[dpdk-dev,1/2] ethdev: increase port_id range

diff --git a/app/pdump/main.c b/app/pdump/main.c
index 3b13753d9..090a50cfc 100644
--- a/app/pdump/main.c
+++ b/app/pdump/main.c
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@  static void
 create_mp_ring_vdev(void)
 {
 	int i;
-	uint8_t portid;
+	uint16_t portid;
 	struct pdump_tuples *pt = NULL;
 	struct rte_mempool *mbuf_pool = NULL;
 	char vdev_args[SIZE];
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c b/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c
index cd8c35850..575c9bd85 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c
@@ -4584,7 +4584,7 @@  struct cmd_show_bonding_config_result {
 	cmdline_fixed_string_t show;
 	cmdline_fixed_string_t bonding;
 	cmdline_fixed_string_t config;
-	uint8_t port_id;
+	uint16_t port_id;
 };
 
 static void cmd_show_bonding_config_parsed(void *parsed_result,
@@ -4593,7 +4593,7 @@  static void cmd_show_bonding_config_parsed(void *parsed_result,
 {
 	struct cmd_show_bonding_config_result *res = parsed_result;
 	int bonding_mode, agg_mode;
-	uint8_t slaves[RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS];
+	uint16_t slaves[RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS];
 	int num_slaves, num_active_slaves;
 	int primary_id;
 	int i;
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c b/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c
index 7d4013941..0b2694120 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@  struct gro_status gro_ports[RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS];
 /* Forward function declarations */
 static void map_port_queue_stats_mapping_registers(uint8_t pi, struct rte_port *port);
 static void check_all_ports_link_status(uint32_t port_mask);
-static int eth_event_callback(uint8_t port_id,
+static int eth_event_callback(uint16_t port_id,
 			      enum rte_eth_event_type type,
 			      void *param, void *ret_param);
 
@@ -1844,7 +1844,7 @@  rmv_event_callback(void *arg)
 
 /* This function is used by the interrupt thread */
 static int
-eth_event_callback(uint8_t port_id, enum rte_eth_event_type type, void *param,
+eth_event_callback(uint16_t port_id, enum rte_eth_event_type type, void *param,
 		  void *ret_param)
 {
 	static const char * const event_desc[] = {
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/testpmd.h b/app/test-pmd/testpmd.h
index c9d7739b8..91da056a6 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/testpmd.h
+++ b/app/test-pmd/testpmd.h
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ 
 #define UMA_NO_CONFIG  0xFF
 
 typedef uint8_t  lcoreid_t;
-typedef uint8_t  portid_t;
+typedef uint16_t  portid_t;
 typedef uint16_t queueid_t;
 typedef uint16_t streamid_t;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond.h b/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond.h
index 8efbf0713..e506eea00 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond.h
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond.h
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@  rte_eth_bond_free(const char *name);
  *	0 on success, negative value otherwise
  */
 int
-rte_eth_bond_slave_add(uint8_t bonded_port_id, uint8_t slave_port_id);
+rte_eth_bond_slave_add(uint16_t bonded_port_id, uint16_t slave_port_id);
 
 /**
  * Remove a slave rte_eth_dev device from the bonded device
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@  rte_eth_bond_slave_add(uint8_t bonded_port_id, uint8_t slave_port_id);
  *	0 on success, negative value otherwise
  */
 int
-rte_eth_bond_slave_remove(uint8_t bonded_port_id, uint8_t slave_port_id);
+rte_eth_bond_slave_remove(uint16_t bonded_port_id, uint16_t slave_port_id);
 
 /**
  * Set link bonding mode of bonded device
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@  rte_eth_bond_slave_remove(uint8_t bonded_port_id, uint8_t slave_port_id);
  *	0 on success, negative value otherwise
  */
 int
-rte_eth_bond_mode_set(uint8_t bonded_port_id, uint8_t mode);
+rte_eth_bond_mode_set(uint16_t bonded_port_id, uint8_t mode);
 
 /**
  * Get link bonding mode of bonded device
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@  rte_eth_bond_mode_set(uint8_t bonded_port_id, uint8_t mode);
  *	link bonding mode on success, negative value otherwise
  */
 int
-rte_eth_bond_mode_get(uint8_t bonded_port_id);
+rte_eth_bond_mode_get(uint16_t bonded_port_id);
 
 /**
  * Set slave rte_eth_dev as primary slave of bonded device
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@  rte_eth_bond_mode_get(uint8_t bonded_port_id);
  *	0 on success, negative value otherwise
  */
 int
-rte_eth_bond_primary_set(uint8_t bonded_port_id, uint8_t slave_port_id);
+rte_eth_bond_primary_set(uint16_t bonded_port_id, uint16_t slave_port_id);
 
 /**
  * Get primary slave of bonded device
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@  rte_eth_bond_primary_set(uint8_t bonded_port_id, uint8_t slave_port_id);
  *	Port Id of primary slave on success, -1 on failure
  */
 int
-rte_eth_bond_primary_get(uint8_t bonded_port_id);
+rte_eth_bond_primary_get(uint16_t bonded_port_id);
 
 /**
  * Populate an array with list of the slaves port id's of the bonded device
@@ -223,7 +223,8 @@  rte_eth_bond_primary_get(uint8_t bonded_port_id);
  *	negative value otherwise
  */
 int
-rte_eth_bond_slaves_get(uint8_t bonded_port_id, uint8_t slaves[], uint8_t len);
+rte_eth_bond_slaves_get(uint16_t bonded_port_id, uint16_t slaves[],
+			uint8_t len);
 
 /**
  * Populate an array with list of the active slaves port id's of the bonded
@@ -238,7 +239,7 @@  rte_eth_bond_slaves_get(uint8_t bonded_port_id, uint8_t slaves[], uint8_t len);
  *	negative value otherwise
  */
 int
-rte_eth_bond_active_slaves_get(uint8_t bonded_port_id, uint8_t slaves[],
+rte_eth_bond_active_slaves_get(uint16_t bonded_port_id, uint16_t slaves[],
 		uint8_t len);
 
 /**
@@ -252,7 +253,7 @@  rte_eth_bond_active_slaves_get(uint8_t bonded_port_id, uint8_t slaves[],
  *	0 on success, negative value otherwise
  */
 int
-rte_eth_bond_mac_address_set(uint8_t bonded_port_id,
+rte_eth_bond_mac_address_set(uint16_t bonded_port_id,
 		struct ether_addr *mac_addr);
 
 /**
@@ -265,7 +266,7 @@  rte_eth_bond_mac_address_set(uint8_t bonded_port_id,
  *	0 on success, negative value otherwise
  */
 int
-rte_eth_bond_mac_address_reset(uint8_t bonded_port_id);
+rte_eth_bond_mac_address_reset(uint16_t bonded_port_id);
 
 /**
  * Set the transmit policy for bonded device to use when it is operating in
@@ -279,7 +280,7 @@  rte_eth_bond_mac_address_reset(uint8_t bonded_port_id);
  *	0 on success, negative value otherwise.
  */
 int
-rte_eth_bond_xmit_policy_set(uint8_t bonded_port_id, uint8_t policy);
+rte_eth_bond_xmit_policy_set(uint16_t bonded_port_id, uint8_t policy);
 
 /**
  * Get the transmit policy set on bonded device for balance mode operation
@@ -290,7 +291,7 @@  rte_eth_bond_xmit_policy_set(uint8_t bonded_port_id, uint8_t policy);
  *	Balance transmit policy on success, negative value otherwise.
  */
 int
-rte_eth_bond_xmit_policy_get(uint8_t bonded_port_id);
+rte_eth_bond_xmit_policy_get(uint16_t bonded_port_id);
 
 /**
  * Set the link monitoring frequency (in ms) for monitoring the link status of
@@ -304,7 +305,7 @@  rte_eth_bond_xmit_policy_get(uint8_t bonded_port_id);
  */
 
 int
-rte_eth_bond_link_monitoring_set(uint8_t bonded_port_id, uint32_t internal_ms);
+rte_eth_bond_link_monitoring_set(uint16_t bonded_port_id, uint32_t internal_ms);
 
 /**
  * Get the current link monitoring frequency (in ms) for monitoring of the link
@@ -316,8 +317,7 @@  rte_eth_bond_link_monitoring_set(uint8_t bonded_port_id, uint32_t internal_ms);
  *	Monitoring interval on success, negative value otherwise.
  */
 int
-rte_eth_bond_link_monitoring_get(uint8_t bonded_port_id);
-
+rte_eth_bond_link_monitoring_get(uint16_t bonded_port_id);
 
 /**
  * Set the period in milliseconds for delaying the disabling of a bonded link
@@ -330,7 +330,8 @@  rte_eth_bond_link_monitoring_get(uint8_t bonded_port_id);
  *  0 on success, negative value otherwise.
  */
 int
-rte_eth_bond_link_down_prop_delay_set(uint8_t bonded_port_id, uint32_t delay_ms);
+rte_eth_bond_link_down_prop_delay_set(uint16_t bonded_port_id,
+				       uint32_t delay_ms);
 
 /**
  * Get the period in milliseconds set for delaying the disabling of a bonded
@@ -342,7 +343,7 @@  rte_eth_bond_link_down_prop_delay_set(uint8_t bonded_port_id, uint32_t delay_ms)
  *  Delay period on success, negative value otherwise.
  */
 int
-rte_eth_bond_link_down_prop_delay_get(uint8_t bonded_port_id);
+rte_eth_bond_link_down_prop_delay_get(uint16_t bonded_port_id);
 
 /**
  * Set the period in milliseconds for delaying the enabling of a bonded link
@@ -355,7 +356,8 @@  rte_eth_bond_link_down_prop_delay_get(uint8_t bonded_port_id);
  *  0 on success, negative value otherwise.
  */
 int
-rte_eth_bond_link_up_prop_delay_set(uint8_t bonded_port_id, uint32_t delay_ms);
+rte_eth_bond_link_up_prop_delay_set(uint16_t bonded_port_id,
+				    uint32_t delay_ms);
 
 /**
  * Get the period in milliseconds set for delaying the enabling of a bonded
@@ -367,7 +369,7 @@  rte_eth_bond_link_up_prop_delay_set(uint8_t bonded_port_id, uint32_t delay_ms);
  *  Delay period on success, negative value otherwise.
  */
 int
-rte_eth_bond_link_up_prop_delay_get(uint8_t bonded_port_id);
+rte_eth_bond_link_up_prop_delay_get(uint16_t bonded_port_id);
 
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_8023ad.c b/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_8023ad.c
index 20b5a8961..7423acf0e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_8023ad.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_8023ad.c
@@ -685,11 +685,11 @@  max_index(uint64_t *a, int n)
  * @param port_pos			Port to assign.
  */
 static void
-selection_logic(struct bond_dev_private *internals, uint8_t slave_id)
+selection_logic(struct bond_dev_private *internals, uint16_t slave_id)
 {
 	struct port *agg, *port;
-	uint8_t slaves_count, new_agg_id, i, j = 0;
-	uint8_t *slaves;
+	uint8_t slaves_count, i, j = 0;
+	uint16_t *slaves, new_agg_id;
 	uint64_t agg_bandwidth[8] = {0};
 	uint64_t agg_count[8] = {0};
 	uint8_t default_slave = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_api.c b/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_api.c
index de1d9e0db..f70fdb386 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_api.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_api.c
@@ -56,14 +56,14 @@  check_for_bonded_ethdev(const struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 }
 
 int
-valid_bonded_port_id(uint8_t port_id)
+valid_bonded_port_id(uint16_t port_id)
 {
 	RTE_ETH_VALID_PORTID_OR_ERR_RET(port_id, -1);
 	return check_for_bonded_ethdev(&rte_eth_devices[port_id]);
 }
 
 int
-valid_slave_port_id(uint8_t port_id, uint8_t mode)
+valid_slave_port_id(uint16_t port_id, uint8_t mode)
 {
 	RTE_ETH_VALID_PORTID_OR_ERR_RET(port_id, -1);
 
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@  valid_slave_port_id(uint8_t port_id, uint8_t mode)
 }
 
 void
-activate_slave(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev, uint8_t port_id)
+activate_slave(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev, uint16_t port_id)
 {
 	struct bond_dev_private *internals = eth_dev->data->dev_private;
 	uint8_t active_count = internals->active_slave_count;
@@ -107,9 +107,9 @@  activate_slave(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev, uint8_t port_id)
 }
 
 void
-deactivate_slave(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev, uint8_t port_id)
+deactivate_slave(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev, uint16_t port_id)
 {
-	uint8_t slave_pos;
+	uint16_t slave_pos;
 	struct bond_dev_private *internals = eth_dev->data->dev_private;
 	uint8_t active_count = internals->active_slave_count;
 
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@  rte_eth_bond_create(const char *name, uint8_t mode, uint8_t socket_id)
 {
 	struct bond_dev_private *internals;
 	char devargs[52];
-	uint8_t port_id;
+	uint16_t port_id;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (name == NULL) {
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@  rte_eth_bond_free(const char *name)
 }
 
 static int
-slave_vlan_filter_set(uint8_t bonded_port_id, uint8_t slave_port_id)
+slave_vlan_filter_set(uint16_t bonded_port_id, uint16_t slave_port_id)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *bonded_eth_dev;
 	struct bond_dev_private *internals;
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@  slave_vlan_filter_set(uint8_t bonded_port_id, uint8_t slave_port_id)
 }
 
 static int
-__eth_bond_slave_add_lock_free(uint8_t bonded_port_id, uint8_t slave_port_id)
+__eth_bond_slave_add_lock_free(uint16_t bonded_port_id, uint16_t slave_port_id)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *bonded_eth_dev, *slave_eth_dev;
 	struct bond_dev_private *internals;
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@  __eth_bond_slave_add_lock_free(uint8_t bonded_port_id, uint8_t slave_port_id)
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_bond_slave_add(uint8_t bonded_port_id, uint8_t slave_port_id)
+rte_eth_bond_slave_add(uint16_t bonded_port_id, uint16_t slave_port_id)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *bonded_eth_dev;
 	struct bond_dev_private *internals;
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@  __eth_bond_slave_remove_lock_free(uint8_t bonded_port_id, uint8_t slave_port_id)
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_bond_slave_remove(uint8_t bonded_port_id, uint8_t slave_port_id)
+rte_eth_bond_slave_remove(uint16_t bonded_port_id, uint16_t slave_port_id)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *bonded_eth_dev;
 	struct bond_dev_private *internals;
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@  rte_eth_bond_slave_remove(uint8_t bonded_port_id, uint8_t slave_port_id)
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_bond_mode_set(uint8_t bonded_port_id, uint8_t mode)
+rte_eth_bond_mode_set(uint16_t bonded_port_id, uint8_t mode)
 {
 	if (valid_bonded_port_id(bonded_port_id) != 0)
 		return -1;
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@  rte_eth_bond_mode_set(uint8_t bonded_port_id, uint8_t mode)
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_bond_mode_get(uint8_t bonded_port_id)
+rte_eth_bond_mode_get(uint16_t bonded_port_id)
 {
 	struct bond_dev_private *internals;
 
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@  rte_eth_bond_mode_get(uint8_t bonded_port_id)
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_bond_primary_set(uint8_t bonded_port_id, uint8_t slave_port_id)
+rte_eth_bond_primary_set(uint16_t bonded_port_id, uint16_t slave_port_id)
 {
 	struct bond_dev_private *internals;
 
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@  rte_eth_bond_primary_set(uint8_t bonded_port_id, uint8_t slave_port_id)
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_bond_primary_get(uint8_t bonded_port_id)
+rte_eth_bond_primary_get(uint16_t bonded_port_id)
 {
 	struct bond_dev_private *internals;
 
@@ -547,7 +547,8 @@  rte_eth_bond_primary_get(uint8_t bonded_port_id)
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_bond_slaves_get(uint8_t bonded_port_id, uint8_t slaves[], uint8_t len)
+rte_eth_bond_slaves_get(uint16_t bonded_port_id, uint16_t slaves[],
+			uint8_t len)
 {
 	struct bond_dev_private *internals;
 	uint8_t i;
@@ -570,7 +571,7 @@  rte_eth_bond_slaves_get(uint8_t bonded_port_id, uint8_t slaves[], uint8_t len)
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_bond_active_slaves_get(uint8_t bonded_port_id, uint8_t slaves[],
+rte_eth_bond_active_slaves_get(uint16_t bonded_port_id, uint16_t slaves[],
 		uint8_t len)
 {
 	struct bond_dev_private *internals;
@@ -592,7 +593,7 @@  rte_eth_bond_active_slaves_get(uint8_t bonded_port_id, uint8_t slaves[],
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_bond_mac_address_set(uint8_t bonded_port_id,
+rte_eth_bond_mac_address_set(uint16_t bonded_port_id,
 		struct ether_addr *mac_addr)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *bonded_eth_dev;
@@ -618,7 +619,7 @@  rte_eth_bond_mac_address_set(uint8_t bonded_port_id,
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_bond_mac_address_reset(uint8_t bonded_port_id)
+rte_eth_bond_mac_address_reset(uint16_t bonded_port_id)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *bonded_eth_dev;
 	struct bond_dev_private *internals;
@@ -647,7 +648,7 @@  rte_eth_bond_mac_address_reset(uint8_t bonded_port_id)
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_bond_xmit_policy_set(uint8_t bonded_port_id, uint8_t policy)
+rte_eth_bond_xmit_policy_set(uint16_t bonded_port_id, uint8_t policy)
 {
 	struct bond_dev_private *internals;
 
@@ -677,7 +678,7 @@  rte_eth_bond_xmit_policy_set(uint8_t bonded_port_id, uint8_t policy)
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_bond_xmit_policy_get(uint8_t bonded_port_id)
+rte_eth_bond_xmit_policy_get(uint16_t bonded_port_id)
 {
 	struct bond_dev_private *internals;
 
@@ -690,7 +691,7 @@  rte_eth_bond_xmit_policy_get(uint8_t bonded_port_id)
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_bond_link_monitoring_set(uint8_t bonded_port_id, uint32_t internal_ms)
+rte_eth_bond_link_monitoring_set(uint16_t bonded_port_id, uint32_t internal_ms)
 {
 	struct bond_dev_private *internals;
 
