diff --git a/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.h b/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.h
index dddad963da..b0bcc48af4 100644
--- a/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.h
+++ b/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.h
@@ -202,6 +202,492 @@ extern "C" {
 /* Use final bit of flags to indicate a control mbuf */
 #define CTRL_MBUF_FLAG       (1ULL << 63) /**< Mbuf contains control data */
 
+#ifdef RTE_NEXT_ABI
+/*
+ * 32 bits are divided into several fields to mark packet types. Note that
+ * each field is indexical.
+ * - Bit 3:0 is for L2 types.
+ * - Bit 7:4 is for L3 or outer L3 (for tunneling case) types.
+ * - Bit 11:8 is for L4 or outer L4 (for tunneling case) types.
+ * - Bit 15:12 is for tunnel types.
+ * - Bit 19:16 is for inner L2 types.
+ * - Bit 23:20 is for inner L3 types.
+ * - Bit 27:24 is for inner L4 types.
+ * - Bit 31:28 is reserved.
+ *
+ * To be compatible with Vector PMD, RTE_PTYPE_L3_IPV4, RTE_PTYPE_L3_IPV4_EXT,
+ * RTE_PTYPE_L3_IPV6, RTE_PTYPE_L3_IPV6_EXT, RTE_PTYPE_L4_TCP, RTE_PTYPE_L4_UDP
+ * and RTE_PTYPE_L4_SCTP should be kept as below in a contiguous 7 bits.
+ *
+ * Note that L3 types values are selected for checking IPV4/IPV6 header from
+ * performance point of view. Reading annotations of RTE_ETH_IS_IPV4_HDR and
+ * RTE_ETH_IS_IPV6_HDR is needed for any future changes of L3 type values.
+ *
+ * Note that the packet types of the same packet recognized by different
+ * hardware may be different, as different hardware may have different
+ * capability of packet type recognition.
+ *
+ * examples:
+ * <'ether type'=0x0800
+ * | 'version'=4, 'protocol'=0x29
+ * | 'version'=6, 'next header'=0x3A
+ * | 'ICMPv6 header'>
+ * will be recognized on i40e hardware as packet type combination of,
+ * RTE_PTYPE_L2_ETHER |
+ * RTE_PTYPE_L3_IPV4_EXT_UNKNOWN |
+ * RTE_PTYPE_TUNNEL_IP |
+ * RTE_PTYPE_INNER_L3_IPV6_EXT_UNKNOWN |
+ * RTE_PTYPE_INNER_L4_ICMP.
+ *
+ * <'ether type'=0x86DD
+ * | 'version'=6, 'next header'=0x2F
+ * | 'GRE header'
+ * | 'version'=6, 'next header'=0x11
+ * | 'UDP header'>
+ * will be recognized on i40e hardware as packet type combination of,
+ * RTE_PTYPE_L2_ETHER |
+ * RTE_PTYPE_L3_IPV6_EXT_UNKNOWN |
+ * RTE_PTYPE_TUNNEL_GRENAT |
+ * RTE_PTYPE_INNER_L3_IPV6_EXT_UNKNOWN |
+ * RTE_PTYPE_INNER_L4_UDP.
+ */
+#define RTE_PTYPE_UNKNOWN                   0x00000000
+/**
+ * Ethernet packet type.
+ * It is used for outer packet for tunneling cases.
+ *
+ * Packet format:
+ * <'ether type'=[0x0800|0x86DD]>
+ */
+#define RTE_PTYPE_L2_ETHER                  0x00000001
+/**
+ * Ethernet packet type for time sync.
+ *
+ * Packet format:
+ * <'ether type'=0x88F7>
+ */
+#define RTE_PTYPE_L2_ETHER_TIMESYNC         0x00000002
+/**
+ * ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) packet type.
+ *
+ * Packet format:
+ * <'ether type'=0x0806>
+ */
+#define RTE_PTYPE_L2_ETHER_ARP              0x00000003
+/**
+ * LLDP (Link Layer Discovery Protocol) packet type.
+ *
+ * Packet format:
+ * <'ether type'=0x88CC>
+ */
+#define RTE_PTYPE_L2_ETHER_LLDP             0x00000004
+/**
+ * Mask of layer 2 packet types.
