diff --git a/platform/linux-generic/Makefile.am b/platform/linux-generic/Makefile.am
index 0135947..fc4e384 100644
--- a/platform/linux-generic/Makefile.am
+++ b/platform/linux-generic/Makefile.am
@@ -154,10 +154,12 @@ __LIB__libodp_la_SOURCES = \
 			   odp_packet_flags.c \
 			   odp_packet_io.c \
 			   pktio/io_ops.c \
+			   pktio/ipc.c \
 			   pktio/loop.c \
 			   pktio/netmap.c \
 			   pktio/socket.c \
 			   pktio/socket_mmap.c \
+			   pktio/ring.c \
 			   odp_pool.c \
 			   odp_queue.c \
 			   odp_rwlock.c \
diff --git a/platform/linux-generic/include/odp_buffer_internal.h b/platform/linux-generic/include/odp_buffer_internal.h
index 7f3fa1c..3bebc7d 100644
--- a/platform/linux-generic/include/odp_buffer_internal.h
+++ b/platform/linux-generic/include/odp_buffer_internal.h
@@ -133,6 +133,9 @@ struct odp_buffer_hdr_t {
 	uint32_t                 uarea_size; /* size of user area */
 	uint32_t                 segcount;   /* segment count */
 	uint32_t                 segsize;    /* segment size */
+	/* ipc mapped process can not walk over pointers,
+	 * offset has to be used */
+	uint64_t		 ipc_addr_offset[ODP_BUFFER_MAX_SEG];
 	void                    *addr[ODP_BUFFER_MAX_SEG]; /* block addrs */
 	uint64_t                 order;      /* sequence for ordered queues */
 	queue_entry_t           *origin_qe;  /* ordered queue origin */
diff --git a/platform/linux-generic/include/odp_packet_io_internal.h b/platform/linux-generic/include/odp_packet_io_internal.h
index 4745bd5..54aa795 100644
--- a/platform/linux-generic/include/odp_packet_io_internal.h
+++ b/platform/linux-generic/include/odp_packet_io_internal.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #include <odp_classification_datamodel.h>
 #include <odp_align_internal.h>
 #include <odp_debug_internal.h>
+#include <odp/helper/ring.h>
 
 #include <odp/config.h>
 #include <odp/hints.h>
@@ -55,6 +56,41 @@ typedef struct {
 } pkt_pcap_t;
 #endif
 
+typedef	struct {
+	/* TX */
+	struct  {
+		odph_ring_t	*send; /**< ODP ring for IPC msg packets
+					    indexes transmitted to shared
+					    memory */
+		odph_ring_t	*free; /**< ODP ring for IPC msg packets
+					    indexes already processed by remote
+					    process */
+	} tx;
+	/* RX */
+	struct {
+		odph_ring_t	*recv; /**< ODP ring for IPC msg packets
+					    indexes received from shared
+					     memory (from remote process) */
+		odph_ring_t	*free; /**< ODP ring for IPC msg packets
+					    indexes already processed by
+					    current process */
+	} rx; /* slave */
+	void		*pool_base;		/**< Remote pool base addr */
+	void		*pool_mdata_base;	/**< Remote pool mdata base addr */
+	uint64_t	pkt_size;		/**< Packet size in remote pool */
+	odp_pool_t	pool;			/**< Pool of main process */
+	enum {
+		PKTIO_TYPE_IPC_MASTER = 0, /**< Master is the process which
+						creates shm */
+		PKTIO_TYPE_IPC_SLAVE	   /**< Slave is the process which
+						connects to shm */
+	} type; /**< define if it's master or slave process */
+	odp_atomic_u32_t ready; /**< 1 - pktio is ready and can recv/send
+				     packet, 0 - not yet ready */
+	void *pinfo;
+	odp_shm_t pinfo_shm;
+} _ipc_pktio_t;
+
 struct pktio_entry {
 	const struct pktio_if_ops *ops; /**< Implementation specific methods */
 	odp_ticketlock_t lock;		/**< entry ticketlock */
@@ -72,6 +108,7 @@ struct pktio_entry {
 #ifdef HAVE_PCAP
 		pkt_pcap_t pkt_pcap;		/**< Using pcap for IO */
 #endif
+		_ipc_pktio_t ipc;		/**< IPC pktio data */
 	};
 	enum {
 		STATE_START = 0,
@@ -151,6 +188,7 @@ extern const pktio_if_ops_t loopback_pktio_ops;
 #ifdef HAVE_PCAP
 extern const pktio_if_ops_t pcap_pktio_ops;
 #endif
+extern const pktio_if_ops_t ipc_pktio_ops;
 extern const pktio_if_ops_t * const pktio_if_ops[];
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
diff --git a/platform/linux-generic/include/odp_packet_io_ipc_internal.h b/platform/linux-generic/include/odp_packet_io_ipc_internal.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bec2af6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/linux-generic/include/odp_packet_io_ipc_internal.h
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/* Copyright (c) 2015, Linaro Limited
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier:     BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+
+#include <odp/packet_io.h>
+#include <odp_packet_io_internal.h>
+#include <odp/packet.h>
+#include <odp_packet_internal.h>
+#include <odp_internal.h>
+#include <odp/shared_memory.h>
+
+#include <string.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+/* IPC packet I/O over shared memory ring */
+#include <odp/helper/ring.h>
+
+/* number of odp buffers in odp ring queue */
+#define PKTIO_IPC_ENTRIES 4096
+
+/* that struct is exported to shared memory, so that processes can find
+ * each other.
