diff --git a/app/test/test_sched.c b/app/test/test_sched.c
index fc31080ef..5e5c2a59b 100644
--- a/app/test/test_sched.c
+++ b/app/test/test_sched.c
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ test_sched(void)
 	port = rte_sched_port_config(&port_param);
 	TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(port, "Error config sched port\n");
 
-	err = rte_sched_subport_config(port, SUBPORT, subport_param);
+	err = rte_sched_subport_config(port, SUBPORT, subport_param, 0);
 	TEST_ASSERT_SUCCESS(err, "Error config sched, err=%d\n", err);
 
 	for (pipe = 0; pipe < subport_param[0].n_pipes_per_subport_enabled; pipe++) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/softnic/rte_eth_softnic_tm.c b/drivers/net/softnic/rte_eth_softnic_tm.c
index d30976378..5199dd2cd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/softnic/rte_eth_softnic_tm.c
+++ b/drivers/net/softnic/rte_eth_softnic_tm.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ softnic_tmgr_port_create(struct pmd_internals *p,
 
 		status = rte_sched_subport_config(sched,
 			subport_id,
-			&t->subport_params[subport_id]);
+			&t->subport_params[subport_id], 0);
 		if (status) {
 			rte_sched_port_free(sched);
 			return NULL;
@@ -1141,7 +1141,7 @@ update_subport_tc_rate(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 
 	/* Update the subport configuration. */
 	if (rte_sched_subport_config(SCHED(p),
-		subport_id, &subport_params))
+		subport_id, &subport_params, 0))
 		return -1;
 
 	/* Commit changes. */
@@ -2912,7 +2912,7 @@ update_subport_rate(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 
 	/* Update the subport configuration. */
 	if (rte_sched_subport_config(SCHED(p), subport_id,
-		&subport_params))
+		&subport_params, 0))
 		return -1;
 
 	/* Commit changes. */
diff --git a/examples/ip_pipeline/tmgr.c b/examples/ip_pipeline/tmgr.c
index 91ccbf60f..46c6a83a4 100644
--- a/examples/ip_pipeline/tmgr.c
+++ b/examples/ip_pipeline/tmgr.c
@@ -119,7 +119,8 @@ tmgr_port_create(const char *name, struct tmgr_port_params *params)
 		status = rte_sched_subport_config(
 			s,
 			i,
-			&subport_profile[0]);
+			&subport_profile[0],
+			0);
 
 		if (status) {
 			rte_sched_port_free(s);
@@ -180,7 +181,8 @@ tmgr_subport_config(const char *port_name,
 	status = rte_sched_subport_config(
 		port->s,
 		subport_id,
-		&subport_profile[subport_profile_id]);
+		&subport_profile[subport_profile_id],
+		0);
 
 	return status;
 }
diff --git a/examples/qos_sched/init.c b/examples/qos_sched/init.c
index 06328ddb2..b188c624b 100644
--- a/examples/qos_sched/init.c
+++ b/examples/qos_sched/init.c
@@ -314,7 +314,8 @@ app_init_sched_port(uint32_t portid, uint32_t socketid)
 	}
 
 	for (subport = 0; subport < port_params.n_subports_per_port; subport ++) {
-		err = rte_sched_subport_config(port, subport, &subport_params[subport]);
+		err = rte_sched_subport_config(port, subport,
+				&subport_params[subport], 0);
 		if (err) {
 			rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "Unable to config sched subport %u, err=%d\n",
 					subport, err);
diff --git a/lib/librte_sched/rte_sched.c b/lib/librte_sched/rte_sched.c
index 895b40d72..c5482d6e0 100644
--- a/lib/librte_sched/rte_sched.c
+++ b/lib/librte_sched/rte_sched.c
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ struct rte_sched_grinder {
 	uint32_t productive;
 	uint32_t pindex;
 	struct rte_sched_subport *subport;
+	struct rte_sched_subport_profile *subport_params;
 	struct rte_sched_pipe *pipe;
 	struct rte_sched_pipe_profile *pipe_params;
 
@@ -174,6 +175,8 @@ struct rte_sched_subport {
 	/* Statistics */
 	struct rte_sched_subport_stats stats __rte_cache_aligned;
 
+	/* subport profile */
+	uint32_t profile;
 	/* Subport pipes */
 	uint32_t n_pipes_per_subport_enabled;
 	uint32_t n_pipe_profiles;
@@ -1098,48 +1101,6 @@ rte_sched_port_free(struct rte_sched_port *port)
 	rte_free(port);
 }
 
