+		/* Ethernet type is present in the key. */
+		switch (key_basic->n_proto) {
+		case cpu_to_be16(ETH_P_IP):
+			key_layer |= NFP_FLOWER_LAYER_IPV4;
+			key_size += sizeof(struct nfp_flower_ipv4);
+			break;
+
+		case cpu_to_be16(ETH_P_IPV6):
+			key_layer |= NFP_FLOWER_LAYER_IPV6;
+			key_size += sizeof(struct nfp_flower_ipv6);
+			break;
+
+		/* Currently we do not offload ARP
+		 * because we rely on it to get to the host.
+		 */
+		case cpu_to_be16(ETH_P_ARP):
+			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+		/* Will be included in layer 2. */
+		case cpu_to_be16(ETH_P_8021Q):
+			break;
+
+		default:
+			/* Other ethtype - we need check the masks for the
+			 * remainer of the key to ensure we can offload.
+			 */
+			if (nfp_flower_check_higher_than_mac(flow))
+				return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (mask_basic->ip_proto) {
+		/* Ethernet type is present in the key. */
+		switch (key_basic->ip_proto) {
+		case IPPROTO_TCP:
+		case IPPROTO_UDP:
+		case IPPROTO_SCTP:
+		case IPPROTO_ICMP:
+		case IPPROTO_ICMPV6:
+			key_layer |= NFP_FLOWER_LAYER_TP;
+			key_size += sizeof(struct nfp_flower_tp_ports);
+			break;
+		default:
+			/* Other ip proto - we need check the masks for the
+			 * remainer of the key to ensure we can offload.
+			 */
+			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+		}
+	}
+
+	ret_key_ls->key_layer = key_layer;
+	ret_key_ls->key_layer_two = key_layer_two;
+	ret_key_ls->key_size = key_size;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static struct nfp_fl_payload *
+nfp_flower_allocate_new(struct nfp_fl_key_ls *key_layer)
+{
+	struct nfp_fl_payload *flow_pay;
+
+	flow_pay = kmalloc(sizeof(*flow_pay), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!flow_pay)
+		return NULL;
+
+	flow_pay->meta.key_len = key_layer->key_size;
+	flow_pay->unmasked_data = kmalloc(key_layer->key_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!flow_pay->unmasked_data)
+		goto err_free_flow;
+
+	flow_pay->meta.mask_len = key_layer->key_size;
+	flow_pay->mask_data = kmalloc(key_layer->key_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!flow_pay->mask_data)
+		goto err_free_unmasked;
+
+	flow_pay->meta.flags = 0;
+
+	return flow_pay;
+
+err_free_unmasked:
+	kfree(flow_pay->unmasked_data);
+err_free_flow:
+	kfree(flow_pay);
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static void nfp_flower_deallocate_nfp(struct nfp_fl_payload *flow_pay)
+{
+	kfree(flow_pay->mask_data);
+	kfree(flow_pay->unmasked_data);
+	kfree(flow_pay);
+}
+
 /**
  * nfp_flower_add_offload() - Adds a new flow to hardware.
  * @app:	Pointer to the APP handle

@@ -58,7 +197,32 @@ static int
 nfp_flower_add_offload(struct nfp_app *app, struct net_device *netdev,
 		       struct tc_cls_flower_offload *flow)
 {
-	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	struct nfp_fl_payload *flow_pay;
+	struct nfp_fl_key_ls *key_layer;
+	int err;
+
+	key_layer = kmalloc(sizeof(*key_layer), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!key_layer)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	err = nfp_flower_calculate_key_layers(key_layer, flow);
+	if (err)
+		goto err_free_key_ls;
+
+	flow_pay = nfp_flower_allocate_new(key_layer);
+	if (!flow_pay) {
+		err = -ENOMEM;
+		goto err_free_key_ls;
+	}
+
+	/* TODO: Complete flower_add_offload. */
+	err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	nfp_flower_deallocate_nfp(flow_pay);
+
+err_free_key_ls:
+	kfree(key_layer);
+	return err;
 }
 
 /**