diff --git a/app/test-pmd/event.c b/app/test-pmd/event.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8393e105d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/test-pmd/event.c
@@ -0,0 +1,390 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(c) 2023 HiSilicon Limited
+ */
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+#include <rte_alarm.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_dev.h>
+#include <rte_log.h>
+#ifdef RTE_NET_MLX5
+#include "mlx5_testpmd.h"
+#endif
+
+#include "testpmd.h"
+
+/* Pretty printing of ethdev events */
+static const char * const eth_event_desc[] = {
+	[RTE_ETH_EVENT_UNKNOWN] = "unknown",
+	[RTE_ETH_EVENT_INTR_LSC] = "link state change",
+	[RTE_ETH_EVENT_QUEUE_STATE] = "queue state",
+	[RTE_ETH_EVENT_INTR_RESET] = "reset",
+	[RTE_ETH_EVENT_VF_MBOX] = "VF mbox",
+	[RTE_ETH_EVENT_IPSEC] = "IPsec",
+	[RTE_ETH_EVENT_MACSEC] = "MACsec",
+	[RTE_ETH_EVENT_INTR_RMV] = "device removal",
+	[RTE_ETH_EVENT_NEW] = "device probed",
+	[RTE_ETH_EVENT_DESTROY] = "device released",
+	[RTE_ETH_EVENT_FLOW_AGED] = "flow aged",
+	[RTE_ETH_EVENT_RX_AVAIL_THRESH] = "RxQ available descriptors threshold reached",
+	[RTE_ETH_EVENT_ERR_RECOVERING] = "error recovering",
+	[RTE_ETH_EVENT_RECOVERY_SUCCESS] = "error recovery successful",
+	[RTE_ETH_EVENT_RECOVERY_FAILED] = "error recovery failed",
+	[RTE_ETH_EVENT_MAX] = NULL,
+};
+
+/*
+ * Display or mask ether events
+ * Default to all events except VF_MBOX
+ */
+uint32_t event_print_mask = (UINT32_C(1) << RTE_ETH_EVENT_UNKNOWN) |
+			    (UINT32_C(1) << RTE_ETH_EVENT_INTR_LSC) |
+			    (UINT32_C(1) << RTE_ETH_EVENT_QUEUE_STATE) |
+			    (UINT32_C(1) << RTE_ETH_EVENT_INTR_RESET) |
+			    (UINT32_C(1) << RTE_ETH_EVENT_IPSEC) |
+			    (UINT32_C(1) << RTE_ETH_EVENT_MACSEC) |
+			    (UINT32_C(1) << RTE_ETH_EVENT_INTR_RMV) |
+			    (UINT32_C(1) << RTE_ETH_EVENT_FLOW_AGED) |
+			    (UINT32_C(1) << RTE_ETH_EVENT_ERR_RECOVERING) |
+			    (UINT32_C(1) << RTE_ETH_EVENT_RECOVERY_SUCCESS) |
+			    (UINT32_C(1) << RTE_ETH_EVENT_RECOVERY_FAILED);
+
+int
+get_event_name_mask(const char *name, uint32_t *mask)
+{
+	if (!strcmp(name, "unknown"))
+		*mask = UINT32_C(1) << RTE_ETH_EVENT_UNKNOWN;
+	else if (!strcmp(name, "intr_lsc"))
+		*mask = UINT32_C(1) << RTE_ETH_EVENT_INTR_LSC;
+	else if (!strcmp(name, "queue_state"))
+		*mask = UINT32_C(1) << RTE_ETH_EVENT_QUEUE_STATE;
+	else if (!strcmp(name, "intr_reset"))
+		*mask = UINT32_C(1) << RTE_ETH_EVENT_INTR_RESET;
+	else if (!strcmp(name, "vf_mbox"))
+		*mask = UINT32_C(1) << RTE_ETH_EVENT_VF_MBOX;
+	else if (!strcmp(name, "ipsec"))
+		*mask = UINT32_C(1) << RTE_ETH_EVENT_IPSEC;
+	else if (!strcmp(name, "macsec"))
+		*mask = UINT32_C(1) << RTE_ETH_EVENT_MACSEC;
+	else if (!strcmp(name, "intr_rmv"))
+		*mask = UINT32_C(1) << RTE_ETH_EVENT_INTR_RMV;
+	else if (!strcmp(name, "dev_probed"))
+		*mask = UINT32_C(1) << RTE_ETH_EVENT_NEW;
+	else if (!strcmp(name, "dev_released"))
+		*mask = UINT32_C(1) << RTE_ETH_EVENT_DESTROY;
+	else if (!strcmp(name, "flow_aged"))
+		*mask = UINT32_C(1) << RTE_ETH_EVENT_FLOW_AGED;
