diff --git a/src/vnet/hash/hash.c b/src/vnet/hash/hash.c
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+/*
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ * Copyright(c) 2021 Cisco Systems, Inc.
+ */
+
+#include <vlib/vlib.h>
+#include <vnet/vnet.h>
+#include <vnet/interface.h>
+#include <vnet/hash/hash.h>
+
+vnet_hash_main_t vnet_hash_main;
+
+u8 *
+format_vnet_hash (u8 *s, va_list *args)
+{
+  vnet_hash_function_registration_t *hash =
+    va_arg (*args, vnet_hash_function_registration_t *);
+
+  s = format (s, "[name: %s ", hash->name);
+  s = format (s, "priority: %u ", hash->priority);
+  s = format (s, "description: %s]", hash->description);
+  return s;
+}
+
+/**
+ * select hash func with highest priority
+ */
+vnet_hash_fn_t
+vnet_hash_default_function (vnet_hash_fn_type_t ftype)
+{
+  vnet_hash_function_registration_t *hash = vnet_hash_main.hash_registrations;
+  vnet_hash_function_registration_t *tmp_hash = hash;
+  while (hash)
+    {
+      if (hash->priority > tmp_hash->priority)
+	tmp_hash = hash;
+      hash = hash->next;
+    }
+  return tmp_hash->function[ftype];
+}
+
+vnet_hash_fn_t
+vnet_hash_function_from_name (const char *name, vnet_hash_fn_type_t ftype)
+{
+  vnet_hash_function_registration_t *hash = vnet_hash_main.hash_registrations;
+  while (hash)
+    {
+      if (strcmp (hash->name, name) == 0)
+	break;
+      hash = hash->next;
+    }
+  if (!hash)
+    return (0);
+  return hash->function[ftype];
+}
+
+vnet_hash_function_registration_t *
+vnet_hash_function_from_func (vnet_hash_fn_t fn, vnet_hash_fn_type_t ftype)
+{
+  vnet_hash_function_registration_t *hash = vnet_hash_main.hash_registrations;
+  while (hash)
+    {
+      if (hash->function[ftype] == fn)
+	break;
+      hash = hash->next;
+    }
+  return hash;
+}
+
+static clib_error_t *
+vnet_hash_init (vlib_main_t *vm)
+{
+  return (0);
+}
+
+VLIB_INIT_FUNCTION (vnet_hash_init);