diff --git a/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c b/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c
index 12adafa..632a993 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ testpmd_mbuf_ctor(struct rte_mempool *mp,
 	mb->ol_flags     = 0;
 	mb->data_off     = RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM;
 	mb->nb_segs      = 1;
-	mb->l2_l3_len       = 0;
+	mb->tx_offload   = 0;
 	mb->vlan_tci     = 0;
 	mb->hash.rss     = 0;
 }
diff --git a/examples/ipv4_multicast/main.c b/examples/ipv4_multicast/main.c
index 590d11a..80c5140 100644
--- a/examples/ipv4_multicast/main.c
+++ b/examples/ipv4_multicast/main.c
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ mcast_out_pkt(struct rte_mbuf *pkt, int use_clone)
 	/* copy metadata from source packet*/
 	hdr->port = pkt->port;
 	hdr->vlan_tci = pkt->vlan_tci;
-	hdr->l2_l3_len = pkt->l2_l3_len;
+	hdr->tx_offload = pkt->tx_offload;
 	hdr->hash = pkt->hash;
 
 	hdr->ol_flags = pkt->ol_flags;
diff --git a/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.c b/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.c
index 9b57b3a..87c2963 100644
--- a/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.c
+++ b/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.c
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ const char *rte_get_tx_ol_flag_name(uint64_t mask)
 	case PKT_TX_UDP_CKSUM: return "PKT_TX_UDP_CKSUM";
 	case PKT_TX_IEEE1588_TMST: return "PKT_TX_IEEE1588_TMST";
 	case PKT_TX_VXLAN_CKSUM: return "PKT_TX_VXLAN_CKSUM";
+	case PKT_TX_TCP_SEG: return "PKT_TX_TCP_SEG";
 	default: return NULL;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.h b/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.h
index 10ddd93..bc6c363 100644
--- a/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.h
+++ b/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
  *   BSD LICENSE
  *
  *   Copyright(c) 2010-2014 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ *   Copyright 2014 6WIND S.A.
  *   All rights reserved.
  *
  *   Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -125,6 +126,20 @@ extern "C" {
 
 #define PKT_TX_VLAN_PKT      (1ULL << 55) /**< TX packet is a 802.1q VLAN packet. */
 
+/**
+ * TCP segmentation offload. To enable this offload feature for a
+ * packet to be transmitted on hardware supporting TSO:
+ *  - set the PKT_TX_TCP_SEG flag in mbuf->ol_flags (this flag implies
+ *    PKT_TX_TCP_CKSUM)
+ *  - if it's IPv4, set the PKT_TX_IP_CKSUM flag and write the IP checksum
+ *    to 0 in the packet
+ *  - fill the mbuf offload information: l2_len, l3_len, l4_len, tso_segsz
+ *  - calculate the pseudo header checksum without taking ip_len in accound,
+ *    and set it in the TCP header. Refer to rte_ipv4_phdr_cksum() and
+ *    rte_ipv6_phdr_cksum() that can be used as helpers.
+ */
+#define PKT_TX_TCP_SEG       (1ULL << 49)
+
 /* Use final bit of flags to indicate a control mbuf */
 #define CTRL_MBUF_FLAG       (1ULL << 63) /**< Mbuf contains control data */
 
@@ -226,22 +241,18 @@ struct rte_mbuf {
 
 	/* fields to support TX offloads */
 	union {
-		uint16_t l2_l3_len; /**< combined l2/l3 lengths as single var */
+		uint64_t tx_offload;       /**< combined for easy fetch */
 		struct {
-			uint16_t l3_len:9;      /**< L3 (IP) Header Length. */
-			uint16_t l2_len:7;      /**< L2 (MAC) Header Length. */
-		};
-	};
+			uint64_t l2_len:7; /**< L2 (MAC) Header Length. */
+			uint64_t l3_len:9; /**< L3 (IP) Header Length. */
+			uint64_t l4_len:8; /**< L4 (TCP/UDP) Header Length. */
+			uint64_t tso_segsz:16; /**< TCP TSO segment size */
 