+ */
+struct pktio_info {
+	struct {
+		/* number of buffer in remote pool */
+		int shm_pool_bufs_num;
+		/* size of remote pool */
+		size_t shm_pkt_pool_size;
+		/* size of packet/segment in remote pool */
+		uint32_t shm_pkt_size;
+		/* offset from shared memory block start
+		 * to pool_mdata_addr (linux-generic pool specific) */
+		size_t mdata_offset;
+		char pool_name[ODP_POOL_NAME_LEN];
+	} master;
+	struct {
+		/* offset from shared memory block start
+		 * to pool_mdata_addr in remote process.
+		 * (linux-generic pool specific) */
+		size_t mdata_offset;
+		char pool_name[ODP_POOL_NAME_LEN];
+	} slave;
+} ODP_PACKED;
diff --git a/platform/linux-generic/include/odp_shm_internal.h b/platform/linux-generic/include/odp_shm_internal.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1fd7a3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/linux-generic/include/odp_shm_internal.h
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/* Copyright (c) 2013, Linaro Limited
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier:     BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+
+#ifndef ODP_SHM_INTERNAL_H_
+#define ODP_SHM_INTERNAL_H_
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+#define _ODP_SHM_PROC_NOCREAT 0x4  /**< Do not create shm if not exist */
+#define _ODP_SHM_O_EXCL	      0x8  /**< Do not create shm if exist */
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif
diff --git a/platform/linux-generic/odp_packet_io.c b/platform/linux-generic/odp_packet_io.c
index 41613e3..36b07d4 100644
--- a/platform/linux-generic/odp_packet_io.c
+++ b/platform/linux-generic/odp_packet_io.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <odp_schedule_internal.h>
 #include <odp_classification_internal.h>
 #include <odp_debug_internal.h>
+#include <odp_packet_io_ipc_internal.h>
 
 #include <string.h>
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
diff --git a/platform/linux-generic/odp_pool.c b/platform/linux-generic/odp_pool.c
index 775cef2..fd0f8ae 100644
--- a/platform/linux-generic/odp_pool.c
+++ b/platform/linux-generic/odp_pool.c
@@ -225,8 +225,11 @@ odp_pool_t _pool_create(const char *name,
 			ODP_ALIGN_ROUNDUP(params->pkt.len, seg_len);
 
 		/* Reject create if pkt.len needs too many segments */
-		if (blk_size / seg_len > ODP_BUFFER_MAX_SEG)
+		if (blk_size / seg_len > ODP_BUFFER_MAX_SEG) {
+			ODP_ERR("ODP_BUFFER_MAX_SEG exceed %d(%d)\n",
+				blk_size / seg_len, ODP_BUFFER_MAX_SEG);
 			return ODP_POOL_INVALID;
+		}
 
 		p_udata_size = params->pkt.uarea_size;
 		udata_stride = ODP_ALIGN_ROUNDUP(p_udata_size,
@@ -247,8 +250,12 @@ odp_pool_t _pool_create(const char *name,
 
 	/* Validate requested number of buffers against addressable limits */
 	if (buf_num >
-	    (ODP_BUFFER_MAX_BUFFERS / (buf_stride / ODP_CACHE_LINE_SIZE)))
+	    (ODP_BUFFER_MAX_BUFFERS / (buf_stride / ODP_CACHE_LINE_SIZE))) {
+		ODP_ERR("buf_num %d > then expected %d\n",
+			buf_num, ODP_BUFFER_MAX_BUFFERS /
+			(buf_stride / ODP_CACHE_LINE_SIZE));
 		return ODP_POOL_INVALID;
+	}
 
 	/* Find an unused buffer pool slot and iniitalize it as requested */
 	for (i = 0; i < ODP_CONFIG_POOLS; i++) {
@@ -476,6 +483,9 @@ int odp_pool_destroy(odp_pool_t pool_hdl)
 	/* Call fails if pool has allocated buffers */
 	if (odp_atomic_load_u32(&pool->s.bufcount) < pool->s.buf_num) {
 		POOL_UNLOCK(&pool->s.lock);
+		ODP_DBG("error: pool has allocated buffers %d/%d\n",
+			odp_atomic_load_u32(&pool->s.bufcount),
+			pool->s.buf_num);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
diff --git a/platform/linux-generic/odp_shared_memory.c b/platform/linux-generic/odp_shared_memory.c
index ab48dda..6a4b5ba 100644
--- a/platform/linux-generic/odp_shared_memory.c
+++ b/platform/linux-generic/odp_shared_memory.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <odp/debug.h>
 #include <odp_debug_internal.h>
 #include <odp_align_internal.h>
+#include <odp_shm_internal.h>
 #include <odp/config.h>
 
 #include <unistd.h>
@@ -167,7 +168,7 @@ int odp_shm_free(odp_shm_t shm)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	if (block->flags & ODP_SHM_PROC) {
+	if (block->flags & (ODP_SHM_PROC | _ODP_SHM_PROC_NOCREAT)) {
 		ret = shm_unlink(block->name);
 		if (0 != ret) {
 			ODP_DBG("odp_shm_free: shm_unlink failed\n");
@@ -189,7 +190,7 @@ odp_shm_t odp_shm_reserve(const char *name, uint64_t size, uint64_t align,
 	int fd = -1;
 	int map_flag = MAP_SHARED;
 	/* If already exists: O_EXCL: error, O_TRUNC: truncate to zero */
-	int oflag = O_RDWR | O_CREAT | O_TRUNC;
+	int oflag = O_RDWR;
 	uint64_t alloc_size;
 	uint64_t page_sz, huge_sz;
 #ifdef MAP_HUGETLB
@@ -207,7 +208,14 @@ odp_shm_t odp_shm_reserve(const char *name, uint64_t size, uint64_t align,
 	alloc_hp_size = (size + align + (huge_sz - 1)) & (-huge_sz);
 #endif
 
