session: use msg queue for events
[vpp.git] / src / vcl / vppcom.c
index bb24869..0d077ca 100644 (file)
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
-#include <signal.h>
 #include <svm/svm_fifo_segment.h>
-#include <vlibmemory/api.h>
-#include <vpp/api/vpe_msg_enum.h>
-#include <vnet/session/application_interface.h>
 #include <vcl/vppcom.h>
 #include <vcl/vcl_event.h>
-#include <vlib/unix/unix.h>
-#include <vppinfra/vec_bootstrap.h>
-#include <vppinfra/elog.h>
-
-#define vl_typedefs            /* define message structures */
-#include <vpp/api/vpe_all_api_h.h>
-#undef vl_typedefs
-
-/* declare message handlers for each api */
-
-#define vl_endianfun           /* define message structures */
-#include <vpp/api/vpe_all_api_h.h>
-#undef vl_endianfun
-
-/* instantiate all the print functions we know about */
-#define vl_print(handle, ...)
-#define vl_printfun
-#include <vpp/api/vpe_all_api_h.h>
-#undef vl_printfun
-
-#if (CLIB_DEBUG > 0)
-/* Set VPPCOM_DEBUG_INIT 2 for connection debug,
- *                       3 for read/write debug output
- * or
- *    export VCL_DEBUG=<#> to set dynamically.
- */
-#define VPPCOM_DEBUG_INIT 1
-#else
-#define VPPCOM_DEBUG_INIT 0
-#endif
-
-#define VPPCOM_DEBUG vcm->debug
-
-/*
- * VPPCOM Private definitions and functions.
- */
-typedef enum
-{
-  STATE_APP_START,
-  STATE_APP_CONN_VPP,
-  STATE_APP_ENABLED,
-  STATE_APP_ATTACHED,
-} app_state_t;
-
-typedef enum
-{
-  STATE_START = 0x01,
-  STATE_CONNECT = 0x02,
-  STATE_LISTEN = 0x04,
-  STATE_ACCEPT = 0x08,
-  STATE_CLOSE_ON_EMPTY = 0x10,
-  STATE_DISCONNECT = 0x20,
-  STATE_FAILED = 0x40
-} session_state_t;
-
-#define SERVER_STATE_OPEN  (STATE_ACCEPT|STATE_CLOSE_ON_EMPTY)
-#define CLIENT_STATE_OPEN  (STATE_CONNECT|STATE_CLOSE_ON_EMPTY)
-
-typedef struct epoll_event vppcom_epoll_event_t;
-
-typedef struct
-{
-  u32 next_sid;
-  u32 prev_sid;
-  u32 vep_idx;
-  vppcom_epoll_event_t ev;
-#define VEP_DEFAULT_ET_MASK  (EPOLLIN|EPOLLOUT)
-#define VEP_UNSUPPORTED_EVENTS (EPOLLONESHOT|EPOLLEXCLUSIVE)
-  u32 et_mask;
-} vppcom_epoll_t;
-
-typedef struct
-{
-  u8 is_ip4;
-  ip46_address_t ip46;
-} vppcom_ip46_t;
-
-enum
-{
-  VCL_SESS_ATTR_SERVER,
-  VCL_SESS_ATTR_CUT_THRU,
-  VCL_SESS_ATTR_VEP,
-  VCL_SESS_ATTR_VEP_SESSION,
-  VCL_SESS_ATTR_LISTEN,                // SOL_SOCKET,SO_ACCEPTCONN
-  VCL_SESS_ATTR_NONBLOCK,      // fcntl,O_NONBLOCK
-  VCL_SESS_ATTR_REUSEADDR,     // SOL_SOCKET,SO_REUSEADDR
-  VCL_SESS_ATTR_REUSEPORT,     // SOL_SOCKET,SO_REUSEPORT
-  VCL_SESS_ATTR_BROADCAST,     // SOL_SOCKET,SO_BROADCAST
-  VCL_SESS_ATTR_V6ONLY,                // SOL_TCP,IPV6_V6ONLY
-  VCL_SESS_ATTR_KEEPALIVE,     // SOL_SOCKET,SO_KEEPALIVE
-  VCL_SESS_ATTR_TCP_NODELAY,   // SOL_TCP,TCP_NODELAY
-  VCL_SESS_ATTR_TCP_KEEPIDLE,  // SOL_TCP,TCP_KEEPIDLE
-  VCL_SESS_ATTR_TCP_KEEPINTVL, // SOL_TCP,TCP_KEEPINTVL
-  VCL_SESS_ATTR_MAX
-} vppcom_session_attr_t;
-
-#define VCL_SESS_ATTR_SET(ATTR, VAL)            \
-do {                                            \
-  (ATTR) |= 1 << (VAL);                         \
- } while (0)
-
-#define VCL_SESS_ATTR_CLR(ATTR, VAL)            \
-do {                                            \
-  (ATTR) &= ~(1 << (VAL));                      \
- } while (0)
-
-#define VCL_SESS_ATTR_TEST(ATTR, VAL)           \
-  ((ATTR) & (1 << (VAL)) ? 1 : 0)
-
-typedef struct
-{
-  volatile session_state_t state;
-
-  svm_fifo_t *rx_fifo;
-  svm_fifo_t *tx_fifo;
-  u32 sndbuf_size;             // VPP-TBD: Hack until support setsockopt(SO_SNDBUF)
-  u32 rcvbuf_size;             // VPP-TBD: Hack until support setsockopt(SO_RCVBUF)
-  u32 user_mss;                        // VPP-TBD: Hack until support setsockopt(TCP_MAXSEG)
-  u8 *segment_name;
-  u32 sm_seg_index;
-  u32 client_context;
-  u64 vpp_handle;
-  svm_queue_t *vpp_event_queue;
-
-  /* Socket configuration state */
-  u8 is_vep;
-  u8 is_vep_session;
-  u32 attr;
-  u32 wait_cont_idx;
-  vppcom_epoll_t vep;
-  int libc_epfd;
-  vppcom_ip46_t lcl_addr;
-  vppcom_ip46_t peer_addr;
-  u16 lcl_port;                        // network order
-  u16 peer_port;               // network order
-  u8 proto;
-  u64 client_queue_address;
-  u64 options[16];
-  elog_track_t elog_track;
-} session_t;
-
-typedef struct vppcom_cfg_t_
-{
-  u64 heapsize;
-  u32 vpp_api_q_length;
-  u64 segment_baseva;
-  u32 segment_size;
-  u32 add_segment_size;
-  u32 preallocated_fifo_pairs;
-  u32 rx_fifo_size;
-  u32 tx_fifo_size;
-  u32 event_queue_size;
-  u32 listen_queue_size;
-  u8 app_proxy_transport_tcp;
-  u8 app_proxy_transport_udp;
-  u8 app_scope_local;
-  u8 app_scope_global;
-  u8 *namespace_id;
-  u64 namespace_secret;
-  f64 app_timeout;
-  f64 session_timeout;
-  f64 accept_timeout;
-  u32 event_ring_size;
-  char *event_log_path;
-  u8 *vpp_api_filename;
-} vppcom_cfg_t;
-
-/* VPPCOM Event typedefs */
-typedef enum vcl_event_id_
-{
-  VCL_EVENT_CONNECT_REQ_ACCEPTED,
-  VCL_EVENT_N_EVENTS
-} vcl_event_id_t;
-
-typedef struct vce_event_connect_request_
-{
-  u8 size;
-  u8 handled;
-  u32 accepted_session_index;
-} vce_event_connect_request_t;
-
-typedef struct vppcom_main_t_
-{
-  u8 init;
-  u32 debug;
-  u32 *client_session_index_fifo;
-  int main_cpu;
-
-  /* vpp input queue */
-  svm_queue_t *vl_input_queue;
-
-  /* API client handle */
-  u32 my_client_index;
-
-  /* Session pool */
-  clib_spinlock_t sessions_lockp;
-  session_t *sessions;
-
-  /* Hash table for disconnect processing */
-  uword *session_index_by_vpp_handles;
-
-  /* Select bitmaps */
-  clib_bitmap_t *rd_bitmap;
-  clib_bitmap_t *wr_bitmap;
-  clib_bitmap_t *ex_bitmap;
-
-  /* Our event queue */
-  svm_queue_t *app_event_queue;
-
-  /* unique segment name counter */
-  u32 unique_segment_index;
-
-  /* For deadman timers */
-  clib_time_t clib_time;
-
-  /* State of the connection, shared between msg RX thread and main thread */
-  volatile app_state_t app_state;
-
-  vppcom_cfg_t cfg;
-
-  /* Event thread */
-  vce_event_thread_t event_thread;
-
-  /* VPP Event-logger */
-  elog_main_t elog_main;
-  elog_track_t elog_track;
-
-  /* VNET_API_ERROR_FOO -> "Foo" hash table */
-  uword *error_string_by_error_number;
-} vppcom_main_t;
-
-/* NOTE: _vppcom_main is only used until the heap is allocated.
- *       Do not access it directly -- use vcm which will point to
- *       the heap allocated copy after init.
- */
-static vppcom_main_t _vppcom_main = {
-  .debug = VPPCOM_DEBUG_INIT,
-  .my_client_index = ~0
-};
-
-static vppcom_main_t *vcm = &_vppcom_main;
-
-#define VCL_LOCK_AND_GET_SESSION(I, S)                          \
-do {                                                            \
-  clib_spinlock_lock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);                    \
-  rv = vppcom_session_at_index (I, S);                          \
-  if (PREDICT_FALSE (rv))                                       \
-    {                                                           \
-      clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);              \
-      clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: Invalid ##I (%u)!",        \
-                    getpid (), I);                              \
-      goto done;                                                \
-    }                                                           \
-} while (0)
+#include <vcl/vcl_debug.h>
+#include <vcl/vcl_private.h>
 
 static const char *
 vppcom_app_state_str (app_state_t state)
@@ -308,7 +52,7 @@ vppcom_app_state_str (app_state_t state)
   return st;
 }
 
-static const char *
+const char *
 vppcom_session_state_str (session_state_t state)
 {
   char *st;
@@ -351,828 +95,6 @@ vppcom_session_state_str (session_state_t state)
   return st;
 }
 
-
-/*
- * VPPCOM Utility Functions
- */
-static inline int
-vppcom_session_at_index (u32 session_index, session_t * volatile *sess)
-{
-  /* Assumes that caller has acquired spinlock: vcm->sessions_lockp */
-  if (PREDICT_FALSE ((session_index == ~0) ||
-                    pool_is_free_index (vcm->sessions, session_index)))
-    {
-      clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: invalid session, sid (%u) has been closed!",
-                   getpid (), session_index);
-      return VPPCOM_EBADFD;
-    }
-  *sess = pool_elt_at_index (vcm->sessions, session_index);
-  return VPPCOM_OK;
-}
-
-static inline void
-vppcom_session_table_add_listener (u64 listener_handle, u32 value)
-{
-  /* Session and listener handles have different formats. The latter has
-   * the thread index in the upper 32 bits while the former has the session
-   * type. Knowing that, for listeners we just flip the MSB to 1 */
-  listener_handle |= 1ULL << 63;
-  hash_set (vcm->session_index_by_vpp_handles, listener_handle, value);
-}
-
-static inline session_t *
-vppcom_session_table_lookup_listener (u64 listener_handle)
-{
-  uword *p;
-  u64 handle = listener_handle | (1ULL << 63);
-  session_t *session;
-
-  p = hash_get (vcm->session_index_by_vpp_handles, handle);
-  if (!p)
-    {
-      clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: couldn't find listen session: unknown vpp "
-                   "listener handle %llx", getpid (), listener_handle);
-      return 0;
-    }
-  if (pool_is_free_index (vcm->sessions, p[0]))
-    {
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-       clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: invalid listen session, sid (%u)",
-                     getpid (), p[0]);
-      return 0;
-    }
-
-  session = pool_elt_at_index (vcm->sessions, p[0]);
-  ASSERT (session->state & STATE_LISTEN);
-  return session;
-}
-
-static inline void
-vppcom_session_table_del_listener (u64 listener_handle)
-{
-  listener_handle |= 1ULL << 63;
-  hash_unset (vcm->session_index_by_vpp_handles, listener_handle);
-}
-
-static void
-write_elog (void)
-{
-  elog_main_t *em = &vcm->elog_main;
-  char *chroot_file;
-  clib_error_t *error = 0;
-
-  chroot_file =
-    (char *) format (0, "%s/%d-%d-vcl-elog%c", vcm->cfg.event_log_path,
-                    vcm->my_client_index, getpid (), 0);
-  error = elog_write_file (em, chroot_file, 1 /* flush ring */ );
-  if (error)
-    {
-      clib_error_report (error);
-    }
-  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-    clib_warning ("[%d] Event Log:'%s' ", getpid (), chroot_file);
-
-}
-
-/*
- * VPPCOM Event Functions
- */
-
-/**
- *  * @brief vce_connect_request_handler_fn
- * - used for listener sessions
- * - when a vl_api_accept_session_t_handler() generates an event
- *   this callback is alerted and sets fields that consumers such as
- *   vppcom_session_accept() expect to see, ie. accepted_client_index
- *
- * @param arg - void* to be cast to vce_event_handler_reg_t*
- */
-void
-vce_connect_request_handler_fn (void *arg)
-{
-  vce_event_handler_reg_t *reg = (vce_event_handler_reg_t *) arg;
-
-  vce_event_connect_request_t *ecr;
-  vce_event_t *ev;
-
-  ev = vce_get_event_from_index (&vcm->event_thread, reg->ev_idx);
-
-  ecr = (vce_event_connect_request_t *) ev->data;
-
-  pthread_mutex_lock (&reg->handler_lock);
-  ecr->handled = 1;
-  pthread_cond_signal (&reg->handler_cond);
-  pthread_mutex_unlock (&reg->handler_lock);
-}
-
-/**
- * @brief vce_epoll_wait_connect_request_handler_fn
- * - used by vppcom_epoll_xxxx() for listener sessions
- * - when a vl_api_accept_session_t_handler() generates an event
- *   this callback is alerted and sets the fields that vppcom_epoll_wait()
- *   expects to see.
- *
- * @param arg - void* to be cast to vce_event_handler_reg_t*
- */
-void
-vce_epoll_wait_connect_request_handler_fn (void *arg)
-{
-  vce_event_handler_reg_t *reg = (vce_event_handler_reg_t *) arg;
-  vce_event_t *ev;
-  /* Retrieve the VCL_EVENT_CONNECT_REQ_ACCEPTED event */
-  ev = vce_get_event_from_index (&vcm->event_thread, reg->ev_idx);
-  vce_event_connect_request_t *ecr = (vce_event_connect_request_t *) ev->data;
-
-  /* Add the accepted_session_index to the FIFO */
-  clib_spinlock_lock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-  clib_fifo_add1 (vcm->client_session_index_fifo,
-                 ecr->accepted_session_index);
-  clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-
-  /* Recycling the event. */
-  clib_spinlock_lock (&(vcm->event_thread.events_lockp));
-  vcm->event_thread.recycle_event = 1;
-  clib_fifo_add1 (vcm->event_thread.event_index_fifo, reg->ev_idx);
-  clib_spinlock_unlock (&(vcm->event_thread.events_lockp));
-}
-
-static int
-vppcom_connect_to_vpp (char *app_name)
-{
-  api_main_t *am = &api_main;
-  vppcom_cfg_t *vcl_cfg = &vcm->cfg;
-  int rv = VPPCOM_OK;
-
-  if (!vcl_cfg->vpp_api_filename)
-    vcl_cfg->vpp_api_filename = format (0, "/vpe-api%c", 0);
-
-  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-    clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: app (%s) connecting to VPP api (%s)...",
-                 getpid (), app_name, vcl_cfg->vpp_api_filename);
-
-  if (vl_client_connect_to_vlib ((char *) vcl_cfg->vpp_api_filename, app_name,
-                                vcm->cfg.vpp_api_q_length) < 0)
-    {
-      clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: app (%s) connect failed!", getpid (), app_name);
-      rv = VPPCOM_ECONNREFUSED;
-    }
-  else
-    {
-      vcm->vl_input_queue = am->shmem_hdr->vl_input_queue;
-      vcm->my_client_index = (u32) am->my_client_index;
-      vcm->app_state = STATE_APP_CONN_VPP;
-
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-       clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: app (%s) is connected to VPP!",
-                     getpid (), app_name);
-    }
-
-  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-    {
-      vcm->elog_main.lock =
-       clib_mem_alloc_aligned (CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES, CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES);
-      vcm->elog_main.lock[0] = 0;
-      vcm->elog_main.event_ring_size = vcm->cfg.event_ring_size;
-      elog_init (&vcm->elog_main, vcm->elog_main.event_ring_size);
-      elog_enable_disable (&vcm->elog_main, 1);
-
-      vcm->elog_track.name =
-       (char *) format (0, "P:%d:C:%d%c", getpid (),
-                        vcm->my_client_index, 0);
-      elog_track_register (&vcm->elog_main, &vcm->elog_track);
-
-      /* *INDENT-OFF* */
-      ELOG_TYPE_DECLARE (e) =
-      {
-       .format = "connect_vpp:rv:%d",
-       .format_args = "i4",
-      };
-      struct
-      {
-       u32 data;
-      } *ed;
-      ed = ELOG_TRACK_DATA (&vcm->elog_main, e, vcm->elog_track);
-      ed->data = (u32) rv;
-      /* *INDENT-ON* */
-    }
-  return rv;
-}
-
-static u8 *
-format_api_error (u8 * s, va_list * args)
-{
-  i32 error = va_arg (*args, u32);
-  uword *p;
-
-  p = hash_get (vcm->error_string_by_error_number, -error);
-
-  if (p)
-    s = format (s, "%s (%d)", p[0], error);
-  else
-    s = format (s, "%d", error);
-  return s;
-}
-
-static void
-vppcom_init_error_string_table (void)
-{
-  vcm->error_string_by_error_number = hash_create (0, sizeof (uword));
-
-#define _(n, v, s) hash_set (vcm->error_string_by_error_number, -v, s);
-  foreach_vnet_api_error;
-#undef _
-
-  hash_set (vcm->error_string_by_error_number, 99, "Misc");
-}
-
-static inline int
-vppcom_wait_for_app_state_change (app_state_t app_state)
-{
-  f64 timeout = clib_time_now (&vcm->clib_time) + vcm->cfg.app_timeout;
-
-  while (clib_time_now (&vcm->clib_time) < timeout)
-    {
-      if (vcm->app_state == app_state)
-       return VPPCOM_OK;
-    }
-  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-    clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: timeout waiting for state %s (%d)", getpid (),
-                 vppcom_app_state_str (app_state), app_state);
-
-  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-    {
-      /* *INDENT-OFF* */
-      ELOG_TYPE_DECLARE (e) =
-       {
-         .format = "ERR: timeout state:%d",
-         .format_args = "i4",
-       };
-      struct
-      {
-       u32 data;
-      } *ed;
-
-      ed = ELOG_TRACK_DATA (&vcm->elog_main, e, vcm->elog_track);
-
-      ed->data = app_state;
-      /* *INDENT-ON* */
-    }
-
-  return VPPCOM_ETIMEDOUT;
-}
-
-static inline int
-vppcom_wait_for_session_state_change (u32 session_index,
-                                     session_state_t state,
-                                     f64 wait_for_time)
-{
-  f64 timeout = clib_time_now (&vcm->clib_time) + wait_for_time;
-  session_t *volatile session;
-  int rv;
-
-  do
-    {
-      clib_spinlock_lock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-      rv = vppcom_session_at_index (session_index, &session);
-      if (PREDICT_FALSE (rv))
-       {
-         clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-         return rv;
-       }
-      if (session->state & state)
-       {
-         clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-         return VPPCOM_OK;
-       }
-      if (session->state & STATE_FAILED)
-       {
-         clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-         return VPPCOM_ECONNREFUSED;
-       }
-
-      clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-    }
-  while (clib_time_now (&vcm->clib_time) < timeout);
-
-  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-    clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: timeout waiting for state 0x%x (%s)", getpid (),
-                 state, vppcom_session_state_str (state));
-
-  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-    {
-      /* *INDENT-OFF* */
-      ELOG_TYPE_DECLARE (e) =
-       {
-         .format = "ERR: timeout state:%d",
-         .format_args = "i4",
-       };
-      struct
-      {
-       u32 data;
-      } *ed;
-
-      ed = ELOG_TRACK_DATA (&vcm->elog_main, e, session->elog_track);
-
-      ed->data = state;
-      /* *INDENT-ON* */
-    }
-
-  return VPPCOM_ETIMEDOUT;
-}
-
-/*
- * VPP-API message functions
- */
-static void
-vppcom_send_session_enable_disable (u8 is_enable)
-{
-  vl_api_session_enable_disable_t *bmp;
-  bmp = vl_msg_api_alloc (sizeof (*bmp));
-  memset (bmp, 0, sizeof (*bmp));
-
-  bmp->_vl_msg_id = ntohs (VL_API_SESSION_ENABLE_DISABLE);
-  bmp->client_index = vcm->my_client_index;
-  bmp->context = htonl (0xfeedface);
-  bmp->is_enable = is_enable;
-  vl_msg_api_send_shmem (vcm->vl_input_queue, (u8 *) & bmp);
-}
-
-static int
-vppcom_app_session_enable (void)
-{
-  int rv;
-
-  if (vcm->app_state != STATE_APP_ENABLED)
-    {
-      vppcom_send_session_enable_disable (1 /* is_enabled == TRUE */ );
-      rv = vppcom_wait_for_app_state_change (STATE_APP_ENABLED);
-      if (PREDICT_FALSE (rv))
-       {
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-           clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: application session enable timed out! "
-                         "returning %d (%s)",
-                         getpid (), rv, vppcom_retval_str (rv));
-         return rv;
-       }
-    }
-  return VPPCOM_OK;
-}
-
-static void
-  vl_api_session_enable_disable_reply_t_handler
-  (vl_api_session_enable_disable_reply_t * mp)
-{
-  if (mp->retval)
-    {
-      clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: session_enable_disable failed: %U", getpid (),
-                   format_api_error, ntohl (mp->retval));
-    }
-  else
-    vcm->app_state = STATE_APP_ENABLED;
-}
-
-static void
-vppcom_app_send_attach (void)
-{
-  vl_api_application_attach_t *bmp;
-  u8 nsid_len = vec_len (vcm->cfg.namespace_id);
-  u8 app_is_proxy = (vcm->cfg.app_proxy_transport_tcp ||
-                    vcm->cfg.app_proxy_transport_udp);
-
-  bmp = vl_msg_api_alloc (sizeof (*bmp));
-  memset (bmp, 0, sizeof (*bmp));
-
-  bmp->_vl_msg_id = ntohs (VL_API_APPLICATION_ATTACH);
-  bmp->client_index = vcm->my_client_index;
-  bmp->context = htonl (0xfeedface);
-  bmp->options[APP_OPTIONS_FLAGS] =
-    APP_OPTIONS_FLAGS_ACCEPT_REDIRECT | APP_OPTIONS_FLAGS_ADD_SEGMENT |
-    (vcm->cfg.app_scope_local ? APP_OPTIONS_FLAGS_USE_LOCAL_SCOPE : 0) |
-    (vcm->cfg.app_scope_global ? APP_OPTIONS_FLAGS_USE_GLOBAL_SCOPE : 0) |
-    (app_is_proxy ? APP_OPTIONS_FLAGS_IS_PROXY : 0);
-  bmp->options[APP_OPTIONS_PROXY_TRANSPORT] =
-    (vcm->cfg.app_proxy_transport_tcp ? 1 << TRANSPORT_PROTO_TCP : 0) |
-    (vcm->cfg.app_proxy_transport_udp ? 1 << TRANSPORT_PROTO_UDP : 0);
-  bmp->options[APP_OPTIONS_SEGMENT_SIZE] = vcm->cfg.segment_size;
-  bmp->options[APP_OPTIONS_ADD_SEGMENT_SIZE] = vcm->cfg.add_segment_size;
-  bmp->options[APP_OPTIONS_RX_FIFO_SIZE] = vcm->cfg.rx_fifo_size;
-  bmp->options[APP_OPTIONS_TX_FIFO_SIZE] = vcm->cfg.tx_fifo_size;
-  bmp->options[APP_OPTIONS_PREALLOC_FIFO_PAIRS] =
-    vcm->cfg.preallocated_fifo_pairs;
-  bmp->options[APP_OPTIONS_EVT_QUEUE_SIZE] = vcm->cfg.event_queue_size;
-  if (nsid_len)
-    {
-      bmp->namespace_id_len = nsid_len;
-      clib_memcpy (bmp->namespace_id, vcm->cfg.namespace_id, nsid_len);
-      bmp->options[APP_OPTIONS_NAMESPACE_SECRET] = vcm->cfg.namespace_secret;
-    }
-  vl_msg_api_send_shmem (vcm->vl_input_queue, (u8 *) & bmp);
-}
-
-static int
-vppcom_app_attach (void)
-{
-  int rv;
-
-  vppcom_app_send_attach ();
-  rv = vppcom_wait_for_app_state_change (STATE_APP_ATTACHED);
-  if (PREDICT_FALSE (rv))
-    {
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-       clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: application attach timed out! "
-                     "returning %d (%s)",
-                     getpid (), rv, vppcom_retval_str (rv));
-      return rv;
-    }
-
-  return VPPCOM_OK;
-}
-
-static void
-vppcom_app_detach (void)
-{
-  vl_api_application_detach_t *bmp;
-  bmp = vl_msg_api_alloc (sizeof (*bmp));
-  memset (bmp, 0, sizeof (*bmp));
-
-  bmp->_vl_msg_id = ntohs (VL_API_APPLICATION_DETACH);
-  bmp->client_index = vcm->my_client_index;
-  bmp->context = htonl (0xfeedface);
-  vl_msg_api_send_shmem (vcm->vl_input_queue, (u8 *) & bmp);
-}
-
-static void
-vl_api_application_attach_reply_t_handler (vl_api_application_attach_reply_t *
-                                          mp)
-{
-  static svm_fifo_segment_create_args_t _a;
-  svm_fifo_segment_create_args_t *a = &_a;
-  int rv;
-
-  memset (a, 0, sizeof (*a));
-  if (mp->retval)
-    {
-      clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: attach failed: %U", getpid (),
-                   format_api_error, ntohl (mp->retval));
-      return;
-    }
-
-  if (mp->segment_name_length == 0)
-    {
-      clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: segment_name_length zero", getpid ());
-      return;
-    }
-
-  a->segment_name = (char *) mp->segment_name;
-  a->segment_size = mp->segment_size;
-
-  ASSERT (mp->app_event_queue_address);
-
-  /* Attach to the segment vpp created */
-  rv = svm_fifo_segment_attach (a);
-  vec_reset_length (a->new_segment_indices);
-  if (PREDICT_FALSE (rv))
-    {
-      clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: svm_fifo_segment_attach ('%s') failed",
-                   getpid (), mp->segment_name);
-      return;
-    }
-
-  vcm->app_event_queue =
-    uword_to_pointer (mp->app_event_queue_address, svm_queue_t *);
-
-  vcm->app_state = STATE_APP_ATTACHED;
-}
-
-static void
-vl_api_application_detach_reply_t_handler (vl_api_application_detach_reply_t *
-                                          mp)
-{
-  if (mp->retval)
-    clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: detach failed: %U", getpid (), format_api_error,
-                 ntohl (mp->retval));
-
-  vcm->app_state = STATE_APP_ENABLED;
-}
-
-static void
-vl_api_disconnect_session_reply_t_handler (vl_api_disconnect_session_reply_t *
-                                          mp)
-{
-  if (mp->retval)
-    clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx: disconnect session failed: %U",
-                 getpid (), mp->handle, format_api_error,
-                 ntohl (mp->retval));
-}
-
-static void
-vl_api_map_another_segment_t_handler (vl_api_map_another_segment_t * mp)
-{
-  static svm_fifo_segment_create_args_t _a;
-  svm_fifo_segment_create_args_t *a = &_a;
-  int rv;
-
-  memset (a, 0, sizeof (*a));
-  a->segment_name = (char *) mp->segment_name;
-  a->segment_size = mp->segment_size;
-  /* Attach to the segment vpp created */
-  rv = svm_fifo_segment_attach (a);
-  vec_reset_length (a->new_segment_indices);
-  if (PREDICT_FALSE (rv))
-    {
-      clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: svm_fifo_segment_attach ('%s') failed",
-                   getpid (), mp->segment_name);
-      return;
-    }
-  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-    clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: mapped new segment '%s' size %d", getpid (),
-                 mp->segment_name, mp->segment_size);
-}
-
-static void
-vl_api_unmap_segment_t_handler (vl_api_unmap_segment_t * mp)
-{
-
-/*
- * XXX Need segment_name to session_id hash,
- * XXX - have sessionID by handle hash currently
- */
-  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-    clib_warning ("Unmapped segment '%s'", mp->segment_name);
-}
-
-static void
-vl_api_disconnect_session_t_handler (vl_api_disconnect_session_t * mp)
-{
-  uword *p;
-
-  p = hash_get (vcm->session_index_by_vpp_handles, mp->handle);
-  if (p)
-    {
-      int rv;
-      session_t *session = 0;
-      u32 session_index = p[0];
-
-      VCL_LOCK_AND_GET_SESSION (session_index, &session);
-      session->state = STATE_CLOSE_ON_EMPTY;
-
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-       clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: "
-                     "setting state to 0x%x (%s)",
-                     getpid (), mp->handle, session_index, session->state,
-                     vppcom_session_state_str (session->state));
-      clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-      return;
-
-    done:
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-       clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: "
-                     "session lookup failed!",
-                     getpid (), mp->handle, session_index);
-    }
-  else
-    clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx: session lookup by "
-                 "handle failed!", getpid (), mp->handle);
-}
-
-static void
-vl_api_reset_session_t_handler (vl_api_reset_session_t * mp)
-{
-  session_t *session = 0;
-  vl_api_reset_session_reply_t *rmp;
-  uword *p;
-  int rv = 0;
-
-  p = hash_get (vcm->session_index_by_vpp_handles, mp->handle);
-  if (p)
-    {
-      int rval;
-      clib_spinlock_lock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-      rval = vppcom_session_at_index (p[0], &session);
-      if (PREDICT_FALSE (rval))
-       {
-         rv = VNET_API_ERROR_INVALID_VALUE_2;
-         clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: "
-                       "session lookup failed! returning %d %U",
-                       getpid (), mp->handle, p[0],
-                       rv, format_api_error, rv);
-       }
-      else
-       {
-         /* TBD: should this disconnect immediately and
-          * flush the fifos?
-          */
-         session->state = STATE_CLOSE_ON_EMPTY;
-
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-           clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: "
-                         "state set to %d (%s)!", getpid (),
-                         mp->handle, p[0], session->state,
-                         vppcom_session_state_str (session->state));
-       }
-      clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-    }
-  else
-    {
-      rv = VNET_API_ERROR_INVALID_VALUE;
-      clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: vpp handle 0x%llx: session lookup "
-                   "failed! returning %d %U",
-                   getpid (), mp->handle, rv, format_api_error, rv);
-    }
-
-  rmp = vl_msg_api_alloc (sizeof (*rmp));
-  memset (rmp, 0, sizeof (*rmp));
-  rmp->_vl_msg_id = ntohs (VL_API_RESET_SESSION_REPLY);
-  rmp->retval = htonl (rv);
-  rmp->handle = mp->handle;
-  vl_msg_api_send_shmem (vcm->vl_input_queue, (u8 *) & rmp);
-}
-
-static void
-vl_api_connect_session_reply_t_handler (vl_api_connect_session_reply_t * mp)
-{
-  session_t *session = 0;
-  u32 session_index;
-  svm_fifo_t *rx_fifo, *tx_fifo;
-  int rv = VPPCOM_OK;
-
-  session_index = mp->context;
-  VCL_LOCK_AND_GET_SESSION (session_index, &session);
-done:
-  if (mp->retval)
-    {
-      clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: "
-                   "connect failed! %U",
-                   getpid (), mp->handle, session_index,
-                   format_api_error, ntohl (mp->retval));
-      if (session)
-       {
-         session->state = STATE_FAILED;
-         session->vpp_handle = mp->handle;
-       }
-      else
-       {
-         clib_warning ("[%s] ERROR: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: "
-                       "Invalid session index (%u)!",
-                       getpid (), mp->handle, session_index);
-       }
-      goto done_unlock;
-    }
-
-  if (rv)
-    goto done_unlock;
-
-  /*
-   * Setup session
-   */
-  session->vpp_event_queue = uword_to_pointer (mp->vpp_event_queue_address,
-                                              svm_queue_t *);
-
-  rx_fifo = uword_to_pointer (mp->server_rx_fifo, svm_fifo_t *);
-  rx_fifo->client_session_index = session_index;
-  tx_fifo = uword_to_pointer (mp->server_tx_fifo, svm_fifo_t *);
-  tx_fifo->client_session_index = session_index;
-
-  session->rx_fifo = rx_fifo;
-  session->tx_fifo = tx_fifo;
-  session->vpp_handle = mp->handle;
-  session->lcl_addr.is_ip4 = mp->is_ip4;
-  clib_memcpy (&session->lcl_addr.ip46, mp->lcl_ip,
-              sizeof (session->peer_addr.ip46));
-  session->lcl_port = mp->lcl_port;
-  session->state = STATE_CONNECT;
-
-  /* Add it to lookup table */
-  hash_set (vcm->session_index_by_vpp_handles, mp->handle, session_index);
-
-  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-    clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: connect succeeded!"
-                 " session_rx_fifo %p, refcnt %d,"
-                 " session_tx_fifo %p, refcnt %d",
-                 getpid (), mp->handle, session_index,
-                 session->rx_fifo,
-                 session->rx_fifo->refcnt,
-                 session->tx_fifo, session->tx_fifo->refcnt);
-done_unlock:
-  clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-}
-
-static void
-vppcom_send_connect_sock (session_t * session, u32 session_index)
-{
-  vl_api_connect_sock_t *cmp;
-
-  /* Assumes caller as acquired the spinlock: vcm->sessions_lockp */
-  cmp = vl_msg_api_alloc (sizeof (*cmp));
-  memset (cmp, 0, sizeof (*cmp));
-  cmp->_vl_msg_id = ntohs (VL_API_CONNECT_SOCK);
-  cmp->client_index = vcm->my_client_index;
-  cmp->context = session_index;
-
-  cmp->is_ip4 = session->peer_addr.is_ip4;
-  clib_memcpy (cmp->ip, &session->peer_addr.ip46, sizeof (cmp->ip));
-  cmp->port = session->peer_port;
-  cmp->proto = session->proto;
-  clib_memcpy (cmp->options, session->options, sizeof (cmp->options));
-  vl_msg_api_send_shmem (vcm->vl_input_queue, (u8 *) & cmp);
-}
-
-static inline void
-vppcom_send_disconnect_session_reply (u64 vpp_handle, u32 session_index,
-                                     int rv)
-{
-  vl_api_disconnect_session_reply_t *rmp;
-
-  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-    clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: "
-                 "sending disconnect msg",
-                 getpid (), vpp_handle, session_index);
-
-  rmp = vl_msg_api_alloc (sizeof (*rmp));
-  memset (rmp, 0, sizeof (*rmp));
-
-  rmp->_vl_msg_id = ntohs (VL_API_DISCONNECT_SESSION_REPLY);
-  rmp->retval = htonl (rv);
-  rmp->handle = vpp_handle;
-  vl_msg_api_send_shmem (vcm->vl_input_queue, (u8 *) & rmp);
-}
-
-static inline void
-vppcom_send_disconnect_session (u64 vpp_handle, u32 session_index)
-{
-  vl_api_disconnect_session_t *dmp;
-
-  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-    clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: "
-                 "sending disconnect msg",
-                 getpid (), vpp_handle, session_index);
-
-  dmp = vl_msg_api_alloc (sizeof (*dmp));
-  memset (dmp, 0, sizeof (*dmp));
-  dmp->_vl_msg_id = ntohs (VL_API_DISCONNECT_SESSION);
-  dmp->client_index = vcm->my_client_index;
-  dmp->handle = vpp_handle;
-  vl_msg_api_send_shmem (vcm->vl_input_queue, (u8 *) & dmp);
-}
-
-static void
-vl_api_bind_sock_reply_t_handler (vl_api_bind_sock_reply_t * mp)
-{
-  session_t *session = 0;
-  u32 session_index = mp->context;
-  int rv;
-
-  VCL_LOCK_AND_GET_SESSION (session_index, &session);
-done:
-  if (mp->retval)
-    {
-      clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: vpp handle 0x%llx, "
-                   "sid %u: bind failed: %U",
-                   getpid (), mp->handle, session_index,
-                   format_api_error, ntohl (mp->retval));
-      rv = vppcom_session_at_index (session_index, &session);
-      if (rv == VPPCOM_OK)
-       {
-         session->state = STATE_FAILED;
-         session->vpp_handle = mp->handle;
-       }
-      else
-       {
-         clib_warning ("[%s] ERROR: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: "
-                       "Invalid session index (%u)!",
-                       getpid (), mp->handle, session_index);
-       }
-      goto done_unlock;
-    }
-
-  session->vpp_handle = mp->handle;
-  session->lcl_addr.is_ip4 = mp->lcl_is_ip4;
-  clib_memcpy (&session->lcl_addr.ip46, mp->lcl_ip,
-              sizeof (session->peer_addr.ip46));
-  session->lcl_port = mp->lcl_port;
-  vppcom_session_table_add_listener (mp->handle, session_index);
-  session->state = STATE_LISTEN;
-
-  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-    clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: bind succeeded!",
-                 getpid (), mp->handle, mp->context);
-done_unlock:
-  clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-}
-
-static void
-vl_api_unbind_sock_reply_t_handler (vl_api_unbind_sock_reply_t * mp)
-{
-  if (mp->retval)
-    clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: sid %u: unbind failed: %U",
-                 getpid (), mp->context, format_api_error,
-                 ntohl (mp->retval));
-
-  else if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-    clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: sid %u: unbind succeeded!",
-                 getpid (), mp->context);
-}
-
 u8 *
 format_ip4_address (u8 * s, va_list * args)
 {
@@ -1256,259 +178,152 @@ format_ip46_address (u8 * s, va_list * args)
     format (s, "%U", format_ip6_address, &ip46->ip6);
 }
 
