diff --git a/example/generator/odp_generator.c b/example/generator/odp_generator.c
index e2e0ba4..50e6c04 100644
--- a/example/generator/odp_generator.c
+++ b/example/generator/odp_generator.c
@@ -57,8 +57,7 @@ typedef struct {
 	int number;		/**< packets number to be sent */
 	int payload;		/**< data len */
 	int timeout;		/**< wait time */
-	int interval;		/**< wait interval ms between sending
-				     each packet */
+	int interval;		/**< wait interval ms between sending each packet */
 } appl_args_t;
 
 /**
@@ -516,11 +515,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	odph_linux_pthread_t thread_tbl[MAX_WORKERS];
 	odp_buffer_pool_t pool;
 	int num_workers;
-	void *pool_base;
 	int i;
 	int first_core;
 	int core_count;
 	odp_shm_t shm;
+	odp_buffer_pool_param_t params;
 
 	/* Init ODP before calling anything else */
 	if (odp_init_global(NULL, NULL)) {
@@ -583,20 +582,13 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	printf("First core:         %i\n\n", first_core);
 
 	/* Create packet pool */
-	shm = odp_shm_reserve("shm_packet_pool",
-			      SHM_PKT_POOL_SIZE, ODP_CACHE_LINE_SIZE, 0);
-	pool_base = odp_shm_addr(shm);
+	params.buf_size  = SHM_PKT_POOL_BUF_SIZE;
+	params.buf_align = 0;
+	params.num_bufs  = SHM_PKT_POOL_SIZE/SHM_PKT_POOL_BUF_SIZE;
+	params.buf_type  = ODP_BUFFER_TYPE_PACKET;
 
-	if (pool_base == NULL) {
-		EXAMPLE_ERR("Error: packet pool mem alloc failed.\n");
-		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-	}
+	pool = odp_buffer_pool_create("packet_pool", ODP_SHM_NULL, &params);
 
-	pool = odp_buffer_pool_create("packet_pool", pool_base,
-				      SHM_PKT_POOL_SIZE,
-				      SHM_PKT_POOL_BUF_SIZE,
-				      ODP_CACHE_LINE_SIZE,
-				      ODP_BUFFER_TYPE_PACKET);
 	if (pool == ODP_BUFFER_POOL_INVALID) {
 		EXAMPLE_ERR("Error: packet pool create failed.\n");
 		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
diff --git a/example/ipsec/odp_ipsec.c b/example/ipsec/odp_ipsec.c
index ec115fc..b5d518c 100644
--- a/example/ipsec/odp_ipsec.c
+++ b/example/ipsec/odp_ipsec.c
@@ -367,8 +367,7 @@ static
 void ipsec_init_pre(void)
 {
 	odp_queue_param_t qparam;
-	void *pool_base;
-	odp_shm_t shm;
+	odp_buffer_pool_param_t params;
 
 	/*
 	 * Create queues
@@ -401,16 +400,12 @@ void ipsec_init_pre(void)
 	}
 
 	/* Create output buffer pool */
-	shm = odp_shm_reserve("shm_out_pool",
-			      SHM_OUT_POOL_SIZE, ODP_CACHE_LINE_SIZE, 0);
-
-	pool_base = odp_shm_addr(shm);
+	params.buf_size  = SHM_OUT_POOL_BUF_SIZE;
+	params.buf_align = 0;
+	params.num_bufs  = SHM_PKT_POOL_BUF_COUNT;
+	params.buf_type  = ODP_BUFFER_TYPE_PACKET;
 
-	out_pool = odp_buffer_pool_create("out_pool", pool_base,
-					  SHM_OUT_POOL_SIZE,
-					  SHM_OUT_POOL_BUF_SIZE,
-					  ODP_CACHE_LINE_SIZE,
-					  ODP_BUFFER_TYPE_PACKET);
+	out_pool = odp_buffer_pool_create("out_pool", ODP_SHM_NULL, &params);
 
 	if (ODP_BUFFER_POOL_INVALID == out_pool) {
 		EXAMPLE_ERR("Error: message pool create failed.\n");
@@ -1175,12 +1170,12 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
 	odph_linux_pthread_t thread_tbl[MAX_WORKERS];
 	int num_workers;
-	void *pool_base;
 	int i;
 	int first_core;
 	int core_count;
 	int stream_count;
 	odp_shm_t shm;
+	odp_buffer_pool_param_t params;
 
