diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/eal_pci.c b/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/eal_pci.c
index 95c32c1..bda6d78 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/eal_pci.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/eal_pci.c
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@
 #include <sys/pciio.h>
 #include <dev/pci/pcireg.h>
 
+#if defined(RTE_ARCH_X86_64) || defined(RTE_ARCH_I686)
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <machine/cpufunc.h>
+#endif
+
 #include <rte_interrupts.h>
 #include <rte_log.h>
 #include <rte_pci.h>
@@ -479,6 +484,136 @@ int rte_eal_pci_write_config(const struct rte_pci_device *dev,
 	return -1;
 }
 
+int
+rte_eal_pci_ioport_map(struct rte_pci_device *dev, int bar,
+		       struct rte_pci_ioport *p)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	switch (dev->kdrv) {
+#if defined(RTE_ARCH_X86_64) || defined(RTE_ARCH_I686)
+	case RTE_KDRV_NIC_UIO:
+		if (dev->mem_resource[bar].addr <= UINT16_MAX) {
+			p->offset = dev->mem_resource[bar].addr;
+			ret = 0;
+		} else
+			ret = -1;
+		break;
+#endif
+	default:
+		ret = -1;
+		break;
+	}
+
+	if (!ret)
+		p->dev = dev;
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static void
+pci_uio_ioport_read(struct rte_pci_ioport *p,
+		    void *data, size_t len, off_t offset)
+{
+#if defined(RTE_ARCH_X86_64) || defined(RTE_ARCH_I686)
+	uint8_t *d;
+	int size;
+	unsigned short reg = p->offset + offset;
+
+	for (d = data; len > 0; d += size, reg += size, len -= size) {
+		if (len >= 4) {
+			size = 4;
+			*(uint32_t *)d = inl(reg);
+		} else if (len >= 2) {
+			size = 2;
+			*(uint16_t *)d = inw(reg);
+		} else {
+			size = 1;
+			*d = inb(reg);
+		}
+	}
+#else
+	RTE_SET_USED(p);
+	RTE_SET_USED(data);
+	RTE_SET_USED(len);
+	RTE_SET_USED(offset);
+#endif
+}
+
+void
+rte_eal_pci_ioport_read(struct rte_pci_ioport *p,
+			void *data, size_t len, off_t offset)
+{
+	switch (p->dev->kdrv) {
+	case RTE_KDRV_NIC_UIO:
+		pci_uio_ioport_read(p, data, len, offset);
+		break;
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+}
+
+static void
+pci_uio_ioport_write(struct rte_pci_ioport *p,
+		     const void *data, size_t len, off_t offset)
+{
+#if defined(RTE_ARCH_X86_64) || defined(RTE_ARCH_I686)
+	const uint8_t *s;
+	int size;
+	unsigned short reg = p->offset + offset;
+
+	for (s = data; len > 0; s += size, reg += size, len -= size) {
+		if (len >= 4) {
+			size = 4;
+			outl(*(const uint32_t *)s, reg);
+		} else if (len >= 2) {
+			size = 2;
+			outw(*(const uint16_t *)s, reg);
+		} else {
+			size = 1;
+			outb(*s, reg);
+		}
+	}
+#else
+	RTE_SET_USED(p);
+	RTE_SET_USED(data);
+	RTE_SET_USED(len);
+	RTE_SET_USED(offset);
+#endif
+}
+
+void
+rte_eal_pci_ioport_write(struct rte_pci_ioport *p,
+			 const void *data, size_t len, off_t offset)
+{
+	switch (p->dev->kdrv) {
+	case RTE_KDRV_NIC_UIO:
+		pci_uio_ioport_write(p, data, len, offset);
+		break;
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+}
+
+int
+rte_eal_pci_ioport_unmap(struct rte_pci_ioport *p)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	switch (p->dev->kdrv) {
+#if defined(RTE_ARCH_X86_64) || defined(RTE_ARCH_I686)
+	case RTE_KDRV_NIC_UIO:
+		ret = 0;
+		break;
+#endif
+	default:
+		ret = -1;
+		break;
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 /* Init the PCI EAL subsystem */
 int
 rte_eal_pci_init(void)
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/rte_eal_version.map b/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/rte_eal_version.map
index d8ac7f7..65da300 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/rte_eal_version.map
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/rte_eal_version.map
@@ -139,6 +139,10 @@ DPDK_2.2 {
 DPDK_2.3 {
 	global:
 
