diff --git a/drivers/common/mlx5/linux/mlx5_common_os.h b/drivers/common/mlx5/linux/mlx5_common_os.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9a6872c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/common/mlx5/linux/mlx5_common_os.h
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright 2020 Mellanox Technologies, Ltd
+ */
+
+#ifndef RTE_PMD_MLX5_COMMON_OS_H_
+#define RTE_PMD_MLX5_COMMON_OS_H_
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#include <rte_pci.h>
+#include <rte_debug.h>
+#include <rte_atomic.h>
+#include <rte_log.h>
+#include <rte_kvargs.h>
+#include <rte_devargs.h>
+
+#include "mlx5_autoconf.h"
+#ifdef HAVE_INFINIBAND_VERBS_H
+#include <infiniband/verbs.h>
+#endif
+#ifdef HAVE_INFINIBAND_MLX5DV_H
+#include <infiniband/mlx5dv.h>
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * Get device name. Given an ibv_device pointer - return a
+ * pointer to the corresponding device name.
+ *
+ * @param[in] dev
+ *   Pointer to ibv device.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   Pointer to device name if dev is valid, NULL otherwise.
+ */
+static inline const char *
+mlx5_os_get_dev_device_name(void *dev)
+{
+	if (!dev)
+		return NULL;
+	return ((struct ibv_device *)dev)->name;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get ibv device name. Given an ibv_context pointer - return a
+ * pointer to the corresponding device name.
+ *
+ * @param[in] ctx
+ *   Pointer to ibv context.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   Pointer to device name if ctx is valid, NULL otherwise.
+ */
+static inline const char *
+mlx5_os_get_ctx_device_name(void *ctx)
+{
+	if (!ctx)
+		return NULL;
+	return ((struct ibv_context *)ctx)->device->name;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get ibv device path name. Given an ibv_context pointer - return a
+ * pointer to the corresponding device path name.
+ *
+ * @param[in] ctx
+ *   Pointer to ibv context.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   Pointer to device path name if ctx is valid, NULL otherwise.
+ */
+
+static inline const char *
+mlx5_os_get_ctx_device_path(void *ctx)
+{
+	if (!ctx)
+		return NULL;
+
+	return ((struct ibv_context *)ctx)->device->ibdev_path;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get umem id. Given a pointer to umem object of type
+ * 'struct mlx5dv_devx_umem *' - return its id.
+ *
+ * @param[in] umem
+ *    Pointer to umem object.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *    The umem id if umem is valid, 0 otherwise.
+ */
+static inline uint32_t
+mlx5_os_get_umem_id(void *umem)
+{
+	if (!umem)
+		return 0;
+	return ((struct mlx5dv_devx_umem *)umem)->umem_id;
+}
+#endif /* RTE_PMD_MLX5_COMMON_OS_H_ */
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_os.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_os.c
index 3792371..be51193 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_os.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_os.c
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 
 #include "mlx5_defs.h"
 #include "mlx5.h"
+#include "mlx5_common_os.h"
 #include "mlx5_utils.h"
 #include "mlx5_rxtx.h"
 #include "mlx5_autoconf.h"
@@ -66,79 +67,6 @@
 #endif
 
 /**
- * Get device name. Given an ibv_device pointer - return a
- * pointer to the corresponding device name.
- *
- * @param[in] dev
- *   Pointer to ibv device.
- *
- * @return
- *   Pointer to device name if dev is valid, NULL otherwise.
- */
-const char *
-mlx5_os_get_dev_device_name(void *dev)
-{
-	if (!dev)
-		return NULL;
-	return ((struct ibv_device *)dev)->name;
-}
-
-/**
- * Get ibv device name. Given an ibv_context pointer - return a
- * pointer to the corresponding device name.
- *
- * @param[in] ctx
- *   Pointer to ibv context.
- *
- * @return
- *   Pointer to device name if ctx is valid, NULL otherwise.
- */
-const char *
-mlx5_os_get_ctx_device_name(void *ctx)
-{
-	if (!ctx)
-		return NULL;
-	return ((struct ibv_context *)ctx)->device->name;
-}
-
-/**
- * Get ibv device path name. Given an ibv_context pointer - return a
- * pointer to the corresponding device path name.
- *
- * @param[in] ctx
- *   Pointer to ibv context.
- *
- * @return
- *   Pointer to device path name if ctx is valid, NULL otherwise.
- */
-const char *
-mlx5_os_get_ctx_device_path(void *ctx)
-{
-	if (!ctx)
-		return NULL;
-
-	return ((struct ibv_context *)ctx)->device->ibdev_path;
-}
-
-/**
- * Get umem id. Given a pointer to umem object of type
- * 'struct mlx5dv_devx_umem *' - return its id.
- *
- * @param[in] umem
- *   Pointer to umem object.
- *
- * @return
- *   The umem id if umem is valid, 0 otherwise.
- */
-uint32_t
-mlx5_os_get_umem_id(void *umem)
-{
-	if (!umem)
-		return 0;
-	return ((struct mlx5dv_devx_umem *)umem)->umem_id;
-}
-
-/**
  * Get mlx5 device attributes. The glue function query_device_ex() is called
  * with out parameter of type 'struct ibv_device_attr_ex *'. Then fill in mlx5
  * device attributes from the glue out parameter.
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_os.h b/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_os.h
index f310f17..31add39 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_os.h
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_os.h
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 
 /* verb enumerations translations to local enums. */
 enum {
-	DEV_SYSFS_NAME_MAX = IBV_SYSFS_NAME_MAX,
-	DEV_SYSFS_PATH_MAX = IBV_SYSFS_PATH_MAX
+	DEV_SYSFS_NAME_MAX = IBV_SYSFS_NAME_MAX + 1,
+	DEV_SYSFS_PATH_MAX = IBV_SYSFS_PATH_MAX + 1
 };
 
 #define PCI_DRV_FLAGS  (RTE_PCI_DRV_INTR_LSC | \
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
index 5c86f6f..da38eb9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include <mlx5_glue.h>
 #include <mlx5_devx_cmds.h>
 #include <mlx5_common.h>
+#include <mlx5_common_os.h>
 #include <mlx5_common_mp.h>
 
 #include "mlx5_defs.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
index 5bd5acd..a2a2c9d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
@@ -921,10 +921,6 @@ struct mlx5_flow_meter *mlx5_flow_meter_attach
 
 /* mlx5_os.c */
 struct rte_pci_driver;
-const char *mlx5_os_get_ctx_device_name(void *ctx);
-const char *mlx5_os_get_ctx_device_path(void *ctx);
-const char *mlx5_os_get_dev_device_name(void *dev);
-uint32_t mlx5_os_get_umem_id(void *umem);
 int mlx5_os_get_dev_attr(void *ctx, struct mlx5_dev_attr *dev_attr);
 void mlx5_os_free_shared_dr(struct mlx5_priv *priv);
 int mlx5_os_open_device(const struct mlx5_dev_spawn_data *spawn,
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c
index 5bb252e..f0ce195 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 
 #include "mlx5_defs.h"
 #include "mlx5.h"
+#include "mlx5_common_os.h"
 #include "mlx5_flow.h"
 #include "mlx5_rxtx.h"
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxq.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxq.c
index dda0073..efd1e3f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxq.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 
 #include "mlx5_defs.h"
 #include "mlx5.h"
+#include "mlx5_common_os.h"
 #include "mlx5_rxtx.h"
 #include "mlx5_utils.h"
 #include "mlx5_autoconf.h"
