diff --git a/neutron/agent/common/base_polling.py b/neutron/agent/common/base_polling.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d654522e9a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/neutron/agent/common/base_polling.py
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+# Copyright 2015 Cloudbase Solutions.
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+
+class BasePollingManager(object):
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self._force_polling = False
+        self._polling_completed = True
+
+    def force_polling(self):
+        self._force_polling = True
+
+    def polling_completed(self):
+        self._polling_completed = True
+
+    def _is_polling_required(self):
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
+    @property
+    def is_polling_required(self):
+        # Always consume the updates to minimize polling.
+        polling_required = self._is_polling_required()
+
+        # Polling is required regardless of whether updates have been
+        # detected.
+        if self._force_polling:
+            self._force_polling = False
+            polling_required = True
+
+        # Polling is required if not yet done for previously detected
+        # updates.
+        if not self._polling_completed:
+            polling_required = True
+
+        if polling_required:
+            # Track whether polling has been completed to ensure that
+            # polling can be required until the caller indicates via a
+            # call to polling_completed() that polling has been
+            # successfully performed.
+            self._polling_completed = False
+
+        return polling_required
+
+
+class AlwaysPoll(BasePollingManager):
+
+    @property
+    def is_polling_required(self):
+        return True
diff --git a/neutron/agent/common/ovs_lib.py b/neutron/agent/common/ovs_lib.py
index 8ab1888bc01..7b0cb5063c7 100644
--- a/neutron/agent/common/ovs_lib.py
+++ b/neutron/agent/common/ovs_lib.py
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ from oslo_utils import excutils
 import retrying
 import six
 
+from neutron.agent.common import utils
 from neutron.agent.linux import ip_lib
-from neutron.agent.linux import utils
 from neutron.agent.ovsdb import api as ovsdb
 from neutron.common import exceptions
 from neutron.i18n import _LE, _LI, _LW
diff --git a/neutron/agent/common/polling.py b/neutron/agent/common/polling.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..45e51f081d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/neutron/agent/common/polling.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# Copyright 2015 Cloudbase Solutions.
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+import os
+
+
+if os.name == 'nt':
+    from neutron.agent.windows import polling
+else:
+    from neutron.agent.linux import polling
+
+get_polling_manager = polling.get_polling_manager
diff --git a/neutron/agent/common/utils.py b/neutron/agent/common/utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2eddabd6db7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/neutron/agent/common/utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# Copyright 2015 Cloudbase Solutions.
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+import os
+
+
+if os.name == 'nt':
+    from neutron.agent.windows import utils
+else:
+    from neutron.agent.linux import utils
+
+execute = utils.execute
diff --git a/neutron/agent/linux/ip_lib.py b/neutron/agent/linux/ip_lib.py
index ba329221271..dd6a16004e7 100644
--- a/neutron/agent/linux/ip_lib.py
+++ b/neutron/agent/linux/ip_lib.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import os
 from oslo_config import cfg
 from oslo_log import log as logging
 
-from neutron.agent.linux import utils
+from neutron.agent.common import utils
 from neutron.common import exceptions
 from neutron.i18n import _LE
 
diff --git a/neutron/agent/linux/polling.py b/neutron/agent/linux/polling.py
index ff40d510de4..dffabf34030 100644
--- a/neutron/agent/linux/polling.py
+++ b/neutron/agent/linux/polling.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import contextlib
 
 import eventlet
 
+from neutron.agent.common import base_polling
 from neutron.agent.linux import ovsdb_monitor
 from neutron.plugins.openvswitch.common import constants
 
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ def get_polling_manager(minimize_polling=False,
             ovsdb_monitor_respawn_interval=ovsdb_monitor_respawn_interval)
         pm.start()
     else:
-        pm = AlwaysPoll()
+        pm = base_polling.AlwaysPoll()
     try:
         yield pm
     finally:
@@ -37,55 +38,7 @@ def get_polling_manager(minimize_polling=False,
             pm.stop()
 
