diff --git a/app/test-pmd/testpmd.h b/app/test-pmd/testpmd.h
index 389fc24f8a..c3b6700b67 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/testpmd.h
+++ b/app/test-pmd/testpmd.h
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@
  * Default size of the mbuf data buffer to receive standard 1518-byte
  * Ethernet frames in a mono-segment memory buffer.
  */
-#define DEFAULT_MBUF_DATA_SIZE 2048 /**< Default size of mbuf data buffer. */
+#define DEFAULT_MBUF_DATA_SIZE RTE_MBUF_DEFAULT_BUF_SIZE
+/**< Default size of mbuf data buffer. */
 
 /*
  * The maximum number of segments per packet is used when creating
diff --git a/app/test/test_distributor.c b/app/test/test_distributor.c
index afe33a7fce..00b1d41387 100644
--- a/app/test/test_distributor.c
+++ b/app/test/test_distributor.c
@@ -502,8 +502,6 @@ quit_workers(struct rte_distributor *d, struct rte_mempool *p)
 	worker_idx = 0;
 }
 
-#define MBUF_DATA_SIZE (2048 + RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM)
-
 static int
 test_distributor(void)
 {
@@ -531,7 +529,7 @@ test_distributor(void)
 			(BIG_BATCH * 2) - 1 : (511 * rte_lcore_count());
 	if (p == NULL) {
 		p = rte_pktmbuf_pool_create("DT_MBUF_POOL", nb_bufs, BURST,
-			0, MBUF_DATA_SIZE, rte_socket_id());
+			0, RTE_MBUF_DEFAULT_BUF_SIZE, rte_socket_id());
 		if (p == NULL) {
 			printf("Error creating mempool\n");
 			return -1;
diff --git a/app/test/test_distributor_perf.c b/app/test/test_distributor_perf.c
index 4ed3552c9b..92b222010f 100644
--- a/app/test/test_distributor_perf.c
+++ b/app/test/test_distributor_perf.c
@@ -212,8 +212,6 @@ quit_workers(struct rte_distributor *d, struct rte_mempool *p)
 	worker_idx = 0;
 }
 
-#define MBUF_DATA_SIZE (2048 + RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM)
-
 static int
 test_distributor_perf(void)
 {
@@ -244,7 +242,7 @@ test_distributor_perf(void)
 			(BIG_BATCH * 2) - 1 : (511 * rte_lcore_count());
 	if (p == NULL) {
 		p = rte_pktmbuf_pool_create("DPT_MBUF_POOL", nb_bufs, BURST,
-			0, MBUF_DATA_SIZE, rte_socket_id());
+			0, RTE_MBUF_DEFAULT_BUF_SIZE, rte_socket_id());
 		if (p == NULL) {
 			printf("Error creating mempool\n");
 			return -1;
diff --git a/app/test/test_link_bonding.c b/app/test/test_link_bonding.c
index 674d8ddb37..305d45d450 100644
--- a/app/test/test_link_bonding.c
+++ b/app/test/test_link_bonding.c
@@ -75,11 +75,9 @@
 	ETH_TXQ_FLAGS_NOXSUMSCTP | ETH_TXQ_FLAGS_NOXSUMUDP | \
 	ETH_TXQ_FLAGS_NOXSUMTCP)
 
-#define MBUF_DATA_SIZE (2048 + RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM)
 #define MBUF_CACHE_SIZE (250)
 #define BURST_SIZE (32)
 
-#define DEFAULT_MBUF_DATA_SIZE	(2048)
 #define RTE_TEST_RX_DESC_MAX	(2048)
 #define RTE_TEST_TX_DESC_MAX	(2048)
 #define MAX_PKT_BURST			(512)
@@ -280,8 +278,8 @@ test_setup(void)
 			RTE_TEST_TX_DESC_MAX + MAX_PKT_BURST;
 	if (test_params->mbuf_pool == NULL) {
 		test_params->mbuf_pool = rte_pktmbuf_pool_create("MBUF_POOL",
-			nb_mbuf_per_pool, MBUF_CACHE_SIZE, 0, MBUF_DATA_SIZE,
-			rte_socket_id());
+			nb_mbuf_per_pool, MBUF_CACHE_SIZE, 0,
+			RTE_MBUF_DEFAULT_BUF_SIZE, rte_socket_id());
 		TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(test_params->mbuf_pool,
 				"rte_mempool_create failed");
 	}
diff --git a/app/test/test_link_bonding_mode4.c b/app/test/test_link_bonding_mode4.c
index 590daad7fc..460539de8f 100644
--- a/app/test/test_link_bonding_mode4.c
+++ b/app/test/test_link_bonding_mode4.c
@@ -65,11 +65,9 @@
 #define RX_RING_SIZE 128
 #define TX_RING_SIZE 512
 
-#define MBUF_DATA_SIZE          (2048 + RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM)
 #define MBUF_CACHE_SIZE         (250)
 #define BURST_SIZE              (32)
 
