diff --git a/lib/librte_bitratestats/rte_bitrate.c b/lib/librte_bitratestats/rte_bitrate.c
index 639e47547..82d469514 100644
--- a/lib/librte_bitratestats/rte_bitrate.c
+++ b/lib/librte_bitratestats/rte_bitrate.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <rte_common.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_metrics.h>
 #include <rte_bitrate.h>
diff --git a/lib/librte_bpf/bpf_pkt.c b/lib/librte_bpf/bpf_pkt.c
index 6e8248f0d..f813d1e45 100644
--- a/lib/librte_bpf/bpf_pkt.c
+++ b/lib/librte_bpf/bpf_pkt.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
 #include <rte_atomic.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 
 #include <rte_bpf_ethdev.h>
 #include "bpf_impl.h"
diff --git a/lib/librte_ethdev/ethdev_private.c b/lib/librte_ethdev/ethdev_private.c
index 162a502fe..f183accc7 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ethdev/ethdev_private.c
+++ b/lib/librte_ethdev/ethdev_private.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "rte_ethdev.h"
+#include "rte_ethdev_core.h"
 #include "rte_ethdev_driver.h"
 #include "ethdev_private.h"
 
diff --git a/lib/librte_ethdev/ethdev_profile.h b/lib/librte_ethdev/ethdev_profile.h
index 65031e6f3..99edb96b0 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ethdev/ethdev_profile.h
+++ b/lib/librte_ethdev/ethdev_profile.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #define _RTE_ETHDEV_PROFILE_H_
 
 #include "rte_ethdev.h"
+#include "rte_ethdev_core.h"
 
 /**
  * Initialization of the Ethernet device profiling.
diff --git a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.c b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.c
index 17d183e1f..5c6cc640a 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.c
+++ b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 
 #include "rte_ether.h"
 #include "rte_ethdev.h"
+#include "rte_ethdev_core.h"
 #include "rte_ethdev_driver.h"
 #include "ethdev_profile.h"
 #include "ethdev_private.h"
@@ -48,6 +49,16 @@ int rte_eth_dev_logtype;
 
 static const char *MZ_RTE_ETH_DEV_DATA = "rte_eth_dev_data";
 struct rte_eth_dev rte_eth_devices[RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS];
+struct rte_eth_dev_fcns *rte_eth_dev_functions[RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS];
+
+RTE_INIT(rte_eth_dev_init)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS; i++)
+		rte_eth_dev_functions[i] =
+			(struct rte_eth_dev_fcns *)(&rte_eth_devices[i]);
+}
 
 /* spinlock for eth device callbacks */
 static rte_spinlock_t rte_eth_dev_cb_lock = RTE_SPINLOCK_INITIALIZER;
@@ -581,6 +592,22 @@ rte_eth_dev_is_valid_port(uint16_t port_id)
 		return 1;
 }
 
+int
+rte_eth_dev_is_valid_rx_queue_id(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id)
+{
+	if (queue_id >= rte_eth_devices[port_id].data->nb_rx_queues)
+		return 0;
+	return 1;
+}
+
+int
+rte_eth_dev_is_valid_tx_queue_id(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id)
+{
+	if (queue_id >= rte_eth_devices[port_id].data->nb_tx_queues)
+		return 0;
+	return 1;
+}
+
 static int
 rte_eth_is_valid_owner_id(uint64_t owner_id)
 {
@@ -3405,7 +3432,7 @@ RTE_INIT(eth_dev_init_cb_lists)
 	int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS; i++)
-		TAILQ_INIT(&rte_eth_devices[i].link_intr_cbs);
+		TAILQ_INIT(&rte_eth_devices[i].fcns.link_intr_cbs);
 }
 
 int
@@ -3438,7 +3465,7 @@ rte_eth_dev_callback_register(uint16_t port_id,
 	do {
 		dev = &rte_eth_devices[next_port];
 
-		TAILQ_FOREACH(user_cb, &(dev->link_intr_cbs), next) {
+		TAILQ_FOREACH(user_cb, &(dev->fcns.link_intr_cbs), next) {
 			if (user_cb->cb_fn == cb_fn &&
 				user_cb->cb_arg == cb_arg &&
 				user_cb->event == event) {
@@ -3454,7 +3481,7 @@ rte_eth_dev_callback_register(uint16_t port_id,
 				user_cb->cb_fn = cb_fn;
 				user_cb->cb_arg = cb_arg;
 				user_cb->event = event;
-				TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&(dev->link_intr_cbs),
+				TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&(dev->fcns.link_intr_cbs),
 						  user_cb, next);
 			} else {
 				rte_spinlock_unlock(&rte_eth_dev_cb_lock);
@@ -3501,7 +3528,7 @@ rte_eth_dev_callback_unregister(uint16_t port_id,
 	do {
 		dev = &rte_eth_devices[next_port];
 		ret = 0;
-		for (cb = TAILQ_FIRST(&dev->link_intr_cbs); cb != NULL;
+		for (cb = TAILQ_FIRST(&dev->fcns.link_intr_cbs); cb != NULL;
 		     cb = next) {
 
 			next = TAILQ_NEXT(cb, next);
@@ -3515,7 +3542,8 @@ rte_eth_dev_callback_unregister(uint16_t port_id,
 			 * then remove it.
 			 */
 			if (cb->active == 0) {
-				TAILQ_REMOVE(&(dev->link_intr_cbs), cb, next);
+				TAILQ_REMOVE(&(dev->fcns.link_intr_cbs),
+					cb, next);
 				rte_free(cb);
 			} else {
 				ret = -EAGAIN;
@@ -3536,7 +3564,7 @@ _rte_eth_dev_callback_process(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 	int rc = 0;
 
 	rte_spinlock_lock(&rte_eth_dev_cb_lock);
-	TAILQ_FOREACH(cb_lst, &(dev->link_intr_cbs), next) {
+	TAILQ_FOREACH(cb_lst, &(dev->fcns.link_intr_cbs), next) {
 		if (cb_lst->cb_fn == NULL || cb_lst->event != event)
 			continue;
 		dev_cb = *cb_lst;
@@ -3872,10 +3900,10 @@ rte_eth_add_rx_callback(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
 	rte_spinlock_lock(&rte_eth_rx_cb_lock);
 	/* Add the callbacks in fifo order. */
 	struct rte_eth_rxtx_callback *tail =
-		rte_eth_devices[port_id].post_rx_burst_cbs[queue_id];
+		rte_eth_devices[port_id].fcns.post_rx_burst_cbs[queue_id];
 
 	if (!tail) {
-		rte_eth_devices[port_id].post_rx_burst_cbs[queue_id] = cb;
+		rte_eth_devices[port_id].fcns.post_rx_burst_cbs[queue_id] = cb;
 
 	} else {
 		while (tail->next)
@@ -3914,9 +3942,9 @@ rte_eth_add_first_rx_callback(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
 
 	rte_spinlock_lock(&rte_eth_rx_cb_lock);
 	/* Add the callbacks at fisrt position*/
-	cb->next = rte_eth_devices[port_id].post_rx_burst_cbs[queue_id];
+	cb->next = rte_eth_devices[port_id].fcns.post_rx_burst_cbs[queue_id];
 	rte_smp_wmb();
-	rte_eth_devices[port_id].post_rx_burst_cbs[queue_id] = cb;
+	rte_eth_devices[port_id].fcns.post_rx_burst_cbs[queue_id] = cb;
 	rte_spinlock_unlock(&rte_eth_rx_cb_lock);
 
 	return cb;
@@ -3950,10 +3978,10 @@ rte_eth_add_tx_callback(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
 	rte_spinlock_lock(&rte_eth_tx_cb_lock);
 	/* Add the callbacks in fifo order. */
 	struct rte_eth_rxtx_callback *tail =
-		rte_eth_devices[port_id].pre_tx_burst_cbs[queue_id];
+		rte_eth_devices[port_id].fcns.pre_tx_burst_cbs[queue_id];
 
 	if (!tail) {
-		rte_eth_devices[port_id].pre_tx_burst_cbs[queue_id] = cb;
+		rte_eth_devices[port_id].fcns.pre_tx_burst_cbs[queue_id] = cb;
 
 	} else {
 		while (tail->next)
@@ -3984,7 +4012,7 @@ rte_eth_remove_rx_callback(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
 	int ret = -EINVAL;
 
 	rte_spinlock_lock(&rte_eth_rx_cb_lock);
-	prev_cb = &dev->post_rx_burst_cbs[queue_id];
+	prev_cb = &dev->fcns.post_rx_burst_cbs[queue_id];
 	for (; *prev_cb != NULL; prev_cb = &cb->next) {
 		cb = *prev_cb;
 		if (cb == user_cb) {
@@ -4018,7 +4046,7 @@ rte_eth_remove_tx_callback(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
 	struct rte_eth_rxtx_callback **prev_cb;
 
 	rte_spinlock_lock(&rte_eth_tx_cb_lock);
-	prev_cb = &dev->pre_tx_burst_cbs[queue_id];
+	prev_cb = &dev->fcns.pre_tx_burst_cbs[queue_id];
 	for (; *prev_cb != NULL; prev_cb = &cb->next) {
 		cb = *prev_cb;
 		if (cb == user_cb) {
@@ -4550,6 +4578,72 @@ rte_eth_devargs_parse(const char *dargs, struct rte_eth_devargs *eth_da)
 	return result;
 }
 
