diff --git a/examples/ipsec-secgw/Makefile b/examples/ipsec-secgw/Makefile
index 09e3c5a..f6fd94c 100644
--- a/examples/ipsec-secgw/Makefile
+++ b/examples/ipsec-secgw/Makefile
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ SRCS-y += sa.c
 SRCS-y += rt.c
 SRCS-y += ipsec_process.c
 SRCS-y += ipsec-secgw.c
+SRCS-y += ipsec_worker.c
 SRCS-y += event_helper.c
 
 CFLAGS += -gdwarf-2
diff --git a/examples/ipsec-secgw/event_helper.c b/examples/ipsec-secgw/event_helper.c
index 6549875..44f997d 100644
--- a/examples/ipsec-secgw/event_helper.c
+++ b/examples/ipsec-secgw/event_helper.c
@@ -984,6 +984,9 @@ eh_find_worker(uint32_t lcore_id, struct eh_conf *conf,
 	else
 		curr_conf.cap.burst = EH_RX_TYPE_NON_BURST;
 
+	curr_conf.cap.ipsec_mode = conf->ipsec_mode;
+	curr_conf.cap.ipsec_dir = conf->ipsec_dir;
+
 	/* Parse the passed list and see if we have matching capabilities */
 
 	/* Initialize the pointer used to traverse the list */
diff --git a/examples/ipsec-secgw/event_helper.h b/examples/ipsec-secgw/event_helper.h
index 2895dfa..07849b0 100644
--- a/examples/ipsec-secgw/event_helper.h
+++ b/examples/ipsec-secgw/event_helper.h
@@ -74,6 +74,22 @@ enum eh_tx_types {
 	EH_TX_TYPE_NO_INTERNAL_PORT
 };
 
+/**
+ * Event mode ipsec mode types
+ */
+enum eh_ipsec_mode_types {
+	EH_IPSEC_MODE_TYPE_APP = 0,
+	EH_IPSEC_MODE_TYPE_DRIVER
+};
+
+/**
+ * Event mode ipsec direction types
+ */
+enum eh_ipsec_dir_types {
+	EH_IPSEC_DIR_TYPE_OUTBOUND = 0,
+	EH_IPSEC_DIR_TYPE_INBOUND,
+};
+
 /* Event dev params */
 struct eventdev_params {
 	uint8_t eventdev_id;
@@ -183,6 +199,12 @@ struct eh_conf {
 		 */
 	void *mode_params;
 		/**< Mode specific parameters */
+
+		/** Application specific params */
+	enum eh_ipsec_mode_types ipsec_mode;
+		/**< Mode of ipsec run */
+	enum eh_ipsec_dir_types ipsec_dir;
+		/**< Direction of ipsec processing */
 };
 
 /* Workers registered by the application */
@@ -194,6 +216,10 @@ struct eh_app_worker_params {
 			/**< Specify status of rx type burst */
 			uint64_t tx_internal_port : 1;
 			/**< Specify whether tx internal port is available */
+			uint64_t ipsec_mode : 1;
+			/**< Specify ipsec processing level */
+			uint64_t ipsec_dir : 1;
+			/**< Specify direction of ipsec */
 		};
 		uint64_t u64;
 	} cap;
diff --git a/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec-secgw.c b/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec-secgw.c
index 7506922..c5d95b9 100644
--- a/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec-secgw.c
+++ b/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec-secgw.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2016 Intel Corporation
  */
 
+#include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <sys/queue.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <errno.h>
+#include <signal.h>
 #include <getopt.h>
 
 #include <rte_common.h>
@@ -41,12 +43,17 @@
 #include <rte_jhash.h>
 #include <rte_cryptodev.h>
 #include <rte_security.h>
+#include <rte_bitmap.h>
+#include <rte_eventdev.h>
 #include <rte_ip.h>
 #include <rte_ip_frag.h>
 
+#include "event_helper.h"
 #include "ipsec.h"
 #include "parser.h"
 
