diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec.c
index 0ee0241..3607312 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include "base/i40e_type.h"
 #include "i40e_ethdev.h"
 #include "i40e_rxtx.h"
+#include "i40e_rxtx_vec_common.h"
 
 #include <tmmintrin.h>
 
@@ -445,68 +446,6 @@ i40e_recv_pkts_vec(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
 	return _recv_raw_pkts_vec(rx_queue, rx_pkts, nb_pkts, NULL);
 }
 
-static inline uint16_t
-reassemble_packets(struct i40e_rx_queue *rxq, struct rte_mbuf **rx_bufs,
-		   uint16_t nb_bufs, uint8_t *split_flags)
-{
-	struct rte_mbuf *pkts[RTE_I40E_VPMD_RX_BURST]; /*finished pkts*/
-	struct rte_mbuf *start = rxq->pkt_first_seg;
-	struct rte_mbuf *end =  rxq->pkt_last_seg;
-	unsigned pkt_idx, buf_idx;
-
-	for (buf_idx = 0, pkt_idx = 0; buf_idx < nb_bufs; buf_idx++) {
-		if (end != NULL) {
-			/* processing a split packet */
-			end->next = rx_bufs[buf_idx];
-			rx_bufs[buf_idx]->data_len += rxq->crc_len;
-
-			start->nb_segs++;
-			start->pkt_len += rx_bufs[buf_idx]->data_len;
-			end = end->next;
-
-			if (!split_flags[buf_idx]) {
-				/* it's the last packet of the set */
-				start->hash = end->hash;
-				start->ol_flags = end->ol_flags;
-				/* we need to strip crc for the whole packet */
-				start->pkt_len -= rxq->crc_len;
-				if (end->data_len > rxq->crc_len) {
-					end->data_len -= rxq->crc_len;
-				} else {
-					/* free up last mbuf */
-					struct rte_mbuf *secondlast = start;
-
-					while (secondlast->next != end)
-						secondlast = secondlast->next;
-					secondlast->data_len -= (rxq->crc_len -
-							end->data_len);
-					secondlast->next = NULL;
-					rte_pktmbuf_free_seg(end);
-					end = secondlast;
-				}
-				pkts[pkt_idx++] = start;
-				start = end = NULL;
-			}
-		} else {
-			/* not processing a split packet */
-			if (!split_flags[buf_idx]) {
-				/* not a split packet, save and skip */
-				pkts[pkt_idx++] = rx_bufs[buf_idx];
-				continue;
-			}
-			end = start = rx_bufs[buf_idx];
-			rx_bufs[buf_idx]->data_len += rxq->crc_len;
-			rx_bufs[buf_idx]->pkt_len += rxq->crc_len;
-		}
-	}
-
-	/* save the partial packet for next time */
-	rxq->pkt_first_seg = start;
-	rxq->pkt_last_seg = end;
-	memcpy(rx_bufs, pkts, pkt_idx * (sizeof(*pkts)));
-	return pkt_idx;
-}
-
  /* vPMD receive routine that reassembles scattered packets
  * Notice:
  * - nb_pkts < RTE_I40E_DESCS_PER_LOOP, just return no packet
@@ -572,73 +511,6 @@ vtx(volatile struct i40e_tx_desc *txdp,
 		vtx1(txdp, *pkt, flags);
 }
 
