diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_config.c b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_config.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..641c7d884c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_config.c
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(c) 2020 Mellanox Technologies, Ltd
+ */
+#include <eal_private.h>
+
+#include <rte_os.h>
+
+struct rte_mem_config early_mem_config;
+
+char runtime_dir[PATH_MAX];
+
+struct rte_config rte_config = {
+		.mem_config = &early_mem_config,
+};
+
+const char *
+rte_eal_get_runtime_dir(void)
+{
+	return runtime_dir;
+}
+
+/* Return a pointer to the configuration structure */
+struct rte_config *
+rte_eal_get_configuration(void)
+{
+	return &rte_config;
+}
+
+enum rte_iova_mode
+rte_eal_iova_mode(void)
+{
+	return rte_eal_get_configuration()->iova_mode;
+}
+
+enum rte_proc_type_t
+rte_eal_process_type(void)
+{
+	return rte_config.process_type;
+}
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_private.h b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_private.h
index 2a780f5138..61bcba81b7 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_private.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_private.h
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
 #include <rte_memory.h>
 
+#include <eal_memcfg.h>
+
 #include "eal_internal_cfg.h"
 
 /**
@@ -36,6 +38,13 @@ struct lcore_config {
 	rte_cpuset_t cpuset;       /**< cpu set which the lcore affinity to */
 };
 
+
+/* early configuration structure, when memory config is not mmapped */
+extern struct rte_mem_config early_mem_config;
+
+/* platform-specific runtime dir */
+extern char runtime_dir[PATH_MAX];
+
 extern struct lcore_config lcore_config[RTE_MAX_LCORE];
 
 /**
@@ -62,6 +71,9 @@ struct rte_config {
 	struct rte_mem_config *mem_config;
 } __rte_packed;
 
+/* Address of global and public configuration */
+extern struct rte_config rte_config;
+
 /**
  * Get the global configuration structure.
  *
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/meson.build b/lib/librte_eal/common/meson.build
index 3108442697..a16f002a3e 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/common/meson.build
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/meson.build
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ if is_windows
 	sources += files(
 		'eal_common_bus.c',
 		'eal_common_class.c',
+		'eal_common_config.c',
 		'eal_common_devargs.c',
 		'eal_common_dynmem.c',
 		'eal_common_errno.c',
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ sources += files(
 	'eal_common_bus.c',
 	'eal_common_cpuflags.c',
 	'eal_common_class.c',
+	'eal_common_config.c',
 	'eal_common_devargs.c',
 	'eal_common_dev.c',
 	'eal_common_errno.c',
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/freebsd/Makefile b/lib/librte_eal/freebsd/Makefile
index 2374ba0b7d..7762b3ede4 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/freebsd/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/freebsd/Makefile
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_FREEBSD) += eal_alarm.c
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_FREEBSD) += eal_dev.c
 
 # from common dir
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_FREEBSD) += eal_common_config.c
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_FREEBSD) += eal_common_lcore.c
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_FREEBSD) += eal_common_timer.c
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_FREEBSD) += eal_common_memzone.c
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/freebsd/eal.c b/lib/librte_eal/freebsd/eal.c
index c41f265fac..eab961232e 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/freebsd/eal.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/freebsd/eal.c
@@ -58,8 +58,6 @@
 
 /* Allow the application to print its usage message too if set */
 static rte_usage_hook_t	rte_application_usage_hook = NULL;
-/* early configuration structure, when memory config is not mmapped */
-static struct rte_mem_config early_mem_config;
 
 /* define fd variable here, because file needs to be kept open for the
  * duration of the program, as we hold a write lock on it in the primary proc */
@@ -72,11 +70,6 @@ static struct flock wr_lock = {
 		.l_len = sizeof(early_mem_config.memsegs),
 };
 
-/* Address of global and public configuration */
-static struct rte_config rte_config = {
-		.mem_config = &early_mem_config,
-};
-
 /* internal configuration (per-core) */
 struct lcore_config lcore_config[RTE_MAX_LCORE];
 
@@ -86,9 +79,6 @@ struct internal_config internal_config;
 /* used by rte_rdtsc() */
 int rte_cycles_vmware_tsc_map;
 
-/* platform-specific runtime dir */
-static char runtime_dir[PATH_MAX];
-
 static const char *default_runtime_dir = "/var/run";
 
 int
@@ -151,13 +141,6 @@ eal_clean_runtime_dir(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-
-const char *
-rte_eal_get_runtime_dir(void)
-{
-	return runtime_dir;
-}
-
 /* Return user provided mbuf pool ops name */
 const char *
 rte_eal_mbuf_user_pool_ops(void)
@@ -165,19 +148,6 @@ rte_eal_mbuf_user_pool_ops(void)
 	return internal_config.user_mbuf_pool_ops_name;
 }
 
