diff --git a/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common.c b/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common.c
index 6885bbb1d2..91de7b3e2c 100644
--- a/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common.c
+++ b/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common.c
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ drivers_remove(struct mlx5_common_device *dev, uint32_t enabled_classes)
 	while (enabled_classes) {
 		driver = driver_get(RTE_BIT64(i));
 		if (driver != NULL) {
-			local_ret = driver->remove(dev->dev);
+			local_ret = driver->remove(dev);
 			if (local_ret == 0)
 				dev->classes_loaded &= ~RTE_BIT64(i);
 			else if (ret == 0)
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ drivers_probe(struct mlx5_common_device *dev, uint32_t user_classes)
 			ret = -EEXIST;
 			goto probe_err;
 		}
-		ret = driver->probe(dev->dev);
+		ret = driver->probe(dev);
 		if (ret < 0) {
 			DRV_LOG(ERR, "Failed to load driver %s",
 				driver->name);
diff --git a/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common.h b/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common.h
index a772371200..b7e2ad1a82 100644
--- a/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common.h
+++ b/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common.h
@@ -324,15 +324,21 @@ void mlx5_common_init(void);
  *   from devargs, locating target RDMA device and probing with it.
  */
 
+struct mlx5_common_device {
+	struct rte_device *dev;
+	TAILQ_ENTRY(mlx5_common_device) next;
+	uint32_t classes_loaded;
+};
+
 /**
  * Initialization function for the driver called during device probing.
  */
-typedef int (mlx5_class_driver_probe_t)(struct rte_device *dev);
+typedef int (mlx5_class_driver_probe_t)(struct mlx5_common_device *dev);
 
 /**
  * Uninitialization function for the driver called during hot-unplugging.
  */
-typedef int (mlx5_class_driver_remove_t)(struct rte_device *dev);
+typedef int (mlx5_class_driver_remove_t)(struct mlx5_common_device *dev);
 
 /**
  * Driver-specific DMA mapping. After a successful call the device
diff --git a/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common_private.h b/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common_private.h
index a038330375..04c0af3763 100644
--- a/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common_private.h
+++ b/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common_private.h
@@ -16,12 +16,6 @@ extern "C" {
 
 /* Common bus driver: */
 
-struct mlx5_common_device {
-	struct rte_device *dev;
-	TAILQ_ENTRY(mlx5_common_device) next;
-	uint32_t classes_loaded;
-};
-
 int mlx5_common_dev_probe(struct rte_device *eal_dev);
 int mlx5_common_dev_remove(struct rte_device *eal_dev);
 int mlx5_common_dev_dma_map(struct rte_device *dev, void *addr, uint64_t iova,
diff --git a/drivers/compress/mlx5/mlx5_compress.c b/drivers/compress/mlx5/mlx5_compress.c
index 5c5aa87a18..75a07e5380 100644
--- a/drivers/compress/mlx5/mlx5_compress.c
+++ b/drivers/compress/mlx5/mlx5_compress.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ struct mlx5_compress_xform {
 struct mlx5_compress_priv {
 	TAILQ_ENTRY(mlx5_compress_priv) next;
 	struct ibv_context *ctx; /* Device context. */
-	struct rte_compressdev *cdev;
+	struct rte_compressdev *compressdev;
 	void *uar;
 	uint32_t pdn; /* Protection Domain number. */
 	uint8_t min_block_size;
@@ -790,16 +790,16 @@ mlx5_compress_mr_mem_event_cb(enum rte_mem_event event_type, const void *addr,
 }
 
 static int
-mlx5_compress_dev_probe(struct rte_device *dev)
+mlx5_compress_dev_probe(struct mlx5_common_device *cdev)
 {
 	struct ibv_device *ibv;
-	struct rte_compressdev *cdev;
+	struct rte_compressdev *compressdev;
 	struct ibv_context *ctx;
 	struct mlx5_compress_priv *priv;
 	struct mlx5_hca_attr att = { 0 };
 	struct rte_compressdev_pmd_init_params init_params = {
 		.name = "",
-		.socket_id = dev->numa_node,
+		.socket_id = cdev->dev->numa_node,
 	};
 
