diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_interrupts.c b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_interrupts.c
index b641745..1090d7b 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_interrupts.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_interrupts.c
@@ -862,6 +862,35 @@ rte_eal_intr_init(void)
 }
 
 static void
+eal_intr_proc_rxtx_intr(int fd, struct rte_intr_handle *intr_handle)
+{
+	union rte_intr_read_buffer buf;
+	int bytes_read = 1;
+
+	if (intr_handle->type != RTE_INTR_HANDLE_VFIO_MSIX) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "intr type should be VFIO_MSIX\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
+#ifdef VFIO_PRESENT
+	bytes_read = sizeof(buf.vfio_intr_count);
+#endif
+
+	/**
+	 * read out to clear the ready-to-be-read flag
+	 * for epoll_wait.
+	 */
+	bytes_read = read(fd, &buf, bytes_read);
+	if (bytes_read < 0)
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Error reading from file "
+			"descriptor %d: %s\n", fd,
+			strerror(errno));
+	else if (bytes_read == 0)
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Read nothing from file "
+			"descriptor %d\n", fd);
+}
+
+static void
 eal_epoll_process_event(struct epoll_event *evs, int n,
 			struct rte_epoll_event *events)
 {
@@ -956,3 +985,69 @@ rte_epoll_ctl(int epfd, int op, int fd,
 
 	return 0;
 }
+
+int
+rte_intr_rx_ctl(struct rte_intr_handle *intr_handle, int epfd,
+		int op, unsigned int vec, void *data, int socket)
+{
+	struct rte_epoll_event *rev;
+	int epfd_op;
+	int rc = 0;
+
+	if (!intr_handle || vec >= RTE_MAX_RXTX_INTR_VEC_ID ||
+	    !intr_handle->vec_en) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Wrong intr vector number.\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (socket == SOCKET_ID_ANY)
+		socket = rte_socket_id();
+
+	switch (op) {
+	case RTE_INTR_EVENT_ADD:
+		epfd_op = EPOLL_CTL_ADD;
+		if (intr_handle->eptrs[vec] != NULL) {
+			RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Event already been added.\n");
+			return -1;
+		}
+
+		/* new event */
+		rev = rte_zmalloc_socket("eptrs", sizeof(*rev),
+					 RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE, socket);
+		if (rev == NULL) {
+			RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "event obj alloc fail\n");
+			return -1;
+		}
+
+		/* attach to intr vector fd */
+		rev->fd     = intr_handle->efds[vec];
+		rev->event  = EPOLLIN | EPOLLPRI | EPOLLET;
+		rev->data   = data;
+		rev->cb_fun = (rte_intr_event_cb_t)eal_intr_proc_rxtx_intr;
+		rev->cb_arg = (void *)intr_handle;
+
+		rc = rte_epoll_ctl(epfd, epfd_op, rev->fd, rev);
+		if (!rc)
+			intr_handle->eptrs[vec] = rev;
+		else
+			rte_free(rev);
+
+		break;
+	case RTE_INTR_EVENT_DEL:
+		epfd_op = EPOLL_CTL_DEL;
+		if (intr_handle->eptrs[vec] != NULL) {
+			rev = intr_handle->eptrs[vec];
+			rc = rte_epoll_ctl(epfd, epfd_op, rev->fd, rev);
+			if (!rc) {
+				rte_free(rev);
+				intr_handle->eptrs[vec] = NULL;
+			}
+		}
+		break;
+	default:
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "event op type mismatch\n");
+		rc = -1;
+	}
+
+	return rc;
+}
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/include/exec-env/rte_interrupts.h b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/include/exec-env/rte_interrupts.h
index af405cf..3d9f6d7 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/include/exec-env/rte_interrupts.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/include/exec-env/rte_interrupts.h
@@ -133,4 +133,27 @@ rte_epoll_ctl(int epfd, int op, int fd,
 int
 rte_intr_tls_epfd(void);
 
+/**
+ * @param intr_handle
+ *   Pointer to the interrupt handle.
+ * @param epfd
+ *   Epoll instance fd which the intr vector associated to.
+ * @param op
+ *   The operation be performed for the vector.
+ *   Operation type of {ADD, DEL}.
+ * @param vec
+ *   RX intr vector number added to the epoll instance wait list.
+ * @param data
+ *   User raw data.
+ * @param socket
+ *   Specifying the socket id.
+ * @return
+ *   - On success, zero.
+ *   - On failure, a negative value.
+ */
+int
+rte_intr_rx_ctl(struct rte_intr_handle *intr_handle,
+		int epfd, int op, unsigned int vec,
+		void *data, int socket);
+
 #endif /* _RTE_LINUXAPP_INTERRUPTS_H_ */
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/rte_eal_version.map b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/rte_eal_version.map
index 840002e..65b5ed2 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/rte_eal_version.map
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/rte_eal_version.map
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ DPDK_2.0 {
 	rte_intr_callback_unregister;
 	rte_intr_disable;
 	rte_intr_enable;
+	rte_intr_rx_ctl;
 	rte_intr_tls_epfd;
 	rte_log;
 	rte_log_add_in_history;
