diff --git a/drivers/dma/idxd/idxd_bus.c b/drivers/dma/idxd/idxd_bus.c
index ef589af30e..b48fa954ed 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/idxd/idxd_bus.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/idxd/idxd_bus.c
@@ -85,6 +85,18 @@ dsa_get_sysfs_path(void)
 	return path ? path : DSA_SYSFS_PATH;
 }
 
+static int
+idxd_dev_close(struct rte_dma_dev *dev)
+{
+	struct idxd_dmadev *idxd = dev->data->dev_private;
+	munmap(idxd->portal, 0x1000);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static const struct rte_dma_dev_ops idxd_bus_ops = {
+		.dev_close = idxd_dev_close,
+};
+
 static void *
 idxd_bus_mmap_wq(struct rte_dsa_device *dev)
 {
@@ -206,6 +218,7 @@ idxd_probe_dsa(struct rte_dsa_device *dev)
 		return -1;
 	idxd.max_batch_size = ret;
 	idxd.qid = dev->addr.wq_id;
+	idxd.u.bus.dsa_id = dev->addr.device_id;
 	idxd.sva_support = 1;
 
 	idxd.portal = idxd_bus_mmap_wq(dev);
@@ -214,6 +227,12 @@ idxd_probe_dsa(struct rte_dsa_device *dev)
 		return -ENOENT;
 	}
 
+	ret = idxd_dmadev_create(dev->wq_name, &dev->device, &idxd, &idxd_bus_ops);
+	if (ret) {
+		IDXD_PMD_ERR("Failed to create rawdev %s", dev->wq_name);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/dma/idxd/idxd_common.c b/drivers/dma/idxd/idxd_common.c
index e00ddbe5ef..5abff34292 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/idxd/idxd_common.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/idxd/idxd_common.c
@@ -2,10 +2,71 @@
  * Copyright 2021 Intel Corporation
  */
 
+#include <rte_malloc.h>
+#include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_log.h>
 
 #include "idxd_internal.h"
 
+#define IDXD_PMD_NAME_STR "dmadev_idxd"
+
+int
+idxd_dmadev_create(const char *name, struct rte_device *dev,
+		   const struct idxd_dmadev *base_idxd,
+		   const struct rte_dma_dev_ops *ops)
+{
+	struct idxd_dmadev *idxd = NULL;
+	struct rte_dma_dev *dmadev = NULL;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	if (!name) {
+		IDXD_PMD_ERR("Invalid name of the device!");
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto cleanup;
+	}
+
+	/* Allocate device structure */
+	dmadev = rte_dma_pmd_allocate(name, dev->numa_node, sizeof(struct idxd_dmadev));
+	if (dmadev == NULL) {
+		IDXD_PMD_ERR("Unable to allocate raw device");
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto cleanup;
+	}
+	dmadev->dev_ops = ops;
+	dmadev->device = dev;
+
+	idxd = dmadev->data->dev_private;
+	*idxd = *base_idxd; /* copy over the main fields already passed in */
+	idxd->dmadev = dmadev;
+
+	/* allocate batch index ring and completion ring.
+	 * The +1 is because we can never fully use
+	 * the ring, otherwise read == write means both full and empty.
+	 */
+	idxd->batch_comp_ring = rte_zmalloc(NULL, (sizeof(idxd->batch_idx_ring[0]) +
+			sizeof(idxd->batch_comp_ring[0]))	* (idxd->max_batches + 1),
+			sizeof(idxd->batch_comp_ring[0]));
+	if (idxd->batch_comp_ring == NULL) {
+		IDXD_PMD_ERR("Unable to reserve memory for batch data\n");
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto cleanup;
+	}
+	idxd->batch_idx_ring = (void *)&idxd->batch_comp_ring[idxd->max_batches+1];
+	idxd->batch_iova = rte_mem_virt2iova(idxd->batch_comp_ring);
+
+	dmadev->fp_obj->dev_private = idxd;
+
+	idxd->dmadev->state = RTE_DMA_DEV_READY;
+
+	return 0;
+
+cleanup:
+	if (dmadev)
+		rte_dma_pmd_release(name);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 int idxd_pmd_logtype;
 
 RTE_LOG_REGISTER_DEFAULT(idxd_pmd_logtype, WARNING);
diff --git a/drivers/dma/idxd/idxd_hw_defs.h b/drivers/dma/idxd/idxd_hw_defs.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a92d462d01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/dma/idxd/idxd_hw_defs.h
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright 2021 Intel Corporation
+ */
+
+#ifndef _IDXD_HW_DEFS_H_
+#define _IDXD_HW_DEFS_H_
+
+#define IDXD_COMP_STATUS_INCOMPLETE        0
+#define IDXD_COMP_STATUS_SUCCESS           1
+#define IDXD_COMP_STATUS_INVALID_OPCODE 0x10
+#define IDXD_COMP_STATUS_INVALID_SIZE   0x13
+#define IDXD_COMP_STATUS_SKIPPED        0xFF /* not official IDXD error, needed as placeholder */
+
+/**
+ * Completion record structure written back by DSA
+ */
+struct idxd_completion {
+	uint8_t status;
+	uint8_t result;
+	/* 16-bits pad here */
+	uint32_t completed_size; /* data length, or descriptors for batch */
+
+	rte_iova_t fault_address;
+	uint32_t invalid_flags;
+} __rte_aligned(32);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/drivers/dma/idxd/idxd_internal.h b/drivers/dma/idxd/idxd_internal.h
index b8a7d7dab6..8f1cdf6102 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/idxd/idxd_internal.h
+++ b/drivers/dma/idxd/idxd_internal.h
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
 #ifndef _IDXD_INTERNAL_H_
 #define _IDXD_INTERNAL_H_
 
+#include <rte_dmadev_pmd.h>
+
+#include "idxd_hw_defs.h"
+
 /**
  * @file idxd_internal.h
  *
@@ -58,4 +62,7 @@ struct idxd_dmadev {
 	} u;
 };
 
+int idxd_dmadev_create(const char *name, struct rte_device *dev,
+		const struct idxd_dmadev *base_idxd, const struct rte_dma_dev_ops *ops);
+
 #endif /* _IDXD_INTERNAL_H_ */
