diff --git a/lib/ff_dpdk_if.c b/lib/ff_dpdk_if.c
index b90da90ab..88a3c9db6 100644
--- a/lib/ff_dpdk_if.c
+++ b/lib/ff_dpdk_if.c
@@ -99,10 +99,10 @@ static uint16_t rss_reta_size[RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS];
 static inline int send_single_packet(struct rte_mbuf *m, uint8_t port);
 
 struct ff_msg_ring {
-    char ring_name[2][RTE_RING_NAMESIZE];
+    char ring_name[FF_MAX][RTE_RING_NAMESIZE];
     /* ring[0] for lcore recv msg, other send */
     /* ring[1] for lcore send msg, other read */
-    struct rte_ring *ring[2];
+    struct rte_ring *ring[FF_MAX];
 } __rte_cache_aligned;
 
 static struct ff_msg_ring msg_ring[RTE_MAX_LCORE];
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ ff_msg_init(struct rte_mempool *mp,
 static int
 init_msg_ring(void)
 {
-    uint16_t i;
+    uint16_t i, j;
     uint16_t nb_procs = ff_global_cfg.dpdk.nb_procs;
     unsigned socketid = lcore_conf.socket_id;
 
@@ -442,18 +442,19 @@ init_msg_ring(void)
     for(i = 0; i < nb_procs; ++i) {
         snprintf(msg_ring[i].ring_name[0], RTE_RING_NAMESIZE,
             "%s%u", FF_MSG_RING_IN, i);
-        snprintf(msg_ring[i].ring_name[1], RTE_RING_NAMESIZE,
-            "%s%u", FF_MSG_RING_OUT, i);
-
         msg_ring[i].ring[0] = create_ring(msg_ring[i].ring_name[0],
             MSG_RING_SIZE, socketid, RING_F_SP_ENQ | RING_F_SC_DEQ);
         if (msg_ring[i].ring[0] == NULL)
             rte_panic("create ring::%s failed!\n", msg_ring[i].ring_name[0]);
 
-        msg_ring[i].ring[1] = create_ring(msg_ring[i].ring_name[1],
-            MSG_RING_SIZE, socketid, RING_F_SP_ENQ | RING_F_SC_DEQ);
-        if (msg_ring[i].ring[1] == NULL)
-            rte_panic("create ring::%s failed!\n", msg_ring[i].ring_name[0]);
+        for (j = FF_SYSCTL; j < FF_MAX; j++) {
+            snprintf(msg_ring[i].ring_name[j], RTE_RING_NAMESIZE,
+                "%s%u_%u", FF_MSG_RING_OUT, i, j);
+            msg_ring[i].ring[j] = create_ring(msg_ring[i].ring_name[j],
+                MSG_RING_SIZE, socketid, RING_F_SP_ENQ | RING_F_SC_DEQ);
+            if (msg_ring[i].ring[j] == NULL)
+                rte_panic("create ring::%s failed!\n", msg_ring[i].ring_name[j]);
+        }
     }
 
     return 0;
@@ -1208,7 +1209,7 @@ handle_msg(struct ff_msg *msg, uint16_t proc_id)
             handle_default_msg(msg);
             break;
     }
-    rte_ring_enqueue(msg_ring[proc_id].ring[1], msg);
+    rte_ring_enqueue(msg_ring[proc_id].ring[msg->msg_type], msg);
 }
 
 static inline int
diff --git a/lib/ff_msg.h b/lib/ff_msg.h
index 715e2b585..0216d73c6 100644
--- a/lib/ff_msg.h
+++ b/lib/ff_msg.h
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ enum FF_MSG_TYPE {
     FF_NGCTL,
     FF_IPFW_CTL,
     FF_TRAFFIC,
+
+    /*
+     * to add other msg type before FF_MAX
+     */
+    FF_MAX,
 };
 
 struct ff_sysctl_args {
diff --git a/tools/compat/ff_ipc.c b/tools/compat/ff_ipc.c
index 6f37f3ca6..01c4180b0 100644
--- a/tools/compat/ff_ipc.c
+++ b/tools/compat/ff_ipc.c
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ ff_ipc_send(const struct ff_msg *msg)
 }
 
 int
-ff_ipc_recv(struct ff_msg **msg)
+ff_ipc_recv(struct ff_msg **msg, enum FF_MSG_TYPE msg_type)
 {
     int ret, i;
     if (inited == 0) {
@@ -150,8 +150,8 @@ ff_ipc_recv(struct ff_msg **msg)
     }
 
