perfmon: new perfmon plugin
[vpp.git] / src / vlib / main.c
index c0ab8e1..6369f39 100644 (file)
 #include <vppinfra/tw_timer_1t_3w_1024sl_ov.h>
 
 #include <vlib/unix/unix.h>
-#include <vlib/unix/cj.h>
-
-CJ_GLOBAL_LOG_PROTOTYPE;
 
 /* Actually allocate a few extra slots of vector data to support
    speculative vector enqueues which overflow vector data in next frame. */
 #define VLIB_FRAME_SIZE_ALLOC (VLIB_FRAME_SIZE + 4)
 
-u32 wraps;
-
 always_inline u32
 vlib_frame_bytes (u32 n_scalar_bytes, u32 n_vector_bytes)
 {
@@ -91,10 +86,11 @@ vlib_frame_find_magic (vlib_frame_t * f, vlib_node_t * node)
   return p;
 }
 
-static vlib_frame_size_t *
+static inline vlib_frame_size_t *
 get_frame_size_info (vlib_node_main_t * nm,
                     u32 n_scalar_bytes, u32 n_vector_bytes)
 {
+#ifdef VLIB_SUPPORTS_ARBITRARY_SCALAR_SIZES
   uword key = (n_scalar_bytes << 16) | n_vector_bytes;
   uword *p, i;
 
@@ -109,9 +105,14 @@ get_frame_size_info (vlib_node_main_t * nm,
     }
 
   return vec_elt_at_index (nm->frame_sizes, i);
+#else
+  ASSERT (vlib_frame_bytes (n_scalar_bytes, n_vector_bytes)
+         == (vlib_frame_bytes (0, 4)));
+  return vec_elt_at_index (nm->frame_sizes, 0);
+#endif
 }
 
-static u32
+static vlib_frame_t *
 vlib_frame_alloc_to_node (vlib_main_t * vm, u32 to_node_index,
                          u32 frame_flags)
 {
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ vlib_frame_alloc_to_node (vlib_main_t * vm, u32 to_node_index,
   vlib_frame_size_t *fs;
   vlib_node_t *to_node;
   vlib_frame_t *f;
-  u32 fi, l, n, scalar_size, vector_size;
+  u32 l, n, scalar_size, vector_size;
 
   to_node = vlib_get_node (vm, to_node_index);
 
@@ -128,17 +129,15 @@ vlib_frame_alloc_to_node (vlib_main_t * vm, u32 to_node_index,
 
   fs = get_frame_size_info (nm, scalar_size, vector_size);
   n = vlib_frame_bytes (scalar_size, vector_size);
-  if ((l = vec_len (fs->free_frame_indices)) > 0)
+  if ((l = vec_len (fs->free_frames)) > 0)
     {
       /* Allocate from end of free list. */
-      fi = fs->free_frame_indices[l - 1];
-      f = vlib_get_frame_no_check (vm, fi);
-      _vec_len (fs->free_frame_indices) = l - 1;
+      f = fs->free_frames[l - 1];
+      _vec_len (fs->free_frames) = l - 1;
     }
   else
     {
       f = clib_mem_alloc_aligned_no_fail (n, VLIB_FRAME_ALIGN);
-      fi = vlib_frame_index_no_check (vm, f);
     }
 
   /* Poison frame when debugging. */
@@ -161,12 +160,12 @@ vlib_frame_alloc_to_node (vlib_main_t * vm, u32 to_node_index,
 
   fs->n_alloc_frames += 1;
 
-  return fi;
+  return f;
 }
 
 /* Allocate a frame for from FROM_NODE to TO_NODE via TO_NEXT_INDEX.
    Returns frame index. */
-static u32
+static vlib_frame_t *
 vlib_frame_alloc (vlib_main_t * vm, vlib_node_runtime_t * from_node_runtime,
                  u32 to_next_index)
 {
@@ -182,10 +181,35 @@ vlib_frame_alloc (vlib_main_t * vm, vlib_node_runtime_t * from_node_runtime,
 vlib_frame_t *
 vlib_get_frame_to_node (vlib_main_t * vm, u32 to_node_index)
 {
-  u32 fi = vlib_frame_alloc_to_node (vm, to_node_index,
-                                    /* frame_flags */
-                                    VLIB_FRAME_FREE_AFTER_DISPATCH);
-  return vlib_get_frame (vm, fi);
+  vlib_frame_t *f = vlib_frame_alloc_to_node (vm, to_node_index,
+                                             /* frame_flags */
+                                             VLIB_FRAME_FREE_AFTER_DISPATCH);
+  return vlib_get_frame (vm, f);
+}
+
+static inline void
+vlib_validate_frame_indices (vlib_frame_t * f)
+{
+  if (CLIB_DEBUG > 0)
+    {
+      int i;
+      u32 *from = vlib_frame_vector_args (f);
+
+      /* Check for bad buffer index values */
+      for (i = 0; i < f->n_vectors; i++)
+       {
+         if (from[i] == 0)
+           {
+             clib_warning ("BUG: buffer index 0 at index %d", i);
+             ASSERT (0);
+           }
+         else if (from[i] == 0xfefefefe)
+           {
+             clib_warning ("BUG: frame poison pattern at index %d", i);
+             ASSERT (0);
+           }
+       }
+    }
 }
 
 void
@@ -197,12 +221,14 @@ vlib_put_frame_to_node (vlib_main_t * vm, u32 to_node_index, vlib_frame_t * f)
   if (f->n_vectors == 0)
     return;
 
+  vlib_validate_frame_indices (f);
+
   to_node = vlib_get_node (vm, to_node_index);
 
   vec_add2 (vm->node_main.pending_frames, p, 1);
 
   f->frame_flags |= VLIB_FRAME_PENDING;
-  p->frame_index = vlib_frame_index (vm, f);
+  p->frame = vlib_get_frame (vm, f);
   p->node_runtime_index = to_node->runtime_index;
   p->next_frame_index = VLIB_PENDING_FRAME_NO_NEXT_FRAME;
 }
@@ -214,28 +240,24 @@ vlib_frame_free (vlib_main_t * vm, vlib_node_runtime_t * r, vlib_frame_t * f)
   vlib_node_main_t *nm = &vm->node_main;
   vlib_node_t *node;
   vlib_frame_size_t *fs;
-  u32 frame_index;
 
   ASSERT (f->frame_flags & VLIB_FRAME_IS_ALLOCATED);
 
   node = vlib_get_node (vm, r->node_index);
   fs = get_frame_size_info (nm, node->scalar_size, node->vector_size);
 
-  frame_index = vlib_frame_index (vm, f);
-
   ASSERT (f->frame_flags & VLIB_FRAME_IS_ALLOCATED);
 
   /* No next frames may point to freed frame. */
   if (CLIB_DEBUG > 0)
     {
       vlib_next_frame_t *nf;
-      vec_foreach (nf, vm->node_main.next_frames)
-       ASSERT (nf->frame_index != frame_index);
+      vec_foreach (nf, vm->node_main.next_frames) ASSERT (nf->frame != f);
     }
 
-  f->frame_flags &= ~VLIB_FRAME_IS_ALLOCATED;
+  f->frame_flags &= ~(VLIB_FRAME_IS_ALLOCATED | VLIB_FRAME_NO_APPEND);
 
-  vec_add1 (fs->free_frame_indices, frame_index);
+  vec_add1 (fs->free_frames, f);
   ASSERT (fs->n_alloc_frames > 0);
   fs->n_alloc_frames -= 1;
 }
@@ -251,7 +273,7 @@ show_frame_stats (vlib_main_t * vm,
   vec_foreach (fs, nm->frame_sizes)
   {
     u32 n_alloc = fs->n_alloc_frames;
-    u32 n_free = vec_len (fs->free_frame_indices);
+    u32 n_free = vec_len (fs->free_frames);
 
     if (n_alloc + n_free > 0)
       vlib_cli_output (vm, "%=6d%=12d%=12d",
@@ -315,11 +337,11 @@ vlib_next_frame_change_ownership (vlib_main_t * vm,
       if (next_frame->flags & VLIB_FRAME_PENDING)
        {
          vlib_pending_frame_t *p;
-         if (next_frame->frame_index != ~0)
+         if (next_frame->frame != NULL)
            {
              vec_foreach (p, nm->pending_frames)
              {
-               if (p->frame_index == next_frame->frame_index)
+               if (p->frame == next_frame->frame)
                  {
                    p->next_frame_index =
                      next_frame - vm->node_main.next_frames;
@@ -371,11 +393,11 @@ vlib_get_next_frame_internal (vlib_main_t * vm,
   /* ??? Don't need valid flag: can use frame_index == ~0 */
   if (PREDICT_FALSE (!(nf->flags & VLIB_FRAME_IS_ALLOCATED)))
     {
-      nf->frame_index = vlib_frame_alloc (vm, node, next_index);
+      nf->frame = vlib_frame_alloc (vm, node, next_index);
       nf->flags |= VLIB_FRAME_IS_ALLOCATED;
     }
 
-  f = vlib_get_frame (vm, nf->frame_index);
+  f = nf->frame;
 
   /* Has frame been removed from pending vector (e.g. finished dispatching)?
      If so we can reuse frame. */
@@ -387,21 +409,22 @@ vlib_get_next_frame_internal (vlib_main_t * vm,
       f->flags = 0;
     }
 
-  /* Allocate new frame if current one is already full. */
+  /* Allocate new frame if current one is marked as no-append or
+     it is already full. */
   n_used = f->n_vectors;
-  if (n_used >= VLIB_FRAME_SIZE || (allocate_new_next_frame && n_used > 0))
+  if (n_used >= VLIB_FRAME_SIZE || (allocate_new_next_frame && n_used > 0) ||
+      (f->frame_flags & VLIB_FRAME_NO_APPEND))
     {
       /* Old frame may need to be freed after dispatch, since we'll have
          two redundant frames from node -> next node. */
       if (!(nf->flags & VLIB_FRAME_NO_FREE_AFTER_DISPATCH))
        {
-         vlib_frame_t *f_old = vlib_get_frame (vm, nf->frame_index);
+         vlib_frame_t *f_old = vlib_get_frame (vm, nf->frame);
          f_old->frame_flags |= VLIB_FRAME_FREE_AFTER_DISPATCH;
        }
 
