diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/Makefile b/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/Makefile
index dd455e6..c0921dd 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/Makefile
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_BSDAPP) += eal_lcore.c
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_BSDAPP) += eal_timer.c
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_BSDAPP) += eal_interrupts.c
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_BSDAPP) += eal_alarm.c
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_BSDAPP) += eal_dev.c
 
 # from common dir
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_BSDAPP) += eal_common_lcore.c
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/eal_dev.c b/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/eal_dev.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3b7bbf2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/eal_dev.c
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(c) 2018 Intel Corporation
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <inttypes.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+#include <rte_malloc.h>
+#include <rte_bus.h>
+#include <rte_dev.h>
+#include <rte_devargs.h>
+#include <rte_debug.h>
+#include <rte_log.h>
+
+#include "eal_thread.h"
+
+int __rte_experimental
+rte_dev_event_monitor_start(void)
+{
+	RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Not support event monitor for FreeBSD\n");
+	return -1;
+}
+
+int __rte_experimental
+rte_dev_event_monitor_stop(void)
+{
+	RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Not support event monitor for FreeBSD\n");
+	return -1;
+}
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_dev.c b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_dev.c
index 0de1c5d..8e3934c 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_dev.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_dev.c
@@ -43,9 +43,31 @@
 #include <rte_devargs.h>
 #include <rte_debug.h>
 #include <rte_log.h>
+#include <rte_spinlock.h>
+#include <rte_malloc.h>
 
 #include "eal_private.h"
 
+/* spinlock for device callbacks */
+static rte_spinlock_t rte_dev_event_lock = RTE_SPINLOCK_INITIALIZER;
+
+/**
+ * The user application callback description.
+ *
+ * It contains callback address to be registered by user application,
+ * the pointer to the parameters for callback, and the device name.
+ */
+struct rte_dev_event_callback {
+	TAILQ_ENTRY(rte_dev_event_callback) next; /**< Callbacks list */
+	rte_dev_event_cb_fn cb_fn;                /**< Callback address */
+	void *cb_arg;                           /**< Callback parameter */
+	char *dev_name;	 /**< Callback devcie name, NULL is for all device */
+	uint32_t active;                        /**< Callback is executing */
+};
+
+/* A general callbacks list for all callback of devices */
+static struct rte_dev_event_cb_list dev_event_cbs;
+
 static int cmp_detached_dev_name(const struct rte_device *dev,
 	const void *_name)
 {
@@ -236,3 +258,113 @@ rte_eal_hotplug_remove(const char *busname, const char *devname)
 	rte_eal_devargs_remove(busname, devname);
 	return ret;
 }
+
+int __rte_experimental
+rte_dev_callback_register(char *device_name, rte_dev_event_cb_fn cb_fn,
+				void *cb_arg)
+{
+	struct rte_dev_event_callback *event_cb = NULL;
+
+	rte_spinlock_lock(&rte_dev_event_lock);
+
+	if (TAILQ_EMPTY(&(dev_event_cbs)))
+		TAILQ_INIT(&(dev_event_cbs));
+
+	TAILQ_FOREACH(event_cb, &(dev_event_cbs), next) {
+		if (event_cb->cb_fn == cb_fn &&
+			event_cb->cb_arg == cb_arg &&
+			((!device_name && !event_cb->dev_name) ? 1 :
+			(!strcmp(event_cb->dev_name, device_name))))
+			break;
+	}
+
+	/* create a new callback. */
+	if (event_cb == NULL) {
+		/* allocate a new user callback entity */
+		event_cb = malloc(sizeof(struct rte_dev_event_callback));
+		if (event_cb != NULL) {
+			event_cb->cb_fn = cb_fn;
+			event_cb->cb_arg = cb_arg;
+			event_cb->dev_name = device_name;
+			TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&(dev_event_cbs), event_cb, next);
+		} else
+			free(event_cb);
+	}
+
+	rte_spinlock_unlock(&rte_dev_event_lock);
+	return (event_cb == NULL) ? -1 : 0;
+}
+
+int __rte_experimental
+rte_dev_callback_unregister(char *device_name, rte_dev_event_cb_fn cb_fn,
+				void *cb_arg)
+{
+	int ret;
+	struct rte_dev_event_callback *event_cb, *next;
+
+	if (!cb_fn || device_name == NULL)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	rte_spinlock_lock(&rte_dev_event_lock);
+
+	ret = 0;
+
+	for (event_cb = TAILQ_FIRST(&(dev_event_cbs)); event_cb != NULL;
+	      event_cb = next) {
+
+		next = TAILQ_NEXT(event_cb, next);
+
+		if (event_cb->cb_fn != cb_fn ||
+				(event_cb->cb_arg != (void *)-1 &&
+				event_cb->cb_arg != cb_arg) ||
+				(((!device_name && event_cb->dev_name) ||
+				(device_name && !event_cb->dev_name)) ? 1 :
+				strcmp(event_cb->dev_name, device_name)))
+			continue;
+
+		/*
+		 * if this callback is not executing right now,
+		 * then remove it.
