session: cleanup use of api_client_index
[vpp.git] / src / vcl / vppcom.c
index 09ebe26..f201672 100644 (file)
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
-#include <signal.h>
 #include <svm/svm_fifo_segment.h>
-#include <vlibmemory/api.h>
-#include <vpp/api/vpe_msg_enum.h>
-#include <vnet/session/application_interface.h>
 #include <vcl/vppcom.h>
-#include <vlib/unix/unix.h>
-#include <vppinfra/vec_bootstrap.h>
-
-#define vl_typedefs            /* define message structures */
-#include <vpp/api/vpe_all_api_h.h>
-#undef vl_typedefs
-
-/* declare message handlers for each api */
-
-#define vl_endianfun           /* define message structures */
-#include <vpp/api/vpe_all_api_h.h>
-#undef vl_endianfun
-
-/* instantiate all the print functions we know about */
-#define vl_print(handle, ...)
-#define vl_printfun
-#include <vpp/api/vpe_all_api_h.h>
-#undef vl_printfun
-
-#if (CLIB_DEBUG > 0)
-/* Set VPPCOM_DEBUG_INIT 2 for connection debug,
- *                       3 for read/write debug output
- * or
- *    export VCL_DEBUG=<#> to set dynamically.
- */
-#define VPPCOM_DEBUG_INIT 1
-#else
-#define VPPCOM_DEBUG_INIT 0
-#endif
-
-#define VPPCOM_DEBUG vcm->debug
-
-/*
- * VPPCOM Private definitions and functions.
- */
-typedef enum
-{
-  STATE_APP_START,
-  STATE_APP_CONN_VPP,
-  STATE_APP_ENABLED,
-  STATE_APP_ATTACHED,
-} app_state_t;
-
-typedef enum
-{
-  STATE_START,
-  STATE_CONNECT,
-  STATE_LISTEN,
-  STATE_ACCEPT,
-  STATE_DISCONNECT,
-  STATE_FAILED
-} session_state_t;
+#include <vcl/vcl_debug.h>
+#include <vcl/vcl_private.h>
 
-typedef struct epoll_event vppcom_epoll_event_t;
+__thread uword __vcl_worker_index = ~0;
 
-typedef struct
-{
-  u32 next_sid;
-  u32 prev_sid;
-  u32 vep_idx;
-  vppcom_epoll_event_t ev;
-#define VEP_DEFAULT_ET_MASK  (EPOLLIN|EPOLLOUT)
-#define VEP_UNSUPPORTED_EVENTS (EPOLLONESHOT|EPOLLEXCLUSIVE)
-  u32 et_mask;
-} vppcom_epoll_t;
-
-typedef struct
-{
-  u8 is_ip4;
-  ip46_address_t ip46;
-} vppcom_ip46_t;
+static u8 not_ready;
 
-typedef struct
+void
+sigsegv_signal (int signum)
 {
-  volatile session_state_t state;
-
-  svm_fifo_t *server_rx_fifo;
-  svm_fifo_t *server_tx_fifo;
-  u8 *segment_name;
-  u32 sm_seg_index;
-  u32 client_context;
-  u64 vpp_handle;
-  unix_shared_memory_queue_t *vpp_event_queue;
+  not_ready = 1;
+}
 
-  /* Socket configuration state */
-  /* TBD: covert 'is_*' vars to bit in u8 flags; */
-  u8 is_server;
-  u8 is_listen;
-  u8 is_cut_thru;
-  u8 is_nonblocking;
-  u8 is_vep;
-  u8 is_vep_session;
-  u32 wait_cont_idx;
-  vppcom_epoll_t vep;
-  u32 vrf;
-  vppcom_ip46_t lcl_addr;
-  vppcom_ip46_t peer_addr;
-  u16 lcl_port;                        // network order
-  u16 peer_port;               // network order
-  u8 proto;
-  u64 client_queue_address;
-  u64 options[16];
-} session_t;
-
-typedef struct vppcom_cfg_t_
-{
-  u64 heapsize;
-  u64 segment_baseva;
-  u32 segment_size;
-  u32 add_segment_size;
-  u32 preallocated_fifo_pairs;
-  u32 rx_fifo_size;
-  u32 tx_fifo_size;
-  u32 event_queue_size;
-  u32 listen_queue_size;
-  u8 app_proxy_transport_tcp;
-  u8 app_proxy_transport_udp;
-  u8 app_scope_local;
-  u8 app_scope_global;
-  u8 *namespace_id;
-  u64 namespace_secret;
-  f64 app_timeout;
-  f64 session_timeout;
-  f64 accept_timeout;
-} 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;
-
-  /* vpe input queue */
-  unix_shared_memory_queue_t *vl_input_queue;
-
-  /* API client handle */
-  u32 my_client_index;
-
-  /* Session pool */
-  clib_spinlock_t sessions_lockp;
-  session_t *sessions;
-
-  /* Hash table for disconnect processing */
-  uword *session_index_by_vpp_handles;
-
-  /* Select bitmaps */
-  clib_bitmap_t *rd_bitmap;
-  clib_bitmap_t *wr_bitmap;
-  clib_bitmap_t *ex_bitmap;
-
-  /* Our event queue */
-  unix_shared_memory_queue_t *app_event_queue;
-
-  /* unique segment name counter */
-  u32 unique_segment_index;
-
-  /* For deadman timers */
-  clib_time_t clib_time;
-
-  /* State of the connection, shared between msg RX thread and main thread */
-  volatile app_state_t app_state;
-
-  vppcom_cfg_t cfg;
-
-  /* VNET_API_ERROR_FOO -> "Foo" hash table */
-  uword *error_string_by_error_number;
-} vppcom_main_t;
-
-/* NOTE: _vppcom_main is only used until the heap is allocated.
- *       Do not access it directly -- use vcm which will point to
- *       the heap allocated copy after init.
- */
-static vppcom_main_t _vppcom_main = {
-  .debug = VPPCOM_DEBUG_INIT,
-  .my_client_index = ~0
-};
-
-static vppcom_main_t *vcm = &_vppcom_main;
-
-#define VCL_LOCK_AND_GET_SESSION(I, S)                  \
-do {                                                    \
-  clib_spinlock_lock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);            \
-  rv = vppcom_session_at_index (I, S);                  \
-  if (PREDICT_FALSE (rv))                               \
-    {                                                   \
-      clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);      \
-                                                        \
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)                             \
-        clib_warning ("[%s] ERROR: Invalid ##I (%u)!",  \
-                      getpid (), I);                  \
-                                                        \
-      goto done;                                        \
-    }                                                   \
-} while (0)
-
-static const char *
-vppcom_app_state_str (app_state_t state)
+static void
+vcl_wait_for_memory (void *mem)
 {
-  char *st;
-
-  switch (state)
+  u8 __clib_unused test;
+  if (vcm->mounting_segment)
     {
-    case STATE_APP_START:
-      st = "STATE_APP_START";
-      break;
-
-    case STATE_APP_CONN_VPP:
-      st = "STATE_APP_CONN_VPP";
-      break;
-
-    case STATE_APP_ENABLED:
-      st = "STATE_APP_ENABLED";
-      break;
-
-    case STATE_APP_ATTACHED:
-      st = "STATE_APP_ATTACHED";
-      break;
+      while (vcm->mounting_segment)
+       ;
+      return;
+    }
+  if (1 || vcm->debug)
+    {
+      usleep (1e5);
+      return;
+    }
+  if (signal (SIGSEGV, sigsegv_signal))
+    {
+      perror ("signal()");
+      return;
+    }
+  not_ready = 0;
 
-    default:
-      st = "UNKNOWN_APP_STATE";
-      break;
+again:
+  test = *(u8 *) mem;
+  if (not_ready)
+    {
+      not_ready = 0;
+      usleep (1);
+      goto again;
     }
 
-  return st;
+  signal (SIGSEGV, SIG_DFL);
 }
 
-static const char *
+const char *
 vppcom_session_state_str (session_state_t state)
 {
   char *st;
@@ -272,6 +87,10 @@ vppcom_session_state_str (session_state_t state)
       st = "STATE_ACCEPT";
       break;
 
+    case STATE_CLOSE_ON_EMPTY:
+      st = "STATE_CLOSE_ON_EMPTY";
+      break;
+
     case STATE_DISCONNECT:
       st = "STATE_DISCONNECT";
       break;
@@ -288,1493 +107,631 @@ vppcom_session_state_str (session_state_t state)
   return st;
 }
 
-/*
- * VPPCOM Utility Functions
- */
-static inline int
-vppcom_session_at_index (u32 session_index, session_t * volatile *sess)
-{
-  /* Assumes that caller has acquired spinlock: vcm->sessions_lockp */
-  if (PREDICT_FALSE ((session_index == ~0) ||
-                    pool_is_free_index (vcm->sessions, session_index)))
-    {
-      clib_warning ("[%d] invalid session, sid (%u) has been closed!",
-                   getpid (), session_index);
-      return VPPCOM_EBADFD;
-    }
-  *sess = pool_elt_at_index (vcm->sessions, session_index);
-  return VPPCOM_OK;
-}
-
-static int
-vppcom_connect_to_vpp (char *app_name)
-{
-  api_main_t *am = &api_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!", getpid (), app_name);
-      return VPPCOM_ECONNREFUSED;
-    }
-
-  vcm->vl_input_queue = am->shmem_hdr->vl_input_queue;
-  vcm->my_client_index = am->my_client_index;
-  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-    printf (" connected!\n");
-
-  vcm->app_state = STATE_APP_CONN_VPP;
-  return VPPCOM_OK;
-}
-
-static u8 *
-format_api_error (u8 * s, va_list * args)
-{
-  i32 error = va_arg (*args, u32);
-  uword *p;
-
-  p = hash_get (vcm->error_string_by_error_number, -error);
-
-  if (p)
-    s = format (s, "%s (%d)", p[0], error);
-  else
-    s = format (s, "%d", error);
-  return s;
-}
-
-static void
-vppcom_init_error_string_table (void)
+u8 *
+format_ip4_address (u8 * s, va_list * args)
 {
-  vcm->error_string_by_error_number = hash_create (0, sizeof (uword));
-
-#define _(n,v,s) hash_set (vcm->error_string_by_error_number, -v, s);
-  foreach_vnet_api_error;
-#undef _
-
-  hash_set (vcm->error_string_by_error_number, 99, "Misc");
+  u8 *a = va_arg (*args, u8 *);
+  return format (s, "%d.%d.%d.%d", a[0], a[1], a[2], a[3]);
 }
 
-static inline int
-vppcom_wait_for_app_state_change (app_state_t app_state)
+u8 *
+format_ip6_address (u8 * s, va_list * args)
 {
-  f64 timeout = clib_time_now (&vcm->clib_time) + vcm->cfg.app_timeout;
+  ip6_address_t *a = va_arg (*args, ip6_address_t *);
+  u32 i, i_max_n_zero, max_n_zeros, i_first_zero, n_zeros, last_double_colon;
 
-  while (clib_time_now (&vcm->clib_time) < timeout)
+  i_max_n_zero = ARRAY_LEN (a->as_u16);
+  max_n_zeros = 0;
+  i_first_zero = i_max_n_zero;
+  n_zeros = 0;
+  for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_LEN (a->as_u16); i++)
     {
-      if (vcm->app_state == app_state)
-       return VPPCOM_OK;
+      u32 is_zero = a->as_u16[i] == 0;
+      if (is_zero && i_first_zero >= ARRAY_LEN (a->as_u16))
+       {
+         i_first_zero = i;
+         n_zeros = 0;
+       }
+      n_zeros += is_zero;
+      if ((!is_zero && n_zeros > max_n_zeros)
+         || (i + 1 >= ARRAY_LEN (a->as_u16) && n_zeros > max_n_zeros))
+       {
+         i_max_n_zero = i_first_zero;
+         max_n_zeros = n_zeros;
+         i_first_zero = ARRAY_LEN (a->as_u16);
+         n_zeros = 0;
+       }
     }
-  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-    clib_warning ("[%d] timeout waiting for state %s (%d)", getpid (),
-                 vppcom_app_state_str (app_state), app_state);
-  return VPPCOM_ETIMEDOUT;
-}
-
-static inline int
-vppcom_wait_for_session_state_change (u32 session_index,
-                                     session_state_t state,
-                                     f64 wait_for_time)
-{
-  f64 timeout = clib_time_now (&vcm->clib_time) + wait_for_time;
-  session_t *volatile session;
-  int rv;
 
-  do
+  last_double_colon = 0;
+  for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_LEN (a->as_u16); i++)
     {
-      clib_spinlock_lock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-      rv = vppcom_session_at_index (session_index, &session);
-      if (PREDICT_FALSE (rv))
+      if (i == i_max_n_zero && max_n_zeros > 1)
        {
-         clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-         return rv;
+         s = format (s, "::");
+         i += max_n_zeros - 1;
+         last_double_colon = 1;
        }
-      if (session->state == state)
+      else
        {
-         clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-         return VPPCOM_OK;
+         s = format (s, "%s%x",
+                     (last_double_colon || i == 0) ? "" : ":",
+                     clib_net_to_host_u16 (a->as_u16[i]));
+         last_double_colon = 0;
        }
-      clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
     }
-  while (clib_time_now (&vcm->clib_time) < timeout);
 
-  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-    clib_warning ("[%d] timeout waiting for state %s (%d)", getpid (),
-                 vppcom_session_state_str (state), state);
-  return VPPCOM_ETIMEDOUT;
+  return s;
 }
 
-static inline int
-vppcom_wait_for_client_session_index (f64 wait_for_time)
+/* Format an IP46 address. */
+u8 *
+format_ip46_address (u8 * s, va_list * args)
 {
-  f64 timeout = clib_time_now (&vcm->clib_time) + wait_for_time;
+  ip46_address_t *ip46 = va_arg (*args, ip46_address_t *);
+  ip46_type_t type = va_arg (*args, ip46_type_t);
+  int is_ip4 = 1;
 
-  do
+  switch (type)
     {
-      if (clib_fifo_elts (vcm->client_session_index_fifo))
-       return VPPCOM_OK;
+    case IP46_TYPE_ANY:
+      is_ip4 = ip46_address_is_ip4 (ip46);
+      break;
+    case IP46_TYPE_IP4:
+      is_ip4 = 1;
+      break;
+    case IP46_TYPE_IP6:
+      is_ip4 = 0;
+      break;
     }
-  while (clib_time_now (&vcm->clib_time) < timeout);
-
-  if (wait_for_time == 0)
-    return VPPCOM_EAGAIN;
 
-  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-    clib_warning ("[%d] timeout waiting for client_session_index", getpid ());
-  return VPPCOM_ETIMEDOUT;
+  return is_ip4 ?
+    format (s, "%U", format_ip4_address, &ip46->ip4) :
+    format (s, "%U", format_ip6_address, &ip46->ip6);
 }
 
 /*
- * VPP-API message functions
+ * VPPCOM Utility Functions
  */
-static void
-vppcom_send_session_enable_disable (u8 is_enable)
-{
-  vl_api_session_enable_disable_t *bmp;
-  bmp = vl_msg_api_alloc (sizeof (*bmp));
-  memset (bmp, 0, sizeof (*bmp));
 
-  bmp->_vl_msg_id = ntohs (VL_API_SESSION_ENABLE_DISABLE);
-  bmp->client_index = vcm->my_client_index;
-  bmp->context = htonl (0xfeedface);
-  bmp->is_enable = is_enable;
-  vl_msg_api_send_shmem (vcm->vl_input_queue, (u8 *) & bmp);
-}
 
-static int
-vppcom_app_session_enable (void)
+static svm_msg_q_t *
+vcl_session_vpp_evt_q (vcl_worker_t * wrk, vcl_session_t * s)
 {
-  int rv;
-
-  if (vcm->app_state != STATE_APP_ENABLED)
-    {
-      vppcom_send_session_enable_disable (1 /* is_enabled == TRUE */ );
-      rv = vppcom_wait_for_app_state_change (STATE_APP_ENABLED);
-      if (PREDICT_FALSE (rv))
-       {
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-           clib_warning ("[%d] Session enable timed out, rv = %s (%d)",
-                         getpid (), vppcom_retval_str (rv), rv);
-         return rv;
-       }
-    }
-  return VPPCOM_OK;
+  if (vcl_session_is_ct (s))
+    return wrk->vpp_event_queues[0];
+  else
+    return wrk->vpp_event_queues[s->tx_fifo->master_thread_index];
 }
 
 static void
-  vl_api_session_enable_disable_reply_t_handler
-  (vl_api_session_enable_disable_reply_t * mp)
+vcl_send_session_accepted_reply (svm_msg_q_t * mq, u32 context,
+                                session_handle_t handle, int retval)
 {
-  if (mp->retval)
-    {
-      clib_warning ("[%d] session_enable_disable failed: %U", getpid (),
-                   format_api_error, ntohl (mp->retval));
-    }
-  else
-    vcm->app_state = STATE_APP_ENABLED;
+  app_session_evt_t _app_evt, *app_evt = &_app_evt;
+  session_accepted_reply_msg_t *rmp;
+  app_alloc_ctrl_evt_to_vpp (mq, app_evt, SESSION_CTRL_EVT_ACCEPTED_REPLY);
+  rmp = (session_accepted_reply_msg_t *) app_evt->evt->data;
+  rmp->handle = handle;
+  rmp->context = context;
+  rmp->retval = retval;
+  app_send_ctrl_evt_to_vpp (mq, app_evt);
 }
 
 static void
-vppcom_app_send_attach (void)
-{
-  vl_api_application_attach_t *bmp;
-  u8 nsid_len = vec_len (vcm->cfg.namespace_id);
-  u8 app_is_proxy = (vcm->cfg.app_proxy_transport_tcp ||
-                    vcm->cfg.app_proxy_transport_udp);
-
-  bmp = vl_msg_api_alloc (sizeof (*bmp));
-  memset (bmp, 0, sizeof (*bmp));
-
-  bmp->_vl_msg_id = ntohs (VL_API_APPLICATION_ATTACH);
-  bmp->client_index = vcm->my_client_index;
-  bmp->context = htonl (0xfeedface);
-  bmp->options[APP_OPTIONS_FLAGS] =
-    APP_OPTIONS_FLAGS_ACCEPT_REDIRECT | APP_OPTIONS_FLAGS_ADD_SEGMENT |
-    (vcm->cfg.app_scope_local ? APP_OPTIONS_FLAGS_USE_LOCAL_SCOPE : 0) |
-    (vcm->cfg.app_scope_global ? APP_OPTIONS_FLAGS_USE_GLOBAL_SCOPE : 0) |
-    (app_is_proxy ? APP_OPTIONS_FLAGS_IS_PROXY : 0);
-  bmp->options[APP_OPTIONS_PROXY_TRANSPORT] =
-    (vcm->cfg.app_proxy_transport_tcp ? 1 << TRANSPORT_PROTO_TCP : 0) |
-    (vcm->cfg.app_proxy_transport_udp ? 1 << TRANSPORT_PROTO_UDP : 0);
-  bmp->options[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)
-{
-  int rv;
-
-  vppcom_app_send_attach ();
-  rv = vppcom_wait_for_app_state_change (STATE_APP_ATTACHED);
-  if (PREDICT_FALSE (rv))
-    {
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-       clib_warning ("[%d] application attach timed out, rv = %s (%d)",
-                     getpid (), vppcom_retval_str (rv), rv);
-      return rv;
-    }
-  return VPPCOM_OK;
+vcl_send_session_disconnected_reply (svm_msg_q_t * mq, u32 context,
+                                    session_handle_t handle, int retval)
+{
+  app_session_evt_t _app_evt, *app_evt = &_app_evt;
+  session_disconnected_reply_msg_t *rmp;
+  app_alloc_ctrl_evt_to_vpp (mq, app_evt,
+                            SESSION_CTRL_EVT_DISCONNECTED_REPLY);
+  rmp = (session_disconnected_reply_msg_t *) app_evt->evt->data;
+  rmp->handle = handle;
+  rmp->context = context;
+  rmp->retval = retval;
+  app_send_ctrl_evt_to_vpp (mq, app_evt);
 }
 
 static void
-vppcom_app_detach (void)
+vcl_send_session_reset_reply (svm_msg_q_t * mq, u32 context,
+                             session_handle_t handle, int retval)
 {
-  vl_api_application_detach_t *bmp;
-  bmp = vl_msg_api_alloc (sizeof (*bmp));
-  memset (bmp, 0, sizeof (*bmp));
-
-  bmp->_vl_msg_id = ntohs (VL_API_APPLICATION_DETACH);
-  bmp->client_index = vcm->my_client_index;
-  bmp->context = htonl (0xfeedface);
-  vl_msg_api_send_shmem (vcm->vl_input_queue, (u8 *) & bmp);
+  app_session_evt_t _app_evt, *app_evt = &_app_evt;
+  session_reset_reply_msg_t *rmp;
+  app_alloc_ctrl_evt_to_vpp (mq, app_evt, SESSION_CTRL_EVT_RESET_REPLY);
+  rmp = (session_reset_reply_msg_t *) app_evt->evt->data;
+  rmp->handle = handle;
+  rmp->context = context;
+  rmp->retval = retval;
+  app_send_ctrl_evt_to_vpp (mq, app_evt);
 }
 
-static void
-vl_api_application_attach_reply_t_handler (vl_api_application_attach_reply_t *
-                                          mp)
+static u32
+vcl_session_accepted_handler (vcl_worker_t * wrk, session_accepted_msg_t * mp)
 {
-  static svm_fifo_segment_create_args_t _a;
-  svm_fifo_segment_create_args_t *a = &_a;
-  int rv;
+  vcl_session_t *session, *listen_session;
+  svm_fifo_t *rx_fifo, *tx_fifo;
+  u32 vpp_wrk_index;
+  svm_msg_q_t *evt_q;
 
-  memset (a, 0, sizeof (*a));
-  if (mp->retval)
-    {
-      clib_warning ("[%d] attach failed: %U", getpid (),
-                   format_api_error, ntohl (mp->retval));
-      return;
-    }
+  session = vcl_session_alloc (wrk);
 
-  if (mp->segment_name_length == 0)
+  listen_session = vcl_session_table_lookup_listener (wrk,
+                                                     mp->listener_handle);
+  if (!listen_session)
     {
-      clib_warning ("[%d] segment_name_length zero", getpid ());
-      return;
+      svm_msg_q_t *evt_q;
+      evt_q = uword_to_pointer (mp->vpp_event_queue_address, svm_msg_q_t *);
+      clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: couldn't find listen session: "
+                   "unknown vpp listener handle %llx",
+                   getpid (), mp->listener_handle);
+      vcl_send_session_accepted_reply (evt_q, mp->context, mp->handle,
+                                      VNET_API_ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT);
+      vcl_session_free (wrk, session);
+      return VCL_INVALID_SESSION_INDEX;
     }
 
-  a->segment_name = (char *) mp->segment_name;
-  a->segment_size = mp->segment_size;
-
-  ASSERT (mp->app_event_queue_address);
+  rx_fifo = uword_to_pointer (mp->server_rx_fifo, svm_fifo_t *);
+  tx_fifo = uword_to_pointer (mp->server_tx_fifo, svm_fifo_t *);
 
-  /* Attach to the segment vpp created */
-  rv = svm_fifo_segment_attach (a);
-  vec_reset_length (a->new_segment_indices);
-  if (PREDICT_FALSE (rv))
+  if (mp->server_event_queue_address)
+    {
+      session->vpp_evt_q = uword_to_pointer (mp->client_event_queue_address,
+                                            svm_msg_q_t *);
+      session->our_evt_q = uword_to_pointer (mp->server_event_queue_address,
+                                            svm_msg_q_t *);
+      vcl_wait_for_memory (session->vpp_evt_q);
+      rx_fifo->master_session_index = session->session_index;
+      tx_fifo->master_session_index = session->session_index;
+      rx_fifo->master_thread_index = vcl_get_worker_index ();
+      tx_fifo->master_thread_index = vcl_get_worker_index ();
+      vec_validate (wrk->vpp_event_queues, 0);
+      evt_q = uword_to_pointer (mp->vpp_event_queue_address, svm_msg_q_t *);
+      wrk->vpp_event_queues[0] = evt_q;
+    }
+  else
     {
-      clib_warning ("[%d] svm_fifo_segment_attach ('%s') failed", getpid (),
-                   mp->segment_name);
-      return;
+      session->vpp_evt_q = uword_to_pointer (mp->vpp_event_queue_address,
+                                            svm_msg_q_t *);
+      rx_fifo->client_session_index = session->session_index;
+      tx_fifo->client_session_index = session->session_index;
+      rx_fifo->client_thread_index = vcl_get_worker_index ();
+      tx_fifo->client_thread_index = vcl_get_worker_index ();
+      vpp_wrk_index = tx_fifo->master_thread_index;
+      vec_validate (wrk->vpp_event_queues, vpp_wrk_index);
+      wrk->vpp_event_queues[vpp_wrk_index] = session->vpp_evt_q;
     }
 
-  vcm->app_event_queue =
-    uword_to_pointer (mp->app_event_queue_address,
-                     unix_shared_memory_queue_t *);
+  session->vpp_handle = mp->handle;
+  session->client_context = mp->context;
+  session->rx_fifo = rx_fifo;
+  session->tx_fifo = tx_fifo;
 
-  vcm->app_state = STATE_APP_ATTACHED;
-}
+  session->session_state = STATE_ACCEPT;
+  session->transport.rmt_port = mp->port;
+  session->transport.is_ip4 = mp->is_ip4;
+  clib_memcpy_fast (&session->transport.rmt_ip, mp->ip,
+                   sizeof (ip46_address_t));
 
-static void
-vl_api_application_detach_reply_t_handler (vl_api_application_detach_reply_t *
-                                          mp)
-{
-  if (mp->retval)
-    clib_warning ("[%d] detach failed: %U", getpid (), format_api_error,
-                 ntohl (mp->retval));
+  vcl_session_table_add_vpp_handle (wrk, mp->handle, session->session_index);
+  session->transport.lcl_port = listen_session->transport.lcl_port;
+  session->transport.lcl_ip = listen_session->transport.lcl_ip;
+  session->session_type = listen_session->session_type;
+  session->is_dgram = session->session_type == VPPCOM_PROTO_UDP;
+
+  VDBG (1, "VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: client accept request from %s"
+       " address %U port %d queue %p!", getpid (), mp->handle,
+       session->session_index,
+       mp->is_ip4 ? "IPv4" : "IPv6", format_ip46_address, &mp->ip,
+       mp->is_ip4 ? IP46_TYPE_IP4 : IP46_TYPE_IP6,
+       clib_net_to_host_u16 (mp->port), session->vpp_evt_q);
+  vcl_evt (VCL_EVT_ACCEPT, session, listen_session, session_index);
 
-  vcm->app_state = STATE_APP_ENABLED;
+  return session->session_index;
 }
 
-static void
-vl_api_disconnect_session_reply_t_handler (vl_api_disconnect_session_reply_t *
-                                          mp)
+static u32
+vcl_session_connected_handler (vcl_worker_t * wrk,
+                              session_connected_msg_t * mp)
 {
-  uword *p;
-  u32 session_index = ~0;
+  u32 session_index, vpp_wrk_index;
+  svm_fifo_t *rx_fifo, *tx_fifo;
+  vcl_session_t *session = 0;
+  svm_msg_q_t *evt_q;
 