+volatile bool force_quit;
+
 #define RTE_LOGTYPE_IPSEC RTE_LOGTYPE_USER1
 
 #define MAX_JUMBO_PKT_LEN  9600
@@ -133,12 +140,21 @@ struct flow_info flow_info_tbl[RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS];
 #define CMD_LINE_OPT_CONFIG		"config"
 #define CMD_LINE_OPT_SINGLE_SA		"single-sa"
 #define CMD_LINE_OPT_CRYPTODEV_MASK	"cryptodev_mask"
+#define CMD_LINE_OPT_TRANSFER_MODE	"transfer-mode"
+#define CMD_LINE_OPT_SCHEDULE_TYPE	"schedule-type"
+#define CMD_LINE_OPT_IPSEC_MODE		"process-mode"
+#define CMD_LINE_OPT_IPSEC_DIR		"process-dir"
 #define CMD_LINE_OPT_RX_OFFLOAD		"rxoffload"
 #define CMD_LINE_OPT_TX_OFFLOAD		"txoffload"
 #define CMD_LINE_OPT_REASSEMBLE		"reassemble"
 #define CMD_LINE_OPT_MTU		"mtu"
 #define CMD_LINE_OPT_FRAG_TTL		"frag-ttl"
 
+#define CMD_LINE_ARG_APP "app"
+#define CMD_LINE_ARG_DRV "drv"
+#define CMD_LINE_ARG_INB "in"
+#define CMD_LINE_ARG_OUT "out"
+
 enum {
 	/* long options mapped to a short option */
 
@@ -149,7 +165,11 @@ enum {
 	CMD_LINE_OPT_CONFIG_NUM,
 	CMD_LINE_OPT_SINGLE_SA_NUM,
 	CMD_LINE_OPT_CRYPTODEV_MASK_NUM,
+	CMD_LINE_OPT_TRANSFER_MODE_NUM,
+	CMD_LINE_OPT_SCHEDULE_TYPE_NUM,
 	CMD_LINE_OPT_RX_OFFLOAD_NUM,
+	CMD_LINE_OPT_IPSEC_MODE_NUM,
+	CMD_LINE_OPT_IPSEC_DIR_NUM,
 	CMD_LINE_OPT_TX_OFFLOAD_NUM,
 	CMD_LINE_OPT_REASSEMBLE_NUM,
 	CMD_LINE_OPT_MTU_NUM,
@@ -160,6 +180,10 @@ static const struct option lgopts[] = {
 	{CMD_LINE_OPT_CONFIG, 1, 0, CMD_LINE_OPT_CONFIG_NUM},
 	{CMD_LINE_OPT_SINGLE_SA, 1, 0, CMD_LINE_OPT_SINGLE_SA_NUM},
 	{CMD_LINE_OPT_CRYPTODEV_MASK, 1, 0, CMD_LINE_OPT_CRYPTODEV_MASK_NUM},
+	{CMD_LINE_OPT_TRANSFER_MODE, 1, 0, CMD_LINE_OPT_TRANSFER_MODE_NUM},
+	{CMD_LINE_OPT_SCHEDULE_TYPE, 1, 0, CMD_LINE_OPT_SCHEDULE_TYPE_NUM},
+	{CMD_LINE_OPT_IPSEC_MODE, 1, 0, CMD_LINE_OPT_IPSEC_MODE_NUM},
+	{CMD_LINE_OPT_IPSEC_DIR, 1, 0, CMD_LINE_OPT_IPSEC_DIR_NUM},
 	{CMD_LINE_OPT_RX_OFFLOAD, 1, 0, CMD_LINE_OPT_RX_OFFLOAD_NUM},
 	{CMD_LINE_OPT_TX_OFFLOAD, 1, 0, CMD_LINE_OPT_TX_OFFLOAD_NUM},
 	{CMD_LINE_OPT_REASSEMBLE, 1, 0, CMD_LINE_OPT_REASSEMBLE_NUM},
@@ -1094,8 +1118,8 @@ drain_outbound_crypto_queues(const struct lcore_conf *qconf,
 }
 
 /* main processing loop */
-static int32_t
-main_loop(__attribute__((unused)) void *dummy)
+void
+ipsec_poll_mode_worker(void)
 {
 	struct rte_mbuf *pkts[MAX_PKT_BURST];
 	uint32_t lcore_id;
@@ -1137,7 +1161,7 @@ main_loop(__attribute__((unused)) void *dummy)
 	if (qconf->nb_rx_queue == 0) {
 		RTE_LOG(DEBUG, IPSEC, "lcore %u has nothing to do\n",
 			lcore_id);
-		return 0;
+		return;
 	}
 
