diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_common.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_common.h
index ce2766317c0b..e795f9ee76dd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_common.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_common.h
@@ -314,8 +314,8 @@ struct otx2_flow_config {
 #define OTX2_VF_VLAN_TX_INDEX	1
 	u16			max_flows;
 	u8			dmacflt_max_flows;
-	u8			*bmap_to_dmacindex;
-	unsigned long		dmacflt_bmap;
+	u32			*bmap_to_dmacindex;
+	unsigned long		*dmacflt_bmap;
 	struct list_head	flow_list;
 };
 
@@ -895,9 +895,9 @@ int otx2_setup_tc(struct net_device *netdev, enum tc_setup_type type,
 int otx2_tc_alloc_ent_bitmap(struct otx2_nic *nic);
 /* CGX/RPM DMAC filters support */
 int otx2_dmacflt_get_max_cnt(struct otx2_nic *pf);
-int otx2_dmacflt_add(struct otx2_nic *pf, const u8 *mac, u8 bit_pos);
-int otx2_dmacflt_remove(struct otx2_nic *pf, const u8 *mac, u8 bit_pos);
-int otx2_dmacflt_update(struct otx2_nic *pf, u8 *mac, u8 bit_pos);
+int otx2_dmacflt_add(struct otx2_nic *pf, const u8 *mac, u32 bit_pos);
+int otx2_dmacflt_remove(struct otx2_nic *pf, const u8 *mac, u32 bit_pos);
+int otx2_dmacflt_update(struct otx2_nic *pf, u8 *mac, u32 bit_pos);
 void otx2_dmacflt_reinstall_flows(struct otx2_nic *pf);
 void otx2_dmacflt_update_pfmac_flow(struct otx2_nic *pfvf);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_dmac_flt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_dmac_flt.c
index 142d87722bed..846a0294a215 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_dmac_flt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_dmac_flt.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include "otx2_common.h"
 
 static int otx2_dmacflt_do_add(struct otx2_nic *pf, const u8 *mac,
-			       u8 *dmac_index)
+			       u32 *dmac_index)
 {
 	struct cgx_mac_addr_add_req *req;
 	struct cgx_mac_addr_add_rsp *rsp;
@@ -35,9 +35,10 @@ static int otx2_dmacflt_do_add(struct otx2_nic *pf, const u8 *mac,
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int otx2_dmacflt_add_pfmac(struct otx2_nic *pf)
+static int otx2_dmacflt_add_pfmac(struct otx2_nic *pf, u32 *dmac_index)
 {
 	struct cgx_mac_addr_set_or_get *req;
+	struct cgx_mac_addr_set_or_get *rsp;
 	int err;
 
 	mutex_lock(&pf->mbox.lock);
@@ -48,16 +49,24 @@ static int otx2_dmacflt_add_pfmac(struct otx2_nic *pf)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
+	req->index = *dmac_index;
+
 	ether_addr_copy(req->mac_addr, pf->netdev->dev_addr);
 	err = otx2_sync_mbox_msg(&pf->mbox);
 
+	if (!err) {
+		rsp = (struct cgx_mac_addr_set_or_get *)
+			 otx2_mbox_get_rsp(&pf->mbox.mbox, 0, &req->hdr);
+		*dmac_index = rsp->index;
+	}
+
 	mutex_unlock(&pf->mbox.lock);
 	return err;
 }
 
-int otx2_dmacflt_add(struct otx2_nic *pf, const u8 *mac, u8 bit_pos)
+int otx2_dmacflt_add(struct otx2_nic *pf, const u8 *mac, u32 bit_pos)
 {
-	u8 *dmacindex;
+	u32 *dmacindex;
 
 	/* Store dmacindex returned by CGX/RPM driver which will
 	 * be used for macaddr update/remove
@@ -65,13 +74,13 @@ int otx2_dmacflt_add(struct otx2_nic *pf, const u8 *mac, u8 bit_pos)
 	dmacindex = &pf->flow_cfg->bmap_to_dmacindex[bit_pos];
 
 	if (ether_addr_equal(mac, pf->netdev->dev_addr))
-		return otx2_dmacflt_add_pfmac(pf);
+		return otx2_dmacflt_add_pfmac(pf, dmacindex);
 	else
 		return otx2_dmacflt_do_add(pf, mac, dmacindex);
 }
 
 static int otx2_dmacflt_do_remove(struct otx2_nic *pfvf, const u8 *mac,
-				  u8 dmac_index)
+				  u32 dmac_index)
 {
 	struct cgx_mac_addr_del_req *req;
 	int err;
@@ -91,7 +100,7 @@ static int otx2_dmacflt_do_remove(struct otx2_nic *pfvf, const u8 *mac,
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int otx2_dmacflt_remove_pfmac(struct otx2_nic *pf)
+static int otx2_dmacflt_remove_pfmac(struct otx2_nic *pf, u32 dmac_index)
 {
 	struct cgx_mac_addr_reset_req *req;
 	int err;
@@ -102,6 +111,7 @@ static int otx2_dmacflt_remove_pfmac(struct otx2_nic *pf)
 		mutex_unlock(&pf->mbox.lock);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
+	req->index = dmac_index;
 
 	err = otx2_sync_mbox_msg(&pf->mbox);
 
