diff --git a/examples/fips_validation/main.c b/examples/fips_validation/main.c
index 384b7a240..bd9aa9018 100644
--- a/examples/fips_validation/main.c
+++ b/examples/fips_validation/main.c
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ struct cryptodev_fips_validate_env {
 	uint32_t is_path_folder;
 	uint32_t dev_id;
 	struct rte_mempool *mpool;
+	struct rte_mempool *sess_mpool;
+	struct rte_mempool *sess_priv_mpool;
 	struct rte_mempool *op_pool;
 	struct rte_mbuf *mbuf;
 	struct rte_crypto_op *op;
@@ -40,6 +42,8 @@ cryptodev_fips_validate_app_int(void)
 {
 	struct rte_cryptodev_config conf = {rte_socket_id(), 1};
 	struct rte_cryptodev_qp_conf qp_conf = {128, NULL, NULL};
+	uint32_t sess_sz = rte_cryptodev_sym_get_private_session_size(
+			env.dev_id);
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = rte_cryptodev_configure(env.dev_id, &conf);
@@ -58,6 +62,17 @@ cryptodev_fips_validate_app_int(void)
 
 	ret = -ENOMEM;
 
+	env.sess_mpool = rte_cryptodev_sym_session_pool_create(
+			"FIPS_SESS_MEMPOOL", 16, 0, 0, 0, rte_socket_id());
+	if (!env.sess_mpool)
+		goto error_exit;
+
+	env.sess_priv_mpool = rte_mempool_create("FIPS_SESS_PRIV_MEMPOOL",
+			16, sess_sz, 0, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL,
+			NULL, rte_socket_id(), 0);
+	if (!env.sess_priv_mpool)
+		goto error_exit;
+
 	env.op_pool = rte_crypto_op_pool_create(
 			"FIPS_OP_POOL",
 			RTE_CRYPTO_OP_TYPE_SYMMETRIC,
@@ -75,10 +90,23 @@ cryptodev_fips_validate_app_int(void)
 	if (!env.op)
 		goto error_exit;
 
+	qp_conf.mp_session = env.sess_mpool;
+	qp_conf.mp_session_private = env.sess_priv_mpool;
+
+	ret = rte_cryptodev_queue_pair_setup(env.dev_id, 0, &qp_conf,
+			rte_socket_id());
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto error_exit;
+
 	return 0;
 
 error_exit:
+
 	rte_mempool_free(env.mpool);
+	if (env.sess_mpool)
+		rte_mempool_free(env.sess_mpool);
+	if (env.sess_priv_mpool)
+		rte_mempool_free(env.sess_priv_mpool);
 	if (env.op_pool)
 		rte_mempool_free(env.op_pool);
 
@@ -93,6 +121,8 @@ cryptodev_fips_validate_app_uninit(void)
 	rte_cryptodev_sym_session_clear(env.dev_id, env.sess);
 	rte_cryptodev_sym_session_free(env.sess);
 	rte_mempool_free(env.mpool);
+	rte_mempool_free(env.sess_mpool);
+	rte_mempool_free(env.sess_priv_mpool);
 	rte_mempool_free(env.op_pool);
 }
 
@@ -797,12 +827,12 @@ fips_run_test(void)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	env.sess = rte_cryptodev_sym_session_create(env.mpool);
+	env.sess = rte_cryptodev_sym_session_create(env.sess_mpool);
 	if (!env.sess)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	ret = rte_cryptodev_sym_session_init(env.dev_id,
-			env.sess, &xform, env.mpool);
+			env.sess, &xform, env.sess_priv_mpool);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		RTE_LOG(ERR, USER1, "Error %i: Init session\n",
 				ret);
diff --git a/examples/ip_pipeline/cli.c b/examples/ip_pipeline/cli.c
index 910386282..a92467e63 100644
--- a/examples/ip_pipeline/cli.c
+++ b/examples/ip_pipeline/cli.c
@@ -790,7 +790,8 @@ cmd_kni(char **tokens,
 static const char cmd_cryptodev_help[] =
 "cryptodev <cryptodev_name>\n"
 "   dev <device_name> | dev_id <device_id>\n"
-"   queue <n_queues> <queue_size>\n";
+"   queue <n_queues> <queue_size>\n"
+"   max_sessions <n_sessions>";
 