       /* Allocate new frame to replace full one. */
-      nf->frame_index = vlib_frame_alloc (vm, node, next_index);
-      f = vlib_get_frame (vm, nf->frame_index);
+      f = nf->frame = vlib_frame_alloc (vm, node, next_index);
       n_used = f->n_vectors;
     }
 
@@ -430,9 +453,12 @@ vlib_put_next_frame_validate (vlib_main_t * vm,
   u32 n_before, n_after;
 
   nf = vlib_node_runtime_get_next_frame (vm, rt, next_index);
-  f = vlib_get_frame (vm, nf->frame_index);
+  f = vlib_get_frame (vm, nf->frame);
 
   ASSERT (n_vectors_left <= VLIB_FRAME_SIZE);
+
+  vlib_validate_frame_indices (f);
+
   n_after = VLIB_FRAME_SIZE - n_vectors_left;
   n_before = f->n_vectors;
 
@@ -467,7 +493,7 @@ vlib_put_next_frame (vlib_main_t * vm,
     vlib_put_next_frame_validate (vm, r, next_index, n_vectors_left);
 
   nf = vlib_node_runtime_get_next_frame (vm, r, next_index);
-  f = vlib_get_frame (vm, nf->frame_index);
+  f = vlib_get_frame (vm, nf->frame);
 
   /* Make sure that magic number is still there.  Otherwise, caller
      has overrun frame meta data. */
@@ -503,7 +529,7 @@ vlib_put_next_frame (vlib_main_t * vm,
 
          vec_add2 (nm->pending_frames, p, 1);
 
-         p->frame_index = nf->frame_index;
+         p->frame = nf->frame;
          p->node_runtime_index = nf->node_runtime_index;
          p->next_frame_index = nf - nm->next_frames;
          nf->flags |= VLIB_FRAME_PENDING;
@@ -517,7 +543,7 @@ vlib_put_next_frame (vlib_main_t * vm,
           */
          if (0 && r->thread_index != next_runtime->thread_index)
            {
-             nf->frame_index = ~0;
+             nf->frame = NULL;
              nf->flags &= ~(VLIB_FRAME_PENDING | VLIB_FRAME_IS_ALLOCATED);
            }
        }
@@ -542,41 +568,29 @@ vlib_put_next_frame (vlib_main_t * vm,
 never_inline void
 vlib_node_runtime_sync_stats (vlib_main_t * vm,
                              vlib_node_runtime_t * r,
-                             uword n_calls, uword n_vectors, uword n_clocks,
-                             uword n_ticks0, uword n_ticks1)
+                             uword n_calls, uword n_vectors, uword n_clocks)
 {
   vlib_node_t *n = vlib_get_node (vm, r->node_index);
 
   n->stats_total.calls += n_calls + r->calls_since_last_overflow;
   n->stats_total.vectors += n_vectors + r->vectors_since_last_overflow;
   n->stats_total.clocks += n_clocks + r->clocks_since_last_overflow;
-  n->stats_total.perf_counter0_ticks += n_ticks0 +
-    r->perf_counter0_ticks_since_last_overflow;
-  n->stats_total.perf_counter1_ticks += n_ticks1 +
-    r->perf_counter1_ticks_since_last_overflow;
-  n->stats_total.perf_counter_vectors += n_vectors +
-    r->perf_counter_vectors_since_last_overflow;
   n->stats_total.max_clock = r->max_clock;
   n->stats_total.max_clock_n = r->max_clock_n;
 
   r->calls_since_last_overflow = 0;
   r->vectors_since_last_overflow = 0;
   r->clocks_since_last_overflow = 0;
-  r->perf_counter0_ticks_since_last_overflow = 0ULL;
-  r->perf_counter1_ticks_since_last_overflow = 0ULL;
-  r->perf_counter_vectors_since_last_overflow = 0ULL;
 }
 
 always_inline void __attribute__ ((unused))
 vlib_process_sync_stats (vlib_main_t * vm,
                         vlib_process_t * p,
-                        uword n_calls, uword n_vectors, uword n_clocks,
-                        uword n_ticks0, uword n_ticks1)
+                        uword n_calls, uword n_vectors, uword n_clocks)
 {
   vlib_node_runtime_t *rt = &p->node_runtime;
   vlib_node_t *n = vlib_get_node (vm, rt->node_index);
-  vlib_node_runtime_sync_stats (vm, rt, n_calls, n_vectors, n_clocks,
-                               n_ticks0, n_ticks1);
+  vlib_node_runtime_sync_stats (vm, rt, n_calls, n_vectors, n_clocks);
   n->stats_total.suspends += p->n_suspends;
   p->n_suspends = 0;
 }
@@ -602,7 +616,7 @@ vlib_node_sync_stats (vlib_main_t * vm, vlib_node_t * n)
       vec_elt_at_index (vm->node_main.nodes_by_type[n->type],
                        n->runtime_index);
 
-  vlib_node_runtime_sync_stats (vm, rt, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
+  vlib_node_runtime_sync_stats (vm, rt, 0, 0, 0);
 
   /* Sync up runtime next frame vector counters with main node structure. */
   {
@@ -622,32 +636,21 @@ always_inline u32
 vlib_node_runtime_update_stats (vlib_main_t * vm,
                                vlib_node_runtime_t * node,
                                uword n_calls,
-                               uword n_vectors, uword n_clocks,
-                               uword n_ticks0, uword n_ticks1)
+                               uword n_vectors, uword n_clocks)
 {
   u32 ca0, ca1, v0, v1, cl0, cl1, r;
-  u32 ptick00, ptick01, ptick10, ptick11, pvec0, pvec1;
 
   cl0 = cl1 = node->clocks_since_last_overflow;
   ca0 = ca1 = node->calls_since_last_overflow;
   v0 = v1 = node->vectors_since_last_overflow;
-  ptick00 = ptick01 = node->perf_counter0_ticks_since_last_overflow;
-  ptick10 = ptick11 = node->perf_counter1_ticks_since_last_overflow;
-  pvec0 = pvec1 = node->perf_counter_vectors_since_last_overflow;
 
   ca1 = ca0 + n_calls;
   v1 = v0 + n_vectors;
   cl1 = cl0 + n_clocks;
-  ptick01 = ptick00 + n_ticks0;
-  ptick11 = ptick10 + n_ticks1;
-  pvec1 = pvec0 + n_vectors;
 
   node->calls_since_last_overflow = ca1;
   node->clocks_since_last_overflow = cl1;
   node->vectors_since_last_overflow = v1;
-  node->perf_counter0_ticks_since_last_overflow = ptick01;
-  node->perf_counter1_ticks_since_last_overflow = ptick11;
-  node->perf_counter_vectors_since_last_overflow = pvec1;
 
   node->max_clock_n = node->max_clock > n_clocks ?
     node->max_clock_n : n_vectors;
@@ -655,39 +658,25 @@ vlib_node_runtime_update_stats (vlib_main_t * vm,
 
   r = vlib_node_runtime_update_main_loop_vector_stats (vm, node, n_vectors);
 
-  if (PREDICT_FALSE (ca1 < ca0 || v1 < v0 || cl1 < cl0) || (ptick01 < ptick00)
-      || (ptick11 < ptick10) || (pvec1 < pvec0))
+  if (PREDICT_FALSE (ca1 < ca0 || v1 < v0 || cl1 < cl0))
     {
       node->calls_since_last_overflow = ca0;
       node->clocks_since_last_overflow = cl0;
       node->vectors_since_last_overflow = v0;
-      node->perf_counter0_ticks_since_last_overflow = ptick00;
-      node->perf_counter1_ticks_since_last_overflow = ptick10;
-      node->perf_counter_vectors_since_last_overflow = pvec0;
 
-      vlib_node_runtime_sync_stats (vm, node, n_calls, n_vectors, n_clocks,
-                                   n_ticks0, n_ticks1);
+      vlib_node_runtime_sync_stats (vm, node, n_calls, n_vectors, n_clocks);
     }
 
   return r;
 }
 
-static inline void
-vlib_node_runtime_perf_counter (vlib_main_t * vm, u64 * pmc0, u64 * pmc1)
-{
-  *pmc0 = 0;
-  *pmc1 = 0;
-  if (PREDICT_FALSE (vm->vlib_node_runtime_perf_counter_cb != 0))
-    (*vm->vlib_node_runtime_perf_counter_cb) (vm, pmc0, pmc1);
-}
-
 always_inline void
 vlib_process_update_stats (vlib_main_t * vm,
                           vlib_process_t * p,
                           uword n_calls, uword n_vectors, uword n_clocks)
 {
   vlib_node_runtime_update_stats (vm, &p->node_runtime,
-                                 n_calls, n_vectors, n_clocks, 0ULL, 0ULL);
+                                 n_calls, n_vectors, n_clocks);
 }
 
 static clib_error_t *
@@ -745,21 +734,44 @@ elog_save_buffer (vlib_main_t * vm,
 }
 
 void
-elog_post_mortem_dump (void)
+vlib_post_mortem_dump (void)
 {
   vlib_main_t *vm = &vlib_global_main;
   elog_main_t *em = &vm->elog_main;
+
   u8 *filename;
   clib_error_t *error;
 
-  if (!vm->elog_post_mortem_dump)
+  if ((vm->elog_post_mortem_dump + vm->dispatch_pcap_postmortem) == 0)
     return;
 
-  filename = format (0, "/tmp/elog_post_mortem.%d%c", getpid (), 0);
-  error = elog_write_file (em, (char *) filename, 1 /* flush ring */ );
-  if (error)
-    clib_error_report (error);
-  vec_free (filename);
+  if (vm->dispatch_pcap_postmortem)
+    {
+      clib_error_t *error;
+      pcap_main_t *pm = &vm->dispatch_pcap_main;
+
+      pm->n_packets_to_capture = pm->n_packets_captured;
+      pm->file_name = (char *) format (0, "/tmp/dispatch_post_mortem.%d%c",
+                                      getpid (), 0);
+      error = pcap_write (pm);
+      pcap_close (pm);
+      if (error)
+       clib_error_report (error);
+      /*
+       * We're in the middle of crashing. Don't try to free the filename.
+       */
+    }
+
+  if (vm->elog_post_mortem_dump)
+    {
+      filename = format (0, "/tmp/elog_post_mortem.%d%c", getpid (), 0);
+      error = elog_write_file (em, (char *) filename, 1 /* flush ring */ );
+      if (error)
+       clib_error_report (error);
+      /*
+       * We're in the middle of crashing. Don't try to free the filename.
+       */
+    }
 }
 
