diff --git a/examples/distributor/main.c b/examples/distributor/main.c
index e7641d2..cc3bdb0 100644
--- a/examples/distributor/main.c
+++ b/examples/distributor/main.c
@@ -405,17 +405,30 @@ lcore_worker(struct lcore_params *p)
 {
 	struct rte_distributor *d = p->d;
 	const unsigned id = p->worker_id;
+	unsigned int num = 0;
+	unsigned int i;
+
 	/*
 	 * for single port, xor_val will be zero so we won't modify the output
 	 * port, otherwise we send traffic from 0 to 1, 2 to 3, and vice versa
 	 */
 	const unsigned xor_val = (rte_eth_dev_count() > 1);
-	struct rte_mbuf *buf = NULL;
+	struct rte_mbuf *buf[8] __rte_cache_aligned;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < 8; i++)
+		buf[i] = NULL;
 
 	printf("\nCore %u acting as worker core.\n", rte_lcore_id());
 	while (!quit_signal) {
-		buf = rte_distributor_get_pkt(d, id, buf);
-		buf->port ^= xor_val;
+		num = rte_distributor_get_pkt(d, id, buf, buf, num);
+		/* Do a little bit of work for each packet */
+		for (i = 0; i < num; i++) {
+			uint64_t t = rte_rdtsc()+100;
+
+			while (rte_rdtsc() < t)
+				rte_pause();
+			buf[i]->port ^= xor_val;
+		}
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -561,7 +574,8 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	}
 
 	d = rte_distributor_create("PKT_DIST", rte_socket_id(),
-			rte_lcore_count() - 2);
+			rte_lcore_count() - 2,
+			RTE_DIST_ALG_BURST);
 	if (d == NULL)
 		rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "Cannot create distributor\n");
 
diff --git a/lib/librte_distributor/rte_distributor.c b/lib/librte_distributor/rte_distributor.c
index 51c9ad9..6e1debf 100644
--- a/lib/librte_distributor/rte_distributor.c
+++ b/lib/librte_distributor/rte_distributor.c
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@
 #include <rte_eal_memconfig.h>
 #include <rte_compat.h>
 #include "rte_distributor_private.h"
-#include "rte_distributor_v1705.h"
+#include "rte_distributor.h"
 #include "rte_distributor_v20.h"
 
-TAILQ_HEAD(rte_dist_burst_list, rte_distributor_v1705);
+TAILQ_HEAD(rte_dist_burst_list, rte_distributor);
 
 static struct rte_tailq_elem rte_dist_burst_tailq = {
 	.name = "RTE_DIST_BURST",
@@ -57,17 +57,17 @@ EAL_REGISTER_TAILQ(rte_dist_burst_tailq)
 /**** Burst Packet APIs called by workers ****/
 
 void
-rte_distributor_request_pkt_v1705(struct rte_distributor_v1705 *d,
+rte_distributor_request_pkt(struct rte_distributor *d,
 		unsigned int worker_id, struct rte_mbuf **oldpkt,
 		unsigned int count)
 {
-	struct rte_distributor_buffer_v1705 *buf = &(d->bufs[worker_id]);
+	struct rte_distributor_buffer *buf = &(d->bufs[worker_id]);
 	unsigned int i;
 
 	volatile int64_t *retptr64;
 
 	if (unlikely(d->alg_type == RTE_DIST_ALG_SINGLE)) {
-		rte_distributor_request_pkt(d->d_v20,
+		rte_distributor_request_pkt_v20(d->d_v20,
 			worker_id, oldpkt[0]);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -104,16 +104,16 @@ rte_distributor_request_pkt_v1705(struct rte_distributor_v1705 *d,
 }
 
 int
-rte_distributor_poll_pkt_v1705(struct rte_distributor_v1705 *d,
+rte_distributor_poll_pkt(struct rte_distributor *d,
 		unsigned int worker_id, struct rte_mbuf **pkts)
 {
-	struct rte_distributor_buffer_v1705 *buf = &d->bufs[worker_id];
+	struct rte_distributor_buffer *buf = &d->bufs[worker_id];
 	uint64_t ret;
 	int count = 0;
 	unsigned int i;
 
 	if (unlikely(d->alg_type == RTE_DIST_ALG_SINGLE)) {
-		pkts[0] = rte_distributor_poll_pkt(d->d_v20, worker_id);
+		pkts[0] = rte_distributor_poll_pkt_v20(d->d_v20, worker_id);
 		return (pkts[0]) ? 1 : 0;
 	}
 
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ rte_distributor_poll_pkt_v1705(struct rte_distributor_v1705 *d,
 }
 
 int
-rte_distributor_get_pkt_v1705(struct rte_distributor_v1705 *d,
+rte_distributor_get_pkt(struct rte_distributor *d,
 		unsigned int worker_id, struct rte_mbuf **pkts,
 		struct rte_mbuf **oldpkt, unsigned int return_count)
 {
@@ -148,37 +148,37 @@ rte_distributor_get_pkt_v1705(struct rte_distributor_v1705 *d,
 
 	if (unlikely(d->alg_type == RTE_DIST_ALG_SINGLE)) {
 		if (return_count <= 1) {
-			pkts[0] = rte_distributor_get_pkt(d->d_v20,
+			pkts[0] = rte_distributor_get_pkt_v20(d->d_v20,
 				worker_id, oldpkt[0]);
 			return (pkts[0]) ? 1 : 0;
 		} else
 			return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	rte_distributor_request_pkt_v1705(d, worker_id, oldpkt, return_count);
+	rte_distributor_request_pkt(d, worker_id, oldpkt, return_count);
 
-	count = rte_distributor_poll_pkt_v1705(d, worker_id, pkts);
+	count = rte_distributor_poll_pkt(d, worker_id, pkts);
 	while (count == -1) {
 		uint64_t t = rte_rdtsc() + 100;
 
 		while (rte_rdtsc() < t)
 			rte_pause();
 
-		count = rte_distributor_poll_pkt_v1705(d, worker_id, pkts);
+		count = rte_distributor_poll_pkt(d, worker_id, pkts);
 	}
 	return count;
 }
 
 int
-rte_distributor_return_pkt_v1705(struct rte_distributor_v1705 *d,
+rte_distributor_return_pkt(struct rte_distributor *d,
 		unsigned int worker_id, struct rte_mbuf **oldpkt, int num)
 {
-	struct rte_distributor_buffer_v1705 *buf = &d->bufs[worker_id];
+	struct rte_distributor_buffer *buf = &d->bufs[worker_id];
 	unsigned int i;
 
 	if (unlikely(d->alg_type == RTE_DIST_ALG_SINGLE)) {
 		if (num == 1)
-			return rte_distributor_return_pkt(d->d_v20,
+			return rte_distributor_return_pkt_v20(d->d_v20,
 				worker_id, oldpkt[0]);
 		else
 			return -EINVAL;
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ rte_distributor_return_pkt_v1705(struct rte_distributor_v1705 *d,
 
