diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/contigmem/contigmem.c b/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/contigmem/contigmem.c
index 03e3e8def..e8fb9087d 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/contigmem/contigmem.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/contigmem/contigmem.c
@@ -50,24 +50,37 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 
 #include <vm/vm.h>
 #include <vm/pmap.h>
+#include <vm/vm_param.h>
 #include <vm/vm_object.h>
 #include <vm/vm_page.h>
 #include <vm/vm_pager.h>
+#include <vm/vm_phys.h>
+
+struct contigmem_buffer {
+	void           *addr;
+	int             refcnt;
+	struct mtx      mtx;
+};
+
+struct contigmem_vm_handle {
+	int             buffer_index;
+};
 
 static int              contigmem_load(void);
 static int              contigmem_unload(void);
 static int              contigmem_physaddr(SYSCTL_HANDLER_ARGS);
 
-static d_mmap_t         contigmem_mmap;
 static d_mmap_single_t  contigmem_mmap_single;
 static d_open_t         contigmem_open;
+static d_close_t        contigmem_close;
 
 static int              contigmem_num_buffers = RTE_CONTIGMEM_DEFAULT_NUM_BUFS;
 static int64_t          contigmem_buffer_size = RTE_CONTIGMEM_DEFAULT_BUF_SIZE;
 
 static eventhandler_tag contigmem_eh_tag;
-static void            *contigmem_buffers[RTE_CONTIGMEM_MAX_NUM_BUFS];
+static struct contigmem_buffer contigmem_buffers[RTE_CONTIGMEM_MAX_NUM_BUFS];
 static struct cdev     *contigmem_cdev = NULL;
+static int              contigmem_refcnt;
 
 TUNABLE_INT("hw.contigmem.num_buffers", &contigmem_num_buffers);
 TUNABLE_QUAD("hw.contigmem.buffer_size", &contigmem_buffer_size);
@@ -78,6 +91,8 @@ SYSCTL_INT(_hw_contigmem, OID_AUTO, num_buffers, CTLFLAG_RD,
 	&contigmem_num_buffers, 0, "Number of contigmem buffers allocated");
 SYSCTL_QUAD(_hw_contigmem, OID_AUTO, buffer_size, CTLFLAG_RD,
 	&contigmem_buffer_size, 0, "Size of each contiguous buffer");
+SYSCTL_INT(_hw_contigmem, OID_AUTO, num_references, CTLFLAG_RD,
+	&contigmem_refcnt, 0, "Number of references to contigmem");
 
 static SYSCTL_NODE(_hw_contigmem, OID_AUTO, physaddr, CTLFLAG_RD, 0,
 	"physaddr");
@@ -114,9 +129,10 @@ MODULE_VERSION(contigmem, 1);
 static struct cdevsw contigmem_ops = {
 	.d_name         = "contigmem",
 	.d_version      = D_VERSION,
-	.d_mmap         = contigmem_mmap,
+	.d_flags        = D_TRACKCLOSE,
 	.d_mmap_single  = contigmem_mmap_single,
 	.d_open         = contigmem_open,
+	.d_close        = contigmem_close,
 };
 
 static int
@@ -124,6 +140,7 @@ contigmem_load()
 {
 	char index_string[8], description[32];
 	int  i, error = 0;
+	void *addr;
 
 	if (contigmem_num_buffers > RTE_CONTIGMEM_MAX_NUM_BUFS) {
 		printf("%d buffers requested is greater than %d allowed\n",
@@ -141,18 +158,20 @@ contigmem_load()
 	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < contigmem_num_buffers; i++) {
-		contigmem_buffers[i] =
-				contigmalloc(contigmem_buffer_size, M_CONTIGMEM, M_ZERO, 0,
-			BUS_SPACE_MAXADDR, contigmem_buffer_size, 0);
-
-		if (contigmem_buffers[i] == NULL) {
+		addr = contigmalloc(contigmem_buffer_size, M_CONTIGMEM, M_ZERO,
+			0, BUS_SPACE_MAXADDR, contigmem_buffer_size, 0);
+		if (addr == NULL) {
 			printf("contigmalloc failed for buffer %d\n", i);
 			error = ENOMEM;
 			goto error;
 		}
 
