diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 0f801e07e7..106e2e478f 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -702,6 +702,7 @@ virtio
 M: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@redhat.com>
 S: Supported
 F: hw/*/virtio*
+F: net/vhost-user.c
 
 virtio-9p
 M: Aneesh Kumar K.V <aneesh.kumar@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
diff --git a/hw/core/sysbus.c b/hw/core/sysbus.c
index b53c351aa4..92eced9424 100644
--- a/hw/core/sysbus.c
+++ b/hw/core/sysbus.c
@@ -281,19 +281,15 @@ static void sysbus_dev_print(Monitor *mon, DeviceState *dev, int indent)
 static char *sysbus_get_fw_dev_path(DeviceState *dev)
 {
     SysBusDevice *s = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev);
-    char path[40];
-    int off;
-
-    off = snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "%s", qdev_fw_name(dev));
 
     if (s->num_mmio) {
-        snprintf(path + off, sizeof(path) - off, "@"TARGET_FMT_plx,
-                 s->mmio[0].addr);
-    } else if (s->num_pio) {
-        snprintf(path + off, sizeof(path) - off, "@i%04x", s->pio[0]);
+        return g_strdup_printf("%s@" TARGET_FMT_plx, qdev_fw_name(dev),
+                               s->mmio[0].addr);
     }
-
-    return g_strdup(path);
+    if (s->num_pio) {
+        return g_strdup_printf("%s@i%04x", qdev_fw_name(dev), s->pio[0]);
+    }
+    return g_strdup(qdev_fw_name(dev));
 }
 
 void sysbus_add_io(SysBusDevice *dev, hwaddr addr,
diff --git a/hw/misc/ivshmem.c b/hw/misc/ivshmem.c
index 5d272c84e9..231c35fdef 100644
--- a/hw/misc/ivshmem.c
+++ b/hw/misc/ivshmem.c
@@ -698,7 +698,6 @@ static void ivshmem_write_config(PCIDevice *pci_dev, uint32_t address,
 				 uint32_t val, int len)
 {
     pci_default_write_config(pci_dev, address, val, len);
-    msix_write_config(pci_dev, address, val, len);
 }
 
 static int pci_ivshmem_init(PCIDevice *dev)
diff --git a/hw/net/vhost_net.c b/hw/net/vhost_net.c
index 1c55517e36..9bd360bd17 100644
--- a/hw/net/vhost_net.c
+++ b/hw/net/vhost_net.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include "standard-headers/linux/virtio_ring.h"
 #include "hw/virtio/vhost.h"
 #include "hw/virtio/virtio-bus.h"
+#include "hw/virtio/virtio-access.h"
 
 struct vhost_net {
     struct vhost_dev dev;
@@ -162,7 +163,7 @@ struct vhost_net *vhost_net_init(VhostNetOptions *options)
     net->dev.vq_index = net->nc->queue_index;
 
     r = vhost_dev_init(&net->dev, options->opaque,
-                       options->backend_type, options->force);
+                       options->backend_type);
     if (r < 0) {
         goto fail;
     }
@@ -187,16 +188,32 @@ fail:
     return NULL;
 }
 
-bool vhost_net_query(VHostNetState *net, VirtIODevice *dev)
-{
-    return vhost_dev_query(&net->dev, dev);
-}
-
 static void vhost_net_set_vq_index(struct vhost_net *net, int vq_index)
 {
     net->dev.vq_index = vq_index;
 }
 
+static int vhost_net_set_vnet_endian(VirtIODevice *dev, NetClientState *peer,
+                                     bool set)
+{
+    int r = 0;
+
+    if (virtio_has_feature(dev, VIRTIO_F_VERSION_1) ||
+        (virtio_legacy_is_cross_endian(dev) && !virtio_is_big_endian(dev))) {
+        r = qemu_set_vnet_le(peer, set);
+        if (r) {
+            error_report("backend does not support LE vnet headers");
+        }
+    } else if (virtio_legacy_is_cross_endian(dev)) {
+        r = qemu_set_vnet_be(peer, set);
+        if (r) {
+            error_report("backend does not support BE vnet headers");
+        }
+    }
+
+    return r;
+}
+
 static int vhost_net_start_one(struct vhost_net *net,
                                VirtIODevice *dev)
 {
@@ -281,19 +298,6 @@ static void vhost_net_stop_one(struct vhost_net *net,
     vhost_dev_disable_notifiers(&net->dev, dev);
 }
 
