diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio.h b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e55e3329f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio.h
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(c) 2010-2014 Intel Corporation
+ * Copyright(c) 2021 Red Hat, Inc.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _VIRTIO_H_
+#define _VIRTIO_H_
+
+#include <rte_ether.h>
+
+struct virtio_hw {
+	struct virtqueue **vqs;
+	uint64_t guest_features;
+	uint16_t vtnet_hdr_size;
+	uint8_t started;
+	uint8_t weak_barriers;
+	uint8_t vlan_strip;
+	uint8_t has_tx_offload;
+	uint8_t has_rx_offload;
+	uint8_t use_vec_rx;
+	uint8_t use_vec_tx;
+	uint8_t use_inorder_rx;
+	uint8_t use_inorder_tx;
+	uint8_t opened;
+	uint16_t port_id;
+	uint8_t mac_addr[RTE_ETHER_ADDR_LEN];
+	uint32_t speed;  /* link speed in MB */
+	uint8_t duplex;
+	uint8_t use_msix;
+	uint16_t max_mtu;
+	/*
+	 * App management thread and virtio interrupt handler thread
+	 * both can change device state, this lock is meant to avoid
+	 * such a contention.
+	 */
+	rte_spinlock_t state_lock;
+	struct rte_mbuf **inject_pkts;
+	uint16_t max_queue_pairs;
+	uint64_t req_guest_features;
+	struct virtnet_ctl *cvq;
+};
+
+struct virtio_ops {
+	void (*read_dev_cfg)(struct virtio_hw *hw, size_t offset, void *dst, int len);
+	void (*write_dev_cfg)(struct virtio_hw *hw, size_t offset, const void *src, int len);
+	uint8_t (*get_status)(struct virtio_hw *hw);
+	void (*set_status)(struct virtio_hw *hw, uint8_t status);
+	uint64_t (*get_features)(struct virtio_hw *hw);
+	void (*set_features)(struct virtio_hw *hw, uint64_t features);
+	int (*features_ok)(struct virtio_hw *hw);
+	uint8_t (*get_isr)(struct virtio_hw *hw);
+	uint16_t (*set_config_irq)(struct virtio_hw *hw, uint16_t vec);
+	uint16_t (*set_queue_irq)(struct virtio_hw *hw, struct virtqueue *vq, uint16_t vec);
+	uint16_t (*get_queue_num)(struct virtio_hw *hw, uint16_t queue_id);
+	int (*setup_queue)(struct virtio_hw *hw, struct virtqueue *vq);
+	void (*del_queue)(struct virtio_hw *hw, struct virtqueue *vq);
+	void (*notify_queue)(struct virtio_hw *hw, struct virtqueue *vq);
+	void (*intr_detect)(struct virtio_hw *hw);
+	int (*dev_close)(struct virtio_hw *hw);
+};
+
+/*
+ * This structure stores per-process data. Only virtio_ops for now.
+ */
+struct virtio_hw_internal {
+	const struct virtio_ops *virtio_ops;
+};
+
+#define VIRTIO_OPS(hw)	(virtio_hw_internal[(hw)->port_id].virtio_ops)
+
+extern struct virtio_hw_internal virtio_hw_internal[RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS];
+
+
+#endif /* _VIRTIO_H_ */
diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.c
index c1d7b14dda..4b22622d2d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.c
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ virtio_init_queue(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t vtpci_queue_idx)
 	 * Read the virtqueue size from the Queue Size field
 	 * Always power of 2 and if 0 virtqueue does not exist
 	 */
-	vq_size = VTPCI_OPS(hw)->get_queue_num(hw, vtpci_queue_idx);
+	vq_size = VIRTIO_OPS(hw)->get_queue_num(hw, vtpci_queue_idx);
 	PMD_INIT_LOG(DEBUG, "vq_size: %u", vq_size);
 	if (vq_size == 0) {
 		PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "virtqueue does not exist");
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ virtio_init_queue(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t vtpci_queue_idx)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (VTPCI_OPS(hw)->setup_queue(hw, vq) < 0) {
+	if (VIRTIO_OPS(hw)->setup_queue(hw, vq) < 0) {
 		PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "setup_queue failed");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ virtio_dev_close(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 
 	/* reset the NIC */
 	if (dev->data->dev_flags & RTE_ETH_DEV_INTR_LSC)
-		VTPCI_OPS(hw)->set_config_irq(hw, VIRTIO_MSI_NO_VECTOR);
+		VIRTIO_OPS(hw)->set_config_irq(hw, VIRTIO_MSI_NO_VECTOR);
 	if (intr_conf->rxq)
 		virtio_queues_unbind_intr(dev);
 
