diff --git a/build/external/patches/dpdk_22.11.1/0001-allow-the-use-of-ab-flag-the-same-time-in-EAL.patch b/build/external/patches/dpdk_22.11.1/0001-allow-the-use-of-ab-flag-the-same-time-in-EAL.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d013b6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/external/patches/dpdk_22.11.1/0001-allow-the-use-of-ab-flag-the-same-time-in-EAL.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+From baa172f1a9e370a0549a31840c3cd148046d1d84 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Xinyao Cai <xinyao.cai@intel.com>
+Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2023 16:37:17 +0800
+Subject: [PATCH] allow the use of -a and -b flag the same time in EAL
+ parameters.
+
+---
+ lib/eal/common/eal_common_options.c | 14 --------------
+ 1 file changed, 14 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/lib/eal/common/eal_common_options.c b/lib/eal/common/eal_common_options.c
+index 0305933698..0d8f9c5a38 100644
+--- a/lib/eal/common/eal_common_options.c
++++ b/lib/eal/common/eal_common_options.c
+@@ -1623,24 +1623,15 @@ int
+ eal_parse_common_option(int opt, const char *optarg,
+ 			struct internal_config *conf)
+ {
+-	static int b_used;
+-	static int a_used;
+-
+ 	switch (opt) {
+ 	case 'b':
+-		if (a_used)
+-			goto ba_conflict;
+ 		if (eal_option_device_add(RTE_DEVTYPE_BLOCKED, optarg) < 0)
+ 			return -1;
+-		b_used = 1;
+ 		break;
+ 
+ 	case 'a':
+-		if (b_used)
+-			goto ba_conflict;
+ 		if (eal_option_device_add(RTE_DEVTYPE_ALLOWED, optarg) < 0)
+ 			return -1;
+-		a_used = 1;
+ 		break;
+ 	/* coremask */
+ 	case 'c': {
+@@ -1929,11 +1920,6 @@ eal_parse_common_option(int opt, const char *optarg,
+ 	}
+ 
+ 	return 0;
+-
+-ba_conflict:
+-	RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL,
+-		"Options allow (-a) and block (-b) can't be used at the same time\n");
+-	return -1;
+ }
+ 
+ static void
+-- 
+2.34.1
+
diff --git a/src/plugins/dpdk/cryptodev/cryptodev.c b/src/plugins/dpdk/cryptodev/cryptodev.c
index adb437e..84a307d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/dpdk/cryptodev/cryptodev.c
+++ b/src/plugins/dpdk/cryptodev/cryptodev.c
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
 }
 
 static_always_inline void
-cryptodev_session_del (struct rte_cryptodev_sym_session *sess)
+cryptodev_session_del (cryptodev_session_t *sess)
 {
   u32 n_devs, i;
 
@@ -151,9 +151,14 @@
   n_devs = rte_cryptodev_count ();
 
   for (i = 0; i < n_devs; i++)
+#if RTE_VERSION >= RTE_VERSION_NUM(22, 11, 0, 0)
+    if (rte_cryptodev_sym_session_free (i, sess) == 0)
+      break;
+#else
     rte_cryptodev_sym_session_clear (i, sess);
 
   rte_cryptodev_sym_session_free (sess);
+#endif
 }
 
 static int
@@ -337,8 +342,13 @@
   clib_error_t *error = NULL;
 
   name = format (0, "vcrypto_sess_pool_%u_%04x%c", numa_node, len, 0);
+#if RTE_VERSION >= RTE_VERSION_NUM(22, 11, 0, 0)
+  sess_pools_elt->sess_pool = rte_cryptodev_sym_session_pool_create (
+    (char *) name, CRYPTODEV_NB_SESSION, cmt->sess_sz, 0, 0, numa_node);
+#else
   sess_pools_elt->sess_pool = rte_cryptodev_sym_session_pool_create (
     (char *) name, CRYPTODEV_NB_SESSION, 0, 0, 0, numa_node);
+#endif
 
   if (!sess_pools_elt->sess_pool)
     {
@@ -347,6 +357,7 @@
     }
   vec_free (name);
 
