diff --git a/drivers/event/Makefile b/drivers/event/Makefile
index 1f9c0ba..c726234 100644
--- a/drivers/event/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/event/Makefile
@@ -35,5 +35,6 @@ DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_SKELETON_EVENTDEV) += skeleton
 DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_SW_EVENTDEV) += sw
 DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_OCTEONTX_SSOVF) += octeontx
 DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_DPAA2_EVENTDEV) += dpaa2
+DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_DPAA_EVENTDEV) += dpaa
 
 include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.subdir.mk
diff --git a/drivers/event/dpaa/Makefile b/drivers/event/dpaa/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd0b6c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/event/dpaa/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#   SPDX-License-Identifier:        BSD-3-Clause
+#   Copyright 2017 NXP
+#
+
+include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.vars.mk
+RTE_SDK_DPAA=$(RTE_SDK)/drivers/net/dpaa
+
+#
+# library name
+#
+LIB = librte_pmd_dpaa_event.a
+
+CFLAGS := -I$(SRCDIR) $(CFLAGS)
+CFLAGS += -O3 $(WERROR_FLAGS)
+CFLAGS += -Wno-pointer-arith
+CFLAGS += -I$(RTE_SDK_DPAA)/
+CFLAGS += -I$(RTE_SDK_DPAA)/include
+CFLAGS += -I$(RTE_SDK)/drivers/bus/dpaa
+CFLAGS += -I$(RTE_SDK)/drivers/bus/dpaa/include/
+CFLAGS += -I$(RTE_SDK)/drivers/mempool/dpaa
+CFLAGS += -I$(RTE_SDK)/lib/librte_eal/common/include
+CFLAGS += -I$(RTE_SDK)/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/include
+
+EXPORT_MAP := rte_pmd_dpaa_event_version.map
+
+LIBABIVER := 1
+
+# Interfaces with DPDK
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_DPAA_EVENTDEV) += dpaa_eventdev.c
+
+LDLIBS += -lrte_bus_dpaa
+LDLIBS += -lrte_mempool_dpaa
+LDLIBS += -lrte_eal -lrte_mbuf -lrte_mempool -lrte_ring
+LDLIBS += -lrte_ethdev -lrte_net -lrte_kvargs
+LDLIBS += -lrte_eventdev -lrte_pmd_dpaa -lrte_bus_vdev
+
+include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.lib.mk
diff --git a/drivers/event/dpaa/dpaa_eventdev.c b/drivers/event/dpaa/dpaa_eventdev.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..371599f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/event/dpaa/dpaa_eventdev.c
@@ -0,0 +1,652 @@
+/*   SPDX-License-Identifier:        BSD-3-Clause
+ *   Copyright 2017 NXP
+ */
+
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <sys/epoll.h>
+
+#include <rte_atomic.h>
+#include <rte_byteorder.h>
+#include <rte_common.h>
+#include <rte_debug.h>
+#include <rte_dev.h>
+#include <rte_eal.h>
+#include <rte_lcore.h>
+#include <rte_log.h>
+#include <rte_malloc.h>
+#include <rte_memcpy.h>
+#include <rte_memory.h>
+#include <rte_memzone.h>
+#include <rte_pci.h>
+#include <rte_eventdev.h>
