diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx.c
index 58376ced3..1cfa2f0d6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx.c
@@ -353,41 +353,44 @@ virtqueue_enqueue_refill_inorder(struct virtqueue *vq,
 }
 
 static inline int
-virtqueue_enqueue_recv_refill(struct virtqueue *vq, struct rte_mbuf *cookie)
+virtqueue_enqueue_recv_refill(struct virtqueue *vq, struct rte_mbuf **cookie,
+				uint16_t num)
 {
 	struct vq_desc_extra *dxp;
 	struct virtio_hw *hw = vq->hw;
-	struct vring_desc *start_dp;
-	uint16_t needed = 1;
-	uint16_t head_idx, idx;
+	struct vring_desc *start_dp = vq->vq_ring.desc;
+	uint16_t idx, i;
 
 	if (unlikely(vq->vq_free_cnt == 0))
 		return -ENOSPC;
-	if (unlikely(vq->vq_free_cnt < needed))
+	if (unlikely(vq->vq_free_cnt < num))
 		return -EMSGSIZE;
 
-	head_idx = vq->vq_desc_head_idx;
-	if (unlikely(head_idx >= vq->vq_nentries))
+	if (unlikely(vq->vq_desc_head_idx >= vq->vq_nentries))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
-	idx = head_idx;
-	dxp = &vq->vq_descx[idx];
-	dxp->cookie = (void *)cookie;
-	dxp->ndescs = needed;
+	for (i = 0; i < num; i++) {
+		idx = vq->vq_desc_head_idx;
+		dxp = &vq->vq_descx[idx];
+		dxp->cookie = (void *)cookie[i];
+		dxp->ndescs = 1;
 
-	start_dp = vq->vq_ring.desc;
-	start_dp[idx].addr =
-		VIRTIO_MBUF_ADDR(cookie, vq) +
-		RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM - hw->vtnet_hdr_size;
-	start_dp[idx].len =
-		cookie->buf_len - RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM + hw->vtnet_hdr_size;
-	start_dp[idx].flags =  VRING_DESC_F_WRITE;
-	idx = start_dp[idx].next;
-	vq->vq_desc_head_idx = idx;
-	if (vq->vq_desc_head_idx == VQ_RING_DESC_CHAIN_END)
-		vq->vq_desc_tail_idx = idx;
-	vq->vq_free_cnt = (uint16_t)(vq->vq_free_cnt - needed);
-	vq_update_avail_ring(vq, head_idx);
+		start_dp[idx].addr =
+			VIRTIO_MBUF_ADDR(cookie[i], vq) +
+			RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM - hw->vtnet_hdr_size;
+		start_dp[idx].len =
+			cookie[i]->buf_len - RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM +
+			hw->vtnet_hdr_size;
+		start_dp[idx].flags = VRING_DESC_F_WRITE;
+		vq->vq_desc_head_idx = start_dp[idx].next;
+		vq_update_avail_ring(vq, idx);
+		if (vq->vq_desc_head_idx == VQ_RING_DESC_CHAIN_END) {
+			vq->vq_desc_tail_idx = vq->vq_desc_head_idx;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	vq->vq_free_cnt = (uint16_t)(vq->vq_free_cnt - num);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -892,7 +895,8 @@ virtio_dev_rx_queue_setup_finish(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t queue_idx)
 				error = virtqueue_enqueue_recv_refill_packed(vq,
 						&m, 1);
 			else
-				error = virtqueue_enqueue_recv_refill(vq, m);
+				error = virtqueue_enqueue_recv_refill(vq,
+						&m, 1);
 			if (error) {
 				rte_pktmbuf_free(m);
 				break;
@@ -991,7 +995,7 @@ virtio_discard_rxbuf(struct virtqueue *vq, struct rte_mbuf *m)
 	if (vtpci_packed_queue(vq->hw))
 		error = virtqueue_enqueue_recv_refill_packed(vq, &m, 1);
 	else
-		error = virtqueue_enqueue_recv_refill(vq, m);
+		error = virtqueue_enqueue_recv_refill(vq, &m, 1);
 
