session: move connects to first worker
[vpp.git] / src / vnet / session / session.c
index 532a242..eaba80f 100644 (file)
  */
 
 #include <vnet/session/session.h>
-#include <vnet/session/session_debug.h>
 #include <vnet/session/application.h>
 #include <vnet/dpo/load_balance.h>
 #include <vnet/fib/ip4_fib.h>
+#include <vlib/stats/stats.h>
+#include <vlib/dma/dma.h>
 
-session_manager_main_t session_manager_main;
+session_main_t session_main;
 
 static inline int
 session_send_evt_to_thread (void *data, void *args, u32 thread_index,
                            session_evt_type_t evt_type)
 {
+  session_worker_t *wrk = session_main_get_worker (thread_index);
   session_event_t *evt;
   svm_msg_q_msg_t msg;
   svm_msg_q_t *mq;
-  u32 tries = 0, max_tries;
 
-  mq = session_manager_get_vpp_event_queue (thread_index);
-  while (svm_msg_q_try_lock (mq))
-    {
-      max_tries = vlib_get_current_process (vlib_get_main ())? 1e6 : 3;
-      if (tries++ == max_tries)
-       {
-         SESSION_DBG ("failed to enqueue evt");
-         return -1;
-       }
-    }
-  if (PREDICT_FALSE (svm_msg_q_ring_is_full (mq, SESSION_MQ_IO_EVT_RING)))
-    {
-      svm_msg_q_unlock (mq);
-      return -2;
-    }
-  msg = svm_msg_q_alloc_msg_w_ring (mq, SESSION_MQ_IO_EVT_RING);
-  if (PREDICT_FALSE (svm_msg_q_msg_is_invalid (&msg)))
+  mq = wrk->vpp_event_queue;
+  if (PREDICT_FALSE (svm_msg_q_lock (mq)))
+    return -1;
+  if (PREDICT_FALSE (svm_msg_q_or_ring_is_full (mq, SESSION_MQ_IO_EVT_RING)))
     {
       svm_msg_q_unlock (mq);
       return -2;
     }
-  evt = (session_event_t *) svm_msg_q_msg_data (mq, &msg);
-  evt->event_type = evt_type;
   switch (evt_type)
     {
-    case FIFO_EVENT_RPC:
+    case SESSION_CTRL_EVT_RPC:
+      msg = svm_msg_q_alloc_msg_w_ring (mq, SESSION_MQ_IO_EVT_RING);
+      evt = (session_event_t *) svm_msg_q_msg_data (mq, &msg);
       evt->rpc_args.fp = data;
       evt->rpc_args.arg = args;
       break;
-    case FIFO_EVENT_APP_TX:
+    case SESSION_IO_EVT_RX:
+    case SESSION_IO_EVT_TX:
     case SESSION_IO_EVT_TX_FLUSH:
-    case FIFO_EVENT_BUILTIN_RX:
-      evt->fifo = data;
+    case SESSION_IO_EVT_BUILTIN_RX:
+      msg = svm_msg_q_alloc_msg_w_ring (mq, SESSION_MQ_IO_EVT_RING);
+      evt = (session_event_t *) svm_msg_q_msg_data (mq, &msg);
+      evt->session_index = *(u32 *) data;
       break;
-    case FIFO_EVENT_BUILTIN_TX:
-    case FIFO_EVENT_DISCONNECT:
+    case SESSION_IO_EVT_BUILTIN_TX:
+    case SESSION_CTRL_EVT_CLOSE:
+    case SESSION_CTRL_EVT_RESET:
+      msg = svm_msg_q_alloc_msg_w_ring (mq, SESSION_MQ_IO_EVT_RING);
+      evt = (session_event_t *) svm_msg_q_msg_data (mq, &msg);
       evt->session_handle = session_handle ((session_t *) data);
       break;
     default:
@@ -77,15 +71,21 @@ session_send_evt_to_thread (void *data, void *args, u32 thread_index,
       svm_msg_q_unlock (mq);
       return -1;
     }
+  evt->event_type = evt_type;
 
   svm_msg_q_add_and_unlock (mq, &msg);
+
+  if (PREDICT_FALSE (wrk->state == SESSION_WRK_INTERRUPT))
+    vlib_node_set_interrupt_pending (wrk->vm, session_queue_node.index);
+
   return 0;
 }
 
 int
 session_send_io_evt_to_thread (svm_fifo_t * f, session_evt_type_t evt_type)
 {
-  return session_send_evt_to_thread (f, 0, f->master_thread_index, evt_type);
+  return session_send_evt_to_thread (&f->shr->master_session_index, 0,
+                                    f->master_thread_index, evt_type);
 }
 
 int
@@ -98,17 +98,26 @@ session_send_io_evt_to_thread_custom (void *data, u32 thread_index,
 int
 session_send_ctrl_evt_to_thread (session_t * s, session_evt_type_t evt_type)
 {
-  /* only event supported for now is disconnect */
-  ASSERT (evt_type == FIFO_EVENT_DISCONNECT);
-  return session_send_evt_to_thread (s, 0, s->thread_index,
-                                    FIFO_EVENT_DISCONNECT);
+  /* only events supported are disconnect, shutdown and reset */
+  ASSERT (evt_type == SESSION_CTRL_EVT_CLOSE ||
+         evt_type == SESSION_CTRL_EVT_HALF_CLOSE ||
+         evt_type == SESSION_CTRL_EVT_RESET);
+  return session_send_evt_to_thread (s, 0, s->thread_index, evt_type);
+}
+
+void
+session_send_rpc_evt_to_thread_force (u32 thread_index, void *fp,
+                                     void *rpc_args)
+{
+  session_send_evt_to_thread (fp, rpc_args, thread_index,
+                             SESSION_CTRL_EVT_RPC);
 }
 
 void
 session_send_rpc_evt_to_thread (u32 thread_index, void *fp, void *rpc_args)
 {
   if (thread_index != vlib_get_thread_index ())
-    session_send_evt_to_thread (fp, rpc_args, thread_index, FIFO_EVENT_RPC);
+    session_send_rpc_evt_to_thread_force (thread_index, fp, rpc_args);
   else
     {
       void (*fnp) (void *) = fp;
@@ -116,65 +125,148 @@ session_send_rpc_evt_to_thread (u32 thread_index, void *fp, void *rpc_args)
     }
 }
 
+void
+session_add_self_custom_tx_evt (transport_connection_t * tc, u8 has_prio)
+{
+  session_t *s = session_get (tc->s_index, tc->thread_index);
+
+  ASSERT (s->thread_index == vlib_get_thread_index ());
+  ASSERT (s->session_state != SESSION_STATE_TRANSPORT_DELETED);
+
+  if (!(s->flags & SESSION_F_CUSTOM_TX))
+    {
+      s->flags |= SESSION_F_CUSTOM_TX;
+      if (svm_fifo_set_event (s->tx_fifo)
+         || transport_connection_is_descheduled (tc))
+       {
+         session_evt_elt_t *elt;
+         session_worker_t *wrk;
+
+         wrk = session_main_get_worker (tc->thread_index);
+         if (has_prio)
+           elt = session_evt_alloc_new (wrk);
+         else
+           elt = session_evt_alloc_old (wrk);
+         elt->evt.session_index = tc->s_index;
+         elt->evt.event_type = SESSION_IO_EVT_TX;
+         tc->flags &= ~TRANSPORT_CONNECTION_F_DESCHED;
+
+         if (PREDICT_FALSE (wrk->state == SESSION_WRK_INTERRUPT))
+           vlib_node_set_interrupt_pending (wrk->vm,
+                                            session_queue_node.index);
+       }
+    }
+}
+
+void
+sesssion_reschedule_tx (transport_connection_t * tc)
+{
+  session_worker_t *wrk = session_main_get_worker (tc->thread_index);
+  session_evt_elt_t *elt;
+
+  ASSERT (tc->thread_index == vlib_get_thread_index ());
+
+  elt = session_evt_alloc_new (wrk);
+  elt->evt.session_index = tc->s_index;
+  elt->evt.event_type = SESSION_IO_EVT_TX;
+
+  if (PREDICT_FALSE (wrk->state == SESSION_WRK_INTERRUPT))
+    vlib_node_set_interrupt_pending (wrk->vm, session_queue_node.index);
+}
+
 static void
-session_program_transport_close (session_t * s)
+session_program_transport_ctrl_evt (session_t * s, session_evt_type_t evt)
 {
   u32 thread_index = vlib_get_thread_index ();
-  session_manager_worker_t *wrk;
-  session_event_t *evt;
+  session_evt_elt_t *elt;
+  session_worker_t *wrk;
 
   /* If we are in the handler thread, or being called with the worker barrier
    * held, just append a new event to pending disconnects vector. */
   if (vlib_thread_is_main_w_barrier () || thread_index == s->thread_index)
     {
-      wrk = session_manager_get_worker (s->thread_index);
-      vec_add2 (wrk->pending_disconnects, evt, 1);
-      clib_memset (evt, 0, sizeof (*evt));
-      evt->session_handle = session_handle (s);
-      evt->event_type = FIFO_EVENT_DISCONNECT;
+      wrk = session_main_get_worker (s->thread_index);
+      elt = session_evt_alloc_ctrl (wrk);
+      clib_memset (&elt->evt, 0, sizeof (session_event_t));
+      elt->evt.session_handle = session_handle (s);
+      elt->evt.event_type = evt;
+
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE (wrk->state == SESSION_WRK_INTERRUPT))
+       vlib_node_set_interrupt_pending (wrk->vm, session_queue_node.index);
     }
   else
-    session_send_ctrl_evt_to_thread (s, FIFO_EVENT_DISCONNECT);
+    session_send_ctrl_evt_to_thread (s, evt);
 }
 
 session_t *
 session_alloc (u32 thread_index)
 {
-  session_manager_worker_t *wrk = &session_manager_main.wrk[thread_index];
+  session_worker_t *wrk = &session_main.wrk[thread_index];
   session_t *s;
-  u8 will_expand = 0;
-  pool_get_aligned_will_expand (wrk->sessions, will_expand,
-                               CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES);
-  /* If we have peekers, let them finish */
-  if (PREDICT_FALSE (will_expand && vlib_num_workers ()))
-    {
-      clib_rwlock_writer_lock (&wrk->peekers_rw_locks);
-      pool_get_aligned (wrk->sessions, s, CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES);
-      clib_rwlock_writer_unlock (&wrk->peekers_rw_locks);
-    }
-  else
-    {
-      pool_get_aligned (wrk->sessions, s, CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES);
-    }
+
+  pool_get_aligned_safe (wrk->sessions, s, CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES);
   clib_memset (s, 0, sizeof (*s));
   s->session_index = s - wrk->sessions;
   s->thread_index = thread_index;
+  s->app_index = APP_INVALID_INDEX;
+
   return s;
 }
 
 void
 session_free (session_t * s)
 {
-  pool_put (session_manager_main.wrk[s->thread_index].sessions, s);
+  session_worker_t *wrk = &session_main.wrk[s->thread_index];
+
+  SESSION_EVT (SESSION_EVT_FREE, s);
   if (CLIB_DEBUG)
     clib_memset (s, 0xFA, sizeof (*s));
+  pool_put (wrk->sessions, s);
+}
+
+u8
+session_is_valid (u32 si, u8 thread_index)
+{
+  session_t *s;
+  transport_connection_t *tc;
+
+  s = pool_elt_at_index (session_main.wrk[thread_index].sessions, si);
+
+  if (s->thread_index != thread_index || s->session_index != si)
+    return 0;
+
+  if (s->session_state == SESSION_STATE_TRANSPORT_DELETED
+      || s->session_state <= SESSION_STATE_LISTENING)
+    return 1;
+
+  if (s->session_state == SESSION_STATE_CONNECTING &&
+      (s->flags & SESSION_F_HALF_OPEN))
+    return 1;
+
+  tc = session_get_transport (s);
+  if (s->connection_index != tc->c_index
+      || s->thread_index != tc->thread_index || tc->s_index != si)
+    return 0;
+
+  return 1;
+}
+
+static void
+session_cleanup_notify (session_t * s, session_cleanup_ntf_t ntf)
+{
+  app_worker_t *app_wrk;
+
+  app_wrk = app_worker_get_if_valid (s->app_wrk_index);
+  if (!app_wrk)
+    return;
+  app_worker_cleanup_notify (app_wrk, s, ntf);
 }
 
 void
 session_free_w_fifos (session_t * s)
 {
-  segment_manager_dealloc_fifos (s->svm_segment_index, s->rx_fifo,
-                                s->tx_fifo);
+  session_cleanup_notify (s, SESSION_CLEANUP_SESSION);
+  segment_manager_dealloc_fifos (s->rx_fifo, s->tx_fifo);
   session_free (s);
 }
 