+#include <rte_eventdev_pmd_vdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_event_eth_rx_adapter.h>
+#include <rte_dpaa_bus.h>
+#include <rte_dpaa_logs.h>
+#include <rte_cycles_64.h>
+
+#include <dpaa_ethdev.h>
+#include "dpaa_eventdev.h"
+#include <dpaa_mempool.h>
+
+/*
+ * Clarifications
+ * Evendev = Virtual Instance for SoC
+ * Eventport = Portal Instance
+ * Eventqueue = Channel Instance
+ * 1 Eventdev can have N Eventqueue
+ */
+
+static int
+dpaa_event_dequeue_timeout_ticks(struct rte_eventdev *dev, uint64_t ns,
+				 uint64_t *timeout_ticks)
+{
+	uint64_t cycles_per_second;
+
+	EVENTDEV_DRV_FUNC_TRACE();
+
+	RTE_SET_USED(dev);
+
+	cycles_per_second = rte_get_timer_hz();
+	*timeout_ticks = ns * (cycles_per_second / NS_PER_S);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void
+dpaa_eventq_portal_add(u16 ch_id)
+{
+	uint32_t sdqcr;
+
+	sdqcr = QM_SDQCR_CHANNELS_POOL_CONV(ch_id);
+	qman_static_dequeue_add(sdqcr, NULL);
+}
+
+static uint16_t
+dpaa_event_enqueue_burst(void *port, const struct rte_event ev[],
+			 uint16_t nb_events)
+{
+	uint16_t i;
+	struct rte_mbuf *mbuf;
+
+	RTE_SET_USED(port);
+	/*Release all the contexts saved previously*/
+	for (i = 0; i < nb_events; i++) {
+		switch (ev[i].op) {
+		case RTE_EVENT_OP_RELEASE:
+			qman_dca_index(ev[i].impl_opaque, 0);
+			mbuf = DPAA_PER_LCORE_DQRR_MBUF(i);
+			mbuf->seqn = DPAA_INVALID_MBUF_SEQN;
+			DPAA_PER_LCORE_DQRR_HELD &= ~(1 << i);
+			DPAA_PER_LCORE_DQRR_SIZE--;
+			break;
+		default:
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nb_events;
+}
+
+static uint16_t
+dpaa_event_enqueue(void *port, const struct rte_event *ev)
+{
+	return dpaa_event_enqueue_burst(port, ev, 1);
+}
+
+static uint16_t
+dpaa_event_dequeue_burst(void *port, struct rte_event ev[],
+			 uint16_t nb_events, uint64_t timeout_ticks)
+{
+	int ret;
+	u16 ch_id;
+	void *buffers[8];
+	u32 num_frames, i;
+	uint64_t wait_time, cur_ticks, start_ticks;
+	struct dpaa_port *portal = (struct dpaa_port *)port;
+	struct rte_mbuf *mbuf;
+
+	/* Affine current thread context to a qman portal */
+	ret = rte_dpaa_portal_init((void *)0);
+	if (ret) {
+		DPAA_EVENTDEV_ERR("Unable to initialize portal");
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	if (unlikely(!portal->is_port_linked)) {
+		/*
+		 * Affine event queue for current thread context
+		 * to a qman portal.
+		 */
+		for (i = 0; i < portal->num_linked_evq; i++) {
+			ch_id = portal->evq_info[i].ch_id;
+			dpaa_eventq_portal_add(ch_id);
+		}
+		portal->is_port_linked = true;
+	}
+
+	/* Check if there are atomic contexts to be released */
+	i = 0;
+	while (DPAA_PER_LCORE_DQRR_SIZE) {
+		if (DPAA_PER_LCORE_DQRR_HELD & (1 << i)) {
+			qman_dca_index(i, 0);
+			mbuf = DPAA_PER_LCORE_DQRR_MBUF(i);
+			mbuf->seqn = DPAA_INVALID_MBUF_SEQN;
+			DPAA_PER_LCORE_DQRR_HELD &= ~(1 << i);
+			DPAA_PER_LCORE_DQRR_SIZE--;
