diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
index 350028b..3d30e00 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ static void
 mlx5_dev_close(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
 	struct priv *priv = mlx5_get_priv(dev);
-	void *tmp;
 	unsigned int i;
 
 	priv_lock(priv);
@@ -122,12 +121,13 @@ mlx5_dev_close(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 		/* XXX race condition if mlx5_rx_burst() is still running. */
 		usleep(1000);
 		for (i = 0; (i != priv->rxqs_n); ++i) {
-			tmp = (*priv->rxqs)[i];
-			if (tmp == NULL)
+			struct rxq *rxq = (*priv->rxqs)[i];
+
+			if (rxq == NULL)
 				continue;
 			(*priv->rxqs)[i] = NULL;
-			rxq_cleanup(tmp);
-			rte_free(tmp);
+			rxq_cleanup(rxq);
+			rte_free(rxq);
 		}
 		priv->rxqs_n = 0;
 		priv->rxqs = NULL;
@@ -136,12 +136,15 @@ mlx5_dev_close(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 		/* XXX race condition if mlx5_tx_burst() is still running. */
 		usleep(1000);
 		for (i = 0; (i != priv->txqs_n); ++i) {
-			tmp = (*priv->txqs)[i];
-			if (tmp == NULL)
+			struct txq *txq = (*priv->txqs)[i];
+			struct txq_ctrl *txq_ctrl;
+
+			if (txq == NULL)
 				continue;
+			txq_ctrl = container_of(txq, struct txq_ctrl, txq);
 			(*priv->txqs)[i] = NULL;
-			txq_cleanup(tmp);
-			rte_free(tmp);
+			txq_cleanup(txq_ctrl);
+			rte_free(txq_ctrl);
 		}
 		priv->txqs_n = 0;
 		priv->txqs = NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_ethdev.c
index ca57021..3992b2c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_ethdev.c
@@ -1232,28 +1232,31 @@ mlx5_secondary_data_setup(struct priv *priv)
 	/* TX queues. */
 	for (i = 0; i != nb_tx_queues; ++i) {
 		struct txq *primary_txq = (*sd->primary_priv->txqs)[i];
-		struct txq *txq;
+		struct txq_ctrl *primary_txq_ctrl;
+		struct txq_ctrl *txq_ctrl;
 
 		if (primary_txq == NULL)
 			continue;
-		txq = rte_calloc_socket("TXQ", 1, sizeof(*txq), 0,
-					primary_txq->socket);
-		if (txq != NULL) {
+		primary_txq_ctrl = container_of(primary_txq,
+						struct txq_ctrl, txq);
+		txq_ctrl = rte_calloc_socket("TXQ", 1, sizeof(*txq_ctrl), 0,
+					     primary_txq_ctrl->socket);
+		if (txq_ctrl != NULL) {
 			if (txq_setup(priv->dev,
-				      txq,
+				      primary_txq_ctrl,
 				      primary_txq->elts_n,
-				      primary_txq->socket,
+				      primary_txq_ctrl->socket,
 				      NULL) == 0) {
-				txq->stats.idx = primary_txq->stats.idx;
-				tx_queues[i] = txq;
+				txq_ctrl->txq.stats.idx = primary_txq->stats.idx;
+				tx_queues[i] = &txq_ctrl->txq;
 				continue;
 			}
-			rte_free(txq);
+			rte_free(txq_ctrl);
 		}
 		while (i) {
-			txq = tx_queues[--i];
-			txq_cleanup(txq);
-			rte_free(txq);
+			txq_ctrl = tx_queues[--i];
+			txq_cleanup(txq_ctrl);
+			rte_free(txq_ctrl);
 		}
 		goto error;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_mr.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_mr.c
index 7c3e87f..79d5568 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_mr.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_mr.c
@@ -183,33 +183,36 @@ mlx5_mp2mr(struct ibv_pd *pd, struct rte_mempool *mp)
 uint32_t
 txq_mp2mr_reg(struct txq *txq, struct rte_mempool *mp, unsigned int idx)
 {
+	struct txq_ctrl *txq_ctrl = container_of(txq, struct txq_ctrl, txq);
 	struct ibv_mr *mr;
 