+int
+rte_eth_rx_queue_count(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id)
+{
+	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
+
+	RTE_ETH_VALID_PORTID_OR_ERR_RET(port_id, -EINVAL);
+	dev = &rte_eth_devices[port_id];
+	RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*dev->dev_ops->rx_queue_count, -ENOTSUP);
+	if (queue_id >= dev->data->nb_rx_queues)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	return (int)(*dev->dev_ops->rx_queue_count)(dev, queue_id);
+}
+
+int
+rte_eth_rx_descriptor_done(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id, uint16_t offset)
+{
+	struct rte_eth_dev *dev = &rte_eth_devices[port_id];
+	RTE_ETH_VALID_PORTID_OR_ERR_RET(port_id, -ENODEV);
+	RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*dev->dev_ops->rx_descriptor_done, -ENOTSUP);
+	return (*dev->dev_ops->rx_descriptor_done)(
+		dev->data->rx_queues[queue_id], offset);
+}
+
+int
+rte_eth_rx_descriptor_status(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
+	uint16_t offset)
+{
+	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
+	void *rxq;
+
+#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_ETHDEV_DEBUG
+	RTE_ETH_VALID_PORTID_OR_ERR_RET(port_id, -ENODEV);
+#endif
+	dev = &rte_eth_devices[port_id];
+#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_ETHDEV_DEBUG
+	if (queue_id >= dev->data->nb_rx_queues)
+		return -ENODEV;
+#endif
+	RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*dev->dev_ops->rx_descriptor_status, -ENOTSUP);
+	rxq = dev->data->rx_queues[queue_id];
+
+	return (*dev->dev_ops->rx_descriptor_status)(rxq, offset);
+}
+
+int
+rte_eth_tx_descriptor_status(uint16_t port_id,
+	uint16_t queue_id, uint16_t offset)
+{
+	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
+	void *txq;
+
+#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_ETHDEV_DEBUG
+	RTE_ETH_VALID_PORTID_OR_ERR_RET(port_id, -ENODEV);
+#endif
+	dev = &rte_eth_devices[port_id];
+#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_ETHDEV_DEBUG
+	if (queue_id >= dev->data->nb_tx_queues)
+		return -ENODEV;
+#endif
+	RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*dev->dev_ops->tx_descriptor_status, -ENOTSUP);
+	txq = dev->data->tx_queues[queue_id];
+
+	return (*dev->dev_ops->tx_descriptor_status)(txq, offset);
+}
+
 RTE_INIT(ethdev_init_log)
 {
 	rte_eth_dev_logtype = rte_log_register("lib.ethdev");
diff --git a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.h b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.h
index dc6596bc9..a72046fc8 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.h
+++ b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.h
@@ -1295,6 +1295,21 @@ struct rte_eth_dcb_info {
 	} \
 } while (0)
 
+/* Macros to check for valid queue ids */
+#define RTE_ETH_VALID_RX_QUEUEID_OR_ERR_RET(port_id, queue_id, retval) do { \
+	if (!rte_eth_dev_is_valid_rx_queue_id(port_id, queue_id)) { \
+		RTE_ETHDEV_LOG(ERR, "Invalid RX queue_id=%u\n", queue_id); \
+		return retval; \
+	} \
+} while (0)
+
+#define RTE_ETH_VALID_TX_QUEUEID_OR_ERR_RET(port_id, queue_id, retval) do { \
+	if (!rte_eth_dev_is_valid_tx_queue_id(port_id, queue_id)) { \
+		RTE_ETHDEV_LOG(ERR, "Invalid TX queue_id=%u\n", queue_id); \
+		return retval; \
+	} \
+} while (0)
+
 /**
  * l2 tunnel configuration.
  */
@@ -1308,6 +1323,24 @@ struct rte_eth_dcb_info {
 /**< l2 tunnel forwarding mask */
 #define ETH_L2_TUNNEL_FORWARDING_MASK   0x00000008
 
+typedef uint16_t (*eth_rx_burst_t)(void *dev,
+				   uint16_t rx_queue_id,
+				   struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
+				   uint16_t nb_pkts);
+/**< @internal Retrieve input packets from a receive queue of an Ethernet device. */
+
+typedef uint16_t (*eth_tx_burst_t)(void *dev,
+				   uint16_t tx_queue_id,
+				   struct rte_mbuf **tx_pkts,
+				   uint16_t nb_pkts);
+/**< @internal Send output packets on a transmit queue of an Ethernet device. */
+
+typedef uint16_t (*eth_tx_prep_t)(void *dev,
+				   uint16_t tx_queue_id,
+				   struct rte_mbuf **tx_pkts,
+				   uint16_t nb_pkts);
+/**< @internal Prepare output packets on a transmit queue of an Ethernet device. */
+
 /**
  * Function type used for RX packet processing packet callbacks.
  *
@@ -1843,6 +1876,33 @@ int rte_eth_dev_socket_id(uint16_t port_id);
  */
 int rte_eth_dev_is_valid_port(uint16_t port_id);
 
+/**
+ * Check if rx_queue_id of device is not exceeding nb_rx_queues
+ *
+ * @param port_id
+ *   The port identifier of the Ethernet device
+ * @param queue_id
+ *   The index of the receive queue from which to retrieve input packets.
+ * @return
+ *   - 0 if queue is out of range
+ *   - 1 if queue is within range
+ */
+int rte_eth_dev_is_valid_rx_queue_id(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id);
+
+/**
+ * Check if tx_queue_id of device is not exceeding nb_tx_queues
+ *
+ * @param port_id
+ *   The port identifier of the Ethernet device
+ * @param queue_id
+ *   The index of the transmit queue through which output packets must be
+ *   sent.
+ * @return
+ *   - 0 if queue is out of range
+ *   - 1 if queue is within range
+ */
+int rte_eth_dev_is_valid_tx_queue_id(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id);
+
 /**
  * Start specified RX queue of a port. It is used when rx_deferred_start
  * flag of the specified queue is true.
@@ -3994,7 +4054,55 @@ void *
 rte_eth_dev_get_sec_ctx(uint16_t port_id);
 
 
-#include <rte_ethdev_core.h>
+struct rte_eth_dev_callback;
+/** Structure to keep track of registered callbacks */
+TAILQ_HEAD(rte_eth_dev_cb_list, rte_eth_dev_callback);
+
+/**
+ * Structure used to hold information about the callbacks to be called for a
+ * queue on RX and TX.
+ */
+struct rte_eth_rxtx_callback {
+	struct rte_eth_rxtx_callback *next;
+	union{
+		rte_rx_callback_fn rx;
+		rte_tx_callback_fn tx;
+	} fn;
+	void *param;
+};
+
+/**
+ * The generic data structure associated with each ethernet device.
+ *
+ * Pointers to burst-oriented packet receive and transmit functions are
+ * located at the beginning of the structure, along with the pointer to
+ * where all the data elements for the particular device are stored in shared
+ * memory. This split allows the function pointer and driver data to be per-
+ * process, while the actual configuration data for the device is shared.
+ */
+struct rte_eth_dev_fcns {
+	eth_rx_burst_t rx_pkt_burst; /**< Pointer to PMD receive function. */
+	eth_tx_burst_t tx_pkt_burst; /**< Pointer to PMD transmit function. */
+	eth_tx_prep_t tx_pkt_prepare; /**< Pointer to PMD transmit prepare function. */
+	/** User application callbacks for NIC interrupts */
+	struct rte_eth_dev_cb_list link_intr_cbs;
+	/**
+	 * User-supplied functions called from rx_burst to post-process
+	 * received packets before passing them to the user
+	 */
+	struct rte_eth_rxtx_callback *post_rx_burst_cbs[RTE_MAX_QUEUES_PER_PORT];
+	/**
+	 * User-supplied functions called from tx_burst to pre-process
+	 * received packets before passing them to the driver for transmission.
+	 */
+	struct rte_eth_rxtx_callback *pre_tx_burst_cbs[RTE_MAX_QUEUES_PER_PORT];
+} __rte_cache_aligned;
+
+/**
+ * The pool of pointers to *rte_eth_dev_fcn* structures. The size of the pool
+ * is configured at compile-time in the <rte_ethdev.c> file.
+ */
+extern struct rte_eth_dev_fcns *rte_eth_dev_functions[];
 
 /**
  *
@@ -4082,25 +4190,21 @@ static inline uint16_t
 rte_eth_rx_burst(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
 		 struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts, const uint16_t nb_pkts)
 {
-	struct rte_eth_dev *dev = &rte_eth_devices[port_id];
+	struct rte_eth_dev_fcns *dev_fcns = rte_eth_dev_functions[port_id];
 	uint16_t nb_rx;
 
 #ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_ETHDEV_DEBUG
 	RTE_ETH_VALID_PORTID_OR_ERR_RET(port_id, 0);
-	RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*dev->rx_pkt_burst, 0);
-
-	if (queue_id >= dev->data->nb_rx_queues) {
-		RTE_ETHDEV_LOG(ERR, "Invalid RX queue_id=%u\n", queue_id);
-		return 0;
-	}
+	RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*dev_fcns->rx_pkt_burst, 0);
+	RTE_ETH_VALID_RX_QUEUEID_OR_ERR_RET(port_id, queue_id, 0);
 #endif
-	nb_rx = (*dev->rx_pkt_burst)(dev->data->rx_queues[queue_id],
+	nb_rx = (*dev_fcns->rx_pkt_burst)((void *)dev_fcns, queue_id,
 				     rx_pkts, nb_pkts);
 
 #ifdef RTE_ETHDEV_RXTX_CALLBACKS
-	if (unlikely(dev->post_rx_burst_cbs[queue_id] != NULL)) {
+	if (unlikely(dev_fcns->post_rx_burst_cbs[queue_id] != NULL)) {
 		struct rte_eth_rxtx_callback *cb =
-				dev->post_rx_burst_cbs[queue_id];
+				dev_fcns->post_rx_burst_cbs[queue_id];
 
 		do {
 			nb_rx = cb->fn.rx(port_id, queue_id, rx_pkts, nb_rx,
@@ -4125,19 +4229,8 @@ rte_eth_rx_burst(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
  *     (-EINVAL) if *port_id* or *queue_id* is invalid
  *     (-ENOTSUP) if the device does not support this function
  */
-static inline int
-rte_eth_rx_queue_count(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id)
-{
-	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
-
-	RTE_ETH_VALID_PORTID_OR_ERR_RET(port_id, -EINVAL);
-	dev = &rte_eth_devices[port_id];
-	RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*dev->dev_ops->rx_queue_count, -ENOTSUP);
-	if (queue_id >= dev->data->nb_rx_queues)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	return (int)(*dev->dev_ops->rx_queue_count)(dev, queue_id);
-}
+int
+rte_eth_rx_queue_count(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id);
 
 /**
  * Check if the DD bit of the specific RX descriptor in the queue has been set
@@ -4154,15 +4247,8 @@ rte_eth_rx_queue_count(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id)
  *  - (-ENODEV) if *port_id* invalid.
  *  - (-ENOTSUP) if the device does not support this function
  */
-static inline int
-rte_eth_rx_descriptor_done(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id, uint16_t offset)
-{
-	struct rte_eth_dev *dev = &rte_eth_devices[port_id];
-	RTE_ETH_VALID_PORTID_OR_ERR_RET(port_id, -ENODEV);
-	RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*dev->dev_ops->rx_descriptor_done, -ENOTSUP);
-	return (*dev->dev_ops->rx_descriptor_done)( \
-		dev->data->rx_queues[queue_id], offset);
-}
+int
+rte_eth_rx_descriptor_done(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id, uint16_t offset);
 