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ virtio_dev_close(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	virtio_dev_free_mbufs(dev);
 	virtio_free_queues(hw);
 
-	return VTPCI_OPS(hw)->dev_close(hw);
+	return VIRTIO_OPS(hw)->dev_close(hw);
 }
 
 static int
@@ -1261,8 +1261,8 @@ virtio_intr_unmask(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	if (rte_intr_ack(dev->intr_handle) < 0)
 		return -1;
 
-	if (VTPCI_OPS(hw)->intr_detect)
-		VTPCI_OPS(hw)->intr_detect(hw);
+	if (VIRTIO_OPS(hw)->intr_detect)
+		VIRTIO_OPS(hw)->intr_detect(hw);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1275,8 +1275,8 @@ virtio_intr_enable(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	if (rte_intr_enable(dev->intr_handle) < 0)
 		return -1;
 
-	if (VTPCI_OPS(hw)->intr_detect)
-		VTPCI_OPS(hw)->intr_detect(hw);
+	if (VIRTIO_OPS(hw)->intr_detect)
+		VIRTIO_OPS(hw)->intr_detect(hw);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1289,8 +1289,8 @@ virtio_intr_disable(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	if (rte_intr_disable(dev->intr_handle) < 0)
 		return -1;
 
-	if (VTPCI_OPS(hw)->intr_detect)
-		VTPCI_OPS(hw)->intr_detect(hw);
+	if (VIRTIO_OPS(hw)->intr_detect)
+		VIRTIO_OPS(hw)->intr_detect(hw);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1305,7 +1305,7 @@ virtio_negotiate_features(struct virtio_hw *hw, uint64_t req_features)
 		req_features);
 
 	/* Read device(host) feature bits */
-	host_features = VTPCI_OPS(hw)->get_features(hw);
+	host_features = VIRTIO_OPS(hw)->get_features(hw);
 	PMD_INIT_LOG(DEBUG, "host_features before negotiate = %" PRIx64,
 		host_features);
 
@@ -1330,7 +1330,7 @@ virtio_negotiate_features(struct virtio_hw *hw, uint64_t req_features)
 	PMD_INIT_LOG(DEBUG, "features after negotiate = %" PRIx64,
 		hw->guest_features);
 
-	if (VTPCI_OPS(hw)->features_ok(hw) < 0)
+	if (VIRTIO_OPS(hw)->features_ok(hw) < 0)
 		return -1;
 
 	if (vtpci_with_feature(hw, VIRTIO_F_VERSION_1)) {
@@ -1564,7 +1564,7 @@ virtio_queues_bind_intr(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	PMD_INIT_LOG(INFO, "queue/interrupt binding");
 	for (i = 0; i < dev->data->nb_rx_queues; ++i) {
 		dev->intr_handle->intr_vec[i] = i + 1;
-		if (VTPCI_OPS(hw)->set_queue_irq(hw, hw->vqs[i * 2], i + 1) ==
+		if (VIRTIO_OPS(hw)->set_queue_irq(hw, hw->vqs[i * 2], i + 1) ==
 						 VIRTIO_MSI_NO_VECTOR) {
 			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "failed to set queue vector");
 			return -EBUSY;
@@ -1582,7 +1582,7 @@ virtio_queues_unbind_intr(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 
 	PMD_INIT_LOG(INFO, "queue/interrupt unbinding");
 	for (i = 0; i < dev->data->nb_rx_queues; ++i)
-		VTPCI_OPS(hw)->set_queue_irq(hw,
+		VIRTIO_OPS(hw)->set_queue_irq(hw,
 					     hw->vqs[i * VTNET_CQ],
 					     VIRTIO_MSI_NO_VECTOR);
 }
@@ -2092,7 +2092,7 @@ virtio_dev_configure(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 
 	if (dev->data->dev_flags & RTE_ETH_DEV_INTR_LSC)
 		/* Enable vector (0) for Link State Intrerrupt */
-		if (VTPCI_OPS(hw)->set_config_irq(hw, 0) ==
+		if (VIRTIO_OPS(hw)->set_config_irq(hw, 0) ==
 				VIRTIO_MSI_NO_VECTOR) {
 			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "failed to set config vector");
 			return -EBUSY;
@@ -2433,7 +2433,7 @@ virtio_dev_info_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_eth_dev_info *dev_info)
 	dev_info->max_rx_pktlen = VIRTIO_MAX_RX_PKTLEN;
 	dev_info->max_mac_addrs = VIRTIO_MAX_MAC_ADDRS;
 