@@ -704,7 +705,7 @@  rte_eth_bond_link_monitoring_set(uint8_t bonded_port_id, uint32_t internal_ms)
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_bond_link_monitoring_get(uint8_t bonded_port_id)
+rte_eth_bond_link_monitoring_get(uint16_t bonded_port_id)
 {
 	struct bond_dev_private *internals;
 
@@ -717,7 +718,8 @@  rte_eth_bond_link_monitoring_get(uint8_t bonded_port_id)
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_bond_link_down_prop_delay_set(uint8_t bonded_port_id, uint32_t delay_ms)
+rte_eth_bond_link_down_prop_delay_set(uint16_t bonded_port_id,
+				       uint32_t delay_ms)
 
 {
 	struct bond_dev_private *internals;
@@ -732,7 +734,7 @@  rte_eth_bond_link_down_prop_delay_set(uint8_t bonded_port_id, uint32_t delay_ms)
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_bond_link_down_prop_delay_get(uint8_t bonded_port_id)
+rte_eth_bond_link_down_prop_delay_get(uint16_t bonded_port_id)
 {
 	struct bond_dev_private *internals;
 
@@ -745,7 +747,7 @@  rte_eth_bond_link_down_prop_delay_get(uint8_t bonded_port_id)
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_bond_link_up_prop_delay_set(uint8_t bonded_port_id, uint32_t delay_ms)
+rte_eth_bond_link_up_prop_delay_set(uint16_t bonded_port_id, uint32_t delay_ms)
 
 {
 	struct bond_dev_private *internals;
@@ -760,7 +762,7 @@  rte_eth_bond_link_up_prop_delay_set(uint8_t bonded_port_id, uint32_t delay_ms)
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_bond_link_up_prop_delay_get(uint8_t bonded_port_id)
+rte_eth_bond_link_up_prop_delay_get(uint16_t bonded_port_id)
 {
 	struct bond_dev_private *internals;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_pmd.c b/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_pmd.c
index 3ee70baa0..9a249d4f3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_pmd.c
@@ -1861,7 +1861,7 @@  slave_add(struct bond_dev_private *internals,
 
 void
 bond_ethdev_primary_set(struct bond_dev_private *internals,
-		uint8_t slave_port_id)
+			uint16_t slave_port_id)
 {
 	int i;
 
@@ -2277,7 +2277,7 @@  bond_ethdev_slave_link_status_change_monitor(void *cb_arg)
 static int
 bond_ethdev_link_update(struct rte_eth_dev *ethdev, int wait_to_complete)
 {
-	void (*link_update)(uint8_t port_id, struct rte_eth_link *eth_link);
+	void (*link_update)(uint16_t port_id, struct rte_eth_link *eth_link);
 
 	struct bond_dev_private *bond_ctx;
 	struct rte_eth_link slave_link;
@@ -2466,7 +2466,7 @@  bond_ethdev_delayed_lsc_propagation(void *arg)
 }
 
 int
-bond_ethdev_lsc_event_callback(uint8_t port_id, enum rte_eth_event_type type,
+bond_ethdev_lsc_event_callback(uint16_t port_id, enum rte_eth_event_type type,
 		void *param, void *ret_param __rte_unused)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *bonded_eth_dev;
@@ -3086,7 +3086,7 @@  bond_ethdev_configure(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	/* Parse/set primary slave port id*/
 	arg_count = rte_kvargs_count(kvlist, PMD_BOND_PRIMARY_SLAVE_KVARG);
 	if (arg_count == 1) {
-		uint8_t primary_slave_port_id;
+		uint16_t primary_slave_port_id;
 
 		if (rte_kvargs_process(kvlist,
 				PMD_BOND_PRIMARY_SLAVE_KVARG,
@@ -3099,7 +3099,7 @@  bond_ethdev_configure(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 		}
 
 		/* Set balance mode transmit policy*/
-		if (rte_eth_bond_primary_set(port_id, (uint8_t)primary_slave_port_id)
+		if (rte_eth_bond_primary_set(port_id, primary_slave_port_id)
 				!= 0) {
 			RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL,
 					"Failed to set primary slave port %d on bonded device %s\n",
diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_private.h b/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_private.h
index 1fe6ff880..c42458a1b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_private.h
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_private.h
@@ -93,12 +93,12 @@  struct bond_tx_queue {
 
 /** Bonded slave devices structure */
 struct bond_ethdev_slave_ports {
-	uint8_t slaves[RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS];	/**< Slave port id array */
+	uint16_t slaves[RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS];	/**< Slave port id array */
 	uint8_t slave_count;				/**< Number of slaves */
 };
 
 struct bond_slave_details {
-	uint8_t port_id;
+	uint16_t port_id;
 
 	uint8_t link_status_poll_enabled;
 	uint8_t link_status_wait_to_complete;
@@ -114,14 +114,14 @@  typedef uint16_t (*xmit_hash_t)(const struct rte_mbuf *buf, uint8_t slave_count)
 
 /** Link Bonding PMD device private configuration Structure */
 struct bond_dev_private {
-	uint8_t port_id;					/**< Port Id of Bonded Port */
-	uint8_t mode;						/**< Link Bonding Mode */
+	uint16_t port_id;		/**< Port Id of Bonded Port */
+	uint8_t mode;			/**< Link Bonding Mode */
 
 	rte_spinlock_t lock;
 
-	uint8_t primary_port;				/**< Primary Slave Port */
-	uint8_t current_primary_port;		/**< Primary Slave Port */
-	uint8_t user_defined_primary_port;
+	uint16_t primary_port;		/**< Primary Slave Port */
+	uint16_t current_primary_port;		/**< Primary Slave Port */
+	uint16_t user_defined_primary_port;
 	/**< Flag for whether primary port is user defined or not */
 
 	uint8_t balance_xmit_policy;
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@  struct bond_dev_private {
 
 	uint8_t active_slave;		/**< Next active_slave to poll */
 	uint8_t active_slave_count;		/**< Number of active slaves */
-	uint8_t active_slaves[RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS];	/**< Active slave list */
+	uint16_t active_slaves[RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS];    /**< Active slave list */
 
 	uint8_t slave_count;			/**< Number of bonded slaves */
 	struct bond_slave_details slaves[RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS];
@@ -186,10 +186,10 @@  check_for_bonded_ethdev(const struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev);
 
 /* Search given slave array to find position of given id.
  * Return slave pos or slaves_count if not found. */
-static inline uint8_t
-find_slave_by_id(uint8_t *slaves, uint8_t slaves_count, uint8_t slave_id) {
+static inline uint16_t
+find_slave_by_id(uint16_t *slaves, uint8_t slaves_count, uint16_t slave_id) {
 
-	uint8_t pos;
+	uint16_t pos;
 	for (pos = 0; pos < slaves_count; pos++) {
 		if (slave_id == slaves[pos])
 			break;
@@ -199,19 +199,19 @@  find_slave_by_id(uint8_t *slaves, uint8_t slaves_count, uint8_t slave_id) {
 }
 
 int
-valid_port_id(uint8_t port_id);
+valid_port_id(uint16_t port_id);
 
 int
-valid_bonded_port_id(uint8_t port_id);
+valid_bonded_port_id(uint16_t port_id);
 
 int
-valid_slave_port_id(uint8_t port_id, uint8_t mode);
+valid_slave_port_id(uint16_t port_id, uint8_t mode);
 
 void
-deactivate_slave(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev, uint8_t port_id);
+deactivate_slave(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev, uint16_t port_id);
 
 void
-activate_slave(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev, uint8_t port_id);
+activate_slave(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev, uint16_t port_id);
 
 void
 link_properties_set(struct rte_eth_dev *bonded_eth_dev,
@@ -255,10 +255,10 @@  xmit_l34_hash(const struct rte_mbuf *buf, uint8_t slave_count);
 
 void
 bond_ethdev_primary_set(struct bond_dev_private *internals,
-		uint8_t slave_port_id);
+		uint16_t slave_port_id);
 
 int
-bond_ethdev_lsc_event_callback(uint8_t port_id, enum rte_eth_event_type type,
+bond_ethdev_lsc_event_callback(uint16_t port_id, enum rte_eth_event_type type,
 		void *param, void *ret_param);
 
 int
diff --git a/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_ether.c b/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_ether.c
index a3a8cce95..1c8a9337e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_ether.c
+++ b/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_ether.c
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@  failsafe_eth_dev_state_sync(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 }
 
 int
-failsafe_eth_rmv_event_callback(uint8_t port_id __rte_unused,
+failsafe_eth_rmv_event_callback(uint16_t port_id __rte_unused,
 				enum rte_eth_event_type event __rte_unused,
 				void *cb_arg, void *out __rte_unused)
 {
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@  failsafe_eth_rmv_event_callback(uint8_t port_id __rte_unused,
 }
 
 int
-failsafe_eth_lsc_event_callback(uint8_t port_id __rte_unused,
+failsafe_eth_lsc_event_callback(uint16_t port_id __rte_unused,
 				enum rte_eth_event_type event __rte_unused,
 				void *cb_arg, void *out __rte_unused)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_private.h b/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_private.h
index 0361cf434..4ae6e6c5f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_private.h
+++ b/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_private.h
@@ -180,10 +180,10 @@  int failsafe_eal_uninit(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
 
 int failsafe_eth_dev_state_sync(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
 void failsafe_dev_remove(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
-int failsafe_eth_rmv_event_callback(uint8_t port_id,
+int failsafe_eth_rmv_event_callback(uint16_t port_id,
 				    enum rte_eth_event_type type,
 				    void *arg, void *out);
-int failsafe_eth_lsc_event_callback(uint8_t port_id,
+int failsafe_eth_lsc_event_callback(uint16_t port_id,
 				    enum rte_eth_event_type event,
 				    void *cb_arg, void *out);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ring/rte_eth_ring.c b/drivers/net/ring/rte_eth_ring.c
index 464d3d384..e3fa7b0e2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ring/rte_eth_ring.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ring/rte_eth_ring.c
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@  rte_eth_from_rings(const char *name, struct rte_ring *const rx_queues[],
 	};
 	char args_str[32] = { 0 };
 	char ring_name[32] = { 0 };
-	uint8_t port_id = RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS;
+	uint16_t port_id = RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS;
 	int ret;
 
 	/* do some parameter checking */
diff --git a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c
index 0597641ee..e3b5e6a16 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c
+++ b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c
@@ -138,8 +138,8 @@  enum {
 	STAT_QMAP_RX
 };
 
-uint8_t
-rte_eth_find_next(uint8_t port_id)
+uint16_t
+rte_eth_find_next(uint16_t port_id)
 {
 	while (port_id < RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS &&
 	       rte_eth_devices[port_id].state != RTE_ETH_DEV_ATTACHED)
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@  rte_eth_dev_allocated(const char *name)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static uint8_t
+static uint16_t
 rte_eth_dev_find_free_port(void)
 {
 	unsigned i;
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@  rte_eth_dev_find_free_port(void)
 }
 
 static struct rte_eth_dev *
-eth_dev_get(uint8_t port_id)
+eth_dev_get(uint16_t port_id)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev = &rte_eth_devices[port_id];
 
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@  eth_dev_get(uint8_t port_id)
 struct rte_eth_dev *
 rte_eth_dev_allocate(const char *name)
 {
-	uint8_t port_id;
+	uint16_t port_id;
 	struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev;
 
 	port_id = rte_eth_dev_find_free_port();
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@  rte_eth_dev_release_port(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_dev_is_valid_port(uint8_t port_id)
+rte_eth_dev_is_valid_port(uint16_t port_id)
 {
 	if (port_id >= RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS ||
 	    (rte_eth_devices[port_id].state != RTE_ETH_DEV_ATTACHED &&
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@  rte_eth_dev_is_valid_port(uint8_t port_id)
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_dev_socket_id(uint8_t port_id)
+rte_eth_dev_socket_id(uint16_t port_id)
 {
 	RTE_ETH_VALID_PORTID_OR_ERR_RET(port_id, -1);
 	return rte_eth_devices[port_id].data->numa_node;
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@  rte_eth_dev_count(void)
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_dev_get_name_by_port(uint8_t port_id, char *name)
+rte_eth_dev_get_name_by_port(uint16_t port_id, char *name)
 {
 	const char *tmp;
 
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@  rte_eth_dev_get_name_by_port(uint8_t port_id, char *name)
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_dev_get_port_by_name(const char *name, uint8_t *port_id)
+rte_eth_dev_get_port_by_name(const char *name, uint16_t *port_id)
 {
 	int ret;
 	int i;
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@  rte_eth_dev_get_port_by_name(const char *name, uint8_t *port_id)
 }
 
 static int
-rte_eth_dev_is_detachable(uint8_t port_id)
+rte_eth_dev_is_detachable(uint16_t port_id)
 {
 	uint32_t dev_flags;
 
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@  rte_eth_dev_is_detachable(uint8_t port_id)
 
 /* attach the new device, then store port_id of the device */
 int
-rte_eth_dev_attach(const char *devargs, uint8_t *port_id)
+rte_eth_dev_attach(const char *devargs, uint16_t *port_id)
 {
 	int ret = -1;
 	int current = rte_eth_dev_count();
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@  rte_eth_dev_attach(const char *devargs, uint8_t *port_id)
 
 /* detach the device, then store the name of the device */
 int
-rte_eth_dev_detach(uint8_t port_id, char *name)
+rte_eth_dev_detach(uint16_t port_id, char *name)
 {
 	int ret = -1;
 
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@  rte_eth_dev_rx_queue_config(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t nb_queues)
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_dev_rx_queue_start(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t rx_queue_id)
+rte_eth_dev_rx_queue_start(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t rx_queue_id)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
 
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@  rte_eth_dev_rx_queue_start(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t rx_queue_id)
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_dev_rx_queue_stop(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t rx_queue_id)
+rte_eth_dev_rx_queue_stop(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t rx_queue_id)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
 
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@  rte_eth_dev_rx_queue_stop(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t rx_queue_id)
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_dev_tx_queue_start(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t tx_queue_id)
+rte_eth_dev_tx_queue_start(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t tx_queue_id)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
 
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@  rte_eth_dev_tx_queue_start(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t tx_queue_id)
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_dev_tx_queue_stop(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t tx_queue_id)
+rte_eth_dev_tx_queue_stop(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t tx_queue_id)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
 
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@  rte_eth_speed_bitflag(uint32_t speed, int duplex)
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_dev_configure(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t nb_rx_q, uint16_t nb_tx_q,
+rte_eth_dev_configure(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t nb_rx_q, uint16_t nb_tx_q,
 		      const struct rte_eth_conf *dev_conf)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
@@ -839,7 +839,7 @@  _rte_eth_dev_reset(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 }
 
 static void
-rte_eth_dev_config_restore(uint8_t port_id)
+rte_eth_dev_config_restore(uint16_t port_id)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
 	struct rte_eth_dev_info dev_info;
@@ -894,7 +894,7 @@  rte_eth_dev_config_restore(uint8_t port_id)
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_dev_start(uint8_t port_id)
+rte_eth_dev_start(uint16_t port_id)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
 	int diag;
@@ -906,7 +906,7 @@  rte_eth_dev_start(uint8_t port_id)
 	RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*dev->dev_ops->dev_start, -ENOTSUP);
 
 	if (dev->data->dev_started != 0) {
-		RTE_PMD_DEBUG_TRACE("Device with port_id=%" PRIu8
+		RTE_PMD_DEBUG_TRACE("Device with port_id=%" PRIu16
 			" already started\n",
 			port_id);
 		return 0;
@@ -928,7 +928,7 @@  rte_eth_dev_start(uint8_t port_id)
 }
 
 void
-rte_eth_dev_stop(uint8_t port_id)
+rte_eth_dev_stop(uint16_t port_id)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
 
@@ -938,7 +938,7 @@  rte_eth_dev_stop(uint8_t port_id)
 	RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_RET(*dev->dev_ops->dev_stop);
 
 	if (dev->data->dev_started == 0) {
-		RTE_PMD_DEBUG_TRACE("Device with port_id=%" PRIu8
+		RTE_PMD_DEBUG_TRACE("Device with port_id=%" PRIu16
 			" already stopped\n",
 			port_id);
 		return;
@@ -949,7 +949,7 @@  rte_eth_dev_stop(uint8_t port_id)
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_dev_set_link_up(uint8_t port_id)
+rte_eth_dev_set_link_up(uint16_t port_id)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
 
@@ -962,7 +962,7 @@  rte_eth_dev_set_link_up(uint8_t port_id)
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_dev_set_link_down(uint8_t port_id)
+rte_eth_dev_set_link_down(uint16_t port_id)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
 
@@ -975,7 +975,7 @@  rte_eth_dev_set_link_down(uint8_t port_id)
 }
 
 void
-rte_eth_dev_close(uint8_t port_id)
+rte_eth_dev_close(uint16_t port_id)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
 
@@ -995,7 +995,7 @@  rte_eth_dev_close(uint8_t port_id)
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_rx_queue_setup(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t rx_queue_id,
+rte_eth_rx_queue_setup(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t rx_queue_id,
 		       uint16_t nb_rx_desc, unsigned int socket_id,
 		       const struct rte_eth_rxconf *rx_conf,
 		       struct rte_mempool *mp)
@@ -1086,7 +1086,7 @@  rte_eth_rx_queue_setup(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t rx_queue_id,
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_tx_queue_setup(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t tx_queue_id,
+rte_eth_tx_queue_setup(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t tx_queue_id,
 		       uint16_t nb_tx_desc, unsigned int socket_id,
 		       const struct rte_eth_txconf *tx_conf)
 {
@@ -1190,7 +1190,7 @@  rte_eth_tx_buffer_init(struct rte_eth_dev_tx_buffer *buffer, uint16_t size)
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_tx_done_cleanup(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id, uint32_t free_cnt)
+rte_eth_tx_done_cleanup(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id, uint32_t free_cnt)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev = &rte_eth_devices[port_id];
 
@@ -1204,7 +1204,7 @@  rte_eth_tx_done_cleanup(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id, uint32_t free_cnt)
 }
 
 void
-rte_eth_promiscuous_enable(uint8_t port_id)
+rte_eth_promiscuous_enable(uint16_t port_id)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
 
@@ -1217,7 +1217,7 @@  rte_eth_promiscuous_enable(uint8_t port_id)
 }
 
 void
-rte_eth_promiscuous_disable(uint8_t port_id)
+rte_eth_promiscuous_disable(uint16_t port_id)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
 
@@ -1230,7 +1230,7 @@  rte_eth_promiscuous_disable(uint8_t port_id)
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_promiscuous_get(uint8_t port_id)
+rte_eth_promiscuous_get(uint16_t port_id)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
 
@@ -1241,7 +1241,7 @@  rte_eth_promiscuous_get(uint8_t port_id)
 }
 
 void
-rte_eth_allmulticast_enable(uint8_t port_id)
+rte_eth_allmulticast_enable(uint16_t port_id)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
 
@@ -1254,7 +1254,7 @@  rte_eth_allmulticast_enable(uint8_t port_id)
 }
 
 void
-rte_eth_allmulticast_disable(uint8_t port_id)
+rte_eth_allmulticast_disable(uint16_t port_id)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
 
@@ -1267,7 +1267,7 @@  rte_eth_allmulticast_disable(uint8_t port_id)
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_allmulticast_get(uint8_t port_id)
+rte_eth_allmulticast_get(uint16_t port_id)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
 
@@ -1292,7 +1292,7 @@  rte_eth_dev_atomic_read_link_status(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 }
 
 void
-rte_eth_link_get(uint8_t port_id, struct rte_eth_link *eth_link)
+rte_eth_link_get(uint16_t port_id, struct rte_eth_link *eth_link)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
 
@@ -1309,7 +1309,7 @@  rte_eth_link_get(uint8_t port_id, struct rte_eth_link *eth_link)
 }
 
 void
-rte_eth_link_get_nowait(uint8_t port_id, struct rte_eth_link *eth_link)
+rte_eth_link_get_nowait(uint16_t port_id, struct rte_eth_link *eth_link)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
 
@@ -1326,7 +1326,7 @@  rte_eth_link_get_nowait(uint8_t port_id, struct rte_eth_link *eth_link)
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_stats_get(uint8_t port_id, struct rte_eth_stats *stats)
+rte_eth_stats_get(uint16_t port_id, struct rte_eth_stats *stats)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
 
@@ -1342,7 +1342,7 @@  rte_eth_stats_get(uint8_t port_id, struct rte_eth_stats *stats)
 }
 
 void
-rte_eth_stats_reset(uint8_t port_id)
+rte_eth_stats_reset(uint16_t port_id)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
 
@@ -1355,7 +1355,7 @@  rte_eth_stats_reset(uint8_t port_id)
 }
 
 static int
-get_xstats_count(uint8_t port_id)
+get_xstats_count(uint16_t port_id)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
 	int count;
@@ -1384,7 +1384,7 @@  get_xstats_count(uint8_t port_id)
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_xstats_get_id_by_name(uint8_t port_id, const char *xstat_name,
+rte_eth_xstats_get_id_by_name(uint16_t port_id, const char *xstat_name,
 		uint64_t *id)
 {
 	int cnt_xstats, idx_xstat;
@@ -1428,7 +1428,7 @@  rte_eth_xstats_get_id_by_name(uint8_t port_id, const char *xstat_name,
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_xstats_get_names_by_id(uint8_t port_id,
+rte_eth_xstats_get_names_by_id(uint16_t port_id,
 	struct rte_eth_xstat_name *xstats_names, unsigned int size,
 	uint64_t *ids)
 {
@@ -1545,7 +1545,7 @@  rte_eth_xstats_get_names_by_id(uint8_t port_id,
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_xstats_get_names(uint8_t port_id,
+rte_eth_xstats_get_names(uint16_t port_id,
 	struct rte_eth_xstat_name *xstats_names,
 	unsigned int size)
 {
@@ -1611,8 +1611,8 @@  rte_eth_xstats_get_names(uint8_t port_id,
 
 /* retrieve ethdev extended statistics */
 int
-rte_eth_xstats_get_by_id(uint8_t port_id, const uint64_t *ids, uint64_t *values,
-	unsigned int n)
+rte_eth_xstats_get_by_id(uint16_t port_id, const uint64_t *ids,
+			 uint64_t *values, unsigned int n)
 {
 	/* If need all xstats */
 	if (!ids) {
@@ -1737,7 +1737,7 @@  rte_eth_xstats_get_by_id(uint8_t port_id, const uint64_t *ids, uint64_t *values,
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_xstats_get(uint8_t port_id, struct rte_eth_xstat *xstats,
+rte_eth_xstats_get(uint16_t port_id, struct rte_eth_xstat *xstats,
 	unsigned int n)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_stats eth_stats;
@@ -1819,7 +1819,7 @@  rte_eth_xstats_get(uint8_t port_id, struct rte_eth_xstat *xstats,
 
 /* reset ethdev extended statistics */
 void
-rte_eth_xstats_reset(uint8_t port_id)
+rte_eth_xstats_reset(uint16_t port_id)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
 
@@ -1837,7 +1837,7 @@  rte_eth_xstats_reset(uint8_t port_id)
 }
 
 static int
-set_queue_stats_mapping(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id, uint8_t stat_idx,
+set_queue_stats_mapping(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id, uint8_t stat_idx,
 		uint8_t is_rx)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
@@ -1853,7 +1853,7 @@  set_queue_stats_mapping(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id, uint8_t stat_idx,
 
 
 int
-rte_eth_dev_set_tx_queue_stats_mapping(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t tx_queue_id,
+rte_eth_dev_set_tx_queue_stats_mapping(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t tx_queue_id,
 		uint8_t stat_idx)
 {
 	return set_queue_stats_mapping(port_id, tx_queue_id, stat_idx,
@@ -1862,7 +1862,7 @@  rte_eth_dev_set_tx_queue_stats_mapping(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t tx_queue_id,
 
 
 int
-rte_eth_dev_set_rx_queue_stats_mapping(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t rx_queue_id,
+rte_eth_dev_set_rx_queue_stats_mapping(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t rx_queue_id,
 		uint8_t stat_idx)
 {
 	return set_queue_stats_mapping(port_id, rx_queue_id, stat_idx,
@@ -1870,7 +1870,7 @@  rte_eth_dev_set_rx_queue_stats_mapping(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t rx_queue_id,
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_dev_fw_version_get(uint8_t port_id, char *fw_version, size_t fw_size)
+rte_eth_dev_fw_version_get(uint16_t port_id, char *fw_version, size_t fw_size)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
 
@@ -1882,7 +1882,7 @@  rte_eth_dev_fw_version_get(uint8_t port_id, char *fw_version, size_t fw_size)
 }
 
 void
-rte_eth_dev_info_get(uint8_t port_id, struct rte_eth_dev_info *dev_info)
+rte_eth_dev_info_get(uint16_t port_id, struct rte_eth_dev_info *dev_info)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
 	const struct rte_eth_desc_lim lim = {
@@ -1906,7 +1906,7 @@  rte_eth_dev_info_get(uint8_t port_id, struct rte_eth_dev_info *dev_info)
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_dev_get_supported_ptypes(uint8_t port_id, uint32_t ptype_mask,
+rte_eth_dev_get_supported_ptypes(uint16_t port_id, uint32_t ptype_mask,
 				 uint32_t *ptypes, int num)
 {
 	int i, j;
@@ -1932,7 +1932,7 @@  rte_eth_dev_get_supported_ptypes(uint8_t port_id, uint32_t ptype_mask,
 }
 
 void
-rte_eth_macaddr_get(uint8_t port_id, struct ether_addr *mac_addr)
+rte_eth_macaddr_get(uint16_t port_id, struct ether_addr *mac_addr)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
 
@@ -1943,7 +1943,7 @@  rte_eth_macaddr_get(uint8_t port_id, struct ether_addr *mac_addr)
 
 
 int
-rte_eth_dev_get_mtu(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t *mtu)
+rte_eth_dev_get_mtu(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t *mtu)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
 
@@ -1955,7 +1955,7 @@  rte_eth_dev_get_mtu(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t *mtu)
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_dev_set_mtu(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t mtu)
+rte_eth_dev_set_mtu(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t mtu)
 {
 	int ret;
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
@@ -1972,7 +1972,7 @@  rte_eth_dev_set_mtu(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t mtu)
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_dev_vlan_filter(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t vlan_id, int on)
+rte_eth_dev_vlan_filter(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t vlan_id, int on)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
 	int ret;
@@ -2011,7 +2011,8 @@  rte_eth_dev_vlan_filter(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t vlan_id, int on)
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_dev_set_vlan_strip_on_queue(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t rx_queue_id, int on)
+rte_eth_dev_set_vlan_strip_on_queue(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t rx_queue_id,
+				    int on)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
 
@@ -2029,7 +2030,7 @@  rte_eth_dev_set_vlan_strip_on_queue(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t rx_queue_id, int o
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_dev_set_vlan_ether_type(uint8_t port_id,
+rte_eth_dev_set_vlan_ether_type(uint16_t port_id,
 				enum rte_vlan_type vlan_type,
 				uint16_t tpid)
 {
@@ -2043,7 +2044,7 @@  rte_eth_dev_set_vlan_ether_type(uint8_t port_id,
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_dev_set_vlan_offload(uint8_t port_id, int offload_mask)
+rte_eth_dev_set_vlan_offload(uint16_t port_id, int offload_mask)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
 	int ret = 0;
@@ -2086,7 +2087,7 @@  rte_eth_dev_set_vlan_offload(uint8_t port_id, int offload_mask)
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_dev_get_vlan_offload(uint8_t port_id)
+rte_eth_dev_get_vlan_offload(uint16_t port_id)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
 	int ret = 0;
@@ -2107,7 +2108,7 @@  rte_eth_dev_get_vlan_offload(uint8_t port_id)
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_dev_set_vlan_pvid(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t pvid, int on)
+rte_eth_dev_set_vlan_pvid(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t pvid, int on)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
 
@@ -2120,7 +2121,7 @@  rte_eth_dev_set_vlan_pvid(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t pvid, int on)
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_dev_flow_ctrl_get(uint8_t port_id, struct rte_eth_fc_conf *fc_conf)
+rte_eth_dev_flow_ctrl_get(uint16_t port_id, struct rte_eth_fc_conf *fc_conf)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
 
@@ -2132,7 +2133,7 @@  rte_eth_dev_flow_ctrl_get(uint8_t port_id, struct rte_eth_fc_conf *fc_conf)
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_dev_flow_ctrl_set(uint8_t port_id, struct rte_eth_fc_conf *fc_conf)
+rte_eth_dev_flow_ctrl_set(uint16_t port_id, struct rte_eth_fc_conf *fc_conf)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
 
@@ -2148,7 +2149,8 @@  rte_eth_dev_flow_ctrl_set(uint8_t port_id, struct rte_eth_fc_conf *fc_conf)
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_dev_priority_flow_ctrl_set(uint8_t port_id, struct rte_eth_pfc_conf *pfc_conf)
+rte_eth_dev_priority_flow_ctrl_set(uint16_t port_id,
+				   struct rte_eth_pfc_conf *pfc_conf)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
 
@@ -2214,7 +2216,7 @@  rte_eth_check_reta_entry(struct rte_eth_rss_reta_entry64 *reta_conf,
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_dev_rss_reta_update(uint8_t port_id,
+rte_eth_dev_rss_reta_update(uint16_t port_id,
 			    struct rte_eth_rss_reta_entry64 *reta_conf,
 			    uint16_t reta_size)
 {
@@ -2240,7 +2242,7 @@  rte_eth_dev_rss_reta_update(uint8_t port_id,
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_dev_rss_reta_query(uint8_t port_id,
+rte_eth_dev_rss_reta_query(uint16_t port_id,
 			   struct rte_eth_rss_reta_entry64 *reta_conf,
 			   uint16_t reta_size)
 {
@@ -2260,7 +2262,8 @@  rte_eth_dev_rss_reta_query(uint8_t port_id,
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_dev_rss_hash_update(uint8_t port_id, struct rte_eth_rss_conf *rss_conf)
+rte_eth_dev_rss_hash_update(uint16_t port_id,
+			    struct rte_eth_rss_conf *rss_conf)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
 	uint16_t rss_hash_protos;
@@ -2279,7 +2282,7 @@  rte_eth_dev_rss_hash_update(uint8_t port_id, struct rte_eth_rss_conf *rss_conf)
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_dev_rss_hash_conf_get(uint8_t port_id,
+rte_eth_dev_rss_hash_conf_get(uint16_t port_id,
 			      struct rte_eth_rss_conf *rss_conf)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
@@ -2291,7 +2294,7 @@  rte_eth_dev_rss_hash_conf_get(uint8_t port_id,
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_dev_udp_tunnel_port_add(uint8_t port_id,
+rte_eth_dev_udp_tunnel_port_add(uint16_t port_id,
 				struct rte_eth_udp_tunnel *udp_tunnel)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
@@ -2313,7 +2316,7 @@  rte_eth_dev_udp_tunnel_port_add(uint8_t port_id,
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_dev_udp_tunnel_port_delete(uint8_t port_id,
+rte_eth_dev_udp_tunnel_port_delete(uint16_t port_id,
 				   struct rte_eth_udp_tunnel *udp_tunnel)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
@@ -2336,7 +2339,7 @@  rte_eth_dev_udp_tunnel_port_delete(uint8_t port_id,
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_led_on(uint8_t port_id)
+rte_eth_led_on(uint16_t port_id)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
 
@@ -2347,7 +2350,7 @@  rte_eth_led_on(uint8_t port_id)
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_led_off(uint8_t port_id)
+rte_eth_led_off(uint16_t port_id)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
 
@@ -2362,7 +2365,7 @@  rte_eth_led_off(uint8_t port_id)
  * an empty spot.
  */
 static int
-get_mac_addr_index(uint8_t port_id, const struct ether_addr *addr)
+get_mac_addr_index(uint16_t port_id, const struct ether_addr *addr)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev_info dev_info;
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev = &rte_eth_devices[port_id];
@@ -2381,7 +2384,7 @@  get_mac_addr_index(uint8_t port_id, const struct ether_addr *addr)
 static const struct ether_addr null_mac_addr;
 
 int
-rte_eth_dev_mac_addr_add(uint8_t port_id, struct ether_addr *addr,
+rte_eth_dev_mac_addr_add(uint16_t port_id, struct ether_addr *addr,
 			uint32_t pool)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
@@ -2434,7 +2437,7 @@  rte_eth_dev_mac_addr_add(uint8_t port_id, struct ether_addr *addr,
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_dev_mac_addr_remove(uint8_t port_id, struct ether_addr *addr)
+rte_eth_dev_mac_addr_remove(uint16_t port_id, struct ether_addr *addr)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
 	int index;
@@ -2463,7 +2466,7 @@  rte_eth_dev_mac_addr_remove(uint8_t port_id, struct ether_addr *addr)
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_dev_default_mac_addr_set(uint8_t port_id, struct ether_addr *addr)
+rte_eth_dev_default_mac_addr_set(uint16_t port_id, struct ether_addr *addr)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
 
@@ -2489,7 +2492,7 @@  rte_eth_dev_default_mac_addr_set(uint8_t port_id, struct ether_addr *addr)
  * an empty spot.
  */
 static int
-get_hash_mac_addr_index(uint8_t port_id, const struct ether_addr *addr)
+get_hash_mac_addr_index(uint16_t port_id, const struct ether_addr *addr)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev_info dev_info;
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev = &rte_eth_devices[port_id];
@@ -2508,7 +2511,7 @@  get_hash_mac_addr_index(uint8_t port_id, const struct ether_addr *addr)
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_dev_uc_hash_table_set(uint8_t port_id, struct ether_addr *addr,
+rte_eth_dev_uc_hash_table_set(uint16_t port_id, struct ether_addr *addr,
 				uint8_t on)
 {
 	int index;
@@ -2560,7 +2563,7 @@  rte_eth_dev_uc_hash_table_set(uint8_t port_id, struct ether_addr *addr,
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_dev_uc_all_hash_table_set(uint8_t port_id, uint8_t on)
+rte_eth_dev_uc_all_hash_table_set(uint16_t port_id, uint8_t on)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
 
@@ -2572,7 +2575,7 @@  rte_eth_dev_uc_all_hash_table_set(uint8_t port_id, uint8_t on)
 	return (*dev->dev_ops->uc_all_hash_table_set)(dev, on);
 }
 
-int rte_eth_set_queue_rate_limit(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t queue_idx,
+int rte_eth_set_queue_rate_limit(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_idx,
 					uint16_t tx_rate)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
@@ -2603,7 +2606,7 @@  int rte_eth_set_queue_rate_limit(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t queue_idx,
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_mirror_rule_set(uint8_t port_id,
+rte_eth_mirror_rule_set(uint16_t port_id,
 			struct rte_eth_mirror_conf *mirror_conf,
 			uint8_t rule_id, uint8_t on)
 {
@@ -2641,7 +2644,7 @@  rte_eth_mirror_rule_set(uint8_t port_id,
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_mirror_rule_reset(uint8_t port_id, uint8_t rule_id)
+rte_eth_mirror_rule_reset(uint16_t port_id, uint8_t rule_id)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
 
