diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
index 872edab9d..b6211e9c1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
@@ -169,8 +169,8 @@ mlx5_dev_close(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	      (void *)dev,
 	      ((priv->ctx != NULL) ? priv->ctx->device->name : ""));
 	/* In case mlx5_dev_stop() has not been called. */
-	priv_dev_interrupt_handler_uninstall(priv, dev);
-	priv_dev_traffic_disable(priv, dev);
+	mlx5_dev_interrupt_handler_uninstall(dev);
+	mlx5_traffic_disable(dev);
 	/* Prevent crashes when queues are still in use. */
 	dev->rx_pkt_burst = removed_rx_burst;
 	dev->tx_pkt_burst = removed_tx_burst;
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ mlx5_dev_close(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 		/* XXX race condition if mlx5_rx_burst() is still running. */
 		usleep(1000);
 		for (i = 0; (i != priv->rxqs_n); ++i)
-			mlx5_priv_rxq_release(priv, i);
+			mlx5_rxq_release(dev, i);
 		priv->rxqs_n = 0;
 		priv->rxqs = NULL;
 	}
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ mlx5_dev_close(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 		/* XXX race condition if mlx5_tx_burst() is still running. */
 		usleep(1000);
 		for (i = 0; (i != priv->txqs_n); ++i)
-			mlx5_priv_txq_release(priv, i);
+			mlx5_txq_release(dev, i);
 		priv->txqs_n = 0;
 		priv->txqs = NULL;
 	}
@@ -201,31 +201,31 @@ mlx5_dev_close(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	if (priv->reta_idx != NULL)
 		rte_free(priv->reta_idx);
 	if (priv->primary_socket)
-		priv_socket_uninit(priv);
-	ret = mlx5_priv_hrxq_ibv_verify(priv);
+		mlx5_socket_uninit(dev);
+	ret = mlx5_hrxq_ibv_verify(dev);
 	if (ret)
-		WARN("%p: some Hash Rx queue still remain", (void *)priv);
-	ret = mlx5_priv_ind_table_ibv_verify(priv);
+		WARN("%p: some Hash Rx queue still remain", (void *)dev);
+	ret = mlx5_ind_table_ibv_verify(dev);
 	if (ret)
-		WARN("%p: some Indirection table still remain", (void *)priv);
-	ret = mlx5_priv_rxq_ibv_verify(priv);
+		WARN("%p: some Indirection table still remain", (void *)dev);
+	ret = mlx5_rxq_ibv_verify(dev);
 	if (ret)
-		WARN("%p: some Verbs Rx queue still remain", (void *)priv);
-	ret = mlx5_priv_rxq_verify(priv);
+		WARN("%p: some Verbs Rx queue still remain", (void *)dev);
+	ret = mlx5_rxq_verify(dev);
 	if (ret)
-		WARN("%p: some Rx Queues still remain", (void *)priv);
-	ret = mlx5_priv_txq_ibv_verify(priv);
+		WARN("%p: some Rx Queues still remain", (void *)dev);
+	ret = mlx5_txq_ibv_verify(dev);
 	if (ret)
-		WARN("%p: some Verbs Tx queue still remain", (void *)priv);
-	ret = mlx5_priv_txq_verify(priv);
+		WARN("%p: some Verbs Tx queue still remain", (void *)dev);
+	ret = mlx5_txq_verify(dev);
 	if (ret)
-		WARN("%p: some Tx Queues still remain", (void *)priv);
-	ret = priv_flow_verify(priv);
+		WARN("%p: some Tx Queues still remain", (void *)dev);
+	ret = mlx5_flow_verify(dev);
 	if (ret)
-		WARN("%p: some flows still remain", (void *)priv);
-	ret = priv_mr_verify(priv);
+		WARN("%p: some flows still remain", (void *)dev);
+	ret = mlx5_mr_verify(dev);
 	if (ret)
-		WARN("%p: some Memory Region still remain", (void *)priv);
+		WARN("%p: some Memory Region still remain", (void *)dev);
 	memset(priv, 0, sizeof(*priv));
 }
 
@@ -466,15 +466,16 @@ static void *uar_base;
 /**
  * Reserve UAR address space for primary process.
  *
- * @param[in] priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
+ * @param[in] dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  *
  * @return
  *   0 on success, errno value on failure.
  */
 static int
-priv_uar_init_primary(struct priv *priv)
+mlx5_uar_init_primary(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	void *addr = (void *)0;
 	int i;
 	const struct rte_mem_config *mcfg;
@@ -516,15 +517,16 @@ priv_uar_init_primary(struct priv *priv)
  * Reserve UAR address space for secondary process, align with
  * primary process.
  *
- * @param[in] priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
+ * @param[in] dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  *
  * @return
  *   0 on success, errno value on failure.
  */
 static int
-priv_uar_init_secondary(struct priv *priv)
+mlx5_uar_init_secondary(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	void *addr;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -690,7 +692,7 @@ mlx5_pci_probe(struct rte_pci_driver *pci_drv __rte_unused,
 		struct ibv_port_attr port_attr;
 		struct ibv_pd *pd = NULL;
 		struct priv *priv = NULL;
-		struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev;
+		struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev = NULL;
 		struct ibv_device_attr_ex device_attr_ex;
 		struct ether_addr mac;
 		struct ibv_device_attr_ex device_attr;
@@ -721,20 +723,19 @@ mlx5_pci_probe(struct rte_pci_driver *pci_drv __rte_unused,
 			}
 			eth_dev->device = &pci_dev->device;
 			eth_dev->dev_ops = &mlx5_dev_sec_ops;
-			priv = eth_dev->data->dev_private;
-			err = priv_uar_init_secondary(priv);
+			err = mlx5_uar_init_secondary(eth_dev);
 			if (err < 0) {
 				err = -err;
 				goto error;
 			}
 			/* Receive command fd from primary process */
-			err = priv_socket_connect(priv);
+			err = mlx5_socket_connect(eth_dev);
 			if (err < 0) {
 				err = -err;
 				goto error;
 			}
 			/* Remap UAR for Tx queues. */
-			err = priv_tx_uar_remap(priv, err);
+			err = mlx5_tx_uar_remap(eth_dev, err);
 			if (err)
 				goto error;
 			/*
@@ -743,9 +744,9 @@ mlx5_pci_probe(struct rte_pci_driver *pci_drv __rte_unused,
 			 * secondary process.
 			 */
 			eth_dev->rx_pkt_burst =
-				priv_select_rx_function(priv, eth_dev);
+				mlx5_select_rx_function(eth_dev);
 			eth_dev->tx_pkt_burst =
-				priv_select_tx_function(priv, eth_dev);
+				mlx5_select_tx_function(eth_dev);
 			continue;
 		}
 		DEBUG("using port %u (%08" PRIx32 ")", port, test);
@@ -859,11 +860,23 @@ mlx5_pci_probe(struct rte_pci_driver *pci_drv __rte_unused,
 			WARN("Rx CQE compression isn't supported");
 			config.cqe_comp = 0;
 		}
-		err = priv_uar_init_primary(priv);
+		eth_dev = rte_eth_dev_allocate(name);
+		if (eth_dev == NULL) {
+			ERROR("can not allocate rte ethdev");
+			err = ENOMEM;
+			goto port_error;
+		}
+		eth_dev->data->dev_private = priv;
+		priv->dev = eth_dev;
+		eth_dev->data->mac_addrs = priv->mac;
+		eth_dev->device = &pci_dev->device;
+		rte_eth_copy_pci_info(eth_dev, pci_dev);
+		eth_dev->device->driver = &mlx5_driver.driver;
+		err = mlx5_uar_init_primary(eth_dev);
 		if (err)
 			goto port_error;
 		/* Configure the first MAC address by default. */
-		if (priv_get_mac(priv, &mac.addr_bytes)) {
+		if (mlx5_get_mac(eth_dev, &mac.addr_bytes)) {
 			ERROR("cannot get MAC address, is mlx5_en loaded?"
 			      " (errno: %s)", strerror(errno));
 			err = ENODEV;
@@ -878,7 +891,7 @@ mlx5_pci_probe(struct rte_pci_driver *pci_drv __rte_unused,
 		{
 			char ifname[IF_NAMESIZE];
 
-			if (priv_get_ifname(priv, &ifname) == 0)
+			if (mlx5_get_ifname(eth_dev, &ifname) == 0)
 				DEBUG("port %u ifname is \"%s\"",
 				      priv->port, ifname);
 			else
@@ -886,25 +899,13 @@ mlx5_pci_probe(struct rte_pci_driver *pci_drv __rte_unused,
 		}
 #endif
 		/* Get actual MTU if possible. */
-		priv_get_mtu(priv, &priv->mtu);
+		mlx5_get_mtu(eth_dev, &priv->mtu);
 		DEBUG("port %u MTU is %u", priv->port, priv->mtu);
-		eth_dev = rte_eth_dev_allocate(name);
-		if (eth_dev == NULL) {
-			ERROR("can not allocate rte ethdev");
-			err = ENOMEM;
-			goto port_error;
-		}
-		eth_dev->data->dev_private = priv;
-		eth_dev->data->mac_addrs = priv->mac;
-		eth_dev->device = &pci_dev->device;
-		rte_eth_copy_pci_info(eth_dev, pci_dev);
-		eth_dev->device->driver = &mlx5_driver.driver;
 		/*
 		 * Initialize burst functions to prevent crashes before link-up.
 		 */
 		eth_dev->rx_pkt_burst = removed_rx_burst;
 		eth_dev->tx_pkt_burst = removed_tx_burst;
-		priv->dev = eth_dev;
 		eth_dev->dev_ops = &mlx5_dev_ops;
 		/* Register MAC address. */
 		claim_zero(mlx5_mac_addr_add(eth_dev, &mac, 0, 0));
@@ -919,10 +920,9 @@ mlx5_pci_probe(struct rte_pci_driver *pci_drv __rte_unused,
 		mlx5_glue->dv_set_context_attr(ctx,
 					       MLX5DV_CTX_ATTR_BUF_ALLOCATORS,
 					       (void *)((uintptr_t)&alctr));
-
 		/* Bring Ethernet device up. */
 		DEBUG("forcing Ethernet interface up");
-		priv_set_flags(priv, ~IFF_UP, IFF_UP);
+		mlx5_set_flags(eth_dev, ~IFF_UP, IFF_UP);
 		/* Store device configuration on private structure. */
 		priv->config = config;
 		continue;
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
index 8e021544c..2cb463b62 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
@@ -163,18 +163,16 @@ int mlx5_getenv_int(const char *);
 
 /* mlx5_ethdev.c */
 
-struct priv *mlx5_get_priv(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
-int mlx5_is_secondary(void);
-int priv_get_ifname(const struct priv *priv, char (*ifname)[IF_NAMESIZE]);
-int priv_ifreq(const struct priv *priv, int req, struct ifreq *ifr);
-int priv_get_mtu(struct priv *priv, uint16_t *mtu);
-int priv_set_flags(struct priv *priv, unsigned int keep, unsigned int flags);
+int mlx5_get_ifname(const struct rte_eth_dev *dev, char (*ifname)[IF_NAMESIZE]);
+int mlx5_ifreq(const struct rte_eth_dev *dev, int req, struct ifreq *ifr);
+int mlx5_get_mtu(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t *mtu);
+int mlx5_set_flags(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, unsigned int keep,
+		   unsigned int flags);
 int mlx5_dev_configure(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
 void mlx5_dev_infos_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_eth_dev_info *info);
 const uint32_t *mlx5_dev_supported_ptypes_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
-int priv_link_update(struct priv *priv, int wait_to_complete);
-int priv_force_link_status_change(struct priv *priv, int status);
 int mlx5_link_update(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, int wait_to_complete);
+int mlx5_force_link_status_change(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, int status);
 int mlx5_dev_set_mtu(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t mtu);
 int mlx5_dev_get_flow_ctrl(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 			   struct rte_eth_fc_conf *fc_conf);
@@ -183,22 +181,18 @@ int mlx5_dev_set_flow_ctrl(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 int mlx5_ibv_device_to_pci_addr(const struct ibv_device *device,
 				struct rte_pci_addr *pci_addr);
 void mlx5_dev_link_status_handler(void *arg);
-void mlx5_dev_interrupt_handler(void *cb_arg);
-void priv_dev_interrupt_handler_uninstall(struct priv *priv,
-					  struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
-void priv_dev_interrupt_handler_install(struct priv *priv,
-					struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
+void mlx5_dev_interrupt_handler(void *arg);
+void mlx5_dev_interrupt_handler_uninstall(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
+void mlx5_dev_interrupt_handler_install(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
 int mlx5_set_link_down(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
 int mlx5_set_link_up(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
-eth_tx_burst_t priv_select_tx_function(struct priv *priv,
-				       struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
-eth_rx_burst_t priv_select_rx_function(struct priv *priv,
-				       struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
 int mlx5_is_removed(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
+eth_tx_burst_t mlx5_select_tx_function(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
+eth_rx_burst_t mlx5_select_rx_function(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
 
 /* mlx5_mac.c */
 
-int priv_get_mac(struct priv *priv, uint8_t (*mac)[ETHER_ADDR_LEN]);
+int mlx5_get_mac(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint8_t (*mac)[ETHER_ADDR_LEN]);
 void mlx5_mac_addr_remove(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint32_t index);
 int mlx5_mac_addr_add(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct ether_addr *mac,
 		      uint32_t index, uint32_t vmdq);
@@ -210,7 +204,7 @@ int mlx5_rss_hash_update(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 			 struct rte_eth_rss_conf *rss_conf);
 int mlx5_rss_hash_conf_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 			   struct rte_eth_rss_conf *rss_conf);
-int priv_rss_reta_index_resize(struct priv *priv, unsigned int reta_size);
+int mlx5_rss_reta_index_resize(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, unsigned int reta_size);
 int mlx5_dev_rss_reta_query(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 			    struct rte_eth_rss_reta_entry64 *reta_conf,
 			    uint16_t reta_size);
@@ -227,13 +221,13 @@ void mlx5_allmulticast_disable(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
 
 /* mlx5_stats.c */
 
-void priv_xstats_init(struct priv *priv);
+void mlx5_xstats_init(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
 int mlx5_stats_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_eth_stats *stats);
 void mlx5_stats_reset(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
-int mlx5_xstats_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-		    struct rte_eth_xstat *stats, unsigned int n);
+int mlx5_xstats_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_eth_xstat *stats,
+		    unsigned int n);
 void mlx5_xstats_reset(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
-int mlx5_xstats_get_names(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+int mlx5_xstats_get_names(struct rte_eth_dev *dev __rte_unused,
 			  struct rte_eth_xstat_name *xstats_names,
 			  unsigned int n);
 
@@ -247,9 +241,8 @@ int mlx5_vlan_offload_set(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, int mask);
 
 int mlx5_dev_start(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
 void mlx5_dev_stop(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
-int priv_dev_traffic_enable(struct priv *priv, struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
-int priv_dev_traffic_disable(struct priv *priv, struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
-int priv_dev_traffic_restart(struct priv *priv, struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
+int mlx5_traffic_enable(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
+int mlx5_traffic_disable(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
 int mlx5_traffic_restart(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
 
 /* mlx5_flow.c */
@@ -259,21 +252,6 @@ int mlx5_flow_validate(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 		       const struct rte_flow_item items[],
 		       const struct rte_flow_action actions[],
 		       struct rte_flow_error *error);
-void priv_flow_flush(struct priv *priv, struct mlx5_flows *list);
-int priv_flow_create_drop_queue(struct priv *priv);
-void priv_flow_stop(struct priv *priv, struct mlx5_flows *list);
-int priv_flow_start(struct priv *priv, struct mlx5_flows *list);
-int priv_flow_verify(struct priv *priv);
-int priv_flow_create_drop_queue(struct priv *priv);
-void priv_flow_delete_drop_queue(struct priv *priv);
-int mlx5_ctrl_flow_vlan(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-			struct rte_flow_item_eth *eth_spec,
-			struct rte_flow_item_eth *eth_mask,
-			struct rte_flow_item_vlan *vlan_spec,
-			struct rte_flow_item_vlan *vlan_mask);
-int mlx5_ctrl_flow(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-		   struct rte_flow_item_eth *eth_spec,
-		   struct rte_flow_item_eth *eth_mask);
 struct rte_flow *mlx5_flow_create(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 				  const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
 				  const struct rte_flow_item items[],
@@ -281,6 +259,7 @@ struct rte_flow *mlx5_flow_create(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 				  struct rte_flow_error *error);
 int mlx5_flow_destroy(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_flow *flow,
 		      struct rte_flow_error *error);
+void mlx5_flow_list_flush(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct mlx5_flows *list);
 int mlx5_flow_flush(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_flow_error *error);
 int mlx5_flow_query(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_flow *flow,
 		    enum rte_flow_action_type action, void *data,
@@ -291,19 +270,32 @@ int mlx5_dev_filter_ctrl(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 			 enum rte_filter_type filter_type,
 			 enum rte_filter_op filter_op,
 			 void *arg);
+int mlx5_flow_start(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct mlx5_flows *list);
+void mlx5_flow_stop(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct mlx5_flows *list);
+int mlx5_flow_verify(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
+int mlx5_ctrl_flow_vlan(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+			struct rte_flow_item_eth *eth_spec,
+			struct rte_flow_item_eth *eth_mask,
+			struct rte_flow_item_vlan *vlan_spec,
+			struct rte_flow_item_vlan *vlan_mask);
+int mlx5_ctrl_flow(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+		   struct rte_flow_item_eth *eth_spec,
+		   struct rte_flow_item_eth *eth_mask);
+int mlx5_flow_create_drop_queue(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
+void mlx5_flow_delete_drop_queue(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
 
 /* mlx5_socket.c */
 
-int priv_socket_init(struct priv *priv);
-int priv_socket_uninit(struct priv *priv);
-void priv_socket_handle(struct priv *priv);
-int priv_socket_connect(struct priv *priv);
+int mlx5_socket_init(struct rte_eth_dev *priv);
+int mlx5_socket_uninit(struct rte_eth_dev *priv);
+void mlx5_socket_handle(struct rte_eth_dev *priv);
+int mlx5_socket_connect(struct rte_eth_dev *priv);
 
 /* mlx5_mr.c */
 
-struct mlx5_mr *priv_mr_new(struct priv *priv, struct rte_mempool *mp);
-struct mlx5_mr *priv_mr_get(struct priv *priv, struct rte_mempool *mp);
-int priv_mr_release(struct priv *priv, struct mlx5_mr *mr);
-int priv_mr_verify(struct priv *priv);
+struct mlx5_mr *mlx5_mr_new(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_mempool *mp);
+struct mlx5_mr *mlx5_mr_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_mempool *mp);
+int mlx5_mr_release(struct mlx5_mr *mr);
+int mlx5_mr_verify(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
 
 #endif /* RTE_PMD_MLX5_H_ */
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_ethdev.c
index f0defc69d..1fde3d842 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_ethdev.c
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ struct ethtool_link_settings {
 /**
  * Get interface name from private structure.
  *
- * @param[in] priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
+ * @param[in] dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  * @param[out] ifname
  *   Interface name output buffer.
  *
@@ -104,8 +104,9 @@ struct ethtool_link_settings {
  *   0 on success, -1 on failure and errno is set.
  */
 int
-priv_get_ifname(const struct priv *priv, char (*ifname)[IF_NAMESIZE])
+mlx5_get_ifname(const struct rte_eth_dev *dev, char (*ifname)[IF_NAMESIZE])
 {
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	DIR *dir;
 	struct dirent *dent;
 	unsigned int dev_type = 0;
@@ -176,8 +177,8 @@ priv_get_ifname(const struct priv *priv, char (*ifname)[IF_NAMESIZE])
 /**
  * Perform ifreq ioctl() on associated Ethernet device.
  *
- * @param[in] priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
+ * @param[in] dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  * @param req
  *   Request number to pass to ioctl().
  * @param[out] ifr
@@ -187,14 +188,14 @@ priv_get_ifname(const struct priv *priv, char (*ifname)[IF_NAMESIZE])
  *   0 on success, -1 on failure and errno is set.
  */
 int
-priv_ifreq(const struct priv *priv, int req, struct ifreq *ifr)
+mlx5_ifreq(const struct rte_eth_dev *dev, int req, struct ifreq *ifr)
 {
 	int sock = socket(PF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, IPPROTO_IP);
 	int ret = -1;
 
 	if (sock == -1)
 		return ret;
-	if (priv_get_ifname(priv, &ifr->ifr_name) == 0)
+	if (mlx5_get_ifname(dev, &ifr->ifr_name) == 0)
 		ret = ioctl(sock, req, ifr);
 	close(sock);
 	return ret;
@@ -203,8 +204,8 @@ priv_ifreq(const struct priv *priv, int req, struct ifreq *ifr)
 /**
  * Get device MTU.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  * @param[out] mtu
  *   MTU value output buffer.
  *
@@ -212,10 +213,10 @@ priv_ifreq(const struct priv *priv, int req, struct ifreq *ifr)
  *   0 on success, -1 on failure and errno is set.
  */
 int
-priv_get_mtu(struct priv *priv, uint16_t *mtu)
+mlx5_get_mtu(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t *mtu)
 {
 	struct ifreq request;
-	int ret = priv_ifreq(priv, SIOCGIFMTU, &request);
+	int ret = mlx5_ifreq(dev, SIOCGIFMTU, &request);
 
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
@@ -226,8 +227,8 @@ priv_get_mtu(struct priv *priv, uint16_t *mtu)
 /**
  * Set device MTU.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  * @param mtu
  *   MTU value to set.
  *
@@ -235,18 +236,18 @@ priv_get_mtu(struct priv *priv, uint16_t *mtu)
  *   0 on success, -1 on failure and errno is set.
  */
 static int
-priv_set_mtu(struct priv *priv, uint16_t mtu)
+mlx5_set_mtu(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t mtu)
 {
 	struct ifreq request = { .ifr_mtu = mtu, };
 
-	return priv_ifreq(priv, SIOCSIFMTU, &request);
+	return mlx5_ifreq(dev, SIOCSIFMTU, &request);
 }
 
 /**
  * Set device flags.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  * @param keep
  *   Bitmask for flags that must remain untouched.
  * @param flags
@@ -256,16 +257,16 @@ priv_set_mtu(struct priv *priv, uint16_t mtu)
  *   0 on success, -1 on failure and errno is set.
  */
 int
-priv_set_flags(struct priv *priv, unsigned int keep, unsigned int flags)
+mlx5_set_flags(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, unsigned int keep, unsigned int flags)
 {
 	struct ifreq request;
-	int ret = priv_ifreq(priv, SIOCGIFFLAGS, &request);
+	int ret = mlx5_ifreq(dev, SIOCGIFFLAGS, &request);
 
