diff --git a/drivers/event/cnxk/cn10k_eventdev.c b/drivers/event/cnxk/cn10k_eventdev.c
index bd1cf55d2c..ed185262d1 100644
--- a/drivers/event/cnxk/cn10k_eventdev.c
+++ b/drivers/event/cnxk/cn10k_eventdev.c
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ cn10k_sso_hws_setup(void *arg, void *hws, uintptr_t *grps_base)
 
 	rte_memcpy(ws->grps_base, grps_base,
 		   sizeof(uintptr_t) * CNXK_SSO_MAX_HWGRP);
-	ws->fc_mem = dev->fc_mem;
+	ws->fc_mem = (uint64_t *)dev->fc_iova;
 	ws->xaq_lmt = dev->xaq_lmt;
 
 	/* Set get_work timeout for HWS */
@@ -467,8 +467,6 @@ cn10k_sso_dev_configure(const struct rte_eventdev *event_dev)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	roc_sso_rsrc_fini(&dev->sso);
-
 	rc = cn10k_sso_rsrc_init(dev, dev->nb_event_ports,
 				 dev->nb_event_queues);
 	if (rc < 0) {
diff --git a/drivers/event/cnxk/cn9k_eventdev.c b/drivers/event/cnxk/cn9k_eventdev.c
index 0c7206cb96..7a2dbcbe35 100644
--- a/drivers/event/cnxk/cn9k_eventdev.c
+++ b/drivers/event/cnxk/cn9k_eventdev.c
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ cn9k_sso_hws_setup(void *arg, void *hws, uintptr_t *grps_base)
 		dws = hws;
 		rte_memcpy(dws->grps_base, grps_base,
 			   sizeof(uintptr_t) * CNXK_SSO_MAX_HWGRP);
-		dws->fc_mem = dev->fc_mem;
+		dws->fc_mem = (uint64_t *)dev->fc_iova;
 		dws->xaq_lmt = dev->xaq_lmt;
 
 		plt_write64(val, dws->base[0] + SSOW_LF_GWS_NW_TIM);
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ cn9k_sso_hws_setup(void *arg, void *hws, uintptr_t *grps_base)
 		ws = hws;
 		rte_memcpy(ws->grps_base, grps_base,
 			   sizeof(uintptr_t) * CNXK_SSO_MAX_HWGRP);
-		ws->fc_mem = dev->fc_mem;
+		ws->fc_mem = (uint64_t *)dev->fc_iova;
 		ws->xaq_lmt = dev->xaq_lmt;
 
 		plt_write64(val, ws->base + SSOW_LF_GWS_NW_TIM);
@@ -728,8 +728,6 @@ cn9k_sso_dev_configure(const struct rte_eventdev *event_dev)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	roc_sso_rsrc_fini(&dev->sso);
-
 	rc = cn9k_sso_rsrc_init(dev, dev->nb_event_ports, dev->nb_event_queues);
 	if (rc < 0) {
 		plt_err("Failed to initialize SSO resources");
diff --git a/drivers/event/cnxk/cnxk_eventdev.c b/drivers/event/cnxk/cnxk_eventdev.c
index 9a87239a59..84bf8cb6d1 100644
--- a/drivers/event/cnxk/cnxk_eventdev.c
+++ b/drivers/event/cnxk/cnxk_eventdev.c
@@ -125,101 +125,30 @@ cnxk_sso_info_get(struct cnxk_sso_evdev *dev,
 int
 cnxk_sso_xaq_allocate(struct cnxk_sso_evdev *dev)
 {
-	char pool_name[RTE_MEMZONE_NAMESIZE];
-	uint32_t xaq_cnt, npa_aura_id;
-	const struct rte_memzone *mz;
-	struct npa_aura_s *aura;
-	static int reconfig_cnt;
+	uint32_t xae_cnt;
 	int rc;
 
