session: cleanup use of api_client_index
[vpp.git] / src / vcl / vppcom.c
index a74e55a..f201672 100644 (file)
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <svm/svm_fifo_segment.h>
 #include <vcl/vppcom.h>
-#include <vcl/vcl_event.h>
 #include <vcl/vcl_debug.h>
 #include <vcl/vcl_private.h>
 
+__thread uword __vcl_worker_index = ~0;
+
 static u8 not_ready;
 
 void
@@ -63,37 +64,6 @@ again:
   signal (SIGSEGV, SIG_DFL);
 }
 
-static const char *
-vppcom_app_state_str (app_state_t state)
-{
-  char *st;
-
-  switch (state)
-    {
-    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;
-
-    default:
-      st = "UNKNOWN_APP_STATE";
-      break;
-    }
-
-  return st;
-}
-
 const char *
 vppcom_session_state_str (session_state_t state)
 {
@@ -224,79 +194,53 @@ format_ip46_address (u8 * s, va_list * args)
  * VPPCOM Utility Functions
  */
 
-static inline void
-vppcom_session_table_del_listener (u64 listener_handle)
-{
-  listener_handle |= 1ULL << 63;
-  hash_unset (vcm->session_index_by_vpp_handles, listener_handle);
-}
-
-static inline int
-vppcom_wait_for_app_state_change (app_state_t app_state)
-{
-  f64 timeout = clib_time_now (&vcm->clib_time) + vcm->cfg.app_timeout;
-
-  while (clib_time_now (&vcm->clib_time) < timeout)
-    {
-      if (vcm->app_state == app_state)
-       return VPPCOM_OK;
-    }
-  VDBG (0, "VCL<%d>: timeout waiting for state %s (%d)", getpid (),
-       vppcom_app_state_str (app_state), app_state);
-  vcl_evt (VCL_EVT_SESSION_TIMEOUT, vcm, app_state);
-
-  return VPPCOM_ETIMEDOUT;
-}
 
-static u32
-vcl_ct_registration_add (svm_msg_q_t * mq, u32 sid)
+static svm_msg_q_t *
+vcl_session_vpp_evt_q (vcl_worker_t * wrk, vcl_session_t * s)
 {
-  vcl_cut_through_registration_t *cr;
-  pool_get (vcm->cut_through_registrations, cr);
-  cr->mq = mq;
-  cr->sid = sid;
-  return (cr - vcm->cut_through_registrations);
+  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
-vcl_ct_registration_del (u32 ct_index)
+vcl_send_session_accepted_reply (svm_msg_q_t * mq, u32 context,
+                                session_handle_t handle, int retval)
 {
-  pool_put_index (vcm->cut_through_registrations, ct_index);
+  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 vcl_session_t *
-vcl_ct_session_get_from_fifo (svm_fifo_t * f, u8 type)
+static void
+vcl_send_session_disconnected_reply (svm_msg_q_t * mq, u32 context,
+                                    session_handle_t handle, int retval)
 {
-  vcl_session_t *s;
-  s = vcl_session_get (f->client_session_index);
-  if (s)
-    {
-      /* 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 (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;
+  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
-vcl_send_session_accepted_reply (svm_msg_q_t * mq, u32 context,
-                                session_handle_t handle, int retval)
+vcl_send_session_reset_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_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;
+  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;
@@ -304,15 +248,17 @@ vcl_send_session_accepted_reply (svm_msg_q_t * mq, u32 context,
 }
 
 static u32
-vcl_session_accepted_handler (session_accepted_msg_t * mp)
+vcl_session_accepted_handler (vcl_worker_t * wrk, session_accepted_msg_t * mp)
 {
   vcl_session_t *session, *listen_session;
   svm_fifo_t *rx_fifo, *tx_fifo;
-  u32 session_index;
+  u32 vpp_wrk_index;
+  svm_msg_q_t *evt_q;
 
-  VCL_SESSION_LOCK ();
+  session = vcl_session_alloc (wrk);
 
-  listen_session = vppcom_session_table_lookup_listener (mp->listener_handle);
+  listen_session = vcl_session_table_lookup_listener (wrk,
+                                                     mp->listener_handle);
   if (!listen_session)
     {
       svm_msg_q_t *evt_q;
@@ -322,13 +268,10 @@ vcl_session_accepted_handler (session_accepted_msg_t * mp)
                    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;
     }
 
-  pool_get (vcm->sessions, session);
-  memset (session, 0, sizeof (*session));
-  session_index = (u32) (session - vcm->sessions);
-
   rx_fifo = uword_to_pointer (mp->server_rx_fifo, svm_fifo_t *);
   tx_fifo = uword_to_pointer (mp->server_tx_fifo, svm_fifo_t *);
 
@@ -339,17 +282,25 @@ vcl_session_accepted_handler (session_accepted_msg_t * mp)
       session->our_evt_q = uword_to_pointer (mp->server_event_queue_address,
                                             svm_msg_q_t *);
       vcl_wait_for_memory (session->vpp_evt_q);
-      session->ct_registration = vcl_ct_registration_add (session->our_evt_q,
-                                                         session_index);
-      rx_fifo->master_session_index = session_index;
-      tx_fifo->master_session_index = session_index;
+      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
     {
       session->vpp_evt_q = uword_to_pointer (mp->vpp_event_queue_address,
                                             svm_msg_q_t *);
-      rx_fifo->client_session_index = session_index;
-      tx_fifo->client_session_index = session_index;
+      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;
     }
 
   session->vpp_handle = mp->handle;
@@ -360,64 +311,60 @@ vcl_session_accepted_handler (session_accepted_msg_t * mp)
   session->session_state = STATE_ACCEPT;
   session->transport.rmt_port = mp->port;
   session->transport.is_ip4 = mp->is_ip4;
-  clib_memcpy (&session->transport.rmt_ip, mp->ip, sizeof (ip46_address_t));
+  clib_memcpy_fast (&session->transport.rmt_ip, mp->ip,
+                   sizeof (ip46_address_t));
 
-  hash_set (vcm->session_index_by_vpp_handles, mp->handle, session_index);
+  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_index,
+       " 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);
 
-  VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
-  return session_index;
+  return session->session_index;
 }
 
 static u32
-vcl_session_connected_handler (session_connected_msg_t * mp)
+vcl_session_connected_handler (vcl_worker_t * wrk,
+                              session_connected_msg_t * mp)
 {
-  vcl_session_t *session = 0;
-  u32 session_index;
+  u32 session_index, vpp_wrk_index;
   svm_fifo_t *rx_fifo, *tx_fifo;
-  int rv = VPPCOM_OK;
+  vcl_session_t *session = 0;
+  svm_msg_q_t *evt_q;
 
   session_index = mp->context;
-  VCL_SESSION_LOCK_AND_GET (session_index, &session);
-done:
+  session = vcl_session_get (wrk, session_index);
+  if (!session)
+    {
+      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: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: "
-                   "connect failed! %U",
-                   getpid (), mp->handle, session_index,
-                   format_api_error, ntohl (mp->retval));
-      if (session)
-       {
-         session->session_state = STATE_FAILED;
-         session->vpp_handle = mp->handle;
-       }
-      else
-       {
-         clib_warning ("[%s] ERROR: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: "
-                       "Invalid session index (%u)!",
-                       getpid (), mp->handle, session_index);
-       }
-      goto done_unlock;
+      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;
     }
 
-  if (rv)
-    goto done_unlock;
-
   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 ();
 
   if (mp->client_event_queue_address)
     {
@@ -425,36 +372,114 @@ done:
                                             svm_msg_q_t *);
       session->our_evt_q = uword_to_pointer (mp->client_event_queue_address,
                                             svm_msg_q_t *);
-      session->ct_registration = vcl_ct_registration_add (session->our_evt_q,
-                                                         session_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
-    session->vpp_evt_q = uword_to_pointer (mp->vpp_event_queue_address,
-                                          svm_msg_q_t *);
+    {
+      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;
+    }
 
   session->rx_fifo = rx_fifo;
   session->tx_fifo = tx_fifo;
   session->vpp_handle = mp->handle;
   session->transport.is_ip4 = mp->is_ip4;
-  clib_memcpy (&session->transport.lcl_ip, mp->lcl_ip,
-              sizeof (session->transport.lcl_ip));
+  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 (vcm->session_index_by_vpp_handles, mp->handle, session_index);
+  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);
-done_unlock:
-  VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
+
   return session_index;
 }
 