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 	request.ifr_flags &= keep;
 	request.ifr_flags |= flags & ~keep;
-	return priv_ifreq(priv, SIOCSIFFLAGS, &request);
+	return mlx5_ifreq(dev, SIOCSIFFLAGS, &request);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -288,11 +289,11 @@ mlx5_dev_configure(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	unsigned int reta_idx_n;
 	const uint8_t use_app_rss_key =
 		!!dev->data->dev_conf.rx_adv_conf.rss_conf.rss_key;
-	uint64_t supp_tx_offloads = mlx5_priv_get_tx_port_offloads(priv);
+	uint64_t supp_tx_offloads = mlx5_get_tx_port_offloads(dev);
 	uint64_t tx_offloads = dev->data->dev_conf.txmode.offloads;
 	uint64_t supp_rx_offloads =
-		(mlx5_priv_get_rx_port_offloads(priv) |
-		 mlx5_priv_get_rx_queue_offloads(priv));
+		(mlx5_get_rx_port_offloads() |
+		 mlx5_get_rx_queue_offloads(dev));
 	uint64_t rx_offloads = dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads;
 
 	if ((tx_offloads & supp_tx_offloads) != tx_offloads) {
@@ -349,7 +350,7 @@ mlx5_dev_configure(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	reta_idx_n = (1 << log2above((rxqs_n & (rxqs_n - 1)) ?
 				     priv->config.ind_table_max_size :
 				     rxqs_n));
-	if (priv_rss_reta_index_resize(priv, reta_idx_n))
+	if (mlx5_rss_reta_index_resize(dev, reta_idx_n))
 		return ENOMEM;
 	/* When the number of RX queues is not a power of two, the remaining
 	 * table entries are padded with reused WQs and hashes are not spread
@@ -395,12 +396,11 @@ mlx5_dev_infos_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_eth_dev_info *info)
 	info->max_rx_queues = max;
 	info->max_tx_queues = max;
 	info->max_mac_addrs = RTE_DIM(priv->mac);
-	info->rx_queue_offload_capa =
-		mlx5_priv_get_rx_queue_offloads(priv);
-	info->rx_offload_capa = (mlx5_priv_get_rx_port_offloads(priv) |
+	info->rx_queue_offload_capa = mlx5_get_rx_queue_offloads(dev);
+	info->rx_offload_capa = (mlx5_get_rx_port_offloads() |
 				 info->rx_queue_offload_capa);
-	info->tx_offload_capa = mlx5_priv_get_tx_port_offloads(priv);
-	if (priv_get_ifname(priv, &ifname) == 0)
+	info->tx_offload_capa = mlx5_get_tx_port_offloads(dev);
+	if (mlx5_get_ifname(dev, &ifname) == 0)
 		info->if_index = if_nametoindex(ifname);
 	info->reta_size = priv->reta_idx_n ?
 		priv->reta_idx_n : config->ind_table_max_size;
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ mlx5_link_update_unlocked_gset(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	struct rte_eth_link dev_link;
 	int link_speed = 0;
 
-	if (priv_ifreq(priv, SIOCGIFFLAGS, &ifr)) {
+	if (mlx5_ifreq(dev, SIOCGIFFLAGS, &ifr)) {
 		WARN("ioctl(SIOCGIFFLAGS) failed: %s", strerror(errno));
 		return -1;
 	}
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ mlx5_link_update_unlocked_gset(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	dev_link.link_status = ((ifr.ifr_flags & IFF_UP) &&
 				(ifr.ifr_flags & IFF_RUNNING));
 	ifr.ifr_data = (void *)&edata;
-	if (priv_ifreq(priv, SIOCETHTOOL, &ifr)) {
+	if (mlx5_ifreq(dev, SIOCETHTOOL, &ifr)) {
 		WARN("ioctl(SIOCETHTOOL, ETHTOOL_GSET) failed: %s",
 		     strerror(errno));
 		return -1;
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ mlx5_link_update_unlocked_gs(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	struct rte_eth_link dev_link;
 	uint64_t sc;
 
-	if (priv_ifreq(priv, SIOCGIFFLAGS, &ifr)) {
+	if (mlx5_ifreq(dev, SIOCGIFFLAGS, &ifr)) {
 		WARN("ioctl(SIOCGIFFLAGS) failed: %s", strerror(errno));
 		return -1;
 	}
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ mlx5_link_update_unlocked_gs(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	dev_link.link_status = ((ifr.ifr_flags & IFF_UP) &&
 				(ifr.ifr_flags & IFF_RUNNING));
 	ifr.ifr_data = (void *)&gcmd;
-	if (priv_ifreq(priv, SIOCETHTOOL, &ifr)) {
+	if (mlx5_ifreq(dev, SIOCETHTOOL, &ifr)) {
 		DEBUG("ioctl(SIOCETHTOOL, ETHTOOL_GLINKSETTINGS) failed: %s",
 		      strerror(errno));
 		return -1;
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ mlx5_link_update_unlocked_gs(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 
 	*ecmd = gcmd;
 	ifr.ifr_data = (void *)ecmd;
-	if (priv_ifreq(priv, SIOCETHTOOL, &ifr)) {
+	if (mlx5_ifreq(dev, SIOCETHTOOL, &ifr)) {
 		DEBUG("ioctl(SIOCETHTOOL, ETHTOOL_GLINKSETTINGS) failed: %s",
 		      strerror(errno));
 		return -1;
@@ -608,90 +608,50 @@ mlx5_link_update_unlocked_gs(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 /**
  * Enable receiving and transmitting traffic.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  */
 static void
-priv_link_start(struct priv *priv)
+mlx5_link_start(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
-	struct rte_eth_dev *dev = priv->dev;
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	int err;
 
-	dev->tx_pkt_burst = priv_select_tx_function(priv, dev);
-	dev->rx_pkt_burst = priv_select_rx_function(priv, dev);
-	err = priv_dev_traffic_enable(priv, dev);
+	dev->tx_pkt_burst = mlx5_select_tx_function(dev);
+	dev->rx_pkt_burst = mlx5_select_rx_function(dev);
+	err = mlx5_traffic_enable(dev);
 	if (err)
 		ERROR("%p: error occurred while configuring control flows: %s",
-		      (void *)priv, strerror(err));
-	err = priv_flow_start(priv, &priv->flows);
+		      (void *)dev, strerror(err));
+	err = mlx5_flow_start(dev, &priv->flows);
 	if (err)
 		ERROR("%p: error occurred while configuring flows: %s",
-		      (void *)priv, strerror(err));
+		      (void *)dev, strerror(err));
 }
 
 /**
  * Disable receiving and transmitting traffic.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  */
 static void
-priv_link_stop(struct priv *priv)
+mlx5_link_stop(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
-	struct rte_eth_dev *dev = priv->dev;
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 
-	priv_flow_stop(priv, &priv->flows);
-	priv_dev_traffic_disable(priv, dev);
+	mlx5_flow_stop(dev, &priv->flows);
+	mlx5_traffic_disable(dev);
 	dev->rx_pkt_burst = removed_rx_burst;
 	dev->tx_pkt_burst = removed_tx_burst;
 }
 
 /**
- * Retrieve physical link information and update rx/tx_pkt_burst callbacks
- * accordingly.
- *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
- * @param wait_to_complete
- *   Wait for request completion (ignored).
- */
-int
-priv_link_update(struct priv *priv, int wait_to_complete __rte_unused)
-{
-	struct rte_eth_dev *dev = priv->dev;
-	struct utsname utsname;
-	int ver[3];
-	int ret;
-	struct rte_eth_link dev_link = dev->data->dev_link;
-
-	if (uname(&utsname) == -1 ||
-	    sscanf(utsname.release, "%d.%d.%d",
-		   &ver[0], &ver[1], &ver[2]) != 3 ||
-	    KERNEL_VERSION(ver[0], ver[1], ver[2]) < KERNEL_VERSION(4, 9, 0))
-		ret = mlx5_link_update_unlocked_gset(dev);
-	else
-		ret = mlx5_link_update_unlocked_gs(dev);
-	/* If lsc interrupt is disabled, should always be ready for traffic. */
-	if (!dev->data->dev_conf.intr_conf.lsc) {
-		priv_link_start(priv);
-		return ret;
-	}
-	/* Re-select burst callbacks only if link status has been changed. */
-	if (!ret && dev_link.link_status != dev->data->dev_link.link_status) {
-		if (dev->data->dev_link.link_status == ETH_LINK_UP)
-			priv_link_start(priv);
-		else
-			priv_link_stop(priv);
-	}
-	return ret;
-}
-
-/**
  * Querying the link status till it changes to the desired state.
  * Number of query attempts is bounded by MLX5_MAX_LINK_QUERY_ATTEMPTS.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  * @param status
  *   Link desired status.
  *
@@ -699,13 +659,13 @@ priv_link_update(struct priv *priv, int wait_to_complete __rte_unused)
  *   0 on success, negative errno value on failure.
  */
 int
-priv_force_link_status_change(struct priv *priv, int status)
+mlx5_force_link_status_change(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, int status)
 {
 	int try = 0;
 
 	while (try < MLX5_MAX_LINK_QUERY_ATTEMPTS) {
-		priv_link_update(priv, 0);
-		if (priv->dev->data->dev_link.link_status == status)
+		mlx5_link_update(dev, 0);
+		if (dev->data->dev_link.link_status == status)
 			return 0;
 		try++;
 		sleep(1);
@@ -727,10 +687,30 @@ priv_force_link_status_change(struct priv *priv, int status)
 int
 mlx5_link_update(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, int wait_to_complete __rte_unused)
 {
-	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+	struct utsname utsname;
+	int ver[3];
 	int ret;
+	struct rte_eth_link dev_link = dev->data->dev_link;
 
-	ret = priv_link_update(priv, wait_to_complete);
+	if (uname(&utsname) == -1 ||
+	    sscanf(utsname.release, "%d.%d.%d",
+		   &ver[0], &ver[1], &ver[2]) != 3 ||
+	    KERNEL_VERSION(ver[0], ver[1], ver[2]) < KERNEL_VERSION(4, 9, 0))
+		ret = mlx5_link_update_unlocked_gset(dev);
+	else
+		ret = mlx5_link_update_unlocked_gs(dev);
+	/* If lsc interrupt is disabled, should always be ready for traffic. */
+	if (!dev->data->dev_conf.intr_conf.lsc) {
+		mlx5_link_start(dev);
+		return ret;
+	}
+	/* Re-select burst callbacks only if link status has been changed. */
+	if (!ret && dev_link.link_status != dev->data->dev_link.link_status) {
+		if (dev->data->dev_link.link_status == ETH_LINK_UP)
+			mlx5_link_start(dev);
+		else
+			mlx5_link_stop(dev);
+	}
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -752,14 +732,14 @@ mlx5_dev_set_mtu(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t mtu)
 	uint16_t kern_mtu;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	ret = priv_get_mtu(priv, &kern_mtu);
+	ret = mlx5_get_mtu(dev, &kern_mtu);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;
 	/* Set kernel interface MTU first. */
-	ret = priv_set_mtu(priv, mtu);
+	ret = mlx5_set_mtu(dev, mtu);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;
-	ret = priv_get_mtu(priv, &kern_mtu);
+	ret = mlx5_get_mtu(dev, &kern_mtu);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;
 	if (kern_mtu == mtu) {
@@ -789,7 +769,6 @@ mlx5_dev_set_mtu(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t mtu)
 int
 mlx5_dev_get_flow_ctrl(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_eth_fc_conf *fc_conf)
 {
-	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct ifreq ifr;
 	struct ethtool_pauseparam ethpause = {
 		.cmd = ETHTOOL_GPAUSEPARAM
@@ -797,10 +776,9 @@ mlx5_dev_get_flow_ctrl(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_eth_fc_conf *fc_conf)
 	int ret;
 
 	ifr.ifr_data = (void *)&ethpause;
-	if (priv_ifreq(priv, SIOCETHTOOL, &ifr)) {
+	if (mlx5_ifreq(dev, SIOCETHTOOL, &ifr)) {
 		ret = errno;
-		WARN("ioctl(SIOCETHTOOL, ETHTOOL_GPAUSEPARAM)"
-		     " failed: %s",
+		WARN("ioctl(SIOCETHTOOL, ETHTOOL_GPAUSEPARAM) failed: %s",
 		     strerror(ret));
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -833,7 +811,6 @@ mlx5_dev_get_flow_ctrl(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_eth_fc_conf *fc_conf)
 int
 mlx5_dev_set_flow_ctrl(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_eth_fc_conf *fc_conf)
 {
-	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct ifreq ifr;
 	struct ethtool_pauseparam ethpause = {
 		.cmd = ETHTOOL_SPAUSEPARAM
@@ -853,7 +830,7 @@ mlx5_dev_set_flow_ctrl(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_eth_fc_conf *fc_conf)
 		ethpause.tx_pause = 1;
 	else
 		ethpause.tx_pause = 0;
-	if (priv_ifreq(priv, SIOCETHTOOL, &ifr)) {
+	if (mlx5_ifreq(dev, SIOCETHTOOL, &ifr)) {
 		ret = errno;
 		WARN("ioctl(SIOCETHTOOL, ETHTOOL_SPAUSEPARAM)"
 		     " failed: %s",
@@ -919,18 +896,19 @@ mlx5_ibv_device_to_pci_addr(const struct ibv_device *device,
 /**
  * Update the link status.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  *
  * @return
  *   Zero if the callback process can be called immediately.
  */
 static int
-priv_link_status_update(struct priv *priv)
+mlx5_link_status_update(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
-	struct rte_eth_link *link = &priv->dev->data->dev_link;
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+	struct rte_eth_link *link = &dev->data->dev_link;
 
-	priv_link_update(priv, 0);
+	mlx5_link_update(dev, 0);
 	if (((link->link_speed == 0) && link->link_status) ||
 		((link->link_speed != 0) && !link->link_status)) {
 		/*
@@ -955,8 +933,8 @@ priv_link_status_update(struct priv *priv)
 /**
  * Device status handler.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  * @param events
  *   Pointer to event flags holder.
  *
@@ -964,8 +942,9 @@ priv_link_status_update(struct priv *priv)
  *   Events bitmap of callback process which can be called immediately.
  */
 static uint32_t
-priv_dev_status_handler(struct priv *priv)
+mlx5_dev_status_handler(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct ibv_async_event event;
 	uint32_t ret = 0;
 
@@ -975,10 +954,10 @@ priv_dev_status_handler(struct priv *priv)
 			break;
 		if ((event.event_type == IBV_EVENT_PORT_ACTIVE ||
 			event.event_type == IBV_EVENT_PORT_ERR) &&
-			(priv->dev->data->dev_conf.intr_conf.lsc == 1))
+			(dev->data->dev_conf.intr_conf.lsc == 1))
 			ret |= (1 << RTE_ETH_EVENT_INTR_LSC);
 		else if (event.event_type == IBV_EVENT_DEVICE_FATAL &&
-			priv->dev->data->dev_conf.intr_conf.rmv == 1)
+			dev->data->dev_conf.intr_conf.rmv == 1)
 			ret |= (1 << RTE_ETH_EVENT_INTR_RMV);
 		else
 			DEBUG("event type %d on port %d not handled",
@@ -986,7 +965,7 @@ priv_dev_status_handler(struct priv *priv)
 		mlx5_glue->ack_async_event(&event);
 	}
 	if (ret & (1 << RTE_ETH_EVENT_INTR_LSC))
-		if (priv_link_status_update(priv))
+		if (mlx5_link_status_update(dev))
 			ret &= ~(1 << RTE_ETH_EVENT_INTR_LSC);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -1005,7 +984,7 @@ mlx5_dev_link_status_handler(void *arg)
 	int ret;
 
 	priv->pending_alarm = 0;
-	ret = priv_link_status_update(priv);
+	ret = mlx5_link_status_update(dev);
 	if (!ret)
 		_rte_eth_dev_callback_process(dev, RTE_ETH_EVENT_INTR_LSC, NULL);
 }
@@ -1022,10 +1001,9 @@ void
 mlx5_dev_interrupt_handler(void *cb_arg)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev = cb_arg;
-	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	uint32_t events;
 
-	events = priv_dev_status_handler(priv);
+	events = mlx5_dev_status_handler(dev);
 	if (events & (1 << RTE_ETH_EVENT_INTR_LSC))
 		_rte_eth_dev_callback_process(dev, RTE_ETH_EVENT_INTR_LSC, NULL);
 	if (events & (1 << RTE_ETH_EVENT_INTR_RMV))
@@ -1042,22 +1020,21 @@ static void
 mlx5_dev_handler_socket(void *cb_arg)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev = cb_arg;
-	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 
-	priv_socket_handle(priv);
+	mlx5_socket_handle(dev);
 }
 
 /**
  * Uninstall interrupt handler.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
  * @param dev
- *   Pointer to the rte_eth_dev structure.
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  */
 void
-priv_dev_interrupt_handler_uninstall(struct priv *priv, struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
+mlx5_dev_interrupt_handler_uninstall(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+
 	if (dev->data->dev_conf.intr_conf.lsc ||
 	    dev->data->dev_conf.intr_conf.rmv)
 		rte_intr_callback_unregister(&priv->intr_handle,
@@ -1078,14 +1055,13 @@ priv_dev_interrupt_handler_uninstall(struct priv *priv, struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 /**
  * Install interrupt handler.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
  * @param dev
- *   Pointer to the rte_eth_dev structure.
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  */
 void
-priv_dev_interrupt_handler_install(struct priv *priv, struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
+mlx5_dev_interrupt_handler_install(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	int rc, flags;
 
 	assert(priv->ctx->async_fd > 0);
@@ -1103,7 +1079,7 @@ priv_dev_interrupt_handler_install(struct priv *priv, struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 		rte_intr_callback_register(&priv->intr_handle,
 					   mlx5_dev_interrupt_handler, dev);
 	}
-	rc = priv_socket_init(priv);
+	rc = mlx5_socket_init(dev);
 	if (!rc && priv->primary_socket) {
 		priv->intr_handle_socket.fd = priv->primary_socket;
 		priv->intr_handle_socket.type = RTE_INTR_HANDLE_EXT;
@@ -1113,23 +1089,6 @@ priv_dev_interrupt_handler_install(struct priv *priv, struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 }
 
 /**
- * Change the link state (UP / DOWN).
- *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private data structure.
- * @param up
- *   Nonzero for link up, otherwise link down.
- *
- * @return
- *   0 on success, errno value on failure.
- */
-static int
-priv_dev_set_link(struct priv *priv, int up)
-{
-	return priv_set_flags(priv, ~IFF_UP, up ? IFF_UP : ~IFF_UP);
-}
-
-/**
  * DPDK callback to bring the link DOWN.
  *
  * @param dev
@@ -1141,11 +1100,7 @@ priv_dev_set_link(struct priv *priv, int up)
 int
 mlx5_set_link_down(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
-	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
-	int err;
-
-	err = priv_dev_set_link(priv, 0);
-	return err;
+	return mlx5_set_flags(dev, ~IFF_UP, ~IFF_UP);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1160,27 +1115,22 @@ mlx5_set_link_down(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 int
 mlx5_set_link_up(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
-	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
-	int err;
-
-	err = priv_dev_set_link(priv, 1);
-	return err;
+	return mlx5_set_flags(dev, ~IFF_UP, IFF_UP);
 }
 
 /**
  * Configure the TX function to use.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private data structure.
  * @param dev
- *   Pointer to rte_eth_dev structure.
+ *   Pointer to private data structure.
  *
  * @return
  *   Pointer to selected Tx burst function.
  */
 eth_tx_burst_t
-priv_select_tx_function(struct priv *priv, struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
+mlx5_select_tx_function(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	eth_tx_burst_t tx_pkt_burst = mlx5_tx_burst;
 	struct mlx5_dev_config *config = &priv->config;
 	uint64_t tx_offloads = dev->data->dev_conf.txmode.offloads;
@@ -1194,8 +1144,8 @@ priv_select_tx_function(struct priv *priv, struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	if (vlan_insert || tso)
 		return tx_pkt_burst;
 	if (config->mps == MLX5_MPW_ENHANCED) {
-		if (priv_check_vec_tx_support(priv, dev) > 0) {
-			if (priv_check_raw_vec_tx_support(priv, dev) > 0)
+		if (mlx5_check_vec_tx_support(dev) > 0) {
+			if (mlx5_check_raw_vec_tx_support(dev) > 0)
 				tx_pkt_burst = mlx5_tx_burst_raw_vec;
 			else
 				tx_pkt_burst = mlx5_tx_burst_vec;
@@ -1217,21 +1167,19 @@ priv_select_tx_function(struct priv *priv, struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 /**
  * Configure the RX function to use.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private data structure.
  * @param dev
- *   Pointer to rte_eth_dev structure.
+ *   Pointer to private data structure.
  *
  * @return
  *   Pointer to selected Rx burst function.
  */
 eth_rx_burst_t
-priv_select_rx_function(struct priv *priv, __rte_unused struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
+mlx5_select_rx_function(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
 	eth_rx_burst_t rx_pkt_burst = mlx5_rx_burst;
 
-	assert(priv != NULL);
-	if (priv_check_vec_rx_support(priv) > 0) {
+	assert(dev != NULL);
+	if (mlx5_check_vec_rx_support(dev) > 0) {
 		rx_pkt_burst = mlx5_rx_burst_vec;
 		DEBUG("selected RX vectorized function");
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.c
index 137c34988..6b53b3ea5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.c
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ static int
 mlx5_flow_create_flag_mark(struct mlx5_flow_parse *parser, uint32_t mark_id);
 
 static int
-mlx5_flow_create_count(struct priv *priv, struct mlx5_flow_parse *parser);
+mlx5_flow_create_count(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct mlx5_flow_parse *parser);
 
