diff --git a/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_rxtx.h b/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_rxtx.h
index 59625a979..f71f9fbdb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_rxtx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_rxtx.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #define IAVF_VPMD_TX_MAX_BURST    32
 #define IAVF_RXQ_REARM_THRESH     32
 #define IAVF_VPMD_DESCS_PER_LOOP  4
+#define IAVF_VPMD_DESCS_PER_LOOP_AVX  8
 #define IAVF_VPMD_TX_MAX_FREE_BUF 64
 
 #define IAVF_NO_VECTOR_FLAGS (				 \
diff --git a/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_rxtx_vec_avx2.c b/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_rxtx_vec_avx2.c
index e5e0fd309..c6ca5a4a8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_rxtx_vec_avx2.c
+++ b/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_rxtx_vec_avx2.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ iavf_rxq_rearm(struct iavf_rx_queue *rxq)
 			__m128i dma_addr0;
 
 			dma_addr0 = _mm_setzero_si128();
-			for (i = 0; i < IAVF_VPMD_DESCS_PER_LOOP; i++) {
+			for (i = 0; i < IAVF_VPMD_DESCS_PER_LOOP_AVX; i++) {
 				rxp[i] = &rxq->fake_mbuf;
 				_mm_store_si128((__m128i *)&rxdp[i].read,
 						dma_addr0);
@@ -134,13 +134,19 @@ iavf_rxq_rearm(struct iavf_rx_queue *rxq)
 
 #define PKTLEN_SHIFT     10
 
+/**
+ * vPMD raw receive routine,
+ * only accept(nb_pkts >= IAVF_VPMD_DESCS_PER_LOOP_AVX)
+ *
+ * Notice:
+ * - nb_pkts < IAVF_VPMD_DESCS_PER_LOOP_AVX, just return no packet
+ * - floor align nb_pkts to a IAVF_VPMD_DESCS_PER_LOOP_AVX power-of-two
+ */
 static inline uint16_t
 _iavf_recv_raw_pkts_vec_avx2(struct iavf_rx_queue *rxq,
 			     struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
 			     uint16_t nb_pkts, uint8_t *split_packet)
 {
-#define IAVF_DESCS_PER_LOOP_AVX 8
-
 	/* const uint32_t *ptype_tbl = rxq->vsi->adapter->ptype_tbl; */
 	const uint32_t *type_table = rxq->vsi->adapter->ptype_tbl;
 
@@ -153,8 +159,8 @@ _iavf_recv_raw_pkts_vec_avx2(struct iavf_rx_queue *rxq,
 
 	rte_prefetch0(rxdp);
 
-	/* nb_pkts has to be floor-aligned to IAVF_DESCS_PER_LOOP_AVX */
-	nb_pkts = RTE_ALIGN_FLOOR(nb_pkts, IAVF_DESCS_PER_LOOP_AVX);
+	/* nb_pkts has to be floor-aligned to IAVF_VPMD_DESCS_PER_LOOP_AVX */
+	nb_pkts = RTE_ALIGN_FLOOR(nb_pkts, IAVF_VPMD_DESCS_PER_LOOP_AVX);
 
 	/* See if we need to rearm the RX queue - gives the prefetch a bit
 	 * of time to act
@@ -297,8 +303,8 @@ _iavf_recv_raw_pkts_vec_avx2(struct iavf_rx_queue *rxq,
 	uint16_t i, received;
 
 	for (i = 0, received = 0; i < nb_pkts;
-	     i += IAVF_DESCS_PER_LOOP_AVX,
-	     rxdp += IAVF_DESCS_PER_LOOP_AVX) {
+	     i += IAVF_VPMD_DESCS_PER_LOOP_AVX,
+	     rxdp += IAVF_VPMD_DESCS_PER_LOOP_AVX) {
 		/* step 1, copy over 8 mbuf pointers to rx_pkts array */
 		_mm256_storeu_si256((void *)&rx_pkts[i],
 				    _mm256_loadu_si256((void *)&sw_ring[i]));
@@ -368,7 +374,7 @@ _iavf_recv_raw_pkts_vec_avx2(struct iavf_rx_queue *rxq,
 		if (split_packet) {
 			int j;
 
