diff --git a/drivers/bus/fslmc/fslmc_vfio.c b/drivers/bus/fslmc/fslmc_vfio.c
index 1aae56fa9..44e4fa6e2 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/fslmc/fslmc_vfio.c
+++ b/drivers/bus/fslmc/fslmc_vfio.c
@@ -347,14 +347,12 @@ fslmc_dmamap_seg(const struct rte_memseg_list *msl __rte_unused,
 int rte_fslmc_vfio_dmamap(void)
 {
 	int i = 0, ret;
-	struct rte_mem_config *mcfg = rte_eal_get_configuration()->mem_config;
-	rte_rwlock_t *mem_lock = &mcfg->memory_hotplug_lock;
 
 	/* Lock before parsing and registering callback to memory subsystem */
-	rte_rwlock_read_lock(mem_lock);
+	rte_mcfg_mem_read_lock();
 
 	if (rte_memseg_walk(fslmc_dmamap_seg, &i) < 0) {
-		rte_rwlock_read_unlock(mem_lock);
+		rte_mcfg_mem_read_unlock();
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -378,7 +376,7 @@ int rte_fslmc_vfio_dmamap(void)
 	/* Existing segments have been mapped and memory callback for hotplug
 	 * has been installed.
 	 */
-	rte_rwlock_read_unlock(mem_lock);
+	rte_mcfg_mem_read_unlock();
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_mr.c b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_mr.c
index 48d458ad4..80827ce75 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_mr.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_mr.c
@@ -593,7 +593,6 @@ mlx4_mr_create_primary(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct mlx4_mr_cache *entry,
 		       uintptr_t addr)
 {
 	struct mlx4_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
-	struct rte_mem_config *mcfg = rte_eal_get_configuration()->mem_config;
 	const struct rte_memseg_list *msl;
 	const struct rte_memseg *ms;
 	struct mlx4_mr *mr = NULL;
@@ -696,7 +695,7 @@ mlx4_mr_create_primary(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct mlx4_mr_cache *entry,
 	 * just single page. If not, go on with the big chunk atomically from
 	 * here.
 	 */
-	rte_rwlock_read_lock(&mcfg->memory_hotplug_lock);
+	rte_mcfg_mem_read_lock();
 	data_re = data;
 	if (len > msl->page_sz &&
 	    !rte_memseg_contig_walk(mr_find_contig_memsegs_cb, &data_re)) {
@@ -714,7 +713,7 @@ mlx4_mr_create_primary(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct mlx4_mr_cache *entry,
 		 */
 		data.start = RTE_ALIGN_FLOOR(addr, msl->page_sz);
 		data.end = data.start + msl->page_sz;
-		rte_rwlock_read_unlock(&mcfg->memory_hotplug_lock);
+		rte_mcfg_mem_read_unlock();
 		mr_free(mr);
 		goto alloc_resources;
 	}
@@ -734,7 +733,7 @@ mlx4_mr_create_primary(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct mlx4_mr_cache *entry,
 		DEBUG("port %u found MR for %p on final lookup, abort",
 		      dev->data->port_id, (void *)addr);
 		rte_rwlock_write_unlock(&priv->mr.rwlock);
-		rte_rwlock_read_unlock(&mcfg->memory_hotplug_lock);
+		rte_mcfg_mem_read_unlock();
 		/*
 		 * Must be unlocked before calling rte_free() because
 		 * mlx4_mr_mem_event_free_cb() can be called inside.
@@ -802,12 +801,12 @@ mlx4_mr_create_primary(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct mlx4_mr_cache *entry,
 	/* Lookup can't fail. */
 	assert(entry->lkey != UINT32_MAX);
 	rte_rwlock_write_unlock(&priv->mr.rwlock);
-	rte_rwlock_read_unlock(&mcfg->memory_hotplug_lock);
+	rte_mcfg_mem_read_unlock();
 	return entry->lkey;
 err_mrlock:
 	rte_rwlock_write_unlock(&priv->mr.rwlock);
 err_memlock:
-	rte_rwlock_read_unlock(&mcfg->memory_hotplug_lock);
+	rte_mcfg_mem_read_unlock();
 err_nolock:
 	/*
 	 * In case of error, as this can be called in a datapath, a warning
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_mr.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_mr.c
index 66e8e874e..872d0591e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_mr.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_mr.c
@@ -580,7 +580,6 @@ mlx5_mr_create_primary(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct mlx5_mr_cache *entry,
 	struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct mlx5_ibv_shared *sh = priv->sh;
 	struct mlx5_dev_config *config = &priv->config;
-	struct rte_mem_config *mcfg = rte_eal_get_configuration()->mem_config;
 	const struct rte_memseg_list *msl;
 	const struct rte_memseg *ms;
 	struct mlx5_mr *mr = NULL;
@@ -684,7 +683,7 @@ mlx5_mr_create_primary(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct mlx5_mr_cache *entry,
 	 * just single page. If not, go on with the big chunk atomically from
 	 * here.
 	 */
-	rte_rwlock_read_lock(&mcfg->memory_hotplug_lock);
+	rte_mcfg_mem_read_lock();
 	data_re = data;
 	if (len > msl->page_sz &&
 	    !rte_memseg_contig_walk(mr_find_contig_memsegs_cb, &data_re)) {
@@ -702,7 +701,7 @@ mlx5_mr_create_primary(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct mlx5_mr_cache *entry,
 		 */
 		data.start = RTE_ALIGN_FLOOR(addr, msl->page_sz);
 		data.end = data.start + msl->page_sz;
-		rte_rwlock_read_unlock(&mcfg->memory_hotplug_lock);
+		rte_mcfg_mem_read_unlock();
 		mr_free(mr);
 		goto alloc_resources;
 	}
@@ -722,7 +721,7 @@ mlx5_mr_create_primary(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct mlx5_mr_cache *entry,
 		DEBUG("port %u found MR for %p on final lookup, abort",
 		      dev->data->port_id, (void *)addr);
 		rte_rwlock_write_unlock(&sh->mr.rwlock);
-		rte_rwlock_read_unlock(&mcfg->memory_hotplug_lock);
+		rte_mcfg_mem_read_unlock();
 		/*
 		 * Must be unlocked before calling rte_free() because
 		 * mlx5_mr_mem_event_free_cb() can be called inside.
@@ -790,12 +789,12 @@ mlx5_mr_create_primary(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct mlx5_mr_cache *entry,
 	/* Lookup can't fail. */
 	assert(entry->lkey != UINT32_MAX);
 	rte_rwlock_write_unlock(&sh->mr.rwlock);
-	rte_rwlock_read_unlock(&mcfg->memory_hotplug_lock);
+	rte_mcfg_mem_read_unlock();
 	return entry->lkey;
 err_mrlock:
 	rte_rwlock_write_unlock(&sh->mr.rwlock);
 err_memlock:
-	rte_rwlock_read_unlock(&mcfg->memory_hotplug_lock);
+	rte_mcfg_mem_read_unlock();
 err_nolock:
 	/*
 	 * In case of error, as this can be called in a datapath, a warning
diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user/virtio_user_dev.c b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user/virtio_user_dev.c
index e743695e4..c3ab9a21d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user/virtio_user_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user/virtio_user_dev.c
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@ is_vhost_user_by_type(const char *path)
 int
 virtio_user_start_device(struct virtio_user_dev *dev)
 {
-	struct rte_mem_config *mcfg = rte_eal_get_configuration()->mem_config;
 	uint64_t features;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -142,7 +141,7 @@ virtio_user_start_device(struct virtio_user_dev *dev)
 	 * replaced when we get proper supports from the
 	 * memory subsystem in the future.
 	 */
-	rte_rwlock_read_lock(&mcfg->memory_hotplug_lock);
+	rte_mcfg_mem_read_lock();
 	pthread_mutex_lock(&dev->mutex);
 
 	if (is_vhost_user_by_type(dev->path) && dev->vhostfd < 0)
@@ -180,12 +179,12 @@ virtio_user_start_device(struct virtio_user_dev *dev)
 
 	dev->started = true;
 	pthread_mutex_unlock(&dev->mutex);
-	rte_rwlock_read_unlock(&mcfg->memory_hotplug_lock);
+	rte_mcfg_mem_read_unlock();
 
 	return 0;
 error:
 	pthread_mutex_unlock(&dev->mutex);
-	rte_rwlock_read_unlock(&mcfg->memory_hotplug_lock);
+	rte_mcfg_mem_read_unlock();
 	/* TODO: free resource here or caller to check */
 	return -1;
 }
