vlib: deprecate i2c and cj
[vpp.git] / src / vlib / threads.c
index 6cd325b..2f141f1 100644 (file)
 #include <signal.h>
 #include <math.h>
 #include <vppinfra/format.h>
+#include <vppinfra/time_range.h>
+#include <vppinfra/linux/sysfs.h>
 #include <vlib/vlib.h>
 
 #include <vlib/threads.h>
-#include <vlib/unix/cj.h>
 
-DECLARE_CJ_GLOBAL_LOG;
-
-#define FRAME_QUEUE_NELTS 32
+#include <vlib/stat_weak_inlines.h>
 
 u32
 vl (void *p)
@@ -35,16 +34,118 @@ vl (void *p)
 vlib_worker_thread_t *vlib_worker_threads;
 vlib_thread_main_t vlib_thread_main;
 
+/*
+ * Barrier tracing can be enabled on a normal build to collect information
+ * on barrier use, including timings and call stacks.  Deliberately not
+ * keyed off CLIB_DEBUG, because that can add significant overhead which
+ * imapacts observed timings.
+ */
+
+static inline void
+barrier_trace_sync (f64 t_entry, f64 t_open, f64 t_closed)
+{
+  if (!vlib_worker_threads->barrier_elog_enabled)
+    return;
+
+    /* *INDENT-OFF* */
+    ELOG_TYPE_DECLARE (e) =
+      {
+        .format = "bar-trace-%s-#%d",
+        .format_args = "T4i4",
+      };
+    /* *INDENT-ON* */
+  struct
+  {
+    u32 caller, count, t_entry, t_open, t_closed;
+  } *ed = 0;
+
+  ed = ELOG_DATA (&vlib_global_main.elog_main, e);
+  ed->count = (int) vlib_worker_threads[0].barrier_sync_count;
+  ed->caller = elog_string (&vlib_global_main.elog_main,
+                           (char *) vlib_worker_threads[0].barrier_caller);
+  ed->t_entry = (int) (1000000.0 * t_entry);
+  ed->t_open = (int) (1000000.0 * t_open);
+  ed->t_closed = (int) (1000000.0 * t_closed);
+}
+
+static inline void
+barrier_trace_sync_rec (f64 t_entry)
+{
+  if (!vlib_worker_threads->barrier_elog_enabled)
+    return;
+
+    /* *INDENT-OFF* */
+    ELOG_TYPE_DECLARE (e) =
+      {
+        .format = "bar-syncrec-%s-#%d",
+        .format_args = "T4i4",
+      };
+    /* *INDENT-ON* */
+  struct
+  {
+    u32 caller, depth;
+  } *ed = 0;
+
+  ed = ELOG_DATA (&vlib_global_main.elog_main, e);
+  ed->depth = (int) vlib_worker_threads[0].recursion_level - 1;
+  ed->caller = elog_string (&vlib_global_main.elog_main,
+                           (char *) vlib_worker_threads[0].barrier_caller);
+}
+
+static inline void
+barrier_trace_release_rec (f64 t_entry)
+{
+  if (!vlib_worker_threads->barrier_elog_enabled)
+    return;
+
+    /* *INDENT-OFF* */
+    ELOG_TYPE_DECLARE (e) =
+      {
+        .format = "bar-relrrec-#%d",
+        .format_args = "i4",
+      };
+    /* *INDENT-ON* */
+  struct
+  {
+    u32 depth;
+  } *ed = 0;
+
+  ed = ELOG_DATA (&vlib_global_main.elog_main, e);
+  ed->depth = (int) vlib_worker_threads[0].recursion_level;
+}
+
+static inline void
+barrier_trace_release (f64 t_entry, f64 t_closed_total, f64 t_update_main)
+{
+  if (!vlib_worker_threads->barrier_elog_enabled)
+    return;
+
+    /* *INDENT-OFF* */
+    ELOG_TYPE_DECLARE (e) =
+      {
+        .format = "bar-rel-#%d-e%d-u%d-t%d",
+        .format_args = "i4i4i4i4",
+      };
+    /* *INDENT-ON* */
+  struct
+  {
+    u32 count, t_entry, t_update_main, t_closed_total;
+  } *ed = 0;
+
+  ed = ELOG_DATA (&vlib_global_main.elog_main, e);
+  ed->t_entry = (int) (1000000.0 * t_entry);
+  ed->t_update_main = (int) (1000000.0 * t_update_main);
+  ed->t_closed_total = (int) (1000000.0 * t_closed_total);
+  ed->count = (int) vlib_worker_threads[0].barrier_sync_count;
+
+  /* Reset context for next trace */
+  vlib_worker_threads[0].barrier_context = NULL;
+}
+
 uword
 os_get_nthreads (void)
 {
-  u32 len;
-
-  len = vec_len (vlib_thread_stacks);
-  if (len == 0)
-    return 1;
-  else
-    return len;
+  return vec_len (vlib_thread_stacks);
 }
 
 void
@@ -73,7 +174,7 @@ sort_registrations_by_no_clone (void *a0, void *a1)
 }
 
 static uword *
-vlib_sysfs_list_to_bitmap (char *filename)
+clib_sysfs_list_to_bitmap (char *filename)
 {
   FILE *fp;
   uword *r = 0;
@@ -115,9 +216,9 @@ vlib_thread_init (vlib_main_t * vm)
 
   /* get bitmaps of active cpu cores and sockets */
   tm->cpu_core_bitmap =
-    vlib_sysfs_list_to_bitmap ("/sys/devices/system/cpu/online");
+    clib_sysfs_list_to_bitmap ("/sys/devices/system/cpu/online");
   tm->cpu_socket_bitmap =
-    vlib_sysfs_list_to_bitmap ("/sys/devices/system/node/online");
+    clib_sysfs_list_to_bitmap ("/sys/devices/system/node/online");
 
   avail_cpu = clib_bitmap_dup (tm->cpu_core_bitmap);
 
@@ -132,9 +233,13 @@ vlib_thread_init (vlib_main_t * vm)
     }
 
   /* grab cpu for main thread */
-  if (!tm->main_lcore)
+  if (tm->main_lcore == ~0)
     {
-      tm->main_lcore = clib_bitmap_first_set (avail_cpu);
+      /* if main-lcore is not set, we try to use lcore 1 */
+      if (clib_bitmap_get (avail_cpu, 1))
+       tm->main_lcore = 1;
+      else
+       tm->main_lcore = clib_bitmap_first_set (avail_cpu);
       if (tm->main_lcore == (u8) ~ 0)
        return clib_error_return (0, "no available cpus to be used for the"
                                  " main thread");
@@ -164,20 +269,19 @@ vlib_thread_init (vlib_main_t * vm)
       pthread_setaffinity_np (pthread_self (), sizeof (cpu_set_t), &cpuset);
     }
 
