--- zzzz-none-000/linux-5.15.111/net/netfilter/core.c	2023-05-11 14:00:40.000000000 +0000
+++ puma7-arm-6670-761/linux-5.15.111/net/netfilter/core.c	2024-02-07 09:28:10.000000000 +0000
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
  *
  * This code is GPL.
  */
+/*
+Includes Intel Corporation's changes/modifications dated: 2014.
+Changed/modified portions - Copyright © 2014, Intel Corporation.
+*/
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/netfilter.h>
 #include <net/protocol.h>
@@ -25,6 +29,7 @@
 #include <net/net_namespace.h>
 #include <net/netfilter/nf_queue.h>
 #include <net/sock.h>
+#include <linux/ti_hil.h>
 
 #include "nf_internals.h"
 
@@ -591,13 +596,43 @@
 		switch (verdict & NF_VERDICT_MASK) {
 		case NF_ACCEPT:
 			break;
-		case NF_DROP:
+		case NF_DROP: {
+#ifdef CONFIG_TI_PACKET_PROCESSOR
+
+#define MAC_ISMULTICAST( pa, hw )    ( ((pa)->hw[0] & 0x01)  ) 
+#define MAC_ISBROADCAST( pa, hw ) ( ~0xFF ==( (~(pa)->hw[0]) | \
+                                              (~(pa)->hw[1]) | \
+                                              (~(pa)->hw[2]) | \
+                                              (~(pa)->hw[3]) | \
+                                              (~(pa)->hw[4]) | \
+                                              (~(pa)->hw[5]) ))
+
+			int skip_pp_discard=0;
+			struct ethhdr* ptr_ethhdr = NULL;
+			ptr_ethhdr = eth_hdr(skb);
+
+			if (  ptr_ethhdr)
+			{
+				/* Check if the package is the multicast type, but not a broadcast */
+				if (  ( ! (MAC_ISBROADCAST (ptr_ethhdr, h_dest)) )  &&
+					  (   MAC_ISMULTICAST (ptr_ethhdr, h_dest))  )
+				{
+					skip_pp_discard=1;
+				}
+			}
+
+			if ( likely( ! skip_pp_discard ) )
+			{
+				ti_hil_pp_event (TI_CT_NETFILTER_DISCARD_PKT, (void *)skb);
+			}
+#endif //CONFIG_TI_PACKET_PROCESSOR
 			kfree_skb_reason(skb,
 					 SKB_DROP_REASON_NETFILTER_DROP);
 			ret = NF_DROP_GETERR(verdict);
 			if (ret == 0)
 				ret = -EPERM;
 			return ret;
+		}
 		case NF_QUEUE:
 			ret = nf_queue(skb, state, s, verdict);
 			if (ret == 1)