diff --git a/lib/librte_pmd_virtio/virtio_rxtx.c b/lib/librte_pmd_virtio/virtio_rxtx.c
index 8bb66512bd..4c45cdbb6f 100644
--- a/lib/librte_pmd_virtio/virtio_rxtx.c
+++ b/lib/librte_pmd_virtio/virtio_rxtx.c
@@ -60,6 +60,167 @@
 #define  VIRTIO_DUMP_PACKET(m, len) do { } while (0)
 #endif
 
+static void
+vq_ring_free_chain(struct virtqueue *vq, uint16_t desc_idx)
+{
+	struct vring_desc *dp, *dp_tail;
+	struct vq_desc_extra *dxp;
+	uint16_t desc_idx_last = desc_idx;
+
+	dp  = &vq->vq_ring.desc[desc_idx];
+	dxp = &vq->vq_descx[desc_idx];
+	vq->vq_free_cnt = (uint16_t)(vq->vq_free_cnt + dxp->ndescs);
+	if ((dp->flags & VRING_DESC_F_INDIRECT) == 0) {
+		while (dp->flags & VRING_DESC_F_NEXT) {
+			desc_idx_last = dp->next;
+			dp = &vq->vq_ring.desc[dp->next];
+		}
+	}
+	dxp->ndescs = 0;
+
+	/*
+	 * We must append the existing free chain, if any, to the end of
+	 * newly freed chain. If the virtqueue was completely used, then
+	 * head would be VQ_RING_DESC_CHAIN_END (ASSERTed above).
+	 */
+	if (vq->vq_desc_tail_idx == VQ_RING_DESC_CHAIN_END) {
+		vq->vq_desc_head_idx = desc_idx;
+	} else {
+		dp_tail = &vq->vq_ring.desc[vq->vq_desc_tail_idx];
+		dp_tail->next = desc_idx;
+	}
+
+	vq->vq_desc_tail_idx = desc_idx_last;
+	dp->next = VQ_RING_DESC_CHAIN_END;
+}
+
+static uint16_t
+virtqueue_dequeue_burst_rx(struct virtqueue *vq, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
+			   uint32_t *len, uint16_t num)
+{
+	struct vring_used_elem *uep;
+	struct rte_mbuf *cookie;
+	uint16_t used_idx, desc_idx;
+	uint16_t i;
+
+	/*  Caller does the check */
+	for (i = 0; i < num ; i++) {
+		used_idx = (uint16_t)(vq->vq_used_cons_idx & (vq->vq_nentries - 1));
+		uep = &vq->vq_ring.used->ring[used_idx];
+		desc_idx = (uint16_t) uep->id;
+		len[i] = uep->len;
+		cookie = (struct rte_mbuf *)vq->vq_descx[desc_idx].cookie;
+
+		if (unlikely(cookie == NULL)) {
+			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "vring descriptor with no mbuf cookie at %u\n",
+				vq->vq_used_cons_idx);
+			break;
+		}
+
+		rte_prefetch0(cookie);
+		rte_packet_prefetch(cookie->pkt.data);
+		rx_pkts[i]  = cookie;
+		vq->vq_used_cons_idx++;
+		vq_ring_free_chain(vq, desc_idx);
+		vq->vq_descx[desc_idx].cookie = NULL;
+	}
+
+	return i;
+}
+
+static void
+virtqueue_dequeue_pkt_tx(struct virtqueue *vq)
+{
+	struct vring_used_elem *uep;
+	uint16_t used_idx, desc_idx;
+
+	used_idx = (uint16_t)(vq->vq_used_cons_idx & (vq->vq_nentries - 1));
+	uep = &vq->vq_ring.used->ring[used_idx];
+	desc_idx = (uint16_t) uep->id;
+	vq->vq_used_cons_idx++;
+	vq_ring_free_chain(vq, desc_idx);
+}
+
+
+static inline int
+virtqueue_enqueue_recv_refill(struct virtqueue *vq, struct rte_mbuf *cookie)
+{
+	struct vq_desc_extra *dxp;
+	struct vring_desc *start_dp;
+	uint16_t needed = 1;
+	uint16_t head_idx, idx;
+
+	if (unlikely(vq->vq_free_cnt == 0))