+#if RTE_VERSION < RTE_VERSION_NUM(22, 11, 0, 0)
   name = format (0, "crypto_sess_pool_%u_%04x%c", numa_node, len, 0);
   sess_pools_elt->sess_priv_pool = rte_mempool_create (
     (char *) name, CRYPTODEV_NB_SESSION * (cmt->drivers_cnt), cmt->sess_sz, 0,
@@ -358,6 +369,7 @@
       goto clear_mempools;
     }
   vec_free (name);
+#endif
 
 clear_mempools:
   if (error)
@@ -365,8 +377,10 @@
       vec_free (name);
       if (sess_pools_elt->sess_pool)
 	rte_mempool_free (sess_pools_elt->sess_pool);
+#if RTE_VERSION < RTE_VERSION_NUM(22, 11, 0, 0)
       if (sess_pools_elt->sess_priv_pool)
 	rte_mempool_free (sess_pools_elt->sess_priv_pool);
+#endif
       return error;
     }
   return 0;
@@ -380,13 +394,16 @@
   cryptodev_numa_data_t *numa_data;
   cryptodev_inst_t *dev_inst;
   vnet_crypto_key_t *key = vnet_crypto_get_key (idx);
-  struct rte_mempool *sess_pool, *sess_priv_pool;
+  struct rte_mempool *sess_pool;
   cryptodev_session_pool_t *sess_pools_elt;
   cryptodev_key_t *ckey = vec_elt_at_index (cmt->keys, idx);
   struct rte_crypto_sym_xform xforms_enc[2] = { { 0 } };
   struct rte_crypto_sym_xform xforms_dec[2] = { { 0 } };
-  struct rte_cryptodev_sym_session *sessions[CRYPTODEV_N_OP_TYPES] = { 0 };
+  cryptodev_session_t *sessions[CRYPTODEV_N_OP_TYPES] = { 0 };
+#if RTE_VERSION < RTE_VERSION_NUM(22, 11, 0, 0)
+  struct rte_mempool *sess_priv_pool;
   struct rte_cryptodev_info dev_info;
+#endif
   u32 numa_node = vm->numa_node;
   clib_error_t *error;
   int ret = 0;
@@ -427,6 +444,7 @@
     }
 
   sess_pool = sess_pools_elt->sess_pool;
+#if RTE_VERSION < RTE_VERSION_NUM(22, 11, 0, 0)
   sess_priv_pool = sess_pools_elt->sess_priv_pool;
 
   sessions[CRYPTODEV_OP_TYPE_ENCRYPT] =
@@ -434,6 +452,7 @@
 
   sessions[CRYPTODEV_OP_TYPE_DECRYPT] =
     rte_cryptodev_sym_session_create (sess_pool);
+#endif
 
   if (key->type == VNET_CRYPTO_KEY_TYPE_LINK)
     ret = prepare_linked_xform (xforms_enc, CRYPTODEV_OP_TYPE_ENCRYPT, key);
@@ -451,6 +470,25 @@
   else
     prepare_aead_xform (xforms_dec, CRYPTODEV_OP_TYPE_DECRYPT, key, aad_len);
 
+#if RTE_VERSION >= RTE_VERSION_NUM(22, 11, 0, 0)
+  dev_inst = vec_elt_at_index (cmt->cryptodev_inst, 0);
+  u32 dev_id = dev_inst->dev_id;
+  sessions[CRYPTODEV_OP_TYPE_ENCRYPT] =
+    rte_cryptodev_sym_session_create (dev_id, xforms_enc, sess_pool);
+  sessions[CRYPTODEV_OP_TYPE_DECRYPT] =
+    rte_cryptodev_sym_session_create (dev_id, xforms_dec, sess_pool);
+  if (!sessions[CRYPTODEV_OP_TYPE_ENCRYPT] ||
+      !sessions[CRYPTODEV_OP_TYPE_DECRYPT])
+    {
+      ret = -1;
+      goto clear_key;
+    }
+
+  rte_cryptodev_sym_session_opaque_data_set (
+    sessions[CRYPTODEV_OP_TYPE_ENCRYPT], aad_len);
+  rte_cryptodev_sym_session_opaque_data_set (
+    sessions[CRYPTODEV_OP_TYPE_DECRYPT], aad_len);
+#else
   vec_foreach (dev_inst, cmt->cryptodev_inst)
     {
       u32 dev_id = dev_inst->dev_id;
@@ -475,6 +513,7 @@
 
   sessions[CRYPTODEV_OP_TYPE_ENCRYPT]->opaque_data = aad_len;
   sessions[CRYPTODEV_OP_TYPE_DECRYPT]->opaque_data = aad_len;
+#endif
 
