diff --git a/drivers/net/atlantic/Makefile b/drivers/net/atlantic/Makefile
index 263f12b..fc12e6a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/atlantic/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/atlantic/Makefile
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ LIB = librte_pmd_atlantic.a
 
 CFLAGS += -O3
 CFLAGS += $(WERROR_FLAGS)
+CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 
 EXPORT_MAP := rte_pmd_atlantic_version.map
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/atlantic/atl_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/atlantic/atl_ethdev.c
index fdc0a7f..79001da 100644
--- a/drivers/net/atlantic/atl_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/atlantic/atl_ethdev.c
@@ -1394,7 +1394,7 @@ atl_dev_interrupt_action(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 	}
 done:
 	atl_enable_intr(dev);
-	rte_intr_enable(intr_handle);
+	rte_intr_ack(intr_handle);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/atlantic/meson.build b/drivers/net/atlantic/meson.build
index 60b8468..d5602dd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/atlantic/meson.build
+++ b/drivers/net/atlantic/meson.build
@@ -11,3 +11,5 @@ sources = files(
 	'hw_atl/hw_atl_utils.c',
 	'rte_pmd_atlantic.c',
 )
+
+cflags += '-DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API'
diff --git a/drivers/net/avp/avp_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/avp/avp_ethdev.c
index 47b96ec..504435e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/avp/avp_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/avp/avp_ethdev.c
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ avp_dev_interrupt_handler(void *data)
 			    status);
 
 	/* re-enable UIO interrupt handling */
-	ret = rte_intr_enable(&pci_dev->intr_handle);
+	ret = rte_intr_ack(&pci_dev->intr_handle);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Failed to re-enable UIO interrupts, ret=%d\n",
 			    ret);
diff --git a/drivers/net/avp/meson.build b/drivers/net/avp/meson.build
index a5f63cd..7fb9706 100644
--- a/drivers/net/avp/meson.build
+++ b/drivers/net/avp/meson.build
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ if not is_linux
 endif
 sources = files('avp_ethdev.c')
 install_headers('rte_avp_common.h', 'rte_avp_fifo.h')
+cflags += '-DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API'
diff --git a/drivers/net/axgbe/Makefile b/drivers/net/axgbe/Makefile
index c2d4336..bcdcd54 100644
--- a/drivers/net/axgbe/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/axgbe/Makefile
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ LIB = librte_pmd_axgbe.a
 
 CFLAGS += -O3
 CFLAGS += $(WERROR_FLAGS)
+CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 
 EXPORT_MAP := rte_pmd_axgbe_version.map
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/axgbe/axgbe_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/axgbe/axgbe_ethdev.c
index cfb1720..56d8dac 100644
--- a/drivers/net/axgbe/axgbe_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/axgbe/axgbe_ethdev.c
@@ -136,8 +136,8 @@ axgbe_dev_interrupt_handler(void *param)
 					   DMA_CH_SR, dma_ch_isr);
 		}
 	}
-	/* Enable interrupts since disabled after generation*/
-	rte_intr_enable(&pdata->pci_dev->intr_handle);
+	/* Unmask interrupts since disabled after generation*/
+	rte_intr_ack(&pdata->pci_dev->intr_handle);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/net/axgbe/meson.build b/drivers/net/axgbe/meson.build
index 86873b7..226d11d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/axgbe/meson.build
+++ b/drivers/net/axgbe/meson.build
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ sources = files('axgbe_ethdev.c',
 		'axgbe_rxtx.c')
 
 cflags += '-Wno-cast-qual'
+cflags += '-DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API'
 
 if arch_subdir == 'x86'
 	sources += files('axgbe_rxtx_vec_sse.c')
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x_ethdev.c
index 10b4fdb..191a3ef 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x_ethdev.c
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ bnx2x_interrupt_handler(void *param)
 	PMD_DEBUG_PERIODIC_LOG(INFO, sc, "Interrupt handled");
 
 	bnx2x_interrupt_action(dev, 1);
-	rte_intr_enable(&sc->pci_dev->intr_handle);
+	rte_intr_ack(&sc->pci_dev->intr_handle);
 }
 
