diff --git a/bpf_progs/bpf_net_helpers.h b/bpf_progs/bpf_net_helpers.h
index b7ca3af..ed33cc9 100644
--- a/bpf_progs/bpf_net_helpers.h
+++ b/bpf_progs/bpf_net_helpers.h
@@ -86,3 +86,30 @@
     if (len > skb->len) len = skb->len;
     if (skb->data_end - skb->data < len) bpf_skb_pull_data(skb, len);
 }
+
+// constants for passing in to 'bool egress'
+static const bool INGRESS = false;
+static const bool EGRESS = true;
+
+// constants for passing in to 'bool downstream'
+static const bool UPSTREAM = false;
+static const bool DOWNSTREAM = true;
+
+// constants for passing in to 'bool is_ethernet'
+static const bool RAWIP = false;
+static const bool ETHER = true;
+
+// constants for passing in to 'bool updatetime'
+static const bool NO_UPDATETIME = false;
+static const bool UPDATETIME = true;
+
+// constants for passing in to ignore_on_eng / ignore_on_user / ignore_on_userdebug
+// define's instead of static const due to tm-mainline-prod compiler static_assert limitations
+#define LOAD_ON_ENG false
+#define LOAD_ON_USER false
+#define LOAD_ON_USERDEBUG false
+#define IGNORE_ON_ENG true
+#define IGNORE_ON_USER true
+#define IGNORE_ON_USERDEBUG true
+
+#define KVER_4_14 KVER(4, 14, 0)
diff --git a/bpf_progs/clatd.c b/bpf_progs/clatd.c
index 7c6811a..f05b93e 100644
--- a/bpf_progs/clatd.c
+++ b/bpf_progs/clatd.c
@@ -52,12 +52,6 @@
     __be32 identification;
 };
 
-// constants for passing in to 'bool is_ethernet'
-static const bool RAWIP = false;
-static const bool ETHER = true;
-
-#define KVER_4_14 KVER(4, 14, 0)
-
 DEFINE_BPF_MAP_GRW(clat_ingress6_map, HASH, ClatIngress6Key, ClatIngress6Value, 16, AID_SYSTEM)
 
 static inline __always_inline int nat64(struct __sk_buff* skb,
diff --git a/bpf_progs/netd.c b/bpf_progs/netd.c
index 6d70137..39dff7f 100644
--- a/bpf_progs/netd.c
+++ b/bpf_progs/netd.c
@@ -42,10 +42,6 @@
 static const int BPF_NOMATCH = 0;
 static const int BPF_MATCH = 1;
 
-// Used for 'bool egress'
-static const bool INGRESS = false;
-static const bool EGRESS = true;
-
 // Used for 'bool enable_tracing'
 static const bool TRACE_ON = true;
 static const bool TRACE_OFF = false;
@@ -64,15 +60,15 @@
 #define DEFINE_BPF_MAP_NO_NETD(the_map, TYPE, TypeOfKey, TypeOfValue, num_entries)      \
     DEFINE_BPF_MAP_EXT(the_map, TYPE, TypeOfKey, TypeOfValue, num_entries,              \
                        AID_ROOT, AID_NET_BW_ACCT, 0060, "fs_bpf_net_shared", "", false, \
-                       BPFLOADER_MIN_VER, BPFLOADER_MAX_VER, /*ignore_on_eng*/false,       \
-                       /*ignore_on_user*/false, /*ignore_on_userdebug*/false)
+                       BPFLOADER_MIN_VER, BPFLOADER_MAX_VER, LOAD_ON_ENG,       \
+                       LOAD_ON_USER, LOAD_ON_USERDEBUG)
 
 // For maps netd only needs read only access to
 #define DEFINE_BPF_MAP_RO_NETD(the_map, TYPE, TypeOfKey, TypeOfValue, num_entries)         \
     DEFINE_BPF_MAP_EXT(the_map, TYPE, TypeOfKey, TypeOfValue, num_entries,                 \
                        AID_ROOT, AID_NET_BW_ACCT, 0460, "fs_bpf_netd_readonly", "", false, \
-                       BPFLOADER_MIN_VER, BPFLOADER_MAX_VER, /*ignore_on_eng*/false,       \
-                       /*ignore_on_user*/false, /*ignore_on_userdebug*/false)
+                       BPFLOADER_MIN_VER, BPFLOADER_MAX_VER, LOAD_ON_ENG,       \
+                       LOAD_ON_USER, LOAD_ON_USERDEBUG)
 
 // For maps netd needs to be able to read and write
 #define DEFINE_BPF_MAP_RW_NETD(the_map, TYPE, TypeOfKey, TypeOfValue, num_entries) \
@@ -103,15 +99,15 @@
 // A single-element configuration array, packet tracing is enabled when 'true'.
 DEFINE_BPF_MAP_EXT(packet_trace_enabled_map, ARRAY, uint32_t, bool, 1,
                    AID_ROOT, AID_SYSTEM, 0060, "fs_bpf_net_shared", "", false,
-                   BPFLOADER_IGNORED_ON_VERSION, BPFLOADER_MAX_VER, /*ignore_on_eng*/false,
-                   /*ignore_on_user*/true, /*ignore_on_userdebug*/false)
+                   BPFLOADER_IGNORED_ON_VERSION, BPFLOADER_MAX_VER, LOAD_ON_ENG,
+                   IGNORE_ON_USER, LOAD_ON_USERDEBUG)
 
 // A ring buffer on which packet information is pushed. This map will only be loaded
 // on eng and userdebug devices. User devices won't load this to save memory.
 DEFINE_BPF_RINGBUF_EXT(packet_trace_ringbuf, PacketTrace, PACKET_TRACE_BUF_SIZE,
                        AID_ROOT, AID_SYSTEM, 0060, "fs_bpf_net_shared", "", false,
-                       BPFLOADER_IGNORED_ON_VERSION, BPFLOADER_MAX_VER, /*ignore_on_eng*/false,
-                       /*ignore_on_user*/true, /*ignore_on_userdebug*/false);
+                       BPFLOADER_IGNORED_ON_VERSION, BPFLOADER_MAX_VER, LOAD_ON_ENG,
+                       IGNORE_ON_USER, LOAD_ON_USERDEBUG);
 
 // iptables xt_bpf programs need to be usable by both netd and netutils_wrappers
 // selinux contexts, because even non-xt_bpf iptables mutations are implemented as
diff --git a/bpf_progs/offload.c b/bpf_progs/offload.c
index 2e339b2..f4d4254 100644
--- a/bpf_progs/offload.c
+++ b/bpf_progs/offload.c
@@ -305,13 +305,13 @@
 DEFINE_BPF_PROG("schedcls/tether_downstream6_ether", TETHERING_UID, TETHERING_GID,
                 sched_cls_tether_downstream6_ether)
 (struct __sk_buff* skb) {
-    return do_forward6(skb, /* is_ethernet */ true, /* downstream */ true, KVER_NONE);
+    return do_forward6(skb, ETHER, DOWNSTREAM, KVER_NONE);
 }
 
 DEFINE_BPF_PROG("schedcls/tether_upstream6_ether", TETHERING_UID, TETHERING_GID,
                 sched_cls_tether_upstream6_ether)
 (struct __sk_buff* skb) {
-    return do_forward6(skb, /* is_ethernet */ true, /* downstream */ false, KVER_NONE);
+    return do_forward6(skb, ETHER, UPSTREAM, KVER_NONE);
 }
 
 // Note: section names must be unique to prevent programs from appending to each other,
@@ -331,13 +331,13 @@
 DEFINE_BPF_PROG_KVER("schedcls/tether_downstream6_rawip$4_14", TETHERING_UID, TETHERING_GID,
                      sched_cls_tether_downstream6_rawip_4_14, KVER(4, 14, 0))
 (struct __sk_buff* skb) {
-    return do_forward6(skb, /* is_ethernet */ false, /* downstream */ true, KVER(4, 14, 0));
+    return do_forward6(skb, RAWIP, DOWNSTREAM, KVER(4, 14, 0));
 }
 
