diff --git a/drivers/common/idpf/idpf_common_device.h b/drivers/common/idpf/idpf_common_device.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4f548a7185
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/common/idpf/idpf_common_device.h
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(c) 2022 Intel Corporation
+ */
+
+#ifndef _IDPF_COMMON_DEVICE_H_
+#define _IDPF_COMMON_DEVICE_H_
+
+#include <base/idpf_prototype.h>
+#include <base/virtchnl2.h>
+
+struct idpf_adapter {
+	struct idpf_hw hw;
+	struct virtchnl2_version_info virtchnl_version;
+	struct virtchnl2_get_capabilities caps;
+	volatile uint32_t pend_cmd; /* pending command not finished */
+	uint32_t cmd_retval; /* return value of the cmd response from cp */
+	uint8_t *mbx_resp; /* buffer to store the mailbox response from cp */
+};
+
+#endif /* _IDPF_COMMON_DEVICE_H_ */
diff --git a/drivers/net/idpf/idpf_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/idpf/idpf_ethdev.c
index f7b3f8f515..36b5594cca 100644
--- a/drivers/net/idpf/idpf_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/idpf/idpf_ethdev.c
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ idpf_dev_info_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_eth_dev_info *dev_info)
 	struct idpf_vport *vport = dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct idpf_adapter *adapter = vport->adapter;
 
-	dev_info->max_rx_queues = adapter->caps->max_rx_q;
-	dev_info->max_tx_queues = adapter->caps->max_tx_q;
+	dev_info->max_rx_queues = adapter->caps.max_rx_q;
+	dev_info->max_tx_queues = adapter->caps.max_tx_q;
 	dev_info->min_rx_bufsize = IDPF_MIN_BUF_SIZE;
 	dev_info->max_rx_pktlen = IDPF_MAX_FRAME_SIZE;
 
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ idpf_init_vport_req_info(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 			 struct virtchnl2_create_vport *vport_info)
 {
 	struct idpf_vport *vport = dev->data->dev_private;
-	struct idpf_adapter *adapter = vport->adapter;
+	struct idpf_adapter_ext *adapter = IDPF_ADAPTER_TO_EXT(vport->adapter);
 
 	vport_info->vport_type = rte_cpu_to_le_16(VIRTCHNL2_VPORT_TYPE_DEFAULT);
 	if (adapter->txq_model == 0) {
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ idpf_dev_configure(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 		return -ENOTSUP;
 	}
 
-	if (adapter->caps->rss_caps != 0 && dev->data->nb_rx_queues != 0) {
+	if (adapter->caps.rss_caps != 0 && dev->data->nb_rx_queues != 0) {
 		ret = idpf_init_rss(vport);
 		if (ret != 0) {
 			PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "Failed to init rss");
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ idpf_config_rx_queues_irqs(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 
 	/* Rx interrupt disabled, Map interrupt only for writeback */
 
-	/* The capability flags adapter->caps->other_caps should be
+	/* The capability flags adapter->caps.other_caps should be
 	 * compared with bit VIRTCHNL2_CAP_WB_ON_ITR here. The if
 	 * condition should be updated when the FW can return the
 	 * correct flag bits.
@@ -505,9 +505,9 @@ static int
 idpf_dev_start(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
 	struct idpf_vport *vport = dev->data->dev_private;
-	struct idpf_adapter *adapter = vport->adapter;
-	uint16_t num_allocated_vectors =
-		adapter->caps->num_allocated_vectors;
+	struct idpf_adapter *base = vport->adapter;
+	struct idpf_adapter_ext *adapter = IDPF_ADAPTER_TO_EXT(base);
+	uint16_t num_allocated_vectors = base->caps.num_allocated_vectors;
 	uint16_t req_vecs_num;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ static int
 idpf_dev_close(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
 	struct idpf_vport *vport = dev->data->dev_private;
-	struct idpf_adapter *adapter = vport->adapter;
+	struct idpf_adapter_ext *adapter = IDPF_ADAPTER_TO_EXT(vport->adapter);
 
 	idpf_dev_stop(dev);
 
