diff --git a/examples/vm_power_manager/channel_manager.c b/examples/vm_power_manager/channel_manager.c
index 5af4996db..3d493c179 100644
--- a/examples/vm_power_manager/channel_manager.c
+++ b/examples/vm_power_manager/channel_manager.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ static bool global_hypervisor_available;
  */
 struct virtual_machine_info {
 	char name[CHANNEL_MGR_MAX_NAME_LEN];
-	rte_atomic64_t pcpu_mask[CHANNEL_CMDS_MAX_CPUS];
+	uint16_t pcpu_map[CHANNEL_CMDS_MAX_CPUS];
 	struct channel_info *channels[CHANNEL_CMDS_MAX_VM_CHANNELS];
 	char channel_mask[POWER_MGR_MAX_CPUS];
 	uint8_t num_channels;
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ update_pcpus_mask(struct virtual_machine_info *vm_info)
 	virVcpuInfoPtr cpuinfo;
 	unsigned i, j;
 	int n_vcpus;
-	uint64_t mask;
+	uint16_t pcpu;
 
 	memset(global_cpumaps, 0, CHANNEL_CMDS_MAX_CPUS*global_maplen);
 
@@ -120,26 +120,23 @@ update_pcpus_mask(struct virtual_machine_info *vm_info)
 		vm_info->info.nrVirtCpu = n_vcpus;
 	}
 	for (i = 0; i < vm_info->info.nrVirtCpu; i++) {
-		mask = 0;
+		pcpu = 0;
 		for (j = 0; j < global_n_host_cpus; j++) {
 			if (VIR_CPU_USABLE(global_cpumaps, global_maplen, i, j) > 0) {
-				mask |= 1ULL << j;
+				pcpu = j;
 			}
 		}
-		rte_atomic64_set(&vm_info->pcpu_mask[i], mask);
+		vm_info->pcpu_map[i] = pcpu;
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
 
 int
-set_pcpus_mask(char *vm_name, unsigned int vcpu, char *core_mask)
+set_pcpu(char *vm_name, unsigned int vcpu, unsigned int pcpu)
 {
 	unsigned i = 0;
 	int flags = VIR_DOMAIN_AFFECT_LIVE|VIR_DOMAIN_AFFECT_CONFIG;
 	struct virtual_machine_info *vm_info;
-	char mask[POWER_MGR_MAX_CPUS];
-
-	memcpy(mask, core_mask, POWER_MGR_MAX_CPUS);
 
 	if (vcpu >= CHANNEL_CMDS_MAX_CPUS) {
 		RTE_LOG(ERR, CHANNEL_MANAGER, "vCPU(%u) exceeds max allowable(%d)\n",
@@ -166,17 +163,16 @@ set_pcpus_mask(char *vm_name, unsigned int vcpu, char *core_mask)
 		return -1;
 	}
 	memset(global_cpumaps, 0 , CHANNEL_CMDS_MAX_CPUS * global_maplen);
-	for (i = 0; i < POWER_MGR_MAX_CPUS; i++) {
-		if (mask[i] == 1) {
-			VIR_USE_CPU(global_cpumaps, i);
-			if (i >= global_n_host_cpus) {
-				RTE_LOG(ERR, CHANNEL_MANAGER, "CPU(%u) exceeds the available "
-						"number of CPUs(%u)\n",
-						i, global_n_host_cpus);
-				return -1;
-			}
-		}
+
+	VIR_USE_CPU(global_cpumaps, i);
+
+	if (pcpu >= global_n_host_cpus) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, CHANNEL_MANAGER, "CPU(%u) exceeds the available "
+				"number of CPUs(%u)\n",
+				i, global_n_host_cpus);
+		return -1;
 	}
+
 	if (virDomainPinVcpuFlags(vm_info->domainPtr, vcpu, global_cpumaps,
 			global_maplen, flags) < 0) {
 		RTE_LOG(ERR, CHANNEL_MANAGER, "Unable to set vCPU(%u) to pCPU "
@@ -184,31 +180,20 @@ set_pcpus_mask(char *vm_name, unsigned int vcpu, char *core_mask)
 				vm_info->name);
 		return -1;
 	}
-	memcpy(&vm_info->pcpu_mask[vcpu], core_mask, POWER_MGR_MAX_CPUS);
-	return 0;
-
-}
-
-int
-set_pcpu(char *vm_name, unsigned vcpu, unsigned core_num)
-{
-	char mask[POWER_MGR_MAX_CPUS];
 
-	memset(mask, 0, POWER_MGR_MAX_CPUS);
+	vm_info->pcpu_map[vcpu] = pcpu;
 
