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diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_private.h b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_private.h
index a77ac7a963..4684c4c7df 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_private.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_private.h
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
  */
 struct lcore_config {
 	pthread_t thread_id;       /**< pthread identifier */
-	int pipe_master2slave[2];  /**< communication pipe with master */
-	int pipe_slave2master[2];  /**< communication pipe with master */
+	int pipe_main2worker[2];   /**< communication pipe with main */
+	int pipe_worker2main[2];   /**< communication pipe with main */
 
 	lcore_function_t * volatile f; /**< function to call */
 	void * volatile arg;       /**< argument of function */
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ extern struct lcore_config lcore_config[RTE_MAX_LCORE];
  * The global RTE configuration structure.
  */
 struct rte_config {
-	uint32_t master_lcore;       /**< Id of the master lcore */
+	uint32_t main_lcore;         /**< Id of the main lcore */
 	uint32_t lcore_count;        /**< Number of available logical cores. */
 	uint32_t numa_node_count;    /**< Number of detected NUMA nodes. */
 	uint32_t numa_nodes[RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES]; /**< List of detected NUMA nodes. */
@@ -396,6 +396,25 @@ uint64_t get_tsc_freq(void);
  */
 uint64_t get_tsc_freq_arch(void);
 
+/**
+ * Allocate a free lcore to associate to a non-EAL thread.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   - the id of a lcore with role ROLE_NON_EAL on success.
+ *   - RTE_MAX_LCORE if none was available or initializing was refused (see
+ *     rte_lcore_callback_register).
+ */
+unsigned int eal_lcore_non_eal_allocate(void);
+
+/**
+ * Release the lcore used by a non-EAL thread.
+ * Counterpart of eal_lcore_non_eal_allocate().
+ *
+ * @param lcore_id
+ *   The lcore with role ROLE_NON_EAL to release.
+ */
+void eal_lcore_non_eal_release(unsigned int lcore_id);
+
 /**
  * Prepare physical memory mapping
  * i.e. hugepages on Linux and
@@ -699,6 +718,11 @@ eal_get_internal_configuration(void);
 rte_usage_hook_t
 eal_get_application_usage_hook(void);
 
+/**
+ * Instruct primary process that a secondary process wants to attach.
+ */
+bool __rte_mp_enable(void);
+
 /**
  * Init per-lcore info in current thread.
  *