diff --git a/lib/eal/common/rte_thread.c b/lib/eal/common/rte_thread.c
index 8787ecbb14..a6f928d86c 100644
--- a/lib/eal/common/rte_thread.c
+++ b/lib/eal/common/rte_thread.c
@@ -294,6 +294,75 @@ rte_thread_detach(rte_thread_t thread_id)
 	return pthread_detach((pthread_t)thread_id.opaque_id);
 }
 
+int
+rte_thread_mutex_init(rte_thread_mutex *mutex)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+	pthread_mutex_t *m = NULL;
+
+	RTE_VERIFY(mutex != NULL);
+
+	m = calloc(1, sizeof(*m));
+	if (m == NULL) {
+		RTE_LOG(DEBUG, EAL, "Unable to initialize mutex. Insufficient memory!\n");
+		ret = ENOMEM;
+		goto cleanup;
+	}
+
+	ret = pthread_mutex_init(m, NULL);
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		RTE_LOG(DEBUG, EAL, "Failed to init mutex. ret = %d\n", ret);
+		goto cleanup;
+	}
+
+	mutex->mutex_id = m;
+	m = NULL;
+
+cleanup:
+	free(m);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int
+rte_thread_mutex_lock(rte_thread_mutex *mutex)
+{
+	RTE_VERIFY(mutex != NULL);
+
+	return pthread_mutex_lock((pthread_mutex_t *)mutex->mutex_id);
+}
+
+int
+rte_thread_mutex_unlock(rte_thread_mutex *mutex)
+{
+	RTE_VERIFY(mutex != NULL);
+
+	return pthread_mutex_unlock((pthread_mutex_t *)mutex->mutex_id);
+}
+
+int
+rte_thread_mutex_try_lock(rte_thread_mutex *mutex)
+{
+	RTE_VERIFY(mutex != NULL);
+
+	return pthread_mutex_trylock((pthread_mutex_t *)mutex->mutex_id);
+}
+
+int
+rte_thread_mutex_destroy(rte_thread_mutex *mutex)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+	RTE_VERIFY(mutex != NULL);
+
+	ret = pthread_mutex_destroy((pthread_mutex_t *)mutex->mutex_id);
+	if (ret != 0)
+		RTE_LOG(DEBUG, EAL, "Unable to destroy mutex, ret = %d\n", ret);
+
+	free(mutex->mutex_id);
+	mutex->mutex_id = NULL;
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 int
 rte_thread_key_create(rte_thread_key *key, void (*destructor)(void *))
 {
diff --git a/lib/eal/include/rte_thread.h b/lib/eal/include/rte_thread.h
index e841321819..b5782d396f 100644
--- a/lib/eal/include/rte_thread.h
+++ b/lib/eal/include/rte_thread.h
@@ -54,6 +54,26 @@ typedef struct {
 
 #endif /* RTE_HAS_CPUSET */
 
+#define RTE_DECLARE_MUTEX(private_lock)          rte_thread_mutex private_lock
+
+#define RTE_DEFINE_MUTEX(private_lock)\
+RTE_INIT(__rte_ ## private_lock ## _init)\
+{\
+	RTE_VERIFY(rte_thread_mutex_init(&private_lock) == 0);\
+}
+
+#define RTE_STATIC_MUTEX(private_lock)\
+static RTE_DECLARE_MUTEX(private_lock);\
+RTE_DEFINE_MUTEX(private_lock)
+
+
+/**
+ * Thread mutex representation.
+ */
+typedef struct rte_thread_mutex_tag {
+	void *mutex_id;  /**< mutex identifier */
+} rte_thread_mutex;
+
 /**
  * TLS key type, an opaque pointer.
  */
@@ -266,6 +286,28 @@ int rte_thread_join(rte_thread_t thread_id, unsigned long *value_ptr);
 __rte_experimental
 int rte_thread_detach(rte_thread_t thread_id);
 
+/**
+ * Set core affinity of the current thread.
+ * Support both EAL and non-EAL thread and update TLS.
+ *
+ * @param cpusetp
+ *   Pointer to CPU affinity to set.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   On success, return 0; otherwise return -1;
+ */
+int rte_thread_set_affinity(rte_cpuset_t *cpusetp);
+
+/**
+ * Get core affinity of the current thread.
+ *
+ * @param cpusetp
+ *   Pointer to CPU affinity of current thread.
+ *   It presumes input is not NULL, otherwise it causes panic.
+ *
+ */
+void rte_thread_get_affinity(rte_cpuset_t *cpusetp);
+
 #endif /* RTE_HAS_CPUSET */
 