 /* *INDENT-OFF* */
@@ -811,8 +823,8 @@ VLIB_CLI_COMMAND (elog_restart_cli, static) = {
 /* *INDENT-ON* */
 
 static clib_error_t *
-elog_resize (vlib_main_t * vm,
-            unformat_input_t * input, vlib_cli_command_t * cmd)
+elog_resize_command_fn (vlib_main_t * vm,
+                       unformat_input_t * input, vlib_cli_command_t * cmd)
 {
   elog_main_t *em = &vm->elog_main;
   u32 tmp;
@@ -836,7 +848,7 @@ elog_resize (vlib_main_t * vm,
 VLIB_CLI_COMMAND (elog_resize_cli, static) = {
   .path = "event-logger resize",
   .short_help = "event-logger resize <nnn>",
-  .function = elog_resize,
+  .function = elog_resize_command_fn,
 };
 /* *INDENT-ON* */
 
@@ -912,18 +924,35 @@ vlib_elog_main_loop_event (vlib_main_t * vm,
 {
   vlib_main_t *evm = &vlib_global_main;
   elog_main_t *em = &evm->elog_main;
+  int enabled = evm->elog_trace_graph_dispatch |
+    evm->elog_trace_graph_circuit;
 
-  if (VLIB_ELOG_MAIN_LOOP && n_vectors)
-    elog_track (em,
-               /* event type */
-               vec_elt_at_index (is_return
-                                 ? evm->node_return_elog_event_types
-                                 : evm->node_call_elog_event_types,
-                                 node_index),
-               /* track */
-               (vm->thread_index ? &vlib_worker_threads[vm->thread_index].
-                elog_track : &em->default_track),
-               /* data to log */ n_vectors);
+  if (PREDICT_FALSE (enabled && n_vectors))
+    {
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE (!elog_is_enabled (em)))
+       {
+         evm->elog_trace_graph_dispatch = 0;
+         evm->elog_trace_graph_circuit = 0;
+         return;
+       }
+      if (PREDICT_TRUE
+         (evm->elog_trace_graph_dispatch ||
+          (evm->elog_trace_graph_circuit &&
+           node_index == evm->elog_trace_graph_circuit_node_index)))
+       {
+         elog_track (em,
+                     /* event type */
+                     vec_elt_at_index (is_return
+                                       ? evm->node_return_elog_event_types
+                                       : evm->node_call_elog_event_types,
+                                       node_index),
+                     /* track */
+                     (vm->thread_index ?
+                      &vlib_worker_threads[vm->thread_index].elog_track
+                      : &em->default_track),
+                     /* data to log */ n_vectors);
+       }
+    }
 }
 
 #if VLIB_BUFFER_TRACE_TRAJECTORY > 0
@@ -985,14 +1014,17 @@ format_buffer_metadata (u8 * s, va_list * args)
   s = format (s, "flags: %U\n", format_vnet_buffer_flags, b);
   s = format (s, "current_data: %d, current_length: %d\n",
              (i32) (b->current_data), (i32) (b->current_length));
-  s = format (s, "current_config_index: %d, flow_id: %x, next_buffer: %x\n",
-             b->current_config_index, b->flow_id, b->next_buffer);
-  s = format (s, "error: %d, ref_count: %d, buffer_pool_index: %d\n",
-             (u32) (b->error), (u32) (b->ref_count),
-             (u32) (b->buffer_pool_index));
-  s = format (s,
-             "trace_index: %d, len_not_first_buf: %d\n",
-             b->trace_index, b->total_length_not_including_first_buffer);
+  s = format
+    (s,
+     "current_config_index/punt_reason: %d, flow_id: %x, next_buffer: %x\n",
+     b->current_config_index, b->flow_id, b->next_buffer);
+  s =
+    format (s, "error: %d, ref_count: %d, buffer_pool_index: %d\n",
+           (u32) (b->error), (u32) (b->ref_count),
+           (u32) (b->buffer_pool_index));
+  s =
+    format (s, "trace_handle: 0x%x, len_not_first_buf: %d\n", b->trace_handle,
+           b->total_length_not_including_first_buffer);
   return s;
 }
 
@@ -1004,7 +1036,7 @@ dispatch_pcap_trace (vlib_main_t * vm,
 {
   int i;
   vlib_buffer_t *bufs[VLIB_FRAME_SIZE], **bufp, *b;
-  pcap_main_t *pm = &vm->dispatch_pcap_main;
+  pcap_main_t *pm = &vlib_global_main.dispatch_pcap_main;
   vlib_trace_main_t *tm = &vm->trace_main;
   u32 capture_size;
   vlib_node_t *n;
@@ -1063,7 +1095,8 @@ dispatch_pcap_trace (vlib_main_t * vm,
          if (PREDICT_FALSE (b->flags & VLIB_BUFFER_IS_TRACED))
            {
              vlib_trace_header_t **h
-               = pool_elt_at_index (tm->trace_buffer_pool, b->trace_index);
+               = pool_elt_at_index (tm->trace_buffer_pool,
+                                    vlib_buffer_get_trace_index (b));
 
              vm->pcap_buffer = format (vm->pcap_buffer, "%U%c",
                                        format_vlib_trace, vm, h[0], 0);
@@ -1151,142 +1184,143 @@ dispatch_node (vlib_main_t * vm,
 
   vm->cpu_time_last_node_dispatch = last_time_stamp;
 
-  if (1 /* || vm->thread_index == node->thread_index */ )
-    {
-      u64 pmc_before[2], pmc_after[2], pmc_delta[2];
+  vlib_elog_main_loop_event (vm, node->node_index,
+                            last_time_stamp, frame ? frame->n_vectors : 0,
+                            /* is_after */ 0);
 
-      vlib_elog_main_loop_event (vm, node->node_index,
-                                last_time_stamp,
-                                frame ? frame->n_vectors : 0,
-                                /* is_after */ 0);
+  vlib_node_runtime_perf_counter (vm, node, frame, 0, last_time_stamp,
+                                 VLIB_NODE_RUNTIME_PERF_BEFORE);
 
-      vlib_node_runtime_perf_counter (vm, &pmc_before[0], &pmc_before[1]);
-
-      /*
-       * Turn this on if you run into
-       * "bad monkey" contexts, and you want to know exactly
-       * which nodes they've visited... See ixge.c...
-       */
-      if (VLIB_BUFFER_TRACE_TRAJECTORY && frame)
+  /*
+   * Turn this on if you run into
+   * "bad monkey" contexts, and you want to know exactly
+   * which nodes they've visited... See ixge.c...
+   */
+  if (VLIB_BUFFER_TRACE_TRAJECTORY && frame)
+    {
+      int i;
+      u32 *from;
+      from = vlib_frame_vector_args (frame);
+      for (i = 0; i < frame->n_vectors; i++)
        {
-         int i;
-         u32 *from;
-         from = vlib_frame_vector_args (frame);
-         for (i = 0; i < frame->n_vectors; i++)
-           {
-             vlib_buffer_t *b = vlib_get_buffer (vm, from[i]);
-             add_trajectory_trace (b, node->node_index);
-           }
-         if (PREDICT_FALSE (vm->dispatch_pcap_enable))
-           dispatch_pcap_trace (vm, node, frame);
-         n = node->function (vm, node, frame);
+         vlib_buffer_t *b = vlib_get_buffer (vm, from[i]);
+         add_trajectory_trace (b, node->node_index);
        }
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE (vm->dispatch_pcap_enable))
+       dispatch_pcap_trace (vm, node, frame);
+
+      if (PREDICT_TRUE (vm->dispatch_wrapper_fn == 0))
+       n = node->function (vm, node, frame);
       else
-       {
-         if (PREDICT_FALSE (vm->dispatch_pcap_enable))
-           dispatch_pcap_trace (vm, node, frame);
-         n = node->function (vm, node, frame);
-       }
+       n = vm->dispatch_wrapper_fn (vm, node, frame);
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE (vm->dispatch_pcap_enable))
+       dispatch_pcap_trace (vm, node, frame);
 
-      t = clib_cpu_time_now ();
+      if (PREDICT_TRUE (vm->dispatch_wrapper_fn == 0))
+       n = node->function (vm, node, frame);
+      else
+       n = vm->dispatch_wrapper_fn (vm, node, frame);
+    }
 
-      /*
-       * To validate accounting: pmc_delta = t - pmc_before;
-       * perf ticks should equal clocks/pkt...
-       */
-      vlib_node_runtime_perf_counter (vm, &pmc_after[0], &pmc_after[1]);
-
-      pmc_delta[0] = pmc_after[0] - pmc_before[0];
-      pmc_delta[1] = pmc_after[1] - pmc_before[1];
-
-      vlib_elog_main_loop_event (vm, node->node_index, t, n,   /* is_after */
-                                1);
-
-      vm->main_loop_vectors_processed += n;
-      vm->main_loop_nodes_processed += n > 0;
-
-      v = vlib_node_runtime_update_stats (vm, node,
-                                         /* n_calls */ 1,
-                                         /* n_vectors */ n,
-                                         /* n_clocks */ t - last_time_stamp,
-                                         pmc_delta[0] /* PMC0 */ ,
-                                         pmc_delta[1] /* PMC1 */ );
-
-      /* When in interrupt mode and vector rate crosses threshold switch to
-         polling mode. */
-      if ((dispatch_state == VLIB_NODE_STATE_INTERRUPT)
-         || (dispatch_state == VLIB_NODE_STATE_POLLING
-             && (node->flags
-                 & VLIB_NODE_FLAG_SWITCH_FROM_INTERRUPT_TO_POLLING_MODE)))
-       {
-#ifdef DISPATCH_NODE_ELOG_REQUIRED
-         ELOG_TYPE_DECLARE (e) =
-         {
-           .function = (char *) __FUNCTION__,.format =
-             "%s vector length %d, switching to %s",.format_args =
-             "T4i4t4",.n_enum_strings = 2,.enum_strings =
-           {
-         "interrupt", "polling",},};
-         struct
-         {
-           u32 node_name, vector_length, is_polling;
-         } *ed;
-         vlib_worker_thread_t *w = vlib_worker_threads + vm->thread_index;
-#endif
+  t = clib_cpu_time_now ();
 
