diff --git a/drivers/net/cpfl/cpfl_ethdev.h b/drivers/net/cpfl/cpfl_ethdev.h
index ed730cc0e9..2151605987 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cpfl/cpfl_ethdev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/cpfl/cpfl_ethdev.h
@@ -89,6 +89,10 @@
 
 #define CPFL_FLOW_FILE_LEN 100
 
+#define CPFL_INVALID_HW_ID	UINT16_MAX
+#define CPFL_META_CHUNK_LENGTH	1024
+#define CPFL_META_LENGTH	32
+
 struct cpfl_vport_param {
 	struct cpfl_adapter_ext *adapter;
 	uint16_t devarg_id; /* arg id from user */
@@ -169,6 +173,16 @@ struct cpfl_repr {
 	bool func_up; /* If the represented function is up */
 };
 
+struct cpfl_metadata_chunk {
+	int type;
+	uint8_t data[CPFL_META_CHUNK_LENGTH];
+};
+
+struct cpfl_metadata {
+	int length;
+	struct cpfl_metadata_chunk chunks[CPFL_META_LENGTH];
+};
+
 struct cpfl_adapter_ext {
 	TAILQ_ENTRY(cpfl_adapter_ext) next;
 	struct idpf_adapter base;
@@ -189,6 +203,8 @@ struct cpfl_adapter_ext {
 
 	rte_spinlock_t repr_lock;
 	struct rte_hash *repr_whitelist_hash;
+
+	struct cpfl_metadata meta;
 };
 
 TAILQ_HEAD(cpfl_adapter_list, cpfl_adapter_ext);
@@ -215,4 +231,58 @@ int cpfl_cc_vport_info_get(struct cpfl_adapter_ext *adapter,
 #define CPFL_DEV_TO_ITF(dev)				\
 	((struct cpfl_itf *)((dev)->data->dev_private))
 
+static inline uint16_t
+cpfl_get_port_id(struct cpfl_itf *itf)
+{
+	if (!itf)
+		return CPFL_INVALID_HW_ID;
+
+	if (itf->type == CPFL_ITF_TYPE_VPORT) {
+		struct cpfl_vport *vport = (void *)itf;
+
+		return vport->base.devarg_id;
+	}
+
+	return CPFL_INVALID_HW_ID;
+}
+
+static inline uint16_t
+cpfl_get_vsi_id(struct cpfl_itf *itf)
+{
+	struct cpfl_adapter_ext *adapter = itf->adapter;
+	struct cpfl_vport_info *info;
+	uint32_t vport_id;
+	int ret;
+	struct cpfl_vport_id vport_identity;
+
+	if (!itf)
+		return CPFL_INVALID_HW_ID;
+
+	if (itf->type == CPFL_ITF_TYPE_REPRESENTOR) {
+		struct cpfl_repr *repr = (void *)itf;
+
+		return repr->vport_info->vport_info.vsi_id;
+	} else if (itf->type == CPFL_ITF_TYPE_VPORT) {
+		vport_id = ((struct cpfl_vport *)itf)->base.vport_id;
+
+		vport_identity.func_type = CPCHNL2_FUNC_TYPE_PF;
+		/* host: HOST0_CPF_ID, acc: ACC_CPF_ID */
+		vport_identity.pf_id = ACC_CPF_ID;
+		vport_identity.vf_id = 0;
+		vport_identity.vport_id = vport_id;
+		ret = rte_hash_lookup_data(adapter->vport_map_hash,
+					   &vport_identity,
+					   (void **)&info);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "vport id not exist");
+			goto err;
+		}
+
+		return info->vport_info.vsi_id;
+	}
+
+err:
+	return CPFL_INVALID_HW_ID;
+}
+
 #endif /* _CPFL_ETHDEV_H_ */
diff --git a/drivers/net/cpfl/cpfl_flow_parser.c b/drivers/net/cpfl/cpfl_flow_parser.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..59b627e99c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/net/cpfl/cpfl_flow_parser.c
@@ -0,0 +1,1910 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(c) 2023 Intel Corporation
+ */
+
+#include <arpa/inet.h>
+#include <asm-generic/errno-base.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+#include "cpfl_flow_parser.h"
+#include "cpfl_ethdev.h"
+#include "rte_malloc.h"
+
+static enum rte_flow_item_type
+cpfl_get_item_type_by_str(const char *type)
+{
+	if (strcmp(type, "eth") == 0)
+		return RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_ETH;
+	else if (strcmp(type, "ipv4") == 0)
+		return RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_IPV4;
+	else if (strcmp(type, "tcp") == 0)
+		return RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_TCP;
+	else if (strcmp(type, "udp") == 0)
+		return RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_UDP;
+	else if (strcmp(type, "vxlan") == 0)
+		return RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_VXLAN;
+	else if (strcmp(type, "icmp") == 0)
+		return RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_ICMP;
+	else if (strcmp(type, "vlan") == 0)
+		return RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_VLAN;
+
+	PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Not support this type: %s.", type);
+	return RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_VOID;
+}
+
+static enum rte_flow_action_type
+cpfl_get_action_type_by_str(const char *type)
+{
+	if (strcmp(type, "vxlan_encap") == 0)
+		return RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_VXLAN_ENCAP;
+	else if (strcmp(type, "vxlan_decap") == 0)
+		return RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_VXLAN_DECAP;
+
+	PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Not support this type: %s.", type);
+	return RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_VOID;
+}
+
+static const char *
+cpfl_json_object_to_string(json_object *object, const char *name)
+{
+	json_object *subobject;
+
+	if (!object) {
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "object doesn't exist.");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	subobject = json_object_object_get(object, name);
+	if (!subobject) {
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "%s doesn't exist.", name);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	return json_object_get_string(subobject);
+}
+
+static int
+cpfl_json_object_to_int(json_object *object, const char *name, int *value)
+{
+	json_object *subobject;
+
+	if (!object) {
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "object doesn't exist.");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	subobject = json_object_object_get(object, name);
+	if (!subobject) {
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "%s doesn't exist.", name);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	*value = json_object_get_int(subobject);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+cpfl_json_object_to_uint16(json_object *object, const char *name, uint16_t *value)
+{
+	json_object *subobject;
+
+	if (!object) {
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "object doesn't exist.");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	subobject = json_object_object_get(object, name);
+	if (!subobject) {
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "%s doesn't exist.", name);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	*value = json_object_get_int(subobject);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+cpfl_json_object_to_uint32(json_object *object, const char *name, uint32_t *value)
+{
+	json_object *subobject;
+
+	if (!object) {
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "object doesn't exist.");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	subobject = json_object_object_get(object, name);
+	if (!subobject) {
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "%s doesn't exist.", name);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	*value = json_object_get_int64(subobject);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+cpfl_flow_js_pattern_key_attr(json_object *cjson_pr_key_attr, struct cpfl_flow_js_pr *js_pr)
+{
+	int i, len;
+	struct cpfl_flow_js_pr_key_attr *attr;
+
+	len = json_object_array_length(cjson_pr_key_attr);
+	js_pr->key.attributes = rte_malloc(NULL, sizeof(struct cpfl_flow_js_pr_key_attr), 0);
+	if (!js_pr->key.attributes) {
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Failed to alloc memory.");
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+	js_pr->key.attr_size = len;
+	attr = js_pr->key.attributes;
+	for (i = 0; i < len; i++) {
+		json_object *object;
+		const char *name;
+		uint16_t value = 0;
+		int ret;
+
+		object = json_object_array_get_idx(cjson_pr_key_attr, i);
+		name = cpfl_json_object_to_string(object, "Name");
+		if (!name) {
+			rte_free(js_pr->key.attributes);
+			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Can not parse string 'Name'.");
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+		ret = cpfl_json_object_to_uint16(object, "Value", &value);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			rte_free(js_pr->key.attributes);
+			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Can not parse 'value'.");
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+		if (strcmp(name, "ingress") == 0) {
+			attr->ingress = value;
+		} else if (strcmp(name, "egress") == 0) {
+			attr->egress = value;
+		} else {
+			/* TODO: more... */
+			rte_free(js_pr->key.attributes);
+			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Not support attr name: %s.", name);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+cpfl_flow_js_pattern_key_proto_field(json_object *cjson_field,