-	host_features = VTPCI_OPS(hw)->get_features(hw);
+	host_features = VIRTIO_OPS(hw)->get_features(hw);
 	dev_info->rx_offload_capa = DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_STRIP;
 	dev_info->rx_offload_capa |= DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME;
 	if (host_features & (1ULL << VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_CSUM)) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_pci.c b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_pci.c
index 3fe0631a30..e0d8a53ca6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_pci.c
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ legacy_dev_close(struct virtio_hw *hw)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-const struct virtio_pci_ops legacy_ops = {
+const struct virtio_ops legacy_ops = {
 	.read_dev_cfg	= legacy_read_dev_config,
 	.write_dev_cfg	= legacy_write_dev_config,
 	.get_status	= legacy_get_status,
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ modern_dev_close(struct virtio_hw *hw)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-const struct virtio_pci_ops modern_ops = {
+const struct virtio_ops modern_ops = {
 	.read_dev_cfg	= modern_read_dev_config,
 	.write_dev_cfg	= modern_write_dev_config,
 	.get_status	= modern_get_status,
@@ -608,14 +608,14 @@ void
 vtpci_read_dev_config(struct virtio_hw *hw, size_t offset,
 		      void *dst, int length)
 {
-	VTPCI_OPS(hw)->read_dev_cfg(hw, offset, dst, length);
+	VIRTIO_OPS(hw)->read_dev_cfg(hw, offset, dst, length);
 }
 
 void
 vtpci_write_dev_config(struct virtio_hw *hw, size_t offset,
 		       const void *src, int length)
 {
-	VTPCI_OPS(hw)->write_dev_cfg(hw, offset, src, length);
+	VIRTIO_OPS(hw)->write_dev_cfg(hw, offset, src, length);
 }
 
 uint64_t
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ vtpci_negotiate_features(struct virtio_hw *hw, uint64_t host_features)
 	 * host all support.
 	 */
 	features = host_features & hw->guest_features;
-	VTPCI_OPS(hw)->set_features(hw, features);
+	VIRTIO_OPS(hw)->set_features(hw, features);
 
 	return features;
 }
@@ -636,9 +636,9 @@ vtpci_negotiate_features(struct virtio_hw *hw, uint64_t host_features)
 void
 vtpci_reset(struct virtio_hw *hw)
 {
-	VTPCI_OPS(hw)->set_status(hw, VIRTIO_CONFIG_STATUS_RESET);
+	VIRTIO_OPS(hw)->set_status(hw, VIRTIO_CONFIG_STATUS_RESET);
 	/* flush status write */
-	VTPCI_OPS(hw)->get_status(hw);
+	VIRTIO_OPS(hw)->get_status(hw);
 }
 
 void
@@ -651,21 +651,21 @@ void
 vtpci_set_status(struct virtio_hw *hw, uint8_t status)
 {
 	if (status != VIRTIO_CONFIG_STATUS_RESET)
-		status |= VTPCI_OPS(hw)->get_status(hw);
+		status |= VIRTIO_OPS(hw)->get_status(hw);
 