 /**
@@ -302,6 +344,72 @@ __rte_experimental
 int rte_thread_set_priority(rte_thread_t thread_id,
 		enum rte_thread_priority priority);
 
+/**
+ * Initializes a mutex.
+ *
+ * @param mutex
+ *    The mutex to be initialized.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   On success, return 0.
+ *   On failure, return a positive errno-style error number.
+ */
+__rte_experimental
+int rte_thread_mutex_init(rte_thread_mutex *mutex);
+
+/**
+ * Locks a mutex.
+ *
+ * @param mutex
+ *    The mutex to be locked.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   On success, return 0.
+ *   On failure, return a positive errno-style error number.
+ */
+__rte_experimental
+int rte_thread_mutex_lock(rte_thread_mutex *mutex);
+
+/**
+ * Unlocks a mutex.
+ *
+ * @param mutex
+ *    The mutex to be unlocked.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   On success, return 0.
+ *   On failure, return a positive errno-style error number.
+ */
+__rte_experimental
+int rte_thread_mutex_unlock(rte_thread_mutex *mutex);
+
+/**
+ * Tries to lock a mutex.If the mutex is already held by a different thread,
+ * the function returns without blocking.
+ *
+ * @param mutex
+ *    The mutex that will be acquired, if not already locked.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   On success, if the mutex is acquired, return 0.
+ *   On failure, return a positive errno-style error number.
+ */
+__rte_experimental
+int rte_thread_mutex_try_lock(rte_thread_mutex *mutex);
+
+/**
+ * Releases all resources associated with a mutex.
+ *
+ * @param mutex
+ *    The mutex to be uninitialized.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   On success, return 0.
+ *   On failure, return a positive errno-style error number.
+ */
+__rte_experimental
+int rte_thread_mutex_destroy(rte_thread_mutex *mutex);
+
 /**
  * Create a TLS data key visible to all threads in the process.
  * the created key is later used to get/set a value.
diff --git a/lib/eal/version.map b/lib/eal/version.map
index ceaaf6b571..2506eb1587 100644
--- a/lib/eal/version.map
+++ b/lib/eal/version.map
@@ -434,6 +434,11 @@ EXPERIMENTAL {
 	rte_thread_create;
 	rte_thread_join;
 	rte_thread_detach;
+	rte_thread_mutex_init;
+	rte_thread_mutex_lock;
+	rte_thread_mutex_unlock;
+	rte_thread_mutex_try_lock;
+	rte_thread_mutex_destroy;
 };
 
 INTERNAL {
diff --git a/lib/eal/windows/rte_thread.c b/lib/eal/windows/rte_thread.c
index 669a68d6a8..188e25e02e 100644
--- a/lib/eal/windows/rte_thread.c
+++ b/lib/eal/windows/rte_thread.c
@@ -504,6 +504,70 @@ rte_thread_detach(rte_thread_t thread_id)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int
+rte_thread_mutex_init(rte_thread_mutex *mutex)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+	CRITICAL_SECTION *m = NULL;
+
+	RTE_VERIFY(mutex != NULL);
+
+	m = calloc(1, sizeof(*m));
+	if (m == NULL) {
+		RTE_LOG(DEBUG, EAL, "Unable to initialize mutex. Insufficient memory!\n");
+		ret = ENOMEM;
+		goto cleanup;
+	}
+
+	InitializeCriticalSection(m);
+	mutex->mutex_id = m;
+	m = NULL;
+
+cleanup:
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int
+rte_thread_mutex_lock(rte_thread_mutex *mutex)
+{
+	RTE_VERIFY(mutex != NULL);
+
+	EnterCriticalSection(mutex->mutex_id);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int
+rte_thread_mutex_unlock(rte_thread_mutex *mutex)
+{
+	RTE_VERIFY(mutex != NULL);
+
+	LeaveCriticalSection(mutex->mutex_id);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int
+rte_thread_mutex_try_lock(rte_thread_mutex *mutex)
+{
+	RTE_VERIFY(mutex != NULL);
+
+	if (TryEnterCriticalSection(mutex->mutex_id) != 0)
+		return 0;
+
+	return EBUSY;
+}
+
+int
+rte_thread_mutex_destroy(rte_thread_mutex *mutex)
+{
+	RTE_VERIFY(mutex != NULL);
+
+	DeleteCriticalSection(mutex->mutex_id);
+	free(mutex->mutex_id);
+	mutex->mutex_id = NULL;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int
 rte_thread_key_create(rte_thread_key *key,
 		__rte_unused void (*destructor)(void *))