+		}
+		i++;
+	}
+	DPAA_PER_LCORE_DQRR_HELD = 0;
+
+	if (portal->timeout == DPAA_EVENT_PORT_DEQUEUE_TIMEOUT_INVALID)
+		wait_time = timeout_ticks;
+	else
+		wait_time = portal->timeout;
+
+	/* Lets dequeue the frames */
+	start_ticks = rte_get_timer_cycles();
+	wait_time += start_ticks;
+	do {
+		num_frames = qman_portal_dequeue(ev, nb_events, buffers);
+		if (num_frames != 0)
+			break;
+		cur_ticks = rte_get_timer_cycles();
+	} while (cur_ticks < wait_time);
+
+	return num_frames;
+}
+
+static uint16_t
+dpaa_event_dequeue(void *port, struct rte_event *ev, uint64_t timeout_ticks)
+{
+	return dpaa_event_dequeue_burst(port, ev, 1, timeout_ticks);
+}
+
+static void
+dpaa_event_dev_info_get(struct rte_eventdev *dev,
+			struct rte_event_dev_info *dev_info)
+{
+	EVENTDEV_DRV_FUNC_TRACE();
+
+	RTE_SET_USED(dev);
+	dev_info->driver_name = "event_dpaa";
+	dev_info->min_dequeue_timeout_ns =
+		DPAA_EVENT_MIN_DEQUEUE_TIMEOUT;
+	dev_info->max_dequeue_timeout_ns =
+		DPAA_EVENT_MAX_DEQUEUE_TIMEOUT;
+	dev_info->dequeue_timeout_ns =
+		DPAA_EVENT_MIN_DEQUEUE_TIMEOUT;
+	dev_info->max_event_queues =
+		DPAA_EVENT_MAX_QUEUES;
+	dev_info->max_event_queue_flows =
+		DPAA_EVENT_MAX_QUEUE_FLOWS;
+	dev_info->max_event_queue_priority_levels =
+		DPAA_EVENT_MAX_QUEUE_PRIORITY_LEVELS;
+	dev_info->max_event_priority_levels =
+		DPAA_EVENT_MAX_EVENT_PRIORITY_LEVELS;
+	dev_info->max_event_ports =
+		DPAA_EVENT_MAX_EVENT_PORT;
+	dev_info->max_event_port_dequeue_depth =
+		DPAA_EVENT_MAX_PORT_DEQUEUE_DEPTH;
+	dev_info->max_event_port_enqueue_depth =
+		DPAA_EVENT_MAX_PORT_ENQUEUE_DEPTH;
+	/*
+	 * TODO: Need to find out that how to fetch this info
+	 * from kernel or somewhere else.
+	 */
+	dev_info->max_num_events =
+		DPAA_EVENT_MAX_NUM_EVENTS;
+	dev_info->event_dev_cap =
+		RTE_EVENT_DEV_CAP_DISTRIBUTED_SCHED |
+		RTE_EVENT_DEV_CAP_BURST_MODE;
+}
+
+static int
+dpaa_event_dev_configure(const struct rte_eventdev *dev)
+{
+	struct dpaa_eventdev *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+	struct rte_event_dev_config *conf = &dev->data->dev_conf;
+	int ret, i;
+	uint32_t *ch_id;
+
+	EVENTDEV_DRV_FUNC_TRACE();
+
+	priv->dequeue_timeout_ns = conf->dequeue_timeout_ns;
+	priv->nb_events_limit = conf->nb_events_limit;
+	priv->nb_event_queues = conf->nb_event_queues;
+	priv->nb_event_ports = conf->nb_event_ports;
+	priv->nb_event_queue_flows = conf->nb_event_queue_flows;
+	priv->nb_event_port_dequeue_depth = conf->nb_event_port_dequeue_depth;
+	priv->nb_event_port_enqueue_depth = conf->nb_event_port_enqueue_depth;
+	priv->event_dev_cfg = conf->event_dev_cfg;
+
+	/* Check dequeue timeout method is per dequeue or global */
+	if (priv->event_dev_cfg & RTE_EVENT_DEV_CFG_PER_DEQUEUE_TIMEOUT) {
+		/*
+		 * Use timeout value as given in dequeue operation.
+		 * So invalidating this timetout value.
