diff --git a/lib/posix/Kconfig b/lib/posix/Kconfig
index e6d22d90c4af37e..2fcad705d903ed0 100644
--- a/lib/posix/Kconfig
+++ b/lib/posix/Kconfig
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2018 Intel Corporation
+# Copyright (c) 2023 Meta
+#
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-source "lib/posix/getopt/Kconfig"
-
 config POSIX_MAX_FDS
 	int "Maximum number of open file descriptors"
 	default 16 if POSIX_API
@@ -18,144 +18,6 @@ config POSIX_API
 	  Enable mostly-standards-compliant implementations of
 	  various POSIX (IEEE 1003.1) APIs.
 
-config PTHREAD_IPC
-	bool "POSIX pthread IPC API"
-	default y if POSIX_API
-	depends on POSIX_CLOCK
-	help
-	  This enables a mostly-standards-compliant implementation of
-	  the pthread mutex, condition variable and barrier IPC
-	  mechanisms.
-
-if PTHREAD_IPC
-config MAX_PTHREAD_COUNT
-	int "Maximum simultaneously active pthread count in POSIX application"
-	default 5
-	range 0 255
-	help
-	  Maximum number of simultaneously active threads in a POSIX application.
-
-config PTHREAD_CREATE_BARRIER
-	bool "Use a pthread_barrier_t to serialize pthread_create()"
-	help
-	  When running several SMP applications in parallel instances of Qemu,
-	  e.g. via twister, explicit serialization may be required between
-	  pthread_create() and zephyr_thread_wrapper() when spawning and joining
-	  many pthreads concurrently.
-
-	  On such systems, say Y here to introduce explicit serialization
-	  via pthread_barrier_wait().
-
-config MAX_PTHREAD_MUTEX_COUNT
-	int "Maximum simultaneously active mutex count in POSIX application"
-	default 5
-	range 0 255
-	help
-	  Maximum number of simultaneously active mutexes in a POSIX application.
-
-config MAX_PTHREAD_COND_COUNT
-	int "Maximum simultaneously active condition variables in a POSIX application"
-	default 5
-	range 0 255
-	help
-	  Maximum number of simultaneously active condition variables in a POSIX application.
-
-config MAX_PTHREAD_KEY_COUNT
-	int "Maximum simultaneously active keys in a POSIX application"
-	default 5
-	range 0 255
-	help
-	  Maximum number of simultaneously active keys in a POSIX application.
-
-config MAX_PTHREAD_BARRIER_COUNT
-	int "Maximum simultaneously active barriers in a POSIX application"
-	default 5
-	range 0 255
-	help
-	  Maximum number of simultaneously active keys in a POSIX application.
-
-config MAX_PTHREAD_SPINLOCK_COUNT
-	int "Maximum simultaneously active spinlocks in a POSIX application"
-	default 5
-	range 0 255
-	help
-	  Maximum number of simultaneously active spinlocks in a POSIX application.
-
-config SEM_VALUE_MAX
-	int "Maximum semaphore limit"
-	default 32767
-	range 1 32767
-	help
-	  Maximum semaphore count in POSIX compliant Application.
-
-endif # PTHREAD_IPC
-
-config POSIX_CLOCK
-	bool "POSIX clock, timer, and sleep APIs"
-	default y if POSIX_API
-	help
-	  This enables POSIX clock\_\*(), timer\_\*(), and \*sleep()
-	  functions.
-
-config MAX_TIMER_COUNT
-	int "Maximum timer count in POSIX application"
-	default 5
-	range 0 255
-	help
-	  Mention maximum number of timers in POSIX compliant application.
-
-config TIMER_CREATE_WAIT
-	int "Time to wait for timer availability (in msec) in POSIX application"
-	default 100
-	range 0 1000
-	help
-	  This controls how long to wait for resources to come available to create
-	  a new timer in POSIX compliant application
-
-config POSIX_MQUEUE
-	bool "POSIX message queue"
-	default y if POSIX_API
-	help
-	  This enabled POSIX message queue related APIs.
