diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 54f0973..bb08e0a 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ F: lib/librte_eal/common/*
 F: lib/librte_eal/common/include/*
 F: lib/librte_eal/common/include/generic/
 F: doc/guides/prog_guide/env_abstraction_layer.rst
+F: doc/guides/prog_guide/malloc_lib.rst
 F: app/test/test_alarm.c
 F: app/test/test_atomic.c
 F: app/test/test_byteorder.c
@@ -97,6 +98,8 @@ F: app/test/test_spinlock.c
 F: app/test/test_string_fns.c
 F: app/test/test_tailq.c
 F: app/test/test_version.c
+F: app/test/test_malloc.c
+F: app/test/test_func_reentrancy.c
 
 Secondary process
 K: RTE_PROC_
@@ -155,12 +158,6 @@ F: lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/nic_uio/
 Core Libraries
 --------------
 
-Dynamic memory
-F: lib/librte_malloc/
-F: doc/guides/prog_guide/malloc_lib.rst
-F: app/test/test_malloc.c
-F: app/test/test_func_reentrancy.c
-
 Memory pool
 M: Olivier Matz <olivier.matz@6wind.com>
 F: lib/librte_mempool/
diff --git a/config/common_bsdapp b/config/common_bsdapp
index 464250b..2b0c877 100644
--- a/config/common_bsdapp
+++ b/config/common_bsdapp
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ CONFIG_RTE_LOG_LEVEL=8
 CONFIG_RTE_LOG_HISTORY=256
 CONFIG_RTE_EAL_ALLOW_INV_SOCKET_ID=n
 CONFIG_RTE_EAL_ALWAYS_PANIC_ON_ERROR=n
+CONFIG_RTE_MALLOC_DEBUG=n
+CONFIG_RTE_MALLOC_MEMZONE_SIZE=11M
 
 #
 # FreeBSD contiguous memory driver settings
@@ -300,13 +302,6 @@ CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_TIMER=y
 CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_TIMER_DEBUG=n
 
 #
-# Compile librte_malloc
-#
-CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_MALLOC=y
-CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_MALLOC_DEBUG=n
-CONFIG_RTE_MALLOC_MEMZONE_SIZE=11M
-
-#
 # Compile librte_cfgfile
 #
 CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_CFGFILE=y
diff --git a/config/common_linuxapp b/config/common_linuxapp
index aae22f4..fc6dc2e 100644
--- a/config/common_linuxapp
+++ b/config/common_linuxapp
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ CONFIG_RTE_EAL_ALLOW_INV_SOCKET_ID=n
 CONFIG_RTE_EAL_ALWAYS_PANIC_ON_ERROR=n
 CONFIG_RTE_EAL_IGB_UIO=y
 CONFIG_RTE_EAL_VFIO=y
+CONFIG_RTE_MALLOC_DEBUG=n
+CONFIG_RTE_MALLOC_MEMZONE_SIZE=11M
 
 #
 # Special configurations in PCI Config Space for high performance
@@ -307,13 +309,6 @@ CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_TIMER=y
 CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_TIMER_DEBUG=n
 
 #
-# Compile librte_malloc
-#
-CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_MALLOC=y
-CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_MALLOC_DEBUG=n
-CONFIG_RTE_MALLOC_MEMZONE_SIZE=11M
-
-#
 # Compile librte_cfgfile
 #
 CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_CFGFILE=y
diff --git a/drivers/net/af_packet/Makefile b/drivers/net/af_packet/Makefile
index f0bf537..ce5d239 100644
--- a/drivers/net/af_packet/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/af_packet/Makefile
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ SYMLINK-y-include += rte_eth_af_packet.h
 # this lib depends upon:
 DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_AF_PACKET) += lib/librte_mbuf
 DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_AF_PACKET) += lib/librte_ether
-DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_AF_PACKET) += lib/librte_malloc
 DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_AF_PACKET) += lib/librte_kvargs
 
 include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.lib.mk
diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/Makefile b/drivers/net/bonding/Makefile
index 83ccce3..dee0875 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/Makefile
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ SYMLINK-y-include += rte_eth_bond_8023ad.h
 # this lib depends upon:
 DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_BOND) += lib/librte_mbuf
 DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_BOND) += lib/librte_ether
-DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_BOND) += lib/librte_malloc
 DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_BOND) += lib/librte_eal
 DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_BOND) += lib/librte_kvargs
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/Makefile b/drivers/net/e1000/Makefile
index 3d525fa..ccd2b7b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/Makefile
@@ -94,6 +94,6 @@ SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_EM_PMD) += em_rxtx.c
 # this lib depends upon:
 DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_E1000_PMD) += lib/librte_eal lib/librte_ether
 DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_E1000_PMD) += lib/librte_mempool lib/librte_mbuf
-DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_E1000_PMD) += lib/librte_net lib/librte_malloc
+DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_E1000_PMD) += lib/librte_net
 
 include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.lib.mk
diff --git a/drivers/net/enic/Makefile b/drivers/net/enic/Makefile
index 52334c9..f0ee093 100644
--- a/drivers/net/enic/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/enic/Makefile
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_ENIC_PMD) += base/vnic_rss.c
 # this lib depends upon:
 DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_ENIC_PMD) += lib/librte_eal lib/librte_ether
 DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_ENIC_PMD) += lib/librte_mempool lib/librte_mbuf
-DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_ENIC_PMD) += lib/librte_net lib/librte_malloc
+DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_ENIC_PMD) += lib/librte_net
 DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_ENIC_PMD) += lib/librte_hash
 
 include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.lib.mk
diff --git a/drivers/net/fm10k/Makefile b/drivers/net/fm10k/Makefile
index 7395933..a4a8f56 100644
--- a/drivers/net/fm10k/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/fm10k/Makefile
@@ -97,6 +97,6 @@ SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_FM10K_PMD) += fm10k_api.c
 # this lib depends upon:
 DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_FM10K_PMD) += lib/librte_eal lib/librte_ether
 DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_FM10K_PMD) += lib/librte_mempool lib/librte_mbuf
-DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_FM10K_PMD) += lib/librte_net lib/librte_malloc
+DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_FM10K_PMD) += lib/librte_net
 
 include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.lib.mk
diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/Makefile b/drivers/net/i40e/Makefile
index 4fe371d..55b7d31 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/Makefile
@@ -102,6 +102,6 @@ SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_I40E_PMD) += i40e_fdir.c
 # this lib depends upon:
 DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_I40E_PMD) += lib/librte_eal lib/librte_ether
 DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_I40E_PMD) += lib/librte_mempool lib/librte_mbuf
-DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_I40E_PMD) += lib/librte_net lib/librte_malloc
+DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_I40E_PMD) += lib/librte_net
 
 include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.lib.mk
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/Makefile b/drivers/net/ixgbe/Makefile
index f92a565..6095cc2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/Makefile
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ endif
 # this lib depends upon:
 DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_IXGBE_PMD) += lib/librte_eal lib/librte_ether
 DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_IXGBE_PMD) += lib/librte_mempool lib/librte_mbuf
-DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_IXGBE_PMD) += lib/librte_net lib/librte_malloc
+DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_IXGBE_PMD) += lib/librte_net
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_RTE_IXGBE_INC_VECTOR)$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_IXGBE_RX_ALLOW_BULK_ALLOC),yn)
 $(error The ixgbe vpmd depends on Rx bulk alloc)
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx4/Makefile b/drivers/net/mlx4/Makefile
index 97b364a..d45aa9d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx4/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx4/Makefile
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_MLX4_PMD) += lib/librte_ether
 DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_MLX4_PMD) += lib/librte_mbuf
 DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_MLX4_PMD) += lib/librte_eal
 DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_MLX4_PMD) += lib/librte_mempool
-DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_MLX4_PMD) += lib/librte_malloc
 
 # Basic CFLAGS.
 CFLAGS += -O3
diff --git a/drivers/net/null/Makefile b/drivers/net/null/Makefile
index 6472015..96ba01c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/null/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/null/Makefile
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ SYMLINK-y-include +=
 # this lib depends upon:
 DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_NULL) += lib/librte_mbuf
 DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_NULL) += lib/librte_ether
-DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_NULL) += lib/librte_malloc
 DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_NULL) += lib/librte_kvargs
 
 include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.lib.mk
diff --git a/drivers/net/pcap/Makefile b/drivers/net/pcap/Makefile
index 0775dbc..48be913 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pcap/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/pcap/Makefile
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ SYMLINK-y-include +=
 # this lib depends upon:
 DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_PCAP) += lib/librte_mbuf
 DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_PCAP) += lib/librte_ether
-DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_PCAP) += lib/librte_malloc
 DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_PCAP) += lib/librte_kvargs
 
 include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.lib.mk
diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/Makefile b/drivers/net/virtio/Makefile
index 21ff7e5..930b60f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/Makefile
@@ -55,6 +55,6 @@ SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_VIRTIO_PMD) += virtio_ethdev.c
 # this lib depends upon:
 DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_VIRTIO_PMD) += lib/librte_eal lib/librte_ether
 DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_VIRTIO_PMD) += lib/librte_mempool lib/librte_mbuf
-DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_VIRTIO_PMD) += lib/librte_net lib/librte_malloc
+DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_VIRTIO_PMD) += lib/librte_net
 
 include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.lib.mk
diff --git a/drivers/net/vmxnet3/Makefile b/drivers/net/vmxnet3/Makefile
index 901cee1..4cf3b33 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vmxnet3/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/vmxnet3/Makefile
@@ -79,6 +79,6 @@ SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_VMXNET3_PMD) += vmxnet3_ethdev.c
 # this lib depends upon:
 DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_VMXNET3_PMD) += lib/librte_eal lib/librte_ether
 DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_VMXNET3_PMD) += lib/librte_mempool lib/librte_mbuf
-DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_VMXNET3_PMD) += lib/librte_net lib/librte_malloc
+DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_VMXNET3_PMD) += lib/librte_net
 
 include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.lib.mk
diff --git a/drivers/net/xenvirt/Makefile b/drivers/net/xenvirt/Makefile
index f0c796c..9c521d5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/xenvirt/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/xenvirt/Makefile
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ SYMLINK-y-include += rte_eth_xenvirt.h
 # this lib depends upon:
 DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_XENVIRT) += lib/librte_eal lib/librte_ether
 DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_XENVIRT) += lib/librte_mempool lib/librte_mbuf
-DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_XENVIRT) += lib/librte_net lib/librte_malloc
+DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_XENVIRT) += lib/librte_net
 DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_XENVIRT) += lib/librte_cmdline
 
 include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.lib.mk
diff --git a/lib/Makefile b/lib/Makefile
index 5f480f9..2055539 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile
+++ b/lib/Makefile
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.vars.mk
 
 DIRS-y += librte_compat
 DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_EAL) += librte_eal
-DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_MALLOC) += librte_malloc
+DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_EAL) += librte_malloc
 DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_RING) += librte_ring
 DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_MEMPOOL) += librte_mempool
 DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_MBUF) += librte_mbuf
diff --git a/lib/librte_acl/Makefile b/lib/librte_acl/Makefile
index 68dc248..46acc2b 100644
--- a/lib/librte_acl/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_acl/Makefile
@@ -75,6 +75,6 @@ SYMLINK-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_ACL)-include := rte_acl_osdep.h
 SYMLINK-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_ACL)-include += rte_acl.h
 
 # this lib needs eal
-DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_ACL) += lib/librte_eal lib/librte_malloc
+DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_ACL) += lib/librte_eal
 
 include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.lib.mk
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/Makefile b/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/Makefile
index c73ffb6..0cc9f8a 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/Makefile
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ CFLAGS += -I$(RTE_SDK)/lib/librte_eal/common
 CFLAGS += -I$(RTE_SDK)/lib/librte_eal/common/include
 CFLAGS += -I$(RTE_SDK)/lib/librte_ring
 CFLAGS += -I$(RTE_SDK)/lib/librte_mempool
-CFLAGS += -I$(RTE_SDK)/lib/librte_malloc
 CFLAGS += -I$(RTE_SDK)/lib/librte_ether
 CFLAGS += -I$(RTE_SDK)/drivers/net/ring
 CFLAGS += -I$(RTE_SDK)/drivers/net/pcap
@@ -78,6 +77,9 @@ SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_EAL_BSDAPP) += eal_common_devargs.c
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_EAL_BSDAPP) += eal_common_dev.c
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_EAL_BSDAPP) += eal_common_options.c
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_EAL_BSDAPP) += eal_common_thread.c
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_EAL_BSDAPP) += rte_malloc.c
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_EAL_BSDAPP) += malloc_elem.c
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_EAL_BSDAPP) += malloc_heap.c
 
