diff --git a/app/test/test_distributor.c b/app/test/test_distributor.c
index 85cb8f3..7738f04 100644
--- a/app/test/test_distributor.c
+++ b/app/test/test_distributor.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*-
  *   BSD LICENSE
  *
- *   Copyright(c) 2010-2014 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ *   Copyright(c) 2010-2017 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
  *   All rights reserved.
  *
  *   Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -40,11 +40,24 @@
 #include <rte_mempool.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
 #include <rte_distributor.h>
+#include <rte_distributor_burst.h>
 
 #define ITER_POWER 20 /* log 2 of how many iterations we do when timing. */
 #define BURST 32
 #define BIG_BATCH 1024
 
+#define DIST_SINGLE 0
+#define DIST_BURST  1
+#define DIST_NUM_TYPES 2
+
+struct worker_params {
+	struct rte_distributor *d;
+	struct rte_distributor_burst *db;
+	int dist_type;
+};
+
+struct worker_params worker_params;
+
 /* statics - all zero-initialized by default */
 static volatile int quit;      /**< general quit variable for all threads */
 static volatile int zero_quit; /**< var for when we just want thr0 to quit*/
@@ -81,17 +94,35 @@ static int
 handle_work(void *arg)
 {
 	struct rte_mbuf *pkt = NULL;
-	struct rte_distributor *d = arg;
-	unsigned count = 0;
-	unsigned id = __sync_fetch_and_add(&worker_idx, 1);
-
-	pkt = rte_distributor_get_pkt(d, id, NULL);
-	while (!quit) {
+	struct rte_mbuf *buf[8] __rte_cache_aligned;
+	struct worker_params *wp = arg;
+	struct rte_distributor *d = wp->d;
+	struct rte_distributor_burst *db = wp->db;
+	unsigned int count = 0, num = 0;
+	unsigned int id = __sync_fetch_and_add(&worker_idx, 1);
+
+	if (wp->dist_type == DIST_SINGLE) {
+		pkt = rte_distributor_get_pkt(d, id, NULL);
+		while (!quit) {
+			worker_stats[id].handled_packets++, count++;
+			pkt = rte_distributor_get_pkt(d, id, pkt);
+		}
 		worker_stats[id].handled_packets++, count++;
-		pkt = rte_distributor_get_pkt(d, id, pkt);
+		rte_distributor_return_pkt(d, id, pkt);
+	} else {
+		for (int i = 0; i < 8; i++)
+			buf[i] = NULL;
+		num = rte_distributor_get_pkt_burst(db, id, buf, buf, num);
+		while (!quit) {
+			worker_stats[id].handled_packets += num;
+			count += num;
+			num = rte_distributor_get_pkt_burst(db, id,
+					buf, buf, num);
+		}
+		worker_stats[id].handled_packets += num;
+		count += num;
+		rte_distributor_return_pkt_burst(db, id, buf, num);
 	}
-	worker_stats[id].handled_packets++, count++;
-	rte_distributor_return_pkt(d, id, pkt);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -107,12 +138,21 @@ handle_work(void *arg)
  *   not necessarily in the same order (as different flows).
  */
 static int
-sanity_test(struct rte_distributor *d, struct rte_mempool *p)
+sanity_test(struct worker_params *wp, struct rte_mempool *p)
 {
+	struct rte_distributor *d = wp->d;
+	struct rte_distributor_burst *db = wp->db;
 	struct rte_mbuf *bufs[BURST];
-	unsigned i;
+	struct rte_mbuf *returns[BURST*2];
+	unsigned int i;
+	unsigned int retries;
+	unsigned int count = 0;
+
+	if (wp->dist_type == DIST_SINGLE)
+		printf("=== Basic distributor sanity tests (single) ===\n");
+	else
+		printf("=== Basic distributor sanity tests (burst) ===\n");
 