 	if (rte_eal_process_type() != RTE_PROC_PRIMARY) {
@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@ mlx5_compress_dev_probe(struct rte_device *dev)
 		rte_errno = ENOTSUP;
 		return -rte_errno;
 	}
-	ibv = mlx5_os_get_ibv_dev(dev);
+	ibv = mlx5_os_get_ibv_dev(cdev->dev);
 	if (ibv == NULL)
 		return -rte_errno;
 	ctx = mlx5_glue->dv_open_device(ibv);
@@ -826,20 +826,20 @@ mlx5_compress_dev_probe(struct rte_device *dev)
 		rte_errno = ENOTSUP;
 		return -ENOTSUP;
 	}
-	cdev = rte_compressdev_pmd_create(ibv->name, dev,
-					  sizeof(*priv), &init_params);
-	if (cdev == NULL) {
+	compressdev = rte_compressdev_pmd_create(ibv->name, cdev->dev,
+						 sizeof(*priv), &init_params);
+	if (compressdev == NULL) {
 		DRV_LOG(ERR, "Failed to create device \"%s\".", ibv->name);
 		claim_zero(mlx5_glue->close_device(ctx));
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 	DRV_LOG(INFO,
 		"Compress device %s was created successfully.", ibv->name);
-	cdev->dev_ops = &mlx5_compress_ops;
-	cdev->dequeue_burst = mlx5_compress_dequeue_burst;
-	cdev->enqueue_burst = mlx5_compress_enqueue_burst;
-	cdev->feature_flags = RTE_COMPDEV_FF_HW_ACCELERATED;
-	priv = cdev->data->dev_private;
+	compressdev->dev_ops = &mlx5_compress_ops;
+	compressdev->dequeue_burst = mlx5_compress_dequeue_burst;
+	compressdev->enqueue_burst = mlx5_compress_enqueue_burst;
+	compressdev->feature_flags = RTE_COMPDEV_FF_HW_ACCELERATED;
+	priv = compressdev->data->dev_private;
 	priv->mmo_decomp_sq = att.mmo_decompress_sq_en;
 	priv->mmo_decomp_qp = att.mmo_decompress_qp_en;
 	priv->mmo_comp_sq = att.mmo_compress_sq_en;
@@ -847,11 +847,11 @@ mlx5_compress_dev_probe(struct rte_device *dev)
 	priv->mmo_dma_sq = att.mmo_dma_sq_en;
 	priv->mmo_dma_qp = att.mmo_dma_qp_en;
 	priv->ctx = ctx;
-	priv->cdev = cdev;
+	priv->compressdev = compressdev;
 	priv->min_block_size = att.compress_min_block_size;
 	priv->qp_ts_format = att.qp_ts_format;
 	if (mlx5_compress_hw_global_prepare(priv) != 0) {
-		rte_compressdev_pmd_destroy(priv->cdev);
+		rte_compressdev_pmd_destroy(priv->compressdev);
 		claim_zero(mlx5_glue->close_device(priv->ctx));
 		return -1;
 	}
@@ -859,7 +859,7 @@ mlx5_compress_dev_probe(struct rte_device *dev)
 			     MLX5_MR_BTREE_CACHE_N * 2, rte_socket_id()) != 0) {
 		DRV_LOG(ERR, "Failed to allocate shared cache MR memory.");
 		mlx5_compress_hw_global_release(priv);
-		rte_compressdev_pmd_destroy(priv->cdev);
+		rte_compressdev_pmd_destroy(priv->compressdev);
 		claim_zero(mlx5_glue->close_device(priv->ctx));
 		rte_errno = ENOMEM;
 		return -rte_errno;
@@ -878,13 +878,13 @@ mlx5_compress_dev_probe(struct rte_device *dev)
 }
 
 static int
-mlx5_compress_dev_remove(struct rte_device *dev)
+mlx5_compress_dev_remove(struct mlx5_common_device *cdev)
 {
 	struct mlx5_compress_priv *priv = NULL;
 
