diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/Makefile b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/Makefile
index 7cb0db67ba5b..0d9c2fe0245d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/Makefile
@@ -28,7 +28,10 @@ qed-$(CONFIG_QED_ISCSI) += qed_iscsi.o
 qed-$(CONFIG_QED_LL2) += qed_ll2.o
 qed-$(CONFIG_QED_OOO) += qed_ooo.o
 
-qed-$(CONFIG_QED_NVMETCP) += qed_nvmetcp.o
+qed-$(CONFIG_QED_NVMETCP) +=	\
+	qed_nvmetcp.o		\
+	qed_nvmetcp_fw_funcs.o	\
+	qed_nvmetcp_ip_services.o
 
 qed-$(CONFIG_QED_RDMA) +=	\
 	qed_iwarp.o		\
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_nvmetcp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_nvmetcp.c
index 1e2eb6dcbd6e..434363f8b5c0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_nvmetcp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_nvmetcp.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "qed_mcp.h"
 #include "qed_sp.h"
 #include "qed_reg_addr.h"
+#include "qed_nvmetcp_fw_funcs.h"
 
 static int qed_nvmetcp_async_event(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn, u8 fw_event_code,
 				   u16 echo, union event_ring_data *data,
@@ -848,7 +849,11 @@ static const struct qed_nvmetcp_ops qed_nvmetcp_ops_pass = {
 	.remove_src_tcp_port_filter = &qed_llh_remove_src_tcp_port_filter,
 	.add_dst_tcp_port_filter = &qed_llh_add_dst_tcp_port_filter,
 	.remove_dst_tcp_port_filter = &qed_llh_remove_dst_tcp_port_filter,
-	.clear_all_filters = &qed_llh_clear_all_filters
+	.clear_all_filters = &qed_llh_clear_all_filters,
+	.init_read_io = &init_nvmetcp_host_read_task,
+	.init_write_io = &init_nvmetcp_host_write_task,
+	.init_icreq_exchange = &init_nvmetcp_init_conn_req_task,
+	.init_task_cleanup = &init_cleanup_task_nvmetcp
 };
 
 const struct qed_nvmetcp_ops *qed_get_nvmetcp_ops(void)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_nvmetcp_fw_funcs.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_nvmetcp_fw_funcs.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8485ad678284
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_nvmetcp_fw_funcs.c
@@ -0,0 +1,372 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-3-Clause)
+/* Copyright 2021 Marvell. All rights reserved. */
+
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/pci.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/list.h>
+#include <linux/mm.h>
+#include <linux/types.h>
+#include <asm/byteorder.h>
+#include <linux/qed/common_hsi.h>
+#include <linux/qed/storage_common.h>
+#include <linux/qed/nvmetcp_common.h>
+#include <linux/qed/qed_nvmetcp_if.h>
+#include "qed_nvmetcp_fw_funcs.h"
+
+#define NVMETCP_NUM_SGES_IN_CACHE 0x4
+
+bool nvmetcp_is_slow_sgl(u16 num_sges, bool small_mid_sge)
+{
+	return (num_sges > SCSI_NUM_SGES_SLOW_SGL_THR && small_mid_sge);
+}
+
+void init_scsi_sgl_context(struct scsi_sgl_params *ctx_sgl_params,
+			   struct scsi_cached_sges *ctx_data_desc,
+			   struct storage_sgl_task_params *sgl_params)
+{
+	u8 num_sges_to_init = (u8)(sgl_params->num_sges > NVMETCP_NUM_SGES_IN_CACHE ?
