diff --git a/drivers/bus/pci/pci_common.c b/drivers/bus/pci/pci_common.c
index ee7f966358..75e3f01352 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/pci/pci_common.c
+++ b/drivers/bus/pci/pci_common.c
@@ -585,8 +585,8 @@ pci_dma_map(struct rte_device *dev, void *addr, uint64_t iova, size_t len)
 		rte_errno = EINVAL;
 		return -1;
 	}
-	if (pdev->driver->dma_map)
-		return pdev->driver->dma_map(pdev, addr, iova, len);
+	if (dev->driver->dma_map)
+		return dev->driver->dma_map(dev, addr, iova, len);
 	/**
 	 *  In case driver don't provides any specific mapping
 	 *  try fallback to VFIO.
@@ -608,8 +608,8 @@ pci_dma_unmap(struct rte_device *dev, void *addr, uint64_t iova, size_t len)
 		rte_errno = EINVAL;
 		return -1;
 	}
-	if (pdev->driver->dma_unmap)
-		return pdev->driver->dma_unmap(pdev, addr, iova, len);
+	if (dev->driver->dma_unmap)
+		return dev->driver->dma_unmap(dev, addr, iova, len);
 	/**
 	 *  In case driver don't provides any specific mapping
 	 *  try fallback to VFIO.
diff --git a/drivers/bus/pci/rte_bus_pci.h b/drivers/bus/pci/rte_bus_pci.h
index 64886b4731..5f2bf1cc33 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/pci/rte_bus_pci.h
+++ b/drivers/bus/pci/rte_bus_pci.h
@@ -119,44 +119,6 @@ typedef int (rte_pci_probe_t)(struct rte_pci_driver *, struct rte_pci_device *);
  */
 typedef int (rte_pci_remove_t)(struct rte_pci_device *);
 
-/**
- * Driver-specific DMA mapping. After a successful call the device
- * will be able to read/write from/to this segment.
- *
- * @param dev
- *   Pointer to the PCI device.
- * @param addr
- *   Starting virtual address of memory to be mapped.
- * @param iova
- *   Starting IOVA address of memory to be mapped.
- * @param len
- *   Length of memory segment being mapped.
- * @return
- *   - 0 On success.
- *   - Negative value and rte_errno is set otherwise.
- */
-typedef int (pci_dma_map_t)(struct rte_pci_device *dev, void *addr,
-			    uint64_t iova, size_t len);
-
-/**
- * Driver-specific DMA un-mapping. After a successful call the device
- * will not be able to read/write from/to this segment.
- *
- * @param dev
- *   Pointer to the PCI device.
- * @param addr
- *   Starting virtual address of memory to be unmapped.
- * @param iova
- *   Starting IOVA address of memory to be unmapped.
- * @param len
- *   Length of memory segment being unmapped.
- * @return
- *   - 0 On success.
- *   - Negative value and rte_errno is set otherwise.
- */
-typedef int (pci_dma_unmap_t)(struct rte_pci_device *dev, void *addr,
-			      uint64_t iova, size_t len);
-
 /**
  * A structure describing a PCI driver.
  */
@@ -166,8 +128,6 @@ struct rte_pci_driver {
 	struct rte_pci_bus *bus;           /**< PCI bus reference. */
 	rte_pci_probe_t *probe;            /**< Device probe function. */
 	rte_pci_remove_t *remove;          /**< Device remove function. */
-	pci_dma_map_t *dma_map;		   /**< device dma map function. */
-	pci_dma_unmap_t *dma_unmap;	   /**< device dma unmap function. */
 	const struct rte_pci_id *id_table; /**< ID table, NULL terminated. */
 	uint32_t drv_flags;                /**< Flags RTE_PCI_DRV_*. */
 };
diff --git a/drivers/bus/vdev/rte_bus_vdev.h b/drivers/bus/vdev/rte_bus_vdev.h
index fc315d10fa..a5ea830e55 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/vdev/rte_bus_vdev.h
+++ b/drivers/bus/vdev/rte_bus_vdev.h
@@ -65,44 +65,6 @@ typedef int (rte_vdev_probe_t)(struct rte_vdev_device *dev);
  */
 typedef int (rte_vdev_remove_t)(struct rte_vdev_device *dev);
 
