diff --git a/app/test-eventdev/test_pipeline_atq.c b/app/test-eventdev/test_pipeline_atq.c
index f0b2f9015..54fb9ffd1 100644
--- a/app/test-eventdev/test_pipeline_atq.c
+++ b/app/test-eventdev/test_pipeline_atq.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ pipeline_atq_nb_event_queues(struct evt_options *opt)
 	return rte_eth_dev_count_avail();
 }
 
-static int
+static __rte_noinline int
 pipeline_atq_worker_single_stage_tx(void *arg)
 {
 	PIPELINE_WORKER_SINGLE_STAGE_INIT;
@@ -28,23 +28,19 @@ pipeline_atq_worker_single_stage_tx(void *arg)
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		if (ev.sched_type == RTE_SCHED_TYPE_ATOMIC) {
-			pipeline_tx_pkt(ev.mbuf);
-			w->processed_pkts++;
-			continue;
-		}
-		pipeline_fwd_event(&ev, RTE_SCHED_TYPE_ATOMIC);
-		pipeline_event_enqueue(dev, port, &ev);
+		rte_event_eth_tx_adapter_txq_set(ev.mbuf, 0);
+		rte_event_eth_tx_adapter_enqueue(dev, port, &ev, 1);
+		w->processed_pkts++;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int
+static __rte_noinline int
 pipeline_atq_worker_single_stage_fwd(void *arg)
 {
 	PIPELINE_WORKER_SINGLE_STAGE_INIT;
-	const uint8_t tx_queue = t->tx_service.queue_id;
+	const uint8_t *tx_queue = t->tx_evqueue_id;
 
 	while (t->done == false) {
 		uint16_t event = rte_event_dequeue_burst(dev, port, &ev, 1, 0);
@@ -54,16 +50,16 @@ pipeline_atq_worker_single_stage_fwd(void *arg)
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		w->processed_pkts++;
-		ev.queue_id = tx_queue;
+		ev.queue_id = tx_queue[ev.mbuf->port];
 		pipeline_fwd_event(&ev, RTE_SCHED_TYPE_ATOMIC);
 		pipeline_event_enqueue(dev, port, &ev);
+		w->processed_pkts++;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int
+static __rte_noinline int
 pipeline_atq_worker_single_stage_burst_tx(void *arg)
 {
 	PIPELINE_WORKER_SINGLE_STAGE_BURST_INIT;
@@ -79,27 +75,21 @@ pipeline_atq_worker_single_stage_burst_tx(void *arg)
 
 		for (i = 0; i < nb_rx; i++) {
 			rte_prefetch0(ev[i + 1].mbuf);
-			if (ev[i].sched_type == RTE_SCHED_TYPE_ATOMIC) {
-
-				pipeline_tx_pkt(ev[i].mbuf);
-				ev[i].op = RTE_EVENT_OP_RELEASE;
-				w->processed_pkts++;
-			} else
-				pipeline_fwd_event(&ev[i],
-						RTE_SCHED_TYPE_ATOMIC);
+			rte_event_eth_tx_adapter_txq_set(ev[i].mbuf, 0);
 		}
 
-		pipeline_event_enqueue_burst(dev, port, ev, nb_rx);
+		rte_event_eth_tx_adapter_enqueue(dev, port, ev, nb_rx);
+		w->processed_pkts += nb_rx;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int
+static __rte_noinline int
 pipeline_atq_worker_single_stage_burst_fwd(void *arg)
 {
 	PIPELINE_WORKER_SINGLE_STAGE_BURST_INIT;
-	const uint8_t tx_queue = t->tx_service.queue_id;
+	const uint8_t *tx_queue = t->tx_evqueue_id;
 
 	while (t->done == false) {
 		uint16_t nb_rx = rte_event_dequeue_burst(dev, port, ev,
@@ -112,23 +102,22 @@ pipeline_atq_worker_single_stage_burst_fwd(void *arg)
 
 		for (i = 0; i < nb_rx; i++) {
 			rte_prefetch0(ev[i + 1].mbuf);
-			ev[i].queue_id = tx_queue;
+			rte_event_eth_tx_adapter_txq_set(ev[i].mbuf, 0);
+			ev[i].queue_id = tx_queue[ev[i].mbuf->port];
 			pipeline_fwd_event(&ev[i], RTE_SCHED_TYPE_ATOMIC);
-			w->processed_pkts++;
 		}
 
 		pipeline_event_enqueue_burst(dev, port, ev, nb_rx);
+		w->processed_pkts += nb_rx;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int
+static __rte_noinline int
 pipeline_atq_worker_multi_stage_tx(void *arg)
 {
 	PIPELINE_WORKER_MULTI_STAGE_INIT;
-	const uint8_t nb_stages = t->opt->nb_stages;
-
 
 	while (t->done == false) {
 		uint16_t event = rte_event_dequeue_burst(dev, port, &ev, 1, 0);
@@ -141,13 +130,12 @@ pipeline_atq_worker_multi_stage_tx(void *arg)
 		cq_id = ev.sub_event_type % nb_stages;
 
 		if (cq_id == last_queue) {
-			if (ev.sched_type == RTE_SCHED_TYPE_ATOMIC) {
-
-				pipeline_tx_pkt(ev.mbuf);
-				w->processed_pkts++;
-				continue;
-			}
-			pipeline_fwd_event(&ev, RTE_SCHED_TYPE_ATOMIC);
+			/* Map to 0th queue. */
+			rte_event_eth_tx_adapter_txq_set(ev.mbuf, 0);
+			rte_event_eth_tx_adapter_enqueue(dev, port,
+					&ev, 1);
+			w->processed_pkts++;
+			continue;
 		} else {
 			ev.sub_event_type++;
 			pipeline_fwd_event(&ev, sched_type_list[cq_id]);
@@ -158,12 +146,11 @@ pipeline_atq_worker_multi_stage_tx(void *arg)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int
+static __rte_noinline int
 pipeline_atq_worker_multi_stage_fwd(void *arg)
 {
 	PIPELINE_WORKER_MULTI_STAGE_INIT;
-	const uint8_t nb_stages = t->opt->nb_stages;
-	const uint8_t tx_queue = t->tx_service.queue_id;
+	const uint8_t *tx_queue = t->tx_evqueue_id;
 
 	while (t->done == false) {
 		uint16_t event = rte_event_dequeue_burst(dev, port, &ev, 1, 0);
@@ -176,9 +163,9 @@ pipeline_atq_worker_multi_stage_fwd(void *arg)
 		cq_id = ev.sub_event_type % nb_stages;
 
