diff --git a/lib/eal/common/eal_private.h b/lib/eal/common/eal_private.h
index 44d14241f0..734f1f334b 100644
--- a/lib/eal/common/eal_private.h
+++ b/lib/eal/common/eal_private.h
@@ -152,13 +152,6 @@ int rte_eal_tailqs_init(void);
  */
 int rte_eal_intr_init(void);
 
-/**
- * Close the default log stream
- *
- * This function is private to EAL.
- */
-void rte_eal_log_cleanup(void);
-
 /**
  * Init alarm mechanism. This is to allow a callback be called after
  * specific time.
diff --git a/lib/eal/common/meson.build b/lib/eal/common/meson.build
index 917758cc65..22a626ba6f 100644
--- a/lib/eal/common/meson.build
+++ b/lib/eal/common/meson.build
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ sources += files(
         'eal_common_interrupts.c',
         'eal_common_launch.c',
         'eal_common_lcore.c',
-        'eal_common_log.c',
         'eal_common_mcfg.c',
         'eal_common_memalloc.c',
         'eal_common_memory.c',
diff --git a/lib/eal/include/meson.build b/lib/eal/include/meson.build
index fd6e844224..7de7244065 100644
--- a/lib/eal/include/meson.build
+++ b/lib/eal/include/meson.build
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ headers += files(
         'rte_keepalive.h',
         'rte_launch.h',
         'rte_lcore.h',
-        'rte_log.h',
         'rte_malloc.h',
         'rte_mcslock.h',
         'rte_memory.h',
diff --git a/lib/eal/linux/meson.build b/lib/eal/linux/meson.build
index 3cccfa36c0..1b913acc06 100644
--- a/lib/eal/linux/meson.build
+++ b/lib/eal/linux/meson.build
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ sources += files(
         'eal_hugepage_info.c',
         'eal_interrupts.c',
         'eal_lcore.c',
-        'eal_log.c',
         'eal_memalloc.c',
         'eal_memory.c',
         'eal_thread.c',
diff --git a/lib/eal/meson.build b/lib/eal/meson.build
index 056beb9461..af8c4eae4a 100644
--- a/lib/eal/meson.build
+++ b/lib/eal/meson.build
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ subdir(exec_env)
 
 subdir(arch_subdir)
 
-deps += ['kvargs']
+deps += ['log', 'kvargs']
 if not is_windows
     deps += ['telemetry']
 endif
diff --git a/lib/eal/version.map b/lib/eal/version.map
index 1f293e768b..44e1712155 100644
--- a/lib/eal/version.map
+++ b/lib/eal/version.map
@@ -133,20 +133,6 @@ DPDK_23 {
 	rte_lcore_iterate;
 	rte_lcore_to_cpu_id;
 	rte_lcore_to_socket_id;
-	rte_log;
-	rte_log_can_log;
-	rte_log_cur_msg_loglevel;
-	rte_log_cur_msg_logtype;
-	rte_log_dump;
-	rte_log_get_global_level;
-	rte_log_get_level;
-	rte_log_get_stream;
-	rte_log_register;
-	rte_log_register_type_and_pick_level;
-	rte_log_set_global_level;
-	rte_log_set_level;
-	rte_log_set_level_pattern;
-	rte_log_set_level_regexp;
 	rte_malloc;
 	rte_malloc_dump_heaps;
 	rte_malloc_dump_stats;
@@ -218,7 +204,6 @@ DPDK_23 {
 	rte_mp_request_async;
 	rte_mp_request_sync;
 	rte_mp_sendmsg;
-	rte_openlog_stream;
 	rte_rand;
 	rte_rand_max;
 	rte_realloc;
@@ -291,7 +276,6 @@ DPDK_23 {
 	rte_vfio_noiommu_is_enabled; # WINDOWS_NO_EXPORT
 	rte_vfio_release_device; # WINDOWS_NO_EXPORT
 	rte_vfio_setup_device; # WINDOWS_NO_EXPORT
-	rte_vlog;
 	rte_zmalloc;
 	rte_zmalloc_socket;
 
@@ -394,7 +378,6 @@ EXPERIMENTAL {
 	# added in 21.05
 	rte_devargs_reset;
 	rte_intr_callback_unregister_sync;
-	rte_log_list_types;
 	rte_thread_key_create;
 	rte_thread_key_delete;
 	rte_thread_value_get;
diff --git a/lib/eal/windows/meson.build b/lib/eal/windows/meson.build
index e4b2427610..7756d417be 100644
--- a/lib/eal/windows/meson.build
+++ b/lib/eal/windows/meson.build
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ sources += files(
         'eal_hugepages.c',
         'eal_interrupts.c',
         'eal_lcore.c',
-        'eal_log.c',
         'eal_memalloc.c',
         'eal_memory.c',
         'eal_mp.c',
diff --git a/lib/kvargs/meson.build b/lib/kvargs/meson.build
index b746516965..7eae744a8f 100644
--- a/lib/kvargs/meson.build
+++ b/lib/kvargs/meson.build
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 # Copyright(c) 2017 Intel Corporation
 
