diff --git a/drivers/dma/idxd/idxd_hw_defs.h b/drivers/dma/idxd/idxd_hw_defs.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ea627cba6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/dma/idxd/idxd_hw_defs.h
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright 2021 Intel Corporation
+ */
+
+#ifndef _IDXD_HW_DEFS_H_
+#define _IDXD_HW_DEFS_H_
+
+/*** Definitions for Intel(R) Data Streaming Accelerator  ***/
+
+#define IDXD_CMD_SHIFT 20
+enum rte_idxd_cmds {
+	idxd_enable_dev = 1,
+	idxd_disable_dev,
+	idxd_drain_all,
+	idxd_abort_all,
+	idxd_reset_device,
+	idxd_enable_wq,
+	idxd_disable_wq,
+	idxd_drain_wq,
+	idxd_abort_wq,
+	idxd_reset_wq,
+};
+
+/* General bar0 registers */
+struct rte_idxd_bar0 {
+	uint32_t __rte_cache_aligned version;    /* offset 0x00 */
+	uint64_t __rte_aligned(0x10) gencap;     /* offset 0x10 */
+	uint64_t __rte_aligned(0x10) wqcap;      /* offset 0x20 */
+	uint64_t __rte_aligned(0x10) grpcap;     /* offset 0x30 */
+	uint64_t __rte_aligned(0x08) engcap;     /* offset 0x38 */
+	uint64_t __rte_aligned(0x10) opcap;      /* offset 0x40 */
+	uint64_t __rte_aligned(0x20) offsets[2]; /* offset 0x60 */
+	uint32_t __rte_aligned(0x20) gencfg;     /* offset 0x80 */
+	uint32_t __rte_aligned(0x08) genctrl;    /* offset 0x88 */
+	uint32_t __rte_aligned(0x10) gensts;     /* offset 0x90 */
+	uint32_t __rte_aligned(0x08) intcause;   /* offset 0x98 */
+	uint32_t __rte_aligned(0x10) cmd;        /* offset 0xA0 */
+	uint32_t __rte_aligned(0x08) cmdstatus;  /* offset 0xA8 */
+	uint64_t __rte_aligned(0x20) swerror[4]; /* offset 0xC0 */
+};
+
+/* workqueue config is provided by array of uint32_t. */
+enum rte_idxd_wqcfg {
+	wq_size_idx,       /* size is in first 32-bit value */
+	wq_threshold_idx,  /* WQ threshold second 32-bits */
+	wq_mode_idx,       /* WQ mode and other flags */
+	wq_sizes_idx,      /* WQ transfer and batch sizes */
+	wq_occ_int_idx,    /* WQ occupancy interrupt handle */
+	wq_occ_limit_idx,  /* WQ occupancy limit */
+	wq_state_idx,      /* WQ state and occupancy state */
+};
+
+#define WQ_MODE_SHARED    0
+#define WQ_MODE_DEDICATED 1
+#define WQ_PRIORITY_SHIFT 4
+#define WQ_BATCH_SZ_SHIFT 5
+#define WQ_STATE_SHIFT 30
+#define WQ_STATE_MASK 0x3
+
+struct rte_idxd_grpcfg {
+	uint64_t grpwqcfg[4]  __rte_cache_aligned; /* 64-byte register set */
+	uint64_t grpengcfg;  /* offset 32 */
+	uint32_t grpflags;   /* offset 40 */
+};
+
+#define GENSTS_DEV_STATE_MASK 0x03
+#define CMDSTATUS_ACTIVE_SHIFT 31
+#define CMDSTATUS_ACTIVE_MASK (1 << 31)
+#define CMDSTATUS_ERR_MASK 0xFF
+
+#endif
diff --git a/drivers/dma/idxd/idxd_internal.h b/drivers/dma/idxd/idxd_internal.h
index 99ab2df925..85c400c9ec 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/idxd/idxd_internal.h
+++ b/drivers/dma/idxd/idxd_internal.h
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 #ifndef _IDXD_INTERNAL_H_
 #define _IDXD_INTERNAL_H_
 
+#include "idxd_hw_defs.h"
+
 /**
  * @file idxd_internal.h
  *
@@ -24,6 +26,16 @@ extern int idxd_pmd_logtype;
 #define IDXD_PMD_ERR(fmt, args...)    IDXD_PMD_LOG(ERR, fmt, ## args)
 #define IDXD_PMD_WARN(fmt, args...)   IDXD_PMD_LOG(WARNING, fmt, ## args)
 