-  /* as many threads as stacks... */
-  vec_validate_aligned (vlib_worker_threads, vec_len (vlib_thread_stacks) - 1,
-                       CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES);
-
-  /* Preallocate thread 0 */
+  /* Set up thread 0 */
+  vec_validate_aligned (vlib_worker_threads, 0, CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES);
   _vec_len (vlib_worker_threads) = 1;
   w = vlib_worker_threads;
   w->thread_mheap = clib_mem_get_heap ();
   w->thread_stack = vlib_thread_stacks[0];
-  w->lcore_id = tm->main_lcore;
+  w->cpu_id = tm->main_lcore;
   w->lwp = syscall (SYS_gettid);
   w->thread_id = pthread_self ();
   tm->n_vlib_mains = 1;
 
+  vlib_get_thread_core_numa (w, w->cpu_id);
+
   if (tm->sched_policy != ~0)
     {
       struct sched_param sched_param;
@@ -223,19 +327,30 @@ vlib_thread_init (vlib_main_t * vm)
 
             avail_cpu = clib_bitmap_set(avail_cpu, c, 0);
           }));
-/* *INDENT-ON* */
-
+          /* *INDENT-ON* */
        }
       else
        {
          for (j = 0; j < tr->count; j++)
            {
+             /* Do not use CPU 0 by default - leave it to the host and IRQs */
+             uword avail_c0 = clib_bitmap_get (avail_cpu, 0);
+             avail_cpu = clib_bitmap_set (avail_cpu, 0, 0);
+
              uword c = clib_bitmap_first_set (avail_cpu);
+             /* Use CPU 0 as a last resort */
+             if (c == ~0 && avail_c0)
+               {
+                 c = 0;
+                 avail_c0 = 0;
+               }
+
              if (c == ~0)
                return clib_error_return (0,
                                          "no available cpus to be used for"
                                          " the '%s' thread", tr->name);
 
+             avail_cpu = clib_bitmap_set (avail_cpu, 0, avail_c0);
              avail_cpu = clib_bitmap_set (avail_cpu, c, 0);
              tr->coremask = clib_bitmap_set (tr->coremask, c, 1);
            }
@@ -246,9 +361,14 @@ vlib_thread_init (vlib_main_t * vm)
 
   tm->n_vlib_mains = n_vlib_mains;
 
+  /*
+   * Allocate the remaining worker threads, and thread stack vector slots
+   * from now on, calls to os_get_nthreads() will return the correct
+   * answer.
+   */
   vec_validate_aligned (vlib_worker_threads, first_index - 1,
                        CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES);
-
+  vec_validate (vlib_thread_stacks, vec_len (vlib_worker_threads) - 1);
   return 0;
 }
 
@@ -258,7 +378,7 @@ vlib_frame_queue_alloc (int nelts)
   vlib_frame_queue_t *fq;
 
   fq = clib_mem_alloc_aligned (sizeof (*fq), CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES);
-  memset (fq, 0, sizeof (*fq));
+  clib_memset (fq, 0, sizeof (*fq));
   fq->nelts = nelts;
   fq->vector_threshold = 128;  // packets
   vec_validate_aligned (fq->elts, nelts - 1, CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES);
@@ -381,7 +501,7 @@ vlib_frame_queue_enqueue (vlib_main_t * vm, u32 node_runtime_index,
 
   ASSERT (fq);
 
-  new_tail = __sync_add_and_fetch (&fq->tail, 1);
+  new_tail = clib_atomic_add_fetch (&fq->tail, 1);
 
   /* Wait until a ring slot is available */
   while (new_tail >= fq->head + fq->nelts)
@@ -441,12 +561,12 @@ vlib_worker_thread_init (vlib_worker_thread_t * w)
     {
 
       /* Initial barrier sync, for both worker and i/o threads */
-      clib_smp_atomic_add (vlib_worker_threads->workers_at_barrier, 1);
+      clib_atomic_fetch_add (vlib_worker_threads->workers_at_barrier, 1);
 
       while (*vlib_worker_threads->wait_at_barrier)
        ;
 
-      clib_smp_atomic_add (vlib_worker_threads->workers_at_barrier, -1);
+      clib_atomic_fetch_add (vlib_worker_threads->workers_at_barrier, -1);
     }
 }
 
@@ -468,21 +588,75 @@ vlib_worker_thread_bootstrap_fn (void *arg)
   return rv;
 }
 
+void
+vlib_get_thread_core_numa (vlib_worker_thread_t * w, unsigned cpu_id)
+{
+  const char *sys_cpu_path = "/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu";
+  const char *sys_node_path = "/sys/devices/system/node/node";
+  clib_bitmap_t *nbmp = 0, *cbmp = 0;
+  u32 node;
+  u8 *p = 0;
+  int core_id = -1, numa_id = -1;
+
+  p = format (p, "%s%u/topology/core_id%c", sys_cpu_path, cpu_id, 0);
+  clib_sysfs_read ((char *) p, "%d", &core_id);
+  vec_reset_length (p);
+
+  /* *INDENT-OFF* */
+  clib_sysfs_read ("/sys/devices/system/node/online", "%U",
+        unformat_bitmap_list, &nbmp);
+  clib_bitmap_foreach (node, nbmp, ({
+    p = format (p, "%s%u/cpulist%c", sys_node_path, node, 0);
+    clib_sysfs_read ((char *) p, "%U", unformat_bitmap_list, &cbmp);
+    if (clib_bitmap_get (cbmp, cpu_id))
+      numa_id = node;
+    vec_reset_length (cbmp);
+    vec_reset_length (p);
+  }));
+  /* *INDENT-ON* */
+  vec_free (nbmp);
+  vec_free (cbmp);
+  vec_free (p);
+
+  w->core_id = core_id;
+  w->numa_id = numa_id;
+}
+
 static clib_error_t *
-vlib_launch_thread_int (void *fp, vlib_worker_thread_t * w, unsigned lcore_id)
+vlib_launch_thread_int (void *fp, vlib_worker_thread_t * w, unsigned cpu_id)
 {
   vlib_thread_main_t *tm = &vlib_thread_main;
   void *(*fp_arg) (void *) = fp;
+  void *numa_heap;
+
+  w->cpu_id = cpu_id;
+  vlib_get_thread_core_numa (w, cpu_id);
+
+  /* Set up NUMA-bound heap if indicated */
+  if (clib_per_numa_mheaps[w->numa_id] == 0)
+    {
+      /* If the user requested a NUMA heap, create it... */
+      if (tm->numa_heap_size)
+       {
+         numa_heap = clib_mem_init_thread_safe_numa
+           (0 /* DIY */ , tm->numa_heap_size, w->numa_id);
+         clib_per_numa_mheaps[w->numa_id] = numa_heap;
+       }
+      else
+       {
+         /* Or, use the main heap */
+         clib_per_numa_mheaps[w->numa_id] = w->thread_mheap;
+       }
+    }
 