 	pthread_mutex_lock(&priv_list_lock);
 	TAILQ_FOREACH(priv, &mlx5_compress_priv_list, next)
-		if (priv->cdev->device == dev)
+		if (priv->compressdev->device == cdev->dev)
 			break;
 	if (priv)
 		TAILQ_REMOVE(&mlx5_compress_priv_list, priv, next);
@@ -895,7 +895,7 @@ mlx5_compress_dev_remove(struct rte_device *dev)
 							  NULL);
 		mlx5_mr_release_cache(&priv->mr_scache);
 		mlx5_compress_hw_global_release(priv);
-		rte_compressdev_pmd_destroy(priv->cdev);
+		rte_compressdev_pmd_destroy(priv->compressdev);
 		claim_zero(mlx5_glue->close_device(priv->ctx));
 	}
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/mlx5/mlx5_crypto.c b/drivers/crypto/mlx5/mlx5_crypto.c
index 6a2f8b6ac6..d9762a964d 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/mlx5/mlx5_crypto.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/mlx5/mlx5_crypto.c
@@ -951,7 +951,7 @@ mlx5_crypto_mr_mem_event_cb(enum rte_mem_event event_type, const void *addr,
 }
 
 static int
-mlx5_crypto_dev_probe(struct rte_device *dev)
+mlx5_crypto_dev_probe(struct mlx5_common_device *cdev)
 {
 	struct ibv_device *ibv;
 	struct rte_cryptodev *crypto_dev;
@@ -963,7 +963,7 @@ mlx5_crypto_dev_probe(struct rte_device *dev)
 	struct rte_cryptodev_pmd_init_params init_params = {
 		.name = "",
 		.private_data_size = sizeof(struct mlx5_crypto_priv),
-		.socket_id = dev->numa_node,
+		.socket_id = cdev->dev->numa_node,
 		.max_nb_queue_pairs =
 				RTE_CRYPTODEV_PMD_DEFAULT_MAX_NB_QUEUE_PAIRS,
 	};
@@ -975,7 +975,7 @@ mlx5_crypto_dev_probe(struct rte_device *dev)
 		rte_errno = ENOTSUP;
 		return -rte_errno;
 	}
-	ibv = mlx5_os_get_ibv_dev(dev);
+	ibv = mlx5_os_get_ibv_dev(cdev->dev);
 	if (ibv == NULL)
 		return -rte_errno;
 	ctx = mlx5_glue->dv_open_device(ibv);
@@ -992,7 +992,7 @@ mlx5_crypto_dev_probe(struct rte_device *dev)
 		rte_errno = ENOTSUP;
 		return -ENOTSUP;
 	}
-	ret = mlx5_crypto_parse_devargs(dev->devargs, &devarg_prms);
+	ret = mlx5_crypto_parse_devargs(cdev->dev->devargs, &devarg_prms);
 	if (ret) {
 		DRV_LOG(ERR, "Failed to parse devargs.");
 		claim_zero(mlx5_glue->close_device(ctx));
@@ -1005,8 +1005,8 @@ mlx5_crypto_dev_probe(struct rte_device *dev)
 		claim_zero(mlx5_glue->close_device(ctx));
 		return -rte_errno;
 	}
-	crypto_dev = rte_cryptodev_pmd_create(ibv->name, dev,
-					&init_params);
+	crypto_dev = rte_cryptodev_pmd_create(ibv->name, cdev->dev,
+					      &init_params);
 	if (crypto_dev == NULL) {
 		DRV_LOG(ERR, "Failed to create device \"%s\".", ibv->name);
 		claim_zero(mlx5_glue->close_device(ctx));
@@ -1065,13 +1065,13 @@ mlx5_crypto_dev_probe(struct rte_device *dev)
 }
 
 static int
-mlx5_crypto_dev_remove(struct rte_device *dev)
+mlx5_crypto_dev_remove(struct mlx5_common_device *cdev)
 {
 	struct mlx5_crypto_priv *priv = NULL;
 
