diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
index d6544ed0a..4148c4c43 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
@@ -118,3 +118,11 @@ Deprecation Notices
   to specify which type of instance to create (single or burst), and
   additional calls for ``rte_distributor_poll_pkt_burst`` and
   ``rte_distributor_return_pkt_burst``, among others.
+
+* eal: the following functions are deprecated starting from 17.05 and will
+  be removed in 17.08:
+
+  - ``rte_set_log_level``, replaced by ``rte_log_set_global_level``
+  - ``rte_get_log_level``, replaced by ``rte_log_get_global_level``
+  - ``rte_set_log_type``, replaced by ``rte_log_set_level``
+  - ``rte_get_log_type``, replaced by ``rte_log_get_level``
diff --git a/examples/quota_watermark/qw/main.c b/examples/quota_watermark/qw/main.c
index bdb8a4399..d4fcfde48 100644
--- a/examples/quota_watermark/qw/main.c
+++ b/examples/quota_watermark/qw/main.c
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	uint8_t port_id;
 
-	rte_set_log_level(RTE_LOG_INFO);
+	rte_log_set_global_level(RTE_LOG_INFO);
 
 	ret = rte_eal_init(argc, argv);
 	if (ret < 0)
diff --git a/examples/quota_watermark/qwctl/qwctl.c b/examples/quota_watermark/qwctl/qwctl.c
index 7e7a396e5..18ec17a17 100644
--- a/examples/quota_watermark/qwctl/qwctl.c
+++ b/examples/quota_watermark/qwctl/qwctl.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	int ret;
 	struct cmdline *cl;
 
-	rte_set_log_level(RTE_LOG_INFO);
+	rte_log_set_global_level(RTE_LOG_INFO);
 
 	ret = rte_eal_init(argc, argv);
 	if (ret < 0)
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/rte_eal_version.map b/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/rte_eal_version.map
index de74ff9ff..e4d3665d8 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/rte_eal_version.map
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/rte_eal_version.map
@@ -188,6 +188,8 @@ DPDK_17.05 {
 
 	rte_log_dump;
 	rte_log_register;
+	rte_log_get_global_level;
+	rte_log_set_global_level;
 	rte_log_set_level;
 	rte_log_set_level_regexp;
 
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_log.c b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_log.c
index d02689390..dd4d30ca7 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_log.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_log.c
@@ -84,20 +84,36 @@ rte_openlog_stream(FILE *f)
 
 /* Set global log level */
 void
-rte_set_log_level(uint32_t level)
+rte_log_set_global_level(uint32_t level)
 {
 	rte_logs.level = (uint32_t)level;
 }
 
+/* Set global log level */
+/* replaced by rte_log_set_global_level */
+__rte_deprecated void
+rte_set_log_level(uint32_t level)
+{
+	rte_log_set_global_level(level);
+}
+
 /* Get global log level */
 uint32_t
-rte_get_log_level(void)
+rte_log_get_global_level(void)
 {
 	return rte_logs.level;
 }
 
+/* Get global log level */
+/* replaced by rte_log_get_global_level */
+uint32_t
+rte_get_log_level(void)
+{
+	return rte_log_get_global_level();
+}
+
 /* Set global log type */
-void
+__rte_deprecated void
 rte_set_log_type(uint32_t type, int enable)
 {
 	if (type < RTE_LOGTYPE_FIRST_EXT_ID) {
@@ -114,7 +130,7 @@ rte_set_log_type(uint32_t type, int enable)
 }
 
