diff --git a/lib/librte_rawdev/Makefile b/lib/librte_rawdev/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..addb288d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/librte_rawdev/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+# Copyright 2017 NXP
+
+include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.vars.mk
+
+# library name
+LIB = librte_rawdev.a
+
+# library version
+LIBABIVER := 1
+
+# build flags
+CFLAGS += -O3
+CFLAGS += $(WERROR_FLAGS)
+LDLIBS += -lrte_eal
+
+# library source files
+SRCS-y += rte_rawdev.c
+
+# export include files
+SYMLINK-y-include += rte_rawdev.h
+SYMLINK-y-include += rte_rawdev_pmd.h
+
+# versioning export map
+EXPORT_MAP := rte_rawdev_version.map
+
+include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.lib.mk
diff --git a/lib/librte_rawdev/rte_rawdev.c b/lib/librte_rawdev/rte_rawdev.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2d34d9b6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/librte_rawdev/rte_rawdev.c
@@ -0,0 +1,540 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright 2017 NXP
+ */
+
+#include <ctype.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <inttypes.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/queue.h>
+
+#include <rte_byteorder.h>
+#include <rte_log.h>
+#include <rte_debug.h>
+#include <rte_dev.h>
+#include <rte_memory.h>
+#include <rte_memcpy.h>
+#include <rte_memzone.h>
+#include <rte_eal.h>
+#include <rte_per_lcore.h>
+#include <rte_lcore.h>
+#include <rte_atomic.h>
+#include <rte_branch_prediction.h>
+#include <rte_common.h>
+#include <rte_malloc.h>
+#include <rte_errno.h>
+
+#include "rte_rawdev.h"
+#include "rte_rawdev_pmd.h"
+
+/* dynamic log identifier */
+int librawdev_logtype;
+
+/* Maximum rawdevices supported by system.
+ */
+#define RTE_MAX_RAWDEVPORTS	10
+
+struct rte_rawdev rte_rawdevices[RTE_RAWDEV_MAX_DEVS];
+
+struct rte_rawdev *rte_rawdevs = &rte_rawdevices[0];
+
+static struct rte_rawdev_global rawdev_globals = {
+	.nb_devs		= 0
+};
+
+struct rte_rawdev_global *rte_rawdev_globals = &rawdev_globals;
+
+/* Raw device, northbound API implementation */
+uint8_t
+rte_rawdev_count(void)
+{
+	return rte_rawdev_globals->nb_devs;
+}
+
+uint16_t
+rte_rawdev_get_dev_id(const char *name)
+{
+	uint16_t i;
+
+	if (!name)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < rte_rawdev_globals->nb_devs; i++)
+		if ((strcmp(rte_rawdevices[i].name, name)
+				== 0) &&
+				(rte_rawdevices[i].attached ==
+						RTE_RAWDEV_ATTACHED))
+			return i;
+	return -ENODEV;
+}
+
+int
+rte_rawdev_socket_id(uint16_t dev_id)
+{
+	struct rte_rawdev *dev;
+
+	RTE_RAWDEV_VALID_DEVID_OR_ERR_RET(dev_id, -EINVAL);
+	dev = &rte_rawdevs[dev_id];
+
+	return dev->socket_id;
+}
+
+int
+rte_rawdev_info_get(uint16_t dev_id, struct rte_rawdev_info *dev_info)
+{
+	struct rte_rawdev *rawdev;
+
+	RTE_RAWDEV_VALID_DEVID_OR_ERR_RET(dev_id, -EINVAL);
+	RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(dev_info, -EINVAL);
+
+	if (dev_info == NULL)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	rawdev = &rte_rawdevs[dev_id];
+
+	RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*rawdev->dev_ops->dev_info_get, -ENOTSUP);
+	(*rawdev->dev_ops->dev_info_get)(rawdev, dev_info->dev_private);
+
+	if (dev_info) {
+
+		dev_info->driver_name = rawdev->driver_name;
+		dev_info->device = rawdev->device;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int
+rte_rawdev_configure(uint16_t dev_id, struct rte_rawdev_info *dev_conf)
+{
+	struct rte_rawdev *dev;
+	int diag;
+
+	RTE_RAWDEV_VALID_DEVID_OR_ERR_RET(dev_id, -EINVAL);
+	RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(dev_conf, -EINVAL);
+
+	dev = &rte_rawdevs[dev_id];
+
+	RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*dev->dev_ops->dev_configure, -ENOTSUP);
+
+	if (dev->started) {
+		RTE_RDEV_ERR(
+		   "device %d must be stopped to allow configuration", dev_id);
+		return -EBUSY;
+	}
+
+	/* Configure the device */
+	diag = (*dev->dev_ops->dev_configure)(dev, dev_conf->dev_private);
+	if (diag != 0)
+		RTE_RDEV_ERR("dev%d dev_configure = %d", dev_id, diag);
+	else
+		dev->attached = 1;
+
+	return diag;
+}
+
+int
+rte_rawdev_queue_conf_get(uint16_t dev_id,
+			  uint16_t queue_id,
+			  rte_rawdev_obj_t queue_conf)
+{
+	struct rte_rawdev *dev;
+
+	RTE_RAWDEV_VALID_DEVID_OR_ERR_RET(dev_id, -EINVAL);
+	dev = &rte_rawdevs[dev_id];
+
+	RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*dev->dev_ops->queue_def_conf, -ENOTSUP);
+	(*dev->dev_ops->queue_def_conf)(dev, queue_id, queue_conf);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int
+rte_rawdev_queue_setup(uint16_t dev_id,
+		       uint16_t queue_id,
+		       rte_rawdev_obj_t queue_conf)
+{
+	struct rte_rawdev *dev;
+
+	RTE_RAWDEV_VALID_DEVID_OR_ERR_RET(dev_id, -EINVAL);
+	dev = &rte_rawdevs[dev_id];
+
+	RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*dev->dev_ops->queue_setup, -ENOTSUP);
+	return (*dev->dev_ops->queue_setup)(dev, queue_id, queue_conf);
+}
+
+int
+rte_rawdev_queue_release(uint16_t dev_id, uint16_t queue_id)
+{
+	struct rte_rawdev *dev;
+
+	RTE_RAWDEV_VALID_DEVID_OR_ERR_RET(dev_id, -EINVAL);
+	dev = &rte_rawdevs[dev_id];
+
+	RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*dev->dev_ops->queue_release, -ENOTSUP);
+	return (*dev->dev_ops->queue_release)(dev, queue_id);
+}
+
+int
+rte_rawdev_get_attr(uint16_t dev_id,
+		    const char *attr_name,
+		    uint64_t *attr_value)
+{
+	struct rte_rawdev *dev;
+
+	RTE_RAWDEV_VALID_DEVID_OR_ERR_RET(dev_id, -EINVAL);
+	dev = &rte_rawdevs[dev_id];
+
+	RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*dev->dev_ops->attr_get, -ENOTSUP);
+	return (*dev->dev_ops->attr_get)(dev, attr_name, attr_value);
+}
+
+int
+rte_rawdev_set_attr(uint16_t dev_id,
+		    const char *attr_name,