 
-class BasePollingManager(object):
-
-    def __init__(self):
-        self._force_polling = False
-        self._polling_completed = True
-
-    def force_polling(self):
-        self._force_polling = True
-
-    def polling_completed(self):
-        self._polling_completed = True
-
-    def _is_polling_required(self):
-        raise NotImplementedError()
-
-    @property
-    def is_polling_required(self):
-        # Always consume the updates to minimize polling.
-        polling_required = self._is_polling_required()
-
-        # Polling is required regardless of whether updates have been
-        # detected.
-        if self._force_polling:
-            self._force_polling = False
-            polling_required = True
-
-        # Polling is required if not yet done for previously detected
-        # updates.
-        if not self._polling_completed:
-            polling_required = True
-
-        if polling_required:
-            # Track whether polling has been completed to ensure that
-            # polling can be required until the caller indicates via a
-            # call to polling_completed() that polling has been
-            # successfully performed.
-            self._polling_completed = False
-
-        return polling_required
-
-
-class AlwaysPoll(BasePollingManager):
-
-    @property
-    def is_polling_required(self):
-        return True
-
-
-class InterfacePollingMinimizer(BasePollingManager):
+class InterfacePollingMinimizer(base_polling.BasePollingManager):
     """Monitors ovsdb to determine when polling is required."""
 
     def __init__(
diff --git a/neutron/agent/ovsdb/impl_vsctl.py b/neutron/agent/ovsdb/impl_vsctl.py
index 57b74989366..f1189d3527d 100644
--- a/neutron/agent/ovsdb/impl_vsctl.py
+++ b/neutron/agent/ovsdb/impl_vsctl.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ from oslo_log import log as logging
 from oslo_serialization import jsonutils
 from oslo_utils import excutils
 
-from neutron.agent.linux import utils
+from neutron.agent.common import utils
 from neutron.agent.ovsdb import api as ovsdb
 from neutron.i18n import _LE
 
diff --git a/neutron/agent/windows/__init__.py b/neutron/agent/windows/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/neutron/agent/windows/polling.py b/neutron/agent/windows/polling.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f80a5989bdd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/neutron/agent/windows/polling.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# Copyright 2015 Cloudbase Solutions.
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+import contextlib
+
+from neutron.agent.common import base_polling
+
+
+@contextlib.contextmanager
+def get_polling_manager(minimize_polling, ovsdb_monitor_respawn_interval):
+    pm = base_polling.AlwaysPoll()
+    yield pm
diff --git a/neutron/agent/windows/utils.py b/neutron/agent/windows/utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8c878395a30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/neutron/agent/windows/utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+# Copyright 2015 Cloudbase Solutions.
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+import os
+
+from eventlet.green import subprocess
+from eventlet import greenthread
+from oslo_log import log as logging
+
+from neutron.common import utils
+
+LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def create_process(cmd, addl_env=None):
+    cmd = map(str, cmd)
+
+    LOG.debug("Running command: %s", cmd)
+    env = os.environ.copy()
+    if addl_env:
+        env.update(addl_env)
+
+    obj = utils.subprocess_popen(cmd, shell=False,
+                                 stdin=subprocess.PIPE,
+                                 stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+                                 stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
+                                 env=env,
+                                 preexec_fn=None,
+                                 close_fds=False)
+
+    return obj, cmd
+
+
+def execute(cmd, process_input=None, addl_env=None,
+            check_exit_code=True, return_stderr=False, log_fail_as_error=True,
+            extra_ok_codes=None, run_as_root=False):
+
+    try:
+        obj, cmd = create_process(cmd, addl_env=addl_env)
+        _stdout, _stderr = obj.communicate(process_input)
+        obj.stdin.close()
+        m = _("\nCommand: %(cmd)s\nExit code: %(code)s\nStdin: %(stdin)s\n"
+              "Stdout: %(stdout)s\nStderr: %(stderr)s") % \
+            {'cmd': cmd,
+             'code': obj.returncode,
+             'stdin': process_input or '',
+             'stdout': _stdout,
+             'stderr': _stderr}
+
+        extra_ok_codes = extra_ok_codes or []
+        if obj.returncode and obj.returncode in extra_ok_codes:
+            obj.returncode = None
+
+        if obj.returncode and log_fail_as_error:
+            LOG.error(m)
+        else:
+            LOG.debug(m)
+
+        if obj.returncode and check_exit_code:
+            raise RuntimeError(m)
+    finally:
+        # NOTE(termie): this appears to be necessary to let the subprocess
+        #               call clean something up in between calls, without
+        #               it two execute calls in a row hangs the second one
+        greenthread.sleep(0)
+
+    return (_stdout, _stderr) if return_stderr else _stdout
diff --git a/neutron/common/utils.py b/neutron/common/utils.py
index 9d6b6a1cce4..a21868d6e6f 100644
--- a/neutron/common/utils.py
+++ b/neutron/common/utils.py
@@ -179,10 +179,11 @@ def _subprocess_setup():
 