-#define DEFAULT_MBUF_DATA_SIZE  (2048)
 #define TEST_RX_DESC_MAX        (2048)
 #define TEST_TX_DESC_MAX        (2048)
 #define MAX_PKT_BURST           (32)
@@ -389,8 +387,8 @@ test_setup(void)
 		nb_mbuf_per_pool = TEST_RX_DESC_MAX + DEF_PKT_BURST +
 					TEST_TX_DESC_MAX + MAX_PKT_BURST;
 		test_params.mbuf_pool = rte_pktmbuf_pool_create("TEST_MODE4",
-			nb_mbuf_per_pool, MBUF_CACHE_SIZE, 0, MBUF_DATA_SIZE,
-			socket_id);
+			nb_mbuf_per_pool, MBUF_CACHE_SIZE, 0,
+			RTE_MBUF_DEFAULT_BUF_SIZE, socket_id);
 
 		TEST_ASSERT(test_params.mbuf_pool != NULL,
 			"rte_mempool_create failed\n");
diff --git a/app/test/test_pmd_perf.c b/app/test/test_pmd_perf.c
index 49a494de05..1fd6843cdf 100644
--- a/app/test/test_pmd_perf.c
+++ b/app/test/test_pmd_perf.c
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
 #define NB_ETHPORTS_USED                (1)
 #define NB_SOCKETS                      (2)
 #define MEMPOOL_CACHE_SIZE 250
-#define MBUF_DATA_SIZE (2048 + RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM)
 #define MAX_PKT_BURST                   (32)
 #define RTE_TEST_RX_DESC_DEFAULT        (128)
 #define RTE_TEST_TX_DESC_DEFAULT        (512)
@@ -290,8 +289,8 @@ init_mbufpool(unsigned nb_mbuf)
 			snprintf(s, sizeof(s), "mbuf_pool_%d", socketid);
 			mbufpool[socketid] =
 				rte_pktmbuf_pool_create(s, nb_mbuf,
-					MEMPOOL_CACHE_SIZE, 0, MBUF_DATA_SIZE,
-					socketid);
+					MEMPOOL_CACHE_SIZE, 0,
+					RTE_MBUF_DEFAULT_BUF_SIZE, socketid);
 			if (mbufpool[socketid] == NULL)
 				rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE,
 					"Cannot init mbuf pool on socket %d\n",
diff --git a/app/test/test_pmd_ring.c b/app/test/test_pmd_ring.c
index 53897f755d..a555db87a6 100644
--- a/app/test/test_pmd_ring.c
+++ b/app/test/test_pmd_ring.c
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ static struct rte_mempool *mp;
 
 #define RING_SIZE 256
 
-#define MBUF_DATA_SIZE (2048 + RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM)
 #define NB_MBUF   512
 
 static int
@@ -407,7 +406,7 @@ static int
 test_pmd_ring(void)
 {
 	mp = rte_pktmbuf_pool_create("mbuf_pool", NB_MBUF, 32,
-		0, MBUF_DATA_SIZE, rte_socket_id());
+		0, RTE_MBUF_DEFAULT_BUF_SIZE, rte_socket_id());
 	if (mp == NULL)
 		return -1;
 
diff --git a/app/test/test_reorder.c b/app/test/test_reorder.c
index 91fbe9aa98..5752d7e86b 100644
--- a/app/test/test_reorder.c
+++ b/app/test/test_reorder.c
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@
 #define REORDER_BUFFER_SIZE 16384
 #define NUM_MBUFS (2*REORDER_BUFFER_SIZE)
 #define REORDER_BUFFER_SIZE_INVALID 2049
-#define MBUF_DATA_SIZE (2048 + RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM)
 
 struct reorder_unittest_params {
 	struct rte_mempool *p;
@@ -352,7 +351,8 @@ test_setup(void)
 	/* mempool creation */
 	if (test_params->p == NULL) {
 		test_params->p = rte_pktmbuf_pool_create("RO_MBUF_POOL",
-			NUM_MBUFS, BURST, 0, MBUF_DATA_SIZE, rte_socket_id());
+			NUM_MBUFS, BURST, 0, RTE_MBUF_DEFAULT_BUF_SIZE,
+			rte_socket_id());
 		if (test_params->p == NULL) {
 			printf("%s: Error creating mempool\n", __func__);
 			return -1;
diff --git a/app/test/test_table.h b/app/test/test_table.h
index be331c0c9c..accc6f897a 100644
--- a/app/test/test_table.h
+++ b/app/test/test_table.h
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 #define PORT_TX_RING_SIZE   512
 #define RING_RX_SIZE        128
 #define RING_TX_SIZE        128
-#define POOL_BUFFER_SIZE    (2048 + RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM)
+#define POOL_BUFFER_SIZE    RTE_MBUF_DEFAULT_BUF_SIZE
 #define POOL_SIZE           (32 * 1024)
 #define POOL_CACHE_SIZE     256
 #define BURST_SIZE          8
diff --git a/examples/bond/main.c b/examples/bond/main.c
index fcb4c4e99c..e90dc1d7a7 100644
--- a/examples/bond/main.c
+++ b/examples/bond/main.c
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@
 
 #define RTE_LOGTYPE_DCB RTE_LOGTYPE_USER1
 
-#define MBUF_DATA_SIZE (2048 + RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM)
 #define NB_MBUF   (1024*8)
 
