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diff --git a/lib/librte_mempool/rte_mempool.h b/lib/librte_mempool/rte_mempool.h
index d1f70b8c07..0a1777c163 100644
--- a/lib/librte_mempool/rte_mempool.h
+++ b/lib/librte_mempool/rte_mempool.h
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 /*-
  *   BSD LICENSE
- * 
- *   Copyright(c) 2010-2013 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ *   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
  *   modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
  *   are met:
- * 
+ *
  *     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
  *       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
  *     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@
  *     * Neither the name of Intel Corporation nor the names of its
  *       contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
  *       from this software without specific prior written permission.
- * 
+ *
  *   THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
  *   "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
  *   LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
@@ -59,12 +60,14 @@
  * that won't work as rte_lcore_id() will not return a correct value.
  */
 
+#include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <inttypes.h>
 #include <sys/queue.h>
 
+#include <rte_spinlock.h>
 #include <rte_log.h>
 #include <rte_debug.h>
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
@@ -94,7 +97,6 @@ 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.
  */
@@ -106,34 +108,135 @@ struct rte_mempool_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.
+ */
+struct rte_mempool_objsz {
+	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). */
+	uint32_t total_size;
+	/**< Total size of an object (header + elt + trailer). */
+};
 
 #define RTE_MEMPOOL_NAMESIZE 32 /**< Maximum length of a memory pool. */
+#define RTE_MEMPOOL_MZ_PREFIX "MP_"
+
+/* "MP_<name>" */
+#define	RTE_MEMPOOL_MZ_FORMAT	RTE_MEMPOOL_MZ_PREFIX "%s"
+
+#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 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
+ *
+ * In debug mode, each object stored in mempools are suffixed by this
+ * trailer structure containing a cookie preventing memory corruptions.
+ */
+struct rte_mempool_objtlr {
+#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_MEMPOOL_DEBUG
+	uint64_t cookie;                 /**< Debug cookie. */
+#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 {
-	TAILQ_ENTRY(rte_mempool) next;   /**< Next in list. */
-
 	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. */
+	int socket_id;                   /**< Socket id passed at create. */
+	uint32_t size;                   /**< Max size of the mempool. */
 	uint32_t cache_size;             /**< Size of per-lcore local cache. */
-	uint32_t cache_flushthresh;      /**< Threshold before we flush excess elements. */
+	uint32_t cache_flushthresh;
+	/**< Threshold before we flush excess elements. */
 
 	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. */
@@ -141,13 +244,16 @@ struct rte_mempool {
 #endif
 }  __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.
+ *
  * @param mp
  *   Pointer to the memory pool.
  * @param name
@@ -156,33 +262,34 @@ struct rte_mempool {
  *   Number to add to the object-oriented statistics.
  */
 #ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_MEMPOOL_DEBUG
-#define __MEMPOOL_STAT_ADD(mp, name, n) do {			\
-		unsigned __lcore_id = rte_lcore_id();		\
-		mp->stats[__lcore_id].name##_objs += n;		\
-		mp->stats[__lcore_id].name##_bulk += 1;		\
+#define __MEMPOOL_STAT_ADD(mp, name, n) do {                    \
+		unsigned __lcore_id = rte_lcore_id();           \
+		if (__lcore_id < RTE_MAX_LCORE) {               \
+			mp->stats[__lcore_id].name##_objs += n;	\
+			mp->stats[__lcore_id].name##_bulk += 1;	\
+		}                                               \
 	} while(0)
 #else
 #define __MEMPOOL_STAT_ADD(mp, name, n) do {} while(0)
 #endif
 
 /**
- * @internal Get a pointer to a mempool pointer in the object header.
- * @param obj
- *   Pointer to object.
- * @return
- *   The pointer to the mempool from which the object was allocated.
+ * Calculate the size of the mempool header.
+ *
+ * @param mp
+ *   Pointer to the memory pool.
+ * @param cs
+ *   Size of the per-lcore cache.
  */
-static inline struct rte_mempool **__mempool_from_obj(void *obj)
-{
-	struct rte_mempool **mpp;
-	unsigned off;
+#define MEMPOOL_HEADER_SIZE(mp, cs) \
+	(sizeof(*(mp)) + (((cs) == 0) ? 0 : \
+	(sizeof(struct rte_mempool_cache) * RTE_MAX_LCORE)))
 
