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diff --git a/lib/librte_mempool/rte_mempool.h b/lib/librte_mempool/rte_mempool.h
index a8054e139e..fb7052e145 100644
--- a/lib/librte_mempool/rte_mempool.h
+++ b/lib/librte_mempool/rte_mempool.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
  *   BSD LICENSE
  *
  *   Copyright(c) 2010-2014 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ *   Copyright(c) 2016 6WIND S.A.
  *   All rights reserved.
  *
  *   Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -66,12 +67,14 @@
 #include <inttypes.h>
 #include <sys/queue.h>
 
+#include <rte_spinlock.h>
 #include <rte_log.h>
 #include <rte_debug.h>
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
 #include <rte_memory.h>
 #include <rte_branch_prediction.h>
 #include <rte_ring.h>
+#include <rte_memcpy.h>
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
@@ -95,19 +98,19 @@ struct rte_mempool_debug_stats {
 } __rte_cache_aligned;
 #endif
 
-#if RTE_MEMPOOL_CACHE_MAX_SIZE > 0
 /**
  * A structure that stores a per-core object cache.
  */
 struct rte_mempool_cache {
-	unsigned len; /**< Cache len */
+	uint32_t size;	      /**< Size of the cache */
+	uint32_t flushthresh; /**< Threshold before we flush excess elements */
+	uint32_t len;	      /**< Current cache count */
 	/*
 	 * Cache is allocated to this size to allow it to overflow in certain
 	 * cases to avoid needless emptying of cache.
 	 */
 	void *objs[RTE_MEMPOOL_CACHE_MAX_SIZE * 3]; /**< Cache objects */
 } __rte_cache_aligned;
-#endif /* RTE_MEMPOOL_CACHE_MAX_SIZE > 0 */
 
 /**
  * A structure that stores the size of mempool elements.
@@ -126,37 +129,40 @@ struct rte_mempool_objsz {
 /* "MP_<name>" */
 #define	RTE_MEMPOOL_MZ_FORMAT	RTE_MEMPOOL_MZ_PREFIX "%s"
 
-#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_XEN_DOM0
-
-/* "<name>_MP_elt" */
-#define	RTE_MEMPOOL_OBJ_NAME	"%s_" RTE_MEMPOOL_MZ_PREFIX "elt"
-
-#else
-
-#define	RTE_MEMPOOL_OBJ_NAME	RTE_MEMPOOL_MZ_FORMAT
-
-#endif /* RTE_LIBRTE_XEN_DOM0 */
-
 #define	MEMPOOL_PG_SHIFT_MAX	(sizeof(uintptr_t) * CHAR_BIT - 1)
 
 /** Mempool over one chunk of physically continuous memory */
 #define	MEMPOOL_PG_NUM_DEFAULT	1
 
+#ifndef RTE_MEMPOOL_ALIGN
+#define RTE_MEMPOOL_ALIGN	RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE
+#endif
+
+#define RTE_MEMPOOL_ALIGN_MASK	(RTE_MEMPOOL_ALIGN - 1)
+
 /**
  * Mempool object header structure
  *
  * Each object stored in mempools are prefixed by this header structure,
- * it allows to retrieve the mempool pointer from the object. When debug
- * is enabled, a cookie is also added in this structure preventing
- * corruptions and double-frees.
+ * it allows to retrieve the mempool pointer from the object and to
+ * iterate on all objects attached to a mempool. When debug is enabled,
+ * a cookie is also added in this structure preventing corruptions and
+ * double-frees.
  */
 struct rte_mempool_objhdr {
+	STAILQ_ENTRY(rte_mempool_objhdr) next; /**< Next in list. */
 	struct rte_mempool *mp;          /**< The mempool owning the object. */
+	phys_addr_t physaddr;            /**< Physical address of the object. */
 #ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_MEMPOOL_DEBUG
 	uint64_t cookie;                 /**< Debug cookie. */
 #endif
 };
 
+/**
+ * A list of object headers type
+ */
+STAILQ_HEAD(rte_mempool_objhdr_list, rte_mempool_objhdr);
+
 /**
  * Mempool object trailer structure
  *
@@ -169,54 +175,83 @@ struct rte_mempool_objtlr {
 #endif
 };
 
+/**
+ * A list of memory where objects are stored
+ */
+STAILQ_HEAD(rte_mempool_memhdr_list, rte_mempool_memhdr);
+
+/**
+ * Callback used to free a memory chunk
+ */
+typedef void (rte_mempool_memchunk_free_cb_t)(struct rte_mempool_memhdr *memhdr,
+	void *opaque);
+
+/**
+ * Mempool objects memory header structure
+ *
+ * The memory chunks where objects are stored. Each chunk is virtually
+ * and physically contiguous.
+ */
+struct rte_mempool_memhdr {
+	STAILQ_ENTRY(rte_mempool_memhdr) next; /**< Next in list. */
+	struct rte_mempool *mp;  /**< The mempool owning the chunk */
+	void *addr;              /**< Virtual address of the chunk */
+	phys_addr_t phys_addr;   /**< Physical address of the chunk */
+	size_t len;              /**< length of the chunk */
+	rte_mempool_memchunk_free_cb_t *free_cb; /**< Free callback */
+	void *opaque;            /**< Argument passed to the free callback */
+};
+
 /**
  * The RTE mempool structure.
  */
 struct rte_mempool {
 	char name[RTE_MEMPOOL_NAMESIZE]; /**< Name of mempool. */
-	struct rte_ring *ring;           /**< Ring to store objects. */
-	phys_addr_t phys_addr;           /**< Phys. addr. of mempool struct. */
+	union {
+		void *pool_data;         /**< Ring or pool to store objects. */
+		uint64_t pool_id;        /**< External mempool identifier. */
+	};
+	void *pool_config;               /**< optional args for ops alloc. */
+	const struct rte_memzone *mz;    /**< Memzone where pool is alloc'd. */
 	int flags;                       /**< Flags of the mempool. */
-	uint32_t size;                   /**< Size of the mempool. */
-	uint32_t cache_size;             /**< Size of per-lcore local cache. */
-	uint32_t cache_flushthresh;
-	/**< Threshold before we flush excess elements. */
+	int socket_id;                   /**< Socket id passed at create. */
+	uint32_t size;                   /**< Max size of the mempool. */
+	uint32_t cache_size;
+	/**< Size of per-lcore default local cache. */
 
 	uint32_t elt_size;               /**< Size of an element. */
 	uint32_t header_size;            /**< Size of header (before elt). */
 	uint32_t trailer_size;           /**< Size of trailer (after elt). */
 
 	unsigned private_data_size;      /**< Size of private data. */
+	/**
+	 * Index into rte_mempool_ops_table array of mempool ops
+	 * structs, which contain callback function pointers.
+	 * We're using an index here rather than pointers to the callbacks
+	 * to facilitate any secondary processes that may want to use
+	 * this mempool.
+	 */
+	int32_t ops_index;
 
-#if RTE_MEMPOOL_CACHE_MAX_SIZE > 0
-	/** Per-lcore local cache. */
-	struct rte_mempool_cache local_cache[RTE_MAX_LCORE];
-#endif
+	struct rte_mempool_cache *local_cache; /**< Per-lcore local cache */
+
+	uint32_t populated_size;         /**< Number of populated objects. */
+	struct rte_mempool_objhdr_list elt_list; /**< List of objects in pool */
+	uint32_t nb_mem_chunks;          /**< Number of memory chunks */
+	struct rte_mempool_memhdr_list mem_list; /**< List of memory chunks */
 
 #ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_MEMPOOL_DEBUG
 	/** Per-lcore statistics. */
 	struct rte_mempool_debug_stats stats[RTE_MAX_LCORE];
 #endif
-
-	/* Address translation support, starts from next cache line. */
-
-	/** Number of elements in the elt_pa array. */
-	uint32_t    pg_num __rte_cache_aligned;
-	uint32_t    pg_shift;     /**< LOG2 of the physical pages. */
-	uintptr_t   pg_mask;      /**< physical page mask value. */
-	uintptr_t   elt_va_start;
-	/**< Virtual address of the first mempool object. */
-	uintptr_t   elt_va_end;
-	/**< Virtual address of the <size + 1> mempool object. */
-	phys_addr_t elt_pa[MEMPOOL_PG_NUM_DEFAULT];
-	/**< Array of physical page addresses for the mempool objects buffer. */
-
 }  __rte_cache_aligned;
 
-#define MEMPOOL_F_NO_SPREAD      0x0001 /**< Do not spread in memory. */
+#define MEMPOOL_F_NO_SPREAD      0x0001 /**< Do not spread among memory channels. */
 #define MEMPOOL_F_NO_CACHE_ALIGN 0x0002 /**< Do not align objs on cache lines.*/
 #define MEMPOOL_F_SP_PUT         0x0004 /**< Default put is "single-producer".*/
 #define MEMPOOL_F_SC_GET         0x0008 /**< Default get is "single-consumer".*/
+#define MEMPOOL_F_POOL_CREATED   0x0010 /**< Internal: pool is created. */
+#define MEMPOOL_F_NO_PHYS_CONTIG 0x0020 /**< Don't need physically contiguous objs. */
 
