[dpdk-dev,v12,2/2] vhost: Add VHOST PMD

Message ID 1458030701-11487-3-git-send-email-mukawa@igel.co.jp (mailing list archive)
State Superseded, archived
Delegated to: Bruce Richardson
Headers

Commit Message

Tetsuya Mukawa March 15, 2016, 8:31 a.m. UTC
  The patch introduces a new PMD. This PMD is implemented as thin wrapper
of librte_vhost. It means librte_vhost is also needed to compile the PMD.
The vhost messages will be handled only when a port is started. So start
a port first, then invoke QEMU.

The PMD has 2 parameters.
 - iface:  The parameter is used to specify a path to connect to a
           virtio-net device.
 - queues: The parameter is used to specify the number of the queues
           virtio-net device has.
           (Default: 1)

Here is an example.
$ ./testpmd -c f -n 4 --vdev 'eth_vhost0,iface=/tmp/sock0,queues=1' -- -i

To connect above testpmd, here is qemu command example.

$ qemu-system-x86_64 \
        <snip>
        -chardev socket,id=chr0,path=/tmp/sock0 \
        -netdev vhost-user,id=net0,chardev=chr0,vhostforce,queues=1 \
        -device virtio-net-pci,netdev=net0,mq=on

Signed-off-by: Tetsuya Mukawa <mukawa@igel.co.jp>
Acked-by: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>
Acked-by: Yuanhan Liu <yuanhan.liu@linux.intel.com>
Acked-by: Rich Lane <rich.lane@bigswitch.com>
Tested-by: Rich Lane <rich.lane@bigswitch.com>
---
 MAINTAINERS                                 |   5 +
 config/common_base                          |   6 +
 config/common_linuxapp                      |   1 +
 doc/guides/nics/index.rst                   |   1 +
 doc/guides/nics/vhost.rst                   | 110 ++++
 doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_04.rst      |   5 +
 drivers/net/Makefile                        |   4 +
 drivers/net/vhost/Makefile                  |  62 ++
 drivers/net/vhost/rte_eth_vhost.c           | 916 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 drivers/net/vhost/rte_eth_vhost.h           | 109 ++++
 drivers/net/vhost/rte_pmd_vhost_version.map |  10 +
 mk/rte.app.mk                               |   6 +
 12 files changed, 1235 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 doc/guides/nics/vhost.rst
 create mode 100644 drivers/net/vhost/Makefile
 create mode 100644 drivers/net/vhost/rte_eth_vhost.c
 create mode 100644 drivers/net/vhost/rte_eth_vhost.h
 create mode 100644 drivers/net/vhost/rte_pmd_vhost_version.map
  

Comments

Bruce Richardson March 18, 2016, 12:27 p.m. UTC | #1
On Tue, Mar 15, 2016 at 05:31:41PM +0900, Tetsuya Mukawa wrote:
> The patch introduces a new PMD. This PMD is implemented as thin wrapper
> of librte_vhost. It means librte_vhost is also needed to compile the PMD.
> The vhost messages will be handled only when a port is started. So start
> a port first, then invoke QEMU.
> 
> The PMD has 2 parameters.
>  - iface:  The parameter is used to specify a path to connect to a
>            virtio-net device.
>  - queues: The parameter is used to specify the number of the queues
>            virtio-net device has.
>            (Default: 1)
> 
> Here is an example.
> $ ./testpmd -c f -n 4 --vdev 'eth_vhost0,iface=/tmp/sock0,queues=1' -- -i
> 
> To connect above testpmd, here is qemu command example.
> 
> $ qemu-system-x86_64 \
>         <snip>
>         -chardev socket,id=chr0,path=/tmp/sock0 \
>         -netdev vhost-user,id=net0,chardev=chr0,vhostforce,queues=1 \
>         -device virtio-net-pci,netdev=net0,mq=on
> 
> Signed-off-by: Tetsuya Mukawa <mukawa@igel.co.jp>
> Acked-by: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>
> Acked-by: Yuanhan Liu <yuanhan.liu@linux.intel.com>
> Acked-by: Rich Lane <rich.lane@bigswitch.com>
> Tested-by: Rich Lane <rich.lane@bigswitch.com>

Hi Tetsuya,

I hope to get this set merged for RC2 very soon. Can you provide an update for
the nic overview.rst doc listing out the features of this new PMD. If you want,
you can provide it as a separate patch, that I will merge into this one for you
on apply to next-net.

If you do decide to respin this patchset with the extra doc, please take into
account the following patchwork issues also - otherwise I'll also fix them on
apply:

WARNING:STATIC_CONST_CHAR_ARRAY: static const char * array should probably be static const char * const
#364: FILE: drivers/net/vhost/rte_eth_vhost.c:56:
+static const char *valid_arguments[] = {

WARNING:LINE_SPACING: Missing a blank line after declarations
#399: FILE: drivers/net/vhost/rte_eth_vhost.c:91:
+       char *iface_name;
+       volatile uint16_t once;

WARNING:TYPO_SPELLING: 'Unknow' may be misspelled - perhaps 'Unknown'?
#684: FILE: drivers/net/vhost/rte_eth_vhost.c:376:
+               RTE_LOG(ERR, PMD, "Unknow numa node\n");

Regards,
/Bruce
  
Tetsuya Mukawa March 18, 2016, 1:41 p.m. UTC | #2
2016/03/18 午後9:27 "Bruce Richardson" <bruce.richardson@intel.com>:
>
> On Tue, Mar 15, 2016 at 05:31:41PM +0900, Tetsuya Mukawa wrote:
> > The patch introduces a new PMD. This PMD is implemented as thin wrapper
> > of librte_vhost. It means librte_vhost is also needed to compile the
PMD.
> > The vhost messages will be handled only when a port is started. So start
> > a port first, then invoke QEMU.
> >
> > The PMD has 2 parameters.
> >  - iface:  The parameter is used to specify a path to connect to a
> >            virtio-net device.
> >  - queues: The parameter is used to specify the number of the queues
> >            virtio-net device has.
> >            (Default: 1)
> >
> > Here is an example.
> > $ ./testpmd -c f -n 4 --vdev 'eth_vhost0,iface=/tmp/sock0,queues=1' --
-i
> >
> > To connect above testpmd, here is qemu command example.
> >
> > $ qemu-system-x86_64 \
> >         <snip>
> >         -chardev socket,id=chr0,path=/tmp/sock0 \
> >         -netdev vhost-user,id=net0,chardev=chr0,vhostforce,queues=1 \
> >         -device virtio-net-pci,netdev=net0,mq=on
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Tetsuya Mukawa <mukawa@igel.co.jp>
> > Acked-by: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>
> > Acked-by: Yuanhan Liu <yuanhan.liu@linux.intel.com>
> > Acked-by: Rich Lane <rich.lane@bigswitch.com>
> > Tested-by: Rich Lane <rich.lane@bigswitch.com>
>
> Hi Tetsuya,
>
> I hope to get this set merged for RC2 very soon. Can you provide an
update for
> the nic overview.rst doc listing out the features of this new PMD. If you
want,
> you can provide it as a separate patch, that I will merge into this one
for you
> on apply to next-net.
>
> If you do decide to respin this patchset with the extra doc, please take
into
> account the following patchwork issues also - otherwise I'll also fix
them on
> apply:
>
> WARNING:STATIC_CONST_CHAR_ARRAY: static const char * array should
probably be static const char * const
> #364: FILE: drivers/net/vhost/rte_eth_vhost.c:56:
> +static const char *valid_arguments[] = {
>
> WARNING:LINE_SPACING: Missing a blank line after declarations
> #399: FILE: drivers/net/vhost/rte_eth_vhost.c:91:
> +       char *iface_name;
> +       volatile uint16_t once;
>
> WARNING:TYPO_SPELLING: 'Unknow' may be misspelled - perhaps 'Unknown'?
> #684: FILE: drivers/net/vhost/rte_eth_vhost.c:376:
> +               RTE_LOG(ERR, PMD, "Unknow numa node\n");
>
> Regards,
> /Bruce
>

Hi Bruce,

I've sent the v12 patch with vhost.rst.
Could you please check below?

http://dpdk.org/dev/patchwork/project/dpdk/list/?submitter=64

Is this the documentation I need to add?