-static bool vhost_net_device_endian_ok(VirtIODevice *vdev)
-{
-#ifdef TARGET_IS_BIENDIAN
-#ifdef HOST_WORDS_BIGENDIAN
-    return virtio_is_big_endian(vdev);
-#else
-    return !virtio_is_big_endian(vdev);
-#endif
-#else
-    return true;
-#endif
-}
-
 int vhost_net_start(VirtIODevice *dev, NetClientState *ncs,
                     int total_queues)
 {
@@ -302,15 +306,14 @@ int vhost_net_start(VirtIODevice *dev, NetClientState *ncs,
     VirtioBusClass *k = VIRTIO_BUS_GET_CLASS(vbus);
     int r, e, i;
 
-    if (!vhost_net_device_endian_ok(dev)) {
-        error_report("vhost-net does not support cross-endian");
+    if (!k->set_guest_notifiers) {
+        error_report("binding does not support guest notifiers");
         r = -ENOSYS;
         goto err;
     }
 
-    if (!k->set_guest_notifiers) {
-        error_report("binding does not support guest notifiers");
-        r = -ENOSYS;
+    r = vhost_net_set_vnet_endian(dev, ncs[0].peer, true);
+    if (r < 0) {
         goto err;
     }
 
@@ -321,7 +324,7 @@ int vhost_net_start(VirtIODevice *dev, NetClientState *ncs,
     r = k->set_guest_notifiers(qbus->parent, total_queues * 2, true);
     if (r < 0) {
         error_report("Error binding guest notifier: %d", -r);
-        goto err;
+        goto err_endian;
     }
 
     for (i = 0; i < total_queues; i++) {
@@ -343,6 +346,8 @@ err_start:
         fprintf(stderr, "vhost guest notifier cleanup failed: %d\n", e);
         fflush(stderr);
     }
+err_endian:
+    vhost_net_set_vnet_endian(dev, ncs[0].peer, false);
 err:
     return r;
 }
@@ -365,6 +370,8 @@ void vhost_net_stop(VirtIODevice *dev, NetClientState *ncs,
         fflush(stderr);
     }
     assert(r >= 0);
+
+    assert(vhost_net_set_vnet_endian(dev, ncs[0].peer, false) >= 0);
 }
 
 void vhost_net_cleanup(struct vhost_net *net)
@@ -412,11 +419,6 @@ struct vhost_net *vhost_net_init(VhostNetOptions *options)
     return NULL;
 }
 
-bool vhost_net_query(VHostNetState *net, VirtIODevice *dev)
-{
-    return false;
-}
-
 int vhost_net_start(VirtIODevice *dev,
                     NetClientState *ncs,
                     int total_queues)
diff --git a/hw/net/virtio-net.c b/hw/net/virtio-net.c
index 9281aa107c..d7282335de 100644
--- a/hw/net/virtio-net.c
+++ b/hw/net/virtio-net.c
@@ -128,10 +128,6 @@ static void virtio_net_vhost_status(VirtIONet *n, uint8_t status)
     if (!n->vhost_started) {
         int r, i;
 
-        if (!vhost_net_query(get_vhost_net(nc->peer), vdev)) {
-            return;
-        }
-
         /* Any packets outstanding? Purge them to avoid touching rings
          * when vhost is running.
          */
diff --git a/hw/net/vmxnet3.c b/hw/net/vmxnet3.c
index 8bcdf3ed77..104a0f599b 100644
--- a/hw/net/vmxnet3.c
+++ b/hw/net/vmxnet3.c
@@ -2477,14 +2477,6 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_vmxnet3 = {
     }
 };
 
-static void
-vmxnet3_write_config(PCIDevice *pci_dev, uint32_t addr, uint32_t val, int len)
-{
-    pci_default_write_config(pci_dev, addr, val, len);
-    msix_write_config(pci_dev, addr, val, len);
-    msi_write_config(pci_dev, addr, val, len);
-}
-
 static Property vmxnet3_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_NIC_PROPERTIES(VMXNET3State, conf),
     DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
@@ -2503,7 +2495,6 @@ static void vmxnet3_class_init(ObjectClass *class, void *data)
     c->class_id = PCI_CLASS_NETWORK_ETHERNET;
     c->subsystem_vendor_id = PCI_VENDOR_ID_VMWARE;
     c->subsystem_id = PCI_DEVICE_ID_VMWARE_VMXNET3;
-    c->config_write = vmxnet3_write_config,
     dc->desc = "VMWare Paravirtualized Ethernet v3";
     dc->reset = vmxnet3_qdev_reset;
     dc->vmsd = &vmstate_vmxnet3;
diff --git a/hw/scsi/megasas.c b/hw/scsi/megasas.c
index 91a5d97c73..51ba9e0e6e 100644
--- a/hw/scsi/megasas.c
+++ b/hw/scsi/megasas.c
@@ -2407,13 +2407,6 @@ static void megasas_scsi_realize(PCIDevice *dev, Error **errp)
     }
 }
 
-static void
-megasas_write_config(PCIDevice *pci, uint32_t addr, uint32_t val, int len)
-{
-    pci_default_write_config(pci, addr, val, len);
-    msi_write_config(pci, addr, val, len);
-}
-
 static Property megasas_properties_gen1[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("max_sge", MegasasState, fw_sge,
                        MEGASAS_DEFAULT_SGE),
@@ -2516,7 +2509,6 @@ static void megasas_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     dc->vmsd = info->vmsd;
     set_bit(DEVICE_CATEGORY_STORAGE, dc->categories);
     dc->desc = info->desc;
-    pc->config_write = megasas_write_config;
 }
 
 static const TypeInfo megasas_info = {
diff --git a/hw/scsi/vhost-scsi.c b/hw/scsi/vhost-scsi.c
index 1941aa15c0..1c389c4d7e 100644
--- a/hw/scsi/vhost-scsi.c
+++ b/hw/scsi/vhost-scsi.c
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ static void vhost_scsi_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     s->dev.backend_features = 0;
 
     ret = vhost_dev_init(&s->dev, (void *)(uintptr_t)vhostfd,
-                         VHOST_BACKEND_TYPE_KERNEL, true);
+                         VHOST_BACKEND_TYPE_KERNEL);
     if (ret < 0) {
         error_setg(errp, "vhost-scsi: vhost initialization failed: %s",
                    strerror(-ret));
diff --git a/hw/scsi/vmw_pvscsi.c b/hw/scsi/vmw_pvscsi.c
index c6148d380e..9c71f31fe2 100644
--- a/hw/scsi/vmw_pvscsi.c
+++ b/hw/scsi/vmw_pvscsi.c
@@ -1174,13 +1174,6 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_pvscsi = {
     }
 };
 
-static void
-pvscsi_write_config(PCIDevice *pci, uint32_t addr, uint32_t val, int len)
-{
-    pci_default_write_config(pci, addr, val, len);
-    msi_write_config(pci, addr, val, len);
-}
-
 static Property pvscsi_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_UINT8("use_msg", PVSCSIState, use_msg, 1),
     DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
@@ -1202,7 +1195,6 @@ static void pvscsi_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
     dc->vmsd = &vmstate_pvscsi;
     dc->props = pvscsi_properties;
     set_bit(DEVICE_CATEGORY_STORAGE, dc->categories);
-    k->config_write = pvscsi_write_config;
     hc->unplug = pvscsi_hot_unplug;
     hc->plug = pvscsi_hotplug;
 }
diff --git a/hw/virtio/vhost.c b/hw/virtio/vhost.c
index 2d6c27af8d..a6dcc79399 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/vhost.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/vhost.c
@@ -17,9 +17,11 @@
 #include "hw/hw.h"
 #include "qemu/atomic.h"
 #include "qemu/range.h"
+#include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include <linux/vhost.h>
 #include "exec/address-spaces.h"
 #include "hw/virtio/virtio-bus.h"
+#include "hw/virtio/virtio-access.h"
 #include "migration/migration.h"
 
 static struct vhost_log *vhost_log;
@@ -689,6 +691,27 @@ static void vhost_log_stop(MemoryListener *listener,
     /* FIXME: implement */
 }
 
+static int vhost_virtqueue_set_vring_endian_legacy(struct vhost_dev *dev,
+                                                   bool is_big_endian,
+                                                   int vhost_vq_index)
+{
+    struct vhost_vring_state s = {
+        .index = vhost_vq_index,
+        .num = is_big_endian
+    };
+
+    if (!dev->vhost_ops->vhost_call(dev, VHOST_SET_VRING_ENDIAN, &s)) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    if (errno == ENOTTY) {
+        error_report("vhost does not support cross-endian");
+        return -ENOSYS;
+    }
+
+    return -errno;
+}
+
 static int vhost_virtqueue_start(struct vhost_dev *dev,
                                 struct VirtIODevice *vdev,
                                 struct vhost_virtqueue *vq,
@@ -719,6 +742,16 @@ static int vhost_virtqueue_start(struct vhost_dev *dev,
         return -errno;
     }
 
+    if (!virtio_has_feature(vdev, VIRTIO_F_VERSION_1) &&
+        virtio_legacy_is_cross_endian(vdev)) {
+        r = vhost_virtqueue_set_vring_endian_legacy(dev,
+                                                    virtio_is_big_endian(vdev),
+                                                    vhost_vq_index);
+        if (r) {
+            return -errno;
+        }
+    }
+
     s = l = virtio_queue_get_desc_size(vdev, idx);
     a = virtio_queue_get_desc_addr(vdev, idx);
     vq->desc = cpu_physical_memory_map(a, &l, 0);
@@ -789,8 +822,9 @@ static void vhost_virtqueue_stop(struct vhost_dev *dev,
                                     struct vhost_virtqueue *vq,
                                     unsigned idx)
 {
+    int vhost_vq_index = idx - dev->vq_index;
     struct vhost_vring_state state = {
-        .index = idx - dev->vq_index
+        .index = vhost_vq_index,
     };
     int r;
     assert(idx >= dev->vq_index && idx < dev->vq_index + dev->nvqs);
@@ -801,6 +835,20 @@ static void vhost_virtqueue_stop(struct vhost_dev *dev,
     }
     virtio_queue_set_last_avail_idx(vdev, idx, state.num);
     virtio_queue_invalidate_signalled_used(vdev, idx);
+
+    /* In the cross-endian case, we need to reset the vring endianness to
+     * native as legacy devices expect so by default.
+     */
+    if (!virtio_has_feature(vdev, VIRTIO_F_VERSION_1) &&
+        virtio_legacy_is_cross_endian(vdev)) {
+        r = vhost_virtqueue_set_vring_endian_legacy(dev,
+                                                    !virtio_is_big_endian(vdev),
+                                                    vhost_vq_index);
+        if (r < 0) {
+            error_report("failed to reset vring endianness");
+        }
+    }
+
     assert (r >= 0);
     cpu_physical_memory_unmap(vq->ring, virtio_queue_get_ring_size(vdev, idx),
                               0, virtio_queue_get_ring_size(vdev, idx));
@@ -853,7 +901,7 @@ static void vhost_virtqueue_cleanup(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq)
 }
 
 int vhost_dev_init(struct vhost_dev *hdev, void *opaque,
-                   VhostBackendType backend_type, bool force)
+                   VhostBackendType backend_type)
 {
     uint64_t features;
     int i, r;
@@ -916,7 +964,6 @@ int vhost_dev_init(struct vhost_dev *hdev, void *opaque,
     hdev->started = false;
     hdev->memory_changed = false;
     memory_listener_register(&hdev->memory_listener, &address_space_memory);
-    hdev->force = force;
     return 0;
 fail_vq:
     while (--i >= 0) {
@@ -944,17 +991,6 @@ void vhost_dev_cleanup(struct vhost_dev *hdev)
     hdev->vhost_ops->vhost_backend_cleanup(hdev);
 }
 