@@ -190,36 +282,100 @@ session_delete (session_t * s)
 
   /* Delete from the main lookup table. */
   if ((rv = session_lookup_del_session (s)))
-    clib_warning ("hash delete error, rv %d", rv);
+    clib_warning ("session %u hash delete rv %d", s->session_index, rv);
 
   session_free_w_fifos (s);
 }
 
-int
-session_alloc_fifos (segment_manager_t * sm, session_t * s)
+void
+session_cleanup_half_open (session_handle_t ho_handle)
 {
-  svm_fifo_t *server_rx_fifo = 0, *server_tx_fifo = 0;
-  u32 fifo_segment_index;
-  int rv;
+  session_t *ho = session_get_from_handle (ho_handle);
+
+  /* App transports can migrate their half-opens */
+  if (ho->flags & SESSION_F_IS_MIGRATING)
+    {
+      /* Session still migrating, move to closed state to signal that the
+       * session should be removed. */
+      if (ho->connection_index == ~0)
+       {
+         session_set_state (ho, SESSION_STATE_CLOSED);
+         return;
+       }
+      /* Migrated transports are no longer half-opens */
+      transport_cleanup (session_get_transport_proto (ho),
+                        ho->connection_index, ho->app_index /* overloaded */);
+    }
+  else
+    transport_cleanup_half_open (session_get_transport_proto (ho),
+                                ho->connection_index);
+  session_free (ho);
+}
+
+static void
+session_half_open_free (session_t *ho)
+{
+  app_worker_t *app_wrk;
+
+  ASSERT (vlib_get_thread_index () <= 1);
+  app_wrk = app_worker_get (ho->app_wrk_index);
+  app_worker_del_half_open (app_wrk, ho);
+  session_free (ho);
+}
+
+static void
+session_half_open_free_rpc (void *args)
+{
+  session_t *ho = ho_session_get (pointer_to_uword (args));
+  session_half_open_free (ho);
+}
+
+void
+session_half_open_delete_notify (transport_connection_t *tc)
+{
+  /* Notification from ctrl thread accepted without rpc */
+  if (tc->thread_index == transport_cl_thread ())
+    {
+      session_half_open_free (ho_session_get (tc->s_index));
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      void *args = uword_to_pointer ((uword) tc->s_index, void *);
+      session_send_rpc_evt_to_thread_force (transport_cl_thread (),
+                                           session_half_open_free_rpc, args);
+    }
+}
+
+void
+session_half_open_migrate_notify (transport_connection_t *tc)
+{
+  session_t *ho;
 
-  if ((rv = segment_manager_alloc_session_fifos (sm, &server_rx_fifo,
-                                                &server_tx_fifo,
-                                                &fifo_segment_index)))
-    return rv;
-  /* Initialize backpointers */
-  server_rx_fifo->master_session_index = s->session_index;
-  server_rx_fifo->master_thread_index = s->thread_index;
+  ho = ho_session_get (tc->s_index);
+  ho->flags |= SESSION_F_IS_MIGRATING;
+  ho->connection_index = ~0;
+}
+
+int
+session_half_open_migrated_notify (transport_connection_t *tc)
+{
+  session_t *ho;
 
-  server_tx_fifo->master_session_index = s->session_index;
-  server_tx_fifo->master_thread_index = s->thread_index;
+  ho = ho_session_get (tc->s_index);
 
-  s->rx_fifo = server_rx_fifo;
-  s->tx_fifo = server_tx_fifo;
-  s->svm_segment_index = fifo_segment_index;
+  /* App probably detached so the half-open must be cleaned up */
+  if (ho->session_state == SESSION_STATE_CLOSED)
+    {
+      session_half_open_delete_notify (tc);
+      return -1;
+    }
+  ho->connection_index = tc->c_index;
+  /* Overload app index for half-open with new thread */
+  ho->app_index = tc->thread_index;
   return 0;
 }
 
-static session_t *
+session_t *
 session_alloc_for_connection (transport_connection_t * tc)
 {
   session_t *s;
@@ -230,8 +386,7 @@ session_alloc_for_connection (transport_connection_t * tc)
 
   s = session_alloc (thread_index);
   s->session_type = session_type_from_proto_and_ip (tc->proto, tc->is_ip4);
-  s->enqueue_epoch = (u64) ~ 0;
-  s->session_state = SESSION_STATE_CLOSED;
+  session_set_state (s, SESSION_STATE_CLOSED);
 
   /* Attach transport to session and vice versa */
   s->connection_index = tc->c_index;
@@ -239,26 +394,16 @@ session_alloc_for_connection (transport_connection_t * tc)
   return s;
 }
 
-static int
-session_alloc_and_init (segment_manager_t * sm, transport_connection_t * tc,
-                       u8 alloc_fifos, session_t ** ret_s)
+session_t *
+session_alloc_for_half_open (transport_connection_t *tc)
 {
   session_t *s;
-  int rv;
-
-  s = session_alloc_for_connection (tc);
-  if (alloc_fifos && (rv = session_alloc_fifos (sm, s)))
-    {
-      session_free (s);
-      *ret_s = 0;
-      return rv;
-    }
 
-  /* Add to the main lookup table */
-  session_lookup_add_connection (tc, session_handle (s));
-
-  *ret_s = s;
-  return 0;
+  s = ho_session_alloc ();
+  s->session_type = session_type_from_proto_and_ip (tc->proto, tc->is_ip4);
+  s->connection_index = tc->c_index;
+  tc->s_index = s->session_index;
+  return s;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -329,7 +474,7 @@ session_enqueue_chain_tail (session_t * s, vlib_buffer_t * b,
        continue;
       if (is_in_order)
        {
-         rv = svm_fifo_enqueue_nowait (s->rx_fifo, len, data);
+         rv = svm_fifo_enqueue (s->rx_fifo, len, data);
          if (rv == len)
            {
              written += rv;
@@ -370,6 +515,24 @@ session_enqueue_chain_tail (session_t * s, vlib_buffer_t * b,
   return 0;
 }
 
+void
+session_fifo_tuning (session_t * s, svm_fifo_t * f,
+                    session_ft_action_t act, u32 len)
+{
+  if (s->flags & SESSION_F_CUSTOM_FIFO_TUNING)
+    {
+      app_worker_t *app_wrk = app_worker_get (s->app_wrk_index);
+      app_worker_session_fifo_tuning (app_wrk, s, f, act, len);
+      if (CLIB_ASSERT_ENABLE)
+       {
+         segment_manager_t *sm;
+         sm = segment_manager_get (f->segment_manager);
+         ASSERT (f->shr->size >= 4096);
+         ASSERT (f->shr->size <= sm->max_fifo_size);
+       }
+    }
+}
+
 /*
  * Enqueue data for delivery to session peer. Does not notify peer of enqueue
  * event but on request can queue notification events for later delivery by
@@ -396,9 +559,9 @@ session_enqueue_stream_connection (transport_connection_t * tc,
 
   if (is_in_order)
     {
-      enqueued = svm_fifo_enqueue_nowait (s->rx_fifo,
-                                         b->current_length,
-                                         vlib_buffer_get_current (b));
+      enqueued = svm_fifo_enqueue (s->rx_fifo,
+                                  b->current_length,
+                                  vlib_buffer_get_current (b));
       if (PREDICT_FALSE ((b->flags & VLIB_BUFFER_NEXT_PRESENT)
                         && enqueued >= 0))
        {
@@ -424,14 +587,16 @@ session_enqueue_stream_connection (transport_connection_t * tc,
     {
       /* Queue RX event on this fifo. Eventually these will need to be flushed
        * by calling stream_server_flush_enqueue_events () */
-      session_manager_worker_t *wrk;
+      session_worker_t *wrk;
 
-      wrk = session_manager_get_worker (s->thread_index);
-      if (s->enqueue_epoch != wrk->current_enqueue_epoch[tc->proto])
+      wrk = session_main_get_worker (s->thread_index);
+      if (!(s->flags & SESSION_F_RX_EVT))
        {
-         s->enqueue_epoch = wrk->current_enqueue_epoch[tc->proto];
+         s->flags |= SESSION_F_RX_EVT;
          vec_add1 (wrk->session_to_enqueue[tc->proto], s->session_index);
        }
+
+      session_fifo_tuning (s, s->rx_fifo, SESSION_FT_ACTION_ENQUEUED, 0);
     }
 
   return enqueued;
@@ -442,76 +607,87 @@ session_enqueue_dgram_connection (session_t * s,
                                  session_dgram_hdr_t * hdr,
                                  vlib_buffer_t * b, u8 proto, u8 queue_event)
 {
-  int enqueued = 0, rv, in_order_off;
+  int rv;
 
-  ASSERT (svm_fifo_max_enqueue (s->rx_fifo)
+  ASSERT (svm_fifo_max_enqueue_prod (s->rx_fifo)
          >= b->current_length + sizeof (*hdr));
 
-  svm_fifo_enqueue_nowait (s->rx_fifo, sizeof (session_dgram_hdr_t),
-                          (u8 *) hdr);
-  enqueued = svm_fifo_enqueue_nowait (s->rx_fifo, b->current_length,
-                                     vlib_buffer_get_current (b));
-  if (PREDICT_FALSE ((b->flags & VLIB_BUFFER_NEXT_PRESENT) && enqueued >= 0))
+  if (PREDICT_TRUE (!(b->flags & VLIB_BUFFER_NEXT_PRESENT)))
     {
-      in_order_off = enqueued > b->current_length ? enqueued : 0;
-      rv = session_enqueue_chain_tail (s, b, in_order_off, 1);
-      if (rv > 0)
-       enqueued += rv;
+      /* *INDENT-OFF* */
+      svm_fifo_seg_t segs[2] = {
+         { (u8 *) hdr, sizeof (*hdr) },
+         { vlib_buffer_get_current (b), b->current_length }
+      };
+      /* *INDENT-ON* */
+
+      rv = svm_fifo_enqueue_segments (s->rx_fifo, segs, 2,
+                                     0 /* allow_partial */ );
     }
-  if (queue_event)
+  else
+    {
+      vlib_main_t *vm = vlib_get_main ();
+      svm_fifo_seg_t *segs = 0, *seg;
+      vlib_buffer_t *it = b;
+      u32 n_segs = 1;
+
+      vec_add2 (segs, seg, 1);
+      seg->data = (u8 *) hdr;
+      seg->len = sizeof (*hdr);
+      while (it)
+       {
+         vec_add2 (segs, seg, 1);
+         seg->data = vlib_buffer_get_current (it);
+         seg->len = it->current_length;
+         n_segs++;
+         if (!(it->flags & VLIB_BUFFER_NEXT_PRESENT))
+           break;
+         it = vlib_get_buffer (vm, it->next_buffer);
+       }
+      rv = svm_fifo_enqueue_segments (s->rx_fifo, segs, n_segs,
+                                     0 /* allow partial */ );
+      vec_free (segs);
+    }
+
+  if (queue_event && rv > 0)
     {
       /* Queue RX event on this fifo. Eventually these will need to be flushed
        * by calling stream_server_flush_enqueue_events () */
-      session_manager_worker_t *wrk;
+      session_worker_t *wrk;
 
