NAT64: multi-thread support (VPP-891)
[vpp.git] / src / plugins / nat / nat64_in2out.c
index 4f94575..9f77ca3 100644 (file)
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ format_nat64_in2out_reass_trace (u8 * s, va_list * args)
 vlib_node_registration_t nat64_in2out_node;
 vlib_node_registration_t nat64_in2out_slowpath_node;
 vlib_node_registration_t nat64_in2out_reass_node;
+vlib_node_registration_t nat64_in2out_handoff_node;
 
 #define foreach_nat64_in2out_error                       \
 _(UNSUPPORTED_PROTOCOL, "unsupported protocol")          \
@@ -111,6 +112,7 @@ typedef struct nat64_in2out_set_ctx_t_
 {
   vlib_buffer_t *b;
   vlib_main_t *vm;
+  u32 thread_index;
 } nat64_in2out_set_ctx_t;
 
 /**
@@ -152,6 +154,7 @@ nat64_in2out_tcp_udp_set_cb (ip6_header_t * ip6, ip4_header_t * ip4,
   u8 proto = ip6->protocol;
   u16 sport = udp->src_port;
   u16 dport = udp->dst_port;
+  nat64_db_t *db = &nm->db[ctx->thread_index];
 
   sw_if_index = vnet_buffer (ctx->b)->sw_if_index[VLIB_RX];
   fib_index =
@@ -163,19 +166,18 @@ nat64_in2out_tcp_udp_set_cb (ip6_header_t * ip6, ip4_header_t * ip4,
   daddr.as_u64[1] = ip6->dst_address.as_u64[1];
 
   ste =
-    nat64_db_st_entry_find (&nm->db, &saddr, &daddr, sport, dport, proto,
+    nat64_db_st_entry_find (db, &saddr, &daddr, sport, dport, proto,
                            fib_index, 1);
 
   if (ste)
     {
-      bibe = nat64_db_bib_entry_by_index (&nm->db, proto, ste->bibe_index);
+      bibe = nat64_db_bib_entry_by_index (db, proto, ste->bibe_index);
       if (!bibe)
        return -1;
     }
   else
     {
-      bibe =
-       nat64_db_bib_entry_find (&nm->db, &saddr, sport, proto, fib_index, 1);
+      bibe = nat64_db_bib_entry_find (db, &saddr, sport, proto, fib_index, 1);
 
       if (!bibe)
        {
@@ -183,11 +185,11 @@ nat64_in2out_tcp_udp_set_cb (ip6_header_t * ip6, ip4_header_t * ip4,
          ip4_address_t out_addr;
          if (nat64_alloc_out_addr_and_port
              (fib_index, ip_proto_to_snat_proto (proto), &out_addr,
-              &out_port))
+              &out_port, ctx->thread_index))
            return -1;
 
          bibe =
-           nat64_db_bib_entry_create (&nm->db, &ip6->src_address, &out_addr,
+           nat64_db_bib_entry_create (db, &ip6->src_address, &out_addr,
                                       sport, clib_host_to_net_u16 (out_port),
                                       fib_index, proto, 0);
          if (!bibe)
@@ -196,7 +198,7 @@ nat64_in2out_tcp_udp_set_cb (ip6_header_t * ip6, ip4_header_t * ip4,
 
       nat64_extract_ip4 (&ip6->dst_address, &daddr.ip4, fib_index);
       ste =
-       nat64_db_st_entry_create (&nm->db, bibe, &ip6->dst_address,
+       nat64_db_st_entry_create (db, bibe, &ip6->dst_address,
                                  &daddr.ip4, dport);
       if (!ste)
        return -1;
@@ -234,6 +236,7 @@ nat64_in2out_icmp_set_cb (ip6_header_t * ip6, ip4_header_t * ip4, void *arg)
   ip46_address_t saddr, daddr;
   u32 sw_if_index, fib_index;
   icmp46_header_t *icmp = ip6_next_header (ip6);
+  nat64_db_t *db = &nm->db[ctx->thread_index];
 
   sw_if_index = vnet_buffer (ctx->b)->sw_if_index[VLIB_RX];
   fib_index =
@@ -248,13 +251,13 @@ nat64_in2out_icmp_set_cb (ip6_header_t * ip6, ip4_header_t * ip4, void *arg)
     {
       u16 in_id = ((u16 *) (icmp))[2];
       ste =
-       nat64_db_st_entry_find (&nm->db, &saddr, &daddr, in_id, 0,
+       nat64_db_st_entry_find (db, &saddr, &daddr, in_id, 0,
                                IP_PROTOCOL_ICMP, fib_index, 1);
 
       if (ste)
        {
          bibe =
-           nat64_db_bib_entry_by_index (&nm->db, IP_PROTOCOL_ICMP,
+           nat64_db_bib_entry_by_index (db, IP_PROTOCOL_ICMP,
                                         ste->bibe_index);
          if (!bibe)
            return -1;
@@ -262,7 +265,7 @@ nat64_in2out_icmp_set_cb (ip6_header_t * ip6, ip4_header_t * ip4, void *arg)
       else
        {
          bibe =
-           nat64_db_bib_entry_find (&nm->db, &saddr, in_id,
+           nat64_db_bib_entry_find (db, &saddr, in_id,
                                     IP_PROTOCOL_ICMP, fib_index, 1);
 
          if (!bibe)
@@ -270,11 +273,12 @@ nat64_in2out_icmp_set_cb (ip6_header_t * ip6, ip4_header_t * ip4, void *arg)
              u16 out_id;
              ip4_address_t out_addr;
              if (nat64_alloc_out_addr_and_port
-                 (fib_index, SNAT_PROTOCOL_ICMP, &out_addr, &out_id))
+                 (fib_index, SNAT_PROTOCOL_ICMP, &out_addr, &out_id,
+                  ctx->thread_index))
                return -1;
 
