diff --git a/osal/inc/mpp_thread.h b/osal/inc/mpp_thread.h
index fa0cb5fa..19688cb3 100644
--- a/osal/inc/mpp_thread.h
+++ b/osal/inc/mpp_thread.h
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ typedef void *(*MppThreadFunc)(void *);
 
 typedef enum {
     MPP_THREAD_UNINITED,
+    MPP_THREAD_READY,
     MPP_THREAD_RUNNING,
     MPP_THREAD_WAITING,
     MPP_THREAD_STOPPING,
@@ -294,4 +295,76 @@ private:
 
 #endif
 
+/*
+ * status transaction:
+ *                  new
+ *                   v
+ *           MPP_THREAD_UNINITED
+ *                   v
+ *                 setup
+ *                   v
+ * delete <-  MPP_THREAD_READY  <-------------------+
+ *                   v                              |
+ *                 start                            |
+ *                   v                              |
+ *           MPP_THREAD_RUNNING -> stop -> MPP_THREAD_STOPPING
+ *                   v                              |
+ *                 wait                             |
+ *                   v                              |
+ *           MPP_THREAD_WAITING -> stop ------------+
+ *
+ */
+typedef enum MppSThdStatus_e {
+    MPP_STHD_UNINITED,
+    MPP_STHD_READY,
+    MPP_STHD_RUNNING,
+    MPP_STHD_WAITING,
+    MPP_STHD_STOPPING,
+    MPP_STHD_BUTT,
+} MppSThdStatus;
+
+/* MppSThd for Mpp Simple Thread */
+typedef void* MppSThd;
+typedef void* MppSThdGrp;
+
+typedef struct MppSThdCtx_t {
+    MppSThd     thd;
+    void        *ctx;
+} MppSThdCtx;
+
+typedef void *(*MppSThdFunc)(MppSThdCtx *);
+
+MppSThd mpp_sthd_get(const char *name);
+void mpp_sthd_put(MppSThd thd);
+
+MppSThdStatus mpp_sthd_get_status(MppSThd thd);
+const char* mpp_sthd_get_name(MppSThd thd);
+RK_S32 mpp_sthd_get_idx(MppSThd thd);
+RK_S32 mpp_sthd_check(MppSThd thd);
+
+void mpp_sthd_setup(MppSThd thd, MppSThdFunc func, void *ctx);
+
+void mpp_sthd_start(MppSThd thd);
+void mpp_sthd_stop(MppSThd thd);
+void mpp_sthd_stop_sync(MppSThd thd);
+
+void mpp_sthd_lock(MppSThd thd);
+void mpp_sthd_unlock(MppSThd thd);
+int  mpp_sthd_trylock(MppSThd thd);
+
+void mpp_sthd_wait(MppSThd thd);
+void mpp_sthd_signal(MppSThd thd);
+void mpp_sthd_broadcast(MppSThd thd);
+
+/* multi-thread group with same callback and context */
+MppSThdGrp mpp_sthd_grp_get(const char *name, RK_S32 count);
+void mpp_sthd_grp_put(MppSThdGrp grp);
+
+void mpp_sthd_grp_setup(MppSThdGrp grp, MppSThdFunc func, void *ctx);
+MppSThd mpp_sthd_grp_get_each(MppSThdGrp grp, RK_S32 idx);
+
+void mpp_sthd_grp_start(MppSThdGrp grp);
+void mpp_sthd_grp_stop(MppSThdGrp grp);
+void mpp_sthd_grp_stop_sync(MppSThdGrp grp);
+
 #endif /*__MPP_THREAD_H__*/
diff --git a/osal/mpp_thread.cpp b/osal/mpp_thread.cpp
index 9183a1dc..a5fc5074 100644
--- a/osal/mpp_thread.cpp
+++ b/osal/mpp_thread.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include "mpp_log.h"
+#include "mpp_mem.h"
+#include "mpp_lock.h"
 #include "mpp_common.h"
 #include "mpp_thread.h"
 
@@ -150,3 +152,525 @@ int pthread_setname_np(pthread_t thread, const char *name)
 
 #endif
 
+typedef struct MppSThdImpl_t {
+    char            *name;
+    MppSThdFunc     func;
+    MppSThdStatus   status;
+    RK_S32          idx;
+    pthread_t       thd;