-  w->lcore_id = lcore_id;
   if (tm->cb.vlib_launch_thread_cb && !w->registration->use_pthreads)
-    return tm->cb.vlib_launch_thread_cb (fp, (void *) w, lcore_id);
+    return tm->cb.vlib_launch_thread_cb (fp, (void *) w, cpu_id);
   else
     {
       pthread_t worker;
       cpu_set_t cpuset;
       CPU_ZERO (&cpuset);
-      CPU_SET (lcore_id, &cpuset);
+      CPU_SET (cpu_id, &cpuset);
 
       if (pthread_create (&worker, NULL /* attr */ , fp_arg, (void *) w))
        return clib_error_return_unix (0, "pthread_create");
@@ -507,7 +681,6 @@ start_workers (vlib_main_t * vm)
   u32 n_vlib_mains = tm->n_vlib_mains;
   u32 worker_thread_index;
   u8 *main_heap = clib_mem_get_per_cpu_heap ();
-  mheap_t *main_heap_header = mheap_header (main_heap);
 
   vec_reset_length (vlib_worker_threads);
 
@@ -522,12 +695,6 @@ start_workers (vlib_main_t * vm)
       vlib_set_thread_name ((char *) w->name);
     }
 
-  /*
-   * Truth of the matter: we always use at least two
-   * threads. So, make the main heap thread-safe
-   * and make the event log thread-safe.
-   */
-  main_heap_header->flags |= MHEAP_FLAG_THREAD_SAFE;
   vm->elog_main.lock =
     clib_mem_alloc_aligned (CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES, CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES);
   vm->elog_main.lock[0] = 0;
@@ -550,6 +717,9 @@ start_workers (vlib_main_t * vm)
       vlib_worker_threads->node_reforks_required =
        clib_mem_alloc_aligned (sizeof (u32), CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES);
 
+      /* We'll need the rpc vector lock... */
+      clib_spinlock_init (&vm->pending_rpc_lock);
+
       /* Ask for an initial barrier sync */
       *vlib_worker_threads->workers_at_barrier = 0;
       *vlib_worker_threads->wait_at_barrier = 1;
@@ -558,14 +728,15 @@ start_workers (vlib_main_t * vm)
       *vlib_worker_threads->node_reforks_required = 0;
       vm->need_vlib_worker_thread_node_runtime_update = 0;
 
+      /* init timing */
+      vm->barrier_epoch = 0;
+      vm->barrier_no_close_before = 0;
+
       worker_thread_index = 1;
 
       for (i = 0; i < vec_len (tm->registrations); i++)
        {
          vlib_node_main_t *nm, *nm_clone;
-         vlib_buffer_main_t *bm_clone;
-         vlib_buffer_free_list_t *fl_clone, *fl_orig;
-         vlib_buffer_free_list_t *orig_freelist_pool;
          int k;
 
          tr = tm->registrations[i];
@@ -578,9 +749,10 @@ start_workers (vlib_main_t * vm)
              vlib_node_t *n;
 
              vec_add2 (vlib_worker_threads, w, 1);
+             /* Currently unused, may not really work */
              if (tr->mheap_size)
-               w->thread_mheap =
-                 mheap_alloc (0 /* use VM */ , tr->mheap_size);
+               w->thread_mheap = create_mspace (tr->mheap_size,
+                                                0 /* unlocked */ );
              else
                w->thread_mheap = main_heap;
 
@@ -602,21 +774,27 @@ start_workers (vlib_main_t * vm)
              /* Fork vlib_global_main et al. Look for bugs here */
              oldheap = clib_mem_set_heap (w->thread_mheap);
 
-             vm_clone = clib_mem_alloc (sizeof (*vm_clone));
+             vm_clone = clib_mem_alloc_aligned (sizeof (*vm_clone),
+                                                CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES);
              clib_memcpy (vm_clone, vlib_mains[0], sizeof (*vm_clone));
 
              vm_clone->thread_index = worker_thread_index;
              vm_clone->heap_base = w->thread_mheap;
-             vm_clone->mbuf_alloc_list = 0;
+             vm_clone->heap_aligned_base = (void *)
+               (((uword) w->thread_mheap) & ~(VLIB_FRAME_ALIGN - 1));
              vm_clone->init_functions_called =
                hash_create (0, /* value bytes */ 0);
-             memset (&vm_clone->random_buffer, 0,
-                     sizeof (vm_clone->random_buffer));
+             vm_clone->pending_rpc_requests = 0;
+             vec_validate (vm_clone->pending_rpc_requests, 0);
+             _vec_len (vm_clone->pending_rpc_requests) = 0;
+             clib_memset (&vm_clone->random_buffer, 0,
+                          sizeof (vm_clone->random_buffer));
 
              nm = &vlib_mains[0]->node_main;
              nm_clone = &vm_clone->node_main;
              /* fork next frames array, preserving node runtime indices */
-             nm_clone->next_frames = vec_dup (nm->next_frames);
+             nm_clone->next_frames = vec_dup_aligned (nm->next_frames,
+                                                      CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES);
              for (j = 0; j < vec_len (nm_clone->next_frames); j++)
                {
                  vlib_next_frame_t *nf = &nm_clone->next_frames[j];
@@ -632,7 +810,7 @@ start_workers (vlib_main_t * vm)
 
              /* fork the frame dispatch queue */
              nm_clone->pending_frames = 0;
-             vec_validate (nm_clone->pending_frames, 10);      /* $$$$$?????? */
+             vec_validate (nm_clone->pending_frames, 10);
              _vec_len (nm_clone->pending_frames) = 0;
 