 	/* Add a new entry, register MR first. */
 	DEBUG("%p: discovered new memory pool \"%s\" (%p)",
-	      (void *)txq, mp->name, (void *)mp);
-	mr = mlx5_mp2mr(txq->priv->pd, mp);
+	      (void *)txq_ctrl, mp->name, (void *)mp);
+	mr = mlx5_mp2mr(txq_ctrl->txq.priv->pd, mp);
 	if (unlikely(mr == NULL)) {
 		DEBUG("%p: unable to configure MR, ibv_reg_mr() failed.",
-		      (void *)txq);
+		      (void *)txq_ctrl);
 		return (uint32_t)-1;
 	}
-	if (unlikely(idx == RTE_DIM(txq->mp2mr))) {
+	if (unlikely(idx == RTE_DIM(txq_ctrl->txq.mp2mr))) {
 		/* Table is full, remove oldest entry. */
 		DEBUG("%p: MR <-> MP table full, dropping oldest entry.",
-		      (void *)txq);
+		      (void *)txq_ctrl);
 		--idx;
-		claim_zero(ibv_dereg_mr(txq->mp2mr[0].mr));
-		memmove(&txq->mp2mr[0], &txq->mp2mr[1],
-			(sizeof(txq->mp2mr) - sizeof(txq->mp2mr[0])));
+		claim_zero(ibv_dereg_mr(txq_ctrl->txq.mp2mr[0].mr));
+		memmove(&txq_ctrl->txq.mp2mr[0], &txq_ctrl->txq.mp2mr[1],
+			(sizeof(txq_ctrl->txq.mp2mr) -
+			 sizeof(txq_ctrl->txq.mp2mr[0])));
 	}
 	/* Store the new entry. */
-	txq->mp2mr[idx].mp = mp;
-	txq->mp2mr[idx].mr = mr;
-	txq->mp2mr[idx].lkey = mr->lkey;
+	txq_ctrl->txq.mp2mr[idx].mp = mp;
+	txq_ctrl->txq.mp2mr[idx].mr = mr;
+	txq_ctrl->txq.mp2mr[idx].lkey = mr->lkey;
 	DEBUG("%p: new MR lkey for MP \"%s\" (%p): 0x%08" PRIu32,
-	      (void *)txq, mp->name, (void *)mp, txq->mp2mr[idx].lkey);
-	return txq->mp2mr[idx].lkey;
+	      (void *)txq_ctrl, mp->name, (void *)mp,
+	      txq_ctrl->txq.mp2mr[idx].lkey);
+	return txq_ctrl->txq.mp2mr[idx].lkey;
 }
 
 struct txq_mp2mr_mbuf_check_data {
@@ -255,7 +258,7 @@ txq_mp2mr_mbuf_check(struct rte_mempool *mp, void *arg, void *obj,
 void
 txq_mp2mr_iter(struct rte_mempool *mp, void *arg)
 {
-	struct txq *txq = arg;
+	struct txq_ctrl *txq_ctrl = arg;
 	struct txq_mp2mr_mbuf_check_data data = {
 		.ret = 0,
 	};
@@ -265,13 +268,13 @@ txq_mp2mr_iter(struct rte_mempool *mp, void *arg)
 	if (rte_mempool_obj_iter(mp, txq_mp2mr_mbuf_check, &data) == 0 ||
 			data.ret == -1)
 		return;
-	for (i = 0; (i != RTE_DIM(txq->mp2mr)); ++i) {
-		if (unlikely(txq->mp2mr[i].mp == NULL)) {
+	for (i = 0; (i != RTE_DIM(txq_ctrl->txq.mp2mr)); ++i) {
+		if (unlikely(txq_ctrl->txq.mp2mr[i].mp == NULL)) {
 			/* Unknown MP, add a new MR for it. */
 			break;
 		}
-		if (txq->mp2mr[i].mp == mp)
+		if (txq_ctrl->txq.mp2mr[i].mp == mp)
 			return;
 	}
-	txq_mp2mr_reg(txq, mp, i);
+	txq_mp2mr_reg(&txq_ctrl->txq, mp, i);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx.h b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx.h
index 3a353b0..5baefcb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx.h
@@ -256,6 +256,10 @@ struct txq {
 		uint32_t lkey; /* mr->lkey */
 	} mp2mr[MLX5_PMD_TX_MP_CACHE]; /* MP to MR translation table. */
 	struct mlx5_txq_stats stats; /* TX queue counters. */
+} __rte_cache_aligned;
+
+/* TX queue control descriptor. */
+struct txq_ctrl {
 #ifdef HAVE_VERBS_VLAN_INSERTION
 	struct ibv_exp_qp_burst_family_v1 *if_qp; /* QP burst interface. */
 #else
@@ -264,6 +268,7 @@ struct txq {
 	struct ibv_exp_cq_family *if_cq; /* CQ interface. */
 	struct ibv_exp_res_domain *rd; /* Resource Domain. */
 	unsigned int socket; /* CPU socket ID for allocations. */
+	struct txq txq; /* Data path structure. */
 };
 