+    pthread_mutex_t lock;
+    pthread_cond_t  cond;
+    MppSThdCtx      ctx;
+} MppSThdImpl;
+
+typedef struct MppSThdGrpImpl_t {
+    char            name[THREAD_NAME_LEN];
+    RK_S32          count;
+    MppSThdStatus   status;
+    pthread_mutex_t lock;
+    MppSThdImpl     thds[];
+} MppSThdGrpImpl;
+
+static const char *state2str(MppSThdStatus state)
+{
+    static const char *strof_sthd_status[] = {
+        "uninited",
+        "ready",
+        "running",
+        "waiting",
+        "stopping",
+        "invalid"
+    };
+
+    return state < MPP_STHD_BUTT ? strof_sthd_status[state] : strof_sthd_status[MPP_STHD_BUTT];
+}
+
+static RK_S32 check_sthd(const char *name, MppSThdImpl *thd)
+{
+    if (!thd) {
+        mpp_err("MppSThd NULL found at %s\n", name);
+        return MPP_NOK;
+    }
+
+    if (thd->ctx.thd != thd) {
+        mpp_err("MppSThd check %p:%p mismatch at %s\n", thd->ctx.thd, thd, name);
+        return MPP_NOK;
+    }
+
+    return MPP_OK;
+}
+
+#define CHECK_STHD(thd) check_sthd(__FUNCTION__, (MppSThdImpl *)(thd))
+
+static void mpp_sthd_init(MppSThdImpl *thd, RK_S32 idx)
+{
+    pthread_mutexattr_t attr;
+
+    pthread_mutexattr_init(&attr);
+    pthread_mutexattr_settype(&attr, PTHREAD_MUTEX_RECURSIVE);
+    pthread_mutex_init(&thd->lock, &attr);
+    pthread_mutexattr_destroy(&attr);
+
+    pthread_cond_init(&thd->cond, NULL);
+    thd->ctx.thd = thd;
+    thd->idx = idx;
+}
+
+static void mpp_sthd_deinit(MppSThdImpl *thd)
+{
+    mpp_assert(thd->ctx.thd == thd);
+    mpp_assert(thd->status < MPP_STHD_RUNNING);
+
+    pthread_mutex_lock(&thd->lock);
+    thd->status = MPP_STHD_UNINITED;
+    thd->ctx.thd = NULL;
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&thd->lock);
+
+    pthread_cond_destroy(&thd->cond);
+    pthread_mutex_destroy(&thd->lock);
+}
+
+static MPP_RET mpp_sthd_create(MppSThdImpl *thd)
+{
+    pthread_attr_t attr;
+    MPP_RET ret = MPP_NOK;
+
+    mpp_assert(thd->ctx.thd == thd);
+    mpp_assert(thd->status < MPP_STHD_RUNNING);
+
+    pthread_attr_init(&attr);
+    pthread_attr_setdetachstate(&attr, PTHREAD_CREATE_JOINABLE);
+
+    // NOTE: set status to running first
+    thd->status = MPP_STHD_RUNNING;
+    if (0 == pthread_create(&thd->thd, &attr, (MppThreadFunc)thd->func, &thd->ctx)) {
+        ret = (MPP_RET)pthread_setname_np(thd->thd, thd->name);
+        if (ret)
+            mpp_err("%s %p setname failed\n", thd->thd, thd->func);
+
+        thread_dbg(MPP_THREAD_DBG_FUNCTION, "thread %s %p context %p create success\n",
+                   thd->name, thd->func, thd->ctx.ctx);
+        ret = MPP_OK;
+    } else {
+        thd->status = MPP_STHD_READY;
+    }
+
+    pthread_attr_destroy(&attr);
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+MppSThd mpp_sthd_get(const char *name)
+{
+    RK_S32 size = MPP_ALIGN(sizeof(MppSThdImpl), 8) + THREAD_NAME_LEN;
+    MppSThdImpl *thd = mpp_calloc_size(MppSThdImpl, size);
+
+    if (!thd) {
+        mpp_err_f("failed to create simple thread\n");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    thd->name = (char *)(thd + 1);
+    if (!name)
+        name = "mpp_sthd";
+
+    snprintf(thd->name, THREAD_NAME_LEN - 1, "%s", name);
+
+    mpp_sthd_init(thd, -1);