-	printf("=== Basic distributor sanity tests ===\n");
 	clear_packet_count();
 	if (rte_mempool_get_bulk(p, (void *)bufs, BURST) != 0) {
 		printf("line %d: Error getting mbufs from pool\n", __LINE__);
@@ -124,8 +164,21 @@ sanity_test(struct rte_distributor *d, struct rte_mempool *p)
 	for (i = 0; i < BURST; i++)
 		bufs[i]->hash.usr = 0;
 
-	rte_distributor_process(d, bufs, BURST);
-	rte_distributor_flush(d);
+	if (wp->dist_type == DIST_SINGLE) {
+		rte_distributor_process(d, bufs, BURST);
+		rte_distributor_flush(d);
+	} else {
+		rte_distributor_process_burst(db, bufs, BURST);
+		count = 0;
+		do {
+
+			rte_distributor_flush_burst(db);
+			count += rte_distributor_returned_pkts_burst(db,
+					returns, BURST*2);
+		} while (count < BURST);
+	}
+
+
 	if (total_packet_count() != BURST) {
 		printf("Line %d: Error, not all packets flushed. "
 				"Expected %u, got %u\n",
@@ -146,8 +199,18 @@ sanity_test(struct rte_distributor *d, struct rte_mempool *p)
 		for (i = 0; i < BURST; i++)
 			bufs[i]->hash.usr = (i & 1) << 8;
 
-		rte_distributor_process(d, bufs, BURST);
-		rte_distributor_flush(d);
+		if (wp->dist_type == DIST_SINGLE) {
+			rte_distributor_process(d, bufs, BURST);
+			rte_distributor_flush(d);
+		} else {
+			rte_distributor_process_burst(db, bufs, BURST);
+			count = 0;
+			do {
+				rte_distributor_flush_burst(db);
+				count += rte_distributor_returned_pkts_burst(db,
+						returns, BURST*2);
+			} while (count < BURST);
+		}
 		if (total_packet_count() != BURST) {
 			printf("Line %d: Error, not all packets flushed. "
 					"Expected %u, got %u\n",
@@ -155,24 +218,32 @@ sanity_test(struct rte_distributor *d, struct rte_mempool *p)
 			return -1;
 		}
 
+
 		for (i = 0; i < rte_lcore_count() - 1; i++)
 			printf("Worker %u handled %u packets\n", i,
 					worker_stats[i].handled_packets);
 		printf("Sanity test with two hash values done\n");
-
-		if (worker_stats[0].handled_packets != 16 ||
-				worker_stats[1].handled_packets != 16)
-			return -1;
 	}
 
 	/* give a different hash value to each packet,
 	 * so load gets distributed */
 	clear_packet_count();
 	for (i = 0; i < BURST; i++)
-		bufs[i]->hash.usr = i;
+		bufs[i]->hash.usr = i+1;
+
+	if (wp->dist_type == DIST_SINGLE) {
+		rte_distributor_process(d, bufs, BURST);
+		rte_distributor_flush(d);
+	} else {
+		rte_distributor_process_burst(db, bufs, BURST);
+		count = 0;
+		do {
+			rte_distributor_flush_burst(db);
+			count += rte_distributor_returned_pkts_burst(db,
+					returns, BURST*2);
+		} while (count < BURST);
+	}
 
-	rte_distributor_process(d, bufs, BURST);
-	rte_distributor_flush(d);
 	if (total_packet_count() != BURST) {
 		printf("Line %d: Error, not all packets flushed. "
 				"Expected %u, got %u\n",
@@ -194,8 +265,15 @@ sanity_test(struct rte_distributor *d, struct rte_mempool *p)
 	unsigned num_returned = 0;
 
