diff --git a/examples/pipeline/obj.c b/examples/pipeline/obj.c
index 569207a79d..4b2db66c46 100644
--- a/examples/pipeline/obj.c
+++ b/examples/pipeline/obj.c
@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@
 #include <rte_mempool.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
 #include <rte_ethdev.h>
-#include <rte_swx_port_ethdev.h>
-#include <rte_swx_port_fd.h>
-#include <rte_swx_port_ring.h>
-#include <rte_swx_port_source_sink.h>
 #include <rte_swx_table_em.h>
 #include <rte_swx_table_wm.h>
 #include <rte_swx_pipeline.h>
@@ -543,56 +539,6 @@ pipeline_create(struct obj *obj, const char *name, int numa_node)
 	if (status)
 		goto error;
 
-	status = rte_swx_pipeline_port_in_type_register(p,
-		"ethdev",
-		&rte_swx_port_ethdev_reader_ops);
-	if (status)
-		goto error;
-
-	status = rte_swx_pipeline_port_out_type_register(p,
-		"ethdev",
-		&rte_swx_port_ethdev_writer_ops);
-	if (status)
-		goto error;
-
-	status = rte_swx_pipeline_port_in_type_register(p,
-		"ring",
-		&rte_swx_port_ring_reader_ops);
-	if (status)
-		goto error;
-
-	status = rte_swx_pipeline_port_out_type_register(p,
-		"ring",
-		&rte_swx_port_ring_writer_ops);
-	if (status)
-		goto error;
-
-#ifdef RTE_PORT_PCAP
-	status = rte_swx_pipeline_port_in_type_register(p,
-		"source",
-		&rte_swx_port_source_ops);
-	if (status)
-		goto error;
-#endif
-
-	status = rte_swx_pipeline_port_out_type_register(p,
-		"sink",
-		&rte_swx_port_sink_ops);
-	if (status)
-		goto error;
-
-	status = rte_swx_pipeline_port_in_type_register(p,
-		"fd",
-		&rte_swx_port_fd_reader_ops);
-	if (status)
-		goto error;
-
-	status = rte_swx_pipeline_port_out_type_register(p,
-		"fd",
-		&rte_swx_port_fd_writer_ops);
-	if (status)
-		goto error;
-
 	status = rte_swx_pipeline_table_type_register(p,
 		"exact",
 		RTE_SWX_TABLE_MATCH_EXACT,
diff --git a/lib/pipeline/rte_swx_pipeline.c b/lib/pipeline/rte_swx_pipeline.c
index ff2fe964a5..bebad98e99 100644
--- a/lib/pipeline/rte_swx_pipeline.c
+++ b/lib/pipeline/rte_swx_pipeline.c
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
 #include <dlfcn.h>
 
+#include <rte_swx_port_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_swx_port_fd.h>
+#include <rte_swx_port_ring.h>
+#include "rte_swx_port_source_sink.h"
+
 #include "rte_swx_pipeline_internal.h"
 
 #define CHECK(condition, err_code)                                             \
@@ -8982,17 +8987,122 @@ metarray_free(struct rte_swx_pipeline *p)
 /*
  * Pipeline.
  */
+void
+rte_swx_pipeline_free(struct rte_swx_pipeline *p)
+{
+	void *lib;
+
+	if (!p)
+		return;
+
+	lib = p->lib;
+
+	free(p->instruction_data);
+	free(p->instructions);
+
+	metarray_free(p);
+	regarray_free(p);
+	table_state_free(p);
+	learner_free(p);
+	selector_free(p);
+	table_free(p);
+	action_free(p);
+	instruction_table_free(p);
+	metadata_free(p);
+	header_free(p);
+	extern_func_free(p);
+	extern_obj_free(p);
+	port_out_free(p);
+	port_in_free(p);
+	struct_free(p);
+
+	free(p);
+
+	if (lib)
+		dlclose(lib);
+}
+
+static int
+port_in_types_register(struct rte_swx_pipeline *p)
+{
+	int status;
+
+	status = rte_swx_pipeline_port_in_type_register(p,
+		"ethdev",
+		&rte_swx_port_ethdev_reader_ops);
+	if (status)
+		return status;
+
+	status = rte_swx_pipeline_port_in_type_register(p,
+		"ring",
+		&rte_swx_port_ring_reader_ops);
+	if (status)
+		return status;
+
+#ifdef RTE_PORT_PCAP
+	status = rte_swx_pipeline_port_in_type_register(p,
+		"source",
+		&rte_swx_port_source_ops);
+	if (status)
+		return status;
+#endif
+
+	status = rte_swx_pipeline_port_in_type_register(p,
+		"fd",
+		&rte_swx_port_fd_reader_ops);
+	if (status)
+		return status;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+port_out_types_register(struct rte_swx_pipeline *p)
+{
+	int status;
+
+	status = rte_swx_pipeline_port_out_type_register(p,
+		"ethdev",
+		&rte_swx_port_ethdev_writer_ops);
+	if (status)
+		return status;
+
+	status = rte_swx_pipeline_port_out_type_register(p,
+		"ring",
+		&rte_swx_port_ring_writer_ops);
+	if (status)
+		return status;
+
+	status = rte_swx_pipeline_port_out_type_register(p,
+		"sink",
+		&rte_swx_port_sink_ops);
+	if (status)
+		return status;
+
+	status = rte_swx_pipeline_port_out_type_register(p,
+		"fd",
+		&rte_swx_port_fd_writer_ops);
+	if (status)
+		return status;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int
 rte_swx_pipeline_config(struct rte_swx_pipeline **p, int numa_node)
 {
-	struct rte_swx_pipeline *pipeline;
+	struct rte_swx_pipeline *pipeline = NULL;
+	int status = 0;
 
 	/* Check input parameters. */
 	CHECK(p, EINVAL);
 
 	/* Memory allocation. */
 	pipeline = calloc(1, sizeof(struct rte_swx_pipeline));
-	CHECK(pipeline, ENOMEM);
+	if (!pipeline) {
+		status = -ENOMEM;
+		goto error;
+	}
 
 	/* Initialization. */
 	TAILQ_INIT(&pipeline->struct_types);
@@ -9016,43 +9126,20 @@ rte_swx_pipeline_config(struct rte_swx_pipeline **p, int numa_node)
 	pipeline->n_structs = 1; /* Struct 0 is reserved for action_data. */
 	pipeline->numa_node = numa_node;
 
-	*p = pipeline;
-	return 0;
-}
-
-void
-rte_swx_pipeline_free(struct rte_swx_pipeline *p)
-{
-	void *lib;
-
-	if (!p)
-		return;
-
-	lib = p->lib;
-
-	free(p->instruction_data);
-	free(p->instructions);
+	status = port_in_types_register(pipeline);
+	if (status)
+		goto error;
 
-	metarray_free(p);
-	regarray_free(p);
-	table_state_free(p);
-	learner_free(p);
-	selector_free(p);
-	table_free(p);
-	action_free(p);
-	instruction_table_free(p);
-	metadata_free(p);
-	header_free(p);
-	extern_func_free(p);
-	extern_obj_free(p);
-	port_out_free(p);
-	port_in_free(p);
-	struct_free(p);
+	status = port_out_types_register(pipeline);
+	if (status)
+		goto error;
 
-	free(p);
+	*p = pipeline;
+	return 0;
 
-	if (lib)
-		dlclose(lib);
+error:
+	rte_swx_pipeline_free(pipeline);
+	return status;
 }
 
 int