+		    const uint64_t attr_value)
+{
+	struct rte_rawdev *dev;
+
+	RTE_RAWDEV_VALID_DEVID_OR_ERR_RET(dev_id, -EINVAL);
+	dev = &rte_rawdevs[dev_id];
+
+	RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*dev->dev_ops->attr_set, -ENOTSUP);
+	return (*dev->dev_ops->attr_set)(dev, attr_name, attr_value);
+}
+
+int
+rte_rawdev_enqueue_buffers(uint16_t dev_id,
+			   struct rte_rawdev_buf **buffers,
+			   unsigned int count,
+			   rte_rawdev_obj_t context)
+{
+	struct rte_rawdev *dev;
+
+	RTE_RAWDEV_VALID_DEVID_OR_ERR_RET(dev_id, -EINVAL);
+	dev = &rte_rawdevs[dev_id];
+
+	RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*dev->dev_ops->enqueue_bufs, -ENOTSUP);
+	return (*dev->dev_ops->enqueue_bufs)(dev, buffers, count, context);
+}
+
+int
+rte_rawdev_dequeue_buffers(uint16_t dev_id,
+			   struct rte_rawdev_buf **buffers,
+			   unsigned int count,
+			   rte_rawdev_obj_t context)
+{
+	struct rte_rawdev *dev;
+
+	RTE_RAWDEV_VALID_DEVID_OR_ERR_RET(dev_id, -EINVAL);
+	dev = &rte_rawdevs[dev_id];
+
+	RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*dev->dev_ops->dequeue_bufs, -ENOTSUP);
+	return (*dev->dev_ops->dequeue_bufs)(dev, buffers, count, context);
+}
+
+int
+rte_rawdev_dump(uint16_t dev_id, FILE *f)
+{
+	struct rte_rawdev *dev;
+
+	RTE_RAWDEV_VALID_DEVID_OR_ERR_RET(dev_id, -EINVAL);
+	dev = &rte_rawdevs[dev_id];
+
+	RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*dev->dev_ops->dump, -ENOTSUP);
+	return (*dev->dev_ops->dump)(dev, f);
+}
+
+static int
+xstats_get_count(uint16_t dev_id)
+{
+	struct rte_rawdev *dev = &rte_rawdevs[dev_id];
+
+	RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*dev->dev_ops->xstats_get_names, -ENOTSUP);
+	return (*dev->dev_ops->xstats_get_names)(dev, NULL, 0);
+}
+
+int
+rte_rawdev_xstats_names_get(uint16_t dev_id,
+		struct rte_rawdev_xstats_name *xstats_names,
+		unsigned int size)
+{
+	const struct rte_rawdev *dev;
+	int cnt_expected_entries;
+
+	RTE_RAWDEV_VALID_DEVID_OR_ERR_RET(dev_id, -ENODEV);
+
+	cnt_expected_entries = xstats_get_count(dev_id);
+
+	if (xstats_names == NULL || cnt_expected_entries < 0 ||
+	    (int)size < cnt_expected_entries || size <= 0)
+		return cnt_expected_entries;
+
+	dev = &rte_rawdevs[dev_id];
+
+	RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*dev->dev_ops->xstats_get_names, -ENOTSUP);
+	return (*dev->dev_ops->xstats_get_names)(dev, xstats_names, size);
+}
+
+/* retrieve rawdev extended statistics */
+int
+rte_rawdev_xstats_get(uint16_t dev_id,
+		      const unsigned int ids[],
+		      uint64_t values[],
+		      unsigned int n)
+{
+	RTE_RAWDEV_VALID_DEVID_OR_ERR_RET(dev_id, -ENODEV);
+	const struct rte_rawdev *dev = &rte_rawdevs[dev_id];
+
+	RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*dev->dev_ops->xstats_get, -ENOTSUP);
+	return (*dev->dev_ops->xstats_get)(dev, ids, values, n);
+}
+
+uint64_t
+rte_rawdev_xstats_by_name_get(uint16_t dev_id,
+			      const char *name,
+			      unsigned int *id)
+{
+	RTE_RAWDEV_VALID_DEVID_OR_ERR_RET(dev_id, 0);
+	const struct rte_rawdev *dev = &rte_rawdevs[dev_id];
+	unsigned int temp = -1;
+
+	if (id != NULL)
+		*id = (unsigned int)-1;
+	else
+		id = &temp; /* driver never gets a NULL value */
+
+	/* implemented by driver */
+	RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*dev->dev_ops->xstats_get_by_name, -ENOTSUP);
+	return (*dev->dev_ops->xstats_get_by_name)(dev, name, id);
+}
+
+int
+rte_rawdev_xstats_reset(uint16_t dev_id,
+			const uint32_t ids[], uint32_t nb_ids)
+{
+	RTE_RAWDEV_VALID_DEVID_OR_ERR_RET(dev_id, -EINVAL);
+	struct rte_rawdev *dev = &rte_rawdevs[dev_id];
+
+	RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*dev->dev_ops->xstats_reset, -ENOTSUP);
+	return (*dev->dev_ops->xstats_reset)(dev, ids, nb_ids);
+}
+
+int
+rte_rawdev_firmware_status_get(uint16_t dev_id, rte_rawdev_obj_t status_info)
+{
+	RTE_RAWDEV_VALID_DEVID_OR_ERR_RET(dev_id, -EINVAL);
+	struct rte_rawdev *dev = &rte_rawdevs[dev_id];
+
+	RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*dev->dev_ops->firmware_status_get, -ENOTSUP);
+	return (*dev->dev_ops->firmware_status_get)(dev, status_info);
+}
+
+int
+rte_rawdev_firmware_version_get(uint16_t dev_id, rte_rawdev_obj_t version_info)
+{
+	RTE_RAWDEV_VALID_DEVID_OR_ERR_RET(dev_id, -EINVAL);
+	struct rte_rawdev *dev = &rte_rawdevs[dev_id];
+
+	RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*dev->dev_ops->firmware_version_get, -ENOTSUP);
+	return (*dev->dev_ops->firmware_version_get)(dev, version_info);
+}
+
+int
+rte_rawdev_firmware_load(uint16_t dev_id, rte_rawdev_obj_t firmware_image)
+{
+	RTE_RAWDEV_VALID_DEVID_OR_ERR_RET(dev_id, -EINVAL);
+	struct rte_rawdev *dev = &rte_rawdevs[dev_id];
+
+	if (!firmware_image)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*dev->dev_ops->firmware_load, -ENOTSUP);
+	return (*dev->dev_ops->firmware_load)(dev, firmware_image);
+}
+
+int
+rte_rawdev_firmware_unload(uint16_t dev_id)
+{
+	RTE_RAWDEV_VALID_DEVID_OR_ERR_RET(dev_id, -EINVAL);
+	struct rte_rawdev *dev = &rte_rawdevs[dev_id];
+
+	RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*dev->dev_ops->firmware_load, -ENOTSUP);
+	return (*dev->dev_ops->firmware_unload)(dev);
+}
+
+int
+rte_rawdev_start(uint16_t dev_id)
+{
+	struct rte_rawdev *dev;
+	int diag;
+
+	RTE_RDEV_DEBUG("Start dev_id=%" PRIu8, dev_id);
+
+	RTE_RAWDEV_VALID_DEVID_OR_ERR_RET(dev_id, -EINVAL);
+	dev = &rte_rawdevs[dev_id];
+	RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*dev->dev_ops->dev_start, -ENOTSUP);
+
+	if (dev->started != 0) {
+		RTE_RDEV_ERR("Device with dev_id=%" PRIu8 "already started",
+			     dev_id);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	diag = (*dev->dev_ops->dev_start)(dev);
+	if (diag == 0)
+		dev->started = 1;
+	else
+		return diag;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void
