diff --git a/drivers/event/dlb/dlb.c b/drivers/event/dlb/dlb.c
index d5df855..5adc95e 100644
--- a/drivers/event/dlb/dlb.c
+++ b/drivers/event/dlb/dlb.c
@@ -826,6 +826,633 @@ int dlb_string_to_int(int *result, const char *str)
 	dlb_pp_write(qm_port->qe4, port_data);
 }
 
+static __rte_always_inline int
+dlb_recv_qe(struct dlb_port *qm_port, struct dlb_dequeue_qe *qe,
+	    uint8_t *offset)
+{
+	uint8_t xor_mask[2][4] = { {0x0F, 0x0E, 0x0C, 0x08},
+				   {0x00, 0x01, 0x03, 0x07} };
+	uint8_t and_mask[4] = {0x0F, 0x0E, 0x0C, 0x08};
+	volatile struct dlb_dequeue_qe *cq_addr;
+	__m128i *qes = (__m128i *)qe;
+	uint64_t *cache_line_base;
+	uint8_t gen_bits;
+
+	cq_addr = dlb_port[qm_port->id][PORT_TYPE(qm_port)].cq_base;
+	cq_addr = &cq_addr[qm_port->cq_idx];
+
+	cache_line_base = (void *)(((uintptr_t)cq_addr) & ~0x3F);
+	*offset = ((uintptr_t)cq_addr & 0x30) >> 4;
+
+	/* Load the next CQ cache line from memory. Pack these reads as tight
+	 * as possible to reduce the chance that DLB invalidates the line while
+	 * the CPU is reading it. Read the cache line backwards to ensure that
+	 * if QE[N] (N > 0) is valid, then QEs[0:N-1] are too.
+	 *
+	 * (Valid QEs start at &qe[offset])
+	 */
+	qes[3] = _mm_load_si128((__m128i *)&cache_line_base[6]);
+	qes[2] = _mm_load_si128((__m128i *)&cache_line_base[4]);
+	qes[1] = _mm_load_si128((__m128i *)&cache_line_base[2]);
+	qes[0] = _mm_load_si128((__m128i *)&cache_line_base[0]);
+
+	/* Evict the cache line ASAP */
+	dlb_cldemote(cache_line_base);
+
+	/* Extract and combine the gen bits */
+	gen_bits = ((_mm_extract_epi8(qes[0], 15) & 0x1) << 0) |
+		   ((_mm_extract_epi8(qes[1], 15) & 0x1) << 1) |
+		   ((_mm_extract_epi8(qes[2], 15) & 0x1) << 2) |
+		   ((_mm_extract_epi8(qes[3], 15) & 0x1) << 3);
+
+	/* XOR the combined bits such that a 1 represents a valid QE */
+	gen_bits ^= xor_mask[qm_port->gen_bit][*offset];
+
+	/* Mask off gen bits we don't care about */
+	gen_bits &= and_mask[*offset];
+
+	return __builtin_popcount(gen_bits);
+}
+
+static __rte_always_inline int
+dlb_recv_qe_sparse(struct dlb_port *qm_port, struct dlb_dequeue_qe *qe)
+{
+	volatile struct dlb_dequeue_qe *cq_addr;
+	uint8_t xor_mask[2] = {0x0F, 0x00};
+	const uint8_t and_mask = 0x0F;
+	__m128i *qes = (__m128i *)qe;
+	uint8_t gen_bits, gen_bit;
+	uintptr_t addr[4];
+	uint16_t idx;
+
+	cq_addr = dlb_port[qm_port->id][PORT_TYPE(qm_port)].cq_base;
+
+	idx = qm_port->cq_idx;
+
+	/* Load the next 4 QEs */
+	addr[0] = (uintptr_t)&cq_addr[idx];
+	addr[1] = (uintptr_t)&cq_addr[(idx +  4) & qm_port->cq_depth_mask];
+	addr[2] = (uintptr_t)&cq_addr[(idx +  8) & qm_port->cq_depth_mask];
+	addr[3] = (uintptr_t)&cq_addr[(idx + 12) & qm_port->cq_depth_mask];
+
+	/* Prefetch next batch of QEs (all CQs occupy minimum 8 cache lines) */
+	rte_prefetch0(&cq_addr[(idx + 16) & qm_port->cq_depth_mask]);
+	rte_prefetch0(&cq_addr[(idx + 20) & qm_port->cq_depth_mask]);
+	rte_prefetch0(&cq_addr[(idx + 24) & qm_port->cq_depth_mask]);
+	rte_prefetch0(&cq_addr[(idx + 28) & qm_port->cq_depth_mask]);
+
+	/* Correct the xor_mask for wrap-around QEs */
+	gen_bit = qm_port->gen_bit;
+	xor_mask[gen_bit] ^= !!((idx +  4) > qm_port->cq_depth_mask) << 1;
+	xor_mask[gen_bit] ^= !!((idx +  8) > qm_port->cq_depth_mask) << 2;
+	xor_mask[gen_bit] ^= !!((idx + 12) > qm_port->cq_depth_mask) << 3;
+
+	/* Read the cache lines backwards to ensure that if QE[N] (N > 0) is
+	 * valid, then QEs[0:N-1] are too.
