diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/mcg.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/mcg.c
index 07712f976c8f374ac22e99b67a75518da5fe3649..00b4e7be7c7eee52c56740543bd88a4aa606b6a5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/mcg.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/mcg.c
@@ -645,17 +645,28 @@ static int find_entry(struct mlx4_dev *dev, u8 port,
 	return err;
 }
 
+static const u8 __promisc_mode[] = {
+	[MLX4_FS_REGULAR]   = 0x0,
+	[MLX4_FS_ALL_DEFAULT] = 0x1,
+	[MLX4_FS_MC_DEFAULT] = 0x3,
+	[MLX4_FS_UC_SNIFFER] = 0x4,
+	[MLX4_FS_MC_SNIFFER] = 0x5,
+};
+
+int mlx4_map_sw_to_hw_steering_mode(struct mlx4_dev *dev,
+				    enum mlx4_net_trans_promisc_mode flow_type)
+{
+	if (flow_type >= MLX4_FS_MODE_NUM || flow_type < 0) {
+		mlx4_err(dev, "Invalid flow type. type = %d\n", flow_type);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	return __promisc_mode[flow_type];
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mlx4_map_sw_to_hw_steering_mode);
+
 static void trans_rule_ctrl_to_hw(struct mlx4_net_trans_rule *ctrl,
 				  struct mlx4_net_trans_rule_hw_ctrl *hw)
 {
-	static const u8 __promisc_mode[] = {
-		[MLX4_FS_REGULAR]	= 0x0,
-		[MLX4_FS_ALL_DEFAULT]	= 0x1,
-		[MLX4_FS_MC_DEFAULT]	= 0x3,
-		[MLX4_FS_UC_SNIFFER]	= 0x4,
-		[MLX4_FS_MC_SNIFFER]	= 0x5,
-	};
-
 	u8 flags = 0;
 
 	flags = ctrl->queue_mode == MLX4_NET_TRANS_Q_LIFO ? 1 : 0;
@@ -678,29 +689,51 @@ const u16 __sw_id_hw[] = {
 	[MLX4_NET_TRANS_RULE_ID_UDP]     = 0xE006
 };
 
+int mlx4_map_sw_to_hw_steering_id(struct mlx4_dev *dev,
+				  enum mlx4_net_trans_rule_id id)
+{
+	if (id >= MLX4_NET_TRANS_RULE_NUM || id < 0) {
+		mlx4_err(dev, "Invalid network rule id. id = %d\n", id);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	return __sw_id_hw[id];
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mlx4_map_sw_to_hw_steering_id);
+
+static const int __rule_hw_sz[] = {
+	[MLX4_NET_TRANS_RULE_ID_ETH] =
+		sizeof(struct mlx4_net_trans_rule_hw_eth),
+	[MLX4_NET_TRANS_RULE_ID_IB] =
+		sizeof(struct mlx4_net_trans_rule_hw_ib),
+	[MLX4_NET_TRANS_RULE_ID_IPV6] = 0,
+	[MLX4_NET_TRANS_RULE_ID_IPV4] =
+		sizeof(struct mlx4_net_trans_rule_hw_ipv4),
+	[MLX4_NET_TRANS_RULE_ID_TCP] =
+		sizeof(struct mlx4_net_trans_rule_hw_tcp_udp),
+	[MLX4_NET_TRANS_RULE_ID_UDP] =
+		sizeof(struct mlx4_net_trans_rule_hw_tcp_udp)
+};
+
+int mlx4_hw_rule_sz(struct mlx4_dev *dev,
+	       enum mlx4_net_trans_rule_id id)
+{
+	if (id >= MLX4_NET_TRANS_RULE_NUM || id < 0) {
+		mlx4_err(dev, "Invalid network rule id. id = %d\n", id);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return __rule_hw_sz[id];
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mlx4_hw_rule_sz);
+
 static int parse_trans_rule(struct mlx4_dev *dev, struct mlx4_spec_list *spec,
 			    struct _rule_hw *rule_hw)
 {
-	static const size_t __rule_hw_sz[] = {
-		[MLX4_NET_TRANS_RULE_ID_ETH] =
-			sizeof(struct mlx4_net_trans_rule_hw_eth),
-		[MLX4_NET_TRANS_RULE_ID_IB] =
-			sizeof(struct mlx4_net_trans_rule_hw_ib),
-		[MLX4_NET_TRANS_RULE_ID_IPV6] = 0,
-		[MLX4_NET_TRANS_RULE_ID_IPV4] =
-			sizeof(struct mlx4_net_trans_rule_hw_ipv4),
-		[MLX4_NET_TRANS_RULE_ID_TCP] =
-			sizeof(struct mlx4_net_trans_rule_hw_tcp_udp),
-		[MLX4_NET_TRANS_RULE_ID_UDP] =
-			sizeof(struct mlx4_net_trans_rule_hw_tcp_udp)
-	};
-	if (spec->id >= MLX4_NET_TRANS_RULE_NUM) {
-		mlx4_err(dev, "Invalid network rule id. id = %d\n", spec->id);
+	if (mlx4_hw_rule_sz(dev, spec->id) < 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-	memset(rule_hw, 0, __rule_hw_sz[spec->id]);
+	memset(rule_hw, 0, mlx4_hw_rule_sz(dev, spec->id));
 	rule_hw->id = cpu_to_be16(__sw_id_hw[spec->id]);
-	rule_hw->size = __rule_hw_sz[spec->id] >> 2;
+	rule_hw->size = mlx4_hw_rule_sz(dev, spec->id) >> 2;
 