@@ -2654,7 +2657,7 @@  rte_eth_mirror_rule_reset(uint8_t port_id, uint8_t rule_id)
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_dev_callback_register(uint8_t port_id,
+rte_eth_dev_callback_register(uint16_t port_id,
 			enum rte_eth_event_type event,
 			rte_eth_dev_cb_fn cb_fn, void *cb_arg)
 {
@@ -2694,7 +2697,7 @@  rte_eth_dev_callback_register(uint8_t port_id,
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_dev_callback_unregister(uint8_t port_id,
+rte_eth_dev_callback_unregister(uint16_t port_id,
 			enum rte_eth_event_type event,
 			rte_eth_dev_cb_fn cb_fn, void *cb_arg)
 {
@@ -2766,7 +2769,7 @@  _rte_eth_dev_callback_process(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_dev_rx_intr_ctl(uint8_t port_id, int epfd, int op, void *data)
+rte_eth_dev_rx_intr_ctl(uint16_t port_id, int epfd, int op, void *data)
 {
 	uint32_t vec;
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
@@ -2827,7 +2830,7 @@  rte_eth_dma_zone_reserve(const struct rte_eth_dev *dev, const char *ring_name,
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_dev_rx_intr_ctl_q(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
+rte_eth_dev_rx_intr_ctl_q(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
 			  int epfd, int op, void *data)
 {
 	uint32_t vec;
@@ -2867,7 +2870,7 @@  rte_eth_dev_rx_intr_ctl_q(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_dev_rx_intr_enable(uint8_t port_id,
+rte_eth_dev_rx_intr_enable(uint16_t port_id,
 			   uint16_t queue_id)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
@@ -2881,7 +2884,7 @@  rte_eth_dev_rx_intr_enable(uint8_t port_id,
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_dev_rx_intr_disable(uint8_t port_id,
+rte_eth_dev_rx_intr_disable(uint16_t port_id,
 			    uint16_t queue_id)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
@@ -2896,7 +2899,8 @@  rte_eth_dev_rx_intr_disable(uint8_t port_id,
 
 
 int
-rte_eth_dev_filter_supported(uint8_t port_id, enum rte_filter_type filter_type)
+rte_eth_dev_filter_supported(uint16_t port_id,
+			     enum rte_filter_type filter_type)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
 
@@ -2909,7 +2913,7 @@  rte_eth_dev_filter_supported(uint8_t port_id, enum rte_filter_type filter_type)
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_dev_filter_ctrl(uint8_t port_id, enum rte_filter_type filter_type,
+rte_eth_dev_filter_ctrl(uint16_t port_id, enum rte_filter_type filter_type,
 		       enum rte_filter_op filter_op, void *arg)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
@@ -2922,7 +2926,7 @@  rte_eth_dev_filter_ctrl(uint8_t port_id, enum rte_filter_type filter_type,
 }
 
 void *
-rte_eth_add_rx_callback(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
+rte_eth_add_rx_callback(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
 		rte_rx_callback_fn fn, void *user_param)
 {
 #ifndef RTE_ETHDEV_RXTX_CALLBACKS
@@ -2964,7 +2968,7 @@  rte_eth_add_rx_callback(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
 }
 
 void *
-rte_eth_add_first_rx_callback(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
+rte_eth_add_first_rx_callback(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
 		rte_rx_callback_fn fn, void *user_param)
 {
 #ifndef RTE_ETHDEV_RXTX_CALLBACKS
@@ -2999,7 +3003,7 @@  rte_eth_add_first_rx_callback(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
 }
 
 void *
-rte_eth_add_tx_callback(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
+rte_eth_add_tx_callback(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
 		rte_tx_callback_fn fn, void *user_param)
 {
 #ifndef RTE_ETHDEV_RXTX_CALLBACKS
@@ -3042,7 +3046,7 @@  rte_eth_add_tx_callback(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_remove_rx_callback(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
+rte_eth_remove_rx_callback(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
 		struct rte_eth_rxtx_callback *user_cb)
 {
 #ifndef RTE_ETHDEV_RXTX_CALLBACKS
@@ -3076,7 +3080,7 @@  rte_eth_remove_rx_callback(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_remove_tx_callback(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
+rte_eth_remove_tx_callback(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
 		struct rte_eth_rxtx_callback *user_cb)
 {
 #ifndef RTE_ETHDEV_RXTX_CALLBACKS
@@ -3110,7 +3114,7 @@  rte_eth_remove_tx_callback(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_rx_queue_info_get(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
+rte_eth_rx_queue_info_get(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
 	struct rte_eth_rxq_info *qinfo)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
@@ -3134,7 +3138,7 @@  rte_eth_rx_queue_info_get(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_tx_queue_info_get(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
+rte_eth_tx_queue_info_get(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
 	struct rte_eth_txq_info *qinfo)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
@@ -3158,7 +3162,7 @@  rte_eth_tx_queue_info_get(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_dev_set_mc_addr_list(uint8_t port_id,
+rte_eth_dev_set_mc_addr_list(uint16_t port_id,
 			     struct ether_addr *mc_addr_set,
 			     uint32_t nb_mc_addr)
 {
@@ -3172,7 +3176,7 @@  rte_eth_dev_set_mc_addr_list(uint8_t port_id,
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_timesync_enable(uint8_t port_id)
+rte_eth_timesync_enable(uint16_t port_id)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
 
@@ -3184,7 +3188,7 @@  rte_eth_timesync_enable(uint8_t port_id)
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_timesync_disable(uint8_t port_id)
+rte_eth_timesync_disable(uint16_t port_id)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
 
@@ -3196,7 +3200,7 @@  rte_eth_timesync_disable(uint8_t port_id)
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_timesync_read_rx_timestamp(uint8_t port_id, struct timespec *timestamp,
+rte_eth_timesync_read_rx_timestamp(uint16_t port_id, struct timespec *timestamp,
 				   uint32_t flags)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
@@ -3209,7 +3213,8 @@  rte_eth_timesync_read_rx_timestamp(uint8_t port_id, struct timespec *timestamp,
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_timesync_read_tx_timestamp(uint8_t port_id, struct timespec *timestamp)
+rte_eth_timesync_read_tx_timestamp(uint16_t port_id,
+				   struct timespec *timestamp)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
 
@@ -3221,7 +3226,7 @@  rte_eth_timesync_read_tx_timestamp(uint8_t port_id, struct timespec *timestamp)
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_timesync_adjust_time(uint8_t port_id, int64_t delta)
+rte_eth_timesync_adjust_time(uint16_t port_id, int64_t delta)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
 
@@ -3233,7 +3238,7 @@  rte_eth_timesync_adjust_time(uint8_t port_id, int64_t delta)
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_timesync_read_time(uint8_t port_id, struct timespec *timestamp)
+rte_eth_timesync_read_time(uint16_t port_id, struct timespec *timestamp)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
 
@@ -3245,7 +3250,7 @@  rte_eth_timesync_read_time(uint8_t port_id, struct timespec *timestamp)
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_timesync_write_time(uint8_t port_id, const struct timespec *timestamp)
+rte_eth_timesync_write_time(uint16_t port_id, const struct timespec *timestamp)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
 
@@ -3257,7 +3262,7 @@  rte_eth_timesync_write_time(uint8_t port_id, const struct timespec *timestamp)
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_dev_get_reg_info(uint8_t port_id, struct rte_dev_reg_info *info)
+rte_eth_dev_get_reg_info(uint16_t port_id, struct rte_dev_reg_info *info)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
 
@@ -3269,7 +3274,7 @@  rte_eth_dev_get_reg_info(uint8_t port_id, struct rte_dev_reg_info *info)
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_dev_get_eeprom_length(uint8_t port_id)
+rte_eth_dev_get_eeprom_length(uint16_t port_id)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
 
@@ -3281,7 +3286,7 @@  rte_eth_dev_get_eeprom_length(uint8_t port_id)
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_dev_get_eeprom(uint8_t port_id, struct rte_dev_eeprom_info *info)
+rte_eth_dev_get_eeprom(uint16_t port_id, struct rte_dev_eeprom_info *info)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
 
@@ -3293,7 +3298,7 @@  rte_eth_dev_get_eeprom(uint8_t port_id, struct rte_dev_eeprom_info *info)
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_dev_set_eeprom(uint8_t port_id, struct rte_dev_eeprom_info *info)
+rte_eth_dev_set_eeprom(uint16_t port_id, struct rte_dev_eeprom_info *info)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
 
@@ -3305,7 +3310,7 @@  rte_eth_dev_set_eeprom(uint8_t port_id, struct rte_dev_eeprom_info *info)
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_dev_get_dcb_info(uint8_t port_id,
+rte_eth_dev_get_dcb_info(uint16_t port_id,
 			     struct rte_eth_dcb_info *dcb_info)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
@@ -3320,7 +3325,7 @@  rte_eth_dev_get_dcb_info(uint8_t port_id,
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_dev_l2_tunnel_eth_type_conf(uint8_t port_id,
+rte_eth_dev_l2_tunnel_eth_type_conf(uint16_t port_id,
 				    struct rte_eth_l2_tunnel_conf *l2_tunnel)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
@@ -3343,7 +3348,7 @@  rte_eth_dev_l2_tunnel_eth_type_conf(uint8_t port_id,
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_dev_l2_tunnel_offload_set(uint8_t port_id,
+rte_eth_dev_l2_tunnel_offload_set(uint16_t port_id,
 				  struct rte_eth_l2_tunnel_conf *l2_tunnel,
 				  uint32_t mask,
 				  uint8_t en)
@@ -3387,7 +3392,7 @@  rte_eth_dev_adjust_nb_desc(uint16_t *nb_desc,
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_dev_adjust_nb_rx_tx_desc(uint8_t port_id,
+rte_eth_dev_adjust_nb_rx_tx_desc(uint16_t port_id,
 				 uint16_t *nb_rx_desc,
 				 uint16_t *nb_tx_desc)
 {
diff --git a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h
index 0adf3274a..8617f0335 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h
+++ b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h
@@ -1568,7 +1568,7 @@  struct eth_dev_ops {
  * @return
  *   The number of packets returned to the user.
  */
-typedef uint16_t (*rte_rx_callback_fn)(uint8_t port, uint16_t queue,
+typedef uint16_t (*rte_rx_callback_fn)(uint16_t port, uint16_t queue,
 	struct rte_mbuf *pkts[], uint16_t nb_pkts, uint16_t max_pkts,
 	void *user_param);
 
@@ -1592,7 +1592,7 @@  typedef uint16_t (*rte_rx_callback_fn)(uint8_t port, uint16_t queue,
  * @return
  *   The number of packets to be written to the NIC.
  */
-typedef uint16_t (*rte_tx_callback_fn)(uint8_t port, uint16_t queue,
+typedef uint16_t (*rte_tx_callback_fn)(uint16_t port, uint16_t queue,
 	struct rte_mbuf *pkts[], uint16_t nb_pkts, void *user_param);
 
 /**
@@ -1695,7 +1695,7 @@  struct rte_eth_dev_data {
 	/** bitmap array of associating Ethernet MAC addresses to pools */
 	struct ether_addr* hash_mac_addrs;
 	/** Device Ethernet MAC addresses of hash filtering. */
-	uint8_t port_id;           /**< Device [external] port identifier. */
+	uint16_t port_id;           /**< Device [external] port identifier. */
 	__extension__
 	uint8_t promiscuous   : 1, /**< RX promiscuous mode ON(1) / OFF(0). */
 		scattered_rx : 1,  /**< RX of scattered packets is ON(1) / OFF(0) */
@@ -1737,7 +1737,7 @@  extern struct rte_eth_dev rte_eth_devices[];
  * @return
  *   Next valid port id, RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS if there is none.
  */
-uint8_t rte_eth_find_next(uint8_t port_id);
+uint16_t rte_eth_find_next(uint16_t port_id);
 
 /**
  * Macro to iterate over all enabled ethdev ports.
@@ -1821,7 +1821,7 @@  int rte_eth_dev_release_port(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev);
  * @return
  *  0 on success and port_id is filled, negative on error
  */
-int rte_eth_dev_attach(const char *devargs, uint8_t *port_id);
+int rte_eth_dev_attach(const char *devargs, uint16_t *port_id);
 
 /**
  * Detach a Ethernet device specified by port identifier.
@@ -1836,7 +1836,7 @@  int rte_eth_dev_attach(const char *devargs, uint8_t *port_id);
  * @return
  *  0 on success and devname is filled, negative on error
  */
-int rte_eth_dev_detach(uint8_t port_id, char *devname);
+int rte_eth_dev_detach(uint16_t port_id, char *devname);
 
 /**
  * Convert a numerical speed in Mbps to a bitmap flag that can be used in
@@ -1880,7 +1880,7 @@  uint32_t rte_eth_speed_bitflag(uint32_t speed, int duplex);
  *   - 0: Success, device configured.
  *   - <0: Error code returned by the driver configuration function.
  */
-int rte_eth_dev_configure(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t nb_rx_queue,
+int rte_eth_dev_configure(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t nb_rx_queue,
 		uint16_t nb_tx_queue, const struct rte_eth_conf *eth_conf);
 
 /**
@@ -1935,7 +1935,7 @@  void _rte_eth_dev_reset(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
  *      allocate network memory buffers from the memory pool when
  *      initializing receive descriptors.
  */
-int rte_eth_rx_queue_setup(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t rx_queue_id,
+int rte_eth_rx_queue_setup(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t rx_queue_id,
 		uint16_t nb_rx_desc, unsigned int socket_id,
 		const struct rte_eth_rxconf *rx_conf,
 		struct rte_mempool *mb_pool);
@@ -1983,7 +1983,7 @@  int rte_eth_rx_queue_setup(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t rx_queue_id,
  *   - 0: Success, the transmit queue is correctly set up.
  *   - -ENOMEM: Unable to allocate the transmit ring descriptors.
  */
-int rte_eth_tx_queue_setup(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t tx_queue_id,
+int rte_eth_tx_queue_setup(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t tx_queue_id,
 		uint16_t nb_tx_desc, unsigned int socket_id,
 		const struct rte_eth_txconf *tx_conf);
 
@@ -1997,7 +1997,7 @@  int rte_eth_tx_queue_setup(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t tx_queue_id,
  *   a default of zero if the socket could not be determined.
  *   -1 is returned is the port_id value is out of range.
  */
-int rte_eth_dev_socket_id(uint8_t port_id);
+int rte_eth_dev_socket_id(uint16_t port_id);
 
 /**
  * Check if port_id of device is attached
@@ -2008,7 +2008,7 @@  int rte_eth_dev_socket_id(uint8_t port_id);
  *   - 0 if port is out of range or not attached
  *   - 1 if device is attached
  */
-int rte_eth_dev_is_valid_port(uint8_t port_id);
+int rte_eth_dev_is_valid_port(uint16_t port_id);
 
 /**
  * Start specified RX queue of a port. It is used when rx_deferred_start
@@ -2025,7 +2025,7 @@  int rte_eth_dev_is_valid_port(uint8_t port_id);
  *   - -EINVAL: The port_id or the queue_id out of range.
  *   - -ENOTSUP: The function not supported in PMD driver.
  */
-int rte_eth_dev_rx_queue_start(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t rx_queue_id);
+int rte_eth_dev_rx_queue_start(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t rx_queue_id);
 
 /**
  * Stop specified RX queue of a port
@@ -2041,7 +2041,7 @@  int rte_eth_dev_rx_queue_start(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t rx_queue_id);
  *   - -EINVAL: The port_id or the queue_id out of range.
  *   - -ENOTSUP: The function not supported in PMD driver.
  */
-int rte_eth_dev_rx_queue_stop(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t rx_queue_id);
+int rte_eth_dev_rx_queue_stop(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t rx_queue_id);
 
 /**
  * Start TX for specified queue of a port. It is used when tx_deferred_start
@@ -2058,7 +2058,7 @@  int rte_eth_dev_rx_queue_stop(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t rx_queue_id);
  *   - -EINVAL: The port_id or the queue_id out of range.
  *   - -ENOTSUP: The function not supported in PMD driver.
  */
-int rte_eth_dev_tx_queue_start(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t tx_queue_id);
+int rte_eth_dev_tx_queue_start(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t tx_queue_id);
 
 /**
  * Stop specified TX queue of a port
@@ -2074,9 +2074,7 @@  int rte_eth_dev_tx_queue_start(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t tx_queue_id);
  *   - -EINVAL: The port_id or the queue_id out of range.
  *   - -ENOTSUP: The function not supported in PMD driver.
  */
-int rte_eth_dev_tx_queue_stop(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t tx_queue_id);
-
-
+int rte_eth_dev_tx_queue_stop(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t tx_queue_id);
 
 /**
  * Start an Ethernet device.
@@ -2093,7 +2091,7 @@  int rte_eth_dev_tx_queue_stop(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t tx_queue_id);
  *   - 0: Success, Ethernet device started.
  *   - <0: Error code of the driver device start function.
  */
-int rte_eth_dev_start(uint8_t port_id);
+int rte_eth_dev_start(uint16_t port_id);
 
 /**
  * Stop an Ethernet device. The device can be restarted with a call to
@@ -2102,7 +2100,7 @@  int rte_eth_dev_start(uint8_t port_id);
  * @param port_id
  *   The port identifier of the Ethernet device.
  */
-void rte_eth_dev_stop(uint8_t port_id);
+void rte_eth_dev_stop(uint16_t port_id);
 
 
 /**
@@ -2117,7 +2115,7 @@  void rte_eth_dev_stop(uint8_t port_id);
  *   - 0: Success, Ethernet device linked up.
  *   - <0: Error code of the driver device link up function.
  */
-int rte_eth_dev_set_link_up(uint8_t port_id);
+int rte_eth_dev_set_link_up(uint16_t port_id);
 
 /**
  * Link down an Ethernet device.
@@ -2128,7 +2126,7 @@  int rte_eth_dev_set_link_up(uint8_t port_id);
  * @param port_id
  *   The port identifier of the Ethernet device.
  */
-int rte_eth_dev_set_link_down(uint8_t port_id);
+int rte_eth_dev_set_link_down(uint16_t port_id);
 
 /**
  * Close a stopped Ethernet device. The device cannot be restarted!
@@ -2138,7 +2136,7 @@  int rte_eth_dev_set_link_down(uint8_t port_id);
  * @param port_id
  *   The port identifier of the Ethernet device.
  */
-void rte_eth_dev_close(uint8_t port_id);
+void rte_eth_dev_close(uint16_t port_id);
 
 /**
  * Enable receipt in promiscuous mode for an Ethernet device.
@@ -2146,7 +2144,7 @@  void rte_eth_dev_close(uint8_t port_id);
  * @param port_id
  *   The port identifier of the Ethernet device.
  */
-void rte_eth_promiscuous_enable(uint8_t port_id);
+void rte_eth_promiscuous_enable(uint16_t port_id);
 
 /**
  * Disable receipt in promiscuous mode for an Ethernet device.
@@ -2154,7 +2152,7 @@  void rte_eth_promiscuous_enable(uint8_t port_id);
  * @param port_id
  *   The port identifier of the Ethernet device.
  */
-void rte_eth_promiscuous_disable(uint8_t port_id);
+void rte_eth_promiscuous_disable(uint16_t port_id);
 
