diff --git a/doc/api/doxy-api-index.md b/doc/api/doxy-api-index.md
index c709fd48ad..a781b8f408 100644
--- a/doc/api/doxy-api-index.md
+++ b/doc/api/doxy-api-index.md
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ The public API headers are grouped by topics:
   [iavf](@ref rte_pmd_iavf.h),
   [bnxt](@ref rte_pmd_bnxt.h),
   [cnxk](@ref rte_pmd_cnxk.h),
+  [cnxk_mempool](@ref rte_pmd_cnxk_mempool.h),
   [dpaa](@ref rte_pmd_dpaa.h),
   [dpaa2](@ref rte_pmd_dpaa2.h),
   [mlx5](@ref rte_pmd_mlx5.h),
diff --git a/doc/api/doxy-api.conf.in b/doc/api/doxy-api.conf.in
index d230a19e1f..7e68e43c64 100644
--- a/doc/api/doxy-api.conf.in
+++ b/doc/api/doxy-api.conf.in
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ INPUT                   = @TOPDIR@/doc/api/doxy-api-index.md \
                           @TOPDIR@/drivers/crypto/scheduler \
                           @TOPDIR@/drivers/dma/dpaa2 \
                           @TOPDIR@/drivers/event/dlb2 \
+                          @TOPDIR@/drivers/mempool/cnxk \
                           @TOPDIR@/drivers/mempool/dpaa2 \
                           @TOPDIR@/drivers/net/ark \
                           @TOPDIR@/drivers/net/bnxt \
diff --git a/drivers/mempool/cnxk/cn10k_hwpool_ops.c b/drivers/mempool/cnxk/cn10k_hwpool_ops.c
index 9238765155..b234481ec1 100644
--- a/drivers/mempool/cnxk/cn10k_hwpool_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/mempool/cnxk/cn10k_hwpool_ops.c
@@ -3,11 +3,14 @@
  */
 
 #include <rte_mempool.h>
+#include <rte_pmd_cnxk_mempool.h>
 
 #include "roc_api.h"
 #include "cnxk_mempool.h"
 
-#define CN10K_HWPOOL_MEM_SIZE 128
+#define CN10K_HWPOOL_MEM_SIZE	 128
+#define CN10K_NPA_IOVA_RANGE_MIN 0x0
+#define CN10K_NPA_IOVA_RANGE_MAX 0x1fffffffffff80
 
 static int __rte_hot
 cn10k_hwpool_enq(struct rte_mempool *hp, void *const *obj_table, unsigned int n)
@@ -197,6 +200,64 @@ cn10k_hwpool_populate(struct rte_mempool *hp, unsigned int max_objs,
 	return hp->size;
 }
 
+int
+rte_pmd_cnxk_mempool_mbuf_exchange(struct rte_mbuf *m1, struct rte_mbuf *m2)
+{
+	struct rte_mempool_objhdr *hdr;
+
+#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_MEMPOOL_DEBUG
+	if (!(CNXK_MEMPOOL_FLAGS(m1->pool) & CNXK_MEMPOOL_F_NO_RANGE_CHECK) ||
+	    !(CNXK_MEMPOOL_FLAGS(m2->pool) & CNXK_MEMPOOL_F_NO_RANGE_CHECK)) {
+		plt_err("Pools must have range check disabled");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	if (m1->pool->elt_size != m2->pool->elt_size ||
+	    m1->pool->header_size != m2->pool->header_size ||
+	    m1->pool->trailer_size != m2->pool->trailer_size ||
+	    m1->pool->size != m2->pool->size) {
+		plt_err("Parameters of pools involved in exchange does not match");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+#endif
+	RTE_SWAP(m1->pool, m2->pool);
+	hdr = rte_mempool_get_header(m1);
+	hdr->mp = m1->pool;
+	hdr = rte_mempool_get_header(m2);
+	hdr->mp = m2->pool;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int
+rte_pmd_cnxk_mempool_is_hwpool(struct rte_mempool *mp)
+{
+	return !!(CNXK_MEMPOOL_FLAGS(mp) & CNXK_MEMPOOL_F_IS_HWPOOL);
+}
+
+int
+rte_pmd_cnxk_mempool_range_check_disable(struct rte_mempool *mp)
+{
+	if (rte_pmd_cnxk_mempool_is_hwpool(mp)) {
+		/* Disable only aura range check for hardware pools */
+		roc_npa_aura_op_range_set(mp->pool_id, CN10K_NPA_IOVA_RANGE_MIN,
+					  CN10K_NPA_IOVA_RANGE_MAX);
+		CNXK_MEMPOOL_SET_FLAGS(mp, CNXK_MEMPOOL_F_NO_RANGE_CHECK);
+		mp = CNXK_MEMPOOL_CONFIG(mp);
+	}
+
+	/* No need to disable again if already disabled */
+	if (CNXK_MEMPOOL_FLAGS(mp) & CNXK_MEMPOOL_F_NO_RANGE_CHECK)
+		return 0;
+
+	/* Disable aura/pool range check */
+	roc_npa_pool_op_range_set(mp->pool_id, CN10K_NPA_IOVA_RANGE_MIN,
+				  CN10K_NPA_IOVA_RANGE_MAX);
+	if (roc_npa_pool_range_update_check(mp->pool_id) < 0)
+		return -EBUSY;
+
+	CNXK_MEMPOOL_SET_FLAGS(mp, CNXK_MEMPOOL_F_NO_RANGE_CHECK);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static struct rte_mempool_ops cn10k_hwpool_ops = {
 	.name = "cn10k_hwpool_ops",
 	.alloc = cn10k_hwpool_alloc,
diff --git a/drivers/mempool/cnxk/cnxk_mempool.h b/drivers/mempool/cnxk/cnxk_mempool.h
index 4ca05d53e1..669e617952 100644
--- a/drivers/mempool/cnxk/cnxk_mempool.h
+++ b/drivers/mempool/cnxk/cnxk_mempool.h
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ enum cnxk_mempool_flags {
 	 * This flag is set by the driver.
 	 */
 	CNXK_MEMPOOL_F_IS_HWPOOL = RTE_BIT64(2),
+	/* This flag indicates whether range check has been disabled for
+	 * the pool. This flag is set by the driver.
+	 */
+	CNXK_MEMPOOL_F_NO_RANGE_CHECK = RTE_BIT64(3),
 };
 
