diff --git a/lib/librte_vhost/Makefile b/lib/librte_vhost/Makefile
index 5d6c6abae..37044ac03 100644
--- a/lib/librte_vhost/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_vhost/Makefile
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ LDLIBS += -lrte_eal -lrte_mempool -lrte_mbuf -lrte_ethdev -lrte_net
 
 # all source are stored in SRCS-y
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_VHOST) := fd_man.c iotlb.c socket.c vhost.c \
-					vhost_user.c virtio_net.c
+					vhost_user.c virtio_net.c vdpa.c
 
 # install includes
-SYMLINK-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_VHOST)-include += rte_vhost.h
+SYMLINK-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_VHOST)-include += rte_vhost.h rte_vdpa.h
 
 include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.lib.mk
diff --git a/lib/librte_vhost/rte_vdpa.h b/lib/librte_vhost/rte_vdpa.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1bde36f7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/librte_vhost/rte_vdpa.h
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(c) 2018 Intel Corporation
+ */
+
+#ifndef _RTE_VDPA_H_
+#define _RTE_VDPA_H_
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ *
+ * Device specific vhost lib
+ */
+
+#include <rte_pci.h>
+#include "rte_vhost.h"
+
+#define MAX_VDPA_ENGINE_NUM 128
+#define MAX_VDPA_NAME_LEN 128
+
+struct rte_vdpa_eng_addr {
+	union {
+		uint8_t __dummy[64];
+		struct rte_pci_addr pci_addr;
+	};
+};
+
+struct rte_vdpa_eng_info {
+	struct rte_vdpa_eng_addr *addr;
+	char name[MAX_VDPA_NAME_LEN];
+};
+
+struct rte_vdpa_eng_attr {
+	uint64_t features;
+	uint64_t protocol_features;
+	uint32_t queue_num;
+	uint32_t dev_num;
+};
+
+/* register/remove engine */
+typedef int (*vdpa_eng_init_t)(int eid, struct rte_vdpa_eng_addr *addr);
+typedef int (*vdpa_eng_uninit_t)(int eid);
+
+/* query info of this engine */
+typedef int (*vdpa_info_query_t)(int eid,
+		struct rte_vdpa_eng_attr *attr);
+
+/* driver configure/close the port based on connection */
+typedef int (*vdpa_dev_conf_t)(int vid);
+typedef int (*vdpa_dev_close_t)(int vid);
+
+/* enable/disable this vring */
+typedef int (*vdpa_vring_state_set_t)(int vid, int vring, int state);
+
+/* set features when changed */
+typedef int (*vdpa_feature_set_t)(int vid);
+
+/* destination operations when migration done, e.g. send rarp */
+typedef int (*vdpa_migration_done_t)(int vid);
+
+/* get the vfio group fd */
+typedef int (*vdpa_get_vfio_group_fd_t)(int vid);
+
+/* get the vfio device fd */
+typedef int (*vdpa_get_vfio_device_fd_t)(int vid);
+
+/* get the notify area info of the queue */
+typedef int (*vdpa_get_notify_area_t)(int vid, int qid, uint64_t *offset,
+		uint64_t *size);
+/* device ops */
+struct rte_vdpa_dev_ops {
+	vdpa_dev_conf_t           dev_conf;
+	vdpa_dev_close_t          dev_close;
+	vdpa_vring_state_set_t    vring_state_set;
+	vdpa_feature_set_t        feature_set;
+	vdpa_migration_done_t     migration_done;
+	vdpa_get_vfio_group_fd_t  get_vfio_group_fd;
+	vdpa_get_vfio_device_fd_t get_vfio_device_fd;
+	vdpa_get_notify_area_t    get_notify_area;
+};
+
+/* engine ops */
+struct rte_vdpa_eng_ops {
+	vdpa_eng_init_t eng_init;
+	vdpa_eng_uninit_t eng_uninit;
+	vdpa_info_query_t info_query;
+};
+
+struct rte_vdpa_eng_driver {
+	struct rte_vdpa_eng_ops eng_ops;
+	struct rte_vdpa_dev_ops dev_ops;
+	const char *name;
+} __rte_cache_aligned;
+
+struct rte_vdpa_engine {
+	struct rte_vdpa_eng_info eng_info;
+	struct rte_vdpa_eng_driver *eng_drv;
+} __rte_cache_aligned;
+
+extern struct rte_vdpa_engine *vdpa_engines[];
+extern uint32_t vdpa_engine_num;
+
+/* engine management */
+int rte_vdpa_register_engine(const char *name, struct rte_vdpa_eng_addr *addr);
+int rte_vdpa_unregister_engine(int eid);
+