-  p = hash_get (vcm->session_index_by_vpp_handles, mp->handle);
-  if (p)
+  session_index = mp->context;
+  session = vcl_session_get (wrk, session_index);
+  if (!session)
     {
-      session_t *session = 0;
-      int rv;
+      clib_warning ("[%s] ERROR: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: "
+                   "Invalid session index (%u)!",
+                   getpid (), mp->handle, session_index);
+      return VCL_INVALID_SESSION_INDEX;
+    }
+  if (mp->retval)
+    {
+      clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: sid %u: connect failed! %U", getpid (),
+                   session_index, format_api_error, ntohl (mp->retval));
+      session->session_state = STATE_FAILED;
+      session->vpp_handle = mp->handle;
+      return session_index;
+    }
 
-      session_index = p[0];
-      hash_unset (vcm->session_index_by_vpp_handles, mp->handle);
-      clib_spinlock_lock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-      rv = vppcom_session_at_index (session_index, &session);
-      if (PREDICT_FALSE (rv))
-       {
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-           clib_warning ("[%d] invalid session, sid %u has been closed!",
-                         getpid (), session_index);
-       }
-      else
-       {
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-           clib_warning ("[%d] vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u disconnected!",
-                         getpid (), mp->handle, session_index);
+  rx_fifo = uword_to_pointer (mp->server_rx_fifo, svm_fifo_t *);
+  tx_fifo = uword_to_pointer (mp->server_tx_fifo, svm_fifo_t *);
+  vcl_wait_for_memory (rx_fifo);
+  rx_fifo->client_session_index = session_index;
+  tx_fifo->client_session_index = session_index;
+  rx_fifo->client_thread_index = vcl_get_worker_index ();
+  tx_fifo->client_thread_index = vcl_get_worker_index ();
 
-         session->state = STATE_DISCONNECT;
-       }
-      clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
+  if (mp->client_event_queue_address)
+    {
+      session->vpp_evt_q = uword_to_pointer (mp->server_event_queue_address,
+                                            svm_msg_q_t *);
+      session->our_evt_q = uword_to_pointer (mp->client_event_queue_address,
+                                            svm_msg_q_t *);
+
+      vec_validate (wrk->vpp_event_queues, 0);
+      evt_q = uword_to_pointer (mp->vpp_event_queue_address, svm_msg_q_t *);
+      wrk->vpp_event_queues[0] = evt_q;
     }
   else
     {
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-       clib_warning ("[%d] couldn't find session: unknown vpp handle 0x%llx",
-                     getpid (), mp->handle);
+      session->vpp_evt_q = uword_to_pointer (mp->vpp_event_queue_address,
+                                            svm_msg_q_t *);
+      vpp_wrk_index = tx_fifo->master_thread_index;
+      vec_validate (wrk->vpp_event_queues, vpp_wrk_index);
+      wrk->vpp_event_queues[vpp_wrk_index] = session->vpp_evt_q;
     }
 
-  if (mp->retval)
-    clib_warning ("[%d] disconnect_session vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u "
-                 "failed: %U", getpid (), mp->handle, session_index,
-                 format_api_error, ntohl (mp->retval));
+  session->rx_fifo = rx_fifo;
+  session->tx_fifo = tx_fifo;
+  session->vpp_handle = mp->handle;
+  session->transport.is_ip4 = mp->is_ip4;
+  clib_memcpy_fast (&session->transport.lcl_ip, mp->lcl_ip,
+                   sizeof (session->transport.lcl_ip));
+  session->transport.lcl_port = mp->lcl_port;
+  session->session_state = STATE_CONNECT;
+
+  /* Add it to lookup table */
+  hash_set (wrk->session_index_by_vpp_handles, mp->handle, session_index);
+
+  VDBG (1, "VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: connect succeeded! "
+       "session_rx_fifo %p, refcnt %d, session_tx_fifo %p, refcnt %d",
+       getpid (), mp->handle, session_index, session->rx_fifo,
+       session->rx_fifo->refcnt, session->tx_fifo, session->tx_fifo->refcnt);
+
+  return session_index;
 }
 
-static void
-vl_api_map_another_segment_t_handler (vl_api_map_another_segment_t * mp)
+static u32
+vcl_session_reset_handler (vcl_worker_t * wrk,
+                          session_reset_msg_t * reset_msg)
 {
-  static svm_fifo_segment_create_args_t _a;
-  svm_fifo_segment_create_args_t *a = &_a;
-  int rv;
+  vcl_session_t *session;
+  u32 sid;
 
-  memset (a, 0, sizeof (*a));
-  a->segment_name = (char *) mp->segment_name;
-  a->segment_size = mp->segment_size;
-  /* Attach to the segment vpp created */
-  rv = svm_fifo_segment_attach (a);
-  vec_reset_length (a->new_segment_indices);
-  if (PREDICT_FALSE (rv))
+  sid = vcl_session_index_from_vpp_handle (wrk, reset_msg->handle);
+  session = vcl_session_get (wrk, sid);
+  if (!session)
     {
-      clib_warning ("[%d] svm_fifo_segment_attach ('%s') failed",
-                   getpid (), mp->segment_name);
-      return;
+      VDBG (0, "request to reset unknown handle 0x%llx", reset_msg->handle);
+      return VCL_INVALID_SESSION_INDEX;
     }
-  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-    clib_warning ("[%d] mapped new segment '%s' size %d", getpid (),
-                 mp->segment_name, mp->segment_size);
+  session->session_state = STATE_CLOSE_ON_EMPTY;
+  VDBG (0, "reset handle 0x%llx, sid %u ", reset_msg->handle, sid);
+  vcl_send_session_reset_reply (vcl_session_vpp_evt_q (wrk, session),
+                               vcm->my_client_index, reset_msg->handle, 0);
+  return sid;
 }
 
-static void
-vl_api_disconnect_session_t_handler (vl_api_disconnect_session_t * mp)
+static u32
+vcl_session_bound_handler (vcl_worker_t * wrk, session_bound_msg_t * mp)
 {
-  session_t *session = 0;
-  vl_api_disconnect_session_reply_t *rmp;
-  uword *p;
-  int rv = 0;
+  vcl_session_t *session;
+  u32 sid = mp->context;
 
-  p = hash_get (vcm->session_index_by_vpp_handles, mp->handle);
-  if (p)
+  session = vcl_session_get (wrk, sid);
+  if (mp->retval)
     {
-      int rval;
-      clib_spinlock_lock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-      rval = vppcom_session_at_index (p[0], &session);
-      if (PREDICT_FALSE (rval))
+      VDBG (0, "VCL<%d>: ERROR: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: bind failed: %U",
+           getpid (), mp->handle, sid, format_api_error, ntohl (mp->retval));
+      if (session)
        {
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-           clib_warning ("[%d] invalid session, sid (%u) has been closed!",
-                         getpid (), p[0]);
+         session->session_state = STATE_FAILED;
+         session->vpp_handle = mp->handle;
+         return sid;
        }
       else
-       pool_put (vcm->sessions, session);
-      clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-      hash_unset (vcm->session_index_by_vpp_handles, mp->handle);
+       {
+         clib_warning ("[%s] ERROR: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: "
+                       "Invalid session index (%u)!",
+                       getpid (), mp->handle, sid);
+         return VCL_INVALID_SESSION_INDEX;
+       }
     }
-  else
-    {
-      clib_warning ("[%d] couldn't find session: unknonwn vpp handle 0x%llx",
-                   getpid (), mp->handle);
-      rv = -11;
-    }
-
-  rmp = vl_msg_api_alloc (sizeof (*rmp));
-  memset (rmp, 0, sizeof (*rmp));
-
-  rmp->_vl_msg_id = ntohs (VL_API_DISCONNECT_SESSION_REPLY);
-  rmp->retval = htonl (rv);
-  rmp->handle = mp->handle;
-  vl_msg_api_send_shmem (vcm->vl_input_queue, (u8 *) & rmp);
-}
-
-static void
-vl_api_reset_session_t_handler (vl_api_reset_session_t * mp)
-{
-  session_t *session = 0;
-  vl_api_reset_session_reply_t *rmp;
-  uword *p;
-  int rv = 0;
-
-  p = hash_get (vcm->session_index_by_vpp_handles, mp->handle);
-  if (p)
-    {
-      int rval;
-      clib_spinlock_lock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-      rval = vppcom_session_at_index (p[0], &session);
-      if (PREDICT_FALSE (rval))
-       {
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-           clib_warning ("[%d] invalid session, sid (%u) has been closed!",
-                         getpid (), p[0]);
-       }
-      else
-       pool_put (vcm->sessions, session);
-      clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-      hash_unset (vcm->session_index_by_vpp_handles, mp->handle);
-    }
-  else
-    {
-      clib_warning ("[%d] couldn't find session: unknown vpp handle 0x%llx",
-                   getpid (), mp->handle);
-      rv = -11;
-    }
-
-  rmp = vl_msg_api_alloc (sizeof (*rmp));
-  memset (rmp, 0, sizeof (*rmp));
-  rmp->_vl_msg_id = ntohs (VL_API_RESET_SESSION_REPLY);
-  rmp->retval = htonl (rv);
-  rmp->handle = mp->handle;
-  vl_msg_api_send_shmem (vcm->vl_input_queue, (u8 *) & rmp);
-}
-
-static void
-vl_api_connect_session_reply_t_handler (vl_api_connect_session_reply_t * mp)
-{
-  session_t *session;
-  u32 session_index;
-  svm_fifo_t *rx_fifo, *tx_fifo;
-  u8 is_cut_thru = 0;
-  int rv;
-
-  if (mp->retval)
-    {
-      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", getpid (),
-                 session_index, session_index);
-
-  clib_spinlock_lock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-  if (pool_is_free_index (vcm->sessions, session_index))
-    {
-      clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-       clib_warning ("[%d] invalid session, sid %d is closed!",
-                     getpid (), session_index);
-      return;
-    }
-
-  /* We've been redirected */
-  if (mp->segment_name_length > 0)
-    {
-      static svm_fifo_segment_create_args_t _a;
-      svm_fifo_segment_create_args_t *a = &_a;
 
-      is_cut_thru = 1;
-      memset (a, 0, sizeof (*a));
-      a->segment_name = (char *) mp->segment_name;
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-       clib_warning ("[%d] cut-thru segment: %s\n",
-                     getpid (), a->segment_name);
-
-      rv = svm_fifo_segment_attach (a);
-      vec_reset_length (a->new_segment_indices);
-      if (PREDICT_FALSE (rv))
-       {
-         clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-         clib_warning ("[%d] sm_fifo_segment_attach ('%s') failed",
-                       getpid (), a->segment_name);
-         return;
-       }
-    }
-
-  /*
-   * Setup session
-   */
-  session = pool_elt_at_index (vcm->sessions, session_index);
-  session->is_cut_thru = is_cut_thru;
-  session->vpp_event_queue = uword_to_pointer (mp->vpp_event_queue_address,
-                                              unix_shared_memory_queue_t *);
-
-  rx_fifo = uword_to_pointer (mp->server_rx_fifo, svm_fifo_t *);
-  rx_fifo->client_session_index = session_index;
-  tx_fifo = uword_to_pointer (mp->server_tx_fifo, svm_fifo_t *);
-  tx_fifo->client_session_index = session_index;
-
-  session->server_rx_fifo = rx_fifo;
-  session->server_tx_fifo = tx_fifo;
   session->vpp_handle = mp->handle;
-  session->state = STATE_CONNECT;
-
-  /* Add it to lookup table */
-  hash_set (vcm->session_index_by_vpp_handles, mp->handle, session_index);
-
-  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-    clib_warning ("[%d] client sid %d, vpp handle 0x%llx\n"
-                 "  session_rx_fifo %p, refcnt %d\n"
-                 "  session_tx_fifo %p, refcnt %d",
-                 getpid (), session_index, mp->handle,
-                 session->server_rx_fifo,
-                 session->server_rx_fifo->refcnt,
-                 session->server_tx_fifo, session->server_tx_fifo->refcnt);
-
-  clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-}
-
-static void
-vppcom_send_connect_sock (session_t * session, u32 session_index)
-{
-  vl_api_connect_sock_t *cmp;
-
-  /* Assumes caller as acquired the spinlock: vcm->sessions_lockp */
-  session->is_server = 0;
-  cmp = vl_msg_api_alloc (sizeof (*cmp));
-  memset (cmp, 0, sizeof (*cmp));
-  cmp->_vl_msg_id = ntohs (VL_API_CONNECT_SOCK);
-  cmp->client_index = vcm->my_client_index;
-  cmp->context = session_index;
-
-  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-    clib_warning ("[%d] session_index = %d 0x%08x",
-                 getpid (), session_index, session_index);
-
-  cmp->vrf = session->vrf;
-  cmp->is_ip4 = session->peer_addr.is_ip4;
-  clib_memcpy (cmp->ip, &session->peer_addr.ip46, sizeof (cmp->ip));
-  cmp->port = session->peer_port;
-  cmp->proto = session->proto;
-  clib_memcpy (cmp->options, session->options, sizeof (cmp->options));
-  vl_msg_api_send_shmem (vcm->vl_input_queue, (u8 *) & cmp);
-}
-
-static inline void
-vppcom_send_disconnect (session_t * session)
-{
-  vl_api_disconnect_session_t *dmp;
-
-  /* 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_handle;
-  vl_msg_api_send_shmem (vcm->vl_input_queue, (u8 *) & dmp);
-}
-
-static void
-vl_api_bind_sock_reply_t_handler (vl_api_bind_sock_reply_t * mp)
-{
-  session_t *session = 0;
-  int rv;
-
-  if (mp->retval)
-    clib_warning ("[%d] bind failed: %U", getpid (), format_api_error,
-                 ntohl (mp->retval));
+  session->transport.is_ip4 = mp->lcl_is_ip4;
+  clib_memcpy_fast (&session->transport.lcl_ip, mp->lcl_ip,
+                   sizeof (ip46_address_t));
+  session->transport.lcl_port = mp->lcl_port;
+  vcl_session_table_add_listener (wrk, mp->handle, sid);
+  session->session_state = STATE_LISTEN;
 
-  ASSERT (vcm->bind_session_index != ~0);
-
-  clib_spinlock_lock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-  rv = vppcom_session_at_index (vcm->bind_session_index, &session);
-  if (rv == VPPCOM_OK)
+  if (session->is_dgram)
     {
-      session->vpp_handle = mp->handle;
-      hash_set (vcm->session_index_by_vpp_handles, mp->handle,
-               vcm->bind_session_index);
-      session->state = mp->retval ? STATE_FAILED : STATE_LISTEN;
-      vcm->bind_session_index = ~0;
+      svm_fifo_t *rx_fifo, *tx_fifo;
+      session->vpp_evt_q = uword_to_pointer (mp->vpp_evt_q, svm_msg_q_t *);
+      rx_fifo = uword_to_pointer (mp->rx_fifo, svm_fifo_t *);
+      rx_fifo->client_session_index = sid;
+      tx_fifo = uword_to_pointer (mp->tx_fifo, svm_fifo_t *);
+      tx_fifo->client_session_index = sid;
+      session->rx_fifo = rx_fifo;
+      session->tx_fifo = tx_fifo;
     }
-  clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-}
-
-static void
-vl_api_unbind_sock_reply_t_handler (vl_api_unbind_sock_reply_t * mp)
-{
-  session_t *session = 0;
-  int rv;
 
-  clib_spinlock_lock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-  rv = vppcom_session_at_index (vcm->bind_session_index, &session);
-  if (rv == VPPCOM_OK)
-    {
-      if ((VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1) && (mp->retval))
-       clib_warning ("[%d] unbind failed: %U", getpid (), format_api_error,
-                     ntohl (mp->retval));
-
-      vcm->bind_session_index = ~0;
-      session->state = STATE_START;
-    }
-  clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
+  VDBG (1, "VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: bind succeeded!",
+       getpid (), mp->handle, sid);
+  return sid;
 }
 
-u8 *
-format_ip4_address (u8 * s, va_list * args)
-{
-  u8 *a = va_arg (*args, u8 *);
-  return format (s, "%d.%d.%d.%d", a[0], a[1], a[2], a[3]);
-}
-
-u8 *
-format_ip6_address (u8 * s, va_list * args)
-{
-  ip6_address_t *a = va_arg (*args, ip6_address_t *);
-  u32 i, i_max_n_zero, max_n_zeros, i_first_zero, n_zeros, last_double_colon;
-
-  i_max_n_zero = ARRAY_LEN (a->as_u16);
-  max_n_zeros = 0;
-  i_first_zero = i_max_n_zero;
-  n_zeros = 0;
-  for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_LEN (a->as_u16); i++)
-    {
-      u32 is_zero = a->as_u16[i] == 0;
-      if (is_zero && i_first_zero >= ARRAY_LEN (a->as_u16))
-       {
-         i_first_zero = i;
-         n_zeros = 0;
-       }
-      n_zeros += is_zero;
-      if ((!is_zero && n_zeros > max_n_zeros)
-         || (i + 1 >= ARRAY_LEN (a->as_u16) && n_zeros > max_n_zeros))
+static int
+vcl_handle_mq_event (vcl_worker_t * wrk, session_event_t * e)
+{
+  session_accepted_msg_t *accepted_msg;
+  session_disconnected_msg_t *disconnected_msg;
+  vcl_session_msg_t *vcl_msg;
+  vcl_session_t *session;
+  u64 handle;
+  u32 sid;
+
+  switch (e->event_type)
+    {
+    case FIFO_EVENT_APP_RX:
+    case FIFO_EVENT_APP_TX:
+    case SESSION_IO_EVT_CT_RX:
+    case SESSION_IO_EVT_CT_TX:
+      vec_add1 (wrk->unhandled_evts_vector, *e);
+      break;
+    case SESSION_CTRL_EVT_ACCEPTED:
+      accepted_msg = (session_accepted_msg_t *) e->data;
+      handle = accepted_msg->listener_handle;
+      session = vcl_session_table_lookup_listener (wrk, handle);
+      if (!session)
        {
-         i_max_n_zero = i_first_zero;
-         max_n_zeros = n_zeros;
-         i_first_zero = ARRAY_LEN (a->as_u16);
-         n_zeros = 0;
+         clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: couldn't find listen session:"
+                       "listener handle %llx", getpid (), handle);
+         break;
        }
-    }
 
-  last_double_colon = 0;
-  for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_LEN (a->as_u16); i++)
-    {
-      if (i == i_max_n_zero && max_n_zeros > 1)
-       {
-         s = format (s, "::");
-         i += max_n_zeros - 1;
-         last_double_colon = 1;
-       }
-      else
+      clib_fifo_add2 (session->accept_evts_fifo, vcl_msg);
+      vcl_msg->accepted_msg = *accepted_msg;
+      break;
+    case SESSION_CTRL_EVT_CONNECTED:
+      vcl_session_connected_handler (wrk,
+                                    (session_connected_msg_t *) e->data);
+      break;
+    case SESSION_CTRL_EVT_DISCONNECTED:
+      disconnected_msg = (session_disconnected_msg_t *) e->data;
+      sid = vcl_session_index_from_vpp_handle (wrk, disconnected_msg->handle);
+      session = vcl_session_get (wrk, sid);
+      if (!session)
        {
-         s = format (s, "%s%x",
-                     (last_double_colon || i == 0) ? "" : ":",
-                     clib_net_to_host_u16 (a->as_u16[i]));
-         last_double_colon = 0;
+         VDBG (0, "request to disconnect unknown handle 0x%llx",
+               disconnected_msg->handle);
+         break;
        }
-    }
-
-  return s;
-}
-
-/* Format an IP46 address. */
-u8 *
-format_ip46_address (u8 * s, va_list * args)
-{
-  ip46_address_t *ip46 = va_arg (*args, ip46_address_t *);
-  ip46_type_t type = va_arg (*args, ip46_type_t);
-  int is_ip4 = 1;
-
-  switch (type)
-    {
-    case IP46_TYPE_ANY:
-      is_ip4 = ip46_address_is_ip4 (ip46);
+      session->session_state = STATE_DISCONNECT;
+      VDBG (0, "disconnected handle 0x%llx, sid %u", disconnected_msg->handle,
+           sid);
       break;
-    case IP46_TYPE_IP4:
-      is_ip4 = 1;
+    case SESSION_CTRL_EVT_RESET:
+      vcl_session_reset_handler (wrk, (session_reset_msg_t *) e->data);
       break;
-    case IP46_TYPE_IP6:
-      is_ip4 = 0;
+    case SESSION_CTRL_EVT_BOUND:
+      vcl_session_bound_handler (wrk, (session_bound_msg_t *) e->data);
       break;
+    default:
+      clib_warning ("unhandled %u", e->event_type);
     }
-
-  return is_ip4 ?
-    format (s, "%U", format_ip4_address, &ip46->ip4) :
-    format (s, "%U", format_ip6_address, &ip46->ip6);
-}
-
-static inline void
-vppcom_send_accept_session_reply (u32 handle, int retval)
-{
-  vl_api_accept_session_reply_t *rmp;
-
-  rmp = vl_msg_api_alloc (sizeof (*rmp));
-  memset (rmp, 0, sizeof (*rmp));
-  rmp->_vl_msg_id = ntohs (VL_API_ACCEPT_SESSION_REPLY);
-  rmp->retval = htonl (retval);
-  rmp->handle = handle;
-  vl_msg_api_send_shmem (vcm->vl_input_queue, (u8 *) & rmp);
-}
-
-static void
-vl_api_accept_session_t_handler (vl_api_accept_session_t * mp)
-{
-  svm_fifo_t *rx_fifo, *tx_fifo;
-  session_t *session;
-  u32 session_index;
-
-  clib_spinlock_lock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-  if (!clib_fifo_free_elts (vcm->client_session_index_fifo))
-    {
-      clib_warning ("[%d] client session queue is full!", getpid ());
-      vppcom_send_accept_session_reply (VNET_API_ERROR_QUEUE_FULL,
-                                       mp->handle);
-      clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-      return;
-    }
-
-  /* Allocate local session and set it up */
-  pool_get (vcm->sessions, session);
-  memset (session, 0, sizeof (*session));
-  session_index = session - vcm->sessions;
-
-  rx_fifo = uword_to_pointer (mp->server_rx_fifo, svm_fifo_t *);
-  rx_fifo->client_session_index = session_index;
-  tx_fifo = uword_to_pointer (mp->server_tx_fifo, svm_fifo_t *);
-  tx_fifo->client_session_index = session_index;
-
-  session->vpp_handle = mp->handle;
-  session->server_rx_fifo = rx_fifo;
-  session->server_tx_fifo = tx_fifo;
-  session->vpp_event_queue = uword_to_pointer (mp->vpp_event_queue_address,
-                                              unix_shared_memory_queue_t *);
-  session->state = STATE_ACCEPT;
-  session->is_cut_thru = 0;
-  session->is_server = 1;
-  session->peer_port = mp->port;
-  session->peer_addr.is_ip4 = mp->is_ip4;
-  clib_memcpy (&session->peer_addr.ip46, mp->ip,
-              sizeof (session->peer_addr.ip46));
-
-  /* Add it to lookup table */
-  hash_set (vcm->session_index_by_vpp_handles, mp->handle, session_index);
-
-  clib_fifo_add1 (vcm->client_session_index_fifo, session_index);
-  clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-
-  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-    {
-      u8 *ip_str = format (0, "%U", format_ip46_address, &mp->ip, mp->is_ip4);
-      clib_warning ("[%d] received request to accept session (sid %d) "
-                   "from %s:%d", getpid (), session_index, ip_str,
-                   clib_net_to_host_u16 (mp->port));
-      vec_free (ip_str);
-    }
-}
-
-static void
-vppcom_send_connect_session_reply (session_t * session, u32 context,
-                                  int retval, int handle)
-{
-  vl_api_connect_session_reply_t *rmp;
-  u32 len;
-  unix_shared_memory_queue_t *client_q;
-
-  rmp = vl_msg_api_alloc (sizeof (*rmp));
-  memset (rmp, 0, sizeof (*rmp));
-
-  rmp->_vl_msg_id = ntohs (VL_API_CONNECT_SESSION_REPLY);
-  rmp->context = session ? session->client_context : context;
-  rmp->retval = htonl (retval);
-  rmp->handle = session ? session->vpp_handle : handle;
-
-  if (session)
-    {
-      rmp->server_rx_fifo = pointer_to_uword (session->server_rx_fifo);
-      rmp->server_tx_fifo = pointer_to_uword (session->server_tx_fifo);
-      rmp->vpp_event_queue_address =
-       pointer_to_uword (session->vpp_event_queue);
-      rmp->segment_size = vcm->cfg.segment_size;
-      len = vec_len (session->segment_name);
-      rmp->segment_name_length = clib_min (len, sizeof (rmp->segment_name));
-      clib_memcpy (rmp->segment_name, session->segment_name,
-                  rmp->segment_name_length - 1);
-      clib_memcpy (rmp->lcl_ip, session->lcl_addr.ip46.as_u8,
-                  sizeof (rmp->lcl_ip));
-      rmp->is_ip4 = session->lcl_addr.is_ip4;
-    }
-
-  client_q = uword_to_pointer (session->client_queue_address,
-                              unix_shared_memory_queue_t *);
-  ASSERT (client_q);
-  vl_msg_api_send_shmem (client_q, (u8 *) & rmp);
+  return VPPCOM_OK;
 }
 
-/*
- * Acting as server for redirected connect requests
- */
-static void
-vl_api_connect_sock_t_handler (vl_api_connect_sock_t * mp)
+static inline int
+vppcom_wait_for_session_state_change (u32 session_index,
+                                     session_state_t state,
+                                     f64 wait_for_time)
 {
-  u32 session_index;
-  session_t *session = 0;
+  vcl_worker_t *wrk = vcl_worker_get_current ();
+  f64 timeout = clib_time_now (&wrk->clib_time) + wait_for_time;
+  vcl_session_t *volatile session;
+  svm_msg_q_msg_t msg;
+  session_event_t *e;
 
