diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/eal_pci.c b/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/eal_pci.c
index 74ecce7..5c81ea3 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/eal_pci.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/eal_pci.c
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ TAILQ_HEAD(uio_res_list, uio_resource);
 static struct uio_res_list *uio_res_list = NULL;
 
 /* unbind kernel driver for this device */
-static int
+int
 pci_unbind_kernel_driver(struct rte_pci_device *dev __rte_unused)
 {
 	RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "RTE_PCI_DRV_FORCE_UNBIND flag is not implemented "
@@ -117,45 +117,6 @@ pci_unbind_kernel_driver(struct rte_pci_device *dev __rte_unused)
 	return -ENOTSUP;
 }
 
-/* map a particular resource from a file */
-static void *
-pci_map_resource(void *requested_addr, const char *devname, off_t offset,
-		 size_t size)
-{
-	int fd;
-	void *mapaddr;
-
-	/*
-	 * open devname, to mmap it
-	 */
-	fd = open(devname, O_RDWR);
-	if (fd < 0) {
-		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Cannot open %s: %s\n",
-			devname, strerror(errno));
-		goto fail;
-	}
-
-	/* Map the PCI memory resource of device */
-	mapaddr = mmap(requested_addr, size, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE,
-			MAP_SHARED, fd, offset);
-	close(fd);
-	if (mapaddr == MAP_FAILED ||
-			(requested_addr != NULL && mapaddr != requested_addr)) {
-		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "%s(): cannot mmap(%s(%d), %p, 0x%lx, 0x%lx):"
-			" %s (%p)\n", __func__, devname, fd, requested_addr,
-			(unsigned long)size, (unsigned long)offset,
-			strerror(errno), mapaddr);
-		goto fail;
-	}
-
-	RTE_LOG(DEBUG, EAL, "  PCI memory mapped at %p\n", mapaddr);
-
-	return mapaddr;
-
-fail:
-	return NULL;
-}
-
 static int
 pci_uio_map_secondary(struct rte_pci_device *dev)
 {
@@ -169,7 +130,7 @@ pci_uio_map_secondary(struct rte_pci_device *dev)
 			continue;
 
 		for (i = 0; i != uio_res->nb_maps; i++) {
-			if (pci_map_resource(uio_res->maps[i].addr,
+			if (pci_map_resource(uio_res->maps[i].addr, INT_MIN,
 					     uio_res->path,
 					     (off_t)uio_res->maps[i].offset,
 					     (size_t)uio_res->maps[i].size)
@@ -187,7 +148,7 @@ pci_uio_map_secondary(struct rte_pci_device *dev)
 }
 
 /* map the PCI resource of a PCI device in virtual memory */
-static int
+int
 pci_uio_map_resource(struct rte_pci_device *dev)
 {
 	int i, j;
@@ -253,7 +214,8 @@ pci_uio_map_resource(struct rte_pci_device *dev)
 		maps[j].phaddr = dev->mem_resource[i].phys_addr;
 		maps[j].size = dev->mem_resource[i].len;
 		if (maps[j].addr != NULL ||
-		    (mapaddr = pci_map_resource(NULL, devname, (off_t)offset,
+		    (mapaddr = pci_map_resource(NULL, INT_MIN, devname,
+						(off_t)offset,
 						(size_t)maps[j].size)
 		    ) == NULL) {
 			rte_free(uio_res);
@@ -270,20 +232,6 @@ pci_uio_map_resource(struct rte_pci_device *dev)
 	return (0);
 }
 
-/* Compare two PCI device addresses. */
-static int
-pci_addr_comparison(struct rte_pci_addr *addr, struct rte_pci_addr *addr2)
-{
-	uint64_t dev_addr = (addr->domain << 24) + (addr->bus << 16) + (addr->devid << 8) + addr->function;
-	uint64_t dev_addr2 = (addr2->domain << 24) + (addr2->bus << 16) + (addr2->devid << 8) + addr2->function;
-
-	if (dev_addr > dev_addr2)
-		return 1;
-	else
-		return 0;
-}
-
-
 /* Scan one pci sysfs entry, and fill the devices list from it. */
 static int
 pci_scan_one(int dev_pci_fd, struct pci_conf *conf)
@@ -425,71 +373,6 @@ error:
 	return -1;
 }
 