-	if (flags & ODP_SHM_PROC) {
+	if (flags & ODP_SHM_PROC)
+		oflag |= O_CREAT | O_TRUNC;
+	if (flags & _ODP_SHM_O_EXCL)
+		oflag |= O_EXCL;
+
+	if (flags & (ODP_SHM_PROC | _ODP_SHM_PROC_NOCREAT)) {
+		need_huge_page = 0;
+
 		/* Creates a file to /dev/shm */
 		fd = shm_open(name, oflag,
 			      S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR | S_IRGRP | S_IROTH);
diff --git a/platform/linux-generic/pktio/io_ops.c b/platform/linux-generic/pktio/io_ops.c
index 3b344e6..b7e6f7c 100644
--- a/platform/linux-generic/pktio/io_ops.c
+++ b/platform/linux-generic/pktio/io_ops.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ const pktio_if_ops_t * const pktio_if_ops[]  = {
 #ifdef HAVE_PCAP
 	&pcap_pktio_ops,
 #endif
+	&ipc_pktio_ops,
 	&sock_mmap_pktio_ops,
 	&sock_mmsg_pktio_ops,
 	NULL
diff --git a/platform/linux-generic/pktio/ipc.c b/platform/linux-generic/pktio/ipc.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ffdeafb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/linux-generic/pktio/ipc.c
@@ -0,0 +1,729 @@
+/* Copyright (c) 2015, Linaro Limited
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier:     BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+
+#include <odp_packet_io_ipc_internal.h>
+#include <odp_debug_internal.h>
+#include <odp_packet_io_internal.h>
+#include <odp_spin_internal.h>
+#include <odp/system_info.h>
+#include <odp_shm_internal.h>
+
+#include <sys/mman.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+
+/* MAC address for the "ipc" interface */
+static const char pktio_ipc_mac[] = {0x12, 0x12, 0x12, 0x12, 0x12, 0x12};
+
+static void *_ipc_map_remote_pool(const char *name, size_t size);
+
+static const char *_ipc_odp_buffer_pool_shm_name(odp_pool_t pool_hdl)
+{
+	pool_entry_t *pool;
+	uint32_t pool_id;
+	odp_shm_t shm;
+	odp_shm_info_t info;
+
+	pool_id = pool_handle_to_index(pool_hdl);
+	pool    = get_pool_entry(pool_id);
+	shm = pool->s.pool_shm;
+
+	odp_shm_info(shm, &info);
+
+	return info.name;
+}
+
+/**
+* Look up for shared memory object.
+*
+* @param name   name of shm object
+*
+* @return 0 on success, otherwise non-zero
+*/
+static int _ipc_shm_lookup(const char *name)
+{
+	int shm;
+
+	shm = shm_open(name, O_RDWR, S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR);
+	if (shm == -1) {
+		if (errno == ENOENT)
+			return -1;
+		ODP_ABORT("shm_open for %s err %s\n",
+			  name, strerror(errno));
+	}
+	close(shm);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int _ipc_map_pktio_info(pktio_entry_t *pktio_entry,
+			       const char *dev,
+			       int *slave)
+{
+	struct pktio_info *pinfo;
+	char name[ODP_POOL_NAME_LEN + sizeof("_info")];
+	uint32_t flags;
+	odp_shm_t shm;
+
+	/* Create info about remote pktio */
+	snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "%s_info", dev);
+
+	flags = ODP_SHM_PROC | _ODP_SHM_O_EXCL;
+
+	shm = odp_shm_reserve(name, sizeof(struct pktio_info),
+			      ODP_CACHE_LINE_SIZE,
+			      flags);
+	if (ODP_SHM_INVALID != shm) {
+		pinfo = odp_shm_addr(shm);
+		pinfo->master.pool_name[0] = 0;
+		*slave = 0;
+	} else {
+		flags = _ODP_SHM_PROC_NOCREAT | _ODP_SHM_O_EXCL;
+		shm = odp_shm_reserve(name, sizeof(struct pktio_info),
+				      ODP_CACHE_LINE_SIZE,
+				      flags);
+		if (ODP_SHM_INVALID == shm)
+			ODP_ABORT("can not connect to shm\n");
+
+		pinfo = odp_shm_addr(shm);
+		*slave = 1;
+	}
+
+	pktio_entry->s.ipc.pinfo = pinfo;
+	pktio_entry->s.ipc.pinfo_shm = shm;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int _ipc_master_start(pktio_entry_t *pktio_entry)
+{
+	struct pktio_info *pinfo = pktio_entry->s.ipc.pinfo;
+	int ret;
+	void *ipc_pool_base;
+
+	if (pinfo->slave.mdata_offset == 0)
+		return -1;
+
+	ret = _ipc_shm_lookup(pinfo->slave.pool_name);
+	if (ret) {
+		ODP_DBG("no pool file %s\n", pinfo->slave.pool_name);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	ipc_pool_base = _ipc_map_remote_pool(pinfo->slave.pool_name,
+					     pinfo->master.shm_pkt_pool_size);
+	pktio_entry->s.ipc.pool_mdata_base = (char *)ipc_pool_base +
+					     pinfo->slave.mdata_offset;
+
+	odp_atomic_store_u32(&pktio_entry->s.ipc.ready, 1);
+
+	ODP_DBG("%s started.\n",  pktio_entry->s.name);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int _ipc_init_master(pktio_entry_t *pktio_entry,
+			    const char *dev,
+			    odp_pool_t pool)
+{
+	char ipc_shm_name[ODP_POOL_NAME_LEN + sizeof("_m_prod")];
+	pool_entry_t *pool_entry;
+	uint32_t pool_id;
+	struct pktio_info *pinfo;
+	const char *pool_name;
+	odp_shm_t shm;
+
+	pool_id = pool_handle_to_index(pool);
+	pool_entry    = get_pool_entry(pool_id);
+
+	if (strlen(dev) > (ODP_POOL_NAME_LEN - sizeof("_m_prod"))) {
+		ODP_DBG("too big ipc name\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	/* generate name in shm like ipc_pktio_r for
+	 * to be processed packets ring.