 static void
 cmd_cryptodev(char **tokens,
@@ -802,7 +803,7 @@ cmd_cryptodev(char **tokens,
 	char *name;
 
 	memset(&params, 0, sizeof(params));
-	if (n_tokens != 7) {
+	if (n_tokens != 9) {
 		snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_MISMATCH, tokens[0]);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -825,7 +826,7 @@ cmd_cryptodev(char **tokens,
 
 	if (strcmp(tokens[4], "queue")) {
 		snprintf(out, out_size,	MSG_ARG_NOT_FOUND,
-			"4");
+			"queue");
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -841,6 +842,18 @@ cmd_cryptodev(char **tokens,
 		return;
 	}
 
+	if (strcmp(tokens[7], "max_sessions")) {
+		snprintf(out, out_size,	MSG_ARG_NOT_FOUND,
+			"max_sessions");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (parser_read_uint32(&params.session_pool_size, tokens[8]) < 0) {
+		snprintf(out, out_size,	MSG_ARG_INVALID,
+			"queue_size");
+		return;
+	}
+
 	if (cryptodev_create(name, &params) == NULL) {
 		snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_CMD_FAIL, tokens[0]);
 		return;
@@ -1030,9 +1043,7 @@ static const char cmd_table_action_profile_help[] =
 "       stats none | pkts]\n"
 "   [stats pkts | bytes | both]\n"
 "   [time]\n"
-"   [sym_crypto dev <CRYPTODEV_NAME> offset <op_offset> "
-"       mempool_create <mempool_name>\n"
-"       mempool_init <mempool_name>]\n"
+"   [sym_crypto dev <CRYPTODEV_NAME> offset <op_offset>]\n"
 "   [tag]\n"
 "   [decap]\n";
 
@@ -1404,13 +1415,10 @@ cmd_table_action_profile(char **tokens,
 
 	if ((t0 < n_tokens) && (strcmp(tokens[t0], "sym_crypto") == 0)) {
 		struct cryptodev *cryptodev;
-		struct mempool *mempool;
 
-		if (n_tokens < t0 + 9 ||
+		if (n_tokens < t0 + 5 ||
 				strcmp(tokens[t0 + 1], "dev") ||
-				strcmp(tokens[t0 + 3], "offset") ||
-				strcmp(tokens[t0 + 5], "mempool_create") ||
-				strcmp(tokens[t0 + 7], "mempool_init")) {
+				strcmp(tokens[t0 + 3], "offset")) {
 			snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_MISMATCH,
 				"table action profile sym_crypto");
 			return;
@@ -1432,25 +1440,12 @@ cmd_table_action_profile(char **tokens,
 			return;
 		}
 
-		mempool = mempool_find(tokens[t0 + 6]);
-		if (mempool == NULL) {
-			snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_INVALID,
-				"table action profile sym_crypto");
-			return;
-		}
-		p.sym_crypto.mp_create = mempool->m;
-
-		mempool = mempool_find(tokens[t0 + 8]);
-		if (mempool == NULL) {
-			snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_INVALID,
-				"table action profile sym_crypto");
-			return;
-		}
-		p.sym_crypto.mp_init = mempool->m;
+		p.sym_crypto.mp_create = cryptodev->mp_create;
+		p.sym_crypto.mp_init = cryptodev->mp_init;
 
 		p.action_mask |= 1LLU << RTE_TABLE_ACTION_SYM_CRYPTO;
 
-		t0 += 9;
+		t0 += 5;
 	} /* sym_crypto */
 
 	if ((t0 < n_tokens) && (strcmp(tokens[t0], "tag") == 0)) {
diff --git a/examples/ip_pipeline/cryptodev.c b/examples/ip_pipeline/cryptodev.c
index b365810de..ac1e38d6a 100644
--- a/examples/ip_pipeline/cryptodev.c
+++ b/examples/ip_pipeline/cryptodev.c
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 
 #include "cryptodev.h"
 
