diff --git a/platform/linux-generic/include/odp_buffer_internal.h b/platform/linux-generic/include/odp_buffer_internal.h
index ea092ca..0a4c290 100644
--- a/platform/linux-generic/include/odp_buffer_internal.h
+++ b/platform/linux-generic/include/odp_buffer_internal.h
@@ -170,6 +170,10 @@ typedef struct {
 odp_buffer_t buffer_alloc(odp_pool_t pool, size_t size);
 int buffer_alloc_multi(odp_pool_t pool_hdl, size_t size,
 		       odp_buffer_t buf[], int num);
+int seg_alloc_head(odp_buffer_hdr_t *buf_hdr, int segcount);
+void seg_free_head(odp_buffer_hdr_t *buf_hdr, int segcount);
+int seg_alloc_tail(odp_buffer_hdr_t *buf_hdr, int segcount);
+void seg_free_tail(odp_buffer_hdr_t *buf_hdr, int segcount);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/platform/linux-generic/include/odp_packet_internal.h b/platform/linux-generic/include/odp_packet_internal.h
index 92b770f..9faa15e 100644
--- a/platform/linux-generic/include/odp_packet_internal.h
+++ b/platform/linux-generic/include/odp_packet_internal.h
@@ -210,12 +210,60 @@ static inline void pull_head(odp_packet_hdr_t *pkt_hdr, size_t len)
 	pkt_hdr->frame_len -= len;
 }
 
+static inline int push_head_seg(odp_packet_hdr_t *pkt_hdr, size_t len)
+{
+	uint32_t newsegcount =
+		(len - pkt_hdr->headroom + pkt_hdr->buf_hdr.size - 1) /
+		pkt_hdr->buf_hdr.size;
+
+	if (pkt_hdr->buf_hdr.segcount + newsegcount > ODP_BUFFER_MAX_SEG)
+		return -1;
+
+	if (seg_alloc_head(&pkt_hdr->buf_hdr, newsegcount))
+		return -1;
+
+	pkt_hdr->headroom += newsegcount * pkt_hdr->buf_hdr.size;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static inline void pull_head_seg(odp_packet_hdr_t *pkt_hdr)
+{
+	uint32_t extrasegs = pkt_hdr->headroom / pkt_hdr->buf_hdr.size;
+
+	seg_free_head(&pkt_hdr->buf_hdr, extrasegs);
+	pkt_hdr->headroom -= extrasegs * pkt_hdr->buf_hdr.size;
+}
+
 static inline void push_tail(odp_packet_hdr_t *pkt_hdr, size_t len)
 {
 	pkt_hdr->tailroom  -= len;
 	pkt_hdr->frame_len += len;
 }
 
+static inline int push_tail_seg(odp_packet_hdr_t *pkt_hdr, size_t len)
+{
+	uint32_t newsegcount =
+		(len - pkt_hdr->tailroom + pkt_hdr->buf_hdr.size - 1) /
+		pkt_hdr->buf_hdr.size;
+
+	if (pkt_hdr->buf_hdr.segcount + newsegcount > ODP_BUFFER_MAX_SEG)
+		return -1;
+
+	if (seg_alloc_tail(&pkt_hdr->buf_hdr, newsegcount))
+		return -1;
+
+	pkt_hdr->tailroom += newsegcount * pkt_hdr->buf_hdr.size;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static inline void pull_tail_seg(odp_packet_hdr_t *pkt_hdr)
+{
+	uint32_t extrasegs = pkt_hdr->tailroom / pkt_hdr->buf_hdr.size;
+
+	seg_free_tail(&pkt_hdr->buf_hdr, extrasegs);
+
+	pkt_hdr->tailroom -= extrasegs * pkt_hdr->buf_hdr.size;
+}
 
 static inline void pull_tail(odp_packet_hdr_t *pkt_hdr, size_t len)
 {
diff --git a/platform/linux-generic/odp_packet.c b/platform/linux-generic/odp_packet.c
index 2abb227..89c0190 100644
--- a/platform/linux-generic/odp_packet.c
+++ b/platform/linux-generic/odp_packet.c
@@ -264,6 +264,21 @@ void *odp_packet_push_head(odp_packet_t pkt, uint32_t len)
 	return packet_map(pkt_hdr, 0, NULL);
 }
 
+int odp_packet_extend_head(odp_packet_t *pkt, uint32_t len,
+			   void **data_ptr, uint32_t *seg_len)
+{
+	odp_packet_hdr_t *pkt_hdr = odp_packet_hdr(*pkt);
+
+	if (len > pkt_hdr->headroom && push_head_seg(pkt_hdr, len))
+		return -1;
+
+	push_head(pkt_hdr, len);
+
+	if (data_ptr)
+		*data_ptr = packet_map(pkt_hdr, 0, seg_len);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 void *odp_packet_pull_head(odp_packet_t pkt, uint32_t len)
 {
 	odp_packet_hdr_t *pkt_hdr = odp_packet_hdr(pkt);
@@ -275,6 +290,23 @@ void *odp_packet_pull_head(odp_packet_t pkt, uint32_t len)
 	return packet_map(pkt_hdr, 0, NULL);
 }
 