 /* stores a packet returned from a worker inside the returns array */
 static inline void
-store_return(uintptr_t oldbuf, struct rte_distributor_v1705 *d,
+store_return(uintptr_t oldbuf, struct rte_distributor *d,
 		unsigned int *ret_start, unsigned int *ret_count)
 {
 	if (!oldbuf)
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ store_return(uintptr_t oldbuf, struct rte_distributor_v1705 *d,
  * workers to give us our atomic flow pinning.
  */
 void
-find_match_scalar(struct rte_distributor_v1705 *d,
+find_match_scalar(struct rte_distributor *d,
 			uint16_t *data_ptr,
 			uint16_t *output_ptr)
 {
@@ -270,9 +270,9 @@ find_match_scalar(struct rte_distributor_v1705 *d,
  * the valid returned pointers (store_return).
  */
 static unsigned int
-handle_returns(struct rte_distributor_v1705 *d, unsigned int wkr)
+handle_returns(struct rte_distributor *d, unsigned int wkr)
 {
-	struct rte_distributor_buffer_v1705 *buf = &(d->bufs[wkr]);
+	struct rte_distributor_buffer *buf = &(d->bufs[wkr]);
 	uintptr_t oldbuf;
 	unsigned int ret_start = d->returns.start,
 			ret_count = d->returns.count;
@@ -308,9 +308,9 @@ handle_returns(struct rte_distributor_v1705 *d, unsigned int wkr)
  * before sending out new packets.
  */
 static unsigned int
-release(struct rte_distributor_v1705 *d, unsigned int wkr)
+release(struct rte_distributor *d, unsigned int wkr)
 {
-	struct rte_distributor_buffer_v1705 *buf = &(d->bufs[wkr]);
+	struct rte_distributor_buffer *buf = &(d->bufs[wkr]);
 	unsigned int i;
 
 	while (!(d->bufs[wkr].bufptr64[0] & RTE_DISTRIB_GET_BUF))
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ release(struct rte_distributor_v1705 *d, unsigned int wkr)
 
 /* process a set of packets to distribute them to workers */
 int
-rte_distributor_process_v1705(struct rte_distributor_v1705 *d,
+rte_distributor_process(struct rte_distributor *d,
 		struct rte_mbuf **mbufs, unsigned int num_mbufs)
 {
 	unsigned int next_idx = 0;
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ rte_distributor_process_v1705(struct rte_distributor_v1705 *d,
 
 	if (d->alg_type == RTE_DIST_ALG_SINGLE) {
 		/* Call the old API */
-		return rte_distributor_process(d->d_v20, mbufs, num_mbufs);
+		return rte_distributor_process_v20(d->d_v20, mbufs, num_mbufs);
 	}
 
 	if (unlikely(num_mbufs == 0)) {
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ rte_distributor_process_v1705(struct rte_distributor_v1705 *d,
 
 /* return to the caller, packets returned from workers */
 int
-rte_distributor_returned_pkts_v1705(struct rte_distributor_v1705 *d,
+rte_distributor_returned_pkts(struct rte_distributor *d,
 		struct rte_mbuf **mbufs, unsigned int max_mbufs)
 {
 	struct rte_distributor_returned_pkts *returns = &d->returns;
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ rte_distributor_returned_pkts_v1705(struct rte_distributor_v1705 *d,
 
 	if (d->alg_type == RTE_DIST_ALG_SINGLE) {
 		/* Call the old API */
-		return rte_distributor_returned_pkts(d->d_v20,
+		return rte_distributor_returned_pkts_v20(d->d_v20,
 				mbufs, max_mbufs);
 	}
 
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ rte_distributor_returned_pkts_v1705(struct rte_distributor_v1705 *d,
  * being workered on or queued up in a backlog.
  */
 static inline unsigned int
-total_outstanding(const struct rte_distributor_v1705 *d)
+total_outstanding(const struct rte_distributor *d)
 {
 	unsigned int wkr, total_outstanding = 0;
 
@@ -525,24 +525,24 @@ total_outstanding(const struct rte_distributor_v1705 *d)
  * queued up.
  */
 int
-rte_distributor_flush_v1705(struct rte_distributor_v1705 *d)
+rte_distributor_flush(struct rte_distributor *d)
 {
 	const unsigned int flushed = total_outstanding(d);
 	unsigned int wkr;
 
 	if (d->alg_type == RTE_DIST_ALG_SINGLE) {
 		/* Call the old API */
-		return rte_distributor_flush(d->d_v20);
+		return rte_distributor_flush_v20(d->d_v20);
 	}
 
 	while (total_outstanding(d) > 0)
-		rte_distributor_process_v1705(d, NULL, 0);
+		rte_distributor_process(d, NULL, 0);
 
 	/*
 	 * Send empty burst to all workers to allow them to exit
 	 * gracefully, should they need to.
 	 */
-	rte_distributor_process_v1705(d, NULL, 0);
+	rte_distributor_process(d, NULL, 0);
 
 	for (wkr = 0; wkr < d->num_workers; wkr++)
 		handle_returns(d, wkr);
@@ -552,13 +552,13 @@ rte_distributor_flush_v1705(struct rte_distributor_v1705 *d)
 
 /* clears the internal returns array in the distributor */
 void
-rte_distributor_clear_returns_v1705(struct rte_distributor_v1705 *d)
+rte_distributor_clear_returns(struct rte_distributor *d)
 {
 	unsigned int wkr;
 
 	if (d->alg_type == RTE_DIST_ALG_SINGLE) {
 		/* Call the old API */
-		rte_distributor_clear_returns(d->d_v20);
+		rte_distributor_clear_returns_v20(d->d_v20);
 	}
 
 	/* throw away returns, so workers can exit */
@@ -567,13 +567,13 @@ rte_distributor_clear_returns_v1705(struct rte_distributor_v1705 *d)
 }
 
 /* creates a distributor instance */
-struct rte_distributor_v1705 *
-rte_distributor_create_v1705(const char *name,
+struct rte_distributor *
+rte_distributor_create(const char *name,
 		unsigned int socket_id,
 		unsigned int num_workers,
 		unsigned int alg_type)
 {
-	struct rte_distributor_v1705 *d;
+	struct rte_distributor *d;
 	struct rte_dist_burst_list *dist_burst_list;
 	char mz_name[RTE_MEMZONE_NAMESIZE];
 	const struct rte_memzone *mz;
@@ -586,8 +586,8 @@ rte_distributor_create_v1705(const char *name,
 	RTE_BUILD_BUG_ON((RTE_DISTRIB_MAX_WORKERS & 7) != 0);
 
 	if (alg_type == RTE_DIST_ALG_SINGLE) {
-		d = malloc(sizeof(struct rte_distributor_v1705));
-		d->d_v20 = rte_distributor_create(name,
+		d = malloc(sizeof(struct rte_distributor));
+		d->d_v20 = rte_distributor_create_v20(name,
 				socket_id, num_workers);
 		if (d->d_v20 == NULL) {
 			/* rte_errno will have been set */
diff --git a/lib/librte_distributor/rte_distributor.h b/lib/librte_distributor/rte_distributor.h
index e41d522..9b9efdb 100644
--- a/lib/librte_distributor/rte_distributor.h
+++ b/lib/librte_distributor/rte_distributor.h
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 /*-
  *   BSD LICENSE
  *
- *   Copyright(c) 2010-2014 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
- *   All rights reserved.
+ *   Copyright(c) 2017 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
  *
  *   Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
  *   modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
@@ -31,9 +30,240 @@
  *   OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 
-#ifndef _RTE_DISTRIBUTE_H_
-#define _RTE_DISTRIBUTE_H_
+#ifndef _RTE_DISTRIBUTOR_H_
+#define _RTE_DISTRIBUTOR_H_
 
