diff --git a/app/test/test_lcores.c b/app/test/test_lcores.c
index 2c945b0136..9522663f1a 100644
--- a/app/test/test_lcores.c
+++ b/app/test/test_lcores.c
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ test_ctrl_thread(void)
 	/* Create one control thread */
 	t = &ctrl_thread_context;
 	t->state = Thread_INIT;
-	if (rte_ctrl_thread_create((pthread_t *)&t->id, "test_ctrl_threads",
+	if (rte_ctrl_thread_create((pthread_t *)&t->id, "dpdk-test-ctrlt",
 					NULL, ctrl_thread_loop, t) != 0)
 		return -1;
 
diff --git a/drivers/event/dlb2/pf/base/dlb2_osdep.h b/drivers/event/dlb2/pf/base/dlb2_osdep.h
index cffe22f3c5..75860cca4d 100644
--- a/drivers/event/dlb2/pf/base/dlb2_osdep.h
+++ b/drivers/event/dlb2/pf/base/dlb2_osdep.h
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ static inline void os_schedule_work(struct dlb2_hw *hw)
 	dlb2_dev = container_of(hw, struct dlb2_dev, hw);
 
 	ret = rte_ctrl_thread_create(&complete_queue_map_unmap_thread,
-				     "dlb_queue_unmap_waiter",
+				     "dpdk-dlb-qunmap",
 				     NULL,
 				     dlb2_complete_queue_map_unmap,
 				     dlb2_dev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ark/ark_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/ark/ark_ethdev.c
index b2995427c8..30814650bf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ark/ark_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ark/ark_ethdev.c
@@ -600,11 +600,11 @@ eth_ark_dev_start(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	if (!ark->isvf && ark->start_pg && !ark->pg_running) {
 		pthread_t thread;
 
-		/* Delay packet generatpr start allow the hardware to be ready
+		/* Delay packet generator start allow the hardware to be ready
 		 * This is only used for sanity checking with internal generator
 		 */
 		char tname[32];
-		snprintf(tname, sizeof(tname), "ark-delay-pg-%d",
+		snprintf(tname, sizeof(tname), "dpdk-ark-pg%d",
 			 dev->data->port_id);
 
 		if (rte_ctrl_thread_create(&thread, tname, NULL,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ipn3ke/ipn3ke_representor.c b/drivers/net/ipn3ke/ipn3ke_representor.c
index e50fc73f43..c82f8b5333 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ipn3ke/ipn3ke_representor.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ipn3ke/ipn3ke_representor.c
@@ -2593,7 +2593,7 @@ ipn3ke_rpst_scan_check(void)
 
 	if (ipn3ke_rpst_scan_num == 1) {
 		ret = rte_ctrl_thread_create(&ipn3ke_rpst_scan_thread,
-			"ipn3ke scanner",
+			"dpdk-ipn3ke-scn",
 			NULL,
 			ipn3ke_rpst_scan_handle_request, NULL);
 		if (ret) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/kni/rte_eth_kni.c b/drivers/net/kni/rte_eth_kni.c
index c0e1f8db40..6b90c4e9b5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/kni/rte_eth_kni.c
+++ b/drivers/net/kni/rte_eth_kni.c
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ eth_kni_dev_start(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 		internals->stop_thread = 0;
 
 		ret = rte_ctrl_thread_create(&internals->thread,
-			"kni_handle_req", NULL,
+			"dpdk-kni-req", NULL,
 			kni_handle_request, internals);
 		if (ret) {
 			PMD_LOG(ERR,
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_hws_cnt.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_hws_cnt.c
index d98df68f39..415bb7dae4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_hws_cnt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_hws_cnt.c
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ mlx5_hws_cnt_service_thread_create(struct mlx5_dev_ctx_shared *sh)
 		DRV_LOG(ERR, "Failed to create HW steering's counter service thread.");
 		return -ENOSYS;
 	}
-	snprintf(name, CNT_THREAD_NAME_MAX - 1, "%s/svc@%d",
+	snprintf(name, CNT_THREAD_NAME_MAX - 1, "dpdk-mlx5-hws-%s/svc@%d",
 		 sh->ibdev_name, service_core);
 	rte_thread_set_name((rte_thread_t){(uintptr_t)sh->cnt_svc->service_thread},
 		name);
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_mae_counter.c b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_mae_counter.c
index 79043ff7d7..631b54afeb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_mae_counter.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_mae_counter.c
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ sfc_mae_counter_thread_spawn(struct sfc_adapter *sa,
 	counter_registry->polling.thread.run = true;
 
 	rc = rte_ctrl_thread_create(&sa->mae.counter_registry.polling.thread.id,
-				    "mae_counter_thread", NULL,
+				    "dpdk-sfc-maecnt", NULL,
 				    sfc_mae_counter_thread, sa);
 
