diff --git a/drivers/net/cnxk/cnxk_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/cnxk/cnxk_ethdev.c
index 902e6df72d..a63c020c0e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cnxk/cnxk_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/cnxk/cnxk_ethdev.c
@@ -1645,6 +1645,14 @@ cnxk_nix_dev_stop(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 	memset(&link, 0, sizeof(link));
 	rte_eth_linkstatus_set(eth_dev, &link);
 
+	/* Exiting the rep msg ctrl thread */
+	if (dev->num_reps) {
+		if (dev->start_rep_thread) {
+			dev->start_rep_thread = false;
+			pthread_join(dev->rep_ctrl_msg_thread, NULL);
+		}
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/cnxk/cnxk_ethdev.h b/drivers/net/cnxk/cnxk_ethdev.h
index 3896db38e1..0a1a4e377d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cnxk/cnxk_ethdev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/cnxk/cnxk_ethdev.h
@@ -425,6 +425,9 @@ struct cnxk_eth_dev {
 	uint16_t switch_domain_id;
 	uint16_t num_reps;
 	uint16_t rep_xport_vdev;
+	rte_spinlock_t rep_lock;
+	bool start_rep_thread;
+	pthread_t rep_ctrl_msg_thread;
 	struct cnxk_rep_info *rep_info;
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/cnxk/cnxk_rep.c b/drivers/net/cnxk/cnxk_rep.c
index 4dd564058c..e6f5790adc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cnxk/cnxk_rep.c
+++ b/drivers/net/cnxk/cnxk_rep.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
  * Copyright(C) 2023 Marvell.
  */
 #include <cnxk_rep.h>
+#include <cnxk_rep_msg.h>
 
 /* CNXK platform representor dev ops */
 struct eth_dev_ops cnxk_rep_dev_ops = {
@@ -203,7 +204,7 @@ cnxk_process_representor_status(void *roc_nix, uint16_t pf_func, uint8_t op)
 	case 0: /* update pffunc of vf being represented */
 		match = 0;
 		func_val = pf_func;
-		is_vf_active = true;
+		is_vf_active = false;
 		break;
 	case 1: /* check if any representor is representing pffunc */
 		match = pf_func;
@@ -314,6 +315,9 @@ cnxk_rep_dev_probe(struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev, struct rte_eth_dev *pf_ethdev
 		pf_dev->num_reps++;
 	}
 
+	/* Spinlock for synchronization between the control messages */
+	plt_spinlock_init(&pf_dev->rep_lock);
+
 	/* Register up msg callbacks for processing representor information */
 	if (roc_nix_process_rep_state_cb_register(&pf_dev->nix, cnxk_process_representor_status)) {
 		plt_err("Failed to register callback for representor status");
@@ -321,6 +325,13 @@ cnxk_rep_dev_probe(struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev, struct rte_eth_dev *pf_ethdev
 		goto err;
 	}
 
+	/* Launch a thread to handle control messages */
+	rc = cnxk_rep_control_thread_launch(pf_dev);
+	if (rc) {
+		plt_err("Failed to launch message ctrl thread");
+		goto err;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 err:
 	return rc;
diff --git a/drivers/net/cnxk/cnxk_rep.h b/drivers/net/cnxk/cnxk_rep.h
index e3fc717a58..8825fa1cf2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cnxk/cnxk_rep.h
+++ b/drivers/net/cnxk/cnxk_rep.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 #define CNXK_REP_XPORT_VDEV_DEVARGS "role=server"
 #define CNXK_REP_XPORT_VDEV_NAME	   "net_memif"
+#define CNXK_REP_VDEV_CTRL_QUEUE   0
 #define CNXK_MAX_REP_PORTS	   128
 
 /* Common ethdev ops */
diff --git a/drivers/net/cnxk/cnxk_rep_msg.c b/drivers/net/cnxk/cnxk_rep_msg.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ca3b6b014e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/net/cnxk/cnxk_rep_msg.c
@@ -0,0 +1,559 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(C) 2023 Marvell.