   CLIB_MEMORY_STORE_BARRIER ();
   ckey->keys[numa_node][CRYPTODEV_OP_TYPE_ENCRYPT] =
@@ -724,6 +763,15 @@
 
   rte_cryptodev_info_get (cryptodev_id, &info);
 
+  /* Starting from DPDK 22.11, VPP does not allow heterogeneous crypto devices
+     anymore. Only devices that have the same driver type as the first
+     initialized device can be initialized.
+   */
+#if RTE_VERSION >= RTE_VERSION_NUM(22, 11, 0, 0)
+  if (cmt->drivers_cnt == 1 && cmt->driver_id != info.driver_id)
+    return -1;
+#endif
+
   if (!(info.feature_flags & RTE_CRYPTODEV_FF_SYMMETRIC_CRYPTO))
     return -1;
 
@@ -737,7 +785,9 @@
       struct rte_cryptodev_qp_conf qp_cfg;
 
       qp_cfg.mp_session = 0;
+#if RTE_VERSION < RTE_VERSION_NUM(22, 11, 0, 0)
       qp_cfg.mp_session_private = 0;
+#endif
       qp_cfg.nb_descriptors = CRYPTODEV_NB_CRYPTO_OPS;
 
       ret = rte_cryptodev_queue_pair_setup (cryptodev_id, i, &qp_cfg,
@@ -756,16 +806,30 @@
   /* start the device */
   rte_cryptodev_start (cryptodev_id);
 
+#if RTE_VERSION >= RTE_VERSION_NUM(22, 11, 0, 0)
+  if (cmt->drivers_cnt == 0)
+    {
+      cmt->drivers_cnt = 1;
+      cmt->driver_id = info.driver_id;
+      cmt->sess_sz = rte_cryptodev_sym_get_private_session_size (cryptodev_id);
+    }
+#endif
+
   for (i = 0; i < info.max_nb_queue_pairs; i++)
     {
       cryptodev_inst_t *cdev_inst;
+#if RTE_VERSION >= RTE_VERSION_NUM(22, 11, 0, 0)
+      const char *dev_name = rte_dev_name (info.device);
+#else
+      const char *dev_name = info.device->name;
+#endif
       vec_add2(cmt->cryptodev_inst, cdev_inst, 1);
-      cdev_inst->desc = vec_new (char, strlen (info.device->name) + 10);
+      cdev_inst->desc = vec_new (char, strlen (dev_name) + 10);
       cdev_inst->dev_id = cryptodev_id;
       cdev_inst->q_id = i;
 
-      snprintf (cdev_inst->desc, strlen (info.device->name) + 9,
-		"%s_q%u", info.device->name, i);
+      snprintf (cdev_inst->desc, strlen (dev_name) + 9, "%s_q%u",
+		info.device->name, i);
     }
 
   return 0;
@@ -1097,6 +1161,7 @@
   return 0;
 }
 
+#if RTE_VERSION < RTE_VERSION_NUM(22, 11, 0, 0)
 static void
 is_drv_unique (u32 driver_id, u32 **unique_drivers)
 {
@@ -1115,6 +1180,7 @@
   if (!found)
     vec_add1 (*unique_drivers, driver_id);
 }
+#endif
 
 clib_error_t *
 dpdk_cryptodev_init (vlib_main_t * vm)
@@ -1123,15 +1189,12 @@
   vlib_thread_main_t *tm = vlib_get_thread_main ();
   cryptodev_engine_thread_t *cet;
   cryptodev_numa_data_t *numa_data;
-  cryptodev_inst_t *dev_inst;
-  struct rte_cryptodev_info dev_info;
   u32 node;
   u8 nodes = 0;
   u32 skip_master = vlib_num_workers () > 0;
   u32 n_workers = tm->n_vlib_mains - skip_master;
   u32 eidx;
   u32 i;
-  u32 *unique_drivers = 0;
   clib_error_t *error;
 
   cmt->iova_mode = rte_eal_iova_mode ();
@@ -1152,6 +1215,10 @@
   if (cryptodev_probe (vm, n_workers) < 0)
     return 0;
 