 /* Hash RX queue types. */
 enum hash_rxq_type {
@@ -515,8 +515,6 @@ mlx5_flow_item_validate(const struct rte_flow_item *item,
  * Copy the RSS configuration from the user ones, of the rss_conf is null,
  * uses the driver one.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
  * @param parser
  *   Internal parser structure.
  * @param rss_conf
@@ -526,13 +524,12 @@ mlx5_flow_item_validate(const struct rte_flow_item *item,
  *   0 on success, errno value on failure.
  */
 static int
-priv_flow_convert_rss_conf(struct priv *priv __rte_unused,
-			   struct mlx5_flow_parse *parser,
+mlx5_flow_convert_rss_conf(struct mlx5_flow_parse *parser,
 			   const struct rte_eth_rss_conf *rss_conf)
 {
 	/*
 	 * This function is also called at the beginning of
-	 * priv_flow_convert_actions() to initialize the parser with the
+	 * mlx5_flow_convert_actions() to initialize the parser with the
 	 * device default RSS configuration.
 	 */
 	if (rss_conf) {
@@ -554,23 +551,17 @@ priv_flow_convert_rss_conf(struct priv *priv __rte_unused,
 /**
  * Extract attribute to the parser.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
  * @param[in] attr
  *   Flow rule attributes.
  * @param[out] error
  *   Perform verbose error reporting if not NULL.
- * @param[in, out] parser
- *   Internal parser structure.
  *
  * @return
  *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
  */
 static int
-priv_flow_convert_attributes(struct priv *priv __rte_unused,
-			     const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
-			     struct rte_flow_error *error,
-			     struct mlx5_flow_parse *parser __rte_unused)
+mlx5_flow_convert_attributes(const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
+			     struct rte_flow_error *error)
 {
 	if (attr->group) {
 		rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
@@ -606,8 +597,8 @@ priv_flow_convert_attributes(struct priv *priv __rte_unused,
 /**
  * Extract actions request to the parser.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  * @param[in] actions
  *   Associated actions (list terminated by the END action).
  * @param[out] error
@@ -619,16 +610,18 @@ priv_flow_convert_attributes(struct priv *priv __rte_unused,
  *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
  */
 static int
-priv_flow_convert_actions(struct priv *priv,
+mlx5_flow_convert_actions(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 			  const struct rte_flow_action actions[],
 			  struct rte_flow_error *error,
 			  struct mlx5_flow_parse *parser)
 {
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+
 	/*
 	 * Add default RSS configuration necessary for Verbs to create QP even
 	 * if no RSS is necessary.
 	 */
-	priv_flow_convert_rss_conf(priv, parser,
+	mlx5_flow_convert_rss_conf(parser,
 				   (const struct rte_eth_rss_conf *)
 				   &priv->rss_conf);
 	for (; actions->type != RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_END; ++actions) {
@@ -708,8 +701,7 @@ priv_flow_convert_actions(struct priv *priv,
 			for (n = 0; n < rss->num; ++n)
 				parser->queues[n] = rss->queue[n];
 			parser->queues_n = rss->num;
-			if (priv_flow_convert_rss_conf(priv, parser,
-						       rss->rss_conf)) {
+			if (mlx5_flow_convert_rss_conf(parser, rss->rss_conf)) {
 				rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
 						   RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
 						   actions,
@@ -763,8 +755,6 @@ priv_flow_convert_actions(struct priv *priv,
 /**
  * Validate items.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
  * @param[in] items
  *   Pattern specification (list terminated by the END pattern item).
  * @param[out] error
@@ -776,8 +766,7 @@ priv_flow_convert_actions(struct priv *priv,
  *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
  */
 static int
-priv_flow_convert_items_validate(struct priv *priv __rte_unused,
-				 const struct rte_flow_item items[],
+mlx5_flow_convert_items_validate(const struct rte_flow_item items[],
 				 struct rte_flow_error *error,
 				 struct mlx5_flow_parse *parser)
 {
@@ -854,8 +843,6 @@ priv_flow_convert_items_validate(struct priv *priv __rte_unused,
 /**
  * Allocate memory space to store verbs flow attributes.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
  * @param[in] priority
  *   Flow priority.
  * @param[in] size
@@ -867,8 +854,7 @@ priv_flow_convert_items_validate(struct priv *priv __rte_unused,
  *   A verbs flow attribute on success, NULL otherwise.
  */
 static struct ibv_flow_attr *
-priv_flow_convert_allocate(struct priv *priv __rte_unused,
-			   unsigned int priority,
+mlx5_flow_convert_allocate(unsigned int priority,
 			   unsigned int size,
 			   struct rte_flow_error *error)
 {
@@ -889,14 +875,11 @@ priv_flow_convert_allocate(struct priv *priv __rte_unused,
 /**
  * Finalise verbs flow attributes.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
  * @param[in, out] parser
  *   Internal parser structure.
  */
 static void
-priv_flow_convert_finalise(struct priv *priv __rte_unused,
-			   struct mlx5_flow_parse *parser)
+mlx5_flow_convert_finalise(struct mlx5_flow_parse *parser)
 {
 	const unsigned int ipv4 =
 		hash_rxq_init[parser->layer].ip_version == MLX5_IPV4;
@@ -1014,8 +997,8 @@ priv_flow_convert_finalise(struct priv *priv __rte_unused,
 /**
  * Validate and convert a flow supported by the NIC.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  * @param[in] attr
  *   Flow rule attributes.
  * @param[in] pattern
@@ -1031,7 +1014,7 @@ priv_flow_convert_finalise(struct priv *priv __rte_unused,
  *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
  */
 static int
-priv_flow_convert(struct priv *priv,
+mlx5_flow_convert(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 		  const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
 		  const struct rte_flow_item items[],
 		  const struct rte_flow_action actions[],
@@ -1048,16 +1031,16 @@ priv_flow_convert(struct priv *priv,
 		.layer = HASH_RXQ_ETH,
 		.mark_id = MLX5_FLOW_MARK_DEFAULT,
 	};
-	ret = priv_flow_convert_attributes(priv, attr, error, parser);
+	ret = mlx5_flow_convert_attributes(attr, error);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
-	ret = priv_flow_convert_actions(priv, actions, error, parser);
+	ret = mlx5_flow_convert_actions(dev, actions, error, parser);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
-	ret = priv_flow_convert_items_validate(priv, items, error, parser);
+	ret = mlx5_flow_convert_items_validate(items, error, parser);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
-	priv_flow_convert_finalise(priv, parser);
+	mlx5_flow_convert_finalise(parser);
 	/*
 	 * Second step.
 	 * Allocate the memory space to store verbs specifications.
@@ -1069,8 +1052,7 @@ priv_flow_convert(struct priv *priv,
 		unsigned int offset = parser->queue[HASH_RXQ_ETH].offset;
 
 		parser->queue[HASH_RXQ_ETH].ibv_attr =
-			priv_flow_convert_allocate(priv, priority,
-						   offset, error);
+			mlx5_flow_convert_allocate(priority, offset, error);
 		if (!parser->queue[HASH_RXQ_ETH].ibv_attr)
 			return ENOMEM;
 		parser->queue[HASH_RXQ_ETH].offset =
@@ -1088,7 +1070,7 @@ priv_flow_convert(struct priv *priv,
 				continue;
 			offset = parser->queue[i].offset;
 			parser->queue[i].ibv_attr =
-				priv_flow_convert_allocate(priv, priority,
+				mlx5_flow_convert_allocate(priority,
 							   offset, error);
 			if (!parser->queue[i].ibv_attr)
 				goto exit_enomem;
@@ -1116,7 +1098,7 @@ priv_flow_convert(struct priv *priv,
 	if (parser->mark)
 		mlx5_flow_create_flag_mark(parser, parser->mark_id);
 	if (parser->count && parser->create) {
-		mlx5_flow_create_count(priv, parser);
+		mlx5_flow_create_count(dev, parser);
 		if (!parser->cs)
 			goto exit_count_error;
 	}
@@ -1125,7 +1107,7 @@ priv_flow_convert(struct priv *priv,
 	 * configuration.
 	 */
 	if (!parser->drop) {
-		priv_flow_convert_finalise(priv, parser);
+		mlx5_flow_convert_finalise(parser);
 	} else {
 		parser->queue[HASH_RXQ_ETH].ibv_attr->priority =
 			attr->priority +
@@ -1577,8 +1559,8 @@ mlx5_flow_create_flag_mark(struct mlx5_flow_parse *parser, uint32_t mark_id)
 /**
  * Convert count action to Verbs specification.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  * @param parser
  *   Pointer to MLX5 flow parser structure.
  *
@@ -1586,10 +1568,11 @@ mlx5_flow_create_flag_mark(struct mlx5_flow_parse *parser, uint32_t mark_id)
  *   0 on success, errno value on failure.
  */
 static int
-mlx5_flow_create_count(struct priv *priv __rte_unused,
+mlx5_flow_create_count(struct rte_eth_dev *dev __rte_unused,
 		       struct mlx5_flow_parse *parser __rte_unused)
 {
 #ifdef HAVE_IBV_DEVICE_COUNTERS_SET_SUPPORT
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	unsigned int size = sizeof(struct ibv_flow_spec_counter_action);
 	struct ibv_counter_set_init_attr init_attr = {0};
 	struct ibv_flow_spec_counter_action counter = {
@@ -1611,8 +1594,8 @@ mlx5_flow_create_count(struct priv *priv __rte_unused,
 /**
  * Complete flow rule creation with a drop queue.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  * @param parser
  *   Internal parser structure.
  * @param flow
@@ -1624,11 +1607,12 @@ mlx5_flow_create_count(struct priv *priv __rte_unused,
  *   0 on success, errno value on failure.
  */
 static int
-priv_flow_create_action_queue_drop(struct priv *priv,
+mlx5_flow_create_action_queue_drop(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 				   struct mlx5_flow_parse *parser,
 				   struct rte_flow *flow,
 				   struct rte_flow_error *error)
 {
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct ibv_flow_spec_action_drop *drop;
 	unsigned int size = sizeof(struct ibv_flow_spec_action_drop);
 	int err = 0;
@@ -1683,8 +1667,8 @@ priv_flow_create_action_queue_drop(struct priv *priv,
 /**
  * Create hash Rx queues when RSS is enabled.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  * @param parser
  *   Internal parser structure.
  * @param flow
@@ -1696,11 +1680,12 @@ priv_flow_create_action_queue_drop(struct priv *priv,
  *   0 on success, a errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
  */
 static int
-priv_flow_create_action_queue_rss(struct priv *priv,
+mlx5_flow_create_action_queue_rss(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 				  struct mlx5_flow_parse *parser,
 				  struct rte_flow *flow,
 				  struct rte_flow_error *error)
 {
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	unsigned int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i != hash_rxq_init_n; ++i) {
@@ -1714,21 +1699,21 @@ priv_flow_create_action_queue_rss(struct priv *priv,
 		if (!priv->dev->data->dev_started)
 			continue;
 		flow->frxq[i].hrxq =
-			mlx5_priv_hrxq_get(priv,
-					   parser->rss_conf.rss_key,
-					   parser->rss_conf.rss_key_len,
-					   hash_fields,
-					   parser->queues,
-					   parser->queues_n);
+			mlx5_hrxq_get(dev,
+				      parser->rss_conf.rss_key,
+				      parser->rss_conf.rss_key_len,
+				      hash_fields,
+				      parser->queues,
+				      parser->queues_n);
 		if (flow->frxq[i].hrxq)
 			continue;
 		flow->frxq[i].hrxq =
-			mlx5_priv_hrxq_new(priv,
-					   parser->rss_conf.rss_key,
-					   parser->rss_conf.rss_key_len,
-					   hash_fields,
-					   parser->queues,
-					   parser->queues_n);
+			mlx5_hrxq_new(dev,
+				      parser->rss_conf.rss_key,
+				      parser->rss_conf.rss_key_len,
+				      hash_fields,
+				      parser->queues,
+				      parser->queues_n);
 		if (!flow->frxq[i].hrxq) {
 			rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOMEM,
 					   RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_HANDLE,
@@ -1742,8 +1727,8 @@ priv_flow_create_action_queue_rss(struct priv *priv,
 /**
  * Complete flow rule creation.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  * @param parser
  *   Internal parser structure.
  * @param flow
@@ -1755,18 +1740,19 @@ priv_flow_create_action_queue_rss(struct priv *priv,
  *   0 on success, a errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
  */
 static int
-priv_flow_create_action_queue(struct priv *priv,
+mlx5_flow_create_action_queue(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 			      struct mlx5_flow_parse *parser,
 			      struct rte_flow *flow,
 			      struct rte_flow_error *error)
 {
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	int err = 0;
 	unsigned int i;
 
 	assert(priv->pd);
 	assert(priv->ctx);
 	assert(!parser->drop);
-	err = priv_flow_create_action_queue_rss(priv, parser, flow, error);
+	err = mlx5_flow_create_action_queue_rss(dev, parser, flow, error);
 	if (err)
 		goto error;
 	if (parser->count)
@@ -1807,7 +1793,7 @@ priv_flow_create_action_queue(struct priv *priv,
 			claim_zero(mlx5_glue->destroy_flow(ibv_flow));
 		}
 		if (flow->frxq[i].hrxq)
-			mlx5_priv_hrxq_release(priv, flow->frxq[i].hrxq);
+			mlx5_hrxq_release(dev, flow->frxq[i].hrxq);
 		if (flow->frxq[i].ibv_attr)
 			rte_free(flow->frxq[i].ibv_attr);
 	}
@@ -1822,8 +1808,8 @@ priv_flow_create_action_queue(struct priv *priv,
 /**
  * Convert a flow.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  * @param list
  *   Pointer to a TAILQ flow list.
  * @param[in] attr
@@ -1839,19 +1825,19 @@ priv_flow_create_action_queue(struct priv *priv,
  *   A flow on success, NULL otherwise.
  */
 static struct rte_flow *
-priv_flow_create(struct priv *priv,
-		 struct mlx5_flows *list,
-		 const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
-		 const struct rte_flow_item items[],
-		 const struct rte_flow_action actions[],
-		 struct rte_flow_error *error)
+mlx5_flow_list_create(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+		      struct mlx5_flows *list,
+		      const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
+		      const struct rte_flow_item items[],
+		      const struct rte_flow_action actions[],
+		      struct rte_flow_error *error)
 {
 	struct mlx5_flow_parse parser = { .create = 1, };
 	struct rte_flow *flow = NULL;
 	unsigned int i;
 	int err;
 
-	err = priv_flow_convert(priv, attr, items, actions, error, &parser);
+	err = mlx5_flow_convert(dev, attr, items, actions, error, &parser);
 	if (err)
 		goto exit;
 	flow = rte_calloc(__func__, 1,
@@ -1875,10 +1861,10 @@ priv_flow_create(struct priv *priv,
 	memcpy(flow->rss_key, parser.rss_key, parser.rss_conf.rss_key_len);
 	/* finalise the flow. */
 	if (parser.drop)
-		err = priv_flow_create_action_queue_drop(priv, &parser, flow,
+		err = mlx5_flow_create_action_queue_drop(dev, &parser, flow,
 							 error);
 	else
-		err = priv_flow_create_action_queue(priv, &parser, flow, error);
+		err = mlx5_flow_create_action_queue(dev, &parser, flow, error);
 	if (err)
 		goto exit;
 	TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(list, flow, next);
@@ -1907,11 +1893,10 @@ mlx5_flow_validate(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 		   const struct rte_flow_action actions[],
 		   struct rte_flow_error *error)
 {
-	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	int ret;
 	struct mlx5_flow_parse parser = { .create = 0, };
 
-	ret = priv_flow_convert(priv, attr, items, actions, error, &parser);
+	ret = mlx5_flow_convert(dev, attr, items, actions, error, &parser);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1929,28 +1914,26 @@ mlx5_flow_create(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 		 struct rte_flow_error *error)
 {
 	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
-	struct rte_flow *flow;
 
-	flow = priv_flow_create(priv, &priv->flows, attr, items, actions,
-				error);
-	return flow;
+	return mlx5_flow_list_create(dev, &priv->flows, attr, items, actions,
+				     error);
 }
 
 /**
- * Destroy a flow.
+ * Destroy a flow in a list.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  * @param list
  *   Pointer to a TAILQ flow list.
  * @param[in] flow
  *   Flow to destroy.
  */
 static void
-priv_flow_destroy(struct priv *priv,
-		  struct mlx5_flows *list,
-		  struct rte_flow *flow)
+mlx5_flow_list_destroy(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct mlx5_flows *list,
+		       struct rte_flow *flow)
 {
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	unsigned int i;
 
 	if (flow->drop || !flow->mark)
@@ -1998,7 +1981,7 @@ priv_flow_destroy(struct priv *priv,
 				claim_zero(mlx5_glue->destroy_flow
 					   (frxq->ibv_flow));
 			if (frxq->hrxq)
-				mlx5_priv_hrxq_release(priv, frxq->hrxq);
+				mlx5_hrxq_release(dev, frxq->hrxq);
 			if (frxq->ibv_attr)
 				rte_free(frxq->ibv_attr);
 		}
@@ -2015,34 +1998,35 @@ priv_flow_destroy(struct priv *priv,
 /**
  * Destroy all flows.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  * @param list
  *   Pointer to a TAILQ flow list.
  */
 void
-priv_flow_flush(struct priv *priv, struct mlx5_flows *list)
+mlx5_flow_list_flush(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct mlx5_flows *list)
 {
 	while (!TAILQ_EMPTY(list)) {
 		struct rte_flow *flow;
 
 		flow = TAILQ_FIRST(list);
-		priv_flow_destroy(priv, list, flow);
+		mlx5_flow_list_destroy(dev, list, flow);
 	}
 }
 
 /**
  * Create drop queue.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  *
  * @return
  *   0 on success.
  */
 int
-priv_flow_create_drop_queue(struct priv *priv)
+mlx5_flow_create_drop_queue(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct mlx5_hrxq_drop *fdq = NULL;
 
 	assert(priv->pd);
@@ -2123,12 +2107,13 @@ priv_flow_create_drop_queue(struct priv *priv)
 /**
  * Delete drop queue.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  */
 void
-priv_flow_delete_drop_queue(struct priv *priv)
+mlx5_flow_delete_drop_queue(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct mlx5_hrxq_drop *fdq = priv->flow_drop_queue;
 
 	if (!fdq)
@@ -2148,14 +2133,15 @@ priv_flow_delete_drop_queue(struct priv *priv)
 /**
  * Remove all flows.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  * @param list
  *   Pointer to a TAILQ flow list.
  */
 void
-priv_flow_stop(struct priv *priv, struct mlx5_flows *list)
+mlx5_flow_stop(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct mlx5_flows *list)
 {
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct rte_flow *flow;
 
 	TAILQ_FOREACH_REVERSE(flow, list, mlx5_flows, next) {
@@ -2198,7 +2184,7 @@ priv_flow_stop(struct priv *priv, struct mlx5_flows *list)
 			claim_zero(mlx5_glue->destroy_flow
 				   (flow->frxq[i].ibv_flow));
 			flow->frxq[i].ibv_flow = NULL;
-			mlx5_priv_hrxq_release(priv, flow->frxq[i].hrxq);
+			mlx5_hrxq_release(dev, flow->frxq[i].hrxq);
 			flow->frxq[i].hrxq = NULL;
 		}
 		DEBUG("Flow %p removed", (void *)flow);
@@ -2208,8 +2194,8 @@ priv_flow_stop(struct priv *priv, struct mlx5_flows *list)
 /**
  * Add all flows.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  * @param list
  *   Pointer to a TAILQ flow list.
  *
@@ -2217,8 +2203,9 @@ priv_flow_stop(struct priv *priv, struct mlx5_flows *list)
  *   0 on success, a errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
  */
 int
-priv_flow_start(struct priv *priv, struct mlx5_flows *list)
+mlx5_flow_start(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct mlx5_flows *list)
 {
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct rte_flow *flow;
 
 	TAILQ_FOREACH(flow, list, next) {
@@ -2243,19 +2230,19 @@ priv_flow_start(struct priv *priv, struct mlx5_flows *list)
 			if (!flow->frxq[i].ibv_attr)
 				continue;
 			flow->frxq[i].hrxq =
-				mlx5_priv_hrxq_get(priv, flow->rss_conf.rss_key,
-						   flow->rss_conf.rss_key_len,
-						   hash_rxq_init[i].hash_fields,
-						   (*flow->queues),
-						   flow->queues_n);
+				mlx5_hrxq_get(dev, flow->rss_conf.rss_key,
+					      flow->rss_conf.rss_key_len,
+					      hash_rxq_init[i].hash_fields,
+					      (*flow->queues),
+					      flow->queues_n);
 			if (flow->frxq[i].hrxq)
 				goto flow_create;
 			flow->frxq[i].hrxq =
-				mlx5_priv_hrxq_new(priv, flow->rss_conf.rss_key,
-						   flow->rss_conf.rss_key_len,
-						   hash_rxq_init[i].hash_fields,
-						   (*flow->queues),
-						   flow->queues_n);
+				mlx5_hrxq_new(dev, flow->rss_conf.rss_key,
+					      flow->rss_conf.rss_key_len,
+					      hash_rxq_init[i].hash_fields,
+					      (*flow->queues),
+					      flow->queues_n);
 			if (!flow->frxq[i].hrxq) {
 				DEBUG("Flow %p cannot be applied",
 				      (void *)flow);
@@ -2285,19 +2272,20 @@ priv_flow_start(struct priv *priv, struct mlx5_flows *list)
 /**
  * Verify the flow list is empty
  *
- * @param priv
- *  Pointer to private structure.
+ * @param dev
+ *  Pointer to Ethernet device.
  *
  * @return the number of flows not released.
  */
 int
-priv_flow_verify(struct priv *priv)
+mlx5_flow_verify(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct rte_flow *flow;
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	TAILQ_FOREACH(flow, &priv->flows, next) {
-		DEBUG("%p: flow %p still referenced", (void *)priv,
+		DEBUG("%p: flow %p still referenced", (void *)dev,
 		      (void *)flow);
 		++ret;
 	}
@@ -2378,8 +2366,8 @@ mlx5_ctrl_flow_vlan(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 	action_rss.local.rss_conf = &priv->rss_conf;
 	action_rss.local.num = priv->reta_idx_n;
 	actions[0].conf = (const void *)&action_rss.rss;
-	flow = priv_flow_create(priv, &priv->ctrl_flows, &attr, items, actions,
-				&error);
+	flow = mlx5_flow_list_create(dev, &priv->ctrl_flows, &attr, items,
+				     actions, &error);
 	if (!flow)
 		return rte_errno;
 	return 0;
@@ -2419,7 +2407,7 @@ mlx5_flow_destroy(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 {
 	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 
-	priv_flow_destroy(priv, &priv->flows, flow);
+	mlx5_flow_list_destroy(dev, &priv->flows, flow);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -2435,7 +2423,7 @@ mlx5_flow_flush(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 {
 	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 
-	priv_flow_flush(priv, &priv->flows);
+	mlx5_flow_list_flush(dev, &priv->flows);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -2452,7 +2440,7 @@ mlx5_flow_flush(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
  *   0 on success, a errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
  */
 static int
-priv_flow_query_count(struct ibv_counter_set *cs,
+mlx5_flow_query_count(struct ibv_counter_set *cs,
 		      struct mlx5_flow_counter_stats *counter_stats,
 		      struct rte_flow_query_count *query_count,
 		      struct rte_flow_error *error)
@@ -2502,7 +2490,7 @@ mlx5_flow_query(struct rte_eth_dev *dev __rte_unused,
 	int res = EINVAL;
 
 	if (flow->cs) {
-		res = priv_flow_query_count(flow->cs,
+		res = mlx5_flow_query_count(flow->cs,
 					&flow->counter_stats,
 					(struct rte_flow_query_count *)data,
 					error);
@@ -2547,8 +2535,8 @@ mlx5_flow_isolate(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 /**
  * Convert a flow director filter to a generic flow.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Private structure.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  * @param fdir_filter
  *   Flow director filter to add.
  * @param attributes
@@ -2558,10 +2546,11 @@ mlx5_flow_isolate(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
  *  0 on success, errno value on error.
  */
 static int
-priv_fdir_filter_convert(struct priv *priv,
+mlx5_fdir_filter_convert(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 			 const struct rte_eth_fdir_filter *fdir_filter,
 			 struct mlx5_fdir *attributes)
 {
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	const struct rte_eth_fdir_input *input = &fdir_filter->input;
 
