diff --git a/doc/api/doxy-api-index.md b/doc/api/doxy-api-index.md
index 2939050431..d55a506ff3 100644
--- a/doc/api/doxy-api-index.md
+++ b/doc/api/doxy-api-index.md
@@ -199,6 +199,19 @@ The public API headers are grouped by topics:
     [eth_node]         (@ref rte_node_eth_api.h),
     [ip4_node]         (@ref rte_node_ip4_api.h)
 
+- **dataplane workload accelerator**:
+  * infrastructure:
+    [dwa]              (@ref rte_dwa.h),
+    [core]             (@ref rte_dwa_core.h),
+    [device]           (@ref rte_dwa_dev.h)
+  * dwa ports:
+    [ethernet]         (@ref rte_dwa_port_dwa_ethernet.h)
+  * host ports:
+    [ethernet]         (@ref rte_dwa_port_host_ethernet.h)
+  * profile:
+    [admin]            (@ref rte_dwa_profile_admin.h),
+    [l3fwd]            (@ref rte_dwa_profile_l3fwd.h)
+
 - **basic**:
   [bitops]             (@ref rte_bitops.h),
   [approx fraction]    (@ref rte_approx.h),
diff --git a/doc/api/doxy-api.conf.in b/doc/api/doxy-api.conf.in
index 109ec1f682..4fa0916d06 100644
--- a/doc/api/doxy-api.conf.in
+++ b/doc/api/doxy-api.conf.in
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ INPUT                   = @TOPDIR@/doc/api/doxy-api-index.md \
                           @TOPDIR@/lib/cryptodev \
                           @TOPDIR@/lib/distributor \
                           @TOPDIR@/lib/dmadev \
+                          @TOPDIR@/lib/dwa \
                           @TOPDIR@/lib/efd \
                           @TOPDIR@/lib/ethdev \
                           @TOPDIR@/lib/eventdev \
diff --git a/lib/dwa/dwa.c b/lib/dwa/dwa.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5331d613e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/dwa/dwa.c
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(C) 2021 Marvell.
+ */
+
+
+#include <rte_dwa.h>
+
diff --git a/lib/dwa/meson.build b/lib/dwa/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..88cc0f410f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/dwa/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+# Copyright(C) 2020 Marvell International Ltd.
+
+sources = files(
+        'dwa.c',
+)
+headers = files(
+        'rte_dwa.h',
+        'rte_dwa_core.h',
+        'rte_dwa_dev.h',
+        'rte_dwa_port_dwa_ethernet.h',
+        'rte_dwa_port_host_ethernet.h',
+        'rte_dwa_profile_admin.h',
+        'rte_dwa_profile_l3fwd.h',
+)
+
+deps += ['eal']
diff --git a/lib/dwa/rte_dwa.h b/lib/dwa/rte_dwa.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..608be80e6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/dwa/rte_dwa.h
@@ -0,0 +1,184 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(C) 2021 Marvell.
+ */
+
+#ifndef RTE_DWA_H
+#define RTE_DWA_H
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ *
+ * RTE DWA API
+ *
+ * DWA components:
+ *
+ * \code{.c}
+ *
+ *
+ *                                                 +--> rte_dwa_port_host_*()
+ *                                                |  (User Plane traffic as TLV)
+ *                                                |
+ *               +----------------------+         |   +--------------------+
+ *               |                      |         |   | DPDK DWA Device[0] |
+ *               |  +----------------+  |  Host Port  | +----------------+ |
+ *               |  |                |  |<========+==>| |                | |
+ *               |  |   Profile 0    |  |             | |   Profile X    | |
+ *               |  |                |  |             | |                | |
+ *<=============>|  +----------------+  | Control Port| +----------------+ |
+ *  DWA Port0    |  +----------------+  |<========+==>|                    |
+ *               |  |                |  |         |   +--------------------+
+ *               |  |   Profile 1    |  |         |
+ *               |  |                |  |         +--> rte_dwa_ctrl_op()
+ *               |  +----------------+  |         (Control Plane traffic as TLV)
+ *<=============>|      Dataplane       |
+ *  DWA Port1    |      Workload        |
+ *               |      Accelerator     |             +---------- ---------+
+ *               |      (HW/FW/SW)      |             | DPDK DWA Device[N] |
+ *               |                      |  Host Port  | +----------------+ |
+ *<=============>|  +----------------+  |<===========>| |                | |
+ *  DWA PortN    |  |                |  |             | |   Profile Y    | |
+ *               |  |    Profile N   |  |             | |           ^    | |
+ *               |  |                |  | Control Port| +-----------|----+ |
+ *               |  +-------|--------+  |<===========>|             |      |
+ *               |          |           |             +-------------|------+
+ *               +----------|-----------+                           |
+ *                          |                                       |
+ *                          +---------------------------------------+
+ *                                                     ^
+ *                                                     |
+ *                                                     +--rte_dwa_dev_attach()
+ *
+ * \endcode
+ *
+ * **Dataplane Workload Accelerator**: It is an abstract model. The model is
+ * capable of offloading the dataplane workload from application via
+ * DPDK API over host and control ports of a DWA device.
+ * Dataplane Workload Accelerator(DWA) typically contains a set of CPUs,
+ * Network controllers, and programmable data acceleration engines for
+ * packet processing, cryptography, regex engines, base-band processing, etc.
+ * This allows DWA to offload compute/packet processing/base-band/cryptography
+ * related workload from the host CPU to save cost and power. Also,
+ * enable scaling the workload by adding DWAs to the host CPU as needed.
+ *
+ * **DWA device**: A DWA can be sliced to N number of DPDK DWA device(s)
+ * based on the resources available in DWA.
+ * The DPDK API interface operates on the DPDK DWA device.
+ * It is a representation of a set of resources in DWA.
+ *
+ * **TLV**: TLV (tag-length-value) encoded data stream contain tag as
+ * message ID, followed by message length, and finally the message payload.
+ * The 32bit message ID consists of two parts, 16bit Tag and 16bit Subtag.
+ * The tag represents ID of the group of the similar message,
+ * whereas, subtag represents a message tag ID under the group.
+
+ * **Control Port**: Used for transferring the control plane TLVs.
+ * Every DPDK  DWA device must have a control port.
+ * Only one outstanding TLV can be processed via this port by
+ * a single DWA device.
+ * This makes the control port suitable for the control plane.
+
+ * **Host Port**: Used for transferring the user plane TLVs.
+ * Ethernet, PCIe DMA, Shared Memory, etc.are the example of
+ * different transport mechanisms abstracted under the host port.
+ * The primary purpose of host port to decouple the user plane TLVs with
+ * underneath transport mechanism differences.
+ * Unlike control port, more than one outstanding TLVs can be processed by
+ * a single DWA device via this port.
+ * This makes, the host port transfer to be in asynchronous nature,
+ * to support large volumes and less latency user plane traffic.
+
+ * **DWA Port**: Used for transferring data between the external source and DWA.
+ * Ethernet, eCPRI are examples of DWA ports. Unlike host ports,
+ * the host CPU is not involved in transferring the data to/from DWA ports.
