@@ -322,6 +322,7 @@ const char *rte_get_rx_ol_flag_name(uint64_t mask)
 	case PKT_RX_IEEE1588_TMST: return "PKT_RX_IEEE1588_TMST";
 	case PKT_RX_QINQ_STRIPPED: return "PKT_RX_QINQ_STRIPPED";
 	case PKT_RX_LRO: return "PKT_RX_LRO";
+	case PKT_RX_TIMESTAMP: return "PKT_RX_TIMESTAMP";
 	default: return NULL;
 	}
 }

@@ -356,6 +357,7 @@ rte_get_rx_ol_flag_list(uint64_t mask, char *buf, size_t buflen)
 		{ PKT_RX_IEEE1588_TMST, PKT_RX_IEEE1588_TMST, NULL },
 		{ PKT_RX_QINQ_STRIPPED, PKT_RX_QINQ_STRIPPED, NULL },
 		{ PKT_RX_LRO, PKT_RX_LRO, NULL },
+		{ PKT_RX_TIMESTAMP, PKT_RX_TIMESTAMP, NULL },
 	};
 	const char *name;
 	unsigned int i;

@@ -177,6 +177,11 @@ extern "C" {
  */
 #define PKT_RX_LRO           (1ULL << 16)
 
+/**
+ * Indicate that the timestamp field in the mbuf is valid.
+ */
+#define PKT_RX_TIMESTAMP     (1ULL << 17)
+
 /* add new RX flags here */
 
 /* add new TX flags here */

@@ -469,6 +474,10 @@ struct rte_mbuf {
 	uint16_t vlan_tci_outer;
 
 	uint16_t buf_len;         /**< Length of segment buffer. */
+
+	/** Valid if PKT_RX_TIMESTAMP is set. The unit is nanoseconds */
+	uint64_t timestamp;
+
 	/* second cache line - fields only used in slow path or on TX */
 	MARKER cacheline1 __rte_cache_min_aligned;
 

@@ -1197,6 +1206,7 @@ static inline void rte_pktmbuf_attach(struct rte_mbuf *mi, struct rte_mbuf *m)
 	mi->nb_segs = 1;
 	mi->ol_flags = m->ol_flags | IND_ATTACHED_MBUF;
 	mi->packet_type = m->packet_type;
+	mi->timestamp = m->timestamp;
 
 	__rte_mbuf_sanity_check(mi, 1);
 	__rte_mbuf_sanity_check(m, 0);