diff --git a/kernel/linux/kni/compat.h b/kernel/linux/kni/compat.h
index 562d8bf..062b170 100644
--- a/kernel/linux/kni/compat.h
+++ b/kernel/linux/kni/compat.h
@@ -121,3 +121,17 @@
 #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(4, 11, 0)
 #define HAVE_SIGNAL_FUNCTIONS_OWN_HEADER
 #endif
+
+#if KERNEL_VERSION(4, 6, 0) <= LINUX_VERSION_CODE
+
+#define HAVE_IOVA_TO_KVA_MAPPING_SUPPORT
+
+#if KERNEL_VERSION(4, 9, 0) > LINUX_VERSION_CODE
+#define GET_USER_PAGES_REMOTE_API_V1
+#elif KERNEL_VERSION(4, 9, 0) == LINUX_VERSION_CODE
+#define GET_USER_PAGES_REMOTE_API_V2
+#else
+#define GET_USER_PAGES_REMOTE_API_V3
+#endif
+
+#endif
diff --git a/kernel/linux/kni/kni_dev.h b/kernel/linux/kni/kni_dev.h
index c1ca678..fb641b6 100644
--- a/kernel/linux/kni/kni_dev.h
+++ b/kernel/linux/kni/kni_dev.h
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ struct kni_dev {
 	/* kni list */
 	struct list_head list;
 
+	uint8_t iova_mode;
+
 	uint32_t core_id;            /* Core ID to bind */
 	char name[RTE_KNI_NAMESIZE]; /* Network device name */
 	struct task_struct *pthread;
@@ -84,8 +86,48 @@ struct kni_dev {
 	void *va[MBUF_BURST_SZ];
 	void *alloc_pa[MBUF_BURST_SZ];
 	void *alloc_va[MBUF_BURST_SZ];
+
+	struct task_struct *usr_tsk;
 };
 
+#ifdef HAVE_IOVA_TO_KVA_MAPPING_SUPPORT
+static inline phys_addr_t iova_to_phys(struct task_struct *tsk,
+				       unsigned long iova)
+{
+	phys_addr_t offset, phys_addr;
+	struct page *page = NULL;
+	long ret;
+
+	offset = iova & (PAGE_SIZE - 1);
+
+	/* Read one page struct info */
+#ifdef GET_USER_PAGES_REMOTE_API_V3
+	ret = get_user_pages_remote(tsk, tsk->mm, iova, 1,
+				    FOLL_TOUCH, &page, NULL, NULL);
+#endif
+#ifdef GET_USER_PAGES_REMOTE_API_V2
+	ret = get_user_pages_remote(tsk, tsk->mm, iova, 1,
+				    FOLL_TOUCH, &page, NULL);
+#endif
+#ifdef GET_USER_PAGES_REMOTE_API_V1
+	ret = get_user_pages_remote(tsk, tsk->mm, iova, 1
+				    0, 0, &page, NULL);
+#endif
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return 0;
+
+	phys_addr = page_to_phys(page) | offset;
+	put_page(page);
+
+	return phys_addr;
+}
+
+static inline void *iova_to_kva(struct task_struct *tsk, unsigned long iova)
+{
+	return phys_to_virt(iova_to_phys(tsk, iova));
+}
+#endif
+
 void kni_net_release_fifo_phy(struct kni_dev *kni);
 void kni_net_rx(struct kni_dev *kni);
 void kni_net_init(struct net_device *dev);
diff --git a/kernel/linux/kni/kni_misc.c b/kernel/linux/kni/kni_misc.c
index 84ef03b..cda71bd 100644
--- a/kernel/linux/kni/kni_misc.c
+++ b/kernel/linux/kni/kni_misc.c
@@ -348,15 +348,36 @@ kni_ioctl_create(struct net *net, uint32_t ioctl_num,
 	strncpy(kni->name, dev_info.name, RTE_KNI_NAMESIZE);
 