+ * It is used for outer packet for tunneling cases.
+ */
+#define RTE_PTYPE_L2_MASK                   0x0000000f
+/**
+ * IP (Internet Protocol) version 4 packet type.
+ * It is used for outer packet for tunneling cases, and does not contain any
+ * header option.
+ *
+ * Packet format:
+ * <'ether type'=0x0800
+ * | 'version'=4, 'ihl'=5>
+ */
+#define RTE_PTYPE_L3_IPV4                   0x00000010
+/**
+ * IP (Internet Protocol) version 4 packet type.
+ * It is used for outer packet for tunneling cases, and contains header
+ * options.
+ *
+ * Packet format:
+ * <'ether type'=0x0800
+ * | 'version'=4, 'ihl'=[6-15], 'options'>
+ */
+#define RTE_PTYPE_L3_IPV4_EXT               0x00000030
+/**
+ * IP (Internet Protocol) version 6 packet type.
+ * It is used for outer packet for tunneling cases, and does not contain any
+ * extension header.
+ *
+ * Packet format:
+ * <'ether type'=0x86DD
+ * | 'version'=6, 'next header'=0x3B>
+ */
+#define RTE_PTYPE_L3_IPV6                   0x00000040
+/**
+ * IP (Internet Protocol) version 4 packet type.
+ * It is used for outer packet for tunneling cases, and may or maynot contain
+ * header options.
+ *
+ * Packet format:
+ * <'ether type'=0x0800
+ * | 'version'=4, 'ihl'=[5-15], <'options'>>
+ */
+#define RTE_PTYPE_L3_IPV4_EXT_UNKNOWN       0x00000090
+/**
+ * IP (Internet Protocol) version 6 packet type.
+ * It is used for outer packet for tunneling cases, and contains extension
+ * headers.
+ *
+ * Packet format:
+ * <'ether type'=0x86DD
+ * | 'version'=6, 'next header'=[0x0|0x2B|0x2C|0x32|0x33|0x3C|0x87],
+ *   'extension headers'>
+ */
+#define RTE_PTYPE_L3_IPV6_EXT               0x000000c0
+/**
+ * IP (Internet Protocol) version 6 packet type.
+ * It is used for outer packet for tunneling cases, and may or maynot contain
+ * extension headers.
+ *
+ * Packet format:
+ * <'ether type'=0x86DD
+ * | 'version'=6, 'next header'=[0x3B|0x0|0x2B|0x2C|0x32|0x33|0x3C|0x87],
+ *   <'extension headers'>>
+ */
+#define RTE_PTYPE_L3_IPV6_EXT_UNKNOWN       0x000000e0
+/**
+ * Mask of layer 3 packet types.
+ * It is used for outer packet for tunneling cases.
+ */
+#define RTE_PTYPE_L3_MASK                   0x000000f0
+/**
+ * TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) packet type.
+ * It is used for outer packet for tunneling cases.
+ *
+ * Packet format:
+ * <'ether type'=0x0800
+ * | 'version'=4, 'protocol'=6, 'MF'=0>
+ * or,
+ * <'ether type'=0x86DD
+ * | 'version'=6, 'next header'=6>
+ */
+#define RTE_PTYPE_L4_TCP                    0x00000100
+/**
+ * UDP (User Datagram Protocol) packet type.
+ * It is used for outer packet for tunneling cases.
+ *
+ * Packet format:
+ * <'ether type'=0x0800
+ * | 'version'=4, 'protocol'=17, 'MF'=0>
+ * or,
+ * <'ether type'=0x86DD
+ * | 'version'=6, 'next header'=17>
+ */
+#define RTE_PTYPE_L4_UDP                    0x00000200
+/**
+ * Fragmented IP (Internet Protocol) packet type.
+ * It is used for outer packet for tunneling cases.
+ *
+ * It refers to those packets of any IP types, which can be recognized as
+ * fragmented. A fragmented packet cannot be recognized as any other L4 types
+ * (RTE_PTYPE_L4_TCP, RTE_PTYPE_L4_UDP, RTE_PTYPE_L4_SCTP, RTE_PTYPE_L4_ICMP,
+ * RTE_PTYPE_L4_NONFRAG).