 	switch (spec->id) {
 	case MLX4_NET_TRANS_RULE_ID_ETH:
diff --git a/include/linux/mlx4/device.h b/include/linux/mlx4/device.h
index 08e5bc1387e17b8e3b08d9f23ba301b981539ce7..ad4a53fbdddfd24752d2c845f50e296cadfd13b8 100644
--- a/include/linux/mlx4/device.h
+++ b/include/linux/mlx4/device.h
@@ -901,7 +901,7 @@ enum mlx4_net_trans_promisc_mode {
 	MLX4_FS_MC_DEFAULT,
 	MLX4_FS_UC_SNIFFER,
 	MLX4_FS_MC_SNIFFER,
-
+	MLX4_FS_MODE_NUM, /* should be last */
 };
 
 struct mlx4_spec_eth {
@@ -1044,6 +1044,11 @@ struct _rule_hw {
 	};
 };
 
+/* translating DMFS verbs sniffer rule to the FW API would need two reg IDs */
+struct mlx4_flow_handle {
+	u64 reg_id[2];
+};
+
 int mlx4_flow_steer_promisc_add(struct mlx4_dev *dev, u8 port, u32 qpn,
 				enum mlx4_net_trans_promisc_mode mode);
 int mlx4_flow_steer_promisc_remove(struct mlx4_dev *dev, u8 port,
@@ -1093,6 +1098,11 @@ void mlx4_counter_free(struct mlx4_dev *dev, u32 idx);
 int mlx4_flow_attach(struct mlx4_dev *dev,
 		     struct mlx4_net_trans_rule *rule, u64 *reg_id);
 int mlx4_flow_detach(struct mlx4_dev *dev, u64 reg_id);
+int mlx4_map_sw_to_hw_steering_mode(struct mlx4_dev *dev,
+				    enum mlx4_net_trans_promisc_mode flow_type);
+int mlx4_map_sw_to_hw_steering_id(struct mlx4_dev *dev,
+				  enum mlx4_net_trans_rule_id id);
+int mlx4_hw_rule_sz(struct mlx4_dev *dev, enum mlx4_net_trans_rule_id id);
 
 void mlx4_sync_pkey_table(struct mlx4_dev *dev, int slave, int port,
 			  int i, int val);