diff --git a/drivers/crypto/nitrox/Makefile b/drivers/crypto/nitrox/Makefile
index dedb74a34..f56992770 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/nitrox/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/crypto/nitrox/Makefile
@@ -28,5 +28,7 @@ SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_NITROX) += nitrox_hal.c
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_NITROX) += nitrox_logs.c
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_NITROX) += nitrox_sym.c
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_NITROX) += nitrox_sym_capabilities.c
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_NITROX) += nitrox_sym_reqmgr.c
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_NITROX) += nitrox_qp.c
 
 include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.lib.mk
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/nitrox/meson.build b/drivers/crypto/nitrox/meson.build
index 7c565c5a4..03788366b 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/nitrox/meson.build
+++ b/drivers/crypto/nitrox/meson.build
@@ -14,4 +14,6 @@ sources = files(
 		'nitrox_logs.c',
 		'nitrox_sym.c',
 		'nitrox_sym_capabilities.c',
+		'nitrox_sym_reqmgr.c',
+		'nitrox_qp.c'
 		)
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/nitrox/nitrox_qp.c b/drivers/crypto/nitrox/nitrox_qp.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9673bb4f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/crypto/nitrox/nitrox_qp.c
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(C) 2019 Marvell International Ltd.
+ */
+
+#include <rte_cryptodev.h>
+#include <rte_malloc.h>
+
+#include "nitrox_qp.h"
+#include "nitrox_hal.h"
+#include "nitrox_logs.h"
+
+#define MAX_CMD_QLEN 16384
+
+static int
+nitrox_setup_ridq(struct nitrox_qp *qp, int socket_id)
+{
+	size_t ridq_size = qp->count * sizeof(*qp->ridq);
+
+	qp->ridq = rte_zmalloc_socket("nitrox ridq", ridq_size,
+				   RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE,
+				   socket_id);
+	if (!qp->ridq) {
+		NITROX_LOG(ERR, "Failed to create rid queue\n");
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int
+nitrox_qp_setup(struct nitrox_qp *qp, uint8_t *bar_addr, const char *dev_name,
+		uint32_t nb_descriptors, uint8_t instr_size, int socket_id)
+{
+	int err;
+	uint32_t count;
+
+	RTE_SET_USED(bar_addr);
+	RTE_SET_USED(instr_size);
+	count = rte_align32pow2(nb_descriptors);
+	if (count > MAX_CMD_QLEN) {
+		NITROX_LOG(ERR, "%s: Number of descriptors too big %d,"
+			   " greater than max queue length %d\n",
+			   dev_name, count,
+			   MAX_CMD_QLEN);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	qp->count = count;
+	qp->head = qp->tail = 0;
+	rte_atomic16_init(&qp->pending_count);
+	err = nitrox_setup_ridq(qp, socket_id);
+	if (err)
+		goto ridq_err;
+
+	return 0;
+
+ridq_err:
+	return err;
+
+}
+
+static void
+nitrox_release_ridq(struct nitrox_qp *qp)
+{
+	rte_free(qp->ridq);
+}
+
+int
+nitrox_qp_release(struct nitrox_qp *qp, uint8_t *bar_addr)
+{
+	RTE_SET_USED(bar_addr);
+	nitrox_release_ridq(qp);
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/nitrox/nitrox_qp.h b/drivers/crypto/nitrox/nitrox_qp.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cf0102ff9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/crypto/nitrox/nitrox_qp.h
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(C) 2019 Marvell International Ltd.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _NITROX_QP_H_
+#define _NITROX_QP_H_
+
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+#include <rte_io.h>
+
+struct nitrox_softreq;
+
+struct rid {
+	struct nitrox_softreq *sr;
+};
+
+struct nitrox_qp {
+	struct rid *ridq;
+	uint32_t count;
+	uint32_t head;
+	uint32_t tail;
+	struct rte_mempool *sr_mp;
+	struct rte_cryptodev_stats stats;
+	uint16_t qno;
+	rte_atomic16_t pending_count;
+};
+
+static inline bool
+nitrox_qp_is_empty(struct nitrox_qp *qp)
+{
+	return (rte_atomic16_read(&qp->pending_count) == 0);
+}
+
+int nitrox_qp_setup(struct nitrox_qp *qp, uint8_t *bar_addr,
+		    const char *dev_name, uint32_t nb_descriptors,
+		    uint8_t inst_size, int socket_id);
+int nitrox_qp_release(struct nitrox_qp *qp, uint8_t *bar_addr);
+
+#endif /* _NITROX_QP_H_ */
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/nitrox/nitrox_sym.c b/drivers/crypto/nitrox/nitrox_sym.c
index c05042e54..05f089cae 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/nitrox/nitrox_sym.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/nitrox/nitrox_sym.c
@@ -10,9 +10,12 @@
 #include "nitrox_sym.h"
 #include "nitrox_device.h"
 #include "nitrox_sym_capabilities.h"
+#include "nitrox_qp.h"
+#include "nitrox_sym_reqmgr.h"
 #include "nitrox_logs.h"
 