 
 def subprocess_popen(args, stdin=None, stdout=None, stderr=None, shell=False,
-                     env=None):
+                     env=None, preexec_fn=_subprocess_setup, close_fds=True):
+
     return subprocess.Popen(args, shell=shell, stdin=stdin, stdout=stdout,
-                            stderr=stderr, preexec_fn=_subprocess_setup,
-                            close_fds=True, env=env)
+                            stderr=stderr, preexec_fn=preexec_fn,
+                            close_fds=close_fds, env=env)
 
 
 def parse_mappings(mapping_list, unique_values=True):
diff --git a/neutron/plugins/openvswitch/agent/ovs_neutron_agent.py b/neutron/plugins/openvswitch/agent/ovs_neutron_agent.py
index 9b8aabb725e..6cb7cfcb982 100644
--- a/neutron/plugins/openvswitch/agent/ovs_neutron_agent.py
+++ b/neutron/plugins/openvswitch/agent/ovs_neutron_agent.py
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ from six import moves
 
 from neutron.agent.common import config
 from neutron.agent.common import ovs_lib
+from neutron.agent.common import polling
+from neutron.agent.common import utils
 from neutron.agent import l2population_rpc
 from neutron.agent.linux import ip_lib
-from neutron.agent.linux import polling
-from neutron.agent.linux import utils
 from neutron.agent import rpc as agent_rpc
 from neutron.agent import securitygroups_rpc as sg_rpc
 from neutron.api.rpc.handlers import dvr_rpc
@@ -1410,7 +1410,8 @@ class OVSNeutronAgent(sg_rpc.SecurityGroupAgentRpcCallbackMixin,
 
     def rpc_loop(self, polling_manager=None):
         if not polling_manager:
-            polling_manager = polling.AlwaysPoll()
+            polling_manager = polling.get_polling_manager(
+                minimize_polling=False)
 
         sync = True
         ports = set()
diff --git a/neutron/tests/unit/agent/common/test_ovs_lib.py b/neutron/tests/unit/agent/common/test_ovs_lib.py
index 0690bad54f5..66d2b809fb4 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/unit/agent/common/test_ovs_lib.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/unit/agent/common/test_ovs_lib.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ from oslo_serialization import jsonutils
 import testtools
 