 	if (unlikely(error)) {
 		RTE_LOG(ERR, PMD, "cannot requeue discarded mbuf");
@@ -1211,7 +1215,7 @@ virtio_recv_pkts(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts, uint16_t nb_pkts)
 			dev->data->rx_mbuf_alloc_failed++;
 			break;
 		}
-		error = virtqueue_enqueue_recv_refill(vq, new_mbuf);
+		error = virtqueue_enqueue_recv_refill(vq, &new_mbuf, 1);
 		if (unlikely(error)) {
 			rte_pktmbuf_free(new_mbuf);
 			break;
@@ -1528,19 +1532,18 @@ virtio_recv_mergeable_pkts(void *rx_queue,
 	struct virtnet_rx *rxvq = rx_queue;
 	struct virtqueue *vq = rxvq->vq;
 	struct virtio_hw *hw = vq->hw;
-	struct rte_mbuf *rxm, *new_mbuf;
-	uint16_t nb_used, num, nb_rx;
+	struct rte_mbuf *rxm;
+	struct rte_mbuf *prev;
+	uint16_t nb_used, num, nb_rx = 0;
 	uint32_t len[VIRTIO_MBUF_BURST_SZ];
 	struct rte_mbuf *rcv_pkts[VIRTIO_MBUF_BURST_SZ];
-	struct rte_mbuf *prev;
 	int error;
-	uint32_t i, nb_enqueued;
-	uint32_t seg_num;
-	uint16_t extra_idx;
-	uint32_t seg_res;
-	uint32_t hdr_size;
+	uint32_t nb_enqueued = 0;
+	uint32_t seg_num = 0;
+	uint32_t seg_res = 0;
+	uint32_t hdr_size = hw->vtnet_hdr_size;
+	int32_t i;
 
-	nb_rx = 0;
 	if (unlikely(hw->started == 0))
 		return nb_rx;
 
@@ -1550,31 +1553,25 @@ virtio_recv_mergeable_pkts(void *rx_queue,
 
 	PMD_RX_LOG(DEBUG, "used:%d", nb_used);
 
-	i = 0;
-	nb_enqueued = 0;
-	seg_num = 0;
-	extra_idx = 0;
-	seg_res = 0;
-	hdr_size = hw->vtnet_hdr_size;
-
-	while (i < nb_used) {
-		struct virtio_net_hdr_mrg_rxbuf *header;
+	num = likely(nb_used <= nb_pkts) ? nb_used : nb_pkts;
+	if (unlikely(num > VIRTIO_MBUF_BURST_SZ))
+		num = VIRTIO_MBUF_BURST_SZ;
+	if (likely(num > DESC_PER_CACHELINE))
+		num = num - ((vq->vq_used_cons_idx + num) %
+				DESC_PER_CACHELINE);
 
-		if (nb_rx == nb_pkts)
-			break;
 
-		num = virtqueue_dequeue_burst_rx(vq, rcv_pkts, len, 1);
-		if (num != 1)
-			continue;
+	num = virtqueue_dequeue_burst_rx(vq, rcv_pkts, len, num);
 
-		i++;
+	for (i = 0; i < num; i++) {
+		struct virtio_net_hdr_mrg_rxbuf *header;
 
 		PMD_RX_LOG(DEBUG, "dequeue:%d", num);
-		PMD_RX_LOG(DEBUG, "packet len:%d", len[0]);
+		PMD_RX_LOG(DEBUG, "packet len:%d", len[i]);
 
-		rxm = rcv_pkts[0];
+		rxm = rcv_pkts[i];
 
-		if (unlikely(len[0] < hdr_size + ETHER_HDR_LEN)) {
+		if (unlikely(len[i] < hdr_size + ETHER_HDR_LEN)) {
 			PMD_RX_LOG(ERR, "Packet drop");
 			nb_enqueued++;
 			virtio_discard_rxbuf(vq, rxm);
@@ -1582,10 +1579,10 @@ virtio_recv_mergeable_pkts(void *rx_queue,
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		header = (struct virtio_net_hdr_mrg_rxbuf *)((char *)rxm->buf_addr +
-			RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM - hdr_size);
+		header = (struct virtio_net_hdr_mrg_rxbuf *)
+			 ((char *)rxm->buf_addr + RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM
+			 - hdr_size);
 		seg_num = header->num_buffers;
-
 		if (seg_num == 0)
 			seg_num = 1;
 
@@ -1593,10 +1590,11 @@ virtio_recv_mergeable_pkts(void *rx_queue,
 		rxm->nb_segs = seg_num;
 		rxm->ol_flags = 0;
 		rxm->vlan_tci = 0;
-		rxm->pkt_len = (uint32_t)(len[0] - hdr_size);
-		rxm->data_len = (uint16_t)(len[0] - hdr_size);
+		rxm->pkt_len = (uint32_t)(len[i] - hdr_size);
+		rxm->data_len = (uint16_t)(len[i] - hdr_size);
 
 		rxm->port = rxvq->port_id;
+
 		rx_pkts[nb_rx] = rxm;
 		prev = rxm;
 
@@ -1607,75 +1605,96 @@ virtio_recv_mergeable_pkts(void *rx_queue,
 			continue;
 		}
 
+		if (hw->vlan_strip)
+			rte_vlan_strip(rx_pkts[nb_rx]);
+
 		seg_res = seg_num - 1;
 