 /**
  * @internal When debug is enabled, store some statistics.
@@ -245,34 +280,20 @@ struct rte_mempool {
  *
  * @param mp
  *   Pointer to the memory pool.
- * @param pgn
- *   Number of pages used to store mempool objects.
+ * @param cs
+ *   Size of the per-lcore cache.
  */
-#define	MEMPOOL_HEADER_SIZE(mp, pgn)	(sizeof(*(mp)) + \
-	RTE_ALIGN_CEIL(((pgn) - RTE_DIM((mp)->elt_pa)) * \
-	sizeof ((mp)->elt_pa[0]), RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE))
-
-/**
- * Return true if the whole mempool is in contiguous memory.
- */
-#define	MEMPOOL_IS_CONTIG(mp)                      \
-	((mp)->pg_num == MEMPOOL_PG_NUM_DEFAULT && \
-	(mp)->phys_addr == (mp)->elt_pa[0])
+#define MEMPOOL_HEADER_SIZE(mp, cs) \
+	(sizeof(*(mp)) + (((cs) == 0) ? 0 : \
+	(sizeof(struct rte_mempool_cache) * RTE_MAX_LCORE)))
 
 /* return the header of a mempool object (internal) */
 static inline struct rte_mempool_objhdr *__mempool_get_header(void *obj)
 {
-	return (struct rte_mempool_objhdr *)((char *)obj -
+	return (struct rte_mempool_objhdr *)RTE_PTR_SUB(obj,
 		sizeof(struct rte_mempool_objhdr));
 }
 
-/* return the trailer of a mempool object (internal) */
-static inline struct rte_mempool_objtlr *__mempool_get_trailer(void *obj)
-{
-	return (struct rte_mempool_objtlr *)((char *)obj -
-		sizeof(struct rte_mempool_objtlr));
-}
-
 /**
  * Return a pointer to the mempool owning this object.
  *
@@ -288,6 +309,13 @@ static inline struct rte_mempool *rte_mempool_from_obj(void *obj)
 	return hdr->mp;
 }
 
+/* return the trailer of a mempool object (internal) */
+static inline struct rte_mempool_objtlr *__mempool_get_trailer(void *obj)
+{
+	struct rte_mempool *mp = rte_mempool_from_obj(obj);
+	return (struct rte_mempool_objtlr *)RTE_PTR_ADD(obj, mp->elt_size);
+}
+
 /**
  * @internal Check and update cookies or panic.
  *
@@ -302,140 +330,242 @@ static inline struct rte_mempool *rte_mempool_from_obj(void *obj)
  *   - 1: object is supposed to be free, mark it as allocated
  *   - 2: just check that cookie is valid (free or allocated)
  */
+void rte_mempool_check_cookies(const struct rte_mempool *mp,
+	void * const *obj_table_const, unsigned n, int free);
+
 #ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_MEMPOOL_DEBUG
-#ifndef __INTEL_COMPILER
-#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wcast-qual"
-#endif
-static inline void __mempool_check_cookies(const struct rte_mempool *mp,
-					   void * const *obj_table_const,
-					   unsigned n, int free)
-{
-	struct rte_mempool_objhdr *hdr;
-	struct rte_mempool_objtlr *tlr;
-	uint64_t cookie;
-	void *tmp;
-	void *obj;
-	void **obj_table;
-
-	/* Force to drop the "const" attribute. This is done only when
-	 * DEBUG is enabled */
-	tmp = (void *) obj_table_const;
-	obj_table = (void **) tmp;
-
-	while (n--) {
-		obj = obj_table[n];
-
-		if (rte_mempool_from_obj(obj) != mp)
-			rte_panic("MEMPOOL: object is owned by another "
-				  "mempool\n");
-
-		hdr = __mempool_get_header(obj);
-		cookie = hdr->cookie;
-
-		if (free == 0) {
-			if (cookie != RTE_MEMPOOL_HEADER_COOKIE1) {
-				rte_log_set_history(0);
-				RTE_LOG(CRIT, MEMPOOL,
-					"obj=%p, mempool=%p, cookie=%" PRIx64 "\n",
-					obj, (const void *) mp, cookie);
-				rte_panic("MEMPOOL: bad header cookie (put)\n");
-			}
-			hdr->cookie = RTE_MEMPOOL_HEADER_COOKIE2;
-		}
-		else if (free == 1) {
-			if (cookie != RTE_MEMPOOL_HEADER_COOKIE2) {
-				rte_log_set_history(0);
-				RTE_LOG(CRIT, MEMPOOL,
-					"obj=%p, mempool=%p, cookie=%" PRIx64 "\n",
-					obj, (const void *) mp, cookie);
-				rte_panic("MEMPOOL: bad header cookie (get)\n");
-			}
-			hdr->cookie = RTE_MEMPOOL_HEADER_COOKIE1;
-		}
-		else if (free == 2) {
-			if (cookie != RTE_MEMPOOL_HEADER_COOKIE1 &&
-			    cookie != RTE_MEMPOOL_HEADER_COOKIE2) {
-				rte_log_set_history(0);
-				RTE_LOG(CRIT, MEMPOOL,
-					"obj=%p, mempool=%p, cookie=%" PRIx64 "\n",
-					obj, (const void *) mp, cookie);
-				rte_panic("MEMPOOL: bad header cookie (audit)\n");
-			}
-		}
-		tlr = __mempool_get_trailer(obj);
-		cookie = tlr->cookie;
-		if (cookie != RTE_MEMPOOL_TRAILER_COOKIE) {
-			rte_log_set_history(0);
-			RTE_LOG(CRIT, MEMPOOL,
-				"obj=%p, mempool=%p, cookie=%" PRIx64 "\n",
-				obj, (const void *) mp, cookie);
-			rte_panic("MEMPOOL: bad trailer cookie\n");
-		}
-	}
-}
-#ifndef __INTEL_COMPILER
-#pragma GCC diagnostic error "-Wcast-qual"
-#endif
+#define __mempool_check_cookies(mp, obj_table_const, n, free) \
+	rte_mempool_check_cookies(mp, obj_table_const, n, free)
 #else
 #define __mempool_check_cookies(mp, obj_table_const, n, free) do {} while(0)
 #endif /* RTE_LIBRTE_MEMPOOL_DEBUG */
 
+#define RTE_MEMPOOL_OPS_NAMESIZE 32 /**< Max length of ops struct name. */
+
+/**
+ * Prototype for implementation specific data provisioning function.
+ *
+ * The function should provide the implementation specific memory for
+ * for use by the other mempool ops functions in a given mempool ops struct.
+ * E.g. the default ops provides an instance of the rte_ring for this purpose.
+ * it will most likely point to a different type of data structure, and
+ * will be transparent to the application programmer.
+ * This function should set mp->pool_data.
+ */
+typedef int (*rte_mempool_alloc_t)(struct rte_mempool *mp);
+
+/**
+ * Free the opaque private data pointed to by mp->pool_data pointer.
+ */
+typedef void (*rte_mempool_free_t)(struct rte_mempool *mp);
+
+/**
+ * Enqueue an object into the external pool.
+ */
+typedef int (*rte_mempool_enqueue_t)(struct rte_mempool *mp,
+		void * const *obj_table, unsigned int n);
+
 /**
- * A mempool object iterator callback function.
+ * Dequeue an object from the external pool.
  */
-typedef void (*rte_mempool_obj_iter_t)(void * /*obj_iter_arg*/,
-	void * /*obj_start*/,
-	void * /*obj_end*/,
-	uint32_t /*obj_index */);
+typedef int (*rte_mempool_dequeue_t)(struct rte_mempool *mp,
+		void **obj_table, unsigned int n);
 