+				     struct cpfl_flow_js_pr_key_proto *js_field)
+{
+	int len, i;
+
+	if (!cjson_field)
+		return 0;
+	len = json_object_array_length(cjson_field);
+	js_field->fields_size = len;
+	if (len == 0)
+		return 0;
+	js_field->fields =
+	    rte_malloc(NULL, sizeof(struct cpfl_flow_js_pr_key_proto_field) * len, 0);
+	if (!js_field->fields) {
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Failed to alloc memory.");
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+	for (i = 0; i < len; i++) {
+		json_object *object;
+		const char *name, *mask;
+
+		object = json_object_array_get_idx(cjson_field, i);
+		name = cpfl_json_object_to_string(object, "name");
+		if (!name) {
+			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Can not parse string 'name'.");
+			goto err;
+		}
+		if (strlen(name) > CPFL_FLOW_JSON_STR_SIZE_MAX) {
+			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "The 'name' is too long.");
+			goto err;
+		}
+		memcpy(js_field->fields[i].name, name, strlen(name));
+
+		if (js_field->type == RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_ETH ||
+		    js_field->type == RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_IPV4) {
+			mask = cpfl_json_object_to_string(object, "mask");
+			if (!mask) {
+				PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Can not parse string 'mask'.");
+				goto err;
+			}
+			memcpy(js_field->fields[i].mask, mask, strlen(mask));
+		} else {
+			uint32_t mask_32b;
+			int ret;
+
+			ret = cpfl_json_object_to_uint32(object, "mask", &mask_32b);
+			if (ret < 0) {
+				PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Can not parse uint32 'mask'.");
+				goto err;
+			}
+			js_field->fields[i].mask_32b = mask_32b;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+
+err:
+	rte_free(js_field->fields);
+	return -EINVAL;
+}
+
+static int
+cpfl_flow_js_pattern_key_proto(json_object *cjson_pr_key_proto, struct cpfl_flow_js_pr *js_pr)
+{
+	int len, i, ret;
+
+	len = json_object_array_length(cjson_pr_key_proto);
+	js_pr->key.proto_size = len;
+	js_pr->key.protocols = rte_malloc(NULL, sizeof(struct cpfl_flow_js_pr_key_proto) * len, 0);
+	if (!js_pr->key.protocols) {
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Failed to alloc memory.");
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < len; i++) {
+		json_object *object, *cjson_pr_key_proto_fields;
+		const char *type;
+		enum rte_flow_item_type item_type;
+
+		object = json_object_array_get_idx(cjson_pr_key_proto, i);
+		/* pr->key->proto->type */
+		type = cpfl_json_object_to_string(object, "type");
+		if (!type) {
+			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Can not parse string 'type'.");
+			goto err;
+		}
+		item_type = cpfl_get_item_type_by_str(type);
+		if (item_type == RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_VOID)
+			goto err;
+		js_pr->key.protocols[i].type = item_type;
+		/* pr->key->proto->fields */
+		cjson_pr_key_proto_fields = json_object_object_get(object, "fields");
+		ret = cpfl_flow_js_pattern_key_proto_field(cjson_pr_key_proto_fields,
+							   &js_pr->key.protocols[i]);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			goto err;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+
+err:
+	rte_free(js_pr->key.protocols);
+	return -EINVAL;
+}
+
+static int
+cpfl_flow_js_pattern_act_fv_proto(json_object *cjson_value, struct cpfl_flow_js_fv *js_fv)
+{
+	uint16_t layer = 0, offset = 0, mask = 0;
+	const char *header;
+	enum rte_flow_item_type type;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = cpfl_json_object_to_uint16(cjson_value, "layer", &layer);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Can not parse 'value'.");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	header = cpfl_json_object_to_string(cjson_value, "header");
+	if (!header) {
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Can not parse string 'header'.");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	ret = cpfl_json_object_to_uint16(cjson_value, "offset", &offset);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Can not parse 'offset'.");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	ret = cpfl_json_object_to_uint16(cjson_value, "mask", &mask);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Can not parse 'mask'.");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	js_fv->proto.layer = layer;
+	js_fv->proto.offset = offset;
+	js_fv->proto.mask = mask;
+	type = cpfl_get_item_type_by_str(header);
+	if (type == RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_VOID)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	js_fv->proto.header = type;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+cpfl_flow_js_pattern_act_fv_metadata(json_object *cjson_value, struct cpfl_flow_js_fv *js_fv)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = cpfl_json_object_to_uint16(cjson_value, "type", &js_fv->meta.type);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Can not parse 'size'.");
+		return ret;
+	}
+	ret = cpfl_json_object_to_uint16(cjson_value, "offset", &js_fv->meta.offset);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Can not parse 'size'.");
+		return ret;
+	}
+	ret = cpfl_json_object_to_uint16(cjson_value, "mask", &js_fv->meta.mask);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Can not parse 'size'.");
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+cpfl_flow_js_pattern_act_fv(json_object *cjson_fv, struct cpfl_flow_js_pr_action *js_act)
+{
+	int len, i;
+
+	len = json_object_array_length(cjson_fv);
+	js_act->sem.fv = rte_malloc(NULL, sizeof(struct cpfl_flow_js_fv) * len, 0);
+	if (!js_act->sem.fv) {
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Failed to alloc memory.");
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+	js_act->sem.fv_size = len;
+	for (i = 0; i < len; i++) {
+		struct cpfl_flow_js_fv *js_fv;
+		json_object *object, *cjson_value;
+		uint16_t offset = 0;
+		const char *type;
+		int ret;
+
+		object = json_object_array_get_idx(cjson_fv, i);
+		js_fv = &js_act->sem.fv[i];
+		ret = cpfl_json_object_to_uint16(object, "offset", &offset);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Can not parse 'offset'.");
+			goto err;
+		}
+		js_fv->offset = offset;
+		type = cpfl_json_object_to_string(object, "type");
+		if (!type) {
+			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Can not parse string 'type'.");
+			goto err;
+		}
+		cjson_value = json_object_object_get(object, "value");
+		if (strcmp(type, "immediate") == 0) {
+			js_fv->type = CPFL_FV_TYPE_IMMEDIATE;
+			js_fv->immediate = json_object_get_int(cjson_value);
+		} else if (strcmp(type, "metadata") == 0) {
+			js_fv->type = CPFL_FV_TYPE_METADATA;
+			cpfl_flow_js_pattern_act_fv_metadata(cjson_value, js_fv);
+		} else if (strcmp(type, "protocol") == 0) {
+			js_fv->type = CPFL_FV_TYPE_PROTOCOL;
+			cpfl_flow_js_pattern_act_fv_proto(cjson_value, js_fv);
+		} else {
+			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Not support this type: %s.", type);
+			goto err;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+
+err:
+	rte_free(js_act->sem.fv);
+	return -EINVAL;
+}
+
+static int
+cpfl_flow_js_pattern_per_act(json_object *cjson_per_act, struct cpfl_flow_js_pr_action *js_act)
+{
+	const char *type;
+	int ret;
+
+	/* pr->actions->type */
+	type = cpfl_json_object_to_string(cjson_per_act, "type");
+	if (!type) {
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Can not parse string 'type'.");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	/* pr->actions->data */
+	if (strcmp(type, "sem") == 0) {
+		json_object *cjson_fv, *cjson_pr_action_sem;
+
+		js_act->type = CPFL_JS_PR_ACTION_TYPE_SEM;
+		cjson_pr_action_sem = json_object_object_get(cjson_per_act, "data");
+		ret = cpfl_json_object_to_uint16(cjson_pr_action_sem, "profile",
+						 &js_act->sem.prof);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Can not parse 'profile'.");
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+		ret = cpfl_json_object_to_uint16(cjson_pr_action_sem, "subprofile",
+						 &js_act->sem.subprof);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Can not parse 'subprofile'.");
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+		ret = cpfl_json_object_to_uint16(cjson_pr_action_sem, "keysize",
+						 &js_act->sem.keysize);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Can not parse 'keysize'.");
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+		cjson_fv = json_object_object_get(cjson_pr_action_sem, "fieldvectors");
+		ret = cpfl_flow_js_pattern_act_fv(cjson_fv, js_act);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			return ret;
+	} else {
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Not support this type: %s.", type);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+cpfl_flow_js_pattern_act(json_object *cjson_pr_act, struct cpfl_flow_js_pr *js_pr)
+{
+	int i, len, ret;
+
+	len = json_object_array_length(cjson_pr_act);
+	js_pr->actions = rte_malloc(NULL, sizeof(struct cpfl_flow_js_pr_action) * len, 0);
+	if (!js_pr->actions) {
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Failed to alloc memory.");
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+	js_pr->actions_size = len;
+	for (i = 0; i < len; i++) {
+		struct cpfl_flow_js_pr_action *js_act;
+		json_object *object;
+
+		object = json_object_array_get_idx(cjson_pr_act, i);
+		js_act = &js_pr->actions[i];
+		ret = cpfl_flow_js_pattern_per_act(object, js_act);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			rte_free(js_pr->actions);
+			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Can not parse pattern action.");
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+cpfl_flow_js_pattern_rule(json_object *json_root, struct cpfl_flow_js_parser *parser)
+{
+	json_object *cjson_pr;
+	int i, len;
+
+	/* Pattern Rules */
+	cjson_pr = json_object_object_get(json_root, "patterns");
+	if (!cjson_pr) {
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "The patterns is mandatory.");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	len = json_object_array_length(cjson_pr);
+	parser->patterns = rte_malloc(NULL, sizeof(struct cpfl_flow_js_pr) * len, 0);
+	if (!parser->patterns) {
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Failed to alloc memory.");
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+	parser->pr_size = len;
+	for (i = 0; i < len; i++) {
+		json_object *object, *cjson_pr_actions, *cjson_pr_key, *cjson_pr_key_proto,
+		    *cjson_pr_key_attr;
+		int ret;
+
+		object = json_object_array_get_idx(cjson_pr, i);
+		/* pr->key */
+		cjson_pr_key = json_object_object_get(object, "key");
+		/* pr->key->protocols */
+		cjson_pr_key_proto = json_object_object_get(cjson_pr_key, "protocols");
+		ret = cpfl_flow_js_pattern_key_proto(cjson_pr_key_proto, &parser->patterns[i]);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Can not parse key->protocols.");
+			goto err;
+		}
+		/* pr->key->attributes */
+		cjson_pr_key_attr = json_object_object_get(cjson_pr_key, "attributes");
+		ret = cpfl_flow_js_pattern_key_attr(cjson_pr_key_attr, &parser->patterns[i]);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Can not parse key->attributes.");
+			goto err;
+		}
+		/* pr->actions */
+		cjson_pr_actions = json_object_object_get(object, "actions");
+		ret = cpfl_flow_js_pattern_act(cjson_pr_actions, &parser->patterns[i]);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Can not parse pattern action.");
+			goto err;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+
+err:
+	rte_free(parser->patterns);
+	return -EINVAL;
+}
+
+static int
+cpfl_flow_js_mr_key(json_object *cjson_mr_key, struct cpfl_flow_js_mr_key *js_mr_key)
+{
+	int len, i;
+
+	len = json_object_array_length(cjson_mr_key);
+	js_mr_key->actions = rte_malloc(NULL, sizeof(struct cpfl_flow_js_mr_key_action) * len, 0);
+	if (!js_mr_key->actions) {
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Failed to alloc memory.");
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+	js_mr_key->actions_size = len;
+	for (i = 0; i < len; i++) {
+		json_object *object, *cjson_mr_key_data;
+		const char *type;
+		enum rte_flow_action_type act_type;
+
+		object = json_object_array_get_idx(cjson_mr_key, i);
+		/* mr->key->actions->type */
+		type = cpfl_json_object_to_string(object, "type");
+		if (!type) {
+			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Can not parse string 'type'.");
+			goto err;
+		}
+		act_type = cpfl_get_action_type_by_str(type);
+		if (act_type == RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_VOID)
+			goto err;
+		js_mr_key->actions[i].type = act_type;
+		/* mr->key->actions->data */
+		cjson_mr_key_data = json_object_object_get(object, "data");
+		if (js_mr_key->actions[i].type == RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_VXLAN_ENCAP) {
+			json_object *cjson_mr_key_proto;
+			int proto_size, j;
+			struct cpfl_flow_js_mr_key_action_vxlan_encap *encap;
+
+			cjson_mr_key_proto = json_object_object_get(cjson_mr_key_data, "protocols");
+			encap = &js_mr_key->actions[i].encap;
+			if (!cjson_mr_key_proto) {
+				encap->proto_size = 0;
+				continue;
+			}
+			proto_size = json_object_array_length(cjson_mr_key_proto);
+			encap->proto_size = proto_size;
+			for (j = 0; j < proto_size; j++) {
+				const char *s;
+				json_object *subobject;
+				enum rte_flow_item_type proto_type;
+
+				subobject = json_object_array_get_idx(cjson_mr_key_proto, j);
+				s = json_object_get_string(subobject);
+				proto_type = cpfl_get_item_type_by_str(s);
+				if (proto_type == RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_VOID) {
+					PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "parse VXLAN_ENCAP failed.");
+					goto err;
+				}
+				encap->protocols[j] = proto_type;
+			}
+		} else if (js_mr_key->actions[i].type != RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_VXLAN_DECAP) {
+			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "not support this type: %d.", js_mr_key->actions[i].type);
+			goto err;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+
+err:
+	rte_free(js_mr_key->actions);
+	return -EINVAL;
+}
+
+static int
+cpfl_flow_js_mr_layout(json_object *cjson_layout, struct cpfl_flow_js_mr_action_mod *js_mod)
+{
+	int len, i;
+
+	len = json_object_array_length(cjson_layout);
+	js_mod->layout_size = len;
+	if (len == 0)
+		return 0;
+	js_mod->layout = rte_malloc(NULL, sizeof(struct cpfl_flow_js_mr_layout) * len, 0);
+	if (!js_mod->layout) {
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Failed to alloc memory.");
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < len; i++) {
+		json_object *object;
+		int index = 0, size = 0, offset = 0, ret;
+		const char *hint;
+
+		object = json_object_array_get_idx(cjson_layout, i);
+		ret = cpfl_json_object_to_int(object, "index", &index);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Can not parse 'index'.");
+			goto err;
+		}
+		js_mod->layout[i].index = index;
+		ret = cpfl_json_object_to_int(object, "size", &size);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Can not parse 'size'.");
+			goto err;
+		}
+		js_mod->layout[i].size = size;
+		ret = cpfl_json_object_to_int(object, "offset", &offset);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Can not parse 'offset'.");
+			goto err;
+		}
+		js_mod->layout[i].offset = offset;
+		hint = cpfl_json_object_to_string(object, "hint");
+		if (!hint) {
+			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Can not parse string 'hint'.");
+			goto err;
+		}
+		memcpy(js_mod->layout[i].hint, hint, strlen(hint));
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+
+err:
+	rte_free(js_mod->layout);
+	return -EINVAL;
+}
+
+static int
+cpfl_flow_js_mr_action(json_object *cjson_mr_act, struct cpfl_flow_js_mr_action *js_mr_act)
+{
+	json_object *cjson_mr_action_data;
+	const char *type;
+
+	/* mr->action->type */
+	type = cpfl_json_object_to_string(cjson_mr_act, "type");
+	if (!type) {
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Can not parse string 'type'.");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	/* mr->action->data */
+	cjson_mr_action_data = json_object_object_get(cjson_mr_act, "data");
+	if (strcmp(type, "mod") == 0) {
+		json_object *layout;
+		uint16_t profile = 0;
+		int ret;
+
+		js_mr_act->type = CPFL_JS_MR_ACTION_TYPE_MOD;
+		ret = cpfl_json_object_to_uint16(cjson_mr_action_data, "profile", &profile);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Can not parse 'profile'.");
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+		js_mr_act->mod.prof = profile;
+		layout = json_object_object_get(cjson_mr_action_data, "layout");
+		ret = cpfl_flow_js_mr_layout(layout, &js_mr_act->mod);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Can not parse layout.");
+			return ret;
+		}
+	} else  {