 CFLAGS_eal.o := -D_GNU_SOURCE
 #CFLAGS_eal_thread.o := -D_GNU_SOURCE
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/rte_eal_version.map b/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/rte_eal_version.map
index 67b6a6c..0401be2 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/rte_eal_version.map
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/rte_eal_version.map
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ DPDK_2.0 {
 	pci_driver_list;
 	per_lcore__lcore_id;
 	per_lcore__rte_errno;
+	rte_calloc;
+	rte_calloc_socket;
 	rte_cpu_check_supported;
 	rte_cpu_get_flag_enabled;
 	rte_cycles_vmware_tsc_map;
@@ -47,6 +49,7 @@ DPDK_2.0 {
 	rte_eal_tailq_register;
 	rte_eal_wait_lcore;
 	rte_exit;
+	rte_free;
 	rte_get_hpet_cycles;
 	rte_get_hpet_hz;
 	rte_get_tsc_hz;
@@ -62,6 +65,13 @@ DPDK_2.0 {
 	rte_log_dump_history;
 	rte_log_set_history;
 	rte_logs;
+	rte_malloc;
+	rte_malloc_dump_stats;
+	rte_malloc_get_socket_stats;
+	rte_malloc_set_limit;
+	rte_malloc_socket;
+	rte_malloc_validate;
+	rte_malloc_virt2phy;
 	rte_mem_lock_page;
 	rte_mem_phy2mch;
 	rte_mem_virt2phy;
@@ -75,6 +85,7 @@ DPDK_2.0 {
 	rte_memzone_reserve_bounded;
 	rte_memzone_walk;
 	rte_openlog_stream;
+	rte_realloc;
 	rte_set_application_usage_hook;
 	rte_set_log_level;
 	rte_set_log_type;
@@ -88,6 +99,8 @@ DPDK_2.0 {
 	rte_vlog;
 	rte_xen_dom0_memory_attach;
 	rte_xen_dom0_memory_init;
+	rte_zmalloc;
+	rte_zmalloc_socket;
 	test_mp_secondary;
 
