@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@
 
 headers = files('rte_dmadev.h')
 indirect_headers += files('rte_dmadev_core.h')
+driver_sdk_headers += files('rte_dmadev_pmd.h')

@@ -743,6 +743,8 @@ struct rte_dmadev_sge {
 	uint32_t length; /**< The DMA operation length. */
 };
 
+#include "rte_dmadev_core.h"
+
 /* DMA flags to augment operation preparation. */
 #define RTE_DMA_OP_FLAG_FENCE	(1ull << 0)
 /**< DMA fence flag.

@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(c) 2021 HiSilicon Limited.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _RTE_DMADEV_PMD_H_
+#define _RTE_DMADEV_PMD_H_
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ *
+ * RTE DMA Device PMD APIs
+ *
+ * Driver facing APIs for a DMA device. These are not to be called directly by
+ * any application.
+ */
+
+#include "rte_dmadev.h"
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * @internal
+ * Allocates a new dmadev slot for an DMA device and returns the pointer
+ * to that slot for the driver to use.
+ *
+ * @param name
+ *   DMA device name.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   A pointer to the DMA device slot case of success,
+ *   NULL otherwise.
+ */
+__rte_internal
+struct rte_dmadev *
+rte_dmadev_pmd_allocate(const char *name);
+
+/**
+ * @internal
+ * Release the specified dmadev.
+ *
+ * @param dev
+ *   Device to be released.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   - 0 on success, negative on error
+ */
+__rte_internal
+int
+rte_dmadev_pmd_release(struct rte_dmadev *dev);
+
+/**
+ * @internal
+ * Return the DMA device based on the device name.
+ *
+ * @param name
+ *   DMA device name.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   A pointer to the DMA device slot case of success,
+ *   NULL otherwise.
+ */
+__rte_internal
+struct rte_dmadev *
+rte_dmadev_get_device_by_name(const char *name);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* _RTE_DMADEV_PMD_H_ */

@@ -23,3 +23,13 @@ EXPERIMENTAL {
 
 	local: *;
 };
+
+INTERNAL {
+        global:
+
+	rte_dmadev_get_device_by_name;
+	rte_dmadev_pmd_allocate;
+	rte_dmadev_pmd_release;
+
+	local: *;
+};