 	/* Validate queue number. */
@@ -2733,8 +2722,8 @@ priv_fdir_filter_convert(struct priv *priv,
 /**
  * Add new flow director filter and store it in list.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Private structure.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  * @param fdir_filter
  *   Flow director filter to add.
  *
@@ -2742,9 +2731,10 @@ priv_fdir_filter_convert(struct priv *priv,
  *   0 on success, errno value on failure.
  */
 static int
-priv_fdir_filter_add(struct priv *priv,
+mlx5_fdir_filter_add(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 		     const struct rte_eth_fdir_filter *fdir_filter)
 {
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct mlx5_fdir attributes = {
 		.attr.group = 0,
 		.l2_mask = {
@@ -2760,19 +2750,16 @@ priv_fdir_filter_add(struct priv *priv,
 	struct rte_flow *flow;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = priv_fdir_filter_convert(priv, fdir_filter, &attributes);
+	ret = mlx5_fdir_filter_convert(dev, fdir_filter, &attributes);
 	if (ret)
 		return -ret;
-	ret = priv_flow_convert(priv, &attributes.attr, attributes.items,
+	ret = mlx5_flow_convert(dev, &attributes.attr, attributes.items,
 				attributes.actions, &error, &parser);
 	if (ret)
 		return -ret;
-	flow = priv_flow_create(priv,
-				&priv->flows,
-				&attributes.attr,
-				attributes.items,
-				attributes.actions,
-				&error);
+	flow = mlx5_flow_list_create(dev, &priv->flows, &attributes.attr,
+				     attributes.items, attributes.actions,
+				     &error);
 	if (flow) {
 		DEBUG("FDIR created %p", (void *)flow);
 		return 0;
@@ -2783,8 +2770,8 @@ priv_fdir_filter_add(struct priv *priv,
 /**
  * Delete specific filter.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Private structure.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  * @param fdir_filter
  *   Filter to be deleted.
  *
@@ -2792,9 +2779,10 @@ priv_fdir_filter_add(struct priv *priv,
  *   0 on success, errno value on failure.
  */
 static int
-priv_fdir_filter_delete(struct priv *priv,
+mlx5_fdir_filter_delete(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 			const struct rte_eth_fdir_filter *fdir_filter)
 {
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct mlx5_fdir attributes = {
 		.attr.group = 0,
 	};
@@ -2807,10 +2795,10 @@ priv_fdir_filter_delete(struct priv *priv,
 	unsigned int i;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = priv_fdir_filter_convert(priv, fdir_filter, &attributes);
+	ret = mlx5_fdir_filter_convert(dev, fdir_filter, &attributes);
 	if (ret)
 		return -ret;
-	ret = priv_flow_convert(priv, &attributes.attr, attributes.items,
+	ret = mlx5_flow_convert(dev, &attributes.attr, attributes.items,
 				attributes.actions, &error, &parser);
 	if (ret)
 		goto exit;
@@ -2868,7 +2856,7 @@ priv_fdir_filter_delete(struct priv *priv,
 		continue;
 	}
 	if (flow)
-		priv_flow_destroy(priv, &priv->flows, flow);
+		mlx5_flow_list_destroy(dev, &priv->flows, flow);
 exit:
 	for (i = 0; i != hash_rxq_init_n; ++i) {
 		if (parser.queue[i].ibv_attr)
@@ -2880,8 +2868,8 @@ priv_fdir_filter_delete(struct priv *priv,
 /**
  * Update queue for specific filter.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Private structure.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  * @param fdir_filter
  *   Filter to be updated.
  *
@@ -2889,41 +2877,44 @@ priv_fdir_filter_delete(struct priv *priv,
  *   0 on success, errno value on failure.
  */
 static int
-priv_fdir_filter_update(struct priv *priv,
+mlx5_fdir_filter_update(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 			const struct rte_eth_fdir_filter *fdir_filter)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = priv_fdir_filter_delete(priv, fdir_filter);
+	ret = mlx5_fdir_filter_delete(dev, fdir_filter);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
-	ret = priv_fdir_filter_add(priv, fdir_filter);
+	ret = mlx5_fdir_filter_add(dev, fdir_filter);
 	return ret;
 }
 
 /**
  * Flush all filters.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Private structure.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  */
 static void
-priv_fdir_filter_flush(struct priv *priv)
+mlx5_fdir_filter_flush(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
-	priv_flow_flush(priv, &priv->flows);
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+
+	mlx5_flow_list_flush(dev, &priv->flows);
 }
 
 /**
  * Get flow director information.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Private structure.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  * @param[out] fdir_info
  *   Resulting flow director information.
  */
 static void
-priv_fdir_info_get(struct priv *priv, struct rte_eth_fdir_info *fdir_info)
+mlx5_fdir_info_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_eth_fdir_info *fdir_info)
 {
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct rte_eth_fdir_masks *mask =
 		&priv->dev->data->dev_conf.fdir_conf.mask;
 
@@ -2941,8 +2932,8 @@ priv_fdir_info_get(struct priv *priv, struct rte_eth_fdir_info *fdir_info)
 /**
  * Deal with flow director operations.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  * @param filter_op
  *   Operation to perform.
  * @param arg
@@ -2952,8 +2943,10 @@ priv_fdir_info_get(struct priv *priv, struct rte_eth_fdir_info *fdir_info)
  *   0 on success, errno value on failure.
  */
 static int
-priv_fdir_ctrl_func(struct priv *priv, enum rte_filter_op filter_op, void *arg)
+mlx5_fdir_ctrl_func(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, enum rte_filter_op filter_op,
+		    void *arg)
 {
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	enum rte_fdir_mode fdir_mode =
 		priv->dev->data->dev_conf.fdir_conf.mode;
 	int ret = 0;
@@ -2963,27 +2956,27 @@ priv_fdir_ctrl_func(struct priv *priv, enum rte_filter_op filter_op, void *arg)
 	if (fdir_mode != RTE_FDIR_MODE_PERFECT &&
 	    fdir_mode != RTE_FDIR_MODE_PERFECT_MAC_VLAN) {
 		ERROR("%p: flow director mode %d not supported",
-		      (void *)priv, fdir_mode);
+		      (void *)dev, fdir_mode);
 		return EINVAL;
 	}
 	switch (filter_op) {
 	case RTE_ETH_FILTER_ADD:
-		ret = priv_fdir_filter_add(priv, arg);
+		ret = mlx5_fdir_filter_add(dev, arg);
 		break;
 	case RTE_ETH_FILTER_UPDATE:
-		ret = priv_fdir_filter_update(priv, arg);
+		ret = mlx5_fdir_filter_update(dev, arg);
 		break;
 	case RTE_ETH_FILTER_DELETE:
-		ret = priv_fdir_filter_delete(priv, arg);
+		ret = mlx5_fdir_filter_delete(dev, arg);
 		break;
 	case RTE_ETH_FILTER_FLUSH:
-		priv_fdir_filter_flush(priv);
+		mlx5_fdir_filter_flush(dev);
 		break;
 	case RTE_ETH_FILTER_INFO:
-		priv_fdir_info_get(priv, arg);
+		mlx5_fdir_info_get(dev, arg);
 		break;
 	default:
-		DEBUG("%p: unknown operation %u", (void *)priv,
+		DEBUG("%p: unknown operation %u", (void *)dev,
 		      filter_op);
 		ret = EINVAL;
 		break;
@@ -3013,7 +3006,6 @@ mlx5_dev_filter_ctrl(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 		     void *arg)
 {
 	int ret = EINVAL;
-	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 
 	switch (filter_type) {
 	case RTE_ETH_FILTER_GENERIC:
@@ -3022,7 +3014,7 @@ mlx5_dev_filter_ctrl(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 		*(const void **)arg = &mlx5_flow_ops;
 		return 0;
 	case RTE_ETH_FILTER_FDIR:
-		ret = priv_fdir_ctrl_func(priv, filter_op, arg);
+		ret = mlx5_fdir_ctrl_func(dev, filter_op, arg);
 		break;
 	default:
 		ERROR("%p: filter type (%d) not supported",
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_mac.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_mac.c
index a529dfeac..91c977bc5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_mac.c
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@
 /**
  * Get MAC address by querying netdevice.
  *
- * @param[in] priv
- *   struct priv for the requested device.
+ * @param[in] dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  * @param[out] mac
  *   MAC address output buffer.
  *
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@
  *   0 on success, -1 on failure and errno is set.
  */
 int
-priv_get_mac(struct priv *priv, uint8_t (*mac)[ETHER_ADDR_LEN])
+mlx5_get_mac(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint8_t (*mac)[ETHER_ADDR_LEN])
 {
 	struct ifreq request;
 
-	if (priv_ifreq(priv, SIOCGIFHWADDR, &request))
+	if (mlx5_ifreq(dev, SIOCGIFHWADDR, &request))
 		return -1;
 	memcpy(mac, request.ifr_hwaddr.sa_data, ETHER_ADDR_LEN);
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_mr.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_mr.c
index 3b7b6d140..fe60dd132 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_mr.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_mr.c
@@ -83,10 +83,6 @@ mlx5_check_mempool(struct rte_mempool *mp, uintptr_t *start,
  * Register a Memory Region (MR) <-> Memory Pool (MP) association in
  * txq->mp2mr[]. If mp2mr[] is full, remove an entry first.
  *
- * This function should only be called by txq_mp2mr().
- *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
  * @param txq
  *   Pointer to TX queue structure.
  * @param[in] mp
@@ -98,29 +94,35 @@ mlx5_check_mempool(struct rte_mempool *mp, uintptr_t *start,
  *   mr on success, NULL on failure.
  */
 struct mlx5_mr *
-priv_txq_mp2mr_reg(struct priv *priv, struct mlx5_txq_data *txq,
-		   struct rte_mempool *mp, unsigned int idx)
+mlx5_txq_mp2mr_reg(struct mlx5_txq_data *txq, struct rte_mempool *mp,
+		   unsigned int idx)
 {
 	struct mlx5_txq_ctrl *txq_ctrl =
 		container_of(txq, struct mlx5_txq_ctrl, txq);
+	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
 	struct mlx5_mr *mr;
 
+	rte_spinlock_lock(&txq_ctrl->priv->mr_lock);
 	/* Add a new entry, register MR first. */
 	DEBUG("%p: discovered new memory pool \"%s\" (%p)",
 	      (void *)txq_ctrl, mp->name, (void *)mp);
-	mr = priv_mr_get(priv, mp);
+	dev = txq_ctrl->priv->dev;
+	mr = mlx5_mr_get(dev, mp);
 	if (mr == NULL) {
 		if (rte_eal_process_type() != RTE_PROC_PRIMARY) {
-			DEBUG("Using unregistered mempool 0x%p(%s) in secondary process,"
-			     " please create mempool before rte_eth_dev_start()",
+			DEBUG("Using unregistered mempool 0x%p(%s) in "
+			      "secondary process, please create mempool before "
+			      " rte_eth_dev_start()",
 			     (void *)mp, mp->name);
+			rte_spinlock_unlock(&txq_ctrl->priv->mr_lock);
 			return NULL;
 		}
-		mr = priv_mr_new(priv, mp);
+		mr = mlx5_mr_new(dev, mp);
 	}
 	if (unlikely(mr == NULL)) {
 		DEBUG("%p: unable to configure MR, ibv_reg_mr() failed.",
 		      (void *)txq_ctrl);
+		rte_spinlock_unlock(&txq_ctrl->priv->mr_lock);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	if (unlikely(idx == RTE_DIM(txq->mp2mr))) {
@@ -128,7 +130,7 @@ priv_txq_mp2mr_reg(struct priv *priv, struct mlx5_txq_data *txq,
 		DEBUG("%p: MR <-> MP table full, dropping oldest entry.",
 		      (void *)txq_ctrl);
 		--idx;
-		priv_mr_release(priv, txq->mp2mr[0]);
+		mlx5_mr_release(txq->mp2mr[0]);
 		memmove(&txq->mp2mr[0], &txq->mp2mr[1],
 			(sizeof(txq->mp2mr) - sizeof(txq->mp2mr[0])));
 	}
@@ -137,35 +139,6 @@ priv_txq_mp2mr_reg(struct priv *priv, struct mlx5_txq_data *txq,
 	DEBUG("%p: new MR lkey for MP \"%s\" (%p): 0x%08" PRIu32,
 	      (void *)txq_ctrl, mp->name, (void *)mp,
 	      txq_ctrl->txq.mp2mr[idx]->lkey);
-	return mr;
-}
-
-/**
- * Register a Memory Region (MR) <-> Memory Pool (MP) association in
- * txq->mp2mr[]. If mp2mr[] is full, remove an entry first.
- *
- * This function should only be called by txq_mp2mr().
- *
- * @param txq
- *   Pointer to TX queue structure.
- * @param[in] mp
- *   Memory Pool for which a Memory Region lkey must be returned.
- * @param idx
- *   Index of the next available entry.
- *
- * @return
- *   mr on success, NULL on failure.
- */
-struct mlx5_mr*
-mlx5_txq_mp2mr_reg(struct mlx5_txq_data *txq, struct rte_mempool *mp,
-		   unsigned int idx)
-{
-	struct mlx5_txq_ctrl *txq_ctrl =
-		container_of(txq, struct mlx5_txq_ctrl, txq);
-	struct mlx5_mr *mr;
-
-	rte_spinlock_lock(&txq_ctrl->priv->mr_lock);
-	mr = priv_txq_mp2mr_reg(txq_ctrl->priv, txq, mp, idx);
 	rte_spinlock_unlock(&txq_ctrl->priv->mr_lock);
 	return mr;
 }
@@ -225,20 +198,20 @@ mlx5_mp2mr_iter(struct rte_mempool *mp, void *arg)
 	if (rte_mempool_obj_iter(mp, txq_mp2mr_mbuf_check, &data) == 0 ||
 			data.ret == -1)
 		return;
-	mr = priv_mr_get(priv, mp);
+	mr = mlx5_mr_get(priv->dev, mp);
 	if (mr) {
-		priv_mr_release(priv, mr);
+		mlx5_mr_release(mr);
 		return;
 	}
-	priv_mr_new(priv, mp);
+	mlx5_mr_new(priv->dev, mp);
 }
 
 /**
  * Register a new memory region from the mempool and store it in the memory
  * region list.
  *
- * @param  priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  * @param mp
  *   Pointer to the memory pool to register.
  *
@@ -246,8 +219,9 @@ mlx5_mp2mr_iter(struct rte_mempool *mp, void *arg)
  *   The memory region on success.
  */
 struct mlx5_mr *
-priv_mr_new(struct priv *priv, struct rte_mempool *mp)
+mlx5_mr_new(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_mempool *mp)
 {
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	const struct rte_memseg *ms = rte_eal_get_physmem_layout();
 	uintptr_t start;
 	uintptr_t end;
@@ -289,7 +263,7 @@ priv_mr_new(struct priv *priv, struct rte_mempool *mp)
 	mr->mp = mp;
 	mr->lkey = rte_cpu_to_be_32(mr->mr->lkey);
 	rte_atomic32_inc(&mr->refcnt);
-	DEBUG("%p: new Memory Region %p refcnt: %d", (void *)priv,
+	DEBUG("%p: new Memory Region %p refcnt: %d", (void *)dev,
 	      (void *)mr, rte_atomic32_read(&mr->refcnt));
 	LIST_INSERT_HEAD(&priv->mr, mr, next);
 	return mr;
@@ -298,8 +272,8 @@ priv_mr_new(struct priv *priv, struct rte_mempool *mp)
 /**
  * Search the memory region object in the memory region list.
  *
- * @param  priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  * @param mp
  *   Pointer to the memory pool to register.
  *
@@ -307,8 +281,9 @@ priv_mr_new(struct priv *priv, struct rte_mempool *mp)
  *   The memory region on success.
  */
 struct mlx5_mr *
-priv_mr_get(struct priv *priv, struct rte_mempool *mp)
+mlx5_mr_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_mempool *mp)
 {
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct mlx5_mr *mr;
 
 	assert(mp);
@@ -335,7 +310,7 @@ priv_mr_get(struct priv *priv, struct rte_mempool *mp)
  *   0 on success, errno on failure.
  */
 int
-priv_mr_release(struct priv *priv __rte_unused, struct mlx5_mr *mr)
+mlx5_mr_release(struct mlx5_mr *mr)
 {
 	assert(mr);
 	DEBUG("Memory Region %p refcnt: %d",
@@ -352,20 +327,21 @@ priv_mr_release(struct priv *priv __rte_unused, struct mlx5_mr *mr)
 /**
  * Verify the flow list is empty
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  *
  * @return
  *   The number of object not released.
  */
 int
-priv_mr_verify(struct priv *priv)
+mlx5_mr_verify(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	int ret = 0;
 	struct mlx5_mr *mr;
 
 	LIST_FOREACH(mr, &priv->mr, next) {
-		DEBUG("%p: mr %p still referenced", (void *)priv,
+		DEBUG("%p: mr %p still referenced", (void *)dev,
 		      (void *)mr);
 		++ret;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rss.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rss.c
index 4b88215fb..a654a5a7d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rss.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rss.c
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ mlx5_rss_hash_conf_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 /**
  * Allocate/reallocate RETA index table.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  * @praram reta_size
  *   The size of the array to allocate.
  *
@@ -105,8 +105,9 @@ mlx5_rss_hash_conf_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
  *   0 on success, errno value on failure.
  */
 int
-priv_rss_reta_index_resize(struct priv *priv, unsigned int reta_size)
+mlx5_rss_reta_index_resize(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, unsigned int reta_size)
 {
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	void *mem;
 	unsigned int old_size = priv->reta_idx_n;
 
@@ -127,28 +128,29 @@ priv_rss_reta_index_resize(struct priv *priv, unsigned int reta_size)
 }
 
 /**
- * Query RETA table.
+ * DPDK callback to get the RETA indirection table.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
- * @param[in, out] reta_conf
- *   Pointer to the first RETA configuration structure.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device structure.
+ * @param reta_conf
+ *   Pointer to RETA configuration structure array.
  * @param reta_size
- *   Number of entries.
+ *   Size of the RETA table.
  *
  * @return
- *   0 on success, errno value on failure.
+ *   0 on success, negative errno value on failure.
  */
-static int
-priv_dev_rss_reta_query(struct priv *priv,
+int
+mlx5_dev_rss_reta_query(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 			struct rte_eth_rss_reta_entry64 *reta_conf,
-			unsigned int reta_size)
+			uint16_t reta_size)
 {
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	unsigned int idx;
 	unsigned int i;
 
 	if (!reta_size || reta_size > priv->reta_idx_n)
-		return EINVAL;
+		return -EINVAL;
 	/* Fill each entry of the table even if its bit is not set. */
 	for (idx = 0, i = 0; (i != reta_size); ++i) {
 		idx = i / RTE_RETA_GROUP_SIZE;
@@ -159,31 +161,32 @@ priv_dev_rss_reta_query(struct priv *priv,
 }
 
 /**
- * Update RETA table.
+ * DPDK callback to update the RETA indirection table.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
- * @param[in] reta_conf
- *   Pointer to the first RETA configuration structure.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device structure.
+ * @param reta_conf
+ *   Pointer to RETA configuration structure array.
  * @param reta_size
- *   Number of entries.
+ *   Size of the RETA table.
  *
  * @return
- *   0 on success, errno value on failure.
+ *   0 on success, negative errno value on failure.
  */
-static int
-priv_dev_rss_reta_update(struct priv *priv,
+int
+mlx5_dev_rss_reta_update(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 			 struct rte_eth_rss_reta_entry64 *reta_conf,
-			 unsigned int reta_size)
+			 uint16_t reta_size)
 {
+	int ret;
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	unsigned int idx;
 	unsigned int i;
 	unsigned int pos;
-	int ret;
 
 	if (!reta_size)
-		return EINVAL;
-	ret = priv_rss_reta_index_resize(priv, reta_size);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	ret = mlx5_rss_reta_index_resize(dev, reta_size);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 	for (idx = 0, i = 0; (i != reta_size); ++i) {
@@ -194,56 +197,6 @@ priv_dev_rss_reta_update(struct priv *priv,
 		assert(reta_conf[idx].reta[pos] < priv->rxqs_n);
 		(*priv->reta_idx)[i] = reta_conf[idx].reta[pos];
 	}
-	return 0;
-}
-
-/**
- * DPDK callback to get the RETA indirection table.
- *
- * @param dev
- *   Pointer to Ethernet device structure.
- * @param reta_conf
- *   Pointer to RETA configuration structure array.
- * @param reta_size
- *   Size of the RETA table.
- *
- * @return
- *   0 on success, negative errno value on failure.
- */
-int
-mlx5_dev_rss_reta_query(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-			struct rte_eth_rss_reta_entry64 *reta_conf,
-			uint16_t reta_size)
-{
-	int ret;
-	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
-
-	ret = priv_dev_rss_reta_query(priv, reta_conf, reta_size);
-	return -ret;
-}
-
-/**
- * DPDK callback to update the RETA indirection table.
- *
- * @param dev
- *   Pointer to Ethernet device structure.
- * @param reta_conf
- *   Pointer to RETA configuration structure array.
- * @param reta_size
- *   Size of the RETA table.
- *
- * @return
- *   0 on success, negative errno value on failure.
- */
-int
-mlx5_dev_rss_reta_update(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-			 struct rte_eth_rss_reta_entry64 *reta_conf,
-			 uint16_t reta_size)
-{
-	int ret;
-	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
-
-	ret = priv_dev_rss_reta_update(priv, reta_conf, reta_size);
 	if (dev->data->dev_started) {
 		mlx5_dev_stop(dev);
 		mlx5_dev_start(dev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxq.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxq.c
index de3335cb9..a3b08a1a3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxq.c
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ rxq_alloc_elts(struct mlx5_rxq_ctrl *rxq_ctrl)
 		(*rxq_ctrl->rxq.elts)[i] = buf;
 	}
 	/* If Rx vector is activated. */
-	if (rxq_check_vec_support(&rxq_ctrl->rxq) > 0) {
+	if (mlx5_rxq_check_vec_support(&rxq_ctrl->rxq) > 0) {
 		struct mlx5_rxq_data *rxq = &rxq_ctrl->rxq;
 		struct rte_mbuf *mbuf_init = &rxq->fake_mbuf;
 		int j;
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ rxq_free_elts(struct mlx5_rxq_ctrl *rxq_ctrl)
 	 * Some mbuf in the Ring belongs to the application.  They cannot be
 	 * freed.
 	 */
-	if (rxq_check_vec_support(rxq) > 0) {
+	if (mlx5_rxq_check_vec_support(rxq) > 0) {
 		for (i = 0; i < used; ++i)
 			(*rxq->elts)[(rxq->rq_ci + i) & q_mask] = NULL;
 		rxq->rq_pi = rxq->rq_ci;
@@ -181,22 +181,23 @@ mlx5_rxq_cleanup(struct mlx5_rxq_ctrl *rxq_ctrl)
 {
 	DEBUG("cleaning up %p", (void *)rxq_ctrl);
 	if (rxq_ctrl->ibv)
-		mlx5_priv_rxq_ibv_release(rxq_ctrl->priv, rxq_ctrl->ibv);
+		mlx5_rxq_ibv_release(rxq_ctrl->ibv);
 	memset(rxq_ctrl, 0, sizeof(*rxq_ctrl));
 }
 
