diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/hotplug_mp.c b/lib/librte_eal/common/hotplug_mp.c
index 1c92e44cb..c31316bf7 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/common/hotplug_mp.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/hotplug_mp.c
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@
 
 #define MP_TIMEOUT_S 5 /**< 5 seconds timeouts */
 
+struct mp_reply_bundle {
+	struct rte_mp_msg msg;
+	void *peer;
+};
+
 static int cmp_dev_name(const struct rte_device *dev, const void *_name)
 {
 	const char *name = _name;
@@ -20,17 +25,196 @@ static int cmp_dev_name(const struct rte_device *dev, const void *_name)
 	return strcmp(dev->name, name);
 }
 
-struct mp_reply_bundle {
-	struct rte_mp_msg msg;
-	void *peer;
-};
+/**
+ * Secondary to primary request.
+ * start from function eal_dev_hotplug_request_to_primary.
+ *
+ * device attach on secondary:
+ * a) secondary send sync request to the primary.
+ * b) primary receive the request and attach the new device if
+ *    failed goto i).
+ * c) primary forward attach sync request to all secondary.
+ * d) secondary receive the request and attach the device and send a reply.
+ * e) primary check the reply if all success goes to j).
+ * f) primary send attach rollback sync request to all secondary.
+ * g) secondary receive the request and detach the device and send a reply.
+ * h) primary receive the reply and detach device as rollback action.
+ * i) send attach fail to secondary as a reply of step a), goto k).
+ * j) send attach success to secondary as a reply of step a).
+ * k) secondary receive reply and return.
+ *
+ * device detach on secondary:
+ * a) secondary send sync request to the primary.
+ * b) primary send detach sync request to all secondary.
+ * c) secondary detach the device and send a reply.
+ * d) primary check the reply if all success goes to g).
+ * e) primary send detach rollback sync request to all secondary.
+ * f) secondary receive the request and attach back device. goto h).
+ * g) primary detach the device if success goto i), else goto e).
+ * h) primary send detach fail to secondary as a reply of step a), goto j).
+ * i) primary send detach success to secondary as a reply of step a).
+ * j) secondary receive reply and return.
+ */
+
+static int
+send_response_to_secondary(const struct eal_dev_mp_req *req,
+			int result,
+			const void *peer)
+{
+	struct rte_mp_msg mp_resp;
+	struct eal_dev_mp_req *resp =
+		(struct eal_dev_mp_req *)mp_resp.param;
+	int ret;
+
+	memset(&mp_resp, 0, sizeof(mp_resp));
+	mp_resp.len_param = sizeof(*resp);
+	strlcpy(mp_resp.name, EAL_DEV_MP_ACTION_REQUEST, sizeof(mp_resp.name));
+	memcpy(resp, req, sizeof(*req));
+	resp->result = result;
+
+	ret = rte_mp_reply(&mp_resp, peer);
+	if (ret)
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "failed to send response to secondary\n");
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static void
+__handle_secondary_request(void *param)
+{
+	struct mp_reply_bundle *bundle = param;
+		const struct rte_mp_msg *msg = &bundle->msg;
+	const struct eal_dev_mp_req *req =
+		(const struct eal_dev_mp_req *)msg->param;
+	struct eal_dev_mp_req tmp_req;
+	struct rte_devargs *da;
+	struct rte_device *dev;
+	struct rte_bus *bus;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	tmp_req = *req;
+
+	if (req->t == EAL_DEV_REQ_TYPE_ATTACH) {
+		ret = local_dev_probe(req->devargs, &dev);
+		if (ret) {
+			RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Failed to hotplug add device on primary\n");
+			if (ret != -EEXIST)
+				goto finish;
+		}
+		ret = eal_dev_hotplug_request_to_secondary(&tmp_req);
+		if (ret) {
+			RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Failed to send hotplug request to secondary\n");
+			ret = -ENOMSG;
+			goto rollback;
+		}
+		if (tmp_req.result) {
+			ret = tmp_req.result;
+			RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Failed to hotplug add device on secondary\n");
+			if (ret != -EEXIST)
+				goto rollback;
+		}
+	} else if (req->t == EAL_DEV_REQ_TYPE_DETACH) {
+		da = calloc(1, sizeof(*da));
+		if (da == NULL) {
+			ret = -ENOMEM;
+			goto finish;
+		}
+
+		ret = rte_devargs_parse(da, req->devargs);
+		if (ret)
+			goto finish;
+
+		ret = eal_dev_hotplug_request_to_secondary(&tmp_req);
+		if (ret) {
+			RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Failed to send hotplug request to secondary\n");
+			ret = -ENOMSG;
+			goto rollback;
+		}
+
+		bus = rte_bus_find_by_name(da->bus->name);
+		if (bus == NULL) {
+			RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Cannot find bus (%s)\n", da->bus->name);
+			ret = -ENOENT;
+			goto finish;
+		}
+
+		dev = bus->find_device(NULL, cmp_dev_name, da->name);
+		if (dev == NULL) {
+			RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Cannot find plugged device (%s)\n", da->name);
+			ret = -ENOENT;
+			goto finish;
+		}
+
+		if (tmp_req.result) {
+			RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Failed to hotplug remove device on secondary\n");
+			ret = tmp_req.result;
+			if (ret != -ENOENT)
+				goto rollback;
+		}
+
+		ret = local_dev_remove(dev);
+		if (ret) {
+			RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Failed to hotplug remove device on primary\n");
+			if (ret != -ENOENT)
+				goto rollback;
+		}
+	} else {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "unsupported secondary to primary request\n");
+		ret = -ENOTSUP;
+	}
+	goto finish;
+
+rollback:
+	if (req->t == EAL_DEV_REQ_TYPE_ATTACH) {
+		tmp_req.t = EAL_DEV_REQ_TYPE_ATTACH_ROLLBACK;
+		eal_dev_hotplug_request_to_secondary(&tmp_req);
+		local_dev_remove(dev);
+	} else {
+		tmp_req.t = EAL_DEV_REQ_TYPE_DETACH_ROLLBACK;
+		eal_dev_hotplug_request_to_secondary(&tmp_req);
+	}
+
+finish:
+	ret = send_response_to_secondary(&tmp_req, ret, bundle->peer);
+	if (ret)
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "failed to send response to secondary\n");
+
+	free(bundle->peer);
+	free(bundle);
+}
 
