From: Jan Blunck <jblunck@infradead.org>
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2017 15:44:13 +0000 (+0200)
Subject: vdev: use generic vdev struct for probe and remove
X-Git-Tag: spdx-start~3657
X-Git-Url: http://git.droids-corp.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=5d2aa461cbcae1b5ede5cee0b0b3a1228c4afc59;p=dpdk.git

vdev: use generic vdev struct for probe and remove

This is a preparation to embed the generic rte_device into the rte_eth_dev
also for virtual devices.

Signed-off-by: Jan Blunck <jblunck@infradead.org>
Signed-off-by: Gaetan Rivet <gaetan.rivet@6wind.com>
---

diff --git a/drivers/crypto/aesni_gcm/aesni_gcm_pmd.c b/drivers/crypto/aesni_gcm/aesni_gcm_pmd.c
index ceec765110..1705896f0b 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/aesni_gcm/aesni_gcm_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/aesni_gcm/aesni_gcm_pmd.c
@@ -429,10 +429,11 @@ aesni_gcm_pmd_enqueue_burst(void *queue_pair,
 	return nb_enqueued;
 }
 
-static int aesni_gcm_remove(const char *name);
+static int aesni_gcm_remove(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev);
 
 static int
-aesni_gcm_create(struct rte_crypto_vdev_init_params *init_params)
+aesni_gcm_create(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev,
+		 struct rte_crypto_vdev_init_params *init_params)
 {
 	struct rte_cryptodev *dev;
 	struct aesni_gcm_private *internals;
@@ -483,12 +484,12 @@ aesni_gcm_create(struct rte_crypto_vdev_init_params *init_params)
 init_error:
 	GCM_LOG_ERR("driver %s: create failed", init_params->name);
 
-	aesni_gcm_remove(init_params->name);
+	aesni_gcm_remove(vdev);
 	return -EFAULT;
 }
 
 static int
-aesni_gcm_probe(const char *name, const char *input_args)
+aesni_gcm_probe(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev)
 {
 	struct rte_crypto_vdev_init_params init_params = {
 		RTE_CRYPTODEV_VDEV_DEFAULT_MAX_NB_QUEUE_PAIRS,
@@ -496,7 +497,11 @@ aesni_gcm_probe(const char *name, const char *input_args)
 		rte_socket_id(),
 		{0}
 	};
+	const char *name;
+	const char *input_args;
 
+	name = rte_vdev_device_name(vdev);
+	input_args = rte_vdev_device_args(vdev);
 	rte_cryptodev_parse_vdev_init_params(&init_params, input_args);
 
 	RTE_LOG(INFO, PMD, "Initialising %s on NUMA node %d\n", name,
@@ -509,12 +514,15 @@ aesni_gcm_probe(const char *name, const char *input_args)
 	RTE_LOG(INFO, PMD, "  Max number of sessions = %d\n",
 			init_params.max_nb_sessions);
 
-	return aesni_gcm_create(&init_params);
+	return aesni_gcm_create(vdev, &init_params);
 }
 
 static int
-aesni_gcm_remove(const char *name)
+aesni_gcm_remove(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev)
 {
+	const char *name;
+
+	name = rte_vdev_device_name(vdev);
 	if (name == NULL)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/aesni_mb/rte_aesni_mb_pmd.c b/drivers/crypto/aesni_mb/rte_aesni_mb_pmd.c
index be15d2282d..37b22ec69f 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/aesni_mb/rte_aesni_mb_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/aesni_mb/rte_aesni_mb_pmd.c
@@ -669,10 +669,11 @@ aesni_mb_pmd_dequeue_burst(void *queue_pair, struct rte_crypto_op **ops,
 	return processed_jobs;
 }
 
-static int cryptodev_aesni_mb_remove(const char *name);
+static int cryptodev_aesni_mb_remove(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev);
 
 static int
-cryptodev_aesni_mb_create(struct rte_crypto_vdev_init_params *init_params)
+cryptodev_aesni_mb_create(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev,
+			  struct rte_crypto_vdev_init_params *init_params)
 {
 	struct rte_cryptodev *dev;
 	struct aesni_mb_private *internals;
@@ -750,13 +751,12 @@ init_error:
 	MB_LOG_ERR("driver %s: cryptodev_aesni_create failed",
 			init_params->name);
 
-	cryptodev_aesni_mb_remove(init_params->name);
+	cryptodev_aesni_mb_remove(vdev);
 	return -EFAULT;
 }
 
 static int
-cryptodev_aesni_mb_probe(const char *name,
-		const char *input_args)
+cryptodev_aesni_mb_probe(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev)
 {
 	struct rte_crypto_vdev_init_params init_params = {
 		RTE_CRYPTODEV_VDEV_DEFAULT_MAX_NB_QUEUE_PAIRS,
@@ -764,7 +764,11 @@ cryptodev_aesni_mb_probe(const char *name,
 		rte_socket_id(),
 		""
 	};
+	const char *name;
+	const char *input_args;
 
+	name = rte_vdev_device_name(vdev);
+	input_args = rte_vdev_device_args(vdev);
 	rte_cryptodev_parse_vdev_init_params(&init_params, input_args);
 
 	RTE_LOG(INFO, PMD, "Initialising %s on NUMA node %d\n", name,
@@ -777,12 +781,15 @@ cryptodev_aesni_mb_probe(const char *name,
 	RTE_LOG(INFO, PMD, "  Max number of sessions = %d\n",
 			init_params.max_nb_sessions);
 