 /**
- * Call a function for each mempool object in a memory chunk
+ * Return the number of available objects in the external pool.
+ */
+typedef unsigned (*rte_mempool_get_count)(const struct rte_mempool *mp);
+
+/** Structure defining mempool operations structure */
+struct rte_mempool_ops {
+	char name[RTE_MEMPOOL_OPS_NAMESIZE]; /**< Name of mempool ops struct. */
+	rte_mempool_alloc_t alloc;       /**< Allocate private data. */
+	rte_mempool_free_t free;         /**< Free the external pool. */
+	rte_mempool_enqueue_t enqueue;   /**< Enqueue an object. */
+	rte_mempool_dequeue_t dequeue;   /**< Dequeue an object. */
+	rte_mempool_get_count get_count; /**< Get qty of available objs. */
+} __rte_cache_aligned;
+
+#define RTE_MEMPOOL_MAX_OPS_IDX 16  /**< Max registered ops structs */
+
+/**
+ * Structure storing the table of registered ops structs, each of which contain
+ * the function pointers for the mempool ops functions.
+ * Each process has its own storage for this ops struct array so that
+ * the mempools can be shared across primary and secondary processes.
+ * The indices used to access the array are valid across processes, whereas
+ * any function pointers stored directly in the mempool struct would not be.
+ * This results in us simply having "ops_index" in the mempool struct.
+ */
+struct rte_mempool_ops_table {
+	rte_spinlock_t sl;     /**< Spinlock for add/delete. */
+	uint32_t num_ops;      /**< Number of used ops structs in the table. */
+	/**
+	 * Storage for all possible ops structs.
+	 */
+	struct rte_mempool_ops ops[RTE_MEMPOOL_MAX_OPS_IDX];
+} __rte_cache_aligned;
+
+/** Array of registered ops structs. */
+extern struct rte_mempool_ops_table rte_mempool_ops_table;
+
+/**
+ * @internal Get the mempool ops struct from its index.
  *
- * Iterate across objects of the given size and alignment in the
- * provided chunk of memory. The given memory buffer can consist of
- * disjoint physical pages.
+ * @param ops_index
+ *   The index of the ops struct in the ops struct table. It must be a valid
+ *   index: (0 <= idx < num_ops).
+ * @return
+ *   The pointer to the ops struct in the table.
+ */
+static inline struct rte_mempool_ops *
+rte_mempool_get_ops(int ops_index)
+{
+	RTE_VERIFY((ops_index >= 0) && (ops_index < RTE_MEMPOOL_MAX_OPS_IDX));
+
+	return &rte_mempool_ops_table.ops[ops_index];
+}
+
+/**
+ * @internal Wrapper for mempool_ops alloc callback.
  *
- * For each object, calls the provided callback (if any). This function
- * is used to populate mempool, walk through all elements of the
- * mempool, estimate how many elements of the given size could be
- * created in the given memory buffer.
+ * @param mp
+ *   Pointer to the memory pool.
+ * @return
+ *   - 0: Success; successfully allocated mempool pool_data.
+ *   - <0: Error; code of alloc function.
+ */
+int
+rte_mempool_ops_alloc(struct rte_mempool *mp);
+
+/**
+ * @internal Wrapper for mempool_ops dequeue callback.
  *
- * @param vaddr
- *   Virtual address of the memory buffer.
- * @param elt_num
- *   Maximum number of objects to iterate through.
- * @param elt_sz
- *   Size of each object.
- * @param paddr
- *   Array of physical addresses of the pages that comprises given memory
- *   buffer.
- * @param pg_num
- *   Number of elements in the paddr array.
- * @param pg_shift
- *   LOG2 of the physical pages size.
- * @param obj_iter
- *   Object iterator callback function (could be NULL).
- * @param obj_iter_arg
- *   User defined parameter for the object iterator callback function.
+ * @param mp
+ *   Pointer to the memory pool.
+ * @param obj_table
+ *   Pointer to a table of void * pointers (objects).
+ * @param n
+ *   Number of objects to get.
+ * @return
+ *   - 0: Success; got n objects.
+ *   - <0: Error; code of dequeue function.
+ */
+static inline int
+rte_mempool_ops_dequeue_bulk(struct rte_mempool *mp,
+		void **obj_table, unsigned n)
+{
+	struct rte_mempool_ops *ops;
+
+	ops = rte_mempool_get_ops(mp->ops_index);
+	return ops->dequeue(mp, obj_table, n);
+}
+
+/**
+ * @internal wrapper for mempool_ops enqueue callback.
+ *
+ * @param mp
+ *   Pointer to the memory pool.
+ * @param obj_table
+ *   Pointer to a table of void * pointers (objects).
+ * @param n
+ *   Number of objects to put.
+ * @return
+ *   - 0: Success; n objects supplied.
+ *   - <0: Error; code of enqueue function.
+ */
+static inline int
+rte_mempool_ops_enqueue_bulk(struct rte_mempool *mp, void * const *obj_table,
+		unsigned n)
+{
+	struct rte_mempool_ops *ops;
+
+	ops = rte_mempool_get_ops(mp->ops_index);
+	return ops->enqueue(mp, obj_table, n);
+}
+
+/**
+ * @internal wrapper for mempool_ops get_count callback.
  *
+ * @param mp
+ *   Pointer to the memory pool.
  * @return
- *   Number of objects iterated through.
+ *   The number of available objects in the external pool.
  */
+unsigned
+rte_mempool_ops_get_count(const struct rte_mempool *mp);
 
-uint32_t rte_mempool_obj_iter(void *vaddr,
-	uint32_t elt_num, size_t elt_sz, size_t align,
-	const phys_addr_t paddr[], uint32_t pg_num, uint32_t pg_shift,
-	rte_mempool_obj_iter_t obj_iter, void *obj_iter_arg);
+/**
+ * @internal wrapper for mempool_ops free callback.
+ *
+ * @param mp
+ *   Pointer to the memory pool.
+ */
+void
+rte_mempool_ops_free(struct rte_mempool *mp);
+
+/**
+ * Set the ops of a mempool.
+ *
+ * This can only be done on a mempool that is not populated, i.e. just after
+ * a call to rte_mempool_create_empty().
+ *
+ * @param mp
+ *   Pointer to the memory pool.
+ * @param name
+ *   Name of the ops structure to use for this mempool.
+ * @param pool_config
+ *   Opaque data that can be passed by the application to the ops functions.
+ * @return
+ *   - 0: Success; the mempool is now using the requested ops functions.
+ *   - -EINVAL - Invalid ops struct name provided.
+ *   - -EEXIST - mempool already has an ops struct assigned.
+ */
+int
+rte_mempool_set_ops_byname(struct rte_mempool *mp, const char *name,
+		void *pool_config);
 
 /**
- * An object constructor callback function for mempool.
+ * Register mempool operations.
  *
- * Arguments are the mempool, the opaque pointer given by the user in
- * rte_mempool_create(), the pointer to the element and the index of
- * the element in the pool.
+ * @param ops
+ *   Pointer to an ops structure to register.
+ * @return
+ *   - >=0: Success; return the index of the ops struct in the table.
+ *   - -EINVAL - some missing callbacks while registering ops struct.
+ *   - -ENOSPC - the maximum number of ops structs has been reached.
  */
-typedef void (rte_mempool_obj_ctor_t)(struct rte_mempool *, void *,
-				      void *, unsigned);
+int rte_mempool_register_ops(const struct rte_mempool_ops *ops);
+
+/**
+ * Macro to statically register the ops of a mempool handler.
+ * Note that the rte_mempool_register_ops fails silently here when
+ * more then RTE_MEMPOOL_MAX_OPS_IDX is registered.
+ */
+#define MEMPOOL_REGISTER_OPS(ops)					\
+	void mp_hdlr_init_##ops(void);					\
+	void __attribute__((constructor, used)) mp_hdlr_init_##ops(void)\
+	{								\
+		rte_mempool_register_ops(&ops);			\
+	}
+
+/**
+ * An object callback function for mempool.
+ *
+ * Used by rte_mempool_create() and rte_mempool_obj_iter().
+ */
+typedef void (rte_mempool_obj_cb_t)(struct rte_mempool *mp,
+		void *opaque, void *obj, unsigned obj_idx);
+typedef rte_mempool_obj_cb_t rte_mempool_obj_ctor_t; /* compat */
+
+/**
+ * A memory callback function for mempool.
+ *
+ * Used by rte_mempool_mem_iter().
+ */
+typedef void (rte_mempool_mem_cb_t)(struct rte_mempool *mp,
+		void *opaque, struct rte_mempool_memhdr *memhdr,
+		unsigned mem_idx);
 
 /**
  * A mempool constructor callback function.
@@ -516,6 +646,8 @@ typedef void (rte_mempool_ctor_t)(struct rte_mempool *, void *);
  *   - MEMPOOL_F_SC_GET: If this flag is set, the default behavior
  *     when using rte_mempool_get() or rte_mempool_get_bulk() is
  *     "single-consumer". Otherwise, it is "multi-consumers".
+ *   - MEMPOOL_F_NO_PHYS_CONTIG: If set, allocated objects won't
+ *     necessarilly be contiguous in physical memory.
  * @return
  *   The pointer to the new allocated mempool, on success. NULL on error
  *   with rte_errno set appropriately. Possible rte_errno values include:
@@ -530,14 +662,15 @@ struct rte_mempool *
 rte_mempool_create(const char *name, unsigned n, unsigned elt_size,
 		   unsigned cache_size, unsigned private_data_size,
 		   rte_mempool_ctor_t *mp_init, void *mp_init_arg,
-		   rte_mempool_obj_ctor_t *obj_init, void *obj_init_arg,
+		   rte_mempool_obj_cb_t *obj_init, void *obj_init_arg,
 		   int socket_id, unsigned flags);
 