-#include <rte_distributor_v20.h>
+/**
+ * @file
+ * RTE distributor
+ *
+ * The distributor is a component which is designed to pass packets
+ * one-at-a-time to workers, with dynamic load balancing.
+ */
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/* Type of distribution (burst/single) */
+enum rte_distributor_alg_type {
+	RTE_DIST_ALG_BURST = 0,
+	RTE_DIST_ALG_SINGLE,
+	RTE_DIST_NUM_ALG_TYPES
+};
+
+struct rte_distributor;
+struct rte_mbuf;
+
+/**
+ * Function to create a new distributor instance
+ *
+ * Reserves the memory needed for the distributor operation and
+ * initializes the distributor to work with the configured number of workers.
+ *
+ * @param name
+ *   The name to be given to the distributor instance.
+ * @param socket_id
+ *   The NUMA node on which the memory is to be allocated
+ * @param num_workers
+ *   The maximum number of workers that will request packets from this
+ *   distributor
+ * @param alg_type
+ *   Call the legacy API, or use the new burst API. legacy uses 32-bit
+ *   flow ID, and works on a single packet at a time. Latest uses 15-
+ *   bit flow ID and works on up to 8 packets at a time to worers.
+ * @return
+ *   The newly created distributor instance
+ */
+struct rte_distributor *
+rte_distributor_create(const char *name, unsigned int socket_id,
+		unsigned int num_workers,
+		unsigned int alg_type);
+
+/*  *** APIS to be called on the distributor lcore ***  */
+/*
+ * The following APIs are the public APIs which are designed for use on a
+ * single lcore which acts as the distributor lcore for a given distributor
+ * instance. These functions cannot be called on multiple cores simultaneously
+ * without using locking to protect access to the internals of the distributor.
+ *
+ * NOTE: a given lcore cannot act as both a distributor lcore and a worker lcore
+ * for the same distributor instance, otherwise deadlock will result.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Process a set of packets by distributing them among workers that request
+ * packets. The distributor will ensure that no two packets that have the
+ * same flow id, or tag, in the mbuf will be processed on different cores at
+ * the same time.
+ *
+ * The user is advocated to set tag for each mbuf before calling this function.
+ * If user doesn't set the tag, the tag value can be various values depending on
+ * driver implementation and configuration.
+ *
+ * This is not multi-thread safe and should only be called on a single lcore.
+ *
+ * @param d
+ *   The distributor instance to be used
+ * @param mbufs
+ *   The mbufs to be distributed
+ * @param num_mbufs
+ *   The number of mbufs in the mbufs array
+ * @return
+ *   The number of mbufs processed.
+ */
+int
+rte_distributor_process(struct rte_distributor *d,
+		struct rte_mbuf **mbufs, unsigned int num_mbufs);
+
+/**
+ * Get a set of mbufs that have been returned to the distributor by workers
+ *
+ * This should only be called on the same lcore as rte_distributor_process()
+ *
+ * @param d
+ *   The distributor instance to be used
+ * @param mbufs
+ *   The mbufs pointer array to be filled in
+ * @param max_mbufs
+ *   The size of the mbufs array
+ * @return
+ *   The number of mbufs returned in the mbufs array.
+ */
+int
+rte_distributor_returned_pkts(struct rte_distributor *d,
+		struct rte_mbuf **mbufs, unsigned int max_mbufs);
+
+/**
+ * Flush the distributor component, so that there are no in-flight or
+ * backlogged packets awaiting processing
+ *
+ * This should only be called on the same lcore as rte_distributor_process()
+ *
+ * @param d
+ *   The distributor instance to be used
+ * @return
+ *   The number of queued/in-flight packets that were completed by this call.
+ */
+int
+rte_distributor_flush(struct rte_distributor *d);
+
+/**
+ * Clears the array of returned packets used as the source for the
+ * rte_distributor_returned_pkts() API call.
+ *
+ * This should only be called on the same lcore as rte_distributor_process()
+ *
+ * @param d
+ *   The distributor instance to be used
+ */
+void
+rte_distributor_clear_returns(struct rte_distributor *d);
+
+/*  *** APIS to be called on the worker lcores ***  */
+/*
+ * The following APIs are the public APIs which are designed for use on
+ * multiple lcores which act as workers for a distributor. Each lcore should use
+ * a unique worker id when requesting packets.
+ *
+ * NOTE: a given lcore cannot act as both a distributor lcore and a worker lcore
+ * for the same distributor instance, otherwise deadlock will result.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * API called by a worker to get new packets to process. Any previous packets
+ * given to the worker is assumed to have completed processing, and may be
+ * optionally returned to the distributor via the oldpkt parameter.
+ *
+ * @param d
+ *   The distributor instance to be used
+ * @param worker_id
+ *   The worker instance number to use - must be less that num_workers passed
+ *   at distributor creation time.
+ * @param pkts
+ *   The mbufs pointer array to be filled in (up to 8 packets)
+ * @param oldpkt
+ *   The previous packet, if any, being processed by the worker
+ * @param retcount
+ *   The number of packets being returned
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   The number of packets in the pkts array
+ */
+int
+rte_distributor_get_pkt(struct rte_distributor *d,
+	unsigned int worker_id, struct rte_mbuf **pkts,
+	struct rte_mbuf **oldpkt, unsigned int retcount);
+
+/**
+ * API called by a worker to return a completed packet without requesting a
+ * new packet, for example, because a worker thread is shutting down
+ *
+ * @param d
+ *   The distributor instance to be used
+ * @param worker_id
+ *   The worker instance number to use - must be less that num_workers passed
+ *   at distributor creation time.
+ * @param oldpkt
+ *   The previous packets being processed by the worker
+ * @param num
+ *   The number of packets in the oldpkt array
+ */
+int
+rte_distributor_return_pkt(struct rte_distributor *d,
+	unsigned int worker_id, struct rte_mbuf **oldpkt, int num);
+
+/**
+ * API called by a worker to request a new packet to process.
+ * Any previous packet given to the worker is assumed to have completed
+ * processing, and may be optionally returned to the distributor via
+ * the oldpkt parameter.
+ * Unlike rte_distributor_get_pkt_burst(), this function does not wait for a
+ * new packet to be provided by the distributor.
+ *
+ * NOTE: after calling this function, rte_distributor_poll_pkt_burst() should
+ * be used to poll for the packet requested. The rte_distributor_get_pkt_burst()
+ * API should *not* be used to try and retrieve the new packet.
+ *
+ * @param d
+ *   The distributor instance to be used
+ * @param worker_id
+ *   The worker instance number to use - must be less that num_workers passed
+ *   at distributor creation time.
+ * @param oldpkt
+ *   The returning packets, if any, processed by the worker
+ * @param count
+ *   The number of returning packets
+ */
+void
+rte_distributor_request_pkt(struct rte_distributor *d,
+		unsigned int worker_id, struct rte_mbuf **oldpkt,
+		unsigned int count);
+
+/**
+ * API called by a worker to check for a new packet that was previously
+ * requested by a call to rte_distributor_request_pkt(). It does not wait
+ * for the new packet to be available, but returns NULL if the request has
+ * not yet been fulfilled by the distributor.
+ *
+ * @param d
+ *   The distributor instance to be used
+ * @param worker_id
+ *   The worker instance number to use - must be less that num_workers passed
+ *   at distributor creation time.
+ * @param mbufs
+ *   The array of mbufs being given to the worker
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   The number of packets being given to the worker thread, zero if no
+ *   packet is yet available.
+ */
+int
+rte_distributor_poll_pkt(struct rte_distributor *d,
+		unsigned int worker_id, struct rte_mbuf **mbufs);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
 