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@ parse_bool(const char *key, const char *value, void *args)
 }
 
 static int
-idpf_parse_devargs(struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev, struct idpf_adapter *adapter,
+idpf_parse_devargs(struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev, struct idpf_adapter_ext *adapter,
 		   struct idpf_devargs *idpf_args)
 {
 	struct rte_devargs *devargs = pci_dev->device.devargs;
@@ -870,14 +870,14 @@ idpf_init_mbx(struct idpf_hw *hw)
 }
 
 static int
-idpf_adapter_init(struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev, struct idpf_adapter *adapter)
+idpf_adapter_init(struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev, struct idpf_adapter_ext *adapter)
 {
-	struct idpf_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
+	struct idpf_hw *hw = &adapter->base.hw;
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	hw->hw_addr = (void *)pci_dev->mem_resource[0].addr;
 	hw->hw_addr_len = pci_dev->mem_resource[0].len;
-	hw->back = adapter;
+	hw->back = &adapter->base;
 	hw->vendor_id = pci_dev->id.vendor_id;
 	hw->device_id = pci_dev->id.device_id;
 	hw->subsystem_vendor_id = pci_dev->id.subsystem_vendor_id;
@@ -897,15 +897,15 @@ idpf_adapter_init(struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev, struct idpf_adapter *adapter)
 		goto err;
 	}
 
-	adapter->mbx_resp = rte_zmalloc("idpf_adapter_mbx_resp",
-					IDPF_DFLT_MBX_BUF_SIZE, 0);
-	if (adapter->mbx_resp == NULL) {
+	adapter->base.mbx_resp = rte_zmalloc("idpf_adapter_mbx_resp",
+					     IDPF_DFLT_MBX_BUF_SIZE, 0);
+	if (adapter->base.mbx_resp == NULL) {
 		PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "Failed to allocate idpf_adapter_mbx_resp memory");
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err_mbx;
 	}
 
-	ret = idpf_vc_check_api_version(adapter);
+	ret = idpf_vc_check_api_version(&adapter->base);
 	if (ret != 0) {
 		PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "Failed to check api version");
 		goto err_api;
@@ -917,21 +917,13 @@ idpf_adapter_init(struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev, struct idpf_adapter *adapter)
 		goto err_api;
 	}
 
-	adapter->caps = rte_zmalloc("idpf_caps",
-				sizeof(struct virtchnl2_get_capabilities), 0);
-	if (adapter->caps == NULL) {
-		PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "Failed to allocate idpf_caps memory");
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto err_api;
-	}
-
-	ret = idpf_vc_get_caps(adapter);
+	ret = idpf_vc_get_caps(&adapter->base);
 	if (ret != 0) {
 		PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "Failed to get capabilities");
-		goto err_caps;
+		goto err_api;
 	}
 
-	adapter->max_vport_nb = adapter->caps->max_vports;
+	adapter->max_vport_nb = adapter->base.caps.max_vports;
 
 	adapter->vports = rte_zmalloc("vports",
 				      adapter->max_vport_nb *
@@ -940,7 +932,7 @@ idpf_adapter_init(struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev, struct idpf_adapter *adapter)
 	if (adapter->vports == NULL) {
 		PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "Failed to allocate vports memory");
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto err_vports;
+		goto err_api;
 	}
 
 	adapter->max_rxq_per_msg = (IDPF_DFLT_MBX_BUF_SIZE -
@@ -957,13 +949,9 @@ idpf_adapter_init(struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev, struct idpf_adapter *adapter)
 
 	return ret;
 
-err_vports:
-err_caps:
-	rte_free(adapter->caps);
-	adapter->caps = NULL;
 err_api:
-	rte_free(adapter->mbx_resp);
-	adapter->mbx_resp = NULL;
+	rte_free(adapter->base.mbx_resp);
+	adapter->base.mbx_resp = NULL;
 err_mbx:
 	idpf_ctlq_deinit(hw);
 err:
@@ -990,7 +978,7 @@ static const struct eth_dev_ops idpf_eth_dev_ops = {
 };
 
 static uint16_t
-idpf_vport_idx_alloc(struct idpf_adapter *ad)
+idpf_vport_idx_alloc(struct idpf_adapter_ext *ad)
 {
 	uint16_t vport_idx;
 	uint16_t i;
@@ -1013,13 +1001,13 @@ idpf_dev_vport_init(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, void *init_params)
 {
 	struct idpf_vport *vport = dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct idpf_vport_param *param = init_params;
-	struct idpf_adapter *adapter = param->adapter;
+	struct idpf_adapter_ext *adapter = param->adapter;
 	/* for sending create vport virtchnl msg prepare */
 	struct virtchnl2_create_vport vport_req_info;
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	dev->dev_ops = &idpf_eth_dev_ops;
-	vport->adapter = adapter;
+	vport->adapter = &adapter->base;
 	vport->sw_idx = param->idx;
 	vport->devarg_id = param->devarg_id;
 