-	off = sizeof(struct rte_mempool *);
-#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_MEMPOOL_DEBUG
-	off += sizeof(uint64_t);
-#endif
-	mpp = (struct rte_mempool **)((char *)obj - off);
-	return mpp;
+/* return the header of a mempool object (internal) */
+static inline struct rte_mempool_objhdr *__mempool_get_header(void *obj)
+{
+	return (struct rte_mempool_objhdr *)RTE_PTR_SUB(obj,
+		sizeof(struct rte_mempool_objhdr));
 }
 
 /**
@@ -194,48 +301,18 @@ static inline struct rte_mempool **__mempool_from_obj(void *obj)
  * @return
  *   A pointer to the mempool structure.
  */
-static inline const struct rte_mempool *rte_mempool_from_obj(void *obj)
+static inline struct rte_mempool *rte_mempool_from_obj(void *obj)
 {
-	struct rte_mempool * const *mpp;
-	mpp = __mempool_from_obj(obj);
-	return *mpp;
-}
-
-#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_MEMPOOL_DEBUG
-/* get header cookie value */
-static inline uint64_t __mempool_read_header_cookie(const void *obj)
-{
-	return *(const uint64_t *)((const char *)obj - sizeof(uint64_t));
-}
-
-/* get trailer cookie value */
-static inline uint64_t __mempool_read_trailer_cookie(void *obj)
-{
-	struct rte_mempool **mpp = __mempool_from_obj(obj);
-	return *(uint64_t *)((char *)obj + (*mpp)->elt_size);
-}
-
-/* write header cookie value */
-static inline void __mempool_write_header_cookie(void *obj, int free)
-{
-	uint64_t *cookie_p;
-	cookie_p = (uint64_t *)((char *)obj - sizeof(uint64_t));
-	if (free == 0)
-		*cookie_p = RTE_MEMPOOL_HEADER_COOKIE1;
-	else
-		*cookie_p = RTE_MEMPOOL_HEADER_COOKIE2;
-
+	struct rte_mempool_objhdr *hdr = __mempool_get_header(obj);
+	return hdr->mp;
 }
 
-/* write trailer cookie value */
-static inline void __mempool_write_trailer_cookie(void *obj)
+/* return the trailer of a mempool object (internal) */
+static inline struct rte_mempool_objtlr *__mempool_get_trailer(void *obj)
 {
-	uint64_t *cookie_p;
-	struct rte_mempool **mpp = __mempool_from_obj(obj);
-	cookie_p = (uint64_t *)((char *)obj + (*mpp)->elt_size);
-	*cookie_p = RTE_MEMPOOL_TRAILER_COOKIE;
+	struct rte_mempool *mp = rte_mempool_from_obj(obj);
+	return (struct rte_mempool_objtlr *)RTE_PTR_ADD(obj, mp->elt_size);
 }
-#endif /* RTE_LIBRTE_MEMPOOL_DEBUG */
 
 /**
  * @internal Check and update cookies or panic.
@@ -251,89 +328,242 @@ static inline void __mempool_write_trailer_cookie(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)
-{
-	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");
-
-		cookie = __mempool_read_header_cookie(obj);
-
-		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, mp, cookie);
-				rte_panic("MEMPOOL: bad header cookie (put)\n");
-			}
-			__mempool_write_header_cookie(obj, 1);
-		}
-		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, mp, cookie);
-				rte_panic("MEMPOOL: bad header cookie (get)\n");
-			}
-			__mempool_write_header_cookie(obj, 0);
-		}
-		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, mp, cookie);
-				rte_panic("MEMPOOL: bad header cookie (audit)\n");
-			}
-		}
-		cookie = __mempool_read_trailer_cookie(obj);
-		if (cookie != RTE_MEMPOOL_TRAILER_COOKIE) {
-			rte_log_set_history(0);
-			RTE_LOG(CRIT, MEMPOOL,
-				"obj=%p, mempool=%p, cookie=%"PRIx64"\n",
-				obj, 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);
+
+/**
+ * Dequeue an object from the external pool.
+ */
+typedef int (*rte_mempool_dequeue_t)(struct rte_mempool *mp,
+		void **obj_table, unsigned int n);
+
+/**
+ * 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.
+ *
+ * @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.
+ *
+ * @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 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
+ *   The number of available objects in the external pool.
+ */
+unsigned
+rte_mempool_ops_get_count(const struct rte_mempool *mp);
+
 /**
- * An object constructor callback function for mempool.
+ * @internal wrapper for mempool_ops free callback.
  *
- * 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 mp
+ *   Pointer to the memory pool.
  */
-typedef void (rte_mempool_obj_ctor_t)(struct rte_mempool *, void *,
-				      void *, unsigned);
+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);
+
+/**
+ * Register mempool operations.
+ *
+ * @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.
+ */
+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.
@@ -344,10 +574,12 @@ typedef void (rte_mempool_obj_ctor_t)(struct rte_mempool *, void *,
 typedef void (rte_mempool_ctor_t)(struct rte_mempool *, void *);
 
