diff --git a/drivers/bus/dpaa/dpaa_bus.c b/drivers/bus/dpaa/dpaa_bus.c
index cc343b3..8017df3 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/dpaa/dpaa_bus.c
+++ b/drivers/bus/dpaa/dpaa_bus.c
@@ -63,9 +63,21 @@
 #include <rte_dpaa_bus.h>
 #include <rte_dpaa_logs.h>
 
+#include <fsl_usd.h>
+#include <fsl_qman.h>
+#include <fsl_bman.h>
+#include <of.h>
+#include <netcfg.h>
+
 int dpaa_logtype_bus;
 
 struct rte_dpaa_bus rte_dpaa_bus;
+struct netcfg_info *dpaa_netcfg;
+
+/* define a variable to hold the portal_key, once created.*/
+pthread_key_t dpaa_portal_key;
+
+RTE_DEFINE_PER_LCORE(bool, _dpaa_io);
 
 static inline void
 dpaa_add_to_device_list(struct rte_dpaa_device *dev)
@@ -79,11 +91,247 @@ dpaa_remove_from_device_list(struct rte_dpaa_device *dev)
 	TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&rte_dpaa_bus.device_list, dev, next);
 }
 
+static void dpaa_clean_device_list(void);
+
+static int
+dpaa_create_device_list(void)
+{
+	int i;
+	int ret;
+	struct rte_dpaa_device *dev;
+	struct fm_eth_port_cfg *cfg;
+	struct fman_if *fman_intf;
+
+	/* Creating Ethernet Devices */
+	for (i = 0; i < dpaa_netcfg->num_ethports; i++) {
+		dev = calloc(1, sizeof(struct rte_dpaa_device));
+		if (!dev) {
+			DPAA_BUS_LOG(ERR, "Failed to allocate ETH devices");
+			ret = -ENOMEM;
+			goto cleanup;
+		}
+
+		cfg = &dpaa_netcfg->port_cfg[i];
+		fman_intf = cfg->fman_if;
+
+		/* Device identifiers */
+		dev->id.fman_id = fman_intf->fman_idx + 1;
+		dev->id.mac_id = fman_intf->mac_idx;
+		dev->device_type = FSL_DPAA_ETH;
+		dev->id.dev_id = i;
+
+		/* Create device name */
+		memset(dev->name, 0, RTE_ETH_NAME_MAX_LEN);
+		sprintf(dev->name, "fm%d-mac%d", (fman_intf->fman_idx + 1),
+			fman_intf->mac_idx);
+		DPAA_BUS_LOG(DEBUG, "Device added: %s", dev->name);
+		dev->device.name = dev->name;
+
+		dpaa_add_to_device_list(dev);
+	}
+
+	rte_dpaa_bus.device_count = i;
+
+	return 0;
+
+cleanup:
+	dpaa_clean_device_list();
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static void
+dpaa_clean_device_list(void)
+{
+	struct rte_dpaa_device *dev = NULL;
+	struct rte_dpaa_device *tdev = NULL;
+
+	TAILQ_FOREACH_SAFE(dev, &rte_dpaa_bus.device_list, next, tdev) {
+		TAILQ_REMOVE(&rte_dpaa_bus.device_list, dev, next);
+		free(dev);
+		dev = NULL;
+	}
+}
+
+/** XXX move this function into a separate file */
+static int
+_dpaa_portal_init(void *arg)
+{
+	cpu_set_t cpuset;
+	pthread_t id;
+	uint32_t cpu = rte_lcore_id();
+	int ret;
+	struct dpaa_portal *dpaa_io_portal;
+
+	BUS_INIT_FUNC_TRACE();
+
+	if ((uint64_t)arg == 1 || cpu == LCORE_ID_ANY)
+		cpu = rte_get_master_lcore();
+	/* if the core id is not supported */
+	else
+		if (cpu >= RTE_MAX_LCORE)