 /**
  * Create a new mempool named *name* in memory.
  *
- * This function uses ``memzone_reserve()`` to allocate memory. The
- * pool contains n elements of elt_size. Its size is set to n.
+ * The pool contains n elements of elt_size. Its size is set to n.
+ * This function uses ``memzone_reserve()`` to allocate the mempool header
+ * (and the objects if vaddr is NULL).
  * Depending on the input parameters, mempool elements can be either allocated
  * together with the mempool header, or an externally provided memory buffer
  * could be used to store mempool objects. In later case, that external
@@ -552,18 +685,7 @@ rte_mempool_create(const char *name, unsigned n, unsigned elt_size,
  * @param elt_size
  *   The size of each element.
  * @param cache_size
- *   If cache_size is non-zero, the rte_mempool library will try to
- *   limit the accesses to the common lockless pool, by maintaining a
- *   per-lcore object cache. This argument must be lower or equal to
- *   CONFIG_RTE_MEMPOOL_CACHE_MAX_SIZE. It is advised to choose
- *   cache_size to have "n modulo cache_size == 0": if this is
- *   not the case, some elements will always stay in the pool and will
- *   never be used. The access to the per-lcore table is of course
- *   faster than the multi-producer/consumer pool. The cache can be
- *   disabled if the cache_size argument is set to 0; it can be useful to
- *   avoid losing objects in cache. Note that even if not used, the
- *   memory space for cache is always reserved in a mempool structure,
- *   except if CONFIG_RTE_MEMPOOL_CACHE_MAX_SIZE is set to 0.
+ *   Size of the cache. See rte_mempool_create() for details.
  * @param private_data_size
  *   The size of the private data appended after the mempool
  *   structure. This is useful for storing some private data after the
@@ -577,35 +699,17 @@ rte_mempool_create(const char *name, unsigned n, unsigned elt_size,
  *   An opaque pointer to data that can be used in the mempool
  *   constructor function.
  * @param obj_init
- *   A function pointer that is called for each object at
- *   initialization of the pool. The user can set some meta data in
- *   objects if needed. This parameter can be NULL if not needed.
- *   The obj_init() function takes the mempool pointer, the init_arg,
- *   the object pointer and the object number as parameters.
+ *   A function called for each object at initialization of the pool.
+ *   See rte_mempool_create() for details.
  * @param obj_init_arg
- *   An opaque pointer to data that can be used as an argument for
- *   each call to the object constructor function.
+ *   An opaque pointer passed to the object constructor function.
  * @param socket_id
  *   The *socket_id* argument is the socket identifier in the case of
  *   NUMA. The value can be *SOCKET_ID_ANY* if there is no NUMA
  *   constraint for the reserved zone.
  * @param flags
- *   The *flags* arguments is an OR of following flags:
- *   - MEMPOOL_F_NO_SPREAD: By default, objects addresses are spread
- *     between channels in RAM: the pool allocator will add padding
- *     between objects depending on the hardware configuration. See
- *     Memory alignment constraints for details. If this flag is set,
- *     the allocator will just align them to a cache line.
- *   - MEMPOOL_F_NO_CACHE_ALIGN: By default, the returned objects are
- *     cache-aligned. This flag removes this constraint, and no
- *     padding will be present between objects. This flag implies
- *     MEMPOOL_F_NO_SPREAD.
- *   - MEMPOOL_F_SP_PUT: If this flag is set, the default behavior
- *     when using rte_mempool_put() or rte_mempool_put_bulk() is
- *     "single-producer". Otherwise, it is "multi-producers".
- *   - MEMPOOL_F_SC_GET: If this flag is set, the default behavior
- *     when using rte_mempool_get() or rte_mempool_get_bulk() is
- *     "single-consumer". Otherwise, it is "multi-consumers".
+ *   Flags controlling the behavior of the mempool. See
+ *   rte_mempool_create() for details.
  * @param vaddr
  *   Virtual address of the externally allocated memory buffer.
  *   Will be used to store mempool objects.
@@ -618,111 +722,219 @@ rte_mempool_create(const char *name, unsigned n, unsigned elt_size,
  *   LOG2 of the physical pages size.
  * @return
  *   The pointer to the new allocated mempool, on success. NULL on error
- *   with rte_errno set appropriately. Possible rte_errno values include:
- *    - E_RTE_NO_CONFIG - function could not get pointer to rte_config structure
- *    - E_RTE_SECONDARY - function was called from a secondary process instance
- *    - EINVAL - cache size provided is too large
- *    - ENOSPC - the maximum number of memzones has already been allocated
- *    - EEXIST - a memzone with the same name already exists
- *    - ENOMEM - no appropriate memory area found in which to create memzone
+ *   with rte_errno set appropriately. See rte_mempool_create() for details.
  */
 struct rte_mempool *
 rte_mempool_xmem_create(const char *name, unsigned n, unsigned elt_size,
 		unsigned cache_size, unsigned private_data_size,
 		rte_mempool_ctor_t *mp_init, void *mp_init_arg,
-		rte_mempool_obj_ctor_t *obj_init, void *obj_init_arg,
+		rte_mempool_obj_cb_t *obj_init, void *obj_init_arg,
 		int socket_id, unsigned flags, void *vaddr,
 		const phys_addr_t paddr[], uint32_t pg_num, uint32_t pg_shift);
 
