diff --git a/lib/librte_cryptodev/rte_crypto_sym.h b/lib/librte_cryptodev/rte_crypto_sym.h
index f29c98051..8f3a93a3d 100644
--- a/lib/librte_cryptodev/rte_crypto_sym.h
+++ b/lib/librte_cryptodev/rte_crypto_sym.h
@@ -57,12 +57,27 @@ struct rte_crypto_sgl {
 struct rte_crypto_sym_vec {
 	/** array of SGL vectors */
 	struct rte_crypto_sgl *sgl;
-	/** array of pointers to IV */
-	void **iv;
-	/** array of pointers to AAD */
-	void **aad;
-	/** array of pointers to digest */
-	void **digest;
+	union {
+		/* Supposed to be used with CPU crypto API call. */
+		struct {
+			/** array of pointers to IV */
+			void **iv;
+			/** array of pointers to AAD */
+			void **aad;
+			/** array of pointers to digest */
+			void **digest;
+		};
+
+		/* Supposed to be used with HW crypto API call. */
+		struct {
+			/** array of vectors to IV */
+			struct rte_crypto_vec *iv_vec;
+			/** array of vectors to AAD */
+			struct rte_crypto_vec *aad_vec;
+			/** array of vectors to Digest */
+			struct rte_crypto_vec *digest_vec;
+		};
+	};
 	/**
 	 * array of statuses for each operation:
 	 *  - 0 on success
diff --git a/lib/librte_cryptodev/rte_cryptodev.c b/lib/librte_cryptodev/rte_cryptodev.c
index 1dd795bcb..1e93762a0 100644
--- a/lib/librte_cryptodev/rte_cryptodev.c
+++ b/lib/librte_cryptodev/rte_cryptodev.c
@@ -1914,6 +1914,124 @@ rte_cryptodev_sym_cpu_crypto_process(uint8_t dev_id,
 	return dev->dev_ops->sym_cpu_process(dev, sess, ofs, vec);
 }
 
+uint32_t
+rte_cryptodev_sym_hw_crypto_enqueue_aead(uint8_t dev_id, uint16_t qp_id,
+	union rte_cryptodev_hw_session_ctx session,
+	union rte_crypto_sym_ofs ofs, struct rte_crypto_sym_vec *vec,
+	void **opaque, uint32_t flags)
+{
+	struct rte_cryptodev *dev;
+
+	if (!rte_cryptodev_get_qp_status(dev_id, qp_id))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	dev = rte_cryptodev_pmd_get_dev(dev_id);
+	if (!(dev->feature_flags & RTE_CRYPTODEV_FF_SYM_HW_DIRECT_API) ||
+		dev->dev_ops->sym_hw_enq_deq == NULL ||
+			dev->dev_ops->sym_hw_enq_deq->enqueue_aead == NULL)
+		return -ENOTSUP;
+	if (vec == NULL || vec->num == 0 || session.crypto_sess == NULL)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	return dev->dev_ops->sym_hw_enq_deq->enqueue_aead(dev, qp_id, session,
+			ofs, vec, opaque, flags);
+}
+
+uint32_t
+rte_cryptodev_sym_hw_crypto_enqueue_cipher(uint8_t dev_id, uint16_t qp_id,
+	union rte_cryptodev_hw_session_ctx session,
+	union rte_crypto_sym_ofs ofs, struct rte_crypto_sym_vec *vec,
+	void **opaque, uint32_t flags)
+{
+	struct rte_cryptodev *dev;
+
+	if (!rte_cryptodev_get_qp_status(dev_id, qp_id))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	dev = rte_cryptodev_pmd_get_dev(dev_id);
+	if (!(dev->feature_flags & RTE_CRYPTODEV_FF_SYM_HW_DIRECT_API) ||
+		dev->dev_ops->sym_hw_enq_deq == NULL ||
+			dev->dev_ops->sym_hw_enq_deq->enqueue_cipher == NULL)
+		return -ENOTSUP;