 #define RTE_ETH_RX_DESC_AVAIL    0 /**< Desc available for hw. */
 #define RTE_ETH_RX_DESC_DONE     1 /**< Desc done, filled by hw. */
@@ -4201,26 +4287,9 @@ rte_eth_rx_descriptor_done(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id, uint16_t offset)
  *  - (-ENOTSUP) if the device does not support this function.
  *  - (-ENODEV) bad port or queue (only if compiled with debug).
  */
-static inline int
+int
 rte_eth_rx_descriptor_status(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
-	uint16_t offset)
-{
-	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
-	void *rxq;
-
-#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_ETHDEV_DEBUG
-	RTE_ETH_VALID_PORTID_OR_ERR_RET(port_id, -ENODEV);
-#endif
-	dev = &rte_eth_devices[port_id];
-#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_ETHDEV_DEBUG
-	if (queue_id >= dev->data->nb_rx_queues)
-		return -ENODEV;
-#endif
-	RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*dev->dev_ops->rx_descriptor_status, -ENOTSUP);
-	rxq = dev->data->rx_queues[queue_id];
-
-	return (*dev->dev_ops->rx_descriptor_status)(rxq, offset);
-}
+	uint16_t offset);
 
 #define RTE_ETH_TX_DESC_FULL    0 /**< Desc filled for hw, waiting xmit. */
 #define RTE_ETH_TX_DESC_DONE    1 /**< Desc done, packet is transmitted. */
@@ -4259,25 +4328,8 @@ rte_eth_rx_descriptor_status(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
  *  - (-ENOTSUP) if the device does not support this function.
  *  - (-ENODEV) bad port or queue (only if compiled with debug).
  */
-static inline int rte_eth_tx_descriptor_status(uint16_t port_id,
-	uint16_t queue_id, uint16_t offset)
-{
-	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
-	void *txq;
-
-#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_ETHDEV_DEBUG
-	RTE_ETH_VALID_PORTID_OR_ERR_RET(port_id, -ENODEV);
-#endif
-	dev = &rte_eth_devices[port_id];
-#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_ETHDEV_DEBUG
-	if (queue_id >= dev->data->nb_tx_queues)
-		return -ENODEV;
-#endif
-	RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*dev->dev_ops->tx_descriptor_status, -ENOTSUP);
-	txq = dev->data->tx_queues[queue_id];
-
-	return (*dev->dev_ops->tx_descriptor_status)(txq, offset);
-}
+int rte_eth_tx_descriptor_status(uint16_t port_id,
+	uint16_t queue_id, uint16_t offset);
 
 /**
  * Send a burst of output packets on a transmit queue of an Ethernet device.
@@ -4349,20 +4401,16 @@ static inline uint16_t
 rte_eth_tx_burst(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
 		 struct rte_mbuf **tx_pkts, uint16_t nb_pkts)
 {
-	struct rte_eth_dev *dev = &rte_eth_devices[port_id];
+	struct rte_eth_dev_fcns *dev_fcns = rte_eth_dev_functions[port_id];
 
 #ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_ETHDEV_DEBUG
 	RTE_ETH_VALID_PORTID_OR_ERR_RET(port_id, 0);
-	RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*dev->tx_pkt_burst, 0);
-
-	if (queue_id >= dev->data->nb_tx_queues) {
-		RTE_ETHDEV_LOG(ERR, "Invalid TX queue_id=%u\n", queue_id);
-		return 0;
-	}
+	RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(dev_fcns->tx_pkt_burst, 0);
+	RTE_ETH_VALID_TX_QUEUEID_OR_ERR_RET(port_id, queue_id, 0);
 #endif
 
 #ifdef RTE_ETHDEV_RXTX_CALLBACKS
-	struct rte_eth_rxtx_callback *cb = dev->pre_tx_burst_cbs[queue_id];
+	struct rte_eth_rxtx_callback *cb = dev_fcns->pre_tx_burst_cbs[queue_id];
 
 	if (unlikely(cb != NULL)) {
 		do {
@@ -4373,7 +4421,7 @@ rte_eth_tx_burst(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
 	}
 #endif
 
-	return (*dev->tx_pkt_burst)(dev->data->tx_queues[queue_id], tx_pkts, nb_pkts);
+	return (*dev_fcns->tx_pkt_burst)((void *)dev_fcns, queue_id, tx_pkts, nb_pkts);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -4435,7 +4483,7 @@ static inline uint16_t
 rte_eth_tx_prepare(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
 		struct rte_mbuf **tx_pkts, uint16_t nb_pkts)
 {
-	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
+	struct rte_eth_dev_fcns *dev_fcns;
 
 #ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_ETHDEV_DEBUG
 	if (!rte_eth_dev_is_valid_port(port_id)) {
@@ -4445,20 +4493,16 @@ rte_eth_tx_prepare(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
 	}
 #endif
 
-	dev = &rte_eth_devices[port_id];
+	dev_fcns = rte_eth_dev_functions[port_id];
 
 #ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_ETHDEV_DEBUG
-	if (queue_id >= dev->data->nb_tx_queues) {
-		RTE_ETHDEV_LOG(ERR, "Invalid TX queue_id=%u\n", queue_id);
-		rte_errno = EINVAL;
-		return 0;
-	}
+	RTE_ETH_VALID_TX_QUEUEID_OR_ERR_RET(port_id, queue_id, 0);
 #endif
 
-	if (!dev->tx_pkt_prepare)
+	if (!dev_fcns->tx_pkt_prepare)
 		return nb_pkts;
 
-	return (*dev->tx_pkt_prepare)(dev->data->tx_queues[queue_id],
+	return (*dev_fcns->tx_pkt_prepare)((void *)dev_fcns, queue_id,
 			tx_pkts, nb_pkts);
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev_core.h b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev_core.h
index 2922d5b7c..013fbdc30 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev_core.h
+++ b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev_core.h
@@ -17,520 +17,6 @@
  *
  */
 
