diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
index ec70b5f..d13077d 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
@@ -112,19 +112,6 @@ Deprecation Notices
   The new API add rss_level field to ``rte_eth_rss_conf`` to enable a choice
   of RSS hash calculation on outer or inner header of tunneled packet.
 
-* ethdev:  Currently, if the  rte_eth_rx_burst() function returns a value less
-  than *nb_pkts*, the application will assume that no more packets are present.
-  Some of the hw queue based hardware can only support smaller burst for RX
-  and TX and thus break the expectation of the rx_burst API. Similar is the
-  case for TX burst as well as ring sizes. ``rte_eth_dev_info`` will be added
-  with following new parameters so as to support semantics for drivers to
-  define a preferred size for Rx/Tx burst and rings.
-
-  - Member ``struct preferred_size`` would be added to enclose all preferred
-    size to be fetched from driver/implementation.
-  - Members ``uint16_t rx_burst``,  ``uint16_t tx_burst``, ``uint16_t rx_ring``,
-    and ``uint16_t tx_ring`` would be added to ``struct preferred_size``.
-
 * ethdev: A work is being planned for 18.05 to expose VF port representors
   as a mean to perform control and data path operation on the different VFs.
   As VF representor is an ethdev port, new fields are needed in order to map
diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_05.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_05.rst
index e5fac1c..2fe9c70 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_05.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_05.rst
@@ -58,6 +58,11 @@ New Features
   * Added support for NVGRE, VXLAN and GENEVE filters in flow API.
   * Added support for DROP action in flow API.
 
+* **Added PMD-recommended Tx and Rx parameters**
+
+  Applications can now query drivers for device-tuned values of
+  ring sizes, burst sizes, and number of queues.
+
 
 API Changes
 -----------
@@ -72,6 +77,29 @@ API Changes
    Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
    =========================================================
 
+* **Changes to semantics of rte_eth_dev_configure() parameters.**
+
+   If both the ``nb_rx_q`` and ``nb_tx_q`` parameters are zero,
+   ``rte_eth_dev_configure`` will now use PMD-recommended queue sizes, or if
+   recommendations are not provided by the PMD the function will use ethdev
+   fall-back values. Previously setting both of the parameters to zero would
+   have resulted in ``-EINVAL`` being returned.
+
+* **Changes to semantics of rte_eth_rx_queue_setup() parameters.**
+
+   If the ``nb_rx_desc`` parameter is zero, ``rte_eth_rx_queue_setup`` will
+   now use the PMD-recommended Rx ring size, or in the case where the PMD
+   does not provide a recommendation, will use an ethdev-provided
+   fall-back value. Previously, setting ``nb_rx_desc`` to zero would have
+   resulted in an error.
+
+* **Changes to semantics of rte_eth_tx_queue_setup() parameters.**
+
+   If the ``nb_tx_desc`` parameter is zero, ``rte_eth_tx_queue_setup`` will
+   now use the PMD-recommended Tx ring size, or in the case where the PMD
+   does not provide a recoomendation, will use an ethdev-provided
+   fall-back value. Previously, setting ``nb_tx_desc`` to zero would have
+   resulted in an error.
 
 ABI Changes
 -----------
@@ -86,6 +114,13 @@ ABI Changes
    Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
    =========================================================
 
+* **Additional fields in rte_eth_dev_info.**
+
+  The ``rte_eth_dev_info`` structure has had two extra entries appended to the
+  end of it: ``default_rxportconf`` and ``default_txportconf``. Each of these
+  in turn are ``rte_eth_dev_portconf`` structures containing three fields of
+  type ``uint_16_t``: ``burst_size``, ``ring_size``, and ``nb_queues``. These
+  are parameter values recommended for use by the PMD.
 
 Removed Items
 -------------
diff --git a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c
index 2c74f7e..209796d 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c
+++ b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c
@@ -1061,6 +1061,26 @@ rte_eth_dev_configure(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t nb_rx_q, uint16_t nb_tx_q,
 
 	RTE_ETH_VALID_PORTID_OR_ERR_RET(port_id, -EINVAL);
 