-         if ((dispatch_state == VLIB_NODE_STATE_INTERRUPT
-              && v >= nm->polling_threshold_vector_length) &&
-             !(node->flags &
-               VLIB_NODE_FLAG_SWITCH_FROM_INTERRUPT_TO_POLLING_MODE))
+  vlib_node_runtime_perf_counter (vm, node, frame, n, t,
+                                 VLIB_NODE_RUNTIME_PERF_AFTER);
+
+  vlib_elog_main_loop_event (vm, node->node_index, t, n, 1 /* is_after */ );
+
+  vm->main_loop_vectors_processed += n;
+  vm->main_loop_nodes_processed += n > 0;
+
+  v = vlib_node_runtime_update_stats (vm, node,
+                                     /* n_calls */ 1,
+                                     /* n_vectors */ n,
+                                     /* n_clocks */ t - last_time_stamp);
+
+  /* When in interrupt mode and vector rate crosses threshold switch to
+     polling mode. */
+  if (PREDICT_FALSE ((dispatch_state == VLIB_NODE_STATE_INTERRUPT)
+                    || (dispatch_state == VLIB_NODE_STATE_POLLING
+                        && (node->flags
+                            &
+                            VLIB_NODE_FLAG_SWITCH_FROM_INTERRUPT_TO_POLLING_MODE))))
+    {
+      /* *INDENT-OFF* */
+      ELOG_TYPE_DECLARE (e) =
+        {
+          .function = (char *) __FUNCTION__,
+          .format = "%s vector length %d, switching to %s",
+          .format_args = "T4i4t4",
+          .n_enum_strings = 2,
+          .enum_strings = {
+            "interrupt", "polling",
+          },
+        };
+      /* *INDENT-ON* */
+      struct
+      {
+       u32 node_name, vector_length, is_polling;
+      } *ed;
+
+      if ((dispatch_state == VLIB_NODE_STATE_INTERRUPT
+          && v >= nm->polling_threshold_vector_length) &&
+         !(node->flags &
+           VLIB_NODE_FLAG_SWITCH_FROM_INTERRUPT_TO_POLLING_MODE))
+       {
+         vlib_node_t *n = vlib_get_node (vm, node->node_index);
+         n->state = VLIB_NODE_STATE_POLLING;
+         node->state = VLIB_NODE_STATE_POLLING;
+         node->flags &=
+           ~VLIB_NODE_FLAG_SWITCH_FROM_POLLING_TO_INTERRUPT_MODE;
+         node->flags |= VLIB_NODE_FLAG_SWITCH_FROM_INTERRUPT_TO_POLLING_MODE;
+         nm->input_node_counts_by_state[VLIB_NODE_STATE_INTERRUPT] -= 1;
+         nm->input_node_counts_by_state[VLIB_NODE_STATE_POLLING] += 1;
+
+         if (PREDICT_FALSE (vlib_global_main.elog_trace_graph_dispatch))
            {
-             vlib_node_t *n = vlib_get_node (vm, node->node_index);
-             n->state = VLIB_NODE_STATE_POLLING;
-             node->state = VLIB_NODE_STATE_POLLING;
-             node->flags &=
-               ~VLIB_NODE_FLAG_SWITCH_FROM_POLLING_TO_INTERRUPT_MODE;
-             node->flags |=
-               VLIB_NODE_FLAG_SWITCH_FROM_INTERRUPT_TO_POLLING_MODE;
-             nm->input_node_counts_by_state[VLIB_NODE_STATE_INTERRUPT] -= 1;
-             nm->input_node_counts_by_state[VLIB_NODE_STATE_POLLING] += 1;
+             vlib_worker_thread_t *w = vlib_worker_threads
+               + vm->thread_index;
 
-#ifdef DISPATCH_NODE_ELOG_REQUIRED
              ed = ELOG_TRACK_DATA (&vlib_global_main.elog_main, e,
                                    w->elog_track);
              ed->node_name = n->name_elog_string;
              ed->vector_length = v;
              ed->is_polling = 1;
-#endif
            }
-         else if (dispatch_state == VLIB_NODE_STATE_POLLING
-                  && v <= nm->interrupt_threshold_vector_length)
+       }
+      else if (dispatch_state == VLIB_NODE_STATE_POLLING
+              && v <= nm->interrupt_threshold_vector_length)
+       {
+         vlib_node_t *n = vlib_get_node (vm, node->node_index);
+         if (node->flags &
+             VLIB_NODE_FLAG_SWITCH_FROM_POLLING_TO_INTERRUPT_MODE)
            {
-             vlib_node_t *n = vlib_get_node (vm, node->node_index);
-             if (node->flags &
-                 VLIB_NODE_FLAG_SWITCH_FROM_POLLING_TO_INTERRUPT_MODE)
-               {
-                 /* Switch to interrupt mode after dispatch in polling one more time.
-                    This allows driver to re-enable interrupts. */
-                 n->state = VLIB_NODE_STATE_INTERRUPT;
-                 node->state = VLIB_NODE_STATE_INTERRUPT;
-                 node->flags &=
-                   ~VLIB_NODE_FLAG_SWITCH_FROM_INTERRUPT_TO_POLLING_MODE;
-                 nm->input_node_counts_by_state[VLIB_NODE_STATE_POLLING] -=
-                   1;
-                 nm->input_node_counts_by_state[VLIB_NODE_STATE_INTERRUPT] +=
-                   1;
+             /* Switch to interrupt mode after dispatch in polling one more time.
+                This allows driver to re-enable interrupts. */
+             n->state = VLIB_NODE_STATE_INTERRUPT;
+             node->state = VLIB_NODE_STATE_INTERRUPT;
+             node->flags &=
+               ~VLIB_NODE_FLAG_SWITCH_FROM_INTERRUPT_TO_POLLING_MODE;
+             nm->input_node_counts_by_state[VLIB_NODE_STATE_POLLING] -= 1;
+             nm->input_node_counts_by_state[VLIB_NODE_STATE_INTERRUPT] += 1;
 
-               }
-             else
+           }
+         else
+           {
+             vlib_worker_thread_t *w = vlib_worker_threads
+               + vm->thread_index;
+             node->flags |=
+               VLIB_NODE_FLAG_SWITCH_FROM_POLLING_TO_INTERRUPT_MODE;
+             if (PREDICT_FALSE (vlib_global_main.elog_trace_graph_dispatch))
                {
-                 node->flags |=
-                   VLIB_NODE_FLAG_SWITCH_FROM_POLLING_TO_INTERRUPT_MODE;
-#ifdef DISPATCH_NODE_ELOG_REQUIRED
                  ed = ELOG_TRACK_DATA (&vlib_global_main.elog_main, e,
                                        w->elog_track);
                  ed->node_name = n->name_elog_string;
                  ed->vector_length = v;
                  ed->is_polling = 0;
-#endif
                }
            }
        }
@@ -1301,9 +1335,9 @@ dispatch_pending_node (vlib_main_t * vm, uword pending_frame_index,
 {
   vlib_node_main_t *nm = &vm->node_main;
   vlib_frame_t *f;
-  vlib_next_frame_t *nf, nf_dummy;
+  vlib_next_frame_t *nf, nf_placeholder;
   vlib_node_runtime_t *n;
-  u32 restore_frame_index;
+  vlib_frame_t *restore_frame;
   vlib_pending_frame_t *p;
 
   /* See comment below about dangling references to nm->pending_frames */
@@ -1312,13 +1346,13 @@ dispatch_pending_node (vlib_main_t * vm, uword pending_frame_index,
   n = vec_elt_at_index (nm->nodes_by_type[VLIB_NODE_TYPE_INTERNAL],
                        p->node_runtime_index);
 
-  f = vlib_get_frame (vm, p->frame_index);
+  f = vlib_get_frame (vm, p->frame);
   if (p->next_frame_index == VLIB_PENDING_FRAME_NO_NEXT_FRAME)
     {
-      /* No next frame: so use dummy on stack. */
-      nf = &nf_dummy;
+      /* No next frame: so use placeholder on stack. */
+      nf = &nf_placeholder;
       nf->flags = f->frame_flags & VLIB_NODE_FLAG_TRACE;
-      nf->frame_index = ~p->frame_index;
+      nf->frame = NULL;
     }
   else
     nf = vec_elt_at_index (nm->next_frames, p->next_frame_index);
@@ -1327,13 +1361,13 @@ dispatch_pending_node (vlib_main_t * vm, uword pending_frame_index,
 
   /* Force allocation of new frame while current frame is being
      dispatched. */
-  restore_frame_index = ~0;
-  if (nf->frame_index == p->frame_index)
+  restore_frame = NULL;
+  if (nf->frame == p->frame)
     {
-      nf->frame_index = ~0;
+      nf->frame = NULL;
       nf->flags &= ~VLIB_FRAME_IS_ALLOCATED;
       if (!(n->flags & VLIB_NODE_FLAG_FRAME_NO_FREE_AFTER_DISPATCH))
-       restore_frame_index = p->frame_index;
+       restore_frame = p->frame;
     }
 
   /* Frame must be pending. */
@@ -1351,11 +1385,17 @@ dispatch_pending_node (vlib_main_t * vm, uword pending_frame_index,
                                   VLIB_NODE_TYPE_INTERNAL,
                                   VLIB_NODE_STATE_POLLING,
                                   f, last_time_stamp);
+  /* Internal node vector-rate accounting, for summary stats */
+  vm->internal_node_vectors += f->n_vectors;
+  vm->internal_node_calls++;
+  vm->internal_node_last_vectors_per_main_loop =
+    (f->n_vectors > vm->internal_node_last_vectors_per_main_loop) ?
+    f->n_vectors : vm->internal_node_last_vectors_per_main_loop;
 