+/*
+ * VPPCOM Utility Functions
+ */
+
 static inline void
-vppcom_send_accept_session_reply (u64 handle, u32 context, int retval)
+vppcom_session_table_del_listener (u64 listener_handle)
 {
-  vl_api_accept_session_reply_t *rmp;
-
-  rmp = vl_msg_api_alloc (sizeof (*rmp));
-  memset (rmp, 0, sizeof (*rmp));
-  rmp->_vl_msg_id = ntohs (VL_API_ACCEPT_SESSION_REPLY);
-  rmp->retval = htonl (retval);
-  rmp->context = context;
-  rmp->handle = handle;
-  vl_msg_api_send_shmem (vcm->vl_input_queue, (u8 *) & rmp);
+  listener_handle |= 1ULL << 63;
+  hash_unset (vcm->session_index_by_vpp_handles, listener_handle);
 }
 
-static void
-vl_api_accept_session_t_handler (vl_api_accept_session_t * mp)
+static inline int
+vppcom_wait_for_app_state_change (app_state_t app_state)
 {
-  svm_fifo_t *rx_fifo, *tx_fifo;
-  session_t *session, *listen_session;
-  u32 session_index;
-  vce_event_connect_request_t *ecr;
-  vce_event_t *ev;
-  int rv;
-  u32 ev_idx;
-
-
-  clib_spinlock_lock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-  if (!clib_fifo_free_elts (vcm->client_session_index_fifo))
-    {
-      clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: client session queue is full!", getpid ());
-      vppcom_send_accept_session_reply (mp->handle, mp->context,
-                                       VNET_API_ERROR_QUEUE_FULL);
-      clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-      return;
-    }
+  f64 timeout = clib_time_now (&vcm->clib_time) + vcm->cfg.app_timeout;
 
-  listen_session = vppcom_session_table_lookup_listener (mp->listener_handle);
-  if (!listen_session)
+  while (clib_time_now (&vcm->clib_time) < timeout)
     {
-      clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: couldn't find listen session: "
-                   "unknown vpp listener handle %llx",
-                   getpid (), mp->listener_handle);
-      vppcom_send_accept_session_reply (mp->handle, mp->context,
-                                       VNET_API_ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT);
-      clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-      return;
+      if (vcm->app_state == app_state)
+       return VPPCOM_OK;
     }
+  VDBG (0, "VCL<%d>: timeout waiting for state %s (%d)", getpid (),
+       vppcom_app_state_str (app_state), app_state);
+  vcl_evt (VCL_EVT_SESSION_TIMEOUT, vcm, app_state);
 
-  /* TODO check listener depth and update */
-  /* TODO on "child" fd close, update listener depth */
-
-  /* Allocate local session and set it up */
-  pool_get (vcm->sessions, session);
-  memset (session, 0, sizeof (*session));
-  session_index = session - vcm->sessions;
+  return VPPCOM_ETIMEDOUT;
+}
 
-  rx_fifo = uword_to_pointer (mp->server_rx_fifo, svm_fifo_t *);
-  rx_fifo->client_session_index = session_index;
-  tx_fifo = uword_to_pointer (mp->server_tx_fifo, svm_fifo_t *);
-  tx_fifo->client_session_index = session_index;
-
-  session->vpp_handle = mp->handle;
-  session->client_context = mp->context;
-  session->rx_fifo = rx_fifo;
-  session->tx_fifo = tx_fifo;
-  session->vpp_event_queue = uword_to_pointer (mp->vpp_event_queue_address,
-                                              svm_queue_t *);
-  session->state = STATE_ACCEPT;
-  session->peer_port = mp->port;
-  session->peer_addr.is_ip4 = mp->is_ip4;
-  clib_memcpy (&session->peer_addr.ip46, mp->ip,
-              sizeof (session->peer_addr.ip46));
-
-  /* Add it to lookup table */
-  hash_set (vcm->session_index_by_vpp_handles, mp->handle, session_index);
-  session->lcl_port = listen_session->lcl_port;
-  session->lcl_addr = listen_session->lcl_addr;
-
-  /* Create an event for handlers */
-
-  clib_spinlock_lock (&vcm->event_thread.events_lockp);
-
-  pool_get (vcm->event_thread.vce_events, ev);
-  ev->data = clib_mem_alloc (sizeof (vce_event_connect_request_t));
-  ev->refcnt = 0;
-  ev_idx = (u32) (ev - vcm->event_thread.vce_events);
-  ecr = ev->data;
-  ev->evk.eid = VCL_EVENT_CONNECT_REQ_ACCEPTED;
-  listen_session = vppcom_session_table_lookup_listener (mp->listener_handle);
-  ev->evk.session_index = (u32) (listen_session - vcm->sessions);
-  ecr->handled = 0;
-  ecr->accepted_session_index = session_index;
-
-  clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->event_thread.events_lockp);
-
-  rv = vce_generate_event (&vcm->event_thread, ev_idx);
-
-  ASSERT (rv == 0);
-
-  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-    clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: client accept "
-                 "request from %s address %U port %d queue %p!", getpid (),
-                 mp->handle, session_index, mp->is_ip4 ? "IPv4" : "IPv6",
-                 format_ip46_address, &mp->ip, mp->is_ip4,
-                 clib_net_to_host_u16 (mp->port), session->vpp_event_queue);
+static inline int
+vppcom_wait_for_session_state_change (u32 session_index,
+                                     session_state_t state,
+                                     f64 wait_for_time)
+{
+  f64 timeout = clib_time_now (&vcm->clib_time) + wait_for_time;
+  vcl_session_t *volatile session;
+  int rv;
 
-  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
+  do
     {
-      session->elog_track.name =
-       (char *) format (0, "C:%d:S:%d%c", vcm->my_client_index,
-                        session_index, 0);
-      elog_track_register (&vcm->elog_main, &session->elog_track);
-
-      if (session->peer_addr.is_ip4)
+      VCL_SESSION_LOCK ();
+      rv = vppcom_session_at_index (session_index, &session);
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE (rv))
        {
-          /* *INDENT-OFF* */
-         ELOG_TYPE_DECLARE (e) =
-         {
-           .format =
-           "client_accept:handle:%x addr:%d.%d.%d.%d:%d",
-           .format_args = "i8i1i1i1i1i2",
-         };
-
-         CLIB_PACKED (struct {
-           u64 handle; //8
-           u8 addr[4]; //4
-           u16 port;   //2
-         }) * ed;
-
-         ed = ELOG_TRACK_DATA (&vcm->elog_main, e, session->elog_track);
-
-         ed->handle = mp->handle;
-         ed->addr[0] = session->peer_addr.ip46.ip4.as_u8[0];
-         ed->addr[1] = session->peer_addr.ip46.ip4.as_u8[1];
-         ed->addr[2] = session->peer_addr.ip46.ip4.as_u8[2];
-         ed->addr[3] = session->peer_addr.ip46.ip4.as_u8[3];
-         ed->port = clib_net_to_host_u16 (session->peer_port);
-         /* *INDENT-ON* */
+         VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
+         return rv;
        }
-      else
+      if (session->session_state & state)
+       {
+         VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
+         return VPPCOM_OK;
+       }
+      if (session->session_state & STATE_FAILED)
        {
-         clib_warning ("ip6");
+         VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
+         return VPPCOM_ECONNREFUSED;
        }
+
+      VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
     }
-  clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
+  while (clib_time_now (&vcm->clib_time) < timeout);
+
+  VDBG (0, "VCL<%d>: timeout waiting for state 0x%x (%s)", getpid (), state,
+       vppcom_session_state_str (state));
+  vcl_evt (VCL_EVT_SESSION_TIMEOUT, session, session_state);
 
+  return VPPCOM_ETIMEDOUT;
 }
 
-static void
-vppcom_send_bind_sock (session_t * session, u32 session_index)
+static int
+vppcom_app_session_enable (void)
 {
-  vl_api_bind_sock_t *bmp;
+  int rv;
 
-  /* Assumes caller has acquired spinlock: vcm->sessions_lockp */
-  bmp = vl_msg_api_alloc (sizeof (*bmp));
-  memset (bmp, 0, sizeof (*bmp));
-
-  bmp->_vl_msg_id = ntohs (VL_API_BIND_SOCK);
-  bmp->client_index = vcm->my_client_index;
-  bmp->context = session_index;
-  bmp->is_ip4 = session->lcl_addr.is_ip4;
-  clib_memcpy (bmp->ip, &session->lcl_addr.ip46, sizeof (bmp->ip));
-  bmp->port = session->lcl_port;
-  bmp->proto = session->proto;
-  clib_memcpy (bmp->options, session->options, sizeof (bmp->options));
-  vl_msg_api_send_shmem (vcm->vl_input_queue, (u8 *) & bmp);
+  if (vcm->app_state != STATE_APP_ENABLED)
+    {
+      vppcom_send_session_enable_disable (1 /* is_enabled == TRUE */ );
+      rv = vppcom_wait_for_app_state_change (STATE_APP_ENABLED);
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE (rv))
+       {
+         VDBG (0, "VCL<%d>: application session enable timed out! "
+               "returning %d (%s)", getpid (), rv, vppcom_retval_str (rv));
+         return rv;
+       }
+    }
+  return VPPCOM_OK;
 }
 
-static void
-vppcom_send_unbind_sock (u64 vpp_handle)
+static int
+vppcom_app_attach (void)
 {
-  vl_api_unbind_sock_t *ump;
+  int rv;
 
-  ump = vl_msg_api_alloc (sizeof (*ump));
-  memset (ump, 0, sizeof (*ump));
+  vppcom_app_send_attach ();
+  rv = vppcom_wait_for_app_state_change (STATE_APP_ATTACHED);
+  if (PREDICT_FALSE (rv))
+    {
+      VDBG (0, "VCL<%d>: application attach timed out! returning %d (%s)",
+           getpid (), rv, vppcom_retval_str (rv));
+      return rv;
+    }
 
-  ump->_vl_msg_id = ntohs (VL_API_UNBIND_SOCK);
-  ump->client_index = vcm->my_client_index;
-  ump->handle = vpp_handle;
-  vl_msg_api_send_shmem (vcm->vl_input_queue, (u8 *) & ump);
+  return VPPCOM_OK;
 }
 
 static int
 vppcom_session_unbind (u32 session_index)
 {
-  session_t *session = 0;
+  vcl_session_t *session = 0;
   int rv;
   u64 vpp_handle;
-  elog_track_t session_elog_track;
 
-  VCL_LOCK_AND_GET_SESSION (session_index, &session);
+  VCL_SESSION_LOCK_AND_GET (session_index, &session);
 
   vpp_handle = session->vpp_handle;
   vppcom_session_table_del_listener (vpp_handle);
   session->vpp_handle = ~0;
-  session->state = STATE_DISCONNECT;
-  session_elog_track = session->elog_track;
-
-  clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-
-  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-    clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: "
-                 "sending unbind msg! new state 0x%x (%s)",
-                 getpid (), vpp_handle, session_index,
-                 STATE_DISCONNECT,
-                 vppcom_session_state_str (STATE_DISCONNECT));
+  session->session_state = STATE_DISCONNECT;
 