 DEFINE_BPF_PROG_KVER("schedcls/tether_upstream6_rawip$4_14", TETHERING_UID, TETHERING_GID,
                      sched_cls_tether_upstream6_rawip_4_14, KVER(4, 14, 0))
 (struct __sk_buff* skb) {
-    return do_forward6(skb, /* is_ethernet */ false, /* downstream */ false, KVER(4, 14, 0));
+    return do_forward6(skb, RAWIP, UPSTREAM, KVER(4, 14, 0));
 }
 
 // and define no-op stubs for pre-4.14 kernels.
@@ -653,25 +653,25 @@
 DEFINE_BPF_PROG_KVER("schedcls/tether_downstream4_rawip$5_8", TETHERING_UID, TETHERING_GID,
                      sched_cls_tether_downstream4_rawip_5_8, KVER(5, 8, 0))
 (struct __sk_buff* skb) {
-    return do_forward4(skb, /* is_ethernet */ false, /* downstream */ true, /* updatetime */ true, KVER(5, 8, 0));
+    return do_forward4(skb, RAWIP, DOWNSTREAM, UPDATETIME, KVER(5, 8, 0));
 }
 
 DEFINE_BPF_PROG_KVER("schedcls/tether_upstream4_rawip$5_8", TETHERING_UID, TETHERING_GID,
                      sched_cls_tether_upstream4_rawip_5_8, KVER(5, 8, 0))
 (struct __sk_buff* skb) {
-    return do_forward4(skb, /* is_ethernet */ false, /* downstream */ false, /* updatetime */ true, KVER(5, 8, 0));
+    return do_forward4(skb, RAWIP, UPSTREAM, UPDATETIME, KVER(5, 8, 0));
 }
 
 DEFINE_BPF_PROG_KVER("schedcls/tether_downstream4_ether$5_8", TETHERING_UID, TETHERING_GID,
                      sched_cls_tether_downstream4_ether_5_8, KVER(5, 8, 0))
 (struct __sk_buff* skb) {
-    return do_forward4(skb, /* is_ethernet */ true, /* downstream */ true, /* updatetime */ true, KVER(5, 8, 0));
+    return do_forward4(skb, ETHER, DOWNSTREAM, UPDATETIME, KVER(5, 8, 0));
 }
 
 DEFINE_BPF_PROG_KVER("schedcls/tether_upstream4_ether$5_8", TETHERING_UID, TETHERING_GID,
                      sched_cls_tether_upstream4_ether_5_8, KVER(5, 8, 0))
 (struct __sk_buff* skb) {
-    return do_forward4(skb, /* is_ethernet */ true, /* downstream */ false, /* updatetime */ true, KVER(5, 8, 0));
+    return do_forward4(skb, ETHER, UPSTREAM, UPDATETIME, KVER(5, 8, 0));
 }
 
 // Full featured (optional) implementations for 4.14-S, 4.19-S & 5.4-S kernels
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@
                                     sched_cls_tether_downstream4_rawip_opt,
                                     KVER(4, 14, 0), KVER(5, 8, 0))
 (struct __sk_buff* skb) {
-    return do_forward4(skb, /* is_ethernet */ false, /* downstream */ true, /* updatetime */ true, KVER(4, 14, 0));
+    return do_forward4(skb, RAWIP, DOWNSTREAM, UPDATETIME, KVER(4, 14, 0));
 }
 
 DEFINE_OPTIONAL_BPF_PROG_KVER_RANGE("schedcls/tether_upstream4_rawip$opt",
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@
                                     sched_cls_tether_upstream4_rawip_opt,
                                     KVER(4, 14, 0), KVER(5, 8, 0))
 (struct __sk_buff* skb) {
-    return do_forward4(skb, /* is_ethernet */ false, /* downstream */ false, /* updatetime */ true, KVER(4, 14, 0));
+    return do_forward4(skb, RAWIP, UPSTREAM, UPDATETIME, KVER(4, 14, 0));
 }
 