 		if (cq_id == last_queue) {
-			w->processed_pkts++;
-			ev.queue_id = tx_queue;
+			ev.queue_id = tx_queue[ev.mbuf->port];
 			pipeline_fwd_event(&ev, RTE_SCHED_TYPE_ATOMIC);
+			w->processed_pkts++;
 		} else {
 			ev.sub_event_type++;
 			pipeline_fwd_event(&ev, sched_type_list[cq_id]);
@@ -189,11 +176,10 @@ pipeline_atq_worker_multi_stage_fwd(void *arg)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int
+static __rte_noinline int
 pipeline_atq_worker_multi_stage_burst_tx(void *arg)
 {
 	PIPELINE_WORKER_MULTI_STAGE_BURST_INIT;
-	const uint8_t nb_stages = t->opt->nb_stages;
 
 	while (t->done == false) {
 		uint16_t nb_rx = rte_event_dequeue_burst(dev, port, ev,
@@ -209,16 +195,13 @@ pipeline_atq_worker_multi_stage_burst_tx(void *arg)
 			cq_id = ev[i].sub_event_type % nb_stages;
 
 			if (cq_id == last_queue) {
-				if (ev[i].sched_type == RTE_SCHED_TYPE_ATOMIC) {
-
-					pipeline_tx_pkt(ev[i].mbuf);
-					ev[i].op = RTE_EVENT_OP_RELEASE;
-					w->processed_pkts++;
-					continue;
-				}
-
-				pipeline_fwd_event(&ev[i],
-						RTE_SCHED_TYPE_ATOMIC);
+				/* Map to 0th queue. */
+				rte_event_eth_tx_adapter_txq_set(ev[i].mbuf, 0);
+				rte_event_eth_tx_adapter_enqueue(dev, port,
+						&ev[i], 1);
+				ev[i].op = RTE_EVENT_OP_RELEASE;
+				w->processed_pkts++;
+				continue;
 			} else {
 				ev[i].sub_event_type++;
 				pipeline_fwd_event(&ev[i],
@@ -231,12 +214,11 @@ pipeline_atq_worker_multi_stage_burst_tx(void *arg)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int
+static __rte_noinline int
 pipeline_atq_worker_multi_stage_burst_fwd(void *arg)
 {
 	PIPELINE_WORKER_MULTI_STAGE_BURST_INIT;
-	const uint8_t nb_stages = t->opt->nb_stages;
-	const uint8_t tx_queue = t->tx_service.queue_id;
+	const uint8_t *tx_queue = t->tx_evqueue_id;
 
 	while (t->done == false) {
 		uint16_t nb_rx = rte_event_dequeue_burst(dev, port, ev,
@@ -253,9 +235,10 @@ pipeline_atq_worker_multi_stage_burst_fwd(void *arg)
 
 			if (cq_id == last_queue) {
 				w->processed_pkts++;
-				ev[i].queue_id = tx_queue;
+				ev[i].queue_id = tx_queue[ev[i].mbuf->port];
 				pipeline_fwd_event(&ev[i],
 						RTE_SCHED_TYPE_ATOMIC);
+
 			} else {
 				ev[i].sub_event_type++;
 				pipeline_fwd_event(&ev[i],
@@ -274,27 +257,27 @@ worker_wrapper(void *arg)
 	struct worker_data *w  = arg;
 	struct evt_options *opt = w->t->opt;
 	const bool burst = evt_has_burst_mode(w->dev_id);
-	const bool mt_safe = !w->t->mt_unsafe;
+	const bool internal_port = w->t->internal_port;
 	const uint8_t nb_stages = opt->nb_stages;
 	RTE_SET_USED(opt);
 
 	if (nb_stages == 1) {
-		if (!burst && mt_safe)
+		if (!burst && internal_port)
 			return pipeline_atq_worker_single_stage_tx(arg);
-		else if (!burst && !mt_safe)
+		else if (!burst && !internal_port)
 			return pipeline_atq_worker_single_stage_fwd(arg);
-		else if (burst && mt_safe)
+		else if (burst && internal_port)
 			return pipeline_atq_worker_single_stage_burst_tx(arg);
-		else if (burst && !mt_safe)
+		else if (burst && !internal_port)
 			return pipeline_atq_worker_single_stage_burst_fwd(arg);
 	} else {
-		if (!burst && mt_safe)
+		if (!burst && internal_port)
 			return pipeline_atq_worker_multi_stage_tx(arg);
-		else if (!burst && !mt_safe)
+		else if (!burst && !internal_port)
 			return pipeline_atq_worker_multi_stage_fwd(arg);
-		if (burst && mt_safe)
+		if (burst && internal_port)
 			return pipeline_atq_worker_multi_stage_burst_tx(arg);
-		else if (burst && !mt_safe)
+		else if (burst && !internal_port)
 			return pipeline_atq_worker_multi_stage_burst_fwd(arg);
 	}
 	rte_panic("invalid worker\n");
@@ -303,10 +286,6 @@ worker_wrapper(void *arg)
 static int
 pipeline_atq_launch_lcores(struct evt_test *test, struct evt_options *opt)
 {
-	struct test_pipeline *t = evt_test_priv(test);
-
-	if (t->mt_unsafe)
-		rte_service_component_runstate_set(t->tx_service.service_id, 1);
 	return pipeline_launch_lcores(test, opt, worker_wrapper);
 }
 
@@ -317,23 +296,25 @@ pipeline_atq_eventdev_setup(struct evt_test *test, struct evt_options *opt)
 	int nb_ports;
 	int nb_queues;
 	uint8_t queue;
-	struct rte_event_dev_info info;
-	struct test_pipeline *t = evt_test_priv(test);
-	uint8_t tx_evqueue_id = 0;
+	uint8_t tx_evqueue_id[RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS] = {0};
 	uint8_t queue_arr[RTE_EVENT_MAX_QUEUES_PER_DEV];
 	uint8_t nb_worker_queues = 0;
+	uint8_t tx_evport_id = 0;
+	uint16_t prod = 0;
+	struct rte_event_dev_info info;
+	struct test_pipeline *t = evt_test_priv(test);
 
 	nb_ports = evt_nr_active_lcores(opt->wlcores);
 	nb_queues = rte_eth_dev_count_avail();
 
-	/* One extra port and queueu for Tx service */
-	if (t->mt_unsafe) {
-		tx_evqueue_id = nb_queues;
-		nb_ports++;
-		nb_queues++;
+	/* One queue for Tx service */
+	if (!t->internal_port) {
+		RTE_ETH_FOREACH_DEV(prod) {
+			tx_evqueue_id[prod] = nb_queues;
+			nb_queues++;
+		}
 	}
 
-
 	rte_event_dev_info_get(opt->dev_id, &info);
 
 	const struct rte_event_dev_config config = {
@@ -361,13 +342,15 @@ pipeline_atq_eventdev_setup(struct evt_test *test, struct evt_options *opt)
 	for (queue = 0; queue < nb_queues; queue++) {
 		q_conf.event_queue_cfg = RTE_EVENT_QUEUE_CFG_ALL_TYPES;
 
