+/**
+ * Atomically reads the link status information from global
+ * structure rte_eth_dev.
+ *
+ * @param dev
+ * - Pointer to the structure rte_eth_dev to read from.
+ * - Pointer to the buffer to be saved with the link status.
+ *
+ * @return
+ * - On success, zero.
+ * - On failure, negative value.
+ */
+static inline int
+bnx2x_dev_atomic_read_link_status(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+ struct rte_eth_link *link)
+{
+ struct rte_eth_link *dst = link;
+ struct rte_eth_link *src = &dev->data->dev_link;
+
+ if (rte_atomic64_cmpset((uint64_t *)dst, *(uint64_t *)dst,
+ *(uint64_t *)src) == 0)
+ return -1;
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Atomically writes the link status information into global
+ * structure rte_eth_dev.
+ *
+ * @param dev
+ * - Pointer to the structure rte_eth_dev to read from.
+ * - Pointer to the buffer to be saved with the link status.
+ *
+ * @return
+ * - On success, zero.
+ * - On failure, negative value.
+ */
+static inline int
+bnx2x_dev_atomic_write_link_status(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+ struct rte_eth_link *link)
+{
+ struct rte_eth_link *dst = &dev->data->dev_link;
+ struct rte_eth_link *src = link;
+
+ if (rte_atomic64_cmpset((uint64_t *)dst, *(uint64_t *)dst,
+ *(uint64_t *)src) == 0)
+ return -1;
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static int