 	RTE_LOG(INFO, IPSEC, "entering main loop on lcore %u\n", lcore_id);
@@ -1150,7 +1174,7 @@ main_loop(__attribute__((unused)) void *dummy)
 			lcore_id, portid, queueid);
 	}
 
-	while (1) {
+	while (!force_quit) {
 		cur_tsc = rte_rdtsc();
 
 		/* TX queue buffer drain */
@@ -1277,6 +1301,10 @@ print_usage(const char *prgname)
 		" --config (port,queue,lcore)[,(port,queue,lcore)]"
 		" [--single-sa SAIDX]"
 		" [--cryptodev_mask MASK]"
+		" [--transfer-mode MODE]"
+		" [--schedule-type TYPE]"
+		" [--process-mode MODE]"
+		" [--process-dir DIR]"
 		" [--" CMD_LINE_OPT_RX_OFFLOAD " RX_OFFLOAD_MASK]"
 		" [--" CMD_LINE_OPT_TX_OFFLOAD " TX_OFFLOAD_MASK]"
 		" [--" CMD_LINE_OPT_REASSEMBLE " REASSEMBLE_TABLE_SIZE]"
@@ -1298,6 +1326,22 @@ print_usage(const char *prgname)
 		"                     bypassing the SP\n"
 		"  --cryptodev_mask MASK: Hexadecimal bitmask of the crypto\n"
 		"                         devices to configure\n"
+		"  --transfer-mode MODE\n"
+		"               0: Packet transfer via polling (default)\n"
+		"               1: Packet transfer via eventdev\n"
+		"  --schedule-type TYPE queue schedule type, used only when\n"
+		"                       transfer mode is set to eventdev\n"
+		"               0: Ordered (default)\n"
+		"               1: Atomic\n"
+		"               2: Parallel\n"
+		"  --process-mode MODE processing mode, used only when\n"
+		"                      transfer mode is set to eventdev\n"
+		"               \"app\" : application mode (default)\n"
+		"               \"drv\" : driver mode\n"
+		"  --process-dir DIR processing direction, used only when\n"
+		"                    transfer mode is set to eventdev\n"
+		"               \"out\" : outbound (default)\n"
+		"               \"in\"  : inbound\n"
 		"  --" CMD_LINE_OPT_RX_OFFLOAD
 		": bitmask of the RX HW offload capabilities to enable/use\n"
 		"                         (DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_*)\n"
@@ -1433,7 +1477,89 @@ print_app_sa_prm(const struct app_sa_prm *prm)
 }
 
