tcp: avoid fr segments less than mss if possible
[vpp.git] / src / vnet / interface_output.c
index c863d44..47844dc 100644 (file)
 
 #include <vnet/vnet.h>
 #include <vnet/ip/icmp46_packet.h>
+#include <vnet/ethernet/packet.h>
+#include <vnet/ip/format.h>
 #include <vnet/ip/ip4.h>
 #include <vnet/ip/ip6.h>
 #include <vnet/udp/udp_packet.h>
 #include <vnet/feature/feature.h>
+#include <vnet/classify/pcap_classify.h>
+#include <vnet/hash/hash.h>
+#include <vnet/interface_output.h>
+#include <vppinfra/vector/mask_compare.h>
+#include <vppinfra/vector/compress.h>
+#include <vppinfra/vector/count_equal.h>
+#include <vppinfra/vector/array_mask.h>
 
 typedef struct
 {
   u32 sw_if_index;
   u32 flags;
-  u16 gso_size;
-  u8 gso_l4_hdr_sz;
-  u8 data[128 - 3 * sizeof (u32)];
+  u8 data[128 - 2 * sizeof (u32)];
 }
 interface_output_trace_t;
 
@@ -78,20 +85,8 @@ format_vnet_interface_output_trace (u8 * s, va_list * va)
       else
        {
          si = vnet_get_sw_interface (vnm, t->sw_if_index);
-         s =
-           format (s, "%U ", format_vnet_sw_interface_name, vnm, si,
-                   t->flags);
-       }
-#define _(bit, name, v, x) \
-          if (v && (t->flags & VNET_BUFFER_F_##name)) \
-            s = format (s, "%s ", v);
-      foreach_vnet_buffer_flag
-#undef _
-       if (t->flags & VNET_BUFFER_F_GSO)
-       {
-         s = format (s, "\n%Ugso_sz %d gso_l4_hdr_sz %d",
-                     format_white_space, indent + 2, t->gso_size,
-                     t->gso_l4_hdr_sz);
+         s = format (s, "%U flags 0x%08x", format_vnet_sw_interface_name, vnm,
+                     si, t->flags);
        }
       s =
        format (s, "\n%U%U", format_white_space, indent,
@@ -100,6 +95,7 @@ format_vnet_interface_output_trace (u8 * s, va_list * va)
     }
   return s;
 }
+#endif /* CLIB_MARCH_VARIANT */
 
 static void
 vnet_interface_output_trace (vlib_main_t * vm,
@@ -132,8 +128,6 @@ vnet_interface_output_trace (vlib_main_t * vm,
          t0 = vlib_add_trace (vm, node, b0, sizeof (t0[0]));
          t0->sw_if_index = vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX];
          t0->flags = b0->flags;
-         t0->gso_size = vnet_buffer2 (b0)->gso_size;
-         t0->gso_l4_hdr_sz = vnet_buffer2 (b0)->gso_l4_hdr_sz;
          clib_memcpy_fast (t0->data, vlib_buffer_get_current (b0),
                            sizeof (t0->data));
        }
@@ -142,8 +136,6 @@ vnet_interface_output_trace (vlib_main_t * vm,
          t1 = vlib_add_trace (vm, node, b1, sizeof (t1[0]));
          t1->sw_if_index = vnet_buffer (b1)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX];
          t1->flags = b1->flags;
-         t1->gso_size = vnet_buffer2 (b1)->gso_size;
-         t1->gso_l4_hdr_sz = vnet_buffer2 (b1)->gso_l4_hdr_sz;
          clib_memcpy_fast (t1->data, vlib_buffer_get_current (b1),
                            sizeof (t1->data));
        }
@@ -166,8 +158,6 @@ vnet_interface_output_trace (vlib_main_t * vm,
          t0 = vlib_add_trace (vm, node, b0, sizeof (t0[0]));
          t0->sw_if_index = vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX];
          t0->flags = b0->flags;
-         t0->gso_size = vnet_buffer2 (b0)->gso_size;
-         t0->gso_l4_hdr_sz = vnet_buffer2 (b0)->gso_l4_hdr_sz;
          clib_memcpy_fast (t0->data, vlib_buffer_get_current (b0),
                            sizeof (t0->data));
        }
@@ -177,708 +167,521 @@ vnet_interface_output_trace (vlib_main_t * vm,
 }
 
 static_always_inline void
-calc_checksums (vlib_main_t * vm, vlib_buffer_t * b)
+vnet_interface_output_handle_offload (vlib_main_t *vm, vlib_buffer_t *b)
 {
-  tcp_header_t *th;
-  udp_header_t *uh;
-
-  int is_ip4 = (b->flags & VNET_BUFFER_F_IS_IP4) != 0;
-  int is_ip6 = (b->flags & VNET_BUFFER_F_IS_IP6) != 0;
-
-  ASSERT (!(is_ip4 && is_ip6));
+  if (b->flags & VNET_BUFFER_F_GSO)
+    return;
+  vnet_calc_checksums_inline (vm, b, b->flags & VNET_BUFFER_F_IS_IP4,
+                             b->flags & VNET_BUFFER_F_IS_IP6);
+  vnet_calc_outer_checksums_inline (vm, b);
+}
 
-  th = (tcp_header_t *) (b->data + vnet_buffer (b)->l4_hdr_offset);
-  uh = (udp_header_t *) (b->data + vnet_buffer (b)->l4_hdr_offset);
+static_always_inline uword
+vnet_interface_output_node_inline (vlib_main_t *vm, u32 sw_if_index,
+                                  vlib_combined_counter_main_t *ccm,
+                                  vlib_buffer_t **b, void **p,
+                                  u32 config_index, u8 arc, u32 n_left,
+                                  int processing_level)
+{
+  u32 n_bytes = 0;
+  u32 n_bytes0, n_bytes1, n_bytes2, n_bytes3;
+  u32 ti = vm->thread_index;
 
-  if (is_ip4)
+  while (n_left >= 8)
     {
-      ip4_header_t *ip4;
+      u32 or_flags;
 
-      ip4 = (ip4_header_t *) (b->data + vnet_buffer (b)->l3_hdr_offset);
-      if (b->flags & VNET_BUFFER_F_OFFLOAD_IP_CKSUM)
-       ip4->checksum = ip4_header_checksum (ip4);
-      if (b->flags & VNET_BUFFER_F_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM)
+      /* Prefetch next iteration. */
+      vlib_prefetch_buffer_header (b[4], LOAD);
+      vlib_prefetch_buffer_header (b[5], LOAD);
+      vlib_prefetch_buffer_header (b[6], LOAD);
+      vlib_prefetch_buffer_header (b[7], LOAD);
+
+      if (processing_level >= 1)
+       or_flags = b[0]->flags | b[1]->flags | b[2]->flags | b[3]->flags;
+
+      /* Be grumpy about zero length buffers for benefit of
+        driver tx function. */
+      ASSERT (b[0]->current_length > 0);
+      ASSERT (b[1]->current_length > 0);
+      ASSERT (b[2]->current_length > 0);
+      ASSERT (b[3]->current_length > 0);
+
+      n_bytes += n_bytes0 = vlib_buffer_length_in_chain (vm, b[0]);
+      n_bytes += n_bytes1 = vlib_buffer_length_in_chain (vm, b[1]);
+      n_bytes += n_bytes2 = vlib_buffer_length_in_chain (vm, b[2]);
+      n_bytes += n_bytes3 = vlib_buffer_length_in_chain (vm, b[3]);
+
+      if (processing_level >= 3)
        {
-         th->checksum = 0;
-         th->checksum = ip4_tcp_udp_compute_checksum (vm, b, ip4);
+         p[0] = vlib_buffer_get_current (b[0]);
+         p[1] = vlib_buffer_get_current (b[1]);
+         p[2] = vlib_buffer_get_current (b[2]);
+         p[3] = vlib_buffer_get_current (b[3]);
+         p += 4;
        }
-      else if (b->flags & VNET_BUFFER_F_OFFLOAD_UDP_CKSUM)
-       uh->checksum = ip4_tcp_udp_compute_checksum (vm, b, ip4);
-    }
-  else if (is_ip6)
-    {
-      int bogus;
-      ip6_header_t *ip6;
 
-      ip6 = (ip6_header_t *) (b->data + vnet_buffer (b)->l3_hdr_offset);
-      if (b->flags & VNET_BUFFER_F_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM)
+      if (processing_level >= 2)
        {
-         th->checksum = 0;
-         th->checksum =
-           ip6_tcp_udp_icmp_compute_checksum (vm, b, ip6, &bogus);
+         u32 tx_swif0, tx_swif1, tx_swif2, tx_swif3;
+         tx_swif0 = vnet_buffer (b[0])->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX];
+         tx_swif1 = vnet_buffer (b[1])->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX];
+         tx_swif2 = vnet_buffer (b[2])->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX];
+         tx_swif3 = vnet_buffer (b[3])->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX];
+
+         /* update vlan subif tx counts, if required */
+         if (PREDICT_FALSE (tx_swif0 != sw_if_index))
+           vlib_increment_combined_counter (ccm, ti, tx_swif0, 1, n_bytes0);
+
+         if (PREDICT_FALSE (tx_swif1 != sw_if_index))
+           vlib_increment_combined_counter (ccm, ti, tx_swif1, 1, n_bytes1);
+
+         if (PREDICT_FALSE (tx_swif2 != sw_if_index))
+           vlib_increment_combined_counter (ccm, ti, tx_swif2, 1, n_bytes2);
+
+         if (PREDICT_FALSE (tx_swif3 != sw_if_index))
+           vlib_increment_combined_counter (ccm, ti, tx_swif3, 1, n_bytes3);
+
+         if (PREDICT_FALSE (config_index != ~0))
+           {
+             vnet_buffer (b[0])->feature_arc_index = arc;
+             b[0]->current_config_index = config_index;
+             vnet_buffer (b[1])->feature_arc_index = arc;
+             b[1]->current_config_index = config_index;
+             vnet_buffer (b[2])->feature_arc_index = arc;
+             b[2]->current_config_index = config_index;
+             vnet_buffer (b[3])->feature_arc_index = arc;
+             b[3]->current_config_index = config_index;
+           }
        }
-      else if (b->flags & VNET_BUFFER_F_OFFLOAD_UDP_CKSUM)
+
+      if (processing_level >= 1 && (or_flags & VNET_BUFFER_F_OFFLOAD))
        {
-         uh->checksum = 0;
-         uh->checksum =
-           ip6_tcp_udp_icmp_compute_checksum (vm, b, ip6, &bogus);
+         vnet_interface_output_handle_offload (vm, b[0]);
+         vnet_interface_output_handle_offload (vm, b[1]);
+         vnet_interface_output_handle_offload (vm, b[2]);
+         vnet_interface_output_handle_offload (vm, b[3]);
        }
+
+      n_left -= 4;
+      b += 4;
     }
-  b->flags &= ~VNET_BUFFER_F_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM;
-  b->flags &= ~VNET_BUFFER_F_OFFLOAD_UDP_CKSUM;
-  b->flags &= ~VNET_BUFFER_F_OFFLOAD_IP_CKSUM;
-}
 
