diff --git a/drivers/event/octeontx2/Makefile b/drivers/event/octeontx2/Makefile
index 4f09c1fc8..a3de5ca23 100644
--- a/drivers/event/octeontx2/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/event/octeontx2/Makefile
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ LIBABIVER := 1
 # all source are stored in SRCS-y
 #
 
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_OCTEONTX2_EVENTDEV) += otx2_worker.c
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_OCTEONTX2_EVENTDEV) += otx2_evdev.c
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_OCTEONTX2_EVENTDEV) += otx2_evdev_irq.c
 
diff --git a/drivers/event/octeontx2/meson.build b/drivers/event/octeontx2/meson.build
index 5aa8113bd..1d2080b6d 100644
--- a/drivers/event/octeontx2/meson.build
+++ b/drivers/event/octeontx2/meson.build
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 # Copyright(C) 2019 Marvell International Ltd.
 #
 
-sources = files('otx2_evdev.c',
+sources = files('otx2_worker.c',
+		'otx2_evdev.c',
 		'otx2_evdev_irq.c',
 		)
 
diff --git a/drivers/event/octeontx2/otx2_evdev.h b/drivers/event/octeontx2/otx2_evdev.h
index e1d2dcc69..cccce1dea 100644
--- a/drivers/event/octeontx2/otx2_evdev.h
+++ b/drivers/event/octeontx2/otx2_evdev.h
@@ -82,6 +82,28 @@ enum otx2_sso_lf_type {
 	SSO_LF_GWS
 };
 