-#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_XEN_DOM0
 /**
- * Create a new mempool named *name* in memory on Xen Dom0.
+ * Create an empty mempool
  *
- * This function uses ``rte_mempool_xmem_create()`` to allocate memory. The
- * pool contains n elements of elt_size. Its size is set to n.
- * All elements of the mempool are allocated together with the mempool header,
- * and memory buffer can consist of set of disjoint physical pages.
+ * The mempool is allocated and initialized, but it is not populated: no
+ * memory is allocated for the mempool elements. The user has to call
+ * rte_mempool_populate_*() or to add memory chunks to the pool. Once
+ * populated, the user may also want to initialize each object with
+ * rte_mempool_obj_iter().
  *
  * @param name
  *   The name of the mempool.
  * @param n
- *   The number of elements in the mempool. The optimum size (in terms of
- *   memory usage) for a mempool is when n is a power of two minus one:
- *   n = (2^q - 1).
+ *   The maximum number of elements that can be added in the mempool.
+ *   The optimum size (in terms of memory usage) for a mempool is when n
+ *   is a power of two minus one: n = (2^q - 1).
  * @param elt_size
  *   The size of each element.
  * @param cache_size
- *   If cache_size is non-zero, the rte_mempool library will try to
- *   limit the accesses to the common lockless pool, by maintaining a
- *   per-lcore object cache. This argument must be lower or equal to
- *   CONFIG_RTE_MEMPOOL_CACHE_MAX_SIZE. It is advised to choose
- *   cache_size to have "n modulo cache_size == 0": if this is
- *   not the case, some elements will always stay in the pool and will
- *   never be used. The access to the per-lcore table is of course
- *   faster than the multi-producer/consumer pool. The cache can be
- *   disabled if the cache_size argument is set to 0; it can be useful to
- *   avoid losing objects in cache. Note that even if not used, the
- *   memory space for cache is always reserved in a mempool structure,
- *   except if CONFIG_RTE_MEMPOOL_CACHE_MAX_SIZE is set to 0.
+ *   Size of the cache. See rte_mempool_create() for details.
  * @param private_data_size
  *   The size of the private data appended after the mempool
  *   structure. This is useful for storing some private data after the
  *   mempool structure, as is done for rte_mbuf_pool for example.
- * @param mp_init
- *   A function pointer that is called for initialization of the pool,
- *   before object initialization. The user can initialize the private
- *   data in this function if needed. This parameter can be NULL if
- *   not needed.
- * @param mp_init_arg
- *   An opaque pointer to data that can be used in the mempool
- *   constructor function.
- * @param obj_init
- *   A function pointer that is called for each object at
- *   initialization of the pool. The user can set some meta data in
- *   objects if needed. This parameter can be NULL if not needed.
- *   The obj_init() function takes the mempool pointer, the init_arg,
- *   the object pointer and the object number as parameters.
- * @param obj_init_arg
- *   An opaque pointer to data that can be used as an argument for
- *   each call to the object constructor function.
  * @param socket_id
  *   The *socket_id* argument is the socket identifier in the case of
  *   NUMA. The value can be *SOCKET_ID_ANY* if there is no NUMA
  *   constraint for the reserved zone.
  * @param flags
- *   The *flags* arguments is an OR of following flags:
- *   - MEMPOOL_F_NO_SPREAD: By default, objects addresses are spread
- *     between channels in RAM: the pool allocator will add padding
- *     between objects depending on the hardware configuration. See
- *     Memory alignment constraints for details. If this flag is set,
- *     the allocator will just align them to a cache line.
- *   - MEMPOOL_F_NO_CACHE_ALIGN: By default, the returned objects are
- *     cache-aligned. This flag removes this constraint, and no
- *     padding will be present between objects. This flag implies
- *     MEMPOOL_F_NO_SPREAD.
- *   - MEMPOOL_F_SP_PUT: If this flag is set, the default behavior
- *     when using rte_mempool_put() or rte_mempool_put_bulk() is
- *     "single-producer". Otherwise, it is "multi-producers".
- *   - MEMPOOL_F_SC_GET: If this flag is set, the default behavior
- *     when using rte_mempool_get() or rte_mempool_get_bulk() is
- *     "single-consumer". Otherwise, it is "multi-consumers".
+ *   Flags controlling the behavior of the mempool. See
+ *   rte_mempool_create() for details.
  * @return
  *   The pointer to the new allocated mempool, on success. NULL on error
- *   with rte_errno set appropriately. Possible rte_errno values include:
- *    - E_RTE_NO_CONFIG - function could not get pointer to rte_config structure
- *    - E_RTE_SECONDARY - function was called from a secondary process instance
- *    - EINVAL - cache size provided is too large
- *    - ENOSPC - the maximum number of memzones has already been allocated
- *    - EEXIST - a memzone with the same name already exists
- *    - ENOMEM - no appropriate memory area found in which to create memzone
+ *   with rte_errno set appropriately. See rte_mempool_create() for details.
  */
 struct rte_mempool *
-rte_dom0_mempool_create(const char *name, unsigned n, unsigned elt_size,
-		unsigned cache_size, unsigned private_data_size,
-		rte_mempool_ctor_t *mp_init, void *mp_init_arg,
-		rte_mempool_obj_ctor_t *obj_init, void *obj_init_arg,
-		int socket_id, unsigned flags);
-#endif
+rte_mempool_create_empty(const char *name, unsigned n, unsigned elt_size,
+	unsigned cache_size, unsigned private_data_size,
+	int socket_id, unsigned flags);
+/**
+ * Free a mempool
+ *
+ * Unlink the mempool from global list, free the memory chunks, and all
+ * memory referenced by the mempool. The objects must not be used by
+ * other cores as they will be freed.
+ *
+ * @param mp
+ *   A pointer to the mempool structure.
+ */
+void
+rte_mempool_free(struct rte_mempool *mp);
+
+/**
+ * Add physically contiguous memory for objects in the pool at init
+ *
+ * Add a virtually and physically contiguous memory chunk in the pool
+ * where objects can be instanciated.
+ *
+ * @param mp
+ *   A pointer to the mempool structure.
+ * @param vaddr
+ *   The virtual address of memory that should be used to store objects.
+ * @param paddr
+ *   The physical address
+ * @param len
+ *   The length of memory in bytes.
+ * @param free_cb
+ *   The callback used to free this chunk when destroying the mempool.
+ * @param opaque
+ *   An opaque argument passed to free_cb.
+ * @return
+ *   The number of objects added on success.
+ *   On error, the chunk is not added in the memory list of the
+ *   mempool and a negative errno is returned.
+ */
+int rte_mempool_populate_phys(struct rte_mempool *mp, char *vaddr,
+	phys_addr_t paddr, size_t len, rte_mempool_memchunk_free_cb_t *free_cb,
+	void *opaque);
+
+/**
+ * Add physical memory for objects in the pool at init
+ *
+ * Add a virtually contiguous memory chunk in the pool where objects can
+ * be instanciated. The physical addresses corresponding to the virtual
+ * area are described in paddr[], pg_num, pg_shift.
+ *
+ * @param mp
+ *   A pointer to the mempool structure.
+ * @param vaddr
+ *   The virtual address of memory that should be used to store objects.
+ * @param paddr
+ *   An array of physical addresses of each page composing the virtual
+ *   area.
+ * @param pg_num
+ *   Number of elements in the paddr array.
+ * @param pg_shift
+ *   LOG2 of the physical pages size.
+ * @param free_cb
+ *   The callback used to free this chunk when destroying the mempool.
+ * @param opaque
+ *   An opaque argument passed to free_cb.
+ * @return
+ *   The number of objects added on success.
+ *   On error, the chunks are not added in the memory list of the
+ *   mempool and a negative errno is returned.
+ */
+int rte_mempool_populate_phys_tab(struct rte_mempool *mp, char *vaddr,
+	const phys_addr_t paddr[], uint32_t pg_num, uint32_t pg_shift,
+	rte_mempool_memchunk_free_cb_t *free_cb, void *opaque);
+
+/**
+ * Add virtually contiguous memory for objects in the pool at init
+ *
+ * Add a virtually contiguous memory chunk in the pool where objects can
+ * be instanciated.
+ *
+ * @param mp
+ *   A pointer to the mempool structure.
+ * @param addr
+ *   The virtual address of memory that should be used to store objects.
+ *   Must be page-aligned.
+ * @param len
+ *   The length of memory in bytes. Must be page-aligned.
+ * @param pg_sz
+ *   The size of memory pages in this virtual area.
+ * @param free_cb
+ *   The callback used to free this chunk when destroying the mempool.
+ * @param opaque
+ *   An opaque argument passed to free_cb.
+ * @return
+ *   The number of objects added on success.
+ *   On error, the chunk is not added in the memory list of the
+ *   mempool and a negative errno is returned.
+ */
+int
+rte_mempool_populate_virt(struct rte_mempool *mp, char *addr,
+	size_t len, size_t pg_sz, rte_mempool_memchunk_free_cb_t *free_cb,
+	void *opaque);
+
+/**
+ * Add memory for objects in the pool at init
+ *
+ * This is the default function used by rte_mempool_create() to populate
+ * the mempool. It adds memory allocated using rte_memzone_reserve().
+ *
+ * @param mp
+ *   A pointer to the mempool structure.
+ * @return
+ *   The number of objects added on success.
+ *   On error, the chunk is not added in the memory list of the
+ *   mempool and a negative errno is returned.
+ */
+int rte_mempool_populate_default(struct rte_mempool *mp);
+
+/**
+ * Add memory from anonymous mapping for objects in the pool at init
+ *
+ * This function mmap an anonymous memory zone that is locked in
+ * memory to store the objects of the mempool.
+ *
+ * @param mp
+ *   A pointer to the mempool structure.
+ * @return
+ *   The number of objects added on success.
+ *   On error, the chunk is not added in the memory list of the
+ *   mempool and a negative errno is returned.
+ */
+int rte_mempool_populate_anon(struct rte_mempool *mp);
+
+/**
+ * Call a function for each mempool element
+ *
+ * Iterate across all objects attached to a rte_mempool and call the
+ * callback function on it.
+ *
+ * @param mp
+ *   A pointer to an initialized mempool.
+ * @param obj_cb
+ *   A function pointer that is called for each object.
+ * @param obj_cb_arg
+ *   An opaque pointer passed to the callback function.
+ * @return
+ *   Number of objects iterated.
+ */
+uint32_t rte_mempool_obj_iter(struct rte_mempool *mp,
+	rte_mempool_obj_cb_t *obj_cb, void *obj_cb_arg);
+
+/**
+ * Call a function for each mempool memory chunk
+ *
+ * Iterate across all memory chunks attached to a rte_mempool and call
+ * the callback function on it.
+ *
+ * @param mp
+ *   A pointer to an initialized mempool.
+ * @param mem_cb
+ *   A function pointer that is called for each memory chunk.
+ * @param mem_cb_arg
+ *   An opaque pointer passed to the callback function.
+ * @return
+ *   Number of memory chunks iterated.
+ */
+uint32_t rte_mempool_mem_iter(struct rte_mempool *mp,
+	rte_mempool_mem_cb_t *mem_cb, void *mem_cb_arg);
 
 /**
  * Dump the status of the mempool to the console.
@@ -732,7 +944,71 @@ rte_dom0_mempool_create(const char *name, unsigned n, unsigned elt_size,
  * @param mp
  *   A pointer to the mempool structure.
  */
-void rte_mempool_dump(FILE *f, const struct rte_mempool *mp);
+void rte_mempool_dump(FILE *f, struct rte_mempool *mp);
+
+/**
+ * Create a user-owned mempool cache.
+ *
+ * This can be used by non-EAL threads to enable caching when they
+ * interact with a mempool.
+ *
+ * @param size
+ *   The size of the mempool cache. See rte_mempool_create()'s cache_size
+ *   parameter description for more information. The same limits and
+ *   considerations apply here too.
+ * @param socket_id
+ *   The socket identifier in the case of NUMA. The value can be
+ *   SOCKET_ID_ANY if there is no NUMA constraint for the reserved zone.
+ */
+struct rte_mempool_cache *
+rte_mempool_cache_create(uint32_t size, int socket_id);
+
+/**
+ * Free a user-owned mempool cache.
+ *
+ * @param cache
+ *   A pointer to the mempool cache.
+ */
+void
+rte_mempool_cache_free(struct rte_mempool_cache *cache);
+
+/**
+ * Flush a user-owned mempool cache to the specified mempool.
+ *
+ * @param cache
+ *   A pointer to the mempool cache.
+ * @param mp
+ *   A pointer to the mempool.
+ */
+static inline void __attribute__((always_inline))
+rte_mempool_cache_flush(struct rte_mempool_cache *cache,
+			struct rte_mempool *mp)
+{
+	rte_mempool_ops_enqueue_bulk(mp, cache->objs, cache->len);
+	cache->len = 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get a pointer to the per-lcore default mempool cache.
+ *
+ * @param mp
+ *   A pointer to the mempool structure.
+ * @param lcore_id
+ *   The logical core id.
+ * @return
+ *   A pointer to the mempool cache or NULL if disabled or non-EAL thread.
+ */
+static inline struct rte_mempool_cache *__attribute__((always_inline))
+rte_mempool_default_cache(struct rte_mempool *mp, unsigned lcore_id)
+{
+	if (mp->cache_size == 0)
+		return NULL;
+
+	if (lcore_id >= RTE_MAX_LCORE)
+		return NULL;
+
+	return &mp->local_cache[lcore_id];
+}
 