              /* fork nodes */
@@ -646,14 +824,15 @@ start_workers (vlib_main_t * vm)
                  clib_memcpy (n, nm->nodes[j], sizeof (*n));
                  /* none of the copied nodes have enqueue rights given out */
                  n->owner_node_index = VLIB_INVALID_NODE_INDEX;
-                 memset (&n->stats_total, 0, sizeof (n->stats_total));
-                 memset (&n->stats_last_clear, 0,
-                         sizeof (n->stats_last_clear));
+                 clib_memset (&n->stats_total, 0, sizeof (n->stats_total));
+                 clib_memset (&n->stats_last_clear, 0,
+                              sizeof (n->stats_last_clear));
                  vec_add1 (nm_clone->nodes, n);
                  n++;
                }
              nm_clone->nodes_by_type[VLIB_NODE_TYPE_INTERNAL] =
-               vec_dup (nm->nodes_by_type[VLIB_NODE_TYPE_INTERNAL]);
+               vec_dup_aligned (nm->nodes_by_type[VLIB_NODE_TYPE_INTERNAL],
+                                CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES);
              vec_foreach (rt,
                           nm_clone->nodes_by_type[VLIB_NODE_TYPE_INTERNAL])
              {
@@ -667,7 +846,8 @@ start_workers (vlib_main_t * vm)
              }
 
              nm_clone->nodes_by_type[VLIB_NODE_TYPE_INPUT] =
-               vec_dup (nm->nodes_by_type[VLIB_NODE_TYPE_INPUT]);
+               vec_dup_aligned (nm->nodes_by_type[VLIB_NODE_TYPE_INPUT],
+                                CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES);
              vec_foreach (rt, nm_clone->nodes_by_type[VLIB_NODE_TYPE_INPUT])
              {
                vlib_node_t *n = vlib_get_node (vm, rt->node_index);
@@ -679,42 +859,46 @@ start_workers (vlib_main_t * vm)
                                         n->runtime_data_bytes));
              }
 
-             nm_clone->processes = vec_dup (nm->processes);
+             nm_clone->nodes_by_type[VLIB_NODE_TYPE_PRE_INPUT] =
+               vec_dup_aligned (nm->nodes_by_type[VLIB_NODE_TYPE_PRE_INPUT],
+                                CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES);
+             vec_foreach (rt,
+                          nm_clone->nodes_by_type[VLIB_NODE_TYPE_PRE_INPUT])
+             {
+               vlib_node_t *n = vlib_get_node (vm, rt->node_index);
+               rt->thread_index = vm_clone->thread_index;
+               /* copy initial runtime_data from node */
+               if (n->runtime_data && n->runtime_data_bytes > 0)
+                 clib_memcpy (rt->runtime_data, n->runtime_data,
+                              clib_min (VLIB_NODE_RUNTIME_DATA_SIZE,
+                                        n->runtime_data_bytes));
+             }
+
+             nm_clone->processes = vec_dup_aligned (nm->processes,
+                                                    CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES);
 
-             /* zap the (per worker) frame freelists, etc */
-             nm_clone->frame_sizes = 0;
+             /* Create per-thread frame freelist */
+             nm_clone->frame_sizes = vec_new (vlib_frame_size_t, 1);
+#ifdef VLIB_SUPPORTS_ARBITRARY_SCALAR_SIZES
              nm_clone->frame_size_hash = hash_create (0, sizeof (uword));
+#endif
+             nm_clone->node_by_error = nm->node_by_error;
 
              /* Packet trace buffers are guaranteed to be empty, nothing to do here */
 
              clib_mem_set_heap (oldheap);
              vec_add1_aligned (vlib_mains, vm_clone, CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES);
 
-             vm_clone->error_main.counters =
-               vec_dup (vlib_mains[0]->error_main.counters);
-             vm_clone->error_main.counters_last_clear =
-               vec_dup (vlib_mains[0]->error_main.counters_last_clear);
-
-             /* Fork the vlib_buffer_main_t free lists, etc. */
-             bm_clone = vec_dup (vm_clone->buffer_main);
-             vm_clone->buffer_main = bm_clone;
-
-             orig_freelist_pool = bm_clone->buffer_free_list_pool;
-             bm_clone->buffer_free_list_pool = 0;
-
-            /* *INDENT-OFF* */
-            pool_foreach (fl_orig, orig_freelist_pool,
-                          ({
-                            pool_get_aligned (bm_clone->buffer_free_list_pool,
-                                              fl_clone, CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES);
-                            ASSERT (fl_orig - orig_freelist_pool
-                                    == fl_clone - bm_clone->buffer_free_list_pool);
-
-                            fl_clone[0] = fl_orig[0];
-                            fl_clone->buffers = 0;
-                            fl_clone->n_alloc = 0;
-                          }));
-/* *INDENT-ON* */
+             /* Switch to the stats segment ... */
+             void *oldheap = vlib_stats_push_heap (0);
+             vm_clone->error_main.counters = vec_dup_aligned
+               (vlib_mains[0]->error_main.counters, CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES);
+             vlib_stats_pop_heap2 (vm_clone->error_main.counters,
+                                   worker_thread_index, oldheap, 1);
+
+             vm_clone->error_main.counters_last_clear = vec_dup_aligned
+               (vlib_mains[0]->error_main.counters_last_clear,
+                CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES);
 
              worker_thread_index++;
            }
@@ -731,8 +915,10 @@ start_workers (vlib_main_t * vm)
            {
              vec_add2 (vlib_worker_threads, w, 1);
              if (tr->mheap_size)
-               w->thread_mheap =
-                 mheap_alloc (0 /* use VM */ , tr->mheap_size);
+               {
+                 w->thread_mheap =
+                   create_mspace (tr->mheap_size, 0 /* locked */ );
+               }
              else
                w->thread_mheap = main_heap;
              w->thread_stack =
@@ -790,6 +976,7 @@ start_workers (vlib_main_t * vm)
 
 VLIB_MAIN_LOOP_ENTER_FUNCTION (start_workers);
 
+
 static inline void
 worker_thread_node_runtime_update_internal (void)
 {
@@ -863,17 +1050,24 @@ vlib_worker_thread_node_refork (void)
   u64 *old_counters = vm_clone->error_main.counters;
   u64 *old_counters_all_clear = vm_clone->error_main.counters_last_clear;
 
-  clib_memcpy (&vm_clone->error_main, &vm->error_main,
-              sizeof (vm->error_main));
+  clib_memcpy_fast (&vm_clone->error_main, &vm->error_main,
+                   sizeof (vm->error_main));
   j = vec_len (vm->error_main.counters) - 1;
+
+  /* Switch to the stats segment ... */
+  void *oldheap = vlib_stats_push_heap (0);
   vec_validate_aligned (old_counters, j, CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES);
-  vec_validate_aligned (old_counters_all_clear, j, CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES);
   vm_clone->error_main.counters = old_counters;
+  vlib_stats_pop_heap2 (vm_clone->error_main.counters, vm_clone->thread_index,
+                       oldheap, 0);
+
+  vec_validate_aligned (old_counters_all_clear, j, CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES);
   vm_clone->error_main.counters_last_clear = old_counters_all_clear;
 
   nm_clone = &vm_clone->node_main;
   vec_free (nm_clone->next_frames);
-  nm_clone->next_frames = vec_dup (nm->next_frames);
+  nm_clone->next_frames = vec_dup_aligned (nm->next_frames,
+                                          CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES);
 
   for (j = 0; j < vec_len (nm_clone->next_frames); j++)
     {
@@ -898,33 +1092,30 @@ vlib_worker_thread_node_refork (void)
     clib_mem_alloc_no_fail (vec_len (nm->nodes) * sizeof (*new_n_clone));
   for (j = 0; j < vec_len (nm->nodes); j++)
     {
-      vlib_node_t *old_n_clone;
-      vlib_node_t *new_n;
+      vlib_node_t *new_n = nm->nodes[j];
 