-		printf("%2u: virt=%p phys=%p\n", i, contigmem_buffers[i],
-				(void *)pmap_kextract((vm_offset_t)contigmem_buffers[i]));
+		printf("%2u: virt=%p phys=%p\n", i, addr,
+			(void *)pmap_kextract((vm_offset_t)addr));
+
+		mtx_init(&contigmem_buffers[i].mtx, "contigmem", NULL, MTX_DEF);
+		contigmem_buffers[i].addr = addr;
+		contigmem_buffers[i].refcnt = 0;
 
 		snprintf(index_string, sizeof(index_string), "%d", i);
 		snprintf(description, sizeof(description),
@@ -170,10 +189,13 @@ contigmem_load()
 	return 0;
 
 error:
-	for (i = 0; i < contigmem_num_buffers; i++)
-		if (contigmem_buffers[i] != NULL)
-			contigfree(contigmem_buffers[i], contigmem_buffer_size,
-					M_CONTIGMEM);
+	for (i = 0; i < contigmem_num_buffers; i++) {
+		if (contigmem_buffers[i].addr != NULL)
+			contigfree(contigmem_buffers[i].addr,
+				contigmem_buffer_size, M_CONTIGMEM);
+		if (mtx_initialized(&contigmem_buffers[i].mtx))
+			mtx_destroy(&contigmem_buffers[i].mtx);
+	}
 
 	return error;
 }
@@ -183,16 +205,22 @@ contigmem_unload()
 {
 	int i;
 
+	if (contigmem_refcnt > 0)
+		return EBUSY;
+
 	if (contigmem_cdev != NULL)
 		destroy_dev(contigmem_cdev);
 
 	if (contigmem_eh_tag != NULL)
 		EVENTHANDLER_DEREGISTER(process_exit, contigmem_eh_tag);
 
-	for (i = 0; i < RTE_CONTIGMEM_MAX_NUM_BUFS; i++)
-		if (contigmem_buffers[i] != NULL)
-			contigfree(contigmem_buffers[i], contigmem_buffer_size,
-					M_CONTIGMEM);
+	for (i = 0; i < RTE_CONTIGMEM_MAX_NUM_BUFS; i++) {
+		if (contigmem_buffers[i].addr != NULL)
+			contigfree(contigmem_buffers[i].addr,
+				contigmem_buffer_size, M_CONTIGMEM);
+		if (mtx_initialized(&contigmem_buffers[i].mtx))
+			mtx_destroy(&contigmem_buffers[i].mtx);
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -203,7 +231,7 @@ contigmem_physaddr(SYSCTL_HANDLER_ARGS)
 	uint64_t	physaddr;
 	int		index = (int)(uintptr_t)arg1;
 
-	physaddr = (uint64_t)vtophys(contigmem_buffers[index]);
+	physaddr = (uint64_t)vtophys(contigmem_buffers[index].addr);
 	return sysctl_handle_64(oidp, &physaddr, 0, req);
 }
 
@@ -211,22 +239,121 @@ static int
 contigmem_open(struct cdev *cdev, int fflags, int devtype,
 		struct thread *td)
 {
+
+	atomic_add_int(&contigmem_refcnt, 1);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+contigmem_close(struct cdev *cdev, int fflags, int devtype,
+		struct thread *td)
+{
+
+	atomic_subtract_int(&contigmem_refcnt, 1);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static int
-contigmem_mmap(struct cdev *cdev, vm_ooffset_t offset, vm_paddr_t *paddr,
-		int prot, vm_memattr_t *memattr)
+contigmem_cdev_pager_ctor(void *handle, vm_ooffset_t size, vm_prot_t prot,
+		vm_ooffset_t foff, struct ucred *cred, u_short *color)
 {
+	struct contigmem_vm_handle *vmh = handle;
+	struct contigmem_buffer *buf;
+
+	buf = &contigmem_buffers[vmh->buffer_index];
+
+	atomic_add_int(&contigmem_refcnt, 1);
+
+	mtx_lock(&buf->mtx);
+	if (buf->refcnt == 0)
+		memset(buf->addr, 0, contigmem_buffer_size);
+	buf->refcnt++;
+	mtx_unlock(&buf->mtx);
 
