diff --git a/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf.h b/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf.h
index db58228dc..2b0aad095 100644
--- a/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf.h
+++ b/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ struct cperf_op_fns;
 
 typedef void  *(*cperf_constructor_t)(
 		struct rte_mempool *sess_mp,
+		struct rte_mempool *sess_priv_mp,
 		uint8_t dev_id,
 		uint16_t qp_id,
 		const struct cperf_options *options,
diff --git a/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_ops.c b/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_ops.c
index 44808f50a..f59568b80 100644
--- a/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_ops.c
+++ b/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_ops.c
@@ -469,6 +469,7 @@ cperf_set_ops_aead(struct rte_crypto_op **ops,
 
 static struct rte_cryptodev_sym_session *
 cperf_create_session(struct rte_mempool *sess_mp,
+	struct rte_mempool *priv_mp,
 	uint8_t dev_id,
 	const struct cperf_options *options,
 	const struct cperf_test_vector *test_vector,
@@ -505,7 +506,7 @@ cperf_create_session(struct rte_mempool *sess_mp,
 		}
 		/* create crypto session */
 		rte_cryptodev_sym_session_init(dev_id, sess, &cipher_xform,
-				sess_mp);
+				priv_mp);
 	/*
 	 *  auth only
 	 */
@@ -533,7 +534,7 @@ cperf_create_session(struct rte_mempool *sess_mp,
 		}
 		/* create crypto session */
 		rte_cryptodev_sym_session_init(dev_id, sess, &auth_xform,
-				sess_mp);
+				priv_mp);
 	/*
 	 * cipher and auth
 	 */
@@ -592,12 +593,12 @@ cperf_create_session(struct rte_mempool *sess_mp,
 			cipher_xform.next = &auth_xform;
 			/* create crypto session */
 			rte_cryptodev_sym_session_init(dev_id,
-					sess, &cipher_xform, sess_mp);
+					sess, &cipher_xform, priv_mp);
 		} else { /* auth then cipher */
 			auth_xform.next = &cipher_xform;
 			/* create crypto session */
 			rte_cryptodev_sym_session_init(dev_id,
-					sess, &auth_xform, sess_mp);
+					sess, &auth_xform, priv_mp);
 		}
 	} else { /* options->op_type == CPERF_AEAD */
 		aead_xform.type = RTE_CRYPTO_SYM_XFORM_AEAD;
@@ -618,7 +619,7 @@ cperf_create_session(struct rte_mempool *sess_mp,
 
 		/* Create crypto session */
 		rte_cryptodev_sym_session_init(dev_id,
-					sess, &aead_xform, sess_mp);
+					sess, &aead_xform, priv_mp);
 	}
 
 	return sess;
diff --git a/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_ops.h b/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_ops.h
index 29e109f2a..ff125d12c 100644
--- a/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_ops.h
+++ b/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_ops.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 
 typedef struct rte_cryptodev_sym_session *(*cperf_sessions_create_t)(
-		struct rte_mempool *sess_mp,
+		struct rte_mempool *sess_mp, struct rte_mempool *sess_priv_mp,
 		uint8_t dev_id, const struct cperf_options *options,
 		const struct cperf_test_vector *test_vector,
 		uint16_t iv_offset);
diff --git a/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_test_latency.c b/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_test_latency.c
index c9c98dc50..0fc3a6680 100644
--- a/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_test_latency.c
+++ b/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_test_latency.c
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ cperf_latency_test_free(struct cperf_latency_ctx *ctx)
 
 void *
 cperf_latency_test_constructor(struct rte_mempool *sess_mp,
+		struct rte_mempool *sess_priv_mp,
 		uint8_t dev_id, uint16_t qp_id,
 		const struct cperf_options *options,
 		const struct cperf_test_vector *test_vector,
@@ -86,8 +87,8 @@ cperf_latency_test_constructor(struct rte_mempool *sess_mp,
 		sizeof(struct rte_crypto_sym_op) +
 		sizeof(struct cperf_op_result *);
 
-	ctx->sess = op_fns->sess_create(sess_mp, dev_id, options, test_vector,
-			iv_offset);
+	ctx->sess = op_fns->sess_create(sess_mp, sess_priv_mp, dev_id, options,
+			test_vector, iv_offset);
 	if (ctx->sess == NULL)
 		goto err;
 
diff --git a/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_test_latency.h b/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_test_latency.h
index d3fc3218d..ed5b0a07b 100644
--- a/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_test_latency.h
+++ b/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_test_latency.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 void *
 cperf_latency_test_constructor(
 		struct rte_mempool *sess_mp,
+		struct rte_mempool *sess_priv_mp,
 		uint8_t dev_id,
 		uint16_t qp_id,
 		const struct cperf_options *options,
diff --git a/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_test_pmd_cyclecount.c b/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_test_pmd_cyclecount.c
index c8d16db6d..92af5ec90 100644
--- a/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_test_pmd_cyclecount.c
+++ b/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_test_pmd_cyclecount.c
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ cperf_pmd_cyclecount_test_free(struct cperf_pmd_cyclecount_ctx *ctx)
 
 void *
 cperf_pmd_cyclecount_test_constructor(struct rte_mempool *sess_mp,
+		struct rte_mempool *sess_priv_mp,
 		uint8_t dev_id, uint16_t qp_id,
 		const struct cperf_options *options,
 		const struct cperf_test_vector *test_vector,
@@ -106,8 +107,8 @@ cperf_pmd_cyclecount_test_constructor(struct rte_mempool *sess_mp,
 	uint16_t iv_offset = sizeof(struct rte_crypto_op) +
 			sizeof(struct rte_crypto_sym_op);
 
-	ctx->sess = op_fns->sess_create(
-			sess_mp, dev_id, options, test_vector, iv_offset);
+	ctx->sess = op_fns->sess_create(sess_mp, sess_priv_mp, dev_id, options,
+			test_vector, iv_offset);
 	if (ctx->sess == NULL)
 		goto err;
 
diff --git a/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_test_pmd_cyclecount.h b/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_test_pmd_cyclecount.h
index beb441991..3084038a1 100644
--- a/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_test_pmd_cyclecount.h
+++ b/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_test_pmd_cyclecount.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 void *
 cperf_pmd_cyclecount_test_constructor(
 		struct rte_mempool *sess_mp,
+		struct rte_mempool *sess_priv_mp,
 		uint8_t dev_id,
 		uint16_t qp_id,
 		const struct cperf_options *options,
diff --git a/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_test_throughput.c b/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_test_throughput.c
index 8766d6e9b..2767f4ea8 100644
--- a/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_test_throughput.c
+++ b/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_test_throughput.c
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ cperf_throughput_test_free(struct cperf_throughput_ctx *ctx)
 
 void *
 cperf_throughput_test_constructor(struct rte_mempool *sess_mp,
+		struct rte_mempool *sess_priv_mp,
 		uint8_t dev_id, uint16_t qp_id,
 		const struct cperf_options *options,
 		const struct cperf_test_vector *test_vector,
@@ -69,8 +70,8 @@ cperf_throughput_test_constructor(struct rte_mempool *sess_mp,
 	uint16_t iv_offset = sizeof(struct rte_crypto_op) +
 		sizeof(struct rte_crypto_sym_op);
 
-	ctx->sess = op_fns->sess_create(sess_mp, dev_id, options, test_vector,
-					iv_offset);
+	ctx->sess = op_fns->sess_create(sess_mp, sess_priv_mp, dev_id, options,
+			test_vector, iv_offset);
 	if (ctx->sess == NULL)
 		goto err;
 
diff --git a/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_test_throughput.h b/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_test_throughput.h
index 439ec8e55..91e1a4b70 100644
--- a/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_test_throughput.h
+++ b/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_test_throughput.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 void *
 cperf_throughput_test_constructor(
 		struct rte_mempool *sess_mp,
+		struct rte_mempool *sess_priv_mp,
 		uint8_t dev_id,
 		uint16_t qp_id,
 		const struct cperf_options *options,
diff --git a/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_test_verify.c b/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_test_verify.c
index 9134b921e..0497cf9a1 100644
--- a/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_test_verify.c
+++ b/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_test_verify.c
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ cperf_verify_test_free(struct cperf_verify_ctx *ctx)
 
