diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/vcap/vcap_api.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/vcap/vcap_api.c
index 7f5ec072681c..06290fd27cc1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/vcap/vcap_api.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/vcap/vcap_api.c
@@ -34,6 +34,139 @@ struct vcap_rule_move {
 	int count; /* blocksize of addresses to move */
 };
 
+/* Bit iterator for the VCAP cache streams */
+struct vcap_stream_iter {
+	u32 offset; /* bit offset from the stream start */
+	u32 sw_width; /* subword width in bits */
+	u32 regs_per_sw; /* registers per subword */
+	u32 reg_idx; /* current register index */
+	u32 reg_bitpos; /* bit offset in current register */
+	const struct vcap_typegroup *tg; /* current typegroup */
+};
+
+static void vcap_iter_set(struct vcap_stream_iter *itr, int sw_width,
+			  const struct vcap_typegroup *tg, u32 offset)
+{
+	memset(itr, 0, sizeof(*itr));
+	itr->offset = offset;
+	itr->sw_width = sw_width;
+	itr->regs_per_sw = DIV_ROUND_UP(sw_width, 32);
+	itr->tg = tg;
+}
+
+static void vcap_iter_skip_tg(struct vcap_stream_iter *itr)
+{
+	/* Compensate the field offset for preceding typegroups */
+	while (itr->tg->width && itr->offset >= itr->tg->offset) {
+		itr->offset += itr->tg->width;
+		itr->tg++; /* next typegroup */
+	}
+}
+
+static void vcap_iter_update(struct vcap_stream_iter *itr)
+{
+	int sw_idx, sw_bitpos;
+
+	/* Calculate the subword index and bitposition for current bit */
+	sw_idx = itr->offset / itr->sw_width;
+	sw_bitpos = itr->offset % itr->sw_width;
+	/* Calculate the register index and bitposition for current bit */
+	itr->reg_idx = (sw_idx * itr->regs_per_sw) + (sw_bitpos / 32);
+	itr->reg_bitpos = sw_bitpos % 32;
+}
+
+static void vcap_iter_init(struct vcap_stream_iter *itr, int sw_width,
+			   const struct vcap_typegroup *tg, u32 offset)
+{
+	vcap_iter_set(itr, sw_width, tg, offset);
+	vcap_iter_skip_tg(itr);
+	vcap_iter_update(itr);
+}
+
+static void vcap_iter_next(struct vcap_stream_iter *itr)
+{
+	itr->offset++;
+	vcap_iter_skip_tg(itr);
+	vcap_iter_update(itr);
+}
+
+static void vcap_set_bit(u32 *stream, struct vcap_stream_iter *itr, bool value)
+{
+	u32 mask = BIT(itr->reg_bitpos);
+	u32 *p = &stream[itr->reg_idx];
+
+	if (value)
+		*p |= mask;
+	else
+		*p &= ~mask;
+}
+
+static void vcap_encode_bit(u32 *stream, struct vcap_stream_iter *itr, bool val)
+{
+	/* When intersected by a type group field, stream the type group bits
+	 * before continuing with the value bit
+	 */
+	while (itr->tg->width &&
+	       itr->offset >= itr->tg->offset &&
+	       itr->offset < itr->tg->offset + itr->tg->width) {
+		int tg_bitpos = itr->tg->offset - itr->offset;
+
+		vcap_set_bit(stream, itr, (itr->tg->value >> tg_bitpos) & 0x1);
+		itr->offset++;
+		vcap_iter_update(itr);
+	}
+	vcap_set_bit(stream, itr, val);
+}
+
+static void vcap_encode_field(u32 *stream, struct vcap_stream_iter *itr,
+			      int width, const u8 *value)
+{
+	int idx;
+
+	/* Loop over the field value bits and add the value bits one by one to
+	 * the output stream.