@@ -1080,10 +1068,10 @@ static const struct rte_pci_id pci_id_idpf_map[] = {
 	{ .vendor_id = 0, /* sentinel */ },
 };
 
-struct idpf_adapter *
-idpf_find_adapter(struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev)
+struct idpf_adapter_ext *
+idpf_find_adapter_ext(struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev)
 {
-	struct idpf_adapter *adapter;
+	struct idpf_adapter_ext *adapter;
 	int found = 0;
 
 	if (pci_dev == NULL)
@@ -1105,17 +1093,14 @@ idpf_find_adapter(struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev)
 }
 
 static void
-idpf_adapter_rel(struct idpf_adapter *adapter)
+idpf_adapter_rel(struct idpf_adapter_ext *adapter)
 {
-	struct idpf_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
+	struct idpf_hw *hw = &adapter->base.hw;
 
 	idpf_ctlq_deinit(hw);
 
-	rte_free(adapter->caps);
-	adapter->caps = NULL;
-
-	rte_free(adapter->mbx_resp);
-	adapter->mbx_resp = NULL;
+	rte_free(adapter->base.mbx_resp);
+	adapter->base.mbx_resp = NULL;
 
 	rte_free(adapter->vports);
 	adapter->vports = NULL;
@@ -1126,7 +1111,7 @@ idpf_pci_probe(struct rte_pci_driver *pci_drv __rte_unused,
 	       struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev)
 {
 	struct idpf_vport_param vport_param;
-	struct idpf_adapter *adapter;
+	struct idpf_adapter_ext *adapter;
 	struct idpf_devargs devargs;
 	char name[RTE_ETH_NAME_MAX_LEN];
 	int i, retval;
@@ -1138,11 +1123,11 @@ idpf_pci_probe(struct rte_pci_driver *pci_drv __rte_unused,
 		idpf_adapter_list_init = true;
 	}
 
-	adapter = idpf_find_adapter(pci_dev);
+	adapter = idpf_find_adapter_ext(pci_dev);
 	if (adapter == NULL) {
 		first_probe = true;
 		adapter = rte_zmalloc("idpf_adapter",
-						sizeof(struct idpf_adapter), 0);
+						sizeof(struct idpf_adapter_ext), 0);
 		if (adapter == NULL) {
 			PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "Failed to allocate adapter.");
 			return -ENOMEM;
@@ -1220,7 +1205,7 @@ idpf_pci_probe(struct rte_pci_driver *pci_drv __rte_unused,
 static int
 idpf_pci_remove(struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev)
 {
-	struct idpf_adapter *adapter = idpf_find_adapter(pci_dev);
+	struct idpf_adapter_ext *adapter = idpf_find_adapter_ext(pci_dev);
 	uint16_t port_id;
 
 	/* Ethdev created can be found RTE_ETH_FOREACH_DEV_OF through rte_device */
diff --git a/drivers/net/idpf/idpf_ethdev.h b/drivers/net/idpf/idpf_ethdev.h
index bf37d5184c..60b88f7109 100644
--- a/drivers/net/idpf/idpf_ethdev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/idpf/idpf_ethdev.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 #include "idpf_logs.h"
 
+#include <idpf_common_device.h>
 #include <base/idpf_prototype.h>
 #include <base/virtchnl2.h>
 
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ struct idpf_chunks_info {
 };
 
 struct idpf_vport_param {
-	struct idpf_adapter *adapter;
+	struct idpf_adapter_ext *adapter;
 	uint16_t devarg_id; /* arg id from user */
 	uint16_t idx;       /* index in adapter->vports[]*/
 };
@@ -143,17 +144,11 @@ struct idpf_devargs {
 	uint16_t req_vport_nb;
 };
 