-  clib_spinlock_lock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-  if (!clib_fifo_free_elts (vcm->client_session_index_fifo))
+  do
     {
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-       clib_warning ("[%d] client session queue is full!", getpid ());
-      clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-      vppcom_send_accept_session_reply (VNET_API_ERROR_QUEUE_FULL, 0);
-      return;
-    }
-
-  pool_get (vcm->sessions, session);
-  memset (session, 0, sizeof (*session));
-  session_index = session - vcm->sessions;
-
-  session->client_context = mp->context;
-  session->vpp_handle = session_index;
-  session->client_queue_address = mp->client_queue_address;
-  session->is_cut_thru = 1;
-  session->is_server = 1;
-  session->peer_port = mp->port;
-  session->peer_addr.is_ip4 = mp->is_ip4;
-  clib_memcpy (&session->peer_addr.ip46, mp->ip,
-              sizeof (session->peer_addr.ip46));
-
-  session->state = STATE_ACCEPT;
-  clib_fifo_add1 (vcm->client_session_index_fifo, session_index);
-  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-    clib_warning
-      ("[%d] Got a cut-thru connect request to client: "
-       "sid %d, clib_fifo_elts %u!\n", getpid (), session_index,
-       clib_fifo_elts (vcm->client_session_index_fifo));
-  clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-}
-
-static void
-vppcom_send_bind_sock (session_t * session)
-{
-  vl_api_bind_sock_t *bmp;
-
-  /* Assumes caller has acquired spinlock: vcm->sessions_lockp */
-  session->is_server = 1;
-  bmp = vl_msg_api_alloc (sizeof (*bmp));
-  memset (bmp, 0, sizeof (*bmp));
-
-  bmp->_vl_msg_id = ntohs (VL_API_BIND_SOCK);
-  bmp->client_index = vcm->my_client_index;
-  bmp->context = htonl (0xfeedface);
-  bmp->vrf = session->vrf;
-  bmp->is_ip4 = session->lcl_addr.is_ip4;
-  clib_memcpy (bmp->ip, &session->lcl_addr.ip46, sizeof (bmp->ip));
-  bmp->port = session->lcl_port;
-  bmp->proto = session->proto;
-  clib_memcpy (bmp->options, session->options, sizeof (bmp->options));
-  vl_msg_api_send_shmem (vcm->vl_input_queue, (u8 *) & bmp);
-}
-
-static void
-vppcom_send_unbind_sock (u32 session_index)
-{
-  vl_api_unbind_sock_t *ump;
-  session_t *session = 0;
-  int rv;
+      session = vcl_session_get (wrk, session_index);
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE (!session))
+       {
+         return VPPCOM_EBADFD;
+       }
+      if (session->session_state & state)
+       {
+         return VPPCOM_OK;
+       }
+      if (session->session_state & STATE_FAILED)
+       {
+         return VPPCOM_ECONNREFUSED;
+       }
 
-  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 > 0)
-       clib_warning ("[%d] invalid session, sid (%u) has been closed!",
-                     getpid (), session_index);
-      return;
+      if (svm_msg_q_sub (wrk->app_event_queue, &msg, SVM_Q_NOWAIT, 0))
+       continue;
+      e = svm_msg_q_msg_data (wrk->app_event_queue, &msg);
+      vcl_handle_mq_event (wrk, e);
+      svm_msg_q_free_msg (wrk->app_event_queue, &msg);
     }
+  while (clib_time_now (&wrk->clib_time) < timeout);
 
-  ump = vl_msg_api_alloc (sizeof (*ump));
-  memset (ump, 0, sizeof (*ump));
-
-  ump->_vl_msg_id = ntohs (VL_API_UNBIND_SOCK);
-  ump->client_index = vcm->my_client_index;
-  ump->handle = session->vpp_handle;
-  clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-  vl_msg_api_send_shmem (vcm->vl_input_queue, (u8 *) & ump);
-}
+  VDBG (0, "VCL<%d>: timeout waiting for state 0x%x (%s)", getpid (), state,
+       vppcom_session_state_str (state));
+  vcl_evt (VCL_EVT_SESSION_TIMEOUT, session, session_state);
 
-static int
-vppcom_session_unbind_cut_thru (session_t * session, u32 session_index)
-{
-  svm_fifo_segment_main_t *sm = &svm_fifo_segment_main;
-  svm_fifo_segment_private_t *seg;
-  int rv = VPPCOM_OK;
-
-  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-    clib_warning ("[%d] sid %d, seg_nxd %d:\n"
-                 "  server_rx_fifo %p, refcnt = %d\n"
-                 "  server_tx_fifo %p, refcnt = %d",
-                 getpid (), session_index, session->sm_seg_index,
-                 session->server_rx_fifo, session->server_rx_fifo->refcnt,
-                 session->server_tx_fifo, session->server_tx_fifo->refcnt);
-
-  seg = vec_elt_at_index (sm->segments, session->sm_seg_index);
-  svm_fifo_segment_free_fifo (seg, session->server_rx_fifo,
-                             FIFO_SEGMENT_RX_FREELIST);
-  svm_fifo_segment_free_fifo (seg, session->server_tx_fifo,
-                             FIFO_SEGMENT_TX_FREELIST);
-  svm_fifo_segment_delete (seg);
-
-  return rv;
+  return VPPCOM_ETIMEDOUT;
 }
 
 static int
-vppcom_session_unbind (u32 session_index)
+vppcom_app_session_enable (void)
 {
   int rv;
 
-  clib_spinlock_lock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-  if (PREDICT_FALSE (pool_is_free_index (vcm->sessions, session_index)))
-    {
-      clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-       clib_warning ("[%d] invalid session, sid (%u) has been closed!",
-                     getpid (), session_index);
-      return VPPCOM_EBADFD;
-    }
-  clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-
-  vcm->bind_session_index = session_index;
-  vppcom_send_unbind_sock (session_index);
-  rv = vppcom_wait_for_session_state_change (session_index, STATE_START,
-                                            vcm->cfg.session_timeout);
-  if (PREDICT_FALSE (rv))
+  if (vcm->app_state != STATE_APP_ENABLED)
     {
-      vcm->bind_session_index = ~0;
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-       clib_warning ("[%d] server unbind timed out, rv = %s (%d)",
-                     getpid (), vppcom_retval_str (rv), rv);
-      return rv;
+      vppcom_send_session_enable_disable (1 /* is_enabled == TRUE */ );
+      rv = vcl_wait_for_app_state_change (STATE_APP_ENABLED);
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE (rv))
+       {
+         VDBG (0, "VCL<%d>: application session enable timed out! "
+               "returning %d (%s)", getpid (), rv, vppcom_retval_str (rv));
+         return rv;
+       }
     }
   return VPPCOM_OK;
 }
 
-static inline int
-vppcom_session_disconnect (u32 session_index)
+static int
+vppcom_app_attach (void)
 {
   int rv;
-  session_t *session;
 
-  clib_spinlock_lock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-  rv = vppcom_session_at_index (session_index, &session);
+  vppcom_app_send_attach ();
+  rv = vcl_wait_for_app_state_change (STATE_APP_ATTACHED);
   if (PREDICT_FALSE (rv))
     {
-      clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-       clib_warning ("[%d] invalid session, sid (%u) has been closed!",
-                     getpid (), session_index);
+      VDBG (0, "VCL<%d>: application attach timed out! returning %d (%s)",
+           getpid (), rv, vppcom_retval_str (rv));
       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;
 }
 
-#define foreach_sock_msg                                        \
-_(SESSION_ENABLE_DISABLE_REPLY, session_enable_disable_reply)   \
-_(BIND_SOCK_REPLY, bind_sock_reply)                             \
-_(UNBIND_SOCK_REPLY, unbind_sock_reply)                         \
-_(ACCEPT_SESSION, accept_session)                               \
-_(CONNECT_SOCK, connect_sock)                                   \
-_(CONNECT_SESSION_REPLY, connect_session_reply)                 \
-_(DISCONNECT_SESSION, disconnect_session)                       \
-_(DISCONNECT_SESSION_REPLY, disconnect_session_reply)           \
-_(RESET_SESSION, reset_session)                                 \
-_(APPLICATION_ATTACH_REPLY, application_attach_reply)           \
-_(APPLICATION_DETACH_REPLY, application_detach_reply)           \
-_(MAP_ANOTHER_SEGMENT, map_another_segment)
-
-static void
-vppcom_api_hookup (void)
-{
-#define _(N,n)                                                  \
-    vl_msg_api_set_handlers(VL_API_##N, #n,                     \
-                           vl_api_##n##_t_handler,              \
-                           vl_noop_handler,                     \
-                           vl_api_##n##_t_endian,               \
-                           vl_api_##n##_t_print,                \
-                           sizeof(vl_api_##n##_t), 1);
-  foreach_sock_msg;
-#undef _
-}
-
-static void
-vppcom_cfg_init (vppcom_cfg_t * vcl_cfg)
-{
-  ASSERT (vcl_cfg);
-
-  vcl_cfg->heapsize = (256ULL << 20);
-  vcl_cfg->segment_baseva = 0x200000000ULL;
-  vcl_cfg->segment_size = (256 << 20);
-  vcl_cfg->add_segment_size = (128 << 20);
-  vcl_cfg->preallocated_fifo_pairs = 8;
-  vcl_cfg->rx_fifo_size = (1 << 20);
-  vcl_cfg->tx_fifo_size = (1 << 20);
-  vcl_cfg->event_queue_size = 2048;
-  vcl_cfg->listen_queue_size = CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES / sizeof (u32);
-  vcl_cfg->app_timeout = 10 * 60.0;
-  vcl_cfg->session_timeout = 10 * 60.0;
-  vcl_cfg->accept_timeout = 60.0;
-}
-
-static void
-vppcom_cfg_heapsize (char *conf_fname)
-{
-  vppcom_cfg_t *vcl_cfg = &vcm->cfg;
-  FILE *fp;
-  char inbuf[4096];
-  int argc = 1;
-  char **argv = NULL;
-  char *arg = NULL;
-  char *p;
-  int i;
-  u8 *sizep;
-  u32 size;
-  void *vcl_mem;
-  void *heap;
-
-  fp = fopen (conf_fname, "r");
-  if (fp == NULL)
-    {
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-       fprintf (stderr, "open configuration file '%s' failed\n", conf_fname);
-      goto defaulted;
-    }
-  argv = calloc (1, sizeof (char *));
-  if (argv == NULL)
-    goto defaulted;
-
-  while (1)
-    {
-      if (fgets (inbuf, 4096, fp) == 0)
-       break;
-      p = strtok (inbuf, " \t\n");
-      while (p != NULL)
-       {
-         if (*p == '#')
-           break;
-         argc++;
-         char **tmp = realloc (argv, argc * sizeof (char *));
-         if (tmp == NULL)
-           goto defaulted;
-         argv = tmp;
-         arg = strndup (p, 1024);
-         if (arg == NULL)
-           goto defaulted;
-         argv[argc - 1] = arg;
-         p = strtok (NULL, " \t\n");
-       }
-    }
+static int
+vppcom_session_unbind (u32 session_handle)
+{
+  vcl_worker_t *wrk = vcl_worker_get_current ();
+  vcl_session_t *session = 0;
+  u64 vpp_handle;
 
-  fclose (fp);
-  fp = NULL;
+  session = vcl_session_get_w_handle (wrk, session_handle);
+  if (!session)
+    return VPPCOM_EBADFD;
 
-  char **tmp = realloc (argv, (argc + 1) * sizeof (char *));
-  if (tmp == NULL)
-    goto defaulted;
-  argv = tmp;
-  argv[argc] = NULL;
+  vpp_handle = session->vpp_handle;
+  vcl_session_table_del_listener (wrk, vpp_handle);
+  session->vpp_handle = ~0;
+  session->session_state = STATE_DISCONNECT;
 
-  /*
-   * Look for and parse the "heapsize" config parameter.
-   * Manual since none of the clib infra has been bootstrapped yet.
-   *
-   * Format: heapsize <nn>[mM][gG]
-   */
+  VDBG (1, "VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: sending unbind msg! new state"
+       " 0x%x (%s)", getpid (), vpp_handle, session_handle, STATE_DISCONNECT,
+       vppcom_session_state_str (STATE_DISCONNECT));
+  vcl_evt (VCL_EVT_UNBIND, session);
+  vppcom_send_unbind_sock (vpp_handle);
 
-  for (i = 1; i < (argc - 1); i++)
-    {
-      if (!strncmp (argv[i], "heapsize", 8))
-       {
-         sizep = (u8 *) argv[i + 1];
-         size = 0;
-         while (*sizep >= '0' && *sizep <= '9')
-           {
-             size *= 10;
-             size += *sizep++ - '0';
-           }
-         if (size == 0)
-           {
-             if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-               clib_warning ("[%d] parse error '%s %s', "
-                             "using default heapsize %lld (0x%llx)",
-                             getpid (), argv[i], argv[i + 1],
-                             vcl_cfg->heapsize, vcl_cfg->heapsize);
-             goto defaulted;
-           }
+  return VPPCOM_OK;
+}
 
-         if (*sizep == 'g' || *sizep == 'G')
-           vcl_cfg->heapsize = size << 30;
-         else if (*sizep == 'm' || *sizep == 'M')
-           vcl_cfg->heapsize = size << 20;
-         else
-           {
-             if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-               clib_warning ("[%d] parse error '%s %s', "
-                             "using default heapsize %lld (0x%llx)",
-                             getpid (), argv[i], argv[i + 1],
-                             vcl_cfg->heapsize, vcl_cfg->heapsize);
-             goto defaulted;
-           }
-       }
-    }
+static int
+vppcom_session_disconnect (u32 session_handle)
+{
+  vcl_worker_t *wrk = vcl_worker_get_current ();
+  svm_msg_q_t *vpp_evt_q;
+  vcl_session_t *session;
+  session_state_t state;
+  u64 vpp_handle;
+
+  session = vcl_session_get_w_handle (wrk, session_handle);
+  if (!session)
+    return VPPCOM_EBADFD;
+
+  vpp_handle = session->vpp_handle;
+  state = session->session_state;
 
-defaulted:
-  if (fp != NULL)
-    fclose (fp);
-  if (argv != NULL)
-    free (argv);
+  VDBG (1, "VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u state 0x%x (%s)", getpid (),
+       vpp_handle, session_handle, state, vppcom_session_state_str (state));
 
-  vcl_mem = mmap (0, vcl_cfg->heapsize, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE,
-                 MAP_SHARED | MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0);
-  if (vcl_mem == MAP_FAILED)
+  if (PREDICT_FALSE (state & STATE_LISTEN))
     {
-      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;
+      clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: "
+                   "Cannot disconnect a listen socket!",
+                   getpid (), vpp_handle, session_handle);
+      return VPPCOM_EBADFD;
     }
-  heap = clib_mem_init (vcl_mem, vcl_cfg->heapsize);
-  if (!heap)
+
+  if (state & STATE_CLOSE_ON_EMPTY)
     {
-      clib_warning ("[%d] ERROR: clib_mem_init() failed!", getpid ());
-      return;
+      vpp_evt_q = vcl_session_vpp_evt_q (wrk, session);
+      vcl_send_session_disconnected_reply (vpp_evt_q, vcm->my_client_index,
+                                          vpp_handle, 0);
+      VDBG (1, "VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: sending disconnect "
+           "REPLY...", getpid (), vpp_handle, session_handle);
     }
-  vcl_mem = clib_mem_alloc (sizeof (_vppcom_main));
-  if (!vcl_mem)
+  else
     {
-      clib_warning ("[%d] ERROR: clib_mem_alloc() failed!", getpid ());
-      return;
+      VDBG (1, "VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: sending disconnect...",
+           getpid (), vpp_handle, session_handle);
+      vppcom_send_disconnect_session (vpp_handle);
     }
 
-  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);
+  return VPPCOM_OK;
 }
 
 static void
-vppcom_cfg_read (char *conf_fname)
+vcl_cleanup_bapi (void)
 {
-  vppcom_cfg_t *vcl_cfg = &vcm->cfg;
-  int fd;
-  unformat_input_t _input, *input = &_input;
-  unformat_input_t _line_input, *line_input = &_line_input;
-  u8 vc_cfg_input = 0;
-  u8 *chroot_path;
-  struct stat s;
-  u32 uid, gid;
-
-  fd = open (conf_fname, O_RDONLY);
-  if (fd < 0)
-    {
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-       clib_warning ("[%d] open configuration file '%s' failed!",
-                     getpid (), conf_fname);
-      goto file_done;
-    }
-
-  if (fstat (fd, &s) < 0)
-    {
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-       clib_warning ("[%d] failed to stat `%s'", getpid (), conf_fname);
-      goto file_done;
-    }
+  api_main_t *am = &api_main;
 
-  if (!(S_ISREG (s.st_mode) || S_ISLNK (s.st_mode)))
-    {
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-       clib_warning ("[%d] not a regular file `%s'", getpid (), conf_fname);
-      goto file_done;
-    }
+  am->my_client_index = ~0;
+  am->my_registration = 0;
+  am->vl_input_queue = 0;
+  am->msg_index_by_name_and_crc = 0;
 
-  unformat_init_clib_file (input, fd);
+  vl_client_api_unmap ();
+}
 
-  while (unformat_check_input (input) != UNFORMAT_END_OF_INPUT)
-    {
-      (void) unformat_user (input, unformat_line_input, line_input);
-      unformat_skip_white_space (line_input);
+void
+vcl_app_fork_child_handler (void)
+{
+  u8 *child_name;
+  int rv;
 
-      if (unformat (line_input, "vcl {"))
-       {
-         vc_cfg_input = 1;
-         continue;
-       }
+  vcm->current_pid = getpid ();
+  vcl_set_worker_index (0);
 
-      if (vc_cfg_input)
-       {
-         if (unformat (line_input, "heapsize %s", &chroot_path))
-           {
-             vec_terminate_c_string (chroot_path);
-             if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-               clib_warning ("[%d] configured heapsize %s, "
-                             "actual heapsize %lld (0x%llx)",
-                             getpid (), chroot_path, vcl_cfg->heapsize,
-                             vcl_cfg->heapsize);
-             vec_free (chroot_path);
-           }
-         else if (unformat (line_input, "api-prefix %s", &chroot_path))
-           {
-             vec_terminate_c_string (chroot_path);
-             vl_set_memory_root_path ((char *) chroot_path);
-             if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-               clib_warning ("[%d] configured api-prefix %s",
-                             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", 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", getpid (), gid);
-           }
-         else if (unformat (line_input, "segment-baseva 0x%lx",
-                            &vcl_cfg->segment_baseva))
-           {
-             if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-               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)",
-                             getpid (), vcl_cfg->segment_size,
-                             vcl_cfg->segment_size);
-           }
-         else if (unformat (line_input, "segment-size %ld",
-                            &vcl_cfg->segment_size))
-           {
-             if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-               clib_warning ("[%d] configured segment_size %ld (0x%lx)",
-                             getpid (), vcl_cfg->segment_size,
-                             vcl_cfg->segment_size);
-           }
-         else if (unformat (line_input, "add-segment-size 0x%lx",
-                            &vcl_cfg->add_segment_size))
-           {
-             if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-               clib_warning
-                 ("[%d] configured add_segment_size 0x%lx (%ld)",
-                  getpid (), vcl_cfg->add_segment_size,
-                  vcl_cfg->add_segment_size);
-           }
-         else if (unformat (line_input, "add-segment-size %ld",
-                            &vcl_cfg->add_segment_size))
-           {
-             if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-               clib_warning
-                 ("[%d] configured add_segment_size %ld (0x%lx)",
-                  getpid (), vcl_cfg->add_segment_size,
-                  vcl_cfg->add_segment_size);
-           }
-         else if (unformat (line_input, "preallocated-fifo-pairs %d",
-                            &vcl_cfg->preallocated_fifo_pairs))
-           {
-             if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-               clib_warning ("[%d] configured preallocated_fifo_pairs "
-                             "%d (0x%x)", getpid (),
-                             vcl_cfg->preallocated_fifo_pairs,
-                             vcl_cfg->preallocated_fifo_pairs);
-           }
-         else if (unformat (line_input, "rx-fifo-size 0x%lx",
-                            &vcl_cfg->rx_fifo_size))
-           {
-             if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-               clib_warning ("[%d] configured rx_fifo_size 0x%lx (%ld)",
-                             getpid (), vcl_cfg->rx_fifo_size,
-                             vcl_cfg->rx_fifo_size);
-           }
-         else if (unformat (line_input, "rx-fifo-size %ld",
-                            &vcl_cfg->rx_fifo_size))
-           {
-             if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-               clib_warning ("[%d] configured rx_fifo_size %ld (0x%lx)",
-                             getpid (), vcl_cfg->rx_fifo_size,
-                             vcl_cfg->rx_fifo_size);
-           }
-         else if (unformat (line_input, "tx-fifo-size 0x%lx",
-                            &vcl_cfg->tx_fifo_size))
-           {
-             if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-               clib_warning ("[%d] configured tx_fifo_size 0x%lx (%ld)",
-                             getpid (), vcl_cfg->tx_fifo_size,
-                             vcl_cfg->tx_fifo_size);
-           }
-         else if (unformat (line_input, "tx-fifo-size %ld",
-                            &vcl_cfg->tx_fifo_size))
-           {
-             if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-               clib_warning ("[%d] configured tx_fifo_size %ld (0x%lx)",
-                             getpid (), vcl_cfg->tx_fifo_size,
-                             vcl_cfg->tx_fifo_size);
-           }
-         else if (unformat (line_input, "event-queue-size 0x%lx",
-                            &vcl_cfg->event_queue_size))
-           {
-             if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-               clib_warning ("[%d] configured event_queue_size 0x%lx (%ld)",
-                             getpid (), vcl_cfg->event_queue_size,
-                             vcl_cfg->event_queue_size);
-           }
-         else if (unformat (line_input, "event-queue-size %ld",
-                            &vcl_cfg->event_queue_size))
-           {
-             if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-               clib_warning ("[%d] configured event_queue_size %ld (0x%lx)",
-                             getpid (), vcl_cfg->event_queue_size,
-                             vcl_cfg->event_queue_size);
-           }
-         else if (unformat (line_input, "listen-queue-size 0x%lx",
-                            &vcl_cfg->listen_queue_size))
-           {
-             if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-               clib_warning ("[%d] configured listen_queue_size 0x%lx (%ld)",
-                             getpid (), vcl_cfg->listen_queue_size,
-                             vcl_cfg->listen_queue_size);
-           }
-         else if (unformat (line_input, "listen-queue-size %ld",
-                            &vcl_cfg->listen_queue_size))
-           {
-             if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-               clib_warning ("[%d] configured listen_queue_size %ld (0x%lx)",
-                             getpid (), vcl_cfg->listen_queue_size,
-                             vcl_cfg->listen_queue_size);
-           }
-         else if (unformat (line_input, "app-timeout %f",
-                            &vcl_cfg->app_timeout))
-           {
-             if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-               clib_warning ("[%d] configured app_timeout %f",
-                             getpid (), vcl_cfg->app_timeout);
-           }
-         else if (unformat (line_input, "session-timeout %f",
-                            &vcl_cfg->session_timeout))
-           {
-             if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-               clib_warning ("[%d] configured session_timeout %f",
-                             getpid (), vcl_cfg->session_timeout);
-           }
-         else if (unformat (line_input, "accept-timeout %f",
-                            &vcl_cfg->accept_timeout))
-           {
-             if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-               clib_warning ("[%d] configured accept_timeout %f",
-                             getpid (), vcl_cfg->accept_timeout);
-           }
-         else if (unformat (line_input, "app-proxy-transport-tcp"))
-           {
-             vcl_cfg->app_proxy_transport_tcp = 1;
-             if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-               clib_warning ("[%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);
-               }
+  VDBG (0, "initializing forked child");
+  child_name = format (0, "%v-child-%u%c", vcm->app_name, getpid (), 0);
 
-             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!",
-                             getpid ());
-             goto input_done;
-           }
-         else
-           {
-             if (line_input->buffer[line_input->index] != '#')
-               {
-                 clib_warning ("[%d] Unknown vppcom config option: '%s'",
-                               getpid (), (char *)
-                               &line_input->buffer[line_input->index]);
-               }
-           }
-       }
+  vcl_cleanup_bapi ();
+  vppcom_api_hookup ();
+  vcm->app_state = STATE_APP_START;
+  rv = vppcom_connect_to_vpp ((char *) child_name);
+  vec_free (child_name);
+  if (rv)
+    {
+      VERR ("couldn't connect to VPP!");
+      return;
     }
 
-input_done:
-  unformat_free (input);
-
-file_done:
-  if (fd >= 0)
-    close (fd);
+  vcm->app_state = STATE_APP_ADDING_WORKER;
+  vcl_send_app_worker_add_del (1 /* is_add */ );
+  if (vcl_wait_for_app_state_change (STATE_APP_READY))
+    {
+      VERR ("failed to add worker to vpp");
+      return;
+    }
+  VDBG (0, "forked child main worker initialized");
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1784,163 +741,56 @@ int
 vppcom_app_create (char *app_name)
 {
   vppcom_cfg_t *vcl_cfg = &vcm->cfg;
-  u8 *heap;
-  mheap_t *h;
   int rv;
 
-  if (!vcm->init)
+  if (!vcm->is_init)
     {
-      char *conf_fname;
-      char *env_var_str;
-
-      vcm->init = 1;
-      vppcom_cfg_init (vcl_cfg);
-      env_var_str = getenv (VPPCOM_ENV_DEBUG);
-      if (env_var_str)
-       {
-         u32 tmp;
-         if (sscanf (env_var_str, "%u", &tmp) != 1)
-           clib_warning ("[%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!", 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->is_init = 1;
+      vppcom_cfg (&vcm->cfg);
+      vcl_cfg = &vcm->cfg;
 
-      vcm->bind_session_index = ~0;
-      vcm->main_cpu = os_get_thread_index ();
-      heap = clib_mem_get_per_cpu_heap ();
-      h = mheap_header (heap);
-
-      /* make the main heap thread-safe */
-      h->flags |= MHEAP_FLAG_THREAD_SAFE;
-
-      vcm->session_index_by_vpp_handles = hash_create (0, sizeof (uword));
-
-      clib_time_init (&vcm->clib_time);
+      vcm->main_cpu = pthread_self ();
+      vcm->main_pid = vcm->current_pid = getpid ();
+      vcm->app_name = format (0, "%s", app_name);
       vppcom_init_error_string_table ();
-      svm_fifo_segment_init (vcl_cfg->segment_baseva,
-                            20 /* timeout in secs */ );
-      clib_spinlock_init (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-      vppcom_api_hookup ();
+      svm_fifo_segment_main_init (vcl_cfg->segment_baseva,
+                                 20 /* timeout in secs */ );
+      pool_init_fixed (vcm->workers, vcl_cfg->max_workers);
+      clib_spinlock_init (&vcm->workers_lock);
+      vcl_worker_alloc_and_init ();
+      pthread_atfork (NULL, NULL, vcl_app_fork_child_handler);
     }
 
   if (vcm->my_client_index == ~0)
     {
+      /* API hookup and connect to VPP */
+      vppcom_api_hookup ();
+      vcl_elog_init (vcm);
       vcm->app_state = STATE_APP_START;
       rv = vppcom_connect_to_vpp (app_name);
       if (rv)
        {
-         clib_warning ("[%d] couldn't connect to VPP.", getpid ());
+         VERR ("couldn't connect to VPP!");
          return rv;
        }
-
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-       clib_warning ("[%d] sending session enable", getpid ());
-
+      VDBG (0, "sending session enable");
       rv = vppcom_app_session_enable ();
       if (rv)
        {
-         clib_warning ("[%d] vppcom_app_session_enable() failed!",
-                       getpid ());
+         VERR ("vppcom_app_session_enable() failed!");
          return rv;
        }
 
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-       clib_warning ("[%d] sending app attach", getpid ());
-
+      VDBG (0, "sending app attach");
       rv = vppcom_app_attach ();
       if (rv)
        {
-         clib_warning ("[%d] vppcom_app_attach() failed!", getpid ());
+         VERR ("vppcom_app_attach() failed!");
          return rv;
        }
 
-      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);
+      VDBG (0, "app_name '%s', my_client_index %d (0x%x)",
+           app_name, vcm->my_client_index, vcm->my_client_index);
     }
 
   return VPPCOM_OK;
@@ -1950,817 +800,1144 @@ void
 vppcom_app_destroy (void)
 {
   int rv;
+  f64 orig_app_timeout;
 
   if (vcm->my_client_index == ~0)
     return;
 