+ * These ports typically connected to the Network controller inside the
+ * DWA to transfer the traffic from the external source.
+ *
+ * **TLV direction**: `Host to DWA` and `DWA to Host` are the directions
+ * of TLV messages. The former one is specified as `H2D`, and the later one is
+ * specified as `D2H`. The `H2D` control TLVs, used for requesting DWA to
+ * perform specific action and `D2H` control TLVs are used to respond to the
+ * requested actions. The `H2D` user plane messages are used for transferring
+ * data from the host to the DWA. The `D2H` user plane messages are used for
+ * transferring data from the DWA to the host.
+ *
+ * **DWA device states**: Following are the different states of a DWA device.
+ * - `READY`: DWA Device is ready to attach the profile.
+ * See rte_dwa_dev_disc_profiles() API to discover the profile.
+ * - `ATTACHED`: DWA Device attached to one or more profiles.
+ * See rte_dwa_dev_attach() API to attach the profile(s).
+ * - `STOPPED`: Profile is in the stop state.
+ * TLV type `TYPE_ATTACHED` and `TYPE_STOPPED` messages are valid in this state.
+ * After rte_dwa_dev_attach() or explicitly invoking the rte_dwa_stop() API
+ * brings device to this state.
+ * - `RUNNING`: Invoking rte_dwa_start() brings the device to this state.
+ * TLV type `TYPE_STARTED` and `TYPE_USER_PLANE` are valid in this state.
+ * - `DETACHED`: Invoking rte_dwa_dev_detach() brings the device to this state
+ * The device and profile must be in the `STOPPED` state prior to invoking the
+ * rte_dwa_dev_reattach().
+ * - `CLOSED`: Closed a stopped/detached DWA device.
+ *  The device cannot be restarted. Invoking rte_dwa_dev_close() brings the
+ *  device to this state.
+ *
+ * **TLV types**: Following are the different TLV types
+ * - `TYPE_ATTACHED`: Valid when the device is in `ATTACHED`, `STOPPED` and
+ *   `RUNNING` state.
+ * - `TYPE_STOPPED`: Valid when the device is in `STOPPED` state.
+ * - `TYPE_STARTED`: Valid when the device is in `RUNNING` state.
+ * - `TYPE_USER_PLANE`: Valid when the device is in `RUNNING` state and used to
+ *   transfer only user plane traffic.
+ *
+ * **Profile**: Specifies a workload that dataplane workload accelerator
+ * process on behalf of a DPDK application through a DPDK DWA device.
+ * A profile is expressed as a set of TLV messages for control plane and
+ * user plane functions.
+ * Each TLV message must have Tag, SubTag, Direction, Type, Payload attributes.
+ *
+ * **Programming model**: Typical application programming sequence is as follows
+ * -# In the EAL initialization phase, the DWA devices shall be probed,
+ * the application can query the number of available DWA devices
+ * using rte_dwa_dev_count() API.
+ * -# Application discovers the available profile(s) in a DWA device using
+ * rte_dwa_dev_disc_profiles() API.
+ * -# Application attaches one or more profile(s) to a DWA device using
+ * rte_dwa_dev_attach().
+ * -# Once the profile is attached, The device shall be in the `STOPPED` state.
+ * Configure the profile(s) with `TYPE_ATTACHED` and `TYPE_STOPPED` type TLVs
+ * using rte_dwa_ctrl_op() API.
+ * -# Once the profile is configured, move the profile to the `RUNNING` state
+ * by invoking rte_dwa_start() API.
+ * -# Once the profile is in running state and if it has user plane TLV,
+ * transfer those TLVs using rte_dwa_port_host_() API based on the available
+ * host port for the given profile attached.
+ * -# Application can change the dynamic configuration aspects in
+ * `RUNNING` state using rte_dwa_ctrl_op() API by issuing
+ * `TYPE_STARTED` type of TLV messages.
+ * -# Finally, use rte_dwa_stop(), rte_dwa_dev_detach(), rte_dwa_dev_close()
+ * sequence for tear-down.
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/* Core */
+#include <rte_dwa_core.h>
+
+/* DWA Device */
+#include <rte_dwa_dev.h>
+
+/* DWA Ports */
+#include <rte_dwa_port_dwa_ethernet.h>
+
+/* Host ports */
+#include <rte_dwa_port_host_ethernet.h>
+
+/* Profiles */
+#include <rte_dwa_profile_admin.h>
+#include <rte_dwa_profile_l3fwd.h>
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* RTE_DWA_H */
diff --git a/lib/dwa/rte_dwa_core.h b/lib/dwa/rte_dwa_core.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3637a843dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/dwa/rte_dwa_core.h
@@ -0,0 +1,264 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(C) 2021 Marvell.
+ */
+
+#ifndef RTE_DWA_CORE_H
+#define RTE_DWA_CORE_H
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ *
+ * @warning
+ * @b EXPERIMENTAL:
+ * All functions in this file may be changed or removed without prior notice.
+ *
+ * RTE DWA core API
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+#include <rte_common.h>
+#include <rte_memcpy.h>
+
+/* Types */
+typedef void *rte_dwa_obj_t; /**< DWA object type. */
+
+/* Tag partitions */
+/**
+ * Enumerates different tag sections.
+ */
+enum rte_dwa_tag {
+	RTE_DWA_TAG_COMMON, /**< Tags common for all profile and ports. */
+	RTE_DWA_TAG_PORT_DWA_BASE = 0x400, /**< Base tag value for DWA port. */
+	RTE_DWA_TAG_PORT_HOST_BASE = 0x800, /**< Base tag value for host port */
+	RTE_DWA_TAG_VENDOR_EXTENSION = 0x1000,
+	/**< Base tag value for vendor extension TLVs. */
+	RTE_DWA_TAG_PROFILE_BASE = 0x3000, /**< Base tag value for profile. */
+	RTE_DWA_TAG_MAX = UINT16_MAX, /* Max available tags space. */
+};
+
+/**
+ * Enumerates DWA port types.
+ */
+enum rte_dwa_tag_port_dwa {
+	RTE_DWA_TAG_PORT_DWA_ETHERNET = RTE_DWA_TAG_PORT_DWA_BASE,
+	/**< Tag value for DWA ethernet port. */
+};
+
+/**
+ * Enumerates host port types.
+ */
+enum rte_dwa_tag_port_host {
+	RTE_DWA_TAG_PORT_HOST_ETHERNET = RTE_DWA_TAG_PORT_HOST_BASE,
+	/**< Tag value for host ethernet port. */
+};
+
+/**
+ * Enumerates profiles types.
+ */
+enum rte_dwa_tag_profile {
+	RTE_DWA_TAG_PROFILE_ADMIN = RTE_DWA_TAG_PROFILE_BASE,
+	/**< Tag value for admin profile. */
+	RTE_DWA_TAG_PROFILE_L3FWD,
+	/**< Tag value for l3fwd profile. */
+};
+
+/* Common sub tags */
+#define RTE_DWA_ERROR_STR_LEN_MAX 128 /**< Max error string length.*/
+
+/**
+ * Payload of RTE_DWA_STAG_COMMON_D2H_ERR message.