-static_always_inline u16
-tso_alloc_tx_bufs (vlib_main_t * vm,
-                  vnet_interface_per_thread_data_t * ptd,
-                  vlib_buffer_t * b0, u32 n_bytes_b0, u16 l234_sz,
-                  u16 gso_size)
-{
-  /* rounded-up division */
-  u16 n_bufs = (n_bytes_b0 - l234_sz + (gso_size - 1)) / gso_size;
-  u16 n_alloc;
+  while (n_left)
+    {
+      /* Be grumpy about zero length buffers for benefit of
+        driver tx function. */
+      ASSERT (b[0]->current_length > 0);
 
-  ASSERT (n_bufs > 0);
-  vec_validate (ptd->split_buffers, n_bufs - 1);
+      n_bytes += n_bytes0 = vlib_buffer_length_in_chain (vm, b[0]);
 
-  n_alloc = vlib_buffer_alloc (vm, ptd->split_buffers, n_bufs);
-  if (n_alloc < n_bufs)
-    {
-      vlib_buffer_free (vm, ptd->split_buffers, n_alloc);
-      return 0;
-    }
-  return n_alloc;
-}
+      if (processing_level >= 3)
+       {
+         p[0] = vlib_buffer_get_current (b[0]);
+         p += 1;
+       }
 
-static_always_inline void
-tso_init_buf_from_template_base (vlib_buffer_t * nb0, vlib_buffer_t * b0,
-                                u32 flags, u16 length)
-{
-  nb0->current_data = b0->current_data;
-  nb0->total_length_not_including_first_buffer = 0;
-  nb0->flags = VLIB_BUFFER_TOTAL_LENGTH_VALID | flags;
-  clib_memcpy_fast (&nb0->opaque, &b0->opaque, sizeof (nb0->opaque));
-  clib_memcpy_fast (vlib_buffer_get_current (nb0),
-                   vlib_buffer_get_current (b0), length);
-  nb0->current_length = length;
-}
+      if (processing_level >= 2)
+       {
+         u32 tx_swif0 = vnet_buffer (b[0])->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX];
 
-static_always_inline void
-tso_init_buf_from_template (vlib_main_t * vm, vlib_buffer_t * nb0,
-                           vlib_buffer_t * b0, u16 template_data_sz,
-                           u16 gso_size, u8 ** p_dst_ptr, u16 * p_dst_left,
-                           u32 next_tcp_seq, u32 flags)
-{
-  tso_init_buf_from_template_base (nb0, b0, flags, template_data_sz);
+         if (PREDICT_FALSE (config_index != ~0))
+           {
+             vnet_buffer (b[0])->feature_arc_index = arc;
+             b[0]->current_config_index = config_index;
+           }
 
-  *p_dst_left =
-    clib_min (gso_size,
-             vlib_buffer_get_default_data_size (vm) - (template_data_sz +
-                                                       nb0->current_data));
-  *p_dst_ptr = vlib_buffer_get_current (nb0) + template_data_sz;
+         if (PREDICT_FALSE (tx_swif0 != sw_if_index))
+           vlib_increment_combined_counter (ccm, ti, tx_swif0, 1, n_bytes0);
+       }
 
-  tcp_header_t *tcp =
-    (tcp_header_t *) (nb0->data + vnet_buffer (nb0)->l4_hdr_offset);
-  tcp->seq_number = clib_host_to_net_u32 (next_tcp_seq);
-}
+      if (processing_level >= 1)
+       vnet_interface_output_handle_offload (vm, b[0]);
 
-static_always_inline void
-tso_fixup_segmented_buf (vlib_buffer_t * b0, u8 tcp_flags, int is_ip6)
-{
-  u16 l3_hdr_offset = vnet_buffer (b0)->l3_hdr_offset;
-  u16 l4_hdr_offset = vnet_buffer (b0)->l4_hdr_offset;
-  ip4_header_t *ip4 = (ip4_header_t *) (b0->data + l3_hdr_offset);
-  ip6_header_t *ip6 = (ip6_header_t *) (b0->data + l3_hdr_offset);
-  tcp_header_t *tcp = (tcp_header_t *) (b0->data + l4_hdr_offset);
-
-  tcp->flags = tcp_flags;
-
-  if (is_ip6)
-    ip6->payload_length =
-      clib_host_to_net_u16 (b0->current_length -
-                           (l4_hdr_offset - b0->current_data));
-  else
-    ip4->length =
-      clib_host_to_net_u16 (b0->current_length -
-                           (l3_hdr_offset - b0->current_data));
-}
+      n_left -= 1;
+      b += 1;
+    }
 
-/**
- * Allocate the necessary number of ptd->split_buffers,
- * and segment the possibly chained buffer(s) from b0 into
- * there.
- *
- * Return the cumulative number of bytes sent or zero
- * if allocation failed.
- */
+  return n_bytes;
+}
 
-static_always_inline u32
-tso_segment_buffer (vlib_main_t * vm, vnet_interface_per_thread_data_t * ptd,
-                   int do_tx_offloads, u32 sbi0, vlib_buffer_t * sb0,
-                   u32 n_bytes_b0)
+static_always_inline void
+vnet_interface_pcap_tx_trace (vlib_main_t *vm, vlib_node_runtime_t *node,
+                             vlib_frame_t *frame, int in_interface_ouput)
 {
-  u32 n_tx_bytes = 0;
-  int is_ip4 = sb0->flags & VNET_BUFFER_F_IS_IP4;
-  int is_ip6 = sb0->flags & VNET_BUFFER_F_IS_IP6;
-  ASSERT (is_ip4 || is_ip6);
-  ASSERT (sb0->flags & VNET_BUFFER_F_L2_HDR_OFFSET_VALID);
-  ASSERT (sb0->flags & VNET_BUFFER_F_L3_HDR_OFFSET_VALID);
-  ASSERT (sb0->flags & VNET_BUFFER_F_L4_HDR_OFFSET_VALID);
-  u16 gso_size = vnet_buffer2 (sb0)->gso_size;
-
-  int l4_hdr_sz = vnet_buffer2 (sb0)->gso_l4_hdr_sz;
-  u8 save_tcp_flags = 0;
-  u8 tcp_flags_no_fin_psh = 0;
-  u32 next_tcp_seq = 0;
-
-  tcp_header_t *tcp =
-    (tcp_header_t *) (sb0->data + vnet_buffer (sb0)->l4_hdr_offset);
-  next_tcp_seq = clib_net_to_host_u32 (tcp->seq_number);
-  /* store original flags for last packet and reset FIN and PSH */
-  save_tcp_flags = tcp->flags;
-  tcp_flags_no_fin_psh = tcp->flags & ~(TCP_FLAG_FIN | TCP_FLAG_PSH);
-  tcp->checksum = 0;
-
-  u32 default_bflags =
-    sb0->flags & ~(VNET_BUFFER_F_GSO | VLIB_BUFFER_NEXT_PRESENT);
-  u16 l234_sz = vnet_buffer (sb0)->l4_hdr_offset + l4_hdr_sz
-    - sb0->current_data;
-  int first_data_size = clib_min (gso_size, sb0->current_length - l234_sz);
-  next_tcp_seq += first_data_size;
-
-  if (PREDICT_FALSE
-      (!tso_alloc_tx_bufs (vm, ptd, sb0, n_bytes_b0, l234_sz, gso_size)))
-    return 0;
+  vnet_main_t *vnm = vnet_get_main ();
+  u32 n_left_from, *from;
+  u32 sw_if_index = ~0, hw_if_index = ~0;
+  vnet_pcap_t *pp = &vnm->pcap;
 
-  vlib_buffer_t *b0 = vlib_get_buffer (vm, ptd->split_buffers[0]);
-  tso_init_buf_from_template_base (b0, sb0, default_bflags,
-                                  l234_sz + first_data_size);
+  if (PREDICT_TRUE (pp->pcap_tx_enable == 0))
+    return;
 
-  u32 total_src_left = n_bytes_b0 - l234_sz - first_data_size;
-  if (total_src_left)
+  if (in_interface_ouput)
     {
-      /* Need to copy more segments */
-      u8 *src_ptr, *dst_ptr;
-      u16 src_left, dst_left;
-      /* current source buffer */
-      vlib_buffer_t *csb0 = sb0;
-      u32 csbi0 = sbi0;
-      /* current dest buffer */
-      vlib_buffer_t *cdb0;
-      u16 dbi = 1;             /* the buffer [0] is b0 */
-
-      src_ptr = vlib_buffer_get_current (sb0) + l234_sz + first_data_size;
-      src_left = sb0->current_length - l234_sz - first_data_size;
-
-      tso_fixup_segmented_buf (b0, tcp_flags_no_fin_psh, is_ip6);
-      if (do_tx_offloads)
-       calc_checksums (vm, b0);
-
-      /* grab a second buffer and prepare the loop */
-      ASSERT (dbi < vec_len (ptd->split_buffers));
-      cdb0 = vlib_get_buffer (vm, ptd->split_buffers[dbi++]);
-      tso_init_buf_from_template (vm, cdb0, b0, l234_sz, gso_size, &dst_ptr,
-                                 &dst_left, next_tcp_seq, default_bflags);
-
-      /* an arbitrary large number to catch the runaway loops */
-      int nloops = 2000;
-      while (total_src_left)
-       {
-         if (nloops-- <= 0)
-           clib_panic ("infinite loop detected");
-         u16 bytes_to_copy = clib_min (src_left, dst_left);
-
-         clib_memcpy_fast (dst_ptr, src_ptr, bytes_to_copy);
+      /* interface-output is called right before interface-output-template.
+       * We only want to capture packets here if there is a per-interface
+       * filter, in case it matches the sub-interface sw_if_index.
+       * If there is no per-interface filter configured, let the
+       * interface-output-template node deal with it */
+      if (pp->pcap_sw_if_index == 0)
+       return;
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      vnet_interface_output_runtime_t *rt = (void *) node->runtime_data;
+      sw_if_index = rt->sw_if_index;
+    }
 