-  f->frame_flags &= ~VLIB_FRAME_PENDING;
+  f->frame_flags &= ~(VLIB_FRAME_PENDING | VLIB_FRAME_NO_APPEND);
 
   /* Frame is ready to be used again, so restore it. */
-  if (restore_frame_index != ~0)
+  if (restore_frame != NULL)
     {
       /*
        * We musn't restore a frame that is flagged to be freed. This
@@ -1383,10 +1423,10 @@ dispatch_pending_node (vlib_main_t * vm, uword pending_frame_index,
       nf = vec_elt_at_index (nm->next_frames, p->next_frame_index);
       nf->flags |= VLIB_FRAME_IS_ALLOCATED;
 
-      if (~0 == nf->frame_index)
+      if (NULL == nf->frame)
        {
          /* no new frame has been assigned to this node, use the saved one */
-         nf->frame_index = restore_frame_index;
+         nf->frame = restore_frame;
          f->n_vectors = 0;
        }
       else
@@ -1437,6 +1477,8 @@ vlib_process_bootstrap (uword _a)
 
   vm = a->vm;
   p = a->process;
+  vlib_process_finish_switch_stack (vm);
+
   f = a->frame;
   node = &p->node_runtime;
 
@@ -1444,6 +1486,7 @@ vlib_process_bootstrap (uword _a)
 
   ASSERT (vlib_process_stack_is_valid (p));
 
+  vlib_process_start_switch_stack (vm, 0);
   clib_longjmp (&p->return_longjmp, n);
 
   return n;
@@ -1462,14 +1505,19 @@ vlib_process_startup (vlib_main_t * vm, vlib_process_t * p, vlib_frame_t * f)
 
   r = clib_setjmp (&p->return_longjmp, VLIB_PROCESS_RETURN_LONGJMP_RETURN);
   if (r == VLIB_PROCESS_RETURN_LONGJMP_RETURN)
-    r = clib_calljmp (vlib_process_bootstrap, pointer_to_uword (&a),
-                     (void *) p->stack + (1 << p->log2_n_stack_bytes));
+    {
+      vlib_process_start_switch_stack (vm, p);
+      r = clib_calljmp (vlib_process_bootstrap, pointer_to_uword (&a),
+                       (void *) p->stack + (1 << p->log2_n_stack_bytes));
+    }
+  else
+    vlib_process_finish_switch_stack (vm);
 
   return r;
 }
 
 static_always_inline uword
-vlib_process_resume (vlib_process_t * p)
+vlib_process_resume (vlib_main_t * vm, vlib_process_t * p)
 {
   uword r;
   p->flags &= ~(VLIB_PROCESS_IS_SUSPENDED_WAITING_FOR_CLOCK
@@ -1477,7 +1525,12 @@ vlib_process_resume (vlib_process_t * p)
                | VLIB_PROCESS_RESUME_PENDING);
   r = clib_setjmp (&p->return_longjmp, VLIB_PROCESS_RETURN_LONGJMP_RETURN);
   if (r == VLIB_PROCESS_RETURN_LONGJMP_RETURN)
-    clib_longjmp (&p->resume_longjmp, VLIB_PROCESS_RESUME_LONGJMP_RESUME);
+    {
+      vlib_process_start_switch_stack (vm, p);
+      clib_longjmp (&p->resume_longjmp, VLIB_PROCESS_RESUME_LONGJMP_RESUME);
+    }
+  else
+    vlib_process_finish_switch_stack (vm);
   return r;
 }
 
@@ -1507,6 +1560,9 @@ dispatch_process (vlib_main_t * vm,
   old_process_index = nm->current_process_index;
   nm->current_process_index = node->runtime_index;
 
+  vlib_node_runtime_perf_counter (vm, node_runtime, f, 0, last_time_stamp,
+                                 VLIB_NODE_RUNTIME_PERF_BEFORE);
+
   n_vectors = vlib_process_startup (vm, p, f);
 
   nm->current_process_index = old_process_index;
@@ -1520,7 +1576,7 @@ dispatch_process (vlib_main_t * vm,
       n_vectors = 0;
       pool_get (nm->suspended_process_frames, pf);
       pf->node_runtime_index = node->runtime_index;
-      pf->frame_index = f ? vlib_frame_index (vm, f) : ~0;
+      pf->frame = f;
       pf->next_frame_index = ~0;
 
       p->n_suspends += 1;
@@ -1546,6 +1602,9 @@ dispatch_process (vlib_main_t * vm,
   vlib_elog_main_loop_event (vm, node_runtime->node_index, t, is_suspend,
                             /* is_after */ 1);
 
+  vlib_node_runtime_perf_counter (vm, node_runtime, f, n_vectors, t,
+                                 VLIB_NODE_RUNTIME_PERF_AFTER);
+
   vlib_process_update_stats (vm, p,
                             /* n_calls */ !is_suspend,
                             /* n_vectors */ n_vectors,
@@ -1588,7 +1647,7 @@ dispatch_suspended_process (vlib_main_t * vm,
 
   node_runtime = &p->node_runtime;
   node = vlib_get_node (vm, node_runtime->node_index);
-  f = pf->frame_index != ~0 ? vlib_get_frame (vm, pf->frame_index) : 0;
+  f = pf->frame;
 
   vlib_elog_main_loop_event (vm, node_runtime->node_index, t,
                             f ? f->n_vectors : 0, /* is_after */ 0);
@@ -1596,7 +1655,10 @@ dispatch_suspended_process (vlib_main_t * vm,
   /* Save away current process for suspend. */
   nm->current_process_index = node->runtime_index;
 
-  n_vectors = vlib_process_resume (p);
+  vlib_node_runtime_perf_counter (vm, node_runtime, f, 0, last_time_stamp,
+                                 VLIB_NODE_RUNTIME_PERF_BEFORE);
+
+  n_vectors = vlib_process_resume (vm, p);
   t = clib_cpu_time_now ();
 
   nm->current_process_index = ~0;
@@ -1629,6 +1691,9 @@ dispatch_suspended_process (vlib_main_t * vm,
   vlib_elog_main_loop_event (vm, node_runtime->node_index, t, !is_suspend,
                             /* is_after */ 1);
 
+  vlib_node_runtime_perf_counter (vm, node_runtime, f, n_vectors, t,
+                                 VLIB_NODE_RUNTIME_PERF_AFTER);
+
   vlib_process_update_stats (vm, p,
                             /* n_calls */ !is_suspend,
                             /* n_vectors */ n_vectors,
@@ -1643,6 +1708,39 @@ vl_api_send_pending_rpc_requests (vlib_main_t * vm)
 {
 }
 
+static_always_inline u64
+dispatch_pending_interrupts (vlib_main_t * vm, vlib_node_main_t * nm,
+                            u64 cpu_time_now,
+                            vlib_node_interrupt_t * interrupts)
+{
+  vlib_node_runtime_t *n;
+
+  for (int i = 0; i < _vec_len (interrupts); i++)
+    {
+      vlib_node_interrupt_t *in;
+      in = vec_elt_at_index (interrupts, i);
+      n = vec_elt_at_index (nm->nodes_by_type[VLIB_NODE_TYPE_INPUT],
+                           in->node_runtime_index);
+      n->interrupt_data = in->data;
+      cpu_time_now = dispatch_node (vm, n, VLIB_NODE_TYPE_INPUT,
+                                   VLIB_NODE_STATE_INTERRUPT, /* frame */ 0,
+                                   cpu_time_now);
+    }
+  return cpu_time_now;
+}
+
+static inline void
+pcap_postmortem_reset (vlib_main_t * vm)
+{
+  pcap_main_t *pm = &vm->dispatch_pcap_main;
+
+  /* Reset the trace buffer and capture count */
+  clib_spinlock_lock_if_init (&pm->lock);
+  vec_reset_length (pm->pcap_data);
+  pm->n_packets_captured = 0;
+  clib_spinlock_unlock_if_init (&pm->lock);
+}
+
 
 static_always_inline void
 vlib_main_or_worker_loop (vlib_main_t * vm, int is_main)
@@ -1651,8 +1749,10 @@ vlib_main_or_worker_loop (vlib_main_t * vm, int is_main)
   vlib_thread_main_t *tm = vlib_get_thread_main ();
   uword i;
   u64 cpu_time_now;
+  f64 now;
   vlib_frame_queue_main_t *fqm;
-  u32 *last_node_runtime_indices = 0;
+  u32 frame_queue_check_counter = 0;
+  vlib_node_interrupt_t *empty_int_list = 0;
 
   /* Initialize pending node vector. */
   if (is_main)
@@ -1671,10 +1771,12 @@ vlib_main_or_worker_loop (vlib_main_t * vm, int is_main)
     cpu_time_now = clib_cpu_time_now ();
 
   /* Pre-allocate interupt runtime indices and lock. */
-  vec_alloc (nm->pending_interrupt_node_runtime_indices, 32);
-  vec_alloc (last_node_runtime_indices, 32);
-  if (!is_main)
-    clib_spinlock_init (&nm->pending_interrupt_lock);
+  vec_alloc (nm->pending_local_interrupts, 32);
+  vec_alloc (nm->pending_remote_interrupts, 32);
+  vec_alloc (empty_int_list, 32);
+  vec_alloc_aligned (nm->pending_remote_interrupts_notify, 1,
+                    CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES);
+  clib_spinlock_init (&nm->pending_interrupt_lock);
 
   /* Pre-allocate expired nodes. */
   if (!nm->polling_threshold_vector_length)
@@ -1684,11 +1786,20 @@ vlib_main_or_worker_loop (vlib_main_t * vm, int is_main)
 
   vm->cpu_id = clib_get_current_cpu_id ();
   vm->numa_node = clib_get_current_numa_node ();
+  os_set_numa_index (vm->numa_node);
 