-      wrk = session_manager_get_worker (s->thread_index);
-      if (s->enqueue_epoch != wrk->current_enqueue_epoch[proto])
+      wrk = session_main_get_worker (s->thread_index);
+      if (!(s->flags & SESSION_F_RX_EVT))
        {
-         s->enqueue_epoch = wrk->current_enqueue_epoch[proto];
+         s->flags |= SESSION_F_RX_EVT;
          vec_add1 (wrk->session_to_enqueue[proto], s->session_index);
        }
-    }
-  return enqueued;
-}
-
-/** Check if we have space in rx fifo to push more bytes */
-u8
-stream_session_no_space (transport_connection_t * tc, u32 thread_index,
-                        u16 data_len)
-{
-  session_t *s = session_get (tc->s_index, thread_index);
-
-  if (PREDICT_FALSE (s->session_state != SESSION_STATE_READY))
-    return 1;
-
-  if (data_len > svm_fifo_max_enqueue (s->rx_fifo))
-    return 1;
-
-  return 0;
-}
 
-u32
-session_tx_fifo_max_dequeue (transport_connection_t * tc)
-{
-  session_t *s = session_get (tc->s_index, tc->thread_index);
-  if (!s->tx_fifo)
-    return 0;
-  return svm_fifo_max_dequeue (s->tx_fifo);
+      session_fifo_tuning (s, s->rx_fifo, SESSION_FT_ACTION_ENQUEUED, 0);
+    }
+  return rv > 0 ? rv : 0;
 }
 
 int
-stream_session_peek_bytes (transport_connection_t * tc, u8 * buffer,
-                          u32 offset, u32 max_bytes)
+session_tx_fifo_peek_bytes (transport_connection_t * tc, u8 * buffer,
+                           u32 offset, u32 max_bytes)
 {
   session_t *s = session_get (tc->s_index, tc->thread_index);
   return svm_fifo_peek (s->tx_fifo, offset, max_bytes, buffer);
 }
 
 u32
-stream_session_dequeue_drop (transport_connection_t * tc, u32 max_bytes)
+session_tx_fifo_dequeue_drop (transport_connection_t * tc, u32 max_bytes)
 {
   session_t *s = session_get (tc->s_index, tc->thread_index);
-  return svm_fifo_dequeue_drop (s->tx_fifo, max_bytes);
+  u32 rv;
+
+  rv = svm_fifo_dequeue_drop (s->tx_fifo, max_bytes);
+  session_fifo_tuning (s, s->tx_fifo, SESSION_FT_ACTION_DEQUEUED, rv);
+
+  if (svm_fifo_needs_deq_ntf (s->tx_fifo, max_bytes))
+    session_dequeue_notify (s);
+
+  return rv;
 }
 
 static inline int
@@ -526,9 +702,9 @@ session_notify_subscribers (u32 app_index, session_t * s,
   if (!app)
     return -1;
 
-  for (i = 0; i < f->n_subscribers; i++)
+  for (i = 0; i < f->shr->n_subscribers; i++)
     {
-      app_wrk = application_get_worker (app, f->subscribers[i]);
+      app_wrk = application_get_worker (app, f->shr->subscribers[i]);
       if (!app_wrk)
        continue;
       if (app_worker_lock_and_send_event (app_wrk, s, evt_type))
@@ -547,9 +723,14 @@ session_notify_subscribers (u32 app_index, session_t * s,
  * @return 0 on success or negative number if failed to send notification.
  */
 static inline int
-session_enqueue_notify (session_t * s)
+session_enqueue_notify_inline (session_t * s)
 {
   app_worker_t *app_wrk;
+  u32 session_index;
+  u8 n_subscribers;
+
+  session_index = s->session_index;
+  n_subscribers = svm_fifo_n_subscribers (s->rx_fifo);
 
   app_wrk = app_worker_get_if_valid (s->app_wrk_index);
   if (PREDICT_FALSE (!app_wrk))
@@ -558,42 +739,84 @@ session_enqueue_notify (session_t * s)
       return 0;
     }
 
-  /* *INDENT-OFF* */
-  SESSION_EVT_DBG(SESSION_EVT_ENQ, s, ({
-      ed->data[0] = FIFO_EVENT_APP_RX;
-      ed->data[1] = svm_fifo_max_dequeue (s->rx_fifo);
-  }));
-  /* *INDENT-ON* */
+  SESSION_EVT (SESSION_EVT_ENQ, s, svm_fifo_max_dequeue_prod (s->rx_fifo));
+
+  s->flags &= ~SESSION_F_RX_EVT;
+
+  /* Application didn't confirm accept yet */
+  if (PREDICT_FALSE (s->session_state == SESSION_STATE_ACCEPTING))
+    return 0;
 
   if (PREDICT_FALSE (app_worker_lock_and_send_event (app_wrk, s,
-                                                    FIFO_EVENT_APP_RX)))
+                                                    SESSION_IO_EVT_RX)))
     return -1;
 
-  if (PREDICT_FALSE (svm_fifo_n_subscribers (s->rx_fifo)))
-    return session_notify_subscribers (app_wrk->app_index, s,
-                                      s->rx_fifo, FIFO_EVENT_APP_RX);
+  if (PREDICT_FALSE (n_subscribers))
+    {
+      s = session_get (session_index, vlib_get_thread_index ());
+      return session_notify_subscribers (app_wrk->app_index, s,
+                                        s->rx_fifo, SESSION_IO_EVT_RX);
+    }
 
   return 0;
 }
 
+int
+session_enqueue_notify (session_t * s)
+{
+  return session_enqueue_notify_inline (s);
+}
+
+static void
+session_enqueue_notify_rpc (void *arg)
+{
+  u32 session_index = pointer_to_uword (arg);
+  session_t *s;
+
+  s = session_get_if_valid (session_index, vlib_get_thread_index ());
+  if (!s)
+    return;
+
+  session_enqueue_notify (s);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Like session_enqueue_notify, but can be called from a thread that does not
+ * own the session.
+ */
+void
+session_enqueue_notify_thread (session_handle_t sh)
+{
+  u32 thread_index = session_thread_from_handle (sh);
+  u32 session_index = session_index_from_handle (sh);
+
+  /*
+   * Pass session index (u32) as opposed to handle (u64) in case pointers
+   * are not 64-bit.
+   */
+  session_send_rpc_evt_to_thread (thread_index,
+                                 session_enqueue_notify_rpc,
+                                 uword_to_pointer (session_index, void *));
+}
+
 int
 session_dequeue_notify (session_t * s)
 {
   app_worker_t *app_wrk;
 
+  svm_fifo_clear_deq_ntf (s->tx_fifo);
+
   app_wrk = app_worker_get_if_valid (s->app_wrk_index);
   if (PREDICT_FALSE (!app_wrk))
     return -1;
 
   if (PREDICT_FALSE (app_worker_lock_and_send_event (app_wrk, s,
-                                                    FIFO_EVENT_APP_TX)))
+                                                    SESSION_IO_EVT_TX)))
     return -1;
 
-  if (PREDICT_FALSE (s->tx_fifo->n_subscribers))
+  if (PREDICT_FALSE (s->tx_fifo->shr->n_subscribers))
     return session_notify_subscribers (app_wrk->app_index, s,
-                                      s->tx_fifo, FIFO_EVENT_APP_TX);
-
-  svm_fifo_clear_tx_ntf (s->tx_fifo);
+                                      s->tx_fifo, SESSION_IO_EVT_TX);
 
   return 0;
 }
@@ -607,9 +830,9 @@ session_dequeue_notify (session_t * s)
  *         failures due to API queue being full.
  */
 int
-session_manager_flush_enqueue_events (u8 transport_proto, u32 thread_index)
+session_main_flush_enqueue_events (u8 transport_proto, u32 thread_index)
 {
-  session_manager_worker_t *wrk = session_manager_get_worker (thread_index);
+  session_worker_t *wrk = session_main_get_worker (thread_index);
   session_t *s;
   int i, errors = 0;
   u32 *indices;
@@ -624,139 +847,175 @@ session_manager_flush_enqueue_events (u8 transport_proto, u32 thread_index)
          errors++;
          continue;
        }
-      if (PREDICT_FALSE (session_enqueue_notify (s)))
+
+      session_fifo_tuning (s, s->rx_fifo, SESSION_FT_ACTION_ENQUEUED,
+                          0 /* TODO/not needed */ );
+
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE (session_enqueue_notify_inline (s)))
        errors++;
     }
 
   vec_reset_length (indices);
   wrk->session_to_enqueue[transport_proto] = indices;
-  wrk->current_enqueue_epoch[transport_proto]++;
 
   return errors;
 }
 
 int
-session_manager_flush_all_enqueue_events (u8 transport_proto)
+session_main_flush_all_enqueue_events (u8 transport_proto)
 {
   vlib_thread_main_t *vtm = vlib_get_thread_main ();
   int i, errors = 0;
   for (i = 0; i < 1 + vtm->n_threads; i++)
-    errors += session_manager_flush_enqueue_events (transport_proto, i);
+    errors += session_main_flush_enqueue_events (transport_proto, i);
   return errors;
 }
 
-/**
- * Init fifo tail and head pointers
- *
- * Useful if transport uses absolute offsets for tracking ooo segments.
- */
-void
-stream_session_init_fifos_pointers (transport_connection_t * tc,
-                                   u32 rx_pointer, u32 tx_pointer)
-{
-  session_t *s;
-  s = session_get (tc->s_index, tc->thread_index);
-  svm_fifo_init_pointers (s->rx_fifo, rx_pointer);
-  svm_fifo_init_pointers (s->tx_fifo, tx_pointer);
-}
-
 int
-session_stream_connect_notify (transport_connection_t * tc, u8 is_fail)
+session_stream_connect_notify (transport_connection_t * tc,
+                              session_error_t err)
 {
   u32 opaque = 0, new_ti, new_si;
-  session_t *new_s = 0;
-  segment_manager_t *sm;
   app_worker_t *app_wrk;
-  application_t *app;
-  u8 alloc_fifos;
-  int error = 0;
-  u64 handle;
+  session_t *s = 0, *ho;
 
   /*
-   * Find connection handle and cleanup half-open table
+   * Cleanup half-open table
    */
-  handle = session_lookup_half_open_handle (tc);
-  if (handle == HALF_OPEN_LOOKUP_INVALID_VALUE)
-    {
-      SESSION_DBG ("half-open was removed!");
-      return -1;
-    }
   session_lookup_del_half_open (tc);
 
-  /* Get the app's index from the handle we stored when opening connection
-   * and the opaque (api_context for external apps) from transport session
-   * index */
-  app_wrk = app_worker_get_if_valid (handle >> 32);
+  ho = ho_session_get (tc->s_index);
+  opaque = ho->opaque;
+  app_wrk = app_worker_get_if_valid (ho->app_wrk_index);
   if (!app_wrk)
     return -1;
-  opaque = tc->s_index;
-  app = application_get (app_wrk->app_index);
 
-  /*
-   * Allocate new session with fifos (svm segments are allocated if needed)
-   */
-  if (!is_fail)
-    {
-      sm = app_worker_get_connect_segment_manager (app_wrk);
-      alloc_fifos = !application_is_builtin_proxy (app);
-      if (session_alloc_and_init (sm, tc, alloc_fifos, &new_s))
-       {
-         is_fail = 1;
-         error = -1;
-       }
-      else
-       {
-         new_s->session_state = SESSION_STATE_CONNECTING;
-         new_s->app_wrk_index = app_wrk->wrk_index;
-         new_si = new_s->session_index;
-         new_ti = new_s->thread_index;
-       }
-    }
+  if (err)
+    return app_worker_connect_notify (app_wrk, s, err, opaque);
 