+	 */
+	snprintf(ipc_shm_name, sizeof(ipc_shm_name), "%s_m_prod", dev);
+	pktio_entry->s.ipc.tx.send = odph_ring_create(ipc_shm_name,
+			PKTIO_IPC_ENTRIES,
+			ODPH_RING_SHM_PROC | ODPH_RING_NO_LIST);
+	if (!pktio_entry->s.ipc.tx.send) {
+		ODP_DBG("pid %d unable to create ipc ring %s name\n",
+			getpid(), ipc_shm_name);
+		return -1;
+	}
+	ODP_DBG("Created IPC ring: %s, count %d, free %d\n",
+		ipc_shm_name, odph_ring_count(pktio_entry->s.ipc.tx.send),
+		odph_ring_free_count(pktio_entry->s.ipc.tx.send));
+
+	/* generate name in shm like ipc_pktio_p for
+	 * already processed packets
+	 */
+	snprintf(ipc_shm_name, sizeof(ipc_shm_name), "%s_m_cons", dev);
+	pktio_entry->s.ipc.tx.free = odph_ring_create(ipc_shm_name,
+			PKTIO_IPC_ENTRIES,
+			ODPH_RING_SHM_PROC | ODPH_RING_NO_LIST);
+	if (!pktio_entry->s.ipc.tx.free) {
+		ODP_DBG("pid %d unable to create ipc ring %s name\n",
+			getpid(), ipc_shm_name);
+		goto free_m_prod;
+	}
+	ODP_DBG("Created IPC ring: %s, count %d, free %d\n",
+		ipc_shm_name, odph_ring_count(pktio_entry->s.ipc.tx.free),
+		odph_ring_free_count(pktio_entry->s.ipc.tx.free));
+
+	snprintf(ipc_shm_name, sizeof(ipc_shm_name), "%s_s_prod", dev);
+	pktio_entry->s.ipc.rx.recv = odph_ring_create(ipc_shm_name,
+			PKTIO_IPC_ENTRIES,
+			ODPH_RING_SHM_PROC | ODPH_RING_NO_LIST);
+	if (!pktio_entry->s.ipc.rx.recv) {
+		ODP_DBG("pid %d unable to create ipc ring %s name\n",
+			getpid(), ipc_shm_name);
+		goto free_m_cons;
+	}
+	ODP_DBG("Created IPC ring: %s, count %d, free %d\n",
+		ipc_shm_name, odph_ring_count(pktio_entry->s.ipc.rx.recv),
+		odph_ring_free_count(pktio_entry->s.ipc.rx.recv));
+
+	snprintf(ipc_shm_name, sizeof(ipc_shm_name), "%s_s_cons", dev);
+	pktio_entry->s.ipc.rx.free = odph_ring_create(ipc_shm_name,
+			PKTIO_IPC_ENTRIES,
+			ODPH_RING_SHM_PROC | ODPH_RING_NO_LIST);
+	if (!pktio_entry->s.ipc.rx.free) {
+		ODP_DBG("pid %d unable to create ipc ring %s name\n",
+			getpid(), ipc_shm_name);
+		goto free_s_prod;
+	}
+	ODP_DBG("Created IPC ring: %s, count %d, free %d\n",
+		ipc_shm_name, odph_ring_count(pktio_entry->s.ipc.rx.free),
+		odph_ring_free_count(pktio_entry->s.ipc.rx.free));
+
+	/* Set up pool name for remote info */
+	pinfo = pktio_entry->s.ipc.pinfo;
+	pool_name = _ipc_odp_buffer_pool_shm_name(pool);
+	memcpy(pinfo->master.pool_name, pool_name, strlen(pool_name));
+	pinfo->master.shm_pkt_pool_size = pool_entry->s.pool_size;
+	pinfo->master.shm_pool_bufs_num = pool_entry->s.buf_num;
+	pinfo->master.shm_pkt_size = pool_entry->s.seg_size;
+	pinfo->master.mdata_offset =  pool_entry->s.pool_mdata_addr -
+			       pool_entry->s.pool_base_addr;
+	pinfo->slave.mdata_offset = 0;
+
+	pktio_entry->s.ipc.pool = pool;
+
+	ODP_DBG("Pre init... DONE.\n");
+
+	_ipc_master_start(pktio_entry);
+
+	return 0;
+
+free_s_prod:
+	snprintf(ipc_shm_name, sizeof(ipc_shm_name), "%s_s_prod", dev);
+	shm = odp_shm_lookup(ipc_shm_name);
+	odp_shm_free(shm);
+free_m_cons:
+	snprintf(ipc_shm_name, sizeof(ipc_shm_name), "%s_m_cons", dev);
+	shm = odp_shm_lookup(ipc_shm_name);
+	odp_shm_free(shm);
+free_m_prod:
+	snprintf(ipc_shm_name, sizeof(ipc_shm_name), "%s_m_prod", dev);
+	shm = odp_shm_lookup(ipc_shm_name);
+	odp_shm_free(shm);