-         src_left -= bytes_to_copy;
-         src_ptr += bytes_to_copy;
-         total_src_left -= bytes_to_copy;
-         dst_left -= bytes_to_copy;
-         dst_ptr += bytes_to_copy;
-         next_tcp_seq += bytes_to_copy;
-         cdb0->current_length += bytes_to_copy;
+  n_left_from = frame->n_vectors;
+  from = vlib_frame_vector_args (frame);
 
-         if (0 == src_left)
-           {
-             int has_next = (csb0->flags & VLIB_BUFFER_NEXT_PRESENT);
-             u32 next_bi = csb0->next_buffer;
+  while (n_left_from > 0)
+    {
+      u32 bi0 = from[0];
+      vlib_buffer_t *b0 = vlib_get_buffer (vm, bi0);
+      from++;
+      n_left_from--;
 
-             /* init src to the next buffer in chain */
-             if (has_next)
-               {
-                 csbi0 = next_bi;
-                 csb0 = vlib_get_buffer (vm, csbi0);
-                 src_left = csb0->current_length;
-                 src_ptr = vlib_buffer_get_current (csb0);
-               }
-             else
-               {
-                 ASSERT (total_src_left == 0);
-                 break;
-               }
-           }
-         if (0 == dst_left && total_src_left)
+      if (in_interface_ouput)
+       {
+         const u32 sii = vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX];
+         if (PREDICT_FALSE (sii != sw_if_index))
            {
-             if (do_tx_offloads)
-               calc_checksums (vm, cdb0);
-             n_tx_bytes += cdb0->current_length;
-             ASSERT (dbi < vec_len (ptd->split_buffers));
-             cdb0 = vlib_get_buffer (vm, ptd->split_buffers[dbi++]);
-             tso_init_buf_from_template (vm, cdb0, b0, l234_sz,
-                                         gso_size, &dst_ptr, &dst_left,
-                                         next_tcp_seq, default_bflags);
+             const vnet_hw_interface_t *hi =
+               vnet_get_sup_hw_interface (vnm, sii);
+             hw_if_index = hi->sw_if_index;
+             sw_if_index = sii;
            }
+         if (hw_if_index == sw_if_index)
+           continue; /* defer to interface-output-template */
        }
 
-      tso_fixup_segmented_buf (cdb0, save_tcp_flags, is_ip6);
-      if (do_tx_offloads)
-       calc_checksums (vm, cdb0);
-
-      n_tx_bytes += cdb0->current_length;
+      if (vnet_is_packet_pcaped (pp, b0, sw_if_index))
+       pcap_add_buffer (&pp->pcap_main, vm, bi0, pp->max_bytes_per_pkt);
     }
-  n_tx_bytes += b0->current_length;
-  return n_tx_bytes;
 }
 
 static_always_inline void
-drop_one_buffer_and_count (vlib_main_t * vm, vnet_main_t * vnm,
-                          vlib_node_runtime_t * node, u32 * pbi0,
-                          u32 drop_error_code)
+hash_func_with_mask (void **p, u32 *hash, u32 n_packets, u32 *lookup_table,
+                    u32 mask, vnet_hash_fn_t hf)
 {
-  u32 thread_index = vm->thread_index;
-  vnet_interface_output_runtime_t *rt = (void *) node->runtime_data;
-
-  vlib_simple_counter_main_t *cm;
-  cm =
-    vec_elt_at_index (vnm->interface_main.sw_if_counters,
-                     VNET_INTERFACE_COUNTER_TX_ERROR);
-  vlib_increment_simple_counter (cm, thread_index, rt->sw_if_index, 1);
-
-  vlib_error_drop_buffers (vm, node, pbi0,
-                          /* buffer stride */ 1,
-                          /* n_buffers */ 1,
-                          VNET_INTERFACE_OUTPUT_NEXT_DROP,
-                          node->node_index, drop_error_code);
-}
+  u32 n_left_from = n_packets;
 
-static_always_inline uword
-vnet_interface_output_node_inline_gso (vlib_main_t * vm,
-                                      vlib_node_runtime_t * node,
-                                      vlib_frame_t * frame,
-                                      vnet_main_t * vnm,
-                                      vnet_hw_interface_t * hi,
-                                      int do_tx_offloads,
-                                      int do_segmentation)
-{
-  vnet_interface_output_runtime_t *rt = (void *) node->runtime_data;
-  vnet_sw_interface_t *si;
-  u32 n_left_to_tx, *from, *from_end, *to_tx;
-  u32 n_bytes, n_buffers, n_packets;
-  u32 n_bytes_b0, n_bytes_b1, n_bytes_b2, n_bytes_b3;
-  u32 thread_index = vm->thread_index;
-  vnet_interface_main_t *im = &vnm->interface_main;
-  u32 next_index = VNET_INTERFACE_OUTPUT_NEXT_TX;
-  u32 current_config_index = ~0;
-  u8 arc = im->output_feature_arc_index;
-  vnet_interface_per_thread_data_t *ptd =
-    vec_elt_at_index (im->per_thread_data, thread_index);
-  vlib_buffer_t *bufs[VLIB_FRAME_SIZE], **b = bufs;
+  hf (p, hash, n_packets);
 
-  n_buffers = frame->n_vectors;
+  clib_array_mask_u32 (hash, mask, n_packets);
 
-  if (node->flags & VLIB_NODE_FLAG_TRACE)
-    vnet_interface_output_trace (vm, node, frame, n_buffers);
+  while (n_left_from >= 4)
+    {
+      hash[0] = lookup_table[hash[0]];
+      hash[1] = lookup_table[hash[1]];
+      hash[2] = lookup_table[hash[2]];
+      hash[3] = lookup_table[hash[3]];
 
-  from = vlib_frame_vector_args (frame);
-  vlib_get_buffers (vm, from, b, n_buffers);
+      hash += 4;
+      n_left_from -= 4;
+    }
 
-  if (rt->is_deleted)
-    return vlib_error_drop_buffers (vm, node, from,
-                                   /* buffer stride */ 1,
-                                   n_buffers,
-                                   VNET_INTERFACE_OUTPUT_NEXT_DROP,
-                                   node->node_index,
-                                   VNET_INTERFACE_OUTPUT_ERROR_INTERFACE_DELETED);
-
-  si = vnet_get_sw_interface (vnm, rt->sw_if_index);
-  hi = vnet_get_sup_hw_interface (vnm, rt->sw_if_index);
-  if (!(si->flags & (VNET_SW_INTERFACE_FLAG_ADMIN_UP |
-                    VNET_SW_INTERFACE_FLAG_BOND_SLAVE)) ||
-      !(hi->flags & VNET_HW_INTERFACE_FLAG_LINK_UP))
+  while (n_left_from > 0)
     {
-      vlib_simple_counter_main_t *cm;
+      hash[0] = lookup_table[hash[0]];
 
-      cm = vec_elt_at_index (vnm->interface_main.sw_if_counters,
-                            VNET_INTERFACE_COUNTER_TX_ERROR);
-      vlib_increment_simple_counter (cm, thread_index,
-                                    rt->sw_if_index, n_buffers);
-
-      return vlib_error_drop_buffers (vm, node, from,
-                                     /* buffer stride */ 1,
-                                     n_buffers,
-                                     VNET_INTERFACE_OUTPUT_NEXT_DROP,
-                                     node->node_index,
-                                     VNET_INTERFACE_OUTPUT_ERROR_INTERFACE_DOWN);
+      hash += 1;
+      n_left_from -= 1;
     }
+}
 
-  from_end = from + n_buffers;
-
-  /* Total byte count of all buffers. */
-  n_bytes = 0;
-  n_packets = 0;
+static_always_inline void
+store_tx_frame_scalar_data (vnet_hw_if_tx_frame_t *copy_frame,
+                           vnet_hw_if_tx_frame_t *tf)
+{
+  if (copy_frame)
+    clib_memcpy_fast (tf, copy_frame, sizeof (vnet_hw_if_tx_frame_t));
+}
 