 #endif
diff --git a/lib/librte_distributor/rte_distributor_match_sse.c b/lib/librte_distributor/rte_distributor_match_sse.c
index b9f9bb0..44935a6 100644
--- a/lib/librte_distributor/rte_distributor_match_sse.c
+++ b/lib/librte_distributor/rte_distributor_match_sse.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 
 
 void
-find_match_vec(struct rte_distributor_v1705 *d,
+find_match_vec(struct rte_distributor *d,
 			uint16_t *data_ptr,
 			uint16_t *output_ptr)
 {
diff --git a/lib/librte_distributor/rte_distributor_private.h b/lib/librte_distributor/rte_distributor_private.h
index 92052b1..fb5a43a 100644
--- a/lib/librte_distributor/rte_distributor_private.h
+++ b/lib/librte_distributor/rte_distributor_private.h
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ extern "C" {
  * the next cache line to worker 0, we pad this out to three cache lines.
  * Only 64-bits of the memory is actually used though.
  */
-union rte_distributor_buffer {
+union rte_distributor_buffer_v20 {
 	volatile int64_t bufptr64;
 	char pad[RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE*3];
 } __rte_cache_aligned;
@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ struct rte_distributor_returned_pkts {
 	struct rte_mbuf *mbufs[RTE_DISTRIB_MAX_RETURNS];
 };
 
-struct rte_distributor {
-	TAILQ_ENTRY(rte_distributor) next;    /**< Next in list. */
+struct rte_distributor_v20 {
+	TAILQ_ENTRY(rte_distributor_v20) next;    /**< Next in list. */
 
 	char name[RTE_DISTRIBUTOR_NAMESIZE];  /**< Name of the ring. */
 	unsigned int num_workers;             /**< Number of workers polling */
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ struct rte_distributor {
 
 	struct rte_distributor_backlog backlog[RTE_DISTRIB_MAX_WORKERS];
 
-	union rte_distributor_buffer bufs[RTE_DISTRIB_MAX_WORKERS];
+	union rte_distributor_buffer_v20 bufs[RTE_DISTRIB_MAX_WORKERS];
 
 	struct rte_distributor_returned_pkts returns;
 };
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ enum rte_distributor_match_function {
  * We can pass up to 8 mbufs at a time in one cacheline.
  * There is a separate cacheline for returns in the burst API.
  */
-struct rte_distributor_buffer_v1705 {
+struct rte_distributor_buffer {
 	volatile int64_t bufptr64[RTE_DIST_BURST_SIZE]
 		__rte_cache_aligned; /* <= outgoing to worker */
 
@@ -158,8 +158,8 @@ struct rte_distributor_buffer_v1705 {
 	int count __rte_cache_aligned;       /* <= number of current mbufs */
 };
 
-struct rte_distributor_v1705 {
-	TAILQ_ENTRY(rte_distributor_v1705) next;    /**< Next in list. */
+struct rte_distributor {
+	TAILQ_ENTRY(rte_distributor) next;    /**< Next in list. */
 
 	char name[RTE_DISTRIBUTOR_NAMESIZE];  /**< Name of the ring. */
 	unsigned int num_workers;             /**< Number of workers polling */
@@ -176,22 +176,22 @@ struct rte_distributor_v1705 {
 	struct rte_distributor_backlog backlog[RTE_DISTRIB_MAX_WORKERS]
 			__rte_cache_aligned;
 
-	struct rte_distributor_buffer_v1705 bufs[RTE_DISTRIB_MAX_WORKERS];
+	struct rte_distributor_buffer bufs[RTE_DISTRIB_MAX_WORKERS];
 
 	struct rte_distributor_returned_pkts returns;
 
 	enum rte_distributor_match_function dist_match_fn;
 
-	struct rte_distributor *d_v20;
+	struct rte_distributor_v20 *d_v20;
 };
 
 void
-find_match_scalar(struct rte_distributor_v1705 *d,
+find_match_scalar(struct rte_distributor *d,
 			uint16_t *data_ptr,
 			uint16_t *output_ptr);
 
 void
-find_match_vec(struct rte_distributor_v1705 *d,
+find_match_vec(struct rte_distributor *d,
 			uint16_t *data_ptr,
 			uint16_t *output_ptr);
 
