diff --git a/drivers/bus/pci/linux/pci_vfio.c b/drivers/bus/pci/linux/pci_vfio.c
index c8da3e2fe8..f274aa4aab 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/pci/linux/pci_vfio.c
+++ b/drivers/bus/pci/linux/pci_vfio.c
@@ -266,6 +266,13 @@ pci_vfio_setup_interrupts(struct rte_pci_device *dev, int vfio_dev_fd)
 			return -1;
 		}
 
+		/* Reallocate the efds and elist fields of intr_handle based
+		 * on PCI device MSIX size.
+		 */
+		if (rte_intr_event_list_update(dev->intr_handle,
+						      irq.count))
+			return -1;
+
 		/* if this vector cannot be used with eventfd, fail if we explicitly
 		 * specified interrupt type, otherwise continue */
 		if ((irq.flags & VFIO_IRQ_INFO_EVENTFD) == 0) {
diff --git a/lib/eal/common/eal_common_interrupts.c b/lib/eal/common/eal_common_interrupts.c
index 434ad63a64..388d59ca14 100644
--- a/lib/eal/common/eal_common_interrupts.c
+++ b/lib/eal/common/eal_common_interrupts.c
@@ -21,6 +21,29 @@
 	} \
 } while (0)
 
+struct rte_intr_handle {
+	RTE_STD_C11
+	union {
+		struct {
+			/** VFIO/UIO cfg device file descriptor */
+			int dev_fd;
+			int fd;	/**< interrupt event file descriptor */
+		};
+		void *windows_handle; /**< device driver handle (Windows) */
+	};
+	bool is_rte_memory;
+	enum rte_intr_handle_type type;  /**< handle type */
+	uint32_t max_intr;            /**< max interrupt requested */
+	uint32_t nb_efd;              /**< number of available efd(event fd) */
+	uint8_t efd_counter_size;     /**< size of efd counter, used for vdev */
+	uint16_t nb_intr;
+		/**< Max vector count, default RTE_MAX_RXTX_INTR_VEC_ID */
+	int *efds;  /**< intr vectors/efds mapping */
+	struct rte_epoll_event *elist; /**< intr vector epoll event */
+	uint16_t vec_list_size;
+	int *intr_vec;                 /**< intr vector number array */
+};
+
 struct rte_intr_handle *rte_intr_instance_alloc(void)
 {
 	struct rte_intr_handle *intr_handle;
@@ -39,16 +62,52 @@ struct rte_intr_handle *rte_intr_instance_alloc(void)
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
+	if (is_rte_memory)
+		intr_handle->efds = rte_zmalloc(NULL,
+						RTE_MAX_RXTX_INTR_VEC_ID *
+						sizeof(uint32_t), 0);
+	else
+		intr_handle->efds = calloc(RTE_MAX_RXTX_INTR_VEC_ID,
+					   sizeof(uint32_t));
+	if (!intr_handle->efds) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Fail to allocate event fd list\n");
+		rte_errno = ENOMEM;
+		goto fail;
+	}
+
+	if (is_rte_memory)
+		intr_handle->elist =
+			rte_zmalloc(NULL, RTE_MAX_RXTX_INTR_VEC_ID *
+				    sizeof(struct rte_epoll_event), 0);
+	else
+		intr_handle->elist = calloc(RTE_MAX_RXTX_INTR_VEC_ID,
+					    sizeof(struct rte_epoll_event));
+	if (!intr_handle->elist) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "fail to allocate event fd list\n");
+		rte_errno = ENOMEM;
+		goto fail;
+	}
+
 	intr_handle->nb_intr = RTE_MAX_RXTX_INTR_VEC_ID;
 	intr_handle->is_rte_memory = is_rte_memory;
 
 	return intr_handle;
+fail:
+	if (intr_handle->is_rte_memory) {
+		rte_free(intr_handle->efds);
+		rte_free(intr_handle);
+	} else {
+		free(intr_handle->efds);
+		free(intr_handle);
+	}
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 int rte_intr_instance_copy(struct rte_intr_handle *intr_handle,
 			   const struct rte_intr_handle *src)
 {
-	uint16_t nb_intr;
+	struct rte_epoll_event *tmp_elist;
+	int *tmp_efds;
 
 	CHECK_VALID_INTR_HANDLE(intr_handle);
 