 	/* Init ODP before calling anything else */
 	if (odp_init_global(NULL, NULL)) {
@@ -1240,42 +1235,28 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	printf("First core:         %i\n\n", first_core);
 
 	/* Create packet buffer pool */
-	shm = odp_shm_reserve("shm_packet_pool",
-			      SHM_PKT_POOL_SIZE, ODP_CACHE_LINE_SIZE, 0);
+	params.buf_size  = SHM_PKT_POOL_BUF_SIZE;
+	params.buf_align = 0;
+	params.num_bufs  = SHM_PKT_POOL_BUF_COUNT;
+	params.buf_type  = ODP_BUFFER_TYPE_PACKET;
 
-	pool_base = odp_shm_addr(shm);
-
-	if (NULL == pool_base) {
-		EXAMPLE_ERR("Error: packet pool mem alloc failed.\n");
-		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-	}
+	pkt_pool = odp_buffer_pool_create("packet_pool", ODP_SHM_NULL,
+					  &params);
 
-	pkt_pool = odp_buffer_pool_create("packet_pool", pool_base,
-					  SHM_PKT_POOL_SIZE,
-					  SHM_PKT_POOL_BUF_SIZE,
-					  ODP_CACHE_LINE_SIZE,
-					  ODP_BUFFER_TYPE_PACKET);
 	if (ODP_BUFFER_POOL_INVALID == pkt_pool) {
 		EXAMPLE_ERR("Error: packet pool create failed.\n");
 		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}
 
 	/* Create context buffer pool */
-	shm = odp_shm_reserve("shm_ctx_pool",
-			      SHM_CTX_POOL_SIZE, ODP_CACHE_LINE_SIZE, 0);
-
-	pool_base = odp_shm_addr(shm);
+	params.buf_size  = SHM_CTX_POOL_BUF_SIZE;
+	params.buf_align = 0;
+	params.num_bufs  = SHM_CTX_POOL_BUF_COUNT;
+	params.buf_type  = ODP_BUFFER_TYPE_RAW;
 
-	if (NULL == pool_base) {
-		EXAMPLE_ERR("Error: context pool mem alloc failed.\n");
-		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-	}
+	ctx_pool = odp_buffer_pool_create("ctx_pool", ODP_SHM_NULL,
+					  &params);
 
-	ctx_pool = odp_buffer_pool_create("ctx_pool", pool_base,
-					  SHM_CTX_POOL_SIZE,
-					  SHM_CTX_POOL_BUF_SIZE,
-					  ODP_CACHE_LINE_SIZE,
-					  ODP_BUFFER_TYPE_RAW);
 	if (ODP_BUFFER_POOL_INVALID == ctx_pool) {
 		EXAMPLE_ERR("Error: context pool create failed.\n");
 		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
diff --git a/example/l2fwd/odp_l2fwd.c b/example/l2fwd/odp_l2fwd.c
index ebac8c5..3c1fd6a 100644
--- a/example/l2fwd/odp_l2fwd.c
+++ b/example/l2fwd/odp_l2fwd.c
@@ -314,12 +314,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
 	odph_linux_pthread_t thread_tbl[MAX_WORKERS];
 	odp_buffer_pool_t pool;
-	void *pool_base;
 	int i;
 	int first_core;
 	int core_count;
 	odp_pktio_t pktio;
 	odp_shm_t shm;
+	odp_buffer_pool_param_t params;
 
 	/* Init ODP before calling anything else */
 	if (odp_init_global(NULL, NULL)) {
@@ -383,20 +383,13 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	printf("First core:         %i\n\n", first_core);
 
 	/* Create packet pool */
-	shm = odp_shm_reserve("shm_packet_pool",
-			      SHM_PKT_POOL_SIZE, ODP_CACHE_LINE_SIZE, 0);
-	pool_base = odp_shm_addr(shm);
+	params.buf_size  = SHM_PKT_POOL_BUF_SIZE;
+	params.buf_align = 0;
+	params.num_bufs  = SHM_PKT_POOL_SIZE/SHM_PKT_POOL_BUF_SIZE;
+	params.buf_type  = ODP_BUFFER_TYPE_PACKET;
 