-static inline int __attribute__((always_inline))
-i40e_tx_free_bufs(struct i40e_tx_queue *txq)
-{
-	struct i40e_tx_entry *txep;
-	uint32_t n;
-	uint32_t i;
-	int nb_free = 0;
-	struct rte_mbuf *m, *free[RTE_I40E_TX_MAX_FREE_BUF_SZ];
-
-	/* check DD bits on threshold descriptor */
-	if ((txq->tx_ring[txq->tx_next_dd].cmd_type_offset_bsz &
-			rte_cpu_to_le_64(I40E_TXD_QW1_DTYPE_MASK)) !=
-			rte_cpu_to_le_64(I40E_TX_DESC_DTYPE_DESC_DONE))
-		return 0;
-
-	n = txq->tx_rs_thresh;
-
-	 /* first buffer to free from S/W ring is at index
-	  * tx_next_dd - (tx_rs_thresh-1)
-	  */
-	txep = &txq->sw_ring[txq->tx_next_dd - (n - 1)];
-	m = __rte_pktmbuf_prefree_seg(txep[0].mbuf);
-	if (likely(m != NULL)) {
-		free[0] = m;
-		nb_free = 1;
-		for (i = 1; i < n; i++) {
-			m = __rte_pktmbuf_prefree_seg(txep[i].mbuf);
-			if (likely(m != NULL)) {
-				if (likely(m->pool == free[0]->pool)) {
-					free[nb_free++] = m;
-				} else {
-					rte_mempool_put_bulk(free[0]->pool,
-							     (void *)free,
-							     nb_free);
-					free[0] = m;
-					nb_free = 1;
-				}
-			}
-		}
-		rte_mempool_put_bulk(free[0]->pool, (void **)free, nb_free);
-	} else {
-		for (i = 1; i < n; i++) {
-			m = __rte_pktmbuf_prefree_seg(txep[i].mbuf);
-			if (m != NULL)
-				rte_mempool_put(m->pool, m);
-		}
-	}
-
-	/* buffers were freed, update counters */
-	txq->nb_tx_free = (uint16_t)(txq->nb_tx_free + txq->tx_rs_thresh);
-	txq->tx_next_dd = (uint16_t)(txq->tx_next_dd + txq->tx_rs_thresh);
-	if (txq->tx_next_dd >= txq->nb_tx_desc)
-		txq->tx_next_dd = (uint16_t)(txq->tx_rs_thresh - 1);
-
-	return txq->tx_rs_thresh;
-}
-
-static inline void __attribute__((always_inline))
-tx_backlog_entry(struct i40e_tx_entry *txep,
-		 struct rte_mbuf **tx_pkts, uint16_t nb_pkts)
-{
-	int i;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < (int)nb_pkts; ++i)
-		txep[i].mbuf = tx_pkts[i];
-}
-
 uint16_t
 i40e_xmit_pkts_vec(void *tx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **tx_pkts,
 		   uint16_t nb_pkts)
@@ -709,49 +581,13 @@ i40e_xmit_pkts_vec(void *tx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **tx_pkts,
 void __attribute__((cold))
 i40e_rx_queue_release_mbufs_vec(struct i40e_rx_queue *rxq)
 {
-	const unsigned mask = rxq->nb_rx_desc - 1;
-	unsigned i;
-
-	if (rxq->sw_ring == NULL || rxq->rxrearm_nb >= rxq->nb_rx_desc)
-		return;
-
-	/* free all mbufs that are valid in the ring */
-	if (rxq->rxrearm_nb == 0) {
-		for (i = 0; i < rxq->nb_rx_desc; i++) {
-			if (rxq->sw_ring[i].mbuf != NULL)
-				rte_pktmbuf_free_seg(rxq->sw_ring[i].mbuf);
-		}
-	} else {
-		for (i = rxq->rx_tail;
-		     i != rxq->rxrearm_start;
-		     i = (i + 1) & mask) {
-			if (rxq->sw_ring[i].mbuf != NULL)
-				rte_pktmbuf_free_seg(rxq->sw_ring[i].mbuf);
-		}
-	}
-
-	rxq->rxrearm_nb = rxq->nb_rx_desc;
-
-	/* set all entries to NULL */
-	memset(rxq->sw_ring, 0, sizeof(rxq->sw_ring[0]) * rxq->nb_rx_desc);
+	_i40e_rx_queue_release_mbufs_vec(rxq);
 }
 
 int __attribute__((cold))
 i40e_rxq_vec_setup(struct i40e_rx_queue *rxq)
 {
-	uintptr_t p;
-	struct rte_mbuf mb_def = { .buf_addr = 0 }; /* zeroed mbuf */
-
-	mb_def.nb_segs = 1;
-	mb_def.data_off = RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM;
-	mb_def.port = rxq->port_id;
-	rte_mbuf_refcnt_set(&mb_def, 1);
-
-	/* prevent compiler reordering: rearm_data covers previous fields */
-	rte_compiler_barrier();
-	p = (uintptr_t)&mb_def.rearm_data;
-	rxq->mbuf_initializer = *(uint64_t *)p;
-	return 0;
+	return i40e_rxq_vec_setup_default(rxq);
 }
 
 int __attribute__((cold))
@@ -764,34 +600,10 @@ int __attribute__((cold))
 i40e_rx_vec_dev_conf_condition_check(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
 #ifndef RTE_LIBRTE_IEEE1588
-	struct rte_eth_rxmode *rxmode = &dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode;
-	struct rte_fdir_conf *fconf = &dev->data->dev_conf.fdir_conf;
-
 	/* need SSE4.1 support */
 	if (!rte_cpu_get_flag_enabled(RTE_CPUFLAG_SSE4_1))
 		return -1;
-
-#ifndef RTE_LIBRTE_I40E_RX_OLFLAGS_ENABLE
-	/* whithout rx ol_flags, no VP flag report */
-	if (rxmode->hw_vlan_strip != 0 ||
-	    rxmode->hw_vlan_extend != 0 ||
-	    rxmode->hw_ip_checksum != 0)
-		return -1;
 #endif
 