+		 */
+		if (event_cb->active == 0) {
+			TAILQ_REMOVE(&(dev_event_cbs), event_cb, next);
+			rte_free(event_cb);
+		} else {
+			ret = -EAGAIN;
+		}
+	}
+
+	rte_spinlock_unlock(&rte_dev_event_lock);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int __rte_experimental
+_rte_dev_callback_process(char *device_name, enum rte_dev_event_type event,
+				void *cb_arg)
+{
+	struct rte_dev_event_callback dev_cb;
+	struct rte_dev_event_callback *cb_lst;
+	int rc = 0;
+
+	rte_spinlock_lock(&rte_dev_event_lock);
+
+	if (device_name == NULL)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	TAILQ_FOREACH(cb_lst, &(dev_event_cbs), next) {
+		if (cb_lst->cb_fn == NULL || (!cb_lst->dev_name ? 0 :
+			strcmp(cb_lst->dev_name,
+			device_name) && cb_lst->dev_name))
+			continue;
+		dev_cb = *cb_lst;
+		cb_lst->active = 1;
+		if (cb_arg)
+			dev_cb.cb_arg = cb_arg;
+		rc = dev_cb.cb_fn(device_name, event,
+				dev_cb.cb_arg);
+		cb_lst->active = 0;
+	}
+
+	rte_spinlock_unlock(&rte_dev_event_lock);
+	return rc;
+}
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_dev.h b/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_dev.h
index d1598fd..82082d8 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_dev.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_dev.h
@@ -53,6 +53,30 @@ extern "C" {
 #include <rte_compat.h>
 #include <rte_log.h>
 
+/**
+ * The device event type.
+ */
+enum rte_dev_event_type {
+	RTE_DEV_EVENT_UNKNOWN,	/**< unknown event type */
+	RTE_DEV_EVENT_ADD,	/**< device being added */
+	RTE_DEV_EVENT_REMOVE,	/**< device being removed */
+	RTE_DEV_EVENT_MAX	/**< max value of this enum */
+};
+
+struct rte_dev_event {
+	enum rte_dev_event_type type;	/**< device event type */
+	int subsystem;			/**< subsystem id */
+	char *devname;			/**< device name */
+};
+
+typedef int (*rte_dev_event_cb_fn)(char *device_name,
+					enum rte_dev_event_type event,
+					void *cb_arg);
+
+struct rte_dev_event_callback;
+/** @internal Structure to keep track of registered callbacks */
+TAILQ_HEAD(rte_dev_event_cb_list, rte_dev_event_callback);
+
 __attribute__((format(printf, 2, 0)))
 static inline void
 rte_pmd_debug_trace(const char *func_name, const char *fmt, ...)
@@ -296,4 +320,101 @@ __attribute__((used)) = str
 }
 #endif
 
+/**
+ * @warning
+ * @b EXPERIMENTAL: this API may change without prior notice
+ *
+ * It registers the callback for the specific device.
+ * Multiple callbacks cal be registered at the same time.
+ *
+ * @param device_name
+ *  The device name, that is the param name of the struct rte_device,
+ *  null value means for all devices.
+ * @param cb_fn
+ *  callback address.
+ * @param cb_arg
+ *  address of parameter for callback.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *  - On success, zero.
+ *  - On failure, a negative value.
+ */
+int __rte_experimental
+rte_dev_callback_register(char *device_name, rte_dev_event_cb_fn cb_fn,
+			void *cb_arg);
+
+/**
+ * @warning
+ * @b EXPERIMENTAL: this API may change without prior notice
+ *
+ * It unregisters the callback according to the specified device.