+
+    return thd;
+}
+
+void mpp_sthd_put(MppSThd thd)
+{
+    MppSThdImpl *impl = (MppSThdImpl *)thd;
+
+    mpp_assert(impl);
+    mpp_assert(impl->ctx.thd == impl);
+    mpp_assert(impl->status == MPP_STHD_UNINITED || impl->status == MPP_STHD_READY);
+
+    mpp_sthd_deinit(impl);
+
+    mpp_free(impl);
+}
+
+MppSThdStatus mpp_sthd_get_status(MppSThd thd)
+{
+    MppSThdImpl *impl = (MppSThdImpl *)thd;
+
+    CHECK_STHD(impl);
+
+    return impl->status;
+}
+
+const char* mpp_sthd_get_name(MppSThd thd)
+{
+    MppSThdImpl *impl = (MppSThdImpl *)thd;
+
+    CHECK_STHD(impl);
+
+    return impl->name;
+}
+
+RK_S32 mpp_sthd_get_idx(MppSThd thd)
+{
+    MppSThdImpl *impl = (MppSThdImpl *)thd;
+
+    CHECK_STHD(impl);
+
+    return impl->idx;
+}
+
+RK_S32 mpp_sthd_check(MppSThd thd)
+{
+    return CHECK_STHD(thd);
+}
+
+void mpp_sthd_setup(MppSThd thd, MppSThdFunc func, void *ctx)
+{
+    MppSThdImpl *impl = (MppSThdImpl *)thd;
+    MppSThdStatus status;
+
+    CHECK_STHD(impl);
+
+    pthread_mutex_lock(&impl->lock);
+    status = impl->status;
+    switch (status) {
+    case MPP_STHD_UNINITED :
+    case MPP_STHD_READY : {
+        impl->func = func;
+        impl->ctx.ctx = ctx;
+        impl->status = func ? MPP_STHD_READY : MPP_STHD_UNINITED;
+    } break;
+    default : {
+        mpp_err("%s can NOT setup on %s\n", impl->name, state2str(status));
+    } break;
+    }
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&impl->lock);
+
+    CHECK_STHD(impl);
+}
+
+void mpp_sthd_start(MppSThd thd)
+{
+    MppSThdImpl *impl = (MppSThdImpl *)thd;
+    MppSThdStatus status;
+
+    CHECK_STHD(impl);
+
+    /* we can only change callback function on uninit */
+    pthread_mutex_lock(&impl->lock);
+    status = impl->status;
+    switch (status) {
+    case MPP_STHD_READY : {
+        mpp_sthd_create(impl);
+    } break;
+    default : {
+        mpp_err("%s can NOT start on %s\n", impl->name, state2str(status));
+    } break;
+    }
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&impl->lock);
+
+    CHECK_STHD(impl);
+}
+
+void mpp_sthd_stop(MppSThd thd)
+{
+    MppSThdImpl *impl = (MppSThdImpl *)thd;
+    MppSThdStatus status;
+
+    CHECK_STHD(impl);
+
+    pthread_mutex_lock(&impl->lock);
+    status = impl->status;
+    switch (status) {
+    case MPP_STHD_RUNNING :
+    case MPP_STHD_WAITING : {
+        status = MPP_STHD_STOPPING;
+        pthread_cond_signal(&impl->cond);
+    } break;
+    default : {
+        mpp_err("%s can NOT stop on %s\n", impl->name, state2str(status));
+    } break;
+    }
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&impl->lock);
+
+    CHECK_STHD(impl);
+}
+
+void mpp_sthd_stop_sync(MppSThd thd)
+{
+    MppSThdImpl *impl = (MppSThdImpl *)thd;
+    MppSThdStatus status;
+
+    CHECK_STHD(impl);
+
+    pthread_mutex_lock(&impl->lock);
+    status = impl->status;
+    switch (status) {
+    case MPP_STHD_STOPPING : {
+        void *dummy;
+
+        pthread_join(impl->thd, &dummy);
+        impl->status = MPP_STHD_READY;
+    } break;
+    default : {
+        mpp_err("%s can NOT stop on %s\n", impl->name, state2str(status));
+    } break;
+    }
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&impl->lock);
