diff --git a/config/rte_config.h b/config/rte_config.h
index a0b5160ff2..76ed1ae83f 100644
--- a/config/rte_config.h
+++ b/config/rte_config.h
@@ -151,4 +151,7 @@
 #define RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_DLB2_SW_CREDIT_QUANTA 32
 #define RTE_PMD_DLB2_DEFAULT_DEPTH_THRESH 256
 
+/* IAVF bsed on vfio_user client */
+#define RTE_LIBRTE_IAVF_CLIENT 1
+
 #endif /* _RTE_CONFIG_H_ */
diff --git a/drivers/common/iavf/iavf_common.c b/drivers/common/iavf/iavf_common.c
index c951b7d787..2e68f5d08b 100644
--- a/drivers/common/iavf/iavf_common.c
+++ b/drivers/common/iavf/iavf_common.c
@@ -20,6 +20,13 @@ enum iavf_status iavf_set_mac_type(struct iavf_hw *hw)
 
 	DEBUGFUNC("iavf_set_mac_type\n");
 
+#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_IAVF_CLIENT
+	if (hw->bus.type == iavf_bus_type_vfio_user) {
+		hw->mac.type = IAVF_MAC_VF;
+		return status;
+	}
+#endif
+
 	if (hw->vendor_id == IAVF_INTEL_VENDOR_ID) {
 		switch (hw->device_id) {
 		case IAVF_DEV_ID_X722_VF:
diff --git a/drivers/common/iavf/iavf_impl.c b/drivers/common/iavf/iavf_impl.c
index fc0da31753..79262bf50d 100644
--- a/drivers/common/iavf/iavf_impl.c
+++ b/drivers/common/iavf/iavf_impl.c
@@ -10,9 +10,14 @@
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_memzone.h>
 
+#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_IAVF_CLIENT
+#include "vfio_user/vfio_user_pci.h"
+#endif
 #include "iavf_type.h"
 #include "iavf_prototype.h"
 
+int iavf_common_logger;
+
 enum iavf_status
 iavf_allocate_dma_mem_d(__rte_unused struct iavf_hw *hw,
 			struct iavf_dma_mem *mem,
@@ -85,4 +90,42 @@ iavf_free_virt_mem_d(__rte_unused struct iavf_hw *hw,
 	return IAVF_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-RTE_LOG_REGISTER(iavf_common_logger, pmd.common.iavf, NOTICE);
+#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_IAVF_CLIENT
+uint32_t
+iavf_read_addr(struct iavf_hw *hw, uint32_t offset)
+{
+	uint32_t value = 0;
+
+	if (!hw || !hw->hw_addr)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (hw->bus.type == iavf_bus_type_vfio_user)
+		client_vfio_user_pci_bar_access(
+				(struct vfio_device *)hw->hw_addr,
+				0, offset, 4, &value, false);
+	else
+		value = readl(hw->hw_addr + offset);
+
+	return value;
+}
+
+void
+iavf_write_addr(struct iavf_hw *hw, uint32_t offset, uint32_t value)
+{
+	if (!hw || !hw->hw_addr)
+		return;
+	if (hw->bus.type == iavf_bus_type_vfio_user)
+		client_vfio_user_pci_bar_access(
+				(struct vfio_device *)hw->hw_addr,
+				0, offset, 4, &value, true);
+	else
+		writel(value, hw->hw_addr + offset);
+}
+#endif
+
+RTE_INIT(iavf_common_init_log)
+{
+	iavf_common_logger = rte_log_register("pmd.common.iavf");
+	if (iavf_common_logger >= 0)
+		rte_log_set_level(iavf_common_logger, RTE_LOG_NOTICE);
+}
diff --git a/drivers/common/iavf/iavf_osdep.h b/drivers/common/iavf/iavf_osdep.h
index 7cba13ff74..025d48a702 100644
--- a/drivers/common/iavf/iavf_osdep.h
+++ b/drivers/common/iavf/iavf_osdep.h
@@ -107,8 +107,22 @@ writeq(uint64_t value, volatile void *addr)
 	rte_write64(rte_cpu_to_le_64(value), addr);
 }
 
+#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_IAVF_CLIENT