-int
-vcl_handle_mq_ctrl_event (session_event_t * e)
+static u32
+vcl_session_reset_handler (vcl_worker_t * wrk,
+                          session_reset_msg_t * reset_msg)
+{
+  vcl_session_t *session;
+  u32 sid;
+
+  sid = vcl_session_index_from_vpp_handle (wrk, reset_msg->handle);
+  session = vcl_session_get (wrk, sid);
+  if (!session)
+    {
+      VDBG (0, "request to reset unknown handle 0x%llx", reset_msg->handle);
+      return VCL_INVALID_SESSION_INDEX;
+    }
+  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 u32
+vcl_session_bound_handler (vcl_worker_t * wrk, session_bound_msg_t * mp)
+{
+  vcl_session_t *session;
+  u32 sid = mp->context;
+
+  session = vcl_session_get (wrk, sid);
+  if (mp->retval)
+    {
+      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)
+       {
+         session->session_state = STATE_FAILED;
+         session->vpp_handle = mp->handle;
+         return sid;
+       }
+      else
+       {
+         clib_warning ("[%s] ERROR: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: "
+                       "Invalid session index (%u)!",
+                       getpid (), mp->handle, sid);
+         return VCL_INVALID_SESSION_INDEX;
+       }
+    }
+
+  session->vpp_handle = mp->handle;
+  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;
+
+  if (session->is_dgram)
+    {
+      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;
+    }
+
+  VDBG (1, "VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: bind succeeded!",
+       getpid (), mp->handle, sid);
+  return sid;
+}
+
+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;
@@ -466,14 +491,15 @@ vcl_handle_mq_ctrl_event (session_event_t * e)
   switch (e->event_type)
     {
     case FIFO_EVENT_APP_RX:
-      clib_warning ("unhandled rx: sid %u (0x%x)",
-                   e->fifo->client_session_index,
-                   e->fifo->client_session_index);
+    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 = vppcom_session_table_lookup_listener (handle);
+      session = vcl_session_table_lookup_listener (wrk, handle);
       if (!session)
        {
          clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: couldn't find listen session:"
@@ -485,14 +511,28 @@ vcl_handle_mq_ctrl_event (session_event_t * e)
       vcl_msg->accepted_msg = *accepted_msg;
       break;
     case SESSION_CTRL_EVT_CONNECTED:
-      vcl_session_connected_handler ((session_connected_msg_t *) e->data);
+      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_get_index_from_handle (disconnected_msg->handle);
-      session = vcl_session_get (sid);
+      sid = vcl_session_index_from_vpp_handle (wrk, disconnected_msg->handle);
+      session = vcl_session_get (wrk, sid);
+      if (!session)
+       {
+         VDBG (0, "request to disconnect unknown handle 0x%llx",
+               disconnected_msg->handle);
+         break;
+       }
       session->session_state = STATE_DISCONNECT;
-      VDBG (0, "disconnected %u", sid);
+      VDBG (0, "disconnected handle 0x%llx, sid %u", disconnected_msg->handle,
+           sid);
+      break;
+    case SESSION_CTRL_EVT_RESET:
+      vcl_session_reset_handler (wrk, (session_reset_msg_t *) e->data);
+      break;
+    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);
@@ -505,40 +545,35 @@ 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;
+  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;
-  int rv;
 
   do
     {
-      VCL_SESSION_LOCK ();
-      rv = vppcom_session_at_index (session_index, &session);
-      if (PREDICT_FALSE (rv))
+      session = vcl_session_get (wrk, session_index);
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE (!session))
        {
-         VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
-         return rv;
+         return VPPCOM_EBADFD;
        }
       if (session->session_state & state)
        {
-         VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
          return VPPCOM_OK;
        }
       if (session->session_state & STATE_FAILED)
        {
-         VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
          return VPPCOM_ECONNREFUSED;
        }
-      VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
 
-      if (svm_msg_q_sub (vcm->app_event_queue, &msg, SVM_Q_NOWAIT, 0))
+      if (svm_msg_q_sub (wrk->app_event_queue, &msg, SVM_Q_NOWAIT, 0))
        continue;
-      e = svm_msg_q_msg_data (vcm->app_event_queue, &msg);
-      vcl_handle_mq_ctrl_event (e);
-      svm_msg_q_free_msg (vcm->app_event_queue, &msg);
+      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 (&vcm->clib_time) < timeout);
+  while (clib_time_now (&wrk->clib_time) < timeout);
 
   VDBG (0, "VCL<%d>: timeout waiting for state 0x%x (%s)", getpid (), state,
        vppcom_session_state_str (state));
@@ -555,7 +590,7 @@ vppcom_app_session_enable (void)
   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);
+      rv = vcl_wait_for_app_state_change (STATE_APP_ENABLED);
       if (PREDICT_FALSE (rv))
        {
          VDBG (0, "VCL<%d>: application session enable timed out! "
@@ -572,7 +607,7 @@ vppcom_app_attach (void)
   int rv;
 
   vppcom_app_send_attach ();
-  rv = vppcom_wait_for_app_state_change (STATE_APP_ATTACHED);
+  rv = vcl_wait_for_app_state_change (STATE_APP_ATTACHED);
   if (PREDICT_FALSE (rv))
     {
       VDBG (0, "VCL<%d>: application attach timed out! returning %d (%s)",
@@ -584,73 +619,119 @@ vppcom_app_attach (void)
 }
 
 static int
-vppcom_session_unbind (u32 session_index)
+vppcom_session_unbind (u32 session_handle)
 {
+  vcl_worker_t *wrk = vcl_worker_get_current ();
   vcl_session_t *session = 0;
-  int rv;
   u64 vpp_handle;
 
-  VCL_SESSION_LOCK_AND_GET (session_index, &session);
+  session = vcl_session_get_w_handle (wrk, session_handle);
+  if (!session)
+    return VPPCOM_EBADFD;
 
   vpp_handle = session->vpp_handle;
-  vppcom_session_table_del_listener (vpp_handle);
+  vcl_session_table_del_listener (wrk, vpp_handle);
   session->vpp_handle = ~0;
   session->session_state = STATE_DISCONNECT;
 
-  VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
-
   VDBG (1, "VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: sending unbind msg! new state"
-       " 0x%x (%s)", getpid (), vpp_handle, session_index, STATE_DISCONNECT,
+       " 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);
 
-done:
-  return rv;
+  return VPPCOM_OK;
 }
 
 static int
-vppcom_session_disconnect (u32 session_index)
+vppcom_session_disconnect (u32 session_handle)
 {
-  int rv;
+  vcl_worker_t *wrk = vcl_worker_get_current ();
+  svm_msg_q_t *vpp_evt_q;
   vcl_session_t *session;
-  u64 vpp_handle;
   session_state_t state;
+  u64 vpp_handle;
 
-  VCL_SESSION_LOCK_AND_GET (session_index, &session);
+  session = vcl_session_get_w_handle (wrk, session_handle);
+  if (!session)
+    return VPPCOM_EBADFD;
 
   vpp_handle = session->vpp_handle;
   state = session->session_state;
-  VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
 
   VDBG (1, "VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u state 0x%x (%s)", getpid (),
-       vpp_handle, session_index, state, vppcom_session_state_str (state));
+       vpp_handle, session_handle, state, vppcom_session_state_str (state));
 
   if (PREDICT_FALSE (state & STATE_LISTEN))
     {
       clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: "
                    "Cannot disconnect a listen socket!",
-                   getpid (), vpp_handle, session_index);
-      rv = VPPCOM_EBADFD;
-      goto done;
+                   getpid (), vpp_handle, session_handle);
+      return VPPCOM_EBADFD;
     }
 
   if (state & STATE_CLOSE_ON_EMPTY)
     {
-      vppcom_send_disconnect_session_reply (vpp_handle, session_index,
-                                           0 /* rv */ );
+      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_index);
+           "REPLY...", getpid (), vpp_handle, session_handle);
     }
   else
     {
       VDBG (1, "VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: sending disconnect...",
-           getpid (), vpp_handle, session_index);
-      vppcom_send_disconnect_session (vpp_handle, session_index);
+           getpid (), vpp_handle, session_handle);
+      vppcom_send_disconnect_session (vpp_handle);
     }
 
-done:
-  return rv;
+  return VPPCOM_OK;
+}
+
+static void
+vcl_cleanup_bapi (void)
+{
+  api_main_t *am = &api_main;
+
+  am->my_client_index = ~0;
+  am->my_registration = 0;
+  am->vl_input_queue = 0;
+  am->msg_index_by_name_and_crc = 0;
+
+  vl_client_api_unmap ();
+}
+
+void
+vcl_app_fork_child_handler (void)
+{
+  u8 *child_name;
+  int rv;
+
+  vcm->current_pid = getpid ();
+  vcl_set_worker_index (0);
+
+  VDBG (0, "initializing forked child");
+  child_name = format (0, "%v-child-%u%c", vcm->app_name, getpid (), 0);
+
+  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;
+    }
+
+  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");
 }
 
 /*
@@ -662,25 +743,22 @@ vppcom_app_create (char *app_name)
   vppcom_cfg_t *vcl_cfg = &vcm->cfg;
   int rv;
 
-  if (!vcm->init)
+  if (!vcm->is_init)
     {
-      vcm->init = 1;
+      vcm->is_init = 1;
       vppcom_cfg (&vcm->cfg);
+      vcl_cfg = &vcm->cfg;
 
-      clib_spinlock_init (&vcm->session_fifo_lockp);
-      clib_fifo_validate (vcm->client_session_index_fifo,
-                         vcm->cfg.listen_queue_size);
-      clib_spinlock_init (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-
-
-      vcm->main_cpu = os_get_thread_index ();
-
-      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_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)
@@ -692,37 +770,27 @@ vppcom_app_create (char *app_name)
       rv = vppcom_connect_to_vpp (app_name);
       if (rv)
        {
-         clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: couldn't connect to VPP!",
-                       getpid ());
+         VERR ("couldn't connect to VPP!");
          return rv;
        }
-
-      /* State event handling thread */
-
-      rv = vce_start_event_thread (&(vcm->event_thread), 20);
-
-      VDBG (0, "VCL<%d>: sending session enable", getpid ());
-
+      VDBG (0, "sending session enable");
       rv = vppcom_app_session_enable ();
       if (rv)
        {
-         clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: vppcom_app_session_enable() "
-                       "failed!", getpid ());
+         VERR ("vppcom_app_session_enable() failed!");
          return rv;
        }
 
-      VDBG (0, "VCL<%d>: sending app attach", getpid ());
-
+      VDBG (0, "sending app attach");
       rv = vppcom_app_attach ();
       if (rv)
        {
-         clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: vppcom_app_attach() failed!",
-                       getpid ());
+         VERR ("vppcom_app_attach() failed!");
          return rv;
        }
 
-      VDBG (0, "VCL<%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;
@@ -737,21 +805,22 @@ vppcom_app_destroy (void)
   if (vcm->my_client_index == ~0)
     return;
 
-  VDBG (0, "VCL<%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_send_detach ();
   orig_app_timeout = vcm->cfg.app_timeout;
   vcm->cfg.app_timeout = 2.0;
-  rv = vppcom_wait_for_app_state_change (STATE_APP_ENABLED);
+  rv = vcl_wait_for_app_state_change (STATE_APP_ENABLED);
   vcm->cfg.app_timeout = orig_app_timeout;
   if (PREDICT_FALSE (rv))
-    VDBG (0, "VCL<%d>: application detach timed out! returning %d (%s)",
-         getpid (), rv, vppcom_retval_str (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;
 }
@@ -759,13 +828,10 @@ vppcom_app_destroy (void)
 int
 vppcom_session_create (u8 proto, u8 is_nonblocking)
 {
+  vcl_worker_t *wrk = vcl_worker_get_current ();
   vcl_session_t *session;
-  u32 session_index;
 