+	else if (!strcmp(name, "err_recovering"))
+		*mask = UINT32_C(1) << RTE_ETH_EVENT_ERR_RECOVERING;
+	else if (!strcmp(name, "recovery_success"))
+		*mask = UINT32_C(1) << RTE_ETH_EVENT_RECOVERY_SUCCESS;
+	else if (!strcmp(name, "recovery_failed"))
+		*mask = UINT32_C(1) << RTE_ETH_EVENT_RECOVERY_FAILED;
+	else if (!strcmp(name, "all"))
+		*mask = ~UINT32_C(0);
+	else
+		return -1;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void
+rmv_port_callback(void *arg)
+{
+	int need_to_start = 0;
+	int org_no_link_check = no_link_check;
+	portid_t port_id = (intptr_t)arg;
+	struct rte_eth_dev_info dev_info;
+	int ret;
+
+	RTE_ETH_VALID_PORTID_OR_RET(port_id);
+
+	if (!test_done && port_is_forwarding(port_id)) {
+		need_to_start = 1;
+		stop_packet_forwarding();
+	}
+	no_link_check = 1;
+	stop_port(port_id);
+	no_link_check = org_no_link_check;
+
+	ret = eth_dev_info_get_print_err(port_id, &dev_info);
+	if (ret != 0)
+		TESTPMD_LOG(ERR,
+			"Failed to get device info for port %d, not detaching\n",
+			port_id);
+	else {
+		struct rte_device *device = dev_info.device;
+		close_port(port_id);
+		detach_device(device); /* might be already removed or have more ports */
+	}
+	if (need_to_start)
+		start_packet_forwarding(0);
+}
+
+static int need_start_when_recovery_over;
+
+static bool
+has_port_in_err_recovering(void)
+{
+	struct rte_port *port;
+	portid_t pid;
+
+	RTE_ETH_FOREACH_DEV(pid) {
+		port = &ports[pid];
+		if (port->err_recovering)
+			return true;
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
+
+static void
+err_recovering_callback(portid_t port_id)
+{
+	if (!has_port_in_err_recovering())
+		printf("Please stop executing any commands until recovery result events are received!\n");
+
+	ports[port_id].err_recovering = 1;
+	ports[port_id].recover_failed = 0;
+
+	/* To simplify implementation, stop forwarding regardless of whether the port is used. */
+	if (!test_done) {
+		printf("Stop packet forwarding because some ports are in error recovering!\n");
+		stop_packet_forwarding();
+		need_start_when_recovery_over = 1;
+	}
+}
+
+static void
+recover_success_callback(portid_t port_id)
+{
+	ports[port_id].err_recovering = 0;
+	if (has_port_in_err_recovering())
+		return;
+
+	if (need_start_when_recovery_over) {
+		printf("Recovery success! Restart packet forwarding!\n");
+		start_packet_forwarding(0);
+		need_start_when_recovery_over = 0;
+	} else {
+		printf("Recovery success!\n");
+	}
+}
+
+static void
+recover_failed_callback(portid_t port_id)
+{
+	struct rte_port *port;
+	portid_t pid;
+
+	ports[port_id].err_recovering = 0;
+	ports[port_id].recover_failed = 1;
+	if (has_port_in_err_recovering())
+		return;
+
+	need_start_when_recovery_over = 0;
+	printf("The ports:");
+	RTE_ETH_FOREACH_DEV(pid) {
+		port = &ports[pid];
+		if (port->recover_failed)
+			printf(" %u", pid);
+	}
+	printf(" recovery failed! Please remove them!\n");
+}
+
+/* This function is used by the interrupt thread */
+static int
+eth_event_callback(portid_t port_id, enum rte_eth_event_type type, void *param,
+		  void *ret_param)