Anyway, it contains above nits. So could you please fix it before merging,
if it's the documentation?

Regards,
Tetsuya
  
Thomas Monjalon March 18, 2016, 1:52 p.m. UTC | #3
2016-03-18 22:41, Tetsuya Mukawa:
> 2016/03/18 午後9:27 "Bruce Richardson" <bruce.richardson@intel.com>:
> > I hope to get this set merged for RC2 very soon. Can you provide an
> > update for the nic overview.rst doc listing out the features of
> > this new PMD.
[...]
> I've sent the v12 patch with vhost.rst.
> Could you please check below?

Bruce is talking about the table of features in overview.rst.
  
Tetsuya Mukawa March 18, 2016, 2:03 p.m. UTC | #4
On 2016/03/18 22:52, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
> 2016-03-18 22:41, Tetsuya Mukawa:
>> 2016/03/18 午後9:27 "Bruce Richardson" <bruce.richardson@intel.com>:
>>> I hope to get this set merged for RC2 very soon. Can you provide an
>>> update for the nic overview.rst doc listing out the features of
>>> this new PMD.
> [...]
>> I've sent the v12 patch with vhost.rst.
>> Could you please check below?
> Bruce is talking about the table of features in overview.rst.

Hi Bruce and Thomas,

Thanks, I've got it.
Now I am out of office, so I will send the patch separately by hopefully
tomorrow.
Could you please apply it separately?

Regards,
Tetsuya
  
Bruce Richardson March 18, 2016, 2:13 p.m. UTC | #5
On Fri, Mar 18, 2016 at 11:03:56PM +0900, Tetsuya Mukawa wrote:
> On 2016/03/18 22:52, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
> > 2016-03-18 22:41, Tetsuya Mukawa:
> >> 2016/03/18 午後9:27 "Bruce Richardson" <bruce.richardson@intel.com>:
> >>> I hope to get this set merged for RC2 very soon. Can you provide an
> >>> update for the nic overview.rst doc listing out the features of
> >>> this new PMD.
> > [...]
> >> I've sent the v12 patch with vhost.rst.
> >> Could you please check below?
> > Bruce is talking about the table of features in overview.rst.
> 
> Hi Bruce and Thomas,
> 
> Thanks, I've got it.
> Now I am out of office, so I will send the patch separately by hopefully
> tomorrow.
> Could you please apply it separately?
> 
I'll hold applying the patchset until I have all relevant bits ready to go together.
If it's in by Monday, it should be ok. Please also supply a more detailed comment
for the new flag addition that Thomas has called out on patch 1. That needs to be
resolved too before apply.

/Bruce
  
Tetsuya Mukawa March 18, 2016, 2:21 p.m. UTC | #6
On 2016/03/18 23:13, Bruce Richardson wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 18, 2016 at 11:03:56PM +0900, Tetsuya Mukawa wrote:
>> On 2016/03/18 22:52, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
>>> 2016-03-18 22:41, Tetsuya Mukawa:
>>>> 2016/03/18 午後9:27 "Bruce Richardson" <bruce.richardson@intel.com>:
>>>>> I hope to get this set merged for RC2 very soon. Can you provide an
>>>>> update for the nic overview.rst doc listing out the features of
>>>>> this new PMD.
>>> [...]
>>>> I've sent the v12 patch with vhost.rst.
>>>> Could you please check below?
>>> Bruce is talking about the table of features in overview.rst.
>> Hi Bruce and Thomas,
>>
>> Thanks, I've got it.
>> Now I am out of office, so I will send the patch separately by hopefully
>> tomorrow.
>> Could you please apply it separately?
>>
> I'll hold applying the patchset until I have all relevant bits ready to go together.
> If it's in by Monday, it should be ok. 

I appreciate it.

> Please also supply a more detailed comment
> for the new flag addition that Thomas has called out on patch 1. That needs to be
> resolved too before apply.

Sure, I will add more description.

Regards,
Tetsuya
  
Tetsuya Mukawa March 21, 2016, 5:41 a.m. UTC | #7
On 2016/03/18 21:27, Bruce Richardson wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 15, 2016 at 05:31:41PM +0900, Tetsuya Mukawa wrote:
>> The patch introduces a new PMD. This PMD is implemented as thin wrapper
>> of librte_vhost. It means librte_vhost is also needed to compile the PMD.
>> The vhost messages will be handled only when a port is started. So start
>> a port first, then invoke QEMU.
>>
>> The PMD has 2 parameters.
>>  - iface:  The parameter is used to specify a path to connect to a
>>            virtio-net device.
>>  - queues: The parameter is used to specify the number of the queues
>>            virtio-net device has.
>>            (Default: 1)
>>
>> Here is an example.
>> $ ./testpmd -c f -n 4 --vdev 'eth_vhost0,iface=/tmp/sock0,queues=1' -- -i
>>
>> To connect above testpmd, here is qemu command example.
>>
>> $ qemu-system-x86_64 \
>>         <snip>
>>         -chardev socket,id=chr0,path=/tmp/sock0 \
>>         -netdev vhost-user,id=net0,chardev=chr0,vhostforce,queues=1 \
>>         -device virtio-net-pci,netdev=net0,mq=on
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Tetsuya Mukawa <mukawa@igel.co.jp>
>> Acked-by: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>
>> Acked-by: Yuanhan Liu <yuanhan.liu@linux.intel.com>
>> Acked-by: Rich Lane <rich.lane@bigswitch.com>
>> Tested-by: Rich Lane <rich.lane@bigswitch.com>
> Hi Tetsuya,
>
> I hope to get this set merged for RC2 very soon. Can you provide an update for
> the nic overview.rst doc listing out the features of this new PMD. If you want,
> you can provide it as a separate patch, that I will merge into this one for you
> on apply to next-net.
>
> If you do decide to respin this patchset with the extra doc, please take into
> account the following patchwork issues also - otherwise I'll also fix them on
> apply:
>
> WARNING:STATIC_CONST_CHAR_ARRAY: static const char * array should probably be static const char * const
> #364: FILE: drivers/net/vhost/rte_eth_vhost.c:56:
> +static const char *valid_arguments[] = {

It seems this is false positive. So I will leave it.

Regards,
Tetsuya
  
Tetsuya Mukawa March 21, 2016, 5:45 a.m. UTC | #8
The patch introduces a new PMD. This PMD is implemented as thin wrapper
of librte_vhost.

PATCH v13 changes:
 - Rebase on latest master.
 - Fix commit log of below patch.
   - ethdev: Add a new event type to notify a queue state changed event
 - Fix warnings from checkpatch.pl.
 - Add description to doc/guides/nics/overview.rst.