-	return cryptodev_aesni_mb_create(&init_params);
+	return cryptodev_aesni_mb_create(vdev, &init_params);
 }
 
 static int
-cryptodev_aesni_mb_remove(const char *name)
+cryptodev_aesni_mb_remove(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev)
 {
+	const char *name;
+
+	name = rte_vdev_device_name(vdev);
 	if (name == NULL)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/armv8/rte_armv8_pmd.c b/drivers/crypto/armv8/rte_armv8_pmd.c
index 6376e9edd1..bf56bc62a4 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/armv8/rte_armv8_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/armv8/rte_armv8_pmd.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 
 #include "rte_armv8_pmd_private.h"
 
-static int cryptodev_armv8_crypto_uninit(const char *name);
+static int cryptodev_armv8_crypto_uninit(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev);
 
 /**
  * Pointers to the supported combined mode crypto functions are stored
@@ -773,7 +773,8 @@ armv8_crypto_pmd_dequeue_burst(void *queue_pair, struct rte_crypto_op **ops,
 
 /** Create ARMv8 crypto device */
 static int
-cryptodev_armv8_crypto_create(struct rte_crypto_vdev_init_params *init_params)
+cryptodev_armv8_crypto_create(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev,
+			      struct rte_crypto_vdev_init_params *init_params)
 {
 	struct rte_cryptodev *dev;
 	struct armv8_crypto_private *internals;
@@ -845,14 +846,13 @@ init_error:
 		"driver %s: cryptodev_armv8_crypto_create failed",
 		init_params->name);
 
-	cryptodev_armv8_crypto_uninit(init_params->name);
+	cryptodev_armv8_crypto_uninit(vdev);
 	return -EFAULT;
 }
 
 /** Initialise ARMv8 crypto device */
 static int
-cryptodev_armv8_crypto_init(const char *name,
-		const char *input_args)
+cryptodev_armv8_crypto_init(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev)
 {
 	struct rte_crypto_vdev_init_params init_params = {
 		RTE_CRYPTODEV_VDEV_DEFAULT_MAX_NB_QUEUE_PAIRS,
@@ -860,7 +860,11 @@ cryptodev_armv8_crypto_init(const char *name,
 		rte_socket_id(),
 		{0}
 	};
+	const char *name;
+	const char *input_args;
 
+	name = rte_vdev_device_name(vdev);
+	input_args = rte_vdev_device_args(vdev);
 	rte_cryptodev_parse_vdev_init_params(&init_params, input_args);
 
 	RTE_LOG(INFO, PMD, "Initialising %s on NUMA node %d\n", name,
@@ -874,13 +878,16 @@ cryptodev_armv8_crypto_init(const char *name,
 	RTE_LOG(INFO, PMD, "  Max number of sessions = %d\n",
 			init_params.max_nb_sessions);
 
-	return cryptodev_armv8_crypto_create(&init_params);
+	return cryptodev_armv8_crypto_create(vdev, &init_params);
 }
 
 /** Uninitialise ARMv8 crypto device */
 static int
-cryptodev_armv8_crypto_uninit(const char *name)
+cryptodev_armv8_crypto_uninit(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev)
 {
+	const char *name;
+
+	name = rte_vdev_device_name(vdev);
 	if (name == NULL)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/kasumi/rte_kasumi_pmd.c b/drivers/crypto/kasumi/rte_kasumi_pmd.c
index 55bdb29b8f..42fdd33a7c 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/kasumi/rte_kasumi_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/kasumi/rte_kasumi_pmd.c
@@ -548,10 +548,11 @@ kasumi_pmd_dequeue_burst(void *queue_pair,
 	return nb_dequeued;
 }
 
-static int cryptodev_kasumi_remove(const char *name);
+static int cryptodev_kasumi_remove(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev);
 
 static int
-cryptodev_kasumi_create(struct rte_crypto_vdev_init_params *init_params)
+cryptodev_kasumi_create(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev,
+			struct rte_crypto_vdev_init_params *init_params)
 {
 	struct rte_cryptodev *dev;
 	struct kasumi_private *internals;
@@ -606,13 +607,12 @@ init_error:
 	KASUMI_LOG_ERR("driver %s: cryptodev_kasumi_create failed",
 			init_params->name);
 
-	cryptodev_kasumi_remove(init_params->name);
+	cryptodev_kasumi_remove(vdev);
 	return -EFAULT;
 }
 
 static int
-cryptodev_kasumi_probe(const char *name,
-		const char *input_args)
+cryptodev_kasumi_probe(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev)
 {
 	struct rte_crypto_vdev_init_params init_params = {
 		RTE_CRYPTODEV_VDEV_DEFAULT_MAX_NB_QUEUE_PAIRS,
@@ -620,6 +620,11 @@ cryptodev_kasumi_probe(const char *name,
 		rte_socket_id(),
 		{0}
 	};
+	const char *name;
+	const char *input_args;
+
+	name = rte_vdev_device_name(vdev);
+	input_args = rte_vdev_device_args(vdev);
 
 	rte_cryptodev_parse_vdev_init_params(&init_params, input_args);
 
@@ -633,12 +638,15 @@ cryptodev_kasumi_probe(const char *name,
 	RTE_LOG(INFO, PMD, "  Max number of sessions = %d\n",
 			init_params.max_nb_sessions);
 
-	return cryptodev_kasumi_create(&init_params);
+	return cryptodev_kasumi_create(vdev, &init_params);
 }
 
 static int
-cryptodev_kasumi_remove(const char *name)
+cryptodev_kasumi_remove(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev)
 {
+	const char *name;
+
+	name = rte_vdev_device_name(vdev);
 	if (name == NULL)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/null/null_crypto_pmd.c b/drivers/crypto/null/null_crypto_pmd.c
index f68ec8d2b8..a44c61a446 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/null/null_crypto_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/null/null_crypto_pmd.c
@@ -218,8 +218,7 @@ init_error:
 