+{
+	RTE_SET_USED(param);
+	RTE_SET_USED(ret_param);
+
+	if (type >= RTE_ETH_EVENT_MAX) {
+		fprintf(stderr,
+			"\nPort %" PRIu16 ": %s called upon invalid event %d\n",
+			port_id, __func__, type);
+		fflush(stderr);
+	} else if (event_print_mask & (UINT32_C(1) << type)) {
+		printf("\nPort %" PRIu16 ": %s event\n", port_id,
+			eth_event_desc[type]);
+		fflush(stdout);
+	}
+
+	switch (type) {
+	case RTE_ETH_EVENT_NEW:
+		ports[port_id].need_setup = 1;
+		ports[port_id].port_status = RTE_PORT_HANDLING;
+		break;
+	case RTE_ETH_EVENT_INTR_RMV:
+		if (port_id_is_invalid(port_id, DISABLED_WARN))
+			break;
+		if (rte_eal_alarm_set(100000,
+				rmv_port_callback, (void *)(intptr_t)port_id))
+			fprintf(stderr,
+				"Could not set up deferred device removal\n");
+		break;
+	case RTE_ETH_EVENT_DESTROY:
+		ports[port_id].port_status = RTE_PORT_CLOSED;
+		printf("Port %u is closed\n", port_id);
+		break;
+	case RTE_ETH_EVENT_RX_AVAIL_THRESH: {
+		uint16_t rxq_id;
+		int ret;
+
+		/* avail_thresh query API rewinds rxq_id, no need to check max RxQ num */
+		for (rxq_id = 0; ; rxq_id++) {
+			ret = rte_eth_rx_avail_thresh_query(port_id, &rxq_id,
+							    NULL);
+			if (ret <= 0)
+				break;
+			printf("Received avail_thresh event, port: %u, rxq_id: %u\n",
+			       port_id, rxq_id);
+
+#ifdef RTE_NET_MLX5
+			mlx5_test_avail_thresh_event_handler(port_id, rxq_id);
+#endif
+		}
+		break;
+	}
+	case RTE_ETH_EVENT_ERR_RECOVERING:
+		err_recovering_callback(port_id);
+		break;
+	case RTE_ETH_EVENT_RECOVERY_SUCCESS:
+		recover_success_callback(port_id);
+		break;
+	case RTE_ETH_EVENT_RECOVERY_FAILED:
+		recover_failed_callback(port_id);
+		break;
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int
+register_eth_event_callback(void)
+{
+	int ret;
+	enum rte_eth_event_type event;
+
+	for (event = RTE_ETH_EVENT_UNKNOWN;
+			event < RTE_ETH_EVENT_MAX; event++) {
+		ret = rte_eth_dev_callback_register(RTE_ETH_ALL,
+				event,
+				eth_event_callback,
+				NULL);
+		if (ret != 0) {
+			TESTPMD_LOG(ERR, "Failed to register callback for "
+					"%s event\n", eth_event_desc[event]);
+			return -1;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int
+unregister_eth_event_callback(void)
+{
+	int ret;
+	enum rte_eth_event_type event;
+
+	for (event = RTE_ETH_EVENT_UNKNOWN;
+			event < RTE_ETH_EVENT_MAX; event++) {
+		ret = rte_eth_dev_callback_unregister(RTE_ETH_ALL,
+				event,
+				eth_event_callback,
+				NULL);
+		if (ret != 0) {
+			TESTPMD_LOG(ERR, "Failed to unregister callback for "
+					"%s event\n", eth_event_desc[event]);
+			return -1;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* This function is used by the interrupt thread */
+static void
+dev_event_callback(const char *device_name, enum rte_dev_event_type type,
+			     __rte_unused void *arg)
+{
+	uint16_t port_id;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (type >= RTE_DEV_EVENT_MAX) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "%s called upon invalid event %d\n",
+			__func__, type);
+		fflush(stderr);
+	}
+
+	switch (type) {