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "not support this type: %s.", type);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+cpfl_flow_js_mod_rule(json_object *json_root, struct cpfl_flow_js_parser *parser)
+{
+	json_object *cjson_mr;
+	int i, len;
+
+	cjson_mr = json_object_object_get(json_root, "modifications");
+	if (!cjson_mr) {
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(INFO, "The modifications is optional.");
+		return 0;
+	}
+	len = json_object_array_length(cjson_mr);
+	parser->mr_size = len;
+	if (len == 0)
+		return 0;
+	parser->modifications = rte_malloc(NULL, sizeof(struct cpfl_flow_js_mr) * len, 0);
+	if (!parser->modifications) {
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Failed to alloc memory.");
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+	for (i = 0; i < len; i++) {
+		int ret;
+		json_object *object, *cjson_mr_key, *cjson_mr_action, *cjson_mr_key_action;
+
+		object = json_object_array_get_idx(cjson_mr, i);
+		/* mr->key */
+		cjson_mr_key = json_object_object_get(object, "key");
+		/* mr->key->actions */
+		cjson_mr_key_action = json_object_object_get(cjson_mr_key, "actions");
+		ret = cpfl_flow_js_mr_key(cjson_mr_key_action, &parser->modifications[i].key);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "parse mr_key failed.");
+			goto err;
+		}
+		/* mr->action */
+		cjson_mr_action = json_object_object_get(object, "action");
+		ret = cpfl_flow_js_mr_action(cjson_mr_action, &parser->modifications[i].action);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "parse mr_action failed.");
+			goto err;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+
+err:
+	rte_free(parser->modifications);
+	return -EINVAL;
+}
+
+static int
+cpfl_parser_init(json_object *json_root, struct cpfl_flow_js_parser *parser)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	ret = cpfl_flow_js_pattern_rule(json_root, parser);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "parse pattern_rule failed.");
+		return ret;
+	}
+	ret = cpfl_flow_js_mod_rule(json_root, parser);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "parse mod_rule failed.");
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int
+cpfl_parser_create(struct cpfl_flow_js_parser **flow_parser, const char *filename)
+{
+	struct cpfl_flow_js_parser *parser;
+	json_object *root;
+	int ret;
+
+	parser = rte_zmalloc("flow_parser", sizeof(struct cpfl_flow_js_parser), 0);
+	if (!parser) {
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Not enough memory to create flow parser.");
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+	root = json_object_from_file(filename);
+	if (!root) {
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Can not load JSON file: %s.", filename);
+		rte_free(parser);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	ret = cpfl_parser_init(root, parser);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "parser init failed.");
+		goto free_parser;
+	}
+	*flow_parser = parser;
+	ret = json_object_put(root);
+	if (ret != 1) {
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Free json_object failed.");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+free_parser:
+	rte_free(parser);
+	return -EINVAL;
+}
+
+static void
+cpfl_parser_free_pr_action(struct cpfl_flow_js_pr_action *pr_act)
+{
+	if (pr_act->type == CPFL_JS_PR_ACTION_TYPE_SEM)
+		rte_free(pr_act->sem.fv);
+}
+
+int
+cpfl_parser_destroy(struct cpfl_flow_js_parser *parser)
+{
+	int i, j;
+
+	if (!parser)
+		return 0;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < parser->pr_size; i++) {
+		struct cpfl_flow_js_pr *pattern = &parser->patterns[i];
+
+		if (!pattern)
+			return -EINVAL;
+		for (j = 0; j < pattern->key.proto_size; j++)
+			rte_free(pattern->key.protocols[j].fields);
+		rte_free(pattern->key.protocols);
+		rte_free(pattern->key.attributes);
+
+		for (j = 0; j < pattern->actions_size; j++) {
+			struct cpfl_flow_js_pr_action *pr_act;
+
+			pr_act = &pattern->actions[j];
+			cpfl_parser_free_pr_action(pr_act);
+		}
+		rte_free(pattern->actions);
+	}
+	rte_free(parser->patterns);
+	for (i = 0; i < parser->mr_size; i++) {
+		struct cpfl_flow_js_mr *mr = &parser->modifications[i];
+
+		if (!mr)
+			return -EINVAL;
+		rte_free(mr->key.actions);
+		rte_free(mr->action.mod.layout);
+	}
+	rte_free(parser->modifications);
+	rte_free(parser);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+cpfl_get_items_length(const struct rte_flow_item *items)
+{
+	int length = 0;
+	const struct rte_flow_item *item = items;
+
+	while ((item + length++)->type != RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_END)
+		continue;
+	return length;
+}
+
+static int
+cpfl_get_actions_length(const struct rte_flow_action *actions)
+{
+	int length = 0;
+	const struct rte_flow_action *action = actions;
+
+	while ((action + length++)->type != RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_END)
+		continue;
+	return length;
+}
+
+static int
+cpfl_parse_fv_protocol(struct cpfl_flow_js_fv *js_fv, const struct rte_flow_item *items,
+		       uint16_t offset, uint8_t *fv)
+{
+	uint16_t v_layer, v_offset, v_mask;
+	enum rte_flow_item_type v_header;
+	int j, layer, length;
+	uint16_t temp_fv;
+
+	length = cpfl_get_items_length(items);
+	v_layer = js_fv->proto.layer;
+	v_header = js_fv->proto.header;
+	v_offset = js_fv->proto.offset;
+	v_mask = js_fv->proto.mask;
+	layer = 0;
+	for (j = 0; j < length - 1; j++) {
+		if (items[j].type == v_header) {
+			if (layer == v_layer) {
+				/* copy out 16 bits from offset */
+				const uint8_t *pointer;
+
+				pointer = &(((const uint8_t *)(items[j].spec))[v_offset]);
+				temp_fv = ntohs((*((const uint16_t *)pointer)) & v_mask);
+				fv[2 * offset] = (uint8_t)((temp_fv & 0xff00) >> 8);
+				fv[2 * offset + 1] = (uint8_t)(temp_fv & 0x00ff);
+				break;
+			}
+			layer++;
+		} /* TODO: more type... */
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+cpfl_parse_fieldvectors(struct cpfl_itf *itf, struct cpfl_flow_js_fv *js_fvs, int size,
+			uint8_t *fv, const struct rte_flow_item *items)
+{
+	int i, ret;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < size; i++) {
+		uint16_t offset, temp_fv, value_int;
+		enum cpfl_flow_js_fv_type type;
+		struct cpfl_flow_js_fv *js_fv;
+
+		js_fv = &js_fvs[i];
+		offset = js_fv->offset;
+		type = js_fv->type;
+		if (type == CPFL_FV_TYPE_IMMEDIATE) {
+			value_int = js_fv->immediate;
+			temp_fv = (value_int << 8) & 0xff00;
+			fv[2 * offset] = (uint8_t)((temp_fv & 0xff00) >> 8);
+			fv[2 * offset + 1] = (uint8_t)(temp_fv & 0x00ff);
+		} else if (type == CPFL_FV_TYPE_METADATA) {
+			uint16_t type, v_offset, mask;
+
+			type = js_fv->meta.type;
+			v_offset = js_fv->meta.offset;
+			mask = js_fv->meta.mask;
+			temp_fv = cpfl_metadata_read16(&itf->adapter->meta, type, v_offset) & mask;
+			fv[2 * offset] = (uint8_t)(temp_fv & 0x00ff);
+			fv[2 * offset + 1] = (uint8_t)((temp_fv & 0xff00) >> 8);
+		} else if (type == CPFL_FV_TYPE_PROTOCOL) {
+			ret = cpfl_parse_fv_protocol(js_fv, items, offset, fv);
+			if (ret)
+				return ret;
+		} else {
+			PMD_DRV_LOG(DEBUG, "not support this type: %d.", type);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+cpfl_parse_pr_actions(struct cpfl_itf *itf,
+		      struct cpfl_flow_js_pr_action *actions,
+		      int size,
+		      const struct rte_flow_item *items,
+		      const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
+		      struct cpfl_flow_pr_action *pr_action)
+{
+	int i, ret;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < size; i++) {
+		struct cpfl_flow_js_pr_action *pr_act;
+		enum cpfl_flow_pr_action_type type;
+
+		pr_act = &actions[i];
+		/* pr->actions->type */
+		type = pr_act->type;
+		/* pr->actions->data */
+		if (attr->group % 10 == 1  && type == CPFL_JS_PR_ACTION_TYPE_SEM) {
+			struct cpfl_flow_js_pr_action_sem *sem = &pr_act->sem;
+
+			pr_action->type = CPFL_JS_PR_ACTION_TYPE_SEM;
+			pr_action->sem.prof = sem->prof;
+			pr_action->sem.subprof = sem->subprof;
+			pr_action->sem.keysize = sem->keysize;
+			memset(pr_action->sem.cpfl_flow_pr_fv, 0,
+			       sizeof(pr_action->sem.cpfl_flow_pr_fv));
+			ret = cpfl_parse_fieldvectors(itf, sem->fv, sem->fv_size,
+						      pr_action->sem.cpfl_flow_pr_fv, items);
+			return ret;
+		} else if (attr->group > 4 || attr->group == 0) {
+			return -EPERM;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+cpfl_str2mac(const char *mask, uint8_t *addr_bytes)
+{
+	int i, size, j;
+	uint8_t n;
+
+	size = strlen(mask);
+	n = 0;
+	j = 0;
+	for (i = 0; i < size; i++) {
+		char ch = mask[i];
+
+		if (ch == ':') {
+			if (j >= RTE_ETHER_ADDR_LEN)
+				return -EINVAL;
+			addr_bytes[j++] = n;
+			n = 0;
+		} else if (ch >= 'a' && ch <= 'f') {
+			n = n * 16 + ch - 'a' + 10;
+		} else if (ch >= 'A' && ch <= 'F') {
+			n = n * 16 + ch - 'A' + 10;
+		} else if (ch >= '0' && ch <= '9') {
+			n = n * 16 + ch - '0';
+		} else {
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+	}
+	if (j < RTE_ETHER_ADDR_LEN)
+		addr_bytes[j++] = n;
+
+	if (j != RTE_ETHER_ADDR_LEN)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+cpfl_check_eth_mask(const char *mask, const uint8_t addr_bytes[RTE_ETHER_ADDR_LEN])
+{
+	int i, ret;
+	uint8_t mask_bytes[RTE_ETHER_ADDR_LEN] = { 0 };
+
+	ret = cpfl_str2mac(mask, mask_bytes);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "translate mac address from string to uint8_t[] failed.");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	/* validate eth mask addr if match */
+	for (i = 0; i < RTE_ETHER_ADDR_LEN; i++) {
+		if (mask_bytes[i] != addr_bytes[i])
+			return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+cpfl_check_ipv4_mask(const char *mask, rte_be32_t addr)
+{
+	uint32_t out_addr;
+
+	/* 0: success; -EINVAL: invalid; -ENOTSUP: fail */
+	int ret = inet_pton(AF_INET, mask, &out_addr);
+
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	/* validate ipv4 mask addr if match */
+	if (out_addr != addr)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+cpfl_check_eth(struct cpfl_flow_js_pr_key_proto *proto, const struct rte_flow_item_eth *eth_mask)
+{
+	int field_size, j;
+	int flag_dst_addr, flag_src_addr, flag_ether_type;
+	struct cpfl_flow_js_pr_key_proto_field *field;
+
+	if (!proto)
+		return 0;
+	field_size = proto->fields_size;
+	if (field_size != 0 && !eth_mask)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (field_size == 0 && eth_mask)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (field_size == 0 && !eth_mask)
+		return 0;
+
+	flag_dst_addr = false;
+	flag_src_addr = false;
+	flag_ether_type = false;
+	for (j = 0; j < field_size; j++) {
+		const char *name, *s_mask;
+
+		field = &proto->fields[j];
+		/* match: rte_flow_item_eth.dst, more see Field Mapping
+		 */
+		name = field->name;
+		/* match: rte_flow_item->mask */
+		if (strcmp(name, "src_addr") == 0) {
+			s_mask = field->mask;
+			if (cpfl_check_eth_mask(s_mask, eth_mask->src.addr_bytes) < 0)
+				return -EINVAL;
+			flag_src_addr = true;
+		} else if (strcmp(name, "dst_addr") == 0) {
+			s_mask = field->mask;
+			if (cpfl_check_eth_mask(s_mask, eth_mask->dst.addr_bytes) < 0)
+				return -EINVAL;
+			flag_dst_addr = true;
+		} else if (strcmp(name, "ether_type") == 0) {
+			uint16_t mask = (uint16_t)field->mask_32b;
+
+			if (mask != eth_mask->type)
+				return -EINVAL;
+			flag_ether_type = true;
+		} else {
+			/* TODO: more type... */
+			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "not support this name.");
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+	}
+	if (!flag_src_addr) {
+		if (strcmp((const char *)eth_mask->src.addr_bytes, "\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00") != 0)
+			return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	if (!flag_dst_addr) {
+		if (strcmp((const char *)eth_mask->dst.addr_bytes, "\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00") != 0)
+			return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	if (!flag_ether_type) {
+		if (eth_mask->hdr.ether_type != (rte_be16_t)0)
+			return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+cpfl_check_ipv4(struct cpfl_flow_js_pr_key_proto *proto, const struct rte_flow_item_ipv4 *ipv4_mask)
+{
+	int field_size, j;
+	int flag_next_proto_id, flag_src_addr, flag_dst_addr;
+	struct cpfl_flow_js_pr_key_proto_field *field;
+
+	if (!proto)
+		return 0;
+
+	field_size = proto->fields_size;
+	if (field_size != 0 && !ipv4_mask)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (field_size == 0 && ipv4_mask)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (field_size == 0 && !ipv4_mask)
+		return 0;
+
+	flag_dst_addr = false;
+	flag_src_addr = false;
+	flag_next_proto_id = false;
+	for (j = 0; j < field_size; j++) {
+		const char *name;
+
+		field = &proto->fields[j];
+		name = field->name;
+		if (strcmp(name, "src_addr") == 0) {
+			/* match: rte_flow_item->mask */
+			const char *mask;
+
+			mask = field->mask;
+			if (cpfl_check_ipv4_mask(mask, ipv4_mask->hdr.src_addr) < 0)
+				return -EINVAL;
+			flag_src_addr = true;
+		} else if (strcmp(name, "dst_addr") == 0) {
+			const char *mask;
+
+			mask = field->mask;
+			if (cpfl_check_ipv4_mask(mask, ipv4_mask->hdr.dst_addr) < 0)
+				return -EINVAL;
+			flag_dst_addr = true;
+		} else if (strcmp(name, "next_proto_id") == 0) {
+			uint8_t mask;
+
+			mask = (uint8_t)field->mask_32b;
+			if (mask != ipv4_mask->hdr.next_proto_id)
+				return -EINVAL;
+			flag_next_proto_id = true;
+		} else {
+			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "not support this name.");
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+	}
+	if (!flag_src_addr) {
+		if (ipv4_mask->hdr.src_addr != (rte_be32_t)0)
+			return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	if (!flag_dst_addr) {
+		if (ipv4_mask->hdr.dst_addr != (rte_be32_t)0)
+			return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	if (!flag_next_proto_id) {
+		if (ipv4_mask->hdr.next_proto_id != (uint8_t)0)
+			return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+cpfl_check_tcp(struct cpfl_flow_js_pr_key_proto *proto, const struct rte_flow_item_tcp *tcp_mask)
+{
+	int field_size, j;
+	int flag_src_port, flag_dst_port;
+	struct cpfl_flow_js_pr_key_proto_field *field;
+
+	if (!proto)
+		return 0;
+
+	field_size = proto->fields_size;
+	if (field_size != 0 && !tcp_mask)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (field_size == 0 && tcp_mask)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (field_size == 0 && !tcp_mask)
+		return 0;
+
+	flag_src_port = false;
+	flag_dst_port = false;
+	for (j = 0; j < field_size; j++) {
+		const char *name;
+		uint16_t mask;
+
+		field = &proto->fields[j];
+		/* match: rte_flow_item_eth.dst */
+		name = field->name;
+		/* match: rte_flow_item->mask */
+		mask = (uint16_t)field->mask_32b;
+		if (strcmp(name, "src_port") == 0) {
+			if (tcp_mask->hdr.src_port != mask)
+				return -EINVAL;
+			flag_src_port = true;
+		} else if (strcmp(name, "dst_port") == 0) {
+			if (tcp_mask->hdr.dst_port != mask)
+				return -EINVAL;
+			flag_dst_port = true;
+		} else {
+			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "not support this name.");
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+	}
+	if (!flag_src_port) {
+		if (tcp_mask->hdr.src_port != (rte_be16_t)0)
+			return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	if (!flag_dst_port) {
+		if (tcp_mask->hdr.dst_port != (rte_be16_t)0)
+			return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+cpfl_check_udp(struct cpfl_flow_js_pr_key_proto *proto, const struct rte_flow_item_udp *udp_mask)
+{
+	int field_size, j;
+	bool flag_src_port, flag_dst_port;
+	struct cpfl_flow_js_pr_key_proto_field *field;
+
+	if (!proto)
+		return 0;
+	field_size = proto->fields_size;
+	if (field_size != 0 && !udp_mask)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	if (field_size == 0 && udp_mask)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	if (field_size == 0 && !udp_mask)
+		return 0;
+	flag_src_port = false;
+	flag_dst_port = false;
+	for (j = 0; j < field_size; j++) {
+		const char *name;
+		uint16_t mask;
+
+		field = &proto->fields[j];
+		/* match: rte_flow_item_eth.dst */
+		name = field->name; /* match: rte_flow_item->mask */
+		mask = (uint16_t)field->mask_32b;
+		if (strcmp(name, "src_port") == 0) {
+			if (udp_mask->hdr.src_port != mask)
+				return -EINVAL;
+			flag_src_port = true;
+		} else if (strcmp(name, "dst_port") == 0) {
+			if (udp_mask->hdr.dst_port != mask)
+				return -EINVAL;
+			flag_dst_port = true;
+		} else {
+			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "not support this name.");
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+	}
+	if (!flag_src_port) {
+		if (udp_mask->hdr.src_port != (rte_be16_t)0)
+			return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	if (!flag_dst_port) {
+		if (udp_mask->hdr.dst_port != (rte_be16_t)0)