-/* Return a pointer to the configuration structure */
-struct rte_config *
-rte_eal_get_configuration(void)
-{
-	return &rte_config;
-}
-
-enum rte_iova_mode
-rte_eal_iova_mode(void)
-{
-	return rte_eal_get_configuration()->iova_mode;
-}
-
 /* parse a sysfs (or other) file containing one integer value */
 int
 eal_parse_sysfs_value(const char *filename, unsigned long *val)
@@ -983,12 +953,6 @@ rte_eal_cleanup(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-enum rte_proc_type_t
-rte_eal_process_type(void)
-{
-	return rte_config.process_type;
-}
-
 int rte_eal_has_pci(void)
 {
 	return !internal_config.no_pci;
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linux/Makefile b/lib/librte_eal/linux/Makefile
index 07ce643bae..28404b0534 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linux/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linux/Makefile
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX) += eal_alarm.c
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX) += eal_dev.c
 
 # from common dir
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX) += eal_common_config.c
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX) += eal_common_lcore.c
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX) += eal_common_timer.c
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX) += eal_common_memzone.c
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linux/eal.c b/lib/librte_eal/linux/eal.c
index f162124a37..8cbb8c644c 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linux/eal.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linux/eal.c
@@ -72,9 +72,6 @@
 /* Allow the application to print its usage message too if set */
 static rte_usage_hook_t	rte_application_usage_hook = NULL;
 
-/* early configuration structure, when memory config is not mmapped */
-static struct rte_mem_config early_mem_config;
-
 /* define fd variable here, because file needs to be kept open for the
  * duration of the program, as we hold a write lock on it in the primary proc */
 static int mem_cfg_fd = -1;
@@ -86,11 +83,6 @@ static struct flock wr_lock = {
 		.l_len = sizeof(early_mem_config.memsegs),
 };
 
-/* Address of global and public configuration */
-static struct rte_config rte_config = {
-		.mem_config = &early_mem_config,
-};
-
 /* internal configuration (per-core) */
 struct lcore_config lcore_config[RTE_MAX_LCORE];
 
@@ -100,9 +92,6 @@ struct internal_config internal_config;
 /* used by rte_rdtsc() */
 int rte_cycles_vmware_tsc_map;
 
-/* platform-specific runtime dir */
-static char runtime_dir[PATH_MAX];
-
 static const char *default_runtime_dir = "/var/run";
 
 int
@@ -241,12 +230,6 @@ eal_clean_runtime_dir(void)
 	return -1;
 }
 
-const char *
-rte_eal_get_runtime_dir(void)
-{
-	return runtime_dir;
-}
-
 /* Return user provided mbuf pool ops name */
 const char *
 rte_eal_mbuf_user_pool_ops(void)
@@ -254,19 +237,6 @@ rte_eal_mbuf_user_pool_ops(void)
 	return internal_config.user_mbuf_pool_ops_name;
 }
 
-/* Return a pointer to the configuration structure */
-struct rte_config *
-rte_eal_get_configuration(void)
-{
-	return &rte_config;
-}
-
-enum rte_iova_mode
-rte_eal_iova_mode(void)
-{
-	return rte_eal_get_configuration()->iova_mode;
-}
-
 /* parse a sysfs (or other) file containing one integer value */
 int
 eal_parse_sysfs_value(const char *filename, unsigned long *val)
@@ -1343,12 +1313,6 @@ rte_eal_cleanup(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-enum rte_proc_type_t
-rte_eal_process_type(void)
-{
-	return rte_config.process_type;
-}
-
 int rte_eal_has_hugepages(void)
 {
 	return ! internal_config.no_hugetlbfs;
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/windows/eal.c b/lib/librte_eal/windows/eal.c
index a43649abc0..506b29bf60 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/windows/eal.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/windows/eal.c
@@ -32,36 +32,12 @@ static rte_usage_hook_t	rte_application_usage_hook;
  */
 static int mem_cfg_fd = -1;
 
-/* early configuration structure, when memory config is not mmapped */
-static struct rte_mem_config early_mem_config;
-
-/* Address of global and public configuration */
-static struct rte_config rte_config = {
-		.mem_config = &early_mem_config,
-};
-
 /* internal configuration (per-core) */
 struct lcore_config lcore_config[RTE_MAX_LCORE];
 
 /* internal configuration */
 struct internal_config internal_config;
 
-/* platform-specific runtime dir */
-static char runtime_dir[PATH_MAX];
-
-const char *
-rte_eal_get_runtime_dir(void)
-{
-	return runtime_dir;
-}
-
-/* Return a pointer to the configuration structure */
-struct rte_config *
-rte_eal_get_configuration(void)
-{
-	return &rte_config;
-}
-
 /* Detect if we are a primary or a secondary process */
 enum rte_proc_type_t
 eal_proc_type_detect(void)
@@ -94,24 +70,12 @@ eal_proc_type_detect(void)
 	return ptype;
 }
 
-enum rte_proc_type_t
-rte_eal_process_type(void)
-{
-	return rte_config.process_type;
-}
-
 int
 rte_eal_has_hugepages(void)
 {
 	return !internal_config.no_hugetlbfs;
 }
 
-enum rte_iova_mode
-rte_eal_iova_mode(void)
-{
-	return rte_config.iova_mode;
-}
-
 /* display usage */
 static void
 eal_usage(const char *prgname)
