diff --git a/drivers/bus/fslmc/Makefile b/drivers/bus/fslmc/Makefile
index 93870ba..3aa34e2 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/fslmc/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/bus/fslmc/Makefile
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ CFLAGS += $(WERROR_FLAGS)
 CFLAGS += -I$(RTE_SDK)/drivers/bus/fslmc
 CFLAGS += -I$(RTE_SDK)/drivers/bus/fslmc/mc
 CFLAGS += -I$(RTE_SDK)/drivers/bus/fslmc/qbman/include
-CFLAGS += -I$(RTE_SDK)/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal
 CFLAGS += -I$(RTE_SDK)/lib/librte_eal/common
 LDLIBS += -lrte_eal -lrte_mbuf -lrte_mempool -lrte_ring
 LDLIBS += -lrte_ethdev
diff --git a/drivers/bus/fslmc/fslmc_vfio.c b/drivers/bus/fslmc/fslmc_vfio.c
index 62499de..f3b2960 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/fslmc/fslmc_vfio.c
+++ b/drivers/bus/fslmc/fslmc_vfio.c
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ fslmc_get_container_group(int *groupid)
 	}
 
 	/* get group number */
-	ret = vfio_get_group_no(SYSFS_FSL_MC_DEVICES, g_container, groupid);
+	ret = rte_vfio_get_group_num(SYSFS_FSL_MC_DEVICES,
+				     g_container, groupid);
 	if (ret <= 0) {
 		DPAA2_BUS_ERR("Unable to find %s IOMMU group", g_container);
 		return -1;
@@ -124,7 +125,7 @@ vfio_connect_container(void)
 	}
 
 	/* Opens main vfio file descriptor which represents the "container" */
-	fd = vfio_get_container_fd();
+	fd = rte_vfio_get_container_fd();
 	if (fd < 0) {
 		DPAA2_BUS_ERR("Failed to open VFIO container");
 		return -errno;
@@ -620,7 +621,7 @@ fslmc_vfio_setup_group(void)
 	}
 
 	/* Get the actual group fd */
-	ret = vfio_get_group_fd(groupid);
+	ret = rte_vfio_get_group_fd(groupid);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 	vfio_group.fd = ret;
diff --git a/drivers/bus/fslmc/fslmc_vfio.h b/drivers/bus/fslmc/fslmc_vfio.h
index e8fb344..9e2c4fe 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/fslmc/fslmc_vfio.h
+++ b/drivers/bus/fslmc/fslmc_vfio.h
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@
 
 #include <rte_vfio.h>
 
-#include "eal_vfio.h"
-
 #define DPAA2_MC_DPNI_DEVID	7
 #define DPAA2_MC_DPSECI_DEVID	3
 #define DPAA2_MC_DPCON_DEVID	5
diff --git a/drivers/bus/fslmc/meson.build b/drivers/bus/fslmc/meson.build
index e94340e..78f9d92 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/fslmc/meson.build
+++ b/drivers/bus/fslmc/meson.build
@@ -22,6 +22,5 @@ sources = files('fslmc_bus.c',
 
 allow_experimental_apis = true
 
-includes += include_directories('../../../lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal')
 includes += include_directories('mc', 'qbman/include', 'portal')
 cflags += ['-D_GNU_SOURCE']
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/eal.c b/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/eal.c
index 4eafcb5..ac23db5 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/eal.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/eal.c
@@ -781,3 +781,23 @@ int rte_vfio_clear_group(__rte_unused int vfio_group_fd)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
+
+int __rte_experimental
+rte_vfio_get_group_num(__rte_unused const char *sysfs_base,
+		       __rte_unused const char *dev_addr,
+		       __rte_unused int *iommu_group_num)
+{
+	return -1;
+}
+
+int  __rte_experimental
+rte_vfio_get_container_fd(void)
+{
+	return -1;
+}
+
+int  __rte_experimental
+rte_vfio_get_group_fd(__rte_unused int iommu_group_num)
+{
+	return -1;
+}
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_vfio.h b/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_vfio.h
index 9b7b983..9369b42 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_vfio.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_vfio.h
@@ -37,6 +37,13 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
+/* NOIOMMU is defined from kernel version 4.5 onwards */
+#ifdef VFIO_NOIOMMU_IOMMU
+#define RTE_VFIO_NOIOMMU VFIO_NOIOMMU_IOMMU
+#else
+#define RTE_VFIO_NOIOMMU 8
+#endif
+
 /**
  * Setup vfio_cfg for the device identified by its address.
  * It discovers the configured I/O MMU groups or sets a new one for the device.
@@ -128,10 +135,76 @@ int rte_vfio_is_enabled(const char *modname);
  */
 int rte_vfio_noiommu_is_enabled(void);
 