-  VCL_SESSION_LOCK ();
-  pool_get (vcm->sessions, session);
-  memset (session, 0, sizeof (*session));
-  session_index = session - vcm->sessions;
+  session = vcl_session_alloc (wrk);
 
   session->session_type = proto;
   session->session_state = STATE_START;
@@ -778,120 +844,123 @@ vppcom_session_create (u8 proto, u8 is_nonblocking)
   vcl_evt (VCL_EVT_CREATE, session, session_type, session->session_state,
           is_nonblocking, session_index);
 
-  VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
-
-  VDBG (0, "VCL<%d>: sid %u", getpid (), 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)
 {
+  vcl_worker_t *wrk = vcl_worker_get_current ();
   vcl_session_t *session = 0;
-  int rv;
-  u8 is_vep;
-  u8 is_vep_session;
-  u32 next_sid;
-  u32 vep_idx;
-  u64 vpp_handle;
-  uword *p;
+  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;
 
-  VCL_SESSION_LOCK_AND_GET (session_index, &session);
   is_vep = session->is_vep;
   is_vep_session = session->is_vep_session;
-  next_sid = session->vep.next_sid;
-  vep_idx = session->vep.vep_idx;
+  next_sh = session->vep.next_sh;
+  vep_sh = session->vep.vep_sh;
   state = session->session_state;
   vpp_handle = session->vpp_handle;
-  VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
 
   if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
     {
       if (is_vep)
        clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: vep_idx %u / sid %u: "
                      "closing epoll session...",
-                     getpid (), session_index, session_index);
+                     getpid (), session_handle, session_handle);
       else
        clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %d: "
                      "closing session...",
-                     getpid (), vpp_handle, session_index);
+                     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);
+         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_sid, vep_idx,
+                 getpid (), vpp_handle, next_sh, vep_sh,
                  rv, vppcom_retval_str (rv));
 
-         VCL_SESSION_LOCK_AND_GET (session_index, &session);
-         next_sid = session->vep.next_sid;
-         VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
+         next_sh = session->vep.next_sh;
        }
     }
   else
     {
       if (is_vep_session)
        {
-         rv = vppcom_epoll_ctl (vep_idx, EPOLL_CTL_DEL, session_index, 0);
+         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_index,
-                 vep_idx, rv, vppcom_retval_str (rv));
+                 getpid (), vpp_handle, session_handle,
+                 vep_sh, rv, vppcom_retval_str (rv));
        }
 
       if (state & STATE_LISTEN)
        {
-         rv = vppcom_session_unbind (session_index);
+         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_index,
+                 getpid (), vpp_handle, session_handle,
                  rv, vppcom_retval_str (rv));
        }
-      else if (state & (CLIENT_STATE_OPEN | SERVER_STATE_OPEN))
+      else if (state & STATE_OPEN)
        {
-         rv = vppcom_session_disconnect (session_index);
+         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_index,
+                         getpid (), vpp_handle, session_handle,
                          rv, vppcom_retval_str (rv));
        }
     }
 
-  VCL_SESSION_LOCK_AND_GET (session_index, &session);
-  if (session->our_evt_q)
-    vcl_ct_registration_del (session->ct_registration);
+  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);
+    }
 
-  vpp_handle = session->vpp_handle;
   if (vpp_handle != ~0)
     {
-      p = hash_get (vcm->session_index_by_vpp_handles, vpp_handle);
-      if (p)
-       hash_unset (vcm->session_index_by_vpp_handles, vpp_handle);
+      vcl_session_table_del_vpp_handle (wrk, vpp_handle);
     }
-  pool_put_index (vcm->sessions, session_index);
-
-  VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
+  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_index, session_index);
+                     getpid (), session_handle, session_handle);
       else
        clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: session removed.",
-                     getpid (), vpp_handle, session_index);
+                     getpid (), vpp_handle, session_handle);
     }
-done:
 
   vcl_evt (VCL_EVT_CLOSE, session, rv);
 
@@ -899,118 +968,112 @@ done:
 }
 
 int
-vppcom_session_bind (uint32_t session_index, vppcom_endpt_t * ep)
+vppcom_session_bind (uint32_t session_handle, vppcom_endpt_t * ep)
 {
+  vcl_worker_t *wrk = vcl_worker_get_current ();
   vcl_session_t *session = 0;
-  int rv;
 
   if (!ep || !ep->ip)
     return VPPCOM_EINVAL;
 
-  VCL_SESSION_LOCK_AND_GET (session_index, &session);
+  session = vcl_session_get_w_handle (wrk, session_handle);
+  if (!session)
+    return VPPCOM_EBADFD;
 
   if (session->is_vep)
     {
-      VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
       clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: sid %u: cannot "
-                   "bind to an epoll session!", getpid (), session_index);
-      rv = VPPCOM_EBADFD;
-      goto done;
+                   "bind to an epoll session!", getpid (), session_handle);
+      return VPPCOM_EBADFD;
     }
 
   session->transport.is_ip4 = ep->is_ip4;
   if (ep->is_ip4)
-    clib_memcpy (&session->transport.lcl_ip.ip4, ep->ip,
-                sizeof (ip4_address_t));
+    clib_memcpy_fast (&session->transport.lcl_ip.ip4, ep->ip,
+                     sizeof (ip4_address_t));
   else
-    clib_memcpy (&session->transport.lcl_ip.ip6, ep->ip,
-                sizeof (ip6_address_t));
+    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_index,
+       "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);
-  VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
 
   if (session->session_type == VPPCOM_PROTO_UDP)
-    vppcom_session_listen (session_index, 10);
+    vppcom_session_listen (session_handle, 10);
 
-done:
-  return rv;
+  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)
 {
+  vcl_worker_t *wrk = vcl_worker_get_current ();
   vcl_session_t *listen_session = 0;
   u64 listen_vpp_handle;
-  int rv, retval;
+  int 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;
 
-  VCL_SESSION_LOCK_AND_GET (listen_session_index, &listen_session);
-
   if (listen_session->is_vep)
     {
-      VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
       clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: sid %u: cannot listen on an "
-                   "epoll session!", getpid (), listen_session_index);
-      rv = VPPCOM_EBADFD;
-      goto done;
+                   "epoll session!", getpid (), listen_sh);
+      return VPPCOM_EBADFD;
     }
 
   listen_vpp_handle = listen_session->vpp_handle;
   if (listen_session->session_state & STATE_LISTEN)
     {
-      VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
       VDBG (0, "VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: already in listen state!",
-           getpid (), listen_vpp_handle, listen_session_index);
-      rv = VPPCOM_OK;
-      goto done;
+           getpid (), listen_vpp_handle, listen_sh);
+      return VPPCOM_OK;
     }
 
   VDBG (0, "VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: sending VPP bind+listen "
-       "request...", getpid (), listen_vpp_handle, listen_session_index);
+       "request...", getpid (), listen_vpp_handle, listen_sh);
 
-  vppcom_send_bind_sock (listen_session, listen_session_index);
-  VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
-  retval = vppcom_wait_for_session_state_change (listen_session_index,
-                                                STATE_LISTEN,
-                                                vcm->cfg.session_timeout);
+  /*
+   * Send listen request to vpp and wait for reply
+   */
+  vppcom_send_bind_sock (listen_session);
+  rv = vppcom_wait_for_session_state_change (listen_session->session_index,
+                                            STATE_LISTEN,
+                                            vcm->cfg.session_timeout);
 
-  VCL_SESSION_LOCK_AND_GET (listen_session_index, &listen_session);
-  if (PREDICT_FALSE (retval))
+  if (PREDICT_FALSE (rv))
     {
+      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_session_index, retval, vppcom_retval_str (retval));
-      VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
-      rv = retval;
-      goto done;
+           listen_sh, rv, vppcom_retval_str (rv));
+      return rv;
     }
 
-  VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
-
-done:
-  return rv;
+  return VPPCOM_OK;
 }
 
-int
-validate_args_session_accept_ (vcl_session_t * listen_session)
+static int
+validate_args_session_accept_ (vcl_worker_t * wrk,
+                              vcl_session_t * listen_session)
 {
-  u32 listen_session_index = listen_session - vcm->sessions;
-
   /* Input validation - expects spinlock on sessions_lockp */
   if (listen_session->is_vep)
     {
       clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: sid %u: cannot accept on an "
-                   "epoll session!", getpid (), listen_session_index);
+                   "epoll session!", getpid (),
+                   listen_session->session_index);
       return VPPCOM_EBADFD;
     }
 
@@ -1018,7 +1081,7 @@ validate_args_session_accept_ (vcl_session_t * listen_session)
     {
       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_index,
+                   listen_session->vpp_handle, listen_session->session_index,
                    listen_session->session_state,
                    vppcom_session_state_str (listen_session->session_state));
       return VPPCOM_EBADFD;
@@ -1027,13 +1090,14 @@ validate_args_session_accept_ (vcl_session_t * listen_session)
 }
 
 int
-vppcom_session_accept (uint32_t listen_session_index, vppcom_endpt_t * ep,
+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;
-  u32 client_session_index = ~0;
   svm_msg_q_t *vpp_evt_q;
   vcl_session_msg_t *evt;
   u64 listen_vpp_handle;
@@ -1042,15 +1106,13 @@ vppcom_session_accept (uint32_t listen_session_index, vppcom_endpt_t * ep,
   u8 is_nonblocking;
   int rv;
 
