+/** Device-specific metadata field type */
+typedef uint64_t rte_security_dynfield_t;
+/** Dynamic mbuf field for device-specific metadata */
+extern int rte_security_dynfield_offset;
+
+/**
+ * @warning
+ * @b EXPERIMENTAL: this API may change without prior notice
+ *
+ * Get pointer to mbuf field for device-specific metadata.
+ *
+ * For performance reason, no check is done,
+ * the dynamic field may not be registered.
+ * @see rte_security_dynfield_is_registered
+ *
+ * @param mbuf packet to access
+ * @return pointer to mbuf field
+ */
+__rte_experimental
+static inline rte_security_dynfield_t *
+rte_security_dynfield(struct rte_mbuf *mbuf)
+{
+ return RTE_MBUF_DYNFIELD(mbuf,
+ rte_security_dynfield_offset,
+ rte_security_dynfield_t *);
+}
+
+/**
+ * @warning
+ * @b EXPERIMENTAL: this API may change without prior notice
+ *
+ * Check whether the dynamic field is registered.
+ *
+ * @return true if rte_security_dynfield_register() has been called.
+ */
+__rte_experimental
+static inline bool rte_security_dynfield_is_registered(void)
+{
+ return rte_security_dynfield_offset >= 0;
+}
+