 static void bnx2x_periodic_start(void *param)
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnx2x/meson.build b/drivers/net/bnx2x/meson.build
index 4892bb2..1bc84b7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnx2x/meson.build
+++ b/drivers/net/bnx2x/meson.build
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ build = dep.found()
 reason = 'missing dependency, "zlib"'
 ext_deps += dep
 cflags += '-DZLIB_CONST'
+cflags += '-DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API'
 sources = files('bnx2x.c',
 	'bnx2x_ethdev.c',
 	'bnx2x_rxtx.c',
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/em_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/e1000/em_ethdev.c
index dc88661..0b7f501 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/em_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/em_ethdev.c
@@ -1001,7 +1001,7 @@ eth_em_rx_queue_intr_enable(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, __rte_unused uint16_t queue
 	struct rte_intr_handle *intr_handle = &pci_dev->intr_handle;
 
 	em_rxq_intr_enable(hw);
-	rte_intr_enable(intr_handle);
+	rte_intr_ack(intr_handle);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1568,7 +1568,7 @@ eth_em_interrupt_action(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 		return -1;
 
 	intr->flags &= ~E1000_FLAG_NEED_LINK_UPDATE;
-	rte_intr_enable(intr_handle);
+	rte_intr_ack(intr_handle);
 
 	/* set get_link_status to check register later */
 	hw->mac.get_link_status = 1;
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/igb_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/e1000/igb_ethdev.c
index 3ee28cf..793a31c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/igb_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/igb_ethdev.c
@@ -2876,7 +2876,7 @@ eth_igb_interrupt_action(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 	}
 
 	igb_intr_enable(dev);
-	rte_intr_enable(intr_handle);
+	rte_intr_ack(intr_handle);
 
 	if (intr->flags & E1000_FLAG_NEED_LINK_UPDATE) {
 		intr->flags &= ~E1000_FLAG_NEED_LINK_UPDATE;
@@ -2987,7 +2987,7 @@ eth_igbvf_interrupt_action(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_intr_handle *intr
 	}
 
 	igbvf_intr_enable(dev);
-	rte_intr_enable(intr_handle);
+	rte_intr_ack(intr_handle);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -5500,7 +5500,7 @@ eth_igb_rx_queue_intr_enable(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t queue_id)
 	E1000_WRITE_REG(hw, E1000_EIMS, regval | mask);
 	E1000_WRITE_FLUSH(hw);
 
-	rte_intr_enable(intr_handle);
+	rte_intr_ack(intr_handle);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/fm10k/fm10k_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/fm10k/fm10k_ethdev.c
index a1e3836..e8fa8a2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/fm10k/fm10k_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/fm10k/fm10k_ethdev.c
@@ -2381,7 +2381,7 @@ fm10k_dev_rx_queue_intr_enable(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t queue_id)
 	else
 		FM10K_WRITE_REG(hw, FM10K_VFITR(Q2V(pdev, queue_id)),
 			FM10K_ITR_AUTOMASK | FM10K_ITR_MASK_CLEAR);
-	rte_intr_enable(&pdev->intr_handle);
+	rte_intr_ack(&pdev->intr_handle);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -2680,7 +2680,7 @@ fm10k_dev_interrupt_handler_pf(void *param)
 	FM10K_WRITE_REG(hw, FM10K_ITR(0), FM10K_ITR_AUTOMASK |
 					FM10K_ITR_MASK_CLEAR);
 	/* Re-enable interrupt from host side */
-	rte_intr_enable(dev->intr_handle);
+	rte_intr_ack(dev->intr_handle);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -2760,7 +2760,7 @@ fm10k_dev_interrupt_handler_vf(void *param)
 	FM10K_WRITE_REG(hw, FM10K_VFITR(0), FM10K_ITR_AUTOMASK |
 					FM10K_ITR_MASK_CLEAR);
 	/* Re-enable interrupt from host side */
-	rte_intr_enable(dev->intr_handle);
+	rte_intr_ack(dev->intr_handle);
 }
 
 /* Mailbox message handler in VF */
diff --git a/drivers/net/fm10k/meson.build b/drivers/net/fm10k/meson.build
index 2772ea4..b7d34c7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/fm10k/meson.build
+++ b/drivers/net/fm10k/meson.build
@@ -14,3 +14,4 @@ if arch_subdir == 'x86'
 endif
 
 includes += include_directories('base')
+cflags += '-DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API'
diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
index 2b9fc45..5217b9c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
@@ -11646,7 +11646,7 @@ i40e_dev_rx_queue_intr_enable(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t queue_id)
 			       I40E_PFINT_DYN_CTLN_ITR_INDX_MASK);
 