+	return -1;
+}
+
+static void _ipc_export_pool(struct pktio_info *pinfo,
+			     odp_pool_t pool)
+{
+	pool_entry_t *pool_entry;
+
+	pool_entry = odp_pool_to_entry(pool);
+	if (pool_entry->s.blk_size != pinfo->master.shm_pkt_size)
+		ODP_ABORT("pktio for same name should have the same pool size\n");
+	if (pool_entry->s.buf_num != (unsigned)pinfo->master.shm_pool_bufs_num)
+		ODP_ABORT("pktio for same name should have the same pool size\n");
+
+	snprintf(pinfo->slave.pool_name, ODP_POOL_NAME_LEN, "%s",
+		 pool_entry->s.name);
+	pinfo->slave.mdata_offset = pool_entry->s.pool_mdata_addr -
+				    pool_entry->s.pool_base_addr;
+}
+
+static void *_ipc_map_remote_pool(const char *name, size_t size)
+{
+	odp_shm_t shm;
+	void *addr;
+
+	ODP_DBG("Mapping remote pool %s, size %ld\n", name, size);
+	shm = odp_shm_reserve(name,
+			      size,
+			      ODP_CACHE_LINE_SIZE,
+			      _ODP_SHM_PROC_NOCREAT);
+	if (shm == ODP_SHM_INVALID)
+		ODP_ABORT("unable map %s\n", name);
+
+	addr = odp_shm_addr(shm);
+	ODP_DBG("MAP master: %p - %p size %ld, pool %s\n",
+		addr, (char *)addr + size, size, name);
+	return addr;
+}
+
+static void *_ipc_shm_map(char *name, size_t size)
+{
+	odp_shm_t shm;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = _ipc_shm_lookup(name);
+	if (ret == -1)
+		return NULL;
+
+	shm = odp_shm_reserve(name, size,
+			      ODP_CACHE_LINE_SIZE,
+			      _ODP_SHM_PROC_NOCREAT);
+	if (ODP_SHM_INVALID == shm)
+		ODP_ABORT("unable to map: %s\n", name);
+
+	return odp_shm_addr(shm);
+}
+
+static int _ipc_init_slave(const char *dev,
+			   pktio_entry_t *pktio_entry,
+			   odp_pool_t pool)
+{
+	if (strlen(dev) > (ODP_POOL_NAME_LEN - sizeof("_slave_r")))
+		ODP_ABORT("too big ipc name\n");
+
+	pktio_entry->s.ipc.pool = pool;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int _ipc_slave_start(pktio_entry_t *pktio_entry)
+{
+	char ipc_shm_name[ODP_POOL_NAME_LEN + sizeof("_slave_r")];
+	size_t ring_size = PKTIO_IPC_ENTRIES * sizeof(void *) +
+			   sizeof(odph_ring_t);
+	struct pktio_info *pinfo;
+	void *ipc_pool_base;
+	odp_shm_t shm;
+	const char *dev = pktio_entry->s.name;
+
+	snprintf(ipc_shm_name, sizeof(ipc_shm_name), "%s_m_prod", dev);
+	pktio_entry->s.ipc.rx.recv  = _ipc_shm_map(ipc_shm_name, ring_size);
+	if (!pktio_entry->s.ipc.rx.recv) {
+		ODP_DBG("pid %d unable to find ipc ring %s name\n",
+			getpid(), dev);
+		sleep(1);
+		return -1;
+	}
+	ODP_DBG("Connected IPC ring: %s, count %d, free %d\n",
+		ipc_shm_name, odph_ring_count(pktio_entry->s.ipc.rx.recv),
+		odph_ring_free_count(pktio_entry->s.ipc.rx.recv));
+
+	snprintf(ipc_shm_name, sizeof(ipc_shm_name), "%s_m_cons", dev);
+	pktio_entry->s.ipc.rx.free = _ipc_shm_map(ipc_shm_name, ring_size);
+	if (!pktio_entry->s.ipc.rx.free) {
+		ODP_DBG("pid %d unable to find ipc ring %s name\n",
+			getpid(), dev);
+		goto free_m_prod;
+	}
+	ODP_DBG("Connected IPC ring: %s, count %d, free %d\n",
+		ipc_shm_name, odph_ring_count(pktio_entry->s.ipc.rx.free),
+		odph_ring_free_count(pktio_entry->s.ipc.rx.free));
+
+	snprintf(ipc_shm_name, sizeof(ipc_shm_name), "%s_s_prod", dev);
+	pktio_entry->s.ipc.tx.send = _ipc_shm_map(ipc_shm_name, ring_size);
+	if (!pktio_entry->s.ipc.tx.send) {