+			return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+cpfl_check_vxlan(struct cpfl_flow_js_pr_key_proto *proto,
+		 const struct rte_flow_item_vxlan *vxlan_mask)
+{
+	int field_size, j;
+	struct cpfl_flow_js_pr_key_proto_field *field;
+
+	if (!proto)
+		return 0;
+	field_size = proto->fields_size;
+	if (field_size != 0 && !vxlan_mask)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	if (field_size == 0 && vxlan_mask)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	if (field_size == 0 && !vxlan_mask)
+		return 0;
+	for (j = 0; j < field_size; j++) {
+		const char *name;
+		int64_t mask;
+
+		field = &proto->fields[j];
+		name = field->name;
+		/* match: rte_flow_item->mask */
+		mask = (int64_t)field->mask_32b;
+		if (strcmp(name, "vx_vni") == 0) {
+			if ((int64_t)RTE_BE32(vxlan_mask->hdr.vx_vni) != mask)
+				return -EINVAL;
+		} else {
+			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "not support this name.");
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+cpfl_check_icmp(struct cpfl_flow_js_pr_key_proto *proto, const struct rte_flow_item_icmp *icmp_mask)
+{
+	int field_size;
+
+	if (!proto)
+		return 0;
+	field_size = proto->fields_size;
+	if (field_size != 0 && !icmp_mask)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	if (field_size == 0 && icmp_mask)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	if (field_size == 0 && !icmp_mask)
+		return 0;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+cpfl_check_pattern_key_proto(struct cpfl_flow_js_pr_key_proto *protocols,
+			     int proto_size,
+			     const struct rte_flow_item *items)
+{
+	int i, length;
+	int j = 0;
+
+	length = cpfl_get_items_length(items);
+	if (proto_size > length - 1)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	for (i = 0; i < proto_size; i++) {
+		struct cpfl_flow_js_pr_key_proto *key_proto;
+		enum rte_flow_item_type type;
+
+		key_proto = &protocols[i];
+		/* pr->key->proto->type */
+		type = key_proto->type;
+		/* pr->key->proto->fields */
+		switch (type) {
+		case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_ETH:
+			if (items[j++].type == RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_ETH) {
+				const struct rte_flow_item_eth *eth_mask;
+				int ret;
+
+				eth_mask = (const struct rte_flow_item_eth *)items[i].mask;
+				ret = cpfl_check_eth(key_proto, eth_mask);
+				if (ret < 0)
+					return ret;
+			} else {
+				return -EINVAL;
+			}
+			break;
+		case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_IPV4:
+			if (items[j++].type == RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_IPV4) {
+				const struct rte_flow_item_ipv4 *ipv4_mask;
+				int ret;
+
+				ipv4_mask = (const struct rte_flow_item_ipv4 *)items[i].mask;
+				ret = cpfl_check_ipv4(key_proto, ipv4_mask);
+				if (ret < 0)
+					return ret;
+			} else {
+				return -EINVAL;
+			}
+			break;
+		case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_TCP:
+			if (items[j++].type == RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_TCP) {
+				const struct rte_flow_item_tcp *tcp_mask;
+				int ret;
+
+				tcp_mask = (const struct rte_flow_item_tcp *)items[i].mask;
+				ret = cpfl_check_tcp(key_proto, tcp_mask);
+				if (ret < 0)
+					return ret;
+			} else {
+				return -EINVAL;
+			}
+			break;
+		case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_UDP:
+			if (items[j++].type == RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_UDP) {
+				const struct rte_flow_item_udp *udp_mask;
+				int ret;
+
+				udp_mask = (const struct rte_flow_item_udp *)items[i].mask;
+				ret = cpfl_check_udp(key_proto, udp_mask);
+				if (ret < 0)
+					return ret;
+			} else {
+				return -EINVAL;
+			}
+			break;
+		case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_VXLAN:
+			if (items[j++].type == RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_VXLAN) {
+				const struct rte_flow_item_vxlan *vxlan_mask;
+				int ret;
+
+				vxlan_mask = (const struct rte_flow_item_vxlan *)items[i].mask;
+				ret = cpfl_check_vxlan(key_proto, vxlan_mask);
+				if (ret < 0)
+					return ret;
+			} else {
+				return -EINVAL;
+			}
+			break;
+		case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_ICMP:
+			if (items[j++].type == RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_ICMP) {
+				const struct rte_flow_item_icmp *icmp_mask;
+				int ret;
+
+				icmp_mask = (const struct rte_flow_item_icmp *)items[i].mask;
+				ret = cpfl_check_icmp(key_proto, icmp_mask);
+				if (ret < 0)
+					return ret;
+
+			} else {
+				return -EINVAL;
+			}
+			break;
+		default:
+			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Not support this type: %d.", type);
+			return -EPERM;
+		}
+	}
+	if (items[j].type != RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_END)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+cpfl_check_pattern_key_attr(struct cpfl_flow_js_pr_key_attr *key_attr,
+			    const struct rte_flow_attr *attr)
+{
+	/* match: struct rte_flow_attr(ingress,egress) */
+	if (key_attr->ingress != attr->ingress) {
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(DEBUG, "ingress not match.");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	if (key_attr->egress != attr->egress) {
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(DEBUG, "egress not match.");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+cpfl_check_pattern_key(struct cpfl_flow_js_pr *pattern,
+		       const struct rte_flow_item *items,
+		       const struct rte_flow_attr *attr)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	/* pr->key */
+	/* pr->key->protocols */
+	ret = cpfl_check_pattern_key_proto(pattern->key.protocols,
+					   pattern->key.proto_size, items);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	/* pr->key->attributes */
+	ret = cpfl_check_pattern_key_attr(pattern->key.attributes, attr);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* output: struct cpfl_flow_pr_action* pr_action */
+static int
+cpfl_parse_pattern_rules(struct cpfl_itf *itf,
+			 struct cpfl_flow_js_parser *parser,
+			 const struct rte_flow_item *items,
+			 const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
+			 struct cpfl_flow_pr_action *pr_action)
+{
+	int i, size;
+	struct cpfl_flow_js_pr *pattern;
+
+	size = parser->pr_size;
+	for (i = 0; i < size; i++) {
+		int ret;
+
+		pattern = &parser->patterns[i];
+		ret = cpfl_check_pattern_key(pattern, items, attr);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			continue;
+		/* pr->actions */
+		ret = cpfl_parse_pr_actions(itf, pattern->actions, pattern->actions_size,
+					    items, attr, pr_action);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	return -EINVAL;
+}
+
+int
+cpfl_flow_parse_items(struct cpfl_itf *itf,
+		      struct cpfl_flow_js_parser *parser,
+		      const struct rte_flow_item *items,
+		      const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
+		      struct cpfl_flow_pr_action *pr_action)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	/* Pattern Rules */
+	ret = cpfl_parse_pattern_rules(itf, parser, items, attr, pr_action);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/* modifications rules */
+static int
+cpfl_check_actions_vxlan_encap(struct cpfl_flow_mr_key_action_vxlan_encap *encap,
+			       const struct rte_flow_action *action)
+{
+	const struct rte_flow_action_vxlan_encap *action_vxlan_encap;
+	struct rte_flow_item *definition;
+	int def_length, i, proto_size;
+
+	action_vxlan_encap = (const struct rte_flow_action_vxlan_encap *)action->conf;
+	definition = action_vxlan_encap->definition;
+	def_length = cpfl_get_items_length(definition);
+	proto_size = encap->proto_size;
+	if (proto_size != def_length - 1) {
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(DEBUG, "protocols not match.");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	for (i = 0; i < proto_size; i++) {
+		enum rte_flow_item_type proto;
+
+		proto = encap->protocols[i];
+		if (proto == RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_VLAN) {
+			if (definition[i].type != RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_VOID) {
+				PMD_DRV_LOG(DEBUG, "protocols not match.");
+				return -EINVAL;
+			}
+		} else if (proto != definition[i].type) {
+			PMD_DRV_LOG(DEBUG, "protocols not match.");
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* output: struct cpfl_flow_mr_key_action *mr_key_action */
+/* check and parse */
+static int
+cpfl_parse_mr_key_action(struct cpfl_flow_js_mr_key_action *key_acts, int size,