 DEFINE_OPTIONAL_BPF_PROG_KVER_RANGE("schedcls/tether_downstream4_ether$opt",
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@
                                     sched_cls_tether_downstream4_ether_opt,
                                     KVER(4, 14, 0), KVER(5, 8, 0))
 (struct __sk_buff* skb) {
-    return do_forward4(skb, /* is_ethernet */ true, /* downstream */ true, /* updatetime */ true, KVER(4, 14, 0));
+    return do_forward4(skb, ETHER, DOWNSTREAM, UPDATETIME, KVER(4, 14, 0));
 }
 
 DEFINE_OPTIONAL_BPF_PROG_KVER_RANGE("schedcls/tether_upstream4_ether$opt",
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@
                                     sched_cls_tether_upstream4_ether_opt,
                                     KVER(4, 14, 0), KVER(5, 8, 0))
 (struct __sk_buff* skb) {
-    return do_forward4(skb, /* is_ethernet */ true, /* downstream */ false, /* updatetime */ true, KVER(4, 14, 0));
+    return do_forward4(skb, ETHER, UPSTREAM, UPDATETIME, KVER(4, 14, 0));
 }
 
 // Partial (TCP-only: will not update 'last_used' field) implementations for 4.14+ kernels.
@@ -726,13 +726,13 @@
 DEFINE_BPF_PROG_KVER_RANGE("schedcls/tether_downstream4_rawip$5_4", TETHERING_UID, TETHERING_GID,
                            sched_cls_tether_downstream4_rawip_5_4, KVER(5, 4, 0), KVER(5, 8, 0))
 (struct __sk_buff* skb) {
-    return do_forward4(skb, /* is_ethernet */ false, /* downstream */ true, /* updatetime */ false, KVER(5, 4, 0));
+    return do_forward4(skb, RAWIP, DOWNSTREAM, NO_UPDATETIME, KVER(5, 4, 0));
 }
 
 DEFINE_BPF_PROG_KVER_RANGE("schedcls/tether_upstream4_rawip$5_4", TETHERING_UID, TETHERING_GID,
                            sched_cls_tether_upstream4_rawip_5_4, KVER(5, 4, 0), KVER(5, 8, 0))
 (struct __sk_buff* skb) {
-    return do_forward4(skb, /* is_ethernet */ false, /* downstream */ false, /* updatetime */ false, KVER(5, 4, 0));
+    return do_forward4(skb, RAWIP, UPSTREAM, NO_UPDATETIME, KVER(5, 4, 0));
 }
 
 // RAWIP: Optional for 4.14/4.19 (R) kernels -- which support bpf_skb_change_head().
@@ -743,7 +743,7 @@
                                     sched_cls_tether_downstream4_rawip_4_14,
                                     KVER(4, 14, 0), KVER(5, 4, 0))
 (struct __sk_buff* skb) {
-    return do_forward4(skb, /* is_ethernet */ false, /* downstream */ true, /* updatetime */ false, KVER(4, 14, 0));
+    return do_forward4(skb, RAWIP, DOWNSTREAM, NO_UPDATETIME, KVER(4, 14, 0));
 }
 
 DEFINE_OPTIONAL_BPF_PROG_KVER_RANGE("schedcls/tether_upstream4_rawip$4_14",
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@
                                     sched_cls_tether_upstream4_rawip_4_14,
                                     KVER(4, 14, 0), KVER(5, 4, 0))
 (struct __sk_buff* skb) {
-    return do_forward4(skb, /* is_ethernet */ false, /* downstream */ false, /* updatetime */ false, KVER(4, 14, 0));
+    return do_forward4(skb, RAWIP, UPSTREAM, NO_UPDATETIME, KVER(4, 14, 0));
 }
 