+ */
+
+#include <cnxk_rep.h>
+#include <cnxk_rep_msg.h>
+
+#define CTRL_MSG_RCV_TIMEOUT_MS 2000
+#define CTRL_MSG_READY_WAIT_US	2000
+#define CTRL_MSG_THRD_NAME_LEN	35
+#define CTRL_MSG_BUFFER_SZ	1500
+#define CTRL_MSG_SIGNATURE	0xcdacdeadbeefcadc
+
+static int
+send_message(void *buffer, size_t len, struct rte_mempool *mb_pool, uint16_t portid)
+{
+	struct rte_mbuf *m = NULL;
+	uint8_t nb_pkt;
+	int rc = 0;
+	char *data;
+
+	m = rte_pktmbuf_alloc(mb_pool);
+	if (m == NULL) {
+		plt_err("Cannot allocate mbuf");
+		rc = -rte_errno;
+		goto fail;
+	}
+
+	if (rte_pktmbuf_pkt_len(m) != 0) {
+		plt_err("Bad length");
+		rc = -EINVAL;
+		goto fail;
+	}
+
+	/* append data */
+	data = rte_pktmbuf_append(m, len);
+	if (data == NULL) {
+		plt_err("Cannot append data\n");
+		rc = -EINVAL;
+		goto fail;
+	}
+	if (rte_pktmbuf_pkt_len(m) != len) {
+		plt_err("Bad pkt length\n");
+		rc = -EINVAL;
+		goto fail;
+	}
+
+	if (rte_pktmbuf_data_len(m) != len) {
+		plt_err("Bad data length\n");
+		rc = -EINVAL;
+		goto fail;
+	}
+
+	rte_memcpy(data, buffer, len);
+
+	/* Send the control message */
+	nb_pkt = rte_eth_tx_burst(portid, CNXK_REP_VDEV_CTRL_QUEUE, (struct rte_mbuf **)&m, 1);
+	if (nb_pkt == 0) {
+		plt_err("Failed to send message");
+		rc = -EINVAL;
+		goto fail;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+fail:
+	return rc;
+}
+
+void
+cnxk_rep_msg_populate_msg_end(void *buffer, uint32_t *length)
+{
+	cnxk_rep_msg_populate_command(buffer, length, CNXK_REP_MSG_END, 0);
+}
+
+void
+cnxk_rep_msg_populate_type(void *buffer, uint32_t *length, cnxk_type_t type, uint32_t sz)
+{
+	uint32_t len = *length;
+	cnxk_type_data_t data;
+
+	/* Prepare type data */
+	data.type = type;
+	data.length = sz;
+
+	/* Populate the type data */
+	rte_memcpy(RTE_PTR_ADD(buffer, len), &data, sizeof(cnxk_type_data_t));
+	len += sizeof(cnxk_type_data_t);
+
+	*length = len;
+}
+
+void
+cnxk_rep_msg_populate_header(void *buffer, uint32_t *length)
+{
+	cnxk_header_t hdr;
+	int len;
+
+	cnxk_rep_msg_populate_type(buffer, length, CNXK_TYPE_HEADER, sizeof(cnxk_header_t));
+
+	len = *length;
+	/* Prepare header data */
+	hdr.signature = CTRL_MSG_SIGNATURE;
+
+	/* Populate header data */
+	rte_memcpy(RTE_PTR_ADD(buffer, len), &hdr, sizeof(cnxk_header_t));
+	len += sizeof(cnxk_header_t);
+
+	*length = len;
+}
+
+void
+cnxk_rep_msg_populate_command(void *buffer, uint32_t *length, cnxk_rep_msg_t type, uint32_t size)
+{
+	cnxk_rep_msg_data_t msg_data;
+	uint32_t len;
+	uint16_t sz = sizeof(cnxk_rep_msg_data_t);
+
+	cnxk_rep_msg_populate_type(buffer, length, CNXK_TYPE_MSG, sz);
+
+	len = *length;
+	/* Prepare command data */
+	msg_data.type = type;
+	msg_data.length = size;
+
+	/* Populate the command */
+	rte_memcpy(RTE_PTR_ADD(buffer, len), &msg_data, sz);
+	len += sz;
+
+	*length = len;
+}
+
+void
+cnxk_rep_msg_populate_command_meta(void *buffer, uint32_t *length, void *msg_meta, uint32_t sz,
+				   cnxk_rep_msg_t msg)
+{
+	uint32_t len;
+
+	cnxk_rep_msg_populate_command(buffer, length, msg, sz);
+
+	len = *length;
+	/* Populate command data */
+	rte_memcpy(RTE_PTR_ADD(buffer, len), msg_meta, sz);
+	len += sz;
+
+	*length = len;
+}
+
+static int
+parse_validate_header(void *msg_buf, uint32_t *buf_trav_len)
+{
+	cnxk_type_data_t *tdata = NULL;
+	cnxk_header_t *hdr = NULL;
+	void *data = NULL;
+	uint16_t len = 0;
+
+	/* Read first bytes of type data */
+	data = msg_buf;
+	tdata = (cnxk_type_data_t *)data;
