diff --git a/drivers/common/iavf/virtchnl.h b/drivers/common/iavf/virtchnl.h
index a8625d17a..043948eb7 100644
--- a/drivers/common/iavf/virtchnl.h
+++ b/drivers/common/iavf/virtchnl.h
@@ -770,6 +770,162 @@ enum virtchnl_vfr_states {
 	VIRTCHNL_VFR_VFACTIVE,
 };
 
+#define VIRTCHNL_MAX_NUM_PROTO_HDRS	32
+#define PROTO_HDR_SHIFT			5
+#define PROTO_HDR_FIELD_START(proto_hdr_type) \
+					(proto_hdr_type << PROTO_HDR_SHIFT)
+#define PROTO_HDR_FIELD_MASK ((1UL << PROTO_HDR_SHIFT) - 1)
+
+/* VF use these macros to configure each protocol header.
+ * Specify which protocol headers and protocol header fields base on
+ * virtchnl_proto_hdr_type and virtchnl_proto_hdr_field.
+ * @param hdr: a struct of virtchnl_proto_hdr
+ * @param hdr_type: ETH/IPV4/TCP, etc
+ * @param field: SRC/DST/TEID/SPI, etc
+ */
+#define VIRTCHNL_ADD_PROTO_HDR_FIELD(hdr, field) \
+	((hdr)->field_selector |= BIT((field) & PROTO_HDR_FIELD_MASK))
+#define VIRTCHNL_DEL_PROTO_HDR_FIELD(hdr, field) \
+	((hdr)->field_selector &= ~BIT((field) & PROTO_HDR_FIELD_MASK))
+#define VIRTCHNL_TEST_PROTO_HDR_FIELD(hdr, val) \
+	((hdr)->field_selector & BIT((val) & PROTO_HDR_FIELD_MASK))
+#define VIRTCHNL_GET_PROTO_HDR_FIELD(hdr)	((hdr)->field_selector)
+
+#define VIRTCHNL_ADD_PROTO_HDR_FIELD_BIT(hdr, hdr_type, field) \
+	(VIRTCHNL_ADD_PROTO_HDR_FIELD(hdr, \
+		VIRTCHNL_PROTO_HDR_ ## hdr_type ## _ ## field))
+#define VIRTCHNL_DEL_PROTO_HDR_FIELD_BIT(hdr, hdr_type, field) \
+	(VIRTCHNL_DEL_PROTO_HDR_FIELD(hdr, \
+		VIRTCHNL_PROTO_HDR_ ## hdr_type ## _ ## field))
+
+#define VIRTCHNL_SET_PROTO_HDR_TYPE(hdr, hdr_type) \
+	((hdr)->type = VIRTCHNL_PROTO_HDR_ ## hdr_type)
+#define VIRTCHNL_GET_PROTO_HDR_TYPE(hdr) \
+	(((hdr)->type) >> PROTO_HDR_SHIFT)
+#define VIRTCHNL_TEST_PROTO_HDR_TYPE(hdr, val) \
+	((hdr)->type == ((val) >> PROTO_HDR_SHIFT))
+#define VIRTCHNL_TEST_PROTO_HDR(hdr, val) \
+	(VIRTCHNL_TEST_PROTO_HDR_TYPE(hdr, val) && \
+	 VIRTCHNL_TEST_PROTO_HDR_FIELD(hdr, val))
+
+/* Protocol header type within a packet segment. A segment consists of one or
+ * more protocol headers that make up a logical group of protocol headers. Each
+ * logical group of protocol headers encapsulates or is encapsulated using/by
+ * tunneling or encapsulation protocols for network virtualization.
+ */
+enum virtchnl_proto_hdr_type {
+	VIRTCHNL_PROTO_HDR_NONE,
+	VIRTCHNL_PROTO_HDR_ETH,
+	VIRTCHNL_PROTO_HDR_S_VLAN,
+	VIRTCHNL_PROTO_HDR_C_VLAN,
+	VIRTCHNL_PROTO_HDR_IPV4,
+	VIRTCHNL_PROTO_HDR_IPV6,
+	VIRTCHNL_PROTO_HDR_TCP,
+	VIRTCHNL_PROTO_HDR_UDP,
+	VIRTCHNL_PROTO_HDR_SCTP,
+	VIRTCHNL_PROTO_HDR_GTPU_IP,
+	VIRTCHNL_PROTO_HDR_GTPU_EH,
+	VIRTCHNL_PROTO_HDR_GTPU_EH_PDU_DWN,
+	VIRTCHNL_PROTO_HDR_GTPU_EH_PDU_UP,
+	VIRTCHNL_PROTO_HDR_PPPOE,
+	VIRTCHNL_PROTO_HDR_L2TPV3,
+	VIRTCHNL_PROTO_HDR_ESP,
+	VIRTCHNL_PROTO_HDR_AH,
+	VIRTCHNL_PROTO_HDR_PFCP,
+};
+
+/* Protocol header field within a protocol header. */
+enum virtchnl_proto_hdr_field {