-/*
- * If vendor/device ID match, call the devinit() function of the
- * driver.
- */
-int
-rte_eal_pci_probe_one_driver(struct rte_pci_driver *dr, struct rte_pci_device *dev)
-{
-	struct rte_pci_id *id_table;
-	int ret;
-
-	for (id_table = dr->id_table ; id_table->vendor_id != 0; id_table++) {
-
-		/* check if device's identifiers match the driver's ones */
-		if (id_table->vendor_id != dev->id.vendor_id &&
-				id_table->vendor_id != PCI_ANY_ID)
-			continue;
-		if (id_table->device_id != dev->id.device_id &&
-				id_table->device_id != PCI_ANY_ID)
-			continue;
-		if (id_table->subsystem_vendor_id != dev->id.subsystem_vendor_id &&
-				id_table->subsystem_vendor_id != PCI_ANY_ID)
-			continue;
-		if (id_table->subsystem_device_id != dev->id.subsystem_device_id &&
-				id_table->subsystem_device_id != PCI_ANY_ID)
-			continue;
-
-		struct rte_pci_addr *loc = &dev->addr;
-
-		RTE_LOG(DEBUG, EAL, "PCI device "PCI_PRI_FMT" on NUMA socket %i\n",
-				loc->domain, loc->bus, loc->devid, loc->function,
-				dev->numa_node);
-
-		RTE_LOG(DEBUG, EAL, "  probe driver: %x:%x %s\n", dev->id.vendor_id,
-				dev->id.device_id, dr->name);
-
-		/* no initialization when blacklisted, return without error */
-		if (dev->devargs != NULL &&
-			dev->devargs->type == RTE_DEVTYPE_BLACKLISTED_PCI) {
-
-			RTE_LOG(DEBUG, EAL, "  Device is blacklisted, not initializing\n");
-			return 0;
-		}
-
-		if (dr->drv_flags & RTE_PCI_DRV_NEED_MAPPING) {
-			/* map resources for devices that use igb_uio */
-			ret = pci_uio_map_resource(dev);
-			if (ret != 0)
-				return ret;
-		} else if (dr->drv_flags & RTE_PCI_DRV_FORCE_UNBIND &&
-		           rte_eal_process_type() == RTE_PROC_PRIMARY) {
-			/* unbind current driver */
-			if (pci_unbind_kernel_driver(dev) < 0)
-				return -1;
-		}
-
-		/* reference driver structure */
-		dev->driver = dr;
-
-		/* call the driver devinit() function */
-		return dr->devinit(dr, dev);
-	}
-	/* return positive value if driver is not found */
-	return 1;
-}
-
 /* Init the PCI EAL subsystem */
 int
 rte_eal_pci_init(void)
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_pci.c b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_pci.c
index f3c7f71..e2cdfad 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_pci.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_pci.c
@@ -61,11 +61,15 @@
  *   OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 
-#include <string.h>
-#include <inttypes.h>
-#include <stdint.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/file.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <sys/mman.h>
 #include <sys/queue.h>
 