+	if (tdata->type != CNXK_TYPE_HEADER) {
+		plt_err("Invalid type %d, type header expected", tdata->type);
+		goto fail;
+	}
+
+	/* Get the header value */
+	data = RTE_PTR_ADD(msg_buf, sizeof(cnxk_type_data_t));
+	len += sizeof(cnxk_type_data_t);
+
+	/* Validate the header */
+	hdr = (cnxk_header_t *)data;
+	if (hdr->signature != CTRL_MSG_SIGNATURE) {
+		plt_err("Invalid signature detected: 0x%lx", hdr->signature);
+		goto fail;
+	}
+
+	/* Update length read till point */
+	len += tdata->length;
+
+	*buf_trav_len = len;
+	return 0;
+fail:
+	return errno;
+}
+
+static cnxk_rep_msg_data_t *
+message_data_extract(void *msg_buf, uint32_t *buf_trav_len)
+{
+	cnxk_type_data_t *tdata = NULL;
+	cnxk_rep_msg_data_t *msg = NULL;
+	uint16_t len = *buf_trav_len;
+	void *data;
+
+	tdata = (cnxk_type_data_t *)RTE_PTR_ADD(msg_buf, len);
+	if (tdata->type != CNXK_TYPE_MSG) {
+		plt_err("Invalid type %d, type MSG expected", tdata->type);
+		goto fail;
+	}
+
+	/* Get the message type */
+	len += sizeof(cnxk_type_data_t);
+	data = RTE_PTR_ADD(msg_buf, len);
+	msg = (cnxk_rep_msg_data_t *)data;
+
+	/* Advance to actual message data */
+	len += tdata->length;
+	*buf_trav_len = len;
+
+	return msg;
+fail:
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static void
+process_ack_message(void *msg_buf, uint32_t *buf_trav_len, uint32_t msg_len, void *data)
+{
+	cnxk_rep_msg_ack_data_t *adata = (cnxk_rep_msg_ack_data_t *)data;
+	uint16_t len = *buf_trav_len;
+	void *buf;
+
+	/* Get the message type data viz ack data */
+	buf = RTE_PTR_ADD(msg_buf, len);
+	adata->u.data = rte_zmalloc("Ack data", msg_len, 0);
+	adata->size = msg_len;
+	if (adata->size == sizeof(uint64_t))
+		rte_memcpy(&adata->u.data, buf, msg_len);
+	else
+		rte_memcpy(adata->u.data, buf, msg_len);
+	plt_rep_dbg("Address %p val 0x%lx sval %ld msg_len %d", adata->u.data, adata->u.val,
+		    adata->u.sval, msg_len);
+
+	/* Advance length to nex message */
+	len += msg_len;
+	*buf_trav_len = len;
+}
+
+static int
+notify_rep_dev_ready(void *data, bool state)
+{
+	struct cnxk_eth_dev *pf_dev = (struct cnxk_eth_dev *)data;
+	struct cnxk_rep_dev *rep_dev = NULL;
+	struct rte_eth_dev *rep_eth_dev;
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < pf_dev->num_reps; i++) {
+		rep_eth_dev = pf_dev->rep_info[i].rep_eth_dev;
+		if (!rep_eth_dev)
+			continue;
+
+		rep_dev = cnxk_rep_pmd_priv(rep_eth_dev);
+		rep_dev->is_vf_active = state;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void
+process_ready_message(void *msg_buf, uint32_t *buf_trav_len, uint32_t msg_len, void *data)
+{
+	cnxk_rep_msg_ready_data_t *rdata = NULL;
+	uint16_t len = *buf_trav_len;
+	void *buf;
+
+	/* Get the message type data viz ready data */
+	buf = RTE_PTR_ADD(msg_buf, len);
+	rdata = (cnxk_rep_msg_ready_data_t *)buf;
+
+	plt_rep_dbg("Ready data received %d", rdata->val);
+
+	/* Wait required to ensure other side ready for recieving the ack */
+	usleep(CTRL_MSG_READY_WAIT_US);
+	/* Update all representor about ready message */
+	if (rdata->val)
+		notify_rep_dev_ready(data, true);
+
+	/* Advance length to nex message */
+	len += msg_len;
+	*buf_trav_len = len;
+}
+
+static void
+process_exit_message(void *msg_buf, uint32_t *buf_trav_len, uint32_t msg_len, void *data)
+{
+	cnxk_rep_msg_exit_data_t *edata = NULL;
+	uint16_t len = *buf_trav_len;
+	void *buf;
+
+	/* Get the message type data viz exit data */
+	buf = RTE_PTR_ADD(msg_buf, len);
+	edata = (cnxk_rep_msg_exit_data_t *)buf;
+
+	plt_rep_dbg("Exit data received %d", edata->val);
+
+	/* Update all representor about ready/exit message */
+	if (edata->val)
+		notify_rep_dev_ready(data, false);
+
+	/* Advance length to nex message */
+	len += msg_len;
+	*buf_trav_len = len;
+}
+
+static void
+populate_ack_msg(void *buffer, uint32_t *length, cnxk_rep_msg_ack_data_t *adata)
+{
+	uint32_t sz = sizeof(cnxk_rep_msg_ack_data_t);
+	uint32_t len;
+
+	cnxk_rep_msg_populate_command(buffer, length, CNXK_REP_MSG_ACK, sz);
+
+	len = *length;
+
+	rte_memcpy(RTE_PTR_ADD(buffer, len), adata, sz);
+
+	len += sz;
+
+	*length = len;
+}
+
+static int
+send_ack_message(cnxk_rep_msg_ack_data_t *adata, struct rte_mempool *mb_pool, uint16_t portid)
+{
+	uint32_t len = 0, size;
+	void *buffer;
+	int rc = 0;
+
+	/* Allocate memory for preparing a message */
+	size = CTRL_MSG_BUFFER_SZ;
+	buffer = rte_zmalloc("ACK msg", size, 0);
+	if (!buffer) {
+		plt_err("Failed to allocate mem");
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	/* Prepare the ACK message */
+	cnxk_rep_msg_populate_header(buffer, &len);
+	populate_ack_msg(buffer, &len, adata);
+	cnxk_rep_msg_populate_msg_end(buffer, &len);
+
+	/* Send it to the peer */
+	rc = send_message(buffer, len, mb_pool, portid);
+	if (rc)
+		plt_err("Failed send ack");
+
+	return rc;
+}
+
+static int
+process_message(void *msg_buf, uint32_t *buf_trav_len, void *data, struct rte_mempool *mb_pool,
+		uint16_t portid)
+{
+	cnxk_rep_msg_data_t *msg = NULL;
+	cnxk_rep_msg_ack_data_t adata;
+	bool send_ack;
+	int rc = 0;
+
+	/* Get the message data */
+	msg = message_data_extract(msg_buf, buf_trav_len);
+	if (!msg) {
+		plt_err("Failed to get message data");
+		rc = -EINVAL;
+		goto fail;
+	}
+
+	/* Different message type processing */
+	while (msg->type != CNXK_REP_MSG_END) {
+		send_ack = true;
+		switch (msg->type) {
+		case CNXK_REP_MSG_ACK:
+			process_ack_message(msg_buf, buf_trav_len, msg->length, data);
+			send_ack = false;
+			break;
+		case CNXK_REP_MSG_READY:
+			process_ready_message(msg_buf, buf_trav_len, msg->length, data);
+			adata.type = CNXK_REP_MSG_READY;
+			adata.u.val = 0;
+			adata.size = sizeof(uint64_t);
+			break;
+		case CNXK_REP_MSG_EXIT:
+			process_exit_message(msg_buf, buf_trav_len, msg->length, data);
+			adata.type = CNXK_REP_MSG_EXIT;
+			adata.u.val = 0;
+			adata.size = sizeof(uint64_t);
+			break;
+		default:
+			plt_err("Invalid message type: %d", msg->type);
+			rc = -EINVAL;
+		};
+
+		/* Send ACK */
+		if (send_ack)
+			send_ack_message(&adata, mb_pool, portid);
+
+		/* Advance to next message */
+		msg = message_data_extract(msg_buf, buf_trav_len);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+fail:
+	return rc;
+}
+
+static int
+process_control_packet(struct rte_mbuf *mbuf, void *data, uint16_t portid)
+{
+	uint32_t len = mbuf->data_len;
+	uint32_t buf_trav_len = 0;
+	void *msg_buf;
+	int rc;
+
+	msg_buf = plt_zmalloc(len, 0);
+	if (!msg_buf) {
+		plt_err("Failed to allocate mem for msg_buf");
+		rc = -ENOMEM;
+		goto fail;
+	}
+
+	/* Extract the packet data which contains the message */
+	rte_memcpy(msg_buf, rte_pktmbuf_mtod(mbuf, void *), len);
+
+	/* Validate the validity of the received message */
+	parse_validate_header(msg_buf, &buf_trav_len);
+
+	/* Detect message and process */
+	rc = process_message(msg_buf, &buf_trav_len, data, mbuf->pool, portid);