-  VCL_SESSION_LOCK_AND_GET (listen_session_index, &listen_session);
-
-  if (validate_args_session_accept_ (listen_session))
-    {
-      VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
-      goto done;
-    }
+  listen_session = vcl_session_get_w_handle (wrk, listen_session_handle);
+  if (!listen_session)
+    return VPPCOM_EBADFD;
 
-  VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
+  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))
     {
@@ -1061,31 +1123,31 @@ vppcom_session_accept (uint32_t listen_session_index, vppcom_endpt_t * ep,
 
   is_nonblocking = VCL_SESS_ATTR_TEST (listen_session->attr,
                                       VCL_SESS_ATTR_NONBLOCK);
-  if (svm_msg_q_is_empty (vcm->app_event_queue) && is_nonblocking)
+  if (svm_msg_q_is_empty (wrk->app_event_queue) && is_nonblocking)
     return VPPCOM_EAGAIN;
 
   while (1)
     {
-      if (svm_msg_q_sub (vcm->app_event_queue, &msg, SVM_Q_WAIT, 0))
+      if (svm_msg_q_sub (wrk->app_event_queue, &msg, SVM_Q_WAIT, 0))
        return VPPCOM_EAGAIN;
 
-      e = svm_msg_q_msg_data (vcm->app_event_queue, &msg);
+      e = svm_msg_q_msg_data (wrk->app_event_queue, &msg);
       if (e->event_type != SESSION_CTRL_EVT_ACCEPTED)
        {
          clib_warning ("discarded event: %u", e->event_type);
-         svm_msg_q_free_msg (vcm->app_event_queue, &msg);
+         svm_msg_q_free_msg (wrk->app_event_queue, &msg);
          continue;
        }
-      clib_memcpy (&accepted_msg, e->data, sizeof (accepted_msg));
-      svm_msg_q_free_msg (vcm->app_event_queue, &msg);
+      clib_memcpy_fast (&accepted_msg, e->data, sizeof (accepted_msg));
+      svm_msg_q_free_msg (wrk->app_event_queue, &msg);
       break;
     }
 
 handle:
 
-  client_session_index = vcl_session_accepted_handler (&accepted_msg);
-  VCL_SESSION_LOCK_AND_GET (client_session_index, &client_session);
-  rv = client_session_index;
+  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);
 
   if (flags & O_NONBLOCK)
     VCL_SESS_ATTR_SET (client_session->attr, VCL_SESS_ATTR_NONBLOCK);
@@ -1093,7 +1155,7 @@ handle:
   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_index,
+       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));
@@ -1103,11 +1165,11 @@ handle:
       ep->is_ip4 = client_session->transport.is_ip4;
       ep->port = client_session->transport.rmt_port;
       if (client_session->transport.is_ip4)
-       clib_memcpy (ep->ip, &client_session->transport.rmt_ip.ip4,
-                    sizeof (ip4_address_t));
+       clib_memcpy_fast (ep->ip, &client_session->transport.rmt_ip.ip4,
+                         sizeof (ip4_address_t));
       else
-       clib_memcpy (ep->ip, &client_session->transport.rmt_ip.ip6,
-                    sizeof (ip6_address_t));
+       clib_memcpy_fast (ep->ip, &client_session->transport.rmt_ip.ip6,
+                         sizeof (ip6_address_t));
     }
 
   if (accepted_msg.server_event_queue_address)
@@ -1115,13 +1177,14 @@ handle:
                                  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_index, client_session->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,
@@ -1133,35 +1196,36 @@ handle:
        clib_net_to_host_u16 (client_session->transport.lcl_port));
   vcl_evt (VCL_EVT_ACCEPT, client_session, listen_session,
           client_session_index);
-  VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
 
-done:
-  return rv;
+  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)
 {
+  vcl_worker_t *wrk = vcl_worker_get_current ();
   vcl_session_t *session = 0;
-  u64 vpp_handle = 0;
-  int rv, retval = VPPCOM_OK;
+  u32 session_index;
+  int rv;
 
-  VCL_SESSION_LOCK_AND_GET (session_index, &session);
+  session = vcl_session_get_w_handle (wrk, session_handle);
+  if (!session)
+    return VPPCOM_EBADFD;
+  session_index = session->session_index;
 
   if (PREDICT_FALSE (session->is_vep))
     {
-      VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
       clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: sid %u: cannot "
-                   "connect on an epoll session!", getpid (), session_index);
-      rv = VPPCOM_EBADFD;
-      goto done;
+                   "connect on an epoll session!", getpid (),
+                   session_handle);
+      return VPPCOM_EBADFD;
     }
 
   if (PREDICT_FALSE (session->session_state & CLIENT_STATE_OPEN))
     {
       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_index,
+           getpid (), session->vpp_handle, session_handle,
            session->transport.is_ip4 ? "IPv4" : "IPv6",
            format_ip46_address,
            &session->transport.rmt_ip, session->transport.is_ip4 ?
@@ -1169,23 +1233,21 @@ vppcom_session_connect (uint32_t session_index, vppcom_endpt_t * server_ep)
            clib_net_to_host_u16 (session->transport.rmt_port),
            session->session_type ? "UDP" : "TCP", session->session_state,
            vppcom_session_state_str (session->session_state));
-
-      VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
-      goto done;
+      return VPPCOM_OK;
     }
 
   session->transport.is_ip4 = server_ep->is_ip4;
   if (session->transport.is_ip4)
-    clib_memcpy (&session->transport.rmt_ip.ip4, server_ep->ip,
-                sizeof (ip4_address_t));
+    clib_memcpy_fast (&session->transport.rmt_ip.ip4, server_ep->ip,
+                     sizeof (ip4_address_t));
   else
-    clib_memcpy (&session->transport.rmt_ip.ip6, server_ep->ip,
-                sizeof (ip6_address_t));
+    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_index,
+       getpid (), session->vpp_handle, session_handle,
        session->transport.is_ip4 ? "IPv4" : "IPv6",
        format_ip46_address,
        &session->transport.rmt_ip, session->transport.is_ip4 ?
@@ -1193,35 +1255,33 @@ vppcom_session_connect (uint32_t session_index, vppcom_endpt_t * server_ep)
        clib_net_to_host_u16 (session->transport.rmt_port),
        session->session_type ? "UDP" : "TCP");
 
-  vppcom_send_connect_sock (session, session_index);
-  VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
+  /*
+   * 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);
 
-  retval = vppcom_wait_for_session_state_change (session_index, STATE_CONNECT,
-                                                vcm->cfg.session_timeout);
+  session = vcl_session_get (wrk, session_index);
 
-  VCL_SESSION_LOCK_AND_GET (session_index, &session);
-  vpp_handle = session->vpp_handle;
-  VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
-
-done:
-  if (PREDICT_FALSE (retval))
+  if (PREDICT_FALSE (rv))
     {
-      rv = retval;
       if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 0)
        {
          if (session)
            clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: connect "
-                         "failed! returning %d (%s)", getpid (), vpp_handle,
-                         session_index, rv, vppcom_retval_str (rv));
+                         "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_index, rv, vppcom_retval_str (rv));
+                         session_handle, rv, vppcom_retval_str (rv));
        }
     }
   else
     VDBG (0, "VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: connected!",
-         getpid (), vpp_handle, session_index);
+         getpid (), session->vpp_handle, session_handle);
 
   return rv;
 }
@@ -1245,119 +1305,192 @@ vcl_session_is_readable (vcl_session_t * s)
 }
 
 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)
 {
+  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_full;
-
-  ASSERT (buf);
+  u8 is_ct;
 
-  VCL_SESSION_LOCK_AND_GET (session_index, &s);
-
-  if (PREDICT_FALSE (s->is_vep))
-    {
-      VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
-      clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: sid %u: cannot "
-                   "read from an epoll session!", getpid (), session_index);
-      rv = VPPCOM_EBADFD;
-      goto done;
-    }
+  if (PREDICT_FALSE (!buf))
+    return VPPCOM_EINVAL;
 
-  is_nonblocking = VCL_SESS_ATTR_TEST (s->attr, VCL_SESS_ATTR_NONBLOCK);
-  rx_fifo = s->rx_fifo;
+  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)))
     {
       session_state_t state = s->session_state;
-      VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
       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_index, state,
+           getpid (), s->vpp_handle, session_handle, state,
            vppcom_session_state_str (state), rv, vppcom_retval_str (rv));
-      goto done;
+      return rv;
     }
 
-  VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
-  mq = vcl_session_is_ct (s) ? s->our_evt_q : vcm->app_event_queue;
-  is_full = svm_fifo_is_full (rx_fifo);
+  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))
     {
-      svm_fifo_unset_event (rx_fifo);
       if (is_nonblocking)
        {
-         rv = VPPCOM_OK;
-         goto done;
+         svm_fifo_unset_event (rx_fifo);
+         return VPPCOM_EWOULDBLOCK;
        }
-      svm_msg_q_lock (mq);
-      while (1)
+      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);
-         if (!vcl_is_rx_evt_for_session (e, session_index,
-                                         s->our_evt_q != 0))
-           {
-             vcl_handle_mq_ctrl_event (e);
-             svm_msg_q_free_msg (mq, &msg);
-             continue;
-           }
-         if (svm_fifo_is_empty (rx_fifo))
+         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);
-         svm_msg_q_unlock (mq);
-         break;
+
+         if (PREDICT_FALSE (s->session_state == STATE_CLOSE_ON_EMPTY))
+           return 0;
        }
     }
 
   if (s->is_dgram)
-    n_read = app_recv_dgram_raw (rx_fifo, buf, n, &s->transport, 1, peek);
+    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, 1, peek);
+    n_read = app_recv_stream_raw (rx_fifo, buf, n, 0, peek);
 
-  if (vcl_session_is_ct (s) && is_full)
-    app_send_io_evt_to_vpp (s->vpp_evt_q, rx_fifo, SESSION_IO_EVT_CT_RX,
-                           SVM_Q_WAIT);
+  if (svm_fifo_is_empty (rx_fifo))
+    svm_fifo_unset_event (rx_fifo);
 
-  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 2)
+  if (is_ct && svm_fifo_want_tx_evt (rx_fifo))
     {
-      if (n_read > 0)
-       clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: read %d bytes "
-                     "from (%p)", getpid (), s->vpp_handle,
-                     session_index, n_read, rx_fifo);
-      else
-       clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: nothing read! "
-                     "returning %d (%s)", getpid (), s->vpp_handle,
-                     session_index, rv, vppcom_retval_str (rv));
+      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);
     }
-  return n_read;
 
-done:
-  return rv;
+  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;
 }
 
 int
-vppcom_session_read (uint32_t session_index, void *buf, size_t 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));
+}
+
+int
+vppcom_session_read_segments (uint32_t session_handle,
+                             vppcom_data_segments_t ds)
+{
+  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;
+
+  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)))
+    {
+      session_state_t state = s->session_state;
+      rv = ((state & STATE_DISCONNECT) ? VPPCOM_ECONNRESET : VPPCOM_ENOTCONN);
+      return rv;
+    }
+
+  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 (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;
+       }
+    }
+
+  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)
+    {
+      /* 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);
 }
 
 static inline int
@@ -1367,7 +1500,7 @@ vppcom_session_read_ready (vcl_session_t * session)
   if (PREDICT_FALSE (session->is_vep))
     {
       clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: sid %u: cannot read from an "
-                   "epoll session!", getpid (), vcl_session_index (session));
+                   "epoll session!", getpid (), session->session_index);
       return VPPCOM_EBADFD;
     }
 
@@ -1380,7 +1513,7 @@ vppcom_session_read_ready (vcl_session_t * session)
 
       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, vcl_session_index (session), state,
+           session->vpp_handle, session->session_index, state,
            vppcom_session_state_str (state), rv, vppcom_retval_str (rv));
       return rv;
     }
@@ -1391,6 +1524,19 @@ vppcom_session_read_ready (vcl_session_t * session)
   return svm_fifo_max_dequeue (session->rx_fifo);
 }
 
+int
+vppcom_data_segment_copy (void *buf, vppcom_data_segments_t ds, u32 max_bytes)
+{
+  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;
+}
+
 static u8
 vcl_is_tx_evt_for_session (session_event_t * e, u32 sid, u8 is_ct)
 {
@@ -1402,8 +1548,9 @@ vcl_is_tx_evt_for_session (session_event_t * e, u32 sid, u8 is_ct)
 }
 
 int
-vppcom_session_write (uint32_t session_index, void *buf, size_t n)
+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;
@@ -1411,74 +1558,58 @@ vppcom_session_write (uint32_t session_index, void *buf, size_t n)
   svm_msg_q_msg_t msg;
   session_event_t *e;
   svm_msg_q_t *mq;
+  u8 is_ct;
 
-  ASSERT (buf);
-
-  VCL_SESSION_LOCK_AND_GET (session_index, &s);
+  if (PREDICT_FALSE (!buf))
+    return VPPCOM_EINVAL;
 
-  tx_fifo = s->tx_fifo;
-  is_nonblocking = VCL_SESS_ATTR_TEST (s->attr, VCL_SESS_ATTR_NONBLOCK);
+  s = vcl_session_get_w_handle (wrk, session_handle);
+  if (PREDICT_FALSE (!s))
+    return VPPCOM_EBADFD;
 
   if (PREDICT_FALSE (s->is_vep))
     {
-      VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
       clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: "
                    "cannot write to an epoll session!",
-                   getpid (), s->vpp_handle, session_index);
+                   getpid (), s->vpp_handle, session_handle);
 
-      rv = VPPCOM_EBADFD;
-      goto done;
+      return VPPCOM_EBADFD;
     }
 
-  if (!(s->session_state & STATE_OPEN))
+  if (PREDICT_FALSE (!(s->session_state & STATE_OPEN)))
     {
       session_state_t state = s->session_state;
       rv = ((state & STATE_DISCONNECT) ? VPPCOM_ECONNRESET : VPPCOM_ENOTCONN);
-      VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
       VDBG (1, "VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: session is not open! "
-           "state 0x%x (%s)",
-           getpid (), s->vpp_handle, session_index,
+           "state 0x%x (%s)", getpid (), s->vpp_handle, session_handle,
            state, vppcom_session_state_str (state));
-      goto done;
+      return rv;
     }
 
-  VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
-
-  mq = vcl_session_is_ct (s) ? s->our_evt_q : vcm->app_event_queue;
+  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))
     {
       if (is_nonblocking)
        {
-         rv = VPPCOM_EWOULDBLOCK;
-         goto done;
+         return VPPCOM_EWOULDBLOCK;
        }
-      svm_msg_q_lock (mq);
-      while (1)
+      while (svm_fifo_is_full (tx_fifo))
        {
-         if (!svm_fifo_is_full (tx_fifo))
-           {
-             svm_msg_q_unlock (mq);
-             break;
-           }
-         if (svm_msg_q_is_empty (mq) && svm_msg_q_timedwait (mq, 10e-6))
-           continue;
+         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);
-         if (!vcl_is_tx_evt_for_session (e, session_index,
-                                         s->our_evt_q != 0))
-           {
-             vcl_handle_mq_ctrl_event (e);
-             svm_msg_q_free_msg (mq, &msg);
-             continue;
-           }
-         if (svm_fifo_is_full (tx_fifo))
-           {
-             svm_msg_q_free_msg (mq, &msg);
-             continue;
-           }
-         svm_msg_q_free_msg (mq, &msg);
          svm_msg_q_unlock (mq);
-         break;
+
+         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);
        }
     }
 
@@ -1493,32 +1624,46 @@ vppcom_session_write (uint32_t session_index, void *buf, size_t n)
 
   ASSERT (n_write > 0);
 
-  if (VPPCOM_DEBUG > 2)
-    {
-      if (n_write <= 0)
-       clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: "
-                     "FIFO-FULL (%p)", getpid (), s->vpp_handle,
-                     session_index, tx_fifo);
-      else
-       clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: "
-                     "wrote %d bytes tx-fifo: (%p)", getpid (),
-                     s->vpp_handle, session_index, n_write, tx_fifo);
-    }
+  VDBG (2, "VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: wrote %d bytes", getpid (),
+       s->vpp_handle, session_handle, n_write);
+
   return n_write;
+}
 
-done:
-  return rv;
+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)
+    {
+      /* 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, u32 session_index)
+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_index);
+                   getpid (), session->vpp_handle, session->session_index);
       return VPPCOM_EBADFD;
     }
 
@@ -1526,7 +1671,7 @@ vppcom_session_write_ready (vcl_session_t * session, u32 session_index)
     {
       clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: "
                    "cannot write to a listen session!",
-                   getpid (), session->vpp_handle, session_index);
+                   getpid (), session->vpp_handle, session->session_index);
       return VPPCOM_EBADFD;
     }
 
@@ -1539,193 +1684,296 @@ vppcom_session_write_ready (vcl_session_t * session, u32 session_index)
       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_index,
+                   session->session_index,
                    state, vppcom_session_state_str (state),
                    rv, vppcom_retval_str (rv));
       return rv;
     }
 
   VDBG (3, "VCL<%d>: vpp handle 0x%llx, sid %u: peek %s (%p), ready = %d",
-       getpid (), session->vpp_handle, session_index, session->tx_fifo,
-       svm_fifo_max_enqueue (session->tx_fifo));
+       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 int
-vcl_select_handle_mq (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)
+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++)
+    {
+      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;                                                   \
+  }                                                            \
+
+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;
-  svm_msg_q_msg_t msg;
-  session_event_t *e;
-  u32 n_msgs, i, sid;
   u64 handle;
+  u32 sid;
 
-  svm_msg_q_lock (mq);
-  if (svm_msg_q_is_empty (mq))
+  switch (e->event_type)
     {
-      if (*bits_set)
+    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)
        {
-         svm_msg_q_unlock (mq);
-         return 0;
+         clib_bitmap_set_no_check (read_map, sid, 1);
+         *bits_set += 1;
        }
-
-      if (!time_to_wait)
+      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)
        {
-         svm_msg_q_unlock (mq);
-         return 0;
+         clib_bitmap_set_no_check (write_map, sid, 1);
+         *bits_set += 1;
        }
-      else if (time_to_wait < 0)
+      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)
        {
-         svm_msg_q_wait (mq);
+         clib_bitmap_set_no_check (read_map, sid, 1);
+         *bits_set += 1;
        }
-      else
+      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)
        {
-         if (svm_msg_q_timedwait (mq, time_to_wait))
-           {
-             svm_msg_q_unlock (mq);
-             return 0;
-           }
+         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;
        }
-    }
-  svm_msg_q_unlock (mq);
 
-  n_msgs = svm_msg_q_size (mq);
-  for (i = 0; i < n_msgs; i++)
-    {
-      if (svm_msg_q_sub (mq, &msg, SVM_Q_WAIT, 0))
+      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_warning ("message queue returned");
-         continue;
+         clib_bitmap_set_no_check (read_map, sid, 1);
+         *bits_set += 1;
        }
-      e = svm_msg_q_msg_data (mq, &msg);
-      switch (e->event_type)
+      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)
        {
-       case FIFO_EVENT_APP_RX:
-         sid = e->fifo->client_session_index;
-         session = vcl_session_get (sid);
-         if (!session || svm_fifo_is_empty (session->rx_fifo))
-           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 (sid);
-         if (!session || svm_fifo_is_full (session->tx_fifo))
-           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:
-         session = vcl_ct_session_get_from_fifo (e->fifo, 0);
-         sid = vcl_session_index (session);
-         if (!session || svm_fifo_is_empty (session->rx_fifo))
-           break;
-         if (sid < n_bits && read_map)
-           {
-             clib_bitmap_set_no_check (read_map, sid, 1);
-             *bits_set += 1;
-           }
-         break;
-         break;
-       case SESSION_IO_EVT_CT_RX:
-         session = vcl_ct_session_get_from_fifo (e->fifo, 1);
-         sid = vcl_session_index (session);
-         if (!session || svm_fifo_is_full (session->tx_fifo))
-           break;
-         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 = vppcom_session_table_lookup_listener (handle);
-         if (!session)
-           {
-             clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: couldn't find listen session:"
-                           "listener handle %llx", getpid (), handle);
-             break;
-           }
+         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)
+       {
+         clib_bitmap_set_no_check (except_map, sid, 1);
+         *bits_set += 1;
+       }
+      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;
+
+  svm_msg_q_lock (mq);
+  if (svm_msg_q_is_empty (mq))
+    {
+      if (*bits_set)
+       {
+         svm_msg_q_unlock (mq);
+         return 0;
+       }
 