-		while (seg_res != 0) {
-			/*
-			 * Get extra segments for current uncompleted packet.
-			 */
-			uint16_t  rcv_cnt =
-				RTE_MIN(seg_res, RTE_DIM(rcv_pkts));
-			if (likely(VIRTQUEUE_NUSED(vq) >= rcv_cnt)) {
-				uint32_t rx_num =
-					virtqueue_dequeue_burst_rx(vq,
-					rcv_pkts, len, rcv_cnt);
-				i += rx_num;
-				rcv_cnt = rx_num;
-			} else {
-				PMD_RX_LOG(ERR,
-					   "No enough segments for packet.");
-				nb_enqueued++;
-				virtio_discard_rxbuf(vq, rxm);
-				rxvq->stats.errors++;
-				break;
-			}
+		/* Merge remaining segments */
+		while (seg_res != 0 && i < (num - 1)) {
+			i++;
+
+			rxm = rcv_pkts[i];
+			rxm->data_off = RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM - hdr_size;
+			rxm->pkt_len = (uint32_t)(len[i]);
+			rxm->data_len = (uint16_t)(len[i]);
+
+			rx_pkts[nb_rx]->pkt_len += (uint32_t)(len[i]);
+			rx_pkts[nb_rx]->data_len += (uint16_t)(len[i]);
+
+			if (prev)
+				prev->next = rxm;
+
+			prev = rxm;
+			seg_res -= 1;
+		}
+
+		if (!seg_res) {
+			virtio_rx_stats_updated(rxvq, rx_pkts[nb_rx]);
+			nb_rx++;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* Last packet still need merge segments */
+	while (seg_res != 0) {
+		uint16_t rcv_cnt = RTE_MIN((uint16_t)seg_res,
+					VIRTIO_MBUF_BURST_SZ);
 
-			extra_idx = 0;
+		prev = rcv_pkts[nb_rx];
+		if (likely(VIRTQUEUE_NUSED(vq) >= rcv_cnt)) {
+			num = virtqueue_dequeue_burst_rx(vq, rcv_pkts, len,
+							   rcv_cnt);
+			uint16_t extra_idx = 0;
 
+			rcv_cnt = num;
 			while (extra_idx < rcv_cnt) {
 				rxm = rcv_pkts[extra_idx];
-
-				rxm->data_off = RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM - hdr_size;
+				rxm->data_off =
+					RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM - hdr_size;
 				rxm->pkt_len = (uint32_t)(len[extra_idx]);
 				rxm->data_len = (uint16_t)(len[extra_idx]);
-
-				if (prev)
-					prev->next = rxm;
-
+				prev->next = rxm;
 				prev = rxm;
-				rx_pkts[nb_rx]->pkt_len += rxm->pkt_len;
-				extra_idx++;
+				rx_pkts[nb_rx]->pkt_len += len[extra_idx];
+				rx_pkts[nb_rx]->data_len += len[extra_idx];
+				extra_idx += 1;
 			};
 			seg_res -= rcv_cnt;
-		}
-
-		if (hw->vlan_strip)
-			rte_vlan_strip(rx_pkts[nb_rx]);
-
-		VIRTIO_DUMP_PACKET(rx_pkts[nb_rx],
-			rx_pkts[nb_rx]->data_len);
 
-		virtio_update_packet_stats(&rxvq->stats, rx_pkts[nb_rx]);
-		nb_rx++;
+			if (!seg_res) {
+				virtio_rx_stats_updated(rxvq, rx_pkts[nb_rx]);
+				nb_rx++;
+			}
+		} else {
+			PMD_RX_LOG(ERR,
+					"No enough segments for packet.");
+			virtio_discard_rxbuf(vq, prev);
+			rxvq->stats.errors++;
+			break;
+		}
 	}
 
 	rxvq->stats.packets += nb_rx;
 
 	/* Allocate new mbuf for the used descriptor */
-	while (likely(!virtqueue_full(vq))) {
-		new_mbuf = rte_mbuf_raw_alloc(rxvq->mpool);
-		if (unlikely(new_mbuf == NULL)) {
-			struct rte_eth_dev *dev
-				= &rte_eth_devices[rxvq->port_id];
-			dev->data->rx_mbuf_alloc_failed++;
-			break;
-		}
-		error = virtqueue_enqueue_recv_refill(vq, new_mbuf);
-		if (unlikely(error)) {
-			rte_pktmbuf_free(new_mbuf);
-			break;
+	if (likely(!virtqueue_full(vq))) {
+		/* free_cnt may include mrg descs */
+		uint16_t free_cnt = vq->vq_free_cnt;
+		struct rte_mbuf *new_pkts[free_cnt];
+
+		if (!rte_pktmbuf_alloc_bulk(rxvq->mpool, new_pkts, free_cnt)) {
+			error = virtqueue_enqueue_recv_refill(vq, new_pkts,
+					free_cnt);
+			if (unlikely(error)) {
+				for (i = 0; i < free_cnt; i++)
+					rte_pktmbuf_free(new_pkts[i]);
+			}
+			nb_enqueued += free_cnt;
+		} else {
+			struct rte_eth_dev *dev =
+				&rte_eth_devices[rxvq->port_id];
+			dev->data->rx_mbuf_alloc_failed += free_cnt;
 		}
-		nb_enqueued++;
 	}
 
 	if (likely(nb_enqueued)) {
