diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/Makefile b/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/Makefile
index e01b5f3..a86123c 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/Makefile
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_EAL_BSDAPP) += eal_common_options.c
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_EAL_BSDAPP) += eal_common_debug.c
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_EAL_BSDAPP) += eal_common_thread.c
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_EAL_BSDAPP) += eal_common_lcore.c
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_EAL_BSDAPP) += eal_common_timer.c
 
 CFLAGS_eal.o := -D_GNU_SOURCE
 #CFLAGS_eal_common_thread.o := -D_GNU_SOURCE
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/eal_timer.c b/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/eal_timer.c
index 3163496..bbcc69d 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/eal_timer.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/eal_timer.c
@@ -56,29 +56,12 @@
 
 enum timer_source eal_timer_source = EAL_TIMER_TSC;
 
-/* The frequency of the RDTSC timer resolution */
-static uint64_t eal_tsc_resolution_hz = 0;
-
-void
-rte_delay_us(unsigned us)
-{
-	const uint64_t start = rte_get_timer_cycles();
-	const uint64_t ticks = (uint64_t)us * rte_get_timer_hz() / 1E6;
-	while ((rte_get_timer_cycles() - start) < ticks)
-		rte_pause();
-}
-
-uint64_t
-rte_get_tsc_hz(void)
-{
-	return eal_tsc_resolution_hz;
-}
-
-static int
+static inline int
 set_tsc_freq_from_sysctl(void)
 {
 	size_t sz;
 	int tmp;
+	uint64_t tsc_hz;
 
 	sz = sizeof(tmp);
 	tmp = 0;
@@ -95,42 +78,23 @@ set_tsc_freq_from_sysctl(void)
 	else if (tmp != 1)
 		RTE_LOG(WARNING, EAL, "TSC is not invariant\n");
 
-	sz = sizeof(eal_tsc_resolution_hz);
-	if (sysctlbyname("machdep.tsc_freq", &eal_tsc_resolution_hz, &sz, NULL, 0)) {
+	sz = sizeof(tsc_hz);
+	if (sysctlbyname("machdep.tsc_freq", &tsc_hz, &sz, NULL, 0)) {
 		RTE_LOG(WARNING, EAL, "%s\n", strerror(errno));
 		return -1;
 	}
+	rte_set_tsc_hz(tsc_hz);
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void
-set_tsc_freq_fallback(void)
-{
-	RTE_LOG(WARNING, EAL, "WARNING: clock_gettime cannot use "
-			"CLOCK_MONOTONIC_RAW and HPET is not available"
-			" - clock timings may be less accurate.\n");
-	/* assume that the sleep(1) will sleep for 1 second */
-	uint64_t start = rte_rdtsc();
-	sleep(1);
-	eal_tsc_resolution_hz = rte_rdtsc() - start;
-}
-
 /*
- * This function measures the TSC frequency. It uses a variety of approaches.
- *
- * 1. Read the TSC frequency value provided by the kernel
- * 2. If above does not work, just sleep for 1 second and tune off that,
- *    printing a warning about inaccuracy of timing
+ * Wrapper function to get TSC frequency from sysctl.
  */
-static void
-set_tsc_freq(void)
+int
+set_tsc_freq_from_clock(void)
 {
-	if (set_tsc_freq_from_sysctl() < 0)
-		set_tsc_freq_fallback();
-
-	RTE_LOG(INFO, EAL, "TSC frequency is ~%"PRIu64" KHz\n",
-			eal_tsc_resolution_hz/1000);
+	return set_tsc_freq_from_sysctl();
 }
 
 int
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_timer.c b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_timer.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a511d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_timer.c
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+/*-
+ *   BSD LICENSE
+ *
+ *   Copyright(c) 2010-2014 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ *   All rights reserved.
+ *
+ *   Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ *   modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+ *   are met:
+ *
+ *     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ *     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ *       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
+ *       the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+ *       distribution.
+ *     * Neither the name of Intel Corporation nor the names of its
+ *       contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
+ *       from this software without specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ *   THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+ *   "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ *   LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+ *   A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+ *   OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+ *   SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ *   LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+ *   DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+ *   THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+ *   (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+ *   OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <inttypes.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/sysctl.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+
+#include <rte_common.h>
+#include <rte_log.h>
+#include <rte_cycles.h>
+
+#include "eal_private.h"
+#include "eal_internal_cfg.h"
+
+/* The frequency of the RDTSC timer resolution */
+uint64_t eal_tsc_resolution_hz = 0;
+
+void
+rte_delay_us(unsigned us)
+{
+	const uint64_t start = rte_get_timer_cycles();
+	const uint64_t ticks = (uint64_t)us * rte_get_timer_hz() / 1E6;
+
+	while ((rte_get_timer_cycles() - start) < ticks)
+		rte_pause();
+}
+
+uint64_t
+rte_get_tsc_hz(void)
+{
+	return eal_tsc_resolution_hz;
+}
+
+void
+rte_set_tsc_hz(uint64_t tsc_hz)
+{
+	eal_tsc_resolution_hz = tsc_hz;
+}
+
+static void
+set_tsc_freq_fallback(void)
+{
+	RTE_LOG(WARNING, EAL, "WARNING: clock_gettime cannot use "
+		"CLOCK_MONOTONIC_RAW and HPET is not available"
+		" - clock timings may be less accurate.\n");
+	/* assume that the sleep(1) will sleep for 1 second */
+	uint64_t start = rte_rdtsc();
+
+	sleep(1);
+	eal_tsc_resolution_hz = rte_rdtsc() - start;
+}
+
+/*
+ * This function measures the TSC frequency. It uses a variety of approaches.
+ *
+ * 1. Read the TSC frequency value provided by the kernel
+ * 2. If above does not work, just sleep for 1 second and tune off that,
+ *    printing a warning about inaccuracy of timing
+ */
+void
+set_tsc_freq(void)
+{
+	if (set_tsc_freq_from_clock() < 0)
+		set_tsc_freq_fallback();
+
+	RTE_LOG(INFO, EAL, "TSC frequency is ~%"PRIu64" KHz\n",
+			eal_tsc_resolution_hz/1000);
+}
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_private.h b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_private.h
index 855d033..f907e79 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_private.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_private.h
@@ -302,4 +302,28 @@ unsigned cpu_core_id(unsigned lcore_id);
  */
 int cpu_detected(unsigned lcore_id);
 