-	if (pool_base == NULL) {
-		EXAMPLE_ERR("Error: packet pool mem alloc failed.\n");
-		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-	}
+	pool = odp_buffer_pool_create("packet pool", ODP_SHM_NULL, &params);
 
-	pool = odp_buffer_pool_create("packet_pool", pool_base,
-				      SHM_PKT_POOL_SIZE,
-				      SHM_PKT_POOL_BUF_SIZE,
-				      ODP_CACHE_LINE_SIZE,
-				      ODP_BUFFER_TYPE_PACKET);
 	if (pool == ODP_BUFFER_POOL_INVALID) {
 		EXAMPLE_ERR("Error: packet pool create failed.\n");
 		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
diff --git a/example/odp_example/odp_example.c b/example/odp_example/odp_example.c
index 9e7f090..bc67342 100644
--- a/example/odp_example/odp_example.c
+++ b/example/odp_example/odp_example.c
@@ -954,13 +954,13 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	test_args_t args;
 	int num_workers;
 	odp_buffer_pool_t pool;
-	void *pool_base;
 	odp_queue_t queue;
 	int i, j;
 	int prios;
 	int first_core;
 	odp_shm_t shm;
 	test_globals_t *globals;
+	odp_buffer_pool_param_t params;
 
 	printf("\nODP example starts\n\n");
 
@@ -1042,19 +1042,13 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	/*
 	 * Create message pool
 	 */
-	shm = odp_shm_reserve("msg_pool",
-			      MSG_POOL_SIZE, ODP_CACHE_LINE_SIZE, 0);
 
-	pool_base = odp_shm_addr(shm);
+	params.buf_size  = sizeof(test_message_t);
+	params.buf_align = 0;
+	params.num_bufs  = MSG_POOL_SIZE/sizeof(test_message_t);
+	params.buf_type  = ODP_BUFFER_TYPE_RAW;
 
-	if (pool_base == NULL) {
-		EXAMPLE_ERR("Shared memory reserve failed.\n");
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	pool = odp_buffer_pool_create("msg_pool", pool_base, MSG_POOL_SIZE,
-				      sizeof(test_message_t),
-				      ODP_CACHE_LINE_SIZE, ODP_BUFFER_TYPE_RAW);
+	pool = odp_buffer_pool_create("msg_pool", ODP_SHM_NULL, &params);
 
 	if (pool == ODP_BUFFER_POOL_INVALID) {
 		EXAMPLE_ERR("Pool create failed.\n");
diff --git a/example/packet/odp_pktio.c b/example/packet/odp_pktio.c
index 1763c84..27318d4 100644
--- a/example/packet/odp_pktio.c
+++ b/example/packet/odp_pktio.c
@@ -331,11 +331,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	odph_linux_pthread_t thread_tbl[MAX_WORKERS];
 	odp_buffer_pool_t pool;
 	int num_workers;
-	void *pool_base;
 	int i;
 	int first_core;
 	int core_count;
 	odp_shm_t shm;
+	odp_buffer_pool_param_t params;
 
 	/* Init ODP before calling anything else */
 	if (odp_init_global(NULL, NULL)) {
@@ -389,20 +389,13 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	printf("First core:         %i\n\n", first_core);
 
 	/* Create packet pool */
-	shm = odp_shm_reserve("shm_packet_pool",
-			      SHM_PKT_POOL_SIZE, ODP_CACHE_LINE_SIZE, 0);
-	pool_base = odp_shm_addr(shm);
+	params.buf_size  = SHM_PKT_POOL_BUF_SIZE;
+	params.buf_align = 0;
+	params.num_bufs  = SHM_PKT_POOL_SIZE/SHM_PKT_POOL_BUF_SIZE;
+	params.buf_type  = ODP_BUFFER_TYPE_PACKET;
 
-	if (pool_base == NULL) {
-		EXAMPLE_ERR("Error: packet pool mem alloc failed.\n");
-		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-	}
+	pool = odp_buffer_pool_create("packet_pool", ODP_SHM_NULL, &params);
 
-	pool = odp_buffer_pool_create("packet_pool", pool_base,
-				      SHM_PKT_POOL_SIZE,
-				      SHM_PKT_POOL_BUF_SIZE,
-				      ODP_CACHE_LINE_SIZE,
-				      ODP_BUFFER_TYPE_PACKET);
 	if (pool == ODP_BUFFER_POOL_INVALID) {
 		EXAMPLE_ERR("Error: packet pool create failed.\n");
 		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
diff --git a/example/timer/odp_timer_test.c b/example/timer/odp_timer_test.c
index 9968bfe..0d6e31a 100644
--- a/example/timer/odp_timer_test.c
+++ b/example/timer/odp_timer_test.c
@@ -244,12 +244,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	test_args_t args;
 	int num_workers;
 	odp_buffer_pool_t pool;
-	void *pool_base;
 	odp_queue_t queue;
 	int first_core;
 	uint64_t cycles, ns;
 	odp_queue_param_t param;
 	odp_shm_t shm;
+	odp_buffer_pool_param_t params;
 
 	printf("\nODP timer example starts\n");
 
@@ -313,12 +313,13 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	shm = odp_shm_reserve("msg_pool",
 			      MSG_POOL_SIZE, ODP_CACHE_LINE_SIZE, 0);
-	pool_base = odp_shm_addr(shm);
 
-	pool = odp_buffer_pool_create("msg_pool", pool_base, MSG_POOL_SIZE,
-				      0,
-				      ODP_CACHE_LINE_SIZE,
-				      ODP_BUFFER_TYPE_TIMEOUT);
+	params.buf_size  = 0;
+	params.buf_align = 0;
+	params.num_bufs  = MSG_POOL_SIZE;
+	params.buf_type  = ODP_BUFFER_TYPE_TIMEOUT;
+
+	pool = odp_buffer_pool_create("msg_pool", shm, &params);
 
 	if (pool == ODP_BUFFER_POOL_INVALID) {
 		EXAMPLE_ERR("Pool create failed.\n");
diff --git a/test/api_test/odp_timer_ping.c b/test/api_test/odp_timer_ping.c
index 7704181..1566f4f 100644
--- a/test/api_test/odp_timer_ping.c
+++ b/test/api_test/odp_timer_ping.c
@@ -319,9 +319,8 @@ int main(int argc ODP_UNUSED, char *argv[] ODP_UNUSED)
 	ping_arg_t pingarg;
 	odp_queue_t queue;
 	odp_buffer_pool_t pool;
-	void *pool_base;
 	int i;
-	odp_shm_t shm;
+	odp_buffer_pool_param_t params;
 
 	if (odp_test_global_init() != 0)
 		return -1;
@@ -334,14 +333,14 @@ int main(int argc ODP_UNUSED, char *argv[] ODP_UNUSED)
 	/*
 	 * Create message pool
 	 */
-	shm = odp_shm_reserve("msg_pool",
-			      MSG_POOL_SIZE, ODP_CACHE_LINE_SIZE, 0);
-	pool_base = odp_shm_addr(shm);
-
-	pool = odp_buffer_pool_create("msg_pool", pool_base, MSG_POOL_SIZE,
-				      BUF_SIZE,
-				      ODP_CACHE_LINE_SIZE,
-				      ODP_BUFFER_TYPE_RAW);
+
+	params.buf_size  = BUF_SIZE;
+	params.buf_align = 0;
+	params.num_bufs  = MSG_POOL_SIZE/BUF_SIZE;
+	params.buf_type  = ODP_BUFFER_TYPE_RAW;
+
+	pool = odp_buffer_pool_create("msg_pool", ODP_SHM_NULL, &params);
+
 	if (pool == ODP_BUFFER_POOL_INVALID) {
 		LOG_ERR("Pool create failed.\n");
 		return -1;
diff --git a/test/validation/odp_crypto.c b/test/validation/odp_crypto.c
index 985302a..eedd497 100644
--- a/test/validation/odp_crypto.c
+++ b/test/validation/odp_crypto.c
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ CU_SuiteInfo suites[] = {
 
 int main(void)
 {
-	odp_shm_t shm;
-	void *pool_base;
+	odp_buffer_pool_param_t params;
 	odp_buffer_pool_t pool;
 	odp_queue_t out_queue;
 