-static void
-rte_sched_port_log_subport_config(struct rte_sched_port *port, uint32_t i)
-{
-	struct rte_sched_subport *s = port->subports[i];
-
-	RTE_LOG(DEBUG, SCHED, "Low level config for subport %u:\n"
-		"	Token bucket: period = %"PRIu64", credits per period = %"PRIu64
-		", size = %"PRIu64"\n"
-		"	Traffic classes: period = %"PRIu64"\n"
-		"	credits per period = [%"PRIu64", %"PRIu64", %"PRIu64", %"PRIu64
-		", %"PRIu64", %"PRIu64", %"PRIu64", %"PRIu64", %"PRIu64", %"PRIu64
-		", %"PRIu64", %"PRIu64", %"PRIu64"]\n"
-		"	Best effort traffic class oversubscription: wm min = %"PRIu64
-		", wm max = %"PRIu64"\n",
-		i,
-
-		/* Token bucket */
-		s->tb_period,
-		s->tb_credits_per_period,
-		s->tb_size,
-
-		/* Traffic classes */
-		s->tc_period,
-		s->tc_credits_per_period[0],
-		s->tc_credits_per_period[1],
-		s->tc_credits_per_period[2],
-		s->tc_credits_per_period[3],
-		s->tc_credits_per_period[4],
-		s->tc_credits_per_period[5],
-		s->tc_credits_per_period[6],
-		s->tc_credits_per_period[7],
-		s->tc_credits_per_period[8],
-		s->tc_credits_per_period[9],
-		s->tc_credits_per_period[10],
-		s->tc_credits_per_period[11],
-		s->tc_credits_per_period[12],
-
-		/* Best effort traffic class oversubscription */
-		s->tc_ov_wm_min,
-		s->tc_ov_wm_max);
-}
-
 static void
 rte_sched_free_memory(struct rte_sched_port *port, uint32_t n_subports)
 {
@@ -1158,10 +1119,12 @@ rte_sched_free_memory(struct rte_sched_port *port, uint32_t n_subports)
 int
 rte_sched_subport_config(struct rte_sched_port *port,
 	uint32_t subport_id,
-	struct rte_sched_subport_params *params)
+	struct rte_sched_subport_params *params,
+	uint32_t subport_profile_id)
 {
 	struct rte_sched_subport *s = NULL;
 	uint32_t n_subports = subport_id;
+	struct rte_sched_subport_profile *profile;
 	uint32_t n_subport_pipe_queues, i;
 	uint32_t size0, size1, bmp_mem_size;
 	int status;
@@ -1181,165 +1144,183 @@ rte_sched_subport_config(struct rte_sched_port *port,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	status = rte_sched_subport_check_params(params,
-		port->n_pipes_per_subport,
-		port->rate);
-	if (status != 0) {
-		RTE_LOG(NOTICE, SCHED,
-			"%s: Port scheduler params check failed (%d)\n",
-			__func__, status);
-
+	if (subport_profile_id >= port->n_max_subport_profiles) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, SCHED, "%s: "
+			"Number of subport profile exceeds the max limit\n",
+			__func__);
 		rte_sched_free_memory(port, n_subports);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	/* Determine the amount of memory to allocate */
-	size0 = sizeof(struct rte_sched_subport);
-	size1 = rte_sched_subport_get_array_base(params,
-				e_RTE_SCHED_SUBPORT_ARRAY_TOTAL);
+	/** Memory is allocated only on first invocation of the api for a
+	 * given subport. Subsequent invocation on same subport will just
+	 * update subport bandwidth parameter.
+	 **/
+	if (port->subports[subport_id] == NULL) {
 
-	/* Allocate memory to store the data structures */
-	s = rte_zmalloc_socket("subport_params", size0 + size1,
-		RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE, port->socket);
-	if (s == NULL) {
-		RTE_LOG(ERR, SCHED,
-			"%s: Memory allocation fails\n", __func__);
+		status = rte_sched_subport_check_params(params,
+			port->n_pipes_per_subport,
+			port->rate);
+		if (status != 0) {
+			RTE_LOG(NOTICE, SCHED,
+				"%s: Port scheduler params check failed (%d)\n",
+				__func__, status);
 