-/**
- * Driver-specific DMA mapping. After a successful call the device
- * will be able to read/write from/to this segment.
- *
- * @param dev
- *   Pointer to the Virtual device.
- * @param addr
- *   Starting virtual address of memory to be mapped.
- * @param iova
- *   Starting IOVA address of memory to be mapped.
- * @param len
- *   Length of memory segment being mapped.
- * @return
- *   - 0 On success.
- *   - Negative value and rte_errno is set otherwise.
- */
-typedef int (rte_vdev_dma_map_t)(struct rte_vdev_device *dev, void *addr,
-			    uint64_t iova, size_t len);
-
-/**
- * Driver-specific DMA un-mapping. After a successful call the device
- * will not be able to read/write from/to this segment.
- *
- * @param dev
- *   Pointer to the Virtual device.
- * @param addr
- *   Starting virtual address of memory to be unmapped.
- * @param iova
- *   Starting IOVA address of memory to be unmapped.
- * @param len
- *   Length of memory segment being unmapped.
- * @return
- *   - 0 On success.
- *   - Negative value and rte_errno is set otherwise.
- */
-typedef int (rte_vdev_dma_unmap_t)(struct rte_vdev_device *dev, void *addr,
-			      uint64_t iova, size_t len);
-
 /**
  * A virtual device driver abstraction.
  */
@@ -111,8 +73,6 @@ struct rte_vdev_driver {
 	struct rte_driver driver;        /**< Inherited general driver. */
 	rte_vdev_probe_t *probe;         /**< Virtual device probe function. */
 	rte_vdev_remove_t *remove;       /**< Virtual device remove function. */
-	rte_vdev_dma_map_t *dma_map;     /**< Virtual device DMA map function. */
-	rte_vdev_dma_unmap_t *dma_unmap; /**< Virtual device DMA unmap function. */
 	uint32_t drv_flags;              /**< Flags RTE_VDEV_DRV_*. */
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/bus/vdev/vdev.c b/drivers/bus/vdev/vdev.c
index 9a673347ae..3ba268f783 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/vdev/vdev.c
+++ b/drivers/bus/vdev/vdev.c
@@ -137,24 +137,18 @@ vdev_parse(const char *name, void *addr)
 static int
 vdev_dma_map(struct rte_device *dev, void *addr, uint64_t iova, size_t len)
 {
-	struct rte_vdev_device *vdev = RTE_DEV_TO_VDEV(dev);
-	const struct rte_vdev_driver *driver;
-
-	if (!vdev) {
+	if (dev == NULL) {
 		rte_errno = EINVAL;
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	if (!vdev->device.driver) {
-		VDEV_LOG(DEBUG, "no driver attach to device %s", dev->name);
+	if (dev->driver == NULL) {
+		VDEV_LOG(DEBUG, "no driver attached to device %s", dev->name);
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	driver = container_of(vdev->device.driver, const struct rte_vdev_driver,
-			driver);
-
-	if (driver->dma_map)
-		return driver->dma_map(vdev, addr, iova, len);
+	if (dev->driver->dma_map)
+		return dev->driver->dma_map(dev, addr, iova, len);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -162,24 +156,18 @@ vdev_dma_map(struct rte_device *dev, void *addr, uint64_t iova, size_t len)
 static int
 vdev_dma_unmap(struct rte_device *dev, void *addr, uint64_t iova, size_t len)
 {
-	struct rte_vdev_device *vdev = RTE_DEV_TO_VDEV(dev);
-	const struct rte_vdev_driver *driver;
-
-	if (!vdev) {
+	if (dev == NULL) {
 		rte_errno = EINVAL;
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	if (!vdev->device.driver) {
-		VDEV_LOG(DEBUG, "no driver attach to device %s", dev->name);
+	if (dev->driver == NULL) {
+		VDEV_LOG(DEBUG, "no driver attached to device %s", dev->name);
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	driver = container_of(vdev->device.driver, const struct rte_vdev_driver,
-			driver);
-
-	if (driver->dma_unmap)
-		return driver->dma_unmap(vdev, addr, iova, len);
+	if (dev->driver->dma_unmap)
+		return dev->driver->dma_unmap(dev, addr, iova, len);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common_pci.c b/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common_pci.c
index a7f541a90c..a9f50dca07 100644
--- a/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common_pci.c
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ mlx5_common_pci_remove(struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev)
 }
 