-	mask[core_num] = 1;
-
-	return set_pcpus_mask(vm_name, vcpu, mask);
+	return 0;
 }
 
-uint64_t
-get_pcpus_mask(struct channel_info *chan_info, unsigned vcpu)
+uint16_t
+get_pcpu(struct channel_info *chan_info, unsigned int vcpu)
 {
 	struct virtual_machine_info *vm_info =
 			(struct virtual_machine_info *)chan_info->priv_info;
 
 	if (global_hypervisor_available && (vm_info != NULL))
-		return rte_atomic64_read(&vm_info->pcpu_mask[vcpu]);
+		return vm_info->pcpu_map[vcpu];
 	else
 		return 0;
 }
@@ -776,7 +761,7 @@ get_info_vm(const char *vm_name, struct vm_info *info)
 
 	memcpy(info->name, vm_info->name, sizeof(vm_info->name));
 	for (i = 0; i < info->num_vcpus; i++) {
-		info->pcpu_mask[i] = rte_atomic64_read(&vm_info->pcpu_mask[i]);
+		info->pcpu_map[i] = vm_info->pcpu_map[i];
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -827,7 +812,7 @@ add_vm(const char *vm_name)
 	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < CHANNEL_CMDS_MAX_CPUS; i++) {
-		rte_atomic64_init(&new_domain->pcpu_mask[i]);
+		new_domain->pcpu_map[i] = 0;
 	}
 	if (update_pcpus_mask(new_domain) < 0) {
 		RTE_LOG(ERR, CHANNEL_MANAGER, "Error getting physical CPU pinning\n");
diff --git a/examples/vm_power_manager/channel_manager.h b/examples/vm_power_manager/channel_manager.h
index c2520ab6f..119b0d5cc 100644
--- a/examples/vm_power_manager/channel_manager.h
+++ b/examples/vm_power_manager/channel_manager.h
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ struct sockaddr_un _sockaddr_un;
 #define MAX_CLIENTS 64
 #define MAX_VCPUS 20
 
-
 struct libvirt_vm_info {
 	const char *vm_name;
 	unsigned int pcpus[MAX_VCPUS];
@@ -82,7 +81,7 @@ struct channel_info {
 struct vm_info {
 	char name[CHANNEL_MGR_MAX_NAME_LEN];          /**< VM name */
 	enum vm_status status;                        /**< libvirt status */
-	uint64_t pcpu_mask[CHANNEL_CMDS_MAX_CPUS];    /**< pCPU mask for each vCPU */
+	uint16_t pcpu_map[CHANNEL_CMDS_MAX_CPUS];     /**< pCPU map to vCPU */
 	unsigned num_vcpus;                           /**< number of vCPUS */
 	struct channel_info channels[CHANNEL_MGR_MAX_CHANNELS]; /**< Array of channel_info */
 	unsigned num_channels;                        /**< Number of channels */
@@ -115,8 +114,7 @@ int channel_manager_init(const char *path);
 void channel_manager_exit(void);
 
 /**
- * Get the Physical CPU mask for VM lcore channel(vcpu), result is assigned to
- * core_mask.
+ * Get the Physical CPU for VM lcore channel(vcpu).
  * It is not thread-safe.
  *
  * @param chan_info
@@ -130,26 +128,7 @@ void channel_manager_exit(void);
  *  - 0 on error.
  *  - >0 on success.
  */
-uint64_t get_pcpus_mask(struct channel_info *chan_info, unsigned vcpu);
-
-/**
- * Set the Physical CPU mask for the specified vCPU.
- * It is not thread-safe.
- *
- * @param name
- *  Virtual Machine name to lookup
- *
- * @param vcpu
- *  The virtual CPU to set.
- *
- * @param core_mask
- *  The core mask of the physical CPU(s) to bind the vCPU
- *
- * @return
- *  - 0 on success.
- *  - Negative on error.
- */
-int set_pcpus_mask(char *vm_name, unsigned int vcpu, char *core_mask);
+uint16_t get_pcpu(struct channel_info *chan_info, unsigned int vcpu);
 
