diff --git a/drivers/bus/dpaa/base/qbman/qman.c b/drivers/bus/dpaa/base/qbman/qman.c
index 42d509d..532afac 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/dpaa/base/qbman/qman.c
+++ b/drivers/bus/dpaa/base/qbman/qman.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@
 #include "qman.h"
 #include <rte_branch_prediction.h>
 #include <rte_dpaa_bus.h>
+#include <rte_eventdev.h>
+#include <rte_byteorder.h>
 
 /* Compilation constants */
 #define DQRR_MAXFILL	15
@@ -1144,6 +1146,74 @@ unsigned int qman_portal_poll_rx(unsigned int poll_limit,
 	return limit;
 }
 
+u32 qman_portal_dequeue(struct rte_event ev[], unsigned int poll_limit,
+			void **bufs)
+{
+	const struct qm_dqrr_entry *dq;
+	struct qman_fq *fq;
+	enum qman_cb_dqrr_result res;
+	unsigned int limit = 0;
+	struct qman_portal *p = get_affine_portal();
+#if RTE_BYTE_ORDER == RTE_LITTLE_ENDIAN
+	struct qm_dqrr_entry *shadow;
+#endif
+	unsigned int rx_number = 0;
+
+	do {
+		qm_dqrr_pvb_update(&p->p);
+		dq = qm_dqrr_current(&p->p);
+		if (!dq)
+			break;
+#if RTE_BYTE_ORDER == RTE_LITTLE_ENDIAN
+		/*
+		 * If running on an LE system the fields of the
+		 * dequeue entry must be swapper.  Because the
+		 * QMan HW will ignore writes the DQRR entry is
+		 * copied and the index stored within the copy
+		 */
+		shadow = &p->shadow_dqrr[DQRR_PTR2IDX(dq)];
+		*shadow = *dq;
+		dq = shadow;
+		shadow->fqid = be32_to_cpu(shadow->fqid);
+		shadow->contextB = be32_to_cpu(shadow->contextB);
+		shadow->seqnum = be16_to_cpu(shadow->seqnum);
+		hw_fd_to_cpu(&shadow->fd);
+#endif
+
+	       /* SDQCR: context_b points to the FQ */
+#ifdef CONFIG_FSL_QMAN_FQ_LOOKUP
+		fq = get_fq_table_entry(dq->contextB);
+#else
+		fq = (void *)(uintptr_t)dq->contextB;
+#endif
+		/* Now let the callback do its stuff */
+		res = fq->cb.dqrr_dpdk_cb(&ev[rx_number], p, fq,
+					 dq, &bufs[rx_number]);
+		rx_number++;
+		/* Interpret 'dq' from a driver perspective. */
+		/*
+		 * Parking isn't possible unless HELDACTIVE was set. NB,
+		 * FORCEELIGIBLE implies HELDACTIVE, so we only need to
+		 * check for HELDACTIVE to cover both.
+		 */
+		DPAA_ASSERT((dq->stat & QM_DQRR_STAT_FQ_HELDACTIVE) ||
+			    (res != qman_cb_dqrr_park));
+		if (res != qman_cb_dqrr_defer)
+			qm_dqrr_cdc_consume_1ptr(&p->p, dq,
+						 res == qman_cb_dqrr_park);
+		/* Move forward */
+		qm_dqrr_next(&p->p);
+		/*
+		 * Entry processed and consumed, increment our counter.  The
+		 * callback can request that we exit after consuming the
+		 * entry, and we also exit if we reach our processing limit,
+		 * so loop back only if neither of these conditions is met.
+		 */
+	} while (++limit < poll_limit);
+
+	return limit;
+}
+
 struct qm_dqrr_entry *qman_dequeue(struct qman_fq *fq)
 {
 	struct qman_portal *p = get_affine_portal();
@@ -1262,13 +1332,20 @@ u32 qman_static_dequeue_get(struct qman_portal *qp)
 	return p->sdqcr;
 }
 