+#define PIPELINE_CRYPTO_SESSION_CACHE_SIZE	128
+
 static struct cryptodev_list cryptodev_list;
 
 int
@@ -53,13 +55,16 @@ cryptodev_create(const char *name, struct cryptodev_params *params)
 	struct cryptodev *cryptodev;
 	uint32_t dev_id, i;
 	uint32_t socket_id;
+	uint32_t cache_size;
+	char mp_name[NAME_SIZE];
 	int status;
 
 	/* Check input params */
 	if ((name == NULL) ||
 		cryptodev_find(name) ||
 		(params->n_queues == 0) ||
-		(params->queue_size == 0))
+		(params->queue_size == 0) ||
+		(params->session_pool_size == 0))
 		return NULL;
 
 	if (params->dev_name) {
@@ -75,6 +80,11 @@ cryptodev_create(const char *name, struct cryptodev_params *params)
 		dev_id = params->dev_id;
 	}
 
+	cache_size = (params->session_pool_size / 2 <
+			PIPELINE_CRYPTO_SESSION_CACHE_SIZE) ?
+					(params->session_pool_size / 2) :
+					PIPELINE_CRYPTO_SESSION_CACHE_SIZE;
+
 	socket_id = rte_cryptodev_socket_id(dev_id);
 	rte_cryptodev_info_get(dev_id, &dev_info);
 
@@ -111,7 +121,44 @@ cryptodev_create(const char *name, struct cryptodev_params *params)
 	cryptodev->dev_id = dev_id;
 	cryptodev->n_queues = params->n_queues;
 
+	snprintf(mp_name, NAME_SIZE, "%s_mp%u", name, dev_id);
+	cryptodev->mp_create = rte_cryptodev_sym_session_pool_create(
+			mp_name,
+			params->session_pool_size,
+			0,
+			cache_size,
+			0,
+			socket_id);
+	if (!cryptodev->mp_create)
+		goto error_exit;
+
+	snprintf(mp_name, NAME_SIZE, "%s_mp_priv%u", name, dev_id);
+	cryptodev->mp_init = rte_mempool_create(
+			NULL,
+			params->session_pool_size,
+			rte_cryptodev_sym_get_private_session_size(dev_id),
+			cache_size,
+			0,
+			NULL,
+			NULL,
+			NULL,
+			NULL,
+			socket_id,
+			0);
+	if (!cryptodev->mp_init)
+		goto error_exit;
+
 	TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&cryptodev_list, cryptodev, node);
 
 	return cryptodev;
+
+error_exit:
+	if (cryptodev->mp_create)
+		rte_mempool_free(cryptodev->mp_create);
+	if (cryptodev->mp_init)
+		rte_mempool_free(cryptodev->mp_init);
+
+	free(cryptodev);
+
+	return NULL;
 }
diff --git a/examples/ip_pipeline/cryptodev.h b/examples/ip_pipeline/cryptodev.h
index d06b3f2f1..d00434379 100644
--- a/examples/ip_pipeline/cryptodev.h
+++ b/examples/ip_pipeline/cryptodev.h
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ struct cryptodev {
 	char name[NAME_SIZE];
 	uint16_t dev_id;
 	uint32_t n_queues;
+	struct rte_mempool *mp_create;
+	struct rte_mempool *mp_init;
 };
 
 TAILQ_HEAD(cryptodev_list, cryptodev);
@@ -35,6 +37,7 @@ struct cryptodev_params {
 	uint32_t dev_id; /**< Valid only when *dev_name* is NULL. */
 	uint32_t n_queues;
 	uint32_t queue_size;
+	uint32_t session_pool_size;
 };
 
 struct cryptodev *
diff --git a/examples/ip_pipeline/examples/flow_crypto.cli b/examples/ip_pipeline/examples/flow_crypto.cli
index 9b639deb7..849f9d5fe 100644
--- a/examples/ip_pipeline/examples/flow_crypto.cli
+++ b/examples/ip_pipeline/examples/flow_crypto.cli
@@ -21,14 +21,13 @@
 ; 5   Crypto Operation 1792             160
 
 mempool MEMPOOL0 buffer 2304 pool 32K cache 256 cpu 1
-mempool MEMPOOL_SESSION0 buffer 1024 pool 1024 cache 128 cpu 1
 