 /* mlx5_rxq.c */
@@ -291,8 +296,8 @@ uint16_t mlx5_rx_burst_secondary_setup(void *, struct rte_mbuf **, uint16_t);
 
 /* mlx5_txq.c */
 
-void txq_cleanup(struct txq *);
-int txq_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *, struct txq *, uint16_t, unsigned int,
+void txq_cleanup(struct txq_ctrl *);
+int txq_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *, struct txq_ctrl *, uint16_t, unsigned int,
 	      const struct rte_eth_txconf *);
 int mlx5_tx_queue_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *, uint16_t, uint16_t, unsigned int,
 			const struct rte_eth_txconf *);
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_txq.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_txq.c
index 75da65b..4683775 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_txq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_txq.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 /**
  * Allocate TX queue elements.
  *
- * @param txq
+ * @param txq_ctrl
  *   Pointer to TX queue structure.
  * @param elts_n
  *   Number of elements to allocate.
@@ -77,15 +77,15 @@
  *   0 on success, errno value on failure.
  */
 static int
-txq_alloc_elts(struct txq *txq, unsigned int elts_n)
+txq_alloc_elts(struct txq_ctrl *txq_ctrl, unsigned int elts_n)
 {
 	unsigned int i;
 	struct txq_elt (*elts)[elts_n] =
-		rte_calloc_socket("TXQ", 1, sizeof(*elts), 0, txq->socket);
+		rte_calloc_socket("TXQ", 1, sizeof(*elts), 0, txq_ctrl->socket);
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	if (elts == NULL) {
-		ERROR("%p: can't allocate packets array", (void *)txq);
+		ERROR("%p: can't allocate packets array", (void *)txq_ctrl);
 		ret = ENOMEM;
 		goto error;
 	}
@@ -94,24 +94,24 @@ txq_alloc_elts(struct txq *txq, unsigned int elts_n)
 
 		elt->buf = NULL;
 	}
-	DEBUG("%p: allocated and configured %u WRs", (void *)txq, elts_n);
-	txq->elts_n = elts_n;
-	txq->elts = elts;
-	txq->elts_head = 0;
-	txq->elts_tail = 0;
-	txq->elts_comp = 0;
+	DEBUG("%p: allocated and configured %u WRs", (void *)txq_ctrl, elts_n);
+	txq_ctrl->txq.elts_n = elts_n;
+	txq_ctrl->txq.elts = elts;
+	txq_ctrl->txq.elts_head = 0;
+	txq_ctrl->txq.elts_tail = 0;
+	txq_ctrl->txq.elts_comp = 0;
 	/* Request send completion every MLX5_PMD_TX_PER_COMP_REQ packets or
 	 * at least 4 times per ring. */
-	txq->elts_comp_cd_init =
+	txq_ctrl->txq.elts_comp_cd_init =
 		((MLX5_PMD_TX_PER_COMP_REQ < (elts_n / 4)) ?
 		 MLX5_PMD_TX_PER_COMP_REQ : (elts_n / 4));
-	txq->elts_comp_cd = txq->elts_comp_cd_init;
+	txq_ctrl->txq.elts_comp_cd = txq_ctrl->txq.elts_comp_cd_init;
 	assert(ret == 0);
 	return 0;
 error:
 	rte_free(elts);
 