-         clib_fifo_add2 (session->accept_evts_fifo, vcl_msg);
-         vcl_msg->accepted_msg = *accepted_msg;
-         sid = session - vcm->sessions;
-         if (sid < n_bits && read_map)
-           {
-             clib_bitmap_set_no_check (read_map, sid, 1);
-             *bits_set += 1;
-           }
-         break;
-       case SESSION_CTRL_EVT_DISCONNECTED:
-         disconnected_msg = (session_disconnected_msg_t *) e->data;
-         sid = vcl_session_get_index_from_handle (disconnected_msg->handle);
-         if (sid < n_bits && except_map)
+      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))
            {
-             clib_bitmap_set_no_check (except_map, sid, 1);
-             *bits_set += 1;
+             svm_msg_q_unlock (mq);
+             return 0;
            }
-         break;
-       default:
-         clib_warning ("unhandled: %u", e->event_type);
-         break;
        }
-      svm_msg_q_free_msg (mq, &msg);
     }
+  vcl_mq_dequeue_batch (wrk, mq);
+  svm_msg_q_unlock (mq);
 
+  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);
+      vcl_select_handle_mq_event (wrk, e, n_bits, read_map, write_map,
+                                 except_map, bits_set);
+      svm_msg_q_free_msg (mq, msg);
+    }
+  vec_reset_length (wrk->mq_msg_vector);
   return *bits_set;
 }
 
+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)
+{
+  double total_wait = 0, wait_slice;
+  vcl_cut_through_registration_t *cr;
+
+  time_to_wait = (time_to_wait == -1) ? 10e9 : time_to_wait;
+  wait_slice = wrk->cut_through_registrations ? 10e-6 : time_to_wait;
+  do
+    {
+      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);
+
+      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);
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+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;
+
+  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 (n_mq_evts > 0 ? (int) *bits_set : 0);
+}
+
 int
 vppcom_select (unsigned long n_bits, unsigned long *read_map,
               unsigned long *write_map, unsigned long *except_map,
               double time_to_wait)
 {
   u32 sid, minbits = clib_max (n_bits, BITS (uword)), bits_set = 0;
-  vcl_cut_through_registration_t *cr;
-  double total_wait = 0, wait_slice;
+  vcl_worker_t *wrk = vcl_worker_get_current ();
   vcl_session_t *session = 0;
-  int rv;
+  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) * sizeof (clib_bitmap_t));
-      memset (read_map, 0, vec_len (vcm->rd_bitmap) * sizeof (clib_bitmap_t));
+      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) * sizeof (clib_bitmap_t));
+      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 (vcm->wr_bitmap) * sizeof (clib_bitmap_t));
+             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) * sizeof (clib_bitmap_t));
+      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 (vcm->ex_bitmap) * sizeof (clib_bitmap_t));
+             vec_len (wrk->ex_bitmap) * sizeof (clib_bitmap_t));
     }
 
   if (!n_bits)
@@ -1735,18 +1983,15 @@ vppcom_select (unsigned long n_bits, unsigned long *read_map,
     goto check_rd;
 
   /* *INDENT-OFF* */
-  clib_bitmap_foreach (sid, vcm->wr_bitmap, ({
-    VCL_SESSION_LOCK();
-    if (!(session = vcl_session_get (sid)))
+  clib_bitmap_foreach (sid, wrk->wr_bitmap, ({
+    if (!(session = vcl_session_get (wrk, sid)))
       {
-        VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK();
         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);
-    VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK();
     if (!rv)
       {
         clib_bitmap_set_no_check (write_map, sid, 1);
@@ -1757,18 +2002,16 @@ vppcom_select (unsigned long n_bits, unsigned long *read_map,
 check_rd:
   if (!read_map)
     goto check_mq;
-  clib_bitmap_foreach (sid, vcm->rd_bitmap, ({
-    VCL_SESSION_LOCK();
-    if (!(session = vcl_session_get (sid)))
+
+  clib_bitmap_foreach (sid, wrk->rd_bitmap, ({
+    if (!(session = vcl_session_get (wrk, sid)))
       {
-        VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK();
         VDBG (0, "VCL<%d>: session %d specified in write_map is closed.",
               getpid (), sid);
         return VPPCOM_EBADFD;
       }
 
     rv = vppcom_session_read_ready (session);
-    VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK();
     if (rv)
       {
         clib_bitmap_set_no_check (read_map, sid, 1);
@@ -1778,41 +2021,37 @@ check_rd:
   /* *INDENT-ON* */
 
 check_mq:
-  wait_slice = vcm->cut_through_registrations ? 10e-6 : time_to_wait;
-  do
-    {
-      /* *INDENT-OFF* */
-      pool_foreach (cr, vcm->cut_through_registrations, ({
-       vcl_select_handle_mq (cr->mq, n_bits, read_map, write_map, except_map,
-                             0, &bits_set);
-      }));
-      /* *INDENT-ON* */
 
-      vcl_select_handle_mq (vcm->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;
+  for (i = 0; i < vec_len (wrk->unhandled_evts_vector); i++)
+    {
+      vcl_select_handle_mq_event (wrk, &wrk->unhandled_evts_vector[i], n_bits,
+                                 read_map, write_map, except_map, &bits_set);
     }
-  while (total_wait < time_to_wait);
+  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);
 
   return (bits_set);
 }
 
 static inline void
-vep_verify_epoll_chain (u32 vep_idx)
+vep_verify_epoll_chain (vcl_worker_t * wrk, u32 vep_idx)
 {
   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 ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: Invalid vep_idx (%u)!",
                    getpid (), vep_idx);
@@ -1833,13 +2072,13 @@ vep_verify_epoll_chain (u32 vep_idx)
                "   wait_cont_idx  = 0x%x (%u)\n"
                "}\n", getpid (), vep_idx,
                session->is_vep, session->is_vep_session,
-               vep->next_sid, vep->next_sid,
+               vep->next_sh, vep->next_sh,
                session->wait_cont_idx, session->wait_cont_idx);
 
-  for (sid = vep->next_sid; sid != ~0; sid = vep->next_sid)
+  for (sid = vep->next_sh; sid != ~0; sid = vep->next_sh)
     {
-      rv = vppcom_session_at_index (sid, &session);
-      if (PREDICT_FALSE (rv))
+      session = vcl_session_get (wrk, sid);
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE (!session))
        {
          clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: Invalid sid (%u)!", getpid (), sid);
          goto done;
@@ -1854,10 +2093,10 @@ vep_verify_epoll_chain (u32 vep_idx)
          goto done;
        }
       vep = &session->vep;
-      if (PREDICT_FALSE (vep->vep_idx != vep_idx))
+      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_idx, vep_idx);
+                     sid, session->vep.vep_sh, vep_idx);
       if (session->is_vep_session)
        {
          clib_warning ("vep_idx[%u]: sid 0x%x (%u)\n"
@@ -1870,9 +2109,9 @@ vep_verify_epoll_chain (u32 vep_idx)
                        "   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->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);
        }
     }
@@ -1885,76 +2124,68 @@ done:
 int
 vppcom_epoll_create (void)
 {
+  vcl_worker_t *wrk = vcl_worker_get_current ();
   vcl_session_t *vep_session;
-  u32 vep_idx;
 
-  VCL_SESSION_LOCK ();
-  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;
   vep_session->vpp_handle = ~0;
-  vep_session->poll_reg = 0;
-
-  vcl_evt (VCL_EVT_EPOLL_CREATE, vep_session, vep_idx);
-  VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
 
+  vcl_evt (VCL_EVT_EPOLL_CREATE, vep_session, vep_sh);
   VDBG (0, "VCL<%d>: Created vep_idx %u / sid %u!",
-       getpid (), vep_idx, vep_idx);
+       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)
 {
+  vcl_worker_t *wrk = vcl_worker_get_current ();
   vcl_session_t *vep_session;
   vcl_session_t *session;
-  int rv;
+  int rv = VPPCOM_OK;
 
-  if (vep_idx == session_index)
+  if (vep_handle == session_handle)
     {
       clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: vep_idx == session_index (%u)!",
-                   getpid (), vep_idx);
+                   getpid (), vep_handle);
       return VPPCOM_EINVAL;
     }
 