+	rte_eal_pci_ioport_map;
+	rte_eal_pci_ioport_read;
+	rte_eal_pci_ioport_unmap;
+	rte_eal_pci_ioport_write;
 	rte_eal_pci_map_device;
 	rte_eal_pci_unmap_device;
 	rte_cpu_feature_table;
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_pci.h b/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_pci.h
index 1508ea9..87d08b6 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_pci.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_pci.h
@@ -512,6 +512,73 @@ int rte_eal_pci_read_config(const struct rte_pci_device *device,
 int rte_eal_pci_write_config(const struct rte_pci_device *device,
 			     const void *buf, size_t len, off_t offset);
 
+/**
+ * A structure used to access io resources for a pci device.
+ * rte_ioport_t is arch, os, driver specific, and should not be used outside
+ * of pci ioport api.
+ */
+struct rte_pci_ioport {
+	struct rte_pci_device *dev;
+	uint64_t offset;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Initialises a rte_pci_ioport object for a pci device io resource.
+ * This object is then used to gain access to those io resources (see below).
+ *
+ * @param dev
+ *   A pointer to a rte_pci_device structure describing the device.
+ *   to use
+ * @param bar
+ *   Index of the io pci resource we want to access.
+ * @param p
+ *   The rte_pci_ioport object to be initialized.
+ * @return
+ *  0 on success, negative on error.
+ */
+int rte_eal_pci_ioport_map(struct rte_pci_device *dev, int bar,
+			   struct rte_pci_ioport *p);
+
+/**
+ * Release any resources used in a rte_pci_ioport object.
+ *
+ * @param p
+ *   The rte_pci_ioport object to be uninitialized.
+ */
+int rte_eal_pci_ioport_unmap(struct rte_pci_ioport *p);
+
+/**
+ * Read from a io pci resource.
+ *
+ * @param p
+ *   The rte_pci_ioport object from which we want to read.
+ * @param data
+ *   A data buffer where the bytes should be read into
+ * @param len
+ *   The length of the data buffer.
+ * @param offset
+ *   The offset into the pci io resource.
+ * TODO: inline ?
+ */
+void rte_eal_pci_ioport_read(struct rte_pci_ioport *p,
+			     void *data, size_t len, off_t offset);
+
+/**
+ * Write to a io pci resource.
+ *
+ * @param p
+ *   The rte_pci_ioport object to which we want to write.
+ * @param data
+ *   A data buffer where the bytes should be read into
+ * @param len
+ *   The length of the data buffer.
+ * @param offset
+ *   The offset into the pci io resource.
+ * TODO: inline ?
+ */
+void rte_eal_pci_ioport_write(struct rte_pci_ioport *p,
+			      const void *data, size_t len, off_t offset);
+
 #ifdef RTE_PCI_CONFIG
 /**
  * Set special config space registers for performance purpose.
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_pci.c b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_pci.c
index db947da..1b9de1e 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_pci.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_pci.c
@@ -621,6 +621,176 @@ int rte_eal_pci_write_config(const struct rte_pci_device *device,
 	}
 }
 