+
+    CHECK_STHD(impl);
+}
+
+void mpp_sthd_lock(MppSThd thd)
+{
+    MppSThdImpl *impl = (MppSThdImpl *)thd;
+
+    CHECK_STHD(impl);
+
+    pthread_mutex_lock(&impl->lock);
+}
+
+void mpp_sthd_unlock(MppSThd thd)
+{
+    MppSThdImpl *impl = (MppSThdImpl *)thd;
+
+    CHECK_STHD(impl);
+
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&impl->lock);
+}
+
+int mpp_sthd_trylock(MppSThd thd)
+{
+    MppSThdImpl *impl = (MppSThdImpl *)thd;
+
+    CHECK_STHD(impl);
+
+    return pthread_mutex_trylock(&impl->lock);
+}
+
+void mpp_sthd_wait(MppSThd thd)
+{
+    MppSThdImpl *impl = (MppSThdImpl *)thd;
+
+    CHECK_STHD(impl);
+
+    if (impl->status == MPP_STHD_RUNNING)
+        impl->status = MPP_STHD_WAITING;
+
+    pthread_cond_wait(&impl->cond, &impl->lock);
+
+    if (impl->status == MPP_STHD_WAITING)
+        impl->status = MPP_STHD_RUNNING;
+}
+
+void mpp_sthd_signal(MppSThd thd)
+{
+    MppSThdImpl *impl = (MppSThdImpl *)thd;
+
+    CHECK_STHD(impl);
+
+    pthread_cond_signal(&impl->cond);
+}
+
+void mpp_sthd_broadcast(MppSThd thd)
+{
+    MppSThdImpl *impl = (MppSThdImpl *)thd;
+
+    CHECK_STHD(impl);
+
+    pthread_cond_broadcast(&impl->cond);
+}
+
+MppSThdGrp mpp_sthd_grp_get(const char *name, RK_S32 count)
+{
+    MppSThdGrpImpl *grp = NULL;
+
+    if (count > 0) {
+        RK_S32 elem_size = MPP_ALIGN(sizeof(MppSThdImpl), 8);
+        RK_S32 total_size = MPP_ALIGN(sizeof(MppSThdGrpImpl), 8) + count * elem_size;
+
+        grp = mpp_calloc_size(MppSThdGrpImpl, total_size);
+        if (grp) {
+            pthread_mutexattr_t attr;
+            RK_S32 i;
+
+            if (!name)
+                name = "mpp_sthd_grp";
+
+            snprintf(grp->name, THREAD_NAME_LEN - 1, "%s", name);
+
+            grp->count = count;
+            for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+                MppSThdImpl *thd = &grp->thds[i];
+
+                thd->name = grp->name;
+                mpp_sthd_init(thd, i);
+            }
+
+            pthread_mutexattr_init(&attr);
+            pthread_mutexattr_settype(&attr, PTHREAD_MUTEX_RECURSIVE);
+            pthread_mutex_init(&grp->lock, &attr);
+            pthread_mutexattr_destroy(&attr);
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (!grp)
+        mpp_err_f("can NOT create %d threads group\n", count);
+
+    return grp;
+}
+
+void mpp_sthd_grp_put(MppSThdGrp grp)
+{
+    MppSThdGrpImpl *impl = (MppSThdGrpImpl *)grp;
+    RK_S32 i;
+
+    mpp_assert(impl);
+    mpp_assert(impl->status == MPP_STHD_UNINITED || impl->status == MPP_STHD_READY);
+
+    for (i = 0; i < impl->count; i++) {
+        MppSThdImpl *thd = &impl->thds[i];
+
+        mpp_sthd_deinit(thd);
+    }
+
+    mpp_free(impl);
+}
+
+void mpp_sthd_grp_setup(MppSThdGrp grp, MppSThdFunc func, void *ctx)
+{
+    MppSThdGrpImpl *impl = (MppSThdGrpImpl *)grp;
+    MppSThdStatus status;
+
+    mpp_assert(impl);
+
+    pthread_mutex_lock(&impl->lock);
+    status = impl->status;
+    switch (status) {
+    case MPP_STHD_UNINITED :
+    case MPP_STHD_READY : {
+        MppSThdStatus next = func ? MPP_STHD_READY : MPP_STHD_UNINITED;
+        RK_S32 i;
+
+        for (i = 0; i < impl->count; i++) {
+            MppSThdImpl *thd = &impl->thds[i];