 /**
- * Creates a new mempool named *name* in memory.
+ * 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.
+ * All elements of the mempool are allocated together with the mempool header,
+ * in one physically continuous chunk of memory.
  *
  * @param name
  *   The name of the mempool.
@@ -361,13 +593,13 @@ typedef void (rte_mempool_ctor_t)(struct rte_mempool *, void *);
  *   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
+ *   CONFIG_RTE_MEMPOOL_CACHE_MAX_SIZE and n / 1.5. 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 loosing objects in cache. Note that even if not used, the
+ *   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.
  * @param private_data_size
@@ -412,12 +644,13 @@ 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:
  *    - E_RTE_NO_CONFIG - function could not get pointer to rte_config structure
  *    - E_RTE_SECONDARY - function was called from a secondary process instance
- *    - E_RTE_NO_TAILQ - no tailq list could be got for the ring or mempool list
  *    - 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
@@ -427,16 +660,289 @@ 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.
+ *
+ * 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
+ * memory buffer can consist of set of disjoint physical pages.
+ *
+ * @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).
+ * @param elt_size
+ *   The size of each element.
+ * @param cache_size
+ *   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 called for each object at initialization of the pool.
+ *   See rte_mempool_create() for details.
+ * @param obj_init_arg
+ *   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
+ *   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.
+ * @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.
+ * @return
+ *   The pointer to the new allocated mempool, on success. NULL on error
+ *   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_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);
+
+/**
+ * Create an empty mempool
+ *
+ * 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 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
+ *   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 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
+ *   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. See rte_mempool_create() for details.
+ */
+struct rte_mempool *
+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.
  *
+ * @param f
+ *   A pointer to a file for output
  * @param mp
  *   A pointer to the mempool structure.
  */
-void rte_mempool_dump(const struct rte_mempool *mp);
+void rte_mempool_dump(FILE *f, struct rte_mempool *mp);
 
 /**
  * @internal Put several objects back in the mempool; used internally.
@@ -454,21 +960,19 @@ static inline void __attribute__((always_inline))
 __mempool_put_bulk(struct rte_mempool *mp, void * const *obj_table,
 		    unsigned n, int is_mp)
 {
-#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 */
-	if (unlikely(cache_size == 0 || is_mp == 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))
 		goto ring_enqueue;
 
 	/* Go straight to ring if put would overflow mem allocated for cache */
@@ -492,7 +996,7 @@ __mempool_put_bulk(struct rte_mempool *mp, void * const *obj_table,
 	cache->len += n;
 
 	if (cache->len >= flushthresh) {
-		rte_ring_mp_enqueue_bulk(mp->ring, &cache->objs[cache_size],
+		rte_mempool_ops_enqueue_bulk(mp, &cache->objs[cache_size],
 				cache->len - cache_size);
 		cache->len = cache_size;
 	}
@@ -500,23 +1004,13 @@ __mempool_put_bulk(struct rte_mempool *mp, void * const *obj_table,
 	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
 }
 
@@ -644,22 +1138,18 @@ __mempool_get_bulk(struct rte_mempool *mp, void **obj_table,
 		   unsigned n, int is_mc)
 {
 	int ret;
-#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_MEMPOOL_DEBUG
-	unsigned n_orig = n;
-#endif
-#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 = &mp->local_cache[lcore_id];
-
 	/* cache is not enabled or single consumer */
-	if (unlikely(cache_size == 0 || is_mc == 0 || n >= cache_size))
+	if (unlikely(cache_size == 0 || is_mc == 0 ||
+		     n >= cache_size || lcore_id >= RTE_MAX_LCORE))
 		goto ring_dequeue;
 
+	cache = &mp->local_cache[lcore_id];
 	cache_objs = cache->objs;
 
 	/* Can this be satisfied from the cache? */
@@ -668,7 +1158,8 @@ __mempool_get_bulk(struct rte_mempool *mp, void **obj_table,
 		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,
@@ -688,23 +1179,19 @@ __mempool_get_bulk(struct rte_mempool *mp, void **obj_table,
 
 	cache->len -= n;
 