-      new_n = nm->nodes[j];
-      old_n_clone = old_nodes_clone[j];
-
-      clib_memcpy (new_n_clone, new_n, sizeof (*new_n));
+      clib_memcpy_fast (new_n_clone, new_n, sizeof (*new_n));
       /* none of the copied nodes have enqueue rights given out */
       new_n_clone->owner_node_index = VLIB_INVALID_NODE_INDEX;
 
       if (j >= vec_len (old_nodes_clone))
        {
          /* new node, set to zero */
-         memset (&new_n_clone->stats_total, 0,
-                 sizeof (new_n_clone->stats_total));
-         memset (&new_n_clone->stats_last_clear, 0,
-                 sizeof (new_n_clone->stats_last_clear));
+         clib_memset (&new_n_clone->stats_total, 0,
+                      sizeof (new_n_clone->stats_total));
+         clib_memset (&new_n_clone->stats_last_clear, 0,
+                      sizeof (new_n_clone->stats_last_clear));
        }
       else
        {
+         vlib_node_t *old_n_clone = old_nodes_clone[j];
          /* Copy stats if the old data is valid */
-         clib_memcpy (&new_n_clone->stats_total,
-                      &old_n_clone->stats_total,
-                      sizeof (new_n_clone->stats_total));
-         clib_memcpy (&new_n_clone->stats_last_clear,
-                      &old_n_clone->stats_last_clear,
-                      sizeof (new_n_clone->stats_last_clear));
+         clib_memcpy_fast (&new_n_clone->stats_total,
+                           &old_n_clone->stats_total,
+                           sizeof (new_n_clone->stats_total));
+         clib_memcpy_fast (&new_n_clone->stats_last_clear,
+                           &old_n_clone->stats_last_clear,
+                           sizeof (new_n_clone->stats_last_clear));
 
          /* keep previous node state */
          new_n_clone->state = old_n_clone->state;
@@ -941,7 +1132,8 @@ vlib_worker_thread_node_refork (void)
   /* re-clone internal nodes */
   old_rt = nm_clone->nodes_by_type[VLIB_NODE_TYPE_INTERNAL];
   nm_clone->nodes_by_type[VLIB_NODE_TYPE_INTERNAL] =
-    vec_dup (nm->nodes_by_type[VLIB_NODE_TYPE_INTERNAL]);
+    vec_dup_aligned (nm->nodes_by_type[VLIB_NODE_TYPE_INTERNAL],
+                    CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES);
 
   vec_foreach (rt, nm_clone->nodes_by_type[VLIB_NODE_TYPE_INTERNAL])
   {
@@ -949,17 +1141,17 @@ vlib_worker_thread_node_refork (void)
     rt->thread_index = vm_clone->thread_index;
     /* copy runtime_data, will be overwritten later for existing rt */
     if (n->runtime_data && n->runtime_data_bytes > 0)
-      clib_memcpy (rt->runtime_data, n->runtime_data,
-                  clib_min (VLIB_NODE_RUNTIME_DATA_SIZE,
-                            n->runtime_data_bytes));
+      clib_memcpy_fast (rt->runtime_data, n->runtime_data,
+                       clib_min (VLIB_NODE_RUNTIME_DATA_SIZE,
+                                 n->runtime_data_bytes));
   }
 
   for (j = 0; j < vec_len (old_rt); j++)
     {
       rt = vlib_node_get_runtime (vm_clone, old_rt[j].node_index);
       rt->state = old_rt[j].state;
-      clib_memcpy (rt->runtime_data, old_rt[j].runtime_data,
-                  VLIB_NODE_RUNTIME_DATA_SIZE);
+      clib_memcpy_fast (rt->runtime_data, old_rt[j].runtime_data,
+                       VLIB_NODE_RUNTIME_DATA_SIZE);
     }
 
   vec_free (old_rt);
@@ -967,7 +1159,8 @@ vlib_worker_thread_node_refork (void)
   /* re-clone input nodes */
   old_rt = nm_clone->nodes_by_type[VLIB_NODE_TYPE_INPUT];
   nm_clone->nodes_by_type[VLIB_NODE_TYPE_INPUT] =
-    vec_dup (nm->nodes_by_type[VLIB_NODE_TYPE_INPUT]);
+    vec_dup_aligned (nm->nodes_by_type[VLIB_NODE_TYPE_INPUT],
+                    CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES);
 
   vec_foreach (rt, nm_clone->nodes_by_type[VLIB_NODE_TYPE_INPUT])
   {
@@ -975,24 +1168,52 @@ vlib_worker_thread_node_refork (void)
     rt->thread_index = vm_clone->thread_index;
     /* copy runtime_data, will be overwritten later for existing rt */
     if (n->runtime_data && n->runtime_data_bytes > 0)
-      clib_memcpy (rt->runtime_data, n->runtime_data,
-                  clib_min (VLIB_NODE_RUNTIME_DATA_SIZE,
-                            n->runtime_data_bytes));
+      clib_memcpy_fast (rt->runtime_data, n->runtime_data,
+                       clib_min (VLIB_NODE_RUNTIME_DATA_SIZE,
+                                 n->runtime_data_bytes));
   }
 
   for (j = 0; j < vec_len (old_rt); j++)
     {
       rt = vlib_node_get_runtime (vm_clone, old_rt[j].node_index);
       rt->state = old_rt[j].state;
-      clib_memcpy (rt->runtime_data, old_rt[j].runtime_data,
-                  VLIB_NODE_RUNTIME_DATA_SIZE);
+      clib_memcpy_fast (rt->runtime_data, old_rt[j].runtime_data,
+                       VLIB_NODE_RUNTIME_DATA_SIZE);
     }
 
   vec_free (old_rt);
 
-  nm_clone->processes = vec_dup (nm->processes);
-}
+  /* re-clone pre-input nodes */
+  old_rt = nm_clone->nodes_by_type[VLIB_NODE_TYPE_PRE_INPUT];
+  nm_clone->nodes_by_type[VLIB_NODE_TYPE_PRE_INPUT] =
+    vec_dup_aligned (nm->nodes_by_type[VLIB_NODE_TYPE_PRE_INPUT],
+                    CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES);
 
