diff --git a/drivers/mempool/dpaa2/dpaa2_hw_mempool.c b/drivers/mempool/dpaa2/dpaa2_hw_mempool.c
index 39c6252a63..56c629c681 100644
--- a/drivers/mempool/dpaa2/dpaa2_hw_mempool.c
+++ b/drivers/mempool/dpaa2/dpaa2_hw_mempool.c
@@ -263,6 +263,29 @@ rte_dpaa2_mbuf_release(struct rte_mempool *pool __rte_unused,
 	}
 }
 
+int rte_dpaa2_bpid_info_init(struct rte_mempool *mp)
+{
+	struct dpaa2_bp_info *bp_info = mempool_to_bpinfo(mp);
+	uint32_t bpid = bp_info->bpid;
+
+	if (!rte_dpaa2_bpid_info) {
+		rte_dpaa2_bpid_info = (struct dpaa2_bp_info *)rte_malloc(NULL,
+				      sizeof(struct dpaa2_bp_info) * MAX_BPID,
+				      RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE);
+		if (rte_dpaa2_bpid_info == NULL)
+			return -ENOMEM;
+		memset(rte_dpaa2_bpid_info, 0,
+		       sizeof(struct dpaa2_bp_info) * MAX_BPID);
+	}
+
+	rte_dpaa2_bpid_info[bpid].meta_data_size = sizeof(struct rte_mbuf)
+				+ rte_pktmbuf_priv_size(mp);
+	rte_dpaa2_bpid_info[bpid].bp_list = bp_info->bp_list;
+	rte_dpaa2_bpid_info[bpid].bpid = bpid;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 uint16_t
 rte_dpaa2_mbuf_pool_bpid(struct rte_mempool *mp)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/mempool/dpaa2/rte_dpaa2_mempool.h b/drivers/mempool/dpaa2/rte_dpaa2_mempool.h
index 4a22b7c42e..28dea74326 100644
--- a/drivers/mempool/dpaa2/rte_dpaa2_mempool.h
+++ b/drivers/mempool/dpaa2/rte_dpaa2_mempool.h
@@ -46,6 +46,21 @@ rte_dpaa2_mbuf_pool_bpid(struct rte_mempool *mp);
 struct rte_mbuf *
 rte_dpaa2_mbuf_from_buf_addr(struct rte_mempool *mp, void *buf_addr);
 
+/**
+ * Initialize the rte_dpaa2_bpid_info
+ * In generial, it is called in the secondary process and
+ * mp has been created in the primary process.
+ *
+ * @param mp
+ *   memory pool
+ *
+ * @return
+ *  - 0 on success.
+ *  - (<0) on failure.
+ */
+__rte_internal
+int rte_dpaa2_bpid_info_init(struct rte_mempool *mp);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/mempool/dpaa2/version.map b/drivers/mempool/dpaa2/version.map
index 49c460ec54..cfd4ae617a 100644
--- a/drivers/mempool/dpaa2/version.map
+++ b/drivers/mempool/dpaa2/version.map
@@ -11,5 +11,6 @@ INTERNAL {
 	global:
 
 	rte_dpaa2_bpid_info;
+	rte_dpaa2_bpid_info_init;
 	rte_dpaa2_mbuf_alloc_bulk;
 };
diff --git a/drivers/net/dpaa2/base/dpaa2_hw_dpni.c b/drivers/net/dpaa2/base/dpaa2_hw_dpni.c
index 3170694841..9509f6e8a3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dpaa2/base/dpaa2_hw_dpni.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dpaa2/base/dpaa2_hw_dpni.c
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ dpaa2_setup_flow_dist(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev,
 	uint64_t req_dist_set, int tc_index)
 {
 	struct dpaa2_dev_priv *priv = eth_dev->data->dev_private;
-	struct fsl_mc_io *dpni = priv->hw;
+	struct fsl_mc_io *dpni = eth_dev->process_private;
 	struct dpni_rx_dist_cfg tc_cfg;
 	struct dpkg_profile_cfg kg_cfg;
 	void *p_params;
@@ -457,13 +457,12 @@ dpaa2_distset_to_dpkg_profile_cfg(
 
 int
 dpaa2_attach_bp_list(struct dpaa2_dev_priv *priv,
-		     void *blist)
+	struct fsl_mc_io *dpni, void *blist)
 {
 	/* Function to attach a DPNI with a buffer pool list. Buffer pool list
 	 * handle is passed in blist.
 	 */
 	int32_t retcode;
-	struct fsl_mc_io *dpni = priv->hw;
 	struct dpni_pools_cfg bpool_cfg;
 	struct dpaa2_bp_list *bp_list = (struct dpaa2_bp_list *)blist;
 	struct dpni_buffer_layout layout;
diff --git a/drivers/net/dpaa2/dpaa2_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/dpaa2/dpaa2_ethdev.c
index b91e773605..a45beed75f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dpaa2/dpaa2_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dpaa2/dpaa2_ethdev.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <rte_dev.h>
 #include <rte_fslmc.h>
 #include <rte_flow_driver.h>
+#include "rte_dpaa2_mempool.h"
 
 #include "dpaa2_pmd_logs.h"
 #include <fslmc_vfio.h>
@@ -712,9 +713,14 @@ dpaa2_dev_rx_queue_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 	}
 
 	if (!priv->bp_list || priv->bp_list->mp != mb_pool) {
+		if (rte_eal_process_type() != RTE_PROC_PRIMARY) {
+			ret = rte_dpaa2_bpid_info_init(mb_pool);
+			if (ret)
+				return ret;
+		}
 		bpid = mempool_to_bpid(mb_pool);
-		ret = dpaa2_attach_bp_list(priv,
-					   rte_dpaa2_bpid_info[bpid].bp_list);
+		ret = dpaa2_attach_bp_list(priv, dpni,
+				rte_dpaa2_bpid_info[bpid].bp_list);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/dpaa2/dpaa2_ethdev.h b/drivers/net/dpaa2/dpaa2_ethdev.h
index 1fc2fc367e..bd33a22a8e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dpaa2/dpaa2_ethdev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/dpaa2/dpaa2_ethdev.h
@@ -208,7 +208,8 @@ int dpaa2_setup_flow_dist(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev,
 int dpaa2_remove_flow_dist(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev,
 			   uint8_t tc_index);
 
-int dpaa2_attach_bp_list(struct dpaa2_dev_priv *priv, void *blist);
+int dpaa2_attach_bp_list(struct dpaa2_dev_priv *priv,
+	struct fsl_mc_io *dpni, void *blist);
 
 __rte_internal
 int dpaa2_eth_eventq_attach(const struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