-  /* interface-output feature arc handling */
-  if (PREDICT_FALSE (vnet_have_features (arc, rt->sw_if_index)))
+static_always_inline u32
+enqueue_one_to_tx_node (vlib_main_t *vm, vlib_node_runtime_t *node, u32 *ppqi,
+                       u32 *from, vnet_hw_if_tx_frame_t *copy_frame,
+                       u32 n_vectors, u32 n_left, u32 next_index)
+{
+  u32 tmp[VLIB_FRAME_SIZE];
+  vlib_frame_bitmap_t mask = {};
+  vlib_frame_t *f;
+  vnet_hw_if_tx_frame_t *tf;
+  u32 *to;
+  u32 n_copy = 0, n_free = 0;
+
+  f = vlib_get_next_frame_internal (vm, node, next_index, 0);
+  tf = vlib_frame_scalar_args (f);
+
+  if (f->n_vectors > 0 &&
+      (!copy_frame || (tf->queue_id == copy_frame->queue_id)))
     {
-      vnet_feature_config_main_t *fcm;
-      fcm = vnet_feature_get_config_main (arc);
-      current_config_index = vnet_get_feature_config_index (arc,
-                                                           rt->sw_if_index);
-      vnet_get_config_data (&fcm->config_main, &current_config_index,
-                           &next_index, 0);
+      /* append current next frame */
+      n_free = VLIB_FRAME_SIZE - f->n_vectors;
+      /*
+       * if frame contains enough space for worst case scenario,
+       * we can avoid use of tmp
+       */
+      if (n_free >= n_left)
+       to = (u32 *) vlib_frame_vector_args (f) + f->n_vectors;
+      else
+       to = tmp;
     }
-
-  while (from < from_end)
+  else
     {
-      /* Get new next frame since previous incomplete frame may have less
-         than VNET_FRAME_SIZE vectors in it. */
-      vlib_get_new_next_frame (vm, node, next_index, to_tx, n_left_to_tx);
-
-      while (from + 8 <= from_end && n_left_to_tx >= 4)
+      if (f->n_vectors > 0)
        {
-         u32 bi0, bi1, bi2, bi3;
-         u32 tx_swif0, tx_swif1, tx_swif2, tx_swif3;
-         u32 or_flags;
-
-         /* Prefetch next iteration. */
-         vlib_prefetch_buffer_header (b[4], LOAD);
-         vlib_prefetch_buffer_header (b[5], LOAD);
-         vlib_prefetch_buffer_header (b[6], LOAD);
-         vlib_prefetch_buffer_header (b[7], LOAD);
-
-         bi0 = from[0];
-         bi1 = from[1];
-         bi2 = from[2];
-         bi3 = from[3];
-         to_tx[0] = bi0;
-         to_tx[1] = bi1;
-         to_tx[2] = bi2;
-         to_tx[3] = bi3;
-
-         or_flags = b[0]->flags | b[1]->flags | b[2]->flags | b[3]->flags;
-
-         if (do_segmentation)
-           {
-             /* go to single loop if we need TSO segmentation */
-             if (PREDICT_FALSE (or_flags & VNET_BUFFER_F_GSO))
-               break;
-           }
-         from += 4;
-         to_tx += 4;
-         n_left_to_tx -= 4;
-
-         /* Be grumpy about zero length buffers for benefit of
-            driver tx function. */
-         ASSERT (b[0]->current_length > 0);
-         ASSERT (b[1]->current_length > 0);
-         ASSERT (b[2]->current_length > 0);
-         ASSERT (b[3]->current_length > 0);
-
-         n_bytes_b0 = vlib_buffer_length_in_chain (vm, b[0]);
-         n_bytes_b1 = vlib_buffer_length_in_chain (vm, b[1]);
-         n_bytes_b2 = vlib_buffer_length_in_chain (vm, b[2]);
-         n_bytes_b3 = vlib_buffer_length_in_chain (vm, b[3]);
-         tx_swif0 = vnet_buffer (b[0])->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX];
-         tx_swif1 = vnet_buffer (b[1])->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX];
-         tx_swif2 = vnet_buffer (b[2])->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX];
-         tx_swif3 = vnet_buffer (b[3])->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX];
-
-         n_bytes += n_bytes_b0 + n_bytes_b1;
-         n_bytes += n_bytes_b2 + n_bytes_b3;
-         n_packets += 4;
+         /* current frame doesn't fit - grab empty one */
+         f = vlib_get_next_frame_internal (vm, node, next_index, 1);
+         tf = vlib_frame_scalar_args (f);
+       }
 
-         if (PREDICT_FALSE (current_config_index != ~0))
-           {
-             vnet_buffer (b[0])->feature_arc_index = arc;
-             vnet_buffer (b[1])->feature_arc_index = arc;
-             vnet_buffer (b[2])->feature_arc_index = arc;
-             vnet_buffer (b[3])->feature_arc_index = arc;
-             b[0]->current_config_index = current_config_index;
-             b[1]->current_config_index = current_config_index;
-             b[2]->current_config_index = current_config_index;
-             b[3]->current_config_index = current_config_index;
-           }
+      /* empty frame - store scalar data */
+      store_tx_frame_scalar_data (copy_frame, tf);
+      to = vlib_frame_vector_args (f);
+      n_free = VLIB_FRAME_SIZE;
+    }
 
-         /* update vlan subif tx counts, if required */
-         if (PREDICT_FALSE (tx_swif0 != rt->sw_if_index))
-           {
-             vlib_increment_combined_counter (im->combined_sw_if_counters +
-                                              VNET_INTERFACE_COUNTER_TX,
-                                              thread_index, tx_swif0, 1,
-                                              n_bytes_b0);
-           }
+  /*
+   * per packet queue id array
+   * compare with given queue_id, if match, copy respective buffer index from
+   * -> to
+   */
+  if (ppqi)
+    {
+      clib_mask_compare_u32 (copy_frame->queue_id, ppqi, mask, n_vectors);
+      n_copy = clib_compress_u32 (to, from, mask, n_vectors);
 
-         if (PREDICT_FALSE (tx_swif1 != rt->sw_if_index))
-           {
+      if (n_copy == 0)
+       return n_left;
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      /*
+       * no work required, just copy all buffer indices from -> to
+       */
+      n_copy = n_left;
+      vlib_buffer_copy_indices (to, from, n_copy);
+    }
 
-             vlib_increment_combined_counter (im->combined_sw_if_counters +
-                                              VNET_INTERFACE_COUNTER_TX,
-                                              thread_index, tx_swif1, 1,
-                                              n_bytes_b1);
-           }
+  if (to != tmp)
+    {
+      /* indices already written to frame, just close it */
+      vlib_put_next_frame (vm, node, next_index, n_free - n_copy);
+    }
+  else if (n_free >= n_copy)
+    {
+      /* enough space in the existing frame */
+      to = (u32 *) vlib_frame_vector_args (f) + f->n_vectors;
+      vlib_buffer_copy_indices (to, tmp, n_copy);
+      vlib_put_next_frame (vm, node, next_index, n_free - n_copy);
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      /* full frame */
+      to = (u32 *) vlib_frame_vector_args (f) + f->n_vectors;
+      vlib_buffer_copy_indices (to, tmp, n_free);
+      vlib_put_next_frame (vm, node, next_index, 0);
+
+      /* second frame */
+      u32 n_2nd_frame = n_copy - n_free;
+      f = vlib_get_next_frame_internal (vm, node, next_index, 1);
+      tf = vlib_frame_scalar_args (f);
+      /* empty frame - store scalar data */
+      store_tx_frame_scalar_data (copy_frame, tf);
+      to = vlib_frame_vector_args (f);
+      vlib_buffer_copy_indices (to, tmp + n_free, n_2nd_frame);
+      vlib_put_next_frame (vm, node, next_index,
+                          VLIB_FRAME_SIZE - n_2nd_frame);
+    }
 
-         if (PREDICT_FALSE (tx_swif2 != rt->sw_if_index))
-           {
+  return n_left - n_copy;
+}
 
-             vlib_increment_combined_counter (im->combined_sw_if_counters +
-                                              VNET_INTERFACE_COUNTER_TX,
-                                              thread_index, tx_swif2, 1,
-                                              n_bytes_b2);
-           }
-         if (PREDICT_FALSE (tx_swif3 != rt->sw_if_index))
-           {
+static_always_inline void
+enqueue_to_tx_node (vlib_main_t *vm, vlib_node_runtime_t *node,
+                   vnet_hw_interface_t *hi, u32 next_index,
+                   vnet_hw_if_output_node_runtime_t *r, u32 *from, void **p,
+                   u32 n_vectors)
+{
+  u32 n_left = n_vectors;
 
-             vlib_increment_combined_counter (im->combined_sw_if_counters +
-                                              VNET_INTERFACE_COUNTER_TX,
-                                              thread_index, tx_swif3, 1,
-                                              n_bytes_b3);
-           }
+  ASSERT (n_vectors <= VLIB_FRAME_SIZE);
 
-         if (do_tx_offloads)
-           {
-             if (or_flags &
-                 (VNET_BUFFER_F_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM |
-                  VNET_BUFFER_F_OFFLOAD_UDP_CKSUM |
-                  VNET_BUFFER_F_OFFLOAD_IP_CKSUM))
-               {
-                 calc_checksums (vm, b[0]);
-                 calc_checksums (vm, b[1]);
-                 calc_checksums (vm, b[2]);
-                 calc_checksums (vm, b[3]);
-               }
-           }
-         b += 4;
+  /*
+   * backward compatible for drivers not integrated with new tx infra.
+   */
+  if (r == 0)
+    {
+      n_left = enqueue_one_to_tx_node (vm, node, NULL, from, NULL, n_vectors,
+                                      n_left, next_index);
+    }
+  /*
+   * only 1 tx queue of given interface is available on given thread
+   */
+  else if (r->n_queues == 1)
+    {
+      n_left = enqueue_one_to_tx_node (vm, node, NULL, from, r->frame,
+                                      n_vectors, n_left, next_index);
+    }
+  /*
+   * multi tx-queues use case
+   */
+  else if (r->n_queues > 1)
+    {
+      u32 qids[VLIB_FRAME_SIZE];
 
-       }
+      hash_func_with_mask (p, qids, n_vectors, r->lookup_table,
+                          vec_len (r->lookup_table) - 1, hi->hf);
 
-      while (from + 1 <= from_end && n_left_to_tx >= 1)
+      for (u32 i = 0; i < r->n_queues; i++)
        {
-         u32 bi0;
-         u32 tx_swif0;
+         n_left = enqueue_one_to_tx_node (vm, node, qids, from, &r->frame[i],
+                                          n_vectors, n_left, next_index);
+         if (n_left == 0)
+           break;
+       }
+    }
+  else
+    ASSERT (0);
+}
 
-         bi0 = from[0];
-         to_tx[0] = bi0;
-         from += 1;
-         to_tx += 1;
-         n_left_to_tx -= 1;
+VLIB_NODE_FN (vnet_interface_output_node)
+(vlib_main_t *vm, vlib_node_runtime_t *node, vlib_frame_t *frame)
+{
+  vnet_main_t *vnm = vnet_get_main ();
+  vnet_interface_main_t *im = &vnm->interface_main;
+  vlib_combined_counter_main_t *ccm;
+  vnet_hw_interface_t *hi;
+  vnet_sw_interface_t *si;
+  vnet_interface_output_runtime_t *rt = (void *) node->runtime_data;
+  vnet_hw_if_output_node_runtime_t *r = 0;
+  vlib_buffer_t *bufs[VLIB_FRAME_SIZE];
+  u32 n_bytes, n_buffers = frame->n_vectors;
+  u32 config_index = ~0;
+  u32 sw_if_index = rt->sw_if_index;
+  u32 next_index = VNET_INTERFACE_OUTPUT_NEXT_TX;
+  u32 ti = vm->thread_index;
+  u8 arc = im->output_feature_arc_index;
+  int arc_or_subif = 0;
+  int do_tx_offloads = 0;
+  void *ptr[VLIB_FRAME_SIZE], **p = ptr;
+  u8 is_parr = 0;
+  u32 *from;
 