+rte_rawdev_stop(uint16_t dev_id)
+{
+	struct rte_rawdev *dev;
+
+	RTE_RDEV_DEBUG("Stop dev_id=%" PRIu8, dev_id);
+
+	RTE_RAWDEV_VALID_DEVID_OR_RET(dev_id);
+	dev = &rte_rawdevs[dev_id];
+
+	RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_RET(*dev->dev_ops->dev_stop);
+
+	if (dev->started == 0) {
+		RTE_RDEV_ERR("Device with dev_id=%" PRIu8 "already stopped",
+			dev_id);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	(*dev->dev_ops->dev_stop)(dev);
+	dev->started = 0;
+}
+
+int
+rte_rawdev_close(uint16_t dev_id)
+{
+	struct rte_rawdev *dev;
+
+	RTE_RAWDEV_VALID_DEVID_OR_ERR_RET(dev_id, -EINVAL);
+	dev = &rte_rawdevs[dev_id];
+
+	RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*dev->dev_ops->dev_close, -ENOTSUP);
+	/* Device must be stopped before it can be closed */
+	if (dev->started == 1) {
+		RTE_RDEV_ERR("Device %u must be stopped before closing",
+			     dev_id);
+		return -EBUSY;
+	}
+
+	return (*dev->dev_ops->dev_close)(dev);
+}
+
+int
+rte_rawdev_reset(uint16_t dev_id)
+{
+	struct rte_rawdev *dev;
+
+	RTE_RAWDEV_VALID_DEVID_OR_ERR_RET(dev_id, -EINVAL);
+	dev = &rte_rawdevs[dev_id];
+
+	RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*dev->dev_ops->dev_reset, -ENOTSUP);
+	/* Reset is not dependent on state of the device */
+	return (*dev->dev_ops->dev_reset)(dev);
+}
+
+static inline uint8_t
+rte_rawdev_find_free_device_index(void)
+{
+	uint16_t dev_id;
+
+	for (dev_id = 0; dev_id < RTE_MAX_RAWDEVPORTS; dev_id++) {
+		if (rte_rawdevs[dev_id].attached ==
+				RTE_RAWDEV_DETACHED)
+			return dev_id;
+	}
+
+	return RTE_MAX_RAWDEVPORTS;
+}
+
+struct rte_rawdev *
+rte_rawdev_pmd_allocate(const char *name, size_t dev_priv_size, int socket_id)
+{
+	struct rte_rawdev *rawdev;
+	uint16_t dev_id;
+
+	if (rte_rawdev_pmd_get_named_dev(name) != NULL) {
+		RTE_RDEV_ERR("Event device with name %s already allocated!",
+			     name);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	dev_id = rte_rawdev_find_free_device_index();
+	if (dev_id == RTE_MAX_RAWDEVPORTS) {
+		RTE_RDEV_ERR("Reached maximum number of raw devices");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	rawdev = &rte_rawdevs[dev_id];
+
+	rawdev->dev_private = rte_zmalloc_socket("rawdev private",
+				     dev_priv_size,
+				     RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE,
+				     socket_id);
+	if (!rawdev->dev_private) {
+		RTE_RDEV_ERR("Unable to allocate memory to Skeleton dev");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+
+	rawdev->dev_id = dev_id;
+	rawdev->socket_id = socket_id;
+	rawdev->started = 0;
+	snprintf(rawdev->name, RTE_RAWDEV_NAME_MAX_LEN, "%s", name);
+
+	rawdev->attached = RTE_RAWDEV_ATTACHED;
+	rawdev_globals.nb_devs++;
+
+	return rawdev;
+}
+
+int
+rte_rawdev_pmd_release(struct rte_rawdev *rawdev)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	if (rawdev == NULL)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	ret = rte_rawdev_close(rawdev->dev_id);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	rawdev->attached = RTE_RAWDEV_DETACHED;
+	rawdev_globals.nb_devs--;
+
+	rawdev->dev_id = 0;
+	rawdev->socket_id = 0;
+	rawdev->dev_ops = NULL;
+	if (rawdev->dev_private) {
+		rte_free(rawdev->dev_private);
+		rawdev->dev_private = NULL;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+RTE_INIT(librawdev_init_log);
+
+static void
+librawdev_init_log(void)
+{
+	librawdev_logtype = rte_log_register("librte.rawdev");
+	if (librawdev_logtype >= 0)
+		rte_log_set_level(librawdev_logtype, RTE_LOG_INFO);
+}
diff --git a/lib/librte_rawdev/rte_rawdev.h b/lib/librte_rawdev/rte_rawdev.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d199819d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/librte_rawdev/rte_rawdev.h
@@ -0,0 +1,586 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright 2017 NXP
+ */
+
+#ifndef _RTE_RAWDEV_H_
+#define _RTE_RAWDEV_H_
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+#include <rte_common.h>
+#include <rte_memory.h>
+#include <rte_errno.h>
+
+#define RTE_RAWDEV_MAX_DEVS	RTE_MAX_RAWDEVS
+
+/* Rawdevice object - essentially a void to be typecasted by implementation */
+typedef void *rte_rawdev_obj_t;
+
+/**
+ * Get the total number of raw devices that have been successfully
+ * initialised.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   The total number of usable raw devices.
+ */
+uint8_t
+rte_rawdev_count(void);
+
+/**
+ * Get the device identifier for the named raw device.
+ *
+ * @param name
+ *   Raw device name to select the raw device identifier.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   Returns raw device identifier on success.
+ *   - <0: Failure to find named raw device.
+ */
+uint16_t
+rte_rawdev_get_dev_id(const char *name);
+
+/**
+ * Return the NUMA socket to which a device is connected.
+ *
+ * @param dev_id
+ *   The identifier of the device.
+ * @return
+ *   The NUMA socket id to which the device is connected or
+ *   a default of zero if the socket could not be determined.
+ *   -(-EINVAL)  dev_id value is out of range.
+ */
+int
+rte_rawdev_socket_id(uint16_t dev_id);
+
+/**
+ * Raw device information forward declaration
+ */
+struct rte_rawdev_info;
+
+/**
+ * Retrieve the contextual information of a raw device.
+ *
+ * @param dev_id
+ *   The identifier of the device.
+ *
+ * @param[out] dev_info
+ *   A pointer to a structure of type *rte_rawdev_info* to be filled with the
+ *   contextual information of the device.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   - 0: Success, driver updates the contextual information of the raw device
+ *   - <0: Error code returned by the driver info get function.
+ *
+ */
+int
+rte_rawdev_info_get(uint16_t dev_id, struct rte_rawdev_info *dev_info);
+
+/**
+ * Configure a raw device.