-	VTPCI_OPS(hw)->set_status(hw, status);
+	VIRTIO_OPS(hw)->set_status(hw, status);
 }
 
 uint8_t
 vtpci_get_status(struct virtio_hw *hw)
 {
-	return VTPCI_OPS(hw)->get_status(hw);
+	return VIRTIO_OPS(hw)->get_status(hw);
 }
 
 uint8_t
 vtpci_isr(struct virtio_hw *hw)
 {
-	return VTPCI_OPS(hw)->get_isr(hw);
+	return VIRTIO_OPS(hw)->get_isr(hw);
 }
 
 static void *
@@ -842,7 +842,7 @@ vtpci_init(struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev, struct virtio_pci_dev *dev)
 	 */
 	if (virtio_read_caps(pci_dev, hw) == 0) {
 		PMD_INIT_LOG(INFO, "modern virtio pci detected.");
-		virtio_hw_internal[hw->port_id].vtpci_ops = &modern_ops;
+		VIRTIO_OPS(hw) = &modern_ops;
 		dev->modern = true;
 		goto msix_detect;
 	}
@@ -861,11 +861,11 @@ vtpci_init(struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev, struct virtio_pci_dev *dev)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	virtio_hw_internal[hw->port_id].vtpci_ops = &legacy_ops;
+	VIRTIO_OPS(hw) = &legacy_ops;
 	dev->modern = false;
 
 msix_detect:
-	VTPCI_OPS(hw)->intr_detect(hw);
+	VIRTIO_OPS(hw)->intr_detect(hw);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_pci.h b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_pci.h
index def8faca72..f7f51fba79 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_pci.h
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_pci.h
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 #include <rte_bus_pci.h>
 #include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 
+#include "virtio.h"
+
 struct virtqueue;
 struct virtnet_ctl;
 
@@ -214,70 +216,6 @@ struct virtio_pci_common_cfg {
 	uint32_t queue_used_hi;		/* read-write */
 };
 
-struct virtio_hw;
-
-struct virtio_pci_ops {
-	void (*read_dev_cfg)(struct virtio_hw *hw, size_t offset,
-			     void *dst, int len);
-	void (*write_dev_cfg)(struct virtio_hw *hw, size_t offset,
-			      const void *src, int len);
-
-	uint8_t (*get_status)(struct virtio_hw *hw);
-	void    (*set_status)(struct virtio_hw *hw, uint8_t status);
-
-	uint64_t (*get_features)(struct virtio_hw *hw);
-	void     (*set_features)(struct virtio_hw *hw, uint64_t features);
-	int      (*features_ok)(struct virtio_hw *hw);
-
-	uint8_t (*get_isr)(struct virtio_hw *hw);
-
-	uint16_t (*set_config_irq)(struct virtio_hw *hw, uint16_t vec);
-
-	uint16_t (*set_queue_irq)(struct virtio_hw *hw, struct virtqueue *vq,
-			uint16_t vec);
-
-	uint16_t (*get_queue_num)(struct virtio_hw *hw, uint16_t queue_id);
-	int (*setup_queue)(struct virtio_hw *hw, struct virtqueue *vq);
-	void (*del_queue)(struct virtio_hw *hw, struct virtqueue *vq);
-	void (*notify_queue)(struct virtio_hw *hw, struct virtqueue *vq);
-	void (*intr_detect)(struct virtio_hw *hw);
-	int (*dev_close)(struct virtio_hw *hw);
-};
-
-struct virtio_net_config;
-
-struct virtio_hw {
-	struct virtqueue **vqs;
-	uint64_t guest_features;
-	uint16_t vtnet_hdr_size;
-	uint8_t started;
-	uint8_t weak_barriers;
-	uint8_t vlan_strip;
-	uint8_t has_tx_offload;
-	uint8_t has_rx_offload;
-	uint8_t use_vec_rx;
-	uint8_t use_vec_tx;
-	uint8_t use_inorder_rx;
-	uint8_t use_inorder_tx;
-	uint8_t opened;
-	uint16_t port_id;
-	uint8_t mac_addr[RTE_ETHER_ADDR_LEN];
-	uint32_t speed;  /* link speed in MB */
-	uint8_t duplex;
-	uint8_t use_msix;
-	uint16_t max_mtu;
-	/*
-	 * App management thread and virtio interrupt handler thread
-	 * both can change device state, this lock is meant to avoid
-	 * such a contention.
-	 */
-	rte_spinlock_t state_lock;
-	struct rte_mbuf **inject_pkts;
-	uint16_t max_queue_pairs;
-	uint64_t req_guest_features;
-	struct virtnet_ctl *cvq;
-};
-
 struct virtio_pci_dev {
 	struct virtio_hw hw;
 	struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev;
@@ -291,19 +229,6 @@ struct virtio_pci_dev {
 