+	if (vec == NULL || vec->num == 0 || session.crypto_sess == NULL)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	return dev->dev_ops->sym_hw_enq_deq->enqueue_cipher(dev, qp_id, session,
+			ofs, vec, opaque, flags);
+}
+
+uint32_t
+rte_cryptodev_sym_hw_crypto_enqueue_auth(uint8_t dev_id, uint16_t qp_id,
+	union rte_cryptodev_hw_session_ctx session,
+	union rte_crypto_sym_ofs ofs, struct rte_crypto_sym_vec *vec,
+	void **opaque, uint32_t flags)
+{
+	struct rte_cryptodev *dev;
+
+	if (!rte_cryptodev_get_qp_status(dev_id, qp_id))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	dev = rte_cryptodev_pmd_get_dev(dev_id);
+	if (!(dev->feature_flags & RTE_CRYPTODEV_FF_SYM_HW_DIRECT_API) ||
+		dev->dev_ops->sym_hw_enq_deq == NULL ||
+			dev->dev_ops->sym_hw_enq_deq->enqueue_auth == NULL)
+		return -ENOTSUP;
+	if (vec == NULL || vec->num == 0 || session.crypto_sess == NULL)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	return dev->dev_ops->sym_hw_enq_deq->enqueue_auth(dev, qp_id, session,
+			ofs, vec, opaque, flags);
+}
+
+uint32_t
+rte_cryptodev_sym_hw_crypto_enqueue_chain(uint8_t dev_id, uint16_t qp_id,
+	union rte_cryptodev_hw_session_ctx session,
+	union rte_crypto_sym_ofs ofs, struct rte_crypto_sym_vec *vec,
+	void **opaque, uint32_t flags)
+{
+	struct rte_cryptodev *dev;
+
+	if (!rte_cryptodev_get_qp_status(dev_id, qp_id))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	dev = rte_cryptodev_pmd_get_dev(dev_id);
+	if (!(dev->feature_flags & RTE_CRYPTODEV_FF_SYM_HW_DIRECT_API) ||
+		dev->dev_ops->sym_hw_enq_deq == NULL ||
+			dev->dev_ops->sym_hw_enq_deq->enqueue_chain == NULL)
+		return -ENOTSUP;
+	if (vec == NULL || vec->num == 0 || session.crypto_sess == NULL)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	return dev->dev_ops->sym_hw_enq_deq->enqueue_chain(dev, qp_id, session,
+			ofs, vec, opaque, flags);
+}
+
+uint32_t
+rte_cryptodev_sym_hw_crypto_dequeue(uint8_t dev_id, uint16_t qp_id,
+	rte_cryptodev_get_dequeue_count_t get_dequeue_count,
+	rte_cryptodev_post_dequeue_t post_dequeue,
+	void **out_opaque,
+	uint32_t *n_success_jobs, uint32_t flags)
+{
+	struct rte_cryptodev *dev;
+
+	if (!rte_cryptodev_get_qp_status(dev_id, qp_id))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	dev = rte_cryptodev_pmd_get_dev(dev_id);
+	if (!(dev->feature_flags & RTE_CRYPTODEV_FF_SYM_HW_DIRECT_API) ||
+		dev->dev_ops->sym_hw_enq_deq == NULL ||
+			dev->dev_ops->sym_hw_enq_deq->dequeue == NULL)
+		return -ENOTSUP;
+
+	if (!get_dequeue_count || !post_dequeue || !n_success_jobs)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	return dev->dev_ops->sym_hw_enq_deq->dequeue(dev, qp_id,
+			get_dequeue_count, post_dequeue, out_opaque,
+			n_success_jobs, flags);
+}
+
 /** Initialise rte_crypto_op mempool element */
 static void
 rte_crypto_op_init(struct rte_mempool *mempool,
diff --git a/lib/librte_cryptodev/rte_cryptodev.h b/lib/librte_cryptodev/rte_cryptodev.h
index 7b3ebc20f..83c9f072c 100644
--- a/lib/librte_cryptodev/rte_cryptodev.h
+++ b/lib/librte_cryptodev/rte_cryptodev.h
@@ -466,7 +466,8 @@ rte_cryptodev_asym_get_xform_enum(enum rte_crypto_asym_xform_type *xform_enum,
 /**< Support symmetric session-less operations */
 #define RTE_CRYPTODEV_FF_NON_BYTE_ALIGNED_DATA		(1ULL << 23)
 /**< Support operations on data which is not byte aligned */
-
+#define RTE_CRYPTODEV_FF_SYM_HW_DIRECT_API		(1ULL << 24)
+/**< Support hardware accelerator specific raw data as input */
 
 /**
  * Get the name of a crypto device feature flag
@@ -1351,6 +1352,259 @@ rte_cryptodev_sym_cpu_crypto_process(uint8_t dev_id,
 	struct rte_cryptodev_sym_session *sess, union rte_crypto_sym_ofs ofs,
 	struct rte_crypto_sym_vec *vec);
 
+/* HW direct symmetric crypto data-path APIs */
+#define RTE_CRYPTO_HW_DP_FF_ENQUEUE_EXHAUST	(1ULL << 0)
+/**< Bit-mask to indicate the last job in a burst. With this bit set the
+ *   driver may read but not write the drv_data buffer, and kick the HW to
+ *   start processing all jobs written.
+ */
+#define RTE_CRYPTO_HW_DP_FF_CRYPTO_SESSION	(1ULL << 1)
+/**< Bit-mask indicating sess is a cryptodev sym session */
+#define RTE_CRYPTO_HW_DP_FF_SESSIONLESS		(1ULL << 2)
+/**< Bit-mask indicating sess is a cryptodev sym xform and session-less
+ *   operation is in-place
+ **/
+#define RTE_CRYPTO_HW_DP_FF_SECURITY_SESSION	(1ULL << 3)
+/**< Bit-mask indicating sess is a security session */
+#define RTE_CRYPTO_HW_DP_FF_SET_OPAQUE_ARRAY	(1ULL << 4)
+/**< Bit-mask to indicate opaque is an array, all elements in it will be
+ *   stored as opaque data.
+ */
+#define RTE_CRYPTO_HW_DP_FF_KICK_QUEUE		(1ULL << 5)
+/**< Bit-mask to command the HW to start processing all stored ops in the
+ *   queue immediately.
+ */
+
+/**< Bit-masks used for dequeuing job */
+#define RTE_CRYPTO_HW_DP_FF_GET_OPAQUE_ARRAY	(1ULL << 0)
+/**< Bit-mask to indicate opaque is an array with enough room to fill all
+ *   dequeued opaque data pointers.
+ */
+#define RTE_CRYPTO_HW_DP_FF_DEQUEUE_EXHAUST	(1ULL << 1)
+/**< Bit-mask to indicate dequeuing as many as n jobs in dequeue-many function.
+ *   Without this bit once the driver found out the ready-to-dequeue jobs are
+ *   not as many as n, it shall stop immediate, leave all processed jobs in the
+ *   queue, and return the ready jobs in negative. With this bit set the
+ *   function shall continue dequeue all done jobs and return the dequeued
+ *   job count in positive.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Typedef that the user provided to get the dequeue count. User may use it to
+ * return a fixed number or the number parsed from the opaque data stored in
+ * the first processed job.
+ *
+ * @param	opaque		Dequeued opaque data.
+ **/
+typedef uint32_t (*rte_cryptodev_get_dequeue_count_t)
+	(void *opaque);
+
+/**
+ * Typedef that the user provided to deal with post dequeue operation, such
+ * as filling status.
+ *
+ * @param	opaque		Dequeued opaque data. In case
+ *				RTE_CRYPTO_HW_DP_FF_GET_OPAQUE_ARRAY bit is
+ *				set, this value will be the opaque data stored
+ *				in the specific processed jobs referenced by
+ *				index, otherwise it will be the opaque data
+ *				stored in the first processed job in the burst.
+ * @param	index		Index number of the processed job.
+ * @param	is_op_success	Driver filled operation status.
+ **/
+typedef void (*rte_cryptodev_post_dequeue_t)(void *opaque, uint32_t index,
+		uint8_t is_op_success);
+
+/**
+ * Union
+ */
+union rte_cryptodev_hw_session_ctx {
+	struct rte_cryptodev_sym_session *crypto_sess;
+	struct rte_crypto_sym_xform *xform;
+	struct rte_security_session *sec_sess;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Enqueue actual AEAD symmetric crypto processing on user provided data.
+ *
+ * @param	dev_id		The device identifier.
+ * @param	qp_id		The index of the queue pair from which to
+ *				retrieve processed packets. The value must be
+ *				in the range [0, nb_queue_pair - 1] previously
+ *				supplied to rte_cryptodev_configure().
+ * @param	session		Union of different session types, depends on
+ *				RTE_CRYPTO_HW_DP_FF_* flag.
+ * @param	ofs		Start and stop offsets for auth and cipher
+ *				operations.
+ * @param	vec		Vectorized operation descriptor.
+ * @param	opaque		Opaque data to be written to HW
+ *				descriptor for enqueue. In case
+ *				RTE_CRYPTO_HW_DP_FF_SET_OPAQUE_ARRAY flag is
+ *				set this value should be an array of all
+ *				'vec->num' opaque data with the size stated in
+ *				the vec. Otherwise only the first opaque
+ *				data in the array will be stored in the first
+ *				HW descriptor waiting for dequeue.
+ * @param	flags		Bit-mask of one or more RTE_CRYPTO_HW_DP_FF_*
+ *				flags.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *  - Returns number of successfully processed packets. In case the returned
+ *    value is smaller than 'vec->num', the vec's status array will be written
+ *    the error number accordingly.
+ */
+__rte_experimental
+uint32_t
+rte_cryptodev_sym_hw_crypto_enqueue_aead(uint8_t dev_id, uint16_t qp_id,
+	union rte_cryptodev_hw_session_ctx session,
+	union rte_crypto_sym_ofs ofs, struct rte_crypto_sym_vec *vec,
+	void **opaque, uint32_t flags);
+
+/**
+ * Enqueue actual cipher-only symmetric crypto processing on user provided data.
+ *
+ * @param	dev_id		The device identifier.
+ * @param	qp_id		The index of the queue pair from which to
+ *				retrieve processed packets. The value must be
+ *				in the range [0, nb_queue_pair - 1] previously
+ *				supplied to rte_cryptodev_configure().
+ * @param	session		Union of different session types, depends on
+ *				RTE_CRYPTO_HW_DP_FF_* flag.
+ * @param	ofs		Start and stop offsets for auth and cipher
+ *				operations.
+ * @param	vec		Vectorized operation descriptor.
+ * @param	opaque		Opaque data to be written to HW
+ *				descriptor for enqueue. In case
+ *				RTE_CRYPTO_HW_DP_FF_SET_OPAQUE_ARRAY flag is
+ *				set this value should be an array of all
+ *				'vec->num' opaque data with the size stated in
+ *				the vec. Otherwise only the first opaque
+ *				data in the array will be stored in the first
+ *				HW descriptor waiting for dequeue.
+ * @param	flags		Bit-mask of one or more RTE_CRYPTO_HW_DP_FF_*
+ *				flags.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *  - Returns number of successfully processed packets. In case the returned
+ *    value is smaller than 'vec->num', the vec's status array will be written
+ *    the error number accordingly.
+ */
+__rte_experimental
+uint32_t
+rte_cryptodev_sym_hw_crypto_enqueue_cipher(uint8_t dev_id, uint16_t qp_id,
+	union rte_cryptodev_hw_session_ctx session,
+	union rte_crypto_sym_ofs ofs, struct rte_crypto_sym_vec *vec,
+	void **opaque, uint32_t flags);
+
+/**
+ * Enqueue actual auth-only symmetric crypto processing on user provided data.
+ *
+ * @param	dev_id		The device identifier.
+ * @param	qp_id		The index of the queue pair from which to
+ *				retrieve processed packets. The value must be
+ *				in the range [0, nb_queue_pair - 1] previously
+ *				supplied to rte_cryptodev_configure().
+ * @param	session		Union of different session types, depends on
+ *				RTE_CRYPTO_HW_DP_FF_* flag.
+ * @param	ofs		Start and stop offsets for auth and cipher
+ *				operations.
+ * @param	vec		Vectorized operation descriptor.
+ * @param	opaque		Opaque data to be written to HW
+ *				descriptor for enqueue. In case
+ *				RTE_CRYPTO_HW_DP_FF_SET_OPAQUE_ARRAY flag is
+ *				set this value should be an array of all
+ *				'vec->num' opaque data with the size stated in
+ *				the vec. Otherwise only the first opaque
+ *				data in the array will be stored in the first
+ *				HW descriptor waiting for dequeue.
+ * @param	flags		Bit-mask of one or more RTE_CRYPTO_HW_DP_FF_*
+ *				flags.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *  - Returns number of successfully processed packets. In case the returned
+ *    value is smaller than 'vec->num', the vec's status array will be written
+ *    the error number accordingly.
+ */
+__rte_experimental
+uint32_t
+rte_cryptodev_sym_hw_crypto_enqueue_auth(uint8_t dev_id, uint16_t qp_id,
+	union rte_cryptodev_hw_session_ctx session,
+	union rte_crypto_sym_ofs ofs, struct rte_crypto_sym_vec *vec,
+	void **opaque, uint32_t flags);
+
+/**
+ * Enqueue actual chained symmetric crypto processing on user provided data.
+ *
+ * @param	dev_id		The device identifier.
+ * @param	qp_id		The index of the queue pair from which to
+ *				retrieve processed packets. The value must be
+ *				in the range [0, nb_queue_pair - 1] previously
+ *				supplied to rte_cryptodev_configure().
+ * @param	session		Union of different session types, depends on
+ *				RTE_CRYPTO_HW_DP_FF_* flag.
+ * @param	ofs		Start and stop offsets for auth and cipher
+ *				operations.
+ * @param	vec		Vectorized operation descriptor.
+ * @param	opaque		Opaque data to be written to HW
+ *				descriptor for enqueue. In case
+ *				RTE_CRYPTO_HW_DP_FF_SET_OPAQUE_ARRAY flag is
+ *				set this value should be an array of all
+ *				'vec->num' opaque data with the size stated in
+ *				the vec. Otherwise only the first opaque
+ *				data in the array will be stored in the first
+ *				HW descriptor waiting for dequeue.
+ * @param	flags		Bit-mask of one or more RTE_CRYPTO_HW_DP_FF_*
+ *				flags.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *  - Returns number of successfully processed packets. In case the returned
+ *    value is smaller than 'vec->num', the vec's status array will be written
+ *    the error number accordingly.
+ */
+__rte_experimental
+uint32_t
+rte_cryptodev_sym_hw_crypto_enqueue_chain(uint8_t dev_id, uint16_t qp_id,
+	union rte_cryptodev_hw_session_ctx session,
+	union rte_crypto_sym_ofs ofs, struct rte_crypto_sym_vec *vec,
+	void **opaque, uint32_t flags);
+
+/**
+ * Dequeue symmetric crypto processing of user provided data.
+ *
+ * @param	dev_id			The device identifier.
+ * @param	qp_id			The index of the queue pair from which
+ *					to retrieve processed packets. The
+ *					value must be in the range [0,
+ *					nb_queue_pair - 1] previously
+ *					supplied to rte_cryptodev_configure().
+ * @param	get_dequeue_count	User provided callback function to
+ *					obtain dequeue count.
+ * @param	post_dequeue		User provided callback function to
+ *					post-process a dequeued operation.
+ * @param	out_opaque		Opaque data to be retrieve from HW
+ *					queue. In case of the flag
+ *					RTE_CRYPTO_HW_DP_FF_GET_OPAQUE_ARRAY
+ *					is set every dequeued operation
+ *					will be written its stored opaque data
+ *					into this array, otherwise only the
+ *					first dequeued operation will be
+ *					written the opaque data.
+ * @param	n_success_jobs		Driver written value to specific the
+ *					total successful operations count.
+ * @param	flags			Bit-mask of one or more
+ *					RTE_CRYPTO_HW_DP_FF_* flags.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *  - Returns number of dequeued packets.
+ */
+__rte_experimental
+uint32_t
+rte_cryptodev_sym_hw_crypto_dequeue(uint8_t dev_id, uint16_t qp_id,
+	rte_cryptodev_get_dequeue_count_t get_dequeue_count,
+	rte_cryptodev_post_dequeue_t post_dequeue,
+	void **out_opaque,
+	uint32_t *n_success_jobs, uint32_t flags);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/lib/librte_cryptodev/rte_cryptodev_pmd.h b/lib/librte_cryptodev/rte_cryptodev_pmd.h
index 81975d72b..7ece9f8e9 100644
--- a/lib/librte_cryptodev/rte_cryptodev_pmd.h
+++ b/lib/librte_cryptodev/rte_cryptodev_pmd.h
@@ -316,6 +316,88 @@ typedef uint32_t (*cryptodev_sym_cpu_crypto_process_t)
 	(struct rte_cryptodev *dev, struct rte_cryptodev_sym_session *sess,
 	union rte_crypto_sym_ofs ofs, struct rte_crypto_sym_vec *vec);
 
+/**
+ * Enqueue actual symmetric crypto processing on user provided data.
+ *
+ * @param	dev		Crypto device pointer
+ * @param	qp_id		The index of the queue pair from which to
+ *				retrieve processed packets. The value must be
+ *				in the range [0, nb_queue_pair - 1] previously
+ *				supplied to rte_cryptodev_configure().
+ * @param	session		Union of different session types, depends on
+ *				RTE_CRYPTO_HW_DP_FF_* flag.
+ * @param	ofs		Start and stop offsets for auth and cipher
+ *				operations.
+ * @param	vec		Vectorized operation descriptor.
+ * @param	opaque		Opaque data to be written to HW
+ *				descriptor for enqueue. In case
+ *				RTE_CRYPTO_HW_DP_FF_SET_OPAQUE_ARRAY flag is
+ *				set this value should be an array of all
+ *				'vec->num' opaque data with the size stated in
+ *				the vec. Otherwise only the first opaque
+ *				data in the array will be stored in the first
+ *				HW descriptor waiting for dequeue.
+ * @param	flags		Bit-mask of one or more RTE_CRYPTO_HW_DP_FF_*
+ *				flags.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *  - Returns number of successfully processed packets. In case the returned
+ *    value is smaller than 'vec->num', the vec's status array will be written
+ *    the error number accordingly.
+ */
+typedef uint32_t (*cryptodev_sym_hw_crypto_enqueue_t)
+	(struct rte_cryptodev *dev, uint16_t qp_id,
+	union rte_cryptodev_hw_session_ctx session,
+	union rte_crypto_sym_ofs ofs, struct rte_crypto_sym_vec *vec,
+	void **opaque, uint32_t flags);
+
+/**
+ * Dequeue symmetric crypto processing of user provided data.