+		 */
+		priv->dequeue_timeout_ns = 0;
+	}
+
+	ch_id = rte_malloc("dpaa-channels",
+			  sizeof(uint32_t) * priv->nb_event_queues,
+			  RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE);
+	if (ch_id == NULL) {
+		EVENTDEV_DRV_ERR("Fail to allocate memory for dpaa channels\n");
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+	/* Create requested event queues within the given event device */
+	ret = qman_alloc_pool_range(ch_id, priv->nb_event_queues, 1, 0);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		EVENTDEV_DRV_ERR("Failed to create internal channel\n");
+		rte_free(ch_id);
+		return ret;
+	}
+	for (i = 0; i < priv->nb_event_queues; i++)
+		priv->evq_info[i].ch_id = (u16)ch_id[i];
+
+	/* Lets prepare event ports */
+	memset(&priv->ports[0], 0,
+	      sizeof(struct dpaa_port) * priv->nb_event_ports);
+	if (priv->event_dev_cfg & RTE_EVENT_DEV_CFG_PER_DEQUEUE_TIMEOUT) {
+		for (i = 0; i < priv->nb_event_ports; i++) {
+			priv->ports[i].timeout =
+				DPAA_EVENT_PORT_DEQUEUE_TIMEOUT_INVALID;
+		}
+	} else if (priv->dequeue_timeout_ns == 0) {
+		for (i = 0; i < priv->nb_event_ports; i++) {
+			dpaa_event_dequeue_timeout_ticks(NULL,
+				DPAA_EVENT_PORT_DEQUEUE_TIMEOUT_NS,
+				&priv->ports[i].timeout);
+		}
+	} else {
+		for (i = 0; i < priv->nb_event_ports; i++) {
+			dpaa_event_dequeue_timeout_ticks(NULL,
+				priv->dequeue_timeout_ns,
+				&priv->ports[i].timeout);
+		}
+	}
+	/*
+	 * TODO: Currently portals are affined with threads. Maximum threads
+	 * can be created equals to number of lcore.
+	 */
+	rte_free(ch_id);
+	EVENTDEV_DRV_LOG(DEBUG, "Configured eventdev devid=%d",
+			 dev->data->dev_id);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+dpaa_event_dev_start(struct rte_eventdev *dev)
+{
+	EVENTDEV_DRV_FUNC_TRACE();
+	RTE_SET_USED(dev);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void
+dpaa_event_dev_stop(struct rte_eventdev *dev)
+{
+	EVENTDEV_DRV_FUNC_TRACE();
+	RTE_SET_USED(dev);
+}
+
+static int
+dpaa_event_dev_close(struct rte_eventdev *dev)
+{
+	EVENTDEV_DRV_FUNC_TRACE();
+	RTE_SET_USED(dev);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void
+dpaa_event_queue_def_conf(struct rte_eventdev *dev, uint8_t queue_id,
+			  struct rte_event_queue_conf *queue_conf)
+{
+	EVENTDEV_DRV_FUNC_TRACE();
+
+	RTE_SET_USED(dev);
+	RTE_SET_USED(queue_id);
+
+	memset(queue_conf, 0, sizeof(struct rte_event_queue_conf));
+	queue_conf->schedule_type = RTE_SCHED_TYPE_PARALLEL;
+	queue_conf->priority = RTE_EVENT_DEV_PRIORITY_HIGHEST;
+}
+
+static int
+dpaa_event_queue_setup(struct rte_eventdev *dev, uint8_t queue_id,
+		       const struct rte_event_queue_conf *queue_conf)
+{
+	struct dpaa_eventdev *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+	struct dpaa_eventq *evq_info = &priv->evq_info[queue_id];
+
+	EVENTDEV_DRV_FUNC_TRACE();
+
+	switch (queue_conf->schedule_type) {
+	case RTE_SCHED_TYPE_PARALLEL:
+	case RTE_SCHED_TYPE_ATOMIC:
+		break;
+	case RTE_SCHED_TYPE_ORDERED:
