diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/igb_uio/igb_uio.c b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/igb_uio/igb_uio.c
index c8dd5f4..e426b52 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/igb_uio/igb_uio.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/igb_uio/igb_uio.c
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ struct rte_uio_pci_dev {
 
 static char *intr_mode;
 static enum rte_intr_mode igbuio_intr_mode_preferred = RTE_INTR_MODE_MSIX;
-
 /* sriov sysfs */
 static ssize_t
 show_max_vfs(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
@@ -144,8 +143,10 @@ igbuio_pci_irqcontrol(struct uio_info *info, s32 irq_state)
  * If yes, disable it here and will be enable later.
  */
 static irqreturn_t
-igbuio_pci_irqhandler(int irq, struct uio_info *info)
+igbuio_pci_irqhandler(int irq, void *dev_id)
 {
+	struct uio_device *idev = (struct uio_device *)dev_id;
+	struct uio_info *info = idev->info;
 	struct rte_uio_pci_dev *udev = info->priv;
 
 	/* Legacy mode need to mask in hardware */
@@ -153,10 +154,116 @@ igbuio_pci_irqhandler(int irq, struct uio_info *info)
 	    !pci_check_and_mask_intx(udev->pdev))
 		return IRQ_NONE;
 
+	uio_event_notify(info);
+
 	/* Message signal mode, no share IRQ and automasked */
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
+static int
+igbuio_pci_enable_interrupts(struct rte_uio_pci_dev *udev)
+{
+	int err = 0;
+#ifndef HAVE_ALLOC_IRQ_VECTORS
+	struct msix_entry msix_entry;
+#endif
+
+	switch (igbuio_intr_mode_preferred) {
+	case RTE_INTR_MODE_MSIX:
+		/* Only 1 msi-x vector needed */
+#ifndef HAVE_ALLOC_IRQ_VECTORS
+		msix_entry.entry = 0;
+		if (pci_enable_msix(udev->pdev, &msix_entry, 1) == 0) {
+			dev_dbg(&udev->pdev->dev, "using MSI-X");
+			udev->info.irq_flags = IRQF_NO_THREAD;
+			udev->info.irq = msix_entry.vector;
+			udev->mode = RTE_INTR_MODE_MSIX;
+			break;
+		}
+#else
+		if (pci_alloc_irq_vectors(udev->pdev, 1, 1, PCI_IRQ_MSIX) == 1) {
+			pr_info("calling pci_enable_msix ... \n");
+			dev_dbg(&udev->pdev->dev, "using MSI-X");
+			udev->info.irq_flags = IRQF_NO_THREAD;
+			udev->info.irq = pci_irq_vector(udev->pdev, 0);
+			udev->mode = RTE_INTR_MODE_MSIX;
+			break;
+		}
+#endif
+
+	/* fall back to MSI */
+	case RTE_INTR_MODE_MSI:
+#ifndef HAVE_ALLOC_IRQ_VECTORS
+		if (pci_enable_msi(udev->pdev) == 0) {
+			dev_dbg(&udev->pdev->dev, "using MSI");
+			udev->info.irq_flags = IRQF_NO_THREAD;
+			udev->info.irq = udev->pdev->irq;
+			udev->mode = RTE_INTR_MODE_MSI;
+			break;
+		}
+#else
+		if (pci_alloc_irq_vectors(udev->pdev, 1, 1, PCI_IRQ_MSI) == 1) {
+			dev_dbg(&udev->pdev->dev, "using MSI");
+			udev->info.irq_flags = IRQF_NO_THREAD;
+			udev->info.irq = pci_irq_vector(udev->pdev, 0);
+			udev->mode = RTE_INTR_MODE_MSI;
+			break;
+		}
+#endif
+	/* fall back to INTX */
+	case RTE_INTR_MODE_LEGACY:
+		if (pci_intx_mask_supported(udev->pdev)) {
+			dev_dbg(&udev->pdev->dev, "using INTX");
+			udev->info.irq_flags = IRQF_SHARED | IRQF_NO_THREAD;
+			udev->info.irq = udev->pdev->irq;
+			udev->mode = RTE_INTR_MODE_LEGACY;
+			break;
+		}
+		dev_notice(&udev->pdev->dev, "PCI INTX mask not supported\n");
+	/* fall back to no IRQ */
+	case RTE_INTR_MODE_NONE:
+		udev->mode = RTE_INTR_MODE_NONE;
+		udev->info.irq = UIO_IRQ_NONE;
+		break;
+
+	default:
+		dev_err(&udev->pdev->dev, "invalid IRQ mode %u",
+			igbuio_intr_mode_preferred);
+		udev->info.irq = UIO_IRQ_NONE;
+		err = -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (udev->info.irq != UIO_IRQ_NONE)
+		err = request_irq(udev->info.irq, igbuio_pci_irqhandler,
+				  udev->info.irq_flags, udev->info.name,
+				  udev->info.uio_dev);
+	dev_info(&udev->pdev->dev, "uio device registered with irq %lx\n",
+		 udev->info.irq);
+
+	return err;
+}
+
+static void
+igbuio_pci_disable_interrupts(struct rte_uio_pci_dev *udev)
+{
+	if (udev->info.irq) {
+		free_irq(udev->info.irq, udev->info.uio_dev);
+		udev->info.irq = 0;
+	}
+
+#ifndef HAVE_ALLOC_IRQ_VECTORS
+	if (udev->mode == RTE_INTR_MODE_MSIX)
+		pci_disable_msix(udev->pdev);
+	if (udev->mode == RTE_INTR_MODE_MSI)
+		pci_disable_msi(udev->pdev);
+#else
+	if (udev->mode == RTE_INTR_MODE_MSIX ||
+	    udev->mode == RTE_INTR_MODE_MSI)
+		pci_free_irq_vectors(udev->pdev);
+#endif
+}
+
+
 /**
  * This gets called while opening uio device file.
  */
@@ -165,12 +272,19 @@ igbuio_pci_open(struct uio_info *info, struct inode *inode)
 {
 	struct rte_uio_pci_dev *udev = info->priv;
 	struct pci_dev *dev = udev->pdev;
+	int err;
 