 static int
-mlx5_common_pci_dma_map(struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev, void *addr,
+mlx5_common_pci_dma_map(struct rte_device *rte_dev, void *addr,
 			uint64_t iova, size_t len)
 {
 	struct mlx5_pci_driver *driver = NULL;
@@ -358,14 +358,14 @@ mlx5_common_pci_dma_map(struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev, void *addr,
 	struct mlx5_pci_device *dev;
 	int ret = -EINVAL;
 
-	dev = pci_to_mlx5_device(pci_dev);
+	dev = pci_to_mlx5_device(RTE_DEV_TO_PCI(rte_dev));
 	if (!dev)
 		return -ENODEV;
 	TAILQ_FOREACH(driver, &drv_list, next) {
 		if (device_class_enabled(dev, driver->driver_class) &&
-		    driver->pci_driver.dma_map) {
-			ret = driver->pci_driver.dma_map(pci_dev, addr,
-							 iova, len);
+				driver->pci_driver.driver.dma_map) {
+			ret = driver->pci_driver.driver.dma_map(rte_dev,
+					addr, iova, len);
 			if (ret)
 				goto map_err;
 		}
@@ -376,14 +376,16 @@ mlx5_common_pci_dma_map(struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev, void *addr,
 		if (temp == driver)
 			break;
 		if (device_class_enabled(dev, temp->driver_class) &&
-		    temp->pci_driver.dma_map && temp->pci_driver.dma_unmap)
-			temp->pci_driver.dma_unmap(pci_dev, addr, iova, len);
+				temp->pci_driver.driver.dma_map &&
+				    temp->pci_driver.driver.dma_unmap)
+			temp->pci_driver.driver.dma_unmap(rte_dev,
+					addr, iova, len);
 	}
 	return ret;
 }
 
 static int
-mlx5_common_pci_dma_unmap(struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev, void *addr,
+mlx5_common_pci_dma_unmap(struct rte_device *rte_dev, void *addr,
 			  uint64_t iova, size_t len)
 {
 	struct mlx5_pci_driver *driver;
@@ -391,16 +393,16 @@ mlx5_common_pci_dma_unmap(struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev, void *addr,
 	int local_ret = -EINVAL;
 	int ret;
 
-	dev = pci_to_mlx5_device(pci_dev);
+	dev = pci_to_mlx5_device(RTE_DEV_TO_PCI(rte_dev));
 	if (!dev)
 		return -ENODEV;
 	ret = 0;
 	/* There is no unmap error recovery in current implementation. */
 	TAILQ_FOREACH_REVERSE(driver, &drv_list, mlx5_pci_bus_drv_head, next) {
 		if (device_class_enabled(dev, driver->driver_class) &&
-		    driver->pci_driver.dma_unmap) {
-			local_ret = driver->pci_driver.dma_unmap(pci_dev, addr,
-								 iova, len);
+				driver->pci_driver.driver.dma_unmap) {
+			local_ret = driver->pci_driver.driver.dma_unmap(rte_dev,
+					addr, iova, len);
 			if (local_ret && (ret == 0))
 				ret = local_ret;
 		}
@@ -416,11 +418,11 @@ static struct rte_pci_id *mlx5_pci_id_table;
 static struct rte_pci_driver mlx5_pci_driver = {
 	.driver = {
 		.name = MLX5_DRIVER_NAME,
+		.dma_map = mlx5_common_pci_dma_map,
+		.dma_unmap = mlx5_common_pci_dma_unmap,
 	},
 	.probe = mlx5_common_pci_probe,
 	.remove = mlx5_common_pci_remove,
-	.dma_map = mlx5_common_pci_dma_map,
-	.dma_unmap = mlx5_common_pci_dma_unmap,
 };
 