-  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-    {
-      /* *INDENT-OFF* */
-      ELOG_TYPE_DECLARE (e) =
-      {
-       .format = "unbind: handle:%x",
-       .format_args = "i8",
-      };
-
-      struct
-      {
-       u64 handle;
-      } *ed;
-
-      ed = ELOG_TRACK_DATA (&vcm->elog_main, e, session_elog_track);
-      ed->handle = vpp_handle;
-      /* *INDENT-ON* */
-    }
+  VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
 
+  VDBG (1, "VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: sending unbind msg! new state"
+       " 0x%x (%s)", getpid (), vpp_handle, session_index, STATE_DISCONNECT,
+       vppcom_session_state_str (STATE_DISCONNECT));
+  vcl_evt (VCL_EVT_UNBIND, session);
   vppcom_send_unbind_sock (vpp_handle);
 
 done:
   return rv;
 }
 
-static inline int
+static int
 vppcom_session_disconnect (u32 session_index)
 {
   int rv;
-  session_t *session;
+  vcl_session_t *session;
   u64 vpp_handle;
   session_state_t state;
 
-  VCL_LOCK_AND_GET_SESSION (session_index, &session);
+  VCL_SESSION_LOCK_AND_GET (session_index, &session);
 
   vpp_handle = session->vpp_handle;
-  state = session->state;
-  clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
+  state = session->session_state;
+  VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
 
-  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-    {
-      clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u "
-                   "state 0x%x (%s)",
-                   getpid (), vpp_handle, session_index,
-                   state, vppcom_session_state_str (state));
-    }
+  VDBG (1, "VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u state 0x%x (%s)", getpid (),
+       vpp_handle, session_index, state, vppcom_session_state_str (state));
 
   if (PREDICT_FALSE (state & STATE_LISTEN))
     {
@@ -1527,20 +342,16 @@ vppcom_session_disconnect (u32 session_index)
       //XXX alagalah - Check and drain here?
       vppcom_send_disconnect_session_reply (vpp_handle,
                                            session_index, 0 /* rv */ );
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-       clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: "
-                     "sending disconnect REPLY...",
-                     getpid (), vpp_handle, session_index);
+      VDBG (1, "VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: sending disconnect "
+           "REPLY...", getpid (), vpp_handle, session_index);
     }
 
   /* Otherwise, send a disconnect session msg...
    */
   else
     {
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-       clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: "
-                     "sending disconnect...",
-                     getpid (), vpp_handle, session_index);
+      VDBG (1, "VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: sending disconnect...",
+           getpid (), vpp_handle, session_index);
 
       vppcom_send_disconnect_session (vpp_handle, session_index);
     }
@@ -1549,557 +360,6 @@ done:
   return rv;
 }
 
-#define foreach_sock_msg                                        \
-_(SESSION_ENABLE_DISABLE_REPLY, session_enable_disable_reply)   \
-_(BIND_SOCK_REPLY, bind_sock_reply)                             \
-_(UNBIND_SOCK_REPLY, unbind_sock_reply)                         \
-_(ACCEPT_SESSION, accept_session)                               \
-_(CONNECT_SESSION_REPLY, connect_session_reply)                 \
-_(DISCONNECT_SESSION, disconnect_session)                       \
-_(DISCONNECT_SESSION_REPLY, disconnect_session_reply)           \
-_(RESET_SESSION, reset_session)                                 \
-_(APPLICATION_ATTACH_REPLY, application_attach_reply)           \
-_(APPLICATION_DETACH_REPLY, application_detach_reply)           \
-_(MAP_ANOTHER_SEGMENT, map_another_segment)                     \
-_(UNMAP_SEGMENT, unmap_segment)
-
-static void
-vppcom_api_hookup (void)
-{
-#define _(N, n)                                                  \
-    vl_msg_api_set_handlers(VL_API_##N, #n,                     \
-                           vl_api_##n##_t_handler,              \
-                           vl_noop_handler,                     \
-                           vl_api_##n##_t_endian,               \
-                           vl_api_##n##_t_print,                \
-                           sizeof(vl_api_##n##_t), 1);
-  foreach_sock_msg;
-#undef _
-}
-
-static void
-vppcom_cfg_init (vppcom_cfg_t * vcl_cfg)
-{
-  ASSERT (vcl_cfg);
-
-  vcl_cfg->heapsize = (256ULL << 20);
-  vcl_cfg->vpp_api_q_length = 1024;
-  vcl_cfg->segment_baseva = 0x200000000ULL;
-  vcl_cfg->segment_size = (256 << 20);
-  vcl_cfg->add_segment_size = (128 << 20);
-  vcl_cfg->preallocated_fifo_pairs = 8;
-  vcl_cfg->rx_fifo_size = (1 << 20);
-  vcl_cfg->tx_fifo_size = (1 << 20);
-  vcl_cfg->event_queue_size = 2048;
-  vcl_cfg->listen_queue_size = CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES / sizeof (u32);
-  vcl_cfg->app_timeout = 10 * 60.0;
-  vcl_cfg->session_timeout = 10 * 60.0;
-  vcl_cfg->accept_timeout = 60.0;
-  vcl_cfg->event_ring_size = (128 << 10);
-  vcl_cfg->event_log_path = "/dev/shm";
-}
-
-static void
-vppcom_cfg_heapsize (char *conf_fname)
-{
-  vppcom_cfg_t *vcl_cfg = &vcm->cfg;
-  FILE *fp;
-  char inbuf[4096];
-  int argc = 1;
-  char **argv = NULL;
-  char *arg = NULL;
-  char *p;
-  int i;
-  u8 *sizep;
-  u32 size;
-  void *vcl_mem;
-  void *heap;
-
-  fp = fopen (conf_fname, "r");
-  if (fp == NULL)
-    {
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-       clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: using default heapsize %lld (0x%llx)",
-                     getpid (), vcl_cfg->heapsize, vcl_cfg->heapsize);
-      goto defaulted;
-    }
-
-  argv = calloc (1, sizeof (char *));
-  if (argv == NULL)
-    {
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-       clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: calloc failed, using default "
-                     "heapsize %lld (0x%llx)",
-                     getpid (), vcl_cfg->heapsize, vcl_cfg->heapsize);
-      goto defaulted;
-    }
-
-  while (1)
-    {
-      if (fgets (inbuf, 4096, fp) == 0)
-       break;
-      p = strtok (inbuf, " \t\n");
-      while (p != NULL)
-       {
-         if (*p == '#')
-           break;
-         argc++;
-         char **tmp = realloc (argv, argc * sizeof (char *));
-         if (tmp == NULL)
-           {
-             if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-               clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: realloc failed, "
-                             "using default heapsize %lld (0x%llx)",
-                             getpid (), vcl_cfg->heapsize,
-                             vcl_cfg->heapsize);
-             goto defaulted;
-           }
-         argv = tmp;
-         arg = strndup (p, 1024);
-         if (arg == NULL)
-           {
-             if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-               clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: strndup failed, "
-                             "using default heapsize %lld (0x%llx)",
-                             getpid (), vcl_cfg->heapsize,
-                             vcl_cfg->heapsize);
-             goto defaulted;
-           }
-         argv[argc - 1] = arg;
-         p = strtok (NULL, " \t\n");
-       }
-    }
-
-  fclose (fp);
-  fp = NULL;
-
-  char **tmp = realloc (argv, (argc + 1) * sizeof (char *));
-  if (tmp == NULL)
-    {
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-       clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: realloc failed, "
-                     "using default heapsize %lld (0x%llx)",
-                     getpid (), vcl_cfg->heapsize, vcl_cfg->heapsize);
-      goto defaulted;
-    }
-  argv = tmp;
-  argv[argc] = NULL;
-
-  /*
-   * Look for and parse the "heapsize" config parameter.
-   * Manual since none of the clib infra has been bootstrapped yet.
-   *
-   * Format: heapsize <nn>[mM][gG]
-   */
-
-  for (i = 1; i < (argc - 1); i++)
-    {
-      if (!strncmp (argv[i], "heapsize", 8))
-       {
-         sizep = (u8 *) argv[i + 1];
-         size = 0;
-         while (*sizep >= '0' && *sizep <= '9')
-           {
-             size *= 10;
-             size += *sizep++ - '0';
-           }
-         if (size == 0)
-           {
-             if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-               clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: parse error '%s %s', "
-                             "using default heapsize %lld (0x%llx)",
-                             getpid (), argv[i], argv[i + 1],
-                             vcl_cfg->heapsize, vcl_cfg->heapsize);
-             goto defaulted;
-           }
-
-         if (*sizep == 'g' || *sizep == 'G')
-           vcl_cfg->heapsize = size << 30;
-         else if (*sizep == 'm' || *sizep == 'M')
-           vcl_cfg->heapsize = size << 20;
-         else
-           {
-             if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-               clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: parse error '%s %s', "
-                             "using default heapsize %lld (0x%llx)",
-                             getpid (), argv[i], argv[i + 1],
-                             vcl_cfg->heapsize, vcl_cfg->heapsize);
-             goto defaulted;
-           }
-       }
-    }
-
-defaulted:
-  if (fp != NULL)
-    fclose (fp);
-  if (argv != NULL)
-    free (argv);
-
-  vcl_mem = mmap (0, vcl_cfg->heapsize, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE,
-                 MAP_SHARED | MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0);
-  if (vcl_mem == MAP_FAILED)
-    {
-      clib_unix_error ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: mmap(0, %lld == 0x%llx, "
-                      "PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE,MAP_SHARED | MAP_ANONYMOUS, "
-                      "-1, 0) failed!",
-                      getpid (), vcl_cfg->heapsize, vcl_cfg->heapsize);
-      ASSERT (vcl_mem != MAP_FAILED);
-      return;
-    }
-  heap = clib_mem_init (vcl_mem, vcl_cfg->heapsize);
-  if (!heap)
-    {
-      clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: clib_mem_init() failed!", getpid ());
-      ASSERT (heap);
-      return;
-    }
-  vcl_mem = clib_mem_alloc (sizeof (_vppcom_main));
-  if (!vcl_mem)
-    {
-      clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: clib_mem_alloc() failed!", getpid ());
-      ASSERT (vcl_mem);
-      return;
-    }
-
-  clib_memcpy (vcl_mem, &_vppcom_main, sizeof (_vppcom_main));
-  vcm = vcl_mem;
-
-  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-    clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: allocated VCL heap = %p, size %lld (0x%llx)",
-                 getpid (), heap, vcl_cfg->heapsize, vcl_cfg->heapsize);
-}
-
-static void
-vppcom_cfg_read (char *conf_fname)
-{
-  vppcom_cfg_t *vcl_cfg = &vcm->cfg;
-  int fd;
-  unformat_input_t _input, *input = &_input;
-  unformat_input_t _line_input, *line_input = &_line_input;
-  u8 vc_cfg_input = 0;
-  u8 *chroot_path;
-  struct stat s;
-  u32 uid, gid, q_len;
-
-  fd = open (conf_fname, O_RDONLY);
-  if (fd < 0)
-    {
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-       clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: using default configuration.",
-                     getpid (), conf_fname);
-      goto file_done;
-    }
-
-  if (fstat (fd, &s) < 0)
-    {
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-       clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: failed to stat `%s', "
-                     "using default configuration", getpid (), conf_fname);
-      goto file_done;
-    }
-
-  if (!(S_ISREG (s.st_mode) || S_ISLNK (s.st_mode)))
-    {
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-       clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: not a regular file `%s', "
-                     "using default configuration", getpid (), conf_fname);
-      goto file_done;
-    }
-
-  unformat_init_clib_file (input, fd);
-
-  while (unformat_check_input (input) != UNFORMAT_END_OF_INPUT)
-    {
-      (void) unformat_user (input, unformat_line_input, line_input);
-      unformat_skip_white_space (line_input);
-
-      if (unformat (line_input, "vcl {"))
-       {
-         vc_cfg_input = 1;
-         continue;
-       }
-
-      if (vc_cfg_input)
-       {
-         if (unformat (line_input, "heapsize %s", &chroot_path))
-           {
-             vec_terminate_c_string (chroot_path);
-             if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-               clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: configured heapsize %s, "
-                             "actual heapsize %lld (0x%llx)",
-                             getpid (), chroot_path, vcl_cfg->heapsize,
-                             vcl_cfg->heapsize);
-             vec_free (chroot_path);
-           }
-         else if (unformat (line_input, "api-prefix %s", &chroot_path))
-           {
-             vec_terminate_c_string (chroot_path);
-             if (vcl_cfg->vpp_api_filename)
-               vec_free (vcl_cfg->vpp_api_filename);
-             vcl_cfg->vpp_api_filename = format (0, "/%s-vpe-api%c",
-                                                 chroot_path, 0);
-             vl_set_memory_root_path ((char *) chroot_path);
-
-             if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-               clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: configured api-prefix (%s) and "
-                             "api filename (%s)", getpid (), chroot_path,
-                             vcl_cfg->vpp_api_filename);
-             chroot_path = 0;  /* Don't vec_free() it! */
-           }
-         else if (unformat (line_input, "vpp-api-q-length %d", &q_len))
-           {
-             if (q_len < vcl_cfg->vpp_api_q_length)
-               {
-                 clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: configured vpp-api-q-length "
-                               "(%u) is too small! Using default: %u ",
-                               getpid (), q_len, vcl_cfg->vpp_api_q_length);
-               }
-             else
-               {
-                 vcl_cfg->vpp_api_q_length = q_len;
-
-                 if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-                   clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: configured vpp-api-q-length %u",
-                                 getpid (), vcl_cfg->vpp_api_q_length);
-               }
-           }
-         else if (unformat (line_input, "uid %d", &uid))
-           {
-             vl_set_memory_uid (uid);
-             if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-               clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: configured uid %d", getpid (), uid);
-           }
-         else if (unformat (line_input, "gid %d", &gid))
-           {
-             vl_set_memory_gid (gid);
-             if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-               clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: configured gid %d", getpid (), gid);
-           }
-         else if (unformat (line_input, "segment-baseva 0x%lx",
-                            &vcl_cfg->segment_baseva))
-           {
-             if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-               clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: configured segment_baseva 0x%lx",
-                             getpid (), vcl_cfg->segment_baseva);
-           }
-         else if (unformat (line_input, "segment-size 0x%lx",
-                            &vcl_cfg->segment_size))
-           {
-             if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-               clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: configured segment_size 0x%lx (%ld)",
-                             getpid (), vcl_cfg->segment_size,
-                             vcl_cfg->segment_size);
-           }
-         else if (unformat (line_input, "segment-size %ld",
-                            &vcl_cfg->segment_size))
-           {
-             if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-               clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: configured segment_size %ld (0x%lx)",
-                             getpid (), vcl_cfg->segment_size,
-                             vcl_cfg->segment_size);
-           }
-         else if (unformat (line_input, "add-segment-size 0x%lx",
-                            &vcl_cfg->add_segment_size))
-           {
-             if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-               clib_warning
-                 ("VCL<%d>: configured add_segment_size 0x%lx (%ld)",
-                  getpid (), vcl_cfg->add_segment_size,
-                  vcl_cfg->add_segment_size);
-           }
-         else if (unformat (line_input, "add-segment-size %ld",
-                            &vcl_cfg->add_segment_size))
-           {
-             if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-               clib_warning
-                 ("VCL<%d>: configured add_segment_size %ld (0x%lx)",
-                  getpid (), vcl_cfg->add_segment_size,
-                  vcl_cfg->add_segment_size);
-           }
-         else if (unformat (line_input, "preallocated-fifo-pairs %d",
-                            &vcl_cfg->preallocated_fifo_pairs))
-           {
-             if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-               clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: configured preallocated_fifo_pairs "
-                             "%d (0x%x)", getpid (),
-                             vcl_cfg->preallocated_fifo_pairs,
-                             vcl_cfg->preallocated_fifo_pairs);
-           }
-         else if (unformat (line_input, "rx-fifo-size 0x%lx",
-                            &vcl_cfg->rx_fifo_size))
-           {
-             if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-               clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: configured rx_fifo_size 0x%lx (%ld)",
-                             getpid (), vcl_cfg->rx_fifo_size,
-                             vcl_cfg->rx_fifo_size);
-           }
-         else if (unformat (line_input, "rx-fifo-size %ld",
-                            &vcl_cfg->rx_fifo_size))
-           {
-             if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-               clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: configured rx_fifo_size %ld (0x%lx)",
-                             getpid (), vcl_cfg->rx_fifo_size,
-                             vcl_cfg->rx_fifo_size);
-           }
-         else if (unformat (line_input, "tx-fifo-size 0x%lx",
-                            &vcl_cfg->tx_fifo_size))
-           {
-             if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-               clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: configured tx_fifo_size 0x%lx (%ld)",
-                             getpid (), vcl_cfg->tx_fifo_size,
-                             vcl_cfg->tx_fifo_size);
-           }
-         else if (unformat (line_input, "tx-fifo-size %ld",
-                            &vcl_cfg->tx_fifo_size))
-           {
-             if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-               clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: configured tx_fifo_size %ld (0x%lx)",
-                             getpid (), vcl_cfg->tx_fifo_size,
-                             vcl_cfg->tx_fifo_size);
-           }
-         else if (unformat (line_input, "event-queue-size 0x%lx",
-                            &vcl_cfg->event_queue_size))
-           {
-             if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-               clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: configured event_queue_size "
-                             "0x%lx (%ld)",
-                             getpid (), vcl_cfg->event_queue_size,
-                             vcl_cfg->event_queue_size);
-           }
-         else if (unformat (line_input, "event-queue-size %ld",
-                            &vcl_cfg->event_queue_size))
-           {
-             if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-               clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: configured event_queue_size "
-                             "%ld (0x%lx)",
-                             getpid (), vcl_cfg->event_queue_size,
-                             vcl_cfg->event_queue_size);
-           }
-         else if (unformat (line_input, "listen-queue-size 0x%lx",
-                            &vcl_cfg->listen_queue_size))
-           {
-             if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-               clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: configured listen_queue_size "
-                             "0x%lx (%ld)",
-                             getpid (), vcl_cfg->listen_queue_size,
-                             vcl_cfg->listen_queue_size);
-           }
-         else if (unformat (line_input, "listen-queue-size %ld",
-                            &vcl_cfg->listen_queue_size))
-           {
-             if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-               clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: configured listen_queue_size "
-                             "%ld (0x%lx)",
-                             getpid (), vcl_cfg->listen_queue_size,
-                             vcl_cfg->listen_queue_size);
-           }
-         else if (unformat (line_input, "app-timeout %f",
-                            &vcl_cfg->app_timeout))
-           {
-             if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-               clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: configured app_timeout %f",
-                             getpid (), vcl_cfg->app_timeout);
-           }
-         else if (unformat (line_input, "session-timeout %f",
-                            &vcl_cfg->session_timeout))
-           {
-             if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-               clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: configured session_timeout %f",
-                             getpid (), vcl_cfg->session_timeout);
-           }
-         else if (unformat (line_input, "accept-timeout %f",
-                            &vcl_cfg->accept_timeout))
-           {
-             if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-               clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: configured accept_timeout %f",
-                             getpid (), vcl_cfg->accept_timeout);
-           }
-         else if (unformat (line_input, "app-proxy-transport-tcp"))
-           {
-             vcl_cfg->app_proxy_transport_tcp = 1;
-             if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-               clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: configured "
-                             "app_proxy_transport_tcp (%d)",
-                             getpid (), vcl_cfg->app_proxy_transport_tcp);
-           }
-         else if (unformat (line_input, "app-proxy-transport-udp"))
-           {
-             vcl_cfg->app_proxy_transport_udp = 1;
-             if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-               clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: configured "
-                             "app_proxy_transport_udp (%d)",
-                             getpid (), vcl_cfg->app_proxy_transport_udp);
-           }
-         else if (unformat (line_input, "app-scope-local"))
-           {
-             vcl_cfg->app_scope_local = 1;
-             if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-               clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: configured app_scope_local (%d)",
-                             getpid (), vcl_cfg->app_scope_local);
-           }
-         else if (unformat (line_input, "app-scope-global"))
-           {
-             vcl_cfg->app_scope_global = 1;
-             if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-               clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: configured app_scope_global (%d)",
-                             getpid (), vcl_cfg->app_scope_global);
-           }
-         else if (unformat (line_input, "namespace-secret %lu",
-                            &vcl_cfg->namespace_secret))
-           {
-             if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-               clib_warning
-                 ("VCL<%d>: configured namespace_secret %lu (0x%lx)",
-                  getpid (), vcl_cfg->namespace_secret,
-                  vcl_cfg->namespace_secret);
-           }
-         else if (unformat (line_input, "namespace-id %v",
-                            &vcl_cfg->namespace_id))
-           {
-             vl_api_application_attach_t *mp;
-             u32 max_nsid_vec_len = sizeof (mp->namespace_id) - 1;
-             u32 nsid_vec_len = vec_len (vcl_cfg->namespace_id);
-             if (nsid_vec_len > max_nsid_vec_len)
-               {
-                 _vec_len (vcl_cfg->namespace_id) = max_nsid_vec_len;
-                 if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-                   clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: configured namespace_id is "
-                                 "too long, truncated to %d characters!",
-                                 getpid (), max_nsid_vec_len);
-               }
-
-             if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-               clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: configured namespace_id %v",
-                             getpid (), vcl_cfg->namespace_id);
-           }
-         else if (unformat (line_input, "}"))
-           {
-             vc_cfg_input = 0;
-             if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-               clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: completed parsing vppcom config!",
-                             getpid ());
-             goto input_done;
-           }
-         else
-           {
-             if (line_input->buffer[line_input->index] != '#')
-               {
-                 clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: Unknown vppcom config option: '%s'",
-                               getpid (), (char *)
-                               &line_input->buffer[line_input->index]);
-               }
-           }
-       }
-    }
-
-input_done:
-  unformat_free (input);
-
-file_done:
-  if (fd >= 0)
-    close (fd);
-}
-
 /*
  * VPPCOM Public API functions
  */
@@ -2113,141 +373,17 @@ vppcom_app_create (char *app_name)
 
   if (!vcm->init)
     {
-      char *conf_fname;
-      char *env_var_str;
-
       vcm->init = 1;
-      vppcom_cfg_init (vcl_cfg);
-      env_var_str = getenv (VPPCOM_ENV_DEBUG);
-      if (env_var_str)
-       {
-         u32 tmp;
-         if (sscanf (env_var_str, "%u", &tmp) != 1)
-           clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: WARNING: Invalid debug level specified "
-                         "in the environment variable " VPPCOM_ENV_DEBUG
-                         " (%s)!\n", getpid (), env_var_str);
-         else
-           {
-             vcm->debug = tmp;
-             if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-               clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: configured VCL debug level (%u) from "
-                             VPPCOM_ENV_DEBUG "!", getpid (), vcm->debug);
-           }
-       }
-      conf_fname = getenv (VPPCOM_ENV_CONF);
-      if (!conf_fname)
-       conf_fname = VPPCOM_CONF_DEFAULT;
-      vppcom_cfg_heapsize (conf_fname);
-      vcl_cfg = &vcm->cfg;
+      clib_spinlock_init (&vcm->session_fifo_lockp);
       clib_fifo_validate (vcm->client_session_index_fifo,
                          vcm->cfg.listen_queue_size);
-      vppcom_cfg_read (conf_fname);
-
-      env_var_str = getenv (VPPCOM_ENV_API_PREFIX);
-      if (env_var_str)
-       {
-         if (vcl_cfg->vpp_api_filename)
-           vec_free (vcl_cfg->vpp_api_filename);
-         vcl_cfg->vpp_api_filename = format (0, "/%s-vpe-api%c",
-                                             env_var_str, 0);
-         vl_set_memory_root_path ((char *) env_var_str);
-
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-           clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: configured api prefix (%s) and "
-                         "filename (%s) from " VPPCOM_ENV_API_PREFIX "!",
-                         getpid (), env_var_str, vcl_cfg->vpp_api_filename);
-       }
-
-      env_var_str = getenv (VPPCOM_ENV_APP_NAMESPACE_SECRET);
-      if (env_var_str)
-       {
-         u64 tmp;
-         if (sscanf (env_var_str, "%lu", &tmp) != 1)
-           clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: WARNING: Invalid namespace secret "
-                         "specified in the environment variable "
-                         VPPCOM_ENV_APP_NAMESPACE_SECRET
-                         " (%s)!\n", getpid (), env_var_str);
-         else
-           {
-             vcm->cfg.namespace_secret = tmp;
-             if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-               clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: configured namespace secret "
-                             "(%lu) from " VPPCOM_ENV_APP_NAMESPACE_ID "!",
-                             getpid (), vcm->cfg.namespace_secret);
-           }
-       }
-      env_var_str = getenv (VPPCOM_ENV_APP_NAMESPACE_ID);
-      if (env_var_str)
-       {
-         u32 ns_id_vec_len = strlen (env_var_str);
-
-         vec_reset_length (vcm->cfg.namespace_id);
-         vec_validate (vcm->cfg.namespace_id, ns_id_vec_len - 1);
-         clib_memcpy (vcm->cfg.namespace_id, env_var_str, ns_id_vec_len);
+      clib_spinlock_init (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
 