+		return -ENOSPC;
+	if (unlikely(vq->vq_free_cnt < needed))
+		return -EMSGSIZE;
+
+	head_idx = vq->vq_desc_head_idx;
+	if (unlikely(head_idx >= vq->vq_nentries))
+		return -EFAULT;
+
+	idx = head_idx;
+	dxp = &vq->vq_descx[idx];
+	dxp->cookie = (void *)cookie;
+	dxp->ndescs = needed;
+
+	start_dp = vq->vq_ring.desc;
+	start_dp[idx].addr  =
+		(uint64_t) (cookie->buf_physaddr + RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM - sizeof(struct virtio_net_hdr));
+	start_dp[idx].len   = cookie->buf_len - RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM + sizeof(struct virtio_net_hdr);
+	start_dp[idx].flags =  VRING_DESC_F_WRITE;
+	idx = start_dp[idx].next;
+	vq->vq_desc_head_idx = idx;
+	if (vq->vq_desc_head_idx == VQ_RING_DESC_CHAIN_END)
+		vq->vq_desc_tail_idx = idx;
+	vq->vq_free_cnt = (uint16_t)(vq->vq_free_cnt - needed);
+	vq_update_avail_ring(vq, head_idx);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+virtqueue_enqueue_xmit(struct virtqueue *txvq, struct rte_mbuf *cookie)
+{
+	struct vq_desc_extra *dxp;
+	struct vring_desc *start_dp;
+	uint16_t needed = 2;
+	uint16_t head_idx, idx;
+
+	if (unlikely(txvq->vq_free_cnt == 0))
+		return -ENOSPC;
+	if (unlikely(txvq->vq_free_cnt < needed))
+		return -EMSGSIZE;
+	head_idx = txvq->vq_desc_head_idx;
+	if (unlikely(head_idx >= txvq->vq_nentries))
+		return -EFAULT;
+
+	idx = head_idx;
+	dxp = &txvq->vq_descx[idx];
+	if (dxp->cookie != NULL)
+		rte_pktmbuf_free_seg(dxp->cookie);
+	dxp->cookie = (void *)cookie;
+	dxp->ndescs = needed;
+
+	start_dp = txvq->vq_ring.desc;
+	start_dp[idx].addr  =
+		txvq->virtio_net_hdr_mem + idx * sizeof(struct virtio_net_hdr);
+	start_dp[idx].len   = sizeof(struct virtio_net_hdr);
+	start_dp[idx].flags = VRING_DESC_F_NEXT;
+	idx = start_dp[idx].next;
+	start_dp[idx].addr  = RTE_MBUF_DATA_DMA_ADDR(cookie);
+	start_dp[idx].len   = cookie->pkt.data_len;
+	start_dp[idx].flags = 0;
+	idx = start_dp[idx].next;
+	txvq->vq_desc_head_idx = idx;
+	if (txvq->vq_desc_head_idx == VQ_RING_DESC_CHAIN_END)
+		txvq->vq_desc_tail_idx = idx;
+	txvq->vq_free_cnt = (uint16_t)(txvq->vq_free_cnt - needed);
+	vq_update_avail_ring(txvq, head_idx);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static inline struct rte_mbuf *
 rte_rxmbuf_alloc(struct rte_mempool *mp)
 {
diff --git a/lib/librte_pmd_virtio/virtqueue.h b/lib/librte_pmd_virtio/virtqueue.h
index 29dd2335d2..18e9cbbb29 100644
--- a/lib/librte_pmd_virtio/virtqueue.h
+++ b/lib/librte_pmd_virtio/virtqueue.h
@@ -224,14 +224,14 @@ virtqueue_full(const struct virtqueue *vq)
 
 #define VIRTQUEUE_NUSED(vq) ((uint16_t)((vq)->vq_ring.used->idx - (vq)->vq_used_cons_idx))
 
-static inline void __attribute__((always_inline))
+static inline void
 vq_update_avail_idx(struct virtqueue *vq)
 {
 	rte_compiler_barrier();
 	vq->vq_ring.avail->idx = vq->vq_avail_idx;
 }
 