 /* Get global log type */
-uint32_t
+__rte_deprecated uint32_t
 rte_get_log_type(void)
 {
 	return rte_logs.type;
@@ -287,7 +303,7 @@ rte_log_dump(FILE *f)
 	size_t i;
 
 	fprintf(f, "global log level is %s\n",
-		loglevel_to_string(rte_get_log_level()));
+		loglevel_to_string(rte_log_get_global_level()));
 
 	for (i = 0; i < rte_logs.dynamic_types_len; i++) {
 		if (rte_logs.dynamic_types[i].name == NULL)
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_options.c b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_options.c
index 606695a7f..32df2ef45 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_options.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_options.c
@@ -773,7 +773,7 @@ eal_parse_log_level(const char *arg, struct internal_config *conf)
 
 	if (type == NULL) {
 		conf->log_level = tmp;
-		rte_set_log_level(tmp);
+		rte_log_set_global_level(tmp);
 	} else if (rte_log_set_level_regexp(type, tmp) < 0) {
 		printf("cannot set log level %s,%lu\n",
 			type, tmp);
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_log.h b/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_log.h
index ce48b0785..27c40b452 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_log.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_log.h
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ extern "C" {
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
 
+#include <rte_common.h>
+
 struct rte_log_dynamic_type;
 
 /** The rte_log structure. */
@@ -132,11 +134,26 @@ int rte_openlog_stream(FILE *f);
  * @param level
  *   Log level. A value between RTE_LOG_EMERG (1) and RTE_LOG_DEBUG (8).
  */
+void rte_log_set_global_level(uint32_t level);
+
+/**
+ * Deprecated, replaced by rte_log_set_global_level().
+ */
+__rte_deprecated
 void rte_set_log_level(uint32_t level);
 
 /**
  * Get the global log level.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   The current global log level.
+ */
+uint32_t rte_log_get_global_level(void);
+
+/**
+ * Deprecated, replaced by rte_log_get_global_level().
  */
+__rte_deprecated
 uint32_t rte_get_log_level(void);
 
 /**
@@ -147,11 +164,13 @@ uint32_t rte_get_log_level(void);
  * @param enable
  *   True for enable; false for disable.
  */
+__rte_deprecated
 void rte_set_log_type(uint32_t type, int enable);
 
 /**
  * Get the global log type.
  */
+__rte_deprecated
 uint32_t rte_get_log_type(void);
 
 /**
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/rte_eal_version.map b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/rte_eal_version.map
index f70b4b937..4c55114d6 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/rte_eal_version.map
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/rte_eal_version.map
@@ -192,6 +192,8 @@ DPDK_17.05 {
 
 	rte_log_dump;
 	rte_log_register;
+	rte_log_get_global_level;
+	rte_log_set_global_level;
 	rte_log_set_level;
 	rte_log_set_level_regexp;
 
diff --git a/test/test/test_logs.c b/test/test/test_logs.c
index 805c56810..730a86bd9 100644
--- a/test/test/test_logs.c
+++ b/test/test/test_logs.c
@@ -66,12 +66,12 @@ test_logs(void)
 	rte_log_set_level(RTE_LOGTYPE_TESTAPP2, RTE_LOG_EMERG);
 
 	/* log in error level */
-	rte_set_log_level(RTE_LOG_ERR);
+	rte_log_set_global_level(RTE_LOG_ERR);
 	RTE_LOG(ERR, TESTAPP1, "error message\n");
 	RTE_LOG(CRIT, TESTAPP1, "critical message\n");
 
 	/* log in critical level */
-	rte_set_log_level(RTE_LOG_CRIT);
+	rte_log_set_global_level(RTE_LOG_CRIT);
 	RTE_LOG(ERR, TESTAPP2, "error message (not displayed)\n");
 	RTE_LOG(CRIT, TESTAPP2, "critical message\n");
 
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ test_logs(void)
 	rte_log_set_level(RTE_LOGTYPE_TESTAPP2, RTE_LOG_DEBUG);
 
 	/* log in error level */
-	rte_set_log_level(RTE_LOG_ERR);
+	rte_log_set_global_level(RTE_LOG_ERR);
 	RTE_LOG(ERR, TESTAPP1, "error message\n");
 	RTE_LOG(ERR, TESTAPP2, "error message (not displayed)\n");
 
