diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/ifcvf/ifcvf_main.c b/drivers/vdpa/ifcvf/ifcvf_main.c
index d1a6b5ab543c..c815a2e62440 100644
--- a/drivers/vdpa/ifcvf/ifcvf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/vdpa/ifcvf/ifcvf_main.c
@@ -378,6 +378,11 @@ static size_t ifcvf_vdpa_get_config_size(struct vdpa_device *vdpa_dev)
 	return  vf->config_size;
 }
 
+static u32 ifcvf_vdpa_get_vq_group(struct vdpa_device *vdpa, u16 idx)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static void ifcvf_vdpa_get_config(struct vdpa_device *vdpa_dev,
 				  unsigned int offset,
 				  void *buf, unsigned int len)
@@ -453,6 +458,7 @@ static const struct vdpa_config_ops ifc_vdpa_ops = {
 	.get_device_id	= ifcvf_vdpa_get_device_id,
 	.get_vendor_id	= ifcvf_vdpa_get_vendor_id,
 	.get_vq_align	= ifcvf_vdpa_get_vq_align,
+	.get_vq_group	= ifcvf_vdpa_get_vq_group,
 	.get_config_size	= ifcvf_vdpa_get_config_size,
 	.get_config	= ifcvf_vdpa_get_config,
 	.set_config	= ifcvf_vdpa_set_config,
@@ -507,7 +513,7 @@ static int ifcvf_vdpa_dev_add(struct vdpa_mgmt_dev *mdev, const char *name,
 	pdev = ifcvf_mgmt_dev->pdev;
 	dev = &pdev->dev;
 	adapter = vdpa_alloc_device(struct ifcvf_adapter, vdpa,
-				    dev, &ifc_vdpa_ops, name, false);
+				    dev, &ifc_vdpa_ops, 1, name, false);
 	if (IS_ERR(adapter)) {
 		IFCVF_ERR(pdev, "Failed to allocate vDPA structure");
 		return PTR_ERR(adapter);
diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/net/mlx5_vnet.c b/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/net/mlx5_vnet.c
index b53603d94082..fcfc28460b72 100644
--- a/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/net/mlx5_vnet.c
+++ b/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/net/mlx5_vnet.c
@@ -1847,6 +1847,11 @@ static u32 mlx5_vdpa_get_vq_align(struct vdpa_device *vdev)
 	return PAGE_SIZE;
 }
 
+static u32 mlx5_vdpa_get_vq_group(struct vdpa_device *vdpa, u16 idx)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
 enum { MLX5_VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_CSUM = 1 << 9,
 	MLX5_VIRTIO_NET_F_CSUM = 1 << 10,
 	MLX5_VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_TSO6 = 1 << 11,
@@ -2363,6 +2368,7 @@ static const struct vdpa_config_ops mlx5_vdpa_ops = {
 	.get_vq_notification = mlx5_get_vq_notification,
 	.get_vq_irq = mlx5_get_vq_irq,
 	.get_vq_align = mlx5_vdpa_get_vq_align,
+	.get_vq_group = mlx5_vdpa_get_vq_group,
 	.get_device_features = mlx5_vdpa_get_device_features,
 	.set_driver_features = mlx5_vdpa_set_driver_features,
 	.get_driver_features = mlx5_vdpa_get_driver_features,
@@ -2575,7 +2581,7 @@ static int mlx5_vdpa_dev_add(struct vdpa_mgmt_dev *v_mdev, const char *name,
 	}
 
 	ndev = vdpa_alloc_device(struct mlx5_vdpa_net, mvdev.vdev, mdev->device, &mlx5_vdpa_ops,
-				 name, false);
+				 1, name, false);
 	if (IS_ERR(ndev))
 		return PTR_ERR(ndev);
 
diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/vdpa.c b/drivers/vdpa/vdpa.c
index 9846c9de4bfa..a07bf0130559 100644
--- a/drivers/vdpa/vdpa.c
+++ b/drivers/vdpa/vdpa.c
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ static void vdpa_release_dev(struct device *d)
  * initialized but before registered.
  * @parent: the parent device
  * @config: the bus operations that is supported by this device
+ * @ngroups: number of groups supported by this device
  * @size: size of the parent structure that contains private data
  * @name: name of the vdpa device; optional.
  * @use_va: indicate whether virtual address must be used by this device
@@ -171,6 +172,7 @@ static void vdpa_release_dev(struct device *d)
  */
 struct vdpa_device *__vdpa_alloc_device(struct device *parent,
 					const struct vdpa_config_ops *config,
+					unsigned int ngroups,
 					size_t size, const char *name,
 					bool use_va)
 {
@@ -203,6 +205,7 @@ struct vdpa_device *__vdpa_alloc_device(struct device *parent,
 	vdev->config = config;
 	vdev->features_valid = false;
 	vdev->use_va = use_va;
+	vdev->ngroups = ngroups;
 
 	if (name)
 		err = dev_set_name(&vdev->dev, "%s", name);
diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/vdpa_sim/vdpa_sim.c b/drivers/vdpa/vdpa_sim/vdpa_sim.c
index ddbe142af09a..c98cb1f869fa 100644
--- a/drivers/vdpa/vdpa_sim/vdpa_sim.c
+++ b/drivers/vdpa/vdpa_sim/vdpa_sim.c
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ struct vdpasim *vdpasim_create(struct vdpasim_dev_attr *dev_attr)
 	else
 		ops = &vdpasim_config_ops;
 
