diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_api.c b/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_api.c
index f552d96..80c7091 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_api.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_api.c
@@ -38,13 +38,12 @@
 #include <rte_ethdev.h>
 #include <rte_tcp.h>
 #include <rte_vdev.h>
+#include <rte_kvargs.h>
 
 #include "rte_eth_bond.h"
 #include "rte_eth_bond_private.h"
 #include "rte_eth_bond_8023ad_private.h"
 
-#define DEFAULT_POLLING_INTERVAL_10_MS (10)
-
 int
 check_for_bonded_ethdev(const struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 {
@@ -163,163 +162,45 @@ number_of_sockets(void)
 int
 rte_eth_bond_create(const char *name, uint8_t mode, uint8_t socket_id)
 {
-	struct bond_dev_private *internals = NULL;
-	struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev = NULL;
-	uint32_t vlan_filter_bmp_size;
-
-	/* now do all data allocation - for eth_dev structure, dummy pci driver
-	 * and internal (private) data
-	 */
+	struct bond_dev_private *internals;
+	char devargs[52];
+	uint8_t port_id;
+	int ret;
 
 	if (name == NULL) {
 		RTE_BOND_LOG(ERR, "Invalid name specified");
-		goto err;
-	}
-
-	if (socket_id >= number_of_sockets()) {
-		RTE_BOND_LOG(ERR,
-				"Invalid socket id specified to create bonded device on.");
-		goto err;
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	internals = rte_zmalloc_socket(name, sizeof(*internals), 0, socket_id);
-	if (internals == NULL) {
-		RTE_BOND_LOG(ERR, "Unable to malloc internals on socket");
-		goto err;
-	}
+	ret = snprintf(devargs, sizeof(devargs),
+		"driver=net_bonding,mode=%d,socket_id=%d", mode, socket_id);
+	if (ret < 0 || ret >= (int)sizeof(devargs))
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	/* reserve an ethdev entry */
-	eth_dev = rte_eth_dev_allocate(name);
-	if (eth_dev == NULL) {
-		RTE_BOND_LOG(ERR, "Unable to allocate rte_eth_dev");
-		goto err;
-	}
+	ret = rte_eal_vdev_init(name, devargs);
+	if (ret)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	eth_dev->data->dev_private = internals;
-	eth_dev->data->nb_rx_queues = (uint16_t)1;
-	eth_dev->data->nb_tx_queues = (uint16_t)1;
-
-	eth_dev->data->mac_addrs = rte_zmalloc_socket(name, ETHER_ADDR_LEN, 0,
-			socket_id);
-	if (eth_dev->data->mac_addrs == NULL) {
-		RTE_BOND_LOG(ERR, "Unable to malloc mac_addrs");
-		goto err;
-	}
-
-	eth_dev->dev_ops = &default_dev_ops;
-	eth_dev->data->dev_flags = RTE_ETH_DEV_INTR_LSC |
-		RTE_ETH_DEV_DETACHABLE;
-	eth_dev->driver = NULL;
-	eth_dev->data->kdrv = RTE_KDRV_NONE;
-	eth_dev->data->drv_name = pmd_bond_drv.driver.name;
-	eth_dev->data->numa_node =  socket_id;
-
-	rte_spinlock_init(&internals->lock);
-
-	internals->port_id = eth_dev->data->port_id;
-	internals->mode = BONDING_MODE_INVALID;
-	internals->current_primary_port = RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS + 1;
-	internals->balance_xmit_policy = BALANCE_XMIT_POLICY_LAYER2;
-	internals->xmit_hash = xmit_l2_hash;
-	internals->user_defined_mac = 0;
-	internals->link_props_set = 0;
-
-	internals->link_status_polling_enabled = 0;
-
-	internals->link_status_polling_interval_ms = DEFAULT_POLLING_INTERVAL_10_MS;
-	internals->link_down_delay_ms = 0;
-	internals->link_up_delay_ms = 0;
-
-	internals->slave_count = 0;
-	internals->active_slave_count = 0;
-	internals->rx_offload_capa = 0;
-	internals->tx_offload_capa = 0;
-	internals->candidate_max_rx_pktlen = 0;
-	internals->max_rx_pktlen = 0;
-
-	/* Initially allow to choose any offload type */
-	internals->flow_type_rss_offloads = ETH_RSS_PROTO_MASK;
-
-	memset(internals->active_slaves, 0, sizeof(internals->active_slaves));
-	memset(internals->slaves, 0, sizeof(internals->slaves));
-
-	/* Set mode 4 default configuration */
-	bond_mode_8023ad_setup(eth_dev, NULL);
-	if (bond_ethdev_mode_set(eth_dev, mode)) {
-		RTE_BOND_LOG(ERR, "Failed to set bonded device %d mode too %d",
-				 eth_dev->data->port_id, mode);
-		goto err;
-	}
+	ret = rte_eth_dev_get_port_by_name(name, &port_id);
+	RTE_ASSERT(!ret);
 