-	if (dev->xaq_pool) {
-		rc = roc_sso_hwgrp_release_xaq(&dev->sso, dev->nb_event_queues);
-		if (rc < 0) {
-			plt_err("Failed to release XAQ %d", rc);
-			return rc;
-		}
-		rte_mempool_free(dev->xaq_pool);
-		dev->xaq_pool = NULL;
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * Allocate memory for Add work backpressure.
-	 */
-	mz = rte_memzone_lookup(CNXK_SSO_FC_NAME);
-	if (mz == NULL)
-		mz = rte_memzone_reserve_aligned(CNXK_SSO_FC_NAME,
-						 sizeof(struct npa_aura_s) +
-							 RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE,
-						 0, 0, RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE);
-	if (mz == NULL) {
-		plt_err("Failed to allocate mem for fcmem");
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
-
-	dev->fc_iova = mz->iova;
-	dev->fc_mem = mz->addr;
-
-	aura = (struct npa_aura_s *)((uintptr_t)dev->fc_mem +
-				     RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE);
-	memset(aura, 0, sizeof(struct npa_aura_s));
-
-	aura->fc_ena = 1;
-	aura->fc_addr = dev->fc_iova;
-	aura->fc_hyst_bits = 0; /* Store count on all updates */
-
-	/* Taken from HRM 14.3.3(4) */
-	xaq_cnt = dev->nb_event_queues * CNXK_SSO_XAQ_CACHE_CNT;
+	xae_cnt = 0;
 	if (dev->xae_cnt)
-		xaq_cnt += dev->xae_cnt / dev->sso.xae_waes;
+		xae_cnt += dev->xae_cnt;
 	else if (dev->adptr_xae_cnt)
-		xaq_cnt += (dev->adptr_xae_cnt / dev->sso.xae_waes) +
-			   (CNXK_SSO_XAQ_SLACK * dev->nb_event_queues);
+		xae_cnt += (dev->adptr_xae_cnt);
 	else
-		xaq_cnt += (dev->sso.iue / dev->sso.xae_waes) +
-			   (CNXK_SSO_XAQ_SLACK * dev->nb_event_queues);
-
-	plt_sso_dbg("Configuring %d xaq buffers", xaq_cnt);
-	/* Setup XAQ based on number of nb queues. */
-	snprintf(pool_name, 30, "cnxk_xaq_buf_pool_%d", reconfig_cnt);
-	dev->xaq_pool = (void *)rte_mempool_create_empty(
-		pool_name, xaq_cnt, dev->sso.xaq_buf_size, 0, 0,
-		rte_socket_id(), 0);
-
-	if (dev->xaq_pool == NULL) {
-		plt_err("Unable to create empty mempool.");
-		rte_memzone_free(mz);
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
-
-	rc = rte_mempool_set_ops_byname(dev->xaq_pool,
-					rte_mbuf_platform_mempool_ops(), aura);
-	if (rc != 0) {
-		plt_err("Unable to set xaqpool ops.");
-		goto alloc_fail;
-	}
+		xae_cnt += dev->sso.iue;
 
-	rc = rte_mempool_populate_default(dev->xaq_pool);
+	plt_sso_dbg("Configuring %d xae buffers", xae_cnt);
+	rc = roc_sso_hwgrp_init_xaq_aura(&dev->sso, xae_cnt);
 	if (rc < 0) {
-		plt_err("Unable to set populate xaqpool.");
-		goto alloc_fail;
+		plt_err("Failed to configure XAQ aura");
+		return rc;
 	}
-	reconfig_cnt++;
-	/* When SW does addwork (enqueue) check if there is space in XAQ by
-	 * comparing fc_addr above against the xaq_lmt calculated below.
-	 * There should be a minimum headroom (CNXK_SSO_XAQ_SLACK / 2) for SSO
-	 * to request XAQ to cache them even before enqueue is called.
-	 */
-	dev->xaq_lmt =
-		xaq_cnt - (CNXK_SSO_XAQ_SLACK / 2 * dev->nb_event_queues);
-	dev->nb_xaq_cfg = xaq_cnt;
-
-	npa_aura_id = roc_npa_aura_handle_to_aura(dev->xaq_pool->pool_id);
-	return roc_sso_hwgrp_alloc_xaq(&dev->sso, npa_aura_id,
-				       dev->nb_event_queues);
-alloc_fail:
-	rte_mempool_free(dev->xaq_pool);
-	rte_memzone_free(mz);
-	return rc;
+	dev->xaq_lmt = dev->sso.xaq.xaq_lmt;
+	dev->fc_iova = (uint64_t)dev->sso.xaq.fc;
+
+	return roc_sso_hwgrp_alloc_xaq(
+		&dev->sso,
+		roc_npa_aura_handle_to_aura(dev->sso.xaq.aura_handle),
+		dev->nb_event_queues);
 }
 
