diff --git a/platform/linux-generic/include/api/odp_buffer_pool.h b/platform/linux-generic/include/api/odp_buffer_pool.h
index 30b83e0..d87872b 100644
--- a/platform/linux-generic/include/api/odp_buffer_pool.h
+++ b/platform/linux-generic/include/api/odp_buffer_pool.h
@@ -36,32 +36,121 @@ extern "C" {
 #define ODP_BUFFER_POOL_INVALID   0
 
 /**
+ * Buffer pool parameters
+ *
+ * @param[in] buf_size   Size of application data in each buffer
+ * @param[in] buf_align  Alignment requested for buffer.  Specified
+ *                       as a power-of-2 integer (e.g., 8, 16, 64).
+ * @param[in] num_bufs   Number of buffers that pool should contain
+ * @param[in] buf_type   Buffer type
+ */
+typedef struct odp_buffer_pool_param_t {
+	size_t   buf_size;          /**< Application data size of each buffer */
+	size_t   buf_align;         /**< Requested buffer alignment */
+	uint32_t num_bufs;          /**< Number of buffers in this pool */
+	int      buf_type;          /**< Buffer type */
+} odp_buffer_pool_param_t;          /**< Type of buffer pool parameter struct */
+
+/**
  * Create a buffer pool
  *
- * @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.
+ *
+ * @param[in] shm      The shared memory object in which to create the pool.
+ *                     May be specified as ODP_SHM_NULL to request that the
+ *                     storage needed for the pool be allocated by the API.
+ *
+ * @param[in] params   Parameters controlling the creation of this buffer pool.
+ *
+ * @return Buffer pool handle or ODP_BUFFER_POOL_NULL if call failed.
  *
- * @return Buffer pool handle
+ * @note 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().
+ *
+ * @note The shm parameter is used to specify whether the pool should be
+ * created in an application-supplied shared memory object.  If specified as
+ * ODP_SHM_NULL, the implementation will allocate a shared memory object to
+ * contain the pool.
+ *
+ * @note The parameter structure specifies the type of buffer to be contained
+ * in the pool as well as their number, size, and alignment.  The specified
+ * buf_align MUST be a power of two, and is the minimum alignment requested by
+ * the caller.  The buf_align parameter MAY be specified as 0 to request that
+ * the implementation use a default alignment which MUST be a minimum of 8
+ * bytes.
  */
+
 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
diff --git a/platform/linux-generic/include/api/odp_platform_types.h b/platform/linux-generic/include/api/odp_platform_types.h
index 4db47d3..b9b3aea 100644
--- a/platform/linux-generic/include/api/odp_platform_types.h
+++ b/platform/linux-generic/include/api/odp_platform_types.h
@@ -65,6 +65,15 @@ typedef uint32_t odp_pktio_t;
 #define ODP_PKTIO_ANY ((odp_pktio_t)~0)
 
 /**
+ * ODP shared memory block
+ */
+typedef uint32_t odp_shm_t;
+
+/** Invalid shared memory block */
+#define ODP_SHM_INVALID 0
+#define ODP_SHM_NULL ODP_SHM_INVALID /**< Synonym for buffer pool use */
+
+/**
  * @}
  */
 
diff --git a/platform/linux-generic/include/api/odp_shared_memory.h b/platform/linux-generic/include/api/odp_shared_memory.h
index ff6f9a9..b681860 100644
--- a/platform/linux-generic/include/api/odp_shared_memory.h
+++ b/platform/linux-generic/include/api/odp_shared_memory.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ extern "C" {
 
 
 #include <odp_std_types.h>
+#include <odp_platform_types.h>
 
 /** @defgroup odp_shared_memory ODP SHARED MEMORY
  *  Operations on shared memory.
@@ -38,15 +39,6 @@ extern "C" {
 #define ODP_SHM_PROC    0x2 /**< Share with external processes */
 
 /**
- * ODP shared memory block
- */
-typedef uint32_t odp_shm_t;
-
-/** Invalid shared memory block */
-#define ODP_SHM_INVALID 0
-
-
-/**
  * Shared memory block info
  */
 typedef struct odp_shm_info_t {
diff --git a/platform/linux-generic/include/odp_buffer_pool_internal.h b/platform/linux-generic/include/odp_buffer_pool_internal.h
index e0210bd..a1c0990 100644
--- a/platform/linux-generic/include/odp_buffer_pool_internal.h
+++ b/platform/linux-generic/include/odp_buffer_pool_internal.h
@@ -56,6 +56,14 @@ struct pool_entry_s {
 	size_t                  buf_size;
 	size_t                  buf_offset;
 	uint64_t                num_bufs;
+	odp_shm_t               pool_shm;
+	union {
+		uint32_t all;
+		struct {
+			uint32_t has_name:1;
+			uint32_t user_supplied_shm:1;
+		};
+	} flags;
 	void                   *pool_base_addr;
 	uint64_t                pool_size;
 	size_t                  user_size;
diff --git a/platform/linux-generic/odp_buffer_pool.c b/platform/linux-generic/odp_buffer_pool.c
index a48d7d6..88497a9 100644
--- a/platform/linux-generic/odp_buffer_pool.c
+++ b/platform/linux-generic/odp_buffer_pool.c
@@ -369,16 +369,19 @@ static void link_bufs(pool_entry_t *pool)
 	}
 }
 
-
 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)
 {
 	odp_buffer_pool_t pool_hdl = ODP_BUFFER_POOL_INVALID;
 	pool_entry_t *pool;
+	void *base_addr;
+	size_t base_size;
 	uint32_t i;
 
+	if (params == NULL)
+		return ODP_BUFFER_POOL_INVALID;
+
 	for (i = 0; i < ODP_CONFIG_BUFFER_POOLS; i++) {
 		pool = get_pool_entry(i);
 