@@ -110,12 +120,12 @@ static int otx2_dmacflt_remove_pfmac(struct otx2_nic *pf)
 }
 
 int otx2_dmacflt_remove(struct otx2_nic *pf, const u8 *mac,
-			u8 bit_pos)
+			u32 bit_pos)
 {
-	u8 dmacindex = pf->flow_cfg->bmap_to_dmacindex[bit_pos];
+	u32 dmacindex = pf->flow_cfg->bmap_to_dmacindex[bit_pos];
 
 	if (ether_addr_equal(mac, pf->netdev->dev_addr))
-		return otx2_dmacflt_remove_pfmac(pf);
+		return otx2_dmacflt_remove_pfmac(pf, dmacindex);
 	else
 		return otx2_dmacflt_do_remove(pf, mac, dmacindex);
 }
@@ -151,9 +161,10 @@ int otx2_dmacflt_get_max_cnt(struct otx2_nic *pf)
 	return err;
 }
 
-int otx2_dmacflt_update(struct otx2_nic *pf, u8 *mac, u8 bit_pos)
+int otx2_dmacflt_update(struct otx2_nic *pf, u8 *mac, u32 bit_pos)
 {
 	struct cgx_mac_addr_update_req *req;
+	struct cgx_mac_addr_update_rsp *rsp;
 	int rc;
 
 	mutex_lock(&pf->mbox.lock);
@@ -167,8 +178,19 @@ int otx2_dmacflt_update(struct otx2_nic *pf, u8 *mac, u8 bit_pos)
 
 	ether_addr_copy(req->mac_addr, mac);
 	req->index = pf->flow_cfg->bmap_to_dmacindex[bit_pos];
+
+	/* check the response and change index */
+
 	rc = otx2_sync_mbox_msg(&pf->mbox);
+	if (rc)
+		goto out;
 
+	rsp = (struct cgx_mac_addr_update_rsp *)
+		otx2_mbox_get_rsp(&pf->mbox.mbox, 0, &req->hdr);
+
+	pf->flow_cfg->bmap_to_dmacindex[bit_pos] = rsp->index;
+
+out:
 	mutex_unlock(&pf->mbox.lock);
 	return rc;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_flows.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_flows.c
index 2dd192b5e4e0..709fc0114fbd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_flows.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_flows.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ struct otx2_flow {
 	struct ethtool_rx_flow_spec flow_spec;
 	struct list_head list;
 	u32 location;
-	u16 entry;
+	u32 entry;
 	bool is_vf;
 	u8 rss_ctx_id;
 #define DMAC_FILTER_RULE		BIT(0)
@@ -232,6 +232,9 @@ static int otx2_mcam_entry_init(struct otx2_nic *pfvf)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/* TODO : revisit on size */
+#define OTX2_DMAC_FLTR_BITMAP_SZ (4 * 2048 + 32)
+
 int otx2vf_mcam_flow_init(struct otx2_nic *pfvf)
 {
 	struct otx2_flow_config *flow_cfg;
@@ -242,6 +245,12 @@ int otx2vf_mcam_flow_init(struct otx2_nic *pfvf)
 	if (!pfvf->flow_cfg)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	pfvf->flow_cfg->dmacflt_bmap = devm_kcalloc(pfvf->dev,
+						    BITS_TO_LONGS(OTX2_DMAC_FLTR_BITMAP_SZ),
+						    sizeof(long), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!pfvf->flow_cfg->dmacflt_bmap)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	flow_cfg = pfvf->flow_cfg;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&flow_cfg->flow_list);
 	flow_cfg->max_flows = 0;
@@ -259,6 +268,12 @@ int otx2_mcam_flow_init(struct otx2_nic *pf)
 	if (!pf->flow_cfg)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	pf->flow_cfg->dmacflt_bmap = devm_kcalloc(pf->dev,
+						  BITS_TO_LONGS(OTX2_DMAC_FLTR_BITMAP_SZ),
+						  sizeof(long), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!pf->flow_cfg->dmacflt_bmap)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&pf->flow_cfg->flow_list);
 
 	/* Allocate bare minimum number of MCAM entries needed for
@@ -284,7 +299,7 @@ int otx2_mcam_flow_init(struct otx2_nic *pf)
 		return 0;
 
 	pf->flow_cfg->bmap_to_dmacindex =
-			devm_kzalloc(pf->dev, sizeof(u8) *
+			devm_kzalloc(pf->dev, sizeof(u32) *
 				     pf->flow_cfg->dmacflt_max_flows,
 				     GFP_KERNEL);
 
@@ -355,7 +370,7 @@ int otx2_add_macfilter(struct net_device *netdev, const u8 *mac)
 {
 	struct otx2_nic *pf = netdev_priv(netdev);
 
