diff --git a/drivers/net/softnic/rte_eth_softnic.c b/drivers/net/softnic/rte_eth_softnic.c
index 6b3c13e..ccf3bd4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/softnic/rte_eth_softnic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/softnic/rte_eth_softnic.c
@@ -13,40 +13,17 @@
 #include <rte_kvargs.h>
 #include <rte_errno.h>
 #include <rte_ring.h>
-#include <rte_sched.h>
 #include <rte_tm_driver.h>
 
 #include "rte_eth_softnic.h"
 #include "rte_eth_softnic_internals.h"
 
-#define DEV_HARD(p)					\
-	(&rte_eth_devices[p->hard.port_id])
-
-#define PMD_PARAM_SOFT_TM					"soft_tm"
-#define PMD_PARAM_SOFT_TM_RATE				"soft_tm_rate"
-#define PMD_PARAM_SOFT_TM_NB_QUEUES			"soft_tm_nb_queues"
-#define PMD_PARAM_SOFT_TM_QSIZE0			"soft_tm_qsize0"
-#define PMD_PARAM_SOFT_TM_QSIZE1			"soft_tm_qsize1"
-#define PMD_PARAM_SOFT_TM_QSIZE2			"soft_tm_qsize2"
-#define PMD_PARAM_SOFT_TM_QSIZE3			"soft_tm_qsize3"
-#define PMD_PARAM_SOFT_TM_ENQ_BSZ			"soft_tm_enq_bsz"
-#define PMD_PARAM_SOFT_TM_DEQ_BSZ			"soft_tm_deq_bsz"
-
-#define PMD_PARAM_HARD_NAME					"hard_name"
-#define PMD_PARAM_HARD_TX_QUEUE_ID			"hard_tx_queue_id"
+#define PMD_PARAM_FIRMWARE                                 "firmware"
+#define PMD_PARAM_CPU_ID                                   "cpu_id"
 
 static const char *pmd_valid_args[] = {
-	PMD_PARAM_SOFT_TM,
-	PMD_PARAM_SOFT_TM_RATE,
-	PMD_PARAM_SOFT_TM_NB_QUEUES,
-	PMD_PARAM_SOFT_TM_QSIZE0,
-	PMD_PARAM_SOFT_TM_QSIZE1,
-	PMD_PARAM_SOFT_TM_QSIZE2,
-	PMD_PARAM_SOFT_TM_QSIZE3,
-	PMD_PARAM_SOFT_TM_ENQ_BSZ,
-	PMD_PARAM_SOFT_TM_DEQ_BSZ,
-	PMD_PARAM_HARD_NAME,
-	PMD_PARAM_HARD_TX_QUEUE_ID,
+	PMD_PARAM_FIRMWARE,
+	PMD_PARAM_CPU_ID,
 	NULL
 };
 
@@ -81,50 +58,35 @@ pmd_dev_infos_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev __rte_unused,
 }
 
 static int
-pmd_dev_configure(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
+pmd_dev_configure(struct rte_eth_dev *dev __rte_unused)
 {
-	struct pmd_internals *p = dev->data->dev_private;
-	struct rte_eth_dev *hard_dev = DEV_HARD(p);
-
-	if (dev->data->nb_rx_queues > hard_dev->data->nb_rx_queues)
-		return -1;
-
-	if (p->params.hard.tx_queue_id >= hard_dev->data->nb_tx_queues)
-		return -1;
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static int
 pmd_rx_queue_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 	uint16_t rx_queue_id,
-	uint16_t nb_rx_desc __rte_unused,
+	uint16_t nb_rx_desc,
 	unsigned int socket_id,
 	const struct rte_eth_rxconf *rx_conf __rte_unused,
 	struct rte_mempool *mb_pool __rte_unused)
 {
-	struct pmd_internals *p = dev->data->dev_private;
-
-	if (p->params.soft.intrusive == 0) {
-		struct pmd_rx_queue *rxq;
-
-		rxq = rte_zmalloc_socket(p->params.soft.name,
-			sizeof(struct pmd_rx_queue), 0, socket_id);
-		if (rxq == NULL)
-			return -ENOMEM;
+	uint32_t size = RTE_ETH_NAME_MAX_LEN + strlen("_rxq") + 4;
+	char name[size];
+	struct rte_ring *r;
 
-		rxq->hard.port_id = p->hard.port_id;
-		rxq->hard.rx_queue_id = rx_queue_id;
-		dev->data->rx_queues[rx_queue_id] = rxq;
-	} else {
-		struct rte_eth_dev *hard_dev = DEV_HARD(p);
-		void *rxq = hard_dev->data->rx_queues[rx_queue_id];
+	snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "%s_rxq%04x",
+		dev->data->name,
+		rx_queue_id);
 
-		if (rxq == NULL)
-			return -1;
+	r = rte_ring_create(name,
+		nb_rx_desc,
+		socket_id,
+		RING_F_SP_ENQ | RING_F_SC_DEQ);
+	if (r == NULL)
+		return -1;
 
-		dev->data->rx_queues[rx_queue_id] = rxq;
-	}
+	dev->data->rx_queues[rx_queue_id] = r;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -140,8 +102,12 @@ pmd_tx_queue_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 	struct rte_ring *r;
 
 	snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "%s_txq%04x",
-		dev->data->name, tx_queue_id);
-	r = rte_ring_create(name, nb_tx_desc, socket_id,
+		dev->data->name,
+		tx_queue_id);
+
+	r = rte_ring_create(name,
+		nb_tx_desc,
+		socket_id,
 		RING_F_SP_ENQ | RING_F_SC_DEQ);
 	if (r == NULL)
 		return -1;
@@ -153,36 +119,15 @@ pmd_tx_queue_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 static int
 pmd_dev_start(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
-	struct pmd_internals *p = dev->data->dev_private;
-
-	if (tm_used(dev)) {
-		int status = tm_start(p);
-
-		if (status)
-			return status;
-	}
-
 	dev->data->dev_link.link_status = ETH_LINK_UP;
 