 #define MAX_PKT_BURST 32
@@ -739,7 +738,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "You can have max 4 ports\n");
 
 	mbuf_pool = rte_pktmbuf_pool_create("MBUF_POOL", NB_MBUF, 32,
-		0, MBUF_DATA_SIZE, rte_socket_id());
+		0, RTE_MBUF_DEFAULT_BUF_SIZE, rte_socket_id());
 	if (mbuf_pool == NULL)
 		rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "Cannot create mbuf pool\n");
 
diff --git a/examples/distributor/main.c b/examples/distributor/main.c
index 78fe3e9042..ae3e7b32d6 100644
--- a/examples/distributor/main.c
+++ b/examples/distributor/main.c
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
 #define RX_RING_SIZE 256
 #define TX_RING_SIZE 512
 #define NUM_MBUFS ((64*1024)-1)
-#define MBUF_DATA_SIZE (2048 + RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM)
 #define MBUF_CACHE_SIZE 250
 #define BURST_SIZE 32
 #define RTE_RING_SZ 1024
@@ -529,8 +528,8 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 				"when using a single port\n");
 
 	mbuf_pool = rte_pktmbuf_pool_create("MBUF_POOL",
-		NUM_MBUFS * nb_ports, MBUF_CACHE_SIZE, 0, MBUF_DATA_SIZE,
-		rte_socket_id());
+		NUM_MBUFS * nb_ports, MBUF_CACHE_SIZE, 0,
+		RTE_MBUF_DEFAULT_BUF_SIZE, rte_socket_id());
 	if (mbuf_pool == NULL)
 		rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "Cannot create mbuf pool\n");
 	nb_ports_available = nb_ports;
diff --git a/examples/dpdk_qat/main.c b/examples/dpdk_qat/main.c
index 053be91bee..c66a8cca5b 100644
--- a/examples/dpdk_qat/main.c
+++ b/examples/dpdk_qat/main.c
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@
 
 #include "crypto.h"
 
-#define MBUF_DATA_SIZE (2048 + RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM)
 #define NB_MBUF   (32 * 1024)
 
 #define MAX_PKT_BURST 32
@@ -613,7 +612,7 @@ init_mem(void)
 			snprintf(s, sizeof(s), "mbuf_pool_%d", socketid);
 			pktmbuf_pool[socketid] =
 				rte_pktmbuf_pool_create(s, NB_MBUF, 32, 0,
-					MBUF_DATA_SIZE, socketid);
+					RTE_MBUF_DEFAULT_BUF_SIZE, socketid);
 			if (pktmbuf_pool[socketid] == NULL) {
 				printf("Cannot init mbuf pool on socket %d\n", socketid);
 				return -1;
diff --git a/examples/ip_fragmentation/main.c b/examples/ip_fragmentation/main.c
index c702fdd23b..0922ba6777 100644
--- a/examples/ip_fragmentation/main.c
+++ b/examples/ip_fragmentation/main.c
@@ -76,8 +76,6 @@
 
 #define RTE_LOGTYPE_IP_FRAG RTE_LOGTYPE_USER1
 
-#define MBUF_SIZE (2048 + RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM)
-
 /* allow max jumbo frame 9.5 KB */
 #define JUMBO_FRAME_MAX_SIZE	0x2600
 
@@ -745,7 +743,7 @@ init_mem(void)
 			snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "pool_direct_%i", socket);
 
 			mp = rte_pktmbuf_pool_create(buf, NB_MBUF, 32,
-				0, MBUF_DATA_SIZE, socket);
+				0, RTE_MBUF_DEFAULT_BUF_SIZE, socket);
 			if (mp == NULL) {
 				RTE_LOG(ERR, IP_FRAG, "Cannot create direct mempool\n");
 				return -1;
diff --git a/examples/ip_pipeline/init.c b/examples/ip_pipeline/init.c
index 275fb35a05..d79762f15c 100644
--- a/examples/ip_pipeline/init.c
+++ b/examples/ip_pipeline/init.c
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ struct app_params app = {
 	.bsz_swq_wr = 64,
 
 	/* Buffer pool */
-	.pool_buffer_size = 2048 + RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM,
+	.pool_buffer_size = RTE_MBUF_DEFAULT_BUF_SIZE,
 	.pool_size = 32 * 1024,
 	.pool_cache_size = 256,
 
diff --git a/examples/ip_reassembly/main.c b/examples/ip_reassembly/main.c
index 75ecfed598..9ecb6f92c9 100644
--- a/examples/ip_reassembly/main.c
+++ b/examples/ip_reassembly/main.c
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
 
 #define MAX_JUMBO_PKT_LEN  9600
 
-#define	BUF_SIZE	2048
+#define	BUF_SIZE	RTE_MBUF_DEFAULT_DATAROOM
 #define MBUF_SIZE	\
 	(BUF_SIZE + sizeof(struct rte_mbuf) + RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM)
 
diff --git a/examples/ipv4_multicast/main.c b/examples/ipv4_multicast/main.c
index 575e98919f..2a2b915f0f 100644
--- a/examples/ipv4_multicast/main.c
+++ b/examples/ipv4_multicast/main.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
 #define	MCAST_CLONE_PORTS	2
 #define	MCAST_CLONE_SEGS	2
 