-void qman_dca(struct qm_dqrr_entry *dq, int park_request)
+void qman_dca(const struct qm_dqrr_entry *dq, int park_request)
 {
 	struct qman_portal *p = get_affine_portal();
 
 	qm_dqrr_cdc_consume_1ptr(&p->p, dq, park_request);
 }
 
+void qman_dca_index(u8 index, int park_request)
+{
+	struct qman_portal *p = get_affine_portal();
+
+	qm_dqrr_cdc_consume_1(&p->p, index, park_request);
+}
+
 /* Frame queue API */
 static const char *mcr_result_str(u8 result)
 {
@@ -2116,8 +2193,8 @@ int qman_enqueue(struct qman_fq *fq, const struct qm_fd *fd, u32 flags)
 }
 
 int qman_enqueue_multi(struct qman_fq *fq,
-		       const struct qm_fd *fd,
-		       int frames_to_send)
+		       const struct qm_fd *fd, u32 *flags,
+		int frames_to_send)
 {
 	struct qman_portal *p = get_affine_portal();
 	struct qm_portal *portal = &p->p;
@@ -2125,7 +2202,7 @@ int qman_enqueue_multi(struct qman_fq *fq,
 	register struct qm_eqcr *eqcr = &portal->eqcr;
 	struct qm_eqcr_entry *eq = eqcr->cursor, *prev_eq;
 
-	u8 i, diff, old_ci, sent = 0;
+	u8 i = 0, diff, old_ci, sent = 0;
 
 	/* Update the available entries if no entry is free */
 	if (!eqcr->available) {
@@ -2149,7 +2226,11 @@ int qman_enqueue_multi(struct qman_fq *fq,
 		eq->fd.addr = cpu_to_be40(fd->addr);
 		eq->fd.status = cpu_to_be32(fd->status);
 		eq->fd.opaque = cpu_to_be32(fd->opaque);
-
+		if (flags[i] & QMAN_ENQUEUE_FLAG_DCA) {
+			eq->dca = QM_EQCR_DCA_ENABLE |
+				((flags[i] >> 8) & QM_EQCR_DCA_IDXMASK);
+		}
+		i++;
 		eq = (void *)((unsigned long)(eq + 1) &
 			(~(unsigned long)(QM_EQCR_SIZE << 6)));
 		eqcr->available--;
diff --git a/drivers/bus/dpaa/dpaa_bus.c b/drivers/bus/dpaa/dpaa_bus.c
index 8d74643..01b332a 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/dpaa/dpaa_bus.c
+++ b/drivers/bus/dpaa/dpaa_bus.c
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ pthread_key_t dpaa_portal_key;
 unsigned int dpaa_svr_family;
 
 RTE_DEFINE_PER_LCORE(bool, _dpaa_io);
+RTE_DEFINE_PER_LCORE(struct dpaa_portal_dqrr, held_bufs);
 
 static inline void
 dpaa_add_to_device_list(struct rte_dpaa_device *dev)
diff --git a/drivers/bus/dpaa/include/fsl_qman.h b/drivers/bus/dpaa/include/fsl_qman.h
index 7ec07ee..145c1c1 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/dpaa/include/fsl_qman.h
+++ b/drivers/bus/dpaa/include/fsl_qman.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #endif
 
 #include <dpaa_rbtree.h>
+#include <rte_eventdev.h>
 
 /* FQ lookups (turn this on for 64bit user-space) */
 #if (__WORDSIZE == 64)
@@ -1239,6 +1240,7 @@ struct qman_fq {
 	/* DPDK Interface */
 	void *dpaa_intf;
 
+	struct rte_event ev;
 	/* affined portal in case of static queue */
 	struct qman_portal *qp;
 
@@ -1329,6 +1331,9 @@ struct qman_cgr {
  */
 int qman_get_portal_index(void);
 
+u32 qman_portal_dequeue(struct rte_event ev[], unsigned int poll_limit,
+			void **bufs);
+
 /**
  * qman_affine_channel - return the channel ID of an portal
  * @cpu: the cpu whose affine portal is the subject of the query
@@ -1462,7 +1467,21 @@ u32 qman_static_dequeue_get(struct qman_portal *qp);
  * function must be called from the same CPU as that which processed the DQRR
  * entry in the first place.
  */
-void qman_dca(struct qm_dqrr_entry *dq, int park_request);
+void qman_dca(const struct qm_dqrr_entry *dq, int park_request);
+
+/**
+ * qman_dca_index - Perform a Discrete Consumption Acknowledgment
+ * @index: the DQRR index to be consumed
+ * @park_request: indicates whether the held-active @fq should be parked
+ *
+ * Only allowed in DCA-mode portals, for DQRR entries whose handler callback had
+ * previously returned 'qman_cb_dqrr_defer'. NB, as with the other APIs, this
+ * does not take a 'portal' argument but implies the core affine portal from the
+ * cpu that is currently executing the function. For reasons of locking, this
+ * function must be called from the same CPU as that which processed the DQRR
+ * entry in the first place.
+ */
+void qman_dca_index(u8 index, int park_request);
 