+ */
+struct rte_dwa_common_d2h_err {
+	int32_t dwa_errno; /**< Error number of the failure */
+	uint8_t has_reason_str; /**< If set, valid string in reason */
+	char reason[RTE_DWA_ERROR_STR_LEN_MAX]; /**< Failure reason as string */
+} __rte_packed;
+
+/**
+ * Enumerates the stag list for RTE_DWA_TAG_COMMON tag.
+ */
+enum rte_dwa_stag_common {
+	/**
+	 * Attribute |  Value
+	 * ----------|--------
+	 * Tag       | RTE_DWA_TAG_COMMON
+	 * Stag      | RTE_DWA_STAG_COMMON_D2H_SUCCESS
+	 * Direction | D2H
+	 * Type      | TYPE_ATTACHED
+	 * Payload   | NA
+	 * Pair TLV  | NA
+	 *
+	 * D2H response for successful TLV action.
+	 */
+	RTE_DWA_STAG_COMMON_D2H_SUCCESS,
+	/**
+	 * Attribute |  Value
+	 * ----------|--------
+	 * Tag       | RTE_DWA_TAG_COMMON
+	 * Stag      | RTE_DWA_STAG_COMMON_D2H_ERR
+	 * Direction | D2H
+	 * Type      | TYPE_ATTACHED
+	 * Payload   | struct rte_dwa_common_d2h_err
+	 * Pair TLV  | NA
+	 *
+	 * D2H response for unsuccessful TLV action.
+	 */
+	RTE_DWA_STAG_COMMON_D2H_ERR,
+	RTE_DWA_STAG_COMMON_MAX = UINT16_MAX, /**< Max stags for common tag.*/
+};
+
+/* TLV */
+/** Macro to get TLV ID from tag and stag. */
+#define RTE_DWA_TLV_ID(tag, stag) ((uint32_t)((uint32_t)(tag) << 16 | (stag)))
+/** Macro to form TLV ID from tag and stag. */
+#define RTE_DWA_TLV_MK_ID(tag, stag) \
+	RTE_DWA_TLV_ID(RTE_DWA_TAG_ ## tag, RTE_DWA_STAG_ ## tag ##_ ## stag)
+
+/** TLV representation of the DWA message */
+struct rte_dwa_tlv {
+	RTE_STD_C11
+	union {
+		uint32_t id; /**< ID as tag and stag tuple. */
+		RTE_STD_C11
+		union {
+			uint16_t tag; /**< Tag. */
+			uint16_t stag;/**< Sub Tag. */
+		};
+	};
+	uint32_t len; /**< Length of payload. */
+	char  msg[]; /**< Zero length array points to payload of TLV. */
+} __rte_packed;
+
+/** DWA TLV header size */
+#define RTE_DWA_TLV_HDR_SZ offsetof(struct rte_dwa_tlv, msg)
+
+/**
+ * Fill DWA TLV.
+ *
+ * Fill the DWA TLV attributes from arguments.
+ *
+ * @param [out] tlv
+ *   TLV pointer to fill.
+ * @param id
+ *   TLV ID value. @see RTE_DWA_TLV_MK_ID RTE_DWA_TLV_ID
+ * @param len
+ *   TLV payload length.
+ * @param msg
+ *   TLV payload message.
+ */
+static inline void
+rte_dwa_tlv_fill(struct rte_dwa_tlv *tlv, uint32_t id, uint32_t len, void *msg)
+{
+	tlv->id = id;
+	tlv->len = len;
+	if (len)
+		rte_memcpy(tlv->msg, msg, len);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get payload of a D2H TLV message.
+ *
+ * Get payload message pointer from the D2H TLV message.
+ *
+ * @param tlv
+ *   TLV pointer.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   TLV payload on success, NULL otherwise.
+ */
+static inline void*
+rte_dwa_tlv_d2h_to_msg(struct rte_dwa_tlv *tlv)
+{
+	if (tlv == NULL || tlv->id == RTE_DWA_TLV_MK_ID(COMMON, D2H_ERR))
+		return NULL;
+	else
+		return tlv->msg;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get TLV name from ID.
+ *
+ * Get TLV name as string from ID.
+ *
+ * @param id
+ *   TLV ID.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   TLV name string on success, NULL otherwise.
+ */
+char *rte_dwa_tlv_id_to_str(uint32_t id);
+
+/**
+ * Get TLV payload length.
+ *
+ * Get TLV payload length from the given TLV ID.
+ *
+ * @param id
+ *   TLV ID.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   >=0 On success, <0 on invalid ID.
+ */
+int32_t rte_dwa_tlv_len(uint32_t id);
+
+/* Control plane operation */
+
+/**
+ * Execute a control plane operation on DWA.
+ *
+ * @param obj
+ *   DWA object.
+ *
+ * @param h2d
+ *   H2D direction TLV to execute a control plane operation on DWA.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   D2H TLV response on success, NULL otherwise.
+ *   Implementation allocates the memory for the response using malloc(),
+ *   Application must free this memory using free() API after use.
+ */
+struct rte_dwa_tlv *rte_dwa_ctrl_op(rte_dwa_obj_t obj, struct rte_dwa_tlv *h2d);
+
+/* State management */
+
+/**
+ * Move DWA device to `RUNNING` state.
+ *
+ * Move DWA device and its associated profiles to `RUNNING` state.
+ * `TYPE_ATTACHED`, `TYPE_STARTED` and `TYPE_USER_PLANE` type messages are
+ * valid in this state.
+ *
+ * @param obj
+ *   DWA object.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   0 on success, error otherwise.
+ */
+
+int rte_dwa_start(rte_dwa_obj_t obj);
+
+/**
+ * Move DWA device to `STOPPED` state.
+ *
+ * Move DWA device and its associated profiles to `STOPPED` state.
+ * `TYPE_ATTACHED`, `TYPE_STOPPED` type messages are valid in this state.
+ *
+ * @param obj
+ *   DWA object.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   0 on success, error otherwise.
+ */
+int rte_dwa_stop(rte_dwa_obj_t obj);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* RTE_DWA_CORE_H */
diff --git a/lib/dwa/rte_dwa_dev.h b/lib/dwa/rte_dwa_dev.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7dff9be5b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/dwa/rte_dwa_dev.h
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(C) 2021 Marvell.
+ */
+
+#ifndef RTE_DWA_DEV_H
+#define RTE_DWA_DEV_H
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ *
+ * @warning
+ * @b EXPERIMENTAL:
+ * All functions in this file may be changed or removed without prior notice.
+ *
+ * RTE DWA Device API
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+#include <rte_common.h>
+
+/* Device utils */
+
+/**
+ * Check if dev_id of DWA device is valid.
+ *
+ * @param dev_id
+ *   DWA device id.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   true if device is valid, false otherwise.
+ */
+bool
+rte_dwa_dev_is_valid(uint16_t dev_id);
+
+/**
+ * Get the total number of DWA devices that have been successfully
+ * initialised.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   The total number of usable DWA devices.