-  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-    clib_warning ("[%d] detaching from VPP, my_client_index %d (0x%x)",
-                 getpid (), vcm->my_client_index, vcm->my_client_index);
+  VDBG (0, "detaching from VPP, my_client_index %d (0x%x)",
+       vcm->my_client_index, vcm->my_client_index);
+  vcl_evt (VCL_EVT_DETACH, vcm);
 
-  vppcom_app_detach ();
-  rv = vppcom_wait_for_app_state_change (STATE_APP_ENABLED);
+  vppcom_app_send_detach ();
+  orig_app_timeout = vcm->cfg.app_timeout;
+  vcm->cfg.app_timeout = 2.0;
+  rv = vcl_wait_for_app_state_change (STATE_APP_ENABLED);
+  vcm->cfg.app_timeout = orig_app_timeout;
   if (PREDICT_FALSE (rv))
-    {
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-       clib_warning ("[%d] application detach timed out, rv = %s (%d)",
-                     getpid (), vppcom_retval_str (rv), rv);
-    }
+    VDBG (0, "application detach timed out! returning %d (%s)",
+         rv, vppcom_retval_str (rv));
+
+  vcl_elog_stop (vcm);
   vl_client_disconnect_from_vlib ();
+  vec_free (vcm->app_name);
   vcm->my_client_index = ~0;
   vcm->app_state = STATE_APP_START;
 }
 
 int
-vppcom_session_create (u32 vrf, u8 proto, u8 is_nonblocking)
+vppcom_session_create (u8 proto, u8 is_nonblocking)
 {
-  session_t *session;
-  u32 session_index;
+  vcl_worker_t *wrk = vcl_worker_get_current ();
+  vcl_session_t *session;
 
-  clib_spinlock_lock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-  pool_get (vcm->sessions, session);
-  memset (session, 0, sizeof (*session));
-  session_index = session - vcm->sessions;
+  session = vcl_session_alloc (wrk);
 
-  session->vrf = vrf;
-  session->proto = proto;
-  session->state = STATE_START;
-  session->is_nonblocking = is_nonblocking ? 1 : 0;
-  clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
+  session->session_type = proto;
+  session->session_state = STATE_START;
+  session->vpp_handle = ~0;
+  session->is_dgram = proto == VPPCOM_PROTO_UDP;
 
-  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-    clib_warning ("[%d] sid %d", getpid (), session_index);
+  if (is_nonblocking)
+    VCL_SESS_ATTR_SET (session->attr, VCL_SESS_ATTR_NONBLOCK);
+
+  vcl_evt (VCL_EVT_CREATE, session, session_type, session->session_state,
+          is_nonblocking, session_index);
+
+  VDBG (0, "created sid %u", session->session_index);
 
-  return (int) session_index;
+  return vcl_session_handle (session);
 }
 
 int
-vppcom_session_close (uint32_t session_index)
+vppcom_session_close (uint32_t session_handle)
 {
-  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;
+  vcl_worker_t *wrk = vcl_worker_get_current ();
+  vcl_session_t *session = 0;
+  u8 is_vep, is_vep_session;
   session_state_t state;
+  u32 next_sh, vep_sh;
+  int rv = VPPCOM_OK;
+  u64 vpp_handle;
+
+  session = vcl_session_get_w_handle (wrk, session_handle);
+  if (!session)
+    return VPPCOM_EBADFD;
 
-  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!",
-                     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);
+  next_sh = session->vep.next_sh;
+  vep_sh = session->vep.vep_sh;
+  state = session->session_state;
+  vpp_handle = session->vpp_handle;
 
   if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-    clib_warning ("[%d] sid %d", getpid (), session_index);
+    {
+      if (is_vep)
+       clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: vep_idx %u / sid %u: "
+                     "closing epoll session...",
+                     getpid (), session_handle, session_handle);
+      else
+       clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %d: "
+                     "closing session...",
+                     getpid (), vpp_handle, session_handle);
+    }
 
   if (is_vep)
     {
-      while (next_sid != ~0)
+      while (next_sh != ~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)", getpid (), vep_idx, next_sid,
-                         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!",
-                  getpid (), session_index);
-             clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-             goto done;
-           }
-         next_sid = session->vep.next_sid;
-         clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
+         rv = vppcom_epoll_ctl (session_handle, EPOLL_CTL_DEL, next_sh, 0);
+         if (PREDICT_FALSE (rv < 0))
+           VDBG (0, "VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: EPOLL_CTL_DEL "
+                 "vep_idx %u failed! rv %d (%s)",
+                 getpid (), vpp_handle, next_sh, vep_sh,
+                 rv, vppcom_retval_str (rv));
+
+         next_sh = session->vep.next_sh;
        }
     }
   else
     {
       if (is_vep_session)
        {
-         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)", getpid (), vep_idx, session_index,
-                         vppcom_retval_str (rv), rv);
+         rv = vppcom_epoll_ctl (vep_sh, EPOLL_CTL_DEL, session_handle, 0);
+         if (rv < 0)
+           VDBG (0, "VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: EPOLL_CTL_DEL "
+                 "vep_idx %u failed! rv %d (%s)",
+                 getpid (), vpp_handle, session_handle,
+                 vep_sh, rv, vppcom_retval_str (rv));
        }
 
-      if (is_cut_thru && is_server && (state == STATE_ACCEPT))
+      if (state & STATE_LISTEN)
        {
-         rv = vppcom_session_unbind_cut_thru (session, session_index);
-         if ((VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0) && (rv < 0))
-           clib_warning ("[%d] unbind cut-thru (session %d) failed, "
-                         "rv = %s (%d)",
-                         getpid (), session_index,
-                         vppcom_retval_str (rv), rv);
+         rv = vppcom_session_unbind (session_handle);
+         if (PREDICT_FALSE (rv < 0))
+           VDBG (0, "VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: listener unbind "
+                 "failed! rv %d (%s)",
+                 getpid (), vpp_handle, session_handle,
+                 rv, vppcom_retval_str (rv));
        }
-      else if (is_server && is_listen)
+      else if (state & STATE_OPEN)
        {
-         rv = vppcom_session_unbind (session_index);
-         if ((VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0) && (rv < 0))
-           clib_warning ("[%d] unbind (session %d) failed, rv = %s (%d)",
-                         getpid (), session_index,
-                         vppcom_retval_str (rv), rv);
+         rv = vppcom_session_disconnect (session_handle);
+         if (PREDICT_FALSE (rv < 0))
+           clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: "
+                         "session disconnect failed! rv %d (%s)",
+                         getpid (), vpp_handle, session_handle,
+                         rv, vppcom_retval_str (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:
+
+  if (vcl_session_is_ct (session))
+    {
+      vcl_cut_through_registration_t *ctr;
+      uword mq_addr;
+
+      mq_addr = pointer_to_uword (session->our_evt_q);
+      ctr = vcl_ct_registration_lock_and_lookup (wrk, mq_addr);
+      ASSERT (ctr);
+      if (ctr->epoll_evt_conn_index != ~0)
+       vcl_mq_epoll_del_evfd (wrk, ctr->epoll_evt_conn_index);
+      VDBG (0, "Removing ct registration %u",
+           vcl_ct_registration_index (wrk, ctr));
+      vcl_ct_registration_del (wrk, ctr);
+      vcl_ct_registration_lookup_del (wrk, mq_addr);
+      vcl_ct_registration_unlock (wrk);
+    }
+
+  if (vpp_handle != ~0)
+    {
+      vcl_session_table_del_vpp_handle (wrk, vpp_handle);
+    }
+  vcl_session_free (wrk, session);
+
+  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
+    {
+      if (is_vep)
+       clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: vep_idx %u / sid %u: epoll session removed.",
+                     getpid (), session_handle, session_handle);
+      else
+       clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: session removed.",
+                     getpid (), vpp_handle, session_handle);
+    }
+
+  vcl_evt (VCL_EVT_CLOSE, session, rv);
+
   return rv;
 }
 
 int
-vppcom_session_bind (uint32_t session_index, vppcom_endpt_t * ep)
+vppcom_session_bind (uint32_t session_handle, vppcom_endpt_t * ep)
 {
-  session_t *session = 0;
-  int rv;
+  vcl_worker_t *wrk = vcl_worker_get_current ();
+  vcl_session_t *session = 0;
 
   if (!ep || !ep->ip)
     return VPPCOM_EINVAL;
 
-  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 > 0)
-       clib_warning ("[%d] invalid session, sid (%u) has been closed!",
-                     getpid (), session_index);
-      return rv;
-    }
+  session = vcl_session_get_w_handle (wrk, session_handle);
+  if (!session)
+    return VPPCOM_EBADFD;
 
   if (session->is_vep)
     {
-      clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-       clib_warning ("[%d] invalid session, sid (%u) is an epoll session!",
-                     getpid (), session_index);
+      clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: sid %u: cannot "
+                   "bind to an epoll session!", getpid (), session_handle);
       return VPPCOM_EBADFD;
     }
 
-  session->vrf = ep->vrf;
-  session->lcl_addr.is_ip4 = ep->is_ip4;
-  session->lcl_addr.ip46 = to_ip46 (!ep->is_ip4, ep->ip);
-  session->lcl_port = ep->port;
-
-  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-    clib_warning ("[%d] sid %d, bound to lcl address %U lcl port %u",
-                 getpid (), session_index, format_ip46_address,
-                 &session->lcl_addr.ip46, session->lcl_addr.is_ip4,
-                 clib_net_to_host_u16 (session->lcl_port));
+  session->transport.is_ip4 = ep->is_ip4;
+  if (ep->is_ip4)
+    clib_memcpy_fast (&session->transport.lcl_ip.ip4, ep->ip,
+                     sizeof (ip4_address_t));
+  else
+    clib_memcpy_fast (&session->transport.lcl_ip.ip6, ep->ip,
+                     sizeof (ip6_address_t));
+  session->transport.lcl_port = ep->port;
+
+  VDBG (0, "VCL<%d>: sid %u: binding to local %s address %U port %u, "
+       "proto %s", getpid (), session_handle,
+       session->transport.is_ip4 ? "IPv4" : "IPv6",
+       format_ip46_address, &session->transport.lcl_ip,
+       session->transport.is_ip4 ? IP46_TYPE_IP4 : IP46_TYPE_IP6,
+       clib_net_to_host_u16 (session->transport.lcl_port),
+       session->session_type ? "UDP" : "TCP");
+  vcl_evt (VCL_EVT_BIND, session);
+
+  if (session->session_type == VPPCOM_PROTO_UDP)
+    vppcom_session_listen (session_handle, 10);
 
-  clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
   return VPPCOM_OK;
 }
 
 int
-vppcom_session_listen (uint32_t listen_session_index, uint32_t q_len)
+vppcom_session_listen (uint32_t listen_sh, uint32_t q_len)
 {
-  session_t *listen_session = 0;
+  vcl_worker_t *wrk = vcl_worker_get_current ();
+  vcl_session_t *listen_session = 0;
+  u64 listen_vpp_handle;
   int rv;
 
-  clib_spinlock_lock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-  rv = vppcom_session_at_index (listen_session_index, &listen_session);
-  if (PREDICT_FALSE (rv))
-    {
-      clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-       clib_warning ("[%d] invalid session, sid (%u) has been closed!",
-                     getpid (), listen_session_index);
-      return rv;
-    }
+  listen_session = vcl_session_get_w_handle (wrk, listen_sh);
+  if (!listen_session)
+    return VPPCOM_EBADFD;
+
+  if (q_len == 0 || q_len == ~0)
+    q_len = vcm->cfg.listen_queue_size;
 
   if (listen_session->is_vep)
     {
-      clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-       clib_warning ("[%d] invalid session, sid (%u) is an epoll session!",
-                     getpid (), listen_session_index);
+      clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: sid %u: cannot listen on an "
+                   "epoll session!", getpid (), listen_sh);
       return VPPCOM_EBADFD;
     }
 
-  if (listen_session->is_listen)
+  listen_vpp_handle = listen_session->vpp_handle;
+  if (listen_session->session_state & STATE_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);
+      VDBG (0, "VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: already in listen state!",
+           getpid (), listen_vpp_handle, listen_sh);
       return VPPCOM_OK;
     }
 
-  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-    clib_warning ("[%d] sid %d", getpid (), listen_session_index);
+  VDBG (0, "VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: sending VPP bind+listen "
+       "request...", getpid (), listen_vpp_handle, listen_sh);
 
-  ASSERT (vcm->bind_session_index == ~0);
-  vcm->bind_session_index = listen_session_index;
+  /*
+   * Send listen request to vpp and wait for reply
+   */
   vppcom_send_bind_sock (listen_session);
-  clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-  rv =
-    vppcom_wait_for_session_state_change (listen_session_index, STATE_LISTEN,
-                                         vcm->cfg.session_timeout);
-  if (PREDICT_FALSE (rv))
-    {
-      vcm->bind_session_index = ~0;
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-       clib_warning ("[%d] server listen timed out, rv = %d (%d)",
-                     getpid (), vppcom_retval_str (rv), rv);
-      return rv;
-    }
+  rv = vppcom_wait_for_session_state_change (listen_session->session_index,
+                                            STATE_LISTEN,
+                                            vcm->cfg.session_timeout);
 
-  clib_spinlock_lock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-  rv = vppcom_session_at_index (listen_session_index, &listen_session);
   if (PREDICT_FALSE (rv))
     {
-      clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-       clib_warning ("[%d] invalid session, sid (%u) has been closed!",
-                     getpid (), listen_session_index);
+      listen_session = vcl_session_get_w_handle (wrk, listen_sh);
+      VDBG (0, "VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: bind+listen failed! "
+           "returning %d (%s)", getpid (), listen_session->vpp_handle,
+           listen_sh, rv, vppcom_retval_str (rv));
       return rv;
     }
-  listen_session->is_listen = 1;
-  clib_fifo_validate (vcm->client_session_index_fifo, q_len);
-  clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
 
   return VPPCOM_OK;
 }
 
-int
-vppcom_session_accept (uint32_t listen_session_index, vppcom_endpt_t * ep,
-                      double wait_for_time)
+static int
+validate_args_session_accept_ (vcl_worker_t * wrk,
+                              vcl_session_t * listen_session)
 {
-  session_t *listen_session = 0;
-  session_t *client_session = 0;
-  u32 client_session_index;
-  int rv;
-  f64 wait_for;
-  char *cut_thru_str;
-
-  clib_spinlock_lock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-  rv = vppcom_session_at_index (listen_session_index, &listen_session);
-  if (PREDICT_FALSE (rv))
+  /* Input validation - expects spinlock on sessions_lockp */
+  if (listen_session->is_vep)
     {
-      clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-       clib_warning ("[%d] invalid session, sid (%u) has been closed!",
-                     getpid (), listen_session_index);
-      return rv;
+      clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: sid %u: cannot accept on an "
+                   "epoll session!", getpid (),
+                   listen_session->session_index);
+      return VPPCOM_EBADFD;
     }
 
-  if (listen_session->is_vep)
+  if (listen_session->session_state != STATE_LISTEN)
     {
-      clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-       clib_warning ("[%d] invalid session, sid (%u) is an epoll session!",
-                     getpid (), listen_session_index);
+      clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: "
+                   "not in listen state! state 0x%x (%s)", getpid (),
+                   listen_session->vpp_handle, listen_session->session_index,
+                   listen_session->session_state,
+                   vppcom_session_state_str (listen_session->session_state));
       return VPPCOM_EBADFD;
     }
+  return VPPCOM_OK;
+}
+
+int
+vppcom_session_accept (uint32_t listen_session_handle, vppcom_endpt_t * ep,
+                      uint32_t flags)
+{
+  u32 client_session_index = ~0, listen_session_index;
+  vcl_worker_t *wrk = vcl_worker_get_current ();
+  session_accepted_msg_t accepted_msg;
+  vcl_session_t *listen_session = 0;
+  vcl_session_t *client_session = 0;
+  svm_msg_q_t *vpp_evt_q;
+  vcl_session_msg_t *evt;
+  u64 listen_vpp_handle;
+  svm_msg_q_msg_t msg;
+  session_event_t *e;
+  u8 is_nonblocking;
+  int rv;
 
-  if (listen_session->state != STATE_LISTEN)
+  listen_session = vcl_session_get_w_handle (wrk, listen_session_handle);
+  if (!listen_session)
+    return VPPCOM_EBADFD;
+
+  listen_session_index = listen_session->session_index;
+  if ((rv = validate_args_session_accept_ (wrk, listen_session)))
+    return rv;
+
+  if (clib_fifo_elts (listen_session->accept_evts_fifo))
     {
-      clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-       clib_warning ("[%d] session not in listen state, state = %s",
-                     getpid (),
-                     vppcom_session_state_str (listen_session->state));
-      return VPPCOM_EBADFD;
+      clib_fifo_sub2 (listen_session->accept_evts_fifo, evt);
+      accepted_msg = evt->accepted_msg;
+      goto handle;
     }
-  wait_for = listen_session->is_nonblocking ? 0 :
-    (wait_for_time < 0) ? vcm->cfg.accept_timeout : wait_for_time;
 
-  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-    clib_warning ("[%d] sid %d: %s (%d)", getpid (),
-                 listen_session_index,
-                 vppcom_session_state_str (listen_session->state),
-                 listen_session->state);
-  clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
+  is_nonblocking = VCL_SESS_ATTR_TEST (listen_session->attr,
+                                      VCL_SESS_ATTR_NONBLOCK);
+  if (svm_msg_q_is_empty (wrk->app_event_queue) && is_nonblocking)
+    return VPPCOM_EAGAIN;
 
   while (1)
     {
-      rv = vppcom_wait_for_client_session_index (wait_for);
-      if (rv)
+      if (svm_msg_q_sub (wrk->app_event_queue, &msg, SVM_Q_WAIT, 0))
+       return VPPCOM_EAGAIN;
+
+      e = svm_msg_q_msg_data (wrk->app_event_queue, &msg);
+      if (e->event_type != SESSION_CTRL_EVT_ACCEPTED)
        {
-         if ((VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0))
-           clib_warning ("[%d] sid %d, accept timed out, rv = %s (%d)",
-                         getpid (), listen_session_index,
-                         vppcom_retval_str (rv), rv);
-         if ((wait_for == 0) || (wait_for_time > 0))
-           return rv;
+         clib_warning ("discarded event: %u", e->event_type);
+         svm_msg_q_free_msg (wrk->app_event_queue, &msg);
+         continue;
        }
-      else
-       break;
+      clib_memcpy_fast (&accepted_msg, e->data, sizeof (accepted_msg));
+      svm_msg_q_free_msg (wrk->app_event_queue, &msg);
+      break;
     }
 
-  clib_spinlock_lock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-  clib_fifo_sub1 (vcm->client_session_index_fifo, client_session_index);
-  rv = vppcom_session_at_index (client_session_index, &client_session);
-  ASSERT (rv == VPPCOM_OK);
-  ASSERT (client_session->peer_addr.is_ip4 ==
-         listen_session->lcl_addr.is_ip4);
-
-  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-    clib_warning ("[%d] Got a request: client sid %d", getpid (),
-                 client_session_index);
-
-  ep->vrf = client_session->vrf;
-  ep->is_cut_thru = client_session->is_cut_thru;
-  ep->is_ip4 = client_session->peer_addr.is_ip4;
-  ep->port = client_session->peer_port;
-  if (client_session->peer_addr.is_ip4)
-    clib_memcpy (ep->ip, &client_session->peer_addr.ip46.ip4,
-                sizeof (ip4_address_t));
-  else
-    clib_memcpy (ep->ip, &client_session->peer_addr.ip46.ip6,
-                sizeof (ip6_address_t));
-
-  if (client_session->is_server && client_session->is_cut_thru)
-    {
-      static svm_fifo_segment_create_args_t _a;
-      svm_fifo_segment_create_args_t *a = &_a;
-      svm_fifo_segment_private_t *seg;
+handle:
 
-      cut_thru_str = "cut-thru ";
+  client_session_index = vcl_session_accepted_handler (wrk, &accepted_msg);
+  listen_session = vcl_session_get (wrk, listen_session_index);
+  client_session = vcl_session_get (wrk, client_session_index);
 
-      /* Create the segment */
-      memset (a, 0, sizeof (*a));
-      a->segment_name = (char *)
-       format ((u8 *) a->segment_name, "%d:segment%d%c",
-               getpid (), vcm->unique_segment_index++, 0);
-      a->segment_size = vcm->cfg.segment_size;
-      a->preallocated_fifo_pairs = vcm->cfg.preallocated_fifo_pairs;
-      a->rx_fifo_size = vcm->cfg.rx_fifo_size;
-      a->tx_fifo_size = vcm->cfg.tx_fifo_size;
+  if (flags & O_NONBLOCK)
+    VCL_SESS_ATTR_SET (client_session->attr, VCL_SESS_ATTR_NONBLOCK);
 
-      rv = svm_fifo_segment_create (a);
-      if (PREDICT_FALSE (rv))
-       {
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-           clib_warning ("[%d] svm_fifo_segment_create ('%s') failed",
-                         getpid (), a->segment_name);
-         vec_reset_length (a->new_segment_indices);
-         rv = VNET_API_ERROR_URI_FIFO_CREATE_FAILED;
-         vppcom_send_connect_session_reply (client_session, 0, rv, 0);
-         clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-         return VPPCOM_ENOMEM;
-       }
-
-      client_session->segment_name = vec_dup ((u8 *) a->segment_name);
-      client_session->sm_seg_index = a->new_segment_indices[0];
-      vec_free (a->new_segment_indices);
-
-      seg = svm_fifo_segment_get_segment (client_session->sm_seg_index);
-      client_session->server_rx_fifo =
-       svm_fifo_segment_alloc_fifo (seg, vcm->cfg.rx_fifo_size,
-                                    FIFO_SEGMENT_RX_FREELIST);
-      if (PREDICT_FALSE (!client_session->server_rx_fifo))
-       {
-         svm_fifo_segment_delete (seg);
-         clib_warning ("[%d] rx fifo alloc failed, size %ld (0x%lx)",
-                       getpid (), vcm->cfg.rx_fifo_size,
-                       vcm->cfg.rx_fifo_size);
-         rv = VNET_API_ERROR_URI_FIFO_CREATE_FAILED;
-         vppcom_send_connect_session_reply (client_session, 0, rv, 0);
-         clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-         return VPPCOM_ENOMEM;
-       }
-      client_session->server_rx_fifo->master_session_index =
-       client_session_index;
-
-      client_session->server_tx_fifo =
-       svm_fifo_segment_alloc_fifo (seg, vcm->cfg.tx_fifo_size,
-                                    FIFO_SEGMENT_TX_FREELIST);
-      if (PREDICT_FALSE (!client_session->server_tx_fifo))
-       {
-         svm_fifo_segment_delete (seg);
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-           clib_warning ("[%d] tx fifo alloc failed, size %ld (0x%lx)",
-                         getpid (), vcm->cfg.tx_fifo_size,
-                         vcm->cfg.tx_fifo_size);
-         rv = VNET_API_ERROR_URI_FIFO_CREATE_FAILED;
-         vppcom_send_connect_session_reply (client_session, 0, rv, 0);
-         clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-         return VPPCOM_ENOMEM;
-       }
-      client_session->server_tx_fifo->master_session_index =
-       client_session_index;
-
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-       clib_warning ("[%d] created segment '%s': rx_fifo %p, tx_fifo %p",
-                     getpid (), client_session->segment_name,
-                     client_session->server_rx_fifo,
-                     client_session->server_tx_fifo);
-
-#ifdef CUT_THRU_EVENT_QUEUE    /* TBD */
-      {
-       void *oldheap;
-       ssvm_shared_header_t *sh = seg->ssvm.sh;
-
-       ssvm_lock_non_recursive (sh, 1);
-       oldheap = ssvm_push_heap (sh);
-       event_q = client_session->vpp_event_queue =
-         unix_shared_memory_queue_init (vcm->cfg.event_queue_size,
-                                        sizeof (session_fifo_event_t),
-                                        getpid (), 0 /* signal not sent */ );
-       ssvm_pop_heap (oldheap);
-       ssvm_unlock_non_recursive (sh);
-      }
-#endif
-      vppcom_send_connect_session_reply (client_session, 0, 0, 0);
-    }
-  else
+  listen_vpp_handle = listen_session->vpp_handle;
+  VDBG (0, "VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: Got a client request! "
+       "vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u, flags %d, is_nonblocking %u",
+       getpid (), listen_vpp_handle, listen_session_handle,
+       client_session->vpp_handle, client_session_index,
+       flags, VCL_SESS_ATTR_TEST (client_session->attr,
+                                  VCL_SESS_ATTR_NONBLOCK));
+
+  if (ep)
     {
-      cut_thru_str = " ";
-      vppcom_send_accept_session_reply (0, client_session->vpp_handle);
+      ep->is_ip4 = client_session->transport.is_ip4;
+      ep->port = client_session->transport.rmt_port;
+      if (client_session->transport.is_ip4)
+       clib_memcpy_fast (ep->ip, &client_session->transport.rmt_ip.ip4,
+                         sizeof (ip4_address_t));
+      else
+       clib_memcpy_fast (ep->ip, &client_session->transport.rmt_ip.ip6,
+                         sizeof (ip6_address_t));
     }
 
-  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-    clib_warning ("[%d] sid %d, accepted %sconnection to peer address "
-                 "%U peer port %u",
-                 getpid (), client_session_index, cut_thru_str,
-                 format_ip46_address, &client_session->peer_addr.ip46,
-                 client_session->peer_addr.is_ip4,
-                 clib_net_to_host_u16 (client_session->peer_port));
-
-  clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-  return (int) client_session_index;
+  if (accepted_msg.server_event_queue_address)
+    vpp_evt_q = uword_to_pointer (accepted_msg.vpp_event_queue_address,
+                                 svm_msg_q_t *);
+  else
+    vpp_evt_q = client_session->vpp_evt_q;
+
+  vcl_send_session_accepted_reply (vpp_evt_q, client_session->client_context,
+                                  client_session->vpp_handle, 0);
+
+  VDBG (0, "VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: accepted vpp handle 0x%llx, "
+       "sid %u connection from peer %s address %U port %u to local %s "
+       "address %U port %u", getpid (), listen_vpp_handle,
+       listen_session_handle, client_session->vpp_handle,
+       client_session_index,
+       client_session->transport.is_ip4 ? "IPv4" : "IPv6",
+       format_ip46_address, &client_session->transport.rmt_ip,
+       client_session->transport.is_ip4 ? IP46_TYPE_IP4 : IP46_TYPE_IP6,
+       clib_net_to_host_u16 (client_session->transport.rmt_port),
+       client_session->transport.is_ip4 ? "IPv4" : "IPv6",
+       format_ip46_address, &client_session->transport.lcl_ip,
+       client_session->transport.is_ip4 ? IP46_TYPE_IP4 : IP46_TYPE_IP6,
+       clib_net_to_host_u16 (client_session->transport.lcl_port));
+  vcl_evt (VCL_EVT_ACCEPT, client_session, listen_session,
+          client_session_index);
+
+  return vcl_session_handle (client_session);
 }
 
 int
-vppcom_session_connect (uint32_t session_index, vppcom_endpt_t * server_ep)
+vppcom_session_connect (uint32_t session_handle, vppcom_endpt_t * server_ep)
 {
-  session_t *session = 0;
+  vcl_worker_t *wrk = vcl_worker_get_current ();
+  vcl_session_t *session = 0;
+  u32 session_index;
   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 > 0)
-       clib_warning ("[%d] invalid session, sid (%u) has been closed!",
-                     getpid (), session_index);
-      return rv;
-    }
+  session = vcl_session_get_w_handle (wrk, session_handle);
+  if (!session)
+    return VPPCOM_EBADFD;
+  session_index = session->session_index;
 