-	/* no fdir support */
-	if (fconf->mode != RTE_FDIR_MODE_NONE)
-		return -1;
-
-	 /* - no csum error report support
-	 * - no header split support
-	 */
-	if (rxmode->header_split == 1)
-		return -1;
-
-	return 0;
-#else
-	RTE_SET_USED(dev);
-	return -1;
-#endif
+	return i40e_rx_vec_dev_conf_condition_check_default(dev);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_common.h b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_common.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6cb5dce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_common.h
@@ -0,0 +1,251 @@
+/*-
+ *   BSD LICENSE
+ *
+ *   Copyright(c) 2010-2015 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ *   All rights reserved.
+ *
+ *   Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ *   modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+ *   are met:
+ *
+ *     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ *     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ *       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
+ *       the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+ *       distribution.
+ *     * Neither the name of Intel Corporation nor the names of its
+ *       contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
+ *       from this software without specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ *   THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+ *   "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ *   LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+ *   A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+ *   OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+ *   SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ *   LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+ *   DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+ *   THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+ *   (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+ *   OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _I40E_RXTX_VEC_COMMON_H_
+#define _I40E_RXTX_VEC_COMMON_H_
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_malloc.h>
+
+#include "i40e_ethdev.h"
+#include "i40e_rxtx.h"
+
+static inline uint16_t
+reassemble_packets(struct i40e_rx_queue *rxq, struct rte_mbuf **rx_bufs,
+		   uint16_t nb_bufs, uint8_t *split_flags)
+{
+	struct rte_mbuf *pkts[RTE_I40E_VPMD_RX_BURST]; /*finished pkts*/
+	struct rte_mbuf *start = rxq->pkt_first_seg;
+	struct rte_mbuf *end =  rxq->pkt_last_seg;
+	unsigned pkt_idx, buf_idx;
+
+	for (buf_idx = 0, pkt_idx = 0; buf_idx < nb_bufs; buf_idx++) {
+		if (end != NULL) {
+			/* processing a split packet */
+			end->next = rx_bufs[buf_idx];
+			rx_bufs[buf_idx]->data_len += rxq->crc_len;
+
+			start->nb_segs++;
+			start->pkt_len += rx_bufs[buf_idx]->data_len;
+			end = end->next;
+
+			if (!split_flags[buf_idx]) {
+				/* it's the last packet of the set */
+				start->hash = end->hash;
+				start->ol_flags = end->ol_flags;
+				/* we need to strip crc for the whole packet */
+				start->pkt_len -= rxq->crc_len;
+				if (end->data_len > rxq->crc_len) {
+					end->data_len -= rxq->crc_len;
+				} else {
+					/* free up last mbuf */
+					struct rte_mbuf *secondlast = start;
+
+					while (secondlast->next != end)
+						secondlast = secondlast->next;
+					secondlast->data_len -= (rxq->crc_len -
+							end->data_len);
+					secondlast->next = NULL;
+					rte_pktmbuf_free_seg(end);
+					end = secondlast;
+				}
+				pkts[pkt_idx++] = start;
+				start = end = NULL;
+			}
+		} else {
+			/* not processing a split packet */
+			if (!split_flags[buf_idx]) {
+				/* not a split packet, save and skip */
+				pkts[pkt_idx++] = rx_bufs[buf_idx];
+				continue;
+			}
+			end = start = rx_bufs[buf_idx];
+			rx_bufs[buf_idx]->data_len += rxq->crc_len;
+			rx_bufs[buf_idx]->pkt_len += rxq->crc_len;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* save the partial packet for next time */
+	rxq->pkt_first_seg = start;
+	rxq->pkt_last_seg = end;
+	memcpy(rx_bufs, pkts, pkt_idx * (sizeof(*pkts)));
+	return pkt_idx;
