diff --git a/drivers/compress/zlib/zlib_pmd.c b/drivers/compress/zlib/zlib_pmd.c
index 7c2614e..aef23de 100644
--- a/drivers/compress/zlib/zlib_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/compress/zlib/zlib_pmd.c
@@ -6,7 +6,198 @@
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include "zlib_pmd_private.h"
 
-/** Parse comp xform and set private xform/stream parameters */
+/** Compute next mbuf in the list, assign data buffer and len */
+#define COMPUTE_BUF(mbuf, data, len)		\
+		((mbuf = mbuf->next) ?		\
+		(data = rte_pktmbuf_mtod(mbuf, uint8_t *)),	\
+		(len = rte_pktmbuf_data_len(mbuf)) : 0)
+
+/** Set op->status to appropriate flag if we run out of mbuf */
+#define COMPUTE_DST_BUF(mbuf, dst, dlen)		\
+		((COMPUTE_BUF(mbuf, dst, dlen)) ? 1 :	\
+		(!(op->status =				\
+		RTE_COMP_OP_STATUS_OUT_OF_SPACE_TERMINATED)))
+
+static void
+process_zlib_deflate(struct rte_comp_op *op, z_stream *strm)
+{
+	int ret, flush, fin_flush;
+	struct rte_mbuf *mbuf_src = op->m_src;
+	struct rte_mbuf *mbuf_dst = op->m_dst;
+
+	switch (op->flush_flag) {
+	case RTE_COMP_FLUSH_FULL:
+	case RTE_COMP_FLUSH_FINAL:
+		fin_flush = Z_FINISH;
+		break;
+	default:
+		op->status = RTE_COMP_OP_STATUS_INVALID_ARGS;
+		ZLIB_PMD_ERR("\nInvalid flush value");
+
+	}
+
+	if (unlikely(!strm)) {
+		op->status = RTE_COMP_OP_STATUS_INVALID_ARGS;
+		ZLIB_PMD_ERR("\nInvalid z_stream");
+		return;
+	}
+	/* Update z_stream with the inputs provided by application */
+	strm->next_in = rte_pktmbuf_mtod_offset(mbuf_src, uint8_t *,
+			op->src.offset);
+
+	strm->avail_in = rte_pktmbuf_data_len(mbuf_src) - op->src.offset;
+
+	strm->next_out = rte_pktmbuf_mtod_offset(mbuf_dst, uint8_t *,
+			op->dst.offset);
+
+	strm->avail_out = rte_pktmbuf_data_len(mbuf_dst) - op->dst.offset;
+
+	/* Set flush value to NO_FLUSH unless it is last mbuf */
+	flush = Z_NO_FLUSH;
+	/* Initialize status to SUCCESS */
+	op->status = RTE_COMP_OP_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+
+	do {
+		/* Set flush value to Z_FINISH for last block */
+		if ((op->src.length - strm->total_in) <= strm->avail_in) {
+			strm->avail_in = (op->src.length - strm->total_in);
+			flush = fin_flush;
+		}
+		do {
+			ret = deflate(strm, flush);
+			if (unlikely(ret == Z_STREAM_ERROR)) {
+				/* error return, do not process further */
+				op->status =  RTE_COMP_OP_STATUS_ERROR;
+				break;
+			}
+			/* Break if Z_STREAM_END is encountered */
+			if (ret == Z_STREAM_END)
+				goto def_end;
+
+		 /* Break if current input buffer is consumed or
+		  * there is no more space for compressed output
+		  */
+		} while ((strm->avail_out == 0) &&
+			COMPUTE_DST_BUF(mbuf_dst,  strm->next_out,
+				strm->avail_out));
+
+	/* Update source buffer to next mbuf
+	 * Exit if op->status is not SUCCESS or input buffers are fully consumed
+	 */
+	} while ((op->status == RTE_COMP_OP_STATUS_SUCCESS) &&
+		(COMPUTE_BUF(mbuf_src, strm->next_in, strm->avail_in)));
+
+def_end:
+	/* Update op stats */
+	switch (op->status) {
+	case RTE_COMP_OP_STATUS_SUCCESS:
+		op->consumed += strm->total_in;
+	case RTE_COMP_OP_STATUS_OUT_OF_SPACE_TERMINATED:
+		op->produced += strm->total_out;
+		break;
+	default:
+		ZLIB_PMD_ERR("stats not updated for status:%d\n",
+				op->status);
+	}
+
+	deflateReset(strm);
+}
+
+static void
+process_zlib_inflate(struct rte_comp_op *op, z_stream *strm)
+{
+	int ret, flush;
+	struct rte_mbuf *mbuf_src = op->m_src;
+	struct rte_mbuf *mbuf_dst = op->m_dst;
+
+	if (unlikely(!strm)) {
+		op->status = RTE_COMP_OP_STATUS_INVALID_ARGS;
+		ZLIB_PMD_ERR("\nInvalid z_stream");
+		return;
+	}
+	strm->next_in = rte_pktmbuf_mtod_offset(mbuf_src, uint8_t *,
+			op->src.offset);
+
+	strm->avail_in = rte_pktmbuf_data_len(mbuf_src) - op->src.offset;
+
+	strm->next_out = rte_pktmbuf_mtod_offset(mbuf_dst, uint8_t *,
+			op->dst.offset);
+
+	strm->avail_out = rte_pktmbuf_data_len(mbuf_dst) - op->dst.offset;
+
+	/** Ignoring flush value provided from application for decompression */
+	flush = Z_NO_FLUSH;
+	/* initialize status to SUCCESS */
+	op->status = RTE_COMP_OP_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+
+	do {
+		do {
+			ret = inflate(strm, flush);
+
+			switch (ret) {
+			case Z_NEED_DICT:
+				ret = Z_DATA_ERROR;     /* and fall through */
+			case Z_DATA_ERROR:
+			case Z_MEM_ERROR:
+			case Z_STREAM_ERROR:
+				op->status = RTE_COMP_OP_STATUS_ERROR;
+				break;
+			default:
+				/* Break if Z_STREAM_END is encountered */
+				if (ret == Z_STREAM_END)
+					goto inf_end;
+			}
+		/* Break if Z_STREAM_END is encountered or dst mbuf gets over */
+		} while ((strm->avail_out == 0) &&
+			COMPUTE_DST_BUF(mbuf_dst, strm->next_out,
+				strm->avail_out));
+
+		/* Exit if op->status is not SUCCESS.
+		 * Read next input buffer to be processed, exit if compressed
+		 * blocks are fully read
+		 */
+	} while ((op->status == RTE_COMP_OP_STATUS_SUCCESS) &&
+		(COMPUTE_BUF(mbuf_src, strm->next_in, strm->avail_in)));
+
+inf_end:
+	/* Update op stats */
+	switch (op->status) {
+	case RTE_COMP_OP_STATUS_SUCCESS:
+		op->consumed += strm->total_in;
+	case RTE_COMP_OP_STATUS_OUT_OF_SPACE_TERMINATED:
+		op->produced += strm->total_out;
+		break;
+	default:
+		ZLIB_PMD_ERR("stats not produced for status:%d\n",
+				op->status);
+	}
+
+	inflateReset(strm);
+}
+
+/** Process comp operation for mbuf */
+static inline int
+process_zlib_op(struct zlib_qp *qp, struct rte_comp_op *op)
+{
+	struct zlib_stream *stream;
+
+	if ((op->op_type == RTE_COMP_OP_STATEFUL) ||
+		op->src.offset > rte_pktmbuf_data_len(op->m_src) ||
+		op->dst.offset > rte_pktmbuf_data_len(op->m_dst)) {
+		op->status = RTE_COMP_OP_STATUS_INVALID_ARGS;
+		ZLIB_PMD_ERR("\nInvalid source or destination buffers or "
+				"invalid Operation requested");
+	} else {
+		stream = &((struct zlib_priv_xform *)op->private_xform)->stream;
+		stream->comp(op, &stream->strm);
+	}
+	/* whatever is out of op, put it into completion queue with
+	 * its status
+	 */
+	return rte_ring_enqueue(qp->processed_pkts, (void *)op);
+}
+
+/** Parse comp xform and set private xform/Stream parameters */
 int
 zlib_set_stream_parameters(const struct rte_comp_xform *xform,
 		struct zlib_stream *stream)
@@ -21,6 +212,8 @@ zlib_set_stream_parameters(const struct rte_comp_xform *xform,
 