 	return rc;
diff --git a/drivers/raw/ifpga/ifpga_rawdev.c b/drivers/raw/ifpga/ifpga_rawdev.c
index b9f6f432c8..a7b18299de 100644
--- a/drivers/raw/ifpga/ifpga_rawdev.c
+++ b/drivers/raw/ifpga/ifpga_rawdev.c
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ ifpga_monitor_start_func(struct ifpga_rawdev *dev)
 
 	if (!__atomic_fetch_add(&ifpga_monitor_refcnt, 1, __ATOMIC_RELAXED)) {
 		ret = rte_ctrl_thread_create(&ifpga_monitor_start_thread,
-					     "ifpga-monitor", NULL,
+					     "dpdk-ifpga-mon", NULL,
 					     ifpga_rawdev_gsd_handle, NULL);
 		if (ret != 0) {
 			ifpga_monitor_start_thread = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/ifc/ifcvf_vdpa.c b/drivers/vdpa/ifc/ifcvf_vdpa.c
index e4133568c1..55346bbc08 100644
--- a/drivers/vdpa/ifc/ifcvf_vdpa.c
+++ b/drivers/vdpa/ifc/ifcvf_vdpa.c
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ setup_notify_relay(struct ifcvf_internal *internal)
 	char name[THREAD_NAME_LEN];
 	int ret;
 
-	snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "ifc-notify-%d", internal->vid);
+	snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "dpdk-ifc-noti%d", internal->vid);
 	ret = rte_ctrl_thread_create(&internal->tid, name, NULL, notify_relay,
 				     (void *)internal);
 	if (ret != 0) {
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ setup_intr_relay(struct ifcvf_internal *internal)
 	char name[THREAD_NAME_LEN];
 	int ret;
 
-	snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "ifc-intr-%d", internal->vid);
+	snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "dpdk-ifc-int%d", internal->vid);
 	ret = rte_ctrl_thread_create(&internal->intr_tid, name, NULL,
 				     intr_relay, (void *)internal);
 	if (ret) {
@@ -1019,7 +1019,7 @@ setup_vring_relay(struct ifcvf_internal *internal)
 	char name[THREAD_NAME_LEN];
 	int ret;
 
-	snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "ifc-vring-%d", internal->vid);
+	snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "dpdk-ifc-ring%d", internal->vid);
 	ret = rte_ctrl_thread_create(&internal->tid, name, NULL, vring_relay,
 				     (void *)internal);
 	if (ret != 0) {
diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/mlx5_vdpa_cthread.c b/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/mlx5_vdpa_cthread.c
index 6e6624e5a3..a1d291bf71 100644
--- a/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/mlx5_vdpa_cthread.c
+++ b/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/mlx5_vdpa_cthread.c
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ mlx5_vdpa_c_thread_create(int cpu_core)
 			"vdpa multi-threads %d.", thrd_idx);
 			goto c_thread_err;
 		}
-		snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "vDPA-mthread-%d", thrd_idx);
+		snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "dpdk-vmlx5-c%d", thrd_idx);
 		ret = pthread_setname_np(
 				conf_thread_mng.cthrd[thrd_idx].tid, name);
 		if (ret)
diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/mlx5_vdpa_event.c b/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/mlx5_vdpa_event.c
index f3d392c73d..c486ded598 100644
--- a/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/mlx5_vdpa_event.c
+++ b/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/mlx5_vdpa_event.c
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ mlx5_vdpa_cqe_event_setup(struct mlx5_vdpa_priv *priv)
 		DRV_LOG(ERR, "Failed to set thread affinity.");
 		goto out;
 	}
-	snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "vDPA-mlx5-%d", priv->vid);
+	snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "dpdk-vmlx5-%d", priv->vid);
 	rte_thread_set_name((rte_thread_t){(uintptr_t)priv->timer_tid}, name);
 out:
 	if (attrp != NULL)
diff --git a/examples/vhost/main.c b/examples/vhost/main.c
index bfe466ff77..9ff2c1f31b 100644
--- a/examples/vhost/main.c
+++ b/examples/vhost/main.c
@@ -1986,11 +1986,11 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	/* Enable stats if the user option is set. */
 	if (enable_stats) {
-		ret = rte_ctrl_thread_create(&tid, "print-stats", NULL,
+		ret = rte_ctrl_thread_create(&tid, "dpdk-vhost-stat", NULL,
 					print_stats, NULL);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE,
-				"Cannot create print-stats thread\n");
+				"Cannot create dpdk-vhost-stat thread\n");
 	}
 
