X-Git-Url: https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?a=blobdiff_plain;f=src%2Fvcl%2Fvppcom.c;h=71d5af0446dda59494e9d8eb10028d81b8601bd9;hb=498b3a56c9b61582b237614193920be610eaca58;hp=de462739de1b2d1883d47f8a7f484d5824bf3a2c;hpb=58f464e6c56634aafcf6b047ece29397ac468f9c;p=vpp.git

diff --git a/src/vcl/vppcom.c b/src/vcl/vppcom.c
index de462739de1..71d5af0446d 100644
--- a/src/vcl/vppcom.c
+++ b/src/vcl/vppcom.c
@@ -41,12 +41,18 @@
 #undef vl_printfun
 
 #if (CLIB_DEBUG > 0)
-/* Set VPPCOM_DEBUG 2 for connection debug, 3 for read/write debug output */
-#define VPPCOM_DEBUG 1
+/* Set VPPCOM_DEBUG_INIT 2 for connection debug,
+ *                       3 for read/write debug output
+ * or
+ *    export VCL_DEBUG=<#> to set dynamically.
+ */
+#define VPPCOM_DEBUG_INIT 1
 #else
-#define VPPCOM_DEBUG 0
+#define VPPCOM_DEBUG_INIT 0
 #endif
 
+#define VPPCOM_DEBUG vcm->debug
+
 /*
  * VPPCOM Private definitions and functions.
  */
@@ -127,6 +133,12 @@ typedef struct vppcom_cfg_t_
   u32 tx_fifo_size;
   u32 event_queue_size;
   u32 listen_queue_size;
+  u8 app_proxy_transport_tcp;
+  u8 app_proxy_transport_udp;
+  u8 app_scope_local;
+  u8 app_scope_global;
+  u8 *namespace_id;
+  u64 namespace_secret;
   f64 app_timeout;
   f64 session_timeout;
   f64 accept_timeout;
@@ -135,6 +147,7 @@ typedef struct vppcom_cfg_t_
 typedef struct vppcom_main_t_
 {
   u8 init;
+  u32 debug;
   u32 *client_session_index_fifo;
   volatile u32 bind_session_index;
   int main_cpu;
@@ -163,8 +176,6 @@ typedef struct vppcom_main_t_
   /* unique segment name counter */
   u32 unique_segment_index;
 
-  pid_t my_pid;
-
   /* For deadman timers */
   clib_time_t clib_time;
 
@@ -177,7 +188,16 @@ typedef struct vppcom_main_t_
   uword *error_string_by_error_number;
 } vppcom_main_t;
 
-vppcom_main_t vppcom_main = {.my_client_index = ~0 };
+/* NOTE: _vppcom_main is only used until the heap is allocated.
+ *       Do not access it directly -- use vcm which will point to
+ *       the heap allocated copy after init.
+ */
+static vppcom_main_t _vppcom_main = {
+  .debug = VPPCOM_DEBUG_INIT,
+  .my_client_index = ~0
+};
+
+static vppcom_main_t *vcm = &_vppcom_main;
 
 static const char *
 vppcom_app_state_str (app_state_t state)
@@ -255,14 +275,12 @@ vppcom_session_state_str (session_state_t state)
 static inline int
 vppcom_session_at_index (u32 session_index, session_t * volatile *sess)
 {
-  vppcom_main_t *vcm = &vppcom_main;
-
   /* Assumes that caller has acquired spinlock: vcm->sessions_lockp */
   if (PREDICT_FALSE ((session_index == ~0) ||
 		     pool_is_free_index (vcm->sessions, session_index)))
     {
       clib_warning ("[%d] invalid session, sid (%u) has been closed!",
-		    vcm->my_pid, session_index);
+		    getpid (), session_index);
       return VPPCOM_EBADFD;
     }
   *sess = pool_elt_at_index (vcm->sessions, session_index);
@@ -273,14 +291,12 @@ static int
 vppcom_connect_to_vpp (char *app_name)
 {
   api_main_t *am = &api_main;
-  vppcom_main_t *vcm = &vppcom_main;
 
   if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
     printf ("\nConnecting to VPP api...");
   if (vl_client_connect_to_vlib ("/vpe-api", app_name, 32) < 0)
     {
-      clib_warning ("[%d] connect to vpp (%s) failed!",
-		    vcm->my_pid, app_name);
+      clib_warning ("[%d] connect to vpp (%s) failed!", getpid (), app_name);
       return VPPCOM_ECONNREFUSED;
     }
 
@@ -296,7 +312,6 @@ vppcom_connect_to_vpp (char *app_name)
 static u8 *
 format_api_error (u8 * s, va_list * args)
 {
-  vppcom_main_t *vcm = &vppcom_main;
   i32 error = va_arg (*args, u32);
   uword *p;
 
@@ -312,8 +327,6 @@ format_api_error (u8 * s, va_list * args)
 static void
 vppcom_init_error_string_table (void)
 {
-  vppcom_main_t *vcm = &vppcom_main;
-
   vcm->error_string_by_error_number = hash_create (0, sizeof (uword));
 
 #define _(n,v,s) hash_set (vcm->error_string_by_error_number, -v, s);
@@ -326,7 +339,6 @@ vppcom_init_error_string_table (void)
 static inline int
 vppcom_wait_for_app_state_change (app_state_t app_state)
 {
-  vppcom_main_t *vcm = &vppcom_main;
   f64 timeout = clib_time_now (&vcm->clib_time) + vcm->cfg.app_timeout;
 
   while (clib_time_now (&vcm->clib_time) < timeout)
@@ -335,7 +347,7 @@ vppcom_wait_for_app_state_change (app_state_t app_state)
 	return VPPCOM_OK;
     }
   if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-    clib_warning ("[%d] timeout waiting for state %s (%d)", vcm->my_pid,
+    clib_warning ("[%d] timeout waiting for state %s (%d)", getpid (),
 		  vppcom_app_state_str (app_state), app_state);
   return VPPCOM_ETIMEDOUT;
 }
@@ -345,7 +357,6 @@ vppcom_wait_for_session_state_change (u32 session_index,
 				      session_state_t state,
 				      f64 wait_for_time)
 {
-  vppcom_main_t *vcm = &vppcom_main;
   f64 timeout = clib_time_now (&vcm->clib_time) + wait_for_time;
   session_t *volatile session;
   int rv;
@@ -369,7 +380,7 @@ vppcom_wait_for_session_state_change (u32 session_index,
   while (clib_time_now (&vcm->clib_time) < timeout);
 
   if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-    clib_warning ("[%d] timeout waiting for state %s (%d)", vcm->my_pid,
+    clib_warning ("[%d] timeout waiting for state %s (%d)", getpid (),
 		  vppcom_session_state_str (state), state);
   return VPPCOM_ETIMEDOUT;
 }
@@ -377,7 +388,6 @@ vppcom_wait_for_session_state_change (u32 session_index,
 static inline int
 vppcom_wait_for_client_session_index (f64 wait_for_time)
 {
-  vppcom_main_t *vcm = &vppcom_main;
   f64 timeout = clib_time_now (&vcm->clib_time) + wait_for_time;
 
   do
@@ -391,8 +401,7 @@ vppcom_wait_for_client_session_index (f64 wait_for_time)
     return VPPCOM_EAGAIN;
 
   if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-    clib_warning ("[%d] timeout waiting for client_session_index",
-		  vcm->my_pid);
+    clib_warning ("[%d] timeout waiting for client_session_index", getpid ());
   return VPPCOM_ETIMEDOUT;
 }
 
@@ -402,7 +411,6 @@ vppcom_wait_for_client_session_index (f64 wait_for_time)
 static void
 vppcom_send_session_enable_disable (u8 is_enable)
 {
-  vppcom_main_t *vcm = &vppcom_main;
   vl_api_session_enable_disable_t *bmp;
   bmp = vl_msg_api_alloc (sizeof (*bmp));
   memset (bmp, 0, sizeof (*bmp));
@@ -417,7 +425,6 @@ vppcom_send_session_enable_disable (u8 is_enable)
 static int
 vppcom_app_session_enable (void)
 {
-  vppcom_main_t *vcm = &vppcom_main;
   int rv;
 
   if (vcm->app_state != STATE_APP_ENABLED)
@@ -428,7 +435,7 @@ vppcom_app_session_enable (void)
 	{
 	  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
 	    clib_warning ("[%d] Session enable timed out, rv = %s (%d)",
-			  vcm->my_pid, vppcom_retval_str (rv), rv);
+			  getpid (), vppcom_retval_str (rv), rv);
 	  return rv;
 	}
     }
@@ -439,11 +446,9 @@ static void
   vl_api_session_enable_disable_reply_t_handler
   (vl_api_session_enable_disable_reply_t * mp)
 {
-  vppcom_main_t *vcm = &vppcom_main;
-
   if (mp->retval)
     {
-      clib_warning ("[%d] session_enable_disable failed: %U", vcm->my_pid,
+      clib_warning ("[%d] session_enable_disable failed: %U", getpid (),
 		    format_api_error, ntohl (mp->retval));
     }
   else
@@ -453,8 +458,11 @@ static void
 static void
 vppcom_app_send_attach (void)
 {
-  vppcom_main_t *vcm = &vppcom_main;
   vl_api_application_attach_t *bmp;
+  u8 nsid_len = vec_len (vcm->cfg.namespace_id);
+  u8 app_is_proxy = (vcm->cfg.app_proxy_transport_tcp ||
+		     vcm->cfg.app_proxy_transport_udp);
+
   bmp = vl_msg_api_alloc (sizeof (*bmp));
   memset (bmp, 0, sizeof (*bmp));
 
@@ -463,18 +471,28 @@ vppcom_app_send_attach (void)
   bmp->context = htonl (0xfeedface);
   bmp->options[APP_OPTIONS_FLAGS] =
     APP_OPTIONS_FLAGS_ACCEPT_REDIRECT | APP_OPTIONS_FLAGS_ADD_SEGMENT |
-    APP_OPTIONS_FLAGS_USE_LOCAL_SCOPE | APP_OPTIONS_FLAGS_USE_GLOBAL_SCOPE;
+    (vcm->cfg.app_scope_local ? APP_OPTIONS_FLAGS_USE_LOCAL_SCOPE : 0) |
+    (vcm->cfg.app_scope_global ? APP_OPTIONS_FLAGS_USE_GLOBAL_SCOPE : 0) |
+    (app_is_proxy ? APP_OPTIONS_FLAGS_IS_PROXY : 0);
+  bmp->options[APP_OPTIONS_PROXY_TRANSPORT] =
+    (vcm->cfg.app_proxy_transport_tcp ? 1 << TRANSPORT_PROTO_TCP : 0) |
+    (vcm->cfg.app_proxy_transport_udp ? 1 << TRANSPORT_PROTO_UDP : 0);
   bmp->options[SESSION_OPTIONS_SEGMENT_SIZE] = vcm->cfg.segment_size;
   bmp->options[SESSION_OPTIONS_ADD_SEGMENT_SIZE] = vcm->cfg.add_segment_size;
   bmp->options[SESSION_OPTIONS_RX_FIFO_SIZE] = vcm->cfg.rx_fifo_size;
   bmp->options[SESSION_OPTIONS_TX_FIFO_SIZE] = vcm->cfg.tx_fifo_size;
+  if (nsid_len)
+    {
+      bmp->namespace_id_len = nsid_len;
+      clib_memcpy (bmp->namespace_id, vcm->cfg.namespace_id, nsid_len);
+      bmp->options[APP_OPTIONS_NAMESPACE_SECRET] = vcm->cfg.namespace_secret;
+    }
   vl_msg_api_send_shmem (vcm->vl_input_queue, (u8 *) & bmp);
 }
 
 static int
 vppcom_app_attach (void)
 {
-  vppcom_main_t *vcm = &vppcom_main;
   int rv;
 
   vppcom_app_send_attach ();
@@ -483,7 +501,7 @@ vppcom_app_attach (void)
     {
       if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
 	clib_warning ("[%d] application attach timed out, rv = %s (%d)",
-		      vcm->my_pid, vppcom_retval_str (rv), rv);
+		      getpid (), vppcom_retval_str (rv), rv);
       return rv;
     }
   return VPPCOM_OK;
@@ -492,7 +510,6 @@ vppcom_app_attach (void)
 static void
 vppcom_app_detach (void)
 {
-  vppcom_main_t *vcm = &vppcom_main;
   vl_api_application_detach_t *bmp;
   bmp = vl_msg_api_alloc (sizeof (*bmp));
   memset (bmp, 0, sizeof (*bmp));
@@ -507,7 +524,6 @@ static void
 vl_api_application_attach_reply_t_handler (vl_api_application_attach_reply_t *
 					   mp)
 {
-  vppcom_main_t *vcm = &vppcom_main;
   static svm_fifo_segment_create_args_t _a;
   svm_fifo_segment_create_args_t *a = &_a;
   int rv;
@@ -515,14 +531,14 @@ vl_api_application_attach_reply_t_handler (vl_api_application_attach_reply_t *
   memset (a, 0, sizeof (*a));
   if (mp->retval)
     {
-      clib_warning ("[%d] attach failed: %U", vcm->my_pid,
+      clib_warning ("[%d] attach failed: %U", getpid (),
 		    format_api_error, ntohl (mp->retval));
       return;
     }
 
   if (mp->segment_name_length == 0)
     {
-      clib_warning ("[%d] segment_name_length zero", vcm->my_pid);
+      clib_warning ("[%d] segment_name_length zero", getpid ());
       return;
     }
 
@@ -536,7 +552,7 @@ vl_api_application_attach_reply_t_handler (vl_api_application_attach_reply_t *
   vec_reset_length (a->new_segment_indices);
   if (PREDICT_FALSE (rv))
     {
-      clib_warning ("[%d] svm_fifo_segment_attach ('%s') failed", vcm->my_pid,
+      clib_warning ("[%d] svm_fifo_segment_attach ('%s') failed", getpid (),
 		    mp->segment_name);
       return;
     }
@@ -552,10 +568,8 @@ static void
 vl_api_application_detach_reply_t_handler (vl_api_application_detach_reply_t *
 					   mp)
 {
-  vppcom_main_t *vcm = &vppcom_main;
-
   if (mp->retval)
-    clib_warning ("[%d] detach failed: %U", vcm->my_pid, format_api_error,
+    clib_warning ("[%d] detach failed: %U", getpid (), format_api_error,
 		  ntohl (mp->retval));
 
   vcm->app_state = STATE_APP_ENABLED;
@@ -565,7 +579,6 @@ static void
 vl_api_disconnect_session_reply_t_handler (vl_api_disconnect_session_reply_t *
 					   mp)
 {
-  vppcom_main_t *vcm = &vppcom_main;
   uword *p;
 
   p = hash_get (vcm->session_index_by_vpp_handles, mp->handle);
@@ -579,7 +592,7 @@ vl_api_disconnect_session_reply_t_handler (vl_api_disconnect_session_reply_t *
 	{
 	  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
 	    clib_warning ("[%d] invalid session, sid (%u) has been closed!",
-			  vcm->my_pid, p[0]);
+			  getpid (), p[0]);
 	}
       hash_unset (vcm->session_index_by_vpp_handles, mp->handle);
       session->state = STATE_DISCONNECT;
@@ -588,19 +601,18 @@ vl_api_disconnect_session_reply_t_handler (vl_api_disconnect_session_reply_t *
   else
     {
       if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-	clib_warning ("[%d] couldn't find session key %llx", vcm->my_pid,
+	clib_warning ("[%d] couldn't find session key %llx", getpid (),
 		      mp->handle);
     }
 
   if (mp->retval)
-    clib_warning ("[%d] disconnect_session failed: %U", vcm->my_pid,
+    clib_warning ("[%d] disconnect_session failed: %U", getpid (),
 		  format_api_error, ntohl (mp->retval));
 }
 
 static void
 vl_api_map_another_segment_t_handler (vl_api_map_another_segment_t * mp)
 {
-  vppcom_main_t *vcm = &vppcom_main;
   static svm_fifo_segment_create_args_t _a;
   svm_fifo_segment_create_args_t *a = &_a;
   int rv;
@@ -614,18 +626,17 @@ vl_api_map_another_segment_t_handler (vl_api_map_another_segment_t * mp)
   if (PREDICT_FALSE (rv))
     {
       clib_warning ("[%d] svm_fifo_segment_attach ('%s') failed",
-		    vcm->my_pid, mp->segment_name);
+		    getpid (), mp->segment_name);
       return;
     }
   if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-    clib_warning ("[%d] mapped new segment '%s' size %d", vcm->my_pid,
+    clib_warning ("[%d] mapped new segment '%s' size %d", getpid (),
 		  mp->segment_name, mp->segment_size);
 }
 
 static void
 vl_api_disconnect_session_t_handler (vl_api_disconnect_session_t * mp)
 {
-  vppcom_main_t *vcm = &vppcom_main;
   session_t *session = 0;
   vl_api_disconnect_session_reply_t *rmp;
   uword *p;
@@ -641,7 +652,7 @@ vl_api_disconnect_session_t_handler (vl_api_disconnect_session_t * mp)
 	{
 	  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
 	    clib_warning ("[%d] invalid session, sid (%u) has been closed!",
-			  vcm->my_pid, p[0]);
+			  getpid (), p[0]);
 	}
       else
 	pool_put (vcm->sessions, session);
@@ -650,7 +661,7 @@ vl_api_disconnect_session_t_handler (vl_api_disconnect_session_t * mp)
     }
   else
     {
-      clib_warning ("[%d] couldn't find session key %llx", vcm->my_pid,
+      clib_warning ("[%d] couldn't find session key %llx", getpid (),
 		    mp->handle);
       rv = -11;
     }
@@ -667,7 +678,6 @@ vl_api_disconnect_session_t_handler (vl_api_disconnect_session_t * mp)
 static void
 vl_api_reset_session_t_handler (vl_api_reset_session_t * mp)
 {
-  vppcom_main_t *vcm = &vppcom_main;
   session_t *session = 0;
   vl_api_reset_session_reply_t *rmp;
   uword *p;
@@ -683,7 +693,7 @@ vl_api_reset_session_t_handler (vl_api_reset_session_t * mp)
 	{
 	  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
 	    clib_warning ("[%d] invalid session, sid (%u) has been closed!",
-			  vcm->my_pid, p[0]);
+			  getpid (), p[0]);
 	}
       else
 	pool_put (vcm->sessions, session);
@@ -692,7 +702,7 @@ vl_api_reset_session_t_handler (vl_api_reset_session_t * mp)
     }
   else
     {
-      clib_warning ("[%d] couldn't find session key %llx", vcm->my_pid,
+      clib_warning ("[%d] couldn't find session key %llx", getpid (),
 		    mp->handle);
       rv = -11;
     }
@@ -708,7 +718,6 @@ vl_api_reset_session_t_handler (vl_api_reset_session_t * mp)
 static void
 vl_api_connect_session_reply_t_handler (vl_api_connect_session_reply_t * mp)
 {
-  vppcom_main_t *vcm = &vppcom_main;
   session_t *session;
   u32 session_index;
   svm_fifo_t *rx_fifo, *tx_fifo;
@@ -717,14 +726,14 @@ vl_api_connect_session_reply_t_handler (vl_api_connect_session_reply_t * mp)
 
   if (mp->retval)
     {
-      clib_warning ("[%d] connect failed: %U", vcm->my_pid, format_api_error,
+      clib_warning ("[%d] connect failed: %U", getpid (), format_api_error,
 		    ntohl (mp->retval));
       return;
     }
 
   session_index = mp->context;
   if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-    clib_warning ("[%d] session_index = %d 0x%08x", vcm->my_pid,
+    clib_warning ("[%d] session_index = %d 0x%08x", getpid (),
 		  session_index, session_index);
 
   clib_spinlock_lock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
@@ -733,7 +742,7 @@ vl_api_connect_session_reply_t_handler (vl_api_connect_session_reply_t * mp)
       clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
       if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
 	clib_warning ("[%d] invalid session, sid %d is closed!",
-		      vcm->my_pid, session_index);
+		      getpid (), session_index);
       return;
     }
 
@@ -747,7 +756,7 @@ vl_api_connect_session_reply_t_handler (vl_api_connect_session_reply_t * mp)
       memset (a, 0, sizeof (*a));
       a->segment_name = (char *) mp->segment_name;
       if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-	clib_warning ("[%d] cut-thru segment: %s", vcm->my_pid,
+	clib_warning ("[%d] cut-thru segment: %s", getpid (),
 		      a->segment_name);
       rv = svm_fifo_segment_attach (a);
       vec_reset_length (a->new_segment_indices);
@@ -755,7 +764,7 @@ vl_api_connect_session_reply_t_handler (vl_api_connect_session_reply_t * mp)
 	{
 	  clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
 	  clib_warning ("[%d] sm_fifo_segment_attach ('%s') failed",
-			vcm->my_pid, a->segment_name);
+			getpid (), a->segment_name);
 	  return;
 	}
     }
@@ -764,7 +773,7 @@ vl_api_connect_session_reply_t_handler (vl_api_connect_session_reply_t * mp)
    * Setup session
    */
   if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-    clib_warning ("[%d] client sid %d", vcm->my_pid, session_index);
+    clib_warning ("[%d] client sid %d", getpid (), session_index);
 
   session = pool_elt_at_index (vcm->sessions, session_index);
   session->is_cut_thru = is_cut_thru;
@@ -789,7 +798,6 @@ vl_api_connect_session_reply_t_handler (vl_api_connect_session_reply_t * mp)
 static void
 vppcom_send_connect_sock (session_t * session, u32 session_index)
 {
-  vppcom_main_t *vcm = &vppcom_main;
   vl_api_connect_sock_t *cmp;
 
   /* Assumes caller as acquired the spinlock: vcm->sessions_lockp */
@@ -802,7 +810,7 @@ vppcom_send_connect_sock (session_t * session, u32 session_index)
 
   if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
     clib_warning ("[%d] session_index = %d 0x%08x",
-		  vcm->my_pid, session_index, session_index);
+		  getpid (), session_index, session_index);
 
   cmp->vrf = session->vrf;
   cmp->is_ip4 = session->peer_addr.is_ip4;
@@ -813,44 +821,28 @@ vppcom_send_connect_sock (session_t * session, u32 session_index)
   vl_msg_api_send_shmem (vcm->vl_input_queue, (u8 *) & cmp);
 }
 
-static int
-vppcom_send_disconnect (u32 session_index)
+static inline void
+vppcom_send_disconnect (session_t * session)
 {
-  vppcom_main_t *vcm = &vppcom_main;
   vl_api_disconnect_session_t *dmp;
-  session_t *session = 0;
-  int rv;
-
-  clib_spinlock_lock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-  rv = vppcom_session_at_index (session_index, &session);
-  if (PREDICT_FALSE (rv))
-    {
-      clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-	clib_warning ("[%d] invalid session, sid (%u) has been closed!",
-		      vcm->my_pid, session_index);
-      return rv;
-    }
 
+  /* Assumes caller as acquired the spinlock: vcm->sessions_lockp */
   dmp = vl_msg_api_alloc (sizeof (*dmp));
   memset (dmp, 0, sizeof (*dmp));
   dmp->_vl_msg_id = ntohs (VL_API_DISCONNECT_SESSION);
   dmp->client_index = vcm->my_client_index;
   dmp->handle = session->vpp_session_handle;
-  clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
   vl_msg_api_send_shmem (vcm->vl_input_queue, (u8 *) & dmp);
-  return VPPCOM_OK;
 }
 
 static void
 vl_api_bind_sock_reply_t_handler (vl_api_bind_sock_reply_t * mp)
 {
-  vppcom_main_t *vcm = &vppcom_main;
   session_t *session = 0;
   int rv;
 
   if (mp->retval)
-    clib_warning ("[%d] bind failed: %U", vcm->my_pid, format_api_error,
+    clib_warning ("[%d] bind failed: %U", getpid (), format_api_error,
 		  ntohl (mp->retval));
 
   ASSERT (vcm->bind_session_index != ~0);
@@ -871,7 +863,6 @@ vl_api_bind_sock_reply_t_handler (vl_api_bind_sock_reply_t * mp)
 static void
 vl_api_unbind_sock_reply_t_handler (vl_api_unbind_sock_reply_t * mp)
 {
-  vppcom_main_t *vcm = &vppcom_main;
   session_t *session = 0;
   int rv;
 
@@ -880,7 +871,7 @@ vl_api_unbind_sock_reply_t_handler (vl_api_unbind_sock_reply_t * mp)
   if (rv == VPPCOM_OK)
     {
       if ((VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1) && (mp->retval))
-	clib_warning ("[%d] unbind failed: %U", vcm->my_pid, format_api_error,
+	clib_warning ("[%d] unbind failed: %U", getpid (), format_api_error,
 		      ntohl (mp->retval));
 
       vcm->bind_session_index = ~0;
@@ -975,7 +966,6 @@ format_ip46_address (u8 * s, va_list * args)
 static void
 vl_api_accept_session_t_handler (vl_api_accept_session_t * mp)
 {
-  vppcom_main_t *vcm = &vppcom_main;
   vl_api_accept_session_reply_t *rmp;
   svm_fifo_t *rx_fifo, *tx_fifo;
   session_t *session;
@@ -984,7 +974,7 @@ vl_api_accept_session_t_handler (vl_api_accept_session_t * mp)
 
   if (!clib_fifo_free_elts (vcm->client_session_index_fifo))
     {
-      clib_warning ("[%d] client session queue is full!", vcm->my_pid);
+      clib_warning ("[%d] client session queue is full!", getpid ());
       rv = VNET_API_ERROR_QUEUE_FULL;
       goto send_reply;
     }
@@ -992,7 +982,7 @@ vl_api_accept_session_t_handler (vl_api_accept_session_t * mp)
   if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
     {
       u8 *ip_str = format (0, "%U", format_ip46_address, &mp->ip, mp->is_ip4);
-      clib_warning ("[%d] accepted session from: %s:%d", vcm->my_pid, ip_str,
+      clib_warning ("[%d] accepted session from: %s:%d", getpid (), ip_str,
 		    clib_net_to_host_u16 (mp->port));
       vec_free (ip_str);
     }
@@ -1046,7 +1036,6 @@ vl_api_connect_sock_t_handler (vl_api_connect_sock_t * mp)
 {
   static svm_fifo_segment_create_args_t _a;
   svm_fifo_segment_create_args_t *a = &_a;
-  vppcom_main_t *vcm = &vppcom_main;
   u32 session_index;
   svm_fifo_segment_private_t *seg;
   unix_shared_memory_queue_t *client_q;
@@ -1061,7 +1050,7 @@ vl_api_connect_sock_t_handler (vl_api_connect_sock_t * mp)
   if (!clib_fifo_free_elts (vcm->client_session_index_fifo))
     {
       if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-	clib_warning ("[%d] client session queue is full!", vcm->my_pid);
+	clib_warning ("[%d] client session queue is full!", getpid ());
       rv = VNET_API_ERROR_QUEUE_FULL;
       clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
       goto send_reply;
@@ -1070,7 +1059,7 @@ vl_api_connect_sock_t_handler (vl_api_connect_sock_t * mp)
   /* Create the segment */
   memset (a, 0, sizeof (*a));
   a->segment_name = (char *) format ((u8 *) a->segment_name, "%d:segment%d%c",
-				     vcm->my_pid, vcm->unique_segment_index++,
+				     getpid (), vcm->unique_segment_index++,
 				     0);
   a->segment_size = vcm->cfg.segment_size;
   a->preallocated_fifo_pairs = vcm->cfg.preallocated_fifo_pairs;
@@ -1082,14 +1071,14 @@ vl_api_connect_sock_t_handler (vl_api_connect_sock_t * mp)
     {
       if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
 	clib_warning ("[%d] svm_fifo_segment_create ('%s') failed",
-		      vcm->my_pid, a->segment_name);
+		      getpid (), a->segment_name);
       vec_reset_length (a->new_segment_indices);
       rv = VNET_API_ERROR_URI_FIFO_CREATE_FAILED;
       goto send_reply;
     }
 
   if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-    clib_warning ("[%d] created segment '%s'", vcm->my_pid, a->segment_name);
+    clib_warning ("[%d] created segment '%s'", getpid (), a->segment_name);
 
   pool_get (vcm->sessions, session);
   memset (session, 0, sizeof (*session));
@@ -1106,8 +1095,7 @@ vl_api_connect_sock_t_handler (vl_api_connect_sock_t * mp)
     {
       svm_fifo_segment_delete (seg);
       clib_warning ("[%d] rx fifo alloc failed, size %ld (0x%lx)",
-		    vcm->my_pid, vcm->cfg.rx_fifo_size,
-		    vcm->cfg.rx_fifo_size);
+		    getpid (), vcm->cfg.rx_fifo_size, vcm->cfg.rx_fifo_size);
       rv = VNET_API_ERROR_URI_FIFO_CREATE_FAILED;
       clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
       goto send_reply;
@@ -1121,7 +1109,7 @@ vl_api_connect_sock_t_handler (vl_api_connect_sock_t * mp)
       svm_fifo_segment_delete (seg);
       if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
 	clib_warning ("[%d] tx fifo alloc failed, size %ld (0x%lx)",
-		      vcm->my_pid, vcm->cfg.tx_fifo_size,
+		      getpid (), vcm->cfg.tx_fifo_size,
 		      vcm->cfg.tx_fifo_size);
       rv = VNET_API_ERROR_URI_FIFO_CREATE_FAILED;
       clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
@@ -1146,16 +1134,18 @@ vl_api_connect_sock_t_handler (vl_api_connect_sock_t * mp)
     event_q = session->vpp_event_queue =
       unix_shared_memory_queue_init (vcm->cfg.event_queue_size,
 				     sizeof (session_fifo_event_t),
-				     vcm->my_pid, 0 /* signal not sent */ );
+				     getpid (), 0 /* signal not sent */ );
     ssvm_pop_heap (oldheap);
     ssvm_unlock_non_recursive (sh);
   }
 
   session->state = STATE_ACCEPT;
-  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-    clib_warning ("[%d] Connected cut-thru to client: sid %d",
-		  vcm->my_pid, session_index);
   clib_fifo_add1 (vcm->client_session_index_fifo, session_index);
+  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
+    clib_warning
+      ("[%d] Connected cut-thru to client: sid %d, clib_fifo_elts %u!",
+       getpid (), session_index,
+       clib_fifo_elts (vcm->client_session_index_fifo));
   clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
 
 send_reply:
@@ -1185,7 +1175,6 @@ send_reply:
 static void
 vppcom_send_bind_sock (session_t * session)
 {
-  vppcom_main_t *vcm = &vppcom_main;
   vl_api_bind_sock_t *bmp;
 
   /* Assumes caller has acquired spinlock: vcm->sessions_lockp */
@@ -1208,7 +1197,6 @@ vppcom_send_bind_sock (session_t * session)
 static void
 vppcom_send_unbind_sock (u32 session_index)
 {
-  vppcom_main_t *vcm = &vppcom_main;
   vl_api_unbind_sock_t *ump;
   session_t *session = 0;
   int rv;
@@ -1220,7 +1208,7 @@ vppcom_send_unbind_sock (u32 session_index)
       clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
       if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
 	clib_warning ("[%d] invalid session, sid (%u) has been closed!",
-		      vcm->my_pid, session_index);
+		      getpid (), session_index);
       return;
     }
 
@@ -1254,7 +1242,6 @@ vppcom_session_unbind_cut_thru (session_t * session)
 static int
 vppcom_session_unbind (u32 session_index)
 {
-  vppcom_main_t *vcm = &vppcom_main;
   int rv;
 
   clib_spinlock_lock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
@@ -1263,7 +1250,7 @@ vppcom_session_unbind (u32 session_index)
       clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
       if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
 	clib_warning ("[%d] invalid session, sid (%u) has been closed!",
-		      vcm->my_pid, session_index);
+		      getpid (), session_index);
       return VPPCOM_EBADFD;
     }
   clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
@@ -1277,31 +1264,43 @@ vppcom_session_unbind (u32 session_index)
       vcm->bind_session_index = ~0;
       if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
 	clib_warning ("[%d] server unbind timed out, rv = %s (%d)",
-		      vcm->my_pid, vppcom_retval_str (rv), rv);
+		      getpid (), vppcom_retval_str (rv), rv);
       return rv;
     }
   return VPPCOM_OK;
 }
 
-static int
+static inline int
 vppcom_session_disconnect (u32 session_index)
 {
-  vppcom_main_t *vcm = &vppcom_main;
   int rv;
+  session_t *session;
 
-  rv = vppcom_send_disconnect (session_index);
-  if (PREDICT_FALSE (rv))
-    return rv;
-
-  rv = vppcom_wait_for_session_state_change (session_index, STATE_DISCONNECT,
-					     vcm->cfg.session_timeout);
+  clib_spinlock_lock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
+  rv = vppcom_session_at_index (session_index, &session);
   if (PREDICT_FALSE (rv))
     {
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-	clib_warning ("[%d] client disconnect timed out, rv = %s (%d)",
-		      vcm->my_pid, vppcom_retval_str (rv), rv);
+      clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
+      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
+	clib_warning ("[%d] invalid session, sid (%u) has been closed!",
+		      getpid (), session_index);
       return rv;
     }
+
+  if (!session->is_cut_thru)
+    {
+      vppcom_send_disconnect (session);
+      clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
+
+      rv = vppcom_wait_for_session_state_change (session_index,
+						 STATE_DISCONNECT, 1.0);
+      if ((VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0) && (rv < 0))
+	clib_warning ("[%d] disconnect (session %d) failed, rv = %s (%d)",
+		      getpid (), session_index, vppcom_retval_str (rv), rv);
+    }
+  else
+    clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
+
   return VPPCOM_OK;
 }
 
@@ -1355,7 +1354,6 @@ vppcom_cfg_init (vppcom_cfg_t * vcl_cfg)
 static void
 vppcom_cfg_heapsize (char *conf_fname)
 {
-  vppcom_main_t *vcm = &vppcom_main;
   vppcom_cfg_t *vcl_cfg = &vcm->cfg;
   FILE *fp;
   char inbuf[4096];
@@ -1366,6 +1364,8 @@ vppcom_cfg_heapsize (char *conf_fname)
   int i;
   u8 *sizep;
   u32 size;
+  void *vcl_mem;
+  void *heap;
 
   fp = fopen (conf_fname, "r");
   if (fp == NULL)
@@ -1432,7 +1432,7 @@ vppcom_cfg_heapsize (char *conf_fname)
 	      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
 		clib_warning ("[%d] parse error '%s %s', "
 			      "using default heapsize %lld (0x%llx)",
-			      vcm->my_pid, argv[i], argv[i + 1],
+			      getpid (), argv[i], argv[i + 1],
 			      vcl_cfg->heapsize, vcl_cfg->heapsize);
 	      goto defaulted;
 	    }
@@ -1446,7 +1446,7 @@ vppcom_cfg_heapsize (char *conf_fname)
 	      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
 		clib_warning ("[%d] parse error '%s %s', "
 			      "using default heapsize %lld (0x%llx)",
-			      vcm->my_pid, argv[i], argv[i + 1],
+			      getpid (), argv[i], argv[i + 1],
 			      vcl_cfg->heapsize, vcl_cfg->heapsize);
 	      goto defaulted;
 	    }
@@ -1458,17 +1458,41 @@ defaulted:
     fclose (fp);
   if (argv != NULL)
     free (argv);
-  if (!clib_mem_init (0, vcl_cfg->heapsize))
-    clib_warning ("[%d] vppcom heap allocation failure!", vcm->my_pid);
-  else if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-    clib_warning ("[%d] allocated vppcom heapsize %lld (0x%llx)",
-		  vcm->my_pid, vcl_cfg->heapsize, vcl_cfg->heapsize);
+
+  vcl_mem = mmap (0, vcl_cfg->heapsize, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE,
+		  MAP_SHARED | MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0);
+  if (vcl_mem <= 0)
+    {
+      clib_unix_error ("[%d] ERROR: mmap(0, %lld == 0x%llx, "
+		       "PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE,MAP_SHARED | MAP_ANONYMOUS, "
+		       "-1, 0) failed!",
+		       getpid (), vcl_cfg->heapsize, vcl_cfg->heapsize);
+      return;
+    }
+  heap = clib_mem_init (vcl_mem, vcl_cfg->heapsize);
+  if (!heap)
+    {
+      clib_warning ("[%d] ERROR: clib_mem_init() failed!", getpid ());
+      return;
+    }
+  vcl_mem = clib_mem_alloc (sizeof (_vppcom_main));
+  if (!vcl_mem)
+    {
+      clib_warning ("[%d] ERROR: clib_mem_alloc() failed!", getpid ());
+      return;
+    }
+
+  clib_memcpy (vcl_mem, &_vppcom_main, sizeof (_vppcom_main));
+  vcm = vcl_mem;
+
+  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
+    clib_warning ("[%d] allocated VCL heap = %p, size %lld (0x%llx)",
+		  getpid (), heap, vcl_cfg->heapsize, vcl_cfg->heapsize);
 }
 
 static void
 vppcom_cfg_read (char *conf_fname)
 {
-  vppcom_main_t *vcm = &vppcom_main;
   vppcom_cfg_t *vcl_cfg = &vcm->cfg;
   int fd;
   unformat_input_t _input, *input = &_input;
@@ -1483,22 +1507,21 @@ vppcom_cfg_read (char *conf_fname)
     {
       if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
 	clib_warning ("[%d] open configuration file '%s' failed!",
-		      vcm->my_pid, conf_fname);
+		      getpid (), conf_fname);
       goto file_done;
     }
 
   if (fstat (fd, &s) < 0)
     {
       if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-	clib_warning ("[%d] failed to stat `%s'", vcm->my_pid, conf_fname);
+	clib_warning ("[%d] failed to stat `%s'", getpid (), conf_fname);
       goto file_done;
     }
 
   if (!(S_ISREG (s.st_mode) || S_ISLNK (s.st_mode)))
     {
       if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-	clib_warning ("[%d] not a regular file `%s'", vcm->my_pid,
-		      conf_fname);
+	clib_warning ("[%d] not a regular file `%s'", getpid (), conf_fname);
       goto file_done;
     }
 
@@ -1509,7 +1532,7 @@ vppcom_cfg_read (char *conf_fname)
       (void) unformat_user (input, unformat_line_input, line_input);
       unformat_skip_white_space (line_input);
 
-      if (unformat (line_input, "vppcom {"))
+      if (unformat (line_input, "vcl {"))
 	{
 	  vc_cfg_input = 1;
 	  continue;
@@ -1523,7 +1546,7 @@ vppcom_cfg_read (char *conf_fname)
 	      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
 		clib_warning ("[%d] configured heapsize %s, "
 			      "actual heapsize %lld (0x%llx)",
-			      vcm->my_pid, chroot_path, vcl_cfg->heapsize,
+			      getpid (), chroot_path, vcl_cfg->heapsize,
 			      vcl_cfg->heapsize);
 	      vec_free (chroot_path);
 	    }
@@ -1533,34 +1556,34 @@ vppcom_cfg_read (char *conf_fname)
 	      vl_set_memory_root_path ((char *) chroot_path);
 	      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
 		clib_warning ("[%d] configured api-prefix %s",
-			      vcm->my_pid, chroot_path);
+			      getpid (), chroot_path);
 	      chroot_path = 0;	/* Don't vec_free() it! */
 	    }
 	  else if (unformat (line_input, "uid %d", &uid))
 	    {
 	      vl_set_memory_uid (uid);
 	      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-		clib_warning ("[%d] configured uid %d", vcm->my_pid, uid);
+		clib_warning ("[%d] configured uid %d", getpid (), uid);
 	    }
 	  else if (unformat (line_input, "gid %d", &gid))
 	    {
 	      vl_set_memory_gid (gid);
 	      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-		clib_warning ("[%d] configured gid %d", vcm->my_pid, gid);
+		clib_warning ("[%d] configured gid %d", getpid (), gid);
 	    }
-	  else if (unformat (line_input, "segment-baseva 0x%llx",
+	  else if (unformat (line_input, "segment-baseva 0x%lx",
 			     &vcl_cfg->segment_baseva))
 	    {
 	      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-		clib_warning ("[%d] configured segment_baseva 0x%llx",
-			      vcm->my_pid, vcl_cfg->segment_baseva);
+		clib_warning ("[%d] configured segment_baseva 0x%lx",
+			      getpid (), vcl_cfg->segment_baseva);
 	    }
 	  else if (unformat (line_input, "segment-size 0x%lx",
 			     &vcl_cfg->segment_size))
 	    {
 	      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
 		clib_warning ("[%d] configured segment_size 0x%lx (%ld)",
-			      vcm->my_pid, vcl_cfg->segment_size,
+			      getpid (), vcl_cfg->segment_size,
 			      vcl_cfg->segment_size);
 	    }
 	  else if (unformat (line_input, "segment-size %ld",
@@ -1568,7 +1591,7 @@ vppcom_cfg_read (char *conf_fname)
 	    {
 	      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
 		clib_warning ("[%d] configured segment_size %ld (0x%lx)",
-			      vcm->my_pid, vcl_cfg->segment_size,
+			      getpid (), vcl_cfg->segment_size,
 			      vcl_cfg->segment_size);
 	    }
 	  else if (unformat (line_input, "add-segment-size 0x%lx",
@@ -1577,7 +1600,7 @@ vppcom_cfg_read (char *conf_fname)
 	      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
 		clib_warning
 		  ("[%d] configured add_segment_size 0x%lx (%ld)",
-		   vcm->my_pid, vcl_cfg->add_segment_size,
+		   getpid (), vcl_cfg->add_segment_size,
 		   vcl_cfg->add_segment_size);
 	    }
 	  else if (unformat (line_input, "add-segment-size %ld",
@@ -1586,7 +1609,7 @@ vppcom_cfg_read (char *conf_fname)
 	      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
 		clib_warning
 		  ("[%d] configured add_segment_size %ld (0x%lx)",
-		   vcm->my_pid, vcl_cfg->add_segment_size,
+		   getpid (), vcl_cfg->add_segment_size,
 		   vcl_cfg->add_segment_size);
 	    }
 	  else if (unformat (line_input, "preallocated-fifo-pairs %d",
@@ -1594,7 +1617,7 @@ vppcom_cfg_read (char *conf_fname)
 	    {
 	      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
 		clib_warning ("[%d] configured preallocated_fifo_pairs "
-			      "%d (0x%x)", vcm->my_pid,
+			      "%d (0x%x)", getpid (),
 			      vcl_cfg->preallocated_fifo_pairs,
 			      vcl_cfg->preallocated_fifo_pairs);
 	    }
@@ -1603,7 +1626,7 @@ vppcom_cfg_read (char *conf_fname)
 	    {
 	      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
 		clib_warning ("[%d] configured rx_fifo_size 0x%lx (%ld)",
-			      vcm->my_pid, vcl_cfg->rx_fifo_size,
+			      getpid (), vcl_cfg->rx_fifo_size,
 			      vcl_cfg->rx_fifo_size);
 	    }
 	  else if (unformat (line_input, "rx-fifo-size %ld",
@@ -1611,7 +1634,7 @@ vppcom_cfg_read (char *conf_fname)
 	    {
 	      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
 		clib_warning ("[%d] configured rx_fifo_size %ld (0x%lx)",
-			      vcm->my_pid, vcl_cfg->rx_fifo_size,
+			      getpid (), vcl_cfg->rx_fifo_size,
 			      vcl_cfg->rx_fifo_size);
 	    }
 	  else if (unformat (line_input, "tx-fifo-size 0x%lx",
@@ -1619,7 +1642,7 @@ vppcom_cfg_read (char *conf_fname)
 	    {
 	      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
 		clib_warning ("[%d] configured tx_fifo_size 0x%lx (%ld)",
-			      vcm->my_pid, vcl_cfg->tx_fifo_size,
+			      getpid (), vcl_cfg->tx_fifo_size,
 			      vcl_cfg->tx_fifo_size);
 	    }
 	  else if (unformat (line_input, "tx-fifo-size %ld",
@@ -1627,7 +1650,7 @@ vppcom_cfg_read (char *conf_fname)
 	    {
 	      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
 		clib_warning ("[%d] configured tx_fifo_size %ld (0x%lx)",
-			      vcm->my_pid, vcl_cfg->tx_fifo_size,
+			      getpid (), vcl_cfg->tx_fifo_size,
 			      vcl_cfg->tx_fifo_size);
 	    }
 	  else if (unformat (line_input, "event-queue-size 0x%lx",
@@ -1635,7 +1658,7 @@ vppcom_cfg_read (char *conf_fname)
 	    {
 	      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
 		clib_warning ("[%d] configured event_queue_size 0x%lx (%ld)",
-			      vcm->my_pid, vcl_cfg->event_queue_size,
+			      getpid (), vcl_cfg->event_queue_size,
 			      vcl_cfg->event_queue_size);
 	    }
 	  else if (unformat (line_input, "event-queue-size %ld",
@@ -1643,7 +1666,7 @@ vppcom_cfg_read (char *conf_fname)
 	    {
 	      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
 		clib_warning ("[%d] configured event_queue_size %ld (0x%lx)",
-			      vcm->my_pid, vcl_cfg->event_queue_size,
+			      getpid (), vcl_cfg->event_queue_size,
 			      vcl_cfg->event_queue_size);
 	    }
 	  else if (unformat (line_input, "listen-queue-size 0x%lx",
@@ -1651,7 +1674,7 @@ vppcom_cfg_read (char *conf_fname)
 	    {
 	      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
 		clib_warning ("[%d] configured listen_queue_size 0x%lx (%ld)",
-			      vcm->my_pid, vcl_cfg->listen_queue_size,
+			      getpid (), vcl_cfg->listen_queue_size,
 			      vcl_cfg->listen_queue_size);
 	    }
 	  else if (unformat (line_input, "listen-queue-size %ld",
@@ -1659,7 +1682,7 @@ vppcom_cfg_read (char *conf_fname)
 	    {
 	      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
 		clib_warning ("[%d] configured listen_queue_size %ld (0x%lx)",
-			      vcm->my_pid, vcl_cfg->listen_queue_size,
+			      getpid (), vcl_cfg->listen_queue_size,
 			      vcl_cfg->listen_queue_size);
 	    }
 	  else if (unformat (line_input, "app-timeout %f",
@@ -1667,28 +1690,84 @@ vppcom_cfg_read (char *conf_fname)
 	    {
 	      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
 		clib_warning ("[%d] configured app_timeout %f",
-			      vcm->my_pid, vcl_cfg->app_timeout);
+			      getpid (), vcl_cfg->app_timeout);
 	    }
 	  else if (unformat (line_input, "session-timeout %f",
 			     &vcl_cfg->session_timeout))
 	    {
 	      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
 		clib_warning ("[%d] configured session_timeout %f",
-			      vcm->my_pid, vcl_cfg->session_timeout);
+			      getpid (), vcl_cfg->session_timeout);
 	    }
 	  else if (unformat (line_input, "accept-timeout %f",
 			     &vcl_cfg->accept_timeout))
 	    {
 	      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
 		clib_warning ("[%d] configured accept_timeout %f",
-			      vcm->my_pid, vcl_cfg->accept_timeout);
+			      getpid (), vcl_cfg->accept_timeout);
+	    }
+	  else if (unformat (line_input, "app-proxy-transport-tcp"))
+	    {
+	      vcl_cfg->app_proxy_transport_tcp = 1;
+	      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
+		clib_warning ("[%d] configured app_proxy_transport_tcp (%d)",
+			      getpid (), vcl_cfg->app_proxy_transport_tcp);
+	    }
+	  else if (unformat (line_input, "app-proxy-transport-udp"))
+	    {
+	      vcl_cfg->app_proxy_transport_udp = 1;
+	      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
+		clib_warning ("[%d] configured app_proxy_transport_udp (%d)",
+			      getpid (), vcl_cfg->app_proxy_transport_udp);
+	    }
+	  else if (unformat (line_input, "app-scope-local"))
+	    {
+	      vcl_cfg->app_scope_local = 1;
+	      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
+		clib_warning ("[%d] configured app_scope_local (%d)",
+			      getpid (), vcl_cfg->app_scope_local);
+	    }
+	  else if (unformat (line_input, "app-scope-global"))
+	    {
+	      vcl_cfg->app_scope_global = 1;
+	      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
+		clib_warning ("[%d] configured app_scope_global (%d)",
+			      getpid (), vcl_cfg->app_scope_global);
+	    }
+	  else if (unformat (line_input, "namespace-secret %lu",
+			     &vcl_cfg->namespace_secret))
+	    {
+	      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
+		clib_warning
+		  ("[%d] configured namespace_secret %lu (0x%lx)",
+		   getpid (), vcl_cfg->namespace_secret,
+		   vcl_cfg->namespace_secret);
+	    }
+	  else if (unformat (line_input, "namespace-id %v",
+			     &vcl_cfg->namespace_id))
+	    {
+	      vl_api_application_attach_t *mp;
+	      u32 max_nsid_vec_len = sizeof (mp->namespace_id) - 1;
+	      u32 nsid_vec_len = vec_len (vcl_cfg->namespace_id);
+	      if (nsid_vec_len > max_nsid_vec_len)
+		{
+		  _vec_len (vcl_cfg->namespace_id) = max_nsid_vec_len;
+		  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
+		    clib_warning ("[%d] configured namespace_id is too long,"
+				  " truncated to %d characters!", getpid (),
+				  max_nsid_vec_len);
+		}
+
+	      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
+		clib_warning ("[%d] configured namespace_id %v",
+			      getpid (), vcl_cfg->namespace_id);
 	    }
 	  else if (unformat (line_input, "}"))
 	    {
 	      vc_cfg_input = 0;
 	      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
 		clib_warning ("[%d] completed parsing vppcom config!",
-			      vcm->my_pid);
+			      getpid ());
 	      goto input_done;
 	    }
 	  else
@@ -1696,7 +1775,7 @@ vppcom_cfg_read (char *conf_fname)
 	      if (line_input->buffer[line_input->index] != '#')
 		{
 		  clib_warning ("[%d] Unknown vppcom config option: '%s'",
-				vcm->my_pid, (char *)
+				getpid (), (char *)
 				&line_input->buffer[line_input->index]);
 		}
 	    }
@@ -1717,7 +1796,6 @@ file_done:
 int
 vppcom_app_create (char *app_name)
 {
-  vppcom_main_t *vcm = &vppcom_main;
   vppcom_cfg_t *vcl_cfg = &vcm->cfg;
   u8 *heap;
   mheap_t *h;
@@ -1726,22 +1804,103 @@ vppcom_app_create (char *app_name)
   if (!vcm->init)
     {
       char *conf_fname;
+      char *env_var_str;
 
       vcm->init = 1;
-      vcm->my_pid = getpid ();
-      clib_fifo_validate (vcm->client_session_index_fifo,
-			  vcm->cfg.listen_queue_size);
       vppcom_cfg_init (vcl_cfg);
-      conf_fname = getenv (VPPCOM_CONF_ENV);
+      env_var_str = getenv (VPPCOM_ENV_DEBUG);
+      if (env_var_str)
+	{
+	  u32 tmp;
+	  if (sscanf (env_var_str, "%u", &tmp) != 1)
+	    clib_warning ("[%d] Invalid debug level specified in "
+			  "the environment variable "
+			  VPPCOM_ENV_DEBUG
+			  " (%s)!\n", getpid (), env_var_str);
+	  else
+	    {
+	      vcm->debug = tmp;
+	      clib_warning ("[%d] configured debug level (%u) from "
+			    VPPCOM_ENV_DEBUG "!", getpid (), vcm->debug);
+	    }
+	}
+      conf_fname = getenv (VPPCOM_ENV_CONF);
       if (!conf_fname)
 	{
 	  conf_fname = VPPCOM_CONF_DEFAULT;
 	  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-	    clib_warning ("[%d] getenv '%s' failed!", vcm->my_pid,
-			  VPPCOM_CONF_ENV);
+	    clib_warning ("[%d] getenv '%s' failed!", getpid (),
+			  VPPCOM_ENV_CONF);
 	}
       vppcom_cfg_heapsize (conf_fname);
+      clib_fifo_validate (vcm->client_session_index_fifo,
+			  vcm->cfg.listen_queue_size);
       vppcom_cfg_read (conf_fname);
+      env_var_str = getenv (VPPCOM_ENV_APP_NAMESPACE_ID);
+      if (env_var_str)
+	{
+	  u32 ns_id_vec_len = strlen (env_var_str);
+
+	  vec_reset_length (vcm->cfg.namespace_id);
+	  vec_validate (vcm->cfg.namespace_id, ns_id_vec_len - 1);
+	  clib_memcpy (vcm->cfg.namespace_id, env_var_str, ns_id_vec_len);
+
+	  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
+	    clib_warning ("[%d] configured namespace_id (%v) from "
+			  VPPCOM_ENV_APP_NAMESPACE_ID "!", getpid (),
+			  vcm->cfg.namespace_id);
+	}
+      env_var_str = getenv (VPPCOM_ENV_APP_NAMESPACE_SECRET);
+      if (env_var_str)
+	{
+	  u64 tmp;
+	  if (sscanf (env_var_str, "%lu", &tmp) != 1)
+	    clib_warning ("[%d] Invalid namespace secret specified in "
+			  "the environment variable "
+			  VPPCOM_ENV_APP_NAMESPACE_SECRET
+			  " (%s)!\n", getpid (), env_var_str);
+	  else
+	    {
+	      vcm->cfg.namespace_secret = tmp;
+	      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
+		clib_warning ("[%d] configured namespace secret (%lu) from "
+			      VPPCOM_ENV_APP_NAMESPACE_ID "!", getpid (),
+			      vcm->cfg.namespace_secret);
+	    }
+	}
+      if (getenv (VPPCOM_ENV_APP_PROXY_TRANSPORT_TCP))
+	{
+	  vcm->cfg.app_proxy_transport_tcp = 1;
+	  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
+	    clib_warning ("[%d] configured app_proxy_transport_tcp (%u) from "
+			  VPPCOM_ENV_APP_PROXY_TRANSPORT_TCP "!", getpid (),
+			  vcm->cfg.app_proxy_transport_tcp);
+	}
+      if (getenv (VPPCOM_ENV_APP_PROXY_TRANSPORT_UDP))
+	{
+	  vcm->cfg.app_proxy_transport_udp = 1;
+	  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
+	    clib_warning ("[%d] configured app_proxy_transport_udp (%u) from "
+			  VPPCOM_ENV_APP_PROXY_TRANSPORT_UDP "!", getpid (),
+			  vcm->cfg.app_proxy_transport_udp);
+	}
+      if (getenv (VPPCOM_ENV_APP_SCOPE_LOCAL))
+	{
+	  vcm->cfg.app_scope_local = 1;
+	  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
+	    clib_warning ("[%d] configured app_scope_local (%u) from "
+			  VPPCOM_ENV_APP_SCOPE_LOCAL "!", getpid (),
+			  vcm->cfg.app_scope_local);
+	}
+      if (getenv (VPPCOM_ENV_APP_SCOPE_GLOBAL))
+	{
+	  vcm->cfg.app_scope_global = 1;
+	  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
+	    clib_warning ("[%d] configured app_scope_global (%u) from "
+			  VPPCOM_ENV_APP_SCOPE_GLOBAL "!", getpid (),
+			  vcm->cfg.app_scope_global);
+	}
+
       vcm->bind_session_index = ~0;
       vcm->main_cpu = os_get_thread_index ();
       heap = clib_mem_get_per_cpu_heap ();
@@ -1766,36 +1925,36 @@ vppcom_app_create (char *app_name)
       rv = vppcom_connect_to_vpp (app_name);
       if (rv)
 	{
-	  clib_warning ("[%d] couldn't connect to VPP.", vcm->my_pid);
+	  clib_warning ("[%d] couldn't connect to VPP.", getpid ());
 	  return rv;
 	}
 