 /**
  * @internal Put several objects back in the mempool; used internally.
@@ -743,36 +1019,29 @@ void rte_mempool_dump(FILE *f, const struct rte_mempool *mp);
  * @param n
  *   The number of objects to store back in the mempool, must be strictly
  *   positive.
- * @param is_mp
- *   Mono-producer (0) or multi-producers (1).
+ * @param cache
+ *   A pointer to a mempool cache structure. May be NULL if not needed.
+ * @param flags
+ *   The flags used for the mempool creation.
+ *   Single-producer (MEMPOOL_F_SP_PUT flag) or multi-producers.
  */
 static inline void __attribute__((always_inline))
-__mempool_put_bulk(struct rte_mempool *mp, void * const *obj_table,
-		    unsigned n, int is_mp)
+__mempool_generic_put(struct rte_mempool *mp, void * const *obj_table,
+		      unsigned n, struct rte_mempool_cache *cache, int flags)
 {
-#if RTE_MEMPOOL_CACHE_MAX_SIZE > 0
-	struct rte_mempool_cache *cache;
-	uint32_t index;
 	void **cache_objs;
-	unsigned lcore_id = rte_lcore_id();
-	uint32_t cache_size = mp->cache_size;
-	uint32_t flushthresh = mp->cache_flushthresh;
-#endif /* RTE_MEMPOOL_CACHE_MAX_SIZE > 0 */
 
 	/* increment stat now, adding in mempool always success */
 	__MEMPOOL_STAT_ADD(mp, put, n);
 
-#if RTE_MEMPOOL_CACHE_MAX_SIZE > 0
-	/* cache is not enabled or single producer or non-EAL thread */
-	if (unlikely(cache_size == 0 || is_mp == 0 ||
-		     lcore_id >= RTE_MAX_LCORE))
+	/* No cache provided or single producer */
+	if (unlikely(cache == NULL || flags & MEMPOOL_F_SP_PUT))
 		goto ring_enqueue;
 
 	/* Go straight to ring if put would overflow mem allocated for cache */
 	if (unlikely(n > RTE_MEMPOOL_CACHE_MAX_SIZE))
 		goto ring_enqueue;
 
-	cache = &mp->local_cache[lcore_id];
 	cache_objs = &cache->objs[cache->len];
 
 	/*
@@ -783,42 +1052,55 @@ __mempool_put_bulk(struct rte_mempool *mp, void * const *obj_table,
 	 */
 
 	/* Add elements back into the cache */
-	for (index = 0; index < n; ++index, obj_table++)
-		cache_objs[index] = *obj_table;
+	rte_memcpy(&cache_objs[0], obj_table, sizeof(void *) * n);
 
 	cache->len += n;
 
-	if (cache->len >= flushthresh) {
-		rte_ring_mp_enqueue_bulk(mp->ring, &cache->objs[cache_size],
-				cache->len - cache_size);
-		cache->len = cache_size;
+	if (cache->len >= cache->flushthresh) {
+		rte_mempool_ops_enqueue_bulk(mp, &cache->objs[cache->size],
+				cache->len - cache->size);
+		cache->len = cache->size;
 	}
 
 	return;
 
 ring_enqueue:
-#endif /* RTE_MEMPOOL_CACHE_MAX_SIZE > 0 */
 
 	/* push remaining objects in ring */
 #ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_MEMPOOL_DEBUG
-	if (is_mp) {
-		if (rte_ring_mp_enqueue_bulk(mp->ring, obj_table, n) < 0)
-			rte_panic("cannot put objects in mempool\n");
-	}
-	else {
-		if (rte_ring_sp_enqueue_bulk(mp->ring, obj_table, n) < 0)
-			rte_panic("cannot put objects in mempool\n");
-	}
+	if (rte_mempool_ops_enqueue_bulk(mp, obj_table, n) < 0)
+		rte_panic("cannot put objects in mempool\n");
 #else
-	if (is_mp)
-		rte_ring_mp_enqueue_bulk(mp->ring, obj_table, n);
-	else
-		rte_ring_sp_enqueue_bulk(mp->ring, obj_table, n);
+	rte_mempool_ops_enqueue_bulk(mp, obj_table, n);
 #endif
 }
 
 
 /**
+ * Put several objects back in the mempool.
+ *
+ * @param mp
+ *   A pointer to the mempool structure.
+ * @param obj_table
+ *   A pointer to a table of void * pointers (objects).
+ * @param n
+ *   The number of objects to add in the mempool from the obj_table.
+ * @param cache
+ *   A pointer to a mempool cache structure. May be NULL if not needed.
+ * @param flags
+ *   The flags used for the mempool creation.
+ *   Single-producer (MEMPOOL_F_SP_PUT flag) or multi-producers.
+ */
+static inline void __attribute__((always_inline))
+rte_mempool_generic_put(struct rte_mempool *mp, void * const *obj_table,
+			unsigned n, struct rte_mempool_cache *cache, int flags)
+{
+	__mempool_check_cookies(mp, obj_table, n, 0);
+	__mempool_generic_put(mp, obj_table, n, cache, flags);
+}
+
+/**
+ * @deprecated
  * Put several objects back in the mempool (multi-producers safe).
  *
  * @param mp
@@ -828,15 +1110,18 @@ ring_enqueue:
  * @param n
  *   The number of objects to add in the mempool from the obj_table.
  */
+__rte_deprecated
 static inline void __attribute__((always_inline))
 rte_mempool_mp_put_bulk(struct rte_mempool *mp, void * const *obj_table,
 			unsigned n)
 {
-	__mempool_check_cookies(mp, obj_table, n, 0);
-	__mempool_put_bulk(mp, obj_table, n, 1);
+	struct rte_mempool_cache *cache;
+	cache = rte_mempool_default_cache(mp, rte_lcore_id());
+	rte_mempool_generic_put(mp, obj_table, n, cache, 0);
 }
 
 /**
+ * @deprecated
  * Put several objects back in the mempool (NOT multi-producers safe).
  *
  * @param mp
@@ -846,12 +1131,12 @@ rte_mempool_mp_put_bulk(struct rte_mempool *mp, void * const *obj_table,
  * @param n
  *   The number of objects to add in the mempool from obj_table.
  */
-static inline void
+__rte_deprecated
+static inline void __attribute__((always_inline))
 rte_mempool_sp_put_bulk(struct rte_mempool *mp, void * const *obj_table,
 			unsigned n)
 {
-	__mempool_check_cookies(mp, obj_table, n, 0);
-	__mempool_put_bulk(mp, obj_table, n, 0);
+	rte_mempool_generic_put(mp, obj_table, n, NULL, MEMPOOL_F_SP_PUT);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -872,11 +1157,13 @@ static inline void __attribute__((always_inline))
 rte_mempool_put_bulk(struct rte_mempool *mp, void * const *obj_table,
 		     unsigned n)
 {
-	__mempool_check_cookies(mp, obj_table, n, 0);
-	__mempool_put_bulk(mp, obj_table, n, !(mp->flags & MEMPOOL_F_SP_PUT));
+	struct rte_mempool_cache *cache;
+	cache = rte_mempool_default_cache(mp, rte_lcore_id());
+	rte_mempool_generic_put(mp, obj_table, n, cache, mp->flags);
 }
 
 /**
+ * @deprecated
  * Put one object in the mempool (multi-producers safe).
  *
  * @param mp
@@ -884,13 +1171,17 @@ rte_mempool_put_bulk(struct rte_mempool *mp, void * const *obj_table,
  * @param obj
  *   A pointer to the object to be added.
  */
+__rte_deprecated
 static inline void __attribute__((always_inline))
 rte_mempool_mp_put(struct rte_mempool *mp, void *obj)
 {
-	rte_mempool_mp_put_bulk(mp, &obj, 1);
+	struct rte_mempool_cache *cache;
+	cache = rte_mempool_default_cache(mp, rte_lcore_id());
+	rte_mempool_generic_put(mp, &obj, 1, cache, 0);
 }
 
 /**
+ * @deprecated
  * Put one object back in the mempool (NOT multi-producers safe).
  *
  * @param mp
@@ -898,10 +1189,11 @@ rte_mempool_mp_put(struct rte_mempool *mp, void *obj)
  * @param obj
  *   A pointer to the object to be added.
  */
+__rte_deprecated
 static inline void __attribute__((always_inline))
 rte_mempool_sp_put(struct rte_mempool *mp, void *obj)
 {
-	rte_mempool_sp_put_bulk(mp, &obj, 1);
+	rte_mempool_generic_put(mp, &obj, 1, NULL, MEMPOOL_F_SP_PUT);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -930,39 +1222,38 @@ rte_mempool_put(struct rte_mempool *mp, void *obj)
  *   A pointer to a table of void * pointers (objects).
  * @param n
  *   The number of objects to get, must be strictly positive.
- * @param is_mc
- *   Mono-consumer (0) or multi-consumers (1).
+ * @param cache
+ *   A pointer to a mempool cache structure. May be NULL if not needed.
+ * @param flags
+ *   The flags used for the mempool creation.
+ *   Single-consumer (MEMPOOL_F_SC_GET flag) or multi-consumers.
  * @return
  *   - >=0: Success; number of objects supplied.
  *   - <0: Error; code of ring dequeue function.
  */
 static inline int __attribute__((always_inline))
-__mempool_get_bulk(struct rte_mempool *mp, void **obj_table,
-		   unsigned n, int is_mc)
+__mempool_generic_get(struct rte_mempool *mp, void **obj_table,
+		      unsigned n, struct rte_mempool_cache *cache, int flags)
 {
 	int ret;
-#if RTE_MEMPOOL_CACHE_MAX_SIZE > 0
-	struct rte_mempool_cache *cache;
 	uint32_t index, len;
 	void **cache_objs;
-	unsigned lcore_id = rte_lcore_id();
-	uint32_t cache_size = mp->cache_size;
 
-	/* cache is not enabled or single consumer */
-	if (unlikely(cache_size == 0 || is_mc == 0 ||
-		     n >= cache_size || lcore_id >= RTE_MAX_LCORE))
+	/* No cache provided or single consumer */
+	if (unlikely(cache == NULL || flags & MEMPOOL_F_SC_GET ||
+		     n >= cache->size))
 		goto ring_dequeue;
 
-	cache = &mp->local_cache[lcore_id];
 	cache_objs = cache->objs;
 
 	/* Can this be satisfied from the cache? */
 	if (cache->len < n) {
 		/* No. Backfill the cache first, and then fill from it */
-		uint32_t req = n + (cache_size - cache->len);
+		uint32_t req = n + (cache->size - cache->len);
 
 		/* How many do we require i.e. number to fill the cache + the request */
-		ret = rte_ring_mc_dequeue_bulk(mp->ring, &cache->objs[cache->len], req);
+		ret = rte_mempool_ops_dequeue_bulk(mp,
+			&cache->objs[cache->len], req);
 		if (unlikely(ret < 0)) {
 			/*
 			 * In the offchance that we are buffer constrained,
@@ -987,13 +1278,9 @@ __mempool_get_bulk(struct rte_mempool *mp, void **obj_table,
 	return 0;
 
 ring_dequeue:
-#endif /* RTE_MEMPOOL_CACHE_MAX_SIZE > 0 */
 
 	/* get remaining objects from ring */
-	if (is_mc)
-		ret = rte_ring_mc_dequeue_bulk(mp->ring, obj_table, n);
-	else
-		ret = rte_ring_sc_dequeue_bulk(mp->ring, obj_table, n);
+	ret = rte_mempool_ops_dequeue_bulk(mp, obj_table, n);
 
 	if (ret < 0)
 		__MEMPOOL_STAT_ADD(mp, get_fail, n);
@@ -1004,7 +1291,7 @@ ring_dequeue:
 }
 
 /**
- * Get several objects from the mempool (multi-consumers safe).
+ * Get several objects from the mempool.
  *
  * If cache is enabled, objects will be retrieved first from cache,
  * subsequently from the common pool. Note that it can return -ENOENT when
@@ -1017,21 +1304,56 @@ ring_dequeue:
  *   A pointer to a table of void * pointers (objects) that will be filled.
  * @param n
  *   The number of objects to get from mempool to obj_table.
+ * @param cache
+ *   A pointer to a mempool cache structure. May be NULL if not needed.
+ * @param flags
+ *   The flags used for the mempool creation.
+ *   Single-consumer (MEMPOOL_F_SC_GET flag) or multi-consumers.
  * @return
  *   - 0: Success; objects taken.
  *   - -ENOENT: Not enough entries in the mempool; no object is retrieved.
  */
 static inline int __attribute__((always_inline))
-rte_mempool_mc_get_bulk(struct rte_mempool *mp, void **obj_table, unsigned n)
+rte_mempool_generic_get(struct rte_mempool *mp, void **obj_table, unsigned n,
+			struct rte_mempool_cache *cache, int flags)
 {
 	int ret;
-	ret = __mempool_get_bulk(mp, obj_table, n, 1);
+	ret = __mempool_generic_get(mp, obj_table, n, cache, flags);
 	if (ret == 0)
 		__mempool_check_cookies(mp, obj_table, n, 1);
 	return ret;
 }
 
 /**
+ * @deprecated
+ * Get several objects from the mempool (multi-consumers safe).
+ *
+ * If cache is enabled, objects will be retrieved first from cache,
+ * subsequently from the common pool. Note that it can return -ENOENT when
+ * the local cache and common pool are empty, even if cache from other
+ * lcores are full.
+ *
+ * @param mp
+ *   A pointer to the mempool structure.
+ * @param obj_table
+ *   A pointer to a table of void * pointers (objects) that will be filled.
+ * @param n
+ *   The number of objects to get from mempool to obj_table.
+ * @return
+ *   - 0: Success; objects taken.
+ *   - -ENOENT: Not enough entries in the mempool; no object is retrieved.
+ */
+__rte_deprecated
+static inline int __attribute__((always_inline))
+rte_mempool_mc_get_bulk(struct rte_mempool *mp, void **obj_table, unsigned n)
+{
+	struct rte_mempool_cache *cache;
+	cache = rte_mempool_default_cache(mp, rte_lcore_id());
+	return rte_mempool_generic_get(mp, obj_table, n, cache, 0);
+}
+
+/**
+ * @deprecated
  * Get several objects from the mempool (NOT multi-consumers safe).
  *
  * If cache is enabled, objects will be retrieved first from cache,
@@ -1050,14 +1372,12 @@ rte_mempool_mc_get_bulk(struct rte_mempool *mp, void **obj_table, unsigned n)
  *   - -ENOENT: Not enough entries in the mempool; no object is
  *     retrieved.
  */
+__rte_deprecated
 static inline int __attribute__((always_inline))
 rte_mempool_sc_get_bulk(struct rte_mempool *mp, void **obj_table, unsigned n)
 {
-	int ret;
-	ret = __mempool_get_bulk(mp, obj_table, n, 0);
-	if (ret == 0)
-		__mempool_check_cookies(mp, obj_table, n, 1);
-	return ret;
+	return rte_mempool_generic_get(mp, obj_table, n, NULL,
+				       MEMPOOL_F_SC_GET);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1085,15 +1405,13 @@ rte_mempool_sc_get_bulk(struct rte_mempool *mp, void **obj_table, unsigned n)
 static inline int __attribute__((always_inline))
 rte_mempool_get_bulk(struct rte_mempool *mp, void **obj_table, unsigned n)
 {
-	int ret;
-	ret = __mempool_get_bulk(mp, obj_table, n,
-				 !(mp->flags & MEMPOOL_F_SC_GET));
-	if (ret == 0)
-		__mempool_check_cookies(mp, obj_table, n, 1);
-	return ret;
+	struct rte_mempool_cache *cache;
+	cache = rte_mempool_default_cache(mp, rte_lcore_id());
+	return rte_mempool_generic_get(mp, obj_table, n, cache, mp->flags);
 }
 
 /**
+ * @deprecated
  * Get one object from the mempool (multi-consumers safe).
  *
  * If cache is enabled, objects will be retrieved first from cache,
@@ -1109,13 +1427,17 @@ rte_mempool_get_bulk(struct rte_mempool *mp, void **obj_table, unsigned n)
  *   - 0: Success; objects taken.
  *   - -ENOENT: Not enough entries in the mempool; no object is retrieved.
  */
+__rte_deprecated
 static inline int __attribute__((always_inline))
 rte_mempool_mc_get(struct rte_mempool *mp, void **obj_p)
 {
-	return rte_mempool_mc_get_bulk(mp, obj_p, 1);
+	struct rte_mempool_cache *cache;
+	cache = rte_mempool_default_cache(mp, rte_lcore_id());
+	return rte_mempool_generic_get(mp, obj_p, 1, cache, 0);
 }
 