-#define	PKT_MBUF_DATA_SIZE	(2048 + RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM)
+#define	PKT_MBUF_DATA_SIZE	RTE_MBUF_DEFAULT_BUF_SIZE
 #define	NB_PKT_MBUF	8192
 
 #define	HDR_MBUF_DATA_SIZE	(2 * RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM)
diff --git a/examples/l2fwd-ivshmem/host/host.c b/examples/l2fwd-ivshmem/host/host.c
index 197f22ba2b..d923711e45 100644
--- a/examples/l2fwd-ivshmem/host/host.c
+++ b/examples/l2fwd-ivshmem/host/host.c
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ static uint32_t l2fwd_ivshmem_enabled_port_mask = 0;
 static struct ether_addr l2fwd_ivshmem_ports_eth_addr[RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS];
 
 #define NB_MBUF   8192
-#define MBUF_DATA_SIZE (2048 + RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM)
 
 #define MAX_RX_QUEUE_PER_LCORE 16
 #define MAX_TX_QUEUE_PER_PORT 16
@@ -671,7 +670,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	/* create a shared mbuf pool */
 	l2fwd_ivshmem_pktmbuf_pool =
 		rte_pktmbuf_pool_create(MBUF_MP_NAME, NB_MBUF, 32,
-			0, MBUF_DATA_SIZE, rte_socket_id());
+			0, RTE_MBUF_DEFAULT_BUF_SIZE, rte_socket_id());
 	if (l2fwd_ivshmem_pktmbuf_pool == NULL)
 		rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "Cannot init mbuf pool\n");
 
diff --git a/examples/l2fwd-jobstats/main.c b/examples/l2fwd-jobstats/main.c
index fcebbda0ec..7b59f4e26b 100644
--- a/examples/l2fwd-jobstats/main.c
+++ b/examples/l2fwd-jobstats/main.c
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@
 
 #define RTE_LOGTYPE_L2FWD RTE_LOGTYPE_USER1
 
-#define MBUF_DATA_SIZE (2048 + RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM)
 #define NB_MBUF   8192
 
 #define MAX_PKT_BURST 32
@@ -834,7 +833,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	/* create the mbuf pool */
 	l2fwd_pktmbuf_pool =
 		rte_pktmbuf_pool_create("mbuf_pool", NB_MBUF, 32,
-			0, MBUF_DATA_SIZE, rte_socket_id());
+			0, RTE_MBUF_DEFAULT_BUF_SIZE, rte_socket_id());
 	if (l2fwd_pktmbuf_pool == NULL)
 		rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "Cannot init mbuf pool\n");
 
diff --git a/examples/l2fwd/main.c b/examples/l2fwd/main.c
index d0a1ec8d95..6ed7690387 100644
--- a/examples/l2fwd/main.c
+++ b/examples/l2fwd/main.c
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@
 
 #define RTE_LOGTYPE_L2FWD RTE_LOGTYPE_USER1
 
-#define MBUF_DATA_SIZE (2048 + RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM)
 #define NB_MBUF   8192
 
 #define MAX_PKT_BURST 32
@@ -561,7 +560,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	/* create the mbuf pool */
 	l2fwd_pktmbuf_pool = rte_pktmbuf_pool_create("mbuf_pool", NB_MBUF, 32,
-		0, MBUF_DATA_SIZE, rte_socket_id());
+		0, RTE_MBUF_DEFAULT_BUF_SIZE, rte_socket_id());
 	if (l2fwd_pktmbuf_pool == NULL)
 		rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "Cannot init mbuf pool\n");
 
diff --git a/examples/l3fwd-acl/main.c b/examples/l3fwd-acl/main.c
index 1a04004816..a5d4f25ebc 100644
--- a/examples/l3fwd-acl/main.c
+++ b/examples/l3fwd-acl/main.c
@@ -80,8 +80,6 @@
 
 #define MEMPOOL_CACHE_SIZE 256
 
-#define MBUF_DATA_SIZE (2048 + RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM)
-
 /*
  * This expression is used to calculate the number of mbufs needed
  * depending on user input, taking into account memory for rx and tx hardware
@@ -1849,7 +1847,8 @@ init_mem(unsigned nb_mbuf)
 			snprintf(s, sizeof(s), "mbuf_pool_%d", socketid);
 			pktmbuf_pool[socketid] =
 				rte_pktmbuf_pool_create(s, nb_mbuf,
-					MEMPOOL_CACHE_SIZE, 0, MBUF_DATA_SIZE,
+					MEMPOOL_CACHE_SIZE, 0,
+					RTE_MBUF_DEFAULT_BUF_SIZE,
 					socketid);
 			if (pktmbuf_pool[socketid] == NULL)
 				rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE,
diff --git a/examples/l3fwd-power/main.c b/examples/l3fwd-power/main.c
index bb0b66f50d..6ac342bdec 100644
--- a/examples/l3fwd-power/main.c
+++ b/examples/l3fwd-power/main.c
@@ -121,8 +121,6 @@
 