+#if defined(RTE_ARCH_X86_64) || defined(RTE_ARCH_I686)
+static int
+pci_ioport_map(struct rte_pci_device *dev, int bar __rte_unused,
+	       struct rte_pci_ioport *p)
+{
+	uint16_t start, end;
+	FILE *fp;
+	char *line = NULL;
+	char pci_id[16];
+	int found = 0;
+	size_t linesz;
+
+	snprintf(pci_id, sizeof(pci_id), PCI_PRI_FMT,
+		 dev->addr.domain, dev->addr.bus,
+		 dev->addr.devid, dev->addr.function);
+
+	fp = fopen("/proc/ioports", "r");
+	if (fp == NULL) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "%s(): can't open ioports\n", __func__);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	while (getdelim(&line, &linesz, '\n', fp) > 0) {
+		char *ptr = line;
+		char *left;
+		int n;
+
+		n = strcspn(ptr, ":");
+		ptr[n] = 0;
+		left = &ptr[n + 1];
+
+		while (*left && isspace(*left))
+			left++;
+
+		if (!strncmp(left, pci_id, strlen(pci_id))) {
+			found = 1;
+
+			while (*ptr && isspace(*ptr))
+				ptr++;
+
+			sscanf(ptr, "%04hx-%04hx", &start, &end);
+
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	free(line);
+	fclose(fp);
+
+	if (!found)
+		return -1;
+
+	dev->intr_handle.type = RTE_INTR_HANDLE_UNKNOWN;
+	p->offset = start;
+	RTE_LOG(DEBUG, EAL, "PCI Port IO found start=0x%x\n", start);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+#endif
+
+int
+rte_eal_pci_ioport_map(struct rte_pci_device *dev, int bar,
+		       struct rte_pci_ioport *p)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	switch (dev->kdrv) {
+#ifdef VFIO_PRESENT
+	case RTE_KDRV_VFIO:
+		ret = -1;
+		if (pci_vfio_is_enabled())
+			ret = pci_vfio_ioport_map(dev, bar, p);
+		break;
+#endif
+	case RTE_KDRV_IGB_UIO:
+	case RTE_KDRV_UIO_GENERIC:
+		ret = pci_uio_ioport_map(dev, bar, p);
+		break;
+	default:
+#if defined(RTE_ARCH_X86_64) || defined(RTE_ARCH_I686)
+		/* special case for x86 ... */
+		ret = pci_ioport_map(dev, bar, p);
+#else
+		ret = -1;
+#endif
+		break;
+	}
+
+	if (!ret)
+		p->dev = dev;
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+void
+rte_eal_pci_ioport_read(struct rte_pci_ioport *p,
+			void *data, size_t len, off_t offset)
+{
+	switch (p->dev->kdrv) {
+#ifdef VFIO_PRESENT
+	case RTE_KDRV_VFIO:
+		pci_vfio_ioport_read(p, data, len, offset);
+		break;
+#endif
+	case RTE_KDRV_IGB_UIO:
+	case RTE_KDRV_UIO_GENERIC:
+		pci_uio_ioport_read(p, data, len, offset);
+		break;
+	default:
+#if defined(RTE_ARCH_X86_64) || defined(RTE_ARCH_I686)
+		/* special case for x86 ... */
+		pci_uio_ioport_read(p, data, len, offset);
+#endif
+		break;
+	}
+}
+
+void
+rte_eal_pci_ioport_write(struct rte_pci_ioport *p,
+			 const void *data, size_t len, off_t offset)
+{
+	switch (p->dev->kdrv) {
+#ifdef VFIO_PRESENT
+	case RTE_KDRV_VFIO:
+		pci_vfio_ioport_write(p, data, len, offset);
+		break;
+#endif
+	case RTE_KDRV_IGB_UIO:
+	case RTE_KDRV_UIO_GENERIC:
+		pci_uio_ioport_write(p, data, len, offset);
+		break;
+	default:
+#if defined(RTE_ARCH_X86_64) || defined(RTE_ARCH_I686)
+		/* special case for x86 ... */
+		pci_uio_ioport_write(p, data, len, offset);
+#endif
+		break;
+	}
+}
+
+int
+rte_eal_pci_ioport_unmap(struct rte_pci_ioport *p)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	switch (p->dev->kdrv) {
+#ifdef VFIO_PRESENT
+	case RTE_KDRV_VFIO:
+		ret = -1;
+		if (pci_vfio_is_enabled())
+			ret = pci_vfio_ioport_unmap(p);
+		break;
+#endif
+	case RTE_KDRV_IGB_UIO:
+	case RTE_KDRV_UIO_GENERIC:
+		ret = pci_uio_ioport_unmap(p);
+		break;
+	default:
+#if defined(RTE_ARCH_X86_64) || defined(RTE_ARCH_I686)
+		/* special case for x86 ... nothing to do */
+		ret = 0;
+#else
+		ret = -1;
+#endif
+		break;
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 /* Init the PCI EAL subsystem */
 int
 rte_eal_pci_init(void)
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_pci_init.h b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_pci_init.h
index a17c708..7011753 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_pci_init.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_pci_init.h
@@ -54,6 +54,14 @@ int pci_uio_read_config(const struct rte_intr_handle *intr_handle,
 int pci_uio_write_config(const struct rte_intr_handle *intr_handle,
 			 const void *buf, size_t len, off_t offs);
 
+int pci_uio_ioport_map(struct rte_pci_device *dev, int bar,
+		       struct rte_pci_ioport *p);
+void pci_uio_ioport_read(struct rte_pci_ioport *p,
+			 void *data, size_t len, off_t offset);
+void pci_uio_ioport_write(struct rte_pci_ioport *p,
+			  const void *data, size_t len, off_t offset);
+int pci_uio_ioport_unmap(struct rte_pci_ioport *p);
+
 #ifdef VFIO_PRESENT
 