+struct idxd_pci_common {
+	rte_spinlock_t lk;
+
+	uint8_t wq_cfg_sz;
+	volatile struct rte_idxd_bar0 *regs;
+	volatile uint32_t *wq_regs_base;
+	volatile struct rte_idxd_grpcfg *grp_regs;
+	volatile void *portals;
+};
+
 struct idxd_dmadev {
 	/* counters to track the batches */
 	unsigned short max_batches;
@@ -58,6 +70,8 @@ struct idxd_dmadev {
 		struct {
 			unsigned int dsa_id;
 		} bus;
+
+		struct idxd_pci_common *pci;
 	} u;
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/dma/idxd/idxd_pci.c b/drivers/dma/idxd/idxd_pci.c
index 79e4aadcab..318931713c 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/idxd/idxd_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/idxd/idxd_pci.c
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
  */
 
 #include <rte_bus_pci.h>
+#include <rte_devargs.h>
+#include <rte_dmadev_pmd.h>
+#include <rte_malloc.h>
 
 #include "idxd_internal.h"
 
@@ -16,17 +19,280 @@ const struct rte_pci_id pci_id_idxd_map[] = {
 	{ .vendor_id = 0, /* sentinel */ },
 };
 
+static inline int
+idxd_pci_dev_command(struct idxd_dmadev *idxd, enum rte_idxd_cmds command)
+{
+	uint8_t err_code;
+	uint16_t qid = idxd->qid;
+	int i = 0;
+
+	if (command >= idxd_disable_wq && command <= idxd_reset_wq)
+		qid = (1 << qid);
+	rte_spinlock_lock(&idxd->u.pci->lk);
+	idxd->u.pci->regs->cmd = (command << IDXD_CMD_SHIFT) | qid;
+
+	do {
+		rte_pause();
+		err_code = idxd->u.pci->regs->cmdstatus;
+		if (++i >= 1000) {
+			IDXD_PMD_ERR("Timeout waiting for command response from HW");
+			rte_spinlock_unlock(&idxd->u.pci->lk);
+			return err_code;
+		}
+	} while (idxd->u.pci->regs->cmdstatus & CMDSTATUS_ACTIVE_MASK);
+	rte_spinlock_unlock(&idxd->u.pci->lk);
+
+	return err_code & CMDSTATUS_ERR_MASK;
+}
+
+static uint32_t *
+idxd_get_wq_cfg(struct idxd_pci_common *pci, uint8_t wq_idx)
+{
+	return RTE_PTR_ADD(pci->wq_regs_base,
+			(uintptr_t)wq_idx << (5 + pci->wq_cfg_sz));
+}
+
+static int
+idxd_is_wq_enabled(struct idxd_dmadev *idxd)
+{
+	uint32_t state = idxd_get_wq_cfg(idxd->u.pci, idxd->qid)[wq_state_idx];
+	return ((state >> WQ_STATE_SHIFT) & WQ_STATE_MASK) == 0x1;
+}
+
+static const struct rte_dmadev_ops idxd_pci_ops = {
+
+};
+
+/* each portal uses 4 x 4k pages */
+#define IDXD_PORTAL_SIZE (4096 * 4)
+
+static int
+init_pci_device(struct rte_pci_device *dev, struct idxd_dmadev *idxd,
+		unsigned int max_queues)
+{
+	struct idxd_pci_common *pci;
+	uint8_t nb_groups, nb_engines, nb_wqs;
+	uint16_t grp_offset, wq_offset; /* how far into bar0 the regs are */
+	uint16_t wq_size, total_wq_size;
+	uint8_t lg2_max_batch, lg2_max_copy_size;
+	unsigned int i, err_code;
+
+	pci = malloc(sizeof(*pci));
+	if (pci == NULL) {
+		IDXD_PMD_ERR("%s: Can't allocate memory", __func__);
+		goto err;
+	}
+	rte_spinlock_init(&pci->lk);
+
+	/* assign the bar registers, and then configure device */
+	pci->regs = dev->mem_resource[0].addr;
+	grp_offset = (uint16_t)pci->regs->offsets[0];
+	pci->grp_regs = RTE_PTR_ADD(pci->regs, grp_offset * 0x100);
+	wq_offset = (uint16_t)(pci->regs->offsets[0] >> 16);
+	pci->wq_regs_base = RTE_PTR_ADD(pci->regs, wq_offset * 0x100);
+	pci->portals = dev->mem_resource[2].addr;
+	pci->wq_cfg_sz = (pci->regs->wqcap >> 24) & 0x0F;
+
+	/* sanity check device status */
+	if (pci->regs->gensts & GENSTS_DEV_STATE_MASK) {
+		/* need function-level-reset (FLR) or is enabled */