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-           clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: configured namespace_id (%v) from "
-                         VPPCOM_ENV_APP_NAMESPACE_ID
-                         "!", getpid (), vcm->cfg.namespace_id);
-       }
-      env_var_str = getenv (VPPCOM_ENV_APP_NAMESPACE_SECRET);
-      if (env_var_str)
-       {
-         u64 tmp;
-         if (sscanf (env_var_str, "%lu", &tmp) != 1)
-           clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: WARNING: Invalid namespace secret "
-                         "specified in the environment variable "
-                         VPPCOM_ENV_APP_NAMESPACE_SECRET
-                         " (%s)!\n", getpid (), env_var_str);
-         else
-           {
-             vcm->cfg.namespace_secret = tmp;
-             if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-               clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: configured namespace secret "
-                             "(%lu) from "
-                             VPPCOM_ENV_APP_NAMESPACE_ID
-                             "!", getpid (), vcm->cfg.namespace_secret);
-           }
-       }
-      if (getenv (VPPCOM_ENV_APP_PROXY_TRANSPORT_TCP))
-       {
-         vcm->cfg.app_proxy_transport_tcp = 1;
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-           clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: configured app_proxy_transport_tcp "
-                         "(%u) from "
-                         VPPCOM_ENV_APP_PROXY_TRANSPORT_TCP
-                         "!", getpid (), vcm->cfg.app_proxy_transport_tcp);
-       }
-      if (getenv (VPPCOM_ENV_APP_PROXY_TRANSPORT_UDP))
-       {
-         vcm->cfg.app_proxy_transport_udp = 1;
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-           clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: configured app_proxy_transport_udp "
-                         "(%u) from "
-                         VPPCOM_ENV_APP_PROXY_TRANSPORT_UDP
-                         "!", getpid (), vcm->cfg.app_proxy_transport_udp);
-       }
-      if (getenv (VPPCOM_ENV_APP_SCOPE_LOCAL))
-       {
-         vcm->cfg.app_scope_local = 1;
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-           clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: configured app_scope_local (%u) from "
-                         VPPCOM_ENV_APP_SCOPE_LOCAL
-                         "!", getpid (), vcm->cfg.app_scope_local);
-       }
-      if (getenv (VPPCOM_ENV_APP_SCOPE_GLOBAL))
-       {
-         vcm->cfg.app_scope_global = 1;
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-           clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: configured app_scope_global (%u) from "
-                         VPPCOM_ENV_APP_SCOPE_GLOBAL
-                         "!", getpid (), vcm->cfg.app_scope_global);
-       }
+      vppcom_cfg (&vcm->cfg);
 
       vcm->main_cpu = os_get_thread_index ();
       heap = clib_mem_get_per_cpu_heap ();
       h = mheap_header (heap);
-
       /* make the main heap thread-safe */
       h->flags |= MHEAP_FLAG_THREAD_SAFE;
 
@@ -2257,14 +393,13 @@ vppcom_app_create (char *app_name)
       vppcom_init_error_string_table ();
       svm_fifo_segment_main_init (vcl_cfg->segment_baseva,
                                  20 /* timeout in secs */ );
-      clib_spinlock_init (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
     }
 
   if (vcm->my_client_index == ~0)
     {
-
       /* API hookup and connect to VPP */
       vppcom_api_hookup ();
+      vcl_elog_init (vcm);
       vcm->app_state = STATE_APP_START;
       rv = vppcom_connect_to_vpp (app_name);
       if (rv)
@@ -2278,9 +413,7 @@ vppcom_app_create (char *app_name)
 
       rv = vce_start_event_thread (&(vcm->event_thread), 20);
 
-
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-       clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: sending session enable", getpid ());
+      VDBG (0, "VCL<%d>: sending session enable", getpid ());
 
       rv = vppcom_app_session_enable ();
       if (rv)
@@ -2290,8 +423,7 @@ vppcom_app_create (char *app_name)
          return rv;
        }
 
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-       clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: sending app attach", getpid ());
+      VDBG (0, "VCL<%d>: sending app attach", getpid ());
 
       rv = vppcom_app_attach ();
       if (rv)
@@ -2301,10 +433,8 @@ vppcom_app_create (char *app_name)
          return rv;
        }
 
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-       clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: app_name '%s', my_client_index %d (0x%x)",
-                     getpid (), app_name, vcm->my_client_index,
-                     vcm->my_client_index);
+      VDBG (0, "VCL<%d>: app_name '%s', my_client_index %d (0x%x)",
+           getpid (), app_name, vcm->my_client_index, vcm->my_client_index);
     }
 
   return VPPCOM_OK;
@@ -2314,46 +444,25 @@ void
 vppcom_app_destroy (void)
 {
   int rv;
+  f64 orig_app_timeout;
 
   if (vcm->my_client_index == ~0)
     return;
 
-  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-    clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: detaching from VPP, my_client_index %d (0x%x)",
-                 getpid (), vcm->my_client_index, vcm->my_client_index);
-
-  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-    {
-      /* *INDENT-OFF* */
-      ELOG_TYPE_DECLARE (e) =
-      {
-       .format = "app_detach:C:%d",
-       .format_args = "i4",
-      };
-
-      struct
-      {
-       u32 data;
-      } *ed;
-      ed = ELOG_TRACK_DATA (&vcm->elog_main, e, vcm->elog_track);
-      ed->data = vcm->my_client_index;
-      /* *INDENT-ON* */
-    }
+  VDBG (0, "VCL<%d>: detaching from VPP, my_client_index %d (0x%x)",
+       getpid (), vcm->my_client_index, vcm->my_client_index);
+  vcl_evt (VCL_EVT_DETACH, vcm);
 
-  vppcom_app_detach ();
+  vppcom_app_send_detach ();
+  orig_app_timeout = vcm->cfg.app_timeout;
+  vcm->cfg.app_timeout = 2.0;
   rv = vppcom_wait_for_app_state_change (STATE_APP_ENABLED);
+  vcm->cfg.app_timeout = orig_app_timeout;
   if (PREDICT_FALSE (rv))
-    {
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-       clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: application detach timed out! "
-                     "returning %d (%s)",
-                     getpid (), rv, vppcom_retval_str (rv));
-    }
-
-  /* Finished with logging before client gets reset to ~0 */
-  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-    write_elog ();
+    VDBG (0, "VCL<%d>: application detach timed out! returning %d (%s)",
+         getpid (), rv, vppcom_retval_str (rv));
 
+  vcl_elog_stop (vcm);
   vl_client_disconnect_from_vlib ();
   vcm->my_client_index = ~0;
   vcm->app_state = STATE_APP_START;
@@ -2362,19 +471,16 @@ vppcom_app_destroy (void)
 int
 vppcom_session_create (u8 proto, u8 is_nonblocking)
 {
-  session_t *session;
+  vcl_session_t *session;
   u32 session_index;
-  session_state_t state;
-  elog_track_t session_elog_track;
 
-  clib_spinlock_lock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
+  VCL_SESSION_LOCK ();
   pool_get (vcm->sessions, session);
   memset (session, 0, sizeof (*session));
   session_index = session - vcm->sessions;
 
-  session->proto = proto;
-  session->state = STATE_START;
-  state = session->state;
+  session->session_type = proto;
+  session->session_state = STATE_START;
   session->vpp_handle = ~0;
 
   if (is_nonblocking)
@@ -2382,40 +488,12 @@ vppcom_session_create (u8 proto, u8 is_nonblocking)
   else
     VCL_SESS_ATTR_CLR (session->attr, VCL_SESS_ATTR_NONBLOCK);
 
-  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-    {
-      session->elog_track.name =
-       (char *) format (0, "C:%d:S:%d%c", vcm->my_client_index,
-                        session_index, 0);
-      elog_track_register (&vcm->elog_main, &session->elog_track);
-      session_elog_track = session->elog_track;
-    }
-
-  clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
+  vcl_evt (VCL_EVT_CREATE, session, session_type, session->session_state,
+          is_nonblocking, session_index);
 
-  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-    clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: sid %u", getpid (), session_index);
+  VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
 
-  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-    {
-      /* *INDENT-OFF* */
-      ELOG_TYPE_DECLARE (e) =
-      {
-       .format = "session_create:proto:%d state:%d is_nonblocking:%d",
-       .format_args = "i4i4i4",
-      };
-
-      struct
-      {
-       u32 data[3];
-      } *ed;
-
-      ed = ELOG_TRACK_DATA (&vcm->elog_main, e, session_elog_track);
-      ed->data[0] = proto;
-      ed->data[1] = state;
-      ed->data[2] = is_nonblocking;
-      /* *INDENT-ON* */
-    }
+  VDBG (0, "VCL<%d>: sid %u", getpid (), session_index);
 
   return (int) session_index;
 }
@@ -2423,7 +501,7 @@ vppcom_session_create (u8 proto, u8 is_nonblocking)
 int
 vppcom_session_close (uint32_t session_index)
 {
-  session_t *session = 0;
+  vcl_session_t *session = 0;
   int rv;
   u8 is_vep;
   u8 is_vep_session;
@@ -2432,29 +510,15 @@ vppcom_session_close (uint32_t session_index)
   u64 vpp_handle;
   uword *p;
   session_state_t state;
-  elog_track_t session_elog_track;
 
-  VCL_LOCK_AND_GET_SESSION (session_index, &session);
+  VCL_SESSION_LOCK_AND_GET (session_index, &session);
   is_vep = session->is_vep;
   is_vep_session = session->is_vep_session;
   next_sid = session->vep.next_sid;
   vep_idx = session->vep.vep_idx;
-  state = session->state;
+  state = session->session_state;
   vpp_handle = session->vpp_handle;
-  clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-
-  /*
-   * Why two if(VPPCOM_DEBUG) checks?
-   *
-   * Eventually all clib_warnings need their own way of being
-   * logged and signalled (like severity) where event logging
-   * is a separate debugging tool. It will make the separation
-   * easier. ... parting is such sweet sorrow ...
-   */
-  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-    {
-      session_elog_track = session->elog_track;
-    }
+  VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
 
   if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
     {
@@ -2473,15 +537,15 @@ vppcom_session_close (uint32_t session_index)
       while (next_sid != ~0)
        {
          rv = vppcom_epoll_ctl (session_index, EPOLL_CTL_DEL, next_sid, 0);
-         if ((VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0) && PREDICT_FALSE (rv < 0))
-           clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: "
-                         "EPOLL_CTL_DEL vep_idx %u failed! rv %d (%s)",
-                         getpid (), vpp_handle, next_sid, vep_idx,
-                         rv, vppcom_retval_str (rv));
+         if (PREDICT_FALSE (rv < 0))
+           VDBG (0, "VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: EPOLL_CTL_DEL "
+                 "vep_idx %u failed! rv %d (%s)",
+                 getpid (), vpp_handle, next_sid, vep_idx,
+                 rv, vppcom_retval_str (rv));
 
-         VCL_LOCK_AND_GET_SESSION (session_index, &session);
+         VCL_SESSION_LOCK_AND_GET (session_index, &session);
          next_sid = session->vep.next_sid;
-         clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
+         VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
        }
     }
   else
@@ -2489,24 +553,21 @@ vppcom_session_close (uint32_t session_index)
       if (is_vep_session)
        {
          rv = vppcom_epoll_ctl (vep_idx, EPOLL_CTL_DEL, session_index, 0);
-         if ((VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0) && (rv < 0))
-           clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: "
-                         "EPOLL_CTL_DEL vep_idx %u failed! rv %d (%s)",
-                         getpid (), vpp_handle, session_index,
-                         vep_idx, rv, vppcom_retval_str (rv));
+         if (rv < 0)
+           VDBG (0, "VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: EPOLL_CTL_DEL "
+                 "vep_idx %u failed! rv %d (%s)",
+                 getpid (), vpp_handle, session_index,
+                 vep_idx, rv, vppcom_retval_str (rv));
        }
 
       if (state & STATE_LISTEN)
        {
          rv = vppcom_session_unbind (session_index);
          if (PREDICT_FALSE (rv < 0))
-           {
-             if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-               clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: "
-                             "listener unbind failed! rv %d (%s)",
-                             getpid (), vpp_handle, session_index,
-                             rv, vppcom_retval_str (rv));
-           }
+           VDBG (0, "VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: listener unbind "
+                 "failed! rv %d (%s)",
+                 getpid (), vpp_handle, session_index,
+                 rv, vppcom_retval_str (rv));
        }
 
       else if (state & (CLIENT_STATE_OPEN | SERVER_STATE_OPEN))
@@ -2520,7 +581,7 @@ vppcom_session_close (uint32_t session_index)
        }
     }
 
-  VCL_LOCK_AND_GET_SESSION (session_index, &session);
+  VCL_SESSION_LOCK_AND_GET (session_index, &session);
   vpp_handle = session->vpp_handle;
   if (vpp_handle != ~0)
     {
@@ -2530,7 +591,7 @@ vppcom_session_close (uint32_t session_index)
     }
   pool_put_index (vcm->sessions, session_index);
 
-  clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
+  VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
 
   if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
     {
@@ -2543,24 +604,7 @@ vppcom_session_close (uint32_t session_index)
     }
 done:
 
-  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-    {
-      /* *INDENT-OFF* */
-      ELOG_TYPE_DECLARE (e) =
-      {
-       .format = "session_close:rv:%d",
-       .format_args = "i4",
-      };
-
-      struct
-      {
-       u32 data;
-      } *ed;
-
-      ed = ELOG_TRACK_DATA (&vcm->elog_main, e, session_elog_track);
-      ed->data = rv;
-      /* *INDENT-ON* */
-    }
+  vcl_evt (VCL_EVT_CLOSE, session, rv);
 
   return rv;
 }
@@ -2568,67 +612,37 @@ done:
 int
 vppcom_session_bind (uint32_t session_index, vppcom_endpt_t * ep)
 {
-  session_t *session = 0;
+  vcl_session_t *session = 0;
   int rv;
 
   if (!ep || !ep->ip)
     return VPPCOM_EINVAL;
 
-  VCL_LOCK_AND_GET_SESSION (session_index, &session);
+  VCL_SESSION_LOCK_AND_GET (session_index, &session);
 
   if (session->is_vep)
     {
-      clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
+      VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
       clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: sid %u: cannot "
                    "bind to an epoll session!", getpid (), session_index);
       rv = VPPCOM_EBADFD;
       goto done;
     }
 
-  session->lcl_addr.is_ip4 = ep->is_ip4;
-  session->lcl_addr.ip46 = to_ip46 (!ep->is_ip4, ep->ip);
-  session->lcl_port = ep->port;
-
-  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-    clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: sid %u: binding to local %s address %U "
-                 "port %u, proto %s", getpid (), session_index,
-                 session->lcl_addr.is_ip4 ? "IPv4" : "IPv6",
-                 format_ip46_address, &session->lcl_addr.ip46,
-                 session->lcl_addr.is_ip4,
-                 clib_net_to_host_u16 (session->lcl_port),
-                 session->proto ? "UDP" : "TCP");
-
-  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-    {
-      if (session->lcl_addr.is_ip4)
-       {
-         /* *INDENT-OFF* */
-         ELOG_TYPE_DECLARE (e) =
-         {
-           .format = "bind local:%s:%d.%d.%d.%d:%d ",
-           .format_args = "t1i1i1i1i1i2",
-           .n_enum_strings = 2,
-           .enum_strings = {"TCP", "UDP",},
-         };
-
-         CLIB_PACKED (struct {
-           u8 proto;
-           u8 addr[4];
-           u16 port;
-         }) *ed;
-
-         ed = ELOG_TRACK_DATA (&vcm->elog_main, e, session->elog_track);
-         ed->proto = session->proto;
-         ed->addr[0] = session->lcl_addr.ip46.ip4.as_u8[0];
-         ed->addr[1] = session->lcl_addr.ip46.ip4.as_u8[1];
-         ed->addr[2] = session->lcl_addr.ip46.ip4.as_u8[2];
-         ed->addr[3] = session->lcl_addr.ip46.ip4.as_u8[3];
-         ed->port = clib_net_to_host_u16 (session->lcl_port);
-         /* *INDENT-ON* */
-       }
-    }
-
-  clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
+  session->transport.is_ip4 = ep->is_ip4;
+  session->transport.lcl_ip = to_ip46 (ep->is_ip4 ? IP46_TYPE_IP4 :
+                                      IP46_TYPE_IP6, ep->ip);
+  session->transport.lcl_port = ep->port;
+
+  VDBG (0, "VCL<%d>: sid %u: binding to local %s address %U port %u, "
+       "proto %s", getpid (), session_index,
+       session->transport.is_ip4 ? "IPv4" : "IPv6",
+       format_ip46_address, &session->transport.lcl_ip,
+       session->transport.is_ip4 ? IP46_TYPE_IP4 : IP46_TYPE_IP6,
+       clib_net_to_host_u16 (session->transport.lcl_port),
+       session->session_type ? "UDP" : "TCP");
+  vcl_evt (VCL_EVT_BIND, session);
+  VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
 done:
   return rv;
 }
@@ -2636,18 +650,18 @@ done:
 int
 vppcom_session_listen (uint32_t listen_session_index, uint32_t q_len)
 {
-  session_t *listen_session = 0;
+  vcl_session_t *listen_session = 0;
   u64 listen_vpp_handle;
   int rv, retval;
 
   if (q_len == 0 || q_len == ~0)
     q_len = vcm->cfg.listen_queue_size;
 
-  VCL_LOCK_AND_GET_SESSION (listen_session_index, &listen_session);
+  VCL_SESSION_LOCK_AND_GET (listen_session_index, &listen_session);
 
   if (listen_session->is_vep)
     {
-      clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
+      VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
       clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: sid %u: cannot listen on an "
                    "epoll session!", getpid (), listen_session_index);
       rv = VPPCOM_EBADFD;
@@ -2655,49 +669,47 @@ vppcom_session_listen (uint32_t listen_session_index, uint32_t q_len)
     }
 
   listen_vpp_handle = listen_session->vpp_handle;
-  if (listen_session->state & STATE_LISTEN)
+  if (listen_session->session_state & STATE_LISTEN)
     {
-      clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-       clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: "
-                     "already in listen state!",
-                     getpid (), listen_vpp_handle, listen_session_index);
+      VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
+      VDBG (0, "VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: already in listen state!",
+           getpid (), listen_vpp_handle, listen_session_index);
       rv = VPPCOM_OK;
       goto done;
     }
 
-  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-    clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, "
-                 "sid %u: sending bind request...",
-                 getpid (), listen_vpp_handle, listen_session_index);
+  VDBG (0, "VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: sending VPP bind+listen "
+       "request...", getpid (), listen_vpp_handle, listen_session_index);
 
   vppcom_send_bind_sock (listen_session, listen_session_index);
-  clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
+  VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
   retval =
     vppcom_wait_for_session_state_change (listen_session_index, STATE_LISTEN,
                                          vcm->cfg.session_timeout);
 
-  VCL_LOCK_AND_GET_SESSION (listen_session_index, &listen_session);
+  VCL_SESSION_LOCK_AND_GET (listen_session_index, &listen_session);
   if (PREDICT_FALSE (retval))
     {
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-       clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: bind failed! "
-                     "returning %d (%s)", getpid (),
-                     listen_session->vpp_handle, listen_session_index,
-                     retval, vppcom_retval_str (retval));
-      clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
+      VDBG (0, "VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: bind+listen failed! "
+           "returning %d (%s)", getpid (), listen_session->vpp_handle,
+           listen_session_index, retval, vppcom_retval_str (retval));
+      VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
       rv = retval;
       goto done;
     }
 
+  VCL_ACCEPT_FIFO_LOCK ();
   clib_fifo_validate (vcm->client_session_index_fifo, q_len);
-  clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
+  VCL_ACCEPT_FIFO_UNLOCK ();
+
+  VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
+
 done:
   return rv;
 }
 
 int
-validate_args_session_accept_ (session_t * listen_session)
+validate_args_session_accept_ (vcl_session_t * listen_session)
 {
   u32 listen_session_index = listen_session - vcm->sessions;
 
@@ -2709,13 +721,13 @@ validate_args_session_accept_ (session_t * listen_session)
       return VPPCOM_EBADFD;
     }
 
-  if (listen_session->state != STATE_LISTEN)
+  if (listen_session->session_state != STATE_LISTEN)
     {
       clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: "
                    "not in listen state! state 0x%x (%s)", getpid (),
                    listen_session->vpp_handle, listen_session_index,
-                   listen_session->state,
-                   vppcom_session_state_str (listen_session->state));
+                   listen_session->session_state,
+                   vppcom_session_state_str (listen_session->session_state));
       return VPPCOM_EBADFD;
     }
   return VPPCOM_OK;
@@ -2725,8 +737,8 @@ int
 vppcom_session_accept (uint32_t listen_session_index, vppcom_endpt_t * ep,
                       uint32_t flags)
 {
-  session_t *listen_session = 0;
-  session_t *client_session = 0;
+  vcl_session_t *listen_session = 0;
+  vcl_session_t *client_session = 0;
   u32 client_session_index = ~0;
   int rv;
   u64 listen_vpp_handle;
@@ -2738,13 +750,13 @@ vppcom_session_accept (uint32_t listen_session_index, vppcom_endpt_t * ep,
   int millisecond_timeout = 1;
   int hours_timeout = 20 * 60 * 60;
 
-  VCL_LOCK_AND_GET_SESSION (listen_session_index, &listen_session);
+  VCL_SESSION_LOCK_AND_GET (listen_session_index, &listen_session);
   listen_vpp_handle = listen_session->vpp_handle;      // For debugging
 
   rv = validate_args_session_accept_ (listen_session);
   if (rv)
     {
-      clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
+      VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
       goto done;
     }
 
@@ -2760,44 +772,49 @@ vppcom_session_accept (uint32_t listen_session_index, vppcom_endpt_t * ep,
                                         VCL_SESS_ATTR_NONBLOCK)))
     ts.tv_sec += hours_timeout;
 
-  clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
+  VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
 
   /* Register handler for connect_request event on listen_session_index */
   vce_event_key_t evk;
   evk.session_index = listen_session_index;
   evk.eid = VCL_EVENT_CONNECT_REQ_ACCEPTED;
   reg = vce_register_handler (&vcm->event_thread, &evk,
-                             vce_connect_request_handler_fn);
+                             vce_connect_request_handler_fn, 0);
+  VCL_EVENTS_LOCK ();
   ev = vce_get_event_from_index (&vcm->event_thread, reg->ev_idx);
-
-  result = (vce_event_connect_request_t *) ev->data;
   pthread_mutex_lock (&reg->handler_lock);
-  while (!result->handled)
+  while (!ev)
     {
-      rv =
-       pthread_cond_timedwait (&reg->handler_cond, &reg->handler_lock, &ts);
+      VCL_EVENTS_UNLOCK ();
+      rv = pthread_cond_timedwait (&reg->handler_cond,
+                                  &reg->handler_lock, &ts);
       if (rv == ETIMEDOUT)
        {
          rv = VPPCOM_EAGAIN;
          goto cleanup;
        }
+      VCL_EVENTS_LOCK ();
+      ev = vce_get_event_from_index (&vcm->event_thread, reg->ev_idx);
     }
+  result = vce_get_event_data (ev, sizeof (*result));
   client_session_index = result->accepted_session_index;
-
-
+  VCL_EVENTS_UNLOCK ();
 