 /** Initialise null crypto device */
 static int
-cryptodev_null_probe(const char *name,
-		const char *input_args)
+cryptodev_null_probe(struct rte_vdev_device *dev)
 {
 	struct rte_crypto_vdev_init_params init_params = {
 		RTE_CRYPTODEV_VDEV_DEFAULT_MAX_NB_QUEUE_PAIRS,
@@ -228,10 +227,11 @@ cryptodev_null_probe(const char *name,
 		{0}
 	};
 
-	rte_cryptodev_parse_vdev_init_params(&init_params, input_args);
+	rte_cryptodev_parse_vdev_init_params(&init_params,
+		rte_vdev_device_args(dev));
 
-	RTE_LOG(INFO, PMD, "Initialising %s on NUMA node %d\n", name,
-			init_params.socket_id);
+	RTE_LOG(INFO, PMD, "Initialising %s on NUMA node %d\n",
+		rte_vdev_device_name(dev), init_params.socket_id);
 	if (init_params.name[0] != '\0')
 		RTE_LOG(INFO, PMD, "  User defined name = %s\n",
 			init_params.name);
@@ -256,9 +256,15 @@ cryptodev_null_remove(const char *name)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int
+cryptodev_null_remove_dev(struct rte_vdev_device *dev)
+{
+	return cryptodev_null_remove(rte_vdev_device_name(dev));
+}
+
 static struct rte_vdev_driver cryptodev_null_pmd_drv = {
 	.probe = cryptodev_null_probe,
-	.remove = cryptodev_null_remove
+	.remove = cryptodev_null_remove_dev,
 };
 
 RTE_PMD_REGISTER_VDEV(CRYPTODEV_NAME_NULL_PMD, cryptodev_null_pmd_drv);
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/openssl/rte_openssl_pmd.c b/drivers/crypto/openssl/rte_openssl_pmd.c
index 5046eac1d1..f3c8f839d9 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/openssl/rte_openssl_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/openssl/rte_openssl_pmd.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 
 #define DES_BLOCK_SIZE 8
 
-static int cryptodev_openssl_remove(const char *name);
+static int cryptodev_openssl_remove(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev);
 
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
@@ -1264,7 +1264,8 @@ openssl_pmd_dequeue_burst(void *queue_pair, struct rte_crypto_op **ops,
 
 /** Create OPENSSL crypto device */
 static int
-cryptodev_openssl_create(struct rte_crypto_vdev_init_params *init_params)
+cryptodev_openssl_create(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev,
+			 struct rte_crypto_vdev_init_params *init_params)
 {
 	struct rte_cryptodev *dev;
 	struct openssl_private *internals;
@@ -1312,14 +1313,13 @@ init_error:
 	OPENSSL_LOG_ERR("driver %s: cryptodev_openssl_create failed",
 			init_params->name);
 
-	cryptodev_openssl_remove(init_params->name);
+	cryptodev_openssl_remove(vdev);
 	return -EFAULT;
 }
 
 /** Initialise OPENSSL crypto device */
 static int
-cryptodev_openssl_probe(const char *name,
-		const char *input_args)
+cryptodev_openssl_probe(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev)
 {
 	struct rte_crypto_vdev_init_params init_params = {
 		RTE_CRYPTODEV_VDEV_DEFAULT_MAX_NB_QUEUE_PAIRS,
@@ -1327,6 +1327,11 @@ cryptodev_openssl_probe(const char *name,
 		rte_socket_id(),
 		{0}
 	};
+	const char *name;
+	const char *input_args;
+
+	name = rte_vdev_device_name(vdev);
+	input_args = rte_vdev_device_args(vdev);
 
 	rte_cryptodev_parse_vdev_init_params(&init_params, input_args);
 
@@ -1340,13 +1345,16 @@ cryptodev_openssl_probe(const char *name,
 	RTE_LOG(INFO, PMD, "  Max number of sessions = %d\n",
 			init_params.max_nb_sessions);
 
-	return cryptodev_openssl_create(&init_params);
+	return cryptodev_openssl_create(vdev, &init_params);
 }
 
 /** Uninitialise OPENSSL crypto device */
 static int
-cryptodev_openssl_remove(const char *name)
+cryptodev_openssl_remove(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev)
 {
+	const char *name;
+
+	name = rte_vdev_device_name(vdev);
 	if (name == NULL)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/scheduler/scheduler_pmd.c b/drivers/crypto/scheduler/scheduler_pmd.c
index b189fbdeca..7d9e376019 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/scheduler/scheduler_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/scheduler/scheduler_pmd.c
@@ -193,14 +193,16 @@ cryptodev_scheduler_create(const char *name,
 }
 
 static int
-cryptodev_scheduler_remove(const char *name)
+cryptodev_scheduler_remove(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev)
 {
+	const char *name;
 	struct rte_cryptodev *dev;
 	struct scheduler_ctx *sched_ctx;
 
-	if (name == NULL)
+	if (vdev == NULL)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	name = rte_vdev_device_name(vdev);
 	dev = rte_cryptodev_pmd_get_named_dev(name);
 	if (dev == NULL)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -413,7 +415,7 @@ free_kvlist:
 }
 
 static int
-cryptodev_scheduler_probe(const char *name, const char *input_args)
+cryptodev_scheduler_probe(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev)
 {
 	struct scheduler_init_params init_params = {
 		.def_p = {
@@ -428,9 +430,11 @@ cryptodev_scheduler_probe(const char *name, const char *input_args)
 		.enable_ordering = 0
 	};
 
-	scheduler_parse_init_params(&init_params, input_args);
+	scheduler_parse_init_params(&init_params,
+				    rte_vdev_device_args(vdev));
 