-	if (p->params.soft.intrusive) {
-		struct rte_eth_dev *hard_dev = DEV_HARD(p);
-
-		/* The hard_dev->rx_pkt_burst should be stable by now */
-		dev->rx_pkt_burst = hard_dev->rx_pkt_burst;
-	}
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static void
 pmd_dev_stop(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
-	struct pmd_internals *p = dev->data->dev_private;
-
 	dev->data->dev_link.link_status = ETH_LINK_DOWN;
-
-	if (tm_used(dev))
-		tm_stop(p);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -190,6 +135,10 @@ pmd_dev_close(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
 	uint32_t i;
 
+	/* RX queues */
+	for (i = 0; i < dev->data->nb_rx_queues; i++)
+		rte_ring_free((struct rte_ring *)dev->data->rx_queues[i]);
+
 	/* TX queues */
 	for (i = 0; i < dev->data->nb_tx_queues; i++)
 		rte_ring_free((struct rte_ring *)dev->data->tx_queues[i]);
@@ -203,10 +152,9 @@ pmd_link_update(struct rte_eth_dev *dev __rte_unused,
 }
 
 static int
-pmd_tm_ops_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, void *arg)
+pmd_tm_ops_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev __rte_unused, void *arg)
 {
-	*(const struct rte_tm_ops **)arg =
-		(tm_enabled(dev)) ? &pmd_tm_ops : NULL;
+	*(const struct rte_tm_ops **)arg = NULL;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -228,12 +176,10 @@ pmd_rx_pkt_burst(void *rxq,
 	struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
 	uint16_t nb_pkts)
 {
-	struct pmd_rx_queue *rx_queue = rxq;
-
-	return rte_eth_rx_burst(rx_queue->hard.port_id,
-		rx_queue->hard.rx_queue_id,
-		rx_pkts,
-		nb_pkts);
+	return (uint16_t)rte_ring_sc_dequeue_burst(rxq,
+		(void **)rx_pkts,
+		nb_pkts,
+		NULL);
 }
 
 static uint16_t
@@ -241,148 +187,12 @@ pmd_tx_pkt_burst(void *txq,
 	struct rte_mbuf **tx_pkts,
 	uint16_t nb_pkts)
 {
-	return (uint16_t)rte_ring_enqueue_burst(txq,
+	return (uint16_t)rte_ring_sp_enqueue_burst(txq,
 		(void **)tx_pkts,
 		nb_pkts,
 		NULL);
 }
 
-static __rte_always_inline int
-run_default(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
-{
-	struct pmd_internals *p = dev->data->dev_private;
-
-	/* Persistent context: Read Only (update not required) */
-	struct rte_mbuf **pkts = p->soft.def.pkts;
-	uint16_t nb_tx_queues = dev->data->nb_tx_queues;
-
-	/* Persistent context: Read - Write (update required) */
-	uint32_t txq_pos = p->soft.def.txq_pos;
-	uint32_t pkts_len = p->soft.def.pkts_len;
-	uint32_t flush_count = p->soft.def.flush_count;
-
-	/* Not part of the persistent context */
-	uint32_t pos;
-	uint16_t i;
-
-	/* Soft device TXQ read, Hard device TXQ write */
-	for (i = 0; i < nb_tx_queues; i++) {
-		struct rte_ring *txq = dev->data->tx_queues[txq_pos];
-
-		/* Read soft device TXQ burst to packet enqueue buffer */
-		pkts_len += rte_ring_sc_dequeue_burst(txq,
-			(void **)&pkts[pkts_len],
-			DEFAULT_BURST_SIZE,
-			NULL);
-
-		/* Increment soft device TXQ */
-		txq_pos++;
-		if (txq_pos >= nb_tx_queues)
-			txq_pos = 0;
-
-		/* Hard device TXQ write when complete burst is available */
-		if (pkts_len >= DEFAULT_BURST_SIZE) {
-			for (pos = 0; pos < pkts_len; )
-				pos += rte_eth_tx_burst(p->hard.port_id,
-					p->params.hard.tx_queue_id,
-					&pkts[pos],
-					(uint16_t)(pkts_len - pos));
-
-			pkts_len = 0;
-			flush_count = 0;
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-
-	if (flush_count >= FLUSH_COUNT_THRESHOLD) {
-		for (pos = 0; pos < pkts_len; )
-			pos += rte_eth_tx_burst(p->hard.port_id,
-				p->params.hard.tx_queue_id,
-				&pkts[pos],
-				(uint16_t)(pkts_len - pos));
-
-		pkts_len = 0;
-		flush_count = 0;
-	}
-
-	p->soft.def.txq_pos = txq_pos;
-	p->soft.def.pkts_len = pkts_len;
-	p->soft.def.flush_count = flush_count + 1;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static __rte_always_inline int
-run_tm(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
-{
-	struct pmd_internals *p = dev->data->dev_private;
-
-	/* Persistent context: Read Only (update not required) */
-	struct rte_sched_port *sched = p->soft.tm.sched;
-	struct rte_mbuf **pkts_enq = p->soft.tm.pkts_enq;
-	struct rte_mbuf **pkts_deq = p->soft.tm.pkts_deq;
-	uint32_t enq_bsz = p->params.soft.tm.enq_bsz;
-	uint32_t deq_bsz = p->params.soft.tm.deq_bsz;
-	uint16_t nb_tx_queues = dev->data->nb_tx_queues;
-
-	/* Persistent context: Read - Write (update required) */
-	uint32_t txq_pos = p->soft.tm.txq_pos;
-	uint32_t pkts_enq_len = p->soft.tm.pkts_enq_len;
-	uint32_t flush_count = p->soft.tm.flush_count;
-
-	/* Not part of the persistent context */
-	uint32_t pkts_deq_len, pos;
-	uint16_t i;
-
-	/* Soft device TXQ read, TM enqueue */
-	for (i = 0; i < nb_tx_queues; i++) {
-		struct rte_ring *txq = dev->data->tx_queues[txq_pos];
-
-		/* Read TXQ burst to packet enqueue buffer */
-		pkts_enq_len += rte_ring_sc_dequeue_burst(txq,
-			(void **)&pkts_enq[pkts_enq_len],
-			enq_bsz,
-			NULL);
-
-		/* Increment TXQ */
-		txq_pos++;
-		if (txq_pos >= nb_tx_queues)
-			txq_pos = 0;
-
-		/* TM enqueue when complete burst is available */
-		if (pkts_enq_len >= enq_bsz) {
-			rte_sched_port_enqueue(sched, pkts_enq, pkts_enq_len);
-
-			pkts_enq_len = 0;
-			flush_count = 0;
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-
-	if (flush_count >= FLUSH_COUNT_THRESHOLD) {
-		if (pkts_enq_len)
-			rte_sched_port_enqueue(sched, pkts_enq, pkts_enq_len);
-
-		pkts_enq_len = 0;
-		flush_count = 0;
-	}
-
-	p->soft.tm.txq_pos = txq_pos;
-	p->soft.tm.pkts_enq_len = pkts_enq_len;
-	p->soft.tm.flush_count = flush_count + 1;
-
-	/* TM dequeue, Hard device TXQ write */
-	pkts_deq_len = rte_sched_port_dequeue(sched, pkts_deq, deq_bsz);
-
-	for (pos = 0; pos < pkts_deq_len; )
-		pos += rte_eth_tx_burst(p->hard.port_id,
-			p->params.hard.tx_queue_id,
-			&pkts_deq[pos],
-			(uint16_t)(pkts_deq_len - pos));
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 int
 rte_pmd_softnic_run(uint16_t port_id)
 {
@@ -392,92 +202,23 @@ rte_pmd_softnic_run(uint16_t port_id)
 	RTE_ETH_VALID_PORTID_OR_ERR_RET(port_id, 0);
 #endif
 