-  if (session->is_vep)
+  if (PREDICT_FALSE (session->is_vep))
     {
-      clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-       clib_warning ("[%d] invalid session, sid (%u) is an epoll session!",
-                     getpid (), session_index);
+      clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: sid %u: cannot "
+                   "connect on an epoll session!", getpid (),
+                   session_handle);
       return VPPCOM_EBADFD;
     }
 
-  if (session->state == STATE_CONNECT)
+  if (PREDICT_FALSE (session->session_state & CLIENT_STATE_OPEN))
     {
-      clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-       clib_warning ("[%d] session, sid (%u) already connected!",
-                     getpid (), session_index);
+      VDBG (0, "VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: session already "
+           "connected to %s %U port %d proto %s, state 0x%x (%s)",
+           getpid (), session->vpp_handle, session_handle,
+           session->transport.is_ip4 ? "IPv4" : "IPv6",
+           format_ip46_address,
+           &session->transport.rmt_ip, session->transport.is_ip4 ?
+           IP46_TYPE_IP4 : IP46_TYPE_IP6,
+           clib_net_to_host_u16 (session->transport.rmt_port),
+           session->session_type ? "UDP" : "TCP", session->session_state,
+           vppcom_session_state_str (session->session_state));
       return VPPCOM_OK;
     }
 
-  session->vrf = server_ep->vrf;
-  session->peer_addr.is_ip4 = server_ep->is_ip4;
-  session->peer_addr.ip46 = to_ip46 (!server_ep->is_ip4, server_ep->ip);
-  session->peer_port = server_ep->port;
-
-  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-    {
-      u8 *ip_str = format (0, "%U", format_ip46_address,
-                          &session->peer_addr.ip46,
-                          session->peer_addr.is_ip4);
-      clib_warning ("[%d] connect sid %d to %s server port %d proto %s",
-                   getpid (), session_index, ip_str,
-                   clib_net_to_host_u16 (session->peer_port),
-                   session->proto ? "UDP" : "TCP");
-      vec_free (ip_str);
-    }
+  session->transport.is_ip4 = server_ep->is_ip4;
+  if (session->transport.is_ip4)
+    clib_memcpy_fast (&session->transport.rmt_ip.ip4, server_ep->ip,
+                     sizeof (ip4_address_t));
+  else
+    clib_memcpy_fast (&session->transport.rmt_ip.ip6, server_ep->ip,
+                     sizeof (ip6_address_t));
+  session->transport.rmt_port = server_ep->port;
+
+  VDBG (0, "VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: connecting to server %s %U "
+       "port %d proto %s",
+       getpid (), session->vpp_handle, session_handle,
+       session->transport.is_ip4 ? "IPv4" : "IPv6",
+       format_ip46_address,
+       &session->transport.rmt_ip, session->transport.is_ip4 ?
+       IP46_TYPE_IP4 : IP46_TYPE_IP6,
+       clib_net_to_host_u16 (session->transport.rmt_port),
+       session->session_type ? "UDP" : "TCP");
 
-  vppcom_send_connect_sock (session, session_index);
-  clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
+  /*
+   * Send connect request and wait for reply from vpp
+   */
+  vppcom_send_connect_sock (session);
   rv = vppcom_wait_for_session_state_change (session_index, STATE_CONNECT,
                                             vcm->cfg.session_timeout);
+
+  session = vcl_session_get (wrk, session_index);
+
   if (PREDICT_FALSE (rv))
     {
       if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-       clib_warning ("[%d] connect timed out, rv = %s (%d)",
-                     getpid (), vppcom_retval_str (rv), rv);
-      return rv;
+       {
+         if (session)
+           clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: connect "
+                         "failed! returning %d (%s)", getpid (),
+                         session->vpp_handle, session_handle, rv,
+                         vppcom_retval_str (rv));
+         else
+           clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: no session for sid %u: connect failed! "
+                         "returning %d (%s)", getpid (),
+                         session_handle, rv, vppcom_retval_str (rv));
+       }
     }
-  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-    clib_warning ("[%d] sid %d connected!", getpid (), session_index);
+  else
+    VDBG (0, "VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: connected!",
+         getpid (), session->vpp_handle, session_handle);
 
-  return VPPCOM_OK;
+  return rv;
+}
+
+static u8
+vcl_is_rx_evt_for_session (session_event_t * e, u32 sid, u8 is_ct)
+{
+  if (!is_ct)
+    return (e->event_type == FIFO_EVENT_APP_RX
+           && e->fifo->client_session_index == sid);
+  else
+    return (e->event_type == SESSION_IO_EVT_CT_TX);
+}
+
+static inline u8
+vcl_session_is_readable (vcl_session_t * s)
+{
+  return ((s->session_state & STATE_OPEN)
+         || (s->session_state == STATE_LISTEN
+             && s->session_type == VPPCOM_PROTO_UDP));
 }
 
 static inline int
-vppcom_session_read_internal (uint32_t session_index, void *buf, int n,
+vppcom_session_read_internal (uint32_t session_handle, void *buf, int n,
                              u8 peek)
 {
-  session_t *session = 0;
+  vcl_worker_t *wrk = vcl_worker_get_current ();
+  int n_read = 0, rv, is_nonblocking;
+  vcl_session_t *s = 0;
   svm_fifo_t *rx_fifo;
-  int n_read = 0;
-  int rv;
-  char *fifo_str;
-  u32 poll_et;
+  svm_msg_q_msg_t msg;
+  session_event_t *e;
+  svm_msg_q_t *mq;
+  u8 is_ct;
 
-  ASSERT (buf);
+  if (PREDICT_FALSE (!buf))
+    return VPPCOM_EINVAL;
 
-  clib_spinlock_lock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-  rv = vppcom_session_at_index (session_index, &session);
-  if (PREDICT_FALSE (rv))
+  s = vcl_session_get_w_handle (wrk, session_handle);
+  if (PREDICT_FALSE (!s || s->is_vep))
+    return VPPCOM_EBADFD;
+
+  if (PREDICT_FALSE (!vcl_session_is_readable (s)))
     {
-      clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-       clib_warning ("[%d] invalid session, sid (%u) has been closed!",
-                     getpid (), session_index);
+      session_state_t state = s->session_state;
+      rv = ((state & STATE_DISCONNECT) ? VPPCOM_ECONNRESET : VPPCOM_ENOTCONN);
+
+      VDBG (0, "VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: %s session is not open! "
+           "state 0x%x (%s), returning %d (%s)",
+           getpid (), s->vpp_handle, session_handle, state,
+           vppcom_session_state_str (state), rv, vppcom_retval_str (rv));
       return rv;
     }
 
-  if (session->is_vep)
-    {
-      clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-       clib_warning ("[%d] invalid session, sid (%u) is an epoll session!",
-                     getpid (), session_index);
-      return VPPCOM_EBADFD;
-    }
+  is_nonblocking = VCL_SESS_ATTR_TEST (s->attr, VCL_SESS_ATTR_NONBLOCK);
+  is_ct = vcl_session_is_ct (s);
+  mq = is_ct ? s->our_evt_q : wrk->app_event_queue;
+  rx_fifo = s->rx_fifo;
+  s->has_rx_evt = 0;
 
-  if (session->state == STATE_DISCONNECT)
+  if (svm_fifo_is_empty (rx_fifo))
     {
-      clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-       clib_warning ("[%d] sid (%u) has been closed by remote peer!",
-                     getpid (), session_index);
-      return VPPCOM_ECONNRESET;
+      if (is_nonblocking)
+       {
+         svm_fifo_unset_event (rx_fifo);
+         return VPPCOM_EWOULDBLOCK;
+       }
+      while (svm_fifo_is_empty (rx_fifo))
+       {
+         svm_fifo_unset_event (rx_fifo);
+         svm_msg_q_lock (mq);
+         if (svm_msg_q_is_empty (mq))
+           svm_msg_q_wait (mq);
+
+         svm_msg_q_sub_w_lock (mq, &msg);
+         e = svm_msg_q_msg_data (mq, &msg);
+         svm_msg_q_unlock (mq);
+         if (!vcl_is_rx_evt_for_session (e, s->session_index, is_ct))
+           {
+             vcl_handle_mq_event (wrk, e);
+             svm_msg_q_free_msg (mq, &msg);
+             continue;
+           }
+         svm_msg_q_free_msg (mq, &msg);
+
+         if (PREDICT_FALSE (s->session_state == STATE_CLOSE_ON_EMPTY))
+           return 0;
+       }
     }
 
-  rx_fifo = ((!session->is_cut_thru || session->is_server) ?
-            session->server_rx_fifo : session->server_tx_fifo);
-  fifo_str = ((!session->is_cut_thru || session->is_server) ?
-             "server_rx_fifo" : "server_tx_fifo");
-  poll_et =
-    ((EPOLLET | EPOLLIN) & session->vep.ev.events) == (EPOLLET | EPOLLIN);
-  clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
+  if (s->is_dgram)
+    n_read = app_recv_dgram_raw (rx_fifo, buf, n, &s->transport, 0, peek);
+  else
+    n_read = app_recv_stream_raw (rx_fifo, buf, n, 0, peek);
 
-  do
-    {
-      if (peek)
-       n_read = svm_fifo_peek (rx_fifo, 0, n, buf);
-      else
-       n_read = svm_fifo_dequeue_nowait (rx_fifo, n, buf);
-    }
-  while (!session->is_nonblocking && (n_read <= 0));
+  if (svm_fifo_is_empty (rx_fifo))
+    svm_fifo_unset_event (rx_fifo);
 
-  if (poll_et && (n_read <= 0))
+  if (is_ct && svm_fifo_want_tx_evt (rx_fifo))
     {
-      clib_spinlock_lock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-      session->vep.et_mask |= EPOLLIN;
-      clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
+      svm_fifo_set_want_tx_evt (s->rx_fifo, 0);
+      app_send_io_evt_to_vpp (s->vpp_evt_q, s->rx_fifo, SESSION_IO_EVT_CT_RX,
+                             SVM_Q_WAIT);
     }
 
-  if ((VPPCOM_DEBUG > 2) && (n_read > 0))
-    clib_warning ("[%d] sid %d, read %d bytes from %s (%p)", getpid (),
-                 session_index, n_read, fifo_str, rx_fifo);
+  VDBG (2, "VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: read %d bytes from (%p)",
+       getpid (), s->vpp_handle, session_handle, n_read, rx_fifo);
 
-  return (n_read <= 0) ? VPPCOM_EAGAIN : n_read;
+  return n_read;
 }
 
 int
-vppcom_session_read (uint32_t session_index, void *buf, int n)
+vppcom_session_read (uint32_t session_handle, void *buf, size_t n)
 {
-  return (vppcom_session_read_internal (session_index, buf, n, 0));
+  return (vppcom_session_read_internal (session_handle, buf, n, 0));
 }
 
 static int
-vppcom_session_peek (uint32_t session_index, void *buf, int n)
+vppcom_session_peek (uint32_t session_handle, void *buf, int n)
 {
-  return (vppcom_session_read_internal (session_index, buf, n, 1));
+  return (vppcom_session_read_internal (session_handle, buf, n, 1));
 }
 
-static inline int
-vppcom_session_read_ready (session_t * session, u32 session_index)
+int
+vppcom_session_read_segments (uint32_t session_handle,
+                             vppcom_data_segments_t ds)
 {
-  svm_fifo_t *rx_fifo = 0;
-  int ready = 0;
-  u32 poll_et;
+  vcl_worker_t *wrk = vcl_worker_get_current ();
+  int n_read = 0, rv, is_nonblocking;
+  vcl_session_t *s = 0;
+  svm_fifo_t *rx_fifo;
+  svm_msg_q_msg_t msg;
+  session_event_t *e;
+  svm_msg_q_t *mq;
+  u8 is_ct;
 
-  /* Assumes caller has acquired spinlock: vcm->sessions_lockp */
-  if (session->is_vep)
+  s = vcl_session_get_w_handle (wrk, session_handle);
+  if (PREDICT_FALSE (!s || s->is_vep))
+    return VPPCOM_EBADFD;
+
+  if (PREDICT_FALSE (!vcl_session_is_readable (s)))
     {
-      clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-       clib_warning ("[%d] invalid session, sid (%u) is an epoll session!",
-                     getpid (), session_index);
-      return VPPCOM_EBADFD;
+      session_state_t state = s->session_state;
+      rv = ((state & STATE_DISCONNECT) ? VPPCOM_ECONNRESET : VPPCOM_ENOTCONN);
+      return rv;
     }
 
-  if (session->state == STATE_DISCONNECT)
+  is_nonblocking = VCL_SESS_ATTR_TEST (s->attr, VCL_SESS_ATTR_NONBLOCK);
+  is_ct = vcl_session_is_ct (s);
+  mq = is_ct ? s->our_evt_q : wrk->app_event_queue;
+  rx_fifo = s->rx_fifo;
+  s->has_rx_evt = 0;
+
+  if (svm_fifo_is_empty (rx_fifo))
     {
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-       clib_warning ("[%d] sid (%u) has been closed by remote peer!",
-                     getpid (), session_index);
-      return VPPCOM_ECONNRESET;
+      if (is_nonblocking)
+       {
+         svm_fifo_unset_event (rx_fifo);
+         return VPPCOM_EWOULDBLOCK;
+       }
+      while (svm_fifo_is_empty (rx_fifo))
+       {
+         svm_fifo_unset_event (rx_fifo);
+         svm_msg_q_lock (mq);
+         if (svm_msg_q_is_empty (mq))
+           svm_msg_q_wait (mq);
+
+         svm_msg_q_sub_w_lock (mq, &msg);
+         e = svm_msg_q_msg_data (mq, &msg);
+         svm_msg_q_unlock (mq);
+         if (!vcl_is_rx_evt_for_session (e, s->session_index, is_ct))
+           {
+             vcl_handle_mq_event (wrk, e);
+             svm_msg_q_free_msg (mq, &msg);
+             continue;
+           }
+         svm_msg_q_free_msg (mq, &msg);
+
+         if (PREDICT_FALSE (s->session_state == STATE_CLOSE_ON_EMPTY))
+           return 0;
+       }
     }
 
-  if (session->is_listen)
-    ready = clib_fifo_elts (vcm->client_session_index_fifo);
-  else
+  n_read = svm_fifo_segments (rx_fifo, (svm_fifo_segment_t *) ds);
+  svm_fifo_unset_event (rx_fifo);
+
+  if (is_ct && n_read + svm_fifo_max_dequeue (rx_fifo) == rx_fifo->nitems)
     {
-      rx_fifo = ((!session->is_cut_thru || session->is_server) ?
-                session->server_rx_fifo : session->server_tx_fifo);
+      /* If the peer is not polling send notification */
+      if (!svm_fifo_has_event (s->rx_fifo))
+       app_send_io_evt_to_vpp (s->vpp_evt_q, s->rx_fifo,
+                               SESSION_IO_EVT_CT_RX, SVM_Q_WAIT);
+    }
+
+  return n_read;
+}
+
+void
+vppcom_session_free_segments (uint32_t session_handle,
+                             vppcom_data_segments_t ds)
+{
+  vcl_worker_t *wrk = vcl_worker_get_current ();
+  vcl_session_t *s;
+
+  s = vcl_session_get_w_handle (wrk, session_handle);
+  if (PREDICT_FALSE (!s || s->is_vep))
+    return;
+
+  svm_fifo_segments_free (s->rx_fifo, (svm_fifo_segment_t *) ds);
+}
 
-      ready = svm_fifo_max_dequeue (rx_fifo);
+static inline int
+vppcom_session_read_ready (vcl_session_t * session)
+{
+  /* Assumes caller has acquired spinlock: vcm->sessions_lockp */
+  if (PREDICT_FALSE (session->is_vep))
+    {
+      clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: sid %u: cannot read from an "
+                   "epoll session!", getpid (), session->session_index);
+      return VPPCOM_EBADFD;
     }
 
-  poll_et =
-    ((EPOLLET | EPOLLIN) & session->vep.ev.events) == (EPOLLET | EPOLLIN);
-  if (poll_et && (ready == 0))
+  if (PREDICT_FALSE (!(session->session_state & (STATE_OPEN | STATE_LISTEN))))
     {
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 11)
-       clib_warning ("[%d] sid %d: current vep.et_mask = 0x%x", getpid (),
-                     session_index, session->vep.et_mask);
-      session->vep.et_mask |= EPOLLIN;
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 11)
-       clib_warning ("[%d] sid %d: updated vep.et_mask = 0x%x", getpid (),
-                     session_index, session->vep.et_mask);
+      session_state_t state = session->session_state;
+      int rv;
+
+      rv = ((state & STATE_DISCONNECT) ? VPPCOM_ECONNRESET : VPPCOM_ENOTCONN);
+
+      VDBG (1, "VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: session is not open!"
+           " state 0x%x (%s), returning %d (%s)", getpid (),
+           session->vpp_handle, session->session_index, state,
+           vppcom_session_state_str (state), rv, vppcom_retval_str (rv));
+      return rv;
     }
 
-  if (session->vep.et_mask && (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 11))
-    clib_warning ("[%d] sid %d, is_listen %u, peek %s (%p), ready = %d, "
-                 "et_mask 0x%x",
-                 getpid (), session_index, session->is_listen,
-                 session->is_server ? "server_rx_fifo" : "server_tx_fifo",
-                 rx_fifo, ready, session->vep.et_mask);
-  return ready;
+  if (session->session_state & STATE_LISTEN)
+    return clib_fifo_elts (session->accept_evts_fifo);
+
+  return svm_fifo_max_dequeue (session->rx_fifo);
 }
 
 int
-vppcom_session_write (uint32_t session_index, void *buf, int n)
+vppcom_data_segment_copy (void *buf, vppcom_data_segments_t ds, u32 max_bytes)
 {
-  session_t *session = 0;
-  svm_fifo_t *tx_fifo;
-  unix_shared_memory_queue_t *q;
-  session_fifo_event_t evt;
-  int rv, n_write;
-  char *fifo_str;
-  u32 poll_et;
+  u32 first_copy = clib_min (ds[0].len, max_bytes);
+  clib_memcpy_fast (buf, ds[0].data, first_copy);
+  if (first_copy < max_bytes)
+    {
+      clib_memcpy_fast (buf + first_copy, ds[1].data,
+                       clib_min (ds[1].len, max_bytes - first_copy));
+    }
+  return 0;
+}
 
-  ASSERT (buf);
+static u8
+vcl_is_tx_evt_for_session (session_event_t * e, u32 sid, u8 is_ct)
+{
+  if (!is_ct)
+    return (e->event_type == FIFO_EVENT_APP_TX
+           && e->fifo->client_session_index == sid);
+  else
+    return (e->event_type == SESSION_IO_EVT_CT_RX);
+}
 
-  clib_spinlock_lock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-  rv = vppcom_session_at_index (session_index, &session);
-  if (PREDICT_FALSE (rv))
+int
+vppcom_session_write (uint32_t session_handle, void *buf, size_t n)
+{
+  vcl_worker_t *wrk = vcl_worker_get_current ();
+  int rv, n_write, is_nonblocking;
+  vcl_session_t *s = 0;
+  svm_fifo_t *tx_fifo = 0;
+  session_evt_type_t et;
+  svm_msg_q_msg_t msg;
+  session_event_t *e;
+  svm_msg_q_t *mq;
+  u8 is_ct;
+
+  if (PREDICT_FALSE (!buf))
+    return VPPCOM_EINVAL;
+
+  s = vcl_session_get_w_handle (wrk, session_handle);
+  if (PREDICT_FALSE (!s))
+    return VPPCOM_EBADFD;
+
+  if (PREDICT_FALSE (s->is_vep))
     {
-      clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-       clib_warning ("[%d] invalid session, sid (%u) has been closed!",
-                     getpid (), session_index);
+      clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: "
+                   "cannot write to an epoll session!",
+                   getpid (), s->vpp_handle, session_handle);
+
+      return VPPCOM_EBADFD;
+    }
+
+  if (PREDICT_FALSE (!(s->session_state & STATE_OPEN)))
+    {
+      session_state_t state = s->session_state;
+      rv = ((state & STATE_DISCONNECT) ? VPPCOM_ECONNRESET : VPPCOM_ENOTCONN);
+      VDBG (1, "VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: session is not open! "
+           "state 0x%x (%s)", getpid (), s->vpp_handle, session_handle,
+           state, vppcom_session_state_str (state));
       return rv;
     }
 
-  if (session->is_vep)
+  tx_fifo = s->tx_fifo;
+  is_ct = vcl_session_is_ct (s);
+  is_nonblocking = VCL_SESS_ATTR_TEST (s->attr, VCL_SESS_ATTR_NONBLOCK);
+  mq = is_ct ? s->our_evt_q : wrk->app_event_queue;
+  if (svm_fifo_is_full (tx_fifo))
     {
-      clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-       clib_warning ("[%d] invalid session, sid (%u) is an epoll session!",
-                     getpid (), session_index);
-      return VPPCOM_EBADFD;
+      if (is_nonblocking)
+       {
+         return VPPCOM_EWOULDBLOCK;
+       }
+      while (svm_fifo_is_full (tx_fifo))
+       {
+         svm_fifo_set_want_tx_evt (tx_fifo, 1);
+         svm_msg_q_lock (mq);
+         if (svm_msg_q_is_empty (mq))
+           svm_msg_q_wait (mq);
+
+         svm_msg_q_sub_w_lock (mq, &msg);
+         e = svm_msg_q_msg_data (mq, &msg);
+         svm_msg_q_unlock (mq);
+
+         if (!vcl_is_tx_evt_for_session (e, s->session_index, is_ct))
+           vcl_handle_mq_event (wrk, e);
+         svm_msg_q_free_msg (mq, &msg);
+       }
     }
 
-  if (session->state == STATE_DISCONNECT)
+  ASSERT (FIFO_EVENT_APP_TX + 1 == SESSION_IO_EVT_CT_TX);
+  et = FIFO_EVENT_APP_TX + vcl_session_is_ct (s);
+  if (s->is_dgram)
+    n_write = app_send_dgram_raw (tx_fifo, &s->transport,
+                                 s->vpp_evt_q, buf, n, et, SVM_Q_WAIT);
+  else
+    n_write = app_send_stream_raw (tx_fifo, s->vpp_evt_q, buf, n, et,
+                                  SVM_Q_WAIT);
+
+  ASSERT (n_write > 0);
+
+  VDBG (2, "VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: wrote %d bytes", getpid (),
+       s->vpp_handle, session_handle, n_write);
+
+  return n_write;
+}
+
+static vcl_session_t *
+vcl_ct_session_get_from_fifo (vcl_worker_t * wrk, svm_fifo_t * f, u8 type)
+{
+  vcl_session_t *s;
+  s = vcl_session_get (wrk, f->client_session_index);
+  if (s)
     {
-      clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-       clib_warning ("[%d] sid (%u) has been closed by remote peer!",
-                     getpid (), session_index);
-      return VPPCOM_ECONNRESET;
+      /* rx fifo */
+      if (type == 0 && s->rx_fifo == f)
+       return s;
+      /* tx fifo */
+      if (type == 1 && s->tx_fifo == f)
+       return s;
+    }
+  s = vcl_session_get (wrk, f->master_session_index);
+  if (s)
+    {
+      if (type == 0 && s->rx_fifo == f)
+       return s;
+      if (type == 1 && s->tx_fifo == f)
+       return s;
+    }
+  return 0;
+}
+
+static inline int
+vppcom_session_write_ready (vcl_session_t * session)
+{
+  /* Assumes caller has acquired spinlock: vcm->sessions_lockp */
+  if (PREDICT_FALSE (session->is_vep))
+    {
+      clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: "
+                   "cannot write to an epoll session!",
+                   getpid (), session->vpp_handle, session->session_index);
+      return VPPCOM_EBADFD;
     }
 
-  tx_fifo = ((!session->is_cut_thru || session->is_server) ?
-            session->server_tx_fifo : session->server_rx_fifo);
-  fifo_str = ((!session->is_cut_thru || session->is_server) ?
-             "server_tx_fifo" : "server_rx_fifo");
-  q = session->vpp_event_queue;
-  poll_et = (((EPOLLET | EPOLLOUT) & session->vep.ev.events) ==
-            (EPOLLET | EPOLLOUT));
-  clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
+  if (PREDICT_FALSE (session->session_state & STATE_LISTEN))
+    {
+      clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: "
+                   "cannot write to a listen session!",
+                   getpid (), session->vpp_handle, session->session_index);
+      return VPPCOM_EBADFD;
+    }
 
-  do
+  if (PREDICT_FALSE (!(session->session_state & STATE_OPEN)))
     {
-      n_write = svm_fifo_enqueue_nowait (tx_fifo, n, buf);
+      session_state_t state = session->session_state;
+      int rv;
+
+      rv = ((state & STATE_DISCONNECT) ? VPPCOM_ECONNRESET : VPPCOM_ENOTCONN);
+      clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: "
+                   "session is not open! state 0x%x (%s), "
+                   "returning %d (%s)", getpid (), session->vpp_handle,
+                   session->session_index,
+                   state, vppcom_session_state_str (state),
+                   rv, vppcom_retval_str (rv));
+      return rv;
     }
-  while (!session->is_nonblocking && (n_write <= 0));
 
-  /* If event wasn't set, add one */
-  if (!session->is_cut_thru && (n_write > 0) && svm_fifo_set_event (tx_fifo))
+  VDBG (3, "VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: peek %s (%p), ready = %d",
+       getpid (), session->vpp_handle, session->session_index,
+       session->tx_fifo, svm_fifo_max_enqueue (session->tx_fifo));
+
+  return svm_fifo_max_enqueue (session->tx_fifo);
+}
+
+static inline int
+vcl_mq_dequeue_batch (vcl_worker_t * wrk, svm_msg_q_t * mq)
+{
+  svm_msg_q_msg_t *msg;
+  u32 n_msgs;
+  int i;
+
+  n_msgs = svm_msg_q_size (mq);
+  for (i = 0; i < n_msgs; i++)
     {
-      int rval;
+      vec_add2 (wrk->mq_msg_vector, msg, 1);
+      svm_msg_q_sub_w_lock (mq, msg);
+    }
+  return n_msgs;
+}
+
+#define vcl_fifo_rx_evt_valid_or_break(_fifo)                  \
+if (PREDICT_FALSE (svm_fifo_is_empty (_fifo)))                 \
+  {                                                            \
+    svm_fifo_unset_event (_fifo);                              \
+    if (svm_fifo_is_empty (_fifo))                             \
+      break;                                                   \
+  }                                                            \
 
