diff --git a/src/vnet/dev/args.h b/src/vnet/dev/args.h
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+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 Cisco Systems, Inc.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _VNET_DEV_ARGS_H_
+#define _VNET_DEV_ARGS_H_
+
+#include <vppinfra/clib.h>
+#include <vnet/dev/errors.h>
+
+#define foreach_vnet_dev_arg_type                                             \
+  _ (BOOL, "%u", boolean)                                                     \
+  _ (UINT32, "%u", uint32)                                                    \
+  _ (STRING, "\'%v\'", string)
+
+typedef enum
+{
+  VNET_DEV_ARG_END,
+#define _(n, f, v) VNET_DEV_ARG_TYPE_##n,
+  foreach_vnet_dev_arg_type
+#undef _
+} __clib_packed vnet_dev_arg_type_t;
+
+typedef union
+{
+  u8 boolean;
+  u8 uint32;
+  u8 *string;
+} vnet_dev_arg_value_t;
+
+typedef struct
+{
+  char *name;
+  char *desc;
+  vnet_dev_arg_type_t type;
+  u8 val_set;
+  u32 min;
+  u32 max;
+  u64 id;
+  vnet_dev_arg_value_t val;
+  vnet_dev_arg_value_t default_val;
+} vnet_dev_arg_t;
+
+#define VNET_DEV_ARG_BOOL(ud, n, d, ...)                                      \
+  {                                                                           \
+    .type = VNET_DEV_ARG_TYPE_BOOL, .id = ud, .name = n, .desc = d,           \
+    __VA_ARGS__                                                               \
+  }
+#define VNET_DEV_ARG_UINT32(ud, n, d, ...)                                    \
+  {                                                                           \
+    .type = VNET_DEV_ARG_TYPE_UINT32, .id = ud, .name = n, .desc = d,         \
+    __VA_ARGS__                                                               \
+  }
+#define VNET_DEV_ARG_STRING(ud, n, d, ...)                                    \
+  {                                                                           \
+    .type = VNET_DEV_ARG_TYPE_STRING, .id = ud, .name = n, .desc = d,         \
+    __VA_ARGS__                                                               \
+  }
+#define VNET_DEV_ARG_END()                                                    \
+  {                                                                           \
+    .type = VNET_DEV_ARG_END                                                  \
+  }
+
+#define VNET_DEV_ARGS(...)                                                    \
+  (vnet_dev_arg_t[]) { __VA_ARGS__, VNET_DEV_ARG_END () }
+
+#define foreach_vnet_dev_args(a, d)                                           \
+  for (typeof ((d)->args[0]) *(a) = (d)->args; (a) < vec_end ((d)->args);     \
+       (a)++)
+#define foreach_vnet_dev_port_args(a, p)                                      \
+  for (typeof ((p)->args[0]) *(a) = (p)->args; (a) < vec_end ((p)->args);     \
+       (a)++)
+
+#endif /* _VNET_DEV_ARGS_H_ */