diff --git a/dpdk/dpdk-18.08_patches/0001-net-mlx5-support-externally-allocated-mempool.patch b/dpdk/dpdk-18.08_patches/0001-net-mlx5-support-externally-allocated-mempool.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..87c9cf9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dpdk/dpdk-18.08_patches/0001-net-mlx5-support-externally-allocated-mempool.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,270 @@
+From bd42c77c457146bede32333558b4e0414b30683e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Yongseok Koh <yskoh@mellanox.com>
+Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2018 16:46:49 -0700
+Subject: [PATCH] net/mlx5: support externally allocated mempool
+
+When MLX PMD registers memory for DMA, it accesses the global memseg list
+of DPDK to maximize the range of registration so that LKey search can be
+more efficient. Granularity of MR registration is per page.
+
+Externally allocated memory shouldn't be used for DMA because it can't be
+searched in the memseg list and free event can't be tracked by DPDK.
+However, if the external memory is static (allocated on startup and never
+freed), such memory can also be registered by little tweak in the code.
+
+Signed-off-by: Yongseok Koh <yskoh@mellanox.com>
+---
+ drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_mr.c   | 155 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+ drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx.h |  35 +++++++++-
+ 2 files changed, 189 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_mr.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_mr.c
+index 08105a443..876622e91 100644
+--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_mr.c
++++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_mr.c
+@@ -277,6 +277,23 @@ mr_find_next_chunk(struct mlx5_mr *mr, struct mlx5_mr_cache *entry,
+ 	uintptr_t end = 0;
+ 	uint32_t idx = 0;
+ 
++	/* MR for external memory doesn't have memseg list. */
++	if (mr->msl == NULL) {
++		struct ibv_mr *ibv_mr = mr->ibv_mr;
++
++		assert(mr->ms_bmp_n == 1);
++		assert(mr->ms_n == 1);
++		assert(base_idx == 0);
++		/*
++		 * Can't search it from memseg list but get it directly from
++		 * verbs MR as there's only one chunk.
++		 */
++		entry->start = (uintptr_t)ibv_mr->addr;
++		entry->end = (uintptr_t)ibv_mr->addr + mr->ibv_mr->length;
++		entry->lkey = rte_cpu_to_be_32(mr->ibv_mr->lkey);
++		/* Returning 1 ends iteration. */
++		return 1;
++	}
+ 	for (idx = base_idx; idx < mr->ms_bmp_n; ++idx) {
+ 		if (rte_bitmap_get(mr->ms_bmp, idx)) {
+ 			const struct rte_memseg_list *msl;
+@@ -818,6 +835,7 @@ mlx5_mr_mem_event_free_cb(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, const void *addr, size_t len)
+ 		mr = mr_lookup_dev_list(dev, &entry, start);
+ 		if (mr == NULL)
+ 			continue;
++		assert(mr->msl); /* Can't be external memory. */
+ 		ms = rte_mem_virt2memseg((void *)start, msl);
+ 		assert(ms != NULL);
+ 		assert(msl->page_sz == ms->hugepage_sz);
+@@ -1070,6 +1088,139 @@ mlx5_mr_flush_local_cache(struct mlx5_mr_ctrl *mr_ctrl)
+ 		(void *)mr_ctrl, mr_ctrl->cur_gen);
+ }
+ 
++/**
++ * Called during rte_mempool_mem_iter() by mlx5_mr_update_ext_mp().
++ *
++ * Externally allocated chunk is registered and a MR is created for the chunk.
++ * The MR object is added to the global list. If memseg list of a MR object
++ * (mr->msl) is null, the MR object can be regarded as externally allocated
++ * memory.
++ *
++ * Once external memory is registered, it should be static. If the memory is
++ * freed and the virtual address range has different physical memory mapped
++ * again, it may cause crash on device due to the wrong translation entry. PMD
++ * can't track the free event of the external memory for now.