   /* Start all processes. */
   if (is_main)
     {
       uword i;
+
+      /*
+       * Perform an initial barrier sync. Pays no attention to
+       * the barrier sync hold-down timer scheme, which won't work
+       * at this point in time.
+       */
+      vlib_worker_thread_initial_barrier_sync_and_release (vm);
+
       nm->current_process_index = ~0;
       for (i = 0; i < vec_len (nm->processes); i++)
        cpu_time_now = dispatch_process (vm, nm->processes[i], /* frame */ 0,
@@ -1706,16 +1817,45 @@ vlib_main_or_worker_loop (vlib_main_t * vm, int is_main)
        }
 
       if (!is_main)
+       vlib_worker_thread_barrier_check ();
+
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE (vm->check_frame_queues + frame_queue_check_counter))
        {
-         vlib_worker_thread_barrier_check ();
+         u32 processed = 0;
+
+         if (vm->check_frame_queues)
+           {
+             frame_queue_check_counter = 100;
+             vm->check_frame_queues = 0;
+           }
+
          vec_foreach (fqm, tm->frame_queue_mains)
-           vlib_frame_queue_dequeue (vm, fqm);
-         if (PREDICT_FALSE (vm->worker_thread_main_loop_callback != 0))
-           ((void (*)(vlib_main_t *)) vm->worker_thread_main_loop_callback)
-             (vm);
+           processed += vlib_frame_queue_dequeue (vm, fqm);
+
+         /* No handoff queue work found? */
+         if (processed)
+           frame_queue_check_counter = 100;
+         else
+           frame_queue_check_counter--;
        }
 
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE (vec_len (vm->worker_thread_main_loop_callbacks)))
+       clib_call_callbacks (vm->worker_thread_main_loop_callbacks, vm,
+                            cpu_time_now);
+
+      /*
+       * When trying to understand aggravating, hard-to-reproduce
+       * bugs: reset / restart the pcap dispatch trace once per
+       * main thread dispatch cycle. All threads share the same
+       * (spinlock-protected) dispatch trace buffer. It might take
+       * a few tries to capture a good post-mortem trace of
+       * a multi-thread issue. Best we can do without a big refactor job.
+       */
+      if (is_main && PREDICT_FALSE (vm->dispatch_pcap_postmortem != 0))
+       pcap_postmortem_reset (vm);
+
       /* Process pre-input nodes. */
+      cpu_time_now = clib_cpu_time_now ();
       vec_foreach (n, nm->nodes_by_type[VLIB_NODE_TYPE_PRE_INPUT])
        cpu_time_now = dispatch_node (vm, n,
                                      VLIB_NODE_TYPE_PRE_INPUT,
@@ -1734,40 +1874,37 @@ vlib_main_or_worker_loop (vlib_main_t * vm, int is_main)
       if (PREDICT_TRUE (is_main && vm->queue_signal_pending == 0))
        vm->queue_signal_callback (vm);
 
-      /* Next handle interrupts. */
-      {
-       /* unlocked read, for performance */
-       uword l = _vec_len (nm->pending_interrupt_node_runtime_indices);
-       uword i;
-       if (PREDICT_FALSE (l > 0))
-         {
-           u32 *tmp;
-           if (!is_main)
-             {
-               clib_spinlock_lock (&nm->pending_interrupt_lock);
-               /* Re-read w/ lock held, in case another thread added an item */
-               l = _vec_len (nm->pending_interrupt_node_runtime_indices);
-             }
+      /* handle local interruots */
+      if (_vec_len (nm->pending_local_interrupts))
+       {
+         vlib_node_interrupt_t *interrupts = nm->pending_local_interrupts;
+         nm->pending_local_interrupts = empty_int_list;
+         cpu_time_now = dispatch_pending_interrupts (vm, nm, cpu_time_now,
+                                                     interrupts);
+         empty_int_list = interrupts;
+         vec_reset_length (empty_int_list);
+       }
+
+      /* handle remote interruots */
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE (_vec_len (nm->pending_remote_interrupts)))
+       {
+         vlib_node_interrupt_t *interrupts;
+
+         /* at this point it is known that
+          * vec_len (nm->pending_local_interrupts) is zero so we quickly swap
+          * local and remote vector under the spinlock */
+         clib_spinlock_lock (&nm->pending_interrupt_lock);
+         interrupts = nm->pending_remote_interrupts;
+         nm->pending_remote_interrupts = empty_int_list;
+         *nm->pending_remote_interrupts_notify = 0;
+         clib_spinlock_unlock (&nm->pending_interrupt_lock);
+
+         cpu_time_now = dispatch_pending_interrupts (vm, nm, cpu_time_now,
+                                                     interrupts);
+         empty_int_list = interrupts;
+         vec_reset_length (empty_int_list);
+       }
 
-           tmp = nm->pending_interrupt_node_runtime_indices;
-           nm->pending_interrupt_node_runtime_indices =
-             last_node_runtime_indices;
-           last_node_runtime_indices = tmp;
-           _vec_len (last_node_runtime_indices) = 0;
-           if (!is_main)
-             clib_spinlock_unlock (&nm->pending_interrupt_lock);
-           for (i = 0; i < l; i++)
-             {
-               n = vec_elt_at_index (nm->nodes_by_type[VLIB_NODE_TYPE_INPUT],
-                                     last_node_runtime_indices[i]);
-               cpu_time_now =
-                 dispatch_node (vm, n, VLIB_NODE_TYPE_INPUT,
-                                VLIB_NODE_STATE_INTERRUPT,
-                                /* frame */ 0,
-                                cpu_time_now);
-             }
-         }
-      }
       /* Input nodes may have added work to the pending vector.
          Process pending vector until there is nothing left.
          All pending vectors will be processed from input -> output. */
@@ -1778,9 +1915,30 @@ vlib_main_or_worker_loop (vlib_main_t * vm, int is_main)
 
       if (is_main)
        {
+          /* *INDENT-OFF* */
+          ELOG_TYPE_DECLARE (es) =
+            {
+              .format = "process tw start",
+              .format_args = "",
+            };
+          ELOG_TYPE_DECLARE (ee) =
+            {
+              .format = "process tw end: %d",
+              .format_args = "i4",
+            };
+          /* *INDENT-ON* */
+
+         struct
+         {
+           int nready_procs;
+         } *ed;
+
          /* Check if process nodes have expired from timing wheel. */
          ASSERT (nm->data_from_advancing_timing_wheel != 0);
 
+         if (PREDICT_FALSE (vm->elog_trace_graph_dispatch))
+           ed = ELOG_DATA (&vlib_global_main.elog_main, es);
+
          nm->data_from_advancing_timing_wheel =
            TW (tw_timer_expire_timers_vec)
            ((TWT (tw_timer_wheel) *) nm->timing_wheel, vlib_time_now (vm),
@@ -1788,6 +1946,13 @@ vlib_main_or_worker_loop (vlib_main_t * vm, int is_main)
 
          ASSERT (nm->data_from_advancing_timing_wheel != 0);
 
+         if (PREDICT_FALSE (vm->elog_trace_graph_dispatch))
+           {
+             ed = ELOG_DATA (&vlib_global_main.elog_main, ee);
+             ed->nready_procs =
+               _vec_len (nm->data_from_advancing_timing_wheel);
+           }
+
          if (PREDICT_FALSE
              (_vec_len (nm->data_from_advancing_timing_wheel) > 0))
            {
@@ -1836,10 +2001,36 @@ vlib_main_or_worker_loop (vlib_main_t * vm, int is_main)
            }
        }
       vlib_increment_main_loop_counter (vm);
-
       /* Record time stamp in case there are no enabled nodes and above
          calls do not update time stamp. */
       cpu_time_now = clib_cpu_time_now ();
+      vm->loops_this_reporting_interval++;
+      now = clib_time_now_internal (&vm->clib_time, cpu_time_now);
+      /* Time to update loops_per_second? */
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE (now >= vm->loop_interval_end))
+       {
+         /* Next sample ends in 20ms */
+         if (vm->loop_interval_start)
+           {
+             f64 this_loops_per_second;
+
+             this_loops_per_second =
+               ((f64) vm->loops_this_reporting_interval) / (now -
+                                                            vm->loop_interval_start);
+
+             vm->loops_per_second =
+               vm->loops_per_second * vm->damping_constant +
+               (1.0 - vm->damping_constant) * this_loops_per_second;
+             if (vm->loops_per_second != 0.0)
+               vm->seconds_per_loop = 1.0 / vm->loops_per_second;
+             else
+               vm->seconds_per_loop = 0.0;
+           }
+         /* New interval starts now, and ends in 20ms */
+         vm->loop_interval_start = now;
+         vm->loop_interval_end = now + 2e-4;
+         vm->loops_this_reporting_interval = 0;
+       }
     }
 }
 
@@ -1868,10 +2059,25 @@ vlib_main_configure (vlib_main_t * vm, unformat_input_t * input)
        turn_on_mem_trace = 1;
 
       else if (unformat (input, "elog-events %d",
-                        &vm->elog_main.event_ring_size))
-       ;
+                        &vm->configured_elog_ring_size))
+       vm->configured_elog_ring_size =
+         1 << max_log2 (vm->configured_elog_ring_size);
       else if (unformat (input, "elog-post-mortem-dump"))
        vm->elog_post_mortem_dump = 1;
+      else if (unformat (input, "buffer-alloc-success-rate %f",
+                        &vm->buffer_alloc_success_rate))
+       {
+         if (VLIB_BUFFER_ALLOC_FAULT_INJECTOR == 0)
+           return clib_error_return
+             (0, "Buffer fault injection not configured");
+       }
+      else if (unformat (input, "buffer-alloc-success-seed %u",
+                        &vm->buffer_alloc_success_seed))
+       {
+         if (VLIB_BUFFER_ALLOC_FAULT_INJECTOR == 0)
+           return clib_error_return
+             (0, "Buffer fault injection not configured");
+       }
       else
        return unformat_parse_error (input);
     }
@@ -1888,7 +2094,7 @@ vlib_main_configure (vlib_main_t * vm, unformat_input_t * input)
 VLIB_EARLY_CONFIG_FUNCTION (vlib_main_configure, "vlib");
 
 static void
-dummy_queue_signal_callback (vlib_main_t * vm)
+placeholder_queue_signal_callback (vlib_main_t * vm)
 {
 }
 