-	DEBUG("%p: failed, freed everything", (void *)txq);
+	DEBUG("%p: failed, freed everything", (void *)txq_ctrl);
 	assert(ret > 0);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -119,25 +119,25 @@ error:
 /**
  * Free TX queue elements.
  *
- * @param txq
+ * @param txq_ctrl
  *   Pointer to TX queue structure.
  */
 static void
-txq_free_elts(struct txq *txq)
+txq_free_elts(struct txq_ctrl *txq_ctrl)
 {
-	unsigned int elts_n = txq->elts_n;
-	unsigned int elts_head = txq->elts_head;
-	unsigned int elts_tail = txq->elts_tail;
-	struct txq_elt (*elts)[elts_n] = txq->elts;
+	unsigned int elts_n = txq_ctrl->txq.elts_n;
+	unsigned int elts_head = txq_ctrl->txq.elts_head;
+	unsigned int elts_tail = txq_ctrl->txq.elts_tail;
+	struct txq_elt (*elts)[elts_n] = txq_ctrl->txq.elts;
 
-	DEBUG("%p: freeing WRs", (void *)txq);
-	txq->elts_n = 0;
-	txq->elts_head = 0;
-	txq->elts_tail = 0;
-	txq->elts_comp = 0;
-	txq->elts_comp_cd = 0;
-	txq->elts_comp_cd_init = 0;
-	txq->elts = NULL;
+	DEBUG("%p: freeing WRs", (void *)txq_ctrl);
+	txq_ctrl->txq.elts_n = 0;
+	txq_ctrl->txq.elts_head = 0;
+	txq_ctrl->txq.elts_tail = 0;
+	txq_ctrl->txq.elts_comp = 0;
+	txq_ctrl->txq.elts_comp_cd = 0;
+	txq_ctrl->txq.elts_comp_cd_init = 0;
+	txq_ctrl->txq.elts = NULL;
 
 	if (elts == NULL)
 		return;
@@ -161,63 +161,63 @@ txq_free_elts(struct txq *txq)
  *
  * Destroy objects, free allocated memory and reset the structure for reuse.
  *
- * @param txq
+ * @param txq_ctrl
  *   Pointer to TX queue structure.
  */
 void
-txq_cleanup(struct txq *txq)
+txq_cleanup(struct txq_ctrl *txq_ctrl)
 {
 	struct ibv_exp_release_intf_params params;
 	size_t i;
 
-	DEBUG("cleaning up %p", (void *)txq);
-	txq_free_elts(txq);
-	txq->poll_cnt = NULL;
-	txq->send_flush = NULL;
-	if (txq->if_qp != NULL) {
-		assert(txq->priv != NULL);
-		assert(txq->priv->ctx != NULL);
-		assert(txq->qp != NULL);
+	DEBUG("cleaning up %p", (void *)txq_ctrl);
+	txq_free_elts(txq_ctrl);
+	txq_ctrl->txq.poll_cnt = NULL;
+	txq_ctrl->txq.send_flush = NULL;
+	if (txq_ctrl->if_qp != NULL) {
+		assert(txq_ctrl->txq.priv != NULL);
+		assert(txq_ctrl->txq.priv->ctx != NULL);
+		assert(txq_ctrl->txq.qp != NULL);
 		params = (struct ibv_exp_release_intf_params){
 			.comp_mask = 0,
 		};
-		claim_zero(ibv_exp_release_intf(txq->priv->ctx,
-						txq->if_qp,
+		claim_zero(ibv_exp_release_intf(txq_ctrl->txq.priv->ctx,
+						txq_ctrl->if_qp,
 						&params));
 	}
-	if (txq->if_cq != NULL) {
-		assert(txq->priv != NULL);
-		assert(txq->priv->ctx != NULL);
-		assert(txq->cq != NULL);
+	if (txq_ctrl->if_cq != NULL) {
+		assert(txq_ctrl->txq.priv != NULL);
+		assert(txq_ctrl->txq.priv->ctx != NULL);
+		assert(txq_ctrl->txq.cq != NULL);
 		params = (struct ibv_exp_release_intf_params){
 			.comp_mask = 0,
 		};
-		claim_zero(ibv_exp_release_intf(txq->priv->ctx,
-						txq->if_cq,
+		claim_zero(ibv_exp_release_intf(txq_ctrl->txq.priv->ctx,
+						txq_ctrl->if_cq,
 						&params));
 	}
-	if (txq->qp != NULL)
-		claim_zero(ibv_destroy_qp(txq->qp));
-	if (txq->cq != NULL)
-		claim_zero(ibv_destroy_cq(txq->cq));
-	if (txq->rd != NULL) {
+	if (txq_ctrl->txq.qp != NULL)
+		claim_zero(ibv_destroy_qp(txq_ctrl->txq.qp));
+	if (txq_ctrl->txq.cq != NULL)
+		claim_zero(ibv_destroy_cq(txq_ctrl->txq.cq));
+	if (txq_ctrl->rd != NULL) {
 		struct ibv_exp_destroy_res_domain_attr attr = {
 			.comp_mask = 0,
 		};
 