 static int32_t
-parse_args(int32_t argc, char **argv)
+eh_parse_decimal(const char *str)
+{
+	unsigned long num;
+	char *end = NULL;
+
+	num = strtoul(str, &end, 10);
+	if ((str[0] == '\0') || (end == NULL) || (*end != '\0'))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	return num;
+}
+
+static int
+parse_transfer_mode(struct eh_conf *conf, const char *optarg)
+{
+	int32_t parsed_dec;
+
+	parsed_dec = eh_parse_decimal(optarg);
+	if (parsed_dec != EH_PKT_TRANSFER_MODE_POLL &&
+	    parsed_dec != EH_PKT_TRANSFER_MODE_EVENT) {
+		printf("Unsupported packet transfer mode");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	conf->mode = parsed_dec;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+parse_schedule_type(struct eh_conf *conf, const char *optarg)
+{
+	struct eventmode_conf *em_conf = NULL;
+	int32_t parsed_dec;
+
+	parsed_dec = eh_parse_decimal(optarg);
+	if (parsed_dec != RTE_SCHED_TYPE_ORDERED &&
+	    parsed_dec != RTE_SCHED_TYPE_ATOMIC &&
+	    parsed_dec != RTE_SCHED_TYPE_PARALLEL)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	/* Get eventmode conf */
+	em_conf = (struct eventmode_conf *)(conf->mode_params);
+
+	em_conf->ext_params.sched_type = parsed_dec;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+parse_ipsec_mode(struct eh_conf *conf, const char *optarg)
+{
+	if (!strncmp(CMD_LINE_ARG_APP, optarg, strlen(CMD_LINE_ARG_APP)) &&
+	    strlen(optarg) == strlen(CMD_LINE_ARG_APP))
+		conf->ipsec_mode = EH_IPSEC_MODE_TYPE_APP;
+	else if (!strncmp(CMD_LINE_ARG_DRV, optarg, strlen(CMD_LINE_ARG_DRV)) &&
+		 strlen(optarg) == strlen(CMD_LINE_ARG_DRV))
+		conf->ipsec_mode = EH_IPSEC_MODE_TYPE_DRIVER;
+	else {
+		printf("Unsupported ipsec mode\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+parse_ipsec_dir(struct eh_conf *conf, const char *optarg)
+{
+	if (!strncmp(CMD_LINE_ARG_INB, optarg, strlen(CMD_LINE_ARG_INB)) &&
+	    strlen(optarg) == strlen(CMD_LINE_ARG_INB))
+		conf->ipsec_dir = EH_IPSEC_DIR_TYPE_INBOUND;
+	else if (!strncmp(CMD_LINE_ARG_OUT, optarg, strlen(CMD_LINE_ARG_OUT)) &&
+		 strlen(optarg) == strlen(CMD_LINE_ARG_OUT))
+		conf->ipsec_dir = EH_IPSEC_DIR_TYPE_OUTBOUND;
+	else {
+		printf("Unsupported ipsec direction\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int32_t
+parse_args(int32_t argc, char **argv, struct eh_conf *eh_conf)
 {
 	int opt;
 	int64_t ret;
@@ -1536,6 +1662,43 @@ parse_args(int32_t argc, char **argv)
 			/* else */
 			enabled_cryptodev_mask = ret;
 			break;
+
+		case CMD_LINE_OPT_TRANSFER_MODE_NUM:
+			ret = parse_transfer_mode(eh_conf, optarg);
+			if (ret < 0) {
+				printf("Invalid packet transfer mode\n");
+				print_usage(prgname);
+				return -1;
+			}
+			break;
+
+		case CMD_LINE_OPT_SCHEDULE_TYPE_NUM:
+			ret = parse_schedule_type(eh_conf, optarg);
+			if (ret < 0) {
+				printf("Invalid queue schedule type\n");
+				print_usage(prgname);
+				return -1;
+			}
+			break;
+
+		case CMD_LINE_OPT_IPSEC_MODE_NUM:
+			ret = parse_ipsec_mode(eh_conf, optarg);
+			if (ret < 0) {
+				printf("Invalid ipsec mode\n");
+				print_usage(prgname);
+				return -1;
+			}
+			break;
+
+		case CMD_LINE_OPT_IPSEC_DIR_NUM:
+			ret = parse_ipsec_dir(eh_conf, optarg);
+			if (ret < 0) {
+				printf("Invalid ipsec direction\n");
+				print_usage(prgname);
+				return -1;
+			}
+			break;
+
 		case CMD_LINE_OPT_RX_OFFLOAD_NUM:
 			ret = parse_mask(optarg, &dev_rx_offload);
 			if (ret != 0) {
@@ -2457,6 +2620,132 @@ create_default_ipsec_flow(uint16_t port_id, uint64_t rx_offloads)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static struct eh_conf *
+eh_conf_init(void)
+{
