+/**
+ * Create a new container for device binding.
+ *
+ * @note Any newly allocated DPDK memory will not be mapped into these
+ * containers by default, user needs to manage DMA mappings for
+ * any container created by this API.
+ *
+ * @note When creating containers using this API, the container will only be
+ * available in the process that has created it. Sharing containers and
+ * devices between multiple processes is not supported.
+ *
+ * @return
+ * the container fd if successful
+ * <0 if failed
+ */
+int
+rte_vfio_container_create(void);
+
+/**
+ * Destroy the container, unbind all vfio groups within it.
+ *
+ * @param container_fd
+ * the container fd to destroy
+ *
+ * @return
+ * 0 if successful
+ * <0 if failed
+ */
+int
+rte_vfio_container_destroy(int container_fd);
+
+/**
+ * Bind a IOMMU group to a container.
+ *
+ * @param container_fd
+ * the container's fd
+ *
+ * @param iommu_group_num
+ * the iommu group number to bind to container
+ *
+ * @return
+ * group fd if successful
+ * <0 if failed
+ */
+int
+rte_vfio_container_group_bind(int container_fd, int iommu_group_num);
+
+/**
+ * Unbind a IOMMU group from a container.
+ *
+ * @param container_fd
+ * the container fd of container
+ *
+ * @param iommu_group_num
+ * the iommu group number to delete from container
+ *
+ * @return
+ * 0 if successful
+ * <0 if failed
+ */
+int
+rte_vfio_container_group_unbind(int container_fd, int iommu_group_num);
+
+/**
+ * Perform DMA mapping for devices in a container.
+ *
+ * @param container_fd
+ * the specified container fd. Use RTE_VFIO_DEFAULT_CONTAINER_FD to
+ * use the default container.
+ *
+ * @param vaddr
+ * Starting virtual address of memory to be mapped.
+ *
+ * @param iova
+ * Starting IOVA address of memory to be mapped.
+ *
+ * @param len
+ * Length of memory segment being mapped.
+ *
+ * @return
+ * 0 if successful
+ * <0 if failed
+ */
+int
+rte_vfio_container_dma_map(int container_fd, uint64_t vaddr,
+ uint64_t iova, uint64_t len);
+
+/**
+ * Perform DMA unmapping for devices in a container.
+ *
+ * @param container_fd
+ * the specified container fd. Use RTE_VFIO_DEFAULT_CONTAINER_FD to
+ * use the default container.
+ *
+ * @param vaddr
+ * Starting virtual address of memory to be unmapped.
+ *
+ * @param iova
+ * Starting IOVA address of memory to be unmapped.
+ *
+ * @param len
+ * Length of memory segment being unmapped.
+ *
+ * @return
+ * 0 if successful
+ * <0 if failed
+ */
+int
+rte_vfio_container_dma_unmap(int container_fd, uint64_t vaddr,
+ uint64_t iova, uint64_t len);
+