-struct rte_eth_dev_callback;
-/** @internal Structure to keep track of registered callbacks */
-TAILQ_HEAD(rte_eth_dev_cb_list, rte_eth_dev_callback);
-
-/*
- * Definitions of all functions exported by an Ethernet driver through the
- * the generic structure of type *eth_dev_ops* supplied in the *rte_eth_dev*
- * structure associated with an Ethernet device.
- */
-struct rte_eth_dev;
-
-typedef int  (*eth_dev_configure_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
-/**< @internal Ethernet device configuration. */
-
-typedef int  (*eth_dev_start_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
-/**< @internal Function used to start a configured Ethernet device. */
-
-typedef void (*eth_dev_stop_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
-/**< @internal Function used to stop a configured Ethernet device. */
-
-typedef int  (*eth_dev_set_link_up_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
-/**< @internal Function used to link up a configured Ethernet device. */
-
-typedef int  (*eth_dev_set_link_down_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
-/**< @internal Function used to link down a configured Ethernet device. */
-
-typedef void (*eth_dev_close_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
-/**< @internal Function used to close a configured Ethernet device. */
-
-typedef int (*eth_dev_reset_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
-/** <@internal Function used to reset a configured Ethernet device. */
-
-typedef int (*eth_is_removed_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
-/**< @internal Function used to detect an Ethernet device removal. */
-
-typedef void (*eth_promiscuous_enable_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
-/**< @internal Function used to enable the RX promiscuous mode of an Ethernet device. */
-
-typedef void (*eth_promiscuous_disable_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
-/**< @internal Function used to disable the RX promiscuous mode of an Ethernet device. */
-
-typedef void (*eth_allmulticast_enable_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
-/**< @internal Enable the receipt of all multicast packets by an Ethernet device. */
-
-typedef void (*eth_allmulticast_disable_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
-/**< @internal Disable the receipt of all multicast packets by an Ethernet device. */
-
-typedef int (*eth_link_update_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-				int wait_to_complete);
-/**< @internal Get link speed, duplex mode and state (up/down) of an Ethernet device. */
-
-typedef int (*eth_stats_get_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-				struct rte_eth_stats *igb_stats);
-/**< @internal Get global I/O statistics of an Ethernet device. */
-
-typedef void (*eth_stats_reset_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
-/**< @internal Reset global I/O statistics of an Ethernet device to 0. */
-
-typedef int (*eth_xstats_get_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-	struct rte_eth_xstat *stats, unsigned n);
-/**< @internal Get extended stats of an Ethernet device. */
-
-typedef int (*eth_xstats_get_by_id_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-				      const uint64_t *ids,
-				      uint64_t *values,
-				      unsigned int n);
-/**< @internal Get extended stats of an Ethernet device. */
-
-typedef void (*eth_xstats_reset_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
-/**< @internal Reset extended stats of an Ethernet device. */
-
-typedef int (*eth_xstats_get_names_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-	struct rte_eth_xstat_name *xstats_names, unsigned size);
-/**< @internal Get names of extended stats of an Ethernet device. */
-
-typedef int (*eth_xstats_get_names_by_id_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-	struct rte_eth_xstat_name *xstats_names, const uint64_t *ids,
-	unsigned int size);
-/**< @internal Get names of extended stats of an Ethernet device. */
-
-typedef int (*eth_queue_stats_mapping_set_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-					     uint16_t queue_id,
-					     uint8_t stat_idx,
-					     uint8_t is_rx);
-/**< @internal Set a queue statistics mapping for a tx/rx queue of an Ethernet device. */
-
-typedef void (*eth_dev_infos_get_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-				    struct rte_eth_dev_info *dev_info);
-/**< @internal Get specific information of an Ethernet device. */
-
-typedef const uint32_t *(*eth_dev_supported_ptypes_get_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
-/**< @internal Get supported ptypes of an Ethernet device. */
-
-typedef int (*eth_queue_start_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-				    uint16_t queue_id);
-/**< @internal Start rx and tx of a queue of an Ethernet device. */
-
-typedef int (*eth_queue_stop_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-				    uint16_t queue_id);
-/**< @internal Stop rx and tx of a queue of an Ethernet device. */
-
-typedef int (*eth_rx_queue_setup_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-				    uint16_t rx_queue_id,
-				    uint16_t nb_rx_desc,
-				    unsigned int socket_id,
-				    const struct rte_eth_rxconf *rx_conf,
-				    struct rte_mempool *mb_pool);
-/**< @internal Set up a receive queue of an Ethernet device. */
-
-typedef int (*eth_tx_queue_setup_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-				    uint16_t tx_queue_id,
-				    uint16_t nb_tx_desc,
-				    unsigned int socket_id,
-				    const struct rte_eth_txconf *tx_conf);
-/**< @internal Setup a transmit queue of an Ethernet device. */
-
-typedef int (*eth_rx_enable_intr_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-				    uint16_t rx_queue_id);
-/**< @internal Enable interrupt of a receive queue of an Ethernet device. */
-
-typedef int (*eth_rx_disable_intr_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-				    uint16_t rx_queue_id);
-/**< @internal Disable interrupt of a receive queue of an Ethernet device. */
-
-typedef void (*eth_queue_release_t)(void *queue);
-/**< @internal Release memory resources allocated by given RX/TX queue. */
-
-typedef uint32_t (*eth_rx_queue_count_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-					 uint16_t rx_queue_id);
-/**< @internal Get number of used descriptors on a receive queue. */
-
-typedef int (*eth_rx_descriptor_done_t)(void *rxq, uint16_t offset);
-/**< @internal Check DD bit of specific RX descriptor */
-
-typedef int (*eth_rx_descriptor_status_t)(void *rxq, uint16_t offset);
-/**< @internal Check the status of a Rx descriptor */
-
-typedef int (*eth_tx_descriptor_status_t)(void *txq, uint16_t offset);
-/**< @internal Check the status of a Tx descriptor */
-
-typedef int (*eth_fw_version_get_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-				     char *fw_version, size_t fw_size);
-/**< @internal Get firmware information of an Ethernet device. */
-
-typedef int (*eth_tx_done_cleanup_t)(void *txq, uint32_t free_cnt);
-/**< @internal Force mbufs to be from TX ring. */
-
-typedef void (*eth_rxq_info_get_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-	uint16_t rx_queue_id, struct rte_eth_rxq_info *qinfo);
-
-typedef void (*eth_txq_info_get_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-	uint16_t tx_queue_id, struct rte_eth_txq_info *qinfo);
-
-typedef int (*mtu_set_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t mtu);
-/**< @internal Set MTU. */
-
-typedef int (*vlan_filter_set_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-				  uint16_t vlan_id,
-				  int on);
-/**< @internal filtering of a VLAN Tag Identifier by an Ethernet device. */
-
-typedef int (*vlan_tpid_set_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-			       enum rte_vlan_type type, uint16_t tpid);
-/**< @internal set the outer/inner VLAN-TPID by an Ethernet device. */
-
-typedef int (*vlan_offload_set_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, int mask);
-/**< @internal set VLAN offload function by an Ethernet device. */
-
-typedef int (*vlan_pvid_set_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-			       uint16_t vlan_id,
-			       int on);
-/**< @internal set port based TX VLAN insertion by an Ethernet device. */
-
-typedef void (*vlan_strip_queue_set_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-				  uint16_t rx_queue_id,
-				  int on);
-/**< @internal VLAN stripping enable/disable by an queue of Ethernet device. */
-
-typedef uint16_t (*eth_rx_burst_t)(void *rxq,
-				   struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
-				   uint16_t nb_pkts);
-/**< @internal Retrieve input packets from a receive queue of an Ethernet device. */
-
-typedef uint16_t (*eth_tx_burst_t)(void *txq,
-				   struct rte_mbuf **tx_pkts,
-				   uint16_t nb_pkts);
-/**< @internal Send output packets on a transmit queue of an Ethernet device. */
-
-typedef uint16_t (*eth_tx_prep_t)(void *txq,
-				   struct rte_mbuf **tx_pkts,
-				   uint16_t nb_pkts);
-/**< @internal Prepare output packets on a transmit queue of an Ethernet device. */
-
-typedef int (*flow_ctrl_get_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-			       struct rte_eth_fc_conf *fc_conf);
-/**< @internal Get current flow control parameter on an Ethernet device */
-
-typedef int (*flow_ctrl_set_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-			       struct rte_eth_fc_conf *fc_conf);
-/**< @internal Setup flow control parameter on an Ethernet device */
-
-typedef int (*priority_flow_ctrl_set_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-				struct rte_eth_pfc_conf *pfc_conf);
-/**< @internal Setup priority flow control parameter on an Ethernet device */
-
-typedef int (*reta_update_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-			     struct rte_eth_rss_reta_entry64 *reta_conf,
-			     uint16_t reta_size);
-/**< @internal Update RSS redirection table on an Ethernet device */
-
-typedef int (*reta_query_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-			    struct rte_eth_rss_reta_entry64 *reta_conf,
-			    uint16_t reta_size);
-/**< @internal Query RSS redirection table on an Ethernet device */
-
-typedef int (*rss_hash_update_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-				 struct rte_eth_rss_conf *rss_conf);
-/**< @internal Update RSS hash configuration of an Ethernet device */
-
-typedef int (*rss_hash_conf_get_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-				   struct rte_eth_rss_conf *rss_conf);
-/**< @internal Get current RSS hash configuration of an Ethernet device */
-
-typedef int (*eth_dev_led_on_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
-/**< @internal Turn on SW controllable LED on an Ethernet device */
-
-typedef int (*eth_dev_led_off_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
-/**< @internal Turn off SW controllable LED on an Ethernet device */
-
-typedef void (*eth_mac_addr_remove_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint32_t index);
-/**< @internal Remove MAC address from receive address register */
-
-typedef int (*eth_mac_addr_add_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-				  struct rte_ether_addr *mac_addr,
-				  uint32_t index,
-				  uint32_t vmdq);
-/**< @internal Set a MAC address into Receive Address Address Register */
-
-typedef int (*eth_mac_addr_set_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-				  struct rte_ether_addr *mac_addr);
-/**< @internal Set a MAC address into Receive Address Address Register */
-
-typedef int (*eth_uc_hash_table_set_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-				  struct rte_ether_addr *mac_addr,
-				  uint8_t on);
-/**< @internal Set a Unicast Hash bitmap */
-
-typedef int (*eth_uc_all_hash_table_set_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-				  uint8_t on);
-/**< @internal Set all Unicast Hash bitmap */
-
-typedef int (*eth_set_queue_rate_limit_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-				uint16_t queue_idx,
-				uint16_t tx_rate);
-/**< @internal Set queue TX rate */
-
-typedef int (*eth_mirror_rule_set_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-				  struct rte_eth_mirror_conf *mirror_conf,
-				  uint8_t rule_id,
-				  uint8_t on);
-/**< @internal Add a traffic mirroring rule on an Ethernet device */
-
-typedef int (*eth_mirror_rule_reset_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-				  uint8_t rule_id);
-/**< @internal Remove a traffic mirroring rule on an Ethernet device */
-
-typedef int (*eth_udp_tunnel_port_add_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-					 struct rte_eth_udp_tunnel *tunnel_udp);
-/**< @internal Add tunneling UDP port */
-
-typedef int (*eth_udp_tunnel_port_del_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-					 struct rte_eth_udp_tunnel *tunnel_udp);
-/**< @internal Delete tunneling UDP port */
-
-typedef int (*eth_set_mc_addr_list_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-				      struct rte_ether_addr *mc_addr_set,
-				      uint32_t nb_mc_addr);
-/**< @internal set the list of multicast addresses on an Ethernet device */
-
-typedef int (*eth_timesync_enable_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