 static int
 handle_secondary_request(const struct rte_mp_msg *msg, const void *peer)
 {
-	RTE_SET_USED(msg);
-	RTE_SET_USED(peer);
-	return -ENOTSUP;
+	struct mp_reply_bundle *bundle;
+	const struct eal_dev_mp_req *req =
+		(const struct eal_dev_mp_req *)msg->param;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	bundle = malloc(sizeof(*bundle));
+	if (bundle == NULL) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "not enough memory\n");
+		return send_response_to_secondary(req, -ENOMEM, peer);
+	}
+
+	bundle->msg = *msg;
+	/**
+	 * We need to send reply on interrupt thread, but peer can't be
+	 * parsed directly, so this is a temporal hack, need to be fixed
+	 * when it is ready.
+	 */
+	bundle->peer = strdup(peer);
+
+	/**
+	 * We are at IPC callback thread, sync IPC is not allowed due to
+	 * dead lock, so we delegate the task to interrupt thread.
+	 */
+	ret = rte_eal_alarm_set(1, __handle_secondary_request, bundle);
+	if (ret) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "failed to add mp task\n");
+		return send_response_to_secondary(req, ret, peer);
+	}
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void __handle_primary_request(void *param)
@@ -149,8 +333,29 @@ handle_primary_request(const struct rte_mp_msg *msg, const void *peer)
 
 int eal_dev_hotplug_request_to_primary(struct eal_dev_mp_req *req)
 {
-	RTE_SET_USED(req);
-	return -ENOTSUP;
+	struct rte_mp_msg mp_req;
+	struct rte_mp_reply mp_reply;
+	struct timespec ts = {.tv_sec = MP_TIMEOUT_S, .tv_nsec = 0};
+	struct eal_dev_mp_req *resp;
+	int ret;
+
+	memset(&mp_req, 0, sizeof(mp_req));
+	memcpy(mp_req.param, req, sizeof(*req));
+	mp_req.len_param = sizeof(*req);
+	strlcpy(mp_req.name, EAL_DEV_MP_ACTION_REQUEST, sizeof(mp_req.name));
+
+	ret = rte_mp_request_sync(&mp_req, &mp_reply, &ts);
+	if (ret || mp_reply.nb_received != 1) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "cannot send request to primary");
+		if (!ret)
+			return -1;
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	resp = (struct eal_dev_mp_req *)mp_reply.msgs[0].param;
+	req->result = resp->result;
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 int eal_dev_hotplug_request_to_secondary(struct eal_dev_mp_req *req)