 	local: *;
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/Makefile b/lib/librte_eal/common/Makefile
index 38772d4..0c43d6a 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/common/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/Makefile
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ INC += rte_string_fns.h rte_version.h
 INC += rte_eal_memconfig.h rte_malloc_heap.h
 INC += rte_hexdump.h rte_devargs.h rte_dev.h
 INC += rte_pci_dev_feature_defs.h rte_pci_dev_features.h
+INC += rte_malloc.h
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_RTE_INSECURE_FUNCTION_WARNING),y)
 INC += rte_warnings.h
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_malloc.h b/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_malloc.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..74bb78c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_malloc.h
@@ -0,0 +1,342 @@
+/*-
+ *   BSD LICENSE
+ *
+ *   Copyright(c) 2010-2014 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ *   All rights reserved.
+ *
+ *   Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ *   modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+ *   are met:
+ *
+ *     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ *     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ *       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
+ *       the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+ *       distribution.
+ *     * Neither the name of Intel Corporation nor the names of its
+ *       contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
+ *       from this software without specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ *   THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+ *   "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ *   LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+ *   A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+ *   OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+ *   SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ *   LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+ *   DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+ *   THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+ *   (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+ *   OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _RTE_MALLOC_H_
+#define _RTE_MALLOC_H_
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * RTE Malloc. This library provides methods for dynamically allocating memory
+ * from hugepages.
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <rte_memory.h>
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/**
+ *  Structure to hold heap statistics obtained from rte_malloc_get_socket_stats function.
+ */
+struct rte_malloc_socket_stats {
+	size_t heap_totalsz_bytes; /**< Total bytes on heap */
+	size_t heap_freesz_bytes;  /**< Total free bytes on heap */
+	size_t greatest_free_size; /**< Size in bytes of largest free block */
+	unsigned free_count;       /**< Number of free elements on heap */
+	unsigned alloc_count;      /**< Number of allocated elements on heap */
+	size_t heap_allocsz_bytes; /**< Total allocated bytes on heap */
+};
+
+/**
+ * This function allocates memory from the huge-page area of memory. The memory
+ * is not cleared. In NUMA systems, the memory allocated resides on the same
+ * NUMA socket as the core that calls this function.
+ *
+ * @param type
+ *   A string identifying the type of allocated objects (useful for debug
+ *   purposes, such as identifying the cause of a memory leak). Can be NULL.
+ * @param size
+ *   Size (in bytes) to be allocated.
+ * @param align
+ *   If 0, the return is a pointer that is suitably aligned for any kind of
+ *   variable (in the same manner as malloc()).
+ *   Otherwise, the return is a pointer that is a multiple of *align*. In
+ *   this case, it must be a power of two. (Minimum alignment is the
+ *   cacheline size, i.e. 64-bytes)
+ * @return
+ *   - NULL on error. Not enough memory, or invalid arguments (size is 0,
+ *     align is not a power of two).
+ *   - Otherwise, the pointer to the allocated object.
+ */
+void *
+rte_malloc(const char *type, size_t size, unsigned align);
+
+/**
+ * Allocate zero'ed memory from the heap.
+ *
+ * Equivalent to rte_malloc() except that the memory zone is
+ * initialised with zeros. In NUMA systems, the memory allocated resides on the
+ * same NUMA socket as the core that calls this function.
+ *
+ * @param type
+ *   A string identifying the type of allocated objects (useful for debug
+ *   purposes, such as identifying the cause of a memory leak). Can be NULL.
+ * @param size
+ *   Size (in bytes) to be allocated.
+ * @param align
+ *   If 0, the return is a pointer that is suitably aligned for any kind of
+ *   variable (in the same manner as malloc()).
+ *   Otherwise, the return is a pointer that is a multiple of *align*. In
+ *   this case, it must obviously be a power of two. (Minimum alignment is the
+ *   cacheline size, i.e. 64-bytes)
+ * @return
+ *   - NULL on error. Not enough memory, or invalid arguments (size is 0,
+ *     align is not a power of two).
+ *   - Otherwise, the pointer to the allocated object.
+ */
+void *
+rte_zmalloc(const char *type, size_t size, unsigned align);
+
+/**
+ * Replacement function for calloc(), using huge-page memory. Memory area is
+ * initialised with zeros. In NUMA systems, the memory allocated resides on the
+ * same NUMA socket as the core that calls this function.
+ *
+ * @param type
+ *   A string identifying the type of allocated objects (useful for debug
+ *   purposes, such as identifying the cause of a memory leak). Can be NULL.
+ * @param num
+ *   Number of elements to be allocated.
+ * @param size
+ *   Size (in bytes) of a single element.
+ * @param align
+ *   If 0, the return is a pointer that is suitably aligned for any kind of
+ *   variable (in the same manner as malloc()).
+ *   Otherwise, the return is a pointer that is a multiple of *align*. In
+ *   this case, it must obviously be a power of two. (Minimum alignment is the
+ *   cacheline size, i.e. 64-bytes)
+ * @return
+ *   - NULL on error. Not enough memory, or invalid arguments (size is 0,
+ *     align is not a power of two).
+ *   - Otherwise, the pointer to the allocated object.
+ */
+void *
+rte_calloc(const char *type, size_t num, size_t size, unsigned align);
+
+/**
+ * Replacement function for realloc(), using huge-page memory. Reserved area
+ * memory is resized, preserving contents. In NUMA systems, the new area
+ * resides on the same NUMA socket as the old area.
+ *
+ * @param ptr
+ *   Pointer to already allocated memory
+ * @param size
+ *   Size (in bytes) of new area. If this is 0, memory is freed.
+ * @param align
+ *   If 0, the return is a pointer that is suitably aligned for any kind of
+ *   variable (in the same manner as malloc()).
+ *   Otherwise, the return is a pointer that is a multiple of *align*. In
+ *   this case, it must obviously be a power of two. (Minimum alignment is the
+ *   cacheline size, i.e. 64-bytes)
+ * @return
+ *   - NULL on error. Not enough memory, or invalid arguments (size is 0,
+ *     align is not a power of two).
+ *   - Otherwise, the pointer to the reallocated memory.
+ */
+void *
+rte_realloc(void *ptr, size_t size, unsigned align);
+
+/**
+ * This function allocates memory from the huge-page area of memory. The memory
+ * is not cleared.
+ *
+ * @param type
+ *   A string identifying the type of allocated objects (useful for debug
+ *   purposes, such as identifying the cause of a memory leak). Can be NULL.
+ * @param size
+ *   Size (in bytes) to be allocated.
+ * @param align
+ *   If 0, the return is a pointer that is suitably aligned for any kind of
+ *   variable (in the same manner as malloc()).
+ *   Otherwise, the return is a pointer that is a multiple of *align*. In
+ *   this case, it must be a power of two. (Minimum alignment is the
+ *   cacheline size, i.e. 64-bytes)
+ * @param socket
+ *   NUMA socket to allocate memory on. If SOCKET_ID_ANY is used, this function
+ *   will behave the same as rte_malloc().
+ * @return
+ *   - NULL on error. Not enough memory, or invalid arguments (size is 0,
+ *     align is not a power of two).
+ *   - Otherwise, the pointer to the allocated object.
+ */
+void *
+rte_malloc_socket(const char *type, size_t size, unsigned align, int socket);
+
+/**
+ * Allocate zero'ed memory from the heap.
+ *
+ * Equivalent to rte_malloc() except that the memory zone is
+ * initialised with zeros.
+ *
+ * @param type
+ *   A string identifying the type of allocated objects (useful for debug
+ *   purposes, such as identifying the cause of a memory leak). Can be NULL.
+ * @param size
+ *   Size (in bytes) to be allocated.
+ * @param align
+ *   If 0, the return is a pointer that is suitably aligned for any kind of
+ *   variable (in the same manner as malloc()).
+ *   Otherwise, the return is a pointer that is a multiple of *align*. In
+ *   this case, it must obviously be a power of two. (Minimum alignment is the
+ *   cacheline size, i.e. 64-bytes)
+ * @param socket
+ *   NUMA socket to allocate memory on. If SOCKET_ID_ANY is used, this function
+ *   will behave the same as rte_zmalloc().
+ * @return
+ *   - NULL on error. Not enough memory, or invalid arguments (size is 0,
+ *     align is not a power of two).
+ *   - Otherwise, the pointer to the allocated object.
+ */
+void *
+rte_zmalloc_socket(const char *type, size_t size, unsigned align, int socket);
+
+/**
+ * Replacement function for calloc(), using huge-page memory. Memory area is
+ * initialised with zeros.
+ *
+ * @param type
+ *   A string identifying the type of allocated objects (useful for debug
+ *   purposes, such as identifying the cause of a memory leak). Can be NULL.
+ * @param num
+ *   Number of elements to be allocated.
+ * @param size
+ *   Size (in bytes) of a single element.
+ * @param align
+ *   If 0, the return is a pointer that is suitably aligned for any kind of
+ *   variable (in the same manner as malloc()).
+ *   Otherwise, the return is a pointer that is a multiple of *align*. In
+ *   this case, it must obviously be a power of two. (Minimum alignment is the
+ *   cacheline size, i.e. 64-bytes)
+ * @param socket
+ *   NUMA socket to allocate memory on. If SOCKET_ID_ANY is used, this function
+ *   will behave the same as rte_calloc().
+ * @return
+ *   - NULL on error. Not enough memory, or invalid arguments (size is 0,
+ *     align is not a power of two).
+ *   - Otherwise, the pointer to the allocated object.
+ */
+void *
+rte_calloc_socket(const char *type, size_t num, size_t size, unsigned align, int socket);
+
+/**
+ * Frees the memory space pointed to by the provided pointer.
+ *
+ * This pointer must have been returned by a previous call to
+ * rte_malloc(), rte_zmalloc(), rte_calloc() or rte_realloc(). The behaviour of
+ * rte_free() is undefined if the pointer does not match this requirement.
+ *
+ * If the pointer is NULL, the function does nothing.
+ *
+ * @param ptr
+ *   The pointer to memory to be freed.
+ */
+void
+rte_free(void *ptr);
+
+/**
+ * If malloc debug is enabled, check a memory block for header
+ * and trailer markers to indicate that all is well with the block.
+ * If size is non-null, also return the size of the block.
+ *
+ * @param ptr
+ *   pointer to the start of a data block, must have been returned
+ *   by a previous call to rte_malloc(), rte_zmalloc(), rte_calloc()
+ *   or rte_realloc()
+ * @param size
+ *   if non-null, and memory block pointer is valid, returns the size
+ *   of the memory block
+ * @return
+ *   -1 on error, invalid pointer passed or header and trailer markers
+ *   are missing or corrupted
+ *   0 on success
+ */
+int
+rte_malloc_validate(const void *ptr, size_t *size);
+
+/**
+ * Get heap statistics for the specified heap.
+ *
+ * @param socket
+ *   An unsigned integer specifying the socket to get heap statistics for
+ * @param socket_stats
+ *   A structure which provides memory to store statistics
+ * @return
+ *   Null on error
+ *   Pointer to structure storing statistics on success
+ */
+int
+rte_malloc_get_socket_stats(int socket,
+		struct rte_malloc_socket_stats *socket_stats);
+
+/**
+ * Dump statistics.
+ *
+ * Dump for the specified type to the console. If the type argument is
+ * NULL, all memory types will be dumped.
+ *
+ * @param f
+ *   A pointer to a file for output
+ * @param type
+ *   A string identifying the type of objects to dump, or NULL
+ *   to dump all objects.
+ */
+void
+rte_malloc_dump_stats(FILE *f, const char *type);
+
+/**
+ * Set the maximum amount of allocated memory for this type.
+ *
+ * This is not yet implemented
+ *
+ * @param type
+ *   A string identifying the type of allocated objects.
+ * @param max
+ *   The maximum amount of allocated bytes for this type.
+ * @return
+ *   - 0: Success.
+ *   - (-1): Error.
+ */
+int
+rte_malloc_set_limit(const char *type, size_t max);
+
+/**
+ * Return the physical address of a virtual address obtained through
+ * rte_malloc
+ *
+ * @param addr
+ *   Adress obtained from a previous rte_malloc call
+ * @return
+ *   NULL on error
+ *   otherwise return physical address of the buffer
+ */
+phys_addr_t
+rte_malloc_virt2phy(const void *addr);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* _RTE_MALLOC_H_ */
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/malloc_elem.c b/lib/librte_eal/common/malloc_elem.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a5e1248
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/malloc_elem.c
@@ -0,0 +1,320 @@
+/*-
+ *   BSD LICENSE
+ *
+ *   Copyright(c) 2010-2014 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ *   All rights reserved.
+ *
+ *   Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ *   modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+ *   are met:
+ *
+ *     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ *     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ *       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
+ *       the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+ *       distribution.
+ *     * Neither the name of Intel Corporation nor the names of its
+ *       contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
+ *       from this software without specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ *   THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+ *   "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ *   LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+ *   A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+ *   OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+ *   SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ *   LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+ *   DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+ *   THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+ *   (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+ *   OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <sys/queue.h>
+
+#include <rte_memory.h>
+#include <rte_memzone.h>
+#include <rte_eal.h>
+#include <rte_launch.h>
+#include <rte_per_lcore.h>
+#include <rte_lcore.h>
+#include <rte_debug.h>
+#include <rte_common.h>
+#include <rte_spinlock.h>
+
+#include "malloc_elem.h"
+#include "malloc_heap.h"
+
+#define MIN_DATA_SIZE (RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE)
+
+/*
+ * initialise a general malloc_elem header structure
+ */
+void
+malloc_elem_init(struct malloc_elem *elem,
+		struct malloc_heap *heap, const struct rte_memzone *mz, size_t size)
+{
+	elem->heap = heap;
+	elem->mz = mz;
+	elem->prev = NULL;
+	memset(&elem->free_list, 0, sizeof(elem->free_list));
+	elem->state = ELEM_FREE;
+	elem->size = size;
+	elem->pad = 0;
+	set_header(elem);
+	set_trailer(elem);
+}
+
+/*
+ * initialise a dummy malloc_elem header for the end-of-memzone marker
+ */
+void
+malloc_elem_mkend(struct malloc_elem *elem, struct malloc_elem *prev)
+{
+	malloc_elem_init(elem, prev->heap, prev->mz, 0);
+	elem->prev = prev;
+	elem->state = ELEM_BUSY; /* mark busy so its never merged */
+}
+
+/*
+ * calculate the starting point of where data of the requested size
+ * and alignment would fit in the current element. If the data doesn't
+ * fit, return NULL.
+ */
+static void *
+elem_start_pt(struct malloc_elem *elem, size_t size, unsigned align)
+{
+	const uintptr_t end_pt = (uintptr_t)elem +
+			elem->size - MALLOC_ELEM_TRAILER_LEN;
+	const uintptr_t new_data_start = RTE_ALIGN_FLOOR((end_pt - size), align);
+	const uintptr_t new_elem_start = new_data_start - MALLOC_ELEM_HEADER_LEN;
+
+	/* if the new start point is before the exist start, it won't fit */
+	return (new_elem_start < (uintptr_t)elem) ? NULL : (void *)new_elem_start;
+}
+
+/*
+ * use elem_start_pt to determine if we get meet the size and
+ * alignment request from the current element
+ */
+int
+malloc_elem_can_hold(struct malloc_elem *elem, size_t size, unsigned align)
+{
+	return elem_start_pt(elem, size, align) != NULL;
+}
+
+/*
+ * split an existing element into two smaller elements at the given
+ * split_pt parameter.
+ */
+static void
+split_elem(struct malloc_elem *elem, struct malloc_elem *split_pt)
+{
+	struct malloc_elem *next_elem = RTE_PTR_ADD(elem, elem->size);
+	const unsigned old_elem_size = (uintptr_t)split_pt - (uintptr_t)elem;
+	const unsigned new_elem_size = elem->size - old_elem_size;
+
+	malloc_elem_init(split_pt, elem->heap, elem->mz, new_elem_size);
+	split_pt->prev = elem;
+	next_elem->prev = split_pt;
+	elem->size = old_elem_size;
+	set_trailer(elem);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Given an element size, compute its freelist index.
+ * We free an element into the freelist containing similarly-sized elements.
+ * We try to allocate elements starting with the freelist containing
+ * similarly-sized elements, and if necessary, we search freelists
+ * containing larger elements.
+ *
+ * Example element size ranges for a heap with five free lists:
+ *   heap->free_head[0] - (0   , 2^8]
+ *   heap->free_head[1] - (2^8 , 2^10]
+ *   heap->free_head[2] - (2^10 ,2^12]
+ *   heap->free_head[3] - (2^12, 2^14]
+ *   heap->free_head[4] - (2^14, MAX_SIZE]
+ */
+size_t
+malloc_elem_free_list_index(size_t size)
+{
+#define MALLOC_MINSIZE_LOG2   8
+#define MALLOC_LOG2_INCREMENT 2
+
+	size_t log2;
+	size_t index;
+
+	if (size <= (1UL << MALLOC_MINSIZE_LOG2))
+		return 0;
+
+	/* Find next power of 2 >= size. */
+	log2 = sizeof(size) * 8 - __builtin_clzl(size-1);
+
+	/* Compute freelist index, based on log2(size). */
+	index = (log2 - MALLOC_MINSIZE_LOG2 + MALLOC_LOG2_INCREMENT - 1) /
+	        MALLOC_LOG2_INCREMENT;
+
+	return (index <= RTE_HEAP_NUM_FREELISTS-1?
+	        index: RTE_HEAP_NUM_FREELISTS-1);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Add the specified element to its heap's free list.
+ */
+void
+malloc_elem_free_list_insert(struct malloc_elem *elem)
+{
+	size_t idx = malloc_elem_free_list_index(elem->size - MALLOC_ELEM_HEADER_LEN);
+
+	elem->state = ELEM_FREE;
+	LIST_INSERT_HEAD(&elem->heap->free_head[idx], elem, free_list);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Remove the specified element from its heap's free list.
+ */
+static void
+elem_free_list_remove(struct malloc_elem *elem)
+{
+	LIST_REMOVE(elem, free_list);
+}
+
+/*
+ * reserve a block of data in an existing malloc_elem. If the malloc_elem
+ * is much larger than the data block requested, we split the element in two.
+ * This function is only called from malloc_heap_alloc so parameter checking
+ * is not done here, as it's done there previously.
+ */
+struct malloc_elem *
+malloc_elem_alloc(struct malloc_elem *elem, size_t size, unsigned align)
+{
+	struct malloc_elem *new_elem = elem_start_pt(elem, size, align);
+	const unsigned old_elem_size = (uintptr_t)new_elem - (uintptr_t)elem;
+
+	if (old_elem_size < MALLOC_ELEM_OVERHEAD + MIN_DATA_SIZE){
+		/* don't split it, pad the element instead */
+		elem->state = ELEM_BUSY;
+		elem->pad = old_elem_size;
+
+		/* put a dummy header in padding, to point to real element header */
+		if (elem->pad > 0){ /* pad will be at least 64-bytes, as everything
+		                     * is cache-line aligned */
+			new_elem->pad = elem->pad;
+			new_elem->state = ELEM_PAD;
+			new_elem->size = elem->size - elem->pad;
+			set_header(new_elem);
+		}
+		/* remove element from free list */
+		elem_free_list_remove(elem);
+
+		return new_elem;
+	}
+
+	/* we are going to split the element in two. The original element
+	 * remains free, and the new element is the one allocated.
+	 * Re-insert original element, in case its new size makes it
+	 * belong on a different list.
+	 */
+	elem_free_list_remove(elem);
+	split_elem(elem, new_elem);
+	new_elem->state = ELEM_BUSY;
+	malloc_elem_free_list_insert(elem);
+
+	return new_elem;
+}
+
+/*
+ * joing two struct malloc_elem together. elem1 and elem2 must
+ * be contiguous in memory.
+ */
+static inline void
+join_elem(struct malloc_elem *elem1, struct malloc_elem *elem2)
+{
+	struct malloc_elem *next = RTE_PTR_ADD(elem2, elem2->size);
+	elem1->size += elem2->size;
+	next->prev = elem1;
+}
+
+/*
+ * free a malloc_elem block by adding it to the free list. If the
+ * blocks either immediately before or immediately after newly freed block
+ * are also free, the blocks are merged together.
+ */
+int
+malloc_elem_free(struct malloc_elem *elem)
+{
+	if (!malloc_elem_cookies_ok(elem) || elem->state != ELEM_BUSY)
+		return -1;
+
+	rte_spinlock_lock(&(elem->heap->lock));
+	struct malloc_elem *next = RTE_PTR_ADD(elem, elem->size);
+	if (next->state == ELEM_FREE){
+		/* remove from free list, join to this one */
+		elem_free_list_remove(next);
+		join_elem(elem, next);
+	}
+
+	/* check if previous element is free, if so join with it and return,
+	 * need to re-insert in free list, as that element's size is changing
+	 */
+	if (elem->prev != NULL && elem->prev->state == ELEM_FREE) {
+		elem_free_list_remove(elem->prev);
+		join_elem(elem->prev, elem);
+		malloc_elem_free_list_insert(elem->prev);
+	}
+	/* otherwise add ourselves to the free list */
+	else {
+		malloc_elem_free_list_insert(elem);
+		elem->pad = 0;
+	}
+	/* decrease heap's count of allocated elements */
+	elem->heap->alloc_count--;
+	rte_spinlock_unlock(&(elem->heap->lock));
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * attempt to resize a malloc_elem by expanding into any free space
+ * immediately after it in memory.
+ */
+int
+malloc_elem_resize(struct malloc_elem *elem, size_t size)
+{
+	const size_t new_size = size + MALLOC_ELEM_OVERHEAD;
+	/* if we request a smaller size, then always return ok */
+	const size_t current_size = elem->size - elem->pad;
+	if (current_size >= new_size)
+		return 0;
+
+	struct malloc_elem *next = RTE_PTR_ADD(elem, elem->size);
+	rte_spinlock_lock(&elem->heap->lock);
+	if (next ->state != ELEM_FREE)
+		goto err_return;
+	if (current_size + next->size < new_size)
+		goto err_return;
+
+	/* we now know the element fits, so remove from free list,
+	 * join the two
+	 */
+	elem_free_list_remove(next);
+	join_elem(elem, next);
+
+	if (elem->size - new_size >= MIN_DATA_SIZE + MALLOC_ELEM_OVERHEAD){
+		/* now we have a big block together. Lets cut it down a bit, by splitting */
+		struct malloc_elem *split_pt = RTE_PTR_ADD(elem, new_size);
+		split_pt = RTE_PTR_ALIGN_CEIL(split_pt, RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE);
+		split_elem(elem, split_pt);
+		malloc_elem_free_list_insert(split_pt);
+	}
+	rte_spinlock_unlock(&elem->heap->lock);
+	return 0;
+
+err_return:
+	rte_spinlock_unlock(&elem->heap->lock);
+	return -1;
+}
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/malloc_elem.h b/lib/librte_eal/common/malloc_elem.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9790b1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/malloc_elem.h
@@ -0,0 +1,190 @@
+/*-
+ *   BSD LICENSE
+ *
+ *   Copyright(c) 2010-2014 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ *   All rights reserved.
+ *
+ *   Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ *   modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+ *   are met:
+ *
+ *     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ *     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ *       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