-      /* Fabricate TX event, send to vpp */
-      evt.fifo = tx_fifo;
-      evt.event_type = FIFO_EVENT_APP_TX;
+static void
+vcl_select_handle_mq_event (vcl_worker_t * wrk, session_event_t * e,
+                           unsigned long n_bits, unsigned long *read_map,
+                           unsigned long *write_map,
+                           unsigned long *except_map, u32 * bits_set)
+{
+  session_disconnected_msg_t *disconnected_msg;
+  session_connected_msg_t *connected_msg;
+  session_accepted_msg_t *accepted_msg;
+  vcl_session_msg_t *vcl_msg;
+  vcl_session_t *session;
+  u64 handle;
+  u32 sid;
+
+  switch (e->event_type)
+    {
+    case FIFO_EVENT_APP_RX:
+      vcl_fifo_rx_evt_valid_or_break (e->fifo);
+      sid = e->fifo->client_session_index;
+      session = vcl_session_get (wrk, sid);
+      if (!session)
+       break;
+      if (sid < n_bits && read_map)
+       {
+         clib_bitmap_set_no_check (read_map, sid, 1);
+         *bits_set += 1;
+       }
+      break;
+    case FIFO_EVENT_APP_TX:
+      sid = e->fifo->client_session_index;
+      session = vcl_session_get (wrk, sid);
+      if (!session)
+       break;
+      if (sid < n_bits && write_map)
+       {
+         clib_bitmap_set_no_check (write_map, sid, 1);
+         *bits_set += 1;
+       }
+      break;
+    case SESSION_IO_EVT_CT_TX:
+      vcl_fifo_rx_evt_valid_or_break (e->fifo);
+      session = vcl_ct_session_get_from_fifo (wrk, e->fifo, 0);
+      if (!session)
+       break;
+      sid = session->session_index;
+      if (sid < n_bits && read_map)
+       {
+         clib_bitmap_set_no_check (read_map, sid, 1);
+         *bits_set += 1;
+       }
+      break;
+    case SESSION_IO_EVT_CT_RX:
+      session = vcl_ct_session_get_from_fifo (wrk, e->fifo, 1);
+      if (!session)
+       break;
+      sid = session->session_index;
+      if (sid < n_bits && write_map)
+       {
+         clib_bitmap_set_no_check (write_map, sid, 1);
+         *bits_set += 1;
+       }
+      break;
+    case SESSION_CTRL_EVT_ACCEPTED:
+      accepted_msg = (session_accepted_msg_t *) e->data;
+      handle = accepted_msg->listener_handle;
+      session = vcl_session_table_lookup_listener (wrk, handle);
+      if (!session)
+       {
+         clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: couldn't find listen session:"
+                       "listener handle %llx", getpid (), handle);
+         break;
+       }
 
-      rval = vppcom_session_at_index (session_index, &session);
-      if (PREDICT_FALSE (rval))
+      clib_fifo_add2 (session->accept_evts_fifo, vcl_msg);
+      vcl_msg->accepted_msg = *accepted_msg;
+      sid = session->session_index;
+      if (sid < n_bits && read_map)
+       {
+         clib_bitmap_set_no_check (read_map, sid, 1);
+         *bits_set += 1;
+       }
+      break;
+    case SESSION_CTRL_EVT_CONNECTED:
+      connected_msg = (session_connected_msg_t *) e->data;
+      vcl_session_connected_handler (wrk, connected_msg);
+      break;
+    case SESSION_CTRL_EVT_DISCONNECTED:
+      disconnected_msg = (session_disconnected_msg_t *) e->data;
+      sid = vcl_session_index_from_vpp_handle (wrk, disconnected_msg->handle);
+      if (sid < n_bits && except_map)
+       {
+         clib_bitmap_set_no_check (except_map, sid, 1);
+         *bits_set += 1;
+       }
+      break;
+    case SESSION_CTRL_EVT_RESET:
+      sid = vcl_session_reset_handler (wrk, (session_reset_msg_t *) e->data);
+      if (sid < n_bits && except_map)
        {
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-           clib_warning ("[%d] invalid session, sid (%u) has been closed!",
-                         getpid (), session_index);
-         return rval;
+         clib_bitmap_set_no_check (except_map, sid, 1);
+         *bits_set += 1;
        }
-      ASSERT (q);
-      unix_shared_memory_queue_add (q, (u8 *) & evt,
-                                   0 /* do wait for mutex */ );
+      break;
+    default:
+      clib_warning ("unhandled: %u", e->event_type);
+      break;
     }
+}
+
+static int
+vcl_select_handle_mq (vcl_worker_t * wrk, svm_msg_q_t * mq,
+                     unsigned long n_bits, unsigned long *read_map,
+                     unsigned long *write_map, unsigned long *except_map,
+                     double time_to_wait, u32 * bits_set)
+{
+  svm_msg_q_msg_t *msg;
+  session_event_t *e;
+  u32 i;
 
-  if (poll_et && (n_write <= 0))
+  svm_msg_q_lock (mq);
+  if (svm_msg_q_is_empty (mq))
     {
-      clib_spinlock_lock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-      session->vep.et_mask |= EPOLLOUT;
-      clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
+      if (*bits_set)
+       {
+         svm_msg_q_unlock (mq);
+         return 0;
+       }
+
+      if (!time_to_wait)
+       {
+         svm_msg_q_unlock (mq);
+         return 0;
+       }
+      else if (time_to_wait < 0)
+       {
+         svm_msg_q_wait (mq);
+       }
+      else
+       {
+         if (svm_msg_q_timedwait (mq, time_to_wait))
+           {
+             svm_msg_q_unlock (mq);
+             return 0;
+           }
+       }
     }
+  vcl_mq_dequeue_batch (wrk, mq);
+  svm_msg_q_unlock (mq);
 
-  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 2)
+  for (i = 0; i < vec_len (wrk->mq_msg_vector); i++)
     {
-      if (n_write == -2)
-       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)", getpid (),
-                     session_index, n_write, fifo_str, tx_fifo);
+      msg = vec_elt_at_index (wrk->mq_msg_vector, i);
+      e = svm_msg_q_msg_data (mq, msg);
+      vcl_select_handle_mq_event (wrk, e, n_bits, read_map, write_map,
+                                 except_map, bits_set);
+      svm_msg_q_free_msg (mq, msg);
     }
-  return (n_write < 0) ? VPPCOM_EAGAIN : n_write;
+  vec_reset_length (wrk->mq_msg_vector);
+  return *bits_set;
 }
 
-static inline int
-vppcom_session_write_ready (session_t * session, u32 session_index)
+static int
+vppcom_select_condvar (vcl_worker_t * wrk, unsigned long n_bits,
+                      unsigned long *read_map, unsigned long *write_map,
+                      unsigned long *except_map, double time_to_wait,
+                      u32 * bits_set)
 {
-  svm_fifo_t *tx_fifo;
-  char *fifo_str;
-  int ready;
-  u32 poll_et;
+  double total_wait = 0, wait_slice;
+  vcl_cut_through_registration_t *cr;
 
-  /* Assumes caller has acquired spinlock: vcm->sessions_lockp */
-  if (session->is_vep)
+  time_to_wait = (time_to_wait == -1) ? 10e9 : time_to_wait;
+  wait_slice = wrk->cut_through_registrations ? 10e-6 : time_to_wait;
+  do
     {
-      clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-       clib_warning ("[%d] invalid session, sid (%u) is an epoll session!",
-                     getpid (), session_index);
-      return VPPCOM_EBADFD;
-    }
+      vcl_ct_registration_lock (wrk);
+      /* *INDENT-OFF* */
+      pool_foreach (cr, wrk->cut_through_registrations, ({
+       vcl_select_handle_mq (wrk, cr->mq, n_bits, read_map, write_map, except_map,
+                             0, bits_set);
+      }));
+      /* *INDENT-ON* */
+      vcl_ct_registration_unlock (wrk);
 
-  if (session->state == STATE_DISCONNECT)
-    {
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-       clib_warning ("[%d] sid (%u) has been closed by remote peer!",
-                     getpid (), session_index);
-      return VPPCOM_ECONNRESET;
+      vcl_select_handle_mq (wrk, wrk->app_event_queue, n_bits, read_map,
+                           write_map, except_map, time_to_wait, bits_set);
+      total_wait += wait_slice;
+      if (*bits_set)
+       return *bits_set;
     }
+  while (total_wait < time_to_wait);
 
-  tx_fifo = ((!session->is_cut_thru || session->is_server) ?
-            session->server_tx_fifo : session->server_rx_fifo);
-  fifo_str = ((!session->is_cut_thru || session->is_server) ?
-             "server_tx_fifo" : "server_rx_fifo");
+  return 0;
+}
 
-  ready = svm_fifo_max_enqueue (tx_fifo);
+static int
+vppcom_select_eventfd (vcl_worker_t * wrk, unsigned long n_bits,
+                      unsigned long *read_map, unsigned long *write_map,
+                      unsigned long *except_map, double time_to_wait,
+                      u32 * bits_set)
+{
+  vcl_mq_evt_conn_t *mqc;
+  int __clib_unused n_read;
+  int n_mq_evts, i;
+  u64 buf;
 
-  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 3)
-    clib_warning ("[%d] sid %d, peek %s (%p), ready = %d", getpid (),
-                 session_index, fifo_str, tx_fifo, ready);
-  poll_et = (((EPOLLET | EPOLLOUT) & session->vep.ev.events) ==
-            (EPOLLET | EPOLLOUT));
-  if (poll_et && (ready == 0))
-    session->vep.et_mask |= EPOLLOUT;
+  vec_validate (wrk->mq_events, pool_elts (wrk->mq_evt_conns));
+  n_mq_evts = epoll_wait (wrk->mqs_epfd, wrk->mq_events,
+                         vec_len (wrk->mq_events), time_to_wait);
+  for (i = 0; i < n_mq_evts; i++)
+    {
+      mqc = vcl_mq_evt_conn_get (wrk, wrk->mq_events[i].data.u32);
+      n_read = read (mqc->mq_fd, &buf, sizeof (buf));
+      vcl_select_handle_mq (wrk, mqc->mq, n_bits, read_map, write_map,
+                           except_map, 0, bits_set);
+    }
 
-  return ready;
+  return (n_mq_evts > 0 ? (int) *bits_set : 0);
 }
 
 int
@@ -2768,294 +1945,247 @@ vppcom_select (unsigned long n_bits, unsigned long *read_map,
               unsigned long *write_map, unsigned long *except_map,
               double time_to_wait)
 {
-  u32 session_index;
-  session_t *session = 0;
-  int rv, bits_set = 0;
-  f64 timeout = clib_time_now (&vcm->clib_time) + time_to_wait;
-  u32 minbits = clib_max (n_bits, BITS (uword));
+  u32 sid, minbits = clib_max (n_bits, BITS (uword)), bits_set = 0;
+  vcl_worker_t *wrk = vcl_worker_get_current ();
+  vcl_session_t *session = 0;
+  int rv, i;
 
   ASSERT (sizeof (clib_bitmap_t) == sizeof (long int));
 
   if (n_bits && read_map)
     {
-      clib_bitmap_validate (vcm->rd_bitmap, minbits);
-      clib_memcpy (vcm->rd_bitmap, read_map, vec_len (vcm->rd_bitmap));
-      memset (read_map, 0, vec_len (vcm->rd_bitmap));
+      clib_bitmap_validate (wrk->rd_bitmap, minbits);
+      clib_memcpy_fast (wrk->rd_bitmap, read_map,
+                       vec_len (wrk->rd_bitmap) * sizeof (clib_bitmap_t));
+      memset (read_map, 0, vec_len (wrk->rd_bitmap) * sizeof (clib_bitmap_t));
     }
   if (n_bits && write_map)
     {
-      clib_bitmap_validate (vcm->wr_bitmap, minbits);
-      clib_memcpy (vcm->wr_bitmap, write_map, vec_len (vcm->wr_bitmap));
-      memset (write_map, 0, vec_len (vcm->wr_bitmap));
+      clib_bitmap_validate (wrk->wr_bitmap, minbits);
+      clib_memcpy_fast (wrk->wr_bitmap, write_map,
+                       vec_len (wrk->wr_bitmap) * sizeof (clib_bitmap_t));
+      memset (write_map, 0,
+             vec_len (wrk->wr_bitmap) * sizeof (clib_bitmap_t));
     }
   if (n_bits && except_map)
     {
-      clib_bitmap_validate (vcm->ex_bitmap, minbits);
-      clib_memcpy (vcm->ex_bitmap, except_map, vec_len (vcm->ex_bitmap));
-      memset (except_map, 0, vec_len (vcm->ex_bitmap));
+      clib_bitmap_validate (wrk->ex_bitmap, minbits);
+      clib_memcpy_fast (wrk->ex_bitmap, except_map,
+                       vec_len (wrk->ex_bitmap) * sizeof (clib_bitmap_t));
+      memset (except_map, 0,
+             vec_len (wrk->ex_bitmap) * sizeof (clib_bitmap_t));
     }
 
-  do
+  if (!n_bits)
+    return 0;
+
+  if (!write_map)
+    goto check_rd;
+
+  /* *INDENT-OFF* */
+  clib_bitmap_foreach (sid, wrk->wr_bitmap, ({
+    if (!(session = vcl_session_get (wrk, sid)))
+      {
+        VDBG (0, "VCL<%d>: session %d specified in write_map is closed.",
+              getpid (), sid);
+        return VPPCOM_EBADFD;
+      }
+
+    rv = svm_fifo_is_full (session->tx_fifo);
+    if (!rv)
+      {
+        clib_bitmap_set_no_check (write_map, sid, 1);
+        bits_set++;
+      }
+  }));
+
+check_rd:
+  if (!read_map)
+    goto check_mq;
+
+  clib_bitmap_foreach (sid, wrk->rd_bitmap, ({
+    if (!(session = vcl_session_get (wrk, sid)))
+      {
+        VDBG (0, "VCL<%d>: session %d specified in write_map is closed.",
+              getpid (), sid);
+        return VPPCOM_EBADFD;
+      }
+
+    rv = vppcom_session_read_ready (session);
+    if (rv)
+      {
+        clib_bitmap_set_no_check (read_map, sid, 1);
+        bits_set++;
+      }
+  }));
+  /* *INDENT-ON* */
+
+check_mq:
+
+  for (i = 0; i < vec_len (wrk->unhandled_evts_vector); i++)
     {
-      /* *INDENT-OFF* */
-      if (n_bits)
-        {
-          if (read_map)
-            {
-              clib_bitmap_foreach (session_index, vcm->rd_bitmap,
-                ({
-                  clib_spinlock_lock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-                  rv = vppcom_session_at_index (session_index, &session);
-                  if (rv < 0)
-                    {
-                      clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-                      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-                        clib_warning ("[%d] session %d specified in "
-                                      "read_map is closed.", getpid (),
-                                      session_index);
-                      bits_set = VPPCOM_EBADFD;
-                      goto select_done;
-                    }
-
-                  rv = vppcom_session_read_ready (session, session_index);
-                  clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-                  if (except_map && vcm->ex_bitmap &&
-                      clib_bitmap_get (vcm->ex_bitmap, session_index) &&
-                      (rv < 0))
-                    {
-                      // TBD: clib_warning
-                      clib_bitmap_set_no_check (except_map, session_index, 1);
-                      bits_set++;
-                    }
-                  else if (rv > 0)
-                    {
-                      // TBD: clib_warning
-                      clib_bitmap_set_no_check (read_map, session_index, 1);
-                      bits_set++;
-                    }
-                }));
-            }
-
-          if (write_map)
-            {
-              clib_bitmap_foreach (session_index, vcm->wr_bitmap,
-                ({
-                  clib_spinlock_lock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-                  rv = vppcom_session_at_index (session_index, &session);
-                  if (rv < 0)
-                    {
-                      clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-                      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-                        clib_warning ("[%d] session %d specified in "
-                                      "write_map is closed.", getpid (),
-                                      session_index);
-                      bits_set = VPPCOM_EBADFD;
-                      goto select_done;
-                    }
-
-                  rv = vppcom_session_write_ready (session, session_index);
-                  clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-                  if (write_map && (rv > 0))
-                    {
-                      // TBD: clib_warning
-                      clib_bitmap_set_no_check (write_map, session_index, 1);
-                      bits_set++;
-                    }
-                }));
-            }
-
-          if (except_map)
-            {
-              clib_bitmap_foreach (session_index, vcm->ex_bitmap,
-                ({
-                  clib_spinlock_lock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-                  rv = vppcom_session_at_index (session_index, &session);
-                  if (rv < 0)
-                    {
-                      clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-                      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-                        clib_warning ("[%d] session %d specified in "
-                                      "except_map is closed.", getpid (),
-                                      session_index);
-                      bits_set = VPPCOM_EBADFD;
-                      goto select_done;
-                    }
-
-                  rv = vppcom_session_read_ready (session, session_index);
-                  clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-                  if (rv < 0)
-                    {
-                      // TBD: clib_warning
-                      clib_bitmap_set_no_check (except_map, session_index, 1);
-                      bits_set++;
-                    }
-                }));
-            }
-        }
-      /* *INDENT-ON* */
+      vcl_select_handle_mq_event (wrk, &wrk->unhandled_evts_vector[i], n_bits,
+                                 read_map, write_map, except_map, &bits_set);
     }
-  while (clib_time_now (&vcm->clib_time) < timeout);
+  vec_reset_length (wrk->unhandled_evts_vector);
+
+  if (vcm->cfg.use_mq_eventfd)
+    vppcom_select_eventfd (wrk, n_bits, read_map, write_map, except_map,
+                          time_to_wait, &bits_set);
+  else
+    vppcom_select_condvar (wrk, n_bits, read_map, write_map, except_map,
+                          time_to_wait, &bits_set);
 
-select_done:
   return (bits_set);
 }
 
 static inline void
-vep_verify_epoll_chain (u32 vep_idx)
+vep_verify_epoll_chain (vcl_worker_t * wrk, u32 vep_idx)
 {
-  session_t *session;
+  vcl_session_t *session;
   vppcom_epoll_t *vep;
-  int rv;
   u32 sid = vep_idx;
 
   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))
+  session = vcl_session_get (wrk, vep_idx);
+  if (PREDICT_FALSE (!session))
     {
-      clib_warning ("[%d] ERROR: Invalid vep_idx (%u)!", getpid (), vep_idx);
+      clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: Invalid vep_idx (%u)!",
+                   getpid (), vep_idx);
       goto done;
     }
   if (PREDICT_FALSE (!session->is_vep))
     {
-      clib_warning ("[%d] ERROR: vep_idx (%u) is not a vep!", getpid (),
-                   vep_idx);
+      clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: vep_idx (%u) is not a vep!",
+                   getpid (), vep_idx);
       goto done;
     }
-  clib_warning ("[%d] vep_idx (%u): Dumping epoll chain\n"
+  vep = &session->vep;
+  clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: vep_idx (%u): Dumping epoll chain\n"
                "{\n"
                "   is_vep         = %u\n"
                "   is_vep_session = %u\n"
+               "   next_sid       = 0x%x (%u)\n"
                "   wait_cont_idx  = 0x%x (%u)\n"
-               "}\n", getpid (),
-               vep_idx, session->is_vep, session->is_vep_session,
+               "}\n", getpid (), vep_idx,
+               session->is_vep, session->is_vep_session,
+               vep->next_sh, vep->next_sh,
                session->wait_cont_idx, session->wait_cont_idx);
-  do
+
+  for (sid = vep->next_sh; sid != ~0; sid = vep->next_sh)
     {
+      session = vcl_session_get (wrk, sid);
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE (!session))
+       {
+         clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: Invalid sid (%u)!", getpid (), sid);
+         goto done;
+       }
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE (session->is_vep))
+       clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: sid (%u) is a vep!",
+                     getpid (), vep_idx);
+      else if (PREDICT_FALSE (!session->is_vep_session))
+       {
+         clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: session (%u) "
+                       "is not a vep session!", getpid (), sid);
+         goto done;
+       }
       vep = &session->vep;
-      sid = vep->next_sid;
-      if (sid != ~0)
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE (vep->vep_sh != vep_idx))
+       clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: session (%u) vep_idx (%u) != "
+                     "vep_idx (%u)!", getpid (),
+                     sid, session->vep.vep_sh, vep_idx);
+      if (session->is_vep_session)
        {
-         rv = vppcom_session_at_index (sid, &session);
-         if (PREDICT_FALSE (rv))
-           {
-             clib_warning ("[%d] ERROR: Invalid sid (%u)!", getpid (), sid);
-             goto done;
-           }
-         if (PREDICT_FALSE (session->is_vep))
-           clib_warning ("[%d] ERROR: sid (%u) is a vep!",
-                         getpid (), vep_idx);
-         else if (PREDICT_FALSE (!session->is_vep_session))
-           {
-             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 ("[%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);
-           }
+         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_sh, vep->next_sh,
+                       vep->prev_sh, vep->prev_sh,
+                       vep->vep_sh, vep->vep_sh,
+                       vep->ev.events, vep->ev.data.u64, vep->et_mask);
        }
     }
-  while (sid != ~0);
 
 done:
-  clib_warning ("[%d] vep_idx (%u): Dump complete!\n", getpid (), vep_idx);
+  clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: vep_idx (%u): Dump complete!\n",
+               getpid (), vep_idx);
 }
 
 int
 vppcom_epoll_create (void)
 {
-  session_t *vep_session;
-  u32 vep_idx;
+  vcl_worker_t *wrk = vcl_worker_get_current ();
+  vcl_session_t *vep_session;
 
-  clib_spinlock_lock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-  pool_get (vcm->sessions, vep_session);
-  memset (vep_session, 0, sizeof (*vep_session));
-  vep_idx = vep_session - vcm->sessions;
+  vep_session = vcl_session_alloc (wrk);
 
   vep_session->is_vep = 1;
-  vep_session->vep.vep_idx = ~0;
-  vep_session->vep.next_sid = ~0;
-  vep_session->vep.prev_sid = ~0;
+  vep_session->vep.vep_sh = ~0;
+  vep_session->vep.next_sh = ~0;
+  vep_session->vep.prev_sh = ~0;
   vep_session->wait_cont_idx = ~0;
-  clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
+  vep_session->vpp_handle = ~0;
 
-  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-    clib_warning ("[%d] Created vep_idx %u!", getpid (), vep_idx);
+  vcl_evt (VCL_EVT_EPOLL_CREATE, vep_session, vep_sh);
+  VDBG (0, "VCL<%d>: Created vep_idx %u / sid %u!",
+       getpid (), vep_session->session_index, vep_session->session_index);
 
-  return (vep_idx);
+  return vcl_session_handle (vep_session);
 }
 
 int
-vppcom_epoll_ctl (uint32_t vep_idx, int op, uint32_t session_index,
+vppcom_epoll_ctl (uint32_t vep_handle, int op, uint32_t session_handle,
                  struct epoll_event *event)
 {
-  session_t *vep_session;
-  session_t *session;
-  int rv;
+  vcl_worker_t *wrk = vcl_worker_get_current ();
+  vcl_session_t *vep_session;
+  vcl_session_t *session;
+  int rv = VPPCOM_OK;
 
-  if (vep_idx == session_index)
+  if (vep_handle == session_handle)
     {
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-       clib_warning ("[%d] ERROR: vep_idx == session_index (%u)!",
-                     getpid (), vep_idx);
+      clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: vep_idx == session_index (%u)!",
+                   getpid (), vep_handle);
       return VPPCOM_EINVAL;
     }
 
-  clib_spinlock_lock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-  rv = vppcom_session_at_index (vep_idx, &vep_session);
-  if (PREDICT_FALSE (rv))
+  vep_session = vcl_session_get_w_handle (wrk, vep_handle);
+  if (PREDICT_FALSE (!vep_session))
     {
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-       clib_warning ("[%d] ERROR: Invalid vep_idx (%u)!", vep_idx);
-      goto done;
+      clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: Invalid vep_idx (%u)!", vep_handle);
+      return VPPCOM_EBADFD;
     }
   if (PREDICT_FALSE (!vep_session->is_vep))
     {
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-       clib_warning ("[%d] ERROR: vep_idx (%u) is not a vep!",
-                     getpid (), vep_idx);
-      rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
-      goto done;
+      clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: vep_idx (%u) is not a vep!",
+                   getpid (), vep_handle);
+      return VPPCOM_EINVAL;
     }
 
-  ASSERT (vep_session->vep.vep_idx == ~0);
-  ASSERT (vep_session->vep.prev_sid == ~0);
+  ASSERT (vep_session->vep.vep_sh == ~0);
+  ASSERT (vep_session->vep.prev_sh == ~0);
 
