diff --git a/helper/include/odph_ip.h b/helper/include/odph_ip.h
index 16c8266..22ec43f 100644
--- a/helper/include/odph_ip.h
+++ b/helper/include/odph_ip.h
@@ -143,16 +143,30 @@ typedef struct ODP_PACKED {
 /** @internal Compile time assert */
 ODP_STATIC_ASSERT(sizeof(odph_ipv6hdr_t) == ODPH_IPV6HDR_LEN, "ODPH_IPV6HDR_T__SIZE_ERROR");
 
+/**
+ * IPv6 Header extensions
+ */
+typedef struct ODP_PACKED {
+	uint8_t    next_hdr;     /**< Protocol of next header */
+	uint8_t    ext_len;      /**< Length of this extention in 8 byte units,
+				    not counting first 8 bytes, so 0 = 8 bytes
+				    1 = 16 bytes, etc. */
+	uint8_t    filler[6];    /**< Fill out first 8 byte segment */
+} odph_ipv6hdr_ext_t;
+
 /** @name
  * IP protocol values (IPv4:'proto' or IPv6:'next_hdr')
  * @{*/
-#define ODPH_IPPROTO_ICMP 0x01 /**< Internet Control Message Protocol (1) */
-#define ODPH_IPPROTO_TCP  0x06 /**< Transmission Control Protocol (6) */
-#define ODPH_IPPROTO_UDP  0x11 /**< User Datagram Protocol (17) */
-#define ODPH_IPPROTO_SCTP 0x84 /**< Stream Control Transmission Protocol (132) */
-#define ODPH_IPPROTO_FRAG 0x2C /**< Fragment (44) */
-#define ODPH_IPPROTO_AH   0x33 /**< Authentication Header (51) */
-#define ODPH_IPPROTO_ESP  0x32 /**< Encapsulating Security Payload (50) */
+#define ODPH_IPPROTO_HOPOPTS 0x00 /**< IPv6 hop-by-hop options */
+#define ODPH_IPPROTO_ICMP    0x01 /**< Internet Control Message Protocol (1) */
+#define ODPH_IPPROTO_TCP     0x06 /**< Transmission Control Protocol (6) */
+#define ODPH_IPPROTO_UDP     0x11 /**< User Datagram Protocol (17) */
+#define ODPH_IPPROTO_ROUTE   0x2B /**< IPv6 Routing header (43) */
+#define ODPH_IPPROTO_FRAG    0x2C /**< IPv6 Fragment (44) */
+#define ODPH_IPPROTO_AH      0x33 /**< Authentication Header (51) */
+#define ODPH_IPPROTO_ESP     0x32 /**< Encapsulating Security Payload (50) */
+#define ODPH_IPPROTO_INVALID 0xFF /**< Reserved invalid by IANA */
+
 /**@}*/
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
diff --git a/platform/linux-generic/include/odp_packet_internal.h b/platform/linux-generic/include/odp_packet_internal.h
index fbaaa5f..0b24300 100644
--- a/platform/linux-generic/include/odp_packet_internal.h
+++ b/platform/linux-generic/include/odp_packet_internal.h
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ typedef union {
 		uint32_t vlan:1;      /**< VLAN hdr found */
 		uint32_t vlan_qinq:1; /**< Stacked VLAN found, QinQ */
 
+		uint32_t snap:1;      /**< SNAP */
 		uint32_t arp:1;       /**< ARP */
 
 		uint32_t ipv4:1;      /**< IPv4 */
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ typedef union {
 
 		uint32_t udp:1;       /**< UDP */
 		uint32_t tcp:1;       /**< TCP */
+		uint32_t tcpopt:1;    /**< TCP options present */
 		uint32_t sctp:1;      /**< SCTP */
 		uint32_t icmp:1;      /**< ICMP */
 	};
@@ -70,7 +72,9 @@ typedef union {
 
 	struct {
 		/* Bitfield flags for each detected error */
+		uint32_t app_error:1; /**< Error bit for application use */
 		uint32_t frame_len:1; /**< Frame length error */
+		uint32_t snap_len:1;  /**< Snap length error */
 		uint32_t l2_chksum:1; /**< L2 checksum error, checks TBD */
 		uint32_t ip_err:1;    /**< IP error,  checks TBD */
 		uint32_t tcp_err:1;   /**< TCP error, checks TBD */
@@ -89,7 +93,10 @@ typedef union {
 
 	struct {
 		/* Bitfield flags for each output option */
-		uint32_t l4_chksum:1; /**< Request L4 checksum calculation */
+		uint32_t l3_chksum_set:1; /**< L3 chksum bit is valid */
+		uint32_t l3_chksum:1;     /**< L3 chksum override */
+		uint32_t l4_chksum_set:1; /**< L3 chksum bit is valid */
+		uint32_t l4_chksum:1;     /**< L4 chksum override  */
 	};
 } output_flags_t;
 