       if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-	clib_warning ("[%d] sending session enable", vcm->my_pid);
+	clib_warning ("[%d] sending session enable", getpid ());
 
       rv = vppcom_app_session_enable ();
       if (rv)
 	{
 	  clib_warning ("[%d] vppcom_app_session_enable() failed!",
-			vcm->my_pid);
+			getpid ());
 	  return rv;
 	}
 
       if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-	clib_warning ("[%d] sending app attach", vcm->my_pid);
+	clib_warning ("[%d] sending app attach", getpid ());
 
       rv = vppcom_app_attach ();
       if (rv)
 	{
-	  clib_warning ("[%d] vppcom_app_attach() failed!", vcm->my_pid);
+	  clib_warning ("[%d] vppcom_app_attach() failed!", getpid ());
 	  return rv;
 	}
-    }
 
-  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-    clib_warning ("[%d] app_name '%s', my_client_index %d (0x%x)",
-		  vcm->my_pid, app_name, vcm->my_client_index,
-		  vcm->my_client_index);
+      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
+	clib_warning ("[%d] app_name '%s', my_client_index %d (0x%x)",
+		      getpid (), app_name, vcm->my_client_index,
+		      vcm->my_client_index);
+    }
 
   return VPPCOM_OK;
 }
@@ -1803,7 +1962,6 @@ vppcom_app_create (char *app_name)
 void
 vppcom_app_destroy (void)
 {
-  vppcom_main_t *vcm = &vppcom_main;
   int rv;
 
   if (vcm->my_client_index == ~0)
@@ -1811,7 +1969,7 @@ vppcom_app_destroy (void)
 
   if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
     clib_warning ("[%d] detaching from VPP, my_client_index %d (0x%x)",
-		  vcm->my_pid, vcm->my_client_index, vcm->my_client_index);
+		  getpid (), vcm->my_client_index, vcm->my_client_index);
 
   vppcom_app_detach ();
   rv = vppcom_wait_for_app_state_change (STATE_APP_ENABLED);
@@ -1819,7 +1977,7 @@ vppcom_app_destroy (void)
     {
       if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
 	clib_warning ("[%d] application detach timed out, rv = %s (%d)",
-		      vcm->my_pid, vppcom_retval_str (rv), rv);
+		      getpid (), vppcom_retval_str (rv), rv);
     }
   vl_client_disconnect_from_vlib ();
   vcm->my_client_index = ~0;
@@ -1829,7 +1987,6 @@ vppcom_app_destroy (void)
 int
 vppcom_session_create (u32 vrf, u8 proto, u8 is_nonblocking)
 {
-  vppcom_main_t *vcm = &vppcom_main;
   session_t *session;
   u32 session_index;
 
@@ -1845,7 +2002,7 @@ vppcom_session_create (u32 vrf, u8 proto, u8 is_nonblocking)
   clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
 
   if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-    clib_warning ("[%d] sid %d", vcm->my_pid, session_index);
+    clib_warning ("[%d] sid %d", getpid (), session_index);
 
   return (int) session_index;
 }
@@ -1853,9 +2010,16 @@ vppcom_session_create (u32 vrf, u8 proto, u8 is_nonblocking)
 int
 vppcom_session_close (uint32_t session_index)
 {
-  vppcom_main_t *vcm = &vppcom_main;
   session_t *session = 0;
   int rv;
+  u8 is_server;
+  u8 is_listen;
+  u8 is_cut_thru;
+  u8 is_vep;
+  u8 is_vep_session;
+  u32 next_sid;
+  u32 vep_idx;
+  session_state_t state;
 
   clib_spinlock_lock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
   rv = vppcom_session_at_index (session_index, &session);
@@ -1863,26 +2027,31 @@ vppcom_session_close (uint32_t session_index)
     {
       if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
 	clib_warning ("[%d] invalid session, sid (%u) has been closed!",
-		      vcm->my_pid, session_index);
+		      getpid (), session_index);
       clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
       goto done;
     }
+  is_server = session->is_server;
+  is_listen = session->is_listen;
+  is_cut_thru = session->is_cut_thru;
+  is_vep = session->is_vep;
+  is_vep_session = session->is_vep_session;
+  next_sid = session->vep.next_sid;
+  vep_idx = session->vep.vep_idx;
+  state = session->state;
   clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
 
   if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-    clib_warning ("[%d] sid %d", vcm->my_pid, session_index);
+    clib_warning ("[%d] sid %d", getpid (), session_index);
 
-  if (session->is_vep)
+  if (is_vep)
     {
-      u32 next_sid;
-      for (next_sid = session->vep.next_sid; next_sid != ~0;
-	   next_sid = session->vep.next_sid)
+      while (next_sid != ~0)
 	{
 	  rv = vppcom_epoll_ctl (session_index, EPOLL_CTL_DEL, next_sid, 0);
 	  if ((VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0) && (rv < 0))
 	    clib_warning ("[%d] EPOLL_CTL_DEL vep_idx %u, sid %u failed, "
-			  "rv = %s (%d)", session_index, next_sid,
-			  vcm->my_pid, session_index,
+			  "rv = %s (%d)", getpid (), vep_idx, next_sid,
 			  vppcom_retval_str (rv), rv);
 
 	  clib_spinlock_lock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
@@ -1892,67 +2061,49 @@ vppcom_session_close (uint32_t session_index)
 	      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
 		clib_warning
 		  ("[%d] invalid session, sid (%u) has been closed!",
-		   vcm->my_pid, session_index);
+		   getpid (), session_index);
 	      clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
 	      goto done;
 	    }
+	  next_sid = session->vep.next_sid;
 	  clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
 	}
     }
   else
     {
-      if (session->is_vep_session)
+      if (is_vep_session)
 	{
-	  u32 vep_idx = session->vep.vep_idx;
 	  rv = vppcom_epoll_ctl (vep_idx, EPOLL_CTL_DEL, session_index, 0);
 	  if ((VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0) && (rv < 0))
 	    clib_warning ("[%d] EPOLL_CTL_DEL vep_idx %u, sid %u failed, "
-			  "rv = %s (%d)", vep_idx, session_index,
-			  vcm->my_pid, session_index,
+			  "rv = %s (%d)", getpid (), vep_idx, session_index,
 			  vppcom_retval_str (rv), rv);
-
-	  clib_spinlock_lock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-	  rv = vppcom_session_at_index (session_index, &session);
-	  if (PREDICT_FALSE (rv))
-	    {
-	      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-		clib_warning
-		  ("[%d] invalid session, sid (%u) has been closed!",
-		   vcm->my_pid, session_index);
-	      clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-	      goto done;
-	    }
-	  clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
 	}
 
-      if (session->is_cut_thru && session->is_server &&
-	  (session->state == STATE_ACCEPT))
+      if (is_cut_thru && is_server && (state == STATE_ACCEPT))
 	{
 	  rv = vppcom_session_unbind_cut_thru (session);
 	  if ((VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0) && (rv < 0))
 	    clib_warning ("[%d] unbind cut-thru (session %d) failed, "
 			  "rv = %s (%d)",
-			  vcm->my_pid, session_index,
+			  getpid (), session_index,
 			  vppcom_retval_str (rv), rv);
 	}
-      else if (session->is_server && session->is_listen)
+      else if (is_server && is_listen)
 	{
 	  rv = vppcom_session_unbind (session_index);
 	  if ((VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0) && (rv < 0))
 	    clib_warning ("[%d] unbind (session %d) failed, rv = %s (%d)",
-			  vcm->my_pid, session_index,
-			  vppcom_retval_str (rv), rv);
-	}
-      else if (session->state == STATE_CONNECT)
-	{
-	  rv = vppcom_session_disconnect (session_index);
-	  if ((VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0) && (rv < 0))
-	    clib_warning ("[%d] disconnect (session %d) failed, rv = %s (%d)",
-			  vcm->my_pid, session_index,
+			  getpid (), session_index,
 			  vppcom_retval_str (rv), rv);
 	}
+      else if (state == STATE_CONNECT)
+	if (vppcom_session_disconnect (session_index))
+	  goto done;
     }
+  clib_spinlock_lock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
   pool_put_index (vcm->sessions, session_index);
+  clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
 done:
   return rv;
 }
@@ -1960,7 +2111,6 @@ done:
 int
 vppcom_session_bind (uint32_t session_index, vppcom_endpt_t * ep)
 {
-  vppcom_main_t *vcm = &vppcom_main;
   session_t *session = 0;
   int rv;
 
@@ -1974,7 +2124,7 @@ vppcom_session_bind (uint32_t session_index, vppcom_endpt_t * ep)
       clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
       if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
 	clib_warning ("[%d] invalid session, sid (%u) has been closed!",
-		      vcm->my_pid, session_index);
+		      getpid (), session_index);
       return rv;
     }
 
@@ -1983,7 +2133,7 @@ vppcom_session_bind (uint32_t session_index, vppcom_endpt_t * ep)
       clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
       if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
 	clib_warning ("[%d] invalid session, sid (%u) is an epoll session!",
-		      vcm->my_pid, session_index);
+		      getpid (), session_index);
       return VPPCOM_EBADFD;
     }
 
@@ -1994,7 +2144,7 @@ vppcom_session_bind (uint32_t session_index, vppcom_endpt_t * ep)
 
   if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
     clib_warning ("[%d] sid %d, bound to lcl address %U lcl port %u",
-		  vcm->my_pid, session_index, format_ip46_address,
+		  getpid (), session_index, format_ip46_address,
 		  &session->lcl_addr.ip46, session->lcl_addr.is_ip4,
 		  clib_net_to_host_u16 (session->lcl_port));
 
@@ -2005,7 +2155,6 @@ vppcom_session_bind (uint32_t session_index, vppcom_endpt_t * ep)
 int
 vppcom_session_listen (uint32_t listen_session_index, uint32_t q_len)
 {
-  vppcom_main_t *vcm = &vppcom_main;
   session_t *listen_session = 0;
   int rv;
 
@@ -2016,7 +2165,7 @@ vppcom_session_listen (uint32_t listen_session_index, uint32_t q_len)
       clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
       if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
 	clib_warning ("[%d] invalid session, sid (%u) has been closed!",
-		      vcm->my_pid, listen_session_index);
+		      getpid (), listen_session_index);
       return rv;
     }
 
@@ -2025,12 +2174,21 @@ vppcom_session_listen (uint32_t listen_session_index, uint32_t q_len)
       clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
       if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
 	clib_warning ("[%d] invalid session, sid (%u) is an epoll session!",
-		      vcm->my_pid, listen_session_index);
+		      getpid (), listen_session_index);
       return VPPCOM_EBADFD;
     }
 
+  if (listen_session->is_listen)
+    {
+      clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
+      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
+	clib_warning ("[%d] sid (%u) is already in listen state!",
+		      getpid (), listen_session_index);
+      return VPPCOM_OK;
+    }
+
   if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-    clib_warning ("[%d] sid %d", vcm->my_pid, listen_session_index);
+    clib_warning ("[%d] sid %d", getpid (), listen_session_index);
 
   ASSERT (vcm->bind_session_index == ~0);
   vcm->bind_session_index = listen_session_index;
@@ -2044,7 +2202,7 @@ vppcom_session_listen (uint32_t listen_session_index, uint32_t q_len)
       vcm->bind_session_index = ~0;
       if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
 	clib_warning ("[%d] server listen timed out, rv = %d (%d)",
-		      vcm->my_pid, vppcom_retval_str (rv), rv);
+		      getpid (), vppcom_retval_str (rv), rv);
       return rv;
     }
 
@@ -2055,7 +2213,7 @@ vppcom_session_listen (uint32_t listen_session_index, uint32_t q_len)
       clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
       if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
 	clib_warning ("[%d] invalid session, sid (%u) has been closed!",
-		      vcm->my_pid, listen_session_index);
+		      getpid (), listen_session_index);
       return rv;
     }
   listen_session->is_listen = 1;
@@ -2069,7 +2227,6 @@ int
 vppcom_session_accept (uint32_t listen_session_index, vppcom_endpt_t * ep,
 		       double wait_for_time)
 {
-  vppcom_main_t *vcm = &vppcom_main;
   session_t *listen_session = 0;
   session_t *client_session = 0;
   u32 client_session_index;
@@ -2083,7 +2240,7 @@ vppcom_session_accept (uint32_t listen_session_index, vppcom_endpt_t * ep,
       clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
       if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
 	clib_warning ("[%d] invalid session, sid (%u) has been closed!",
-		      vcm->my_pid, listen_session_index);
+		      getpid (), listen_session_index);
       return rv;
     }
 
@@ -2092,7 +2249,7 @@ vppcom_session_accept (uint32_t listen_session_index, vppcom_endpt_t * ep,
       clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
       if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
 	clib_warning ("[%d] invalid session, sid (%u) is an epoll session!",
-		      vcm->my_pid, listen_session_index);
+		      getpid (), listen_session_index);
       return VPPCOM_EBADFD;
     }
 
@@ -2101,7 +2258,7 @@ vppcom_session_accept (uint32_t listen_session_index, vppcom_endpt_t * ep,
       clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
       if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
 	clib_warning ("[%d] session not in listen state, state = %s",
-		      vcm->my_pid,
+		      getpid (),
 		      vppcom_session_state_str (listen_session->state));
       return VPPCOM_EBADFD;
     }
@@ -2109,7 +2266,7 @@ vppcom_session_accept (uint32_t listen_session_index, vppcom_endpt_t * ep,
     (wait_for_time < 0) ? vcm->cfg.accept_timeout : wait_for_time;
 
   if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-    clib_warning ("[%d] sid %d: %s (%d)", vcm->my_pid,
+    clib_warning ("[%d] sid %d: %s (%d)", getpid (),
 		  listen_session_index,
 		  vppcom_session_state_str (listen_session->state),
 		  listen_session->state);
@@ -2122,7 +2279,7 @@ vppcom_session_accept (uint32_t listen_session_index, vppcom_endpt_t * ep,
 	{
 	  if ((VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0))
 	    clib_warning ("[%d] sid %d, accept timed out, rv = %s (%d)",
-			  vcm->my_pid, listen_session_index,
+			  getpid (), listen_session_index,
 			  vppcom_retval_str (rv), rv);
 	  if ((wait_for == 0) || (wait_for_time > 0))
 	    return rv;
@@ -2139,7 +2296,7 @@ vppcom_session_accept (uint32_t listen_session_index, vppcom_endpt_t * ep,
 	  listen_session->lcl_addr.is_ip4);
 
   if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-    clib_warning ("[%d] Got a request: client sid %d", vcm->my_pid,
+    clib_warning ("[%d] Got a request: client sid %d", getpid (),
 		  client_session_index);
 
   // Copy the lcl information from the listening session to the client session
@@ -2158,7 +2315,7 @@ vppcom_session_accept (uint32_t listen_session_index, vppcom_endpt_t * ep,
 		 sizeof (ip6_address_t));
   if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
     clib_warning ("[%d] sid %d, accepted peer address %U peer port %u",
-		  vcm->my_pid, client_session_index, format_ip46_address,
+		  getpid (), client_session_index, format_ip46_address,
 		  &client_session->peer_addr.ip46,
 		  client_session->peer_addr.is_ip4,
 		  clib_net_to_host_u16 (client_session->peer_port));
@@ -2169,7 +2326,6 @@ vppcom_session_accept (uint32_t listen_session_index, vppcom_endpt_t * ep,
 int
 vppcom_session_connect (uint32_t session_index, vppcom_endpt_t * server_ep)
 {
-  vppcom_main_t *vcm = &vppcom_main;
   session_t *session = 0;
   int rv;
 
@@ -2180,7 +2336,7 @@ vppcom_session_connect (uint32_t session_index, vppcom_endpt_t * server_ep)
       clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
       if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
 	clib_warning ("[%d] invalid session, sid (%u) has been closed!",
-		      vcm->my_pid, session_index);
+		      getpid (), session_index);
       return rv;
     }
 
@@ -2189,7 +2345,7 @@ vppcom_session_connect (uint32_t session_index, vppcom_endpt_t * server_ep)
       clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
       if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
 	clib_warning ("[%d] invalid session, sid (%u) is an epoll session!",
-		      vcm->my_pid, session_index);
+		      getpid (), session_index);
       return VPPCOM_EBADFD;
     }
 
@@ -2198,7 +2354,7 @@ vppcom_session_connect (uint32_t session_index, vppcom_endpt_t * server_ep)
       clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
       if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
 	clib_warning ("[%d] session, sid (%u) already connected!",
-		      vcm->my_pid, session_index);
+		      getpid (), session_index);
       return VPPCOM_OK;
     }
 
@@ -2213,7 +2369,7 @@ vppcom_session_connect (uint32_t session_index, vppcom_endpt_t * server_ep)
 			   &session->peer_addr.ip46,
 			   session->peer_addr.is_ip4);
       clib_warning ("[%d] connect sid %d to %s server port %d proto %s",
-		    vcm->my_pid, session_index, ip_str,
+		    getpid (), session_index, ip_str,
 		    clib_net_to_host_u16 (session->peer_port),
 		    session->proto ? "UDP" : "TCP");
       vec_free (ip_str);
@@ -2227,11 +2383,11 @@ vppcom_session_connect (uint32_t session_index, vppcom_endpt_t * server_ep)
     {
       if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
 	clib_warning ("[%d] connect timed out, rv = %s (%d)",
-		      vcm->my_pid, vppcom_retval_str (rv), rv);
+		      getpid (), vppcom_retval_str (rv), rv);
       return rv;
     }
   if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-    clib_warning ("[%d] sid %d connected!", vcm->my_pid, session_index);
+    clib_warning ("[%d] sid %d connected!", getpid (), session_index);
 
   return VPPCOM_OK;
 }
@@ -2240,7 +2396,6 @@ static inline int
 vppcom_session_read_internal (uint32_t session_index, void *buf, int n,
 			      u8 peek)
 {
-  vppcom_main_t *vcm = &vppcom_main;
   session_t *session = 0;
   svm_fifo_t *rx_fifo;
   int n_read = 0;
@@ -2257,7 +2412,7 @@ vppcom_session_read_internal (uint32_t session_index, void *buf, int n,
       clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
       if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
 	clib_warning ("[%d] invalid session, sid (%u) has been closed!",
-		      vcm->my_pid, session_index);
+		      getpid (), session_index);
       return rv;
     }
 
@@ -2266,7 +2421,7 @@ vppcom_session_read_internal (uint32_t session_index, void *buf, int n,
       clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
       if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
 	clib_warning ("[%d] invalid session, sid (%u) is an epoll session!",
-		      vcm->my_pid, session_index);
+		      getpid (), session_index);
       return VPPCOM_EBADFD;
     }
 
@@ -2275,7 +2430,7 @@ vppcom_session_read_internal (uint32_t session_index, void *buf, int n,
       clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
       if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
 	clib_warning ("[%d] sid (%u) has been closed by remote peer!",
-		      vcm->my_pid, session_index);
+		      getpid (), session_index);
       return VPPCOM_ECONNRESET;
     }
 
@@ -2303,7 +2458,7 @@ vppcom_session_read_internal (uint32_t session_index, void *buf, int n,
     }
 
   if ((VPPCOM_DEBUG > 2) && (n_read > 0))
-    clib_warning ("[%d] sid %d, read %d bytes from %s (%p)", vcm->my_pid,
+    clib_warning ("[%d] sid %d, read %d bytes from %s (%p)", getpid (),
 		  session_index, n_read, fifo_str, rx_fifo);
 
   return (n_read <= 0) ? VPPCOM_EAGAIN : n_read;
@@ -2324,8 +2479,7 @@ vppcom_session_peek (uint32_t session_index, void *buf, int n)
 static inline int
 vppcom_session_read_ready (session_t * session, u32 session_index)
 {
-  vppcom_main_t *vcm = &vppcom_main;
-  svm_fifo_t *rx_fifo;
+  svm_fifo_t *rx_fifo = 0;
   int ready = 0;
 
   /* Assumes caller has acquired spinlock: vcm->sessions_lockp */
@@ -2334,7 +2488,7 @@ vppcom_session_read_ready (session_t * session, u32 session_index)
       clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
       if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
 	clib_warning ("[%d] invalid session, sid (%u) is an epoll session!",
-		      vcm->my_pid, session_index);
+		      getpid (), session_index);
       return VPPCOM_EBADFD;
     }
 
@@ -2342,7 +2496,7 @@ vppcom_session_read_ready (session_t * session, u32 session_index)
     {
       if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
 	clib_warning ("[%d] sid (%u) has been closed by remote peer!",
-		      vcm->my_pid, session_index);
+		      getpid (), session_index);
       return VPPCOM_ECONNRESET;
     }
 
@@ -2357,8 +2511,8 @@ vppcom_session_read_ready (session_t * session, u32 session_index)
     }
 
   if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 3)
-    clib_warning ("[%d] sid %d, peek %s (%p), ready = %d", vcm->my_pid,
-		  session_index,
+    clib_warning ("[%d] sid %d, is_listen %u, peek %s (%p), ready = %d",
+		  getpid (), session_index, session->is_listen,
 		  session->is_server ? "server_rx_fifo" : "server_tx_fifo",
 		  rx_fifo, ready);
   if ((session->vep.ev.events & EPOLLET) && (ready == 0))
@@ -2370,7 +2524,6 @@ vppcom_session_read_ready (session_t * session, u32 session_index)
 int
 vppcom_session_write (uint32_t session_index, void *buf, int n)
 {
-  vppcom_main_t *vcm = &vppcom_main;
   session_t *session = 0;
   svm_fifo_t *tx_fifo;
   unix_shared_memory_queue_t *q;
@@ -2388,7 +2541,7 @@ vppcom_session_write (uint32_t session_index, void *buf, int n)
       clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
       if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
 	clib_warning ("[%d] invalid session, sid (%u) has been closed!",
-		      vcm->my_pid, session_index);
+		      getpid (), session_index);
       return rv;
     }
 
@@ -2397,7 +2550,7 @@ vppcom_session_write (uint32_t session_index, void *buf, int n)
       clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
       if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
 	clib_warning ("[%d] invalid session, sid (%u) is an epoll session!",
-		      vcm->my_pid, session_index);
+		      getpid (), session_index);
       return VPPCOM_EBADFD;
     }
 
@@ -2406,7 +2559,7 @@ vppcom_session_write (uint32_t session_index, void *buf, int n)
       clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
       if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
 	clib_warning ("[%d] sid (%u) has been closed by remote peer!",
-		      vcm->my_pid, session_index);
+		      getpid (), session_index);
       return VPPCOM_ECONNRESET;
     }
 
@@ -2438,7 +2591,7 @@ vppcom_session_write (uint32_t session_index, void *buf, int n)
 	{
 	  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
 	    clib_warning ("[%d] invalid session, sid (%u) has been closed!",
-			  vcm->my_pid, session_index);
+			  getpid (), session_index);
 	  return rval;
 	}
       ASSERT (q);
@@ -2456,10 +2609,10 @@ vppcom_session_write (uint32_t session_index, void *buf, int n)
   if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 2)
     {
       if (n_write == -2)
-	clib_warning ("[%d] sid %d, FIFO-FULL %s (%p)", vcm->my_pid,
+	clib_warning ("[%d] sid %d, FIFO-FULL %s (%p)", getpid (),
 		      session_index, fifo_str, tx_fifo);
       else
-	clib_warning ("[%d] sid %d, wrote %d bytes to %s (%p)", vcm->my_pid,
+	clib_warning ("[%d] sid %d, wrote %d bytes to %s (%p)", getpid (),
 		      session_index, n_write, fifo_str, tx_fifo);
     }
   return (n_write < 0) ? VPPCOM_EAGAIN : n_write;
@@ -2468,7 +2621,6 @@ vppcom_session_write (uint32_t session_index, void *buf, int n)
 static inline int
 vppcom_session_write_ready (session_t * session, u32 session_index)
 {
-  vppcom_main_t *vcm = &vppcom_main;
   svm_fifo_t *tx_fifo;
   char *fifo_str;
   int ready;
@@ -2479,7 +2631,7 @@ vppcom_session_write_ready (session_t * session, u32 session_index)
       clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
       if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
 	clib_warning ("[%d] invalid session, sid (%u) is an epoll session!",
-		      vcm->my_pid, session_index);
+		      getpid (), session_index);
       return VPPCOM_EBADFD;
     }
 
@@ -2487,7 +2639,7 @@ vppcom_session_write_ready (session_t * session, u32 session_index)
     {
       if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
 	clib_warning ("[%d] sid (%u) has been closed by remote peer!",
-		      vcm->my_pid, session_index);
+		      getpid (), session_index);
       return VPPCOM_ECONNRESET;
     }
 
@@ -2499,7 +2651,7 @@ vppcom_session_write_ready (session_t * session, u32 session_index)
   ready = svm_fifo_max_enqueue (tx_fifo);
 
   if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 3)
-    clib_warning ("[%d] sid %d, peek %s (%p), ready = %d", vcm->my_pid,
+    clib_warning ("[%d] sid %d, peek %s (%p), ready = %d", getpid (),
 		  session_index, fifo_str, tx_fifo, ready);
   if ((session->vep.ev.events & EPOLLET) && (ready == 0))
     session->vep.et_mask |= EPOLLOUT;
@@ -2512,7 +2664,6 @@ vppcom_select (unsigned long n_bits, unsigned long *read_map,
 	       unsigned long *write_map, unsigned long *except_map,
 	       double time_to_wait)
 {
-  vppcom_main_t *vcm = &vppcom_main;
   u32 session_index;
   session_t *session = 0;
   int rv, bits_set = 0;
@@ -2556,7 +2707,7 @@ vppcom_select (unsigned long n_bits, unsigned long *read_map,
                       clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
                       if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
                         clib_warning ("[%d] session %d specified in "
-                                      "read_map is closed.", vcm->my_pid,
+                                      "read_map is closed.", getpid (),
                                       session_index);
                       bits_set = VPPCOM_EBADFD;
                       goto select_done;
@@ -2592,7 +2743,7 @@ vppcom_select (unsigned long n_bits, unsigned long *read_map,
                       clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
                       if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
                         clib_warning ("[%d] session %d specified in "
-                                      "write_map is closed.", vcm->my_pid,
+                                      "write_map is closed.", getpid (),
                                       session_index);
                       bits_set = VPPCOM_EBADFD;
                       goto select_done;
@@ -2620,7 +2771,7 @@ vppcom_select (unsigned long n_bits, unsigned long *read_map,
                       clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
                       if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
                         clib_warning ("[%d] session %d specified in "
-                                      "except_map is closed.", vcm->my_pid,
+                                      "except_map is closed.", getpid (),
                                       session_index);
                       bits_set = VPPCOM_EBADFD;
                       goto select_done;
@@ -2651,86 +2802,85 @@ vep_verify_epoll_chain (u32 vep_idx)
   session_t *session;
   vppcom_epoll_t *vep;
   int rv;
-  u32 sid;
+  u32 sid = vep_idx;
 
-  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG < 1)
+  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG <= 1)
     return;
 
   /* Assumes caller has acquired spinlock: vcm->sessions_lockp */
   rv = vppcom_session_at_index (vep_idx, &session);
   if (PREDICT_FALSE (rv))
     {
-      clib_warning ("ERROR: Invalid vep_idx (%u)!", vep_idx);
+      clib_warning ("[%d] ERROR: Invalid vep_idx (%u)!", getpid (), vep_idx);
       goto done;
     }
   if (PREDICT_FALSE (!session->is_vep))
     {
-      clib_warning ("ERROR: vep_idx (%u) is not a vep!", vep_idx);
+      clib_warning ("[%d] ERROR: vep_idx (%u) is not a vep!", getpid (),
+		    vep_idx);
       goto done;
     }
-  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-    clib_warning ("vep_idx (%u): Dumping epoll chain\n"
-		  "{\n"
-		  "   is_vep         = %u\n"
-		  "   is_vep_session = %u\n"
-		  "   wait_cont_idx  = 0x%x (%u)\n"
-		  "}\n",
-		  vep_idx, session->is_vep, session->is_vep_session,
-		  session->wait_cont_idx, session->wait_cont_idx);
+  clib_warning ("[%d] vep_idx (%u): Dumping epoll chain\n"
+		"{\n"
+		"   is_vep         = %u\n"
+		"   is_vep_session = %u\n"
+		"   wait_cont_idx  = 0x%x (%u)\n"
+		"}\n", getpid (),
+		vep_idx, session->is_vep, session->is_vep_session,
+		session->wait_cont_idx, session->wait_cont_idx);
   do
     {
       vep = &session->vep;
       sid = vep->next_sid;
-      if (session->is_vep_session)
-	{
-	  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-	    clib_warning ("vep_idx[%u]: sid 0x%x (%u)\n"
-			  "{\n"
-			  "   next_sid       = 0x%x (%u)\n"
-			  "   prev_sid       = 0x%x (%u)\n"
-			  "   vep_idx        = 0x%x (%u)\n"
-			  "   ev.events      = 0x%x\n"
-			  "   ev.data.u64    = 0x%llx\n"
-			  "   et_mask        = 0x%x\n"
-			  "}\n",
-			  vep_idx, sid, sid,
-			  vep->next_sid, vep->next_sid,
-			  vep->prev_sid, vep->prev_sid,
-			  vep->vep_idx, vep->vep_idx,
-			  vep->ev.events, vep->ev.data.u64, vep->et_mask);
-	}
       if (sid != ~0)
 	{
 	  rv = vppcom_session_at_index (sid, &session);
 	  if (PREDICT_FALSE (rv))
 	    {
-	      clib_warning ("ERROR: Invalid sid (%u)!", sid);
+	      clib_warning ("[%d] ERROR: Invalid sid (%u)!", getpid (), sid);
 	      goto done;
 	    }
 	  if (PREDICT_FALSE (session->is_vep))
-	    clib_warning ("ERROR: sid (%u) is a vep!", vep_idx);
+	    clib_warning ("[%d] ERROR: sid (%u) is a vep!",
+			  getpid (), vep_idx);
 	  else if (PREDICT_FALSE (!session->is_vep_session))
 	    {
-	      clib_warning ("ERROR: session (%u) is not a vep session!", sid);
+	      clib_warning ("[%d] ERROR: session (%u) is not a vep session!",
+			    getpid (), sid);
 	      goto done;
 	    }
 	  if (PREDICT_FALSE (session->vep.vep_idx != vep_idx))
-	    clib_warning ("ERROR: session (%u) vep_idx (%u) != "
-			  "vep_idx (%u)!",
+	    clib_warning ("[%d] ERROR: session (%u) vep_idx (%u) != "
+			  "vep_idx (%u)!", getpid (),
 			  sid, session->vep.vep_idx, vep_idx);
+	  if (session->is_vep_session)
+	    {
+	      clib_warning ("vep_idx[%u]: sid 0x%x (%u)\n"
+			    "{\n"
+			    "   next_sid       = 0x%x (%u)\n"
+			    "   prev_sid       = 0x%x (%u)\n"
+			    "   vep_idx        = 0x%x (%u)\n"
+			    "   ev.events      = 0x%x\n"
+			    "   ev.data.u64    = 0x%llx\n"
+			    "   et_mask        = 0x%x\n"
+			    "}\n",
+			    vep_idx, sid, sid,
+			    vep->next_sid, vep->next_sid,
+			    vep->prev_sid, vep->prev_sid,
+			    vep->vep_idx, vep->vep_idx,
+			    vep->ev.events, vep->ev.data.u64, vep->et_mask);
+	    }
 	}
     }
   while (sid != ~0);
 
 done:
-  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-    clib_warning ("vep_idx (%u): Dump complete!", vep_idx);
+  clib_warning ("[%d] vep_idx (%u): Dump complete!\n", getpid (), vep_idx);
 }
 
 int
 vppcom_epoll_create (void)
 {
-  vppcom_main_t *vcm = &vppcom_main;
   session_t *vep_session;
   u32 vep_idx;
 
@@ -2747,7 +2897,7 @@ vppcom_epoll_create (void)
   clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
 
   if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-    clib_warning ("Created vep_idx %u!", vep_idx);
+    clib_warning ("[%d] Created vep_idx %u!", getpid (), vep_idx);
 
   return (vep_idx);
 }
@@ -2756,7 +2906,6 @@ int
 vppcom_epoll_ctl (uint32_t vep_idx, int op, uint32_t session_index,
 		  struct epoll_event *event)
 {
-  vppcom_main_t *vcm = &vppcom_main;
   session_t *vep_session;
   session_t *session;
   int rv;
@@ -2764,7 +2913,8 @@ vppcom_epoll_ctl (uint32_t vep_idx, int op, uint32_t session_index,
   if (vep_idx == session_index)
     {
       if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-	clib_warning ("ERROR: vep_idx == session_index (%u)!", vep_idx);
+	clib_warning ("[%d] ERROR: vep_idx == session_index (%u)!",
+		      getpid (), vep_idx);
       return VPPCOM_EINVAL;
     }
 
@@ -2773,13 +2923,14 @@ vppcom_epoll_ctl (uint32_t vep_idx, int op, uint32_t session_index,
   if (PREDICT_FALSE (rv))
     {
       if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-	clib_warning ("ERROR: Invalid vep_idx (%u)!", vep_idx);
+	clib_warning ("[%d] ERROR: Invalid vep_idx (%u)!", vep_idx);
       goto done;
     }
   if (PREDICT_FALSE (!vep_session->is_vep))
     {
       if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-	clib_warning ("ERROR: vep_idx (%u) is not a vep!", vep_idx);
+	clib_warning ("[%d] ERROR: vep_idx (%u) is not a vep!",
+		      getpid (), vep_idx);
       rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
       goto done;
     }
@@ -2791,7 +2942,8 @@ vppcom_epoll_ctl (uint32_t vep_idx, int op, uint32_t session_index,
   if (PREDICT_FALSE (rv))
     {
       if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-	clib_warning ("ERROR: Invalid session_index (%u)!", session_index);
+	clib_warning ("[%d] ERROR: Invalid session_index (%u)!",
+		      getpid (), session_index);
       goto done;
     }
   if (PREDICT_FALSE (session->is_vep))
@@ -2807,7 +2959,8 @@ vppcom_epoll_ctl (uint32_t vep_idx, int op, uint32_t session_index,
     case EPOLL_CTL_ADD:
       if (PREDICT_FALSE (!event))
 	{
-	  clib_warning ("NULL pointer to epoll_event structure!");
+	  clib_warning ("[%d] ERROR: EPOLL_CTL_ADD: NULL pointer to "
+			"epoll_event structure!", getpid ());
 	  rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
 	  goto done;
 	}
@@ -2819,9 +2972,9 @@ vppcom_epoll_ctl (uint32_t vep_idx, int op, uint32_t session_index,
 	  if (PREDICT_FALSE (rv))
 	    {
 	      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-		clib_warning ("EPOLL_CTL_ADD: Invalid vep.next_sid (%u) on"
-			      " vep_idx (%u)!", vep_session->vep.next_sid,
-			      vep_idx);
+		clib_warning ("[%d] ERROR: EPOLL_CTL_ADD: Invalid "
+			      "vep.next_sid (%u) on vep_idx (%u)!",
+			      getpid (), vep_session->vep.next_sid, vep_idx);
 	      goto done;
 	    }
 	  ASSERT (next_session->vep.prev_sid == vep_idx);
@@ -2835,15 +2988,16 @@ vppcom_epoll_ctl (uint32_t vep_idx, int op, uint32_t session_index,
       session->is_vep_session = 1;
       vep_session->vep.next_sid = session_index;
       if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-	clib_warning ("EPOLL_CTL_ADD: vep_idx %u, sid %u, events 0x%x,"
-		      " data 0x%llx!", vep_idx, session_index,
+	clib_warning ("[%d] EPOLL_CTL_ADD: vep_idx %u, sid %u, events 0x%x,"
+		      " data 0x%llx!", getpid (), vep_idx, session_index,
 		      event->events, event->data.u64);
       break;
 
     case EPOLL_CTL_MOD:
       if (PREDICT_FALSE (!event))
 	{
-	  clib_warning ("NULL pointer to epoll_event structure!");
+	  clib_warning ("[%d] ERROR: EPOLL_CTL_MOD: NULL pointer to "
+			"epoll_event structure!", getpid ());
 	  rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
 	  goto done;
 	}
@@ -2853,11 +3007,13 @@ vppcom_epoll_ctl (uint32_t vep_idx, int op, uint32_t session_index,
 	  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
 	    {
 	      if (!session->is_vep_session)
-		clib_warning ("EPOLL_CTL_MOD: session (%u) is not "
-			      "a vep session!", session_index);
+		clib_warning ("[%d] ERROR: EPOLL_CTL_MOD: session (%u) "
+			      "is not a vep session!",
+			      getpid (), session_index);
 	      else
-		clib_warning ("EPOLL_CTL_MOD: session (%u) vep_idx (%u) != "
-			      "vep_idx (%u)!", session_index,
+		clib_warning ("[%d] ERROR: EPOLL_CTL_MOD: session (%u) "
+			      "vep_idx (%u) != vep_idx (%u)!",
+			      getpid (), session_index,
 			      session->vep.vep_idx, vep_idx);
 	    }
 	  rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
@@ -2866,8 +3022,8 @@ vppcom_epoll_ctl (uint32_t vep_idx, int op, uint32_t session_index,
       session->vep.et_mask = VEP_DEFAULT_ET_MASK;
       session->vep.ev = *event;
       if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-	clib_warning ("EPOLL_CTL_MOD: vep_idx %u, sid %u, events 0x%x,"
-		      " data 0x%llx!", vep_idx, session_index,
+	clib_warning ("[%d] EPOLL_CTL_MOD: vep_idx %u, sid %u, events 0x%x,"
+		      " data 0x%llx!", getpid (), vep_idx, session_index,
 		      event->events, event->data.u64);
       break;
 
@@ -2878,11 +3034,13 @@ vppcom_epoll_ctl (uint32_t vep_idx, int op, uint32_t session_index,
 	  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
 	    {
 	      if (!session->is_vep_session)
-		clib_warning ("EPOLL_CTL_DEL: session (%u) is not "
-			      "a vep session!", session_index);
+		clib_warning ("[%d] ERROR: EPOLL_CTL_DEL: session (%u) "
+			      "is not a vep session!",
+			      getpid (), session_index);
 	      else
-		clib_warning ("EPOLL_CTL_DEL: session (%u) vep_idx (%u) != "
-			      "vep_idx (%u)!", session_index,
+		clib_warning ("[%d] ERROR: EPOLL_CTL_DEL: session (%u) "
+			      "vep_idx (%u) != vep_idx (%u)!",
+			      getpid (), session_index,
 			      session->vep.vep_idx, vep_idx);
 	    }
 	  rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
@@ -2902,8 +3060,9 @@ vppcom_epoll_ctl (uint32_t vep_idx, int op, uint32_t session_index,
 	  if (PREDICT_FALSE (rv))
 	    {
 	      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-		clib_warning ("EPOLL_CTL_DEL: Invalid vep.prev_sid (%u) on"
-			      " sid (%u)!", session->vep.prev_sid,
+		clib_warning ("[%d] ERROR: EPOLL_CTL_DEL: Invalid "
+			      "vep.prev_sid (%u) on sid (%u)!",
+			      getpid (), session->vep.prev_sid,
 			      session_index);
 	      goto done;
 	    }
@@ -2917,8 +3076,9 @@ vppcom_epoll_ctl (uint32_t vep_idx, int op, uint32_t session_index,
 	  if (PREDICT_FALSE (rv))
 	    {
 	      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-		clib_warning ("EPOLL_CTL_DEL: Invalid vep.next_sid (%u) on"
-			      " sid (%u)!", session->vep.next_sid,
+		clib_warning ("[%d] ERROR: EPOLL_CTL_DEL: Invalid "
+			      "vep.next_sid (%u) on sid (%u)!",
+			      getpid (), session->vep.next_sid,
 			      session_index);
 	      goto done;
 	    }
@@ -2932,12 +3092,12 @@ vppcom_epoll_ctl (uint32_t vep_idx, int op, uint32_t session_index,
       session->vep.vep_idx = ~0;
       session->is_vep_session = 0;
       if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-	clib_warning ("EPOLL_CTL_DEL: vep_idx %u, sid %u!", vep_idx,
-		      session_index);
+	clib_warning ("[%d] EPOLL_CTL_DEL: vep_idx %u, sid %u!",
+		      getpid (), vep_idx, session_index);
       break;
 
     default:
-      clib_warning ("Invalid operation (%d)!", op);
+      clib_warning ("[%d] ERROR: Invalid operation (%d)!", getpid (), op);
       rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
     }
 
@@ -2950,8 +3110,6 @@ done:
 
 #define VCL_LOCK_AND_GET_SESSION(I, S)                  \
 do {                                                    \
-  vppcom_main_t *vcm = &vppcom_main;                    \
-                                                        \
   clib_spinlock_lock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);            \
   rv = vppcom_session_at_index (I, S);                  \
   if (PREDICT_FALSE (rv))                               \
@@ -2959,7 +3117,8 @@ do {                                                    \
       clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);      \
                                                         \
       if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)                             \
-        clib_warning ("ERROR: Invalid ##I (%u)!", I);   \
+        clib_warning ("[%s] ERROR: Invalid ##I (%u)!",  \
+                      getpid (), I);                  \
                                                         \
       goto done;                                        \
     }                                                   \
@@ -2969,10 +3128,10 @@ int
 vppcom_epoll_wait (uint32_t vep_idx, struct epoll_event *events,
 		   int maxevents, double wait_for_time)
 {
-  vppcom_main_t *vcm = &vppcom_main;
   session_t *vep_session;
   int rv;
   f64 timeout = clib_time_now (&vcm->clib_time) + wait_for_time;
+  u32 keep_trying = 1;
   int num_ev = 0;
   u32 vep_next_sid, wait_cont_idx;
   u8 is_vep;
@@ -2980,13 +3139,8 @@ vppcom_epoll_wait (uint32_t vep_idx, struct epoll_event *events,
   if (PREDICT_FALSE (maxevents <= 0))
     {
       if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-	clib_warning ("ERROR: Invalid maxevents (%d)!", maxevents);
-      return VPPCOM_EINVAL;
-    }
-  if (PREDICT_FALSE (wait_for_time < 0))
-    {
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-	clib_warning ("ERROR: Invalid wait_for_time (%f)!", wait_for_time);
+	clib_warning ("[%d] ERROR: Invalid maxevents (%d)!",
+		      getpid (), maxevents);
       return VPPCOM_EINVAL;
     }
   memset (events, 0, sizeof (*events) * maxevents);
@@ -3000,13 +3154,16 @@ vppcom_epoll_wait (uint32_t vep_idx, struct epoll_event *events,
   if (PREDICT_FALSE (!is_vep))
     {
       if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-	clib_warning ("ERROR: vep_idx (%u) is not a vep!", vep_idx);
+	clib_warning ("[%d] ERROR: vep_idx (%u) is not a vep!",
+		      getpid (), vep_idx);
       rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
       goto done;
     }
-  if ((VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0) && (PREDICT_FALSE (vep_next_sid == ~0)))
+  if (PREDICT_FALSE (vep_next_sid == ~0))
     {
-      clib_warning ("WARNING: vep_idx (%u) is empty!", vep_idx);
+      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
+	clib_warning ("[%d] WARNING: vep_idx (%u) is empty!",
+		      getpid (), vep_idx);
       goto done;
     }
 
@@ -3037,23 +3194,24 @@ vppcom_epoll_wait (uint32_t vep_idx, struct epoll_event *events,
 	  if (PREDICT_FALSE (is_vep))
 	    {
 	      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-		clib_warning ("ERROR: sid (%u) is a vep!", vep_idx);
+		clib_warning ("[%d] ERROR: sid (%u) is a vep!",
+			      getpid (), vep_idx);
 	      rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
 	      goto done;
 	    }
 	  if (PREDICT_FALSE (!is_vep_session))
 	    {
 	      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-		clib_warning ("EPOLL_CTL_MOD: session (%u) is not "
-			      "a vep session!", sid);
+		clib_warning ("[%d] ERROR: session (%u) is not "
+			      "a vep session!", getpid (), sid);
 	      rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
 	      goto done;
 	    }
 	  if (PREDICT_FALSE (session_vep_idx != vep_idx))
 	    {
-	      clib_warning ("EPOLL_CTL_MOD: session (%u) "
+	      clib_warning ("[%d] ERROR: session (%u) "
 			    "vep_idx (%u) != vep_idx (%u)!",
-			    sid, session->vep.vep_idx, vep_idx);
+			    getpid (), sid, session->vep.vep_idx, vep_idx);
 	      rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
 	      goto done;
 	    }
@@ -3142,8 +3300,10 @@ vppcom_epoll_wait (uint32_t vep_idx, struct epoll_event *events,
 		next_sid = ~0;
 	    }
 	}
+      if (wait_for_time != -1)
+	keep_trying = (clib_time_now (&vcm->clib_time) <= timeout) ? 1 : 0;
     }
-  while ((num_ev == 0) && (clib_time_now (&vcm->clib_time) <= timeout));
+  while ((num_ev == 0) && keep_trying);
 
   if (wait_cont_idx != ~0)
     {
@@ -3159,7 +3319,6 @@ int
 vppcom_session_attr (uint32_t session_index, uint32_t op,
 		     void *buffer, uint32_t * buflen)
 {
-  vppcom_main_t *vcm = &vppcom_main;
   session_t *session;
   int rv = VPPCOM_OK;
   u32 *flags = buffer;
@@ -3170,8 +3329,9 @@ vppcom_session_attr (uint32_t session_index, uint32_t op,
     {
     case VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_NREAD:
       rv = vppcom_session_read_ready (session, session_index);
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-	clib_warning ("VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_NREAD: nread = %d", rv);
+      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
+	clib_warning ("[%d] VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_NREAD: nread = %d",
+		      getpid (), rv);
 
       break;
 
@@ -3184,9 +3344,9 @@ vppcom_session_attr (uint32_t session_index, uint32_t op,
 	{
 	  *flags = O_RDWR | ((session->is_nonblocking) ? O_NONBLOCK : 0);
 	  *buflen = sizeof (*flags);
-	  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-	    clib_warning ("VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_FLAGS: flags = 0x%08x, "
-			  "is_nonblocking = %u", *flags,
+	  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
+	    clib_warning ("[%d] VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_FLAGS: flags = 0x%08x, "
+			  "is_nonblocking = %u", getpid (), *flags,
 			  session->is_nonblocking);
 	}
       else
@@ -3197,9 +3357,9 @@ vppcom_session_attr (uint32_t session_index, uint32_t op,
       if (buffer && buflen && (*buflen >= sizeof (*flags)))
 	{
 	  session->is_nonblocking = (*flags & O_NONBLOCK) ? 1 : 0;
-	  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-	    clib_warning ("VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_FLAGS: flags = 0x%08x, "
-			  "is_nonblocking = %u", *flags,
+	  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
+	    clib_warning ("[%d] VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_FLAGS: flags = 0x%08x, "
+			  "is_nonblocking = %u", getpid (), *flags,
 			  session->is_nonblocking);
 	}
       else
@@ -3219,10 +3379,10 @@ vppcom_session_attr (uint32_t session_index, uint32_t op,
 	    clib_memcpy (ep->ip, &session->peer_addr.ip46.ip6,
 			 sizeof (ip6_address_t));
 	  *buflen = sizeof (*ep);
-	  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-	    clib_warning ("VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_PEER_ADDR: sid %u is_ip4 = %u, "
-			  "addr = %U, port %u", session_index,
-			  ep->is_ip4, format_ip46_address,
+	  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
+	    clib_warning ("[%d] VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_PEER_ADDR: sid %u is_ip4 = "
+			  "%u, addr = %U, port %u", getpid (),
+			  session_index, ep->is_ip4, format_ip46_address,
 			  &session->peer_addr.ip46, ep->is_ip4,
 			  clib_net_to_host_u16 (ep->port));
 	}
@@ -3243,10 +3403,10 @@ vppcom_session_attr (uint32_t session_index, uint32_t op,
 	    clib_memcpy (ep->ip, &session->lcl_addr.ip46.ip6,
 			 sizeof (ip6_address_t));
 	  *buflen = sizeof (*ep);
-	  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-	    clib_warning ("VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_LCL_ADDR: sid %u is_ip4 = %u, "
-			  "addr = %U port %d", session_index,
-			  ep->is_ip4, format_ip46_address,
+	  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
+	    clib_warning ("[%d] VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_LCL_ADDR: sid %u is_ip4 = "
+			  "%u, addr = %U port %d", getpid (),
+			  session_index, ep->is_ip4, format_ip46_address,
 			  &session->lcl_addr.ip46, ep->is_ip4,
 			  clib_net_to_host_u16 (ep->port));
 	}
@@ -3286,7 +3446,6 @@ int
 vppcom_session_recvfrom (uint32_t session_index, void *buffer,
 			 uint32_t buflen, int flags, vppcom_endpt_t * ep)
 {
-  vppcom_main_t *vcm = &vppcom_main;
   int rv = VPPCOM_OK;
   session_t *session = 0;
 
@@ -3299,8 +3458,10 @@ vppcom_session_recvfrom (uint32_t session_index, void *buffer,
 	  clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
 	  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
 	    clib_warning ("[%d] invalid session, sid (%u) has been closed!",
-			  vcm->my_pid, session_index);
-	  rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
+			  getpid (), session_index);
+	  rv = VPPCOM_EBADFD;
+	  clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
+	  goto done;
 	}
       ep->vrf = session->vrf;
       ep->is_ip4 = session->peer_addr.is_ip4;
@@ -3320,10 +3481,11 @@ vppcom_session_recvfrom (uint32_t session_index, void *buffer,
     rv = vppcom_session_peek (session_index, buffer, buflen);
   else
     {
-      clib_warning ("Unsupport flags for recvfrom %d", flags);
+      clib_warning ("[%d] Unsupport flags for recvfrom %d", getpid (), flags);
       rv = VPPCOM_EAFNOSUPPORT;
     }
 
+done:
   return rv;
 }
 
@@ -3331,16 +3493,24 @@ int
 vppcom_session_sendto (uint32_t session_index, void *buffer,
 		       uint32_t buflen, int flags, vppcom_endpt_t * ep)
 {
+  if (!buffer)
+    return VPPCOM_EINVAL;
+
   if (ep)
-    // TBD
-    return -1;
-  else if (flags == 0)
-    return (vppcom_session_write (session_index, buffer, buflen));
-  else if (flags)
-    // TBD check the flags and do the right thing
-    return (vppcom_session_write (session_index, buffer, buflen));
-
-  return -1;
+    {
+      // TBD
+      return VPPCOM_EINVAL;
+    }
+
+  if (flags)
+    {
+      // TBD check the flags and do the right thing
+      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 2)
+	clib_warning ("[%d] handling flags 0x%u (%d) not implemented yet.",
+		      getpid (), flags, flags);
+    }
+
+  return (vppcom_session_write (session_index, buffer, buflen));
 }
 
 /*