+  vec_foreach (rt, nm_clone->nodes_by_type[VLIB_NODE_TYPE_PRE_INPUT])
+  {
+    vlib_node_t *n = vlib_get_node (vm, rt->node_index);
+    rt->thread_index = vm_clone->thread_index;
+    /* copy runtime_data, will be overwritten later for existing rt */
+    if (n->runtime_data && n->runtime_data_bytes > 0)
+      clib_memcpy_fast (rt->runtime_data, n->runtime_data,
+                       clib_min (VLIB_NODE_RUNTIME_DATA_SIZE,
+                                 n->runtime_data_bytes));
+  }
+
+  for (j = 0; j < vec_len (old_rt); j++)
+    {
+      rt = vlib_node_get_runtime (vm_clone, old_rt[j].node_index);
+      rt->state = old_rt[j].state;
+      clib_memcpy_fast (rt->runtime_data, old_rt[j].runtime_data,
+                       VLIB_NODE_RUNTIME_DATA_SIZE);
+    }
+
+  vec_free (old_rt);
+
+  nm_clone->processes = vec_dup_aligned (nm->processes,
+                                        CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES);
+  nm_clone->node_by_error = nm->node_by_error;
+}
 
 void
 vlib_worker_thread_node_runtime_update (void)
@@ -1025,7 +1246,6 @@ cpu_config (vlib_main_t * vm, unformat_input_t * input)
   uword *p;
   vlib_thread_main_t *tm = &vlib_thread_main;
   u8 *name;
-  u64 coremask;
   uword *bitmap;
   u32 count;
 
@@ -1034,6 +1254,7 @@ cpu_config (vlib_main_t * vm, unformat_input_t * input)
   tm->n_thread_stacks = 1;     /* account for main thread */
   tm->sched_policy = ~0;
   tm->sched_priority = ~0;
+  tm->main_lcore = ~0;
 
   tr = tm->next;
 
@@ -1053,25 +1274,13 @@ cpu_config (vlib_main_t * vm, unformat_input_t * input)
        ;
       else if (unformat (input, "skip-cores %u", &tm->skip_cores))
        ;
-      else if (unformat (input, "coremask-%s %llx", &name, &coremask))
-       {
-         p = hash_get_mem (tm->thread_registrations_by_name, name);
-         if (p == 0)
-           return clib_error_return (0, "no such thread type '%s'", name);
-
-         tr = (vlib_thread_registration_t *) p[0];
-
-         if (tr->use_pthreads)
-           return clib_error_return (0,
-                                     "coremask cannot be set for '%s' threads",
-                                     name);
-
-         tr->coremask = clib_bitmap_set_multiple
-           (tr->coremask, 0, coremask, BITS (coremask));
-         tr->count = clib_bitmap_count_set_bits (tr->coremask);
-       }
-      else if (unformat (input, "corelist-%s %U", &name, unformat_bitmap_list,
-                        &bitmap))
+      else if (unformat (input, "numa-heap-size %U",
+                        unformat_memory_size, &tm->numa_heap_size))
+       ;
+      else if (unformat (input, "coremask-%s %U", &name,
+                        unformat_bitmap_mask, &bitmap) ||
+              unformat (input, "corelist-%s %U", &name,
+                        unformat_bitmap_list, &bitmap))
        {
          p = hash_get_mem (tm->thread_registrations_by_name, name);
          if (p == 0)
@@ -1083,6 +1292,10 @@ cpu_config (vlib_main_t * vm, unformat_input_t * input)
            return clib_error_return (0,
                                      "corelist cannot be set for '%s' threads",
                                      name);
+         if (tr->count)
+           return clib_error_return
+             (0, "core placement of '%s' threads is already configured",
+              name);
 
          tr->coremask = bitmap;
          tr->count = clib_bitmap_count_set_bits (tr->coremask);
@@ -1101,9 +1314,14 @@ cpu_config (vlib_main_t * vm, unformat_input_t * input)
            return clib_error_return (0, "no such thread type 3 '%s'", name);
 
          tr = (vlib_thread_registration_t *) p[0];
+
          if (tr->fixed_count)
            return clib_error_return
-             (0, "number of %s threads not configurable", tr->name);
+             (0, "number of '%s' threads not configurable", name);
+         if (tr->count)
+           return clib_error_return
+             (0, "number of '%s' threads is already configured", name);
+
          tr->count = count;
        }
       else
@@ -1147,22 +1365,6 @@ cpu_config (vlib_main_t * vm, unformat_input_t * input)
 
 VLIB_EARLY_CONFIG_FUNCTION (cpu_config, "cpu");
 
-#if !defined (__x86_64__) && !defined (__i386__) && !defined (__aarch64__) && !defined (__powerpc64__) && !defined(__arm__)
-void
-__sync_fetch_and_add_8 (void)
-{
-  fformat (stderr, "%s called\n", __FUNCTION__);
-  abort ();
-}
-
-void
-__sync_add_and_fetch_8 (void)
-{
-  fformat (stderr, "%s called\n", __FUNCTION__);
-  abort ();
-}
-#endif
-
 void vnet_main_fixup (vlib_fork_fixup_t which) __attribute__ ((weak));
 void
 vnet_main_fixup (vlib_fork_fixup_t which)
@@ -1192,42 +1394,145 @@ vlib_worker_thread_fork_fixup (vlib_fork_fixup_t which)
   vlib_worker_thread_barrier_release (vm);
 }
 
+  /*
+   * Enforce minimum open time to minimize packet loss due to Rx overflow,
+   * based on a test based heuristic that barrier should be open for at least
+   * 3 time as long as it is closed (with an upper bound of 1ms because by that
+   *  point it is probably too late to make a difference)
+   */
+
+#ifndef BARRIER_MINIMUM_OPEN_LIMIT
+#define BARRIER_MINIMUM_OPEN_LIMIT 0.001
+#endif
+
+#ifndef BARRIER_MINIMUM_OPEN_FACTOR
+#define BARRIER_MINIMUM_OPEN_FACTOR 3
+#endif
+
+void
+vlib_worker_thread_initial_barrier_sync_and_release (vlib_main_t * vm)
+{
+  f64 deadline;
+  f64 now = vlib_time_now (vm);
+  u32 count = vec_len (vlib_mains) - 1;
+
+  /* No worker threads? */
+  if (count == 0)
+    return;
+
+  deadline = now + BARRIER_SYNC_TIMEOUT;
+  *vlib_worker_threads->wait_at_barrier = 1;
+  while (*vlib_worker_threads->workers_at_barrier != count)
+    {
+      if ((now = vlib_time_now (vm)) > deadline)
+       {
+         fformat (stderr, "%s: worker thread deadlock\n", __FUNCTION__);
+         os_panic ();
+       }
+      CLIB_PAUSE ();
+    }
+  *vlib_worker_threads->wait_at_barrier = 0;
+}
+
 void
-vlib_worker_thread_barrier_sync (vlib_main_t * vm)
+vlib_worker_thread_barrier_sync_int (vlib_main_t * vm, const char *func_name)
 {
   f64 deadline;
+  f64 now;
+  f64 t_entry;
+  f64 t_open;
+  f64 t_closed;
+  f64 max_vector_rate;
   u32 count;
+  int i;
 
   if (vec_len (vlib_mains) < 2)
     return;
 
   ASSERT (vlib_get_thread_index () == 0);
 
+  vlib_worker_threads[0].barrier_caller = func_name;
   count = vec_len (vlib_mains) - 1;
 
+  /* Record entry relative to last close */
+  now = vlib_time_now (vm);
+  t_entry = now - vm->barrier_epoch;
+
   /* Tolerate recursive calls */
   if (++vlib_worker_threads[0].recursion_level > 1)
-    return;
+    {
+      barrier_trace_sync_rec (t_entry);
+      return;
+    }
+
+  /*
+   * Need data to decide if we're working hard enough to honor
+   * the barrier hold-down timer.
+   */
+  max_vector_rate = 0.0;
+  for (i = 1; i < vec_len (vlib_mains); i++)
+    max_vector_rate =
+      clib_max (max_vector_rate,
+               (f64) vlib_last_vectors_per_main_loop (vlib_mains[i]));
 
   vlib_worker_threads[0].barrier_sync_count++;
 
-  deadline = vlib_time_now (vm) + BARRIER_SYNC_TIMEOUT;
+  /* Enforce minimum barrier open time to minimize packet loss */
+  ASSERT (vm->barrier_no_close_before <= (now + BARRIER_MINIMUM_OPEN_LIMIT));
+
+  /*
+   * If any worker thread seems busy, which we define
+   * as a vector rate above 10, we enforce the barrier hold-down timer
+   */
+  if (max_vector_rate > 10.0)
+    {
+      while (1)
+       {
+         now = vlib_time_now (vm);
+         /* Barrier hold-down timer expired? */
+         if (now >= vm->barrier_no_close_before)
+           break;
+         if ((vm->barrier_no_close_before - now)
+             > (2.0 * BARRIER_MINIMUM_OPEN_LIMIT))
+           {
+             clib_warning
+               ("clock change: would have waited for %.4f seconds",
+                (vm->barrier_no_close_before - now));
+             break;
+           }
+       }
+    }
+  /* Record time of closure */
+  t_open = now - vm->barrier_epoch;
+  vm->barrier_epoch = now;
+
+  deadline = now + BARRIER_SYNC_TIMEOUT;
 
   *vlib_worker_threads->wait_at_barrier = 1;
   while (*vlib_worker_threads->workers_at_barrier != count)
     {
-      if (vlib_time_now (vm) > deadline)
+      if ((now = vlib_time_now (vm)) > deadline)
        {
          fformat (stderr, "%s: worker thread deadlock\n", __FUNCTION__);
          os_panic ();
        }
     }
+
+  t_closed = now - vm->barrier_epoch;
+
+  barrier_trace_sync (t_entry, t_open, t_closed);
+
 }
 
 void
 vlib_worker_thread_barrier_release (vlib_main_t * vm)
 {
   f64 deadline;
+  f64 now;
+  f64 minimum_open;
+  f64 t_entry;
+  f64 t_closed_total;
+  f64 t_update_main = 0.0;
   int refork_needed = 0;
 
   if (vec_len (vlib_mains) < 2)
@@ -1235,29 +1540,53 @@ vlib_worker_thread_barrier_release (vlib_main_t * vm)
 
   ASSERT (vlib_get_thread_index () == 0);
 
+
+  now = vlib_time_now (vm);
+  t_entry = now - vm->barrier_epoch;
+
   if (--vlib_worker_threads[0].recursion_level > 0)
-    return;
+    {
+      barrier_trace_release_rec (t_entry);
+      return;
+    }
 
   /* Update (all) node runtimes before releasing the barrier, if needed */
   if (vm->need_vlib_worker_thread_node_runtime_update)
     {
+      /*
+       * Lock stat segment here, so we's safe when
+       * rebuilding the stat segment node clones from the
+       * stat thread...
+       */
+      vlib_stat_segment_lock ();
+
       /* Do stats elements on main thread */
       worker_thread_node_runtime_update_internal ();
       vm->need_vlib_worker_thread_node_runtime_update = 0;
 
       /* Do per thread rebuilds in parallel */
       refork_needed = 1;
-      clib_smp_atomic_add (vlib_worker_threads->node_reforks_required,
-                          (vec_len (vlib_mains) - 1));
+      clib_atomic_fetch_add (vlib_worker_threads->node_reforks_required,
+                            (vec_len (vlib_mains) - 1));
+      now = vlib_time_now (vm);
+      t_update_main = now - vm->barrier_epoch;
     }
 
-  deadline = vlib_time_now (vm) + BARRIER_SYNC_TIMEOUT;
+  deadline = now + BARRIER_SYNC_TIMEOUT;
+
+  /*
+   * Note when we let go of the barrier.
+   * Workers can use this to derive a reasonably accurate
+   * time offset. See vlib_time_now(...)
+   */
+  vm->time_last_barrier_release = vlib_time_now (vm);
+  CLIB_MEMORY_STORE_BARRIER ();
 
   *vlib_worker_threads->wait_at_barrier = 0;
 
   while (*vlib_worker_threads->workers_at_barrier > 0)
     {
-      if (vlib_time_now (vm) > deadline)
+      if ((now = vlib_time_now (vm)) > deadline)
        {
          fformat (stderr, "%s: worker thread deadlock\n", __FUNCTION__);
          os_panic ();
@@ -1267,18 +1596,38 @@ vlib_worker_thread_barrier_release (vlib_main_t * vm)
   /* Wait for reforks before continuing */
   if (refork_needed)
     {
-      deadline = vlib_time_now (vm) + BARRIER_SYNC_TIMEOUT;
+      now = vlib_time_now (vm);
+
+      deadline = now + BARRIER_SYNC_TIMEOUT;
 
       while (*vlib_worker_threads->node_reforks_required > 0)
        {
-         if (vlib_time_now (vm) > deadline)
+         if ((now = vlib_time_now (vm)) > deadline)
            {
              fformat (stderr, "%s: worker thread refork deadlock\n",
                       __FUNCTION__);
              os_panic ();
            }
        }
+      vlib_stat_segment_unlock ();
+    }
+
+  t_closed_total = now - vm->barrier_epoch;
+
+  minimum_open = t_closed_total * BARRIER_MINIMUM_OPEN_FACTOR;
+
+  if (minimum_open > BARRIER_MINIMUM_OPEN_LIMIT)
+    {
+      minimum_open = BARRIER_MINIMUM_OPEN_LIMIT;
     }
+
+  vm->barrier_no_close_before = now + minimum_open;
+
+  /* Record barrier epoch (used to enforce minimum open time) */
+  vm->barrier_epoch = now;
+
+  barrier_trace_release (t_entry, t_closed_total, t_update_main);
+
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1345,6 +1694,7 @@ vlib_frame_queue_dequeue (vlib_main_t * vm, vlib_frame_queue_main_t * fqm)
 
   while (1)
     {
+      vlib_buffer_t *b;
       if (fq->head == fq->tail)
        {
          fq->head_hint = fq->head;
@@ -1367,6 +1717,11 @@ vlib_frame_queue_dequeue (vlib_main_t * vm, vlib_frame_queue_main_t * fqm)
 
       f = vlib_get_frame_to_node (vm, fqm->node_index);
 