 	pthread_mutex_lock(&priv_list_lock);
 	TAILQ_FOREACH(priv, &mlx5_crypto_priv_list, next)
-		if (priv->crypto_dev->device == dev)
+		if (priv->crypto_dev->device == cdev->dev)
 			break;
 	if (priv)
 		TAILQ_REMOVE(&mlx5_crypto_priv_list, priv, next);
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_os.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_os.c
index 26a8d75b99..d7623bd778 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_os.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_os.c
@@ -2168,8 +2168,8 @@ mlx5_os_config_default(struct mlx5_dev_config *config)
  * This function spawns Ethernet devices out of a given PCI device and
  * bonding owner PF index.
  *
- * @param[in] pci_dev
- *   PCI device information.
+ * @param[in] cdev
+ *   Pointer to common mlx5 device structure.
  * @param[in] req_eth_da
  *   Requested ethdev device argument.
  * @param[in] owner_id
@@ -2179,7 +2179,7 @@ mlx5_os_config_default(struct mlx5_dev_config *config)
  *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
  */
 static int
-mlx5_os_pci_probe_pf(struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev,
+mlx5_os_pci_probe_pf(struct mlx5_common_device *cdev,
 		     struct rte_eth_devargs *req_eth_da,
 		     uint16_t owner_id)
 {
@@ -2208,6 +2208,7 @@ mlx5_os_pci_probe_pf(struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev,
 	 *  >= 0 - bonding device (value is slave PF index)
 	 */
 	int bd = -1;
+	struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev = RTE_DEV_TO_PCI(cdev->dev);
 	struct mlx5_dev_spawn_data *list = NULL;
 	struct mlx5_dev_config dev_config;
 	unsigned int dev_config_vf;
@@ -2340,6 +2341,7 @@ mlx5_os_pci_probe_pf(struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev,
 			list[ns].phys_dev = ibv_match[0];
 			list[ns].eth_dev = NULL;
 			list[ns].pci_dev = pci_dev;
+			list[ns].cdev = cdev;
 			list[ns].pf_bond = bd;
 			list[ns].ifindex = mlx5_nl_ifindex
 				(nl_rdma,
@@ -2438,6 +2440,7 @@ mlx5_os_pci_probe_pf(struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev,
 			list[ns].phys_dev = ibv_match[i];
 			list[ns].eth_dev = NULL;
 			list[ns].pci_dev = pci_dev;
+			list[ns].cdev = cdev;
 			list[ns].pf_bond = -1;
 			list[ns].ifindex = 0;
 			if (nl_rdma >= 0)
@@ -2582,11 +2585,8 @@ mlx5_os_pci_probe_pf(struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev,
 		/* Default configuration. */
 		mlx5_os_config_default(&dev_config);
 		dev_config.vf = dev_config_vf;
-		list[i].numa_node = pci_dev->device.numa_node;
-		list[i].eth_dev = mlx5_dev_spawn(&pci_dev->device,
-						 &list[i],
-						 &dev_config,
-						 &eth_da);
+		list[i].eth_dev = mlx5_dev_spawn(cdev->dev, &list[i],
+						 &dev_config, &eth_da);
 		if (!list[i].eth_dev) {
 			if (rte_errno != EBUSY && rte_errno != EEXIST)
 				break;
@@ -2698,27 +2698,28 @@ mlx5_os_parse_eth_devargs(struct rte_device *dev,
  *
  * This function spawns Ethernet devices out of a given PCI device.
  *
- * @param[in] pci_dev
- *   PCI device information.
+ * @param[in] cdev
+ *   Pointer to common mlx5 device structure.
  *
  * @return
  *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
  */
 static int
-mlx5_os_pci_probe(struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev)
+mlx5_os_pci_probe(struct mlx5_common_device *cdev)
 {
+	struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev = RTE_DEV_TO_PCI(cdev->dev);
 	struct rte_eth_devargs eth_da = { .nb_ports = 0 };
 	int ret = 0;
 	uint16_t p;
 
