diff --git a/src/plugins/perfmon/intel/uncore.c b/src/plugins/perfmon/intel/uncore.c
index a709a8d..316ebb1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/perfmon/intel/uncore.c
+++ b/src/plugins/perfmon/intel/uncore.c
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 
 #include <vnet/vnet.h>
 #include <vppinfra/linux/sysfs.h>
+#include <vppinfra/bitmap.h>
+#include <vppinfra/unix.h>
 #include <perfmon/perfmon.h>
 #include <perfmon/intel/core.h>
 #include <perfmon/intel/uncore.h>
@@ -148,12 +150,9 @@
   u32 i, j;
   u8 *s = 0;
 
-  if ((err = clib_sysfs_read ("/sys/devices/system/node/online", "%U",
-			      unformat_bitmap_list, &node_bitmap)))
-    {
-      clib_error_free (err);
-      return clib_error_return (0, "failed to discover numa topology");
-    }
+  node_bitmap = os_get_online_cpu_node_bitmap ();
+  if (!node_bitmap)
+    return clib_error_return (0, "failed to discover numa topology");
 
   clib_bitmap_foreach (i, node_bitmap)
     {
diff --git a/src/vlib/buffer.c b/src/vlib/buffer.c
index b5200ba..e1dcf7e 100644
--- a/src/vlib/buffer.c
+++ b/src/vlib/buffer.c
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@
  */
 
 #include <vppinfra/linux/sysfs.h>
+#include <vppinfra/bitmap.h>
+#include <vppinfra/unix.h>
 #include <vlib/vlib.h>
 #include <vlib/unix/unix.h>
 #include <vlib/stats/stats.h>
@@ -840,9 +842,7 @@
 
   clib_spinlock_init (&bm->buffer_known_hash_lockp);
 
-  if ((err = clib_sysfs_read ("/sys/devices/system/node/online", "%U",
-			      unformat_bitmap_list, &bmp)))
-    clib_error_free (err);
+  bmp = os_get_online_cpu_node_bitmap ();
 
   if ((err = clib_sysfs_read ("/sys/devices/system/node/has_memory", "%U",
 			      unformat_bitmap_list, &bmp_has_memory)))
diff --git a/src/vlib/linux/pci.c b/src/vlib/linux/pci.c
index 0435d56..3af9741 100644
--- a/src/vlib/linux/pci.c
+++ b/src/vlib/linux/pci.c
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
  */
 
 #include <vppinfra/linux/sysfs.h>
+#include <vppinfra/bitmap.h>
+#include <vppinfra/unix.h>
 
 #include <vlib/vlib.h>
 #include <vlib/pci/pci.h>
@@ -257,11 +259,7 @@
     }
   if (di->numa_node == -1)
     {
-      /* if '/sys/bus/pci/devices/<device id>/numa_node' returns -1 and
-         it is a SMP system, set numa_node to 0. */
-      if ((err = clib_sysfs_read ("/sys/devices/system/node/online", "%U",
-				  unformat_bitmap_list, &bmp)))
-	clib_error_free (err);
+      bmp = os_get_online_cpu_node_bitmap ();
       if (clib_bitmap_count_set_bits (bmp) == 1)
 	di->numa_node = 0;
     }
diff --git a/src/vlib/threads.c b/src/vlib/threads.c
index 03fda38..b96cbf9 100644
--- a/src/vlib/threads.c
+++ b/src/vlib/threads.c
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 #include <vppinfra/time_range.h>
 #include <vppinfra/interrupt.h>
 #include <vppinfra/linux/sysfs.h>
+#include <vppinfra/bitmap.h>
+#include <vppinfra/unix.h>
 #include <vlib/vlib.h>
 
 #include <vlib/threads.h>
@@ -186,10 +188,8 @@
   ASSERT (stats_num_worker_threads_dir_index != ~0);
 
   /* get bitmaps of active cpu cores and sockets */
-  tm->cpu_core_bitmap =
-    clib_sysfs_list_to_bitmap ("/sys/devices/system/cpu/online");
-  tm->cpu_socket_bitmap =
-    clib_sysfs_list_to_bitmap ("/sys/devices/system/node/online");
+  tm->cpu_core_bitmap = os_get_online_cpu_core_bitmap ();
+  tm->cpu_socket_bitmap = os_get_online_cpu_node_bitmap ();
 
   avail_cpu = clib_bitmap_dup (tm->cpu_core_bitmap);
 
@@ -440,9 +440,7 @@
   clib_sysfs_read ((char *) p, "%d", &core_id);
   vec_reset_length (p);
 
-  /* *INDENT-OFF* */
-  clib_sysfs_read ("/sys/devices/system/node/online", "%U",
-        unformat_bitmap_list, &nbmp);
+  nbmp = os_get_online_cpu_node_bitmap ();
   clib_bitmap_foreach (node, nbmp)  {
     p = format (p, "%s%u/cpulist%c", sys_node_path, node, 0);
     clib_sysfs_read ((char *) p, "%U", unformat_bitmap_list, &cbmp);
@@ -451,7 +449,7 @@
     vec_reset_length (cbmp);
     vec_reset_length (p);
   }
-  /* *INDENT-ON* */
+
   vec_free (nbmp);
   vec_free (cbmp);
   vec_free (p);
diff --git a/src/vppinfra/unix-misc.c b/src/vppinfra/unix-misc.c
index 6a7328b..623b2e9 100644
--- a/src/vppinfra/unix-misc.c
+++ b/src/vppinfra/unix-misc.c
@@ -37,8 +37,12 @@
 
 #include <vppinfra/error.h>
 #include <vppinfra/os.h>
+#include <vppinfra/bitmap.h>
 #include <vppinfra/unix.h>
 #include <vppinfra/format.h>
+#ifdef __linux__
+#include <vppinfra/linux/sysfs.h>
+#endif
 
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
@@ -260,6 +264,26 @@
   return 1;
 }
 
+__clib_export clib_bitmap_t *
+os_get_online_cpu_core_bitmap ()
+{
+#if __linux__
+  return clib_sysfs_list_to_bitmap ("/sys/devices/system/cpu/online");
+#else
+  return 0;
+#endif
+}
+
+__clib_export clib_bitmap_t *
+os_get_online_cpu_node_bitmap ()
+{
+#if __linux__
+  return clib_sysfs_list_to_bitmap ("/sys/devices/system/node/online");
+#else
+  return 0;
+#endif
+}
+
 /*
  * fd.io coding-style-patch-verification: ON
  *
diff --git a/src/vppinfra/unix.h b/src/vppinfra/unix.h
index 5b82c23..b43043a 100644
--- a/src/vppinfra/unix.h
+++ b/src/vppinfra/unix.h
@@ -53,6 +53,12 @@
 /* As above but for /proc file system on Linux. */
 clib_error_t *unix_proc_file_contents (char *file, u8 ** result);
 
+/* Retrieve bitmap of online cpu cures */
+clib_bitmap_t *os_get_online_cpu_core_bitmap ();
+
+/* Retrieve bitmap of online cpu nodes (sockets) */
+clib_bitmap_t *os_get_online_cpu_node_bitmap ();
+
 #endif /* included_clib_unix_h */
 
 /*