              bibe =
-               nat64_db_bib_entry_create (&nm->db, &ip6->src_address,
+               nat64_db_bib_entry_create (db, &ip6->src_address,
                                           &out_addr, in_id,
                                           clib_host_to_net_u16 (out_id),
                                           fib_index, IP_PROTOCOL_ICMP, 0);
@@ -284,7 +288,7 @@ nat64_in2out_icmp_set_cb (ip6_header_t * ip6, ip4_header_t * ip4, void *arg)
 
          nat64_extract_ip4 (&ip6->dst_address, &daddr.ip4, fib_index);
          ste =
-           nat64_db_st_entry_create (&nm->db, bibe, &ip6->dst_address,
+           nat64_db_st_entry_create (db, bibe, &ip6->dst_address,
                                      &daddr.ip4, 0);
          if (!ste)
            return -1;
@@ -320,6 +324,7 @@ nat64_in2out_inner_icmp_set_cb (ip6_header_t * ip6, ip4_header_t * ip4,
   ip46_address_t saddr, daddr;
   u32 sw_if_index, fib_index;
   u8 proto = ip6->protocol;
+  nat64_db_t *db = &nm->db[ctx->thread_index];
 
   sw_if_index = vnet_buffer (ctx->b)->sw_if_index[VLIB_RX];
   fib_index =
@@ -342,12 +347,12 @@ nat64_in2out_inner_icmp_set_cb (ip6_header_t * ip6, ip4_header_t * ip4,
        return -1;
 
       ste =
-       nat64_db_st_entry_find (&nm->db, &daddr, &saddr, in_id, 0, proto,
+       nat64_db_st_entry_find (db, &daddr, &saddr, in_id, 0, proto,
                                fib_index, 1);
       if (!ste)
        return -1;
 
-      bibe = nat64_db_bib_entry_by_index (&nm->db, proto, ste->bibe_index);
+      bibe = nat64_db_bib_entry_by_index (db, proto, ste->bibe_index);
       if (!bibe)
        return -1;
 
@@ -366,12 +371,12 @@ nat64_in2out_inner_icmp_set_cb (ip6_header_t * ip6, ip4_header_t * ip4,
       u16 dport = udp->dst_port;
 
       ste =
-       nat64_db_st_entry_find (&nm->db, &daddr, &saddr, dport, sport, proto,
+       nat64_db_st_entry_find (db, &daddr, &saddr, dport, sport, proto,
                                fib_index, 1);
       if (!ste)
        return -1;
 
-      bibe = nat64_db_bib_entry_by_index (&nm->db, proto, ste->bibe_index);
+      bibe = nat64_db_bib_entry_by_index (db, proto, ste->bibe_index);
       if (!bibe)
        return -1;
 
@@ -397,6 +402,7 @@ typedef struct unk_proto_st_walk_ctx_t_
   ip6_address_t dst_addr;
   ip4_address_t out_addr;
   u32 fib_index;
+  u32 thread_index;
   u8 proto;
 } unk_proto_st_walk_ctx_t;
 
@@ -407,11 +413,11 @@ unk_proto_st_walk (nat64_db_st_entry_t * ste, void *arg)
   unk_proto_st_walk_ctx_t *ctx = arg;
   nat64_db_bib_entry_t *bibe;
   ip46_address_t saddr, daddr;
+  nat64_db_t *db = &nm->db[ctx->thread_index];
 
   if (ip46_address_is_equal (&ste->in_r_addr, &ctx->dst_addr))
     {
-      bibe =
-       nat64_db_bib_entry_by_index (&nm->db, ste->proto, ste->bibe_index);
+      bibe = nat64_db_bib_entry_by_index (db, ste->proto, ste->bibe_index);
       if (!bibe)
        return -1;
 
@@ -424,7 +430,7 @@ unk_proto_st_walk (nat64_db_st_entry_t * ste, void *arg)
          nat64_extract_ip4 (&ctx->dst_addr, &daddr.ip4, ctx->fib_index);
 
          if (nat64_db_st_entry_find
-             (&nm->db, &daddr, &saddr, 0, 0, ctx->proto, ctx->fib_index, 0))
+             (db, &daddr, &saddr, 0, 0, ctx->proto, ctx->fib_index, 0))
            return -1;
 
          ctx->out_addr.as_u32 = bibe->out_addr.as_u32;
@@ -440,15 +446,16 @@ nat64_in2out_unk_proto_set_cb (ip6_header_t * ip6, ip4_header_t * ip4,
                               void *arg)
 {
   nat64_main_t *nm = &nat64_main;
-  nat64_in2out_set_ctx_t *ctx = arg;
+  nat64_in2out_set_ctx_t *s_ctx = arg;
   nat64_db_bib_entry_t *bibe;
   nat64_db_st_entry_t *ste;
   ip46_address_t saddr, daddr, addr;
   u32 sw_if_index, fib_index;
   u8 proto = ip6->protocol;
   int i;
+  nat64_db_t *db = &nm->db[s_ctx->thread_index];
 
-  sw_if_index = vnet_buffer (ctx->b)->sw_if_index[VLIB_RX];
+  sw_if_index = vnet_buffer (s_ctx->b)->sw_if_index[VLIB_RX];
   fib_index =
     fib_table_get_index_for_sw_if_index (FIB_PROTOCOL_IP6, sw_if_index);
 
@@ -458,19 +465,17 @@ nat64_in2out_unk_proto_set_cb (ip6_header_t * ip6, ip4_header_t * ip4,
   daddr.as_u64[1] = ip6->dst_address.as_u64[1];
 
   ste =
-    nat64_db_st_entry_find (&nm->db, &saddr, &daddr, 0, 0, proto, fib_index,
-                           1);
+    nat64_db_st_entry_find (db, &saddr, &daddr, 0, 0, proto, fib_index, 1);
 
   if (ste)
     {
-      bibe = nat64_db_bib_entry_by_index (&nm->db, proto, ste->bibe_index);
+      bibe = nat64_db_bib_entry_by_index (db, proto, ste->bibe_index);
       if (!bibe)
        return -1;
     }
   else
     {
-      bibe =
-       nat64_db_bib_entry_find (&nm->db, &saddr, 0, proto, fib_index, 1);
+      bibe = nat64_db_bib_entry_find (db, &saddr, 0, proto, fib_index, 1);
 
       if (!bibe)
        {
@@ -483,19 +488,18 @@ nat64_in2out_unk_proto_set_cb (ip6_header_t * ip6, ip4_header_t * ip4,
            .out_addr.as_u32 = 0,
            .fib_index = fib_index,
            .proto = proto,
+           .thread_index = s_ctx->thread_index,
          };
 