 #define CRYPTODEV_NAME_NITROX_PMD crypto_nitrox
+#define NPS_PKT_IN_INSTR_SIZE 64
 
 struct nitrox_sym_device {
 	struct rte_cryptodev *cdev;
@@ -78,12 +81,127 @@ nitrox_sym_dev_info_get(struct rte_cryptodev *cdev,
 	info->sym.max_nb_sessions = 0;
 }
 
+static void
+nitrox_sym_dev_stats_get(struct rte_cryptodev *cdev,
+			 struct rte_cryptodev_stats *stats)
+{
+	int qp_id;
+
+	for (qp_id = 0; qp_id < cdev->data->nb_queue_pairs; qp_id++) {
+		struct nitrox_qp *qp = cdev->data->queue_pairs[qp_id];
+
+		if (!qp)
+			continue;
+
+		stats->enqueued_count += qp->stats.enqueued_count;
+		stats->dequeued_count += qp->stats.dequeued_count;
+		stats->enqueue_err_count += qp->stats.enqueue_err_count;
+		stats->dequeue_err_count += qp->stats.dequeue_err_count;
+	}
+}
+
+static void
+nitrox_sym_dev_stats_reset(struct rte_cryptodev *cdev)
+{
+	int qp_id;
+
+	for (qp_id = 0; qp_id < cdev->data->nb_queue_pairs; qp_id++) {
+		struct nitrox_qp *qp = cdev->data->queue_pairs[qp_id];
+
+		if (!qp)
+			continue;
+
+		memset(&qp->stats, 0, sizeof(qp->stats));
+	}
+}
+
 static int
-nitrox_sym_dev_qp_release(struct rte_cryptodev *cdev, uint16_t qp_id)
+nitrox_sym_dev_qp_setup(struct rte_cryptodev *cdev, uint16_t qp_id,
+			const struct rte_cryptodev_qp_conf *qp_conf,
+			int socket_id)
 {
-	RTE_SET_USED(cdev);
-	RTE_SET_USED(qp_id);
+	struct nitrox_sym_device *sym_dev = cdev->data->dev_private;
+	struct nitrox_device *ndev = sym_dev->ndev;
+	struct nitrox_qp *qp = NULL;
+	int err;
+
+	NITROX_LOG(DEBUG, "queue %d\n", qp_id);
+	if (qp_id >= ndev->nr_queues) {
+		NITROX_LOG(ERR, "queue %u invalid, max queues supported %d\n",
+			   qp_id, ndev->nr_queues);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (cdev->data->queue_pairs[qp_id]) {
+		err = nitrox_sym_dev_qp_release(cdev, qp_id);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+	}
+
+	qp = rte_zmalloc_socket("nitrox PMD qp", sizeof(*qp),
+				RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE,
+				socket_id);
+	if (!qp) {
+		NITROX_LOG(ERR, "Failed to allocate nitrox qp\n");
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	qp->qno = qp_id;
+	err = nitrox_qp_setup(qp, ndev->bar_addr, cdev->data->name,
+			      qp_conf->nb_descriptors, NPS_PKT_IN_INSTR_SIZE,
+			      socket_id);
+	if (unlikely(err))
+		goto qp_setup_err;
+
+	qp->sr_mp = nitrox_sym_req_pool_create(cdev, qp->count, qp_id,
+					       socket_id);
+	if (unlikely(!qp->sr_mp))
+		goto req_pool_err;
+
+	cdev->data->queue_pairs[qp_id] = qp;
+	NITROX_LOG(DEBUG, "queue %d setup done\n", qp_id);
 	return 0;
+
+req_pool_err:
+	nitrox_qp_release(qp, ndev->bar_addr);
+qp_setup_err:
+	rte_free(qp);
+	return err;
+}
+
+static int
+nitrox_sym_dev_qp_release(struct rte_cryptodev *cdev, uint16_t qp_id)
+{
+	struct nitrox_sym_device *sym_dev = cdev->data->dev_private;
+	struct nitrox_device *ndev = sym_dev->ndev;
+	struct nitrox_qp *qp;
+	int err;
+
+	NITROX_LOG(DEBUG, "queue %d\n", qp_id);
+	if (qp_id >= ndev->nr_queues) {
+		NITROX_LOG(ERR, "queue %u invalid, max queues supported %d\n",
+			   qp_id, ndev->nr_queues);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	qp = cdev->data->queue_pairs[qp_id];
+	if (!qp) {
+		NITROX_LOG(DEBUG, "queue %u already freed\n", qp_id);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (!nitrox_qp_is_empty(qp)) {
+		NITROX_LOG(ERR, "queue %d not empty\n", qp_id);
+		return -EAGAIN;
+	}
+
+	cdev->data->queue_pairs[qp_id] = NULL;
+	err = nitrox_qp_release(qp, ndev->bar_addr);
+	nitrox_sym_req_pool_free(qp->sr_mp);
+	rte_free(qp);
+	NITROX_LOG(DEBUG, "queue %d release done\n", qp_id);
+
+	return err;
 }
 