-	/* fields for TX offloading of tunnels */
-	union {
-		uint16_t inner_l2_l3_len;
-		/**< combined inner l2/l3 lengths as single var */
-		struct {
-			uint16_t inner_l3_len:9;
-			/**< inner L3 (IP) Header Length. */
-			uint16_t inner_l2_len:7;
-			/**< inner L2 (MAC) Header Length. */
+			/* fields for TX offloading of tunnels */
+			uint64_t inner_l3_len:9; /**< inner L3 (IP) Hdr Length. */
+			uint64_t inner_l2_len:7; /**< inner L2 (MAC) Hdr Length. */
+
+			/* uint64_t unused:8; */
 		};
 	};
 } __rte_cache_aligned;
@@ -593,8 +604,7 @@ static inline void rte_pktmbuf_reset(struct rte_mbuf *m)
 {
 	m->next = NULL;
 	m->pkt_len = 0;
-	m->l2_l3_len = 0;
-	m->inner_l2_l3_len = 0;
+	m->tx_offload = 0;
 	m->vlan_tci = 0;
 	m->nb_segs = 1;
 	m->port = 0xff;
@@ -663,8 +673,7 @@ static inline void rte_pktmbuf_attach(struct rte_mbuf *mi, struct rte_mbuf *md)
 	mi->data_len = md->data_len;
 	mi->port = md->port;
 	mi->vlan_tci = md->vlan_tci;
-	mi->l2_l3_len = md->l2_l3_len;
-	mi->inner_l2_l3_len = md->inner_l2_l3_len;
+	mi->tx_offload = md->tx_offload;
 	mi->hash = md->hash;
 
 	mi->next = NULL;
diff --git a/lib/librte_net/rte_ip.h b/lib/librte_net/rte_ip.h
index 387b06c..20c3ae1 100644
--- a/lib/librte_net/rte_ip.h
+++ b/lib/librte_net/rte_ip.h
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_memcpy.h>
 #include <rte_byteorder.h>
+#include <rte_mbuf.h>
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
@@ -312,13 +313,21 @@ rte_ipv4_cksum(const struct ipv4_hdr *ipv4_hdr)
  *
  * The checksum field must be set to 0 by the caller.
  *
+ * Depending on the ol_flags, the pseudo-header checksum expected by the
+ * drivers is not the same. For instance, when TSO is enabled, the IP
+ * payload length must not be included in the packet.
+ *
+ * When ol_flags is 0, it computes the standard pseudo-header checksum.
+ *
  * @param ipv4_hdr
  *   The pointer to the contiguous IPv4 header.
+ * @param ol_flags
+ *   The ol_flags of the associated mbuf.
  * @return
  *   The non-complemented checksum to set in the L4 header.
  */
 static inline uint16_t
-rte_ipv4_phdr_cksum(const struct ipv4_hdr *ipv4_hdr)
+rte_ipv4_phdr_cksum(const struct ipv4_hdr *ipv4_hdr, uint64_t ol_flags)
 {
 	struct ipv4_psd_header {
 		uint32_t src_addr; /* IP address of source host. */
@@ -332,9 +341,13 @@ rte_ipv4_phdr_cksum(const struct ipv4_hdr *ipv4_hdr)
 	psd_hdr.dst_addr = ipv4_hdr->dst_addr;
 	psd_hdr.zero = 0;
 	psd_hdr.proto = ipv4_hdr->next_proto_id;
-	psd_hdr.len = rte_cpu_to_be_16(
-		(uint16_t)(rte_be_to_cpu_16(ipv4_hdr->total_length)
-			- sizeof(struct ipv4_hdr)));
+	if (ol_flags & PKT_TX_TCP_SEG) {
+		psd_hdr.len = 0;
+	} else {
+		psd_hdr.len = rte_cpu_to_be_16(
+			(uint16_t)(rte_be_to_cpu_16(ipv4_hdr->total_length)
+				- sizeof(struct ipv4_hdr)));
+	}
 	return rte_raw_cksum((const char *)&psd_hdr, sizeof(psd_hdr));
 }
 
@@ -361,7 +374,7 @@ rte_ipv4_udptcp_cksum(const struct ipv4_hdr *ipv4_hdr, const void *l4_hdr)
 		sizeof(struct ipv4_hdr);
 
 	cksum = rte_raw_cksum(l4_hdr, l4_len);
-	cksum += rte_ipv4_phdr_cksum(ipv4_hdr);
+	cksum += rte_ipv4_phdr_cksum(ipv4_hdr, 0);
 