+#if RTE_VERSION < RTE_VERSION_NUM(22, 11, 0, 0)
+  struct rte_cryptodev_info dev_info;
+  cryptodev_inst_t *dev_inst;
+  u32 *unique_drivers = 0;
   vec_foreach (dev_inst, cmt->cryptodev_inst)
     {
       u32 dev_id = dev_inst->dev_id;
@@ -1166,6 +1233,7 @@
 
   cmt->drivers_cnt = vec_len (unique_drivers);
   vec_free (unique_drivers);
+#endif
 
   clib_bitmap_vec_validate (cmt->active_cdev_inst_mask, tm->n_vlib_mains);
   clib_spinlock_init (&cmt->tlock);
diff --git a/src/plugins/dpdk/cryptodev/cryptodev.h b/src/plugins/dpdk/cryptodev/cryptodev.h
index 53a0462..cf68e1d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/dpdk/cryptodev/cryptodev.h
+++ b/src/plugins/dpdk/cryptodev/cryptodev.h
@@ -81,10 +81,16 @@
   CRYPTODEV_N_OP_TYPES,
 } cryptodev_op_type_t;
 
+#if RTE_VERSION >= RTE_VERSION_NUM(22, 11, 0, 0)
+typedef void cryptodev_session_t;
+#else
+typedef struct rte_cryptodev_sym_session cryptodev_session_t;
+#endif
+
 /* Cryptodev session data, one data per direction per numa */
 typedef struct
 {
-  struct rte_cryptodev_sym_session ***keys;
+  cryptodev_session_t ***keys;
 } cryptodev_key_t;
 
 /* Replicate DPDK rte_cryptodev_sym_capability structure with key size ranges
@@ -125,7 +131,9 @@
 typedef struct
 {
   struct rte_mempool *sess_pool;
+#if RTE_VERSION < RTE_VERSION_NUM(22, 11, 0, 0)
   struct rte_mempool *sess_priv_pool;
+#endif
 } cryptodev_session_pool_t;
 
 typedef struct
@@ -163,7 +171,7 @@
       u16 aad_index;
       u8 *aad_buf;
       u64 aad_phy_addr;
-      struct rte_cryptodev_sym_session *reset_sess;
+      cryptodev_session_t *reset_sess;
     };
   };
   u16 cryptodev_id;
@@ -184,6 +192,9 @@
   u32 sess_sz;
   u32 drivers_cnt;
   u8 is_raw_api;
+#if RTE_VERSION >= RTE_VERSION_NUM(22, 11, 0, 0)
+  u8 driver_id;
+#endif
 } cryptodev_main_t;
 
 extern cryptodev_main_t cryptodev_main;
diff --git a/src/plugins/dpdk/cryptodev/cryptodev_op_data_path.c b/src/plugins/dpdk/cryptodev/cryptodev_op_data_path.c
index 55be79c..66c0c16 100644
--- a/src/plugins/dpdk/cryptodev/cryptodev_op_data_path.c
+++ b/src/plugins/dpdk/cryptodev/cryptodev_op_data_path.c
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
   clib_pmalloc_main_t *pm = vm->physmem_main.pmalloc_main;
   cryptodev_engine_thread_t *cet = cmt->per_thread_data + vm->thread_index;
   vnet_crypto_async_frame_elt_t *fe;
-  struct rte_cryptodev_sym_session *sess = 0;
+  cryptodev_session_t *sess = 0;
   cryptodev_op_t **cop;
   u32 *bi;
   u32 n_enqueue, n_elts;
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@
   clib_pmalloc_main_t *pm = vm->physmem_main.pmalloc_main;
   cryptodev_engine_thread_t *cet = cmt->per_thread_data + vm->thread_index;
   vnet_crypto_async_frame_elt_t *fe;
-  struct rte_cryptodev_sym_session *sess = 0;
+  cryptodev_session_t *sess = 0;
   cryptodev_op_t **cop;
   u32 *bi;
   u32 n_enqueue = 0, n_elts;
@@ -306,8 +306,13 @@
 		}
 	    }
 	  else if (PREDICT_FALSE (
-		     key->keys[vm->numa_node][op_type]->opaque_data !=
-		     aad_len))
+#if RTE_VERSION >= RTE_VERSION_NUM(22, 11, 0, 0)
+		     rte_cryptodev_sym_session_opaque_data_get (
+		       key->keys[vm->numa_node][op_type]) != (u64) aad_len
+#else
+		     key->keys[vm->numa_node][op_type]->opaque_data != aad_len
+#endif
+		     ))
 	    {
 	      cryptodev_sess_handler (vm, VNET_CRYPTO_KEY_OP_DEL,
 				      fe->key_index, aad_len);
diff --git a/src/plugins/dpdk/cryptodev/cryptodev_raw_data_path.c b/src/plugins/dpdk/cryptodev/cryptodev_raw_data_path.c
index c096e34..a8265b8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/dpdk/cryptodev/cryptodev_raw_data_path.c
+++ b/src/plugins/dpdk/cryptodev/cryptodev_raw_data_path.c
@@ -292,8 +292,13 @@
 	    }
 