 static struct rte_cryptodev_ops nitrox_cryptodev_ops = {
@@ -93,11 +211,11 @@ static struct rte_cryptodev_ops nitrox_cryptodev_ops = {
 	.dev_close		= nitrox_sym_dev_close,
 	.dev_infos_get		= nitrox_sym_dev_info_get,
 
-	.stats_get		= NULL,
-	.stats_reset		= NULL,
+	.stats_get		= nitrox_sym_dev_stats_get,
+	.stats_reset		= nitrox_sym_dev_stats_reset,
 
-	.queue_pair_setup	= NULL,
-	.queue_pair_release     = NULL,
+	.queue_pair_setup	= nitrox_sym_dev_qp_setup,
+	.queue_pair_release     = nitrox_sym_dev_qp_release,
 
 	.sym_session_get_size   = NULL,
 	.sym_session_configure  = NULL,
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/nitrox/nitrox_sym_reqmgr.c b/drivers/crypto/nitrox/nitrox_sym_reqmgr.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..42d67317c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/crypto/nitrox/nitrox_sym_reqmgr.c
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(C) 2019 Marvell International Ltd.
+ */
+
+#include <rte_crypto.h>
+#include <rte_cryptodev.h>
+#include <rte_errno.h>
+
+#include "nitrox_sym_reqmgr.h"
+#include "nitrox_logs.h"
+
+struct nitrox_softreq {
+	rte_iova_t iova;
+};
+
+static void
+softreq_init(struct nitrox_softreq *sr, rte_iova_t iova)
+{
+	memset(sr, 0, sizeof(*sr));
+	sr->iova = iova;
+}
+
+static void
+req_pool_obj_init(__rte_unused struct rte_mempool *mp,
+		  __rte_unused void *opaque, void *obj,
+		  __rte_unused unsigned int obj_idx)
+{
+	softreq_init(obj, rte_mempool_virt2iova(obj));
+}
+
+struct rte_mempool *
+nitrox_sym_req_pool_create(struct rte_cryptodev *cdev, uint32_t nobjs,
+			   uint16_t qp_id, int socket_id)
+{
+	char softreq_pool_name[RTE_RING_NAMESIZE];
+	struct rte_mempool *mp;
+
+	snprintf(softreq_pool_name, RTE_RING_NAMESIZE, "%s_sr_%d",
+		 cdev->data->name, qp_id);
+	mp = rte_mempool_create(softreq_pool_name,
+				RTE_ALIGN_MUL_CEIL(nobjs, 64),
+				sizeof(struct nitrox_softreq),
+				64, 0, NULL, NULL, req_pool_obj_init, NULL,
+				socket_id, 0);
+	if (unlikely(!mp))
+		NITROX_LOG(ERR, "Failed to create req pool, qid %d, err %d\n",
+			   qp_id, rte_errno);
+
+	return mp;
+}
+
+void
+nitrox_sym_req_pool_free(struct rte_mempool *mp)
+{
+	rte_mempool_free(mp);
+}
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/nitrox/nitrox_sym_reqmgr.h b/drivers/crypto/nitrox/nitrox_sym_reqmgr.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5953c958c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/crypto/nitrox/nitrox_sym_reqmgr.h
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(C) 2019 Marvell International Ltd.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _NITROX_SYM_REQMGR_H_
+#define _NITROX_SYM_REQMGR_H_
+
+struct rte_mempool *nitrox_sym_req_pool_create(struct rte_cryptodev *cdev,
+					       uint32_t nobjs, uint16_t qp_id,
+					       int socket_id);
+void nitrox_sym_req_pool_free(struct rte_mempool *mp);
+
+#endif /* _NITROX_SYM_REQMGR_H_ */