+ *
+ * This function must be invoked first before any other function in the
+ * API. This function can also be re-invoked when a device is in the
+ * stopped state.
+ *
+ * The caller may use rte_rawdev_info_get() to get the capability of each
+ * resources available for this raw device.
+ *
+ * @param dev_id
+ *   The identifier of the device to configure.
+ * @param dev_conf
+ *   The raw device configuration structure encapsulated into rte_rawdev_info
+ *   object.
+ *   It is assumed that the opaque object has enough information which the
+ *   driver/implementation can use to configure the device. It is also assumed
+ *   that once the configuration is done, a `queue_id` type field can be used
+ *   to refer to some arbitrary internal representation of a queue.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   - 0: Success, device configured.
+ *   - <0: Error code returned by the driver configuration function.
+ */
+int
+rte_rawdev_configure(uint16_t dev_id, struct rte_rawdev_info *dev_conf);
+
+
+/**
+ * Retrieve the current configuration information of a raw queue designated
+ * by its *queue_id* from the raw driver for a raw device.
+ *
+ * This function intended to be used in conjunction with rte_raw_queue_setup()
+ * where caller needs to set up the queue by overriding few default values.
+ *
+ * @param dev_id
+ *   The identifier of the device.
+ * @param queue_id
+ *   The index of the raw queue to get the configuration information.
+ *   The value must be in the range [0, nb_raw_queues - 1]
+ *   previously supplied to rte_rawdev_configure().
+ * @param[out] queue_conf
+ *   The pointer to the default raw queue configuration data.
+ * @return
+ *   - 0: Success, driver updates the default raw queue configuration data.
+ *   - <0: Error code returned by the driver info get function.
+ *
+ * @see rte_raw_queue_setup()
+ *
+ */
+int
+rte_rawdev_queue_conf_get(uint16_t dev_id,
+			  uint16_t queue_id,
+			  rte_rawdev_obj_t queue_conf);
+
+/**
+ * Allocate and set up a raw queue for a raw device.
+ *
+ * @param dev_id
+ *   The identifier of the device.
+ * @param queue_id
+ *   The index of the raw queue to setup. The value must be in the range
+ *   [0, nb_raw_queues - 1] previously supplied to rte_rawdev_configure().
+ * @param queue_conf
+ *   The pointer to the configuration data to be used for the raw queue.
+ *   NULL value is allowed, in which case default configuration	used.
+ *
+ * @see rte_rawdev_queue_conf_get()
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   - 0: Success, raw queue correctly set up.
+ *   - <0: raw queue configuration failed
+ */
+int
+rte_rawdev_queue_setup(uint16_t dev_id,
+		       uint16_t queue_id,
+		       rte_rawdev_obj_t queue_conf);
+
+/**
+ * Allocate and set up a raw queue for a raw device.
+ *
+ * @param dev_id
+ *   The identifier of the device.
+ * @param queue_id
+ *   The index of the raw queue to setup. The value must be in the range
+ *   [0, nb_raw_queues - 1] previously supplied to rte_rawdev_configure().
+ *
+ * @see rte_rawdev_queue_conf_get()
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   - 0: Success, raw queue correctly set up.
+ *   - <0: raw queue configuration failed
+ */
+int
+rte_rawdev_queue_release(uint16_t dev_id, uint16_t queue_id);
+/**
+ * Get the number of raw queues on a specific raw device
+ *
+ * @param dev_id
+ *   Raw device identifier.
+ * @return
+ *   - The number of configured raw queues
+ */
+uint16_t
+rte_rawdev_queue_count(uint16_t dev_id);
+
+/**
+ * Start a raw device.
+ *
+ * The device start step is the last one and consists of setting the raw
+ * queues to start accepting the raws and schedules to raw ports.
+ *
+ * On success, all basic functions exported by the API (raw enqueue,
+ * raw dequeue and so on) can be invoked.
+ *
+ * @param dev_id
+ *   Raw device identifier
+ * @return
+ *   - 0: Success, device started.
+ *   < 0: Failure
+ */
+int
+rte_rawdev_start(uint16_t dev_id);
+
+/**
+ * Stop a raw device. The device can be restarted with a call to
+ * rte_rawdev_start()
+ *
+ * @param dev_id
+ *   Raw device identifier.
+ */
+void
+rte_rawdev_stop(uint16_t dev_id);
+
+/**
+ * Close a raw device. The device cannot be restarted after this call.
+ *
+ * @param dev_id
+ *   Raw device identifier
+ *
+ * @return
+ *  - 0 on successfully closing device
+ *  - <0 on failure to close device
+ *  - (-EAGAIN) if device is busy
+ */
+int
+rte_rawdev_close(uint16_t dev_id);
+
+/**
+ * Reset a raw device.
+ * This is different from cycle of rte_rawdev_start->rte_rawdev_stop in the
+ * sense similar to hard or soft reset.
+ *
+ * @param dev_id
+ *   Raw device identifiers
+ * @return
+ *   0 for sucessful reset,
+ *  !0 for failure in reseting
+ */
+int
+rte_rawdev_reset(uint16_t dev_id);
+
+#define RTE_RAWDEV_NAME_MAX_LEN	(64)
+/**< @internal Max length of name of raw PMD */
+
+
+
+/** @internal
+ * The data structure associated with each raw device.
+ * It is a placeholder for PMD specific data, encapsulating only information
+ * related to framework.
+ */
+struct rte_rawdev {
+	int socket_id;
+	/**< Socket ID where memory is allocated */
+	uint16_t dev_id;
+	/**< Device ID for this instance */
+
+	const struct rte_rawdev_ops *dev_ops;
+	/**< Functions exported by PMD */
+
+	struct rte_device *device;
+	/**< Device info. supplied during device initialization */
+	const char *driver_name;
+	/**< Driver info. supplied by probing */
+
+	RTE_STD_C11
+	uint8_t attached : 1;
+	/**< Flag indicating the device is attached */
+	uint8_t started : 1;
+	/**< Device state: STARTED(1)/STOPPED(0) */
+
+	rte_rawdev_obj_t dev_private;
+	/**< PMD-specific private data */
+
+	char name[RTE_RAWDEV_NAME_MAX_LEN];
+} __rte_cache_aligned;
+
+extern struct rte_rawdev *rte_rawdevs;
+/** @internal The pool of rte_rawdev structures. */
+
+struct rte_rawdev_info {
+	const char *driver_name; /**< Name of driver handling this device */
+	struct rte_device *device;  /**< Device encapsulation */
+
+	int socket_id;
+	/**< Socket ID where memory is allocated */
+
+	rte_rawdev_obj_t dev_private;
+	/**< PMD-specific private data */
+};
+
+struct rte_rawdev_buf {
+	void *buf_addr;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Dump internal information about *dev_id* to the FILE* provided in *f*.
+ *
+ * @param dev_id
+ *   The identifier of the device.
+ *
+ * @param f
+ *   A pointer to a file for output
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   - 0: on success
+ *   - <0: on failure.
+ */
+int
+rte_rawdev_dump(uint16_t dev_id, FILE *f);
+
+/**
+ * Get an attribute value from implementation.
+ * Attribute is an opaque handle agreed upon between application and PMD.