 	/* Launch all data cores. */
diff --git a/examples/vhost_blk/vhost_blk.c b/examples/vhost_blk/vhost_blk.c
index 3709d7ed06..45699eb0b3 100644
--- a/examples/vhost_blk/vhost_blk.c
+++ b/examples/vhost_blk/vhost_blk.c
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ new_device(int vid)
 	/* start polling vring */
 	worker_thread_status = WORKER_STATE_START;
 	fprintf(stdout, "New Device %s, Device ID %d\n", path, vid);
-	if (rte_ctrl_thread_create(&tid, "vhostblk-ctrlr", NULL,
+	if (rte_ctrl_thread_create(&tid, "dpdk-vhost-blk", NULL,
 				   &ctrlr_worker, ctrlr) != 0) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "Worker Thread Started Failed\n");
 		return -1;
diff --git a/lib/eal/common/eal_common_proc.c b/lib/eal/common/eal_common_proc.c
index 7a038e0a3c..39ee9bcd7e 100644
--- a/lib/eal/common/eal_common_proc.c
+++ b/lib/eal/common/eal_common_proc.c
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ rte_mp_channel_init(void)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	if (rte_ctrl_thread_create(&mp_handle_tid, "rte_mp_handle",
+	if (rte_ctrl_thread_create(&mp_handle_tid, "dpdk-mp-msg",
 			NULL, mp_handle, NULL) < 0) {
 		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "failed to create mp thread: %s\n",
 			strerror(errno));
diff --git a/lib/eal/freebsd/eal.c b/lib/eal/freebsd/eal.c
index 7008303e11..e201acd1c2 100644
--- a/lib/eal/freebsd/eal.c
+++ b/lib/eal/freebsd/eal.c
@@ -843,7 +843,7 @@ rte_eal_init(int argc, char **argv)
 
 		/* Set thread_name for aid in debugging. */
 		snprintf(thread_name, sizeof(thread_name),
-				"rte-worker-%d", i);
+				"dpdk-worker-%d", i);
 		rte_thread_set_name(lcore_config[i].thread_id, thread_name);
 
 		ret = rte_thread_set_affinity_by_id(lcore_config[i].thread_id,
diff --git a/lib/eal/freebsd/eal_interrupts.c b/lib/eal/freebsd/eal_interrupts.c
index ffcf97ad4c..68cdb9deb3 100644
--- a/lib/eal/freebsd/eal_interrupts.c
+++ b/lib/eal/freebsd/eal_interrupts.c
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ rte_eal_intr_init(void)
 	}
 
 	/* create the host thread to wait/handle the interrupt */
-	ret = rte_ctrl_thread_create(&intr_thread, "eal-intr-thread", NULL,
+	ret = rte_ctrl_thread_create(&intr_thread, "dpdk-intr", NULL,
 			eal_intr_thread_main, NULL);
 	if (ret != 0) {
 		rte_errno = -ret;
diff --git a/lib/eal/linux/eal.c b/lib/eal/linux/eal.c
index 145afafde2..655653e2c1 100644
--- a/lib/eal/linux/eal.c
+++ b/lib/eal/linux/eal.c
@@ -1272,7 +1272,7 @@ rte_eal_init(int argc, char **argv)
 
 		/* Set thread_name for aid in debugging. */
 		snprintf(thread_name, sizeof(thread_name),
-			"rte-worker-%d", i);
+			"dpdk-worker-%d", i);
 		rte_thread_set_name(lcore_config[i].thread_id, thread_name);
 
 		ret = rte_thread_set_affinity_by_id(lcore_config[i].thread_id,
diff --git a/lib/eal/linux/eal_interrupts.c b/lib/eal/linux/eal_interrupts.c
index c9881143be..19b36787b8 100644
--- a/lib/eal/linux/eal_interrupts.c
+++ b/lib/eal/linux/eal_interrupts.c
@@ -1188,7 +1188,7 @@ rte_eal_intr_init(void)
 	}
 
 	/* create the host thread to wait/handle the interrupt */
-	ret = rte_ctrl_thread_create(&intr_thread, "eal-intr-thread", NULL,
+	ret = rte_ctrl_thread_create(&intr_thread, "dpdk-intr", NULL,
 			eal_intr_thread_main, NULL);
 	if (ret != 0) {
 		rte_errno = -ret;
diff --git a/lib/eal/linux/eal_timer.c b/lib/eal/linux/eal_timer.c
index 95c8cca992..1898709700 100644
--- a/lib/eal/linux/eal_timer.c
+++ b/lib/eal/linux/eal_timer.c
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ rte_eal_hpet_init(int make_default)
 
