diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ipsec.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ipsec.c
index 69d11ff7677d..774de63dd93a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ipsec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ipsec.c
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ static int ixgbe_ipsec_add_sa(struct xfrm_state *xs)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (xs->xso.flags & XFRM_OFFLOAD_INBOUND) {
+	if (xs->xso.dir == XFRM_DEV_OFFLOAD_IN) {
 		struct rx_sa rsa;
 
 		if (xs->calg) {
@@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ static void ixgbe_ipsec_del_sa(struct xfrm_state *xs)
 	u32 zerobuf[4] = {0, 0, 0, 0};
 	u16 sa_idx;
 
-	if (xs->xso.flags & XFRM_OFFLOAD_INBOUND) {
+	if (xs->xso.dir == XFRM_DEV_OFFLOAD_IN) {
 		struct rx_sa *rsa;
 		u8 ipi;
 
@@ -903,8 +903,7 @@ int ixgbe_ipsec_vf_add_sa(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter, u32 *msgbuf, u32 vf)
 	/* Tx IPsec offload doesn't seem to work on this
 	 * device, so block these requests for now.
 	 */
-	sam->flags = sam->flags & ~XFRM_OFFLOAD_IPV6;
-	if (sam->flags != XFRM_OFFLOAD_INBOUND) {
+	if (sam->dir != XFRM_DEV_OFFLOAD_IN) {
 		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 		goto err_out;
 	}
@@ -915,7 +914,7 @@ int ixgbe_ipsec_vf_add_sa(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter, u32 *msgbuf, u32 vf)
 		goto err_out;
 	}
 
-	xs->xso.flags = sam->flags;
+	xs->xso.dir = sam->dir;
 	xs->id.spi = sam->spi;
 	xs->id.proto = sam->proto;
 	xs->props.family = sam->family;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ipsec.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ipsec.h
index d2b64ff8eb4e..809ab51a7842 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ipsec.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ipsec.h
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ struct ixgbe_ipsec {
 
 struct sa_mbx_msg {
 	__be32 spi;
-	u8 flags;
+	u8 dir;
 	u8 proto;
 	u16 family;
 	__be32 addr[4];
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ipsec.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ipsec.c
index e763cee0695e..9984ebc62d78 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ipsec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ipsec.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ static int ixgbevf_ipsec_set_pf_sa(struct ixgbevf_adapter *adapter,
 
 	/* send the important bits to the PF */
 	sam = (struct sa_mbx_msg *)(&msgbuf[1]);
-	sam->flags = xs->xso.flags;
+	sam->dir = xs->xso.dir;
 	sam->spi = xs->id.spi;
 	sam->proto = xs->id.proto;
 	sam->family = xs->props.family;
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ static int ixgbevf_ipsec_add_sa(struct xfrm_state *xs)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (xs->xso.flags & XFRM_OFFLOAD_INBOUND) {
+	if (xs->xso.dir == XFRM_DEV_OFFLOAD_IN) {
 		struct rx_sa rsa;
 
 		if (xs->calg) {
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ static void ixgbevf_ipsec_del_sa(struct xfrm_state *xs)
 	adapter = netdev_priv(dev);
 	ipsec = adapter->ipsec;
 
-	if (xs->xso.flags & XFRM_OFFLOAD_INBOUND) {
+	if (xs->xso.dir == XFRM_DEV_OFFLOAD_IN) {
 		sa_idx = xs->xso.offload_handle - IXGBE_IPSEC_BASE_RX_INDEX;
 
 		if (!ipsec->rx_tbl[sa_idx].used) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ipsec.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ipsec.h
index 3740725041c3..d22990165353 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ipsec.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ipsec.h
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ struct ixgbevf_ipsec {
 
 struct sa_mbx_msg {
 	__be32 spi;
-	u8 flags;
+	u8 dir;
 	u8 proto;
 	u16 family;
 	__be32 addr[4];
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ipsec.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ipsec.c
index 35e2bb301c26..2a8fd7020622 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ipsec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ipsec.c
@@ -172,9 +172,9 @@ mlx5e_ipsec_build_accel_xfrm_attrs(struct mlx5e_ipsec_sa_entry *sa_entry,
 	}
 
 	/* action */
-	attrs->action = (!(x->xso.flags & XFRM_OFFLOAD_INBOUND)) ?
-			MLX5_ACCEL_ESP_ACTION_ENCRYPT :
-			MLX5_ACCEL_ESP_ACTION_DECRYPT;
+	attrs->action = (x->xso.dir == XFRM_DEV_OFFLOAD_OUT) ?
+				MLX5_ACCEL_ESP_ACTION_ENCRYPT :
+				      MLX5_ACCEL_ESP_ACTION_DECRYPT;
 	/* flags */
 	attrs->flags |= (x->props.mode == XFRM_MODE_TRANSPORT) ?
 			MLX5_ACCEL_ESP_FLAGS_TRANSPORT :
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ static int mlx5e_xfrm_add_state(struct xfrm_state *x)
 	if (err)
 		goto err_hw_ctx;
 
-	if (x->xso.flags & XFRM_OFFLOAD_INBOUND) {
+	if (x->xso.dir == XFRM_DEV_OFFLOAD_IN) {
 		err = mlx5e_ipsec_sadb_rx_add(sa_entry);
 		if (err)
 			goto err_add_rule;
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ static void mlx5e_xfrm_del_state(struct xfrm_state *x)
 {
 	struct mlx5e_ipsec_sa_entry *sa_entry = to_ipsec_sa_entry(x);
 
-	if (x->xso.flags & XFRM_OFFLOAD_INBOUND)
+	if (x->xso.dir == XFRM_DEV_OFFLOAD_IN)
 		mlx5e_ipsec_sadb_rx_del(sa_entry);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/netdevsim/ipsec.c b/drivers/net/netdevsim/ipsec.c
index b80ed2ffd45e..386336a38f34 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netdevsim/ipsec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netdevsim/ipsec.c
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ static int nsim_ipsec_add_sa(struct xfrm_state *xs)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	if (xs->xso.flags & XFRM_OFFLOAD_INBOUND) {
+	if (xs->xso.dir == XFRM_DEV_OFFLOAD_IN) {
 		sa.rx = true;
 
 		if (xs->props.family == AF_INET6)
diff --git a/include/net/xfrm.h b/include/net/xfrm.h
index 6fb899ff5afc..736c349de8bf 100644
--- a/include/net/xfrm.h
+++ b/include/net/xfrm.h
@@ -126,13 +126,17 @@ struct xfrm_state_walk {
 	struct xfrm_address_filter *filter;
 };
 
-struct xfrm_state_offload {
+enum {
+	XFRM_DEV_OFFLOAD_IN = 1,
+	XFRM_DEV_OFFLOAD_OUT,
+};
+
+struct xfrm_dev_offload {
 	struct net_device	*dev;
 	netdevice_tracker	dev_tracker;
 	struct net_device	*real_dev;
 	unsigned long		offload_handle;
-	unsigned int		num_exthdrs;
-	u8			flags;
+	u8			dir : 2;
 };
 
 struct xfrm_mode {
@@ -247,7 +251,7 @@ struct xfrm_state {
 	struct xfrm_lifetime_cur curlft;
 	struct hrtimer		mtimer;
 
-	struct xfrm_state_offload xso;
+	struct xfrm_dev_offload xso;
 
 	/* used to fix curlft->add_time when changing date */
 	long		saved_tmo;
@@ -1006,7 +1010,7 @@ struct xfrm_offload {
 #define	CRYPTO_FALLBACK		8
 #define	XFRM_GSO_SEGMENT	16
 #define	XFRM_GRO		32
-#define	XFRM_ESP_NO_TRAILER	64
+/* 64 is free */
 #define	XFRM_DEV_RESUME		128
 #define	XFRM_XMIT		256
 
@@ -1866,7 +1870,7 @@ bool xfrm_dev_offload_ok(struct sk_buff *skb, struct xfrm_state *x);
 
 static inline void xfrm_dev_state_advance_esn(struct xfrm_state *x)
 {
-	struct xfrm_state_offload *xso = &x->xso;
+	struct xfrm_dev_offload *xso = &x->xso;
 
 	if (xso->dev && xso->dev->xfrmdev_ops->xdo_dev_state_advance_esn)
 		xso->dev->xfrmdev_ops->xdo_dev_state_advance_esn(x);
@@ -1892,7 +1896,7 @@ static inline bool xfrm_dst_offload_ok(struct dst_entry *dst)
 
 static inline void xfrm_dev_state_delete(struct xfrm_state *x)
 {
-	struct xfrm_state_offload *xso = &x->xso;
+	struct xfrm_dev_offload *xso = &x->xso;
 
 	if (xso->dev)
 		xso->dev->xfrmdev_ops->xdo_dev_state_delete(x);
@@ -1900,7 +1904,7 @@ static inline void xfrm_dev_state_delete(struct xfrm_state *x)
 
 static inline void xfrm_dev_state_free(struct xfrm_state *x)
 {
-	struct xfrm_state_offload *xso = &x->xso;
+	struct xfrm_dev_offload *xso = &x->xso;
 	struct net_device *dev = xso->dev;
 
 	if (dev && dev->xfrmdev_ops) {
diff --git a/net/ipv4/esp4.c b/net/ipv4/esp4.c
index d747166bb291..b21238df3301 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/esp4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/esp4.c
@@ -705,7 +705,6 @@ static int esp_output(struct xfrm_state *x, struct sk_buff *skb)
 static inline int esp_remove_trailer(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct xfrm_state *x = xfrm_input_state(skb);
-	struct xfrm_offload *xo = xfrm_offload(skb);
 	struct crypto_aead *aead = x->data;
 	int alen, hlen, elen;
 	int padlen, trimlen;
@@ -717,11 +716,6 @@ static inline int esp_remove_trailer(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	hlen = sizeof(struct ip_esp_hdr) + crypto_aead_ivsize(aead);
 	elen = skb->len - hlen;
 