-	ret = mlx5_os_parse_eth_devargs(&pci_dev->device, &eth_da);
+	ret = mlx5_os_parse_eth_devargs(cdev->dev, &eth_da);
 	if (ret != 0)
 		return ret;
 
 	if (eth_da.nb_ports > 0) {
 		/* Iterate all port if devargs pf is range: "pf[0-1]vf[...]". */
 		for (p = 0; p < eth_da.nb_ports; p++) {
-			ret = mlx5_os_pci_probe_pf(pci_dev, &eth_da,
+			ret = mlx5_os_pci_probe_pf(cdev, &eth_da,
 						   eth_da.ports[p]);
 			if (ret)
 				break;
@@ -2729,21 +2730,22 @@ mlx5_os_pci_probe(struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev)
 				pci_dev->addr.domain, pci_dev->addr.bus,
 				pci_dev->addr.devid, pci_dev->addr.function,
 				eth_da.ports[p]);
-			mlx5_net_remove(&pci_dev->device);
+			mlx5_net_remove(cdev);
 		}
 	} else {
-		ret = mlx5_os_pci_probe_pf(pci_dev, &eth_da, 0);
+		ret = mlx5_os_pci_probe_pf(cdev, &eth_da, 0);
 	}
 	return ret;
 }
 
 /* Probe a single SF device on auxiliary bus, no representor support. */
 static int
-mlx5_os_auxiliary_probe(struct rte_device *dev)
+mlx5_os_auxiliary_probe(struct mlx5_common_device *cdev)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_devargs eth_da = { .nb_ports = 0 };
 	struct mlx5_dev_config config;
 	struct mlx5_dev_spawn_data spawn = { .pf_bond = -1 };
+	struct rte_device *dev = cdev->dev;
 	struct rte_auxiliary_device *adev = RTE_DEV_TO_AUXILIARY(dev);
 	struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev;
 	int ret = 0;
@@ -2767,7 +2769,7 @@ mlx5_os_auxiliary_probe(struct rte_device *dev)
 		return ret;
 	}
 	spawn.ifindex = ret;
-	spawn.numa_node = dev->numa_node;
+	spawn.cdev = cdev;
 	/* Spawn device. */
 	eth_dev = mlx5_dev_spawn(dev, &spawn, &config, &eth_da);
 	if (eth_dev == NULL)
@@ -2788,14 +2790,14 @@ mlx5_os_auxiliary_probe(struct rte_device *dev)
  *
  * This function probe PCI bus device(s) or a single SF on auxiliary bus.
  *
- * @param[in] dev
- *   Pointer to the generic device.
+ * @param[in] cdev
+ *   Pointer to the common mlx5 device.
  *
  * @return
- *   0 on success, the function cannot fail.
+ *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
  */
 int
-mlx5_os_net_probe(struct rte_device *dev)
+mlx5_os_net_probe(struct mlx5_common_device *cdev)
 {
 	int ret;
 
@@ -2803,14 +2805,14 @@ mlx5_os_net_probe(struct rte_device *dev)
 		mlx5_pmd_socket_init();
 	ret = mlx5_init_once();
 	if (ret) {
-		DRV_LOG(ERR, "unable to init PMD global data: %s",
+		DRV_LOG(ERR, "Unable to init PMD global data: %s",
 			strerror(rte_errno));
 		return -rte_errno;
 	}
-	if (mlx5_dev_is_pci(dev))
-		return mlx5_os_pci_probe(RTE_DEV_TO_PCI(dev));
+	if (mlx5_dev_is_pci(cdev->dev))
+		return mlx5_os_pci_probe(cdev);
 	else
-		return mlx5_os_auxiliary_probe(dev);
+		return mlx5_os_auxiliary_probe(cdev);
 }
 