 from neutron.agent.common import ovs_lib
-from neutron.agent.linux import utils
+from neutron.agent.common import utils
 from neutron.common import exceptions
 from neutron.openstack.common import uuidutils
 from neutron.plugins.common import constants
diff --git a/neutron/tests/unit/agent/common/test_polling.py b/neutron/tests/unit/agent/common/test_polling.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..738dc877b7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/neutron/tests/unit/agent/common/test_polling.py
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+# Copyright 2013 Red Hat, Inc.
+#
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+import mock
+
+from neutron.agent.common import base_polling as polling
+from neutron.tests import base
+
+
+class TestBasePollingManager(base.BaseTestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(TestBasePollingManager, self).setUp()
+        self.pm = polling.BasePollingManager()
+
+    def test__is_polling_required_should_not_be_implemented(self):
+        self.assertRaises(NotImplementedError, self.pm._is_polling_required)
+
+    def test_force_polling_sets_interval_attribute(self):
+        self.assertFalse(self.pm._force_polling)
+        self.pm.force_polling()
+        self.assertTrue(self.pm._force_polling)
+
+    def test_polling_completed_sets_interval_attribute(self):
+        self.pm._polling_completed = False
+        self.pm.polling_completed()
+        self.assertTrue(self.pm._polling_completed)
+
+    def mock_is_polling_required(self, return_value):
+        return mock.patch.object(self.pm, '_is_polling_required',
+                                 return_value=return_value)
+
+    def test_is_polling_required_returns_true_when_forced(self):
+        with self.mock_is_polling_required(False):
+            self.pm.force_polling()
+            self.assertTrue(self.pm.is_polling_required)
+            self.assertFalse(self.pm._force_polling)
+
+    def test_is_polling_required_returns_true_when_polling_not_completed(self):
+        with self.mock_is_polling_required(False):
+            self.pm._polling_completed = False
+            self.assertTrue(self.pm.is_polling_required)
+
+    def test_is_polling_required_returns_true_when_updates_are_present(self):
+        with self.mock_is_polling_required(True):
+            self.assertTrue(self.pm.is_polling_required)
+            self.assertFalse(self.pm._polling_completed)
+
+    def test_is_polling_required_returns_false_for_no_updates(self):
+        with self.mock_is_polling_required(False):
+            self.assertFalse(self.pm.is_polling_required)
+
+
+class TestAlwaysPoll(base.BaseTestCase):
+
+    def test_is_polling_required_always_returns_true(self):
+        pm = polling.AlwaysPoll()
+        self.assertTrue(pm.is_polling_required)
diff --git a/neutron/tests/unit/agent/linux/test_polling.py b/neutron/tests/unit/agent/linux/test_polling.py
index f046c3b41e4..ec408a235bc 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/unit/agent/linux/test_polling.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/unit/agent/linux/test_polling.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 import mock
 
+from neutron.agent.common import base_polling
 from neutron.agent.linux import polling
 from neutron.tests import base
 
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ class TestGetPollingManager(base.BaseTestCase):
 
     def test_return_always_poll_by_default(self):
         with polling.get_polling_manager() as pm:
-            self.assertEqual(pm.__class__, polling.AlwaysPoll)
+            self.assertEqual(pm.__class__, base_polling.AlwaysPoll)
 
     def test_manage_polling_minimizer(self):
         mock_target = 'neutron.agent.linux.polling.InterfacePollingMinimizer'
@@ -35,57 +36,6 @@ class TestGetPollingManager(base.BaseTestCase):
             mock_start.assert_has_calls(mock.call())
 