-		rte_sched_free_memory(port, n_subports);
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
+			rte_sched_free_memory(port, n_subports);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
 
-	n_subports++;
+		/* Determine the amount of memory to allocate */
+		size0 = sizeof(struct rte_sched_subport);
+		size1 = rte_sched_subport_get_array_base(params,
+					e_RTE_SCHED_SUBPORT_ARRAY_TOTAL);
 
-	/* Port */
-	port->subports[subport_id] = s;
+		/* Allocate memory to store the data structures */
+		s = rte_zmalloc_socket("subport_params", size0 + size1,
+			RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE, port->socket);
+		if (s == NULL) {
+			RTE_LOG(ERR, SCHED,
+				"%s: Memory allocation fails\n", __func__);
 
-	/* Token Bucket (TB) */
-	if (params->tb_rate == port->rate) {
-		s->tb_credits_per_period = 1;
-		s->tb_period = 1;
-	} else {
-		double tb_rate = ((double) params->tb_rate) / ((double) port->rate);
-		double d = RTE_SCHED_TB_RATE_CONFIG_ERR;
+			rte_sched_free_memory(port, n_subports);
+			return -ENOMEM;
+		}
 
-		rte_approx_64(tb_rate, d, &s->tb_credits_per_period, &s->tb_period);
-	}
+		n_subports++;
 
-	s->tb_size = params->tb_size;
-	s->tb_time = port->time;
-	s->tb_credits = s->tb_size / 2;
+		subport_profile_id = 0;
 
-	/* Traffic Classes (TCs) */
-	s->tc_period = rte_sched_time_ms_to_bytes(params->tc_period, port->rate);
-	for (i = 0; i < RTE_SCHED_TRAFFIC_CLASSES_PER_PIPE; i++) {
-		if (params->qsize[i])
-			s->tc_credits_per_period[i]
-				= rte_sched_time_ms_to_bytes(params->tc_period,
-					params->tc_rate[i]);
-	}
-	s->tc_time = port->time + s->tc_period;
-	for (i = 0; i < RTE_SCHED_TRAFFIC_CLASSES_PER_PIPE; i++)
-		if (params->qsize[i])
-			s->tc_credits[i] = s->tc_credits_per_period[i];
+		/* Port */
+		port->subports[subport_id] = s;
 
-	/* compile time checks */
-	RTE_BUILD_BUG_ON(RTE_SCHED_PORT_N_GRINDERS == 0);
-	RTE_BUILD_BUG_ON(RTE_SCHED_PORT_N_GRINDERS &
-		(RTE_SCHED_PORT_N_GRINDERS - 1));
+		s->tb_time = port->time;
 
-	/* User parameters */
-	s->n_pipes_per_subport_enabled = params->n_pipes_per_subport_enabled;
-	memcpy(s->qsize, params->qsize, sizeof(params->qsize));
-	s->n_pipe_profiles = params->n_pipe_profiles;
-	s->n_max_pipe_profiles = params->n_max_pipe_profiles;
+		/* compile time checks */
+		RTE_BUILD_BUG_ON(RTE_SCHED_PORT_N_GRINDERS == 0);
+		RTE_BUILD_BUG_ON(RTE_SCHED_PORT_N_GRINDERS &
+			(RTE_SCHED_PORT_N_GRINDERS - 1));
+
+		/* User parameters */
+		s->n_pipes_per_subport_enabled =
+				params->n_pipes_per_subport_enabled;
+		memcpy(s->qsize, params->qsize, sizeof(params->qsize));
+		s->n_pipe_profiles = params->n_pipe_profiles;
+		s->n_max_pipe_profiles = params->n_max_pipe_profiles;
 
 #ifdef RTE_SCHED_RED
-	for (i = 0; i < RTE_SCHED_TRAFFIC_CLASSES_PER_PIPE; i++) {
-		uint32_t j;
+		for (i = 0; i < RTE_SCHED_TRAFFIC_CLASSES_PER_PIPE; i++) {
+			uint32_t j;
 