-struct idpf_adapter {
-	TAILQ_ENTRY(idpf_adapter) next;
-	struct idpf_hw hw;
-	char name[IDPF_ADAPTER_NAME_LEN];
-
-	struct virtchnl2_version_info virtchnl_version;
-	struct virtchnl2_get_capabilities *caps;
+struct idpf_adapter_ext {
+	TAILQ_ENTRY(idpf_adapter_ext) next;
+	struct idpf_adapter base;
 
-	volatile uint32_t pend_cmd; /* pending command not finished */
-	uint32_t cmd_retval; /* return value of the cmd response from ipf */
-	uint8_t *mbx_resp; /* buffer to store the mailbox response from ipf */
+	char name[IDPF_ADAPTER_NAME_LEN];
 
 	uint32_t txq_model; /* 0 - split queue model, non-0 - single queue model */
 	uint32_t rxq_model; /* 0 - split queue model, non-0 - single queue model */
@@ -181,10 +176,12 @@ struct idpf_adapter {
 	uint64_t time_hw;
 };
 
-TAILQ_HEAD(idpf_adapter_list, idpf_adapter);
+TAILQ_HEAD(idpf_adapter_list, idpf_adapter_ext);
 
 #define IDPF_DEV_TO_PCI(eth_dev)		\
 	RTE_DEV_TO_PCI((eth_dev)->device)
+#define IDPF_ADAPTER_TO_EXT(p)					\
+	container_of((p), struct idpf_adapter_ext, base)
 
 /* structure used for sending and checking response of virtchnl ops */
 struct idpf_cmd_info {
@@ -233,10 +230,10 @@ atomic_set_cmd(struct idpf_adapter *adapter, uint32_t ops)
 	return !ret;
 }
 
-struct idpf_adapter *idpf_find_adapter(struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev);
+struct idpf_adapter_ext *idpf_find_adapter_ext(struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev);
 void idpf_handle_virtchnl_msg(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
 int idpf_vc_check_api_version(struct idpf_adapter *adapter);
-int idpf_get_pkt_type(struct idpf_adapter *adapter);
+int idpf_get_pkt_type(struct idpf_adapter_ext *adapter);
 int idpf_vc_get_caps(struct idpf_adapter *adapter);
 int idpf_vc_create_vport(struct idpf_vport *vport,
 			 struct virtchnl2_create_vport *vport_info);
diff --git a/drivers/net/idpf/idpf_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/idpf/idpf_rxtx.c
index 5aef8ba2b6..4845f2ea0a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/idpf/idpf_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/idpf/idpf_rxtx.c
@@ -1384,7 +1384,7 @@ idpf_splitq_recv_pkts(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
 	struct idpf_rx_queue *rxq;
 	const uint32_t *ptype_tbl;
 	uint8_t status_err0_qw1;
-	struct idpf_adapter *ad;
+	struct idpf_adapter_ext *ad;
 	struct rte_mbuf *rxm;
 	uint16_t rx_id_bufq1;
 	uint16_t rx_id_bufq2;
@@ -1398,7 +1398,7 @@ idpf_splitq_recv_pkts(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
 
 	nb_rx = 0;
 	rxq = rx_queue;
-	ad = rxq->adapter;
+	ad = IDPF_ADAPTER_TO_EXT(rxq->adapter);
 
 	if (unlikely(rxq == NULL) || unlikely(!rxq->q_started))
 		return nb_rx;
@@ -1407,7 +1407,7 @@ idpf_splitq_recv_pkts(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
 	rx_id_bufq1 = rxq->bufq1->rx_next_avail;
 	rx_id_bufq2 = rxq->bufq2->rx_next_avail;
 	rx_desc_ring = rxq->rx_ring;
-	ptype_tbl = rxq->adapter->ptype_tbl;
+	ptype_tbl = ad->ptype_tbl;
 
 	if ((rxq->offloads & RTE_ETH_RX_OFFLOAD_TIMESTAMP) != 0)
 		rxq->hw_register_set = 1;
@@ -1791,7 +1791,7 @@ idpf_singleq_recv_pkts(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
 	const uint32_t *ptype_tbl;
 	uint16_t rx_id, nb_hold;
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
-	struct idpf_adapter *ad;
+	struct idpf_adapter_ext *ad;
 	uint16_t rx_packet_len;
 	struct rte_mbuf *rxm;
 	struct rte_mbuf *nmb;
@@ -1805,14 +1805,14 @@ idpf_singleq_recv_pkts(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
 	nb_hold = 0;
 	rxq = rx_queue;
 