-  /*
-   * Notify client application
-   */
-  if (app->cb_fns.session_connected_callback (app_wrk->wrk_index, opaque,
-                                             new_s, is_fail))
+  s = session_alloc_for_connection (tc);
+  session_set_state (s, SESSION_STATE_CONNECTING);
+  s->app_wrk_index = app_wrk->wrk_index;
+  new_si = s->session_index;
+  new_ti = s->thread_index;
+
+  if ((err = app_worker_init_connected (app_wrk, s)))
     {
-      SESSION_DBG ("failed to notify app");
-      if (!is_fail)
-       {
-         new_s = session_get (new_si, new_ti);
-         session_transport_close (new_s);
-       }
+      session_free (s);
+      app_worker_connect_notify (app_wrk, 0, err, opaque);
+      return -1;
     }
-  else
+
+  s = session_get (new_si, new_ti);
+  session_set_state (s, SESSION_STATE_READY);
+  session_lookup_add_connection (tc, session_handle (s));
+
+  if (app_worker_connect_notify (app_wrk, s, SESSION_E_NONE, opaque))
     {
-      if (!is_fail)
-       {
-         new_s = session_get (new_si, new_ti);
-         new_s->session_state = SESSION_STATE_READY;
-       }
+      session_lookup_del_connection (tc);
+      /* Avoid notifying app about rejected session cleanup */
+      s = session_get (new_si, new_ti);
+      segment_manager_dealloc_fifos (s->rx_fifo, s->tx_fifo);
+      session_free (s);
+      return -1;
     }
 
-  return error;
+  return 0;
 }
 
-typedef struct _session_switch_pool_args
+typedef union session_switch_pool_reply_args_
 {
-  u32 session_index;
-  u32 thread_index;
-  u32 new_thread_index;
-  u32 new_session_index;
-} session_switch_pool_args_t;
+  struct
+  {
+    u32 session_index;
+    u16 thread_index;
+    u8 is_closed;
+  };
+  u64 as_u64;
+} session_switch_pool_reply_args_t;
+
+STATIC_ASSERT (sizeof (session_switch_pool_reply_args_t) <= sizeof (uword),
+              "switch pool reply args size");
 
 static void
-session_switch_pool (void *cb_args)
+session_switch_pool_reply (void *arg)
 {
-  session_switch_pool_args_t *args = (session_switch_pool_args_t *) cb_args;
+  session_switch_pool_reply_args_t rargs;
   session_t *s;
-  ASSERT (args->thread_index == vlib_get_thread_index ());
+
+  rargs.as_u64 = pointer_to_uword (arg);
+  s = session_get_if_valid (rargs.session_index, rargs.thread_index);
+  if (!s)
+    return;
+
+  /* Session closed during migration. Clean everything up */
+  if (rargs.is_closed)
+    {
+      transport_cleanup (session_get_transport_proto (s), s->connection_index,
+                        s->thread_index);
+      segment_manager_dealloc_fifos (s->rx_fifo, s->tx_fifo);
+      session_free (s);
+      return;
+    }
+
+  /* Notify app that it has data on the new session */
+  session_enqueue_notify (s);
+}
+
+typedef struct _session_switch_pool_args
+{
+  u32 session_index;
+  u32 thread_index;
+  u32 new_thread_index;
+  u32 new_session_index;
+} session_switch_pool_args_t;
+
+/**
+ * Notify old thread of the session pool switch
+ */
+static void
+session_switch_pool (void *cb_args)
+{
+  session_switch_pool_args_t *args = (session_switch_pool_args_t *) cb_args;
+  session_switch_pool_reply_args_t rargs;
+  session_handle_t new_sh;
+  segment_manager_t *sm;
+  app_worker_t *app_wrk;
+  session_t *s;
+
+  ASSERT (args->thread_index == vlib_get_thread_index ());
   s = session_get (args->session_index, args->thread_index);
-  s->tx_fifo->master_session_index = args->new_session_index;
-  s->tx_fifo->master_thread_index = args->new_thread_index;
+
+  /* Check if session closed during migration */
+  rargs.is_closed = s->session_state >= SESSION_STATE_TRANSPORT_CLOSING;
+
   transport_cleanup (session_get_transport_proto (s), s->connection_index,
                     s->thread_index);
+
+  app_wrk = app_worker_get_if_valid (s->app_wrk_index);
+  if (app_wrk)
+    {
+      /* Cleanup fifo segment slice state for fifos */
+      sm = app_worker_get_connect_segment_manager (app_wrk);
+      segment_manager_detach_fifo (sm, &s->rx_fifo);
+      segment_manager_detach_fifo (sm, &s->tx_fifo);
+
+      /* Notify app, using old session, about the migration event */
+      if (!rargs.is_closed)
+       {
+         new_sh = session_make_handle (args->new_session_index,
+                                       args->new_thread_index);
+         app_worker_migrate_notify (app_wrk, s, new_sh);
+       }
+    }
+
+  /* Trigger app read and fifo updates on the new thread */
+  rargs.session_index = args->new_session_index;
+  rargs.thread_index = args->new_thread_index;
+  session_send_rpc_evt_to_thread (args->new_thread_index,
+                                 session_switch_pool_reply,
+                                 uword_to_pointer (rargs.as_u64, void *));
+
   session_free (s);
   clib_mem_free (cb_args);
 }
@@ -770,16 +1029,28 @@ session_dgram_connect_notify (transport_connection_t * tc,
 {
   session_t *new_s;
   session_switch_pool_args_t *rpc_args;
+  segment_manager_t *sm;
+  app_worker_t *app_wrk;
 
   /*
    * Clone half-open session to the right thread.
    */
   new_s = session_clone_safe (tc->s_index, old_thread_index);
   new_s->connection_index = tc->c_index;
-  new_s->rx_fifo->master_session_index = new_s->session_index;
-  new_s->rx_fifo->master_thread_index = new_s->thread_index;
-  new_s->session_state = SESSION_STATE_READY;
-  session_lookup_add_connection (tc, session_handle (new_s));
+  session_set_state (new_s, SESSION_STATE_READY);
+  new_s->flags |= SESSION_F_IS_MIGRATING;
+
+  if (!(tc->flags & TRANSPORT_CONNECTION_F_NO_LOOKUP))
+    session_lookup_add_connection (tc, session_handle (new_s));
+
+  app_wrk = app_worker_get_if_valid (new_s->app_wrk_index);
+  if (app_wrk)
+    {
+      /* New set of fifos attached to the same shared memory */
+      sm = app_worker_get_connect_segment_manager (app_wrk);
+      segment_manager_attach_fifo (sm, &new_s->rx_fifo, new_s);
+      segment_manager_attach_fifo (sm, &new_s->tx_fifo, new_s);
+    }
 
   /*
    * Ask thread owning the old session to clean it up and make us the tx
@@ -799,22 +1070,6 @@ session_dgram_connect_notify (transport_connection_t * tc,
   return 0;
 }
 
-int
-stream_session_accept_notify (transport_connection_t * tc)
-{
-  app_worker_t *app_wrk;
-  application_t *app;
-  session_t *s;
-
-  s = session_get (tc->s_index, tc->thread_index);
-  app_wrk = app_worker_get_if_valid (s->app_wrk_index);
-  if (!app_wrk)
-    return -1;
-  s->session_state = SESSION_STATE_ACCEPTING;
-  app = application_get (app_wrk->app_index);
-  return app->cb_fns.session_accept_callback (s);
-}
-
 /**
  * Notification from transport that connection is being closed.
  *
@@ -826,18 +1081,23 @@ void
 session_transport_closing_notify (transport_connection_t * tc)
 {
   app_worker_t *app_wrk;
-  application_t *app;
   session_t *s;
 
   s = session_get (tc->s_index, tc->thread_index);
   if (s->session_state >= SESSION_STATE_TRANSPORT_CLOSING)
     return;
-  s->session_state = SESSION_STATE_TRANSPORT_CLOSING;
-  app_wrk = app_worker_get_if_valid (s->app_wrk_index);
-  if (!app_wrk)
-    return;
-  app = application_get (app_wrk->app_index);
-  app->cb_fns.session_disconnect_callback (s);
+
+  /* Wait for reply from app before sending notification as the
+   * accept might be rejected */
+  if (s->session_state == SESSION_STATE_ACCEPTING)
+    {
+      session_set_state (s, SESSION_STATE_TRANSPORT_CLOSING);
+      return;
+    }
+
+  session_set_state (s, SESSION_STATE_TRANSPORT_CLOSING);
+  app_wrk = app_worker_get (s->app_wrk_index);
+  app_worker_close_notify (app_wrk, s);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -857,69 +1117,93 @@ session_transport_delete_notify (transport_connection_t * tc)
   if (!(s = session_get_if_valid (tc->s_index, tc->thread_index)))
     return;
 
-  /* Make sure we don't try to send anything more */
-  svm_fifo_dequeue_drop_all (s->tx_fifo);
-
   switch (s->session_state)
     {
+    case SESSION_STATE_CREATED:
+      /* Session was created but accept notification was not yet sent to the
+       * app. Cleanup everything. */
+      session_lookup_del_session (s);
+      segment_manager_dealloc_fifos (s->rx_fifo, s->tx_fifo);
+      session_free (s);
+      break;
     case SESSION_STATE_ACCEPTING:
     case SESSION_STATE_TRANSPORT_CLOSING:
+    case SESSION_STATE_CLOSING:
+    case SESSION_STATE_TRANSPORT_CLOSED:
       /* If transport finishes or times out before we get a reply
        * from the app, mark transport as closed and wait for reply
        * before removing the session. Cleanup session table in advance
        * because transport will soon be closed and closed sessions
        * are assumed to have been removed from the lookup table */
       session_lookup_del_session (s);
-      s->session_state = SESSION_STATE_TRANSPORT_CLOSED;
+      session_set_state (s, SESSION_STATE_TRANSPORT_DELETED);
+      session_cleanup_notify (s, SESSION_CLEANUP_TRANSPORT);
+      svm_fifo_dequeue_drop_all (s->tx_fifo);
       break;
-    case SESSION_STATE_CLOSING:
-    case SESSION_STATE_CLOSED_WAITING:
+    case SESSION_STATE_APP_CLOSED:
       /* Cleanup lookup table as transport needs to still be valid.
        * Program transport close to ensure that all session events
        * have been cleaned up. Once transport close is called, the
        * session is just removed because both transport and app have
        * confirmed the close*/
       session_lookup_del_session (s);
-      s->session_state = SESSION_STATE_TRANSPORT_CLOSED;
-      session_program_transport_close (s);
+      session_set_state (s, SESSION_STATE_TRANSPORT_DELETED);
+      session_cleanup_notify (s, SESSION_CLEANUP_TRANSPORT);
+      svm_fifo_dequeue_drop_all (s->tx_fifo);
+      session_program_transport_ctrl_evt (s, SESSION_CTRL_EVT_CLOSE);
       break;
-    case SESSION_STATE_TRANSPORT_CLOSED:
+    case SESSION_STATE_TRANSPORT_DELETED:
       break;
     case SESSION_STATE_CLOSED:
+      session_cleanup_notify (s, SESSION_CLEANUP_TRANSPORT);
       session_delete (s);
       break;
     default:
       clib_warning ("session state %u", s->session_state);
+      session_cleanup_notify (s, SESSION_CLEANUP_TRANSPORT);
       session_delete (s);
       break;
     }
 }
 