@@ -1904,6 +2110,29 @@ clib_error_t *name (vlib_main_t *vm) { return 0; }
 foreach_weak_reference_stub;
 #undef _
 
+void vl_api_set_elog_main (elog_main_t * m) __attribute__ ((weak));
+void
+vl_api_set_elog_main (elog_main_t * m)
+{
+  clib_warning ("STUB");
+}
+
+int vl_api_set_elog_trace_api_messages (int enable) __attribute__ ((weak));
+int
+vl_api_set_elog_trace_api_messages (int enable)
+{
+  clib_warning ("STUB");
+  return 0;
+}
+
+int vl_api_get_elog_trace_api_messages (void) __attribute__ ((weak));
+int
+vl_api_get_elog_trace_api_messages (void)
+{
+  clib_warning ("STUB");
+  return 0;
+}
+
 /* Main function. */
 int
 vlib_main (vlib_main_t * volatile vm, unformat_input_t * input)
@@ -1911,15 +2140,14 @@ vlib_main (vlib_main_t * volatile vm, unformat_input_t * input)
   clib_error_t *volatile error;
   vlib_node_main_t *nm = &vm->node_main;
 
-  vm->queue_signal_callback = dummy_queue_signal_callback;
-
-  clib_time_init (&vm->clib_time);
+  vm->queue_signal_callback = placeholder_queue_signal_callback;
 
-  /* Turn on event log. */
-  if (!vm->elog_main.event_ring_size)
-    vm->elog_main.event_ring_size = 128 << 10;
-  elog_init (&vm->elog_main, vm->elog_main.event_ring_size);
-  elog_enable_disable (&vm->elog_main, 1);
+  /* Reconfigure event log which is enabled very early */
+  if (vm->configured_elog_ring_size &&
+      vm->configured_elog_ring_size != vm->elog_main.event_ring_size)
+    elog_resize (&vm->elog_main, vm->configured_elog_ring_size);
+  vl_api_set_elog_main (&vm->elog_main);
+  (void) vl_api_set_elog_trace_api_messages (1);
 
   /* Default name. */
   if (!vm->name)
@@ -1931,19 +2159,19 @@ vlib_main (vlib_main_t * volatile vm, unformat_input_t * input)
       goto done;
     }
 
-  if ((error = vlib_buffer_main_init (vm)))
+  if ((error = vlib_map_stat_segment_init (vm)))
     {
       clib_error_report (error);
       goto done;
     }
 
-  if ((error = vlib_thread_init (vm)))
+  if ((error = vlib_buffer_main_init (vm)))
     {
       clib_error_report (error);
       goto done;
     }
 
-  if ((error = vlib_map_stat_segment_init (vm)))
+  if ((error = vlib_thread_init (vm)))
     {
       clib_error_report (error);
       goto done;
@@ -2010,23 +2238,29 @@ vlib_main (vlib_main_t * volatile vm, unformat_input_t * input)
   vec_validate (vm->processing_rpc_requests, 0);
   _vec_len (vm->processing_rpc_requests) = 0;
 
-  switch (clib_setjmp (&vm->main_loop_exit, VLIB_MAIN_LOOP_EXIT_NONE))
+  /* Default params for the buffer allocator fault injector, if configured */
+  if (VLIB_BUFFER_ALLOC_FAULT_INJECTOR > 0)
     {
-    case VLIB_MAIN_LOOP_EXIT_NONE:
-      vm->main_loop_exit_set = 1;
-      break;
-
-    case VLIB_MAIN_LOOP_EXIT_CLI:
-      goto done;
-
-    default:
-      error = vm->main_loop_error;
-      goto done;
+      vm->buffer_alloc_success_seed = 0xdeaddabe;
+      vm->buffer_alloc_success_rate = 0.80;
     }
 
   if ((error = vlib_call_all_config_functions (vm, input, 0 /* is_early */ )))
     goto done;
 
+  /*
+   * Use exponential smoothing, with a half-life of 1 second
+   * reported_rate(t) = reported_rate(t-1) * K + rate(t)*(1-K)
+   *
+   * Sample every 20ms, aka 50 samples per second
+   * K = exp (-1.0/20.0);
+   * K = 0.95
+   */
+  vm->damping_constant = exp (-1.0 / 20.0);
+
+  /* Sort per-thread init functions before we start threads */
+  vlib_sort_init_exit_functions (&vm->worker_init_function_registrations);
+
   /* Call all main loop enter functions. */
   {
     clib_error_t *sub_error;
@@ -2035,6 +2269,20 @@ vlib_main (vlib_main_t * volatile vm, unformat_input_t * input)
       clib_error_report (sub_error);
   }
 
+  switch (clib_setjmp (&vm->main_loop_exit, VLIB_MAIN_LOOP_EXIT_NONE))
+    {
+    case VLIB_MAIN_LOOP_EXIT_NONE:
+      vm->main_loop_exit_set = 1;
+      break;
+
+    case VLIB_MAIN_LOOP_EXIT_CLI:
+      goto done;
+
+    default:
+      error = vm->main_loop_error;
+      goto done;
+    }
+
   vlib_main_loop (vm);
 
 done:
@@ -2052,192 +2300,226 @@ done:
   return 0;
 }
 
-static inline clib_error_t *
-pcap_dispatch_trace_command_internal (vlib_main_t * vm,
-                                     unformat_input_t * input,
-                                     vlib_cli_command_t * cmd, int rx_tx)
+int
+vlib_pcap_dispatch_trace_configure (vlib_pcap_dispatch_trace_args_t * a)
 {
-#define PCAP_DEF_PKT_TO_CAPTURE (100)
-
-  unformat_input_t _line_input, *line_input = &_line_input;
+  vlib_main_t *vm = vlib_get_main ();
   pcap_main_t *pm = &vm->dispatch_pcap_main;
-  u8 *filename;
-  u8 *chroot_filename = 0;
-  u32 max = 0;
-  int enabled = 0;
-  int errorFlag = 0;
-  clib_error_t *error = 0;
-  u32 node_index, add;
   vlib_trace_main_t *tm;
   vlib_trace_node_t *tn;
 
-  /* Get a line of input. */
-  if (!unformat_user (input, unformat_line_input, line_input))
-    return 0;
-
-  while (unformat_check_input (line_input) != UNFORMAT_END_OF_INPUT)
+  if (a->status)
     {
-      if (unformat (line_input, "on"))
-       {
-         if (vm->dispatch_pcap_enable == 0)
-           {
-             enabled = 1;
-           }
-         else
-           {
-             vlib_cli_output (vm, "pcap dispatch capture already on...");
-             errorFlag = 1;
-             break;
-           }
-       }
-      else if (unformat (line_input, "off"))
+      if (vm->dispatch_pcap_enable)
        {
-         if (vm->dispatch_pcap_enable)
-           {
-             vlib_cli_output
-               (vm, "captured %d pkts...", pm->n_packets_captured);
-             if (pm->n_packets_captured)
-               {
-                 pm->n_packets_to_capture = pm->n_packets_captured;
-                 error = pcap_write (pm);
-                 if (error)
-                   clib_error_report (error);
-                 else
-                   vlib_cli_output (vm, "saved to %s...", pm->file_name);
-               }
-             vm->dispatch_pcap_enable = 0;
-           }
-         else
-           {
-             vlib_cli_output (vm, "pcap tx capture already off...");
-             errorFlag = 1;
-             break;
-           }
-       }
-      else if (unformat (line_input, "max %d", &max))
-       {
-         if (vm->dispatch_pcap_enable)
+         int i;
+         vlib_cli_output
+           (vm, "pcap dispatch capture enabled: %d of %d pkts...",
+            pm->n_packets_captured, pm->n_packets_to_capture);
+         vlib_cli_output (vm, "capture to file %s", pm->file_name);
+
+         for (i = 0; i < vec_len (vm->dispatch_buffer_trace_nodes); i++)
            {
-             vlib_cli_output
-               (vm,
-                "can't change max value while pcap tx capture active...");
-             errorFlag = 1;
-             break;
+             vlib_cli_output (vm,
+                              "Buffer trace of %d pkts from %U enabled...",
+                              a->buffer_traces_to_capture,
+                              format_vlib_node_name, vm,
+                              vm->dispatch_buffer_trace_nodes[i]);
            }
-         pm->n_packets_to_capture = max;
        }
-      else if (unformat (line_input, "file %s", &filename))
-       {
-         if (vm->dispatch_pcap_enable)
-           {
-             vlib_cli_output
-               (vm, "can't change file while pcap tx capture active...");
-             errorFlag = 1;
-             break;
-           }
+      else
+       vlib_cli_output (vm, "pcap dispatch capture disabled");
+      return 0;
+    }
 
-         /* Brain-police user path input */
-         if (strstr ((char *) filename, "..")
-             || index ((char *) filename, '/'))
-           {
-             vlib_cli_output (vm, "illegal characters in filename '%s'",
-                              filename);
-             vlib_cli_output (vm, "Hint: .. and / are not allowed.");
-             vec_free (filename);
-             errorFlag = 1;
-             break;
-           }
+  /* Consistency checks */
 