+ *       the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+ *       distribution.
+ *     * Neither the name of Intel Corporation nor the names of its
+ *       contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
+ *       from this software without specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ *   THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+ *   "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ *   LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+ *   A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+ *   OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+ *   SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ *   LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+ *   DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+ *   THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+ *   (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+ *   OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+
+#ifndef MALLOC_ELEM_H_
+#define MALLOC_ELEM_H_
+
+#include <rte_memory.h>
+
+/* dummy definition of struct so we can use pointers to it in malloc_elem struct */
+struct malloc_heap;
+
+enum elem_state {
+	ELEM_FREE = 0,
+	ELEM_BUSY,
+	ELEM_PAD  /* element is a padding-only header */
+};
+
+struct malloc_elem {
+	struct malloc_heap *heap;
+	struct malloc_elem *volatile prev;      /* points to prev elem in memzone */
+	LIST_ENTRY(malloc_elem) free_list;      /* list of free elements in heap */
+	const struct rte_memzone *mz;
+	volatile enum elem_state state;
+	uint32_t pad;
+	size_t size;
+#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_MALLOC_DEBUG
+	uint64_t header_cookie;         /* Cookie marking start of data */
+	                                /* trailer cookie at start + size */
+#endif
+} __rte_cache_aligned;
+
+#ifndef RTE_LIBRTE_MALLOC_DEBUG
+static const unsigned MALLOC_ELEM_TRAILER_LEN = 0;
+
+/* dummy function - just check if pointer is non-null */
+static inline int
+malloc_elem_cookies_ok(const struct malloc_elem *elem){ return elem != NULL; }
+
+/* dummy function - no header if malloc_debug is not enabled */
+static inline void
+set_header(struct malloc_elem *elem __rte_unused){ }
+
+/* dummy function - no trailer if malloc_debug is not enabled */
+static inline void
+set_trailer(struct malloc_elem *elem __rte_unused){ }
+
+
+#else
+static const unsigned MALLOC_ELEM_TRAILER_LEN = RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE;
+
+#define MALLOC_HEADER_COOKIE   0xbadbadbadadd2e55ULL /**< Header cookie. */
+#define MALLOC_TRAILER_COOKIE  0xadd2e55badbadbadULL /**< Trailer cookie.*/
+
+/* define macros to make referencing the header and trailer cookies easier */
+#define MALLOC_ELEM_TRAILER(elem) (*((uint64_t*)RTE_PTR_ADD(elem, \
+		elem->size - MALLOC_ELEM_TRAILER_LEN)))
+#define MALLOC_ELEM_HEADER(elem) (elem->header_cookie)
+
+static inline void
+set_header(struct malloc_elem *elem)
+{
+	if (elem != NULL)
+		MALLOC_ELEM_HEADER(elem) = MALLOC_HEADER_COOKIE;
+}
+
+static inline void
+set_trailer(struct malloc_elem *elem)
+{
+	if (elem != NULL)
+		MALLOC_ELEM_TRAILER(elem) = MALLOC_TRAILER_COOKIE;
+}
+
+/* check that the header and trailer cookies are set correctly */
+static inline int
+malloc_elem_cookies_ok(const struct malloc_elem *elem)
+{
+	return (elem != NULL &&
+			MALLOC_ELEM_HEADER(elem) == MALLOC_HEADER_COOKIE &&
+			MALLOC_ELEM_TRAILER(elem) == MALLOC_TRAILER_COOKIE);
+}
+
+#endif
+
+static const unsigned MALLOC_ELEM_HEADER_LEN = sizeof(struct malloc_elem);
+#define MALLOC_ELEM_OVERHEAD (MALLOC_ELEM_HEADER_LEN + MALLOC_ELEM_TRAILER_LEN)
+
+/*
+ * Given a pointer to the start of a memory block returned by malloc, get
+ * the actual malloc_elem header for that block.
+ */
+static inline struct malloc_elem *
+malloc_elem_from_data(const void *data)
+{
+	if (data == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+
+	struct malloc_elem *elem = RTE_PTR_SUB(data, MALLOC_ELEM_HEADER_LEN);
+	if (!malloc_elem_cookies_ok(elem))
+		return NULL;
+	return elem->state != ELEM_PAD ? elem:  RTE_PTR_SUB(elem, elem->pad);
+}
+
+/*
+ * initialise a malloc_elem header
+ */
+void
+malloc_elem_init(struct malloc_elem *elem,
+		struct malloc_heap *heap,
+		const struct rte_memzone *mz,
+		size_t size);
+
+/*
+ * initialise a dummy malloc_elem header for the end-of-memzone marker
+ */
+void
+malloc_elem_mkend(struct malloc_elem *elem,
+		struct malloc_elem *prev_free);
+
+/*
+ * return true if the current malloc_elem can hold a block of data
+ * of the requested size and with the requested alignment
+ */
+int
+malloc_elem_can_hold(struct malloc_elem *elem, size_t size, unsigned align);
+
+/*
+ * reserve a block of data in an existing malloc_elem. If the malloc_elem
+ * is much larger than the data block requested, we split the element in two.
+ */
+struct malloc_elem *
+malloc_elem_alloc(struct malloc_elem *elem, size_t size, unsigned align);
+
+/*
+ * free a malloc_elem block by adding it to the free list. If the
+ * blocks either immediately before or immediately after newly freed block
+ * are also free, the blocks are merged together.
+ */
+int
+malloc_elem_free(struct malloc_elem *elem);
+
+/*
+ * attempt to resize a malloc_elem by expanding into any free space
+ * immediately after it in memory.
+ */
+int
+malloc_elem_resize(struct malloc_elem *elem, size_t size);
+
+/*
+ * Given an element size, compute its freelist index.
+ */
+size_t
+malloc_elem_free_list_index(size_t size);
+
+/*
+ * Add element to its heap's free list.
+ */
+void
+malloc_elem_free_list_insert(struct malloc_elem *elem);
+
+#endif /* MALLOC_ELEM_H_ */
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/malloc_heap.c b/lib/librte_eal/common/malloc_heap.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8861d27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/malloc_heap.c
@@ -0,0 +1,208 @@
+/*-
+ *   BSD LICENSE
+ *
+ *   Copyright(c) 2010-2014 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ *   All rights reserved.
+ *
+ *   Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ *   modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+ *   are met:
+ *
+ *     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ *     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ *       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
+ *       the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+ *       distribution.
+ *     * Neither the name of Intel Corporation nor the names of its
+ *       contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
+ *       from this software without specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ *   THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+ *   "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ *   LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+ *   A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+ *   OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+ *   SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ *   LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+ *   DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+ *   THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+ *   (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+ *   OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <sys/queue.h>
+
+#include <rte_memory.h>
+#include <rte_memzone.h>
+#include <rte_eal.h>
+#include <rte_eal_memconfig.h>
+#include <rte_launch.h>
+#include <rte_per_lcore.h>
+#include <rte_lcore.h>
+#include <rte_common.h>
+#include <rte_string_fns.h>
+#include <rte_spinlock.h>
+#include <rte_memcpy.h>
+#include <rte_atomic.h>
+
+#include "malloc_elem.h"
+#include "malloc_heap.h"
+
+/* since the memzone size starts with a digit, it will appear unquoted in
+ * rte_config.h, so quote it so it can be passed to rte_str_to_size */
+#define MALLOC_MEMZONE_SIZE RTE_STR(RTE_MALLOC_MEMZONE_SIZE)
+
+/*
+ * returns the configuration setting for the memzone size as a size_t value
+ */
+static inline size_t
+get_malloc_memzone_size(void)
+{
+	return rte_str_to_size(MALLOC_MEMZONE_SIZE);
+}
+
+/*
+ * reserve an extra memory zone and make it available for use by a particular
+ * heap. This reserves the zone and sets a dummy malloc_elem header at the end
+ * to prevent overflow. The rest of the zone is added to free list as a single
+ * large free block
+ */
+static int
+malloc_heap_add_memzone(struct malloc_heap *heap, size_t size, unsigned align)
+{
+	const unsigned mz_flags = 0;
+	const size_t block_size = get_malloc_memzone_size();
+	/* ensure the data we want to allocate will fit in the memzone */
+	const size_t min_size = size + align + MALLOC_ELEM_OVERHEAD * 2;
+	const struct rte_memzone *mz = NULL;
+	struct rte_mem_config *mcfg = rte_eal_get_configuration()->mem_config;
+	unsigned numa_socket = heap - mcfg->malloc_heaps;
+
+	size_t mz_size = min_size;
+	if (mz_size < block_size)
+		mz_size = block_size;
+
+	char mz_name[RTE_MEMZONE_NAMESIZE];
+	snprintf(mz_name, sizeof(mz_name), "MALLOC_S%u_HEAP_%u",
+		     numa_socket, heap->mz_count++);
+
+	/* try getting a block. if we fail and we don't need as big a block
+	 * as given in the config, we can shrink our request and try again
+	 */
+	do {
+		mz = rte_memzone_reserve(mz_name, mz_size, numa_socket,
+					 mz_flags);
+		if (mz == NULL)
+			mz_size /= 2;
+	} while (mz == NULL && mz_size > min_size);
+	if (mz == NULL)
+		return -1;
+
+	/* allocate the memory block headers, one at end, one at start */
+	struct malloc_elem *start_elem = (struct malloc_elem *)mz->addr;
+	struct malloc_elem *end_elem = RTE_PTR_ADD(mz->addr,
+			mz_size - MALLOC_ELEM_OVERHEAD);
+	end_elem = RTE_PTR_ALIGN_FLOOR(end_elem, RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE);
+
+	const unsigned elem_size = (uintptr_t)end_elem - (uintptr_t)start_elem;
+	malloc_elem_init(start_elem, heap, mz, elem_size);
+	malloc_elem_mkend(end_elem, start_elem);
+	malloc_elem_free_list_insert(start_elem);
+
+	/* increase heap total size by size of new memzone */
+	heap->total_size+=mz_size - MALLOC_ELEM_OVERHEAD;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Iterates through the freelist for a heap to find a free element
+ * which can store data of the required size and with the requested alignment.
+ * Returns null on failure, or pointer to element on success.
+ */
+static struct malloc_elem *
+find_suitable_element(struct malloc_heap *heap, size_t size, unsigned align)
+{
+	size_t idx;
+	struct malloc_elem *elem;
+
+	for (idx = malloc_elem_free_list_index(size);
+		idx < RTE_HEAP_NUM_FREELISTS; idx++)
+	{
+		for (elem = LIST_FIRST(&heap->free_head[idx]);
+			!!elem; elem = LIST_NEXT(elem, free_list))
+		{
+			if (malloc_elem_can_hold(elem, size, align))
+				return elem;
+		}
+	}
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Main function called by malloc to allocate a block of memory from the
+ * heap. It locks the free list, scans it, and adds a new memzone if the
+ * scan fails. Once the new memzone is added, it re-scans and should return
+ * the new element after releasing the lock.
+ */
+void *
+malloc_heap_alloc(struct malloc_heap *heap,
+		const char *type __attribute__((unused)), size_t size, unsigned align)
+{
+	size = RTE_CACHE_LINE_ROUNDUP(size);
+	align = RTE_CACHE_LINE_ROUNDUP(align);
+	rte_spinlock_lock(&heap->lock);
+	struct malloc_elem *elem = find_suitable_element(heap, size, align);
+	if (elem == NULL){
+		if ((malloc_heap_add_memzone(heap, size, align)) == 0)
+			elem = find_suitable_element(heap, size, align);
+	}
+
+	if (elem != NULL){
+		elem = malloc_elem_alloc(elem, size, align);
+		/* increase heap's count of allocated elements */
+		heap->alloc_count++;
+	}
+	rte_spinlock_unlock(&heap->lock);
+	return elem == NULL ? NULL : (void *)(&elem[1]);
+
+}
+
+/*
+ * Function to retrieve data for heap on given socket
+ */
+int
+malloc_heap_get_stats(const struct malloc_heap *heap,
+		struct rte_malloc_socket_stats *socket_stats)
+{
+	size_t idx;
+	struct malloc_elem *elem;
+
+	/* Initialise variables for heap */
+	socket_stats->free_count = 0;
+	socket_stats->heap_freesz_bytes = 0;
+	socket_stats->greatest_free_size = 0;
+
+	/* Iterate through free list */
+	for (idx = 0; idx < RTE_HEAP_NUM_FREELISTS; idx++) {
+		for (elem = LIST_FIRST(&heap->free_head[idx]);
+			!!elem; elem = LIST_NEXT(elem, free_list))
+		{
+			socket_stats->free_count++;
+			socket_stats->heap_freesz_bytes += elem->size;
+			if (elem->size > socket_stats->greatest_free_size)
+				socket_stats->greatest_free_size = elem->size;
+		}
+	}
+	/* Get stats on overall heap and allocated memory on this heap */
+	socket_stats->heap_totalsz_bytes = heap->total_size;
+	socket_stats->heap_allocsz_bytes = (socket_stats->heap_totalsz_bytes -
+			socket_stats->heap_freesz_bytes);
+	socket_stats->alloc_count = heap->alloc_count;
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/malloc_heap.h b/lib/librte_eal/common/malloc_heap.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a47136d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/malloc_heap.h
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+/*-
+ *   BSD LICENSE
+ *
+ *   Copyright(c) 2010-2014 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ *   All rights reserved.
+ *
+ *   Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ *   modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+ *   are met:
+ *
+ *     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ *     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ *       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
+ *       the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+ *       distribution.
+ *     * Neither the name of Intel Corporation nor the names of its
+ *       contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
+ *       from this software without specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ *   THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+ *   "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ *   LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+ *   A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+ *   OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+ *   SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ *   LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+ *   DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+ *   THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+ *   (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+ *   OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+
+#ifndef MALLOC_HEAP_H_
+#define MALLOC_HEAP_H_
+
+#include <rte_malloc.h>
+#include <rte_malloc_heap.h>
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+static inline unsigned
+malloc_get_numa_socket(void)
+{
+	unsigned socket_id = rte_socket_id();
+
+	if (socket_id == (unsigned)SOCKET_ID_ANY)
+		return 0;
+
+	return socket_id;
+}
+
+void *
+malloc_heap_alloc(struct malloc_heap *heap, const char *type,
+		size_t size, unsigned align);
+
+int
+malloc_heap_get_stats(const struct malloc_heap *heap,
+		struct rte_malloc_socket_stats *socket_stats);
+
+int
+rte_eal_heap_memzone_init(void);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* MALLOC_HEAP_H_ */
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/rte_malloc.c b/lib/librte_eal/common/rte_malloc.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c313a57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/rte_malloc.c
@@ -0,0 +1,260 @@
+/*-
+ *   BSD LICENSE
+ *
+ *   Copyright(c) 2010-2014 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ *   All rights reserved.
+ *
+ *   Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ *   modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+ *   are met:
+ *
+ *     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ *     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ *       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
+ *       the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+ *       distribution.
+ *     * Neither the name of Intel Corporation nor the names of its
+ *       contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
+ *       from this software without specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ *   THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+ *   "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ *   LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+ *   A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+ *   OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+ *   SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ *   LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+ *   DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+ *   THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+ *   (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+ *   OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <sys/queue.h>
+
+#include <rte_memcpy.h>
+#include <rte_memory.h>
+#include <rte_memzone.h>
+#include <rte_eal.h>
+#include <rte_eal_memconfig.h>
+#include <rte_branch_prediction.h>
+#include <rte_debug.h>
+#include <rte_launch.h>
+#include <rte_per_lcore.h>
+#include <rte_lcore.h>
+#include <rte_common.h>
+#include <rte_spinlock.h>
+
+#include <rte_malloc.h>
+#include "malloc_elem.h"
+#include "malloc_heap.h"
+
+
+/* Free the memory space back to heap */
+void rte_free(void *addr)
+{
+	if (addr == NULL) return;
+	if (malloc_elem_free(malloc_elem_from_data(addr)) < 0)
+		rte_panic("Fatal error: Invalid memory\n");
+}
+
+/*
+ * Allocate memory on specified heap.
+ */
+void *
+rte_malloc_socket(const char *type, size_t size, unsigned align, int socket_arg)
+{
+	struct rte_mem_config *mcfg = rte_eal_get_configuration()->mem_config;
+	int socket, i;
+	void *ret;
+
+	/* return NULL if size is 0 or alignment is not power-of-2 */
+	if (size == 0 || (align && !rte_is_power_of_2(align)))
+		return NULL;
+
+	if (socket_arg == SOCKET_ID_ANY)
+		socket = malloc_get_numa_socket();
+	else
+		socket = socket_arg;
+
+	/* Check socket parameter */
+	if (socket >= RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES)
+		return NULL;
+
+	ret = malloc_heap_alloc(&mcfg->malloc_heaps[socket], type,
+				size, align == 0 ? 1 : align);
+	if (ret != NULL || socket_arg != SOCKET_ID_ANY)
+		return ret;
+
+	/* try other heaps */
+	for (i = 0; i < RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES; i++) {
+		/* we already tried this one */
+		if (i == socket)
+			continue;
+
+		ret = malloc_heap_alloc(&mcfg->malloc_heaps[i], type,
+					size, align == 0 ? 1 : align);
+		if (ret != NULL)
+			return ret;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Allocate memory on default heap.
+ */
+void *
+rte_malloc(const char *type, size_t size, unsigned align)
+{
+	return rte_malloc_socket(type, size, align, SOCKET_ID_ANY);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Allocate zero'd memory on specified heap.
+ */
+void *
+rte_zmalloc_socket(const char *type, size_t size, unsigned align, int socket)
+{
+	void *ptr = rte_malloc_socket(type, size, align, socket);
+
+	if (ptr != NULL)
+		memset(ptr, 0, size);
+	return ptr;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Allocate zero'd memory on default heap.
+ */
+void *
+rte_zmalloc(const char *type, size_t size, unsigned align)
+{
+	return rte_zmalloc_socket(type, size, align, SOCKET_ID_ANY);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Allocate zero'd memory on specified heap.
+ */
+void *
+rte_calloc_socket(const char *type, size_t num, size_t size, unsigned align, int socket)
+{
+	return rte_zmalloc_socket(type, num * size, align, socket);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Allocate zero'd memory on default heap.
+ */
+void *
+rte_calloc(const char *type, size_t num, size_t size, unsigned align)
+{
+	return rte_zmalloc(type, num * size, align);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Resize allocated memory.
+ */
+void *
+rte_realloc(void *ptr, size_t size, unsigned align)
+{
+	if (ptr == NULL)
+		return rte_malloc(NULL, size, align);
+
+	struct malloc_elem *elem = malloc_elem_from_data(ptr);
+	if (elem == NULL)
+		rte_panic("Fatal error: memory corruption detected\n");
+
+	size = RTE_CACHE_LINE_ROUNDUP(size), align = RTE_CACHE_LINE_ROUNDUP(align);
+	/* check alignment matches first, and if ok, see if we can resize block */
+	if (RTE_PTR_ALIGN(ptr,align) == ptr &&
+			malloc_elem_resize(elem, size) == 0)
+		return ptr;
+
+	/* either alignment is off, or we have no room to expand,
+	 * so move data. */
+	void *new_ptr = rte_malloc(NULL, size, align);
+	if (new_ptr == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+	const unsigned old_size = elem->size - MALLOC_ELEM_OVERHEAD;
+	rte_memcpy(new_ptr, ptr, old_size < size ? old_size : size);
+	rte_free(ptr);
+
+	return new_ptr;
+}
+
+int
+rte_malloc_validate(const void *ptr, size_t *size)
+{
+	const struct malloc_elem *elem = malloc_elem_from_data(ptr);
+	if (!malloc_elem_cookies_ok(elem))
+		return -1;
+	if (size != NULL)
+		*size = elem->size - elem->pad - MALLOC_ELEM_OVERHEAD;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Function to retrieve data for heap on given socket
+ */
+int
+rte_malloc_get_socket_stats(int socket,
+		struct rte_malloc_socket_stats *socket_stats)
+{
+	struct rte_mem_config *mcfg = rte_eal_get_configuration()->mem_config;
+
+	if (socket >= RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES || socket < 0)
+		return -1;
+
+	return malloc_heap_get_stats(&mcfg->malloc_heaps[socket], socket_stats);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Print stats on memory type. If type is NULL, info on all types is printed
+ */
+void
+rte_malloc_dump_stats(FILE *f, __rte_unused const char *type)
+{
+	unsigned int socket;
+	struct rte_malloc_socket_stats sock_stats;
+	/* Iterate through all initialised heaps */
+	for (socket=0; socket< RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES; socket++) {
+		if ((rte_malloc_get_socket_stats(socket, &sock_stats) < 0))
+			continue;
+
+		fprintf(f, "Socket:%u\n", socket);
+		fprintf(f, "\tHeap_size:%zu,\n", sock_stats.heap_totalsz_bytes);
+		fprintf(f, "\tFree_size:%zu,\n", sock_stats.heap_freesz_bytes);
+		fprintf(f, "\tAlloc_size:%zu,\n", sock_stats.heap_allocsz_bytes);
+		fprintf(f, "\tGreatest_free_size:%zu,\n",
+				sock_stats.greatest_free_size);
+		fprintf(f, "\tAlloc_count:%u,\n",sock_stats.alloc_count);
+		fprintf(f, "\tFree_count:%u,\n", sock_stats.free_count);
+	}
+	return;
+}
+
+/*
+ * TODO: Set limit to memory that can be allocated to memory type
+ */
+int
+rte_malloc_set_limit(__rte_unused const char *type,
+		__rte_unused size_t max)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Return the physical address of a virtual address obtained through rte_malloc
+ */
+phys_addr_t
+rte_malloc_virt2phy(const void *addr)
+{
+	const struct malloc_elem *elem = malloc_elem_from_data(addr);
+	if (elem == NULL)
+		return 0;
+	return elem->mz->phys_addr + ((uintptr_t)addr - (uintptr_t)elem->mz->addr);
+}
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/Makefile b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/Makefile
index e99d7a3..9e66442 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/Makefile
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ CFLAGS += -I$(RTE_SDK)/lib/librte_eal/common
 CFLAGS += -I$(RTE_SDK)/lib/librte_eal/common/include
 CFLAGS += -I$(RTE_SDK)/lib/librte_ring
 CFLAGS += -I$(RTE_SDK)/lib/librte_mempool
-CFLAGS += -I$(RTE_SDK)/lib/librte_malloc
 CFLAGS += -I$(RTE_SDK)/lib/librte_ether
 CFLAGS += -I$(RTE_SDK)/lib/librte_ivshmem
 CFLAGS += -I$(RTE_SDK)/drivers/net/ring
@@ -90,6 +89,9 @@ SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_EAL_LINUXAPP) += eal_common_devargs.c
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_EAL_LINUXAPP) += eal_common_dev.c
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_EAL_LINUXAPP) += eal_common_options.c
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_EAL_LINUXAPP) += eal_common_thread.c
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_EAL_LINUXAPP) += rte_malloc.c
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_EAL_LINUXAPP) += malloc_elem.c
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_EAL_LINUXAPP) += malloc_heap.c
 