+
+            thd->func = func;
+            thd->ctx.ctx = ctx;
+            thd->status = next;
+        }
+        impl->status = next;
+    } break;
+    default : {
+        mpp_err("%s can NOT setup on %s\n", impl->name, state2str(status));
+    } break;
+    }
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&impl->lock);
+}
+
+void mpp_sthd_grp_start(MppSThdGrp grp)
+{
+    MppSThdGrpImpl *impl = (MppSThdGrpImpl *)grp;
+    MppSThdStatus status;
+
+    mpp_assert(impl);
+
+    /* we can only change callback function on uninit */
+    pthread_mutex_lock(&impl->lock);
+    status = impl->status;
+    switch (status) {
+    case MPP_STHD_READY : {
+        RK_S32 i;
+
+        for (i = 0; i < impl->count; i++)
+            mpp_sthd_start(&impl->thds[i]);
+
+        impl->status = MPP_STHD_RUNNING;
+    } break;
+    default : {
+        mpp_err("%s can NOT start on %s\n", impl->name, state2str(status));
+    } break;
+    }
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&impl->lock);
+}
+
+void mpp_sthd_grp_stop(MppSThdGrp grp)
+{
+    MppSThdGrpImpl *impl = (MppSThdGrpImpl *)grp;
+    MppSThdStatus status;
+
+    mpp_assert(impl);
+
+    /* we can only change callback function on uninit */
+    pthread_mutex_lock(&impl->lock);
+    status = impl->status;
+    switch (status) {
+    case MPP_STHD_RUNNING :
+    case MPP_STHD_WAITING : {
+        RK_S32 i;
+
+        impl->status = MPP_STHD_STOPPING;
+
+        for (i = 0; i < impl->count; i++) {
+            MppSThdImpl *thd = &impl->thds[i];
+
+            pthread_mutex_lock(&thd->lock);
+            thd->status = MPP_STHD_STOPPING;
+            pthread_cond_signal(&thd->cond);
+            pthread_mutex_unlock(&thd->lock);
+        }
+    } break;
+    default : {
+        mpp_err("%s can NOT stop on %s\n", impl->name, state2str(status));
+    } break;
+    }
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&impl->lock);
+}
+
+void mpp_sthd_grp_stop_sync(MppSThdGrp grp)
+{
+    MppSThdGrpImpl *impl = (MppSThdGrpImpl *)grp;
+    MppSThdStatus status;
+
+    mpp_assert(impl);
+
+    /* we can only change callback function on uninit */
+    pthread_mutex_lock(&impl->lock);
+    status = impl->status;
+    switch (status) {
+    case MPP_STHD_STOPPING : {
+        void *dummy;
+        RK_S32 i;
+
+        status = MPP_STHD_STOPPING;
+        for (i = 0; i < impl->count; i++) {
+            MppSThdImpl *thd = &impl->thds[i];
+
+            pthread_join(thd->thd, &dummy);
+            thd->status = MPP_STHD_READY;
+        }
+        impl->status = MPP_STHD_READY;
+    } break;
+    default : {
+        mpp_err("%s can NOT stop sync on %s\n", impl->name, state2str(status));
+    } break;
+    }
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&impl->lock);
+}
+
+MppSThd mpp_sthd_grp_get_each(MppSThdGrp grp, RK_S32 idx)
+{
+    MppSThdGrpImpl *impl = (MppSThdGrpImpl *)grp;
+    MppSThd ret = NULL;
+
+    mpp_assert(impl);
+    mpp_assert(idx >= 0 && idx < impl->count);
+
+    pthread_mutex_lock(&impl->lock);
+    ret = &impl->thds[idx];
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&impl->lock);
+
+    return ret;
+}
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