-	ad = rxq->adapter;
+	ad = IDPF_ADAPTER_TO_EXT(rxq->adapter);
 
 	if (unlikely(rxq == NULL) || unlikely(!rxq->q_started))
 		return nb_rx;
 
 	rx_id = rxq->rx_tail;
 	rx_ring = rxq->rx_ring;
-	ptype_tbl = rxq->adapter->ptype_tbl;
+	ptype_tbl = ad->ptype_tbl;
 
 	if ((rxq->offloads & RTE_ETH_RX_OFFLOAD_TIMESTAMP) != 0)
 		rxq->hw_register_set = 1;
@@ -2221,7 +2221,7 @@ idpf_set_rx_function(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
 	struct idpf_vport *vport = dev->data->dev_private;
 #ifdef RTE_ARCH_X86
-	struct idpf_adapter *ad = vport->adapter;
+	struct idpf_adapter_ext *ad = IDPF_ADAPTER_TO_EXT(vport->adapter);
 	struct idpf_rx_queue *rxq;
 	int i;
 
@@ -2275,7 +2275,7 @@ idpf_set_tx_function(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
 	struct idpf_vport *vport = dev->data->dev_private;
 #ifdef RTE_ARCH_X86
-	struct idpf_adapter *ad = vport->adapter;
+	struct idpf_adapter_ext *ad = IDPF_ADAPTER_TO_EXT(vport->adapter);
 #ifdef CC_AVX512_SUPPORT
 	struct idpf_tx_queue *txq;
 	int i;
diff --git a/drivers/net/idpf/idpf_rxtx.h b/drivers/net/idpf/idpf_rxtx.h
index 730dc64ebc..047fc03614 100644
--- a/drivers/net/idpf/idpf_rxtx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/idpf/idpf_rxtx.h
@@ -247,11 +247,11 @@ void idpf_set_tx_function(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
 /* Helper function to convert a 32b nanoseconds timestamp to 64b. */
 static inline uint64_t
 
-idpf_tstamp_convert_32b_64b(struct idpf_adapter *ad, uint32_t flag,
+idpf_tstamp_convert_32b_64b(struct idpf_adapter_ext *ad, uint32_t flag,
 			    uint32_t in_timestamp)
 {
 #ifdef RTE_ARCH_X86_64
-	struct idpf_hw *hw = &ad->hw;
+	struct idpf_hw *hw = &ad->base.hw;
 	const uint64_t mask = 0xFFFFFFFF;
 	uint32_t hi, lo, lo2, delta;
 	uint64_t ns;
diff --git a/drivers/net/idpf/idpf_rxtx_vec_avx512.c b/drivers/net/idpf/idpf_rxtx_vec_avx512.c
index fb2b6bb53c..efa7cd2187 100644
--- a/drivers/net/idpf/idpf_rxtx_vec_avx512.c
+++ b/drivers/net/idpf/idpf_rxtx_vec_avx512.c
@@ -245,7 +245,8 @@ _idpf_singleq_recv_raw_pkts_avx512(struct idpf_rx_queue *rxq,
 				   struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
 				   uint16_t nb_pkts)
 {
-	const uint32_t *type_table = rxq->adapter->ptype_tbl;
+	struct idpf_adapter_ext *adapter = IDPF_ADAPTER_TO_EXT(rxq->adapter);
+	const uint32_t *type_table = adapter->ptype_tbl;
 
 	const __m256i mbuf_init = _mm256_set_epi64x(0, 0, 0,
 						    rxq->mbuf_initializer);
diff --git a/drivers/net/idpf/idpf_vchnl.c b/drivers/net/idpf/idpf_vchnl.c
index 14b34619af..ca481bb915 100644
--- a/drivers/net/idpf/idpf_vchnl.c
+++ b/drivers/net/idpf/idpf_vchnl.c
@@ -311,13 +311,17 @@ idpf_vc_check_api_version(struct idpf_adapter *adapter)
 }
 
