5_ASSERT(list);
-	prev_gen_cnt = __atomic_load_n(&list->gen_cnt, __ATOMIC_ACQUIRE);
+	MLX5_ASSERT(lcore_index < RTE_MAX_LCORE);
+	if (unlikely(lcore_index == -1)) {
+		rte_errno = ENOTSUP;
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	/* Lookup in local cache. */
+	lentry = __list_lookup(list, lcore_index, ctx, true);
+	if (lentry)
+		return lentry;
 	/* Lookup with read lock, reuse if found. */
-	entry = list_lookup(list, ctx, true);
-	if (entry)
-		return entry;
+	rte_rwlock_read_lock(&list->lock);
+	entry = __list_lookup(list, RTE_MAX_LCORE, ctx, true);
+	if (entry == NULL) {
+		prev_gen_cnt = __atomic_load_n(&list->gen_cnt,
+					       __ATOMIC_ACQUIRE);
+		rte_rwlock_read_unlock(&list->lock);
+	} else {
+		rte_rwlock_read_unlock(&list->lock);
+		return mlx5_list_cache_insert(list, lcore_index, entry, ctx);
+	}
 	/* Not found, append with write lock - block read from other threads. */
 	rte_rwlock_write_lock(&list->lock);
 	/* If list changed by other threads before lock, search again. */
 	if (prev_gen_cnt != __atomic_load_n(&list->gen_cnt, __ATOMIC_ACQUIRE)) {
 		/* Lookup and reuse w/o read lock. */
-		entry = __list_lookup(list, ctx, true);
-		if (entry)
-			goto done;
+		entry = __list_lookup(list, RTE_MAX_LCORE, ctx, true);
+		if (entry) {
+			rte_rwlock_write_unlock(&list->lock);
+			return mlx5_list_cache_insert(list, lcore_index, entry,
+						      ctx);
+		}
 	}
 	entry = list->cb_create(list, entry, ctx);
-	if (!entry) {
-		DRV_LOG(ERR, "Failed to init mlx5 list %s entry %p.",
-			list->name, (void *)entry);
-		goto done;
+	if (entry) {
+		lentry = mlx5_list_cache_insert(list, lcore_index, entry, ctx);
+		if (!lentry) {
+			list->cb_remove(list, entry);
+		} else {
+			entry->ref_cnt = 1u;
+			LIST_INSERT_HEAD(&list->cache[RTE_MAX_LCORE].h, entry,
+					 next);
+			__atomic_add_fetch(&list->gen_cnt, 1, __ATOMIC_RELEASE);
+			__atomic_add_fetch(&list->count, 1, __ATOMIC_ACQUIRE);
+			DRV_LOG(DEBUG, "mlx5 list %s entry %p new: %u.",
+				list->name, (void *)entry, entry->ref_cnt);
+		}
+
 	}
-	entry->ref_cnt = 1;
-	LIST_INSERT_HEAD(&list->head, entry, next);
-	__atomic_add_fetch(&list->gen_cnt, 1, __ATOMIC_RELEASE);
-	__atomic_add_fetch(&list->count, 1, __ATOMIC_ACQUIRE);
-	DRV_LOG(DEBUG, "mlx5 list %s entry %p new: %u.",
-		list->name, (void *)entry, entry->ref_cnt);
-done:
 	rte_rwlock_write_unlock(&list->lock);
-	return entry;
+	return lentry;
 }
 
 int
 mlx5_list_unregister(struct mlx5_list *list,
 		      struct mlx5_list_entry *entry)
 {
+	struct mlx5_list_entry *gentry = entry->gentry;
+
+	if (__atomic_sub_fetch(&entry->ref_cnt, 1, __ATOMIC_ACQUIRE) != 0)
+		return 1;
+	if (__atomic_sub_fetch(&gentry->ref_cnt, 1, __ATOMIC_ACQUIRE) != 0)
+		return 1;
 	rte_rwlock_write_lock(&list->lock);
-	MLX5_ASSERT(entry && entry->next.le_prev);
-	DRV_LOG(DEBUG, "mlx5 list %s entry %p ref--: %u.",
-		list->name, (void *)entry, entry->ref_cnt);
-	if (--entry->ref_cnt) {
+	if (__atomic_load_n(&gentry->ref_cnt, __ATOMIC_ACQUIRE) == 0) {
+		__atomic_add_fetch(&list->gen_cnt, 1, __ATOMIC_ACQUIRE);
+		__atomic_sub_fetch(&list->count, 1, __ATOMIC_ACQUIRE);
+		LIST_REMOVE(gentry, next);
+		list->cb_remove(list, gentry);
 		rte_rwlock_write_unlock(&list->lock);
-		return 1;
+		DRV_LOG(DEBUG, "mlx5 list %s entry %p removed.",
+			list->name, (void *)gentry);
+		return 0;
 	}
-	__atomic_add_fetch(&list->gen_cnt, 1, __ATOMIC_ACQUIRE);
-	__atomic_sub_fetch(&list->count, 1, __ATOMIC_ACQUIRE);
-	LIST_REMOVE(entry, next);
-	list->cb_remove(list, entry);
 	rte_rwlock_write_unlock(&list->lock);
-	DRV_LOG(DEBUG, "mlx5 list %s entry %p removed.",
-		list->name, (void *)entry);
-	return 0;
+	return 1;
 }
 
 void
 mlx5_list_destroy(struct mlx5_list *list)
 {
 	struct mlx5_list_entry *entry;
+	int i;
 