+	 */
+	for (idx = 0; idx < width; idx++) {
+		u8 bidx = idx & GENMASK(2, 0);
+
+		/* Encode one field value bit */
+		vcap_encode_bit(stream, itr, (value[idx / 8] >> bidx) & 0x1);
+		vcap_iter_next(itr);
+	}
+}
+
+static void vcap_encode_typegroups(u32 *stream, int sw_width,
+				   const struct vcap_typegroup *tg,
+				   bool mask)
+{
+	struct vcap_stream_iter iter;
+	int idx;
+
+	/* Mask bits must be set to zeros (inverted later when writing to the
+	 * mask cache register), so that the mask typegroup bits consist of
+	 * match-1 or match-0, or both
+	 */
+	vcap_iter_set(&iter, sw_width, tg, 0);
+	while (iter.tg->width) {
+		/* Set position to current typegroup bit */
+		iter.offset = iter.tg->offset;
+		vcap_iter_update(&iter);
+		for (idx = 0; idx < iter.tg->width; idx++) {
+			/* Iterate over current typegroup bits. Mask typegroup
+			 * bits are always set
+			 */
+			if (mask)
+				vcap_set_bit(stream, &iter, 0x1);
+			else
+				vcap_set_bit(stream, &iter,
+					     (iter.tg->value >> idx) & 0x1);
+			iter.offset++;
+			vcap_iter_update(&iter);
+		}
+		iter.tg++; /* next typegroup */
+	}
+}
+
 /* Return the list of keyfields for the keyset */
 static const struct vcap_field *vcap_keyfields(struct vcap_control *vctrl,
 					       enum vcap_type vt,
@@ -61,6 +194,158 @@ static const struct vcap_set *vcap_keyfieldset(struct vcap_control *vctrl,
 	return kset;
 }
 
+/* Return the typegroup table for the matching keyset (using subword size) */
+static const struct vcap_typegroup *
+vcap_keyfield_typegroup(struct vcap_control *vctrl,
+			enum vcap_type vt, enum vcap_keyfield_set keyset)
+{
+	const struct vcap_set *kset = vcap_keyfieldset(vctrl, vt, keyset);
+
+	/* Check that the keyset is valid */
+	if (!kset)
+		return NULL;
+	return vctrl->vcaps[vt].keyfield_set_typegroups[kset->sw_per_item];
+}
+
+/* Return the number of keyfields in the keyset */
+static int vcap_keyfield_count(struct vcap_control *vctrl,
+			       enum vcap_type vt, enum vcap_keyfield_set keyset)
+{
+	/* Check that the keyset exists in the vcap keyset list */
+	if (keyset >= vctrl->vcaps[vt].keyfield_set_size)
+		return 0;
+	return vctrl->vcaps[vt].keyfield_set_map_size[keyset];
+}
+
+static void vcap_encode_keyfield(struct vcap_rule_internal *ri,
+				 const struct vcap_client_keyfield *kf,
+				 const struct vcap_field *rf,
+				 const struct vcap_typegroup *tgt)
+{
+	int sw_width = ri->vctrl->vcaps[ri->admin->vtype].sw_width;
+	struct vcap_cache_data *cache = &ri->admin->cache;
+	struct vcap_stream_iter iter;
+	const u8 *value, *mask;
+
+	/* Encode the fields for the key and the mask in their respective
+	 * streams, respecting the subword width.
+	 */
+	switch (kf->ctrl.type) {
+	case VCAP_FIELD_BIT:
+		value = &kf->data.u1.value;
+		mask = &kf->data.u1.mask;
+		break;
+	case VCAP_FIELD_U32:
+		value = (const u8 *)&kf->data.u32.value;
+		mask = (const u8 *)&kf->data.u32.mask;
+		break;
+	case VCAP_FIELD_U48:
+		value = kf->data.u48.value;
+		mask = kf->data.u48.mask;
+		break;
+	case VCAP_FIELD_U56:
+		value = kf->data.u56.value;
+		mask = kf->data.u56.mask;
+		break;
+	case VCAP_FIELD_U64:
+		value = kf->data.u64.value;
+		mask = kf->data.u64.mask;
+		break;
+	case VCAP_FIELD_U72:
+		value = kf->data.u72.value;
+		mask = kf->data.u72.mask;
+		break;
+	case VCAP_FIELD_U112:
+		value = kf->data.u112.value;
+		mask = kf->data.u112.mask;
+		break;
+	case VCAP_FIELD_U128:
+		value = kf->data.u128.value;
+		mask = kf->data.u128.mask;
+		break;
+	}
+	vcap_iter_init(&iter, sw_width, tgt, rf->offset);
+	vcap_encode_field(cache->keystream, &iter, rf->width, value);
+	vcap_iter_init(&iter, sw_width, tgt, rf->offset);
+	vcap_encode_field(cache->maskstream, &iter, rf->width, mask);
+}
+
+static void vcap_encode_keyfield_typegroups(struct vcap_control *vctrl,
+					    struct vcap_rule_internal *ri,
+					    const struct vcap_typegroup *tgt)
+{
+	int sw_width = vctrl->vcaps[ri->admin->vtype].sw_width;
+	struct vcap_cache_data *cache = &ri->admin->cache;
+
+	/* Encode the typegroup bits for the key and the mask in their streams,
+	 * respecting the subword width.