+	dev = &rte_eth_devices[port_id];
+
+	RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*dev->dev_ops->dev_infos_get, -ENOTSUP);
+	(*dev->dev_ops->dev_infos_get)(dev, &dev_info);
+
+	/* If number of queues specified by application for both Rx and Tx is
+	 * zero, use driver preferred values. This cannot be done individually
+	 * as it is valid for either Tx or Rx (but not both) to be zero.
+	 * If driver does not provide any preferred valued, fall back on
+	 * EAL defaults.
+	 */
+	if (nb_rx_q == 0 && nb_tx_q == 0) {
+		nb_rx_q = dev_info.default_rxportconf.nb_queues;
+		if (nb_rx_q == 0)
+			nb_rx_q = RTE_ETH_DEV_FALLBACK_RX_NBQUEUES;
+		nb_tx_q = dev_info.default_txportconf.nb_queues;
+		if (nb_tx_q == 0)
+			nb_tx_q = RTE_ETH_DEV_FALLBACK_TX_NBQUEUES;
+	}
+
 	if (nb_rx_q > RTE_MAX_QUEUES_PER_PORT) {
 		RTE_PMD_DEBUG_TRACE(
 			"Number of RX queues requested (%u) is greater than max supported(%d)\n",
@@ -1075,8 +1095,6 @@ rte_eth_dev_configure(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t nb_rx_q, uint16_t nb_tx_q,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	dev = &rte_eth_devices[port_id];
-
 	RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*dev->dev_ops->dev_infos_get, -ENOTSUP);
 	RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*dev->dev_ops->dev_configure, -ENOTSUP);
 
@@ -1106,13 +1124,6 @@ rte_eth_dev_configure(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t nb_rx_q, uint16_t nb_tx_q,
 	 * than the maximum number of RX and TX queues supported by the
 	 * configured device.
 	 */
-	(*dev->dev_ops->dev_infos_get)(dev, &dev_info);
-
-	if (nb_rx_q == 0 && nb_tx_q == 0) {
-		RTE_PMD_DEBUG_TRACE("ethdev port_id=%d both rx and tx queue cannot be 0\n", port_id);
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
 	if (nb_rx_q > dev_info.max_rx_queues) {
 		RTE_PMD_DEBUG_TRACE("ethdev port_id=%d nb_rx_queues=%d > %d\n",
 				port_id, nb_rx_q, dev_info.max_rx_queues);
@@ -1477,6 +1488,14 @@ rte_eth_rx_queue_setup(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t rx_queue_id,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	/* Use default specified by driver, if nb_rx_desc is zero */
+	if (nb_rx_desc == 0) {
+		nb_rx_desc = dev_info.default_rxportconf.ring_size;
+		/* If driver default is also zero, fall back on EAL default */
+		if (nb_rx_desc == 0)
+			nb_rx_desc = RTE_ETH_DEV_FALLBACK_RX_RINGSIZE;
+	}
+
 	if (nb_rx_desc > dev_info.rx_desc_lim.nb_max ||
 			nb_rx_desc < dev_info.rx_desc_lim.nb_min ||
 			nb_rx_desc % dev_info.rx_desc_lim.nb_align != 0) {
@@ -1600,6 +1619,13 @@ rte_eth_tx_queue_setup(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t tx_queue_id,
 
 	rte_eth_dev_info_get(port_id, &dev_info);
 
+	/* Use default specified by driver, if nb_tx_desc is zero */
+	if (nb_tx_desc == 0) {
+		nb_tx_desc = dev_info.default_txportconf.ring_size;
+		/* If driver default is zero, fall back on EAL default */
+		if (nb_tx_desc == 0)
+			nb_tx_desc = RTE_ETH_DEV_FALLBACK_TX_RINGSIZE;
+	}
 	if (nb_tx_desc > dev_info.tx_desc_lim.nb_max ||
 	    nb_tx_desc < dev_info.tx_desc_lim.nb_min ||
 	    nb_tx_desc % dev_info.tx_desc_lim.nb_align != 0) {
diff --git a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h
index 5e13dca..685145f 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h
+++ b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h
@@ -988,6 +988,27 @@ struct rte_eth_conf {
 
 struct rte_pci_device;
 
+/*
+ * Fallback default preferred Rx/Tx port parameters.
+ * These are used if an application requests default parameters
+ * but the PMD does not provide preferred values.
+ */
+#define RTE_ETH_DEV_FALLBACK_RX_RINGSIZE 512
+#define RTE_ETH_DEV_FALLBACK_TX_RINGSIZE 512
+#define RTE_ETH_DEV_FALLBACK_RX_NBQUEUES 1
+#define RTE_ETH_DEV_FALLBACK_TX_NBQUEUES 1
+
+/**
+ * Preferred Rx/Tx port parameters.
+ * There are separate instances of this structure for transmission
+ * and reception respectively.
+ */
+struct rte_eth_dev_portconf {
+	uint16_t burst_size; /**< Device-preferred burst size */
+	uint16_t ring_size; /**< Device-preferred size of queue rings */
+	uint16_t nb_queues; /**< Device-preferred number of queues */
+};
+
 /**
  * Ethernet device information
  */
@@ -1029,6 +1050,10 @@ struct rte_eth_dev_info {
 	/** Configured number of rx/tx queues */
 	uint16_t nb_rx_queues; /**< Number of RX queues. */
 	uint16_t nb_tx_queues; /**< Number of TX queues. */
+	/** Rx parameter recommendations */
+	struct rte_eth_dev_portconf default_rxportconf;
+	/** Tx parameter recommendations */
+	struct rte_eth_dev_portconf default_txportconf;
 };
 
 /**