-	return (tm_used(dev)) ? run_tm(dev) : run_default(dev);
-}
-
-static struct ether_addr eth_addr = { .addr_bytes = {0} };
-
-static uint32_t
-eth_dev_speed_max_mbps(uint32_t speed_capa)
-{
-	uint32_t rate_mbps[32] = {
-		ETH_SPEED_NUM_NONE,
-		ETH_SPEED_NUM_10M,
-		ETH_SPEED_NUM_10M,
-		ETH_SPEED_NUM_100M,
-		ETH_SPEED_NUM_100M,
-		ETH_SPEED_NUM_1G,
-		ETH_SPEED_NUM_2_5G,
-		ETH_SPEED_NUM_5G,
-		ETH_SPEED_NUM_10G,
-		ETH_SPEED_NUM_20G,
-		ETH_SPEED_NUM_25G,
-		ETH_SPEED_NUM_40G,
-		ETH_SPEED_NUM_50G,
-		ETH_SPEED_NUM_56G,
-		ETH_SPEED_NUM_100G,
-	};
-
-	uint32_t pos = (speed_capa) ? (31 - __builtin_clz(speed_capa)) : 0;
-	return rate_mbps[pos];
-}
-
-static int
-default_init(struct pmd_internals *p,
-	struct pmd_params *params,
-	int numa_node)
-{
-	p->soft.def.pkts = rte_zmalloc_socket(params->soft.name,
-		2 * DEFAULT_BURST_SIZE * sizeof(struct rte_mbuf *),
-		0,
-		numa_node);
-
-	if (p->soft.def.pkts == NULL)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
+	dev = dev;
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void
-default_free(struct pmd_internals *p)
-{
-	rte_free(p->soft.def.pkts);
-}
-
 static void *
-pmd_init(struct pmd_params *params, int numa_node)
+pmd_init(struct pmd_params *params)
 {
 	struct pmd_internals *p;
-	int status;
 
-	p = rte_zmalloc_socket(params->soft.name,
+	p = rte_zmalloc_socket(params->name,
 		sizeof(struct pmd_internals),
 		0,
-		numa_node);
+		params->cpu_id);
 	if (p == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 
 	memcpy(&p->params, params, sizeof(p->params));
-	rte_eth_dev_get_port_by_name(params->hard.name, &p->hard.port_id);
-
-	/* Default */
-	status = default_init(p, params, numa_node);
-	if (status) {
-		free(p->params.hard.name);
-		rte_free(p);
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
-	/* Traffic Management (TM)*/
-	if (params->soft.flags & PMD_FEATURE_TM) {
-		status = tm_init(p, params, numa_node);
-		if (status) {
-			default_free(p);
-			free(p->params.hard.name);
-			rte_free(p);
-			return NULL;
-		}
-	}
 
 	return p;
 }
@@ -485,57 +226,44 @@ pmd_init(struct pmd_params *params, int numa_node)
 static void
 pmd_free(struct pmd_internals *p)
 {
-	if (p->params.soft.flags & PMD_FEATURE_TM)
-		tm_free(p);
-
-	default_free(p);
-
-	free(p->params.hard.name);
 	rte_free(p);
 }
 
+static struct ether_addr eth_addr = {
+	.addr_bytes = {0},
+};
+
 static int
 pmd_ethdev_register(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev,
 	struct pmd_params *params,
 	void *dev_private)
 {
-	struct rte_eth_dev_info hard_info;
-	struct rte_eth_dev *soft_dev;
-	uint32_t hard_speed;
-	int numa_node;
-	uint16_t hard_port_id;
-
-	rte_eth_dev_get_port_by_name(params->hard.name, &hard_port_id);
-	rte_eth_dev_info_get(hard_port_id, &hard_info);
-	hard_speed = eth_dev_speed_max_mbps(hard_info.speed_capa);
-	numa_node = rte_eth_dev_socket_id(hard_port_id);
+	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
 