 #define MEMPOOL_CACHE_SIZE 256
 
-#define MBUF_DATA_SIZE (2048 + RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM)
-
 /*
  * This expression is used to calculate the number of mbufs needed depending on
  * user input, taking into account memory for rx and tx hardware rings, cache
@@ -1380,7 +1378,8 @@ init_mem(unsigned nb_mbuf)
 			snprintf(s, sizeof(s), "mbuf_pool_%d", socketid);
 			pktmbuf_pool[socketid] =
 				rte_pktmbuf_pool_create(s, nb_mbuf,
-					MEMPOOL_CACHE_SIZE, 0, MBUF_DATA_SIZE,
+					MEMPOOL_CACHE_SIZE, 0,
+					RTE_MBUF_DEFAULT_BUF_SIZE,
 					socketid);
 			if (pktmbuf_pool[socketid] == NULL)
 				rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE,
diff --git a/examples/l3fwd-vf/main.c b/examples/l3fwd-vf/main.c
index f007bc1255..6e56cfb3ac 100644
--- a/examples/l3fwd-vf/main.c
+++ b/examples/l3fwd-vf/main.c
@@ -94,8 +94,6 @@
 
 #define MEMPOOL_CACHE_SIZE 256
 
-#define MBUF_DATA_SIZE (2048 + RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM)
-
 /*
  * This expression is used to calculate the number of mbufs needed depending on user input, taking
  *  into account memory for rx and tx hardware rings, cache per lcore and mtable per port per lcore.
@@ -925,8 +923,8 @@ init_mem(unsigned nb_mbuf)
 		if (pktmbuf_pool[socketid] == NULL) {
 			snprintf(s, sizeof(s), "mbuf_pool_%d", socketid);
 			pktmbuf_pool[socketid] = rte_pktmbuf_pool_create(s,
-				nb_mbuf, MEMPOOL_CACHE_SIZE, 0, MBUF_DATA_SIZE,
-				socketid);
+				nb_mbuf, MEMPOOL_CACHE_SIZE, 0,
+				RTE_MBUF_DEFAULT_BUF_SIZE, socketid);
 			if (pktmbuf_pool[socketid] == NULL)
 				rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "Cannot init mbuf pool on socket %d\n", socketid);
 			else
diff --git a/examples/l3fwd/main.c b/examples/l3fwd/main.c
index 78710386ab..e32512eff3 100644
--- a/examples/l3fwd/main.c
+++ b/examples/l3fwd/main.c
@@ -119,8 +119,6 @@
 
 #define MEMPOOL_CACHE_SIZE 256
 
-#define MBUF_DATA_SIZE (2048 + RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM)
-
 /*
  * This expression is used to calculate the number of mbufs needed depending on user input, taking
  *  into account memory for rx and tx hardware rings, cache per lcore and mtable per port per lcore.
@@ -2316,8 +2314,8 @@ init_mem(unsigned nb_mbuf)
 			snprintf(s, sizeof(s), "mbuf_pool_%d", socketid);
 			pktmbuf_pool[socketid] =
 				rte_pktmbuf_pool_create(s, nb_mbuf,
-					MEMPOOL_CACHE_SIZE, 0, MBUF_DATA_SIZE,
-					socketid);
+					MEMPOOL_CACHE_SIZE, 0,
+					RTE_MBUF_DEFAULT_BUF_SIZE, socketid);
 			if (pktmbuf_pool[socketid] == NULL)
 				rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE,
 						"Cannot init mbuf pool on socket %d\n", socketid);
diff --git a/examples/link_status_interrupt/main.c b/examples/link_status_interrupt/main.c
index 6adbd7936e..c57a08a463 100644
--- a/examples/link_status_interrupt/main.c
+++ b/examples/link_status_interrupt/main.c
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@
 
 #define RTE_LOGTYPE_LSI RTE_LOGTYPE_USER1
 
-#define MBUF_DATA_SIZE (2048 + RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM)
 #define NB_MBUF   8192
 
 #define MAX_PKT_BURST 32
@@ -615,7 +614,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	/* create the mbuf pool */
 	lsi_pktmbuf_pool =
 		rte_pktmbuf_pool_create("mbuf_pool", NB_MBUF, 32, 0,
-			MBUF_DATA_SIZE, rte_socket_id());
+			RTE_MBUF_DEFAULT_BUF_SIZE, rte_socket_id());
 	if (lsi_pktmbuf_pool == NULL)
 		rte_panic("Cannot init mbuf pool\n");
 
diff --git a/examples/load_balancer/main.h b/examples/load_balancer/main.h
index 17c0f7702f..d98468a7c0 100644
--- a/examples/load_balancer/main.h
+++ b/examples/load_balancer/main.h
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
 
 /* Mempools */
 #ifndef APP_DEFAULT_MBUF_DATA_SIZE
-#define APP_DEFAULT_MBUF_DATA_SIZE (2048 + RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM)
+#define APP_DEFAULT_MBUF_DATA_SIZE  RTE_MBUF_DEFAULT_BUF_SIZE
 #endif
 