 static int
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
index abd7ff70df..f420fc7986 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
@@ -2216,12 +2216,12 @@ static struct mlx5_pci_driver mlx5_driver = {
 	.pci_driver = {
 		.driver = {
 			.name = MLX5_DRIVER_NAME,
+			.dma_map = mlx5_dma_map,
+			.dma_unmap = mlx5_dma_unmap,
 		},
 		.id_table = mlx5_pci_id_map,
 		.probe = mlx5_os_pci_probe,
 		.remove = mlx5_pci_remove,
-		.dma_map = mlx5_dma_map,
-		.dma_unmap = mlx5_dma_unmap,
 		.drv_flags = PCI_DRV_FLAGS,
 	},
 };
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_mr.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_mr.c
index 3255393ca2..6caf046838 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_mr.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_mr.c
@@ -288,33 +288,33 @@ mlx5_mr_update_ext_mp_cb(struct rte_mempool *mp, void *opaque,
 }
 
 /**
- * Finds the first ethdev that match the pci device.
- * The existence of multiple ethdev per pci device is only with representors.
+ * Find the first ethdev that matches the device.
+ * The existence of multiple ethdev per device is only with representors.
  * On such case, it is enough to get only one of the ports as they all share
  * the same ibv context.
  *
- * @param pdev
- *   Pointer to the PCI device.
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to the generic device.
  *
  * @return
  *   Pointer to the ethdev if found, NULL otherwise.
  */
 static struct rte_eth_dev *
-pci_dev_to_eth_dev(struct rte_pci_device *pdev)
+dev_to_eth_dev(struct rte_device *dev)
 {
 	uint16_t port_id;
 
-	port_id = rte_eth_find_next_of(0, &pdev->device);
-	if (port_id == RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS)
-		return NULL;
-	return &rte_eth_devices[port_id];
+	RTE_ETH_FOREACH_DEV_OF(port_id, dev)
+		return &rte_eth_devices[port_id];
+
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 /**
  * DPDK callback to DMA map external memory to a PCI device.
  *
- * @param pdev
- *   Pointer to the PCI device.
+ * @param rte_dev
+ *   Pointer to the generic device.
  * @param addr
  *   Starting virtual address of memory to be mapped.
  * @param iova
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ pci_dev_to_eth_dev(struct rte_pci_device *pdev)
  *   0 on success, negative value on error.
  */
 int
-mlx5_dma_map(struct rte_pci_device *pdev, void *addr,
+mlx5_dma_map(struct rte_device *rte_dev, void *addr,
 	     uint64_t iova __rte_unused, size_t len)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
@@ -334,10 +334,11 @@ mlx5_dma_map(struct rte_pci_device *pdev, void *addr,
 	struct mlx5_priv *priv;
 	struct mlx5_dev_ctx_shared *sh;
 
-	dev = pci_dev_to_eth_dev(pdev);
+	dev = dev_to_eth_dev(rte_dev);
 	if (!dev) {
-		DRV_LOG(WARNING, "unable to find matching ethdev "
-				 "to PCI device %p", (void *)pdev);
+		DRV_LOG(WARNING,
+			"unable to find matching ethdev to device %s",
+			rte_dev->name);
 		rte_errno = ENODEV;
 		return -1;
 	}
@@ -362,8 +363,8 @@ mlx5_dma_map(struct rte_pci_device *pdev, void *addr,
 /**
  * DPDK callback to DMA unmap external memory to a PCI device.
  *
- * @param pdev
- *   Pointer to the PCI device.
+ * @param rte_dev
+ *   Pointer to the generic device.
  * @param addr
  *   Starting virtual address of memory to be unmapped.
  * @param iova
@@ -375,7 +376,7 @@ mlx5_dma_map(struct rte_pci_device *pdev, void *addr,
  *   0 on success, negative value on error.
  */
 int
-mlx5_dma_unmap(struct rte_pci_device *pdev, void *addr,
+mlx5_dma_unmap(struct rte_device *rte_dev, void *addr,
 	       uint64_t iova __rte_unused, size_t len __rte_unused)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
@@ -384,10 +385,11 @@ mlx5_dma_unmap(struct rte_pci_device *pdev, void *addr,
 	struct mlx5_mr *mr;
 	struct mr_cache_entry entry;
 