+struct iavf_hw;
+
+__rte_internal
+uint32_t iavf_read_addr(struct iavf_hw *hw, uint32_t offset);
+__rte_internal
+void iavf_write_addr(struct iavf_hw *hw, uint32_t offset, uint32_t value);
+
+#define wr32(a, reg, value)  iavf_write_addr((a), (reg), (value))
+#define rd32(a, reg)         iavf_read_addr((a), (reg))
+
+#else
 #define wr32(a, reg, value) writel((value), (a)->hw_addr + (reg))
 #define rd32(a, reg)        readl((a)->hw_addr + (reg))
+#endif /* RTE_LIBRTE_IAVF_CLIENT */
+
 #define wr64(a, reg, value) writeq((value), (a)->hw_addr + (reg))
 #define rd64(a, reg)        readq((a)->hw_addr + (reg))
 
diff --git a/drivers/common/iavf/iavf_type.h b/drivers/common/iavf/iavf_type.h
index 0990c9aa33..faa4a21eac 100644
--- a/drivers/common/iavf/iavf_type.h
+++ b/drivers/common/iavf/iavf_type.h
@@ -264,6 +264,9 @@ enum iavf_bus_type {
 	iavf_bus_type_pci,
 	iavf_bus_type_pcix,
 	iavf_bus_type_pci_express,
+#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_IAVF_CLIENT
+	iavf_bus_type_vfio_user,
+#endif
 	iavf_bus_type_reserved
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/common/iavf/meson.build b/drivers/common/iavf/meson.build
index 1f4d8b898d..e0160ea135 100644
--- a/drivers/common/iavf/meson.build
+++ b/drivers/common/iavf/meson.build
@@ -1,7 +1,16 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 # Copyright(c) 2019-2020 Intel Corporation
 
-sources = files('iavf_adminq.c', 'iavf_common.c', 'iavf_impl.c')
+includes += include_directories('vfio_user')
+
+sources = files(
+	'iavf_adminq.c',
+	'iavf_common.c',
+	'iavf_impl.c',
+	'vfio_user/vfio_user_pci.c'
+)
+
+deps += ['vfio_user']
 
 if cc.has_argument('-Wno-pointer-to-int-cast')
         cflags += '-Wno-pointer-to-int-cast'
diff --git a/drivers/common/iavf/version.map b/drivers/common/iavf/version.map
index e0f117197c..883d919487 100644
--- a/drivers/common/iavf/version.map
+++ b/drivers/common/iavf/version.map
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ INTERNAL {
 	iavf_set_mac_type;
 	iavf_shutdown_adminq;
 	iavf_vf_parse_hw_config;
+	client_vfio_user_setup;
+	client_vfio_user_release;
+	client_vfio_user_get_bar_addr;
+	iavf_write_addr;
+	iavf_read_addr;
 
 	local: *;
 };
diff --git a/drivers/common/iavf/vfio_user/vfio_user_pci.c b/drivers/common/iavf/vfio_user/vfio_user_pci.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6e95ce4600
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/common/iavf/vfio_user/vfio_user_pci.c
@@ -0,0 +1,525 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(c) 2020 Intel Corporation
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#include <sys/queue.h>
+#include <sys/mman.h>
+#include <sys/eventfd.h>
+
+#include <rte_common.h>
+#include <rte_memory.h>
+#include <rte_malloc.h>
+#include <rte_memcpy.h>
+#include <rte_tailq.h>
+#include <rte_errno.h>
+#include <rte_vfio_user.h>
+
+#include "vfio_user_pci.h"
+
+#define IAVF_MEM_EVENT_CLB_NAME "iavf_mem_event_clb"
+
+/* buffer length for irq set */
+#define MSIX_IRQ_SET_BUF_LEN (sizeof(struct vfio_irq_set) + \
+				sizeof(int) * IAVF_CLIENT_MAX_VECTORS)
+/* buffer length for region infor get */