 	/* flush out any remaining packets */
-	rte_distributor_flush(d);
-	rte_distributor_clear_returns(d);
+	if (wp->dist_type == DIST_SINGLE) {
+		rte_distributor_flush(d);
+		rte_distributor_clear_returns(d);
+	} else {
+		rte_distributor_flush_burst(db);
+		rte_distributor_clear_returns_burst(db);
+	}
+
+
 	if (rte_mempool_get_bulk(p, (void *)many_bufs, BIG_BATCH) != 0) {
 		printf("line %d: Error getting mbufs from pool\n", __LINE__);
 		return -1;
@@ -203,28 +281,59 @@ sanity_test(struct rte_distributor *d, struct rte_mempool *p)
 	for (i = 0; i < BIG_BATCH; i++)
 		many_bufs[i]->hash.usr = i << 2;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < BIG_BATCH/BURST; i++) {
-		rte_distributor_process(d, &many_bufs[i*BURST], BURST);
+	if (wp->dist_type == DIST_SINGLE) {
+		printf("===testing single big burst===\n");
+		for (i = 0; i < BIG_BATCH/BURST; i++) {
+			rte_distributor_process(d, &many_bufs[i*BURST], BURST);
+			num_returned += rte_distributor_returned_pkts(d,
+					&return_bufs[num_returned],
+					BIG_BATCH - num_returned);
+		}
+		rte_distributor_flush(d);
 		num_returned += rte_distributor_returned_pkts(d,
 				&return_bufs[num_returned],
 				BIG_BATCH - num_returned);
+	} else {
+		printf("===testing burst big burst===\n");
+		for (i = 0; i < BIG_BATCH/BURST; i++) {
+			rte_distributor_process_burst(db,
+					&many_bufs[i*BURST], BURST);
+			count = rte_distributor_returned_pkts_burst(db,
+					&return_bufs[num_returned],
+					BIG_BATCH - num_returned);
+			num_returned += count;
+		}
+		rte_distributor_flush_burst(db);
+		count = rte_distributor_returned_pkts_burst(db,
+				&return_bufs[num_returned],
+				BIG_BATCH - num_returned);
+		num_returned += count;
 	}
-	rte_distributor_flush(d);
-	num_returned += rte_distributor_returned_pkts(d,
-			&return_bufs[num_returned], BIG_BATCH - num_returned);
+	retries = 0;
+	do {
+		rte_distributor_flush_burst(db);
+		count = rte_distributor_returned_pkts_burst(db,
+				&return_bufs[num_returned],
+				BIG_BATCH - num_returned);
+		num_returned += count;
+		retries++;
+	} while ((num_returned < BIG_BATCH) && (retries < 100));
+
 
 	if (num_returned != BIG_BATCH) {
-		printf("line %d: Number returned is not the same as "
-				"number sent\n", __LINE__);
+		printf("line %d: Missing packets, expected %d\n",
+				__LINE__, num_returned);
 		return -1;
 	}
+
 	/* big check -  make sure all packets made it back!! */
 	for (i = 0; i < BIG_BATCH; i++) {
 		unsigned j;
 		struct rte_mbuf *src = many_bufs[i];
-		for (j = 0; j < BIG_BATCH; j++)
+		for (j = 0; j < BIG_BATCH; j++) {
 			if (return_bufs[j] == src)
 				break;
+		}
 
 		if (j == BIG_BATCH) {
 			printf("Error: could not find source packet #%u\n", i);
@@ -234,7 +343,6 @@ sanity_test(struct rte_distributor *d, struct rte_mempool *p)
 	printf("Sanity test of returned packets done\n");
 