 CFLAGS_eal.o := -D_GNU_SOURCE
 CFLAGS_eal_interrupts.o := -D_GNU_SOURCE
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/rte_eal_version.map b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/rte_eal_version.map
index 7e850a9..c107b05 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/rte_eal_version.map
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/rte_eal_version.map
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ DPDK_2.0 {
 	pci_driver_list;
 	per_lcore__lcore_id;
 	per_lcore__rte_errno;
+	rte_calloc;
+	rte_calloc_socket;
 	rte_cpu_check_supported;
 	rte_cpu_get_flag_enabled;
 	rte_cycles_vmware_tsc_map;
@@ -53,6 +55,7 @@ DPDK_2.0 {
 	rte_eal_vdev_uninit;
 	rte_eal_wait_lcore;
 	rte_exit;
+	rte_free;
 	rte_get_hpet_cycles;
 	rte_get_hpet_hz;
 	rte_get_tsc_hz;
@@ -68,6 +71,13 @@ DPDK_2.0 {
 	rte_log_dump_history;
 	rte_log_set_history;
 	rte_logs;
+	rte_malloc;
+	rte_malloc_dump_stats;
+	rte_malloc_get_socket_stats;
+	rte_malloc_set_limit;
+	rte_malloc_socket;
+	rte_malloc_validate;
+	rte_malloc_virt2phy;
 	rte_mem_lock_page;
 	rte_mem_phy2mch;
 	rte_mem_virt2phy;
@@ -81,6 +91,7 @@ DPDK_2.0 {
 	rte_memzone_reserve_bounded;
 	rte_memzone_walk;
 	rte_openlog_stream;
+	rte_realloc;
 	rte_set_application_usage_hook;
 	rte_set_log_level;
 	rte_set_log_type;
@@ -94,6 +105,8 @@ DPDK_2.0 {
 	rte_vlog;
 	rte_xen_dom0_memory_attach;
 	rte_xen_dom0_memory_init;
+	rte_zmalloc;
+	rte_zmalloc_socket;
 	test_mp_secondary;
 
