diff --git a/drivers/event/sw/sw_evdev.c b/drivers/event/sw/sw_evdev.c
index 9c534b7..9cc63a0 100644
--- a/drivers/event/sw/sw_evdev.c
+++ b/drivers/event/sw/sw_evdev.c
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ sw_start(struct rte_eventdev *dev)
 	struct rte_service_spec *s = rte_service_get_by_name(sw->service_name);
 	if (!rte_service_is_running(s))
 		SW_LOG_ERR("Warning: No Service core enabled on service %s\n",
-				s->name);
+				sw->service_name);
 
 	/* check all ports are set up */
 	for (i = 0; i < sw->port_count; i++)
@@ -855,7 +855,7 @@ sw_probe(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev)
 	service.callback = sw_sched_service_func;
 	service.callback_userdata = (void *)dev;
 
-	int32_t ret = rte_service_register(&service);
+	int32_t ret = rte_service_component_register(&service, &sw->service_id);
 	if (ret) {
 		SW_LOG_ERR("service register() failed");
 		return -ENOEXEC;
diff --git a/drivers/event/sw/sw_evdev.h b/drivers/event/sw/sw_evdev.h
index 71de3c1..e0dec91 100644
--- a/drivers/event/sw/sw_evdev.h
+++ b/drivers/event/sw/sw_evdev.h
@@ -278,6 +278,7 @@ struct sw_evdev {
 	uint16_t xstats_count_per_qid[RTE_EVENT_MAX_QUEUES_PER_DEV];
 	uint16_t xstats_offset_for_qid[RTE_EVENT_MAX_QUEUES_PER_DEV];
 
+	uint32_t service_id;
 	char service_name[SW_PMD_NAME_MAX];
 };
 
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/rte_eal_version.map b/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/rte_eal_version.map
index f626a6f..2b1089d 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/rte_eal_version.map
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/rte_eal_version.map
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ EXPERIMENTAL {
 	rte_eal_devargs_remove;
 	rte_eal_hotplug_add;
 	rte_eal_hotplug_remove;
+	rte_service_component_register;
 	rte_service_dump;
 	rte_service_get_by_id;
 	rte_service_get_by_name;
@@ -227,7 +228,6 @@ EXPERIMENTAL {
 	rte_service_map_lcore_get;
 	rte_service_map_lcore_set;
 	rte_service_probe_capability;
-	rte_service_register;
 	rte_service_reset;
 	rte_service_set_stats_enable;
 	rte_service_start;
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_service_component.h b/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_service_component.h
index 7a946a1..6ef3ee4 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_service_component.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_service_component.h
@@ -89,11 +89,15 @@ struct rte_service_spec {
  * *rte_service_set_coremask*.
  *
  * @param spec The specification of the service to register
+ * @param[out] service_id A pointer to a uint32_t, which will be filled in
+ *             during registration of the service. It is set to the integers
+ *             service number given to the service. This parameter may be NULL.
  * @retval 0 Successfully registered the service.
  *         -EINVAL Attempted to register an invalid service (eg, no callback
  *         set)
  */
-int32_t rte_service_register(const struct rte_service_spec *spec);
+int32_t rte_service_component_register(const struct rte_service_spec *spec,
+				       uint32_t *service_id);
 
 /**
  * @warning
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/rte_service.c b/lib/librte_eal/common/rte_service.c
index c5a8d0d..152eafe 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/common/rte_service.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/rte_service.c
@@ -242,7 +242,8 @@ rte_service_is_running(const struct rte_service_spec *spec)
 }
 
 int32_t
-rte_service_register(const struct rte_service_spec *spec)
+rte_service_component_register(const struct rte_service_spec *spec,
+			       uint32_t *id_ptr)
 {
 	uint32_t i;
 	int32_t free_slot = -1;
@@ -267,6 +268,9 @@ rte_service_register(const struct rte_service_spec *spec)
 	rte_smp_wmb();
 	rte_service_count++;
 
+	if (id_ptr)
+		*id_ptr = free_slot;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/rte_eal_version.map b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/rte_eal_version.map
index 452ae1c..336e40e 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/rte_eal_version.map
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/rte_eal_version.map
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ EXPERIMENTAL {
 	rte_eal_devargs_remove;
 	rte_eal_hotplug_add;
 	rte_eal_hotplug_remove;
+	rte_service_component_register;
 	rte_service_dump;
 	rte_service_get_by_id;
 	rte_service_get_by_name;
@@ -232,7 +233,6 @@ EXPERIMENTAL {
 	rte_service_map_lcore_get;
 	rte_service_map_lcore_set;
 	rte_service_probe_capability;
-	rte_service_register;
 	rte_service_reset;
 	rte_service_set_stats_enable;
 	rte_service_start;
diff --git a/test/test/test_service_cores.c b/test/test/test_service_cores.c
index fd63efd..7767fa2 100644
--- a/test/test/test_service_cores.c
+++ b/test/test/test_service_cores.c
@@ -160,15 +160,17 @@ dummy_register(void)
 	struct rte_service_spec service;
 	memset(&service, 0, sizeof(struct rte_service_spec));
 