-link LINK0 dev 0000:81:00.0 rxq 1 128 MEMPOOL0 txq 1 512 promiscuous on
+link LINK0 dev 81:00.0 rxq 1 128 MEMPOOL0 txq 1 512 promiscuous on
 
 #Cryptodev
-cryptodev CRYPTO0 dev crypto_aesni_gcm0 queue 1 1024
+cryptodev CRYPTO0 dev crypto_aesni_gcm0 queue 1 1024 max_sessions 512
 
-table action profile AP0 ipv4 offset 270 fwd sym_crypto dev CRYPTO0 offset 1792 mempool_create MEMPOOL_SESSION0 mempool_init MEMPOOL_SESSION0
+table action profile AP0 ipv4 offset 270 fwd sym_crypto dev CRYPTO0 offset 1792
 table action profile AP1 ipv4 offset 270 fwd
 
 pipeline PIPELINE0 period 10 offset_port_id 0 cpu 1
@@ -46,7 +45,7 @@ pipeline PIPELINE0 table match stub action AP1
 pipeline PIPELINE0 port in 0 table 0
 pipeline PIPELINE0 port in 1 table 1
 
-thread 24 pipeline PIPELINE0 enable
+thread 2 pipeline PIPELINE0 enable
 
 pipeline PIPELINE0 table 0 rule add match default action fwd port 2
 
diff --git a/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec-secgw.c b/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec-secgw.c
index a0ff8f7f7..fc102a396 100644
--- a/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec-secgw.c
+++ b/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec-secgw.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 
 #define CDEV_QUEUE_DESC 2048
 #define CDEV_MAP_ENTRIES 16384
-#define CDEV_MP_NB_OBJS 2048
+#define CDEV_MP_NB_OBJS 1024
 #define CDEV_MP_CACHE_SZ 64
 #define MAX_QUEUE_PAIRS 1
 
@@ -820,11 +820,15 @@ main_loop(__attribute__((unused)) void *dummy)
 	qconf->inbound.sa_ctx = socket_ctx[socket_id].sa_in;
 	qconf->inbound.cdev_map = cdev_map_in;
 	qconf->inbound.session_pool = socket_ctx[socket_id].session_pool;
+	qconf->inbound.session_priv_pool =
+			socket_ctx[socket_id].session_priv_pool;
 	qconf->outbound.sp4_ctx = socket_ctx[socket_id].sp_ip4_out;
 	qconf->outbound.sp6_ctx = socket_ctx[socket_id].sp_ip6_out;
 	qconf->outbound.sa_ctx = socket_ctx[socket_id].sa_out;
 	qconf->outbound.cdev_map = cdev_map_out;
 	qconf->outbound.session_pool = socket_ctx[socket_id].session_pool;
+	qconf->outbound.session_priv_pool =
+			socket_ctx[socket_id].session_priv_pool;
 
 	if (qconf->nb_rx_queue == 0) {
 		RTE_LOG(INFO, IPSEC, "lcore %u has nothing to do\n", lcore_id);
@@ -1460,10 +1464,10 @@ cryptodevs_init(void)
 		dev_conf.nb_queue_pairs = qp;
 
 		uint32_t dev_max_sess = cdev_info.sym.max_nb_sessions;
-		if (dev_max_sess != 0 && dev_max_sess < (CDEV_MP_NB_OBJS / 2))
+		if (dev_max_sess != 0 && dev_max_sess < CDEV_MP_NB_OBJS)
 			rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE,
 				"Device does not support at least %u "
-				"sessions", CDEV_MP_NB_OBJS / 2);
+				"sessions", CDEV_MP_NB_OBJS);
 
 		if (!socket_ctx[dev_conf.socket_id].session_pool) {
 			char mp_name[RTE_MEMPOOL_NAMESIZE];
@@ -1471,6 +1475,19 @@ cryptodevs_init(void)
 