+ *
+ * Packet format:
+ * <'ether type'=0x0800
+ * | 'version'=4, 'MF'=1>
+ * or,
+ * <'ether type'=0x86DD
+ * | 'version'=6, 'next header'=44>
+ */
+#define RTE_PTYPE_L4_FRAG                   0x00000300
+/**
+ * SCTP (Stream Control Transmission Protocol) packet type.
+ * It is used for outer packet for tunneling cases.
+ *
+ * Packet format:
+ * <'ether type'=0x0800
+ * | 'version'=4, 'protocol'=132, 'MF'=0>
+ * or,
+ * <'ether type'=0x86DD
+ * | 'version'=6, 'next header'=132>
+ */
+#define RTE_PTYPE_L4_SCTP                   0x00000400
+/**
+ * ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol) packet type.
+ * It is used for outer packet for tunneling cases.
+ *
+ * Packet format:
+ * <'ether type'=0x0800
+ * | 'version'=4, 'protocol'=1, 'MF'=0>
+ * or,
+ * <'ether type'=0x86DD
+ * | 'version'=6, 'next header'=1>
+ */
+#define RTE_PTYPE_L4_ICMP                   0x00000500
+/**
+ * Non-fragmented IP (Internet Protocol) packet type.
+ * It is used for outer packet for tunneling cases.
+ *
+ * It refers to those packets of any IP types, while cannot be recognized as
+ * any of above L4 types (RTE_PTYPE_L4_TCP, RTE_PTYPE_L4_UDP,
+ * RTE_PTYPE_L4_FRAG, RTE_PTYPE_L4_SCTP, RTE_PTYPE_L4_ICMP).
+ *
+ * Packet format:
+ * <'ether type'=0x0800
+ * | 'version'=4, 'protocol'!=[6|17|132|1], 'MF'=0>
+ * or,
+ * <'ether type'=0x86DD
+ * | 'version'=6, 'next header'!=[6|17|44|132|1]>
+ */
+#define RTE_PTYPE_L4_NONFRAG                0x00000600
+/**
+ * Mask of layer 4 packet types.
+ * It is used for outer packet for tunneling cases.
+ */
+#define RTE_PTYPE_L4_MASK                   0x00000f00
+/**
+ * IP (Internet Protocol) in IP (Internet Protocol) tunneling packet type.
+ *
+ * Packet format:
+ * <'ether type'=0x0800
+ * | 'version'=4, 'protocol'=[4|41]>
+ * or,
+ * <'ether type'=0x86DD
+ * | 'version'=6, 'next header'=[4|41]>
+ */
+#define RTE_PTYPE_TUNNEL_IP                 0x00001000
+/**
+ * GRE (Generic Routing Encapsulation) tunneling packet type.
+ *
+ * Packet format:
+ * <'ether type'=0x0800
+ * | 'version'=4, 'protocol'=47>
+ * or,
+ * <'ether type'=0x86DD
+ * | 'version'=6, 'next header'=47>
+ */
+#define RTE_PTYPE_TUNNEL_GRE                0x00002000
+/**
+ * VXLAN (Virtual eXtensible Local Area Network) tunneling packet type.
+ *
+ * Packet format:
+ * <'ether type'=0x0800
+ * | 'version'=4, 'protocol'=17
+ * | 'destination port'=4798>
+ * or,
+ * <'ether type'=0x86DD
+ * | 'version'=6, 'next header'=17
+ * | 'destination port'=4798>
+ */
+#define RTE_PTYPE_TUNNEL_VXLAN              0x00003000
+/**
+ * NVGRE (Network Virtualization using Generic Routing Encapsulation) tunneling
+ * packet type.
+ *
+ * Packet format:
+ * <'ether type'=0x0800
+ * | 'version'=4, 'protocol'=47
+ * | 'protocol type'=0x6558>
+ * or,
+ * <'ether type'=0x86DD
+ * | 'version'=6, 'next header'=47
+ * | 'protocol type'=0x6558'>
+ */
+#define RTE_PTYPE_TUNNEL_NVGRE              0x00004000
+/**
+ * GENEVE (Generic Network Virtualization Encapsulation) tunneling packet type.