-		if (t->mt_unsafe) {
-			if (queue == tx_evqueue_id) {
-				q_conf.event_queue_cfg =
-					RTE_EVENT_QUEUE_CFG_SINGLE_LINK;
-			} else {
-				queue_arr[nb_worker_queues] = queue;
-				nb_worker_queues++;
+		if (!t->internal_port) {
+			RTE_ETH_FOREACH_DEV(prod) {
+				if (queue == tx_evqueue_id[prod]) {
+					q_conf.event_queue_cfg =
+						RTE_EVENT_QUEUE_CFG_SINGLE_LINK;
+				} else {
+					queue_arr[nb_worker_queues] = queue;
+					nb_worker_queues++;
+				}
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -388,14 +371,11 @@ pipeline_atq_eventdev_setup(struct evt_test *test, struct evt_options *opt)
 			.new_event_threshold = info.max_num_events,
 	};
 
-	if (t->mt_unsafe) {
+	if (!t->internal_port) {
 		ret = pipeline_event_port_setup(test, opt, queue_arr,
 				nb_worker_queues, p_conf);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
-
-		ret = pipeline_event_tx_service_setup(test, opt, tx_evqueue_id,
-				nb_ports - 1, p_conf);
 	} else
 		ret = pipeline_event_port_setup(test, opt, NULL, nb_queues,
 				p_conf);
@@ -424,14 +404,17 @@ pipeline_atq_eventdev_setup(struct evt_test *test, struct evt_options *opt)
 	 *	stride = 1
 	 *
 	 *	event queue pipelines:
-	 *	eth0 -> q0
-	 *		  } (q3->tx) Tx service
-	 *	eth1 -> q1
+	 *	eth0 -> q0 \
+	 *		    q3->tx
+	 *	eth1 -> q1 /
 	 *
 	 *	q0,q1 are configured as stated above.
 	 *	q3 configured as SINGLE_LINK|ATOMIC.
 	 */
 	ret = pipeline_event_rx_adapter_setup(opt, 1, p_conf);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+	ret = pipeline_event_tx_adapter_setup(opt, p_conf);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -445,12 +428,59 @@ pipeline_atq_eventdev_setup(struct evt_test *test, struct evt_options *opt)
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* Connect the tx_evqueue_id to the Tx adapter port */
+	if (!t->internal_port) {
+		RTE_ETH_FOREACH_DEV(prod) {
+			ret = rte_event_eth_tx_adapter_event_port_get(prod,
+					&tx_evport_id);
+			if (ret) {
+				evt_err("Unable to get Tx adapter[%d]", prod);
+				return ret;
+			}
+
+			if (rte_event_port_link(opt->dev_id, tx_evport_id,
+						&tx_evqueue_id[prod],
+						NULL, 1) != 1) {
+				evt_err("Unable to link Tx adptr[%d] evprt[%d]",
+						prod, tx_evport_id);
+				return ret;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	RTE_ETH_FOREACH_DEV(prod) {
+		ret = rte_eth_dev_start(prod);
+		if (ret) {
+			evt_err("Ethernet dev [%d] failed to start."
+					" Using synthetic producer", prod);
+			return ret;
+		}
+
+	}
+
 	ret = rte_event_dev_start(opt->dev_id);
 	if (ret) {
 		evt_err("failed to start eventdev %d", opt->dev_id);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
+	RTE_ETH_FOREACH_DEV(prod) {
+		ret = rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_start(prod);
+		if (ret) {
+			evt_err("Rx adapter[%d] start failed", prod);
+			return ret;
+		}
+
+		ret = rte_event_eth_tx_adapter_start(prod);
+		if (ret) {
+			evt_err("Tx adapter[%d] start failed", prod);
+			return ret;
+		}
+	}
+
+	memcpy(t->tx_evqueue_id, tx_evqueue_id, sizeof(uint8_t) *
+			RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/app/test-eventdev/test_pipeline_common.c b/app/test-eventdev/test_pipeline_common.c
index a54068df3..7f858e23f 100644
--- a/app/test-eventdev/test_pipeline_common.c
+++ b/app/test-eventdev/test_pipeline_common.c
@@ -5,58 +5,6 @@
 
 #include "test_pipeline_common.h"
 
-static int32_t
-pipeline_event_tx_burst_service_func(void *args)
-{
-
-	int i;
-	struct tx_service_data *tx = args;
-	const uint8_t dev = tx->dev_id;
-	const uint8_t port = tx->port_id;
-	struct rte_event ev[BURST_SIZE + 1];
-
-	uint16_t nb_rx = rte_event_dequeue_burst(dev, port, ev, BURST_SIZE, 0);
-
-	if (!nb_rx) {
-		for (i = 0; i < tx->nb_ethports; i++)
-			rte_eth_tx_buffer_flush(i, 0, tx->tx_buf[i]);
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	for (i = 0; i < nb_rx; i++) {
-		struct rte_mbuf *m = ev[i].mbuf;
-		rte_eth_tx_buffer(m->port, 0, tx->tx_buf[m->port], m);
-	}
-	tx->processed_pkts += nb_rx;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int32_t
-pipeline_event_tx_service_func(void *args)
-{
-
-	int i;
-	struct tx_service_data *tx = args;
-	const uint8_t dev = tx->dev_id;
-	const uint8_t port = tx->port_id;
-	struct rte_event ev;
-
-	uint16_t nb_rx = rte_event_dequeue_burst(dev, port, &ev, 1, 0);
-
-	if (!nb_rx) {
-		for (i = 0; i < tx->nb_ethports; i++)
-			rte_eth_tx_buffer_flush(i, 0, tx->tx_buf[i]);
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	struct rte_mbuf *m = ev.mbuf;
-	rte_eth_tx_buffer(m->port, 0, tx->tx_buf[m->port], m);
-	tx->processed_pkts++;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 int
 pipeline_test_result(struct evt_test *test, struct evt_options *opt)
 {
@@ -97,11 +45,8 @@ processed_pkts(struct test_pipeline *t)
 	uint64_t total = 0;
 
 	rte_smp_rmb();
-	if (t->mt_unsafe)
-		total = t->tx_service.processed_pkts;
-	else
-		for (i = 0; i < t->nb_workers; i++)
-			total += t->worker[i].processed_pkts;
+	for (i = 0; i < t->nb_workers; i++)
+		total += t->worker[i].processed_pkts;
 
 	return total;
 }
@@ -215,7 +160,6 @@ pipeline_ethdev_setup(struct evt_test *test, struct evt_options *opt)
 {
 	uint16_t i;
 	uint8_t nb_queues = 1;
-	uint8_t mt_state = 0;
 	struct test_pipeline *t = evt_test_priv(test);
 	struct rte_eth_rxconf rx_conf;
 	struct rte_eth_conf port_conf = {
@@ -238,13 +182,13 @@ pipeline_ethdev_setup(struct evt_test *test, struct evt_options *opt)
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
+	t->internal_port = 0;
 	RTE_ETH_FOREACH_DEV(i) {
 		struct rte_eth_dev_info dev_info;
 		struct rte_eth_conf local_port_conf = port_conf;
+		uint32_t caps = 0;
 
 		rte_eth_dev_info_get(i, &dev_info);
-		mt_state = !(dev_info.tx_offload_capa &
-				DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_MT_LOCKFREE);
 		rx_conf = dev_info.default_rxconf;
 		rx_conf.offloads = port_conf.rxmode.offloads;
 