 
-class TestBasePollingManager(base.BaseTestCase):
-
-    def setUp(self):
-        super(TestBasePollingManager, self).setUp()
-        self.pm = polling.BasePollingManager()
-
-    def test__is_polling_required_should_not_be_implemented(self):
-        self.assertRaises(NotImplementedError, self.pm._is_polling_required)
-
-    def test_force_polling_sets_interval_attribute(self):
-        self.assertFalse(self.pm._force_polling)
-        self.pm.force_polling()
-        self.assertTrue(self.pm._force_polling)
-
-    def test_polling_completed_sets_interval_attribute(self):
-        self.pm._polling_completed = False
-        self.pm.polling_completed()
-        self.assertTrue(self.pm._polling_completed)
-
-    def mock_is_polling_required(self, return_value):
-        return mock.patch.object(self.pm, '_is_polling_required',
-                                 return_value=return_value)
-
-    def test_is_polling_required_returns_true_when_forced(self):
-        with self.mock_is_polling_required(False):
-            self.pm.force_polling()
-            self.assertTrue(self.pm.is_polling_required)
-            self.assertFalse(self.pm._force_polling)
-
-    def test_is_polling_required_returns_true_when_polling_not_completed(self):
-        with self.mock_is_polling_required(False):
-            self.pm._polling_completed = False
-            self.assertTrue(self.pm.is_polling_required)
-
-    def test_is_polling_required_returns_true_when_updates_are_present(self):
-        with self.mock_is_polling_required(True):
-            self.assertTrue(self.pm.is_polling_required)
-            self.assertFalse(self.pm._polling_completed)
-
-    def test_is_polling_required_returns_false_for_no_updates(self):
-        with self.mock_is_polling_required(False):
-            self.assertFalse(self.pm.is_polling_required)
-
-
-class TestAlwaysPoll(base.BaseTestCase):
-
-    def test_is_polling_required_always_returns_true(self):
-        pm = polling.AlwaysPoll()
-        self.assertTrue(pm.is_polling_required)
-
-
 class TestInterfacePollingMinimizer(base.BaseTestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
diff --git a/neutron/tests/unit/openvswitch/test_ovs_dvr_neutron_agent.py b/neutron/tests/unit/openvswitch/test_ovs_dvr_neutron_agent.py
index 35f54a4c8a8..56a7b38c6b1 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/unit/openvswitch/test_ovs_dvr_neutron_agent.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/unit/openvswitch/test_ovs_dvr_neutron_agent.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import mock
 from oslo_config import cfg
 import oslo_messaging
 
-from neutron.agent.linux import utils
+from neutron.agent.common import utils
 from neutron.common import constants as n_const
 from neutron.plugins.common import constants as p_const
 from neutron.plugins.openvswitch.agent import ovs_neutron_agent
diff --git a/neutron/tests/unit/openvswitch/test_ovs_neutron_agent.py b/neutron/tests/unit/openvswitch/test_ovs_neutron_agent.py
index 1df71fe84a5..8506a8c00fe 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/unit/openvswitch/test_ovs_neutron_agent.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/unit/openvswitch/test_ovs_neutron_agent.py
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ from oslo_log import log
 import testtools
 
 from neutron.agent.common import ovs_lib
+from neutron.agent.common import utils
 from neutron.agent.linux import async_process
 from neutron.agent.linux import ip_lib
-from neutron.agent.linux import utils
 from neutron.common import constants as n_const
 from neutron.plugins.common import constants as p_const
 from neutron.plugins.ml2.drivers.l2pop import rpc as l2pop_rpc
@@ -925,7 +925,7 @@ class TestOvsNeutronAgent(base.BaseTestCase):
 
     def test_daemon_loop_uses_polling_manager(self):
         with mock.patch(
-            'neutron.agent.linux.polling.get_polling_manager') as mock_get_pm:
+            'neutron.agent.common.polling.get_polling_manager') as mock_get_pm:
             with mock.patch.object(self.agent, 'rpc_loop') as mock_loop:
                 self.agent.daemon_loop()
         mock_get_pm.assert_called_with(True,
diff --git a/neutron/tests/unit/openvswitch/test_ovs_tunnel.py b/neutron/tests/unit/openvswitch/test_ovs_tunnel.py
index 561ca80e95d..e1cdce7c10e 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/unit/openvswitch/test_ovs_tunnel.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/unit/openvswitch/test_ovs_tunnel.py
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ class TunnelTest(base.BaseTestCase):
                                          self.TUN_BRIDGE,
                                          self.MAP_TUN_BRIDGE]
 