 	pci_reset_function(dev);
 
 	/* set bus master, which was cleared by the reset function */
 	pci_set_master(dev);
 
+	/* enable interrupts */
+	err = igbuio_pci_enable_interrupts(udev);
+	if (err) {
+		dev_err(&dev->dev, "Enable interrupt fails\n");
+		return err;
+	}
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -180,6 +294,9 @@ igbuio_pci_release(struct uio_info *info, struct inode *inode)
 	struct rte_uio_pci_dev *udev = info->priv;
 	struct pci_dev *dev = udev->pdev;
 
+	/* disable interrupts */
+	igbuio_pci_disable_interrupts(udev);
+
 	/* stop the device from further DMA */
 	pci_clear_master(dev);
 
@@ -250,94 +367,6 @@ igbuio_pci_release_iomem(struct uio_info *info)
 }
 
 static int
-igbuio_pci_enable_interrupts(struct rte_uio_pci_dev *udev)
-{
-	int err = 0;
-#ifndef HAVE_ALLOC_IRQ_VECTORS
-	struct msix_entry msix_entry;
-#endif
-
-	switch (igbuio_intr_mode_preferred) {
-	case RTE_INTR_MODE_MSIX:
-		/* Only 1 msi-x vector needed */
-#ifndef HAVE_ALLOC_IRQ_VECTORS
-		msix_entry.entry = 0;
-		if (pci_enable_msix(udev->pdev, &msix_entry, 1) == 0) {
-			dev_dbg(&udev->pdev->dev, "using MSI-X");
-			udev->info.irq_flags = IRQF_NO_THREAD;
-			udev->info.irq = msix_entry.vector;
-			udev->mode = RTE_INTR_MODE_MSIX;
-			break;
-		}
-#else
-		if (pci_alloc_irq_vectors(udev->pdev, 1, 1, PCI_IRQ_MSIX) == 1) {
-			dev_dbg(&udev->pdev->dev, "using MSI-X");
-			udev->info.irq_flags = IRQF_NO_THREAD;
-			udev->info.irq = pci_irq_vector(udev->pdev, 0);
-			udev->mode = RTE_INTR_MODE_MSIX;
-			break;
-		}
-#endif
-	/* fall back to MSI */
-	case RTE_INTR_MODE_MSI:
-#ifndef HAVE_ALLOC_IRQ_VECTORS
-		if (pci_enable_msi(udev->pdev) == 0) {
-			dev_dbg(&udev->pdev->dev, "using MSI");
-			udev->info.irq_flags = IRQF_NO_THREAD;
-			udev->info.irq = udev->pdev->irq;
-			udev->mode = RTE_INTR_MODE_MSI;
-			break;
-		}
-#else
-		if (pci_alloc_irq_vectors(udev->pdev, 1, 1, PCI_IRQ_MSI) == 1) {
-			dev_dbg(&udev->pdev->dev, "using MSI");
-			udev->info.irq_flags = IRQF_NO_THREAD;
-			udev->info.irq = pci_irq_vector(udev->pdev, 0);
-			udev->mode = RTE_INTR_MODE_MSI;
-			break;
-		}
-#endif
-	/* fall back to INTX */
-	case RTE_INTR_MODE_LEGACY:
-		if (pci_intx_mask_supported(udev->pdev)) {
-			dev_dbg(&udev->pdev->dev, "using INTX");
-			udev->info.irq_flags = IRQF_SHARED | IRQF_NO_THREAD;
-			udev->info.irq = udev->pdev->irq;
-			udev->mode = RTE_INTR_MODE_LEGACY;
-			break;
-		}
-		dev_notice(&udev->pdev->dev, "PCI INTX mask not supported\n");
-	/* fall back to no IRQ */
-	case RTE_INTR_MODE_NONE:
-		udev->mode = RTE_INTR_MODE_NONE;
-		udev->info.irq = UIO_IRQ_NONE;
-		break;
-
-	default:
-		dev_err(&udev->pdev->dev, "invalid IRQ mode %u",
-			igbuio_intr_mode_preferred);
-		err = -EINVAL;
-	}
-
-	return err;
-}
-
-static void
-igbuio_pci_disable_interrupts(struct rte_uio_pci_dev *udev)
-{
-#ifndef HAVE_ALLOC_IRQ_VECTORS
-	if (udev->mode == RTE_INTR_MODE_MSIX)
-		pci_disable_msix(udev->pdev);
-	if (udev->mode == RTE_INTR_MODE_MSI)
-		pci_disable_msi(udev->pdev);
-#else
-	if (udev->mode == RTE_INTR_MODE_MSIX ||
-	    udev->mode == RTE_INTR_MODE_MSI)
-		pci_free_irq_vectors(udev->pdev);
-#endif
-}
-
-static int
 igbuio_setup_bars(struct pci_dev *dev, struct uio_info *info)
 {
 	int i, iom, iop, ret;
@@ -427,20 +456,15 @@ igbuio_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *dev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 	/* fill uio infos */
 	udev->info.name = "igb_uio";
 	udev->info.version = "0.1";
-	udev->info.handler = igbuio_pci_irqhandler;
 	udev->info.irqcontrol = igbuio_pci_irqcontrol;
 	udev->info.open = igbuio_pci_open;
 	udev->info.release = igbuio_pci_release;
 	udev->info.priv = udev;
 	udev->pdev = dev;
 
-	err = igbuio_pci_enable_interrupts(udev);
-	if (err != 0)
-		goto fail_release_iomem;
-
 	err = sysfs_create_group(&dev->dev.kobj, &dev_attr_grp);
 	if (err != 0)
-		goto fail_disable_interrupts;
+		goto fail_release_iomem;
 
 	/* register uio driver */
 	err = uio_register_device(&dev->dev, &udev->info);
@@ -449,9 +473,6 @@ igbuio_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *dev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 
 	pci_set_drvdata(dev, udev);
 
-	dev_info(&dev->dev, "uio device registered with irq %lx\n",
-		 udev->info.irq);
-
 	/*
 	 * Doing a harmless dma mapping for attaching the device to
 	 * the iommu identity mapping if kernel boots with iommu=pt.
@@ -477,8 +498,6 @@ igbuio_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *dev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 
 fail_remove_group:
 	sysfs_remove_group(&dev->dev.kobj, &dev_attr_grp);
-fail_disable_interrupts:
-	igbuio_pci_disable_interrupts(udev);
 fail_release_iomem:
 	igbuio_pci_release_iomem(&udev->info);
 	pci_disable_device(dev);
@@ -495,7 +514,6 @@ igbuio_pci_remove(struct pci_dev *dev)
 
 	sysfs_remove_group(&dev->dev.kobj, &dev_attr_grp);
 	uio_unregister_device(&udev->info);
-	igbuio_pci_disable_interrupts(udev);
 	igbuio_pci_release_iomem(&udev->info);
 	pci_disable_device(dev);
 	pci_set_drvdata(dev, NULL);
