diff --git a/src/vnet/CMakeLists.txt b/src/vnet/CMakeLists.txt
index 7acc400..a2b965b 100644
--- a/src/vnet/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/vnet/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1111,8 +1111,10 @@
 list(APPEND VNET_HEADERS
   devices/virtio/pci.h
   devices/virtio/virtio.h
+  devices/virtio/virtio_std.h
   devices/virtio/virtio_pci_legacy.h
   devices/virtio/virtio_pci_modern.h
+  devices/virtio/vhost_std.h
   devices/virtio/vhost_user.h
   devices/virtio/virtio_types_api.h
 )
@@ -1145,7 +1147,9 @@
   devices/tap/tap.h
 )
 
-list(APPEND VNET_API_FILES devices/tap/tapv2.api)
+list(APPEND VNET_API_FILES
+  devices/tap/tapv2.api
+)
 
 ##############################################################################
 # tap interface (with virtio backend)
diff --git a/src/vnet/devices/tap/cli.c b/src/vnet/devices/tap/cli.c
index 704cd18..7580d92 100644
--- a/src/vnet/devices/tap/cli.c
+++ b/src/vnet/devices/tap/cli.c
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
 #include <vnet/ip/ip4_packet.h>
 #include <vnet/ip/ip6_packet.h>
 #include <vnet/ip/format.h>
-#include <linux/virtio_net.h>
-#include <linux/vhost.h>
 #include <vnet/devices/virtio/virtio.h>
 #include <vnet/devices/tap/tap.h>
 
diff --git a/src/vnet/devices/tap/tap.c b/src/vnet/devices/tap/tap.c
index a76b4e0..c265aa2 100644
--- a/src/vnet/devices/tap/tap.c
+++ b/src/vnet/devices/tap/tap.c
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@
 #include <net/if.h>
 #include <linux/if_tun.h>
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
-#include <linux/virtio_net.h>
-#include <linux/vhost.h>
 #include <sys/eventfd.h>
 #include <net/if_arp.h>
 #include <sched.h>
@@ -144,7 +142,7 @@
   struct ifreq ifr = {.ifr_flags = IFF_NO_PI | IFF_VNET_HDR };
   struct ifreq get_ifr = {.ifr_flags = 0 };
   size_t hdrsz;
-  struct vhost_memory *vhost_mem = 0;
+  vhost_memory_t *vhost_mem = 0;
   virtio_if_t *vif = 0;
   clib_error_t *err = 0;
   unsigned int tap_features;
@@ -268,7 +266,7 @@
   else
     ifr.ifr_flags |= IFF_MULTI_QUEUE;
 
-  hdrsz = sizeof (struct virtio_net_hdr_v1);
+  hdrsz = sizeof (virtio_net_hdr_v1_t);
   if (args->tap_flags & TAP_FLAG_GSO)
     {
       offload = TUN_F_CSUM | TUN_F_TSO4 | TUN_F_TSO6;
@@ -588,7 +586,7 @@
     }
 
   /* setup features and memtable */
-  i = sizeof (struct vhost_memory) + sizeof (struct vhost_memory_region);
+  i = sizeof (vhost_memory_t) + sizeof (vhost_memory_region_t);
   vhost_mem = clib_mem_alloc (i);
   clib_memset (vhost_mem, 0, i);
   vhost_mem->nregions = 1;
@@ -618,9 +616,9 @@
   /* finish initializing queue pair */
   for (i = 0; i < num_vhost_queues * 2; i++)
     {
-      struct vhost_vring_addr addr = { 0 };
-      struct vhost_vring_state state = { 0 };
-      struct vhost_vring_file file = { 0 };
+      vhost_vring_addr_t addr = { 0 };
+      vhost_vring_state_t state = { 0 };
+      vhost_vring_file_t file = { 0 };
       virtio_vring_t *vring;
       u16 qp = i >> 1;
       int fd = vif->vhost_fds[qp];
diff --git a/src/vnet/devices/virtio/device.c b/src/vnet/devices/virtio/device.c
index 99157cd..56c0a98 100644
--- a/src/vnet/devices/virtio/device.c
+++ b/src/vnet/devices/virtio/device.c
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
 
   while (n_left)
     {
-      struct vring_used_elem *e = &vring->used->ring[last & mask];
+      vring_used_elem_t *e = &vring->used->ring[last & mask];
       u16 slot, n_buffers;
       slot = n_buffers = e->id;
 
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
 	  n_left--;
 	  last++;
 	  n_buffers++;
-	  struct vring_desc *d = &vring->desc[e->id];
+	  vring_desc_t *d = &vring->desc[e->id];
 	  u16 next;
 	  while (d->flags & VRING_DESC_F_NEXT)
 	    {
@@ -189,8 +189,7 @@
 }
 
 static_always_inline void
-set_checksum_offsets (vlib_buffer_t * b, struct virtio_net_hdr_v1 *hdr,
-		      int is_l2)
+set_checksum_offsets (vlib_buffer_t * b, virtio_net_hdr_v1_t * hdr, int is_l2)
 {
   if (b->flags & VNET_BUFFER_F_IS_IP4)
     {
@@ -237,7 +236,7 @@
 }
 
 static_always_inline void
-set_gso_offsets (vlib_buffer_t * b, struct virtio_net_hdr_v1 *hdr, int is_l2)
+set_gso_offsets (vlib_buffer_t * b, virtio_net_hdr_v1_t * hdr, int is_l2)
 {
   if (b->flags & VNET_BUFFER_F_IS_IP4)
     {
@@ -283,10 +282,10 @@
 {
   u16 n_added = 0;
   int hdr_sz = vif->virtio_net_hdr_sz;
-  struct vring_desc *d;
+  vring_desc_t *d;
   d = &vring->desc[next];
   vlib_buffer_t *b = vlib_get_buffer (vm, bi);
-  struct virtio_net_hdr_v1 *hdr = vlib_buffer_get_current (b) - hdr_sz;
+  virtio_net_hdr_v1_t *hdr = vlib_buffer_get_current (b) - hdr_sz;
   int is_l2 = (type & (VIRTIO_IF_TYPE_TAP | VIRTIO_IF_TYPE_PCI));
 
   clib_memset (hdr, 0, hdr_sz);
@@ -348,8 +347,8 @@
       indirect_desc->next_buffer = bi;
       bi = indirect_buffer;
 
-      struct vring_desc *id =
-	(struct vring_desc *) vlib_buffer_get_current (indirect_desc);
+      vring_desc_t *id =
+	(vring_desc_t *) vlib_buffer_get_current (indirect_desc);
       u32 count = 1;
       if (type == VIRTIO_IF_TYPE_PCI)
 	{
@@ -405,7 +404,7 @@
 	}
       id->flags = 0;
       id->next = 0;
-      d->len = count * sizeof (struct vring_desc);
+      d->len = count * sizeof (vring_desc_t);
       d->flags = VRING_DESC_F_INDIRECT;
     }
   else if (type == VIRTIO_IF_TYPE_PCI)
@@ -518,7 +517,7 @@
 
   clib_spinlock_lock_if_init (&vring->lockp);
 
-  if ((vring->used->flags & VIRTIO_RING_FLAG_MASK_INT) == 0 &&
+  if ((vring->used->flags & VRING_USED_F_NO_NOTIFY) == 0 &&
       (vring->last_kick_avail_idx != vring->avail->idx))
     virtio_kick (vm, vring, vif);
 
@@ -620,7 +619,7 @@
       vring->avail->idx = avail;
       vring->desc_next = next;
       vring->desc_in_use = used;
-      if ((vring->used->flags & VIRTIO_RING_FLAG_MASK_INT) == 0)
+      if ((vring->used->flags & VRING_USED_F_NO_NOTIFY) == 0)
 	virtio_kick (vm, vring, vif);
     }
 
@@ -724,7 +723,7 @@
 
   if (vif->type == VIRTIO_IF_TYPE_PCI && !(vif->support_int_mode))
     {
-      vring->avail->flags |= VIRTIO_RING_FLAG_MASK_INT;
+      vring->avail->flags |= VRING_AVAIL_F_NO_INTERRUPT;
       return clib_error_return (0, "interrupt mode is not supported");
     }
 
@@ -732,12 +731,12 @@
     {
       /* only enable packet coalesce in poll mode */
       gro_flow_table_set_is_enable (vring->flow_table, 1);
-      vring->avail->flags |= VIRTIO_RING_FLAG_MASK_INT;
+      vring->avail->flags |= VRING_AVAIL_F_NO_INTERRUPT;
     }
   else
     {
       gro_flow_table_set_is_enable (vring->flow_table, 0);
-      vring->avail->flags &= ~VIRTIO_RING_FLAG_MASK_INT;
+      vring->avail->flags &= ~VRING_AVAIL_F_NO_INTERRUPT;
     }
 
   return 0;
diff --git a/src/vnet/devices/virtio/node.c b/src/vnet/devices/virtio/node.c
index a27131a..7fabe36 100644
--- a/src/vnet/devices/virtio/node.c
+++ b/src/vnet/devices/virtio/node.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
   u32 hw_if_index;
   u16 ring;
   u16 len;
-  struct virtio_net_hdr_v1 hdr;
+  virtio_net_hdr_v1_t hdr;
 } virtio_input_trace_t;
 
 static u8 *
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
 
   while (n_slots)
     {
-      struct vring_desc *d = &vring->desc[next];;
+      vring_desc_t *d = &vring->desc[next];;
       vlib_buffer_t *b = vlib_get_buffer (vm, vring->buffers[next]);
       /*
        * current_data may not be initialized with 0 and may contain
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
   vring->desc_next = next;
   vring->desc_in_use = used;
 
-  if ((vring->used->flags & VIRTIO_RING_FLAG_MASK_INT) == 0)
+  if ((vring->used->flags & VRING_USED_F_NO_NOTIFY) == 0)
     {
       virtio_kick (vm, vring, vif);
     }
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
 }
 
 static_always_inline void
-virtio_needs_csum (vlib_buffer_t * b0, struct virtio_net_hdr_v1 *hdr,
+virtio_needs_csum (vlib_buffer_t * b0, virtio_net_hdr_v1_t * hdr,
 		   u8 * l4_proto, u8 * l4_hdr_sz, virtio_if_type_t type)
 {
   if (hdr->flags & VIRTIO_NET_HDR_F_NEEDS_CSUM)
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@
 }
 
 static_always_inline void
-fill_gso_buffer_flags (vlib_buffer_t * b0, struct virtio_net_hdr_v1 *hdr,
+fill_gso_buffer_flags (vlib_buffer_t * b0, virtio_net_hdr_v1_t * hdr,
 		       u8 l4_proto, u8 l4_hdr_sz)
 {
   if (hdr->gso_type == VIRTIO_NET_HDR_GSO_TCPV4)
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@
 						       txq_vring->flow_table);
     }
 