 	rte_mempool_put_bulk(p, (void *)many_bufs, BIG_BATCH);
-
 	printf("\n");
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -249,18 +357,40 @@ static int
 handle_work_with_free_mbufs(void *arg)
 {
 	struct rte_mbuf *pkt = NULL;
-	struct rte_distributor *d = arg;
-	unsigned count = 0;
-	unsigned id = __sync_fetch_and_add(&worker_idx, 1);
-
-	pkt = rte_distributor_get_pkt(d, id, NULL);
-	while (!quit) {
+	struct rte_mbuf *buf[8] __rte_cache_aligned;
+	struct worker_params *wp = arg;
+	struct rte_distributor *d = wp->d;
+	struct rte_distributor_burst *db = wp->db;
+	unsigned int count = 0;
+	unsigned int i = 0;
+	unsigned int num = 0;
+	unsigned int id = __sync_fetch_and_add(&worker_idx, 1);
+
+	if (wp->dist_type == DIST_SINGLE) {
+		pkt = rte_distributor_get_pkt(d, id, NULL);
+		while (!quit) {
+			worker_stats[id].handled_packets++, count++;
+			rte_pktmbuf_free(pkt);
+			pkt = rte_distributor_get_pkt(d, id, pkt);
+		}
 		worker_stats[id].handled_packets++, count++;
-		rte_pktmbuf_free(pkt);
-		pkt = rte_distributor_get_pkt(d, id, pkt);
+		rte_distributor_return_pkt(d, id, pkt);
+	} else {
+		for (int i = 0; i < 8; i++)
+			buf[i] = NULL;
+		num = rte_distributor_get_pkt_burst(db, id, buf, buf, num);
+		while (!quit) {
+			worker_stats[id].handled_packets += num;
+			count += num;
+			for (i = 0; i < num; i++)
+				rte_pktmbuf_free(buf[i]);
+			num = rte_distributor_get_pkt_burst(db,
+					id, buf, buf, num);
+		}
+		worker_stats[id].handled_packets += num;
+		count += num;
+		rte_distributor_return_pkt_burst(db, id, buf, num);
 	}
-	worker_stats[id].handled_packets++, count++;
-	rte_distributor_return_pkt(d, id, pkt);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -270,26 +400,45 @@ handle_work_with_free_mbufs(void *arg)
  * library.
  */
 static int
-sanity_test_with_mbuf_alloc(struct rte_distributor *d, struct rte_mempool *p)
+sanity_test_with_mbuf_alloc(struct worker_params *wp, struct rte_mempool *p)
 {
+	struct rte_distributor *d = wp->d;
+	struct rte_distributor_burst *db = wp->db;
 	unsigned i;
 	struct rte_mbuf *bufs[BURST];
 
-	printf("=== Sanity test with mbuf alloc/free  ===\n");
+	if (wp->dist_type == DIST_SINGLE)
+		printf("=== Sanity test with mbuf alloc/free (single) ===\n");
+	else
+		printf("=== Sanity test with mbuf alloc/free (burst)  ===\n");
+
 	clear_packet_count();
 	for (i = 0; i < ((1<<ITER_POWER)); i += BURST) {
 		unsigned j;
-		while (rte_mempool_get_bulk(p, (void *)bufs, BURST) < 0)
-			rte_distributor_process(d, NULL, 0);
+		while (rte_mempool_get_bulk(p, (void *)bufs, BURST) < 0) {
+			if (wp->dist_type == DIST_SINGLE)
+				rte_distributor_process(d, NULL, 0);
+			else
+				rte_distributor_process_burst(db, NULL, 0);
+		}
 		for (j = 0; j < BURST; j++) {
 			bufs[j]->hash.usr = (i+j) << 1;
 			rte_mbuf_refcnt_set(bufs[j], 1);
 		}
 
-		rte_distributor_process(d, bufs, BURST);
+		if (wp->dist_type == DIST_SINGLE)
+			rte_distributor_process(d, bufs, BURST);
+		else
+			rte_distributor_process_burst(db, bufs, BURST);
 	}
 