 			snprintf(mp_name, RTE_MEMPOOL_NAMESIZE,
 					"sess_mp_%u", dev_conf.socket_id);
+			sess_mp = rte_cryptodev_sym_session_pool_create(
+					mp_name, CDEV_MP_NB_OBJS,
+					0, CDEV_MP_CACHE_SZ, 0,
+					dev_conf.socket_id);
+			socket_ctx[dev_conf.socket_id].session_pool = sess_mp;
+		}
+
+		if (!socket_ctx[dev_conf.socket_id].session_priv_pool) {
+			char mp_name[RTE_MEMPOOL_NAMESIZE];
+			struct rte_mempool *sess_mp;
+
+			snprintf(mp_name, RTE_MEMPOOL_NAMESIZE,
+					"sess_mp_priv_%u", dev_conf.socket_id);
 			sess_mp = rte_mempool_create(mp_name,
 					CDEV_MP_NB_OBJS,
 					max_sess_sz,
@@ -1478,25 +1495,28 @@ cryptodevs_init(void)
 					0, NULL, NULL, NULL,
 					NULL, dev_conf.socket_id,
 					0);
-			if (sess_mp == NULL)
-				rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE,
-					"Cannot create session pool on socket %d\n",
-					dev_conf.socket_id);
-			else
-				printf("Allocated session pool on socket %d\n",
-					dev_conf.socket_id);
-			socket_ctx[dev_conf.socket_id].session_pool = sess_mp;
+			socket_ctx[dev_conf.socket_id].session_priv_pool =
+					sess_mp;
 		}
 
+		if (!socket_ctx[dev_conf.socket_id].session_priv_pool ||
+				!socket_ctx[dev_conf.socket_id].session_pool)
+			rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE,
+				"Cannot create session pool on socket %d\n",
+				dev_conf.socket_id);
+		else
+			printf("Allocated session pool on socket %d\n",
+					dev_conf.socket_id);
+
 		if (rte_cryptodev_configure(cdev_id, &dev_conf))
 			rte_panic("Failed to initialize cryptodev %u\n",
 					cdev_id);
 
 		qp_conf.nb_descriptors = CDEV_QUEUE_DESC;
 		qp_conf.mp_session =
-				socket_ctx[dev_conf.socket_id].session_pool;
+			socket_ctx[dev_conf.socket_id].session_pool;
 		qp_conf.mp_session_private =
-				socket_ctx[dev_conf.socket_id].session_pool;
+			socket_ctx[dev_conf.socket_id].session_priv_pool;
 		for (qp = 0; qp < dev_conf.nb_queue_pairs; qp++)
 			if (rte_cryptodev_queue_pair_setup(cdev_id, qp,
 					&qp_conf, dev_conf.socket_id))
@@ -1521,7 +1541,7 @@ cryptodevs_init(void)
 				snprintf(mp_name, RTE_MEMPOOL_NAMESIZE,
 						"sess_mp_%u", socket_id);
 				sess_mp = rte_mempool_create(mp_name,
-						CDEV_MP_NB_OBJS,
+						(CDEV_MP_NB_OBJS * 2),
 						max_sess_sz,
 						CDEV_MP_CACHE_SZ,
 						0, NULL, NULL, NULL,
diff --git a/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec.c b/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec.c
index 3d415f1af..9dc6e173c 100644
--- a/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec.c
+++ b/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec.c
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ create_session(struct ipsec_ctx *ipsec_ctx, struct ipsec_sa *sa)
 				ipsec_ctx->session_pool);
 		rte_cryptodev_sym_session_init(ipsec_ctx->tbl[cdev_id_qp].id,
 				sa->crypto_session, sa->xforms,
-				ipsec_ctx->session_pool);
+				ipsec_ctx->session_priv_pool);
 