 #ifndef APP_DEFAULT_MEMPOOL_BUFFERS
diff --git a/examples/multi_process/client_server_mp/mp_server/init.c b/examples/multi_process/client_server_mp/mp_server/init.c
index dc3647d1a0..7afd51af53 100644
--- a/examples/multi_process/client_server_mp/mp_server/init.c
+++ b/examples/multi_process/client_server_mp/mp_server/init.c
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@
 #define MBUFS_PER_CLIENT 1536
 #define MBUFS_PER_PORT 1536
 #define MBUF_CACHE_SIZE 512
-#define MBUF_DATA_SIZE (2048 + RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM)
 
 #define RTE_MP_RX_DESC_DEFAULT 512
 #define RTE_MP_TX_DESC_DEFAULT 512
@@ -103,7 +102,7 @@ init_mbuf_pools(void)
 	printf("Creating mbuf pool '%s' [%u mbufs] ...\n",
 			PKTMBUF_POOL_NAME, num_mbufs);
 	pktmbuf_pool = rte_pktmbuf_pool_create(PKTMBUF_POOL_NAME, num_mbufs,
-		MBUF_CACHE_SIZE, 0, MBUF_DATA_SIZE, rte_socket_id());
+		MBUF_CACHE_SIZE, 0, RTE_MBUF_DEFAULT_BUF_SIZE, rte_socket_id());
 
 	return (pktmbuf_pool == NULL); /* 0  on success */
 }
diff --git a/examples/multi_process/l2fwd_fork/main.c b/examples/multi_process/l2fwd_fork/main.c
index 04a5d2072f..f2d7eab345 100644
--- a/examples/multi_process/l2fwd_fork/main.c
+++ b/examples/multi_process/l2fwd_fork/main.c
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@
 
 #define RTE_LOGTYPE_L2FWD RTE_LOGTYPE_USER1
 #define MBUF_NAME	"mbuf_pool_%d"
-#define MBUF_SIZE (2048 + sizeof(struct rte_mbuf) + RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM)
+#define MBUF_SIZE	\
+(RTE_MBUF_DEFAULT_DATAROOM + sizeof(struct rte_mbuf) + RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM)
 #define NB_MBUF   8192
 #define RING_MASTER_NAME	"l2fwd_ring_m2s_"
 #define RING_SLAVE_NAME		"l2fwd_ring_s2m_"
diff --git a/examples/multi_process/symmetric_mp/main.c b/examples/multi_process/symmetric_mp/main.c
index 7829c86fd5..931c94fab8 100644
--- a/examples/multi_process/symmetric_mp/main.c
+++ b/examples/multi_process/symmetric_mp/main.c
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@
 
 #define RTE_LOGTYPE_APP RTE_LOGTYPE_USER1
 
-#define MBUF_DATA_SIZE (2048 + RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM)
 #define NB_MBUFS 64*1024 /* use 64k mbufs */
 #define MBUF_CACHE_SIZE 256
 #define PKT_BURST 32
@@ -447,7 +446,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	mp = (proc_type == RTE_PROC_SECONDARY) ?
 			rte_mempool_lookup(_SMP_MBUF_POOL) :
 			rte_pktmbuf_pool_create(_SMP_MBUF_POOL, NB_MBUFS,
-				MBUF_CACHE_SIZE, 0, MBUF_DATA_SIZE,
+				MBUF_CACHE_SIZE, 0, RTE_MBUF_DEFAULT_BUF_SIZE,
 				rte_socket_id());
 	if (mp == NULL)
 		rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "Cannot get memory pool for buffers\n");
diff --git a/examples/netmap_compat/bridge/bridge.c b/examples/netmap_compat/bridge/bridge.c
index 2d935cb5bd..5adcf6143f 100644
--- a/examples/netmap_compat/bridge/bridge.c
+++ b/examples/netmap_compat/bridge/bridge.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 #include "compat_netmap.h"
 
 
-#define BUF_SIZE	(2048)
+#define BUF_SIZE	RTE_MBUF_DEFAULT_DATAROOM
 #define MBUF_DATA_SIZE	(BUF_SIZE + RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM)
 
 #define MBUF_PER_POOL	8192
diff --git a/examples/packet_ordering/main.c b/examples/packet_ordering/main.c
index 5403c3303f..1d9a86fc19 100644
--- a/examples/packet_ordering/main.c
+++ b/examples/packet_ordering/main.c
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@
 #define MAX_PKTS_BURST 32
 #define REORDER_BUFFER_SIZE 8192
 #define MBUF_PER_POOL 65535
-#define MBUF_DATA_SIZE (1600 + RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM)
 #define MBUF_POOL_CACHE_SIZE 250
 
 #define RING_SIZE 16384
@@ -623,7 +622,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 				"when using a single port\n");
 
 	mbuf_pool = rte_pktmbuf_pool_create("mbuf_pool", MBUF_PER_POOL,
-			MBUF_POOL_CACHE_SIZE, 0, MBUF_DATA_SIZE,
+			MBUF_POOL_CACHE_SIZE, 0, RTE_MBUF_DEFAULT_BUF_SIZE,
 			rte_socket_id());
 	if (mbuf_pool == NULL)
 		rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "%s\n", rte_strerror(rte_errno));
diff --git a/examples/qos_meter/main.c b/examples/qos_meter/main.c
index a5e25103a7..0de5e7fb55 100644
--- a/examples/qos_meter/main.c
+++ b/examples/qos_meter/main.c
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@
  * Buffer pool configuration
  *
  ***/
-#define MBUF_DATA_SIZE      (2048 + RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM)
 #define NB_MBUF             8192
 #define MEMPOOL_CACHE_SIZE  256
 