 	local: *;
diff --git a/lib/librte_hash/Makefile b/lib/librte_hash/Makefile
index 3696cb1..57454e6 100644
--- a/lib/librte_hash/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_hash/Makefile
@@ -52,6 +52,6 @@ SYMLINK-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_HASH)-include += rte_jhash.h
 SYMLINK-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_HASH)-include += rte_fbk_hash.h
 
 # this lib needs eal
-DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_HASH) += lib/librte_eal lib/librte_malloc
+DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_HASH) += lib/librte_eal
 
 include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.lib.mk
diff --git a/lib/librte_lpm/Makefile b/lib/librte_lpm/Makefile
index 35e6389..0a7a888 100644
--- a/lib/librte_lpm/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_lpm/Makefile
@@ -48,6 +48,6 @@ SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_LPM) := rte_lpm.c rte_lpm6.c
 SYMLINK-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_LPM)-include := rte_lpm.h rte_lpm6.h
 
 # this lib needs eal
-DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_LPM) += lib/librte_eal lib/librte_malloc
+DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_LPM) += lib/librte_eal
 
 include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.lib.mk
diff --git a/lib/librte_malloc/Makefile b/lib/librte_malloc/Makefile
index 947e41c..32d86b9 100644
--- a/lib/librte_malloc/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_malloc/Makefile
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #   THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
 #   (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
 #   OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
-
 include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.vars.mk
 
 # library name
@@ -41,10 +40,7 @@ CFLAGS += $(WERROR_FLAGS) -I$(SRCDIR) -O3
 EXPORT_MAP := rte_malloc_version.map
 
 # all source are stored in SRCS-y
-SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_MALLOC) := rte_malloc.c malloc_elem.c malloc_heap.c
-
-# install includes
-SYMLINK-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_MALLOC)-include := rte_malloc.h
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_MALLOC) := rte_malloc.c
 