 #define VFIO_MAX_GROUPS 64
@@ -68,6 +76,14 @@ int pci_vfio_read_config(const struct rte_intr_handle *intr_handle,
 int pci_vfio_write_config(const struct rte_intr_handle *intr_handle,
 			  const void *buf, size_t len, off_t offs);
 
+int pci_vfio_ioport_map(struct rte_pci_device *dev, int bar,
+		        struct rte_pci_ioport *p);
+void pci_vfio_ioport_read(struct rte_pci_ioport *p,
+			  void *data, size_t len, off_t offset);
+void pci_vfio_ioport_write(struct rte_pci_ioport *p,
+			   const void *data, size_t len, off_t offset);
+int pci_vfio_ioport_unmap(struct rte_pci_ioport *p);
+
 /* map VFIO resource prototype */
 int pci_vfio_map_resource(struct rte_pci_device *dev);
 int pci_vfio_get_group_fd(int iommu_group_fd);
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_pci_uio.c b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_pci_uio.c
index ac50e13..f891dda 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_pci_uio.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_pci_uio.c
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@
 #include <sys/mman.h>
 #include <linux/pci_regs.h>
 
+#if defined(RTE_ARCH_X86_64) || defined(RTE_ARCH_I686)
+#include <sys/io.h>
+#endif
+
 #include <rte_log.h>
 #include <rte_pci.h>
 #include <rte_eal_memconfig.h>
@@ -145,7 +149,7 @@ pci_mknod_uio_dev(const char *sysfs_uio_path, unsigned uio_num)
  */
 static int
 pci_get_uio_dev(struct rte_pci_device *dev, char *dstbuf,
-			   unsigned int buflen)
+			   unsigned int buflen, int create)
 {
 	struct rte_pci_addr *loc = &dev->addr;
 	unsigned int uio_num;
@@ -208,7 +212,7 @@ pci_get_uio_dev(struct rte_pci_device *dev, char *dstbuf,
 		return -1;
 
 	/* create uio device if we've been asked to */
-	if (internal_config.create_uio_dev &&
+	if (internal_config.create_uio_dev && create &&
 			pci_mknod_uio_dev(dstbuf, uio_num) < 0)
 		RTE_LOG(WARNING, EAL, "Cannot create /dev/uio%u\n", uio_num);
 
@@ -245,7 +249,7 @@ pci_uio_alloc_resource(struct rte_pci_device *dev,
 	loc = &dev->addr;
 