@@ -59,17 +118,104 @@ int rte_intr_instance_copy(struct rte_intr_handle *intr_handle,
 	}
 
 	intr_handle->fd = src->fd;
-	intr_handle->vfio_dev_fd = src->vfio_dev_fd;
+	intr_handle->dev_fd = src->dev_fd;
 	intr_handle->type = src->type;
+	intr_handle->is_rte_memory = src->is_rte_memory;
 	intr_handle->max_intr = src->max_intr;
 	intr_handle->nb_efd = src->nb_efd;
 	intr_handle->efd_counter_size = src->efd_counter_size;
 
-	nb_intr = RTE_MIN(src->nb_intr, intr_handle->nb_intr);
-	memcpy(intr_handle->efds, src->efds, nb_intr);
-	memcpy(intr_handle->elist, src->elist, nb_intr);
+	/* Reallocting the interrupt handle resources based on source's
+	 * nb_intr.
+	 */
+	if (intr_handle->nb_intr != src->nb_intr) {
+		if (src->is_rte_memory)
+			tmp_efds = rte_realloc(intr_handle->efds, src->nb_intr *
+					       sizeof(uint32_t), 0);
+		else
+			tmp_efds = realloc(intr_handle->efds, src->nb_intr *
+					   sizeof(uint32_t));
+		if (tmp_efds == NULL) {
+			RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Failed to realloc the efds list");
+			rte_errno = ENOMEM;
+			goto fail;
+		}
+
+		if (src->is_rte_memory)
+			tmp_elist = rte_realloc(intr_handle->elist,
+						src->nb_intr *
+						sizeof(struct rte_epoll_event),
+						0);
+		else
+			tmp_elist = realloc(intr_handle->elist,	src->nb_intr *
+					    sizeof(struct rte_epoll_event));
+		if (tmp_elist == NULL) {
+			RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Failed to realloc the event list");
+			rte_errno = ENOMEM;
+			goto up_efds;
+		}
+
+		intr_handle->efds = tmp_efds;
+		intr_handle->elist = tmp_elist;
+		intr_handle->nb_intr = src->nb_intr;
+	}
+
+	memcpy(intr_handle->efds, src->efds, src->nb_intr);
+	memcpy(intr_handle->elist, src->elist, src->nb_intr);
+
+	return 0;
+up_efds:
+	intr_handle->efds = tmp_efds;
+fail:
+	return -rte_errno;
+}
+
+int rte_intr_event_list_update(struct rte_intr_handle *intr_handle,
+				      int size)
+{
+	struct rte_epoll_event *tmp_elist;
+	int *tmp_efds;
+
+	CHECK_VALID_INTR_HANDLE(intr_handle);
+
+	if (size == 0) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Size can't be zero\n");
+		rte_errno = EINVAL;
+		goto fail;
+	}
+
+	if (intr_handle->is_rte_memory)
+		tmp_efds = rte_realloc(intr_handle->efds, size *
+				       sizeof(uint32_t), 0);
+	else
+		tmp_efds = realloc(intr_handle->efds, size *
+				   sizeof(uint32_t));
+	if (tmp_efds == NULL) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Failed to realloc the efds list");
+		rte_errno = ENOMEM;
+		goto fail;
+	}
+
+	if (intr_handle->is_rte_memory)
+		tmp_elist = rte_realloc(intr_handle->elist, size *
+					sizeof(struct rte_epoll_event),
+					0);
+	else
+		tmp_elist = realloc(intr_handle->elist,	size *
+				    sizeof(struct rte_epoll_event));
+	if (tmp_elist == NULL) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Failed to realloc the event list");
+		rte_errno = ENOMEM;
+		goto up_efds;
+	}
+
+	intr_handle->efds = tmp_efds;
+	intr_handle->elist = tmp_elist;
+	intr_handle->nb_intr = size;
 
 	return 0;
+up_efds:
+	intr_handle->efds = tmp_efds;
 fail:
 	return -rte_errno;
 }
@@ -77,10 +223,19 @@ int rte_intr_instance_copy(struct rte_intr_handle *intr_handle,
 void rte_intr_instance_free(struct rte_intr_handle *intr_handle)
 {
 	if (intr_handle) {
-		if (intr_handle->is_rte_memory)
+		if (intr_handle->is_rte_memory) {
+			if (intr_handle) {
+				rte_free(intr_handle->efds);
+				rte_free(intr_handle->elist);
+			}
 			rte_free(intr_handle);
-		else
+		} else {
+			if (intr_handle) {
+				free(intr_handle->efds);
+				free(intr_handle->elist);
+			}
 			free(intr_handle);
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -130,7 +285,7 @@ int rte_intr_dev_fd_set(struct rte_intr_handle *intr_handle, int fd)
 {
 	CHECK_VALID_INTR_HANDLE(intr_handle);
 
-	intr_handle->vfio_dev_fd = fd;
+	intr_handle->dev_fd = fd;
 
 	return 0;
 fail:
@@ -141,7 +296,7 @@ int rte_intr_dev_fd_get(const struct rte_intr_handle *intr_handle)
 {
 	CHECK_VALID_INTR_HANDLE(intr_handle);
 
-	return intr_handle->vfio_dev_fd;
+	return intr_handle->dev_fd;
 fail:
 	return -1;
 }
@@ -231,6 +386,12 @@ int rte_intr_efds_index_get(const struct rte_intr_handle *intr_handle,
 {
 	CHECK_VALID_INTR_HANDLE(intr_handle);
 
+	if (!intr_handle->efds) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Event fd list not allocated\n");
+		rte_errno = EFAULT;
+		goto fail;
+	}
+
 	if (index >= intr_handle->nb_intr) {
 		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Invalid size %d, max limit %d\n", index,
 			intr_handle->nb_intr);
@@ -248,6 +409,12 @@ int rte_intr_efds_index_set(struct rte_intr_handle *intr_handle,
 {
 	CHECK_VALID_INTR_HANDLE(intr_handle);
 
+	if (!intr_handle->efds) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Event fd list not allocated\n");
+		rte_errno = EFAULT;
+		goto fail;
+	}
+
 	if (index >= intr_handle->nb_intr) {
 		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Invalid size %d, max limit %d\n", index,
 			intr_handle->nb_intr);
@@ -267,6 +434,12 @@ struct rte_epoll_event *rte_intr_elist_index_get(
 {
 	CHECK_VALID_INTR_HANDLE(intr_handle);
 
+	if (!intr_handle->elist) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Event list not allocated\n");
+		rte_errno = ENOTSUP;
+		goto fail;
+	}
+
 	if (index >= intr_handle->nb_intr) {
 		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Invalid size %d, max limit %d\n", index,
 			intr_handle->nb_intr);
@@ -284,6 +457,12 @@ int rte_intr_elist_index_set(struct rte_intr_handle *intr_handle,
 {
 	CHECK_VALID_INTR_HANDLE(intr_handle);
 
+	if (!intr_handle->elist) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Event list not allocated\n");
+		rte_errno = ENOTSUP;
+		goto fail;
+	}
+
 	if (index >= intr_handle->nb_intr) {
 		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Invalid size %d, max limit %d\n", index,
 			intr_handle->nb_intr);
diff --git a/lib/eal/include/meson.build b/lib/eal/include/meson.build
index 8e258607b8..86468d1a2b 100644
--- a/lib/eal/include/meson.build
+++ b/lib/eal/include/meson.build
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ headers += files(
         'rte_version.h',
         'rte_vfio.h',
 )
-indirect_headers += files('rte_eal_interrupts.h')
 