@@ -35,21 +34,13 @@ int main(void)
 	}
 	odp_init_local();
 
-	shm = odp_shm_reserve("shm_packet_pool",
-			      SHM_PKT_POOL_SIZE,
-			      ODP_CACHE_LINE_SIZE, 0);
+	params.buf_size  = SHM_PKT_POOL_BUF_SIZE;
+	params.buf_align = 0;
+	params.num_bufs  = SHM_PKT_POOL_SIZE/SHM_PKT_POOL_BUF_SIZE;
+	params.buf_type  = ODP_BUFFER_TYPE_PACKET;
 
-	pool_base = odp_shm_addr(shm);
-	if (!pool_base) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "Packet pool allocation failed.\n");
-		return -1;
-	}
+	pool = odp_buffer_pool_create("packet_pool", ODP_SHM_NULL, &params);
 
-	pool = odp_buffer_pool_create("packet_pool", pool_base,
-				      SHM_PKT_POOL_SIZE,
-				      SHM_PKT_POOL_BUF_SIZE,
-				      ODP_CACHE_LINE_SIZE,
-				      ODP_BUFFER_TYPE_PACKET);
 	if (ODP_BUFFER_POOL_INVALID == pool) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "Packet pool creation failed.\n");
 		return -1;
@@ -60,20 +51,14 @@ int main(void)
 		fprintf(stderr, "Crypto outq creation failed.\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
-	shm = odp_shm_reserve("shm_compl_pool",
-			     SHM_COMPL_POOL_SIZE,
-			     ODP_CACHE_LINE_SIZE,
-			     ODP_SHM_SW_ONLY);
-	pool_base = odp_shm_addr(shm);
-	if (!pool_base) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "Completion pool allocation failed.\n");
-		return -1;
-	}
-	pool = odp_buffer_pool_create("compl_pool", pool_base,
-				      SHM_COMPL_POOL_SIZE,
-				      SHM_COMPL_POOL_BUF_SIZE,
-				      ODP_CACHE_LINE_SIZE,
-				      ODP_BUFFER_TYPE_RAW);
+
+	params.buf_size  = SHM_COMPL_POOL_BUF_SIZE;
+	params.buf_align = 0;
+	params.num_bufs  = SHM_COMPL_POOL_SIZE/SHM_COMPL_POOL_BUF_SIZE;
+	params.buf_type  = ODP_BUFFER_TYPE_RAW;
+
+	pool = odp_buffer_pool_create("compl_pool", ODP_SHM_NULL, &params);
+
 	if (ODP_BUFFER_POOL_INVALID == pool) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "Completion pool creation failed.\n");
 		return -1;
diff --git a/test/validation/odp_queue.c b/test/validation/odp_queue.c
index 4d233e0..05429cc 100644
--- a/test/validation/odp_queue.c
+++ b/test/validation/odp_queue.c
@@ -16,21 +16,14 @@ static int queue_contest = 0xff;
 static int test_odp_buffer_pool_init(void)
 {
 	odp_buffer_pool_t pool;
-	void *pool_base;
-	odp_shm_t shm;
+	odp_buffer_pool_param_t params;
 
-	shm = odp_shm_reserve("msg_pool",
-			      MSG_POOL_SIZE, ODP_CACHE_LINE_SIZE, 0);
+	params.buf_size  = 0;
+	params.buf_align = ODP_CACHE_LINE_SIZE;
+	params.num_bufs  = 1024 * 10;
+	params.buf_type  = ODP_BUFFER_TYPE_RAW;
 
-	pool_base = odp_shm_addr(shm);
-
-	if (NULL == pool_base) {
-		printf("Shared memory reserve failed.\n");
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	pool = odp_buffer_pool_create("msg_pool", pool_base, MSG_POOL_SIZE, 0,
-				      ODP_CACHE_LINE_SIZE, ODP_BUFFER_TYPE_RAW);
+	pool = odp_buffer_pool_create("msg_pool", ODP_SHM_NULL, &params);
 
 	if (ODP_BUFFER_POOL_INVALID == pool) {
 		printf("Pool create failed.\n");