-	vlan_filter_bmp_size =
-		rte_bitmap_get_memory_footprint(ETHER_MAX_VLAN_ID + 1);
-	internals->vlan_filter_bmpmem = rte_malloc(name, vlan_filter_bmp_size,
-						   RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE);
-	if (internals->vlan_filter_bmpmem == NULL) {
-		RTE_BOND_LOG(ERR,
-			     "Failed to allocate vlan bitmap for bonded device %u\n",
-			     eth_dev->data->port_id);
-		goto err;
-	}
-
-	internals->vlan_filter_bmp = rte_bitmap_init(ETHER_MAX_VLAN_ID + 1,
-			internals->vlan_filter_bmpmem, vlan_filter_bmp_size);
-	if (internals->vlan_filter_bmp == NULL) {
-		RTE_BOND_LOG(ERR,
-			     "Failed to init vlan bitmap for bonded device %u\n",
-			     eth_dev->data->port_id);
-		rte_free(internals->vlan_filter_bmpmem);
-		goto err;
-	}
-
-	return eth_dev->data->port_id;
+	/*
+	 * To make bond_ethdev_configure() happy we need to free the
+	 * internals->kvlist here.
+	 *
+	 * Also see comment in bond_ethdev_configure().
+	 */
+	internals = rte_eth_devices[port_id].data->dev_private;
+	rte_kvargs_free(internals->kvlist);
+	internals->kvlist = NULL;
 
-err:
-	rte_free(internals);
-	if (eth_dev != NULL) {
-		rte_free(eth_dev->data->mac_addrs);
-		rte_eth_dev_release_port(eth_dev);
-	}
-	return -1;
+	return port_id;
 }
 
 int
 rte_eth_bond_free(const char *name)
 {
-	struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev = NULL;
-	struct bond_dev_private *internals;
-
-	/* now free all data allocation - for eth_dev structure,
-	 * dummy pci driver and internal (private) data
-	 */
-
-	/* find an ethdev entry */
-	eth_dev = rte_eth_dev_allocated(name);
-	if (eth_dev == NULL)
-		return -ENODEV;
-
-	internals = eth_dev->data->dev_private;
-	if (internals->slave_count != 0)
-		return -EBUSY;
-
-	if (eth_dev->data->dev_started == 1) {
-		bond_ethdev_stop(eth_dev);
-		bond_ethdev_close(eth_dev);
-	}
-
-	eth_dev->dev_ops = NULL;
-	eth_dev->rx_pkt_burst = NULL;
-	eth_dev->tx_pkt_burst = NULL;
-
-	internals = eth_dev->data->dev_private;
-	rte_bitmap_free(internals->vlan_filter_bmp);
-	rte_free(internals->vlan_filter_bmpmem);
-	rte_free(eth_dev->data->dev_private);
-	rte_free(eth_dev->data->mac_addrs);
-
-	rte_eth_dev_release_port(eth_dev);
-
-	return 0;
+	return rte_eal_vdev_uninit(name);
 }
 
 static int
diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_args.c b/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_args.c
index 3dca273..e3bdad9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_args.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_args.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ const char *pmd_bond_init_valid_arguments[] = {
 	PMD_BOND_XMIT_POLICY_KVARG,
 	PMD_BOND_SOCKET_ID_KVARG,
 	PMD_BOND_MAC_ADDR_KVARG,
-
+	"driver",
 	NULL
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_pmd.c b/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_pmd.c
index 6c03920..c0d08a8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_pmd.c
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 #include "rte_eth_bond_8023ad_private.h"
 