+				   NVMETCP_NUM_SGES_IN_CACHE : sgl_params->num_sges);
+	u8 sge_index;
+
+	/* sgl params */
+	ctx_sgl_params->sgl_addr.lo = cpu_to_le32(sgl_params->sgl_phys_addr.lo);
+	ctx_sgl_params->sgl_addr.hi = cpu_to_le32(sgl_params->sgl_phys_addr.hi);
+	ctx_sgl_params->sgl_total_length = cpu_to_le32(sgl_params->total_buffer_size);
+	ctx_sgl_params->sgl_num_sges = cpu_to_le16(sgl_params->num_sges);
+
+	for (sge_index = 0; sge_index < num_sges_to_init; sge_index++) {
+		ctx_data_desc->sge[sge_index].sge_addr.lo =
+			cpu_to_le32(sgl_params->sgl[sge_index].sge_addr.lo);
+		ctx_data_desc->sge[sge_index].sge_addr.hi =
+			cpu_to_le32(sgl_params->sgl[sge_index].sge_addr.hi);
+		ctx_data_desc->sge[sge_index].sge_len =
+			cpu_to_le32(sgl_params->sgl[sge_index].sge_len);
+	}
+}
+
+static inline u32 calc_rw_task_size(struct nvmetcp_task_params *task_params,
+				    enum nvmetcp_task_type task_type)
+{
+	u32 io_size;
+
+	if (task_type == NVMETCP_TASK_TYPE_HOST_WRITE)
+		io_size = task_params->tx_io_size;
+	else
+		io_size = task_params->rx_io_size;
+
+	if (unlikely(!io_size))
+		return 0;
+
+	return io_size;
+}
+
+static inline void init_sqe(struct nvmetcp_task_params *task_params,
+			    struct storage_sgl_task_params *sgl_task_params,
+			    enum nvmetcp_task_type task_type)
+{
+	if (!task_params->sqe)
+		return;
+
+	memset(task_params->sqe, 0, sizeof(*task_params->sqe));
+	task_params->sqe->task_id = cpu_to_le16(task_params->itid);
+
+	switch (task_type) {
+	case NVMETCP_TASK_TYPE_HOST_WRITE: {
+		u32 buf_size = 0;
+		u32 num_sges = 0;
+
+		SET_FIELD(task_params->sqe->contlen_cdbsize,
+			  NVMETCP_WQE_CDB_SIZE_OR_NVMETCP_CMD, 1);
+		SET_FIELD(task_params->sqe->flags, NVMETCP_WQE_WQE_TYPE,
+			  NVMETCP_WQE_TYPE_NORMAL);
+		if (task_params->tx_io_size) {
+			if (task_params->send_write_incapsule)
+				buf_size = calc_rw_task_size(task_params, task_type);
+
+			if (nvmetcp_is_slow_sgl(sgl_task_params->num_sges,
+						sgl_task_params->small_mid_sge))
+				num_sges = NVMETCP_WQE_NUM_SGES_SLOWIO;
+			else
+				num_sges = min((u16)sgl_task_params->num_sges,
+					       (u16)SCSI_NUM_SGES_SLOW_SGL_THR);
+		}
+		SET_FIELD(task_params->sqe->flags, NVMETCP_WQE_NUM_SGES, num_sges);
+		SET_FIELD(task_params->sqe->contlen_cdbsize, NVMETCP_WQE_CONT_LEN, buf_size);
+	} break;
+
+	case NVMETCP_TASK_TYPE_HOST_READ: {
+		SET_FIELD(task_params->sqe->flags, NVMETCP_WQE_WQE_TYPE,
+			  NVMETCP_WQE_TYPE_NORMAL);
+		SET_FIELD(task_params->sqe->contlen_cdbsize,
+			  NVMETCP_WQE_CDB_SIZE_OR_NVMETCP_CMD, 1);
+	} break;
+
+	case NVMETCP_TASK_TYPE_INIT_CONN_REQUEST: {
+		SET_FIELD(task_params->sqe->flags, NVMETCP_WQE_WQE_TYPE,
+			  NVMETCP_WQE_TYPE_MIDDLE_PATH);
+
+		if (task_params->tx_io_size) {
+			SET_FIELD(task_params->sqe->contlen_cdbsize, NVMETCP_WQE_CONT_LEN,
+				  task_params->tx_io_size);
+			SET_FIELD(task_params->sqe->flags, NVMETCP_WQE_NUM_SGES,
+				  min((u16)sgl_task_params->num_sges,
+				      (u16)SCSI_NUM_SGES_SLOW_SGL_THR));
+		}
+	} break;
+