 /**
  * Return the value of promiscuous mode for an Ethernet device.
@@ -2166,7 +2164,7 @@  void rte_eth_promiscuous_disable(uint8_t port_id);
  *   - (0) if promiscuous is disabled.
  *   - (-1) on error
  */
-int rte_eth_promiscuous_get(uint8_t port_id);
+int rte_eth_promiscuous_get(uint16_t port_id);
 
 /**
  * Enable the receipt of any multicast frame by an Ethernet device.
@@ -2174,7 +2172,7 @@  int rte_eth_promiscuous_get(uint8_t port_id);
  * @param port_id
  *   The port identifier of the Ethernet device.
  */
-void rte_eth_allmulticast_enable(uint8_t port_id);
+void rte_eth_allmulticast_enable(uint16_t port_id);
 
 /**
  * Disable the receipt of all multicast frames by an Ethernet device.
@@ -2182,7 +2180,7 @@  void rte_eth_allmulticast_enable(uint8_t port_id);
  * @param port_id
  *   The port identifier of the Ethernet device.
  */
-void rte_eth_allmulticast_disable(uint8_t port_id);
+void rte_eth_allmulticast_disable(uint16_t port_id);
 
 /**
  * Return the value of allmulticast mode for an Ethernet device.
@@ -2194,7 +2192,7 @@  void rte_eth_allmulticast_disable(uint8_t port_id);
  *   - (0) if allmulticast is disabled.
  *   - (-1) on error
  */
-int rte_eth_allmulticast_get(uint8_t port_id);
+int rte_eth_allmulticast_get(uint16_t port_id);
 
 /**
  * Retrieve the status (ON/OFF), the speed (in Mbps) and the mode (HALF-DUPLEX
@@ -2207,7 +2205,7 @@  int rte_eth_allmulticast_get(uint8_t port_id);
  *   A pointer to an *rte_eth_link* structure to be filled with
  *   the status, the speed and the mode of the Ethernet device link.
  */
-void rte_eth_link_get(uint8_t port_id, struct rte_eth_link *link);
+void rte_eth_link_get(uint16_t port_id, struct rte_eth_link *link);
 
 /**
  * Retrieve the status (ON/OFF), the speed (in Mbps) and the mode (HALF-DUPLEX
@@ -2220,7 +2218,7 @@  void rte_eth_link_get(uint8_t port_id, struct rte_eth_link *link);
  *   A pointer to an *rte_eth_link* structure to be filled with
  *   the status, the speed and the mode of the Ethernet device link.
  */
-void rte_eth_link_get_nowait(uint8_t port_id, struct rte_eth_link *link);
+void rte_eth_link_get_nowait(uint16_t port_id, struct rte_eth_link *link);
 
 /**
  * Retrieve the general I/O statistics of an Ethernet device.
@@ -2239,7 +2237,7 @@  void rte_eth_link_get_nowait(uint8_t port_id, struct rte_eth_link *link);
  * @return
  *   Zero if successful. Non-zero otherwise.
  */
-int rte_eth_stats_get(uint8_t port_id, struct rte_eth_stats *stats);
+int rte_eth_stats_get(uint16_t port_id, struct rte_eth_stats *stats);
 
 /**
  * Reset the general I/O statistics of an Ethernet device.
@@ -2247,7 +2245,7 @@  int rte_eth_stats_get(uint8_t port_id, struct rte_eth_stats *stats);
  * @param port_id
  *   The port identifier of the Ethernet device.
  */
-void rte_eth_stats_reset(uint8_t port_id);
+void rte_eth_stats_reset(uint16_t port_id);
 
 /**
  * Retrieve names of extended statistics of an Ethernet device.
@@ -2269,7 +2267,7 @@  void rte_eth_stats_reset(uint8_t port_id);
  *     shall not be used by the caller.
  *   - A negative value on error (invalid port id).
  */
-int rte_eth_xstats_get_names(uint8_t port_id,
+int rte_eth_xstats_get_names(uint16_t port_id,
 		struct rte_eth_xstat_name *xstats_names,
 		unsigned int size);
 
@@ -2295,7 +2293,7 @@  int rte_eth_xstats_get_names(uint8_t port_id,
  *     shall not be used by the caller.
  *   - A negative value on error (invalid port id).
  */
-int rte_eth_xstats_get(uint8_t port_id, struct rte_eth_xstat *xstats,
+int rte_eth_xstats_get(uint16_t port_id, struct rte_eth_xstat *xstats,
 		unsigned int n);
 
 /**
@@ -2321,7 +2319,7 @@  int rte_eth_xstats_get(uint8_t port_id, struct rte_eth_xstat *xstats,
  *   - A negative value on error (invalid port id).
  */
 int
-rte_eth_xstats_get_names_by_id(uint8_t port_id,
+rte_eth_xstats_get_names_by_id(uint16_t port_id,
 	struct rte_eth_xstat_name *xstats_names, unsigned int size,
 	uint64_t *ids);
 
@@ -2348,7 +2346,7 @@  rte_eth_xstats_get_names_by_id(uint8_t port_id,
  *     shall not be used by the caller.
  *   - A negative value on error (invalid port id).
  */
-int rte_eth_xstats_get_by_id(uint8_t port_id, const uint64_t *ids,
+int rte_eth_xstats_get_by_id(uint16_t port_id, const uint64_t *ids,
 			     uint64_t *values, unsigned int n);
 
 /**
@@ -2368,7 +2366,7 @@  int rte_eth_xstats_get_by_id(uint8_t port_id, const uint64_t *ids,
  *    -ENODEV for invalid port_id,
  *    -EINVAL if the xstat_name doesn't exist in port_id
  */
-int rte_eth_xstats_get_id_by_name(uint8_t port_id, const char *xstat_name,
+int rte_eth_xstats_get_id_by_name(uint16_t port_id, const char *xstat_name,
 		uint64_t *id);
 
 /**
@@ -2377,7 +2375,7 @@  int rte_eth_xstats_get_id_by_name(uint8_t port_id, const char *xstat_name,
  * @param port_id
  *   The port identifier of the Ethernet device.
  */
-void rte_eth_xstats_reset(uint8_t port_id);
+void rte_eth_xstats_reset(uint16_t port_id);
 
 /**
  *  Set a mapping for the specified transmit queue to the specified per-queue
@@ -2396,7 +2394,7 @@  void rte_eth_xstats_reset(uint8_t port_id);
  * @return
  *   Zero if successful. Non-zero otherwise.
  */
-int rte_eth_dev_set_tx_queue_stats_mapping(uint8_t port_id,
+int rte_eth_dev_set_tx_queue_stats_mapping(uint16_t port_id,
 		uint16_t tx_queue_id, uint8_t stat_idx);
 
 /**
@@ -2416,7 +2414,7 @@  int rte_eth_dev_set_tx_queue_stats_mapping(uint8_t port_id,
  * @return
  *   Zero if successful. Non-zero otherwise.
  */
-int rte_eth_dev_set_rx_queue_stats_mapping(uint8_t port_id,
+int rte_eth_dev_set_rx_queue_stats_mapping(uint16_t port_id,
 					   uint16_t rx_queue_id,
 					   uint8_t stat_idx);
 
@@ -2429,7 +2427,7 @@  int rte_eth_dev_set_rx_queue_stats_mapping(uint8_t port_id,
  *   A pointer to a structure of type *ether_addr* to be filled with
  *   the Ethernet address of the Ethernet device.
  */
-void rte_eth_macaddr_get(uint8_t port_id, struct ether_addr *mac_addr);
+void rte_eth_macaddr_get(uint16_t port_id, struct ether_addr *mac_addr);
 
 /**
  * Retrieve the contextual information of an Ethernet device.
@@ -2440,7 +2438,7 @@  void rte_eth_macaddr_get(uint8_t port_id, struct ether_addr *mac_addr);
  *   A pointer to a structure of type *rte_eth_dev_info* to be filled with
  *   the contextual information of the Ethernet device.
  */
-void rte_eth_dev_info_get(uint8_t port_id, struct rte_eth_dev_info *dev_info);
+void rte_eth_dev_info_get(uint16_t port_id, struct rte_eth_dev_info *dev_info);
 
 /**
  * Retrieve the firmware version of a device.
@@ -2460,7 +2458,7 @@  void rte_eth_dev_info_get(uint8_t port_id, struct rte_eth_dev_info *dev_info);
  *   - (>0) if *fw_size* is not enough to store firmware version, return
  *          the size of the non truncated string.
  */
-int rte_eth_dev_fw_version_get(uint8_t port_id,
+int rte_eth_dev_fw_version_get(uint16_t port_id,
 			       char *fw_version, size_t fw_size);
 
 /**
@@ -2501,7 +2499,7 @@  int rte_eth_dev_fw_version_get(uint8_t port_id,
  *           count of supported ptypes will be returned.
  *   - (-ENODEV) if *port_id* invalid.
  */
-int rte_eth_dev_get_supported_ptypes(uint8_t port_id, uint32_t ptype_mask,
+int rte_eth_dev_get_supported_ptypes(uint16_t port_id, uint32_t ptype_mask,
 				     uint32_t *ptypes, int num);
 
 /**
@@ -2515,7 +2513,7 @@  int rte_eth_dev_get_supported_ptypes(uint8_t port_id, uint32_t ptype_mask,
  *   - (0) if successful.
  *   - (-ENODEV) if *port_id* invalid.
  */
-int rte_eth_dev_get_mtu(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t *mtu);
+int rte_eth_dev_get_mtu(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t *mtu);
 
 /**
  * Change the MTU of an Ethernet device.
@@ -2531,7 +2529,7 @@  int rte_eth_dev_get_mtu(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t *mtu);
  *   - (-EINVAL) if *mtu* invalid.
  *   - (-EBUSY) if operation is not allowed when the port is running
  */
-int rte_eth_dev_set_mtu(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t mtu);
+int rte_eth_dev_set_mtu(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t mtu);
 
 /**
  * Enable/Disable hardware filtering by an Ethernet device of received
@@ -2551,7 +2549,7 @@  int rte_eth_dev_set_mtu(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t mtu);
  *   - (-ENOSYS) if VLAN filtering on *port_id* disabled.
  *   - (-EINVAL) if *vlan_id* > 4095.
  */
-int rte_eth_dev_vlan_filter(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t vlan_id, int on);
+int rte_eth_dev_vlan_filter(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t vlan_id, int on);
 
 /**
  * Enable/Disable hardware VLAN Strip by a rx queue of an Ethernet device.
@@ -2572,7 +2570,7 @@  int rte_eth_dev_vlan_filter(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t vlan_id, int on);
  *   - (-ENODEV) if *port_id* invalid.
  *   - (-EINVAL) if *rx_queue_id* invalid.
  */
-int rte_eth_dev_set_vlan_strip_on_queue(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t rx_queue_id,
+int rte_eth_dev_set_vlan_strip_on_queue(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t rx_queue_id,
 		int on);
 
 /**
@@ -2591,7 +2589,7 @@  int rte_eth_dev_set_vlan_strip_on_queue(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t rx_queue_id,
  *   - (-ENOSUP) if hardware-assisted VLAN TPID setup is not supported.
  *   - (-ENODEV) if *port_id* invalid.
  */
-int rte_eth_dev_set_vlan_ether_type(uint8_t port_id,
+int rte_eth_dev_set_vlan_ether_type(uint16_t port_id,
 				    enum rte_vlan_type vlan_type,
 				    uint16_t tag_type);
 
@@ -2615,7 +2613,7 @@  int rte_eth_dev_set_vlan_ether_type(uint8_t port_id,
  *   - (-ENOSUP) if hardware-assisted VLAN filtering not configured.
  *   - (-ENODEV) if *port_id* invalid.
  */
-int rte_eth_dev_set_vlan_offload(uint8_t port_id, int offload_mask);
+int rte_eth_dev_set_vlan_offload(uint16_t port_id, int offload_mask);
 
 /**
  * Read VLAN Offload configuration from an Ethernet device
@@ -2629,7 +2627,7 @@  int rte_eth_dev_set_vlan_offload(uint8_t port_id, int offload_mask);
  *       ETH_VLAN_EXTEND_OFFLOAD
  *   - (-ENODEV) if *port_id* invalid.
  */
-int rte_eth_dev_get_vlan_offload(uint8_t port_id);
+int rte_eth_dev_get_vlan_offload(uint16_t port_id);
 
 /**
  * Set port based TX VLAN insertion on or off.
@@ -2645,7 +2643,7 @@  int rte_eth_dev_get_vlan_offload(uint8_t port_id);
  *   - (0) if successful.
  *   - negative if failed.
  */
-int rte_eth_dev_set_vlan_pvid(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t pvid, int on);
+int rte_eth_dev_set_vlan_pvid(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t pvid, int on);
 
 /**
  *
@@ -2730,7 +2728,7 @@  int rte_eth_dev_set_vlan_pvid(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t pvid, int on);
  *   *rx_pkts* array.
  */
 static inline uint16_t
-rte_eth_rx_burst(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
+rte_eth_rx_burst(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
 		 struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts, const uint16_t nb_pkts)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev = &rte_eth_devices[port_id];
@@ -2775,7 +2773,7 @@  rte_eth_rx_burst(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
  *     (-ENOTSUP) if the device does not support this function
  */
 static inline int
-rte_eth_rx_queue_count(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id)
+rte_eth_rx_queue_count(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
 
@@ -2804,7 +2802,7 @@  rte_eth_rx_queue_count(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id)
  *  - (-ENOTSUP) if the device does not support this function
  */
 static inline int
-rte_eth_rx_descriptor_done(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id, uint16_t offset)
+rte_eth_rx_descriptor_done(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id, uint16_t offset)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev = &rte_eth_devices[port_id];
 	RTE_ETH_VALID_PORTID_OR_ERR_RET(port_id, -ENODEV);
@@ -2851,7 +2849,7 @@  rte_eth_rx_descriptor_done(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id, uint16_t offset)
  *  - (-ENODEV) bad port or queue (only if compiled with debug).
  */
 static inline int
-rte_eth_rx_descriptor_status(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
+rte_eth_rx_descriptor_status(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
 	uint16_t offset)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
@@ -2908,7 +2906,7 @@  rte_eth_rx_descriptor_status(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
  *  - (-ENOTSUP) if the device does not support this function.
  *  - (-ENODEV) bad port or queue (only if compiled with debug).
  */
-static inline int rte_eth_tx_descriptor_status(uint8_t port_id,
+static inline int rte_eth_tx_descriptor_status(uint16_t port_id,
 	uint16_t queue_id, uint16_t offset)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
@@ -2992,7 +2990,7 @@  static inline int rte_eth_tx_descriptor_status(uint8_t port_id,
  *   *tx_pkts* parameter when the transmit ring is full or has been filled up.
  */
 static inline uint16_t
-rte_eth_tx_burst(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
+rte_eth_tx_burst(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
 		 struct rte_mbuf **tx_pkts, uint16_t nb_pkts)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev = &rte_eth_devices[port_id];
@@ -3081,7 +3079,7 @@  rte_eth_tx_burst(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
 #ifndef RTE_ETHDEV_TX_PREPARE_NOOP
 
 static inline uint16_t
-rte_eth_tx_prepare(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
+rte_eth_tx_prepare(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
 		struct rte_mbuf **tx_pkts, uint16_t nb_pkts)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
@@ -3123,7 +3121,8 @@  rte_eth_tx_prepare(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
  */
 
 static inline uint16_t
-rte_eth_tx_prepare(__rte_unused uint8_t port_id, __rte_unused uint16_t queue_id,
+rte_eth_tx_prepare(__rte_unused uint16_t port_id,
+		   __rte_unused uint16_t queue_id,
 		__rte_unused struct rte_mbuf **tx_pkts, uint16_t nb_pkts)
 {
 	return nb_pkts;
@@ -3192,7 +3191,7 @@  rte_eth_tx_buffer_init(struct rte_eth_dev_tx_buffer *buffer, uint16_t size);
  *   callback is called for any packets which could not be sent.
  */
 static inline uint16_t
-rte_eth_tx_buffer_flush(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
+rte_eth_tx_buffer_flush(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
 		struct rte_eth_dev_tx_buffer *buffer)
 {
 	uint16_t sent;
@@ -3244,7 +3243,7 @@  rte_eth_tx_buffer_flush(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
  *     the rest.
  */
 static __rte_always_inline uint16_t
-rte_eth_tx_buffer(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
+rte_eth_tx_buffer(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
 		struct rte_eth_dev_tx_buffer *buffer, struct rte_mbuf *tx_pkt)
 {
 	buffer->pkts[buffer->length++] = tx_pkt;
@@ -3360,7 +3359,7 @@  rte_eth_tx_buffer_count_callback(struct rte_mbuf **pkts, uint16_t unsent,
  *     are in use.
  */
 int
-rte_eth_tx_done_cleanup(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id, uint32_t free_cnt);
+rte_eth_tx_done_cleanup(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id, uint32_t free_cnt);
 
 /**
  * The eth device event type for interrupt, and maybe others in the future.
@@ -3378,7 +3377,7 @@  enum rte_eth_event_type {
 	RTE_ETH_EVENT_MAX       /**< max value of this enum */
 };
 
-typedef int (*rte_eth_dev_cb_fn)(uint8_t port_id,
+typedef int (*rte_eth_dev_cb_fn)(uint16_t port_id,
 		enum rte_eth_event_type event, void *cb_arg, void *ret_param);
 /**< user application callback to be registered for interrupts */
 
@@ -3400,7 +3399,7 @@  typedef int (*rte_eth_dev_cb_fn)(uint8_t port_id,
  *  - On success, zero.
  *  - On failure, a negative value.
  */
-int rte_eth_dev_callback_register(uint8_t port_id,
+int rte_eth_dev_callback_register(uint16_t port_id,
 			enum rte_eth_event_type event,
 		rte_eth_dev_cb_fn cb_fn, void *cb_arg);
 
@@ -3421,7 +3420,7 @@  int rte_eth_dev_callback_register(uint8_t port_id,
  *  - On success, zero.
  *  - On failure, a negative value.
  */
-int rte_eth_dev_callback_unregister(uint8_t port_id,
+int rte_eth_dev_callback_unregister(uint16_t port_id,
 			enum rte_eth_event_type event,
 		rte_eth_dev_cb_fn cb_fn, void *cb_arg);
 