+ *
+ * Implementations are expected to maintain an array of attribute-value pairs
+ * based on application calls. Memory management for this structure is
+ * shared responsibility of implementation and application.
+ *
+ * @param dev_id
+ *   The identifier of the device to configure.
+ * @attr_name
+ *   Opaque object representing an attribute in implementation.
+ * @attr_value [out]
+ *   Opaque response to the attribute value. In case of error, this remains
+ *   untouched. This is double pointer of void type.
+ * @return
+ *   0 for success
+ *  !0 Error; attr_value remains untouched in case of error.
+ */
+int
+rte_rawdev_get_attr(uint16_t dev_id,
+		    const char *attr_name,
+		    uint64_t *attr_value);
+
+/**
+ * Set an attribute value.
+ * Attribute is an opaque handle agreed upon between application and PMD.
+ *
+ * @param dev_id
+ *   The identifier of the device to configure.
+ * @attr_name
+ *   Opaque object representing an attribute in implementation.
+ * @attr_value
+ *   Value of the attribute represented by attr_name
+ * @return
+ *   0 for success
+ *  !0 Error
+ */
+int
+rte_rawdev_set_attr(uint16_t dev_id,
+		    const char *attr_name,
+		    const uint64_t attr_value);
+
+/**
+ * Enqueue a stream of buffers to the device.
+ *
+ * Rather than specifying a queue, this API passes along an opaque object
+ * to the driver implementation. That object can be a queue or any other
+ * contextual information necessary for the device to enqueue buffers.
+ *
+ * @param dev_id
+ *   The identifier of the device to configure.
+ * @param bufs
+ *   Collection of buffers for enqueueing
+ * @param count
+ *   Count of buffers to enqueue
+ * @param context
+ *   Opaque context information.
+ * @return
+ *   >=0 for buffers enqueued
+ *  !0 for failure.
+ *  Whether partial enqueue is failure or success is defined between app
+ *  and driver implementation.
+ */
+int
+rte_rawdev_enqueue_buffers(uint16_t dev_id,
+			   struct rte_rawdev_buf **buffers,
+			   unsigned int count,
+			   rte_rawdev_obj_t context);
+
+/**
+ * Dequeue a stream of buffers from the device.
+ *
+ * Rather than specifying a queue, this API passes along an opaque object
+ * to the driver implementation. That object can be a queue or any other
+ * contextual information necessary for the device to dequeue buffers.
+ *
+ * Application should have allocated enough space to store `count` response
+ * buffers.
+ * Releasing buffers dequeued is responsibility of the application.
+ *
+ * @param dev_id
+ *   The identifier of the device to configure.
+ * @param bufs
+ *   Collection of buffers dequeued
+ * @param count
+ *   Max buffers expected to be dequeued
+ * @param context
+ *   Opaque context information.
+ * @return
+ *   >=0 for buffers dequeued
+ *  !0 for failure.
+ *  Whether partial enqueue is failure or success is defined between app
+ *  and driver implementation.
+ */
+int
+rte_rawdev_dequeue_buffers(uint16_t dev_id,
+			   struct rte_rawdev_buf **buffers,
+			   unsigned int count,
+			   rte_rawdev_obj_t context);
+
+/** Maximum name length for extended statistics counters */
+#define RTE_RAW_DEV_XSTATS_NAME_SIZE 64
+
+/**
+ * A name-key lookup element for extended statistics.
+ *
+ * This structure is used to map between names and ID numbers
+ * for extended ethdev statistics.
+ */
+struct rte_rawdev_xstats_name {
+	char name[RTE_RAW_DEV_XSTATS_NAME_SIZE];
+};
+
+/**
+ * Retrieve names of extended statistics of a raw device.
+ *
+ * @param dev_id
+ *   The identifier of the raw device.
+ * @param[out] xstats_names
+ *   Block of memory to insert names into. Must be at least size in capacity.
+ *   If set to NULL, function returns required capacity.
+ * @param size
+ *   Capacity of xstats_names (number of names).
+ * @return
+ *   - positive value lower or equal to size: success. The return value
+ *     is the number of entries filled in the stats table.
+ *   - positive value higher than size: error, the given statistics table
+ *     is too small. The return value corresponds to the size that should
+ *     be given to succeed. The entries in the table are not valid and
+ *     shall not be used by the caller.
+ *   - negative value on error:
+ *        -ENODEV for invalid *dev_id*
+ *        -ENOTSUP if the device doesn't support this function.
+ */
+int
+rte_rawdev_xstats_names_get(uint16_t dev_id,
+			    struct rte_rawdev_xstats_name *xstats_names,
+			    unsigned int size);
+
+/**
+ * Retrieve extended statistics of a raw device.
+ *
+ * @param dev_id
+ *   The identifier of the device.
+ * @param ids
+ *   The id numbers of the stats to get. The ids can be got from the stat
+ *   position in the stat list from rte_rawdev_get_xstats_names(), or
+ *   by using rte_rawdev_get_xstats_by_name()
+ * @param[out] values
+ *   The values for each stats request by ID.
+ * @param n
+ *   The number of stats requested
+ * @return
+ *   - positive value: number of stat entries filled into the values array
+ *   - negative value on error:
+ *        -ENODEV for invalid *dev_id*
+ *        -ENOTSUP if the device doesn't support this function.
+ */
+int
+rte_rawdev_xstats_get(uint16_t dev_id,
+		      const unsigned int ids[],
+		      uint64_t values[],
+		      unsigned int n);
+
+/**
+ * Retrieve the value of a single stat by requesting it by name.
+ *
+ * @param dev_id
+ *   The identifier of the device
+ * @param name
+ *   The stat name to retrieve
+ * @param[out] id
+ *   If non-NULL, the numerical id of the stat will be returned, so that further
+ *   requests for the stat can be got using rte_rawdev_xstats_get, which will
+ *   be faster as it doesn't need to scan a list of names for the stat.
+ *   If the stat cannot be found, the id returned will be (unsigned)-1.
+ * @return
+ *   - positive value or zero: the stat value
+ *   - negative value: -EINVAL if stat not found, -ENOTSUP if not supported.
+ */
+uint64_t
+rte_rawdev_xstats_by_name_get(uint16_t dev_id,
+			      const char *name,
+			      unsigned int *id);
+
+/**
+ * Reset the values of the xstats of the selected component in the device.
+ *
+ * @param dev_id
+ *   The identifier of the device
+ * @param ids
+ *   Selects specific statistics to be reset. When NULL, all statistics
+ *   will be reset. If non-NULL, must point to array of at least
+ *   *nb_ids* size.
+ * @param nb_ids
+ *   The number of ids available from the *ids* array. Ignored when ids is NULL.
+ * @return
+ *   - zero: successfully reset the statistics to zero
+ *   - negative value: -EINVAL invalid parameters, -ENOTSUP if not supported.
+ */
+int
+rte_rawdev_xstats_reset(uint16_t dev_id,
+			const uint32_t ids[],
+			uint32_t nb_ids);
+
+/**
+ * Get Firmware status of the device..
+ * Returns a memory allocated by driver/implementation containing status
+ * information block. It is responsibility of caller to release the buffer.