 #include <rte_interrupts.h>
@@ -154,8 +158,9 @@ rte_eal_pci_probe(void)
 			ret = pci_probe_all_drivers(dev);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "Requested device " PCI_PRI_FMT
-				 " cannot be used\n", dev->addr.domain, dev->addr.bus,
-				 dev->addr.devid, dev->addr.function);
+				 " cannot be used\n",
+				dev->addr.domain, dev->addr.bus,
+				dev->addr.devid, dev->addr.function);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -205,3 +210,157 @@ rte_eal_pci_unregister(struct rte_pci_driver *driver)
 {
 	TAILQ_REMOVE(&pci_driver_list, driver, next);
 }
+
+/* map a particular resource from a file */
+void *
+pci_map_resource(void *requested_addr, const int vfio_fd,
+		const char *devname, off_t offset, size_t size)
+{
+	int fd;
+	void *mapaddr;
+
+	/*
+	 * For non VFIO environment, vfio_fd is INT_MIN.
+	 */
+	if (vfio_fd == INT_MIN) {
+		/*
+		 * open devname, to mmap it
+		 */
+		fd = open(devname, O_RDWR);
+		if (fd < 0) {
+			RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Cannot open %s: %s\n",
+				devname, strerror(errno));
+			goto fail;
+		}
+	} else {
+		fd = vfio_fd;
+	}
+
+	/* Map the PCI memory resource of device */
+	mapaddr = mmap(requested_addr, size, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE,
+			MAP_SHARED, fd, offset);
+	/*
+	 * Close applies only for non VFIO.
+	 */
+	if (vfio_fd == INT_MIN)
+		close(fd);
+
+	if (mapaddr == MAP_FAILED ||
+		(requested_addr != NULL && mapaddr != requested_addr)) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL,
+		"%s(): cannot mmap(%s(%d), %p, 0x%lx, 0x%lx): %s (%p)\n",
+		__func__, (devname ? devname : "vfio"), fd, requested_addr,
+		(unsigned long)size, (unsigned long)offset,
+		strerror(errno), mapaddr);
+		goto fail;
+	}
+
+	RTE_LOG(DEBUG, EAL, "  PCI memory mapped at %p\n", mapaddr);
+
+	return mapaddr;
+
+fail:
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+/* Compare two PCI device addresses. */
+int
+pci_addr_comparison(struct rte_pci_addr *addr,
+			struct rte_pci_addr *addr2)
+{
+	uint64_t dev_addr = (addr->domain << 24) + (addr->bus << 16) +
+				(addr->devid << 8) + addr->function;
+	uint64_t dev_addr2 = (addr2->domain << 24) + (addr2->bus << 16) +
+				(addr2->devid << 8) + addr2->function;
+
+	if (dev_addr > dev_addr2)
+		return 1;
+	else
+		return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * If vendor/device ID match, call the devinit() function of the
+ * driver.
+ */
+int
+rte_eal_pci_probe_one_driver(struct rte_pci_driver *dr,
+			struct rte_pci_device *dev)
+{
+	struct rte_pci_id *id_table;
+	int ret;
+
+	for (id_table = dr->id_table ; id_table->vendor_id != 0; id_table++) {
+
+		/* check if device's identifiers match the driver's ones */
+		if (id_table->vendor_id != dev->id.vendor_id &&
+				id_table->vendor_id != PCI_ANY_ID)
+			continue;
+		if (id_table->device_id != dev->id.device_id &&
+				id_table->device_id != PCI_ANY_ID)
+			continue;
+		if (id_table->subsystem_vendor_id !=
+				dev->id.subsystem_vendor_id &&
+				id_table->subsystem_vendor_id != PCI_ANY_ID)
+			continue;
+		if (id_table->subsystem_device_id !=
+				dev->id.subsystem_device_id &&
+				id_table->subsystem_device_id != PCI_ANY_ID)
+			continue;
+
+		struct rte_pci_addr *loc = &dev->addr;
+
+		RTE_LOG(DEBUG, EAL,
+			"PCI device "PCI_PRI_FMT" on NUMA socket %i\n",
+			loc->domain, loc->bus, loc->devid, loc->function,
+			dev->numa_node);
+
+		RTE_LOG(DEBUG, EAL,
+			"  probe driver: %x:%x %s\n", dev->id.vendor_id,
+			dev->id.device_id, dr->name);
+
+		/* no initialization when blacklisted, return without error */
+		if (dev->devargs != NULL &&
+			dev->devargs->type == RTE_DEVTYPE_BLACKLISTED_PCI) {
+
+			RTE_LOG(DEBUG, EAL,
+				"  Device is blacklisted, not initializing\n");
+			return 0;
+		}
+
+		if (dr->drv_flags & RTE_PCI_DRV_NEED_MAPPING) {
+
+#ifdef RTE_EXEC_ENV_BSDAPP
+			/* map resources for devices that use igb_uio */
+			ret = pci_uio_map_resource(dev);
+#else /* RTE_EXEC_ENV_BSDAPP */
+#ifdef RTE_PCI_CONFIG
+			/*
+			 * Set PCIe config space for high performance.
+			 * Return value can be ignored.
+			 */
+			pci_config_space_set(dev);
+#endif /* RTE_PCI_CONFIG */
+			/* map resources for devices that use igb_uio */
+			ret = pci_map_device(dev);
+
+#endif /* RTE_EXEC_ENV_BSDAPP */
+
+			if (ret != 0)
+				return ret;
+		} else if (dr->drv_flags & RTE_PCI_DRV_FORCE_UNBIND &&
+			rte_eal_process_type() == RTE_PROC_PRIMARY) {
+			/* unbind current driver */
+			if (pci_unbind_kernel_driver(dev) < 0)
+				return -1;
+		}
+
+		/* reference driver structure */
+		dev->driver = dr;
+
+		/* call the driver devinit() function */
+		return dr->devinit(dr, dev);
+	}
+	/* return positive value if driver is not found */
+	return 1;
+}
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_private.h b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_private.h
index 71ba5fd..64edbe0 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_private.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_private.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 
 #include <rte_eal.h>
+#include <rte_pci.h>
 
 /**
  * Initialize the memzone subsystem (private to eal).
@@ -348,4 +349,63 @@ int rte_eal_hugepage_init(void);
  */
 int rte_eal_hugepage_attach(void);
 
+/**
+ * This function maps a particular resource from a file
+ *
+ * This function is private to the EAL.
+ */
+void *
+pci_map_resource(void *requested_addr, const int vfio_fd,
+		const char *devname, off_t offset, size_t size);
+
+/**
+ * This function compares two PCI device addresses
+ *
+ * This function is private to the EAL.
+ */
+int
+pci_addr_comparison(struct rte_pci_addr *addr,
+		struct rte_pci_addr *addr2);
+
+/**
+ * This function maps PCI resource of a PCI
+ * device in virtual memory
+ *
+ * This function is private to the EAL.
+ */
+int
+pci_uio_map_resource(struct rte_pci_device *dev);
+
+/**
+ * This function unbinds kernel driver for this device
+ *
+ * This function is private to the EAL.
+ */
+int
+pci_unbind_kernel_driver(struct rte_pci_device *dev);
+
+#ifdef RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP
+#ifdef RTE_PCI_CONFIG
+/**
+ * This function sets PCIe config space for
+ * high performance
+ *
+ * This function is private to the EAL.
+ */
+void
+pci_config_space_set(struct rte_pci_device *dev);
+
+#endif /* RTE_PCI_CONFIG */
+
+/**
+ * This function maps resources for devices
+ *  that use igb_uio
+ *
+ * This function is private to the EAL.
+ */
+int
+pci_map_device(struct rte_pci_device *dev);
+
+#endif /* RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP */
+
 #endif /* _EAL_PRIVATE_H_ */
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_pci.c b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_pci.c
index b5f5410..6e4d856 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_pci.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_pci.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 struct mapped_pci_res_list *pci_res_list = NULL;
 
 /* unbind kernel driver for this device */
-static int
+int
 pci_unbind_kernel_driver(struct rte_pci_device *dev)
 {
 	int n;
@@ -115,28 +115,6 @@ pci_find_max_end_va(void)
 	return RTE_PTR_ADD(last->addr, last->len);
 }
 
-
-/* map a particular resource from a file */
-void *
-pci_map_resource(void *requested_addr, int fd, off_t offset, size_t size)
-{
-	void *mapaddr;
-
-	/* Map the PCI memory resource of device */
-	mapaddr = mmap(requested_addr, size, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE,
-			MAP_SHARED, fd, offset);
-	if (mapaddr == MAP_FAILED) {
-		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "%s(): cannot mmap(%d, %p, 0x%lx, 0x%lx): %s (%p)\n",
-			__func__, fd, requested_addr,
-			(unsigned long)size, (unsigned long)offset,
-			strerror(errno), mapaddr);
-	} else {
-		RTE_LOG(DEBUG, EAL, "  PCI memory mapped at %p\n", mapaddr);
-	}
-
-	return mapaddr;
-}
-
 /* parse the "resource" sysfs file */
 #define IORESOURCE_MEM  0x00000200
 
@@ -200,20 +178,6 @@ error:
 	return -1;
 }
 
-/* Compare two PCI device addresses. */
-static int
-pci_addr_comparison(struct rte_pci_addr *addr, struct rte_pci_addr *addr2)
-{
-	uint64_t dev_addr = (addr->domain << 24) + (addr->bus << 16) + (addr->devid << 8) + addr->function;
-	uint64_t dev_addr2 = (addr2->domain << 24) + (addr2->bus << 16) + (addr2->devid << 8) + addr2->function;
-
-	if (dev_addr > dev_addr2)
-		return 1;
-	else
-		return 0;
-}
-
-
 /* Scan one pci sysfs entry, and fill the devices list from it. */
 static int
 pci_scan_one(const char *dirname, uint16_t domain, uint8_t bus,
@@ -483,7 +447,7 @@ pci_config_max_read_request_size(struct rte_pci_device *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void
+void
 pci_config_space_set(struct rte_pci_device *dev)
 {
 	if (rte_eal_process_type() != RTE_PROC_PRIMARY)
@@ -497,7 +461,7 @@ pci_config_space_set(struct rte_pci_device *dev)
 }
 #endif
 