@@ -110,13 +117,19 @@ typedef struct {
 	uint32_t l2_offset; /**< offset to L2 hdr, e.g. Eth */
 	uint32_t l3_offset; /**< offset to L3 hdr, e.g. IPv4, IPv6 */
 	uint32_t l4_offset; /**< offset to L4 hdr (TCP, UDP, SCTP, also ICMP) */
+	uint32_t payload_offset; /**< offset to payload */
+
+	uint32_t vlan_s_tag;     /**< Parsed 1st VLAN header (S-TAG) */
+	uint32_t vlan_c_tag;     /**< Parsed 2nd VLAN header (C-TAG) */
+	uint32_t l3_protocol;    /**< Parsed L3 protocol */
+	uint32_t l3_len;         /**< Layer 3 length */
+	uint32_t l4_protocol;    /**< Parsed L4 protocol */
+	uint32_t l4_len;         /**< Layer 4 length */
 
 	uint32_t frame_len;
 	uint32_t headroom;
 	uint32_t tailroom;
 
-	uint64_t user_ctx;        /* user context */
-
 	odp_pktio_t input;
 } odp_packet_hdr_t;
 
@@ -134,11 +147,6 @@ static inline odp_packet_hdr_t *odp_packet_hdr(odp_packet_t pkt)
 }
 
 /**
- * Parse packet and set internal metadata
- */
-void odp_packet_parse(odp_packet_t pkt, size_t len, size_t l2_offset);
-
-/**
  * Initialize packet buffer
  */
 static inline void packet_init(pool_entry_t *pool,
@@ -180,8 +188,15 @@ static inline void *packet_map(odp_packet_hdr_t *pkt_hdr,
 			  pkt_hdr->headroom + pkt_hdr->frame_len);
 }
 
+static inline void packet_set_len(odp_packet_t pkt, uint32_t len)
+{
+	odp_packet_hdr(pkt)->frame_len = len;
+}
+
 odp_packet_t _odp_packet_alloc(odp_buffer_pool_t pool_hdl);
 
+int _odp_packet_parse(odp_packet_t pkt);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/platform/linux-generic/odp_packet.c b/platform/linux-generic/odp_packet.c
index e5899fd..ff05849 100644
--- a/platform/linux-generic/odp_packet.c
+++ b/platform/linux-generic/odp_packet.c
@@ -12,15 +12,12 @@
 
 #include <odph_eth.h>
 #include <odph_ip.h>
+#include <odph_tcp.h>
+#include <odph_udp.h>
 
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 
-static inline uint8_t parse_ipv4(odp_packet_hdr_t *pkt_hdr,
-				 odph_ipv4hdr_t *ipv4, size_t *offset_out);
-static inline uint8_t parse_ipv6(odp_packet_hdr_t *pkt_hdr,
-				 odph_ipv6hdr_t *ipv6, size_t *offset_out);
-
 /*
  *
  * Alloc and free
@@ -200,172 +197,6 @@ int odp_packet_seg_count(odp_packet_t pkt)
 	return odp_packet_hdr(pkt)->buf_hdr.segcount;
 }
 