+			 const struct rte_flow_action *actions,
+			 struct cpfl_flow_mr_key_action *mr_key_action)
+{
+	int actions_length, i;
+	int j = 0;
+	int ret;
+
+	actions_length = cpfl_get_actions_length(actions);
+	if (size > actions_length - 1)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	for (i = 0; i < size; i++) {
+		enum rte_flow_action_type type;
+		struct cpfl_flow_js_mr_key_action *key_act;
+
+		key_act = &key_acts[i];
+		/* mr->key->actions->type */
+		type = key_act->type;
+		/* mr->key->actions->data */
+		/* match: <type> action matches RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_<type> */
+		if (type == RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_VXLAN_ENCAP) {
+			int proto_size, k;
+			struct cpfl_flow_mr_key_action_vxlan_encap *encap;
+
+			while (j < actions_length &&
+			       actions[j].type != RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_VXLAN_ENCAP) {
+				j++;
+			}
+			if (j >= actions_length)
+				return -EINVAL;
+			mr_key_action[i].type = RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_VXLAN_ENCAP;
+			mr_key_action[i].encap.action = &actions[j];
+			encap = &mr_key_action[i].encap;
+
+			proto_size = key_act->encap.proto_size;
+			encap->proto_size = proto_size;
+			for (k = 0; k < proto_size; k++) {
+				enum rte_flow_item_type proto;
+
+				proto = key_act->encap.protocols[k];
+				encap->protocols[k] = proto;
+			}
+			ret = cpfl_check_actions_vxlan_encap(encap, &actions[j]);
+			if (ret < 0)
+				return -EINVAL;
+
+			j++;
+		} else if (type == RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_VXLAN_DECAP) {
+			while (j < actions_length &&
+			       actions[j].type != RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_VXLAN_DECAP) {
+				j++;
+			}
+			if (j >= actions_length)
+				return -EINVAL;
+
+			mr_key_action[i].type = RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_VXLAN_DECAP;
+			j++;
+		} else {
+			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Not support this type: %d.", type);
+			return -EPERM;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* output: uint8_t *buffer, uint16_t *byte_len */
+static int
+cpfl_parse_layout(struct cpfl_flow_js_mr_layout *layouts, int layout_size,
+		  struct cpfl_flow_mr_key_action *mr_key_action,
+		  uint8_t *buffer, uint16_t *byte_len)
+{
+	int i;
+	int start = 0;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < layout_size; i++) {
+		int index, size, offset;
+		const char *hint;
+		const uint8_t *addr;
+		struct cpfl_flow_mr_key_action *temp;
+		struct cpfl_flow_js_mr_layout *layout;
+
+		layout = &layouts[i];
+		/* index links to the element of the actions array. */
+		index = layout->index;
+		size = layout->size;
+		offset = layout->offset;
+		if (index == -1) {
+			hint = "dummpy";
+			start += size;
+			continue;
+		}
+		hint = layout->hint;
+		addr = NULL;
+		temp = mr_key_action + index;
+		if (temp->type == RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_VXLAN_ENCAP) {
+			const struct rte_flow_action_vxlan_encap *action_vxlan_encap;
+			struct rte_flow_item *definition;
+			int def_length, k;
+
+			action_vxlan_encap =
+			    (const struct rte_flow_action_vxlan_encap *)temp->encap.action->conf;
+			definition = action_vxlan_encap->definition;
+			def_length = cpfl_get_items_length(definition);
+			for (k = 0; k < def_length - 1; k++) {
+				if ((strcmp(hint, "eth") == 0 &&
+				     definition[k].type == RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_ETH) ||
+				    (strcmp(hint, "ipv4") == 0 &&
+				     definition[k].type == RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_IPV4) ||
+				    (strcmp(hint, "udp") == 0 &&
+				     definition[k].type == RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_UDP) ||
+				    (strcmp(hint, "tcp") == 0 &&
+				     definition[k].type == RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_TCP) ||
+				    (strcmp(hint, "vxlan") == 0 &&
+				     definition[k].type == RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_VXLAN)) {
+					addr = (const uint8_t *)(definition[k].spec);
+					if (start > 255) {
+						*byte_len = 0;
+						PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "byte length is too long%s",
+							    hint);
+						return -EINVAL;
+					}
+					memcpy(buffer + start, addr + offset, size);
+					break;
+				} /* TODO: more hint... */
+			}
+			if (k == def_length - 1) {
+				*byte_len = 0;
+				PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "can not find corresponding hint: %s", hint);
+				return -EINVAL;
+			}
+		} else {
+			*byte_len = 0;
+			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Not support this type: %d.", temp->type);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+		/* else TODO: more type... */
+
+		start += size;
+	}
+	*byte_len = start;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+cpfl_parse_mr_action(struct cpfl_flow_js_mr_action *action,
+		     struct cpfl_flow_mr_key_action *mr_key_action,
+		     struct cpfl_flow_mr_action *mr_action)
+{
+	enum cpfl_flow_mr_action_type type;
+
+	/* mr->action->type */
+	type = action->type;
+	/* mr->action->data */
+	if (type == CPFL_JS_MR_ACTION_TYPE_MOD) {
+		struct cpfl_flow_js_mr_layout *layout;
+
+		mr_action->type = CPFL_JS_MR_ACTION_TYPE_MOD;
+		mr_action->mod.byte_len = 0;
+		mr_action->mod.prof = action->mod.prof;
+		layout = action->mod.layout;
+		if (layout) {
+			int ret;
+
+			memset(mr_action->mod.data, 0, sizeof(mr_action->mod.data));
+			ret = cpfl_parse_layout(layout, action->mod.layout_size, mr_key_action,
+						mr_action->mod.data, &mr_action->mod.byte_len);
+			if (ret < 0)
+				return -EINVAL;
+		}
+		return 0;
+	}
+	PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Not support this type: %d.", type);
+
+	return -EINVAL;
+}
+
+static int
+cpfl_check_mod_key(struct cpfl_flow_js_mr *mr, const struct rte_flow_action *actions,
+		   struct cpfl_flow_mr_key_action *mr_key_action)
+{
+	int key_action_size;
+
+	/* mr->key->actions */
+	key_action_size = mr->key.actions_size;
+	return cpfl_parse_mr_key_action(mr->key.actions, key_action_size, actions, mr_key_action);
+}
+
+/* output: struct cpfl_flow_mr_action *mr_action */
+static int
+cpfl_parse_mod_rules(struct cpfl_flow_js_parser *parser, const struct rte_flow_action *actions,
+		     struct cpfl_flow_mr_action *mr_action)
+{
+	int i, size;
+	struct cpfl_flow_mr_key_action mr_key_action[CPFL_MOD_KEY_NUM_MAX] = {0};
+
+	size = parser->mr_size;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < size; i++) {
+		int ret;
+		struct cpfl_flow_js_mr *mr;
+
+		mr = &parser->modifications[i];
+		ret = cpfl_check_mod_key(mr, actions, mr_key_action);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			continue;
+		/* mr->action */
+		ret = cpfl_parse_mr_action(&mr->action, mr_key_action, mr_action);
+		if (!ret)
+			return 0;
+	}
+
+	return -EINVAL;
+}
+
+int
+cpfl_flow_parse_actions(struct cpfl_flow_js_parser *parser, const struct rte_flow_action *actions,
+			struct cpfl_flow_mr_action *mr_action)
+{
+	/* modifications rules */
+	if (!parser->modifications) {
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(INFO, "The modifications is optional.");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	return cpfl_parse_mod_rules(parser, actions, mr_action);
+}
+
+void
+cpfl_metadata_write16(struct cpfl_metadata *meta, int type, int offset, uint16_t data)
+{
+	rte_memcpy(&meta->chunks[type].data[offset],
+		   &data,
+		   sizeof(uint16_t));
+}
+
+void
+cpfl_metadata_write32(struct cpfl_metadata *meta, int type, int offset, uint32_t data)
+{
+	rte_memcpy(&meta->chunks[type].data[offset],
+		   &data,
+		   sizeof(uint32_t));
+}
+
+uint16_t
+cpfl_metadata_read16(struct cpfl_metadata *meta, int type, int offset)
+{
+	return *((uint16_t *)(&meta->chunks[type].data[offset]));
+}
+
+bool
+cpfl_metadata_write_port_id(struct cpfl_itf *itf)
+{
+	uint32_t dev_id;
+	const int type = 0;
+	const int offset = 5;
+
+	dev_id = cpfl_get_port_id(itf);
+	if (dev_id == CPFL_INVALID_HW_ID) {
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "fail to get hw ID\n");
+		return false;
+	}
+	dev_id = dev_id << 3;
+	cpfl_metadata_write16(&itf->adapter->meta, type, offset, dev_id);
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+bool
+cpfl_metadata_write_targetvsi(struct cpfl_itf *itf)
+{
+	uint32_t dev_id;
+	const int type = 6;
+	const int offset = 2;
+
+	dev_id = cpfl_get_vsi_id(itf);