+	case RTE_DEV_EVENT_REMOVE:
+		RTE_LOG(DEBUG, EAL, "The device: %s has been removed!\n",
+			device_name);
+		ret = rte_eth_dev_get_port_by_name(device_name, &port_id);
+		if (ret) {
+			RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "can not get port by device %s!\n",
+				device_name);
+			return;
+		}
+		/*
+		 * Because the user's callback is invoked in eal interrupt
+		 * callback, the interrupt callback need to be finished before
+		 * it can be unregistered when detaching device. So finish
+		 * callback soon and use a deferred removal to detach device
+		 * is need. It is a workaround, once the device detaching be
+		 * moved into the eal in the future, the deferred removal could
+		 * be deleted.
+		 */
+		if (rte_eal_alarm_set(100000,
+				rmv_port_callback, (void *)(intptr_t)port_id))
+			RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL,
+				"Could not set up deferred device removal\n");
+		break;
+	case RTE_DEV_EVENT_ADD:
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "The device: %s has been added!\n",
+			device_name);
+		/* TODO: After finish kernel driver binding,
+		 * begin to attach port.
+		 */
+		break;
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+}
+
+int
+register_dev_event_callback(void)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = rte_dev_event_callback_register(NULL,
+		dev_event_callback, NULL);
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL,
+			"fail  to register device event callback\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int
+unregister_dev_event_callback(void)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = rte_dev_event_callback_unregister(NULL,
+		dev_event_callback, NULL);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL,
+			"fail to unregister device event callback.\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/meson.build b/app/test-pmd/meson.build
index 719f875be0..b7860f3ab0 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/meson.build
+++ b/app/test-pmd/meson.build
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ sources = files(
         'cmd_flex_item.c',
         'config.c',
         'csumonly.c',
+        'event.c',
         'flowgen.c',
         'icmpecho.c',
         'ieee1588fwd.c',
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/parameters.c b/app/test-pmd/parameters.c
index a9ca58339d..504315da8b 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/parameters.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/parameters.c
@@ -434,45 +434,19 @@ static int
 parse_event_printing_config(const char *optarg, int enable)
 {
 	uint32_t mask = 0;
+	int ret;
 
-	if (!strcmp(optarg, "unknown"))
-		mask = UINT32_C(1) << RTE_ETH_EVENT_UNKNOWN;
-	else if (!strcmp(optarg, "intr_lsc"))
-		mask = UINT32_C(1) << RTE_ETH_EVENT_INTR_LSC;
-	else if (!strcmp(optarg, "queue_state"))
-		mask = UINT32_C(1) << RTE_ETH_EVENT_QUEUE_STATE;
-	else if (!strcmp(optarg, "intr_reset"))
-		mask = UINT32_C(1) << RTE_ETH_EVENT_INTR_RESET;
-	else if (!strcmp(optarg, "vf_mbox"))