 #define virtio_pci_get_dev(hwp) container_of(hwp, struct virtio_pci_dev, hw)
 
-/*
- * While virtio_hw is stored in shared memory, this structure stores
- * some infos that may vary in the multiple process model locally.
- * For example, the vtpci_ops pointer.
- */
-struct virtio_hw_internal {
-	const struct virtio_pci_ops *vtpci_ops;
-};
-
-#define VTPCI_OPS(hw)	(virtio_hw_internal[(hw)->port_id].vtpci_ops)
-
-extern struct virtio_hw_internal virtio_hw_internal[RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS];
-
 /*
  * This structure is just a reference to read
  * net device specific config space; it just a chodu structure
@@ -379,8 +304,7 @@ uint8_t vtpci_isr(struct virtio_hw *);
 void vtpci_legacy_ioport_unmap(struct virtio_hw *hw);
 int vtpci_legacy_ioport_map(struct virtio_hw *hw);
 
-extern const struct virtio_pci_ops legacy_ops;
-extern const struct virtio_pci_ops modern_ops;
-extern const struct virtio_pci_ops virtio_user_ops;
+extern const struct virtio_ops legacy_ops;
+extern const struct virtio_ops modern_ops;
 
 #endif /* _VIRTIO_PCI_H_ */
diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_pci_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_pci_ethdev.c
index 9fe59feb51..fb462572fb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_pci_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_pci_ethdev.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <rte_dev.h>
 #include <rte_kvargs.h>
 
+#include "virtio.h"
 #include "virtio_ethdev.h"
 #include "virtio_pci.h"
 #include "virtio_logs.h"
@@ -83,9 +84,9 @@ eth_virtio_pci_init(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 		}
 	} else {
 		if (dev->modern)
-			VTPCI_OPS(hw) = &modern_ops;
+			VIRTIO_OPS(hw) = &modern_ops;
 		else
-			VTPCI_OPS(hw) = &legacy_ops;
+			VIRTIO_OPS(hw) = &legacy_ops;
 
 		ret = virtio_remap_pci(RTE_ETH_DEV_TO_PCI(eth_dev), dev);
 		if (ret < 0) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user_ethdev.c
index 61880a8e02..6597c16539 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user_ethdev.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 #include "virtio_ethdev.h"
 #include "virtio_logs.h"
-#include "virtio_pci.h"
+#include "virtio.h"
 #include "virtqueue.h"
 #include "virtio_rxtx.h"
 #include "virtio_user/virtio_user_dev.h"
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ virtio_user_dev_close(struct virtio_hw *hw)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-const struct virtio_pci_ops virtio_user_ops = {
+const struct virtio_ops virtio_user_ops = {
 	.read_dev_cfg	= virtio_user_read_dev_config,
 	.write_dev_cfg	= virtio_user_write_dev_config,
 	.get_status	= virtio_user_get_status,
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ virtio_user_eth_dev_alloc(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev)
 
 	hw->port_id = data->port_id;
 	dev->port_id = data->port_id;
-	virtio_hw_internal[hw->port_id].vtpci_ops = &virtio_user_ops;
+	VIRTIO_OPS(hw) = &virtio_user_ops;
 	/*
 	 * MSIX is required to enable LSC (see virtio_init_device).
 	 * Here just pretend that we support msix.
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ virtio_user_pmd_probe(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev)
 
 		dev = eth_dev->data->dev_private;
 		hw = &dev->hw;
-		VTPCI_OPS(hw) = &virtio_user_ops;
+		VIRTIO_OPS(hw) = &virtio_user_ops;
 
 		if (eth_virtio_dev_init(eth_dev) < 0) {
 			PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "eth_virtio_dev_init fails");
diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtqueue.h b/drivers/net/virtio/virtqueue.h
index 3a9ce29069..6293cd2604 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtqueue.h
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtqueue.h
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ virtqueue_kick_prepare_packed(struct virtqueue *vq)
 static inline void
 virtqueue_notify(struct virtqueue *vq)
 {
-	VTPCI_OPS(vq->hw)->notify_queue(vq->hw, vq);
+	VIRTIO_OPS(vq->hw)->notify_queue(vq->hw, vq);
 }
 
 #ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_VIRTIO_DEBUG_DUMP