diff --git a/lib/librte_distributor/rte_distributor_v1705.h b/lib/librte_distributor/rte_distributor_v1705.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 0034020..0000000
--- a/lib/librte_distributor/rte_distributor_v1705.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,269 +0,0 @@
-/*-
- *   BSD LICENSE
- *
- *   Copyright(c) 2017 Intel Corporation. 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_DISTRIBUTOR_H_
-#define _RTE_DISTRIBUTOR_H_
-
-/**
- * @file
- * RTE distributor
- *
- * The distributor is a component which is designed to pass packets
- * one-at-a-time to workers, with dynamic load balancing.
- */
-
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C" {
-#endif
-
-/* Type of distribution (burst/single) */
-enum rte_distributor_alg_type {
-	RTE_DIST_ALG_BURST = 0,
-	RTE_DIST_ALG_SINGLE,
-	RTE_DIST_NUM_ALG_TYPES
-};
-
-struct rte_distributor_v1705;
-struct rte_mbuf;
-
-/**
- * Function to create a new distributor instance
- *
- * Reserves the memory needed for the distributor operation and
- * initializes the distributor to work with the configured number of workers.
- *
- * @param name
- *   The name to be given to the distributor instance.
- * @param socket_id
- *   The NUMA node on which the memory is to be allocated
- * @param num_workers
- *   The maximum number of workers that will request packets from this
- *   distributor
- * @param alg_type
- *   Call the legacy API, or use the new burst API. legacy uses 32-bit
- *   flow ID, and works on a single packet at a time. Latest uses 15-
- *   bit flow ID and works on up to 8 packets at a time to worers.
- * @return
- *   The newly created distributor instance
- */
-struct rte_distributor_v1705 *
-rte_distributor_create_v1705(const char *name, unsigned int socket_id,
-		unsigned int num_workers,
-		unsigned int alg_type);
-
-/*  *** APIS to be called on the distributor lcore ***  */
-/*
- * The following APIs are the public APIs which are designed for use on a
- * single lcore which acts as the distributor lcore for a given distributor
- * instance. These functions cannot be called on multiple cores simultaneously
- * without using locking to protect access to the internals of the distributor.
- *
- * NOTE: a given lcore cannot act as both a distributor lcore and a worker lcore
- * for the same distributor instance, otherwise deadlock will result.
- */
-
-/**
- * Process a set of packets by distributing them among workers that request
- * packets. The distributor will ensure that no two packets that have the
- * same flow id, or tag, in the mbuf will be processed on different cores at
- * the same time.
- *
- * The user is advocated to set tag for each mbuf before calling this function.
- * If user doesn't set the tag, the tag value can be various values depending on
- * driver implementation and configuration.
- *
- * This is not multi-thread safe and should only be called on a single lcore.
- *
- * @param d
- *   The distributor instance to be used
- * @param mbufs
- *   The mbufs to be distributed
- * @param num_mbufs
- *   The number of mbufs in the mbufs array
- * @return
- *   The number of mbufs processed.
- */
-int
-rte_distributor_process_v1705(struct rte_distributor_v1705 *d,
-		struct rte_mbuf **mbufs, unsigned int num_mbufs);
-
-/**
- * Get a set of mbufs that have been returned to the distributor by workers
- *
- * This should only be called on the same lcore as rte_distributor_process()
- *
- * @param d
- *   The distributor instance to be used
- * @param mbufs
- *   The mbufs pointer array to be filled in
- * @param max_mbufs
- *   The size of the mbufs array
- * @return
- *   The number of mbufs returned in the mbufs array.
- */
-int
-rte_distributor_returned_pkts_v1705(struct rte_distributor_v1705 *d,
-		struct rte_mbuf **mbufs, unsigned int max_mbufs);
-
-/**
- * Flush the distributor component, so that there are no in-flight or
- * backlogged packets awaiting processing
- *
- * This should only be called on the same lcore as rte_distributor_process()
- *
- * @param d
- *   The distributor instance to be used
- * @return
- *   The number of queued/in-flight packets that were completed by this call.
- */
-int
-rte_distributor_flush_v1705(struct rte_distributor_v1705 *d);
-
-/**
- * Clears the array of returned packets used as the source for the
- * rte_distributor_returned_pkts() API call.
- *
- * This should only be called on the same lcore as rte_distributor_process()
- *
- * @param d
- *   The distributor instance to be used
- */
-void
-rte_distributor_clear_returns_v1705(struct rte_distributor_v1705 *d);
-
-/*  *** APIS to be called on the worker lcores ***  */
-/*
- * The following APIs are the public APIs which are designed for use on
- * multiple lcores which act as workers for a distributor. Each lcore should use
- * a unique worker id when requesting packets.
- *
- * NOTE: a given lcore cannot act as both a distributor lcore and a worker lcore
- * for the same distributor instance, otherwise deadlock will result.
- */
-
-/**
- * API called by a worker to get new packets to process. Any previous packets
- * given to the worker is assumed to have completed processing, and may be
- * optionally returned to the distributor via the oldpkt parameter.
- *
- * @param d
- *   The distributor instance to be used
- * @param worker_id
- *   The worker instance number to use - must be less that num_workers passed
- *   at distributor creation time.
- * @param pkts
- *   The mbufs pointer array to be filled in (up to 8 packets)
- * @param oldpkt
- *   The previous packet, if any, being processed by the worker
- * @param retcount
- *   The number of packets being returned
- *
- * @return
- *   The number of packets in the pkts array
- */
-int
-rte_distributor_get_pkt_v1705(struct rte_distributor_v1705 *d,
-	unsigned int worker_id, struct rte_mbuf **pkts,
-	struct rte_mbuf **oldpkt, unsigned int retcount);
-
-/**
- * API called by a worker to return a completed packet without requesting a
- * new packet, for example, because a worker thread is shutting down
- *
- * @param d
- *   The distributor instance to be used
- * @param worker_id
- *   The worker instance number to use - must be less that num_workers passed
- *   at distributor creation time.
- * @param oldpkt
- *   The previous packets being processed by the worker
- * @param num
- *   The number of packets in the oldpkt array
- */
-int
-rte_distributor_return_pkt_v1705(struct rte_distributor_v1705 *d,
-	unsigned int worker_id, struct rte_mbuf **oldpkt, int num);
-
-/**
- * API called by a worker to request a new packet to process.
- * Any previous packet given to the worker is assumed to have completed
- * processing, and may be optionally returned to the distributor via
- * the oldpkt parameter.
- * Unlike rte_distributor_get_pkt_burst(), this function does not wait for a
- * new packet to be provided by the distributor.
- *
- * NOTE: after calling this function, rte_distributor_poll_pkt_burst() should
- * be used to poll for the packet requested. The rte_distributor_get_pkt_burst()
- * API should *not* be used to try and retrieve the new packet.
- *
- * @param d
- *   The distributor instance to be used
- * @param worker_id
- *   The worker instance number to use - must be less that num_workers passed
- *   at distributor creation time.
- * @param oldpkt
- *   The returning packets, if any, processed by the worker
- * @param count
- *   The number of returning packets
- */
-void
-rte_distributor_request_pkt_v1705(struct rte_distributor_v1705 *d,
-		unsigned int worker_id, struct rte_mbuf **oldpkt,
-		unsigned int count);
-
-/**
- * API called by a worker to check for a new packet that was previously
- * requested by a call to rte_distributor_request_pkt(). It does not wait
- * for the new packet to be available, but returns NULL if the request has
- * not yet been fulfilled by the distributor.
- *
- * @param d
- *   The distributor instance to be used
- * @param worker_id
- *   The worker instance number to use - must be less that num_workers passed
- *   at distributor creation time.
- * @param mbufs
- *   The array of mbufs being given to the worker
- *
- * @return
- *   The number of packets being given to the worker thread, zero if no
- *   packet is yet available.
- */
-int
-rte_distributor_poll_pkt_v1705(struct rte_distributor_v1705 *d,
-		unsigned int worker_id, struct rte_mbuf **mbufs);
-
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-}
-#endif
-
-#endif
diff --git a/lib/librte_distributor/rte_distributor_v20.c b/lib/librte_distributor/rte_distributor_v20.c
index be297ec..1f406c5 100644
--- a/lib/librte_distributor/rte_distributor_v20.c
+++ b/lib/librte_distributor/rte_distributor_v20.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 #include "rte_distributor_v20.h"
 #include "rte_distributor_private.h"
 
-TAILQ_HEAD(rte_distributor_list, rte_distributor);
+TAILQ_HEAD(rte_distributor_list, rte_distributor_v20);
 
 static struct rte_tailq_elem rte_distributor_tailq = {
 	.name = "RTE_DISTRIBUTOR",
@@ -53,10 +53,10 @@ EAL_REGISTER_TAILQ(rte_distributor_tailq)
 /**** APIs called by workers ****/
 
 void
-rte_distributor_request_pkt(struct rte_distributor *d,
+rte_distributor_request_pkt_v20(struct rte_distributor_v20 *d,
 		unsigned worker_id, struct rte_mbuf *oldpkt)
 {
-	union rte_distributor_buffer *buf = &d->bufs[worker_id];
+	union rte_distributor_buffer_v20 *buf = &d->bufs[worker_id];
 	int64_t req = (((int64_t)(uintptr_t)oldpkt) << RTE_DISTRIB_FLAG_BITS)
 			| RTE_DISTRIB_GET_BUF;
 	while (unlikely(buf->bufptr64 & RTE_DISTRIB_FLAGS_MASK))
@@ -65,10 +65,10 @@ rte_distributor_request_pkt(struct rte_distributor *d,
 }
 
 struct rte_mbuf *
-rte_distributor_poll_pkt(struct rte_distributor *d,
+rte_distributor_poll_pkt_v20(struct rte_distributor_v20 *d,
 		unsigned worker_id)
 {
-	union rte_distributor_buffer *buf = &d->bufs[worker_id];
+	union rte_distributor_buffer_v20 *buf = &d->bufs[worker_id];
 	if (buf->bufptr64 & RTE_DISTRIB_GET_BUF)
 		return NULL;
 
@@ -78,21 +78,21 @@ rte_distributor_poll_pkt(struct rte_distributor *d,
 }
 
 struct rte_mbuf *
-rte_distributor_get_pkt(struct rte_distributor *d,
+rte_distributor_get_pkt_v20(struct rte_distributor_v20 *d,
 		unsigned worker_id, struct rte_mbuf *oldpkt)
 {
 	struct rte_mbuf *ret;
-	rte_distributor_request_pkt(d, worker_id, oldpkt);
-	while ((ret = rte_distributor_poll_pkt(d, worker_id)) == NULL)
+	rte_distributor_request_pkt_v20(d, worker_id, oldpkt);
+	while ((ret = rte_distributor_poll_pkt_v20(d, worker_id)) == NULL)
 		rte_pause();
 	return ret;
 }
 
 int
-rte_distributor_return_pkt(struct rte_distributor *d,
+rte_distributor_return_pkt_v20(struct rte_distributor_v20 *d,
 		unsigned worker_id, struct rte_mbuf *oldpkt)
 {
-	union rte_distributor_buffer *buf = &d->bufs[worker_id];
+	union rte_distributor_buffer_v20 *buf = &d->bufs[worker_id];
 	uint64_t req = (((int64_t)(uintptr_t)oldpkt) << RTE_DISTRIB_FLAG_BITS)
 			| RTE_DISTRIB_RETURN_BUF;
 	buf->bufptr64 = req;
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ backlog_pop(struct rte_distributor_backlog *bl)
 