-		mask = UINT32_C(1) << RTE_ETH_EVENT_VF_MBOX;
-	else if (!strcmp(optarg, "ipsec"))
-		mask = UINT32_C(1) << RTE_ETH_EVENT_IPSEC;
-	else if (!strcmp(optarg, "macsec"))
-		mask = UINT32_C(1) << RTE_ETH_EVENT_MACSEC;
-	else if (!strcmp(optarg, "intr_rmv"))
-		mask = UINT32_C(1) << RTE_ETH_EVENT_INTR_RMV;
-	else if (!strcmp(optarg, "dev_probed"))
-		mask = UINT32_C(1) << RTE_ETH_EVENT_NEW;
-	else if (!strcmp(optarg, "dev_released"))
-		mask = UINT32_C(1) << RTE_ETH_EVENT_DESTROY;
-	else if (!strcmp(optarg, "flow_aged"))
-		mask = UINT32_C(1) << RTE_ETH_EVENT_FLOW_AGED;
-	else if (!strcmp(optarg, "err_recovering"))
-		mask = UINT32_C(1) << RTE_ETH_EVENT_ERR_RECOVERING;
-	else if (!strcmp(optarg, "recovery_success"))
-		mask = UINT32_C(1) << RTE_ETH_EVENT_RECOVERY_SUCCESS;
-	else if (!strcmp(optarg, "recovery_failed"))
-		mask = UINT32_C(1) << RTE_ETH_EVENT_RECOVERY_FAILED;
-	else if (!strcmp(optarg, "all"))
-		mask = ~UINT32_C(0);
-	else {
+	ret = get_event_name_mask(optarg, &mask);
+	if (ret != 0) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "Invalid event: %s\n", optarg);
 		return -1;
 	}
+
 	if (enable)
 		event_print_mask |= mask;
 	else
 		event_print_mask &= ~mask;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c b/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c
index 39a25238e5..3a664fec66 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c
@@ -435,41 +435,6 @@ uint8_t clear_ptypes = true;
 /* Hairpin ports configuration mode. */
 uint32_t hairpin_mode;
 
-/* Pretty printing of ethdev events */
-static const char * const eth_event_desc[] = {
-	[RTE_ETH_EVENT_UNKNOWN] = "unknown",
-	[RTE_ETH_EVENT_INTR_LSC] = "link state change",
-	[RTE_ETH_EVENT_QUEUE_STATE] = "queue state",
-	[RTE_ETH_EVENT_INTR_RESET] = "reset",
-	[RTE_ETH_EVENT_VF_MBOX] = "VF mbox",
-	[RTE_ETH_EVENT_IPSEC] = "IPsec",
-	[RTE_ETH_EVENT_MACSEC] = "MACsec",
-	[RTE_ETH_EVENT_INTR_RMV] = "device removal",
-	[RTE_ETH_EVENT_NEW] = "device probed",
-	[RTE_ETH_EVENT_DESTROY] = "device released",
-	[RTE_ETH_EVENT_FLOW_AGED] = "flow aged",
-	[RTE_ETH_EVENT_RX_AVAIL_THRESH] = "RxQ available descriptors threshold reached",
-	[RTE_ETH_EVENT_ERR_RECOVERING] = "error recovering",
-	[RTE_ETH_EVENT_RECOVERY_SUCCESS] = "error recovery successful",
-	[RTE_ETH_EVENT_RECOVERY_FAILED] = "error recovery failed",
-	[RTE_ETH_EVENT_MAX] = NULL,
-};
-
-/*
- * Display or mask ether events
- * Default to all events except VF_MBOX
- */
-uint32_t event_print_mask = (UINT32_C(1) << RTE_ETH_EVENT_UNKNOWN) |
-			    (UINT32_C(1) << RTE_ETH_EVENT_INTR_LSC) |
-			    (UINT32_C(1) << RTE_ETH_EVENT_QUEUE_STATE) |
-			    (UINT32_C(1) << RTE_ETH_EVENT_INTR_RESET) |
-			    (UINT32_C(1) << RTE_ETH_EVENT_IPSEC) |
-			    (UINT32_C(1) << RTE_ETH_EVENT_MACSEC) |
-			    (UINT32_C(1) << RTE_ETH_EVENT_INTR_RMV) |
-			    (UINT32_C(1) << RTE_ETH_EVENT_FLOW_AGED) |
-			    (UINT32_C(1) << RTE_ETH_EVENT_ERR_RECOVERING) |
-			    (UINT32_C(1) << RTE_ETH_EVENT_RECOVERY_SUCCESS) |
-			    (UINT32_C(1) << RTE_ETH_EVENT_RECOVERY_FAILED);
 /*
  * Decide if all memory are locked for performance.