-bool vhost_dev_query(struct vhost_dev *hdev, VirtIODevice *vdev)
-{
-    BusState *qbus = BUS(qdev_get_parent_bus(DEVICE(vdev)));
-    VirtioBusState *vbus = VIRTIO_BUS(qbus);
-    VirtioBusClass *k = VIRTIO_BUS_GET_CLASS(vbus);
-
-    return !k->query_guest_notifiers ||
-           k->query_guest_notifiers(qbus->parent) ||
-           hdev->force;
-}
-
 /* Stop processing guest IO notifications in qemu.
  * Start processing them in vhost in kernel.
  */
diff --git a/include/hw/virtio/vhost.h b/include/hw/virtio/vhost.h
index 84f170e789..dd510509eb 100644
--- a/include/hw/virtio/vhost.h
+++ b/include/hw/virtio/vhost.h
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ struct vhost_dev {
     bool log_enabled;
     unsigned long long log_size;
     Error *migration_blocker;
-    bool force;
     bool memory_changed;
     hwaddr mem_changed_start_addr;
     hwaddr mem_changed_end_addr;
@@ -61,7 +60,7 @@ struct vhost_dev {
 };
 
 int vhost_dev_init(struct vhost_dev *hdev, void *opaque,
-                   VhostBackendType backend_type, bool force);
+                   VhostBackendType backend_type);
 void vhost_dev_cleanup(struct vhost_dev *hdev);
 bool vhost_dev_query(struct vhost_dev *hdev, VirtIODevice *vdev);
 int vhost_dev_start(struct vhost_dev *hdev, VirtIODevice *vdev);
diff --git a/include/hw/virtio/virtio-access.h b/include/hw/virtio/virtio-access.h
index ee28c21fef..cee5dd70c9 100644
--- a/include/hw/virtio/virtio-access.h
+++ b/include/hw/virtio/virtio-access.h
@@ -32,6 +32,19 @@ static inline bool virtio_access_is_big_endian(VirtIODevice *vdev)
 #endif
 }
 
+static inline bool virtio_legacy_is_cross_endian(VirtIODevice *vdev)
+{
+#ifdef TARGET_IS_BIENDIAN
+#ifdef HOST_WORDS_BIGENDIAN
+    return !virtio_is_big_endian(vdev);
+#else
+    return virtio_is_big_endian(vdev);
+#endif
+#else
+    return false;
+#endif
+}
+
 static inline uint16_t virtio_lduw_phys(VirtIODevice *vdev, hwaddr pa)
 {
     if (virtio_access_is_big_endian(vdev)) {
diff --git a/include/net/net.h b/include/net/net.h
index e66ca03bf3..4306252b97 100644
--- a/include/net/net.h
+++ b/include/net/net.h
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ typedef bool (HasVnetHdrLen)(NetClientState *, int);
 typedef void (UsingVnetHdr)(NetClientState *, bool);
 typedef void (SetOffload)(NetClientState *, int, int, int, int, int);
 typedef void (SetVnetHdrLen)(NetClientState *, int);
+typedef int (SetVnetLE)(NetClientState *, bool);
+typedef int (SetVnetBE)(NetClientState *, bool);
 
 typedef struct NetClientInfo {
     NetClientOptionsKind type;
@@ -73,6 +75,8 @@ typedef struct NetClientInfo {
     UsingVnetHdr *using_vnet_hdr;
     SetOffload *set_offload;
     SetVnetHdrLen *set_vnet_hdr_len;
+    SetVnetLE *set_vnet_le;
+    SetVnetBE *set_vnet_be;
 } NetClientInfo;
 
