diff --git a/doc/guides/vdpadevs/sfc.rst b/doc/guides/vdpadevs/sfc.rst
index 59f990b..abb5900 100644
--- a/doc/guides/vdpadevs/sfc.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/vdpadevs/sfc.rst
@@ -95,3 +95,9 @@ SFC vDPA PMD provides the following log types available for control:
   Matches a subset of per-port log types registered during runtime.
   A full name for a particular type may be obtained by appending a
   dot and a PCI device identifier (``XXXX:XX:XX.X``) to the prefix.
+
+- ``pmd.vdpa.sfc.mcdi`` (default level is **notice**)
+
+  Extra logging of the communication with the NIC's management CPU.
+  The format of the log is consumed by the netlogdecode cross-platform
+  tool. May be managed per-port, as explained above.
diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/sfc/meson.build b/drivers/vdpa/sfc/meson.build
index d916389..aac7c51 100644
--- a/drivers/vdpa/sfc/meson.build
+++ b/drivers/vdpa/sfc/meson.build
@@ -30,4 +30,7 @@ endforeach
 deps += ['common_sfc_efx', 'bus_pci']
 sources = files(
 	'sfc_vdpa.c',
+	'sfc_vdpa_hw.c',
+	'sfc_vdpa_mcdi.c',
+	'sfc_vdpa_ops.c',
 )
diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/sfc/sfc_vdpa.c b/drivers/vdpa/sfc/sfc_vdpa.c
index d8faaca..12e8d6e 100644
--- a/drivers/vdpa/sfc/sfc_vdpa.c
+++ b/drivers/vdpa/sfc/sfc_vdpa.c
@@ -232,6 +232,19 @@ struct sfc_vdpa_adapter *
 		goto fail_vfio_setup;
 	}
 
+	sfc_vdpa_log_init(sva, "hw init");
+	if (sfc_vdpa_hw_init(sva) != 0) {
+		sfc_vdpa_err(sva, "failed to init HW %s", pci_dev->name);
+		goto fail_hw_init;
+	}
+
+	sfc_vdpa_log_init(sva, "dev init");
+	sva->ops_data = sfc_vdpa_device_init(sva, SFC_VDPA_AS_VF);
+	if (sva->ops_data == NULL) {
+		sfc_vdpa_err(sva, "failed vDPA dev init %s", pci_dev->name);
+		goto fail_dev_init;
+	}
+
 	pthread_mutex_lock(&sfc_vdpa_adapter_list_lock);
 	TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&sfc_vdpa_adapter_list, sva, next);
 	pthread_mutex_unlock(&sfc_vdpa_adapter_list_lock);
@@ -240,6 +253,12 @@ struct sfc_vdpa_adapter *
 
 	return 0;
 
+fail_dev_init:
+	sfc_vdpa_hw_fini(sva);
+
+fail_hw_init:
+	sfc_vdpa_vfio_teardown(sva);
+
 fail_vfio_setup:
 fail_set_log_prefix:
 	rte_free(sva);
@@ -266,6 +285,10 @@ struct sfc_vdpa_adapter *
 	TAILQ_REMOVE(&sfc_vdpa_adapter_list, sva, next);
 	pthread_mutex_unlock(&sfc_vdpa_adapter_list_lock);
 
+	sfc_vdpa_device_fini(sva->ops_data);
+
+	sfc_vdpa_hw_fini(sva);
+
 	sfc_vdpa_vfio_teardown(sva);
 
 	rte_free(sva);
diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/sfc/sfc_vdpa.h b/drivers/vdpa/sfc/sfc_vdpa.h
index 3b77900..fb97258 100644
--- a/drivers/vdpa/sfc/sfc_vdpa.h
+++ b/drivers/vdpa/sfc/sfc_vdpa.h
@@ -11,14 +11,38 @@
 
 #include <rte_bus_pci.h>
 
+#include "sfc_efx.h"
+#include "sfc_efx_mcdi.h"
+#include "sfc_vdpa_debug.h"
 #include "sfc_vdpa_log.h"
+#include "sfc_vdpa_ops.h"
+
+#define SFC_VDPA_DEFAULT_MCDI_IOVA		0x200000000000
 
