diff --git a/platform/linux-generic/include/api/odp_buffer_pool.h b/platform/linux-generic/include/api/odp_buffer_pool.h
index 30b83e0..d5f138e 100644
--- a/platform/linux-generic/include/api/odp_buffer_pool.h
+++ b/platform/linux-generic/include/api/odp_buffer_pool.h
@@ -36,32 +36,115 @@ extern "C" {
 #define ODP_BUFFER_POOL_INVALID   0
 
 /**
+ * Buffer pool parameters
+ *
+ * @param[in] buf_size   Buffer size in bytes. The maximum number
+ *                       of bytes application will store in each
+ *                       buffer.
+ *
+ * @param[in] buf_align  Minimum buffer alignment in bytes.  Valid values
+ *                       are powers of two. Use 0 for the default
+ *                       alignment. Default alignment is a multiple
+ *                       of 8.
+ *
+ * @param[in] num_bufs   Number of buffers in the pool.
+ *
+ * @param[in] buf_type   Buffer type
+ */
+typedef struct odp_buffer_pool_param_t {
+	size_t   buf_size;
+	size_t   buf_align;
+	uint32_t num_bufs;
+	int      buf_type;
+} odp_buffer_pool_param_t;
+
+/**
  * Create a buffer pool
+ * This routine is used to create a buffer pool. It take three
+ * arguments: the optional name of the pool to be created, an optional shared
+ * memory handle, and a parameter struct that describes the pool to be
+ * created. If a name is not specified the result is an anonymous pool that
+ * cannot be referenced by odp_buffer_pool_lookup().
  *
- * @param name      Name of the pool (max ODP_BUFFER_POOL_NAME_LEN - 1 chars)
- * @param base_addr Pool base address
- * @param size      Pool size in bytes
- * @param buf_size  Buffer size in bytes
- * @param buf_align Minimum buffer alignment
- * @param buf_type  Buffer type
+ * @param[in] name     Name of the pool, max ODP_BUFFER_POOL_NAME_LEN-1 chars.
+ *                     May be specified as NULL for anonymous pools.
  *
- * @return Buffer pool handle
+ * @param[in] shm      The shared memory object in which to create the pool.
+ *                     Use ODP_SHM_NULL to reserve default memory type
+ *                     for the buffer type.
+ *
+ * @param[in] params   Buffer pool parameters.
+ *
+ * @return Buffer pool handle or ODP_BUFFER_POOL_INVALID if call failed.
  */
+
 odp_buffer_pool_t odp_buffer_pool_create(const char *name,
-					 void *base_addr, uint64_t size,
-					 size_t buf_size, size_t buf_align,
-					 int buf_type);
+					 odp_shm_t shm,
+					 odp_buffer_pool_param_t *params);
 
+/**
+ * Destroy a buffer pool previously created by odp_buffer_pool_create()
+ *
+ * @param[in] pool    Handle of the buffer pool to be destroyed
+ *
+ * @return            0 on Success, -1 on Failure.
+ *
+ * @note This routine destroys a previously created buffer pool. This call
+ * does not destroy any shared memory object passed to
+ * odp_buffer_pool_create() used to store the buffer pool contents. The caller
+ * takes responsibility for that. If no shared memory object was passed as
+ * part of the create call, then this routine will destroy any internal shared
+ * memory objects associated with the buffer pool. Results are undefined if
+ * an attempt is made to destroy a buffer pool that contains allocated or
+ * otherwise active buffers.
+ */
+int odp_buffer_pool_destroy(odp_buffer_pool_t pool);
 
 /**
  * Find a buffer pool by name
  *
- * @param name      Name of the pool
+ * @param[in] name      Name of the pool
  *
  * @return Buffer pool handle, or ODP_BUFFER_POOL_INVALID if not found.
+ *
+ * @note This routine cannot be used to look up an anonymous pool (one created
+ * with no name).
  */
 odp_buffer_pool_t odp_buffer_pool_lookup(const char *name);
 
+/**
+ * @param[out] name   Pointer to the name of the buffer pool. NULL if this
+ *                    pool is anonymous.
+ *
+ * @param[out] shm    Handle of the shared memory object containing this pool,
+ *                    if pool was created from an application supplied shared
+ *                    memory area. Otherwise ODP_SHM_NULL.
+ *
+ * @param[out] params Copy of the odp_buffer_pool_param_t used to create this
+ *                    pool.
+ */
+typedef struct odp_buffer_pool_info_t {
+	const char *name;
+	odp_buffer_pool_param_t params;
+} odp_buffer_pool_info_t;
+
+/**
+ * Retrieve information about a buffer pool
+ *
+ * @param[in]  pool    Buffer pool handle
+ *
+ * @param[out] shm     Recieves odp_shm_t supplied by caller at
+ *                     pool creation, or ODP_SHM_NULL if the
+ *                     pool is managed internally.
+ *
+ * @param[out] info    Receives an odp_buffer_pool_info_t object
+ *                     that describes the pool.
+ *
+ * @return 0 on success, -1 if info could not be retrieved.
+ */
+
+int odp_buffer_pool_info(odp_buffer_pool_t pool, odp_shm_t *shm,
+			 odp_buffer_pool_info_t *info);
 
 /**
  * Print buffer pool info