+	 */
+	qes[3] = _mm_load_si128((__m128i *)(void *)addr[3]);
+	rte_compiler_barrier();
+	qes[2] = _mm_load_si128((__m128i *)(void *)addr[2]);
+	rte_compiler_barrier();
+	qes[1] = _mm_load_si128((__m128i *)(void *)addr[1]);
+	rte_compiler_barrier();
+	qes[0] = _mm_load_si128((__m128i *)(void *)addr[0]);
+
+	/* Extract and combine the gen bits */
+	gen_bits = ((_mm_extract_epi8(qes[0], 15) & 0x1) << 0) |
+		   ((_mm_extract_epi8(qes[1], 15) & 0x1) << 1) |
+		   ((_mm_extract_epi8(qes[2], 15) & 0x1) << 2) |
+		   ((_mm_extract_epi8(qes[3], 15) & 0x1) << 3);
+
+	/* XOR the combined bits such that a 1 represents a valid QE */
+	gen_bits ^= xor_mask[gen_bit];
+
+	/* Mask off gen bits we don't care about */
+	gen_bits &= and_mask;
+
+	return __builtin_popcount(gen_bits);
+}
+
+static inline void
+dlb_inc_cq_idx(struct dlb_port *qm_port, int cnt)
+{
+	uint16_t idx = qm_port->cq_idx_unmasked + cnt;
+
+	qm_port->cq_idx_unmasked = idx;
+	qm_port->cq_idx = idx & qm_port->cq_depth_mask;
+	qm_port->gen_bit = (~(idx >> qm_port->gen_bit_shift)) & 0x1;
+}
+
+static inline bool
+dlb_cq_is_empty(struct dlb_port *qm_port)
+{
+	volatile struct dlb_dequeue_qe *qe_ptr;
+	struct dlb_dequeue_qe qe;
+
+	qe_ptr = dlb_port[qm_port->id][PORT_TYPE(qm_port)].cq_base;
+	qe = qe_ptr[qm_port->cq_idx];
+
+	return (qe.cq_gen != qm_port->gen_bit);
+}
+
+static inline void dlb_send_rsvd_token_int_arm(struct dlb_port *qm_port)
+{
+	struct dlb_cq_pop_qe *qe = qm_port->consume_qe;
+	struct process_local_port_data *port_data;
+
+	qe->tokens = 0;
+
+	rte_memcpy(&qm_port->qe4[0], qe, sizeof(struct dlb_cq_pop_qe));
+
+	/* Set int_arm to true in qm_port->qe4[0] so consume_qe isn't
+	 * affected.
+	 */
+	qm_port->qe4[0].int_arm = 1;
+
+	/* Fill remaining 3 entries (1,2, and 3) with noop QEs */
+
+	memset(&qm_port->qe4[1],
+	       0,
+	       (DLB_NUM_QES_PER_CACHE_LINE - 1) *
+		sizeof(struct dlb_cq_pop_qe));
+
+	/* No store fence needed since no pointer is being sent, and CQ token
+	 * pops can be safely reordered with other HCWs.
+	 */
+	port_data = &dlb_port[qm_port->id][PORT_TYPE(qm_port)];
+
+	dlb_pp_write(qm_port->qe4, port_data);
+
+	DLB_LOG_DBG("dlb: send rsvd token int arm\n");
+}
+
+static inline void dlb_issue_int_arm_hcw(struct dlb_port *qm_port)
+{
+	dlb_send_rsvd_token_int_arm(qm_port);
+
+	qm_port->cq_rsvd_token_deficit = 1;
+	qm_port->int_armed = true;
+
+	/* The delayed token return needs to account for this token pop HCW */
+	qm_port->issued_releases--;
+}
+
+static inline int
+dlb_process_dequeue_qes(struct dlb_eventdev_port *ev_port,
+			struct dlb_port *qm_port,
+			struct rte_event *events,
+			struct dlb_dequeue_qe *qes,
+			int cnt)
+{
+	uint8_t *qid_mappings = qm_port->qid_mappings;
+	int i, num;
+
+	RTE_SET_USED(ev_port);  /* avoids unused variable error */
+
+	for (i = 0, num = 0; i < cnt; i++) {
+		struct dlb_dequeue_qe *qe = &qes[i];
+		int sched_type_map[4] = {
+			[DLB_SCHED_ATOMIC] = RTE_SCHED_TYPE_ATOMIC,
+			[DLB_SCHED_UNORDERED] = RTE_SCHED_TYPE_PARALLEL,
+			[DLB_SCHED_ORDERED] = RTE_SCHED_TYPE_ORDERED,
+			[DLB_SCHED_DIRECTED] = RTE_SCHED_TYPE_ATOMIC,
+		};
+
+		DLB_LOG_DBG("dequeue success, data = 0x%llx, qid=%d, event_type=%d, subevent=%d\npp_id = %d, sched_type = %d, qid = %d, err=%d\n",
+			    (long long)qe->data, qe->qid,
+			    qe->u.event_type.major,
+			    qe->u.event_type.sub,
+			    qe->pp_id, qe->sched_type, qe->qid, qe->error);
+
+		/* Fill in event information.
