diff --git a/platform/linux-generic/include/odp_packet_internal.h b/platform/linux-generic/include/odp_packet_internal.h
index 392d670..60c3fdd 100644
--- a/platform/linux-generic/include/odp_packet_internal.h
+++ b/platform/linux-generic/include/odp_packet_internal.h
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ typedef struct {
  * packet_init(). Because of this any new fields added must be reviewed for
  * initialization requirements.
  */
-typedef struct {
+typedef struct odp_packet_hdr_t {
 	/* common buffer header */
 	odp_buffer_hdr_t buf_hdr;
 
@@ -165,6 +165,10 @@ typedef struct {
 	uint32_t headroom;
 	uint32_t tailroom;
 
+	uint32_t ref_offset;
+	struct odp_packet_hdr_t *ref_hdr;
+	odp_atomic_u32_t ref_count;
+
 	odp_pktio_t input;
 
 	/* Members below are not initialized by packet_init() */
@@ -188,6 +192,38 @@ static inline odp_packet_hdr_t *odp_packet_hdr(odp_packet_t pkt)
 	return (odp_packet_hdr_t *)odp_buf_to_hdr((odp_buffer_t)pkt);
 }
 
+static inline odp_packet_hdr_t *odp_packet_last_hdr(odp_packet_t pkt,
+						    uint32_t *offset)
+{
+	odp_packet_hdr_t *pkt_hdr = odp_packet_hdr(pkt);
+	uint32_t ref_offset = 0;
+
+	while (pkt_hdr->ref_hdr) {
+		ref_offset = pkt_hdr->ref_offset;
+		pkt_hdr    = pkt_hdr->ref_hdr;
+	}
+
+	if (offset)
+		*offset = ref_offset;
+	return pkt_hdr;
+}
+
+static inline odp_packet_hdr_t *odp_packet_prev_hdr(odp_packet_hdr_t *pkt_hdr,
+						    odp_packet_hdr_t *cur_hdr,
+						    uint32_t *offset)
+{
+	uint32_t ref_offset = 0;
+
+	while (pkt_hdr->ref_hdr != cur_hdr) {
+		ref_offset = pkt_hdr->ref_offset;
+		pkt_hdr    = pkt_hdr->ref_hdr;
+	}
+
+	if (*offset)
+		*offset = ref_offset;
+	return pkt_hdr;
+}
+
 static inline void copy_packet_parser_metadata(odp_packet_hdr_t *src_hdr,
 					       odp_packet_hdr_t *dst_hdr)
 {
@@ -207,6 +243,11 @@ static inline void copy_packet_cls_metadata(odp_packet_hdr_t *src_hdr,
 static inline void *packet_map(odp_packet_hdr_t *pkt_hdr,
 			       uint32_t offset, uint32_t *seglen)
 {
+	while (offset >= pkt_hdr->frame_len && pkt_hdr->ref_hdr) {
+		offset -= (pkt_hdr->frame_len - pkt_hdr->ref_offset);
+		pkt_hdr = pkt_hdr->ref_hdr;
+	}
+
 	if (offset > pkt_hdr->frame_len)
 		return NULL;
 
@@ -285,7 +326,16 @@ static inline void pull_tail(odp_packet_hdr_t *pkt_hdr, size_t len)
 
 static inline uint32_t packet_len(odp_packet_hdr_t *pkt_hdr)
 {
-	return pkt_hdr->frame_len;
+	uint32_t pkt_len = 0;
+	uint32_t offset  = 0;
+
+	do {
+		pkt_len += pkt_hdr->frame_len - offset;
+		offset   = pkt_hdr->ref_offset;
+		pkt_hdr  = pkt_hdr->ref_hdr;
+	} while (pkt_hdr);
+
+	return pkt_len;
 }
 
 static inline void packet_set_len(odp_packet_hdr_t *pkt_hdr, uint32_t len)
diff --git a/platform/linux-generic/odp_packet.c b/platform/linux-generic/odp_packet.c
index c4cf324..93e3f51 100644
--- a/platform/linux-generic/odp_packet.c
+++ b/platform/linux-generic/odp_packet.c
@@ -73,6 +73,13 @@ static void packet_init(pool_entry_t *pool, odp_packet_hdr_t *pkt_hdr,
 		(pool->s.seg_size * pkt_hdr->buf_hdr.segcount) -
 		(pool->s.headroom + size);
 