 /**
  * Returns the per-queue supported offloads.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  *
  * @return
  *   Supported Rx offloads.
  */
 uint64_t
-mlx5_priv_get_rx_queue_offloads(struct priv *priv)
+mlx5_get_rx_queue_offloads(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct mlx5_dev_config *config = &priv->config;
 	uint64_t offloads = (DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SCATTER |
 			     DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TIMESTAMP |
@@ -217,13 +218,11 @@ mlx5_priv_get_rx_queue_offloads(struct priv *priv)
 /**
  * Returns the per-port supported offloads.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
  * @return
  *   Supported Rx offloads.
  */
 uint64_t
-mlx5_priv_get_rx_port_offloads(struct priv *priv __rte_unused)
+mlx5_get_rx_port_offloads(void)
 {
 	uint64_t offloads = DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_FILTER;
 
@@ -233,8 +232,8 @@ mlx5_priv_get_rx_port_offloads(struct priv *priv __rte_unused)
 /**
  * Checks if the per-queue offload configuration is valid.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  * @param offloads
  *   Per-queue offloads configuration.
  *
@@ -242,12 +241,11 @@ mlx5_priv_get_rx_port_offloads(struct priv *priv __rte_unused)
  *   1 if the configuration is valid, 0 otherwise.
  */
 static int
-priv_is_rx_queue_offloads_allowed(struct priv *priv, uint64_t offloads)
+mlx5_is_rx_queue_offloads_allowed(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint64_t offloads)
 {
-	uint64_t port_offloads = priv->dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads;
-	uint64_t queue_supp_offloads =
-		mlx5_priv_get_rx_queue_offloads(priv);
-	uint64_t port_supp_offloads = mlx5_priv_get_rx_port_offloads(priv);
+	uint64_t port_offloads = dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads;
+	uint64_t queue_supp_offloads = mlx5_get_rx_queue_offloads(dev);
+	uint64_t port_supp_offloads = mlx5_get_rx_port_offloads();
 
 	if ((offloads & (queue_supp_offloads | port_supp_offloads)) !=
 	    offloads)
@@ -299,24 +297,24 @@ mlx5_rx_queue_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t idx, uint16_t desc,
 		      (void *)dev, idx, priv->rxqs_n);
 		return -EOVERFLOW;
 	}
-	if (!priv_is_rx_queue_offloads_allowed(priv, conf->offloads)) {
+	if (!mlx5_is_rx_queue_offloads_allowed(dev, conf->offloads)) {
 		ret = ENOTSUP;
 		ERROR("%p: Rx queue offloads 0x%" PRIx64 " don't match port "
 		      "offloads 0x%" PRIx64 " or supported offloads 0x%" PRIx64,
 		      (void *)dev, conf->offloads,
 		      dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads,
-		      (mlx5_priv_get_rx_port_offloads(priv) |
-		       mlx5_priv_get_rx_queue_offloads(priv)));
+		      (mlx5_get_rx_port_offloads() |
+		       mlx5_get_rx_queue_offloads(dev)));
 		goto out;
 	}
-	if (!mlx5_priv_rxq_releasable(priv, idx)) {
+	if (!mlx5_rxq_releasable(dev, idx)) {
 		ret = EBUSY;
 		ERROR("%p: unable to release queue index %u",
 		      (void *)dev, idx);
 		goto out;
 	}
-	mlx5_priv_rxq_release(priv, idx);
-	rxq_ctrl = mlx5_priv_rxq_new(priv, idx, desc, socket, conf, mp);
+	mlx5_rxq_release(dev, idx);
+	rxq_ctrl = mlx5_rxq_new(dev, idx, desc, socket, conf, mp);
 	if (!rxq_ctrl) {
 		ERROR("%p: unable to allocate queue index %u",
 		      (void *)dev, idx);
@@ -347,24 +345,25 @@ mlx5_rx_queue_release(void *dpdk_rxq)
 		return;
 	rxq_ctrl = container_of(rxq, struct mlx5_rxq_ctrl, rxq);
 	priv = rxq_ctrl->priv;
-	if (!mlx5_priv_rxq_releasable(priv, rxq_ctrl->rxq.stats.idx))
+	if (!mlx5_rxq_releasable(priv->dev, rxq_ctrl->rxq.stats.idx))
 		rte_panic("Rx queue %p is still used by a flow and cannot be"
 			  " removed\n", (void *)rxq_ctrl);
-	mlx5_priv_rxq_release(priv, rxq_ctrl->rxq.stats.idx);
+	mlx5_rxq_release(priv->dev, rxq_ctrl->rxq.stats.idx);
 }
 
 /**
  * Allocate queue vector and fill epoll fd list for Rx interrupts.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  *
  * @return
  *   0 on success, negative on failure.
  */
 int
-priv_rx_intr_vec_enable(struct priv *priv)
+mlx5_rx_intr_vec_enable(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	unsigned int i;
 	unsigned int rxqs_n = priv->rxqs_n;
 	unsigned int n = RTE_MIN(rxqs_n, (uint32_t)RTE_MAX_RXTX_INTR_VEC_ID);
@@ -373,7 +372,7 @@ priv_rx_intr_vec_enable(struct priv *priv)
 
 	if (!priv->dev->data->dev_conf.intr_conf.rxq)
 		return 0;
-	priv_rx_intr_vec_disable(priv);
+	mlx5_rx_intr_vec_disable(dev);
 	intr_handle->intr_vec = malloc(n * sizeof(intr_handle->intr_vec[0]));
 	if (intr_handle->intr_vec == NULL) {
 		ERROR("failed to allocate memory for interrupt vector,"
@@ -383,7 +382,7 @@ priv_rx_intr_vec_enable(struct priv *priv)
 	intr_handle->type = RTE_INTR_HANDLE_EXT;
 	for (i = 0; i != n; ++i) {
 		/* This rxq ibv must not be released in this function. */
-		struct mlx5_rxq_ibv *rxq_ibv = mlx5_priv_rxq_ibv_get(priv, i);
+		struct mlx5_rxq_ibv *rxq_ibv = mlx5_rxq_ibv_get(dev, i);
 		int fd;
 		int flags;
 		int rc;
@@ -400,7 +399,7 @@ priv_rx_intr_vec_enable(struct priv *priv)
 			ERROR("too many Rx queues for interrupt vector size"
 			      " (%d), Rx interrupts cannot be enabled",
 			      RTE_MAX_RXTX_INTR_VEC_ID);
-			priv_rx_intr_vec_disable(priv);
+			mlx5_rx_intr_vec_disable(dev);
 			return -1;
 		}
 		fd = rxq_ibv->channel->fd;
@@ -409,7 +408,7 @@ priv_rx_intr_vec_enable(struct priv *priv)
 		if (rc < 0) {
 			ERROR("failed to make Rx interrupt file descriptor"
 			      " %d non-blocking for queue index %d", fd, i);
-			priv_rx_intr_vec_disable(priv);
+			mlx5_rx_intr_vec_disable(dev);
 			return -1;
 		}
 		intr_handle->intr_vec[i] = RTE_INTR_VEC_RXTX_OFFSET + count;
@@ -417,7 +416,7 @@ priv_rx_intr_vec_enable(struct priv *priv)
 		count++;
 	}
 	if (!count)
-		priv_rx_intr_vec_disable(priv);
+		mlx5_rx_intr_vec_disable(dev);
 	else
 		intr_handle->nb_efd = count;
 	return 0;
@@ -426,12 +425,13 @@ priv_rx_intr_vec_enable(struct priv *priv)
 /**
  * Clean up Rx interrupts handler.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  */
 void
-priv_rx_intr_vec_disable(struct priv *priv)
+mlx5_rx_intr_vec_disable(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct rte_intr_handle *intr_handle = priv->dev->intr_handle;
 	unsigned int i;
 	unsigned int rxqs_n = priv->rxqs_n;
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ priv_rx_intr_vec_disable(struct priv *priv)
 		 */
 		rxq_data = (*priv->rxqs)[i];
 		rxq_ctrl = container_of(rxq_data, struct mlx5_rxq_ctrl, rxq);
-		mlx5_priv_rxq_ibv_release(priv, rxq_ctrl->ibv);
+		mlx5_rxq_ibv_release(rxq_ctrl->ibv);
 	}
 free:
 	rte_intr_free_epoll_fd(intr_handle);
@@ -516,13 +516,13 @@ mlx5_rx_intr_enable(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t rx_queue_id)
 	if (rxq_ctrl->irq) {
 		struct mlx5_rxq_ibv *rxq_ibv;
 
-		rxq_ibv = mlx5_priv_rxq_ibv_get(priv, rx_queue_id);
+		rxq_ibv = mlx5_rxq_ibv_get(dev, rx_queue_id);
 		if (!rxq_ibv) {
 			ret = EINVAL;
 			goto exit;
 		}
 		mlx5_arm_cq(rxq_data, rxq_data->cq_arm_sn);
-		mlx5_priv_rxq_ibv_release(priv, rxq_ibv);
+		mlx5_rxq_ibv_release(rxq_ibv);
 	}
 exit:
 	if (ret)
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ mlx5_rx_intr_disable(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t rx_queue_id)
 	rxq_ctrl = container_of(rxq_data, struct mlx5_rxq_ctrl, rxq);
 	if (!rxq_ctrl->irq)
 		goto exit;
-	rxq_ibv = mlx5_priv_rxq_ibv_get(priv, rx_queue_id);
+	rxq_ibv = mlx5_rxq_ibv_get(dev, rx_queue_id);
 	if (!rxq_ibv) {
 		ret = EINVAL;
 		goto exit;
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ mlx5_rx_intr_disable(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t rx_queue_id)
 	mlx5_glue->ack_cq_events(rxq_ibv->cq, 1);
 exit:
 	if (rxq_ibv)
-		mlx5_priv_rxq_ibv_release(priv, rxq_ibv);
+		mlx5_rxq_ibv_release(rxq_ibv);
 	if (ret)
 		WARN("unable to disable interrupt on rx queue %d",
 		     rx_queue_id);
@@ -584,8 +584,8 @@ mlx5_rx_intr_disable(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t rx_queue_id)
 /**
  * Create the Rx queue Verbs object.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  * @param idx
  *   Queue index in DPDK Rx queue array
  *
@@ -593,8 +593,9 @@ mlx5_rx_intr_disable(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t rx_queue_id)
  *   The Verbs object initialised if it can be created.
  */
 struct mlx5_rxq_ibv *
-mlx5_priv_rxq_ibv_new(struct priv *priv, uint16_t idx)
+mlx5_rxq_ibv_new(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t idx)
 {
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct mlx5_rxq_data *rxq_data = (*priv->rxqs)[idx];
 	struct mlx5_rxq_ctrl *rxq_ctrl =
 		container_of(rxq_data, struct mlx5_rxq_ctrl, rxq);
@@ -629,9 +630,9 @@ mlx5_priv_rxq_ibv_new(struct priv *priv, uint16_t idx)
 	}
 	tmpl->rxq_ctrl = rxq_ctrl;
 	/* Use the entire RX mempool as the memory region. */
-	tmpl->mr = priv_mr_get(priv, rxq_data->mp);
+	tmpl->mr = mlx5_mr_get(dev, rxq_data->mp);
 	if (!tmpl->mr) {
-		tmpl->mr = priv_mr_new(priv, rxq_data->mp);
+		tmpl->mr = mlx5_mr_new(dev, rxq_data->mp);
 		if (!tmpl->mr) {
 			ERROR("%p: MR creation failure", (void *)rxq_ctrl);
 			goto error;
@@ -661,7 +662,7 @@ mlx5_priv_rxq_ibv_new(struct priv *priv, uint16_t idx)
 		 * For vectorized Rx, it must not be doubled in order to
 		 * make cq_ci and rq_ci aligned.
 		 */
-		if (rxq_check_vec_support(rxq_data) < 0)
+		if (mlx5_rxq_check_vec_support(rxq_data) < 0)
 			attr.cq.ibv.cqe *= 2;
 	} else if (config->cqe_comp && rxq_data->hw_timestamp) {
 		DEBUG("Rx CQE compression is disabled for HW timestamp");
@@ -781,7 +782,7 @@ mlx5_priv_rxq_ibv_new(struct priv *priv, uint16_t idx)
 	*rxq_data->rq_db = rte_cpu_to_be_32(rxq_data->rq_ci);
 	DEBUG("%p: rxq updated with %p", (void *)rxq_ctrl, (void *)&tmpl);
 	rte_atomic32_inc(&tmpl->refcnt);
-	DEBUG("%p: Verbs Rx queue %p: refcnt %d", (void *)priv,
+	DEBUG("%p: Verbs Rx queue %p: refcnt %d", (void *)dev,
 	      (void *)tmpl, rte_atomic32_read(&tmpl->refcnt));
 	LIST_INSERT_HEAD(&priv->rxqsibv, tmpl, next);
 	priv->verbs_alloc_ctx.type = MLX5_VERBS_ALLOC_TYPE_NONE;
@@ -794,7 +795,7 @@ mlx5_priv_rxq_ibv_new(struct priv *priv, uint16_t idx)
 	if (tmpl->channel)
 		claim_zero(mlx5_glue->destroy_comp_channel(tmpl->channel));
 	if (tmpl->mr)
-		priv_mr_release(priv, tmpl->mr);
+		mlx5_mr_release(tmpl->mr);
 	priv->verbs_alloc_ctx.type = MLX5_VERBS_ALLOC_TYPE_NONE;
 	return NULL;
 }
@@ -802,8 +803,8 @@ mlx5_priv_rxq_ibv_new(struct priv *priv, uint16_t idx)
 /**
  * Get an Rx queue Verbs object.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  * @param idx
  *   Queue index in DPDK Rx queue array
  *
@@ -811,8 +812,9 @@ mlx5_priv_rxq_ibv_new(struct priv *priv, uint16_t idx)
  *   The Verbs object if it exists.
  */
 struct mlx5_rxq_ibv *
-mlx5_priv_rxq_ibv_get(struct priv *priv, uint16_t idx)
+mlx5_rxq_ibv_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t idx)
 {
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct mlx5_rxq_data *rxq_data = (*priv->rxqs)[idx];
 	struct mlx5_rxq_ctrl *rxq_ctrl;
 
@@ -822,9 +824,9 @@ mlx5_priv_rxq_ibv_get(struct priv *priv, uint16_t idx)
 		return NULL;
 	rxq_ctrl = container_of(rxq_data, struct mlx5_rxq_ctrl, rxq);
 	if (rxq_ctrl->ibv) {
-		priv_mr_get(priv, rxq_data->mp);
+		mlx5_mr_get(dev, rxq_data->mp);
 		rte_atomic32_inc(&rxq_ctrl->ibv->refcnt);
-		DEBUG("%p: Verbs Rx queue %p: refcnt %d", (void *)priv,
+		DEBUG("%p: Verbs Rx queue %p: refcnt %d", (void *)dev,
 		      (void *)rxq_ctrl->ibv,
 		      rte_atomic32_read(&rxq_ctrl->ibv->refcnt));
 	}
@@ -834,8 +836,6 @@ mlx5_priv_rxq_ibv_get(struct priv *priv, uint16_t idx)
 /**
  * Release an Rx verbs queue object.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
  * @param rxq_ibv
  *   Verbs Rx queue object.
  *
@@ -843,7 +843,7 @@ mlx5_priv_rxq_ibv_get(struct priv *priv, uint16_t idx)
  *   0 on success, errno value on failure.
  */
 int
-mlx5_priv_rxq_ibv_release(struct priv *priv, struct mlx5_rxq_ibv *rxq_ibv)
+mlx5_rxq_ibv_release(struct mlx5_rxq_ibv *rxq_ibv)
 {
 	int ret;
 
@@ -851,10 +851,10 @@ mlx5_priv_rxq_ibv_release(struct priv *priv, struct mlx5_rxq_ibv *rxq_ibv)
 	assert(rxq_ibv->wq);
 	assert(rxq_ibv->cq);
 	assert(rxq_ibv->mr);
-	ret = priv_mr_release(priv, rxq_ibv->mr);
+	ret = mlx5_mr_release(rxq_ibv->mr);
 	if (!ret)
 		rxq_ibv->mr = NULL;
-	DEBUG("%p: Verbs Rx queue %p: refcnt %d", (void *)priv,
+	DEBUG("Verbs Rx queue %p: refcnt %d",
 	      (void *)rxq_ibv, rte_atomic32_read(&rxq_ibv->refcnt));
 	if (rte_atomic32_dec_and_test(&rxq_ibv->refcnt)) {
 		rxq_free_elts(rxq_ibv->rxq_ctrl);
@@ -873,20 +873,21 @@ mlx5_priv_rxq_ibv_release(struct priv *priv, struct mlx5_rxq_ibv *rxq_ibv)
 /**
  * Verify the Verbs Rx queue list is empty
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  *
  * @return
  *   The number of object not released.
  */
 int
-mlx5_priv_rxq_ibv_verify(struct priv *priv)
+mlx5_rxq_ibv_verify(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	int ret = 0;
 	struct mlx5_rxq_ibv *rxq_ibv;
 
 	LIST_FOREACH(rxq_ibv, &priv->rxqsibv, next) {
-		DEBUG("%p: Verbs Rx queue %p still referenced", (void *)priv,
+		DEBUG("%p: Verbs Rx queue %p still referenced", (void *)dev,
 		      (void *)rxq_ibv);
 		++ret;
 	}
@@ -896,14 +897,11 @@ mlx5_priv_rxq_ibv_verify(struct priv *priv)
 /**
  * Return true if a single reference exists on the object.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
  * @param rxq_ibv
  *   Verbs Rx queue object.
  */
 int
-mlx5_priv_rxq_ibv_releasable(struct priv *priv __rte_unused,
-			     struct mlx5_rxq_ibv *rxq_ibv)
+mlx5_rxq_ibv_releasable(struct mlx5_rxq_ibv *rxq_ibv)
 {
 	assert(rxq_ibv);
 	return (rte_atomic32_read(&rxq_ibv->refcnt) == 1);
@@ -912,8 +910,8 @@ mlx5_priv_rxq_ibv_releasable(struct priv *priv __rte_unused,
 /**
  * Create a DPDK Rx queue.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  * @param idx
  *   TX queue index.
  * @param desc
@@ -925,11 +923,11 @@ mlx5_priv_rxq_ibv_releasable(struct priv *priv __rte_unused,
  *   A DPDK queue object on success.
  */
 struct mlx5_rxq_ctrl *
-mlx5_priv_rxq_new(struct priv *priv, uint16_t idx, uint16_t desc,
-		  unsigned int socket, const struct rte_eth_rxconf *conf,
-		  struct rte_mempool *mp)
+mlx5_rxq_new(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t idx, uint16_t desc,
+	     unsigned int socket, const struct rte_eth_rxconf *conf,
+	     struct rte_mempool *mp)
 {
-	struct rte_eth_dev *dev = priv->dev;
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct mlx5_rxq_ctrl *tmpl;
 	unsigned int mb_len = rte_pktmbuf_data_room_size(mp);
 	struct mlx5_dev_config *config = &priv->config;
@@ -1029,7 +1027,7 @@ mlx5_priv_rxq_new(struct priv *priv, uint16_t idx, uint16_t desc,
 	tmpl->rxq.elts =
 		(struct rte_mbuf *(*)[1 << tmpl->rxq.elts_n])(tmpl + 1);
 	rte_atomic32_inc(&tmpl->refcnt);
-	DEBUG("%p: Rx queue %p: refcnt %d", (void *)priv,
+	DEBUG("%p: Rx queue %p: refcnt %d", (void *)dev,
 	      (void *)tmpl, rte_atomic32_read(&tmpl->refcnt));
 	LIST_INSERT_HEAD(&priv->rxqsctrl, tmpl, next);
 	return tmpl;
@@ -1041,8 +1039,8 @@ mlx5_priv_rxq_new(struct priv *priv, uint16_t idx, uint16_t desc,
 /**
  * Get a Rx queue.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  * @param idx
  *   TX queue index.
  *
@@ -1050,17 +1048,18 @@ mlx5_priv_rxq_new(struct priv *priv, uint16_t idx, uint16_t desc,
  *   A pointer to the queue if it exists.
  */
 struct mlx5_rxq_ctrl *
-mlx5_priv_rxq_get(struct priv *priv, uint16_t idx)
+mlx5_rxq_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t idx)
 {
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct mlx5_rxq_ctrl *rxq_ctrl = NULL;
 
 	if ((*priv->rxqs)[idx]) {
 		rxq_ctrl = container_of((*priv->rxqs)[idx],
 					struct mlx5_rxq_ctrl,
 					rxq);
-		mlx5_priv_rxq_ibv_get(priv, idx);
+		mlx5_rxq_ibv_get(dev, idx);
 		rte_atomic32_inc(&rxq_ctrl->refcnt);
-		DEBUG("%p: Rx queue %p: refcnt %d", (void *)priv,
+		DEBUG("%p: Rx queue %p: refcnt %d", (void *)dev,
 		      (void *)rxq_ctrl, rte_atomic32_read(&rxq_ctrl->refcnt));
 	}
 	return rxq_ctrl;
@@ -1069,8 +1068,8 @@ mlx5_priv_rxq_get(struct priv *priv, uint16_t idx)
 /**
  * Release a Rx queue.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  * @param idx
  *   TX queue index.
  *
@@ -1078,8 +1077,9 @@ mlx5_priv_rxq_get(struct priv *priv, uint16_t idx)
  *   0 on success, errno value on failure.
  */
 int
-mlx5_priv_rxq_release(struct priv *priv, uint16_t idx)
+mlx5_rxq_release(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t idx)
 {
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct mlx5_rxq_ctrl *rxq_ctrl;
 
 	if (!(*priv->rxqs)[idx])
@@ -1089,11 +1089,11 @@ mlx5_priv_rxq_release(struct priv *priv, uint16_t idx)
 	if (rxq_ctrl->ibv) {
 		int ret;
 