-static inline void __attribute__((always_inline))
+static inline void
 vq_update_avail_ring(struct virtqueue *vq, uint16_t desc_idx)
 {
 	uint16_t avail_idx;
@@ -247,13 +247,13 @@ vq_update_avail_ring(struct virtqueue *vq, uint16_t desc_idx)
 	vq->vq_avail_idx++;
 }
 
-static inline int __attribute__((always_inline))
+static inline int
 virtqueue_kick_prepare(struct virtqueue *vq)
 {
 	return !(vq->vq_ring.used->flags & VRING_USED_F_NO_NOTIFY);
 }
 
-static inline void __attribute__((always_inline))
+static inline void
 virtqueue_notify(struct virtqueue *vq)
 {
 	/*
@@ -264,167 +264,6 @@ virtqueue_notify(struct virtqueue *vq)
 	VIRTIO_WRITE_REG_2(vq->hw, VIRTIO_PCI_QUEUE_NOTIFY, vq->vq_queue_index);
 }
 
-static inline void __attribute__((always_inline))
-vq_ring_free_chain(struct virtqueue *vq, uint16_t desc_idx)
-{
-	struct vring_desc *dp, *dp_tail;
-	struct vq_desc_extra *dxp;
-	uint16_t desc_idx_last = desc_idx;
-
-	dp  = &vq->vq_ring.desc[desc_idx];
-	dxp = &vq->vq_descx[desc_idx];
-	vq->vq_free_cnt = (uint16_t)(vq->vq_free_cnt + dxp->ndescs);
-	if ((dp->flags & VRING_DESC_F_INDIRECT) == 0) {
-		while (dp->flags & VRING_DESC_F_NEXT) {
-			desc_idx_last = dp->next;
-			dp = &vq->vq_ring.desc[dp->next];
-		}
-	}
-	dxp->ndescs = 0;
-
-	/*
-	 * We must append the existing free chain, if any, to the end of
-	 * newly freed chain. If the virtqueue was completely used, then
-	 * head would be VQ_RING_DESC_CHAIN_END (ASSERTed above).
-	 */
-	if (vq->vq_desc_tail_idx == VQ_RING_DESC_CHAIN_END) {
-		vq->vq_desc_head_idx = desc_idx;
-	} else {
-		dp_tail = &vq->vq_ring.desc[vq->vq_desc_tail_idx];
-		dp_tail->next = desc_idx;
-	}
-
-	vq->vq_desc_tail_idx = desc_idx_last;
-	dp->next = VQ_RING_DESC_CHAIN_END;
-}
-
-static inline int __attribute__((always_inline))
-virtqueue_enqueue_recv_refill(struct virtqueue *vq, struct rte_mbuf *cookie)
-{
-	struct vq_desc_extra *dxp;
-	struct vring_desc *start_dp;
-	uint16_t needed = 1;
-	uint16_t head_idx, idx;
-
-	if (unlikely(vq->vq_free_cnt == 0))
-		return -ENOSPC;
-	if (unlikely(vq->vq_free_cnt < needed))
-		return -EMSGSIZE;
-
-	head_idx = vq->vq_desc_head_idx;
-	if (unlikely(head_idx >= vq->vq_nentries))
-		return -EFAULT;
-
-	idx = head_idx;
-	dxp = &vq->vq_descx[idx];
-	dxp->cookie = (void *)cookie;
-	dxp->ndescs = needed;
-
-	start_dp = vq->vq_ring.desc;
-	start_dp[idx].addr  =
-		(uint64_t) (cookie->buf_physaddr + RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM - sizeof(struct virtio_net_hdr));
-	start_dp[idx].len   = cookie->buf_len - RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM + sizeof(struct virtio_net_hdr);
-	start_dp[idx].flags =  VRING_DESC_F_WRITE;
-	idx = start_dp[idx].next;
-	vq->vq_desc_head_idx = idx;
-	if (vq->vq_desc_head_idx == VQ_RING_DESC_CHAIN_END)
-		vq->vq_desc_tail_idx = idx;
-	vq->vq_free_cnt = (uint16_t)(vq->vq_free_cnt - needed);