 /* stores a packet returned from a worker inside the returns array */
 static inline void
-store_return(uintptr_t oldbuf, struct rte_distributor *d,
+store_return(uintptr_t oldbuf, struct rte_distributor_v20 *d,
 		unsigned *ret_start, unsigned *ret_count)
 {
 	/* store returns in a circular buffer - code is branch-free */
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ store_return(uintptr_t oldbuf, struct rte_distributor *d,
 }
 
 static inline void
-handle_worker_shutdown(struct rte_distributor *d, unsigned wkr)
+handle_worker_shutdown(struct rte_distributor_v20 *d, unsigned int wkr)
 {
 	d->in_flight_tags[wkr] = 0;
 	d->in_flight_bitmask &= ~(1UL << wkr);
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ handle_worker_shutdown(struct rte_distributor *d, unsigned wkr)
 		 * Note that the tags were set before first level call
 		 * to rte_distributor_process.
 		 */
-		rte_distributor_process(d, pkts, i);
+		rte_distributor_process_v20(d, pkts, i);
 		bl->count = bl->start = 0;
 	}
 }
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ handle_worker_shutdown(struct rte_distributor *d, unsigned wkr)
  * to do a partial flush.
  */
 static int
-process_returns(struct rte_distributor *d)
+process_returns(struct rte_distributor_v20 *d)
 {
 	unsigned wkr;
 	unsigned flushed = 0;
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ process_returns(struct rte_distributor *d)
 
 /* process a set of packets to distribute them to workers */
 int
-rte_distributor_process(struct rte_distributor *d,
+rte_distributor_process_v20(struct rte_distributor_v20 *d,
 		struct rte_mbuf **mbufs, unsigned num_mbufs)
 {
 	unsigned next_idx = 0;
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ rte_distributor_process(struct rte_distributor *d,
 
 /* return to the caller, packets returned from workers */
 int
-rte_distributor_returned_pkts(struct rte_distributor *d,
+rte_distributor_returned_pkts_v20(struct rte_distributor_v20 *d,
 		struct rte_mbuf **mbufs, unsigned max_mbufs)
 {
 	struct rte_distributor_returned_pkts *returns = &d->returns;
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ rte_distributor_returned_pkts(struct rte_distributor *d,
 /* return the number of packets in-flight in a distributor, i.e. packets
  * being workered on or queued up in a backlog. */
 static inline unsigned
-total_outstanding(const struct rte_distributor *d)
+total_outstanding(const struct rte_distributor_v20 *d)
 {
 	unsigned wkr, total_outstanding;
 
@@ -353,19 +353,19 @@ total_outstanding(const struct rte_distributor *d)
 /* flush the distributor, so that there are no outstanding packets in flight or
  * queued up. */
 int
-rte_distributor_flush(struct rte_distributor *d)
+rte_distributor_flush_v20(struct rte_distributor_v20 *d)
 {
 	const unsigned flushed = total_outstanding(d);
 
 	while (total_outstanding(d) > 0)
-		rte_distributor_process(d, NULL, 0);
+		rte_distributor_process_v20(d, NULL, 0);
 
 	return flushed;
 }
 
 /* clears the internal returns array in the distributor */
 void
-rte_distributor_clear_returns(struct rte_distributor *d)
+rte_distributor_clear_returns_v20(struct rte_distributor_v20 *d)
 {
 	d->returns.start = d->returns.count = 0;
 #ifndef __OPTIMIZE__
@@ -374,12 +374,12 @@ rte_distributor_clear_returns(struct rte_distributor *d)
 }
 
 /* creates a distributor instance */
-struct rte_distributor *
-rte_distributor_create(const char *name,
+struct rte_distributor_v20 *
+rte_distributor_create_v20(const char *name,
 		unsigned socket_id,
 		unsigned num_workers)
 {
-	struct rte_distributor *d;
+	struct rte_distributor_v20 *d;
 	struct rte_distributor_list *distributor_list;
 	char mz_name[RTE_MEMZONE_NAMESIZE];
 	const struct rte_memzone *mz;
diff --git a/lib/librte_distributor/rte_distributor_v20.h b/lib/librte_distributor/rte_distributor_v20.h
index b69aa27..f02e6aa 100644
--- a/lib/librte_distributor/rte_distributor_v20.h
+++ b/lib/librte_distributor/rte_distributor_v20.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ extern "C" {
 
 #define RTE_DISTRIBUTOR_NAMESIZE 32 /**< Length of name for instance */
 
-struct rte_distributor;
+struct rte_distributor_v20;
 struct rte_mbuf;
 
 /**
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ struct rte_mbuf;
  * @return
  *   The newly created distributor instance
  */
-struct rte_distributor *
-rte_distributor_create(const char *name, unsigned int socket_id,
+struct rte_distributor_v20 *
+rte_distributor_create_v20(const char *name, unsigned int socket_id,
 		unsigned int num_workers);
 
 /*  *** APIS to be called on the distributor lcore ***  */
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ rte_distributor_create(const char *name, unsigned int socket_id,
  *   The number of mbufs processed.
  */
 int
-rte_distributor_process(struct rte_distributor *d,
+rte_distributor_process_v20(struct rte_distributor_v20 *d,
 		struct rte_mbuf **mbufs, unsigned int num_mbufs);
 
 /**
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ rte_distributor_process(struct rte_distributor *d,
  *   The number of mbufs returned in the mbufs array.
  */
 int
-rte_distributor_returned_pkts(struct rte_distributor *d,
+rte_distributor_returned_pkts_v20(struct rte_distributor_v20 *d,
 		struct rte_mbuf **mbufs, unsigned int max_mbufs);
 
 /**
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ rte_distributor_returned_pkts(struct rte_distributor *d,
  *   The number of queued/in-flight packets that were completed by this call.
  */
 int
-rte_distributor_flush(struct rte_distributor *d);
+rte_distributor_flush_v20(struct rte_distributor_v20 *d);
 
 /**
  * Clears the array of returned packets used as the source for the
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ rte_distributor_flush(struct rte_distributor *d);
  *   The distributor instance to be used
  */
 void
-rte_distributor_clear_returns(struct rte_distributor *d);
+rte_distributor_clear_returns_v20(struct rte_distributor_v20 *d);
 
 /*  *** APIS to be called on the worker lcores ***  */
 /*
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ rte_distributor_clear_returns(struct rte_distributor *d);
  *   A new packet to be processed by the worker thread.
  */
 struct rte_mbuf *
-rte_distributor_get_pkt(struct rte_distributor *d,
+rte_distributor_get_pkt_v20(struct rte_distributor_v20 *d,
 		unsigned int worker_id, struct rte_mbuf *oldpkt);
 