 /**
- * Notification from transport that session can be closed
+ * Notification from transport that it is closed
  *
- * Should be called by transport only if it was closed with non-empty
- * tx fifo and once it decides to begin the closing procedure prior to
- * issuing a delete notify. This gives the chance to the session layer
- * to cleanup any outstanding events.
+ * Should be called by transport, prior to calling delete notify, once it
+ * knows that no more data will be exchanged. This could serve as an
+ * early acknowledgment of an active close especially if transport delete
+ * can be delayed a long time, e.g., tcp time-wait.
  */
 void
 session_transport_closed_notify (transport_connection_t * tc)
 {
+  app_worker_t *app_wrk;
   session_t *s;
 
   if (!(s = session_get_if_valid (tc->s_index, tc->thread_index)))
     return;
 
-  /* If app close has not been received or has not yet resulted in
-   * a transport close, only mark the session transport as closed */
-  if (s->session_state <= SESSION_STATE_CLOSING)
+  /* Transport thinks that app requested close but it actually didn't.
+   * Can happen for tcp:
+   * 1)if fin and rst are received in close succession.
+   * 2)if app shutdown the connection.  */
+  if (s->session_state == SESSION_STATE_READY)
     {
-      session_lookup_del_session (s);
-      s->session_state = SESSION_STATE_TRANSPORT_CLOSED;
+      session_transport_closing_notify (tc);
+      svm_fifo_dequeue_drop_all (s->tx_fifo);
+      session_set_state (s, SESSION_STATE_TRANSPORT_CLOSED);
     }
-  else
-    s->session_state = SESSION_STATE_CLOSED;
+  /* If app close has not been received or has not yet resulted in
+   * a transport close, only mark the session transport as closed */
+  else if (s->session_state <= SESSION_STATE_CLOSING)
+    session_set_state (s, SESSION_STATE_TRANSPORT_CLOSED);
+  /* If app also closed, switch to closed */
+  else if (s->session_state == SESSION_STATE_APP_CLOSED)
+    session_set_state (s, SESSION_STATE_CLOSED);
+
+  app_wrk = app_worker_get_if_valid (s->app_wrk_index);
+  if (app_wrk)
+    app_worker_transport_closed_notify (app_wrk, s);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -928,17 +1212,44 @@ session_transport_closed_notify (transport_connection_t * tc)
 void
 session_transport_reset_notify (transport_connection_t * tc)
 {
-  session_t *s;
   app_worker_t *app_wrk;
-  application_t *app;
+  session_t *s;
+
   s = session_get (tc->s_index, tc->thread_index);
   svm_fifo_dequeue_drop_all (s->tx_fifo);
   if (s->session_state >= SESSION_STATE_TRANSPORT_CLOSING)
     return;
-  s->session_state = SESSION_STATE_TRANSPORT_CLOSING;
+  if (s->session_state == SESSION_STATE_ACCEPTING)
+    {
+      session_set_state (s, SESSION_STATE_TRANSPORT_CLOSING);
+      return;
+    }
+  session_set_state (s, SESSION_STATE_TRANSPORT_CLOSING);
   app_wrk = app_worker_get (s->app_wrk_index);
-  app = application_get (app_wrk->app_index);
-  app->cb_fns.session_reset_callback (s);
+  app_worker_reset_notify (app_wrk, s);
+}
+
+int
+session_stream_accept_notify (transport_connection_t * tc)
+{
+  app_worker_t *app_wrk;
+  session_t *s;
+
+  s = session_get (tc->s_index, tc->thread_index);
+  app_wrk = app_worker_get_if_valid (s->app_wrk_index);
+  if (!app_wrk)
+    return -1;
+  if (s->session_state != SESSION_STATE_CREATED)
+    return 0;
+  session_set_state (s, SESSION_STATE_ACCEPTING);
+  if (app_worker_accept_notify (app_wrk, s))
+    {
+      /* On transport delete, no notifications should be sent. Unless, the
+       * accept is retried and successful. */
+      session_set_state (s, SESSION_STATE_CREATED);
+      return -1;
+    }
+  return 0;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -946,43 +1257,79 @@ session_transport_reset_notify (transport_connection_t * tc)
  */
 int
 session_stream_accept (transport_connection_t * tc, u32 listener_index,
-                      u8 notify)
+                      u32 thread_index, u8 notify)
 {
-  session_t *s, *listener;
-  app_worker_t *app_wrk;
-  segment_manager_t *sm;
+  session_t *s;
   int rv;
 
-  /* Find the server */
-  listener = listen_session_get (listener_index);
-  app_wrk = application_listener_select_worker (listener);
+  s = session_alloc_for_connection (tc);
+  s->listener_handle = ((u64) thread_index << 32) | (u64) listener_index;
+  session_set_state (s, SESSION_STATE_CREATED);
 
-  sm = app_worker_get_listen_segment_manager (app_wrk, listener);
-  if ((rv = session_alloc_and_init (sm, tc, 1, &s)))
-    return rv;
+  if ((rv = app_worker_init_accepted (s)))
+    {
+      session_free (s);
+      return rv;
+    }
 
-  s->app_wrk_index = app_wrk->wrk_index;
-  s->listener_index = listener_index;
+  session_lookup_add_connection (tc, session_handle (s));
 
   /* Shoulder-tap the server */
   if (notify)
     {
-      application_t *app = application_get (app_wrk->app_index);
-      return app->cb_fns.session_accept_callback (s);
+      app_worker_t *app_wrk = app_worker_get (s->app_wrk_index);
+      if ((rv = app_worker_accept_notify (app_wrk, s)))
+       {
+         session_lookup_del_session (s);
+         segment_manager_dealloc_fifos (s->rx_fifo, s->tx_fifo);
+         session_free (s);
+         return rv;
+       }
+    }
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+int
+session_dgram_accept (transport_connection_t * tc, u32 listener_index,
+                     u32 thread_index)
+{
+  app_worker_t *app_wrk;
+  session_t *s;
+  int rv;
+
+  s = session_alloc_for_connection (tc);
+  s->listener_handle = ((u64) thread_index << 32) | (u64) listener_index;
+
+  if ((rv = app_worker_init_accepted (s)))
+    {
+      session_free (s);
+      return rv;
+    }
+
+  session_lookup_add_connection (tc, session_handle (s));
+  session_set_state (s, SESSION_STATE_ACCEPTING);
+
+  app_wrk = app_worker_get (s->app_wrk_index);
+  if ((rv = app_worker_accept_notify (app_wrk, s)))
+    {
+      session_lookup_del_session (s);
+      segment_manager_dealloc_fifos (s->rx_fifo, s->tx_fifo);
+      session_free (s);
+      return rv;
     }
 
   return 0;
 }
 
 int
-session_open_cl (u32 app_wrk_index, session_endpoint_t * rmt, u32 opaque)
+session_open_cl (session_endpoint_cfg_t *rmt, session_handle_t *rsh)
 {
   transport_connection_t *tc;
   transport_endpoint_cfg_t *tep;
-  segment_manager_t *sm;
   app_worker_t *app_wrk;
+  session_handle_t sh;
   session_t *s;
-  application_t *app;
   int rv;
 
   tep = session_endpoint_to_transport_cfg (rmt);
@@ -990,34 +1337,36 @@ session_open_cl (u32 app_wrk_index, session_endpoint_t * rmt, u32 opaque)
   if (rv < 0)
     {
       SESSION_DBG ("Transport failed to open connection.");
-      return VNET_API_ERROR_SESSION_CONNECT;
+      return rv;
     }
 
   tc = transport_get_half_open (rmt->transport_proto, (u32) rv);
 
-  /* For dgram type of service, allocate session and fifos now.
-   */
-  app_wrk = app_worker_get (app_wrk_index);
-  sm = app_worker_get_connect_segment_manager (app_wrk);
-
-  if (session_alloc_and_init (sm, tc, 1, &s))
-    return -1;
+  /* For dgram type of service, allocate session and fifos now */
+  app_wrk = app_worker_get (rmt->app_wrk_index);
+  s = session_alloc_for_connection (tc);
   s->app_wrk_index = app_wrk->wrk_index;
-  s->session_state = SESSION_STATE_OPENED;
+  session_set_state (s, SESSION_STATE_OPENED);
+  if (app_worker_init_connected (app_wrk, s))
+    {
+      session_free (s);
+      return -1;
+    }
 
-  /* Tell the app about the new event fifo for this session */
-  app = application_get (app_wrk->app_index);
-  app->cb_fns.session_connected_callback (app_wrk->wrk_index, opaque, s, 0);
+  sh = session_handle (s);
+  *rsh = sh;
 
-  return 0;
+  session_lookup_add_connection (tc, sh);
+  return app_worker_connect_notify (app_wrk, s, SESSION_E_NONE, rmt->opaque);
 }
 
 int
-session_open_vc (u32 app_wrk_index, session_endpoint_t * rmt, u32 opaque)
+session_open_vc (session_endpoint_cfg_t *rmt, session_handle_t *rsh)
 {
   transport_connection_t *tc;
   transport_endpoint_cfg_t *tep;
-  u64 handle;
+  app_worker_t *app_wrk;
+  session_t *ho;
   int rv;
 
   tep = session_endpoint_to_transport_cfg (rmt);
@@ -1025,41 +1374,45 @@ session_open_vc (u32 app_wrk_index, session_endpoint_t * rmt, u32 opaque)
   if (rv < 0)
     {
       SESSION_DBG ("Transport failed to open connection.");
-      return VNET_API_ERROR_SESSION_CONNECT;
+      return rv;
     }
 
   tc = transport_get_half_open (rmt->transport_proto, (u32) rv);
 
-  /* If transport offers a stream service, only allocate session once the
-   * connection has been established.
-   * Add connection to half-open table and save app and tc index. The
-   * latter is needed to help establish the connection while the former
-   * is needed when the connect notify comes and we have to notify the
-   * external app
-   */
-  handle = (((u64) app_wrk_index) << 32) | (u64) tc->c_index;
-  session_lookup_add_half_open (tc, handle);
+  app_wrk = app_worker_get (rmt->app_wrk_index);
 
-  /* Store api_context (opaque) for when the reply comes. Not the nicest
-   * thing but better than allocating a separate half-open pool.
+  /* If transport offers a vc service, only allocate established
+   * session once the connection has been established.
+   * In the meantime allocate half-open session for tracking purposes
+   * associate half-open connection to it and add session to app-worker
+   * half-open table. These are needed to allocate the established
+   * session on transport notification, and to cleanup the half-open
+   * session if the app detaches before connection establishment.
    */
-  tc->s_index = opaque;
+  ho = session_alloc_for_half_open (tc);
+  ho->app_wrk_index = app_wrk->wrk_index;
+  ho->ho_index = app_worker_add_half_open (app_wrk, session_handle (ho));
+  ho->opaque = rmt->opaque;
+  *rsh = session_handle (ho);
+
+  if (!(tc->flags & TRANSPORT_CONNECTION_F_NO_LOOKUP))
+    session_lookup_add_half_open (tc, tc->c_index);
+
   return 0;
 }
 
 int
-session_open_app (u32 app_wrk_index, session_endpoint_t * rmt, u32 opaque)
+session_open_app (session_endpoint_cfg_t *rmt, session_handle_t *rsh)
 {
-  session_endpoint_cfg_t *sep = (session_endpoint_cfg_t *) rmt;
-  transport_endpoint_cfg_t *tep_cfg = session_endpoint_to_transport_cfg (sep);
-
-  sep->app_wrk_index = app_wrk_index;
-  sep->opaque = opaque;
+  transport_endpoint_cfg_t *tep_cfg = session_endpoint_to_transport_cfg (rmt);
 
+  /* Not supported for now */
+  *rsh = SESSION_INVALID_HANDLE;
   return transport_connect (rmt->transport_proto, tep_cfg);
 }
 
-typedef int (*session_open_service_fn) (u32, session_endpoint_t *, u32);
+typedef int (*session_open_service_fn) (session_endpoint_cfg_t *,
+                                       session_handle_t *);
 