-         /* Be grumpy about zero length buffers for benefit of
-            driver tx function. */
-         ASSERT (b[0]->current_length > 0);
+  if (node->flags & VLIB_NODE_FLAG_TRACE)
+    vnet_interface_output_trace (vm, node, frame, n_buffers);
 
-         n_bytes_b0 = vlib_buffer_length_in_chain (vm, b[0]);
-         tx_swif0 = vnet_buffer (b[0])->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX];
-         n_bytes += n_bytes_b0;
-         n_packets += 1;
+  from = vlib_frame_vector_args (frame);
 
-         if (PREDICT_FALSE (current_config_index != ~0))
-           {
-             vnet_buffer (b[0])->feature_arc_index = arc;
-             b[0]->current_config_index = current_config_index;
-           }
+  if (rt->is_deleted)
+    return vlib_error_drop_buffers (
+      vm, node, from,
+      /* buffer stride */ 1, n_buffers, VNET_INTERFACE_OUTPUT_NEXT_DROP,
+      node->node_index, VNET_INTERFACE_OUTPUT_ERROR_INTERFACE_DELETED);
 
-         if (do_segmentation)
-           {
-             if (PREDICT_FALSE (b[0]->flags & VNET_BUFFER_F_GSO))
-               {
-                 /*
-                  * Undo the enqueue of the b0 - it is not going anywhere,
-                  * and will be freed either after it's segmented or
-                  * when dropped, if there is no buffers to segment into.
-                  */
-                 to_tx -= 1;
-                 n_left_to_tx += 1;
-                 /* undo the counting. */
-                 n_bytes -= n_bytes_b0;
-                 n_packets -= 1;
-
-                 u32 n_tx_bytes = 0;
-
-                 n_tx_bytes =
-                   tso_segment_buffer (vm, ptd, do_tx_offloads, bi0, b[0],
-                                       n_bytes_b0);
-
-                 if (PREDICT_FALSE (n_tx_bytes == 0))
-                   {
-                     drop_one_buffer_and_count (vm, vnm, node, from - 1,
-                                                VNET_INTERFACE_OUTPUT_ERROR_NO_BUFFERS_FOR_GSO);
-                     b += 1;
-                     continue;
-                   }
-
-                 u16 n_tx_bufs = vec_len (ptd->split_buffers);
-                 u32 *from_tx_seg = ptd->split_buffers;
-
-                 while (n_tx_bufs > 0)
-                   {
-                     if (n_tx_bufs >= n_left_to_tx)
-                       {
-                         while (n_left_to_tx > 0)
-                           {
-                             to_tx[0] = from_tx_seg[0];
-                             to_tx += 1;
-                             from_tx_seg += 1;
-                             n_left_to_tx -= 1;
-                             n_tx_bufs -= 1;
-                             n_packets += 1;
-                           }
-                         vlib_put_next_frame (vm, node, next_index,
-                                              n_left_to_tx);
-                         vlib_get_new_next_frame (vm, node, next_index,
-                                                  to_tx, n_left_to_tx);
-                       }
-                     while (n_tx_bufs > 0)
-                       {
-                         to_tx[0] = from_tx_seg[0];
-                         to_tx += 1;
-                         from_tx_seg += 1;
-                         n_left_to_tx -= 1;
-                         n_tx_bufs -= 1;
-                         n_packets += 1;
-                       }
-                   }
-                 n_bytes += n_tx_bytes;
-                 if (PREDICT_FALSE (tx_swif0 != rt->sw_if_index))
-                   {
-
-                     vlib_increment_combined_counter
-                       (im->combined_sw_if_counters +
-                        VNET_INTERFACE_COUNTER_TX, thread_index, tx_swif0,
-                        _vec_len (ptd->split_buffers), n_tx_bytes);
-                   }
-                 /* The buffers were enqueued. Reset the length */
-                 _vec_len (ptd->split_buffers) = 0;
-                 /* Free the now segmented buffer */
-                 vlib_buffer_free_one (vm, bi0);
-                 b += 1;
-                 continue;
-               }
-           }
+  vnet_interface_pcap_tx_trace (vm, node, frame, 0 /* in_interface_ouput */);
 
-         if (PREDICT_FALSE (tx_swif0 != rt->sw_if_index))
-           {
+  vlib_get_buffers (vm, from, bufs, n_buffers);
 
-             vlib_increment_combined_counter (im->combined_sw_if_counters +
-                                              VNET_INTERFACE_COUNTER_TX,
-                                              thread_index, tx_swif0, 1,
-                                              n_bytes_b0);
-           }
+  si = vnet_get_sw_interface (vnm, sw_if_index);
+  hi = vnet_get_sup_hw_interface (vnm, sw_if_index);
 
-         if (do_tx_offloads)
-           calc_checksums (vm, b[0]);
+  if (!(si->flags & VNET_SW_INTERFACE_FLAG_ADMIN_UP) ||
+      !(hi->flags & VNET_HW_INTERFACE_FLAG_LINK_UP))
+    {
+      vlib_simple_counter_main_t *cm;
 
-         b += 1;
-       }
+      cm = vec_elt_at_index (vnm->interface_main.sw_if_counters,
+                            VNET_INTERFACE_COUNTER_TX_ERROR);
+      vlib_increment_simple_counter (cm, ti, sw_if_index, n_buffers);
 
-      vlib_put_next_frame (vm, node, next_index, n_left_to_tx);
+      return vlib_error_drop_buffers (
+       vm, node, from,
+       /* buffer stride */ 1, n_buffers, VNET_INTERFACE_OUTPUT_NEXT_DROP,
+       node->node_index, VNET_INTERFACE_OUTPUT_ERROR_INTERFACE_DOWN);
     }
 
-  /* Update main interface stats. */
-  vlib_increment_combined_counter (im->combined_sw_if_counters
-                                  + VNET_INTERFACE_COUNTER_TX,
-                                  thread_index,
-                                  rt->sw_if_index, n_packets, n_bytes);
-  return n_buffers;
-}
-#endif /* CLIB_MARCH_VARIANT */
+  if (hi->output_node_thread_runtimes)
+    r = vec_elt_at_index (hi->output_node_thread_runtimes, vm->thread_index);
 
-static_always_inline void vnet_interface_pcap_tx_trace
-  (vlib_main_t * vm, vlib_node_runtime_t * node, vlib_frame_t * frame,
-   int sw_if_index_from_buffer)
-{
-  u32 n_left_from, *from;
-  u32 sw_if_index;
-
-  if (PREDICT_TRUE (vlib_global_main.pcap[VLIB_TX].pcap_enable == 0))
-    return;
+  if (r)
+    {
+      /*
+       * tx queue of given interface is not available on given thread
+       */
+      if (r->n_queues == 0)
+       return vlib_error_drop_buffers (
+         vm, node, from,
+         /* buffer stride */ 1, n_buffers, VNET_INTERFACE_OUTPUT_NEXT_DROP,
+         node->node_index, VNET_INTERFACE_OUTPUT_ERROR_NO_TX_QUEUE);
+      /*
+       * multiple tx queues available on given thread
+       */
+      else if (r->n_queues > 1)
+       /* construct array of pointer */
+       is_parr = 1;
+    }
 
-  if (sw_if_index_from_buffer == 0)
+  /* interface-output feature arc handling */
+  if (PREDICT_FALSE (vnet_have_features (arc, sw_if_index)))
     {
-      vnet_interface_output_runtime_t *rt = (void *) node->runtime_data;
-      sw_if_index = rt->sw_if_index;
+      vnet_feature_config_main_t *fcm;
+      fcm = vnet_feature_get_config_main (arc);
+      config_index = vnet_get_feature_config_index (arc, sw_if_index);
+      vnet_get_config_data (&fcm->config_main, &config_index, &next_index, 0);
+      arc_or_subif = 1;
     }
+  else if (hash_elts (hi->sub_interface_sw_if_index_by_id))
+    arc_or_subif = 1;
+
+  ccm = im->combined_sw_if_counters + VNET_INTERFACE_COUNTER_TX;
+
+  /* if not all three flags IP4_,TCP_,UDP_CKSUM set, do compute them
+   * here before sending to the interface */
+  if ((hi->caps & VNET_HW_IF_CAP_TX_CKSUM) != VNET_HW_IF_CAP_TX_CKSUM)
+    do_tx_offloads = 1;
+
+  // basic processing
+  if (do_tx_offloads == 0 && arc_or_subif == 0 && is_parr == 0)
+    n_bytes = vnet_interface_output_node_inline (
+      vm, sw_if_index, ccm, bufs, NULL, config_index, arc, n_buffers, 0);
+  // basic processing + tx offloads
+  else if (do_tx_offloads == 1 && arc_or_subif == 0 && is_parr == 0)
+    n_bytes = vnet_interface_output_node_inline (
+      vm, sw_if_index, ccm, bufs, NULL, config_index, arc, n_buffers, 1);
+  // basic processing + tx offloads + vlans + arcs
+  else if (do_tx_offloads == 1 && arc_or_subif == 1 && is_parr == 0)
+    n_bytes = vnet_interface_output_node_inline (
+      vm, sw_if_index, ccm, bufs, NULL, config_index, arc, n_buffers, 2);
+  // basic processing + tx offloads + vlans + arcs + multi-txqs
   else
-    sw_if_index = ~0;
+    n_bytes = vnet_interface_output_node_inline (
+      vm, sw_if_index, ccm, bufs, p, config_index, arc, n_buffers, 3);
 
-  n_left_from = frame->n_vectors;
   from = vlib_frame_vector_args (frame);
-
-  while (n_left_from > 0)
+  if (PREDICT_TRUE (next_index == VNET_INTERFACE_OUTPUT_NEXT_TX))
     {
-      u32 bi0 = from[0];
-      vlib_buffer_t *b0 = vlib_get_buffer (vm, bi0);
-
-      if (sw_if_index_from_buffer)
-       sw_if_index = vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX];
-
-      if (vlib_global_main.pcap[VLIB_TX].pcap_sw_if_index == 0 ||
-         vlib_global_main.pcap[VLIB_TX].pcap_sw_if_index == sw_if_index)
-       pcap_add_buffer (&vlib_global_main.pcap[VLIB_TX].pcap_main, vm, bi0,
-                        512);
-      from++;
-      n_left_from--;
+      enqueue_to_tx_node (vm, node, hi, next_index, r, from, ptr,
+                         frame->n_vectors);
     }
-}
-
-#ifndef CLIB_MARCH_VARIANT
-static_always_inline uword
-vnet_interface_output_node_inline (vlib_main_t * vm,
-                                  vlib_node_runtime_t * node,
-                                  vlib_frame_t * frame, vnet_main_t * vnm,
-                                  vnet_hw_interface_t * hi,
-                                  int do_tx_offloads)
-{
-  /*
-   * The 3-headed "if" is here because we want to err on the side
-   * of not impacting the non-GSO performance - so for the more
-   * common case of no GSO interfaces we want to prevent the
-   * segmentation codepath from being there altogether.
-   */
-  if (PREDICT_TRUE (vnm->interface_main.gso_interface_count == 0))
-    return vnet_interface_output_node_inline_gso (vm, node, frame, vnm, hi,
-                                                 do_tx_offloads,
-                                                 /* do_segmentation */ 0);
-  else if (hi->flags & VNET_HW_INTERFACE_FLAG_SUPPORTS_GSO)
-    return vnet_interface_output_node_inline_gso (vm, node, frame, vnm, hi,
-                                                 do_tx_offloads,
-                                                 /* do_segmentation */ 0);
   else
-    return vnet_interface_output_node_inline_gso (vm, node, frame, vnm, hi,
-                                                 do_tx_offloads,
-                                                 /* do_segmentation */ 1);
-}
-
-uword
-vnet_interface_output_node (vlib_main_t * vm, vlib_node_runtime_t * node,
-                           vlib_frame_t * frame)
-{
-  vnet_main_t *vnm = vnet_get_main ();
-  vnet_hw_interface_t *hi;
-  vnet_interface_output_runtime_t *rt = (void *) node->runtime_data;
-  hi = vnet_get_sup_hw_interface (vnm, rt->sw_if_index);
-
-  vnet_interface_pcap_tx_trace (vm, node, frame,
-                               0 /* sw_if_index_from_buffer */ );
+    {
+      vlib_buffer_enqueue_to_single_next (vm, node, from, next_index,
+                                         frame->n_vectors);
+    }
 
-  if (hi->flags & VNET_HW_INTERFACE_FLAG_SUPPORTS_TX_L4_CKSUM_OFFLOAD)
-    return vnet_interface_output_node_inline (vm, node, frame, vnm, hi,
-                                             /* do_tx_offloads */ 0);
-  else
-    return vnet_interface_output_node_inline (vm, node, frame, vnm, hi,
-                                             /* do_tx_offloads */ 1);
+  /* Update main interface stats. */
+  vlib_increment_combined_counter (ccm, ti, sw_if_index, n_buffers, n_bytes);
+  return n_buffers;
 }
-#endif /* CLIB_MARCH_VARIANT */
+
+VLIB_REGISTER_NODE (vnet_interface_output_node) = {
+  .name = "interface-output-template",
+  .vector_size = sizeof (u32),
+};
 
 /* Use buffer's sw_if_index[VNET_TX] to choose output interface. */
 VLIB_NODE_FN (vnet_per_buffer_interface_output_node) (vlib_main_t * vm,
@@ -890,8 +693,7 @@ VLIB_NODE_FN (vnet_per_buffer_interface_output_node) (vlib_main_t * vm,
   u32 n_left_to_next, *from, *to_next;
   u32 n_left_from, next_index;
 
-  vnet_interface_pcap_tx_trace (vm, node, frame,
-                               1 /* sw_if_index_from_buffer */ );
+  vnet_interface_pcap_tx_trace (vm, node, frame, 1 /* in_interface_ouput */);
 
   n_left_from = frame->n_vectors;
 
@@ -976,9 +778,13 @@ VLIB_NODE_FN (vnet_per_buffer_interface_output_node) (vlib_main_t * vm,
 typedef struct vnet_error_trace_t_
 {
   u32 sw_if_index;
+  i8 details_valid;
+  u8 is_ip6;
+  u8 pad[2];
+  u16 mactype;
+  ip46_address_t src, dst;
 } vnet_error_trace_t;
 
-
 static u8 *
 format_vnet_error_trace (u8 * s, va_list * va)
 {
@@ -986,9 +792,29 @@ format_vnet_error_trace (u8 * s, va_list * va)
   CLIB_UNUSED (vlib_node_t * node) = va_arg (*va, vlib_node_t *);
   vnet_error_trace_t *t = va_arg (*va, vnet_error_trace_t *);
 
-  s = format (s, "rx:%U", format_vnet_sw_if_index_name,
-             vnet_get_main (), t->sw_if_index);
-
+  /* Normal, non-catchup trace */
+  if (t->details_valid == 0)
+    {
+      s = format (s, "rx:%U", format_vnet_sw_if_index_name,
+                 vnet_get_main (), t->sw_if_index);
+    }
+  else if (t->details_valid == 1)
+    {
+      /* The trace capture code didn't understant the mactype */
+      s = format (s, "mactype 0x%4x (not decoded)", t->mactype);
+    }
+  else if (t->details_valid == 2)
+    {
+      /* Dump the src/dst addresses */
+      if (t->is_ip6 == 0)
+       s = format (s, "IP4: %U -> %U",
+                   format_ip4_address, &t->src.ip4,
+                   format_ip4_address, &t->dst.ip4);
+      else
+       s = format (s, "IP6: %U -> %U",
+                   format_ip6_address, &t->src.ip6,
+                   format_ip6_address, &t->dst.ip6);
+    }
   return s;
 }
 
@@ -1019,13 +845,17 @@ interface_trace_buffers (vlib_main_t * vm,
 
       if (b0->flags & VLIB_BUFFER_IS_TRACED)
        {
-         t0 = vlib_add_trace (vm, node, b0, sizeof (t0[0]));
+         t0 = vlib_add_trace (vm, node, b0,
+                              STRUCT_OFFSET_OF (vnet_error_trace_t, pad));
          t0->sw_if_index = vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_RX];
+         t0->details_valid = 0;
        }
       if (b1->flags & VLIB_BUFFER_IS_TRACED)
        {
-         t1 = vlib_add_trace (vm, node, b1, sizeof (t1[0]));
+         t1 = vlib_add_trace (vm, node, b1,
+                              STRUCT_OFFSET_OF (vnet_error_trace_t, pad));
          t1->sw_if_index = vnet_buffer (b1)->sw_if_index[VLIB_RX];
+         t1->details_valid = 0;
        }
       buffers += 2;
       n_left -= 2;
@@ -1043,8 +873,10 @@ interface_trace_buffers (vlib_main_t * vm,
 
       if (b0->flags & VLIB_BUFFER_IS_TRACED)
        {
-         t0 = vlib_add_trace (vm, node, b0, sizeof (t0[0]));
+         t0 = vlib_add_trace (vm, node, b0,
+                              STRUCT_OFFSET_OF (vnet_error_trace_t, pad));
          t0->sw_if_index = vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_RX];
+         t0->details_valid = 0;
        }
       buffers += 1;
       n_left -= 1;
@@ -1058,6 +890,56 @@ typedef enum
   VNET_ERROR_N_DISPOSITION,
 } vnet_error_disposition_t;
 
+static void
+drop_catchup_trace (vlib_main_t * vm,
+                   vlib_node_runtime_t * node, vlib_buffer_t * b)
+{
+  /* Can we safely rewind the buffer? If not, fagedaboudit */
+  if (b->flags & VNET_BUFFER_F_L2_HDR_OFFSET_VALID)
+    {
+      vnet_error_trace_t *t;
+      ip4_header_t *ip4;
+      ip6_header_t *ip6;
+      ethernet_header_t *eh;
+      i16 delta;
+
+      t = vlib_add_trace (vm, node, b, sizeof (*t));
+      delta = vnet_buffer (b)->l2_hdr_offset - b->current_data;
+      vlib_buffer_advance (b, delta);
+
+      eh = vlib_buffer_get_current (b);
+      /* Save mactype */
+      t->mactype = clib_net_to_host_u16 (eh->type);
+      t->details_valid = 1;
+      switch (t->mactype)
+       {
+       case ETHERNET_TYPE_IP4:
+         ip4 = (void *) (eh + 1);
+         t->details_valid = 2;
+         t->is_ip6 = 0;
+         t->src.ip4.as_u32 = ip4->src_address.as_u32;
+         t->dst.ip4.as_u32 = ip4->dst_address.as_u32;
+         break;
+
+       case ETHERNET_TYPE_IP6:
+         ip6 = (void *) (eh + 1);
+         t->details_valid = 2;
+         t->is_ip6 = 1;
+         clib_memcpy_fast (t->src.as_u8, ip6->src_address.as_u8,
+                           sizeof (ip6_address_t));
+         clib_memcpy_fast (t->dst.as_u8, ip6->dst_address.as_u8,
+                           sizeof (ip6_address_t));
+         break;
+
+       default:
+         /* Dunno, do nothing, leave details_valid alone */
+         break;
+       }
+      /* Restore current data (probably unnecessary) */
+      vlib_buffer_advance (b, -delta);
+    }
+}
+
 static_always_inline uword
 interface_drop_punt (vlib_main_t * vm,
                     vlib_node_runtime_t * node,
@@ -1069,6 +951,7 @@ interface_drop_punt (vlib_main_t * vm,
   u32 sw_if_indices[VLIB_FRAME_SIZE];
   vlib_simple_counter_main_t *cm;
   u16 nexts[VLIB_FRAME_SIZE];
+  u32 n_trace;
   vnet_main_t *vnm;
 
   vnm = vnet_get_main ();
@@ -1080,6 +963,41 @@ interface_drop_punt (vlib_main_t * vm,
 
   vlib_get_buffers (vm, from, bufs, n_left);
 