 # this lib needs eal
 DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_MALLOC) += lib/librte_eal
diff --git a/lib/librte_malloc/malloc_elem.c b/lib/librte_malloc/malloc_elem.c
deleted file mode 100644
index a5e1248..0000000
--- a/lib/librte_malloc/malloc_elem.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,320 +0,0 @@
-/*-
- *   BSD LICENSE
- *
- *   Copyright(c) 2010-2014 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
- *   All rights reserved.
- *
- *   Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
- *   modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
- *   are met:
- *
- *     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
- *       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
- *     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
- *       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
- *       the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
- *       distribution.
- *     * Neither the name of Intel Corporation nor the names of its
- *       contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
- *       from this software without specific prior written permission.
- *
- *   THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
- *   "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
- *   LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
- *   A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
- *   OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
- *   SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
- *   LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
- *   DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
- *   THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
- *   (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
- *   OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
- */
-#include <stdint.h>
-#include <stddef.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include <sys/queue.h>
-
-#include <rte_memory.h>
-#include <rte_memzone.h>
-#include <rte_eal.h>
-#include <rte_launch.h>
-#include <rte_per_lcore.h>
-#include <rte_lcore.h>
-#include <rte_debug.h>
-#include <rte_common.h>
-#include <rte_spinlock.h>
-
-#include "malloc_elem.h"
-#include "malloc_heap.h"
-
-#define MIN_DATA_SIZE (RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE)
-
-/*
- * initialise a general malloc_elem header structure
- */
-void
-malloc_elem_init(struct malloc_elem *elem,
-		struct malloc_heap *heap, const struct rte_memzone *mz, size_t size)
-{
-	elem->heap = heap;
-	elem->mz = mz;
-	elem->prev = NULL;
-	memset(&elem->free_list, 0, sizeof(elem->free_list));
-	elem->state = ELEM_FREE;
-	elem->size = size;
-	elem->pad = 0;
-	set_header(elem);
-	set_trailer(elem);
-}
-
-/*
- * initialise a dummy malloc_elem header for the end-of-memzone marker
- */
-void
-malloc_elem_mkend(struct malloc_elem *elem, struct malloc_elem *prev)
-{
-	malloc_elem_init(elem, prev->heap, prev->mz, 0);
-	elem->prev = prev;
-	elem->state = ELEM_BUSY; /* mark busy so its never merged */
-}
-
-/*
- * calculate the starting point of where data of the requested size
- * and alignment would fit in the current element. If the data doesn't
- * fit, return NULL.
- */
-static void *
-elem_start_pt(struct malloc_elem *elem, size_t size, unsigned align)
-{
-	const uintptr_t end_pt = (uintptr_t)elem +
-			elem->size - MALLOC_ELEM_TRAILER_LEN;
-	const uintptr_t new_data_start = RTE_ALIGN_FLOOR((end_pt - size), align);
-	const uintptr_t new_elem_start = new_data_start - MALLOC_ELEM_HEADER_LEN;
-
-	/* if the new start point is before the exist start, it won't fit */
-	return (new_elem_start < (uintptr_t)elem) ? NULL : (void *)new_elem_start;
-}
-
-/*
- * use elem_start_pt to determine if we get meet the size and
- * alignment request from the current element
- */
-int
-malloc_elem_can_hold(struct malloc_elem *elem, size_t size, unsigned align)
-{
-	return elem_start_pt(elem, size, align) != NULL;
-}
-
-/*
- * split an existing element into two smaller elements at the given
- * split_pt parameter.
- */
-static void
-split_elem(struct malloc_elem *elem, struct malloc_elem *split_pt)
-{
-	struct malloc_elem *next_elem = RTE_PTR_ADD(elem, elem->size);
-	const unsigned old_elem_size = (uintptr_t)split_pt - (uintptr_t)elem;
-	const unsigned new_elem_size = elem->size - old_elem_size;
-
-	malloc_elem_init(split_pt, elem->heap, elem->mz, new_elem_size);
-	split_pt->prev = elem;
-	next_elem->prev = split_pt;
-	elem->size = old_elem_size;
-	set_trailer(elem);
-}
-
-/*
- * Given an element size, compute its freelist index.
- * We free an element into the freelist containing similarly-sized elements.
- * We try to allocate elements starting with the freelist containing
- * similarly-sized elements, and if necessary, we search freelists
- * containing larger elements.
- *
- * Example element size ranges for a heap with five free lists:
- *   heap->free_head[0] - (0   , 2^8]
- *   heap->free_head[1] - (2^8 , 2^10]
- *   heap->free_head[2] - (2^10 ,2^12]
- *   heap->free_head[3] - (2^12, 2^14]
- *   heap->free_head[4] - (2^14, MAX_SIZE]
- */
-size_t
-malloc_elem_free_list_index(size_t size)
-{
-#define MALLOC_MINSIZE_LOG2   8
-#define MALLOC_LOG2_INCREMENT 2
-
-	size_t log2;
-	size_t index;
-
-	if (size <= (1UL << MALLOC_MINSIZE_LOG2))
-		return 0;
-
-	/* Find next power of 2 >= size. */
-	log2 = sizeof(size) * 8 - __builtin_clzl(size-1);
-
-	/* Compute freelist index, based on log2(size). */
-	index = (log2 - MALLOC_MINSIZE_LOG2 + MALLOC_LOG2_INCREMENT - 1) /
-	        MALLOC_LOG2_INCREMENT;
-
-	return (index <= RTE_HEAP_NUM_FREELISTS-1?
-	        index: RTE_HEAP_NUM_FREELISTS-1);
-}
-
-/*
- * Add the specified element to its heap's free list.
- */
-void
-malloc_elem_free_list_insert(struct malloc_elem *elem)
-{
-	size_t idx = malloc_elem_free_list_index(elem->size - MALLOC_ELEM_HEADER_LEN);
-
-	elem->state = ELEM_FREE;
-	LIST_INSERT_HEAD(&elem->heap->free_head[idx], elem, free_list);
-}
-
-/*
- * Remove the specified element from its heap's free list.
- */
-static void
-elem_free_list_remove(struct malloc_elem *elem)
-{
-	LIST_REMOVE(elem, free_list);
-}
-
-/*
- * reserve a block of data in an existing malloc_elem. If the malloc_elem
- * is much larger than the data block requested, we split the element in two.
- * This function is only called from malloc_heap_alloc so parameter checking
- * is not done here, as it's done there previously.
- */
-struct malloc_elem *
-malloc_elem_alloc(struct malloc_elem *elem, size_t size, unsigned align)
-{
-	struct malloc_elem *new_elem = elem_start_pt(elem, size, align);
-	const unsigned old_elem_size = (uintptr_t)new_elem - (uintptr_t)elem;
-
-	if (old_elem_size < MALLOC_ELEM_OVERHEAD + MIN_DATA_SIZE){
-		/* don't split it, pad the element instead */
-		elem->state = ELEM_BUSY;
-		elem->pad = old_elem_size;
-
-		/* put a dummy header in padding, to point to real element header */
-		if (elem->pad > 0){ /* pad will be at least 64-bytes, as everything
-		                     * is cache-line aligned */
-			new_elem->pad = elem->pad;
-			new_elem->state = ELEM_PAD;
-			new_elem->size = elem->size - elem->pad;
-			set_header(new_elem);
-		}
-		/* remove element from free list */
-		elem_free_list_remove(elem);
-
-		return new_elem;
-	}
-
-	/* we are going to split the element in two. The original element
-	 * remains free, and the new element is the one allocated.
-	 * Re-insert original element, in case its new size makes it
-	 * belong on a different list.
-	 */
-	elem_free_list_remove(elem);
-	split_elem(elem, new_elem);
-	new_elem->state = ELEM_BUSY;
-	malloc_elem_free_list_insert(elem);
-
-	return new_elem;
-}
-
-/*
- * joing two struct malloc_elem together. elem1 and elem2 must
- * be contiguous in memory.
- */
-static inline void
-join_elem(struct malloc_elem *elem1, struct malloc_elem *elem2)
-{
-	struct malloc_elem *next = RTE_PTR_ADD(elem2, elem2->size);
-	elem1->size += elem2->size;
-	next->prev = elem1;
-}
-
-/*
- * free a malloc_elem block by adding it to the free list. If the
- * blocks either immediately before or immediately after newly freed block
- * are also free, the blocks are merged together.
- */
-int
-malloc_elem_free(struct malloc_elem *elem)
-{
-	if (!malloc_elem_cookies_ok(elem) || elem->state != ELEM_BUSY)
-		return -1;
-
-	rte_spinlock_lock(&(elem->heap->lock));
-	struct malloc_elem *next = RTE_PTR_ADD(elem, elem->size);
-	if (next->state == ELEM_FREE){
-		/* remove from free list, join to this one */
-		elem_free_list_remove(next);
-		join_elem(elem, next);
-	}
-
-	/* check if previous element is free, if so join with it and return,
-	 * need to re-insert in free list, as that element's size is changing
-	 */
-	if (elem->prev != NULL && elem->prev->state == ELEM_FREE) {
-		elem_free_list_remove(elem->prev);
-		join_elem(elem->prev, elem);
-		malloc_elem_free_list_insert(elem->prev);
-	}
-	/* otherwise add ourselves to the free list */
-	else {
-		malloc_elem_free_list_insert(elem);
-		elem->pad = 0;
-	}
-	/* decrease heap's count of allocated elements */
-	elem->heap->alloc_count--;
-	rte_spinlock_unlock(&(elem->heap->lock));
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-/*
- * attempt to resize a malloc_elem by expanding into any free space
- * immediately after it in memory.
- */
-int
-malloc_elem_resize(struct malloc_elem *elem, size_t size)
-{
-	const size_t new_size = size + MALLOC_ELEM_OVERHEAD;
-	/* if we request a smaller size, then always return ok */
-	const size_t current_size = elem->size - elem->pad;
-	if (current_size >= new_size)
-		return 0;
-
-	struct malloc_elem *next = RTE_PTR_ADD(elem, elem->size);
-	rte_spinlock_lock(&elem->heap->lock);
-	if (next ->state != ELEM_FREE)
-		goto err_return;
-	if (current_size + next->size < new_size)
-		goto err_return;
-
-	/* we now know the element fits, so remove from free list,
-	 * join the two
-	 */
-	elem_free_list_remove(next);
-	join_elem(elem, next);
-
-	if (elem->size - new_size >= MIN_DATA_SIZE + MALLOC_ELEM_OVERHEAD){
-		/* now we have a big block together. Lets cut it down a bit, by splitting */
-		struct malloc_elem *split_pt = RTE_PTR_ADD(elem, new_size);
-		split_pt = RTE_PTR_ALIGN_CEIL(split_pt, RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE);
-		split_elem(elem, split_pt);
-		malloc_elem_free_list_insert(split_pt);
-	}
-	rte_spinlock_unlock(&elem->heap->lock);
-	return 0;
-
-err_return:
-	rte_spinlock_unlock(&elem->heap->lock);
-	return -1;
-}
diff --git a/lib/librte_malloc/malloc_elem.h b/lib/librte_malloc/malloc_elem.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 9790b1a..0000000
--- a/lib/librte_malloc/malloc_elem.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,190 +0,0 @@
-/*-
- *   BSD LICENSE
- *
- *   Copyright(c) 2010-2014 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
- *   All rights reserved.
- *
- *   Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
- *   modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
- *   are met:
- *
- *     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
- *       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
- *     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
- *       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
- *       the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
- *       distribution.
- *     * Neither the name of Intel Corporation nor the names of its
- *       contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
- *       from this software without specific prior written permission.
- *
- *   THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
- *   "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
- *   LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
- *   A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
- *   OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
- *   SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
- *   LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
- *   DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
- *   THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
- *   (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
- *   OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
- */
-
-#ifndef MALLOC_ELEM_H_
-#define MALLOC_ELEM_H_
-
-#include <rte_memory.h>
-
-/* dummy definition of struct so we can use pointers to it in malloc_elem struct */
-struct malloc_heap;
-
-enum elem_state {
-	ELEM_FREE = 0,
-	ELEM_BUSY,
-	ELEM_PAD  /* element is a padding-only header */
-};
-
-struct malloc_elem {
-	struct malloc_heap *heap;
-	struct malloc_elem *volatile prev;      /* points to prev elem in memzone */
-	LIST_ENTRY(malloc_elem) free_list;      /* list of free elements in heap */
-	const struct rte_memzone *mz;
-	volatile enum elem_state state;
-	uint32_t pad;
-	size_t size;
-#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_MALLOC_DEBUG
-	uint64_t header_cookie;         /* Cookie marking start of data */
-	                                /* trailer cookie at start + size */
-#endif
-} __rte_cache_aligned;
-
-#ifndef RTE_LIBRTE_MALLOC_DEBUG
-static const unsigned MALLOC_ELEM_TRAILER_LEN = 0;
-
-/* dummy function - just check if pointer is non-null */
-static inline int
-malloc_elem_cookies_ok(const struct malloc_elem *elem){ return elem != NULL; }
-
-/* dummy function - no header if malloc_debug is not enabled */
-static inline void
-set_header(struct malloc_elem *elem __rte_unused){ }
-
-/* dummy function - no trailer if malloc_debug is not enabled */
-static inline void
-set_trailer(struct malloc_elem *elem __rte_unused){ }
-
-
-#else
-static const unsigned MALLOC_ELEM_TRAILER_LEN = RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE;
-
-#define MALLOC_HEADER_COOKIE   0xbadbadbadadd2e55ULL /**< Header cookie. */
-#define MALLOC_TRAILER_COOKIE  0xadd2e55badbadbadULL /**< Trailer cookie.*/
-
-/* define macros to make referencing the header and trailer cookies easier */
-#define MALLOC_ELEM_TRAILER(elem) (*((uint64_t*)RTE_PTR_ADD(elem, \
-		elem->size - MALLOC_ELEM_TRAILER_LEN)))
-#define MALLOC_ELEM_HEADER(elem) (elem->header_cookie)
-
-static inline void
-set_header(struct malloc_elem *elem)
-{
-	if (elem != NULL)
-		MALLOC_ELEM_HEADER(elem) = MALLOC_HEADER_COOKIE;
-}
-
-static inline void
-set_trailer(struct malloc_elem *elem)
-{
-	if (elem != NULL)
-		MALLOC_ELEM_TRAILER(elem) = MALLOC_TRAILER_COOKIE;
-}
-
-/* check that the header and trailer cookies are set correctly */
-static inline int
-malloc_elem_cookies_ok(const struct malloc_elem *elem)
-{
-	return (elem != NULL &&
-			MALLOC_ELEM_HEADER(elem) == MALLOC_HEADER_COOKIE &&
-			MALLOC_ELEM_TRAILER(elem) == MALLOC_TRAILER_COOKIE);
-}
-
-#endif
-
-static const unsigned MALLOC_ELEM_HEADER_LEN = sizeof(struct malloc_elem);
-#define MALLOC_ELEM_OVERHEAD (MALLOC_ELEM_HEADER_LEN + MALLOC_ELEM_TRAILER_LEN)
-
-/*
- * Given a pointer to the start of a memory block returned by malloc, get
- * the actual malloc_elem header for that block.
- */
-static inline struct malloc_elem *
-malloc_elem_from_data(const void *data)
-{
-	if (data == NULL)
-		return NULL;
-
-	struct malloc_elem *elem = RTE_PTR_SUB(data, MALLOC_ELEM_HEADER_LEN);
-	if (!malloc_elem_cookies_ok(elem))
-		return NULL;
-	return elem->state != ELEM_PAD ? elem:  RTE_PTR_SUB(elem, elem->pad);
-}
-
-/*
- * initialise a malloc_elem header
- */
-void
-malloc_elem_init(struct malloc_elem *elem,
-		struct malloc_heap *heap,
-		const struct rte_memzone *mz,
-		size_t size);
-
-/*
- * initialise a dummy malloc_elem header for the end-of-memzone marker
- */
-void
-malloc_elem_mkend(struct malloc_elem *elem,
-		struct malloc_elem *prev_free);
-
-/*
- * return true if the current malloc_elem can hold a block of data
- * of the requested size and with the requested alignment
- */
-int
-malloc_elem_can_hold(struct malloc_elem *elem, size_t size, unsigned align);
-
-/*
- * reserve a block of data in an existing malloc_elem. If the malloc_elem
- * is much larger than the data block requested, we split the element in two.
- */
-struct malloc_elem *
-malloc_elem_alloc(struct malloc_elem *elem, size_t size, unsigned align);
-
-/*
- * free a malloc_elem block by adding it to the free list. If the
- * blocks either immediately before or immediately after newly freed block
- * are also free, the blocks are merged together.
- */
-int
-malloc_elem_free(struct malloc_elem *elem);
-
-/*
- * attempt to resize a malloc_elem by expanding into any free space
- * immediately after it in memory.
- */
-int
-malloc_elem_resize(struct malloc_elem *elem, size_t size);
-
-/*
- * Given an element size, compute its freelist index.
- */
-size_t
-malloc_elem_free_list_index(size_t size);
-
-/*
- * Add element to its heap's free list.
- */
-void
-malloc_elem_free_list_insert(struct malloc_elem *elem);
-
-#endif /* MALLOC_ELEM_H_ */
diff --git a/lib/librte_malloc/malloc_heap.c b/lib/librte_malloc/malloc_heap.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 8861d27..0000000
--- a/lib/librte_malloc/malloc_heap.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,208 +0,0 @@
-/*-
- *   BSD LICENSE
- *
- *   Copyright(c) 2010-2014 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
- *   All rights reserved.
- *
- *   Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
- *   modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
- *   are met:
- *
- *     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
- *       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
- *     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
- *       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
- *       the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
- *       distribution.
- *     * Neither the name of Intel Corporation nor the names of its
- *       contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
- *       from this software without specific prior written permission.
- *
- *   THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
- *   "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
- *   LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
- *   A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
- *   OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
- *   SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
- *   LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
- *   DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
- *   THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
- *   (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
- *   OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
- */
-#include <stdint.h>
-#include <stddef.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <stdarg.h>
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <sys/queue.h>
-
-#include <rte_memory.h>
-#include <rte_memzone.h>
-#include <rte_eal.h>
-#include <rte_eal_memconfig.h>
-#include <rte_launch.h>
-#include <rte_per_lcore.h>
-#include <rte_lcore.h>
-#include <rte_common.h>
-#include <rte_string_fns.h>
-#include <rte_spinlock.h>
-#include <rte_memcpy.h>
-#include <rte_atomic.h>
-
-#include "malloc_elem.h"
-#include "malloc_heap.h"
-
-/* since the memzone size starts with a digit, it will appear unquoted in
- * rte_config.h, so quote it so it can be passed to rte_str_to_size */
-#define MALLOC_MEMZONE_SIZE RTE_STR(RTE_MALLOC_MEMZONE_SIZE)
-
-/*
- * returns the configuration setting for the memzone size as a size_t value
- */
-static inline size_t
-get_malloc_memzone_size(void)
-{
-	return rte_str_to_size(MALLOC_MEMZONE_SIZE);
-}
-
-/*
- * reserve an extra memory zone and make it available for use by a particular
- * heap. This reserves the zone and sets a dummy malloc_elem header at the end
- * to prevent overflow. The rest of the zone is added to free list as a single
- * large free block
- */
-static int
-malloc_heap_add_memzone(struct malloc_heap *heap, size_t size, unsigned align)
-{
-	const unsigned mz_flags = 0;
-	const size_t block_size = get_malloc_memzone_size();
-	/* ensure the data we want to allocate will fit in the memzone */
-	const size_t min_size = size + align + MALLOC_ELEM_OVERHEAD * 2;
-	const struct rte_memzone *mz = NULL;
-	struct rte_mem_config *mcfg = rte_eal_get_configuration()->mem_config;
-	unsigned numa_socket = heap - mcfg->malloc_heaps;
-
-	size_t mz_size = min_size;
-	if (mz_size < block_size)
-		mz_size = block_size;
-
-	char mz_name[RTE_MEMZONE_NAMESIZE];
-	snprintf(mz_name, sizeof(mz_name), "MALLOC_S%u_HEAP_%u",
-		     numa_socket, heap->mz_count++);
-
-	/* try getting a block. if we fail and we don't need as big a block
-	 * as given in the config, we can shrink our request and try again
-	 */
-	do {
-		mz = rte_memzone_reserve(mz_name, mz_size, numa_socket,
-					 mz_flags);
-		if (mz == NULL)
-			mz_size /= 2;
-	} while (mz == NULL && mz_size > min_size);
-	if (mz == NULL)
-		return -1;
-
-	/* allocate the memory block headers, one at end, one at start */
-	struct malloc_elem *start_elem = (struct malloc_elem *)mz->addr;
-	struct malloc_elem *end_elem = RTE_PTR_ADD(mz->addr,
-			mz_size - MALLOC_ELEM_OVERHEAD);
-	end_elem = RTE_PTR_ALIGN_FLOOR(end_elem, RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE);
-
-	const unsigned elem_size = (uintptr_t)end_elem - (uintptr_t)start_elem;
-	malloc_elem_init(start_elem, heap, mz, elem_size);
-	malloc_elem_mkend(end_elem, start_elem);
-	malloc_elem_free_list_insert(start_elem);
-
-	/* increase heap total size by size of new memzone */
-	heap->total_size+=mz_size - MALLOC_ELEM_OVERHEAD;
-	return 0;
-}
-
-/*
- * Iterates through the freelist for a heap to find a free element
- * which can store data of the required size and with the requested alignment.
- * Returns null on failure, or pointer to element on success.
- */
-static struct malloc_elem *
-find_suitable_element(struct malloc_heap *heap, size_t size, unsigned align)
-{
-	size_t idx;
-	struct malloc_elem *elem;
-
-	for (idx = malloc_elem_free_list_index(size);
-		idx < RTE_HEAP_NUM_FREELISTS; idx++)
-	{
-		for (elem = LIST_FIRST(&heap->free_head[idx]);
-			!!elem; elem = LIST_NEXT(elem, free_list))
-		{
-			if (malloc_elem_can_hold(elem, size, align))
-				return elem;
-		}
-	}
-	return NULL;
-}
-
-/*
- * Main function called by malloc to allocate a block of memory from the
- * heap. It locks the free list, scans it, and adds a new memzone if the
- * scan fails. Once the new memzone is added, it re-scans and should return
- * the new element after releasing the lock.
- */
-void *
-malloc_heap_alloc(struct malloc_heap *heap,
-		const char *type __attribute__((unused)), size_t size, unsigned align)
-{
-	size = RTE_CACHE_LINE_ROUNDUP(size);
-	align = RTE_CACHE_LINE_ROUNDUP(align);
-	rte_spinlock_lock(&heap->lock);
-	struct malloc_elem *elem = find_suitable_element(heap, size, align);
-	if (elem == NULL){
-		if ((malloc_heap_add_memzone(heap, size, align)) == 0)
-			elem = find_suitable_element(heap, size, align);
-	}
-
-	if (elem != NULL){
-		elem = malloc_elem_alloc(elem, size, align);
-		/* increase heap's count of allocated elements */
-		heap->alloc_count++;
-	}
-	rte_spinlock_unlock(&heap->lock);
-	return elem == NULL ? NULL : (void *)(&elem[1]);
-
-}
-
-/*
- * Function to retrieve data for heap on given socket
- */
-int
-malloc_heap_get_stats(const struct malloc_heap *heap,
-		struct rte_malloc_socket_stats *socket_stats)
-{
-	size_t idx;
-	struct malloc_elem *elem;
-
-	/* Initialise variables for heap */
-	socket_stats->free_count = 0;
-	socket_stats->heap_freesz_bytes = 0;
-	socket_stats->greatest_free_size = 0;
-
-	/* Iterate through free list */
-	for (idx = 0; idx < RTE_HEAP_NUM_FREELISTS; idx++) {
-		for (elem = LIST_FIRST(&heap->free_head[idx]);
-			!!elem; elem = LIST_NEXT(elem, free_list))
-		{
-			socket_stats->free_count++;
-			socket_stats->heap_freesz_bytes += elem->size;
-			if (elem->size > socket_stats->greatest_free_size)
-				socket_stats->greatest_free_size = elem->size;
-		}
-	}
-	/* Get stats on overall heap and allocated memory on this heap */
-	socket_stats->heap_totalsz_bytes = heap->total_size;
-	socket_stats->heap_allocsz_bytes = (socket_stats->heap_totalsz_bytes -
-			socket_stats->heap_freesz_bytes);
-	socket_stats->alloc_count = heap->alloc_count;
-	return 0;
-}
diff --git a/lib/librte_malloc/malloc_heap.h b/lib/librte_malloc/malloc_heap.h
deleted file mode 100644
index a47136d..0000000
--- a/lib/librte_malloc/malloc_heap.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,70 +0,0 @@
-/*-
- *   BSD LICENSE
- *
- *   Copyright(c) 2010-2014 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
- *   All rights reserved.
- *
- *   Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
- *   modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
- *   are met:
- *
- *     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
- *       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
- *     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
- *       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
- *       the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
- *       distribution.
- *     * Neither the name of Intel Corporation nor the names of its
- *       contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
- *       from this software without specific prior written permission.
- *
- *   THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
- *   "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
- *   LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
- *   A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
- *   OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
- *   SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
- *   LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
- *   DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
- *   THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
- *   (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
- *   OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
- */
-
-#ifndef MALLOC_HEAP_H_
-#define MALLOC_HEAP_H_
-
-#include <rte_malloc.h>
-#include <rte_malloc_heap.h>
-
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C" {
-#endif
-
-static inline unsigned
-malloc_get_numa_socket(void)
-{
-	unsigned socket_id = rte_socket_id();
-
-	if (socket_id == (unsigned)SOCKET_ID_ANY)
-		return 0;
-
-	return socket_id;
-}
-
-void *
-malloc_heap_alloc(struct malloc_heap *heap, const char *type,
-		size_t size, unsigned align);
-
-int
-malloc_heap_get_stats(const struct malloc_heap *heap,
-		struct rte_malloc_socket_stats *socket_stats);
-
-int
-rte_eal_heap_memzone_init(void);
-
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-}
-#endif
-
-#endif /* MALLOC_HEAP_H_ */
diff --git a/lib/librte_malloc/rte_malloc.c b/lib/librte_malloc/rte_malloc.c
index c313a57..4b9dc7f 100644
--- a/lib/librte_malloc/rte_malloc.c
+++ b/lib/librte_malloc/rte_malloc.c
@@ -31,230 +31,4 @@
  *   OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 
-#include <stdint.h>
-#include <stddef.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include <sys/queue.h>
-
-#include <rte_memcpy.h>
-#include <rte_memory.h>
-#include <rte_memzone.h>
-#include <rte_eal.h>
-#include <rte_eal_memconfig.h>
-#include <rte_branch_prediction.h>
-#include <rte_debug.h>
-#include <rte_launch.h>
-#include <rte_per_lcore.h>
-#include <rte_lcore.h>
-#include <rte_common.h>
-#include <rte_spinlock.h>
-
-#include <rte_malloc.h>
-#include "malloc_elem.h"
-#include "malloc_heap.h"
-
-
-/* Free the memory space back to heap */
-void rte_free(void *addr)
-{
-	if (addr == NULL) return;
-	if (malloc_elem_free(malloc_elem_from_data(addr)) < 0)
-		rte_panic("Fatal error: Invalid memory\n");
-}
-
-/*
- * Allocate memory on specified heap.
- */
-void *
-rte_malloc_socket(const char *type, size_t size, unsigned align, int socket_arg)
-{
-	struct rte_mem_config *mcfg = rte_eal_get_configuration()->mem_config;
-	int socket, i;
-	void *ret;
-
-	/* return NULL if size is 0 or alignment is not power-of-2 */
-	if (size == 0 || (align && !rte_is_power_of_2(align)))
-		return NULL;
-
-	if (socket_arg == SOCKET_ID_ANY)
-		socket = malloc_get_numa_socket();
-	else
-		socket = socket_arg;
-
-	/* Check socket parameter */
-	if (socket >= RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES)
-		return NULL;
-
-	ret = malloc_heap_alloc(&mcfg->malloc_heaps[socket], type,
-				size, align == 0 ? 1 : align);
-	if (ret != NULL || socket_arg != SOCKET_ID_ANY)
-		return ret;
-
-	/* try other heaps */
-	for (i = 0; i < RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES; i++) {
-		/* we already tried this one */
-		if (i == socket)
-			continue;
-
-		ret = malloc_heap_alloc(&mcfg->malloc_heaps[i], type,
-					size, align == 0 ? 1 : align);
-		if (ret != NULL)
-			return ret;
-	}
-
-	return NULL;
-}
-
-/*
- * Allocate memory on default heap.
- */
-void *
-rte_malloc(const char *type, size_t size, unsigned align)
-{
-	return rte_malloc_socket(type, size, align, SOCKET_ID_ANY);
-}
-
-/*
- * Allocate zero'd memory on specified heap.
- */
-void *
-rte_zmalloc_socket(const char *type, size_t size, unsigned align, int socket)
-{
-	void *ptr = rte_malloc_socket(type, size, align, socket);
-
-	if (ptr != NULL)
-		memset(ptr, 0, size);
-	return ptr;
-}
-
-/*
- * Allocate zero'd memory on default heap.
- */
-void *
-rte_zmalloc(const char *type, size_t size, unsigned align)
-{
-	return rte_zmalloc_socket(type, size, align, SOCKET_ID_ANY);
-}
-
-/*
- * Allocate zero'd memory on specified heap.
- */
-void *
-rte_calloc_socket(const char *type, size_t num, size_t size, unsigned align, int socket)
-{
-	return rte_zmalloc_socket(type, num * size, align, socket);
-}
-
-/*
- * Allocate zero'd memory on default heap.
- */
-void *
-rte_calloc(const char *type, size_t num, size_t size, unsigned align)
-{
-	return rte_zmalloc(type, num * size, align);
-}
-
-/*
- * Resize allocated memory.
- */
-void *
-rte_realloc(void *ptr, size_t size, unsigned align)
-{
-	if (ptr == NULL)
-		return rte_malloc(NULL, size, align);
-
-	struct malloc_elem *elem = malloc_elem_from_data(ptr);
-	if (elem == NULL)
-		rte_panic("Fatal error: memory corruption detected\n");
-
-	size = RTE_CACHE_LINE_ROUNDUP(size), align = RTE_CACHE_LINE_ROUNDUP(align);
-	/* check alignment matches first, and if ok, see if we can resize block */
-	if (RTE_PTR_ALIGN(ptr,align) == ptr &&
-			malloc_elem_resize(elem, size) == 0)
-		return ptr;
-
-	/* either alignment is off, or we have no room to expand,
-	 * so move data. */
-	void *new_ptr = rte_malloc(NULL, size, align);
-	if (new_ptr == NULL)
-		return NULL;
-	const unsigned old_size = elem->size - MALLOC_ELEM_OVERHEAD;
-	rte_memcpy(new_ptr, ptr, old_size < size ? old_size : size);
-	rte_free(ptr);
-
-	return new_ptr;
-}
-
-int
-rte_malloc_validate(const void *ptr, size_t *size)
-{
-	const struct malloc_elem *elem = malloc_elem_from_data(ptr);
-	if (!malloc_elem_cookies_ok(elem))
-		return -1;
-	if (size != NULL)
-		*size = elem->size - elem->pad - MALLOC_ELEM_OVERHEAD;
-	return 0;
-}
-
-/*
- * Function to retrieve data for heap on given socket
- */
-int
-rte_malloc_get_socket_stats(int socket,
-		struct rte_malloc_socket_stats *socket_stats)
-{
-	struct rte_mem_config *mcfg = rte_eal_get_configuration()->mem_config;
-
-	if (socket >= RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES || socket < 0)
-		return -1;
-
-	return malloc_heap_get_stats(&mcfg->malloc_heaps[socket], socket_stats);
-}
-
-/*
- * Print stats on memory type. If type is NULL, info on all types is printed
- */
-void
-rte_malloc_dump_stats(FILE *f, __rte_unused const char *type)
-{
-	unsigned int socket;
-	struct rte_malloc_socket_stats sock_stats;
-	/* Iterate through all initialised heaps */
-	for (socket=0; socket< RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES; socket++) {
-		if ((rte_malloc_get_socket_stats(socket, &sock_stats) < 0))
-			continue;
-
-		fprintf(f, "Socket:%u\n", socket);
-		fprintf(f, "\tHeap_size:%zu,\n", sock_stats.heap_totalsz_bytes);
-		fprintf(f, "\tFree_size:%zu,\n", sock_stats.heap_freesz_bytes);
-		fprintf(f, "\tAlloc_size:%zu,\n", sock_stats.heap_allocsz_bytes);
-		fprintf(f, "\tGreatest_free_size:%zu,\n",
-				sock_stats.greatest_free_size);
-		fprintf(f, "\tAlloc_count:%u,\n",sock_stats.alloc_count);
-		fprintf(f, "\tFree_count:%u,\n", sock_stats.free_count);
-	}
-	return;
-}
-
-/*
- * TODO: Set limit to memory that can be allocated to memory type
- */
-int
-rte_malloc_set_limit(__rte_unused const char *type,
-		__rte_unused size_t max)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
-/*
- * Return the physical address of a virtual address obtained through rte_malloc
- */
-phys_addr_t
-rte_malloc_virt2phy(const void *addr)
-{
-	const struct malloc_elem *elem = malloc_elem_from_data(addr);
-	if (elem == NULL)
-		return 0;
-	return elem->mz->phys_addr + ((uintptr_t)addr - (uintptr_t)elem->mz->addr);
-}
+/* Empty file to be able to create a dummy library for deprecation policy */
diff --git a/lib/librte_malloc/rte_malloc.h b/lib/librte_malloc/rte_malloc.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 74bb78c..0000000
--- a/lib/librte_malloc/rte_malloc.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,342 +0,0 @@
-/*-
- *   BSD LICENSE
- *
- *   Copyright(c) 2010-2014 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
- *   All rights reserved.
- *
- *   Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
- *   modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
- *   are met:
- *
- *     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
- *       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
- *     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
- *       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
- *       the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
- *       distribution.
- *     * Neither the name of Intel Corporation nor the names of its
- *       contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
- *       from this software without specific prior written permission.
- *
- *   THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
- *   "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
- *   LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
- *   A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
- *   OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
- *   SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
- *   LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
- *   DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
- *   THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
- *   (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
- *   OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
- */
-
-#ifndef _RTE_MALLOC_H_
-#define _RTE_MALLOC_H_
-
-/**
- * @file
- * RTE Malloc. This library provides methods for dynamically allocating memory
- * from hugepages.
- */
-
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <stddef.h>
-#include <rte_memory.h>
-
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C" {
-#endif
-
-/**
- *  Structure to hold heap statistics obtained from rte_malloc_get_socket_stats function.
- */
-struct rte_malloc_socket_stats {
-	size_t heap_totalsz_bytes; /**< Total bytes on heap */
-	size_t heap_freesz_bytes;  /**< Total free bytes on heap */
-	size_t greatest_free_size; /**< Size in bytes of largest free block */
-	unsigned free_count;       /**< Number of free elements on heap */
-	unsigned alloc_count;      /**< Number of allocated elements on heap */
-	size_t heap_allocsz_bytes; /**< Total allocated bytes on heap */
-};
-
-/**
- * This function allocates memory from the huge-page area of memory. The memory
- * is not cleared. In NUMA systems, the memory allocated resides on the same
- * NUMA socket as the core that calls this function.
- *
- * @param type
- *   A string identifying the type of allocated objects (useful for debug
- *   purposes, such as identifying the cause of a memory leak). Can be NULL.
- * @param size
- *   Size (in bytes) to be allocated.
- * @param align
- *   If 0, the return is a pointer that is suitably aligned for any kind of
- *   variable (in the same manner as malloc()).
- *   Otherwise, the return is a pointer that is a multiple of *align*. In
- *   this case, it must be a power of two. (Minimum alignment is the
- *   cacheline size, i.e. 64-bytes)
- * @return
- *   - NULL on error. Not enough memory, or invalid arguments (size is 0,
- *     align is not a power of two).
- *   - Otherwise, the pointer to the allocated object.
- */
-void *
-rte_malloc(const char *type, size_t size, unsigned align);
-
-/**
- * Allocate zero'ed memory from the heap.
- *
- * Equivalent to rte_malloc() except that the memory zone is
- * initialised with zeros. In NUMA systems, the memory allocated resides on the
- * same NUMA socket as the core that calls this function.
- *
- * @param type
- *   A string identifying the type of allocated objects (useful for debug
- *   purposes, such as identifying the cause of a memory leak). Can be NULL.
- * @param size
- *   Size (in bytes) to be allocated.
- * @param align
- *   If 0, the return is a pointer that is suitably aligned for any kind of
- *   variable (in the same manner as malloc()).
- *   Otherwise, the return is a pointer that is a multiple of *align*. In
- *   this case, it must obviously be a power of two. (Minimum alignment is the
- *   cacheline size, i.e. 64-bytes)
- * @return
- *   - NULL on error. Not enough memory, or invalid arguments (size is 0,
- *     align is not a power of two).
- *   - Otherwise, the pointer to the allocated object.
- */
-void *
-rte_zmalloc(const char *type, size_t size, unsigned align);
-
-/**
- * Replacement function for calloc(), using huge-page memory. Memory area is
- * initialised with zeros. In NUMA systems, the memory allocated resides on the
- * same NUMA socket as the core that calls this function.
- *
- * @param type
- *   A string identifying the type of allocated objects (useful for debug
- *   purposes, such as identifying the cause of a memory leak). Can be NULL.
- * @param num
- *   Number of elements to be allocated.
- * @param size
- *   Size (in bytes) of a single element.
- * @param align
- *   If 0, the return is a pointer that is suitably aligned for any kind of
- *   variable (in the same manner as malloc()).
- *   Otherwise, the return is a pointer that is a multiple of *align*. In
- *   this case, it must obviously be a power of two. (Minimum alignment is the
- *   cacheline size, i.e. 64-bytes)
- * @return
- *   - NULL on error. Not enough memory, or invalid arguments (size is 0,
- *     align is not a power of two).
- *   - Otherwise, the pointer to the allocated object.
- */
-void *
-rte_calloc(const char *type, size_t num, size_t size, unsigned align);
-
-/**
- * Replacement function for realloc(), using huge-page memory. Reserved area
- * memory is resized, preserving contents. In NUMA systems, the new area
- * resides on the same NUMA socket as the old area.
- *
- * @param ptr
- *   Pointer to already allocated memory
- * @param size
- *   Size (in bytes) of new area. If this is 0, memory is freed.
- * @param align
- *   If 0, the return is a pointer that is suitably aligned for any kind of
- *   variable (in the same manner as malloc()).
- *   Otherwise, the return is a pointer that is a multiple of *align*. In
- *   this case, it must obviously be a power of two. (Minimum alignment is the
- *   cacheline size, i.e. 64-bytes)
- * @return
- *   - NULL on error. Not enough memory, or invalid arguments (size is 0,
- *     align is not a power of two).
- *   - Otherwise, the pointer to the reallocated memory.
- */
-void *
-rte_realloc(void *ptr, size_t size, unsigned align);
-
-/**
- * This function allocates memory from the huge-page area of memory. The memory
- * is not cleared.
- *
- * @param type
- *   A string identifying the type of allocated objects (useful for debug
- *   purposes, such as identifying the cause of a memory leak). Can be NULL.
- * @param size
- *   Size (in bytes) to be allocated.
- * @param align
- *   If 0, the return is a pointer that is suitably aligned for any kind of
- *   variable (in the same manner as malloc()).
- *   Otherwise, the return is a pointer that is a multiple of *align*. In
- *   this case, it must be a power of two. (Minimum alignment is the
- *   cacheline size, i.e. 64-bytes)
- * @param socket
- *   NUMA socket to allocate memory on. If SOCKET_ID_ANY is used, this function
- *   will behave the same as rte_malloc().
- * @return
- *   - NULL on error. Not enough memory, or invalid arguments (size is 0,
- *     align is not a power of two).
- *   - Otherwise, the pointer to the allocated object.
- */
-void *
-rte_malloc_socket(const char *type, size_t size, unsigned align, int socket);
-
-/**
- * Allocate zero'ed memory from the heap.
- *
- * Equivalent to rte_malloc() except that the memory zone is
- * initialised with zeros.
- *
- * @param type
- *   A string identifying the type of allocated objects (useful for debug
- *   purposes, such as identifying the cause of a memory leak). Can be NULL.
- * @param size
- *   Size (in bytes) to be allocated.
- * @param align
- *   If 0, the return is a pointer that is suitably aligned for any kind of
- *   variable (in the same manner as malloc()).
- *   Otherwise, the return is a pointer that is a multiple of *align*. In
- *   this case, it must obviously be a power of two. (Minimum alignment is the
- *   cacheline size, i.e. 64-bytes)
- * @param socket
- *   NUMA socket to allocate memory on. If SOCKET_ID_ANY is used, this function
- *   will behave the same as rte_zmalloc().
- * @return
- *   - NULL on error. Not enough memory, or invalid arguments (size is 0,
- *     align is not a power of two).
- *   - Otherwise, the pointer to the allocated object.
- */
-void *
-rte_zmalloc_socket(const char *type, size_t size, unsigned align, int socket);
-
-/**
- * Replacement function for calloc(), using huge-page memory. Memory area is
- * initialised with zeros.
- *
- * @param type
- *   A string identifying the type of allocated objects (useful for debug
- *   purposes, such as identifying the cause of a memory leak). Can be NULL.
- * @param num
- *   Number of elements to be allocated.
- * @param size
- *   Size (in bytes) of a single element.
- * @param align
- *   If 0, the return is a pointer that is suitably aligned for any kind of
- *   variable (in the same manner as malloc()).
- *   Otherwise, the return is a pointer that is a multiple of *align*. In
- *   this case, it must obviously be a power of two. (Minimum alignment is the
- *   cacheline size, i.e. 64-bytes)
- * @param socket
- *   NUMA socket to allocate memory on. If SOCKET_ID_ANY is used, this function
- *   will behave the same as rte_calloc().
- * @return
- *   - NULL on error. Not enough memory, or invalid arguments (size is 0,
- *     align is not a power of two).
- *   - Otherwise, the pointer to the allocated object.
- */
-void *
-rte_calloc_socket(const char *type, size_t num, size_t size, unsigned align, int socket);
-
-/**
- * Frees the memory space pointed to by the provided pointer.
- *
- * This pointer must have been returned by a previous call to
- * rte_malloc(), rte_zmalloc(), rte_calloc() or rte_realloc(). The behaviour of
- * rte_free() is undefined if the pointer does not match this requirement.
- *
- * If the pointer is NULL, the function does nothing.
- *
- * @param ptr
- *   The pointer to memory to be freed.
- */
-void
-rte_free(void *ptr);
-
-/**
- * If malloc debug is enabled, check a memory block for header
- * and trailer markers to indicate that all is well with the block.
- * If size is non-null, also return the size of the block.
- *
- * @param ptr
- *   pointer to the start of a data block, must have been returned
- *   by a previous call to rte_malloc(), rte_zmalloc(), rte_calloc()
- *   or rte_realloc()
- * @param size
- *   if non-null, and memory block pointer is valid, returns the size
- *   of the memory block
- * @return
- *   -1 on error, invalid pointer passed or header and trailer markers
- *   are missing or corrupted
- *   0 on success
- */
-int
-rte_malloc_validate(const void *ptr, size_t *size);
-
-/**
- * Get heap statistics for the specified heap.
- *
- * @param socket
- *   An unsigned integer specifying the socket to get heap statistics for
- * @param socket_stats
- *   A structure which provides memory to store statistics
- * @return
- *   Null on error
- *   Pointer to structure storing statistics on success
- */
-int
-rte_malloc_get_socket_stats(int socket,
-		struct rte_malloc_socket_stats *socket_stats);
-
-/**
- * Dump statistics.
- *
- * Dump for the specified type to the console. If the type argument is
- * NULL, all memory types will be dumped.
- *
- * @param f
- *   A pointer to a file for output
- * @param type
- *   A string identifying the type of objects to dump, or NULL
- *   to dump all objects.
- */
-void
-rte_malloc_dump_stats(FILE *f, const char *type);
-
-/**
- * Set the maximum amount of allocated memory for this type.
- *
- * This is not yet implemented
- *
- * @param type
- *   A string identifying the type of allocated objects.
- * @param max
- *   The maximum amount of allocated bytes for this type.
- * @return
- *   - 0: Success.
- *   - (-1): Error.
- */
-int
-rte_malloc_set_limit(const char *type, size_t max);
-
-/**
- * Return the physical address of a virtual address obtained through
- * rte_malloc
- *
- * @param addr
- *   Adress obtained from a previous rte_malloc call
- * @return
- *   NULL on error
- *   otherwise return physical address of the buffer
- */
-phys_addr_t
-rte_malloc_virt2phy(const void *addr);
-
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-}
-#endif
-
-#endif /* _RTE_MALLOC_H_ */
diff --git a/lib/librte_malloc/rte_malloc_version.map b/lib/librte_malloc/rte_malloc_version.map
index af6ae9b..63cb5fc 100644
--- a/lib/librte_malloc/rte_malloc_version.map
+++ b/lib/librte_malloc/rte_malloc_version.map
@@ -1,19 +1,3 @@
 DPDK_2.0 {
-	global:
-
-	rte_calloc;
-	rte_calloc_socket;
-	rte_free;
-	rte_malloc;
-	rte_malloc_dump_stats;
-	rte_malloc_get_socket_stats;
-	rte_malloc_set_limit;
-	rte_malloc_socket;
-	rte_malloc_validate;
-	rte_malloc_virt2phy;
-	rte_realloc;
-	rte_zmalloc;
-	rte_zmalloc_socket;
-
 	local: *;
 };
diff --git a/lib/librte_mempool/Makefile b/lib/librte_mempool/Makefile
index 940d1f7..a6898ef 100644
--- a/lib/librte_mempool/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_mempool/Makefile
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@ endif
 # install includes
 SYMLINK-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_MEMPOOL)-include := rte_mempool.h
 