+ *
+ * @param dev_id
+ *   Raw device identifier
+ * @param status_info
+ *   Pointer to status information area. Caller is responsible for releasing
+ *   the memory associated.
+ * @return
+ *   0 for success,
+ *  !0 for failure, `status_info` argument state is undefined
+ */
+int
+rte_rawdev_firmware_status_get(uint16_t dev_id,
+			       rte_rawdev_obj_t status_info);
+
+/**
+ * Get Firmware version of the device.
+ * Returns a memory allocated by driver/implementation containing version
+ * information block. It is responsibility of caller to release the buffer.
+ *
+ * @param dev_id
+ *   Raw device identifier
+ * @param version_info
+ *   Pointer to version information area. Caller is responsible for releasing
+ *   the memory associated.
+ * @return
+ *   0 for success,
+ *  !0 for failure, `version_info` argument state is undefined
+ */
+int
+rte_rawdev_firmware_version_get(uint16_t dev_id,
+				rte_rawdev_obj_t version_info);
+
+/**
+ * Load firmware on the device.
+ * TODO: In future, methods like directly flashing from file too can be
+ * supported.
+ *
+ * @param dev_id
+ *   Raw device identifier
+ * @param firmware_image
+ *   Pointer to buffer containing image binary data
+ * @return
+ *   0 for successfull Load
+ *  !0 for failure to load the provided image, or image incorrect.
+ */
+int
+rte_rawdev_firmware_load(uint16_t dev_id, rte_rawdev_obj_t firmware_image);
+
+/**
+ * Unload firmware from the device.
+ *
+ * @param dev_id
+ *   Raw device identifiers
+ * @return
+ *   0 for successful Unload
+ *  !0 for failure in unloading
+ */
+int
+rte_rawdev_firmware_unload(uint16_t dev_id);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* _RTE_RAWDEV_H_ */
diff --git a/lib/librte_rawdev/rte_rawdev_pmd.h b/lib/librte_rawdev/rte_rawdev_pmd.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0147ef72f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/librte_rawdev/rte_rawdev_pmd.h
@@ -0,0 +1,588 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright 2017 NXP
+ */
+
+#ifndef _RTE_RAWDEV_PMD_H_
+#define _RTE_RAWDEV_PMD_H_
+
+/** @file
+ * RTE RAW PMD APIs
+ *
+ * @note
+ * Driver facing APIs for a raw device. These are not to be called directly by
+ * any application.
+ * @b EXPERIMENTAL: this API may change without prior notice
+ */
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include <rte_dev.h>
+#include <rte_malloc.h>
+#include <rte_log.h>
+#include <rte_common.h>
+
+#include "rte_rawdev.h"
+
+extern int librawdev_logtype;
+
+/* Logging Macros */
+#define RTE_RDEV_LOG(level, fmt, args...) \
+	rte_log(RTE_LOG_ ## level, librawdev_logtype, "%s(): " fmt "\n", \
+		__func__, ##args)
+
+#define RTE_RDEV_ERR(fmt, args...) \
+	RTE_RDEV_LOG(ERR, fmt, ## args)
+#define RTE_RDEV_DEBUG(fmt, args...) \
+	RTE_RDEV_LOG(DEBUG, fmt, ## args)
+#define RTE_RDEV_INFO(fmt, args...) \
+	RTE_RDEV_LOG(INFO, fmt, ## args)
+
+
+/* Macros to check for valid device */
+#define RTE_RAWDEV_VALID_DEVID_OR_ERR_RET(dev_id, retval) do { \
+	if (!rte_rawdev_pmd_is_valid_dev((dev_id))) { \
+		RTE_RDEV_ERR("Invalid dev_id=%d", dev_id); \
+		return retval; \
+	} \
+} while (0)
+
+#define RTE_RAWDEV_VALID_DEVID_OR_RET(dev_id) do { \
+	if (!rte_rawdev_pmd_is_valid_dev((dev_id))) { \
+		RTE_RDEV_ERR("Invalid dev_id=%d", dev_id); \
+		return; \
+	} \
+} while (0)
+
+#define RTE_RAWDEV_DETACHED  (0)
+#define RTE_RAWDEV_ATTACHED  (1)
+
+/* Global structure used for maintaining state of allocated raw devices.
+ *
+ * TODO: Should be expanded to <type of raw device>:<count> in future.
+ *       Applications should be able to select from a number of type of raw
+ *       devices which were detected or attached to this DPDK instance.
+ */
+struct rte_rawdev_global {
+	uint16_t nb_devs;	/**< Number of devices found */
+};
+
+extern struct rte_rawdev_global *rte_rawdev_globals;
+/** Pointer to global raw devices data structure. */
+extern struct rte_rawdev *rte_rawdevs;
+/** The pool of rte_rawdev structures. */
+
+/**
+ * Get the rte_rawdev structure device pointer for the named device.
+ *
+ * @param name
+ *   device name to select the device structure.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   - The rte_rawdev structure pointer for the given device ID.
+ */
+static inline struct rte_rawdev *
+rte_rawdev_pmd_get_named_dev(const char *name)
+{
+	struct rte_rawdev *dev;
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	if (name == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < RTE_RAWDEV_MAX_DEVS; i++) {
+		dev = &rte_rawdevs[i];
+		if ((dev->attached == RTE_RAWDEV_ATTACHED) &&
+		   (strcmp(dev->name, name) == 0))
+			return dev;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Validate if the raw device index is a valid attached raw device.
+ *
+ * @param dev_id
+ *   raw device index.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   - If the device index is valid (1) or not (0).
+ */
+static inline unsigned
+rte_rawdev_pmd_is_valid_dev(uint8_t dev_id)
+{
+	struct rte_rawdev *dev;
+
+	if (dev_id >= RTE_RAWDEV_MAX_DEVS)
+		return 0;
+
+	dev = &rte_rawdevs[dev_id];
+	if (dev->attached != RTE_RAWDEV_ATTACHED)
+		return 0;
+	else
+		return 1;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Definitions of all functions exported by a driver through the
+ * the generic structure of type *rawdev_ops* supplied in the
+ * *rte_rawdev* structure associated with a device.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Get device information of a device.
+ *
+ * @param dev
+ *   Raw device pointer
+ * @param dev_info
+ *   Raw device information structure
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   Returns 0 on success
+ */
+typedef void (*rawdev_info_get_t)(struct rte_rawdev *dev,
+				  rte_rawdev_obj_t dev_info);
+
+/**
+ * Configure a device.
+ *
+ * @param dev
+ *   Raw device pointer
+ * @param config
+ *   Void object containing device specific configuration
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   Returns 0 on success
+ */
+typedef int (*rawdev_configure_t)(const struct rte_rawdev *dev,
+				  rte_rawdev_obj_t config);
+
+/**
+ * Start a configured device.
+ *
+ * @param dev
+ *   Raw device pointer
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   Returns 0 on success
+ */
+typedef int (*rawdev_start_t)(struct rte_rawdev *dev);
+
+/**
+ * Stop a configured device.
+ *
+ * @param dev
+ *   Raw device pointer
+ */
+typedef void (*rawdev_stop_t)(struct rte_rawdev *dev);
+
+/**
+ * Close a configured device.
+ *
+ * @param dev
+ *   Raw device pointer
+ *
+ * @return
+ * - 0 on success
+ * - (-EAGAIN) if can't close as device is busy
+ */
+typedef int (*rawdev_close_t)(struct rte_rawdev *dev);
+
+/**
+ * Reset a configured device.
+ *
+ * @param dev
+ *   Raw device pointer
+ * @return
+ *   0 for success
+ *   !0 for failure
+ */
+typedef int (*rawdev_reset_t)(struct rte_rawdev *dev);
+
+/**
+ * Retrieve the current raw queue configuration.
+ *
+ * @param dev
+ *   Raw device pointer
+ * @param queue_id
+ *   Raw device queue index
+ * @param[out] queue_conf
+ *   Raw device queue configuration structure
+ *
+ */
+typedef void (*rawdev_queue_conf_get_t)(struct rte_rawdev *dev,
+					uint16_t queue_id,
+					rte_rawdev_obj_t queue_conf);
+
+/**
+ * Setup an raw queue.
+ *
+ * @param dev
+ *   Raw device pointer
+ * @param queue_id
+ *   Rawqueue index
+ * @param queue_conf
+ *   Rawqueue configuration structure
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   Returns 0 on success.
+ */
+typedef int (*rawdev_queue_setup_t)(struct rte_rawdev *dev,
+				    uint16_t queue_id,
+				    rte_rawdev_obj_t queue_conf);
+
+/**
+ * Release resources allocated by given raw queue.
+ *
+ * @param dev
+ *   Raw device pointer
+ * @param queue_id
+ *   Raw queue index
+ *
+ */
+typedef int (*rawdev_queue_release_t)(struct rte_rawdev *dev,
+				      uint16_t queue_id);
+
+/**
+ * Enqueue an array of raw buffers to the device.
+ *
+ * Buffer being used is opaque - it can be obtained from mempool or from
+ * any other source. Interpretation of buffer is responsibility of driver.
+ *
+ * @param dev
+ *   Raw device pointer
+ * @param bufs
+ *   array of buffers
+ * @param count
+ *   number of buffers passed
+ * @context
+ *   an opaque object representing context of the call; for example, an
+ *   application can pass information about the queues on which enqueue needs
+ *   to be done. Or, the enqueue operation might be passed reference to an
+ *   object containing a callback (agreed upon between applicatio and driver).
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   >=0 Count of buffers successfully enqueued (0: no buffers enqueued)
+ *   <0 Error count in case of error
+ */
+typedef int (*rawdev_enqueue_bufs_t)(struct rte_rawdev *dev,
+				     struct rte_rawdev_buf **buffers,
+				     unsigned int count,
+				     rte_rawdev_obj_t context);
+
+/**
+ * Dequeue an array of raw buffers from the device.
+ *
+ * @param dev
+ *   Raw device pointer
+ * @param bufs
+ *   array of buffers
+ * @param count
+ *   Max buffers expected to be dequeued
+ * @context
+ *   an opaque object representing context of the call. Based on this object,
+ *   the application and driver can coordinate for dequeue operation involving
+ *   agreed upon semantics. For example, queue information/id on which Dequeue
+ *   needs to be performed.
+ * @return
+ *   >0, ~0: Count of buffers returned
+ *   <0: Error
+ *   Whether short dequeue is success or failure is decided between app and
+ *   driver.
+ */
+typedef int (*rawdev_dequeue_bufs_t)(struct rte_rawdev *dev,
+				     struct rte_rawdev_buf **buffers,
+				     unsigned int count,
+				     rte_rawdev_obj_t context);
+
+/**
+ * Dump internal information
+ *
+ * @param dev
+ *   Raw device pointer
+ * @param f
+ *   A pointer to a file for output
+ * @return
+ *   0 for success,
+ *   !0 Error
+ *
+ */
+typedef int (*rawdev_dump_t)(struct rte_rawdev *dev, FILE *f);
+
+/**
+ * Get an attribute value from implementation.
+ * Attribute is an opaque handle agreed upon between application and PMD.
+ *
+ * @param dev
+ *   Raw device pointer
+ * @attr_name
+ *   Opaque object representing an attribute in implementation.
+ * @attr_value [out]
+ *   Opaque response to the attribute value. In case of error, this remains
+ *   untouched. This is double pointer of void type.
+ * @return
+ *   0 for success
+ *  !0 Error; attr_value remains untouched in case of error.
+ */
+typedef int (*rawdev_get_attr_t)(struct rte_rawdev *dev,
+				 const char *attr_name,
+				 uint64_t *attr_value);
+
+/**
+ * Set an attribute value.
+ * Attribute is an opaque handle agreed upon between application and PMD.
+ *
+ * @param dev
+ *   Raw device pointer
+ * @attr_name
+ *   Opaque object representing an attribute in implementation.
+ * @attr_value
+ *   Value of the attribute represented by attr_name
+ * @return
+ *   0 for success
+ *  !0 Error
+ */
+typedef int (*rawdev_set_attr_t)(struct rte_rawdev *dev,
+				 const char *attr_name,
+				 const uint64_t attr_value);
+
+/**
+ * Retrieve a set of statistics from device.
+ * Note: Being a raw device, the stats are specific to the device being
+ * implemented thus represented as xstats.
+ *
+ * @param dev
+ *   Raw device pointer
+ * @param ids
+ *   The stat ids to retrieve
+ * @param values
+ *   The returned stat values
+ * @param n
+ *   The number of id values and entries in the values array
+ * @return
+ *   The number of stat values successfully filled into the values array
+ */
+typedef int (*rawdev_xstats_get_t)(const struct rte_rawdev *dev,
+		const unsigned int ids[], uint64_t values[], unsigned int n);
+
+/**
+ * Resets the statistic values in xstats for the device.
+ */
+typedef int (*rawdev_xstats_reset_t)(struct rte_rawdev *dev,
+		const uint32_t ids[],
+		uint32_t nb_ids);
+
+/**
+ * Get names of extended stats of an raw device
+ *
+ * @param dev
+ *   Raw device pointer
+ * @param xstats_names
+ *   Array of name values to be filled in
+ * @param size
+ *   Number of values in the xstats_names array
+ * @return
+ *   When size >= the number of stats, return the number of stat values filled
+ *   into the array.
+ *   When size < the number of available stats, return the number of stats
+ *   values, and do not fill in any data into xstats_names.
+ */
+typedef int (*rawdev_xstats_get_names_t)(const struct rte_rawdev *dev,
+		struct rte_rawdev_xstats_name *xstats_names,
+		unsigned int size);
+
+/**
+ * Get value of one stats and optionally return its id
+ *
+ * @param dev
+ *   Raw device pointer
+ * @param name
+ *   The name of the stat to retrieve
+ * @param id
+ *   Pointer to an unsigned int where we store the stat-id.
+ *   This pointer may be null if the id is not required.
+ * @return
+ *   The value of the stat, or (uint64_t)-1 if the stat is not found.
+ *   If the stat is not found, the id value will be returned as (unsigned)-1,
+ *   if id pointer is non-NULL
+ */
+typedef uint64_t (*rawdev_xstats_get_by_name_t)(const struct rte_rawdev *dev,
+						const char *name,
+						unsigned int *id);
+
+/**
+ * Get firmware/device-stack status.