-	vq_update_avail_ring(vq, head_idx);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static inline int __attribute__((always_inline))
-virtqueue_enqueue_xmit(struct virtqueue *txvq, struct rte_mbuf *cookie)
-{
-	struct vq_desc_extra *dxp;
-	struct vring_desc *start_dp;
-	uint16_t needed = 2;
-	uint16_t head_idx, idx;
-
-	if (unlikely(txvq->vq_free_cnt == 0))
-		return -ENOSPC;
-	if (unlikely(txvq->vq_free_cnt < needed))
-		return -EMSGSIZE;
-	head_idx = txvq->vq_desc_head_idx;
-	if (unlikely(head_idx >= txvq->vq_nentries))
-		return -EFAULT;
-
-	idx = head_idx;
-	dxp = &txvq->vq_descx[idx];
-	if (dxp->cookie != NULL)
-		rte_pktmbuf_free_seg(dxp->cookie);
-	dxp->cookie = (void *)cookie;
-	dxp->ndescs = needed;
-
-	start_dp = txvq->vq_ring.desc;
-	start_dp[idx].addr  =
-		txvq->virtio_net_hdr_mem + idx * sizeof(struct virtio_net_hdr);
-	start_dp[idx].len   = sizeof(struct virtio_net_hdr);
-	start_dp[idx].flags = VRING_DESC_F_NEXT;
-	idx = start_dp[idx].next;
-	start_dp[idx].addr  = RTE_MBUF_DATA_DMA_ADDR(cookie);
-	start_dp[idx].len   = cookie->pkt.data_len;
-	start_dp[idx].flags = 0;
-	idx = start_dp[idx].next;
-	txvq->vq_desc_head_idx = idx;
-	if (txvq->vq_desc_head_idx == VQ_RING_DESC_CHAIN_END)
-		txvq->vq_desc_tail_idx = idx;
-	txvq->vq_free_cnt = (uint16_t)(txvq->vq_free_cnt - needed);
-	vq_update_avail_ring(txvq, head_idx);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static inline uint16_t __attribute__((always_inline))
-virtqueue_dequeue_burst_rx(struct virtqueue *vq, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts, uint32_t *len, uint16_t num)
-{
-	struct vring_used_elem *uep;
-	struct rte_mbuf *cookie;
-	uint16_t used_idx, desc_idx;
-	uint16_t i;
-
-	/*  Caller does the check */
-	for (i = 0; i < num; i++) {
-		used_idx = (uint16_t)(vq->vq_used_cons_idx & (vq->vq_nentries - 1));
-		uep = &vq->vq_ring.used->ring[used_idx];
-		desc_idx = (uint16_t) uep->id;
-		len[i] = uep->len;
-		cookie = (struct rte_mbuf *)vq->vq_descx[desc_idx].cookie;
-
-		if (unlikely(cookie == NULL)) {
-			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "vring descriptor with no mbuf cookie at %u",
-				vq->vq_used_cons_idx);
-			break;
-		}
-
-		rte_prefetch0(cookie);
-		rte_packet_prefetch(cookie->pkt.data);
-		rx_pkts[i]  = cookie;
-		vq->vq_used_cons_idx++;
-		vq_ring_free_chain(vq, desc_idx);
-		vq->vq_descx[desc_idx].cookie = NULL;
-	}
-
-	return i;
-}
-
-static inline uint16_t __attribute__((always_inline))
-virtqueue_dequeue_pkt_tx(struct virtqueue *vq)
-{
-	struct vring_used_elem *uep;
-	uint16_t used_idx, desc_idx;
-
-	used_idx = (uint16_t)(vq->vq_used_cons_idx & (vq->vq_nentries - 1));
-	uep = &vq->vq_ring.used->ring[used_idx];
-	desc_idx = (uint16_t) uep->id;
-	vq->vq_used_cons_idx++;
-	vq_ring_free_chain(vq, desc_idx);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 #ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_VIRTIO_DEBUG_DUMP
 #define VIRTQUEUE_DUMP(vq) do { \
 	uint16_t used_idx, nused; \