 		rte_cryptodev_info_get(ipsec_ctx->tbl[cdev_id_qp].id,
 				&cdev_info);
diff --git a/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec.h b/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec.h
index c998c8076..f35552857 100644
--- a/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec.h
+++ b/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec.h
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ struct ipsec_ctx {
 	uint16_t last_qp;
 	struct cdev_qp tbl[MAX_QP_PER_LCORE];
 	struct rte_mempool *session_pool;
+	struct rte_mempool *session_priv_pool;
 	struct rte_mbuf *ol_pkts[MAX_PKT_BURST] __rte_aligned(sizeof(void *));
 	uint16_t ol_pkts_cnt;
 };
@@ -166,6 +167,7 @@ struct socket_ctx {
 	struct rt_ctx *rt_ip6;
 	struct rte_mempool *mbuf_pool;
 	struct rte_mempool *session_pool;
+	struct rte_mempool *session_priv_pool;
 };
 
 struct cnt_blk {
diff --git a/examples/l2fwd-crypto/main.c b/examples/l2fwd-crypto/main.c
index 1df7ba743..9982f07e9 100644
--- a/examples/l2fwd-crypto/main.c
+++ b/examples/l2fwd-crypto/main.c
@@ -221,7 +221,10 @@ static struct rte_eth_conf port_conf = {
 
 struct rte_mempool *l2fwd_pktmbuf_pool;
 struct rte_mempool *l2fwd_crypto_op_pool;
-struct rte_mempool *session_pool_socket[RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES] = { 0 };
+static struct {
+	struct rte_mempool *sess_mp;
+	struct rte_mempool *priv_mp;
+} session_pool_socket[RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES];
 
 /* Per-port statistics struct */
 struct l2fwd_port_statistics {
@@ -645,7 +648,6 @@ initialize_crypto_session(struct l2fwd_crypto_options *options, uint8_t cdev_id)
 		return NULL;
 
 	uint8_t socket_id = (uint8_t) retval;
-	struct rte_mempool *sess_mp = session_pool_socket[socket_id];
 
 	if (options->xform_chain == L2FWD_CRYPTO_AEAD) {
 		first_xform = &options->aead_xform;
@@ -661,13 +663,14 @@ initialize_crypto_session(struct l2fwd_crypto_options *options, uint8_t cdev_id)
 		first_xform = &options->auth_xform;
 	}
 
-	session = rte_cryptodev_sym_session_create(sess_mp);
-
+	session = rte_cryptodev_sym_session_create(
+			session_pool_socket[socket_id].sess_mp);
 	if (session == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 
 	if (rte_cryptodev_sym_session_init(cdev_id, session,
-				first_xform, sess_mp) < 0)
+				first_xform,
+				session_pool_socket[socket_id].priv_mp) < 0)
 		return NULL;
 
 	return session;
@@ -2267,38 +2270,54 @@ initialize_cryptodevs(struct l2fwd_crypto_options *options, unsigned nb_ports,
 				rte_cryptodev_scheduler_slaves_get(cdev_id,
 								NULL);
 
-			sessions_needed = 2 * enabled_cdev_count * nb_slaves;
+			sessions_needed = enabled_cdev_count * nb_slaves;
 #endif
 		} else
-			sessions_needed = 2 * enabled_cdev_count;
+			sessions_needed = enabled_cdev_count;
 
-		if (session_pool_socket[socket_id] == NULL) {
+		if (session_pool_socket[socket_id].priv_mp == NULL) {
 			char mp_name[RTE_MEMPOOL_NAMESIZE];
-			struct rte_mempool *sess_mp;
 
 			snprintf(mp_name, RTE_MEMPOOL_NAMESIZE,
-				"sess_mp_%u", socket_id);
+				"priv_sess_mp_%u", socket_id);
 
-			/*
-			 * Create enough objects for session headers and
-			 * device private data
-			 */
-			sess_mp = rte_mempool_create(mp_name,
+			session_pool_socket[socket_id].priv_mp =
+					rte_mempool_create(mp_name,
 						sessions_needed,
 						max_sess_sz,
-						SESSION_POOL_CACHE_SIZE,
-						0, NULL, NULL, NULL,
+						0, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL,
 						NULL, socket_id,
 						0);
 