 struct NetClientState {
@@ -139,6 +143,8 @@ void qemu_using_vnet_hdr(NetClientState *nc, bool enable);
 void qemu_set_offload(NetClientState *nc, int csum, int tso4, int tso6,
                       int ecn, int ufo);
 void qemu_set_vnet_hdr_len(NetClientState *nc, int len);
+int qemu_set_vnet_le(NetClientState *nc, bool is_le);
+int qemu_set_vnet_be(NetClientState *nc, bool is_be);
 void qemu_macaddr_default_if_unset(MACAddr *macaddr);
 int qemu_show_nic_models(const char *arg, const char *const *models);
 void qemu_check_nic_model(NICInfo *nd, const char *model);
diff --git a/include/net/vhost_net.h b/include/net/vhost_net.h
index 9eb493efc3..840d4b16e2 100644
--- a/include/net/vhost_net.h
+++ b/include/net/vhost_net.h
@@ -11,12 +11,10 @@ typedef struct VhostNetOptions {
     VhostBackendType backend_type;
     NetClientState *net_backend;
     void *opaque;
-    bool force;
 } VhostNetOptions;
 
 struct vhost_net *vhost_net_init(VhostNetOptions *options);
 
-bool vhost_net_query(VHostNetState *net, VirtIODevice *dev);
 int vhost_net_start(VirtIODevice *dev, NetClientState *ncs, int total_queues);
 void vhost_net_stop(VirtIODevice *dev, NetClientState *ncs, int total_queues);
 
diff --git a/linux-headers/linux/vhost.h b/linux-headers/linux/vhost.h
index c656f61cfc..ead86db91a 100644
--- a/linux-headers/linux/vhost.h
+++ b/linux-headers/linux/vhost.h
@@ -103,6 +103,20 @@ struct vhost_memory {
 /* Get accessor: reads index, writes value in num */
 #define VHOST_GET_VRING_BASE _IOWR(VHOST_VIRTIO, 0x12, struct vhost_vring_state)
 
+/* Set the vring byte order in num. Valid values are VHOST_VRING_LITTLE_ENDIAN
+ * or VHOST_VRING_BIG_ENDIAN (other values return -EINVAL).
+ * The byte order cannot be changed while the device is active: trying to do so
+ * returns -EBUSY.
+ * This is a legacy only API that is simply ignored when VIRTIO_F_VERSION_1 is
+ * set.
+ * Not all kernel configurations support this ioctl, but all configurations that
+ * support SET also support GET.
+ */
+#define VHOST_VRING_LITTLE_ENDIAN 0
+#define VHOST_VRING_BIG_ENDIAN 1
+#define VHOST_SET_VRING_ENDIAN _IOW(VHOST_VIRTIO, 0x13, struct vhost_vring_state)
+#define VHOST_GET_VRING_ENDIAN _IOW(VHOST_VIRTIO, 0x14, struct vhost_vring_state)
+
 /* The following ioctls use eventfd file descriptors to signal and poll
  * for events. */
 
diff --git a/net/net.c b/net/net.c
index 25c2ef338d..6dbd61a8f2 100644
--- a/net/net.c
+++ b/net/net.c
@@ -510,6 +510,24 @@ void qemu_set_vnet_hdr_len(NetClientState *nc, int len)
     nc->info->set_vnet_hdr_len(nc, len);
 }
 
+int qemu_set_vnet_le(NetClientState *nc, bool is_le)
+{
+    if (!nc || !nc->info->set_vnet_le) {
+        return -ENOSYS;
+    }
+
+    return nc->info->set_vnet_le(nc, is_le);
+}
+
+int qemu_set_vnet_be(NetClientState *nc, bool is_be)
+{
+    if (!nc || !nc->info->set_vnet_be) {
+        return -ENOSYS;
+    }
+
+    return nc->info->set_vnet_be(nc, is_be);
+}
+
 int qemu_can_send_packet(NetClientState *sender)
 {
     int vm_running = runstate_is_running();
diff --git a/net/tap-aix.c b/net/tap-aix.c
index 18fdbf3b21..e84fc39136 100644
--- a/net/tap-aix.c
+++ b/net/tap-aix.c
@@ -55,6 +55,16 @@ void tap_fd_set_vnet_hdr_len(int fd, int len)
 {
 }
 