 /* *INDENT-OFF* */
 static session_open_service_fn session_open_srv_fns[TRANSPORT_N_SERVICES] = {
@@ -1083,11 +1436,11 @@ static session_open_service_fn session_open_srv_fns[TRANSPORT_N_SERVICES] = {
  *              on open completion.
  */
 int
-session_open (u32 app_wrk_index, session_endpoint_t * rmt, u32 opaque)
+session_open (session_endpoint_cfg_t *rmt, session_handle_t *rsh)
 {
   transport_service_type_t tst;
   tst = transport_protocol_service_type (rmt->transport_proto);
-  return session_open_srv_fns[tst] (app_wrk_index, rmt, opaque);
+  return session_open_srv_fns[tst](rmt, rsh);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1101,25 +1454,25 @@ session_open (u32 app_wrk_index, session_endpoint_t * rmt, u32 opaque)
 int
 session_listen (session_t * ls, session_endpoint_cfg_t * sep)
 {
-  transport_connection_t *tc;
-  transport_endpoint_t *tep;
-  u32 tc_index, s_index;
+  transport_endpoint_cfg_t *tep;
+  int tc_index;
+  u32 s_index;
 
   /* Transport bind/listen */
-  tep = session_endpoint_to_transport (sep);
+  tep = session_endpoint_to_transport_cfg (sep);
   s_index = ls->session_index;
-  tc_index = transport_start_listen (sep->transport_proto, s_index, tep);
+  tc_index = transport_start_listen (session_get_transport_proto (ls),
+                                    s_index, tep);
 
-  if (tc_index == (u32) ~ 0)
-    return -1;
+  if (tc_index < 0)
+    return tc_index;
 
-  /* Attach transport to session */
+  /* Attach transport to session. Lookup tables are populated by the app
+   * worker because local tables (for ct sessions) are not backed by a fib */
   ls = listen_session_get (s_index);
   ls->connection_index = tc_index;
+  ls->opaque = sep->opaque;
 
-  /* Add to the main lookup table after transport was initialized */
-  tc = transport_get_listener (sep->transport_proto, tc_index);
-  session_lookup_add_connection (tc, listen_session_get_handle (ls));
   return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1135,17 +1488,35 @@ session_stop_listen (session_t * s)
   transport_connection_t *tc;
 
   if (s->session_state != SESSION_STATE_LISTENING)
-    return -1;
+    return SESSION_E_NOLISTEN;
 
   tc = transport_get_listener (tp, s->connection_index);
+
+  /* If no transport, assume everything was cleaned up already */
   if (!tc)
-    return VNET_API_ERROR_ADDRESS_NOT_IN_USE;
+    return SESSION_E_NONE;
+
+  if (!(tc->flags & TRANSPORT_CONNECTION_F_NO_LOOKUP))
+    session_lookup_del_connection (tc);
 
-  session_lookup_del_connection (tc);
   transport_stop_listen (tp, s->connection_index);
   return 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Initialize session half-closing procedure.
+ *
+ * Note that half-closing will not change the state of the session.
+ */
+void
+session_half_close (session_t *s)
+{
+  if (!s)
+    return;
+
+  session_program_transport_ctrl_evt (s, SESSION_CTRL_EVT_HALF_CLOSE);
+}
+
 /**
  * Initialize session closing procedure.
  *
@@ -1162,17 +1533,54 @@ session_close (session_t * s)
     {
       /* Session will only be removed once both app and transport
        * acknowledge the close */
-      if (s->session_state == SESSION_STATE_TRANSPORT_CLOSED)
-       session_program_transport_close (s);
+      if (s->session_state == SESSION_STATE_TRANSPORT_CLOSED
+         || s->session_state == SESSION_STATE_TRANSPORT_DELETED)
+       session_program_transport_ctrl_evt (s, SESSION_CTRL_EVT_CLOSE);
+      return;
+    }
 
-      /* Session already closed. Clear the tx fifo */
-      if (s->session_state == SESSION_STATE_CLOSED)
-       svm_fifo_dequeue_drop_all (s->tx_fifo);
+  /* App closed so stop propagating dequeue notifications.
+   * App might disconnect session before connected, in this case,
+   * tx_fifo may not be setup yet, so clear only it's inited. */
+  if (s->tx_fifo)
+    svm_fifo_clear_deq_ntf (s->tx_fifo);
+  session_set_state (s, SESSION_STATE_CLOSING);
+  session_program_transport_ctrl_evt (s, SESSION_CTRL_EVT_CLOSE);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Force a close without waiting for data to be flushed
+ */
+void
+session_reset (session_t * s)
+{
+  if (s->session_state >= SESSION_STATE_CLOSING)
+    return;
+  /* Drop all outstanding tx data
+   * App might disconnect session before connected, in this case,
+   * tx_fifo may not be setup yet, so clear only it's inited. */
+  if (s->tx_fifo)
+    svm_fifo_dequeue_drop_all (s->tx_fifo);
+  session_set_state (s, SESSION_STATE_CLOSING);
+  session_program_transport_ctrl_evt (s, SESSION_CTRL_EVT_RESET);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Notify transport the session can be half-disconnected.
+ *
+ * Must be called from the session's thread.
+ */
+void
+session_transport_half_close (session_t *s)
+{
+  /* Only READY session can be half-closed */
+  if (s->session_state != SESSION_STATE_READY)
+    {
       return;
     }
 
-  s->session_state = SESSION_STATE_CLOSING;
-  session_program_transport_close (s);
+  transport_half_close (session_get_transport_proto (s), s->connection_index,
+                       s->thread_index);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1185,28 +1593,48 @@ session_close (session_t * s)
 void
 session_transport_close (session_t * s)
 {
-  /* If transport is already closed, just free the session */
-  if (s->session_state >= SESSION_STATE_TRANSPORT_CLOSED)
+  if (s->session_state >= SESSION_STATE_APP_CLOSED)
     {
-      session_free_w_fifos (s);
+      if (s->session_state == SESSION_STATE_TRANSPORT_CLOSED)
+       session_set_state (s, SESSION_STATE_CLOSED);
+      /* If transport is already deleted, just free the session */
+      else if (s->session_state >= SESSION_STATE_TRANSPORT_DELETED)
+       session_free_w_fifos (s);
       return;
     }
 
-  /* If tx queue wasn't drained, change state to closed waiting for transport.
-   * This way, the transport, if it so wishes, can continue to try sending the
-   * outstanding data (in closed state it cannot). It MUST however at one
-   * point, either after sending everything or after a timeout, call delete
-   * notify. This will finally lead to the complete cleanup of the session.
+  /* If the tx queue wasn't drained, the transport can continue to try
+   * sending the outstanding data (in closed state it cannot). It MUST however
+   * at one point, either after sending everything or after a timeout, call
+   * delete notify. This will finally lead to the complete cleanup of the
+   * session.
    */
-  if (svm_fifo_max_dequeue (s->tx_fifo))
-    s->session_state = SESSION_STATE_CLOSED_WAITING;
-  else
-    s->session_state = SESSION_STATE_CLOSED;
+  session_set_state (s, SESSION_STATE_APP_CLOSED);
 
   transport_close (session_get_transport_proto (s), s->connection_index,
                   s->thread_index);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Force transport close
+ */
+void
+session_transport_reset (session_t * s)
+{
+  if (s->session_state >= SESSION_STATE_APP_CLOSED)
+    {
+      if (s->session_state == SESSION_STATE_TRANSPORT_CLOSED)
+       session_set_state (s, SESSION_STATE_CLOSED);
+      else if (s->session_state >= SESSION_STATE_TRANSPORT_DELETED)
+       session_free_w_fifos (s);
+      return;
+    }
+
+  session_set_state (s, SESSION_STATE_APP_CLOSED);
+  transport_reset (session_get_transport_proto (s), s->connection_index,
+                  s->thread_index);
+}
+
 /**
  * Cleanup transport and session state.
  *
@@ -1217,96 +1645,88 @@ session_transport_close (session_t * s)
 void
 session_transport_cleanup (session_t * s)
 {
-  s->session_state = SESSION_STATE_CLOSED;
-
   /* Delete from main lookup table before we axe the the transport */
   session_lookup_del_session (s);
-  transport_cleanup (session_get_transport_proto (s), s->connection_index,
-                    s->thread_index);
+  if (s->session_state != SESSION_STATE_TRANSPORT_DELETED)
+    transport_cleanup (session_get_transport_proto (s), s->connection_index,
+                      s->thread_index);
   /* Since we called cleanup, no delete notification will come. So, make
    * sure the session is properly freed. */
-  session_free_w_fifos (s);
+  segment_manager_dealloc_fifos (s->rx_fifo, s->tx_fifo);
+  session_free (s);
 }
 
 /**
- * Allocate event queues in the shared-memory segment
+ * Allocate worker mqs in share-able segment
  *
- * That can either be a newly created memfd segment, that will need to be
- * mapped by all stack users, or the binary api's svm region. The latter is
- * assumed to be already mapped. NOTE that this assumption DOES NOT hold if
- * api clients bootstrap shm api over sockets (i.e. use memfd segments) and
- * vpp uses api svm region for event queues.
+ * That can only be a newly created memfd segment, that must be mapped
+ * by all apps/stack users unless private rx mqs are enabled.
  */
 void
-session_vpp_event_queues_allocate (session_manager_main_t * smm)
-{
-  u32 evt_q_length = 2048, evt_size = sizeof (session_event_t);
-  ssvm_private_t *eqs = &smm->evt_qs_segment;
-  api_main_t *am = &api_main;
-  u64 eqs_size = 64 << 20;
-  pid_t vpp_pid = getpid ();
-  void *oldheap;
+session_vpp_wrk_mqs_alloc (session_main_t *smm)
+{
+  u32 mq_q_length = 2048, evt_size = sizeof (session_event_t);
+  fifo_segment_t *mqs_seg = &smm->wrk_mqs_segment;
+  svm_msg_q_cfg_t _cfg, *cfg = &_cfg;
+  uword mqs_seg_size;
   int i;
 
-  if (smm->configured_event_queue_length)
-    evt_q_length = smm->configured_event_queue_length;
+  mq_q_length = clib_max (mq_q_length, smm->configured_wrk_mq_length);
 
-  if (smm->evt_qs_use_memfd_seg)
-    {
-      if (smm->evt_qs_segment_size)
-       eqs_size = smm->evt_qs_segment_size;
+  svm_msg_q_ring_cfg_t rc[SESSION_MQ_N_RINGS] = {
+    { mq_q_length, evt_size, 0 }, { mq_q_length >> 1, 256, 0 }
+  };
+  cfg->consumer_pid = 0;
+  cfg->n_rings = 2;
+  cfg->q_nitems = mq_q_length;
+  cfg->ring_cfgs = rc;
 
-      eqs->ssvm_size = eqs_size;
-      eqs->i_am_master = 1;
-      eqs->my_pid = vpp_pid;
-      eqs->name = format (0, "%s%c", "evt-qs-segment", 0);
-      eqs->requested_va = smm->session_baseva;
+  /*
+   * Compute mqs segment size based on rings config and leave space
+   * for passing extended configuration messages, i.e., data allocated
+   * outside of the rings. If provided with a config value, accept it
+   * if larger than minimum size.
+   */
+  mqs_seg_size = svm_msg_q_size_to_alloc (cfg) * vec_len (smm->wrk);
+  mqs_seg_size = mqs_seg_size + (1 << 20);
+  mqs_seg_size = clib_max (mqs_seg_size, smm->wrk_mqs_segment_size);
 
-      if (ssvm_master_init (eqs, SSVM_SEGMENT_MEMFD))
-       {
-         clib_warning ("failed to initialize queue segment");
-         return;
-       }
+  mqs_seg->ssvm.ssvm_size = mqs_seg_size;
+  mqs_seg->ssvm.my_pid = getpid ();
+  mqs_seg->ssvm.name = format (0, "%s%c", "session: wrk-mqs-segment", 0);
+
+  if (ssvm_server_init (&mqs_seg->ssvm, SSVM_SEGMENT_MEMFD))
+    {
+      clib_warning ("failed to initialize queue segment");
+      return;
     }
 