+	 */
+	vcap_encode_typegroups(cache->keystream, sw_width, tgt, false);
+	vcap_encode_typegroups(cache->maskstream, sw_width, tgt, true);
+}
+
+static int vcap_encode_rule_keyset(struct vcap_rule_internal *ri)
+{
+	const struct vcap_client_keyfield *ckf;
+	const struct vcap_typegroup *tg_table;
+	const struct vcap_field *kf_table;
+	int keyset_size;
+
+	/* Get a valid set of fields for the specific keyset */
+	kf_table = vcap_keyfields(ri->vctrl, ri->admin->vtype, ri->data.keyset);
+	if (!kf_table) {
+		pr_err("%s:%d: no fields available for this keyset: %d\n",
+		       __func__, __LINE__, ri->data.keyset);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	/* Get a valid typegroup for the specific keyset */
+	tg_table = vcap_keyfield_typegroup(ri->vctrl, ri->admin->vtype,
+					   ri->data.keyset);
+	if (!tg_table) {
+		pr_err("%s:%d: no typegroups available for this keyset: %d\n",
+		       __func__, __LINE__, ri->data.keyset);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	/* Get a valid size for the specific keyset */
+	keyset_size = vcap_keyfield_count(ri->vctrl, ri->admin->vtype,
+					  ri->data.keyset);
+	if (keyset_size == 0) {
+		pr_err("%s:%d: zero field count for this keyset: %d\n",
+		       __func__, __LINE__, ri->data.keyset);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	/* Iterate over the keyfields (key, mask) in the rule
+	 * and encode these bits
+	 */
+	if (list_empty(&ri->data.keyfields)) {
+		pr_err("%s:%d: no keyfields in the rule\n", __func__, __LINE__);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	list_for_each_entry(ckf, &ri->data.keyfields, ctrl.list) {
+		/* Check that the client entry exists in the keyset */
+		if (ckf->ctrl.key >= keyset_size) {
+			pr_err("%s:%d: key %d is not in vcap\n",
+			       __func__, __LINE__, ckf->ctrl.key);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+		vcap_encode_keyfield(ri, ckf, &kf_table[ckf->ctrl.key], tg_table);
+	}
+	/* Add typegroup bits to the key/mask bitstreams */
+	vcap_encode_keyfield_typegroups(ri->vctrl, ri, tg_table);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* Return the list of actionfields for the actionset */
+static const struct vcap_field *
+vcap_actionfields(struct vcap_control *vctrl,
+		  enum vcap_type vt, enum vcap_actionfield_set actionset)
+{
+	/* Check that the actionset exists in the vcap actionset list */
+	if (actionset >= vctrl->vcaps[vt].actionfield_set_size)
+		return NULL;
+	return vctrl->vcaps[vt].actionfield_set_map[actionset];
+}
+
 static const struct vcap_set *
 vcap_actionfieldset(struct vcap_control *vctrl,
 		    enum vcap_type vt, enum vcap_actionfield_set actionset)
@@ -76,9 +361,146 @@ vcap_actionfieldset(struct vcap_control *vctrl,
 	return aset;
 }
 
+/* Return the typegroup table for the matching actionset (using subword size) */
+static const struct vcap_typegroup *
+vcap_actionfield_typegroup(struct vcap_control *vctrl,
+			   enum vcap_type vt, enum vcap_actionfield_set actionset)
+{
+	const struct vcap_set *aset = vcap_actionfieldset(vctrl, vt, actionset);
+
+	/* Check that the actionset is valid */
+	if (!aset)
+		return NULL;
+	return vctrl->vcaps[vt].actionfield_set_typegroups[aset->sw_per_item];
+}
+
+/* Return the number of actionfields in the actionset */
+static int vcap_actionfield_count(struct vcap_control *vctrl,
+				  enum vcap_type vt,
+				  enum vcap_actionfield_set actionset)
+{
+	/* Check that the actionset exists in the vcap actionset list */
+	if (actionset >= vctrl->vcaps[vt].actionfield_set_size)
+		return 0;
+	return vctrl->vcaps[vt].actionfield_set_map_size[actionset];
+}
+
+static void vcap_encode_actionfield(struct vcap_rule_internal *ri,
+				    const struct vcap_client_actionfield *af,
+				    const struct vcap_field *rf,