 	cksum = ((cksum & 0xffff0000) >> 16) + (cksum & 0xffff);
 	cksum = (~cksum) & 0xffff;
@@ -386,13 +399,21 @@ struct ipv6_hdr {
 /**
  * Process the pseudo-header checksum of an IPv6 header.
  *
+ * Depending on the ol_flags, the pseudo-header checksum expected by the
+ * drivers is not the same. For instance, when TSO is enabled, the IPv6
+ * payload length must not be included in the packet.
+ *
+ * When ol_flags is 0, it computes the standard pseudo-header checksum.
+ *
  * @param ipv6_hdr
  *   The pointer to the contiguous IPv6 header.
+ * @param ol_flags
+ *   The ol_flags of the associated mbuf.
  * @return
  *   The non-complemented checksum to set in the L4 header.
  */
 static inline uint16_t
-rte_ipv6_phdr_cksum(const struct ipv6_hdr *ipv6_hdr)
+rte_ipv6_phdr_cksum(const struct ipv6_hdr *ipv6_hdr, uint64_t ol_flags)
 {
 	struct ipv6_psd_header {
 		uint8_t src_addr[16]; /* IP address of source host. */
@@ -404,7 +425,11 @@ rte_ipv6_phdr_cksum(const struct ipv6_hdr *ipv6_hdr)
 	rte_memcpy(&psd_hdr.src_addr, ipv6_hdr->src_addr,
 		sizeof(ipv6_hdr->src_addr) + sizeof(ipv6_hdr->dst_addr));
 	psd_hdr.proto = (ipv6_hdr->proto << 24);
-	psd_hdr.len = ipv6_hdr->payload_len;
+	if (ol_flags & PKT_TX_TCP_SEG) {
+		psd_hdr.len = 0;
+	} else {
+		psd_hdr.len = ipv6_hdr->payload_len;
+	}
 
 	return rte_raw_cksum((const char *)&psd_hdr, sizeof(psd_hdr));
 }
diff --git a/lib/librte_pmd_e1000/igb_rxtx.c b/lib/librte_pmd_e1000/igb_rxtx.c
index 433c616..848d5d1 100644
--- a/lib/librte_pmd_e1000/igb_rxtx.c
+++ b/lib/librte_pmd_e1000/igb_rxtx.c
@@ -367,6 +367,13 @@ eth_igb_xmit_pkts(void *tx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **tx_pkts,
 	struct rte_mbuf     *tx_pkt;
 	struct rte_mbuf     *m_seg;
 	union igb_vlan_macip vlan_macip_lens;
+	union {
+		uint16_t u16;
+		struct {
+			uint16_t l3_len:9;
+			uint16_t l2_len:7;
+		};
+	} l2_l3_len;
 	uint64_t buf_dma_addr;
 	uint32_t olinfo_status;
 	uint32_t cmd_type_len;
@@ -404,8 +411,10 @@ eth_igb_xmit_pkts(void *tx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **tx_pkts,
 		tx_last = (uint16_t) (tx_id + tx_pkt->nb_segs - 1);
 
 		ol_flags = tx_pkt->ol_flags;
+		l2_l3_len.l2_len = tx_pkt->l2_len;
+		l2_l3_len.l3_len = tx_pkt->l3_len;
 		vlan_macip_lens.f.vlan_tci = tx_pkt->vlan_tci;
-		vlan_macip_lens.f.l2_l3_len = tx_pkt->l2_l3_len;
+		vlan_macip_lens.f.l2_l3_len = l2_l3_len.u16;
 		tx_ol_req = ol_flags & IGB_TX_OFFLOAD_MASK;
 
 		/* If a Context Descriptor need be built . */
diff --git a/lib/librte_pmd_ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx.c b/lib/librte_pmd_ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx.c
index ca35db2..2df3385 100644
--- a/lib/librte_pmd_ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx.c
+++ b/lib/librte_pmd_ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx.c
@@ -546,6 +546,13 @@ ixgbe_xmit_pkts(void *tx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **tx_pkts,
 	struct rte_mbuf     *tx_pkt;
 	struct rte_mbuf     *m_seg;
 	union ixgbe_vlan_macip vlan_macip_lens;
+	union {
+		uint16_t u16;
+		struct {
+			uint16_t l3_len:9;
+			uint16_t l2_len:7;
+		};
+	} l2_l3_len;
 	uint64_t buf_dma_addr;
 	uint32_t olinfo_status;
 	uint32_t cmd_type_len;
@@ -588,8 +595,10 @@ ixgbe_xmit_pkts(void *tx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **tx_pkts,
 		/* If hardware offload required */
 		tx_ol_req = ol_flags & IXGBE_TX_OFFLOAD_MASK;
 		if (tx_ol_req) {
+			l2_l3_len.l2_len = tx_pkt->l2_len;
+			l2_l3_len.l3_len = tx_pkt->l3_len;
 			vlan_macip_lens.f.vlan_tci = tx_pkt->vlan_tci;
-			vlan_macip_lens.f.l2_l3_len = tx_pkt->l2_l3_len;
+			vlan_macip_lens.f.l2_l3_len = l2_l3_len.u16;
 
 			/* If new context need be built or reuse the exist ctx. */
 			ctx = what_advctx_update(txq, tx_ol_req,