-			for (j = 0; j < IAVF_DESCS_PER_LOOP_AVX; j++)
+			for (j = 0; j < IAVF_VPMD_DESCS_PER_LOOP_AVX; j++)
 				rte_mbuf_prefetch_part2(rx_pkts[i + j]);
 		}
 
@@ -583,7 +589,7 @@ _iavf_recv_raw_pkts_vec_avx2(struct iavf_rx_queue *rxq,
 			split_bits = _mm_shuffle_epi8(split_bits, eop_shuffle);
 			*(uint64_t *)split_packet =
 				_mm_cvtsi128_si64(split_bits);
-			split_packet += IAVF_DESCS_PER_LOOP_AVX;
+			split_packet += IAVF_VPMD_DESCS_PER_LOOP_AVX;
 		}
 
 		/* perform dd_check */
@@ -599,7 +605,7 @@ _iavf_recv_raw_pkts_vec_avx2(struct iavf_rx_queue *rxq,
 				(_mm_cvtsi128_si64
 					(_mm256_castsi256_si128(status0_7)));
 		received += burst;
-		if (burst != IAVF_DESCS_PER_LOOP_AVX)
+		if (burst != IAVF_VPMD_DESCS_PER_LOOP_AVX)
 			break;
 	}
 
@@ -633,13 +639,19 @@ flex_rxd_to_fdir_flags_vec_avx2(const __m256i fdir_id0_7)
 	return fdir_flags;
 }
 
+/**
+ * vPMD raw receive routine  for flex RxD,
+ * only accept(nb_pkts >= IAVF_VPMD_DESCS_PER_LOOP_AVX)
+ *
+ * Notice:
+ * - nb_pkts < IAVF_VPMD_DESCS_PER_LOOP_AVX, just return no packet
+ * - floor align nb_pkts to a IAVF_VPMD_DESCS_PER_LOOP_AVX power-of-two
+ */
 static inline uint16_t
 _iavf_recv_raw_pkts_vec_avx2_flex_rxd(struct iavf_rx_queue *rxq,
 				      struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
 				      uint16_t nb_pkts, uint8_t *split_packet)
 {
-#define IAVF_DESCS_PER_LOOP_AVX 8
-
 	const uint32_t *type_table = rxq->vsi->adapter->ptype_tbl;
 
 	const __m256i mbuf_init = _mm256_set_epi64x(0, 0,
@@ -650,8 +662,8 @@ _iavf_recv_raw_pkts_vec_avx2_flex_rxd(struct iavf_rx_queue *rxq,
 
 	rte_prefetch0(rxdp);
 
-	/* nb_pkts has to be floor-aligned to IAVF_DESCS_PER_LOOP_AVX */
-	nb_pkts = RTE_ALIGN_FLOOR(nb_pkts, IAVF_DESCS_PER_LOOP_AVX);
+	/* nb_pkts has to be floor-aligned to IAVF_VPMD_DESCS_PER_LOOP_AVX */
+	nb_pkts = RTE_ALIGN_FLOOR(nb_pkts, IAVF_VPMD_DESCS_PER_LOOP_AVX);
 
 	/* See if we need to rearm the RX queue - gives the prefetch a bit
 	 * of time to act
@@ -794,8 +806,8 @@ _iavf_recv_raw_pkts_vec_avx2_flex_rxd(struct iavf_rx_queue *rxq,
 	uint16_t i, received;
 
 	for (i = 0, received = 0; i < nb_pkts;
-	     i += IAVF_DESCS_PER_LOOP_AVX,
-	     rxdp += IAVF_DESCS_PER_LOOP_AVX) {
+	     i += IAVF_VPMD_DESCS_PER_LOOP_AVX,
+	     rxdp += IAVF_VPMD_DESCS_PER_LOOP_AVX) {
 		/* step 1, copy over 8 mbuf pointers to rx_pkts array */
 		_mm256_storeu_si256((void *)&rx_pkts[i],
 				    _mm256_loadu_si256((void *)&sw_ring[i]));
@@ -851,7 +863,7 @@ _iavf_recv_raw_pkts_vec_avx2_flex_rxd(struct iavf_rx_queue *rxq,
 		if (split_packet) {
 			int j;
 