+      /* If the first vector is traced, set the frame trace flag */
+      b = vlib_get_buffer (vm, from[0]);
+      if (b->flags & VLIB_BUFFER_IS_TRACED)
+       f->frame_flags |= VLIB_NODE_FLAG_TRACE;
+
       to = vlib_frame_vector_args (f);
 
       n_left_to_node = elt->n_vectors;
@@ -1428,15 +1783,15 @@ vlib_worker_thread_fn (void *arg)
   clib_time_init (&vm->clib_time);
   clib_mem_set_heap (w->thread_mheap);
 
+  e = vlib_call_init_exit_functions_no_sort
+    (vm, &vm->worker_init_function_registrations, 1 /* call_once */ );
+  if (e)
+    clib_error_report (e);
+
   /* Wait until the dpdk init sequence is complete */
   while (tm->extern_thread_mgmt && tm->worker_thread_release == 0)
     vlib_worker_thread_barrier_check ();
 
-  e = vlib_call_init_exit_functions
-    (vm, vm->worker_init_function_registrations, 1 /* call_once */ );
-  if (e)
-    clib_error_report (e);
-
   vlib_worker_loop (vm);
 }
 
@@ -1455,26 +1810,40 @@ vlib_frame_queue_main_init (u32 node_index, u32 frame_queue_nelts)
   vlib_frame_queue_main_t *fqm;
   vlib_frame_queue_t *fq;
   int i;
+  u32 num_threads;
 
   if (frame_queue_nelts == 0)
-    frame_queue_nelts = FRAME_QUEUE_NELTS;
+    frame_queue_nelts = FRAME_QUEUE_MAX_NELTS;
+
+  num_threads = 1 /* main thread */  + tm->n_threads;
+  ASSERT (frame_queue_nelts >= 8 + num_threads);
 
   vec_add2 (tm->frame_queue_mains, fqm, 1);
 
   fqm->node_index = node_index;
+  fqm->frame_queue_nelts = frame_queue_nelts;
+  fqm->queue_hi_thresh = frame_queue_nelts - num_threads;
 
   vec_validate (fqm->vlib_frame_queues, tm->n_vlib_mains - 1);
+  vec_validate (fqm->per_thread_data, tm->n_vlib_mains - 1);
   _vec_len (fqm->vlib_frame_queues) = 0;
   for (i = 0; i < tm->n_vlib_mains; i++)
     {
+      vlib_frame_queue_per_thread_data_t *ptd;
       fq = vlib_frame_queue_alloc (frame_queue_nelts);
       vec_add1 (fqm->vlib_frame_queues, fq);
+
+      ptd = vec_elt_at_index (fqm->per_thread_data, i);
+      vec_validate (ptd->handoff_queue_elt_by_thread_index,
+                   tm->n_vlib_mains - 1);
+      vec_validate_init_empty (ptd->congested_handoff_queue_by_thread_index,
+                              tm->n_vlib_mains - 1,
+                              (vlib_frame_queue_t *) (~0));
     }
 
   return (fqm - tm->frame_queue_mains);
 }
 
-
 int
 vlib_thread_cb_register (struct vlib_main_t *vm, vlib_thread_callbacks_t * cb)
 {
@@ -1488,6 +1857,29 @@ vlib_thread_cb_register (struct vlib_main_t *vm, vlib_thread_callbacks_t * cb)
   return 0;
 }
 
+void
+vlib_process_signal_event_mt_helper (vlib_process_signal_event_mt_args_t *
+                                    args)
+{
+  ASSERT (vlib_get_thread_index () == 0);
+  vlib_process_signal_event (vlib_get_main (), args->node_index,
+                            args->type_opaque, args->data);
+}
+
+void *rpc_call_main_thread_cb_fn;
+
+void
+vlib_rpc_call_main_thread (void *callback, u8 * args, u32 arg_size)
+{
+  if (rpc_call_main_thread_cb_fn)
+    {
+      void (*fp) (void *, u8 *, u32) = rpc_call_main_thread_cb_fn;
+      (*fp) (callback, args, arg_size);
+    }
+  else
+    clib_warning ("BUG: rpc_call_main_thread_cb_fn NULL!");
+}
+
 clib_error_t *
 threads_init (vlib_main_t * vm)
 {
@@ -1496,6 +1888,55 @@ threads_init (vlib_main_t * vm)
 
 VLIB_INIT_FUNCTION (threads_init);
 
+
+static clib_error_t *
+show_clock_command_fn (vlib_main_t * vm,
+                      unformat_input_t * input, vlib_cli_command_t * cmd)
+{
+  int i;
+  int verbose = 0;
+  clib_timebase_t _tb, *tb = &_tb;
+
+  (void) unformat (input, "verbose %=", &verbose, 1);
+
+  clib_timebase_init (tb, 0 /* GMT */ , CLIB_TIMEBASE_DAYLIGHT_NONE,
+                     &vm->clib_time);
+
+  vlib_cli_output (vm, "%U, %U GMT", format_clib_time, &vm->clib_time,
+                  verbose, format_clib_timebase_time,
+                  clib_timebase_now (tb));
+
+  if (vec_len (vlib_mains) == 1)
+    return 0;
+
+  vlib_cli_output (vm, "Time last barrier release %.9f",
+                  vm->time_last_barrier_release);
+
+  for (i = 1; i < vec_len (vlib_mains); i++)
+    {
+      if (vlib_mains[i] == 0)
+       continue;
+
+      vlib_cli_output (vm, "%d: %U", i, format_clib_time,
+                      &vlib_mains[i]->clib_time, verbose);
+
+      vlib_cli_output (vm, "Thread %d offset %.9f error %.9f", i,
+                      vlib_mains[i]->time_offset,
+                      vm->time_last_barrier_release -
+                      vlib_mains[i]->time_last_barrier_release);
+    }
+  return 0;
+}
+
+/* *INDENT-OFF* */
+VLIB_CLI_COMMAND (f_command, static) =
+{
+  .path = "show clock",
+  .short_help = "show clock",
+  .function = show_clock_command_fn,
+};
+/* *INDENT-ON* */
+
 /*
  * fd.io coding-style-patch-verification: ON
  *