diff --git a/lib/Makefile b/lib/Makefile
index 4202702..4c53f8c 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile
+++ b/lib/Makefile
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ DEPDIRS-librte_security := librte_eal librte_mempool librte_ring librte_mbuf
 DEPDIRS-librte_security += librte_ether
 DEPDIRS-librte_security += librte_cryptodev
 DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_EVENTDEV) += librte_eventdev
-DEPDIRS-librte_eventdev := librte_eal librte_ring librte_ether librte_hash
+DEPDIRS-librte_eventdev := librte_eal librte_ring librte_ether librte_hash librte_mempool
 DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_VHOST) += librte_vhost
 DEPDIRS-librte_vhost := librte_eal librte_mempool librte_mbuf librte_ether
 DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_HASH) += librte_hash
diff --git a/lib/librte_eventdev/Makefile b/lib/librte_eventdev/Makefile
index 8f11a79..e68f888 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eventdev/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_eventdev/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ LIBABIVER := 3
 # build flags
 CFLAGS += -O3
 CFLAGS += $(WERROR_FLAGS)
-LDLIBS += -lrte_eal -lrte_ring -lrte_ethdev -lrte_hash
+LDLIBS += -lrte_eal -lrte_ring -lrte_ethdev -lrte_hash -lrte_mempool
 
 # library source files
 SRCS-y += rte_eventdev.c
diff --git a/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_event_timer_adapter.c b/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_event_timer_adapter.c
index 540be95..9c4ba1c 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_event_timer_adapter.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_event_timer_adapter.c
@@ -31,11 +31,17 @@
  */
 
 #include <string.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
 
 #include <rte_memzone.h>
 #include <rte_memory.h>
 #include <rte_dev.h>
 #include <rte_errno.h>
+#include <rte_malloc.h>
+#include <rte_ring.h>
+#include <rte_mempool.h>
+#include <rte_timer.h>
+#include <rte_service_component.h>
 
 #include "rte_eventdev.h"
 #include "rte_eventdev_pmd.h"
@@ -163,6 +169,11 @@ rte_event_timer_adapter_create_ext(
 
 	adapter_id = conf->timer_adapter_id;
 
+	if (adapter_id >= RTE_EVENT_TIMER_ADAPTER_NUM_MAX) {
+		rte_errno = -EINVAL;
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
 	/* Check adapter ID not already allocated */
 	adapter = &adapters[adapter_id];
 	if (adapter->allocated) {
@@ -412,18 +423,141 @@ rte_event_timer_cancel_burst(const struct rte_event_timer_adapter *adapter,
  * Software event timer adapter ops definitions
  */
 