+int rte_vdpa_find_engine_id(struct rte_vdpa_eng_addr *addr);
+
+int rte_vdpa_info_query(int eid, struct rte_vdpa_eng_attr *attr);
+
+/* driver register api */
+void rte_vdpa_register_driver(struct rte_vdpa_eng_driver *drv);
+
+#define RTE_VDPA_REGISTER_DRIVER(nm, drv) \
+RTE_INIT(vdpainitfn_ ##nm); \
+static void vdpainitfn_ ##nm(void) \
+{ \
+	rte_vdpa_register_driver(&drv); \
+} \
+
+#endif /* _RTE_VDPA_H_ */
diff --git a/lib/librte_vhost/vdpa.c b/lib/librte_vhost/vdpa.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5d5ffe147
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/librte_vhost/vdpa.c
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(c) 2018 Intel Corporation
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ *
+ * Device specific vhost lib
+ */
+
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+#include <rte_malloc.h>
+#include "rte_vdpa.h"
+#include "vhost.h"
+
+static struct rte_vdpa_eng_driver *vdpa_drivers[MAX_VDPA_ENGINE_NUM];
+static uint32_t vdpa_driver_num;
+
+struct rte_vdpa_engine *vdpa_engines[MAX_VDPA_ENGINE_NUM];
+uint32_t vdpa_engine_num;
+
+static int is_same_eng(struct rte_vdpa_eng_addr *a, struct rte_vdpa_eng_addr *b)
+{
+	if (a->pci_addr.domain != b->pci_addr.domain ||
+			a->pci_addr.bus != b->pci_addr.bus ||
+			a->pci_addr.devid != b->pci_addr.devid ||
+			a->pci_addr.function != b->pci_addr.function)
+		return -1;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void rte_vdpa_register_driver(struct rte_vdpa_eng_driver *driver)
+{
+	if (vdpa_driver_num >= MAX_VDPA_ENGINE_NUM)
+		return;
+
+	vdpa_drivers[vdpa_driver_num] = driver;
+	vdpa_driver_num++;
+}
+
+int rte_vdpa_register_engine(const char *name, struct rte_vdpa_eng_addr *addr)
+{
+	static int engine_idx;
+
+	struct rte_vdpa_engine *eng;
+	struct rte_vdpa_eng_driver *cur;
+	char engine_name[MAX_VDPA_NAME_LEN];
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < MAX_VDPA_ENGINE_NUM; ++i) {
+		eng = vdpa_engines[i];
+		if (eng && is_same_eng(eng->eng_info.addr, addr) == 0)
+			return i;
+	}
+
+	sprintf(engine_name, "vdpa-%s-%d", name, engine_idx++);
+	eng = rte_zmalloc(engine_name, sizeof(struct rte_vdpa_engine),
+			RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE);
+	if (!eng)
+		return -1;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < MAX_VDPA_ENGINE_NUM; ++i) {
+		cur = vdpa_drivers[i];
+		if (cur && 0 == strncmp(name, cur->name,
+					MAX_VDPA_NAME_LEN)) {
+			eng->eng_drv = cur;
+			strcpy(eng->eng_info.name, name);
+			eng->eng_info.addr = addr;
+			for (i = 0; i < MAX_VDPA_ENGINE_NUM; ++i) {
+				if (vdpa_engines[i])
+					continue;
+				vdpa_engines[i] = eng;
+				if (eng->eng_drv->eng_ops.eng_init)
+					eng->eng_drv->eng_ops.eng_init(i, addr);
+				vdpa_engine_num++;
+				return i;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return -1;
+}
+
+int rte_vdpa_unregister_engine(int eid)
+{
+	if (eid < 0 || eid >= MAX_VDPA_ENGINE_NUM || vdpa_engines[eid]
+			== NULL)
+		return -1;
+
+	if (vdpa_engines[eid]->eng_drv->eng_ops.eng_uninit)
+		vdpa_engines[eid]->eng_drv->eng_ops.eng_uninit(eid);
+
+	rte_free(vdpa_engines[eid]);
+	vdpa_engines[eid] = NULL;
+	vdpa_engine_num--;
+
+	return eid;
+}
+
+int rte_vdpa_find_engine_id(struct rte_vdpa_eng_addr *addr)
+{
+	struct rte_vdpa_engine *eng;
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < MAX_VDPA_ENGINE_NUM; ++i) {
+		eng = vdpa_engines[i];
+		if (eng && is_same_eng(eng->eng_info.addr, addr) == 0)
+			return i;
+	}
+
+	return -1;
+}
+
+int rte_vdpa_info_query(int eid, struct rte_vdpa_eng_attr *attr)
+{
+	if (eid < 0 || eid >= MAX_VDPA_ENGINE_NUM ||
+			vdpa_engines[eid] == NULL ||
+			vdpa_engines[eid]->eng_drv->eng_ops.info_query == NULL)
+		return -1;
+
+	return vdpa_engines[eid]->eng_drv->eng_ops.info_query(eid, attr);
+}