-	RTE_LOG(INFO, PMD, "Initialising %s on NUMA node %d\n", name,
+	RTE_LOG(INFO, PMD, "Initialising %s on NUMA node %d\n",
+			rte_vdev_device_name(vdev),
 			init_params.def_p.socket_id);
 	RTE_LOG(INFO, PMD, "  Max number of queue pairs = %d\n",
 			init_params.def_p.max_nb_queue_pairs);
@@ -440,7 +444,8 @@ cryptodev_scheduler_probe(const char *name, const char *input_args)
 		RTE_LOG(INFO, PMD, "  User defined name = %s\n",
 			init_params.def_p.name);
 
-	return cryptodev_scheduler_create(name, &init_params);
+	return cryptodev_scheduler_create(rte_vdev_device_name(vdev),
+					  &init_params);
 }
 
 static struct rte_vdev_driver cryptodev_scheduler_pmd_drv = {
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/snow3g/rte_snow3g_pmd.c b/drivers/crypto/snow3g/rte_snow3g_pmd.c
index 1042b311bf..a31eaa81b0 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/snow3g/rte_snow3g_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/snow3g/rte_snow3g_pmd.c
@@ -539,10 +539,11 @@ snow3g_pmd_dequeue_burst(void *queue_pair,
 	return nb_dequeued;
 }
 
-static int cryptodev_snow3g_remove(const char *name);
+static int cryptodev_snow3g_remove(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev);
 
 static int
-cryptodev_snow3g_create(struct rte_crypto_vdev_init_params *init_params)
+cryptodev_snow3g_create(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev,
+			struct rte_crypto_vdev_init_params *init_params)
 {
 	struct rte_cryptodev *dev;
 	struct snow3g_private *internals;
@@ -595,13 +596,12 @@ init_error:
 	SNOW3G_LOG_ERR("driver %s: cryptodev_snow3g_create failed",
 			init_params->name);
 
-	cryptodev_snow3g_remove(init_params->name);
+	cryptodev_snow3g_remove(vdev);
 	return -EFAULT;
 }
 
 static int
-cryptodev_snow3g_probe(const char *name,
-		const char *input_args)
+cryptodev_snow3g_probe(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev)
 {
 	struct rte_crypto_vdev_init_params init_params = {
 		RTE_CRYPTODEV_VDEV_DEFAULT_MAX_NB_QUEUE_PAIRS,
@@ -609,6 +609,11 @@ cryptodev_snow3g_probe(const char *name,
 		rte_socket_id(),
 		{0}
 	};
+	const char *name;
+	const char *input_args;
+
+	name = rte_vdev_device_name(vdev);
+	input_args = rte_vdev_device_args(vdev);
 
 	rte_cryptodev_parse_vdev_init_params(&init_params, input_args);
 
@@ -622,12 +627,15 @@ cryptodev_snow3g_probe(const char *name,
 	RTE_LOG(INFO, PMD, "  Max number of sessions = %d\n",
 			init_params.max_nb_sessions);
 
-	return cryptodev_snow3g_create(&init_params);
+	return cryptodev_snow3g_create(vdev, &init_params);
 }
 
 static int
-cryptodev_snow3g_remove(const char *name)
+cryptodev_snow3g_remove(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev)
 {
+	const char *name;
+
+	name = rte_vdev_device_name(vdev);
 	if (name == NULL)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/zuc/rte_zuc_pmd.c b/drivers/crypto/zuc/rte_zuc_pmd.c
index 06ff503bde..5eec9334bd 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/zuc/rte_zuc_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/zuc/rte_zuc_pmd.c
@@ -439,10 +439,11 @@ zuc_pmd_dequeue_burst(void *queue_pair,
 	return nb_dequeued;
 }
 
-static int cryptodev_zuc_remove(const char *name);
+static int cryptodev_zuc_remove(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev);
 
 static int
-cryptodev_zuc_create(struct rte_crypto_vdev_init_params *init_params)
+cryptodev_zuc_create(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev,
+		     struct rte_crypto_vdev_init_params *init_params)
 {
 	struct rte_cryptodev *dev;
 	struct zuc_private *internals;
@@ -495,13 +496,12 @@ init_error:
 	ZUC_LOG_ERR("driver %s: cryptodev_zuc_create failed",
 			init_params->name);
 
-	cryptodev_zuc_remove(init_params->name);
+	cryptodev_zuc_remove(vdev);
 	return -EFAULT;
 }
 
 static int
-cryptodev_zuc_probe(const char *name,
-		const char *input_args)
+cryptodev_zuc_probe(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev)
 {
 	struct rte_crypto_vdev_init_params init_params = {
 		RTE_CRYPTODEV_VDEV_DEFAULT_MAX_NB_QUEUE_PAIRS,
@@ -509,6 +509,11 @@ cryptodev_zuc_probe(const char *name,
 		rte_socket_id(),
 		{0}
 	};
+	const char *name;
+	const char *input_args;
+
+	name = rte_vdev_device_name(vdev);
+	input_args = rte_vdev_device_args(vdev);
 
 	rte_cryptodev_parse_vdev_init_params(&init_params, input_args);
 
@@ -522,12 +527,15 @@ cryptodev_zuc_probe(const char *name,
 	RTE_LOG(INFO, PMD, "  Max number of sessions = %d\n",
 			init_params.max_nb_sessions);
 
-	return cryptodev_zuc_create(&init_params);
+	return cryptodev_zuc_create(vdev, &init_params);
 }
 
 static int
-cryptodev_zuc_remove(const char *name)
+cryptodev_zuc_remove(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev)
 {
+	const char *name;
+
+	name = rte_vdev_device_name(vdev);
 	if (name == NULL)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
diff --git a/drivers/event/octeontx/ssovf_evdev.c b/drivers/event/octeontx/ssovf_evdev.c
index 6479c802c6..c80a44379f 100644
--- a/drivers/event/octeontx/ssovf_evdev.c
+++ b/drivers/event/octeontx/ssovf_evdev.c
@@ -488,17 +488,17 @@ static const struct rte_eventdev_ops ssovf_ops = {
 };
 
 static int
-ssovf_vdev_probe(const char *name, const char *params)
+ssovf_vdev_probe(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev)
 {
 	struct octeontx_ssovf_info oinfo;
 	struct ssovf_mbox_dev_info info;
 	struct ssovf_evdev *edev;
 	struct rte_eventdev *eventdev;
 	static int ssovf_init_once;
+	const char *name;
 	int ret;
 