-		assert(txq->priv != NULL);
-		assert(txq->priv->ctx != NULL);
-		claim_zero(ibv_exp_destroy_res_domain(txq->priv->ctx,
-						      txq->rd,
+		assert(txq_ctrl->txq.priv != NULL);
+		assert(txq_ctrl->txq.priv->ctx != NULL);
+		claim_zero(ibv_exp_destroy_res_domain(txq_ctrl->txq.priv->ctx,
+						      txq_ctrl->rd,
 						      &attr));
 	}
-	for (i = 0; (i != RTE_DIM(txq->mp2mr)); ++i) {
-		if (txq->mp2mr[i].mp == NULL)
+	for (i = 0; (i != RTE_DIM(txq_ctrl->txq.mp2mr)); ++i) {
+		if (txq_ctrl->txq.mp2mr[i].mp == NULL)
 			break;
-		assert(txq->mp2mr[i].mr != NULL);
-		claim_zero(ibv_dereg_mr(txq->mp2mr[i].mr));
+		assert(txq_ctrl->txq.mp2mr[i].mr != NULL);
+		claim_zero(ibv_dereg_mr(txq_ctrl->txq.mp2mr[i].mr));
 	}
-	memset(txq, 0, sizeof(*txq));
+	memset(txq_ctrl, 0, sizeof(*txq_ctrl));
 }
 