 static int
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
index c712fc3465..99f08476e7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
@@ -1309,7 +1309,8 @@ mlx5_alloc_shared_dev_ctx(const struct mlx5_dev_spawn_data *spawn,
 		rte_errno  = ENOMEM;
 		goto exit;
 	}
-	sh->numa_node = spawn->numa_node;
+	sh->numa_node = spawn->cdev->dev->numa_node;
+	sh->cdev = spawn->cdev;
 	if (spawn->bond_info)
 		sh->bond = *spawn->bond_info;
 	err = mlx5_os_open_device(spawn, config, sh);
@@ -2556,19 +2557,19 @@ mlx5_eth_find_next(uint16_t port_id, struct rte_device *odev)
  *
  * This function removes all Ethernet devices belong to a given device.
  *
- * @param[in] dev
+ * @param[in] cdev
  *   Pointer to the generic device.
  *
  * @return
  *   0 on success, the function cannot fail.
  */
 int
-mlx5_net_remove(struct rte_device *dev)
+mlx5_net_remove(struct mlx5_common_device *cdev)
 {
 	uint16_t port_id;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	RTE_ETH_FOREACH_DEV_OF(port_id, dev) {
+	RTE_ETH_FOREACH_DEV_OF(port_id, cdev->dev) {
 		/*
 		 * mlx5_dev_close() is not registered to secondary process,
 		 * call the close function explicitly for secondary process.
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
index 68acc01862..fcf22f88a6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
@@ -134,11 +134,11 @@ struct mlx5_dev_spawn_data {
 	uint32_t max_port; /**< Device maximal port index. */
 	uint32_t phys_port; /**< Device physical port index. */
 	int pf_bond; /**< bonding device PF index. < 0 - no bonding */
-	int numa_node; /**< Device numa node. */
 	struct mlx5_switch_info info; /**< Switch information. */
 	void *phys_dev; /**< Associated physical device. */
 	struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev; /**< Associated Ethernet device. */
 	struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev; /**< Backend PCI device. */
+	struct mlx5_common_device *cdev; /**< Backend common device. */
 	struct mlx5_bond_info *bond_info;
 };
 
@@ -1141,6 +1141,7 @@ struct mlx5_dev_ctx_shared {
 	uint32_t reclaim_mode:1; /* Reclaim memory. */
 	uint32_t max_port; /* Maximal IB device port index. */
 	struct mlx5_bond_info bond; /* Bonding information. */
+	struct mlx5_common_device *cdev; /* Backend mlx5 device. */
 	void *ctx; /* Verbs/DV/DevX context. */
 	void *pd; /* Protection Domain. */
 	uint32_t pdn; /* Protection Domain number. */
@@ -1483,7 +1484,7 @@ int mlx5_udp_tunnel_port_add(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 			      struct rte_eth_udp_tunnel *udp_tunnel);
 uint16_t mlx5_eth_find_next(uint16_t port_id, struct rte_device *odev);
 int mlx5_dev_close(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
-int mlx5_net_remove(struct rte_device *dev);
+int mlx5_net_remove(struct mlx5_common_device *cdev);
 bool mlx5_is_hpf(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
 bool mlx5_is_sf_repr(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
 void mlx5_age_event_prepare(struct mlx5_dev_ctx_shared *sh);
@@ -1773,7 +1774,7 @@ int mlx5_os_open_device(const struct mlx5_dev_spawn_data *spawn,
 			 const struct mlx5_dev_config *config,
 			 struct mlx5_dev_ctx_shared *sh);
 int mlx5_os_get_pdn(void *pd, uint32_t *pdn);
-int mlx5_os_net_probe(struct rte_device *dev);
+int mlx5_os_net_probe(struct mlx5_common_device *cdev);
 void mlx5_os_dev_shared_handler_install(struct mlx5_dev_ctx_shared *sh);
 void mlx5_os_dev_shared_handler_uninstall(struct mlx5_dev_ctx_shared *sh);
 void mlx5_os_set_reg_mr_cb(mlx5_reg_mr_t *reg_mr_cb,
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/windows/mlx5_os.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/windows/mlx5_os.c
index 75a1f9a5af..fd3e33d052 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/windows/mlx5_os.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/windows/mlx5_os.c
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ mlx5_flow_counter_mode_config(struct rte_eth_dev *dev __rte_unused)
 }
 