+  /* "trace add error-drop NNN?" */
+  if (PREDICT_FALSE ((n_trace = vlib_get_trace_count (vm, node))))
+    {
+      /* If pkts aren't otherwise traced... */
+      if ((node->flags & VLIB_NODE_FLAG_TRACE) == 0)
+       {
+         /* Trace them from here */
+         node->flags |= VLIB_NODE_FLAG_TRACE;
+         while (n_trace && n_left)
+           {
+             if (PREDICT_TRUE
+                 (vlib_trace_buffer (vm, node, 0 /* next_index */ , b[0],
+                                     0 /* follow chain */ )))
+               {
+                 /*
+                  * Here we have a wireshark dissector problem.
+                  * Packets may be well-formed, or not. We
+                  * must not blow chunks in any case.
+                  *
+                  * Try to produce trace records which will help
+                  * folks understand what's going on.
+                  */
+                 drop_catchup_trace (vm, node, b[0]);
+                 n_trace--;
+               }
+             n_left--;
+             b++;
+           }
+       }
+
+      vlib_set_trace_count (vm, node, n_trace);
+      b = bufs;
+      n_left = frame->n_vectors;
+    }
+
   if (node->flags & VLIB_NODE_FLAG_TRACE)
     interface_trace_buffers (vm, node, frame);
 
@@ -1152,7 +1070,8 @@ interface_drop_punt (vlib_main_t * vm,
 
 static inline void
 pcap_drop_trace (vlib_main_t * vm,
-                vnet_interface_main_t * im, vlib_frame_t * f)
+                vnet_interface_main_t * im,
+                vnet_pcap_t * pp, vlib_frame_t * f)
 {
   u32 *from;
   u32 n_left = f->n_vectors;
@@ -1160,6 +1079,7 @@ pcap_drop_trace (vlib_main_t * vm,
   u32 bi0;
   i16 save_current_data;
   u16 save_current_length;
+  vlib_error_main_t *em = &vm->error_main;
 
   from = vlib_frame_vector_args (f);
 
@@ -1181,24 +1101,86 @@ pcap_drop_trace (vlib_main_t * vm,
          && hash_get (im->pcap_drop_filter_hash, b0->error))
        continue;
 
+      if (!vnet_is_packet_pcaped (pp, b0, ~0))
+       continue; /* not matching, skip */
+
       /* Trace all drops, or drops received on a specific interface */
-      if (im->pcap_sw_if_index == 0 ||
-         im->pcap_sw_if_index == vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_RX])
+      save_current_data = b0->current_data;
+      save_current_length = b0->current_length;
+
+      /*
+       * Typically, we'll need to rewind the buffer
+       * if l2_hdr_offset is valid, make sure to rewind to the start of
+       * the L2 header. This may not be the buffer start in case we pop-ed
+       * vlan tags.
+       * Otherwise, rewind to buffer start and hope for the best.
+       */
+      if (b0->flags & VNET_BUFFER_F_L2_HDR_OFFSET_VALID)
        {
-         save_current_data = b0->current_data;
-         save_current_length = b0->current_length;
-
-         /*
-          * Typically, we'll need to rewind the buffer
-          */
-         if (b0->current_data > 0)
-           vlib_buffer_advance (b0, (word) - b0->current_data);
-
-         pcap_add_buffer (&im->pcap_main, vm, bi0, 512);
-
-         b0->current_data = save_current_data;
-         b0->current_length = save_current_length;
+         if (b0->current_data > vnet_buffer (b0)->l2_hdr_offset)
+           vlib_buffer_advance (b0, vnet_buffer (b0)->l2_hdr_offset -
+                                      b0->current_data);
+       }
+      else if (b0->current_data > 0)
+       {
+         vlib_buffer_advance (b0, (word) -b0->current_data);
        }
+
+      {
+       vlib_buffer_t *last = b0;
+       u32 error_node_index;
+       int drop_string_len;
+       vlib_node_t *n;
+       /* Length of the error string */
+       int error_string_len =
+         clib_strnlen (em->counters_heap[b0->error].name, 128);
+
+       /* Dig up the drop node */
+       error_node_index = vm->node_main.node_by_error[b0->error];
+       n = vlib_get_node (vm, error_node_index);
+
+       /* Length of full drop string, w/ "nodename: " prepended */
+       drop_string_len = error_string_len + vec_len (n->name) + 2;
+
+       /* Find the last buffer in the chain */
+       while (last->flags & VLIB_BUFFER_NEXT_PRESENT)
+         last = vlib_get_buffer (vm, last->next_buffer);
+
+       /*
+        * Append <nodename>: <error-string> to the capture,
+        * only if we can do that without allocating a new buffer.
+        */
+       if (PREDICT_TRUE ((last->current_data + last->current_length) <
+                         (VLIB_BUFFER_DEFAULT_DATA_SIZE - drop_string_len)))
+         {
+           clib_memcpy_fast (last->data + last->current_data +
+                               last->current_length,
+                             n->name, vec_len (n->name));
+           clib_memcpy_fast (last->data + last->current_data +
+                               last->current_length + vec_len (n->name),
+                             ": ", 2);
+           clib_memcpy_fast (last->data + last->current_data +
+                               last->current_length + vec_len (n->name) + 2,
+                             em->counters_heap[b0->error].name,
+                             error_string_len);
+           last->current_length += drop_string_len;
+           b0->flags &= ~(VLIB_BUFFER_TOTAL_LENGTH_VALID);
+           pcap_add_buffer (&pp->pcap_main, vm, bi0, pp->max_bytes_per_pkt);
+           last->current_length -= drop_string_len;
+           b0->current_data = save_current_data;
+           b0->current_length = save_current_length;
+           continue;
+         }
+      }
+
+      /*
+       * Didn't have space in the last buffer, here's the dropped
+       * packet as-is
+       */
+      pcap_add_buffer (&pp->pcap_main, vm, bi0, pp->max_bytes_per_pkt);
+
+      b0->current_data = save_current_data;
+      b0->current_length = save_current_length;
     }
 }
 
@@ -1222,10 +1204,12 @@ VLIB_NODE_FN (interface_drop) (vlib_main_t * vm,
                               vlib_node_runtime_t * node,
                               vlib_frame_t * frame)
 {
+  vnet_main_t *vnm = vnet_get_main ();
   vnet_interface_main_t *im = &vnet_get_main ()->interface_main;
+  vnet_pcap_t *pp = &vnm->pcap;
 
-  if (PREDICT_FALSE (im->drop_pcap_enable))
-    pcap_drop_trace (vm, im, frame);
+  if (PREDICT_FALSE (pp->pcap_drop_enable))
+    pcap_drop_trace (vm, im, pp, frame);
 
   return interface_drop_punt (vm, node, frame, VNET_ERROR_DISPOSITION_DROP);
 }
@@ -1237,87 +1221,147 @@ VLIB_NODE_FN (interface_punt) (vlib_main_t * vm,
   return interface_drop_punt (vm, node, frame, VNET_ERROR_DISPOSITION_PUNT);
 }
 
-/* *INDENT-OFF* */
 VLIB_REGISTER_NODE (interface_drop) = {
   .name = "error-drop",
   .vector_size = sizeof (u32),
   .format_trace = format_vnet_error_trace,
+  .flags = VLIB_NODE_FLAG_TRACE_SUPPORTED,
   .n_next_nodes = 1,
   .next_nodes = {
     [0] = "drop",
   },
 };
-/* *INDENT-ON* */
 
-/* *INDENT-OFF* */
 VLIB_REGISTER_NODE (interface_punt) = {
   .name = "error-punt",
   .vector_size = sizeof (u32),
   .format_trace = format_vnet_error_trace,
+  .flags = VLIB_NODE_FLAG_TRACE_SUPPORTED,
   .n_next_nodes = 1,
   .next_nodes = {
     [0] = "punt",
   },
 };
-/* *INDENT-ON* */
 
-/* *INDENT-OFF* */
 VLIB_REGISTER_NODE (vnet_per_buffer_interface_output_node) = {
   .name = "interface-output",
   .vector_size = sizeof (u32),
 };
-/* *INDENT-ON* */
 
-static uword
-interface_tx_node_fn (vlib_main_t * vm, vlib_node_runtime_t * node,
-                     vlib_frame_t * from_frame)
+VLIB_NODE_FN (vnet_interface_output_arc_end_node)
+(vlib_main_t *vm, vlib_node_runtime_t *node, vlib_frame_t *frame)
 {
   vnet_main_t *vnm = vnet_get_main ();
-  u32 last_sw_if_index = ~0;
-  vlib_frame_t *to_frame = 0;
-  vnet_hw_interface_t *hw = 0;
-  u32 *from, *to_next = 0;
-  u32 n_left_from;
-
-  from = vlib_frame_vector_args (from_frame);
-  n_left_from = from_frame->n_vectors;
-  while (n_left_from > 0)
+  vnet_interface_main_t *im = &vnm->interface_main;
+  vnet_hw_interface_t *hi;
+  vlib_buffer_t *bufs[VLIB_FRAME_SIZE], **b = bufs;
+  u32 sw_if_indices[VLIB_FRAME_SIZE], *sw_if_index = sw_if_indices;
+  vlib_frame_bitmap_t used_elts = {}, mask = {};
+  u32 *tmp, *from, n_left, n_comp, n_p_comp, swif, off;
+  u16 next_index;
+  void *ptr[VLIB_FRAME_SIZE], **p = ptr;
+
+  from = vlib_frame_vector_args (frame);
+  n_left = frame->n_vectors;
+  vlib_get_buffers (vm, from, bufs, n_left);
+
+  while (n_left >= 8)
     {
-      u32 bi0;
-      vlib_buffer_t *b0;
-      u32 sw_if_index0;
+      vlib_prefetch_buffer_header (b[4], LOAD);
+      vlib_prefetch_buffer_header (b[5], LOAD);
+      vlib_prefetch_buffer_header (b[6], LOAD);
+      vlib_prefetch_buffer_header (b[7], LOAD);
+
+      p[0] = vlib_buffer_get_current (b[0]);
+      p[1] = vlib_buffer_get_current (b[1]);
+      p[2] = vlib_buffer_get_current (b[2]);
+      p[3] = vlib_buffer_get_current (b[3]);
+      sw_if_index[0] = vnet_buffer (b[0])->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX];
+      sw_if_index[1] = vnet_buffer (b[1])->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX];
+      sw_if_index[2] = vnet_buffer (b[2])->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX];
+      sw_if_index[3] = vnet_buffer (b[3])->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX];
+
+      p += 4;
+      b += 4;
+      sw_if_index += 4;
+      n_left -= 4;
+    }
 