   /* Remove from the FIFO used to service epoll */
-  clib_spinlock_lock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
+  VCL_ACCEPT_FIFO_LOCK ();
   if (clib_fifo_elts (vcm->client_session_index_fifo))
     {
       u32 tmp_client_session_index;
       clib_fifo_sub1 (vcm->client_session_index_fifo,
                      tmp_client_session_index);
+      /* It wasn't ours... put it back ... */
       if (tmp_client_session_index != client_session_index)
        clib_fifo_add1 (vcm->client_session_index_fifo,
                        tmp_client_session_index);
     }
-  clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
+  VCL_ACCEPT_FIFO_UNLOCK ();
+
+  VCL_SESSION_LOCK ();
 
   rv = vppcom_session_at_index (client_session_index, &client_session);
   if (PREDICT_FALSE (rv))
@@ -2807,7 +824,7 @@ vppcom_session_accept (uint32_t listen_session_index, vppcom_endpt_t * ep,
                    "lookup failed! returning %d (%s)", getpid (),
                    listen_vpp_handle, listen_session_index,
                    client_session_index, rv, vppcom_retval_str (rv));
-      goto done;
+      goto cleanup;
     }
 
   if (flags & O_NONBLOCK)
@@ -2815,23 +832,22 @@ vppcom_session_accept (uint32_t listen_session_index, vppcom_endpt_t * ep,
   else
     VCL_SESS_ATTR_CLR (client_session->attr, VCL_SESS_ATTR_NONBLOCK);
 
-  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-    clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: Got a client request! "
-                 "vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u, flags %d, is_nonblocking %u",
-                 getpid (), listen_vpp_handle, listen_session_index,
-                 client_session->vpp_handle, client_session_index,
-                 flags, VCL_SESS_ATTR_TEST (client_session->attr,
-                                            VCL_SESS_ATTR_NONBLOCK));
+  VDBG (0, "VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: Got a client request! "
+       "vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u, flags %d, is_nonblocking %u",
+       getpid (), listen_vpp_handle, listen_session_index,
+       client_session->vpp_handle, client_session_index,
+       flags, VCL_SESS_ATTR_TEST (client_session->attr,
+                                  VCL_SESS_ATTR_NONBLOCK));
 
   if (ep)
     {
-      ep->is_ip4 = client_session->peer_addr.is_ip4;
-      ep->port = client_session->peer_port;
-      if (client_session->peer_addr.is_ip4)
-       clib_memcpy (ep->ip, &client_session->peer_addr.ip46.ip4,
+      ep->is_ip4 = client_session->transport.is_ip4;
+      ep->port = client_session->transport.rmt_port;
+      if (client_session->transport.is_ip4)
+       clib_memcpy (ep->ip, &client_session->transport.rmt_ip.ip4,
                     sizeof (ip4_address_t));
       else
-       clib_memcpy (ep->ip, &client_session->peer_addr.ip46.ip6,
+       clib_memcpy (ep->ip, &client_session->transport.rmt_ip.ip6,
                     sizeof (ip6_address_t));
     }
 
@@ -2839,76 +855,42 @@ vppcom_session_accept (uint32_t listen_session_index, vppcom_endpt_t * ep,
                                    client_session->client_context,
                                    0 /* retval OK */ );
 
-  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-    clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: accepted vpp handle "
-                 "0x%llx, sid %u connection to local %s address "
-                 "%U port %u", getpid (), listen_vpp_handle,
-                 listen_session_index, client_session->vpp_handle,
-                 client_session_index,
-                 client_session->lcl_addr.is_ip4 ? "IPv4" : "IPv6",
-                 format_ip46_address, &client_session->lcl_addr.ip46,
-                 client_session->lcl_addr.is_ip4,
-                 clib_net_to_host_u16 (client_session->lcl_port));
+  VDBG (0, "VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: accepted vpp handle 0x%llx,"
+       " sid %u connection from peer %s address %U port %u to local %s address"
+       " %U port %u",
+       getpid (), listen_vpp_handle,
+       listen_session_index, client_session->vpp_handle,
+       client_session_index,
+       client_session->transport.is_ip4 ? "IPv4" : "IPv6",
+       format_ip46_address, &client_session->transport.rmt_ip,
+       client_session->transport.is_ip4 ?
+       IP46_TYPE_IP4 : IP46_TYPE_IP6,
+       clib_net_to_host_u16 (client_session->transport.rmt_port),
+       client_session->transport.is_ip4 ? "IPv4" : "IPv6",
+       format_ip46_address, &client_session->transport.lcl_ip,
+       client_session->transport.is_ip4 ?
+       IP46_TYPE_IP4 : IP46_TYPE_IP6,
+       clib_net_to_host_u16 (client_session->transport.lcl_port));
+  vcl_evt (VCL_EVT_ACCEPT, client_session, listen_session,
+          client_session_index);
+  VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
 
-  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
+  rv = (int) client_session_index;
+  vce_clear_event (&vcm->event_thread, reg->ev_idx);
+  if (vcm->session_io_thread.io_sessions_lockp)
     {
-      client_session->elog_track.name =
-       (char *) format (0, "C:%d:S:%d%c", vcm->my_client_index,
-                        client_session_index, 0);
-      elog_track_register (&vcm->elog_main, &client_session->elog_track);
-
-      // Two elog entries due to 20-byte per entry constraint.
-      /* *INDENT-OFF* */
-      ELOG_TYPE_DECLARE (e) =
-      {
-       .format = "accept: listen_handle:%x from_handle:%x",
-       .format_args = "i8i8",
-      };
-
-      struct
-      {
-       u64 handle[2];
-      } *ed;
-
-      ed = ELOG_TRACK_DATA (&vcm->elog_main, e, client_session->elog_track);
-      ed->handle[0] = listen_vpp_handle;
-      ed->handle[1] = client_session->vpp_handle;
-      /* *INDENT-ON* */
-
-      if (client_session->lcl_addr.is_ip4)
-       {
-          /* *INDENT-OFF* */
-         ELOG_TYPE_DECLARE (e2) =
-         {
-           .format = "accept: S:%d %d.%d.%d.%d:%d ",
-           .format_args = "i4i1i1i1i1i2",
-         };
-
-         CLIB_PACKED (struct {
-           u32 session;
-           u8 addr[4];
-           u16 port;
-         }) *ed2;
-
-         ed2 =
-           ELOG_TRACK_DATA (&vcm->elog_main, e2, client_session->elog_track);
-         ed2->session = client_session_index;
-         ed2->addr[0] = client_session->lcl_addr.ip46.ip4.as_u8[0];
-         ed2->addr[1] = client_session->lcl_addr.ip46.ip4.as_u8[1];
-         ed2->addr[2] = client_session->lcl_addr.ip46.ip4.as_u8[2];
-         ed2->addr[3] = client_session->lcl_addr.ip46.ip4.as_u8[3];
-         ed2->port = clib_net_to_host_u16 (client_session->lcl_port);
-         /* *INDENT-ON* */
-       }
+      /* Throw this new accepted session index into the rx poll thread pool */
+      VCL_IO_SESSIONS_LOCK ();
+      u32 *active_session_index;
+      pool_get (vcm->session_io_thread.active_session_indexes,
+               active_session_index);
+      *active_session_index = client_session_index;
+      VCL_IO_SESSIONS_UNLOCK ();
     }
-
-  clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-  rv = (int) client_session_index;
-
-  vce_clear_event (&vcm->event_thread, ev);
 cleanup:
-  vce_unregister_handler (&vcm->event_thread, ev);
+  vce_unregister_handler (&vcm->event_thread, reg);
   pthread_mutex_unlock (&reg->handler_lock);
+
 done:
   return rv;
 }
@@ -2916,62 +898,67 @@ done:
 int
 vppcom_session_connect (uint32_t session_index, vppcom_endpt_t * server_ep)
 {
-  session_t *session = 0;
+  vcl_session_t *session = 0;
   u64 vpp_handle = 0;
   int rv, retval = VPPCOM_OK;
 
-  VCL_LOCK_AND_GET_SESSION (session_index, &session);
+  VCL_SESSION_LOCK_AND_GET (session_index, &session);
 
   if (PREDICT_FALSE (session->is_vep))
     {
-      clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
+      VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
       clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: sid %u: cannot "
                    "connect on an epoll session!", getpid (), session_index);
       rv = VPPCOM_EBADFD;
       goto done;
     }
 
-  if (PREDICT_FALSE (session->state & CLIENT_STATE_OPEN))
+  if (PREDICT_FALSE (session->session_state & CLIENT_STATE_OPEN))
     {
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-       clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: session already "
-                     "connected to %s %U port %d proto %s, state 0x%x (%s)",
-                     getpid (), session->vpp_handle, session_index,
-                     session->peer_addr.is_ip4 ? "IPv4" : "IPv6",
-                     format_ip46_address,
-                     &session->peer_addr.ip46, session->peer_addr.is_ip4,
-                     clib_net_to_host_u16 (session->peer_port),
-                     session->proto ? "UDP" : "TCP", session->state,
-                     vppcom_session_state_str (session->state));
-
-      clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
+      VDBG (0, "VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: session already "
+           "connected to %s %U port %d proto %s, state 0x%x (%s)",
+           getpid (), session->vpp_handle, session_index,
+           session->transport.is_ip4 ? "IPv4" : "IPv6",
+           format_ip46_address,
+           &session->transport.rmt_ip, session->transport.is_ip4 ?
+           IP46_TYPE_IP4 : IP46_TYPE_IP6,
+           clib_net_to_host_u16 (session->transport.rmt_port),
+           session->session_type ? "UDP" : "TCP", session->session_state,
+           vppcom_session_state_str (session->session_state));
+
+      VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
       goto done;
     }
 
-  session->peer_addr.is_ip4 = server_ep->is_ip4;
-  session->peer_addr.ip46 = to_ip46 (!server_ep->is_ip4, server_ep->ip);
-  session->peer_port = server_ep->port;
-
-  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-    clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: connecting to server "
-                 "%s %U port %d proto %s",
-                 getpid (), session->vpp_handle, session_index,
-                 session->peer_addr.is_ip4 ? "IPv4" : "IPv6",
-                 format_ip46_address,
-                 &session->peer_addr.ip46, session->peer_addr.is_ip4,
-                 clib_net_to_host_u16 (session->peer_port),
-                 session->proto ? "UDP" : "TCP");
+  session->transport.is_ip4 = server_ep->is_ip4;
+  if (session->transport.is_ip4)
+    clib_memcpy (&session->transport.rmt_ip.ip4, server_ep->ip,
+                sizeof (ip4_address_t));
+  else
+    clib_memcpy (&session->transport.rmt_ip.ip6, server_ep->ip,
+                sizeof (ip6_address_t));
+  session->transport.rmt_port = server_ep->port;
+
+  VDBG (0, "VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: connecting to server %s %U "
+       "port %d proto %s",
+       getpid (), session->vpp_handle, session_index,
+       session->transport.is_ip4 ? "IPv4" : "IPv6",
+       format_ip46_address,
+       &session->transport.rmt_ip, session->transport.is_ip4 ?
+       IP46_TYPE_IP4 : IP46_TYPE_IP6,
+       clib_net_to_host_u16 (session->transport.rmt_port),
+       session->session_type ? "UDP" : "TCP");
 
   vppcom_send_connect_sock (session, session_index);
-  clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
+  VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
 
   retval =
     vppcom_wait_for_session_state_change (session_index, STATE_CONNECT,
                                          vcm->cfg.session_timeout);
 
-  VCL_LOCK_AND_GET_SESSION (session_index, &session);
+  VCL_SESSION_LOCK_AND_GET (session_index, &session);
   vpp_handle = session->vpp_handle;
-  clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
+  VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
 
 done:
   if (PREDICT_FALSE (retval))
@@ -2980,19 +967,18 @@ done:
       if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
        {
          if (session)
-           clib_warning
-             ("VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: connect failed! "
-              "returning %d (%s)", getpid (), vpp_handle,
-              session_index, rv, vppcom_retval_str (rv));
+           clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: connect "
+                         "failed! returning %d (%s)", getpid (), vpp_handle,
+                         session_index, rv, vppcom_retval_str (rv));
          else
            clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: no session for sid %u: connect failed! "
                          "returning %d (%s)", getpid (),
                          session_index, rv, vppcom_retval_str (rv));
        }
     }
-  else if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-    clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: connected!",
-                 getpid (), vpp_handle, session_index);
+  else
+    VDBG (0, "VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: connected!",
+         getpid (), vpp_handle, session_index);
 
   return rv;
 }
@@ -3001,7 +987,7 @@ static inline int
 vppcom_session_read_internal (uint32_t session_index, void *buf, int n,
                              u8 peek)
 {
-  session_t *session = 0;
+  vcl_session_t *session = 0;
   svm_fifo_t *rx_fifo;
   int n_read = 0;
   int rv;
@@ -3013,16 +999,16 @@ vppcom_session_read_internal (uint32_t session_index, void *buf, int n,
 
   ASSERT (buf);
 
-  VCL_LOCK_AND_GET_SESSION (session_index, &session);
+  VCL_SESSION_LOCK_AND_GET (session_index, &session);
 
   is_nonblocking = VCL_SESS_ATTR_TEST (session->attr, VCL_SESS_ATTR_NONBLOCK);
   rx_fifo = session->rx_fifo;
-  state = session->state;
+  state = session->session_state;
   vpp_handle = session->vpp_handle;
 
   if (PREDICT_FALSE (session->is_vep))
     {
-      clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
+      VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
       clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: sid %u: cannot "
                    "read from an epoll session!", getpid (), session_index);
       rv = VPPCOM_EBADFD;
@@ -3031,19 +1017,17 @@ vppcom_session_read_internal (uint32_t session_index, void *buf, int n,
 
   if (PREDICT_FALSE (!(state & (SERVER_STATE_OPEN | CLIENT_STATE_OPEN))))
     {
-      clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
+      VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
       rv = ((state & STATE_DISCONNECT) ? VPPCOM_ECONNRESET : VPPCOM_ENOTCONN);
 
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-       clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: %s session is "
-                     "not open! state 0x%x (%s), returning %d (%s)",
-                     getpid (), vpp_handle, session_index, state,
-                     vppcom_session_state_str (state),
-                     rv, vppcom_retval_str (rv));
+      VDBG (0, "VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: %s session is not open! "
+           "state 0x%x (%s), returning %d (%s)",
+           getpid (), vpp_handle, session_index, state,
+           vppcom_session_state_str (state), rv, vppcom_retval_str (rv));
       goto done;
     }
 
-  clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
+  VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
 
   do
     {
@@ -3056,7 +1040,7 @@ vppcom_session_read_internal (uint32_t session_index, void *buf, int n,
 
   if (n_read <= 0)
     {
-      VCL_LOCK_AND_GET_SESSION (session_index, &session);
+      VCL_SESSION_LOCK_AND_GET (session_index, &session);
 
       poll_et = (((EPOLLET | EPOLLIN) & session->vep.ev.events) ==
                 (EPOLLET | EPOLLIN));
@@ -3067,24 +1051,21 @@ vppcom_session_read_internal (uint32_t session_index, void *buf, int n,
        {
          rv = VPPCOM_ECONNRESET;
 
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-           {
-             clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: Empty fifo "
-                           "with session state 0x%x (%s)!"
-                           "  Setting state to 0x%x (%s), returning %d (%s)",
-                           getpid (), session->vpp_handle, session_index,
-                           state, vppcom_session_state_str (state),
-                           STATE_DISCONNECT,
-                           vppcom_session_state_str (STATE_DISCONNECT), rv,
-                           vppcom_retval_str (rv));
-           }
+         VDBG (1, "VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: Empty fifo with "
+               "session state 0x%x (%s)! Setting state to 0x%x (%s), "
+               "returning %d (%s)",
+               getpid (), session->vpp_handle, session_index,
+               state, vppcom_session_state_str (state),
+               STATE_DISCONNECT,
+               vppcom_session_state_str (STATE_DISCONNECT), rv,
+               vppcom_retval_str (rv));
 
-         session->state = STATE_DISCONNECT;
+         session->session_state = STATE_DISCONNECT;
        }
       else
        rv = VPPCOM_EAGAIN;
 
-      clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
+      VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
     }
   else
     rv = n_read;
@@ -3117,12 +1098,12 @@ vppcom_session_peek (uint32_t session_index, void *buf, int n)
 }
 
 static inline int
-vppcom_session_read_ready (session_t * session, u32 session_index)
+vppcom_session_read_ready (vcl_session_t * session, u32 session_index)
 {
   int ready = 0;
   u32 poll_et;
   int rv;
-  session_state_t state = session->state;
+  session_state_t state = session->session_state;
   u64 vpp_handle = session->vpp_handle;
 
   /* Assumes caller has acquired spinlock: vcm->sessions_lockp */
@@ -3134,9 +1115,11 @@ vppcom_session_read_ready (session_t * session, u32 session_index)
       goto done;
     }
 
-  if (session->state & STATE_LISTEN)
+  if (session->session_state & STATE_LISTEN)
     {
+      VCL_ACCEPT_FIFO_LOCK ();
       ready = clib_fifo_elts (vcm->client_session_index_fifo);
+      VCL_ACCEPT_FIFO_UNLOCK ();
     }
   else
     {
@@ -3145,12 +1128,11 @@ vppcom_session_read_ready (session_t * session, u32 session_index)
          rv = ((state & STATE_DISCONNECT) ? VPPCOM_ECONNRESET :
                VPPCOM_ENOTCONN);
 
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-           clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: session is "
-                         "not open! state 0x%x (%s), returning %d (%s)",
-                         getpid (), vpp_handle, session_index,
-                         state, vppcom_session_state_str (state),
-                         rv, vppcom_retval_str (rv));
+         VDBG (1, "VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: session is not open!"
+               " state 0x%x (%s), returning %d (%s)",
+               getpid (), vpp_handle, session_index,
+               state, vppcom_session_state_str (state),
+               rv, vppcom_retval_str (rv));
          goto done;
        }
 
@@ -3168,34 +1150,33 @@ vppcom_session_read_ready (session_t * session, u32 session_index)
        {
          rv = VPPCOM_ECONNRESET;
 
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-           {
-             clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, "
-                           "sid %u: Empty fifo with"
-                           " session state 0x%x (%s)! Setting state to "
-                           "0x%x (%s), returning %d (%s)",
-                           getpid (), session_index, vpp_handle,
-                           state, vppcom_session_state_str (state),
-                           STATE_DISCONNECT,
-                           vppcom_session_state_str (STATE_DISCONNECT), rv,
-                           vppcom_retval_str (rv));
-           }
-         session->state = STATE_DISCONNECT;
+         VDBG (1, "VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: Empty fifo with "
+               "session state 0x%x (%s)! Setting state to 0x%x (%s), "
+               "returning %d (%s)",
+               getpid (), session_index, vpp_handle,
+               state, vppcom_session_state_str (state),
+               STATE_DISCONNECT,
+               vppcom_session_state_str (STATE_DISCONNECT), rv,
+               vppcom_retval_str (rv));
+         session->session_state = STATE_DISCONNECT;
          goto done;
        }
     }
   rv = ready;
 
-  if (vcm->app_event_queue->cursize &&
-      !pthread_mutex_trylock (&vcm->app_event_queue->mutex))
+  if (!svm_msg_q_is_empty (vcm->app_event_queue) &&
+      !pthread_mutex_trylock (&vcm->app_event_queue->q->mutex))
     {
-      u32 i, n_to_dequeue = vcm->app_event_queue->cursize;
-      session_fifo_event_t e;
+      u32 i, n_to_dequeue = vcm->app_event_queue->q->cursize;
+      svm_msg_q_msg_t msg;
 
       for (i = 0; i < n_to_dequeue; i++)
-       svm_queue_sub_raw (vcm->app_event_queue, (u8 *) & e);
+       {
+         svm_queue_sub_raw (vcm->app_event_queue->q, (u8 *) & msg);
+         svm_msg_q_free_msg (vcm->app_event_queue, &msg);
+       }
 
-      pthread_mutex_unlock (&vcm->app_event_queue->mutex);
+      pthread_mutex_unlock (&vcm->app_event_queue->q->mutex);
     }
 done:
   return rv;
@@ -3204,10 +1185,9 @@ done:
 int
 vppcom_session_write (uint32_t session_index, void *buf, size_t n)
 {
-  session_t *session = 0;
+  vcl_session_t *session = 0;
   svm_fifo_t *tx_fifo = 0;
-  svm_queue_t *q;
-  session_fifo_event_t evt;
+  svm_msg_q_t *mq;
   session_state_t state;
   int rv, n_write, is_nonblocking;
   u32 poll_et;
@@ -3215,16 +1195,16 @@ vppcom_session_write (uint32_t session_index, void *buf, size_t n)
 
   ASSERT (buf);
 
-  VCL_LOCK_AND_GET_SESSION (session_index, &session);
+  VCL_SESSION_LOCK_AND_GET (session_index, &session);
 
   tx_fifo = session->tx_fifo;
   is_nonblocking = VCL_SESS_ATTR_TEST (session->attr, VCL_SESS_ATTR_NONBLOCK);
   vpp_handle = session->vpp_handle;
-  state = session->state;
+  state = session->session_state;
 
   if (PREDICT_FALSE (session->is_vep))
     {
-      clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
+      VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
       clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: "
                    "cannot write to an epoll session!",
                    getpid (), vpp_handle, session_index);
@@ -3233,22 +1213,21 @@ vppcom_session_write (uint32_t session_index, void *buf, size_t n)
       goto done;
     }
 
-  if (!(session->state & (SERVER_STATE_OPEN | CLIENT_STATE_OPEN)))
+  if (!(session->session_state & (SERVER_STATE_OPEN | CLIENT_STATE_OPEN)))
     {
       rv =
-       ((session->state & STATE_DISCONNECT) ? VPPCOM_ECONNRESET :
+       ((session->session_state & STATE_DISCONNECT) ? VPPCOM_ECONNRESET :
         VPPCOM_ENOTCONN);
 
-      clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-       clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: "
-                     "session is not open! state 0x%x (%s)",
-                     getpid (), vpp_handle, session_index,
-                     state, vppcom_session_state_str (state));
+      VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
+      VDBG (1, "VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: session is not open! "
+           "state 0x%x (%s)",
+           getpid (), vpp_handle, session_index,
+           state, vppcom_session_state_str (state));
       goto done;
     }
 
-  clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
+  VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
 
   do
     {
@@ -3256,57 +1235,54 @@ vppcom_session_write (uint32_t session_index, void *buf, size_t n)
     }
   while (!is_nonblocking && (n_write <= 0));
 
-  /* If event wasn't set, add one */
+  /* If event wasn't set, add one
+   *
+   * To reduce context switching, can check if an
+   * event is already there for this event_key, but for now
+   * this will suffice. */
+
   if ((n_write > 0) && svm_fifo_set_event (tx_fifo))
     {
-      /* Fabricate TX event, send to vpp */
-      evt.fifo = tx_fifo;
-      evt.event_type = FIFO_EVENT_APP_TX;
-
-      VCL_LOCK_AND_GET_SESSION (session_index, &session);
-      q = session->vpp_event_queue;
-      ASSERT (q);
-      svm_queue_add (q, (u8 *) & evt, 0 /* do wait for mutex */ );
-      clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-       clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: "
-                     "added FIFO_EVENT_APP_TX to "
-                     "vpp_event_q %p, n_write %d", getpid (),
-                     vpp_handle, session_index, q, n_write);
+      /* Send TX event to vpp */
+      VCL_SESSION_LOCK_AND_GET (session_index, &session);
+      mq = session->vpp_evt_q;
+      ASSERT (mq);
+      app_send_io_evt_to_vpp (mq, tx_fifo, FIFO_EVENT_APP_TX, SVM_Q_WAIT);
+      VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
+      VDBG (1, "VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: added FIFO_EVENT_APP_TX "
+           "to vpp_event_q %p, n_write %d", getpid (),
+           vpp_handle, session_index, mq, n_write);
     }
 
   if (n_write <= 0)
     {
-      VCL_LOCK_AND_GET_SESSION (session_index, &session);
+      VCL_SESSION_LOCK_AND_GET (session_index, &session);
 
       poll_et = (((EPOLLET | EPOLLOUT) & session->vep.ev.events) ==
                 (EPOLLET | EPOLLOUT));
       if (poll_et)
        session->vep.et_mask |= EPOLLOUT;
 
-      if (session->state & STATE_CLOSE_ON_EMPTY)
+      if (session->session_state & STATE_CLOSE_ON_EMPTY)
        {
          rv = VPPCOM_ECONNRESET;
 
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-           {
-             clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: "
-                           "Empty fifo with session state 0x%x (%s)!"
-                           "  Setting state to 0x%x (%s), returning %d (%s)",
-                           getpid (), session->vpp_handle, session_index,
-                           session->state,
-                           vppcom_session_state_str (session->state),
-                           STATE_DISCONNECT,
-                           vppcom_session_state_str (STATE_DISCONNECT), rv,
-                           vppcom_retval_str (rv));
-           }
+         VDBG (1, "VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: Empty fifo with "
+               "session state 0x%x (%s)! Setting state to 0x%x (%s), "
+               "returning %d (%s)",
+               getpid (), session->vpp_handle, session_index,
+               session->session_state,
+               vppcom_session_state_str (session->session_state),
+               STATE_DISCONNECT,
+               vppcom_session_state_str (STATE_DISCONNECT), rv,
+               vppcom_retval_str (rv));
 
-         session->state = STATE_DISCONNECT;
+         session->session_state = STATE_DISCONNECT;
        }
       else
        rv = VPPCOM_EAGAIN;
 
-      clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
+      VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
     }
   else
     rv = n_write;
@@ -3327,7 +1303,7 @@ done:
 }
 
 static inline int
-vppcom_session_write_ready (session_t * session, u32 session_index)
+vppcom_session_write_ready (vcl_session_t * session, u32 session_index)
 {
   int ready;
   u32 poll_et;
@@ -3345,7 +1321,7 @@ vppcom_session_write_ready (session_t * session, u32 session_index)
       goto done;
     }
 
-  if (PREDICT_FALSE (session->state & STATE_LISTEN))
+  if (PREDICT_FALSE (session->session_state & STATE_LISTEN))
     {
       clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: "
                    "cannot write to a listen session!",
@@ -3354,9 +1330,9 @@ vppcom_session_write_ready (session_t * session, u32 session_index)
       goto done;
     }
 
-  if (!(session->state & (SERVER_STATE_OPEN | CLIENT_STATE_OPEN)))
+  if (!(session->session_state & (SERVER_STATE_OPEN | CLIENT_STATE_OPEN)))
     {
-      session_state_t state = session->state;
+      session_state_t state = session->session_state;
 
       rv = ((state & STATE_DISCONNECT) ? VPPCOM_ECONNRESET : VPPCOM_ENOTCONN);
 
@@ -3371,11 +1347,9 @@ vppcom_session_write_ready (session_t * session, u32 session_index)
 
   ready = svm_fifo_max_enqueue (session->tx_fifo);
 
-  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 3)
-    clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: "
-                 "peek %s (%p), ready = %d", getpid (),
-                 session->vpp_handle, session_index,
-                 session->tx_fifo, ready);
+  VDBG (3, "VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: peek %s (%p), ready = %d",
+       getpid (), session->vpp_handle, session_index, session->tx_fifo,
+       ready);
 
   if (ready == 0)
     {
@@ -3384,24 +1358,20 @@ vppcom_session_write_ready (session_t * session, u32 session_index)
       if (poll_et)
        session->vep.et_mask |= EPOLLOUT;
 
-      if (session->state & STATE_CLOSE_ON_EMPTY)
+      if (session->session_state & STATE_CLOSE_ON_EMPTY)
        {
          rv = VPPCOM_ECONNRESET;
 
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-           {
-             clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: "
-                           "Empty fifo with session "
-                           "state 0x%x (%s)! Setting state to 0x%x (%s), "
-                           "returning %d (%s)", getpid (),
-                           session->vpp_handle, session_index,
-                           session->state,
-                           vppcom_session_state_str (session->state),
-                           STATE_DISCONNECT,
-                           vppcom_session_state_str (STATE_DISCONNECT), rv,
-                           vppcom_retval_str (rv));
-           }
-         session->state = STATE_DISCONNECT;
+         VDBG (1, "VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: Empty fifo with "
+               "session state 0x%x (%s)! Setting state to 0x%x (%s), "
+               "returning %d (%s)", getpid (),
+               session->vpp_handle, session_index,
+               session->session_state,
+               vppcom_session_state_str (session->session_state),
+               STATE_DISCONNECT,
+               vppcom_session_state_str (STATE_DISCONNECT), rv,
+               vppcom_retval_str (rv));
+         session->session_state = STATE_DISCONNECT;
          goto done;
        }
     }
@@ -3416,7 +1386,7 @@ vppcom_select (unsigned long n_bits, unsigned long *read_map,
               double time_to_wait)
 {
   u32 session_index;
-  session_t *session = 0;
+  vcl_session_t *session = 0;
   int rv, bits_set = 0;
   f64 timeout = clib_time_now (&vcm->clib_time) + time_to_wait;
   u32 minbits = clib_max (n_bits, BITS (uword));
@@ -3456,21 +1426,43 @@ vppcom_select (unsigned long n_bits, unsigned long *read_map,
             {
               clib_bitmap_foreach (session_index, vcm->rd_bitmap,
                 ({
-                  clib_spinlock_lock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
+                  VCL_SESSION_LOCK();
                   rv = vppcom_session_at_index (session_index, &session);
                   if (rv < 0)
                     {
-                      clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-                      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-                        clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: session %d specified in "
-                                      "read_map is closed.", getpid (),
+                      VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK();
+                      VDBG (1, "VCL<%d>: session %d specified in read_map is"
+                         " closed.", getpid (),
                                       session_index);
                       bits_set = VPPCOM_EBADFD;
                       goto select_done;
                     }
-
-                  rv = vppcom_session_read_ready (session, session_index);
-                  clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
+                  if (session->session_state & STATE_LISTEN)
+                    {
+                      vce_event_handler_reg_t *reg = 0;
+                      vce_event_key_t evk;
+
+                      /* Check if handler already registered for this
+                       * event.
+                       * If not, register handler for connect_request event
+                       * on listen_session_index
+                       */
+                      evk.session_index = session_index;
+                      evk.eid = VCL_EVENT_CONNECT_REQ_ACCEPTED;
+                      reg = vce_get_event_handler (&vcm->event_thread, &evk);
+                      if (!reg)
+                        reg = vce_register_handler (&vcm->event_thread, &evk,
+                                    vce_poll_wait_connect_request_handler_fn,
+                                                   0 /* No callback args */);
+                      rv = vppcom_session_read_ready (session, session_index);
+                      if (rv > 0)
+                        {
+                          vce_unregister_handler (&vcm->event_thread, reg);
+                        }
+                    }
+                  else
+                    rv = vppcom_session_read_ready (session, session_index);
+                  VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK();
                   if (except_map && vcm->ex_bitmap &&
                       clib_bitmap_get (vcm->ex_bitmap, session_index) &&
                       (rv < 0))
@@ -3490,13 +1482,12 @@ vppcom_select (unsigned long n_bits, unsigned long *read_map,
             {
               clib_bitmap_foreach (session_index, vcm->wr_bitmap,
                 ({
-                  clib_spinlock_lock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
+                  VCL_SESSION_LOCK();
                   rv = vppcom_session_at_index (session_index, &session);
                   if (rv < 0)
                     {
-                      clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-                      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-                        clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: session %d specified in "
+                      VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK();
+                      VDBG (0, "VCL<%d>: session %d specified in "
                                       "write_map is closed.", getpid (),
                                       session_index);
                       bits_set = VPPCOM_EBADFD;
@@ -3504,7 +1495,7 @@ vppcom_select (unsigned long n_bits, unsigned long *read_map,
                     }
 
                   rv = vppcom_session_write_ready (session, session_index);
-                  clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
+                  VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK();
                   if (write_map && (rv > 0))
                     {
                       clib_bitmap_set_no_check (write_map, session_index, 1);
@@ -3517,21 +1508,20 @@ vppcom_select (unsigned long n_bits, unsigned long *read_map,
             {
               clib_bitmap_foreach (session_index, vcm->ex_bitmap,
                 ({
-                  clib_spinlock_lock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
+                  VCL_SESSION_LOCK();
                   rv = vppcom_session_at_index (session_index, &session);
                   if (rv < 0)
                     {
-                      clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-                      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-                        clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: session %d specified in "
-                                      "except_map is closed.", getpid (),
+                      VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK();
+                      VDBG (1, "VCL<%d>: session %d specified in except_map "
+                         "is closed.", getpid (),
                                       session_index);
                       bits_set = VPPCOM_EBADFD;
                       goto select_done;
                     }
 
                   rv = vppcom_session_read_ready (session, session_index);
-                  clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
+                  VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK();
                   if (rv < 0)
                     {
                       clib_bitmap_set_no_check (except_map, session_index, 1);
@@ -3551,7 +1541,7 @@ select_done:
 static inline void
 vep_verify_epoll_chain (u32 vep_idx)
 {
-  session_t *session;
+  vcl_session_t *session;
   vppcom_epoll_t *vep;
   int rv;
   u32 sid = vep_idx;
@@ -3634,11 +1624,10 @@ done:
 int
 vppcom_epoll_create (void)
 {
-  session_t *vep_session;
+  vcl_session_t *vep_session;
   u32 vep_idx;
-  elog_track_t vep_elog_track;
 
-  clib_spinlock_lock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
+  VCL_SESSION_LOCK ();
   pool_get (vcm->sessions, vep_session);
   memset (vep_session, 0, sizeof (*vep_session));
   vep_idx = vep_session - vcm->sessions;
@@ -3649,41 +1638,13 @@ vppcom_epoll_create (void)
   vep_session->vep.prev_sid = ~0;
   vep_session->wait_cont_idx = ~0;
   vep_session->vpp_handle = ~0;
+  vep_session->poll_reg = 0;
 
-  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-    {
-      vep_session->elog_track.name =
-       (char *) format (0, "C:%d:VEP:%d%c", vcm->my_client_index,
-                        vep_idx, 0);
-      elog_track_register (&vcm->elog_main, &vep_session->elog_track);
-      vep_elog_track = vep_session->elog_track;
-    }
-
-  clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-
-  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-    clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: Created vep_idx %u / sid %u!",
-                 getpid (), vep_idx, vep_idx);
-
-  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-    {
+  vcl_evt (VCL_EVT_EPOLL_CREATE, vep_session, vep_idx);
+  VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
 
-      /* *INDENT-OFF* */
-      ELOG_TYPE_DECLARE (e) =
-      {
-       .format = "created epoll session:%d",
-       .format_args = "i4",
-      };
-
-      struct
-      {
-       u32 data;
-      } *ed;
-
-      ed = ELOG_TRACK_DATA (&vcm->elog_main, e, vep_elog_track);
-      ed->data = vep_idx;
-      /* *INDENT-ON* */
-    }
+  VDBG (0, "VCL<%d>: Created vep_idx %u / sid %u!",
+       getpid (), vep_idx, vep_idx);
 
   return (vep_idx);
 }
@@ -3692,10 +1653,8 @@ int
 vppcom_epoll_ctl (uint32_t vep_idx, int op, uint32_t session_index,
                  struct epoll_event *event)
 {
-  session_t *vep_session;
-  session_t *session;
-  vce_event_handler_reg_t *reg = 0;
-  vce_event_t *ev = 0;
+  vcl_session_t *vep_session;
+  vcl_session_t *session;
   int rv;
 
   if (vep_idx == session_index)
@@ -3705,7 +1664,7 @@ vppcom_epoll_ctl (uint32_t vep_idx, int op, uint32_t session_index,
       return VPPCOM_EINVAL;
     }
 
-  clib_spinlock_lock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
+  VCL_SESSION_LOCK ();
   rv = vppcom_session_at_index (vep_idx, &vep_session);
   if (PREDICT_FALSE (rv))
     {
@@ -3726,9 +1685,8 @@ vppcom_epoll_ctl (uint32_t vep_idx, int op, uint32_t session_index,
   rv = vppcom_session_at_index (session_index, &session);
   if (PREDICT_FALSE (rv))
     {
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-       clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: Invalid session_index (%u)!",
-                     getpid (), session_index);
+      VDBG (0, "VCL<%d>: ERROR: Invalid session_index (%u)!",
+           getpid (), session_index);
       goto done;
     }
   if (PREDICT_FALSE (session->is_vep))
@@ -3750,7 +1708,7 @@ vppcom_epoll_ctl (uint32_t vep_idx, int op, uint32_t session_index,
        }
       if (vep_session->vep.next_sid != ~0)
        {
-         session_t *next_session;
+         vcl_session_t *next_session;
          rv = vppcom_session_at_index (vep_session->vep.next_sid,
                                        &next_session);
          if (PREDICT_FALSE (rv))
@@ -3773,40 +1731,22 @@ vppcom_epoll_ctl (uint32_t vep_idx, int op, uint32_t session_index,
       vep_session->vep.next_sid = session_index;
 
       /* VCL Event Register handler */
-      if (session->state & STATE_LISTEN)
+      if (session->session_state & STATE_LISTEN)
        {
          /* Register handler for connect_request event on listen_session_index */
          vce_event_key_t evk;
          evk.session_index = session_index;
          evk.eid = VCL_EVENT_CONNECT_REQ_ACCEPTED;
-         reg = vce_register_handler (&vcm->event_thread, &evk,
-                                     vce_epoll_wait_connect_request_handler_fn);
-       }
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-       clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: EPOLL_CTL_ADD: vep_idx %u, "
-                     "sid %u, events 0x%x, data 0x%llx!",
-                     getpid (), vep_idx, session_index,
-                     event->events, event->data.u64);
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-       {
-          /* *INDENT-OFF* */
-         ELOG_TYPE_DECLARE (e) =
-           {
-             .format = "epoll_ctladd: events:%x data:%x",
-             .format_args = "i4i4i8",
-           };
-         struct
-         {
-           u32 events;
-           u64 event_data;
-         } *ed;
-
-         ed = ELOG_TRACK_DATA (&vcm->elog_main, e, session->elog_track);
-
-         ed->events = event->events;
-         ed->event_data = event->data.u64;
-         /* *INDENT-ON* */
-       }
+         vep_session->poll_reg =
+           vce_register_handler (&vcm->event_thread, &evk,
+                                 vce_poll_wait_connect_request_handler_fn,
+                                 0 /* No callback args */ );
+       }
+      VDBG (1, "VCL<%d>: EPOLL_CTL_ADD: vep_idx %u, "
+           "sid %u, events 0x%x, data 0x%llx!",
+           getpid (), vep_idx, session_index,
+           event->events, event->data.u64);
+      vcl_evt (VCL_EVT_EPOLL_CTLADD, session, event->events, event->data.u64);
       break;
 
     case EPOLL_CTL_MOD:
@@ -3835,11 +1775,9 @@ vppcom_epoll_ctl (uint32_t vep_idx, int op, uint32_t session_index,
        }
       session->vep.et_mask = VEP_DEFAULT_ET_MASK;
       session->vep.ev = *event;
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-       clib_warning
-         ("VCL<%d>: EPOLL_CTL_MOD: vep_idx %u, sid %u, events 0x%x,"
-          " data 0x%llx!", getpid (), vep_idx, session_index, event->events,
-          event->data.u64);
+      VDBG (1, "VCL<%d>: EPOLL_CTL_MOD: vep_idx %u, sid %u, events 0x%x,"
+           " data 0x%llx!", getpid (), vep_idx, session_index, event->events,
+           event->data.u64);
       break;
 
     case EPOLL_CTL_DEL:
@@ -3861,10 +1799,10 @@ vppcom_epoll_ctl (uint32_t vep_idx, int op, uint32_t session_index,
        }
 
       /* VCL Event Un-register handler */
-      if ((session->state & STATE_LISTEN) && reg)
+      if ((session->session_state & STATE_LISTEN) && vep_session->poll_reg)
        {
-         ev = vce_get_event_from_index (&vcm->event_thread, reg->ev_idx);
-         vce_unregister_handler (&vcm->event_thread, ev);
+         (void) vce_unregister_handler (&vcm->event_thread,
+                                        vep_session->poll_reg);
        }
 
       vep_session->wait_cont_idx =
@@ -3875,7 +1813,7 @@ vppcom_epoll_ctl (uint32_t vep_idx, int op, uint32_t session_index,
        vep_session->vep.next_sid = session->vep.next_sid;
       else
        {
-         session_t *prev_session;
+         vcl_session_t *prev_session;
          rv = vppcom_session_at_index (session->vep.prev_sid, &prev_session);
          if (PREDICT_FALSE (rv))
            {
@@ -3889,7 +1827,7 @@ vppcom_epoll_ctl (uint32_t vep_idx, int op, uint32_t session_index,
        }
       if (session->vep.next_sid != ~0)
        {
-         session_t *next_session;
+         vcl_session_t *next_session;
          rv = vppcom_session_at_index (session->vep.next_sid, &next_session);
          if (PREDICT_FALSE (rv))
            {
@@ -3907,27 +1845,9 @@ vppcom_epoll_ctl (uint32_t vep_idx, int op, uint32_t session_index,
       session->vep.prev_sid = ~0;
       session->vep.vep_idx = ~0;
       session->is_vep_session = 0;
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-       clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: EPOLL_CTL_DEL: vep_idx %u, sid %u!",
-                     getpid (), vep_idx, session_index);
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-       {
-          /* *INDENT-OFF* */
-         ELOG_TYPE_DECLARE (e) =
-           {
-             .format = "epoll_ctldel: vep:%d",
-             .format_args = "i4",
-           };
-         struct
-         {
-           u32 data;
-         } *ed;
-
-         ed = ELOG_TRACK_DATA (&vcm->elog_main, e, session->elog_track);
-
-         ed->data = vep_idx;
-         /* *INDENT-ON* */
-       }
+      VDBG (1, "VCL<%d>: EPOLL_CTL_DEL: vep_idx %u, sid %u!",
+           getpid (), vep_idx, session_index);
+      vcl_evt (VCL_EVT_EPOLL_CTLDEL, session, vep_idx);
       break;
 
     default:
@@ -3938,7 +1858,7 @@ vppcom_epoll_ctl (uint32_t vep_idx, int op, uint32_t session_index,
   vep_verify_epoll_chain (vep_idx);
 
 done:
-  clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
+  VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
   return rv;
 }
 
@@ -3946,8 +1866,7 @@ int
 vppcom_epoll_wait (uint32_t vep_idx, struct epoll_event *events,
                   int maxevents, double wait_for_time)
 {
-  session_t *vep_session;
-  elog_track_t vep_elog_track;
+  vcl_session_t *vep_session;
   int rv;
   f64 timeout = clib_time_now (&vcm->clib_time) + wait_for_time;
   u32 keep_trying = 1;
@@ -3963,12 +1882,11 @@ vppcom_epoll_wait (uint32_t vep_idx, struct epoll_event *events,
     }
   memset (events, 0, sizeof (*events) * maxevents);
 
-  VCL_LOCK_AND_GET_SESSION (vep_idx, &vep_session);
+  VCL_SESSION_LOCK_AND_GET (vep_idx, &vep_session);
   vep_next_sid = vep_session->vep.next_sid;
   is_vep = vep_session->is_vep;
   wait_cont_idx = vep_session->wait_cont_idx;
-  vep_elog_track = vep_session->elog_track;
-  clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
+  VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
 
   if (PREDICT_FALSE (!is_vep))
     {
@@ -3979,27 +1897,8 @@ vppcom_epoll_wait (uint32_t vep_idx, struct epoll_event *events,
     }
   if (PREDICT_FALSE (vep_next_sid == ~0))
     {
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-       clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: WARNING: vep_idx (%u) is empty!",
-                     getpid (), vep_idx);
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-       {
-          /* *INDENT-OFF* */
-         ELOG_TYPE_DECLARE (e) =
-           {
-             .format = "WRN: vep_idx:%d empty",
-             .format_args = "i4",
-           };
-         struct
-         {
-           u32 data;
-         } *ed;
-
-         ed = ELOG_TRACK_DATA (&vcm->elog_main, e, vep_elog_track);
-
-         ed->data = vep_idx;
-         /* *INDENT-ON* */
-       }
+      VDBG (1, "VCL<%d>: WARNING: vep_idx (%u) is empty!",
+           getpid (), vep_idx);
       goto done;
     }
 
@@ -4007,8 +1906,7 @@ vppcom_epoll_wait (uint32_t vep_idx, struct epoll_event *events,
     {
       u32 sid;
       u32 next_sid = ~0;
-      session_t *session;
-      elog_track_t session_elog_track;
+      vcl_session_t *session;
 
       for (sid = (wait_cont_idx == ~0) ? vep_next_sid : wait_cont_idx;
           sid != ~0; sid = next_sid)
@@ -4018,7 +1916,7 @@ vppcom_epoll_wait (uint32_t vep_idx, struct epoll_event *events,
          int ready;
          u64 session_ev_data;
 
-         VCL_LOCK_AND_GET_SESSION (sid, &session);
+         VCL_SESSION_LOCK_AND_GET (sid, &session);
          next_sid = session->vep.next_sid;
          session_events = session->vep.ev.events;
          et_mask = session->vep.et_mask;
@@ -4027,64 +1925,19 @@ vppcom_epoll_wait (uint32_t vep_idx, struct epoll_event *events,
          session_vep_idx = session->vep.vep_idx;
          session_ev_data = session->vep.ev.data.u64;
 
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-           {
-             session_elog_track = session->elog_track;
-           }
-
-         clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
+         VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
 
          if (PREDICT_FALSE (is_vep))
            {
-             if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-               clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: sid (%u) is a vep!",
-                             getpid (), vep_idx);
-             if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-               {
-                  /* *INDENT-OFF* */
-                 ELOG_TYPE_DECLARE (e) =
-                   {
-                     .format = "ERR:vep_idx:%d is vep",
-                     .format_args = "i4",
-                   };
-                 struct
-                 {
-                   u32 data;
-                 } *ed;
-
-                 ed = ELOG_TRACK_DATA (&vcm->elog_main, e, session_elog_track);
-
-                 ed->data = vep_idx;
-                 /* *INDENT-ON* */
-               }
-
+             VDBG (0, "VCL<%d>: ERROR: sid (%u) is a vep!",
+                   getpid (), vep_idx);
              rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
              goto done;
            }
          if (PREDICT_FALSE (!is_vep_session))
            {
-             if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-               clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: session (%u) is not "
-                             "a vep session!", getpid (), sid);
-             if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-               {
-                  /* *INDENT-OFF* */
-                 ELOG_TYPE_DECLARE (e) =
-                   {
-                     .format = "ERR:SID:%d not vep",
-                     .format_args = "i4",
-                   };
-                 struct
-                 {
-                   u32 data;
-                 } *ed;
-
-                 ed = ELOG_TRACK_DATA (&vcm->elog_main, e, session_elog_track);
-
-                 ed->data = sid;
-                 /* *INDENT-ON* */
-               }
-
+             VDBG (0, "VCL<%d>: ERROR: session (%u) is not "
+                   "a vep session!", getpid (), sid);
              rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
              goto done;
            }
@@ -4101,9 +1954,9 @@ vppcom_epoll_wait (uint32_t vep_idx, struct epoll_event *events,
 
          if (EPOLLIN & session_events)
            {
-             VCL_LOCK_AND_GET_SESSION (sid, &session);
+             VCL_SESSION_LOCK_AND_GET (sid, &session);
              ready = vppcom_session_read_ready (session, sid);
-             clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
+             VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
              if ((ready > 0) && (EPOLLIN & et_mask))
                {
                  add_event = 1;
@@ -4130,9 +1983,9 @@ vppcom_epoll_wait (uint32_t vep_idx, struct epoll_event *events,
 
          if (EPOLLOUT & session_events)
            {
-             VCL_LOCK_AND_GET_SESSION (sid, &session);
+             VCL_SESSION_LOCK_AND_GET (sid, &session);
              ready = vppcom_session_write_ready (session, sid);
-             clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
+             VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
              if ((ready > 0) && (EPOLLOUT & et_mask))
                {
                  add_event = 1;
@@ -4162,16 +2015,16 @@ vppcom_epoll_wait (uint32_t vep_idx, struct epoll_event *events,
              events[num_ev].data.u64 = session_ev_data;
              if (EPOLLONESHOT & session_events)
                {
-                 VCL_LOCK_AND_GET_SESSION (sid, &session);
+                 VCL_SESSION_LOCK_AND_GET (sid, &session);
                  session->vep.ev.events = 0;
-                 clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
+                 VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
                }
              num_ev++;
              if (num_ev == maxevents)
                {
-                 VCL_LOCK_AND_GET_SESSION (vep_idx, &vep_session);
+                 VCL_SESSION_LOCK_AND_GET (vep_idx, &vep_session);
                  vep_session->wait_cont_idx = next_sid;
-                 clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
+                 VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
                  goto done;
                }
            }
@@ -4190,9 +2043,9 @@ vppcom_epoll_wait (uint32_t vep_idx, struct epoll_event *events,
 
   if (wait_cont_idx != ~0)
     {
-      VCL_LOCK_AND_GET_SESSION (vep_idx, &vep_session);
+      VCL_SESSION_LOCK_AND_GET (vep_idx, &vep_session);
       vep_session->wait_cont_idx = ~0;
-      clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
+      VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
     }
 done:
   return (rv != VPPCOM_OK) ? rv : num_ev;
@@ -4202,12 +2055,12 @@ int
 vppcom_session_attr (uint32_t session_index, uint32_t op,
                     void *buffer, uint32_t * buflen)
 {
-  session_t *session;
+  vcl_session_t *session;
   int rv = VPPCOM_OK;
   u32 *flags = buffer;
   vppcom_endpt_t *ep = buffer;
 
-  VCL_LOCK_AND_GET_SESSION (session_index, &session);
+  VCL_SESSION_LOCK_AND_GET (session_index, &session);
 
   ASSERT (session);
 
@@ -4215,53 +2068,14 @@ vppcom_session_attr (uint32_t session_index, uint32_t op,
     {
     case VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_NREAD:
       rv = vppcom_session_read_ready (session, session_index);
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 2)
-       clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_NREAD: sid %u, nread = %d",
-                     getpid (), rv);
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-       {
-          /* *INDENT-OFF* */
-         ELOG_TYPE_DECLARE (e) =
-           {
-             .format = "VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_NREAD: nread=%d",
-             .format_args = "i4",
-           };
-         struct
-         {
-           u32 data;
-         } *ed;
-
-         ed = ELOG_TRACK_DATA (&vcm->elog_main, e, session->elog_track);
-
-         ed->data = rv;
-         /* *INDENT-ON* */
-       }
-
+      VDBG (2, "VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_NREAD: sid %u, nread = %d",
+           getpid (), rv);
       break;
 
     case VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_NWRITE:
       rv = vppcom_session_write_ready (session, session_index);
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 2)
-       clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_NWRITE: sid %u, nwrite = %d",
-                     getpid (), session_index, rv);
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-       {
-          /* *INDENT-OFF* */
-         ELOG_TYPE_DECLARE (e) =
-           {
-             .format = "VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_NWRITE: nwrite=%d",
-             .format_args = "i4",
-           };
-         struct
-         {
-           u32 data;
-         } *ed;
-
-         ed = ELOG_TRACK_DATA (&vcm->elog_main, e, session->elog_track);
-
-         ed->data = rv;
-         /* *INDENT-ON* */
-       }
+      VDBG (2, "VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_NWRITE: sid %u, nwrite = %d",
+           getpid (), session_index, rv);
       break;
 
     case VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_FLAGS:
@@ -4270,33 +2084,10 @@ vppcom_session_attr (uint32_t session_index, uint32_t op,
          *flags = O_RDWR | (VCL_SESS_ATTR_TEST (session->attr,
                                                 VCL_SESS_ATTR_NONBLOCK));
          *buflen = sizeof (*flags);
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 2)
-           clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_FLAGS: sid %u, "
-                         "flags = 0x%08x, is_nonblocking = %u", getpid (),
-                         session_index, *flags,
-                         VCL_SESS_ATTR_TEST (session->attr,
-                                             VCL_SESS_ATTR_NONBLOCK));
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-           {
-                /* *INDENT-OFF* */
-             ELOG_TYPE_DECLARE (e) =
-               {
-                 .format = "VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_FLAGS: flags=%x is_nonblk=%d",
-                 .format_args = "i4i4",
-               };
-             struct
-             {
-               u32 flags;
-               u32 is_nonblk;
-             } *ed;
-
-             ed = ELOG_TRACK_DATA (&vcm->elog_main, e, session->elog_track);
-
-             ed->flags = *flags;
-             ed->is_nonblk = VCL_SESS_ATTR_TEST (session->attr, VCL_SESS_ATTR_NONBLOCK);
-             /* *INDENT-ON* */
-           }
-
+         VDBG (2, "VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_FLAGS: sid %u, flags = 0x%08x, "
+               "is_nonblocking = %u", getpid (),
+               session_index, *flags,
+               VCL_SESS_ATTR_TEST (session->attr, VCL_SESS_ATTR_NONBLOCK));
        }
       else
        rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
@@ -4310,32 +2101,10 @@ vppcom_session_attr (uint32_t session_index, uint32_t op,
          else
            VCL_SESS_ATTR_CLR (session->attr, VCL_SESS_ATTR_NONBLOCK);
 
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 2)
-           clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_FLAGS: sid %u, "
-                         "flags = 0x%08x, is_nonblocking = %u",
-                         getpid (), session_index, *flags,
-                         VCL_SESS_ATTR_TEST (session->attr,
-                                             VCL_SESS_ATTR_NONBLOCK));
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-           {
-                /* *INDENT-OFF* */
-             ELOG_TYPE_DECLARE (e) =
-               {
-                 .format = "VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_FLAGS: flags=%x is_nonblk=%d",
-                 .format_args = "i4i4",
-               };
-             struct
-             {
-               u32 flags;
-               u32 is_nonblk;
-             } *ed;
-
-             ed = ELOG_TRACK_DATA (&vcm->elog_main, e, session->elog_track);
-
-             ed->flags = *flags;
-             ed->is_nonblk = VCL_SESS_ATTR_TEST (session->attr, VCL_SESS_ATTR_NONBLOCK);
-             /* *INDENT-ON* */
-           }
+         VDBG (2, "VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_FLAGS: sid %u, flags = 0x%08x,"
+               " is_nonblocking = %u",
+               getpid (), session_index, *flags,
+               VCL_SESS_ATTR_TEST (session->attr, VCL_SESS_ATTR_NONBLOCK));
        }
       else
        rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
@@ -4345,63 +2114,21 @@ vppcom_session_attr (uint32_t session_index, uint32_t op,
       if (PREDICT_TRUE (buffer && buflen &&
                        (*buflen >= sizeof (*ep)) && ep->ip))
        {
-         ep->is_ip4 = session->peer_addr.is_ip4;
-         ep->port = session->peer_port;
-         if (session->peer_addr.is_ip4)
-           clib_memcpy (ep->ip, &session->peer_addr.ip46.ip4,
+         ep->is_ip4 = session->transport.is_ip4;
+         ep->port = session->transport.rmt_port;
+         if (session->transport.is_ip4)
+           clib_memcpy (ep->ip, &session->transport.rmt_ip.ip4,
                         sizeof (ip4_address_t));
          else
-           clib_memcpy (ep->ip, &session->peer_addr.ip46.ip6,
+           clib_memcpy (ep->ip, &session->transport.rmt_ip.ip6,
                         sizeof (ip6_address_t));
          *buflen = sizeof (*ep);
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-           clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_PEER_ADDR: sid %u, "
-                         "is_ip4 = %u, addr = %U, port %u", getpid (),
-                         session_index, ep->is_ip4, format_ip46_address,
-                         &session->peer_addr.ip46, ep->is_ip4,
-                         clib_net_to_host_u16 (ep->port));
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-           {
-             if (ep->is_ip4)
-               {
-                    /* *INDENT-OFF* */
-                 ELOG_TYPE_DECLARE (e) =
-                   {
-                     .format = "VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_PEER_ADDR: addr:%d.%d.%d.%d:%d",
-                     .format_args = "i1i1i1i1i2",
-                   };
-                 CLIB_PACKED (struct {
-                   u8 addr[4]; //4
-                   u16 port;   //2
-                 }) * ed;
-
-                 ed = ELOG_TRACK_DATA (&vcm->elog_main, e, session->elog_track);
-
-                 ed->addr[0] = session->peer_addr.ip46.ip4.as_u8[0];
-                 ed->addr[1] = session->peer_addr.ip46.ip4.as_u8[1];
-                 ed->addr[2] = session->peer_addr.ip46.ip4.as_u8[2];
-                 ed->addr[3] = session->peer_addr.ip46.ip4.as_u8[3];
-                 ed->port = clib_net_to_host_u16 (session->peer_port);
-                 /* *INDENT-ON* */
-               }
-             else
-               {
-                    /* *INDENT-OFF* */
-                 ELOG_TYPE_DECLARE (e) =
-                   {
-                     .format = "VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_PEER_ADDR: addr:IP6:%d",
-                     .format_args = "i2",
-                   };
-                 CLIB_PACKED (struct {
-                   u16 port;   //2
-                 }) * ed;
-
-                 ed = ELOG_TRACK_DATA (&vcm->elog_main, e, session->elog_track);
-
-                 ed->port = clib_net_to_host_u16 (session->peer_port);
-                 /* *INDENT-ON* */
-               }
-           }
+         VDBG (1, "VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_PEER_ADDR: sid %u, is_ip4 = %u, "
+               "addr = %U, port %u", getpid (),
+               session_index, ep->is_ip4, format_ip46_address,
+               &session->transport.rmt_ip,
+               ep->is_ip4 ? IP46_TYPE_IP4 : IP46_TYPE_IP6,
+               clib_net_to_host_u16 (ep->port));
        }
       else
        rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
@@ -4411,63 +2138,21 @@ vppcom_session_attr (uint32_t session_index, uint32_t op,
       if (PREDICT_TRUE (buffer && buflen &&
                        (*buflen >= sizeof (*ep)) && ep->ip))
        {
-         ep->is_ip4 = session->lcl_addr.is_ip4;
-         ep->port = session->lcl_port;
-         if (session->lcl_addr.is_ip4)
-           clib_memcpy (ep->ip, &session->lcl_addr.ip46.ip4,
+         ep->is_ip4 = session->transport.is_ip4;
+         ep->port = session->transport.lcl_port;
+         if (session->transport.is_ip4)
+           clib_memcpy (ep->ip, &session->transport.lcl_ip.ip4,
                         sizeof (ip4_address_t));
          else
-           clib_memcpy (ep->ip, &session->lcl_addr.ip46.ip6,
+           clib_memcpy (ep->ip, &session->transport.lcl_ip.ip6,
                         sizeof (ip6_address_t));
          *buflen = sizeof (*ep);
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-           clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_LCL_ADDR: sid %u, "
-                         "is_ip4 = %u, addr = %U port %d", getpid (),
-                         session_index, ep->is_ip4, format_ip46_address,
-                         &session->lcl_addr.ip46, ep->is_ip4,
-                         clib_net_to_host_u16 (ep->port));
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-           {
-             if (ep->is_ip4)
-               {
-                    /* *INDENT-OFF* */
-                 ELOG_TYPE_DECLARE (e) =
-                   {
-                     .format = "VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_LCL_ADDR: addr:%d.%d.%d.%d:%d",
-                     .format_args = "i1i1i1i1i2",
-                   };
-                 CLIB_PACKED (struct {
-                   u8 addr[4]; //4
-                   u16 port;   //2
-                 }) * ed;
-
-                 ed = ELOG_TRACK_DATA (&vcm->elog_main, e, session->elog_track);
-
-                 ed->addr[0] = session->lcl_addr.ip46.ip4.as_u8[0];
-                 ed->addr[1] = session->lcl_addr.ip46.ip4.as_u8[1];
-                 ed->addr[2] = session->lcl_addr.ip46.ip4.as_u8[2];
-                 ed->addr[3] = session->lcl_addr.ip46.ip4.as_u8[3];
-                 ed->port = clib_net_to_host_u16 (session->peer_port);
-                 /* *INDENT-ON* */
-               }
-             else
-               {
-                    /* *INDENT-OFF* */
-                 ELOG_TYPE_DECLARE (e) =
-                   {
-                     .format = "VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_LCL_ADDR: addr:IP6:%d",
-                     .format_args = "i2",
-                   };
-                 CLIB_PACKED (struct {
-                   u16 port;   //2
-                 }) * ed;
-
-                 ed = ELOG_TRACK_DATA (&vcm->elog_main, e, session->elog_track);
-
-                 ed->port = clib_net_to_host_u16 (session->peer_port);
-                 /* *INDENT-ON* */
-               }
-           }
+         VDBG (1, "VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_LCL_ADDR: sid %u, is_ip4 = %u,"
+               " addr = %U port %d", getpid (),
+               session_index, ep->is_ip4, format_ip46_address,
+               &session->transport.lcl_ip,
+               ep->is_ip4 ? IP46_TYPE_IP4 : IP46_TYPE_IP6,
+               clib_net_to_host_u16 (ep->port));
        }
       else
        rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
@@ -4475,26 +2160,8 @@ vppcom_session_attr (uint32_t session_index, uint32_t op,
 
     case VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_LIBC_EPFD:
       rv = session->libc_epfd;
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 2)
-       clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_LIBC_EPFD: libc_epfd %d",
-                     getpid (), rv);
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-       {
-          /* *INDENT-OFF* */
-         ELOG_TYPE_DECLARE (e) =
-           {
-             .format = "VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_LIBC_EPFD: libc_epfd=%d",
-             .format_args = "i4",
-           };
-         CLIB_PACKED (struct {
-           i32 data;
-         }) *ed;
-
-         ed = ELOG_TRACK_DATA (&vcm->elog_main, e, session->elog_track);
-         ed->data = session->libc_epfd;
-         /* *INDENT-ON* */
-       }
-
+      VDBG (2, "VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_LIBC_EPFD: libc_epfd %d",
+           getpid (), rv);
       break;
 
     case VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_LIBC_EPFD:
@@ -4504,32 +2171,8 @@ vppcom_session_attr (uint32_t session_index, uint32_t op,
          session->libc_epfd = *(int *) buffer;
          *buflen = sizeof (session->libc_epfd);
 
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 2)
-           clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_LIBC_EPFD: libc_epfd %d, "
-                         "buflen %d", getpid (), session->libc_epfd,
-                         *buflen);
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-           {
-                /* *INDENT-OFF* */
-             ELOG_TYPE_DECLARE (e) =
-               {
-                 .format = "VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_LIBC_EPFD: libc_epfd=%s%d buflen=%d",
-                 .format_args = "t1i4i4",
-                 .n_enum_strings = 2,
-                 .enum_strings = {"", "-",},
-               };
-             CLIB_PACKED (struct {
-               u8 sign;
-               u32 data[2];
-             }) * ed;
-
-             ed = ELOG_TRACK_DATA (&vcm->elog_main, e, session->elog_track);
-
-             ed->sign = (session->libc_epfd < 0);
-             ed->data[0] = abs(session->libc_epfd);
-             ed->data[1] = *buflen;
-             /* *INDENT-ON* */
-           }
+         VDBG (2, "VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_LIBC_EPFD: libc_epfd %d, "
+               "buflen %d", getpid (), session->libc_epfd, *buflen);
        }
       else
        rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
@@ -4538,34 +2181,12 @@ vppcom_session_attr (uint32_t session_index, uint32_t op,
     case VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_PROTOCOL:
       if (buffer && buflen && (*buflen >= sizeof (int)))
        {
-         *(int *) buffer = session->proto;
+         *(int *) buffer = session->session_type;
          *buflen = sizeof (int);
 
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 2)
-           clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_PROTOCOL: %d (%s), "
-                         "buflen %d", getpid (), *(int *) buffer,
-                         *(int *) buffer ? "UDP" : "TCP", *buflen);
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-           {
-                /* *INDENT-OFF* */
-             ELOG_TYPE_DECLARE (e) =
-               {
-                 .format = "VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_PROTOCOL: %s buflen=%d",
-                 .format_args = "t1i4",
-                 .n_enum_strings = 2,
-                 .enum_strings = {"TCP", "UDP",},
-               };
-
-             CLIB_PACKED (struct {
-               u8 proto;
-               u32 buflen;
-             }) * ed;
-
-             ed = ELOG_TRACK_DATA (&vcm->elog_main, e, session->elog_track);
-             ed->proto = session->proto;
-             ed->buflen = *(int *) buffer;
-             /* *INDENT-ON* */
-           }
+         VDBG (2, "VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_PROTOCOL: %d (%s), buflen %d",
+               getpid (), *(int *) buffer, *(int *) buffer ? "UDP" : "TCP",
+               *buflen);
        }
       else
        rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
@@ -4578,27 +2199,8 @@ vppcom_session_attr (uint32_t session_index, uint32_t op,
                                                VCL_SESS_ATTR_LISTEN);
          *buflen = sizeof (int);
 
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 2)
-           clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_LISTEN: %d, "
-                         "buflen %d", getpid (), *(int *) buffer, *buflen);
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-           {
-                /* *INDENT-OFF* */
-             ELOG_TYPE_DECLARE (e) =
-               {
-                 .format = "VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_LISTEN: %d buflen=%d",
-                 .format_args = "i4i4",
-               };
-
-             struct {
-               u32 data[2];
-             } * ed;
-
-             ed = ELOG_TRACK_DATA (&vcm->elog_main, e, session->elog_track);
-             ed->data[0] = *(int *) buffer;
-             ed->data[1] = *buflen;
-             /* *INDENT-ON* */
-           }
+         VDBG (2, "VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_LISTEN: %d, buflen %d",
+               getpid (), *(int *) buffer, *buflen);
        }
       else
        rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
@@ -4610,28 +2212,8 @@ vppcom_session_attr (uint32_t session_index, uint32_t op,
          *(int *) buffer = 0;
          *buflen = sizeof (int);
 
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 2)
-           clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_ERROR: %d, "
-                         "buflen %d, #VPP-TBD#", getpid (),
-                         *(int *) buffer, *buflen);
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-           {
-                /* *INDENT-OFF* */
-             ELOG_TYPE_DECLARE (e) =
-               {
-                 .format = "VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_ERROR: %d buflen=%d",
-                 .format_args = "i4i4",
-               };
-
-             struct {
-               u32 data[2];
-             } * ed;
-
-             ed = ELOG_TRACK_DATA (&vcm->elog_main, e, session->elog_track);
-             ed->data[0] = *(int *) buffer;
-             ed->data[1] = *buflen;
-             /* *INDENT-ON* */
-           }
+         VDBG (2, "VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_ERROR: %d, buflen %d, #VPP-TBD#",
+               getpid (), *(int *) buffer, *buflen);
        }
       else
        rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
@@ -4647,28 +2229,9 @@ vppcom_session_attr (uint32_t session_index, uint32_t op,
                                vcm->cfg.tx_fifo_size);
          *buflen = sizeof (u32);
 
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 2)
-           clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_TX_FIFO_LEN: %u (0x%x), "
-                         "buflen %d, #VPP-TBD#", getpid (),
-                         *(size_t *) buffer, *(size_t *) buffer, *buflen);
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-           {
-                /* *INDENT-OFF* */
-             ELOG_TYPE_DECLARE (e) =
-               {
-                 .format = "VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_TX_FIFO_LEN: 0x%x buflen=%d",
-                 .format_args = "i4i4",
-               };
-
-             struct {
-               u32 data[2];
-             } * ed;
-
-             ed = ELOG_TRACK_DATA (&vcm->elog_main, e, session->elog_track);
-             ed->data[0] = *(size_t *) buffer;
-             ed->data[1] = *buflen;
-             /* *INDENT-ON* */
-           }
+         VDBG (2, "VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_TX_FIFO_LEN: %u (0x%x), "
+               "buflen %d, #VPP-TBD#", getpid (),
+               *(size_t *) buffer, *(size_t *) buffer, *buflen);
        }
       else
        rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
@@ -4679,29 +2242,9 @@ vppcom_session_attr (uint32_t session_index, uint32_t op,
        {
          /* VPP-TBD */
          session->sndbuf_size = *(u32 *) buffer;
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 2)
-           clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_TX_FIFO_LEN: %u (0x%x), "
-                         "buflen %d, #VPP-TBD#", getpid (),
-                         session->sndbuf_size, session->sndbuf_size,
-                         *buflen);
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-           {
-                /* *INDENT-OFF* */
-             ELOG_TYPE_DECLARE (e) =
-               {
-                 .format = "VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_TX_FIFO_LEN: 0x%x buflen=%d",
-                 .format_args = "i4i4",
-               };
-
-             struct {
-               u32 data[2];
-             } * ed;
-
-             ed = ELOG_TRACK_DATA (&vcm->elog_main, e, session->elog_track);
-             ed->data[0] = session->sndbuf_size;
-             ed->data[1] = *buflen;
-             /* *INDENT-ON* */
-           }
+         VDBG (2, "VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_TX_FIFO_LEN: %u (0x%x), "
+               "buflen %d, #VPP-TBD#", getpid (),
+               session->sndbuf_size, session->sndbuf_size, *buflen);
        }
       else
        rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
@@ -4717,28 +2260,9 @@ vppcom_session_attr (uint32_t session_index, uint32_t op,
                                vcm->cfg.rx_fifo_size);
          *buflen = sizeof (u32);
 
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 2)
-           clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_RX_FIFO_LEN: %u (0x%x), "
-                         "buflen %d, #VPP-TBD#", getpid (),
-                         *(size_t *) buffer, *(size_t *) buffer, *buflen);
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-           {
-                /* *INDENT-OFF* */
-             ELOG_TYPE_DECLARE (e) =
-               {
-                 .format = "VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_RX_FIFO_LEN: 0x%x buflen=%d",
-                 .format_args = "i4i4",
-               };
-
-             struct {
-               u32 data[2];
-             } * ed;
-
-             ed = ELOG_TRACK_DATA (&vcm->elog_main, e, session->elog_track);
-             ed->data[0] = *(size_t *) buffer;
-             ed->data[1] = *buflen;
-             /* *INDENT-ON* */
-           }
+         VDBG (2, "VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_RX_FIFO_LEN: %u (0x%x), "
+               "buflen %d, #VPP-TBD#", getpid (),
+               *(size_t *) buffer, *(size_t *) buffer, *buflen);
        }
       else
        rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
@@ -4749,29 +2273,9 @@ vppcom_session_attr (uint32_t session_index, uint32_t op,
        {
          /* VPP-TBD */
          session->rcvbuf_size = *(u32 *) buffer;
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 2)
-           clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_RX_FIFO_LEN: %u (0x%x), "
-                         "buflen %d, #VPP-TBD#", getpid (),
-                         session->sndbuf_size, session->sndbuf_size,
-                         *buflen);
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-           {
-                /* *INDENT-OFF* */
-             ELOG_TYPE_DECLARE (e) =
-               {
-                 .format = "VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_RX_FIFO_LEN: 0x%x buflen=%d",
-                 .format_args = "i4i4",
-               };
-
-             struct {
-               u32 data[2];
-             } * ed;
-
-             ed = ELOG_TRACK_DATA (&vcm->elog_main, e, session->elog_track);
-             ed->data[0] = session->sndbuf_size;
-             ed->data[1] = *buflen;
-             /* *INDENT-ON* */
-           }
+         VDBG (2, "VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_RX_FIFO_LEN: %u (0x%x), "
+               "buflen %d, #VPP-TBD#", getpid (),
+               session->sndbuf_size, session->sndbuf_size, *buflen);
        }
       else
        rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
@@ -4785,28 +2289,8 @@ vppcom_session_attr (uint32_t session_index, uint32_t op,
                                                VCL_SESS_ATTR_REUSEADDR);
          *buflen = sizeof (int);
 
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 2)
-           clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_REUSEADDR: %d, "
-                         "buflen %d, #VPP-TBD#", getpid (), *(int *) buffer,
-                         *buflen);
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-           {
-                /* *INDENT-OFF* */
-             ELOG_TYPE_DECLARE (e) =
-               {
-                 .format = "VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_REUSEADDR: %d buflen=%d",
-                 .format_args = "i4i4",
-               };
-
-             struct {
-               u32 data[2];
-             } * ed;
-
-             ed = ELOG_TRACK_DATA (&vcm->elog_main, e, session->elog_track);
-             ed->data[0] = *(int *) buffer;
-             ed->data[1] = *buflen;
-             /* *INDENT-ON* */
-           }
+         VDBG (2, "VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_REUSEADDR: %d, "
+               "buflen %d, #VPP-TBD#", getpid (), *(int *) buffer, *buflen);
        }
       else
        rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
@@ -4822,31 +2306,10 @@ vppcom_session_attr (uint32_t session_index, uint32_t op,
          else
            VCL_SESS_ATTR_CLR (session->attr, VCL_SESS_ATTR_REUSEADDR);
 
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 2)
-           clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_REUSEADDR: %d, "
-                         "buflen %d, #VPP-TBD#", getpid (),
-                         VCL_SESS_ATTR_TEST (session->attr,
-                                             VCL_SESS_ATTR_REUSEADDR),
-                         *buflen);
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-           {
-                /* *INDENT-OFF* */
-             ELOG_TYPE_DECLARE (e) =
-               {
-                 .format = "VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_REUSEADDR: %d buflen=%d",
-                 .format_args = "i4i4",
-               };
-
-             struct {
-               u32 data[2];
-             } * ed;
-
-             ed = ELOG_TRACK_DATA (&vcm->elog_main, e, session->elog_track);
-             ed->data[0] = VCL_SESS_ATTR_TEST (session->attr,
-                                               VCL_SESS_ATTR_REUSEADDR);
-             ed->data[1] = *buflen;
-             /* *INDENT-ON* */
-           }
+         VDBG (2, "VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_REUSEADDR: %d, buflen %d,"
+               " #VPP-TBD#", getpid (),
+               VCL_SESS_ATTR_TEST (session->attr,
+                                   VCL_SESS_ATTR_REUSEADDR), *buflen);
        }
       else
        rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
@@ -4860,28 +2323,8 @@ vppcom_session_attr (uint32_t session_index, uint32_t op,
                                                VCL_SESS_ATTR_REUSEPORT);
          *buflen = sizeof (int);
 
