for (i = 0; i < rte_vhost_get_queue_num(dev->vid) * VIRTIO_QNUM; i++)
                rte_vhost_enable_guest_notification(dev, i, 0);
 
-       dev->priv = eth_dev;
        eth_dev->data->dev_link.link_status = ETH_LINK_UP;
 
        for (i = 0; i < eth_dev->data->nb_rx_queues; i++) {
 {
        struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev;
        struct vhost_queue *vq;
+       struct internal_list *list;
+       char ifname[PATH_MAX];
        unsigned i;
 
        if (dev == NULL) {
                return;
        }
 
-       eth_dev = (struct rte_eth_dev *)dev->priv;
-       if (eth_dev == NULL) {
-               RTE_LOG(INFO, PMD, "Failed to find a ethdev\n");
+       rte_vhost_get_ifname(dev->vid, ifname, sizeof(ifname));
+       list = find_internal_resource(ifname);
+       if (list == NULL) {
+               RTE_LOG(ERR, PMD, "Invalid interface name: %s\n", ifname);
                return;
        }
+       eth_dev = list->eth_dev;
 
        /* Wait until rx/tx_pkt_burst stops accessing vhost device */
        for (i = 0; i < eth_dev->data->nb_rx_queues; i++) {
 
        eth_dev->data->dev_link.link_status = ETH_LINK_DOWN;
 
-       dev->priv = NULL;
-
        for (i = 0; i < eth_dev->data->nb_rx_queues; i++) {
                vq = eth_dev->data->rx_queues[i];
                if (vq == NULL)
 
        struct virtio_net_data_ll *ll_main_dev_cur;
        struct virtio_net_data_ll *ll_lcore_dev_last = NULL;
        struct virtio_net_data_ll *ll_main_dev_last = NULL;
-       struct vhost_dev *vdev;
+       struct vhost_dev *vdev = NULL;
        int lcore;
 
        dev->flags &= ~VIRTIO_DEV_RUNNING;
 
-       vdev = (struct vhost_dev *)dev->priv;
+       ll_main_dev_cur = ll_root_used;
+       while (ll_main_dev_cur != NULL) {
+               if (ll_main_dev_cur->vdev->vid == dev->vid) {
+                       vdev = ll_main_dev_cur->vdev;
+                       break;
+               }
+       }
+       if (!vdev)
+               return;
 
        /* set the remove flag. */
        vdev->remove = 1;
                return -1;
        }
        vdev->dev = dev;
-       dev->priv = vdev;
+       vdev->vid = dev->vid;
        /* Add device to main ll */
        ll_dev = get_data_ll_free_entry(&ll_root_free);
        if (ll_dev == NULL) {
 
  * Device linked list structure for data path.
  */
 struct vhost_dev {
+       int vid;
        /**< Pointer to device created by vhost lib. */
        struct virtio_net      *dev;
        /**< Number of memory regions for gpa to hpa translation. */
 
 static void
 destroy_device (volatile struct virtio_net *dev)
 {
-       struct vhost_dev *vdev;
+       struct vhost_dev *vdev = NULL;
        int lcore;
 
-       vdev = (struct vhost_dev *)dev->priv;
+       TAILQ_FOREACH(vdev, &vhost_dev_list, global_vdev_entry) {
+               if (vdev->vid == dev->vid)
+                       break;
+       }
+       if (!vdev)
+               return;
        /*set the remove flag. */
        vdev->remove = 1;
        while(vdev->ready != DEVICE_SAFE_REMOVE) {
                return -1;
        }
        vdev->dev = dev;
-       dev->priv = vdev;
        vdev->vid = vid;
 
        TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&vhost_dev_list, vdev, global_vdev_entry);