@@ -361,7 +360,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	/* Buffer pool init */
 	pool = rte_pktmbuf_pool_create("pool", NB_MBUF, MEMPOOL_CACHE_SIZE,
-		0, MBUF_DATA_SIZE, rte_socket_id());
+		0, RTE_MBUF_DEFAULT_BUF_SIZE, rte_socket_id());
 	if (pool == NULL)
 		rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "Buffer pool creation error\n");
 
diff --git a/examples/qos_sched/init.c b/examples/qos_sched/init.c
index aaf3466588..88cf8111b8 100644
--- a/examples/qos_sched/init.c
+++ b/examples/qos_sched/init.c
@@ -336,7 +336,8 @@ int app_init(void)
 		/* create the mbuf pools for each RX Port */
 		snprintf(pool_name, MAX_NAME_LEN, "mbuf_pool%u", i);
 		qos_conf[i].mbuf_pool = rte_pktmbuf_pool_create(pool_name,
-			mp_size, burst_conf.rx_burst * 4, 0, MBUF_DATA_SIZE,
+			mp_size, burst_conf.rx_burst * 4, 0,
+			RTE_MBUF_DEFAULT_BUF_SIZE,
 			rte_eth_dev_socket_id(qos_conf[i].rx_port));
 		if (qos_conf[i].mbuf_pool == NULL)
 			rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "Cannot init mbuf pool for socket %u\n", i);
diff --git a/examples/qos_sched/main.h b/examples/qos_sched/main.h
index 0e6f264f3d..643f1c81e9 100644
--- a/examples/qos_sched/main.h
+++ b/examples/qos_sched/main.h
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ extern "C" {
 #define APP_RX_DESC_DEFAULT 128
 #define APP_TX_DESC_DEFAULT 256
 
-#define MBUF_DATA_SIZE (1528 + RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM)
 #define APP_RING_SIZE (8*1024)
 #define NB_MBUF   (2*1024*1024)
 
diff --git a/examples/quota_watermark/include/conf.h b/examples/quota_watermark/include/conf.h
index e80aca58d4..bdc3bbede8 100644
--- a/examples/quota_watermark/include/conf.h
+++ b/examples/quota_watermark/include/conf.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 #define RX_DESC_PER_QUEUE   128
 #define TX_DESC_PER_QUEUE   512
 
-#define MBUF_DATA_SIZE     (2048 + RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM)
+#define MBUF_DATA_SIZE     RTE_MBUF_DEFAULT_BUF_SIZE
 #define MBUF_PER_POOL 8192
 
 #define QUOTA_WATERMARK_MEMZONE_NAME "qw_global_vars"
diff --git a/examples/rxtx_callbacks/main.c b/examples/rxtx_callbacks/main.c
index fb8da5184c..048b23f5c7 100644
--- a/examples/rxtx_callbacks/main.c
+++ b/examples/rxtx_callbacks/main.c
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
 #define TX_RING_SIZE 512
 
 #define NUM_MBUFS 8191
-#define MBUF_DATA_SIZE (1600 + RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM)
 #define MBUF_CACHE_SIZE 250
 #define BURST_SIZE 32
 
@@ -205,8 +204,8 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "Error: number of ports must be even\n");
 
 	mbuf_pool = rte_pktmbuf_pool_create("MBUF_POOL",
-		NUM_MBUFS * nb_ports, MBUF_CACHE_SIZE, 0, MBUF_DATA_SIZE,
-		rte_socket_id());
+		NUM_MBUFS * nb_ports, MBUF_CACHE_SIZE, 0,
+		RTE_MBUF_DEFAULT_BUF_SIZE, rte_socket_id());
 	if (mbuf_pool == NULL)
 		rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "Cannot create mbuf pool\n");
 
diff --git a/examples/skeleton/basicfwd.c b/examples/skeleton/basicfwd.c
index ae606bf45a..c89822cb23 100644
--- a/examples/skeleton/basicfwd.c
+++ b/examples/skeleton/basicfwd.c
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
 #define TX_RING_SIZE 512
 
 #define NUM_MBUFS 8191
-#define MBUF_DATA_SIZE (1600 + RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM)
 #define MBUF_CACHE_SIZE 250
 #define BURST_SIZE 32
 
@@ -191,7 +190,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	/* Creates a new mempool in memory to hold the mbufs. */
 	mbuf_pool = rte_pktmbuf_pool_create("MBUF_POOL", NUM_MBUFS * nb_ports,
-		MBUF_CACHE_SIZE, 0, MBUF_DATA_SIZE, rte_socket_id());
+		MBUF_CACHE_SIZE, 0, RTE_MBUF_DEFAULT_BUF_SIZE, rte_socket_id());
 
 	if (mbuf_pool == NULL)
 		rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "Cannot create mbuf pool\n");
diff --git a/examples/vhost/main.c b/examples/vhost/main.c
index 195d82f605..a01a0575b5 100644
--- a/examples/vhost/main.c
+++ b/examples/vhost/main.c
@@ -66,16 +66,16 @@
 							(num_switching_cores*RTE_TEST_TX_DESC_DEFAULT) +\
 							(num_switching_cores*MBUF_CACHE_SIZE))
 