@@ -279,11 +223,9 @@ pipeline_ethdev_setup(struct evt_test *test, struct evt_options *opt)
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 
-		t->mt_unsafe |= mt_state;
-		t->tx_service.tx_buf[i] =
-			rte_malloc(NULL, RTE_ETH_TX_BUFFER_SIZE(BURST_SIZE), 0);
-		if (t->tx_service.tx_buf[i] == NULL)
-			rte_panic("Unable to allocate Tx buffer memory.");
+		rte_event_eth_tx_adapter_caps_get(opt->dev_id, i, &caps);
+		if ((caps & RTE_EVENT_ETH_TX_ADAPTER_CAP_INTERNAL_PORT))
+			t->internal_port = 1;
 		rte_eth_promiscuous_enable(i);
 	}
 
@@ -295,7 +237,6 @@ pipeline_event_port_setup(struct evt_test *test, struct evt_options *opt,
 		uint8_t *queue_arr, uint8_t nb_queues,
 		const struct rte_event_port_conf p_conf)
 {
-	int i;
 	int ret;
 	uint8_t port;
 	struct test_pipeline *t = evt_test_priv(test);
@@ -321,10 +262,9 @@ pipeline_event_port_setup(struct evt_test *test, struct evt_options *opt,
 						0) != nb_queues)
 				goto link_fail;
 		} else {
-			for (i = 0; i < nb_queues; i++) {
-				if (rte_event_port_link(opt->dev_id, port,
-						&queue_arr[i], NULL, 1) != 1)
-					goto link_fail;
+			if (rte_event_port_link(opt->dev_id, port, queue_arr,
+					NULL, nb_queues) != nb_queues) {
+				goto link_fail;
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -385,80 +325,64 @@ pipeline_event_rx_adapter_setup(struct evt_options *opt, uint8_t stride,
 			}
 		}
 
-		ret = rte_eth_dev_start(prod);
-		if (ret) {
-			evt_err("Ethernet dev [%d] failed to start."
-					" Using synthetic producer", prod);
-			return ret;
-		}
-
-		ret = rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_start(prod);
-		if (ret) {
-			evt_err("Rx adapter[%d] start failed", prod);
-			return ret;
-		}
-		printf("%s: Port[%d] using Rx adapter[%d] started\n", __func__,
-				prod, prod);
+		printf("%s: Port[%d] using Rx adapter[%d] configured\n",
+				__func__, prod, prod);
 	}
 
 	return ret;
 }
 
 int
-pipeline_event_tx_service_setup(struct evt_test *test, struct evt_options *opt,
-		uint8_t tx_queue_id, uint8_t tx_port_id,
-		const struct rte_event_port_conf p_conf)
+pipeline_event_tx_adapter_setup(struct evt_options *opt,
+		struct rte_event_port_conf port_conf)
 {
-	int ret;
-	struct rte_service_spec serv;
-	struct test_pipeline *t = evt_test_priv(test);
-	struct tx_service_data *tx = &t->tx_service;
+	int ret = 0;
+	uint16_t consm = 0;
 
-	ret = rte_event_port_setup(opt->dev_id, tx_port_id, &p_conf);
-	if (ret) {
-		evt_err("failed to setup port %d", tx_port_id);
-		return ret;
-	}
+	RTE_ETH_FOREACH_DEV(consm) {
+		uint32_t cap;
 
-	if (rte_event_port_link(opt->dev_id, tx_port_id, &tx_queue_id,
-				NULL, 1) != 1) {
-		evt_err("failed to link queues to port %d", tx_port_id);
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
+		ret = rte_event_eth_tx_adapter_caps_get(opt->dev_id,
+				consm, &cap);
+		if (ret) {
+			evt_err("failed to get event tx adapter[%d] caps",
+					consm);
+			return ret;
+		}
 
-	tx->dev_id = opt->dev_id;
-	tx->queue_id = tx_queue_id;
-	tx->port_id = tx_port_id;
-	tx->nb_ethports = rte_eth_dev_count_avail();
-	tx->t = t;
-
-	/* Register Tx service */
-	memset(&serv, 0, sizeof(struct rte_service_spec));
-	snprintf(serv.name, sizeof(serv.name), "Tx_service");
-
-	if (evt_has_burst_mode(opt->dev_id))
-		serv.callback = pipeline_event_tx_burst_service_func;
-	else
-		serv.callback = pipeline_event_tx_service_func;
-
-	serv.callback_userdata = (void *)tx;
-	ret = rte_service_component_register(&serv, &tx->service_id);
-	if (ret) {
-		evt_err("failed to register Tx service");
-		return ret;
-	}
+		ret = rte_event_eth_tx_adapter_create(consm, opt->dev_id,
+				&port_conf);
+		if (ret) {
+			evt_err("failed to create tx adapter[%d]", consm);
+			return ret;
+		}
 
-	ret = evt_service_setup(tx->service_id);
-	if (ret) {
-		evt_err("Failed to setup service core for Tx service\n");
-		return ret;
-	}
+		ret = rte_event_eth_tx_adapter_queue_add(consm, consm, -1);
+		if (ret) {
+			evt_err("failed to add tx queues to adapter[%d]",
+					consm);
+			return ret;
+		}
 
-	rte_service_runstate_set(tx->service_id, 1);
+		if (!(cap & RTE_EVENT_ETH_TX_ADAPTER_CAP_INTERNAL_PORT)) {
+			uint32_t service_id;
 
-	return 0;
-}
+			rte_event_eth_tx_adapter_service_id_get(consm,
+					&service_id);
+			ret = evt_service_setup(service_id);
+			if (ret) {
+				evt_err("Failed to setup service core"
+						" for Tx adapter\n");
+				return ret;
+			}
+		}
+
+		printf("%s: Port[%d] using Tx adapter[%d] Configured\n",
+				__func__, consm, consm);
+	}
 