-			for (j = 0; j < IAVF_DESCS_PER_LOOP_AVX; j++)
+			for (j = 0; j < IAVF_VPMD_DESCS_PER_LOOP_AVX; j++)
 				rte_mbuf_prefetch_part2(rx_pkts[i + j]);
 		}
 
@@ -1193,7 +1205,7 @@ _iavf_recv_raw_pkts_vec_avx2_flex_rxd(struct iavf_rx_queue *rxq,
 			split_bits = _mm_shuffle_epi8(split_bits, eop_shuffle);
 			*(uint64_t *)split_packet =
 				_mm_cvtsi128_si64(split_bits);
-			split_packet += IAVF_DESCS_PER_LOOP_AVX;
+			split_packet += IAVF_VPMD_DESCS_PER_LOOP_AVX;
 		}
 
 		/* perform dd_check */
@@ -1209,7 +1221,7 @@ _iavf_recv_raw_pkts_vec_avx2_flex_rxd(struct iavf_rx_queue *rxq,
 				(_mm_cvtsi128_si64
 					(_mm256_castsi256_si128(status0_7)));
 		received += burst;
-		if (burst != IAVF_DESCS_PER_LOOP_AVX)
+		if (burst != IAVF_VPMD_DESCS_PER_LOOP_AVX)
 			break;
 	}
 
@@ -1224,10 +1236,6 @@ _iavf_recv_raw_pkts_vec_avx2_flex_rxd(struct iavf_rx_queue *rxq,
 	return received;
 }
 
-/**
- * Notice:
- * - nb_pkts < IAVF_DESCS_PER_LOOP, just return no packet
- */
 uint16_t
 iavf_recv_pkts_vec_avx2(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
 			uint16_t nb_pkts)
@@ -1235,10 +1243,6 @@ iavf_recv_pkts_vec_avx2(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
 	return _iavf_recv_raw_pkts_vec_avx2(rx_queue, rx_pkts, nb_pkts, NULL);
 }
 
-/**
- * Notice:
- * - nb_pkts < IAVF_DESCS_PER_LOOP, just return no packet
- */
 uint16_t
 iavf_recv_pkts_vec_avx2_flex_rxd(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
 				 uint16_t nb_pkts)
@@ -1249,8 +1253,6 @@ iavf_recv_pkts_vec_avx2_flex_rxd(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
 
 /**
  * vPMD receive routine that reassembles single burst of 32 scattered packets
- * Notice:
- * - nb_pkts < IAVF_DESCS_PER_LOOP, just return no packet
  */
 static uint16_t
 iavf_recv_scattered_burst_vec_avx2(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
@@ -1259,6 +1261,9 @@ iavf_recv_scattered_burst_vec_avx2(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
 	struct iavf_rx_queue *rxq = rx_queue;
 	uint8_t split_flags[IAVF_VPMD_RX_MAX_BURST] = {0};
 
+	/* split_flags only can support max of IAVF_VPMD_RX_MAX_BURST */
+	nb_pkts = RTE_MIN(nb_pkts, IAVF_VPMD_RX_MAX_BURST);
+
 	/* get some new buffers */
 	uint16_t nb_bufs = _iavf_recv_raw_pkts_vec_avx2(rxq, rx_pkts, nb_pkts,
 						       split_flags);
@@ -1290,9 +1295,6 @@ iavf_recv_scattered_burst_vec_avx2(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
 