PATCH v12 changes:
 - Rebase on latest master.
 - Add a missing documentation.

PATCH v11 changes:
 - Rebase on latest master.
 - Fix MAINTAINERS file.
 - Fix Acked-by and Tested-by signatures of commit log.

PATCH v10 changes:
 - Rebase on latest master.
 - Fix DPDK version number(2.3 to 16.04)
 - Set port id to mbuf while receiving packets.

PATCH v9 changes:
 - Fix a null pointer access issue implemented in v8 patch.

PATCH v8 changes:
 - Manage ether devices list instead of internal structures list.
 - Remove needless NULL checking.
 - Replace "pthread_exit" to "return NULL".
 - Replace rte_panic to RTE_LOG, also add error handling.
 - Remove duplicated lines.
 - Remove needless casting.
 - Follow coding style.
 - Remove needless parenthesis.

PATCH v7 changes:
 - Remove needless parenthesis.
 - Add release note.
 - Remove needless line wraps.
 - Add null pointer check in vring_state_changed().
 - Free queue memory in eth_queue_release().
 - Fix wrong variable name.
 - Fix error handling code of eth_dev_vhost_create() and
   rte_pmd_vhost_devuninit().
 - Remove needless null checking from rte_pmd_vhost_devinit/devuninit().
 - Use port id to create mac address.
 - Add doxygen style comments in "rte_eth_vhost.h".
 - Fix wrong comment in "mk/rte.app.mk".

PATCH v6 changes:
 - Remove rte_vhost_driver_pmd_callback_registe().
 - Support link status interrupt.
 - Support queue state changed interrupt.
 - Add rte_eth_vhost_get_queue_event().
 - Support numa node detection when new device is connected.

PATCH v5 changes:
 - Rebase on latest master.
 - Fix RX/TX routine to count RX/TX bytes.
 - Fix RX/TX routine not to count as error packets if enqueue/dequeue
   cannot send all packets.
 - Fix if-condition checking for multiqueues.
 - Add "static" to pthread variable.
 - Fix format.
 - Change default behavior not to receive queueing event from driver.
 - Split the patch to separate rte_eth_vhost_portid2vdev().

PATCH v4 changes:
 - Rebase on latest DPDK tree.
 - Fix cording style.
 - Fix code not to invoke multiple messaging handling threads.
 - Fix code to handle vdev parameters correctly.
 - Remove needless cast.
 - Remove needless if-condition before rt_free().

PATCH v3 changes:
 - Rebase on latest matser
 - Specify correct queue_id in RX/TX function.

PATCH v2 changes:
 - Remove a below patch that fixes vhost library.
   The patch was applied as a separate patch.
   - vhost: fix crash with multiqueue enabled
 - Fix typos.
   (Thanks to Thomas, Monjalon)
 - Rebase on latest tree with above bernard's patches.

PATCH v1 changes:
 - Support vhost multiple queues.
 - Rebase on "remove pci driver from vdevs".
 - Optimize RX/TX functions.
 - Fix resource leaks.
 - Fix compile issue.
 - Add patch to fix vhost library.

RFC PATCH v3 changes:
 - Optimize performance.
   In RX/TX functions, change code to access only per core data.
 - Add below API to allow user to use vhost library APIs for a port managed
   by vhost PMD. There are a few limitations. See "rte_eth_vhost.h".
    - rte_eth_vhost_portid2vdev()
   To support this functionality, vhost library is also changed.
   Anyway, if users doesn't use vhost PMD, can fully use vhost library APIs.
 - Add code to support vhost multiple queues.
   Actually, multiple queues functionality is not enabled so far.

RFC PATCH v2 changes:
 - Fix issues reported by checkpatch.pl
   (Thanks to Stephen Hemminger)


Tetsuya Mukawa (2):
  ethdev: Add a new event type to notify a queue state changed event
  vhost: Add VHOST PMD

 MAINTAINERS                                 |   5 +
 config/common_base                          |   6 +
 config/common_linuxapp                      |   1 +
 doc/guides/nics/index.rst                   |   1 +
 doc/guides/nics/overview.rst                |  37 +-
 doc/guides/nics/vhost.rst                   | 110 ++++
 doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_04.rst      |   4 +
 drivers/net/Makefile                        |   4 +
 drivers/net/vhost/Makefile                  |  62 ++
 drivers/net/vhost/rte_eth_vhost.c           | 917 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 drivers/net/vhost/rte_eth_vhost.h           | 109 ++++
 drivers/net/vhost/rte_pmd_vhost_version.map |  10 +
 lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h               |   2 +
 mk/rte.app.mk                               |   6 +
 14 files changed, 1256 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 doc/guides/nics/vhost.rst
 create mode 100644 drivers/net/vhost/Makefile
 create mode 100644 drivers/net/vhost/rte_eth_vhost.c
 create mode 100644 drivers/net/vhost/rte_eth_vhost.h
 create mode 100644 drivers/net/vhost/rte_pmd_vhost_version.map
  
Bruce Richardson March 21, 2016, 12:42 p.m. UTC | #9
On Mon, Mar 21, 2016 at 02:45:06PM +0900, Tetsuya Mukawa wrote:
> The patch introduces a new PMD. This PMD is implemented as thin wrapper
> of librte_vhost.
> 
<snip> 
> 
> Tetsuya Mukawa (2):
>   ethdev: Add a new event type to notify a queue state changed event
>   vhost: Add VHOST PMD
> 
Applied to dpdk-next-net/rel_16_04

Thanks,
/Bruce
  

Patch

diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index f10b26a..8ec1972 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -351,6 +351,11 @@  Null PMD
 M: Tetsuya Mukawa <mukawa@igel.co.jp>
 F: drivers/net/null/
 
+Vhost PMD
+M: Tetsuya Mukawa <mukawa@igel.co.jp>
+M: Yuanhan Liu <yuanhan.liu@linux.intel.com>
+F: drivers/net/vhost/
+
 Intel AES-NI GCM PMD
 M: Declan Doherty <declan.doherty@intel.com>
 F: drivers/crypto/aesni_gcm/
diff --git a/config/common_base b/config/common_base
index 52bd34f..3d753e1 100644
--- a/config/common_base
+++ b/config/common_base
@@ -505,6 +505,12 @@  CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_VHOST_NUMA=n
 CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_VHOST_DEBUG=n
 
 #
+# Compile vhost PMD
+# To compile, CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_VHOST should be enabled.
+#
+CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_VHOST=n
+
+#
 #Compile Xen domain0 support
 #
 CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_XEN_DOM0=n
diff --git a/config/common_linuxapp b/config/common_linuxapp
index ffbe260..7e698e2 100644
--- a/config/common_linuxapp
+++ b/config/common_linuxapp
@@ -40,5 +40,6 @@  CONFIG_RTE_EAL_VFIO=y
 CONFIG_RTE_KNI_KMOD=y
 CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_KNI=y
 CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_VHOST=y
+CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_VHOST=y
 CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_AF_PACKET=y
 CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_POWER=y
diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/index.rst b/doc/guides/nics/index.rst
index 0b353a8..d53b0c7 100644
--- a/doc/guides/nics/index.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/index.rst
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@  Network Interface Controller Drivers
     nfp
     szedata2
     virtio
+    vhost
     vmxnet3
     pcap_ring
 
diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/vhost.rst b/doc/guides/nics/vhost.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..50e8a3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/vhost.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@ 
+..  BSD LICENSE
+    Copyright(c) 2016 IGEL Co., Ltd.. All rights reserved.
+    All rights reserved.
+
+    Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+    modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+    are met:
+
+    * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+    * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
+    the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+    distribution.
+    * Neither the name of IGEL Co., Ltd. nor the names of its
+    contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
+    from this software without specific prior written permission.
+
+    THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+    "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+    LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+    A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+    OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+    SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+    LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+    DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+    THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+    (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+    OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+Poll Mode Driver that wraps vhost library
+=========================================
+
+This PMD is a thin wrapper of the DPDK vhost library.
+The user can handle virtqueues as one of normal DPDK port.
+
+Vhost Implementation in DPDK
+----------------------------
+
+Please refer to Chapter "Vhost Library" of *DPDK Programmer's Guide* to know detail of vhost.
+
+Features and Limitations of vhost PMD
+-------------------------------------
+
+Currently, the vhost PMD provides the basic functionality of packet reception, transmission and event handling.
+
+*   It has multiple queues support.
+
+*   It supports ``RTE_ETH_EVENT_INTR_LSC`` and ``RTE_ETH_EVENT_QUEUE_STATE_CHANGE`` events.
+
+*   It supports Port Hotplug functionality.
+
+*   Don't need to stop RX/TX, when the user wants to stop a guest or a virtio-net driver on guest.
+
+Vhost PMD arguments
+-------------------
+
+The user can specify below arguments in `--vdev` option.
+
+#.  ``iface``:
+
+    It is used to specify a path to connect to a QEMU virtio-net device.
+
+#.  ``queues``:
+
+    It is used to specify the number of queues virtio-net device has.
+    (Default: 1)
+
+Vhost PMD event handling
+------------------------
+
+This section describes how to handle vhost PMD events.
+
+The user can register an event callback handler with ``rte_eth_dev_callback_register()``.
+The registered callback handler will be invoked with one of below event types.
+
+#.  ``RTE_ETH_EVENT_INTR_LSC``:
+
+    It means link status of the port was changed.
+
+#.  ``RTE_ETH_EVENT_QUEUE_STATE_CHANGE``:
+
+    It means some of queue statuses were changed. Call ``rte_eth_vhost_get_queue_event()`` in the callback handler.
+    Because changing multiple statuses may occur only one event, call the function repeatedly as long as it doesn't return negative value.
+
+Vhost PMD with testpmd application
+----------------------------------
+
+This section demonstrates vhost PMD with testpmd DPDK sample application.
+
+#.  Launch the testpmd with vhost PMD:
+
+    .. code-block:: console
+
+        ./testpmd -c f -n 4 --vdev 'eth_vhost0,iface=/tmp/sock0,queues=1' -- -i
+
+    Other basic DPDK preparations like hugepage enabling here.
+    Please refer to the *DPDK Getting Started Guide* for detailed instructions.
+
+#.  Launch the QEMU:
+
+    .. code-block:: console
+
+       qemu-system-x86_64 <snip>
+                   -chardev socket,id=chr0,path=/tmp/sock0 \
+                   -netdev vhost-user,id=net0,chardev=chr0,vhostforce,queues=1 \
+                   -device virtio-net-pci,netdev=net0
+
+    This command attaches one virtio-net device to QEMU guest.
+    After initialization processes between QEMU and DPDK vhost library are done, status of the port will be linked up.
diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_04.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_04.rst
index b729b67..a0b08cb 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_04.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_04.rst
@@ -127,6 +127,11 @@  This section should contain new features added in this release. Sample format:
 
   Added new Crypto PMD to support null crypto operations in SW.
 
+* **Added vhost PMD.**
+
+  Added virtual PMD that wraps librte_vhost.
+
+
 Resolved Issues
 ---------------
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/Makefile b/drivers/net/Makefile
index 0c3393f..8ba37fb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/Makefile
@@ -52,4 +52,8 @@  DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_VIRTIO_PMD) += virtio
 DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_VMXNET3_PMD) += vmxnet3
 DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_XENVIRT) += xenvirt
 