-	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(-EINVAL, rte_service_register(&service),
+	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(-EINVAL,
+			rte_service_component_register(&service, NULL),
 			"Invalid callback");
 	service.callback = dummy_cb;
 
-	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(-EINVAL, rte_service_register(&service),
+	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(-EINVAL,
+			rte_service_component_register(&service, NULL),
 			"Invalid name");
 	snprintf(service.name, sizeof(service.name), DUMMY_SERVICE_NAME);
 
-	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, rte_service_register(&service),
+	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, rte_service_component_register(&service, NULL),
 			"Failed to register valid service");
 
 	return TEST_SUCCESS;
@@ -187,13 +189,15 @@ service_get_by_name(void)
 	/* register service */
 	struct rte_service_spec service;
 	memset(&service, 0, sizeof(struct rte_service_spec));
-	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(-EINVAL, rte_service_register(&service),
+	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(-EINVAL,
+			rte_service_component_register(&service, NULL),
 			"Invalid callback");
 	service.callback = dummy_cb;
-	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(-EINVAL, rte_service_register(&service),
+	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(-EINVAL,
+			rte_service_component_register(&service, NULL),
 			"Invalid name");
 	snprintf(service.name, sizeof(service.name), DUMMY_SERVICE_NAME);
-	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, rte_service_register(&service),
+	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, rte_service_component_register(&service, NULL),
 			"Failed to register valid service");
 
 	/* ensure with dummy services registered returns same ptr as ID */
@@ -221,7 +225,7 @@ service_probe_capability(void)
 	service.callback = dummy_cb;
 	snprintf(service.name, sizeof(service.name), DUMMY_SERVICE_NAME);
 	service.capabilities |= RTE_SERVICE_CAP_MT_SAFE;
-	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, rte_service_register(&service),
+	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, rte_service_component_register(&service, NULL),
 			"Register of MT SAFE service failed");
 
 	/* verify flag is enabled */
@@ -235,7 +239,7 @@ service_probe_capability(void)
 	memset(&service, 0, sizeof(struct rte_service_spec));
 	service.callback = dummy_cb;
 	snprintf(service.name, sizeof(service.name), DUMMY_SERVICE_NAME);
-	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, rte_service_register(&service),
+	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, rte_service_component_register(&service, NULL),
 			"Register of non-MT safe service failed");
 
 	/* verify flag is enabled */
@@ -274,28 +278,28 @@ static int
 service_start_stop(void)
 {
 	const uint32_t sid = 0;
-	struct rte_service_spec *service = rte_service_get_by_id(0);
+	struct rte_service_spec *s = rte_service_get_by_id(0);
 
-	/* is_running() returns if service is running and slcore is mapped */
+	/* runstate_get() returns if service is running and slcore is mapped */
 	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, rte_service_lcore_add(slcore_id),
 			"Service core add did not return zero");
 	int ret = rte_service_map_lcore_set(sid, slcore_id, 1);
 	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, ret,
 			"Enabling service core, expected 0 got %d", ret);
 
-	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, rte_service_is_running(service),
+	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, rte_service_is_running(s),
 			"Error: Service should be stopped");
 
-	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, rte_service_stop(service),
+	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, rte_service_stop(s),
 			"Error: Service stopped returned non-zero");
 
-	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, rte_service_is_running(service),
+	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, rte_service_is_running(s),
 			"Error: Service is running - should be stopped");
 
-	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, rte_service_start(service),
+	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, rte_service_start(s),
 			"Error: Service start returned non-zero");
 
-	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(1, rte_service_is_running(service),
+	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(1, rte_service_is_running(s),
 			"Error: Service is not running");
 
 	return unregister_all();
@@ -471,7 +475,7 @@ service_threaded_test(int mt_safe)
 		service.callback = dummy_mt_unsafe_cb;
 	}
 
-	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, rte_service_register(&service),
+	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, rte_service_component_register(&service, NULL),
 			"Register of MT SAFE service failed");
 
 	struct rte_service_spec *s = rte_service_get_by_id(0);