+ */
+uint16_t
+rte_dwa_dev_count(void);
+
+/* Discovery */
+
+/**
+ * Get the list of profiles available in a DWA device.
+ *
+ * @param dev_id
+ *   DWA device id.
+ *
+ * @param [out] pfs
+ *   An rte_dwa_tag_profile array to be filled with available profiles.
+ *   If set to NULL, this function returns the number of available profiles.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   Number of profiles available.
+ */
+int
+rte_dwa_dev_disc_profiles(uint16_t dev_id, enum rte_dwa_tag_profile *pfs);
+
+/* Attach */
+
+/**
+ * Attach a list of profiles on a DWA device.
+ *
+ * Upon successful attach operation, devices moves to `ATTACHED` state.
+ * `TYPE_ATTACHED` and `TYPE_STOPPED` types of TLV message are valid
+ * in this state.
+ *
+ * @param dev_id
+ *   DWA device id.
+ *
+ * @param name
+ *   Unique name for getting DWA object on secondary process.
+ *   @see rte_dwa_dev_lookup()
+ * @param pfs
+ *   An array profiles as enum rte_dwa_tag_profile to be attached.
+ * @param nb_pfs
+ *   Number of profiles to be attached.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   DWA object.
+ */
+rte_dwa_obj_t
+rte_dwa_dev_attach(uint16_t dev_id, const char *name,
+		   enum rte_dwa_tag_profile pfs[], uint16_t nb_pfs);
+
+/* Lookup */
+
+/**
+ * Search the DWA object from its name.
+ *
+ * @param dev_id
+ *   DWA device id.
+ *
+ * @param name
+ *   The name provided in rte_dwa_dev_attach().
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   DWA object or NULL if not found.
+ */
+rte_dwa_obj_t
+rte_dwa_dev_lookup(uint16_t dev_id, const char *name);
+
+/* Detach */
+
+/**
+ * Detach all profiles from the given DWA device.
+ *
+ * Detach all profile and move the DWA device to `DETACHED` state.
+ * The device and profile must be in the `STOPPED` state prior to invoking the
+ * this API. @see rte_dwa_stop()
+ *
+ * @param dev_id
+ *   DWA device id.
+
+ * @param obj
+ *   DWA object.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   0 on success, error otherwise.
+ */
+int
+rte_dwa_dev_detach(uint16_t dev_id, rte_dwa_obj_t obj);
+
+/* Close */
+
+/**
+ * Close a DWA device. The device cannot be restarted!
+ * The device and profile must be in the `DETACHED` state prior to invoking
+ * this API. @see rte_dwa_dev_detach()
+ *
+ * @param dev_id
+ *   DWA device id.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   0 on success, error otherwise.
+ */
+int
+rte_dwa_dev_close(uint16_t dev_id);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* RTE_DWA_DEV_H */
diff --git a/lib/dwa/rte_dwa_port_dwa_ethernet.h b/lib/dwa/rte_dwa_port_dwa_ethernet.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5ada6d0335
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/dwa/rte_dwa_port_dwa_ethernet.h
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(C) 2021 Marvell.
+ */
+
+#ifndef RTE_DWA_PORT_DWA_ETHERNET_H
+#define RTE_DWA_PORT_DWA_ETHERNET_H
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ *
+ * @warning
+ * @b EXPERIMENTAL:
+ * All functions in this file may be changed or removed without prior notice.
+ *
+ * RTE API related to DWA ethernet based port.
+ *
+ */
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * Payload of RTE_DWA_STAG_PORT_DWA_ETHERNET_D2H_INFO message.
+ */
+struct rte_dwa_port_dwa_ethernet_d2h_info {
+	uint16_t nb_ports; /**< Number of available ports. */
+	uint16_t avail_ports[]; /**< Array of available port of size nb_ports */
+} __rte_packed;
+
+/**
+ * Enumerates the stag list for RTE_DWA_TAG_PORT_DWA_ETHERNET tag.
+ */
+enum rte_dwa_stag_port_dwa_ethernet {
+	/**
+	 * Attribute |  Value
+	 * ----------|---------
+	 * Tag       | RTE_DWA_TAG_PORT_DWA_ETHERNET
+	 * Stag      | RTE_DWA_STAG_PORT_DWA_ETHERNET_H2D_INFO
+	 * Direction | H2D
+	 * Type      | TYPE_ATTACHED
+	 * Payload   | NA
+	 * Pair TLV  | RTE_DWA_STAG_PORT_DWA_ETHERNET_D2H_INFO
+	 *
+	 * Request DWA ethernet port information.
+	 */
+	RTE_DWA_STAG_PORT_DWA_ETHERNET_H2D_INFO,
+	/**
+	 * Attribute |  Value
+	 * ----------|---------
+	 * Tag       | RTE_DWA_TAG_PORT_DWA_ETHERNET
+	 * Stag      | RTE_DWA_STAG_PORT_DWA_ETHERNET_D2H_INFO
+	 * Direction | D2H
+	 * Type      | TYPE_ATTACHED
+	 * Payload   | struct rte_dwa_port_dwa_ethernet_d2h_info
+	 * Pair TLV  | RTE_DWA_STAG_PORT_DWA_ETHERNET_H2D_INFO
+	 *
+	 * Response for DWA ethernet port information.
+	 */
+	RTE_DWA_STAG_PORT_DWA_ETHERNET_D2H_INFO,
+	RTE_DWA_STAG_PORT_DWA_ETHERNET_MAX = UINT16_MAX,
+	/**< Max stags for RTE_DWA_TAG_PORT_DWA_ETHERNET tag*/
+};
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* RTE_DWA_PORT_DWA_ETHERNET_H */
diff --git a/lib/dwa/rte_dwa_port_host_ethernet.h b/lib/dwa/rte_dwa_port_host_ethernet.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..afcd5a9fd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/dwa/rte_dwa_port_host_ethernet.h
@@ -0,0 +1,178 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(C) 2021 Marvell.
+ */
+
+#ifndef RTE_DWA_PORT_HOST_ETHERNET_H
+#define RTE_DWA_PORT_HOST_ETHERNET_H
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ *
+ * @warning
+ * @b EXPERIMENTAL:
+ * All functions in this file may be changed or removed without prior notice.
+ *
+ * RTE API related to host ethernet based port.
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * Payload of RTE_DWA_STAG_PORT_HOST_ETHERNET_D2H_INFO message.
+ */
+struct rte_dwa_port_host_ethernet_d2h_info {
+	uint16_t nb_rx_queues; /**< Number of Rx queues available */
+	uint16_t nb_tx_queues; /**< Number of Tx queues available */
+} __rte_packed;
+
+/**
+ * Payload of RTE_DWA_STAG_PORT_HOST_ETHERNET_H2D_CONFIG message.