 #define REORDER_PERIOD_MS 10
+#define DEFAULT_POLLING_INTERVAL_10_MS (10)
 
 #define HASH_L4_PORTS(h) ((h)->src_port ^ (h)->dst_port)
 
@@ -2230,6 +2231,132 @@ const struct eth_dev_ops default_dev_ops = {
 };
 
 static int
+bond_alloc(struct rte_vdev_device *dev, uint8_t mode)
+{
+	const char *name = rte_vdev_device_name(dev);
+	uint8_t socket_id = dev->device.numa_node;
+	struct bond_dev_private *internals = NULL;
+	struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev = NULL;
+	uint32_t vlan_filter_bmp_size;
+
+	/* now do all data allocation - for eth_dev structure, dummy pci driver
+	 * and internal (private) data
+	 */
+
+	if (name == NULL) {
+		RTE_BOND_LOG(ERR, "Invalid name specified");
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	if (socket_id >= number_of_sockets()) {
+		RTE_BOND_LOG(ERR,
+				"Invalid socket id specified to create bonded device on.");
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	internals = rte_zmalloc_socket(name, sizeof(*internals), 0, socket_id);
+	if (internals == NULL) {
+		RTE_BOND_LOG(ERR, "Unable to malloc internals on socket");
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	/* reserve an ethdev entry */
+	eth_dev = rte_eth_dev_allocate(name);
+	if (eth_dev == NULL) {
+		RTE_BOND_LOG(ERR, "Unable to allocate rte_eth_dev");
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	eth_dev->data->dev_private = internals;
+	eth_dev->data->nb_rx_queues = (uint16_t)1;
+	eth_dev->data->nb_tx_queues = (uint16_t)1;
+
+	eth_dev->data->mac_addrs = rte_zmalloc_socket(name, ETHER_ADDR_LEN, 0,
+			socket_id);
+	if (eth_dev->data->mac_addrs == NULL) {
+		RTE_BOND_LOG(ERR, "Unable to malloc mac_addrs");
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	eth_dev->dev_ops = &default_dev_ops;
+	eth_dev->data->dev_flags = RTE_ETH_DEV_INTR_LSC |
+		RTE_ETH_DEV_DETACHABLE;
+	eth_dev->driver = NULL;
+	eth_dev->data->kdrv = RTE_KDRV_NONE;
+	eth_dev->data->drv_name = pmd_bond_drv.driver.name;
+	eth_dev->data->numa_node =  socket_id;
+
+	rte_spinlock_init(&internals->lock);
+
+	internals->port_id = eth_dev->data->port_id;
+	internals->mode = BONDING_MODE_INVALID;
+	internals->current_primary_port = RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS + 1;
+	internals->balance_xmit_policy = BALANCE_XMIT_POLICY_LAYER2;
+	internals->xmit_hash = xmit_l2_hash;
+	internals->user_defined_mac = 0;
+	internals->link_props_set = 0;
+
+	internals->link_status_polling_enabled = 0;
+
+	internals->link_status_polling_interval_ms =
+		DEFAULT_POLLING_INTERVAL_10_MS;
+	internals->link_down_delay_ms = 0;
+	internals->link_up_delay_ms = 0;
+
+	internals->slave_count = 0;
+	internals->active_slave_count = 0;
+	internals->rx_offload_capa = 0;
+	internals->tx_offload_capa = 0;
+	internals->candidate_max_rx_pktlen = 0;
+	internals->max_rx_pktlen = 0;
+
+	/* Initially allow to choose any offload type */
+	internals->flow_type_rss_offloads = ETH_RSS_PROTO_MASK;
+
+	memset(internals->active_slaves, 0, sizeof(internals->active_slaves));
+	memset(internals->slaves, 0, sizeof(internals->slaves));
+
+	/* Set mode 4 default configuration */
+	bond_mode_8023ad_setup(eth_dev, NULL);
+	if (bond_ethdev_mode_set(eth_dev, mode)) {
+		RTE_BOND_LOG(ERR, "Failed to set bonded device %d mode too %d",
+				 eth_dev->data->port_id, mode);
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	vlan_filter_bmp_size =
+		rte_bitmap_get_memory_footprint(ETHER_MAX_VLAN_ID + 1);
+	internals->vlan_filter_bmpmem = rte_malloc(name, vlan_filter_bmp_size,
+						   RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE);
+	if (internals->vlan_filter_bmpmem == NULL) {
+		RTE_BOND_LOG(ERR,
+			     "Failed to allocate vlan bitmap for bonded device %u\n",
+			     eth_dev->data->port_id);
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	internals->vlan_filter_bmp = rte_bitmap_init(ETHER_MAX_VLAN_ID + 1,
+			internals->vlan_filter_bmpmem, vlan_filter_bmp_size);
+	if (internals->vlan_filter_bmp == NULL) {
+		RTE_BOND_LOG(ERR,
+			     "Failed to init vlan bitmap for bonded device %u\n",
+			     eth_dev->data->port_id);
+		rte_free(internals->vlan_filter_bmpmem);
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	return eth_dev->data->port_id;
+
+err:
+	rte_free(internals);
+	if (eth_dev != NULL) {
+		rte_free(eth_dev->data->mac_addrs);
+		rte_eth_dev_release_port(eth_dev);
+	}
+	return -1;
+}
+
+static int
 bond_probe(struct rte_vdev_device *dev)
 {
 	const char *name;
@@ -2238,6 +2365,9 @@ bond_probe(struct rte_vdev_device *dev)
 	uint8_t bonding_mode, socket_id;
 	int  arg_count, port_id;
 