+		EVENTDEV_DRV_ERR("Schedule type is not supported.");
+		return -1;
+	}
+	evq_info->event_queue_cfg = queue_conf->event_queue_cfg;
+	evq_info->event_queue_id = queue_id;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void
+dpaa_event_queue_release(struct rte_eventdev *dev, uint8_t queue_id)
+{
+	EVENTDEV_DRV_FUNC_TRACE();
+
+	RTE_SET_USED(dev);
+	RTE_SET_USED(queue_id);
+}
+
+static void
+dpaa_event_port_default_conf_get(struct rte_eventdev *dev, uint8_t port_id,
+				 struct rte_event_port_conf *port_conf)
+{
+	EVENTDEV_DRV_FUNC_TRACE();
+
+	RTE_SET_USED(dev);
+	RTE_SET_USED(port_id);
+
+	port_conf->new_event_threshold = DPAA_EVENT_MAX_NUM_EVENTS;
+	port_conf->dequeue_depth = DPAA_EVENT_MAX_PORT_DEQUEUE_DEPTH;
+	port_conf->enqueue_depth = DPAA_EVENT_MAX_PORT_ENQUEUE_DEPTH;
+}
+
+static int
+dpaa_event_port_setup(struct rte_eventdev *dev, uint8_t port_id,
+		      const struct rte_event_port_conf *port_conf)
+{
+	struct dpaa_eventdev *eventdev = dev->data->dev_private;
+
+	EVENTDEV_DRV_FUNC_TRACE();
+
+	RTE_SET_USED(port_conf);
+	dev->data->ports[port_id] = &eventdev->ports[port_id];
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void
+dpaa_event_port_release(void *port)
+{
+	EVENTDEV_DRV_FUNC_TRACE();
+
+	RTE_SET_USED(port);
+}
+
+static int
+dpaa_event_port_link(struct rte_eventdev *dev, void *port,
+		     const uint8_t queues[], const uint8_t priorities[],
+		     uint16_t nb_links)
+{
+	struct dpaa_eventdev *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+	struct dpaa_port *event_port = (struct dpaa_port *)port;
+	struct dpaa_eventq *event_queue;
+	uint8_t eventq_id;
+	int i;
+
+	RTE_SET_USED(dev);
+	RTE_SET_USED(priorities);
+
+	/* First check that input configuration are valid */
+	for (i = 0; i < nb_links; i++) {
+		eventq_id = queues[i];
+		event_queue = &priv->evq_info[eventq_id];
+		if ((event_queue->event_queue_cfg
+			& RTE_EVENT_QUEUE_CFG_SINGLE_LINK)
+			&& (event_queue->event_port)) {
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < nb_links; i++) {
+		eventq_id = queues[i];
+		event_queue = &priv->evq_info[eventq_id];
+		event_port->evq_info[i].event_queue_id = eventq_id;
+		event_port->evq_info[i].ch_id = event_queue->ch_id;
+		event_queue->event_port = port;
+	}
+
+	event_port->num_linked_evq = event_port->num_linked_evq + i;
+
+	return (int)i;
+}
+
+static int
+dpaa_event_port_unlink(struct rte_eventdev *dev, void *port,
+		       uint8_t queues[], uint16_t nb_links)
+{
+	int i;
+	uint8_t eventq_id;
+	struct dpaa_eventq *event_queue;
+	struct dpaa_eventdev *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+	struct dpaa_port *event_port = (struct dpaa_port *)port;
+
+	if (!event_port->num_linked_evq)
+		return nb_links;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < nb_links; i++) {
+		eventq_id = queues[i];
+		event_port->evq_info[eventq_id].event_queue_id = -1;
+		event_port->evq_info[eventq_id].ch_id = 0;
+		event_queue = &priv->evq_info[eventq_id];
+		event_queue->event_port = NULL;
+	}
