diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_lcore.c b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_lcore.c
index 35d6c1295e..6aca1b2fee 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_lcore.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_lcore.c
@@ -245,3 +245,35 @@ eal_lcore_external_release(unsigned int lcore_id)
 	}
 	rte_spinlock_unlock(&external_lcore_lock);
 }
+
+void
+rte_lcore_dump(FILE *f)
+{
+	char cpuset[RTE_CPU_AFFINITY_STR_LEN];
+	unsigned int lcore_id;
+	const char *role;
+	int ret;
+
+	rte_spinlock_lock(&external_lcore_lock);
+	for (lcore_id = 0; lcore_id < RTE_MAX_LCORE; lcore_id++) {
+		switch (rte_eal_lcore_role(lcore_id)) {
+		case ROLE_RTE:
+			role = "RTE";
+			break;
+		case ROLE_SERVICE:
+			role = "SERVICE";
+			break;
+		case ROLE_EXTERNAL:
+			role = "EXTERNAL";
+			break;
+		default:
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		ret = eal_thread_dump_affinity(&lcore_config[lcore_id].cpuset,
+			cpuset, sizeof(cpuset));
+		fprintf(f, "lcore %u, role %s, cpuset %s%s\n", lcore_id, role,
+			cpuset, ret == 0 ? "" : "...");
+	}
+	rte_spinlock_unlock(&external_lcore_lock);
+}
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_thread.c b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_thread.c
index d57a6ec797..a81b192ff3 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_thread.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_thread.c
@@ -118,17 +118,14 @@ rte_thread_get_affinity(rte_cpuset_t *cpusetp)
 }
 
 int
-eal_thread_dump_affinity(char *str, unsigned size)
+eal_thread_dump_affinity(rte_cpuset_t *cpuset, char *str, unsigned int size)
 {
-	rte_cpuset_t cpuset;
 	unsigned cpu;
 	int ret;
 	unsigned int out = 0;
 
-	rte_thread_get_affinity(&cpuset);
-
 	for (cpu = 0; cpu < CPU_SETSIZE; cpu++) {
-		if (!CPU_ISSET(cpu, &cpuset))
+		if (!CPU_ISSET(cpu, cpuset))
 			continue;
 
 		ret = snprintf(str + out,
@@ -151,6 +148,15 @@ eal_thread_dump_affinity(char *str, unsigned size)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+int
+eal_thread_dump_current_affinity(char *str, unsigned int size)
+{
+	rte_cpuset_t cpuset;
+
+	rte_thread_get_affinity(&cpuset);
+	return eal_thread_dump_affinity(&cpuset, str, size);
+}
+
 void
 rte_thread_init(unsigned int lcore_id, rte_cpuset_t *cpuset)
 {
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_thread.h b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_thread.h
index 4ecd8fd53a..13ec252e01 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_thread.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_thread.h
@@ -47,13 +47,15 @@ unsigned eal_cpu_socket_id(unsigned cpu_id);
 #define RTE_CPU_AFFINITY_STR_LEN            256
 
 /**
- * Dump the current pthread cpuset.
+ * Dump the cpuset as a human readable string.
  * This function is private to EAL.
  *
  * Note:
  *   If the dump size is greater than the size of given buffer,
  *   the string will be truncated and with '\0' at the end.
  *
+ * @param cpuset
+ *   The CPU affinity object to dump.
  * @param str
  *   The string buffer the cpuset will dump to.
  * @param size
@@ -62,6 +64,13 @@ unsigned eal_cpu_socket_id(unsigned cpu_id);
  *   0 for success, -1 if truncation happens.
  */
 int
-eal_thread_dump_affinity(char *str, unsigned size);
+eal_thread_dump_affinity(rte_cpuset_t *cpuset, char *str, unsigned int size);
+
+/**
+ * Dump the current thread cpuset.
+ * This is a wrapper on eal_thread_dump_affinity().
+ */
+int
+eal_thread_dump_current_affinity(char *str, unsigned int size);
 