-  VCL_SESSION_LOCK ();
-  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))
     {
-      clib_warning ("VCL<%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))
     {
       clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: vep_idx (%u) is not a vep!",
-                   getpid (), vep_idx);
-      rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
-      goto done;
+                   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))
     {
-      VDBG (0, "VCL<%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))
     {
-      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)
@@ -1964,48 +2195,34 @@ vppcom_epoll_ctl (uint32_t vep_idx, int op, uint32_t session_index,
        {
          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)
        {
          vcl_session_t *next_session;
-         rv = vppcom_session_at_index (vep_session->vep.next_sid,
-                                       &next_session);
-         if (PREDICT_FALSE (rv))
+         next_session = vcl_session_get_w_handle (wrk,
+                                                  vep_session->vep.next_sh);
+         if (PREDICT_FALSE (!next_session))
            {
              clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: EPOLL_CTL_ADD: Invalid "
                            "vep.next_sid (%u) on vep_idx (%u)!",
-                           getpid (), vep_session->vep.next_sid, vep_idx);
-             goto done;
+                           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;
-
-      /* VCL Event Register handler */
-      if (session->session_state & STATE_LISTEN)
-       {
-         /* Register handler for connect_request event on listen_session_index */
-         vce_event_key_t evk;
-         evk.session_index = session_index;
-         evk.eid = VCL_EVENT_CONNECT_REQ_ACCEPTED;
-         vep_session->poll_reg =
-           vce_register_handler (&vcm->event_thread, &evk,
-                                 vce_poll_wait_connect_request_handler_fn,
-                                 0 /* No callback args */ );
-       }
-      VDBG (1, "VCL<%d>: EPOLL_CTL_ADD: vep_idx %u, "
-           "sid %u, events 0x%x, data 0x%llx!",
-           getpid (), vep_idx, session_index,
+      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;
@@ -2021,94 +2238,87 @@ vppcom_epoll_ctl (uint32_t vep_idx, int op, uint32_t session_index,
       else if (PREDICT_FALSE (!session->is_vep_session))
        {
          clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: sid %u EPOLL_CTL_MOD: "
-                       "not a vep session!", getpid (), session_index);
+                       "not a vep session!", getpid (), session_handle);
          rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
          goto done;
        }
-      else if (PREDICT_FALSE (session->vep.vep_idx != vep_idx))
+      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_index,
-                       session->vep.vep_idx, vep_idx);
+                       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;
       VDBG (1, "VCL<%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);
+           " 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))
        {
          clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: sid %u EPOLL_CTL_DEL: "
-                       "not a vep session!", getpid (), session_index);
+                       "not a vep session!", getpid (), session_handle);
          rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
          goto done;
        }
-      else if (PREDICT_FALSE (session->vep.vep_idx != vep_idx))
+      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_index,
-                       session->vep.vep_idx, vep_idx);
+                       getpid (), session_handle,
+                       session->vep.vep_sh, vep_handle);
          rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
          goto done;
        }
 
-      /* VCL Event Un-register handler */
-      if ((session->session_state & STATE_LISTEN) && vep_session->poll_reg)
-       {
-         (void) vce_unregister_handler (&vcm->event_thread,
-                                        vep_session->poll_reg);
-       }
-
       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
        {
          vcl_session_t *prev_session;
-         rv = vppcom_session_at_index (session->vep.prev_sid, &prev_session);
-         if (PREDICT_FALSE (rv))
+         prev_session = vcl_session_get_w_handle (wrk, session->vep.prev_sh);
+         if (PREDICT_FALSE (!prev_session))
            {
              clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: EPOLL_CTL_DEL: Invalid "
                            "vep.prev_sid (%u) on sid (%u)!",
-                           getpid (), session->vep.prev_sid, session_index);
-             goto done;
+                           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)
        {
          vcl_session_t *next_session;
-         rv = vppcom_session_at_index (session->vep.next_sid, &next_session);
-         if (PREDICT_FALSE (rv))
+         next_session = vcl_session_get_w_handle (wrk, session->vep.next_sh);
+         if (PREDICT_FALSE (!next_session))
            {
              clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: EPOLL_CTL_DEL: Invalid "
                            "vep.next_sid (%u) on sid (%u)!",
-                           getpid (), session->vep.next_sid, session_index);
-             goto done;
+                           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;
       VDBG (1, "VCL<%d>: EPOLL_CTL_DEL: vep_idx %u, sid %u!",
-           getpid (), vep_idx, session_index);
-      vcl_evt (VCL_EVT_EPOLL_CTLDEL, session, vep_idx);
+           getpid (), vep_handle, session_handle);
+      vcl_evt (VCL_EVT_EPOLL_CTLDEL, session, vep_sh);
       break;
 
     default:
@@ -2116,29 +2326,155 @@ vppcom_epoll_ctl (uint32_t vep_idx, int op, uint32_t session_index,
       rv = VPPCOM_EINVAL;
     }
 
-  vep_verify_epoll_chain (vep_idx);
+  vep_verify_epoll_chain (wrk, vep_handle);
 
 done:
-  VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
   return rv;
 }
 
-static int
-vcl_epoll_wait_handle_mq (svm_msg_q_t * mq, struct epoll_event *events,
-                         u32 maxevents, double wait_for_time, u32 * num_ev)
+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;
-  u32 sid = ~0, session_events, n_msgs;
   u64 session_evt_data = ~0, handle;
+  u32 sid = ~0, session_events;
   vcl_session_msg_t *vcl_msg;
   vcl_session_t *session;
-  svm_msg_q_msg_t msg;
+  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;
-  u8 add_event;
   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))
     {
@@ -2160,154 +2496,91 @@ vcl_epoll_wait_handle_mq (svm_msg_q_t * mq, struct epoll_event *events,
            }
        }
     }
+  vcl_mq_dequeue_batch (wrk, mq);
   svm_msg_q_unlock (mq);
 
-  n_msgs = svm_msg_q_size (mq);
-  for (i = 0; i < n_msgs; i++)
+handle_dequeued:
+  for (i = 0; i < vec_len (wrk->mq_msg_vector); i++)
     {
-      if (svm_msg_q_sub (mq, &msg, SVM_Q_WAIT, 0))
-       {
-         clib_warning ("message queue returned");
-         continue;
-       }
-      e = svm_msg_q_msg_data (mq, &msg);
-      add_event = 0;
-      switch (e->event_type)
-       {
-       case FIFO_EVENT_APP_RX:
-         sid = e->fifo->client_session_index;
-         clib_spinlock_lock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-         session = vcl_session_get (sid);
-         session_events = session->vep.ev.events;
-         if ((EPOLLIN & session->vep.ev.events)
-             && !svm_fifo_is_empty (session->rx_fifo))
-           {
-             add_event = 1;
-             events[*num_ev].events |= EPOLLIN;
-             session_evt_data = session->vep.ev.data.u64;
-           }
-         clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-         break;
-       case FIFO_EVENT_APP_TX:
-         sid = e->fifo->client_session_index;
-         clib_spinlock_lock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-         session = vcl_session_get (sid);
-         session_events = session->vep.ev.events;
-         if ((EPOLLOUT & session_events)
-             && !svm_fifo_is_full (session->tx_fifo))
-           {
-             add_event = 1;
-             events[*num_ev].events |= EPOLLOUT;
-             session_evt_data = session->vep.ev.data.u64;
-           }
-         clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-         break;
-       case SESSION_IO_EVT_CT_TX:
-         session = vcl_ct_session_get_from_fifo (e->fifo, 0);
-         sid = vcl_session_index (session);
-         session_events = session->vep.ev.events;
-         if ((EPOLLIN & session->vep.ev.events)
-             && !svm_fifo_is_empty (session->rx_fifo))
-           {
-             add_event = 1;
-             events[*num_ev].events |= EPOLLIN;
-             session_evt_data = session->vep.ev.data.u64;
-           }
-         break;
-       case SESSION_IO_EVT_CT_RX:
-         session = vcl_ct_session_get_from_fifo (e->fifo, 1);
-         sid = vcl_session_index (session);
-         session_events = session->vep.ev.events;
-         if ((EPOLLOUT & session_events)
-             && !svm_fifo_is_full (session->tx_fifo))
-           {
-             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 = vppcom_session_table_lookup_listener (handle);
-         if (!session)
-           {
-             clib_warning ("VCL<%d>: ERROR: couldn't find listen session:"
-                           "listener handle %llx", getpid (), handle);
-             break;
-           }
+      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);
 
-         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;
+  return *num_ev;
+}
 
-         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 (connected_msg);
-         /* Generate EPOLLOUT because there's no connected event */
-         sid = vcl_session_get_index_from_handle (connected_msg->handle);
-         clib_spinlock_lock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-         session = vcl_session_get (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;
-           }
-         clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-         break;
-       case SESSION_CTRL_EVT_DISCONNECTED:
-         disconnected_msg = (session_disconnected_msg_t *) e->data;
-         sid = vcl_session_get_index_from_handle (disconnected_msg->handle);
-         clib_spinlock_lock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-         session = vcl_session_get (sid);
-         add_event = 1;
-         events[*num_ev].events |= EPOLLHUP | EPOLLRDHUP;
-         session_evt_data = session->vep.ev.data.u64;
-         session_events = session->vep.ev.events;
-         clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-         break;
-       default:
-         clib_warning ("unhandled: %u", e->event_type);
-         svm_msg_q_free_msg (mq, &msg);
-         continue;
-       }
+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;
 
-      svm_msg_q_free_msg (mq, &msg);
+  wait_for_time = (wait_for_time == -1) ? (double) 10e9 : wait_for_time;
+  wait_slice = wrk->cut_through_registrations ? 10e-6 : wait_for_time;
 
-      if (add_event)
-       {
-         events[*num_ev].data.u64 = session_evt_data;
-         if (EPOLLONESHOT & session_events)
-           {
-             clib_spinlock_lock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-             session = vcl_session_get (sid);
-             session->vep.ev.events = 0;
-             clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-           }
-         *num_ev += 1;
-         if (*num_ev == maxevents)
-           break;
-       }
+  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;
     }
-  return *num_ev;
+  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)
 {
-  vcl_cut_through_registration_t *cr;
+  vcl_worker_t *wrk = vcl_worker_get_current ();
   vcl_session_t *vep_session;
-  double total_wait = 0, wait_slice;
-  u32 num_ev = 0;
+  u32 n_evts = 0;
+  int i;
 
   if (PREDICT_FALSE (maxevents <= 0))
     {
@@ -2316,51 +2589,56 @@ vppcom_epoll_wait (uint32_t vep_idx, struct epoll_event *events,
       return VPPCOM_EINVAL;
     }
 
-  clib_spinlock_lock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
-  vep_session = vcl_session_get (vep_idx);
+  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_idx);
-      clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
+                   getpid (), vep_handle);
       return VPPCOM_EINVAL;
     }
-  clib_spinlock_unlock (&vcm->sessions_lockp);
 
   memset (events, 0, sizeof (*events) * maxevents);
-  wait_slice = vcm->cut_through_registrations ? 10e-6 : wait_for_time;
 