-	vdpasim = vdpa_alloc_device(struct vdpasim, vdpa, NULL, ops,
+	vdpasim = vdpa_alloc_device(struct vdpasim, vdpa, NULL, ops, 1,
 				    dev_attr->name, false);
 	if (IS_ERR(vdpasim)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(vdpasim);
@@ -399,6 +399,11 @@ static u32 vdpasim_get_vq_align(struct vdpa_device *vdpa)
 	return VDPASIM_QUEUE_ALIGN;
 }
 
+static u32 vdpasim_get_vq_group(struct vdpa_device *vdpa, u16 idx)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static u64 vdpasim_get_device_features(struct vdpa_device *vdpa)
 {
 	struct vdpasim *vdpasim = vdpa_to_sim(vdpa);
@@ -620,6 +625,7 @@ static const struct vdpa_config_ops vdpasim_config_ops = {
 	.set_vq_state           = vdpasim_set_vq_state,
 	.get_vq_state           = vdpasim_get_vq_state,
 	.get_vq_align           = vdpasim_get_vq_align,
+	.get_vq_group           = vdpasim_get_vq_group,
 	.get_device_features    = vdpasim_get_device_features,
 	.set_driver_features    = vdpasim_set_driver_features,
 	.get_driver_features    = vdpasim_get_driver_features,
@@ -650,6 +656,7 @@ static const struct vdpa_config_ops vdpasim_batch_config_ops = {
 	.set_vq_state           = vdpasim_set_vq_state,
 	.get_vq_state           = vdpasim_get_vq_state,
 	.get_vq_align           = vdpasim_get_vq_align,
+	.get_vq_group           = vdpasim_get_vq_group,
 	.get_device_features    = vdpasim_get_device_features,
 	.set_driver_features    = vdpasim_set_driver_features,
 	.get_driver_features    = vdpasim_get_driver_features,
diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/vdpa_sim/vdpa_sim.h b/drivers/vdpa/vdpa_sim/vdpa_sim.h
index cd58e888bcf3..0be7c1e7ef80 100644
--- a/drivers/vdpa/vdpa_sim/vdpa_sim.h
+++ b/drivers/vdpa/vdpa_sim/vdpa_sim.h
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ struct vdpasim {
 	u32 status;
 	u32 generation;
 	u64 features;
+	u32 groups;
 	/* spinlock to synchronize iommu table */
 	spinlock_t iommu_lock;
 };
diff --git a/include/linux/vdpa.h b/include/linux/vdpa.h
index 2de442ececae..026b7ad72ed7 100644
--- a/include/linux/vdpa.h
+++ b/include/linux/vdpa.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ struct vdpa_device {
 	bool use_va;
 	int nvqs;
 	struct vdpa_mgmt_dev *mdev;
+	unsigned int ngroups;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -172,6 +173,10 @@ struct vdpa_map_file {
  *				for the device
  *				@vdev: vdpa device
  *				Returns virtqueue algin requirement
+ * @get_vq_group:		Get the group id for a specific virtqueue
+ *				@vdev: vdpa device
+ *				@idx: virtqueue index
+ *				Returns u32: group id for this virtqueue
  * @get_device_features:	Get virtio features supported by the device
  *				@vdev: vdpa device
  *				Returns the virtio features support by the
@@ -282,6 +287,7 @@ struct vdpa_config_ops {
 
 	/* Device ops */
 	u32 (*get_vq_align)(struct vdpa_device *vdev);
+	u32 (*get_vq_group)(struct vdpa_device *vdev, u16 idx);
 	u64 (*get_device_features)(struct vdpa_device *vdev);
 	int (*set_driver_features)(struct vdpa_device *vdev, u64 features);
 	u64 (*get_driver_features)(struct vdpa_device *vdev);
@@ -314,6 +320,7 @@ struct vdpa_config_ops {
 
 struct vdpa_device *__vdpa_alloc_device(struct device *parent,
 					const struct vdpa_config_ops *config,
+					unsigned int ngroups,
 					size_t size, const char *name,
 					bool use_va);
 
@@ -324,17 +331,18 @@ struct vdpa_device *__vdpa_alloc_device(struct device *parent,
  * @member: the name of struct vdpa_device within the @dev_struct
  * @parent: the parent device
  * @config: the bus operations that is supported by this device
+ * @ngroups: the number of virtqueue groups supported by this device
  * @name: name of the vdpa device
  * @use_va: indicate whether virtual address must be used by this device
  *
  * Return allocated data structure or ERR_PTR upon error
  */
-#define vdpa_alloc_device(dev_struct, member, parent, config, name, use_va)   \
-			  container_of(__vdpa_alloc_device( \
-				       parent, config, \
+#define vdpa_alloc_device(dev_struct, member, parent, config, ngroups, name, use_va)   \
+			  container_of((__vdpa_alloc_device( \
+				       parent, config, ngroups, \
 				       sizeof(dev_struct) + \
 				       BUILD_BUG_ON_ZERO(offsetof( \
-				       dev_struct, member)), name, use_va), \
+				       dev_struct, member)), name, use_va)), \
 				       dev_struct, member)
 
 int vdpa_register_device(struct vdpa_device *vdev, int nvqs);