-        self.execute = mock.patch('neutron.agent.linux.utils.execute').start()
+        self.execute = mock.patch('neutron.agent.common.utils.execute').start()
 
         self._define_expected_calls()
 
diff --git a/neutron/tests/unit/test_l3_agent.py b/neutron/tests/unit/test_l3_agent.py
index 1111e3fd186..b5744ade39b 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/unit/test_l3_agent.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/unit/test_l3_agent.py
@@ -1882,7 +1882,7 @@ class TestBasicRouterOperations(BasicRouterOperationsFramework):
         get_conf_file_name = 'neutron.agent.linux.utils.get_conf_file_name'
         get_pid_file_name = ('neutron.agent.linux.external_process.'
                              'ProcessManager.get_pid_file_name')
-        utils_execute = 'neutron.agent.linux.utils.execute'
+        utils_execute = 'neutron.agent.common.utils.execute'
 
         mock.patch(get_conf_file_name).start().return_value = conffile
         mock.patch(get_pid_file_name).start().return_value = pidfile
diff --git a/neutron/tests/unit/test_linux_dhcp.py b/neutron/tests/unit/test_linux_dhcp.py
index 2647bd8bca7..09a91a7caa5 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/unit/test_linux_dhcp.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/unit/test_linux_dhcp.py
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ class TestBase(base.BaseTestCase):
         self.conf.set_override('state_path', '')
 
         self.replace_p = mock.patch('neutron.agent.linux.utils.replace_file')
-        self.execute_p = mock.patch('neutron.agent.linux.utils.execute')
+        self.execute_p = mock.patch('neutron.agent.common.utils.execute')
         self.safe = self.replace_p.start()
         self.execute = self.execute_p.start()
 
diff --git a/neutron/tests/unit/test_linux_external_process.py b/neutron/tests/unit/test_linux_external_process.py
index d6211d53be8..c2dd542207e 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/unit/test_linux_external_process.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/unit/test_linux_external_process.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ from neutron.tests import base
 class TestProcessManager(base.BaseTestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         super(TestProcessManager, self).setUp()
-        self.execute_p = mock.patch('neutron.agent.linux.utils.execute')
+        self.execute_p = mock.patch('neutron.agent.common.utils.execute')
         self.execute = self.execute_p.start()
         self.delete_if_exists = mock.patch(
             'neutron.openstack.common.fileutils.delete_if_exists').start()
diff --git a/neutron/tests/unit/test_linux_ip_lib.py b/neutron/tests/unit/test_linux_ip_lib.py
index 2400dc887e8..0ef1b88f7f7 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/unit/test_linux_ip_lib.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/unit/test_linux_ip_lib.py
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
 import mock
 import netaddr
 
+from neutron.agent.common import utils  # noqa
 from neutron.agent.linux import ip_lib
-from neutron.agent.linux import utils  # noqa
 from neutron.common import exceptions
 from neutron.tests import base
 
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ RULE_V6_SAMPLE = ("""
 class TestSubProcessBase(base.BaseTestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         super(TestSubProcessBase, self).setUp()
-        self.execute_p = mock.patch('neutron.agent.linux.utils.execute')
+        self.execute_p = mock.patch('neutron.agent.common.utils.execute')
         self.execute = self.execute_p.start()
 
     def test_execute_wrapper(self):
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ class TestIpWrapper(base.BaseTestCase):
         mocked_islink.assert_called_once_with('/sys/class/net/lo')
         self.assertEqual(retval, [ip_lib.IPDevice('lo')])
 
-    @mock.patch('neutron.agent.linux.utils.execute')
+    @mock.patch('neutron.agent.common.utils.execute')
     def test_get_devices_namespaces(self, mocked_execute):
         fake_str = mock.Mock()
         fake_str.split.return_value = ['lo']
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ class TestIpWrapper(base.BaseTestCase):
         with mock.patch.object(ip_lib, 'IPDevice') as ip_dev:
             ip = ip_lib.IPWrapper()
             with mock.patch.object(ip.netns, 'exists') as ns_exists:
-                with mock.patch('neutron.agent.linux.utils.execute'):
+                with mock.patch('neutron.agent.common.utils.execute'):
                     ns_exists.return_value = False
                     ip.ensure_namespace('ns')
                     self.execute.assert_has_calls(
@@ -860,7 +860,7 @@ class TestIpNetnsCommand(TestIPCmdBase):
         self.netns_cmd = ip_lib.IpNetnsCommand(self.parent)
 