+	return ret;
+}
 
 void
 pipeline_ethdev_destroy(struct evt_test *test, struct evt_options *opt)
@@ -466,16 +390,10 @@ pipeline_ethdev_destroy(struct evt_test *test, struct evt_options *opt)
 	uint16_t i;
 	RTE_SET_USED(test);
 	RTE_SET_USED(opt);
-	struct test_pipeline *t = evt_test_priv(test);
-
-	if (t->mt_unsafe) {
-		rte_service_component_runstate_set(t->tx_service.service_id, 0);
-		rte_service_runstate_set(t->tx_service.service_id, 0);
-		rte_service_component_unregister(t->tx_service.service_id);
-	}
 
 	RTE_ETH_FOREACH_DEV(i) {
 		rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_stop(i);
+		rte_event_eth_tx_adapter_stop(i);
 		rte_eth_dev_stop(i);
 	}
 }
@@ -485,7 +403,6 @@ pipeline_eventdev_destroy(struct evt_test *test, struct evt_options *opt)
 {
 	RTE_SET_USED(test);
 
-	rte_event_dev_stop(opt->dev_id);
 	rte_event_dev_close(opt->dev_id);
 }
 
diff --git a/app/test-eventdev/test_pipeline_common.h b/app/test-eventdev/test_pipeline_common.h
index 9cd6b905b..b8939db81 100644
--- a/app/test-eventdev/test_pipeline_common.h
+++ b/app/test-eventdev/test_pipeline_common.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <rte_ethdev.h>
 #include <rte_eventdev.h>
 #include <rte_event_eth_rx_adapter.h>
+#include <rte_event_eth_tx_adapter.h>
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_mempool.h>
@@ -26,6 +27,9 @@
 #include "evt_options.h"
 #include "evt_test.h"
 
+#define PIPELINE_TX_ADPTR_ENQ 0x1
+#define PIPELINE_TX_ADPTR_FWD 0x2
+
 struct test_pipeline;
 
 struct worker_data {
@@ -35,30 +39,19 @@ struct worker_data {
 	struct test_pipeline *t;
 } __rte_cache_aligned;
 
-struct tx_service_data {
-	uint8_t dev_id;
-	uint8_t queue_id;
-	uint8_t port_id;
-	uint32_t service_id;
-	uint64_t processed_pkts;
-	uint16_t nb_ethports;
-	struct rte_eth_dev_tx_buffer *tx_buf[RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS];
-	struct test_pipeline *t;
-} __rte_cache_aligned;
-
 struct test_pipeline {
 	/* Don't change the offset of "done". Signal handler use this memory
 	 * to terminate all lcores work.
 	 */
 	int done;
 	uint8_t nb_workers;
-	uint8_t mt_unsafe;
+	uint8_t internal_port;
+	uint8_t tx_evqueue_id[RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS];
 	enum evt_test_result result;
 	uint32_t nb_flows;
 	uint64_t outstand_pkts;
 	struct rte_mempool *pool;
 	struct worker_data worker[EVT_MAX_PORTS];
-	struct tx_service_data tx_service;
 	struct evt_options *opt;
 	uint8_t sched_type_list[EVT_MAX_STAGES] __rte_cache_aligned;
 } __rte_cache_aligned;
@@ -70,7 +63,7 @@ struct test_pipeline {
 	struct test_pipeline *t = w->t;   \
 	const uint8_t dev = w->dev_id;    \
 	const uint8_t port = w->port_id;  \
-	struct rte_event ev
+	struct rte_event ev __rte_cache_aligned
 
 #define PIPELINE_WORKER_SINGLE_STAGE_BURST_INIT \
 	int i;                                  \
@@ -78,7 +71,7 @@ struct test_pipeline {
 	struct test_pipeline *t = w->t;         \
 	const uint8_t dev = w->dev_id;          \
 	const uint8_t port = w->port_id;        \
-	struct rte_event ev[BURST_SIZE + 1]
+	struct rte_event ev[BURST_SIZE + 1] __rte_cache_aligned
 
 #define PIPELINE_WORKER_MULTI_STAGE_INIT                         \
 	struct worker_data *w  = arg;                            \
@@ -88,10 +81,11 @@ struct test_pipeline {
 	const uint8_t port = w->port_id;                         \
 	const uint8_t last_queue = t->opt->nb_stages - 1;        \
 	uint8_t *const sched_type_list = &t->sched_type_list[0]; \
-	struct rte_event ev
+	const uint8_t nb_stages = t->opt->nb_stages + 1;	 \
+	struct rte_event ev __rte_cache_aligned
 
 #define PIPELINE_WORKER_MULTI_STAGE_BURST_INIT                   \
-	int i;                                  \
+	int i;                                                   \
 	struct worker_data *w  = arg;                            \
 	struct test_pipeline *t = w->t;                          \
 	uint8_t cq_id;                                           \
@@ -99,7 +93,8 @@ struct test_pipeline {
 	const uint8_t port = w->port_id;                         \
 	const uint8_t last_queue = t->opt->nb_stages - 1;        \
 	uint8_t *const sched_type_list = &t->sched_type_list[0]; \
-	struct rte_event ev[BURST_SIZE + 1]
+	const uint8_t nb_stages = t->opt->nb_stages + 1;	 \
+	struct rte_event ev[BURST_SIZE + 1] __rte_cache_aligned
 
 static __rte_always_inline void
 pipeline_fwd_event(struct rte_event *ev, uint8_t sched)
@@ -130,13 +125,6 @@ pipeline_event_enqueue_burst(const uint8_t dev, const uint8_t port,
 	}
 }
 
-static __rte_always_inline void
-pipeline_tx_pkt(struct rte_mbuf *mbuf)
-{
-	while (rte_eth_tx_burst(mbuf->port, 0, &mbuf, 1) != 1)
-		rte_pause();
-}
-
 static inline int
 pipeline_nb_event_ports(struct evt_options *opt)
 {
@@ -149,9 +137,8 @@ int pipeline_test_setup(struct evt_test *test, struct evt_options *opt);
 int pipeline_ethdev_setup(struct evt_test *test, struct evt_options *opt);
 int pipeline_event_rx_adapter_setup(struct evt_options *opt, uint8_t stride,
 		struct rte_event_port_conf prod_conf);
-int pipeline_event_tx_service_setup(struct evt_test *test,
-		struct evt_options *opt, uint8_t tx_queue_id,
-		uint8_t tx_port_id, const struct rte_event_port_conf p_conf);
+int pipeline_event_tx_adapter_setup(struct evt_options *opt,
+		struct rte_event_port_conf prod_conf);
 int pipeline_mempool_setup(struct evt_test *test, struct evt_options *opt);
 int pipeline_event_port_setup(struct evt_test *test, struct evt_options *opt,
 		uint8_t *queue_arr, uint8_t nb_queues,
diff --git a/app/test-eventdev/test_pipeline_queue.c b/app/test-eventdev/test_pipeline_queue.c
index 2e0d93d99..e1153573b 100644
--- a/app/test-eventdev/test_pipeline_queue.c
+++ b/app/test-eventdev/test_pipeline_queue.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ pipeline_queue_nb_event_queues(struct evt_options *opt)
 	return (eth_count * opt->nb_stages) + eth_count;
 }
 