+	if (!dev)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	name = rte_vdev_device_name(dev);
 	RTE_LOG(INFO, EAL, "Initializing pmd_bond for %s\n", name);
 
@@ -2279,8 +2409,10 @@ bond_probe(struct rte_vdev_device *dev)
 		socket_id = rte_socket_id();
 	}
 
+	dev->device.numa_node = socket_id;
+
 	/* Create link bonding eth device */
-	port_id = rte_eth_bond_create(name, bonding_mode, socket_id);
+	port_id = bond_alloc(dev, bonding_mode);
 	if (port_id < 0) {
 		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Failed to create socket %s in mode %u on "
 				"socket %u.\n",	name, bonding_mode, socket_id);
@@ -2302,8 +2434,9 @@ bond_probe(struct rte_vdev_device *dev)
 static int
 bond_remove(struct rte_vdev_device *dev)
 {
+	struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev;
+	struct bond_dev_private *internals;
 	const char *name;
-	int  ret;
 
 	if (!dev)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -2311,12 +2444,39 @@ bond_remove(struct rte_vdev_device *dev)
 	name = rte_vdev_device_name(dev);
 	RTE_LOG(INFO, EAL, "Uninitializing pmd_bond for %s\n", name);
 
-	/* free link bonding eth device */
-	ret = rte_eth_bond_free(name);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Failed to free %s\n", name);
+	/* now free all data allocation - for eth_dev structure,
+	 * dummy pci driver and internal (private) data
+	 */
 
-	return ret;
+	/* find an ethdev entry */
+	eth_dev = rte_eth_dev_allocated(name);
+	if (eth_dev == NULL)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	RTE_ASSERT(eth_dev->device == &dev->device);
+
+	internals = eth_dev->data->dev_private;
+	if (internals->slave_count != 0)
+		return -EBUSY;
+
+	if (eth_dev->data->dev_started == 1) {
+		bond_ethdev_stop(eth_dev);
+		bond_ethdev_close(eth_dev);
+	}
+
+	eth_dev->dev_ops = NULL;
+	eth_dev->rx_pkt_burst = NULL;
+	eth_dev->tx_pkt_burst = NULL;
+
+	internals = eth_dev->data->dev_private;
+	rte_bitmap_free(internals->vlan_filter_bmp);
+	rte_free(internals->vlan_filter_bmpmem);
+	rte_free(eth_dev->data->dev_private);
+	rte_free(eth_dev->data->mac_addrs);
+
+	rte_eth_dev_release_port(eth_dev);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /* this part will resolve the slave portids after all the other pdev and vdev