+	if (rc) {
+		plt_err("Failed to process message");
+		goto fail;
+	}
+
+	/* Ensuring entire message has been processed */
+	if (len != buf_trav_len) {
+		plt_err("Out of %d bytes %d bytes of msg_buf processed", len, buf_trav_len);
+		rc = -EFAULT;
+		goto fail;
+	}
+
+	rte_free(msg_buf);
+
+	return 0;
+fail:
+	return rc;
+}
+
+static int
+receive_control_msg_resp(uint16_t portid, void *data)
+{
+	uint32_t wait_us = CTRL_MSG_RCV_TIMEOUT_MS * 1000;
+	uint32_t timeout = 0, sleep = 1;
+	struct rte_mbuf *m = NULL;
+	uint8_t rx = 0;
+	int rc = -1;
+
+	do {
+		rx = rte_eth_rx_burst(portid, CNXK_REP_VDEV_CTRL_QUEUE, &m, 1);
+		if (rx != 0)
+			break;
+
+		/* Timeout after CTRL_MSG_RCV_TIMEOUT_MS */
+		if (timeout >= wait_us) {
+			plt_err("Control message wait timedout");
+			return -ETIMEDOUT;
+		}
+
+		plt_delay_us(sleep);
+		timeout += sleep;
+	} while ((rx == 0) || (timeout < wait_us));
+
+	if (rx) {
+		rc = process_control_packet(m, data, portid);
+		/* Freeing the allocated buffer */
+		rte_pktmbuf_free(m);
+	}
+
+	return rc;
+}
+
+int
+cnxk_rep_msg_send_process(struct cnxk_rep_dev *rep_dev, void *buffer, uint32_t len,
+			  cnxk_rep_msg_ack_data_t *adata)
+{
+	struct cnxk_eth_dev *pf_dev;
+	int rc = 0;
+
+	pf_dev = cnxk_eth_pmd_priv(rep_dev->parent_dev);
+	if (!pf_dev) {
+		plt_err("Failed to get parent pf handle");
+		rc = -1;
+		goto fail;
+	}
+
+	plt_spinlock_lock(&pf_dev->rep_lock);
+	rc = send_message(buffer, len, rep_dev->ctrl_chan_pool, rep_dev->rep_xport_vdev);
+	if (rc) {
+		plt_err("Failed to send the message, err %d", rc);
+		goto free;
+	}
+
+	rc = receive_control_msg_resp(rep_dev->rep_xport_vdev, adata);
+	if (rc) {
+		plt_err("Failed to receive the response, err %d", rc);
+		goto free;
+	}
+	plt_spinlock_unlock(&pf_dev->rep_lock);
+
+	return 0;
+free:
+	plt_spinlock_unlock(&pf_dev->rep_lock);
+fail:
+	return rc;
+}
+
+static void
+poll_for_control_msg(void *data)
+{
+	struct cnxk_eth_dev *pf_dev = (struct cnxk_eth_dev *)data;
+	uint16_t portid = pf_dev->rep_xport_vdev;
+	struct rte_mbuf *m = NULL;
+	uint8_t rx = 0;
+
+	do {
+		rx = rte_eth_rx_burst(portid, CNXK_REP_VDEV_CTRL_QUEUE, &m, 1);
+		if (rx != 0)
+			break;
+	} while (rx == 0 && pf_dev->start_rep_thread);
+
+	if (rx) {
+		plt_spinlock_lock(&pf_dev->rep_lock);
+		process_control_packet(m, data, portid);
+		/* Freeing the allocated buffer */
+		rte_pktmbuf_free(m);
+		plt_spinlock_unlock(&pf_dev->rep_lock);
+	}
+}
+
+static void *
+rep_ctrl_msg_thread_main(void *arg)
+{
+	struct cnxk_eth_dev *pf_dev = (struct cnxk_eth_dev *)arg;
+
+	while (pf_dev->start_rep_thread)
+		poll_for_control_msg(pf_dev);
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+int
+cnxk_rep_control_thread_launch(struct cnxk_eth_dev *pf_dev)
+{
+	char name[CTRL_MSG_THRD_NAME_LEN];
+	int rc = 0;
+
+	rte_strscpy(name, "rep_ctrl_msg_hndlr", CTRL_MSG_THRD_NAME_LEN);
+	pf_dev->start_rep_thread = true;
+	rc = plt_ctrl_thread_create(&pf_dev->rep_ctrl_msg_thread, name, NULL,
+				    rep_ctrl_msg_thread_main, pf_dev);
+	if (rc != 0)
+		plt_err("Failed to create rep control message handling");
+
+	return rc;
+}
diff --git a/drivers/net/cnxk/cnxk_rep_msg.h b/drivers/net/cnxk/cnxk_rep_msg.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a28c63f762
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/net/cnxk/cnxk_rep_msg.h
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(C) 2023 Marvell.