 	/* Ethdev entry allocation */
-	soft_dev = rte_eth_dev_allocate(params->soft.name);
-	if (!soft_dev)
+	dev = rte_eth_dev_allocate(params->name);
+	if (!dev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	/* dev */
-	soft_dev->rx_pkt_burst = (params->soft.intrusive) ?
-		NULL : /* set up later */
-		pmd_rx_pkt_burst;
-	soft_dev->tx_pkt_burst = pmd_tx_pkt_burst;
-	soft_dev->tx_pkt_prepare = NULL;
-	soft_dev->dev_ops = &pmd_ops;
-	soft_dev->device = &vdev->device;
+	dev->rx_pkt_burst = pmd_rx_pkt_burst;
+	dev->tx_pkt_burst = pmd_tx_pkt_burst;
+	dev->tx_pkt_prepare = NULL;
+	dev->dev_ops = &pmd_ops;
+	dev->device = &vdev->device;
 
 	/* dev->data */
-	soft_dev->data->dev_private = dev_private;
-	soft_dev->data->dev_link.link_speed = hard_speed;
-	soft_dev->data->dev_link.link_duplex = ETH_LINK_FULL_DUPLEX;
-	soft_dev->data->dev_link.link_autoneg = ETH_LINK_FIXED;
-	soft_dev->data->dev_link.link_status = ETH_LINK_DOWN;
-	soft_dev->data->mac_addrs = &eth_addr;
-	soft_dev->data->promiscuous = 1;
-	soft_dev->data->kdrv = RTE_KDRV_NONE;
-	soft_dev->data->numa_node = numa_node;
-
-	rte_eth_dev_probing_finish(soft_dev);
+	dev->data->dev_private = dev_private;
+	dev->data->dev_link.link_speed = ETH_SPEED_NUM_100G;
+	dev->data->dev_link.link_duplex = ETH_LINK_FULL_DUPLEX;
+	dev->data->dev_link.link_autoneg = ETH_LINK_FIXED;
+	dev->data->dev_link.link_status = ETH_LINK_DOWN;
+	dev->data->mac_addrs = &eth_addr;
+	dev->data->promiscuous = 1;
+	dev->data->kdrv = RTE_KDRV_NONE;
+	dev->data->numa_node = params->cpu_id;
+
+	rte_eth_dev_probing_finish(dev);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -566,10 +294,10 @@ get_uint32(const char *key __rte_unused, const char *value, void *extra_args)
 }
 
 static int
-pmd_parse_args(struct pmd_params *p, const char *name, const char *params)
+pmd_parse_args(struct pmd_params *p, const char *params)
 {
 	struct rte_kvargs *kvlist;
-	int i, ret;
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	kvlist = rte_kvargs_parse(params, pmd_valid_args);
 	if (kvlist == NULL)
@@ -577,141 +305,21 @@ pmd_parse_args(struct pmd_params *p, const char *name, const char *params)
 
 	/* Set default values */
 	memset(p, 0, sizeof(*p));
-	p->soft.name = name;
-	p->soft.intrusive = INTRUSIVE;
-	p->soft.tm.rate = 0;
-	p->soft.tm.nb_queues = SOFTNIC_SOFT_TM_NB_QUEUES;
-	for (i = 0; i < RTE_SCHED_TRAFFIC_CLASSES_PER_PIPE; i++)
-		p->soft.tm.qsize[i] = SOFTNIC_SOFT_TM_QUEUE_SIZE;
-	p->soft.tm.enq_bsz = SOFTNIC_SOFT_TM_ENQ_BSZ;
-	p->soft.tm.deq_bsz = SOFTNIC_SOFT_TM_DEQ_BSZ;
-	p->hard.tx_queue_id = SOFTNIC_HARD_TX_QUEUE_ID;
-
-	/* SOFT: TM (optional) */
-	if (rte_kvargs_count(kvlist, PMD_PARAM_SOFT_TM) == 1) {
-		char *s;
-
-		ret = rte_kvargs_process(kvlist, PMD_PARAM_SOFT_TM,
-			&get_string, &s);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			goto out_free;
-
-		if (strcmp(s, "on") == 0)
-			p->soft.flags |= PMD_FEATURE_TM;
-		else if (strcmp(s, "off") == 0)
-			p->soft.flags &= ~PMD_FEATURE_TM;
-		else
-			ret = -EINVAL;
-
-		free(s);
-		if (ret)
-			goto out_free;
-	}
-
-	/* SOFT: TM rate (measured in bytes/second) (optional) */
-	if (rte_kvargs_count(kvlist, PMD_PARAM_SOFT_TM_RATE) == 1) {
-		ret = rte_kvargs_process(kvlist, PMD_PARAM_SOFT_TM_RATE,
-			&get_uint32, &p->soft.tm.rate);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			goto out_free;
+	p->firmware = SOFTNIC_FIRMWARE;
+	p->cpu_id = SOFTNIC_CPU_ID;
 
