diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/cnxk.rst b/doc/guides/nics/cnxk.rst
index 555730d..42aa7a5 100644
--- a/doc/guides/nics/cnxk.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/cnxk.rst
@@ -39,6 +39,58 @@ Driver compilation and testing
 Refer to the document :ref:`compiling and testing a PMD for a NIC <pmd_build_and_test>`
 for details.
 
+#. Running testpmd:
+
+   Follow instructions available in the document
+   :ref:`compiling and testing a PMD for a NIC <pmd_build_and_test>`
+   to run testpmd.
+
+   Example output:
+
+   .. code-block:: console
+
+      ./<build_dir>/app/dpdk-testpmd -c 0xc -a 0002:02:00.0 -- --portmask=0x1 --nb-cores=1 --port-topology=loop --rxq=1 --txq=1
+      EAL: Detected 4 lcore(s)
+      EAL: Detected 1 NUMA nodes
+      EAL: Multi-process socket /var/run/dpdk/rte/mp_socket
+      EAL: Selected IOVA mode 'VA'
+      EAL: No available hugepages reported in hugepages-16777216kB
+      EAL: No available hugepages reported in hugepages-2048kB
+      EAL: Probing VFIO support...
+      EAL: VFIO support initialized
+      EAL:   using IOMMU type 1 (Type 1)
+      [ 2003.202721] vfio-pci 0002:02:00.0: vfio_cap_init: hiding cap 0x14@0x98
+      EAL: Probe PCI driver: net_cn10k (177d:a063) device: 0002:02:00.0 (socket 0)
+      PMD: RoC Model: cn10k
+      EAL: No legacy callbacks, legacy socket not created
+      testpmd: create a new mbuf pool <mb_pool_0>: n=155456, size=2176, socket=0
+      testpmd: preferred mempool ops selected: cn10k_mempool_ops
+      Configuring Port 0 (socket 0)
+      PMD: Port 0: Link Up - speed 25000 Mbps - full-duplex
+
+      Port 0: link state change event
+      Port 0: 96:D4:99:72:A5:BF
+      Checking link statuses...
+      Done
+      No commandline core given, start packet forwarding
+      io packet forwarding - ports=1 - cores=1 - streams=1 - NUMA support enabled, MP allocation mode: native
+      Logical Core 3 (socket 0) forwards packets on 1 streams:
+        RX P=0/Q=0 (socket 0) -> TX P=0/Q=0 (socket 0) peer=02:00:00:00:00:00
+
+        io packet forwarding packets/burst=32
+        nb forwarding cores=1 - nb forwarding ports=1
+        port 0: RX queue number: 1 Tx queue number: 1
+          Rx offloads=0x0 Tx offloads=0x10000
+          RX queue: 0
+            RX desc=4096 - RX free threshold=0
+            RX threshold registers: pthresh=0 hthresh=0  wthresh=0
+            RX Offloads=0x0
+          TX queue: 0
+            TX desc=512 - TX free threshold=0
+            TX threshold registers: pthresh=0 hthresh=0  wthresh=0
+            TX offloads=0x0 - TX RS bit threshold=0
+      Press enter to exit
+
 Runtime Config Options
 ----------------------
 
@@ -132,3 +184,35 @@ Runtime Config Options
    Above devarg parameters are configurable per device, user needs to pass the
    parameters to all the PCIe devices if application requires to configure on
    all the ethdev ports.
+
+Limitations
+-----------
+
+``mempool_cnxk`` external mempool handler dependency
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+The OCTEON CN9K/CN10K SoC family NIC has inbuilt HW assisted external mempool manager.
+``net_cnxk`` pmd only works with ``mempool_cnxk`` mempool handler
+as it is performance wise most effective way for packet allocation and Tx buffer
+recycling on OCTEON TX2 SoC platform.
+
+CRC stripping
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+The OCTEON CN9K/CN10K SoC family NICs strip the CRC for every packet being received by
+the host interface irrespective of the offload configuration.
+
+Debugging Options
+-----------------
+
+.. _table_cnxk_ethdev_debug_options:
+
+.. table:: cnxk ethdev debug options
+
+   +---+------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
+   | # | Component  | EAL log command                                       |
+   +===+============+=======================================================+
+   | 1 | NIX        | --log-level='pmd\.net.cnxk,8'                         |
+   +---+------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
+   | 2 | NPC        | --log-level='pmd\.net.cnxk\.flow,8'                   |
+   +---+------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
diff --git a/drivers/net/cnxk/cn10k_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/cnxk/cn10k_ethdev.c
index 9df30ae..fa7b835 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cnxk/cn10k_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/cnxk/cn10k_ethdev.c
@@ -5,6 +5,98 @@
 #include "cn10k_rx.h"
 #include "cn10k_tx.h"
 