-
-/**
- * Simple packet parser: eth, VLAN, IP, TCP/UDP/ICMP
- *
- * Internal function: caller is resposible for passing only valid packet handles
- * , lengths and offsets (usually done&called in packet input).
- *
- * @param pkt        Packet handle
- * @param len        Packet length in bytes
- * @param frame_offset  Byte offset to L2 header
- */
-void odp_packet_parse(odp_packet_t pkt, size_t len, size_t frame_offset)
-{
-	odp_packet_hdr_t *const pkt_hdr = odp_packet_hdr(pkt);
-	odph_ethhdr_t *eth;
-	odph_vlanhdr_t *vlan;
-	odph_ipv4hdr_t *ipv4;
-	odph_ipv6hdr_t *ipv6;
-	uint16_t ethtype;
-	size_t offset = 0;
-	uint8_t ip_proto = 0;
-
-	pkt_hdr->input_flags.eth = 1;
-	pkt_hdr->l2_offset = frame_offset;
-	pkt_hdr->frame_len = len;
-
-	if (len > ODPH_ETH_LEN_MAX)
-		pkt_hdr->input_flags.jumbo = 1;
-
-	/* Assume valid L2 header, no CRC/FCS check in SW */
-	pkt_hdr->input_flags.l2 = 1;
-	pkt_hdr->l2_offset = frame_offset;
-
-	eth = (odph_ethhdr_t *)odp_packet_data(pkt);
-	ethtype = odp_be_to_cpu_16(eth->type);
-	vlan = (odph_vlanhdr_t *)&eth->type;
-
-	if (ethtype == ODPH_ETHTYPE_VLAN_OUTER) {
-		pkt_hdr->input_flags.vlan_qinq = 1;
-		ethtype = odp_be_to_cpu_16(vlan->tpid);
-		offset += sizeof(odph_vlanhdr_t);
-		vlan = &vlan[1];
-	}
-
-	if (ethtype == ODPH_ETHTYPE_VLAN) {
-		pkt_hdr->input_flags.vlan = 1;
-		ethtype = odp_be_to_cpu_16(vlan->tpid);
-		offset += sizeof(odph_vlanhdr_t);
-	}
-
-	/* Set l3_offset+flag only for known ethtypes */
-	switch (ethtype) {
-	case ODPH_ETHTYPE_IPV4:
-		pkt_hdr->input_flags.ipv4 = 1;
-		pkt_hdr->input_flags.l3 = 1;
-		pkt_hdr->l3_offset = frame_offset + ODPH_ETHHDR_LEN + offset;
-		ipv4 = (odph_ipv4hdr_t *)odp_packet_l3_ptr(pkt, NULL);
-		ip_proto = parse_ipv4(pkt_hdr, ipv4, &offset);
-		break;
-	case ODPH_ETHTYPE_IPV6:
-		pkt_hdr->input_flags.ipv6 = 1;
-		pkt_hdr->input_flags.l3 = 1;
-		pkt_hdr->l3_offset = frame_offset + ODPH_ETHHDR_LEN + offset;
-		ipv6 = (odph_ipv6hdr_t *)odp_packet_l3_ptr(pkt, NULL);
-		ip_proto = parse_ipv6(pkt_hdr, ipv6, &offset);
-		break;
-	case ODPH_ETHTYPE_ARP:
-		pkt_hdr->input_flags.arp = 1;
-		/* fall through */
-	default:
-		ip_proto = 0;
-		break;
-	}
-
-	switch (ip_proto) {
-	case ODPH_IPPROTO_UDP:
-		pkt_hdr->input_flags.udp = 1;
-		pkt_hdr->input_flags.l4 = 1;
-		pkt_hdr->l4_offset = pkt_hdr->l3_offset + offset;
-		break;
-	case ODPH_IPPROTO_TCP:
-		pkt_hdr->input_flags.tcp = 1;
-		pkt_hdr->input_flags.l4 = 1;
-		pkt_hdr->l4_offset = pkt_hdr->l3_offset + offset;
-		break;
-	case ODPH_IPPROTO_SCTP:
-		pkt_hdr->input_flags.sctp = 1;
-		pkt_hdr->input_flags.l4 = 1;
-		pkt_hdr->l4_offset = pkt_hdr->l3_offset + offset;
-		break;
-	case ODPH_IPPROTO_ICMP:
-		pkt_hdr->input_flags.icmp = 1;
-		pkt_hdr->input_flags.l4 = 1;
-		pkt_hdr->l4_offset = pkt_hdr->l3_offset + offset;
-		break;
-	default:
-		/* 0 or unhandled IP protocols, don't set L4 flag+offset */
-		if (pkt_hdr->input_flags.ipv6) {
-			/* IPv6 next_hdr is not L4, mark as IP-option instead */
-			pkt_hdr->input_flags.ipopt = 1;
-		}
-		break;
-	}
-}
-
-static inline uint8_t parse_ipv4(odp_packet_hdr_t *pkt_hdr,
-				 odph_ipv4hdr_t *ipv4, size_t *offset_out)
-{
-	uint8_t ihl;
-	uint16_t frag_offset;
-
-	ihl = ODPH_IPV4HDR_IHL(ipv4->ver_ihl);
-	if (odp_unlikely(ihl < ODPH_IPV4HDR_IHL_MIN)) {
-		pkt_hdr->error_flags.ip_err = 1;