+ */
+
+#ifndef __CNXK_REP_MSG_H__
+#define __CNXK_REP_MSG_H__
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+#define CNXK_REP_MSG_MAX_BUFFER_SZ 1500
+
+typedef enum CNXK_TYPE {
+	CNXK_TYPE_HEADER = 0,
+	CNXK_TYPE_MSG,
+} cnxk_type_t;
+
+typedef enum CNXK_REP_MSG {
+	/* General sync messages */
+	CNXK_REP_MSG_READY = 0,
+	CNXK_REP_MSG_ACK,
+	CNXK_REP_MSG_EXIT,
+	/* End of messaging sequence */
+	CNXK_REP_MSG_END,
+} cnxk_rep_msg_t;
+
+/* Types */
+typedef struct cnxk_type_data {
+	cnxk_type_t type;
+	uint32_t length;
+	uint64_t data[];
+} __rte_packed cnxk_type_data_t;
+
+/* Header */
+typedef struct cnxk_header {
+	uint64_t signature;
+	uint16_t nb_hops;
+} __rte_packed cnxk_header_t;
+
+/* Message meta */
+typedef struct cnxk_rep_msg_data {
+	cnxk_rep_msg_t type;
+	uint32_t length;
+	uint64_t data[];
+} __rte_packed cnxk_rep_msg_data_t;
+
+/* Ack msg */
+typedef struct cnxk_rep_msg_ack_data {
+	cnxk_rep_msg_t type;
+	uint32_t size;
+	union {
+		void *data;
+		uint64_t val;
+		int64_t sval;
+	} u;
+} __rte_packed cnxk_rep_msg_ack_data_t;
+
+/* Ready msg */
+typedef struct cnxk_rep_msg_ready_data {
+	uint8_t val;
+} __rte_packed cnxk_rep_msg_ready_data_t;
+
+/* Exit msg */
+typedef struct cnxk_rep_msg_exit_data {
+	uint8_t val;
+} __rte_packed cnxk_rep_msg_exit_data_t;
+
+void cnxk_rep_msg_populate_command(void *buffer, uint32_t *length, cnxk_rep_msg_t type,
+				   uint32_t size);
+void cnxk_rep_msg_populate_command_meta(void *buffer, uint32_t *length, void *msg_meta, uint32_t sz,
+					cnxk_rep_msg_t msg);
+void cnxk_rep_msg_populate_msg_end(void *buffer, uint32_t *length);
+void cnxk_rep_msg_populate_type(void *buffer, uint32_t *length, cnxk_type_t type, uint32_t sz);
+void cnxk_rep_msg_populate_header(void *buffer, uint32_t *length);
+int cnxk_rep_msg_send_process(struct cnxk_rep_dev *rep_dev, void *buffer, uint32_t len,
+			      cnxk_rep_msg_ack_data_t *adata);
+int cnxk_rep_control_thread_launch(struct cnxk_eth_dev *pf_dev);
+
+#endif /* __CNXK_REP_MSG_H__ */
diff --git a/drivers/net/cnxk/meson.build b/drivers/net/cnxk/meson.build
index 38dde54ce9..0e7334f5cd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cnxk/meson.build
+++ b/drivers/net/cnxk/meson.build
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ sources = files(
         'cnxk_ptp.c',
         'cnxk_flow.c',
         'cnxk_rep.c',
+        'cnxk_rep_msg.c',
         'cnxk_rep_ops.c',
         'cnxk_stats.c',
         'cnxk_tm.c',