+		 * Note that flow_id must be embedded in the data by
+		 * the app, such as the mbuf RSS hash field if the data
+		 * buffer is a mbuf.
+		 */
+		if (unlikely(qe->error)) {
+			DLB_LOG_ERR("QE error bit ON\n");
+			DLB_INC_STAT(ev_port->stats.traffic.rx_drop, 1);
+			dlb_consume_qe_immediate(qm_port, 1);
+			continue; /* Ignore */
+		}
+
+		events[num].u64 = qe->data;
+		events[num].queue_id = qid_mappings[qe->qid];
+		events[num].priority = DLB_TO_EV_PRIO((uint8_t)qe->priority);
+		events[num].event_type = qe->u.event_type.major;
+		events[num].sub_event_type = qe->u.event_type.sub;
+		events[num].sched_type = sched_type_map[qe->sched_type];
+		DLB_INC_STAT(ev_port->stats.rx_sched_cnt[qe->sched_type], 1);
+
+		DLB_INC_STAT(ev_port->stats.traffic.rx_ok, 1);
+
+		num++;
+	}
+
+	return num;
+}
+
+static inline int
+dlb_process_dequeue_four_qes(struct dlb_eventdev_port *ev_port,
+			     struct dlb_port *qm_port,
+			     struct rte_event *events,
+			     struct dlb_dequeue_qe *qes)
+{
+	int sched_type_map[] = {
+		[DLB_SCHED_ATOMIC] = RTE_SCHED_TYPE_ATOMIC,
+		[DLB_SCHED_UNORDERED] = RTE_SCHED_TYPE_PARALLEL,
+		[DLB_SCHED_ORDERED] = RTE_SCHED_TYPE_ORDERED,
+		[DLB_SCHED_DIRECTED] = RTE_SCHED_TYPE_ATOMIC,
+	};
+	const int num_events = DLB_NUM_QES_PER_CACHE_LINE;
+	uint8_t *qid_mappings = qm_port->qid_mappings;
+	__m128i sse_evt[2];
+	int i;
+
+RTE_SET_USED(ev_port);
+
+	/* In the unlikely case that any of the QE error bits are set, process
+	 * them one at a time.
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(qes[0].error || qes[1].error ||
+		     qes[2].error || qes[3].error))
+		return dlb_process_dequeue_qes(ev_port, qm_port, events,
+					       qes, num_events);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < DLB_NUM_QES_PER_CACHE_LINE; i++) {
+		DLB_LOG_DBG("dequeue success, data = 0x%llx, qid=%d, event_type=%d, subevent=%d\npp_id = %d, sched_type = %d, qid = %d, err=%d\n",
+			    (long long)qes[i].data, qes[i].qid,
+			    qes[i].u.event_type.major,
+			    qes[i].u.event_type.sub,
+			    qes[i].pp_id, qes[i].sched_type, qes[i].qid,
+			    qes[i].error);
+	}
+
+	events[0].u64 = qes[0].data;
+	events[1].u64 = qes[1].data;
+	events[2].u64 = qes[2].data;
+	events[3].u64 = qes[3].data;
+
+	/* Construct the metadata portion of two struct rte_events
+	 * in one 128b SSE register. Event metadata is constructed in the SSE
+	 * registers like so:
+	 * sse_evt[0][63:0]:   event[0]'s metadata
+	 * sse_evt[0][127:64]: event[1]'s metadata
+	 * sse_evt[1][63:0]:   event[2]'s metadata
+	 * sse_evt[1][127:64]: event[3]'s metadata
+	 */
+	sse_evt[0] = _mm_setzero_si128();
+	sse_evt[1] = _mm_setzero_si128();
+
+	/* Convert the hardware queue ID to an event queue ID and store it in
+	 * the metadata:
+	 * sse_evt[0][47:40]   = qid_mappings[qes[0].qid]
+	 * sse_evt[0][111:104] = qid_mappings[qes[1].qid]
+	 * sse_evt[1][47:40]   = qid_mappings[qes[2].qid]
+	 * sse_evt[1][111:104] = qid_mappings[qes[3].qid]
+	 */
+#define RTE_EVENT_QUEUE_ID_BYTE 5
+	sse_evt[0] = _mm_insert_epi8(sse_evt[0],
+				     qid_mappings[qes[0].qid],
+				     RTE_EVENT_QUEUE_ID_BYTE);
+	sse_evt[0] = _mm_insert_epi8(sse_evt[0],
+				     qid_mappings[qes[1].qid],
+				     RTE_EVENT_QUEUE_ID_BYTE + 8);