-#define MBUF_CACHE_SIZE 128
-#define MBUF_DATA_SIZE (2048 + RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM)
+#define MBUF_CACHE_SIZE	128
+#define MBUF_DATA_SIZE	RTE_MBUF_DEFAULT_BUF_SIZE
 
 /*
  * No frame data buffer allocated from host are required for zero copy
  * implementation, guest will allocate the frame data buffer, and vhost
  * directly use it.
  */
-#define VIRTIO_DESCRIPTOR_LEN_ZCP 1518
-#define MBUF_DATA_SIZE_ZCP (VIRTIO_DESCRIPTOR_LEN_ZCP + RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM)
+#define VIRTIO_DESCRIPTOR_LEN_ZCP	RTE_MBUF_DEFAULT_DATAROOM
+#define MBUF_DATA_SIZE_ZCP		RTE_MBUF_DEFAULT_BUF_SIZE
 #define MBUF_CACHE_SIZE_ZCP 0
 
 #define MAX_PKT_BURST 32 		/* Max burst size for RX/TX */
diff --git a/examples/vhost_xen/main.c b/examples/vhost_xen/main.c
index b672bf3ea3..60312b5f21 100644
--- a/examples/vhost_xen/main.c
+++ b/examples/vhost_xen/main.c
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@
 							(num_switching_cores*MBUF_CACHE_SIZE))
 
 #define MBUF_CACHE_SIZE 64
-#define MBUF_DATA_SIZE (2048 + RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM)
 
 /*
  * RX and TX Prefetch, Host, and Write-back threshold values should be
@@ -1476,7 +1475,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	/* Create the mbuf pool. */
 	mbuf_pool = rte_pktmbuf_pool_create("MBUF_POOL",
 		NUM_MBUFS_PER_PORT * valid_num_ports, MBUF_CACHE_SIZE, 0,
-		MBUF_DATA_SIZE, rte_socket_id());
+		RTE_MBUF_DEFAULT_BUF_SIZE, rte_socket_id());
 	if (mbuf_pool == NULL)
 		rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "Cannot create mbuf pool\n");
 
diff --git a/examples/vmdq/main.c b/examples/vmdq/main.c
index 7596bac3ce..a142d491f8 100644
--- a/examples/vmdq/main.c
+++ b/examples/vmdq/main.c
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@
  */
 #define NUM_MBUFS_PER_PORT (128*512)
 #define MBUF_CACHE_SIZE 64
-#define MBUF_DATA_SIZE (2048 + RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM)
 
 #define MAX_PKT_BURST 32
 
@@ -615,7 +614,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	mbuf_pool = rte_pktmbuf_pool_create("MBUF_POOL",
 		NUM_MBUFS_PER_PORT * nb_ports, MBUF_CACHE_SIZE,
-		0, MBUF_DATA_SIZE, rte_socket_id());
+		0, RTE_MBUF_DEFAULT_BUF_SIZE, rte_socket_id());
 	if (mbuf_pool == NULL)
 		rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "Cannot create mbuf pool\n");
 
diff --git a/examples/vmdq_dcb/main.c b/examples/vmdq_dcb/main.c
index 3c7f2b381d..c31c2ce68a 100644
--- a/examples/vmdq_dcb/main.c
+++ b/examples/vmdq_dcb/main.c
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@
 
 #define NUM_MBUFS 64*1024
 #define MBUF_CACHE_SIZE 64
-#define MBUF_DATA_SIZE (2048 + RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM)
 
 #define INVALID_PORT_ID 0xFF
 
@@ -442,7 +441,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	}
 
 	mbuf_pool = rte_pktmbuf_pool_create("MBUF_POOL", NUM_MBUFS * nb_ports,
-		MBUF_CACHE_SIZE, 0, MBUF_DATA_SIZE, rte_socket_id());
+		MBUF_CACHE_SIZE, 0, RTE_MBUF_DEFAULT_BUF_SIZE, rte_socket_id());
 	if (mbuf_pool == NULL)
 		rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "Cannot create mbuf pool\n");
 
diff --git a/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.h b/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.h
index 70b098717f..ab6de676a1 100644
--- a/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.h
+++ b/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.h
@@ -217,6 +217,16 @@ const char *rte_get_rx_ol_flag_name(uint64_t mask);
  */
 const char *rte_get_tx_ol_flag_name(uint64_t mask);
 
+/**
+ * Some NICs need at least 2KB buffer to RX standard Ethernet frame without
+ * splitting it into multiple segments.
+ * So, for mbufs that planned to be involved into RX/TX, the recommended
+ * minimal buffer length is 2KB + RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM.
+ */
+#define	RTE_MBUF_DEFAULT_DATAROOM	2048
+#define	RTE_MBUF_DEFAULT_BUF_SIZE	\
+	(RTE_MBUF_DEFAULT_DATAROOM + RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM)
+
 /* define a set of marker types that can be used to refer to set points in the
  * mbuf */
 typedef void    *MARKER[0];   /**< generic marker for a point in a structure */