++ */
++static void
++mlx5_mr_update_ext_mp_cb(struct rte_mempool *mp, void *opaque,
++			 struct rte_mempool_memhdr *memhdr,
++			 unsigned mem_idx __rte_unused)
++{
++	struct mr_update_mp_data *data = opaque;
++	struct rte_eth_dev *dev = data->dev;
++	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
++	struct mlx5_mr_ctrl *mr_ctrl = data->mr_ctrl;
++	struct mlx5_mr *mr = NULL;
++	uintptr_t addr = (uintptr_t)memhdr->addr;
++	size_t len = memhdr->len;
++	struct mlx5_mr_cache entry;
++	uint32_t lkey;
++
++	/* If already registered, it should return. */
++	rte_rwlock_read_lock(&priv->mr.rwlock);
++	lkey = mr_lookup_dev(dev, &entry, addr);
++	rte_rwlock_read_unlock(&priv->mr.rwlock);
++	if (lkey != UINT32_MAX)
++		return;
++	mr = rte_zmalloc_socket(NULL,
++				RTE_ALIGN_CEIL(sizeof(*mr),
++					       RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE),
++				RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE, mp->socket_id);
++	if (mr == NULL) {
++		DRV_LOG(WARNING,
++			"port %u unable to allocate memory for a new MR of"
++			" mempool (%s).",
++			dev->data->port_id, mp->name);
++		data->ret = -1;
++		return;
++	}
++	DRV_LOG(DEBUG, "port %u register MR for chunk #%d of mempool (%s)",
++		dev->data->port_id, mem_idx, mp->name);
++	mr->ibv_mr = mlx5_glue->reg_mr(priv->pd, (void *)addr, len,
++				       IBV_ACCESS_LOCAL_WRITE);
++	if (mr->ibv_mr == NULL) {
++		DRV_LOG(WARNING,
++			"port %u fail to create a verbs MR for address (%p)",
++			dev->data->port_id, (void *)addr);
++		rte_free(mr);
++		data->ret = -1;
++		return;
++	}
++	mr->msl = NULL; /* Mark it is external memory. */
++	mr->ms_bmp = NULL;
++	mr->ms_n = 1;
++	mr->ms_bmp_n = 1;
++	rte_rwlock_write_lock(&priv->mr.rwlock);
++	LIST_INSERT_HEAD(&priv->mr.mr_list, mr, mr);
++	DRV_LOG(DEBUG,
++		"port %u MR CREATED (%p) for external memory %p:\n"
++		"  [0x%" PRIxPTR ", 0x%" PRIxPTR "),"
++		" lkey=0x%x base_idx=%u ms_n=%u, ms_bmp_n=%u",
++		dev->data->port_id, (void *)mr, (void *)addr,
++		addr, addr + len, rte_cpu_to_be_32(mr->ibv_mr->lkey),
++		mr->ms_base_idx, mr->ms_n, mr->ms_bmp_n);
++	/* Insert to the global cache table. */
++	mr_insert_dev_cache(dev, mr);
++	rte_rwlock_write_unlock(&priv->mr.rwlock);
++	/* Insert to the local cache table */
++	mlx5_mr_addr2mr_bh(dev, mr_ctrl, addr);
++}
++
++/**
++ * Register MR for entire memory chunks in a Mempool having externally allocated
++ * memory and fill in local cache.
++ *
++ * @param dev
++ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
++ * @param mr_ctrl
++ *   Pointer to per-queue MR control structure.
++ * @param mp
++ *   Pointer to registering Mempool.
++ *
++ * @return
++ *   0 on success, -1 on failure.
++ */
++static uint32_t
++mlx5_mr_update_ext_mp(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct mlx5_mr_ctrl *mr_ctrl,
++		      struct rte_mempool *mp)
++{
++	struct mr_update_mp_data data = {
++		.dev = dev,
++		.mr_ctrl = mr_ctrl,
++		.ret = 0,
++	};
++
++	rte_mempool_mem_iter(mp, mlx5_mr_update_ext_mp_cb, &data);
++	return data.ret;
++}
++
++/**
++ * Register MR entire memory chunks in a Mempool having externally allocated
++ * memory and search LKey of the address to return.
++ *
++ * @param dev
++ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
++ * @param addr
++ *   Search key.
++ * @param mp
++ *   Pointer to registering Mempool where addr belongs.
++ *
++ * @return
++ *   LKey for address on success, UINT32_MAX on failure.