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	if (odp_unlikely(ihl > ODPH_IPV4HDR_IHL_MIN)) {
-		pkt_hdr->input_flags.ipopt = 1;
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	/* A packet is a fragment if:
-	*  "more fragments" flag is set (all fragments except the last)
-	*     OR
-	*  "fragment offset" field is nonzero (all fragments except the first)
-	*/
-	frag_offset = odp_be_to_cpu_16(ipv4->frag_offset);
-	if (odp_unlikely(ODPH_IPV4HDR_IS_FRAGMENT(frag_offset))) {
-		pkt_hdr->input_flags.ipfrag = 1;
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	if (ipv4->proto == ODPH_IPPROTO_ESP ||
-	    ipv4->proto == ODPH_IPPROTO_AH) {
-		pkt_hdr->input_flags.ipsec = 1;
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	/* Set pkt_hdr->input_flags.ipopt when checking L4 hdrs after return */
-
-	*offset_out = sizeof(uint32_t) * ihl;
-	return ipv4->proto;
-}
-
-static inline uint8_t parse_ipv6(odp_packet_hdr_t *pkt_hdr,
-				 odph_ipv6hdr_t *ipv6, size_t *offset_out)
-{
-	if (ipv6->next_hdr == ODPH_IPPROTO_ESP ||
-	    ipv6->next_hdr == ODPH_IPPROTO_AH) {
-		pkt_hdr->input_flags.ipopt = 1;
-		pkt_hdr->input_flags.ipsec = 1;
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	if (odp_unlikely(ipv6->next_hdr == ODPH_IPPROTO_FRAG)) {
-		pkt_hdr->input_flags.ipopt = 1;
-		pkt_hdr->input_flags.ipfrag = 1;
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	/* Don't step through more extensions */
-	*offset_out = ODPH_IPV6HDR_LEN;
-	return ipv6->next_hdr;
-}
-
 void odp_packet_print(odp_packet_t pkt)
 {
 	int max_len = 512;
@@ -458,3 +289,288 @@ odp_packet_t _odp_packet_alloc(odp_buffer_pool_t pool_hdl)
 	return (odp_packet_t)buffer_alloc(pool_hdl,
 					  pool->s.params.buf_size);
 }
+
+/**
+ * Parser helper function for IPv4
+ */
+static inline uint8_t parse_ipv4(odp_packet_hdr_t *pkt_hdr,
+				 uint8_t **parseptr, uint32_t *offset)
+{
+	odph_ipv4hdr_t *ipv4 = (odph_ipv4hdr_t *)*parseptr;
+	uint8_t ver = ODPH_IPV4HDR_VER(ipv4->ver_ihl);
+	uint8_t ihl = ODPH_IPV4HDR_IHL(ipv4->ver_ihl);
+	uint16_t frag_offset;
+
+	pkt_hdr->l3_len = odp_be_to_cpu_16(ipv4->tot_len);
+
+	if (odp_unlikely(ihl < ODPH_IPV4HDR_IHL_MIN) ||
+	    odp_unlikely(ver != 4) ||
+	    (pkt_hdr->l3_len > pkt_hdr->frame_len - *offset)) {
+		pkt_hdr->error_flags.ip_err = 1;
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	*offset   += ihl * 4;
+	*parseptr += ihl * 4;
+
+	if (odp_unlikely(ihl > ODPH_IPV4HDR_IHL_MIN))
+		pkt_hdr->input_flags.ipopt = 1;
+
+	/* A packet is a fragment if:
+	*  "more fragments" flag is set (all fragments except the last)
+	*     OR
+	*  "fragment offset" field is nonzero (all fragments except the first)
+	*/
+	frag_offset = odp_be_to_cpu_16(ipv4->frag_offset);
+	if (odp_unlikely(ODPH_IPV4HDR_IS_FRAGMENT(frag_offset)))
+		pkt_hdr->input_flags.ipfrag = 1;
+
+	return ipv4->proto;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Parser helper function for IPv6
+ */
+static inline uint8_t parse_ipv6(odp_packet_hdr_t *pkt_hdr,
+				 uint8_t **parseptr, uint32_t *offset)
+{
+	odph_ipv6hdr_t *ipv6 = (odph_ipv6hdr_t *)*parseptr;
+	odph_ipv6hdr_ext_t *ipv6ext;
+
+	pkt_hdr->l3_len = odp_be_to_cpu_16(ipv6->payload_len);
+
+	/* Basic sanity checks on IPv6 header */
+	if ((ipv6->ver_tc_flow >> 28) != 6 ||
+	    pkt_hdr->l3_len > pkt_hdr->frame_len - *offset) {