-	dev = pci_dev_to_eth_dev(pdev);
+	dev = dev_to_eth_dev(rte_dev);
 	if (!dev) {
-		DRV_LOG(WARNING, "unable to find matching ethdev "
-				 "to PCI device %p", (void *)pdev);
+		DRV_LOG(WARNING,
+			"unable to find matching ethdev to device %s",
+			rte_dev->name);
 		rte_errno = ENODEV;
 		return -1;
 	}
@@ -397,9 +399,9 @@ mlx5_dma_unmap(struct rte_pci_device *pdev, void *addr,
 	mr = mlx5_mr_lookup_list(&sh->share_cache, &entry, (uintptr_t)addr);
 	if (!mr) {
 		rte_rwlock_read_unlock(&sh->share_cache.rwlock);
-		DRV_LOG(WARNING, "address 0x%" PRIxPTR " wasn't registered "
-				 "to PCI device %p", (uintptr_t)addr,
-				 (void *)pdev);
+		DRV_LOG(WARNING,
+			"address 0x%" PRIxPTR " wasn't registered to device %s",
+			(uintptr_t)addr, rte_dev->name);
 		rte_errno = EINVAL;
 		return -1;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx.h b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx.h
index 4f0fda0dec..ba0eb28995 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx.h
@@ -458,9 +458,9 @@ uint32_t mlx5_rx_addr2mr_bh(struct mlx5_rxq_data *rxq, uintptr_t addr);
 uint32_t mlx5_tx_mb2mr_bh(struct mlx5_txq_data *txq, struct rte_mbuf *mb);
 uint32_t mlx5_tx_update_ext_mp(struct mlx5_txq_data *txq, uintptr_t addr,
 			       struct rte_mempool *mp);
-int mlx5_dma_map(struct rte_pci_device *pdev, void *addr, uint64_t iova,
+int mlx5_dma_map(struct rte_device *dev, void *addr, uint64_t iova,
 		 size_t len);
-int mlx5_dma_unmap(struct rte_pci_device *pdev, void *addr, uint64_t iova,
+int mlx5_dma_unmap(struct rte_device *dev, void *addr, uint64_t iova,
 		   size_t len);
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user_ethdev.c
index 1810a54694..3d640fb951 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user_ethdev.c
@@ -712,18 +712,16 @@ virtio_user_pmd_remove(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev)
 	return rte_eth_dev_close(eth_dev->data->port_id);
 }
 
-static int virtio_user_pmd_dma_map(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev, void *addr,
+static int virtio_user_pmd_dma_map(struct rte_device *rte_dev, void *addr,
 		uint64_t iova, size_t len)
 {
-	const char *name;
 	struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev;
 	struct virtio_user_dev *dev;
 
-	if (!vdev)
+	if (rte_dev == NULL)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	name = rte_vdev_device_name(vdev);
-	eth_dev = rte_eth_dev_allocated(name);
+	eth_dev = rte_eth_dev_allocated(rte_dev->name);
 	/* Port has already been released by close. */
 	if (!eth_dev)
 		return 0;
@@ -736,18 +734,16 @@ static int virtio_user_pmd_dma_map(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev, void *addr,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int virtio_user_pmd_dma_unmap(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev, void *addr,
+static int virtio_user_pmd_dma_unmap(struct rte_device *rte_dev, void *addr,
 		uint64_t iova, size_t len)
 {
-	const char *name;
 	struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev;
 	struct virtio_user_dev *dev;
 
-	if (!vdev)
+	if (rte_dev == NULL)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	name = rte_vdev_device_name(vdev);
-	eth_dev = rte_eth_dev_allocated(name);
+	eth_dev = rte_eth_dev_allocated(rte_dev->name);
 	/* Port has already been released by close. */
 	if (!eth_dev)
 		return 0;
@@ -761,10 +757,12 @@ static int virtio_user_pmd_dma_unmap(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev, void *addr,
 }
 
 static struct rte_vdev_driver virtio_user_driver = {
+	.driver = {
+		.dma_map = virtio_user_pmd_dma_map,
+		.dma_unmap = virtio_user_pmd_dma_unmap,
+	},
 	.probe = virtio_user_pmd_probe,
 	.remove = virtio_user_pmd_remove,
-	.dma_map = virtio_user_pmd_dma_map,
-	.dma_unmap = virtio_user_pmd_dma_unmap,
 	.drv_flags = RTE_VDEV_DRV_NEED_IOVA_AS_VA,
 };
 