-  rv = vppcom_session_at_index (session_index, &session);
-  if (PREDICT_FALSE (rv))
+  session = vcl_session_get_w_handle (wrk, session_handle);
+  if (PREDICT_FALSE (!session))
     {
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-       clib_warning ("[%d] ERROR: Invalid session_index (%u)!",
-                     getpid (), session_index);
-      goto done;
+      VDBG (0, "VCL<%d>: ERROR: Invalid session_handle (%u)!",
+           getpid (), session_handle);
+      return VPPCOM_EBADFD;
     }
   if (PREDICT_FALSE (session->is_vep))
     {
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-       clib_warning ("ERROR: session_index (%u) is a vep!", vep_idx);
-      rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
-      goto done;
+      clib_warning ("ERROR: session_handle (%u) is a vep!", vep_handle);
+      return VPPCOM_EINVAL;
     }
 
   switch (op)
@@ -3063,463 +2193,961 @@ vppcom_epoll_ctl (uint32_t vep_idx, int op, uint32_t session_index,
     case EPOLL_CTL_ADD:
       if (PREDICT_FALSE (!event))
        {
-         clib_warning ("[%d] ERROR: EPOLL_CTL_ADD: NULL pointer to "
+         clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: EPOLL_CTL_ADD: NULL pointer to "
                        "epoll_event structure!", getpid ());
-         rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
-         goto done;
+         return VPPCOM_EINVAL;
        }
-      if (vep_session->vep.next_sid != ~0)
+      if (vep_session->vep.next_sh != ~0)
        {
-         session_t *next_session;
-         rv = vppcom_session_at_index (vep_session->vep.next_sid,
-                                       &next_session);
-         if (PREDICT_FALSE (rv))
+         vcl_session_t *next_session;
+         next_session = vcl_session_get_w_handle (wrk,
+                                                  vep_session->vep.next_sh);
+         if (PREDICT_FALSE (!next_session))
            {
-             if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-               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;
+             clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: EPOLL_CTL_ADD: Invalid "
+                           "vep.next_sid (%u) on vep_idx (%u)!",
+                           getpid (), vep_session->vep.next_sh, vep_handle);
+             return VPPCOM_EBADFD;
            }
-         ASSERT (next_session->vep.prev_sid == vep_idx);
-         next_session->vep.prev_sid = session_index;
+         ASSERT (next_session->vep.prev_sh == vep_handle);
+         next_session->vep.prev_sh = session_handle;
        }
-      session->vep.next_sid = vep_session->vep.next_sid;
-      session->vep.prev_sid = vep_idx;
-      session->vep.vep_idx = vep_idx;
+      session->vep.next_sh = vep_session->vep.next_sh;
+      session->vep.prev_sh = vep_handle;
+      session->vep.vep_sh = vep_handle;
       session->vep.et_mask = VEP_DEFAULT_ET_MASK;
       session->vep.ev = *event;
+      session->is_vep = 0;
       session->is_vep_session = 1;
-      vep_session->vep.next_sid = session_index;
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-       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);
+      vep_session->vep.next_sh = session_handle;
+
+      VDBG (1, "VCL<%d>: EPOLL_CTL_ADD: vep_idx %u, sid %u, events 0x%x, "
+           "data 0x%llx!", getpid (), vep_handle, session_handle,
+           event->events, event->data.u64);
+      vcl_evt (VCL_EVT_EPOLL_CTLADD, session, event->events, event->data.u64);
       break;
 
     case EPOLL_CTL_MOD:
       if (PREDICT_FALSE (!event))
        {
-         clib_warning ("[%d] ERROR: EPOLL_CTL_MOD: NULL pointer to "
+         clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: EPOLL_CTL_MOD: NULL pointer to "
                        "epoll_event structure!", getpid ());
          rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
          goto done;
        }
-      if (PREDICT_FALSE (!session->is_vep_session &&
-                        (session->vep.vep_idx != vep_idx)))
+      else if (PREDICT_FALSE (!session->is_vep_session))
        {
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-           {
-             if (!session->is_vep_session)
-               clib_warning ("[%d] ERROR: EPOLL_CTL_MOD: session (%u) "
-                             "is not a vep session!",
-                             getpid (), session_index);
-             else
-               clib_warning ("[%d] ERROR: EPOLL_CTL_MOD: session (%u) "
-                             "vep_idx (%u) != vep_idx (%u)!",
-                             getpid (), session_index,
-                             session->vep.vep_idx, vep_idx);
-           }
+         clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: sid %u EPOLL_CTL_MOD: "
+                       "not a vep session!", getpid (), session_handle);
+         rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
+         goto done;
+       }
+      else if (PREDICT_FALSE (session->vep.vep_sh != vep_handle))
+       {
+         clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: sid %u EPOLL_CTL_MOD: "
+                       "vep_idx (%u) != vep_idx (%u)!",
+                       getpid (), session_handle,
+                       session->vep.vep_sh, vep_handle);
          rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
          goto done;
        }
       session->vep.et_mask = VEP_DEFAULT_ET_MASK;
       session->vep.ev = *event;
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-       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);
+      VDBG (1, "VCL<%d>: EPOLL_CTL_MOD: vep_idx %u, sid %u, events 0x%x,"
+           " data 0x%llx!", getpid (), vep_handle, session_handle,
+           event->events, event->data.u64);
       break;
 
     case EPOLL_CTL_DEL:
-      if (PREDICT_FALSE (!session->is_vep_session &&
-                        (session->vep.vep_idx != vep_idx)))
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE (!session->is_vep_session))
        {
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-           {
-             if (!session->is_vep_session)
-               clib_warning ("[%d] ERROR: EPOLL_CTL_DEL: session (%u) "
-                             "is not a vep session!",
-                             getpid (), session_index);
-             else
-               clib_warning ("[%d] ERROR: EPOLL_CTL_DEL: session (%u) "
-                             "vep_idx (%u) != vep_idx (%u)!",
-                             getpid (), session_index,
-                             session->vep.vep_idx, vep_idx);
-           }
+         clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: sid %u EPOLL_CTL_DEL: "
+                       "not a vep session!", getpid (), session_handle);
+         rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
+         goto done;
+       }
+      else if (PREDICT_FALSE (session->vep.vep_sh != vep_handle))
+       {
+         clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: sid %u EPOLL_CTL_DEL: "
+                       "vep_idx (%u) != vep_idx (%u)!",
+                       getpid (), session_handle,
+                       session->vep.vep_sh, vep_handle);
          rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
          goto done;
        }
 
       vep_session->wait_cont_idx =
-       (vep_session->wait_cont_idx == session_index) ?
-       session->vep.next_sid : vep_session->wait_cont_idx;
+       (vep_session->wait_cont_idx == session_handle) ?
+       session->vep.next_sh : vep_session->wait_cont_idx;
 
-      if (session->vep.prev_sid == vep_idx)
-       vep_session->vep.next_sid = session->vep.next_sid;
+      if (session->vep.prev_sh == vep_handle)
+       vep_session->vep.next_sh = session->vep.next_sh;
       else
        {
-         session_t *prev_session;
-         rv = vppcom_session_at_index (session->vep.prev_sid, &prev_session);
-         if (PREDICT_FALSE (rv))
+         vcl_session_t *prev_session;
+         prev_session = vcl_session_get_w_handle (wrk, session->vep.prev_sh);
+         if (PREDICT_FALSE (!prev_session))
            {
-             if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-               clib_warning ("[%d] ERROR: EPOLL_CTL_DEL: Invalid "
-                             "vep.prev_sid (%u) on sid (%u)!",
-                             getpid (), session->vep.prev_sid,
-                             session_index);
-             goto done;
+             clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: EPOLL_CTL_DEL: Invalid "
+                           "vep.prev_sid (%u) on sid (%u)!",
+                           getpid (), session->vep.prev_sh, session_handle);
+             return VPPCOM_EBADFD;
            }
-         ASSERT (prev_session->vep.next_sid == session_index);
-         prev_session->vep.next_sid = session->vep.next_sid;
+         ASSERT (prev_session->vep.next_sh == session_handle);
+         prev_session->vep.next_sh = session->vep.next_sh;
        }
-      if (session->vep.next_sid != ~0)
+      if (session->vep.next_sh != ~0)
        {
-         session_t *next_session;
-         rv = vppcom_session_at_index (session->vep.next_sid, &next_session);
-         if (PREDICT_FALSE (rv))
+         vcl_session_t *next_session;
+         next_session = vcl_session_get_w_handle (wrk, session->vep.next_sh);
+         if (PREDICT_FALSE (!next_session))
            {
-             if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-               clib_warning ("[%d] ERROR: EPOLL_CTL_DEL: Invalid "
-                             "vep.next_sid (%u) on sid (%u)!",
-                             getpid (), session->vep.next_sid,
-                             session_index);
-             goto done;
+             clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: EPOLL_CTL_DEL: Invalid "
+                           "vep.next_sid (%u) on sid (%u)!",
+                           getpid (), session->vep.next_sh, session_handle);
+             return VPPCOM_EBADFD;
            }
-         ASSERT (next_session->vep.prev_sid == session_index);
-         next_session->vep.prev_sid = session->vep.prev_sid;
+         ASSERT (next_session->vep.prev_sh == session_handle);
+         next_session->vep.prev_sh = session->vep.prev_sh;
        }
 
       memset (&session->vep, 0, sizeof (session->vep));
-      session->vep.next_sid = ~0;
-      session->vep.prev_sid = ~0;
-      session->vep.vep_idx = ~0;
+      session->vep.next_sh = ~0;
+      session->vep.prev_sh = ~0;
+      session->vep.vep_sh = ~0;
       session->is_vep_session = 0;
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-       clib_warning ("[%d] EPOLL_CTL_DEL: vep_idx %u, sid %u!",
-                     getpid (), vep_idx, session_index);
+      VDBG (1, "VCL<%d>: EPOLL_CTL_DEL: vep_idx %u, sid %u!",
+           getpid (), vep_handle, session_handle);
+      vcl_evt (VCL_EVT_EPOLL_CTLDEL, session, vep_sh);
       break;
 
     default:
-      clib_warning ("[%d] ERROR: Invalid operation (%d)!", getpid (), op);
+      clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: Invalid operation (%d)!", getpid (), op);
       rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
     }
 
-  vep_verify_epoll_chain (vep_idx);
+  vep_verify_epoll_chain (wrk, vep_handle);
 
 done:
-  clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
   return rv;
 }
 
+static inline void
+vcl_epoll_wait_handle_mq_event (vcl_worker_t * wrk, session_event_t * e,
+                               struct epoll_event *events, u32 * num_ev)
+{
+  session_disconnected_msg_t *disconnected_msg;
+  session_connected_msg_t *connected_msg;
+  session_accepted_msg_t *accepted_msg;
+  u64 session_evt_data = ~0, handle;
+  u32 sid = ~0, session_events;
+  vcl_session_msg_t *vcl_msg;
+  vcl_session_t *session;
+  u8 add_event = 0;
+
+  switch (e->event_type)
+    {
+    case FIFO_EVENT_APP_RX:
+      ASSERT (e->fifo->client_thread_index == vcl_get_worker_index ());
+      vcl_fifo_rx_evt_valid_or_break (e->fifo);
+      sid = e->fifo->client_session_index;
+      session = vcl_session_get (wrk, sid);
+      session_events = session->vep.ev.events;
+      if (!(EPOLLIN & session->vep.ev.events) || session->has_rx_evt)
+       break;
+      add_event = 1;
+      events[*num_ev].events |= EPOLLIN;
+      session_evt_data = session->vep.ev.data.u64;
+      session->has_rx_evt = 1;
+      break;
+    case FIFO_EVENT_APP_TX:
+      sid = e->fifo->client_session_index;
+      session = vcl_session_get (wrk, sid);
+      session_events = session->vep.ev.events;
+      if (!(EPOLLOUT & session_events))
+       break;
+      add_event = 1;
+      events[*num_ev].events |= EPOLLOUT;
+      session_evt_data = session->vep.ev.data.u64;
+      break;
+    case SESSION_IO_EVT_CT_TX:
+      vcl_fifo_rx_evt_valid_or_break (e->fifo);
+      session = vcl_ct_session_get_from_fifo (wrk, e->fifo, 0);
+      sid = session->session_index;
+      session_events = session->vep.ev.events;
+      if (!(EPOLLIN & session->vep.ev.events) || session->has_rx_evt)
+       break;
+      add_event = 1;
+      events[*num_ev].events |= EPOLLIN;
+      session_evt_data = session->vep.ev.data.u64;
+      session->has_rx_evt = 1;
+      break;
+    case SESSION_IO_EVT_CT_RX:
+      session = vcl_ct_session_get_from_fifo (wrk, e->fifo, 1);
+      sid = session->session_index;
+      session_events = session->vep.ev.events;
+      if (!(EPOLLOUT & session_events))
+       break;
+      add_event = 1;
+      events[*num_ev].events |= EPOLLOUT;
+      session_evt_data = session->vep.ev.data.u64;
+      break;
+    case SESSION_CTRL_EVT_ACCEPTED:
+      accepted_msg = (session_accepted_msg_t *) e->data;
+      handle = accepted_msg->listener_handle;
+      session = vcl_session_table_lookup_listener (wrk, handle);
+      if (!session)
+       {
+         clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: couldn't find listen session:"
+                       "listener handle %llx", getpid (), handle);
+         break;
+       }
+
+      clib_fifo_add2 (session->accept_evts_fifo, vcl_msg);
+      vcl_msg->accepted_msg = *accepted_msg;
+      session_events = session->vep.ev.events;
+      if (!(EPOLLIN & session_events))
+       break;
+
+      add_event = 1;
+      events[*num_ev].events |= EPOLLIN;
+      session_evt_data = session->vep.ev.data.u64;
+      break;
+    case SESSION_CTRL_EVT_CONNECTED:
+      connected_msg = (session_connected_msg_t *) e->data;
+      vcl_session_connected_handler (wrk, connected_msg);
+      /* Generate EPOLLOUT because there's no connected event */
+      sid = vcl_session_index_from_vpp_handle (wrk, connected_msg->handle);
+      session = vcl_session_get (wrk, sid);
+      session_events = session->vep.ev.events;
+      if (EPOLLOUT & session_events)
+       {
+         add_event = 1;
+         events[*num_ev].events |= EPOLLOUT;
+         session_evt_data = session->vep.ev.data.u64;
+       }
+      break;
+    case SESSION_CTRL_EVT_DISCONNECTED:
+      disconnected_msg = (session_disconnected_msg_t *) e->data;
+      sid = vcl_session_index_from_vpp_handle (wrk, disconnected_msg->handle);
+      if (!(session = vcl_session_get (wrk, sid)))
+       break;
+      add_event = 1;
+      events[*num_ev].events |= EPOLLHUP | EPOLLRDHUP;
+      session_evt_data = session->vep.ev.data.u64;
+      session_events = session->vep.ev.events;
+      break;
+    case SESSION_CTRL_EVT_RESET:
+      sid = vcl_session_reset_handler (wrk, (session_reset_msg_t *) e->data);
+      if (!(session = vcl_session_get (wrk, sid)))
+       break;
+      add_event = 1;
+      events[*num_ev].events |= EPOLLHUP | EPOLLRDHUP;
+      session_evt_data = session->vep.ev.data.u64;
+      session_events = session->vep.ev.events;
+      break;
+    default:
+      VDBG (0, "unhandled: %u", e->event_type);
+      break;
+    }
+
+  if (add_event)
+    {
+      events[*num_ev].data.u64 = session_evt_data;
+      if (EPOLLONESHOT & session_events)
+       {
+         session = vcl_session_get (wrk, sid);
+         session->vep.ev.events = 0;
+       }
+      *num_ev += 1;
+    }
+}
+
+static int
+vcl_epoll_wait_handle_mq (vcl_worker_t * wrk, svm_msg_q_t * mq,
+                         struct epoll_event *events, u32 maxevents,
+                         double wait_for_time, u32 * num_ev)
+{
+  svm_msg_q_msg_t *msg;
+  session_event_t *e;
+  int i;
+
+  if (vec_len (wrk->mq_msg_vector) && svm_msg_q_is_empty (mq))
+    goto handle_dequeued;
+
+  svm_msg_q_lock (mq);
+  if (svm_msg_q_is_empty (mq))
+    {
+      if (!wait_for_time)
+       {
+         svm_msg_q_unlock (mq);
+         return 0;
+       }
+      else if (wait_for_time < 0)
+       {
+         svm_msg_q_wait (mq);
+       }
+      else
+       {
+         if (svm_msg_q_timedwait (mq, wait_for_time / 1e3))
+           {
+             svm_msg_q_unlock (mq);
+             return 0;
+           }
+       }
+    }
+  vcl_mq_dequeue_batch (wrk, mq);
+  svm_msg_q_unlock (mq);
+
+handle_dequeued:
+  for (i = 0; i < vec_len (wrk->mq_msg_vector); i++)
+    {
+      msg = vec_elt_at_index (wrk->mq_msg_vector, i);
+      e = svm_msg_q_msg_data (mq, msg);
+      if (*num_ev < maxevents)
+       vcl_epoll_wait_handle_mq_event (wrk, e, events, num_ev);
+      else
+       vec_add1 (wrk->unhandled_evts_vector, *e);
+      svm_msg_q_free_msg (mq, msg);
+    }
+  vec_reset_length (wrk->mq_msg_vector);
+
+  return *num_ev;
+}
+
+static int
+vppcom_epoll_wait_condvar (vcl_worker_t * wrk, struct epoll_event *events,
+                          int maxevents, u32 n_evts, double wait_for_time)
+{
+  vcl_cut_through_registration_t *cr;
+  double total_wait = 0, wait_slice;
+  int rv;
+
+  wait_for_time = (wait_for_time == -1) ? (double) 10e9 : wait_for_time;
+  wait_slice = wrk->cut_through_registrations ? 10e-6 : wait_for_time;
+
+  do
+    {
+      vcl_ct_registration_lock (wrk);
+      /* *INDENT-OFF* */
+      pool_foreach (cr, wrk->cut_through_registrations, ({
+        vcl_epoll_wait_handle_mq (wrk, cr->mq, events, maxevents, 0, &n_evts);
+      }));
+      /* *INDENT-ON* */
+      vcl_ct_registration_unlock (wrk);
+
+      rv = vcl_epoll_wait_handle_mq (wrk, wrk->app_event_queue, events,
+                                    maxevents, n_evts ? 0 : wait_slice,
+                                    &n_evts);
+      if (rv)
+       total_wait += wait_slice;
+      if (n_evts)
+       return n_evts;
+    }
+  while (total_wait < wait_for_time);
+  return n_evts;
+}
+
+static int
+vppcom_epoll_wait_eventfd (vcl_worker_t * wrk, struct epoll_event *events,
+                          int maxevents, u32 n_evts, double wait_for_time)
+{
+  vcl_mq_evt_conn_t *mqc;
+  int __clib_unused n_read;
+  int n_mq_evts, i;
+  u64 buf;
+
+  vec_validate (wrk->mq_events, pool_elts (wrk->mq_evt_conns));
+again:
+  n_mq_evts = epoll_wait (wrk->mqs_epfd, wrk->mq_events,
+                         vec_len (wrk->mq_events), wait_for_time);
+  for (i = 0; i < n_mq_evts; i++)
+    {
+      mqc = vcl_mq_evt_conn_get (wrk, wrk->mq_events[i].data.u32);
+      n_read = read (mqc->mq_fd, &buf, sizeof (buf));
+      vcl_epoll_wait_handle_mq (wrk, mqc->mq, events, maxevents, 0, &n_evts);
+    }
+  if (!n_evts && n_mq_evts > 0)
+    goto again;
+
+  return (int) n_evts;
+}
+
 int
-vppcom_epoll_wait (uint32_t vep_idx, struct epoll_event *events,
+vppcom_epoll_wait (uint32_t vep_handle, struct epoll_event *events,
                   int maxevents, double wait_for_time)
 {
-  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;
+  vcl_worker_t *wrk = vcl_worker_get_current ();
+  vcl_session_t *vep_session;
+  u32 n_evts = 0;
+  int i;
 
   if (PREDICT_FALSE (maxevents <= 0))
     {
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-       clib_warning ("[%d] ERROR: Invalid maxevents (%d)!",
-                     getpid (), maxevents);
+      clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: Invalid maxevents (%d)!",
+                   getpid (), maxevents);
       return VPPCOM_EINVAL;
     }
+
+  vep_session = vcl_session_get_w_handle (wrk, vep_handle);
+  if (!vep_session)
+    return VPPCOM_EBADFD;
+
+  if (PREDICT_FALSE (!vep_session->is_vep))
+    {
+      clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: vep_idx (%u) is not a vep!",
+                   getpid (), vep_handle);
+      return VPPCOM_EINVAL;
+    }
+
   memset (events, 0, sizeof (*events) * maxevents);
 
-  VCL_LOCK_AND_GET_SESSION (vep_idx, &vep_session);
-  vep_next_sid = vep_session->vep.next_sid;
-  is_vep = vep_session->is_vep;
-  wait_cont_idx = vep_session->wait_cont_idx;
-  clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
+  if (vec_len (wrk->unhandled_evts_vector))
+    {
+      for (i = 0; i < vec_len (wrk->unhandled_evts_vector); i++)
+       {
+         vcl_epoll_wait_handle_mq_event (wrk, &wrk->unhandled_evts_vector[i],
+                                         events, &n_evts);
+         if (n_evts == maxevents)
+           {
+             i += 1;
+             break;
+           }
+       }
+
+      vec_delete (wrk->unhandled_evts_vector, i, 0);
+    }
+
+  if (vcm->cfg.use_mq_eventfd)
+    return vppcom_epoll_wait_eventfd (wrk, events, maxevents, n_evts,
+                                     wait_for_time);
+
+  return vppcom_epoll_wait_condvar (wrk, events, maxevents, n_evts,
+                                   wait_for_time);
+}
+
+int
+vppcom_session_attr (uint32_t session_handle, uint32_t op,
+                    void *buffer, uint32_t * buflen)
+{
+  vcl_worker_t *wrk = vcl_worker_get_current ();
+  vcl_session_t *session;
+  int rv = VPPCOM_OK;
+  u32 *flags = buffer;
+  vppcom_endpt_t *ep = buffer;
+
+  session = vcl_session_get_w_handle (wrk, session_handle);
+  if (!session)
+    return VPPCOM_EBADFD;
+
+  switch (op)
+    {
+    case VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_NREAD:
+      rv = vppcom_session_read_ready (session);
+      VDBG (2, "VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_NREAD: sid %u, nread = %d",
+           getpid (), rv);
+      break;
+
+    case VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_NWRITE:
+      rv = vppcom_session_write_ready (session);
+      VDBG (2, "VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_NWRITE: sid %u, nwrite = %d",
+           getpid (), session_handle, rv);
+      break;
+
+    case VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_FLAGS:
+      if (PREDICT_TRUE (buffer && buflen && (*buflen >= sizeof (*flags))))
+       {
+         *flags = O_RDWR | (VCL_SESS_ATTR_TEST (session->attr,
+                                                VCL_SESS_ATTR_NONBLOCK));
+         *buflen = sizeof (*flags);
+         VDBG (2, "VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_FLAGS: sid %u, flags = 0x%08x, "
+               "is_nonblocking = %u", getpid (),
+               session_handle, *flags,
+               VCL_SESS_ATTR_TEST (session->attr, VCL_SESS_ATTR_NONBLOCK));
+       }
+      else
+       rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
+      break;
+
+    case VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_FLAGS:
+      if (PREDICT_TRUE (buffer && buflen && (*buflen == sizeof (*flags))))
+       {
+         if (*flags & O_NONBLOCK)
+           VCL_SESS_ATTR_SET (session->attr, VCL_SESS_ATTR_NONBLOCK);
+         else
+           VCL_SESS_ATTR_CLR (session->attr, VCL_SESS_ATTR_NONBLOCK);
+
+         VDBG (2, "VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_FLAGS: sid %u, flags = 0x%08x,"
+               " is_nonblocking = %u",
+               getpid (), session_handle, *flags,
+               VCL_SESS_ATTR_TEST (session->attr, VCL_SESS_ATTR_NONBLOCK));
+       }
+      else
+       rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
+      break;
+
+    case VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_PEER_ADDR:
+      if (PREDICT_TRUE (buffer && buflen &&
+                       (*buflen >= sizeof (*ep)) && ep->ip))
+       {
+         ep->is_ip4 = session->transport.is_ip4;
+         ep->port = session->transport.rmt_port;
+         if (session->transport.is_ip4)
+           clib_memcpy_fast (ep->ip, &session->transport.rmt_ip.ip4,
+                             sizeof (ip4_address_t));
+         else
+           clib_memcpy_fast (ep->ip, &session->transport.rmt_ip.ip6,
+                             sizeof (ip6_address_t));
+         *buflen = sizeof (*ep);
+         VDBG (1, "VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_PEER_ADDR: sid %u, is_ip4 = %u, "
+               "addr = %U, port %u", getpid (),
+               session_handle, ep->is_ip4, format_ip46_address,
+               &session->transport.rmt_ip,
+               ep->is_ip4 ? IP46_TYPE_IP4 : IP46_TYPE_IP6,
+               clib_net_to_host_u16 (ep->port));
+       }
+      else
+       rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
+      break;
+
+    case VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_LCL_ADDR:
+      if (PREDICT_TRUE (buffer && buflen &&
+                       (*buflen >= sizeof (*ep)) && ep->ip))
+       {
+         ep->is_ip4 = session->transport.is_ip4;
+         ep->port = session->transport.lcl_port;
+         if (session->transport.is_ip4)
+           clib_memcpy_fast (ep->ip, &session->transport.lcl_ip.ip4,
+                             sizeof (ip4_address_t));
+         else
+           clib_memcpy_fast (ep->ip, &session->transport.lcl_ip.ip6,
+                             sizeof (ip6_address_t));
+         *buflen = sizeof (*ep);
+         VDBG (1, "VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_LCL_ADDR: sid %u, is_ip4 = %u,"
+               " addr = %U port %d", getpid (),
+               session_handle, ep->is_ip4, format_ip46_address,
+               &session->transport.lcl_ip,
+               ep->is_ip4 ? IP46_TYPE_IP4 : IP46_TYPE_IP6,
+               clib_net_to_host_u16 (ep->port));
+       }
+      else
+       rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
+      break;
+
+    case VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_LIBC_EPFD:
+      rv = session->libc_epfd;
+      VDBG (2, "VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_LIBC_EPFD: libc_epfd %d",
+           getpid (), rv);
+      break;
+
+    case VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_LIBC_EPFD:
+      if (PREDICT_TRUE (buffer && buflen &&
+                       (*buflen == sizeof (session->libc_epfd))))
+       {
+         session->libc_epfd = *(int *) buffer;
+         *buflen = sizeof (session->libc_epfd);
+
+         VDBG (2, "VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_LIBC_EPFD: libc_epfd %d, "
+               "buflen %d", getpid (), session->libc_epfd, *buflen);
+       }
+      else
+       rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
+      break;
+
+    case VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_PROTOCOL:
+      if (buffer && buflen && (*buflen >= sizeof (int)))
+       {
+         *(int *) buffer = session->session_type;
+         *buflen = sizeof (int);
+
+         VDBG (2, "VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_PROTOCOL: %d (%s), buflen %d",
+               getpid (), *(int *) buffer, *(int *) buffer ? "UDP" : "TCP",
+               *buflen);
+       }
+      else
+       rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
+      break;
+
+    case VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_LISTEN:
+      if (buffer && buflen && (*buflen >= sizeof (int)))
+       {
+         *(int *) buffer = VCL_SESS_ATTR_TEST (session->attr,
+                                               VCL_SESS_ATTR_LISTEN);
+         *buflen = sizeof (int);
+
+         VDBG (2, "VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_LISTEN: %d, buflen %d",
+               getpid (), *(int *) buffer, *buflen);
+       }
+      else
+       rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
+      break;
+
+    case VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_ERROR:
+      if (buffer && buflen && (*buflen >= sizeof (int)))
+       {
+         *(int *) buffer = 0;
+         *buflen = sizeof (int);
+
+         VDBG (2, "VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_ERROR: %d, buflen %d, #VPP-TBD#",
+               getpid (), *(int *) buffer, *buflen);
+       }
+      else
+       rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
+      break;
+
+    case VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_TX_FIFO_LEN:
+      if (buffer && buflen && (*buflen >= sizeof (u32)))
+       {
+
+         /* VPP-TBD */
+         *(size_t *) buffer = (session->sndbuf_size ? session->sndbuf_size :
+                               session->tx_fifo ? session->tx_fifo->nitems :
+                               vcm->cfg.tx_fifo_size);
+         *buflen = sizeof (u32);
+
+         VDBG (2, "VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_TX_FIFO_LEN: %u (0x%x), "
+               "buflen %d, #VPP-TBD#", getpid (),
+               *(size_t *) buffer, *(size_t *) buffer, *buflen);
+       }
+      else
+       rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
+      break;
+
+    case VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_TX_FIFO_LEN:
+      if (buffer && buflen && (*buflen == sizeof (u32)))
+       {
+         /* VPP-TBD */
+         session->sndbuf_size = *(u32 *) buffer;
+         VDBG (2, "VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_TX_FIFO_LEN: %u (0x%x), "
+               "buflen %d, #VPP-TBD#", getpid (),
+               session->sndbuf_size, session->sndbuf_size, *buflen);
+       }
+      else
+       rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
+      break;
+
+    case VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_RX_FIFO_LEN:
+      if (buffer && buflen && (*buflen >= sizeof (u32)))
+       {
+
+         /* VPP-TBD */
+         *(size_t *) buffer = (session->rcvbuf_size ? session->rcvbuf_size :
+                               session->rx_fifo ? session->rx_fifo->nitems :
+                               vcm->cfg.rx_fifo_size);
+         *buflen = sizeof (u32);
+
+         VDBG (2, "VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_RX_FIFO_LEN: %u (0x%x), "
+               "buflen %d, #VPP-TBD#", getpid (),
+               *(size_t *) buffer, *(size_t *) buffer, *buflen);
+       }
+      else
+       rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
+      break;
+
+    case VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_RX_FIFO_LEN:
+      if (buffer && buflen && (*buflen == sizeof (u32)))
+       {
+         /* VPP-TBD */
+         session->rcvbuf_size = *(u32 *) buffer;
+         VDBG (2, "VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_RX_FIFO_LEN: %u (0x%x), "
+               "buflen %d, #VPP-TBD#", getpid (),
+               session->sndbuf_size, session->sndbuf_size, *buflen);
+       }
+      else
+       rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
+      break;
 