 /**
@@ -193,8 +193,8 @@ rte_distributor_get_pkt(struct rte_distributor *d,
  *   The previous packet being processed by the worker
  */
 int
-rte_distributor_return_pkt(struct rte_distributor *d, unsigned int worker_id,
-		struct rte_mbuf *mbuf);
+rte_distributor_return_pkt_v20(struct rte_distributor_v20 *d,
+		unsigned int worker_id, struct rte_mbuf *mbuf);
 
 /**
  * API called by a worker to request a new packet to process.
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ rte_distributor_return_pkt(struct rte_distributor *d, unsigned int worker_id,
  *   The previous packet, if any, being processed by the worker
  */
 void
-rte_distributor_request_pkt(struct rte_distributor *d,
+rte_distributor_request_pkt_v20(struct rte_distributor_v20 *d,
 		unsigned int worker_id, struct rte_mbuf *oldpkt);
 
 /**
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ rte_distributor_request_pkt(struct rte_distributor *d,
  *   packet is yet available.
  */
 struct rte_mbuf *
-rte_distributor_poll_pkt(struct rte_distributor *d,
+rte_distributor_poll_pkt_v20(struct rte_distributor_v20 *d,
 		unsigned int worker_id);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
diff --git a/test/test/test_distributor.c b/test/test/test_distributor.c
index 6059a0c..7a30513 100644
--- a/test/test/test_distributor.c
+++ b/test/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
@@ -87,20 +87,25 @@ clear_packet_count(void)
 static int
 handle_work(void *arg)
 {
-	struct rte_mbuf *pkt = NULL;
+	struct rte_mbuf *buf[8] __rte_cache_aligned;
 	struct worker_params *wp = arg;
-	struct rte_distributor *d = wp->dist;
-
-	unsigned count = 0;
-	unsigned id = __sync_fetch_and_add(&worker_idx, 1);
-
-	pkt = rte_distributor_get_pkt(d, id, NULL);
+	struct rte_distributor *db = wp->dist;
+	unsigned int count = 0, num = 0;
+	unsigned int id = __sync_fetch_and_add(&worker_idx, 1);
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < 8; i++)
+		buf[i] = NULL;
+	num = rte_distributor_get_pkt(db, id, buf, buf, num);
 	while (!quit) {
-		worker_stats[id].handled_packets++, count++;
-		pkt = rte_distributor_get_pkt(d, id, pkt);
+		worker_stats[id].handled_packets += num;
+		count += num;
+		num = rte_distributor_get_pkt(db, id,
+				buf, buf, num);
 	}
-	worker_stats[id].handled_packets++, count++;
-	rte_distributor_return_pkt(d, id, pkt);
+	worker_stats[id].handled_packets += num;
+	count += num;
+	rte_distributor_return_pkt(db, id, buf, num);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -118,9 +123,11 @@ handle_work(void *arg)
 static int
 sanity_test(struct worker_params *wp, struct rte_mempool *p)
 {
-	struct rte_distributor *d = wp->dist;
+	struct rte_distributor *db = wp->dist;
 	struct rte_mbuf *bufs[BURST];
-	unsigned i;
+	struct rte_mbuf *returns[BURST*2];
+	unsigned int i, count;
+	unsigned int retries;
 
 	printf("=== Basic distributor sanity tests ===\n");
 	clear_packet_count();
@@ -134,8 +141,15 @@ sanity_test(struct worker_params *wp, 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);
+	rte_distributor_process(db, bufs, BURST);
+	count = 0;
+	do {
+
+		rte_distributor_flush(db);
+		count += rte_distributor_returned_pkts(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",
@@ -147,8 +161,6 @@ sanity_test(struct worker_params *wp, struct rte_mempool *p)
 		printf("Worker %u handled %u packets\n", i,
 				worker_stats[i].handled_packets);
 	printf("Sanity test with all zero hashes done.\n");
-	if (worker_stats[0].handled_packets != BURST)
-		return -1;
 
 	/* pick two flows and check they go correctly */
 	if (rte_lcore_count() >= 3) {
@@ -156,8 +168,13 @@ sanity_test(struct worker_params *wp, 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);
+		rte_distributor_process(db, bufs, BURST);
+		count = 0;
+		do {
+			rte_distributor_flush(db);
+			count += rte_distributor_returned_pkts(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",
@@ -169,20 +186,21 @@ sanity_test(struct worker_params *wp, struct rte_mempool *p)
 			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;
-
-	rte_distributor_process(d, bufs, BURST);
-	rte_distributor_flush(d);
+		bufs[i]->hash.usr = i+1;
+
+	rte_distributor_process(db, bufs, BURST);
+	count = 0;
+	do {
+		rte_distributor_flush(db);
+		count += rte_distributor_returned_pkts(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",
@@ -204,8 +222,9 @@ sanity_test(struct worker_params *wp, struct rte_mempool *p)
 	unsigned num_returned = 0;
 
 	/* flush out any remaining packets */
-	rte_distributor_flush(d);
-	rte_distributor_clear_returns(d);
+	rte_distributor_flush(db);
+	rte_distributor_clear_returns(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;
@@ -213,28 +232,44 @@ sanity_test(struct worker_params *wp, struct rte_mempool *p)
 	for (i = 0; i < BIG_BATCH; i++)
 		many_bufs[i]->hash.usr = i << 2;
 
+	printf("=== testing big burst (%s) ===\n", wp->name);
 	for (i = 0; i < BIG_BATCH/BURST; i++) {
-		rte_distributor_process(d, &many_bufs[i*BURST], BURST);
-		num_returned += rte_distributor_returned_pkts(d,
+		rte_distributor_process(db,
+				&many_bufs[i*BURST], BURST);
+		count = rte_distributor_returned_pkts(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);
+	rte_distributor_flush(db);
+	count = rte_distributor_returned_pkts(db,
+		&return_bufs[num_returned],
+			BIG_BATCH - num_returned);
+	num_returned += count;
+	retries = 0;
+	do {
+		rte_distributor_flush(db);
+		count = rte_distributor_returned_pkts(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);
@@ -258,20 +293,28 @@ sanity_test(struct worker_params *wp, struct rte_mempool *p)
 static int
 handle_work_with_free_mbufs(void *arg)
 {
-	struct rte_mbuf *pkt = NULL;
+	struct rte_mbuf *buf[8] __rte_cache_aligned;
 	struct worker_params *wp = arg;
 	struct rte_distributor *d = wp->dist;
-	unsigned count = 0;
-	unsigned id = __sync_fetch_and_add(&worker_idx, 1);
-
-	pkt = rte_distributor_get_pkt(d, id, NULL);
+	unsigned int count = 0;
+	unsigned int i;
+	unsigned int num = 0;
+	unsigned int id = __sync_fetch_and_add(&worker_idx, 1);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < 8; i++)
+		buf[i] = NULL;
+	num = rte_distributor_get_pkt(d, id, buf, buf, num);
 	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 += num;
+		count += num;
+		for (i = 0; i < num; i++)
+			rte_pktmbuf_free(buf[i]);
+		num = rte_distributor_get_pkt(d,
+				id, buf, buf, num);
 	}
-	worker_stats[id].handled_packets++, count++;
-	rte_distributor_return_pkt(d, id, pkt);
+	worker_stats[id].handled_packets += num;
+	count += num;
+	rte_distributor_return_pkt(d, id, buf, num);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -287,7 +330,8 @@ sanity_test_with_mbuf_alloc(struct worker_params *wp, struct rte_mempool *p)
 	unsigned i;
 	struct rte_mbuf *bufs[BURST];
 