-/* remove group fd from internal VFIO group fd array */
+/**
+ * Remove group fd from internal VFIO group fd array/
+ *
+ * This function is only relevant to linux and will return
+ * an error on BSD.
+ *
+ * @param vfio_group_fd
+ *   VFIO Grouup FD.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   0 on success.
+ *   <0 on failure.
+ */
 int
 rte_vfio_clear_group(int vfio_group_fd);
 
+/**
+ * Parse IOMMU group number for a device
+ *
+ * This function is only relevant to linux and will return
+ * an error on BSD.
+ *
+ * @param sysfs_base
+ *   sysfs path prefix.
+ *
+ * @param dev_addr
+ *   device location.
+ *
+ * @param iommu_group_num
+ *   iommu group number
+ *
+ * @return
+ *  >0 on success
+ *   0 for non-existent group or VFIO
+ *  <0 for errors
+ */
+int __rte_experimental
+rte_vfio_get_group_num(const char *sysfs_base,
+		       const char *dev_addr,
+		       int *iommu_group_num);
+
+/**
+ * Open VFIO container fd or get an existing one
+ *
+ * This function is only relevant to linux and will return
+ * an error on BSD.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *  > 0 container fd
+ *  < 0 for errors
+ */
+int __rte_experimental
+rte_vfio_get_container_fd(void);
+
+/**
+ * Open VFIO group fd or get an existing one
+ *
+ * This function is only relevant to linux and will return
+ * an error on BSD.
+ *
+ * @param iommu_group_num
+ *   iommu group number
+ *
+ * @return
+ *  > 0 group fd
+ *  < 0 for errors
+ */
+int __rte_experimental
+rte_vfio_get_group_fd(int iommu_group_num);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_vfio.c b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_vfio.c
index e44ae4d..9f75417 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_vfio.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_vfio.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ static const struct vfio_iommu_type iommu_types[] = {
 };
 
 int
-vfio_get_group_fd(int iommu_group_no)
+rte_vfio_get_group_fd(int iommu_group_num)
 {
 	int i;
 	int vfio_group_fd;
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ vfio_get_group_fd(int iommu_group_no)
 
 	/* check if we already have the group descriptor open */
 	for (i = 0; i < VFIO_MAX_GROUPS; i++)
-		if (vfio_cfg.vfio_groups[i].group_no == iommu_group_no)
+		if (vfio_cfg.vfio_groups[i].group_no == iommu_group_num)
 			return vfio_cfg.vfio_groups[i].fd;
 
 	/* Lets see first if there is room for a new group */
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ vfio_get_group_fd(int iommu_group_no)
 	if (internal_config.process_type == RTE_PROC_PRIMARY) {
 		/* try regular group format */
 		snprintf(filename, sizeof(filename),
-				 VFIO_GROUP_FMT, iommu_group_no);
+				 VFIO_GROUP_FMT, iommu_group_num);
 		vfio_group_fd = open(filename, O_RDWR);
 		if (vfio_group_fd < 0) {
 			/* if file not found, it's not an error */
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ vfio_get_group_fd(int iommu_group_no)
 