 /**
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ txq_cleanup(struct txq *txq)
  *
  * @param dev
  *   Pointer to Ethernet device structure.
- * @param txq
+ * @param txq_ctrl
  *   Pointer to TX queue structure.
  * @param desc
  *   Number of descriptors to configure in queue.
@@ -238,13 +238,15 @@ txq_cleanup(struct txq *txq)
  *   0 on success, errno value on failure.
  */
 int
-txq_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct txq *txq, uint16_t desc,
+txq_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct txq_ctrl *txq_ctrl, uint16_t desc,
 	  unsigned int socket, const struct rte_eth_txconf *conf)
 {
 	struct priv *priv = mlx5_get_priv(dev);
-	struct txq tmpl = {
-		.priv = priv,
-		.socket = socket
+	struct txq_ctrl tmpl = {
+		.socket = socket,
+		.txq = {
+			.priv = priv,
+		},
 	};
 	union {
 		struct ibv_exp_query_intf_params params;
@@ -279,8 +281,8 @@ txq_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct txq *txq, uint16_t desc,
 		.comp_mask = IBV_EXP_CQ_INIT_ATTR_RES_DOMAIN,
 		.res_domain = tmpl.rd,
 	};
-	tmpl.cq = ibv_exp_create_cq(priv->ctx, desc, NULL, NULL, 0, &attr.cq);
-	if (tmpl.cq == NULL) {
+	tmpl.txq.cq = ibv_exp_create_cq(priv->ctx, desc, NULL, NULL, 0, &attr.cq);
+	if (tmpl.txq.cq == NULL) {
 		ret = ENOMEM;
 		ERROR("%p: CQ creation failure: %s",
 		      (void *)dev, strerror(ret));
@@ -292,9 +294,9 @@ txq_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct txq *txq, uint16_t desc,
 	      priv->device_attr.max_sge);
 	attr.init = (struct ibv_exp_qp_init_attr){
 		/* CQ to be associated with the send queue. */
-		.send_cq = tmpl.cq,
+		.send_cq = tmpl.txq.cq,
 		/* CQ to be associated with the receive queue. */
-		.recv_cq = tmpl.cq,
+		.recv_cq = tmpl.txq.cq,
 		.cap = {
 			/* Max number of outstanding WRs. */
 			.max_send_wr = ((priv->device_attr.max_qp_wr < desc) ?
@@ -312,8 +314,8 @@ txq_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct txq *txq, uint16_t desc,
 		.comp_mask = (IBV_EXP_QP_INIT_ATTR_PD |
 			      IBV_EXP_QP_INIT_ATTR_RES_DOMAIN),
 	};
-	tmpl.qp = ibv_exp_create_qp(priv->ctx, &attr.init);
-	if (tmpl.qp == NULL) {
+	tmpl.txq.qp = ibv_exp_create_qp(priv->ctx, &attr.init);
+	if (tmpl.txq.qp == NULL) {
 		ret = (errno ? errno : EINVAL);
 		ERROR("%p: QP creation failure: %s",
 		      (void *)dev, strerror(ret));
@@ -325,7 +327,7 @@ txq_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct txq *txq, uint16_t desc,
 		/* Primary port number. */
 		.port_num = priv->port
 	};
-	ret = ibv_exp_modify_qp(tmpl.qp, &attr.mod,
+	ret = ibv_exp_modify_qp(tmpl.txq.qp, &attr.mod,
 				(IBV_EXP_QP_STATE | IBV_EXP_QP_PORT));
 	if (ret) {
 		ERROR("%p: QP state to IBV_QPS_INIT failed: %s",
@@ -341,14 +343,14 @@ txq_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct txq *txq, uint16_t desc,
 	attr.mod = (struct ibv_exp_qp_attr){
 		.qp_state = IBV_QPS_RTR
 	};
-	ret = ibv_exp_modify_qp(tmpl.qp, &attr.mod, IBV_EXP_QP_STATE);
+	ret = ibv_exp_modify_qp(tmpl.txq.qp, &attr.mod, IBV_EXP_QP_STATE);
 	if (ret) {
 		ERROR("%p: QP state to IBV_QPS_RTR failed: %s",
 		      (void *)dev, strerror(ret));
 		goto error;
 	}
 	attr.mod.qp_state = IBV_QPS_RTS;
-	ret = ibv_exp_modify_qp(tmpl.qp, &attr.mod, IBV_EXP_QP_STATE);
+	ret = ibv_exp_modify_qp(tmpl.txq.qp, &attr.mod, IBV_EXP_QP_STATE);
 	if (ret) {
 		ERROR("%p: QP state to IBV_QPS_RTS failed: %s",
 		      (void *)dev, strerror(ret));
@@ -357,7 +359,7 @@ txq_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct txq *txq, uint16_t desc,
 	attr.params = (struct ibv_exp_query_intf_params){
 		.intf_scope = IBV_EXP_INTF_GLOBAL,
 		.intf = IBV_EXP_INTF_CQ,
-		.obj = tmpl.cq,
+		.obj = tmpl.txq.cq,
 	};
 	tmpl.if_cq = ibv_exp_query_intf(priv->ctx, &attr.params, &status);
 	if (tmpl.if_cq == NULL) {
@@ -369,7 +371,7 @@ txq_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct txq *txq, uint16_t desc,
 	attr.params = (struct ibv_exp_query_intf_params){
 		.intf_scope = IBV_EXP_INTF_GLOBAL,
 		.intf = IBV_EXP_INTF_QP_BURST,
-		.obj = tmpl.qp,
+		.obj = tmpl.txq.qp,
 #ifdef HAVE_VERBS_VLAN_INSERTION
 		.intf_version = 1,
 #endif
@@ -389,18 +391,18 @@ txq_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct txq *txq, uint16_t desc,
 		goto error;
 	}
 	/* Clean up txq in case we're reinitializing it. */
-	DEBUG("%p: cleaning-up old txq just in case", (void *)txq);
-	txq_cleanup(txq);
-	*txq = tmpl;
-	txq->poll_cnt = txq->if_cq->poll_cnt;
-	txq->send_pending = txq->if_qp->send_pending;
+	DEBUG("%p: cleaning-up old txq just in case", (void *)txq_ctrl);
+	txq_cleanup(txq_ctrl);
+	*txq_ctrl = tmpl;
+	txq_ctrl->txq.poll_cnt = txq_ctrl->if_cq->poll_cnt;
+	txq_ctrl->txq.send_pending = txq_ctrl->if_qp->send_pending;
 #ifdef HAVE_VERBS_VLAN_INSERTION
-	txq->send_pending_vlan = txq->if_qp->send_pending_vlan;
+	txq_ctrl->txq.send_pending_vlan = txq_ctrl->if_qp->send_pending_vlan;
 #endif
-	txq->send_flush = txq->if_qp->send_flush;
-	DEBUG("%p: txq updated with %p", (void *)txq, (void *)&tmpl);
+	txq_ctrl->txq.send_flush = txq_ctrl->if_qp->send_flush;
+	DEBUG("%p: txq updated with %p", (void *)txq_ctrl, (void *)&tmpl);
 	/* Pre-register known mempools. */
-	rte_mempool_walk(txq_mp2mr_iter, txq);
+	rte_mempool_walk(txq_mp2mr_iter, txq_ctrl);
 	assert(ret == 0);
 	return 0;
 error:
@@ -432,12 +434,15 @@ mlx5_tx_queue_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t idx, uint16_t desc,
 {
 	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct txq *txq = (*priv->txqs)[idx];
+	struct txq_ctrl *txq_ctrl;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (mlx5_is_secondary())
 		return -E_RTE_SECONDARY;
 