 /**
+ * @deprecated
  * Get one object from the mempool (NOT multi-consumers safe).
  *
  * If cache is enabled, objects will be retrieved first from cache,
@@ -1131,10 +1453,11 @@ rte_mempool_mc_get(struct rte_mempool *mp, void **obj_p)
  *   - 0: Success; objects taken.
  *   - -ENOENT: Not enough entries in the mempool; no object is retrieved.
  */
+__rte_deprecated
 static inline int __attribute__((always_inline))
 rte_mempool_sc_get(struct rte_mempool *mp, void **obj_p)
 {
-	return rte_mempool_sc_get_bulk(mp, obj_p, 1);
+	return rte_mempool_generic_get(mp, obj_p, 1, NULL, MEMPOOL_F_SC_GET);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1164,6 +1487,21 @@ rte_mempool_get(struct rte_mempool *mp, void **obj_p)
 }
 
 /**
+ * Return the number of entries in the mempool.
+ *
+ * When cache is enabled, this function has to browse the length of
+ * all lcores, so it should not be used in a data path, but only for
+ * debug purposes. User-owned mempool caches are not accounted for.
+ *
+ * @param mp
+ *   A pointer to the mempool structure.
+ * @return
+ *   The number of entries in the mempool.
+ */
+unsigned int rte_mempool_avail_count(const struct rte_mempool *mp);
+
+/**
+ * @deprecated
  * Return the number of entries in the mempool.
  *
  * When cache is enabled, this function has to browse the length of
@@ -1175,9 +1513,26 @@ rte_mempool_get(struct rte_mempool *mp, void **obj_p)
  * @return
  *   The number of entries in the mempool.
  */
+__rte_deprecated
 unsigned rte_mempool_count(const struct rte_mempool *mp);
 
 /**
+ * Return the number of elements which have been allocated from the mempool
+ *
+ * When cache is enabled, this function has to browse the length of
+ * all lcores, so it should not be used in a data path, but only for
+ * debug purposes.
+ *
+ * @param mp
+ *   A pointer to the mempool structure.
+ * @return
+ *   The number of free entries in the mempool.
+ */
+unsigned int
+rte_mempool_in_use_count(const struct rte_mempool *mp);
+
+/**
+ * @deprecated
  * Return the number of free entries in the mempool ring.
  * i.e. how many entries can be freed back to the mempool.
  *
@@ -1187,17 +1542,18 @@ unsigned rte_mempool_count(const struct rte_mempool *mp);
  *
  * When cache is enabled, this function has to browse the length of
  * all lcores, so it should not be used in a data path, but only for
- * debug purposes.
+ * debug purposes. User-owned mempool caches are not accounted for.
  *
  * @param mp
  *   A pointer to the mempool structure.
  * @return
  *   The number of free entries in the mempool.
  */
+__rte_deprecated
 static inline unsigned
 rte_mempool_free_count(const struct rte_mempool *mp)
 {
-	return mp->size - rte_mempool_count(mp);
+	return rte_mempool_in_use_count(mp);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1205,7 +1561,7 @@ rte_mempool_free_count(const struct rte_mempool *mp)
  *
  * When cache is enabled, this function has to browse the length of all
  * lcores, so it should not be used in a data path, but only for debug
- * purposes.
+ * purposes. User-owned mempool caches are not accounted for.
  *
  * @param mp
  *   A pointer to the mempool structure.
@@ -1216,7 +1572,7 @@ rte_mempool_free_count(const struct rte_mempool *mp)
 static inline int
 rte_mempool_full(const struct rte_mempool *mp)
 {
-	return !!(rte_mempool_count(mp) == mp->size);
+	return !!(rte_mempool_avail_count(mp) == mp->size);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1224,7 +1580,7 @@ rte_mempool_full(const struct rte_mempool *mp)
  *
  * When cache is enabled, this function has to browse the length of all
  * lcores, so it should not be used in a data path, but only for debug
- * purposes.
+ * purposes. User-owned mempool caches are not accounted for.
  *
  * @param mp
  *   A pointer to the mempool structure.
@@ -1235,7 +1591,7 @@ rte_mempool_full(const struct rte_mempool *mp)
 static inline int
 rte_mempool_empty(const struct rte_mempool *mp)
 {
-	return !!(rte_mempool_count(mp) == 0);
+	return !!(rte_mempool_avail_count(mp) == 0);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1247,23 +1603,16 @@ rte_mempool_empty(const struct rte_mempool *mp)
  *   A pointer (virtual address) to the element of the pool.
  * @return
  *   The physical address of the elt element.
+ *   If the mempool was created with MEMPOOL_F_NO_PHYS_CONTIG, the
+ *   returned value is RTE_BAD_PHYS_ADDR.
  */
 static inline phys_addr_t
-rte_mempool_virt2phy(const struct rte_mempool *mp, const void *elt)
+rte_mempool_virt2phy(__rte_unused const struct rte_mempool *mp, const void *elt)
 {
-	if (rte_eal_has_hugepages()) {
-		uintptr_t off;
-
-		off = (const char *)elt - (const char *)mp->elt_va_start;
-		return (mp->elt_pa[off >> mp->pg_shift] + (off & mp->pg_mask));
-	} else {
-		/*
-		 * If huge pages are disabled, we cannot assume the
-		 * memory region to be physically contiguous.
-		 * Lookup for each element.
-		 */
-		return rte_mem_virt2phy(elt);
-	}
+	const struct rte_mempool_objhdr *hdr;
+	hdr = (const struct rte_mempool_objhdr *)RTE_PTR_SUB(elt,
+		sizeof(*hdr));
+	return hdr->physaddr;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1276,7 +1625,7 @@ rte_mempool_virt2phy(const struct rte_mempool *mp, const void *elt)
  * @param mp
  *   A pointer to the mempool structure.
  */
-void rte_mempool_audit(const struct rte_mempool *mp);
+void rte_mempool_audit(struct rte_mempool *mp);
 
 /**
  * Return a pointer to the private data in an mempool structure.
@@ -1288,7 +1637,8 @@ void rte_mempool_audit(const struct rte_mempool *mp);
  */
 static inline void *rte_mempool_get_priv(struct rte_mempool *mp)
 {
-	return (char *)mp + MEMPOOL_HEADER_SIZE(mp, mp->pg_num);
+	return (char *)mp +
+		MEMPOOL_HEADER_SIZE(mp, mp->cache_size);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1320,7 +1670,7 @@ struct rte_mempool *rte_mempool_lookup(const char *name);
  * calculates header, trailer, body and total sizes of the mempool object.
  *
  * @param elt_size
- *   The size of each element.
+ *   The size of each element, without header and trailer.
  * @param flags
  *   The flags used for the mempool creation.
  *   Consult rte_mempool_create() for more information about possible values.
@@ -1346,14 +1696,15 @@ uint32_t rte_mempool_calc_obj_size(uint32_t elt_size, uint32_t flags,
  *
  * @param elt_num
  *   Number of elements.
- * @param elt_sz
- *   The size of each element.
+ * @param total_elt_sz
+ *   The size of each element, including header and trailer, as returned
+ *   by rte_mempool_calc_obj_size().
  * @param pg_shift
- *   LOG2 of the physical pages size.
+ *   LOG2 of the physical pages size. If set to 0, ignore page boundaries.
  * @return
  *   Required memory size aligned at page boundary.
  */
-size_t rte_mempool_xmem_size(uint32_t elt_num, size_t elt_sz,
+size_t rte_mempool_xmem_size(uint32_t elt_num, size_t total_elt_sz,
 	uint32_t pg_shift);
 
 /**
@@ -1367,8 +1718,9 @@ size_t rte_mempool_xmem_size(uint32_t elt_num, size_t elt_sz,
  *   Will be used to store mempool objects.
  * @param elt_num
  *   Number of elements.
- * @param elt_sz
- *   The size of each element.
+ * @param total_elt_sz
+ *   The size of each element, including header and trailer, as returned
+ *   by rte_mempool_calc_obj_size().
  * @param paddr
  *   Array of physical addresses of the pages that comprises given memory
  *   buffer.
@@ -1382,8 +1734,9 @@ size_t rte_mempool_xmem_size(uint32_t elt_num, size_t elt_sz,
  *   buffer is too small, return a negative value whose absolute value
  *   is the actual number of elements that can be stored in that buffer.
  */
-ssize_t rte_mempool_xmem_usage(void *vaddr, uint32_t elt_num, size_t elt_sz,
-	const phys_addr_t paddr[], uint32_t pg_num, uint32_t pg_shift);
+ssize_t rte_mempool_xmem_usage(void *vaddr, uint32_t elt_num,
+	size_t total_elt_sz, const phys_addr_t paddr[], uint32_t pg_num,
+	uint32_t pg_shift);
 
 /**
  * Walk list of all memory pools
@@ -1393,7 +1746,7 @@ ssize_t rte_mempool_xmem_usage(void *vaddr, uint32_t elt_num, size_t elt_sz,
  * @param arg
  *   Argument passed to iterator
  */
-void rte_mempool_walk(void (*func)(const struct rte_mempool *, void *arg),
+void rte_mempool_walk(void (*func)(struct rte_mempool *, void *arg),
 		      void *arg);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus