diff --git a/drivers/event/cnxk/cnxk_eventdev.c b/drivers/event/cnxk/cnxk_eventdev.c
index c404bb586..29e38478d 100644
--- a/drivers/event/cnxk/cnxk_eventdev.c
+++ b/drivers/event/cnxk/cnxk_eventdev.c
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ cnxk_sso_xaq_allocate(struct cnxk_sso_evdev *dev)
 	xaq_cnt = dev->nb_event_queues * CNXK_SSO_XAQ_CACHE_CNT;
 	if (dev->xae_cnt)
 		xaq_cnt += dev->xae_cnt / dev->sso.xae_waes;
+	else if (dev->adptr_xae_cnt)
+		xaq_cnt += (dev->adptr_xae_cnt / dev->sso.xae_waes) +
+			   (CNXK_SSO_XAQ_SLACK * dev->nb_event_queues);
 	else
 		xaq_cnt += (dev->sso.iue / dev->sso.xae_waes) +
 			   (CNXK_SSO_XAQ_SLACK * dev->nb_event_queues);
@@ -125,6 +128,36 @@ cnxk_sso_xaq_allocate(struct cnxk_sso_evdev *dev)
 	return rc;
 }
 
+int
+cnxk_sso_xae_reconfigure(struct rte_eventdev *event_dev)
+{
+	struct cnxk_sso_evdev *dev = cnxk_sso_pmd_priv(event_dev);
+	int rc = 0;
+
+	if (event_dev->data->dev_started)
+		event_dev->dev_ops->dev_stop(event_dev);
+
+	rc = roc_sso_hwgrp_release_xaq(&dev->sso, dev->nb_event_queues);
+	if (rc < 0) {
+		plt_err("Failed to release XAQ %d", rc);
+		return rc;
+	}
+
+	rte_mempool_free(dev->xaq_pool);
+	dev->xaq_pool = NULL;
+	rc = cnxk_sso_xaq_allocate(dev);
+	if (rc < 0) {
+		plt_err("Failed to alloc XAQ %d", rc);
+		return rc;
+	}
+
+	rte_mb();
+	if (event_dev->data->dev_started)
+		event_dev->dev_ops->dev_start(event_dev);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int
 cnxk_setup_event_ports(const struct rte_eventdev *event_dev,
 		       cnxk_sso_init_hws_mem_t init_hws_fn,
diff --git a/drivers/event/cnxk/cnxk_eventdev.h b/drivers/event/cnxk/cnxk_eventdev.h
index 487c7f822..32abf9632 100644
--- a/drivers/event/cnxk/cnxk_eventdev.h
+++ b/drivers/event/cnxk/cnxk_eventdev.h
@@ -81,6 +81,10 @@ struct cnxk_sso_evdev {
 	uint64_t nb_xaq_cfg;
 	rte_iova_t fc_iova;
 	struct rte_mempool *xaq_pool;
+	uint64_t adptr_xae_cnt;
+	uint16_t tim_adptr_ring_cnt;
+	uint16_t *timer_adptr_rings;
+	uint64_t *timer_adptr_sz;
 	/* Dev args */
 	uint32_t xae_cnt;
 	uint8_t qos_queue_cnt;
@@ -190,7 +194,10 @@ cnxk_sso_hws_get_cookie(void *ws)
 }
 
 /* Configuration functions */
+int cnxk_sso_xae_reconfigure(struct rte_eventdev *event_dev);
 int cnxk_sso_xaq_allocate(struct cnxk_sso_evdev *dev);
+void cnxk_sso_updt_xae_cnt(struct cnxk_sso_evdev *dev, void *data,
+			   uint32_t event_type);
 
 /* Common ops API. */
 int cnxk_sso_init(struct rte_eventdev *event_dev);
diff --git a/drivers/event/cnxk/cnxk_eventdev_adptr.c b/drivers/event/cnxk/cnxk_eventdev_adptr.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6d9615453
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/event/cnxk/cnxk_eventdev_adptr.c
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(C) 2021 Marvell International Ltd.
+ */
+
+#include "cnxk_eventdev.h"
+
+void
+cnxk_sso_updt_xae_cnt(struct cnxk_sso_evdev *dev, void *data,
+		      uint32_t event_type)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	switch (event_type) {
+	case RTE_EVENT_TYPE_TIMER: {
+		struct cnxk_tim_ring *timr = data;
+		uint16_t *old_ring_ptr;
+		uint64_t *old_sz_ptr;
+
+		for (i = 0; i < dev->tim_adptr_ring_cnt; i++) {
+			if (timr->ring_id != dev->timer_adptr_rings[i])
+				continue;
+			if (timr->nb_timers == dev->timer_adptr_sz[i])
+				return;
+			dev->adptr_xae_cnt -= dev->timer_adptr_sz[i];
+			dev->adptr_xae_cnt += timr->nb_timers;
+			dev->timer_adptr_sz[i] = timr->nb_timers;
+
+			return;
+		}
+
+		dev->tim_adptr_ring_cnt++;
+		old_ring_ptr = dev->timer_adptr_rings;
+		old_sz_ptr = dev->timer_adptr_sz;
+
+		dev->timer_adptr_rings = rte_realloc(
+			dev->timer_adptr_rings,
+			sizeof(uint16_t) * dev->tim_adptr_ring_cnt, 0);
+		if (dev->timer_adptr_rings == NULL) {
+			dev->adptr_xae_cnt += timr->nb_timers;
+			dev->timer_adptr_rings = old_ring_ptr;
+			dev->tim_adptr_ring_cnt--;
+			return;
+		}
+
+		dev->timer_adptr_sz = rte_realloc(
+			dev->timer_adptr_sz,
+			sizeof(uint64_t) * dev->tim_adptr_ring_cnt, 0);
+
+		if (dev->timer_adptr_sz == NULL) {
+			dev->adptr_xae_cnt += timr->nb_timers;
+			dev->timer_adptr_sz = old_sz_ptr;
+			dev->tim_adptr_ring_cnt--;
+			return;
+		}
+
+		dev->timer_adptr_rings[dev->tim_adptr_ring_cnt - 1] =
+			timr->ring_id;
+		dev->timer_adptr_sz[dev->tim_adptr_ring_cnt - 1] =
+			timr->nb_timers;
+
+		dev->adptr_xae_cnt += timr->nb_timers;
+		break;
+	}
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/drivers/event/cnxk/cnxk_tim_evdev.c b/drivers/event/cnxk/cnxk_tim_evdev.c
index 44bcad94d..4add1d659 100644
--- a/drivers/event/cnxk/cnxk_tim_evdev.c
+++ b/drivers/event/cnxk/cnxk_tim_evdev.c
@@ -161,6 +161,11 @@ cnxk_tim_ring_create(struct rte_event_timer_adapter *adptr)
 	plt_write64((uint64_t)tim_ring->bkt, tim_ring->base + TIM_LF_RING_BASE);
 	plt_write64(tim_ring->aura, tim_ring->base + TIM_LF_RING_AURA);
 
+	/* Update SSO xae count. */
+	cnxk_sso_updt_xae_cnt(cnxk_sso_pmd_priv(dev->event_dev), tim_ring,
+			      RTE_EVENT_TYPE_TIMER);
+	cnxk_sso_xae_reconfigure(dev->event_dev);
+
 	plt_tim_dbg(
 		"Total memory used %" PRIu64 "MB\n",
 		(uint64_t)(((tim_ring->nb_chunks * tim_ring->chunk_sz) +
diff --git a/drivers/event/cnxk/meson.build b/drivers/event/cnxk/meson.build
index 6e9f3daab..a9566cb09 100644
--- a/drivers/event/cnxk/meson.build
+++ b/drivers/event/cnxk/meson.build
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ sources = files('cn10k_worker.c',
 		'cn10k_eventdev.c',
 		'cn9k_worker.c',
 		'cn9k_eventdev.c',
+		'cnxk_eventdev_adptr.c',
 		'cnxk_eventdev.c',
 		'cnxk_sso_selftest.c',
 		'cnxk_tim_evdev.c')