 	/* find uio resource */
-	uio_num = pci_get_uio_dev(dev, dirname, sizeof(dirname));
+	uio_num = pci_get_uio_dev(dev, dirname, sizeof(dirname), 1);
 	if (uio_num < 0) {
 		RTE_LOG(WARNING, EAL, "  "PCI_PRI_FMT" not managed by UIO driver, "
 				"skipping\n", loc->domain, loc->bus, loc->devid, loc->function);
@@ -363,3 +367,125 @@ error:
 	rte_free(maps[map_idx].path);
 	return -1;
 }
+
+int
+pci_uio_ioport_map(struct rte_pci_device *dev, int bar,
+		   struct rte_pci_ioport *p)
+{
+#if defined(RTE_ARCH_X86_64) || defined(RTE_ARCH_I686)
+	char dirname[PATH_MAX];
+	char filename[PATH_MAX];
+	int uio_num;
+	unsigned long start;
+
+	uio_num = pci_get_uio_dev(dev, dirname, sizeof(dirname), 0);
+	if (uio_num < 0)
+		return -1;
+
+	/* get portio start */
+	snprintf(filename, sizeof(filename),
+		 "%s/portio/port%d/start", dirname, bar);
+	if (eal_parse_sysfs_value(filename, &start) < 0) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "%s(): cannot parse portio start\n",
+			__func__);
+		return -1;
+	}
+	/* ensure we don't get anything funny here, read/write will cast to
+	 * uin16_t */
+	if (start > UINT16_MAX)
+		return -1;
+
+	/* FIXME only for primary process ? */
+	if (dev->intr_handle.type == RTE_INTR_HANDLE_UNKNOWN) {
+
+		snprintf(filename, sizeof(filename), "/dev/uio%u", uio_num);
+		dev->intr_handle.fd = open(filename, O_RDWR);
+		if (dev->intr_handle.fd < 0) {
+			RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Cannot open %s: %s\n",
+				filename, strerror(errno));
+			return -1;
+		}
+		dev->intr_handle.type = RTE_INTR_HANDLE_UIO;
+	}
+
+	RTE_LOG(DEBUG, EAL, "PCI Port IO found start=0x%lx\n", start);
+
+	p->offset = start;
+	return 0;
+#else
+	RTE_SET_USED(dev);
+	RTE_SET_USED(bar);
+	RTE_SET_USED(p);
+	return -1;
+#endif
+}
+
+void
+pci_uio_ioport_read(struct rte_pci_ioport *p,
+		    void *data, size_t len, off_t offset)
+{
+#if defined(RTE_ARCH_X86_64) || defined(RTE_ARCH_I686)
+	uint8_t *d;
+	int size;
+	unsigned short reg = p->offset + offset;
+
+	for (d = data; len > 0; d += size, reg += size, len -= size) {
+		if (len >= 4) {
+			size = 4;
+			*(uint32_t *)d = inl(reg);
+		} else if (len >= 2) {
+			size = 2;
+			*(uint16_t *)d = inw(reg);
+		} else {
+			size = 1;
+			*d = inb(reg);
+		}
+	}
+#else
+	RTE_SET_USED(p);
+	RTE_SET_USED(data);
+	RTE_SET_USED(len);
+	RTE_SET_USED(offset);
+#endif
+}
+
+void
+pci_uio_ioport_write(struct rte_pci_ioport *p,
+		     const void *data, size_t len, off_t offset)
+{
+#if defined(RTE_ARCH_X86_64) || defined(RTE_ARCH_I686)
+	const uint8_t *s;
+	int size;
+	unsigned short reg = p->offset + offset;
+
+	for (s = data; len > 0; s += size, reg += size, len -= size) {
+		if (len >= 4) {
+			size = 4;
+			outl_p(*(const uint32_t *)s, reg);
+		} else if (len >= 2) {
+			size = 2;
+			outw_p(*(const uint16_t *)s, reg);
+		} else {
+			size = 1;
+			outb_p(*s, reg);
+		}
+	}
+#else
+	RTE_SET_USED(p);
+	RTE_SET_USED(data);
+	RTE_SET_USED(len);
+	RTE_SET_USED(offset);
+#endif
+}
+
+int
+pci_uio_ioport_unmap(struct rte_pci_ioport *p)
+{
+	RTE_SET_USED(p);
+#if defined(RTE_ARCH_X86_64) || defined(RTE_ARCH_I686)
+	/* FIXME close intr fd ? */
+	return 0;
+#else
+	return -1;
+#endif
+}
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_pci_vfio.c b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_pci_vfio.c
index a6c7e16..ffa2dd0 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_pci_vfio.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_pci_vfio.c
@@ -976,6 +976,43 @@ pci_vfio_map_resource(struct rte_pci_device *dev)
 }
 
 int
+pci_vfio_ioport_map(struct rte_pci_device *dev, int bar,
+		    struct rte_pci_ioport *p)
+{
+	RTE_SET_USED(dev);
+	RTE_SET_USED(bar);
+	RTE_SET_USED(p);
+	return -1;
+}
+
+void
+pci_vfio_ioport_read(struct rte_pci_ioport *p,
+		     void *data, size_t len, off_t offset)
+{
+	RTE_SET_USED(p);
+	RTE_SET_USED(data);
+	RTE_SET_USED(len);
+	RTE_SET_USED(offset);
+}
+
+void
+pci_vfio_ioport_write(struct rte_pci_ioport *p,
+		      const void *data, size_t len, off_t offset)
+{
+	RTE_SET_USED(p);
+	RTE_SET_USED(data);
+	RTE_SET_USED(len);
+	RTE_SET_USED(offset);
+}
+
+int
+pci_vfio_ioport_unmap(struct rte_pci_ioport *p)
+{
+	RTE_SET_USED(p);
+	return -1;
+}
+
+int
 pci_vfio_enable(void)
 {
 	/* initialize group list */
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/rte_eal_version.map b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/rte_eal_version.map
index 4c09c0b..dea260d 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/rte_eal_version.map
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/rte_eal_version.map
@@ -142,6 +142,10 @@ DPDK_2.2 {
 DPDK_2.3 {
 	global:
 
+	rte_eal_pci_ioport_map;
+	rte_eal_pci_ioport_read;
+	rte_eal_pci_ioport_unmap;
+	rte_eal_pci_ioport_write;
 	rte_eal_pci_map_device;
 	rte_eal_pci_unmap_device;
 	rte_cpu_feature_table;