+				    const struct vcap_typegroup *tgt)
+{
+	int act_width = ri->vctrl->vcaps[ri->admin->vtype].act_width;
+
+	struct vcap_cache_data *cache = &ri->admin->cache;
+	struct vcap_stream_iter iter;
+	const u8 *value;
+
+	/* Encode the action field in the stream, respecting the subword width */
+	switch (af->ctrl.type) {
+	case VCAP_FIELD_BIT:
+		value = &af->data.u1.value;
+		break;
+	case VCAP_FIELD_U32:
+		value = (const u8 *)&af->data.u32.value;
+		break;
+	case VCAP_FIELD_U48:
+		value = af->data.u48.value;
+		break;
+	case VCAP_FIELD_U56:
+		value = af->data.u56.value;
+		break;
+	case VCAP_FIELD_U64:
+		value = af->data.u64.value;
+		break;
+	case VCAP_FIELD_U72:
+		value = af->data.u72.value;
+		break;
+	case VCAP_FIELD_U112:
+		value = af->data.u112.value;
+		break;
+	case VCAP_FIELD_U128:
+		value = af->data.u128.value;
+		break;
+	}
+	vcap_iter_init(&iter, act_width, tgt, rf->offset);
+	vcap_encode_field(cache->actionstream, &iter, rf->width, value);
+}
+
+static void vcap_encode_actionfield_typegroups(struct vcap_rule_internal *ri,
+					       const struct vcap_typegroup *tgt)
+{
+	int sw_width = ri->vctrl->vcaps[ri->admin->vtype].act_width;
+	struct vcap_cache_data *cache = &ri->admin->cache;
+
+	/* Encode the typegroup bits for the actionstream respecting the subword
+	 * width.
+	 */
+	vcap_encode_typegroups(cache->actionstream, sw_width, tgt, false);
+}
+
+static int vcap_encode_rule_actionset(struct vcap_rule_internal *ri)
+{
+	const struct vcap_client_actionfield *caf;
+	const struct vcap_typegroup *tg_table;
+	const struct vcap_field *af_table;
+	int actionset_size;
+
+	/* Get a valid set of actionset fields for the specific actionset */
+	af_table = vcap_actionfields(ri->vctrl, ri->admin->vtype,
+				     ri->data.actionset);
+	if (!af_table) {
+		pr_err("%s:%d: no fields available for this actionset: %d\n",
+		       __func__, __LINE__, ri->data.actionset);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	/* Get a valid typegroup for the specific actionset */
+	tg_table = vcap_actionfield_typegroup(ri->vctrl, ri->admin->vtype,
+					      ri->data.actionset);
+	if (!tg_table) {
+		pr_err("%s:%d: no typegroups available for this actionset: %d\n",
+		       __func__, __LINE__, ri->data.actionset);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	/* Get a valid actionset size for the specific actionset */
+	actionset_size = vcap_actionfield_count(ri->vctrl, ri->admin->vtype,
+						ri->data.actionset);
+	if (actionset_size == 0) {
+		pr_err("%s:%d: zero field count for this actionset: %d\n",
+		       __func__, __LINE__, ri->data.actionset);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	/* Iterate over the actionfields in the rule
+	 * and encode these bits
+	 */
+	if (list_empty(&ri->data.actionfields))
+		pr_warn("%s:%d: no actionfields in the rule\n",
+			__func__, __LINE__);
+	list_for_each_entry(caf, &ri->data.actionfields, ctrl.list) {
+		/* Check that the client action exists in the actionset */
+		if (caf->ctrl.action >= actionset_size) {
+			pr_err("%s:%d: action %d is not in vcap\n",
+			       __func__, __LINE__, caf->ctrl.action);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+		vcap_encode_actionfield(ri, caf, &af_table[caf->ctrl.action],
+					tg_table);
+	}
+	/* Add typegroup bits to the entry bitstreams */
+	vcap_encode_actionfield_typegroups(ri, tg_table);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int vcap_encode_rule(struct vcap_rule_internal *ri)
 {
-	/* Encoding of keyset and actionsets will be added later */
+	int err;
+
+	err = vcap_encode_rule_keyset(ri);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+	err = vcap_encode_rule_actionset(ri);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
 	return 0;
 }
 