+	/* By default packet has no referencees */
+	pkt_hdr->ref_hdr = NULL;
+	pkt_hdr->ref_offset = 0;
+
+	/* Start with a ref_count of 1 since packet is allocated */
+	odp_atomic_init_u32(&pkt_hdr->ref_count, 1);
+
 	pkt_hdr->input = ODP_PKTIO_INVALID;
 }
 
@@ -152,18 +159,34 @@ int odp_packet_alloc_multi(odp_pool_t pool_hdl, uint32_t len,
 	return count;
 }
 
-void odp_packet_free(odp_packet_t pkt)
+static inline int packet_free(odp_packet_hdr_t *pkt_hdr)
 {
-	uint32_t pool_id = pool_id_from_buf((odp_buffer_t)pkt);
+	uint32_t ref_count;
+
+	if (pkt_hdr->ref_hdr && packet_free(pkt_hdr->ref_hdr))
+		pkt_hdr->ref_hdr = NULL;
+
+	ref_count = odp_atomic_fetch_dec_u32(&pkt_hdr->ref_count);
+
+	if (ref_count > 1)
+		return 0;
+
+	odp_buffer_free(pkt_hdr->buf_hdr.handle.handle);
+
+	return 1;
+}
 
-	buffer_free(pool_id, (odp_buffer_t)pkt);
+void odp_packet_free(odp_packet_t pkt)
+{
+	(void)packet_free(odp_packet_hdr(pkt));
 }
 
 void odp_packet_free_multi(const odp_packet_t pkt[], int num)
 {
-	uint32_t pool_id = pool_id_from_buf((odp_buffer_t)pkt[0]);
+	int i;
 
-	buffer_free_multi(pool_id, (const odp_buffer_t * const)pkt, num);
+	for (i = 0; i < num; i++)
+		(void)packet_free(odp_packet_hdr(pkt[i]));
 }
 
 int odp_packet_reset(odp_packet_t pkt, uint32_t len)
@@ -175,6 +198,9 @@ int odp_packet_reset(odp_packet_t pkt, uint32_t len)
 	if (totsize > pkt_hdr->buf_hdr.size)
 		return -1;
 
+	if (pkt_hdr->ref_hdr)
+		(void)packet_free(pkt_hdr->ref_hdr);
+
 	packet_init(pool, pkt_hdr, len, 0);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -217,8 +243,14 @@ void *odp_packet_head(odp_packet_t pkt)
 uint32_t odp_packet_buf_len(odp_packet_t pkt)
 {
 	odp_packet_hdr_t *pkt_hdr = odp_packet_hdr(pkt);
+	uint32_t buf_len = 0;
+
+	do {
+		buf_len += pkt_hdr->buf_hdr.size * pkt_hdr->buf_hdr.segcount;
+		pkt_hdr  = pkt_hdr->ref_hdr;
+	} while (pkt_hdr);
 
-	return pkt_hdr->buf_hdr.size * pkt_hdr->buf_hdr.segcount;
+	return buf_len;
 }
 
 void *odp_packet_data(odp_packet_t pkt)
@@ -231,7 +263,7 @@ void *odp_packet_data(odp_packet_t pkt)
 uint32_t odp_packet_seg_len(odp_packet_t pkt)
 {
 	odp_packet_hdr_t *pkt_hdr = odp_packet_hdr(pkt);
-	uint32_t seglen;
+	uint32_t seglen = 0;
 