+		pkt_hdr->error_flags.ip_err = 1;
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	/* Skip past IPv6 header */
+	*offset   += sizeof(odph_ipv6hdr_t);
+	*parseptr += sizeof(odph_ipv6hdr_t);
+
+
+	/* Skip past any IPv6 extension headers */
+	if (ipv6->next_hdr == ODPH_IPPROTO_HOPOPTS ||
+	    ipv6->next_hdr == ODPH_IPPROTO_ROUTE) {
+		pkt_hdr->input_flags.ipopt = 1;
+
+		do  {
+			ipv6ext    = (odph_ipv6hdr_ext_t *)*parseptr;
+			uint16_t extlen = 8 + ipv6ext->ext_len * 8;
+
+			*offset   += extlen;
+			*parseptr += extlen;
+		} while ((ipv6ext->next_hdr == ODPH_IPPROTO_HOPOPTS ||
+			  ipv6ext->next_hdr == ODPH_IPPROTO_ROUTE) &&
+			*offset < pkt_hdr->frame_len);
+
+		if (*offset >= pkt_hdr->l3_offset + ipv6->payload_len) {
+			pkt_hdr->error_flags.ip_err = 1;
+			return 0;
+		}
+
+		if (ipv6ext->next_hdr == ODPH_IPPROTO_FRAG)
+			pkt_hdr->input_flags.ipfrag = 1;
+
+		return ipv6ext->next_hdr;
+	}
+
+	if (odp_unlikely(ipv6->next_hdr == ODPH_IPPROTO_FRAG)) {
+		pkt_hdr->input_flags.ipopt = 1;
+		pkt_hdr->input_flags.ipfrag = 1;
+	}
+
+	return ipv6->next_hdr;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Parser helper function for TCP
+ */
+static inline void parse_tcp(odp_packet_hdr_t *pkt_hdr,
+			     uint8_t **parseptr, uint32_t *offset)
+{
+	odph_tcphdr_t *tcp = (odph_tcphdr_t *)*parseptr;
+
+	if (tcp->hl < sizeof(odph_tcphdr_t)/sizeof(uint32_t))
+		pkt_hdr->error_flags.tcp_err = 1;
+	else if ((uint32_t)tcp->hl * 4 > sizeof(odph_tcphdr_t))
+		pkt_hdr->input_flags.tcpopt = 1;
+
+	pkt_hdr->l4_len = pkt_hdr->l3_len +
+		pkt_hdr->l3_offset - pkt_hdr->l4_offset;
+
+	*offset   += (uint32_t)tcp->hl * 4;
+	*parseptr += (uint32_t)tcp->hl * 4;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Parser helper function for UDP
+ */
+static inline void parse_udp(odp_packet_hdr_t *pkt_hdr,
+			     uint8_t **parseptr, uint32_t *offset)
+{
+	odph_udphdr_t *udp = (odph_udphdr_t *)*parseptr;
+	uint32_t udplen = odp_be_to_cpu_16(udp->length);
+
+	if (udplen < sizeof(odph_udphdr_t) ||
+	    udplen > (pkt_hdr->l3_len +
+		      pkt_hdr->l3_offset - pkt_hdr->l4_offset)) {
+		pkt_hdr->error_flags.udp_err = 1;
+	}
+
+	pkt_hdr->l4_len = udplen;
+
+	*offset   += sizeof(odph_udphdr_t);
+	*parseptr += sizeof(odph_udphdr_t);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Simple packet parser
+ */
+
+int _odp_packet_parse(odp_packet_t pkt)
+{
+	odp_packet_hdr_t *const pkt_hdr = odp_packet_hdr(pkt);
+	odph_ethhdr_t *eth;
+	odph_vlanhdr_t *vlan;
+	uint16_t ethtype;
+	uint8_t *parseptr;
+	uint32_t offset, seglen;
+	uint8_t ip_proto = 0;
+
+	/* Reset parser metadata for new parse */
+	pkt_hdr->error_flags.all  = 0;
+	pkt_hdr->input_flags.all  = 0;
+	pkt_hdr->output_flags.all = 0;
+	pkt_hdr->l2_offset        = 0;
+	pkt_hdr->l3_offset        = 0;
+	pkt_hdr->l4_offset        = 0;
+	pkt_hdr->payload_offset   = 0;
+	pkt_hdr->vlan_s_tag       = 0;
+	pkt_hdr->vlan_c_tag       = 0;
+	pkt_hdr->l3_protocol      = 0;
+	pkt_hdr->l4_protocol      = 0;
+
+	/* We only support Ethernet for now */
+	pkt_hdr->input_flags.eth = 1;
+
+	/* Detect jumbo frames */
+	if (pkt_hdr->frame_len > ODPH_ETH_LEN_MAX)
+		pkt_hdr->input_flags.jumbo = 1;
+
+	/* Assume valid L2 header, no CRC/FCS check in SW */
+	pkt_hdr->input_flags.l2 = 1;
+
+	eth = (odph_ethhdr_t *)packet_map(pkt_hdr, 0, &seglen);