+ *
+ * Packet format:
+ * <'ether type'=0x0800
+ * | 'version'=4, 'protocol'=17
+ * | 'destination port'=6081>
+ * or,
+ * <'ether type'=0x86DD
+ * | 'version'=6, 'next header'=17
+ * | 'destination port'=6081>
+ */
+#define RTE_PTYPE_TUNNEL_GENEVE             0x00005000
+/**
+ * Tunneling packet type of Teredo, VXLAN (Virtual eXtensible Local Area
+ * Network) or GRE (Generic Routing Encapsulation) could be recognized as this
+ * packet type, if they can not be recognized independently as of hardware
+ * capability.
+ */
+#define RTE_PTYPE_TUNNEL_GRENAT             0x00006000
+/**
+ * Mask of tunneling packet types.
+ */
+#define RTE_PTYPE_TUNNEL_MASK               0x0000f000
+/**
+ * Ethernet packet type.
+ * It is used for inner packet type only.
+ *
+ * Packet format (inner only):
+ * <'ether type'=[0x800|0x86DD]>
+ */
+#define RTE_PTYPE_INNER_L2_ETHER            0x00010000
+/**
+ * Ethernet packet type with VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network) tag.
+ *
+ * Packet format (inner only):
+ * <'ether type'=[0x800|0x86DD], vlan=[1-4095]>
+ */
+#define RTE_PTYPE_INNER_L2_ETHER_VLAN       0x00020000
+/**
+ * Mask of inner layer 2 packet types.
+ */
+#define RTE_PTYPE_INNER_L2_MASK             0x000f0000
+/**
+ * IP (Internet Protocol) version 4 packet type.
+ * It is used for inner packet only, and does not contain any header option.
+ *
+ * Packet format (inner only):
+ * <'ether type'=0x0800
+ * | 'version'=4, 'ihl'=5>
+ */
+#define RTE_PTYPE_INNER_L3_IPV4             0x00100000
+/**
+ * IP (Internet Protocol) version 4 packet type.
+ * It is used for inner packet only, and contains header options.
+ *
+ * Packet format (inner only):
+ * <'ether type'=0x0800
+ * | 'version'=4, 'ihl'=[6-15], 'options'>
+ */
+#define RTE_PTYPE_INNER_L3_IPV4_EXT         0x00200000
+/**
+ * IP (Internet Protocol) version 6 packet type.
+ * It is used for inner packet only, and does not contain any extension header.
+ *
+ * Packet format (inner only):
+ * <'ether type'=0x86DD
+ * | 'version'=6, 'next header'=0x3B>
+ */
+#define RTE_PTYPE_INNER_L3_IPV6             0x00300000
+/**
+ * IP (Internet Protocol) version 4 packet type.
+ * It is used for inner packet only, and may or maynot contain header options.
+ *
+ * Packet format (inner only):
+ * <'ether type'=0x0800
+ * | 'version'=4, 'ihl'=[5-15], <'options'>>
+ */
+#define RTE_PTYPE_INNER_L3_IPV4_EXT_UNKNOWN 0x00400000
+/**
+ * IP (Internet Protocol) version 6 packet type.
+ * It is used for inner packet only, and contains extension headers.
+ *
+ * Packet format (inner only):
+ * <'ether type'=0x86DD
+ * | 'version'=6, 'next header'=[0x0|0x2B|0x2C|0x32|0x33|0x3C|0x87],
+ *   'extension headers'>
+ */
+#define RTE_PTYPE_INNER_L3_IPV6_EXT         0x00500000
+/**
+ * IP (Internet Protocol) version 6 packet type.
+ * It is used for inner packet only, and may or maynot contain extension
+ * headers.
+ *
+ * Packet format (inner only):
+ * <'ether type'=0x86DD
+ * | 'version'=6, 'next header'=[0x3B|0x0|0x2B|0x2C|0x32|0x33|0x3C|0x87],
+ *   <'extension headers'>>
+ */
+#define RTE_PTYPE_INNER_L3_IPV6_EXT_UNKNOWN 0x00600000
+/**
+ * Mask of inner layer 3 packet types.