-	RTE_SET_USED(params);
-
+	name = rte_vdev_device_name(vdev);
 	/* More than one instance is not supported */
 	if (ssovf_init_once) {
 		ssovf_log_err("Request to create >1 %s instance", name);
@@ -563,8 +563,11 @@ error:
 }
 
 static int
-ssovf_vdev_remove(const char *name)
+ssovf_vdev_remove(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev)
 {
+	const char *name;
+
+	name = rte_vdev_device_name(vdev);
 	ssovf_log_info("Closing %s", name);
 	return rte_event_pmd_vdev_uninit(name);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/event/skeleton/skeleton_eventdev.c b/drivers/event/skeleton/skeleton_eventdev.c
index d2da7d8f1c..800bd76e0b 100644
--- a/drivers/event/skeleton/skeleton_eventdev.c
+++ b/drivers/event/skeleton/skeleton_eventdev.c
@@ -468,16 +468,22 @@ fail:
 }
 
 static int
-skeleton_eventdev_probe(const char *name, __rte_unused const char *input_args)
+skeleton_eventdev_probe(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev)
 {
+	const char *name;
+
+	name = rte_vdev_device_name(vdev);
 	RTE_LOG(INFO, PMD, "Initializing %s on NUMA node %d\n", name,
 			rte_socket_id());
 	return skeleton_eventdev_create(name, rte_socket_id());
 }
 
 static int
-skeleton_eventdev_remove(const char *name)
+skeleton_eventdev_remove(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev)
 {
+	const char *name;
+
+	name = rte_vdev_device_name(vdev);
 	PMD_DRV_LOG(INFO, "Closing %s on NUMA node %d", name, rte_socket_id());
 
 	return rte_event_pmd_vdev_uninit(name);
diff --git a/drivers/event/sw/sw_evdev.c b/drivers/event/sw/sw_evdev.c
index 0caf8ba114..a31aaa6625 100644
--- a/drivers/event/sw/sw_evdev.c
+++ b/drivers/event/sw/sw_evdev.c
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ set_credit_quanta(const char *key __rte_unused, const char *value, void *opaque)
 }
 
 static int
-sw_probe(const char *name, const char *params)
+sw_probe(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev)
 {
 	static const struct rte_eventdev_ops evdev_sw_ops = {
 			.dev_configure = sw_dev_configure,
@@ -727,12 +727,16 @@ sw_probe(const char *name, const char *params)
 		CREDIT_QUANTA_ARG,
 		NULL
 	};
+	const char *name;
+	const char *params;
 	struct rte_eventdev *dev;
 	struct sw_evdev *sw;
 	int socket_id = rte_socket_id();
 	int sched_quanta  = SW_DEFAULT_SCHED_QUANTA;
 	int credit_quanta = SW_DEFAULT_CREDIT_QUANTA;
 
+	name = rte_vdev_device_name(vdev);
+	params = rte_vdev_device_args(vdev);
 	if (params != NULL && params[0] != '\0') {
 		struct rte_kvargs *kvlist = rte_kvargs_parse(params, args);
 
@@ -806,8 +810,11 @@ sw_probe(const char *name, const char *params)
 }
 
 static int
-sw_remove(const char *name)
+sw_remove(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev)
 {
+	const char *name;
+
+	name = rte_vdev_device_name(vdev);
 	if (name == NULL)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/af_packet/rte_eth_af_packet.c b/drivers/net/af_packet/rte_eth_af_packet.c
index 2f875539ce..77536e82bb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/af_packet/rte_eth_af_packet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/af_packet/rte_eth_af_packet.c
@@ -923,8 +923,9 @@ rte_eth_from_packet(const char *name,
 }
 
 static int
-rte_pmd_af_packet_probe(const char *name, const char *params)
+rte_pmd_af_packet_probe(struct rte_vdev_device *dev)
 {
+	const char *name = rte_vdev_device_name(dev);
 	unsigned numa_node;
 	int ret = 0;
 	struct rte_kvargs *kvlist;
@@ -934,7 +935,7 @@ rte_pmd_af_packet_probe(const char *name, const char *params)
 
 	numa_node = rte_socket_id();
 
-	kvlist = rte_kvargs_parse(params, valid_arguments);
+	kvlist = rte_kvargs_parse(rte_vdev_device_args(dev), valid_arguments);
 	if (kvlist == NULL) {
 		ret = -1;
 		goto exit;
@@ -961,7 +962,7 @@ exit:
 }
 
 static int
-rte_pmd_af_packet_remove(const char *name)
+rte_pmd_af_packet_remove(struct rte_vdev_device *dev)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev = NULL;
 	struct pmd_internals *internals;
@@ -970,11 +971,11 @@ rte_pmd_af_packet_remove(const char *name)
 	RTE_LOG(INFO, PMD, "Closing AF_PACKET ethdev on numa socket %u\n",
 			rte_socket_id());
 
-	if (name == NULL)
+	if (dev == NULL)
 		return -1;
 