-  do
+  if (vec_len (wrk->unhandled_evts_vector))
     {
-      /* *INDENT-OFF* */
-      pool_foreach (cr, vcm->cut_through_registrations, ({
-        vcl_epoll_wait_handle_mq (cr->mq, events, maxevents, 0, &num_ev);
-      }));
-      /* *INDENT-ON* */
+      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;
+           }
+       }
 
-      vcl_epoll_wait_handle_mq (vcm->app_event_queue, events, maxevents,
-                               num_ev ? 0 : wait_slice, &num_ev);
-      total_wait += wait_slice;
-      if (num_ev)
-       return num_ev;
+      vec_delete (wrk->unhandled_evts_vector, i, 0);
     }
-  while (total_wait < wait_for_time);
 
-  return num_ev;
+  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_index, uint32_t op,
+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;
 
-  VCL_SESSION_LOCK_AND_GET (session_index, &session);
-
-  ASSERT (session);
+  session = vcl_session_get_w_handle (wrk, session_handle);
+  if (!session)
+    return VPPCOM_EBADFD;
 
   switch (op)
     {
@@ -2371,9 +2649,9 @@ vppcom_session_attr (uint32_t session_index, uint32_t op,
       break;
 
     case VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_NWRITE:
-      rv = vppcom_session_write_ready (session, session_index);
+      rv = vppcom_session_write_ready (session);
       VDBG (2, "VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_NWRITE: sid %u, nwrite = %d",
-           getpid (), session_index, rv);
+           getpid (), session_handle, rv);
       break;
 
     case VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_FLAGS:
@@ -2384,7 +2662,7 @@ vppcom_session_attr (uint32_t session_index, uint32_t op,
          *buflen = sizeof (*flags);
          VDBG (2, "VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_GET_FLAGS: sid %u, flags = 0x%08x, "
                "is_nonblocking = %u", getpid (),
-               session_index, *flags,
+               session_handle, *flags,
                VCL_SESS_ATTR_TEST (session->attr, VCL_SESS_ATTR_NONBLOCK));
        }
       else
@@ -2401,7 +2679,7 @@ vppcom_session_attr (uint32_t session_index, uint32_t op,
 
          VDBG (2, "VCL<%d>: VPPCOM_ATTR_SET_FLAGS: sid %u, flags = 0x%08x,"
                " is_nonblocking = %u",
-               getpid (), session_index, *flags,
+               getpid (), session_handle, *flags,
                VCL_SESS_ATTR_TEST (session->attr, VCL_SESS_ATTR_NONBLOCK));
        }
       else
@@ -2415,15 +2693,15 @@ vppcom_session_attr (uint32_t session_index, uint32_t op,
          ep->is_ip4 = session->transport.is_ip4;
          ep->port = session->transport.rmt_port;
          if (session->transport.is_ip4)
-           clib_memcpy (ep->ip, &session->transport.rmt_ip.ip4,
-                        sizeof (ip4_address_t));
+           clib_memcpy_fast (ep->ip, &session->transport.rmt_ip.ip4,
+                             sizeof (ip4_address_t));
          else
-           clib_memcpy (ep->ip, &session->transport.rmt_ip.ip6,
-                        sizeof (ip6_address_t));
+           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_index, ep->is_ip4, format_ip46_address,
+               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));
@@ -2439,15 +2717,15 @@ vppcom_session_attr (uint32_t session_index, uint32_t op,
          ep->is_ip4 = session->transport.is_ip4;
          ep->port = session->transport.lcl_port;
          if (session->transport.is_ip4)
-           clib_memcpy (ep->ip, &session->transport.lcl_ip.ip4,
-                        sizeof (ip4_address_t));
+           clib_memcpy_fast (ep->ip, &session->transport.lcl_ip.ip4,
+                             sizeof (ip4_address_t));
          else
-           clib_memcpy (ep->ip, &session->transport.lcl_ip.ip6,
-                        sizeof (ip6_address_t));
+           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_index, ep->is_ip4, format_ip46_address,
+               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));
@@ -2877,39 +3155,34 @@ vppcom_session_attr (uint32_t session_index, uint32_t op,
       break;
     }
 
-done:
-  VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
   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;
   vcl_session_t *session = 0;
 
   if (ep)
     {
-      VCL_SESSION_LOCK ();
-      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))
        {
-         VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
          VDBG (0, "VCL<%d>: invalid session, sid (%u) has been closed!",
-               getpid (), session_index);
-         VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
+               getpid (), session_handle);
          return VPPCOM_EBADFD;
        }
       ep->is_ip4 = session->transport.is_ip4;
       ep->port = session->transport.rmt_port;
-      VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
     }
 
   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 ("VCL<%d>: Unsupport flags for recvfrom %d",
@@ -2917,18 +3190,21 @@ vppcom_session_recvfrom (uint32_t session_index, void *buffer,
       return VPPCOM_EAFNOSUPPORT;
     }
 
-  if (session->transport.is_ip4)
-    clib_memcpy (ep->ip, &session->transport.rmt_ip.ip4,
-                sizeof (ip4_address_t));
-  else
-    clib_memcpy (ep->ip, &session->transport.rmt_ip.ip6,
-                sizeof (ip6_address_t));
+  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));
+    }
 
   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)
@@ -2947,14 +3223,17 @@ vppcom_session_sendto (uint32_t session_index, void *buffer,
            getpid (), flags, flags);
     }
 
-  return (vppcom_session_write (session_index, buffer, buflen));
+  return (vppcom_session_write (session_handle, buffer, buflen));
 }
 
 int
 vppcom_poll (vcl_poll_t * vp, uint32_t n_sids, double wait_for_time)
 {
-  f64 timeout = clib_time_now (&vcm->clib_time) + 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",
@@ -2967,24 +3246,33 @@ vppcom_poll (vcl_poll_t * vp, uint32_t n_sids, double wait_for_time)
     {
       vcl_session_t *session;
 
-      for (i = 0; i < n_sids; i++)
+      /* Dequeue all events and drop all unhandled io events */
+      while (svm_msg_q_sub (wrk->app_event_queue, &msg, SVM_Q_NOWAIT, 0) == 0)
        {
-         ASSERT (vp[i].revents);
+         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);
 
-         VCL_SESSION_LOCK_AND_GET (vp[i].sid, &session);
-         VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
+      for (i = 0; i < n_sids; i++)
+       {
+         session = vcl_session_get (wrk, vp[i].sid);
+         if (!session)
+           {
+             vp[i].revents = POLLHUP;
+             num_ev++;
+             continue;
+           }
 
-         if (*vp[i].revents)
-           *vp[i].revents = 0;
+         vp[i].revents = 0;
 
          if (POLLIN & vp[i].events)
            {
-             VCL_SESSION_LOCK_AND_GET (vp[i].sid, &session);
              rv = vppcom_session_read_ready (session);
-             VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
              if (rv > 0)
                {
-                 *vp[i].revents |= POLLIN;
+                 vp[i].revents |= POLLIN;
                  num_ev++;
                }
              else if (rv < 0)
@@ -2992,11 +3280,11 @@ vppcom_poll (vcl_poll_t * vp, uint32_t n_sids, double wait_for_time)
                  switch (rv)
                    {
                    case VPPCOM_ECONNRESET:
-                     *vp[i].revents = POLLHUP;
+                     vp[i].revents = POLLHUP;
                      break;
 
                    default:
-                     *vp[i].revents = POLLERR;
+                     vp[i].revents = POLLERR;
                      break;
                    }
                  num_ev++;
@@ -3005,12 +3293,10 @@ vppcom_poll (vcl_poll_t * vp, uint32_t n_sids, double wait_for_time)
 
          if (POLLOUT & vp[i].events)
            {
-             VCL_SESSION_LOCK_AND_GET (vp[i].sid, &session);
-             rv = vppcom_session_write_ready (session, vp[i].sid);
-             VCL_SESSION_UNLOCK ();
+             rv = vppcom_session_write_ready (session);
              if (rv > 0)
                {
-                 *vp[i].revents |= POLLOUT;
+                 vp[i].revents |= POLLOUT;
                  num_ev++;
                }
              else if (rv < 0)
@@ -3018,11 +3304,11 @@ vppcom_poll (vcl_poll_t * vp, uint32_t n_sids, double wait_for_time)
                  switch (rv)
                    {
                    case VPPCOM_ECONNRESET:
-                     *vp[i].revents = POLLHUP;
+                     vp[i].revents = POLLHUP;
                      break;
 
                    default:
-                     *vp[i].revents = POLLERR;
+                     vp[i].revents = POLLERR;
                      break;
                    }
                  num_ev++;
@@ -3031,13 +3317,12 @@ vppcom_poll (vcl_poll_t * vp, uint32_t n_sids, double wait_for_time)
 
          if (0)                // Note "done:" label used by VCL_SESSION_LOCK_AND_GET()
            {
-           done:
-             *vp[i].revents = POLLNVAL;
+             vp[i].revents = POLLNVAL;
              num_ev++;
            }
        }
       if (wait_for_time != -1)
-       keep_trying = (clib_time_now (&vcm->clib_time) <= timeout) ? 1 : 0;
+       keep_trying = (clib_time_now (&wrk->clib_time) <= timeout) ? 1 : 0;
     }
   while ((num_ev == 0) && keep_trying);
 
@@ -3048,12 +3333,33 @@ vppcom_poll (vcl_poll_t * vp, uint32_t n_sids, double wait_for_time)
        {
          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);
+                       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;
+}
+
+int
+vppcom_worker_register (void)
+{
+  if (vcl_worker_alloc_and_init ())
+    return VPPCOM_OK;
+  return VPPCOM_EEXIST;
+}
+
 /*
  * fd.io coding-style-patch-verification: ON
  *