 	MLX5_ASSERT(list);
-	/* no LIST_FOREACH_SAFE, using while instead */
-	while (!LIST_EMPTY(&list->head)) {
-		entry = LIST_FIRST(&list->head);
-		LIST_REMOVE(entry, next);
-		list->cb_remove(list, entry);
-		DRV_LOG(DEBUG, "mlx5 list %s entry %p destroyed.",
-			list->name, (void *)entry);
+	for (i = 0; i <= RTE_MAX_LCORE; i++) {
+		while (!LIST_EMPTY(&list->cache[i].h)) {
+			entry = LIST_FIRST(&list->cache[i].h);
+			LIST_REMOVE(entry, next);
+			if (i == RTE_MAX_LCORE) {
+				list->cb_remove(list, entry);
+				DRV_LOG(DEBUG, "mlx5 list %s entry %p "
+					"destroyed.", list->name,
+					(void *)entry);
+			} else {
+				list->cb_clone_free(list, entry);
+			}
+		}
 	}
 	memset(list, 0, sizeof(*list));
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_utils.h b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_utils.h
index cfb3cb6180..9e3fe0cb85 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_utils.h
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_utils.h
@@ -310,9 +310,14 @@ struct mlx5_list;
  */
 struct mlx5_list_entry {
 	LIST_ENTRY(mlx5_list_entry) next; /* Entry pointers in the list. */
-	uint32_t ref_cnt; /* Reference count. */
+	uint32_t ref_cnt; /* 0 means, entry is invalid. */
+	struct mlx5_list_entry *gentry;
 };
 
+struct mlx5_list_cache {
+	LIST_HEAD(mlx5_list_head, mlx5_list_entry) h;
+} __rte_cache_aligned;
+
 /**
  * Type of callback function for entry removal.
  *
@@ -340,6 +345,13 @@ typedef void (*mlx5_list_remove_cb)(struct mlx5_list *list,
 typedef int (*mlx5_list_match_cb)(struct mlx5_list *list,
 				   struct mlx5_list_entry *entry, void *ctx);
 
+typedef struct mlx5_list_entry *(*mlx5_list_clone_cb)
+				 (struct mlx5_list *list,
+				  struct mlx5_list_entry *entry, void *ctx);
+
+typedef void (*mlx5_list_clone_free_cb)(struct mlx5_list *list,
+					 struct mlx5_list_entry *entry);
+
 /**
  * Type of function for user defined mlx5 list entry creation.
  *
@@ -376,15 +388,17 @@ typedef struct mlx5_list_entry *(*mlx5_list_create_cb)
  */
 struct mlx5_list {
 	char name[MLX5_NAME_SIZE]; /**< Name of the mlx5 list. */
-	uint32_t entry_sz; /**< Entry size, 0: use create callback. */
-	rte_rwlock_t lock; /* read/write lock. */
 	uint32_t gen_cnt; /* List modification will update generation count. */
 	uint32_t count; /* number of entries in list. */
 	void *ctx; /* user objects target to callback. */
+	rte_rwlock_t lock; /* read/write lock. */
 	mlx5_list_create_cb cb_create; /**< entry create callback. */
 	mlx5_list_match_cb cb_match; /**< entry match callback. */
 	mlx5_list_remove_cb cb_remove; /**< entry remove callback. */
-	LIST_HEAD(mlx5_list_head, mlx5_list_entry) head;
+	mlx5_list_clone_cb cb_clone; /**< entry clone callback. */
+	mlx5_list_clone_free_cb cb_clone_free;
+	struct mlx5_list_cache cache[RTE_MAX_LCORE + 1];
+	/* Lcore cache, last index is the global cache. */
 };
 
 /**
@@ -394,8 +408,6 @@ struct mlx5_list {
  *   Pointer to the hast list table.
  * @param name
  *   Name of the mlx5 list.
- * @param entry_size
- *   Entry size to allocate, 0 to allocate by creation callback.
  * @param ctx
  *   Pointer to the list context data.
  * @param cb_create
@@ -408,10 +420,12 @@ struct mlx5_list {
  *   0 on success, otherwise failure.
  */
 int mlx5_list_create(struct mlx5_list *list,
-			 const char *name, uint32_t entry_size, void *ctx,
+			 const char *name, void *ctx,
 			 mlx5_list_create_cb cb_create,
 			 mlx5_list_match_cb cb_match,
-			 mlx5_list_remove_cb cb_remove);
+			 mlx5_list_remove_cb cb_remove,
+			 mlx5_list_clone_cb cb_clone,
+			 mlx5_list_clone_free_cb cb_clone_free);
 
 /**
  * Search an entry matching the key.
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/windows/mlx5_os.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/windows/mlx5_os.c
index bcf72dc6db..8ced98f0dc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/windows/mlx5_os.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/windows/mlx5_os.c
@@ -610,9 +610,10 @@ mlx5_dev_spawn(struct rte_device *dpdk_dev,
 			err = ENOTSUP;
 			goto error;
 	}
-	mlx5_list_create(&priv->hrxqs, "hrxq", 0, eth_dev,
+	mlx5_list_create(&priv->hrxqs, "hrxq", eth_dev,
 		mlx5_hrxq_create_cb, mlx5_hrxq_match_cb,
-		mlx5_hrxq_remove_cb);
+		mlx5_hrxq_remove_cb, mlx5_hrxq_clone_cb,
+		mlx5_hrxq_clone_free_cb);
 	/* Query availability of metadata reg_c's. */
 	err = mlx5_flow_discover_mreg_c(eth_dev);
 	if (err < 0) {