-	rte_distributor_flush(d);
+	if (wp->dist_type == DIST_SINGLE)
+		rte_distributor_flush(d);
+	else
+		rte_distributor_flush_burst(db);
+
+	rte_delay_us(10000);
+
 	if (total_packet_count() < (1<<ITER_POWER)) {
 		printf("Line %u: Packet count is incorrect, %u, expected %u\n",
 				__LINE__, total_packet_count(),
@@ -305,20 +454,48 @@ static int
 handle_work_for_shutdown_test(void *arg)
 {
 	struct rte_mbuf *pkt = NULL;
-	struct rte_distributor *d = arg;
-	unsigned count = 0;
-	const unsigned id = __sync_fetch_and_add(&worker_idx, 1);
+	struct rte_mbuf *buf[8] __rte_cache_aligned;
+	struct worker_params *wp = arg;
+	struct rte_distributor *d = wp->d;
+	struct rte_distributor_burst *db = wp->db;
+	unsigned int count = 0;
+	unsigned int num = 0;
+	unsigned int total = 0;
+	unsigned int i;
+	unsigned int returned = 0;
+	const unsigned int id = __sync_fetch_and_add(&worker_idx, 1);
+
+	if (wp->dist_type == DIST_SINGLE)
+		pkt = rte_distributor_get_pkt(d, id, NULL);
+	else
+		num = rte_distributor_get_pkt_burst(db, id, buf, buf, num);
 
-	pkt = rte_distributor_get_pkt(d, id, NULL);
 	/* wait for quit single globally, or for worker zero, wait
 	 * for zero_quit */
 	while (!quit && !(id == 0 && zero_quit)) {
-		worker_stats[id].handled_packets++, count++;
-		rte_pktmbuf_free(pkt);
-		pkt = rte_distributor_get_pkt(d, id, NULL);
+		if (wp->dist_type == DIST_SINGLE) {
+			worker_stats[id].handled_packets++, count++;
+			rte_pktmbuf_free(pkt);
+			pkt = rte_distributor_get_pkt(d, id, NULL);
+			num = 1;
+			total += num;
+		} else {
+			worker_stats[id].handled_packets += num;
+			count += num;
+			for (i = 0; i < num; i++)
+				rte_pktmbuf_free(buf[i]);
+			num = rte_distributor_get_pkt_burst(db,
+					id, buf, buf, num);
+			total += num;
+		}
+	}
+	worker_stats[id].handled_packets += num;
+	count += num;
+	if (wp->dist_type == DIST_SINGLE) {
+		rte_distributor_return_pkt(d, id, pkt);
+	} else {
+		returned = rte_distributor_return_pkt_burst(db, id, buf, num);
 	}
-	worker_stats[id].handled_packets++, count++;
-	rte_distributor_return_pkt(d, id, pkt);
 
 	if (id == 0) {
 		/* for worker zero, allow it to restart to pick up last packet
@@ -326,13 +503,29 @@ handle_work_for_shutdown_test(void *arg)
 		 */
 		while (zero_quit)
 			usleep(100);
-		pkt = rte_distributor_get_pkt(d, id, NULL);
+		if (wp->dist_type == DIST_SINGLE) {
+			pkt = rte_distributor_get_pkt(d, id, NULL);
+		} else {
+			num = rte_distributor_get_pkt_burst(db,
+					id, buf, buf, num);
+		}
 		while (!quit) {
 			worker_stats[id].handled_packets++, count++;
 			rte_pktmbuf_free(pkt);
-			pkt = rte_distributor_get_pkt(d, id, NULL);
+			if (wp->dist_type == DIST_SINGLE) {
+				pkt = rte_distributor_get_pkt(d, id, NULL);
+			} else {
+				num = rte_distributor_get_pkt_burst(db,
+						id, buf, buf, num);
+			}
+		}
+		if (wp->dist_type == DIST_SINGLE) {
+			rte_distributor_return_pkt(d, id, pkt);
+		} else {
+			returned = rte_distributor_return_pkt_burst(db,
+					id, buf, num);
+			printf("Num returned = %d\n", returned);
 		}
-		rte_distributor_return_pkt(d, id, pkt);
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -344,26 +537,37 @@ handle_work_for_shutdown_test(void *arg)
  * library.
  */
 static int
-sanity_test_with_worker_shutdown(struct rte_distributor *d,
+sanity_test_with_worker_shutdown(struct worker_params *wp,
 		struct rte_mempool *p)
 {
+	struct rte_distributor *d = wp->d;
+	struct rte_distributor_burst *db = wp->db;
 	struct rte_mbuf *bufs[BURST];
 	unsigned i;
 