+
+	event_port->num_linked_evq = event_port->num_linked_evq - i;
+
+	return (int)i;
+}
+
+static int
+dpaa_event_eth_rx_adapter_caps_get(const struct rte_eventdev *dev,
+				   const struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev,
+				   uint32_t *caps)
+{
+	const char *ethdev_driver = eth_dev->device->driver->name;
+
+	EVENTDEV_DRV_FUNC_TRACE();
+
+	RTE_SET_USED(dev);
+
+	if (!strcmp(ethdev_driver, "net_dpaa"))
+		*caps = RTE_EVENT_ETH_RX_ADAPTER_DPAA_CAP;
+	else
+		*caps = RTE_EVENT_ETH_RX_ADAPTER_SW_CAP;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+dpaa_event_eth_rx_adapter_queue_add(
+		const struct rte_eventdev *dev,
+		const struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev,
+		int32_t rx_queue_id,
+		const struct rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_queue_conf *queue_conf)
+{
+	struct dpaa_eventdev *eventdev = dev->data->dev_private;
+	uint8_t ev_qid = queue_conf->ev.queue_id;
+	u16 ch_id = eventdev->evq_info[ev_qid].ch_id;
+	struct dpaa_if *dpaa_intf = eth_dev->data->dev_private;
+	int ret, i;
+
+	EVENTDEV_DRV_FUNC_TRACE();
+
+	if (rx_queue_id == -1) {
+		for (i = 0; i < dpaa_intf->nb_rx_queues; i++) {
+			ret = dpaa_eth_eventq_attach(eth_dev, i, ch_id,
+						     queue_conf);
+			if (ret) {
+				EVENTDEV_DRV_ERR(
+					"Event Queue attach failed:%d\n", ret);
+				goto detach_configured_queues;
+			}
+		}
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	ret = dpaa_eth_eventq_attach(eth_dev, rx_queue_id, ch_id, queue_conf);
+	if (ret)
+		EVENTDEV_DRV_ERR("dpaa_eth_eventq_attach failed:%d\n", ret);
+	return ret;
+
+detach_configured_queues:
+
+	for (i = (i - 1); i >= 0 ; i--)
+		dpaa_eth_eventq_detach(eth_dev, i);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int
+dpaa_event_eth_rx_adapter_queue_del(const struct rte_eventdev *dev,
+				    const struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev,
+				    int32_t rx_queue_id)
+{
+	int ret, i;
+	struct dpaa_if *dpaa_intf = eth_dev->data->dev_private;
+
+	EVENTDEV_DRV_FUNC_TRACE();
+
+	RTE_SET_USED(dev);
+	if (rx_queue_id == -1) {
+		for (i = 0; i < dpaa_intf->nb_rx_queues; i++) {
+			ret = dpaa_eth_eventq_detach(eth_dev, i);
+			if (ret)
+				EVENTDEV_DRV_ERR(
+					"Event Queue detach failed:%d\n", ret);
+		}
+
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	ret = dpaa_eth_eventq_detach(eth_dev, rx_queue_id);
+	if (ret)
+		EVENTDEV_DRV_ERR("dpaa_eth_eventq_detach failed:%d\n", ret);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int
+dpaa_event_eth_rx_adapter_start(const struct rte_eventdev *dev,
+				const struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
+{
+	EVENTDEV_DRV_FUNC_TRACE();
+
+	RTE_SET_USED(dev);
+	RTE_SET_USED(eth_dev);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+dpaa_event_eth_rx_adapter_stop(const struct rte_eventdev *dev,
+			       const struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
+{
+	EVENTDEV_DRV_FUNC_TRACE();
+
+	RTE_SET_USED(dev);
+	RTE_SET_USED(eth_dev);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static const struct rte_eventdev_ops dpaa_eventdev_ops = {
+	.dev_infos_get    = dpaa_event_dev_info_get,
+	.dev_configure    = dpaa_event_dev_configure,
+	.dev_start        = dpaa_event_dev_start,
+	.dev_stop         = dpaa_event_dev_stop,
+	.dev_close        = dpaa_event_dev_close,
+	.queue_def_conf   = dpaa_event_queue_def_conf,
+	.queue_setup      = dpaa_event_queue_setup,
+	.queue_release      = dpaa_event_queue_release,
+	.port_def_conf    = dpaa_event_port_default_conf_get,
+	.port_setup       = dpaa_event_port_setup,
+	.port_release       = dpaa_event_port_release,
+	.port_link        = dpaa_event_port_link,
+	.port_unlink      = dpaa_event_port_unlink,
+	.timeout_ticks    = dpaa_event_dequeue_timeout_ticks,
+	.eth_rx_adapter_caps_get = dpaa_event_eth_rx_adapter_caps_get,
+	.eth_rx_adapter_queue_add = dpaa_event_eth_rx_adapter_queue_add,
+	.eth_rx_adapter_queue_del = dpaa_event_eth_rx_adapter_queue_del,
+	.eth_rx_adapter_start = dpaa_event_eth_rx_adapter_start,
+	.eth_rx_adapter_stop = dpaa_event_eth_rx_adapter_stop,
+};
+
+static int
+dpaa_event_dev_create(const char *name)
+{
+	struct rte_eventdev *eventdev;
+	struct dpaa_eventdev *priv;
+
+	eventdev = rte_event_pmd_vdev_init(name,
+					   sizeof(struct dpaa_eventdev),
+					   rte_socket_id());
+	if (eventdev == NULL) {
+		EVENTDEV_DRV_ERR("Failed to create eventdev vdev %s", name);
+		goto fail;
+	}
+
+	eventdev->dev_ops       = &dpaa_eventdev_ops;
+	eventdev->enqueue       = dpaa_event_enqueue;
+	eventdev->enqueue_burst = dpaa_event_enqueue_burst;
+	eventdev->dequeue       = dpaa_event_dequeue;
+	eventdev->dequeue_burst = dpaa_event_dequeue_burst;
+
+	/* For secondary processes, the primary has done all the work */
+	if (rte_eal_process_type() != RTE_PROC_PRIMARY)
+		return 0;
+
+	priv = eventdev->data->dev_private;
+	priv->max_event_queues = DPAA_EVENT_MAX_QUEUES;
+
+	return 0;
+fail:
+	return -EFAULT;
+}
+
+static int
+dpaa_event_dev_probe(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev)
+{
+	const char *name;
+
+	name = rte_vdev_device_name(vdev);
+	EVENTDEV_DRV_LOG(INFO, "Initializing %s", name);
+
+	return dpaa_event_dev_create(name);
+}
+
+static int
+dpaa_event_dev_remove(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev)
+{
+	const char *name;
+
+	name = rte_vdev_device_name(vdev);
+	EVENTDEV_DRV_LOG(INFO, "Closing %s", name);
+
+	return rte_event_pmd_vdev_uninit(name);
+}
+
+static struct rte_vdev_driver vdev_eventdev_dpaa_pmd = {
+	.probe = dpaa_event_dev_probe,
+	.remove = dpaa_event_dev_remove
+};
+
+RTE_PMD_REGISTER_VDEV(EVENTDEV_NAME_DPAA_PMD, vdev_eventdev_dpaa_pmd);
diff --git a/drivers/event/dpaa/dpaa_eventdev.h b/drivers/event/dpaa/dpaa_eventdev.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..965c1fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/event/dpaa/dpaa_eventdev.h
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+/*   SPDX-License-Identifier:        BSD-3-Clause