 # special case install the generic headers, since they go in a subdir
 generic_headers = files(
diff --git a/lib/eal/include/rte_eal_interrupts.h b/lib/eal/include/rte_eal_interrupts.h
deleted file mode 100644
index cbec1dfd99..0000000000
--- a/lib/eal/include/rte_eal_interrupts.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,72 +0,0 @@
-/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
- * Copyright(c) 2010-2014 Intel Corporation
- */
-
-#ifndef _RTE_INTERRUPTS_H_
-#error "don't include this file directly, please include generic <rte_interrupts.h>"
-#endif
-
-/**
- * @file rte_eal_interrupts.h
- * @internal
- *
- * Contains function prototypes exposed by the EAL for interrupt handling by
- * drivers and other DPDK internal consumers.
- */
-
-#ifndef _RTE_EAL_INTERRUPTS_H_
-#define _RTE_EAL_INTERRUPTS_H_
-
-#define RTE_MAX_RXTX_INTR_VEC_ID      512
-#define RTE_INTR_VEC_ZERO_OFFSET      0
-#define RTE_INTR_VEC_RXTX_OFFSET      1
-
-/**
- * The interrupt source type, e.g. UIO, VFIO, ALARM etc.
- */
-enum rte_intr_handle_type {
-	RTE_INTR_HANDLE_UNKNOWN = 0,  /**< generic unknown handle */
-	RTE_INTR_HANDLE_UIO,          /**< uio device handle */
-	RTE_INTR_HANDLE_UIO_INTX,     /**< uio generic handle */
-	RTE_INTR_HANDLE_VFIO_LEGACY,  /**< vfio device handle (legacy) */
-	RTE_INTR_HANDLE_VFIO_MSI,     /**< vfio device handle (MSI) */
-	RTE_INTR_HANDLE_VFIO_MSIX,    /**< vfio device handle (MSIX) */
-	RTE_INTR_HANDLE_ALARM,        /**< alarm handle */
-	RTE_INTR_HANDLE_EXT,          /**< external handler */
-	RTE_INTR_HANDLE_VDEV,         /**< virtual device */
-	RTE_INTR_HANDLE_DEV_EVENT,    /**< device event handle */
-	RTE_INTR_HANDLE_VFIO_REQ,     /**< VFIO request handle */
-	RTE_INTR_HANDLE_MAX           /**< count of elements */
-};
-
-/** Handle for interrupts. */
-struct rte_intr_handle {
-	RTE_STD_C11
-	union {
-		struct {
-			RTE_STD_C11
-			union {
-				/** VFIO device file descriptor */
-				int vfio_dev_fd;
-				/** UIO cfg file desc for uio_pci_generic */
-				int uio_cfg_fd;
-			};
-			int fd;	/**< interrupt event file descriptor */
-		};
-		void *windows_handle; /**< device driver handle */
-	};
-	bool is_rte_memory;
-	enum rte_intr_handle_type type;  /**< handle type */
-	uint32_t max_intr;             /**< max interrupt requested */
-	uint32_t nb_efd;               /**< number of available efd(event fd) */
-	uint8_t efd_counter_size;      /**< size of efd counter, used for vdev */
-	uint16_t nb_intr;
-		/**< Max vector count, default RTE_MAX_RXTX_INTR_VEC_ID */
-	int efds[RTE_MAX_RXTX_INTR_VEC_ID];  /**< intr vectors/efds mapping */
-	struct rte_epoll_event elist[RTE_MAX_RXTX_INTR_VEC_ID];
-						/**< intr vector epoll event */
-	uint16_t vec_list_size;
-	int *intr_vec;                 /**< intr vector number array */
-};
-
-#endif /* _RTE_EAL_INTERRUPTS_H_ */
diff --git a/lib/eal/include/rte_interrupts.h b/lib/eal/include/rte_interrupts.h
index 3d5649efc1..7620040844 100644
--- a/lib/eal/include/rte_interrupts.h
+++ b/lib/eal/include/rte_interrupts.h
@@ -25,7 +25,35 @@ extern "C" {
 /** Interrupt handle */
 struct rte_intr_handle;
 
-#include "rte_eal_interrupts.h"
+/** Interrupt instance allocation flags
+ * @see rte_intr_instance_alloc
+ */
+/** Allocate interrupt instance from traditional heap */
+#define RTE_INTR_ALLOC_TRAD_HEAP	0x00000000
+/** Allocate interrupt instance using DPDK memory management APIs */
+#define RTE_INTR_ALLOC_DPDK_ALLOCATOR	0x00000001
+
+#define RTE_MAX_RXTX_INTR_VEC_ID      512
+#define RTE_INTR_VEC_ZERO_OFFSET      0
+#define RTE_INTR_VEC_RXTX_OFFSET      1
+
+/**
+ * The interrupt source type, e.g. UIO, VFIO, ALARM etc.
+ */
+enum rte_intr_handle_type {
+	RTE_INTR_HANDLE_UNKNOWN = 0,  /**< generic unknown handle */
+	RTE_INTR_HANDLE_UIO,          /**< uio device handle */
+	RTE_INTR_HANDLE_UIO_INTX,     /**< uio generic handle */
+	RTE_INTR_HANDLE_VFIO_LEGACY,  /**< vfio device handle (legacy) */
+	RTE_INTR_HANDLE_VFIO_MSI,     /**< vfio device handle (MSI) */
+	RTE_INTR_HANDLE_VFIO_MSIX,    /**< vfio device handle (MSIX) */
+	RTE_INTR_HANDLE_ALARM,        /**< alarm handle */
+	RTE_INTR_HANDLE_EXT,          /**< external handler */
+	RTE_INTR_HANDLE_VDEV,         /**< virtual device */
+	RTE_INTR_HANDLE_DEV_EVENT,    /**< device event handle */
+	RTE_INTR_HANDLE_VFIO_REQ,     /**< VFIO request handle */
+	RTE_INTR_HANDLE_MAX           /**< count of elements */
+};
 
 /** Function to be registered for the specific interrupt */
 typedef void (*rte_intr_callback_fn)(void *cb_arg);