+	case NVMETCP_TASK_TYPE_CLEANUP:
+		SET_FIELD(task_params->sqe->flags, NVMETCP_WQE_WQE_TYPE,
+			  NVMETCP_WQE_TYPE_TASK_CLEANUP);
+
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+}
+
+/* The following function initializes of NVMeTCP task params */
+static inline void
+init_nvmetcp_task_params(struct e5_nvmetcp_task_context *context,
+			 struct nvmetcp_task_params *task_params,
+			 enum nvmetcp_task_type task_type)
+{
+	context->ystorm_st_context.state.cccid = task_params->host_cccid;
+	SET_FIELD(context->ustorm_st_context.error_flags, USTORM_NVMETCP_TASK_ST_CTX_NVME_TCP, 1);
+	context->ustorm_st_context.nvme_tcp_opaque_lo = cpu_to_le32(task_params->opq.lo);
+	context->ustorm_st_context.nvme_tcp_opaque_hi = cpu_to_le32(task_params->opq.hi);
+}
+
+/* The following function initializes default values to all tasks */
+static inline void
+init_default_nvmetcp_task(struct nvmetcp_task_params *task_params, void *pdu_header,
+			  enum nvmetcp_task_type task_type)
+{
+	struct e5_nvmetcp_task_context *context = task_params->context;
+	const u8 val_byte = context->mstorm_ag_context.cdu_validation;
+	u8 dw_index;
+
+	memset(context, 0, sizeof(*context));
+
+	init_nvmetcp_task_params(context, task_params,
+				 (enum nvmetcp_task_type)task_type);
+
+	if (task_type == NVMETCP_TASK_TYPE_HOST_WRITE ||
+	    task_type == NVMETCP_TASK_TYPE_HOST_READ) {
+		for (dw_index = 0; dw_index < QED_NVMETCP_CMD_HDR_SIZE / 4; dw_index++)
+			context->ystorm_st_context.pdu_hdr.task_hdr.reg[dw_index] =
+				cpu_to_le32(((u32 *)pdu_header)[dw_index]);
+	} else {
+		for (dw_index = 0; dw_index < QED_NVMETCP_CMN_HDR_SIZE / 4; dw_index++)
+			context->ystorm_st_context.pdu_hdr.task_hdr.reg[dw_index] =
+				cpu_to_le32(((u32 *)pdu_header)[dw_index]);
+	}
+
+	/* M-Storm Context: */
+	context->mstorm_ag_context.cdu_validation = val_byte;
+	context->mstorm_st_context.task_type = (u8)(task_type);
+	context->mstorm_ag_context.task_cid = cpu_to_le16(task_params->conn_icid);
+
+	/* Ustorm Context: */
+	SET_FIELD(context->ustorm_ag_context.flags1, E5_USTORM_NVMETCP_TASK_AG_CTX_R2T2RECV, 1);
+	context->ustorm_st_context.task_type = (u8)(task_type);
+	context->ustorm_st_context.cq_rss_number = task_params->cq_rss_number;
+	context->ustorm_ag_context.icid = cpu_to_le16(task_params->conn_icid);
+}
+
+/* The following function initializes the U-Storm Task Contexts */
+static inline void
+init_ustorm_task_contexts(struct ustorm_nvmetcp_task_st_ctx *ustorm_st_context,
+			  struct e5_ustorm_nvmetcp_task_ag_ctx *ustorm_ag_context,
+			  u32 remaining_recv_len,
+			  u32 expected_data_transfer_len, u8 num_sges,
+			  bool tx_dif_conn_err_en)
+{
+	/* Remaining data to be received in bytes. Used in validations*/
+	ustorm_st_context->rem_rcv_len = cpu_to_le32(remaining_recv_len);
+	ustorm_ag_context->exp_data_acked = cpu_to_le32(expected_data_transfer_len);
+	ustorm_st_context->exp_data_transfer_len = cpu_to_le32(expected_data_transfer_len);
+	SET_FIELD(ustorm_st_context->reg1.reg1_map, NVMETCP_REG1_NUM_SGES, num_sges);