+	sse_evt[1] = _mm_insert_epi8(sse_evt[1],
+				     qid_mappings[qes[2].qid],
+				     RTE_EVENT_QUEUE_ID_BYTE);
+	sse_evt[1] = _mm_insert_epi8(sse_evt[1],
+				     qid_mappings[qes[3].qid],
+				     RTE_EVENT_QUEUE_ID_BYTE + 8);
+
+	/* Convert the hardware priority to an event priority and store it in
+	 * the metadata:
+	 * sse_evt[0][55:48]   = DLB_TO_EV_PRIO(qes[0].priority)
+	 * sse_evt[0][119:112] = DLB_TO_EV_PRIO(qes[1].priority)
+	 * sse_evt[1][55:48]   = DLB_TO_EV_PRIO(qes[2].priority)
+	 * sse_evt[1][119:112] = DLB_TO_EV_PRIO(qes[3].priority)
+	 */
+#define RTE_EVENT_PRIO_BYTE 6
+	sse_evt[0] = _mm_insert_epi8(sse_evt[0],
+				     DLB_TO_EV_PRIO((uint8_t)qes[0].priority),
+				     RTE_EVENT_PRIO_BYTE);
+	sse_evt[0] = _mm_insert_epi8(sse_evt[0],
+				     DLB_TO_EV_PRIO((uint8_t)qes[1].priority),
+				     RTE_EVENT_PRIO_BYTE + 8);
+	sse_evt[1] = _mm_insert_epi8(sse_evt[1],
+				     DLB_TO_EV_PRIO((uint8_t)qes[2].priority),
+				     RTE_EVENT_PRIO_BYTE);
+	sse_evt[1] = _mm_insert_epi8(sse_evt[1],
+				     DLB_TO_EV_PRIO((uint8_t)qes[3].priority),
+				     RTE_EVENT_PRIO_BYTE + 8);
+
+	/* Write the event type and sub event type to the event metadata. Leave
+	 * flow ID unspecified, since the hardware does not maintain it during
+	 * scheduling:
+	 * sse_evt[0][31:0]   = qes[0].u.event_type.major << 28 |
+	 *			qes[0].u.event_type.sub << 20;
+	 * sse_evt[0][95:64]  = qes[1].u.event_type.major << 28 |
+	 *			qes[1].u.event_type.sub << 20;
+	 * sse_evt[1][31:0]   = qes[2].u.event_type.major << 28 |
+	 *			qes[2].u.event_type.sub << 20;
+	 * sse_evt[1][95:64]  = qes[3].u.event_type.major << 28 |
+	 *			qes[3].u.event_type.sub << 20;
+	 */
+#define RTE_EVENT_EV_TYPE_DW 0
+#define RTE_EVENT_EV_TYPE_SHIFT 28
+#define RTE_EVENT_SUB_EV_TYPE_SHIFT 20
+	sse_evt[0] = _mm_insert_epi32(sse_evt[0],
+			qes[0].u.event_type.major << RTE_EVENT_EV_TYPE_SHIFT |
+			qes[0].u.event_type.sub << RTE_EVENT_SUB_EV_TYPE_SHIFT,
+			RTE_EVENT_EV_TYPE_DW);
+	sse_evt[0] = _mm_insert_epi32(sse_evt[0],
+			qes[1].u.event_type.major << RTE_EVENT_EV_TYPE_SHIFT |
+			qes[1].u.event_type.sub <<  RTE_EVENT_SUB_EV_TYPE_SHIFT,
+			RTE_EVENT_EV_TYPE_DW + 2);
+	sse_evt[1] = _mm_insert_epi32(sse_evt[1],
+			qes[2].u.event_type.major << RTE_EVENT_EV_TYPE_SHIFT |
+			qes[2].u.event_type.sub <<  RTE_EVENT_SUB_EV_TYPE_SHIFT,
+			RTE_EVENT_EV_TYPE_DW);
+	sse_evt[1] = _mm_insert_epi32(sse_evt[1],
+			qes[3].u.event_type.major << RTE_EVENT_EV_TYPE_SHIFT  |
+			qes[3].u.event_type.sub << RTE_EVENT_SUB_EV_TYPE_SHIFT,
+			RTE_EVENT_EV_TYPE_DW + 2);
+
+	/* Write the sched type to the event metadata. 'op' and 'rsvd' are not
+	 * set:
+	 * sse_evt[0][39:32]  = sched_type_map[qes[0].sched_type] << 6
+	 * sse_evt[0][103:96] = sched_type_map[qes[1].sched_type] << 6
+	 * sse_evt[1][39:32]  = sched_type_map[qes[2].sched_type] << 6
+	 * sse_evt[1][103:96] = sched_type_map[qes[3].sched_type] << 6
+	 */
+#define RTE_EVENT_SCHED_TYPE_BYTE 4
+#define RTE_EVENT_SCHED_TYPE_SHIFT 6
+	sse_evt[0] = _mm_insert_epi8(sse_evt[0],
+		sched_type_map[qes[0].sched_type] << RTE_EVENT_SCHED_TYPE_SHIFT,
+		RTE_EVENT_SCHED_TYPE_BYTE);
+	sse_evt[0] = _mm_insert_epi8(sse_evt[0],
+		sched_type_map[qes[1].sched_type] << RTE_EVENT_SCHED_TYPE_SHIFT,
+		RTE_EVENT_SCHED_TYPE_BYTE + 8);