@@ -3467,7 +3466,7 @@  int _rte_eth_dev_callback_process(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
  *     that operation.
  *   - (-ENODEV) if *port_id* invalid.
  */
-int rte_eth_dev_rx_intr_enable(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id);
+int rte_eth_dev_rx_intr_enable(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id);
 
 /**
  * When lcore wakes up from rx interrupt indicating packet coming, disable rx
@@ -3488,7 +3487,7 @@  int rte_eth_dev_rx_intr_enable(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id);
  *     that operation.
  *   - (-ENODEV) if *port_id* invalid.
  */
-int rte_eth_dev_rx_intr_disable(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id);
+int rte_eth_dev_rx_intr_disable(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id);
 
 /**
  * RX Interrupt control per port.
@@ -3507,7 +3506,7 @@  int rte_eth_dev_rx_intr_disable(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id);
  *   - On success, zero.
  *   - On failure, a negative value.
  */
-int rte_eth_dev_rx_intr_ctl(uint8_t port_id, int epfd, int op, void *data);
+int rte_eth_dev_rx_intr_ctl(uint16_t port_id, int epfd, int op, void *data);
 
 /**
  * RX Interrupt control per queue.
@@ -3530,7 +3529,7 @@  int rte_eth_dev_rx_intr_ctl(uint8_t port_id, int epfd, int op, void *data);
  *   - On success, zero.
  *   - On failure, a negative value.
  */
-int rte_eth_dev_rx_intr_ctl_q(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
+int rte_eth_dev_rx_intr_ctl_q(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
 			      int epfd, int op, void *data);
 
 /**
@@ -3545,7 +3544,7 @@  int rte_eth_dev_rx_intr_ctl_q(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
  *     that operation.
  *   - (-ENODEV) if *port_id* invalid.
  */
-int  rte_eth_led_on(uint8_t port_id);
+int  rte_eth_led_on(uint16_t port_id);
 
 /**
  * Turn off the LED on the Ethernet device.
@@ -3559,7 +3558,7 @@  int  rte_eth_led_on(uint8_t port_id);
  *     that operation.
  *   - (-ENODEV) if *port_id* invalid.
  */
-int  rte_eth_led_off(uint8_t port_id);
+int  rte_eth_led_off(uint16_t port_id);
 
 /**
  * Get current status of the Ethernet link flow control for Ethernet device
@@ -3573,7 +3572,7 @@  int  rte_eth_led_off(uint8_t port_id);
  *   - (-ENOTSUP) if hardware doesn't support flow control.
  *   - (-ENODEV)  if *port_id* invalid.
  */
-int rte_eth_dev_flow_ctrl_get(uint8_t port_id,
+int rte_eth_dev_flow_ctrl_get(uint16_t port_id,
 			      struct rte_eth_fc_conf *fc_conf);
 
 /**
@@ -3590,7 +3589,7 @@  int rte_eth_dev_flow_ctrl_get(uint8_t port_id,
  *   - (-EINVAL)  if bad parameter
  *   - (-EIO)     if flow control setup failure
  */
-int rte_eth_dev_flow_ctrl_set(uint8_t port_id,
+int rte_eth_dev_flow_ctrl_set(uint16_t port_id,
 			      struct rte_eth_fc_conf *fc_conf);
 
 /**
@@ -3608,7 +3607,7 @@  int rte_eth_dev_flow_ctrl_set(uint8_t port_id,
  *   - (-EINVAL)  if bad parameter
  *   - (-EIO)     if flow control setup failure
  */
-int rte_eth_dev_priority_flow_ctrl_set(uint8_t port_id,
+int rte_eth_dev_priority_flow_ctrl_set(uint16_t port_id,
 				struct rte_eth_pfc_conf *pfc_conf);
 
 /**
@@ -3629,7 +3628,7 @@  int rte_eth_dev_priority_flow_ctrl_set(uint8_t port_id,
  *   - (-ENOSPC) if no more MAC addresses can be added.
  *   - (-EINVAL) if MAC address is invalid.
  */
-int rte_eth_dev_mac_addr_add(uint8_t port, struct ether_addr *mac_addr,
+int rte_eth_dev_mac_addr_add(uint16_t port, struct ether_addr *mac_addr,
 				uint32_t pool);
 
 /**
@@ -3645,7 +3644,7 @@  int rte_eth_dev_mac_addr_add(uint8_t port, struct ether_addr *mac_addr,
  *   - (-ENODEV) if *port* invalid.
  *   - (-EADDRINUSE) if attempting to remove the default MAC address
  */
-int rte_eth_dev_mac_addr_remove(uint8_t port, struct ether_addr *mac_addr);
+int rte_eth_dev_mac_addr_remove(uint16_t port, struct ether_addr *mac_addr);
 
 /**
  * Set the default MAC address.
@@ -3660,8 +3659,8 @@  int rte_eth_dev_mac_addr_remove(uint8_t port, struct ether_addr *mac_addr);
  *   - (-ENODEV) if *port* invalid.
  *   - (-EINVAL) if MAC address is invalid.
  */
-int rte_eth_dev_default_mac_addr_set(uint8_t port, struct ether_addr *mac_addr);
-
+int rte_eth_dev_default_mac_addr_set(uint16_t port,
+				      struct ether_addr *mac_addr);
 
 /**
  * Update Redirection Table(RETA) of Receive Side Scaling of Ethernet device.
@@ -3678,7 +3677,7 @@  int rte_eth_dev_default_mac_addr_set(uint8_t port, struct ether_addr *mac_addr);
  *   - (-ENOTSUP) if hardware doesn't support.
  *   - (-EINVAL) if bad parameter.
  */
-int rte_eth_dev_rss_reta_update(uint8_t port,
+int rte_eth_dev_rss_reta_update(uint16_t port,
 				struct rte_eth_rss_reta_entry64 *reta_conf,
 				uint16_t reta_size);
 
@@ -3697,7 +3696,7 @@  int rte_eth_dev_rss_reta_update(uint8_t port,
  *   - (-ENOTSUP) if hardware doesn't support.
  *   - (-EINVAL) if bad parameter.
  */
-int rte_eth_dev_rss_reta_query(uint8_t port,
+int rte_eth_dev_rss_reta_query(uint16_t port,
 			       struct rte_eth_rss_reta_entry64 *reta_conf,
 			       uint16_t reta_size);
 
@@ -3719,8 +3718,8 @@  int rte_eth_dev_rss_reta_query(uint8_t port,
   *  - (-ENODEV) if *port_id* invalid.
  *   - (-EINVAL) if bad parameter.
  */
-int rte_eth_dev_uc_hash_table_set(uint8_t port,struct ether_addr *addr,
-					uint8_t on);
+int rte_eth_dev_uc_hash_table_set(uint16_t port, struct ether_addr *addr,
+				   uint8_t on);
 
  /**
  * Updates all unicast hash bitmaps for receiving packet with any Unicast
@@ -3739,7 +3738,7 @@  int rte_eth_dev_uc_hash_table_set(uint8_t port,struct ether_addr *addr,
   *  - (-ENODEV) if *port_id* invalid.
  *   - (-EINVAL) if bad parameter.
  */
-int rte_eth_dev_uc_all_hash_table_set(uint8_t port,uint8_t on);
+int rte_eth_dev_uc_all_hash_table_set(uint16_t port, uint8_t on);
 
 /**
  * Set a traffic mirroring rule on an Ethernet device
@@ -3762,7 +3761,7 @@  int rte_eth_dev_uc_all_hash_table_set(uint8_t port,uint8_t on);
  *   - (-ENODEV) if *port_id* invalid.
  *   - (-EINVAL) if the mr_conf information is not correct.
  */
-int rte_eth_mirror_rule_set(uint8_t port_id,
+int rte_eth_mirror_rule_set(uint16_t port_id,
 			struct rte_eth_mirror_conf *mirror_conf,
 			uint8_t rule_id,
 			uint8_t on);
@@ -3780,7 +3779,7 @@  int rte_eth_mirror_rule_set(uint8_t port_id,
  *   - (-ENODEV) if *port_id* invalid.
  *   - (-EINVAL) if bad parameter.
  */
-int rte_eth_mirror_rule_reset(uint8_t port_id,
+int rte_eth_mirror_rule_reset(uint16_t port_id,
 					 uint8_t rule_id);
 
 /**
@@ -3798,7 +3797,7 @@  int rte_eth_mirror_rule_reset(uint8_t port_id,
  *   - (-ENODEV) if *port_id* invalid.
  *   - (-EINVAL) if bad parameter.
  */
-int rte_eth_set_queue_rate_limit(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t queue_idx,
+int rte_eth_set_queue_rate_limit(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_idx,
 			uint16_t tx_rate);
 
  /**
@@ -3814,7 +3813,7 @@  int rte_eth_set_queue_rate_limit(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t queue_idx,
  *   - (-ENOTSUP) if hardware doesn't support.
  *   - (-EINVAL) if bad parameter.
  */
-int rte_eth_dev_rss_hash_update(uint8_t port_id,
+int rte_eth_dev_rss_hash_update(uint16_t port_id,
 				struct rte_eth_rss_conf *rss_conf);
 
  /**
@@ -3831,7 +3830,7 @@  int rte_eth_dev_rss_hash_update(uint8_t port_id,
  *   - (-ENOTSUP) if hardware doesn't support RSS.
  */
 int
-rte_eth_dev_rss_hash_conf_get(uint8_t port_id,
+rte_eth_dev_rss_hash_conf_get(uint16_t port_id,
 			      struct rte_eth_rss_conf *rss_conf);
 
  /**
@@ -3852,7 +3851,7 @@  rte_eth_dev_rss_hash_conf_get(uint8_t port_id,
  *   - (-ENOTSUP) if hardware doesn't support tunnel type.
  */
 int
-rte_eth_dev_udp_tunnel_port_add(uint8_t port_id,
+rte_eth_dev_udp_tunnel_port_add(uint16_t port_id,
 				struct rte_eth_udp_tunnel *tunnel_udp);
 
  /**
@@ -3874,7 +3873,7 @@  rte_eth_dev_udp_tunnel_port_add(uint8_t port_id,
  *   - (-ENOTSUP) if hardware doesn't support tunnel type.
  */
 int
-rte_eth_dev_udp_tunnel_port_delete(uint8_t port_id,
+rte_eth_dev_udp_tunnel_port_delete(uint16_t port_id,
 				   struct rte_eth_udp_tunnel *tunnel_udp);
 
 /**
@@ -3890,7 +3889,8 @@  rte_eth_dev_udp_tunnel_port_delete(uint8_t port_id,
  *   - (-ENOTSUP) if hardware doesn't support this filter type.
  *   - (-ENODEV) if *port_id* invalid.
  */
-int rte_eth_dev_filter_supported(uint8_t port_id, enum rte_filter_type filter_type);
+int rte_eth_dev_filter_supported(uint16_t port_id,
+				 enum rte_filter_type filter_type);
 
 /**
  * Take operations to assigned filter type on an Ethernet device.
@@ -3910,7 +3910,7 @@  int rte_eth_dev_filter_supported(uint8_t port_id, enum rte_filter_type filter_ty
  *   - (-ENODEV) if *port_id* invalid.
  *   - others depends on the specific operations implementation.
  */
-int rte_eth_dev_filter_ctrl(uint8_t port_id, enum rte_filter_type filter_type,
+int rte_eth_dev_filter_ctrl(uint16_t port_id, enum rte_filter_type filter_type,
 			enum rte_filter_op filter_op, void *arg);
 
 /**
@@ -3925,7 +3925,7 @@  int rte_eth_dev_filter_ctrl(uint8_t port_id, enum rte_filter_type filter_type,
  *   - (-ENODEV) if port identifier is invalid.
  *   - (-ENOTSUP) if hardware doesn't support.
  */
-int rte_eth_dev_get_dcb_info(uint8_t port_id,
+int rte_eth_dev_get_dcb_info(uint16_t port_id,
 			     struct rte_eth_dcb_info *dcb_info);
 
 /**
@@ -3952,7 +3952,7 @@  int rte_eth_dev_get_dcb_info(uint8_t port_id,
  *   NULL on error.
  *   On success, a pointer value which can later be used to remove the callback.
  */
-void *rte_eth_add_rx_callback(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
+void *rte_eth_add_rx_callback(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
 		rte_rx_callback_fn fn, void *user_param);
 
 /**
@@ -3980,7 +3980,7 @@  void *rte_eth_add_rx_callback(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
  *   NULL on error.
  *   On success, a pointer value which can later be used to remove the callback.
  */
-void *rte_eth_add_first_rx_callback(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
+void *rte_eth_add_first_rx_callback(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
 		rte_rx_callback_fn fn, void *user_param);
 
 /**
@@ -4007,7 +4007,7 @@  void *rte_eth_add_first_rx_callback(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
  *   NULL on error.
  *   On success, a pointer value which can later be used to remove the callback.
  */
-void *rte_eth_add_tx_callback(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
+void *rte_eth_add_tx_callback(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
 		rte_tx_callback_fn fn, void *user_param);
 
 /**
@@ -4040,7 +4040,7 @@  void *rte_eth_add_tx_callback(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
  *   - -EINVAL:  The port_id or the queue_id is out of range, or the callback
  *               is NULL or not found for the port/queue.
  */
-int rte_eth_remove_rx_callback(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
+int rte_eth_remove_rx_callback(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
 		struct rte_eth_rxtx_callback *user_cb);
 
 /**
@@ -4073,7 +4073,7 @@  int rte_eth_remove_rx_callback(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
  *   - -EINVAL:  The port_id or the queue_id is out of range, or the callback
  *               is NULL or not found for the port/queue.
  */
-int rte_eth_remove_tx_callback(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
+int rte_eth_remove_tx_callback(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
 		struct rte_eth_rxtx_callback *user_cb);
 
 /**
@@ -4093,7 +4093,7 @@  int rte_eth_remove_tx_callback(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
  *   - -ENOTSUP: routine is not supported by the device PMD.
  *   - -EINVAL:  The port_id or the queue_id is out of range.
  */
-int rte_eth_rx_queue_info_get(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
+int rte_eth_rx_queue_info_get(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
 	struct rte_eth_rxq_info *qinfo);
 
 /**
@@ -4113,7 +4113,7 @@  int rte_eth_rx_queue_info_get(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
  *   - -ENOTSUP: routine is not supported by the device PMD.
  *   - -EINVAL:  The port_id or the queue_id is out of range.
  */
-int rte_eth_tx_queue_info_get(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
+int rte_eth_tx_queue_info_get(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
 	struct rte_eth_txq_info *qinfo);
 
 /**
@@ -4132,7 +4132,7 @@  int rte_eth_tx_queue_info_get(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
  *   - (-ENODEV) if *port_id* invalid.
  *   - others depends on the specific operations implementation.
  */
-int rte_eth_dev_get_reg_info(uint8_t port_id, struct rte_dev_reg_info *info);
+int rte_eth_dev_get_reg_info(uint16_t port_id, struct rte_dev_reg_info *info);
 
 /**
  * Retrieve size of device EEPROM
@@ -4145,7 +4145,7 @@  int rte_eth_dev_get_reg_info(uint8_t port_id, struct rte_dev_reg_info *info);
  *   - (-ENODEV) if *port_id* invalid.
  *   - others depends on the specific operations implementation.
  */
-int rte_eth_dev_get_eeprom_length(uint8_t port_id);
+int rte_eth_dev_get_eeprom_length(uint16_t port_id);
 
 /**
  * Retrieve EEPROM and EEPROM attribute
@@ -4161,7 +4161,7 @@  int rte_eth_dev_get_eeprom_length(uint8_t port_id);
  *   - (-ENODEV) if *port_id* invalid.
  *   - others depends on the specific operations implementation.
  */
-int rte_eth_dev_get_eeprom(uint8_t port_id, struct rte_dev_eeprom_info *info);
+int rte_eth_dev_get_eeprom(uint16_t port_id, struct rte_dev_eeprom_info *info);
 
 /**
  * Program EEPROM with provided data
@@ -4177,7 +4177,7 @@  int rte_eth_dev_get_eeprom(uint8_t port_id, struct rte_dev_eeprom_info *info);
  *   - (-ENODEV) if *port_id* invalid.
  *   - others depends on the specific operations implementation.
  */
-int rte_eth_dev_set_eeprom(uint8_t port_id, struct rte_dev_eeprom_info *info);
+int rte_eth_dev_set_eeprom(uint16_t port_id, struct rte_dev_eeprom_info *info);
 
 /**
  * Set the list of multicast addresses to filter on an Ethernet device.
@@ -4196,7 +4196,7 @@  int rte_eth_dev_set_eeprom(uint8_t port_id, struct rte_dev_eeprom_info *info);
  *   - (-ENOTSUP) if PMD of *port_id* doesn't support multicast filtering.
  *   - (-ENOSPC) if *port_id* has not enough multicast filtering resources.
  */
-int rte_eth_dev_set_mc_addr_list(uint8_t port_id,
+int rte_eth_dev_set_mc_addr_list(uint16_t port_id,
 				 struct ether_addr *mc_addr_set,
 				 uint32_t nb_mc_addr);
 
@@ -4211,7 +4211,7 @@  int rte_eth_dev_set_mc_addr_list(uint8_t port_id,
  *   - -ENODEV: The port ID is invalid.
  *   - -ENOTSUP: The function is not supported by the Ethernet driver.
  */
-int rte_eth_timesync_enable(uint8_t port_id);
+int rte_eth_timesync_enable(uint16_t port_id);
 
 /**
  * Disable IEEE1588/802.1AS timestamping for an Ethernet device.
@@ -4224,7 +4224,7 @@  int rte_eth_timesync_enable(uint8_t port_id);
  *   - -ENODEV: The port ID is invalid.
  *   - -ENOTSUP: The function is not supported by the Ethernet driver.
  */
-int rte_eth_timesync_disable(uint8_t port_id);
+int rte_eth_timesync_disable(uint16_t port_id);
 