@@ -386,15 +389,49 @@ odp_buffer_pool_t odp_buffer_pool_create(const char *name,
 
 		if (pool->s.buf_base == 0) {
 			/* found free pool */
+			pool->s.flags.all = 0;
+
+			if (name == NULL) {
+				pool->s.name[0] = 0;
+			} else {
+				strncpy(pool->s.name, name,
+					ODP_BUFFER_POOL_NAME_LEN - 1);
+				pool->s.name[ODP_BUFFER_POOL_NAME_LEN - 1] = 0;
+				pool->s.flags.has_name = 1;
+			}
+
+			pool->s.pool_shm = shm;
+
+			if (shm == ODP_SHM_NULL) {
+				base_size =
+					ODP_PAGE_SIZE_ROUNDUP(
+						params->buf_size *
+						params->num_bufs);
+				shm = odp_shm_reserve(pool->s.name,
+						      base_size,
+						      ODP_PAGE_SIZE, 0);
+				if (shm == ODP_SHM_INVALID) {
+					UNLOCK(&pool->s.lock);
+					return ODP_BUFFER_INVALID;
+				}
+			} else {
+				odp_shm_info_t info;
+				if (odp_shm_info(shm, &info) != 0) {
+					UNLOCK(&pool->s.lock);
+					return ODP_BUFFER_POOL_INVALID;
+				}
+				base_size = info.size;
+				pool->s.flags.user_supplied_shm = 1;
+			}
+
+			base_addr = odp_shm_addr(shm);
 
-			strncpy(pool->s.name, name,
-				ODP_BUFFER_POOL_NAME_LEN - 1);
-			pool->s.name[ODP_BUFFER_POOL_NAME_LEN - 1] = 0;
 			pool->s.pool_base_addr = base_addr;
-			pool->s.pool_size      = size;
-			pool->s.user_size      = buf_size;
-			pool->s.user_align     = buf_align;
-			pool->s.buf_type       = buf_type;
+			pool->s.pool_size      = base_size;
+			pool->s.user_size      = params->buf_size;
+			pool->s.user_align     = params->buf_align == 0 ?
+				ODP_CACHE_LINE_SIZE : params->buf_align;
+			pool->s.buf_type       = params->buf_type;
 
 			link_bufs(pool);
 
@@ -431,6 +468,46 @@ odp_buffer_pool_t odp_buffer_pool_lookup(const char *name)
 	return ODP_BUFFER_POOL_INVALID;
 }
 
+int odp_buffer_pool_info(odp_buffer_pool_t pool_hdl,
+			 odp_shm_t *shm,
+			 odp_buffer_pool_info_t *info)
+{
+	uint32_t pool_id = pool_handle_to_index(pool_hdl);
+	pool_entry_t *pool = get_pool_entry(pool_id);
+
+	if (pool == NULL || info == NULL)
+		return -1;
+
+	*shm = pool->s.flags.user_supplied_shm ?
+		pool->s.pool_shm : ODP_SHM_NULL;
+	info->name = pool->s.name;
+	info->params.buf_size = pool->s.buf_size;
+	info->params.buf_align = pool->s.user_align;
+	info->params.num_bufs = pool->s.num_bufs;
+	info->params.buf_type = pool->s.buf_type;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int odp_buffer_pool_destroy(odp_buffer_pool_t pool_hdl)
+{
+	uint32_t pool_id = pool_handle_to_index(pool_hdl);
+	pool_entry_t *pool = get_pool_entry(pool_id);
+
+	if (pool == NULL)
+		return -1;
+
+	LOCK(&pool->s.lock);
+
+	if (!pool->s.flags.user_supplied_shm)
+		odp_shm_free(pool->s.pool_shm);
+
+	pool->s.buf_base = 0;
+	UNLOCK(&pool->s.lock);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 
 odp_buffer_t odp_buffer_alloc(odp_buffer_pool_t pool_hdl)
 {
diff --git a/platform/linux-generic/odp_schedule.c b/platform/linux-generic/odp_schedule.c
index 1bf819b..85e249f 100644
--- a/platform/linux-generic/odp_schedule.c
+++ b/platform/linux-generic/odp_schedule.c
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ int odp_schedule_init_global(void)
 {
 	odp_shm_t shm;
 	odp_buffer_pool_t pool;
-	void *pool_base;
 	int i, j;
+	odp_buffer_pool_param_t params;
 
 	ODP_DBG("Schedule init ... ");
 
@@ -99,20 +99,12 @@ int odp_schedule_init_global(void)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	shm = odp_shm_reserve("odp_sched_pool",
-			      SCHED_POOL_SIZE, ODP_CACHE_LINE_SIZE, 0);
+	params.buf_size  = sizeof(queue_desc_t);
+	params.buf_align = ODP_CACHE_LINE_SIZE;
+	params.num_bufs  = SCHED_POOL_SIZE/sizeof(queue_desc_t);
+	params.buf_type  = ODP_BUFFER_TYPE_RAW;
 
-	pool_base = odp_shm_addr(shm);
-
-	if (pool_base == NULL) {
-		ODP_ERR("Schedule init: Shm reserve failed.\n");
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	pool = odp_buffer_pool_create("odp_sched_pool", pool_base,
-				      SCHED_POOL_SIZE, sizeof(queue_desc_t),
-				      ODP_CACHE_LINE_SIZE,
-				      ODP_BUFFER_TYPE_RAW);
+	pool = odp_buffer_pool_create("odp_sched_pool", ODP_SHM_NULL, &params);
 
 	if (pool == ODP_BUFFER_POOL_INVALID) {
 		ODP_ERR("Schedule init: Pool create failed.\n");