 	printf("=== Sanity test of worker shutdown ===\n");
 
 	clear_packet_count();
+
 	if (rte_mempool_get_bulk(p, (void *)bufs, BURST) != 0) {
 		printf("line %d: Error getting mbufs from pool\n", __LINE__);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	/* now set all hash values in all buffers to zero, so all pkts go to the
-	 * one worker thread */
+	/*
+	 * Now set all hash values in all buffers to same value so all
+	 * pkts go to the one worker thread
+	 */
 	for (i = 0; i < BURST; i++)
-		bufs[i]->hash.usr = 0;
+		bufs[i]->hash.usr = 1;
+
+	if (wp->dist_type == DIST_SINGLE) {
+		rte_distributor_process(d, bufs, BURST);
+	} else {
+		rte_distributor_process_burst(db, bufs, BURST);
+		rte_distributor_flush_burst(db);
+	}
 
-	rte_distributor_process(d, bufs, BURST);
 	/* at this point, we will have processed some packets and have a full
 	 * backlog for the other ones at worker 0.
 	 */
@@ -374,14 +578,25 @@ sanity_test_with_worker_shutdown(struct rte_distributor *d,
 		return -1;
 	}
 	for (i = 0; i < BURST; i++)
-		bufs[i]->hash.usr = 0;
+		bufs[i]->hash.usr = 1;
 
 	/* get worker zero to quit */
 	zero_quit = 1;
-	rte_distributor_process(d, bufs, BURST);
+	if (wp->dist_type == DIST_SINGLE) {
+		rte_distributor_process(d, bufs, BURST);
+		/* flush the distributor */
+		rte_distributor_flush(d);
+	} else {
+		rte_distributor_process_burst(db, bufs, BURST);
+		/* flush the distributor */
+		rte_distributor_flush_burst(db);
+	}
+	rte_delay_us(10000);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < rte_lcore_count() - 1; i++)
+		printf("Worker %u handled %u packets\n", i,
+				worker_stats[i].handled_packets);
 
-	/* flush the distributor */
-	rte_distributor_flush(d);
 	if (total_packet_count() != BURST * 2) {
 		printf("Line %d: Error, not all packets flushed. "
 				"Expected %u, got %u\n",
@@ -389,10 +604,6 @@ sanity_test_with_worker_shutdown(struct rte_distributor *d,
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	for (i = 0; i < rte_lcore_count() - 1; i++)
-		printf("Worker %u handled %u packets\n", i,
-				worker_stats[i].handled_packets);
-
 	printf("Sanity test with worker shutdown passed\n\n");
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -401,13 +612,18 @@ sanity_test_with_worker_shutdown(struct rte_distributor *d,
  * one worker shuts down..
  */
 static int
-test_flush_with_worker_shutdown(struct rte_distributor *d,
+test_flush_with_worker_shutdown(struct worker_params *wp,
 		struct rte_mempool *p)
 {
+	struct rte_distributor *d = wp->d;
+	struct rte_distributor_burst *db = wp->db;
 	struct rte_mbuf *bufs[BURST];
 	unsigned i;
 
-	printf("=== Test flush fn with worker shutdown ===\n");
+	if (wp->dist_type == DIST_SINGLE)
+		printf("=== Test flush fn with worker shutdown (single) ===\n");
+	else
+		printf("=== Test flush fn with worker shutdown (burst) ===\n");
 
 	clear_packet_count();
 	if (rte_mempool_get_bulk(p, (void *)bufs, BURST) != 0) {
@@ -420,7 +636,11 @@ test_flush_with_worker_shutdown(struct rte_distributor *d,
 	for (i = 0; i < BURST; i++)
 		bufs[i]->hash.usr = 0;
 