-         chroot_filename = format (0, "/tmp/%s%c", filename, 0);
-         vec_free (filename);
-       }
-      else if (unformat (line_input, "status"))
+  /* Enable w/ capture already enabled not allowed */
+  if (vm->dispatch_pcap_enable && a->enable)
+    return -7;                 /* VNET_API_ERROR_INVALID_VALUE */
+
+  /* Disable capture with capture already disabled, not interesting */
+  if (vm->dispatch_pcap_enable == 0 && a->enable == 0)
+    return -81;                        /* VNET_API_ERROR_VALUE_EXIST */
+
+  /* Change number of packets to capture while capturing */
+  if (vm->dispatch_pcap_enable && a->enable
+      && (pm->n_packets_to_capture != a->packets_to_capture))
+    return -8;                 /* VNET_API_ERROR_INVALID_VALUE_2 */
+
+  /* Independent of enable/disable, to allow buffer trace multi nodes */
+  if (a->buffer_trace_node_index != ~0)
+    {
+      /* *INDENT-OFF* */
+      foreach_vlib_main ((
+        {
+          tm = &this_vlib_main->trace_main;
+          tm->verbose = 0;  /* not sure this ever did anything... */
+          vec_validate (tm->nodes, a->buffer_trace_node_index);
+          tn = tm->nodes + a->buffer_trace_node_index;
+          tn->limit += a->buffer_traces_to_capture;
+          if (a->post_mortem)
+            {
+              tm->filter_flag = FILTER_FLAG_POST_MORTEM;
+              tm->filter_count = ~0;
+            }
+          tm->trace_enable = 1;
+        }));
+      /* *INDENT-ON* */
+      vec_add1 (vm->dispatch_buffer_trace_nodes, a->buffer_trace_node_index);
+    }
+
+  if (a->enable)
+    {
+      /* Clean up from previous run, if any */
+      vec_free (pm->file_name);
+      vec_free (pm->pcap_data);
+      memset (pm, 0, sizeof (*pm));
+
+      vec_validate_aligned (vnet_trace_placeholder, 2048,
+                           CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES);
+      if (pm->lock == 0)
+       clib_spinlock_init (&(pm->lock));
+
+      if (a->filename == 0)
+       a->filename = format (0, "/tmp/dispatch.pcap%c", 0);
+
+      pm->file_name = (char *) a->filename;
+      pm->n_packets_captured = 0;
+      pm->packet_type = PCAP_PACKET_TYPE_vpp;
+      pm->n_packets_to_capture = a->packets_to_capture;
+      vm->dispatch_pcap_postmortem = a->post_mortem;
+      /* *INDENT-OFF* */
+      foreach_vlib_main (({ this_vlib_main->dispatch_pcap_enable = 1;}));
+      /* *INDENT-ON* */
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      /* *INDENT-OFF* */
+      foreach_vlib_main ((
+        {
+          this_vlib_main->dispatch_pcap_enable = 0;
+          this_vlib_main->dispatch_pcap_postmortem = 0;
+          tm = &this_vlib_main->trace_main;
+          tm->filter_flag = 0;
+          tm->filter_count = 0;
+          tm->trace_enable = 0;
+        }));
+      /* *INDENT-ON* */
+      vec_reset_length (vm->dispatch_buffer_trace_nodes);
+      if (pm->n_packets_captured)
        {
-         if (vm->dispatch_pcap_enable)
-           {
-             vlib_cli_output
-               (vm, "pcap dispatch capture is on: %d of %d pkts...",
-                pm->n_packets_captured, pm->n_packets_to_capture);
-             vlib_cli_output (vm, "Capture to file %s", pm->file_name);
-           }
-         else
+         clib_error_t *error;
+         pm->n_packets_to_capture = pm->n_packets_captured;
+         vlib_cli_output (vm, "Write %d packets to %s, and stop capture...",
+                          pm->n_packets_captured, pm->file_name);
+         error = pcap_write (pm);
+         if (pm->flags & PCAP_MAIN_INIT_DONE)
+           pcap_close (pm);
+         /* Report I/O errors... */
+         if (error)
            {
-             vlib_cli_output (vm, "pcap dispatch capture is off...");
+             clib_error_report (error);
+             return -11;       /* VNET_API_ERROR_SYSCALL_ERROR_1 */
            }
-         break;
+         return 0;
        }
-      else if (unformat (line_input, "buffer-trace %U %d",
-                        unformat_vlib_node, vm, &node_index, &add))
-       {
-         if (vnet_trace_dummy == 0)
-           vec_validate_aligned (vnet_trace_dummy, 2048,
-                                 CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES);
-         vlib_cli_output (vm, "Buffer tracing of %d pkts from %U enabled...",
-                          add, format_vlib_node_name, vm, node_index);
+      else
+       return -6;              /* VNET_API_ERROR_NO_SUCH_ENTRY */
+    }
 
-          /* *INDENT-OFF* */
-          foreach_vlib_main ((
-            {
-              tm = &this_vlib_main->trace_main;
-              tm->verbose = 0;  /* not sure this ever did anything... */
-              vec_validate (tm->nodes, node_index);
-              tn = tm->nodes + node_index;
-              tn->limit += add;
-              tm->trace_enable = 1;
-            }));
-          /* *INDENT-ON* */
-       }
+  return 0;
+}
+
+static clib_error_t *
+dispatch_trace_command_fn (vlib_main_t * vm,
+                          unformat_input_t * input, vlib_cli_command_t * cmd)
+{
+  unformat_input_t _line_input, *line_input = &_line_input;
+  vlib_pcap_dispatch_trace_args_t _a, *a = &_a;
+  u8 *filename = 0;
+  u32 max = 1000;
+  int rv;
+  int enable = 0;
+  int status = 0;
+  int post_mortem = 0;
+  u32 node_index = ~0, buffer_traces_to_capture = 100;
+
+  /* Get a line of input. */
+  if (!unformat_user (input, unformat_line_input, line_input))
+    return 0;
 
+  while (unformat_check_input (line_input) != UNFORMAT_END_OF_INPUT)
+    {
+      if (unformat (line_input, "on %=", &enable, 1))
+       ;
+      else if (unformat (line_input, "enable %=", &enable, 1))
+       ;
+      else if (unformat (line_input, "off %=", &enable, 0))
+       ;
+      else if (unformat (line_input, "disable %=", &enable, 0))
+       ;
+      else if (unformat (line_input, "max %d", &max))
+       ;
+      else if (unformat (line_input, "packets-to-capture %d", &max))
+       ;
+      else if (unformat (line_input, "file %U", unformat_vlib_tmpfile,
+                        &filename))
+       ;
+      else if (unformat (line_input, "status %=", &status, 1))
+       ;
+      else if (unformat (line_input, "buffer-trace %U %d",
+                        unformat_vlib_node, vm, &node_index,
+                        &buffer_traces_to_capture))
+       ;
+      else if (unformat (line_input, "post-mortem %=", &post_mortem, 1))
+       ;
       else
        {
-         error = clib_error_return (0, "unknown input `%U'",
-                                    format_unformat_error, line_input);
-         errorFlag = 1;
-         break;
+         return clib_error_return (0, "unknown input `%U'",
+                                   format_unformat_error, line_input);
        }
     }
+
   unformat_free (line_input);
 
+  /* no need for memset (a, 0, sizeof (*a)), set all fields here. */
+  a->filename = filename;
+  a->enable = enable;
+  a->status = status;
+  a->packets_to_capture = max;
+  a->buffer_trace_node_index = node_index;
+  a->buffer_traces_to_capture = buffer_traces_to_capture;
+  a->post_mortem = post_mortem;
+
+  rv = vlib_pcap_dispatch_trace_configure (a);
 
-  if (errorFlag == 0)
+  switch (rv)
     {
-      /* Since no error, save configured values. */
-      if (chroot_filename)
-       {
-         if (pm->file_name)
-           vec_free (pm->file_name);
-         vec_add1 (chroot_filename, 0);
-         pm->file_name = (char *) chroot_filename;
-       }
+    case 0:
+      break;
 
-      if (max)
-       pm->n_packets_to_capture = max;
+    case -7:
+      return clib_error_return (0, "dispatch trace already enabled...");
 
-      if (enabled)
-       {
-         if (pm->file_name == 0)
-           pm->file_name = (char *) format (0, "/tmp/dispatch.pcap%c", 0);
-
-         pm->n_packets_captured = 0;
-         pm->packet_type = PCAP_PACKET_TYPE_vpp;
-         if (pm->lock == 0)
-           clib_spinlock_init (&(pm->lock));
-         vm->dispatch_pcap_enable = 1;
-         vlib_cli_output (vm, "pcap dispatch capture on...");
-       }
-    }
-  else if (chroot_filename)
-    vec_free (chroot_filename);
+    case -81:
+      return clib_error_return (0, "dispatch trace already disabled...");
 
-  return error;
-}
+    case -8:
+      return clib_error_return
+       (0, "can't change number of records to capture while tracing...");
 
-static clib_error_t *
-pcap_dispatch_trace_command_fn (vlib_main_t * vm,
-                               unformat_input_t * input,
-                               vlib_cli_command_t * cmd)
-{
-  return pcap_dispatch_trace_command_internal (vm, input, cmd, VLIB_RX);
+    case -11:
+      return clib_error_return (0, "I/O writing trace capture...");
+
+    case -6:
+      return clib_error_return (0, "No packets captured...");
+
+    default:
+      vlib_cli_output (vm, "WARNING: trace configure returned %d", rv);
+      break;
+    }
+  return 0;
 }
 
 /*?
@@ -2289,6 +2571,9 @@ pcap_dispatch_trace_command_fn (vlib_main_t * vm,
  * @cliexstart{vppctl pcap dispatch trace off}
  * captured 21 pkts...
  * saved to /tmp/dispatchTrace.pcap...
+ * Example of how to start a post-mortem dispatch trace:
+ * pcap dispatch trace on max 20000 buffer-trace
+ *     dpdk-input 3000000000 post-mortem
  * @cliexend
 ?*/
 /* *INDENT-OFF* */
@@ -2296,11 +2581,23 @@ VLIB_CLI_COMMAND (pcap_dispatch_trace_command, static) = {
     .path = "pcap dispatch trace",
     .short_help =
     "pcap dispatch trace [on|off] [max <nn>] [file <name>] [status]\n"
-    "              [buffer-trace <input-node-name> <nn>]",
-    .function = pcap_dispatch_trace_command_fn,
+    "              [buffer-trace <input-node-name> <nn>][post-mortem]",
+    .function = dispatch_trace_command_fn,
 };
 /* *INDENT-ON* */
 
+vlib_main_t *
+vlib_get_main_not_inline (void)
+{
+  return vlib_get_main ();
+}
+
+elog_main_t *
+vlib_get_elog_main_not_inline ()
+{
+  return &vlib_global_main.elog_main;
+}
+
 /*
  * fd.io coding-style-patch-verification: ON
  *