diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_08.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_08.rst
index 159da34..3ca2eb2 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_08.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_08.rst
@@ -107,6 +107,11 @@ New Features
   Added support for lookaside protocol offload for DOCSIS through the
   ``rte_security`` API.
 
+* **Updated the Intel QuickAssist Technology (QAT) crypto and compression PMDs.**
+
+  Implemented improvements in handling multi process applications
+  using QAT symmetric/asymmetric crypto and compression services.
+
 * **Updated the OCTEON TX2 crypto PMD.**
 
   Added Chacha20-Poly1305 AEAD algorithm support in OCTEON TX2 crypto PMD.
diff --git a/drivers/common/qat/qat_device.c b/drivers/common/qat/qat_device.c
index 2b41d9a..a6ab29f 100644
--- a/drivers/common/qat/qat_device.c
+++ b/drivers/common/qat/qat_device.c
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ struct qat_gen_hw_data qat_gen_config[] =  {
 	},
 };
 
-
-static struct qat_pci_device qat_pci_devices[RTE_PMD_QAT_MAX_PCI_DEVICES];
+/* per-process array of device data */
+struct qat_device_info qat_pci_devs[RTE_PMD_QAT_MAX_PCI_DEVICES];
 static int qat_nb_pci_devices;
 
 /*
@@ -60,26 +60,20 @@ static const struct rte_pci_id pci_id_qat_map[] = {
 };
 
 static struct qat_pci_device *
-qat_pci_get_dev(uint8_t dev_id)
-{
-	return &qat_pci_devices[dev_id];
-}
-
-static struct qat_pci_device *
 qat_pci_get_named_dev(const char *name)
 {
-	struct qat_pci_device *dev;
 	unsigned int i;
 
 	if (name == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < RTE_PMD_QAT_MAX_PCI_DEVICES; i++) {
-		dev = &qat_pci_devices[i];
-
-		if ((dev->attached == QAT_ATTACHED) &&
-				(strcmp(dev->name, name) == 0))
-			return dev;
+		if (qat_pci_devs[i].mz &&
+				(strcmp(((struct qat_pci_device *)
+				qat_pci_devs[i].mz->addr)->name, name)
+				== 0))
+			return (struct qat_pci_device *)
+				qat_pci_devs[i].mz->addr;
 	}
 
 	return NULL;
@@ -88,13 +82,14 @@ qat_pci_get_named_dev(const char *name)
 static uint8_t
 qat_pci_find_free_device_index(void)
 {
-	uint8_t dev_id;
+		uint8_t dev_id;
 
-	for (dev_id = 0; dev_id < RTE_PMD_QAT_MAX_PCI_DEVICES; dev_id++) {
-		if (qat_pci_devices[dev_id].attached == QAT_DETACHED)
-			break;
-	}
-	return dev_id;
+		for (dev_id = 0; dev_id < RTE_PMD_QAT_MAX_PCI_DEVICES;
+				dev_id++) {
+			if (qat_pci_devs[dev_id].mz == NULL)
+				break;
+		}
+		return dev_id;
 }
 
 struct qat_pci_device *
@@ -169,12 +164,31 @@ qat_pci_device_allocate(struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev,
 		struct qat_dev_cmd_param *qat_dev_cmd_param)
 {
 	struct qat_pci_device *qat_dev;
-	uint8_t qat_dev_id;
+	uint8_t qat_dev_id = 0;
 	char name[QAT_DEV_NAME_MAX_LEN];
 	struct rte_devargs *devargs = pci_dev->device.devargs;
 