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_VHOST),y)
+DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_VHOST) += vhost
+endif # $(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_VHOST)
+
 include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.subdir.mk
diff --git a/drivers/net/vhost/Makefile b/drivers/net/vhost/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f49a69b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/net/vhost/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@ 
+#   BSD LICENSE
+#
+#   Copyright (c) 2010-2016 Intel Corporation.
+#   All rights reserved.
+#
+#   Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+#   modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+#   are met:
+#
+#     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+#       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+#     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+#       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
+#       the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+#       distribution.
+#     * Neither the name of Intel corporation nor the names of its
+#       contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
+#       from this software without specific prior written permission.
+#
+#   THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+#   "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+#   LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+#   A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+#   OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+#   SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+#   LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+#   DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+#   THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+#   (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+#   OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.vars.mk
+
+#
+# library name
+#
+LIB = librte_pmd_vhost.a
+
+CFLAGS += -O3
+CFLAGS += $(WERROR_FLAGS)
+
+EXPORT_MAP := rte_pmd_vhost_version.map
+
+LIBABIVER := 1
+
+#
+# all source are stored in SRCS-y
+#
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_VHOST) += rte_eth_vhost.c
+
+#
+# Export include files
+#
+SYMLINK-y-include += rte_eth_vhost.h
+
+# this lib depends upon:
+DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_VHOST) += lib/librte_mbuf
+DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_VHOST) += lib/librte_ether
+DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_VHOST) += lib/librte_kvargs
+DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_VHOST) += lib/librte_vhost
+
+include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.lib.mk
diff --git a/drivers/net/vhost/rte_eth_vhost.c b/drivers/net/vhost/rte_eth_vhost.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c4a1ac1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/net/vhost/rte_eth_vhost.c
@@ -0,0 +1,916 @@ 
+/*-
+ *   BSD LICENSE
+ *
+ *   Copyright (c) 2016 IGEL Co., Ltd.
+ *   All rights reserved.
+ *
+ *   Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ *   modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+ *   are met:
+ *
+ *     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ *     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ *       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
+ *       the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+ *       distribution.
+ *     * Neither the name of IGEL Co.,Ltd. nor the names of its
+ *       contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
+ *       from this software without specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ *   THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+ *   "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ *   LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+ *   A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+ *   OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+ *   SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ *   LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+ *   DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+ *   THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+ *   (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+ *   OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <pthread.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_VHOST_NUMA
+#include <numaif.h>
+#endif
+
+#include <rte_mbuf.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_malloc.h>
+#include <rte_memcpy.h>
+#include <rte_dev.h>
+#include <rte_kvargs.h>
+#include <rte_virtio_net.h>
+#include <rte_spinlock.h>
+
+#include "rte_eth_vhost.h"
+
+#define ETH_VHOST_IFACE_ARG		"iface"
+#define ETH_VHOST_QUEUES_ARG		"queues"
+
+static const char *drivername = "VHOST PMD";
+
+static const char *valid_arguments[] = {
+	ETH_VHOST_IFACE_ARG,
+	ETH_VHOST_QUEUES_ARG,
+	NULL
+};
+
+static struct ether_addr base_eth_addr = {
+	.addr_bytes = {
+		0x56 /* V */,
+		0x48 /* H */,
+		0x4F /* O */,
+		0x53 /* S */,
+		0x54 /* T */,
+		0x00
+	}
+};
+
+struct vhost_queue {
+	rte_atomic32_t allow_queuing;
+	rte_atomic32_t while_queuing;
+	struct virtio_net *device;
+	struct pmd_internal *internal;
+	struct rte_mempool *mb_pool;
+	uint8_t port;
+	uint16_t virtqueue_id;
+	uint64_t rx_pkts;
+	uint64_t tx_pkts;
+	uint64_t missed_pkts;
+	uint64_t rx_bytes;
+	uint64_t tx_bytes;
+};
+
+struct pmd_internal {
+	char *dev_name;
+	char *iface_name;
+	volatile uint16_t once;
+};
+
+struct internal_list {
+	TAILQ_ENTRY(internal_list) next;
+	struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev;
+};
+
+TAILQ_HEAD(internal_list_head, internal_list);
+static struct internal_list_head internal_list =
+	TAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(internal_list);
+
+static pthread_mutex_t internal_list_lock = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
+
+static rte_atomic16_t nb_started_ports;
+static pthread_t session_th;
+
+static struct rte_eth_link pmd_link = {
+		.link_speed = 10000,
+		.link_duplex = ETH_LINK_FULL_DUPLEX,
+		.link_status = 0
+};
+
+struct rte_vhost_vring_state {
+	rte_spinlock_t lock;
+
+	bool cur[RTE_MAX_QUEUES_PER_PORT * 2];
+	bool seen[RTE_MAX_QUEUES_PER_PORT * 2];
+	unsigned int index;
+	unsigned int max_vring;
+};
+
+static struct rte_vhost_vring_state *vring_states[RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS];
+
+static uint16_t
+eth_vhost_rx(void *q, struct rte_mbuf **bufs, uint16_t nb_bufs)
+{
+	struct vhost_queue *r = q;
+	uint16_t i, nb_rx = 0;
+
+	if (unlikely(rte_atomic32_read(&r->allow_queuing) == 0))
+		return 0;
+
+	rte_atomic32_set(&r->while_queuing, 1);
+
+	if (unlikely(rte_atomic32_read(&r->allow_queuing) == 0))
+		goto out;
+
+	/* Dequeue packets from guest TX queue */
+	nb_rx = rte_vhost_dequeue_burst(r->device,
+			r->virtqueue_id, r->mb_pool, bufs, nb_bufs);
+
+	r->rx_pkts += nb_rx;
+
+	for (i = 0; likely(i < nb_rx); i++) {
+		bufs[i]->port = r->port;
+		r->rx_bytes += bufs[i]->pkt_len;
+	}
+
+out:
+	rte_atomic32_set(&r->while_queuing, 0);
+
+	return nb_rx;
+}
+
+static uint16_t
+eth_vhost_tx(void *q, struct rte_mbuf **bufs, uint16_t nb_bufs)
+{
+	struct vhost_queue *r = q;
+	uint16_t i, nb_tx = 0;
+
+	if (unlikely(rte_atomic32_read(&r->allow_queuing) == 0))
+		return 0;
+
+	rte_atomic32_set(&r->while_queuing, 1);
+
+	if (unlikely(rte_atomic32_read(&r->allow_queuing) == 0))
+		goto out;
+
+	/* Enqueue packets to guest RX queue */
+	nb_tx = rte_vhost_enqueue_burst(r->device,
+			r->virtqueue_id, bufs, nb_bufs);
+
+	r->tx_pkts += nb_tx;
+	r->missed_pkts += nb_bufs - nb_tx;
+
+	for (i = 0; likely(i < nb_tx); i++)
+		r->tx_bytes += bufs[i]->pkt_len;
+
+	for (i = 0; likely(i < nb_tx); i++)
+		rte_pktmbuf_free(bufs[i]);
+out:
+	rte_atomic32_set(&r->while_queuing, 0);
+
+	return nb_tx;
+}
+
+static int
+eth_dev_configure(struct rte_eth_dev *dev __rte_unused)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static inline struct internal_list *
+find_internal_resource(char *ifname)
+{