+ *
+ * @param device_name
+ *  The device name, that is the param name of the struct rte_device,
+ *  null value means for all devices.
+ * @param cb_fn
+ *  callback address.
+ * @param cb_arg
+ *  address of parameter for callback, (void *)-1 means to remove all
+ *  registered which has the same callback address.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *  - On success, return the number of callback entities removed.
+ *  - On failure, a negative value.
+ */
+int __rte_experimental
+rte_dev_callback_unregister(char *device_name, rte_dev_event_cb_fn cb_fn,
+					void *cb_arg);
+
+/**
+ * @warning
+ * @b EXPERIMENTAL: this API may change without prior notice
+ *
+ * internal Executes all the user application registered callbacks for
+ * the specific device. It is for DPDK internal user only. User
+ * application should not call it directly.
+ *
+ * @param device_name
+ *  The device name.
+ * @param event
+ *  the device event type
+ *  is permitted or not.
+ * @param cb_arg
+ *  callback parameter.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *  - On success, return zero.
+ *  - On failure, a negative value.
+ */
+int __rte_experimental
+_rte_dev_callback_process(char *device_name, enum rte_dev_event_type event,
+				void *cb_arg);
+
+/**
+ * @warning
+ * @b EXPERIMENTAL: this API may change without prior notice
+ *
+ * Start the device event monitoring.
+ *
+ * @param none
+ * @return
+ *   - On success, zero.
+ *   - On failure, a negative value.
+ */
+int __rte_experimental
+rte_dev_event_monitor_start(void);
+
+/**
+ * @warning
+ * @b EXPERIMENTAL: this API may change without prior notice
+ *
+ * Stop the device event monitoring .
+ *
+ * @param none
+ * @return
+ *   - On success, zero.
+ *   - On failure, a negative value.
+ */
+int __rte_experimental
+rte_dev_event_monitor_stop(void);
 #endif /* _RTE_DEV_H_ */
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/Makefile b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/Makefile
index 7e5bbe8..8578796 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/Makefile
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP) += eal_lcore.c
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP) += eal_timer.c
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP) += eal_interrupts.c
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP) += eal_alarm.c
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP) += eal_dev.c
 
 # from common dir
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP) += eal_common_lcore.c
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_dev.c b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_dev.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..22ef85e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_dev.c
@@ -0,0 +1,243 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(c) 2018 Intel Corporation
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <inttypes.h>
+#include <sys/queue.h>
+#include <sys/signalfd.h>
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <linux/netlink.h>
+#include <sys/epoll.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+#include <rte_malloc.h>
+#include <rte_bus.h>
+#include <rte_dev.h>
+#include <rte_devargs.h>
+#include <rte_debug.h>
+#include <rte_log.h>
+#include <rte_service.h>
+#include <rte_service_component.h>
+
+#include "eal_thread.h"
+
+bool service_exit = true;
+bool service_no_init = true;
+uint32_t slcore;
+uint32_t sevice_id;
+#define DEV_EV_MNT_SERVICE_NAME "device_event_monitor_service"
+
+static int
+dev_monitor_fd_new(void)
+{
+
+	int uevent_fd;
+
+	uevent_fd = socket(PF_NETLINK, SOCK_RAW | SOCK_CLOEXEC |
+			SOCK_NONBLOCK,
+			NETLINK_KOBJECT_UEVENT);
+	if (uevent_fd < 0) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "create uevent fd failed\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+	return uevent_fd;
+}
+
+static int
+dev_monitor_enable(int netlink_fd)
+{
+	struct sockaddr_nl addr;
+	int ret;
+	int size = 64 * 1024;
+	int nonblock = 1;
+
+	memset(&addr, 0, sizeof(addr));
+	addr.nl_family = AF_NETLINK;
+	addr.nl_pid = 0;
+	addr.nl_groups = 0xffffffff;
+
+	if (bind(netlink_fd, (struct sockaddr *) &addr, sizeof(addr)) < 0) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "bind failed\n");
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	setsockopt(netlink_fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_PASSCRED, &size, sizeof(size));
+
+	ret = ioctl(netlink_fd, FIONBIO, &nonblock);
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "ioctl(FIONBIO) failed\n");
+		goto err;
+	}
+	return 0;
+err:
+	close(netlink_fd);
+	return -1;
+}
+
+static int
+dev_uev_process(__rte_unused struct epoll_event *events, __rte_unused int nfds)
+{
+	/* TODO: device uevent processing */
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * It builds/rebuilds up the epoll file descriptor with all the
+ * file descriptors being waited on. Then handles the netlink event.