+int tap_fd_set_vnet_le(int fd, int is_le)
+{
+    return -EINVAL;
+}
+
+int tap_fd_set_vnet_be(int fd, int is_be)
+{
+    return -EINVAL;
+}
+
 void tap_fd_set_offload(int fd, int csum, int tso4,
                         int tso6, int ecn, int ufo)
 {
diff --git a/net/tap-bsd.c b/net/tap-bsd.c
index 5889920eac..7028d9be95 100644
--- a/net/tap-bsd.c
+++ b/net/tap-bsd.c
@@ -196,6 +196,16 @@ void tap_fd_set_vnet_hdr_len(int fd, int len)
 {
 }
 
+int tap_fd_set_vnet_le(int fd, int is_le)
+{
+    return -EINVAL;
+}
+
+int tap_fd_set_vnet_be(int fd, int is_be)
+{
+    return -EINVAL;
+}
+
 void tap_fd_set_offload(int fd, int csum, int tso4,
                         int tso6, int ecn, int ufo)
 {
diff --git a/net/tap-haiku.c b/net/tap-haiku.c
index d18590c636..2e738ec6a3 100644
--- a/net/tap-haiku.c
+++ b/net/tap-haiku.c
@@ -55,6 +55,16 @@ void tap_fd_set_vnet_hdr_len(int fd, int len)
 {
 }
 
+int tap_fd_set_vnet_le(int fd, int is_le)
+{
+    return -EINVAL;
+}
+
+int tap_fd_set_vnet_be(int fd, int is_be)
+{
+    return -EINVAL;
+}
+
 void tap_fd_set_offload(int fd, int csum, int tso4,
                         int tso6, int ecn, int ufo)
 {
diff --git a/net/tap-linux.c b/net/tap-linux.c
index 6c3caef21e..394f2a646f 100644
--- a/net/tap-linux.c
+++ b/net/tap-linux.c
@@ -198,6 +198,40 @@ void tap_fd_set_vnet_hdr_len(int fd, int len)
     }
 }
 
+int tap_fd_set_vnet_le(int fd, int is_le)
+{
+    int arg = is_le ? 1 : 0;
+
+    if (!ioctl(fd, TUNSETVNETLE, &arg)) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    /* Check if our kernel supports TUNSETVNETLE */
+    if (errno == EINVAL) {
+        return -errno;
+    }
+
+    error_report("TUNSETVNETLE ioctl() failed: %s.\n", strerror(errno));
+    abort();
+}
+
+int tap_fd_set_vnet_be(int fd, int is_be)
+{
+    int arg = is_be ? 1 : 0;
+
+    if (!ioctl(fd, TUNSETVNETBE, &arg)) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    /* Check if our kernel supports TUNSETVNETBE */
+    if (errno == EINVAL) {
+        return -errno;
+    }
+
+    error_report("TUNSETVNETBE ioctl() failed: %s.\n", strerror(errno));
+    abort();
+}
+
 void tap_fd_set_offload(int fd, int csum, int tso4,
                         int tso6, int ecn, int ufo)
 {
diff --git a/net/tap-linux.h b/net/tap-linux.h
index 1cf35d41bd..01dc6f8a2d 100644
--- a/net/tap-linux.h
+++ b/net/tap-linux.h
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 #define TUNGETVNETHDRSZ _IOR('T', 215, int)
 #define TUNSETVNETHDRSZ _IOW('T', 216, int)
 #define TUNSETQUEUE  _IOW('T', 217, int)
+#define TUNSETVNETLE _IOW('T', 220, int)
+#define TUNSETVNETBE _IOW('T', 222, int)
 
 #endif
 
diff --git a/net/tap-solaris.c b/net/tap-solaris.c
index 90b2fd12f1..0f60f78dd0 100644
--- a/net/tap-solaris.c
+++ b/net/tap-solaris.c
@@ -223,6 +223,16 @@ void tap_fd_set_vnet_hdr_len(int fd, int len)
 {
 }
 