+struct rte_event_timer_adapter_sw_data {
+	/* Number of outstanding timers managed by event adapter. */
+	int nb_armed_evtims;
+	/* Identifier of service executing timer management logic. */
+	uint32_t service_id;
+	/* Ring containing messages to arm or cancel event timers */
+	struct rte_ring *msg_ring;
+	/* Mempool containing msg objects */
+	struct rte_mempool *msg_pool;
+	/* Mempool containing timer objects */
+	struct rte_mempool *tim_pool;
+};
+
+enum msg_type {MSG_TYPE_ARM, MSG_TYPE_CANCEL};
+
+struct msg {
+	enum msg_type type;
+	struct rte_event_timer *evtim;
+};
+
+static int
+sw_event_timer_adapter_service_func(void *arg)
+{
+	RTE_SET_USED(arg);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int
 sw_event_timer_adapter_init(struct rte_event_timer_adapter *adapter)
 {
-	RTE_SET_USED(adapter);
+	int ret;
+	struct rte_event_timer_adapter_sw_data *sw_data;
+	uint64_t nb_timers;
+	struct rte_service_spec service;
+
+	/* Allocate storage for SW implementation data */
+	char priv_data_name[RTE_RING_NAMESIZE];
+	snprintf(priv_data_name, RTE_RING_NAMESIZE, "sw_evtim_adap_priv_%"PRIu8,
+		 adapter->data->id);
+	adapter->data->adapter_priv = rte_zmalloc_socket(
+				priv_data_name,
+				sizeof(struct rte_event_timer_adapter_sw_data),
+				RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE,
+				adapter->data->socket_id);
+	if (adapter->data->adapter_priv == NULL) {
+		rte_errno = ENOMEM;
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	sw_data = adapter->data->adapter_priv;
+
+	/* Rings require power of 2, so round up to next such value */
+	nb_timers = rte_align64pow2(adapter->data->conf.nb_timers);
+
+	char msg_ring_name[RTE_RING_NAMESIZE];
+	snprintf(msg_ring_name, RTE_RING_NAMESIZE,
+		 "sw_evtim_adap_msg_ring_%"PRIu8, adapter->data->id);
+	sw_data->msg_ring = rte_ring_create(msg_ring_name, nb_timers,
+					    adapter->data->socket_id, 0);
+	if (sw_data->msg_ring == NULL) {
+		rte_errno = ENOMEM;
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	char pool_name[RTE_RING_NAMESIZE];
+	snprintf(pool_name, RTE_RING_NAMESIZE, "sw_evtim_adap_msg_pool_%"PRIu8,
+		 adapter->data->id);
+	sw_data->msg_pool = rte_mempool_create(pool_name, nb_timers,
+					       sizeof(struct msg), 32, 0, NULL,
+					       NULL, NULL, NULL,
+					       adapter->data->socket_id, 0);
+	if (sw_data->msg_pool == NULL) {
+		rte_errno = ENOMEM;
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	snprintf(pool_name, RTE_RING_NAMESIZE, "sw_evtim_adap_tim_pool_%"PRIu8,
+		 adapter->data->id);
+	sw_data->tim_pool = rte_mempool_create(pool_name, nb_timers,
+					       sizeof(struct rte_timer), 32, 0,
+					       NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
+					       adapter->data->socket_id, 0);
+	if (sw_data->tim_pool == NULL) {
+		printf("Could not allocate tim mempool\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	/* Register a service component */
+	memset(&service, 0, sizeof(service));
+	snprintf(service.name, RTE_SERVICE_NAME_MAX,
+		 "sw_evimer_adap_svc_%"PRIu8, adapter->data->id);
+	service.socket_id = adapter->data->socket_id;
+	service.callback = sw_event_timer_adapter_service_func;
+	service.callback_userdata = adapter;
+	ret = rte_service_component_register(&service, &sw_data->service_id);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static inline bool
+adapter_busy(struct rte_event_timer_adapter_sw_data *sw_data)
+{
+	return rte_ring_count(sw_data->msg_ring) > 0 ||
+		sw_data->nb_armed_evtims > 0;
+}
+
 static int
 sw_event_timer_adapter_uninit(struct rte_event_timer_adapter *adapter)
 {
-	RTE_SET_USED(adapter);
+	int ret;
+	struct rte_event_timer_adapter_sw_data *sw_data =
+						adapter->data->adapter_priv;
+
+	if (adapter_busy(sw_data))
+		return -EAGAIN;
+
+	ret = rte_service_component_runstate_set(sw_data->service_id, 0);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	/* If this returns EBUSY, then the adapter hasn't been stopped yet. */
+	ret = rte_service_component_unregister(sw_data->service_id);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	rte_ring_free(sw_data->msg_ring);
+
+	rte_mempool_free(sw_data->msg_pool);
+	rte_mempool_free(sw_data->tim_pool);
+
+	/* TODO: unconfigure event port? */
+
+	rte_free(adapter->data->adapter_priv);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_event_timer_adapter.h b/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_event_timer_adapter.h
index 7d967e6..d1e4d18 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_event_timer_adapter.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_event_timer_adapter.h
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ extern "C" {
 
 #include "rte_eventdev.h"
 
-#define RTE_EVENT_TIMER_ADAPTER_NUM_MAX 64
+#define RTE_EVENT_TIMER_ADAPTER_NUM_MAX 32
 
 /**
  * @warning