-	printf("=== Sanity test with mbuf alloc/free  ===\n");
+	printf("=== Sanity test with mbuf alloc/free (%s) ===\n", wp->name);
+
 	clear_packet_count();
 	for (i = 0; i < ((1<<ITER_POWER)); i += BURST) {
 		unsigned j;
@@ -302,6 +346,9 @@ sanity_test_with_mbuf_alloc(struct worker_params *wp, struct rte_mempool *p)
 	}
 
 	rte_distributor_flush(d);
+
+	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(),
@@ -317,21 +364,32 @@ static int
 handle_work_for_shutdown_test(void *arg)
 {
 	struct rte_mbuf *pkt = NULL;
+	struct rte_mbuf *buf[8] __rte_cache_aligned;
 	struct worker_params *wp = arg;
 	struct rte_distributor *d = wp->dist;
-	unsigned count = 0;
-	const unsigned id = __sync_fetch_and_add(&worker_idx, 1);
+	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);
+
+	num = rte_distributor_get_pkt(d, 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);
+		worker_stats[id].handled_packets += num;
+		count += num;
+		for (i = 0; i < num; i++)
+			rte_pktmbuf_free(buf[i]);
+		num = rte_distributor_get_pkt(d,
+				id, buf, buf, num);
+		total += num;
 	}
-	worker_stats[id].handled_packets++, count++;
-	rte_distributor_return_pkt(d, id, pkt);
+	worker_stats[id].handled_packets += num;
+	count += num;
+	returned = rte_distributor_return_pkt(d, id, buf, num);
 
 	if (id == 0) {
 		/* for worker zero, allow it to restart to pick up last packet
@@ -339,13 +397,18 @@ handle_work_for_shutdown_test(void *arg)
 		 */
 		while (zero_quit)
 			usleep(100);
-		pkt = rte_distributor_get_pkt(d, id, NULL);
+
+		num = rte_distributor_get_pkt(d,
+				id, buf, buf, num);
+
 		while (!quit) {
 			worker_stats[id].handled_packets++, count++;
 			rte_pktmbuf_free(pkt);
-			pkt = rte_distributor_get_pkt(d, id, NULL);
+			num = rte_distributor_get_pkt(d, id, buf, buf, num);
 		}
-		rte_distributor_return_pkt(d, id, pkt);
+		returned = rte_distributor_return_pkt(d,
+				id, buf, num);
+		printf("Num returned = %d\n", returned);
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -367,17 +430,22 @@ sanity_test_with_worker_shutdown(struct worker_params *wp,
 	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;
 
 	rte_distributor_process(d, bufs, BURST);
+	rte_distributor_flush(d);
+
 	/* at this point, we will have processed some packets and have a full
 	 * backlog for the other ones at worker 0.
 	 */
@@ -388,7 +456,7 @@ sanity_test_with_worker_shutdown(struct worker_params *wp,
 		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;
@@ -396,6 +464,12 @@ sanity_test_with_worker_shutdown(struct worker_params *wp,
 
 	/* flush the distributor */
 	rte_distributor_flush(d);
+	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);
+
 	if (total_packet_count() != BURST * 2) {
 		printf("Line %d: Error, not all packets flushed. "
 				"Expected %u, got %u\n",
@@ -403,10 +477,6 @@ sanity_test_with_worker_shutdown(struct worker_params *wp,
 		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;
 }
@@ -422,7 +492,7 @@ test_flush_with_worker_shutdown(struct worker_params *wp,
 	struct rte_mbuf *bufs[BURST];
 	unsigned i;
 
-	printf("=== Test flush fn with worker shutdown ===\n");
+	printf("=== Test flush fn with worker shutdown (%s) ===\n", wp->name);
 
 	clear_packet_count();
 	if (rte_mempool_get_bulk(p, (void *)bufs, BURST) != 0) {
@@ -446,7 +516,13 @@ test_flush_with_worker_shutdown(struct worker_params *wp,
 	/* flush the distributor */
 	rte_distributor_flush(d);
 
+	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",
@@ -454,10 +530,6 @@ test_flush_with_worker_shutdown(struct worker_params *wp,
 		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;
 }
@@ -469,7 +541,9 @@ int test_error_distributor_create_name(void)
 	char *name = NULL;
 
 	d = rte_distributor_create(name, rte_socket_id(),
-			rte_lcore_count() - 1);
+			rte_lcore_count() - 1,
+			RTE_DIST_ALG_BURST);
+
 	if (d != NULL || rte_errno != EINVAL) {
 		printf("ERROR: No error on create() with NULL name param\n");
 		return -1;
@@ -483,8 +557,10 @@ static
 int test_error_distributor_create_numworkers(void)
 {
 	struct rte_distributor *d = NULL;
+
 	d = rte_distributor_create("test_numworkers", rte_socket_id(),
-			RTE_MAX_LCORE + 10);
+			RTE_MAX_LCORE + 10,
+			RTE_DIST_ALG_BURST);
 	if (d != NULL || rte_errno != EINVAL) {
 		printf("ERROR: No error on create() with num_workers > MAX\n");
 		return -1;
@@ -530,10 +606,11 @@ test_distributor(void)
 	}
 
 	if (d == NULL) {
-		d = rte_distributor_create("Test_distributor", rte_socket_id(),
-				rte_lcore_count() - 1);
+		d = rte_distributor_create("Test_dist_burst", rte_socket_id(),
+				rte_lcore_count() - 1,
+				RTE_DIST_ALG_BURST);
 		if (d == NULL) {
-			printf("Error creating distributor\n");
+			printf("Error creating burst distributor\n");
 			return -1;
 		}
 	} else {
@@ -553,7 +630,7 @@ test_distributor(void)
 	}
 
 	worker_params.dist = d;
-	sprintf(worker_params.name, "single");
+	sprintf(worker_params.name, "burst");
 
 	rte_eal_mp_remote_launch(handle_work, &worker_params, SKIP_MASTER);
 	if (sanity_test(&worker_params, p) < 0)
diff --git a/test/test/test_distributor_perf.c b/test/test/test_distributor_perf.c
index 7947fe9..1dd326b 100644
--- a/test/test/test_distributor_perf.c
+++ b/test/test/test_distributor_perf.c
@@ -129,18 +129,25 @@ clear_packet_count(void)
 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);
+	unsigned int count = 0;
+	unsigned int num = 0;
+	int i;
+	unsigned int id = __sync_fetch_and_add(&worker_idx, 1);
+	struct rte_mbuf *buf[8] __rte_cache_aligned;
 
-	pkt = rte_distributor_get_pkt(d, id, NULL);
+	for (i = 0; i < 8; i++)
+		buf[i] = NULL;
+
+	num = rte_distributor_get_pkt(d, id, buf, buf, num);
 	while (!quit) {
-		worker_stats[id].handled_packets++, count++;
-		pkt = rte_distributor_get_pkt(d, id, pkt);
+		worker_stats[id].handled_packets += num;
+		count += num;
+		num = rte_distributor_get_pkt(d, id, buf, buf, num);
 	}
-	worker_stats[id].handled_packets++, count++;
-	rte_distributor_return_pkt(d, id, pkt);
+	worker_stats[id].handled_packets += num;
+	count += num;
+	rte_distributor_return_pkt(d, id, buf, num);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -228,7 +235,8 @@ test_distributor_perf(void)
 
 	if (d == NULL) {
 		d = rte_distributor_create("Test_perf", rte_socket_id(),
-				rte_lcore_count() - 1);
+				rte_lcore_count() - 1,
+				RTE_DIST_ALG_SINGLE);
 		if (d == NULL) {
 			printf("Error creating distributor\n");
 			return -1;