 /**
  * Read an IEEE1588/802.1AS RX timestamp from an Ethernet device.
@@ -4243,7 +4243,7 @@  int rte_eth_timesync_disable(uint8_t port_id);
  *   - -ENODEV: The port ID is invalid.
  *   - -ENOTSUP: The function is not supported by the Ethernet driver.
  */
-int rte_eth_timesync_read_rx_timestamp(uint8_t port_id,
+int rte_eth_timesync_read_rx_timestamp(uint16_t port_id,
 		struct timespec *timestamp, uint32_t flags);
 
 /**
@@ -4260,7 +4260,7 @@  int rte_eth_timesync_read_rx_timestamp(uint8_t port_id,
  *   - -ENODEV: The port ID is invalid.
  *   - -ENOTSUP: The function is not supported by the Ethernet driver.
  */
-int rte_eth_timesync_read_tx_timestamp(uint8_t port_id,
+int rte_eth_timesync_read_tx_timestamp(uint16_t port_id,
 		struct timespec *timestamp);
 
 /**
@@ -4279,7 +4279,7 @@  int rte_eth_timesync_read_tx_timestamp(uint8_t port_id,
  *   - -ENODEV: The port ID is invalid.
  *   - -ENOTSUP: The function is not supported by the Ethernet driver.
  */
-int rte_eth_timesync_adjust_time(uint8_t port_id, int64_t delta);
+int rte_eth_timesync_adjust_time(uint16_t port_id, int64_t delta);
 
 /**
  * Read the time from the timesync clock on an Ethernet device.
@@ -4295,7 +4295,7 @@  int rte_eth_timesync_adjust_time(uint8_t port_id, int64_t delta);
  * @return
  *   - 0: Success.
  */
-int rte_eth_timesync_read_time(uint8_t port_id, struct timespec *time);
+int rte_eth_timesync_read_time(uint16_t port_id, struct timespec *time);
 
 /**
  * Set the time of the timesync clock on an Ethernet device.
@@ -4314,7 +4314,7 @@  int rte_eth_timesync_read_time(uint8_t port_id, struct timespec *time);
  *   - -ENODEV: The port ID is invalid.
  *   - -ENOTSUP: The function is not supported by the Ethernet driver.
  */
-int rte_eth_timesync_write_time(uint8_t port_id, const struct timespec *time);
+int rte_eth_timesync_write_time(uint16_t port_id, const struct timespec *time);
 
 /**
  * Create memzone for HW rings.
@@ -4355,7 +4355,7 @@  rte_eth_dma_zone_reserve(const struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev, const char *name,
  *   - (-ENOTSUP) if hardware doesn't support tunnel type.
  */
 int
-rte_eth_dev_l2_tunnel_eth_type_conf(uint8_t port_id,
+rte_eth_dev_l2_tunnel_eth_type_conf(uint16_t port_id,
 				    struct rte_eth_l2_tunnel_conf *l2_tunnel);
 
 /**
@@ -4382,7 +4382,7 @@  rte_eth_dev_l2_tunnel_eth_type_conf(uint8_t port_id,
  *   - (-ENOTSUP) if hardware doesn't support tunnel type.
  */
 int
-rte_eth_dev_l2_tunnel_offload_set(uint8_t port_id,
+rte_eth_dev_l2_tunnel_offload_set(uint16_t port_id,
 				  struct rte_eth_l2_tunnel_conf *l2_tunnel,
 				  uint32_t mask,
 				  uint8_t en);
@@ -4400,7 +4400,7 @@  rte_eth_dev_l2_tunnel_offload_set(uint8_t port_id,
 *   - (-ENODEV or -EINVAL) on failure.
 */
 int
-rte_eth_dev_get_port_by_name(const char *name, uint8_t *port_id);
+rte_eth_dev_get_port_by_name(const char *name, uint16_t *port_id);
 
 /**
 * Get the device name from port id
@@ -4414,7 +4414,7 @@  rte_eth_dev_get_port_by_name(const char *name, uint8_t *port_id);
 *   - (-EINVAL) on failure.
 */
 int
-rte_eth_dev_get_name_by_port(uint8_t port_id, char *name);
+rte_eth_dev_get_name_by_port(uint16_t port_id, char *name);
 
 /**
  * Check that numbers of Rx and Tx descriptors satisfy descriptors limits from
@@ -4432,7 +4432,7 @@  rte_eth_dev_get_name_by_port(uint8_t port_id, char *name);
  *   - (0) if successful.
  *   - (-ENOTSUP, -ENODEV or -EINVAL) on failure.
  */
-int rte_eth_dev_adjust_nb_rx_tx_desc(uint8_t port_id,
+int rte_eth_dev_adjust_nb_rx_tx_desc(uint16_t port_id,
 				     uint16_t *nb_rx_desc,
 				     uint16_t *nb_tx_desc);
 
diff --git a/lib/librte_ether/rte_tm.c b/lib/librte_ether/rte_tm.c
index 71679650e..ceac34115 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ether/rte_tm.c
+++ b/lib/librte_ether/rte_tm.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ 
 
 /* Get generic traffic manager operations structure from a port. */
 const struct rte_tm_ops *
-rte_tm_ops_get(uint8_t port_id, struct rte_tm_error *error)
+rte_tm_ops_get(uint16_t port_id, struct rte_tm_error *error)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev = &rte_eth_devices[port_id];
 	const struct rte_tm_ops *ops;
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@  rte_tm_ops_get(uint8_t port_id, struct rte_tm_error *error)
 
 /* Get number of leaf nodes */
 int
-rte_tm_get_number_of_leaf_nodes(uint8_t port_id,
+rte_tm_get_number_of_leaf_nodes(uint16_t port_id,
 	uint32_t *n_leaf_nodes,
 	struct rte_tm_error *error)
 {
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@  rte_tm_get_number_of_leaf_nodes(uint8_t port_id,
 
 /* Check node type (leaf or non-leaf) */
 int
-rte_tm_node_type_get(uint8_t port_id,
+rte_tm_node_type_get(uint16_t port_id,
 	uint32_t node_id,
 	int *is_leaf,
 	struct rte_tm_error *error)
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@  rte_tm_node_type_get(uint8_t port_id,
 }
 
 /* Get capabilities */
-int rte_tm_capabilities_get(uint8_t port_id,
+int rte_tm_capabilities_get(uint16_t port_id,
 	struct rte_tm_capabilities *cap,
 	struct rte_tm_error *error)
 {
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@  int rte_tm_capabilities_get(uint8_t port_id,
 }
 
 /* Get level capabilities */
-int rte_tm_level_capabilities_get(uint8_t port_id,
+int rte_tm_level_capabilities_get(uint16_t port_id,
 	uint32_t level_id,
 	struct rte_tm_level_capabilities *cap,
 	struct rte_tm_error *error)
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@  int rte_tm_level_capabilities_get(uint8_t port_id,
 }
 
 /* Get node capabilities */
-int rte_tm_node_capabilities_get(uint8_t port_id,
+int rte_tm_node_capabilities_get(uint16_t port_id,
 	uint32_t node_id,
 	struct rte_tm_node_capabilities *cap,
 	struct rte_tm_error *error)
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@  int rte_tm_node_capabilities_get(uint8_t port_id,
 }
 
 /* Add WRED profile */
-int rte_tm_wred_profile_add(uint8_t port_id,
+int rte_tm_wred_profile_add(uint16_t port_id,
 	uint32_t wred_profile_id,
 	struct rte_tm_wred_params *profile,
 	struct rte_tm_error *error)
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@  int rte_tm_wred_profile_add(uint8_t port_id,
 }
 
 /* Delete WRED profile */
-int rte_tm_wred_profile_delete(uint8_t port_id,
+int rte_tm_wred_profile_delete(uint16_t port_id,
 	uint32_t wred_profile_id,
 	struct rte_tm_error *error)
 {
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@  int rte_tm_wred_profile_delete(uint8_t port_id,
 }
 
 /* Add/update shared WRED context */
-int rte_tm_shared_wred_context_add_update(uint8_t port_id,
+int rte_tm_shared_wred_context_add_update(uint16_t port_id,
 	uint32_t shared_wred_context_id,
 	uint32_t wred_profile_id,
 	struct rte_tm_error *error)
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@  int rte_tm_shared_wred_context_add_update(uint8_t port_id,
 }
 
 /* Delete shared WRED context */
-int rte_tm_shared_wred_context_delete(uint8_t port_id,
+int rte_tm_shared_wred_context_delete(uint16_t port_id,
 	uint32_t shared_wred_context_id,
 	struct rte_tm_error *error)
 {
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@  int rte_tm_shared_wred_context_delete(uint8_t port_id,
 }
 
 /* Add shaper profile */
-int rte_tm_shaper_profile_add(uint8_t port_id,
+int rte_tm_shaper_profile_add(uint16_t port_id,
 	uint32_t shaper_profile_id,
 	struct rte_tm_shaper_params *profile,
 	struct rte_tm_error *error)
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@  int rte_tm_shaper_profile_add(uint8_t port_id,
 }
 
 /* Delete WRED profile */
-int rte_tm_shaper_profile_delete(uint8_t port_id,
+int rte_tm_shaper_profile_delete(uint16_t port_id,
 	uint32_t shaper_profile_id,
 	struct rte_tm_error *error)
 {
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@  int rte_tm_shaper_profile_delete(uint8_t port_id,
 }
 
 /* Add shared shaper */
-int rte_tm_shared_shaper_add_update(uint8_t port_id,
+int rte_tm_shared_shaper_add_update(uint16_t port_id,
 	uint32_t shared_shaper_id,
 	uint32_t shaper_profile_id,
 	struct rte_tm_error *error)
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@  int rte_tm_shared_shaper_add_update(uint8_t port_id,
 }
 
 /* Delete shared shaper */
-int rte_tm_shared_shaper_delete(uint8_t port_id,
+int rte_tm_shared_shaper_delete(uint16_t port_id,
 	uint32_t shared_shaper_id,
 	struct rte_tm_error *error)
 {
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@  int rte_tm_shared_shaper_delete(uint8_t port_id,
 }
 
 /* Add node to port traffic manager hierarchy */
-int rte_tm_node_add(uint8_t port_id,
+int rte_tm_node_add(uint16_t port_id,
 	uint32_t node_id,
 	uint32_t parent_node_id,
 	uint32_t priority,
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@  int rte_tm_node_add(uint8_t port_id,
 }
 
 /* Delete node from traffic manager hierarchy */
-int rte_tm_node_delete(uint8_t port_id,
+int rte_tm_node_delete(uint16_t port_id,
 	uint32_t node_id,
 	struct rte_tm_error *error)
 {
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@  int rte_tm_node_delete(uint8_t port_id,
 }
 
 /* Suspend node */
-int rte_tm_node_suspend(uint8_t port_id,
+int rte_tm_node_suspend(uint16_t port_id,
 	uint32_t node_id,
 	struct rte_tm_error *error)
 {
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@  int rte_tm_node_suspend(uint8_t port_id,
 }
 
 /* Resume node */
-int rte_tm_node_resume(uint8_t port_id,
+int rte_tm_node_resume(uint16_t port_id,
 	uint32_t node_id,
 	struct rte_tm_error *error)
 {
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@  int rte_tm_node_resume(uint8_t port_id,
 }
 
 /* Commit the initial port traffic manager hierarchy */
-int rte_tm_hierarchy_commit(uint8_t port_id,
+int rte_tm_hierarchy_commit(uint16_t port_id,
 	int clear_on_fail,
 	struct rte_tm_error *error)
 {
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@  int rte_tm_hierarchy_commit(uint8_t port_id,
 }
 
 /* Update node parent  */
-int rte_tm_node_parent_update(uint8_t port_id,
+int rte_tm_node_parent_update(uint16_t port_id,
 	uint32_t node_id,
 	uint32_t parent_node_id,
 	uint32_t priority,
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@  int rte_tm_node_parent_update(uint8_t port_id,
 }
 
 /* Update node private shaper */
-int rte_tm_node_shaper_update(uint8_t port_id,
+int rte_tm_node_shaper_update(uint16_t port_id,
 	uint32_t node_id,
 	uint32_t shaper_profile_id,
 	struct rte_tm_error *error)
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@  int rte_tm_node_shaper_update(uint8_t port_id,
 }
 
 /* Update node shared shapers */
-int rte_tm_node_shared_shaper_update(uint8_t port_id,
+int rte_tm_node_shared_shaper_update(uint16_t port_id,
 	uint32_t node_id,
 	uint32_t shared_shaper_id,
 	int add,
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@  int rte_tm_node_shared_shaper_update(uint8_t port_id,
 }
 
 /* Update node stats */
-int rte_tm_node_stats_update(uint8_t port_id,
+int rte_tm_node_stats_update(uint16_t port_id,
 	uint32_t node_id,
 	uint64_t stats_mask,
 	struct rte_tm_error *error)
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@  int rte_tm_node_stats_update(uint8_t port_id,
 }
 
 /* Update WFQ weight mode */
-int rte_tm_node_wfq_weight_mode_update(uint8_t port_id,
+int rte_tm_node_wfq_weight_mode_update(uint16_t port_id,
 	uint32_t node_id,
 	int *wfq_weight_mode,
 	uint32_t n_sp_priorities,
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@  int rte_tm_node_wfq_weight_mode_update(uint8_t port_id,
 }
 
 /* Update node congestion management mode */
-int rte_tm_node_cman_update(uint8_t port_id,
+int rte_tm_node_cman_update(uint16_t port_id,
 	uint32_t node_id,
 	enum rte_tm_cman_mode cman,
 	struct rte_tm_error *error)
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@  int rte_tm_node_cman_update(uint8_t port_id,
 }
 
 /* Update node private WRED context */
-int rte_tm_node_wred_context_update(uint8_t port_id,
+int rte_tm_node_wred_context_update(uint16_t port_id,
 	uint32_t node_id,
 	uint32_t wred_profile_id,
 	struct rte_tm_error *error)
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@  int rte_tm_node_wred_context_update(uint8_t port_id,
 }
 
 /* Update node shared WRED context */
-int rte_tm_node_shared_wred_context_update(uint8_t port_id,
+int rte_tm_node_shared_wred_context_update(uint16_t port_id,
 	uint32_t node_id,
 	uint32_t shared_wred_context_id,
 	int add,
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@  int rte_tm_node_shared_wred_context_update(uint8_t port_id,
 }
 
 /* Read and/or clear stats counters for specific node */
-int rte_tm_node_stats_read(uint8_t port_id,
+int rte_tm_node_stats_read(uint16_t port_id,
 	uint32_t node_id,
 	struct rte_tm_node_stats *stats,
 	uint64_t *stats_mask,
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@  int rte_tm_node_stats_read(uint8_t port_id,
 }
 
 /* Packet marking - VLAN DEI */
-int rte_tm_mark_vlan_dei(uint8_t port_id,
+int rte_tm_mark_vlan_dei(uint16_t port_id,
 	int mark_green,
 	int mark_yellow,
 	int mark_red,
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@  int rte_tm_mark_vlan_dei(uint8_t port_id,
 }
 
 /* Packet marking - IPv4/IPv6 ECN */
-int rte_tm_mark_ip_ecn(uint8_t port_id,
+int rte_tm_mark_ip_ecn(uint16_t port_id,
 	int mark_green,
 	int mark_yellow,
 	int mark_red,
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@  int rte_tm_mark_ip_ecn(uint8_t port_id,
 }
 
 /* Packet marking - IPv4/IPv6 DSCP */
-int rte_tm_mark_ip_dscp(uint8_t port_id,
+int rte_tm_mark_ip_dscp(uint16_t port_id,
 	int mark_green,
 	int mark_yellow,
 	int mark_red,
diff --git a/lib/librte_ether/rte_tm.h b/lib/librte_ether/rte_tm.h
index ebbfa1eec..2b25a8715 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ether/rte_tm.h
+++ b/lib/librte_ether/rte_tm.h
@@ -1040,7 +1040,7 @@  struct rte_tm_error {
  *   0 on success, non-zero error code otherwise.
  */
 int
-rte_tm_get_number_of_leaf_nodes(uint8_t port_id,
+rte_tm_get_number_of_leaf_nodes(uint16_t port_id,
 	uint32_t *n_leaf_nodes,
 	struct rte_tm_error *error);
 
@@ -1064,7 +1064,7 @@  rte_tm_get_number_of_leaf_nodes(uint8_t port_id,
  *   0 on success, non-zero error code otherwise.
  */
 int
-rte_tm_node_type_get(uint8_t port_id,
+rte_tm_node_type_get(uint16_t port_id,
 	uint32_t node_id,
 	int *is_leaf,
 	struct rte_tm_error *error);
@@ -1082,7 +1082,7 @@  rte_tm_node_type_get(uint8_t port_id,
  *   0 on success, non-zero error code otherwise.
  */
 int
-rte_tm_capabilities_get(uint8_t port_id,
+rte_tm_capabilities_get(uint16_t port_id,
 	struct rte_tm_capabilities *cap,
 	struct rte_tm_error *error);
 
@@ -1102,7 +1102,7 @@  rte_tm_capabilities_get(uint8_t port_id,
  *   0 on success, non-zero error code otherwise.
  */
 int
-rte_tm_level_capabilities_get(uint8_t port_id,
+rte_tm_level_capabilities_get(uint16_t port_id,
 	uint32_t level_id,
 	struct rte_tm_level_capabilities *cap,
 	struct rte_tm_error *error);
@@ -1122,7 +1122,7 @@  rte_tm_level_capabilities_get(uint8_t port_id,
  *   0 on success, non-zero error code otherwise.
  */
 int
-rte_tm_node_capabilities_get(uint8_t port_id,
+rte_tm_node_capabilities_get(uint16_t port_id,
 	uint32_t node_id,
 	struct rte_tm_node_capabilities *cap,
 	struct rte_tm_error *error);
@@ -1147,7 +1147,7 @@  rte_tm_node_capabilities_get(uint8_t port_id,
  * @see struct rte_tm_capabilities::cman_wred_context_n_max
  */
 int
-rte_tm_wred_profile_add(uint8_t port_id,
+rte_tm_wred_profile_add(uint16_t port_id,
 	uint32_t wred_profile_id,
 	struct rte_tm_wred_params *profile,
 	struct rte_tm_error *error);
@@ -1170,7 +1170,7 @@  rte_tm_wred_profile_add(uint8_t port_id,
  * @see struct rte_tm_capabilities::cman_wred_context_n_max
  */
 int
-rte_tm_wred_profile_delete(uint8_t port_id,
+rte_tm_wred_profile_delete(uint16_t port_id,
 	uint32_t wred_profile_id,
 	struct rte_tm_error *error);
 