     char name[RTE_RING_NAMESIZE];
-    snprintf(name, RTE_RING_NAMESIZE, "%s%u",
-        FF_MSG_RING_OUT, ff_proc_id);
+    snprintf(name, RTE_RING_NAMESIZE, "%s%u_%u",
+        FF_MSG_RING_OUT, ff_proc_id, msg_type);
     struct rte_ring *ring = rte_ring_lookup(name);
     if (ring == NULL) {
         printf("lookup message ring:%s failed!\n", name);
diff --git a/tools/compat/ff_ipc.h b/tools/compat/ff_ipc.h
index ebfda0889..8177f5921 100644
--- a/tools/compat/ff_ipc.h
+++ b/tools/compat/ff_ipc.h
@@ -37,6 +37,6 @@ struct ff_msg *ff_ipc_msg_alloc(void);
 int ff_ipc_msg_free(struct ff_msg *msg);
 
 int ff_ipc_send(const struct ff_msg *msg);
-int ff_ipc_recv(struct ff_msg **msg);
+int ff_ipc_recv(struct ff_msg **msg, enum FF_MSG_TYPE msg_type);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/tools/compat/ioctl.c b/tools/compat/ioctl.c
index 73cb81983..524a60932 100644
--- a/tools/compat/ioctl.c
+++ b/tools/compat/ioctl.c
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ ioctl_va(int fd, unsigned long com, void *data, int argc, ...)
         if (retmsg != NULL) {
             ff_ipc_msg_free(retmsg);
         }
-        ret = ff_ipc_recv(&retmsg);
+        ret = ff_ipc_recv(&retmsg, msg->msg_type);
         if (ret < 0) {
             errno = EPIPE;
             ff_ipc_msg_free(msg);
diff --git a/tools/compat/rtioctl.c b/tools/compat/rtioctl.c
index 6579c215d..e4c627935 100644
--- a/tools/compat/rtioctl.c
+++ b/tools/compat/rtioctl.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ rtioctl(char *data, unsigned len, unsigned read_len)
         if (retmsg != NULL) {
             ff_ipc_msg_free(retmsg);
         }
-        ret = ff_ipc_recv(&retmsg);
+        ret = ff_ipc_recv(&retmsg, msg->msg_type);
         if (ret < 0) {
             errno = EPIPE;
             ff_ipc_msg_free(msg);
diff --git a/tools/compat/sysctl.c b/tools/compat/sysctl.c
index f74d65fb9..7bce96cfa 100644
--- a/tools/compat/sysctl.c
+++ b/tools/compat/sysctl.c
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ sysctl(int *name, unsigned namelen, void *old,
         if (retmsg != NULL) {
             ff_ipc_msg_free(retmsg);
         }
-        ret = ff_ipc_recv(&retmsg);
+        ret = ff_ipc_recv(&retmsg, msg->msg_type);
         if (ret < 0) {
             errno = EPIPE;
             ff_ipc_msg_free(msg);
diff --git a/tools/ipfw/compat.c b/tools/ipfw/compat.c
index d7afa1e9f..caf97b29b 100644
--- a/tools/ipfw/compat.c
+++ b/tools/ipfw/compat.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ ipfw_ctl(int cmd, int level, int optname, void *optval, socklen_t *optlen)
         if (retmsg != NULL) {
             ff_ipc_msg_free(retmsg);
         }
-        ret = ff_ipc_recv(&retmsg);
+        ret = ff_ipc_recv(&retmsg, msg->msg_type);
         if (ret < 0) {
             errno = EPIPE;
             ff_ipc_msg_free(msg);
diff --git a/tools/libnetgraph/compat.c b/tools/libnetgraph/compat.c
index 6a2b58a73..55b65ba2f 100644
--- a/tools/libnetgraph/compat.c
+++ b/tools/libnetgraph/compat.c
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ ngctl(int cmd, void *data, size_t len)
         if (retmsg != NULL) {
             ff_ipc_msg_free(retmsg);
         }
-        ret = ff_ipc_recv(&retmsg);
+        ret = ff_ipc_recv(&retmsg, msg->msg_type);
         if (ret < 0) {
             errno = EPIPE;
             ff_ipc_msg_free(msg);
diff --git a/tools/top/top.c b/tools/top/top.c
index f09992cba..22c0b8905 100644
--- a/tools/top/top.c
+++ b/tools/top/top.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ int cpu_status(struct ff_top_args *top)
             ff_ipc_msg_free(retmsg);
         }
 
-        ret = ff_ipc_recv(&retmsg);
+        ret = ff_ipc_recv(&retmsg, msg->msg_type);
         if (ret < 0) {
             errno = EPIPE;
             ff_ipc_msg_free(msg);
diff --git a/tools/traffic/traffic.c b/tools/traffic/traffic.c
index e306f7ed0..6abe6fe5a 100644
--- a/tools/traffic/traffic.c
+++ b/tools/traffic/traffic.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ int traffic_status(struct ff_traffic_args *traffic)
             ff_ipc_msg_free(retmsg);
         }
 
-        ret = ff_ipc_recv(&retmsg);
+        ret = ff_ipc_recv(&retmsg, msg->msg_type);
         if (ret < 0) {
             errno = EPIPE;
             ff_ipc_msg_free(msg);