+		ODP_DBG("pid %d unable to find ipc ring %s name\n",
+			getpid(), dev);
+		goto free_m_cons;
+	}
+	ODP_DBG("Connected IPC ring: %s, count %d, free %d\n",
+		ipc_shm_name, odph_ring_count(pktio_entry->s.ipc.tx.send),
+		odph_ring_free_count(pktio_entry->s.ipc.tx.send));
+
+	snprintf(ipc_shm_name, sizeof(ipc_shm_name), "%s_s_cons", dev);
+	pktio_entry->s.ipc.tx.free = _ipc_shm_map(ipc_shm_name, ring_size);
+	if (!pktio_entry->s.ipc.tx.free) {
+		ODP_DBG("pid %d unable to find ipc ring %s name\n",
+			getpid(), dev);
+		goto free_s_prod;
+	}
+	ODP_DBG("Connected IPC ring: %s, count %d, free %d\n",
+		ipc_shm_name, odph_ring_count(pktio_entry->s.ipc.tx.free),
+		odph_ring_free_count(pktio_entry->s.ipc.tx.free));
+
+	/* Get info about remote pool */
+	pinfo = pktio_entry->s.ipc.pinfo;
+	ipc_pool_base = _ipc_map_remote_pool(pinfo->master.pool_name,
+					     pinfo->master.shm_pkt_pool_size);
+	pktio_entry->s.ipc.pool_mdata_base = (char *)ipc_pool_base +
+					     pinfo->master.mdata_offset;
+	pktio_entry->s.ipc.pkt_size = pinfo->master.shm_pkt_size;
+
+	/* @todo: to simplify in linux-generic implementation we create pool for
+	 * packets from IPC queue. On receive implementation copies packets to
+	 * that pool. Later we can try to reuse original pool without packets
+	 * copying. (pkt refcounts needs to be implemented).
+	 */
+	_ipc_export_pool(pinfo, pktio_entry->s.ipc.pool);
+
+	odp_atomic_store_u32(&pktio_entry->s.ipc.ready, 1);
+
+	ODP_DBG("%s started.\n",  pktio_entry->s.name);
+	return 0;
+
+free_s_prod:
+	snprintf(ipc_shm_name, sizeof(ipc_shm_name), "%s_s_prod", dev);
+	shm = odp_shm_lookup(ipc_shm_name);
+	odp_shm_free(shm);
+free_m_cons:
+	snprintf(ipc_shm_name, sizeof(ipc_shm_name), "%s_m_cons", dev);
+	shm = odp_shm_lookup(ipc_shm_name);
+	odp_shm_free(shm);
+free_m_prod:
+	snprintf(ipc_shm_name, sizeof(ipc_shm_name), "%s_m_prod", dev);
+	shm = odp_shm_lookup(ipc_shm_name);
+	odp_shm_free(shm);
+	return -1;
+}
+
+static int ipc_pktio_open(odp_pktio_t id ODP_UNUSED,
+			  pktio_entry_t *pktio_entry,
+			  const char *dev,
+			  odp_pool_t pool)
+{
+	int ret = -1;
+	int slave;
+
+	_ODP_STATIC_ASSERT(ODP_POOL_NAME_LEN == ODPH_RING_NAMESIZE,
+			   "mismatch pool and ring name arrays");
+
+	if (strncmp(dev, "ipc", 3))
+		return -1;
+
+	odp_atomic_init_u32(&pktio_entry->s.ipc.ready, 0);
+
+	_ipc_map_pktio_info(pktio_entry, dev, &slave);
+	pktio_entry->s.ipc.type = (slave == 0) ? PKTIO_TYPE_IPC_MASTER :
+						 PKTIO_TYPE_IPC_SLAVE;
+
+	if (pktio_entry->s.ipc.type == PKTIO_TYPE_IPC_MASTER) {
+		ODP_DBG("process %d is master\n", getpid());
+		ret = _ipc_init_master(pktio_entry, dev, pool);
+	} else {
+		ODP_DBG("process %d is slave\n", getpid());
+		ret = _ipc_init_slave(dev, pktio_entry, pool);
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static inline void *_ipc_buffer_map(odp_buffer_hdr_t *buf,
+				    uint32_t offset,
+				    uint32_t *seglen,
+				    uint32_t limit)
+{
+	int seg_index  = offset / buf->segsize;
+	int seg_offset = offset % buf->segsize;
+	void *addr = (char *)buf - buf->ipc_addr_offset[seg_index];
+
+	if (seglen) {
+		uint32_t buf_left = limit - offset;
+		*seglen = seg_offset + buf_left <= buf->segsize ?
