eal_get_virtual_area(void *requested_addr, size_t *size,
size_t page_sz, int flags, int reserve_flags);
+/**
+ * Initialize a memory segment list and create its backing storage.
+ *
+ * @param msl
+ * Memory segment list to be filled.
+ * @param name
+ * Name for the backing storage.
+ * @param page_sz
+ * Size of segment pages in the MSL.
+ * @param n_segs
+ * Number of segments.
+ * @param socket_id
+ * Socket ID. Must not be SOCKET_ID_ANY.
+ * @param heap
+ * Mark MSL as pointing to a heap.
+ * @return
+ * 0 on success, (-1) on failure and rte_errno is set.
+ */
+int
+eal_memseg_list_init_named(struct rte_memseg_list *msl, const char *name,
+ uint64_t page_sz, int n_segs, int socket_id, bool heap);
+
+/**
+ * Initialize memory segment list and create its backing storage
+ * with a name corresponding to MSL parameters.
+ *
+ * @param type_msl_idx
+ * Index of the MSL among other MSLs of the same socket and page size.
+ *
+ * @see eal_memseg_list_init_named for remaining parameters description.
+ */
+int
+eal_memseg_list_init(struct rte_memseg_list *msl, uint64_t page_sz,
+ int n_segs, int socket_id, int type_msl_idx, bool heap);
+
+/**
+ * Reserve VA space for a memory segment list
+ * previously initialized with eal_memseg_list_init().
+ *
+ * @param msl
+ * Initialized memory segment list with page size defined.
+ * @param reserve_flags
+ * Extra memory reservation flags. Can be 0 if unnecessary.
+ * @return
+ * 0 on success, (-1) on failure and rte_errno is set.
+ */
+int
+eal_memseg_list_alloc(struct rte_memseg_list *msl, int reserve_flags);
+
+/**
+ * Populate MSL, each segment is one page long.
+ *
+ * @param msl
+ * Initialized memory segment list with page size defined.
+ * @param addr
+ * Starting address of list segments.
+ * @param n_segs
+ * Number of segments to populate.
+ */
+void
+eal_memseg_list_populate(struct rte_memseg_list *msl, void *addr, int n_segs);
+
/**
* Get cpu core_id.
*