diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_interrupts.c b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_interrupts.c
index 92a19cb..5cf7bbc 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_interrupts.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_interrupts.c
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
 #include <sys/eventfd.h>
 #include <assert.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
 
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_interrupts.h>
@@ -583,6 +584,9 @@ rte_intr_callback_unregister(const struct rte_intr_handle *intr_handle,
 int
 rte_intr_enable(const struct rte_intr_handle *intr_handle)
 {
+	if (intr_handle && intr_handle->type == RTE_INTR_HANDLE_VDEV)
+		return 0;
+
 	if (!intr_handle || intr_handle->fd < 0 || intr_handle->uio_cfg_fd < 0)
 		return -1;
 
@@ -627,6 +631,9 @@ rte_intr_enable(const struct rte_intr_handle *intr_handle)
 int
 rte_intr_disable(const struct rte_intr_handle *intr_handle)
 {
+	if (intr_handle && intr_handle->type == RTE_INTR_HANDLE_VDEV)
+		return 0;
+
 	if (!intr_handle || intr_handle->fd < 0 || intr_handle->uio_cfg_fd < 0)
 		return -1;
 
@@ -671,6 +678,7 @@ rte_intr_disable(const struct rte_intr_handle *intr_handle)
 static int
 eal_intr_process_interrupts(struct epoll_event *events, int nfds)
 {
+	bool call = false;
 	int n, bytes_read;
 	struct rte_intr_source *src;
 	struct rte_intr_callback *cb;
@@ -719,13 +727,18 @@ eal_intr_process_interrupts(struct epoll_event *events, int nfds)
 			bytes_read = sizeof(buf.vfio_intr_count);
 			break;
 #endif
+		case RTE_INTR_HANDLE_VDEV:
 		case RTE_INTR_HANDLE_EXT:
+			bytes_read = 0;
+			call = true;
+			break;
+
 		default:
 			bytes_read = 1;
 			break;
 		}
 
-		if (src->intr_handle.type != RTE_INTR_HANDLE_EXT) {
+		if (bytes_read > 0) {
 			/**
 			 * read out to clear the ready-to-be-read flag
 			 * for epoll_wait.
@@ -742,12 +755,14 @@ eal_intr_process_interrupts(struct epoll_event *events, int nfds)
 			} else if (bytes_read == 0)
 				RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Read nothing from file "
 					"descriptor %d\n", events[n].data.fd);
+			else
+				call = true;
 		}
 
 		/* grab a lock, again to call callbacks and update status. */
 		rte_spinlock_lock(&intr_lock);
 
-		if (bytes_read > 0) {
+		if (call) {
 
 			/* Finally, call all callbacks. */
 			TAILQ_FOREACH(cb, &src->callbacks, next) {
@@ -858,7 +873,7 @@ eal_intr_thread_main(__rte_unused void *arg)
 		TAILQ_FOREACH(src, &intr_sources, next) {
 			if (src->callbacks.tqh_first == NULL)
 				continue; /* skip those with no callbacks */
-			ev.events = EPOLLIN | EPOLLPRI;
+			ev.events = EPOLLIN | EPOLLPRI | EPOLLRDHUP | EPOLLHUP;
 			ev.data.fd = src->intr_handle.fd;
 
 			/**
@@ -939,6 +954,12 @@ eal_intr_proc_rxtx_intr(int fd, const struct rte_intr_handle *intr_handle)
 		bytes_read = sizeof(buf.vfio_intr_count);
 		break;
 #endif
+	case RTE_INTR_HANDLE_VDEV:
+		/* for vdev, fd points to:
+		 * a. eventfd which does not need to read out;
+		 * b. datapath fd which needs PMD to read out.
+		 */
+		return;
 	default:
 		bytes_read = 1;
 		RTE_LOG(INFO, EAL, "unexpected intr type\n");
@@ -1244,5 +1265,8 @@ rte_intr_cap_multiple(struct rte_intr_handle *intr_handle)
 	if (intr_handle->type == RTE_INTR_HANDLE_VFIO_MSIX)
 		return 1;
 
+	if (intr_handle->type == RTE_INTR_HANDLE_VDEV)
+		return 1;
+
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/include/exec-env/rte_interrupts.h b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/include/exec-env/rte_interrupts.h
index d459bf4..b8ee1de 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/include/exec-env/rte_interrupts.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/include/exec-env/rte_interrupts.h
@@ -49,8 +49,9 @@ enum rte_intr_handle_type {
 	RTE_INTR_HANDLE_VFIO_LEGACY,  /**< vfio device handle (legacy) */
 	RTE_INTR_HANDLE_VFIO_MSI,     /**< vfio device handle (MSI) */
 	RTE_INTR_HANDLE_VFIO_MSIX,    /**< vfio device handle (MSIX) */
-	RTE_INTR_HANDLE_ALARM,    /**< alarm handle */
-	RTE_INTR_HANDLE_EXT, /**< external handler */
+	RTE_INTR_HANDLE_ALARM,        /**< alarm handle */
+	RTE_INTR_HANDLE_EXT,          /**< external handler */
+	RTE_INTR_HANDLE_VDEV,         /**< virtual device */
 	RTE_INTR_HANDLE_MAX
 };
 