+ *
+ * @param	dev			Crypto device pointer
+ * @param	qp_id			The index of the queue pair from which
+ *					to retrieve processed packets. The
+ *					value must be in the range [0,
+ *					nb_queue_pair - 1] previously
+ *					supplied to rte_cryptodev_configure().
+ * @param	get_dequeue_count	User provided callback function to
+ *					obtain dequeue count.
+ * @param	post_dequeue		User provided callback function to
+ *					post-process a dequeued operation.
+ * @param	out_opaque		Opaque data to be retrieve from HW
+ *					queue. In case of the flag
+ *					RTE_CRYPTO_HW_DP_FF_GET_OPAQUE_ARRAY
+ *					is set every dequeued operation
+ *					will be written its stored opaque data
+ *					into this array, otherwise only the
+ *					first dequeued operation will be
+ *					written the opaque data.
+ * @param	n_success_jobs		Driver written value to specific the
+ *					total successful operations count.
+ * @param	flags			Bit-mask of one or more
+ *					RTE_CRYPTO_HW_DP_FF_* flags.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *  - Returns number of dequeued packets.
+ */
+typedef uint32_t (*cryptodev_sym_hw_crypto_dequeue_t)
+	(struct rte_cryptodev *dev, uint16_t qp_id,
+	rte_cryptodev_get_dequeue_count_t get_dequeue_count,
+	rte_cryptodev_post_dequeue_t post_dequeue,
+	void **out_opaque,
+	uint32_t *n_success_jobs, uint32_t flags);
+
+/**
+ * Structure of HW crypto Data-plane APIs.
+ */
+struct rte_crytodev_sym_hw_dp_ops {
+	cryptodev_sym_hw_crypto_enqueue_t enqueue_aead;
+	cryptodev_sym_hw_crypto_enqueue_t enqueue_cipher;
+	cryptodev_sym_hw_crypto_enqueue_t enqueue_auth;
+	cryptodev_sym_hw_crypto_enqueue_t enqueue_chain;
+	cryptodev_sym_hw_crypto_dequeue_t dequeue;
+	void *reserved[3];
+};
 
 /** Crypto device operations function pointer table */
 struct rte_cryptodev_ops {
@@ -348,8 +430,12 @@ struct rte_cryptodev_ops {
 	/**< Clear a Crypto sessions private data. */
 	cryptodev_asym_free_session_t asym_session_clear;
 	/**< Clear a Crypto sessions private data. */
-	cryptodev_sym_cpu_crypto_process_t sym_cpu_process;
-	/**< process input data synchronously (cpu-crypto). */
+	union {
+		cryptodev_sym_cpu_crypto_process_t sym_cpu_process;
+		/**< process input data synchronously (cpu-crypto). */
+		struct rte_crytodev_sym_hw_dp_ops *sym_hw_enq_deq;
+		/**< Get HW crypto data-path call back functions and data */
+	};
 };
 
 
diff --git a/lib/librte_cryptodev/rte_cryptodev_version.map b/lib/librte_cryptodev/rte_cryptodev_version.map
index a7a78dc41..fb7ddb50c 100644
--- a/lib/librte_cryptodev/rte_cryptodev_version.map
+++ b/lib/librte_cryptodev/rte_cryptodev_version.map
@@ -106,4 +106,9 @@ EXPERIMENTAL {
 
 	# added in 20.08
 	rte_cryptodev_get_qp_status;
+	rte_cryptodev_sym_hw_crypto_enqueue_aead;
+	rte_cryptodev_sym_hw_crypto_enqueue_cipher;
+	rte_cryptodev_sym_hw_crypto_enqueue_auth;
+	rte_cryptodev_sym_hw_crypto_enqueue_chain;
+	rte_cryptodev_sym_hw_crypto_dequeue;
 };