+	struct eventmode_conf *em_conf = NULL;
+	struct eh_conf *conf = NULL;
+	unsigned int eth_core_id;
+	uint32_t nb_bytes;
+	void *mem = NULL;
+
+	/* Allocate memory for config */
+	conf = calloc(1, sizeof(struct eh_conf));
+	if (conf == NULL) {
+		printf("Failed to allocate memory for eventmode helper conf");
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	/* Set default conf */
+
+	/* Packet transfer mode: poll */
+	conf->mode = EH_PKT_TRANSFER_MODE_POLL;
+	conf->ipsec_mode = EH_IPSEC_MODE_TYPE_APP;
+	conf->ipsec_dir = EH_IPSEC_DIR_TYPE_OUTBOUND;
+
+	/* Keep all ethernet ports enabled by default */
+	conf->eth_portmask = -1;
+
+	/* Allocate memory for event mode params */
+	conf->mode_params =
+		calloc(1, sizeof(struct eventmode_conf));
+	if (conf->mode_params == NULL) {
+		printf("Failed to allocate memory for event mode params");
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	/* Get eventmode conf */
+	em_conf = (struct eventmode_conf *)(conf->mode_params);
+
+	/* Allocate and initialize bitmap for eth cores */
+	nb_bytes = rte_bitmap_get_memory_footprint(RTE_MAX_LCORE);
+	if (!nb_bytes) {
+		printf("Failed to get bitmap footprint");
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	mem = rte_zmalloc("event-helper-ethcore-bitmap", nb_bytes,
+			  RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE);
+	if (!mem) {
+		printf("Failed to allocate memory for eth cores bitmap\n");
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	em_conf->eth_core_mask = rte_bitmap_init(RTE_MAX_LCORE, mem, nb_bytes);
+	if (!em_conf->eth_core_mask) {
+		printf("Failed to initialize bitmap");
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	/* Schedule type: ordered */
+	em_conf->ext_params.sched_type = RTE_SCHED_TYPE_ORDERED;
+
+	/* Set two cores as eth cores for Rx & Tx */
+
+	/* Use first core other than master core as Rx core */
+	eth_core_id = rte_get_next_lcore(0,	/* curr core */
+					 1,	/* skip master core */
+					 0	/* wrap */);
+
+	rte_bitmap_set(em_conf->eth_core_mask, eth_core_id);
+
+	/* Use next core as Tx core */
+	eth_core_id = rte_get_next_lcore(eth_core_id,	/* curr core */
+					 1,		/* skip master core */
+					 0		/* wrap */);
+
+	rte_bitmap_set(em_conf->eth_core_mask, eth_core_id);
+
+	return conf;
+err:
+	rte_free(mem);
+	free(em_conf);
+	free(conf);
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static void
+eh_conf_uninit(struct eh_conf *conf)
+{
+	struct eventmode_conf *em_conf = NULL;
+
+	/* Get eventmode conf */
+	em_conf = (struct eventmode_conf *)(conf->mode_params);
+
+	/* Free evenmode configuration memory */
+	rte_free(em_conf->eth_core_mask);
+	free(em_conf);
+	free(conf);
+}
+
+static void
+signal_handler(int signum)
+{
+	if (signum == SIGINT || signum == SIGTERM) {
+		uint16_t port_id;
+		printf("\n\nSignal %d received, preparing to exit...\n",
+				signum);
+		force_quit = true;
+
+		/* Destroy the default ipsec flow */
+		RTE_ETH_FOREACH_DEV(port_id) {
+			if ((enabled_port_mask & (1 << port_id)) == 0)
+				continue;
+			if (flow_info_tbl[port_id].rx_def_flow) {
+				struct rte_flow_error err;
+				int ret;
+				ret = rte_flow_destroy(port_id,
+					flow_info_tbl[port_id].rx_def_flow,
+					&err);
+				if (ret)
+					RTE_LOG(ERR, IPSEC,
+					"Failed to destroy flow for port %u, "
+					"err msg: %s\n", port_id, err.message);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 int32_t
 main(int32_t argc, char **argv)
 {
@@ -2466,6 +2755,7 @@ main(int32_t argc, char **argv)
 	uint8_t socket_id;
 	uint16_t portid;
 	uint64_t req_rx_offloads, req_tx_offloads;
+	struct eh_conf *eh_conf = NULL;
 	size_t sess_sz;
 