-		ret = mlx5_priv_rxq_ibv_release(rxq_ctrl->priv, rxq_ctrl->ibv);
+		ret = mlx5_rxq_ibv_release(rxq_ctrl->ibv);
 		if (!ret)
 			rxq_ctrl->ibv = NULL;
 	}
-	DEBUG("%p: Rx queue %p: refcnt %d", (void *)priv,
+	DEBUG("%p: Rx queue %p: refcnt %d", (void *)dev,
 	      (void *)rxq_ctrl, rte_atomic32_read(&rxq_ctrl->refcnt));
 	if (rte_atomic32_dec_and_test(&rxq_ctrl->refcnt)) {
 		LIST_REMOVE(rxq_ctrl, next);
@@ -1107,8 +1107,8 @@ mlx5_priv_rxq_release(struct priv *priv, uint16_t idx)
 /**
  * Verify if the queue can be released.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  * @param idx
  *   TX queue index.
  *
@@ -1116,8 +1116,9 @@ mlx5_priv_rxq_release(struct priv *priv, uint16_t idx)
  *   1 if the queue can be released.
  */
 int
-mlx5_priv_rxq_releasable(struct priv *priv, uint16_t idx)
+mlx5_rxq_releasable(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t idx)
 {
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct mlx5_rxq_ctrl *rxq_ctrl;
 
 	if (!(*priv->rxqs)[idx])
@@ -1129,20 +1130,21 @@ mlx5_priv_rxq_releasable(struct priv *priv, uint16_t idx)
 /**
  * Verify the Rx Queue list is empty
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  *
  * @return
  *   The number of object not released.
  */
 int
-mlx5_priv_rxq_verify(struct priv *priv)
+mlx5_rxq_verify(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct mlx5_rxq_ctrl *rxq_ctrl;
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	LIST_FOREACH(rxq_ctrl, &priv->rxqsctrl, next) {
-		DEBUG("%p: Rx Queue %p still referenced", (void *)priv,
+		DEBUG("%p: Rx Queue %p still referenced", (void *)dev,
 		      (void *)rxq_ctrl);
 		++ret;
 	}
@@ -1152,8 +1154,8 @@ mlx5_priv_rxq_verify(struct priv *priv)
 /**
  * Create an indirection table.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  * @param queues
  *   Queues entering in the indirection table.
  * @param queues_n
@@ -1163,9 +1165,10 @@ mlx5_priv_rxq_verify(struct priv *priv)
  *   A new indirection table.
  */
 struct mlx5_ind_table_ibv *
-mlx5_priv_ind_table_ibv_new(struct priv *priv, uint16_t queues[],
-			    uint16_t queues_n)
+mlx5_ind_table_ibv_new(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t queues[],
+		       uint16_t queues_n)
 {
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct mlx5_ind_table_ibv *ind_tbl;
 	const unsigned int wq_n = rte_is_power_of_2(queues_n) ?
 		log2above(queues_n) :
@@ -1179,8 +1182,7 @@ mlx5_priv_ind_table_ibv_new(struct priv *priv, uint16_t queues[],
 	if (!ind_tbl)
 		return NULL;
 	for (i = 0; i != queues_n; ++i) {
-		struct mlx5_rxq_ctrl *rxq =
-			mlx5_priv_rxq_get(priv, queues[i]);
+		struct mlx5_rxq_ctrl *rxq = mlx5_rxq_get(dev, queues[i]);
 
 		if (!rxq)
 			goto error;
@@ -1202,20 +1204,20 @@ mlx5_priv_ind_table_ibv_new(struct priv *priv, uint16_t queues[],
 		goto error;
 	rte_atomic32_inc(&ind_tbl->refcnt);
 	LIST_INSERT_HEAD(&priv->ind_tbls, ind_tbl, next);
-	DEBUG("%p: Indirection table %p: refcnt %d", (void *)priv,
+	DEBUG("%p: Indirection table %p: refcnt %d", (void *)dev,
 	      (void *)ind_tbl, rte_atomic32_read(&ind_tbl->refcnt));
 	return ind_tbl;
 error:
 	rte_free(ind_tbl);
-	DEBUG("%p cannot create indirection table", (void *)priv);
+	DEBUG("%p cannot create indirection table", (void *)dev);
 	return NULL;
 }
 
 /**
  * Get an indirection table.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  * @param queues
  *   Queues entering in the indirection table.
  * @param queues_n
@@ -1225,9 +1227,10 @@ mlx5_priv_ind_table_ibv_new(struct priv *priv, uint16_t queues[],
  *   An indirection table if found.
  */
 struct mlx5_ind_table_ibv *
-mlx5_priv_ind_table_ibv_get(struct priv *priv, uint16_t queues[],
-			    uint16_t queues_n)
+mlx5_ind_table_ibv_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t queues[],
+		       uint16_t queues_n)
 {
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct mlx5_ind_table_ibv *ind_tbl;
 
 	LIST_FOREACH(ind_tbl, &priv->ind_tbls, next) {
@@ -1241,10 +1244,10 @@ mlx5_priv_ind_table_ibv_get(struct priv *priv, uint16_t queues[],
 		unsigned int i;
 
 		rte_atomic32_inc(&ind_tbl->refcnt);
-		DEBUG("%p: Indirection table %p: refcnt %d", (void *)priv,
+		DEBUG("%p: Indirection table %p: refcnt %d", (void *)dev,
 		      (void *)ind_tbl, rte_atomic32_read(&ind_tbl->refcnt));
 		for (i = 0; i != ind_tbl->queues_n; ++i)
-			mlx5_priv_rxq_get(priv, ind_tbl->queues[i]);
+			mlx5_rxq_get(dev, ind_tbl->queues[i]);
 	}
 	return ind_tbl;
 }
@@ -1252,8 +1255,8 @@ mlx5_priv_ind_table_ibv_get(struct priv *priv, uint16_t queues[],
 /**
  * Release an indirection table.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  * @param ind_table
  *   Indirection table to release.
  *
@@ -1261,18 +1264,18 @@ mlx5_priv_ind_table_ibv_get(struct priv *priv, uint16_t queues[],
  *   0 on success, errno value on failure.
  */
 int
-mlx5_priv_ind_table_ibv_release(struct priv *priv,
-				struct mlx5_ind_table_ibv *ind_tbl)
+mlx5_ind_table_ibv_release(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+			   struct mlx5_ind_table_ibv *ind_tbl)
 {
 	unsigned int i;
 
-	DEBUG("%p: Indirection table %p: refcnt %d", (void *)priv,
+	DEBUG("%p: Indirection table %p: refcnt %d", (void *)dev,
 	      (void *)ind_tbl, rte_atomic32_read(&ind_tbl->refcnt));
 	if (rte_atomic32_dec_and_test(&ind_tbl->refcnt))
 		claim_zero(mlx5_glue->destroy_rwq_ind_table
 			   (ind_tbl->ind_table));
 	for (i = 0; i != ind_tbl->queues_n; ++i)
-		claim_nonzero(mlx5_priv_rxq_release(priv, ind_tbl->queues[i]));
+		claim_nonzero(mlx5_rxq_release(dev, ind_tbl->queues[i]));
 	if (!rte_atomic32_read(&ind_tbl->refcnt)) {
 		LIST_REMOVE(ind_tbl, next);
 		rte_free(ind_tbl);
@@ -1284,21 +1287,22 @@ mlx5_priv_ind_table_ibv_release(struct priv *priv,
 /**
  * Verify the Rx Queue list is empty
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  *
  * @return
  *   The number of object not released.
  */
 int
-mlx5_priv_ind_table_ibv_verify(struct priv *priv)
+mlx5_ind_table_ibv_verify(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct mlx5_ind_table_ibv *ind_tbl;
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	LIST_FOREACH(ind_tbl, &priv->ind_tbls, next) {
 		DEBUG("%p: Verbs indirection table %p still referenced",
-		      (void *)priv, (void *)ind_tbl);
+		      (void *)dev, (void *)ind_tbl);
 		++ret;
 	}
 	return ret;
@@ -1307,8 +1311,8 @@ mlx5_priv_ind_table_ibv_verify(struct priv *priv)
 /**
  * Create an Rx Hash queue.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  * @param rss_key
  *   RSS key for the Rx hash queue.
  * @param rss_key_len
@@ -1325,17 +1329,18 @@ mlx5_priv_ind_table_ibv_verify(struct priv *priv)
  *   An hash Rx queue on success.
  */
 struct mlx5_hrxq *
-mlx5_priv_hrxq_new(struct priv *priv, uint8_t *rss_key, uint8_t rss_key_len,
-		   uint64_t hash_fields, uint16_t queues[], uint16_t queues_n)
+mlx5_hrxq_new(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint8_t *rss_key, uint8_t rss_key_len,
+	      uint64_t hash_fields, uint16_t queues[], uint16_t queues_n)
 {
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct mlx5_hrxq *hrxq;
 	struct mlx5_ind_table_ibv *ind_tbl;
 	struct ibv_qp *qp;
 
 	queues_n = hash_fields ? queues_n : 1;
-	ind_tbl = mlx5_priv_ind_table_ibv_get(priv, queues, queues_n);
+	ind_tbl = mlx5_ind_table_ibv_get(dev, queues, queues_n);
 	if (!ind_tbl)
-		ind_tbl = mlx5_priv_ind_table_ibv_new(priv, queues, queues_n);
+		ind_tbl = mlx5_ind_table_ibv_new(dev, queues, queues_n);
 	if (!ind_tbl)
 		return NULL;
 	qp = mlx5_glue->create_qp_ex
@@ -1367,11 +1372,11 @@ mlx5_priv_hrxq_new(struct priv *priv, uint8_t *rss_key, uint8_t rss_key_len,
 	memcpy(hrxq->rss_key, rss_key, rss_key_len);
 	rte_atomic32_inc(&hrxq->refcnt);
 	LIST_INSERT_HEAD(&priv->hrxqs, hrxq, next);
-	DEBUG("%p: Hash Rx queue %p: refcnt %d", (void *)priv,
+	DEBUG("%p: Hash Rx queue %p: refcnt %d", (void *)dev,
 	      (void *)hrxq, rte_atomic32_read(&hrxq->refcnt));
 	return hrxq;
 error:
-	mlx5_priv_ind_table_ibv_release(priv, ind_tbl);
+	mlx5_ind_table_ibv_release(dev, ind_tbl);
 	if (qp)
 		claim_zero(mlx5_glue->destroy_qp(qp));
 	return NULL;
@@ -1380,8 +1385,8 @@ mlx5_priv_hrxq_new(struct priv *priv, uint8_t *rss_key, uint8_t rss_key_len,
 /**
  * Get an Rx Hash queue.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  * @param rss_conf
  *   RSS configuration for the Rx hash queue.
  * @param queues
@@ -1394,9 +1399,10 @@ mlx5_priv_hrxq_new(struct priv *priv, uint8_t *rss_key, uint8_t rss_key_len,
  *   An hash Rx queue on success.
  */
 struct mlx5_hrxq *
-mlx5_priv_hrxq_get(struct priv *priv, uint8_t *rss_key, uint8_t rss_key_len,
-		   uint64_t hash_fields, uint16_t queues[], uint16_t queues_n)
+mlx5_hrxq_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint8_t *rss_key, uint8_t rss_key_len,
+	      uint64_t hash_fields, uint16_t queues[], uint16_t queues_n)
 {
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct mlx5_hrxq *hrxq;
 
 	queues_n = hash_fields ? queues_n : 1;
@@ -1409,15 +1415,15 @@ mlx5_priv_hrxq_get(struct priv *priv, uint8_t *rss_key, uint8_t rss_key_len,
 			continue;
 		if (hrxq->hash_fields != hash_fields)
 			continue;
-		ind_tbl = mlx5_priv_ind_table_ibv_get(priv, queues, queues_n);
+		ind_tbl = mlx5_ind_table_ibv_get(dev, queues, queues_n);
 		if (!ind_tbl)
 			continue;
 		if (ind_tbl != hrxq->ind_table) {
-			mlx5_priv_ind_table_ibv_release(priv, ind_tbl);
+			mlx5_ind_table_ibv_release(dev, ind_tbl);
 			continue;
 		}
 		rte_atomic32_inc(&hrxq->refcnt);
-		DEBUG("%p: Hash Rx queue %p: refcnt %d", (void *)priv,
+		DEBUG("%p: Hash Rx queue %p: refcnt %d", (void *)dev,
 		      (void *)hrxq, rte_atomic32_read(&hrxq->refcnt));
 		return hrxq;
 	}
@@ -1427,8 +1433,8 @@ mlx5_priv_hrxq_get(struct priv *priv, uint8_t *rss_key, uint8_t rss_key_len,
 /**
  * Release the hash Rx queue.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  * @param hrxq
  *   Pointer to Hash Rx queue to release.
  *
@@ -1436,39 +1442,40 @@ mlx5_priv_hrxq_get(struct priv *priv, uint8_t *rss_key, uint8_t rss_key_len,
  *   0 on success, errno value on failure.
  */
 int
-mlx5_priv_hrxq_release(struct priv *priv, struct mlx5_hrxq *hrxq)
+mlx5_hrxq_release(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct mlx5_hrxq *hrxq)
 {
-	DEBUG("%p: Hash Rx queue %p: refcnt %d", (void *)priv,
+	DEBUG("%p: Hash Rx queue %p: refcnt %d", (void *)dev,
 	      (void *)hrxq, rte_atomic32_read(&hrxq->refcnt));
 	if (rte_atomic32_dec_and_test(&hrxq->refcnt)) {
 		claim_zero(mlx5_glue->destroy_qp(hrxq->qp));
-		mlx5_priv_ind_table_ibv_release(priv, hrxq->ind_table);
+		mlx5_ind_table_ibv_release(dev, hrxq->ind_table);
 		LIST_REMOVE(hrxq, next);
 		rte_free(hrxq);
 		return 0;
 	}
-	claim_nonzero(mlx5_priv_ind_table_ibv_release(priv, hrxq->ind_table));
+	claim_nonzero(mlx5_ind_table_ibv_release(dev, hrxq->ind_table));
 	return EBUSY;
 }
 
 /**
  * Verify the Rx Queue list is empty
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  *
  * @return
  *   The number of object not released.
  */
 int
-mlx5_priv_hrxq_ibv_verify(struct priv *priv)
+mlx5_hrxq_ibv_verify(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct mlx5_hrxq *hrxq;
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	LIST_FOREACH(hrxq, &priv->hrxqs, next) {
 		DEBUG("%p: Verbs Hash Rx queue %p still referenced",
-		      (void *)priv, (void *)hrxq);
+		      (void *)dev, (void *)hrxq);
 		++ret;
 	}
 	return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx.c
index 93d794ede..11dd1b84e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx.c
@@ -1962,27 +1962,25 @@ mlx5_rx_burst_vec(void *dpdk_txq __rte_unused,
 }
 
 int __attribute__((weak))
-priv_check_raw_vec_tx_support(struct priv *priv __rte_unused,
-			      struct rte_eth_dev *dev __rte_unused)
+mlx5_check_raw_vec_tx_support(struct rte_eth_dev *dev __rte_unused)
 {
 	return -ENOTSUP;
 }
 
 int __attribute__((weak))
-priv_check_vec_tx_support(struct priv *priv __rte_unused,
-			  struct rte_eth_dev *dev __rte_unused)
+mlx5_check_vec_tx_support(struct rte_eth_dev *dev __rte_unused)
 {
 	return -ENOTSUP;
 }
 
 int __attribute__((weak))
-rxq_check_vec_support(struct mlx5_rxq_data *rxq __rte_unused)
+mlx5_rxq_check_vec_support(struct mlx5_rxq_data *rxq __rte_unused)
 {
 	return -ENOTSUP;
 }
 
 int __attribute__((weak))
-priv_check_vec_rx_support(struct priv *priv __rte_unused)
+mlx5_check_vec_rx_support(struct rte_eth_dev *dev __rte_unused)
 {
 	return -ENOTSUP;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx.h b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx.h
index d0ec9a214..17a6072e2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx.h
@@ -215,67 +215,64 @@ int mlx5_rx_queue_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t idx, uint16_t desc,
 			unsigned int socket, const struct rte_eth_rxconf *conf,
 			struct rte_mempool *mp);
 void mlx5_rx_queue_release(void *dpdk_rxq);
-int priv_rx_intr_vec_enable(struct priv *priv);
-void priv_rx_intr_vec_disable(struct priv *priv);
+int mlx5_rx_intr_vec_enable(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
+void mlx5_rx_intr_vec_disable(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
 int mlx5_rx_intr_enable(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t rx_queue_id);
 int mlx5_rx_intr_disable(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t rx_queue_id);
-struct mlx5_rxq_ibv *mlx5_priv_rxq_ibv_new(struct priv *priv, uint16_t idx);
-struct mlx5_rxq_ibv *mlx5_priv_rxq_ibv_get(struct priv *priv, uint16_t idx);
-int mlx5_priv_rxq_ibv_release(struct priv *priv, struct mlx5_rxq_ibv *rxq_ibv);
-int mlx5_priv_rxq_ibv_releasable(struct priv *priv,
-				 struct mlx5_rxq_ibv *rxq_ibv);
-int mlx5_priv_rxq_ibv_verify(struct priv *priv);
-struct mlx5_rxq_ctrl *mlx5_priv_rxq_new(struct priv *priv, uint16_t idx,
-					uint16_t desc,
-					unsigned int socket,
-					const struct rte_eth_rxconf *conf,
-					struct rte_mempool *mp);
-struct mlx5_rxq_ctrl *mlx5_priv_rxq_get(struct priv *priv, uint16_t idx);
-int mlx5_priv_rxq_release(struct priv *priv, uint16_t idx);
-int mlx5_priv_rxq_releasable(struct priv *priv, uint16_t idx);
-int mlx5_priv_rxq_verify(struct priv *priv);
+struct mlx5_rxq_ibv *mlx5_rxq_ibv_new(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t idx);
+struct mlx5_rxq_ibv *mlx5_rxq_ibv_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t idx);
+int mlx5_rxq_ibv_release(struct mlx5_rxq_ibv *rxq_ibv);
+int mlx5_rxq_ibv_releasable(struct mlx5_rxq_ibv *rxq_ibv);
+int mlx5_rxq_ibv_verify(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
+struct mlx5_rxq_ctrl *mlx5_rxq_new(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t idx,
+				   uint16_t desc, unsigned int socket,
+				   const struct rte_eth_rxconf *conf,
+				   struct rte_mempool *mp);
+struct mlx5_rxq_ctrl *mlx5_rxq_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t idx);
+int mlx5_rxq_release(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t idx);
+int mlx5_rxq_releasable(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t idx);
+int mlx5_rxq_verify(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
 int rxq_alloc_elts(struct mlx5_rxq_ctrl *rxq_ctrl);
-struct mlx5_ind_table_ibv *mlx5_priv_ind_table_ibv_new(struct priv *priv,
-						       uint16_t queues[],
-						       uint16_t queues_n);
-struct mlx5_ind_table_ibv *mlx5_priv_ind_table_ibv_get(struct priv *priv,
-						       uint16_t queues[],
-						       uint16_t queues_n);
-int mlx5_priv_ind_table_ibv_release(struct priv *priv,
-				    struct mlx5_ind_table_ibv *ind_tbl);
-int mlx5_priv_ind_table_ibv_verify(struct priv *priv);
-struct mlx5_hrxq *mlx5_priv_hrxq_new(struct priv *priv, uint8_t *rss_key,
-				     uint8_t rss_key_len, uint64_t hash_fields,
-				     uint16_t queues[], uint16_t queues_n);
-struct mlx5_hrxq *mlx5_priv_hrxq_get(struct priv *priv, uint8_t *rss_key,
-				     uint8_t rss_key_len, uint64_t hash_fields,
-				     uint16_t queues[], uint16_t queues_n);
-int mlx5_priv_hrxq_release(struct priv *priv, struct mlx5_hrxq *hrxq);
-int mlx5_priv_hrxq_ibv_verify(struct priv *priv);
-uint64_t mlx5_priv_get_rx_port_offloads(struct priv *priv);
-uint64_t mlx5_priv_get_rx_queue_offloads(struct priv *priv);
+struct mlx5_ind_table_ibv *mlx5_ind_table_ibv_new(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+						  uint16_t queues[],
+						  uint16_t queues_n);
+struct mlx5_ind_table_ibv *mlx5_ind_table_ibv_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+						  uint16_t queues[],
+						  uint16_t queues_n);
+int mlx5_ind_table_ibv_release(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+			       struct mlx5_ind_table_ibv *ind_tbl);
+int mlx5_ind_table_ibv_verify(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
+struct mlx5_hrxq *mlx5_hrxq_new(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint8_t *rss_key,
+				uint8_t rss_key_len, uint64_t hash_fields,
+				uint16_t queues[], uint16_t queues_n);
+struct mlx5_hrxq *mlx5_hrxq_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint8_t *rss_key,
+				uint8_t rss_key_len, uint64_t hash_fields,
+				uint16_t queues[], uint16_t queues_n);
+int mlx5_hrxq_release(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct mlx5_hrxq *hxrq);
+int mlx5_hrxq_ibv_verify(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
+uint64_t mlx5_get_rx_port_offloads(void);
+uint64_t mlx5_get_rx_queue_offloads(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
 
 /* mlx5_txq.c */
 
 int mlx5_tx_queue_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t idx, uint16_t desc,
 			unsigned int socket, const struct rte_eth_txconf *conf);
 void mlx5_tx_queue_release(void *dpdk_txq);
-int priv_tx_uar_remap(struct priv *priv, int fd);
-struct mlx5_txq_ibv *mlx5_priv_txq_ibv_new(struct priv *priv, uint16_t idx);
-struct mlx5_txq_ibv *mlx5_priv_txq_ibv_get(struct priv *priv, uint16_t idx);
-int mlx5_priv_txq_ibv_release(struct priv *priv, struct mlx5_txq_ibv *txq_ibv);
-int mlx5_priv_txq_ibv_releasable(struct priv *priv,
-				 struct mlx5_txq_ibv *txq_ibv);
-int mlx5_priv_txq_ibv_verify(struct priv *priv);
-struct mlx5_txq_ctrl *mlx5_priv_txq_new(struct priv *priv, uint16_t idx,
-					uint16_t desc, unsigned int socket,
-					const struct rte_eth_txconf *conf);
-struct mlx5_txq_ctrl *mlx5_priv_txq_get(struct priv *priv, uint16_t idx);
-int mlx5_priv_txq_release(struct priv *priv, uint16_t idx);
-int mlx5_priv_txq_releasable(struct priv *priv, uint16_t idx);
-int mlx5_priv_txq_verify(struct priv *priv);
+int mlx5_tx_uar_remap(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, int fd);
+struct mlx5_txq_ibv *mlx5_txq_ibv_new(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t idx);
+struct mlx5_txq_ibv *mlx5_txq_ibv_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t idx);
+int mlx5_txq_ibv_release(struct mlx5_txq_ibv *txq_ibv);
+int mlx5_txq_ibv_releasable(struct mlx5_txq_ibv *txq_ibv);
+int mlx5_txq_ibv_verify(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
+struct mlx5_txq_ctrl *mlx5_txq_new(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t idx,
+				   uint16_t desc, unsigned int socket,
+				   const struct rte_eth_txconf *conf);
+struct mlx5_txq_ctrl *mlx5_txq_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t idx);
+int mlx5_txq_release(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t idx);
+int mlx5_txq_releasable(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t idx);
+int mlx5_txq_verify(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
 void txq_alloc_elts(struct mlx5_txq_ctrl *txq_ctrl);
-uint64_t mlx5_priv_get_tx_port_offloads(struct priv *priv);
+uint64_t mlx5_get_tx_port_offloads(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
 
 /* mlx5_rxtx.c */
 
@@ -299,26 +296,22 @@ int mlx5_rx_descriptor_status(void *rx_queue, uint16_t offset);
 int mlx5_tx_descriptor_status(void *tx_queue, uint16_t offset);
 
 /* Vectorized version of mlx5_rxtx.c */
-
-int priv_check_raw_vec_tx_support(struct priv *priv, struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
-int priv_check_vec_tx_support(struct priv *priv, struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
-int rxq_check_vec_support(struct mlx5_rxq_data *rxq);
-int priv_check_vec_rx_support(struct priv *priv);
+int mlx5_check_raw_vec_tx_support(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
+int mlx5_check_vec_tx_support(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
+int mlx5_rxq_check_vec_support(struct mlx5_rxq_data *rxq_data);
+int mlx5_check_vec_rx_support(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
 uint16_t mlx5_tx_burst_raw_vec(void *dpdk_txq, struct rte_mbuf **pkts,
 			       uint16_t pkts_n);
 uint16_t mlx5_tx_burst_vec(void *dpdk_txq, struct rte_mbuf **pkts,
 			   uint16_t pkts_n);
-uint16_t mlx5_rx_burst_vec(void *dpdk_rxq, struct rte_mbuf **pkts,
+uint16_t mlx5_rx_burst_vec(void *dpdk_txq, struct rte_mbuf **pkts,
 			   uint16_t pkts_n);
 
 /* mlx5_mr.c */
 
 void mlx5_mp2mr_iter(struct rte_mempool *mp, void *arg);
-struct mlx5_mr *priv_txq_mp2mr_reg(struct priv *priv, struct mlx5_txq_data *txq,
-				   struct rte_mempool *mp, unsigned int idx);
 struct mlx5_mr *mlx5_txq_mp2mr_reg(struct mlx5_txq_data *txq,
-				   struct rte_mempool *mp,
-				   unsigned int idx);
+				   struct rte_mempool *mp, unsigned int idx);
 
 #ifndef NDEBUG
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx_vec.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx_vec.c
index b66c2916f..257d7b11c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx_vec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx_vec.c
@@ -223,17 +223,14 @@ mlx5_rx_burst_vec(void *dpdk_rxq, struct rte_mbuf **pkts, uint16_t pkts_n)
 /**
  * Check Tx queue flags are set for raw vectorized Tx.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
  * @param dev
- *   Pointer to rte_eth_dev structure.
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  *
  * @return
  *   1 if supported, negative errno value if not.
  */
 int __attribute__((cold))
-priv_check_raw_vec_tx_support(__rte_unused struct priv *priv,
-			      struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
+mlx5_check_raw_vec_tx_support(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
 	uint64_t offloads = dev->data->dev_conf.txmode.offloads;
 
@@ -246,17 +243,16 @@ priv_check_raw_vec_tx_support(__rte_unused struct priv *priv,
 /**
  * Check a device can support vectorized TX.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
  * @param dev
- *   Pointer to rte_eth_dev structure.
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  *
  * @return
  *   1 if supported, negative errno value if not.
  */
 int __attribute__((cold))
-priv_check_vec_tx_support(struct priv *priv, struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
+mlx5_check_vec_tx_support(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	uint64_t offloads = dev->data->dev_conf.txmode.offloads;
 
 	if (!priv->config.tx_vec_en ||
@@ -277,7 +273,7 @@ priv_check_vec_tx_support(struct priv *priv, struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
  *   1 if supported, negative errno value if not.
  */
 int __attribute__((cold))
-rxq_check_vec_support(struct mlx5_rxq_data *rxq)
+mlx5_rxq_check_vec_support(struct mlx5_rxq_data *rxq)
 {
 	struct mlx5_rxq_ctrl *ctrl =
 		container_of(rxq, struct mlx5_rxq_ctrl, rxq);
@@ -290,15 +286,16 @@ rxq_check_vec_support(struct mlx5_rxq_data *rxq)
 /**
  * Check a device can support vectorized RX.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  *
  * @return
  *   1 if supported, negative errno value if not.
  */
 int __attribute__((cold))
-priv_check_vec_rx_support(struct priv *priv)
+mlx5_check_vec_rx_support(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	uint16_t i;
 
 	if (!priv->config.rx_vec_en)
@@ -309,7 +306,7 @@ priv_check_vec_rx_support(struct priv *priv)
 
 		if (!rxq)
 			continue;
-		if (rxq_check_vec_support(rxq) < 0)
+		if (mlx5_rxq_check_vec_support(rxq) < 0)
 			break;
 	}
 	if (i != priv->rxqs_n)
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_socket.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_socket.c
index 61c1a4a50..b8f610df3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_socket.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_socket.c
@@ -18,15 +18,16 @@
 /**
  * Initialise the socket to communicate with the secondary process
  *
- * @param[in] priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
+ * @param[in] dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  *
  * @return
  *   0 on success, errno value on failure.
  */
 int
-priv_socket_init(struct priv *priv)
+mlx5_socket_init(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct sockaddr_un sun = {
 		.sun_family = AF_UNIX,
 	};
@@ -79,15 +80,17 @@ priv_socket_init(struct priv *priv)
 /**
  * Un-Initialise the socket to communicate with the secondary process
  *
- * @param[in] priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
+ * @param[in] dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  *
  * @return
  *   0 on success, errno value on failure.
  */
 int
-priv_socket_uninit(struct priv *priv)
+mlx5_socket_uninit(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+
 	MKSTR(path, "/var/tmp/%s_%d", MLX5_DRIVER_NAME, priv->primary_socket);
 	claim_zero(close(priv->primary_socket));
 	priv->primary_socket = 0;
@@ -98,12 +101,13 @@ priv_socket_uninit(struct priv *priv)
 /**
  * Handle socket interrupts.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  */
 void
-priv_socket_handle(struct priv *priv)
+mlx5_socket_handle(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	int conn_sock;
 	int ret = 0;
 	struct cmsghdr *cmsg = NULL;
@@ -179,15 +183,16 @@ priv_socket_handle(struct priv *priv)
 /**
  * Connect to the primary process.
  *
- * @param[in] priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
+ * @param[in] dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet structure.
  *
  * @return
  *   fd on success, negative errno value on failure.
  */
 int
-priv_socket_connect(struct priv *priv)
+mlx5_socket_connect(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct sockaddr_un sun = {
 		.sun_family = AF_UNIX,
 	};
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_stats.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_stats.c
index 39be1865a..0febed878 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_stats.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_stats.c
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ static const unsigned int xstats_n = RTE_DIM(mlx5_counters_init);
 /**
  * Read device counters table.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  * @param[out] stats
  *   Counters table output buffer.
  *
@@ -131,8 +131,9 @@ static const unsigned int xstats_n = RTE_DIM(mlx5_counters_init);
  *   0 on success and stats is filled, negative on error.
  */
 static int
-priv_read_dev_counters(struct priv *priv, uint64_t *stats)
+mlx5_read_dev_counters(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint64_t *stats)
 {
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct mlx5_xstats_ctrl *xstats_ctrl = &priv->xstats_ctrl;
 	unsigned int i;
 	struct ifreq ifr;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ priv_read_dev_counters(struct priv *priv, uint64_t *stats)
 	et_stats->cmd = ETHTOOL_GSTATS;
 	et_stats->n_stats = xstats_ctrl->stats_n;
 	ifr.ifr_data = (caddr_t)et_stats;
-	if (priv_ifreq(priv, SIOCETHTOOL, &ifr) != 0) {
+	if (mlx5_ifreq(dev, SIOCETHTOOL, &ifr) != 0) {
 		WARN("unable to read statistic values from device");
 		return -1;
 	}
@@ -173,20 +174,20 @@ priv_read_dev_counters(struct priv *priv, uint64_t *stats)
 /**
  * Query the number of statistics provided by ETHTOOL.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  *
  * @return
  *   Number of statistics on success, -1 on error.
  */
 static int
-priv_ethtool_get_stats_n(struct priv *priv) {
+mlx5_ethtool_get_stats_n(struct rte_eth_dev *dev) {
 	struct ethtool_drvinfo drvinfo;
 	struct ifreq ifr;
 
 	drvinfo.cmd = ETHTOOL_GDRVINFO;
 	ifr.ifr_data = (caddr_t)&drvinfo;
-	if (priv_ifreq(priv, SIOCETHTOOL, &ifr) != 0) {
+	if (mlx5_ifreq(dev, SIOCETHTOOL, &ifr) != 0) {
 		WARN("unable to query number of statistics");
 		return -1;
 	}
@@ -196,12 +197,13 @@ priv_ethtool_get_stats_n(struct priv *priv) {
 /**
  * Init the structures to read device counters.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  */
 void
-priv_xstats_init(struct priv *priv)
+mlx5_xstats_init(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct mlx5_xstats_ctrl *xstats_ctrl = &priv->xstats_ctrl;
 	unsigned int i;
 	unsigned int j;
@@ -210,7 +212,7 @@ priv_xstats_init(struct priv *priv)
 	unsigned int dev_stats_n;
 	unsigned int str_sz;
 
-	dev_stats_n = priv_ethtool_get_stats_n(priv);
+	dev_stats_n = mlx5_ethtool_get_stats_n(dev);
 	if (dev_stats_n < 1) {
 		WARN("no extended statistics available");
 		return;
@@ -229,7 +231,7 @@ priv_xstats_init(struct priv *priv)
 	strings->string_set = ETH_SS_STATS;
 	strings->len = dev_stats_n;
 	ifr.ifr_data = (caddr_t)strings;
-	if (priv_ifreq(priv, SIOCETHTOOL, &ifr) != 0) {
+	if (mlx5_ifreq(dev, SIOCETHTOOL, &ifr) != 0) {
 		WARN("unable to get statistic names");
 		goto free;
 	}
@@ -258,61 +260,55 @@ priv_xstats_init(struct priv *priv)
 	}
 	/* Copy to base at first time. */
 	assert(xstats_n <= MLX5_MAX_XSTATS);
-	priv_read_dev_counters(priv, xstats_ctrl->base);
+	mlx5_read_dev_counters(dev, xstats_ctrl->base);
 free:
 	rte_free(strings);
 }
 
 /**
- * Get device extended statistics.
+ * DPDK callback to get extended device statistics.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  * @param[out] stats
  *   Pointer to rte extended stats table.
+ * @param n
+ *   The size of the stats table.
  *
  * @return
  *   Number of extended stats on success and stats is filled,
  *   negative on error.
  */
-static int
-priv_xstats_get(struct priv *priv, struct rte_eth_xstat *stats)
+int
+mlx5_xstats_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_eth_xstat *stats,
+		unsigned int n)
 {
-	struct mlx5_xstats_ctrl *xstats_ctrl = &priv->xstats_ctrl;
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	unsigned int i;
-	unsigned int n = xstats_n;
 	uint64_t counters[n];
+	int ret = 0;
 
-	if (priv_read_dev_counters(priv, counters) < 0)
-		return -1;
-	for (i = 0; i != xstats_n; ++i) {
-		stats[i].id = i;
-		stats[i].value = (counters[i] - xstats_ctrl->base[i]);
+	if (n >= xstats_n && stats) {
+		struct mlx5_xstats_ctrl *xstats_ctrl = &priv->xstats_ctrl;
+		int stats_n;
+
+		stats_n = mlx5_ethtool_get_stats_n(dev);
+		if (stats_n < 0)
+			return -1;
+		if (xstats_ctrl->stats_n != stats_n)
+			mlx5_xstats_init(dev);
+		ret = mlx5_read_dev_counters(dev, counters);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+		for (i = 0; i != xstats_n; ++i) {
+			stats[i].id = i;
+			stats[i].value = (counters[i] - xstats_ctrl->base[i]);
+		}
 	}
 	return n;
 }
 
 /**
- * Reset device extended statistics.
- *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
- */
-static void
-priv_xstats_reset(struct priv *priv)
-{
-	struct mlx5_xstats_ctrl *xstats_ctrl = &priv->xstats_ctrl;
-	unsigned int i;
-	unsigned int n = xstats_n;
-	uint64_t counters[n];
-
-	if (priv_read_dev_counters(priv, counters) < 0)
-		return;
-	for (i = 0; i != n; ++i)
-		xstats_ctrl->base[i] = counters[i];
-}
-
-/**
  * DPDK callback to get device statistics.
  *
  * @param dev
@@ -409,41 +405,6 @@ mlx5_stats_reset(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 }
 
 /**
- * DPDK callback to get extended device statistics.
- *
- * @param dev
- *   Pointer to Ethernet device structure.
- * @param[out] stats
- *   Stats table output buffer.
- * @param n
- *   The size of the stats table.
- *
- * @return
- *   Number of xstats on success, negative on failure.
- */
-int
-mlx5_xstats_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-		struct rte_eth_xstat *stats, unsigned int n)
-{
-	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
-	int ret = xstats_n;
-
-	if (n >= xstats_n && stats) {
-		struct mlx5_xstats_ctrl *xstats_ctrl = &priv->xstats_ctrl;
-		int stats_n;
-
-		stats_n = priv_ethtool_get_stats_n(priv);
-		if (stats_n < 0) {
-			return -1;
-		}
-		if (xstats_ctrl->stats_n != stats_n)
-			priv_xstats_init(priv);
-		ret = priv_xstats_get(priv, stats);
-	}
-	return ret;
-}
-
-/**
  * DPDK callback to clear device extended statistics.
  *
  * @param dev
@@ -455,13 +416,19 @@ mlx5_xstats_reset(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct mlx5_xstats_ctrl *xstats_ctrl = &priv->xstats_ctrl;
 	int stats_n;
+	unsigned int i;
+	unsigned int n = xstats_n;
+	uint64_t counters[n];
 
-	stats_n = priv_ethtool_get_stats_n(priv);
+	stats_n = mlx5_ethtool_get_stats_n(dev);
 	if (stats_n < 0)
 		return;
 	if (xstats_ctrl->stats_n != stats_n)
-		priv_xstats_init(priv);
-	priv_xstats_reset(priv);
+		mlx5_xstats_init(dev);
+	if (mlx5_read_dev_counters(dev, counters) < 0)
+		return;
+	for (i = 0; i != n; ++i)
+		xstats_ctrl->base[i] = counters[i];
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_trigger.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_trigger.c
index 3ce93910d..07226b864 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_trigger.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_trigger.c
@@ -21,12 +21,13 @@
  *   Pointer to Ethernet device structure.
  */
 static void
-priv_txq_stop(struct priv *priv)
+mlx5_txq_stop(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	unsigned int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i != priv->txqs_n; ++i)
-		mlx5_priv_txq_release(priv, i);
+		mlx5_txq_release(dev, i);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -39,8 +40,9 @@ priv_txq_stop(struct priv *priv)
  *   0 on success, errno on error.
  */
 static int
-priv_txq_start(struct priv *priv)
+mlx5_txq_start(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	unsigned int i;
 	int ret = 0;
 
@@ -48,28 +50,28 @@ priv_txq_start(struct priv *priv)
 	for (i = 0; i != priv->txqs_n; ++i) {
 		unsigned int idx = 0;
 		struct mlx5_mr *mr;
-		struct mlx5_txq_ctrl *txq_ctrl = mlx5_priv_txq_get(priv, i);
+		struct mlx5_txq_ctrl *txq_ctrl = mlx5_txq_get(dev, i);
 
 		if (!txq_ctrl)
 			continue;
 		LIST_FOREACH(mr, &priv->mr, next) {
-			priv_txq_mp2mr_reg(priv, &txq_ctrl->txq, mr->mp, idx++);
+			mlx5_txq_mp2mr_reg(&txq_ctrl->txq, mr->mp, idx++);
 			if (idx == MLX5_PMD_TX_MP_CACHE)
 				break;
 		}
 		txq_alloc_elts(txq_ctrl);
-		txq_ctrl->ibv = mlx5_priv_txq_ibv_new(priv, i);
+		txq_ctrl->ibv = mlx5_txq_ibv_new(dev, i);
 		if (!txq_ctrl->ibv) {
 			ret = ENOMEM;
 			goto error;
 		}
 	}
-	ret = priv_tx_uar_remap(priv, priv->ctx->cmd_fd);
+	ret = mlx5_tx_uar_remap(dev, priv->ctx->cmd_fd);
 	if (ret)
 		goto error;
 	return ret;
 error:
-	priv_txq_stop(priv);
+	mlx5_txq_stop(dev);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -80,12 +82,13 @@ priv_txq_start(struct priv *priv)
  *   Pointer to Ethernet device structure.
  */
 static void
-priv_rxq_stop(struct priv *priv)
+mlx5_rxq_stop(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	unsigned int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i != priv->rxqs_n; ++i)
-		mlx5_priv_rxq_release(priv, i);
+		mlx5_rxq_release(dev, i);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -98,20 +101,21 @@ priv_rxq_stop(struct priv *priv)
  *   0 on success, errno on error.
  */
 static int
-priv_rxq_start(struct priv *priv)
+mlx5_rxq_start(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	unsigned int i;
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	for (i = 0; i != priv->rxqs_n; ++i) {
-		struct mlx5_rxq_ctrl *rxq_ctrl = mlx5_priv_rxq_get(priv, i);
+		struct mlx5_rxq_ctrl *rxq_ctrl = mlx5_rxq_get(dev, i);
 
 		if (!rxq_ctrl)
 			continue;
 		ret = rxq_alloc_elts(rxq_ctrl);
 		if (ret)
 			goto error;
-		rxq_ctrl->ibv = mlx5_priv_rxq_ibv_new(priv, i);
+		rxq_ctrl->ibv = mlx5_rxq_ibv_new(dev, i);
 		if (!rxq_ctrl->ibv) {
 			ret = ENOMEM;
 			goto error;
@@ -119,7 +123,7 @@ priv_rxq_start(struct priv *priv)
 	}
 	return -ret;
 error:
-	priv_rxq_stop(priv);
+	mlx5_rxq_stop(dev);
 	return -ret;
 }
 
@@ -142,7 +146,7 @@ mlx5_dev_start(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	int err;
 
 	dev->data->dev_started = 1;
-	err = priv_flow_create_drop_queue(priv);
+	err = mlx5_flow_create_drop_queue(dev);
 	if (err) {
 		ERROR("%p: Drop queue allocation failed: %s",
 		      (void *)dev, strerror(err));
@@ -150,46 +154,46 @@ mlx5_dev_start(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	}
 	DEBUG("%p: allocating and configuring hash RX queues", (void *)dev);
 	rte_mempool_walk(mlx5_mp2mr_iter, priv);
-	err = priv_txq_start(priv);
+	err = mlx5_txq_start(dev);
 	if (err) {
 		ERROR("%p: TXQ allocation failed: %s",
 		      (void *)dev, strerror(err));
 		goto error;
 	}
-	err = priv_rxq_start(priv);
+	err = mlx5_rxq_start(dev);
 	if (err) {
 		ERROR("%p: RXQ allocation failed: %s",
 		      (void *)dev, strerror(err));
 		goto error;
 	}
-	err = priv_rx_intr_vec_enable(priv);
+	err = mlx5_rx_intr_vec_enable(dev);
 	if (err) {
 		ERROR("%p: RX interrupt vector creation failed",
 		      (void *)priv);
 		goto error;
 	}
-	priv_xstats_init(priv);
+	mlx5_xstats_init(dev);
 	/* Update link status and Tx/Rx callbacks for the first time. */
 	memset(&dev->data->dev_link, 0, sizeof(struct rte_eth_link));
 	INFO("Forcing port %u link to be up", dev->data->port_id);
-	err = priv_force_link_status_change(priv, ETH_LINK_UP);
+	err = mlx5_force_link_status_change(dev, ETH_LINK_UP);
 	if (err) {
 		DEBUG("Failed to set port %u link to be up",
 		      dev->data->port_id);
 		goto error;
 	}
-	priv_dev_interrupt_handler_install(priv, dev);
+	mlx5_dev_interrupt_handler_install(dev);
 	return 0;
 error:
 	/* Rollback. */
 	dev->data->dev_started = 0;
 	for (mr = LIST_FIRST(&priv->mr); mr; mr = LIST_FIRST(&priv->mr))
-		priv_mr_release(priv, mr);
-	priv_flow_stop(priv, &priv->flows);
-	priv_dev_traffic_disable(priv, dev);
-	priv_txq_stop(priv);
-	priv_rxq_stop(priv);
-	priv_flow_delete_drop_queue(priv);
+		mlx5_mr_release(mr);
+	mlx5_flow_stop(dev, &priv->flows);
+	mlx5_traffic_disable(dev);
+	mlx5_txq_stop(dev);
+	mlx5_rxq_stop(dev);
+	mlx5_flow_delete_drop_queue(dev);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -214,21 +218,21 @@ mlx5_dev_stop(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	rte_wmb();
 	usleep(1000 * priv->rxqs_n);
 	DEBUG("%p: cleaning up and destroying hash RX queues", (void *)dev);
-	priv_flow_stop(priv, &priv->flows);
-	priv_dev_traffic_disable(priv, dev);
-	priv_rx_intr_vec_disable(priv);
-	priv_dev_interrupt_handler_uninstall(priv, dev);
-	priv_txq_stop(priv);
-	priv_rxq_stop(priv);
+	mlx5_flow_stop(dev, &priv->flows);
+	mlx5_traffic_disable(dev);
+	mlx5_rx_intr_vec_disable(dev);
+	mlx5_dev_interrupt_handler_uninstall(dev);
+	mlx5_txq_stop(dev);
+	mlx5_rxq_stop(dev);
 	for (mr = LIST_FIRST(&priv->mr); mr; mr = LIST_FIRST(&priv->mr))
-		priv_mr_release(priv, mr);
-	priv_flow_delete_drop_queue(priv);
+		mlx5_mr_release(mr);
+	mlx5_flow_delete_drop_queue(dev);
 }
 