+			buf_left : buf->segsize - seg_offset;
+	}
+
+	return (void *)(seg_offset + (uint8_t *)addr);
+}
+
+static inline void *_ipc_packet_map(odp_packet_hdr_t *pkt_hdr,
+				    uint32_t offset, uint32_t *seglen)
+{
+	if (offset > pkt_hdr->frame_len)
+		return NULL;
+
+	return _ipc_buffer_map(&pkt_hdr->buf_hdr,
+			  pkt_hdr->headroom + offset, seglen,
+			  pkt_hdr->headroom + pkt_hdr->frame_len);
+}
+
+static void _ipc_free_ring_packets(odph_ring_t *r)
+{
+	odp_packet_t r_p_pkts[PKTIO_IPC_ENTRIES];
+	int ret;
+	void **rbuf_p;
+	int i;
+
+	rbuf_p = (void *)&r_p_pkts;
+
+	while (1) {
+		ret = odph_ring_mc_dequeue_burst(r, rbuf_p,
+						 PKTIO_IPC_ENTRIES);
+		if (0 == ret)
+			break;
+		for (i = 0; i < ret; i++) {
+			if (r_p_pkts[i] != ODP_PACKET_INVALID)
+				odp_packet_free(r_p_pkts[i]);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+static int ipc_pktio_recv(pktio_entry_t *pktio_entry,
+			  odp_packet_t pkt_table[], unsigned len)
+{
+	int pkts = 0;
+	int i;
+	odph_ring_t *r;
+	odph_ring_t *r_p;
+
+	odp_packet_t remote_pkts[PKTIO_IPC_ENTRIES];
+	void **ipcbufs_p = (void *)&remote_pkts;
+	uint32_t ready = odp_atomic_load_u32(&pktio_entry->s.ipc.ready);
+
+	if (odp_unlikely(!ready)) {
+		ODP_DBG("start pktio is missing before usage?\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	_ipc_free_ring_packets(pktio_entry->s.ipc.tx.free);
+
+	r = pktio_entry->s.ipc.rx.recv;
+	pkts = odph_ring_mc_dequeue_burst(r, ipcbufs_p, len);
+	if (odp_unlikely(pkts < 0))
+		ODP_ABORT("error to dequeue no packets\n");
+
+	/* fast path */
+	if (odp_likely(0 == pkts))
+		return 0;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < pkts; i++) {
+		odp_pool_t pool;
+		odp_packet_t pkt;
+		odp_packet_hdr_t phdr;
+		void *ptr;
+		odp_buffer_bits_t handle;
+		int idx; /* Remote packet has coded pool and index.
+			  * We need only index.*/
+		void *pkt_data;
+		void *remote_pkt_data;
+
+		if (remote_pkts[i] == ODP_PACKET_INVALID)
+			continue;
+
+		handle.handle = _odp_packet_to_buffer(remote_pkts[i]);
+		idx = handle.index;
+
+		/* Link to packed data. To this line we have Zero-Copy between
+		 * processes, to simplify use packet copy in that version which
+		 * can be removed later with more advance buffer management
+		 * (ref counters).
+		 */
+		/* reverse odp_buf_to_hdr() */
+		ptr = (char *)pktio_entry->s.ipc.pool_mdata_base +
+		      (idx * ODP_CACHE_LINE_SIZE);
+		memcpy(&phdr, ptr, sizeof(odp_packet_hdr_t));
+
+		/* Allocate new packet. Select*/
+		pool = pktio_entry->s.ipc.pool;
+		if (odp_unlikely(pool == ODP_POOL_INVALID))
+			ODP_ABORT("invalid pool");
+
+		pkt = odp_packet_alloc(pool, phdr.frame_len);
+		if (odp_unlikely(pkt == ODP_PACKET_INVALID)) {
+			/* Original pool might be smaller then
+			*  PKTIO_IPC_ENTRIES. If packet can not be
+			 * allocated from pool at this time,
+			 * simple get in on next recv() call.
+			 */
+			if (i == 0)
+				return 0;
+			break;
+		}
+
+		/* Copy packet data. */
+		pkt_data = odp_packet_data(pkt);
+		if (odp_unlikely(!pkt_data))
+			ODP_ABORT("unable to map pkt_data ipc_slave %d\n",
+				  (PKTIO_TYPE_IPC_SLAVE ==
+					pktio_entry->s.ipc.type));
+
+		remote_pkt_data = _ipc_packet_map(ptr, 0, NULL);
+		if (odp_unlikely(!remote_pkt_data))
+			ODP_ABORT("unable to map remote_pkt_data, ipc_slave %d\n",
+				  (PKTIO_TYPE_IPC_SLAVE ==
+					pktio_entry->s.ipc.type));
+
+		/* @todo fix copy packet!!! */
+		memcpy(pkt_data, remote_pkt_data, phdr.frame_len);
+
+		/* Copy packets L2, L3 parsed offsets and size */
+		copy_packet_parser_metadata(&phdr, odp_packet_hdr(pkt));
+
+		odp_packet_hdr(pkt)->frame_len = phdr.frame_len;
+		odp_packet_hdr(pkt)->headroom = phdr.headroom;
+		odp_packet_hdr(pkt)->tailroom = phdr.tailroom;
+		pkt_table[i] = pkt;
+	}
+
+	/* Now tell other process that we no longer need that buffers.*/
+	r_p = pktio_entry->s.ipc.rx.free;
+	pkts = odph_ring_mp_enqueue_burst(r_p, ipcbufs_p, i);
+	if (odp_unlikely(pkts < 0))
+		ODP_ABORT("ipc: odp_ring_mp_enqueue_bulk r_p fail\n");
+
+	return pkts;
+}
+
+static int ipc_pktio_send(pktio_entry_t *pktio_entry, odp_packet_t pkt_table[],
+			  unsigned len)
+{
+	odph_ring_t *r;
+	void **rbuf_p;
+	int ret;
+	unsigned i;
+	uint32_t ready = odp_atomic_load_u32(&pktio_entry->s.ipc.ready);
+
+	if (odp_unlikely(!ready))
+		return 0;
+