-		p->soft.flags |= PMD_FEATURE_TM;
-	}
-
-	/* SOFT: TM number of queues (optional) */
-	if (rte_kvargs_count(kvlist, PMD_PARAM_SOFT_TM_NB_QUEUES) == 1) {
-		ret = rte_kvargs_process(kvlist, PMD_PARAM_SOFT_TM_NB_QUEUES,
-			&get_uint32, &p->soft.tm.nb_queues);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			goto out_free;
-
-		p->soft.flags |= PMD_FEATURE_TM;
-	}
-
-	/* SOFT: TM queue size 0 .. 3 (optional) */
-	if (rte_kvargs_count(kvlist, PMD_PARAM_SOFT_TM_QSIZE0) == 1) {
-		uint32_t qsize;
-
-		ret = rte_kvargs_process(kvlist, PMD_PARAM_SOFT_TM_QSIZE0,
-			&get_uint32, &qsize);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			goto out_free;
-
-		p->soft.tm.qsize[0] = (uint16_t)qsize;
-		p->soft.flags |= PMD_FEATURE_TM;
-	}
-
-	if (rte_kvargs_count(kvlist, PMD_PARAM_SOFT_TM_QSIZE1) == 1) {
-		uint32_t qsize;
-
-		ret = rte_kvargs_process(kvlist, PMD_PARAM_SOFT_TM_QSIZE1,
-			&get_uint32, &qsize);
+	/* Firmware script (optional) */
+	if (rte_kvargs_count(kvlist, PMD_PARAM_FIRMWARE) == 1) {
+		ret = rte_kvargs_process(kvlist, PMD_PARAM_FIRMWARE,
+			&get_string, &p->firmware);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			goto out_free;
-
-		p->soft.tm.qsize[1] = (uint16_t)qsize;
-		p->soft.flags |= PMD_FEATURE_TM;
 	}
 
-	if (rte_kvargs_count(kvlist, PMD_PARAM_SOFT_TM_QSIZE2) == 1) {
-		uint32_t qsize;
-
-		ret = rte_kvargs_process(kvlist, PMD_PARAM_SOFT_TM_QSIZE2,
-			&get_uint32, &qsize);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			goto out_free;
-
-		p->soft.tm.qsize[2] = (uint16_t)qsize;
-		p->soft.flags |= PMD_FEATURE_TM;
-	}
-
-	if (rte_kvargs_count(kvlist, PMD_PARAM_SOFT_TM_QSIZE3) == 1) {
-		uint32_t qsize;
-
-		ret = rte_kvargs_process(kvlist, PMD_PARAM_SOFT_TM_QSIZE3,
-			&get_uint32, &qsize);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			goto out_free;
-
-		p->soft.tm.qsize[3] = (uint16_t)qsize;
-		p->soft.flags |= PMD_FEATURE_TM;
-	}
-
-	/* SOFT: TM enqueue burst size (optional) */
-	if (rte_kvargs_count(kvlist, PMD_PARAM_SOFT_TM_ENQ_BSZ) == 1) {
-		ret = rte_kvargs_process(kvlist, PMD_PARAM_SOFT_TM_ENQ_BSZ,
-			&get_uint32, &p->soft.tm.enq_bsz);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			goto out_free;
-
-		p->soft.flags |= PMD_FEATURE_TM;
-	}
-
-	/* SOFT: TM dequeue burst size (optional) */
-	if (rte_kvargs_count(kvlist, PMD_PARAM_SOFT_TM_DEQ_BSZ) == 1) {
-		ret = rte_kvargs_process(kvlist, PMD_PARAM_SOFT_TM_DEQ_BSZ,
-			&get_uint32, &p->soft.tm.deq_bsz);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			goto out_free;
-
-		p->soft.flags |= PMD_FEATURE_TM;
-	}
-
-	/* HARD: name (mandatory) */
-	if (rte_kvargs_count(kvlist, PMD_PARAM_HARD_NAME) == 1) {
-		ret = rte_kvargs_process(kvlist, PMD_PARAM_HARD_NAME,
-			&get_string, &p->hard.name);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			goto out_free;
-	} else {
-		ret = -EINVAL;
-		goto out_free;
-	}
-
-	/* HARD: tx_queue_id (optional) */
-	if (rte_kvargs_count(kvlist, PMD_PARAM_HARD_TX_QUEUE_ID) == 1) {
-		ret = rte_kvargs_process(kvlist, PMD_PARAM_HARD_TX_QUEUE_ID,
-			&get_uint32, &p->hard.tx_queue_id);
+	/* CPU ID (optional) */
+	if (rte_kvargs_count(kvlist, PMD_PARAM_CPU_ID) == 1) {
+		ret = rte_kvargs_process(kvlist, PMD_PARAM_CPU_ID,
+			&get_uint32, &p->cpu_id);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			goto out_free;
 	}
@@ -726,68 +334,31 @@ pmd_probe(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev)
 {
 	struct pmd_params p;
 	const char *params;
-	int status;
+	int status = 0;
 
-	struct rte_eth_dev_info hard_info;
-	uint32_t hard_speed;
-	uint16_t hard_port_id;
-	int numa_node;
 	void *dev_private;
-	struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev;
 	const char *name = rte_vdev_device_name(vdev);
 
 	PMD_LOG(INFO, "Probing device \"%s\"", name);
 
 	/* Parse input arguments */
 	params = rte_vdev_device_args(vdev);
-
-	if (rte_eal_process_type() == RTE_PROC_SECONDARY &&
-	    strlen(params) == 0) {
-		eth_dev = rte_eth_dev_attach_secondary(name);
-		if (!eth_dev) {
-			PMD_LOG(ERR, "Failed to probe %s", name);
-			return -1;
-		}
-		/* TODO: request info from primary to set up Rx and Tx */
-		eth_dev->dev_ops = &pmd_ops;
-		rte_eth_dev_probing_finish(eth_dev);
-		return 0;
-	}
-
 	if (!params)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	status = pmd_parse_args(&p, rte_vdev_device_name(vdev), params);
+	status = pmd_parse_args(&p, params);
 	if (status)
 		return status;
 
-	/* Check input arguments */
-	if (rte_eth_dev_get_port_by_name(p.hard.name, &hard_port_id))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	rte_eth_dev_info_get(hard_port_id, &hard_info);
-	hard_speed = eth_dev_speed_max_mbps(hard_info.speed_capa);
-	numa_node = rte_eth_dev_socket_id(hard_port_id);
-
-	if (p.hard.tx_queue_id >= hard_info.max_tx_queues)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	if (p.soft.flags & PMD_FEATURE_TM) {
-		status = tm_params_check(&p, hard_speed);
-
-		if (status)
-			return status;
-	}
+	p.name = name;
 