+	SET_FIELD(ustorm_ag_context->flags2, E5_USTORM_NVMETCP_TASK_AG_CTX_DIF_ERROR_CF_EN,
+		  tx_dif_conn_err_en ? 1 : 0);
+}
+
+/* The following function initializes Local Completion Contexts: */
+static inline void
+set_local_completion_context(struct e5_nvmetcp_task_context *context)
+{
+	SET_FIELD(context->ystorm_st_context.state.flags,
+		  YSTORM_NVMETCP_TASK_STATE_LOCAL_COMP, 1);
+	SET_FIELD(context->ustorm_st_context.flags,
+		  USTORM_NVMETCP_TASK_ST_CTX_LOCAL_COMP, 1);
+}
+
+/* Common Fastpath task init function: */
+static inline void
+init_rw_nvmetcp_task(struct nvmetcp_task_params *task_params,
+		     enum nvmetcp_task_type task_type,
+		     struct nvmetcp_conn_params *conn_params, void *pdu_header,
+		     struct storage_sgl_task_params *sgl_task_params)
+{
+	struct e5_nvmetcp_task_context *context = task_params->context;
+	u32 task_size = calc_rw_task_size(task_params, task_type);
+	u32 exp_data_transfer_len = conn_params->max_burst_length;
+	bool slow_io = false;
+	u8 num_sges = 0;
+
+	init_default_nvmetcp_task(task_params, pdu_header, task_type);
+
+	/* Tx/Rx: */
+	if (task_params->tx_io_size) {
+		/* if data to transmit: */
+		init_scsi_sgl_context(&context->ystorm_st_context.state.sgl_params,
+				      &context->ystorm_st_context.state.data_desc,
+				      sgl_task_params);
+		slow_io = nvmetcp_is_slow_sgl(sgl_task_params->num_sges,
+					      sgl_task_params->small_mid_sge);
+		num_sges =
+			(u8)(!slow_io ? min((u32)sgl_task_params->num_sges,
+					    (u32)SCSI_NUM_SGES_SLOW_SGL_THR) :
+					    NVMETCP_WQE_NUM_SGES_SLOWIO);
+		if (slow_io) {
+			SET_FIELD(context->ystorm_st_context.state.flags,
+				  YSTORM_NVMETCP_TASK_STATE_SLOW_IO, 1);
+		}
+	} else if (task_params->rx_io_size) {
+		/* if data to receive: */
+		init_scsi_sgl_context(&context->mstorm_st_context.sgl_params,
+				      &context->mstorm_st_context.data_desc,
+				      sgl_task_params);
+		num_sges =
+			(u8)(!nvmetcp_is_slow_sgl(sgl_task_params->num_sges,
+						  sgl_task_params->small_mid_sge) ?
+						  min((u32)sgl_task_params->num_sges,
+						      (u32)SCSI_NUM_SGES_SLOW_SGL_THR) :
+						      NVMETCP_WQE_NUM_SGES_SLOWIO);
+		context->mstorm_st_context.rem_task_size = cpu_to_le32(task_size);
+	}
+
+	/* Ustorm context: */
+	if (exp_data_transfer_len > task_size)
+		/* The size of the transmitted task*/
+		exp_data_transfer_len = task_size;
+	init_ustorm_task_contexts(&context->ustorm_st_context,
+				  &context->ustorm_ag_context,
+				  /* Remaining Receive length is the Task Size */
+				  task_size,
+				  /* The size of the transmitted task */
+				  exp_data_transfer_len,
+				  /* num_sges */
+				  num_sges,
+				  false);
+
+	/* Set exp_data_acked */
+	if (task_type == NVMETCP_TASK_TYPE_HOST_WRITE) {
+		if (task_params->send_write_incapsule)
+			context->ustorm_ag_context.exp_data_acked = task_size;
+		else
+			context->ustorm_ag_context.exp_data_acked = 0;
+	} else if (task_type == NVMETCP_TASK_TYPE_HOST_READ) {