 /* Adapter private data */
 struct sfc_vdpa_adapter {
 	TAILQ_ENTRY(sfc_vdpa_adapter)	next;
+	/*
+	 * PMD setup and configuration is not thread safe. Since it is not
+	 * performance sensitive, it is better to guarantee thread-safety
+	 * and add device level lock. vDPA control operations which
+	 * change its state should acquire the lock.
+	 */
+	rte_spinlock_t			lock;
 	struct rte_pci_device		*pdev;
 	struct rte_pci_addr		pci_addr;
 
+	efx_family_t			family;
+	efx_nic_t			*nic;
+	rte_spinlock_t			nic_lock;
+
+	efsys_bar_t			mem_bar;
+
+	struct sfc_efx_mcdi		mcdi;
+	size_t				mcdi_buff_size;
+
+	uint32_t			max_queue_count;
+
 	char				log_prefix[SFC_VDPA_LOG_PREFIX_MAX];
 	uint32_t			logtype_main;
 
@@ -26,6 +50,7 @@ struct sfc_vdpa_adapter {
 	int				vfio_dev_fd;
 	int				vfio_container_fd;
 	int				iommu_group_num;
+	struct sfc_vdpa_ops_data	*ops_data;
 };
 
 uint32_t
@@ -36,5 +61,27 @@ struct sfc_vdpa_adapter {
 struct sfc_vdpa_adapter *
 sfc_vdpa_get_adapter_by_dev(struct rte_pci_device *pdev);
 
-#endif  /* _SFC_VDPA_H */
+int
+sfc_vdpa_hw_init(struct sfc_vdpa_adapter *sva);
+void
+sfc_vdpa_hw_fini(struct sfc_vdpa_adapter *sa);
 
+int
+sfc_vdpa_mcdi_init(struct sfc_vdpa_adapter *sva);
+void
+sfc_vdpa_mcdi_fini(struct sfc_vdpa_adapter *sva);
+
+int
+sfc_vdpa_dma_alloc(struct sfc_vdpa_adapter *sva, const char *name,
+		   size_t len, efsys_mem_t *esmp);
+
+void
+sfc_vdpa_dma_free(struct sfc_vdpa_adapter *sva, efsys_mem_t *esmp);
+
+static inline struct sfc_vdpa_adapter *
+sfc_vdpa_adapter_by_dev_handle(void *dev_handle)
+{
+	return (struct sfc_vdpa_adapter *)dev_handle;
+}
+
+#endif  /* _SFC_VDPA_H */
diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/sfc/sfc_vdpa_debug.h b/drivers/vdpa/sfc/sfc_vdpa_debug.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cfa8cc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/vdpa/sfc/sfc_vdpa_debug.h
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ *
+ * Copyright(c) 2020-2021 Xilinx, Inc.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _SFC_VDPA_DEBUG_H_
+#define _SFC_VDPA_DEBUG_H_
+
+#include <rte_debug.h>
+
+#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_SFC_VDPA_DEBUG
+/* Avoid dependency from RTE_LOG_DP_LEVEL to be able to enable debug check
+ * in the driver only.
+ */
+#define SFC_VDPA_ASSERT(exp)			RTE_VERIFY(exp)
+#else
+/* If the driver debug is not enabled, follow DPDK debug/non-debug */
+#define SFC_VDPA_ASSERT(exp)			RTE_ASSERT(exp)
+#endif
+
+#endif /* _SFC_VDPA_DEBUG_H_ */
diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/sfc/sfc_vdpa_hw.c b/drivers/vdpa/sfc/sfc_vdpa_hw.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..83f3696
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/vdpa/sfc/sfc_vdpa_hw.c
@@ -0,0 +1,322 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ *
+ * Copyright(c) 2020-2021 Xilinx, Inc.
+ */
+
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include <rte_common.h>
+#include <rte_errno.h>
+#include <rte_vfio.h>
+
+#include "efx.h"
+#include "sfc_vdpa.h"
+#include "sfc_vdpa_ops.h"
+
+extern uint32_t sfc_logtype_driver;
+
+#ifndef PAGE_SIZE
+#define PAGE_SIZE   (sysconf(_SC_PAGESIZE))
+#endif
+
+int
+sfc_vdpa_dma_alloc(struct sfc_vdpa_adapter *sva, const char *name,
+		   size_t len, efsys_mem_t *esmp)
+{
+	void *mcdi_buf;
+	uint64_t mcdi_iova;
+	size_t mcdi_buff_size;
+	int ret;
+
+	mcdi_buff_size = RTE_ALIGN_CEIL(len, PAGE_SIZE);
+
+	sfc_vdpa_log_init(sva, "name=%s, len=%zu", name, len);
+
+	mcdi_buf = rte_zmalloc(name, mcdi_buff_size, PAGE_SIZE);
+	if (mcdi_buf == NULL) {
+		sfc_vdpa_err(sva, "cannot reserve memory for %s: len=%#x: %s",
+			     name, (unsigned int)len, rte_strerror(rte_errno));
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	/* IOVA address for MCDI would be re-calculated if mapping
+	 * using default IOVA would fail.
+	 * TODO: Earlier there was no way to get valid IOVA range.
+	 * Recently a patch has been submitted to get the IOVA range
+	 * using ioctl. VFIO_IOMMU_GET_INFO. This patch is available
+	 * in the kernel version >= 5.4. Support to get the default
+	 * IOVA address for MCDI buffer using available IOVA range
+	 * would be added later. Meanwhile default IOVA for MCDI buffer
+	 * is kept at high mem at 2TB. In case of overlap new available
+	 * addresses would be searched and same would be used.
+	 */
+	mcdi_iova = SFC_VDPA_DEFAULT_MCDI_IOVA;
+
+	do {
+		ret = rte_vfio_container_dma_map(sva->vfio_container_fd,
+						 (uint64_t)mcdi_buf, mcdi_iova,
+						 mcdi_buff_size);
+		if (ret == 0)
+			break;
+
+		mcdi_iova = mcdi_iova >> 1;
+		if (mcdi_iova < mcdi_buff_size)	{
+			sfc_vdpa_err(sva,
+				     "DMA mapping failed for MCDI : %s",
+				     rte_strerror(rte_errno));
+			return ret;
+		}
+
+	} while (ret < 0);
+
+	esmp->esm_addr = mcdi_iova;
+	esmp->esm_base = mcdi_buf;
+	sva->mcdi_buff_size = mcdi_buff_size;
+
+	sfc_vdpa_info(sva,
+		      "DMA name=%s len=%zu => virt=%p iova=%" PRIx64,
+		      name, len, esmp->esm_base, esmp->esm_addr);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void
+sfc_vdpa_dma_free(struct sfc_vdpa_adapter *sva, efsys_mem_t *esmp)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	sfc_vdpa_log_init(sva, "name=%s", esmp->esm_mz->name);
+
+	ret = rte_vfio_container_dma_unmap(sva->vfio_container_fd,
+					   (uint64_t)esmp->esm_base,
+					   esmp->esm_addr, sva->mcdi_buff_size);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		sfc_vdpa_err(sva, "DMA unmap failed for MCDI : %s",
+			     rte_strerror(rte_errno));
+
+	sfc_vdpa_info(sva,
+		      "DMA free name=%s => virt=%p iova=%" PRIx64,
+		      esmp->esm_mz->name, esmp->esm_base, esmp->esm_addr);
+
+	rte_free((void *)(esmp->esm_base));
+
+	sva->mcdi_buff_size = 0;
+	memset(esmp, 0, sizeof(*esmp));
+}
+
+static int
+sfc_vdpa_mem_bar_init(struct sfc_vdpa_adapter *sva,
+		      const efx_bar_region_t *mem_ebrp)
+{
+	struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev = sva->pdev;
+	efsys_bar_t *ebp = &sva->mem_bar;
+	struct rte_mem_resource *res =
+		&pci_dev->mem_resource[mem_ebrp->ebr_index];
+
+	SFC_BAR_LOCK_INIT(ebp, pci_dev->name);
+	ebp->esb_rid = mem_ebrp->ebr_index;
+	ebp->esb_dev = pci_dev;
+	ebp->esb_base = res->addr;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void
+sfc_vdpa_mem_bar_fini(struct sfc_vdpa_adapter *sva)
+{
+	efsys_bar_t *ebp = &sva->mem_bar;
+
+	SFC_BAR_LOCK_DESTROY(ebp);
+	memset(ebp, 0, sizeof(*ebp));
+}
+
+static int
+sfc_vdpa_nic_probe(struct sfc_vdpa_adapter *sva)
+{
+	efx_nic_t *enp = sva->nic;
+	int rc;
+
+	rc = efx_nic_probe(enp, EFX_FW_VARIANT_DONT_CARE);
+	if (rc != 0)
+		sfc_vdpa_err(sva, "nic probe failed: %s", rte_strerror(rc));
+
+	return rc;
+}
+
+static int
+sfc_vdpa_estimate_resource_limits(struct sfc_vdpa_adapter *sva)
+{
+	efx_drv_limits_t limits;
+	int rc;
+	uint32_t evq_allocated;
+	uint32_t rxq_allocated;
+	uint32_t txq_allocated;
+	uint32_t max_queue_cnt;
+
+	memset(&limits, 0, sizeof(limits));
+
+	/* Request at least one Rx and Tx queue */
+	limits.edl_min_rxq_count = 1;
+	limits.edl_min_txq_count = 1;
+	/* Management event queue plus event queue for Tx/Rx queue */
+	limits.edl_min_evq_count =
+		1 + RTE_MAX(limits.edl_min_rxq_count, limits.edl_min_txq_count);
+
+	limits.edl_max_rxq_count = SFC_VDPA_MAX_QUEUE_PAIRS;
+	limits.edl_max_txq_count = SFC_VDPA_MAX_QUEUE_PAIRS;
+	limits.edl_max_evq_count = 1 + SFC_VDPA_MAX_QUEUE_PAIRS;
+
+	SFC_VDPA_ASSERT(limits.edl_max_evq_count >= limits.edl_min_rxq_count);
+	SFC_VDPA_ASSERT(limits.edl_max_rxq_count >= limits.edl_min_rxq_count);
+	SFC_VDPA_ASSERT(limits.edl_max_txq_count >= limits.edl_min_rxq_count);
+
+	/* Configure the minimum required resources needed for the
+	 * driver to operate, and the maximum desired resources that the
+	 * driver is capable of using.
+	 */
+	sfc_vdpa_log_init(sva, "set drv limit");
+	efx_nic_set_drv_limits(sva->nic, &limits);
+
+	sfc_vdpa_log_init(sva, "init nic");
+	rc = efx_nic_init(sva->nic);
+	if (rc != 0) {
+		sfc_vdpa_err(sva, "nic init failed: %s", rte_strerror(rc));
+		goto fail_nic_init;
+	}
+
+	/* Find resource dimensions assigned by firmware to this function */
+	rc = efx_nic_get_vi_pool(sva->nic, &evq_allocated, &rxq_allocated,
+				 &txq_allocated);
+	if (rc != 0) {
+		sfc_vdpa_err(sva, "vi pool get failed: %s", rte_strerror(rc));
+		goto fail_get_vi_pool;
+	}
+
+	/* It still may allocate more than maximum, ensure limit */
+	evq_allocated = RTE_MIN(evq_allocated, limits.edl_max_evq_count);
+	rxq_allocated = RTE_MIN(rxq_allocated, limits.edl_max_rxq_count);
+	txq_allocated = RTE_MIN(txq_allocated, limits.edl_max_txq_count);
+
+
+	max_queue_cnt = RTE_MIN(rxq_allocated, txq_allocated);
+	/* Subtract management EVQ not used for traffic */
+	max_queue_cnt = RTE_MIN(evq_allocated - 1, max_queue_cnt);
+
+	SFC_VDPA_ASSERT(max_queue_cnt > 0);
+
+	sva->max_queue_count = max_queue_cnt;
+
+	return 0;
+
+fail_get_vi_pool:
+	efx_nic_fini(sva->nic);
+fail_nic_init:
+	sfc_vdpa_log_init(sva, "failed: %s", rte_strerror(rc));
+	return rc;
+}
+
+int
+sfc_vdpa_hw_init(struct sfc_vdpa_adapter *sva)
+{
+	efx_bar_region_t mem_ebr;
+	efx_nic_t *enp;
+	int rc;
+
+	sfc_vdpa_log_init(sva, "entry");
+
+	sfc_vdpa_log_init(sva, "get family");
+	rc = sfc_efx_family(sva->pdev, &mem_ebr, &sva->family);
+	if (rc != 0)
+		goto fail_family;
+	sfc_vdpa_log_init(sva,
+			  "family is %u, membar is %u,"
+			  "function control window offset is %#" PRIx64,
+			  sva->family, mem_ebr.ebr_index, mem_ebr.ebr_offset);
+
+	sfc_vdpa_log_init(sva, "init mem bar");
+	rc = sfc_vdpa_mem_bar_init(sva, &mem_ebr);
+	if (rc != 0)
+		goto fail_mem_bar_init;
+
+	sfc_vdpa_log_init(sva, "create nic");
+	rte_spinlock_init(&sva->nic_lock);
+	rc = efx_nic_create(sva->family, (efsys_identifier_t *)sva,
+			    &sva->mem_bar, mem_ebr.ebr_offset,
+			    &sva->nic_lock, &enp);
+	if (rc != 0) {
+		sfc_vdpa_err(sva, "nic create failed: %s", rte_strerror(rc));
+		goto fail_nic_create;
+	}
+	sva->nic = enp;
+
+	sfc_vdpa_log_init(sva, "init mcdi");
+	rc = sfc_vdpa_mcdi_init(sva);
+	if (rc != 0) {
+		sfc_vdpa_err(sva, "mcdi init failed: %s", rte_strerror(rc));
+		goto fail_mcdi_init;
+	}
+
+	sfc_vdpa_log_init(sva, "probe nic");
+	rc = sfc_vdpa_nic_probe(sva);
+	if (rc != 0)
+		goto fail_nic_probe;
+
+	sfc_vdpa_log_init(sva, "reset nic");
+	rc = efx_nic_reset(enp);
+	if (rc != 0) {
+		sfc_vdpa_err(sva, "nic reset failed: %s", rte_strerror(rc));
+		goto fail_nic_reset;
+	}
+
+	sfc_vdpa_log_init(sva, "estimate resource limits");
+	rc = sfc_vdpa_estimate_resource_limits(sva);
+	if (rc != 0)
+		goto fail_estimate_rsrc_limits;
+
+	sfc_vdpa_log_init(sva, "done");
+
+	return 0;
+
+fail_estimate_rsrc_limits:
+fail_nic_reset:
+	efx_nic_unprobe(enp);
+
+fail_nic_probe:
+	sfc_vdpa_mcdi_fini(sva);
+
+fail_mcdi_init:
+	sfc_vdpa_log_init(sva, "destroy nic");
+	sva->nic = NULL;
+	efx_nic_destroy(enp);
+
+fail_nic_create:
+	sfc_vdpa_mem_bar_fini(sva);
+
+fail_mem_bar_init:
+fail_family:
+	sfc_vdpa_log_init(sva, "failed: %s", rte_strerror(rc));
+	return rc;
+}
+
+void
+sfc_vdpa_hw_fini(struct sfc_vdpa_adapter *sva)
+{
+	efx_nic_t *enp = sva->nic;
+
+	sfc_vdpa_log_init(sva, "entry");
+
+	sfc_vdpa_log_init(sva, "unprobe nic");
+	efx_nic_unprobe(enp);
+
+	sfc_vdpa_log_init(sva, "mcdi fini");
+	sfc_vdpa_mcdi_fini(sva);
+
+	sfc_vdpa_log_init(sva, "nic fini");
+	efx_nic_fini(enp);
+
+	sfc_vdpa_log_init(sva, "destroy nic");
+	sva->nic = NULL;
+	efx_nic_destroy(enp);
+
+	sfc_vdpa_mem_bar_fini(sva);
+}
diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/sfc/sfc_vdpa_log.h b/drivers/vdpa/sfc/sfc_vdpa_log.h
index 0a3d6ad..59af790 100644
--- a/drivers/vdpa/sfc/sfc_vdpa_log.h
+++ b/drivers/vdpa/sfc/sfc_vdpa_log.h
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
 /** Name prefix for the per-device log type used to report basic information */
 #define SFC_VDPA_LOGTYPE_MAIN_STR	SFC_VDPA_LOGTYPE_PREFIX "main"
 
+/** Device MCDI log type name prefix */
+#define SFC_VDPA_LOGTYPE_MCDI_STR	SFC_VDPA_LOGTYPE_PREFIX "mcdi"
+
 #define SFC_VDPA_LOG_PREFIX_MAX	32
 
 /* Log PMD message, automatically add prefix and \n */
diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/sfc/sfc_vdpa_mcdi.c b/drivers/vdpa/sfc/sfc_vdpa_mcdi.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..961d2d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/vdpa/sfc/sfc_vdpa_mcdi.c
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ *
+ * Copyright(c) 2020-2021 Xilinx, Inc.
+ */
+
+#include "sfc_efx_mcdi.h"
+
+#include "sfc_vdpa.h"
+#include "sfc_vdpa_debug.h"
+#include "sfc_vdpa_log.h"
+
+static sfc_efx_mcdi_dma_alloc_cb sfc_vdpa_mcdi_dma_alloc;
+static int
+sfc_vdpa_mcdi_dma_alloc(void *cookie, const char *name, size_t len,
+			efsys_mem_t *esmp)
+{
+	struct sfc_vdpa_adapter *sva = cookie;
+
+	return sfc_vdpa_dma_alloc(sva, name, len, esmp);
+}
+
+static sfc_efx_mcdi_dma_free_cb sfc_vdpa_mcdi_dma_free;
+static void
+sfc_vdpa_mcdi_dma_free(void *cookie, efsys_mem_t *esmp)
+{
+	struct sfc_vdpa_adapter *sva = cookie;
+
+	sfc_vdpa_dma_free(sva, esmp);
+}
+
+static sfc_efx_mcdi_sched_restart_cb sfc_vdpa_mcdi_sched_restart;
+static void
+sfc_vdpa_mcdi_sched_restart(void *cookie)
+{
+	RTE_SET_USED(cookie);
+}
+
+static sfc_efx_mcdi_mgmt_evq_poll_cb sfc_vdpa_mcdi_mgmt_evq_poll;
+static void
+sfc_vdpa_mcdi_mgmt_evq_poll(void *cookie)
+{
+	RTE_SET_USED(cookie);
+}
+
+static const struct sfc_efx_mcdi_ops sfc_vdpa_mcdi_ops = {
+	.dma_alloc	= sfc_vdpa_mcdi_dma_alloc,
+	.dma_free	= sfc_vdpa_mcdi_dma_free,
+	.sched_restart  = sfc_vdpa_mcdi_sched_restart,
+	.mgmt_evq_poll  = sfc_vdpa_mcdi_mgmt_evq_poll,
+
+};
+
+int
+sfc_vdpa_mcdi_init(struct sfc_vdpa_adapter *sva)
+{
+	uint32_t logtype;
+
+	sfc_vdpa_log_init(sva, "entry");
+
+	logtype = sfc_vdpa_register_logtype(&(sva->pdev->addr),
+					    SFC_VDPA_LOGTYPE_MCDI_STR,
+					    RTE_LOG_NOTICE);
+
+	return sfc_efx_mcdi_init(&sva->mcdi, logtype,
+				 sva->log_prefix, sva->nic,
+				 &sfc_vdpa_mcdi_ops, sva);
+}
+
+void
+sfc_vdpa_mcdi_fini(struct sfc_vdpa_adapter *sva)
+{
+	sfc_vdpa_log_init(sva, "entry");
+	sfc_efx_mcdi_fini(&sva->mcdi);
+}
diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/sfc/sfc_vdpa_ops.c b/drivers/vdpa/sfc/sfc_vdpa_ops.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..71696be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/vdpa/sfc/sfc_vdpa_ops.c
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ *
+ * Copyright(c) 2020-2021 Xilinx, Inc.
+ */
+
+#include <rte_malloc.h>
+#include <rte_vdpa.h>
+#include <rte_vdpa_dev.h>
+#include <rte_vhost.h>
+
+#include "sfc_vdpa_ops.h"
+#include "sfc_vdpa.h"
+
+/* Dummy functions for mandatory vDPA ops to pass vDPA device registration.
+ * In subsequent patches these ops would be implemented.
+ */
+static int
+sfc_vdpa_get_queue_num(struct rte_vdpa_device *vdpa_dev, uint32_t *queue_num)
+{
+	RTE_SET_USED(vdpa_dev);
+	RTE_SET_USED(queue_num);
+
+	return -1;
+}
+
+static int
+sfc_vdpa_get_features(struct rte_vdpa_device *vdpa_dev, uint64_t *features)
+{
+	RTE_SET_USED(vdpa_dev);
+	RTE_SET_USED(features);
+
+	return -1;
+}
+
+static int
+sfc_vdpa_get_protocol_features(struct rte_vdpa_device *vdpa_dev,
+			       uint64_t *features)
+{
+	RTE_SET_USED(vdpa_dev);
+	RTE_SET_USED(features);
+
+	return -1;
+}
+
+static int
+sfc_vdpa_dev_config(int vid)
+{
+	RTE_SET_USED(vid);
+
+	return -1;
+}
+
+static int
+sfc_vdpa_dev_close(int vid)
+{
+	RTE_SET_USED(vid);
+
+	return -1;
+}
+
+static int
+sfc_vdpa_set_vring_state(int vid, int vring, int state)
+{
+	RTE_SET_USED(vid);
+	RTE_SET_USED(vring);
+	RTE_SET_USED(state);
+
+	return -1;
+}
+
+static int
+sfc_vdpa_set_features(int vid)
+{
+	RTE_SET_USED(vid);
+
+	return -1;
+}
+
+static struct rte_vdpa_dev_ops sfc_vdpa_ops = {
+	.get_queue_num = sfc_vdpa_get_queue_num,
+	.get_features = sfc_vdpa_get_features,
+	.get_protocol_features = sfc_vdpa_get_protocol_features,
+	.dev_conf = sfc_vdpa_dev_config,
+	.dev_close = sfc_vdpa_dev_close,
+	.set_vring_state = sfc_vdpa_set_vring_state,
+	.set_features = sfc_vdpa_set_features,
+};
+
+struct sfc_vdpa_ops_data *
+sfc_vdpa_device_init(void *dev_handle, enum sfc_vdpa_context context)
+{
+	struct sfc_vdpa_ops_data *ops_data;
+	struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev;
+
+	/* Create vDPA ops context */
+	ops_data = rte_zmalloc("vdpa", sizeof(struct sfc_vdpa_ops_data), 0);
+	if (ops_data == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+
+	ops_data->vdpa_context = context;
+	ops_data->dev_handle = dev_handle;
+
+	pci_dev = sfc_vdpa_adapter_by_dev_handle(dev_handle)->pdev;
+
+	/* Register vDPA Device */
+	sfc_vdpa_log_init(dev_handle, "register vDPA device");
+	ops_data->vdpa_dev =
+		rte_vdpa_register_device(&pci_dev->device, &sfc_vdpa_ops);
+	if (ops_data->vdpa_dev == NULL) {
+		sfc_vdpa_err(dev_handle, "vDPA device registration failed");
+		goto fail_register_device;
+	}
+
+	ops_data->state = SFC_VDPA_STATE_INITIALIZED;
+
+	return ops_data;
+
+fail_register_device:
+	rte_free(ops_data);
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+void
+sfc_vdpa_device_fini(struct sfc_vdpa_ops_data *ops_data)
+{
+	rte_vdpa_unregister_device(ops_data->vdpa_dev);
+
+	rte_free(ops_data);
+}
diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/sfc/sfc_vdpa_ops.h b/drivers/vdpa/sfc/sfc_vdpa_ops.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..817b302
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/vdpa/sfc/sfc_vdpa_ops.h
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ *
+ * Copyright(c) 2020-2021 Xilinx, Inc.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _SFC_VDPA_OPS_H
+#define _SFC_VDPA_OPS_H
+
+#include <rte_vdpa.h>
+
+#define SFC_VDPA_MAX_QUEUE_PAIRS		1
+
+enum sfc_vdpa_context {
+	SFC_VDPA_AS_PF = 0,
+	SFC_VDPA_AS_VF
+};
+
+enum sfc_vdpa_state {
+	SFC_VDPA_STATE_UNINITIALIZED = 0,
+	SFC_VDPA_STATE_INITIALIZED,
+	SFC_VDPA_STATE_NSTATES
+};
+
+struct sfc_vdpa_ops_data {
+	void				*dev_handle;
+	struct rte_vdpa_device		*vdpa_dev;
+	enum sfc_vdpa_context		vdpa_context;
+	enum sfc_vdpa_state		state;
+};
+
+struct sfc_vdpa_ops_data *
+sfc_vdpa_device_init(void *adapter, enum sfc_vdpa_context context);
+void
+sfc_vdpa_device_fini(struct sfc_vdpa_ops_data *ops_data);
+
+#endif /* _SFC_VDPA_OPS_H */