 	I40E_WRITE_FLUSH(hw);
-	rte_intr_enable(&pci_dev->intr_handle);
+	rte_intr_ack(&pci_dev->intr_handle);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_ethdev.c
index 53dc05c..00d6ed5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_ethdev.c
@@ -1098,7 +1098,7 @@ iavf_dev_rx_queue_intr_enable(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t queue_id)
 
 	IAVF_WRITE_FLUSH(hw);
 
-	rte_intr_enable(&pci_dev->intr_handle);
+	rte_intr_ack(&pci_dev->intr_handle);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ice/Makefile b/drivers/net/ice/Makefile
index 32abeb6..ae53c26 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ice/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/ice/Makefile
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ LIB = librte_pmd_ice.a
 
 CFLAGS += -O3
 CFLAGS += $(WERROR_FLAGS)
+CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 
 LDLIBS += -lrte_eal -lrte_mbuf -lrte_ethdev -lrte_kvargs
 LDLIBS += -lrte_bus_pci -lrte_mempool
diff --git a/drivers/net/ice/ice_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/ice/ice_ethdev.c
index 9ce730c..77b5a71 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ice/ice_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ice/ice_ethdev.c
@@ -1118,7 +1118,7 @@ ice_interrupt_handler(void *param)
 done:
 	/* Enable interrupt */
 	ice_pf_enable_irq0(hw);
-	rte_intr_enable(dev->intr_handle);
+	rte_intr_ack(dev->intr_handle);
 }
 
 /*  Initialize SW parameters of PF */
@@ -3002,7 +3002,7 @@ static int ice_rx_queue_intr_enable(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 	val &= ~GLINT_DYN_CTL_WB_ON_ITR_M;
 
 	ICE_WRITE_REG(hw, GLINT_DYN_CTL(msix_intr), val);
-	rte_intr_enable(&pci_dev->intr_handle);
+	rte_intr_ack(&pci_dev->intr_handle);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ice/meson.build b/drivers/net/ice/meson.build
index 7f16647..70f349e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ice/meson.build
+++ b/drivers/net/ice/meson.build
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ sources = files(
 
 deps += ['hash']
 includes += include_directories('base')
+cflags += '-DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API'
 
 if arch_subdir == 'x86'
 	sources += files('ice_rxtx_vec_sse.c')
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
index 22c5b2c..f5920f5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
@@ -4502,7 +4502,7 @@ ixgbe_dev_interrupt_delayed_handler(void *param)
 
 	PMD_DRV_LOG(DEBUG, "enable intr in delayed handler S[%08x]", eicr);
 	ixgbe_enable_intr(dev);
-	rte_intr_enable(intr_handle);
+	rte_intr_ack(intr_handle);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -5763,7 +5763,7 @@ ixgbevf_dev_rx_queue_intr_enable(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t queue_id)
 	RTE_SET_USED(queue_id);
 	IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_VTEIMS, intr->mask);
 
-	rte_intr_enable(intr_handle);
+	rte_intr_ack(intr_handle);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -5812,7 +5812,7 @@ ixgbe_dev_rx_queue_intr_enable(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t queue_id)
 		mask &= (1 << (queue_id - 32));
 		IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_EIMS_EX(1), mask);
 	}
-	rte_intr_enable(intr_handle);
+	rte_intr_ack(intr_handle);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/nfp/nfp_net.c b/drivers/net/nfp/nfp_net.c
index 1a7aa17..91a226c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/nfp/nfp_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/nfp/nfp_net.c
@@ -1412,7 +1412,7 @@ nfp_net_irq_unmask(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	if (hw->ctrl & NFP_NET_CFG_CTRL_MSIXAUTO) {
 		/* If MSI-X auto-masking is used, clear the entry */
 		rte_wmb();
-		rte_intr_enable(&pci_dev->intr_handle);
+		rte_intr_ack(&pci_dev->intr_handle);
 	} else {
 		/* Make sure all updates are written before un-masking */
 		rte_wmb();
diff --git a/drivers/net/qede/Makefile b/drivers/net/qede/Makefile
index 2ecbd8d..a11d594 100644
--- a/drivers/net/qede/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/qede/Makefile
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ LIB = librte_pmd_qede.a
 