-
-if POSIX_MQUEUE
-config MSG_COUNT_MAX
-	int "Maximum number of messages in message queue"
-	default 16
-	help
-	  Mention maximum number of messages in message queue in POSIX compliant
-	  application.
-
-config MSG_SIZE_MAX
-	int "Maximum size of a message"
-	default 16
-	help
-	  Mention maximum size of message in bytes.
-
-config MQUEUE_NAMELEN_MAX
-	int "Maximum size of a name length"
-	default 16
-	range 2 255
-	help
-	  Mention length of message queue name in number of characters.
-
-endif
-
-config POSIX_FS
-	bool "POSIX file system API support"
-	default y if POSIX_API
-	depends on FILE_SYSTEM
-	help
-	  This enables POSIX style file system related APIs.
-
-config POSIX_MAX_OPEN_FILES
-	int "Maximum number of open file descriptors"
-	default 16
-	depends on POSIX_FS
-	help
-	  Maximum number of open files. Note that this setting
-	  is additionally bounded by CONFIG_POSIX_MAX_FDS.
-
 # The name of this option is mandated by zephyr_interface_library_named
 # cmake directive.
 config APP_LINK_WITH_POSIX_SUBSYS
@@ -165,27 +27,26 @@ config APP_LINK_WITH_POSIX_SUBSYS
 	help
 	  Add POSIX subsystem header files to the 'app' include path.
 
-config EVENTFD
-	bool "Support for eventfd"
-	depends on !NATIVE_APPLICATION
-	select POLL
+config PTHREAD_IPC
+	bool "POSIX pthread IPC API"
 	default y if POSIX_API
+	depends on POSIX_CLOCK
 	help
-	  Enable support for event file descriptors, eventfd. An eventfd can
-	  be used as an event wait/notify mechanism together with POSIX calls
-	  like read, write and poll.
-
-config EVENTFD_MAX
-	int "Maximum number of eventfd's"
-	depends on EVENTFD
-	default 1
-	range 1 4096
-	help
-	  The maximum number of supported event file descriptors.
+	  This enables a mostly-standards-compliant implementation of
+	  the pthread mutex, condition variable and barrier IPC
+	  mechanisms.
 
-config FNMATCH
-	bool "Support for fnmatch"
-	default y if POSIX_API
-	help
-	  Match filenames using the the fnmatch function. For example, the pattern
-	  "*.c" matches the filename "hello.c".
+source "lib/posix/Kconfig.barrier"
+source "lib/posix/Kconfig.clock"
+source "lib/posix/Kconfig.cond"
+source "lib/posix/Kconfig.eventfd"
+source "lib/posix/Kconfig.fnmatch"
+source "lib/posix/Kconfig.fs"
+source "lib/posix/Kconfig.getopt"
+source "lib/posix/Kconfig.key"
+source "lib/posix/Kconfig.mqueue"
+source "lib/posix/Kconfig.mutex"
+source "lib/posix/Kconfig.pthread"
+source "lib/posix/Kconfig.semaphore"
+source "lib/posix/Kconfig.spinlock"
+source "lib/posix/Kconfig.timer"
diff --git a/lib/posix/Kconfig.barrier b/lib/posix/Kconfig.barrier
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000000..e14b39c5b08e9cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/posix/Kconfig.barrier
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2017 Intel Corporation
+# Copyright (c) 2023 Meta
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+TYPE = PTHREAD_BARRIER
+type = pthread_barrier_t
+type-function = pthread_barrier_wait
+source "lib/posix/Kconfig.template.pooled_ipc_type"
+
+if PTHREAD_BARRIER
+
+config PTHREAD_CREATE_BARRIER
+	bool "Use a pthread_barrier_t to serialize pthread_create()"
+	help
+	  When running several SMP applications in parallel instances of Qemu,
+	  e.g. via twister, explicit serialization may be required between
+	  pthread_create() and zephyr_thread_wrapper() when spawning and joining
+	  many pthreads concurrently.
+
+	  On such systems, say Y here to introduce explicit serialization
+	  via pthread_barrier_wait().
+
+endif
diff --git a/lib/posix/Kconfig.clock b/lib/posix/Kconfig.clock
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000000..d9767bb391040c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/posix/Kconfig.clock
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2018 Intel Corporation
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+config POSIX_CLOCK
+	bool "POSIX clock, timer, and sleep APIs"
+	default y if POSIX_API
+	help
+	  This enables POSIX clock\_\*(), timer\_\*(), and \*sleep()
+	  functions.
diff --git a/lib/posix/Kconfig.cond b/lib/posix/Kconfig.cond
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000000..fcdf842a6027da6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/posix/Kconfig.cond
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2017 Intel Corporation
+# Copyright (c) 2023 Meta
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+TYPE = PTHREAD_COND
+type = pthread_cond_t
+type-function = pthread_cond_wait
+source "lib/posix/Kconfig.template.pooled_ipc_type"
diff --git a/lib/posix/Kconfig.eventfd b/lib/posix/Kconfig.eventfd
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000000..409f0ba89f670bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/posix/Kconfig.eventfd
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2021 Nordic Semiconductor ASA
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+config EVENTFD
+	bool "Support for eventfd"
+	depends on !NATIVE_APPLICATION
+	select POLL
+	default y if POSIX_API
+	help
+	  Enable support for event file descriptors, eventfd. An eventfd can
+	  be used as an event wait/notify mechanism together with POSIX calls
+	  like read, write and poll.
+
+config EVENTFD_MAX
+	int "Maximum number of eventfd's"
+	depends on EVENTFD
+	default 1
+	range 1 4096
+	help
+	  The maximum number of supported event file descriptors.
diff --git a/lib/posix/Kconfig.fnmatch b/lib/posix/Kconfig.fnmatch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000000..81f1a00938f3a46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/posix/Kconfig.fnmatch
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2018 Nordic Semiconductor ASA
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+config FNMATCH
+	bool "Support for fnmatch"
+	default y if POSIX_API
+	help
+	  Match filenames using the the fnmatch function. For example, the pattern
+	  "*.c" matches the filename "hello.c".
diff --git a/lib/posix/Kconfig.fs b/lib/posix/Kconfig.fs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000000..6ad72fbcff57750
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/posix/Kconfig.fs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2018 Intel Corporation
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+config POSIX_FS
+	bool "POSIX file system API support"
+	default y if POSIX_API
+	depends on FILE_SYSTEM
+	help
+	  This enables POSIX style file system related APIs.
+
+config POSIX_MAX_OPEN_FILES
+	int "Maximum number of open file descriptors"
+	default 16
+	depends on POSIX_FS
+	help
+	  Maximum number of open files. Note that this setting
+	  is additionally bounded by CONFIG_POSIX_MAX_FDS.
diff --git a/lib/posix/Kconfig.getopt b/lib/posix/Kconfig.getopt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000000..ccd2c37ed56ae9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/posix/Kconfig.getopt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2021 Nordic Semiconductor ASA
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+source "lib/posix/getopt/Kconfig"
diff --git a/lib/posix/Kconfig.key b/lib/posix/Kconfig.key
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000000..6e8538233eb445a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/posix/Kconfig.key
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2018 Intel Corporation
+# Copyright (c) 2023 Meta
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+TYPE = PTHREAD_KEY
+type = pthread_key_t
+type-function = pthread_setspecific
+source "lib/posix/Kconfig.template.pooled_ipc_type"
diff --git a/lib/posix/Kconfig.mqueue b/lib/posix/Kconfig.mqueue
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000000..58e04d21fafb50a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/posix/Kconfig.mqueue
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2017 Intel Corporation
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+config POSIX_MQUEUE
+	bool "POSIX message queue"
+	default y if POSIX_API
+	help
+	  This enabled POSIX message queue related APIs.
+
+if POSIX_MQUEUE
+
+config MSG_COUNT_MAX
+	int "Maximum number of messages in message queue"
+	default 16
+	help
+	  Mention maximum number of messages in message queue in POSIX compliant
+	  application.
+
+config MSG_SIZE_MAX
+	int "Maximum size of a message"
+	default 16
+	help
+	  Mention maximum size of message in bytes.
+
+config MQUEUE_NAMELEN_MAX
+	int "Maximum size of a name length"
+	default 16
+	range 2 255
+	help
+	  Mention length of message queue name in number of characters.
+
+endif
diff --git a/lib/posix/Kconfig.mutex b/lib/posix/Kconfig.mutex
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000000..c34881017e54d16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/posix/Kconfig.mutex
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2017 Intel Corporation
+# Copyright (c) 2023 Meta
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+TYPE = PTHREAD_MUTEX
+type = pthread_mutex_t
+type-function = pthread_mutex_lock
+source "lib/posix/Kconfig.template.pooled_ipc_type"
diff --git a/lib/posix/Kconfig.pthread b/lib/posix/Kconfig.pthread
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000000..9b2541c6631bf7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/posix/Kconfig.pthread
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2017 Intel Corporation
+# Copyright (c) 2023 Meta
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+TYPE = PTHREAD
+type = pthread_t
+type-function = pthread_create
+source "lib/posix/Kconfig.template.pooled_ipc_type"
diff --git a/lib/posix/Kconfig.semaphore b/lib/posix/Kconfig.semaphore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000000..d9b9b47a5089f8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/posix/Kconfig.semaphore
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2018 Intel Corporation
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+config SEM_VALUE_MAX
+	int "Maximum semaphore limit"
+	default 32767
+	range 1 32767
+	help
+	  Maximum semaphore count in POSIX compliant Application.
diff --git a/lib/posix/Kconfig.spinlock b/lib/posix/Kconfig.spinlock
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000000..83a95d77ed0b2f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/posix/Kconfig.spinlock
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2023 Meta
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+TYPE = PTHREAD_SPINLOCK
+type = pthread_spinlock_t
+type-function = pthread_spin_lock
+source "lib/posix/Kconfig.template.pooled_ipc_type"
diff --git a/lib/posix/Kconfig.template.pooled_ipc_type b/lib/posix/Kconfig.template.pooled_ipc_type
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000000..ad0bf5bc9b04077
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/posix/Kconfig.template.pooled_ipc_type
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2023 Meta
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+source "lib/posix/Kconfig.template.with_url"
+
+# Not user configurable (i.e. private for now)
+config $(TYPE)
+	bool
+	default y
+	depends on PTHREAD_IPC
+	help
+	  Support for $(TYPE)
+	  For more info, see
+	  $(posix-url-base)/$(type-function).html
+
+# eventually, this size should be defaulted to 0
+config MAX_$(TYPE)_COUNT
+	int "Maximum simultaneously active $(type) in POSIX application"
+	default 5
+	depends on $(TYPE)
+	help
+	  Maximum simultaneously active $(type) in a POSIX application.
diff --git a/lib/posix/Kconfig.template.pooled_type b/lib/posix/Kconfig.template.pooled_type
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000000..d2699e2f17cd1c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/posix/Kconfig.template.pooled_type
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2023 Meta
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+source "lib/posix/Kconfig.template.with_url"
+
+# This is mainly for TIMER currently.
+config $(TYPE)
+	bool "POSIX $(type) support"
+	help
+	  For more info, see
+	  $(posix-url-base)/$(type-function).html
+
+# eventually, this size should be defaulted to 0 as a safe value
+config MAX_$(TYPE)_COUNT
+	int "Maximum simultaneously active $(type) in POSIX application"
+	default 5
+	help
+	  Maximum simultaneously active $(type) in a POSIX application.
diff --git a/lib/posix/Kconfig.template.with_url b/lib/posix/Kconfig.template.with_url
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000000..33e34756ee71e96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/posix/Kconfig.template.with_url
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2023 Meta
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+posix-url-base = https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799
diff --git a/lib/posix/Kconfig.timer b/lib/posix/Kconfig.timer
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000000..c738064bb106640
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/posix/Kconfig.timer
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2018 Intel Corporation
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+TYPE = TIMER
+type = timer_t
+type-function = timer_create
+source "lib/posix/Kconfig.template.pooled_type"
+
+config TIMER_CREATE_WAIT
+	int "Time to wait for timer availability (in msec) in POSIX application"
+	default 100
+	range 0 1000
+	help
+	  This controls how long to wait for resources to come available to create
+	  a new timer in POSIX compliant application