-         nat64_db_st_walk (&nm->db, IP_PROTOCOL_TCP, unk_proto_st_walk,
-                           &ctx);
+         nat64_db_st_walk (db, IP_PROTOCOL_TCP, unk_proto_st_walk, &ctx);
 
          if (!ctx.out_addr.as_u32)
-           nat64_db_st_walk (&nm->db, IP_PROTOCOL_UDP, unk_proto_st_walk,
-                             &ctx);
+           nat64_db_st_walk (db, IP_PROTOCOL_UDP, unk_proto_st_walk, &ctx);
 
          /* Verify if out address is not already in use for protocol */
          memset (&addr, 0, sizeof (addr));
          addr.ip4.as_u32 = ctx.out_addr.as_u32;
-         if (nat64_db_bib_entry_find (&nm->db, &addr, 0, proto, 0, 0))
+         if (nat64_db_bib_entry_find (db, &addr, 0, proto, 0, 0))
            ctx.out_addr.as_u32 = 0;
 
          if (!ctx.out_addr.as_u32)
@@ -503,8 +507,7 @@ nat64_in2out_unk_proto_set_cb (ip6_header_t * ip6, ip4_header_t * ip4,
              for (i = 0; i < vec_len (nm->addr_pool); i++)
                {
                  addr.ip4.as_u32 = nm->addr_pool[i].addr.as_u32;
-                 if (!nat64_db_bib_entry_find
-                     (&nm->db, &addr, 0, proto, 0, 0))
+                 if (!nat64_db_bib_entry_find (db, &addr, 0, proto, 0, 0))
                    break;
                }
            }
@@ -513,7 +516,7 @@ nat64_in2out_unk_proto_set_cb (ip6_header_t * ip6, ip4_header_t * ip4,
            return -1;
 
          bibe =
-           nat64_db_bib_entry_create (&nm->db, &ip6->src_address,
+           nat64_db_bib_entry_create (db, &ip6->src_address,
                                       &ctx.out_addr, 0, 0, fib_index, proto,
                                       0);
          if (!bibe)
@@ -522,13 +525,12 @@ nat64_in2out_unk_proto_set_cb (ip6_header_t * ip6, ip4_header_t * ip4,
 
       nat64_extract_ip4 (&ip6->dst_address, &daddr.ip4, fib_index);
       ste =
-       nat64_db_st_entry_create (&nm->db, bibe, &ip6->dst_address,
-                                 &daddr.ip4, 0);
+       nat64_db_st_entry_create (db, bibe, &ip6->dst_address, &daddr.ip4, 0);
       if (!ste)
        return -1;
     }
 
-  nat64_session_reset_timeout (ste, ctx->vm);
+  nat64_session_reset_timeout (ste, s_ctx->vm);
 
   ip4->src_address.as_u32 = bibe->out_addr.as_u32;
   ip4->dst_address.as_u32 = ste->out_r_addr.as_u32;
@@ -540,7 +542,7 @@ nat64_in2out_unk_proto_set_cb (ip6_header_t * ip6, ip4_header_t * ip4,
 
 static int
 nat64_in2out_tcp_udp_hairpinning (vlib_main_t * vm, vlib_buffer_t * b,
-                                 ip6_header_t * ip6)
+                                 ip6_header_t * ip6, u32 thread_index)
 {
   nat64_main_t *nm = &nat64_main;
   nat64_db_bib_entry_t *bibe;
@@ -554,6 +556,7 @@ nat64_in2out_tcp_udp_hairpinning (vlib_main_t * vm, vlib_buffer_t * b,
   u16 dport = udp->dst_port;
   u16 *checksum;
   ip_csum_t csum;
+  nat64_db_t *db = &nm->db[thread_index];
 
   sw_if_index = vnet_buffer (b)->sw_if_index[VLIB_RX];
   fib_index =
@@ -577,19 +580,18 @@ nat64_in2out_tcp_udp_hairpinning (vlib_main_t * vm, vlib_buffer_t * b,
   csum = ip_csum_sub_even (csum, dport);
 
   ste =
-    nat64_db_st_entry_find (&nm->db, &saddr, &daddr, sport, dport, proto,
+    nat64_db_st_entry_find (db, &saddr, &daddr, sport, dport, proto,
                            fib_index, 1);
 
   if (ste)
     {
-      bibe = nat64_db_bib_entry_by_index (&nm->db, proto, ste->bibe_index);
+      bibe = nat64_db_bib_entry_by_index (db, proto, ste->bibe_index);
       if (!bibe)
        return -1;
     }
   else
     {
-      bibe =
-       nat64_db_bib_entry_find (&nm->db, &saddr, sport, proto, fib_index, 1);
+      bibe = nat64_db_bib_entry_find (db, &saddr, sport, proto, fib_index, 1);
 
       if (!bibe)
        {
@@ -597,11 +599,11 @@ nat64_in2out_tcp_udp_hairpinning (vlib_main_t * vm, vlib_buffer_t * b,
          ip4_address_t out_addr;
          if (nat64_alloc_out_addr_and_port
              (fib_index, ip_proto_to_snat_proto (proto), &out_addr,
-              &out_port))
+              &out_port, thread_index))
            return -1;
 
          bibe =
-           nat64_db_bib_entry_create (&nm->db, &ip6->src_address, &out_addr,
+           nat64_db_bib_entry_create (db, &ip6->src_address, &out_addr,
                                       sport, clib_host_to_net_u16 (out_port),
                                       fib_index, proto, 0);
          if (!bibe)
@@ -610,7 +612,7 @@ nat64_in2out_tcp_udp_hairpinning (vlib_main_t * vm, vlib_buffer_t * b,
 
       nat64_extract_ip4 (&ip6->dst_address, &daddr.ip4, fib_index);
       ste =
-       nat64_db_st_entry_create (&nm->db, bibe, &ip6->dst_address,
+       nat64_db_st_entry_create (db, bibe, &ip6->dst_address,
                                  &daddr.ip4, dport);
       if (!ste)
        return -1;
@@ -621,32 +623,22 @@ nat64_in2out_tcp_udp_hairpinning (vlib_main_t * vm, vlib_buffer_t * b,
   sport = udp->src_port = bibe->out_port;
   nat64_compose_ip6 (&ip6->src_address, &bibe->out_addr, fib_index);
 
-  memset (&saddr, 0, sizeof (saddr));
   memset (&daddr, 0, sizeof (daddr));
-  saddr.ip4.as_u32 = bibe->out_addr.as_u32;
   daddr.ip4.as_u32 = ste->out_r_addr.as_u32;
 
-  ste =
-    nat64_db_st_entry_find (&nm->db, &daddr, &saddr, dport, sport, proto, 0,
-                           0);
-
-  if (ste)
+  bibe = 0;
+  /* *INDENT-OFF* */
+  vec_foreach (db, nm->db)
     {
-      bibe = nat64_db_bib_entry_by_index (&nm->db, proto, ste->bibe_index);
-      if (!bibe)
-       return -1;
-    }
-  else
-    {
-      bibe = nat64_db_bib_entry_find (&nm->db, &daddr, dport, proto, 0, 0);
-
-      if (!bibe)
-       return -1;
+      bibe = nat64_db_bib_entry_find (db, &daddr, dport, proto, 0, 0);
 
-      ste =
-       nat64_db_st_entry_create (&nm->db, bibe, &ip6->src_address,
-                                 &saddr.ip4, sport);
+      if (bibe)
+       break;
     }
+  /* *INDENT-ON* */
+
+  if (!bibe)
+    return -1;
 
   ip6->dst_address.as_u64[0] = bibe->in_addr.as_u64[0];
   ip6->dst_address.as_u64[1] = bibe->in_addr.as_u64[1];
@@ -665,7 +657,7 @@ nat64_in2out_tcp_udp_hairpinning (vlib_main_t * vm, vlib_buffer_t * b,
 
 static int
 nat64_in2out_icmp_hairpinning (vlib_main_t * vm, vlib_buffer_t * b,
-                              ip6_header_t * ip6)
+                              ip6_header_t * ip6, u32 thread_index)
 {
   nat64_main_t *nm = &nat64_main;
   nat64_db_bib_entry_t *bibe;
@@ -679,6 +671,7 @@ nat64_in2out_icmp_hairpinning (vlib_main_t * vm, vlib_buffer_t * b,
   tcp_header_t *tcp;
   u16 *checksum, sport, dport;
   ip_csum_t csum;
+  nat64_db_t *db = &nm->db[thread_index];
 
   if (icmp->type == ICMP6_echo_request || icmp->type == ICMP6_echo_reply)
     return -1;
@@ -718,12 +711,12 @@ nat64_in2out_icmp_hairpinning (vlib_main_t * vm, vlib_buffer_t * b,
   csum = ip_csum_sub_even (csum, dport);
 
   ste =
-    nat64_db_st_entry_find (&nm->db, &daddr, &saddr, dport, sport, proto,
+    nat64_db_st_entry_find (db, &daddr, &saddr, dport, sport, proto,
                            fib_index, 1);
   if (!ste)
     return -1;
 
-  bibe = nat64_db_bib_entry_by_index (&nm->db, proto, ste->bibe_index);
+  bibe = nat64_db_bib_entry_by_index (db, proto, ste->bibe_index);
   if (!bibe)
     return -1;
 
@@ -735,13 +728,22 @@ nat64_in2out_icmp_hairpinning (vlib_main_t * vm, vlib_buffer_t * b,
   saddr.ip4.as_u32 = ste->out_r_addr.as_u32;
   daddr.ip4.as_u32 = bibe->out_addr.as_u32;
 
-  ste =
-    nat64_db_st_entry_find (&nm->db, &saddr, &daddr, sport, dport, proto, 0,
-                           0);
+  ste = 0;
+  /* *INDENT-OFF* */
+  vec_foreach (db, nm->db)
+    {
+      ste = nat64_db_st_entry_find (db, &saddr, &daddr, sport, dport, proto,
+                                    0, 0);
+
+      if (ste)
+        break;
+    }
+  /* *INDENT-ON* */
+
   if (!ste)
     return -1;
 
-  bibe = nat64_db_bib_entry_by_index (&nm->db, proto, ste->bibe_index);
+  bibe = nat64_db_bib_entry_by_index (db, proto, ste->bibe_index);
   if (!bibe)
     return -1;
 
@@ -781,7 +783,7 @@ nat64_in2out_icmp_hairpinning (vlib_main_t * vm, vlib_buffer_t * b,
 
 static int
 nat64_in2out_unk_proto_hairpinning (vlib_main_t * vm, vlib_buffer_t * b,
-                                   ip6_header_t * ip6)
+                                   ip6_header_t * ip6, u32 thread_index)
 {
   nat64_main_t *nm = &nat64_main;
   nat64_db_bib_entry_t *bibe;
@@ -790,6 +792,7 @@ nat64_in2out_unk_proto_hairpinning (vlib_main_t * vm, vlib_buffer_t * b,
   u32 sw_if_index, fib_index;
   u8 proto = ip6->protocol;
   int i;
+  nat64_db_t *db = &nm->db[thread_index];
 
   sw_if_index = vnet_buffer (b)->sw_if_index[VLIB_RX];
   fib_index =
@@ -801,19 +804,17 @@ nat64_in2out_unk_proto_hairpinning (vlib_main_t * vm, vlib_buffer_t * b,
   daddr.as_u64[1] = ip6->dst_address.as_u64[1];
 
   ste =
-    nat64_db_st_entry_find (&nm->db, &saddr, &daddr, 0, 0, proto, fib_index,
-                           1);
+    nat64_db_st_entry_find (db, &saddr, &daddr, 0, 0, proto, fib_index, 1);
 
   if (ste)
     {
-      bibe = nat64_db_bib_entry_by_index (&nm->db, proto, ste->bibe_index);
+      bibe = nat64_db_bib_entry_by_index (db, proto, ste->bibe_index);
       if (!bibe)
        return -1;
     }
   else
     {
-      bibe =
-       nat64_db_bib_entry_find (&nm->db, &saddr, 0, proto, fib_index, 1);
+      bibe = nat64_db_bib_entry_find (db, &saddr, 0, proto, fib_index, 1);
 
       if (!bibe)
        {
@@ -826,19 +827,18 @@ nat64_in2out_unk_proto_hairpinning (vlib_main_t * vm, vlib_buffer_t * b,
            .out_addr.as_u32 = 0,
            .fib_index = fib_index,
            .proto = proto,
+           .thread_index = thread_index,
          };
 
-         nat64_db_st_walk (&nm->db, IP_PROTOCOL_TCP, unk_proto_st_walk,
-                           &ctx);
+         nat64_db_st_walk (db, IP_PROTOCOL_TCP, unk_proto_st_walk, &ctx);
 
          if (!ctx.out_addr.as_u32)
-           nat64_db_st_walk (&nm->db, IP_PROTOCOL_UDP, unk_proto_st_walk,
-                             &ctx);
+           nat64_db_st_walk (db, IP_PROTOCOL_UDP, unk_proto_st_walk, &ctx);
 
          /* Verify if out address is not already in use for protocol */
          memset (&addr, 0, sizeof (addr));
          addr.ip4.as_u32 = ctx.out_addr.as_u32;
-         if (nat64_db_bib_entry_find (&nm->db, &addr, 0, proto, 0, 0))
+         if (nat64_db_bib_entry_find (db, &addr, 0, proto, 0, 0))
            ctx.out_addr.as_u32 = 0;
 
          if (!ctx.out_addr.as_u32)
@@ -846,8 +846,7 @@ nat64_in2out_unk_proto_hairpinning (vlib_main_t * vm, vlib_buffer_t * b,
              for (i = 0; i < vec_len (nm->addr_pool); i++)
                {
                  addr.ip4.as_u32 = nm->addr_pool[i].addr.as_u32;
-                 if (!nat64_db_bib_entry_find
-                     (&nm->db, &addr, 0, proto, 0, 0))
+                 if (!nat64_db_bib_entry_find (db, &addr, 0, proto, 0, 0))
                    break;
                }
            }
@@ -856,7 +855,7 @@ nat64_in2out_unk_proto_hairpinning (vlib_main_t * vm, vlib_buffer_t * b,
            return -1;
 
          bibe =
-           nat64_db_bib_entry_create (&nm->db, &ip6->src_address,
+           nat64_db_bib_entry_create (db, &ip6->src_address,
                                       &ctx.out_addr, 0, 0, fib_index, proto,
                                       0);
          if (!bibe)
@@ -865,8 +864,7 @@ nat64_in2out_unk_proto_hairpinning (vlib_main_t * vm, vlib_buffer_t * b,
 
       nat64_extract_ip4 (&ip6->dst_address, &daddr.ip4, fib_index);
       ste =
-       nat64_db_st_entry_create (&nm->db, bibe, &ip6->dst_address,
-                                 &daddr.ip4, 0);
+       nat64_db_st_entry_create (db, bibe, &ip6->dst_address, &daddr.ip4, 0);
       if (!ste)
        return -1;
     }
@@ -875,30 +873,22 @@ nat64_in2out_unk_proto_hairpinning (vlib_main_t * vm, vlib_buffer_t * b,
 
   nat64_compose_ip6 (&ip6->src_address, &bibe->out_addr, fib_index);
 
-  memset (&saddr, 0, sizeof (saddr));
   memset (&daddr, 0, sizeof (daddr));
-  saddr.ip4.as_u32 = bibe->out_addr.as_u32;
   daddr.ip4.as_u32 = ste->out_r_addr.as_u32;
 
-  ste = nat64_db_st_entry_find (&nm->db, &daddr, &saddr, 0, 0, proto, 0, 0);
-
-  if (ste)
+  bibe = 0;
+  /* *INDENT-OFF* */
+  vec_foreach (db, nm->db)
     {
-      bibe = nat64_db_bib_entry_by_index (&nm->db, proto, ste->bibe_index);
-      if (!bibe)
-       return -1;
-    }
-  else
-    {
-      bibe = nat64_db_bib_entry_find (&nm->db, &daddr, 0, proto, 0, 0);
+      bibe = nat64_db_bib_entry_find (db, &daddr, 0, proto, 0, 0);
 
-      if (!bibe)
-       return -1;
-
-      ste =
-       nat64_db_st_entry_create (&nm->db, bibe, &ip6->src_address,
-                                 &saddr.ip4, 0);
+      if (bibe)
+       break;
     }
+  /* *INDENT-ON* */
+
+  if (!bibe)
+    return -1;
 
   ip6->dst_address.as_u64[0] = bibe->in_addr.as_u64[0];
   ip6->dst_address.as_u64[1] = bibe->in_addr.as_u64[1];
@@ -914,6 +904,7 @@ nat64_in2out_node_fn_inline (vlib_main_t * vm, vlib_node_runtime_t * node,
   nat64_in2out_next_t next_index;
   u32 pkts_processed = 0;
   u32 stats_node_index;
+  u32 thread_index = vlib_get_thread_index ();
 
   stats_node_index =
     is_slow_path ? nat64_in2out_slowpath_node.index : nat64_in2out_node.index;
@@ -952,6 +943,7 @@ nat64_in2out_node_fn_inline (vlib_main_t * vm, vlib_node_runtime_t * node,
 
          ctx0.b = b0;
          ctx0.vm = vm;
+         ctx0.thread_index = thread_index;
 
          next0 = NAT64_IN2OUT_NEXT_IP4_LOOKUP;
 
@@ -974,7 +966,8 @@ nat64_in2out_node_fn_inline (vlib_main_t * vm, vlib_node_runtime_t * node,
                  if (is_hairpinning (&ip60->dst_address))
                    {
                      next0 = NAT64_IN2OUT_NEXT_IP6_LOOKUP;
-                     if (nat64_in2out_unk_proto_hairpinning (vm, b0, ip60))
+                     if (nat64_in2out_unk_proto_hairpinning
+                         (vm, b0, ip60, thread_index))
                        {
                          next0 = NAT64_IN2OUT_NEXT_DROP;
                          b0->error =
@@ -1014,7 +1007,8 @@ nat64_in2out_node_fn_inline (vlib_main_t * vm, vlib_node_runtime_t * node,
              if (is_hairpinning (&ip60->dst_address))
                {
                  next0 = NAT64_IN2OUT_NEXT_IP6_LOOKUP;
-                 if (nat64_in2out_icmp_hairpinning (vm, b0, ip60))
+                 if (nat64_in2out_icmp_hairpinning
+                     (vm, b0, ip60, thread_index))
                    {
                      next0 = NAT64_IN2OUT_NEXT_DROP;
                      b0->error =
@@ -1037,7 +1031,8 @@ nat64_in2out_node_fn_inline (vlib_main_t * vm, vlib_node_runtime_t * node,
              if (is_hairpinning (&ip60->dst_address))
                {
                  next0 = NAT64_IN2OUT_NEXT_IP6_LOOKUP;
-                 if (nat64_in2out_tcp_udp_hairpinning (vm, b0, ip60))
+                 if (nat64_in2out_tcp_udp_hairpinning
+                     (vm, b0, ip60, thread_index))
                    {
                      next0 = NAT64_IN2OUT_NEXT_DROP;
                      b0->error =
@@ -1145,6 +1140,7 @@ typedef struct nat64_in2out_frag_set_ctx_t_
 {
   vlib_main_t *vm;
   u32 sess_index;
+  u32 thread_index;
   u16 l4_offset;
   u8 proto;
   u8 first_frag;
@@ -1158,12 +1154,13 @@ nat64_in2out_frag_set_cb (ip6_header_t * ip6, ip4_header_t * ip4, void *arg)
   nat64_db_st_entry_t *ste;
   nat64_db_bib_entry_t *bibe;
   udp_header_t *udp;
+  nat64_db_t *db = &nm->db[ctx->thread_index];
 
-  ste = nat64_db_st_entry_by_index (&nm->db, ctx->proto, ctx->sess_index);
+  ste = nat64_db_st_entry_by_index (db, ctx->proto, ctx->sess_index);
   if (!ste)
     return -1;
 
-  bibe = nat64_db_bib_entry_by_index (&nm->db, ctx->proto, ste->bibe_index);
+  bibe = nat64_db_bib_entry_by_index (db, ctx->proto, ste->bibe_index);
   if (!bibe)
     return -1;
 
@@ -1213,7 +1210,8 @@ nat64_in2out_frag_hairpinning (vlib_buffer_t * b, ip6_header_t * ip6,
   u16 dport = udp->dst_port;
   u16 *checksum;
   ip_csum_t csum;
-  ip46_address_t saddr, daddr;
+  ip46_address_t daddr;
+  nat64_db_t *db = &nm->db[ctx->thread_index];
 
   if (ctx->first_frag)
     {
@@ -1230,11 +1228,11 @@ nat64_in2out_frag_hairpinning (vlib_buffer_t * b, ip6_header_t * ip6,
       csum = ip_csum_sub_even (csum, dport);
     }
 
-  ste = nat64_db_st_entry_by_index (&nm->db, ctx->proto, ctx->sess_index);
+  ste = nat64_db_st_entry_by_index (db, ctx->proto, ctx->sess_index);
   if (!ste)
     return -1;
 
-  bibe = nat64_db_bib_entry_by_index (&nm->db, ctx->proto, ste->bibe_index);
+  bibe = nat64_db_bib_entry_by_index (db, ctx->proto, ste->bibe_index);
   if (!bibe)
     return -1;
 
@@ -1245,34 +1243,22 @@ nat64_in2out_frag_hairpinning (vlib_buffer_t * b, ip6_header_t * ip6,
 
   nat64_compose_ip6 (&ip6->src_address, &bibe->out_addr, bibe->fib_index);
 
-  memset (&saddr, 0, sizeof (saddr));
   memset (&daddr, 0, sizeof (daddr));
-  saddr.ip4.as_u32 = bibe->out_addr.as_u32;
   daddr.ip4.as_u32 = ste->out_r_addr.as_u32;
 
-  ste =
-    nat64_db_st_entry_find (&nm->db, &daddr, &saddr, dport, sport, ctx->proto,
-                           0, 0);
-
-  if (ste)
-    {
-      bibe =
-       nat64_db_bib_entry_by_index (&nm->db, ctx->proto, ste->bibe_index);
-      if (!bibe)
-       return -1;
-    }
-  else
+  bibe = 0;
+  /* *INDENT-OFF* */
+  vec_foreach (db, nm->db)
     {
-      bibe =
-       nat64_db_bib_entry_find (&nm->db, &daddr, dport, ctx->proto, 0, 0);
+      bibe = nat64_db_bib_entry_find (db, &daddr, dport, ctx->proto, 0, 0);
 
-      if (!bibe)
-       return -1;
-
-      ste =
-       nat64_db_st_entry_create (&nm->db, bibe, &ip6->src_address,
-                                 &saddr.ip4, sport);
+      if (bibe)
+       break;
     }
+  /* *INDENT-ON* */
+
+  if (!bibe)
+    return -1;
 
   ip6->dst_address.as_u64[0] = bibe->in_addr.as_u64[0];
   ip6->dst_address.as_u64[1] = bibe->in_addr.as_u64[1];
@@ -1303,6 +1289,7 @@ nat64_in2out_reass_node_fn (vlib_main_t * vm,
   u32 *fragments_to_drop = 0;
   u32 *fragments_to_loopback = 0;
   nat64_main_t *nm = &nat64_main;
+  u32 thread_index = vlib_get_thread_index ();
 
   from = vlib_frame_vector_args (frame);
   n_left_from = frame->n_vectors;
@@ -1332,6 +1319,7 @@ nat64_in2out_reass_node_fn (vlib_main_t * vm,
          u32 sw_if_index0, fib_index0;
          ip46_address_t saddr0, daddr0;
          nat64_in2out_frag_set_ctx_t ctx0;
+         nat64_db_t *db = &nm->db[thread_index];
 
          /* speculatively enqueue b0 to the current next frame */
          bi0 = from[0];
@@ -1349,6 +1337,8 @@ nat64_in2out_reass_node_fn (vlib_main_t * vm,
            fib_table_get_index_for_sw_if_index (FIB_PROTOCOL_IP6,
                                                 sw_if_index0);
 
+         ctx0.thread_index = thread_index;
+
          if (PREDICT_FALSE (nat_reass_is_drop_frag (1)))
            {
              next0 = NAT64_IN2OUT_NEXT_DROP;
@@ -1419,20 +1409,21 @@ nat64_in2out_reass_node_fn (vlib_main_t * vm,
              daddr0.as_u64[1] = ip60->dst_address.as_u64[1];
 
              ste0 =
-               nat64_db_st_entry_find (&nm->db, &saddr0, &daddr0,
+               nat64_db_st_entry_find (db, &saddr0, &daddr0,
                                        udp0->src_port, udp0->dst_port,
                                        l4_protocol0, fib_index0, 1);
              if (!ste0)
                {
                  bibe0 =
-                   nat64_db_bib_entry_find (&nm->db, &saddr0, udp0->src_port,
+                   nat64_db_bib_entry_find (db, &saddr0, udp0->src_port,
                                             l4_protocol0, fib_index0, 1);
                  if (!bibe0)
                    {
                      u16 out_port0;
                      ip4_address_t out_addr0;
                      if (nat64_alloc_out_addr_and_port
-                         (fib_index0, proto0, &out_addr0, &out_port0))
+                         (fib_index0, proto0, &out_addr0, &out_port0,
+                          thread_index))
                        {
                          next0 = NAT64_IN2OUT_NEXT_DROP;
                          b0->error =
@@ -1441,7 +1432,7 @@ nat64_in2out_reass_node_fn (vlib_main_t * vm,
                        }
 
                      bibe0 =
-                       nat64_db_bib_entry_create (&nm->db,
+                       nat64_db_bib_entry_create (db,
                                                   &ip60->src_address,
                                                   &out_addr0, udp0->src_port,
                                                   clib_host_to_net_u16
@@ -1458,7 +1449,7 @@ nat64_in2out_reass_node_fn (vlib_main_t * vm,
                  nat64_extract_ip4 (&ip60->dst_address, &daddr0.ip4,
                                     fib_index0);
                  ste0 =
-                   nat64_db_st_entry_create (&nm->db, bibe0,
+                   nat64_db_st_entry_create (db, bibe0,
                                              &ip60->dst_address, &daddr0.ip4,
                                              udp0->dst_port);
                  if (!ste0)
@@ -1469,8 +1460,7 @@ nat64_in2out_reass_node_fn (vlib_main_t * vm,
                      goto trace0;
                    }
                }
-             reass0->sess_index =
-               nat64_db_st_entry_get_index (&nm->db, ste0);
+             reass0->sess_index = nat64_db_st_entry_get_index (db, ste0);
 
              nat_ip6_reass_get_frags (reass0, &fragments_to_loopback);
            }
@@ -1590,6 +1580,213 @@ VLIB_REGISTER_NODE (nat64_in2out_reass_node) = {
 VLIB_NODE_FUNCTION_MULTIARCH (nat64_in2out_reass_node,
                              nat64_in2out_reass_node_fn);
 