 	/* Allocate and initialize soft ethdev private data */
-	dev_private = pmd_init(&p, numa_node);
+	dev_private = pmd_init(&p);
 	if (dev_private == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	/* Register soft ethdev */
-	PMD_LOG(INFO,
-		"Creating soft ethdev \"%s\" for hard ethdev \"%s\"",
-		p.soft.name, p.hard.name);
+	PMD_LOG(INFO, "Creating soft ethdev \"%s\"", p.name);
 
 	status = pmd_ethdev_register(vdev, &p, dev_private);
 	if (status) {
@@ -807,8 +378,7 @@ pmd_remove(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev)
 	if (!vdev)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	PMD_LOG(INFO, "Removing device \"%s\"",
-		rte_vdev_device_name(vdev));
+	PMD_LOG(INFO, "Removing device \"%s\"", rte_vdev_device_name(vdev));
 
 	/* Find the ethdev entry */
 	dev = rte_eth_dev_allocated(rte_vdev_device_name(vdev));
@@ -817,9 +387,9 @@ pmd_remove(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev)
 	p = dev->data->dev_private;
 
 	/* Free device data structures*/
-	pmd_free(p);
 	rte_free(dev->data);
 	rte_eth_dev_release_port(dev);
+	pmd_free(p);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -831,17 +401,8 @@ static struct rte_vdev_driver pmd_softnic_drv = {
 
 RTE_PMD_REGISTER_VDEV(net_softnic, pmd_softnic_drv);
 RTE_PMD_REGISTER_PARAM_STRING(net_softnic,
-	PMD_PARAM_SOFT_TM	 "=on|off "
-	PMD_PARAM_SOFT_TM_RATE "=<int> "
-	PMD_PARAM_SOFT_TM_NB_QUEUES "=<int> "
-	PMD_PARAM_SOFT_TM_QSIZE0 "=<int> "
-	PMD_PARAM_SOFT_TM_QSIZE1 "=<int> "
-	PMD_PARAM_SOFT_TM_QSIZE2 "=<int> "
-	PMD_PARAM_SOFT_TM_QSIZE3 "=<int> "
-	PMD_PARAM_SOFT_TM_ENQ_BSZ "=<int> "
-	PMD_PARAM_SOFT_TM_DEQ_BSZ "=<int> "
-	PMD_PARAM_HARD_NAME "=<string> "
-	PMD_PARAM_HARD_TX_QUEUE_ID "=<int>");
+	PMD_PARAM_FIRMWARE "=<string> "
+	PMD_PARAM_CPU_ID "=<uint32>");
 
 RTE_INIT(pmd_softnic_init_log);
 static void
diff --git a/drivers/net/softnic/rte_eth_softnic.h b/drivers/net/softnic/rte_eth_softnic.h
index 9a2c7ba..fb1d170 100644
--- a/drivers/net/softnic/rte_eth_softnic.h
+++ b/drivers/net/softnic/rte_eth_softnic.h
@@ -11,37 +11,23 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
-#ifndef SOFTNIC_SOFT_TM_NB_QUEUES
-#define SOFTNIC_SOFT_TM_NB_QUEUES			65536
+/** Firmware. */
+#ifndef SOFTNIC_FIRMWARE
+#define SOFTNIC_FIRMWARE                                   "firmware.cli"
 #endif
 
-#ifndef SOFTNIC_SOFT_TM_QUEUE_SIZE
-#define SOFTNIC_SOFT_TM_QUEUE_SIZE			64
-#endif
-
-#ifndef SOFTNIC_SOFT_TM_ENQ_BSZ
-#define SOFTNIC_SOFT_TM_ENQ_BSZ				32
-#endif
-
-#ifndef SOFTNIC_SOFT_TM_DEQ_BSZ
-#define SOFTNIC_SOFT_TM_DEQ_BSZ				24
-#endif
-
-#ifndef SOFTNIC_HARD_TX_QUEUE_ID
-#define SOFTNIC_HARD_TX_QUEUE_ID			0
+/** NUMA node ID. */
+#ifndef SOFTNIC_CPU_ID
+#define SOFTNIC_CPU_ID                                     0
 #endif
 
 /**
- * Run the traffic management function on the softnic device
- *
- * This function read the packets from the softnic input queues, insert into
- * QoS scheduler queues based on mbuf sched field value and transmit the
- * scheduled packets out through the hard device interface.
+ * Soft NIC run.
  *
- * @param portid
- *    port id of the soft device.
+ * @param port_id
+ *    Port ID of the Soft NIC device.
  * @return
- *    zero.
+ *    Zero on success, error code otherwise.
  */
 
 int
diff --git a/drivers/net/softnic/rte_eth_softnic_internals.h b/drivers/net/softnic/rte_eth_softnic_internals.h
index 050e3e7..6ae5954 100644
--- a/drivers/net/softnic/rte_eth_softnic_internals.h
+++ b/drivers/net/softnic/rte_eth_softnic_internals.h
@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@
 #ifndef __INCLUDE_RTE_ETH_SOFTNIC_INTERNALS_H__
 #define __INCLUDE_RTE_ETH_SOFTNIC_INTERNALS_H__
 
+#include <stddef.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev.h>
 #include <rte_sched.h>
 #include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_tm_driver.h>
@@ -18,62 +20,16 @@
  * PMD Parameters
  */
 
-enum pmd_feature {
-	PMD_FEATURE_TM = 1, /**< Traffic Management (TM) */
-};
-
-#ifndef INTRUSIVE
-#define INTRUSIVE					0
-#endif
-
 struct pmd_params {
-	/** Parameters for the soft device (to be created) */
-	struct {
-		const char *name; /**< Name */
-		uint32_t flags; /**< Flags */
-
-		/** 0 = Access hard device though API only (potentially slower,
-		 *      but safer);
-		 *  1 = Access hard device private data structures is allowed
-		 *      (potentially faster).
-		 */
-		int intrusive;
-
-		/** Traffic Management (TM) */
-		struct {
-			uint32_t rate; /**< Rate (bytes/second) */
-			uint32_t nb_queues; /**< Number of queues */
-			uint16_t qsize[RTE_SCHED_TRAFFIC_CLASSES_PER_PIPE];
-			/**< Queue size per traffic class */
-			uint32_t enq_bsz; /**< Enqueue burst size */
-			uint32_t deq_bsz; /**< Dequeue burst size */
-		} tm;
-	} soft;
+	const char *name;
+	const char *firmware;
+	uint32_t cpu_id;
 
-	/** Parameters for the hard device (existing) */
+	/** Traffic Management (TM) */
 	struct {
-		char *name; /**< Name */
-		uint16_t tx_queue_id; /**< TX queue ID */
-	} hard;
-};
-
-/**
- * Default Internals
- */
-
-#ifndef DEFAULT_BURST_SIZE
-#define DEFAULT_BURST_SIZE				32
-#endif
-
-#ifndef FLUSH_COUNT_THRESHOLD
-#define FLUSH_COUNT_THRESHOLD			(1 << 17)
-#endif
-
-struct default_internals {
-	struct rte_mbuf **pkts;
-	uint32_t pkts_len;
-	uint32_t txq_pos;
-	uint32_t flush_count;
+		uint32_t n_queues; /**< Number of queues */
+		uint16_t qsize[RTE_SCHED_TRAFFIC_CLASSES_PER_PIPE];
+	} tm;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -185,14 +141,7 @@ struct tm_internals {
 
 	/** Blueprints */
 	struct tm_params params;
-
-	/** Run-time */
 	struct rte_sched_port *sched;
-	struct rte_mbuf **pkts_enq;
-	struct rte_mbuf **pkts_deq;
-	uint32_t pkts_enq_len;
-	uint32_t txq_pos;
-	uint32_t flush_count;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -204,22 +153,8 @@ struct pmd_internals {
 
 	/** Soft device */
 	struct {
-		struct default_internals def; /**< Default */
 		struct tm_internals tm; /**< Traffic Management */
 	} soft;
-
-	/** Hard device */
-	struct {
-		uint16_t port_id;
-	} hard;
-};
-
-struct pmd_rx_queue {
-	/** Hard device */
-	struct {
-		uint16_t port_id;
-		uint16_t rx_queue_id;
-	} hard;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -228,9 +163,6 @@ struct pmd_rx_queue {
 extern const struct rte_tm_ops pmd_tm_ops;
 
 int
-tm_params_check(struct pmd_params *params, uint32_t hard_rate);
-
-int
 tm_init(struct pmd_internals *p, struct pmd_params *params, int numa_node);
 
 void
@@ -243,20 +175,9 @@ void
 tm_stop(struct pmd_internals *p);
 
 static inline int
-tm_enabled(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
+tm_used(struct rte_eth_dev *dev __rte_unused)
 {
-	struct pmd_internals *p = dev->data->dev_private;
-
-	return (p->params.soft.flags & PMD_FEATURE_TM);
-}
-
-static inline int
-tm_used(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
-{
-	struct pmd_internals *p = dev->data->dev_private;
-
-	return (p->params.soft.flags & PMD_FEATURE_TM) &&
-		p->soft.tm.h.n_tm_nodes[TM_NODE_LEVEL_PORT];
+	return 0;
 }
 
 #endif /* __INCLUDE_RTE_ETH_SOFTNIC_INTERNALS_H__ */
diff --git a/drivers/net/softnic/rte_eth_softnic_tm.c b/drivers/net/softnic/rte_eth_softnic_tm.c
index 11d638a..8da8310 100644
--- a/drivers/net/softnic/rte_eth_softnic_tm.c
+++ b/drivers/net/softnic/rte_eth_softnic_tm.c
@@ -15,50 +15,6 @@
 #define SUBPORT_TC_PERIOD	10
 #define PIPE_TC_PERIOD		40
 
-int
-tm_params_check(struct pmd_params *params, uint32_t hard_rate)
-{
-	uint64_t hard_rate_bytes_per_sec = (uint64_t)hard_rate * BYTES_IN_MBPS;
-	uint32_t i;
-
-	/* rate */
-	if (params->soft.tm.rate) {
-		if (params->soft.tm.rate > hard_rate_bytes_per_sec)
-			return -EINVAL;
-	} else {
-		params->soft.tm.rate =
-			(hard_rate_bytes_per_sec > UINT32_MAX) ?
-				UINT32_MAX : hard_rate_bytes_per_sec;
-	}
-
-	/* nb_queues */
-	if (params->soft.tm.nb_queues == 0)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	if (params->soft.tm.nb_queues < RTE_SCHED_QUEUES_PER_PIPE)
-		params->soft.tm.nb_queues = RTE_SCHED_QUEUES_PER_PIPE;
-
-	params->soft.tm.nb_queues =
-		rte_align32pow2(params->soft.tm.nb_queues);
-
-	/* qsize */
-	for (i = 0; i < RTE_SCHED_TRAFFIC_CLASSES_PER_PIPE; i++) {
-		if (params->soft.tm.qsize[i] == 0)
-			return -EINVAL;
-
-		params->soft.tm.qsize[i] =
-			rte_align32pow2(params->soft.tm.qsize[i]);
-	}
-
-	/* enq_bsz, deq_bsz */
-	if (params->soft.tm.enq_bsz == 0 ||
-		params->soft.tm.deq_bsz == 0 ||
-		params->soft.tm.deq_bsz >= params->soft.tm.enq_bsz)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static void
 tm_hierarchy_init(struct pmd_internals *p)
 {
@@ -134,30 +90,9 @@ tm_hierarchy_uninit(struct pmd_internals *p)
 