+union otx2_sso_event {
+	uint64_t get_work0;
+	struct {
+		uint32_t flow_id:20;
+		uint32_t sub_event_type:8;
+		uint32_t event_type:4;
+		uint8_t op:2;
+		uint8_t rsvd:4;
+		uint8_t sched_type:2;
+		uint8_t queue_id;
+		uint8_t priority;
+		uint8_t impl_opaque;
+	};
+} __rte_aligned(64);
+
+enum {
+	SSO_SYNC_ORDERED,
+	SSO_SYNC_ATOMIC,
+	SSO_SYNC_UNTAGGED,
+	SSO_SYNC_EMPTY
+};
+
 struct otx2_sso_evdev {
 	OTX2_DEV; /* Base class */
 	uint8_t max_event_queues;
diff --git a/drivers/event/octeontx2/otx2_worker.c b/drivers/event/octeontx2/otx2_worker.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..83f535d05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/event/octeontx2/otx2_worker.c
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(C) 2019 Marvell International Ltd.
+ */
+
+#include "otx2_worker.h"
diff --git a/drivers/event/octeontx2/otx2_worker.h b/drivers/event/octeontx2/otx2_worker.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f06ff064e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/event/octeontx2/otx2_worker.h
@@ -0,0 +1,187 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(C) 2019 Marvell International Ltd.
+ */
+
+#ifndef __OTX2_WORKER_H__
+#define __OTX2_WORKER_H__
+
+#include <rte_common.h>
+#include <rte_branch_prediction.h>
+
+#include <otx2_common.h>
+#include "otx2_evdev.h"
+
+/* SSO Operations */
+
+static __rte_always_inline uint16_t
+otx2_ssogws_get_work(struct otx2_ssogws *ws, struct rte_event *ev)
+{
+	union otx2_sso_event event;
+	uint64_t get_work1;
+
+	otx2_write64(BIT_ULL(16) | /* wait for work. */
+		     1, /* Use Mask set 0. */
+		     ws->getwrk_op);
+
+#ifdef RTE_ARCH_ARM64
+	asm volatile(
+			"		ldr %[tag], [%[tag_loc]]	\n"
+			"		ldr %[wqp], [%[wqp_loc]]	\n"
+			"		tbz %[tag], 63, done%=		\n"
+			"		sevl				\n"
+			"rty%=:		wfe				\n"
+			"		ldr %[tag], [%[tag_loc]]	\n"
+			"		ldr %[wqp], [%[wqp_loc]]	\n"
+			"		tbnz %[tag], 63, rty%=		\n"
+			"done%=:	dmb ld				\n"
+			"		prfm pldl1keep, [%[wqp]]	\n"
+			: [tag] "=&r" (event.get_work0),
+			  [wqp] "=&r" (get_work1)
+			: [tag_loc] "r" (ws->tag_op),
+			  [wqp_loc] "r" (ws->wqp_op)
+			);
+#else
+	event.get_work0 = otx2_read64(ws->tag_op);
+	while ((BIT_ULL(63)) & event.get_work0)
+		event.get_work0 = otx2_read64(ws->tag_op);
+
+	get_work1 = otx2_read64(ws->wqp_op);
+	rte_prefetch0((const void *)get_work1);
+#endif
+
+	event.get_work0 = (event.get_work0 & (0x3ull << 32)) << 6 |
+		(event.get_work0 & (0x3FFull << 36)) << 4 |
+		(event.get_work0 & 0xffffffff);
+	ws->cur_tt = event.sched_type;
+	ws->cur_grp = event.queue_id;
+
+
+	ev->event = event.get_work0;
+	ev->u64 = get_work1;
+
+	return !!get_work1;
+}
+
+/* Used in cleaning up workslot. */
+static __rte_always_inline uint16_t
+otx2_ssogws_get_work_empty(struct otx2_ssogws *ws, struct rte_event *ev)
+{
+	union otx2_sso_event event;
+	uint64_t get_work1;
+
+#ifdef RTE_ARCH_ARM64
+	asm volatile(
+			"		ldr %[tag], [%[tag_loc]]	\n"
+			"		ldr %[wqp], [%[wqp_loc]]	\n"
+			"		tbz %[tag], 63, done%=		\n"
+			"		sevl				\n"
+			"rty%=:		wfe				\n"
+			"		ldr %[tag], [%[tag_loc]]	\n"
+			"		ldr %[wqp], [%[wqp_loc]]	\n"
+			"		tbnz %[tag], 63, rty%=		\n"
+			"done%=:	dmb ld				\n"
+			"		prfm pldl1keep, [%[wqp]]	\n"
+			: [tag] "=&r" (event.get_work0),
+			  [wqp] "=&r" (get_work1)
+			: [tag_loc] "r" (ws->tag_op),
+			  [wqp_loc] "r" (ws->wqp_op)
+			);
+#else
+	event.get_work0 = otx2_read64(ws->tag_op);
+	while ((BIT_ULL(63)) & event.get_work0)
+		event.get_work0 = otx2_read64(ws->tag_op);
+
+	get_work1 = otx2_read64(ws->wqp_op);
+	rte_prefetch0((const void *)get_work1);
+#endif
+
+	event.get_work0 = (event.get_work0 & (0x3ull << 32)) << 6 |
+		(event.get_work0 & (0x3FFull << 36)) << 4 |
+		(event.get_work0 & 0xffffffff);
+	ws->cur_tt = event.sched_type;
+	ws->cur_grp = event.queue_id;
+
+	ev->event = event.get_work0;
+	ev->u64 = get_work1;
+
+	return !!get_work1;
+}
+
+static __rte_always_inline void
+otx2_ssogws_add_work(struct otx2_ssogws *ws, const uint64_t event_ptr,
+		     const uint32_t tag, const uint8_t new_tt,
+		     const uint16_t grp)
+{
+	uint64_t add_work0;
+
+	add_work0 = tag | ((uint64_t)(new_tt) << 32);
+	otx2_store_pair(add_work0, event_ptr, ws->grps_base[grp]);
+}
+
+static __rte_always_inline void
+otx2_ssogws_swtag_desched(struct otx2_ssogws *ws, uint32_t tag, uint8_t new_tt,
+			  uint16_t grp)
+{
+	uint64_t val;
+
+	val = tag | ((uint64_t)(new_tt & 0x3) << 32) | ((uint64_t)grp << 34);
+	otx2_write64(val, ws->swtag_desched_op);
+}
+
+static __rte_always_inline void
+otx2_ssogws_swtag_norm(struct otx2_ssogws *ws, uint32_t tag, uint8_t new_tt)
+{
+	uint64_t val;
+
+	val = tag | ((uint64_t)(new_tt & 0x3) << 32);
+	otx2_write64(val, ws->swtag_norm_op);
+}
+
+static __rte_always_inline void
+otx2_ssogws_swtag_untag(struct otx2_ssogws *ws)
+{
+	otx2_write64(0, OTX2_SSOW_GET_BASE_ADDR(ws->getwrk_op) +
+		     SSOW_LF_GWS_OP_SWTAG_UNTAG);
+	ws->cur_tt = SSO_SYNC_UNTAGGED;
+}
+
+static __rte_always_inline void
+otx2_ssogws_swtag_flush(struct otx2_ssogws *ws)
+{
+	otx2_write64(0, OTX2_SSOW_GET_BASE_ADDR(ws->getwrk_op) +
+		     SSOW_LF_GWS_OP_SWTAG_FLUSH);
+	ws->cur_tt = SSO_SYNC_EMPTY;
+}
+
+static __rte_always_inline void
+otx2_ssogws_desched(struct otx2_ssogws *ws)
+{
+	otx2_write64(0, OTX2_SSOW_GET_BASE_ADDR(ws->getwrk_op) +
+		     SSOW_LF_GWS_OP_DESCHED);
+}
+
+static __rte_always_inline void
+otx2_ssogws_swtag_wait(struct otx2_ssogws *ws)
+{
+#ifdef RTE_ARCH_ARM64
+	uint64_t swtp;
+
+	asm volatile (
+			"	ldr %[swtb], [%[swtp_loc]]	\n"
+			"	cbz %[swtb], done%=		\n"
+			"	sevl				\n"
+			"rty%=:	wfe				\n"
+			"	ldr %[swtb], [%[swtp_loc]]	\n"
+			"	cbnz %[swtb], rty%=		\n"
+			"done%=:				\n"
+			: [swtb] "=&r" (swtp)
+			: [swtp_loc] "r" (ws->swtp_op)
+			);
+#else
+	/* Wait for the SWTAG/SWTAG_FULL operation */
+	while (otx2_read64(ws->swtp_op))
+		;
+#endif
+}
+
+#endif