+int odp_packet_trunc_head(odp_packet_t *pkt, uint32_t len,
+			  void **data_ptr, uint32_t *seg_len)
+{
+	odp_packet_hdr_t *pkt_hdr = odp_packet_hdr(*pkt);
+
+	if (len > pkt_hdr->frame_len)
+		return -1;
+
+	pull_head(pkt_hdr, len);
+	if (pkt_hdr->headroom > pkt_hdr->buf_hdr.size)
+		pull_head_seg(pkt_hdr);
+
+	if (data_ptr)
+		*data_ptr = packet_map(pkt_hdr, 0, seg_len);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 void *odp_packet_push_tail(odp_packet_t pkt, uint32_t len)
 {
 	odp_packet_hdr_t *pkt_hdr = odp_packet_hdr(pkt);
@@ -287,6 +319,22 @@ void *odp_packet_push_tail(odp_packet_t pkt, uint32_t len)
 	return packet_map(pkt_hdr, origin, NULL);
 }
 
+int odp_packet_extend_tail(odp_packet_t *pkt, uint32_t len,
+			   void **data_ptr, uint32_t *seg_len)
+{
+	odp_packet_hdr_t *pkt_hdr = odp_packet_hdr(*pkt);
+	uint32_t origin = pkt_hdr->frame_len;
+
+	if (len > pkt_hdr->tailroom && push_tail_seg(pkt_hdr, len))
+		return -1;
+
+	push_tail(pkt_hdr, len);
+
+	if (data_ptr)
+		*data_ptr = packet_map(pkt_hdr, origin, seg_len);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 void *odp_packet_pull_tail(odp_packet_t pkt, uint32_t len)
 {
 	odp_packet_hdr_t *pkt_hdr = odp_packet_hdr(pkt);
@@ -298,6 +346,25 @@ void *odp_packet_pull_tail(odp_packet_t pkt, uint32_t len)
 	return packet_map(pkt_hdr, pkt_hdr->frame_len, NULL);
 }
 
+int odp_packet_trunc_tail(odp_packet_t *pkt, uint32_t len,
+			  void **tail_ptr, uint32_t *tailroom)
+{
+	odp_packet_hdr_t *pkt_hdr = odp_packet_hdr(*pkt);
+
+	if (len > pkt_hdr->frame_len)
+		return -1;
+
+	pull_tail(pkt_hdr, len);
+	if (pkt_hdr->tailroom > pkt_hdr->buf_hdr.size)
+		pull_tail_seg(pkt_hdr);
+
+	if (tail_ptr)
+		*tail_ptr = packet_map(pkt_hdr, pkt_hdr->frame_len, NULL);
+	if (tailroom)
+		*tailroom = pkt_hdr->tailroom;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 void *odp_packet_offset(odp_packet_t pkt, uint32_t offset, uint32_t *len,
 			odp_packet_seg_t *seg)
 {
diff --git a/platform/linux-generic/odp_pool.c b/platform/linux-generic/odp_pool.c
index ee88d01..eb12604 100644
--- a/platform/linux-generic/odp_pool.c
+++ b/platform/linux-generic/odp_pool.c
@@ -510,6 +510,81 @@ int odp_pool_destroy(odp_pool_t pool_hdl)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int seg_alloc_head(odp_buffer_hdr_t *buf_hdr,  int segcount)
+{
+	uint32_t pool_id = pool_handle_to_index(buf_hdr->pool_hdl);
+	pool_entry_t *pool = get_pool_entry(pool_id);
+	void *newsegs[segcount];
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < segcount; i++) {
+		newsegs[i] = get_blk(&pool->s);
+		if (newsegs[i] == NULL) {
+			while (--i >= 0)
+				ret_blk(&pool->s, newsegs[i]);
+			return -1;
+		}
+	}
+
+	for (i = buf_hdr->segcount - 1; i >= 0; i--)
+		buf_hdr->addr[i + segcount] = buf_hdr->addr[i];
+
+	for (i = 0; i < segcount; i++)
+		buf_hdr->addr[i] = newsegs[i];
+
+	buf_hdr->segcount += segcount;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void seg_free_head(odp_buffer_hdr_t *buf_hdr, int segcount)
+{
+	uint32_t pool_id = pool_handle_to_index(buf_hdr->pool_hdl);
+	pool_entry_t *pool = get_pool_entry(pool_id);
+	int s_cnt = buf_hdr->segcount;
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < s_cnt; i++)
+		ret_blk(&pool->s, buf_hdr->addr[i]);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < s_cnt - segcount; i++)
+		buf_hdr->addr[i] = buf_hdr->addr[i + segcount];
+
+	buf_hdr->segcount -= segcount;
+}
+
+int seg_alloc_tail(odp_buffer_hdr_t *buf_hdr,  int segcount)
+{
+	uint32_t pool_id = pool_handle_to_index(buf_hdr->pool_hdl);
+	pool_entry_t *pool = get_pool_entry(pool_id);
+	uint32_t s_cnt = buf_hdr->segcount;
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < segcount; i++) {
+		buf_hdr->addr[s_cnt + i] = get_blk(&pool->s);
+		if (buf_hdr->addr[s_cnt + i] == NULL) {
+			while (--i >= 0)
+				ret_blk(&pool->s, buf_hdr->addr[s_cnt + i]);
+			return -1;
+		}
+	}
+
+	buf_hdr->segcount += segcount;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void seg_free_tail(odp_buffer_hdr_t *buf_hdr, int segcount)
+{
+	uint32_t pool_id = pool_handle_to_index(buf_hdr->pool_hdl);
+	pool_entry_t *pool = get_pool_entry(pool_id);
+	int s_cnt = buf_hdr->segcount;
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = s_cnt - 1; i > s_cnt - segcount; i--)
+		ret_blk(&pool->s, buf_hdr->addr[i]);
+
+	buf_hdr->segcount -= segcount;
+}
+
 odp_buffer_t buffer_alloc(odp_pool_t pool_hdl, size_t size)
 {
 	uint32_t pool_id = pool_handle_to_index(pool_hdl);