 	switch (xform->type) {
 	case RTE_COMP_COMPRESS:
+		stream->comp = process_zlib_deflate;
+		stream->free = deflateEnd;
 		/** Compression window bits */
 		switch (xform->compress.algo) {
 		case RTE_COMP_ALGO_DEFLATE:
@@ -78,6 +271,8 @@ zlib_set_stream_parameters(const struct rte_comp_xform *xform,
 	break;
 
 	case RTE_COMP_DECOMPRESS:
+		stream->comp = process_zlib_inflate;
+		stream->free = inflateEnd;
 		/** window bits */
 		switch (xform->decompress.algo) {
 		case RTE_COMP_ALGO_DEFLATE:
@@ -99,6 +294,43 @@ zlib_set_stream_parameters(const struct rte_comp_xform *xform,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static uint16_t
+zlib_pmd_enqueue_burst(void *queue_pair,
+			struct rte_comp_op **ops, uint16_t nb_ops)
+{
+	struct zlib_qp *qp = queue_pair;
+	int ret, i;
+	int enqd = 0;
+	for (i = 0; i < nb_ops; i++) {
+		ret = process_zlib_op(qp, ops[i]);
+		if (unlikely(ret < 0)) {
+			/* increment count if failed to push to completion
+			 * queue
+			 */
+			qp->qp_stats.enqueue_err_count++;
+		} else {
+			qp->qp_stats.enqueued_count++;
+			enqd++;
+		}
+	}
+	return enqd;
+}
+
+static uint16_t
+zlib_pmd_dequeue_burst(void *queue_pair,
+			struct rte_comp_op **ops, uint16_t nb_ops)
+{
+	struct zlib_qp *qp = queue_pair;
+
+	unsigned int nb_dequeued = 0;
+
+	nb_dequeued = rte_ring_dequeue_burst(qp->processed_pkts,
+			(void **)ops, nb_ops, NULL);
+	qp->qp_stats.dequeued_count += nb_dequeued;
+
+	return nb_dequeued;
+}
+
 static int
 zlib_create(const char *name,
 		struct rte_vdev_device *vdev,
@@ -115,6 +347,10 @@ zlib_create(const char *name,
 
 	dev->dev_ops = rte_zlib_pmd_ops;
 
+	/* register rx/tx burst functions for data path */
+	dev->dequeue_burst = zlib_pmd_dequeue_burst;
+	dev->enqueue_burst = zlib_pmd_enqueue_burst;
+
 	dev->feature_flags = RTE_COMP_FF_NONCOMPRESSED_BLOCKS;
 
 	return 0;