 	/* Call returns length of 1st data segment */
 	packet_map(pkt_hdr, 0, &seglen);
@@ -240,7 +272,7 @@ uint32_t odp_packet_seg_len(odp_packet_t pkt)
 
 uint32_t odp_packet_len(odp_packet_t pkt)
 {
-	return odp_packet_hdr(pkt)->frame_len;
+	return packet_len(odp_packet_hdr(pkt));
 }
 
 uint32_t odp_packet_headroom(odp_packet_t pkt)
@@ -250,12 +282,12 @@ uint32_t odp_packet_headroom(odp_packet_t pkt)
 
 uint32_t odp_packet_tailroom(odp_packet_t pkt)
 {
-	return odp_packet_hdr(pkt)->tailroom;
+	return odp_packet_last_hdr(pkt, NULL)->tailroom;
 }
 
 void *odp_packet_tail(odp_packet_t pkt)
 {
-	odp_packet_hdr_t *pkt_hdr = odp_packet_hdr(pkt);
+	odp_packet_hdr_t *pkt_hdr = odp_packet_last_hdr(pkt, NULL);
 
 	return packet_map(pkt_hdr, pkt_hdr->frame_len, NULL);
 }
@@ -301,22 +333,33 @@ 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);
+	odp_packet_hdr_t *nxt_hdr;
 
-	if (len > pkt_hdr->frame_len)
+	if (len > packet_len(pkt_hdr))
 		return -1;
 
+	/* Special processing for spliced packets */
+	while (len > pkt_hdr->frame_len) {
+		len -= pkt_hdr->frame_len + pkt_hdr->ref_offset;
+		nxt_hdr = pkt_hdr->ref_hdr;
+		pkt_hdr->ref_hdr = NULL;
+		(void)packet_free(pkt_hdr);
+		pkt_hdr = nxt_hdr;
+	}
+
 	pull_head(pkt_hdr, len);
 	if (pkt_hdr->headroom >= pkt_hdr->buf_hdr.segsize)
 		pull_head_seg(pkt_hdr);
 
 	if (data_ptr)
 		*data_ptr = packet_map(pkt_hdr, 0, seg_len);
+	*pkt = (odp_packet_t)pkt_hdr->buf_hdr.handle.handle;
 	return 0;
 }
 
 void *odp_packet_push_tail(odp_packet_t pkt, uint32_t len)
 {
-	odp_packet_hdr_t *pkt_hdr = odp_packet_hdr(pkt);
+	odp_packet_hdr_t *pkt_hdr = odp_packet_last_hdr(pkt, NULL);
 	uint32_t origin = pkt_hdr->frame_len;
 
 	if (len > pkt_hdr->tailroom)
@@ -329,7 +372,7 @@ void *odp_packet_push_tail(odp_packet_t pkt, uint32_t len)
 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);
+	odp_packet_hdr_t *pkt_hdr = odp_packet_last_hdr(*pkt, NULL);
 	uint32_t origin = pkt_hdr->frame_len;
 
 	if (len > pkt_hdr->tailroom && push_tail_seg(pkt_hdr, len))
@@ -344,9 +387,10 @@ int odp_packet_extend_tail(odp_packet_t *pkt, uint32_t len,
 
 void *odp_packet_pull_tail(odp_packet_t pkt, uint32_t len)
 {
-	odp_packet_hdr_t *pkt_hdr = odp_packet_hdr(pkt);
+	uint32_t offset;
+	odp_packet_hdr_t *pkt_hdr = odp_packet_last_hdr(pkt, &offset);
 
-	if (len > pkt_hdr->frame_len)
+	if (len > pkt_hdr->frame_len - offset)
 		return NULL;
 
 	pull_tail(pkt_hdr, len);
@@ -356,11 +400,24 @@ void *odp_packet_pull_tail(odp_packet_t pkt, uint32_t len)
 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);
+	uint32_t offset;
+	odp_packet_hdr_t *first_hdr = odp_packet_hdr(*pkt);
+	odp_packet_hdr_t *pkt_hdr, *prev_hdr;
 
-	if (len > pkt_hdr->frame_len)
+	if (len > packet_len(first_hdr))
 		return -1;
 