 /**
  * vPMD receive routine that reassembles scattered packets.
- * Main receive routine that can handle arbitrary burst sizes
- * Notice:
- * - nb_pkts < IAVF_DESCS_PER_LOOP, just return no packet
  */
 uint16_t
 iavf_recv_scattered_pkts_vec_avx2(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
@@ -1313,10 +1315,8 @@ iavf_recv_scattered_pkts_vec_avx2(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
 }
 
 /**
- * vPMD receive routine that reassembles single burst of
- * 32 scattered packets for flex RxD
- * Notice:
- * - nb_pkts < IAVF_DESCS_PER_LOOP, just return no packet
+ * vPMD receive routine that reassembles single burst of 32 scattered packets
+ * for flex RxD
  */
 static uint16_t
 iavf_recv_scattered_burst_vec_avx2_flex_rxd(void *rx_queue,
@@ -1326,6 +1326,9 @@ iavf_recv_scattered_burst_vec_avx2_flex_rxd(void *rx_queue,
 	struct iavf_rx_queue *rxq = rx_queue;
 	uint8_t split_flags[IAVF_VPMD_RX_MAX_BURST] = {0};
 
+	/* split_flags only can support max of IAVF_VPMD_RX_MAX_BURST */
+	nb_pkts = RTE_MIN(nb_pkts, IAVF_VPMD_RX_MAX_BURST);
+
 	/* get some new buffers */
 	uint16_t nb_bufs = _iavf_recv_raw_pkts_vec_avx2_flex_rxd(rxq,
 					rx_pkts, nb_pkts, split_flags);
@@ -1357,9 +1360,6 @@ iavf_recv_scattered_burst_vec_avx2_flex_rxd(void *rx_queue,
 
 /**
  * vPMD receive routine that reassembles scattered packets for flex RxD.
- * Main receive routine that can handle arbitrary burst sizes
- * Notice:
- * - nb_pkts < IAVF_DESCS_PER_LOOP, just return no packet
  */
 uint16_t
 iavf_recv_scattered_pkts_vec_avx2_flex_rxd(void *rx_queue,
diff --git a/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_rxtx_vec_sse.c b/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_rxtx_vec_sse.c
index 85c5bd4af..b5362ecf3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_rxtx_vec_sse.c
+++ b/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_rxtx_vec_sse.c
@@ -379,10 +379,12 @@ flex_desc_to_ptype_v(__m128i descs[4], struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
 	rx_pkts[3]->packet_type = type_table[_mm_extract_epi16(ptype_all, 7)];
 }
 
-/* Notice:
+/**
+ * vPMD raw receive routine, only accept(nb_pkts >= IAVF_VPMD_DESCS_PER_LOOP)
+ *
+ * Notice:
  * - nb_pkts < IAVF_VPMD_DESCS_PER_LOOP, just return no packet
- * - nb_pkts > IAVF_VPMD_RX_MAX_BURST, only scan IAVF_VPMD_RX_MAX_BURST
- *   numbers of DD bits
+ * - floor align nb_pkts to a IAVF_VPMD_DESCS_PER_LOOP power-of-two
  */
 static inline uint16_t
 _recv_raw_pkts_vec(struct iavf_rx_queue *rxq, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
@@ -413,9 +415,6 @@ _recv_raw_pkts_vec(struct iavf_rx_queue *rxq, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
 			offsetof(struct rte_mbuf, rx_descriptor_fields1) + 8);
 	__m128i dd_check, eop_check;
 
-	/* nb_pkts shall be less equal than IAVF_VPMD_RX_MAX_BURST */
-	nb_pkts = RTE_MIN(nb_pkts, IAVF_VPMD_RX_MAX_BURST);
-
 	/* nb_pkts has to be floor-aligned to IAVF_VPMD_DESCS_PER_LOOP */
 	nb_pkts = RTE_ALIGN_FLOOR(nb_pkts, IAVF_VPMD_DESCS_PER_LOOP);
 