+	if (dev_id == CPFL_INVALID_HW_ID) {
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "fail to get hw ID");
+		return false;
+	}
+	dev_id = dev_id << 1;
+	cpfl_metadata_write16(&itf->adapter->meta, type, offset, dev_id);
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+bool
+cpfl_metadata_write_sourcevsi(struct cpfl_itf *itf)
+{
+	uint32_t dev_id;
+	const int type = 6;
+	const int offset = 0;
+
+	dev_id = cpfl_get_vsi_id(itf);
+	if (dev_id == CPFL_INVALID_HW_ID) {
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "fail to get hw ID");
+		return false;
+	}
+	cpfl_metadata_write16(&itf->adapter->meta, type, offset, dev_id);
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+void
+cpfl_metadata_init(struct cpfl_metadata *meta)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < CPFL_META_LENGTH; i++)
+		meta->chunks[i].type = i;
+}
+
+bool cpfl_metadata_write_vsi(struct cpfl_itf *itf)
+{
+	uint32_t dev_id;
+	const int type = 0;
+	const int offset = 24;
+
+	dev_id = cpfl_get_vsi_id(itf);
+	if (dev_id == CPFL_INVALID_HW_ID) {
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "fail to get hw ID");
+		return false;
+	}
+	cpfl_metadata_write16(&itf->adapter->meta, type, offset, dev_id);
+
+	return true;
+}
diff --git a/drivers/net/cpfl/cpfl_flow_parser.h b/drivers/net/cpfl/cpfl_flow_parser.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ab755e3359
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/net/cpfl/cpfl_flow_parser.h
@@ -0,0 +1,236 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(c) 2023 Intel Corporation
+ */
+#include <json-c/json.h>
+#include <rte_flow.h>
+#include "cpfl_ethdev.h"
+
+#ifndef _CPFL_FLOW_PARSER_H_
+#define _CPFL_FLOW_PARSER_H_
+
+#define CPFL_FLOW_JSON_STR_SIZE_MAX 100
+#define CPFL_MAX_SEM_FV_KEY_SIZE 64
+#define CPFL_FLOW_JS_PROTO_SIZE 16
+#define CPFL_MOD_KEY_NUM_MAX 8
+
+/* Pattern Rules Storage */
+enum cpfl_flow_pr_action_type {
+	CPFL_JS_PR_ACTION_TYPE_SEM,
+	CPFL_JS_PR_ACTION_TYPE_UNKNOWN = -1,
+};
+
+/* This structure matches a sequence of fields in struct rte_flow_attr */
+struct cpfl_flow_js_pr_key_attr {
+	uint16_t ingress;
+	uint16_t egress;
+};
+
+struct cpfl_flow_js_pr_key_proto_field {
+	char name[CPFL_FLOW_JSON_STR_SIZE_MAX];
+	union {
+		char mask[CPFL_FLOW_JSON_STR_SIZE_MAX];
+		uint32_t mask_32b;
+	};
+};
+
+/* This structure matches a sequence of "struct rte_flow_item" */
+struct cpfl_flow_js_pr_key_proto {
+	enum rte_flow_item_type type;
+	struct cpfl_flow_js_pr_key_proto_field *fields;
+	int fields_size;
+};
+
+enum cpfl_flow_js_fv_type {
+	CPFL_FV_TYPE_PROTOCOL,
+	CPFL_FV_TYPE_IMMEDIATE,
+	CPFL_FV_TYPE_METADATA,
+	CPFL_FV_TYPE_UNKNOWN = -1,
+};
+
+struct cpfl_flow_js_fv {
+	uint16_t offset;
+	enum cpfl_flow_js_fv_type type;
+	union {
+		uint16_t immediate;
+		struct {
+			uint16_t layer;
+			enum rte_flow_item_type header;
+			uint16_t offset;
+			uint16_t mask;
+		} proto;
+		struct {
+			uint16_t type;
+			uint16_t offset;
+			uint16_t mask;
+		} meta;
+	};
+};
+
+/**
+ * This structure defines the message be used to composite the
+ * profile / key of a SEM control packet
+ */
+struct cpfl_flow_js_pr_action_sem {
+	uint16_t prof;		    /* SEM profile ID */
+	uint16_t subprof;	    /* SEM subprofile ID */
+	uint16_t keysize;	    /*  extract key size in bytes */
+	struct cpfl_flow_js_fv *fv; /* A SEM field vector array */
+	int fv_size;
+};
+
+struct cpfl_flow_js_pr_action {
+	enum cpfl_flow_pr_action_type type;
+	union {
+		struct cpfl_flow_js_pr_action_sem sem;
+	};
+};
+
+/**
+ * This structure defines a set of rules that direct PMD how to parse rte_flow
+ * protocol headers. Each rule be described by a key object and a action array.
+ */
+struct cpfl_flow_js_pr {
+	struct {
+		struct cpfl_flow_js_pr_key_proto *protocols;
+		uint16_t proto_size;
+		struct cpfl_flow_js_pr_key_attr *attributes;
+		uint16_t attr_size;
+	} key;
+	/* An array to define how to map current key to low level pipeline configuration. */
+	struct cpfl_flow_js_pr_action *actions;
+	uint16_t actions_size;
+};
+
+/* Modification Rules Storage */
+/**
+ * The vxlan_encap action matches RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_VXLAN_ENCAP
+ * and include a sequence of protocol headers defined in field protocols
+ * of data.
+ */
+struct cpfl_flow_js_mr_key_action_vxlan_encap {
+	enum rte_flow_item_type protocols[CPFL_FLOW_JS_PROTO_SIZE];
+	int proto_size;
+};
+
+/* A set of modification rte_flow_action_xxx objects can be defined as a type / data pair. */
+struct cpfl_flow_js_mr_key_action {
+	enum rte_flow_action_type type;
+	union {
+		struct cpfl_flow_js_mr_key_action_vxlan_encap encap;
+	};
+};
+
+struct cpfl_flow_js_mr_key {
+	struct cpfl_flow_js_mr_key_action *actions;
+	int actions_size;
+};
+
+struct cpfl_flow_js_mr_layout {
+	int index;
+	char hint[CPFL_FLOW_JSON_STR_SIZE_MAX];
+	uint16_t offset;
+	uint16_t size;
+};
+
+struct cpfl_flow_js_mr_action_mod {
+	uint16_t prof;
+	uint16_t byte_len;
+	struct cpfl_flow_js_mr_layout *layout;
+	int layout_size;
+};
+
+enum cpfl_flow_mr_action_type {
+	CPFL_JS_MR_ACTION_TYPE_MOD,
+};
+
+/** Currently, the type can only be mod.
+ *
+ * For mod data, besides the profile ID, a layout array defines a set
+ * of hints that helps driver composing the MOD memory region when the
+ * action need to insert/update some packet data from user input.
+ */
+struct cpfl_flow_js_mr_action {
+	enum cpfl_flow_mr_action_type type;
+	union {
+		struct cpfl_flow_js_mr_action_mod mod;
+	};
+};
+
+/**
+ * This structure defines a set of rules that direct PMD to parse rte_flow modification
+ * actions. Each rule be described by a pair of key and action
+ */
+struct cpfl_flow_js_mr {
+	struct cpfl_flow_js_mr_key key;
+	struct cpfl_flow_js_mr_action action;
+};
+
+struct cpfl_flow_js_parser {
+	struct cpfl_flow_js_pr *patterns;
+	int pr_size;
+	struct cpfl_flow_js_mr *modifications;
+	int mr_size;
+};
+
+/* Pattern Rules */
+struct cpfl_flow_pr_action_sem {
+	uint16_t prof;
+	uint16_t subprof;
+	uint16_t keysize;
+	uint8_t cpfl_flow_pr_fv[CPFL_MAX_SEM_FV_KEY_SIZE];
+};
+
+struct cpfl_flow_pr_action {
+	enum cpfl_flow_pr_action_type type;
+	union {
+		struct cpfl_flow_pr_action_sem sem;
+	};
+};
+
+/* Modification Rules */
+struct cpfl_flow_mr_key_action_vxlan_encap {
+	enum rte_flow_item_type protocols[CPFL_FLOW_JS_PROTO_SIZE];
+	uint16_t proto_size;
+	const struct rte_flow_action *action;
+};
+
+struct cpfl_flow_mr_key_action {
+	enum rte_flow_action_type type;
+	union {
+		struct cpfl_flow_mr_key_action_vxlan_encap encap;
+	};
+};
+
+struct cpfl_flow_mr_action_mod {
+	uint16_t prof;
+	uint16_t byte_len;
+	uint8_t data[256];
+};
+
+struct cpfl_flow_mr_action {
+	enum cpfl_flow_mr_action_type type;
+	union {
+		struct cpfl_flow_mr_action_mod mod;
+	};
+};
+
+int cpfl_parser_create(struct cpfl_flow_js_parser **parser, const char *filename);
+int cpfl_parser_destroy(struct cpfl_flow_js_parser *parser);
+int cpfl_flow_parse_items(struct cpfl_itf *itf,
+			  struct cpfl_flow_js_parser *parser,
+			  const struct rte_flow_item *items,
+			  const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
+			  struct cpfl_flow_pr_action *pr_action);
+int cpfl_flow_parse_actions(struct cpfl_flow_js_parser *parser,
+			    const struct rte_flow_action *actions,
+			    struct cpfl_flow_mr_action *mr_action);
+void cpfl_metadata_init(struct cpfl_metadata *meta);
+bool cpfl_metadata_write_port_id(struct cpfl_itf *itf);
+bool cpfl_metadata_write_vsi(struct cpfl_itf *itf);
+bool cpfl_metadata_write_targetvsi(struct cpfl_itf *itf);
+bool cpfl_metadata_write_sourcevsi(struct cpfl_itf *itf);
+void cpfl_metadata_write16(struct cpfl_metadata *meta, int type, int offset, uint16_t data);
+void cpfl_metadata_write32(struct cpfl_metadata *meta, int type, int offset, uint32_t data);
+uint16_t cpfl_metadata_read16(struct cpfl_metadata *meta, int type, int offset);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/drivers/net/cpfl/meson.build b/drivers/net/cpfl/meson.build
index 0be25512c3..7b8d043011 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cpfl/meson.build
+++ b/drivers/net/cpfl/meson.build
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ endif
 
 js_dep = dependency('json-c', required: false, method : 'pkg-config')
 if js_dep.found()
+    sources += files(
+        'cpfl_flow_parser.c',
+    )
     dpdk_conf.set('CPFL_FLOW_JSON_SUPPORT', true)
     ext_deps += js_dep
 endif
\ No newline at end of file