+#define REG_INFO_GET_BUF_LEN (sizeof(struct vfio_region_info) + \
+			sizeof(struct vfio_region_info_cap_sparse_mmap) \
+			+ 2 * sizeof(struct vfio_region_sparse_mmap_area))
+
+static inline int
+vfio_add_mr(struct vfio_device *dev, struct vfio_memory_region *mr)
+{
+	if (dev->nb_mrs == RTE_VUSER_MAX_DMA) {
+		CLIENT_LOG(ERR, "Exceed Maximum supported memory regions %d",
+			RTE_VUSER_MAX_DMA);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	TAILQ_INSERT_HEAD(&dev->mrs_list, mr, link);
+	dev->nb_mrs++;
+
+	CLIENT_LOG(DEBUG, "Add memory region: FD %d, VADDR 0x%lx,"
+			  " IOVA 0x%lx, Size 0x%lx",
+			  mr->fd, mr->vaddr, mr->iova, mr->size);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static inline void
+vfio_remove_mr(struct vfio_device *dev, struct vfio_memory_region *mr)
+{
+	if (dev->nb_mrs == 0)
+		return;
+
+	CLIENT_LOG(DEBUG, "Remove memory region: FD %d, VADDR 0x%lx,"
+			  " IOVA 0x%lx, Size 0x%lx",
+			  mr->fd, mr->vaddr, mr->iova, mr->size);
+	TAILQ_REMOVE(&dev->mrs_list, mr, link);
+	dev->nb_mrs--;
+	rte_free(mr);
+}
+
+static int
+update_vfio_memory_region(const struct rte_memseg_list *msl __rte_unused,
+		const struct rte_memseg *ms, void *arg)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+	struct vfio_device *dev = arg;
+	struct vfio_memory_region *mr, *mrs;
+	struct rte_vfio_user_mem_reg mem;
+	uint64_t offset;
+
+	mr = rte_zmalloc_socket("iavf_client_vfio_user", sizeof(*mr),
+				0, SOCKET_ID_ANY);
+	if (mr == NULL)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	mr->vaddr = (uint64_t)(uintptr_t)ms->addr;
+	mr->iova = ms->iova;
+	mr->size = ms->len;
+	mr->fd = rte_memseg_get_fd_thread_unsafe(ms);
+	if (mr->fd == -1) {
+		CLIENT_LOG(ERR, "Error to get the memory fd");
+		rte_free(mr);
+		return -EFAULT;
+	}
+	if (rte_memseg_get_fd_offset_thread_unsafe(ms, &offset) < 0) {
+		CLIENT_LOG(ERR, "Error to get the memory map offset");
+		rte_free(mr);
+		return -EFAULT;
+	}
+	mr->offset = offset;
+
+	TAILQ_FOREACH(mrs, &dev->mrs_list, link) {
+		if (mrs->vaddr == mr->vaddr)
+			return 0;
+	}
+
+	ret = vfio_add_mr(dev, mr);
+	if (ret) {
+		CLIENT_LOG(ERR, "Error to add memory region");
+		rte_free(mr);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	mem.gpa = mr->iova;
+	mem.size = mr->size;
+	mem.fd_offset = mr->offset;
+	mem.protection = PROT_WRITE | PROT_READ;
+	mem.flags = RTE_VUSER_MEM_MAPPABLE;
+
+	ret = rte_vfio_user_dma_map(dev->dev_id, &mem, &mr->fd, 1);
+	if (ret) {
+		CLIENT_LOG(ERR, "Error to send dma map request");
+		vfio_remove_mr(dev, mr);
+		rte_free(mr);
+		return ret;
+	}
+	return ret;
+
+}
+
+static int
+vfio_device_dma_map(struct vfio_device *dev)
+{
+	if (rte_memseg_walk_thread_unsafe(update_vfio_memory_region, dev) < 0)
+		return -1;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
+static void
+vfio_device_dma_unmap(struct vfio_device *dev)
+{
+	int ret;
+	struct vfio_memory_region *mr;
+
+	if (dev->nb_mrs == 0)
+		return;
+
+	while ((mr = TAILQ_FIRST(&dev->mrs_list))) {
+		struct rte_vfio_user_mem_reg mem;
+
+		mem.gpa = mr->iova;
+		mem.size = mr->size;
+		mem.fd_offset = mr->offset;
+		mem.protection = PROT_WRITE | PROT_READ;