 	/* find the ethdev entry */
-	eth_dev = rte_eth_dev_allocated(name);
+	eth_dev = rte_eth_dev_allocated(rte_vdev_device_name(dev));
 	if (eth_dev == NULL)
 		return -1;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_pmd.c b/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_pmd.c
index 77d3beef07..340d79312f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_pmd.c
@@ -2240,16 +2240,19 @@ const struct eth_dev_ops default_dev_ops = {
 };
 
 static int
-bond_probe(const char *name, const char *params)
+bond_probe(struct rte_vdev_device *dev)
 {
+	const char *name;
 	struct bond_dev_private *internals;
 	struct rte_kvargs *kvlist;
 	uint8_t bonding_mode, socket_id;
 	int  arg_count, port_id;
 
+	name = rte_vdev_device_name(dev);
 	RTE_LOG(INFO, EAL, "Initializing pmd_bond for %s\n", name);
 
-	kvlist = rte_kvargs_parse(params, pmd_bond_init_valid_arguments);
+	kvlist = rte_kvargs_parse(rte_vdev_device_args(dev),
+		pmd_bond_init_valid_arguments);
 	if (kvlist == NULL)
 		return -1;
 
@@ -2307,13 +2310,15 @@ parse_error:
 }
 
 static int
-bond_remove(const char *name)
+bond_remove(struct rte_vdev_device *dev)
 {
+	const char *name;
 	int  ret;
 
-	if (name == NULL)
+	if (!dev)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	name = rte_vdev_device_name(dev);
 	RTE_LOG(INFO, EAL, "Uninitializing pmd_bond for %s\n", name);
 
 	/* free link bonding eth device */
diff --git a/drivers/net/kni/rte_eth_kni.c b/drivers/net/kni/rte_eth_kni.c
index 59205e7dd7..e3ce572d5b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/kni/rte_eth_kni.c
+++ b/drivers/net/kni/rte_eth_kni.c
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ eth_kni_create(const char *name, struct eth_kni_args *args,
 
 	eth_dev->data = data;
 	eth_dev->dev_ops = &eth_kni_ops;
-	eth_dev->driver = NULL;
+	eth_dev->device->driver = NULL;
 
 	data->dev_flags = RTE_ETH_DEV_DETACHABLE;
 	data->kdrv = RTE_KDRV_NONE;
@@ -442,12 +442,16 @@ eth_kni_kvargs_process(struct eth_kni_args *args, const char *params)
 }
 
 static int
-eth_kni_probe(const char *name, const char *params)
+eth_kni_probe(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev;
 	struct eth_kni_args args;
+	const char *name;
+	const char *params;
 	int ret;
 
+	name = rte_vdev_device_name(vdev);
+	params = rte_vdev_device_args(vdev);
 	RTE_LOG(INFO, PMD, "Initializing eth_kni for %s\n", name);
 
 	ret = eth_kni_kvargs_process(&args, params);
@@ -475,11 +479,13 @@ kni_uninit:
 }
 
 static int
-eth_kni_remove(const char *name)
+eth_kni_remove(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev;
 	struct pmd_internals *internals;
+	const char *name;
 
+	name = rte_vdev_device_name(vdev);
 	RTE_LOG(INFO, PMD, "Un-Initializing eth_kni for %s\n", name);
 
 	/* find the ethdev entry */
diff --git a/drivers/net/null/rte_eth_null.c b/drivers/net/null/rte_eth_null.c
index 7e14da0e00..a7b57bcc8f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/null/rte_eth_null.c
+++ b/drivers/net/null/rte_eth_null.c
@@ -606,17 +606,20 @@ get_packet_copy_arg(const char *key __rte_unused,
 }
 
 static int
-rte_pmd_null_probe(const char *name, const char *params)
+rte_pmd_null_probe(struct rte_vdev_device *dev)
 {
+	const char *name, *params;
 	unsigned numa_node;
 	unsigned packet_size = default_packet_size;
 	unsigned packet_copy = default_packet_copy;
 	struct rte_kvargs *kvlist = NULL;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (name == NULL)
+	if (!dev)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	name = rte_vdev_device_name(dev);
+	params = rte_vdev_device_args(dev);
 	RTE_LOG(INFO, PMD, "Initializing pmd_null for %s\n", name);
 
 	numa_node = rte_socket_id();
@@ -658,18 +661,18 @@ free_kvlist:
 }
 
 static int
-rte_pmd_null_remove(const char *name)
+rte_pmd_null_remove(struct rte_vdev_device *dev)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev = NULL;
 
-	if (name == NULL)
+	if (!dev)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	RTE_LOG(INFO, PMD, "Closing null ethdev on numa socket %u\n",
 			rte_socket_id());
 
 	/* find the ethdev entry */
-	eth_dev = rte_eth_dev_allocated(name);
+	eth_dev = rte_eth_dev_allocated(rte_vdev_device_name(dev));
 	if (eth_dev == NULL)
 		return -1;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/pcap/rte_eth_pcap.c b/drivers/net/pcap/rte_eth_pcap.c
index 075e3bed55..05cbd47b3c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pcap/rte_eth_pcap.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pcap/rte_eth_pcap.c
@@ -936,8 +936,9 @@ eth_from_pcaps(const char *name, struct pmd_devargs *rx_queues,
 }
 
 static int
-pmd_pcap_probe(const char *name, const char *params)
+pmd_pcap_probe(struct rte_vdev_device *dev)
 {
+	const char *name;
 	unsigned int is_rx_pcap = 0, is_tx_pcap = 0;
 	struct rte_kvargs *kvlist;
 	struct pmd_devargs pcaps = {0};
@@ -945,13 +946,14 @@ pmd_pcap_probe(const char *name, const char *params)
 	int single_iface = 0;
 	int ret;
 
+	name = rte_vdev_device_name(dev);
 	RTE_LOG(INFO, PMD, "Initializing pmd_pcap for %s\n", name);
 
 	gettimeofday(&start_time, NULL);
 	start_cycles = rte_get_timer_cycles();
 	hz = rte_get_timer_hz();
 