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/include/rte_bus.h b/lib/librte_eal/include/rte_bus.h
index 80b154fb98..9f48ee7728 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/include/rte_bus.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/include/rte_bus.h
@@ -139,48 +139,6 @@ typedef int (*rte_bus_unplug_t)(struct rte_device *dev);
  */
 typedef int (*rte_bus_parse_t)(const char *name, void *addr);
 
-/**
- * Device level DMA map function.
- * After a successful call, the memory segment will be mapped to the
- * given device.
- *
- * @param dev
- *	Device pointer.
- * @param addr
- *	Virtual address to map.
- * @param iova
- *	IOVA address to map.
- * @param len
- *	Length of the memory segment being mapped.
- *
- * @return
- *	0 if mapping was successful.
- *	Negative value and rte_errno is set otherwise.
- */
-typedef int (*rte_dev_dma_map_t)(struct rte_device *dev, void *addr,
-				  uint64_t iova, size_t len);
-
-/**
- * Device level DMA unmap function.
- * After a successful call, the memory segment will no longer be
- * accessible by the given device.
- *
- * @param dev
- *	Device pointer.
- * @param addr
- *	Virtual address to unmap.
- * @param iova
- *	IOVA address to unmap.
- * @param len
- *	Length of the memory segment being mapped.
- *
- * @return
- *	0 if un-mapping was successful.
- *	Negative value and rte_errno is set otherwise.
- */
-typedef int (*rte_dev_dma_unmap_t)(struct rte_device *dev, void *addr,
-				   uint64_t iova, size_t len);
-
 /**
  * Implement a specific hot-unplug handler, which is responsible for
  * handle the failure when device be hot-unplugged. When the event of
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/include/rte_dev.h b/lib/librte_eal/include/rte_dev.h
index 6dd72c11a1..b4de2ef653 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/include/rte_dev.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/include/rte_dev.h
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ extern "C" {
 #include <rte_compat.h>
 #include <rte_log.h>
 
+/* Forward declaration, defined below. */
+struct rte_device;
+
 /**
  * The device event type.
  */
@@ -71,13 +74,55 @@ struct rte_mem_resource {
 	void *addr;         /**< Virtual address, NULL when not mapped. */
 };
 
+/**
+ * Driver-specific DMA mapping.
+ * After a successful call, the device will be able
+ * to read/write from/to this segment.
+ *
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to the device.
+ * @param addr
+ *   Starting virtual address of memory to be mapped.
+ * @param iova
+ *   Starting IOVA address of memory to be mapped.
+ * @param len
+ *   Length of memory segment being mapped.
+ * @return
+ *   - 0 On success.
+ *   - Negative value and rte_errno is set otherwise.
+ */
+typedef int (*rte_dev_dma_map_t)(struct rte_device *dev,
+				 void *addr, uint64_t iova, size_t len);
+
+/**
+ * Driver-specific DMA un-mapping.
+ * After a successful call, the device will not be able
+ * to read/write from/to this segment.
+ *
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to the device.
+ * @param addr
+ *   Starting virtual address of memory to be unmapped.
+ * @param iova
+ *   Starting IOVA address of memory to be unmapped.
+ * @param len
+ *   Length of memory segment being unmapped.
+ * @return
+ *   - 0 On success.
+ *   - Negative value and rte_errno is set otherwise.
+ */
+typedef int (*rte_dev_dma_unmap_t)(struct rte_device *dev,
+				   void *addr, uint64_t iova, size_t len);
+
 /**
  * A structure describing a device driver.
  */
 struct rte_driver {
-	TAILQ_ENTRY(rte_driver) next;  /**< Next in list. */
-	const char *name;                   /**< Driver name. */
+	TAILQ_ENTRY(rte_driver) next;   /**< Next in list. */
+	const char *name;               /**< Driver name. */
 	const char *alias;              /**< Driver alias. */
+	rte_dev_dma_map_t dma_map;      /**< Device DMA map function. */
+	rte_dev_dma_unmap_t dma_unmap;  /**< Device DMA unmap function. */
 };
 
 /*