 	  if (PREDICT_FALSE (
-		(u8) key->keys[vm->numa_node][op_type]->opaque_data !=
-		aad_len))
+#if RTE_VERSION >= RTE_VERSION_NUM(22, 11, 0, 0)
+		rte_cryptodev_sym_session_opaque_data_get (
+		  key->keys[vm->numa_node][op_type]) != (u64) aad_len
+#else
+		(u8) key->keys[vm->numa_node][op_type]->opaque_data != aad_len
+#endif
+		))
 	    {
 	      cryptodev_sess_handler (vm, VNET_CRYPTO_KEY_OP_DEL,
 				      fe->key_index, aad_len);
diff --git a/src/plugins/dpdk/device/common.c b/src/plugins/dpdk/device/common.c
index b8c6edd..e4a79e8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/dpdk/device/common.c
+++ b/src/plugins/dpdk/device/common.c
@@ -134,11 +134,6 @@
   dpdk_log_debug ("[%u] Configured TX offloads: %U", xd->port_id,
 		  format_dpdk_tx_offload_caps, txo);
 
-  /* Enable flow director when flows exist */
-  if (xd->supported_flow_actions &&
-      (xd->flags & DPDK_DEVICE_FLAG_RX_FLOW_OFFLOAD) != 0)
-    conf.fdir_conf.mode = RTE_FDIR_MODE_PERFECT;
-
   /* finalize configuration */
   conf.rxmode.offloads = rxo;
   conf.txmode.offloads = txo;
@@ -487,7 +482,11 @@
   const struct rte_bus *bus;
 
   bus = rte_bus_find_by_device (info->device);
+#if RTE_VERSION >= RTE_VERSION_NUM(22, 11, 0, 0)
+  if (bus && !strcmp (rte_bus_name (bus), "pci"))
+#else
   if (bus && !strcmp (bus->name, "pci"))
+#endif
     return RTE_DEV_TO_PCI (info->device);
   else
     return NULL;
@@ -500,7 +499,11 @@
   const struct rte_bus *bus;
 
   bus = rte_bus_find_by_device (info->device);
+#if RTE_VERSION >= RTE_VERSION_NUM(22, 11, 0, 0)
+  if (bus && !strcmp (rte_bus_name (bus), "vmbus"))
+#else
   if (bus && !strcmp (bus->name, "vmbus"))
+#endif
     return container_of (info->device, struct rte_vmbus_device, device);
   else
     return NULL;
diff --git a/src/plugins/dpdk/device/dpdk.h b/src/plugins/dpdk/device/dpdk.h
index 7238ecf..3f02f20 100644
--- a/src/plugins/dpdk/device/dpdk.h
+++ b/src/plugins/dpdk/device/dpdk.h
@@ -28,6 +28,15 @@
 #include <rte_ethdev.h>
 #include <rte_version.h>
 #include <rte_net.h>
+#if RTE_VERSION >= RTE_VERSION_NUM(22, 11, 0, 0)
+#include <rte_bus.h>
+#include <rte_pci.h>
+#include <ctype.h>
+
+#include <bus_driver.h>
+#include <bus_pci_driver.h>
+#include <bus_vmbus_driver.h>
+#endif
 