 			/* special case: try no-IOMMU path as well */
 			snprintf(filename, sizeof(filename),
-					VFIO_NOIOMMU_GROUP_FMT, iommu_group_no);
+					VFIO_NOIOMMU_GROUP_FMT, iommu_group_num);
 			vfio_group_fd = open(filename, O_RDWR);
 			if (vfio_group_fd < 0) {
 				if (errno != ENOENT) {
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ vfio_get_group_fd(int iommu_group_no)
 			/* noiommu group found */
 		}
 
-		cur_grp->group_no = iommu_group_no;
+		cur_grp->group_no = iommu_group_num;
 		cur_grp->fd = vfio_group_fd;
 		vfio_cfg.vfio_active_groups++;
 		return vfio_group_fd;
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ vfio_get_group_fd(int iommu_group_no)
 			close(socket_fd);
 			return -1;
 		}
-		if (vfio_mp_sync_send_request(socket_fd, iommu_group_no) < 0) {
+		if (vfio_mp_sync_send_request(socket_fd, iommu_group_num) < 0) {
 			RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "  cannot send group number!\n");
 			close(socket_fd);
 			return -1;
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ vfio_get_group_fd(int iommu_group_no)
 			/* if we got the fd, store it and return it */
 			if (vfio_group_fd > 0) {
 				close(socket_fd);
-				cur_grp->group_no = iommu_group_no;
+				cur_grp->group_no = iommu_group_num;
 				cur_grp->fd = vfio_group_fd;
 				vfio_cfg.vfio_active_groups++;
 				return vfio_group_fd;
@@ -262,11 +262,11 @@ rte_vfio_setup_device(const char *sysfs_base, const char *dev_addr,
 			.argsz = sizeof(group_status)
 	};
 	int vfio_group_fd;
-	int iommu_group_no;
+	int iommu_group_num;
 	int ret;
 
 	/* get group number */
-	ret = vfio_get_group_no(sysfs_base, dev_addr, &iommu_group_no);
+	ret = rte_vfio_get_group_num(sysfs_base, dev_addr, &iommu_group_num);
 	if (ret == 0) {
 		RTE_LOG(WARNING, EAL, "  %s not managed by VFIO driver, skipping\n",
 			dev_addr);
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ rte_vfio_setup_device(const char *sysfs_base, const char *dev_addr,
 		return -1;
 
 	/* get the actual group fd */
-	vfio_group_fd = vfio_get_group_fd(iommu_group_no);
+	vfio_group_fd = rte_vfio_get_group_fd(iommu_group_num);
 	if (vfio_group_fd < 0)
 		return -1;
 
@@ -394,11 +394,11 @@ rte_vfio_release_device(const char *sysfs_base, const char *dev_addr,
 			.argsz = sizeof(group_status)
 	};
 	int vfio_group_fd;
-	int iommu_group_no;
+	int iommu_group_num;
 	int ret;
 
 	/* get group number */
-	ret = vfio_get_group_no(sysfs_base, dev_addr, &iommu_group_no);
+	ret = rte_vfio_get_group_num(sysfs_base, dev_addr, &iommu_group_num);
 	if (ret <= 0) {
 		RTE_LOG(WARNING, EAL, "  %s not managed by VFIO driver\n",
 			dev_addr);
@@ -407,9 +407,9 @@ rte_vfio_release_device(const char *sysfs_base, const char *dev_addr,
 	}
 
 	/* get the actual group fd */
-	vfio_group_fd = vfio_get_group_fd(iommu_group_no);
+	vfio_group_fd = rte_vfio_get_group_fd(iommu_group_num);
 	if (vfio_group_fd <= 0) {
-		RTE_LOG(INFO, EAL, "vfio_get_group_fd failed for %s\n",
+		RTE_LOG(INFO, EAL, "rte_vfio_get_group_fd failed for %s\n",
 				   dev_addr);
 		return -1;
 	}
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ rte_vfio_enable(const char *modname)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	vfio_cfg.vfio_container_fd = vfio_get_container_fd();
+	vfio_cfg.vfio_container_fd = rte_vfio_get_container_fd();
 