+ * Implementation to allocate buffer for returning information.
+ *
+ * @param dev
+ *   Raw device pointer
+ * @param status
+ *   void block containing device specific status information
+ * @return
+ *   0 for success,
+ *   !0 for failure, with undefined value in `status_info`
+ */
+typedef int (*rawdev_firmware_status_get_t)(struct rte_rawdev *dev,
+					    rte_rawdev_obj_t status_info);
+
+/**
+ * Get firmware version information
+ *
+ * @param dev
+ *   Raw device pointer
+ * @param version_info
+ *   void pointer to version information returned by device
+ * @return
+ *   0 for success,
+ *   !0 for failure, with undefined value in `version_info`
+ */
+typedef int (*rawdev_firmware_version_get_t)(struct rte_rawdev *dev,
+					     rte_rawdev_obj_t version_info);
+
+/**
+ * Load firwmare from a buffer (DMA'able)
+ *
+ * @param dev
+ *   Raw device pointer
+ * @param firmware_file
+ *   file pointer to firmware area
+ * @return
+ *   >0, ~0: for successfull load
+ *   <0: for failure
+ *
+ * @see Application may use 'firmware_version_get` for ascertaining successful
+ * load
+ */
+typedef int (*rawdev_firmware_load_t)(struct rte_rawdev *dev,
+				      rte_rawdev_obj_t firmware_buf);
+
+/**
+ * Unload firwmare
+ *
+ * @param dev
+ *   Raw device pointer
+ * @return
+ *   >0, ~0 for successful unloading
+ *   <0 for failure in unloading
+ *
+ * Note: Application can use the `firmware_status_get` or
+ * `firmware_version_get` to get result of unload.
+ */
+typedef int (*rawdev_firmware_unload_t)(struct rte_rawdev *dev);
+
+
+/** Rawdevice operations function pointer table */
+struct rte_rawdev_ops {
+	rawdev_info_get_t dev_info_get;  /**< Get device info. */
+	rawdev_configure_t dev_configure; /**< Configure device. */
+	rawdev_start_t dev_start;         /**< Start device. */
+	rawdev_stop_t dev_stop;           /**< Stop device. */
+	rawdev_close_t dev_close;         /**< Close device. */
+	rawdev_reset_t dev_reset;         /**< Reset device. */
+
+	rawdev_queue_conf_get_t queue_def_conf;
+	/**< Get raw queue configuration. */
+	rawdev_queue_setup_t queue_setup;
+	/**< Set up an raw queue. */
+	rawdev_queue_release_t queue_release;
+	/**< Release an raw queue. */
+
+	rawdev_enqueue_bufs_t enqueue_bufs;
+	/**< Enqueue an array of raw buffers to device. */
+	rawdev_dequeue_bufs_t dequeue_bufs;
+	/**< Dequeue an array of raw buffers from device. */
+	/** TODO: Callback based enqueue and dequeue support */
+
+	rawdev_dump_t dump;
+	/* Dump internal information */
+
+	rawdev_get_attr_t attr_get;
+	/**< Get an attribute managed by the implementation */
+	rawdev_set_attr_t attr_set;
+	/**< Set an attribute managed by the implementation */
+
+	rawdev_xstats_get_t xstats_get;
+	/**< Get extended device statistics. */
+	rawdev_xstats_get_names_t xstats_get_names;
+	/**< Get names of extended stats. */
+	rawdev_xstats_get_by_name_t xstats_get_by_name;
+	/**< Get one value by name. */
+	rawdev_xstats_reset_t xstats_reset;
+	/**< Reset the statistics values in xstats. */
+
+	rawdev_firmware_status_get_t firmware_status_get;
+	/**< Obtainer firmware status */
+	rawdev_firmware_version_get_t firmware_version_get;
+	/**< Obtain firmware version information */
+	rawdev_firmware_load_t firmware_load;
+	/**< Load firmware */
+	rawdev_firmware_unload_t firmware_unload;
+	/**< Unload firmware */
+};
+
+/**
+ * Allocates a new rawdev slot for an raw device and returns the pointer
+ * to that slot for the driver to use.
+ *
+ * @param name
+ *   Unique identifier name for each device
+ * @dev_priv_size
+ *   Private data allocated within rte_rawdev object.
+ * @param socket_id
+ *   Socket to allocate resources on.
+ * @return
+ *   - Slot in the rte_dev_devices array for a new device;
+ */
+struct rte_rawdev *
+rte_rawdev_pmd_allocate(const char *name, size_t dev_private_size,
+			int socket_id);
+
+/**
+ * Release the specified rawdev device.
+ *
+ * @param rawdev
+ * The *rawdev* pointer is the address of the *rte_rawdev* structure.
+ * @return
+ *   - 0 on success, negative on error
+ */
+int
+rte_rawdev_pmd_release(struct rte_rawdev *rawdev);
+
+/**
+ * Creates a new raw device and returns the pointer to that device.
+ *
+ * @param name
+ *   Pointer to a character array containing name of the device
+ * @param dev_private_size
+ *   Size of raw PMDs private data
+ * @param socket_id
+ *   Socket to allocate resources on.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   - Raw device pointer if device is successfully created.
+ *   - NULL if device cannot be created.
+ */
+struct rte_rawdev *
+rte_rawdev_pmd_init(const char *name, size_t dev_private_size,
+		    int socket_id);
+
+/**
+ * Destroy a raw device
+ *
+ * @param name
+ *   Name of the device
+ * @return
+ *   - 0 on success, negative on error
+ */
+int
+rte_rawdev_pmd_uninit(const char *name);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* _RTE_RAWDEV_PMD_H_ */
diff --git a/lib/librte_rawdev/rte_rawdev_version.map b/lib/librte_rawdev/rte_rawdev_version.map
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8de9abdc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/librte_rawdev/rte_rawdev_version.map
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+EXPERIMENTAL {
+	global:
+
+	rte_rawdev_close;
+	rte_rawdev_configure;
+	rte_rawdev_count;
+	rte_rawdev_dequeue_buffers;
+	rte_rawdev_enqueue_buffers;
+	rte_rawdev_firmware_load;
+	rte_rawdev_firmware_status_get;
+	rte_rawdev_firmware_unload;
+	rte_rawdev_firmware_version_get;
+	rte_rawdev_get_attr;
+	rte_rawdev_get_dev_id;
+	rte_rawdev_info_get;
+	rte_rawdev_pmd_allocate;
+	rte_rawdev_pmd_release;
+	rte_rawdev_queue_conf_get;
+	rte_rawdev_queue_setup;
+	rte_rawdev_queue_release;
+	rte_rawdev_reset;
+	rte_rawdev_set_attr;
+	rte_rawdev_socket_id;
+	rte_rawdev_start;
+	rte_rawdev_stop;
+	rte_rawdev_xstats_by_name_get;
+	rte_rawdev_xstats_get;
+	rte_rawdev_xstats_names_get;
+	rte_rawdev_xstats_reset;
+	rte_rawdevs;
+
+	local: *;
+};