+	int found = 0;
+	struct internal_list *list;
+	struct pmd_internal *internal;
+
+	if (ifname == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+
+	pthread_mutex_lock(&internal_list_lock);
+
+	TAILQ_FOREACH(list, &internal_list, next) {
+		internal = list->eth_dev->data->dev_private;
+		if (!strcmp(internal->iface_name, ifname)) {
+			found = 1;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	pthread_mutex_unlock(&internal_list_lock);
+
+	if (!found)
+		return NULL;
+
+	return list;
+}
+
+static int
+new_device(struct virtio_net *dev)
+{
+	struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev;
+	struct internal_list *list;
+	struct pmd_internal *internal;
+	struct vhost_queue *vq;
+	unsigned i;
+
+	if (dev == NULL) {
+		RTE_LOG(INFO, PMD, "Invalid argument\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	list = find_internal_resource(dev->ifname);
+	if (list == NULL) {
+		RTE_LOG(INFO, PMD, "Invalid device name\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	eth_dev = list->eth_dev;
+	internal = eth_dev->data->dev_private;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < eth_dev->data->nb_rx_queues; i++) {
+		vq = eth_dev->data->rx_queues[i];
+		if (vq == NULL)
+			continue;
+		vq->device = dev;
+		vq->internal = internal;
+		vq->port = eth_dev->data->port_id;
+		rte_vhost_enable_guest_notification(dev, vq->virtqueue_id, 0);
+	}
+	for (i = 0; i < eth_dev->data->nb_tx_queues; i++) {
+		vq = eth_dev->data->tx_queues[i];
+		if (vq == NULL)
+			continue;
+		vq->device = dev;
+		vq->internal = internal;
+		vq->port = eth_dev->data->port_id;
+		rte_vhost_enable_guest_notification(dev, vq->virtqueue_id, 0);
+	}
+
+	dev->flags |= VIRTIO_DEV_RUNNING;
+	dev->priv = eth_dev;
+	eth_dev->data->dev_link.link_status = 1;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < eth_dev->data->nb_rx_queues; i++) {
+		vq = eth_dev->data->rx_queues[i];
+		if (vq == NULL)
+			continue;
+		rte_atomic32_set(&vq->allow_queuing, 1);
+	}
+	for (i = 0; i < eth_dev->data->nb_tx_queues; i++) {
+		vq = eth_dev->data->tx_queues[i];
+		if (vq == NULL)
+			continue;
+		rte_atomic32_set(&vq->allow_queuing, 1);
+	}
+
+	RTE_LOG(INFO, PMD, "New connection established\n");
+
+	_rte_eth_dev_callback_process(eth_dev, RTE_ETH_EVENT_INTR_LSC);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void
+destroy_device(volatile struct virtio_net *dev)
+{
+	struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev;
+	struct vhost_queue *vq;
+	unsigned i;
+
+	if (dev == NULL) {
+		RTE_LOG(INFO, PMD, "Invalid argument\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	eth_dev = (struct rte_eth_dev *)dev->priv;
+	if (eth_dev == NULL) {
+		RTE_LOG(INFO, PMD, "Failed to find a ethdev\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	/* Wait until rx/tx_pkt_burst stops accessing vhost device */
+	for (i = 0; i < eth_dev->data->nb_rx_queues; i++) {
+		vq = eth_dev->data->rx_queues[i];
+		if (vq == NULL)
+			continue;
+		rte_atomic32_set(&vq->allow_queuing, 0);
+		while (rte_atomic32_read(&vq->while_queuing))
+			rte_pause();
+	}
+	for (i = 0; i < eth_dev->data->nb_tx_queues; i++) {
+		vq = eth_dev->data->tx_queues[i];
+		if (vq == NULL)
+			continue;
+		rte_atomic32_set(&vq->allow_queuing, 0);
+		while (rte_atomic32_read(&vq->while_queuing))
+			rte_pause();
+	}
+
+	eth_dev->data->dev_link.link_status = 0;
+
+	dev->priv = NULL;
+	dev->flags &= ~VIRTIO_DEV_RUNNING;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < eth_dev->data->nb_rx_queues; i++) {
+		vq = eth_dev->data->rx_queues[i];
+		if (vq == NULL)
+			continue;
+		vq->device = NULL;
+	}
+	for (i = 0; i < eth_dev->data->nb_tx_queues; i++) {
+		vq = eth_dev->data->tx_queues[i];
+		if (vq == NULL)
+			continue;
+		vq->device = NULL;
+	}
+
+	RTE_LOG(INFO, PMD, "Connection closed\n");
+
+	_rte_eth_dev_callback_process(eth_dev, RTE_ETH_EVENT_INTR_LSC);
+}
+
+static int
+vring_state_changed(struct virtio_net *dev, uint16_t vring, int enable)
+{
+	struct rte_vhost_vring_state *state;
+	struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev;
+	struct internal_list *list;
+#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_VHOST_NUMA
+	int newnode, ret;
+#endif
+
+	if (dev == NULL) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, PMD, "Invalid argument\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	list = find_internal_resource(dev->ifname);
+	if (list == NULL) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, PMD, "Invalid interface name: %s\n", dev->ifname);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	eth_dev = list->eth_dev;
+	/* won't be NULL */
+	state = vring_states[eth_dev->data->port_id];
+
+#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_VHOST_NUMA
+	ret  = get_mempolicy(&newnode, NULL, 0, dev,
+			MPOL_F_NODE | MPOL_F_ADDR);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, PMD, "Unknow numa node\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	eth_dev->data->numa_node = newnode;
+#endif
+	rte_spinlock_lock(&state->lock);
+	state->cur[vring] = enable;
+	state->max_vring = RTE_MAX(vring, state->max_vring);
+	rte_spinlock_unlock(&state->lock);
+
+	RTE_LOG(INFO, PMD, "vring%u is %s\n",
+			vring, enable ? "enabled" : "disabled");
+
+	_rte_eth_dev_callback_process(eth_dev,
+			RTE_ETH_EVENT_QUEUE_STATE_CHANGE);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int
+rte_eth_vhost_get_queue_event(uint8_t port_id,
+		struct rte_eth_vhost_queue_event *event)
+{
+	struct rte_vhost_vring_state *state;
+	unsigned int i;
+	int idx;
+
+	if (port_id >= RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, PMD, "Invalid port id\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	state = vring_states[port_id];
+	if (!state) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, PMD, "Unused port\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	rte_spinlock_lock(&state->lock);
+	for (i = 0; i <= state->max_vring; i++) {
+		idx = state->index++ % (state->max_vring + 1);
+
+		if (state->cur[idx] != state->seen[idx]) {
+			state->seen[idx] = state->cur[idx];
+			event->queue_id = idx / 2;
+			event->rx = idx & 1;
+			event->enable = state->cur[idx];
+			rte_spinlock_unlock(&state->lock);
+			return 0;
+		}
+	}
+	rte_spinlock_unlock(&state->lock);
+
+	return -1;
+}
+
+static void *
+vhost_driver_session(void *param __rte_unused)
+{
+	static struct virtio_net_device_ops vhost_ops;
+
+	/* set vhost arguments */
+	vhost_ops.new_device = new_device;
+	vhost_ops.destroy_device = destroy_device;
+	vhost_ops.vring_state_changed = vring_state_changed;
+	if (rte_vhost_driver_callback_register(&vhost_ops) < 0)
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, PMD, "Can't register callbacks\n");
+
+	/* start event handling */
+	rte_vhost_driver_session_start();
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static int
+vhost_driver_session_start(void)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = pthread_create(&session_th,
+			NULL, vhost_driver_session, NULL);
+	if (ret)
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, PMD, "Can't create a thread\n");
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static void
+vhost_driver_session_stop(void)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = pthread_cancel(session_th);
+	if (ret)
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, PMD, "Can't cancel the thread\n");
+
+	ret = pthread_join(session_th, NULL);
+	if (ret)
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, PMD, "Can't join the thread\n");
+}
+
+static int
+eth_dev_start(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
+{
+	struct pmd_internal *internal = dev->data->dev_private;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	if (rte_atomic16_cmpset(&internal->once, 0, 1)) {
+		ret = rte_vhost_driver_register(internal->iface_name);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	}
+
+	/* We need only one message handling thread */
+	if (rte_atomic16_add_return(&nb_started_ports, 1) == 1)
+		ret = vhost_driver_session_start();
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static void
+eth_dev_stop(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
+{
+	struct pmd_internal *internal = dev->data->dev_private;
+
+	if (rte_atomic16_cmpset(&internal->once, 1, 0))
+		rte_vhost_driver_unregister(internal->iface_name);
+
+	if (rte_atomic16_sub_return(&nb_started_ports, 1) == 0)
+		vhost_driver_session_stop();
+}
+
+static int
+eth_rx_queue_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t rx_queue_id,
+		   uint16_t nb_rx_desc __rte_unused,
+		   unsigned int socket_id,
+		   const struct rte_eth_rxconf *rx_conf __rte_unused,
+		   struct rte_mempool *mb_pool)
+{
+	struct vhost_queue *vq;
+
+	vq = rte_zmalloc_socket(NULL, sizeof(struct vhost_queue),
+			RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE, socket_id);
+	if (vq == NULL) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, PMD, "Failed to allocate memory for rx queue\n");
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	vq->mb_pool = mb_pool;
+	vq->virtqueue_id = rx_queue_id * VIRTIO_QNUM + VIRTIO_TXQ;
+	dev->data->rx_queues[rx_queue_id] = vq;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+eth_tx_queue_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t tx_queue_id,
+		   uint16_t nb_tx_desc __rte_unused,
+		   unsigned int socket_id,
+		   const struct rte_eth_txconf *tx_conf __rte_unused)
+{
+	struct vhost_queue *vq;
+
+	vq = rte_zmalloc_socket(NULL, sizeof(struct vhost_queue),
+			RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE, socket_id);
+	if (vq == NULL) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, PMD, "Failed to allocate memory for tx queue\n");
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	vq->virtqueue_id = tx_queue_id * VIRTIO_QNUM + VIRTIO_RXQ;
+	dev->data->tx_queues[tx_queue_id] = vq;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void
+eth_dev_info(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+	     struct rte_eth_dev_info *dev_info)
+{
+	dev_info->driver_name = drivername;
+	dev_info->max_mac_addrs = 1;
+	dev_info->max_rx_pktlen = (uint32_t)-1;
+	dev_info->max_rx_queues = dev->data->nb_rx_queues;
+	dev_info->max_tx_queues = dev->data->nb_tx_queues;
+	dev_info->min_rx_bufsize = 0;
+}
+
+static void
+eth_stats_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_eth_stats *stats)
+{
+	unsigned i;
+	unsigned long rx_total = 0, tx_total = 0, tx_missed_total = 0;
+	unsigned long rx_total_bytes = 0, tx_total_bytes = 0;
+	struct vhost_queue *vq;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < RTE_ETHDEV_QUEUE_STAT_CNTRS &&
+			i < dev->data->nb_rx_queues; i++) {
+		if (dev->data->rx_queues[i] == NULL)
+			continue;
+		vq = dev->data->rx_queues[i];
+		stats->q_ipackets[i] = vq->rx_pkts;
+		rx_total += stats->q_ipackets[i];
+
+		stats->q_ibytes[i] = vq->rx_bytes;
+		rx_total_bytes += stats->q_ibytes[i];
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < RTE_ETHDEV_QUEUE_STAT_CNTRS &&
+			i < dev->data->nb_tx_queues; i++) {
+		if (dev->data->tx_queues[i] == NULL)
+			continue;
+		vq = dev->data->tx_queues[i];
+		stats->q_opackets[i] = vq->tx_pkts;
+		tx_missed_total += vq->missed_pkts;
+		tx_total += stats->q_opackets[i];
+
+		stats->q_obytes[i] = vq->tx_bytes;
+		tx_total_bytes += stats->q_obytes[i];
+	}
+
+	stats->ipackets = rx_total;
+	stats->opackets = tx_total;
+	stats->imissed = tx_missed_total;
+	stats->ibytes = rx_total_bytes;
+	stats->obytes = tx_total_bytes;
+}
+
+static void
+eth_stats_reset(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
+{
+	struct vhost_queue *vq;
+	unsigned i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < dev->data->nb_rx_queues; i++) {
+		if (dev->data->rx_queues[i] == NULL)
+			continue;
+		vq = dev->data->rx_queues[i];
+		vq->rx_pkts = 0;
+		vq->rx_bytes = 0;
+	}
+	for (i = 0; i < dev->data->nb_tx_queues; i++) {
+		if (dev->data->tx_queues[i] == NULL)
+			continue;
+		vq = dev->data->tx_queues[i];
+		vq->tx_pkts = 0;
+		vq->tx_bytes = 0;
+		vq->missed_pkts = 0;
+	}
+}
+
+static void
+eth_queue_release(void *q)
+{
+	rte_free(q);
+}
+
+static int
+eth_link_update(struct rte_eth_dev *dev __rte_unused,
+		int wait_to_complete __rte_unused)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Disable features in feature_mask. Returns 0 on success.
+ */
+int
+rte_eth_vhost_feature_disable(uint64_t feature_mask)
+{
+	return rte_vhost_feature_disable(feature_mask);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Enable features in feature_mask. Returns 0 on success.
+ */
+int
+rte_eth_vhost_feature_enable(uint64_t feature_mask)
+{
+	return rte_vhost_feature_enable(feature_mask);
+}
+
+/* Returns currently supported vhost features */
+uint64_t
+rte_eth_vhost_feature_get(void)
+{
+	return rte_vhost_feature_get();
+}
+
+static const struct eth_dev_ops ops = {
+	.dev_start = eth_dev_start,
+	.dev_stop = eth_dev_stop,
+	.dev_configure = eth_dev_configure,
+	.dev_infos_get = eth_dev_info,
+	.rx_queue_setup = eth_rx_queue_setup,
+	.tx_queue_setup = eth_tx_queue_setup,
+	.rx_queue_release = eth_queue_release,
+	.tx_queue_release = eth_queue_release,
+	.link_update = eth_link_update,
+	.stats_get = eth_stats_get,
+	.stats_reset = eth_stats_reset,
+};
+
+static int
+eth_dev_vhost_create(const char *name, char *iface_name, int16_t queues,
+		     const unsigned numa_node)
+{
+	struct rte_eth_dev_data *data = NULL;
+	struct pmd_internal *internal = NULL;
+	struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev = NULL;
+	struct ether_addr *eth_addr = NULL;
+	struct rte_vhost_vring_state *vring_state = NULL;
+	struct internal_list *list = NULL;
+
+	RTE_LOG(INFO, PMD, "Creating VHOST-USER backend on numa socket %u\n",
+		numa_node);
+
+	/* now do all data allocation - for eth_dev structure, dummy pci driver
+	 * and internal (private) data
+	 */
+	data = rte_zmalloc_socket(name, sizeof(*data), 0, numa_node);
+	if (data == NULL)
+		goto error;
+
+	internal = rte_zmalloc_socket(name, sizeof(*internal), 0, numa_node);
+	if (internal == NULL)
+		goto error;
+
+	list = rte_zmalloc_socket(name, sizeof(*list), 0, numa_node);
+	if (list == NULL)
+		goto error;
+
+	/* reserve an ethdev entry */
+	eth_dev = rte_eth_dev_allocate(name, RTE_ETH_DEV_VIRTUAL);
+	if (eth_dev == NULL)
+		goto error;
+
+	eth_addr = rte_zmalloc_socket(name, sizeof(*eth_addr), 0, numa_node);
+	if (eth_addr == NULL)
+		goto error;
+	*eth_addr = base_eth_addr;
+	eth_addr->addr_bytes[5] = eth_dev->data->port_id;
+
+	vring_state = rte_zmalloc_socket(name,
+			sizeof(*vring_state), 0, numa_node);
+	if (vring_state == NULL)
+		goto error;
+
+	TAILQ_INIT(&eth_dev->link_intr_cbs);
+
+	/* now put it all together
+	 * - store queue data in internal,
+	 * - store numa_node info in ethdev data
+	 * - point eth_dev_data to internals
+	 * - and point eth_dev structure to new eth_dev_data structure
+	 */
+	internal->dev_name = strdup(name);
+	if (internal->dev_name == NULL)
+		goto error;
+	internal->iface_name = strdup(iface_name);
+	if (internal->iface_name == NULL)
+		goto error;
+
+	list->eth_dev = eth_dev;
+	pthread_mutex_lock(&internal_list_lock);
+	TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&internal_list, list, next);
+	pthread_mutex_unlock(&internal_list_lock);
+
+	rte_spinlock_init(&vring_state->lock);
+	vring_states[eth_dev->data->port_id] = vring_state;
+
+	data->dev_private = internal;
+	data->port_id = eth_dev->data->port_id;
+	memmove(data->name, eth_dev->data->name, sizeof(data->name));
+	data->nb_rx_queues = queues;
+	data->nb_tx_queues = queues;
+	data->dev_link = pmd_link;
+	data->mac_addrs = eth_addr;
+
+	/* We'll replace the 'data' originally allocated by eth_dev. So the
+	 * vhost PMD resources won't be shared between multi processes.
+	 */
+	eth_dev->data = data;
+	eth_dev->dev_ops = &ops;
+	eth_dev->driver = NULL;
+	data->dev_flags =
+		RTE_ETH_DEV_DETACHABLE | RTE_ETH_DEV_INTR_LSC;
+	data->kdrv = RTE_KDRV_NONE;
+	data->drv_name = internal->dev_name;
+	data->numa_node = numa_node;
+
+	/* finally assign rx and tx ops */
+	eth_dev->rx_pkt_burst = eth_vhost_rx;
+	eth_dev->tx_pkt_burst = eth_vhost_tx;
+
+	return data->port_id;
+
+error:
+	if (internal)
+		free(internal->dev_name);
+	rte_free(vring_state);
+	rte_free(eth_addr);
+	if (eth_dev)
+		rte_eth_dev_release_port(eth_dev);
+	rte_free(internal);
+	rte_free(list);
+	rte_free(data);
+
+	return -1;
+}
+
+static inline int
+open_iface(const char *key __rte_unused, const char *value, void *extra_args)
+{
+	const char **iface_name = extra_args;
+
+	if (value == NULL)
+		return -1;
+
+	*iface_name = value;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static inline int
+open_queues(const char *key __rte_unused, const char *value, void *extra_args)
+{
+	uint16_t *q = extra_args;
+
+	if (value == NULL || extra_args == NULL)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	*q = (uint16_t)strtoul(value, NULL, 0);
+	if (*q == USHRT_MAX && errno == ERANGE)
+		return -1;
+
+	if (*q > RTE_MAX_QUEUES_PER_PORT)
+		return -1;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+rte_pmd_vhost_devinit(const char *name, const char *params)
+{
+	struct rte_kvargs *kvlist = NULL;
+	int ret = 0;
+	char *iface_name;
+	uint16_t queues;
+
+	RTE_LOG(INFO, PMD, "Initializing pmd_vhost for %s\n", name);
+
+	kvlist = rte_kvargs_parse(params, valid_arguments);
+	if (kvlist == NULL)
+		return -1;
+
+	if (rte_kvargs_count(kvlist, ETH_VHOST_IFACE_ARG) == 1) {
+		ret = rte_kvargs_process(kvlist, ETH_VHOST_IFACE_ARG,
+					 &open_iface, &iface_name);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			goto out_free;
+	} else {
+		ret = -1;
+		goto out_free;
+	}
+
+	if (rte_kvargs_count(kvlist, ETH_VHOST_QUEUES_ARG) == 1) {
+		ret = rte_kvargs_process(kvlist, ETH_VHOST_QUEUES_ARG,
+					 &open_queues, &queues);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			goto out_free;
+
+	} else
+		queues = 1;
+
+	eth_dev_vhost_create(name, iface_name, queues, rte_socket_id());
+
+out_free:
+	rte_kvargs_free(kvlist);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int
+rte_pmd_vhost_devuninit(const char *name)
+{
+	struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev = NULL;
+	struct pmd_internal *internal;
+	struct internal_list *list;
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	RTE_LOG(INFO, PMD, "Un-Initializing pmd_vhost for %s\n", name);
+
+	/* find an ethdev entry */
+	eth_dev = rte_eth_dev_allocated(name);
+	if (eth_dev == NULL)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	internal = eth_dev->data->dev_private;
+	if (internal == NULL)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	list = find_internal_resource(internal->iface_name);
+	if (list == NULL)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	pthread_mutex_lock(&internal_list_lock);
+	TAILQ_REMOVE(&internal_list, list, next);
+	pthread_mutex_unlock(&internal_list_lock);
+	rte_free(list);
+
+	eth_dev_stop(eth_dev);
+
+	rte_free(vring_states[eth_dev->data->port_id]);
+	vring_states[eth_dev->data->port_id] = NULL;
+
+	free(internal->dev_name);
+	free(internal->iface_name);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < eth_dev->data->nb_rx_queues; i++)
+		rte_free(eth_dev->data->rx_queues[i]);
+	for (i = 0; i < eth_dev->data->nb_tx_queues; i++)
+		rte_free(eth_dev->data->tx_queues[i]);
+
+	rte_free(eth_dev->data->mac_addrs);
+	rte_free(eth_dev->data);
+	rte_free(internal);
+
+	rte_eth_dev_release_port(eth_dev);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static struct rte_driver pmd_vhost_drv = {
+	.name = "eth_vhost",
+	.type = PMD_VDEV,
+	.init = rte_pmd_vhost_devinit,
+	.uninit = rte_pmd_vhost_devuninit,
+};
+
+PMD_REGISTER_DRIVER(pmd_vhost_drv);
diff --git a/drivers/net/vhost/rte_eth_vhost.h b/drivers/net/vhost/rte_eth_vhost.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e78cb74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/net/vhost/rte_eth_vhost.h
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@ 
+/*-
+ *   BSD LICENSE
+ *
+ *   Copyright(c) 2016 IGEL Co., Ltd.
+ *   All rights reserved.
+ *
+ *   Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ *   modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+ *   are met:
+ *
+ *     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ *     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ *       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
+ *       the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+ *       distribution.
+ *     * Neither the name of IGEL Co., Ltd. nor the names of its
+ *       contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
+ *       from this software without specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ *   THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+ *   "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ *   LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+ *   A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+ *   OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+ *   SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ *   LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+ *   DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+ *   THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+ *   (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+ *   OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _RTE_ETH_VHOST_H_
+#define _RTE_ETH_VHOST_H_
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+#include <rte_virtio_net.h>
+
+/**
+ * Disable features in feature_mask.
+ *
+ * @param feature_mask
+ *  Vhost features defined in "linux/virtio_net.h".
+ * @return
+ *  - On success, zero.
+ *  - On failure, a negative value.
+ */
+int rte_eth_vhost_feature_disable(uint64_t feature_mask);
+
+/**
+ * Enable features in feature_mask.
+ *
+ * @param feature_mask
+ *  Vhost features defined in "linux/virtio_net.h".
+ * @return
+ *  - On success, zero.
+ *  - On failure, a negative value.
+ */
+int rte_eth_vhost_feature_enable(uint64_t feature_mask);
+
+/**
+ * Returns currently supported vhost features.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *  Vhost features defined in "linux/virtio_net.h".
+ */
+uint64_t rte_eth_vhost_feature_get(void);
+
+/*
+ * Event description.
+ */
+struct rte_eth_vhost_queue_event {
+	uint16_t queue_id;
+	bool rx;
+	bool enable;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Get queue events from specified port.
+ * If a callback for below event is registered by
+ * rte_eth_dev_callback_register(), this function will describe what was
+ * changed.
+ *  - RTE_ETH_EVENT_QUEUE_STATE_CHANGE
+ * Multiple events may cause only one callback kicking, so call this function
+ * while returning 0.
+ *
+ * @param port_id
+ *  Port id.
+ * @param event
+ *  Pointer to a rte_eth_vhost_queue_event structure.
+ * @return
+ *  - On success, zero.
+ *  - On failure, a negative value.
+ */
+int rte_eth_vhost_get_queue_event(uint8_t port_id,
+		struct rte_eth_vhost_queue_event *event);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif
diff --git a/drivers/net/vhost/rte_pmd_vhost_version.map b/drivers/net/vhost/rte_pmd_vhost_version.map
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..65bf3a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/net/vhost/rte_pmd_vhost_version.map
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ 
+DPDK_16.04 {
+	global:
+
+	rte_eth_vhost_feature_disable;
+	rte_eth_vhost_feature_enable;
+	rte_eth_vhost_feature_get;
+	rte_eth_vhost_get_queue_event;
+
+	local: *;
+};
diff --git a/mk/rte.app.mk b/mk/rte.app.mk
index a1cd9a3..bd973e8 100644
--- a/mk/rte.app.mk
+++ b/mk/rte.app.mk
@@ -166,6 +166,12 @@  _LDLIBS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_SNOW3G)     += -lrte_pmd_snow3g
 _LDLIBS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_SNOW3G)     += -L$(LIBSSO_PATH)/build -lsso
 endif # CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_CRYPTODEV
 
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_VHOST),y)
+
+_LDLIBS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_VHOST)      += -lrte_pmd_vhost
+
+endif # $(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_VHOST)
+
 endif # ! $(CONFIG_RTE_BUILD_SHARED_LIB)
 
 _LDLIBS-y += $(EXECENV_LDLIBS)