+			return -1;
+
+	/* Set CPU affinity for this thread */
+	CPU_ZERO(&cpuset);
+	CPU_SET(cpu, &cpuset);
+	id = pthread_self();
+	ret = pthread_setaffinity_np(id, sizeof(cpu_set_t), &cpuset);
+	if (ret) {
+		DPAA_BUS_LOG(ERR, "pthread_setaffinity_np failed on "
+			"core :%d with ret: %d", cpu, ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	/* Initialise bman thread portals */
+	ret = bman_thread_init();
+	if (ret) {
+		DPAA_BUS_LOG(ERR, "bman_thread_init failed on "
+			"core %d with ret: %d", cpu, ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	DPAA_BUS_LOG(DEBUG, "BMAN thread initialized");
+
+	/* Initialise qman thread portals */
+	ret = qman_thread_init();
+	if (ret) {
+		DPAA_BUS_LOG(ERR, "bman_thread_init failed on "
+			"core %d with ret: %d", cpu, ret);
+		bman_thread_finish();
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	DPAA_BUS_LOG(DEBUG, "QMAN thread initialized");
+
+	dpaa_io_portal = rte_malloc(NULL, sizeof(struct dpaa_portal),
+				    RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE);
+	if (!dpaa_io_portal) {
+		DPAA_BUS_LOG(ERR, "Unable to allocate memory");
+		bman_thread_finish();
+		qman_thread_finish();
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	dpaa_io_portal->qman_idx = qman_get_portal_index();
+	dpaa_io_portal->bman_idx = bman_get_portal_index();
+	dpaa_io_portal->tid = syscall(SYS_gettid);
+
+	ret = pthread_setspecific(dpaa_portal_key, (void *)dpaa_io_portal);
+	if (ret) {
+		DPAA_BUS_LOG(ERR, "pthread_setspecific failed on "
+			    "core %d with ret: %d", cpu, ret);
+		dpaa_portal_finish(NULL);
+
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	RTE_PER_LCORE(_dpaa_io) = true;
+
+	DPAA_BUS_LOG(DEBUG, "QMAN thread initialized");
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * rte_dpaa_portal_init - Wrapper over _dpaa_portal_init with thread level check
+ * XXX Complete this
+ */
+int
+rte_dpaa_portal_init(void *arg)
+{
+	if (unlikely(!RTE_PER_LCORE(_dpaa_io)))
+		return _dpaa_portal_init(arg);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void
+dpaa_portal_finish(void *arg)
+{
+	struct dpaa_portal *dpaa_io_portal = (struct dpaa_portal *)arg;
+
+	if (!dpaa_io_portal) {
+		DPAA_BUS_LOG(DEBUG, "Portal already cleaned");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	bman_thread_finish();
+	qman_thread_finish();
+
+	pthread_setspecific(dpaa_portal_key, NULL);
+
+	rte_free(dpaa_io_portal);
+	dpaa_io_portal = NULL;
+
+	RTE_PER_LCORE(_dpaa_io) = false;
+}
+
+#define DPAA_DEV_PATH1 "/sys/devices/platform/soc/soc:fsl,dpaa"
+#define DPAA_DEV_PATH2 "/sys/devices/platform/fsl,dpaa"
+
 static int
 rte_dpaa_bus_scan(void)
 {
+	int ret;
+
 	BUS_INIT_FUNC_TRACE();
 