-	*paddr = offset;
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void
+contigmem_cdev_pager_dtor(void *handle)
+{
+	struct contigmem_vm_handle *vmh = handle;
+	struct contigmem_buffer *buf;
+
+	buf = &contigmem_buffers[vmh->buffer_index];
+
+	mtx_lock(&buf->mtx);
+	buf->refcnt--;
+	mtx_unlock(&buf->mtx);
+
+	free(vmh, M_CONTIGMEM);
+
+	atomic_subtract_int(&contigmem_refcnt, 1);
+}
+
+static int
+contigmem_cdev_pager_fault(vm_object_t object, vm_ooffset_t offset, int prot,
+		vm_page_t *mres)
+{
+	vm_paddr_t paddr;
+	vm_page_t m_paddr, page;
+	vm_memattr_t memattr, memattr1;
+
+	memattr = object->memattr;
+
+	VM_OBJECT_WUNLOCK(object);
+
+	paddr = offset;
+
+	m_paddr = vm_phys_paddr_to_vm_page(paddr);
+	if (m_paddr != NULL) {
+		memattr1 = pmap_page_get_memattr(m_paddr);
+		if (memattr1 != memattr)
+			memattr = memattr1;
+	}
+
+	if (((*mres)->flags & PG_FICTITIOUS) != 0) {
+		/*
+		 * If the passed in result page is a fake page, update it with
+		 * the new physical address.
+		 */
+		page = *mres;
+		VM_OBJECT_WLOCK(object);
+		vm_page_updatefake(page, paddr, memattr);
+	} else {
+		vm_page_t mret;
+		/*
+		 * Replace the passed in reqpage page with our own fake page and
+		 * free up the original page.
+		 */
+		page = vm_page_getfake(paddr, memattr);
+		VM_OBJECT_WLOCK(object);
+		mret = vm_page_replace(page, object, (*mres)->pindex);
+		KASSERT(mret == *mres,
+		    ("invalid page replacement, old=%p, ret=%p", *mres, mret));
+		vm_page_lock(mret);
+		vm_page_free(mret);
+		vm_page_unlock(mret);
+		*mres = page;
+	}
+
+	page->valid = VM_PAGE_BITS_ALL;
+
+	return VM_PAGER_OK;
+}
+
+static struct cdev_pager_ops contigmem_cdev_pager_ops = {
+	.cdev_pg_ctor = contigmem_cdev_pager_ctor,
+	.cdev_pg_dtor = contigmem_cdev_pager_dtor,
+	.cdev_pg_fault = contigmem_cdev_pager_fault,
+};
+
 static int
 contigmem_mmap_single(struct cdev *cdev, vm_ooffset_t *offset, vm_size_t size,
 		struct vm_object **obj, int nprot)
 {
+	struct contigmem_vm_handle *vmh;
 	uint64_t buffer_index;
 
 	/*
@@ -238,10 +365,17 @@ contigmem_mmap_single(struct cdev *cdev, vm_ooffset_t *offset, vm_size_t size,
 	if (buffer_index >= contigmem_num_buffers)
 		return EINVAL;
 
-	memset(contigmem_buffers[buffer_index], 0, contigmem_buffer_size);
-	*offset = (vm_ooffset_t)vtophys(contigmem_buffers[buffer_index]);
-	*obj = vm_pager_allocate(OBJT_DEVICE, cdev, size, nprot, *offset,
-			curthread->td_ucred);
+	if (size > contigmem_buffer_size)
+		return EINVAL;
+
+	vmh = malloc(sizeof(*vmh), M_CONTIGMEM, M_NOWAIT | M_ZERO);
+	if (vmh == NULL)
+		return ENOMEM;
+	vmh->buffer_index = buffer_index;
+
+	*offset = (vm_ooffset_t)vtophys(contigmem_buffers[buffer_index].addr);
+	*obj = cdev_pager_allocate(vmh, OBJT_DEVICE, &contigmem_cdev_pager_ops,
+			size, nprot, *offset, curthread->td_ucred);
 
 	return 0;
 }
