+/*********************************************************************
+ *
+ * TX prep functions
+ *
+ **********************************************************************/
+uint16_t
+i40e_prep_pkts(__rte_unused void *tx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **tx_pkts,
+ uint16_t nb_pkts)
+{
+ int i, ret;
+ uint64_t ol_flags;
+ struct rte_mbuf *m;
+
+ for (i = 0; i < nb_pkts; i++) {
+ m = tx_pkts[i];
+ ol_flags = m->ol_flags;
+
+ /**
+ * m->nb_segs is uint8_t, so nb_segs is always less than
+ * I40E_TX_MAX_SEG.
+ * We check only a condition for nb_segs > I40E_TX_MAX_MTU_SEG.
+ */
+ if (!(ol_flags & PKT_TX_TCP_SEG)) {
+ if (m->nb_segs > I40E_TX_MAX_MTU_SEG) {
+ rte_errno = -EINVAL;
+ return i;
+ }
+ } else if ((m->tso_segsz < I40E_MIN_TSO_MSS) ||
+ (m->tso_segsz > I40E_MAX_TSO_MSS)) {
+ /* MSS outside the range (256B - 9674B) are considered
+ * malicious
+ */
+ rte_errno = -EINVAL;
+ return i;
+ }
+
+ if (ol_flags & I40E_TX_OFFLOAD_NOTSUP_MASK) {
+ rte_errno = -ENOTSUP;
+ return i;
+ }
+
+#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_ETHDEV_DEBUG
+ ret = rte_validate_tx_offload(m);
+ if (ret != 0) {
+ rte_errno = ret;
+ return i;
+ }
+#endif
+ ret = rte_net_intel_cksum_prepare(m);
+ if (ret != 0) {
+ rte_errno = ret;
+ return i;
+ }
+ }
+ return i;
+}
+