-  if (PREDICT_FALSE (!is_vep))
-    {
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-       clib_warning ("[%d] ERROR: vep_idx (%u) is not a vep!",
-                     getpid (), vep_idx);
-      rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
-      goto done;
-    }
-  if (PREDICT_FALSE (vep_next_sid == ~0))
-    {
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-       clib_warning ("[%d] WARNING: vep_idx (%u) is empty!",
-                     getpid (), vep_idx);
-      goto done;
-    }
+    case VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_REUSEADDR:
+      if (buffer && buflen && (*buflen >= sizeof (int)))
+       {
+         /* VPP-TBD */
+         *(int *) buffer = VCL_SESS_ATTR_TEST (session->attr,
+                                               VCL_SESS_ATTR_REUSEADDR);
+         *buflen = sizeof (int);
 
-  do
-    {
-      u32 sid;
-      u32 next_sid = ~0;
-      session_t *session;
-
-      for (sid = (wait_cont_idx == ~0) ? vep_next_sid : wait_cont_idx;
-          sid != ~0; sid = next_sid)
-       {
-         u32 session_events, et_mask, clear_et_mask, session_vep_idx;
-         u8 add_event, is_vep_session;
-         int ready;
-         u64 session_ev_data;
-
-         VCL_LOCK_AND_GET_SESSION (sid, &session);
-         next_sid = session->vep.next_sid;
-         session_events = session->vep.ev.events;
-         et_mask = session->vep.et_mask;
-         is_vep = session->is_vep;
-         is_vep_session = session->is_vep_session;
-         session_vep_idx = session->vep.vep_idx;
-         session_ev_data = session->vep.ev.data.u64;
-         clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-
-         if (PREDICT_FALSE (is_vep))
-           {
-             if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-               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 ("[%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 ("[%d] ERROR: session (%u) "
-                           "vep_idx (%u) != vep_idx (%u)!",
-                           getpid (), sid, session->vep.vep_idx, vep_idx);
-             rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
-             goto done;
-           }
+         VDBG (2, "VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_REUSEADDR: %d, "
+               "buflen %d, #VPP-TBD#", getpid (), *(int *) buffer, *buflen);
+       }
+      else
+       rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
+      break;
 
-         add_event = clear_et_mask = 0;
+    case VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_REUSEADDR:
+      if (buffer && buflen && (*buflen == sizeof (int)) &&
+         !VCL_SESS_ATTR_TEST (session->attr, VCL_SESS_ATTR_LISTEN))
+       {
+         /* VPP-TBD */
+         if (*(int *) buffer)
+           VCL_SESS_ATTR_SET (session->attr, VCL_SESS_ATTR_REUSEADDR);
+         else
+           VCL_SESS_ATTR_CLR (session->attr, VCL_SESS_ATTR_REUSEADDR);
 
-         if (EPOLLIN & session_events)
-           {
-             VCL_LOCK_AND_GET_SESSION (sid, &session);
-             ready = vppcom_session_read_ready (session, sid);
-             clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-             if ((ready > 0) && (EPOLLIN & et_mask))
-               {
-                 add_event = 1;
-                 events[num_ev].events |= EPOLLIN;
-                 if (((EPOLLET | EPOLLIN) & session_events) ==
-                     (EPOLLET | EPOLLIN))
-                   clear_et_mask |= EPOLLIN;
-               }
-             else if (ready < 0)
-               {
-                 add_event = 1;
-                 switch (ready)
-                   {
-                   case VPPCOM_ECONNRESET:
-                     events[num_ev].events |= EPOLLHUP | EPOLLRDHUP;
-                     break;
+         VDBG (2, "VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_REUSEADDR: %d, buflen %d,"
+               " #VPP-TBD#", getpid (),
+               VCL_SESS_ATTR_TEST (session->attr,
+                                   VCL_SESS_ATTR_REUSEADDR), *buflen);
+       }
+      else
+       rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
+      break;
 
-                   default:
-                     events[num_ev].events |= EPOLLERR;
-                     break;
-                   }
-               }
-           }
+    case VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_REUSEPORT:
+      if (buffer && buflen && (*buflen >= sizeof (int)))
+       {
+         /* VPP-TBD */
+         *(int *) buffer = VCL_SESS_ATTR_TEST (session->attr,
+                                               VCL_SESS_ATTR_REUSEPORT);
+         *buflen = sizeof (int);
 
-         if (EPOLLOUT & session_events)
-           {
-             VCL_LOCK_AND_GET_SESSION (sid, &session);
-             ready = vppcom_session_write_ready (session, sid);
-             clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-             if ((ready > 0) && (EPOLLOUT & et_mask))
-               {
-                 add_event = 1;
-                 events[num_ev].events |= EPOLLOUT;
-                 if (((EPOLLET | EPOLLOUT) & session_events) ==
-                     (EPOLLET | EPOLLOUT))
-                   clear_et_mask |= EPOLLOUT;
-               }
-             else if (ready < 0)
-               {
-                 add_event = 1;
-                 switch (ready)
-                   {
-                   case VPPCOM_ECONNRESET:
-                     events[num_ev].events |= EPOLLHUP;
-                     break;
+         VDBG (2, "VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_REUSEPORT: %d, buflen %d,"
+               " #VPP-TBD#", getpid (), *(int *) buffer, *buflen);
+       }
+      else
+       rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
+      break;
 
-                   default:
-                     events[num_ev].events |= EPOLLERR;
-                     break;
-                   }
-               }
-           }
+    case VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_REUSEPORT:
+      if (buffer && buflen && (*buflen == sizeof (int)) &&
+         !VCL_SESS_ATTR_TEST (session->attr, VCL_SESS_ATTR_LISTEN))
+       {
+         /* VPP-TBD */
+         if (*(int *) buffer)
+           VCL_SESS_ATTR_SET (session->attr, VCL_SESS_ATTR_REUSEPORT);
+         else
+           VCL_SESS_ATTR_CLR (session->attr, VCL_SESS_ATTR_REUSEPORT);
 
-         if (add_event)
-           {
-             events[num_ev].data.u64 = session_ev_data;
-             if (EPOLLONESHOT & session_events)
-               {
-                 VCL_LOCK_AND_GET_SESSION (sid, &session);
-                 session->vep.ev.events = 0;
-                 clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-               }
-             num_ev++;
-             if (num_ev == maxevents)
-               {
-                 VCL_LOCK_AND_GET_SESSION (vep_idx, &vep_session);
-                 vep_session->wait_cont_idx = next_sid;
-                 clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-                 goto done;
-               }
-           }
-         if (wait_cont_idx != ~0)
-           {
-             if (next_sid == ~0)
-               next_sid = vep_next_sid;
-             else if (next_sid == wait_cont_idx)
-               next_sid = ~0;
-           }
+         VDBG (2, "VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_REUSEPORT: %d, buflen %d,"
+               " #VPP-TBD#", getpid (),
+               VCL_SESS_ATTR_TEST (session->attr,
+                                   VCL_SESS_ATTR_REUSEPORT), *buflen);
        }
-      if (wait_for_time != -1)
-       keep_trying = (clib_time_now (&vcm->clib_time) <= timeout) ? 1 : 0;
-    }
-  while ((num_ev == 0) && keep_trying);
+      else
+       rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
+      break;
 
-  if (wait_cont_idx != ~0)
-    {
-      VCL_LOCK_AND_GET_SESSION (vep_idx, &vep_session);
-      vep_session->wait_cont_idx = ~0;
-      clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-    }
-done:
-  return (rv != VPPCOM_OK) ? rv : num_ev;
-}
+    case VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_BROADCAST:
+      if (buffer && buflen && (*buflen >= sizeof (int)))
+       {
+         /* VPP-TBD */
+         *(int *) buffer = VCL_SESS_ATTR_TEST (session->attr,
+                                               VCL_SESS_ATTR_BROADCAST);
+         *buflen = sizeof (int);
 
-int
-vppcom_session_attr (uint32_t session_index, uint32_t op,
-                    void *buffer, uint32_t * buflen)
-{
-  session_t *session;
-  int rv = VPPCOM_OK;
-  u32 *flags = buffer;
-  vppcom_endpt_t *ep = buffer;
+         VDBG (2, "VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_BROADCAST: %d, buflen %d,"
+               " #VPP-TBD#", getpid (), *(int *) buffer, *buflen);
+       }
+      else
+       rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
+      break;
 
-  VCL_LOCK_AND_GET_SESSION (session_index, &session);
-  switch (op)
-    {
-    case VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_NREAD:
-      rv = vppcom_session_read_ready (session, session_index);
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-       clib_warning ("[%d] VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_NREAD: nread = %d",
-                     getpid (), rv);
+    case VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_BROADCAST:
+      if (buffer && buflen && (*buflen == sizeof (int)))
+       {
+         /* VPP-TBD */
+         if (*(int *) buffer)
+           VCL_SESS_ATTR_SET (session->attr, VCL_SESS_ATTR_BROADCAST);
+         else
+           VCL_SESS_ATTR_CLR (session->attr, VCL_SESS_ATTR_BROADCAST);
 
+         VDBG (2, "VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_BROADCAST: %d, buflen %d, "
+               "#VPP-TBD#", getpid (),
+               VCL_SESS_ATTR_TEST (session->attr,
+                                   VCL_SESS_ATTR_BROADCAST), *buflen);
+       }
+      else
+       rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
       break;
 
-    case VPPCOM_ATTR_PEEK_NREAD:
-      /* TBD */
+    case VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_V6ONLY:
+      if (buffer && buflen && (*buflen >= sizeof (int)))
+       {
+         /* VPP-TBD */
+         *(int *) buffer = VCL_SESS_ATTR_TEST (session->attr,
+                                               VCL_SESS_ATTR_V6ONLY);
+         *buflen = sizeof (int);
+
+         VDBG (2, "VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_V6ONLY: %d, buflen %d, "
+               "#VPP-TBD#", getpid (), *(int *) buffer, *buflen);
+       }
+      else
+       rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
       break;
 
-    case VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_FLAGS:
-      if (buffer && buflen && (*buflen >= sizeof (*flags)))
+    case VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_V6ONLY:
+      if (buffer && buflen && (*buflen == sizeof (int)))
        {
-         *flags = O_RDWR | ((session->is_nonblocking) ? O_NONBLOCK : 0);
-         *buflen = sizeof (*flags);
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-           clib_warning ("[%d] VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_FLAGS: flags = 0x%08x, "
-                         "is_nonblocking = %u", getpid (), *flags,
-                         session->is_nonblocking);
+         /* VPP-TBD */
+         if (*(int *) buffer)
+           VCL_SESS_ATTR_SET (session->attr, VCL_SESS_ATTR_V6ONLY);
+         else
+           VCL_SESS_ATTR_CLR (session->attr, VCL_SESS_ATTR_V6ONLY);
+
+         VDBG (2, "VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_V6ONLY: %d, buflen %d, "
+               "#VPP-TBD#", getpid (),
+               VCL_SESS_ATTR_TEST (session->attr,
+                                   VCL_SESS_ATTR_V6ONLY), *buflen);
        }
       else
        rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
       break;
 
-    case VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_FLAGS:
-      if (buffer && buflen && (*buflen >= sizeof (*flags)))
+    case VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_KEEPALIVE:
+      if (buffer && buflen && (*buflen >= sizeof (int)))
        {
-         session->is_nonblocking = (*flags & O_NONBLOCK) ? 1 : 0;
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 1)
-           clib_warning ("[%d] VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_FLAGS: flags = 0x%08x, "
-                         "is_nonblocking = %u", getpid (), *flags,
-                         session->is_nonblocking);
+         /* VPP-TBD */
+         *(int *) buffer = VCL_SESS_ATTR_TEST (session->attr,
+                                               VCL_SESS_ATTR_KEEPALIVE);
+         *buflen = sizeof (int);
+
+         VDBG (2, "VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_KEEPALIVE: %d, buflen %d, "
+               "#VPP-TBD#", getpid (), *(int *) buffer, *buflen);
        }
       else
        rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
       break;
 
-    case VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_PEER_ADDR:
-      if (buffer && buflen && (*buflen >= sizeof (*ep)))
-       {
-         ep->vrf = session->vrf;
-         ep->is_ip4 = session->peer_addr.is_ip4;
-         ep->port = session->peer_port;
-         if (session->peer_addr.is_ip4)
-           clib_memcpy (ep->ip, &session->peer_addr.ip46.ip4,
-                        sizeof (ip4_address_t));
+    case VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_KEEPALIVE:
+      if (buffer && buflen && (*buflen == sizeof (int)))
+       {
+         /* VPP-TBD */
+         if (*(int *) buffer)
+           VCL_SESS_ATTR_SET (session->attr, VCL_SESS_ATTR_KEEPALIVE);
          else
-           clib_memcpy (ep->ip, &session->peer_addr.ip46.ip6,
-                        sizeof (ip6_address_t));
-         *buflen = sizeof (*ep);
-         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));
+           VCL_SESS_ATTR_CLR (session->attr, VCL_SESS_ATTR_KEEPALIVE);
+
+         VDBG (2, "VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_KEEPALIVE: %d, buflen %d, "
+               "#VPP-TBD#", getpid (),
+               VCL_SESS_ATTR_TEST (session->attr,
+                                   VCL_SESS_ATTR_KEEPALIVE), *buflen);
        }
       else
        rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
       break;
 
-    case VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_LCL_ADDR:
-      if (buffer && buflen && (*buflen >= sizeof (*ep)))
-       {
-         ep->vrf = session->vrf;
-         ep->is_ip4 = session->lcl_addr.is_ip4;
-         ep->port = session->lcl_port;
-         if (session->lcl_addr.is_ip4)
-           clib_memcpy (ep->ip, &session->lcl_addr.ip46.ip4,
-                        sizeof (ip4_address_t));
+    case VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_TCP_NODELAY:
+      if (buffer && buflen && (*buflen >= sizeof (int)))
+       {
+         /* VPP-TBD */
+         *(int *) buffer = VCL_SESS_ATTR_TEST (session->attr,
+                                               VCL_SESS_ATTR_TCP_NODELAY);
+         *buflen = sizeof (int);
+
+         VDBG (2, "VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_TCP_NODELAY: %d, buflen %d, "
+               "#VPP-TBD#", getpid (), *(int *) buffer, *buflen);
+       }
+      else
+       rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
+      break;
+
+    case VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_TCP_NODELAY:
+      if (buffer && buflen && (*buflen == sizeof (int)))
+       {
+         /* VPP-TBD */
+         if (*(int *) buffer)
+           VCL_SESS_ATTR_SET (session->attr, VCL_SESS_ATTR_TCP_NODELAY);
          else
-           clib_memcpy (ep->ip, &session->lcl_addr.ip46.ip6,
-                        sizeof (ip6_address_t));
-         *buflen = sizeof (*ep);
-         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));
+           VCL_SESS_ATTR_CLR (session->attr, VCL_SESS_ATTR_TCP_NODELAY);
+
+         VDBG (2, "VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_TCP_NODELAY: %d, buflen %d, "
+               "#VPP-TBD#", getpid (),
+               VCL_SESS_ATTR_TEST (session->attr,
+                                   VCL_SESS_ATTR_TCP_NODELAY), *buflen);
        }
       else
        rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
       break;
 
-    case VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_REUSEADDR:
+    case VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_TCP_KEEPIDLE:
+      if (buffer && buflen && (*buflen >= sizeof (int)))
+       {
+         /* VPP-TBD */
+         *(int *) buffer = VCL_SESS_ATTR_TEST (session->attr,
+                                               VCL_SESS_ATTR_TCP_KEEPIDLE);
+         *buflen = sizeof (int);
+
+         VDBG (2, "VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_TCP_KEEPIDLE: %d, buflen %d, "
+               "#VPP-TBD#", getpid (), *(int *) buffer, *buflen);
+       }
+      else
+       rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
       break;
 
-    case VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_BROADCAST:
+    case VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_TCP_KEEPIDLE:
+      if (buffer && buflen && (*buflen == sizeof (int)))
+       {
+         /* VPP-TBD */
+         if (*(int *) buffer)
+           VCL_SESS_ATTR_SET (session->attr, VCL_SESS_ATTR_TCP_KEEPIDLE);
+         else
+           VCL_SESS_ATTR_CLR (session->attr, VCL_SESS_ATTR_TCP_KEEPIDLE);
+
+         VDBG (2, "VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_TCP_KEEPIDLE: %d, buflen %d, "
+               "#VPP-TBD#", getpid (),
+               VCL_SESS_ATTR_TEST (session->attr,
+                                   VCL_SESS_ATTR_TCP_KEEPIDLE), *buflen);
+       }
+      else
+       rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
       break;
 
-    case VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_V6ONLY:
+    case VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_TCP_KEEPINTVL:
+      if (buffer && buflen && (*buflen >= sizeof (int)))
+       {
+         /* VPP-TBD */
+         *(int *) buffer = VCL_SESS_ATTR_TEST (session->attr,
+                                               VCL_SESS_ATTR_TCP_KEEPINTVL);
+         *buflen = sizeof (int);
+
+         VDBG (2, "VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_TCP_KEEPINTVL: %d, buflen %d, "
+               "#VPP-TBD#", getpid (), *(int *) buffer, *buflen);
+       }
+      else
+       rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
       break;
 
-    case VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_KEEPALIVE:
+    case VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_TCP_KEEPINTVL:
+      if (buffer && buflen && (*buflen == sizeof (int)))
+       {
+         /* VPP-TBD */
+         if (*(int *) buffer)
+           VCL_SESS_ATTR_SET (session->attr, VCL_SESS_ATTR_TCP_KEEPINTVL);
+         else
+           VCL_SESS_ATTR_CLR (session->attr, VCL_SESS_ATTR_TCP_KEEPINTVL);
+
+         VDBG (2, "VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_TCP_KEEPINTVL: %d, buflen %d, "
+               "#VPP-TBD#", getpid (),
+               VCL_SESS_ATTR_TEST (session->attr,
+                                   VCL_SESS_ATTR_TCP_KEEPINTVL), *buflen);
+       }
+      else
+       rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
       break;
 
-    case VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_TCP_KEEPIDLE:
+    case VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_TCP_USER_MSS:
+      if (buffer && buflen && (*buflen >= sizeof (u32)))
+       {
+         /* VPP-TBD */
+         *(u32 *) buffer = session->user_mss;
+         *buflen = sizeof (int);
+
+         VDBG (2, "VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_TCP_USER_MSS: %d, buflen %d,"
+               " #VPP-TBD#", getpid (), *(int *) buffer, *buflen);
+       }
+      else
+       rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
       break;
 
-    case VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_TCP_KEEPINTVL:
+    case VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_TCP_USER_MSS:
+      if (buffer && buflen && (*buflen == sizeof (u32)))
+       {
+         /* VPP-TBD */
+         session->user_mss = *(u32 *) buffer;
+
+         VDBG (2, "VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_TCP_USER_MSS: %u, buflen %d, "
+               "#VPP-TBD#", getpid (), session->user_mss, *buflen);
+       }
+      else
+       rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
       break;
 
     default:
@@ -3527,60 +3155,56 @@ vppcom_session_attr (uint32_t session_index, uint32_t op,
       break;
     }
 
-done:
-  clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
   return rv;
 }
 
 int
-vppcom_session_recvfrom (uint32_t session_index, void *buffer,
+vppcom_session_recvfrom (uint32_t session_handle, void *buffer,
                         uint32_t buflen, int flags, vppcom_endpt_t * ep)
 {
+  vcl_worker_t *wrk = vcl_worker_get_current ();
   int rv = VPPCOM_OK;
-  session_t *session = 0;
+  vcl_session_t *session = 0;
 
   if (ep)
     {
-      clib_spinlock_lock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-      rv = vppcom_session_at_index (session_index, &session);
-      if (PREDICT_FALSE (rv))
+      session = vcl_session_get_w_handle (wrk, session_handle);
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE (!session))
        {
-         clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-         if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
-           clib_warning ("[%d] invalid session, sid (%u) has been closed!",
-                         getpid (), session_index);
-         rv = VPPCOM_EBADFD;
-         clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-         goto done;
+         VDBG (0, "VCL<%d>: invalid session, sid (%u) has been closed!",
+               getpid (), session_handle);
+         return VPPCOM_EBADFD;
        }
-      ep->vrf = session->vrf;
-      ep->is_ip4 = session->peer_addr.is_ip4;
-      ep->port = session->peer_port;
-      if (session->peer_addr.is_ip4)
-       clib_memcpy (ep->ip, &session->peer_addr.ip46.ip4,
-                    sizeof (ip4_address_t));
-      else
-       clib_memcpy (ep->ip, &session->peer_addr.ip46.ip6,
-                    sizeof (ip6_address_t));
-      clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
+      ep->is_ip4 = session->transport.is_ip4;
+      ep->port = session->transport.rmt_port;
     }
 
   if (flags == 0)
-    rv = vppcom_session_read (session_index, buffer, buflen);
+    rv = vppcom_session_read (session_handle, buffer, buflen);
   else if (flags & MSG_PEEK)
-    rv = vppcom_session_peek (session_index, buffer, buflen);
+    rv = vppcom_session_peek (session_handle, buffer, buflen);
   else
     {
-      clib_warning ("[%d] Unsupport flags for recvfrom %d", getpid (), flags);
-      rv = VPPCOM_EAFNOSUPPORT;
+      clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: Unsupport flags for recvfrom %d",
+                   getpid (), flags);
+      return VPPCOM_EAFNOSUPPORT;
+    }
+
+  if (ep)
+    {
+      if (session->transport.is_ip4)
+       clib_memcpy_fast (ep->ip, &session->transport.rmt_ip.ip4,
+                         sizeof (ip4_address_t));
+      else
+       clib_memcpy_fast (ep->ip, &session->transport.rmt_ip.ip6,
+                         sizeof (ip6_address_t));
     }
 
-done:
   return rv;
 }
 
 int
-vppcom_session_sendto (uint32_t session_index, void *buffer,
+vppcom_session_sendto (uint32_t session_handle, void *buffer,
                       uint32_t buflen, int flags, vppcom_endpt_t * ep)
 {
   if (!buffer)
@@ -3595,12 +3219,145 @@ vppcom_session_sendto (uint32_t session_index, void *buffer,
   if (flags)
     {
       // TBD check the flags and do the right thing
-      if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 2)
-       clib_warning ("[%d] handling flags 0x%u (%d) not implemented yet.",
-                     getpid (), flags, flags);
+      VDBG (2, "VCL<%d>: handling flags 0x%u (%d) not implemented yet.",
+           getpid (), flags, flags);
+    }
+
+  return (vppcom_session_write (session_handle, buffer, buflen));
+}
+
+int
+vppcom_poll (vcl_poll_t * vp, uint32_t n_sids, double wait_for_time)
+{
+  vcl_worker_t *wrk = vcl_worker_get_current ();
+  f64 timeout = clib_time_now (&wrk->clib_time) + wait_for_time;
+  u32 i, keep_trying = 1;
+  svm_msg_q_msg_t msg;
+  session_event_t *e;
+  int rv, num_ev = 0;
+
+  VDBG (3, "VCL<%d>: vp %p, nsids %u, wait_for_time %f",
+       getpid (), vp, n_sids, wait_for_time);
+
+  if (!vp)
+    return VPPCOM_EFAULT;
+
+  do
+    {
+      vcl_session_t *session;
+
+      /* Dequeue all events and drop all unhandled io events */
+      while (svm_msg_q_sub (wrk->app_event_queue, &msg, SVM_Q_NOWAIT, 0) == 0)
+       {
+         e = svm_msg_q_msg_data (wrk->app_event_queue, &msg);
+         vcl_handle_mq_event (wrk, e);
+         svm_msg_q_free_msg (wrk->app_event_queue, &msg);
+       }
+      vec_reset_length (wrk->unhandled_evts_vector);
+
+      for (i = 0; i < n_sids; i++)
+       {
+         session = vcl_session_get (wrk, vp[i].sid);
+         if (!session)
+           {
+             vp[i].revents = POLLHUP;
+             num_ev++;
+             continue;
+           }
+
+         vp[i].revents = 0;
+
+         if (POLLIN & vp[i].events)
+           {
+             rv = vppcom_session_read_ready (session);
+             if (rv > 0)
+               {
+                 vp[i].revents |= POLLIN;
+                 num_ev++;
+               }
+             else if (rv < 0)
+               {
+                 switch (rv)
+                   {
+                   case VPPCOM_ECONNRESET:
+                     vp[i].revents = POLLHUP;
+                     break;
+
+                   default:
+                     vp[i].revents = POLLERR;
+                     break;
+                   }
+                 num_ev++;
+               }
+           }
+
+         if (POLLOUT & vp[i].events)
+           {
+             rv = vppcom_session_write_ready (session);
+             if (rv > 0)
+               {
+                 vp[i].revents |= POLLOUT;
+                 num_ev++;
+               }
+             else if (rv < 0)
+               {
+                 switch (rv)
+                   {
+                   case VPPCOM_ECONNRESET:
+                     vp[i].revents = POLLHUP;
+                     break;
+
+                   default:
+                     vp[i].revents = POLLERR;
+                     break;
+                   }
+                 num_ev++;
+               }
+           }
+
+         if (0)                // Note "done:" label used by VCL_SESSION_LOCK_AND_GET()
+           {
+             vp[i].revents = POLLNVAL;
+             num_ev++;
+           }
+       }
+      if (wait_for_time != -1)
+       keep_trying = (clib_time_now (&wrk->clib_time) <= timeout) ? 1 : 0;
+    }
+  while ((num_ev == 0) && keep_trying);
+
+  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 3)
+    {
+      clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: returning %d", getpid (), num_ev);
+      for (i = 0; i < n_sids; i++)
+       {
+         clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: vp[%d].sid %d (0x%x), .events 0x%x, "
+                       ".revents 0x%x", getpid (), i, vp[i].sid, vp[i].sid,
+                       vp[i].events, vp[i].revents);
+       }
     }
+  return num_ev;
+}
+
+int
+vppcom_mq_epoll_fd (void)
+{
+  vcl_worker_t *wrk = vcl_worker_get_current ();
+  return wrk->mqs_epfd;
+}
+
+int
+vppcom_session_index (uint32_t session_handle)
+{
+  return session_handle & 0xFFFFFF;
+}
 
-  return (vppcom_session_write (session_index, buffer, buflen));
+int
+vppcom_worker_register (void)
+{
+  if (vcl_worker_alloc_and_init ())
+    return VPPCOM_OK;
+  return VPPCOM_EEXIST;
 }
 
 /*