 /**
- * Spawn an Ethernet device from Verbs information.
+ * Spawn an Ethernet device from DevX information.
  *
  * @param dpdk_dev
  *   Backing DPDK device.
@@ -1019,15 +1019,15 @@ mlx5_match_devx_devices_to_addr(struct devx_device_bdf *devx_bdf,
  * This function spawns Ethernet devices out of a given device.
  *
  * @param[in] dev
- *   Pointer to the generic device.
+ *   Pointer to the common device.
  *
  * @return
  *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
  */
 int
-mlx5_os_net_probe(struct rte_device *dev)
+mlx5_os_net_probe(struct mlx5_common_device *cdev)
 {
-	struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev = RTE_DEV_TO_PCI(dev);
+	struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev = RTE_DEV_TO_PCI(cdev->dev);
 	struct devx_device_bdf *devx_bdf_devs, *orig_devx_bdf_devs;
 	/*
 	 * Number of found IB Devices matching with requested PCI BDF.
@@ -1129,6 +1129,7 @@ mlx5_os_net_probe(struct rte_device *dev)
 	list[ns].phys_dev = devx_bdf_match[ns];
 	list[ns].eth_dev = NULL;
 	list[ns].pci_dev = pci_dev;
+	list[ns].cdev = cdev;
 	list[ns].pf_bond = bd;
 	list[ns].ifindex = -1; /* Spawn will assign */
 	list[ns].info =
@@ -1173,10 +1174,7 @@ mlx5_os_net_probe(struct rte_device *dev)
 	dev_config.dv_flow_en = 1;
 	dev_config.decap_en = 0;
 	dev_config.log_hp_size = MLX5_ARG_UNSET;
-	list[ns].numa_node = pci_dev->device.numa_node;
-	list[ns].eth_dev = mlx5_dev_spawn(&pci_dev->device,
-					  &list[ns],
-					  &dev_config);
+	list[ns].eth_dev = mlx5_dev_spawn(cdev->dev, &list[ns], &dev_config);
 	if (!list[ns].eth_dev)
 		goto exit;
 	restore = list[ns].eth_dev->data->dev_flags;
diff --git a/drivers/regex/mlx5/mlx5_regex.c b/drivers/regex/mlx5/mlx5_regex.c
index 5aa988be6d..399c24a20c 100644
--- a/drivers/regex/mlx5/mlx5_regex.c
+++ b/drivers/regex/mlx5/mlx5_regex.c
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ mlx5_regex_mr_mem_event_cb(enum rte_mem_event event_type, const void *addr,
 }
 
 static int
-mlx5_regex_dev_probe(struct rte_device *rte_dev)
+mlx5_regex_dev_probe(struct mlx5_common_device *cdev)
 {
 	struct ibv_device *ibv;
 	struct mlx5_regex_priv *priv = NULL;
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ mlx5_regex_dev_probe(struct rte_device *rte_dev)
 	int ret;
 	uint32_t val;
 
-	ibv = mlx5_os_get_ibv_dev(rte_dev);
+	ibv = mlx5_os_get_ibv_dev(cdev->dev);
 	if (ibv == NULL)
 		return -rte_errno;
 	DRV_LOG(INFO, "Probe device \"%s\".", ibv->name);
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ mlx5_regex_dev_probe(struct rte_device *rte_dev)
 		priv->is_bf2 = 1;
 	/* Default RXP programming mode to Shared. */
 	priv->prog_mode = MLX5_RXP_SHARED_PROG_MODE;
-	mlx5_regex_get_name(name, rte_dev);
+	mlx5_regex_get_name(name, cdev->dev);
 	priv->regexdev = rte_regexdev_register(name);
 	if (priv->regexdev == NULL) {
 		DRV_LOG(ERR, "Failed to register RegEx device.");
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ mlx5_regex_dev_probe(struct rte_device *rte_dev)
 		priv->regexdev->enqueue = mlx5_regexdev_enqueue_gga;
 #endif
 	priv->regexdev->dequeue = mlx5_regexdev_dequeue;
-	priv->regexdev->device = rte_dev;
+	priv->regexdev->device = cdev->dev;
 	priv->regexdev->data->dev_private = priv;
 	priv->regexdev->state = RTE_REGEXDEV_READY;
 	priv->mr_scache.reg_mr_cb = mlx5_common_verbs_reg_mr;
@@ -256,13 +256,13 @@ dev_error:
 }
 
 static int
-mlx5_regex_dev_remove(struct rte_device *rte_dev)
+mlx5_regex_dev_remove(struct mlx5_common_device *cdev)
 {
 	char name[RTE_REGEXDEV_NAME_MAX_LEN];
 	struct rte_regexdev *dev;
 	struct mlx5_regex_priv *priv = NULL;
 