+	offset = sizeof(odph_ethhdr_t);
+	parseptr = (uint8_t *)&eth->type;
+	ethtype = odp_be_to_cpu_16(*((uint16_t *)(void *)parseptr));
+
+	/* Parse the VLAN header(s), if present */
+	if (ethtype == ODPH_ETHTYPE_VLAN_OUTER) {
+		pkt_hdr->input_flags.vlan_qinq = 1;
+		pkt_hdr->input_flags.vlan = 1;
+		vlan = (odph_vlanhdr_t *)(void *)parseptr;
+		pkt_hdr->vlan_s_tag = ((ethtype << 16) |
+				       odp_be_to_cpu_16(vlan->tci));
+		offset += sizeof(odph_vlanhdr_t);
+		parseptr += sizeof(odph_vlanhdr_t);
+		ethtype = odp_be_to_cpu_16(*((uint16_t *)(void *)parseptr));
+	}
+
+	if (ethtype == ODPH_ETHTYPE_VLAN) {
+		pkt_hdr->input_flags.vlan = 1;
+		vlan = (odph_vlanhdr_t *)(void *)parseptr;
+		pkt_hdr->vlan_c_tag = ((ethtype << 16) |
+				       odp_be_to_cpu_16(vlan->tci));
+		offset += sizeof(odph_vlanhdr_t);
+		parseptr += sizeof(odph_vlanhdr_t);
+		ethtype = odp_be_to_cpu_16(*((uint16_t *)(void *)parseptr));
+	}
+
+	/* Check for SNAP vs. DIX */
+	if (ethtype < ODPH_ETH_LEN_MAX) {
+		pkt_hdr->input_flags.snap = 1;
+		if (ethtype > pkt_hdr->frame_len - offset) {
+			pkt_hdr->error_flags.snap_len = 1;
+			goto parse_exit;
+		}
+		offset   += 8;
+		parseptr += 8;
+		ethtype = odp_be_to_cpu_16(*((uint16_t *)(void *)parseptr));
+	}
+
+	/* Consume Ethertype for Layer 3 parse */
+	parseptr += 2;
+
+	/* Set l3_offset+flag only for known ethtypes */
+	pkt_hdr->input_flags.l3 = 1;
+	pkt_hdr->l3_offset = offset;
+	pkt_hdr->l3_protocol = ethtype;
+
+	/* Parse Layer 3 headers */
+	switch (ethtype) {
+	case ODPH_ETHTYPE_IPV4:
+		pkt_hdr->input_flags.ipv4 = 1;
+		ip_proto = parse_ipv4(pkt_hdr, &parseptr, &offset);
+		break;
+
+	case ODPH_ETHTYPE_IPV6:
+		pkt_hdr->input_flags.ipv6 = 1;
+		ip_proto = parse_ipv6(pkt_hdr, &parseptr, &offset);
+		break;
+
+	case ODPH_ETHTYPE_ARP:
+		pkt_hdr->input_flags.arp = 1;
+		ip_proto = 255;  /* Reserved invalid by IANA */
+		break;
+
+	default:
+		pkt_hdr->input_flags.l3 = 0;
+		ip_proto = 255;  /* Reserved invalid by IANA */
+	}
+
+	/* Set l4_offset+flag only for known ip_proto */
+	pkt_hdr->input_flags.l4 = 1;
+	pkt_hdr->l4_offset = offset;
+	pkt_hdr->l4_protocol = ip_proto;
+
+	/* Parse Layer 4 headers */
+	switch (ip_proto) {
+	case ODPH_IPPROTO_ICMP:
+		pkt_hdr->input_flags.icmp = 1;
+		break;
+
+	case ODPH_IPPROTO_TCP:
+		pkt_hdr->input_flags.tcp = 1;
+		parse_tcp(pkt_hdr, &parseptr, &offset);
+		break;
+
+	case ODPH_IPPROTO_UDP:
+		pkt_hdr->input_flags.udp = 1;
+		parse_udp(pkt_hdr, &parseptr, &offset);
+		break;
+
+	case ODPH_IPPROTO_AH:
+	case ODPH_IPPROTO_ESP:
+		pkt_hdr->input_flags.ipsec = 1;
+		break;
+
+	default:
+		pkt_hdr->input_flags.l4 = 0;
+		break;
+	}
+
+       /*
+	* Anything beyond what we parse here is considered payload.
+	* Note: Payload is really only relevant for TCP and UDP.  For
+	* all other protocols, the payload offset will point to the
+	* final header (ARP, ICMP, AH, ESP, or IP Fragment).
+	*/
+	pkt_hdr->payload_offset = offset;
+
+parse_exit:
+	return pkt_hdr->error_flags.all != 0;
+}
diff --git a/platform/linux-generic/odp_packet_socket.c b/platform/linux-generic/odp_packet_socket.c
index ead5d2f..2849065 100644
--- a/platform/linux-generic/odp_packet_socket.c
+++ b/platform/linux-generic/odp_packet_socket.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <sys/syscall.h>
 