+	sse_evt[1] = _mm_insert_epi8(sse_evt[1],
+		sched_type_map[qes[2].sched_type] << RTE_EVENT_SCHED_TYPE_SHIFT,
+		RTE_EVENT_SCHED_TYPE_BYTE);
+	sse_evt[1] = _mm_insert_epi8(sse_evt[1],
+		sched_type_map[qes[3].sched_type] << RTE_EVENT_SCHED_TYPE_SHIFT,
+		RTE_EVENT_SCHED_TYPE_BYTE + 8);
+
+	/* Store the metadata to the event (use the double-precision
+	 * _mm_storeh_pd because there is no integer function for storing the
+	 * upper 64b):
+	 * events[0].event = sse_evt[0][63:0]
+	 * events[1].event = sse_evt[0][127:64]
+	 * events[2].event = sse_evt[1][63:0]
+	 * events[3].event = sse_evt[1][127:64]
+	 */
+	_mm_storel_epi64((__m128i *)&events[0].event, sse_evt[0]);
+	_mm_storeh_pd((double *)&events[1].event, (__m128d) sse_evt[0]);
+	_mm_storel_epi64((__m128i *)&events[2].event, sse_evt[1]);
+	_mm_storeh_pd((double *)&events[3].event, (__m128d) sse_evt[1]);
+
+	DLB_INC_STAT(ev_port->stats.rx_sched_cnt[qes[0].sched_type], 1);
+	DLB_INC_STAT(ev_port->stats.rx_sched_cnt[qes[1].sched_type], 1);
+	DLB_INC_STAT(ev_port->stats.rx_sched_cnt[qes[2].sched_type], 1);
+	DLB_INC_STAT(ev_port->stats.rx_sched_cnt[qes[3].sched_type], 1);
+
+	DLB_INC_STAT(ev_port->stats.traffic.rx_ok, num_events);
+
+	return num_events;
+}
+
+static inline int
+dlb_dequeue_wait(struct dlb_eventdev *dlb,
+		 struct dlb_eventdev_port *ev_port,
+		 struct dlb_port *qm_port,
+		 uint64_t timeout,
+		 uint64_t start_ticks)
+{
+	struct process_local_port_data *port_data;
+	uint64_t elapsed_ticks;
+
+	port_data = &dlb_port[qm_port->id][PORT_TYPE(qm_port)];
+
+	elapsed_ticks = rte_get_timer_cycles() - start_ticks;
+
+	/* Wait/poll time expired */
+	if (elapsed_ticks >= timeout) {
+		/* Interrupts not supported by PF PMD */
+		return 1;
+	} else if (dlb->umwait_allowed) {
+		volatile struct dlb_dequeue_qe *cq_base;
+
+		cq_base = port_data->cq_base;
+
+		/* Block on cache line write to CQ. Note: it's
+		 * safe to access the per-process cq_base
+		 * address here, since the PMD has already
+		 * attempted at least one CQ dequeue.
+		 */
+		dlb_umonitor(&cq_base[qm_port->cq_idx]);
+
+		/* Avoid race condition. Check if still empty */
+		if (dlb_cq_is_empty(qm_port)) {
+			dlb_umwait(RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_DLB_UMWAIT_CTL_STATE,
+				   timeout + start_ticks);
+			DLB_INC_STAT(ev_port->stats.traffic.rx_umonitor_umwait,
+				     1);
+		}
+	} else {
+		uint64_t poll_interval = RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_DLB_POLL_INTERVAL;
+		uint64_t curr_ticks = rte_get_timer_cycles();
+		uint64_t init_ticks = curr_ticks;
+
+		while ((curr_ticks - start_ticks < timeout) &&
+		       (curr_ticks - init_ticks < poll_interval))
+			curr_ticks = rte_get_timer_cycles();
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static inline int16_t
+dlb_hw_dequeue(struct dlb_eventdev *dlb,
+	       struct dlb_eventdev_port *ev_port,
+	       struct rte_event *events,
+	       uint16_t max_num,
+	       uint64_t dequeue_timeout_ticks)
+{
+	uint64_t timeout;
+	uint64_t start_ticks = 0ULL;
+	struct dlb_port *qm_port;
+	int num = 0;
+
+	qm_port = &ev_port->qm_port;
+
+	/* If configured for per dequeue wait, then use wait value provided
+	 * to this API. Otherwise we must use the global
+	 * value from eventdev config time.