@@ -627,10 +626,13 @@ _recv_raw_pkts_vec(struct iavf_rx_queue *rxq, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
 	return nb_pkts_recd;
 }
 
-/* Notice:
+/**
+ * vPMD raw receive routine for flex RxD,
+ * only accept(nb_pkts >= IAVF_VPMD_DESCS_PER_LOOP)
+ *
+ * Notice:
  * - nb_pkts < IAVF_VPMD_DESCS_PER_LOOP, just return no packet
- * - nb_pkts > IAVF_VPMD_RX_MAX_BURST, only scan IAVF_VPMD_RX_MAX_BURST
- *   numbers of DD bits
+ * - floor align nb_pkts to a IAVF_VPMD_DESCS_PER_LOOP power-of-two
  */
 static inline uint16_t
 _recv_raw_pkts_vec_flex_rxd(struct iavf_rx_queue *rxq,
@@ -688,9 +690,6 @@ _recv_raw_pkts_vec_flex_rxd(struct iavf_rx_queue *rxq,
 	const __m128i eop_check = _mm_set_epi64x(0x0000000200000002LL,
 						 0x0000000200000002LL);
 
-	/* nb_pkts shall be less equal than IAVF_VPMD_RX_MAX_BURST */
-	nb_pkts = RTE_MIN(nb_pkts, IAVF_VPMD_RX_MAX_BURST);
-
 	/* nb_pkts has to be floor-aligned to IAVF_VPMD_DESCS_PER_LOOP */
 	nb_pkts = RTE_ALIGN_FLOOR(nb_pkts, IAVF_VPMD_DESCS_PER_LOOP);
 
@@ -921,11 +920,6 @@ _recv_raw_pkts_vec_flex_rxd(struct iavf_rx_queue *rxq,
 	return nb_pkts_recd;
 }
 
-/* Notice:
- * - nb_pkts < IAVF_DESCS_PER_LOOP, just return no packet
- * - nb_pkts > IAVF_VPMD_RX_MAX_BURST, only scan IAVF_VPMD_RX_MAX_BURST
- *   numbers of DD bits
- */
 uint16_t
 iavf_recv_pkts_vec(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
 		  uint16_t nb_pkts)
@@ -933,11 +927,6 @@ iavf_recv_pkts_vec(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
 	return _recv_raw_pkts_vec(rx_queue, rx_pkts, nb_pkts, NULL);
 }
 
-/* Notice:
- * - nb_pkts < IAVF_DESCS_PER_LOOP, just return no packet
- * - nb_pkts > IAVF_VPMD_RX_MAX_BURST, only scan IAVF_VPMD_RX_MAX_BURST
- *   numbers of DD bits
- */
 uint16_t
 iavf_recv_pkts_vec_flex_rxd(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
 			    uint16_t nb_pkts)
@@ -945,20 +934,20 @@ iavf_recv_pkts_vec_flex_rxd(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
 	return _recv_raw_pkts_vec_flex_rxd(rx_queue, rx_pkts, nb_pkts, NULL);
 }
 
-/* vPMD receive routine that reassembles scattered packets
- * Notice:
- * - nb_pkts < IAVF_VPMD_DESCS_PER_LOOP, just return no packet
- * - nb_pkts > VPMD_RX_MAX_BURST, only scan IAVF_VPMD_RX_MAX_BURST
- *   numbers of DD bits
+/**
+ * vPMD receive routine that reassembles single burst of 32 scattered packets
  */
-uint16_t
-iavf_recv_scattered_pkts_vec(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
-			    uint16_t nb_pkts)
+static uint16_t
+iavf_recv_scattered_burst_vec(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
+			      uint16_t nb_pkts)
 {
 	struct iavf_rx_queue *rxq = rx_queue;
 	uint8_t split_flags[IAVF_VPMD_RX_MAX_BURST] = {0};
 	unsigned int i = 0;
 