+#include <odp.h>
 #include <odp_packet_socket.h>
 #include <odp_packet_internal.h>
 #include <odp_align_internal.h>
@@ -42,8 +43,6 @@
 
 #include <odph_eth.h>
 #include <odph_ip.h>
-#include <odp_packet.h>
-#include <odp_spinlock.h>
 
 /** Provide a sendmmsg wrapper for systems with no libc or kernel support.
  *  As it is implemented as a weak symbol, it has zero effect on systems
@@ -207,28 +206,19 @@ int setup_pkt_sock(pkt_sock_t *const pkt_sock, const char *netdev,
 	unsigned int if_idx;
 	struct ifreq ethreq;
 	struct sockaddr_ll sa_ll;
-	odp_packet_t pkt;
-	uint8_t *pkt_buf;
-	uint8_t *l2_hdr;
 
 	if (pool == ODP_BUFFER_POOL_INVALID)
 		return -1;
 	pkt_sock->pool = pool;
 
-	pkt = _odp_packet_alloc(pool);
-	if (!odp_packet_is_valid(pkt))
-		return -1;
-
-	pkt_buf = odp_packet_addr(pkt);
-	l2_hdr = ETHBUF_ALIGN(pkt_buf);
 	/* Store eth buffer offset for pkt buffers from this pool */
-	pkt_sock->frame_offset = (uintptr_t)l2_hdr - (uintptr_t)pkt_buf;
+	pkt_sock->frame_offset = 0;
 	/* pkt buffer size */
-	pkt_sock->buf_size = odp_packet_buf_size(pkt);
+	pkt_sock->buf_size = odp_buffer_pool_segment_size(pool);
 	/* max frame len taking into account the l2-offset */
-	pkt_sock->max_frame_len = pkt_sock->buf_size - pkt_sock->frame_offset;
-
-	odp_packet_free(pkt);
+	pkt_sock->max_frame_len = pkt_sock->buf_size -
+		odp_buffer_pool_headroom(pool) -
+		odp_buffer_pool_tailroom(pool);
 
 	odp_spinlock_lock(&raw_sockets_lock);
 
@@ -319,7 +309,6 @@ int recv_pkt_sock_basic(pkt_sock_t *const pkt_sock,
 	int const sockfd = pkt_sock->sockfd;
 	odp_packet_t pkt = ODP_PACKET_INVALID;
 	uint8_t *pkt_buf;
-	uint8_t *l2_hdr;
 	int nb_rx = 0;
 
 	/*  recvfrom:
@@ -337,10 +326,9 @@ int recv_pkt_sock_basic(pkt_sock_t *const pkt_sock,
 				break;
 		}
 
-		pkt_buf = odp_packet_addr(pkt);
-		l2_hdr = pkt_buf + pkt_sock->frame_offset;
+		pkt_buf = odp_packet_data(pkt);
 
-		recv_bytes = recvfrom(sockfd, l2_hdr,
+		recv_bytes = recvfrom(sockfd, pkt_buf,
 				      pkt_sock->max_frame_len, MSG_DONTWAIT,
 				      (struct sockaddr *)&sll, &addrlen);
 		/* no data or error: free recv buf and break out of loop */
@@ -351,7 +339,8 @@ int recv_pkt_sock_basic(pkt_sock_t *const pkt_sock,
 			continue;
 