-static int
+static __rte_noinline int
 pipeline_queue_worker_single_stage_tx(void *arg)
 {
 	PIPELINE_WORKER_SINGLE_STAGE_INIT;
@@ -29,9 +29,12 @@ pipeline_queue_worker_single_stage_tx(void *arg)
 		}
 
 		if (ev.sched_type == RTE_SCHED_TYPE_ATOMIC) {
-			pipeline_tx_pkt(ev.mbuf);
+			rte_event_eth_tx_adapter_txq_set(ev.mbuf, 0);
+			rte_event_eth_tx_adapter_enqueue(dev, port,
+					&ev, 1);
 			w->processed_pkts++;
 		} else {
+
 			ev.queue_id++;
 			pipeline_fwd_event(&ev, RTE_SCHED_TYPE_ATOMIC);
 			pipeline_event_enqueue(dev, port, &ev);
@@ -41,11 +44,11 @@ pipeline_queue_worker_single_stage_tx(void *arg)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int
+static __rte_noinline int
 pipeline_queue_worker_single_stage_fwd(void *arg)
 {
 	PIPELINE_WORKER_SINGLE_STAGE_INIT;
-	const uint8_t tx_queue = t->tx_service.queue_id;
+	const uint8_t *tx_queue = t->tx_evqueue_id;
 
 	while (t->done == false) {
 		uint16_t event = rte_event_dequeue_burst(dev, port, &ev, 1, 0);
@@ -55,7 +58,8 @@ pipeline_queue_worker_single_stage_fwd(void *arg)
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		ev.queue_id = tx_queue;
+		ev.queue_id = tx_queue[ev.mbuf->port];
+		rte_event_eth_tx_adapter_txq_set(ev.mbuf, 0);
 		pipeline_fwd_event(&ev, RTE_SCHED_TYPE_ATOMIC);
 		pipeline_event_enqueue(dev, port, &ev);
 		w->processed_pkts++;
@@ -64,7 +68,7 @@ pipeline_queue_worker_single_stage_fwd(void *arg)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int
+static __rte_noinline int
 pipeline_queue_worker_single_stage_burst_tx(void *arg)
 {
 	PIPELINE_WORKER_SINGLE_STAGE_BURST_INIT;
@@ -81,8 +85,9 @@ pipeline_queue_worker_single_stage_burst_tx(void *arg)
 		for (i = 0; i < nb_rx; i++) {
 			rte_prefetch0(ev[i + 1].mbuf);
 			if (ev[i].sched_type == RTE_SCHED_TYPE_ATOMIC) {
-
-				pipeline_tx_pkt(ev[i].mbuf);
+				rte_event_eth_tx_adapter_txq_set(ev[i].mbuf, 0);
+				rte_event_eth_tx_adapter_enqueue(dev, port,
+						&ev[i], 1);
 				ev[i].op = RTE_EVENT_OP_RELEASE;
 				w->processed_pkts++;
 			} else {
@@ -98,11 +103,11 @@ pipeline_queue_worker_single_stage_burst_tx(void *arg)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int
+static __rte_noinline int
 pipeline_queue_worker_single_stage_burst_fwd(void *arg)
 {
 	PIPELINE_WORKER_SINGLE_STAGE_BURST_INIT;
-	const uint8_t tx_queue = t->tx_service.queue_id;
+	const uint8_t *tx_queue = t->tx_evqueue_id;
 
 	while (t->done == false) {
 		uint16_t nb_rx = rte_event_dequeue_burst(dev, port, ev,
@@ -115,23 +120,24 @@ pipeline_queue_worker_single_stage_burst_fwd(void *arg)
 
 		for (i = 0; i < nb_rx; i++) {
 			rte_prefetch0(ev[i + 1].mbuf);
-			ev[i].queue_id = tx_queue;
+			ev[i].queue_id = tx_queue[ev[i].mbuf->port];
+			rte_event_eth_tx_adapter_txq_set(ev[i].mbuf, 0);
 			pipeline_fwd_event(&ev[i], RTE_SCHED_TYPE_ATOMIC);
-			w->processed_pkts++;
 		}
 
 		pipeline_event_enqueue_burst(dev, port, ev, nb_rx);
+		w->processed_pkts += nb_rx;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
 
-static int
+static __rte_noinline int
 pipeline_queue_worker_multi_stage_tx(void *arg)
 {
 	PIPELINE_WORKER_MULTI_STAGE_INIT;
-	const uint8_t nb_stages = t->opt->nb_stages + 1;
+	const uint8_t *tx_queue = t->tx_evqueue_id;
 
 	while (t->done == false) {
 		uint16_t event = rte_event_dequeue_burst(dev, port, &ev, 1, 0);
@@ -143,18 +149,16 @@ pipeline_queue_worker_multi_stage_tx(void *arg)
 
 		cq_id = ev.queue_id % nb_stages;
 
-		if (cq_id >= last_queue) {
-			if (ev.sched_type == RTE_SCHED_TYPE_ATOMIC) {
-
-				pipeline_tx_pkt(ev.mbuf);
-				w->processed_pkts++;
-				continue;
-			}
-			ev.queue_id += (cq_id == last_queue) ? 1 : 0;
-			pipeline_fwd_event(&ev, RTE_SCHED_TYPE_ATOMIC);
+		if (ev.queue_id == tx_queue[ev.mbuf->port]) {
+			rte_event_eth_tx_adapter_txq_set(ev.mbuf, 0);
+			rte_event_eth_tx_adapter_enqueue(dev, port, &ev, 1);
+			w->processed_pkts++;
+			continue;
 		} else {
 			ev.queue_id++;
-			pipeline_fwd_event(&ev, sched_type_list[cq_id]);
+			pipeline_fwd_event(&ev, cq_id != last_queue ?
+					sched_type_list[cq_id] :
+					RTE_SCHED_TYPE_ATOMIC);
 		}
 
 		pipeline_event_enqueue(dev, port, &ev);
@@ -162,12 +166,11 @@ pipeline_queue_worker_multi_stage_tx(void *arg)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int
+static __rte_noinline int
 pipeline_queue_worker_multi_stage_fwd(void *arg)
 {
 	PIPELINE_WORKER_MULTI_STAGE_INIT;
-	const uint8_t nb_stages = t->opt->nb_stages + 1;
-	const uint8_t tx_queue = t->tx_service.queue_id;
+	const uint8_t *tx_queue = t->tx_evqueue_id;
 