+ *
+ * @param arg
+ *  pointer. (unused)
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   - On success, zero.
+ *   - On failure, a negative value.
+ */
+static int32_t dev_uev_monitoring(__rte_unused void *arg)
+{
+	int netlink_fd = -1;
+	struct epoll_event ep_kernel;
+	int fd_ep = -1;
+
+	service_exit = false;
+
+	fd_ep = epoll_create1(EPOLL_CLOEXEC);
+	if (fd_ep < 0) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "error creating epoll fd: %m\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	netlink_fd = dev_monitor_fd_new();
+
+	if (dev_monitor_enable(netlink_fd) < 0) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "error subscribing to kernel events\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	memset(&ep_kernel, 0, sizeof(struct epoll_event));
+	ep_kernel.events = EPOLLIN | EPOLLPRI | EPOLLRDHUP | EPOLLHUP;
+	ep_kernel.data.fd = netlink_fd;
+	if (epoll_ctl(fd_ep, EPOLL_CTL_ADD, netlink_fd,
+		&ep_kernel) < 0) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "error addding fd to epoll: %m\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	while (!service_exit) {
+		int fdcount;
+		struct epoll_event ev[1];
+
+		fdcount = epoll_wait(fd_ep, ev, 1, -1);
+		if (fdcount < 0) {
+			if (errno != EINTR)
+				RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "error receiving uevent "
+					"message: %m\n");
+				continue;
+			}
+
+		/* epoll_wait has at least one fd ready to read */
+		if (dev_uev_process(ev, fdcount) < 0) {
+			if (errno != EINTR)
+				RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "error processing uevent "
+					"message: %m\n");
+		}
+	}
+	return 0;
+out:
+	if (fd_ep >= 0)
+		close(fd_ep);
+	if (netlink_fd >= 0)
+		close(netlink_fd);
+	rte_panic("uev monitoring fail\n");
+	return -1;
+}
+
+int __rte_experimental
+rte_dev_event_monitor_start(void)
+{
+	int ret;
+	struct rte_service_spec service;
+	const uint32_t sid = 0;
+
+	if (!service_no_init)
+		return 0;
+
+	slcore = rte_get_next_lcore(/* start core */ -1,
+					       /* skip master */ 1,
+					       /* wrap */ 0);
+
+	ret = rte_service_lcore_add(slcore);
+	if (ret) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "dev event monitor lcore add fail");
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	memset(&service, 0, sizeof(service));
+	snprintf(service.name, sizeof(service.name), DEV_EV_MNT_SERVICE_NAME);
+
+	service.socket_id = rte_socket_id();
+	service.callback = dev_uev_monitoring;
+	service.callback_userdata = NULL;
+	service.capabilities = 0;
+	ret = rte_service_component_register(&service, &sevice_id);
+	if (ret) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Failed to register service %s "
+			"err = %" PRId32,
+			service.name, ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+	ret = rte_service_runstate_set(sid, 1);
+	if (ret) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Failed to set the runstate of "
+			"the service");
+		goto err_done;
+	}
+	ret = rte_service_component_runstate_set(sevice_id, 1);
+	if (ret) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Failed to set the backend runstate"
+			" of a component");
+		return ret;
+	}
+	ret = rte_service_map_lcore_set(sid, slcore, 1);
+	if (ret) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Failed to enable lcore 1 on "
+			"dev event monitor service");
+		return ret;
+	}
+	rte_service_lcore_start(slcore);
+	service_no_init = false;
+	return 0;
+
+err_done:
+	rte_service_component_unregister(sevice_id);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int __rte_experimental
+rte_dev_event_monitor_stop(void)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = rte_service_lcore_stop(slcore);
+	if (ret) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Failed to stop lcore on "
+			"dev event monitor service");
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	rte_service_component_unregister(sevice_id);
+	if (ret) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Failed to unregister service "
+			"err = %" PRId32, ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	service_exit = true;
+	service_no_init = true;
+
+	return 0;
+}