+	/* ETHER */
+	VIRTCHNL_PROTO_HDR_ETH_SRC =
+		PROTO_HDR_FIELD_START(VIRTCHNL_PROTO_HDR_ETH),
+	VIRTCHNL_PROTO_HDR_ETH_DST,
+	VIRTCHNL_PROTO_HDR_ETH_ETHERTYPE,
+	/* S-VLAN */
+	VIRTCHNL_PROTO_HDR_S_VLAN_ID =
+		PROTO_HDR_FIELD_START(VIRTCHNL_PROTO_HDR_S_VLAN),
+	/* C-VLAN */
+	VIRTCHNL_PROTO_HDR_C_VLAN_ID =
+		PROTO_HDR_FIELD_START(VIRTCHNL_PROTO_HDR_C_VLAN),
+	/* IPV4 */
+	VIRTCHNL_PROTO_HDR_IPV4_SRC =
+		PROTO_HDR_FIELD_START(VIRTCHNL_PROTO_HDR_IPV4),
+	VIRTCHNL_PROTO_HDR_IPV4_DST,
+	VIRTCHNL_PROTO_HDR_IPV4_DSCP,
+	VIRTCHNL_PROTO_HDR_IPV4_TTL,
+	VIRTCHNL_PROTO_HDR_IPV4_PROT,
+	/* IPV6 */
+	VIRTCHNL_PROTO_HDR_IPV6_SRC =
+		PROTO_HDR_FIELD_START(VIRTCHNL_PROTO_HDR_IPV6),
+	VIRTCHNL_PROTO_HDR_IPV6_DST,
+	VIRTCHNL_PROTO_HDR_IPV6_TC,
+	VIRTCHNL_PROTO_HDR_IPV6_HOP_LIMIT,
+	VIRTCHNL_PROTO_HDR_IPV6_PROT,
+	/* TCP */
+	VIRTCHNL_PROTO_HDR_TCP_SRC_PORT =
+		PROTO_HDR_FIELD_START(VIRTCHNL_PROTO_HDR_TCP),
+	VIRTCHNL_PROTO_HDR_TCP_DST_PORT,
+	/* UDP */
+	VIRTCHNL_PROTO_HDR_UDP_SRC_PORT =
+		PROTO_HDR_FIELD_START(VIRTCHNL_PROTO_HDR_UDP),
+	VIRTCHNL_PROTO_HDR_UDP_DST_PORT,
+	/* SCTP */
+	VIRTCHNL_PROTO_HDR_SCTP_SRC_PORT =
+		PROTO_HDR_FIELD_START(VIRTCHNL_PROTO_HDR_SCTP),
+	VIRTCHNL_PROTO_HDR_SCTP_DST_PORT,
+	/* GTPU_IP */
+	VIRTCHNL_PROTO_HDR_GTPU_IP_TEID =
+		PROTO_HDR_FIELD_START(VIRTCHNL_PROTO_HDR_GTPU_IP),
+	/* GTPU_EH */
+	VIRTCHNL_PROTO_HDR_GTPU_EH_PDU =
+		PROTO_HDR_FIELD_START(VIRTCHNL_PROTO_HDR_GTPU_EH),
+	VIRTCHNL_PROTO_HDR_GTPU_EH_QFI,
+	/* PPPOE */
+	VIRTCHNL_PROTO_HDR_PPPOE_SESS_ID =
+		PROTO_HDR_FIELD_START(VIRTCHNL_PROTO_HDR_PPPOE),
+	/* L2TPV3 */
+	VIRTCHNL_PROTO_HDR_L2TPV3_SESS_ID =
+		PROTO_HDR_FIELD_START(VIRTCHNL_PROTO_HDR_L2TPV3),
+	/* ESP */
+	VIRTCHNL_PROTO_HDR_ESP_SPI =
+		PROTO_HDR_FIELD_START(VIRTCHNL_PROTO_HDR_ESP),
+	/* AH */
+	VIRTCHNL_PROTO_HDR_AH_SPI =
+		PROTO_HDR_FIELD_START(VIRTCHNL_PROTO_HDR_AH),
+	/* PFCP */
+	VIRTCHNL_PROTO_HDR_PFCP_S_FIELD =
+		PROTO_HDR_FIELD_START(VIRTCHNL_PROTO_HDR_PFCP),
+	VIRTCHNL_PROTO_HDR_PFCP_SEID,
+};
+
+struct virtchnl_proto_hdr {
+	enum virtchnl_proto_hdr_type type;
+	u32 field_selector; /* a bit mask to select field for header type */
+	u8 buffer[64];
+	/**
+	 * binary buffer in network order for specific header type.
+	 * For example, if type = VIRTCHNL_PROTO_HDR_IPV4, a IPv4
+	 * header is expected to be copied into the buffer.
+	 */
+};
+
+VIRTCHNL_CHECK_STRUCT_LEN(72, virtchnl_proto_hdr);
+
+struct virtchnl_proto_hdrs {
+	u8 tunnel_level;
+	/**
+	 * specify where protocol header start from.
+	 * 0 - from the outer layer
+	 * 1 - from the first inner layer
+	 * 2 - from the second inner layer
+	 * ....
+	 **/
+	int count; /* the proto layers must < VIRTCHNL_MAX_NUM_PROTO_HDRS */
+	struct virtchnl_proto_hdr proto_hdr[VIRTCHNL_MAX_NUM_PROTO_HDRS];
+};
+
+VIRTCHNL_CHECK_STRUCT_LEN(2312, virtchnl_proto_hdrs);
+
 /**
  * virtchnl_vc_validate_vf_msg
  * @ver: Virtchnl version info