 int __rte_cold
-idpf_get_pkt_type(struct idpf_adapter *adapter)
+idpf_get_pkt_type(struct idpf_adapter_ext *adapter)
 {
 	struct virtchnl2_get_ptype_info *ptype_info;
-	uint16_t ptype_recvd = 0, ptype_offset, i, j;
+	struct idpf_adapter *base;
+	uint16_t ptype_offset, i, j;
+	uint16_t ptype_recvd = 0;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = idpf_vc_query_ptype_info(adapter);
+	base = &adapter->base;
+
+	ret = idpf_vc_query_ptype_info(base);
 	if (ret != 0) {
 		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Fail to query packet type information");
 		return ret;
@@ -328,7 +332,7 @@ idpf_get_pkt_type(struct idpf_adapter *adapter)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 
 	while (ptype_recvd < IDPF_MAX_PKT_TYPE) {
-		ret = idpf_read_one_msg(adapter, VIRTCHNL2_OP_GET_PTYPE_INFO,
+		ret = idpf_read_one_msg(base, VIRTCHNL2_OP_GET_PTYPE_INFO,
 					IDPF_DFLT_MBX_BUF_SIZE, (u8 *)ptype_info);
 		if (ret != 0) {
 			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Fail to get packet type information");
@@ -515,7 +519,7 @@ idpf_get_pkt_type(struct idpf_adapter *adapter)
 
 free_ptype_info:
 	rte_free(ptype_info);
-	clear_cmd(adapter);
+	clear_cmd(base);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -577,7 +581,7 @@ idpf_vc_get_caps(struct idpf_adapter *adapter)
 		return err;
 	}
 
-	rte_memcpy(adapter->caps, args.out_buffer, sizeof(caps_msg));
+	rte_memcpy(&adapter->caps, args.out_buffer, sizeof(caps_msg));
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -740,7 +744,8 @@ idpf_vc_set_rss_hash(struct idpf_vport *vport)
 int
 idpf_vc_config_rxqs(struct idpf_vport *vport)
 {
-	struct idpf_adapter *adapter = vport->adapter;
+	struct idpf_adapter *base = vport->adapter;
+	struct idpf_adapter_ext *adapter = IDPF_ADAPTER_TO_EXT(base);
 	struct idpf_rx_queue **rxq =
 		(struct idpf_rx_queue **)vport->dev_data->rx_queues;
 	struct virtchnl2_config_rx_queues *vc_rxqs = NULL;
@@ -832,10 +837,10 @@ idpf_vc_config_rxqs(struct idpf_vport *vport)
 		args.ops = VIRTCHNL2_OP_CONFIG_RX_QUEUES;
 		args.in_args = (uint8_t *)vc_rxqs;
 		args.in_args_size = size;
-		args.out_buffer = adapter->mbx_resp;
+		args.out_buffer = base->mbx_resp;
 		args.out_size = IDPF_DFLT_MBX_BUF_SIZE;
 
-		err = idpf_execute_vc_cmd(adapter, &args);
+		err = idpf_execute_vc_cmd(base, &args);
 		rte_free(vc_rxqs);
 		if (err != 0) {
 			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Failed to execute command of VIRTCHNL2_OP_CONFIG_RX_QUEUES");
@@ -940,7 +945,8 @@ idpf_vc_config_rxq(struct idpf_vport *vport, uint16_t rxq_id)
 int
 idpf_vc_config_txqs(struct idpf_vport *vport)
 {
-	struct idpf_adapter *adapter = vport->adapter;
+	struct idpf_adapter *base = vport->adapter;
+	struct idpf_adapter_ext *adapter = IDPF_ADAPTER_TO_EXT(base);
 	struct idpf_tx_queue **txq =
 		(struct idpf_tx_queue **)vport->dev_data->tx_queues;
 	struct virtchnl2_config_tx_queues *vc_txqs = NULL;
@@ -1010,10 +1016,10 @@ idpf_vc_config_txqs(struct idpf_vport *vport)
 		args.ops = VIRTCHNL2_OP_CONFIG_TX_QUEUES;
 		args.in_args = (uint8_t *)vc_txqs;
 		args.in_args_size = size;
-		args.out_buffer = adapter->mbx_resp;
+		args.out_buffer = base->mbx_resp;
 		args.out_size = IDPF_DFLT_MBX_BUF_SIZE;
 
-		err = idpf_execute_vc_cmd(adapter, &args);
+		err = idpf_execute_vc_cmd(base, &args);
 		rte_free(vc_txqs);
 		if (err != 0) {
 			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Failed to execute command of VIRTCHNL2_OP_CONFIG_TX_QUEUES");