 /**
  * Set the Physical CPU for the specified vCPU.
@@ -168,7 +147,8 @@ int set_pcpus_mask(char *vm_name, unsigned int vcpu, char *core_mask);
  *  - 0 on success.
  *  - Negative on error.
  */
-int set_pcpu(char *vm_name, unsigned vcpu, unsigned core_num);
+int set_pcpu(char *vm_name, unsigned int vcpu, unsigned int pcpu);
+
 /**
  * Add a VM as specified by name to the Channel Manager. The name must
  * correspond to a valid libvirt domain name.
diff --git a/examples/vm_power_manager/channel_monitor.c b/examples/vm_power_manager/channel_monitor.c
index 4189bbf1b..85622e7cb 100644
--- a/examples/vm_power_manager/channel_monitor.c
+++ b/examples/vm_power_manager/channel_monitor.c
@@ -356,7 +356,6 @@ get_pcpu_to_control(struct policy *pol)
 	/* Convert vcpu to pcpu. */
 	struct vm_info info;
 	int pcpu, count;
-	uint64_t mask_u64b;
 	struct core_info *ci;
 
 	ci = get_core_info();
@@ -377,13 +376,8 @@ get_pcpu_to_control(struct policy *pol)
 		 */
 		get_info_vm(pol->pkt.vm_name, &info);
 		for (count = 0; count < pol->pkt.num_vcpu; count++) {
-			mask_u64b =
-				info.pcpu_mask[pol->pkt.vcpu_to_control[count]];
-			for (pcpu = 0; mask_u64b;
-					mask_u64b &= ~(1ULL << pcpu++)) {
-				if ((mask_u64b >> pcpu) & 1)
-					pcpu_monitor(pol, ci, pcpu, count);
-			}
+			pcpu = info.pcpu_map[pol->pkt.vcpu_to_control[count]];
+			pcpu_monitor(pol, ci, pcpu, count);
 		}
 	} else {
 		/*
@@ -636,8 +630,6 @@ apply_policy(struct policy *pol)
 static int
 process_request(struct channel_packet *pkt, struct channel_info *chan_info)
 {
-	uint64_t core_mask;
-
 	if (chan_info == NULL)
 		return -1;
 
@@ -646,41 +638,31 @@ process_request(struct channel_packet *pkt, struct channel_info *chan_info)
 		return -1;
 
 	if (pkt->command == CPU_POWER) {
-		core_mask = get_pcpus_mask(chan_info, pkt->resource_id);
-		if (core_mask == 0) {
-			/*
-			 * Core mask will be 0 in the case where
-			 * hypervisor is not available so we're working in
-			 * the host, so use the core as the mask.
-			 */
-			core_mask = 1ULL << pkt->resource_id;
-		}
-		if (__builtin_popcountll(core_mask) == 1) {
+		unsigned int core_num;
 
-			unsigned core_num = __builtin_ffsll(core_mask) - 1;
+		core_num = get_pcpu(chan_info, pkt->resource_id);
 
-			switch (pkt->unit) {
-			case(CPU_POWER_SCALE_MIN):
-					power_manager_scale_core_min(core_num);
+		switch (pkt->unit) {
+		case(CPU_POWER_SCALE_MIN):
+			power_manager_scale_core_min(core_num);
 			break;
-			case(CPU_POWER_SCALE_MAX):
-					power_manager_scale_core_max(core_num);
+		case(CPU_POWER_SCALE_MAX):
+			power_manager_scale_core_max(core_num);
 			break;
-			case(CPU_POWER_SCALE_DOWN):
-					power_manager_scale_core_down(core_num);
+		case(CPU_POWER_SCALE_DOWN):
+			power_manager_scale_core_down(core_num);
 			break;
-			case(CPU_POWER_SCALE_UP):
-					power_manager_scale_core_up(core_num);
+		case(CPU_POWER_SCALE_UP):
+			power_manager_scale_core_up(core_num);
 			break;
-			case(CPU_POWER_ENABLE_TURBO):
-				power_manager_enable_turbo_core(core_num);
+		case(CPU_POWER_ENABLE_TURBO):
+			power_manager_enable_turbo_core(core_num);
 			break;
-			case(CPU_POWER_DISABLE_TURBO):
-				power_manager_disable_turbo_core(core_num);
+		case(CPU_POWER_DISABLE_TURBO):
+			power_manager_disable_turbo_core(core_num);
+			break;
+		default:
 			break;
-			default:
-				break;
-			}
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/examples/vm_power_manager/vm_power_cli.c b/examples/vm_power_manager/vm_power_cli.c
index 34546809a..41e89ff20 100644
--- a/examples/vm_power_manager/vm_power_cli.c
+++ b/examples/vm_power_manager/vm_power_cli.c
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ cmd_show_vm_parsed(void *parsed_result, struct cmdline *cl,
 	}
 	cmdline_printf(cl, "Virtual CPU(s): %u\n", info.num_vcpus);
 	for (i = 0; i < info.num_vcpus; i++) {
-		cmdline_printf(cl, "  [%u]: Physical CPU Mask 0x%"PRIx64"\n", i,
-				info.pcpu_mask[i]);
+		cmdline_printf(cl, "  [%u]: Physical CPU %d\n", i,
+				info.pcpu_map[i]);
 	}
 }
 
