diff --git a/tools/virtio/linux/virtio.h b/tools/virtio/linux/virtio.h
index 8eb6421761cd..a3e07016a440 100644
--- a/tools/virtio/linux/virtio.h
+++ b/tools/virtio/linux/virtio.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 /* TODO: empty stubs for now. Broken but enough for virtio_ring.c */
 #define list_add_tail(a, b) do {} while (0)
 #define list_del(a) do {} while (0)
+#define list_for_each_entry(a, b, c) while (0)
 /* end of stubs */
 
 struct virtio_device {
diff --git a/tools/virtio/linux/virtio_byteorder.h b/tools/virtio/linux/virtio_byteorder.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9de9e6ac1d10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/virtio/linux/virtio_byteorder.h
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#ifndef _LINUX_VIRTIO_BYTEORDER_STUB_H
+#define _LINUX_VIRTIO_BYTEORDER_STUB_H
+
+#include <asm/byteorder.h>
+#include "../../include/linux/byteorder/generic.h"
+#include "../../include/linux/virtio_byteorder.h"
+
+#endif
diff --git a/tools/virtio/linux/virtio_config.h b/tools/virtio/linux/virtio_config.h
index 83b27e8e9d72..806d683ab107 100644
--- a/tools/virtio/linux/virtio_config.h
+++ b/tools/virtio/linux/virtio_config.h
@@ -1,6 +1,72 @@
-#define VIRTIO_TRANSPORT_F_START	28
-#define VIRTIO_TRANSPORT_F_END		32
+#include <linux/virtio_byteorder.h>
+#include <linux/virtio.h>
+#include <uapi/linux/virtio_config.h>
+
+/*
+ * __virtio_test_bit - helper to test feature bits. For use by transports.
+ *                     Devices should normally use virtio_has_feature,
+ *                     which includes more checks.
+ * @vdev: the device
+ * @fbit: the feature bit
+ */
+static inline bool __virtio_test_bit(const struct virtio_device *vdev,
+				     unsigned int fbit)
+{
+	return vdev->features & (1ULL << fbit);
+}
+
+/**
+ * __virtio_set_bit - helper to set feature bits. For use by transports.
+ * @vdev: the device
+ * @fbit: the feature bit
+ */
+static inline void __virtio_set_bit(struct virtio_device *vdev,
+				    unsigned int fbit)
+{
+	vdev->features |= (1ULL << fbit);
+}
+
+/**
+ * __virtio_clear_bit - helper to clear feature bits. For use by transports.
+ * @vdev: the device
+ * @fbit: the feature bit
+ */
+static inline void __virtio_clear_bit(struct virtio_device *vdev,
+				      unsigned int fbit)
+{
+	vdev->features &= ~(1ULL << fbit);
+}
 
 #define virtio_has_feature(dev, feature) \
 	(__virtio_test_bit((dev), feature))
 
+static inline u16 virtio16_to_cpu(struct virtio_device *vdev, __virtio16 val)
+{
+	return __virtio16_to_cpu(virtio_has_feature(vdev, VIRTIO_F_VERSION_1), val);
+}
+
+static inline __virtio16 cpu_to_virtio16(struct virtio_device *vdev, u16 val)
+{
+	return __cpu_to_virtio16(virtio_has_feature(vdev, VIRTIO_F_VERSION_1), val);
+}
+
+static inline u32 virtio32_to_cpu(struct virtio_device *vdev, __virtio32 val)
+{
+	return __virtio32_to_cpu(virtio_has_feature(vdev, VIRTIO_F_VERSION_1), val);
+}
+
+static inline __virtio32 cpu_to_virtio32(struct virtio_device *vdev, u32 val)
+{
+	return __cpu_to_virtio32(virtio_has_feature(vdev, VIRTIO_F_VERSION_1), val);
+}
+
+static inline u64 virtio64_to_cpu(struct virtio_device *vdev, __virtio64 val)
+{
+	return __virtio64_to_cpu(virtio_has_feature(vdev, VIRTIO_F_VERSION_1), val);
+}
+
+static inline __virtio64 cpu_to_virtio64(struct virtio_device *vdev, u64 val)
+{
+	return __cpu_to_virtio64(virtio_has_feature(vdev, VIRTIO_F_VERSION_1), val);
+}
+
diff --git a/tools/virtio/uapi/linux/virtio_types.h b/tools/virtio/uapi/linux/virtio_types.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e7a1096e7c97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/virtio/uapi/linux/virtio_types.h
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+#include "../../include/uapi/linux/virtio_types.h"
diff --git a/tools/virtio/virtio_test.c b/tools/virtio/virtio_test.c
index db3437c641a6..67873c30c5bf 100644
--- a/tools/virtio/virtio_test.c
+++ b/tools/virtio/virtio_test.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
+#include <linux/virtio_types.h>
 #include <linux/vhost.h>
 #include <linux/virtio.h>
 #include <linux/virtio_ring.h>