-  if (smm->evt_qs_use_memfd_seg)
-    oldheap = ssvm_push_heap (eqs->sh);
-  else
-    oldheap = svm_push_data_heap (am->vlib_rp);
+  fifo_segment_init (mqs_seg);
+
+  /* Special fifo segment that's filled only with mqs */
+  mqs_seg->h->n_mqs = vec_len (smm->wrk);
 
   for (i = 0; i < vec_len (smm->wrk); i++)
-    {
-      svm_msg_q_cfg_t _cfg, *cfg = &_cfg;
-      svm_msg_q_ring_cfg_t rc[SESSION_MQ_N_RINGS] = {
-       {evt_q_length, evt_size, 0}
-       ,
-       {evt_q_length << 1, 256, 0}
-      };
-      cfg->consumer_pid = 0;
-      cfg->n_rings = 2;
-      cfg->q_nitems = evt_q_length;
-      cfg->ring_cfgs = rc;
-      smm->wrk[i].vpp_event_queue = svm_msg_q_alloc (cfg);
-      if (smm->evt_qs_use_memfd_seg)
-       {
-         if (svm_msg_q_alloc_consumer_eventfd (smm->wrk[i].vpp_event_queue))
-           clib_warning ("eventfd returned");
-       }
-    }
+    smm->wrk[i].vpp_event_queue = fifo_segment_msg_q_alloc (mqs_seg, i, cfg);
+}
 
-  if (smm->evt_qs_use_memfd_seg)
-    ssvm_pop_heap (oldheap);
-  else
-    svm_pop_heap (oldheap);
+fifo_segment_t *
+session_main_get_wrk_mqs_segment (void)
+{
+  return &session_main.wrk_mqs_segment;
 }
 
-ssvm_private_t *
-session_manager_get_evt_q_segment (void)
+u64
+session_segment_handle (session_t * s)
 {
-  session_manager_main_t *smm = &session_manager_main;
-  if (smm->evt_qs_use_memfd_seg)
-    return &smm->evt_qs_segment;
-  return 0;
+  svm_fifo_t *f;
+
+  if (!s->rx_fifo)
+    return SESSION_INVALID_HANDLE;
+
+  f = s->rx_fifo;
+  return segment_manager_make_segment_handle (f->segment_manager,
+                                             f->segment_index);
 }
 
 /* *INDENT-OFF* */
@@ -1318,18 +1738,12 @@ static session_fifo_rx_fn *session_tx_fns[TRANSPORT_TX_N_FNS] = {
 };
 /* *INDENT-ON* */
 
-/**
- * Initialize session layer for given transport proto and ip version
- *
- * Allocates per session type (transport proto + ip version) data structures
- * and adds arc from session queue node to session type output node.
- */
 void
 session_register_transport (transport_proto_t transport_proto,
                            const transport_proto_vft_t * vft, u8 is_ip4,
                            u32 output_node)
 {
-  session_manager_main_t *smm = &session_manager_main;
+  session_main_t *smm = &session_main;
   session_type_t session_type;
   u32 next_index = ~0;
 
@@ -1338,19 +1752,64 @@ session_register_transport (transport_proto_t transport_proto,
   vec_validate (smm->session_type_to_next, session_type);
   vec_validate (smm->session_tx_fns, session_type);
 
-  /* *INDENT-OFF* */
   if (output_node != ~0)
+    next_index = vlib_node_add_next (vlib_get_main (),
+                                    session_queue_node.index, output_node);
+
+  smm->session_type_to_next[session_type] = next_index;
+  smm->session_tx_fns[session_type] =
+    session_tx_fns[vft->transport_options.tx_type];
+}
+
+void
+session_register_update_time_fn (session_update_time_fn fn, u8 is_add)
+{
+  session_main_t *smm = &session_main;
+  session_update_time_fn *fi;
+  u32 fi_pos = ~0;
+  u8 found = 0;
+
+  vec_foreach (fi, smm->update_time_fns)
     {
-      foreach_vlib_main (({
-          next_index = vlib_node_add_next (this_vlib_main,
-                                           session_queue_node.index,
-                                           output_node);
-      }));
+      if (*fi == fn)
+       {
+         fi_pos = fi - smm->update_time_fns;
+         found = 1;
+         break;
+       }
     }
-  /* *INDENT-ON* */
 
-  smm->session_type_to_next[session_type] = next_index;
-  smm->session_tx_fns[session_type] = session_tx_fns[vft->tx_type];
+  if (is_add)
+    {
+      if (found)
+       {
+         clib_warning ("update time fn %p already registered", fn);
+         return;
+       }
+      vec_add1 (smm->update_time_fns, fn);
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      vec_del1 (smm->update_time_fns, fi_pos);
+    }
+}
+
+transport_proto_t
+session_add_transport_proto (void)
+{
+  session_main_t *smm = &session_main;
+  session_worker_t *wrk;
+  u32 thread;
+
+  smm->last_transport_proto_type += 1;
+
+  for (thread = 0; thread < vec_len (smm->wrk); thread++)
+    {
+      wrk = session_main_get_worker (thread);
+      vec_validate (wrk->session_to_enqueue, smm->last_transport_proto_type);
+    }
+
+  return smm->last_transport_proto_type;
 }
 
 transport_connection_t *
@@ -1364,6 +1823,30 @@ session_get_transport (session_t * s)
                                   s->connection_index);
 }
 
+void
+session_get_endpoint (session_t * s, transport_endpoint_t * tep, u8 is_lcl)
+{
+  if (s->session_state != SESSION_STATE_LISTENING)
+    return transport_get_endpoint (session_get_transport_proto (s),
+                                  s->connection_index, s->thread_index, tep,
+                                  is_lcl);
+  else
+    return transport_get_listener_endpoint (session_get_transport_proto (s),
+                                           s->connection_index, tep, is_lcl);
+}
+
+int
+session_transport_attribute (session_t *s, u8 is_get,
+                            transport_endpt_attr_t *attr)
+{
+  if (s->session_state < SESSION_STATE_READY)
+    return -1;
+
+  return transport_connection_attribute (session_get_transport_proto (s),
+                                        s->connection_index, s->thread_index,
+                                        is_get, attr);
+}
+
 transport_connection_t *
 listen_session_get_transport (session_t * s)
 {
@@ -1371,42 +1854,63 @@ listen_session_get_transport (session_t * s)
                                 s->connection_index);
 }
 
-int
-listen_session_get_local_session_endpoint (session_t * listener,
-                                          session_endpoint_t * sep)
+void
+session_queue_run_on_main_thread (vlib_main_t * vm)
 {
-  transport_connection_t *tc;
-  tc = listen_session_get_transport (listener);
-  if (!tc)
+  ASSERT (vlib_get_thread_index () == 0);
+  vlib_node_set_interrupt_pending (vm, session_queue_node.index);
+}
+
+static void
+session_stats_collector_fn (vlib_stats_collector_data_t *d)
+{
+  u32 i, n_workers, n_wrk_sessions, n_sessions = 0;
+  session_main_t *smm = &session_main;
+  session_worker_t *wrk;
+  counter_t **counters;
+  counter_t *cb;
+
+  n_workers = vec_len (smm->wrk);
+  vlib_stats_validate (d->entry_index, 0, n_workers - 1);
+  counters = d->entry->data;
+  cb = counters[0];
+
+  for (i = 0; i < vec_len (smm->wrk); i++)
     {
-      clib_warning ("no transport");
-      return -1;
+      wrk = session_main_get_worker (i);
+      n_wrk_sessions = pool_elts (wrk->sessions);
+      cb[i] = n_wrk_sessions;
+      n_sessions += n_wrk_sessions;
     }
 
-  /* N.B. The ip should not be copied because this is the local endpoint */
-  sep->port = tc->lcl_port;
-  sep->transport_proto = tc->proto;
-  sep->is_ip4 = tc->is_ip4;
-  return 0;
+  vlib_stats_set_gauge (d->private_data, n_sessions);
 }
 
-void
-session_flush_frames_main_thread (vlib_main_t * vm)
+static void
+session_stats_collector_init (void)
 {
-  ASSERT (vlib_get_thread_index () == 0);
-  vlib_process_signal_event_mt (vm, session_queue_process_node.index,
-                               SESSION_Q_PROCESS_FLUSH_FRAMES, 0);
+  vlib_stats_collector_reg_t reg = {};
+
+  reg.entry_index =
+    vlib_stats_add_counter_vector ("/sys/session/sessions_per_worker");
+  reg.private_data = vlib_stats_add_gauge ("/sys/session/sessions_total");
+  reg.collect_fn = session_stats_collector_fn;
+  vlib_stats_register_collector_fn (&reg);
+  vlib_stats_validate (reg.entry_index, 0, vlib_get_n_threads ());
 }
 
 static clib_error_t *
 session_manager_main_enable (vlib_main_t * vm)
 {
-  segment_manager_main_init_args_t _sm_args = { 0 }, *sm_args = &_sm_args;
-  session_manager_main_t *smm = &session_manager_main;
+  session_main_t *smm = &session_main;
   vlib_thread_main_t *vtm = vlib_get_thread_main ();
   u32 num_threads, preallocated_sessions_per_worker;
-  session_manager_worker_t *wrk;
-  int i, j;
+  session_worker_t *wrk;
+  int i;
+
+  /* We only initialize once and do not de-initialized on disable */
+  if (smm->is_initialized)
+    goto done;
 
   num_threads = 1 /* main thread */  + vtm->n_threads;
 
@@ -1415,43 +1919,32 @@ session_manager_main_enable (vlib_main_t * vm)
 
   /* Allocate cache line aligned worker contexts */
   vec_validate_aligned (smm->wrk, num_threads - 1, CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES);
-
-  for (i = 0; i < TRANSPORT_N_PROTO; i++)
-    {
-      for (j = 0; j < num_threads; j++)
-       smm->wrk[j].current_enqueue_epoch[i] = 1;
-    }
+  clib_spinlock_init (&session_main.pool_realloc_lock);
 
   for (i = 0; i < num_threads; i++)
     {
       wrk = &smm->wrk[i];
-      vec_validate (wrk->free_event_vector, 128);
-      _vec_len (wrk->free_event_vector) = 0;
-      vec_validate (wrk->pending_event_vector, 128);
-      _vec_len (wrk->pending_event_vector) = 0;
-      vec_validate (wrk->pending_disconnects, 128);
-      _vec_len (wrk->pending_disconnects) = 0;
-      vec_validate (wrk->postponed_event_vector, 128);
-      _vec_len (wrk->postponed_event_vector) = 0;
-
-      wrk->last_vlib_time = vlib_time_now (vlib_mains[i]);
-      wrk->dispatch_period = 500e-6;
-
-      if (num_threads > 1)
-       clib_rwlock_init (&smm->wrk[i].peekers_rw_locks);
+      wrk->ctrl_head = clib_llist_make_head (wrk->event_elts, evt_list);
+      wrk->new_head = clib_llist_make_head (wrk->event_elts, evt_list);
+      wrk->old_head = clib_llist_make_head (wrk->event_elts, evt_list);
+      wrk->pending_connects = clib_llist_make_head (wrk->event_elts, evt_list);
+      wrk->evts_pending_main =
+       clib_llist_make_head (wrk->event_elts, evt_list);
+      wrk->vm = vlib_get_main_by_index (i);
+      wrk->last_vlib_time = vlib_time_now (vm);
+      wrk->last_vlib_us_time = wrk->last_vlib_time * CLIB_US_TIME_FREQ;
+      wrk->timerfd = -1;
+      vec_validate (wrk->session_to_enqueue, smm->last_transport_proto_type);
+
+      if (!smm->no_adaptive && smm->use_private_rx_mqs)
+       session_wrk_enable_adaptive_mode (wrk);
     }
 