-includes = [global_inc]
-
+deps += 'log'
 sources = files('rte_kvargs.c')
 headers = files('rte_kvargs.h')
diff --git a/lib/eal/common/eal_common_log.c b/lib/log/eal_common_log.c
similarity index 99%
rename from lib/eal/common/eal_common_log.c
rename to lib/log/eal_common_log.c
index bd7b188ceb..895c4f2040 100644
--- a/lib/eal/common/eal_common_log.c
+++ b/lib/log/eal_common_log.c
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 #include <rte_per_lcore.h>
 
 #include "eal_log.h"
-#include "eal_private.h"
 
 struct rte_log_dynamic_type {
 	const char *name;
diff --git a/lib/eal/common/eal_log.h b/lib/log/eal_log.h
similarity index 80%
rename from lib/eal/common/eal_log.h
rename to lib/log/eal_log.h
index c784fa6043..5baf19df59 100644
--- a/lib/eal/common/eal_log.h
+++ b/lib/log/eal_log.h
@@ -11,22 +11,33 @@
 /*
  * Initialize the default log stream.
  */
+__rte_internal
 int eal_log_init(const char *id, int facility);
 
 /*
  * Determine where log data is written when no call to rte_openlog_stream.
  */
+__rte_internal
 void eal_log_set_default(FILE *default_log);
 
 /*
  * Save a log option for later.
  */
+__rte_internal
 int eal_log_save_regexp(const char *regexp, uint32_t level);
+__rte_internal
 int eal_log_save_pattern(const char *pattern, uint32_t level);
 
 /*
  * Convert log level to string.
  */
+__rte_internal
 const char *eal_log_level2str(uint32_t level);
 
+/*
+ * Close the default log stream
+ */
+__rte_internal
+void rte_eal_log_cleanup(void);
+
 #endif /* EAL_LOG_H */
diff --git a/lib/eal/linux/eal_log.c b/lib/log/eal_log_linux.c
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/eal/linux/eal_log.c
rename to lib/log/eal_log_linux.c
diff --git a/lib/eal/windows/eal_log.c b/lib/log/eal_log_windows.c
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/eal/windows/eal_log.c
rename to lib/log/eal_log_windows.c
diff --git a/lib/log/meson.build b/lib/log/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..02899c47b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/log/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+# Copyright(c) 2022 Intel Corporation
+
+sources = files(
+        'eal_common_log.c',
+        'eal_log_' + exec_env + '.c'
+)
+headers = files('rte_log.h')
diff --git a/lib/eal/include/rte_log.h b/lib/log/rte_log.h
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/eal/include/rte_log.h
rename to lib/log/rte_log.h
diff --git a/lib/log/version.map b/lib/log/version.map
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0ae3b7e55f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/log/version.map
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+DPDK_22 {
+	global:
+
+	rte_log;
+	rte_log_cur_msg_loglevel;
+	rte_log_cur_msg_logtype;
+	rte_log_can_log;
+	rte_log_dump;
+	rte_log_get_global_level;
+	rte_log_get_level;
+	rte_log_get_stream;
+	rte_log_register;
+	rte_log_register_type_and_pick_level;
+	rte_log_set_global_level;
+	rte_log_set_level;
+	rte_log_set_level_pattern;
+	rte_log_set_level_regexp;
+	rte_openlog_stream;
+	rte_vlog;
+
+	local: *;
+};
+
+EXPERIMENTAL {
+	global:
+
+	rte_log_list_types;  # added 21.05
+};
+
+INTERNAL {
+	global:
+
+	eal_log_init;
+	eal_log_level2str;
+	eal_log_save_pattern;
+	eal_log_save_regexp;
+	eal_log_set_default;
+	rte_eal_log_cleanup;
+};
diff --git a/lib/meson.build b/lib/meson.build
index 7b61b2a5d7..1b8419d337 100644
--- a/lib/meson.build
+++ b/lib/meson.build
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 # core libs which are widely reused, so their deps are kept to a minimum.
 libraries = [
         'os',   # load os compatibility material
+        'log',
         'kvargs', # eal depends on kvargs
         'telemetry', # basic info querying
         'eal', # everything depends on eal
diff --git a/lib/telemetry/meson.build b/lib/telemetry/meson.build
index f84c9aa3be..489d000047 100644
--- a/lib/telemetry/meson.build
+++ b/lib/telemetry/meson.build
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 # Copyright(c) 2018 Intel Corporation
 
-includes = [global_inc]
-
+deps += 'log'
 sources = files('telemetry.c', 'telemetry_data.c', 'telemetry_legacy.c')
 headers = files('rte_telemetry.h')
 includes += include_directories('../metrics')