 		/* Parse and set packet header data */
-		odp_packet_parse(pkt, recv_bytes, pkt_sock->frame_offset);
+		packet_set_len(pkt, recv_bytes);
+		_odp_packet_parse(pkt);
 
 		pkt_table[nb_rx] = pkt;
 		pkt = ODP_PACKET_INVALID;
@@ -433,7 +422,7 @@ int recv_pkt_sock_mmsg(pkt_sock_t *const pkt_sock,
 		if (odp_unlikely(pkt_table[i] == ODP_PACKET_INVALID))
 			break;
 
-		pkt_buf = odp_packet_addr(pkt_table[i]);
+		pkt_buf = odp_packet_data(pkt_table[i]);
 		l2_hdr = pkt_buf + pkt_sock->frame_offset;
 		iovecs[i].iov_base = l2_hdr;
 		iovecs[i].iov_len = pkt_sock->max_frame_len;
@@ -456,8 +445,8 @@ int recv_pkt_sock_mmsg(pkt_sock_t *const pkt_sock,
 		}
 
 		/* Parse and set packet header data */
-		odp_packet_parse(pkt_table[i], msgvec[i].msg_len,
-				 pkt_sock->frame_offset);
+		packet_set_len(pkt_table[i], msgvec[i].msg_len);
+		_odp_packet_parse(pkt_table[i]);
 
 		pkt_table[nb_rx] = pkt_table[i];
 		nb_rx++;
@@ -570,7 +559,6 @@ static inline void mmap_tx_user_ready(struct tpacket2_hdr *hdr)
 static inline unsigned pkt_mmap_v2_rx(int sock, struct ring *ring,
 				      odp_packet_t pkt_table[], unsigned len,
 				      odp_buffer_pool_t pool,
-				      size_t frame_offset,
 				      unsigned char if_mac[])
 {
 	union frame_map ppd;
@@ -607,14 +595,14 @@ static inline unsigned pkt_mmap_v2_rx(int sock, struct ring *ring,
 			if (odp_unlikely(pkt_table[i] == ODP_PACKET_INVALID))
 				break;
 
-			l2_hdr = odp_packet_addr(pkt_table[i])
-				 + frame_offset;
+			packet_set_len(pkt_table[i], pkt_len);
+			l2_hdr = odp_packet_data(pkt_table[i]);
 			memcpy(l2_hdr, pkt_buf, pkt_len);
 
 			mmap_rx_user_ready(ppd.raw);
 
 			/* Parse and set packet header data */
-			odp_packet_parse(pkt_table[i], pkt_len, frame_offset);
+			_odp_packet_parse(pkt_table[i]);
 
 			frame_num = next_frame_num;
 			i++;
@@ -837,9 +825,6 @@ static int mmap_store_hw_addr(pkt_sock_mmap_t *const pkt_sock,
 int setup_pkt_sock_mmap(pkt_sock_mmap_t *const pkt_sock, const char *netdev,
 			odp_buffer_pool_t pool, int fanout)
 {
-	odp_packet_t pkt;
-	uint8_t *pkt_buf;
-	uint8_t *l2_hdr;
 	int if_idx;
 	int ret = 0;
 
@@ -848,16 +833,8 @@ int setup_pkt_sock_mmap(pkt_sock_mmap_t *const pkt_sock, const char *netdev,
 	if (pool == ODP_BUFFER_POOL_INVALID)
 		return -1;
 
-	pkt = _odp_packet_alloc(pool);
-	if (!odp_packet_is_valid(pkt))
-		return -1;
-
-	pkt_buf = odp_packet_addr(pkt);
-	l2_hdr = ETHBUF_ALIGN(pkt_buf);
 	/* Store eth buffer offset for pkt buffers from this pool */
-	pkt_sock->frame_offset = (uintptr_t)l2_hdr - (uintptr_t)pkt_buf;
-
-	odp_packet_free(pkt);
+	pkt_sock->frame_offset = 0;
 
 	pkt_sock->pool = pool;
 	pkt_sock->sockfd = mmap_pkt_socket();
@@ -924,7 +901,7 @@ int recv_pkt_sock_mmap(pkt_sock_mmap_t *const pkt_sock,
 {
 	return pkt_mmap_v2_rx(pkt_sock->rx_ring.sock, &pkt_sock->rx_ring,
 			      pkt_table, len, pkt_sock->pool,
-			      pkt_sock->frame_offset, pkt_sock->if_mac);
+			      pkt_sock->if_mac);
 }
 
 /*