-		for (j = 0; j < RTE_COLORS; j++) {
+			for (j = 0; j < RTE_COLORS; j++) {
 			/* if min/max are both zero, then RED is disabled */
-			if ((params->red_params[i][j].min_th |
-			     params->red_params[i][j].max_th) == 0) {
-				continue;
+				if ((params->red_params[i][j].min_th |
+				     params->red_params[i][j].max_th) == 0) {
+					continue;
+				}
+
+				if (rte_red_config_init(&s->red_config[i][j],
+				    params->red_params[i][j].wq_log2,
+				    params->red_params[i][j].min_th,
+				    params->red_params[i][j].max_th,
+				    params->red_params[i][j].maxp_inv) != 0) {
+					rte_sched_free_memory(port, n_subports);
+
+					RTE_LOG(NOTICE, SCHED,
+					"%s: RED configuration init fails\n",
+					__func__);
+					return -EINVAL;
+				}
 			}
+		}
+#endif
 
-			if (rte_red_config_init(&s->red_config[i][j],
-				params->red_params[i][j].wq_log2,
-				params->red_params[i][j].min_th,
-				params->red_params[i][j].max_th,
-				params->red_params[i][j].maxp_inv) != 0) {
-				rte_sched_free_memory(port, n_subports);
+		/* Scheduling loop detection */
+		s->pipe_loop = RTE_SCHED_PIPE_INVALID;
+		s->pipe_exhaustion = 0;
+
+		/* Grinders */
+		s->busy_grinders = 0;
+
+		/* Queue base calculation */
+		rte_sched_subport_config_qsize(s);
+
+		/* Large data structures */
+		s->pipe = (struct rte_sched_pipe *)
+			(s->memory + rte_sched_subport_get_array_base(params,
+			e_RTE_SCHED_SUBPORT_ARRAY_PIPE));
+		s->queue = (struct rte_sched_queue *)
+			(s->memory + rte_sched_subport_get_array_base(params,
+			e_RTE_SCHED_SUBPORT_ARRAY_QUEUE));
+		s->queue_extra = (struct rte_sched_queue_extra *)
+			(s->memory + rte_sched_subport_get_array_base(params,
+			e_RTE_SCHED_SUBPORT_ARRAY_QUEUE_EXTRA));
+		s->pipe_profiles = (struct rte_sched_pipe_profile *)
+			(s->memory + rte_sched_subport_get_array_base(params,
+			e_RTE_SCHED_SUBPORT_ARRAY_PIPE_PROFILES));
+		s->bmp_array =  s->memory + rte_sched_subport_get_array_base(
+				params, e_RTE_SCHED_SUBPORT_ARRAY_BMP_ARRAY);
+		s->queue_array = (struct rte_mbuf **)
+			(s->memory + rte_sched_subport_get_array_base(params,
+			e_RTE_SCHED_SUBPORT_ARRAY_QUEUE_ARRAY));
+
+		/* Pipe profile table */
+		rte_sched_subport_config_pipe_profile_table(s, params,
+							    port->rate);
+
+		/* Bitmap */
+		n_subport_pipe_queues = rte_sched_subport_pipe_queues(s);
+		bmp_mem_size = rte_bitmap_get_memory_footprint(
+						n_subport_pipe_queues);
+		s->bmp = rte_bitmap_init(n_subport_pipe_queues, s->bmp_array,
+					bmp_mem_size);
+		if (s->bmp == NULL) {
+			RTE_LOG(ERR, SCHED,
+				"%s: Subport bitmap init error\n", __func__);
 
-				RTE_LOG(NOTICE, SCHED,
-				"%s: RED configuration init fails\n", __func__);
-				return -EINVAL;
-			}
+			rte_sched_free_memory(port, n_subports);
+			return -EINVAL;
 		}
-	}
-#endif
 
-	/* Scheduling loop detection */
-	s->pipe_loop = RTE_SCHED_PIPE_INVALID;
-	s->pipe_exhaustion = 0;
+		for (i = 0; i < RTE_SCHED_PORT_N_GRINDERS; i++)
+			s->grinder_base_bmp_pos[i] = RTE_SCHED_PIPE_INVALID;
 
-	/* Grinders */
-	s->busy_grinders = 0;
+#ifdef RTE_SCHED_SUBPORT_TC_OV
+		/* TC oversubscription */
+		s->tc_ov_wm_min = port->mtu;
+		s->tc_ov_wm = s->tc_ov_wm_max;
+		s->tc_ov_period_id = 0;
+		s->tc_ov = 0;
+		s->tc_ov_n = 0;
+		s->tc_ov_rate = 0;
+#endif
+	}
 
-	/* Queue base calculation */
-	rte_sched_subport_config_qsize(s);
+	{
+	/* update subport parameters from subport profile table*/
+		profile = port->subport_profiles + subport_profile_id;
 