+		IDXD_PMD_ERR("Device status is not disabled, cannot init");
+		goto err;
+	}
+	if (pci->regs->cmdstatus & CMDSTATUS_ACTIVE_MASK) {
+		/* command in progress */
+		IDXD_PMD_ERR("Device has a command in progress, cannot init");
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	/* read basic info about the hardware for use when configuring */
+	nb_groups = (uint8_t)pci->regs->grpcap;
+	nb_engines = (uint8_t)pci->regs->engcap;
+	nb_wqs = (uint8_t)(pci->regs->wqcap >> 16);
+	total_wq_size = (uint16_t)pci->regs->wqcap;
+	lg2_max_copy_size = (uint8_t)(pci->regs->gencap >> 16) & 0x1F;
+	lg2_max_batch = (uint8_t)(pci->regs->gencap >> 21) & 0x0F;
+
+	IDXD_PMD_DEBUG("nb_groups = %u, nb_engines = %u, nb_wqs = %u",
+			nb_groups, nb_engines, nb_wqs);
+
+	/* zero out any old config */
+	for (i = 0; i < nb_groups; i++) {
+		pci->grp_regs[i].grpengcfg = 0;
+		pci->grp_regs[i].grpwqcfg[0] = 0;
+	}
+	for (i = 0; i < nb_wqs; i++)
+		idxd_get_wq_cfg(pci, i)[0] = 0;
+
+	/* limit queues if necessary */
+	if (max_queues != 0 && nb_wqs > max_queues) {
+		nb_wqs = max_queues;
+		if (nb_engines > max_queues)
+			nb_engines = max_queues;
+		if (nb_groups > max_queues)
+			nb_engines = max_queues;
+		IDXD_PMD_DEBUG("Limiting queues to %u", nb_wqs);
+	}
+
+	/* put each engine into a separate group to avoid reordering */
+	if (nb_groups > nb_engines)
+		nb_groups = nb_engines;
+	if (nb_groups < nb_engines)
+		nb_engines = nb_groups;
+
+	/* assign engines to groups, round-robin style */
+	for (i = 0; i < nb_engines; i++) {
+		IDXD_PMD_DEBUG("Assigning engine %u to group %u",
+				i, i % nb_groups);
+		pci->grp_regs[i % nb_groups].grpengcfg |= (1ULL << i);
+	}
+
+	/* now do the same for queues and give work slots to each queue */
+	wq_size = total_wq_size / nb_wqs;
+	IDXD_PMD_DEBUG("Work queue size = %u, max batch = 2^%u, max copy = 2^%u",
+			wq_size, lg2_max_batch, lg2_max_copy_size);
+	for (i = 0; i < nb_wqs; i++) {
+		/* add engine "i" to a group */
+		IDXD_PMD_DEBUG("Assigning work queue %u to group %u",
+				i, i % nb_groups);
+		pci->grp_regs[i % nb_groups].grpwqcfg[0] |= (1ULL << i);
+		/* now configure it, in terms of size, max batch, mode */
+		idxd_get_wq_cfg(pci, i)[wq_size_idx] = wq_size;
+		idxd_get_wq_cfg(pci, i)[wq_mode_idx] = (1 << WQ_PRIORITY_SHIFT) |
+				WQ_MODE_DEDICATED;
+		idxd_get_wq_cfg(pci, i)[wq_sizes_idx] = lg2_max_copy_size |
+				(lg2_max_batch << WQ_BATCH_SZ_SHIFT);
+	}
+
+	/* dump the group configuration to output */
+	for (i = 0; i < nb_groups; i++) {
+		IDXD_PMD_DEBUG("## Group %d", i);
+		IDXD_PMD_DEBUG("    GRPWQCFG: %"PRIx64, pci->grp_regs[i].grpwqcfg[0]);
+		IDXD_PMD_DEBUG("    GRPENGCFG: %"PRIx64, pci->grp_regs[i].grpengcfg);
+		IDXD_PMD_DEBUG("    GRPFLAGS: %"PRIx32, pci->grp_regs[i].grpflags);
+	}
+
+	idxd->u.pci = pci;
+	idxd->max_batches = wq_size;
+
+	/* enable the device itself */
+	err_code = idxd_pci_dev_command(idxd, idxd_enable_dev);
+	if (err_code) {
+		IDXD_PMD_ERR("Error enabling device: code %#x", err_code);
+		return err_code;
+	}
+	IDXD_PMD_DEBUG("IDXD Device enabled OK");
+
+	return nb_wqs;
+
+err:
+	free(pci);
+	return -1;
+}
+
 static int
 idxd_dmadev_probe_pci(struct rte_pci_driver *drv, struct rte_pci_device *dev)
 {
-	int ret = 0;
+	struct idxd_dmadev idxd = {0};
+	uint8_t nb_wqs;
+	int qid, ret = 0;
 	char name[PCI_PRI_STR_SIZE];
+	unsigned int max_queues = 0;
 