-  if ((vring->used->flags & VIRTIO_RING_FLAG_MASK_INT) == 0 &&
+  if ((vring->used->flags & VRING_USED_F_NO_NOTIFY) == 0 &&
       vring->last_kick_avail_idx != vring->avail->idx)
     virtio_kick (vm, vring, vif);
 
@@ -306,14 +306,14 @@
 	{
 	  u8 l4_proto = 0, l4_hdr_sz = 0;
 	  u16 num_buffers = 1;
-	  struct vring_used_elem *e = &vring->used->ring[last & mask];
-	  struct virtio_net_hdr_v1 *hdr;
+	  vring_used_elem_t *e = &vring->used->ring[last & mask];
+	  virtio_net_hdr_v1_t *hdr;
 	  u16 slot = e->id;
 	  u16 len = e->len - hdr_sz;
 	  u32 bi0 = vring->buffers[slot];
 	  vlib_buffer_t *b0 = vlib_get_buffer (vm, bi0);
 	  hdr = vlib_buffer_get_current (b0);
-	  if (hdr_sz == sizeof (struct virtio_net_hdr_v1))
+	  if (hdr_sz == sizeof (virtio_net_hdr_v1_t))
 	    num_buffers = hdr->num_buffers;
 
 	  b0->flags = VLIB_BUFFER_TOTAL_LENGTH_VALID;
diff --git a/src/vnet/devices/virtio/pci.c b/src/vnet/devices/virtio/pci.c
index 6c6edbc..5ba9f36 100644
--- a/src/vnet/devices/virtio/pci.c
+++ b/src/vnet/devices/virtio/pci.c
@@ -194,20 +194,13 @@
     }
 }
 
-struct virtio_ctrl_msg
-{
-  struct virtio_net_ctrl_hdr ctrl;
-  virtio_net_ctrl_ack status;
-  u8 data[1024];
-};
-
 static int
 virtio_pci_send_ctrl_msg (vlib_main_t * vm, virtio_if_t * vif,
-			  struct virtio_ctrl_msg *data, u32 len)
+			  virtio_ctrl_msg_t * data, u32 len)
 {
   virtio_vring_t *vring = vif->cxq_vring;
-  virtio_net_ctrl_ack status = VIRTIO_NET_ERR;
-  struct virtio_ctrl_msg result;
+  virtio_net_ctrl_ack_t status = VIRTIO_NET_ERR;
+  virtio_ctrl_msg_t result;
   u32 buffer_index;
   vlib_buffer_t *b;
   u16 used, next, avail;
@@ -217,7 +210,7 @@
   used = vring->desc_in_use;
   next = vring->desc_next;
   avail = vring->avail->idx;
-  struct vring_desc *d = &vring->desc[next];
+  vring_desc_t *d = &vring->desc[next];
 
   if (vlib_buffer_alloc (vm, &buffer_index, 1))
     b = vlib_get_buffer (vm, buffer_index);
@@ -228,11 +221,10 @@
    * previous offset.
    */
   b->current_data = 0;
-  clib_memcpy (vlib_buffer_get_current (b), data,
-	       sizeof (struct virtio_ctrl_msg));
+  clib_memcpy (vlib_buffer_get_current (b), data, sizeof (virtio_ctrl_msg_t));
   d->flags = VRING_DESC_F_NEXT;
   d->addr = vlib_buffer_get_current_pa (vm, b);
-  d->len = sizeof (struct virtio_net_ctrl_hdr);
+  d->len = sizeof (virtio_net_ctrl_hdr_t);
   vring->avail->ring[avail & mask] = next;
   avail++;
   next = (next + 1) & mask;
@@ -242,7 +234,7 @@
   d = &vring->desc[next];
   d->flags = VRING_DESC_F_NEXT;
   d->addr = vlib_buffer_get_current_pa (vm, b) +
-    STRUCT_OFFSET_OF (struct virtio_ctrl_msg, data);
+    STRUCT_OFFSET_OF (virtio_ctrl_msg_t, data);
   d->len = len;
   next = (next + 1) & mask;
   d->next = next;
@@ -251,7 +243,7 @@
   d = &vring->desc[next];
   d->flags = VRING_DESC_F_WRITE;
   d->addr = vlib_buffer_get_current_pa (vm, b) +
-    STRUCT_OFFSET_OF (struct virtio_ctrl_msg, status);
+    STRUCT_OFFSET_OF (virtio_ctrl_msg_t, status);
   d->len = sizeof (data->status);
   next = (next + 1) & mask;
   used++;
@@ -271,7 +263,7 @@
 
   while (n_left)
     {
-      struct vring_used_elem *e = &vring->used->ring[last & mask];
+      vring_used_elem_t *e = &vring->used->ring[last & mask];
       u16 slot = e->id;
 
       d = &vring->desc[slot];
@@ -290,7 +282,7 @@
 
   CLIB_MEMORY_BARRIER ();
   clib_memcpy (&result, vlib_buffer_get_current (b),
-	       sizeof (struct virtio_ctrl_msg));
+	       sizeof (virtio_ctrl_msg_t));
   virtio_log_debug (vif, "ctrl-queue: status %u", result.status);
   status = result.status;
   vlib_buffer_free (vm, &buffer_index, 1);
@@ -300,8 +292,8 @@
 static int
 virtio_pci_disable_offload (vlib_main_t * vm, virtio_if_t * vif)
 {
-  struct virtio_ctrl_msg offload_hdr;
-  virtio_net_ctrl_ack status = VIRTIO_NET_ERR;
+  virtio_ctrl_msg_t offload_hdr;
+  virtio_net_ctrl_ack_t status = VIRTIO_NET_ERR;
 
   offload_hdr.ctrl.class = VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_GUEST_OFFLOADS;
   offload_hdr.ctrl.cmd = VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_GUEST_OFFLOADS_SET;
@@ -320,8 +312,8 @@
 static int
 virtio_pci_enable_checksum_offload (vlib_main_t * vm, virtio_if_t * vif)
 {
-  struct virtio_ctrl_msg csum_offload_hdr;
-  virtio_net_ctrl_ack status = VIRTIO_NET_ERR;
+  virtio_ctrl_msg_t csum_offload_hdr;
+  virtio_net_ctrl_ack_t status = VIRTIO_NET_ERR;
 
   csum_offload_hdr.ctrl.class = VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_GUEST_OFFLOADS;
   csum_offload_hdr.ctrl.cmd = VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_GUEST_OFFLOADS_SET;
@@ -341,8 +333,8 @@
 static int
 virtio_pci_enable_gso (vlib_main_t * vm, virtio_if_t * vif)
 {
-  struct virtio_ctrl_msg gso_hdr;
-  virtio_net_ctrl_ack status = VIRTIO_NET_ERR;
+  virtio_ctrl_msg_t gso_hdr;
+  virtio_net_ctrl_ack_t status = VIRTIO_NET_ERR;
 
   gso_hdr.ctrl.class = VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_GUEST_OFFLOADS;
   gso_hdr.ctrl.cmd = VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_GUEST_OFFLOADS_SET;
@@ -424,8 +416,8 @@
 virtio_pci_enable_multiqueue (vlib_main_t * vm, virtio_if_t * vif,
 			      u16 num_queues)
 {
-  struct virtio_ctrl_msg mq_hdr;
-  virtio_net_ctrl_ack status = VIRTIO_NET_ERR;
+  virtio_ctrl_msg_t mq_hdr;
+  virtio_net_ctrl_ack_t status = VIRTIO_NET_ERR;
 
   mq_hdr.ctrl.class = VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_MQ;
   mq_hdr.ctrl.cmd = VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_MQ_VQ_PAIRS_SET;
@@ -454,7 +446,7 @@
   clib_error_t *error = 0;
   u16 queue_size = 0;
   virtio_vring_t *vring;
-  struct vring vr;
+  vring_t vr;
   u32 i = 0;
   void *ptr = NULL;
 
@@ -505,7 +497,7 @@
   clib_error_t *error = 0;
   u16 queue_size = 0;
   virtio_vring_t *vring;
-  struct vring vr;
+  vring_t vr;
   u32 i = 0;
   void *ptr = NULL;
 
@@ -666,7 +658,7 @@
 virtio_pci_read_caps (vlib_main_t * vm, virtio_if_t * vif, void **bar)
 {
   clib_error_t *error = 0;
-  struct virtio_pci_cap cap;
+  virtio_pci_cap_t cap;
   u8 pos, common_cfg = 0, notify = 0, dev_cfg = 0, isr = 0, pci_cfg = 0;
   vlib_pci_dev_handle_t h = vif->pci_dev_handle;
 
diff --git a/src/vnet/devices/virtio/pci.h b/src/vnet/devices/virtio/pci.h
index 47c74ab..ab5c6f1 100644
--- a/src/vnet/devices/virtio/pci.h
+++ b/src/vnet/devices/virtio/pci.h
@@ -19,20 +19,20 @@
 /* VirtIO ABI version, this must match exactly. */
 #define VIRTIO_PCI_ABI_VERSION 0
 
+/* VirtIO device IDs. */
+#define VIRTIO_ID_NETWORK  0x01
+
 /*
  * Vector value used to disable MSI for queue.
  * define in include/linux/virtio_pci.h
- * #define VIRTIO_MSI_NO_VECTOR 0xFFFF
  */
+#define VIRTIO_MSI_NO_VECTOR 0xFFFF
 
 /* The bit of the ISR which indicates a device has an interrupt. */
 #define VIRTIO_PCI_ISR_INTR   0x1
 /* The bit of the ISR which indicates a device configuration change. */
 #define VIRTIO_PCI_ISR_CONFIG 0x2
 
-/* VirtIO device IDs. */
-#define VIRTIO_ID_NETWORK  0x01
-
 /* Status byte for guest to report progress. */
 #define foreach_virtio_config_status_flags	\
   _ (VIRTIO_CONFIG_STATUS_RESET, 0x00)		\
@@ -50,46 +50,19 @@
 #undef _
 } virtio_config_status_flags_t;
 
-#define foreach_virtio_net_feature_flags      \
-  _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_CSUM, 0)      /* Host handles pkts w/ partial csum */ \
-  _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_CSUM, 1) /* Guest handles pkts w/ partial csum */ \
-  _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_GUEST_OFFLOADS, 2) /* Dynamic offload configuration. */ \
-  _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_MTU, 3)       /* Initial MTU advice. */ \
-  _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_MAC, 5)       /* Host has given MAC address. */ \
-  _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_GSO, 6)       /* Host handles pkts w/ any GSO. */ \
-  _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_TSO4, 7)        /* Guest can handle TSOv4 in. */ \
-  _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_TSO6, 8)        /* Guest can handle TSOv6 in. */ \
-  _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_ECN, 9) /* Guest can handle TSO[6] w/ ECN in. */ \
-  _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_UFO, 10)        /* Guest can handle UFO in. */ \
-  _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_TSO4, 11)        /* Host can handle TSOv4 in. */ \
-  _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_TSO6, 12)        /* Host can handle TSOv6 in. */ \
-  _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_ECN, 13) /* Host can handle TSO[6] w/ ECN in. */ \
-  _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_UFO, 14) /* Host can handle UFO in. */ \
-  _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_MRG_RXBUF, 15)        /* Host can merge receive buffers. */ \
-  _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_STATUS, 16)   /* virtio_net_config.status available */ \
-  _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_VQ, 17)  /* Control channel available */ \
-  _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_RX, 18)  /* Control channel RX mode support */ \
-  _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_VLAN, 19)        /* Control channel VLAN filtering */ \
-  _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_RX_EXTRA, 20)    /* Extra RX mode control support */ \
-  _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_ANNOUNCE, 21)   /* Guest can announce device on the network */ \
-  _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_MQ, 22)               /* Device supports Receive Flow Steering */ \
-  _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_MAC_ADDR, 23)    /* Set MAC address */ \
-  _ (VIRTIO_F_NOTIFY_ON_EMPTY, 24) \
-  _ (VHOST_F_LOG_ALL, 26)      /* Log all write descriptors */ \
-  _ (VIRTIO_F_ANY_LAYOUT, 27)  /* Can the device handle any descripor layout */ \
-  _ (VIRTIO_RING_F_INDIRECT_DESC, 28)   /* Support indirect buffer descriptors */ \
-  _ (VIRTIO_RING_F_EVENT_IDX, 29)       /* The Guest publishes the used index for which it expects an interrupt \
- * at the end of the avail ring. Host should ignore the avail->flags field. */ \
-/* The Host publishes the avail index for which it expects a kick \
- * at the end of the used ring. Guest should ignore the used->flags field. */ \
-  _ (VHOST_USER_F_PROTOCOL_FEATURES, 30)                                      \
-  _ (VIRTIO_F_VERSION_1, 32)                                                  \
 
-#define VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_GUEST_OFFLOADS 2
-#define VIRTIO_NET_F_MTU 3
 #define VIRTIO_NET_S_LINK_UP    1	/* Link is up */
 #define VIRTIO_NET_S_ANNOUNCE   2	/* Announcement is needed */
 
+#define VIRTIO_NET_OK     0
+#define VIRTIO_NET_ERR    1
+
+/* If multiqueue is provided by host, then we support it. */
+#define VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_MQ   4
+#define VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_MQ_VQ_PAIRS_SET        0
+#define VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_MQ_VQ_PAIRS_MIN        1
+#define VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_MQ_VQ_PAIRS_MAX        0x8000
+
 /*
  * Control network offloads
  * Reconfigures the network offloads that Guest can handle.
@@ -138,7 +111,7 @@
 
 typedef struct
 {
-  struct virtio_pci_cap cap;
+  virtio_pci_cap_t cap;
   u32 notify_off_multiplier;	/* Multiplier for queue_notify_off. */
 } virtio_pci_notify_cap_t;
 
@@ -174,35 +147,29 @@
   u16 mtu;
 } virtio_net_config_t;
 
-typedef struct
+/*
+ * Control virtqueue data structures
+ *
+ * The control virtqueue expects a header in the first sg entry
+ * and an ack/status response in the last entry.  Data for the
+ * command goes in between.
+ */
+/* *INDENT-OFF* */
+typedef CLIB_PACKED (struct
 {
-  u64 addr;
-  u32 len;
-  u16 flags;
-  u16 next;
-} vring_desc_t;
+  u8 class;
+  u8 cmd;
+}) virtio_net_ctrl_hdr_t;
+/* *INDENT-ON* */
+
+typedef u8 virtio_net_ctrl_ack_t;
 
 typedef struct
 {
-  u16 flags;
-  u16 idx;
-  u16 ring[0];
-  /*  u16 used_event; */
-} vring_avail_t;
-
-typedef struct
-{
-  u32 id;
-  u32 len;
-} vring_used_elem_t;
-
-typedef struct
-{
-  u16 flags;
-  u16 idx;
-  vring_used_elem_t ring[0];
-  /* u16 avail_event; */
-} vring_used_t;
+  virtio_net_ctrl_hdr_t ctrl;
+  virtio_net_ctrl_ack_t status;
+  u8 data[1024];
+} virtio_ctrl_msg_t;
 
 typedef struct _virtio_pci_func
 {
diff --git a/src/vnet/devices/virtio/vhost_std.h b/src/vnet/devices/virtio/vhost_std.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a24071f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/vnet/devices/virtio/vhost_std.h
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2015 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+#ifndef __VIRTIO_VHOST_STD_H__
+#define __VIRTIO_VHOST_STD_H__
+
+typedef struct
+{
+  u64 guest_phys_addr;
+  u64 memory_size;
+  u64 userspace_addr;
+  u64 mmap_offset;
+} vhost_memory_region_t;
+
+typedef struct
+{
+  u32 nregions;
+  u32 padding;
+  vhost_memory_region_t regions[0];
+} vhost_memory_t;
+
+typedef struct
+{
+  u32 index;
+  u32 num;
+} vhost_vring_state_t;
+
+typedef struct
+{
+  u32 index;
+  int fd;
+} vhost_vring_file_t;
+
+typedef struct
+{
+  u32 index;
+  u32 flags;
+  u64 desc_user_addr;
+  u64 used_user_addr;
+  u64 avail_user_addr;
+  u64 log_guest_addr;
+} vhost_vring_addr_t;
+
+typedef struct
+{
+  u64 size;
+  u64 offset;
+} vhost_user_log_t;
+
+/* vhost kernel ioctls */
+#define VHOST_VIRTIO 0xAF
+#define VHOST_GET_FEATURES _IOR(VHOST_VIRTIO, 0x00, u64)
+#define VHOST_SET_FEATURES _IOW(VHOST_VIRTIO, 0x00, u64)
+#define VHOST_SET_OWNER _IO(VHOST_VIRTIO, 0x01)
+#define VHOST_RESET_OWNER _IO(VHOST_VIRTIO, 0x02)
+#define VHOST_SET_MEM_TABLE _IOW(VHOST_VIRTIO, 0x03, vhost_memory_t)
+#define VHOST_SET_LOG_BASE _IOW(VHOST_VIRTIO, 0x04, u64)
+#define VHOST_SET_LOG_FD _IOW(VHOST_VIRTIO, 0x07, int)
+#define VHOST_SET_VRING_NUM _IOW(VHOST_VIRTIO, 0x10, vhost_vring_state_t)
+#define VHOST_SET_VRING_ADDR _IOW(VHOST_VIRTIO, 0x11, vhost_vring_addr_t)
+#define VHOST_SET_VRING_BASE _IOW(VHOST_VIRTIO, 0x12, vhost_vring_state_t)
+#define VHOST_GET_VRING_BASE _IOWR(VHOST_VIRTIO, 0x12, vhost_vring_state_t)
+#define VHOST_SET_VRING_KICK _IOW(VHOST_VIRTIO, 0x20, vhost_vring_file_t)
+#define VHOST_SET_VRING_CALL _IOW(VHOST_VIRTIO, 0x21, vhost_vring_file_t)
+#define VHOST_SET_VRING_ERR _IOW(VHOST_VIRTIO, 0x22, vhost_vring_file_t)
+#define VHOST_NET_SET_BACKEND _IOW(VHOST_VIRTIO, 0x30, vhost_vring_file_t)
+
+#endif
+
+/*
+ * fd.io coding-style-patch-verification: ON
+ *
+ * Local Variables:
+ * eval: (c-set-style "gnu")
+ * End:
+ */
diff --git a/src/vnet/devices/virtio/vhost_user.c b/src/vnet/devices/virtio/vhost_user.c
index 1883f86..92aee00 100644
--- a/src/vnet/devices/virtio/vhost_user.c
+++ b/src/vnet/devices/virtio/vhost_user.c
@@ -453,21 +453,21 @@
     {
     case VHOST_USER_GET_FEATURES:
       msg.flags |= 4;
-      msg.u64 = (1ULL << FEAT_VIRTIO_NET_F_MRG_RXBUF) |
-	(1ULL << FEAT_VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_VQ) |
-	(1ULL << FEAT_VIRTIO_F_ANY_LAYOUT) |
-	(1ULL << FEAT_VIRTIO_F_INDIRECT_DESC) |
-	(1ULL << FEAT_VHOST_F_LOG_ALL) |
-	(1ULL << FEAT_VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_ANNOUNCE) |
-	(1ULL << FEAT_VIRTIO_NET_F_MQ) |
-	(1ULL << FEAT_VHOST_USER_F_PROTOCOL_FEATURES) |
-	(1ULL << FEAT_VIRTIO_F_VERSION_1);
+      msg.u64 = VIRTIO_FEATURE (VIRTIO_NET_F_MRG_RXBUF) |
+	VIRTIO_FEATURE (VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_VQ) |
+	VIRTIO_FEATURE (VIRTIO_F_ANY_LAYOUT) |
+	VIRTIO_FEATURE (VIRTIO_RING_F_INDIRECT_DESC) |
+	VIRTIO_FEATURE (VHOST_F_LOG_ALL) |
+	VIRTIO_FEATURE (VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_ANNOUNCE) |
+	VIRTIO_FEATURE (VIRTIO_NET_F_MQ) |
+	VIRTIO_FEATURE (VHOST_USER_F_PROTOCOL_FEATURES) |
+	VIRTIO_FEATURE (VIRTIO_F_VERSION_1);
       msg.u64 &= vui->feature_mask;
 
       if (vui->enable_gso)
 	msg.u64 |= FEATURE_VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_GUEST_TSO_FEATURE_BITS;
       if (vui->enable_packed)
-	msg.u64 |= (1ULL << FEAT_VIRTIO_F_RING_PACKED);
+	msg.u64 |= VIRTIO_FEATURE (VIRTIO_F_RING_PACKED);
 
       msg.size = sizeof (msg.u64);
       vu_log_debug (vui, "if %d msg VHOST_USER_GET_FEATURES - reply "
@@ -488,14 +488,14 @@
       vui->features = msg.u64;
 
       if (vui->features &
-	  ((1 << FEAT_VIRTIO_NET_F_MRG_RXBUF) |
-	   (1ULL << FEAT_VIRTIO_F_VERSION_1)))
+	  (VIRTIO_FEATURE (VIRTIO_NET_F_MRG_RXBUF) |
+	   VIRTIO_FEATURE (VIRTIO_F_VERSION_1)))
 	vui->virtio_net_hdr_sz = 12;
       else
 	vui->virtio_net_hdr_sz = 10;
 
       vui->is_any_layout =
-	(vui->features & (1 << FEAT_VIRTIO_F_ANY_LAYOUT)) ? 1 : 0;
+	(vui->features & VIRTIO_FEATURE (VIRTIO_F_ANY_LAYOUT)) ? 1 : 0;
 
       ASSERT (vui->virtio_net_hdr_sz < VLIB_BUFFER_PRE_DATA_SIZE);
       vnet_hw_interface_t *hw = vnet_get_hw_interface (vnm, vui->hw_if_index);
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@
 
       /* Spec says: If VHOST_USER_F_PROTOCOL_FEATURES has not been negotiated,
          the ring is initialized in an enabled state. */
-      if (!(vui->features & (1 << FEAT_VHOST_USER_F_PROTOCOL_FEATURES)))
+      if (!(vui->features & VIRTIO_FEATURE (VHOST_USER_F_PROTOCOL_FEATURES)))
 	vui->vrings[msg.state.index].enabled = 1;
 
       vui->vrings[msg.state.index].last_used_idx =
@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@
 
 	  if (vui->vrings[msg.state.index].avail_wrap_counter == 1)
 	    vui->vrings[msg.state.index].avail_wrap_counter =
-	      VIRTQ_DESC_F_AVAIL;
+	      VRING_DESC_F_AVAIL;
 	}
       vlib_worker_thread_barrier_release (vm);
       break;
@@ -1710,7 +1710,7 @@
   /* GSO feature is disable by default */
   feature_mask &= ~FEATURE_VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_GUEST_TSO_FEATURE_BITS;
   /* packed-ring feature is disable by default */
-  feature_mask &= ~(1ULL << FEAT_VIRTIO_F_RING_PACKED);
+  feature_mask &= ~VIRTIO_FEATURE (VIRTIO_F_RING_PACKED);
   while (unformat_check_input (line_input) != UNFORMAT_END_OF_INPUT)
     {
       if (unformat (line_input, "socket %s", &sock_filename))
@@ -1924,7 +1924,7 @@
 	  vlib_cli_output (vm, "%U", format_vhost_user_desc,
 			   "  %-5d 0x%016lx %-5d 0x%04x %-5d 0x%016lx\n", vui,
 			   desc_table, j, &mem_hint);
-	  if (show_verbose && (desc_table[j].flags & VIRTQ_DESC_F_INDIRECT))
+	  if (show_verbose && (desc_table[j].flags & VRING_DESC_F_INDIRECT))
 	    {
 	      n_entries = desc_table[j].len / sizeof (vring_desc_t);
 	      desc_table = map_guest_mem (vui, desc_table[j].addr, &mem_hint);
@@ -2012,7 +2012,7 @@
 	  vlib_cli_output (vm, "%U", format_vhost_user_packed_desc,
 			   "  %-5u 0x%016lx %-5u 0x%04x %-5u 0x%016lx\n", vui,
 			   desc_table, j, &mem_hint);
-	  if (show_verbose && (desc_table[j].flags & VIRTQ_DESC_F_INDIRECT))
+	  if (show_verbose && (desc_table[j].flags & VRING_DESC_F_INDIRECT))
 	    {
 	      n_entries = desc_table[j].len >> 4;
 	      desc_table = map_guest_mem (vui, desc_table[j].addr, &mem_hint);
@@ -2059,7 +2059,7 @@
 
   static struct feat_struct feat_array[] = {
 #define _(s,b) { .str = #s, .bit = b, },
-    foreach_virtio_net_feature
+    foreach_virtio_net_features
 #undef _
     {.str = NULL}
   };
diff --git a/src/vnet/devices/virtio/vhost_user.h b/src/vnet/devices/virtio/vhost_user.h
index b86f42e..868f344 100644
--- a/src/vnet/devices/virtio/vhost_user.h
+++ b/src/vnet/devices/virtio/vhost_user.h
@@ -14,44 +14,27 @@
  */
 #ifndef __VIRTIO_VHOST_USER_H__
 #define __VIRTIO_VHOST_USER_H__
+
+#include <vnet/devices/virtio/virtio_std.h>
+#include <vnet/devices/virtio/vhost_std.h>
+
 /* vhost-user data structures */
 
 #define VHOST_MEMORY_MAX_NREGIONS       8
 #define VHOST_USER_MSG_HDR_SZ           12
-#define VHOST_VRING_MAX_SIZE            32768
 #define VHOST_VRING_MAX_N               16	//8TX + 8RX
 #define VHOST_VRING_IDX_RX(qid)         (2*qid)
 #define VHOST_VRING_IDX_TX(qid)         (2*qid + 1)
 
 #define VHOST_USER_VRING_NOFD_MASK      0x100
-#define VIRTQ_DESC_F_NEXT               1
-#define VIRTQ_DESC_F_WRITE              2
-#define VIRTQ_DESC_F_INDIRECT           4
-
-#define VIRTQ_DESC_F_AVAIL	        (1 << 7)
-#define VIRTQ_DESC_F_USED	        (1 << 15)
-
-#define VRING_EVENT_F_ENABLE            0x0
-#define VRING_EVENT_F_DISABLE           0x1
-#define VRING_EVENT_F_DESC              0x2
 
 #define VHOST_USER_PROTOCOL_F_MQ   0
 #define VHOST_USER_PROTOCOL_F_LOG_SHMFD	1
 #define VHOST_VRING_F_LOG 0
 
-#define VHOST_USER_F_PROTOCOL_FEATURES  30
 #define VHOST_USER_PROTOCOL_FEATURES   ((1ULL << VHOST_USER_PROTOCOL_F_MQ) |	\
 					(1ULL << VHOST_USER_PROTOCOL_F_LOG_SHMFD))
 
-/* If multiqueue is provided by host, then we support it. */
-#define VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_MQ   4
-#define VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_MQ_VQ_PAIRS_SET        0
-#define VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_MQ_VQ_PAIRS_MIN        1
-#define VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_MQ_VQ_PAIRS_MAX        0x8000
-
-#define VRING_USED_F_NO_NOTIFY  1
-#define VRING_AVAIL_F_NO_INTERRUPT 1
-
 #define vu_log_debug(dev, f, ...) \
 {                                                                             \
   vlib_log(VLIB_LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG, vhost_user_main.log_default, "%U: " f,       \
@@ -91,46 +74,17 @@
 #undef _
 } virtio_trace_flag_t;
 
-#define foreach_virtio_net_feature      \
- _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_CSUM, 0)		\
- _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_CSUM, 1)		\
- _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_TSO4, 7)         \
- _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_TSO6, 8)         \
- _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_UFO, 10)         \
- _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_TSO4, 11)         \
- _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_TSO6, 12)         \
- _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_UFO, 14)          \
- _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_MRG_RXBUF, 15)         \
- _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_VQ, 17)           \
- _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_ANNOUNCE, 21)    \
- _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_MQ, 22)                \
- _ (VHOST_F_LOG_ALL, 26)                \
- _ (VIRTIO_F_ANY_LAYOUT, 27)            \
- _ (VIRTIO_F_INDIRECT_DESC, 28)         \
- _ (VIRTIO_F_EVENT_IDX, 29)		\
- _ (VHOST_USER_F_PROTOCOL_FEATURES, 30) \
- _ (VIRTIO_F_VERSION_1, 32)             \
- _ (VIRTIO_F_RING_PACKED, 34)           \
- _ (VIRTIO_F_IN_ORDER, 35)
-
-typedef enum
-{
-#define _(f,n) FEAT_##f = (n),
-  foreach_virtio_net_feature
-#undef _
-} virtio_net_feature_t;
-
 #define FEATURE_VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_TSO_FEATURE_BITS \
-  ((1ULL << FEAT_VIRTIO_NET_F_CSUM) |		   \
-   (1ULL << FEAT_VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_UFO) |	   \
-   (1ULL << FEAT_VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_TSO4) |	   \
-   (1ULL << FEAT_VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_TSO6))
+  (VIRTIO_FEATURE (VIRTIO_NET_F_CSUM) |		   \
+   VIRTIO_FEATURE (VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_UFO) |	   \
+   VIRTIO_FEATURE (VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_TSO4) |	   \
+   VIRTIO_FEATURE (VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_TSO6))
 
 #define FEATURE_VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_TSO_FEATURE_BITS \
-  ((1ULL << FEAT_VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_CSUM) |	    \
-   (1ULL << FEAT_VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_UFO) |	    \
-   (1ULL << FEAT_VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_TSO4) |	    \
-   (1ULL << FEAT_VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_TSO6))
+  (VIRTIO_FEATURE (VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_CSUM) |	    \
+   VIRTIO_FEATURE (VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_UFO) |	    \
+   VIRTIO_FEATURE (VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_TSO4) |	    \
+   VIRTIO_FEATURE (VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_TSO6))
 
 #define FEATURE_VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_GUEST_TSO_FEATURE_BITS \
   (FEATURE_VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_TSO_FEATURE_BITS |		 \
@@ -165,23 +119,6 @@
   vhost_user_memory_region_t regions[VHOST_MEMORY_MAX_NREGIONS];
 } __attribute ((packed)) vhost_user_memory_t;
 
-typedef struct
-{
-  u32 index, num;
-} __attribute ((packed)) vhost_vring_state_t;
-
-typedef struct
-{
-  u32 index, flags;
-  u64 desc_user_addr, used_user_addr, avail_user_addr, log_guest_addr;
-} __attribute ((packed)) vhost_vring_addr_t;
-
-typedef struct vhost_user_log
-{
-  u64 size;
-  u64 offset;
-} __attribute ((packed)) vhost_user_log_t;
-
 typedef enum vhost_user_req
 {
   VHOST_USER_NONE = 0,
@@ -206,64 +143,6 @@
   VHOST_USER_MAX
 } vhost_user_req_t;
 
-// vring_desc I/O buffer descriptor
-typedef struct
-{
-  uint64_t addr;  // packet data buffer address
-  uint32_t len;   // packet data buffer size
-  uint16_t flags; // (see below)
-  uint16_t next;  // optional index next descriptor in chain
-} __attribute ((packed)) vring_desc_t;
-
-typedef struct
-{
-  uint16_t flags;
-  volatile uint16_t idx;
-  uint16_t ring[VHOST_VRING_MAX_SIZE];
-} __attribute ((packed)) vring_avail_t;
-
-typedef struct
-{
-  uint16_t flags;
-  uint16_t idx;
-  struct /* vring_used_elem */
-    {
-      uint32_t id;
-      uint32_t len;
-    } ring[VHOST_VRING_MAX_SIZE];
-} __attribute ((packed)) vring_used_t;
-
-typedef CLIB_PACKED (struct
-{
-  u64 addr;			// packet data buffer address
-  u32 len;			// packet data buffer size
-  u16 id;			// buffer id
-  u16 flags;			// flags
-}) vring_packed_desc_t;
-
-STATIC_ASSERT_SIZEOF (vring_packed_desc_t, 16);
-
-typedef CLIB_PACKED (struct
-{
-  u16 off_wrap;
-  u16 flags;
-}) vring_desc_event_t;
-
-typedef struct
-{
-  u8 flags;
-  u8 gso_type;
-  u16 hdr_len;
-  u16 gso_size;
-  u16 csum_start;
-  u16 csum_offset;
-} __attribute ((packed)) virtio_net_hdr_t;
-
-typedef struct  {
-  virtio_net_hdr_t hdr;
-  u16 num_buffers;
-} __attribute ((packed)) virtio_net_hdr_mrg_rxbuf_t;
-
 typedef struct vhost_user_msg {
   vhost_user_req_t request;
   u32 flags;
diff --git a/src/vnet/devices/virtio/vhost_user_api.c b/src/vnet/devices/virtio/vhost_user_api.c
index 80fe554..ec335c5 100644
--- a/src/vnet/devices/virtio/vhost_user_api.c
+++ b/src/vnet/devices/virtio/vhost_user_api.c
@@ -65,10 +65,10 @@
   u8 *mac_p = NULL;
 
   if (mp->disable_mrg_rxbuf)
-    disabled_features = (1ULL << FEAT_VIRTIO_NET_F_MRG_RXBUF);
+    disabled_features = VIRTIO_FEATURE (VIRTIO_NET_F_MRG_RXBUF);
 
   if (mp->disable_indirect_desc)
-    disabled_features |= (1ULL << FEAT_VIRTIO_F_INDIRECT_DESC);
+    disabled_features |= VIRTIO_FEATURE (VIRTIO_RING_F_INDIRECT_DESC);
 
   /*
    * GSO and PACKED are not supported by feature mask via binary API. We
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
    * explicitly via enable_gso and enable_packed argument
    */
   disabled_features |= FEATURE_VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_GUEST_TSO_FEATURE_BITS |
-    (1ULL << FEAT_VIRTIO_F_RING_PACKED);
+    VIRTIO_FEATURE (VIRTIO_F_RING_PACKED);
   features &= ~disabled_features;
 
   if (mp->use_custom_mac)
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
    * explicitly via enable_gso and enable_packed argument
    */
   disabled_features |= FEATURE_VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_GUEST_TSO_FEATURE_BITS |
-    (1ULL << FEAT_VIRTIO_F_RING_PACKED);
+    VIRTIO_FEATURE (VIRTIO_F_RING_PACKED);
   features &= ~disabled_features;
 
   rv = vhost_user_modify_if (vnm, vm, (char *) mp->sock_filename,
diff --git a/src/vnet/devices/virtio/vhost_user_inline.h b/src/vnet/devices/virtio/vhost_user_inline.h
index ceaf78c..17b6a90 100644
--- a/src/vnet/devices/virtio/vhost_user_inline.h
+++ b/src/vnet/devices/virtio/vhost_user_inline.h
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@
 			      u64 addr, u64 len, u8 is_host_address)
 {
   if (PREDICT_TRUE (vui->log_base_addr == 0
-		    || !(vui->features & (1 << FEAT_VHOST_F_LOG_ALL))))
+		    || !(vui->features & VIRTIO_FEATURE (VHOST_F_LOG_ALL))))
     {
       return;
     }
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@
 static_always_inline u8
 vhost_user_packed_desc_available (vhost_user_vring_t * vring, u16 idx)
 {
-  return (((vring->packed_desc[idx].flags & VIRTQ_DESC_F_AVAIL) ==
+  return (((vring->packed_desc[idx].flags & VRING_DESC_F_AVAIL) ==
 	   vring->avail_wrap_counter));
 }
 
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@
 {
   vring->last_avail_idx++;
   if (PREDICT_FALSE ((vring->last_avail_idx & vring->qsz_mask) == 0))
-    vring->avail_wrap_counter ^= VIRTQ_DESC_F_AVAIL;
+    vring->avail_wrap_counter ^= VRING_DESC_F_AVAIL;
 }
 
 static_always_inline void
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@
 
       /* pick up the slot of the next avail idx */
       while (desc_table[vring->last_avail_idx & vring->qsz_mask].flags &
-	     VIRTQ_DESC_F_NEXT)
+	     VRING_DESC_F_NEXT)
 	vhost_user_advance_last_avail_idx (vring);
     }
 
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@
 vhost_user_undo_advanced_last_avail_idx (vhost_user_vring_t * vring)
 {
   if (PREDICT_FALSE ((vring->last_avail_idx & vring->qsz_mask) == 0))
-    vring->avail_wrap_counter ^= VIRTQ_DESC_F_AVAIL;
+    vring->avail_wrap_counter ^= VRING_DESC_F_AVAIL;
   vring->last_avail_idx--;
 }
 
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@
 static_always_inline u64
 vhost_user_is_packed_ring_supported (vhost_user_intf_t * vui)
 {
-  return (vui->features & (1ULL << FEAT_VIRTIO_F_RING_PACKED));
+  return (vui->features & VIRTIO_FEATURE (VIRTIO_F_RING_PACKED));
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/vnet/devices/virtio/vhost_user_input.c b/src/vnet/devices/virtio/vhost_user_input.c
index dd89909..ea8e7d6 100644
--- a/src/vnet/devices/virtio/vhost_user_input.c
+++ b/src/vnet/devices/virtio/vhost_user_input.c
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 #include <vnet/devices/devices.h>
 #include <vnet/feature/feature.h>
 
-#include <vnet/devices/virtio/virtio.h>
 #include <vnet/devices/virtio/vhost_user.h>
 #include <vnet/devices/virtio/vhost_user_inline.h>
 
@@ -108,18 +107,18 @@
   t->qid = qid;
 
   hdr_desc = &txvq->desc[desc_current];
-  if (txvq->desc[desc_current].flags & VIRTQ_DESC_F_INDIRECT)
+  if (txvq->desc[desc_current].flags & VRING_DESC_F_INDIRECT)
     {
       t->virtio_ring_flags |= 1 << VIRTIO_TRACE_F_INDIRECT;
       /* Header is the first here */
       hdr_desc = map_guest_mem (vui, txvq->desc[desc_current].addr, &hint);
     }
-  if (txvq->desc[desc_current].flags & VIRTQ_DESC_F_NEXT)
+  if (txvq->desc[desc_current].flags & VRING_DESC_F_NEXT)
     {
       t->virtio_ring_flags |= 1 << VIRTIO_TRACE_F_SIMPLE_CHAINED;
     }
-  if (!(txvq->desc[desc_current].flags & VIRTQ_DESC_F_NEXT) &&
-      !(txvq->desc[desc_current].flags & VIRTQ_DESC_F_INDIRECT))
+  if (!(txvq->desc[desc_current].flags & VRING_DESC_F_NEXT) &&
+      !(txvq->desc[desc_current].flags & VRING_DESC_F_INDIRECT))
     {
       t->virtio_ring_flags |= 1 << VIRTIO_TRACE_F_SINGLE_DESC;
     }
@@ -560,7 +559,7 @@
       /* This depends on the setup but is very consistent
        * So I think the CPU branch predictor will make a pretty good job
        * at optimizing the decision. */
-      if (txvq->desc[desc_current].flags & VIRTQ_DESC_F_INDIRECT)
+      if (txvq->desc[desc_current].flags & VRING_DESC_F_INDIRECT)
 	{
 	  desc_table = map_guest_mem (vui, txvq->desc[desc_current].addr,
 				      &map_hint);
@@ -591,7 +590,7 @@
 	  if (hdr->hdr.flags & VIRTIO_NET_HDR_F_NEEDS_CSUM)
 	    {
 	      if ((desc_data_offset == desc_table[desc_current].len) &&
-		  (desc_table[desc_current].flags & VIRTQ_DESC_F_NEXT))
+		  (desc_table[desc_current].flags & VRING_DESC_F_NEXT))
 		{
 		  current = desc_table[desc_current].next;
 		  b_data = map_guest_mem (vui, desc_table[current].addr,
@@ -617,7 +616,7 @@
 	  if (desc_data_offset == desc_table[desc_current].len)
 	    {
 	      if (PREDICT_FALSE (desc_table[desc_current].flags &
-				 VIRTQ_DESC_F_NEXT))
+				 VRING_DESC_F_NEXT))
 		{
 		  desc_current = desc_table[desc_current].next;
 		  desc_data_offset = 0;
@@ -776,10 +775,10 @@
     {
       if (txvq->used_wrap_counter)
 	desc_table[(desc_head + desc_idx) & mask].flags |=
-	  (VIRTQ_DESC_F_AVAIL | VIRTQ_DESC_F_USED);
+	  (VRING_DESC_F_AVAIL | VRING_DESC_F_USED);
       else
 	desc_table[(desc_head + desc_idx) & mask].flags &=
-	  ~(VIRTQ_DESC_F_AVAIL | VIRTQ_DESC_F_USED);
+	  ~(VRING_DESC_F_AVAIL | VRING_DESC_F_USED);
       vhost_user_advance_last_used_idx (txvq);
     }
 }
@@ -799,18 +798,18 @@
   t->qid = qid;
 
   hdr_desc = &txvq->packed_desc[desc_current];
-  if (txvq->packed_desc[desc_current].flags & VIRTQ_DESC_F_INDIRECT)
+  if (txvq->packed_desc[desc_current].flags & VRING_DESC_F_INDIRECT)
     {
       t->virtio_ring_flags |= 1 << VIRTIO_TRACE_F_INDIRECT;
       /* Header is the first here */
       hdr_desc = map_guest_mem (vui, txvq->packed_desc[desc_current].addr,
 				&hint);
     }
-  if (txvq->packed_desc[desc_current].flags & VIRTQ_DESC_F_NEXT)
+  if (txvq->packed_desc[desc_current].flags & VRING_DESC_F_NEXT)
     t->virtio_ring_flags |= 1 << VIRTIO_TRACE_F_SIMPLE_CHAINED;
 
-  if (!(txvq->packed_desc[desc_current].flags & VIRTQ_DESC_F_NEXT) &&
-      !(txvq->packed_desc[desc_current].flags & VIRTQ_DESC_F_INDIRECT))
+  if (!(txvq->packed_desc[desc_current].flags & VRING_DESC_F_NEXT) &&
+      !(txvq->packed_desc[desc_current].flags & VRING_DESC_F_INDIRECT))
     t->virtio_ring_flags |= 1 << VIRTIO_TRACE_F_SINGLE_DESC;
 
   t->first_desc_len = hdr_desc ? hdr_desc->len : 0;
@@ -1018,7 +1017,7 @@
   u32 desc_len = 0;
   u16 mask = txvq->qsz_mask;
 
-  while (desc_table[*current].flags & VIRTQ_DESC_F_NEXT)
+  while (desc_table[*current].flags & VRING_DESC_F_NEXT)
     {
       desc_len += desc_table[*current].len;
       (*n_left)++;
@@ -1177,7 +1176,7 @@
   while (vhost_user_packed_desc_available (txvq, current) &&
 	 (n_left < VLIB_FRAME_SIZE))
     {
-      if (desc_table[current].flags & VIRTQ_DESC_F_INDIRECT)
+      if (desc_table[current].flags & VRING_DESC_F_INDIRECT)
 	{
 	  buffers_required +=
 	    vhost_user_compute_indirect_desc_len (vui, txvq, buffer_data_size,
@@ -1244,7 +1243,7 @@
       desc_data_offset = vui->virtio_net_hdr_sz;
       n_descs_to_process = 1;
 
-      if (desc_table[desc_idx].flags & VIRTQ_DESC_F_INDIRECT)
+      if (desc_table[desc_idx].flags & VRING_DESC_F_INDIRECT)
 	{
 	  n_descs = desc_table[desc_idx].len >> 4;
 	  desc_table = map_guest_mem (vui, desc_table[desc_idx].addr,
@@ -1298,7 +1297,7 @@
 	   * loop. So count how many descriptors in the chain.
 	   */
 	  n_descs_to_process = 1;
-	  while (desc_table[desc_idx].flags & VIRTQ_DESC_F_NEXT)
+	  while (desc_table[desc_idx].flags & VRING_DESC_F_NEXT)
 	    {
 	      vhost_user_assemble_packet (desc_table, &desc_idx, b_head,
 					  &b_current, &next, &b, &bi_current,
@@ -1431,7 +1430,7 @@
 	  pool_elt_at_index (vum->vhost_user_interfaces, dq->dev_instance);
 	if (vhost_user_is_packed_ring_supported (vui))
 	  {
-	    if (vui->features & (1ULL << FEAT_VIRTIO_NET_F_CSUM))
+	    if (vui->features & VIRTIO_FEATURE (VIRTIO_NET_F_CSUM))
 	      n_rx_packets += vhost_user_if_input_packed (vm, vum, vui,
 							  dq->queue_id, node,
 							  dq->mode, 1);
@@ -1442,7 +1441,7 @@
 	  }
 	else
 	  {
-	    if (vui->features & (1ULL << FEAT_VIRTIO_NET_F_CSUM))
+	    if (vui->features & VIRTIO_FEATURE (VIRTIO_NET_F_CSUM))
 	      n_rx_packets += vhost_user_if_input (vm, vum, vui, dq->queue_id,
 						   node, dq->mode, 1);
 	    else
diff --git a/src/vnet/devices/virtio/vhost_user_output.c b/src/vnet/devices/virtio/vhost_user_output.c
index d48e437..2d17ddf 100644
--- a/src/vnet/devices/virtio/vhost_user_output.c
+++ b/src/vnet/devices/virtio/vhost_user_output.c
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
 #include <vnet/devices/devices.h>
 #include <vnet/feature/feature.h>
 
-#include <vnet/devices/virtio/virtio.h>
 #include <vnet/devices/virtio/vhost_user.h>
 #include <vnet/devices/virtio/vhost_user_inline.h>
 
@@ -166,18 +165,18 @@
   t->qid = qid;
 
   hdr_desc = &rxvq->desc[desc_current];
-  if (rxvq->desc[desc_current].flags & VIRTQ_DESC_F_INDIRECT)
+  if (rxvq->desc[desc_current].flags & VRING_DESC_F_INDIRECT)
     {
       t->virtio_ring_flags |= 1 << VIRTIO_TRACE_F_INDIRECT;
       /* Header is the first here */
       hdr_desc = map_guest_mem (vui, rxvq->desc[desc_current].addr, &hint);
     }
-  if (rxvq->desc[desc_current].flags & VIRTQ_DESC_F_NEXT)
+  if (rxvq->desc[desc_current].flags & VRING_DESC_F_NEXT)
     {
       t->virtio_ring_flags |= 1 << VIRTIO_TRACE_F_SIMPLE_CHAINED;
     }
-  if (!(rxvq->desc[desc_current].flags & VIRTQ_DESC_F_NEXT) &&
-      !(rxvq->desc[desc_current].flags & VIRTQ_DESC_F_INDIRECT))
+  if (!(rxvq->desc[desc_current].flags & VRING_DESC_F_NEXT) &&
+      !(rxvq->desc[desc_current].flags & VRING_DESC_F_INDIRECT))
     {
       t->virtio_ring_flags |= 1 << VIRTIO_TRACE_F_SINGLE_DESC;
     }
@@ -277,19 +276,19 @@
       if (b->flags & VNET_BUFFER_F_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM)
 	{
 	  if (is_ip4 &&
-	      (vui->features & (1ULL << FEAT_VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_TSO4)))
+	      (vui->features & VIRTIO_FEATURE (VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_TSO4)))
 	    {
 	      hdr->gso_size = vnet_buffer2 (b)->gso_size;
 	      hdr->gso_type = VIRTIO_NET_HDR_GSO_TCPV4;
 	    }
 	  else if (is_ip6 &&
-		   (vui->features & (1ULL << FEAT_VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_TSO6)))
+		   (vui->features & VIRTIO_FEATURE (VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_TSO6)))
 	    {
 	      hdr->gso_size = vnet_buffer2 (b)->gso_size;
 	      hdr->gso_type = VIRTIO_NET_HDR_GSO_TCPV6;
 	    }
 	}
-      else if ((vui->features & (1ULL << FEAT_VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_UFO)) &&
+      else if ((vui->features & VIRTIO_FEATURE (VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_UFO)) &&
 	       (b->flags & VNET_BUFFER_F_OFFLOAD_UDP_CKSUM))
 	{
 	  hdr->gso_size = vnet_buffer2 (b)->gso_size;
@@ -312,10 +311,10 @@
 
   if (rxvq->used_wrap_counter)
     flags = desc_table[last_used_idx & rxvq->qsz_mask].flags |
-      (VIRTQ_DESC_F_AVAIL | VIRTQ_DESC_F_USED);
+      (VRING_DESC_F_AVAIL | VRING_DESC_F_USED);
   else
     flags = desc_table[last_used_idx & rxvq->qsz_mask].flags &
-      ~(VIRTQ_DESC_F_AVAIL | VIRTQ_DESC_F_USED);
+      ~(VRING_DESC_F_AVAIL | VRING_DESC_F_USED);
 
   vhost_user_advance_last_used_idx (rxvq);
 
@@ -323,10 +322,10 @@
     {
       if (rxvq->used_wrap_counter)
 	desc_table[rxvq->last_used_idx & rxvq->qsz_mask].flags |=
-	  (VIRTQ_DESC_F_AVAIL | VIRTQ_DESC_F_USED);
+	  (VRING_DESC_F_AVAIL | VRING_DESC_F_USED);
       else
 	desc_table[rxvq->last_used_idx & rxvq->qsz_mask].flags &=
-	  ~(VIRTQ_DESC_F_AVAIL | VIRTQ_DESC_F_USED);
+	  ~(VRING_DESC_F_AVAIL | VRING_DESC_F_USED);
       vhost_user_advance_last_used_idx (rxvq);
     }
 
@@ -339,7 +338,7 @@
       vring_packed_desc_t *desc_table = rxvq->packed_desc;
 
       while (desc_table[rxvq->last_used_idx & rxvq->qsz_mask].flags &
-	     VIRTQ_DESC_F_NEXT)
+	     VRING_DESC_F_NEXT)
 	vhost_user_advance_last_used_idx (rxvq);
 
       /* Advance past the current chained table entries */
@@ -374,19 +373,19 @@
   t->qid = qid;
 
   hdr_desc = &rxvq->packed_desc[desc_current];
-  if (rxvq->packed_desc[desc_current].flags & VIRTQ_DESC_F_INDIRECT)
+  if (rxvq->packed_desc[desc_current].flags & VRING_DESC_F_INDIRECT)
     {
       t->virtio_ring_flags |= 1 << VIRTIO_TRACE_F_INDIRECT;
       /* Header is the first here */
       hdr_desc = map_guest_mem (vui, rxvq->packed_desc[desc_current].addr,
 				&hint);
     }
-  if (rxvq->packed_desc[desc_current].flags & VIRTQ_DESC_F_NEXT)
+  if (rxvq->packed_desc[desc_current].flags & VRING_DESC_F_NEXT)
     {
       t->virtio_ring_flags |= 1 << VIRTIO_TRACE_F_SIMPLE_CHAINED;
     }
-  if (!(rxvq->packed_desc[desc_current].flags & VIRTQ_DESC_F_NEXT) &&
-      !(rxvq->packed_desc[desc_current].flags & VIRTQ_DESC_F_INDIRECT))
+  if (!(rxvq->packed_desc[desc_current].flags & VRING_DESC_F_NEXT) &&
+      !(rxvq->packed_desc[desc_current].flags & VRING_DESC_F_INDIRECT))
     {
       t->virtio_ring_flags |= 1 << VIRTIO_TRACE_F_SINGLE_DESC;
     }
@@ -463,7 +462,7 @@
        * Go deeper in case of indirect descriptor.
        * To test it, turn off mrg_rxbuf.
        */
-      if (desc_table[desc_head].flags & VIRTQ_DESC_F_INDIRECT)
+      if (desc_table[desc_head].flags & VRING_DESC_F_INDIRECT)
 	{
 	  indirect = 1;
 	  if (PREDICT_FALSE (desc_table[desc_head].len <
@@ -482,7 +481,7 @@
 	    }
 	  desc_index = 0;
 	}
-      else if (rxvq->packed_desc[desc_head].flags & VIRTQ_DESC_F_NEXT)
+      else if (rxvq->packed_desc[desc_head].flags & VRING_DESC_F_NEXT)
 	chained = 1;
 
       desc_len = vui->virtio_net_hdr_sz;
@@ -502,7 +501,7 @@
 
       /* Guest supports csum offload and buffer requires checksum offload? */
       if (or_flags &&
-	  (vui->features & (1ULL << FEAT_VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_CSUM)))
+	  (vui->features & VIRTIO_FEATURE (VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_CSUM)))
 	vhost_user_handle_tx_offload (vui, b0, &hdr->hdr);
 
       /* Prepare a copy order executed later for the header */
@@ -529,7 +528,7 @@
 		   * Test it with both indirect and mrg_rxbuf off
 		   */
 		  if (PREDICT_FALSE (!(desc_table[desc_index].flags &
-				       VIRTQ_DESC_F_NEXT)))
+				       VRING_DESC_F_NEXT)))
 		    {
 		      /*
 		       * Last descriptor in chain.
@@ -801,7 +800,7 @@
 
       /* Go deeper in case of indirect descriptor
        * I don't know of any driver providing indirect for RX. */
-      if (PREDICT_FALSE (rxvq->desc[desc_head].flags & VIRTQ_DESC_F_INDIRECT))
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE (rxvq->desc[desc_head].flags & VRING_DESC_F_INDIRECT))
 	{
 	  if (PREDICT_FALSE
 	      (rxvq->desc[desc_head].len < sizeof (vring_desc_t)))
@@ -838,7 +837,7 @@
 
 	/* Guest supports csum offload and buffer requires checksum offload? */
 	if (or_flags
-	    && (vui->features & (1ULL << FEAT_VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_CSUM)))
+	    && (vui->features & VIRTIO_FEATURE (VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_CSUM)))
 	  vhost_user_handle_tx_offload (vui, b0, &hdr->hdr);
 
 	// Prepare a copy order executed later for the header
@@ -858,7 +857,7 @@
 	{
 	  if (buffer_len == 0)
 	    {			//Get new output
-	      if (desc_table[desc_index].flags & VIRTQ_DESC_F_NEXT)
+	      if (desc_table[desc_index].flags & VRING_DESC_F_NEXT)
 		{
 		  //Next one is chained
 		  desc_index = desc_table[desc_index].next;
@@ -898,7 +897,7 @@
 		  desc_head = desc_index =
 		    rxvq->avail->ring[rxvq->last_avail_idx & rxvq->qsz_mask];
 		  if (PREDICT_FALSE
-		      (rxvq->desc[desc_head].flags & VIRTQ_DESC_F_INDIRECT))
+		      (rxvq->desc[desc_head].flags & VRING_DESC_F_INDIRECT))
 		    {
 		      //It is seriously unlikely that a driver will put indirect descriptor
 		      //after non-indirect descriptor.
diff --git a/src/vnet/devices/virtio/virtio.c b/src/vnet/devices/virtio/virtio.c
index f8b6a39..ec22a0d 100644
--- a/src/vnet/devices/virtio/virtio.c
+++ b/src/vnet/devices/virtio/virtio.c
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
 #include <net/if.h>
 #include <linux/if_tun.h>
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
-#include <linux/virtio_net.h>
-#include <linux/vhost.h>
 #include <sys/eventfd.h>
 
 #include <vlib/vlib.h>
@@ -93,19 +91,19 @@
 			    CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES);
       vring = vec_elt_at_index (vif->rxq_vrings, RX_QUEUE_ACCESS (idx));
     }
-  i = sizeof (struct vring_desc) * sz;
+  i = sizeof (vring_desc_t) * sz;
   i = round_pow2 (i, CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES);
   vring->desc = clib_mem_alloc_aligned (i, CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES);
   clib_memset (vring->desc, 0, i);
 
-  i = sizeof (struct vring_avail) + sz * sizeof (vring->avail->ring[0]);
+  i = sizeof (vring_avail_t) + sz * sizeof (vring->avail->ring[0]);
   i = round_pow2 (i, CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES);
   vring->avail = clib_mem_alloc_aligned (i, CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES);
   clib_memset (vring->avail, 0, i);
   // tell kernel that we don't need interrupt
-  vring->avail->flags = VIRTIO_RING_FLAG_MASK_INT;
+  vring->avail->flags = VRING_AVAIL_F_NO_INTERRUPT;
 
-  i = sizeof (struct vring_used) + sz * sizeof (struct vring_used_elem);
+  i = sizeof (vring_used_t) + sz * sizeof (vring_used_elem_t);
   i = round_pow2 (i, CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES);
   vring->used = clib_mem_alloc_aligned (i, CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES);
   clib_memset (vring->used, 0, i);
@@ -186,7 +184,7 @@
 
   while (n_left)
     {
-      struct vring_used_elem *e = &vring->used->ring[last & mask];
+      vring_used_elem_t *e = &vring->used->ring[last & mask];
       u16 slot = e->id;
 
       vlib_buffer_free (vm, &vring->buffers[slot], 1);
@@ -257,9 +255,9 @@
 {
   if (vif->features & VIRTIO_FEATURE (VIRTIO_NET_F_MRG_RXBUF) ||
       vif->features & VIRTIO_FEATURE (VIRTIO_F_VERSION_1))
-    vif->virtio_net_hdr_sz = sizeof (struct virtio_net_hdr_v1);
+    vif->virtio_net_hdr_sz = sizeof (virtio_net_hdr_v1_t);
   else
-    vif->virtio_net_hdr_sz = sizeof (struct virtio_net_hdr);
+    vif->virtio_net_hdr_sz = sizeof (virtio_net_hdr_t);
 }
 
 inline void
@@ -402,7 +400,7 @@
 			     "  ===== ================== ===== ====== ===== ==================\n");
 	    for (j = 0; j < vring->size; j++)
 	      {
-		struct vring_desc *desc = &vring->desc[j];
+		vring_desc_t *desc = &vring->desc[j];
 		vlib_cli_output (vm,
 				 "  %-5d 0x%016lx %-5d 0x%04x %-5d 0x%016lx\n",
 				 j, desc->addr,
@@ -442,7 +440,7 @@
 			     "  ===== ================== ===== ====== ===== ==================\n");
 	    for (j = 0; j < vring->size; j++)
 	      {
-		struct vring_desc *desc = &vring->desc[j];
+		vring_desc_t *desc = &vring->desc[j];
 		vlib_cli_output (vm,
 				 "  %-5d 0x%016lx %-5d 0x%04x %-5d 0x%016lx\n",
 				 j, desc->addr,
@@ -478,7 +476,7 @@
 			       "  ===== ================== ===== ====== ===== ==================\n");
 	      for (j = 0; j < vring->size; j++)
 		{
-		  struct vring_desc *desc = &vring->desc[j];
+		  vring_desc_t *desc = &vring->desc[j];
 		  vlib_cli_output (vm,
 				   "  %-5d 0x%016lx %-5d 0x%04x %-5d 0x%016lx\n",
 				   j, desc->addr,
diff --git a/src/vnet/devices/virtio/virtio.h b/src/vnet/devices/virtio/virtio.h
index 7a5dcd8..f1eaa07 100644
--- a/src/vnet/devices/virtio/virtio.h
+++ b/src/vnet/devices/virtio/virtio.h
@@ -18,47 +18,10 @@
 #ifndef _VNET_DEVICES_VIRTIO_VIRTIO_H_
 #define _VNET_DEVICES_VIRTIO_VIRTIO_H_
 
-#include <linux/virtio_config.h>
-#include <linux/virtio_net.h>
-#include <linux/virtio_pci.h>
-#include <linux/virtio_ring.h>
+#include <vnet/devices/virtio/virtio_std.h>
+#include <vnet/devices/virtio/vhost_std.h>
 #include <vnet/gso/gro.h>
 
-#define foreach_virtio_net_features      \
-  _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_CSUM, 0)	/* Host handles pkts w/ partial csum */ \
-  _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_CSUM, 1) /* Guest handles pkts w/ partial csum */ \
-  _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_GUEST_OFFLOADS, 2) /* Dynamic offload configuration. */ \
-  _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_MTU, 3)       /* Initial MTU advice. */ \
-  _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_MAC, 5)	/* Host has given MAC address. */ \
-  _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_GSO, 6)	/* Host handles pkts w/ any GSO. */ \
-  _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_TSO4, 7)	/* Guest can handle TSOv4 in. */ \
-  _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_TSO6, 8)	/* Guest can handle TSOv6 in. */ \
-  _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_ECN, 9)	/* Guest can handle TSO[6] w/ ECN in. */ \
-  _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_UFO, 10)	/* Guest can handle UFO in. */ \
-  _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_TSO4, 11)	/* Host can handle TSOv4 in. */ \
-  _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_TSO6, 12)	/* Host can handle TSOv6 in. */ \
-  _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_ECN, 13)	/* Host can handle TSO[6] w/ ECN in. */ \
-  _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_UFO, 14)	/* Host can handle UFO in. */ \
-  _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_MRG_RXBUF, 15)	/* Host can merge receive buffers. */ \
-  _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_STATUS, 16)	/* virtio_net_config.status available */ \
-  _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_VQ, 17)	/* Control channel available */ \
-  _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_RX, 18)	/* Control channel RX mode support */ \
-  _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_VLAN, 19)	/* Control channel VLAN filtering */ \
-  _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_RX_EXTRA, 20)	/* Extra RX mode control support */ \
-  _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_ANNOUNCE, 21)	/* Guest can announce device on the network */ \
-  _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_MQ, 22)	        /* Device supports Receive Flow Steering */ \
-  _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_MAC_ADDR, 23)	/* Set MAC address */ \
-  _ (VIRTIO_F_NOTIFY_ON_EMPTY, 24) \
-  _ (VHOST_F_LOG_ALL, 26)      /* Log all write descriptors */ \
-  _ (VIRTIO_F_ANY_LAYOUT, 27)  /* Can the device handle any descriptor layout */ \
-  _ (VIRTIO_RING_F_INDIRECT_DESC, 28)   /* Support indirect buffer descriptors */ \
-  _ (VIRTIO_RING_F_EVENT_IDX, 29)       /* The Guest publishes the used index for which it expects an interrupt \
- * at the end of the avail ring. Host should ignore the avail->flags field. */ \
-/* The Host publishes the avail index for which it expects a kick \
- * at the end of the used ring. Guest should ignore the used->flags field. */ \
-  _ (VHOST_USER_F_PROTOCOL_FEATURES, 30) \
-  _ (VIRTIO_F_VERSION_1, 32)  /* v1.0 compliant. */           \
-
 #define foreach_virtio_if_flag		\
   _(0, ADMIN_UP, "admin-up")		\
   _(1, DELETING, "deleting")
@@ -70,8 +33,6 @@
 #undef _
 } virtio_if_flag_t;
 
-#define VIRTIO_FEATURE(X) (1ULL << X)
-
 #define TX_QUEUE(X) ((X*2) + 1)
 #define RX_QUEUE(X) (X*2)
 #define TX_QUEUE_ACCESS(X) (X/2)
@@ -99,9 +60,9 @@
 {
   CLIB_CACHE_LINE_ALIGN_MARK (cacheline0);
   clib_spinlock_t lockp;
-  struct vring_desc *desc;
-  struct vring_used *used;
-  struct vring_avail *avail;
+  vring_desc_t *desc;
+  vring_used_t *used;
+  vring_avail_t *avail;
   u16 desc_in_use;
   u16 desc_next;
   int kick_fd;
diff --git a/src/vnet/devices/virtio/virtio_pci_modern.c b/src/vnet/devices/virtio/virtio_pci_modern.c
index 24e8a4f..0d86ff2 100644
--- a/src/vnet/devices/virtio/virtio_pci_modern.c
+++ b/src/vnet/devices/virtio/virtio_pci_modern.c
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@
 virtio_pci_modern_setup_queue (vlib_main_t * vm, virtio_if_t * vif,
 			       u16 queue_id, void *p)
 {
-  struct vring vr;
+  vring_t vr;
   u16 queue_size = 0;
 
   virtio_pci_modern_set_queue_select (vif, queue_id);
diff --git a/src/vnet/devices/virtio/virtio_std.h b/src/vnet/devices/virtio/virtio_std.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..98befb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/vnet/devices/virtio/virtio_std.h
@@ -0,0 +1,208 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2015 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+#ifndef __VIRTIO_STD_H__
+#define __VIRTIO_STD_H__
+
+#define foreach_virtio_net_features      \
+  _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_CSUM, 0)      /* Host handles pkts w/ partial csum */ \
+  _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_CSUM, 1) /* Guest handles pkts w/ partial csum */ \
+  _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_GUEST_OFFLOADS, 2) /* Dynamic offload configuration. */ \
+  _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_MTU, 3)       /* Initial MTU advice. */ \
+  _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_MAC, 5)       /* Host has given MAC address. */ \
+  _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_GSO, 6)       /* Host handles pkts w/ any GSO. */ \
+  _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_TSO4, 7)        /* Guest can handle TSOv4 in. */ \
+  _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_TSO6, 8)        /* Guest can handle TSOv6 in. */ \
+  _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_ECN, 9) /* Guest can handle TSO[6] w/ ECN in. */ \
+  _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_UFO, 10)        /* Guest can handle UFO in. */ \
+  _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_TSO4, 11)        /* Host can handle TSOv4 in. */ \
+  _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_TSO6, 12)        /* Host can handle TSOv6 in. */ \
+  _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_ECN, 13) /* Host can handle TSO[6] w/ ECN in. */ \
+  _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_UFO, 14) /* Host can handle UFO in. */ \
+  _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_MRG_RXBUF, 15)        /* Host can merge receive buffers. */ \
+  _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_STATUS, 16)   /* virtio_net_config.status available */ \
+  _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_VQ, 17)  /* Control channel available */ \
+  _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_RX, 18)  /* Control channel RX mode support */ \
+  _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_VLAN, 19)        /* Control channel VLAN filtering */ \
+  _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_RX_EXTRA, 20)    /* Extra RX mode control support */ \
+  _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_ANNOUNCE, 21)   /* Guest can announce device on the network */ \
+  _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_MQ, 22)               /* Device supports Receive Flow Steering */ \
+  _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_MAC_ADDR, 23)    /* Set MAC address */ \
+  _ (VIRTIO_F_NOTIFY_ON_EMPTY, 24) \
+  _ (VHOST_F_LOG_ALL, 26)      /* Log all write descriptors */ \
+  _ (VIRTIO_F_ANY_LAYOUT, 27)  /* Can the device handle any descriptor layout */ \
+  _ (VIRTIO_RING_F_INDIRECT_DESC, 28)   /* Support indirect buffer descriptors */ \
+  _ (VIRTIO_RING_F_EVENT_IDX, 29)       /* The Guest publishes the used index for which it expects an interrupt \
+ * at the end of the avail ring. Host should ignore the avail->flags field. */ \
+/* The Host publishes the avail index for which it expects a kick \
+ * at the end of the used ring. Guest should ignore the used->flags field. */ \
+  _ (VHOST_USER_F_PROTOCOL_FEATURES, 30) \
+  _ (VIRTIO_F_VERSION_1, 32)  /* v1.0 compliant. */           \
+  _ (VIRTIO_F_IOMMU_PLATFORM, 33) \
+  _ (VIRTIO_F_RING_PACKED, 34) \
+  _ (VIRTIO_F_IN_ORDER, 35)  /* all buffers are used by the device in the */ \
+                         /* same order in which they have been made available */ \
+  _ (VIRTIO_F_ORDER_PLATFORM, 36) /* memory accesses by the driver and the */ \
+                      /* device are ordered in a way described by the platfor */ \
+  _ (VIRTIO_F_NOTIFICATION_DATA, 38) /* the driver passes extra data (besides */ \
+                      /* identifying the virtqueue) in its device notifications. */ \
+  _ (VIRTIO_NET_F_SPEED_DUPLEX, 63)	/* Device set linkspeed and duplex */
+
+typedef enum
+{
+#define _(f,n) f = n,
+  foreach_virtio_net_features
+#undef _
+} virtio_net_feature_t;
+
+#define VIRTIO_FEATURE(X) (1ULL << X)
+
+#define VRING_MAX_SIZE            32768
+
+#define VRING_DESC_F_NEXT               1
+#define VRING_DESC_F_WRITE              2
+#define VRING_DESC_F_INDIRECT           4
+
+#define VRING_DESC_F_AVAIL              (1 << 7)
+#define VRING_DESC_F_USED               (1 << 15)
+
+#define VRING_EVENT_F_ENABLE            0x0
+#define VRING_EVENT_F_DISABLE           0x1
+#define VRING_EVENT_F_DESC              0x2
+
+#define VRING_USED_F_NO_NOTIFY  1
+#define VRING_AVAIL_F_NO_INTERRUPT 1
+
+typedef struct
+{
+  u64 addr;
+  u32 len;
+  u16 flags;
+  u16 next;
+} vring_desc_t;
+
+typedef struct
+{
+  u16 flags;
+  u16 idx;
+  u16 ring[0];
+  /*  u16 used_event; */
+} vring_avail_t;
+
+typedef struct
+{
+  u32 id;
+  u32 len;
+} vring_used_elem_t;
+
+typedef struct
+{
+  u16 flags;
+  u16 idx;
+  vring_used_elem_t ring[0];
+  /* u16 avail_event; */
+} vring_used_t;
+
+/* *INDENT-OFF* */
+typedef CLIB_PACKED (struct
+{
+   u64 addr;	// packet data buffer address
+   u32 len;	// packet data buffer size
+   u16 id;	// buffer id
+   u16 flags;	// flags
+}) vring_packed_desc_t;
+
+STATIC_ASSERT_SIZEOF (vring_packed_desc_t, 16);
+
+typedef CLIB_PACKED (struct
+{
+  u16 off_wrap;
+  u16 flags;
+}) vring_desc_event_t;
+
+#define VIRTIO_NET_HDR_F_NEEDS_CSUM     1	/* Use csum_start, csum_offset */
+#define VIRTIO_NET_HDR_F_DATA_VALID     2	/* Csum is valid */
+
+#define VIRTIO_NET_HDR_GSO_NONE         0	/* Not a GSO frame */
+#define VIRTIO_NET_HDR_GSO_TCPV4        1	/* GSO frame, IPv4 TCP (TSO) */
+#define VIRTIO_NET_HDR_GSO_UDP          3	/* GSO frame, IPv4 UDP (UFO) */
+#define VIRTIO_NET_HDR_GSO_TCPV6        4	/* GSO frame, IPv6 TCP */
+#define VIRTIO_NET_HDR_GSO_ECN          0x80	/* TCP has ECN set */
+
+typedef CLIB_PACKED (struct
+{
+  u8 flags;
+  u8 gso_type;
+  u16 hdr_len;			/* Ethernet + IP + tcp/udp hdrs */
+  u16 gso_size;			/* Bytes to append to hdr_len per frame */
+  u16 csum_start;		/* Position to start checksumming from */
+  u16 csum_offset;		/* Offset after that to place checksum */
+  u16 num_buffers;		/* Number of merged rx buffers */
+}) virtio_net_hdr_v1_t;
+
+typedef CLIB_PACKED (struct
+{
+  u8 flags;
+  u8 gso_type;
+  u16 hdr_len;
+  u16 gso_size;
+  u16 csum_start;
+  u16 csum_offset;
+}) virtio_net_hdr_t;
+
+typedef CLIB_PACKED (struct
+{
+  virtio_net_hdr_t hdr;
+  u16 num_buffers;
+}) virtio_net_hdr_mrg_rxbuf_t;
+
+/* *INDENT-ON* */
+
+typedef struct
+{
+  u16 num;
+  vring_desc_t *desc;
+  vring_avail_t *avail;
+  vring_used_t *used;
+} vring_t;
+
+static_always_inline void
+vring_init (vring_t * vr, u32 num, void *p, u32 align)
+{
+  vr->num = num;
+  vr->desc = p;
+  vr->avail = (vring_avail_t *) ((char *) p + num * sizeof (vring_desc_t));
+  vr->used =
+    (vring_used_t *) ((char *) p +
+		      ((sizeof (vring_desc_t) * num +
+			sizeof (u16) * (3 + num) + align - 1) & ~(align -
+								  1)));
+}
+
+static_always_inline u16
+vring_size (u32 num, u32 align)
+{
+  return ((sizeof (vring_desc_t) * num + sizeof (u16) * (3 + num)
+	   + align - 1) & ~(align - 1))
+    + sizeof (u16) * 3 + sizeof (vring_used_elem_t) * num;
+}
+#endif
+
+/*
+ * fd.io coding-style-patch-verification: ON
+ *
+ * Local Variables:
+ * eval: (c-set-style "gnu")
+ * End:
+ */