 	/* init EAL */
@@ -2475,8 +2765,17 @@ main(int32_t argc, char **argv)
 	argc -= ret;
 	argv += ret;
 
+	force_quit = false;
+	signal(SIGINT, signal_handler);
+	signal(SIGTERM, signal_handler);
+
+	/* initialize event helper configuration */
+	eh_conf = eh_conf_init();
+	if (eh_conf == NULL)
+		rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "Failed to init event helper config");
+
 	/* parse application arguments (after the EAL ones) */
-	ret = parse_args(argc, argv);
+	ret = parse_args(argc, argv, eh_conf);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "Invalid parameters\n");
 
@@ -2592,12 +2891,43 @@ main(int32_t argc, char **argv)
 
 	check_all_ports_link_status(enabled_port_mask);
 
+	/*
+	 * Set the enabled port mask in helper config for use by helper
+	 * sub-system. This will be used while intializing devices using
+	 * helper sub-system.
+	 */
+	eh_conf->eth_portmask = enabled_port_mask;
+
+	/* Initialize eventmode components */
+	ret = eh_devs_init(eh_conf);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "eh_devs_init failed, err=%d\n", ret);
+
 	/* launch per-lcore init on every lcore */
-	rte_eal_mp_remote_launch(main_loop, NULL, CALL_MASTER);
+	rte_eal_mp_remote_launch(ipsec_launch_one_lcore, eh_conf, CALL_MASTER);
+
 	RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_SLAVE(lcore_id) {
 		if (rte_eal_wait_lcore(lcore_id) < 0)
 			return -1;
 	}
 
+	/* Uninitialize eventmode components */
+	ret = eh_devs_uninit(eh_conf);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "eh_devs_uninit failed, err=%d\n", ret);
+
+	/* Free eventmode configuration memory */
+	eh_conf_uninit(eh_conf);
+
+	RTE_ETH_FOREACH_DEV(portid) {
+		if ((enabled_port_mask & (1 << portid)) == 0)
+			continue;
+		printf("Closing port %d...", portid);
+		rte_eth_dev_stop(portid);
+		rte_eth_dev_close(portid);
+		printf(" Done\n");
+	}
+	printf("Bye...\n");
+
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec.h b/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec.h
index 28ff07d..0b9fc04 100644
--- a/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec.h
+++ b/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec.h
@@ -247,6 +247,13 @@ struct ipsec_traffic {
 	struct traffic_type ip6;
 };
 