-      bi0 = from[0];
-      from++;
-      n_left_from--;
-      b0 = vlib_get_buffer (vm, bi0);
-      sw_if_index0 = vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX];
+  while (n_left)
+    {
+      p[0] = vlib_buffer_get_current (b[0]);
+      sw_if_index[0] = vnet_buffer (b[0])->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX];
+      p++;
+      b++;
+      sw_if_index++;
+      n_left--;
+    }
+
+  n_left = frame->n_vectors;
+  swif = sw_if_indices[0];
+  off = 0;
+
+  /* a bit ugly but it allows us to reuse stack space for temporary store
+   * which may also improve memory latency */
+  tmp = (u32 *) bufs;
+
+more:
+  next_index = vec_elt (im->if_out_arc_end_next_index_by_sw_if_index, swif);
+  hi = vnet_get_sup_hw_interface (vnm, swif);
+  vnet_hw_if_output_node_runtime_t *r = 0;
+  void *ptr_tmp[VLIB_FRAME_SIZE], **p_tmp = ptr_tmp;
 
-      if (PREDICT_FALSE ((last_sw_if_index != sw_if_index0) || to_frame == 0))
+  if (hi->output_node_thread_runtimes)
+    r = vec_elt_at_index (hi->output_node_thread_runtimes, vm->thread_index);
+
+  /* compare and compress based on comparison mask */
+  clib_mask_compare_u32 (swif, sw_if_indices, mask, frame->n_vectors);
+  n_comp = clib_compress_u32 (tmp, from, mask, frame->n_vectors);
+
+  /*
+   * tx queue of given interface is not available on given thread
+   */
+  if (r)
+    {
+      if (r->n_queues == 0)
        {
-         if (to_frame)
-           {
-             hw = vnet_get_sup_hw_interface (vnm, last_sw_if_index);
-             vlib_put_frame_to_node (vm, hw->tx_node_index, to_frame);
-           }
-         last_sw_if_index = sw_if_index0;
-         hw = vnet_get_sup_hw_interface (vnm, sw_if_index0);
-         to_frame = vlib_get_frame_to_node (vm, hw->tx_node_index);
-         to_next = vlib_frame_vector_args (to_frame);
+         vlib_error_drop_buffers (
+           vm, node, tmp,
+           /* buffer stride */ 1, n_comp, VNET_INTERFACE_OUTPUT_NEXT_DROP,
+           node->node_index, VNET_INTERFACE_OUTPUT_ERROR_NO_TX_QUEUE);
+         goto drop;
        }
+      else if (r->n_queues > 1)
+       {
+         n_p_comp = clib_compress_u64 ((u64 *) p_tmp, (u64 *) ptr, mask,
+                                       frame->n_vectors);
+         ASSERT (n_p_comp == n_comp);
+       }
+    }
+
+  enqueue_to_tx_node (vm, node, hi, next_index, r, tmp, ptr_tmp, n_comp);
+
+drop:
+  n_left -= n_comp;
+  if (n_left)
+    {
+      /* store comparison mask so we can find next unused element */
+      vlib_frame_bitmap_or (used_elts, mask);
 
-      to_next[0] = bi0;
-      to_next++;
-      to_frame->n_vectors++;
+      /* fine first unused sw_if_index by scanning trough used_elts bitmap */
+      while (PREDICT_FALSE (used_elts[off] == ~0))
+       off++;
+
+      swif =
+       sw_if_indices[(off << 6) + count_trailing_zeros (~used_elts[off])];
+      goto more;
     }
-  vlib_put_frame_to_node (vm, hw->tx_node_index, to_frame);
-  return from_frame->n_vectors;
+
+  return frame->n_vectors;
 }
 
-/* *INDENT-OFF* */
-VLIB_REGISTER_NODE (interface_tx, static) = {
-  .function = interface_tx_node_fn,
-  .name = "interface-tx",
+VLIB_REGISTER_NODE (vnet_interface_output_arc_end_node) = {
+  .name = "interface-output-arc-end",
   .vector_size = sizeof (u32),
   .n_next_nodes = 1,
   .next_nodes = {
@@ -1325,32 +1369,30 @@ VLIB_REGISTER_NODE (interface_tx, static) = {
   },
 };
 
-VNET_FEATURE_ARC_INIT (interface_output, static) =
-{
-  .arc_name  = "interface-output",
+VNET_FEATURE_ARC_INIT (interface_output, static) = {
+  .arc_name = "interface-output",
   .start_nodes = VNET_FEATURES (0),
-  .last_in_arc = "interface-tx",
+  .last_in_arc = "interface-output-arc-end",
   .arc_index_ptr = &vnet_main.interface_main.output_feature_arc_index,
 };
 
 VNET_FEATURE_INIT (span_tx, static) = {
   .arc_name = "interface-output",
   .node_name = "span-output",
-  .runs_before = VNET_FEATURES ("interface-tx"),
+  .runs_before = VNET_FEATURES ("interface-output-arc-end"),
 };
 
 VNET_FEATURE_INIT (ipsec_if_tx, static) = {
   .arc_name = "interface-output",
   .node_name = "ipsec-if-output",
-  .runs_before = VNET_FEATURES ("interface-tx"),
+  .runs_before = VNET_FEATURES ("interface-output-arc-end"),
 };
 
-VNET_FEATURE_INIT (interface_tx, static) = {
+VNET_FEATURE_INIT (interface_output_arc_end, static) = {
   .arc_name = "interface-output",
-  .node_name = "interface-tx",
+  .node_name = "interface-output-arc-end",
   .runs_before = 0,
 };
-/* *INDENT-ON* */
 
 #ifndef CLIB_MARCH_VARIANT
 clib_error_t *
@@ -1388,142 +1430,6 @@ vnet_set_interface_output_node (vnet_main_t * vnm,
 }
 #endif /* CLIB_MARCH_VARIANT */
 
-static clib_error_t *
-pcap_drop_trace_command_fn (vlib_main_t * vm,
-                           unformat_input_t * input,
-                           vlib_cli_command_t * cmd)
-{
-  vnet_main_t *vnm = vnet_get_main ();
-  vnet_interface_main_t *im = &vnm->interface_main;
-  u8 *filename;
-  u32 max;
-  int matched = 0;
-  clib_error_t *error = 0;
-
-  while (unformat_check_input (input) != UNFORMAT_END_OF_INPUT)
-    {
-      if (unformat (input, "on"))
-       {
-         if (im->drop_pcap_enable == 0)
-           {
-             if (im->pcap_filename == 0)
-               im->pcap_filename = format (0, "/tmp/drop.pcap%c", 0);
-
-             clib_memset (&im->pcap_main, 0, sizeof (im->pcap_main));
-             im->pcap_main.file_name = (char *) im->pcap_filename;
-             im->pcap_main.n_packets_to_capture = PCAP_DEF_PKT_TO_CAPTURE;
-             if (im->pcap_pkts_to_capture)
-               im->pcap_main.n_packets_to_capture = im->pcap_pkts_to_capture;
-
-             im->pcap_main.packet_type = PCAP_PACKET_TYPE_ethernet;
-             im->drop_pcap_enable = 1;
-             matched = 1;
-             vlib_cli_output (vm, "pcap drop capture on...");
-           }
-         else
-           {
-             vlib_cli_output (vm, "pcap drop capture already on...");
-           }
-         matched = 1;
-       }
-      else if (unformat (input, "off"))
-       {
-         matched = 1;
-
-         if (im->drop_pcap_enable)
-           {
-             vlib_cli_output (vm, "captured %d pkts...",
-                              im->pcap_main.n_packets_captured);
-             if (im->pcap_main.n_packets_captured)
-               {
-                 im->pcap_main.n_packets_to_capture =
-                   im->pcap_main.n_packets_captured;
-                 error = pcap_write (&im->pcap_main);
-                 if (im->pcap_main.file_descriptor >= 0)
-                   pcap_close (&im->pcap_main);
-                 if (error)
-                   clib_error_report (error);
-                 else
-                   vlib_cli_output (vm, "saved to %s...", im->pcap_filename);
-               }
-           }
-         else
-           {
-             vlib_cli_output (vm, "pcap drop capture already off...");
-           }
-
-         im->drop_pcap_enable = 0;
-       }
-      else if (unformat (input, "max %d", &max))
-       {
-         im->pcap_pkts_to_capture = max;
-         matched = 1;
-       }
-
-      else if (unformat (input, "intfc %U",
-                        unformat_vnet_sw_interface, vnm,
-                        &im->pcap_sw_if_index))
-       matched = 1;
-      else if (unformat (input, "intfc any"))
-       {
-         im->pcap_sw_if_index = 0;
-         matched = 1;
-       }
-      else if (unformat (input, "file %s", &filename))
-       {
-         u8 *chroot_filename;
-         /* Brain-police user path input */
-         if (strstr ((char *) filename, "..")
-             || index ((char *) filename, '/'))
-           {
-             vlib_cli_output (vm, "illegal characters in filename '%s'",
-                              filename);
-             continue;
-           }
-
-         chroot_filename = format (0, "/tmp/%s%c", filename, 0);
-         vec_free (filename);
-
-         if (im->pcap_filename)
-           vec_free (im->pcap_filename);
-         im->pcap_filename = chroot_filename;
-         im->pcap_main.file_name = (char *) im->pcap_filename;
-         matched = 1;
-       }
-      else if (unformat (input, "status"))
-       {
-         if (im->drop_pcap_enable == 0)
-           {
-             vlib_cli_output (vm, "pcap drop capture is off...");
-             continue;
-           }
-
-         vlib_cli_output (vm, "pcap drop capture: %d of %d pkts...",
-                          im->pcap_main.n_packets_captured,
-                          im->pcap_main.n_packets_to_capture);
-         matched = 1;
-       }
-
-      else
-       break;
-    }
-
-  if (matched == 0)
-    return clib_error_return (0, "unknown input `%U'",
-                             format_unformat_error, input);
-
-  return 0;
-}
-
-/* *INDENT-OFF* */
-VLIB_CLI_COMMAND (pcap_trace_command, static) = {
-  .path = "pcap drop trace",
-  .short_help =
-  "pcap drop trace on off max <nn> intfc <intfc> file <name> status",
-  .function = pcap_drop_trace_command_fn,
-};
-/* *INDENT-ON* */
-
 /*
  * fd.io coding-style-patch-verification: ON
  *