 /**
  * qman_eqcr_is_empty - Determine if portal's EQCR is empty
@@ -1730,9 +1749,8 @@ int qman_volatile_dequeue(struct qman_fq *fq, u32 flags, u32 vdqcr);
  */
 int qman_enqueue(struct qman_fq *fq, const struct qm_fd *fd, u32 flags);
 
-int qman_enqueue_multi(struct qman_fq *fq,
-		       const struct qm_fd *fd,
-		int frames_to_send);
+int qman_enqueue_multi(struct qman_fq *fq, const struct qm_fd *fd, u32 *flags,
+		       int frames_to_send);
 
 typedef int (*qman_cb_precommit) (void *arg);
 
diff --git a/drivers/bus/dpaa/rte_bus_dpaa_version.map b/drivers/bus/dpaa/rte_bus_dpaa_version.map
index 460cfbf..afc40bc 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/dpaa/rte_bus_dpaa_version.map
+++ b/drivers/bus/dpaa/rte_bus_dpaa_version.map
@@ -69,14 +69,19 @@ DPDK_18.02 {
 	global:
 
 	dpaa_svr_family;
+	per_lcore_held_bufs;
+	qm_channel_pool1;
 	qman_alloc_cgrid_range;
 	qman_alloc_pool_range;
 	qman_create_cgr;
+	qman_dca_index;
 	qman_delete_cgr;
 	qman_modify_cgr;
+	qman_portal_dequeue;
 	qman_portal_poll_rx;
 	qman_query_fq_frm_cnt;
 	qman_release_cgrid_range;
+	qman_static_dequeue_add;
 	rte_dpaa_portal_fq_close;
 	rte_dpaa_portal_fq_init;
 
diff --git a/drivers/bus/dpaa/rte_dpaa_bus.h b/drivers/bus/dpaa/rte_dpaa_bus.h
index b0f7d48..6aa9e60 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/dpaa/rte_dpaa_bus.h
+++ b/drivers/bus/dpaa/rte_dpaa_bus.h
@@ -181,6 +181,20 @@ static void dpaainitfn_ ##nm(void) \
 } \
 RTE_PMD_EXPORT_NAME(nm, __COUNTER__)
 
+/* Create storage for dqrr entries per lcore */
+#define DPAA_PORTAL_DEQUEUE_DEPTH	16
+struct dpaa_portal_dqrr {
+	void *mbuf[DPAA_PORTAL_DEQUEUE_DEPTH];
+	uint64_t dqrr_held;
+	uint8_t dqrr_size;
+};
+
+RTE_DECLARE_PER_LCORE(struct dpaa_portal_dqrr, held_bufs);
+
+#define DPAA_PER_LCORE_DQRR_SIZE       RTE_PER_LCORE(held_bufs).dqrr_size
+#define DPAA_PER_LCORE_DQRR_HELD       RTE_PER_LCORE(held_bufs).dqrr_held
+#define DPAA_PER_LCORE_DQRR_MBUF(i)    RTE_PER_LCORE(held_bufs).mbuf[i]
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/net/dpaa/dpaa_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/dpaa/dpaa_rxtx.c
index 088fbe1..1caecf2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dpaa/dpaa_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dpaa/dpaa_rxtx.c
@@ -800,6 +800,7 @@ dpaa_eth_queue_tx(void *q, struct rte_mbuf **bufs, uint16_t nb_bufs)
 		loop = 0;
 		while (loop < frames_to_send) {
 			loop += qman_enqueue_multi(q, &fd_arr[loop],
+						   NULL,
 					frames_to_send - loop);
 		}
 		nb_bufs -= frames_to_send;