 	/* Translate user space info into kernel space info */
-	kni->tx_q = phys_to_virt(dev_info.tx_phys);
-	kni->rx_q = phys_to_virt(dev_info.rx_phys);
-	kni->alloc_q = phys_to_virt(dev_info.alloc_phys);
-	kni->free_q = phys_to_virt(dev_info.free_phys);
-
-	kni->req_q = phys_to_virt(dev_info.req_phys);
-	kni->resp_q = phys_to_virt(dev_info.resp_phys);
-	kni->sync_va = dev_info.sync_va;
-	kni->sync_kva = phys_to_virt(dev_info.sync_phys);
+	if (dev_info.iova_mode) {
+#ifdef HAVE_IOVA_TO_KVA_MAPPING_SUPPORT
+		kni->tx_q = iova_to_kva(current, dev_info.tx_phys);
+		kni->rx_q = iova_to_kva(current, dev_info.rx_phys);
+		kni->alloc_q = iova_to_kva(current, dev_info.alloc_phys);
+		kni->free_q = iova_to_kva(current, dev_info.free_phys);
+
+		kni->req_q = iova_to_kva(current, dev_info.req_phys);
+		kni->resp_q = iova_to_kva(current, dev_info.resp_phys);
+		kni->sync_va = dev_info.sync_va;
+		kni->sync_kva = iova_to_kva(current, dev_info.sync_phys);
+		kni->usr_tsk = current;
+		kni->iova_mode = 1;
+#else
+		pr_err("KNI module does not support IOVA to VA translation\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+#endif
+	} else {
+
+		kni->tx_q = phys_to_virt(dev_info.tx_phys);
+		kni->rx_q = phys_to_virt(dev_info.rx_phys);
+		kni->alloc_q = phys_to_virt(dev_info.alloc_phys);
+		kni->free_q = phys_to_virt(dev_info.free_phys);
+
+		kni->req_q = phys_to_virt(dev_info.req_phys);
+		kni->resp_q = phys_to_virt(dev_info.resp_phys);
+		kni->sync_va = dev_info.sync_va;
+		kni->sync_kva = phys_to_virt(dev_info.sync_phys);
+		kni->iova_mode = 0;
+	}
 
 	kni->mbuf_size = dev_info.mbuf_size;
 
diff --git a/kernel/linux/kni/kni_net.c b/kernel/linux/kni/kni_net.c
index f25b127..1ba9b1b 100644
--- a/kernel/linux/kni/kni_net.c
+++ b/kernel/linux/kni/kni_net.c
@@ -36,6 +36,22 @@ static void kni_net_rx_normal(struct kni_dev *kni);
 /* kni rx function pointer, with default to normal rx */
 static kni_net_rx_t kni_net_rx_func = kni_net_rx_normal;
 
+#ifdef HAVE_IOVA_TO_KVA_MAPPING_SUPPORT
+/* iova to kernel virtual address */
+static inline void *
+iova2kva(struct kni_dev *kni, void *iova)
+{
+	return phys_to_virt(iova_to_phys(kni->usr_tsk, (unsigned long)iova));
+}
+
+static inline void *
+iova2data_kva(struct kni_dev *kni, struct rte_kni_mbuf *m)
+{
+	return phys_to_virt(iova_to_phys(kni->usr_tsk, m->buf_physaddr) +
+			    m->data_off);
+}
+#endif
+
 /* physical address to kernel virtual address */
 static void *
 pa2kva(void *pa)
@@ -62,6 +78,26 @@ kva2data_kva(struct rte_kni_mbuf *m)
 	return phys_to_virt(m->buf_physaddr + m->data_off);
 }
 
+static inline void *
+get_kva(struct kni_dev *kni, void *pa)
+{
+#ifdef HAVE_IOVA_TO_KVA_MAPPING_SUPPORT
+	if (kni->iova_mode == 1)
+		return iova2kva(kni, pa);
+#endif
+	return pa2kva(pa);
+}
+
+static inline void *
+get_data_kva(struct kni_dev *kni, void *pkt_kva)
+{
+#ifdef HAVE_IOVA_TO_KVA_MAPPING_SUPPORT
+	if (kni->iova_mode == 1)
+		return iova2data_kva(kni, pkt_kva);
+#endif
+	return kva2data_kva(pkt_kva);
+}
+
 /*
  * It can be called to process the request.
  */
@@ -178,7 +214,7 @@ kni_fifo_trans_pa2va(struct kni_dev *kni,
 			return;
 
 		for (i = 0; i < num_rx; i++) {
-			kva = pa2kva(kni->pa[i]);
+			kva = get_kva(kni, kni->pa[i]);
 			kni->va[i] = pa2va(kni->pa[i], kva);
 
 			kva_nb_segs = kva->nb_segs;
@@ -266,8 +302,8 @@ kni_net_tx(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	if (likely(ret == 1)) {
 		void *data_kva;
 
-		pkt_kva = pa2kva(pkt_pa);
-		data_kva = kva2data_kva(pkt_kva);
+		pkt_kva = get_kva(kni, pkt_pa);
+		data_kva = get_data_kva(kni, pkt_kva);
 		pkt_va = pa2va(pkt_pa, pkt_kva);
 
 		len = skb->len;
@@ -338,9 +374,9 @@ kni_net_rx_normal(struct kni_dev *kni)
 
 	/* Transfer received packets to netif */
 	for (i = 0; i < num_rx; i++) {
-		kva = pa2kva(kni->pa[i]);
+		kva = get_kva(kni, kni->pa[i]);
 		len = kva->pkt_len;
-		data_kva = kva2data_kva(kva);
+		data_kva = get_data_kva(kni, kva);
 		kni->va[i] = pa2va(kni->pa[i], kva);
 
 		skb = netdev_alloc_skb(dev, len);
@@ -437,9 +473,9 @@ kni_net_rx_lo_fifo(struct kni_dev *kni)
 		num = ret;
 		/* Copy mbufs */
 		for (i = 0; i < num; i++) {
-			kva = pa2kva(kni->pa[i]);
+			kva = get_kva(kni, kni->pa[i]);
 			len = kva->data_len;
-			data_kva = kva2data_kva(kva);
+			data_kva = get_data_kva(kni, kva);
 			kni->va[i] = pa2va(kni->pa[i], kva);
 
 			while (kva->next) {
@@ -449,8 +485,8 @@ kni_net_rx_lo_fifo(struct kni_dev *kni)
 				kva = next_kva;
 			}
 
-			alloc_kva = pa2kva(kni->alloc_pa[i]);
-			alloc_data_kva = kva2data_kva(alloc_kva);
+			alloc_kva = get_kva(kni, kni->alloc_pa[i]);
+			alloc_data_kva = get_data_kva(kni, alloc_kva);
 			kni->alloc_va[i] = pa2va(kni->alloc_pa[i], alloc_kva);
 
 			memcpy(alloc_data_kva, data_kva, len);
@@ -517,9 +553,9 @@ kni_net_rx_lo_fifo_skb(struct kni_dev *kni)
 
 	/* Copy mbufs to sk buffer and then call tx interface */
 	for (i = 0; i < num; i++) {
-		kva = pa2kva(kni->pa[i]);
+		kva = get_kva(kni, kni->pa[i]);
 		len = kva->pkt_len;
-		data_kva = kva2data_kva(kva);
+		data_kva = get_data_kva(kni, kva);
 		kni->va[i] = pa2va(kni->pa[i], kva);
 
 		skb = netdev_alloc_skb(dev, len);
@@ -550,8 +586,8 @@ kni_net_rx_lo_fifo_skb(struct kni_dev *kni)
 					break;
 
 				prev_kva = kva;
-				kva = pa2kva(kva->next);
-				data_kva = kva2data_kva(kva);
+				kva = get_kva(kni, kva->next);
+				data_kva = get_data_kva(kni, kva);
 				/* Convert physical address to virtual address */
 				prev_kva->next = pa2va(prev_kva->next, kva);
 			}
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linux/eal/include/rte_kni_common.h b/lib/librte_eal/linux/eal/include/rte_kni_common.h
index 46f75a7..2427a96 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linux/eal/include/rte_kni_common.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linux/eal/include/rte_kni_common.h
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ struct rte_kni_device_info {
 	unsigned int min_mtu;
 	unsigned int max_mtu;
 	uint8_t mac_addr[6];
+	uint8_t iova_mode;
 };
 
 #define KNI_DEVICE "kni"