+ */
+struct rte_dwa_port_host_ethernet_config {
+	uint16_t nb_rx_queues; /**< Number of Rx queues to configure */
+	uint16_t nb_tx_queues; /**< Number of Tx queues to configure */
+	uint16_t max_burst; /**< Max burst size */
+	RTE_STD_C11
+	union {
+		struct rte_mempool *pkt_pool;
+		/**< Packet pool to allocate packets */
+		uint64_t pkt_pool_u64;
+		/**< uint64_t representation of packet pool */
+	};
+	RTE_STD_C11
+	union {
+		struct rte_mempool *tlv_pool;
+		/**< TLV pool to allocate TLVs */
+		uint64_t tlv_pool_u64;
+		/**< uint64_t representation of TLV pool */
+	};
+} __rte_packed;
+
+/**
+ * Payload of RTE_DWA_STAG_PORT_HOST_ETHERNET_H2D_QUEUE_CONFIG message.
+ */
+struct rte_dwa_port_host_ethernet_queue_config {
+	uint16_t id;
+	uint8_t enable;
+	uint8_t is_tx;
+	uint16_t depth;
+} __rte_packed;
+
+/**
+ * Enumerates the stag list for RTE_DWA_TAG_PORT_HOST_ETHERNET tag.
+ */
+enum rte_dwa_port_host_ethernet {
+	/**
+	 * Attribute |  Value
+	 * ----------|--------
+	 * Tag       | RTE_DWA_TAG_PORT_HOST_ETHERNET
+	 * Stag      | RTE_DWA_STAG_PORT_HOST_ETHERNET_H2D_INFO
+	 * Direction | H2D
+	 * Type      | TYPE_ATTACHED
+	 * Payload   | NA
+	 * Pair TLV  | RTE_DWA_STAG_PORT_HOST_ETHERNET_D2H_INFO
+	 *
+	 * Request DWA host ethernet port information.
+	 */
+	RTE_DWA_STAG_PORT_HOST_ETHERNET_H2D_INFO,
+	/**
+	 * Attribute |  Value
+	 * ----------|---------
+	 * Tag       | RTE_DWA_TAG_PORT_HOST_ETHERNET
+	 * Stag      | RTE_DWA_STAG_PORT_HOST_ETHERNET_D2H_INFO
+	 * Direction | H2D
+	 * Type      | TYPE_ATTACHED
+	 * Payload   | struct rte_dwa_port_host_ethernet_d2h_info
+	 * Pair TLV  | RTE_DWA_STAG_PORT_HOST_ETHERNET_H2D_INFO
+	 *
+	 * Response for DWA host ethernet port information.
+	 */
+	RTE_DWA_STAG_PORT_HOST_ETHERNET_D2H_INFO,
+	/**
+	 * Attribute |  Value
+	 * ----------|---------
+	 * Tag       | RTE_DWA_TAG_PORT_HOST_ETHERNET
+	 * Stag      | RTE_DWA_STAG_PORT_HOST_ETHERNET_H2D_CONFIG
+	 * Direction | H2D
+	 * Type      | TYPE_STOPPED
+	 * Payload   | struct rte_dwa_port_host_ethernet_config
+	 * Pair TLV  | RTE_DWA_STAG_COMMON_D2H_SUCCESS
+	 * ^         | RTE_DWA_STAG_COMMON_D2H_ERR
+	 *
+	 * Request DWA host ethernet port configuration.
+	 */
+	RTE_DWA_STAG_PORT_HOST_ETHERNET_H2D_CONFIG,
+	/**
+	 * Attribute |  Value
+	 * ----------|---------
+	 * Tag       | RTE_DWA_TAG_PORT_HOST_ETHERNET
+	 * Stag      | RTE_DWA_STAG_PORT_HOST_ETHERNET_H2D_QUEUE_CONFIG
+	 * Direction | H2D
+	 * Type      | TYPE_STOPPED
+	 * Payload   | struct rte_dwa_port_host_ethernet_queue_config
+	 * Pair TLV  | RTE_DWA_STAG_COMMON_D2H_SUCCESS
+	 * ^         | RTE_DWA_STAG_COMMON_D2H_ERR
+	 *
+	 * Request DWA host ethernet port queue configuration.
+	 *
+	 * @note RTE_DWA_STAG_PORT_HOST_ETHERNET_H2D_CONFIG must be called
+	 * before invoking this message.
+	 */
+	RTE_DWA_STAG_PORT_HOST_ETHERNET_H2D_QUEUE_CONFIG,
+	RTE_DWA_STAG_PORT_HOST_ETHERNET_MAX = UINT16_MAX,
+	/**< Max stags for RTE_DWA_TAG_PORT_HOST_ETHERNET tag*/
+};
+
+/**
+ * Transmit a burst of TLVs of type `TYPE_USER_PLANE` on the Tx queue
+ * designated by its *queue_id* of DWA object *obj*.
+ *
+ * @param obj
+ *   DWA object.
+ * @param queue_id
+ *   The identifier of Tx queue id. The queue id should in the range of
+ *   [0 to rte_dwa_port_host_ethernet_config::nb_tx_queues].
+ * @param[out] tlvs
+ *   Points to an array of *nb_tlvs* tlvs of type *rte_dwa_tlv* structure
+ *   to be transmitted.
+ * @param nb_tlvs
+ *   The maximum number of TLVs to transmit.
+ *
+ * @return
+ * The number of TLVs actually transmitted on the Tx queue. The return
+ * value can be less than the value of the *nb_tlvs* parameter when the
+ * Tx queue is full.
+ */
+uint16_t rte_dwa_port_host_ethernet_tx(rte_dwa_obj_t obj, uint16_t queue_id,
+			      struct rte_dwa_tlv **tlvs, uint16_t nb_tlvs);
+/**
+ * Receive a burst of TLVs of type `TYPE_USER_PLANE` from the Rx queue
+ * designated by its *queue_id* of DWA object *obj*.
+ *
+ * @param obj
+ *   DWA object.
+ * @param queue_id
+ *   The identifier of Rx queue id. The queue id should in the range of
+ *   [0 to rte_dwa_port_host_ethernet_config::nb_rx_queues].
+ * @param[out] tlvs
+ *   Points to an array of *nb_tlvs* tlvs of type *rte_dwa_tlv* structure
+ *   to be received.
+ * @param nb_tlvs
+ *   The maximum number of TLVs to received.
+ *
+ * @return
+ * The number of TLVs actually received on the Rx queue. The return
+ * value can be less than the value of the *nb_tlvs* parameter when the
+ * Rx queue is not full.
+ */
+uint16_t rte_dwa_port_host_ethernet_rx(rte_dwa_obj_t obj, uint16_t queue_id,
+			      struct rte_dwa_tlv **tlvs, uint16_t nb_tlvs);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* RTE_DWA_PORT_HOST_ETHERNET_H */
diff --git a/lib/dwa/rte_dwa_profile_admin.h b/lib/dwa/rte_dwa_profile_admin.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9443a049fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/dwa/rte_dwa_profile_admin.h
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(C) 2021 Marvell.
+ */
+
+#ifndef RTE_DWA_PROFIE_ADMIN_H
+#define RTE_DWA_PROFIE_ADMIN_H
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ *
+ * @warning
+ * @b EXPERIMENTAL:
+ * All functions in this file may be changed or removed without prior notice.
+ *
+ * RTE API related to admin profile which includes administrative functions
+ * such as FW updates, resource partitioning in a DWA and items in global in
+ * nature that is applicable for all DWA device under the DWA.