+	/* split_flags only can support max of IAVF_VPMD_RX_MAX_BURST */
+	nb_pkts = RTE_MIN(nb_pkts, IAVF_VPMD_RX_MAX_BURST);
+
 	/* get some new buffers */
 	uint16_t nb_bufs = _recv_raw_pkts_vec(rxq, rx_pkts, nb_pkts,
 					      split_flags);
@@ -986,21 +975,48 @@ iavf_recv_scattered_pkts_vec(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
 		&split_flags[i]);
 }
 
-/* vPMD receive routine that reassembles scattered packets for flex RxD
- * Notice:
- * - nb_pkts < IAVF_VPMD_DESCS_PER_LOOP, just return no packet
- * - nb_pkts > VPMD_RX_MAX_BURST, only scan IAVF_VPMD_RX_MAX_BURST
- *   numbers of DD bits
+/**
+ * vPMD receive routine that reassembles scattered packets.
  */
 uint16_t
-iavf_recv_scattered_pkts_vec_flex_rxd(void *rx_queue,
-				      struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
-				      uint16_t nb_pkts)
+iavf_recv_scattered_pkts_vec(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
+			     uint16_t nb_pkts)
+{
+	uint16_t retval = 0;
+
+	while (nb_pkts > IAVF_VPMD_RX_MAX_BURST) {
+		uint16_t burst;
+
+		burst = iavf_recv_scattered_burst_vec(rx_queue,
+						      rx_pkts + retval,
+						      IAVF_VPMD_RX_MAX_BURST);
+		retval += burst;
+		nb_pkts -= burst;
+		if (burst < IAVF_VPMD_RX_MAX_BURST)
+			return retval;
+	}
+
+	return retval + iavf_recv_scattered_burst_vec(rx_queue,
+						      rx_pkts + retval,
+						      nb_pkts);
+}
+
+/**
+ * vPMD receive routine that reassembles single burst of 32 scattered packets
+ * for flex RxD
+ */
+static uint16_t
+iavf_recv_scattered_burst_vec_flex_rxd(void *rx_queue,
+				       struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
+				       uint16_t nb_pkts)
 {
 	struct iavf_rx_queue *rxq = rx_queue;
 	uint8_t split_flags[IAVF_VPMD_RX_MAX_BURST] = {0};
 	unsigned int i = 0;
 
+	/* split_flags only can support max of IAVF_VPMD_RX_MAX_BURST */
+	nb_pkts = RTE_MIN(nb_pkts, IAVF_VPMD_RX_MAX_BURST);
+
 	/* get some new buffers */
 	uint16_t nb_bufs = _recv_raw_pkts_vec_flex_rxd(rxq, rx_pkts, nb_pkts,
 					      split_flags);
@@ -1028,6 +1044,33 @@ iavf_recv_scattered_pkts_vec_flex_rxd(void *rx_queue,
 		&split_flags[i]);
 }
 
+/**
+ * vPMD receive routine that reassembles scattered packets for flex RxD
+ */
+uint16_t
+iavf_recv_scattered_pkts_vec_flex_rxd(void *rx_queue,
+				      struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
+				      uint16_t nb_pkts)
+{
+	uint16_t retval = 0;
+
+	while (nb_pkts > IAVF_VPMD_RX_MAX_BURST) {
+		uint16_t burst;
+
+		burst = iavf_recv_scattered_burst_vec_flex_rxd(rx_queue,
+						rx_pkts + retval,
+						IAVF_VPMD_RX_MAX_BURST);
+		retval += burst;
+		nb_pkts -= burst;
+		if (burst < IAVF_VPMD_RX_MAX_BURST)
+			return retval;
+	}
+
+	return retval + iavf_recv_scattered_burst_vec_flex_rxd(rx_queue,
+						      rx_pkts + retval,
+						      nb_pkts);
+}
+
 static inline void
 vtx1(volatile struct iavf_tx_desc *txdp, struct rte_mbuf *pkt, uint64_t flags)
 {
