diff --git a/examples/vm_power_manager/power_manager.c b/examples/vm_power_manager/power_manager.c
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+/*-
+ *   BSD LICENSE
+ *
+ *   Copyright(c) 2010-2014 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ *   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
+ *       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
+ *       the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+ *       distribution.
+ *     * 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
+ *   A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+ *   OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+ *   SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ *   LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+ *   DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+ *   THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+ *   (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+ *   OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <inttypes.h>
+#include <sys/un.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <dirent.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+
+#include <sys/types.h>
+
+#include <rte_config.h>
+#include <rte_log.h>
+#include <rte_power.h>
+#include <rte_spinlock.h>
+
+#include "power_manager.h"
+
+#define RTE_LOGTYPE_POWER_MANAGER RTE_LOGTYPE_USER1
+
+#define POWER_SCALE_CORE(DIRECTION, core_num , ret) do { \
+	if (core_num > RTE_MAX_LCORE) \
+		return -1; \
+	if (!(global_enabled_cpus & (1ULL << core_num))) \
+		return -1; \
+	rte_spinlock_lock(&global_core_freq_info[core_num].power_sl); \
+	ret = rte_power_freq_##DIRECTION(core_num); \
+	rte_spinlock_unlock(&global_core_freq_info[core_num].power_sl); \
+} while (0)
+
+#define POWER_SCALE_MASK(DIRECTION, core_mask, ret) do { \
+	int i; \
+	for (i = 0; core_mask; core_mask &= ~(1 << i++)) { \
+		if ((core_mask >> i) & 1) { \
+			if (!(global_enabled_cpus & (1ULL << i))) \
+			continue; \
+		rte_spinlock_lock(&global_core_freq_info[i].power_sl); \
+		if (rte_power_freq_##DIRECTION(i) != 1) \
+			ret = -1; \
+		rte_spinlock_unlock(&global_core_freq_info[i].power_sl); \
+		} \
+	} \
+} while (0)
+
+struct freq_info {
+	rte_spinlock_t power_sl;
+	uint32_t freqs[RTE_MAX_LCORE_FREQS];
+	unsigned num_freqs;
+} __rte_cache_aligned;
+
+static struct freq_info global_core_freq_info[RTE_MAX_LCORE];
+
+static uint64_t global_enabled_cpus;
+
+#define SYSFS_CPU_PATH "/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu%u/topology/core_id"
+
+static unsigned
+set_host_cpus_mask(void)
+{
+	char path[PATH_MAX];
+	unsigned i;
+	unsigned num_cpus = 0;
+	for (i = 0; i < RTE_MAX_LCORE; i++) {
+		snprintf(path, sizeof(path), SYSFS_CPU_PATH, i);
+		if (access(path, F_OK) == 0) {
+			global_enabled_cpus |= 1 << i;
+			num_cpus++;
+		} else
+			return num_cpus;
+	}
+	return num_cpus;
+}
+
+int
+power_manager_init(void)
+{
+	unsigned i, num_cpus;
+	uint64_t cpu_mask;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	num_cpus = set_host_cpus_mask();
+	if (num_cpus == 0) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, POWER_MANAGER, "Unable to detected host CPUs, please "
+				"ensure that sufficient privileges exist to inspect sysfs\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	cpu_mask = global_enabled_cpus;
+	for (i = 0; cpu_mask; cpu_mask &= ~(1 << i++)) {
+		if (rte_power_init(i) < 0 || rte_power_freqs(i,
+				global_core_freq_info[i].freqs,
+				RTE_MAX_LCORE_FREQS) == 0) {
+			RTE_LOG(ERR, POWER_MANAGER, "Unable to initialize power manager "
+					"for core %u\n", i);
+			global_enabled_cpus &= ~(1 << i);
+			num_cpus--;
+			ret = -1;
+		}
+		rte_spinlock_init(&global_core_freq_info[i].power_sl);
+	}
+	RTE_LOG(INFO, POWER_MANAGER, "Detected %u host CPUs , enabled core mask:"
+					" 0x%"PRIx64"\n", num_cpus, global_enabled_cpus);
+	return ret;
+
+}
+
+uint32_t
+power_manager_get_current_frequency(unsigned core_num)
+{
+	uint32_t freq, index;
+
+	if (core_num >= RTE_MAX_LCORE) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, POWER_MANAGER, "Core(%u) is out of range 0...%d\n",
+				core_num, RTE_MAX_LCORE-1);
+		return -1;
+	}
+	if (!(global_enabled_cpus & (1ULL << core_num)))
+		return 0;
+
+	rte_spinlock_lock(&global_core_freq_info[core_num].power_sl);
+	index = rte_power_get_freq(core_num);
+	rte_spinlock_unlock(&global_core_freq_info[core_num].power_sl);
+	if (index >= RTE_MAX_LCORE)
+		freq = 0;
+	else
+		freq = global_core_freq_info[core_num].freqs[index];
+
+	return freq;
+}
+
+int
+power_manager_exit(void)
+{
+	unsigned int i;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	for (i = 0; global_enabled_cpus; global_enabled_cpus &= ~(1 << i++)) {
+		if (rte_power_exit(i) < 0) {
+			RTE_LOG(ERR, POWER_MANAGER, "Unable to shutdown power manager "
+					"for core %u\n", i);
+			ret = -1;
+		}
+	}
+	global_enabled_cpus = 0;
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int
+power_manager_scale_mask_up(uint64_t core_mask)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+	POWER_SCALE_MASK(up, core_mask, ret);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int
+power_manager_scale_mask_down(uint64_t core_mask)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+	POWER_SCALE_MASK(down, core_mask, ret);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int
+power_manager_scale_mask_min(uint64_t core_mask)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+	POWER_SCALE_MASK(min, core_mask, ret);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int
+power_manager_scale_mask_max(uint64_t core_mask)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+	POWER_SCALE_MASK(max, core_mask, ret);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int
+power_manager_scale_core_up(unsigned core_num)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+	POWER_SCALE_CORE(up, core_num, ret);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int
+power_manager_scale_core_down(unsigned core_num)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+	POWER_SCALE_CORE(down, core_num, ret);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int
+power_manager_scale_core_min(unsigned core_num)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+	POWER_SCALE_CORE(min, core_num, ret);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int
+power_manager_scale_core_max(unsigned core_num)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+	POWER_SCALE_CORE(max, core_num, ret);
+	return ret;
+}
diff --git a/examples/vm_power_manager/power_manager.h b/examples/vm_power_manager/power_manager.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d1d5c2c
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+++ b/examples/vm_power_manager/power_manager.h
@@ -0,0 +1,186 @@
+/*-
+ *   BSD LICENSE
+ *
+ *   Copyright(c) 2010-2014 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ *   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
+ *       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
+ *       the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+ *       distribution.
