diff --git a/include/net/pkt_cls.h b/include/net/pkt_cls.h
index 2f8f16a4d88e66121d5331394dd4a09ebae7b23b..08815fe9314d050d7c617faf48ef3995a9f33f80 100644
--- a/include/net/pkt_cls.h
+++ b/include/net/pkt_cls.h
@@ -606,9 +606,9 @@ struct tc_cls_common_offload {
 };
 
 static inline void
-tc_cls_common_offload_init(struct tc_cls_common_offload *cls_common,
-			   const struct tcf_proto *tp,
-			   struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
+tc_cls_common_offload_init_deprecated(struct tc_cls_common_offload *cls_common,
+				      const struct tcf_proto *tp,
+				      struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
 	cls_common->chain_index = tp->chain->index;
 	cls_common->protocol = tp->protocol;
@@ -694,6 +694,18 @@ static inline bool tc_in_hw(u32 flags)
 	return (flags & TCA_CLS_FLAGS_IN_HW) ? true : false;
 }
 
+static inline void
+tc_cls_common_offload_init(struct tc_cls_common_offload *cls_common,
+			   const struct tcf_proto *tp, u32 flags,
+			   struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
+{
+	cls_common->chain_index = tp->chain->index;
+	cls_common->protocol = tp->protocol;
+	cls_common->prio = tp->prio;
+	if (tc_skip_sw(flags))
+		cls_common->extack = extack;
+}
+
 enum tc_fl_command {
 	TC_CLSFLOWER_REPLACE,
 	TC_CLSFLOWER_DESTROY,
diff --git a/net/sched/cls_bpf.c b/net/sched/cls_bpf.c
index a562b9a39e71b56a1f8a3f14770ce8986cf18ef2..0bffb189d64611cc1703c920ea0076e61925466a 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_bpf.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_bpf.c
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ static int cls_bpf_offload_cmd(struct tcf_proto *tp, struct cls_bpf_prog *prog,
 	skip_sw = prog && tc_skip_sw(prog->gen_flags);
 	obj = prog ?: oldprog;
 
-	tc_cls_common_offload_init(&cls_bpf.common, tp, extack);
+	tc_cls_common_offload_init_deprecated(&cls_bpf.common, tp, extack);
 	cls_bpf.command = TC_CLSBPF_OFFLOAD;
 	cls_bpf.exts = &obj->exts;
 	cls_bpf.prog = prog ? prog->filter : NULL;
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ static void cls_bpf_offload_update_stats(struct tcf_proto *tp,
 	struct tcf_block *block = tp->chain->block;
 	struct tc_cls_bpf_offload cls_bpf = {};
 
-	tc_cls_common_offload_init(&cls_bpf.common, tp, NULL);
+	tc_cls_common_offload_init_deprecated(&cls_bpf.common, tp, NULL);
 	cls_bpf.command = TC_CLSBPF_STATS;
 	cls_bpf.exts = &prog->exts;
 	cls_bpf.prog = prog->filter;
diff --git a/net/sched/cls_flower.c b/net/sched/cls_flower.c
index 213be0e6f1d111fd96ce1b275430f6630e15d7e5..3f2654ca8ff797bda3153b853222540a15119ddf 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_flower.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_flower.c
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ static void fl_hw_destroy_filter(struct tcf_proto *tp, struct cls_fl_filter *f)
 	struct tc_cls_flower_offload cls_flower = {};
 	struct tcf_block *block = tp->chain->block;
 
-	tc_cls_common_offload_init(&cls_flower.common, tp, NULL);
+	tc_cls_common_offload_init_deprecated(&cls_flower.common, tp, NULL);
 	cls_flower.command = TC_CLSFLOWER_DESTROY;
 	cls_flower.cookie = (unsigned long) f;
 
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ static int fl_hw_replace_filter(struct tcf_proto *tp,
 	bool skip_sw = tc_skip_sw(f->flags);
 	int err;
 
-	tc_cls_common_offload_init(&cls_flower.common, tp, extack);
+	tc_cls_common_offload_init_deprecated(&cls_flower.common, tp, extack);
 	cls_flower.command = TC_CLSFLOWER_REPLACE;
 	cls_flower.cookie = (unsigned long) f;
 	cls_flower.dissector = dissector;
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ static void fl_hw_update_stats(struct tcf_proto *tp, struct cls_fl_filter *f)
 	struct tc_cls_flower_offload cls_flower = {};
 	struct tcf_block *block = tp->chain->block;
 
-	tc_cls_common_offload_init(&cls_flower.common, tp, NULL);
+	tc_cls_common_offload_init_deprecated(&cls_flower.common, tp, NULL);
 	cls_flower.command = TC_CLSFLOWER_STATS;
 	cls_flower.cookie = (unsigned long) f;
 	cls_flower.exts = &f->exts;
diff --git a/net/sched/cls_matchall.c b/net/sched/cls_matchall.c
index 2de2338f4030b8c9737d4a30731ae206afc9bc23..a9a535a7a4313191bec45b65658a04cc53e38a1d 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_matchall.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_matchall.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ static void mall_destroy_hw_filter(struct tcf_proto *tp,
 	struct tc_cls_matchall_offload cls_mall = {};
 	struct tcf_block *block = tp->chain->block;
 
-	tc_cls_common_offload_init(&cls_mall.common, tp, NULL);
+	tc_cls_common_offload_init_deprecated(&cls_mall.common, tp, NULL);
 	cls_mall.command = TC_CLSMATCHALL_DESTROY;
 	cls_mall.cookie = cookie;
 
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ static int mall_replace_hw_filter(struct tcf_proto *tp,
 	bool skip_sw = tc_skip_sw(head->flags);
 	int err;
 
-	tc_cls_common_offload_init(&cls_mall.common, tp, extack);
+	tc_cls_common_offload_init_deprecated(&cls_mall.common, tp, extack);
 	cls_mall.command = TC_CLSMATCHALL_REPLACE;
 	cls_mall.exts = &head->exts;
 	cls_mall.cookie = cookie;
diff --git a/net/sched/cls_u32.c b/net/sched/cls_u32.c
index 98cabe835fd81351629891932d189b17c3aa5959..e2e8d08c4a0d6ecf046ab335a12ec069917dc677 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_u32.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_u32.c
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ static void u32_clear_hw_hnode(struct tcf_proto *tp, struct tc_u_hnode *h)
 	struct tcf_block *block = tp->chain->block;
 	struct tc_cls_u32_offload cls_u32 = {};
 
-	tc_cls_common_offload_init(&cls_u32.common, tp, NULL);
+	tc_cls_common_offload_init_deprecated(&cls_u32.common, tp, NULL);
 	cls_u32.command = TC_CLSU32_DELETE_HNODE;
 	cls_u32.hnode.divisor = h->divisor;
 	cls_u32.hnode.handle = h->handle;
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ static int u32_replace_hw_hnode(struct tcf_proto *tp, struct tc_u_hnode *h,
 	bool offloaded = false;
 	int err;
 
-	tc_cls_common_offload_init(&cls_u32.common, tp, extack);
+	tc_cls_common_offload_init_deprecated(&cls_u32.common, tp, extack);
 	cls_u32.command = TC_CLSU32_NEW_HNODE;
 	cls_u32.hnode.divisor = h->divisor;
 	cls_u32.hnode.handle = h->handle;
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ static void u32_remove_hw_knode(struct tcf_proto *tp, struct tc_u_knode *n)
 	struct tcf_block *block = tp->chain->block;
 	struct tc_cls_u32_offload cls_u32 = {};
 
-	tc_cls_common_offload_init(&cls_u32.common, tp, NULL);
+	tc_cls_common_offload_init_deprecated(&cls_u32.common, tp, NULL);
 	cls_u32.command = TC_CLSU32_DELETE_KNODE;
 	cls_u32.knode.handle = n->handle;
 
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ static int u32_replace_hw_knode(struct tcf_proto *tp, struct tc_u_knode *n,
 	bool skip_sw = tc_skip_sw(flags);
 	int err;
 
-	tc_cls_common_offload_init(&cls_u32.common, tp, extack);
+	tc_cls_common_offload_init_deprecated(&cls_u32.common, tp, extack);
 	cls_u32.command = TC_CLSU32_REPLACE_KNODE;
 	cls_u32.knode.handle = n->handle;
 	cls_u32.knode.fshift = n->fshift;