+	 */
+	if (!dlb->global_dequeue_wait)
+		timeout = dequeue_timeout_ticks;
+	else
+		timeout = dlb->global_dequeue_wait_ticks;
+
+	if (timeout)
+		start_ticks = rte_get_timer_cycles();
+
+	while (num < max_num) {
+		struct dlb_dequeue_qe qes[DLB_NUM_QES_PER_CACHE_LINE];
+		uint8_t offset;
+		int num_avail;
+
+		/* Copy up to 4 QEs from the current cache line into qes */
+		num_avail = dlb_recv_qe(qm_port, qes, &offset);
+
+		/* But don't process more than the user requested */
+		num_avail = RTE_MIN(num_avail, max_num - num);
+
+		dlb_inc_cq_idx(qm_port, num_avail);
+
+		if (num_avail == DLB_NUM_QES_PER_CACHE_LINE)
+			num += dlb_process_dequeue_four_qes(ev_port,
+							     qm_port,
+							     &events[num],
+							     &qes[offset]);
+		else if (num_avail)
+			num += dlb_process_dequeue_qes(ev_port,
+							qm_port,
+							&events[num],
+							&qes[offset],
+							num_avail);
+		else if ((timeout == 0) || (num > 0))
+			/* Not waiting in any form, or 1+ events received? */
+			break;
+		else if (dlb_dequeue_wait(dlb, ev_port, qm_port,
+					  timeout, start_ticks))
+			break;
+	}
+
+	qm_port->owed_tokens += num;
+
+	if (num && qm_port->token_pop_mode == AUTO_POP)
+		dlb_consume_qe_immediate(qm_port, num);
+
+	ev_port->outstanding_releases += num;
+
+	return num;
+}
+
+static inline int
+dlb_process_dequeue_qe(struct dlb_eventdev_port *ev_port __rte_unused,
+		       struct dlb_port *qm_port,
+		       struct rte_event *event,
+		       struct dlb_dequeue_qe *qe)
+{
+	int sched_type_map[4] = {
+		[DLB_SCHED_ATOMIC] = RTE_SCHED_TYPE_ATOMIC,
+		[DLB_SCHED_UNORDERED] = RTE_SCHED_TYPE_PARALLEL,
+		[DLB_SCHED_ORDERED] = RTE_SCHED_TYPE_ORDERED,
+		[DLB_SCHED_DIRECTED] = RTE_SCHED_TYPE_ATOMIC,
+	};
+	uint8_t *qid_mappings = qm_port->qid_mappings;
+
+	DLB_LOG_DBG("dequeue success, data = 0x%llx, qid=%d, event_type=%d, subevent=%d\npp_id = %d, sched_type = %d, qid = %d, err=%d\n",
+		    (long long)qe->data, qe->qid,
+		    qe->u.event_type.major,
+		    qe->u.event_type.sub,
+		    qe->pp_id, qe->sched_type, qe->qid, qe->error);
+
+	/* Fill in event information.
+	 * Note that flow_id must be embedded in the data by
+	 * the app, such as the mbuf RSS hash field if the data
+	 * buffer is a mbuf.
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(qe->error)) {
+		DLB_LOG_ERR("QE error bit ON\n");
+		DLB_INC_STAT(ev_port->stats.traffic.rx_drop, 1);
+		dlb_consume_qe_immediate(qm_port, 1);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	event->u64 = qe->data;
+	event->queue_id = qid_mappings[qe->qid];
+	event->priority = DLB_TO_EV_PRIO((uint8_t)qe->priority);
+	event->event_type = qe->u.event_type.major;
+	event->sub_event_type = qe->u.event_type.sub;
+	event->sched_type = sched_type_map[qe->sched_type];
+	DLB_INC_STAT(ev_port->stats.rx_sched_cnt[qe->sched_type], 1);
+
+	DLB_INC_STAT(ev_port->stats.traffic.rx_ok, 1);
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
+static inline int16_t
+dlb_hw_dequeue_sparse(struct dlb_eventdev *dlb,
+		      struct dlb_eventdev_port *ev_port,
+		      struct rte_event *events,
+		      uint16_t max_num,
+		      uint64_t dequeue_timeout_ticks)
+{
+	uint64_t timeout;
+	uint64_t start_ticks = 0ULL;
+	struct dlb_port *qm_port;
+	int num = 0;
+
+	qm_port = &ev_port->qm_port;
+
+	/* If configured for per dequeue wait, then use wait value provided
+	 * to this API. Otherwise we must use the global
+	 * value from eventdev config time.