+	_ipc_free_ring_packets(pktio_entry->s.ipc.tx.free);
+
+	/* Prepare packets: calculate offset from address. */
+	for (i = 0; i < len; i++) {
+		int j;
+		odp_packet_t pkt =  pkt_table[i];
+		odp_packet_hdr_t *pkt_hdr = odp_packet_hdr(pkt);
+		odp_buffer_bits_t handle;
+		uint32_t cur_mapped_pool_id =
+			 pool_handle_to_index(pktio_entry->s.ipc.pool);
+		uint32_t pool_id;
+
+		/* do copy if packet was allocated from not mapped pool */
+		handle.handle = _odp_packet_to_buffer(pkt);
+		pool_id = handle.pool_id;
+		if (pool_id != cur_mapped_pool_id) {
+			odp_packet_t newpkt;
+
+			newpkt = odp_packet_copy(pkt, pktio_entry->s.ipc.pool);
+			if (newpkt == ODP_PACKET_INVALID)
+				ODP_ABORT("Unable to copy packet\n");
+
+			odp_packet_free(pkt);
+			pkt_table[i] = newpkt;
+		}
+
+		rbuf_p = (void *)&pkt;
+
+		/* buf_hdr.addr can not be used directly in remote process,
+		 * convert it to offset
+		 */
+		for (j = 0; j < ODP_BUFFER_MAX_SEG; j++) {
+			pkt_hdr->buf_hdr.ipc_addr_offset[j] = (char *)pkt_hdr -
+				(char *)pkt_hdr->buf_hdr.addr[j];
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* Put packets to ring to be processed by other process. */
+	rbuf_p = (void *)&pkt_table[0];
+	r = pktio_entry->s.ipc.tx.send;
+	ret = odph_ring_mp_enqueue_burst(r, rbuf_p, len);
+	if (odp_unlikely(ret < 0)) {
+		ODP_ERR("pid %d odp_ring_mp_enqueue_bulk fail, ipc_slave %d, ret %d\n",
+			getpid(),
+			(PKTIO_TYPE_IPC_SLAVE == pktio_entry->s.ipc.type),
+			ret);
+		ODP_ERR("odp_ring_full: %d, odp_ring_count %d, odph_ring_free_count %d\n",
+			odph_ring_full(r), odph_ring_count(r),
+			odph_ring_free_count(r));
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int ipc_mtu_get(pktio_entry_t *pktio_entry ODP_UNUSED)
+{
+	/* mtu not limited, pool settings are used. */
+	return (9 * 1024);
+}
+
+static int ipc_mac_addr_get(pktio_entry_t *pktio_entry ODP_UNUSED,
+			    void *mac_addr)
+{
+	memcpy(mac_addr, pktio_ipc_mac, ETH_ALEN);
+	return ETH_ALEN;
+}
+
+static int ipc_start(pktio_entry_t *pktio_entry)
+{
+	uint32_t ready = odp_atomic_load_u32(&pktio_entry->s.ipc.ready);
+
+	if (ready) {
+		ODP_ABORT("%s Already started\n", pktio_entry->s.name);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (pktio_entry->s.ipc.type == PKTIO_TYPE_IPC_MASTER)
+		return _ipc_master_start(pktio_entry);
+	else
+		return _ipc_slave_start(pktio_entry);
+}
+
+static int ipc_stop(pktio_entry_t *pktio_entry)
+{
+	odp_atomic_store_u32(&pktio_entry->s.ipc.ready, 0);
+
+	_ipc_free_ring_packets(pktio_entry->s.ipc.tx.send);
+	/* other process can transfer packets from one ring to
+	 * other, use delay here to free that packets. */
+	sleep(1);
+	_ipc_free_ring_packets(pktio_entry->s.ipc.tx.free);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int ipc_close(pktio_entry_t *pktio_entry)
+{
+	ipc_stop(pktio_entry);
+
+	if (pktio_entry->s.ipc.type == PKTIO_TYPE_IPC_MASTER) {
+		char ipc_shm_name[ODP_POOL_NAME_LEN + sizeof("_m_prod")];
+		char *dev = pktio_entry->s.name;
+		odp_shm_t shm;
+
+		/* unlink this pktio info */
+		odp_shm_free(pktio_entry->s.ipc.pinfo_shm);
+
+		/* unlink rings */
+		snprintf(ipc_shm_name, sizeof(ipc_shm_name), "%s_s_cons", dev);
+		shm = odp_shm_lookup(ipc_shm_name);
+		odp_shm_free(shm);
+		snprintf(ipc_shm_name, sizeof(ipc_shm_name), "%s_s_prod", dev);
+		shm = odp_shm_lookup(ipc_shm_name);
+		odp_shm_free(shm);
+		snprintf(ipc_shm_name, sizeof(ipc_shm_name), "%s_m_cons", dev);
+		shm = odp_shm_lookup(ipc_shm_name);
+		odp_shm_free(shm);
+		snprintf(ipc_shm_name, sizeof(ipc_shm_name), "%s_m_prod", dev);
+		shm = odp_shm_lookup(ipc_shm_name);
+		odp_shm_free(shm);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+const pktio_if_ops_t ipc_pktio_ops = {
+	.init = NULL,
+	.term = NULL,
+	.open = ipc_pktio_open,
+	.close = ipc_close,
+	.recv =  ipc_pktio_recv,
+	.send = ipc_pktio_send,
+	.start = ipc_start,
+	.stop = ipc_stop,
+	.mtu_get = ipc_mtu_get,
+	.promisc_mode_set = NULL,
+	.promisc_mode_get = NULL,
+	.mac_get = ipc_mac_addr_get
+};
diff --git a/platform/linux-generic/pktio/ring.c b/platform/linux-generic/pktio/ring.c
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..d35c589
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/linux-generic/pktio/ring.c
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../helper/ring.c
\ No newline at end of file