@@ -1201,7 +1201,7 @@  rte_tm_wred_profile_delete(uint8_t port_id,
  * @see struct rte_tm_capabilities::cman_wred_context_shared_n_max
  */
 int
-rte_tm_shared_wred_context_add_update(uint8_t port_id,
+rte_tm_shared_wred_context_add_update(uint16_t port_id,
 	uint32_t shared_wred_context_id,
 	uint32_t wred_profile_id,
 	struct rte_tm_error *error);
@@ -1225,7 +1225,7 @@  rte_tm_shared_wred_context_add_update(uint8_t port_id,
  * @see struct rte_tm_capabilities::cman_wred_context_shared_n_max
  */
 int
-rte_tm_shared_wred_context_delete(uint8_t port_id,
+rte_tm_shared_wred_context_delete(uint16_t port_id,
 	uint32_t shared_wred_context_id,
 	struct rte_tm_error *error);
 
@@ -1249,7 +1249,7 @@  rte_tm_shared_wred_context_delete(uint8_t port_id,
  * @see struct rte_tm_capabilities::shaper_n_max
  */
 int
-rte_tm_shaper_profile_add(uint8_t port_id,
+rte_tm_shaper_profile_add(uint16_t port_id,
 	uint32_t shaper_profile_id,
 	struct rte_tm_shaper_params *profile,
 	struct rte_tm_error *error);
@@ -1272,7 +1272,7 @@  rte_tm_shaper_profile_add(uint8_t port_id,
  * @see struct rte_tm_capabilities::shaper_n_max
  */
 int
-rte_tm_shaper_profile_delete(uint8_t port_id,
+rte_tm_shaper_profile_delete(uint16_t port_id,
 	uint32_t shaper_profile_id,
 	struct rte_tm_error *error);
 
@@ -1301,7 +1301,7 @@  rte_tm_shaper_profile_delete(uint8_t port_id,
  * @see struct rte_tm_capabilities::shaper_shared_n_max
  */
 int
-rte_tm_shared_shaper_add_update(uint8_t port_id,
+rte_tm_shared_shaper_add_update(uint16_t port_id,
 	uint32_t shared_shaper_id,
 	uint32_t shaper_profile_id,
 	struct rte_tm_error *error);
@@ -1324,7 +1324,7 @@  rte_tm_shared_shaper_add_update(uint8_t port_id,
  * @see struct rte_tm_capabilities::shaper_shared_n_max
  */
 int
-rte_tm_shared_shaper_delete(uint8_t port_id,
+rte_tm_shared_shaper_delete(uint16_t port_id,
 	uint32_t shared_shaper_id,
 	struct rte_tm_error *error);
 
@@ -1392,7 +1392,7 @@  rte_tm_shared_shaper_delete(uint8_t port_id,
  * @see struct rte_tm_capabilities
  */
 int
-rte_tm_node_add(uint8_t port_id,
+rte_tm_node_add(uint16_t port_id,
 	uint32_t node_id,
 	uint32_t parent_node_id,
 	uint32_t priority,
@@ -1425,7 +1425,7 @@  rte_tm_node_add(uint8_t port_id,
  * @see RTE_TM_UPDATE_NODE_ADD_DELETE
  */
 int
-rte_tm_node_delete(uint8_t port_id,
+rte_tm_node_delete(uint16_t port_id,
 	uint32_t node_id,
 	struct rte_tm_error *error);
 
@@ -1449,7 +1449,7 @@  rte_tm_node_delete(uint8_t port_id,
  * @see RTE_TM_UPDATE_NODE_SUSPEND_RESUME
  */
 int
-rte_tm_node_suspend(uint8_t port_id,
+rte_tm_node_suspend(uint16_t port_id,
 	uint32_t node_id,
 	struct rte_tm_error *error);
 
@@ -1472,7 +1472,7 @@  rte_tm_node_suspend(uint8_t port_id,
  * @see RTE_TM_UPDATE_NODE_SUSPEND_RESUME
  */
 int
-rte_tm_node_resume(uint8_t port_id,
+rte_tm_node_resume(uint16_t port_id,
 	uint32_t node_id,
 	struct rte_tm_error *error);
 
@@ -1513,7 +1513,7 @@  rte_tm_node_resume(uint8_t port_id,
  * @see rte_tm_node_delete()
  */
 int
-rte_tm_hierarchy_commit(uint8_t port_id,
+rte_tm_hierarchy_commit(uint16_t port_id,
 	int clear_on_fail,
 	struct rte_tm_error *error);
 
@@ -1549,7 +1549,7 @@  rte_tm_hierarchy_commit(uint8_t port_id,
  * @see RTE_TM_UPDATE_NODE_PARENT_CHANGE_LEVEL
  */
 int
-rte_tm_node_parent_update(uint8_t port_id,
+rte_tm_node_parent_update(uint16_t port_id,
 	uint32_t node_id,
 	uint32_t parent_node_id,
 	uint32_t priority,
@@ -1578,7 +1578,7 @@  rte_tm_node_parent_update(uint8_t port_id,
  * @see struct rte_tm_capabilities::shaper_private_n_max
  */
 int
-rte_tm_node_shaper_update(uint8_t port_id,
+rte_tm_node_shaper_update(uint16_t port_id,
 	uint32_t node_id,
 	uint32_t shaper_profile_id,
 	struct rte_tm_error *error);
@@ -1605,7 +1605,7 @@  rte_tm_node_shaper_update(uint8_t port_id,
  * @see struct rte_tm_capabilities::shaper_shared_n_max
  */
 int
-rte_tm_node_shared_shaper_update(uint8_t port_id,
+rte_tm_node_shared_shaper_update(uint16_t port_id,
 	uint32_t node_id,
 	uint32_t shared_shaper_id,
 	int add,
@@ -1632,7 +1632,7 @@  rte_tm_node_shared_shaper_update(uint8_t port_id,
  * @see RTE_TM_UPDATE_NODE_STATS
  */
 int
-rte_tm_node_stats_update(uint8_t port_id,
+rte_tm_node_stats_update(uint16_t port_id,
 	uint32_t node_id,
 	uint64_t stats_mask,
 	struct rte_tm_error *error);
@@ -1660,7 +1660,7 @@  rte_tm_node_stats_update(uint8_t port_id,
  * @see RTE_TM_UPDATE_NODE_N_SP_PRIORITIES
  */
 int
-rte_tm_node_wfq_weight_mode_update(uint8_t port_id,
+rte_tm_node_wfq_weight_mode_update(uint16_t port_id,
 	uint32_t node_id,
 	int *wfq_weight_mode,
 	uint32_t n_sp_priorities,
@@ -1683,7 +1683,7 @@  rte_tm_node_wfq_weight_mode_update(uint8_t port_id,
  * @see RTE_TM_UPDATE_NODE_CMAN
  */
 int
-rte_tm_node_cman_update(uint8_t port_id,
+rte_tm_node_cman_update(uint16_t port_id,
 	uint32_t node_id,
 	enum rte_tm_cman_mode cman,
 	struct rte_tm_error *error);
@@ -1707,7 +1707,7 @@  rte_tm_node_cman_update(uint8_t port_id,
  * @see struct rte_tm_capabilities::cman_wred_context_private_n_max
 */
 int
-rte_tm_node_wred_context_update(uint8_t port_id,
+rte_tm_node_wred_context_update(uint16_t port_id,
 	uint32_t node_id,
 	uint32_t wred_profile_id,
 	struct rte_tm_error *error);
@@ -1732,7 +1732,7 @@  rte_tm_node_wred_context_update(uint8_t port_id,
  * @see struct rte_tm_capabilities::cman_wred_context_shared_n_max
  */
 int
-rte_tm_node_shared_wred_context_update(uint8_t port_id,
+rte_tm_node_shared_wred_context_update(uint16_t port_id,
 	uint32_t node_id,
 	uint32_t shared_wred_context_id,
 	int add,
@@ -1764,7 +1764,7 @@  rte_tm_node_shared_wred_context_update(uint8_t port_id,
  * @see enum rte_tm_stats_type
  */
 int
-rte_tm_node_stats_read(uint8_t port_id,
+rte_tm_node_stats_read(uint16_t port_id,
 	uint32_t node_id,
 	struct rte_tm_node_stats *stats,
 	uint64_t *stats_mask,
@@ -1801,7 +1801,7 @@  rte_tm_node_stats_read(uint8_t port_id,
  * @see struct rte_tm_capabilities::mark_vlan_dei_supported
  */
 int
-rte_tm_mark_vlan_dei(uint8_t port_id,
+rte_tm_mark_vlan_dei(uint16_t port_id,
 	int mark_green,
 	int mark_yellow,
 	int mark_red,
@@ -1851,7 +1851,7 @@  rte_tm_mark_vlan_dei(uint8_t port_id,
  * @see struct rte_tm_capabilities::mark_ip_ecn_sctp_supported
  */
 int
-rte_tm_mark_ip_ecn(uint8_t port_id,
+rte_tm_mark_ip_ecn(uint16_t port_id,
 	int mark_green,
 	int mark_yellow,
 	int mark_red,
@@ -1899,7 +1899,7 @@  rte_tm_mark_ip_ecn(uint8_t port_id,
  * @see struct rte_tm_capabilities::mark_ip_dscp_supported
  */
 int
-rte_tm_mark_ip_dscp(uint8_t port_id,
+rte_tm_mark_ip_dscp(uint16_t port_id,
 	int mark_green,
 	int mark_yellow,
 	int mark_red,
diff --git a/lib/librte_ether/rte_tm_driver.h b/lib/librte_ether/rte_tm_driver.h
index a5b698fe0..b2e8ccf80 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ether/rte_tm_driver.h
+++ b/lib/librte_ether/rte_tm_driver.h
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@  rte_tm_error_set(struct rte_tm_error *error,
  *   success, NULL otherwise.
  */
 const struct rte_tm_ops *
-rte_tm_ops_get(uint8_t port_id, struct rte_tm_error *error);
+rte_tm_ops_get(uint16_t port_id, struct rte_tm_error *error);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/lib/librte_latencystats/rte_latencystats.c b/lib/librte_latencystats/rte_latencystats.c
index ce029a12c..d59937bf9 100644
--- a/lib/librte_latencystats/rte_latencystats.c
+++ b/lib/librte_latencystats/rte_latencystats.c
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@  rte_latencystats_fill_values(struct rte_metric_value *values)
 }
 
 static uint16_t
-add_time_stamps(uint8_t pid __rte_unused,
+add_time_stamps(uint16_t pid __rte_unused,
 		uint16_t qid __rte_unused,
 		struct rte_mbuf **pkts,
 		uint16_t nb_pkts,
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@  add_time_stamps(uint8_t pid __rte_unused,
 }
 
 static uint16_t
-calc_latency(uint8_t pid __rte_unused,
+calc_latency(uint16_t pid __rte_unused,
 		uint16_t qid __rte_unused,
 		struct rte_mbuf **pkts,
 		uint16_t nb_pkts,
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@  rte_latencystats_init(uint64_t app_samp_intvl,
 		rte_latency_stats_flow_type_fn user_cb)
 {
 	unsigned int i;
-	uint8_t pid;
+	uint16_t pid;
 	uint16_t qid;
 	struct rxtx_cbs *cbs = NULL;
 	const uint8_t nb_ports = rte_eth_dev_count();
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@  rte_latencystats_init(uint64_t app_samp_intvl,
 int
 rte_latencystats_uninit(void)
 {
-	uint8_t pid;
+	uint16_t pid;
 	uint16_t qid;
 	int ret = 0;
 	struct rxtx_cbs *cbs = NULL;
diff --git a/lib/librte_pdump/rte_pdump.c b/lib/librte_pdump/rte_pdump.c
index 729e79a36..e6182d35c 100644
--- a/lib/librte_pdump/rte_pdump.c
+++ b/lib/librte_pdump/rte_pdump.c
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@  pdump_copy(struct rte_mbuf **pkts, uint16_t nb_pkts, void *user_params)
 }
 
 static uint16_t
-pdump_rx(uint8_t port __rte_unused, uint16_t qidx __rte_unused,
+pdump_rx(uint16_t port __rte_unused, uint16_t qidx __rte_unused,
 	struct rte_mbuf **pkts, uint16_t nb_pkts,
 	uint16_t max_pkts __rte_unused,
 	void *user_params)
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@  pdump_rx(uint8_t port __rte_unused, uint16_t qidx __rte_unused,
 }
 
 static uint16_t
-pdump_tx(uint8_t port __rte_unused, uint16_t qidx __rte_unused,
+pdump_tx(uint16_t port __rte_unused, uint16_t qidx __rte_unused,
 		struct rte_mbuf **pkts, uint16_t nb_pkts, void *user_params)
 {
 	pdump_copy(pkts, nb_pkts, user_params);
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@  pdump_tx(uint8_t port __rte_unused, uint16_t qidx __rte_unused,
 }
 
 static int
-pdump_regitser_rx_callbacks(uint16_t end_q, uint8_t port, uint16_t queue,
+pdump_regitser_rx_callbacks(uint16_t end_q, uint16_t port, uint16_t queue,
 				struct rte_ring *ring, struct rte_mempool *mp,
 				uint16_t operation)
 {
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@  pdump_regitser_rx_callbacks(uint16_t end_q, uint8_t port, uint16_t queue,
 }
 
 static int
-pdump_regitser_tx_callbacks(uint16_t end_q, uint8_t port, uint16_t queue,
+pdump_regitser_tx_callbacks(uint16_t end_q, uint16_t port, uint16_t queue,
 				struct rte_ring *ring, struct rte_mempool *mp,
 				uint16_t operation)
 {
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@  static int
 set_pdump_rxtx_cbs(struct pdump_request *p)
 {
 	uint16_t nb_rx_q = 0, nb_tx_q = 0, end_q, queue;
-	uint8_t port;
+	uint16_t port;
 	int ret = 0;
 	uint32_t flags;
 	uint16_t operation;
@@ -764,7 +764,7 @@  pdump_validate_flags(uint32_t flags)
 }
 
 static int
-pdump_validate_port(uint8_t port, char *name)
+pdump_validate_port(uint16_t port, char *name)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 
@@ -828,7 +828,7 @@  pdump_prepare_client_request(char *device, uint16_t queue,
 }
 
 int
-rte_pdump_enable(uint8_t port, uint16_t queue, uint32_t flags,
+rte_pdump_enable(uint16_t port, uint16_t queue, uint32_t flags,
 			struct rte_ring *ring,
 			struct rte_mempool *mp,
 			void *filter)
@@ -876,7 +876,7 @@  rte_pdump_enable_by_deviceid(char *device_id, uint16_t queue,
 }
 
 int
-rte_pdump_disable(uint8_t port, uint16_t queue, uint32_t flags)
+rte_pdump_disable(uint16_t port, uint16_t queue, uint32_t flags)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 	char name[DEVICE_ID_SIZE];
diff --git a/lib/librte_pdump/rte_pdump.h b/lib/librte_pdump/rte_pdump.h
index ba6e39b09..4ec0a106f 100644
--- a/lib/librte_pdump/rte_pdump.h
+++ b/lib/librte_pdump/rte_pdump.h
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@  rte_pdump_uninit(void);
  */
 
 int
-rte_pdump_enable(uint8_t port, uint16_t queue, uint32_t flags,
+rte_pdump_enable(uint16_t port, uint16_t queue, uint32_t flags,
 		struct rte_ring *ring,
 		struct rte_mempool *mp,
 		void *filter);
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@  rte_pdump_enable(uint8_t port, uint16_t queue, uint32_t flags,
  */
 
 int
-rte_pdump_disable(uint8_t port, uint16_t queue, uint32_t flags);
+rte_pdump_disable(uint16_t port, uint16_t queue, uint32_t flags);
 
 /**
  * Enables packet capturing on given device id and queue.
diff --git a/lib/librte_port/rte_port_ethdev.c b/lib/librte_port/rte_port_ethdev.c
index d5c5fba55..4ed10f276 100644
--- a/lib/librte_port/rte_port_ethdev.c
+++ b/lib/librte_port/rte_port_ethdev.c
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@  struct rte_port_ethdev_reader {
 	struct rte_port_in_stats stats;
 
 	uint16_t queue_id;
-	uint8_t port_id;
+	uint16_t port_id;
 };
 
 static void *
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@  struct rte_port_ethdev_writer {
 	uint16_t tx_buf_count;
 	uint64_t bsz_mask;
 	uint16_t queue_id;
-	uint8_t port_id;
+	uint16_t port_id;
 };
 
 static void *
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@  struct rte_port_ethdev_writer_nodrop {
 	uint64_t bsz_mask;
 	uint64_t n_retries;
 	uint16_t queue_id;
-	uint8_t port_id;
+	uint16_t port_id;
 };
 
 static void *
diff --git a/lib/librte_port/rte_port_ethdev.h b/lib/librte_port/rte_port_ethdev.h
index 201a79e41..f5ed9ab2d 100644
--- a/lib/librte_port/rte_port_ethdev.h
+++ b/lib/librte_port/rte_port_ethdev.h
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@  extern "C" {
 /** ethdev_reader port parameters */
 struct rte_port_ethdev_reader_params {
 	/** NIC RX port ID */
-	uint8_t port_id;
+	uint16_t port_id;
 
 	/** NIC RX queue ID */
 	uint16_t queue_id;
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@  extern struct rte_port_in_ops rte_port_ethdev_reader_ops;
 /** ethdev_writer port parameters */
 struct rte_port_ethdev_writer_params {
 	/** NIC RX port ID */
-	uint8_t port_id;
+	uint16_t port_id;
 
 	/** NIC RX queue ID */
 	uint16_t queue_id;
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@  extern struct rte_port_out_ops rte_port_ethdev_writer_ops;
 /** ethdev_writer_nodrop port parameters */
 struct rte_port_ethdev_writer_nodrop_params {
 	/** NIC RX port ID */
-	uint8_t port_id;
+	uint16_t port_id;
 
 	/** NIC RX queue ID */
 	uint16_t queue_id;