diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/libie/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/libie/Kconfig
index 1eda4a5faa5a..6e0162fb94d2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/libie/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/libie/Kconfig
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 config LIBIE
 	tristate
+	select PAGE_POOL
 	help
 	  libie (Intel Ethernet library) is a common library containing
 	  routines shared between several Intel Ethernet drivers.
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/libie/rx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/libie/rx.c
index f503476d8eef..359867714a1b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/libie/rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/libie/rx.c
@@ -3,6 +3,75 @@
 
 #include <linux/net/intel/libie/rx.h>
 
+/* Rx buffer management */
+
+/**
+ * libie_rx_hw_len - get the actual buffer size to be passed to HW
+ * @pp: &page_pool_params of the netdev to calculate the size for
+ *
+ * Return: HW-writeable length per one buffer to pass it to the HW accounting:
+ * MTU the @dev has, HW required alignment, minimum and maximum allowed values,
+ * and system's page size.
+ */
+static u32 libie_rx_hw_len(const struct page_pool_params *pp)
+{
+	u32 len;
+
+	len = READ_ONCE(pp->netdev->mtu) + LIBIE_RX_LL_LEN;
+	len = ALIGN(len, LIBIE_RX_BUF_LEN_ALIGN);
+	len = clamp(len, LIBIE_MIN_RX_BUF_LEN, pp->max_len);
+
+	return len;
+}
+
+/**
+ * libie_rx_page_pool_create - create a PP with the default libie settings
+ * @bq: buffer queue struct to fill
+ * @napi: &napi_struct covering this PP (no usage outside its poll loops)
+ *
+ * Return: 0 on success, -errno on failure.
+ */
+int libie_rx_page_pool_create(struct libie_buf_queue *bq,
+			      struct napi_struct *napi)
+{
+	struct page_pool_params pp = {
+		.flags		= PP_FLAG_DMA_MAP | PP_FLAG_DMA_SYNC_DEV,
+		.order		= LIBIE_RX_PAGE_ORDER,
+		.pool_size	= bq->count,
+		.nid		= NUMA_NO_NODE,
+		.dev		= napi->dev->dev.parent,
+		.netdev		= napi->dev,
+		.napi		= napi,
+		.dma_dir	= DMA_FROM_DEVICE,
+		.offset		= LIBIE_SKB_HEADROOM,
+	};
+
+	/* HW-writeable / syncable length per one page */
+	pp.max_len = LIBIE_RX_BUF_LEN(pp.offset);
+
+	/* HW-writeable length per buffer */
+	bq->rx_buf_len = libie_rx_hw_len(&pp);
+	/* Buffer size to allocate */
+	bq->truesize = roundup_pow_of_two(SKB_HEAD_ALIGN(pp.offset +
+							 bq->rx_buf_len));
+
+	bq->pp = page_pool_create(&pp);
+
+	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(bq->pp);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(libie_rx_page_pool_create, LIBIE);
+
+/**
+ * libie_rx_page_pool_destroy - destroy a &page_pool created by libie
+ * @bq: buffer queue to process
+ */
+void libie_rx_page_pool_destroy(struct libie_buf_queue *bq)
+{
+	page_pool_destroy(bq->pp);
+	bq->pp = NULL;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(libie_rx_page_pool_destroy, LIBIE);
+
 /* O(1) converting i40e/ice/iavf's 8/10-bit hardware packet type to a parsed
  * bitfield struct.
  */
diff --git a/include/linux/net/intel/libie/rx.h b/include/linux/net/intel/libie/rx.h
index 55263930aa99..71bc9a1a9856 100644
--- a/include/linux/net/intel/libie/rx.h
+++ b/include/linux/net/intel/libie/rx.h
@@ -4,7 +4,138 @@
 #ifndef __LIBIE_RX_H
 #define __LIBIE_RX_H
 