++ */
++uint32_t
++mlx5_tx_update_ext_mp(struct mlx5_txq_data *txq, uintptr_t addr,
++		      struct rte_mempool *mp)
++{
++	struct mlx5_txq_ctrl *txq_ctrl =
++		container_of(txq, struct mlx5_txq_ctrl, txq);
++	struct mlx5_mr_ctrl *mr_ctrl = &txq->mr_ctrl;
++	struct priv *priv = txq_ctrl->priv;
++
++	mlx5_mr_update_ext_mp(ETH_DEV(priv), mr_ctrl, mp);
++	return mlx5_tx_addr2mr_bh(txq, addr);
++}
++
+ /* Called during rte_mempool_mem_iter() by mlx5_mr_update_mp(). */
+ static void
+ mlx5_mr_update_mp_cb(struct rte_mempool *mp __rte_unused, void *opaque,
+@@ -1113,6 +1264,10 @@ mlx5_mr_update_mp(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct mlx5_mr_ctrl *mr_ctrl,
+ 	};
+ 
+ 	rte_mempool_mem_iter(mp, mlx5_mr_update_mp_cb, &data);
++	if (data.ret < 0 && rte_errno == ENXIO) {
++		/* Mempool may have externally allocated memory. */
++		return mlx5_mr_update_ext_mp(dev, mr_ctrl, mp);
++	}
+ 	return data.ret;
+ }
+ 
+diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx.h b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx.h
+index f53bb43c3..b61c23b33 100644
+--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx.h
++++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx.h
+@@ -347,6 +347,8 @@ uint16_t mlx5_rx_burst_vec(void *dpdk_txq, struct rte_mbuf **pkts,
+ void mlx5_mr_flush_local_cache(struct mlx5_mr_ctrl *mr_ctrl);
+ uint32_t mlx5_rx_addr2mr_bh(struct mlx5_rxq_data *rxq, uintptr_t addr);
+ uint32_t mlx5_tx_addr2mr_bh(struct mlx5_txq_data *txq, uintptr_t addr);
++uint32_t mlx5_tx_update_ext_mp(struct mlx5_txq_data *txq, uintptr_t addr,
++			       struct rte_mempool *mp);
+ 
+ #ifndef NDEBUG
+ /**
+@@ -534,6 +536,24 @@ mlx5_tx_complete(struct mlx5_txq_data *txq)
+ }
+ 
+ /**
++ * Get Memory Pool (MP) from mbuf. If mbuf is indirect, the pool from which the
++ * cloned mbuf is allocated is returned instead.
++ *
++ * @param buf
++ *   Pointer to mbuf.
++ *
++ * @return
++ *   Memory pool where data is located for given mbuf.
++ */
++static struct rte_mempool *
++mlx5_mb2mp(struct rte_mbuf *buf)
++{
++	if (unlikely(RTE_MBUF_INDIRECT(buf)))
++		return rte_mbuf_from_indirect(buf)->pool;
++	return buf->pool;
++}
++
++/**
+  * Query LKey from a packet buffer for Rx. No need to flush local caches for Rx
+  * as mempool is pre-configured and static.
+  *
+@@ -591,7 +611,20 @@ mlx5_tx_addr2mr(struct mlx5_txq_data *txq, uintptr_t addr)
+ 	return mlx5_tx_addr2mr_bh(txq, addr);
+ }
+ 
+-#define mlx5_tx_mb2mr(rxq, mb) mlx5_tx_addr2mr(rxq, (uintptr_t)((mb)->buf_addr))
++static __rte_always_inline uint32_t
++mlx5_tx_mb2mr(struct mlx5_txq_data *txq, struct rte_mbuf *mb)
++{
++	uintptr_t addr = (uintptr_t)mb->buf_addr;
++	uint32_t lkey = mlx5_tx_addr2mr(txq, addr);
++
++	if (likely(lkey != UINT32_MAX))
++		return lkey;
++	if (rte_errno == ENXIO) {
++		/* Mempool may have externally allocated memory. */
++		lkey = mlx5_tx_update_ext_mp(txq, addr, mlx5_mb2mp(mb));
++	}
++	return lkey;
++}
+ 
+ /**
+  * Ring TX queue doorbell and flush the update if requested.
+-- 
+2.11.0
+