+	 */
+	if (!dlb->global_dequeue_wait)
+		timeout = dequeue_timeout_ticks;
+	else
+		timeout = dlb->global_dequeue_wait_ticks;
+
+	if (timeout)
+		start_ticks = rte_get_timer_cycles();
+
+	while (num < max_num) {
+		struct dlb_dequeue_qe qes[DLB_NUM_QES_PER_CACHE_LINE];
+		int num_avail;
+
+		/* Copy up to 4 QEs from the current cache line into qes */
+		num_avail = dlb_recv_qe_sparse(qm_port, qes);
+
+		/* But don't process more than the user requested */
+		num_avail = RTE_MIN(num_avail, max_num - num);
+
+		dlb_inc_cq_idx(qm_port, num_avail << 2);
+
+		if (num_avail == DLB_NUM_QES_PER_CACHE_LINE)
+			num += dlb_process_dequeue_four_qes(ev_port,
+							     qm_port,
+							     &events[num],
+							     &qes[0]);
+		else if (num_avail)
+			num += dlb_process_dequeue_qes(ev_port,
+							qm_port,
+							&events[num],
+							&qes[0],
+							num_avail);
+		else if ((timeout == 0) || (num > 0))
+			/* Not waiting in any form, or 1+ events received? */
+			break;
+		else if (dlb_dequeue_wait(dlb, ev_port, qm_port,
+					  timeout, start_ticks))
+			break;
+	}
+
+	qm_port->owed_tokens += num;
+
+	if (num && qm_port->token_pop_mode == AUTO_POP)
+		dlb_consume_qe_immediate(qm_port, num);
+
+	ev_port->outstanding_releases += num;
+
+	return num;
+}
+
 static int16_t
 dlb_hw_map_ldb_qid_to_port(struct dlb_hw_dev *handle,
 			   uint32_t qm_port_id,
@@ -1962,6 +2589,178 @@ int dlb_string_to_int(int *result, const char *str)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void
+dlb_event_release(struct dlb_eventdev *dlb,
+		  uint8_t port_id,
+		  int n)
+{
+	struct process_local_port_data *port_data;
+	struct dlb_eventdev_port *ev_port;
+	struct dlb_port *qm_port;
+	int i, cnt;
+
+	if (port_id > dlb->num_ports) {
+		DLB_LOG_ERR("Invalid port id %d in dlb-event_release\n",
+			    port_id);
+		rte_errno = -EINVAL;
+		return;
+	}
+
+	ev_port = &dlb->ev_ports[port_id];
+	qm_port = &ev_port->qm_port;
+	port_data = &dlb_port[qm_port->id][PORT_TYPE(qm_port)];
+
+	cnt = 0;
+
+	if (qm_port->is_directed) {
+		cnt = n;
+		goto sw_credit_update;
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < n; i += DLB_NUM_QES_PER_CACHE_LINE) {
+		int j;
+
+		/* Zero-out QEs */
+		qm_port->qe4[0].cmd_byte = 0;
+		qm_port->qe4[1].cmd_byte = 0;
+		qm_port->qe4[2].cmd_byte = 0;
+		qm_port->qe4[3].cmd_byte = 0;
+
+		for (j = 0; j < DLB_NUM_QES_PER_CACHE_LINE && (i + j) < n; j++)
+			qm_port->qe4[j].cmd_byte = DLB_COMP_CMD_BYTE;
+
+		qm_port->issued_releases += j;
+
+		if (j == 0)
+			break;
+
+		if (qm_port->token_pop_mode == DELAYED_POP && j < 4 &&
+		    qm_port->issued_releases >= qm_port->token_pop_thresh - 1) {
+			dlb_construct_token_pop_qe(qm_port, j);
+
+			/* Reset the releases counter for the next QE batch */
+			qm_port->issued_releases -= qm_port->token_pop_thresh;
+
+			/* When using delayed token pop mode, the initial token
+			 * threshold is the full CQ depth. After the first
+			 * token pop, we need to reset it to the dequeue_depth.