-/**< @internal Function used to enable IEEE1588/802.1AS timestamping. */
-
-typedef int (*eth_timesync_disable_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
-/**< @internal Function used to disable IEEE1588/802.1AS timestamping. */
-
-typedef int (*eth_timesync_read_rx_timestamp_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-						struct timespec *timestamp,
-						uint32_t flags);
-/**< @internal Function used to read an RX IEEE1588/802.1AS timestamp. */
-
-typedef int (*eth_timesync_read_tx_timestamp_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-						struct timespec *timestamp);
-/**< @internal Function used to read a TX IEEE1588/802.1AS timestamp. */
-
-typedef int (*eth_timesync_adjust_time)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, int64_t);
-/**< @internal Function used to adjust the device clock */
-
-typedef int (*eth_timesync_read_time)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-				      struct timespec *timestamp);
-/**< @internal Function used to get time from the device clock. */
-
-typedef int (*eth_timesync_write_time)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-				       const struct timespec *timestamp);
-/**< @internal Function used to get time from the device clock */
-
-typedef int (*eth_read_clock)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-				      uint64_t *timestamp);
-/**< @internal Function used to get the current value of the device clock. */
-
-typedef int (*eth_get_reg_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-				struct rte_dev_reg_info *info);
-/**< @internal Retrieve registers  */
-
-typedef int (*eth_get_eeprom_length_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
-/**< @internal Retrieve eeprom size  */
-
-typedef int (*eth_get_eeprom_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-				struct rte_dev_eeprom_info *info);
-/**< @internal Retrieve eeprom data  */
-
-typedef int (*eth_set_eeprom_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-				struct rte_dev_eeprom_info *info);
-/**< @internal Program eeprom data  */
-
-typedef int (*eth_get_module_info_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-				     struct rte_eth_dev_module_info *modinfo);
-/**< @internal Retrieve type and size of plugin module eeprom */
-
-typedef int (*eth_get_module_eeprom_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-				       struct rte_dev_eeprom_info *info);
-/**< @internal Retrieve plugin module eeprom data */
-
-typedef int (*eth_l2_tunnel_eth_type_conf_t)
-	(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_eth_l2_tunnel_conf *l2_tunnel);
-/**< @internal config l2 tunnel ether type */
-
-typedef int (*eth_l2_tunnel_offload_set_t)
-	(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-	 struct rte_eth_l2_tunnel_conf *l2_tunnel,
-	 uint32_t mask,
-	 uint8_t en);
-/**< @internal enable/disable the l2 tunnel offload functions */
-
-
-typedef int (*eth_filter_ctrl_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-				 enum rte_filter_type filter_type,
-				 enum rte_filter_op filter_op,
-				 void *arg);
-/**< @internal Take operations to assigned filter type on an Ethernet device */
-
-typedef int (*eth_tm_ops_get_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, void *ops);
-/**< @internal Get Traffic Management (TM) operations on an Ethernet device */
-
-typedef int (*eth_mtr_ops_get_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, void *ops);
-/**< @internal Get Traffic Metering and Policing (MTR) operations */
-
-typedef int (*eth_get_dcb_info)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-				 struct rte_eth_dcb_info *dcb_info);
-/**< @internal Get dcb information on an Ethernet device */
-
-typedef int (*eth_pool_ops_supported_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-						const char *pool);
-/**< @internal Test if a port supports specific mempool ops */
-
-/**
- * @internal A structure containing the functions exported by an Ethernet driver.
- */
-struct eth_dev_ops {
-	eth_dev_configure_t        dev_configure; /**< Configure device. */
-	eth_dev_start_t            dev_start;     /**< Start device. */
-	eth_dev_stop_t             dev_stop;      /**< Stop device. */
-	eth_dev_set_link_up_t      dev_set_link_up;   /**< Device link up. */
-	eth_dev_set_link_down_t    dev_set_link_down; /**< Device link down. */
-	eth_dev_close_t            dev_close;     /**< Close device. */
-	eth_dev_reset_t		   dev_reset;	  /**< Reset device. */
-	eth_link_update_t          link_update;   /**< Get device link state. */
-	eth_is_removed_t           is_removed;
-	/**< Check if the device was physically removed. */
-
-	eth_promiscuous_enable_t   promiscuous_enable; /**< Promiscuous ON. */
-	eth_promiscuous_disable_t  promiscuous_disable;/**< Promiscuous OFF. */
-	eth_allmulticast_enable_t  allmulticast_enable;/**< RX multicast ON. */
-	eth_allmulticast_disable_t allmulticast_disable;/**< RX multicast OFF. */
-	eth_mac_addr_remove_t      mac_addr_remove; /**< Remove MAC address. */
-	eth_mac_addr_add_t         mac_addr_add;  /**< Add a MAC address. */
-	eth_mac_addr_set_t         mac_addr_set;  /**< Set a MAC address. */
-	eth_set_mc_addr_list_t     set_mc_addr_list; /**< set list of mcast addrs. */
-	mtu_set_t                  mtu_set;       /**< Set MTU. */
-
-	eth_stats_get_t            stats_get;     /**< Get generic device statistics. */
-	eth_stats_reset_t          stats_reset;   /**< Reset generic device statistics. */
-	eth_xstats_get_t           xstats_get;    /**< Get extended device statistics. */
-	eth_xstats_reset_t         xstats_reset;  /**< Reset extended device statistics. */
-	eth_xstats_get_names_t     xstats_get_names;
-	/**< Get names of extended statistics. */
-	eth_queue_stats_mapping_set_t queue_stats_mapping_set;
-	/**< Configure per queue stat counter mapping. */
-
-	eth_dev_infos_get_t        dev_infos_get; /**< Get device info. */
-	eth_rxq_info_get_t         rxq_info_get; /**< retrieve RX queue information. */
-	eth_txq_info_get_t         txq_info_get; /**< retrieve TX queue information. */
-	eth_fw_version_get_t       fw_version_get; /**< Get firmware version. */
-	eth_dev_supported_ptypes_get_t dev_supported_ptypes_get;
-	/**< Get packet types supported and identified by device. */
-
-	vlan_filter_set_t          vlan_filter_set; /**< Filter VLAN Setup. */
-	vlan_tpid_set_t            vlan_tpid_set; /**< Outer/Inner VLAN TPID Setup. */
-	vlan_strip_queue_set_t     vlan_strip_queue_set; /**< VLAN Stripping on queue. */
-	vlan_offload_set_t         vlan_offload_set; /**< Set VLAN Offload. */
-	vlan_pvid_set_t            vlan_pvid_set; /**< Set port based TX VLAN insertion. */
-
-	eth_queue_start_t          rx_queue_start;/**< Start RX for a queue. */
-	eth_queue_stop_t           rx_queue_stop; /**< Stop RX for a queue. */
-	eth_queue_start_t          tx_queue_start;/**< Start TX for a queue. */
-	eth_queue_stop_t           tx_queue_stop; /**< Stop TX for a queue. */
-	eth_rx_queue_setup_t       rx_queue_setup;/**< Set up device RX queue. */
-	eth_queue_release_t        rx_queue_release; /**< Release RX queue. */
-	eth_rx_queue_count_t       rx_queue_count;
-	/**< Get the number of used RX descriptors. */
-	eth_rx_descriptor_done_t   rx_descriptor_done; /**< Check rxd DD bit. */
-	eth_rx_descriptor_status_t rx_descriptor_status;
-	/**< Check the status of a Rx descriptor. */
-	eth_tx_descriptor_status_t tx_descriptor_status;
-	/**< Check the status of a Tx descriptor. */
-	eth_rx_enable_intr_t       rx_queue_intr_enable;  /**< Enable Rx queue interrupt. */
-	eth_rx_disable_intr_t      rx_queue_intr_disable; /**< Disable Rx queue interrupt. */
-	eth_tx_queue_setup_t       tx_queue_setup;/**< Set up device TX queue. */
-	eth_queue_release_t        tx_queue_release; /**< Release TX queue. */
-	eth_tx_done_cleanup_t      tx_done_cleanup;/**< Free tx ring mbufs */
-
-	eth_dev_led_on_t           dev_led_on;    /**< Turn on LED. */
-	eth_dev_led_off_t          dev_led_off;   /**< Turn off LED. */
-
-	flow_ctrl_get_t            flow_ctrl_get; /**< Get flow control. */
-	flow_ctrl_set_t            flow_ctrl_set; /**< Setup flow control. */
-	priority_flow_ctrl_set_t   priority_flow_ctrl_set; /**< Setup priority flow control. */
-
-	eth_uc_hash_table_set_t    uc_hash_table_set; /**< Set Unicast Table Array. */
-	eth_uc_all_hash_table_set_t uc_all_hash_table_set; /**< Set Unicast hash bitmap. */
-
-	eth_mirror_rule_set_t	   mirror_rule_set; /**< Add a traffic mirror rule. */
-	eth_mirror_rule_reset_t	   mirror_rule_reset; /**< reset a traffic mirror rule. */
-
-	eth_udp_tunnel_port_add_t  udp_tunnel_port_add; /** Add UDP tunnel port. */
-	eth_udp_tunnel_port_del_t  udp_tunnel_port_del; /** Del UDP tunnel port. */
-	eth_l2_tunnel_eth_type_conf_t l2_tunnel_eth_type_conf;
-	/** Config ether type of l2 tunnel. */
-	eth_l2_tunnel_offload_set_t   l2_tunnel_offload_set;
-	/** Enable/disable l2 tunnel offload functions. */
-
-	eth_set_queue_rate_limit_t set_queue_rate_limit; /**< Set queue rate limit. */
-
-	rss_hash_update_t          rss_hash_update; /** Configure RSS hash protocols. */
-	rss_hash_conf_get_t        rss_hash_conf_get; /** Get current RSS hash configuration. */
-	reta_update_t              reta_update;   /** Update redirection table. */
-	reta_query_t               reta_query;    /** Query redirection table. */
-
-	eth_get_reg_t              get_reg;           /**< Get registers. */
-	eth_get_eeprom_length_t    get_eeprom_length; /**< Get eeprom length. */
-	eth_get_eeprom_t           get_eeprom;        /**< Get eeprom data. */
-	eth_set_eeprom_t           set_eeprom;        /**< Set eeprom. */
-
-	eth_get_module_info_t      get_module_info;
-	/** Get plugin module eeprom attribute. */
-	eth_get_module_eeprom_t    get_module_eeprom;
-	/** Get plugin module eeprom data. */
-
-	eth_filter_ctrl_t          filter_ctrl; /**< common filter control. */
-
-	eth_get_dcb_info           get_dcb_info; /** Get DCB information. */
-
-	eth_timesync_enable_t      timesync_enable;
-	/** Turn IEEE1588/802.1AS timestamping on. */
-	eth_timesync_disable_t     timesync_disable;
-	/** Turn IEEE1588/802.1AS timestamping off. */
-	eth_timesync_read_rx_timestamp_t timesync_read_rx_timestamp;
-	/** Read the IEEE1588/802.1AS RX timestamp. */
-	eth_timesync_read_tx_timestamp_t timesync_read_tx_timestamp;
-	/** Read the IEEE1588/802.1AS TX timestamp. */
-	eth_timesync_adjust_time   timesync_adjust_time; /** Adjust the device clock. */
-	eth_timesync_read_time     timesync_read_time; /** Get the device clock time. */
-	eth_timesync_write_time    timesync_write_time; /** Set the device clock time. */
-
-	eth_read_clock             read_clock;
-
-	eth_xstats_get_by_id_t     xstats_get_by_id;
-	/**< Get extended device statistic values by ID. */
-	eth_xstats_get_names_by_id_t xstats_get_names_by_id;
-	/**< Get name of extended device statistics by ID. */
-
-	eth_tm_ops_get_t tm_ops_get;
-	/**< Get Traffic Management (TM) operations. */
-
-	eth_mtr_ops_get_t mtr_ops_get;
-	/**< Get Traffic Metering and Policing (MTR) operations. */
-
-	eth_pool_ops_supported_t pool_ops_supported;
-	/**< Test if a port supports specific mempool ops */
-};
-
-/**
- * @internal
- * Structure used to hold information about the callbacks to be called for a
- * queue on RX and TX.
- */
-struct rte_eth_rxtx_callback {
-	struct rte_eth_rxtx_callback *next;
-	union{
-		rte_rx_callback_fn rx;
-		rte_tx_callback_fn tx;
-	} fn;
-	void *param;
-};
-
 /**
  * @internal
  * The generic data structure associated with each ethernet device.
@@ -542,9 +28,7 @@ struct rte_eth_rxtx_callback {
  * process, while the actual configuration data for the device is shared.
  */
 struct rte_eth_dev {
-	eth_rx_burst_t rx_pkt_burst; /**< Pointer to PMD receive function. */
-	eth_tx_burst_t tx_pkt_burst; /**< Pointer to PMD transmit function. */
-	eth_tx_prep_t tx_pkt_prepare; /**< Pointer to PMD transmit prepare function. */
+	struct rte_eth_dev_fcns fcns; /**< Public eth device functions */
 	/**
 	 * Next two fields are per-device data but *data is shared between
 	 * primary and secondary processes and *process_private is per-process
@@ -555,18 +39,6 @@ struct rte_eth_dev {
 	const struct eth_dev_ops *dev_ops; /**< Functions exported by PMD */
 	struct rte_device *device; /**< Backing device */
 	struct rte_intr_handle *intr_handle; /**< Device interrupt handle */
-	/** User application callbacks for NIC interrupts */
-	struct rte_eth_dev_cb_list link_intr_cbs;
-	/**
-	 * User-supplied functions called from rx_burst to post-process
-	 * received packets before passing them to the user
-	 */
-	struct rte_eth_rxtx_callback *post_rx_burst_cbs[RTE_MAX_QUEUES_PER_PORT];
-	/**
-	 * User-supplied functions called from tx_burst to pre-process
-	 * received packets before passing them to the driver for transmission.
-	 */
-	struct rte_eth_rxtx_callback *pre_tx_burst_cbs[RTE_MAX_QUEUES_PER_PORT];
 	enum rte_eth_dev_state state; /**< Flag indicating the port state */
 	void *security_ctx; /**< Context for security ops */
 } __rte_cache_aligned;
@@ -645,3 +117,4 @@ struct rte_eth_dev_data {
 extern struct rte_eth_dev rte_eth_devices[];
 
 #endif /* _RTE_ETHDEV_CORE_H_ */
+
diff --git a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev_driver.h b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev_driver.h
index 936ff8c98..6265d2fae 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev_driver.h
+++ b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev_driver.h
@@ -16,11 +16,493 @@
  */
 
 #include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_core.h>
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
+/*
+ * Definitions of all functions exported by an Ethernet driver through the
+ * the generic structure of type *eth_dev_ops* supplied in the *rte_eth_dev*
+ * structure associated with an Ethernet device.
+ */
+struct rte_eth_dev;
+
+typedef int  (*eth_dev_configure_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
+/**< @internal Ethernet device configuration. */
+
+typedef int  (*eth_dev_start_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
+/**< @internal Function used to start a configured Ethernet device. */
+
+typedef void (*eth_dev_stop_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
+/**< @internal Function used to stop a configured Ethernet device. */
+
+typedef int  (*eth_dev_set_link_up_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
+/**< @internal Function used to link up a configured Ethernet device. */
+
+typedef int  (*eth_dev_set_link_down_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
+/**< @internal Function used to link down a configured Ethernet device. */
+
+typedef void (*eth_dev_close_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
+/**< @internal Function used to close a configured Ethernet device. */
+
+typedef int (*eth_dev_reset_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
+/** <@internal Function used to reset a configured Ethernet device. */
+
+typedef int (*eth_is_removed_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
+/**< @internal Function used to detect an Ethernet device removal. */
+
+typedef void (*eth_promiscuous_enable_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
+/**< @internal Function used to enable the RX promiscuous mode of an Ethernet device. */
+
+typedef void (*eth_promiscuous_disable_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
+/**< @internal Function used to disable the RX promiscuous mode of an Ethernet device. */
+
+typedef void (*eth_allmulticast_enable_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
+/**< @internal Enable the receipt of all multicast packets by an Ethernet device. */
+
+typedef void (*eth_allmulticast_disable_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
+/**< @internal Disable the receipt of all multicast packets by an Ethernet device. */
+
+typedef int (*eth_link_update_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+				int wait_to_complete);
+/**< @internal Get link speed, duplex mode and state (up/down) of an Ethernet device. */
+
+typedef int (*eth_stats_get_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+				struct rte_eth_stats *igb_stats);
+/**< @internal Get global I/O statistics of an Ethernet device. */
+
+typedef void (*eth_stats_reset_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
+/**< @internal Reset global I/O statistics of an Ethernet device to 0. */
+
+typedef int (*eth_xstats_get_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+	struct rte_eth_xstat *stats, unsigned n);
+/**< @internal Get extended stats of an Ethernet device. */
+
+typedef int (*eth_xstats_get_by_id_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+				      const uint64_t *ids,
+				      uint64_t *values,
+				      unsigned int n);
+/**< @internal Get extended stats of an Ethernet device. */
+
+typedef void (*eth_xstats_reset_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
+/**< @internal Reset extended stats of an Ethernet device. */
+
+typedef int (*eth_xstats_get_names_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+	struct rte_eth_xstat_name *xstats_names, unsigned size);
+/**< @internal Get names of extended stats of an Ethernet device. */
+
+typedef int (*eth_xstats_get_names_by_id_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+	struct rte_eth_xstat_name *xstats_names, const uint64_t *ids,
+	unsigned int size);
+/**< @internal Get names of extended stats of an Ethernet device. */
+
+typedef int (*eth_queue_stats_mapping_set_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+					     uint16_t queue_id,
+					     uint8_t stat_idx,
+					     uint8_t is_rx);
+/**< @internal Set a queue statistics mapping for a tx/rx queue of an Ethernet device. */
+
+typedef void (*eth_dev_infos_get_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+				    struct rte_eth_dev_info *dev_info);
+/**< @internal Get specific information of an Ethernet device. */
+
+typedef const uint32_t *(*eth_dev_supported_ptypes_get_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
+/**< @internal Get supported ptypes of an Ethernet device. */
+
+typedef int (*eth_queue_start_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+				    uint16_t queue_id);
+/**< @internal Start rx and tx of a queue of an Ethernet device. */
+
+typedef int (*eth_queue_stop_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+				    uint16_t queue_id);
+/**< @internal Stop rx and tx of a queue of an Ethernet device. */
+
+typedef int (*eth_rx_queue_setup_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+				    uint16_t rx_queue_id,
+				    uint16_t nb_rx_desc,
+				    unsigned int socket_id,
+				    const struct rte_eth_rxconf *rx_conf,
+				    struct rte_mempool *mb_pool);
+/**< @internal Set up a receive queue of an Ethernet device. */
+
+typedef int (*eth_tx_queue_setup_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+				    uint16_t tx_queue_id,
+				    uint16_t nb_tx_desc,
+				    unsigned int socket_id,
+				    const struct rte_eth_txconf *tx_conf);
+/**< @internal Setup a transmit queue of an Ethernet device. */
+
+typedef int (*eth_rx_enable_intr_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+				    uint16_t rx_queue_id);
+/**< @internal Enable interrupt of a receive queue of an Ethernet device. */
+
+typedef int (*eth_rx_disable_intr_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+				    uint16_t rx_queue_id);
+/**< @internal Disable interrupt of a receive queue of an Ethernet device. */
+
+typedef void (*eth_queue_release_t)(void *queue);
+/**< @internal Release memory resources allocated by given RX/TX queue. */
+
+typedef uint32_t (*eth_rx_queue_count_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+					 uint16_t rx_queue_id);
+/**< @internal Get number of used descriptors on a receive queue. */
+
+typedef int (*eth_rx_descriptor_done_t)(void *rxq, uint16_t offset);
+/**< @internal Check DD bit of specific RX descriptor */
+
+typedef int (*eth_rx_descriptor_status_t)(void *rxq, uint16_t offset);
+/**< @internal Check the status of a Rx descriptor */
+
+typedef int (*eth_tx_descriptor_status_t)(void *txq, uint16_t offset);
+/**< @internal Check the status of a Tx descriptor */
+
+typedef int (*eth_fw_version_get_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+				     char *fw_version, size_t fw_size);
+/**< @internal Get firmware information of an Ethernet device. */
+
+typedef int (*eth_tx_done_cleanup_t)(void *txq, uint32_t free_cnt);
+/**< @internal Force mbufs to be from TX ring. */
+
+typedef void (*eth_rxq_info_get_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+	uint16_t rx_queue_id, struct rte_eth_rxq_info *qinfo);
+
+typedef void (*eth_txq_info_get_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+	uint16_t tx_queue_id, struct rte_eth_txq_info *qinfo);
+
+typedef int (*mtu_set_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t mtu);
+/**< @internal Set MTU. */
+
+typedef int (*vlan_filter_set_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+				  uint16_t vlan_id,
+				  int on);
+/**< @internal filtering of a VLAN Tag Identifier by an Ethernet device. */
+
+typedef int (*vlan_tpid_set_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+			       enum rte_vlan_type type, uint16_t tpid);
+/**< @internal set the outer/inner VLAN-TPID by an Ethernet device. */
+
+typedef int (*vlan_offload_set_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, int mask);
+/**< @internal set VLAN offload function by an Ethernet device. */
+
+typedef int (*vlan_pvid_set_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+			       uint16_t vlan_id,
+			       int on);
+/**< @internal set port based TX VLAN insertion by an Ethernet device. */
+
+typedef void (*vlan_strip_queue_set_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+				  uint16_t rx_queue_id,
+				  int on);
+/**< @internal VLAN stripping enable/disable by an queue of Ethernet device. */
+
+typedef int (*flow_ctrl_get_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+			       struct rte_eth_fc_conf *fc_conf);
+/**< @internal Get current flow control parameter on an Ethernet device */
+
+typedef int (*flow_ctrl_set_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+			       struct rte_eth_fc_conf *fc_conf);
+/**< @internal Setup flow control parameter on an Ethernet device */
+
+typedef int (*priority_flow_ctrl_set_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+				struct rte_eth_pfc_conf *pfc_conf);
+/**< @internal Setup priority flow control parameter on an Ethernet device */
+
+typedef int (*reta_update_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+			     struct rte_eth_rss_reta_entry64 *reta_conf,
+			     uint16_t reta_size);
+/**< @internal Update RSS redirection table on an Ethernet device */
+
+typedef int (*reta_query_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+			    struct rte_eth_rss_reta_entry64 *reta_conf,
+			    uint16_t reta_size);
+/**< @internal Query RSS redirection table on an Ethernet device */
+
+typedef int (*rss_hash_update_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+				 struct rte_eth_rss_conf *rss_conf);
+/**< @internal Update RSS hash configuration of an Ethernet device */
+
+typedef int (*rss_hash_conf_get_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+				   struct rte_eth_rss_conf *rss_conf);
+/**< @internal Get current RSS hash configuration of an Ethernet device */
+
+typedef int (*eth_dev_led_on_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
+/**< @internal Turn on SW controllable LED on an Ethernet device */
+
+typedef int (*eth_dev_led_off_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
+/**< @internal Turn off SW controllable LED on an Ethernet device */
+
+typedef void (*eth_mac_addr_remove_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint32_t index);
+/**< @internal Remove MAC address from receive address register */
+
+typedef int (*eth_mac_addr_add_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+				  struct rte_ether_addr *mac_addr,
+				  uint32_t index,
+				  uint32_t vmdq);
+/**< @internal Set a MAC address into Receive Address Address Register */
+
+typedef int (*eth_mac_addr_set_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+				  struct rte_ether_addr *mac_addr);
+/**< @internal Set a MAC address into Receive Address Address Register */
+
+typedef int (*eth_uc_hash_table_set_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+				  struct rte_ether_addr *mac_addr,
+				  uint8_t on);
+/**< @internal Set a Unicast Hash bitmap */
+
+typedef int (*eth_uc_all_hash_table_set_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+				  uint8_t on);
+/**< @internal Set all Unicast Hash bitmap */
+
+typedef int (*eth_set_queue_rate_limit_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+				uint16_t queue_idx,
+				uint16_t tx_rate);
+/**< @internal Set queue TX rate */
+
+typedef int (*eth_mirror_rule_set_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+				  struct rte_eth_mirror_conf *mirror_conf,
+				  uint8_t rule_id,
+				  uint8_t on);
+/**< @internal Add a traffic mirroring rule on an Ethernet device */
+
+typedef int (*eth_mirror_rule_reset_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+				  uint8_t rule_id);
+/**< @internal Remove a traffic mirroring rule on an Ethernet device */
+
+typedef int (*eth_udp_tunnel_port_add_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+					 struct rte_eth_udp_tunnel *tunnel_udp);
+/**< @internal Add tunneling UDP port */
+
+typedef int (*eth_udp_tunnel_port_del_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+					 struct rte_eth_udp_tunnel *tunnel_udp);
+/**< @internal Delete tunneling UDP port */
+
+typedef int (*eth_set_mc_addr_list_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+				      struct rte_ether_addr *mc_addr_set,
+				      uint32_t nb_mc_addr);
+/**< @internal set the list of multicast addresses on an Ethernet device */
+
+typedef int (*eth_timesync_enable_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
+/**< @internal Function used to enable IEEE1588/802.1AS timestamping. */
+
+typedef int (*eth_timesync_disable_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
+/**< @internal Function used to disable IEEE1588/802.1AS timestamping. */
+
+typedef int (*eth_timesync_read_rx_timestamp_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+						struct timespec *timestamp,
+						uint32_t flags);
+/**< @internal Function used to read an RX IEEE1588/802.1AS timestamp. */
+
+typedef int (*eth_timesync_read_tx_timestamp_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+						struct timespec *timestamp);
+/**< @internal Function used to read a TX IEEE1588/802.1AS timestamp. */
+
+typedef int (*eth_timesync_adjust_time)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, int64_t);
+/**< @internal Function used to adjust the device clock */
+
+typedef int (*eth_timesync_read_time)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+				      struct timespec *timestamp);
+/**< @internal Function used to get time from the device clock. */
+
+typedef int (*eth_timesync_write_time)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+				       const struct timespec *timestamp);
+/**< @internal Function used to get time from the device clock */
+
+typedef int (*eth_read_clock)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+				      uint64_t *timestamp);
+/**< @internal Function used to get the current value of the device clock. */
+
+typedef int (*eth_get_reg_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+				struct rte_dev_reg_info *info);
+/**< @internal Retrieve registers  */
+
+typedef int (*eth_get_eeprom_length_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
+/**< @internal Retrieve eeprom size  */
+
+typedef int (*eth_get_eeprom_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+				struct rte_dev_eeprom_info *info);
+/**< @internal Retrieve eeprom data  */
+
+typedef int (*eth_set_eeprom_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+				struct rte_dev_eeprom_info *info);
+/**< @internal Program eeprom data  */
+
+typedef int (*eth_get_module_info_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+				     struct rte_eth_dev_module_info *modinfo);
+/**< @internal Retrieve type and size of plugin module eeprom */
+
+typedef int (*eth_get_module_eeprom_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+				       struct rte_dev_eeprom_info *info);
+/**< @internal Retrieve plugin module eeprom data */
+
+typedef int (*eth_l2_tunnel_eth_type_conf_t)
+	(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_eth_l2_tunnel_conf *l2_tunnel);
+/**< @internal config l2 tunnel ether type */
+
+typedef int (*eth_l2_tunnel_offload_set_t)
+	(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+	 struct rte_eth_l2_tunnel_conf *l2_tunnel,
+	 uint32_t mask,
+	 uint8_t en);
+/**< @internal enable/disable the l2 tunnel offload functions */
+
+
+typedef int (*eth_filter_ctrl_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+				 enum rte_filter_type filter_type,
+				 enum rte_filter_op filter_op,
+				 void *arg);
+/**< @internal Take operations to assigned filter type on an Ethernet device */
+
+typedef int (*eth_tm_ops_get_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, void *ops);
+/**< @internal Get Traffic Management (TM) operations on an Ethernet device */
+
+typedef int (*eth_mtr_ops_get_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, void *ops);
+/**< @internal Get Traffic Metering and Policing (MTR) operations */
+
+typedef int (*eth_get_dcb_info)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+				 struct rte_eth_dcb_info *dcb_info);
+/**< @internal Get dcb information on an Ethernet device */
+
+typedef int (*eth_pool_ops_supported_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+						const char *pool);
+/**< @internal Test if a port supports specific mempool ops */
+
+/**
+ * @internal A structure containing the functions exported by an Ethernet driver.
+ */
+struct eth_dev_ops {
+	eth_dev_configure_t        dev_configure; /**< Configure device. */
+	eth_dev_start_t            dev_start;     /**< Start device. */
+	eth_dev_stop_t             dev_stop;      /**< Stop device. */
+	eth_dev_set_link_up_t      dev_set_link_up;   /**< Device link up. */
+	eth_dev_set_link_down_t    dev_set_link_down; /**< Device link down. */
+	eth_dev_close_t            dev_close;     /**< Close device. */
+	eth_dev_reset_t		   dev_reset;	  /**< Reset device. */
+	eth_link_update_t          link_update;   /**< Get device link state. */
+	eth_is_removed_t           is_removed;
+	/**< Check if the device was physically removed. */
+
+	eth_promiscuous_enable_t   promiscuous_enable; /**< Promiscuous ON. */
+	eth_promiscuous_disable_t  promiscuous_disable;/**< Promiscuous OFF. */
+	eth_allmulticast_enable_t  allmulticast_enable;/**< RX multicast ON. */
+	eth_allmulticast_disable_t allmulticast_disable;/**< RX multicast OFF. */
+	eth_mac_addr_remove_t      mac_addr_remove; /**< Remove MAC address. */
+	eth_mac_addr_add_t         mac_addr_add;  /**< Add a MAC address. */
+	eth_mac_addr_set_t         mac_addr_set;  /**< Set a MAC address. */
+	eth_set_mc_addr_list_t     set_mc_addr_list; /**< set list of mcast addrs. */
+	mtu_set_t                  mtu_set;       /**< Set MTU. */
+
+	eth_stats_get_t            stats_get;     /**< Get generic device statistics. */
+	eth_stats_reset_t          stats_reset;   /**< Reset generic device statistics. */
+	eth_xstats_get_t           xstats_get;    /**< Get extended device statistics. */
+	eth_xstats_reset_t         xstats_reset;  /**< Reset extended device statistics. */
+	eth_xstats_get_names_t     xstats_get_names;
+	/**< Get names of extended statistics. */
+	eth_queue_stats_mapping_set_t queue_stats_mapping_set;
+	/**< Configure per queue stat counter mapping. */
+
+	eth_dev_infos_get_t        dev_infos_get; /**< Get device info. */
+	eth_rxq_info_get_t         rxq_info_get; /**< retrieve RX queue information. */
+	eth_txq_info_get_t         txq_info_get; /**< retrieve TX queue information. */
+	eth_fw_version_get_t       fw_version_get; /**< Get firmware version. */
+	eth_dev_supported_ptypes_get_t dev_supported_ptypes_get;
+	/**< Get packet types supported and identified by device. */
+
+	vlan_filter_set_t          vlan_filter_set; /**< Filter VLAN Setup. */
+	vlan_tpid_set_t            vlan_tpid_set; /**< Outer/Inner VLAN TPID Setup. */
+	vlan_strip_queue_set_t     vlan_strip_queue_set; /**< VLAN Stripping on queue. */
+	vlan_offload_set_t         vlan_offload_set; /**< Set VLAN Offload. */
+	vlan_pvid_set_t            vlan_pvid_set; /**< Set port based TX VLAN insertion. */
+
+	eth_queue_start_t          rx_queue_start;/**< Start RX for a queue. */
+	eth_queue_stop_t           rx_queue_stop; /**< Stop RX for a queue. */
+	eth_queue_start_t          tx_queue_start;/**< Start TX for a queue. */
+	eth_queue_stop_t           tx_queue_stop; /**< Stop TX for a queue. */
+	eth_rx_queue_setup_t       rx_queue_setup;/**< Set up device RX queue. */
+	eth_queue_release_t        rx_queue_release; /**< Release RX queue. */
+	eth_rx_queue_count_t       rx_queue_count;
+	/**< Get the number of used RX descriptors. */
+	eth_rx_descriptor_done_t   rx_descriptor_done; /**< Check rxd DD bit. */
+	eth_rx_descriptor_status_t rx_descriptor_status;
+	/**< Check the status of a Rx descriptor. */
+	eth_tx_descriptor_status_t tx_descriptor_status;
+	/**< Check the status of a Tx descriptor. */
+	eth_rx_enable_intr_t       rx_queue_intr_enable;  /**< Enable Rx queue interrupt. */
+	eth_rx_disable_intr_t      rx_queue_intr_disable; /**< Disable Rx queue interrupt. */
+	eth_tx_queue_setup_t       tx_queue_setup;/**< Set up device TX queue. */
+	eth_queue_release_t        tx_queue_release; /**< Release TX queue. */
+	eth_tx_done_cleanup_t      tx_done_cleanup;/**< Free tx ring mbufs */
+
+	eth_dev_led_on_t           dev_led_on;    /**< Turn on LED. */
+	eth_dev_led_off_t          dev_led_off;   /**< Turn off LED. */
+
+	flow_ctrl_get_t            flow_ctrl_get; /**< Get flow control. */
+	flow_ctrl_set_t            flow_ctrl_set; /**< Setup flow control. */
+	priority_flow_ctrl_set_t   priority_flow_ctrl_set; /**< Setup priority flow control. */
+
+	eth_uc_hash_table_set_t    uc_hash_table_set; /**< Set Unicast Table Array. */
+	eth_uc_all_hash_table_set_t uc_all_hash_table_set; /**< Set Unicast hash bitmap. */
+
+	eth_mirror_rule_set_t	   mirror_rule_set; /**< Add a traffic mirror rule. */
+	eth_mirror_rule_reset_t	   mirror_rule_reset; /**< reset a traffic mirror rule. */
+
+	eth_udp_tunnel_port_add_t  udp_tunnel_port_add; /** Add UDP tunnel port. */
+	eth_udp_tunnel_port_del_t  udp_tunnel_port_del; /** Del UDP tunnel port. */
+	eth_l2_tunnel_eth_type_conf_t l2_tunnel_eth_type_conf;
+	/** Config ether type of l2 tunnel. */
+	eth_l2_tunnel_offload_set_t   l2_tunnel_offload_set;
+	/** Enable/disable l2 tunnel offload functions. */
+
+	eth_set_queue_rate_limit_t set_queue_rate_limit; /**< Set queue rate limit. */
+
+	rss_hash_update_t          rss_hash_update; /** Configure RSS hash protocols. */
+	rss_hash_conf_get_t        rss_hash_conf_get; /** Get current RSS hash configuration. */
+	reta_update_t              reta_update;   /** Update redirection table. */
+	reta_query_t               reta_query;    /** Query redirection table. */
+
+	eth_get_reg_t              get_reg;           /**< Get registers. */
+	eth_get_eeprom_length_t    get_eeprom_length; /**< Get eeprom length. */
+	eth_get_eeprom_t           get_eeprom;        /**< Get eeprom data. */
+	eth_set_eeprom_t           set_eeprom;        /**< Set eeprom. */
+
+	eth_get_module_info_t      get_module_info;
+	/** Get plugin module eeprom attribute. */
+	eth_get_module_eeprom_t    get_module_eeprom;
+	/** Get plugin module eeprom data. */
+
+	eth_filter_ctrl_t          filter_ctrl; /**< common filter control. */
+
+	eth_get_dcb_info           get_dcb_info; /** Get DCB information. */
+
+	eth_timesync_enable_t      timesync_enable;
+	/** Turn IEEE1588/802.1AS timestamping on. */
+	eth_timesync_disable_t     timesync_disable;
+	/** Turn IEEE1588/802.1AS timestamping off. */
+	eth_timesync_read_rx_timestamp_t timesync_read_rx_timestamp;
+	/** Read the IEEE1588/802.1AS RX timestamp. */
+	eth_timesync_read_tx_timestamp_t timesync_read_tx_timestamp;
+	/** Read the IEEE1588/802.1AS TX timestamp. */
+	eth_timesync_adjust_time   timesync_adjust_time; /** Adjust the device clock. */
+	eth_timesync_read_time     timesync_read_time; /** Get the device clock time. */
+	eth_timesync_write_time    timesync_write_time; /** Set the device clock time. */
+
+	eth_read_clock             read_clock;
+
+	eth_xstats_get_by_id_t     xstats_get_by_id;
+	/**< Get extended device statistic values by ID. */
+	eth_xstats_get_names_by_id_t xstats_get_names_by_id;
+	/**< Get name of extended device statistics by ID. */
+
+	eth_tm_ops_get_t tm_ops_get;
+	/**< Get Traffic Management (TM) operations. */
+
+	eth_mtr_ops_get_t mtr_ops_get;
+	/**< Get Traffic Metering and Policing (MTR) operations. */
+
+	eth_pool_ops_supported_t pool_ops_supported;
+	/**< Test if a port supports specific mempool ops */
+};
+
 /**
  * @internal
  * Returns a ethdev slot specified by the unique identifier name.
diff --git a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev_version.map b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev_version.map
index 6df42a47b..137c2f91a 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev_version.map
+++ b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev_version.map
@@ -236,6 +236,17 @@ DPDK_19.05 {
 
 } DPDK_18.11;
 
+DPDK_19.11 {
+	global:
+	rte_eth_rx_queue_count;
+	rte_eth_rx_descriptor_done;
+	rte_eth_rx_descriptor_status;
+	rte_eth_tx_descriptor_status;
+	rte_eth_dev_functions;
+	rte_eth_dev_is_valid_tx_queue_id;
+	rte_eth_dev_is_valid_rx_queue_id;
+} DPDK_19.05;
+
 EXPERIMENTAL {
 	global:
 
diff --git a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_flow.c b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_flow.c
index 18fcb018e..532d6c1ea 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_flow.c
+++ b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_flow.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #include <rte_errno.h>
 #include <rte_branch_prediction.h>
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
-#include "rte_ethdev.h"
+#include "rte_ethdev_driver.h"
 #include "rte_flow_driver.h"
 #include "rte_flow.h"
 
diff --git a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_mtr.c b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_mtr.c
index 3073ac03f..17d95a6d3 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_mtr.c
+++ b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_mtr.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_errno.h>
 #include "rte_compat.h"
-#include "rte_ethdev.h"
+#include "rte_ethdev_driver.h"
 #include "rte_mtr_driver.h"
 #include "rte_mtr.h"
 
diff --git a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_tm.c b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_tm.c
index 9709454f3..23a0470f5 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_tm.c
+++ b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_tm.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 
 #include <rte_errno.h>
-#include "rte_ethdev.h"
+#include "rte_ethdev_driver.h"
 #include "rte_tm_driver.h"
 #include "rte_tm.h"
 
diff --git a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_tm_driver.h b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_tm_driver.h
index 90114ff53..675e0c371 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_tm_driver.h
+++ b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_tm_driver.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_errno.h>
 #include "rte_ethdev.h"
+#include "rte_ethdev_core.h"
 #include "rte_tm.h"
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
diff --git a/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_event_eth_rx_adapter.c b/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_event_eth_rx_adapter.c
index 95dd47820..82818da8d 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_event_eth_rx_adapter.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_event_eth_rx_adapter.c
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_dev.h>
 #include <rte_errno.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_log.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_service_component.h>
diff --git a/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_event_eth_tx_adapter.c b/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_event_eth_tx_adapter.c
index d02ef57f4..8eb7caffd 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_event_eth_tx_adapter.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_event_eth_tx_adapter.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  */
 #include <rte_spinlock.h>
 #include <rte_service_component.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 
 #include "rte_eventdev_pmd.h"
 #include "rte_event_eth_tx_adapter.h"
diff --git a/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev.c b/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev.c
index f44c869cb..d9daa34d3 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_errno.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_cryptodev.h>
 #include <rte_cryptodev_pmd.h>
 
diff --git a/lib/librte_flow_classify/rte_flow_classify.h b/lib/librte_flow_classify/rte_flow_classify.h
index 74d1ecaf5..808a9caf2 100644
--- a/lib/librte_flow_classify/rte_flow_classify.h
+++ b/lib/librte_flow_classify/rte_flow_classify.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_compat.h>
 #include <rte_common.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
 #include <rte_flow.h>
 #include <rte_acl.h>
diff --git a/lib/librte_flow_classify/rte_flow_classify_parse.h b/lib/librte_flow_classify/rte_flow_classify_parse.h
index 365a07bd6..91d632fbd 100644
--- a/lib/librte_flow_classify/rte_flow_classify_parse.h
+++ b/lib/librte_flow_classify/rte_flow_classify_parse.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #ifndef _RTE_FLOW_CLASSIFY_PARSE_H_
 #define _RTE_FLOW_CLASSIFY_PARSE_H_
 
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
 #include <rte_flow.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
diff --git a/lib/librte_gro/gro_tcp4.c b/lib/librte_gro/gro_tcp4.c
index feb585514..223e45318 100644
--- a/lib/librte_gro/gro_tcp4.c
+++ b/lib/librte_gro/gro_tcp4.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 
 #include "gro_tcp4.h"
 
diff --git a/lib/librte_gro/gro_vxlan_tcp4.c b/lib/librte_gro/gro_vxlan_tcp4.c
index f3b6e603b..edd3b40f4 100644
--- a/lib/librte_gro/gro_vxlan_tcp4.c
+++ b/lib/librte_gro/gro_vxlan_tcp4.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_udp.h>
 
 #include "gro_vxlan_tcp4.h"
diff --git a/lib/librte_gro/rte_gro.c b/lib/librte_gro/rte_gro.c
index 6618f4d32..6595848da 100644
--- a/lib/librte_gro/rte_gro.c
+++ b/lib/librte_gro/rte_gro.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 
 #include "rte_gro.h"
 #include "gro_tcp4.h"
diff --git a/lib/librte_gso/rte_gso.c b/lib/librte_gso/rte_gso.c
index 751b5b625..5729bb0c5 100644
--- a/lib/librte_gso/rte_gso.c
+++ b/lib/librte_gso/rte_gso.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 
 #include <rte_log.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 
 #include "rte_gso.h"
 #include "gso_common.h"
diff --git a/lib/librte_kni/rte_kni.c b/lib/librte_kni/rte_kni.c
index 4b51fb4fe..8e5606189 100644
--- a/lib/librte_kni/rte_kni.c
+++ b/lib/librte_kni/rte_kni.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_spinlock.h>
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_log.h>
 #include <rte_kni.h>
diff --git a/lib/librte_latencystats/rte_latencystats.c b/lib/librte_latencystats/rte_latencystats.c
index 06c62831b..84ff9e422 100644
--- a/lib/librte_latencystats/rte_latencystats.c
+++ b/lib/librte_latencystats/rte_latencystats.c
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
 #include <rte_log.h>
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_metrics.h>
 #include <rte_memzone.h>
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
diff --git a/lib/librte_pdump/rte_pdump.c b/lib/librte_pdump/rte_pdump.c
index cd24dd010..28a9be277 100644
--- a/lib/librte_pdump/rte_pdump.c
+++ b/lib/librte_pdump/rte_pdump.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_memcpy.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
 #include <rte_log.h>
 #include <rte_errno.h>
diff --git a/lib/librte_port/rte_port_ethdev.c b/lib/librte_port/rte_port_ethdev.c
index 0da789026..1a8819a35 100644
--- a/lib/librte_port/rte_port_ethdev.c
+++ b/lib/librte_port/rte_port_ethdev.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 
 #include "rte_port_ethdev.h"
diff --git a/lib/librte_telemetry/rte_telemetry.c b/lib/librte_telemetry/rte_telemetry.c
index eb20cc651..4256758c9 100644
--- a/lib/librte_telemetry/rte_telemetry.c
+++ b/lib/librte_telemetry/rte_telemetry.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #include <jansson.h>
 
 #include <rte_eal.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_metrics.h>
 #include <rte_option.h>
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
diff --git a/lib/librte_telemetry/rte_telemetry_parser.c b/lib/librte_telemetry/rte_telemetry_parser.c
index 960132397..c649995e1 100644
--- a/lib/librte_telemetry/rte_telemetry_parser.c
+++ b/lib/librte_telemetry/rte_telemetry_parser.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_metrics.h>
 #include <rte_common.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 
 #include "rte_telemetry_internal.h"
 #include "rte_telemetry_parser.h"
diff --git a/lib/librte_vhost/vhost.c b/lib/librte_vhost/vhost.c
index 981837b5d..a5f4bc0b8 100644
--- a/lib/librte_vhost/vhost.c
+++ b/lib/librte_vhost/vhost.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #include <rte_errno.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_log.h>
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
 #include <rte_memory.h>