 // ETHER: Required for 4.14-Q/R, 4.19-Q/R & 5.4-R kernels.
@@ -759,13 +759,13 @@
 DEFINE_BPF_PROG_KVER_RANGE("schedcls/tether_downstream4_ether$4_14", TETHERING_UID, TETHERING_GID,
                            sched_cls_tether_downstream4_ether_4_14, KVER(4, 14, 0), KVER(5, 8, 0))
 (struct __sk_buff* skb) {
-    return do_forward4(skb, /* is_ethernet */ true, /* downstream */ true, /* updatetime */ false, KVER(4, 14, 0));
+    return do_forward4(skb, ETHER, DOWNSTREAM, NO_UPDATETIME, KVER(4, 14, 0));
 }
 
 DEFINE_BPF_PROG_KVER_RANGE("schedcls/tether_upstream4_ether$4_14", TETHERING_UID, TETHERING_GID,
                            sched_cls_tether_upstream4_ether_4_14, KVER(4, 14, 0), KVER(5, 8, 0))
 (struct __sk_buff* skb) {
-    return do_forward4(skb, /* is_ethernet */ true, /* downstream */ false, /* updatetime */ false, KVER(4, 14, 0));
+    return do_forward4(skb, ETHER, UPSTREAM, NO_UPDATETIME, KVER(4, 14, 0));
 }
 
 // Placeholder (no-op) implementations for older Q kernels
@@ -821,9 +821,9 @@
     if ((void*)(eth + 1) > data_end) return XDP_PASS;
 
     if (eth->h_proto == htons(ETH_P_IPV6))
-        return do_xdp_forward6(ctx, /* is_ethernet */ true, downstream);
+        return do_xdp_forward6(ctx, ETHER, downstream);
     if (eth->h_proto == htons(ETH_P_IP))
-        return do_xdp_forward4(ctx, /* is_ethernet */ true, downstream);
+        return do_xdp_forward4(ctx, ETHER, downstream);
 
     // Anything else we don't know how to handle...
     return XDP_PASS;
@@ -837,8 +837,8 @@
     if (data_end - data < 1) return XDP_PASS;
     const uint8_t v = (*(uint8_t*)data) >> 4;
 
-    if (v == 6) return do_xdp_forward6(ctx, /* is_ethernet */ false, downstream);
-    if (v == 4) return do_xdp_forward4(ctx, /* is_ethernet */ false, downstream);
+    if (v == 6) return do_xdp_forward6(ctx, RAWIP, downstream);
+    if (v == 4) return do_xdp_forward4(ctx, RAWIP, downstream);
 
     // Anything else we don't know how to handle...
     return XDP_PASS;
@@ -849,22 +849,22 @@
 
 DEFINE_XDP_PROG("xdp/tether_downstream_ether",
                  xdp_tether_downstream_ether) {
-    return do_xdp_forward_ether(ctx, /* downstream */ true);
+    return do_xdp_forward_ether(ctx, DOWNSTREAM);
 }
 
 DEFINE_XDP_PROG("xdp/tether_downstream_rawip",
                  xdp_tether_downstream_rawip) {
-    return do_xdp_forward_rawip(ctx, /* downstream */ true);
+    return do_xdp_forward_rawip(ctx, DOWNSTREAM);
 }
 
 DEFINE_XDP_PROG("xdp/tether_upstream_ether",
                  xdp_tether_upstream_ether) {
-    return do_xdp_forward_ether(ctx, /* downstream */ false);
+    return do_xdp_forward_ether(ctx, UPSTREAM);
 }
 
 DEFINE_XDP_PROG("xdp/tether_upstream_rawip",
                  xdp_tether_upstream_rawip) {
-    return do_xdp_forward_rawip(ctx, /* downstream */ false);
+    return do_xdp_forward_rawip(ctx, UPSTREAM);
 }
 
 LICENSE("Apache 2.0");