  */
@@ -701,12 +666,6 @@ eth_dev_set_mtu_mp(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t mtu)
 /* Forward function declarations */
 static void setup_attached_port(portid_t pi);
 static void check_all_ports_link_status(uint32_t port_mask);
-static int eth_event_callback(portid_t port_id,
-			      enum rte_eth_event_type type,
-			      void *param, void *ret_param);
-static void dev_event_callback(const char *device_name,
-				enum rte_dev_event_type type,
-				void *param);
 static void fill_xstats_display_info(void);
 
 /*
@@ -3672,7 +3631,7 @@ setup_attached_port(portid_t pi)
 	printf("Done\n");
 }
 
-static void
+void
 detach_device(struct rte_device *dev)
 {
 	portid_t sibling;
@@ -3818,13 +3777,9 @@ pmd_test_exit(void)
 			return;
 		}
 
-		ret = rte_dev_event_callback_unregister(NULL,
-			dev_event_callback, NULL);
-		if (ret < 0) {
-			RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL,
-				"fail to unregister device event callback.\n");
+		ret = unregister_dev_event_callback();
+		if (ret != 0)
 			return;
-		}
 
 		ret = rte_dev_hotplug_handle_disable();
 		if (ret) {
@@ -3909,274 +3864,6 @@ check_all_ports_link_status(uint32_t port_mask)
 	}
 }
 
-static void
-rmv_port_callback(void *arg)
-{
-	int need_to_start = 0;
-	int org_no_link_check = no_link_check;
-	portid_t port_id = (intptr_t)arg;
-	struct rte_eth_dev_info dev_info;
-	int ret;
-
-	RTE_ETH_VALID_PORTID_OR_RET(port_id);
-
-	if (!test_done && port_is_forwarding(port_id)) {
-		need_to_start = 1;
-		stop_packet_forwarding();
-	}
-	no_link_check = 1;
-	stop_port(port_id);
-	no_link_check = org_no_link_check;
-
-	ret = eth_dev_info_get_print_err(port_id, &dev_info);
-	if (ret != 0)
-		TESTPMD_LOG(ERR,
-			"Failed to get device info for port %d, not detaching\n",
-			port_id);
-	else {
-		struct rte_device *device = dev_info.device;
-		close_port(port_id);
-		detach_device(device); /* might be already removed or have more ports */
-	}
-	if (need_to_start)
-		start_packet_forwarding(0);
-}
-
-static int need_start_when_recovery_over;
-
-static bool
-has_port_in_err_recovering(void)
-{
-	struct rte_port *port;
-	portid_t pid;
-
-	RTE_ETH_FOREACH_DEV(pid) {
-		port = &ports[pid];
-		if (port->err_recovering)
-			return true;
-	}
-
-	return false;
-}
-
-static void
-err_recovering_callback(portid_t port_id)
-{
-	if (!has_port_in_err_recovering())
-		printf("Please stop executing any commands until recovery result events are received!\n");
-
-	ports[port_id].err_recovering = 1;
-	ports[port_id].recover_failed = 0;
-
-	/* To simplify implementation, stop forwarding regardless of whether the port is used. */
-	if (!test_done) {
-		printf("Stop packet forwarding because some ports are in error recovering!\n");
-		stop_packet_forwarding();
-		need_start_when_recovery_over = 1;
-	}
-}
-
-static void
-recover_success_callback(portid_t port_id)
-{
-	ports[port_id].err_recovering = 0;
-	if (has_port_in_err_recovering())
-		return;
-
-	if (need_start_when_recovery_over) {
-		printf("Recovery success! Restart packet forwarding!\n");
-		start_packet_forwarding(0);
-		need_start_when_recovery_over = 0;
-	} else {
-		printf("Recovery success!\n");
-	}
-}
-
-static void