-	/* Large data structures */
-	s->pipe = (struct rte_sched_pipe *)
-		(s->memory + rte_sched_subport_get_array_base(params,
-		e_RTE_SCHED_SUBPORT_ARRAY_PIPE));
-	s->queue = (struct rte_sched_queue *)
-		(s->memory + rte_sched_subport_get_array_base(params,
-		e_RTE_SCHED_SUBPORT_ARRAY_QUEUE));
-	s->queue_extra = (struct rte_sched_queue_extra *)
-		(s->memory + rte_sched_subport_get_array_base(params,
-		e_RTE_SCHED_SUBPORT_ARRAY_QUEUE_EXTRA));
-	s->pipe_profiles = (struct rte_sched_pipe_profile *)
-		(s->memory + rte_sched_subport_get_array_base(params,
-		e_RTE_SCHED_SUBPORT_ARRAY_PIPE_PROFILES));
-	s->bmp_array =  s->memory + rte_sched_subport_get_array_base(params,
-		e_RTE_SCHED_SUBPORT_ARRAY_BMP_ARRAY);
-	s->queue_array = (struct rte_mbuf **)
-		(s->memory + rte_sched_subport_get_array_base(params,
-		e_RTE_SCHED_SUBPORT_ARRAY_QUEUE_ARRAY));
-
-	/* Pipe profile table */
-	rte_sched_subport_config_pipe_profile_table(s, params, port->rate);
+		s = port->subports[subport_id];
 
-	/* Bitmap */
-	n_subport_pipe_queues = rte_sched_subport_pipe_queues(s);
-	bmp_mem_size = rte_bitmap_get_memory_footprint(n_subport_pipe_queues);
-	s->bmp = rte_bitmap_init(n_subport_pipe_queues, s->bmp_array,
-				bmp_mem_size);
-	if (s->bmp == NULL) {
-		RTE_LOG(ERR, SCHED,
-			"%s: Subport bitmap init error\n", __func__);
+		s->tb_credits = profile->tb_size / 2;
 
-		rte_sched_free_memory(port, n_subports);
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
+		s->tc_time = port->time + profile->tc_period;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < RTE_SCHED_PORT_N_GRINDERS; i++)
-		s->grinder_base_bmp_pos[i] = RTE_SCHED_PIPE_INVALID;
+		for (i = 0; i < RTE_SCHED_TRAFFIC_CLASSES_PER_PIPE; i++)
+			if (s->qsize[i])
+				s->tc_credits[i] =
+					profile->tc_credits_per_period[i];
+			else
+				profile->tc_credits_per_period[i] = 0;
 
 #ifdef RTE_SCHED_SUBPORT_TC_OV
-	/* TC oversubscription */
-	s->tc_ov_wm_min = port->mtu;
-	s->tc_ov_wm_max = rte_sched_time_ms_to_bytes(params->tc_period,
-						     s->pipe_tc_be_rate_max);
-	s->tc_ov_wm = s->tc_ov_wm_max;
-	s->tc_ov_period_id = 0;
-	s->tc_ov = 0;
-	s->tc_ov_n = 0;
-	s->tc_ov_rate = 0;
+		s->tc_ov_wm_max = rte_sched_time_ms_to_bytes(profile->tc_period,
+							s->pipe_tc_be_rate_max);
 #endif
+		s->profile = subport_profile_id;
+
+	}
 
-	rte_sched_port_log_subport_config(port, subport_id);
+	rte_sched_port_log_subport_profile(port, subport_profile_id);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1351,6 +1332,7 @@ rte_sched_pipe_config(struct rte_sched_port *port,
 	int32_t pipe_profile)
 {
 	struct rte_sched_subport *s;
+	struct rte_sched_subport_profile *sp;
 	struct rte_sched_pipe *p;
 	struct rte_sched_pipe_profile *params;
 	uint32_t n_subports = subport_id + 1;
@@ -1391,14 +1373,15 @@ rte_sched_pipe_config(struct rte_sched_port *port,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	sp = port->subport_profiles + s->profile;
 	/* Handle the case when pipe already has a valid configuration */
 	p = s->pipe + pipe_id;
 	if (p->tb_time) {
 		params = s->pipe_profiles + p->profile;
 
 		double subport_tc_be_rate =
-			(double) s->tc_credits_per_period[RTE_SCHED_TRAFFIC_CLASS_BE]
-			/ (double) s->tc_period;
+		(double)sp->tc_credits_per_period[RTE_SCHED_TRAFFIC_CLASS_BE]
+			/ (double) sp->tc_period;
 		double pipe_tc_be_rate =
 			(double) params->tc_credits_per_period[RTE_SCHED_TRAFFIC_CLASS_BE]
 			/ (double) params->tc_period;
@@ -1440,8 +1423,8 @@ rte_sched_pipe_config(struct rte_sched_port *port,
 	{
 		/* Subport best effort tc oversubscription */
 		double subport_tc_be_rate =
-			(double) s->tc_credits_per_period[RTE_SCHED_TRAFFIC_CLASS_BE]
-			/ (double) s->tc_period;
+		(double)sp->tc_credits_per_period[RTE_SCHED_TRAFFIC_CLASS_BE]
+			/ (double) sp->tc_period;
 		double pipe_tc_be_rate =
 			(double) params->tc_credits_per_period[RTE_SCHED_TRAFFIC_CLASS_BE]
 			/ (double) params->tc_period;
@@ -2229,14 +2212,15 @@ grinder_credits_update(struct rte_sched_port *port,
 	struct rte_sched_grinder *grinder = subport->grinder + pos;
 	struct rte_sched_pipe *pipe = grinder->pipe;
 	struct rte_sched_pipe_profile *params = grinder->pipe_params;
+	struct rte_sched_subport_profile *sp = grinder->subport_params;
 	uint64_t n_periods;
 	uint32_t i;
 
 	/* Subport TB */
-	n_periods = (port->time - subport->tb_time) / subport->tb_period;
-	subport->tb_credits += n_periods * subport->tb_credits_per_period;
-	subport->tb_credits = RTE_MIN(subport->tb_credits, subport->tb_size);
-	subport->tb_time += n_periods * subport->tb_period;
+	n_periods = (port->time - subport->tb_time) / sp->tb_period;
+	subport->tb_credits += n_periods * sp->tb_credits_per_period;
+	subport->tb_credits = RTE_MIN(subport->tb_credits, sp->tb_size);
+	subport->tb_time += n_periods * sp->tb_period;
 
 	/* Pipe TB */
 	n_periods = (port->time - pipe->tb_time) / params->tb_period;
@@ -2247,9 +2231,9 @@ grinder_credits_update(struct rte_sched_port *port,
 	/* Subport TCs */
 	if (unlikely(port->time >= subport->tc_time)) {
 		for (i = 0; i < RTE_SCHED_TRAFFIC_CLASSES_PER_PIPE; i++)
-			subport->tc_credits[i] = subport->tc_credits_per_period[i];
+			subport->tc_credits[i] = sp->tc_credits_per_period[i];
 
-		subport->tc_time = port->time + subport->tc_period;
+		subport->tc_time = port->time + sp->tc_period;
 	}
 
 	/* Pipe TCs */
@@ -2265,8 +2249,10 @@ grinder_credits_update(struct rte_sched_port *port,
 
 static inline uint64_t
 grinder_tc_ov_credits_update(struct rte_sched_port *port,
-	struct rte_sched_subport *subport)
+	struct rte_sched_subport *subport, uint32_t pos)
 {
+	struct rte_sched_grinder *grinder = subport->grinder + pos;
+	struct rte_sched_subport_profile *sp = grinder->subport_params;
 	uint64_t tc_ov_consumption[RTE_SCHED_TRAFFIC_CLASSES_PER_PIPE];
 	uint64_t tc_consumption = 0, tc_ov_consumption_max;
 	uint64_t tc_ov_wm = subport->tc_ov_wm;
@@ -2276,17 +2262,17 @@ grinder_tc_ov_credits_update(struct rte_sched_port *port,
 		return subport->tc_ov_wm_max;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < RTE_SCHED_TRAFFIC_CLASS_BE; i++) {
-		tc_ov_consumption[i] =
-			subport->tc_credits_per_period[i] - subport->tc_credits[i];
+		tc_ov_consumption[i] = sp->tc_credits_per_period[i]
+					-  subport->tc_credits[i];
 		tc_consumption += tc_ov_consumption[i];
 	}
 
 	tc_ov_consumption[RTE_SCHED_TRAFFIC_CLASS_BE] =
-		subport->tc_credits_per_period[RTE_SCHED_TRAFFIC_CLASS_BE] -
+	sp->tc_credits_per_period[RTE_SCHED_TRAFFIC_CLASS_BE] -
 		subport->tc_credits[RTE_SCHED_TRAFFIC_CLASS_BE];
 
 	tc_ov_consumption_max =
-		subport->tc_credits_per_period[RTE_SCHED_TRAFFIC_CLASS_BE] -
+	sp->tc_credits_per_period[RTE_SCHED_TRAFFIC_CLASS_BE] -
 			tc_consumption;
 
 	if (tc_ov_consumption[RTE_SCHED_TRAFFIC_CLASS_BE] >
@@ -2312,14 +2298,15 @@ grinder_credits_update(struct rte_sched_port *port,
 	struct rte_sched_grinder *grinder = subport->grinder + pos;
 	struct rte_sched_pipe *pipe = grinder->pipe;
 	struct rte_sched_pipe_profile *params = grinder->pipe_params;
+	struct rte_sched_subport_profile *sp = grinder->subport_params;
 	uint64_t n_periods;
 	uint32_t i;
 
 	/* Subport TB */
-	n_periods = (port->time - subport->tb_time) / subport->tb_period;
-	subport->tb_credits += n_periods * subport->tb_credits_per_period;
-	subport->tb_credits = RTE_MIN(subport->tb_credits, subport->tb_size);
-	subport->tb_time += n_periods * subport->tb_period;
+	n_periods = (port->time - subport->tb_time) / sp->tb_period;
+	subport->tb_credits += n_periods * sp->tb_credits_per_period;
+	subport->tb_credits = RTE_MIN(subport->tb_credits, sp->tb_size);
+	subport->tb_time += n_periods * sp->tb_period;
 
 	/* Pipe TB */
 	n_periods = (port->time - pipe->tb_time) / params->tb_period;
@@ -2329,12 +2316,13 @@ grinder_credits_update(struct rte_sched_port *port,
 
 	/* Subport TCs */
 	if (unlikely(port->time >= subport->tc_time)) {
-		subport->tc_ov_wm = grinder_tc_ov_credits_update(port, subport);
+		subport->tc_ov_wm =
+			grinder_tc_ov_credits_update(port, subport, pos);
 
 		for (i = 0; i < RTE_SCHED_TRAFFIC_CLASSES_PER_PIPE; i++)
-			subport->tc_credits[i] = subport->tc_credits_per_period[i];
+			subport->tc_credits[i] = sp->tc_credits_per_period[i];
 
-		subport->tc_time = port->time + subport->tc_period;
+		subport->tc_time = port->time + sp->tc_period;
 		subport->tc_ov_period_id++;
 	}
 
@@ -2857,6 +2845,9 @@ grinder_handle(struct rte_sched_port *port,
 		struct rte_sched_pipe *pipe = grinder->pipe;
 
 		grinder->pipe_params = subport->pipe_profiles + pipe->profile;
+		grinder->subport_params = port->subport_profiles +
+						subport->profile;
+
 		grinder_prefetch_tc_queue_arrays(subport, pos);
 		grinder_credits_update(port, subport, pos);
 
diff --git a/lib/librte_sched/rte_sched.h b/lib/librte_sched/rte_sched.h
index aede2e986..1506c6487 100644
--- a/lib/librte_sched/rte_sched.h
+++ b/lib/librte_sched/rte_sched.h
@@ -361,20 +361,27 @@ rte_sched_port_subport_profile_add(struct rte_sched_port *port,
 
 /**
  * Hierarchical scheduler subport configuration
- *
+ * Note that this function is safe to use at runtime
+ * to configure subport bandwidth profile.
  * @param port
  *   Handle to port scheduler instance
  * @param subport_id
  *   Subport ID
  * @param params
- *   Subport configuration parameters
+ *   Subport configuration parameters. Must be non-NULL
+ *   for first invocation (i.e initialization) for a given
+ *   subport. Ignored (recommended value is NULL) for all
+ *   subsequent invocation on the same subport.
+ * @param subport_profile_id
+ *   ID of subport bandwidth profile
  * @return
  *   0 upon success, error code otherwise
  */
 int
 rte_sched_subport_config(struct rte_sched_port *port,
 	uint32_t subport_id,
-	struct rte_sched_subport_params *params);
+	struct rte_sched_subport_params *params,
+	uint32_t subport_profile_id);
 
 /**
  * Hierarchical scheduler pipe configuration