+		context->ustorm_ag_context.exp_data_acked = 0;
+	}
+
+	context->ustorm_ag_context.exp_cont_len = 0;
+
+	init_sqe(task_params, sgl_task_params, task_type);
+}
+
+static void
+init_common_initiator_read_task(struct nvmetcp_task_params *task_params,
+				struct nvmetcp_conn_params *conn_params,
+				struct nvmetcp_cmd_capsule_hdr *cmd_pdu_header,
+				struct storage_sgl_task_params *sgl_task_params)
+{
+	init_rw_nvmetcp_task(task_params, NVMETCP_TASK_TYPE_HOST_READ,
+			     conn_params, cmd_pdu_header, sgl_task_params);
+}
+
+void init_nvmetcp_host_read_task(struct nvmetcp_task_params *task_params,
+				 struct nvmetcp_conn_params *conn_params,
+				 struct nvmetcp_cmd_capsule_hdr *cmd_pdu_header,
+				 struct storage_sgl_task_params *sgl_task_params)
+{
+	init_common_initiator_read_task(task_params, conn_params,
+					(void *)cmd_pdu_header, sgl_task_params);
+}
+
+static void
+init_common_initiator_write_task(struct nvmetcp_task_params *task_params,
+				 struct nvmetcp_conn_params *conn_params,
+				 struct nvmetcp_cmd_capsule_hdr *cmd_pdu_header,
+				 struct storage_sgl_task_params *sgl_task_params)
+{
+	init_rw_nvmetcp_task(task_params, NVMETCP_TASK_TYPE_HOST_WRITE,
+			     conn_params, cmd_pdu_header, sgl_task_params);
+}
+
+void init_nvmetcp_host_write_task(struct nvmetcp_task_params *task_params,
+				  struct nvmetcp_conn_params *conn_params,
+				  struct nvmetcp_cmd_capsule_hdr *cmd_pdu_header,
+				  struct storage_sgl_task_params *sgl_task_params)
+{
+	init_common_initiator_write_task(task_params, conn_params,
+					 (void *)cmd_pdu_header,
+					 sgl_task_params);
+}
+
+static void
+init_common_login_request_task(struct nvmetcp_task_params *task_params,
+			       void *login_req_pdu_header,
+			       struct storage_sgl_task_params *tx_sgl_task_params,
+			       struct storage_sgl_task_params *rx_sgl_task_params)
+{
+	struct e5_nvmetcp_task_context *context = task_params->context;
+
+	init_default_nvmetcp_task(task_params, (void *)login_req_pdu_header,
+				  NVMETCP_TASK_TYPE_INIT_CONN_REQUEST);
+
+	/* Ustorm Context: */
+	init_ustorm_task_contexts(&context->ustorm_st_context,
+				  &context->ustorm_ag_context,
+
+				  /* Remaining Receive length is the Task Size */
+				  task_params->rx_io_size ?
+				  rx_sgl_task_params->total_buffer_size : 0,
+
+				  /* The size of the transmitted task */
+				  task_params->tx_io_size ?
+				  tx_sgl_task_params->total_buffer_size : 0,
+				  0, /* num_sges */
+				  0); /* tx_dif_conn_err_en */
+
+	/* SGL context: */
+	if (task_params->tx_io_size)
+		init_scsi_sgl_context(&context->ystorm_st_context.state.sgl_params,
+				      &context->ystorm_st_context.state.data_desc,
+				      tx_sgl_task_params);
+	if (task_params->rx_io_size)
+		init_scsi_sgl_context(&context->mstorm_st_context.sgl_params,
+				      &context->mstorm_st_context.data_desc,
+				      rx_sgl_task_params);
+
+	context->mstorm_st_context.rem_task_size =
+		cpu_to_le32(task_params->rx_io_size ?