+int tap_fd_set_vnet_le(int fd, int is_le)
+{
+    return -EINVAL;
+}
+
+int tap_fd_set_vnet_be(int fd, int is_be)
+{
+    return -EINVAL;
+}
+
 void tap_fd_set_offload(int fd, int csum, int tso4,
                         int tso6, int ecn, int ufo)
 {
diff --git a/net/tap-win32.c b/net/tap-win32.c
index f6fc9610a7..625d53c64b 100644
--- a/net/tap-win32.c
+++ b/net/tap-win32.c
@@ -688,6 +688,16 @@ void tap_fd_set_vnet_hdr_len(int fd, int len)
 {
 }
 
+int tap_fd_set_vnet_le(int fd, int is_le)
+{
+    return -EINVAL;
+}
+
+int tap_fd_set_vnet_be(int fd, int is_be)
+{
+    return -EINVAL;
+}
+
 static void tap_using_vnet_hdr(NetClientState *nc, bool using_vnet_hdr)
 {
 }
diff --git a/net/tap.c b/net/tap.c
index aa8b3f5c8c..bd01590e8e 100644
--- a/net/tap.c
+++ b/net/tap.c
@@ -266,6 +266,20 @@ static void tap_using_vnet_hdr(NetClientState *nc, bool using_vnet_hdr)
     s->using_vnet_hdr = using_vnet_hdr;
 }
 
+static int tap_set_vnet_le(NetClientState *nc, bool is_le)
+{
+    TAPState *s = DO_UPCAST(TAPState, nc, nc);
+
+    return tap_fd_set_vnet_le(s->fd, is_le);
+}
+
+static int tap_set_vnet_be(NetClientState *nc, bool is_be)
+{
+    TAPState *s = DO_UPCAST(TAPState, nc, nc);
+
+    return tap_fd_set_vnet_be(s->fd, is_be);
+}
+
 static void tap_set_offload(NetClientState *nc, int csum, int tso4,
                      int tso6, int ecn, int ufo)
 {
@@ -332,6 +346,8 @@ static NetClientInfo net_tap_info = {
     .using_vnet_hdr = tap_using_vnet_hdr,
     .set_offload = tap_set_offload,
     .set_vnet_hdr_len = tap_set_vnet_hdr_len,
+    .set_vnet_le = tap_set_vnet_le,
+    .set_vnet_be = tap_set_vnet_be,
 };
 
 static TAPState *net_tap_fd_init(NetClientState *peer,
@@ -646,7 +662,6 @@ static void net_init_tap_one(const NetdevTapOptions *tap, NetClientState *peer,
 
         options.backend_type = VHOST_BACKEND_TYPE_KERNEL;
         options.net_backend = &s->nc;
-        options.force = tap->has_vhostforce && tap->vhostforce;
 
         if (tap->has_vhostfd || tap->has_vhostfds) {
             vhostfd = monitor_fd_param(cur_mon, vhostfdname, &err);
diff --git a/net/tap_int.h b/net/tap_int.h
index d12a409967..2378021c45 100644
--- a/net/tap_int.h
+++ b/net/tap_int.h
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ int tap_probe_vnet_hdr_len(int fd, int len);
 int tap_probe_has_ufo(int fd);
 void tap_fd_set_offload(int fd, int csum, int tso4, int tso6, int ecn, int ufo);
 void tap_fd_set_vnet_hdr_len(int fd, int len);
+int tap_fd_set_vnet_le(int fd, int vnet_is_le);
+int tap_fd_set_vnet_be(int fd, int vnet_is_be);
 int tap_fd_enable(int fd);
 int tap_fd_disable(int fd);
 int tap_fd_get_ifname(int fd, char *ifname);
diff --git a/net/vhost-user.c b/net/vhost-user.c
index 3930741fb6..b51bc044b5 100644
--- a/net/vhost-user.c
+++ b/net/vhost-user.c
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ static int vhost_user_start(VhostUserState *s)
     options.backend_type = VHOST_BACKEND_TYPE_USER;
     options.net_backend = &s->nc;
     options.opaque = s->chr;
-    options.force = true;
 
     s->vhost_net = vhost_net_init(&options);