-recover_failed_callback(portid_t port_id)
-{
-	struct rte_port *port;
-	portid_t pid;
-
-	ports[port_id].err_recovering = 0;
-	ports[port_id].recover_failed = 1;
-	if (has_port_in_err_recovering())
-		return;
-
-	need_start_when_recovery_over = 0;
-	printf("The ports:");
-	RTE_ETH_FOREACH_DEV(pid) {
-		port = &ports[pid];
-		if (port->recover_failed)
-			printf(" %u", pid);
-	}
-	printf(" recovery failed! Please remove them!\n");
-}
-
-/* This function is used by the interrupt thread */
-static int
-eth_event_callback(portid_t port_id, enum rte_eth_event_type type, void *param,
-		  void *ret_param)
-{
-	RTE_SET_USED(param);
-	RTE_SET_USED(ret_param);
-
-	if (type >= RTE_ETH_EVENT_MAX) {
-		fprintf(stderr,
-			"\nPort %" PRIu16 ": %s called upon invalid event %d\n",
-			port_id, __func__, type);
-		fflush(stderr);
-	} else if (event_print_mask & (UINT32_C(1) << type)) {
-		printf("\nPort %" PRIu16 ": %s event\n", port_id,
-			eth_event_desc[type]);
-		fflush(stdout);
-	}
-
-	switch (type) {
-	case RTE_ETH_EVENT_NEW:
-		ports[port_id].need_setup = 1;
-		ports[port_id].port_status = RTE_PORT_HANDLING;
-		break;
-	case RTE_ETH_EVENT_INTR_RMV:
-		if (port_id_is_invalid(port_id, DISABLED_WARN))
-			break;
-		if (rte_eal_alarm_set(100000,
-				rmv_port_callback, (void *)(intptr_t)port_id))
-			fprintf(stderr,
-				"Could not set up deferred device removal\n");
-		break;
-	case RTE_ETH_EVENT_DESTROY:
-		ports[port_id].port_status = RTE_PORT_CLOSED;
-		printf("Port %u is closed\n", port_id);
-		break;
-	case RTE_ETH_EVENT_RX_AVAIL_THRESH: {
-		uint16_t rxq_id;
-		int ret;
-
-		/* avail_thresh query API rewinds rxq_id, no need to check max RxQ num */
-		for (rxq_id = 0; ; rxq_id++) {
-			ret = rte_eth_rx_avail_thresh_query(port_id, &rxq_id,
-							    NULL);
-			if (ret <= 0)
-				break;
-			printf("Received avail_thresh event, port: %u, rxq_id: %u\n",
-			       port_id, rxq_id);
-
-#ifdef RTE_NET_MLX5
-			mlx5_test_avail_thresh_event_handler(port_id, rxq_id);
-#endif
-		}
-		break;
-	}
-	case RTE_ETH_EVENT_ERR_RECOVERING:
-		err_recovering_callback(port_id);
-		break;
-	case RTE_ETH_EVENT_RECOVERY_SUCCESS:
-		recover_success_callback(port_id);
-		break;
-	case RTE_ETH_EVENT_RECOVERY_FAILED:
-		recover_failed_callback(port_id);
-		break;
-	default:
-		break;
-	}
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int
-register_eth_event_callback(void)
-{
-	int ret;
-	enum rte_eth_event_type event;
-
-	for (event = RTE_ETH_EVENT_UNKNOWN;
-			event < RTE_ETH_EVENT_MAX; event++) {
-		ret = rte_eth_dev_callback_register(RTE_ETH_ALL,
-				event,
-				eth_event_callback,
-				NULL);
-		if (ret != 0) {
-			TESTPMD_LOG(ERR, "Failed to register callback for "
-					"%s event\n", eth_event_desc[event]);
-			return -1;
-		}
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int
-unregister_eth_event_callback(void)
-{
-	int ret;
-	enum rte_eth_event_type event;
-
-	for (event = RTE_ETH_EVENT_UNKNOWN;
-			event < RTE_ETH_EVENT_MAX; event++) {
-		ret = rte_eth_dev_callback_unregister(RTE_ETH_ALL,
-				event,
-				eth_event_callback,
-				NULL);
-		if (ret != 0) {
-			TESTPMD_LOG(ERR, "Failed to unregister callback for "
-					"%s event\n", eth_event_desc[event]);