 int
 tm_init(struct pmd_internals *p,
-	struct pmd_params *params,
-	int numa_node)
+	struct pmd_params *params __rte_unused,
+	int numa_node __rte_unused)
 {
-	uint32_t enq_bsz = params->soft.tm.enq_bsz;
-	uint32_t deq_bsz = params->soft.tm.deq_bsz;
-
-	p->soft.tm.pkts_enq = rte_zmalloc_socket(params->soft.name,
-		2 * enq_bsz * sizeof(struct rte_mbuf *),
-		0,
-		numa_node);
-
-	if (p->soft.tm.pkts_enq == NULL)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	p->soft.tm.pkts_deq = rte_zmalloc_socket(params->soft.name,
-		deq_bsz * sizeof(struct rte_mbuf *),
-		0,
-		numa_node);
-
-	if (p->soft.tm.pkts_deq == NULL) {
-		rte_free(p->soft.tm.pkts_enq);
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
-
 	tm_hierarchy_init(p);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -167,8 +102,6 @@ void
 tm_free(struct pmd_internals *p)
 {
 	tm_hierarchy_uninit(p);
-	rte_free(p->soft.tm.pkts_enq);
-	rte_free(p->soft.tm.pkts_deq);
 }
 
 int
@@ -384,7 +317,7 @@ static uint32_t
 tm_level_get_max_nodes(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, enum tm_node_level level)
 {
 	struct pmd_internals *p = dev->data->dev_private;
-	uint32_t n_queues_max = p->params.soft.tm.nb_queues;
+	uint32_t n_queues_max = p->params.tm.n_queues;
 	uint32_t n_tc_max = n_queues_max / RTE_SCHED_QUEUES_PER_TRAFFIC_CLASS;
 	uint32_t n_pipes_max = n_tc_max / RTE_SCHED_TRAFFIC_CLASSES_PER_PIPE;
 	uint32_t n_subports_max = n_pipes_max;
@@ -429,7 +362,7 @@ pmd_tm_node_type_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 		   NULL,
 		   rte_strerror(EINVAL));
 
-	*is_leaf = node_id < p->params.soft.tm.nb_queues;
+	*is_leaf = node_id < p->params.tm.n_queues;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1362,7 +1295,7 @@ node_add_check_port(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 		params->shaper_profile_id);
 
 	/* node type: non-leaf */
-	if (node_id < p->params.soft.tm.nb_queues)
+	if (node_id < p->params.tm.n_queues)
 		return -rte_tm_error_set(error,
 			EINVAL,
 			RTE_TM_ERROR_TYPE_NODE_ID,
@@ -1385,12 +1318,9 @@ node_add_check_port(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 			NULL,
 			rte_strerror(EINVAL));
 
-	/* Shaper must be valid.
-	 * Shaper profile peak rate must fit the configured port rate.
-	 */
+	/* Shaper must be valid */
 	if (params->shaper_profile_id == RTE_TM_SHAPER_PROFILE_ID_NONE ||
-		sp == NULL ||
-		sp->params.peak.rate > p->params.soft.tm.rate)
+		sp == NULL)
 		return -rte_tm_error_set(error,
 			EINVAL,
 			RTE_TM_ERROR_TYPE_NODE_PARAMS_SHAPER_PROFILE_ID,
@@ -1437,7 +1367,7 @@ node_add_check_subport(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 	struct pmd_internals *p = dev->data->dev_private;
 
 	/* node type: non-leaf */
-	if (node_id < p->params.soft.tm.nb_queues)
+	if (node_id < p->params.tm.n_queues)
 		return -rte_tm_error_set(error,
 			EINVAL,
 			RTE_TM_ERROR_TYPE_NODE_ID,
@@ -1509,7 +1439,7 @@ node_add_check_pipe(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 	struct pmd_internals *p = dev->data->dev_private;
 
 	/* node type: non-leaf */
-	if (node_id < p->params.soft.tm.nb_queues)
+	if (node_id < p->params.tm.n_queues)
 		return -rte_tm_error_set(error,
 			EINVAL,
 			RTE_TM_ERROR_TYPE_NODE_ID,
@@ -1586,7 +1516,7 @@ node_add_check_tc(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 	struct pmd_internals *p = dev->data->dev_private;
 
 	/* node type: non-leaf */
-	if (node_id < p->params.soft.tm.nb_queues)
+	if (node_id < p->params.tm.n_queues)
 		return -rte_tm_error_set(error,
 			EINVAL,
 			RTE_TM_ERROR_TYPE_NODE_ID,
@@ -1659,7 +1589,7 @@ node_add_check_queue(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 	struct pmd_internals *p = dev->data->dev_private;
 
 	/* node type: leaf */
-	if (node_id >= p->params.soft.tm.nb_queues)
+	if (node_id >= p->params.tm.n_queues)
 		return -rte_tm_error_set(error,
 			EINVAL,
 			RTE_TM_ERROR_TYPE_NODE_ID,
@@ -2548,10 +2478,10 @@ hierarchy_blueprints_create(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 		.n_subports_per_port = root->n_children,
 		.n_pipes_per_subport = h->n_tm_nodes[TM_NODE_LEVEL_PIPE] /
 			h->n_tm_nodes[TM_NODE_LEVEL_SUBPORT],
-		.qsize = {p->params.soft.tm.qsize[0],
-			p->params.soft.tm.qsize[1],
-			p->params.soft.tm.qsize[2],
-			p->params.soft.tm.qsize[3],
+		.qsize = {p->params.tm.qsize[0],
+			p->params.tm.qsize[1],
+			p->params.tm.qsize[2],
+			p->params.tm.qsize[3],
 		},
 		.pipe_profiles = t->pipe_profiles,
 		.n_pipe_profiles = t->n_pipe_profiles,