-	__MEMPOOL_STAT_ADD(mp, get_success, n_orig);
+	__MEMPOOL_STAT_ADD(mp, get_success, n);
 
 	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_orig);
+		__MEMPOOL_STAT_ADD(mp, get_fail, n);
 	else
-		__MEMPOOL_STAT_ADD(mp, get_success, n_orig);
+		__MEMPOOL_STAT_ADD(mp, get_success, n);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -953,17 +1440,18 @@ 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)
+static inline phys_addr_t
+rte_mempool_virt2phy(__rte_unused const struct rte_mempool *mp, const void *elt)
 {
-	uintptr_t off;
-
-	off = (const char *)elt - (const char *)mp;
-	return mp->phys_addr + off;
+	const struct rte_mempool_objhdr *hdr;
+	hdr = (const struct rte_mempool_objhdr *)RTE_PTR_SUB(elt,
+		sizeof(*hdr));
+	return hdr->physaddr;
 }
 
-
 /**
  * Check the consistency of mempool objects.
  *
@@ -974,7 +1462,7 @@ static inline phys_addr_t rte_mempool_virt2phy(const struct rte_mempool *mp,
  * @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.
@@ -986,13 +1474,17 @@ void rte_mempool_audit(const struct rte_mempool *mp);
  */
 static inline void *rte_mempool_get_priv(struct rte_mempool *mp)
 {
-	return (char *)mp + sizeof(struct rte_mempool);
+	return (char *)mp +
+		MEMPOOL_HEADER_SIZE(mp, mp->cache_size);
 }
 
 /**
  * Dump the status of all mempools on the console
+ *
+ * @param f
+ *   A pointer to a file for output
  */
-void rte_mempool_list_dump(void);
+void rte_mempool_list_dump(FILE *f);
 
 /**
  * Search a mempool from its name
@@ -1000,13 +1492,100 @@ void rte_mempool_list_dump(void);
  * @param name
  *   The name of the mempool.
  * @return
- *   The pointer to the mempool matching the name, or NULL if not found.NULL on error
+ *   The pointer to the mempool matching the name, or NULL if not found.
+ *   NULL on error
  *   with rte_errno set appropriately. Possible rte_errno values include:
  *    - ENOENT - required entry not available to return.
  *
  */
 struct rte_mempool *rte_mempool_lookup(const char *name);
 
+/**
+ * Get the header, trailer and total size of a mempool element.
+ *
+ * Given a desired size of the mempool element and mempool flags,
+ * calculates header, trailer, body and total sizes of the mempool object.
+ *
+ * @param elt_size
+ *   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.
+ *   The size of each element.
+ * @param sz
+ *   The calculated detailed size the mempool object. May be NULL.
+ * @return
+ *   Total size of the mempool object.
+ */
+uint32_t rte_mempool_calc_obj_size(uint32_t elt_size, uint32_t flags,
+	struct rte_mempool_objsz *sz);
+
+/**
+ * Get the size of memory required to store mempool elements.
+ *
+ * Calculate the maximum amount of memory required to store given number
+ * of objects. Assume that the memory buffer will be aligned at page
+ * boundary.
+ *
+ * Note that if object size is bigger then page size, then it assumes
+ * that pages are grouped in subsets of physically continuous pages big
+ * enough to store at least one object.
+ *
+ * @param elt_num
+ *   Number of elements.
+ * @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. 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 total_elt_sz,
+	uint32_t pg_shift);
+
+/**
+ * Get the size of memory required to store mempool elements.
+ *
+ * Calculate how much memory would be actually required with the given
+ * memory footprint to store required number of objects.
+ *
+ * @param vaddr
+ *   Virtual address of the externally allocated memory buffer.
+ *   Will be used to store mempool objects.
+ * @param elt_num
+ *   Number of elements.
+ * @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.
+ * @param pg_num
+ *   Number of elements in the paddr array.
+ * @param pg_shift
+ *   LOG2 of the physical pages size.
+ * @return
+ *   On success, the number of bytes needed to store given number of
+ *   objects, aligned to the given page size. If the provided memory
+ *   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 total_elt_sz, const phys_addr_t paddr[], uint32_t pg_num,
+	uint32_t pg_shift);
+
+/**
+ * Walk list of all memory pools
+ *
+ * @param func
+ *   Iterator function
+ * @param arg
+ *   Argument passed to iterator
+ */
+void rte_mempool_walk(void (*func)(struct rte_mempool *, void *arg),
+		      void *arg);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif