diff --git a/drivers/event/cnxk/cnxk_tim_evdev.h b/drivers/event/cnxk/cnxk_tim_evdev.h
index 9496634c8..f6895417a 100644
--- a/drivers/event/cnxk/cnxk_tim_evdev.h
+++ b/drivers/event/cnxk/cnxk_tim_evdev.h
@@ -37,6 +37,36 @@
 #define CNXK_TIM_CHNK_SLOTS  "tim_chnk_slots"
 #define CNXK_TIM_RINGS_LMT   "tim_rings_lmt"
 
+#define TIM_BUCKET_W1_S_CHUNK_REMAINDER (48)
+#define TIM_BUCKET_W1_M_CHUNK_REMAINDER                                        \
+	((1ULL << (64 - TIM_BUCKET_W1_S_CHUNK_REMAINDER)) - 1)
+#define TIM_BUCKET_W1_S_LOCK (40)
+#define TIM_BUCKET_W1_M_LOCK                                                   \
+	((1ULL << (TIM_BUCKET_W1_S_CHUNK_REMAINDER - TIM_BUCKET_W1_S_LOCK)) - 1)
+#define TIM_BUCKET_W1_S_RSVD (35)
+#define TIM_BUCKET_W1_S_BSK  (34)
+#define TIM_BUCKET_W1_M_BSK                                                    \
+	((1ULL << (TIM_BUCKET_W1_S_RSVD - TIM_BUCKET_W1_S_BSK)) - 1)
+#define TIM_BUCKET_W1_S_HBT (33)
+#define TIM_BUCKET_W1_M_HBT                                                    \
+	((1ULL << (TIM_BUCKET_W1_S_BSK - TIM_BUCKET_W1_S_HBT)) - 1)
+#define TIM_BUCKET_W1_S_SBT (32)
+#define TIM_BUCKET_W1_M_SBT                                                    \
+	((1ULL << (TIM_BUCKET_W1_S_HBT - TIM_BUCKET_W1_S_SBT)) - 1)
+#define TIM_BUCKET_W1_S_NUM_ENTRIES (0)
+#define TIM_BUCKET_W1_M_NUM_ENTRIES                                            \
+	((1ULL << (TIM_BUCKET_W1_S_SBT - TIM_BUCKET_W1_S_NUM_ENTRIES)) - 1)
+
+#define TIM_BUCKET_SEMA (TIM_BUCKET_CHUNK_REMAIN)
+
+#define TIM_BUCKET_CHUNK_REMAIN                                                \
+	(TIM_BUCKET_W1_M_CHUNK_REMAINDER << TIM_BUCKET_W1_S_CHUNK_REMAINDER)
+
+#define TIM_BUCKET_LOCK (TIM_BUCKET_W1_M_LOCK << TIM_BUCKET_W1_S_LOCK)
+
+#define TIM_BUCKET_SEMA_WLOCK                                                  \
+	(TIM_BUCKET_CHUNK_REMAIN | (1ull << TIM_BUCKET_W1_S_LOCK))
+
 struct cnxk_tim_evdev {
 	struct roc_tim tim;
 	struct rte_eventdev *event_dev;
diff --git a/drivers/event/cnxk/cnxk_tim_worker.c b/drivers/event/cnxk/cnxk_tim_worker.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..49ee85245
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/event/cnxk/cnxk_tim_worker.c
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(C) 2021 Marvell.
+ */
+
+#include "cnxk_tim_evdev.h"
+#include "cnxk_tim_worker.h"
diff --git a/drivers/event/cnxk/cnxk_tim_worker.h b/drivers/event/cnxk/cnxk_tim_worker.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d56e67360
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/event/cnxk/cnxk_tim_worker.h
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(C) 2021 Marvell.
+ */
+
+#ifndef __CNXK_TIM_WORKER_H__
+#define __CNXK_TIM_WORKER_H__
+
+#include "cnxk_tim_evdev.h"
+
+static inline uint8_t
+cnxk_tim_bkt_fetch_lock(uint64_t w1)
+{
+	return (w1 >> TIM_BUCKET_W1_S_LOCK) & TIM_BUCKET_W1_M_LOCK;
+}
+
+static inline int16_t
+cnxk_tim_bkt_fetch_rem(uint64_t w1)
+{
+	return (w1 >> TIM_BUCKET_W1_S_CHUNK_REMAINDER) &
+	       TIM_BUCKET_W1_M_CHUNK_REMAINDER;
+}
+
+static inline int16_t
+cnxk_tim_bkt_get_rem(struct cnxk_tim_bkt *bktp)
+{
+	return __atomic_load_n(&bktp->chunk_remainder, __ATOMIC_ACQUIRE);
+}
+
+static inline void
+cnxk_tim_bkt_set_rem(struct cnxk_tim_bkt *bktp, uint16_t v)
+{
+	__atomic_store_n(&bktp->chunk_remainder, v, __ATOMIC_RELAXED);
+}
+
+static inline void
+cnxk_tim_bkt_sub_rem(struct cnxk_tim_bkt *bktp, uint16_t v)
+{
+	__atomic_fetch_sub(&bktp->chunk_remainder, v, __ATOMIC_RELAXED);
+}
+
+static inline uint8_t
+cnxk_tim_bkt_get_hbt(uint64_t w1)
+{
+	return (w1 >> TIM_BUCKET_W1_S_HBT) & TIM_BUCKET_W1_M_HBT;
+}
+
+static inline uint8_t
+cnxk_tim_bkt_get_bsk(uint64_t w1)
+{
+	return (w1 >> TIM_BUCKET_W1_S_BSK) & TIM_BUCKET_W1_M_BSK;
+}
+
+static inline uint64_t
+cnxk_tim_bkt_clr_bsk(struct cnxk_tim_bkt *bktp)
+{
+	/* Clear everything except lock. */
+	const uint64_t v = TIM_BUCKET_W1_M_LOCK << TIM_BUCKET_W1_S_LOCK;
+
+	return __atomic_fetch_and(&bktp->w1, v, __ATOMIC_ACQ_REL);
+}
+
+static inline uint64_t
+cnxk_tim_bkt_fetch_sema_lock(struct cnxk_tim_bkt *bktp)
+{
+	return __atomic_fetch_add(&bktp->w1, TIM_BUCKET_SEMA_WLOCK,
+				  __ATOMIC_ACQUIRE);
+}
+
+static inline uint64_t
+cnxk_tim_bkt_fetch_sema(struct cnxk_tim_bkt *bktp)
+{
+	return __atomic_fetch_add(&bktp->w1, TIM_BUCKET_SEMA, __ATOMIC_RELAXED);
+}
+
+static inline uint64_t
+cnxk_tim_bkt_inc_lock(struct cnxk_tim_bkt *bktp)
+{
+	const uint64_t v = 1ull << TIM_BUCKET_W1_S_LOCK;
+
+	return __atomic_fetch_add(&bktp->w1, v, __ATOMIC_ACQUIRE);
+}
+
+static inline void
+cnxk_tim_bkt_dec_lock(struct cnxk_tim_bkt *bktp)
+{
+	__atomic_fetch_sub(&bktp->lock, 1, __ATOMIC_RELEASE);
+}
+
+static inline void
+cnxk_tim_bkt_dec_lock_relaxed(struct cnxk_tim_bkt *bktp)
+{
+	__atomic_fetch_sub(&bktp->lock, 1, __ATOMIC_RELAXED);
+}
+
+static inline uint32_t
+cnxk_tim_bkt_get_nent(uint64_t w1)
+{
+	return (w1 >> TIM_BUCKET_W1_S_NUM_ENTRIES) &
+	       TIM_BUCKET_W1_M_NUM_ENTRIES;
+}
+
+static inline void
+cnxk_tim_bkt_inc_nent(struct cnxk_tim_bkt *bktp)
+{
+	__atomic_add_fetch(&bktp->nb_entry, 1, __ATOMIC_RELAXED);
+}
+
+static inline void
+cnxk_tim_bkt_add_nent(struct cnxk_tim_bkt *bktp, uint32_t v)
+{
+	__atomic_add_fetch(&bktp->nb_entry, v, __ATOMIC_RELAXED);
+}
+
+static inline uint64_t
+cnxk_tim_bkt_clr_nent(struct cnxk_tim_bkt *bktp)
+{
+	const uint64_t v =
+		~(TIM_BUCKET_W1_M_NUM_ENTRIES << TIM_BUCKET_W1_S_NUM_ENTRIES);
+
+	return __atomic_and_fetch(&bktp->w1, v, __ATOMIC_ACQ_REL);
+}
+
+#endif /* __CNXK_TIM_WORKER_H__ */
diff --git a/drivers/event/cnxk/meson.build b/drivers/event/cnxk/meson.build
index bd52cbc68..e665dfc72 100644
--- a/drivers/event/cnxk/meson.build
+++ b/drivers/event/cnxk/meson.build
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ sources = files('cn10k_worker.c',
                 'cnxk_eventdev.c',
                 'cnxk_eventdev_selftest.c',
                 'cnxk_eventdev_stats.c',
+                'cnxk_tim_worker.c',
                 'cnxk_tim_evdev.c',
                 )
 