 	/* create a thread that will increment a global variable for
 	 * msb (hpet is 32 bits by default under linux) */
-	ret = rte_ctrl_thread_create(&msb_inc_thread_id, "hpet-msb-inc", NULL,
+	ret = rte_ctrl_thread_create(&msb_inc_thread_id, "dpdk-hpet-msb", NULL,
 				     hpet_msb_inc, NULL);
 	if (ret != 0) {
 		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "ERROR: Cannot create HPET timer thread!\n");
diff --git a/lib/eal/windows/eal.c b/lib/eal/windows/eal.c
index 2d7a0e9ab2..d3c9de70f8 100644
--- a/lib/eal/windows/eal.c
+++ b/lib/eal/windows/eal.c
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ rte_eal_init(int argc, char **argv)
 
 		/* Set thread name for aid in debugging. */
 		snprintf(thread_name, sizeof(thread_name),
-			"rte-worker-%d", i);
+			"dpdk-worker-%d", i);
 		rte_thread_set_name(lcore_config[i].thread_id, thread_name);
 
 		ret = rte_thread_set_affinity_by_id(lcore_config[i].thread_id,
diff --git a/lib/eventdev/rte_event_eth_rx_adapter.c b/lib/eventdev/rte_event_eth_rx_adapter.c
index f7f93ccdfd..ec5bec020d 100644
--- a/lib/eventdev/rte_event_eth_rx_adapter.c
+++ b/lib/eventdev/rte_event_eth_rx_adapter.c
@@ -1620,7 +1620,7 @@ rxa_create_intr_thread(struct event_eth_rx_adapter *rx_adapter)
 	rte_spinlock_init(&rx_adapter->intr_ring_lock);
 
 	snprintf(thread_name, RTE_MAX_THREAD_NAME_LEN,
-			"rx-intr-thread-%d", rx_adapter->id);
+			"dpdk-evt-rx%d", rx_adapter->id);
 
 	err = rte_ctrl_thread_create(&rx_adapter->rx_intr_thread, thread_name,
 				NULL, rxa_intr_thread, rx_adapter);
diff --git a/lib/telemetry/telemetry.c b/lib/telemetry/telemetry.c
index 590720bfa6..76b1677250 100644
--- a/lib/telemetry/telemetry.c
+++ b/lib/telemetry/telemetry.c
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ telemetry_legacy_init(void)
 		return -1;
 	}
 	pthread_setaffinity_np(t_old, sizeof(*thread_cpuset), thread_cpuset);
-	set_thread_name(t_old, "telemetry-v1");
+	set_thread_name(t_old, "dpdk-telemet-v1");
 	TMTY_LOG(DEBUG, "Legacy telemetry socket initialized ok\n");
 	pthread_detach(t_old);
 	return 0;
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ telemetry_v2_init(void)
 		return -1;
 	}
 	pthread_setaffinity_np(t_new, sizeof(*thread_cpuset), thread_cpuset);
-	set_thread_name(t_new, "telemetry-v2");
+	set_thread_name(t_new, "dpdk-telemet-v2");
 	pthread_detach(t_new);
 	atexit(unlink_sockets);
 
diff --git a/lib/vhost/socket.c b/lib/vhost/socket.c
index 19a7469e45..906db3871d 100644
--- a/lib/vhost/socket.c
+++ b/lib/vhost/socket.c
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ vhost_user_reconnect_init(void)
 	}
 	TAILQ_INIT(&reconn_list.head);
 
-	ret = rte_ctrl_thread_create(&reconn_tid, "vhost_reconn", NULL,
+	ret = rte_ctrl_thread_create(&reconn_tid, "dpdk-vhost-reco", NULL,
 			     vhost_user_client_reconnect, NULL);
 	if (ret != 0) {
 		VHOST_LOG_CONFIG("thread", ERR, "failed to create reconnect thread\n");
@@ -1239,7 +1239,7 @@ rte_vhost_driver_start(const char *path)
 		}
 
 		int ret = rte_ctrl_thread_create(&fdset_tid,
-			"vhost-events", NULL, fdset_event_dispatch,
+			"dpdk-vhost-evts", NULL, fdset_event_dispatch,
 			&vhost_user.fdset);
 		if (ret != 0) {
 			VHOST_LOG_CONFIG(path, ERR, "failed to create fdset handling thread\n");
diff --git a/lib/vhost/vduse.c b/lib/vhost/vduse.c
index a509daf80c..50dad7022f 100644
--- a/lib/vhost/vduse.c
+++ b/lib/vhost/vduse.c
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ vduse_device_create(const char *path)
 			return -1;
 		}
 
-		ret = rte_ctrl_thread_create(&fdset_tid, "vduse-events", NULL,
+		ret = rte_ctrl_thread_create(&fdset_tid, "dpdk-vduse-evt", NULL,
 				fdset_event_dispatch, &vduse.fdset);
 		if (ret != 0) {
 			VHOST_LOG_CONFIG(path, ERR, "failed to create vduse fdset handling thread\n");