+/**
+ * This function measures TSC frequency
+ *
+ * This function is private to the EAL.
+ */
+void set_tsc_freq(void);
+
+/**
+ * This function sets TSC frequency from sysctl
+ * for BSD and from clock for Linux.
+ * Is a wrapper function for BSD which will
+ * internally call set_tsc_freq_from_sysctl.
+ *
+ * This function is private to the EAL.
+ */
+int set_tsc_freq_from_clock(void);
+
+/**
+ * This function sets TSC frequency
+ *
+ * This function is private to the EAL.
+ */
+void rte_set_tsc_hz(uint64_t tsc_hz);
+
 #endif /* _EAL_PRIVATE_H_ */
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/Makefile b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/Makefile
index 0fc997d..3453f31 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/Makefile
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_EAL_LINUXAPP) += eal_common_options.c
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_EAL_LINUXAPP) += eal_common_debug.c
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_EAL_LINUXAPP) += eal_common_thread.c
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_EAL_LINUXAPP) += eal_common_lcore.c
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_EAL_LINUXAPP) += eal_common_timer.c
 
 CFLAGS_eal.o := -D_GNU_SOURCE
 CFLAGS_eal_common_thread.o := -D_GNU_SOURCE
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_timer.c b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_timer.c
index ca57916..bc176db 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_timer.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_timer.c
@@ -58,9 +58,6 @@
 
 enum timer_source eal_timer_source = EAL_TIMER_HPET;
 
-/* The frequency of the RDTSC timer resolution */
-static uint64_t eal_tsc_resolution_hz = 0;
-
 #ifdef RTE_LIBEAL_USE_HPET
 
 #define DEV_HPET "/dev/hpet"
@@ -161,23 +158,6 @@ rte_get_hpet_cycles(void)
 
 #endif
 
-
-void
-rte_delay_us(unsigned us)
-{
-	const uint64_t start = rte_get_timer_cycles();
-	const uint64_t ticks = (uint64_t)us * rte_get_timer_hz() / 1E6;
-	while ((rte_get_timer_cycles() - start) < ticks)
-		rte_pause();
-}
-
-uint64_t
-rte_get_tsc_hz(void)
-{
-	return eal_tsc_resolution_hz;
-}
-
-
 #ifdef RTE_LIBEAL_USE_HPET
 /*
  * Open and mmap /dev/hpet (high precision event timer) that will
@@ -276,7 +256,7 @@ check_tsc_flags(void)
 	fclose(stream);
 }
 
-static int
+int
 set_tsc_freq_from_clock(void)
 {
 #ifdef CLOCK_MONOTONIC_RAW
@@ -285,6 +265,7 @@ set_tsc_freq_from_clock(void)
 	struct timespec sleeptime = {.tv_nsec = 5E8 }; /* 1/2 second */
 
 	struct timespec t_start, t_end;
+	uint64_t tsc_hz;
 
 	if (clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC_RAW, &t_start) == 0) {
 		uint64_t ns, end, start = rte_rdtsc();
@@ -295,42 +276,14 @@ set_tsc_freq_from_clock(void)
 		ns += (t_end.tv_nsec - t_start.tv_nsec);
 
 		double secs = (double)ns/NS_PER_SEC;
-		eal_tsc_resolution_hz = (uint64_t)((end - start)/secs);
+		tsc_hz = (uint64_t)((end - start)/secs);
+		rte_set_tsc_hz(tsc_hz);
 		return 0;
 	}
 #endif
 	return -1;
 }
 
-static void
-set_tsc_freq_fallback(void)
-{
-	RTE_LOG(WARNING, EAL, "WARNING: clock_gettime cannot use "
-			"CLOCK_MONOTONIC_RAW and HPET is not available"
-			" - clock timings may be less accurate.\n");
-	/* assume that the sleep(1) will sleep for 1 second */
-	uint64_t start = rte_rdtsc();
-	sleep(1);
-	eal_tsc_resolution_hz = rte_rdtsc() - start;
-}
-/*
- * This function measures the TSC frequency. It uses a variety of approaches.
- *
- * 1. If kernel provides CLOCK_MONOTONIC_RAW we use that to tune the TSC value
- * 2. If kernel does not provide that, and we have HPET support, tune using HPET
- * 3. Lastly, if neither of the above can be used, just sleep for 1 second and
- * tune off that, printing a warning about inaccuracy of timing
- */
-static void
-set_tsc_freq(void)
-{
-	if (set_tsc_freq_from_clock() < 0)
-		set_tsc_freq_fallback();
-
-	RTE_LOG(INFO, EAL, "TSC frequency is ~%"PRIu64" KHz\n",
-			eal_tsc_resolution_hz/1000);
-}
-
 int
 rte_eal_timer_init(void)
 {