+ */
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+#include <rte_uuid.h>
+
+/**
+ * Payload of RTE_DWA_STAG_PROFILE_ADMIN_H2D_ATTACH message.
+ */
+struct rte_dwa_profile_admin_h2d_attach {
+	rte_uuid_t uuid; /**< uuid to validate the integrity of actor */
+} __rte_packed;
+
+/**
+ * Payload of RTE_DWA_STAG_PROFILE_ADMIN_H2D_FW_UPDATE message.
+ */
+struct rte_dwa_profile_admin_h2d_fw_update {
+	char fw[PATH_MAX]; /**< Firmware filename to update */
+} __rte_packed;
+
+/**
+ * Enumerates the stag list for RTE_DWA_TAG_PROFILE_ADMIN tag.
+ *
+ * @note A successful RTE_DWA_STAG_PROFILE_ADMIN_H2D_ATTACH operation
+ * must be prerequisite for all the admin operation.
+ */
+enum rte_dwa_profile_admin {
+	/**
+	 * Attribute |  Value
+	 * ----------|--------
+	 * Tag       | RTE_DWA_TAG_PROFILE_ADMIN
+	 * Stag      | RTE_DWA_STAG_PROFILE_ADMIN_H2D_ATTACH
+	 * Direction | H2D
+	 * Type      | TYPE_ATTACHED
+	 * Payload   | struct rte_dwa_profile_admin_h2d_attach
+	 * Pair TLV  | RTE_DWA_STAG_COMMON_D2H_SUCCESS
+	 * ^         | RTE_DWA_STAG_COMMON_D2H_ERR
+	 *
+	 * Request to attach DWA for administrative operation.
+	 * A universally unique identifier (UUID) used to validate
+	 * the validate the actor.
+	 */
+	RTE_DWA_STAG_PROFILE_ADMIN_H2D_ATTACH,
+	/**
+	 * Attribute |  Value
+	 * ----------|--------
+	 * Tag       | RTE_DWA_TAG_PROFILE_ADMIN
+	 * Stag      | RTE_DWA_STAG_PROFILE_ADMIN_H2D_FW_UPDATE
+	 * Direction | H2D
+	 * Type      | TYPE_ATTACHED
+	 * Payload   | struct rte_dwa_profile_admin_h2d_fw_update
+	 * Pair TLV  | RTE_DWA_STAG_COMMON_D2H_SUCCESS
+	 * ^         | RTE_DWA_STAG_COMMON_D2H_ERR
+	 *
+	 * Request DWA host ethernet port information.
+	 */
+	RTE_DWA_STAG_PROFILE_ADMIN_H2D_FW_UPDATE,
+	RTE_DWA_STAG_PROFILE_ADMIN_MAX = UINT16_MAX,
+	/**< Max stags for RTE_DWA_TAG_PROFILE_ADMIN tag*/
+};
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* RTE_DWA_PROFILE_ADMIN_H */
diff --git a/lib/dwa/rte_dwa_profile_l3fwd.h b/lib/dwa/rte_dwa_profile_l3fwd.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..29b4e493e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/dwa/rte_dwa_profile_l3fwd.h
@@ -0,0 +1,378 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(C) 2021 Marvell.
+ */
+
+#ifndef RTE_DWA_PROFILE_L3FWD_H
+#define RTE_DWA_PROFILE_L3FWD_H
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ *
+ * L3FWD Profile
+ *
+ * \code{.c}
+ *                           +-------------->--[1]--------------+
+ *                           |                                  |
+ *               +-----------|----------+                       |
+ *               |           |          |                       |
+ *               |  +--------|-------+  |                       |
+ *               |  |                |  |                       |
+ *               |  | L3FWD Profile  |  |                       |
+ *    \          |  |                |  |                       |
+ *<====\========>|  +----------------+  |                       |
+ *  DWA \Port0   |     Lookup Table     |             +---------|----------+
+ *       \       |  +----------------+  |             | DPDK DWA|Device[0] |
+ *        \      |  | IP    | Dport  |  |  Host Port  | +-------|--------+ |
+ *         \     |  +----------------+  |<===========>| |       |        | |
+ *          +~[3]~~~|~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~>|->L3FWD Profile | |
+ *<=============>|  +----------------+  |             | |                | |
+ *  DWA Port1    |  |       |        |  | Control Port| +-|---------|----+ |
+ *               |  +----------------+  |<===========>|   |         |      |
+ *  ~~~>~~[5]~~~~|~~|~~~+   |        |  |             +---|---------|------+
+ *               |  +---+------------+  |                 |         |
+ *  ~~~<~~~~~~~~~|~~|~~~+   |        |<-|------[2]--------+         |
+ *               |  +----------------+<-|------[4]------------------+
+ *               |    Dataplane         |
+ *<=============>|    Workload          |
+ *  DWA PortN    |    Accelerator       |
+ *               |    (HW/FW/SW)        |
+ *               +----------------------+
+ * \endcode
+ *
+ * L3FWD profile offloads Layer-3 forwarding between the DWA Ethernet ports.
+ *
+ * The above diagram depicts the profile and application programming sequence.
+ *
+ * -# DWA device attaches the L3FWD profile using rte_dwa_dev_attach().
+ * -# Configure the L3FWD profile:
+ *    - The application requests L3FWD profile capabilities of the DWA
+ *      by using RTE_DWA_STAG_PROFILE_L3FWD_H2D_INFO, On response, the
+ *      RTE_DWA_STAG_PROFILE_L3FWD_D2H_INFO returns the lookup modes supported,
+ *      max rules supported, and available host ports for this profile.
+ *    - The application configures a set of DWA ports to use a
+ *      lookup mode(EM, LPM, or FIB) via RTE_DWA_STAG_PROFILE_L3FWD_H2D_CONFIG.
+ *    - The application configures a valid host port to receive exception
+ *      packets.
+ * -# The exception that is not matching forwarding table entry comes as
+ * RTE_DWA_STAG_PROFILE_L3FWD_D2H_EXCEPTION_PACKETS TLV to host. DWA stores the
+ * exception packet send back destination ports after completing step (4).
+ * -# Parse the exception packet and add rules to the FWD table using
+ * RTE_DWA_STAG_PROFILE_L3FWD_H2D_LOOKUP_ADD. If the application knows the rules
+ * beforehand, it can add the rules in step 2.
+ * -# When DWA ports receive the matching flows in the lookup table, DWA
+ *  forwards to DWA Ethernet ports without host CPU intervention.
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+#include <rte_common.h>
+
+/**
+ * Enumerates L3FWD profile lookup modes.
+ */
+enum rte_dwa_profile_l3fwd_lookup_mode {
+	RTE_DWA_PROFILE_L3FWD_MODE_EM = 1U << 0, /**< Exact match mode. */
+	RTE_DWA_PROFILE_L3FWD_MODE_LPM = 1U << 1,
+	/**< Longest prefix match mode. */
+	RTE_DWA_PROFILE_L3FWD_MODE_FIB = 1U << 2,
+	/**< Forwarding information base mode. */
+	RTE_DWA_PROFILE_L3FWD_MODE_MAX = 1U << 15, /**< Max modes. */
+};
+
+/**
+ * Payload of RTE_DWA_STAG_PROFILE_L3FWD_D2H_INFO message.