+			 */
+			qm_port->token_pop_thresh = qm_port->dequeue_depth;
+		}
+
+		dlb_hw_do_enqueue(qm_port, i == 0, port_data);
+
+		cnt += j;
+	}
+
+	if (qm_port->token_pop_mode == DELAYED_POP &&
+	    qm_port->issued_releases >= qm_port->token_pop_thresh - 1) {
+		dlb_consume_qe_immediate(qm_port, qm_port->owed_tokens);
+		qm_port->issued_releases -= qm_port->token_pop_thresh;
+		qm_port->token_pop_thresh = qm_port->dequeue_depth;
+	}
+
+sw_credit_update:
+	/* each release returns one credit */
+	if (!ev_port->outstanding_releases)
+		rte_panic("%s: Outstanding releases underflowed.\n", __func__);
+	ev_port->outstanding_releases -= cnt;
+	ev_port->inflight_credits += cnt;
+
+	/* Replenish s/w credits if enough releases are performed */
+	dlb_replenish_sw_credits(dlb, ev_port);
+}
+
+static uint16_t
+dlb_event_dequeue_burst(void *event_port, struct rte_event *ev, uint16_t num,
+			uint64_t wait)
+{
+	struct dlb_eventdev_port *ev_port = event_port;
+	struct dlb_port *qm_port = &ev_port->qm_port;
+	struct dlb_eventdev *dlb = ev_port->dlb;
+	struct process_local_port_data *port_data;
+	uint16_t cnt;
+
+	rte_errno = 0;
+
+	RTE_ASSERT(ev_port->setup_done);
+	RTE_ASSERT(ev != NULL);
+
+	port_data = &dlb_port[qm_port->id][PORT_TYPE(qm_port)];
+
+	if (!port_data->mmaped)
+		dlb_iface_port_mmap(qm_port);
+
+	if (ev_port->implicit_release && ev_port->outstanding_releases > 0) {
+		uint16_t out_rels = ev_port->outstanding_releases;
+
+		dlb_event_release(dlb, ev_port->id, out_rels);
+
+		DLB_INC_STAT(ev_port->stats.tx_implicit_rel, out_rels);
+	}
+
+	if (qm_port->token_pop_mode == DEFERRED_POP &&
+			qm_port->owed_tokens)
+		dlb_consume_qe_immediate(qm_port, qm_port->owed_tokens);
+
+	cnt = dlb_hw_dequeue(dlb, ev_port, ev, num, wait);
+
+	DLB_INC_STAT(ev_port->stats.traffic.total_polls, 1);
+	DLB_INC_STAT(ev_port->stats.traffic.zero_polls, ((cnt == 0) ? 1 : 0));
+	return cnt;
+}
+
+static uint16_t
+dlb_event_dequeue(void *event_port, struct rte_event *ev, uint64_t wait)
+{
+	return dlb_event_dequeue_burst(event_port, ev, 1, wait);
+}
+
+static uint16_t
+dlb_event_dequeue_burst_sparse(void *event_port, struct rte_event *ev,
+			       uint16_t num, uint64_t wait)
+{
+	struct dlb_eventdev_port *ev_port = event_port;
+	struct dlb_port *qm_port = &ev_port->qm_port;
+	struct dlb_eventdev *dlb = ev_port->dlb;
+	struct process_local_port_data *port_data;
+	uint16_t cnt;
+
+	rte_errno = 0;
+
+	RTE_ASSERT(ev_port->setup_done);
+	RTE_ASSERT(ev != NULL);
+
+	port_data = &dlb_port[qm_port->id][PORT_TYPE(qm_port)];
+
+	if (!port_data->mmaped)
+		dlb_iface_port_mmap(qm_port);
+
+	if (ev_port->implicit_release && ev_port->outstanding_releases > 0) {
+		uint16_t out_rels = ev_port->outstanding_releases;
+
+		dlb_event_release(dlb, ev_port->id, out_rels);
+
+		DLB_INC_STAT(ev_port->stats.tx_implicit_rel, out_rels);
+	}
+
+	if (qm_port->token_pop_mode == DEFERRED_POP &&
+	    qm_port->owed_tokens)
+		dlb_consume_qe_immediate(qm_port, qm_port->owed_tokens);
+
+	cnt = dlb_hw_dequeue_sparse(dlb, ev_port, ev, num, wait);
+
+	DLB_INC_STAT(ev_port->stats.traffic.total_polls, 1);
+	DLB_INC_STAT(ev_port->stats.traffic.zero_polls, ((cnt == 0) ? 1 : 0));
+	return cnt;
+}
+
+static uint16_t
+dlb_event_dequeue_sparse(void *event_port, struct rte_event *ev, uint64_t wait)
+{
+	return dlb_event_dequeue_burst_sparse(event_port, ev, 1, wait);
+}
+
 static int
 dlb_event_queue_join_ldb(struct dlb_eventdev *dlb,
 			 struct dlb_eventdev_port *ev_port,
@@ -2905,6 +3704,8 @@ static int dlb_num_dir_queues_setup(struct dlb_eventdev *dlb)
 void
 dlb_entry_points_init(struct rte_eventdev *dev)
 {
+	struct dlb_eventdev *dlb;
+
 	static struct rte_eventdev_ops dlb_eventdev_entry_ops = {
 		.dev_infos_get    = dlb_eventdev_info_get,
 		.dev_configure    = dlb_eventdev_configure,
@@ -2934,7 +3735,15 @@ static int dlb_num_dir_queues_setup(struct dlb_eventdev *dlb)
 	dev->enqueue_burst = dlb_event_enqueue_burst;
 	dev->enqueue_new_burst = dlb_event_enqueue_new_burst;
 	dev->enqueue_forward_burst = dlb_event_enqueue_forward_burst;
+	dev->dequeue = dlb_event_dequeue;
+	dev->dequeue_burst = dlb_event_dequeue_burst;
+
+	dlb = dev->data->dev_private;
 
+	if (dlb->poll_mode == DLB_CQ_POLL_MODE_SPARSE) {
+		dev->dequeue = dlb_event_dequeue_sparse;
+		dev->dequeue_burst = dlb_event_dequeue_burst_sparse;
+	}
 }
 
 static void