 	/* check if we have VFIO driver enabled */
 	if (vfio_cfg.vfio_container_fd != -1) {
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ vfio_has_supported_extensions(int vfio_container_fd)
 }
 
 int
-vfio_get_container_fd(void)
+rte_vfio_get_container_fd(void)
 {
 	int ret, vfio_container_fd;
 
@@ -622,8 +622,8 @@ vfio_get_container_fd(void)
 }
 
 int
-vfio_get_group_no(const char *sysfs_base,
-		const char *dev_addr, int *iommu_group_no)
+rte_vfio_get_group_num(const char *sysfs_base,
+		const char *dev_addr, int *iommu_group_num)
 {
 	char linkname[PATH_MAX];
 	char filename[PATH_MAX];
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ vfio_get_group_no(const char *sysfs_base,
 	errno = 0;
 	group_tok = tok[ret - 1];
 	end = group_tok;
-	*iommu_group_no = strtol(group_tok, &end, 10);
+	*iommu_group_num = strtol(group_tok, &end, 10);
 	if ((end != group_tok && *end != '\0') || errno != 0) {
 		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "  %s error parsing IOMMU number!\n", dev_addr);
 		return -1;
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_vfio.h b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_vfio.h
index 8059577..c72b76c 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_vfio.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_vfio.h
@@ -79,12 +79,6 @@ struct vfio_iommu_spapr_tce_info {
 #define RTE_VFIO_SPAPR VFIO_SPAPR_TCE_v2_IOMMU
 #endif
 
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(4, 5, 0)
-#define RTE_VFIO_NOIOMMU 8
-#else
-#define RTE_VFIO_NOIOMMU VFIO_NOIOMMU_IOMMU
-#endif
-
 #define VFIO_MAX_GROUPS RTE_MAX_VFIO_GROUPS
 
 /*
@@ -133,21 +127,6 @@ vfio_set_iommu_type(int vfio_container_fd);
 int
 vfio_has_supported_extensions(int vfio_container_fd);
 
-/* open container fd or get an existing one */
-int
-vfio_get_container_fd(void);
-
-/* parse IOMMU group number for a device
- * returns 1 on success, -1 for errors, 0 for non-existent group
- */
-int
-vfio_get_group_no(const char *sysfs_base,
-		const char *dev_addr, int *iommu_group_no);
-
-/* open group fd or get an existing one */
-int
-vfio_get_group_fd(int iommu_group_no);
-
 int vfio_mp_sync_setup(void);
 
 #define SOCKET_REQ_CONTAINER 0x100
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_vfio_mp_sync.c b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_vfio_mp_sync.c
index 7cc3c15..e19b571 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_vfio_mp_sync.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_vfio_mp_sync.c
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ vfio_mp_sync_thread(void __rte_unused * arg)
 
 		switch (ret) {
 		case SOCKET_REQ_CONTAINER:
-			fd = vfio_get_container_fd();
+			fd = rte_vfio_get_container_fd();
 			if (fd < 0)
 				vfio_mp_sync_send_request(conn_sock, SOCKET_ERR);
 			else
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ vfio_mp_sync_thread(void __rte_unused * arg)
 				continue;
 			}
 
-			fd = vfio_get_group_fd(vfio_data);
+			fd = rte_vfio_get_group_fd(vfio_data);
 
 			if (fd < 0)
 				vfio_mp_sync_send_request(conn_sock, SOCKET_ERR);
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/rte_eal_version.map b/lib/librte_eal/rte_eal_version.map
index f331f54..f663b8b 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/rte_eal_version.map
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/rte_eal_version.map
@@ -255,5 +255,8 @@ EXPERIMENTAL {
 	rte_service_set_runstate_mapped_check;
 	rte_service_set_stats_enable;
 	rte_service_start_with_defaults;
+	rte_vfio_get_group_num;
+	rte_vfio_get_container_fd;
+	rte_vfio_get_group_fd;
 
 } DPDK_18.02;