+	pkt_hdr = odp_packet_last_hdr(*pkt, &offset);
+
+	/* Special processing for spliced packets */
+	while (len > pkt_hdr->frame_len - offset) {
+		len -= pkt_hdr->frame_len + offset;
+		prev_hdr = odp_packet_prev_hdr(first_hdr, pkt_hdr, &offset);
+		prev_hdr->ref_hdr = NULL;
+		(void)packet_free(pkt_hdr);
+		pkt_hdr = prev_hdr;
+	}
+
 	pull_tail(pkt_hdr, len);
 	if (pkt_hdr->tailroom >= pkt_hdr->buf_hdr.segsize)
 		pull_tail_seg(pkt_hdr);
@@ -563,12 +620,22 @@ void odp_packet_ts_set(odp_packet_t pkt, odp_time_t timestamp)
 
 int odp_packet_is_segmented(odp_packet_t pkt)
 {
-	return odp_packet_hdr(pkt)->buf_hdr.segcount > 1;
+	odp_packet_hdr_t *pkt_hdr = odp_packet_hdr(pkt);
+
+	return pkt_hdr->buf_hdr.segcount > 1 || pkt_hdr->ref_hdr != NULL;
 }
 
 int odp_packet_num_segs(odp_packet_t pkt)
 {
-	return odp_packet_hdr(pkt)->buf_hdr.segcount;
+	odp_packet_hdr_t *pkt_hdr = odp_packet_hdr(pkt);
+	int segcount = 0;
+
+	do {
+		segcount += pkt_hdr->buf_hdr.segcount;
+		pkt_hdr = pkt_hdr->ref_hdr;
+	} while (pkt_hdr);
+
+	return segcount;
 }
 
 odp_packet_seg_t odp_packet_first_seg(odp_packet_t pkt)
@@ -578,7 +645,7 @@ odp_packet_seg_t odp_packet_first_seg(odp_packet_t pkt)
 
 odp_packet_seg_t odp_packet_last_seg(odp_packet_t pkt)
 {
-	odp_packet_hdr_t *pkt_hdr = odp_packet_hdr(pkt);
+	odp_packet_hdr_t *pkt_hdr = odp_packet_last_hdr(pkt, NULL);
 	odp_buffer_bits_t seghandle;
 
 	seghandle.handle = (odp_buffer_t)pkt;
@@ -589,9 +656,22 @@ odp_packet_seg_t odp_packet_last_seg(odp_packet_t pkt)
 odp_packet_seg_t odp_packet_next_seg(odp_packet_t pkt, odp_packet_seg_t seg)
 {
 	odp_packet_hdr_t *pkt_hdr = odp_packet_hdr(pkt);
+	odp_packet_seg_t next_seg;
+	odp_buffer_bits_t seghandle;
+
+	seghandle.handle = (odp_buffer_t)seg;
+
+	while (seghandle.prefix != pkt_hdr->buf_hdr.handle.prefix &&
+	       pkt_hdr->ref_hdr)
+		pkt_hdr = pkt_hdr->ref_hdr;
 
-	return (odp_packet_seg_t)segment_next(&pkt_hdr->buf_hdr,
-					      (odp_buffer_seg_t)seg);
+	next_seg = (odp_packet_seg_t)segment_next(&pkt_hdr->buf_hdr,
+						  (odp_buffer_seg_t)seg);
+	if (next_seg == ODP_PACKET_SEG_INVALID && pkt_hdr->ref_hdr)
+		next_seg = (odp_packet_seg_t)
+			pkt_hdr->ref_hdr->buf_hdr.handle.handle;
+
+	return next_seg;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -604,18 +684,36 @@ odp_packet_seg_t odp_packet_next_seg(odp_packet_t pkt, odp_packet_seg_t seg)
 void *odp_packet_seg_data(odp_packet_t pkt, odp_packet_seg_t seg)
 {
 	odp_packet_hdr_t *pkt_hdr = odp_packet_hdr(pkt);
+	void *segmap;
+	uint32_t offset = 0;
+
+	do {
+		segmap  = segment_map(&pkt_hdr->buf_hdr,
+				      (odp_buffer_seg_t)seg, NULL,
+				      pkt_hdr->frame_len,
+				      pkt_hdr->headroom + offset);
+		offset  = pkt_hdr->ref_offset;
+		pkt_hdr = pkt_hdr->ref_hdr;
+	} while (!segmap && pkt_hdr);
 
-	return segment_map(&pkt_hdr->buf_hdr, (odp_buffer_seg_t)seg, NULL,
-			   pkt_hdr->frame_len, pkt_hdr->headroom);
+	return segmap;
 }
 
 uint32_t odp_packet_seg_data_len(odp_packet_t pkt, odp_packet_seg_t seg)
 {
 	odp_packet_hdr_t *pkt_hdr = odp_packet_hdr(pkt);
 	uint32_t seglen = 0;
-
-	segment_map(&pkt_hdr->buf_hdr, (odp_buffer_seg_t)seg, &seglen,
-		    pkt_hdr->frame_len, pkt_hdr->headroom);
+	void *segmap;
+	uint32_t offset = 0;
+
+	do {
+		segmap  = segment_map(&pkt_hdr->buf_hdr,
+				      (odp_buffer_seg_t)seg, &seglen,
+				      pkt_hdr->frame_len,
+				      pkt_hdr->headroom + offset);
+		offset  = pkt_hdr->ref_offset;
+		pkt_hdr = pkt_hdr->ref_hdr;
+	} while (!segmap && pkt_hdr);
 
 	return seglen;
 }
@@ -631,7 +729,7 @@ int odp_packet_add_data(odp_packet_t *pkt_ptr, uint32_t offset, uint32_t len)
 {
 	odp_packet_t pkt = *pkt_ptr;
 	odp_packet_hdr_t *pkt_hdr = odp_packet_hdr(pkt);
-	uint32_t pktlen = pkt_hdr->frame_len;
+	uint32_t pktlen = packet_len(pkt_hdr);
 	odp_packet_t newpkt;
 
 	if (offset > pktlen)
@@ -760,6 +858,77 @@ int odp_packet_split(odp_packet_t *pkt, uint32_t len, odp_packet_t *tail)
 }
 
 /*
+ * Reference / Splice
+ */
+
+static inline odp_packet_t packet_splice(odp_packet_t refpkt,
+					 odp_packet_t pkt, uint32_t offset)
+{
+	odp_packet_hdr_t *ref_hdr, *pkt_hdr;
+
+	ref_hdr = odp_packet_hdr(refpkt);
+	pkt_hdr = odp_packet_hdr(pkt);
+
+	while (ref_hdr->ref_hdr)
+		ref_hdr = ref_hdr->ref_hdr;
+
+	ref_hdr->ref_hdr    = pkt_hdr;
+	ref_hdr->ref_offset = offset;
+
+	do {
+		odp_atomic_inc_u32(&pkt_hdr->ref_count);
+		pkt_hdr = pkt_hdr->ref_hdr;
+	} while (pkt_hdr);
+
+	return refpkt;
+}
+
+odp_packet_t odp_packet_ref(odp_packet_t pkt, uint32_t offset)
+{
+	odp_packet_t refpkt;
+
+	if (pkt == ODP_PACKET_INVALID || offset >= odp_packet_len(pkt))
+		return ODP_PACKET_INVALID;
+
+	refpkt = odp_packet_alloc(odp_packet_pool(pkt), 0);
+
+	if (refpkt == ODP_PACKET_INVALID)
+		return ODP_PACKET_INVALID;
+
+	return packet_splice(refpkt, pkt, offset);
+}
+
+odp_packet_t odp_packet_splice(odp_packet_t refpkt,
+			       odp_packet_t pkt, uint32_t offset)
+{
+	if (pkt    == ODP_PACKET_INVALID ||
+	    refpkt == ODP_PACKET_INVALID ||
+	    pkt    == refpkt             ||
+	    offset >= odp_packet_len(pkt))
+		return ODP_PACKET_INVALID;
+
+	return packet_splice(refpkt, pkt, offset);
+}
+
+int odp_packet_is_a_splice(odp_packet_t pkt)
+{
+	odp_packet_hdr_t *pkt_hdr = odp_packet_hdr(pkt);
+	uint32_t splice_count = 0;
+
+	while (pkt_hdr->ref_hdr) {
+		splice_count++;
+		pkt_hdr = pkt_hdr->ref_hdr;
+	}
+
+	return splice_count;
+}
+
+int odp_packet_is_spliced(odp_packet_t pkt)
+{
+	return odp_atomic_load_u32(&odp_packet_hdr(pkt)->ref_count) - 1;
+}
+
+/*
  *
  * Copy
  * ********************************************************
@@ -769,7 +938,7 @@ int odp_packet_split(odp_packet_t *pkt, uint32_t len, odp_packet_t *tail)
 odp_packet_t odp_packet_copy(odp_packet_t pkt, odp_pool_t pool)
 {
 	odp_packet_hdr_t *srchdr = odp_packet_hdr(pkt);
-	uint32_t pktlen = srchdr->frame_len;
+	uint32_t pktlen = packet_len(srchdr);
 	odp_packet_t newpkt = odp_packet_alloc(pool, pktlen);
 
 	if (newpkt != ODP_PACKET_INVALID) {
@@ -808,7 +977,7 @@ int odp_packet_copy_to_mem(odp_packet_t pkt, uint32_t offset,
 	uint8_t *dstaddr = (uint8_t *)dst;
 	odp_packet_hdr_t *pkt_hdr = odp_packet_hdr(pkt);
 
-	if (offset + len > pkt_hdr->frame_len)
+	if (offset + len > packet_len(pkt_hdr))
 		return -1;
 
 	while (len > 0) {
@@ -832,7 +1001,7 @@ int odp_packet_copy_from_mem(odp_packet_t pkt, uint32_t offset,
 	const uint8_t *srcaddr = (const uint8_t *)src;
 	odp_packet_hdr_t *pkt_hdr = odp_packet_hdr(pkt);
 
-	if (offset + len > pkt_hdr->frame_len)
+	if (offset + len > packet_len(pkt_hdr))
 		return -1;
 
 	while (len > 0) {
@@ -860,8 +1029,8 @@ int odp_packet_copy_from_pkt(odp_packet_t dst, uint32_t dst_offset,
 	uint32_t src_seglen = 0; /* GCC */
 	int overlap;
 
-	if (dst_offset + len > dst_hdr->frame_len ||
-	    src_offset + len > src_hdr->frame_len)
+	if (dst_offset + len > packet_len(dst_hdr) ||
+	    src_offset + len > packet_len(src_hdr))
 		return -1;
 
 	overlap = (dst_hdr == src_hdr &&
@@ -946,7 +1115,7 @@ void odp_packet_print(odp_packet_t pkt)
 	len += snprintf(&str[len], n - len,
 			"  l4_offset    %" PRIu32 "\n", hdr->p.l4_offset);
 	len += snprintf(&str[len], n - len,
-			"  frame_len    %" PRIu32 "\n", hdr->frame_len);
+			"  frame_len    %" PRIu32 "\n", packet_len(hdr));
 	len += snprintf(&str[len], n - len,
 			"  input        %" PRIu64 "\n",
 			odp_pktio_to_u64(hdr->input));
@@ -1319,7 +1488,7 @@ parse_exit:
  */
 int packet_parse_full(odp_packet_hdr_t *pkt_hdr)
 {
-	uint32_t seg_len;
+	uint32_t seg_len = 0;
 	void *base = packet_map(pkt_hdr, 0, &seg_len);
 
 	return packet_parse_common(&pkt_hdr->p, base, pkt_hdr->frame_len,