 	priv_lock(priv);
+	if (txq)
+		txq_ctrl = container_of(txq, struct txq_ctrl, txq);
 	DEBUG("%p: configuring queue %u for %u descriptors",
 	      (void *)dev, idx, desc);
 	if (idx >= priv->txqs_n) {
@@ -454,24 +459,25 @@ mlx5_tx_queue_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t idx, uint16_t desc,
 			return -EEXIST;
 		}
 		(*priv->txqs)[idx] = NULL;
-		txq_cleanup(txq);
+		txq_cleanup(txq_ctrl);
 	} else {
-		txq = rte_calloc_socket("TXQ", 1, sizeof(*txq), 0, socket);
-		if (txq == NULL) {
+		txq_ctrl = rte_calloc_socket("TXQ", 1, sizeof(*txq_ctrl),
+					     0, socket);
+		if (txq_ctrl == NULL) {
 			ERROR("%p: unable to allocate queue index %u",
 			      (void *)dev, idx);
 			priv_unlock(priv);
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		}
 	}
-	ret = txq_setup(dev, txq, desc, socket, conf);
+	ret = txq_setup(dev, txq_ctrl, desc, socket, conf);
 	if (ret)
-		rte_free(txq);
+		rte_free(txq_ctrl);
 	else {
-		txq->stats.idx = idx;
+		txq_ctrl->txq.stats.idx = idx;
 		DEBUG("%p: adding TX queue %p to list",
-		      (void *)dev, (void *)txq);
-		(*priv->txqs)[idx] = txq;
+		      (void *)dev, (void *)txq_ctrl);
+		(*priv->txqs)[idx] = &txq_ctrl->txq;
 		/* Update send callback. */
 		dev->tx_pkt_burst = mlx5_tx_burst;
 	}
@@ -489,6 +495,7 @@ void
 mlx5_tx_queue_release(void *dpdk_txq)
 {
 	struct txq *txq = (struct txq *)dpdk_txq;
+	struct txq_ctrl *txq_ctrl;
 	struct priv *priv;
 	unsigned int i;
 
@@ -497,17 +504,18 @@ mlx5_tx_queue_release(void *dpdk_txq)
 
 	if (txq == NULL)
 		return;
+	txq_ctrl = container_of(txq, struct txq_ctrl, txq);
 	priv = txq->priv;
 	priv_lock(priv);
 	for (i = 0; (i != priv->txqs_n); ++i)
 		if ((*priv->txqs)[i] == txq) {
 			DEBUG("%p: removing TX queue %p from list",
-			      (void *)priv->dev, (void *)txq);
+			      (void *)priv->dev, (void *)txq_ctrl);
 			(*priv->txqs)[i] = NULL;
 			break;
 		}
-	txq_cleanup(txq);
-	rte_free(txq);
+	txq_cleanup(txq_ctrl);
+	rte_free(txq_ctrl);
 	priv_unlock(priv);
 }
 