+ */
+#define RTE_PTYPE_INNER_INNER_L3_MASK       0x00f00000
+/**
+ * TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) packet type.
+ * It is used for inner packet only.
+ *
+ * Packet format (inner only):
+ * <'ether type'=0x0800
+ * | 'version'=4, 'protocol'=6, 'MF'=0>
+ * or,
+ * <'ether type'=0x86DD
+ * | 'version'=6, 'next header'=6>
+ */
+#define RTE_PTYPE_INNER_L4_TCP              0x01000000
+/**
+ * UDP (User Datagram Protocol) packet type.
+ * It is used for inner packet only.
+ *
+ * Packet format (inner only):
+ * <'ether type'=0x0800
+ * | 'version'=4, 'protocol'=17, 'MF'=0>
+ * or,
+ * <'ether type'=0x86DD
+ * | 'version'=6, 'next header'=17>
+ */
+#define RTE_PTYPE_INNER_L4_UDP              0x02000000
+/**
+ * Fragmented IP (Internet Protocol) packet type.
+ * It is used for inner packet only, and may or maynot have layer 4 packet.
+ *
+ * Packet format (inner only):
+ * <'ether type'=0x0800
+ * | 'version'=4, 'MF'=1>
+ * or,
+ * <'ether type'=0x86DD
+ * | 'version'=6, 'next header'=44>
+ */
+#define RTE_PTYPE_INNER_L4_FRAG             0x03000000
+/**
+ * SCTP (Stream Control Transmission Protocol) packet type.
+ * It is used for inner packet only.
+ *
+ * Packet format (inner only):
+ * <'ether type'=0x0800
+ * | 'version'=4, 'protocol'=132, 'MF'=0>
+ * or,
+ * <'ether type'=0x86DD
+ * | 'version'=6, 'next header'=132>
+ */
+#define RTE_PTYPE_INNER_L4_SCTP             0x04000000
+/**
+ * ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol) packet type.
+ * It is used for inner packet only.
+ *
+ * Packet format (inner only):
+ * <'ether type'=0x0800
+ * | 'version'=4, 'protocol'=1, 'MF'=0>
+ * or,
+ * <'ether type'=0x86DD
+ * | 'version'=6, 'next header'=1>
+ */
+#define RTE_PTYPE_INNER_L4_ICMP             0x05000000
+/**
+ * Non-fragmented IP (Internet Protocol) packet type.
+ * It is used for inner packet only, and may or maynot have other unknown layer
+ * 4 packet types.
+ *
+ * Packet format (inner only):
+ * <'ether type'=0x0800
+ * | 'version'=4, 'protocol'!=[6|17|132|1], 'MF'=0>
+ * or,
+ * <'ether type'=0x86DD
+ * | 'version'=6, 'next header'!=[6|17|44|132|1]>
+ */
+#define RTE_PTYPE_INNER_L4_NONFRAG          0x06000000
+/**
+ * Mask of inner layer 4 packet types.
+ */
+#define RTE_PTYPE_INNER_L4_MASK             0x0f000000
+
+/**
+ * Check if the (outer) L3 header is IPv4. To avoid comparing IPv4 types one by
+ * one, bit 4 is selected to be used for IPv4 only. Then checking bit 4 can
+ * determin if it is an IPV4 packet.
+ */
+#define  RTE_ETH_IS_IPV4_HDR(ptype) ((ptype) & RTE_PTYPE_L3_IPV4)
+
+/**
+ * Check if the (outer) L3 header is IPv4. To avoid comparing IPv4 types one by
+ * one, bit 6 is selected to be used for IPv4 only. Then checking bit 6 can
+ * determin if it is an IPV4 packet.
+ */
+#define  RTE_ETH_IS_IPV6_HDR(ptype) ((ptype) & RTE_PTYPE_L3_IPV6)
+
+/* Check if it is a tunneling packet */
+#define RTE_ETH_IS_TUNNEL_PKT(ptype) ((ptype) & RTE_PTYPE_TUNNEL_MASK)
+#endif /* RTE_NEXT_ABI */
+
 /**
  * Get the name of a RX offload flag
  *