 	while (t->done == false) {
 		uint16_t event = rte_event_dequeue_burst(dev, port, &ev, 1, 0);
@@ -180,7 +183,8 @@ pipeline_queue_worker_multi_stage_fwd(void *arg)
 		cq_id = ev.queue_id % nb_stages;
 
 		if (cq_id == last_queue) {
-			ev.queue_id = tx_queue;
+			ev.queue_id = tx_queue[ev.mbuf->port];
+			rte_event_eth_tx_adapter_txq_set(ev.mbuf, 0);
 			pipeline_fwd_event(&ev, RTE_SCHED_TYPE_ATOMIC);
 			w->processed_pkts++;
 		} else {
@@ -193,11 +197,11 @@ pipeline_queue_worker_multi_stage_fwd(void *arg)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int
+static __rte_noinline int
 pipeline_queue_worker_multi_stage_burst_tx(void *arg)
 {
 	PIPELINE_WORKER_MULTI_STAGE_BURST_INIT;
-	const uint8_t nb_stages = t->opt->nb_stages + 1;
+	const uint8_t *tx_queue = t->tx_evqueue_id;
 
 	while (t->done == false) {
 		uint16_t nb_rx = rte_event_dequeue_burst(dev, port, ev,
@@ -212,22 +216,19 @@ pipeline_queue_worker_multi_stage_burst_tx(void *arg)
 			rte_prefetch0(ev[i + 1].mbuf);
 			cq_id = ev[i].queue_id % nb_stages;
 
-			if (cq_id >= last_queue) {
-				if (ev[i].sched_type == RTE_SCHED_TYPE_ATOMIC) {
-
-					pipeline_tx_pkt(ev[i].mbuf);
-					ev[i].op = RTE_EVENT_OP_RELEASE;
-					w->processed_pkts++;
-					continue;
-				}
+			if (ev[i].queue_id == tx_queue[ev[i].mbuf->port]) {
+				rte_event_eth_tx_adapter_txq_set(ev[i].mbuf, 0);
+				rte_event_eth_tx_adapter_enqueue(dev, port,
+						&ev[i], 1);
+				ev[i].op = RTE_EVENT_OP_RELEASE;
+				w->processed_pkts++;
+				continue;
 
-				ev[i].queue_id += (cq_id == last_queue) ? 1 : 0;
-				pipeline_fwd_event(&ev[i],
-						RTE_SCHED_TYPE_ATOMIC);
 			} else {
 				ev[i].queue_id++;
-				pipeline_fwd_event(&ev[i],
-						sched_type_list[cq_id]);
+				pipeline_fwd_event(&ev[i], cq_id != last_queue ?
+						sched_type_list[cq_id] :
+						RTE_SCHED_TYPE_ATOMIC);
 			}
 
 		}
@@ -237,12 +238,11 @@ pipeline_queue_worker_multi_stage_burst_tx(void *arg)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int
+static __rte_noinline int
 pipeline_queue_worker_multi_stage_burst_fwd(void *arg)
 {
 	PIPELINE_WORKER_MULTI_STAGE_BURST_INIT;
-	const uint8_t nb_stages = t->opt->nb_stages + 1;
-	const uint8_t tx_queue = t->tx_service.queue_id;
+	const uint8_t *tx_queue = t->tx_evqueue_id;
 
 	while (t->done == false) {
 		uint16_t nb_rx = rte_event_dequeue_burst(dev, port, ev,
@@ -258,7 +258,8 @@ pipeline_queue_worker_multi_stage_burst_fwd(void *arg)
 			cq_id = ev[i].queue_id % nb_stages;
 
 			if (cq_id == last_queue) {
-				ev[i].queue_id = tx_queue;
+				ev[i].queue_id = tx_queue[ev[i].mbuf->port];
+				rte_event_eth_tx_adapter_txq_set(ev[i].mbuf, 0);
 				pipeline_fwd_event(&ev[i],
 						RTE_SCHED_TYPE_ATOMIC);
 				w->processed_pkts++;
@@ -280,28 +281,28 @@ worker_wrapper(void *arg)
 	struct worker_data *w  = arg;
 	struct evt_options *opt = w->t->opt;
 	const bool burst = evt_has_burst_mode(w->dev_id);
-	const bool mt_safe = !w->t->mt_unsafe;
+	const bool internal_port = w->t->internal_port;
 	const uint8_t nb_stages = opt->nb_stages;
 	RTE_SET_USED(opt);
 
 	if (nb_stages == 1) {
-		if (!burst && mt_safe)
+		if (!burst && internal_port)
 			return pipeline_queue_worker_single_stage_tx(arg);
-		else if (!burst && !mt_safe)
+		else if (!burst && !internal_port)
 			return pipeline_queue_worker_single_stage_fwd(arg);
-		else if (burst && mt_safe)
+		else if (burst && internal_port)
 			return pipeline_queue_worker_single_stage_burst_tx(arg);
-		else if (burst && !mt_safe)
+		else if (burst && !internal_port)
 			return pipeline_queue_worker_single_stage_burst_fwd(
 					arg);
 	} else {
-		if (!burst && mt_safe)
+		if (!burst && internal_port)
 			return pipeline_queue_worker_multi_stage_tx(arg);
-		else if (!burst && !mt_safe)
+		else if (!burst && !internal_port)
 			return pipeline_queue_worker_multi_stage_fwd(arg);
-		else if (burst && mt_safe)
+		else if (burst && internal_port)
 			return pipeline_queue_worker_multi_stage_burst_tx(arg);
-		else if (burst && !mt_safe)
+		else if (burst && !internal_port)
 			return pipeline_queue_worker_multi_stage_burst_fwd(arg);
 
 	}
@@ -311,10 +312,6 @@ worker_wrapper(void *arg)
 static int
 pipeline_queue_launch_lcores(struct evt_test *test, struct evt_options *opt)
 {
-	struct test_pipeline *t = evt_test_priv(test);
-
-	if (t->mt_unsafe)
-		rte_service_component_runstate_set(t->tx_service.service_id, 1);
 	return pipeline_launch_lcores(test, opt, worker_wrapper);
 }
 