+ *   Copyright 2017 NXP
+ */
+
+#ifndef __DPAA_EVENTDEV_H__
+#define __DPAA_EVENTDEV_H__
+
+#include <rte_eventdev_pmd.h>
+#include <rte_eventdev_pmd_vdev.h>
+#include <rte_atomic.h>
+#include <rte_per_lcore.h>
+
+#define EVENTDEV_NAME_DPAA_PMD		event_dpaa
+
+#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_DPAA_EVENTDEV_DEBUG
+#define EVENTDEV_DRV_LOG(level, fmt, args...) \
+	RTE_LOG(level, EVENTDEV, "%s(): " fmt "\n", __func__, ## args)
+#define EVENTDEV_DRV_FUNC_TRACE() EVENT_DRV_LOG(DEBUG, ">>")
+#else
+#define EVENTDEV_DRV_LOG(level, fmt, args...) do { } while (0)
+#define EVENTDEV_DRV_FUNC_TRACE() do { } while (0)
+#endif
+
+#define EVENTDEV_DRV_ERR(fmt, args...) \
+	RTE_LOG(ERR, EVENTDEV, "%s(): " fmt "\n", __func__, ## args)
+
+#define DPAA_EVENT_MAX_PORTS			8
+#define DPAA_EVENT_MAX_QUEUES			16
+#define DPAA_EVENT_MIN_DEQUEUE_TIMEOUT	1
+#define DPAA_EVENT_MAX_DEQUEUE_TIMEOUT	(UINT32_MAX - 1)
+#define DPAA_EVENT_MAX_QUEUE_FLOWS		2048
+#define DPAA_EVENT_MAX_QUEUE_PRIORITY_LEVELS	8
+#define DPAA_EVENT_MAX_EVENT_PRIORITY_LEVELS	0
+#define DPAA_EVENT_MAX_EVENT_PORT		RTE_MAX_LCORE
+#define DPAA_EVENT_MAX_PORT_DEQUEUE_DEPTH	8
+#define DPAA_EVENT_PORT_DEQUEUE_TIMEOUT_NS	100UL
+#define DPAA_EVENT_PORT_DEQUEUE_TIMEOUT_INVALID	((uint64_t)-1)
+#define DPAA_EVENT_MAX_PORT_ENQUEUE_DEPTH	1
+#define DPAA_EVENT_MAX_NUM_EVENTS		(INT32_MAX - 1)
+
+#define DPAA_EVENT_DEV_CAP			\
+do {						\
+	RTE_EVENT_DEV_CAP_DISTRIBUTED_SCHED |	\
+	RTE_EVENT_DEV_CAP_BURST_MODE;		\
+} while (0)
+
+#define DPAA_EVENT_QUEUE_ATOMIC_FLOWS	0
+#define DPAA_EVENT_QUEUE_ORDER_SEQUENCES	2048
+
+#define RTE_EVENT_ETH_RX_ADAPTER_DPAA_CAP \
+		(RTE_EVENT_ETH_RX_ADAPTER_CAP_INTERNAL_PORT | \
+		RTE_EVENT_ETH_RX_ADAPTER_CAP_MULTI_EVENTQ | \
+		RTE_EVENT_ETH_RX_ADAPTER_CAP_OVERRIDE_FLOW_ID)
+
+struct dpaa_eventq {
+	/* Channel Id */
+	uint16_t ch_id;
+	/* Configuration provided by the user */
+	uint32_t event_queue_cfg;
+	uint32_t event_queue_id;
+	/* Event port */
+	void *event_port;
+};
+
+struct dpaa_port {
+	struct dpaa_eventq evq_info[DPAA_EVENT_MAX_QUEUES];
+	uint8_t num_linked_evq;
+	uint8_t is_port_linked;
+	uint64_t timeout;
+};
+
+struct dpaa_eventdev {
+	struct dpaa_eventq evq_info[DPAA_EVENT_MAX_QUEUES];
+	struct dpaa_port ports[DPAA_EVENT_MAX_PORTS];
+	uint32_t dequeue_timeout_ns;
+	uint32_t nb_events_limit;
+	uint8_t max_event_queues;
+	uint8_t nb_event_queues;
+	uint8_t nb_event_ports;
+	uint8_t resvd;
+	uint32_t nb_event_queue_flows;
+	uint32_t nb_event_port_dequeue_depth;
+	uint32_t nb_event_port_enqueue_depth;
+	uint32_t event_dev_cfg;
+};
+#endif /* __DPAA_EVENTDEV_H__ */
diff --git a/drivers/event/dpaa/rte_pmd_dpaa_event_version.map b/drivers/event/dpaa/rte_pmd_dpaa_event_version.map
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..179140f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/event/dpaa/rte_pmd_dpaa_event_version.map
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+DPDK_18.02 {
+
+	local: *;
+};