+		ret = rte_vfio_user_dma_unmap(dev->dev_id, &mem, 1);
+		if (ret)
+			CLIENT_LOG(ERR, "Error to send dma unmap request for"
+				" mr FD %d, VADDR 0x%lx, IOVA 0x%lx, Size 0x%lx",
+				 mr->fd, mr->vaddr, mr->iova, mr->size);
+		TAILQ_REMOVE(&dev->mrs_list, mr, link);
+		dev->nb_mrs--;
+		rte_free(mr);
+	}
+	return;
+}
+
+static void
+iavf_mem_event_cb(enum rte_mem_event type __rte_unused,
+			 const void *addr,
+			 size_t len __rte_unused,
+			 void *arg)
+{
+	struct vfio_device *dev = arg;
+	struct rte_memseg_list *msl;
+	uint16_t ret;
+
+	/* ignore externally allocated memory */
+	msl = rte_mem_virt2memseg_list(addr);
+	if (msl->external)
+		return;
+	ret = vfio_device_dma_map(dev);
+	if (ret)
+		CLIENT_LOG(ERR, "DMA map failed");
+}
+
+static inline struct vfio_info_cap_header *
+vfio_device_get_info_cap(struct vfio_region_info *info, int cap)
+{
+	struct vfio_info_cap_header *h;
+	size_t offset;
+
+	offset = info->cap_offset;
+	while (offset != 0 && offset < info->argsz) {
+		h = (struct vfio_info_cap_header *)((uintptr_t)info + offset);
+		if (h->id == cap) {
+			return h;
+		}
+		offset = h->next;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static int
+vfio_device_setup_sparse_mmaps(struct vfio_device *device, int index,
+			       struct vfio_region_info *info, int *fds)
+{
+	struct vfio_info_cap_header *hdr;
+	struct vfio_region_info_cap_sparse_mmap *sparse;
+	struct vfio_pci_region *region = &device->regions[index];
+	uint32_t i, j = 0;
+	int prot = 0;
+
+	hdr = vfio_device_get_info_cap(info, VFIO_REGION_INFO_CAP_SPARSE_MMAP);
+	if (!hdr) {
+		CLIENT_LOG(ERR, "Device doesn't have sparse mmap");
+		return -EEXIST;
+	}
+
+	sparse = container_of(hdr, struct vfio_region_info_cap_sparse_mmap, header);
+	for (i = 0; i < sparse->nr_areas; i++) {
+		if (sparse->areas[i].size == 0)
+			continue;
+		region->mmaps[j].offset = sparse->areas[i].offset;
+		region->mmaps[j].size = sparse->areas[i].size;
+		prot |= info->flags & VFIO_REGION_INFO_FLAG_READ ? PROT_READ : 0;
+		prot |= info->flags & VFIO_REGION_INFO_FLAG_WRITE ? PROT_WRITE : 0;
+		if (*fds) {
+			/* Use single fd for now*/
+			region->mmaps[j].mem = mmap(NULL, region->mmaps[j].size,
+						prot, MAP_SHARED, fds[0],
+						region->offset + region->mmaps[j].offset);
+			if (region->mmaps[j].mem == MAP_FAILED) {
+				CLIENT_LOG(ERR, "Device SPARSE MMAP failed");
+				return -EIO;
+			}
+		} else {
+			CLIENT_LOG(ERR, "No valid fd, skip mmap for"
+					" bar %d region %u", index, i);
+		}
+		CLIENT_LOG(DEBUG, "Sparse region %u, Size 0x%llx,"
+				  " Offset 0x%llx, Map addr %p",
+				  i, sparse->areas[i].size,
+				  sparse->areas[i].offset, region->mmaps[j].mem);
+		j++;
+	}
+	device->regions[index].nr_mmaps = j;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+vfio_device_map_region(struct vfio_device *device __rte_unused,
+			struct vfio_pci_region *region, int fd)
+{
+	int prot = 0;
+
+	prot |= region->flags & VFIO_REGION_INFO_FLAG_READ ? PROT_READ : 0;
+	prot |= region->flags & VFIO_REGION_INFO_FLAG_WRITE ? PROT_WRITE : 0;
+
+	region->mmaps[0].offset = 0;
+	region->mmaps[0].size = region->size;
+
+	region->mmaps[0].mem = mmap(NULL, region->size, prot, MAP_SHARED,