 void *
 cperf_verify_test_constructor(struct rte_mempool *sess_mp,
+		struct rte_mempool *sess_priv_mp,
 		uint8_t dev_id, uint16_t qp_id,
 		const struct cperf_options *options,
 		const struct cperf_test_vector *test_vector,
@@ -73,8 +74,8 @@ cperf_verify_test_constructor(struct rte_mempool *sess_mp,
 	uint16_t iv_offset = sizeof(struct rte_crypto_op) +
 		sizeof(struct rte_crypto_sym_op);
 
-	ctx->sess = op_fns->sess_create(sess_mp, dev_id, options, test_vector,
-			iv_offset);
+	ctx->sess = op_fns->sess_create(sess_mp, sess_priv_mp, dev_id, options,
+			test_vector, iv_offset);
 	if (ctx->sess == NULL)
 		goto err;
 
diff --git a/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_test_verify.h b/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_test_verify.h
index 9f70ad87b..ac2192ba9 100644
--- a/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_test_verify.h
+++ b/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_test_verify.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 void *
 cperf_verify_test_constructor(
 		struct rte_mempool *sess_mp,
+		struct rte_mempool *sess_priv_mp,
 		uint8_t dev_id,
 		uint16_t qp_id,
 		const struct cperf_options *options,
diff --git a/app/test-crypto-perf/main.c b/app/test-crypto-perf/main.c
index 38a2e429f..175c639fb 100644
--- a/app/test-crypto-perf/main.c
+++ b/app/test-crypto-perf/main.c
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@
 #include "cperf_test_verify.h"
 #include "cperf_test_pmd_cyclecount.h"
 
+static struct {
+	struct rte_mempool *sess_mp;
+	struct rte_mempool *priv_mp;
+} session_pool_socket[RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES];
 
 const char *cperf_test_type_strs[] = {
 	[CPERF_TEST_TYPE_THROUGHPUT] = "throughput",
@@ -61,8 +65,58 @@ const struct cperf_test cperf_testmap[] = {
 };
 
 static int
-cperf_initialize_cryptodev(struct cperf_options *opts, uint8_t *enabled_cdevs,
-			struct rte_mempool *session_pool_socket[])
+fill_session_pool_socket(int32_t socket_id, uint32_t session_priv_size,
+		uint32_t nb_sessions)
+{
+	char mp_name[RTE_MEMPOOL_NAMESIZE];
+	struct rte_mempool *sess_mp;
+
+	if (session_pool_socket[socket_id].priv_mp == NULL) {
+		snprintf(mp_name, RTE_MEMPOOL_NAMESIZE,
+			"priv_sess_mp_%u", socket_id);
+
+		sess_mp = rte_mempool_create(mp_name,
+					nb_sessions,
+					session_priv_size,
+					0, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL,
+					NULL, socket_id,
+					0);
+
+		if (sess_mp == NULL) {
+			printf("Cannot create pool \"%s\" on socket %d\n",
+				mp_name, socket_id);
+			return -ENOMEM;
+		}
+
+		printf("Allocated pool \"%s\" on socket %d\n",
+			mp_name, socket_id);
+		session_pool_socket[socket_id].priv_mp = sess_mp;
+	}
+
+	if (session_pool_socket[socket_id].sess_mp == NULL) {
+
+		snprintf(mp_name, RTE_MEMPOOL_NAMESIZE,
+			"sess_mp_%u", socket_id);
+
+		sess_mp = rte_cryptodev_sym_session_pool_create(mp_name,
+					nb_sessions, 0, 0, 0, socket_id);
+
+		if (sess_mp == NULL) {
+			printf("Cannot create pool \"%s\" on socket %d\n",
+				mp_name, socket_id);
+			return -ENOMEM;
+		}
+
+		printf("Allocated pool \"%s\" on socket %d\n",
+			mp_name, socket_id);
+		session_pool_socket[socket_id].sess_mp = sess_mp;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+cperf_initialize_cryptodev(struct cperf_options *opts, uint8_t *enabled_cdevs)
 {
 	uint8_t enabled_cdev_count = 0, nb_lcores, cdev_id;
 	uint32_t sessions_needed = 0;
@@ -177,11 +231,11 @@ cperf_initialize_cryptodev(struct cperf_options *opts, uint8_t *enabled_cdevs,
 				rte_cryptodev_scheduler_slaves_get(cdev_id,
 								NULL);
 
-			sessions_needed = 2 * enabled_cdev_count *
+			sessions_needed = enabled_cdev_count *
 				opts->nb_qps * nb_slaves;
 #endif
 		} else
-			sessions_needed = 2 * enabled_cdev_count *
+			sessions_needed = enabled_cdev_count *
 						opts->nb_qps;
 
 		/*
@@ -194,32 +248,15 @@ cperf_initialize_cryptodev(struct cperf_options *opts, uint8_t *enabled_cdevs,
 				"%u sessions\n", opts->nb_qps);
 			return -ENOTSUP;
 		}
-		if (session_pool_socket[socket_id] == NULL) {
-			char mp_name[RTE_MEMPOOL_NAMESIZE];
-			struct rte_mempool *sess_mp;
-
-			snprintf(mp_name, RTE_MEMPOOL_NAMESIZE,
-				"sess_mp_%u", socket_id);
-			sess_mp = rte_mempool_create(mp_name,
-						sessions_needed,
-						max_sess_size,
-						0,
-						0, NULL, NULL, NULL,
-						NULL, socket_id,
-						0);
-
-			if (sess_mp == NULL) {
-				printf("Cannot create session pool on socket %d\n",
-					socket_id);
-				return -ENOMEM;
-			}
 
-			printf("Allocated session pool on socket %d\n", socket_id);
-			session_pool_socket[socket_id] = sess_mp;
-		}
+		ret = fill_session_pool_socket(socket_id, max_sess_size,
+				sessions_needed);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			return ret;
 
-		qp_conf.mp_session = session_pool_socket[socket_id];
-		qp_conf.mp_session_private = session_pool_socket[socket_id];
+		qp_conf.mp_session = session_pool_socket[socket_id].sess_mp;
+		qp_conf.mp_session_private =
+				session_pool_socket[socket_id].priv_mp;
 
 		ret = rte_cryptodev_configure(cdev_id, &conf);
 		if (ret < 0) {
@@ -453,10 +490,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	struct cperf_options opts = {0};
 	struct cperf_test_vector *t_vec = NULL;
 	struct cperf_op_fns op_fns;
-
 	void *ctx[RTE_MAX_LCORE] = { };
-	struct rte_mempool *session_pool_socket[RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES] = { 0 };
-
 	int nb_cryptodevs = 0;
 	uint16_t total_nb_qps = 0;
 	uint8_t cdev_id, i;
@@ -489,8 +523,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 		goto err;
 	}
 
-	nb_cryptodevs = cperf_initialize_cryptodev(&opts, enabled_cdevs,
-			session_pool_socket);
+	nb_cryptodevs = cperf_initialize_cryptodev(&opts, enabled_cdevs);
 
 	if (!opts.silent)
 		cperf_options_dump(&opts);
@@ -558,7 +591,9 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 		uint8_t socket_id = rte_cryptodev_socket_id(cdev_id);
 
 		ctx[i] = cperf_testmap[opts.test].constructor(
-				session_pool_socket[socket_id], cdev_id, qp_id,
+				session_pool_socket[socket_id].sess_mp,
+				session_pool_socket[socket_id].priv_mp,
+				cdev_id, qp_id,
 				&opts, t_vec, &op_fns);
 		if (ctx[i] == NULL) {
 			RTE_LOG(ERR, USER1, "Test run constructor failed\n");