 	rte_pci_device_name(&dev->addr, name, sizeof(name));
 	IDXD_PMD_INFO("Init %s on NUMA node %d", name, dev->device.numa_node);
 	dev->device.driver = &drv->driver;
 
-	return ret;
+	if (dev->device.devargs && dev->device.devargs->args[0] != '\0') {
+		/* if the number of devargs grows beyond just 1, use rte_kvargs */
+		if (sscanf(dev->device.devargs->args,
+				"max_queues=%u", &max_queues) != 1) {
+			IDXD_PMD_ERR("Invalid device parameter: '%s'",
+					dev->device.devargs->args);
+			return -1;
+		}
+	}
+
+	ret = init_pci_device(dev, &idxd, max_queues);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		IDXD_PMD_ERR("Error initializing PCI hardware");
+		return ret;
+	}
+	if (idxd.u.pci->portals == NULL) {
+		IDXD_PMD_ERR("Error, invalid portal assigned during initialization\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	nb_wqs = (uint8_t)ret;
+
+	/* set up one device for each queue */
+	for (qid = 0; qid < nb_wqs; qid++) {
+		char qname[32];
+
+		/* add the queue number to each device name */
+		snprintf(qname, sizeof(qname), "%s-q%d", name, qid);
+		idxd.qid = qid;
+		idxd.portal = RTE_PTR_ADD(idxd.u.pci->portals,
+				qid * IDXD_PORTAL_SIZE);
+		if (idxd_is_wq_enabled(&idxd))
+			IDXD_PMD_ERR("Error, WQ %u seems enabled", qid);
+		ret = idxd_dmadev_create(qname, &dev->device,
+				&idxd, &idxd_pci_ops);
+		if (ret != 0) {
+			IDXD_PMD_ERR("Failed to create dmadev %s", name);
+			if (qid == 0) /* if no devices using this, free pci */
+				free(idxd.u.pci);
+			return ret;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+idxd_dmadev_destroy(const char *name)
+{
+	int ret;
+	uint8_t err_code;
+	struct rte_dmadev *rdev;
+	struct idxd_dmadev *idxd;
+
+	if (!name) {
+		IDXD_PMD_ERR("Invalid device name");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	rdev = rte_dmadev_get_device_by_name(name);
+	if (!rdev) {
+		IDXD_PMD_ERR("Invalid device name (%s)", name);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	idxd = rdev->dev_private;
+	if (!idxd) {
+		IDXD_PMD_ERR("Error getting dev_private");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	/* disable the device */
+	err_code = idxd_pci_dev_command(idxd, idxd_disable_dev);
+	if (err_code) {
+		IDXD_PMD_ERR("Error disabling device: code %#x", err_code);
+		return err_code;
+	}
+	IDXD_PMD_DEBUG("IDXD Device disabled OK");
+
+	/* free device memory */
+	IDXD_PMD_DEBUG("Freeing device driver memory");
+	rdev->dev_private = NULL;
+	rte_free(idxd->batch_idx_ring);
+	rte_free(idxd->desc_ring);
+
+	/* rte_dmadev_close is called by pmd_release */
+	ret = rte_dmadev_pmd_release(rdev);
+	if (ret)
+		IDXD_PMD_DEBUG("Device cleanup failed");
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int
@@ -39,7 +305,7 @@ idxd_dmadev_remove_pci(struct rte_pci_device *dev)
 	IDXD_PMD_INFO("Closing %s on NUMA node %d",
 			name, dev->device.numa_node);
 
-	return 0;
+	return idxd_dmadev_destroy(name);
 }
 
 struct rte_pci_driver idxd_pmd_drv_pci = {