+	if ((access(DPAA_DEV_PATH1, F_OK) != 0) &&
+	    (access(DPAA_DEV_PATH2, F_OK) != 0)) {
+		RTE_LOG(DEBUG, EAL, "DPAA Bus not present. Skipping.\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	/* Load the device-tree driver */
+	ret = of_init();
+	if (ret) {
+		DPAA_BUS_LOG(ERR, "of_init failed with ret: %d", ret);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	/* Get the interface configurations from device-tree */
+	dpaa_netcfg = netcfg_acquire();
+	if (!dpaa_netcfg) {
+		DPAA_BUS_LOG(ERR, "netcfg_acquire failed");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	RTE_LOG(NOTICE, EAL, "DPAA Bus Detected\n");
+
+	if (!dpaa_netcfg->num_ethports) {
+		DPAA_BUS_LOG(INFO, "no network interfaces available");
+		/* This is not an error */
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	DPAA_BUS_LOG(DEBUG, "Bus: Address of netcfg=%p, Ethports=%d",
+		     dpaa_netcfg, dpaa_netcfg->num_ethports);
+
+#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_DPAA_DEBUG_DRIVER
+	dump_netcfg(dpaa_netcfg);
+#endif
+
+	DPAA_BUS_LOG(DEBUG, "Number of devices = %d\n",
+		     dpaa_netcfg->num_ethports);
+	ret = dpaa_create_device_list();
+	if (ret) {
+		DPAA_BUS_LOG(ERR, "Unable to create device list. (%d)", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	/* create the key, supplying a function that'll be invoked
+	 * when a portal affined thread will be deleted.
+	 */
+	ret = pthread_key_create(&dpaa_portal_key, dpaa_portal_finish);
+	if (ret) {
+		DPAA_BUS_LOG(DEBUG, "Unable to create pthread key. (%d)", ret);
+		dpaa_clean_device_list();
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	DPAA_BUS_LOG(DEBUG, "dpaa_portal_key=%u, ret=%d\n",
+		    (unsigned int)dpaa_portal_key, ret);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/bus/dpaa/rte_bus_dpaa_version.map b/drivers/bus/dpaa/rte_bus_dpaa_version.map
index d97a009..263c08c 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/dpaa/rte_bus_dpaa_version.map
+++ b/drivers/bus/dpaa/rte_bus_dpaa_version.map
@@ -1,7 +1,46 @@
 DPDK_17.11 {
 	global:
 
+	bman_acquire;
+	bman_free_pool;
+	bman_get_params;
+	bman_new_pool;
+	bman_release;
+	dpaa_netcfg;
+	fman_ccsr_map_fd;
+	fman_dealloc_bufs_mask_hi;
+	fman_dealloc_bufs_mask_lo;
+	fman_if_disable_rx;
+	fman_if_enable_rx;
+	fman_if_discard_rx_errors;
+	fman_if_get_fc_threshold;
+	fman_if_get_fc_quanta;
+	fman_if_promiscuous_disable;
+	fman_if_promiscuous_enable;
+	fman_if_reset_mcast_filter_table;
+	fman_if_set_bp;
+	fman_if_set_fc_threshold;
+	fman_if_set_fc_quanta;
+	fman_if_set_fdoff;
+	fman_if_set_ic_params;
+	fman_if_set_maxfrm;
+	fman_if_set_mcast_filter_table;
+	fman_if_stats_get;
+	fman_if_stats_reset;
+	fm_mac_add_exact_match_mac_addr;
+	fm_mac_rem_exact_match_mac_addr;
+	netcfg_acquire;
+	netcfg_release;
+	qman_create_fq;
+	qman_dequeue;
+	qman_dqrr_consume;
+	qman_enqueue_multi;
+	qman_init_fq;
+	qman_set_vdq;
+	qman_reserve_fqid_range;
 	rte_dpaa_driver_register;
 	rte_dpaa_driver_unregister;
+	rte_dpaa_mem_ptov;
+	rte_dpaa_portal_init;
 
 };
diff --git a/drivers/bus/dpaa/rte_dpaa_bus.h b/drivers/bus/dpaa/rte_dpaa_bus.h
index 8a1e192..ed6f77c 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/dpaa/rte_dpaa_bus.h
+++ b/drivers/bus/dpaa/rte_dpaa_bus.h
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@
 #include <rte_bus.h>
 #include <rte_mempool.h>
 
+#include <fsl_usd.h>
+#include <fsl_qman.h>
+#include <fsl_bman.h>
+#include <of.h>
+#include <netcfg.h>
+
 #define FSL_DPAA_BUS_NAME	"FSL_DPAA_BUS"
 
 #define DEV_TO_DPAA_DEVICE(ptr)	\