-	rte_distributor_process(d, bufs, BURST);
+	if (wp->dist_type == DIST_SINGLE)
+		rte_distributor_process(d, bufs, BURST);
+	else
+		rte_distributor_process_burst(db, bufs, BURST);
+
 	/* at this point, we will have processed some packets and have a full
 	 * backlog for the other ones at worker 0.
 	 */
@@ -429,9 +649,18 @@ test_flush_with_worker_shutdown(struct rte_distributor *d,
 	zero_quit = 1;
 
 	/* flush the distributor */
-	rte_distributor_flush(d);
+	if (wp->dist_type == DIST_SINGLE)
+		rte_distributor_flush(d);
+	else
+		rte_distributor_flush_burst(db);
+
+	rte_delay_us(10000);
 
 	zero_quit = 0;
+	for (i = 0; i < rte_lcore_count() - 1; i++)
+		printf("Worker %u handled %u packets\n", i,
+				worker_stats[i].handled_packets);
+
 	if (total_packet_count() != BURST) {
 		printf("Line %d: Error, not all packets flushed. "
 				"Expected %u, got %u\n",
@@ -439,10 +668,6 @@ test_flush_with_worker_shutdown(struct rte_distributor *d,
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	for (i = 0; i < rte_lcore_count() - 1; i++)
-		printf("Worker %u handled %u packets\n", i,
-				worker_stats[i].handled_packets);
-
 	printf("Flush test with worker shutdown passed\n\n");
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -451,6 +676,7 @@ static
 int test_error_distributor_create_name(void)
 {
 	struct rte_distributor *d = NULL;
+	struct rte_distributor_burst *db = NULL;
 	char *name = NULL;
 
 	d = rte_distributor_create(name, rte_socket_id(),
@@ -460,6 +686,13 @@ int test_error_distributor_create_name(void)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
+	db = rte_distributor_create_burst(name, rte_socket_id(),
+			rte_lcore_count() - 1);
+	if (db != NULL || rte_errno != EINVAL) {
+		printf("ERROR: No error on create_burst() with NULL param\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -468,20 +701,32 @@ static
 int test_error_distributor_create_numworkers(void)
 {
 	struct rte_distributor *d = NULL;
+	struct rte_distributor_burst *db = NULL;
+
 	d = rte_distributor_create("test_numworkers", rte_socket_id(),
 			RTE_MAX_LCORE + 10);
 	if (d != NULL || rte_errno != EINVAL) {
 		printf("ERROR: No error on create() with num_workers > MAX\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
+
+	db = rte_distributor_create_burst("test_numworkers", rte_socket_id(),
+			RTE_MAX_LCORE + 10);
+	if (db != NULL || rte_errno != EINVAL) {
+		printf("ERROR: No error on create_burst() num_workers > MAX\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
 
 /* Useful function which ensures that all worker functions terminate */
 static void
-quit_workers(struct rte_distributor *d, struct rte_mempool *p)
+quit_workers(struct worker_params *wp, struct rte_mempool *p)
 {
+	struct rte_distributor *d = wp->d;
+	struct rte_distributor_burst *db = wp->db;
 	const unsigned num_workers = rte_lcore_count() - 1;
 	unsigned i;
 	struct rte_mbuf *bufs[RTE_MAX_LCORE];
@@ -491,12 +736,20 @@ quit_workers(struct rte_distributor *d, struct rte_mempool *p)
 	quit = 1;
 	for (i = 0; i < num_workers; i++)
 		bufs[i]->hash.usr = i << 1;
-	rte_distributor_process(d, bufs, num_workers);
+	if (wp->dist_type == DIST_SINGLE)
+		rte_distributor_process(d, bufs, num_workers);
+	else
+		rte_distributor_process_burst(db, bufs, num_workers);
 
 	rte_mempool_put_bulk(p, (void *)bufs, num_workers);
 