+
+void
+ipsec_poll_mode_worker(void);
+
+int
+ipsec_launch_one_lcore(void *args);
+
 uint16_t
 ipsec_inbound(struct ipsec_ctx *ctx, struct rte_mbuf *pkts[],
 		uint16_t nb_pkts, uint16_t len);
diff --git a/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec_worker.c b/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec_worker.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..87c657b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec_worker.c
@@ -0,0 +1,180 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(c) 2010-2016 Intel Corporation
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 Marvell International Ltd.
+ */
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <inttypes.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/queue.h>
+#include <netinet/in.h>
+#include <setjmp.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <ctype.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+#include <rte_common.h>
+#include <rte_log.h>
+#include <rte_memcpy.h>
+#include <rte_atomic.h>
+#include <rte_cycles.h>
+#include <rte_prefetch.h>
+#include <rte_lcore.h>
+#include <rte_branch_prediction.h>
+#include <rte_event_eth_tx_adapter.h>
+#include <rte_ether.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_eventdev.h>
+#include <rte_malloc.h>
+#include <rte_mbuf.h>
+
+#include "ipsec.h"
+#include "event_helper.h"
+
+extern volatile bool force_quit;
+
+static inline void
+ipsec_event_pre_forward(struct rte_mbuf *m, unsigned int port_id)
+{
+	/* Save the destination port in the mbuf */
+	m->port = port_id;
+
+	/* Save eth queue for Tx */
+	rte_event_eth_tx_adapter_txq_set(m, 0);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Event mode exposes various operating modes depending on the
+ * capabilities of the event device and the operating mode
+ * selected.
+ */
+
+/* Workers registered */
+#define IPSEC_EVENTMODE_WORKERS		1
+
+/*
+ * Event mode worker
+ * Operating parameters : non-burst - Tx internal port - driver mode - inbound
+ */
+static void
+ipsec_wrkr_non_burst_int_port_drvr_mode_inb(struct eh_event_link_info *links,
+		uint8_t nb_links)
+{
+	unsigned int nb_rx = 0;
+	struct rte_mbuf *pkt;
+	unsigned int port_id;
+	struct rte_event ev;
+	uint32_t lcore_id;
+
+	/* Check if we have links registered for this lcore */
+	if (nb_links == 0) {
+		/* No links registered - exit */
+		goto exit;
+	}
+
+	/* Get core ID */
+	lcore_id = rte_lcore_id();
+
+	RTE_LOG(INFO, IPSEC,
+		"Launching event mode worker (non-burst - Tx internal port - "
+		"driver mode - inbound) on lcore %d\n", lcore_id);
+
+	/* We have valid links */
+
+	/* Check if it's single link */
+	if (nb_links != 1) {
+		RTE_LOG(INFO, IPSEC,
+			"Multiple links not supported. Using first link\n");
+	}
+
+	RTE_LOG(INFO, IPSEC, " -- lcoreid=%u event_port_id=%u\n", lcore_id,
+			links[0].event_port_id);
+	while (!force_quit) {
+		/* Read packet from event queues */
+		nb_rx = rte_event_dequeue_burst(links[0].eventdev_id,
+				links[0].event_port_id,
+				&ev,	/* events */
+				1,	/* nb_events */
+				0	/* timeout_ticks */);
+
+		if (nb_rx == 0)
+			continue;
+
+		port_id = ev.queue_id;
+		pkt = ev.mbuf;
+
+		rte_prefetch0(rte_pktmbuf_mtod(pkt, void *));
+
+		/* Process packet */
+		ipsec_event_pre_forward(pkt, port_id);
+
+		/*
+		 * Since tx internal port is available, events can be
+		 * directly enqueued to the adapter and it would be
+		 * internally submitted to the eth device.
+		 */
+		rte_event_eth_tx_adapter_enqueue(links[0].eventdev_id,
+				links[0].event_port_id,
+				&ev,	/* events */
+				1,	/* nb_events */
+				0	/* flags */);
+	}
+
+exit:
+	return;
+}
+
+static uint8_t
+ipsec_eventmode_populate_wrkr_params(struct eh_app_worker_params *wrkrs)
+{
+	struct eh_app_worker_params *wrkr;
+	uint8_t nb_wrkr_param = 0;
+
+	/* Save workers */
+	wrkr = wrkrs;
+
+	/* Non-burst - Tx internal port - driver mode - inbound */
+	wrkr->cap.burst = EH_RX_TYPE_NON_BURST;
+	wrkr->cap.tx_internal_port = EH_TX_TYPE_INTERNAL_PORT;
+	wrkr->cap.ipsec_mode = EH_IPSEC_MODE_TYPE_DRIVER;
+	wrkr->cap.ipsec_dir = EH_IPSEC_DIR_TYPE_INBOUND;
+	wrkr->worker_thread = ipsec_wrkr_non_burst_int_port_drvr_mode_inb;
+
+	nb_wrkr_param++;
+	return nb_wrkr_param;
+}
+
+static void
+ipsec_eventmode_worker(struct eh_conf *conf)
+{
+	struct eh_app_worker_params ipsec_wrkr[IPSEC_EVENTMODE_WORKERS] = {
+					{{{0} }, NULL } };
+	uint8_t nb_wrkr_param;
+
+	/* Populate l2fwd_wrkr params */
+	nb_wrkr_param = ipsec_eventmode_populate_wrkr_params(ipsec_wrkr);
+
+	/*
+	 * Launch correct worker after checking
+	 * the event device's capabilities.
+	 */
+	eh_launch_worker(conf, ipsec_wrkr, nb_wrkr_param);
+}
+
+int ipsec_launch_one_lcore(void *args)
+{
+	struct eh_conf *conf;
+
+	conf = (struct eh_conf *)args;
+
+	if (conf->mode == EH_PKT_TRANSFER_MODE_POLL) {
+		/* Run in poll mode */
+		ipsec_poll_mode_worker();
+	} else if (conf->mode == EH_PKT_TRANSFER_MODE_EVENT) {
+		/* Run in event mode */
+		ipsec_eventmode_worker(conf);
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/examples/ipsec-secgw/meson.build b/examples/ipsec-secgw/meson.build
index 20f4064..ab40ca5 100644
--- a/examples/ipsec-secgw/meson.build
+++ b/examples/ipsec-secgw/meson.build
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ deps += ['security', 'lpm', 'acl', 'hash', 'ip_frag', 'ipsec', 'eventdev']
 allow_experimental_apis = true
 sources = files(
 	'esp.c', 'ipsec.c', 'ipsec_process.c', 'ipsec-secgw.c',
-	'parser.c', 'rt.c', 'sa.c', 'sp4.c', 'sp6.c', 'event_helper.c'
+	'parser.c', 'rt.c', 'sa.c', 'sp4.c', 'sp6.c', 'event_helper.c', 'ipsec_worker.c'
 )