-			return -1;
-		}
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-/* This function is used by the interrupt thread */
-static void
-dev_event_callback(const char *device_name, enum rte_dev_event_type type,
-			     __rte_unused void *arg)
-{
-	uint16_t port_id;
-	int ret;
-
-	if (type >= RTE_DEV_EVENT_MAX) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "%s called upon invalid event %d\n",
-			__func__, type);
-		fflush(stderr);
-	}
-
-	switch (type) {
-	case RTE_DEV_EVENT_REMOVE:
-		RTE_LOG(DEBUG, EAL, "The device: %s has been removed!\n",
-			device_name);
-		ret = rte_eth_dev_get_port_by_name(device_name, &port_id);
-		if (ret) {
-			RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "can not get port by device %s!\n",
-				device_name);
-			return;
-		}
-		/*
-		 * Because the user's callback is invoked in eal interrupt
-		 * callback, the interrupt callback need to be finished before
-		 * it can be unregistered when detaching device. So finish
-		 * callback soon and use a deferred removal to detach device
-		 * is need. It is a workaround, once the device detaching be
-		 * moved into the eal in the future, the deferred removal could
-		 * be deleted.
-		 */
-		if (rte_eal_alarm_set(100000,
-				rmv_port_callback, (void *)(intptr_t)port_id))
-			RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL,
-				"Could not set up deferred device removal\n");
-		break;
-	case RTE_DEV_EVENT_ADD:
-		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "The device: %s has been added!\n",
-			device_name);
-		/* TODO: After finish kernel driver binding,
-		 * begin to attach port.
-		 */
-		break;
-	default:
-		break;
-	}
-}
-
 static void
 rxtx_port_config(portid_t pid)
 {
@@ -4725,13 +4412,9 @@ main(int argc, char** argv)
 			return -1;
 		}
 
-		ret = rte_dev_event_callback_register(NULL,
-			dev_event_callback, NULL);
-		if (ret) {
-			RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL,
-				"fail  to register device event callback\n");
+		ret = register_dev_event_callback();
+		if (ret != 0)
 			return -1;
-		}
 	}
 
 	if (!no_device_start && start_port(RTE_PORT_ALL) != 0) {
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/testpmd.h b/app/test-pmd/testpmd.h
index 42782d5a05..5c8a052b43 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/testpmd.h
+++ b/app/test-pmd/testpmd.h
@@ -1109,6 +1109,11 @@ void set_nb_pkt_per_burst(uint16_t pkt_burst);
 char *list_pkt_forwarding_modes(void);
 char *list_pkt_forwarding_retry_modes(void);
 void set_pkt_forwarding_mode(const char *fwd_mode);
+int get_event_name_mask(const char *name, uint32_t *mask);
+int register_eth_event_callback(void);
+int unregister_eth_event_callback(void);
+int register_dev_event_callback(void);
+int unregister_dev_event_callback(void);
 void start_packet_forwarding(int with_tx_first);
 void fwd_stats_display(void);
 void fwd_stats_reset(void);
@@ -1128,6 +1133,7 @@ void stop_port(portid_t pid);
 void close_port(portid_t pid);
 void reset_port(portid_t pid);
 void attach_port(char *identifier);
+void detach_device(struct rte_device *dev);
 void detach_devargs(char *identifier);
 void detach_port_device(portid_t port_id);
 int all_ports_stopped(void);