+ */
+struct rte_dwa_profile_l3fwd_d2h_info {
+	uint32_t max_lookup_rules;
+	/**< Maximum Supported lookup rules. */
+	uint16_t modes_supported;
+	/**< Each bit enabled represents a mode supported in
+	 * enum rte_dwa_profile_l3fwd_lookup_mode
+	 */
+	uint16_t nb_host_ports;
+	/**< Number of host ports in the host_ports. */
+	uint16_t host_ports[];
+	/**< Array of available host port of type enum rte_dwa_tag_port_host
+	 * of size nb_host_ports.
+	 */
+} __rte_packed;
+
+/**
+ * Payload of RTE_DWA_STAG_PROFILE_L3FWD_H2D_CONFIG message.
+ */
+struct rte_dwa_profile_l3fwd_h2d_config {
+	uint16_t mode;
+	/**< L3FWD profile mode.
+	 * @see enum rte_dwa_profile_l3fwd_modes
+	 */
+	uint16_t nb_eth_ports;
+	/**< Number of DWA ethernet ports in the eth_ports list. */
+	uint16_t eth_ports[];
+	/**< List of DWA ethernet ports to apply the profile on.*/
+} __rte_packed;
+
+/** L3FWD profile IPv4 rule attributes. */
+struct rte_dwa_profile_l3fwd_v4_5tpl {
+	uint32_t ip_dst;
+	/**< IPv4 destination address. */
+	uint32_t ip_src;
+	/**< IPv4 source address. */
+	uint16_t port_dst;
+	/**< Destination port. */
+	uint16_t port_src;
+	/**< Source port. */
+	uint8_t proto;
+	/**< Protocol. */
+} __rte_packed;
+
+/** L3FWD profile IPv4 rule prefix. */
+struct rte_dwa_profile_l3fwd_v4_prefix {
+	uint32_t ip_dst;
+	/**< IPv4 destination address. */
+	uint8_t depth;
+	/**< LPM depth. */
+} __rte_packed;
+
+/** L3FWD profile IPv4 rule. */
+struct rte_dwa_profile_l3fwd_v4_rule {
+	RTE_STD_C11
+	union {
+		struct rte_dwa_profile_l3fwd_v4_5tpl match;
+		/**< Match data. */
+		struct rte_dwa_profile_l3fwd_v4_prefix prefix;
+		/**< Prefix data. */
+	};
+} __rte_packed;
+
+/* IPv6 rule attributes */
+
+/** L3FWD profile IPV6 address length */
+#define RTE_DWA_PROFILE_L3FWD_IPV6_ADDR_LEN 16
+
+/** L3FWD profile IPv6 rule attributes. */
+struct rte_dwa_profile_l3fwd_v6_5tpl {
+	uint8_t ip_dst[RTE_DWA_PROFILE_L3FWD_IPV6_ADDR_LEN];
+	/**< IPv6 destination address. */
+	uint8_t ip_src[RTE_DWA_PROFILE_L3FWD_IPV6_ADDR_LEN];
+	/**< IPv6 source address. */
+	uint16_t port_dst;
+	/**< Destination port. */
+	uint16_t port_src;
+	/**< Source port. */
+	uint8_t proto;
+	/**< Protocol. */
+} __rte_packed;
+
+/** L3FWD profile IPv6 rule prefix. */
+struct rte_dwa_profile_l3fwd_v6_prefix {
+	uint8_t ip_dst[RTE_DWA_PROFILE_L3FWD_IPV6_ADDR_LEN];
+	/**< IPv6 destination address. */
+	uint8_t depth;
+	/**< LPM depth. */
+} __rte_packed;
+
+/** L3FWD profile IPv6 rule. */
+struct rte_dwa_profile_l3fwd_v6_rule {
+	RTE_STD_C11
+	union {
+		struct rte_dwa_profile_l3fwd_v6_5tpl match;
+		/**< Match data. */
+		struct rte_dwa_profile_l3fwd_v6_prefix prefix;
+		/**< Prefix data. */
+	};
+} __rte_packed;
+
+/** L3FWD profile rule type. */
+enum rte_dwa_profile_l3fwd_rule_type {
+	RTE_DWA_PROFILE_L3FWD_RULE_TYPE_IPV4 = 1U << 0,
+	/**< Rule type IPv4. */
+	RTE_DWA_PROFILE_L3FWD_RULE_TYPE_IPV6 = 1U << 1,
+	/**< Rule type IPv6. */
+};
+
+/**
+ * Payload of RTE_DWA_STAG_PROFILE_L3FWD_H2D_LOOKUP_ADD message.
+ */
+struct rte_dwa_profile_l3fwd_h2d_lookup_add {
+	enum rte_dwa_profile_l3fwd_rule_type rule_type;
+	/**< Rule type that is being added. */
+	struct rte_dwa_profile_l3fwd_v4_rule v4_rule;
+	/**< IPv4 rule. */
+	struct rte_dwa_profile_l3fwd_v6_rule v6_rule;
+	/**< IPv6 rule. */
+	uint16_t eth_port_dst;
+	/**< Destination lookup port. */
+} __rte_packed;
+
+/**
+ * Payload of RTE_DWA_STAG_PROFILE_L3FWD_D2H_LOOKUP_ADD message.
+ */
+struct rte_dwa_profile_l3fwd_d2h_lookup_add {
+	uint64_t handle; /**< Lookup rule handle. */
+} __rte_packed;
+
+/**
+ * Payload of RTE_DWA_STAG_PROFILE_L3FWD_H2D_LOOKUP_UPDATE message.
+ */
+struct rte_dwa_profile_l3fwd_h2d_lookup_update {
+	uint64_t handle;
+	/**< Rule handle to update a rule.
+	 * @see rte_dwa_profile_l3fwd_d2h_lookup_add
+	 */
+	uint16_t eth_port_dst;
+	/**< Destination lookup port to update. */
+} __rte_packed;
+
+/**
+ * Payload of RTE_DWA_STAG_PROFILE_L3FWD_H2D_LOOKUP_DEL message.
+ */
+struct rte_dwa_profile_l3fwd_h2d_lookup_delete {
+	uint64_t handle;
+	/**< Rule handle to delete a rule.
+	 * @see rte_dwa_profile_l3fwd_d2h_lookup_add
+	 */
+} __rte_packed;
+
+/**
+ * Payload of RTE_DWA_STAG_PROFILE_L3FWD_D2H_EXCEPTION_PACKETS message.
+ */
+struct rte_dwa_profile_l3fwd_d2h_exception_pkts {
+	uint16_t nb_pkts;
+	/**< Number of packets in the variable size array.*/
+	uint16_t rsvd16;
+	/**< Reserved field to make pkts[0] to be 64bit aligned.*/
+	uint32_t rsvd32;
+	/**< Reserved field to make pkts[0] to be 64bit aligned.*/
+	struct rte_mbuf *pkts[0];
+	/**< Array of rte_mbufs of size nb_pkts. */
+} __rte_packed;
+
+/**
+ * Enumerates the stag list for RTE_DWA_TAG_PROFILE_L3FWD tag.