+typedef struct
+{
+  u32 next_worker_index;
+  u8 do_handoff;
+} nat64_in2out_handoff_trace_t;
+
+static u8 *
+format_nat64_in2out_handoff_trace (u8 * s, va_list * args)
+{
+  CLIB_UNUSED (vlib_main_t * vm) = va_arg (*args, vlib_main_t *);
+  CLIB_UNUSED (vlib_node_t * node) = va_arg (*args, vlib_node_t *);
+  nat64_in2out_handoff_trace_t *t =
+    va_arg (*args, nat64_in2out_handoff_trace_t *);
+  char *m;
+
+  m = t->do_handoff ? "next worker" : "same worker";
+  s = format (s, "NAT64-IN2OUT-HANDOFF: %s %d", m, t->next_worker_index);
+
+  return s;
+}
+
+static inline uword
+nat64_in2out_handoff_node_fn (vlib_main_t * vm, vlib_node_runtime_t * node,
+                             vlib_frame_t * frame)
+{
+  nat64_main_t *nm = &nat64_main;
+  vlib_thread_main_t *tm = vlib_get_thread_main ();
+  u32 n_left_from, *from, *to_next = 0, *to_next_drop = 0;
+  static __thread vlib_frame_queue_elt_t **handoff_queue_elt_by_worker_index;
+  static __thread vlib_frame_queue_t **congested_handoff_queue_by_worker_index
+    = 0;
+  vlib_frame_queue_elt_t *hf = 0;
+  vlib_frame_queue_t *fq;
+  vlib_frame_t *f = 0, *d = 0;
+  int i;
+  u32 n_left_to_next_worker = 0, *to_next_worker = 0;
+  u32 next_worker_index = 0;
+  u32 current_worker_index = ~0;
+  u32 thread_index = vlib_get_thread_index ();
+  u32 fq_index;
+  u32 to_node_index;
+
+  fq_index = nm->fq_in2out_index;
+  to_node_index = nat64_in2out_node.index;
+
+  if (PREDICT_FALSE (handoff_queue_elt_by_worker_index == 0))
+    {
+      vec_validate (handoff_queue_elt_by_worker_index, tm->n_vlib_mains - 1);
+
+      vec_validate_init_empty (congested_handoff_queue_by_worker_index,
+                              tm->n_vlib_mains - 1,
+                              (vlib_frame_queue_t *) (~0));
+    }
+
+  from = vlib_frame_vector_args (frame);
+  n_left_from = frame->n_vectors;
+
+  while (n_left_from > 0)
+    {
+      u32 bi0;
+      vlib_buffer_t *b0;
+      ip6_header_t *ip0;
+      u8 do_handoff;
+
+      bi0 = from[0];
+      from += 1;
+      n_left_from -= 1;
+
+      b0 = vlib_get_buffer (vm, bi0);
+
+      ip0 = vlib_buffer_get_current (b0);
+
+      next_worker_index = nat64_get_worker_in2out (&ip0->src_address);
+
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE (next_worker_index != thread_index))
+       {
+         do_handoff = 1;
+
+         if (next_worker_index != current_worker_index)
+           {
+             fq =
+               is_vlib_frame_queue_congested (fq_index, next_worker_index,
+                                              30,
+                                              congested_handoff_queue_by_worker_index);
+
+             if (fq)
+               {
+                 /* if this is 1st frame */
+                 if (!d)
+                   {
+                     d = vlib_get_frame_to_node (vm, nm->error_node_index);
+                     to_next_drop = vlib_frame_vector_args (d);
+                   }
+
+                 to_next_drop[0] = bi0;
+                 to_next_drop += 1;
+                 d->n_vectors++;
+                 goto trace0;
+               }
+
+             if (hf)
+               hf->n_vectors = VLIB_FRAME_SIZE - n_left_to_next_worker;
+
+             hf =
+               vlib_get_worker_handoff_queue_elt (fq_index,
+                                                  next_worker_index,
+                                                  handoff_queue_elt_by_worker_index);
+             n_left_to_next_worker = VLIB_FRAME_SIZE - hf->n_vectors;
+             to_next_worker = &hf->buffer_index[hf->n_vectors];
+             current_worker_index = next_worker_index;
+           }
+
+         /* enqueue to correct worker thread */
+         to_next_worker[0] = bi0;
+         to_next_worker++;
+         n_left_to_next_worker--;
+
+         if (n_left_to_next_worker == 0)
+           {
+             hf->n_vectors = VLIB_FRAME_SIZE;
+             vlib_put_frame_queue_elt (hf);
+             current_worker_index = ~0;
+             handoff_queue_elt_by_worker_index[next_worker_index] = 0;
+             hf = 0;
+           }
+       }
+      else
+       {
+         do_handoff = 0;
+         /* if this is 1st frame */
+         if (!f)
+           {
+             f = vlib_get_frame_to_node (vm, to_node_index);
+             to_next = vlib_frame_vector_args (f);
+           }
+
+         to_next[0] = bi0;
+         to_next += 1;
+         f->n_vectors++;
+       }
+
+    trace0:
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE
+         ((node->flags & VLIB_NODE_FLAG_TRACE)
+          && (b0->flags & VLIB_BUFFER_IS_TRACED)))
+       {
+         nat64_in2out_handoff_trace_t *t =
+           vlib_add_trace (vm, node, b0, sizeof (*t));
+         t->next_worker_index = next_worker_index;
+         t->do_handoff = do_handoff;
+       }
+    }
+
+  if (f)
+    vlib_put_frame_to_node (vm, to_node_index, f);
+
+  if (d)
+    vlib_put_frame_to_node (vm, nm->error_node_index, d);
+
+  if (hf)
+    hf->n_vectors = VLIB_FRAME_SIZE - n_left_to_next_worker;
+
+  /* Ship frames to the worker nodes */
+  for (i = 0; i < vec_len (handoff_queue_elt_by_worker_index); i++)
+    {
+      if (handoff_queue_elt_by_worker_index[i])
+       {
+         hf = handoff_queue_elt_by_worker_index[i];
+         /*
+          * It works better to let the handoff node
+          * rate-adapt, always ship the handoff queue element.
+          */
+         if (1 || hf->n_vectors == hf->last_n_vectors)
+           {
+             vlib_put_frame_queue_elt (hf);
+             handoff_queue_elt_by_worker_index[i] = 0;
+           }
+         else
+           hf->last_n_vectors = hf->n_vectors;
+       }
+      congested_handoff_queue_by_worker_index[i] =
+       (vlib_frame_queue_t *) (~0);
+    }
+  hf = 0;
+  current_worker_index = ~0;
+  return frame->n_vectors;
+}
+
+/* *INDENT-OFF* */
+VLIB_REGISTER_NODE (nat64_in2out_handoff_node) = {
+  .function = nat64_in2out_handoff_node_fn,
+  .name = "nat64-in2out-handoff",
+  .vector_size = sizeof (u32),
+  .format_trace = format_nat64_in2out_handoff_trace,
+  .type = VLIB_NODE_TYPE_INTERNAL,
+
+  .n_next_nodes = 1,
+
+  .next_nodes = {
+    [0] = "error-drop",
+  },
+};
+/* *INDENT-ON* */
+
+VLIB_NODE_FUNCTION_MULTIARCH (nat64_in2out_handoff_node,
+                             nat64_in2out_handoff_node_fn);
+
 /*
  * fd.io coding-style-patch-verification: ON
  *