 /**
  * Enable traffic flows configured by control plane
  *
- * @param priv
+ * @param dev
  *   Pointer to Ethernet device private data.
  * @param dev
  *   Pointer to Ethernet device structure.
@@ -237,8 +241,9 @@ mlx5_dev_stop(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
  *   0 on success.
  */
 int
-priv_dev_traffic_enable(struct priv *priv, struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
+mlx5_traffic_enable(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct rte_flow_item_eth bcast = {
 		.dst.addr_bytes = "\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff",
 	};
@@ -356,40 +361,18 @@ priv_dev_traffic_enable(struct priv *priv, struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 /**
  * Disable traffic flows configured by control plane
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to Ethernet device private data.
  * @param dev
- *   Pointer to Ethernet device structure.
- *
- * @return
- *   0 on success.
- */
-int
-priv_dev_traffic_disable(struct priv *priv,
-			 struct rte_eth_dev *dev __rte_unused)
-{
-	priv_flow_flush(priv, &priv->ctrl_flows);
-	return 0;
-}
-
-/**
- * Restart traffic flows configured by control plane
- *
- * @param priv
  *   Pointer to Ethernet device private data.
- * @param dev
- *   Pointer to Ethernet device structure.
  *
  * @return
  *   0 on success.
  */
 int
-priv_dev_traffic_restart(struct priv *priv, struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
+mlx5_traffic_disable(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
-	if (dev->data->dev_started) {
-		priv_dev_traffic_disable(priv, dev);
-		priv_dev_traffic_enable(priv, dev);
-	}
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+
+	mlx5_flow_list_flush(dev, &priv->ctrl_flows);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -397,7 +380,7 @@ priv_dev_traffic_restart(struct priv *priv, struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
  * Restart traffic flows configured by control plane
  *
  * @param dev
- *   Pointer to Ethernet device structure.
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device private data.
  *
  * @return
  *   0 on success.
@@ -405,8 +388,9 @@ priv_dev_traffic_restart(struct priv *priv, struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 int
 mlx5_traffic_restart(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
-	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
-
-	priv_dev_traffic_restart(priv, dev);
+	if (dev->data->dev_started) {
+		mlx5_traffic_disable(dev);
+		mlx5_traffic_enable(dev);
+	}
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_txq.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_txq.c
index 47ee95990..54ed972d7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_txq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_txq.c
@@ -91,15 +91,16 @@ txq_free_elts(struct mlx5_txq_ctrl *txq_ctrl)
 /**
  * Returns the per-port supported offloads.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  *
  * @return
  *   Supported Tx offloads.
  */
 uint64_t
-mlx5_priv_get_tx_port_offloads(struct priv *priv)
+mlx5_get_tx_port_offloads(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	uint64_t offloads = (DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_MULTI_SEGS |
 			     DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_INSERT);
 	struct mlx5_dev_config *config = &priv->config;
@@ -123,8 +124,8 @@ mlx5_priv_get_tx_port_offloads(struct priv *priv)
 /**
  * Checks if the per-queue offload configuration is valid.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  * @param offloads
  *   Per-queue offloads configuration.
  *
@@ -132,10 +133,10 @@ mlx5_priv_get_tx_port_offloads(struct priv *priv)
  *   1 if the configuration is valid, 0 otherwise.
  */
 static int
-priv_is_tx_queue_offloads_allowed(struct priv *priv, uint64_t offloads)
+mlx5_is_tx_queue_offloads_allowed(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint64_t offloads)
 {
-	uint64_t port_offloads = priv->dev->data->dev_conf.txmode.offloads;
-	uint64_t port_supp_offloads = mlx5_priv_get_tx_port_offloads(priv);
+	uint64_t port_offloads = dev->data->dev_conf.txmode.offloads;
+	uint64_t port_supp_offloads = mlx5_get_tx_port_offloads(dev);
 
 	/* There are no Tx offloads which are per queue. */
 	if ((offloads & port_supp_offloads) != offloads)
@@ -177,13 +178,13 @@ mlx5_tx_queue_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t idx, uint16_t desc,
 	 * use the old API.
 	 */
 	if (!!(conf->txq_flags & ETH_TXQ_FLAGS_IGNORE) &&
-	    !priv_is_tx_queue_offloads_allowed(priv, conf->offloads)) {
+	    !mlx5_is_tx_queue_offloads_allowed(dev, conf->offloads)) {
 		ret = ENOTSUP;
 		ERROR("%p: Tx queue offloads 0x%" PRIx64 " don't match port "
 		      "offloads 0x%" PRIx64 " or supported offloads 0x%" PRIx64,
 		      (void *)dev, conf->offloads,
 		      dev->data->dev_conf.txmode.offloads,
-		      mlx5_priv_get_tx_port_offloads(priv));
+		      mlx5_get_tx_port_offloads(dev));
 		goto out;
 	}
 	if (desc <= MLX5_TX_COMP_THRESH) {
@@ -206,14 +207,14 @@ mlx5_tx_queue_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t idx, uint16_t desc,
 		      (void *)dev, idx, priv->txqs_n);
 		return -EOVERFLOW;
 	}
-	if (!mlx5_priv_txq_releasable(priv, idx)) {
+	if (!mlx5_txq_releasable(dev, idx)) {
 		ret = EBUSY;
 		ERROR("%p: unable to release queue index %u",
 		      (void *)dev, idx);
 		goto out;
 	}
-	mlx5_priv_txq_release(priv, idx);
-	txq_ctrl = mlx5_priv_txq_new(priv, idx, desc, socket, conf);
+	mlx5_txq_release(dev, idx);
+	txq_ctrl = mlx5_txq_new(dev, idx, desc, socket, conf);
 	if (!txq_ctrl) {
 		ERROR("%p: unable to allocate queue index %u",
 		      (void *)dev, idx);
@@ -249,7 +250,7 @@ mlx5_tx_queue_release(void *dpdk_txq)
 		if ((*priv->txqs)[i] == txq) {
 			DEBUG("%p: removing TX queue %p from list",
 			      (void *)priv->dev, (void *)txq_ctrl);
-			mlx5_priv_txq_release(priv, i);
+			mlx5_txq_release(priv->dev, i);
 			break;
 		}
 }
@@ -260,8 +261,8 @@ mlx5_tx_queue_release(void *dpdk_txq)
  * Both primary and secondary process do mmap to make UAR address
  * aligned.
  *
- * @param[in] priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
+ * @param[in] dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  * @param fd
  *   Verbs file descriptor to map UAR pages.
  *
@@ -269,8 +270,9 @@ mlx5_tx_queue_release(void *dpdk_txq)
  *   0 on success, errno value on failure.
  */
 int
-priv_tx_uar_remap(struct priv *priv, int fd)
+mlx5_tx_uar_remap(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, int fd)
 {
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	unsigned int i, j;
 	uintptr_t pages[priv->txqs_n];
 	unsigned int pages_n = 0;
@@ -356,8 +358,8 @@ is_empw_burst_func(eth_tx_burst_t tx_pkt_burst)
 /**
  * Create the Tx queue Verbs object.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  * @param idx
  *   Queue index in DPDK Rx queue array
  *
@@ -365,8 +367,9 @@ is_empw_burst_func(eth_tx_burst_t tx_pkt_burst)
  *   The Verbs object initialised if it can be created.
  */
 struct mlx5_txq_ibv *
-mlx5_priv_txq_ibv_new(struct priv *priv, uint16_t idx)
+mlx5_txq_ibv_new(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t idx)
 {
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct mlx5_txq_data *txq_data = (*priv->txqs)[idx];
 	struct mlx5_txq_ctrl *txq_ctrl =
 		container_of(txq_data, struct mlx5_txq_ctrl, txq);
@@ -383,7 +386,7 @@ mlx5_priv_txq_ibv_new(struct priv *priv, uint16_t idx)
 	struct mlx5dv_cq cq_info;
 	struct mlx5dv_obj obj;
 	const int desc = 1 << txq_data->elts_n;
-	eth_tx_burst_t tx_pkt_burst = priv_select_tx_function(priv, priv->dev);
+	eth_tx_burst_t tx_pkt_burst = mlx5_select_tx_function(dev);
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	assert(txq_data);
@@ -517,7 +520,7 @@ mlx5_priv_txq_ibv_new(struct priv *priv, uint16_t idx)
 		ERROR("Failed to retrieve UAR info, invalid libmlx5.so version");
 		goto error;
 	}
-	DEBUG("%p: Verbs Tx queue %p: refcnt %d", (void *)priv,
+	DEBUG("%p: Verbs Tx queue %p: refcnt %d", (void *)dev,
 	      (void *)txq_ibv, rte_atomic32_read(&txq_ibv->refcnt));
 	LIST_INSERT_HEAD(&priv->txqsibv, txq_ibv, next);
 	priv->verbs_alloc_ctx.type = MLX5_VERBS_ALLOC_TYPE_NONE;
@@ -534,8 +537,8 @@ mlx5_priv_txq_ibv_new(struct priv *priv, uint16_t idx)
 /**
  * Get an Tx queue Verbs object.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  * @param idx
  *   Queue index in DPDK Rx queue array
  *
@@ -543,8 +546,9 @@ mlx5_priv_txq_ibv_new(struct priv *priv, uint16_t idx)
  *   The Verbs object if it exists.
  */
 struct mlx5_txq_ibv *
-mlx5_priv_txq_ibv_get(struct priv *priv, uint16_t idx)
+mlx5_txq_ibv_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t idx)
 {
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct mlx5_txq_ctrl *txq_ctrl;
 
 	if (idx >= priv->txqs_n)
@@ -554,7 +558,7 @@ mlx5_priv_txq_ibv_get(struct priv *priv, uint16_t idx)
 	txq_ctrl = container_of((*priv->txqs)[idx], struct mlx5_txq_ctrl, txq);
 	if (txq_ctrl->ibv) {
 		rte_atomic32_inc(&txq_ctrl->ibv->refcnt);
-		DEBUG("%p: Verbs Tx queue %p: refcnt %d", (void *)priv,
+		DEBUG("%p: Verbs Tx queue %p: refcnt %d", (void *)dev,
 		      (void *)txq_ctrl->ibv,
 		      rte_atomic32_read(&txq_ctrl->ibv->refcnt));
 	}
@@ -564,8 +568,6 @@ mlx5_priv_txq_ibv_get(struct priv *priv, uint16_t idx)
 /**
  * Release an Tx verbs queue object.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
  * @param txq_ibv
  *   Verbs Tx queue object.
  *
@@ -573,11 +575,10 @@ mlx5_priv_txq_ibv_get(struct priv *priv, uint16_t idx)
  *   0 on success, errno on failure.
  */
 int
-mlx5_priv_txq_ibv_release(struct priv *priv __rte_unused,
-			  struct mlx5_txq_ibv *txq_ibv)
+mlx5_txq_ibv_release(struct mlx5_txq_ibv *txq_ibv)
 {
 	assert(txq_ibv);
-	DEBUG("%p: Verbs Tx queue %p: refcnt %d", (void *)priv,
+	DEBUG("Verbs Tx queue %p: refcnt %d",
 	      (void *)txq_ibv, rte_atomic32_read(&txq_ibv->refcnt));
 	if (rte_atomic32_dec_and_test(&txq_ibv->refcnt)) {
 		claim_zero(mlx5_glue->destroy_qp(txq_ibv->qp));
@@ -592,14 +593,11 @@ mlx5_priv_txq_ibv_release(struct priv *priv __rte_unused,
 /**
  * Return true if a single reference exists on the object.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
  * @param txq_ibv
  *   Verbs Tx queue object.
  */
 int
-mlx5_priv_txq_ibv_releasable(struct priv *priv __rte_unused,
-			     struct mlx5_txq_ibv *txq_ibv)
+mlx5_txq_ibv_releasable(struct mlx5_txq_ibv *txq_ibv)
 {
 	assert(txq_ibv);
 	return (rte_atomic32_read(&txq_ibv->refcnt) == 1);
@@ -608,20 +606,21 @@ mlx5_priv_txq_ibv_releasable(struct priv *priv __rte_unused,
 /**
  * Verify the Verbs Tx queue list is empty
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  *
  * @return
  *   The number of object not released.
  */
 int
-mlx5_priv_txq_ibv_verify(struct priv *priv)
+mlx5_txq_ibv_verify(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	int ret = 0;
 	struct mlx5_txq_ibv *txq_ibv;
 
 	LIST_FOREACH(txq_ibv, &priv->txqsibv, next) {
-		DEBUG("%p: Verbs Tx queue %p still referenced", (void *)priv,
+		DEBUG("%p: Verbs Tx queue %p still referenced", (void *)dev,
 		      (void *)txq_ibv);
 		++ret;
 	}
@@ -645,7 +644,8 @@ txq_set_params(struct mlx5_txq_ctrl *txq_ctrl)
 	unsigned int txq_inline;
 	unsigned int txqs_inline;
 	unsigned int inline_max_packet_sz;
-	eth_tx_burst_t tx_pkt_burst = priv_select_tx_function(priv, priv->dev);
+	eth_tx_burst_t tx_pkt_burst =
+		mlx5_select_tx_function(txq_ctrl->priv->dev);
 	int is_empw_func = is_empw_burst_func(tx_pkt_burst);
 	int tso = !!(txq_ctrl->txq.offloads & DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_TCP_TSO);
 
@@ -731,8 +731,8 @@ txq_set_params(struct mlx5_txq_ctrl *txq_ctrl)
 /**
  * Create a DPDK Tx queue.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  * @param idx
  *   TX queue index.
  * @param desc
@@ -746,10 +746,10 @@ txq_set_params(struct mlx5_txq_ctrl *txq_ctrl)
  *   A DPDK queue object on success.
  */
 struct mlx5_txq_ctrl *
-mlx5_priv_txq_new(struct priv *priv, uint16_t idx, uint16_t desc,
-		  unsigned int socket,
-		  const struct rte_eth_txconf *conf)
+mlx5_txq_new(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t idx, uint16_t desc,
+	     unsigned int socket, const struct rte_eth_txconf *conf)
 {
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct mlx5_txq_ctrl *tmpl;
 
 	tmpl = rte_calloc_socket("TXQ", 1,
@@ -773,7 +773,7 @@ mlx5_priv_txq_new(struct priv *priv, uint16_t idx, uint16_t desc,
 		(struct rte_mbuf *(*)[1 << tmpl->txq.elts_n])(tmpl + 1);
 	tmpl->txq.stats.idx = idx;
 	rte_atomic32_inc(&tmpl->refcnt);
-	DEBUG("%p: Tx queue %p: refcnt %d", (void *)priv,
+	DEBUG("%p: Tx queue %p: refcnt %d", (void *)dev,
 	      (void *)tmpl, rte_atomic32_read(&tmpl->refcnt));
 	LIST_INSERT_HEAD(&priv->txqsctrl, tmpl, next);
 	return tmpl;
@@ -782,8 +782,8 @@ mlx5_priv_txq_new(struct priv *priv, uint16_t idx, uint16_t desc,
 /**
  * Get a Tx queue.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  * @param idx
  *   TX queue index.
  *
@@ -791,8 +791,9 @@ mlx5_priv_txq_new(struct priv *priv, uint16_t idx, uint16_t desc,
  *   A pointer to the queue if it exists.
  */
 struct mlx5_txq_ctrl *
-mlx5_priv_txq_get(struct priv *priv, uint16_t idx)
+mlx5_txq_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t idx)
 {
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct mlx5_txq_ctrl *ctrl = NULL;
 
 	if ((*priv->txqs)[idx]) {
@@ -800,15 +801,15 @@ mlx5_priv_txq_get(struct priv *priv, uint16_t idx)
 				    txq);
 		unsigned int i;
 
-		mlx5_priv_txq_ibv_get(priv, idx);
+		mlx5_txq_ibv_get(dev, idx);
 		for (i = 0; i != MLX5_PMD_TX_MP_CACHE; ++i) {
 			if (ctrl->txq.mp2mr[i])
 				claim_nonzero
-					(priv_mr_get(priv,
+					(mlx5_mr_get(dev,
 						     ctrl->txq.mp2mr[i]->mp));
 		}
 		rte_atomic32_inc(&ctrl->refcnt);
-		DEBUG("%p: Tx queue %p: refcnt %d", (void *)priv,
+		DEBUG("%p: Tx queue %p: refcnt %d", (void *)dev,
 		      (void *)ctrl, rte_atomic32_read(&ctrl->refcnt));
 	}
 	return ctrl;
@@ -817,8 +818,8 @@ mlx5_priv_txq_get(struct priv *priv, uint16_t idx)
 /**
  * Release a Tx queue.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  * @param idx
  *   TX queue index.
  *
@@ -826,8 +827,9 @@ mlx5_priv_txq_get(struct priv *priv, uint16_t idx)
  *   0 on success, errno on failure.
  */
 int
-mlx5_priv_txq_release(struct priv *priv, uint16_t idx)
+mlx5_txq_release(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t idx)
 {
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	unsigned int i;
 	struct mlx5_txq_ctrl *txq;
 	size_t page_size = sysconf(_SC_PAGESIZE);
@@ -835,18 +837,18 @@ mlx5_priv_txq_release(struct priv *priv, uint16_t idx)
 	if (!(*priv->txqs)[idx])
 		return 0;
 	txq = container_of((*priv->txqs)[idx], struct mlx5_txq_ctrl, txq);
-	DEBUG("%p: Tx queue %p: refcnt %d", (void *)priv,
+	DEBUG("%p: Tx queue %p: refcnt %d", (void *)dev,
 	      (void *)txq, rte_atomic32_read(&txq->refcnt));
 	if (txq->ibv) {
 		int ret;
 
-		ret = mlx5_priv_txq_ibv_release(priv, txq->ibv);
+		ret = mlx5_txq_ibv_release(txq->ibv);
 		if (!ret)
 			txq->ibv = NULL;
 	}
 	for (i = 0; i != MLX5_PMD_TX_MP_CACHE; ++i) {
 		if (txq->txq.mp2mr[i]) {
-			priv_mr_release(priv, txq->txq.mp2mr[i]);
+			mlx5_mr_release(txq->txq.mp2mr[i]);
 			txq->txq.mp2mr[i] = NULL;
 		}
 	}
@@ -866,8 +868,8 @@ mlx5_priv_txq_release(struct priv *priv, uint16_t idx)
 /**
  * Verify if the queue can be released.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  * @param idx
  *   TX queue index.
  *
@@ -875,8 +877,9 @@ mlx5_priv_txq_release(struct priv *priv, uint16_t idx)
  *   1 if the queue can be released.
  */
 int
-mlx5_priv_txq_releasable(struct priv *priv, uint16_t idx)
+mlx5_txq_releasable(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t idx)
 {
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct mlx5_txq_ctrl *txq;
 
 	if (!(*priv->txqs)[idx])
@@ -888,20 +891,21 @@ mlx5_priv_txq_releasable(struct priv *priv, uint16_t idx)
 /**
  * Verify the Tx Queue list is empty
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
  *
  * @return
  *   The number of object not released.
  */
 int
-mlx5_priv_txq_verify(struct priv *priv)
+mlx5_txq_verify(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct mlx5_txq_ctrl *txq;
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	LIST_FOREACH(txq, &priv->txqsctrl, next) {
-		DEBUG("%p: Tx Queue %p still referenced", (void *)priv,
+		DEBUG("%p: Tx Queue %p still referenced", (void *)dev,
 		      (void *)txq);
 		++ret;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_vlan.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_vlan.c
index 184ae2f4e..3df962a90 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_vlan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_vlan.c
@@ -79,25 +79,26 @@ mlx5_vlan_filter_set(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t vlan_id, int on)
 		++priv->vlan_filter_n;
 	}
 	if (dev->data->dev_started)
-		priv_dev_traffic_restart(priv, dev);
+		mlx5_traffic_restart(dev);
 out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
 /**
- * Set/reset VLAN stripping for a specific queue.
+ * Callback to set/reset VLAN stripping for a specific queue.
  *
- * @param priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
- * @param idx
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device structure.
+ * @param queue
  *   RX queue index.
  * @param on
  *   Enable/disable VLAN stripping.
  */
-static void
-priv_vlan_strip_queue_set(struct priv *priv, uint16_t idx, int on)
+void
+mlx5_vlan_strip_queue_set(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t queue, int on)
 {
-	struct mlx5_rxq_data *rxq = (*priv->rxqs)[idx];
+	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+	struct mlx5_rxq_data *rxq = (*priv->rxqs)[queue];
 	struct mlx5_rxq_ctrl *rxq_ctrl =
 		container_of(rxq, struct mlx5_rxq_ctrl, rxq);
 	struct ibv_wq_attr mod;
@@ -106,8 +107,18 @@ priv_vlan_strip_queue_set(struct priv *priv, uint16_t idx, int on)
 		0;
 	int err;
 
+	/* Validate hw support */
+	if (!priv->config.hw_vlan_strip) {
+		ERROR("VLAN stripping is not supported");
+		return;
+	}
+	/* Validate queue number */
+	if (queue >= priv->rxqs_n) {
+		ERROR("VLAN stripping, invalid queue number %d", queue);
+		return;
+	}
 	DEBUG("set VLAN offloads 0x%x for port %d queue %d",
-	      vlan_offloads, rxq->port_id, idx);
+	      vlan_offloads, rxq->port_id, queue);
 	if (!rxq_ctrl->ibv) {
 		/* Update related bits in RX queue. */
 		rxq->vlan_strip = !!on;
@@ -121,7 +132,7 @@ priv_vlan_strip_queue_set(struct priv *priv, uint16_t idx, int on)
 	err = mlx5_glue->modify_wq(rxq_ctrl->ibv->wq, &mod);
 	if (err) {
 		ERROR("%p: failed to modified stripping mode: %s",
-		      (void *)priv, strerror(err));
+		      (void *)dev, strerror(err));
 		return;
 	}
 	/* Update related bits in RX queue. */
@@ -129,34 +140,6 @@ priv_vlan_strip_queue_set(struct priv *priv, uint16_t idx, int on)
 }
 
 /**
- * Callback to set/reset VLAN stripping for a specific queue.
- *
- * @param dev
- *   Pointer to Ethernet device structure.
- * @param queue
- *   RX queue index.
- * @param on
- *   Enable/disable VLAN stripping.
- */
-void
-mlx5_vlan_strip_queue_set(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t queue, int on)
-{
-	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
-
-	/* Validate hw support */
-	if (!priv->config.hw_vlan_strip) {
-		ERROR("VLAN stripping is not supported");
-		return;
-	}
-	/* Validate queue number */
-	if (queue >= priv->rxqs_n) {
-		ERROR("VLAN stripping, invalid queue number %d", queue);
-		return;
-	}
-	priv_vlan_strip_queue_set(priv, queue, on);
-}
-
-/**
  * Callback to set/reset VLAN offloads for a port.
  *
  * @param dev
@@ -180,7 +163,7 @@ mlx5_vlan_offload_set(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, int mask)
 		}
 		/* Run on every RX queue and set/reset VLAN stripping. */
 		for (i = 0; (i != priv->rxqs_n); i++)
-			priv_vlan_strip_queue_set(priv, i, hw_vlan_strip);
+			mlx5_vlan_strip_queue_set(dev, i, hw_vlan_strip);
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