 CFLAGS += -O3
 CFLAGS += $(WERROR_FLAGS)
+CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 LDLIBS += -lrte_eal -lrte_mbuf -lrte_mempool -lrte_ring
 LDLIBS += -lrte_ethdev -lrte_net -lrte_kvargs
 LDLIBS += -lrte_bus_pci
diff --git a/drivers/net/qede/meson.build b/drivers/net/qede/meson.build
index 12388a6..c8f9c6d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/qede/meson.build
+++ b/drivers/net/qede/meson.build
@@ -10,3 +10,5 @@ sources = files(
 	'qede_main.c',
 	'qede_rxtx.c',
 )
+
+cflags += '-DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API'
diff --git a/drivers/net/qede/qede_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/qede/qede_ethdev.c
index 82363e6..9ac9da3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/qede/qede_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/qede/qede_ethdev.c
@@ -248,8 +248,8 @@ qede_interrupt_handler_intx(void *param)
 	if (status & 0x1) {
 		qede_interrupt_action(ECORE_LEADING_HWFN(edev));
 
-		if (rte_intr_enable(eth_dev->intr_handle))
-			DP_ERR(edev, "rte_intr_enable failed\n");
+		if (rte_intr_ack(eth_dev->intr_handle))
+			DP_ERR(edev, "rte_intr_ack failed\n");
 	}
 }
 
@@ -261,8 +261,8 @@ qede_interrupt_handler(void *param)
 	struct ecore_dev *edev = &qdev->edev;
 
 	qede_interrupt_action(ECORE_LEADING_HWFN(edev));
-	if (rte_intr_enable(eth_dev->intr_handle))
-		DP_ERR(edev, "rte_intr_enable failed\n");
+	if (rte_intr_ack(eth_dev->intr_handle))
+		DP_ERR(edev, "rte_intr_ack failed\n");
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_intr.c b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_intr.c
index 1f4969b..76cb630 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_intr.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_intr.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ sfc_intr_line_handler(void *cb_arg)
 	if (qmask & (1 << sa->mgmt_evq_index))
 		sfc_intr_handle_mgmt_evq(sa);
 
-	if (rte_intr_enable(&pci_dev->intr_handle) != 0)
+	if (rte_intr_ack(&pci_dev->intr_handle) != 0)
 		sfc_err(sa, "cannot reenable interrupts");
 
 	sfc_log_init(sa, "done");
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ sfc_intr_message_handler(void *cb_arg)
 
 	sfc_intr_handle_mgmt_evq(sa);
 
-	if (rte_intr_enable(&pci_dev->intr_handle) != 0)
+	if (rte_intr_ack(&pci_dev->intr_handle) != 0)
 		sfc_err(sa, "cannot reenable interrupts");
 
 	sfc_log_init(sa, "done");
diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.c
index 04aecb7..62c8274 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.c
@@ -1265,6 +1265,20 @@ virtio_vlan_filter_set(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t vlan_id, int on)
 }
 
 static int
+virtio_intr_unmask(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
+{
+	struct virtio_hw *hw = dev->data->dev_private;
+
+	if (rte_intr_ack(dev->intr_handle) < 0)
+		return -1;
+
+	if (!hw->virtio_user_dev)
+		hw->use_msix = vtpci_msix_detect(RTE_ETH_DEV_TO_PCI(dev));
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
 virtio_intr_enable(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
 	struct virtio_hw *hw = dev->data->dev_private;
@@ -1457,7 +1471,7 @@ virtio_interrupt_handler(void *param)
 	isr = vtpci_isr(hw);
 	PMD_DRV_LOG(INFO, "interrupt status = %#x", isr);
 
-	if (virtio_intr_enable(dev) < 0)
+	if (virtio_intr_unmask(dev) < 0)
 		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "interrupt enable failed");
 
 	if (isr & VIRTIO_PCI_ISR_CONFIG) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_ethdev.c
index 2b1e915..57feb37 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_ethdev.c
@@ -1426,7 +1426,7 @@ vmxnet3_interrupt_handler(void *param)
 
 	vmxnet3_process_events(dev);
 
-	if (rte_intr_enable(&pci_dev->intr_handle) < 0)
+	if (rte_intr_ack(&pci_dev->intr_handle) < 0)
 		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "interrupt enable failed");
 }
 