+}
+
+static inline int __attribute__((always_inline))
+i40e_tx_free_bufs(struct i40e_tx_queue *txq)
+{
+	struct i40e_tx_entry *txep;
+	uint32_t n;
+	uint32_t i;
+	int nb_free = 0;
+	struct rte_mbuf *m, *free[RTE_I40E_TX_MAX_FREE_BUF_SZ];
+
+	/* check DD bits on threshold descriptor */
+	if ((txq->tx_ring[txq->tx_next_dd].cmd_type_offset_bsz &
+			rte_cpu_to_le_64(I40E_TXD_QW1_DTYPE_MASK)) !=
+			rte_cpu_to_le_64(I40E_TX_DESC_DTYPE_DESC_DONE))
+		return 0;
+
+	n = txq->tx_rs_thresh;
+
+	 /* first buffer to free from S/W ring is at index
+	  * tx_next_dd - (tx_rs_thresh-1)
+	  */
+	txep = &txq->sw_ring[txq->tx_next_dd - (n - 1)];
+	m = __rte_pktmbuf_prefree_seg(txep[0].mbuf);
+	if (likely(m != NULL)) {
+		free[0] = m;
+		nb_free = 1;
+		for (i = 1; i < n; i++) {
+			m = __rte_pktmbuf_prefree_seg(txep[i].mbuf);
+			if (likely(m != NULL)) {
+				if (likely(m->pool == free[0]->pool)) {
+					free[nb_free++] = m;
+				} else {
+					rte_mempool_put_bulk(free[0]->pool,
+							     (void *)free,
+							     nb_free);
+					free[0] = m;
+					nb_free = 1;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		rte_mempool_put_bulk(free[0]->pool, (void **)free, nb_free);
+	} else {
+		for (i = 1; i < n; i++) {
+			m = __rte_pktmbuf_prefree_seg(txep[i].mbuf);
+			if (m != NULL)
+				rte_mempool_put(m->pool, m);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* buffers were freed, update counters */
+	txq->nb_tx_free = (uint16_t)(txq->nb_tx_free + txq->tx_rs_thresh);
+	txq->tx_next_dd = (uint16_t)(txq->tx_next_dd + txq->tx_rs_thresh);
+	if (txq->tx_next_dd >= txq->nb_tx_desc)
+		txq->tx_next_dd = (uint16_t)(txq->tx_rs_thresh - 1);
+
+	return txq->tx_rs_thresh;
+}
+
+static inline void __attribute__((always_inline))
+tx_backlog_entry(struct i40e_tx_entry *txep,
+		 struct rte_mbuf **tx_pkts, uint16_t nb_pkts)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < (int)nb_pkts; ++i)
+		txep[i].mbuf = tx_pkts[i];
+}
+
+static inline void
+_i40e_rx_queue_release_mbufs_vec(struct i40e_rx_queue *rxq)
+{
+	const unsigned mask = rxq->nb_rx_desc - 1;
+	unsigned i;
+
+	if (rxq->sw_ring == NULL || rxq->rxrearm_nb >= rxq->nb_rx_desc)
+		return;
+
+	/* free all mbufs that are valid in the ring */
+	if (rxq->rxrearm_nb == 0) {
+		for (i = 0; i < rxq->nb_rx_desc; i++) {
+			if (rxq->sw_ring[i].mbuf != NULL)
+				rte_pktmbuf_free_seg(rxq->sw_ring[i].mbuf);
+		}
+	} else {
+		for (i = rxq->rx_tail;
+		     i != rxq->rxrearm_start;
+		     i = (i + 1) & mask) {
+			if (rxq->sw_ring[i].mbuf != NULL)
+				rte_pktmbuf_free_seg(rxq->sw_ring[i].mbuf);
+		}
+	}
+
+	rxq->rxrearm_nb = rxq->nb_rx_desc;
+
+	/* set all entries to NULL */
+	memset(rxq->sw_ring, 0, sizeof(rxq->sw_ring[0]) * rxq->nb_rx_desc);
+}
+
+static inline int
+i40e_rxq_vec_setup_default(struct i40e_rx_queue *rxq)
+{
+	uintptr_t p;
+	struct rte_mbuf mb_def = { .buf_addr = 0 }; /* zeroed mbuf */
+
+	mb_def.nb_segs = 1;
+	mb_def.data_off = RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM;
+	mb_def.port = rxq->port_id;
+	rte_mbuf_refcnt_set(&mb_def, 1);
+
+	/* prevent compiler reordering: rearm_data covers previous fields */
+	rte_compiler_barrier();
+	p = (uintptr_t)&mb_def.rearm_data;
+	rxq->mbuf_initializer = *(uint64_t *)p;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static inline int
+i40e_rx_vec_dev_conf_condition_check_default(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
+{
+#ifndef RTE_LIBRTE_IEEE1588
+	struct rte_eth_rxmode *rxmode = &dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode;
+	struct rte_fdir_conf *fconf = &dev->data->dev_conf.fdir_conf;
+
+#ifndef RTE_LIBRTE_I40E_RX_OLFLAGS_ENABLE
+	/* whithout rx ol_flags, no VP flag report */
+	if (rxmode->hw_vlan_strip != 0 ||
+	    rxmode->hw_vlan_extend != 0 ||
+	    rxmode->hw_ip_checksum != 0)
+		return -1;
+#endif
+
+	/* no fdir support */
+	if (fconf->mode != RTE_FDIR_MODE_NONE)
+		return -1;
+
+	 /* - no csum error report support
+	 * - no header split support
+	 */
+	if (rxmode->header_split == 1)
+		return -1;
+
+	return 0;
+#else
+	RTE_SET_USED(dev);
+	return -1;
+#endif
+}
+#endif