-	kvlist = rte_kvargs_parse(params, valid_arguments);
+	kvlist = rte_kvargs_parse(rte_vdev_device_args(dev), valid_arguments);
 	if (kvlist == NULL)
 		return -1;
 
@@ -1035,18 +1037,18 @@ free_kvlist:
 }
 
 static int
-pmd_pcap_remove(const char *name)
+pmd_pcap_remove(struct rte_vdev_device *dev)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev = NULL;
 
 	RTE_LOG(INFO, PMD, "Closing pcap ethdev on numa socket %u\n",
 			rte_socket_id());
 
-	if (name == NULL)
+	if (!dev)
 		return -1;
 
 	/* reserve an ethdev entry */
-	eth_dev = rte_eth_dev_allocated(name);
+	eth_dev = rte_eth_dev_allocated(rte_vdev_device_name(dev));
 	if (eth_dev == NULL)
 		return -1;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ring/rte_eth_ring.c b/drivers/net/ring/rte_eth_ring.c
index 77ef3a19ac..4bae89570d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ring/rte_eth_ring.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ring/rte_eth_ring.c
@@ -502,12 +502,16 @@ out:
 }
 
 static int
-rte_pmd_ring_probe(const char *name, const char *params)
+rte_pmd_ring_probe(struct rte_vdev_device *dev)
 {
+	const char *name, *params;
 	struct rte_kvargs *kvlist = NULL;
 	int ret = 0;
 	struct node_action_list *info = NULL;
 
+	name = rte_vdev_device_name(dev);
+	params = rte_vdev_device_args(dev);
+
 	RTE_LOG(INFO, PMD, "Initializing pmd_ring for %s\n", name);
 
 	if (params == NULL || params[0] == '\0') {
@@ -577,8 +581,9 @@ out_free:
 }
 
 static int
-rte_pmd_ring_remove(const char *name)
+rte_pmd_ring_remove(struct rte_vdev_device *dev)
 {
+	const char *name = rte_vdev_device_name(dev);
 	struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev = NULL;
 	struct pmd_internals *internals = NULL;
 	struct ring_queue *r = NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.c b/drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.c
index 347a80741e..698e14baae 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.c
@@ -1288,14 +1288,18 @@ set_remote_iface(const char *key __rte_unused,
 /* Open a TAP interface device.
  */
 static int
-rte_pmd_tap_probe(const char *name, const char *params)
+rte_pmd_tap_probe(struct rte_vdev_device *dev)
 {
+	const char *name, *params;
 	int ret;
 	struct rte_kvargs *kvlist = NULL;
 	int speed;
 	char tap_name[RTE_ETH_NAME_MAX_LEN];
 	char remote_iface[RTE_ETH_NAME_MAX_LEN];
 
+	name = rte_vdev_device_name(dev);
+	params = rte_vdev_device_args(dev);
+
 	speed = ETH_SPEED_NUM_10G;
 	snprintf(tap_name, sizeof(tap_name), "%s%d",
 		 DEFAULT_TAP_NAME, tap_unit++);
@@ -1355,7 +1359,7 @@ leave:
 /* detach a TAP device.
  */
 static int
-rte_pmd_tap_remove(const char *name)
+rte_pmd_tap_remove(struct rte_vdev_device *dev)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev = NULL;
 	struct pmd_internals *internals;
@@ -1365,7 +1369,7 @@ rte_pmd_tap_remove(const char *name)
 		rte_socket_id());
 
 	/* find the ethdev entry */
-	eth_dev = rte_eth_dev_allocated(name);
+	eth_dev = rte_eth_dev_allocated(rte_vdev_device_name(dev));
 	if (!eth_dev)
 		return 0;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/vhost/rte_eth_vhost.c b/drivers/net/vhost/rte_eth_vhost.c
index 41ce5fc588..cdd8c315e3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vhost/rte_eth_vhost.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vhost/rte_eth_vhost.c
@@ -1132,8 +1132,9 @@ open_int(const char *key __rte_unused, const char *value, void *extra_args)
 }
 
 static int
-rte_pmd_vhost_probe(const char *name, const char *params)
+rte_pmd_vhost_probe(struct rte_vdev_device *dev)
 {
+	const char *name;
 	struct rte_kvargs *kvlist = NULL;
 	int ret = 0;
 	char *iface_name;
@@ -1142,9 +1143,10 @@ rte_pmd_vhost_probe(const char *name, const char *params)
 	int client_mode = 0;
 	int dequeue_zero_copy = 0;
 
+	name = rte_vdev_device_name(dev);
 	RTE_LOG(INFO, PMD, "Initializing pmd_vhost for %s\n", name);
 
-	kvlist = rte_kvargs_parse(params, valid_arguments);
+	kvlist = rte_kvargs_parse(rte_vdev_device_args(dev), valid_arguments);
 	if (kvlist == NULL)
 		return -1;
 
@@ -1195,11 +1197,13 @@ out_free:
 }
 
 static int
-rte_pmd_vhost_remove(const char *name)
+rte_pmd_vhost_remove(struct rte_vdev_device *dev)
 {
+	const char *name;
 	struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev = NULL;
 	unsigned int i;
 
+	name = rte_vdev_device_name(dev);
 	RTE_LOG(INFO, PMD, "Un-Initializing pmd_vhost for %s\n", name);
 
 	/* find an ethdev entry */
diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user_ethdev.c
index 4c3f664419..7979c1f00c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user_ethdev.c
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ virtio_user_eth_dev_free(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
  * Returns 0 on success.
  */
 static int
-virtio_user_pmd_probe(const char *name, const char *params)
+virtio_user_pmd_probe(struct rte_vdev_device *dev)
 {
 	struct rte_kvargs *kvlist = NULL;
 	struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev;
@@ -415,13 +415,7 @@ virtio_user_pmd_probe(const char *name, const char *params)
 	char *mac_addr = NULL;
 	int ret = -1;
 