+static uint16_t
+nix_rx_offload_flags(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
+{
+	struct cnxk_eth_dev *dev = cnxk_eth_pmd_priv(eth_dev);
+	struct rte_eth_dev_data *data = eth_dev->data;
+	struct rte_eth_conf *conf = &data->dev_conf;
+	struct rte_eth_rxmode *rxmode = &conf->rxmode;
+	uint16_t flags = 0;
+
+	if (rxmode->mq_mode == ETH_MQ_RX_RSS &&
+	    (dev->rx_offloads & DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_RSS_HASH))
+		flags |= NIX_RX_OFFLOAD_RSS_F;
+
+	if (dev->rx_offloads &
+	    (DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM | DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_UDP_CKSUM))
+		flags |= NIX_RX_OFFLOAD_CHECKSUM_F;
+
+	if (dev->rx_offloads &
+	    (DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_IPV4_CKSUM | DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_OUTER_IPV4_CKSUM))
+		flags |= NIX_RX_OFFLOAD_CHECKSUM_F;
+
+	if (dev->rx_offloads & DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SCATTER)
+		flags |= NIX_RX_MULTI_SEG_F;
+
+	if (!dev->ptype_disable)
+		flags |= NIX_RX_OFFLOAD_PTYPE_F;
+
+	return flags;
+}
+
+static uint16_t
+nix_tx_offload_flags(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
+{
+	struct cnxk_eth_dev *dev = cnxk_eth_pmd_priv(eth_dev);
+	uint64_t conf = dev->tx_offloads;
+	uint16_t flags = 0;
+
+	/* Fastpath is dependent on these enums */
+	RTE_BUILD_BUG_ON(PKT_TX_TCP_CKSUM != (1ULL << 52));
+	RTE_BUILD_BUG_ON(PKT_TX_SCTP_CKSUM != (2ULL << 52));
+	RTE_BUILD_BUG_ON(PKT_TX_UDP_CKSUM != (3ULL << 52));
+	RTE_BUILD_BUG_ON(PKT_TX_IP_CKSUM != (1ULL << 54));
+	RTE_BUILD_BUG_ON(PKT_TX_IPV4 != (1ULL << 55));
+	RTE_BUILD_BUG_ON(PKT_TX_OUTER_IP_CKSUM != (1ULL << 58));
+	RTE_BUILD_BUG_ON(PKT_TX_OUTER_IPV4 != (1ULL << 59));
+	RTE_BUILD_BUG_ON(PKT_TX_OUTER_IPV6 != (1ULL << 60));
+	RTE_BUILD_BUG_ON(PKT_TX_OUTER_UDP_CKSUM != (1ULL << 41));
+	RTE_BUILD_BUG_ON(RTE_MBUF_L2_LEN_BITS != 7);
+	RTE_BUILD_BUG_ON(RTE_MBUF_L3_LEN_BITS != 9);
+	RTE_BUILD_BUG_ON(RTE_MBUF_OUTL2_LEN_BITS != 7);
+	RTE_BUILD_BUG_ON(RTE_MBUF_OUTL3_LEN_BITS != 9);
+	RTE_BUILD_BUG_ON(offsetof(struct rte_mbuf, data_off) !=
+			 offsetof(struct rte_mbuf, buf_iova) + 8);
+	RTE_BUILD_BUG_ON(offsetof(struct rte_mbuf, ol_flags) !=
+			 offsetof(struct rte_mbuf, buf_iova) + 16);
+	RTE_BUILD_BUG_ON(offsetof(struct rte_mbuf, pkt_len) !=
+			 offsetof(struct rte_mbuf, ol_flags) + 12);
+	RTE_BUILD_BUG_ON(offsetof(struct rte_mbuf, tx_offload) !=
+			 offsetof(struct rte_mbuf, pool) + 2 * sizeof(void *));
+
+	if (conf & DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_INSERT ||
+	    conf & DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_QINQ_INSERT)
+		flags |= NIX_TX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_QINQ_F;
+
+	if (conf & DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_OUTER_IPV4_CKSUM ||
+	    conf & DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_OUTER_UDP_CKSUM)
+		flags |= NIX_TX_OFFLOAD_OL3_OL4_CSUM_F;
+
+	if (conf & DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_IPV4_CKSUM ||
+	    conf & DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM ||
+	    conf & DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_UDP_CKSUM || conf & DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_SCTP_CKSUM)
+		flags |= NIX_TX_OFFLOAD_L3_L4_CSUM_F;
+
+	if (!(conf & DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_MBUF_FAST_FREE))
+		flags |= NIX_TX_OFFLOAD_MBUF_NOFF_F;
+
+	if (conf & DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_MULTI_SEGS)
+		flags |= NIX_TX_MULTI_SEG_F;
+
+	/* Enable Inner checksum for TSO */
+	if (conf & DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_TCP_TSO)
+		flags |= (NIX_TX_OFFLOAD_TSO_F | NIX_TX_OFFLOAD_L3_L4_CSUM_F);
+
+	/* Enable Inner and Outer checksum for Tunnel TSO */
+	if (conf & (DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_VXLAN_TNL_TSO |
+		    DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_GENEVE_TNL_TSO | DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_GRE_TNL_TSO))
+		flags |= (NIX_TX_OFFLOAD_TSO_F | NIX_TX_OFFLOAD_OL3_OL4_CSUM_F |
+			  NIX_TX_OFFLOAD_L3_L4_CSUM_F);
+
+	return flags;
+}
+
 static int
 cn10k_nix_ptypes_set(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev, uint32_t ptype_mask)
 {
@@ -18,6 +110,7 @@ cn10k_nix_ptypes_set(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev, uint32_t ptype_mask)
 		dev->ptype_disable = 1;
 	}
 
+	cn10k_eth_set_rx_function(eth_dev);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -162,6 +255,10 @@ cn10k_nix_configure(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
+	/* Update offload flags */
+	dev->rx_offload_flags = nix_rx_offload_flags(eth_dev);
+	dev->tx_offload_flags = nix_tx_offload_flags(eth_dev);
+
 	plt_nix_dbg("Configured port%d platform specific rx_offload_flags=%x"
 		    " tx_offload_flags=0x%x",
 		    eth_dev->data->port_id, dev->rx_offload_flags,
@@ -169,6 +266,28 @@ cn10k_nix_configure(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int
+cn10k_nix_dev_start(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
+{
+	struct cnxk_eth_dev *dev = cnxk_eth_pmd_priv(eth_dev);
+	int rc;
+
+	/* Common eth dev start */
+	rc = cnxk_nix_dev_start(eth_dev);
+	if (rc)
+		return rc;
+
+	/* Setting up the rx[tx]_offload_flags due to change
+	 * in rx[tx]_offloads.
+	 */
+	dev->rx_offload_flags |= nix_rx_offload_flags(eth_dev);
+	dev->tx_offload_flags |= nix_tx_offload_flags(eth_dev);
+
+	cn10k_eth_set_tx_function(eth_dev);
+	cn10k_eth_set_rx_function(eth_dev);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /* Update platform specific eth dev ops */
 static void
 nix_eth_dev_ops_override(void)
@@ -184,6 +303,7 @@ nix_eth_dev_ops_override(void)
 	cnxk_eth_dev_ops.tx_queue_setup = cn10k_nix_tx_queue_setup;
 	cnxk_eth_dev_ops.rx_queue_setup = cn10k_nix_rx_queue_setup;
 	cnxk_eth_dev_ops.tx_queue_stop = cn10k_nix_tx_queue_stop;
+	cnxk_eth_dev_ops.dev_start = cn10k_nix_dev_start;
 	cnxk_eth_dev_ops.dev_ptypes_set = cn10k_nix_ptypes_set;
 }
 
@@ -221,6 +341,10 @@ cn10k_nix_probe(struct rte_pci_driver *pci_drv, struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev)
 		eth_dev = rte_eth_dev_allocated(pci_dev->device.name);
 		if (!eth_dev)
 			return -ENOENT;
+
+		/* Setup callbacks for secondary process */
+		cn10k_eth_set_tx_function(eth_dev);
+		cn10k_eth_set_rx_function(eth_dev);
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/cnxk/cn9k_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/cnxk/cn9k_ethdev.c
index 22f5527..e47fa9a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cnxk/cn9k_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/cnxk/cn9k_ethdev.c
@@ -5,6 +5,98 @@
 #include "cn9k_rx.h"
 #include "cn9k_tx.h"
 
+static uint16_t
+nix_rx_offload_flags(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
+{
+	struct cnxk_eth_dev *dev = cnxk_eth_pmd_priv(eth_dev);
+	struct rte_eth_dev_data *data = eth_dev->data;
+	struct rte_eth_conf *conf = &data->dev_conf;
+	struct rte_eth_rxmode *rxmode = &conf->rxmode;
+	uint16_t flags = 0;
+
+	if (rxmode->mq_mode == ETH_MQ_RX_RSS &&
+	    (dev->rx_offloads & DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_RSS_HASH))
+		flags |= NIX_RX_OFFLOAD_RSS_F;
+
+	if (dev->rx_offloads &
+	    (DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM | DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_UDP_CKSUM))
+		flags |= NIX_RX_OFFLOAD_CHECKSUM_F;
+
+	if (dev->rx_offloads &
+	    (DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_IPV4_CKSUM | DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_OUTER_IPV4_CKSUM))
+		flags |= NIX_RX_OFFLOAD_CHECKSUM_F;
+
+	if (dev->rx_offloads & DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SCATTER)
+		flags |= NIX_RX_MULTI_SEG_F;
+
+	if (!dev->ptype_disable)
+		flags |= NIX_RX_OFFLOAD_PTYPE_F;
+
+	return flags;
+}
+
+static uint16_t
+nix_tx_offload_flags(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
+{
+	struct cnxk_eth_dev *dev = cnxk_eth_pmd_priv(eth_dev);
+	uint64_t conf = dev->tx_offloads;
+	uint16_t flags = 0;
+
+	/* Fastpath is dependent on these enums */
+	RTE_BUILD_BUG_ON(PKT_TX_TCP_CKSUM != (1ULL << 52));
+	RTE_BUILD_BUG_ON(PKT_TX_SCTP_CKSUM != (2ULL << 52));
+	RTE_BUILD_BUG_ON(PKT_TX_UDP_CKSUM != (3ULL << 52));
+	RTE_BUILD_BUG_ON(PKT_TX_IP_CKSUM != (1ULL << 54));
+	RTE_BUILD_BUG_ON(PKT_TX_IPV4 != (1ULL << 55));
+	RTE_BUILD_BUG_ON(PKT_TX_OUTER_IP_CKSUM != (1ULL << 58));
+	RTE_BUILD_BUG_ON(PKT_TX_OUTER_IPV4 != (1ULL << 59));
+	RTE_BUILD_BUG_ON(PKT_TX_OUTER_IPV6 != (1ULL << 60));
+	RTE_BUILD_BUG_ON(PKT_TX_OUTER_UDP_CKSUM != (1ULL << 41));
+	RTE_BUILD_BUG_ON(RTE_MBUF_L2_LEN_BITS != 7);
+	RTE_BUILD_BUG_ON(RTE_MBUF_L3_LEN_BITS != 9);
+	RTE_BUILD_BUG_ON(RTE_MBUF_OUTL2_LEN_BITS != 7);
+	RTE_BUILD_BUG_ON(RTE_MBUF_OUTL3_LEN_BITS != 9);
+	RTE_BUILD_BUG_ON(offsetof(struct rte_mbuf, data_off) !=
+			 offsetof(struct rte_mbuf, buf_iova) + 8);
+	RTE_BUILD_BUG_ON(offsetof(struct rte_mbuf, ol_flags) !=
+			 offsetof(struct rte_mbuf, buf_iova) + 16);
+	RTE_BUILD_BUG_ON(offsetof(struct rte_mbuf, pkt_len) !=
+			 offsetof(struct rte_mbuf, ol_flags) + 12);
+	RTE_BUILD_BUG_ON(offsetof(struct rte_mbuf, tx_offload) !=
+			 offsetof(struct rte_mbuf, pool) + 2 * sizeof(void *));
+
+	if (conf & DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_INSERT ||
+	    conf & DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_QINQ_INSERT)
+		flags |= NIX_TX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_QINQ_F;
+
+	if (conf & DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_OUTER_IPV4_CKSUM ||
+	    conf & DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_OUTER_UDP_CKSUM)
+		flags |= NIX_TX_OFFLOAD_OL3_OL4_CSUM_F;
+
+	if (conf & DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_IPV4_CKSUM ||
+	    conf & DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM ||
+	    conf & DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_UDP_CKSUM || conf & DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_SCTP_CKSUM)
+		flags |= NIX_TX_OFFLOAD_L3_L4_CSUM_F;
+
+	if (!(conf & DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_MBUF_FAST_FREE))
+		flags |= NIX_TX_OFFLOAD_MBUF_NOFF_F;
+
+	if (conf & DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_MULTI_SEGS)
+		flags |= NIX_TX_MULTI_SEG_F;
+
+	/* Enable Inner checksum for TSO */
+	if (conf & DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_TCP_TSO)
+		flags |= (NIX_TX_OFFLOAD_TSO_F | NIX_TX_OFFLOAD_L3_L4_CSUM_F);
+
+	/* Enable Inner and Outer checksum for Tunnel TSO */
+	if (conf & (DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_VXLAN_TNL_TSO |
+		    DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_GENEVE_TNL_TSO | DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_GRE_TNL_TSO))
+		flags |= (NIX_TX_OFFLOAD_TSO_F | NIX_TX_OFFLOAD_OL3_OL4_CSUM_F |
+			  NIX_TX_OFFLOAD_L3_L4_CSUM_F);
+
+	return flags;
+}
+
 static int
 cn9k_nix_ptypes_set(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev, uint32_t ptype_mask)
 {
@@ -18,6 +110,7 @@ cn9k_nix_ptypes_set(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev, uint32_t ptype_mask)
 		dev->ptype_disable = 1;
 	}
 
+	cn9k_eth_set_rx_function(eth_dev);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -171,6 +264,10 @@ cn9k_nix_configure(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
+	/* Update offload flags */
+	dev->rx_offload_flags = nix_rx_offload_flags(eth_dev);
+	dev->tx_offload_flags = nix_tx_offload_flags(eth_dev);
+
 	plt_nix_dbg("Configured port%d platform specific rx_offload_flags=%x"
 		    " tx_offload_flags=0x%x",
 		    eth_dev->data->port_id, dev->rx_offload_flags,
@@ -178,6 +275,28 @@ cn9k_nix_configure(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int
+cn9k_nix_dev_start(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
+{
+	struct cnxk_eth_dev *dev = cnxk_eth_pmd_priv(eth_dev);
+	int rc;
+
+	/* Common eth dev start */
+	rc = cnxk_nix_dev_start(eth_dev);
+	if (rc)
+		return rc;
+
+	/* Setting up the rx[tx]_offload_flags due to change
+	 * in rx[tx]_offloads.
+	 */
+	dev->rx_offload_flags |= nix_rx_offload_flags(eth_dev);
+	dev->tx_offload_flags |= nix_tx_offload_flags(eth_dev);
+
+	cn9k_eth_set_tx_function(eth_dev);
+	cn9k_eth_set_rx_function(eth_dev);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /* Update platform specific eth dev ops */
 static void
 nix_eth_dev_ops_override(void)
@@ -193,6 +312,7 @@ nix_eth_dev_ops_override(void)
 	cnxk_eth_dev_ops.tx_queue_setup = cn9k_nix_tx_queue_setup;
 	cnxk_eth_dev_ops.rx_queue_setup = cn9k_nix_rx_queue_setup;
 	cnxk_eth_dev_ops.tx_queue_stop = cn9k_nix_tx_queue_stop;
+	cnxk_eth_dev_ops.dev_start = cn9k_nix_dev_start;
 	cnxk_eth_dev_ops.dev_ptypes_set = cn9k_nix_ptypes_set;
 }
 
@@ -232,6 +352,13 @@ cn9k_nix_probe(struct rte_pci_driver *pci_drv, struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev)
 	if (!eth_dev)
 		return -ENOENT;
 
+	if (rte_eal_process_type() != RTE_PROC_PRIMARY) {
+		/* Setup callbacks for secondary process */
+		cn9k_eth_set_tx_function(eth_dev);
+		cn9k_eth_set_rx_function(eth_dev);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	dev = cnxk_eth_pmd_priv(eth_dev);
 	/* Update capabilities already set for TSO.
 	 * TSO not supported for earlier chip revisions
diff --git a/drivers/net/cnxk/cnxk_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/cnxk/cnxk_ethdev.c
index 2a0ce7f..156d962 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cnxk/cnxk_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/cnxk/cnxk_ethdev.c
@@ -926,12 +926,102 @@ cnxk_nix_rx_queue_stop(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev, uint16_t qid)
 	return rc;
 }
 
+static int
+cnxk_nix_dev_stop(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
+{
+	struct cnxk_eth_dev *dev = cnxk_eth_pmd_priv(eth_dev);
+	const struct eth_dev_ops *dev_ops = eth_dev->dev_ops;
+	struct rte_mbuf *rx_pkts[32];
+	int count, i, j, rc;
+	void *rxq;
+
+	/* Disable switch hdr pkind */
+	roc_nix_switch_hdr_set(&dev->nix, 0);
+
+	/* Stop link change events */
+	if (!roc_nix_is_vf_or_sdp(&dev->nix))
+		roc_nix_mac_link_event_start_stop(&dev->nix, false);
+
+	/* Disable Rx via NPC */
+	roc_nix_npc_rx_ena_dis(&dev->nix, false);
+
+	/* Stop rx queues and free up pkts pending */
+	for (i = 0; i < eth_dev->data->nb_rx_queues; i++) {
+		rc = dev_ops->rx_queue_stop(eth_dev, i);
+		if (rc)
+			continue;
+
+		rxq = eth_dev->data->rx_queues[i];
+		count = dev->rx_pkt_burst_no_offload(rxq, rx_pkts, 32);
+		while (count) {
+			for (j = 0; j < count; j++)
+				rte_pktmbuf_free(rx_pkts[j]);
+			count = dev->rx_pkt_burst_no_offload(rxq, rx_pkts, 32);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* Stop tx queues  */
+	for (i = 0; i < eth_dev->data->nb_tx_queues; i++)
+		dev_ops->tx_queue_stop(eth_dev, i);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int
+cnxk_nix_dev_start(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
+{
+	struct cnxk_eth_dev *dev = cnxk_eth_pmd_priv(eth_dev);
+	int rc, i;
+
+	/* Start rx queues */
+	for (i = 0; i < eth_dev->data->nb_rx_queues; i++) {
+		rc = cnxk_nix_rx_queue_start(eth_dev, i);
+		if (rc)
+			return rc;
+	}
+
+	/* Start tx queues  */
+	for (i = 0; i < eth_dev->data->nb_tx_queues; i++) {
+		rc = cnxk_nix_tx_queue_start(eth_dev, i);
+		if (rc)
+			return rc;
+	}
+
+	/* Enable Rx in NPC */
+	rc = roc_nix_npc_rx_ena_dis(&dev->nix, true);
+	if (rc) {
+		plt_err("Failed to enable NPC rx %d", rc);
+		return rc;
+	}
+
+	cnxk_nix_toggle_flag_link_cfg(dev, true);
+
+	/* Start link change events */
+	if (!roc_nix_is_vf_or_sdp(&dev->nix)) {
+		rc = roc_nix_mac_link_event_start_stop(&dev->nix, true);
+		if (rc) {
+			plt_err("Failed to start cgx link event %d", rc);
+			goto rx_disable;
+		}
+	}
+
+	cnxk_nix_toggle_flag_link_cfg(dev, false);
+
+	return 0;
+
+rx_disable:
+	roc_nix_npc_rx_ena_dis(&dev->nix, false);
+	cnxk_nix_toggle_flag_link_cfg(dev, false);
+	return rc;
+}
+
 /* CNXK platform independent eth dev ops */
 struct eth_dev_ops cnxk_eth_dev_ops = {
 	.dev_infos_get = cnxk_nix_info_get,
 	.link_update = cnxk_nix_link_update,
 	.tx_queue_release = cnxk_nix_tx_queue_release,
 	.rx_queue_release = cnxk_nix_rx_queue_release,
+	.dev_stop = cnxk_nix_dev_stop,
 	.tx_queue_start = cnxk_nix_tx_queue_start,
 	.rx_queue_start = cnxk_nix_rx_queue_start,
 	.rx_queue_stop = cnxk_nix_rx_queue_stop,
diff --git a/drivers/net/cnxk/cnxk_ethdev.h b/drivers/net/cnxk/cnxk_ethdev.h
index 2f31cba..984f4fe 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cnxk/cnxk_ethdev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/cnxk/cnxk_ethdev.h
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ int cnxk_nix_rx_queue_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev, uint16_t qid,
 			    const struct rte_eth_rxconf *rx_conf,
 			    struct rte_mempool *mp);
 int cnxk_nix_tx_queue_stop(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev, uint16_t qid);
+int cnxk_nix_dev_start(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev);
 
 uint64_t cnxk_nix_rxq_mbuf_setup(struct cnxk_eth_dev *dev);
 
@@ -222,6 +223,7 @@ uint32_t cnxk_rss_ethdev_to_nix(struct cnxk_eth_dev *dev, uint64_t ethdev_rss,
 				uint8_t rss_level);
 
 /* Link */
+void cnxk_nix_toggle_flag_link_cfg(struct cnxk_eth_dev *dev, bool set);
 void cnxk_eth_dev_link_status_cb(struct roc_nix *nix,
 				 struct roc_nix_link_info *link);
 int cnxk_nix_link_update(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev, int wait_to_complete);
diff --git a/drivers/net/cnxk/cnxk_link.c b/drivers/net/cnxk/cnxk_link.c
index 0223d68..8728eb1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cnxk/cnxk_link.c
+++ b/drivers/net/cnxk/cnxk_link.c
@@ -4,6 +4,17 @@
 
 #include "cnxk_ethdev.h"
 
+void
+cnxk_nix_toggle_flag_link_cfg(struct cnxk_eth_dev *dev, bool set)
+{
+	if (set)
+		dev->flags |= CNXK_LINK_CFG_IN_PROGRESS_F;
+	else
+		dev->flags &= ~CNXK_LINK_CFG_IN_PROGRESS_F;
+
+	rte_wmb();
+}
+
 static inline int
 nix_wait_for_link_cfg(struct cnxk_eth_dev *dev)
 {