@@ -326,25 +323,21 @@ pipeline_queue_eventdev_setup(struct evt_test *test, struct evt_options *opt)
 	int nb_queues;
 	int nb_stages = opt->nb_stages;
 	uint8_t queue;
-	struct rte_event_dev_info info;
-	struct test_pipeline *t = evt_test_priv(test);
-	uint8_t tx_evqueue_id = 0;
+	uint8_t tx_evport_id = 0;
+	uint8_t tx_evqueue_id[RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS] = {0};
 	uint8_t queue_arr[RTE_EVENT_MAX_QUEUES_PER_DEV];
 	uint8_t nb_worker_queues = 0;
+	uint16_t prod = 0;
+	struct rte_event_dev_info info;
+	struct test_pipeline *t = evt_test_priv(test);
 
 	nb_ports = evt_nr_active_lcores(opt->wlcores);
 	nb_queues = rte_eth_dev_count_avail() * (nb_stages);
 
-	/* Extra port for Tx service. */
-	if (t->mt_unsafe) {
-		tx_evqueue_id = nb_queues;
-		nb_ports++;
-		nb_queues++;
-	} else
-		nb_queues += rte_eth_dev_count_avail();
+	/* Extra queue for Tx service. */
+	nb_queues += rte_eth_dev_count_avail();
 
 	rte_event_dev_info_get(opt->dev_id, &info);
-
 	const struct rte_event_dev_config config = {
 			.nb_event_queues = nb_queues,
 			.nb_event_ports = nb_ports,
@@ -370,24 +363,19 @@ pipeline_queue_eventdev_setup(struct evt_test *test, struct evt_options *opt)
 	for (queue = 0; queue < nb_queues; queue++) {
 		uint8_t slot;
 
-		if (!t->mt_unsafe) {
-			slot = queue % (nb_stages + 1);
-			q_conf.schedule_type = slot == nb_stages ?
-				RTE_SCHED_TYPE_ATOMIC :
-				opt->sched_type_list[slot];
-		} else {
-			slot = queue % nb_stages;
-
-			if (queue == tx_evqueue_id) {
-				q_conf.schedule_type = RTE_SCHED_TYPE_ATOMIC;
+		q_conf.event_queue_cfg = 0;
+		slot = queue % (nb_stages + 1);
+		if (slot == nb_stages) {
+			q_conf.schedule_type = RTE_SCHED_TYPE_ATOMIC;
+			if (!t->internal_port) {
 				q_conf.event_queue_cfg =
 					RTE_EVENT_QUEUE_CFG_SINGLE_LINK;
-			} else {
-				q_conf.schedule_type =
-					opt->sched_type_list[slot];
-				queue_arr[nb_worker_queues] = queue;
-				nb_worker_queues++;
 			}
+			tx_evqueue_id[prod++] = queue;
+		} else {
+			q_conf.schedule_type = opt->sched_type_list[slot];
+			queue_arr[nb_worker_queues] = queue;
+			nb_worker_queues++;
 		}
 
 		ret = rte_event_queue_setup(opt->dev_id, queue, &q_conf);
@@ -407,19 +395,11 @@ pipeline_queue_eventdev_setup(struct evt_test *test, struct evt_options *opt)
 			.new_event_threshold = info.max_num_events,
 	};
 
-	/*
-	 * If tx is multi thread safe then allow workers to do Tx else use Tx
-	 * service to Tx packets.
-	 */
-	if (t->mt_unsafe) {
+	if (!t->internal_port) {
 		ret = pipeline_event_port_setup(test, opt, queue_arr,
 				nb_worker_queues, p_conf);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
-
-		ret = pipeline_event_tx_service_setup(test, opt, tx_evqueue_id,
-				nb_ports - 1, p_conf);
-
 	} else
 		ret = pipeline_event_port_setup(test, opt, NULL, nb_queues,
 				p_conf);
@@ -431,7 +411,6 @@ pipeline_queue_eventdev_setup(struct evt_test *test, struct evt_options *opt)
 	 *
 	 * eth_dev_count = 2, nb_stages = 2.
 	 *
-	 * Multi thread safe :
 	 *	queues = 6
 	 *	stride = 3
 	 *
@@ -439,21 +418,14 @@ pipeline_queue_eventdev_setup(struct evt_test *test, struct evt_options *opt)
 	 *	eth0 -> q0 -> q1 -> (q2->tx)
 	 *	eth1 -> q3 -> q4 -> (q5->tx)
 	 *
-	 *	q2, q5 configured as ATOMIC
-	 *
-	 * Multi thread unsafe :
-	 *	queues = 5
-	 *	stride = 2
+	 *	q2, q5 configured as ATOMIC | SINGLE_LINK
 	 *
-	 *	event queue pipelines:
-	 *	eth0 -> q0 -> q1
-	 *			} (q4->tx) Tx service
-	 *	eth1 -> q2 -> q3
-	 *
-	 *	q4 configured as SINGLE_LINK|ATOMIC
 	 */
-	ret = pipeline_event_rx_adapter_setup(opt,
-			t->mt_unsafe ? nb_stages : nb_stages + 1, p_conf);
+	ret = pipeline_event_rx_adapter_setup(opt, nb_stages + 1, p_conf);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = pipeline_event_tx_adapter_setup(opt, p_conf);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -467,12 +439,60 @@ pipeline_queue_eventdev_setup(struct evt_test *test, struct evt_options *opt)
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* Connect the tx_evqueue_id to the Tx adapter port */
+	if (!t->internal_port) {
+		RTE_ETH_FOREACH_DEV(prod) {
+			ret = rte_event_eth_tx_adapter_event_port_get(prod,
+					&tx_evport_id);
+			if (ret) {
+				evt_err("Unable to get Tx adptr[%d] evprt[%d]",
+						prod, tx_evport_id);
+				return ret;
+			}
+
+			if (rte_event_port_link(opt->dev_id, tx_evport_id,
+						&tx_evqueue_id[prod],
+						NULL, 1) != 1) {
+				evt_err("Unable to link Tx adptr[%d] evprt[%d]",
+						prod, tx_evport_id);
+				return ret;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	RTE_ETH_FOREACH_DEV(prod) {
+		ret = rte_eth_dev_start(prod);
+		if (ret) {
+			evt_err("Ethernet dev [%d] failed to start."
+					" Using synthetic producer", prod);
+			return ret;
+		}
+
+	}
+
 	ret = rte_event_dev_start(opt->dev_id);
 	if (ret) {
 		evt_err("failed to start eventdev %d", opt->dev_id);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
+	RTE_ETH_FOREACH_DEV(prod) {
+		ret = rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_start(prod);
+		if (ret) {
+			evt_err("Rx adapter[%d] start failed", prod);
+			return ret;
+		}
+
+		ret = rte_event_eth_tx_adapter_start(prod);
+		if (ret) {
+			evt_err("Tx adapter[%d] start failed", prod);
+			return ret;
+		}
+	}
+
+	memcpy(t->tx_evqueue_id, tx_evqueue_id, sizeof(uint8_t) *
+			RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