-			if (sess_mp == NULL) {
-				printf("Cannot create session pool on socket %d\n",
+			if (session_pool_socket[socket_id].priv_mp == NULL) {
+				printf("Cannot create pool on socket %d\n",
+					socket_id);
+				return -ENOMEM;
+			}
+
+			printf("Allocated pool \"%s\" on socket %d\n",
+				mp_name, socket_id);
+		}
+
+		if (session_pool_socket[socket_id].sess_mp == NULL) {
+			char mp_name[RTE_MEMPOOL_NAMESIZE];
+			snprintf(mp_name, RTE_MEMPOOL_NAMESIZE,
+				"sess_mp_%u", socket_id);
+
+			session_pool_socket[socket_id].sess_mp =
+					rte_cryptodev_sym_session_pool_create(
+							mp_name,
+							sessions_needed,
+							0, 0, 0, socket_id);
+
+			if (session_pool_socket[socket_id].sess_mp == NULL) {
+				printf("Cannot create pool on socket %d\n",
 					socket_id);
 				return -ENOMEM;
 			}
 
-			printf("Allocated session pool on socket %d\n", socket_id);
-			session_pool_socket[socket_id] = sess_mp;
+			printf("Allocated pool \"%s\" on socket %d\n",
+				mp_name, socket_id);
 		}
 
 		/* Set AEAD parameters */
@@ -2443,8 +2462,9 @@ initialize_cryptodevs(struct l2fwd_crypto_options *options, unsigned nb_ports,
 		}
 
 		qp_conf.nb_descriptors = 2048;
-		qp_conf.mp_session = session_pool_socket[socket_id];
-		qp_conf.mp_session_private = session_pool_socket[socket_id];
+		qp_conf.mp_session = session_pool_socket[socket_id].sess_mp;
+		qp_conf.mp_session_private =
+				session_pool_socket[socket_id].priv_mp;
 
 		retval = rte_cryptodev_queue_pair_setup(cdev_id, 0, &qp_conf,
 				socket_id);
diff --git a/examples/vhost_crypto/main.c b/examples/vhost_crypto/main.c
index cb30f84c0..8bdcb3a9c 100644
--- a/examples/vhost_crypto/main.c
+++ b/examples/vhost_crypto/main.c
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ struct vhost_crypto_info {
 	int vids[MAX_NB_SOCKETS];
 	uint32_t nb_vids;
 	struct rte_mempool *sess_pool;
+	struct rte_mempool *sess_priv_pool;
 	struct rte_mempool *cop_pool;
 	uint8_t cid;
 	uint32_t qid;
@@ -289,6 +290,7 @@ new_device(int vid)
 	}
 
 	ret = rte_vhost_crypto_create(vid, info->cid, info->sess_pool,
+			info->sess_priv_pool,
 			rte_lcore_to_socket_id(options.los[i].lcore_id));
 	if (ret) {
 		RTE_LOG(ERR, USER1, "Cannot create vhost crypto\n");
@@ -448,6 +450,7 @@ free_resource(void)
 
 		rte_mempool_free(info->cop_pool);
 		rte_mempool_free(info->sess_pool);
+		rte_mempool_free(info->sess_priv_pool);
 
 		for (j = 0; j < lo->nb_sockets; j++) {
 			rte_vhost_driver_unregister(lo->socket_files[i]);
@@ -528,11 +531,17 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		}
 
 		snprintf(name, 127, "SESS_POOL_%u", lo->lcore_id);
-		info->sess_pool = rte_mempool_create(name, SESSION_MAP_ENTRIES,
+		info->sess_pool = rte_cryptodev_sym_session_pool_create(name,
+				SESSION_MAP_ENTRIES, 0, 0, 0,
+				rte_lcore_to_socket_id(lo->lcore_id));
+
+		snprintf(name, 127, "SESS_POOL_PRIV_%u", lo->lcore_id);
+		info->sess_priv_pool = rte_mempool_create(name,
+				SESSION_MAP_ENTRIES,
 				rte_cryptodev_sym_get_private_session_size(
 				info->cid), 64, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
 				rte_lcore_to_socket_id(lo->lcore_id), 0);
-		if (!info->sess_pool) {
+		if (!info->sess_priv_pool || info->sess_pool) {
 			RTE_LOG(ERR, USER1, "Failed to create mempool");
 			goto error_exit;
 		}