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 2)
-           clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_REUSEPORT: %d, "
-                         "buflen %d, #VPP-TBD#", getpid (), *(int *) buffer,
-                         *buflen);
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-           {
-                /* *INDENT-OFF* */
-             ELOG_TYPE_DECLARE (e) =
-               {
-                 .format = "VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_REUSEPORT: %d buflen=%d",
-                 .format_args = "i4i4",
-               };
-
-             struct {
-               u32 data[2];
-             } * ed;
-
-             ed = ELOG_TRACK_DATA (&vcm->elog_main, e, session->elog_track);
-             ed->data[0] = *(int *) buffer;
-             ed->data[1] = *buflen;
-             /* *INDENT-ON* */
-           }
+         VDBG (2, "VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_REUSEPORT: %d, buflen %d,"
+               " #VPP-TBD#", getpid (), *(int *) buffer, *buflen);
        }
       else
        rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
@@ -4897,31 +2340,10 @@ vppcom_session_attr (uint32_t session_index, uint32_t op,
          else
            VCL_SESS_ATTR_CLR (session->attr, VCL_SESS_ATTR_REUSEPORT);
 
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 2)
-           clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_REUSEPORT: %d, "
-                         "buflen %d, #VPP-TBD#", getpid (),
-                         VCL_SESS_ATTR_TEST (session->attr,
-                                             VCL_SESS_ATTR_REUSEPORT),
-                         *buflen);
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-           {
-                /* *INDENT-OFF* */
-             ELOG_TYPE_DECLARE (e) =
-               {
-                 .format = "VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_REUSEPORT: %d buflen=%d",
-                 .format_args = "i4i4",
-               };
-
-             struct {
-               u32 data[2];
-             } * ed;
-
-             ed = ELOG_TRACK_DATA (&vcm->elog_main, e, session->elog_track);
-             ed->data[0] = VCL_SESS_ATTR_TEST (session->attr,
-                                               VCL_SESS_ATTR_REUSEPORT);
-             ed->data[1] = *buflen;
-             /* *INDENT-ON* */
-           }
+         VDBG (2, "VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_REUSEPORT: %d, buflen %d,"
+               " #VPP-TBD#", getpid (),
+               VCL_SESS_ATTR_TEST (session->attr,
+                                   VCL_SESS_ATTR_REUSEPORT), *buflen);
        }
       else
        rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
@@ -4935,28 +2357,8 @@ vppcom_session_attr (uint32_t session_index, uint32_t op,
                                                VCL_SESS_ATTR_BROADCAST);
          *buflen = sizeof (int);
 
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 2)
-           clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_BROADCAST: %d, "
-                         "buflen %d, #VPP-TBD#", getpid (), *(int *) buffer,
-                         *buflen);
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-           {
-                /* *INDENT-OFF* */
-             ELOG_TYPE_DECLARE (e) =
-               {
-                 .format = "VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_BROADCAST: %d buflen=%d",
-                 .format_args = "i4i4",
-               };
-
-             struct {
-               u32 data[2];
-             } * ed;
-
-             ed = ELOG_TRACK_DATA (&vcm->elog_main, e, session->elog_track);
-             ed->data[0] = *(int *) buffer;
-             ed->data[1] = *buflen;
-             /* *INDENT-ON* */
-           }
+         VDBG (2, "VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_BROADCAST: %d, buflen %d,"
+               " #VPP-TBD#", getpid (), *(int *) buffer, *buflen);
        }
       else
        rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
@@ -4971,31 +2373,10 @@ vppcom_session_attr (uint32_t session_index, uint32_t op,
          else
            VCL_SESS_ATTR_CLR (session->attr, VCL_SESS_ATTR_BROADCAST);
 
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 2)
-           clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_BROADCAST: %d, "
-                         "buflen %d, #VPP-TBD#", getpid (),
-                         VCL_SESS_ATTR_TEST (session->attr,
-                                             VCL_SESS_ATTR_BROADCAST),
-                         *buflen);
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-           {
-                /* *INDENT-OFF* */
-             ELOG_TYPE_DECLARE (e) =
-               {
-                 .format = "VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_BROADCAST: %d buflen=%d",
-                 .format_args = "i4i4",
-               };
-
-             struct {
-               u32 data[2];
-             } * ed;
-
-             ed = ELOG_TRACK_DATA (&vcm->elog_main, e, session->elog_track);
-             ed->data[0] = VCL_SESS_ATTR_TEST (session->attr,
-                                               VCL_SESS_ATTR_BROADCAST);
-             ed->data[1] = *buflen;
-             /* *INDENT-ON* */
-           }
+         VDBG (2, "VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_BROADCAST: %d, buflen %d, "
+               "#VPP-TBD#", getpid (),
+               VCL_SESS_ATTR_TEST (session->attr,
+                                   VCL_SESS_ATTR_BROADCAST), *buflen);
        }
       else
        rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
@@ -5009,28 +2390,8 @@ vppcom_session_attr (uint32_t session_index, uint32_t op,
                                                VCL_SESS_ATTR_V6ONLY);
          *buflen = sizeof (int);
 
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 2)
-           clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_V6ONLY: %d, "
-                         "buflen %d, #VPP-TBD#", getpid (), *(int *) buffer,
-                         *buflen);
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-           {
-                /* *INDENT-OFF* */
-             ELOG_TYPE_DECLARE (e) =
-               {
-                 .format = "VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_V6ONLY: %d buflen=%d",
-                 .format_args = "i4i4",
-               };
-
-             struct {
-               u32 data[2];
-             } * ed;
-
-             ed = ELOG_TRACK_DATA (&vcm->elog_main, e, session->elog_track);
-             ed->data[0] = *(int *) buffer;
-             ed->data[1] = *buflen;
-             /* *INDENT-ON* */
-           }
+         VDBG (2, "VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_V6ONLY: %d, buflen %d, "
+               "#VPP-TBD#", getpid (), *(int *) buffer, *buflen);
        }
       else
        rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
@@ -5045,30 +2406,10 @@ vppcom_session_attr (uint32_t session_index, uint32_t op,
          else
            VCL_SESS_ATTR_CLR (session->attr, VCL_SESS_ATTR_V6ONLY);
 
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 2)
-           clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_V6ONLY: %d, "
-                         "buflen %d, #VPP-TBD#", getpid (),
-                         VCL_SESS_ATTR_TEST (session->attr,
-                                             VCL_SESS_ATTR_V6ONLY), *buflen);
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-           {
-                /* *INDENT-OFF* */
-             ELOG_TYPE_DECLARE (e) =
-               {
-                 .format = "VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_V6ONLY: %d buflen=%d",
-                 .format_args = "i4i4",
-               };
-
-             struct {
-               u32 data[2];
-             } * ed;
-
-             ed = ELOG_TRACK_DATA (&vcm->elog_main, e, session->elog_track);
-             ed->data[0] = VCL_SESS_ATTR_TEST (session->attr,
-                                               VCL_SESS_ATTR_V6ONLY);
-             ed->data[1] = *buflen;
-             /* *INDENT-ON* */
-           }
+         VDBG (2, "VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_V6ONLY: %d, buflen %d, "
+               "#VPP-TBD#", getpid (),
+               VCL_SESS_ATTR_TEST (session->attr,
+                                   VCL_SESS_ATTR_V6ONLY), *buflen);
        }
       else
        rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
@@ -5082,28 +2423,8 @@ vppcom_session_attr (uint32_t session_index, uint32_t op,
                                                VCL_SESS_ATTR_KEEPALIVE);
          *buflen = sizeof (int);
 
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 2)
-           clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_KEEPALIVE: %d, "
-                         "buflen %d, #VPP-TBD#", getpid (), *(int *) buffer,
-                         *buflen);
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-           {
-                /* *INDENT-OFF* */
-             ELOG_TYPE_DECLARE (e) =
-               {
-                 .format = "VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_KEEPALIVE: %d buflen=%d",
-                 .format_args = "i4i4",
-               };
-
-             struct {
-               u32 data[2];
-             } * ed;
-
-             ed = ELOG_TRACK_DATA (&vcm->elog_main, e, session->elog_track);
-             ed->data[0] = *(int *) buffer;
-             ed->data[1] = *buflen;
-             /* *INDENT-ON* */
-           }
+         VDBG (2, "VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_KEEPALIVE: %d, buflen %d, "
+               "#VPP-TBD#", getpid (), *(int *) buffer, *buflen);
        }
       else
        rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
@@ -5118,31 +2439,10 @@ vppcom_session_attr (uint32_t session_index, uint32_t op,
          else
            VCL_SESS_ATTR_CLR (session->attr, VCL_SESS_ATTR_KEEPALIVE);
 
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 2)
-           clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_KEEPALIVE: %d, "
-                         "buflen %d, #VPP-TBD#", getpid (),
-                         VCL_SESS_ATTR_TEST (session->attr,
-                                             VCL_SESS_ATTR_KEEPALIVE),
-                         *buflen);
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-           {
-                /* *INDENT-OFF* */
-             ELOG_TYPE_DECLARE (e) =
-               {
-                 .format = "VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_KEEPALIVE: %d buflen=%d",
-                 .format_args = "i4i4",
-               };
-
-             struct {
-               u32 data[2];
-             } * ed;
-
-             ed = ELOG_TRACK_DATA (&vcm->elog_main, e, session->elog_track);
-             ed->data[0] = VCL_SESS_ATTR_TEST (session->attr,
-                                               VCL_SESS_ATTR_KEEPALIVE);
-             ed->data[1] = *buflen;
-             /* *INDENT-ON* */
-           }
+         VDBG (2, "VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_KEEPALIVE: %d, buflen %d, "
+               "#VPP-TBD#", getpid (),
+               VCL_SESS_ATTR_TEST (session->attr,
+                                   VCL_SESS_ATTR_KEEPALIVE), *buflen);
        }
       else
        rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
@@ -5156,28 +2456,8 @@ vppcom_session_attr (uint32_t session_index, uint32_t op,
                                                VCL_SESS_ATTR_TCP_NODELAY);
          *buflen = sizeof (int);
 
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 2)
-           clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_TCP_NODELAY: %d, "
-                         "buflen %d, #VPP-TBD#", getpid (), *(int *) buffer,
-                         *buflen);
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-           {
-                /* *INDENT-OFF* */
-             ELOG_TYPE_DECLARE (e) =
-               {
-                 .format = "VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_TCP_NODELAY: %d buflen=%d",
-                 .format_args = "i4i4",
-               };
-
-             struct {
-               u32 data[2];
-             } * ed;
-
-             ed = ELOG_TRACK_DATA (&vcm->elog_main, e, session->elog_track);
-             ed->data[0] = *(int *) buffer;
-             ed->data[1] = *buflen;
-             /* *INDENT-ON* */
-           }
+         VDBG (2, "VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_TCP_NODELAY: %d, buflen %d, "
+               "#VPP-TBD#", getpid (), *(int *) buffer, *buflen);
        }
       else
        rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
@@ -5192,31 +2472,10 @@ vppcom_session_attr (uint32_t session_index, uint32_t op,
          else
            VCL_SESS_ATTR_CLR (session->attr, VCL_SESS_ATTR_TCP_NODELAY);
 
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 2)
-           clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_TCP_NODELAY: %d, "
-                         "buflen %d, #VPP-TBD#", getpid (),
-                         VCL_SESS_ATTR_TEST (session->attr,
-                                             VCL_SESS_ATTR_TCP_NODELAY),
-                         *buflen);
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-           {
-                /* *INDENT-OFF* */
-             ELOG_TYPE_DECLARE (e) =
-               {
-                 .format = "VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_TCP_NODELAY: %d buflen=%d",
-                 .format_args = "i4i4",
-               };
-
-             struct {
-               u32 data[2];
-             } * ed;
-
-             ed = ELOG_TRACK_DATA (&vcm->elog_main, e, session->elog_track);
-             ed->data[0] = VCL_SESS_ATTR_TEST (session->attr,
-                                               VCL_SESS_ATTR_TCP_NODELAY);
-             ed->data[1] = *buflen;
-             /* *INDENT-ON* */
-           }
+         VDBG (2, "VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_TCP_NODELAY: %d, buflen %d, "
+               "#VPP-TBD#", getpid (),
+               VCL_SESS_ATTR_TEST (session->attr,
+                                   VCL_SESS_ATTR_TCP_NODELAY), *buflen);
        }
       else
        rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
@@ -5230,28 +2489,8 @@ vppcom_session_attr (uint32_t session_index, uint32_t op,
                                                VCL_SESS_ATTR_TCP_KEEPIDLE);
          *buflen = sizeof (int);
 
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 2)
-           clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_TCP_KEEPIDLE: %d, "
-                         "buflen %d, #VPP-TBD#", getpid (), *(int *) buffer,
-                         *buflen);
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-           {
-                /* *INDENT-OFF* */
-             ELOG_TYPE_DECLARE (e) =
-               {
-                 .format = "VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_TCP_KEEPIDLE: %d buflen=%d",
-                 .format_args = "i4i4",
-               };
-
-             struct {
-               u32 data[2];
-             } * ed;
-
-             ed = ELOG_TRACK_DATA (&vcm->elog_main, e, session->elog_track);
-             ed->data[0] = *(int *) buffer;
-             ed->data[1] = *buflen;
-             /* *INDENT-ON* */
-           }
+         VDBG (2, "VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_TCP_KEEPIDLE: %d, buflen %d, "
+               "#VPP-TBD#", getpid (), *(int *) buffer, *buflen);
        }
       else
        rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
@@ -5266,31 +2505,10 @@ vppcom_session_attr (uint32_t session_index, uint32_t op,
          else
            VCL_SESS_ATTR_CLR (session->attr, VCL_SESS_ATTR_TCP_KEEPIDLE);
 
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 2)
-           clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_TCP_KEEPIDLE: %d, "
-                         "buflen %d, #VPP-TBD#", getpid (),
-                         VCL_SESS_ATTR_TEST (session->attr,
-                                             VCL_SESS_ATTR_TCP_KEEPIDLE),
-                         *buflen);
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-           {
-                /* *INDENT-OFF* */
-             ELOG_TYPE_DECLARE (e) =
-               {
-                 .format = "VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_TCP_KEEPIDLE: %d buflen=%d",
-                 .format_args = "i4i4",
-               };
-
-             struct {
-               u32 data[2];
-             } * ed;
-
-             ed = ELOG_TRACK_DATA (&vcm->elog_main, e, session->elog_track);
-             ed->data[0] = VCL_SESS_ATTR_TEST (session->attr,
-                                               VCL_SESS_ATTR_TCP_KEEPIDLE);
-             ed->data[1] = *buflen;
-             /* *INDENT-ON* */
-           }
+         VDBG (2, "VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_TCP_KEEPIDLE: %d, buflen %d, "
+               "#VPP-TBD#", getpid (),
+               VCL_SESS_ATTR_TEST (session->attr,
+                                   VCL_SESS_ATTR_TCP_KEEPIDLE), *buflen);
        }
       else
        rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
@@ -5304,28 +2522,8 @@ vppcom_session_attr (uint32_t session_index, uint32_t op,
                                                VCL_SESS_ATTR_TCP_KEEPINTVL);
          *buflen = sizeof (int);
 
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 2)
-           clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_TCP_KEEPINTVL: %d, "
-                         "buflen %d, #VPP-TBD#", getpid (), *(int *) buffer,
-                         *buflen);
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-           {
-                /* *INDENT-OFF* */
-             ELOG_TYPE_DECLARE (e) =
-               {
-                 .format = "VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_TCP_KEEPIDLE: %d buflen=%d",
-                 .format_args = "i4i4",
-               };
-
-             struct {
-               u32 data[2];
-             } * ed;
-
-             ed = ELOG_TRACK_DATA (&vcm->elog_main, e, session->elog_track);
-             ed->data[0] = *(int *) buffer;
-             ed->data[1] = *buflen;
-             /* *INDENT-ON* */
-           }
+         VDBG (2, "VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_TCP_KEEPINTVL: %d, buflen %d, "
+               "#VPP-TBD#", getpid (), *(int *) buffer, *buflen);
        }
       else
        rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
@@ -5340,31 +2538,10 @@ vppcom_session_attr (uint32_t session_index, uint32_t op,
          else
            VCL_SESS_ATTR_CLR (session->attr, VCL_SESS_ATTR_TCP_KEEPINTVL);
 
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 2)
-           clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_TCP_KEEPINTVL: %d, "
-                         "buflen %d, #VPP-TBD#", getpid (),
-                         VCL_SESS_ATTR_TEST (session->attr,
-                                             VCL_SESS_ATTR_TCP_KEEPINTVL),
-                         *buflen);
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-           {
-                /* *INDENT-OFF* */
-             ELOG_TYPE_DECLARE (e) =
-               {
-                 .format = "VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_TCP_KEEPINTVL: %d buflen=%d",
-                 .format_args = "i4i4",
-               };
-
-             struct {
-               u32 data[2];
-             } * ed;
-
-             ed = ELOG_TRACK_DATA (&vcm->elog_main, e, session->elog_track);
-             ed->data[0] = VCL_SESS_ATTR_TEST (session->attr,
-                                               VCL_SESS_ATTR_TCP_KEEPINTVL);
-             ed->data[1] = *buflen;
-             /* *INDENT-ON* */
-           }
+         VDBG (2, "VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_TCP_KEEPINTVL: %d, buflen %d, "
+               "#VPP-TBD#", getpid (),
+               VCL_SESS_ATTR_TEST (session->attr,
+                                   VCL_SESS_ATTR_TCP_KEEPINTVL), *buflen);
        }
       else
        rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
@@ -5377,28 +2554,8 @@ vppcom_session_attr (uint32_t session_index, uint32_t op,
          *(u32 *) buffer = session->user_mss;
          *buflen = sizeof (int);
 
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 2)
-           clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_TCP_USER_MSS: %d, "
-                         "buflen %d, #VPP-TBD#", getpid (), *(int *) buffer,
-                         *buflen);
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-           {
-                /* *INDENT-OFF* */
-             ELOG_TYPE_DECLARE (e) =
-               {
-                 .format = "VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_TCP_USER_MSS: %d buflen=%d",
-                 .format_args = "i4i4",
-               };
-
-             struct {
-               u32 data[2];
-             } * ed;
-
-             ed = ELOG_TRACK_DATA (&vcm->elog_main, e, session->elog_track);
-             ed->data[0] = *(int *) buffer;
-             ed->data[1] = *buflen;
-             /* *INDENT-ON* */
-           }
+         VDBG (2, "VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_TCP_USER_MSS: %d, buflen %d,"
+               " #VPP-TBD#", getpid (), *(int *) buffer, *buflen);
        }
       else
        rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
@@ -5410,28 +2567,8 @@ vppcom_session_attr (uint32_t session_index, uint32_t op,
          /* VPP-TBD */
          session->user_mss = *(u32 *) buffer;
 
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 2)
-           clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_TCP_USER_MSS: %u, "
-                         "buflen %d, #VPP-TBD#", getpid (),
-                         session->user_mss, *buflen);
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-           {
-                /* *INDENT-OFF* */
-             ELOG_TYPE_DECLARE (e) =
-               {
-                 .format = "VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_TCP_USER_MSS: %d buflen=%d",
-                 .format_args = "i4i4",
-               };
-
-             struct {
-               u32 data[2];
-             } * ed;
-
-             ed = ELOG_TRACK_DATA (&vcm->elog_main, e, session->elog_track);
-             ed->data[0] = session->user_mss;
-             ed->data[1] = *buflen;
-             /* *INDENT-ON* */
-           }
+         VDBG (2, "VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_TCP_USER_MSS: %u, buflen %d, "
+               "#VPP-TBD#", getpid (), session->user_mss, *buflen);
        }
       else
        rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
@@ -5443,7 +2580,7 @@ vppcom_session_attr (uint32_t session_index, uint32_t op,
     }
 
 done:
-  clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
+  VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
   return rv;
 }
 
@@ -5452,49 +2589,30 @@ vppcom_session_recvfrom (uint32_t session_index, void *buffer,
                         uint32_t buflen, int flags, vppcom_endpt_t * ep)
 {
   int rv = VPPCOM_OK;
-  session_t *session = 0;
+  vcl_session_t *session = 0;
 
   if (ep)
     {
-      clib_spinlock_lock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
+      VCL_SESSION_LOCK ();
       rv = vppcom_session_at_index (session_index, &session);
       if (PREDICT_FALSE (rv))
        {
-         clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-           clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: invalid session, "
-                         "sid (%u) has been closed!",
-                         getpid (), session_index);
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-           {
-              /* *INDENT-OFF* */
-             ELOG_TYPE_DECLARE (e) =
-               {
-                 .format = "invalid session: %d closed",
-                 .format_args = "i4",
-               };
-
-             struct {
-               u32 data;
-             } * ed;
-
-             ed = ELOG_TRACK_DATA (&vcm->elog_main, e, vcm->elog_track);
-             ed->data = session_index;
-             /* *INDENT-ON* */
-           }
+         VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
+         VDBG (0, "VCL<%d>: invalid session, sid (%u) has been closed!",
+               getpid (), session_index);
          rv = VPPCOM_EBADFD;
-         clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
+         VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
          goto done;
        }
-      ep->is_ip4 = session->peer_addr.is_ip4;
-      ep->port = session->peer_port;
-      if (session->peer_addr.is_ip4)
-       clib_memcpy (ep->ip, &session->peer_addr.ip46.ip4,
+      ep->is_ip4 = session->transport.is_ip4;
+      ep->port = session->transport.rmt_port;
+      if (session->transport.is_ip4)
+       clib_memcpy (ep->ip, &session->transport.rmt_ip.ip4,
                     sizeof (ip4_address_t));
       else
-       clib_memcpy (ep->ip, &session->peer_addr.ip46.ip6,
+       clib_memcpy (ep->ip, &session->transport.rmt_ip.ip6,
                     sizeof (ip6_address_t));
-      clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
+      VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
     }
 
   if (flags == 0)
@@ -5528,9 +2646,8 @@ vppcom_session_sendto (uint32_t session_index, void *buffer,
   if (flags)
     {
       // TBD check the flags and do the right thing
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 2)
-       clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: handling flags 0x%u (%d) "
-                     "not implemented yet.", getpid (), flags, flags);
+      VDBG (2, "VCL<%d>: handling flags 0x%u (%d) not implemented yet.",
+           getpid (), flags, flags);
     }
 
   return (vppcom_session_write (session_index, buffer, buflen));
@@ -5543,32 +2660,31 @@ vppcom_poll (vcl_poll_t * vp, uint32_t n_sids, double wait_for_time)
   u32 i, keep_trying = 1;
   int rv, num_ev = 0;
 
-  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 3)
-    clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: vp %p, nsids %u, wait_for_time %f",
-                 getpid (), vp, n_sids, wait_for_time);
+  VDBG (3, "VCL<%d>: vp %p, nsids %u, wait_for_time %f",
+       getpid (), vp, n_sids, wait_for_time);
 
   if (!vp)
     return VPPCOM_EFAULT;
 
   do
     {
-      session_t *session;
+      vcl_session_t *session;
 
       for (i = 0; i < n_sids; i++)
        {
          ASSERT (vp[i].revents);
 
-         VCL_LOCK_AND_GET_SESSION (vp[i].sid, &session);
-         clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
+         VCL_SESSION_LOCK_AND_GET (vp[i].sid, &session);
+         VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
 
          if (*vp[i].revents)
            *vp[i].revents = 0;
 
          if (POLLIN & vp[i].events)
            {
-             VCL_LOCK_AND_GET_SESSION (vp[i].sid, &session);
+             VCL_SESSION_LOCK_AND_GET (vp[i].sid, &session);
              rv = vppcom_session_read_ready (session, vp[i].sid);
-             clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
+             VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
              if (rv > 0)
                {
                  *vp[i].revents |= POLLIN;
@@ -5592,9 +2708,9 @@ vppcom_poll (vcl_poll_t * vp, uint32_t n_sids, double wait_for_time)
 
          if (POLLOUT & vp[i].events)
            {
-             VCL_LOCK_AND_GET_SESSION (vp[i].sid, &session);
+             VCL_SESSION_LOCK_AND_GET (vp[i].sid, &session);
              rv = vppcom_session_write_ready (session, vp[i].sid);
-             clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
+             VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
              if (rv > 0)
                {
                  *vp[i].revents |= POLLOUT;
@@ -5616,7 +2732,7 @@ vppcom_poll (vcl_poll_t * vp, uint32_t n_sids, double wait_for_time)
                }
            }
 
-         if (0)                // Note "done:" label used by VCL_LOCK_AND_GET_SESSION()
+         if (0)                // Note "done:" label used by VCL_SESSION_LOCK_AND_GET()
            {
            done:
              *vp[i].revents = POLLNVAL;