-	if (xo && (xo->flags & XFRM_ESP_NO_TRAILER)) {
-		ret = xo->proto;
-		goto out;
-	}
-
 	if (skb_copy_bits(skb, skb->len - alen - 2, nexthdr, 2))
 		BUG();
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/esp6.c b/net/ipv6/esp6.c
index f2120e92caf1..36e1d0f8dd06 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/esp6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/esp6.c
@@ -741,7 +741,6 @@ static int esp6_output(struct xfrm_state *x, struct sk_buff *skb)
 static inline int esp_remove_trailer(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct xfrm_state *x = xfrm_input_state(skb);
-	struct xfrm_offload *xo = xfrm_offload(skb);
 	struct crypto_aead *aead = x->data;
 	int alen, hlen, elen;
 	int padlen, trimlen;
@@ -753,11 +752,6 @@ static inline int esp_remove_trailer(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	hlen = sizeof(struct ip_esp_hdr) + crypto_aead_ivsize(aead);
 	elen = skb->len - hlen;
 
-	if (xo && (xo->flags & XFRM_ESP_NO_TRAILER)) {
-		ret = xo->proto;
-		goto out;
-	}
-
 	ret = skb_copy_bits(skb, skb->len - alen - 2, nexthdr, 2);
 	BUG_ON(ret);
 
diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_device.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_device.c
index 36aa01d92b65..35c7e89b2e7d 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_device.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_device.c
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ struct sk_buff *validate_xmit_xfrm(struct sk_buff *skb, netdev_features_t featur
 
 	sp = skb_sec_path(skb);
 	x = sp->xvec[sp->len - 1];
-	if (xo->flags & XFRM_GRO || x->xso.flags & XFRM_OFFLOAD_INBOUND)
+	if (xo->flags & XFRM_GRO || x->xso.dir == XFRM_DEV_OFFLOAD_IN)
 		return skb;
 
 	/* This skb was already validated on the upper/virtual dev */
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ int xfrm_dev_state_add(struct net *net, struct xfrm_state *x,
 	int err;
 	struct dst_entry *dst;
 	struct net_device *dev;
-	struct xfrm_state_offload *xso = &x->xso;
+	struct xfrm_dev_offload *xso = &x->xso;
 	xfrm_address_t *saddr;
 	xfrm_address_t *daddr;
 
@@ -264,15 +264,16 @@ int xfrm_dev_state_add(struct net *net, struct xfrm_state *x,
 	xso->dev = dev;
 	netdev_tracker_alloc(dev, &xso->dev_tracker, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	xso->real_dev = dev;
-	xso->num_exthdrs = 1;
-	/* Don't forward bit that is not implemented */
-	xso->flags = xuo->flags & ~XFRM_OFFLOAD_IPV6;
+
+	if (xuo->flags & XFRM_OFFLOAD_INBOUND)
+		xso->dir = XFRM_DEV_OFFLOAD_IN;
+	else
+		xso->dir = XFRM_DEV_OFFLOAD_OUT;
 
 	err = dev->xfrmdev_ops->xdo_dev_state_add(x);
 	if (err) {
-		xso->num_exthdrs = 0;
-		xso->flags = 0;
 		xso->dev = NULL;
+		xso->dir = 0;
 		xso->real_dev = NULL;
 		dev_put_track(dev, &xso->dev_tracker);
 
diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
index b749935152ba..08564e0eef20 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ xfrm_dev_state_flush_secctx_check(struct net *net, struct net_device *dev, bool
 
 	for (i = 0; i <= net->xfrm.state_hmask; i++) {
 		struct xfrm_state *x;
-		struct xfrm_state_offload *xso;
+		struct xfrm_dev_offload *xso;
 
 		hlist_for_each_entry(x, net->xfrm.state_bydst+i, bydst) {
 			xso = &x->xso;
@@ -835,7 +835,7 @@ int xfrm_dev_state_flush(struct net *net, struct net_device *dev, bool task_vali
 	err = -ESRCH;
 	for (i = 0; i <= net->xfrm.state_hmask; i++) {
 		struct xfrm_state *x;
-		struct xfrm_state_offload *xso;
+		struct xfrm_dev_offload *xso;
 restart:
 		hlist_for_each_entry(x, net->xfrm.state_bydst+i, bydst) {
 			xso = &x->xso;
diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
index 64fa8fdd6bbd..6a58fec6a1fb 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
@@ -840,7 +840,7 @@ static int copy_sec_ctx(struct xfrm_sec_ctx *s, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int copy_user_offload(struct xfrm_state_offload *xso, struct sk_buff *skb)
+static int copy_user_offload(struct xfrm_dev_offload *xso, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct xfrm_user_offload *xuo;
 	struct nlattr *attr;
@@ -852,7 +852,8 @@ static int copy_user_offload(struct xfrm_state_offload *xso, struct sk_buff *skb
 	xuo = nla_data(attr);
 	memset(xuo, 0, sizeof(*xuo));
 	xuo->ifindex = xso->dev->ifindex;
-	xuo->flags = xso->flags;
+	if (xso->dir == XFRM_DEV_OFFLOAD_IN)
+		xuo->flags = XFRM_OFFLOAD_INBOUND;
 
 	return 0;
 }