+				 rx_sgl_task_params->total_buffer_size : 0);
+
+	init_sqe(task_params, tx_sgl_task_params, NVMETCP_TASK_TYPE_INIT_CONN_REQUEST);
+}
+
+/* The following function initializes Login task in Host mode: */
+void init_nvmetcp_init_conn_req_task(struct nvmetcp_task_params *task_params,
+				     struct nvmetcp_init_conn_req_hdr *init_conn_req_pdu_hdr,
+				     struct storage_sgl_task_params *tx_sgl_task_params,
+				     struct storage_sgl_task_params *rx_sgl_task_params)
+{
+	init_common_login_request_task(task_params, init_conn_req_pdu_hdr,
+				       tx_sgl_task_params, rx_sgl_task_params);
+}
+
+void init_cleanup_task_nvmetcp(struct nvmetcp_task_params *task_params)
+{
+	init_sqe(task_params, NULL, NVMETCP_TASK_TYPE_CLEANUP);
+}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_nvmetcp_fw_funcs.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_nvmetcp_fw_funcs.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3a8c74356c4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_nvmetcp_fw_funcs.h
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-3-Clause) */
+/* Copyright 2021 Marvell. All rights reserved. */
+
+#ifndef _QED_NVMETCP_FW_FUNCS_H
+#define _QED_NVMETCP_FW_FUNCS_H
+
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/pci.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/list.h>
+#include <linux/mm.h>
+#include <linux/types.h>
+#include <asm/byteorder.h>
+#include <linux/qed/common_hsi.h>
+#include <linux/qed/storage_common.h>
+#include <linux/qed/nvmetcp_common.h>
+#include <linux/qed/qed_nvmetcp_if.h>
+
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_QED_NVMETCP)
+
+void init_nvmetcp_host_read_task(struct nvmetcp_task_params *task_params,
+				 struct nvmetcp_conn_params *conn_params,
+				 struct nvmetcp_cmd_capsule_hdr *cmd_pdu_header,
+				 struct storage_sgl_task_params *sgl_task_params);
+
+void init_nvmetcp_host_write_task(struct nvmetcp_task_params *task_params,
+				  struct nvmetcp_conn_params *conn_params,
+				  struct nvmetcp_cmd_capsule_hdr *cmd_pdu_header,
+				  struct storage_sgl_task_params *sgl_task_params);
+
+void init_nvmetcp_init_conn_req_task(struct nvmetcp_task_params *task_params,
+				     struct nvmetcp_init_conn_req_hdr *init_conn_req_pdu_hdr,
+				     struct storage_sgl_task_params *tx_sgl_task_params,
+				     struct storage_sgl_task_params *rx_sgl_task_params);
+
+void init_cleanup_task_nvmetcp(struct nvmetcp_task_params *task_params);
+
+#else /* IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_QED_NVMETCP) */
+
+#endif /* IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_QED_NVMETCP) */
+
+#endif /* _QED_NVMETCP_FW_FUNCS_H */
diff --git a/include/linux/qed/nvmetcp_common.h b/include/linux/qed/nvmetcp_common.h
index dda7a785c321..c0023bb185dd 100644
--- a/include/linux/qed/nvmetcp_common.h
+++ b/include/linux/qed/nvmetcp_common.h
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
 #define NVMETCP_SLOW_PATH_LAYER_CODE (6)
 #define NVMETCP_WQE_NUM_SGES_SLOWIO (0xf)
 
+#define QED_NVMETCP_CMD_HDR_SIZE 72
+#define QED_NVMETCP_CMN_HDR_SIZE 24
+
 /* NVMeTCP firmware function init parameters */
 struct nvmetcp_spe_func_init {
 	__le16 half_way_close_timeout;
diff --git a/include/linux/qed/qed_nvmetcp_if.h b/include/linux/qed/qed_nvmetcp_if.h
index 04e90dc42c12..d971be84f804 100644
--- a/include/linux/qed/qed_nvmetcp_if.h
+++ b/include/linux/qed/qed_nvmetcp_if.h
@@ -220,6 +220,23 @@ struct qed_nvmetcp_ops {
 	void (*remove_dst_tcp_port_filter)(struct qed_dev *cdev, u16 dest_port);
 
 	void (*clear_all_filters)(struct qed_dev *cdev);
+
+	void (*init_read_io)(struct nvmetcp_task_params *task_params,
+			     struct nvmetcp_conn_params *conn_params,
+			     struct nvmetcp_cmd_capsule_hdr *cmd_pdu_header,
+			     struct storage_sgl_task_params *sgl_task_params);
+
+	void (*init_write_io)(struct nvmetcp_task_params *task_params,
+			      struct nvmetcp_conn_params *conn_params,
+			      struct nvmetcp_cmd_capsule_hdr *cmd_pdu_header,
+			      struct storage_sgl_task_params *sgl_task_params);
+
+	void (*init_icreq_exchange)(struct nvmetcp_task_params *task_params,
+				    struct nvmetcp_init_conn_req_hdr *init_conn_req_pdu_hdr,
+				    struct storage_sgl_task_params *tx_sgl_task_params,
+				    struct storage_sgl_task_params *rx_sgl_task_params);
+
+	void (*init_task_cleanup)(struct nvmetcp_task_params *task_params);
 };
 
 const struct qed_nvmetcp_ops *qed_get_nvmetcp_ops(void);