+ *     * 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
+ *   A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+ *   OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+ *   SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ *   LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+ *   DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+ *   THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+ *   (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+ *   OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+
+#ifndef POWER_MANAGER_H_
+#define POWER_MANAGER_H_
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * Initialize power management.
+ * Initializes resources and verifies the number of CPUs on the system.
+ * Wraps librte_power int rte_power_init(unsigned lcore_id);
+ *
+ * @return
+ *  - 0 on success.
+ *  - Negative on error.
+ */
+int power_manager_init(void);
+
+/**
+ * Exit power management. Must be called prior to exiting the application.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *  - 0 on success.
+ *  - Negative on error.
+ */
+int power_manager_exit(void);
+
+/**
+ * Scale up the frequency of the cores specified in core_mask.
+ * It is thread-safe.
+ *
+ * @param core_mask
+ *  The uint64_t bit-mask of cores to change frequency.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *  - 1 on success.
+ *  - Negative on error.
+ */
+int power_manager_scale_mask_up(uint64_t core_mask);
+
+/**
+ * Scale down the frequency of the cores specified in core_mask.
+ * It is thread-safe.
+ *
+ * @param core_mask
+ *  The uint64_t bit-mask of cores to change frequency.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *  - 1 on success.
+ *  - Negative on error.
+ */
+int power_manager_scale_mask_down(uint64_t core_mask);
+
+/**
+ * Scale to the minimum frequency of the cores specified in core_mask.
+ * It is thread-safe.
+ *
+ * @param core_mask
+ *  The uint64_t bit-mask of cores to change frequency.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *  - 1 on success.
+ *  - Negative on error.
+ */
+int power_manager_scale_mask_min(uint64_t core_mask);
+
+/**
+ * Scale to the maximum frequency of the cores specified in core_mask.
+ * It is thread-safe.
+ *
+ * @param core_mask
+ *  The uint64_t bit-mask of cores to change frequency.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *  - 1 on success.
+ *  - Negative on error.
+ */
+int power_manager_scale_mask_max(uint64_t core_mask);
+
+/**
+ * Scale up frequency for the core specified by core_num.
+ * It is thread-safe.
+ *
+ * @param core_num
+ *  The core number to change frequency
+ *
+ * @return
+ *  - 1 on success.
+ *  - Negative on error.
+ */
+int power_manager_scale_core_up(unsigned core_num);
+
+/**
+ * Scale down frequency for the core specified by core_num.
+ * It is thread-safe.
+ *
+ * @param core_num
+ *  The core number to change frequency
+ *
+ * @return
+ *  - 1 on success.
+ *  - 0 if frequency not changed.
+ *  - Negative on error.
+ */
+int power_manager_scale_core_down(unsigned core_num);
+
+/**
+ * Scale to minimum frequency for the core specified by core_num.
+ * It is thread-safe.
+ *
+ * @param core_num
+ *  The core number to change frequency
+ *
+ * @return
+ *  - 1 on success.
+ *  - 0 if frequency not changed.
+ *  - Negative on error.
+ */
+int power_manager_scale_core_min(unsigned core_num);
+
+/**
+ * Scale to maximum frequency for the core specified by core_num.
+ * It is thread-safe.
+ *
+ * @param core_num
+ *  The core number to change frequency
+ *
+ * @return
+ *  - 1 on success.
+ *  - 0 if frequency not changed.
+ *  - Negative on error.
+ */
+int power_manager_scale_core_max(unsigned core_num);
+
+/**
+ * Get the current freuency of the core specified by core_num
+ *
+ * @param core_num
+ *  The core number to get the current frequency
+ *
+ * @return
+ *  - 0  on error
+ *  - >0 for current frequency.
+ */
+uint32_t power_manager_get_current_frequency(unsigned core_num);
+
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+
+#endif /* POWER_MANAGER_H_ */