+ *
+ */
+enum rte_dwa_profile_l3fwd {
+	/**
+	 * Attribute |  Value
+	 * ----------|--------
+	 * Tag       | RTE_DWA_TAG_PROFILE_L3FWD
+	 * Stag      | RTE_DWA_STAG_PROFILE_L3FWD_H2D_INFO
+	 * Direction | H2D
+	 * Type      | TYPE_ATTACHED
+	 * Payload   | NA
+	 * Pair TLV  | RTE_DWA_STAG_PROFILE_L3FWD_D2H_INFO
+	 *
+	 * Request to L3FWD profile information.
+	 */
+	RTE_DWA_STAG_PROFILE_L3FWD_H2D_INFO,
+	/**
+	 * Attribute |  Value
+	 * ----------|--------
+	 * Tag       | RTE_DWA_TAG_PROFILE_L3FWD
+	 * Stag      | RTE_DWA_STAG_PROFILE_L3FWD_D2H_INFO
+	 * Direction | D2H
+	 * Type      | TYPE_ATTACHED
+	 * Payload   | struct rte_dwa_profile_l3fwd_d2h_info
+	 * Pair TLV  | RTE_DWA_STAG_PROFILE_L3FWD_D2H_INFO
+	 *
+	 * Response for L3FWD profile information.
+	 */
+	RTE_DWA_STAG_PROFILE_L3FWD_D2H_INFO,
+	/**
+	 * Attribute |  Value
+	 * ----------|--------
+	 * Tag       | RTE_DWA_TAG_PROFILE_L3FWD
+	 * Stag      | RTE_DWA_STAG_PROFILE_L3FWD_H2D_CONFIG
+	 * Direction | H2D
+	 * Type      | TYPE_STOPPED
+	 * Payload   | struct rte_dwa_profile_l3fwd_h2d_config
+	 * Pair TLV  | RTE_DWA_STAG_COMMON_D2H_SUCCESS
+	 * ^         | RTE_DWA_STAG_COMMON_D2H_ERR
+	 *
+	 * Request to configure L3FWD profile.
+	 */
+	RTE_DWA_STAG_PROFILE_L3FWD_H2D_CONFIG,
+	/**
+	 * Attribute |  Value
+	 * ----------|--------
+	 * Tag       | RTE_DWA_TAG_PROFILE_L3FWD
+	 * Stag      | RTE_DWA_STAG_PROFILE_L3FWD_H2D_LOOKUP_ADD
+	 * Direction | H2D
+	 * Type      | TYPE_STOPPED
+	 * ^         | TYPE_STARTED
+	 * Payload   | struct rte_dwa_profile_l3fwd_h2d_lookup_add
+	 * Pair TLV  | RTE_DWA_STAG_PROFILE_L3FWD_D2H_LOOKUP_ADD
+	 *
+	 * Request to add rule in L3FWD profile.
+	 */
+	RTE_DWA_STAG_PROFILE_L3FWD_H2D_LOOKUP_ADD,
+	/**
+	 * Attribute |  Value
+	 * ----------|--------
+	 * Tag       | RTE_DWA_TAG_PROFILE_L3FWD
+	 * Stag      | RTE_DWA_STAG_PROFILE_L3FWD_D2H_LOOKUP_ADD
+	 * Direction | D2H
+	 * Type      | TYPE_STOPPED
+	 * ^         | TYPE_STARTED
+	 * Payload   | struct rte_dwa_profile_l3fwd_d2h_lookup_add
+	 * Pair TLV  | RTE_DWA_STAG_PROFILE_L3FWD_H2D_LOOKUP_ADD
+	 *
+	 * Response for L3FWD profile rule add.
+	 * It contains the handle for further operation on this rule.
+	 */
+	RTE_DWA_STAG_PROFILE_L3FWD_D2H_LOOKUP_ADD,
+	/**
+	 * Attribute |  Value
+	 * ----------|--------
+	 * Tag       | RTE_DWA_TAG_PROFILE_L3FWD
+	 * Stag      | RTE_DWA_STAG_PROFILE_L3FWD_H2D_LOOKUP_UPDATE
+	 * Direction | H2D
+	 * Type      | TYPE_STOPPED
+	 * ^         | TYPE_STARTED
+	 * Payload   | struct rte_dwa_profile_l3fwd_h2d_lookup_update
+	 * Pair TLV  | RTE_DWA_STAG_COMMON_D2H_SUCCESS
+	 * ^         | RTE_DWA_STAG_COMMON_D2H_ERR
+	 *
+	 * Request to update the rule in L3FWD profile.
+	 */
+	RTE_DWA_STAG_PROFILE_L3FWD_H2D_LOOKUP_UPDATE,
+	/**
+	 * Attribute |  Value
+	 * ----------|--------
+	 * Tag       | RTE_DWA_TAG_PROFILE_L3FWD
+	 * Stag      | RTE_DWA_STAG_PROFILE_L3FWD_H2D_LOOKUP_DEL
+	 * Direction | H2D
+	 * Type      | TYPE_STOPPED
+	 * ^         | TYPE_STARTED
+	 * Payload   | struct rte_dwa_profile_l3fwd_h2d_lookup_delete
+	 * Pair TLV  | RTE_DWA_STAG_COMMON_D2H_SUCCESS
+	 * ^         | RTE_DWA_STAG_COMMON_D2H_ERR
+	 *
+	 * Request to delete the rule in L3FWD profile.
+	 */
+	RTE_DWA_STAG_PROFILE_L3FWD_H2D_LOOKUP_DEL,
+	/**
+	 * Attribute |  Value
+	 * ----------|--------
+	 * Tag       | RTE_DWA_TAG_PROFILE_L3FWD
+	 * Stag      | RTE_DWA_STAG_PROFILE_L3FWD_D2H_EXCEPTION_PACKETS
+	 * Direction | D2H
+	 * Type      | TYPE_USER_PLANE
+	 * Payload   | struct rte_dwa_profile_l3fwd_d2h_exception_pkts
+	 * Pair TLV  | NA
+	 *
+	 * Response from DWA of exception packets.
+	 */
+	RTE_DWA_STAG_PROFILE_L3FWD_D2H_EXECPTION_PACKETS,
+	RTE_DWA_STAG_PROFILE_L3FWD_MAX = UINT16_MAX,
+	/**< Max stags for RTE_DWA_TAG_PROFILE_L3FWD tag*/
+};
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* RTE_DWA_PROFILE_L3FWD_H */
diff --git a/lib/dwa/version.map b/lib/dwa/version.map
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..33c1b976f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/dwa/version.map
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+EXPERIMENTAL {
+	local: *;
+};
diff --git a/lib/meson.build b/lib/meson.build
index 3b8b099820..f211557560 100644
--- a/lib/meson.build
+++ b/lib/meson.build
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ libraries = [
         'bpf',
         'graph',
         'node',
+        'dwa',
 ]
 
 if is_windows
