diff --git a/src/Makefile_Eina.am b/src/Makefile_Eina.am
index 020052ad28..b442635ccd 100644
--- a/src/Makefile_Eina.am
+++ b/src/Makefile_Eina.am
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ lib/eina/eina_trash.h \
 lib/eina/eina_iterator.h \
 lib/eina/eina_main.h \
 lib/eina/eina_cpu.h \
+lib/eina/eina_cpu_private.h \
 lib/eina/eina_inline_cpu.x \
 lib/eina/eina_sched.h \
 lib/eina/eina_tiler.h \
diff --git a/src/lib/eina/eina_cpu.c b/src/lib/eina/eina_cpu.c
index e6b99218a6..fe3986111b 100644
--- a/src/lib/eina/eina_cpu.c
+++ b/src/lib/eina/eina_cpu.c
@@ -49,12 +49,20 @@
 #include "eina_log.h"
 #include "eina_cpu.h"
 
+#include <Eina.h>
+
+#include "eina_cpu_private.h"
+
 /*============================================================================*
 *                                  Local                                     *
 *============================================================================*/
 
 static void _eina_page_size(void);
 
+static int fastest_core_speed = 0;
+static int slowest_core_speed = INT_MAX;
+static Eina_Hash *cpu_hash = NULL;
+
 /* FIXME this ifdefs should be replaced */
 #if defined(__i386__) || defined(__x86_64__)
 /* We save ebx and restore it to be PIC compatible */
@@ -151,6 +159,9 @@ eina_cpu_init(void)
 Eina_Bool
 eina_cpu_shutdown(void)
 {
+   eina_hash_free(cpu_hash);
+   cpu_hash = NULL;
+   fastest_core_speed = 0;
    return EINA_TRUE;
 }
 
@@ -286,3 +297,98 @@ void eina_cpu_count_internal(void)
    else
      _cpu_count = _eina_cpu_count_internal();
 }
+
+static void
+eina_cpu_map_init(void)
+{
+   fastest_core_speed = -1;
+
+#if defined (__linux__) || defined(__GLIBC__)
+   Eina_Iterator *it;
+   Eina_Strbuf *fname;
+   const Eina_File_Direct_Info *f_info;
+
+   it = eina_file_stat_ls("/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpufreq");
+   if (!it) return;
+
+   cpu_hash = eina_hash_int32_new(free);
+
+   fname = eina_strbuf_new();
+   EINA_ITERATOR_FOREACH(it, f_info)
+     {
+        if ((f_info->type == EINA_FILE_DIR) &&
+            eina_str_has_prefix(f_info->path,
+                                "/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpufreq/policy"))
+          {
+             FILE *f;
+             int num, speed;
+
+             eina_strbuf_append_printf(fname, "%s%s", f_info->path, "/cpuinfo_max_freq");
+             f = fopen(eina_strbuf_string_get(fname), "r");
+             eina_strbuf_reset(fname);
+             if (!f) goto err;
+             speed = -1;
+             num = fscanf(f, "%d", &speed);
+             fclose(f);
+             if ((num != 1) || (speed == -1)) goto err;
+
+             slowest_core_speed = MIN(speed, slowest_core_speed);
+             fastest_core_speed = MAX(speed, fastest_core_speed);
+
+             eina_strbuf_append_printf(fname, "%s%s", f_info->path, "/affected_cpus");
+             f = fopen(eina_strbuf_string_get(fname), "r");
+             eina_strbuf_reset(fname);
+             if (!f) goto err;
+             do
+               {
+                  int core;
+                  uint64_t *corelist;
+                  num = fscanf(f, "%d", &core);
+                  if ((num == EOF) || (core > 63)) break;
+
+                  corelist = eina_hash_find(cpu_hash, &speed);
+                  if (!corelist)
+                    {
+                       corelist = malloc(sizeof(*corelist));
+                       if (!corelist) goto err;
+                       *corelist = 1 << core;
+                       eina_hash_add(cpu_hash, &speed, corelist);
+                    }
+                  *corelist |= 1 << core;
+               } while (num != EOF);
+             fclose(f);
+          }
+     }
+err:
+   eina_strbuf_free(fname);
+   eina_iterator_free(it);
+#endif
+}
+
+EAPI int
+_eina_cpu_fast_core_get(void)
+{
+#if defined (__linux__) || defined(__GLIBC__)
+   uint64_t *corelist;
+   uint64_t cores;
+   int bit, place = 0;
+
+   if (fastest_core_speed == -1) return -1;
+
+   if (fastest_core_speed == 0) eina_cpu_map_init();
+
+   corelist = eina_hash_find(cpu_hash, &fastest_core_speed);
+   cores = *corelist;
+   bit = rand() % __builtin_popcount(cores);
+   while (bit || !(cores & 1))
+     {
+        if (cores & 1) bit--;
+        cores = cores >> 1;
+        place++;
+     }
+
+   return place;
+#else
+   return 0;
+#endif
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/eina/eina_cpu_private.h b/src/lib/eina/eina_cpu_private.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..667f0a7ed3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/eina/eina_cpu_private.h
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#ifndef EINA_CPU_PRIVATE_H_
+#define EINA_CPU_PRIVATE_H_
+
+#ifdef EAPI
+# undef EAPI
+#endif
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+# ifdef EFL_ECORE_BUILD
+#  ifdef DLL_EXPORT
+#   define EAPI __declspec(dllexport)
+#  else
+#   define EAPI
+#  endif /* ! DLL_EXPORT */
+# else
+#  define EAPI __declspec(dllimport)
+# endif /* ! EFL_ECORE_BUILD */
+#else
+# ifdef __GNUC__
+#  if __GNUC__ >= 4
+#   define EAPI __attribute__ ((visibility("default")))
+#  else
+#   define EAPI
+#  endif
+# else
+#  define EAPI
+# endif
+#endif /* ! _WIN32 */
+
+EAPI int _eina_cpu_fast_core_get(void);
+
+#undef EAPI
+#define EAPI
+
+#endif