-	if (!params || params[0] == '\0') {
-		PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "arg %s is mandatory for virtio_user",
-			  VIRTIO_USER_ARG_QUEUE_SIZE);
-		goto end;
-	}
-
-	kvlist = rte_kvargs_parse(params, valid_args);
+	kvlist = rte_kvargs_parse(rte_vdev_device_args(dev), valid_args);
 	if (!kvlist) {
 		PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "error when parsing param");
 		goto end;
@@ -507,7 +501,7 @@ virtio_user_pmd_probe(const char *name, const char *params)
 	}
 
 	if (rte_eal_process_type() == RTE_PROC_PRIMARY) {
-		eth_dev = virtio_user_eth_dev_alloc(name);
+		eth_dev = virtio_user_eth_dev_alloc(rte_vdev_device_name(dev));
 		if (!eth_dev) {
 			PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "virtio_user fails to alloc device");
 			goto end;
@@ -521,7 +515,7 @@ virtio_user_pmd_probe(const char *name, const char *params)
 			goto end;
 		}
 	} else {
-		eth_dev = rte_eth_dev_attach_secondary(name);
+		eth_dev = rte_eth_dev_attach_secondary(rte_vdev_device_name(dev));
 		if (!eth_dev)
 			goto end;
 	}
@@ -548,15 +542,17 @@ end:
 
 /** Called by rte_eth_dev_detach() */
 static int
-virtio_user_pmd_remove(const char *name)
+virtio_user_pmd_remove(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev)
 {
+	const char *name;
 	struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev;
 	struct virtio_hw *hw;
 	struct virtio_user_dev *dev;
 
-	if (!name)
+	if (!vdev)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	name = rte_vdev_device_name(vdev);
 	PMD_DRV_LOG(INFO, "Un-Initializing %s", name);
 	eth_dev = rte_eth_dev_allocated(name);
 	if (!eth_dev)
diff --git a/drivers/net/xenvirt/rte_eth_xenvirt.c b/drivers/net/xenvirt/rte_eth_xenvirt.c
index 19bc09a3d0..6ec8c08ff1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/xenvirt/rte_eth_xenvirt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/xenvirt/rte_eth_xenvirt.c
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ eth_dev_xenvirt_free(const char *name, const unsigned numa_node)
 
 /*TODO: Support multiple process model */
 static int
-rte_pmd_xenvirt_probe(const char *name, const char *params)
+rte_pmd_xenvirt_probe(struct rte_vdev_device *dev)
 {
 	if (virtio_idx == 0) {
 		if (xenstore_init() != 0) {
@@ -738,14 +738,15 @@ rte_pmd_xenvirt_probe(const char *name, const char *params)
 			return -1;
 		}
 	}
-	eth_dev_xenvirt_create(name, params, rte_socket_id(), DEV_CREATE);
+	eth_dev_xenvirt_create(rte_vdev_device_name(dev),
+		rte_vdev_device_args(dev), rte_socket_id(), DEV_CREATE);
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static int
-rte_pmd_xenvirt_remove(const char *name)
+rte_pmd_xenvirt_remove(struct rte_vdev_device *dev)
 {
-	eth_dev_xenvirt_free(name, rte_socket_id());
+	eth_dev_xenvirt_free(rte_vdev_device_name(dev), rte_socket_id());
 
 	if (virtio_idx == 0) {
 		if (xenstore_uninit() != 0)
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_vdev.c b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_vdev.c
index 70da608abb..22fe2ca62a 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_vdev.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_vdev.c
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ static int
 vdev_probe_all_drivers(struct rte_vdev_device *dev)
 {
 	const char *name = rte_vdev_device_name(dev);
-	const char *args = rte_vdev_device_args(dev);
 	struct rte_vdev_driver *driver;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -90,7 +89,7 @@ vdev_probe_all_drivers(struct rte_vdev_device *dev)
 		if (!strncmp(driver->driver.name, name,
 			    strlen(driver->driver.name))) {
 			dev->device.driver = &driver->driver;
-			ret = driver->probe(name, args);
+			ret = driver->probe(dev);
 			if (ret)
 				dev->device.driver = NULL;
 			return ret;
@@ -103,7 +102,7 @@ vdev_probe_all_drivers(struct rte_vdev_device *dev)
 		    !strncmp(driver->driver.alias, name,
 			    strlen(driver->driver.alias))) {
 			dev->device.driver = &driver->driver;
-			ret = driver->probe(name, args);
+			ret = driver->probe(dev);
 			if (ret)
 				dev->device.driver = NULL;
 			return ret;
@@ -215,7 +214,7 @@ vdev_remove_driver(struct rte_vdev_device *dev)
 
 	driver = container_of(dev->device.driver, const struct rte_vdev_driver,
 		driver);
-	return driver->remove(name);
+	return driver->remove(dev);
 }
 
 int
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_vdev.h b/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_vdev.h
index 81f6beb8ab..8db2c00c82 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_vdev.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_vdev.h
@@ -68,12 +68,12 @@ TAILQ_HEAD(vdev_driver_list, rte_vdev_driver);
 /**
  * Probe function called for each virtual device driver once.
  */
-typedef int (rte_vdev_probe_t)(const char *name, const char *args);
+typedef int (rte_vdev_probe_t)(struct rte_vdev_device *dev);
 
 /**
  * Remove function called for each virtual device driver once.
  */
-typedef int (rte_vdev_remove_t)(const char *name);
+typedef int (rte_vdev_remove_t)(struct rte_vdev_device *dev);
 
 /**
  * A virtual device driver abstraction.