     def test_add_namespace(self):
-        with mock.patch('neutron.agent.linux.utils.execute') as execute:
+        with mock.patch('neutron.agent.common.utils.execute') as execute:
             ns = self.netns_cmd.add('ns')
             self._assert_sudo([], ('add', 'ns'), use_root_namespace=True)
             self.assertEqual(ns.namespace, 'ns')
@@ -870,7 +870,7 @@ class TestIpNetnsCommand(TestIPCmdBase):
                 run_as_root=True, check_exit_code=True, extra_ok_codes=None)
 
     def test_delete_namespace(self):
-        with mock.patch('neutron.agent.linux.utils.execute'):
+        with mock.patch('neutron.agent.common.utils.execute'):
             self.netns_cmd.delete('ns')
             self._assert_sudo([], ('delete', 'ns'), use_root_namespace=True)
 
@@ -879,7 +879,7 @@ class TestIpNetnsCommand(TestIPCmdBase):
         retval = '\n'.join(NETNS_SAMPLE)
         # need another instance to avoid mocking
         netns_cmd = ip_lib.IpNetnsCommand(ip_lib.SubProcessBase())
-        with mock.patch('neutron.agent.linux.utils.execute') as execute:
+        with mock.patch('neutron.agent.common.utils.execute') as execute:
             execute.return_value = retval
             self.assertTrue(
                 netns_cmd.exists('bbbbbbbb-bbbb-bbbb-bbbb-bbbbbbbbbbbb'))
@@ -892,7 +892,7 @@ class TestIpNetnsCommand(TestIPCmdBase):
         retval = '\n'.join(NETNS_SAMPLE)
         # need another instance to avoid mocking
         netns_cmd = ip_lib.IpNetnsCommand(ip_lib.SubProcessBase())
-        with mock.patch('neutron.agent.linux.utils.execute') as execute:
+        with mock.patch('neutron.agent.common.utils.execute') as execute:
             execute.return_value = retval
             self.assertFalse(
                 netns_cmd.exists('bbbbbbbb-1111-2222-3333-bbbbbbbbbbbb'))
@@ -902,7 +902,7 @@ class TestIpNetnsCommand(TestIPCmdBase):
 
     def test_execute(self):
         self.parent.namespace = 'ns'
-        with mock.patch('neutron.agent.linux.utils.execute') as execute:
+        with mock.patch('neutron.agent.common.utils.execute') as execute:
             self.netns_cmd.execute(['ip', 'link', 'list'])
             execute.assert_called_once_with(['ip', 'netns', 'exec', 'ns', 'ip',
                                              'link', 'list'],
@@ -912,7 +912,7 @@ class TestIpNetnsCommand(TestIPCmdBase):
 
     def test_execute_env_var_prepend(self):
         self.parent.namespace = 'ns'
-        with mock.patch('neutron.agent.linux.utils.execute') as execute:
+        with mock.patch('neutron.agent.common.utils.execute') as execute:
             env = dict(FOO=1, BAR=2)
             self.netns_cmd.execute(['ip', 'link', 'list'], env)
             execute.assert_called_once_with(
@@ -922,7 +922,7 @@ class TestIpNetnsCommand(TestIPCmdBase):
                 run_as_root=True, check_exit_code=True, extra_ok_codes=None)
 
     def test_execute_nosudo_with_no_namespace(self):
-        with mock.patch('neutron.agent.linux.utils.execute') as execute:
+        with mock.patch('neutron.agent.common.utils.execute') as execute:
             self.parent.namespace = None
             self.netns_cmd.execute(['test'])
             execute.assert_called_once_with(['test'],