 #endif /* EAL_THREAD_H */
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/freebsd/eal.c b/lib/librte_eal/freebsd/eal.c
index b5ea11df16..69a6f7d8c4 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/freebsd/eal.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/freebsd/eal.c
@@ -886,7 +886,7 @@ rte_eal_init(int argc, char **argv)
 	rte_thread_init(rte_config.master_lcore,
 		&lcore_config[rte_config.master_lcore].cpuset);
 
-	ret = eal_thread_dump_affinity(cpuset, sizeof(cpuset));
+	ret = eal_thread_dump_current_affinity(cpuset, sizeof(cpuset));
 
 	RTE_LOG(DEBUG, EAL, "Master lcore %u is ready (tid=%p;cpuset=[%s%s])\n",
 		rte_config.master_lcore, thread_id, cpuset,
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/freebsd/eal_thread.c b/lib/librte_eal/freebsd/eal_thread.c
index c1fb8eb2d8..b1a3619f51 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/freebsd/eal_thread.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/freebsd/eal_thread.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ eal_thread_loop(__rte_unused void *arg)
 
 	rte_thread_init(lcore_id, &lcore_config[lcore_id].cpuset);
 
-	ret = eal_thread_dump_affinity(cpuset, sizeof(cpuset));
+	ret = eal_thread_dump_current_affinity(cpuset, sizeof(cpuset));
 	RTE_LOG(DEBUG, EAL, "lcore %u is ready (tid=%p;cpuset=[%s%s])\n",
 		lcore_id, thread_id, cpuset, ret == 0 ? "" : "...");
 
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/include/rte_lcore.h b/lib/librte_eal/include/rte_lcore.h
index d59c4edc67..9cf34efef4 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/include/rte_lcore.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/include/rte_lcore.h
@@ -228,6 +228,16 @@ unsigned int rte_get_next_lcore(unsigned int i, int skip_master, int wrap);
 	     i<RTE_MAX_LCORE;						\
 	     i = rte_get_next_lcore(i, 1, 0))
 
+/**
+ * List all lcores.
+ *
+ * @param f
+ *   The output stream where the dump should be sent.
+ */
+__rte_experimental
+void
+rte_lcore_dump(FILE *f);
+
 /**
  * Set core affinity of the current thread.
  * Support both EAL and non-EAL thread and update TLS.
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linux/eal.c b/lib/librte_eal/linux/eal.c
index 8638376b8a..2f0efd7cd3 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linux/eal.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linux/eal.c
@@ -1214,7 +1214,7 @@ rte_eal_init(int argc, char **argv)
 	rte_thread_init(rte_config.master_lcore,
 		&lcore_config[rte_config.master_lcore].cpuset);
 
-	ret = eal_thread_dump_affinity(cpuset, sizeof(cpuset));
+	ret = eal_thread_dump_current_affinity(cpuset, sizeof(cpuset));
 	RTE_LOG(DEBUG, EAL, "Master lcore %u is ready (tid=%zx;cpuset=[%s%s])\n",
 		rte_config.master_lcore, (uintptr_t)thread_id, cpuset,
 		ret == 0 ? "" : "...");
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linux/eal_thread.c b/lib/librte_eal/linux/eal_thread.c
index 07aec0c44d..22d9bc8c01 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linux/eal_thread.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linux/eal_thread.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ eal_thread_loop(__rte_unused void *arg)
 
 	rte_thread_init(lcore_id, &lcore_config[lcore_id].cpuset);
 
-	ret = eal_thread_dump_affinity(cpuset, sizeof(cpuset));
+	ret = eal_thread_dump_current_affinity(cpuset, sizeof(cpuset));
 	RTE_LOG(DEBUG, EAL, "lcore %u is ready (tid=%zx;cpuset=[%s%s])\n",
 		lcore_id, (uintptr_t)thread_id, cpuset, ret == 0 ? "" : "...");
 
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/rte_eal_version.map b/lib/librte_eal/rte_eal_version.map
index f5b68d2815..6754d52543 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/rte_eal_version.map
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/rte_eal_version.map
@@ -395,6 +395,7 @@ EXPERIMENTAL {
 	rte_trace_save;
 
 	# added in 20.08
+	rte_lcore_dump;
 	rte_thread_register;
 	rte_thread_unregister;
 };
