diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/Kconfig
index 86ecedeac115..e187942b5a5c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/Kconfig
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ config E1000E_HWTS
 
 config LIBIE
 	tristate
+	select PAGE_POOL
 	help
 	  libie (Intel Ethernet library) is a common library containing
 	  routines shared by several Intel Ethernet drivers.
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/libie/rx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/libie/rx.c
index f503476d8eef..c60d7b20ed20 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/libie/rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/libie/rx.c
@@ -3,6 +3,60 @@
 
 #include <linux/net/intel/libie/rx.h>
 
+/* Rx buffer management */
+
+/**
+ * libie_rx_sync_len - get the actual buffer size to be synced and passed to HW
+ * @dev: &net_device to calculate the size for
+ * @hr: headroom in front of each frame
+ *
+ * Returns the buffer size to pass it to HW and use for DMA synchronization
+ * accounting: MTU the @dev has, HW required alignment, minimum and maximum
+ * allowed values, and system's page size.
+ */
+static u32 libie_rx_sync_len(const struct net_device *dev, u32 hr)
+{
+	u32 len;
+
+	len = READ_ONCE(dev->mtu) + LIBIE_RX_LL_LEN;
+	len = ALIGN(len, LIBIE_RX_BUF_LEN_ALIGN);
+	len = clamp(len, LIBIE_MIN_RX_BUF_LEN, LIBIE_RX_BUF_LEN(hr));
+
+	return len;
+}
+
+/**
+ * libie_rx_page_pool_create - create a PP with the default libie settings
+ * @napi: &napi_struct covering this PP (no usage outside its poll loops)
+ * @size: size of the PP, usually simply Rx queue len
+ *
+ * Returns &page_pool on success, casted -errno on failure.
+ */
+struct page_pool *libie_rx_page_pool_create(struct napi_struct *napi,
+					    u32 size)
+{
+	struct page_pool_params pp = {
+		.flags		= PP_FLAG_DMA_MAP | PP_FLAG_DMA_SYNC_DEV,
+		.order		= LIBIE_RX_PAGE_ORDER,
+		.pool_size	= size,
+		.nid		= NUMA_NO_NODE,
+		.dev		= napi->dev->dev.parent,
+		.napi		= napi,
+		.dma_dir	= DMA_FROM_DEVICE,
+		.offset		= LIBIE_SKB_HEADROOM,
+	};
+	size_t truesize;
+
+	pp.max_len = libie_rx_sync_len(napi->dev, pp.offset);
+
+	/* "Wanted" truesize, passed to page_pool_dev_alloc() */
+	truesize = roundup_pow_of_two(SKB_HEAD_ALIGN(pp.offset + pp.max_len));
+	pp.init_arg = (void *)truesize;
+
+	return page_pool_create(&pp);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(libie_rx_page_pool_create, 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 58bd0f35d025..8c0ccdff9a37 100644
--- a/include/linux/net/intel/libie/rx.h
+++ b/include/linux/net/intel/libie/rx.h
@@ -4,7 +4,116 @@
 #ifndef __LIBIE_RX_H
 #define __LIBIE_RX_H
 
-#include <linux/netdevice.h>
+#include <linux/if_vlan.h>
+#include <net/page_pool.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 page_pool *libie_rx_page_pool_create(struct napi_struct *napi,
+					    u32 size);
+
+/**
+ * libie_rx_alloc - allocate a new Rx buffer
+ * @pool: page_pool to allocate from
+ * @buf: buffer structure to populate
+ *
+ * Returns &dma_addr_t to be passed to HW for Rx, %DMA_MAPPING_ERROR otherwise.
+ */
+static inline dma_addr_t libie_rx_alloc(struct page_pool *pool,
+					struct libie_rx_buffer *buf)
+{
+	/* "Wanted" truesize, see libie_rx_page_pool_create() */
+	buf->truesize = (size_t)pool->p.init_arg;
+	buf->page = page_pool_dev_alloc(pool, &buf->offset, &buf->truesize);
+	if (!buf->page)
+		return DMA_MAPPING_ERROR;
+
+	return page_pool_get_dma_addr(buf->page) + buf->offset +
+	       pool->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.
+ *
+ * Returns true when there's data to process, false otherwise.
+ */
+static inline bool __must_check
+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.