 int
@@ -231,14 +160,6 @@ cnxk_sso_xae_reconfigure(struct rte_eventdev *event_dev)
 	if (event_dev->data->dev_started)
 		event_dev->dev_ops->dev_stop(event_dev);
 
-	rc = roc_sso_hwgrp_release_xaq(&dev->sso, dev->nb_event_queues);
-	if (rc < 0) {
-		plt_err("Failed to release XAQ %d", rc);
-		return rc;
-	}
-
-	rte_mempool_free(dev->xaq_pool);
-	dev->xaq_pool = NULL;
 	rc = cnxk_sso_xaq_allocate(dev);
 	if (rc < 0) {
 		plt_err("Failed to alloc XAQ %d", rc);
@@ -320,7 +241,6 @@ cnxk_sso_dev_validate(const struct rte_eventdev *event_dev)
 	struct rte_event_dev_config *conf = &event_dev->data->dev_conf;
 	struct cnxk_sso_evdev *dev = cnxk_sso_pmd_priv(event_dev);
 	uint32_t deq_tmo_ns;
-	int rc;
 
 	deq_tmo_ns = conf->dequeue_timeout_ns;
 
@@ -354,15 +274,8 @@ cnxk_sso_dev_validate(const struct rte_eventdev *event_dev)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (dev->xaq_pool) {
-		rc = roc_sso_hwgrp_release_xaq(&dev->sso, dev->nb_event_queues);
-		if (rc < 0) {
-			plt_err("Failed to release XAQ %d", rc);
-			return rc;
-		}
-		rte_mempool_free(dev->xaq_pool);
-		dev->xaq_pool = NULL;
-	}
+	roc_sso_rsrc_fini(&dev->sso);
+	roc_sso_hwgrp_free_xaq_aura(&dev->sso, dev->sso.nb_hwgrp);
 
 	dev->nb_event_queues = conf->nb_event_queues;
 	dev->nb_event_ports = conf->nb_event_ports;
@@ -556,12 +469,8 @@ cnxk_sso_close(struct rte_eventdev *event_dev, cnxk_sso_unlink_t unlink_fn)
 	}
 
 	roc_sso_rsrc_fini(&dev->sso);
-	rte_mempool_free(dev->xaq_pool);
-	rte_memzone_free(rte_memzone_lookup(CNXK_SSO_FC_NAME));
 
 	dev->fc_iova = 0;
-	dev->fc_mem = NULL;
-	dev->xaq_pool = NULL;
 	dev->configured = false;
 	dev->is_timeout_deq = 0;
 	dev->nb_event_ports = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/event/cnxk/cnxk_eventdev.h b/drivers/event/cnxk/cnxk_eventdev.h
index 8a5c737e4b..ccd09b1d82 100644
--- a/drivers/event/cnxk/cnxk_eventdev.h
+++ b/drivers/event/cnxk/cnxk_eventdev.h
@@ -91,11 +91,8 @@ struct cnxk_sso_evdev {
 	uint32_t min_dequeue_timeout_ns;
 	uint32_t max_dequeue_timeout_ns;
 	int32_t max_num_events;
-	uint64_t *fc_mem;
 	uint64_t xaq_lmt;
-	uint64_t nb_xaq_cfg;
 	rte_iova_t fc_iova;
-	struct rte_mempool *xaq_pool;
 	uint64_t rx_offloads;
 	uint64_t tx_offloads;
 	uint64_t adptr_xae_cnt;