-static int
+int
 pci_map_device(struct rte_pci_device *dev)
 {
 	int ret, mapped = 0;
@@ -521,77 +485,6 @@ pci_map_device(struct rte_pci_device *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/*
- * If vendor/device ID match, call the devinit() function of the
- * driver.
- */
-int
-rte_eal_pci_probe_one_driver(struct rte_pci_driver *dr, struct rte_pci_device *dev)
-{
-	int ret;
-	struct rte_pci_id *id_table;
-
-	for (id_table = dr->id_table ; id_table->vendor_id != 0; id_table++) {
-
-		/* check if device's identifiers match the driver's ones */
-		if (id_table->vendor_id != dev->id.vendor_id &&
-				id_table->vendor_id != PCI_ANY_ID)
-			continue;
-		if (id_table->device_id != dev->id.device_id &&
-				id_table->device_id != PCI_ANY_ID)
-			continue;
-		if (id_table->subsystem_vendor_id != dev->id.subsystem_vendor_id &&
-				id_table->subsystem_vendor_id != PCI_ANY_ID)
-			continue;
-		if (id_table->subsystem_device_id != dev->id.subsystem_device_id &&
-				id_table->subsystem_device_id != PCI_ANY_ID)
-			continue;
-
-		struct rte_pci_addr *loc = &dev->addr;
-
-		RTE_LOG(DEBUG, EAL, "PCI device "PCI_PRI_FMT" on NUMA socket %i\n",
-				loc->domain, loc->bus, loc->devid, loc->function,
-				dev->numa_node);
-
-		RTE_LOG(DEBUG, EAL, "  probe driver: %x:%x %s\n", dev->id.vendor_id,
-				dev->id.device_id, dr->name);
-
-		/* no initialization when blacklisted, return without error */
-		if (dev->devargs != NULL &&
-			dev->devargs->type == RTE_DEVTYPE_BLACKLISTED_PCI) {
-			RTE_LOG(DEBUG, EAL, "  Device is blacklisted, not initializing\n");
-			return 1;
-		}
-
-		if (dr->drv_flags & RTE_PCI_DRV_NEED_MAPPING) {
-#ifdef RTE_PCI_CONFIG
-			/*
-			 * Set PCIe config space for high performance.
-			 * Return value can be ignored.
-			 */
-			pci_config_space_set(dev);
-#endif
-			/* map resources for devices that use igb_uio */
-			ret = pci_map_device(dev);
-			if (ret != 0)
-				return ret;
-		} else if (dr->drv_flags & RTE_PCI_DRV_FORCE_UNBIND &&
-		           rte_eal_process_type() == RTE_PROC_PRIMARY) {
-			/* unbind current driver */
-			if (pci_unbind_kernel_driver(dev) < 0)
-				return -1;
-		}
-
-		/* reference driver structure */
-		dev->driver = dr;
-
-		/* call the driver devinit() function */
-		return dr->devinit(dr, dev);
-	}
-	/* return positive value if driver is not found */
-	return 1;
-}
-
 /* Init the PCI EAL subsystem */
 int
 rte_eal_pci_init(void)
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_pci_init.h b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_pci_init.h
index 1070eb8..8d0dea8 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_pci_init.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_pci_init.h
@@ -65,12 +65,6 @@ extern struct mapped_pci_res_list *pci_res_list;
 extern void *pci_map_addr;
 void *pci_find_max_end_va(void);
 
-void *pci_map_resource(void *requested_addr, int fd, off_t offset,
-		size_t size);
-
-/* map IGB_UIO resource prototype */
-int pci_uio_map_resource(struct rte_pci_device *dev);
-
 #ifdef VFIO_PRESENT
 
 #define VFIO_MAX_GROUPS 64
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_pci_uio.c b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_pci_uio.c
index e53f06b..893b650 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_pci_uio.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_pci_uio.c
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 #include "rte_pci_dev_ids.h"
 #include "eal_filesystem.h"
 #include "eal_pci_init.h"
+#include "eal_private.h"
 
 static int pci_parse_sysfs_value(const char *filename, uint64_t *val);
 