-	mlx5_regex_get_name(name, rte_dev);
+	mlx5_regex_get_name(name, cdev->dev);
 	dev = rte_regexdev_get_device_by_name(name);
 	if (!dev)
 		return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/mlx5_vdpa.c b/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/mlx5_vdpa.c
index 6d17d7a6f3..d7ef303cfe 100644
--- a/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/mlx5_vdpa.c
+++ b/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/mlx5_vdpa.c
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ mlx5_vdpa_config_get(struct rte_devargs *devargs, struct mlx5_vdpa_priv *priv)
 }
 
 static int
-mlx5_vdpa_dev_probe(struct rte_device *dev)
+mlx5_vdpa_dev_probe(struct mlx5_common_device *cdev)
 {
 	struct ibv_device *ibv;
 	struct mlx5_vdpa_priv *priv = NULL;
@@ -639,14 +639,14 @@ mlx5_vdpa_dev_probe(struct rte_device *dev)
 	int retry;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (mlx5_vdpa_roce_disable(dev) != 0) {
+	if (mlx5_vdpa_roce_disable(cdev->dev) != 0) {
 		DRV_LOG(WARNING, "Failed to disable ROCE for \"%s\".",
-			dev->name);
+			cdev->dev->name);
 		return -rte_errno;
 	}
 	/* Wait for the IB device to appear again after reload. */
 	for (retry = MLX5_VDPA_MAX_RETRIES; retry > 0; --retry) {
-		ibv = mlx5_os_get_ibv_dev(dev);
+		ibv = mlx5_os_get_ibv_dev(cdev->dev);
 		if (ibv != NULL)
 			break;
 		usleep(MLX5_VDPA_USEC);
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ mlx5_vdpa_dev_probe(struct rte_device *dev)
 	if (ibv == NULL) {
 		DRV_LOG(ERR, "Cannot get IB device after disabling RoCE for "
 				"\"%s\", retries exceed %d.",
-				dev->name, MLX5_VDPA_MAX_RETRIES);
+				cdev->dev->name, MLX5_VDPA_MAX_RETRIES);
 		rte_errno = EAGAIN;
 		return -rte_errno;
 	}
@@ -698,13 +698,13 @@ mlx5_vdpa_dev_probe(struct rte_device *dev)
 		DRV_LOG(ERR, "Failed to allocate VAR %u.", errno);
 		goto error;
 	}
-	priv->vdev = rte_vdpa_register_device(dev, &mlx5_vdpa_ops);
+	priv->vdev = rte_vdpa_register_device(cdev->dev, &mlx5_vdpa_ops);
 	if (priv->vdev == NULL) {
 		DRV_LOG(ERR, "Failed to register vDPA device.");
 		rte_errno = rte_errno ? rte_errno : EINVAL;
 		goto error;
 	}
-	mlx5_vdpa_config_get(dev->devargs, priv);
+	mlx5_vdpa_config_get(cdev->dev->devargs, priv);
 	SLIST_INIT(&priv->mr_list);
 	pthread_mutex_init(&priv->vq_config_lock, NULL);
 	pthread_mutex_lock(&priv_list_lock);
@@ -724,14 +724,14 @@ error:
 }
 
 static int
-mlx5_vdpa_dev_remove(struct rte_device *dev)
+mlx5_vdpa_dev_remove(struct mlx5_common_device *cdev)
 {
 	struct mlx5_vdpa_priv *priv = NULL;
 	int found = 0;
 
 	pthread_mutex_lock(&priv_list_lock);
 	TAILQ_FOREACH(priv, &priv_list, next) {
-		if (priv->vdev->device == dev) {
+		if (priv->vdev->device == cdev->dev) {
 			found = 1;
 			break;
 		}