 #include <vnet/devices/devices.h>
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/dpdk/device/dpdk_priv.h b/src/plugins/dpdk/device/dpdk_priv.h
index 013ab41..d1a44fd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/dpdk/device/dpdk_priv.h
+++ b/src/plugins/dpdk/device/dpdk_priv.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 _(file-prefix)                                  \
 _(vdev)                                         \
 _(log-level)                                    \
+_(block)                                        \
 _(iova-mode)                                    \
 _(base-virtaddr)
 /* clang-format on */
diff --git a/src/plugins/dpdk/device/format.c b/src/plugins/dpdk/device/format.c
index ab14231..d3234d1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/dpdk/device/format.c
+++ b/src/plugins/dpdk/device/format.c
@@ -384,6 +384,16 @@
   if (!d)
     return format (s, "not available");
 
+#if RTE_VERSION >= RTE_VERSION_NUM(22, 11, 0, 0)
+  s =
+    format (s, "name: %s, numa: %d", rte_dev_name (d), rte_dev_numa_node (d));
+
+  if (rte_dev_driver (d))
+    s = format (s, ", driver: %s", rte_driver_name (rte_dev_driver (d)));
+
+  if (rte_dev_bus (d))
+    s = format (s, ", bus: %s", rte_bus_name (rte_dev_bus (d)));
+#else
   s = format (s, "name: %s, numa: %d", d->name, d->numa_node);
 
   if (d->driver)
@@ -391,6 +401,7 @@
 
   if (d->bus)
     s = format (s, ", bus: %s", d->bus->name);
+#endif
 
   return s;
 }
@@ -421,9 +432,15 @@
 	      format_white_space, indent + 2, format_dpdk_link_status, xd);
   s = format (s, "%Uflags: %U\n",
 	      format_white_space, indent + 2, format_dpdk_device_flags, xd);
+#if RTE_VERSION >= RTE_VERSION_NUM(22, 11, 0, 0)
+  if (rte_dev_devargs (di.device) && rte_dev_devargs (di.device)->args)
+    s = format (s, "%UDevargs: %s\n", format_white_space, indent + 2,
+		rte_dev_devargs (di.device)->args);
+#else
   if (di.device->devargs && di.device->devargs->args)
     s = format (s, "%UDevargs: %s\n",
 		format_white_space, indent + 2, di.device->devargs->args);
+#endif
   s = format (s,
 	      "%Urx: queues %d (max %d), desc %d "
 	      "(min %d max %d align %d)\n",
diff --git a/src/plugins/dpdk/device/init.c b/src/plugins/dpdk/device/init.c
index 847affe..3eb1da5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/dpdk/device/init.c
+++ b/src/plugins/dpdk/device/init.c
@@ -205,8 +205,12 @@
   if ((vmbus_dev = dpdk_get_vmbus_device (di)))
     {
       unformat_input_t input_vmbus;
-      unformat_init_string (&input_vmbus, di->device->name,
-			    strlen (di->device->name));
+#if RTE_VERSION >= RTE_VERSION_NUM(22, 11, 0, 0)
+      const char *dev_name = rte_dev_name (di->device);
+#else
+      const char *dev_name = di->device->name;
+#endif
+      unformat_init_string (&input_vmbus, dev_name, strlen (dev_name));
       if (unformat (&input_vmbus, "%U", unformat_vlib_vmbus_addr, &vmbus_addr))
 	p = mhash_get (&dm->conf->device_config_index_by_vmbus_addr,
 		       &vmbus_addr);
@@ -997,7 +1001,6 @@
   int eal_no_hugetlb = 0;
   u8 no_pci = 0;
   u8 no_vmbus = 0;
-  u8 no_dsa = 0;
   u8 file_prefix = 0;
   u8 *socket_mem = 0;
   u8 *huge_dir_path = 0;
@@ -1108,8 +1111,6 @@
 	  tmp = format (0, "--no-pci%c", 0);
 	  vec_add1 (conf->eal_init_args, tmp);
 	}
-      else if (unformat (input, "no-dsa"))
-	no_dsa = 1;
       else if (unformat (input, "blacklist %U", unformat_vlib_vmbus_addr,
 			 &vmbus_addr))
 	{
@@ -1319,13 +1320,6 @@
 
   vm = vlib_get_main ();
 
-  if (no_dsa)
-    {
-      struct rte_bus *bus;
-      bus = rte_bus_find_by_name ("dsa");
-      if (bus)
-	rte_bus_unregister (bus);
-    }
   /* make copy of args as rte_eal_init tends to mess up with arg array */
   for (i = 1; i < vec_len (conf->eal_init_args); i++)
     conf->eal_init_args_str = format (conf->eal_init_args_str, "%s ",