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ pci_uio_get_mappings(const char *devname, struct pci_map maps[], int nb_maps)
 static int
 pci_uio_map_secondary(struct rte_pci_device *dev)
 {
-	int fd, i;
+	int i;
 	struct mapped_pci_resource *uio_res;
 
 	TAILQ_FOREACH(uio_res, pci_res_list, next) {
@@ -127,27 +128,15 @@ pci_uio_map_secondary(struct rte_pci_device *dev)
 			continue;
 
 		for (i = 0; i != uio_res->nb_maps; i++) {
-			/*
-			 * open devname, to mmap it
-			 */
-			fd = open(uio_res->path, O_RDWR);
-			if (fd < 0) {
-				RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Cannot open %s: %s\n",
-					uio_res->path, strerror(errno));
-				return -1;
-			}
-
-			if (pci_map_resource(uio_res->maps[i].addr, fd,
+			if (pci_map_resource(uio_res->maps[i].addr, INT_MIN,
+					     uio_res->path,
 					     (off_t)uio_res->maps[i].offset,
 					     (size_t)uio_res->maps[i].size)
 			    != uio_res->maps[i].addr) {
 				RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL,
 					"Cannot mmap device resource\n");
-				close(fd);
 				return -1;
 			}
-			/* fd is not needed in slave process, close it */
-			close(fd);
 		}
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -344,7 +333,6 @@ pci_uio_map_resource(struct rte_pci_device *dev)
 
 	maps = uio_res->maps;
 	for (i = 0; i != PCI_MAX_RESOURCE; i++) {
-		int fd;
 
 		/* skip empty BAR */
 		phaddr = dev->mem_resource[i].phys_addr;
@@ -361,16 +349,6 @@ pci_uio_map_resource(struct rte_pci_device *dev)
 			int fail = 0;
 			offset = j * pagesz;
 
-			/*
-			 * open devname, to mmap it
-			 */
-			fd = open(devname, O_RDWR);
-			if (fd < 0) {
-				RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Cannot open %s: %s\n",
-					devname, strerror(errno));
-				return -1;
-			}
-
 			if (maps[j].addr != NULL)
 				fail = 1;
 			else {
@@ -378,7 +356,9 @@ pci_uio_map_resource(struct rte_pci_device *dev)
 				if (pci_map_addr == NULL)
 					pci_map_addr = pci_find_max_end_va();
 
-				mapaddr = pci_map_resource(pci_map_addr, fd, (off_t)offset,
+				mapaddr = pci_map_resource(pci_map_addr,
+						INT_MIN, devname,
+						(off_t)offset,
 						(size_t)maps[j].size);
 				if (mapaddr == MAP_FAILED)
 					fail = 1;
@@ -388,10 +368,8 @@ pci_uio_map_resource(struct rte_pci_device *dev)
 
 			if (fail) {
 				rte_free(uio_res);
-				close(fd);
 				return -1;
 			}
-			close(fd);
 
 			maps[j].addr = mapaddr;
 			maps[j].offset = offset;
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_pci_vfio.c b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_pci_vfio.c
index c1246e8..a29fdd9 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_pci_vfio.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_pci_vfio.c
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 #include "eal_filesystem.h"
 #include "eal_pci_init.h"
 #include "eal_vfio.h"
+#include "eal_private.h"
 
 /**
  * @file
@@ -726,12 +727,12 @@ pci_vfio_map_resource(struct rte_pci_device *dev)
 			if (pci_map_addr == NULL)
 				pci_map_addr = pci_find_max_end_va();
 
-			bar_addr = pci_map_resource(pci_map_addr, vfio_dev_fd, reg.offset,
-					reg.size);
+			bar_addr = pci_map_resource(pci_map_addr, vfio_dev_fd,
+					NULL, reg.offset, reg.size);
 			pci_map_addr = RTE_PTR_ADD(bar_addr, (size_t) reg.size);
 		} else {
-			bar_addr = pci_map_resource(maps[i].addr, vfio_dev_fd, reg.offset,
-					reg.size);
+			bar_addr = pci_map_resource(maps[i].addr, vfio_dev_fd,
+					NULL, reg.offset, reg.size);
 		}
 
 		if (bar_addr == MAP_FAILED ||