-# this lib needs eal, rte_ring and rte_malloc
 DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_MEMPOOL) += lib/librte_eal lib/librte_ring
-DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_MEMPOOL) += lib/librte_malloc
 
 include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.lib.mk
diff --git a/lib/librte_port/Makefile b/lib/librte_port/Makefile
index de960fc..ddbb383 100644
--- a/lib/librte_port/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_port/Makefile
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ SYMLINK-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PORT)-include += rte_port_source_sink.h
 DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PORT) := lib/librte_eal
 DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PORT) += lib/librte_mbuf
 DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PORT) += lib/librte_mempool
-DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PORT) += lib/librte_malloc
 DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PORT) += lib/librte_ether
 DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PORT) += lib/librte_ip_frag
 
diff --git a/lib/librte_ring/Makefile b/lib/librte_ring/Makefile
index 84ad3d3..4b1112e 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ring/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_ring/Makefile
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_RING) := rte_ring.c
 # install includes
 SYMLINK-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_RING)-include := rte_ring.h
 
-# this lib needs eal and rte_malloc
-DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_RING) += lib/librte_eal lib/librte_malloc
+DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_RING) += lib/librte_eal
 
 include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.lib.mk
diff --git a/lib/librte_table/Makefile b/lib/librte_table/Makefile
index 0d8394c..c5b3eaf 100644
--- a/lib/librte_table/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_table/Makefile
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ SYMLINK-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_TABLE)-include += rte_table_stub.h
 DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_TABLE) := lib/librte_eal
 DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_TABLE) += lib/librte_mbuf
 DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_TABLE) += lib/librte_mempool
-DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_TABLE) += lib/librte_malloc
 DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_TABLE) += lib/librte_port
 DEPDIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_TABLE) += lib/librte_lpm
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_ACL),y)