+				    fd, region->offset);
+	if (region->mmaps[0].mem == MAP_FAILED) {
+		CLIENT_LOG(ERR, "Device Region MMAP failed");
+		return -EFAULT;
+	}
+	CLIENT_LOG(DEBUG, "Memory mapped to %p", region->mmaps[0].mem);
+	region->nr_mmaps = 1;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void
+vfio_device_unmap_bars(struct vfio_device *dev)
+{
+	uint32_t i, j;
+	struct vfio_pci_region *region;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < dev->pci_regions; i++) {
+		region = &dev->regions[i];
+		for (j = 0; j < region->nr_mmaps; j++) {
+			if (region->mmaps[j].mem)
+				munmap(region->mmaps[j].mem, region->mmaps[j].size);
+		}
+	}
+	memset(dev->regions, 0, sizeof(dev->regions));
+}
+
+static int
+vfio_user_create_irqfd(struct vfio_device *device, uint32_t count)
+{
+	uint32_t i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+		device->irqfds[i] = eventfd(0, EFD_CLOEXEC | EFD_NONBLOCK);
+		if (device->irqfds[i] < 0) {
+			CLIENT_LOG(ERR, "Failed to create irqfd");
+			return -1;
+		}
+	}
+	device->nb_irqs = count;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+struct vfio_device *
+client_vfio_user_setup(const char *path, int socket)
+{
+	struct vfio_device *device = NULL;
+	char irq_set_buf[MSIX_IRQ_SET_BUF_LEN];
+	char reg_get_buf[REG_INFO_GET_BUF_LEN];
+	int fds[VFIO_MAXIMUM_SPARSE_MMAP_REGISONS];
+	struct vfio_device_info dev_info = {};
+	struct vfio_irq_info irq_info = {};
+	struct vfio_irq_set *irq_set;
+	struct vfio_region_info *reg_info;
+	uint32_t i, irq_count;
+	int dev_id;
+	int ret;
+
+	device = rte_zmalloc_socket("iavf_client_vfio_user",
+				    sizeof(struct vfio_device),
+				    0, socket);
+	if (!device)
+		return NULL;
+
+	TAILQ_INIT(&device->mrs_list);
+
+	dev_id = rte_vfio_user_attach_dev(path);
+	if (dev_id < 0) {
+		rte_free(device);
+		CLIENT_LOG(ERR, "Error to setup vfio-user via path %s", path);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	device->dev_id = dev_id;
+	snprintf(device->name, sizeof(device->name), "vfio-user%u", dev_id);
+	snprintf(device->path, PATH_MAX, "%s", path);
+
+	ret = rte_vfio_user_get_dev_info(dev_id, &dev_info);
+	if (ret) {
+		CLIENT_LOG(ERR, "Device get info failed");
+		goto cleanup;
+	}
+	device->pci_regions = dev_info.num_regions;
+	device->flags = dev_info.flags;
+
+	irq_info.argsz = sizeof(struct vfio_irq_info);
+	irq_info.index = VFIO_PCI_MSIX_IRQ_INDEX;
+	ret = rte_vfio_user_get_irq_info(dev_id, &irq_info);
+	if (ret) {
+		CLIENT_LOG(ERR, "IRQ get info failed");
+		goto cleanup;
+	}
+
+	if (irq_info.count) {
+		irq_count = RTE_MIN(irq_info.count,
+				    (uint32_t)IAVF_CLIENT_MAX_VECTORS);
+		if (vfio_user_create_irqfd(device, irq_count))
+			goto cleanup;
+
+		irq_set = (struct vfio_irq_set *)irq_set_buf;
+		irq_set->argsz = sizeof(irq_set_buf);
+		irq_set->count = irq_count;
+		irq_set->flags = VFIO_IRQ_SET_DATA_EVENTFD |
+				 VFIO_IRQ_SET_ACTION_TRIGGER;
+		irq_set->index = VFIO_PCI_MSIX_IRQ_INDEX;
+		irq_set->start = 0;
+		rte_memcpy(irq_set->data, device->irqfds,
+			   sizeof(int) * IAVF_CLIENT_MAX_VECTORS);
+		ret = rte_vfio_user_set_irqs(dev_id, irq_set);
+		if (ret) {