-#include <linux/netdevice.h>
+#include <linux/if_vlan.h>
+#include <net/page_pool/helpers.h>
+
+/* Rx MTU/buffer/truesize helpers. Mostly pure software-side; HW-defined values
+ * are valid for all Intel HW.
+ */
+
+/* Space reserved in front of each frame */
+#define LIBIE_SKB_HEADROOM	(NET_SKB_PAD + NET_IP_ALIGN)
+/* Maximum headroom to calculate max MTU below */
+#define LIBIE_MAX_HEADROOM	LIBIE_SKB_HEADROOM
+/* Link layer / L2 overhead: Ethernet, 2 VLAN tags (C + S), FCS */
+#define LIBIE_RX_LL_LEN		(ETH_HLEN + 2 * VLAN_HLEN + ETH_FCS_LEN)
+
+/* Always use order-0 pages */
+#define LIBIE_RX_PAGE_ORDER	0
+/* Rx buffer size config is a multiple of 128 */
+#define LIBIE_RX_BUF_LEN_ALIGN	128
+/* HW-writeable space in one buffer: truesize - headroom/tailroom,
+ * HW-aligned
+ */
+#define __LIBIE_RX_BUF_LEN(hr)						\
+	ALIGN_DOWN(SKB_MAX_ORDER(hr, LIBIE_RX_PAGE_ORDER),		\
+		   LIBIE_RX_BUF_LEN_ALIGN)
+/* The smallest and largest size for a single descriptor as per HW */
+#define LIBIE_MIN_RX_BUF_LEN	1024U
+#define LIBIE_MAX_RX_BUF_LEN	9728U
+/* "True" HW-writeable space: minimum from SW and HW values */
+#define LIBIE_RX_BUF_LEN(hr)	min_t(u32, __LIBIE_RX_BUF_LEN(hr),	\
+				      LIBIE_MAX_RX_BUF_LEN)
+
+/* The maximum frame size as per HW (S/G) */
+#define __LIBIE_MAX_RX_FRM_LEN	16382U
+/* ATST, HW can chain up to 5 Rx descriptors */
+#define LIBIE_MAX_RX_FRM_LEN(hr)					\
+	min_t(u32, __LIBIE_MAX_RX_FRM_LEN, LIBIE_RX_BUF_LEN(hr) * 5)
+/* Maximum frame size minus LL overhead */
+#define LIBIE_MAX_MTU							\
+	(LIBIE_MAX_RX_FRM_LEN(LIBIE_MAX_HEADROOM) - LIBIE_RX_LL_LEN)
+
+/* Rx buffer management */
+
+/**
+ * struct libie_rx_buffer - structure representing an Rx buffer
+ * @page: page holding the buffer
+ * @offset: offset from the page start (to the headroom)
+ * @truesize: total space occupied by the buffer (w/ headroom and tailroom)
+ *
+ * Depending on the MTU, API switches between one-page-per-frame and shared
+ * page model (to conserve memory on bigger-page platforms). In case of the
+ * former, @offset is always 0 and @truesize is always ```PAGE_SIZE```.
+ */
+struct libie_rx_buffer {
+	struct page		*page;
+	u32			offset;
+	u32			truesize;
+};
+
+/**
+ * struct libie_buf_queue - structure representing a buffer queue
+ * @pp: &page_pool for buffer management
+ * @rx_bi: array of Rx buffers
+ * @truesize: size to allocate per buffer, w/overhead
+ * @count: number of descriptors/buffers the queue has
+ * @rx_buf_len: HW-writeable length per each buffer
+ */
+struct libie_buf_queue {
+	struct page_pool	*pp;
+	struct libie_rx_buffer	*rx_bi;
+
+	u32			truesize;
+	u32			count;
+
+	/* Cold fields */
+	u32			rx_buf_len;
+};
+
+int libie_rx_page_pool_create(struct libie_buf_queue *bq,
+			      struct napi_struct *napi);
+void libie_rx_page_pool_destroy(struct libie_buf_queue *bq);
+
+/**
+ * libie_rx_alloc - allocate a new Rx buffer
+ * @bq: buffer queue to allocate for
+ * @i: index of the buffer within the queue
+ *
+ * Return: DMA address to be passed to HW for Rx on successful allocation,
+ * ```DMA_MAPPING_ERROR``` otherwise.
+ */
+static inline dma_addr_t libie_rx_alloc(const struct libie_buf_queue *bq,
+					u32 i)
+{
+	struct libie_rx_buffer *buf = &bq->rx_bi[i];
+
+	buf->truesize = bq->truesize;
+	buf->page = page_pool_dev_alloc(bq->pp, &buf->offset, &buf->truesize);
+	if (unlikely(!buf->page))
+		return DMA_MAPPING_ERROR;
+
+	return page_pool_get_dma_addr(buf->page) + buf->offset +
+	       bq->pp->p.offset;
+}
+
+/**
+ * libie_rx_sync_for_cpu - synchronize or recycle buffer post DMA
+ * @buf: buffer to process
+ * @len: frame length from the descriptor
+ *
+ * Process the buffer after it's written by HW. The regular path is to
+ * synchronize DMA for CPU, but in case of no data it will be immediately
+ * recycled back to its PP.
+ *
+ * Return: true when there's data to process, false otherwise.
+ */
+static inline bool libie_rx_sync_for_cpu(const struct libie_rx_buffer *buf,
+					 u32 len)
+{
+	struct page *page = buf->page;
+
+	/* Very rare, but possible case. The most common reason:
+	 * the last fragment contained FCS only, which was then
+	 * stripped by the HW.
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(!len)) {
+		page_pool_recycle_direct(page->pp, page);
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	page_pool_dma_sync_for_cpu(page->pp, page, buf->offset, len);
+
+	return true;
+}
 
 /* O(1) converting i40e/ice/iavf's 8/10-bit hardware packet type to a parsed
  * bitfield struct.