 #define CNXK_MEMPOOL_F_MASK 0xFUL
diff --git a/drivers/mempool/cnxk/meson.build b/drivers/mempool/cnxk/meson.build
index ce152bedd2..e388cce26a 100644
--- a/drivers/mempool/cnxk/meson.build
+++ b/drivers/mempool/cnxk/meson.build
@@ -17,5 +17,6 @@ sources = files(
         'cn10k_hwpool_ops.c',
 )
 
+headers = files('rte_pmd_cnxk_mempool.h')
 deps += ['eal', 'mbuf', 'kvargs', 'bus_pci', 'common_cnxk', 'mempool']
 require_iova_in_mbuf = false
diff --git a/drivers/mempool/cnxk/rte_pmd_cnxk_mempool.h b/drivers/mempool/cnxk/rte_pmd_cnxk_mempool.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ada6e7cd4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/mempool/cnxk/rte_pmd_cnxk_mempool.h
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(C) 2023 Marvell.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @file rte_pmd_cnxk_mempool.h
+ * Marvell CNXK Mempool PMD specific functions.
+ *
+ **/
+
+#ifndef _PMD_CNXK_MEMPOOL_H_
+#define _PMD_CNXK_MEMPOOL_H_
+
+#include <rte_mbuf.h>
+#include <rte_mempool.h>
+
+/**
+ * Exchange mbufs between two mempools.
+ *
+ * @param m1
+ *   First mbuf
+ * @param m2
+ *   Second mbuf
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise.
+ */
+__rte_experimental
+int rte_pmd_cnxk_mempool_mbuf_exchange(struct rte_mbuf *m1,
+				       struct rte_mbuf *m2);
+
+/**
+ * Check whether a mempool is a hwpool.
+ *
+ * @param mp
+ *   Mempool to check.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   1 if mp is a hwpool, 0 otherwise.
+ */
+__rte_experimental
+int rte_pmd_cnxk_mempool_is_hwpool(struct rte_mempool *mp);
+
+/**
+ * Disable buffer address range check on a mempool.
+ *
+ * @param mp
+ *   Mempool to disable range check on.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise.
+ */
+__rte_experimental
+int rte_pmd_cnxk_mempool_range_check_disable(struct rte_mempool *mp);
+
+#endif /* _PMD_CNXK_MEMPOOL_H_ */
diff --git a/drivers/mempool/cnxk/version.map b/drivers/mempool/cnxk/version.map
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..755731e3b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/mempool/cnxk/version.map
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+ DPDK_23 {
+	local: *;
+ };
+
+ EXPERIMENTAL {
+	global:
+	rte_pmd_cnxk_mempool_is_hwpool;
+	rte_pmd_cnxk_mempool_mbuf_exchange;
+	rte_pmd_cnxk_mempool_range_check_disable;
+ };