+			CLIENT_LOG(ERR, "IRQ set failed");
+			goto cleanup;
+		}
+	}
+
+	reg_info = (struct vfio_region_info *)reg_get_buf;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < device->pci_regions; i++) {
+		memset(reg_info, 0, REG_INFO_GET_BUF_LEN);
+		memset(fds, 0, sizeof(fds));
+
+		reg_info->index = i;
+		reg_info->argsz = sizeof(struct vfio_region_info);
+		ret = rte_vfio_user_get_reg_info(dev_id, reg_info, fds);
+		if (reg_info->argsz > sizeof(struct vfio_region_info))
+			ret = rte_vfio_user_get_reg_info(dev_id, reg_info, fds);
+		if (ret) {
+			CLIENT_LOG(ERR, "Device setup bar %d failed", i);
+			goto cleanup;
+		}
+
+		device->regions[i].size = reg_info->size;
+		device->regions[i].offset = reg_info->offset;
+		device->regions[i].flags = reg_info->flags;
+
+		CLIENT_LOG(DEBUG, "Bar %d, Size 0x%llx, Offset 0x%llx,"
+			" Flags 0x%x, Cap offset %u",
+			i, reg_info->size, reg_info->offset,
+			reg_info->flags, reg_info->cap_offset);
+
+		/* Setup MMAP if any */
+		if (reg_info->size &&
+		    (reg_info->flags & VFIO_REGION_INFO_FLAG_MMAP)) {
+			/* Try to map sparse region first */
+			if (reg_info->flags & VFIO_REGION_INFO_FLAG_CAPS)
+				ret = vfio_device_setup_sparse_mmaps(device, i,
+							     reg_info, fds);
+			else
+				ret = vfio_device_map_region(device,
+						&device->regions[i], fds[0]);
+
+			if (ret != 0) {
+				CLIENT_LOG(ERR, "Setup Device %s region %d failed",
+					   device->name, i);
+				goto cleanup;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* Register DMA Region */
+	ret = vfio_device_dma_map(device);
+	if (ret) {
+		CLIENT_LOG(ERR, "Container DMA map failed");
+		goto cleanup;
+	}
+
+	CLIENT_LOG(DEBUG, "Device %s, Path %s Setup Successfully",
+		   device->name, device->path);
+
+	if (rte_mem_event_callback_register(IAVF_MEM_EVENT_CLB_NAME,
+				iavf_mem_event_cb, device)) {
+		if (rte_errno != ENOTSUP) {
+			CLIENT_LOG(ERR, "Failed to register mem event"
+					" callback");
+			goto cleanup;
+		}
+	}
+	return device;
+
+cleanup:
+	rte_vfio_user_detach_dev(dev_id);
+	rte_free(device);
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+void
+client_vfio_user_release(struct vfio_device *dev)
+{
+	rte_mem_event_callback_unregister(IAVF_MEM_EVENT_CLB_NAME, dev);
+
+	vfio_device_unmap_bars(dev);
+	vfio_device_dma_unmap(dev);
+	rte_vfio_user_detach_dev(dev->dev_id);
+
+	rte_free(dev);
+}
+
+void *
+client_vfio_user_get_bar_addr(struct vfio_device *dev, uint32_t index,
+			      uint64_t offset, uint32_t len)
+{
+	struct vfio_pci_region *region = &dev->regions[index];
+	uint32_t i;
+
+	if (!region->size || !(region->flags & VFIO_REGION_INFO_FLAG_MMAP))
+		return NULL;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < region->nr_mmaps; i++) {
+		if (region->mmaps[i].mem &&
+		    (region->mmaps[i].offset <= offset) &&
+		    ((offset + len) <= (region->mmaps[i].offset + region->mmaps[i].size))) {
+			return (void *)((uintptr_t)region->mmaps[i].mem + \
+					offset - region->mmaps[i].offset);
+		}
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+int
+client_vfio_user_pci_bar_access(struct vfio_device *dev, uint32_t index,
+				uint64_t offset, size_t len,