 	rte_pci_device_name(&pci_dev->addr, name, sizeof(name));
 	snprintf(name+strlen(name), QAT_DEV_NAME_MAX_LEN-strlen(name), "_qat");
+
+	if (rte_eal_process_type() == RTE_PROC_SECONDARY) {
+		const struct rte_memzone *mz = rte_memzone_lookup(name);
+
+		if (mz == NULL) {
+			QAT_LOG(ERR,
+				"Secondary can't find %s mz, did primary create device?",
+				name);
+			return NULL;
+		}
+		qat_dev = mz->addr;
+		qat_pci_devs[qat_dev->qat_dev_id].mz = mz;
+		qat_pci_devs[qat_dev->qat_dev_id].pci_dev = pci_dev;
+		qat_nb_pci_devices++;
+		QAT_LOG(DEBUG, "QAT device %d found, name %s, total QATs %d",
+			qat_dev->qat_dev_id, qat_dev->name, qat_nb_pci_devices);
+		return qat_dev;
+	}
+
 	if (qat_pci_get_named_dev(name) != NULL) {
 		QAT_LOG(ERR, "QAT device with name %s already allocated!",
 				name);
@@ -187,12 +201,22 @@ qat_pci_device_allocate(struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev,
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	qat_dev = qat_pci_get_dev(qat_dev_id);
+	qat_pci_devs[qat_dev_id].mz = rte_memzone_reserve(name,
+		sizeof(struct qat_pci_device),
+		rte_socket_id(), 0);
+
+	if (qat_pci_devs[qat_dev_id].mz == NULL) {
+		QAT_LOG(ERR, "Error when allocating memzone for QAT_%d",
+			qat_dev_id);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	qat_dev = qat_pci_devs[qat_dev_id].mz->addr;
 	memset(qat_dev, 0, sizeof(*qat_dev));
 	strlcpy(qat_dev->name, name, QAT_DEV_NAME_MAX_LEN);
 	qat_dev->qat_dev_id = qat_dev_id;
-	qat_dev->pci_dev = pci_dev;
-	switch (qat_dev->pci_dev->id.device_id) {
+	qat_pci_devs[qat_dev_id].pci_dev = pci_dev;
+	switch (pci_dev->id.device_id) {
 	case 0x0443:
 		qat_dev->qat_dev_gen = QAT_GEN1;
 		break;
@@ -206,6 +230,7 @@ qat_pci_device_allocate(struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev,
 		break;
 	default:
 		QAT_LOG(ERR, "Invalid dev_id, can't determine generation");
+		rte_memzone_free(qat_pci_devs[qat_dev->qat_dev_id].mz);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
@@ -213,22 +238,20 @@ qat_pci_device_allocate(struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev,
 		qat_dev_parse_cmd(devargs->drv_str, qat_dev_cmd_param);
 
 	rte_spinlock_init(&qat_dev->arb_csr_lock);
-
-	qat_dev->attached = QAT_ATTACHED;
-
 	qat_nb_pci_devices++;
 
-	QAT_LOG(DEBUG, "QAT device %d allocated, name %s, total QATs %d",
+	QAT_LOG(DEBUG, "QAT device %d found, name %s, total QATs %d",
 			qat_dev->qat_dev_id, qat_dev->name, qat_nb_pci_devices);
 
 	return qat_dev;
 }
 
-int
+static int
 qat_pci_device_release(struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev)
 {
 	struct qat_pci_device *qat_dev;
 	char name[QAT_DEV_NAME_MAX_LEN];
+	int busy = 0;
 
 	if (pci_dev == NULL)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -238,15 +261,35 @@ qat_pci_device_release(struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev)
 	qat_dev = qat_pci_get_named_dev(name);
 	if (qat_dev != NULL) {
 
+		struct qat_device_info *inst =
+				&qat_pci_devs[qat_dev->qat_dev_id];
 		/* Check that there are no service devs still on pci device */
-		if (qat_dev->sym_dev != NULL)
-			return -EBUSY;
 
-		qat_dev->attached = QAT_DETACHED;
+		if (rte_eal_process_type() == RTE_PROC_PRIMARY) {
+			if (qat_dev->sym_dev != NULL) {
+				QAT_LOG(DEBUG, "QAT sym device %s is busy",
+					name);
+				busy = 1;
+			}
+			if (qat_dev->asym_dev != NULL) {
+				QAT_LOG(DEBUG, "QAT asym device %s is busy",
+					name);
+				busy = 1;
+			}
+			if (qat_dev->comp_dev != NULL) {
+				QAT_LOG(DEBUG, "QAT comp device %s is busy",
+					name);
+				busy = 1;
+			}
+			if (busy)
+				return -EBUSY;
+			rte_memzone_free(inst->mz);
+		}
+		memset(inst, 0, sizeof(struct qat_device_info));
 		qat_nb_pci_devices--;
+		QAT_LOG(DEBUG, "QAT device %s released, total QATs %d",
+					name, qat_nb_pci_devices);
 	}
-	QAT_LOG(DEBUG, "QAT device %s released, total QATs %d",
-				name, qat_nb_pci_devices);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/common/qat/qat_device.h b/drivers/common/qat/qat_device.h
index 09a4c55..b5fe394 100644
--- a/drivers/common/qat/qat_device.h
+++ b/drivers/common/qat/qat_device.h
@@ -32,6 +32,37 @@ enum qat_comp_num_im_buffers {
 	QAT_NUM_INTERM_BUFS_GEN3 = 20
 };
 
+struct qat_device_info {
+	const struct rte_memzone *mz;
+	/**< mz to store the qat_pci_device so it can be
+	 * shared across processes
+	 */
+	struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev;
+	struct rte_device sym_rte_dev;
+	/**< This represents the crypto sym subset of this pci device.
+	 * Register with this rather than with the one in
+	 * pci_dev so that its driver can have a crypto-specific name
+	 */
+
+	struct rte_device asym_rte_dev;
+	/**< This represents the crypto asym subset of this pci device.
+	 * Register with this rather than with the one in
+	 * pci_dev so that its driver can have a crypto-specific name
+	 */
+
+	struct rte_device comp_rte_dev;
+	/**< This represents the compression subset of this pci device.
+	 * Register with this rather than with the one in
+	 * pci_dev so that its driver can have a compression-specific name
+	 */
+};
+
+extern struct qat_device_info qat_pci_devs[];
+
+struct qat_sym_dev_private;
+struct qat_asym_dev_private;
+struct qat_comp_dev_private;
+
 /*
  * This struct holds all the data about a QAT pci device
  * including data about all services it supports.
@@ -39,27 +70,20 @@ enum qat_comp_num_im_buffers {
  *  - hw_data
  *  - config data
  *  - runtime data
+ * Note: as this data can be shared in a multi-process scenario,
+ * any pointers in it must also point to shared memory.
  */
-struct qat_sym_dev_private;
-struct qat_asym_dev_private;
-struct qat_comp_dev_private;
-
 struct qat_pci_device {
 
 	/* Data used by all services */
 	char name[QAT_DEV_NAME_MAX_LEN];
 	/**< Name of qat pci device */
 	uint8_t qat_dev_id;
-	/**< Device instance for this qat pci device */
-	struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev;
-	/**< PCI information. */
+	/**< Id of device instance for this qat pci device */
 	enum qat_device_gen qat_dev_gen;
 	/**< QAT device generation */
 	rte_spinlock_t arb_csr_lock;
 	/**< lock to protect accesses to the arbiter CSR */
-	__extension__
-	uint8_t attached : 1;
-	/**< Flag indicating the device is attached */
 
 	struct qat_qp *qps_in_use[QAT_MAX_SERVICES][ADF_MAX_QPS_ON_ANY_SERVICE];
 	/**< links to qps set up for each service, index same as on API */
@@ -67,32 +91,14 @@ struct qat_pci_device {
 	/* Data relating to symmetric crypto service */
 	struct qat_sym_dev_private *sym_dev;
 	/**< link back to cryptodev private data */
-	struct rte_device sym_rte_dev;
-	/**< This represents the crypto sym subset of this pci device.
-	 * Register with this rather than with the one in
-	 * pci_dev so that its driver can have a crypto-specific name
-	 */
 
 	/* Data relating to asymmetric crypto service */
 	struct qat_asym_dev_private *asym_dev;
 	/**< link back to cryptodev private data */
-	struct rte_device asym_rte_dev;
-	/**< This represents the crypto asym subset of this pci device.
-	 * Register with this rather than with the one in
-	 * pci_dev so that its driver can have a crypto-specific name
-	 */
 
 	/* Data relating to compression service */
 	struct qat_comp_dev_private *comp_dev;
 	/**< link back to compressdev private data */
-	struct rte_device comp_rte_dev;
-	/**< This represents the compression subset of this pci device.
-	 * Register with this rather than with the one in
-	 * pci_dev so that its driver can have a compression-specific name
-	 */
-
-	/* Data relating to asymmetric crypto service */
-
 };
 
 struct qat_gen_hw_data {
@@ -107,9 +113,6 @@ struct qat_pci_device *
 qat_pci_device_allocate(struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev,
 		struct qat_dev_cmd_param *qat_dev_cmd_param);
 
-int
-qat_pci_device_release(struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev);
-
 struct qat_pci_device *
 qat_get_qat_dev_from_pci_dev(struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev);
 
diff --git a/drivers/common/qat/qat_qp.c b/drivers/common/qat/qat_qp.c
index 8e6dd04..aacd4ab 100644
--- a/drivers/common/qat/qat_qp.c
+++ b/drivers/common/qat/qat_qp.c
@@ -193,7 +193,8 @@ int qat_qp_setup(struct qat_pci_device *qat_dev,
 
 {
 	struct qat_qp *qp;
-	struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev = qat_dev->pci_dev;
+	struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev =
+			qat_pci_devs[qat_dev->qat_dev_id].pci_dev;
 	char op_cookie_pool_name[RTE_RING_NAMESIZE];
 	uint32_t i;
 
@@ -274,7 +275,7 @@ int qat_qp_setup(struct qat_pci_device *qat_dev,
 				qp->nb_descriptors,
 				qat_qp_conf->cookie_size, 64, 0,
 				NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
-				qat_dev->pci_dev->device.numa_node,
+				pci_dev->device.numa_node,
 				0);
 	if (!qp->op_cookie_pool) {
 		QAT_LOG(ERR, "QAT PMD Cannot create"
@@ -379,7 +380,8 @@ qat_queue_create(struct qat_pci_device *qat_dev, struct qat_queue *queue,
 	uint64_t queue_base;
 	void *io_addr;
 	const struct rte_memzone *qp_mz;
-	struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev = qat_dev->pci_dev;
+	struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev =
+			qat_pci_devs[qat_dev->qat_dev_id].pci_dev;
 	int ret = 0;
 	uint16_t desc_size = (dir == ADF_RING_DIR_TX ?
 			qp_conf->hw->tx_msg_size : qp_conf->hw->rx_msg_size);
@@ -403,7 +405,7 @@ qat_queue_create(struct qat_pci_device *qat_dev, struct qat_queue *queue,
 		qp_conf->service_str, "qp_mem",
 		queue->hw_bundle_number, queue->hw_queue_number);
 	qp_mz = queue_dma_zone_reserve(queue->memz_name, queue_size_bytes,
-			qat_dev->pci_dev->device.numa_node);
+			pci_dev->device.numa_node);
 	if (qp_mz == NULL) {
 		QAT_LOG(ERR, "Failed to allocate ring memzone");
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -627,9 +629,23 @@ qat_enqueue_op_burst(void *qp, void **ops, uint16_t nb_ops)
 
 
 	while (nb_ops_sent != nb_ops_possible) {
-		ret = tmp_qp->build_request(*ops, base_addr + tail,
+		if (tmp_qp->service_type == QAT_SERVICE_SYMMETRIC) {
+#ifdef BUILD_QAT_SYM
+			ret = qat_sym_build_request(*ops, base_addr + tail,
 				tmp_qp->op_cookies[tail >> queue->trailz],
 				tmp_qp->qat_dev_gen);
+#endif
+		} else if (tmp_qp->service_type == QAT_SERVICE_COMPRESSION) {
+			ret = qat_comp_build_request(*ops, base_addr + tail,
+				tmp_qp->op_cookies[tail >> queue->trailz],
+				tmp_qp->qat_dev_gen);
+		} else if (tmp_qp->service_type == QAT_SERVICE_ASYMMETRIC) {
+#ifdef BUILD_QAT_ASYM
+			ret = qat_asym_build_request(*ops, base_addr + tail,
+				tmp_qp->op_cookies[tail >> queue->trailz],
+				tmp_qp->qat_dev_gen);
+#endif
+		}
 		if (ret != 0) {
 			tmp_qp->stats.enqueue_err_count++;
 			/* This message cannot be enqueued */
diff --git a/drivers/compress/qat/qat_comp_pmd.c b/drivers/compress/qat/qat_comp_pmd.c
index fe62de5..47c10e2 100644
--- a/drivers/compress/qat/qat_comp_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/compress/qat/qat_comp_pmd.c
@@ -655,6 +655,8 @@ qat_comp_dev_create(struct qat_pci_device *qat_pci_dev,
 		struct qat_dev_cmd_param *qat_dev_cmd_param)
 {
 	int i = 0;
+	struct qat_device_info *qat_dev_instance =
+			&qat_pci_devs[qat_pci_dev->qat_dev_id];
 	if (qat_pci_dev->qat_dev_gen == QAT_GEN3) {
 		QAT_LOG(ERR, "Compression PMD not supported on QAT P5xxx");
 		return 0;
@@ -662,7 +664,7 @@ qat_comp_dev_create(struct qat_pci_device *qat_pci_dev,
 
 	struct rte_compressdev_pmd_init_params init_params = {
 		.name = "",
-		.socket_id = qat_pci_dev->pci_dev->device.numa_node,
+		.socket_id = qat_dev_instance->pci_dev->device.numa_node,
 	};
 	char name[RTE_COMPRESSDEV_NAME_MAX_LEN];
 	struct rte_compressdev *compressdev;
@@ -673,13 +675,13 @@ qat_comp_dev_create(struct qat_pci_device *qat_pci_dev,
 	QAT_LOG(DEBUG, "Creating QAT COMP device %s", name);
 
 	/* Populate subset device to use in compressdev device creation */
-	qat_pci_dev->comp_rte_dev.driver = &compdev_qat_driver;
-	qat_pci_dev->comp_rte_dev.numa_node =
-					qat_pci_dev->pci_dev->device.numa_node;
-	qat_pci_dev->comp_rte_dev.devargs = NULL;
+	qat_dev_instance->comp_rte_dev.driver = &compdev_qat_driver;
+	qat_dev_instance->comp_rte_dev.numa_node =
+			qat_dev_instance->pci_dev->device.numa_node;
+	qat_dev_instance->comp_rte_dev.devargs = NULL;
 
 	compressdev = rte_compressdev_pmd_create(name,
-			&(qat_pci_dev->comp_rte_dev),
+			&(qat_dev_instance->comp_rte_dev),
 			sizeof(struct qat_comp_dev_private),
 			&init_params);
 
@@ -694,10 +696,12 @@ qat_comp_dev_create(struct qat_pci_device *qat_pci_dev,
 
 	compressdev->feature_flags = RTE_COMPDEV_FF_HW_ACCELERATED;
 
+	if (rte_eal_process_type() != RTE_PROC_PRIMARY)
+		return 0;
+
 	comp_dev = compressdev->data->dev_private;
 	comp_dev->qat_dev = qat_pci_dev;
 	comp_dev->compressdev = compressdev;
-	qat_pci_dev->comp_dev = comp_dev;
 
 	switch (qat_pci_dev->qat_dev_gen) {
 	case QAT_GEN1:
@@ -706,7 +710,6 @@ qat_comp_dev_create(struct qat_pci_device *qat_pci_dev,
 		comp_dev->qat_dev_capabilities = qat_comp_gen_capabilities;
 		break;
 	default:
-		comp_dev->qat_dev_capabilities = qat_comp_gen_capabilities;
 		QAT_LOG(DEBUG,
 			"QAT gen %d capabilities unknown, default to GEN1",
 					qat_pci_dev->qat_dev_gen);
@@ -721,6 +724,7 @@ qat_comp_dev_create(struct qat_pci_device *qat_pci_dev,
 					qat_dev_cmd_param[i].val;
 		i++;
 	}
+	qat_pci_dev->comp_dev = comp_dev;
 
 	QAT_LOG(DEBUG,
 		    "Created QAT COMP device %s as compressdev instance %d",
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_asym_pmd.c b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_asym_pmd.c
index af3cc25..cc448cd 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_asym_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_asym_pmd.c
@@ -239,9 +239,12 @@ qat_asym_dev_create(struct qat_pci_device *qat_pci_dev,
 		struct qat_dev_cmd_param *qat_dev_cmd_param)
 {
 	int i = 0;
+	struct qat_device_info *qat_dev_instance =
+			&qat_pci_devs[qat_pci_dev->qat_dev_id];
 	struct rte_cryptodev_pmd_init_params init_params = {
 			.name = "",
-			.socket_id = qat_pci_dev->pci_dev->device.numa_node,
+			.socket_id =
+				qat_dev_instance->pci_dev->device.numa_node,
 			.private_data_size = sizeof(struct qat_asym_dev_private)
 	};
 	char name[RTE_CRYPTODEV_NAME_MAX_LEN];
@@ -253,18 +256,18 @@ qat_asym_dev_create(struct qat_pci_device *qat_pci_dev,
 	QAT_LOG(DEBUG, "Creating QAT ASYM device %s\n", name);
 
 	/* Populate subset device to use in cryptodev device creation */
-	qat_pci_dev->asym_rte_dev.driver = &cryptodev_qat_asym_driver;
-	qat_pci_dev->asym_rte_dev.numa_node =
-				qat_pci_dev->pci_dev->device.numa_node;
-	qat_pci_dev->asym_rte_dev.devargs = NULL;
+	qat_dev_instance->asym_rte_dev.driver = &cryptodev_qat_asym_driver;
+	qat_dev_instance->asym_rte_dev.numa_node =
+			qat_dev_instance->pci_dev->device.numa_node;
+	qat_dev_instance->asym_rte_dev.devargs = NULL;
 
 	cryptodev = rte_cryptodev_pmd_create(name,
-			&(qat_pci_dev->asym_rte_dev), &init_params);
+			&(qat_dev_instance->asym_rte_dev), &init_params);
 
 	if (cryptodev == NULL)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	qat_pci_dev->asym_rte_dev.name = cryptodev->data->name;
+	qat_dev_instance->asym_rte_dev.name = cryptodev->data->name;
 	cryptodev->driver_id = cryptodev_qat_asym_driver_id;
 	cryptodev->dev_ops = &crypto_qat_ops;
 
@@ -276,10 +279,12 @@ qat_asym_dev_create(struct qat_pci_device *qat_pci_dev,
 			RTE_CRYPTODEV_FF_ASYM_SESSIONLESS |
 			RTE_CRYPTODEV_FF_RSA_PRIV_OP_KEY_EXP |
 			RTE_CRYPTODEV_FF_RSA_PRIV_OP_KEY_QT;
+
+	if (rte_eal_process_type() != RTE_PROC_PRIMARY)
+		return 0;
+
 	internals = cryptodev->data->dev_private;
 	internals->qat_dev = qat_pci_dev;
-	qat_pci_dev->asym_dev = internals;
-
 	internals->asym_dev_id = cryptodev->data->dev_id;
 	internals->qat_dev_capabilities = qat_gen1_asym_capabilities;
 
@@ -292,6 +297,7 @@ qat_asym_dev_create(struct qat_pci_device *qat_pci_dev,
 		i++;
 	}
 
+	qat_pci_dev->asym_dev = internals;
 	QAT_LOG(DEBUG, "Created QAT ASYM device %s as cryptodev instance %d",
 			cryptodev->data->name, internals->asym_dev_id);
 	return 0;
@@ -311,7 +317,7 @@ qat_asym_dev_destroy(struct qat_pci_device *qat_pci_dev)
 	cryptodev = rte_cryptodev_pmd_get_dev(
 			qat_pci_dev->asym_dev->asym_dev_id);
 	rte_cryptodev_pmd_destroy(cryptodev);
-	qat_pci_dev->asym_rte_dev.name = NULL;
+	qat_pci_devs[qat_pci_dev->qat_dev_id].asym_rte_dev.name = NULL;
 	qat_pci_dev->asym_dev = NULL;
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym_pmd.c b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym_pmd.c
index 1561752..bdcb42e 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym_pmd.c
@@ -304,14 +304,19 @@ qat_sym_dev_create(struct qat_pci_device *qat_pci_dev,
 		struct qat_dev_cmd_param *qat_dev_cmd_param __rte_unused)
 {
 	int i = 0;
+	struct qat_device_info *qat_dev_instance =
+			&qat_pci_devs[qat_pci_dev->qat_dev_id];
+
 	struct rte_cryptodev_pmd_init_params init_params = {
 			.name = "",
-			.socket_id = qat_pci_dev->pci_dev->device.numa_node,
+			.socket_id =
+				qat_dev_instance->pci_dev->device.numa_node,
 			.private_data_size = sizeof(struct qat_sym_dev_private)
 	};
 	char name[RTE_CRYPTODEV_NAME_MAX_LEN];
 	struct rte_cryptodev *cryptodev;
 	struct qat_sym_dev_private *internals;
+
 #ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_SECURITY
 	struct rte_security_ctx *security_instance;
 #endif
@@ -321,18 +326,18 @@ qat_sym_dev_create(struct qat_pci_device *qat_pci_dev,
 	QAT_LOG(DEBUG, "Creating QAT SYM device %s", name);
 
 	/* Populate subset device to use in cryptodev device creation */
-	qat_pci_dev->sym_rte_dev.driver = &cryptodev_qat_sym_driver;
-	qat_pci_dev->sym_rte_dev.numa_node =
-				qat_pci_dev->pci_dev->device.numa_node;
-	qat_pci_dev->sym_rte_dev.devargs = NULL;
+	qat_dev_instance->sym_rte_dev.driver = &cryptodev_qat_sym_driver;
+	qat_dev_instance->sym_rte_dev.numa_node =
+			qat_dev_instance->pci_dev->device.numa_node;
+	qat_dev_instance->sym_rte_dev.devargs = NULL;
 
 	cryptodev = rte_cryptodev_pmd_create(name,
-			&(qat_pci_dev->sym_rte_dev), &init_params);
+			&(qat_dev_instance->sym_rte_dev), &init_params);
 
 	if (cryptodev == NULL)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	qat_pci_dev->sym_rte_dev.name = cryptodev->data->name;
+	qat_dev_instance->sym_rte_dev.name = cryptodev->data->name;
 	cryptodev->driver_id = cryptodev_qat_driver_id;
 	cryptodev->dev_ops = &crypto_qat_ops;
 
@@ -350,6 +355,9 @@ qat_sym_dev_create(struct qat_pci_device *qat_pci_dev,
 			RTE_CRYPTODEV_FF_DIGEST_ENCRYPTED |
 			RTE_CRYPTODEV_FF_SECURITY;
 
+	if (rte_eal_process_type() != RTE_PROC_PRIMARY)
+		return 0;
+
 #ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_SECURITY
 	security_instance = rte_malloc("qat_sec",
 				sizeof(struct rte_security_ctx),
@@ -368,7 +376,6 @@ qat_sym_dev_create(struct qat_pci_device *qat_pci_dev,
 
 	internals = cryptodev->data->dev_private;
 	internals->qat_dev = qat_pci_dev;
-	qat_pci_dev->sym_dev = internals;
 
 	internals->sym_dev_id = cryptodev->data->dev_id;
 	switch (qat_pci_dev->qat_dev_gen) {
@@ -380,7 +387,6 @@ qat_sym_dev_create(struct qat_pci_device *qat_pci_dev,
 		internals->qat_dev_capabilities = qat_gen2_sym_capabilities;
 		break;
 	default:
-		internals->qat_dev_capabilities = qat_gen2_sym_capabilities;
 		QAT_LOG(DEBUG,
 			"QAT gen %d capabilities unknown, default to GEN2",
 					qat_pci_dev->qat_dev_gen);
@@ -396,8 +402,10 @@ qat_sym_dev_create(struct qat_pci_device *qat_pci_dev,
 		i++;
 	}
 
+	qat_pci_dev->sym_dev = internals;
 	QAT_LOG(DEBUG, "Created QAT SYM device %s as cryptodev instance %d",
 			cryptodev->data->name, internals->sym_dev_id);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -417,7 +425,7 @@ qat_sym_dev_destroy(struct qat_pci_device *qat_pci_dev)
 	rte_free(cryptodev->security_ctx);
 #endif
 	rte_cryptodev_pmd_destroy(cryptodev);
-	qat_pci_dev->sym_rte_dev.name = NULL;
+	qat_pci_devs[qat_pci_dev->qat_dev_id].sym_rte_dev.name = NULL;
 	qat_pci_dev->sym_dev = NULL;
 
 	return 0;