-#if SESSION_DEBUG
-  vec_validate (smm->last_event_poll_by_thread, num_threads - 1);
-#endif
-
   /* Allocate vpp event queues segment and queue */
-  session_vpp_event_queues_allocate (smm);
+  session_vpp_wrk_mqs_alloc (smm);
 
-  /* Initialize fifo segment main baseva and timeout */
-  sm_args->baseva = smm->session_baseva + smm->evt_qs_segment_size;
-  sm_args->size = smm->session_va_space_size;
-  segment_manager_main_init (sm_args);
+  /* Initialize segment manager properties */
+  segment_manager_main_init ();
 
   /* Preallocate sessions */
   if (smm->preallocated_sessions)
@@ -1478,47 +1971,149 @@ session_manager_main_enable (vlib_main_t * vm)
   session_lookup_init ();
   app_namespaces_init ();
   transport_init ();
+  session_stats_collector_init ();
+  smm->is_initialized = 1;
+
+done:
 
   smm->is_enabled = 1;
 
   /* Enable transports */
   transport_enable_disable (vm, 1);
-  transport_init_tx_pacers_period ();
+  session_debug_init ();
+
   return 0;
 }
 
+static void
+session_manager_main_disable (vlib_main_t * vm)
+{
+  transport_enable_disable (vm, 0 /* is_en */ );
+}
+
+/* in this new callback, cookie hint the index */
+void
+session_dma_completion_cb (vlib_main_t *vm, struct vlib_dma_batch *batch)
+{
+  session_worker_t *wrk;
+  wrk = session_main_get_worker (vm->thread_index);
+  session_dma_transfer *dma_transfer;
+
+  dma_transfer = &wrk->dma_trans[wrk->trans_head];
+  vec_add (wrk->pending_tx_buffers, dma_transfer->pending_tx_buffers,
+          vec_len (dma_transfer->pending_tx_buffers));
+  vec_add (wrk->pending_tx_nexts, dma_transfer->pending_tx_nexts,
+          vec_len (dma_transfer->pending_tx_nexts));
+  vec_reset_length (dma_transfer->pending_tx_buffers);
+  vec_reset_length (dma_transfer->pending_tx_nexts);
+  wrk->trans_head++;
+  if (wrk->trans_head == wrk->trans_size)
+    wrk->trans_head = 0;
+  return;
+}
+
+static void
+session_prepare_dma_args (vlib_dma_config_t *args)
+{
+  args->max_transfers = DMA_TRANS_SIZE;
+  args->max_transfer_size = 65536;
+  args->features = 0;
+  args->sw_fallback = 1;
+  args->barrier_before_last = 1;
+  args->callback_fn = session_dma_completion_cb;
+}
+
+static void
+session_node_enable_dma (u8 is_en, int n_vlibs)
+{
+  vlib_dma_config_t args;
+  session_prepare_dma_args (&args);
+  session_worker_t *wrk;
+  vlib_main_t *vm;
+
+  int config_index = -1;
+
+  if (is_en)
+    {
+      vm = vlib_get_main_by_index (0);
+      config_index = vlib_dma_config_add (vm, &args);
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      vm = vlib_get_main_by_index (0);
+      wrk = session_main_get_worker (0);
+      if (wrk->config_index >= 0)
+       vlib_dma_config_del (vm, wrk->config_index);
+    }
+  int i;
+  for (i = 0; i < n_vlibs; i++)
+    {
+      vm = vlib_get_main_by_index (i);
+      wrk = session_main_get_worker (vm->thread_index);
+      wrk->config_index = config_index;
+      if (is_en)
+       {
+         if (config_index >= 0)
+           wrk->dma_enabled = true;
+         wrk->dma_trans = (session_dma_transfer *) clib_mem_alloc (
+           sizeof (session_dma_transfer) * DMA_TRANS_SIZE);
+         bzero (wrk->dma_trans,
+                sizeof (session_dma_transfer) * DMA_TRANS_SIZE);
+       }
+      else
+       {
+         if (wrk->dma_trans)
+           clib_mem_free (wrk->dma_trans);
+       }
+      wrk->trans_head = 0;
+      wrk->trans_tail = 0;
+      wrk->trans_size = DMA_TRANS_SIZE;
+    }
+}
+
 void
 session_node_enable_disable (u8 is_en)
 {
+  u8 mstate = is_en ? VLIB_NODE_STATE_INTERRUPT : VLIB_NODE_STATE_DISABLED;
   u8 state = is_en ? VLIB_NODE_STATE_POLLING : VLIB_NODE_STATE_DISABLED;
-  vlib_thread_main_t *vtm = vlib_get_thread_main ();
-  u8 have_workers = vtm->n_threads != 0;
-
-  /* *INDENT-OFF* */
-  foreach_vlib_main (({
-    if (have_workers && ii == 0)
-      {
-       vlib_node_set_state (this_vlib_main, session_queue_process_node.index,
-                            state);
-       if (is_en)
-         {
-           vlib_node_t *n = vlib_get_node (this_vlib_main,
-                                           session_queue_process_node.index);
-           vlib_start_process (this_vlib_main, n->runtime_index);
-         }
-       else
-         {
-           vlib_process_signal_event_mt (this_vlib_main,
-                                         session_queue_process_node.index,
-                                         SESSION_Q_PROCESS_STOP, 0);
-         }
+  session_main_t *sm = &session_main;
+  vlib_main_t *vm;
+  vlib_node_t *n;
+  int n_vlibs, i;
 
-       continue;
-      }
-    vlib_node_set_state (this_vlib_main, session_queue_node.index,
-                         state);
-  }));
-  /* *INDENT-ON* */
+  n_vlibs = vlib_get_n_threads ();
+  for (i = 0; i < n_vlibs; i++)
+    {
+      vm = vlib_get_main_by_index (i);
+      /* main thread with workers and not polling */
+      if (i == 0 && n_vlibs > 1)
+       {
+         vlib_node_set_state (vm, session_queue_node.index, mstate);
+         if (is_en)
+           {
+             session_main_get_worker (0)->state = SESSION_WRK_INTERRUPT;
+             vlib_node_set_state (vm, session_queue_process_node.index,
+                                  state);
+             n = vlib_get_node (vm, session_queue_process_node.index);
+             vlib_start_process (vm, n->runtime_index);
+           }
+         else
+           {
+             vlib_process_signal_event_mt (vm,
+                                           session_queue_process_node.index,
+                                           SESSION_Q_PROCESS_STOP, 0);
+           }
+         if (!sm->poll_main)
+           continue;
+       }
+      vlib_node_set_state (vm, session_queue_node.index, state);
+    }
+
+  if (sm->use_private_rx_mqs)
+    application_enable_rx_mqs_nodes (is_en);
+
+  if (sm->dma_enabled)
+    session_node_enable_dma (is_en, n_vlibs);
 }
 
 clib_error_t *
@@ -1527,15 +2122,16 @@ vnet_session_enable_disable (vlib_main_t * vm, u8 is_en)
   clib_error_t *error = 0;
   if (is_en)
     {
-      if (session_manager_main.is_enabled)
+      if (session_main.is_enabled)
        return 0;
 
-      session_node_enable_disable (is_en);
       error = session_manager_main_enable (vm);
+      session_node_enable_disable (is_en);
     }
   else
     {
-      session_manager_main.is_enabled = 0;
+      session_main.is_enabled = 0;
+      session_manager_main_disable (vm);
       session_node_enable_disable (is_en);
     }
 
@@ -1543,39 +2139,55 @@ vnet_session_enable_disable (vlib_main_t * vm, u8 is_en)
 }
 
 clib_error_t *
-session_manager_main_init (vlib_main_t * vm)
-{
-  session_manager_main_t *smm = &session_manager_main;
-  smm->session_baseva = HIGH_SEGMENT_BASEVA;
-#if (HIGH_SEGMENT_BASEVA > (4ULL << 30))
-  smm->session_va_space_size = 128ULL << 30;
-  smm->evt_qs_segment_size = 64 << 20;
-#else
-  smm->session_va_space_size = 128 << 20;
-  smm->evt_qs_segment_size = 1 << 20;
-#endif
+session_main_init (vlib_main_t * vm)
+{
+  session_main_t *smm = &session_main;
+
   smm->is_enabled = 0;
+  smm->session_enable_asap = 0;
+  smm->poll_main = 0;
+  smm->use_private_rx_mqs = 0;
+  smm->no_adaptive = 0;
+  smm->last_transport_proto_type = TRANSPORT_PROTO_HTTP;
+
   return 0;
 }
 
-VLIB_INIT_FUNCTION (session_manager_main_init);
+static clib_error_t *
+session_main_loop_init (vlib_main_t * vm)
+{
+  session_main_t *smm = &session_main;
+  if (smm->session_enable_asap)
+    {
+      vlib_worker_thread_barrier_sync (vm);
+      vnet_session_enable_disable (vm, 1 /* is_en */ );
+      vlib_worker_thread_barrier_release (vm);
+    }
+  return 0;
+}
+
+VLIB_INIT_FUNCTION (session_main_init);
+VLIB_MAIN_LOOP_ENTER_FUNCTION (session_main_loop_init);
 
 static clib_error_t *
 session_config_fn (vlib_main_t * vm, unformat_input_t * input)
 {
-  session_manager_main_t *smm = &session_manager_main;
+  session_main_t *smm = &session_main;
   u32 nitems;
   uword tmp;
 
   while (unformat_check_input (input) != UNFORMAT_END_OF_INPUT)
     {
-      if (unformat (input, "event-queue-length %d", &nitems))
+      if (unformat (input, "wrk-mq-length %d", &nitems))
        {
          if (nitems >= 2048)
-           smm->configured_event_queue_length = nitems;
+           smm->configured_wrk_mq_length = nitems;
          else
            clib_warning ("event queue length %d too small, ignored", nitems);
        }
+      else if (unformat (input, "wrk-mqs-segment-size %U",
+                        unformat_memory_size, &smm->wrk_mqs_segment_size))
+       ;
       else if (unformat (input, "preallocated-sessions %d",
                         &smm->preallocated_sessions))
        ;
@@ -1634,8 +2246,35 @@ session_config_fn (vlib_main_t * vm, unformat_input_t * input)
       else if (unformat (input, "local-endpoints-table-buckets %d",
                         &smm->local_endpoints_table_buckets))
        ;
+      else if (unformat (input, "enable"))
+       smm->session_enable_asap = 1;
+      else if (unformat (input, "use-app-socket-api"))
+       (void) appns_sapi_enable_disable (1 /* is_enable */);
+      else if (unformat (input, "poll-main"))
+       smm->poll_main = 1;
+      else if (unformat (input, "use-private-rx-mqs"))
+       smm->use_private_rx_mqs = 1;
+      else if (unformat (input, "no-adaptive"))
+       smm->no_adaptive = 1;
+      else if (unformat (input, "use-dma"))
+       smm->dma_enabled = 1;
+      /*
+       * Deprecated but maintained for compatibility
+       */
       else if (unformat (input, "evt_qs_memfd_seg"))
-       smm->evt_qs_use_memfd_seg = 1;
+       ;
+      else if (unformat (input, "segment-baseva 0x%lx", &tmp))
+       ;
+      else if (unformat (input, "evt_qs_seg_size %U", unformat_memory_size,
+                        &smm->wrk_mqs_segment_size))
+       ;
+      else if (unformat (input, "event-queue-length %d", &nitems))
+       {
+         if (nitems >= 2048)
+           smm->configured_wrk_mq_length = nitems;
+         else
+           clib_warning ("event queue length %d too small, ignored", nitems);
+       }
       else
        return clib_error_return (0, "unknown input `%U'",
                                  format_unformat_error, input);