+				void *buf, bool is_write)
+{
+	struct vfio_pci_region *region = &dev->regions[index];
+	uint64_t sparse_size, sparse_offset, bar_addr;
+	uint32_t i;
+	int ret;
+
+	if ((offset + len > region->size) ||
+	    (is_write && !(region->flags & VFIO_REGION_INFO_FLAG_WRITE)) ||
+	    (!is_write && !(region->flags & VFIO_REGION_INFO_FLAG_READ)))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	/* Read/write through MMAP */
+	for (i = 0; i < region->nr_mmaps; i++) {
+		sparse_offset = region->mmaps[i].offset;
+		sparse_size = region->mmaps[i].offset + region->mmaps[i].size;
+
+		if ((offset >= sparse_offset) &&
+		    (offset + len <= sparse_size)) {
+			bar_addr = (uint64_t)(uintptr_t)region->mmaps[i].mem +
+				offset - sparse_offset;
+			if (is_write)
+				rte_memcpy((void *)bar_addr, buf, len);
+			else
+				rte_memcpy(buf, (void *)bar_addr, len);
+
+			return 0;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* Read/write through message */
+	if (is_write)
+		ret = rte_vfio_user_region_write(dev->dev_id, index,
+						 offset, len, buf);
+	else
+		ret = rte_vfio_user_region_read(dev->dev_id, index,
+						 offset, len, buf);
+	return ret;
+}
diff --git a/drivers/common/iavf/vfio_user/vfio_user_pci.h b/drivers/common/iavf/vfio_user/vfio_user_pci.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8a312a472c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/common/iavf/vfio_user/vfio_user_pci.h
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(c) 2020 Intel Corporation
+ */
+
+#ifndef _VFIO_USER_PCI_H_
+#define _VFIO_USER_PCI_H_
+
+#include <linux/vfio.h>
+#include <linux/limits.h>
+
+#define IAVF_CLIENT_MAX_VECTORS			17
+#define VFIO_MAXIMUM_SPARSE_MMAP_REGISONS	8
+
+struct vfio_memory_region {
+	TAILQ_ENTRY(vfio_memory_region) link;
+	uint64_t iova;
+	uint64_t size; /* bytes */
+	uint64_t vaddr;
+	uint64_t offset;
+	int fd;
+};
+
+struct vfio_sparse_mmaps {
+	void *mem;
+	uint64_t offset;
+	size_t size;
+};
+
+struct vfio_pci_region {
+	uint64_t offset;
+	size_t size;
+	uint64_t flags;
+	uint32_t nr_mmaps;
+	struct vfio_sparse_mmaps mmaps[VFIO_MAXIMUM_SPARSE_MMAP_REGISONS];
+};
+
+TAILQ_HEAD(vfio_memory_region_list, vfio_memory_region);
+
+struct vfio_device {
+	int dev_id;
+	char name[64];
+	char path[PATH_MAX];
+	uint64_t flags;
+	uint32_t pci_regions;
+	uint32_t nb_mrs;
+	uint32_t nb_irqs;
+	struct vfio_pci_region regions[VFIO_PCI_NUM_REGIONS];
+	int irqfds[IAVF_CLIENT_MAX_VECTORS];
+	struct vfio_memory_region_list mrs_list;
+};
+
+extern int iavf_common_logger;
+#define CLIENT_LOG(level, fmt, args...) \
+	rte_log(RTE_LOG_ ## level, iavf_common_logger, "%s(): " fmt "\n", \
+		__func__, ## args)
+
+__rte_internal
+struct vfio_device *client_vfio_user_setup(const char *path, int socket);
+__rte_internal
+void client_vfio_user_release(struct vfio_device *dev);
+__rte_internal
+void *client_vfio_user_get_bar_addr(struct vfio_device *dev, uint32_t index,
+				    uint64_t offset, uint32_t len);
+int client_vfio_user_pci_bar_access(struct vfio_device *dev, uint32_t index,
+				    uint64_t offset, size_t len, void *buf,
+				    bool is_write);
+
+#endif /* _VFIO_USER_PCI_H_ */