-	rte_distributor_process(d, NULL, 0);
-	rte_distributor_flush(d);
+	if (wp->dist_type == DIST_SINGLE) {
+		rte_distributor_process(d, NULL, 0);
+		rte_distributor_flush(d);
+	} else {
+		rte_distributor_process_burst(db, NULL, 0);
+		rte_distributor_flush_burst(db);
+	}
 	rte_eal_mp_wait_lcore();
 	quit = 0;
 	worker_idx = 0;
@@ -506,7 +759,9 @@ static int
 test_distributor(void)
 {
 	static struct rte_distributor *d;
+	static struct rte_distributor_burst *db;
 	static struct rte_mempool *p;
+	int i;
 
 	if (rte_lcore_count() < 2) {
 		printf("ERROR: not enough cores to test distributor\n");
@@ -525,6 +780,19 @@ test_distributor(void)
 		rte_distributor_clear_returns(d);
 	}
 
+	if (db == NULL) {
+		db = rte_distributor_create_burst("Test_dist_burst",
+				rte_socket_id(),
+				rte_lcore_count() - 1);
+		if (db == NULL) {
+			printf("Error creating burst distributor\n");
+			return -1;
+		}
+	} else {
+		rte_distributor_flush_burst(db);
+		rte_distributor_clear_returns_burst(db);
+	}
+
 	const unsigned nb_bufs = (511 * rte_lcore_count()) < BIG_BATCH ?
 			(BIG_BATCH * 2) - 1 : (511 * rte_lcore_count());
 	if (p == NULL) {
@@ -536,31 +804,45 @@ test_distributor(void)
 		}
 	}
 
-	rte_eal_mp_remote_launch(handle_work, d, SKIP_MASTER);
-	if (sanity_test(d, p) < 0)
-		goto err;
-	quit_workers(d, p);
+	worker_params.d = d;
+	worker_params.db = db;
 
-	rte_eal_mp_remote_launch(handle_work_with_free_mbufs, d, SKIP_MASTER);
-	if (sanity_test_with_mbuf_alloc(d, p) < 0)
-		goto err;
-	quit_workers(d, p);
+	for (i = 0; i < DIST_NUM_TYPES; i++) {
 
-	if (rte_lcore_count() > 2) {
-		rte_eal_mp_remote_launch(handle_work_for_shutdown_test, d,
-				SKIP_MASTER);
-		if (sanity_test_with_worker_shutdown(d, p) < 0)
-			goto err;
-		quit_workers(d, p);
+		worker_params.dist_type = i;
 
-		rte_eal_mp_remote_launch(handle_work_for_shutdown_test, d,
-				SKIP_MASTER);
-		if (test_flush_with_worker_shutdown(d, p) < 0)
+		rte_eal_mp_remote_launch(handle_work,
+				&worker_params, SKIP_MASTER);
+		if (sanity_test(&worker_params, p) < 0)
 			goto err;
-		quit_workers(d, p);
+		quit_workers(&worker_params, p);
 
-	} else {
-		printf("Not enough cores to run tests for worker shutdown\n");
+		rte_eal_mp_remote_launch(handle_work_with_free_mbufs,
+				&worker_params, SKIP_MASTER);
+		if (sanity_test_with_mbuf_alloc(&worker_params, p) < 0)
+			goto err;
+		quit_workers(&worker_params, p);
+
+		if (rte_lcore_count() > 2) {
+			rte_eal_mp_remote_launch(handle_work_for_shutdown_test,
+					&worker_params,
+					SKIP_MASTER);
+			if (sanity_test_with_worker_shutdown(&worker_params,
+					p) < 0)
+				goto err;
+			quit_workers(&worker_params, p);
+
+			rte_eal_mp_remote_launch(handle_work_for_shutdown_test,
+					&worker_params,
+					SKIP_MASTER);
+			if (test_flush_with_worker_shutdown(&worker_params,
+					p) < 0)
+				goto err;
+			quit_workers(&worker_params, p);
+
+		} else {
+			printf("Too few cores to run worker shutdown test\n");
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (test_error_distributor_create_numworkers() == -1 ||
@@ -572,7 +854,7 @@ test_distributor(void)
 	return 0;
 
 err:
-	quit_workers(d, p);
+	quit_workers(&worker_params, p);
 	return -1;
 }
 
