+ to_next[f->n_vectors] = bi;
+ f->n_vectors += 1;
+ if (flush || f->n_vectors == VLIB_FRAME_SIZE)
+ {
+ vlib_put_frame_to_node (vm, next_index, f);
+ tm->tx_frames[!is_ip4][thread_index] = 0;
+ }
+}
+
+always_inline void
+tcp_enqueue_to_output (vlib_main_t * vm, vlib_buffer_t * b, u32 bi, u8 is_ip4)
+{
+ tcp_enqueue_to_output_i (vm, b, bi, is_ip4, 0);
+}
+
+always_inline void
+tcp_enqueue_to_output_now (vlib_main_t * vm, vlib_buffer_t * b, u32 bi,
+ u8 is_ip4)
+{
+ tcp_enqueue_to_output_i (vm, b, bi, is_ip4, 1);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Flush tx frame populated by retransmits and timer pops
+ */
+void
+tcp_flush_frame_to_output (vlib_main_t * vm, u8 thread_index, u8 is_ip4)
+{
+ if (tcp_main.tx_frames[!is_ip4][thread_index])
+ {
+ u32 next_index;
+ next_index = is_ip4 ? tcp4_output_node.index : tcp6_output_node.index;
+ vlib_put_frame_to_node (vm, next_index,
+ tcp_main.tx_frames[!is_ip4][thread_index]);
+ tcp_main.tx_frames[!is_ip4][thread_index] = 0;
+ }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Flush both v4 and v6 tx frames for thread index
+ */
+void
+tcp_flush_frames_to_output (u8 thread_index)
+{
+ vlib_main_t *vm = vlib_get_main ();
+ tcp_flush_frame_to_output (vm, thread_index, 1);
+ tcp_flush_frame_to_output (vm, thread_index, 0);