-	if (!bitmap_empty(&pf->flow_cfg->dmacflt_bmap,
+	if (!bitmap_empty(pf->flow_cfg->dmacflt_bmap,
 			  pf->flow_cfg->dmacflt_max_flows))
 		netdev_warn(netdev,
 			    "Add %pM to CGX/RPM DMAC filters list as well\n",
@@ -438,7 +453,7 @@ int otx2_get_maxflows(struct otx2_flow_config *flow_cfg)
 		return 0;
 
 	if (flow_cfg->nr_flows == flow_cfg->max_flows ||
-	    !bitmap_empty(&flow_cfg->dmacflt_bmap,
+	    !bitmap_empty(flow_cfg->dmacflt_bmap,
 			  flow_cfg->dmacflt_max_flows))
 		return flow_cfg->max_flows + flow_cfg->dmacflt_max_flows;
 	else
@@ -1010,7 +1025,7 @@ static int otx2_add_flow_with_pfmac(struct otx2_nic *pfvf,
 
 	otx2_add_flow_to_list(pfvf, pf_mac);
 	pfvf->flow_cfg->nr_flows++;
-	set_bit(0, &pfvf->flow_cfg->dmacflt_bmap);
+	set_bit(0, pfvf->flow_cfg->dmacflt_bmap);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1064,7 +1079,7 @@ int otx2_add_flow(struct otx2_nic *pfvf, struct ethtool_rxnfc *nfc)
 			return otx2_dmacflt_update(pfvf, eth_hdr->h_dest,
 						   flow->entry);
 
-		if (bitmap_full(&flow_cfg->dmacflt_bmap,
+		if (bitmap_full(flow_cfg->dmacflt_bmap,
 				flow_cfg->dmacflt_max_flows)) {
 			netdev_warn(pfvf->netdev,
 				    "Can't insert the rule %d as max allowed dmac filters are %d\n",
@@ -1078,17 +1093,17 @@ int otx2_add_flow(struct otx2_nic *pfvf, struct ethtool_rxnfc *nfc)
 		}
 
 		/* Install PF mac address to DMAC filter list */
-		if (!test_bit(0, &flow_cfg->dmacflt_bmap))
+		if (!test_bit(0, flow_cfg->dmacflt_bmap))
 			otx2_add_flow_with_pfmac(pfvf, flow);
 
 		flow->rule_type |= DMAC_FILTER_RULE;
-		flow->entry = find_first_zero_bit(&flow_cfg->dmacflt_bmap,
+		flow->entry = find_first_zero_bit(flow_cfg->dmacflt_bmap,
 						  flow_cfg->dmacflt_max_flows);
 		fsp->location = flow_cfg->max_flows + flow->entry;
 		flow->flow_spec.location = fsp->location;
 		flow->location = fsp->location;
 
-		set_bit(flow->entry, &flow_cfg->dmacflt_bmap);
+		set_bit(flow->entry, flow_cfg->dmacflt_bmap);
 		otx2_dmacflt_add(pfvf, eth_hdr->h_dest, flow->entry);
 
 	} else {
@@ -1154,11 +1169,12 @@ static void otx2_update_rem_pfmac(struct otx2_nic *pfvf, int req)
 			if (req == DMAC_ADDR_DEL) {
 				otx2_dmacflt_remove(pfvf, eth_hdr->h_dest,
 						    0);
-				clear_bit(0, &pfvf->flow_cfg->dmacflt_bmap);
+				clear_bit(0, pfvf->flow_cfg->dmacflt_bmap);
 				found = true;
 			} else {
 				ether_addr_copy(eth_hdr->h_dest,
 						pfvf->netdev->dev_addr);
+
 				otx2_dmacflt_update(pfvf, eth_hdr->h_dest, 0);
 			}
 			break;
@@ -1194,12 +1210,12 @@ int otx2_remove_flow(struct otx2_nic *pfvf, u32 location)
 
 		err = otx2_dmacflt_remove(pfvf, eth_hdr->h_dest,
 					  flow->entry);
-		clear_bit(flow->entry, &flow_cfg->dmacflt_bmap);
+		clear_bit(flow->entry, flow_cfg->dmacflt_bmap);
 		/* If all dmac filters are removed delete macfilter with
 		 * interface mac address and configure CGX/RPM block in
 		 * promiscuous mode
 		 */
-		if (bitmap_weight(&flow_cfg->dmacflt_bmap,
+		if (bitmap_weight(flow_cfg->dmacflt_bmap,
 				  flow_cfg->dmacflt_max_flows) == 1)
 			otx2_update_rem_pfmac(pfvf, DMAC_ADDR_DEL);
 	} else {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_pf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_pf.c
index 9106c359e64c..9376d0e62914 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_pf.c
@@ -1120,7 +1120,7 @@ static int otx2_cgx_config_loopback(struct otx2_nic *pf, bool enable)
 	struct msg_req *msg;
 	int err;
 
-	if (enable && !bitmap_empty(&pf->flow_cfg->dmacflt_bmap,
+	if (enable && !bitmap_empty(pf->flow_cfg->dmacflt_bmap,
 				    pf->flow_cfg->dmacflt_max_flows))
 		netdev_warn(pf->netdev,
 			    "CGX/RPM internal loopback might not work as DMAC filters are active\n");
