Added vpp intial source code from master branch 17.01.1

Change-Id: I81bdace6f330825a1746a853766779dfb24765fd
Signed-off-by: sreejith <sreejith.surendrannair@linaro.org>

23 files changed, 6876 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/vpp/vlib-api/Makefile.am b/vpp/vlib-api/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d9f4a27b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vpp/vlib-api/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2015 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = foreign subdir-objects
+
+AM_CFLAGS = -Wall
+
+lib_LTLIBRARIES = libvlibapi.la libvlibmemory.la libvlibmemoryclient.la \
+	          libvlibsocket.la
+
+libvlibapi_la_SOURCES = 			\
+	vlibapi/api.h				\
+        vlibapi/api_helper_macros.h		\
+	vlibapi/api_shared.c			\
+	vlibapi/node_serialize.c
+
+nobase_include_HEADERS = vlibapi/api.h vlibapi/api_helper_macros.h
+
+libvlibmemory_la_SOURCES =			\
+	vlibmemory/api.h			\
+	vlibmemory/memclnt.api			\
+	vlibmemory/memory_shared.c		\
+	vlibmemory/memory_vlib.c		\
+	vlibmemory/vl_memory_api_h.h		\
+	vlibmemory/vl_memory_msg_enum.h		\
+	vlibmemory/unix_shared_memory_queue.c	\
+	vlibmemory/unix_shared_memory_queue.h 
+
+libvlibmemoryclient_la_SOURCES = 		\
+	vlibmemory/api.h			\
+	vlibmemory/memclnt.api			\
+	vlibmemory/memory_shared.c		\
+	vlibmemory/memory_client.c		\
+	vlibmemory/vl_memory_api_h.h		\
+	vlibmemory/vl_memory_msg_enum.h		\
+	vlibmemory/unix_shared_memory_queue.c	\
+	vlibmemory/unix_shared_memory_queue.h 
+
+nobase_include_HEADERS +=			\
+	vlibmemory/api.h			\
+	vlibmemory/vl_memory_api_h.h		\
+	vlibmemory/vl_memory_msg_enum.h		\
+	vlibmemory/unix_shared_memory_queue.h 	\
+	vlibmemory/memclnt.api.h
+
+libvlibsocket_la_SOURCES =			\
+	vlibsocket/api.h			\
+	vlibsocket/sockclnt.api			\
+	vlibsocket/sockclnt_vlib.c		\
+	vlibsocket/socksvr_vlib.c		\
+	vlibsocket/vl_socket_api_h.h		\
+	vlibsocket/vl_socket_msg_enum.h
+
+nobase_include_HEADERS +=			\
+	vlibsocket/api.h			\
+	vlibsocket/vl_socket_api_h.h		\
+	vlibsocket/vl_socket_msg_enum.h		\
+	vlibsocket/sockclnt.api.h
+
+BUILT_SOURCES =					\
+	vlibsocket/sockclnt.api.h		\
+	vlibmemory/memclnt.api.h		\
+	vlibmemory/memclnt.api.json
+
+SUFFIXES = .api.h .api .api.json
+
+# The actual %.api.h rule is in .../build-data/packages/suffix-rules.mk
+# and requires a symbolic link at the top of the vnet source tree
+
+include $(top_srcdir)/suffix-rules.mk
+
+# install the API definition, so we can produce java bindings, etc.
+apidir = $(prefix)/vlibmemory
+api_DATA = vlibmemory/memclnt.api.json
diff --git a/vpp/vlib-api/configure.ac b/vpp/vlib-api/configure.ac
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f0aa3083
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vpp/vlib-api/configure.ac
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+AC_INIT(vlibapi, 1.0)
+LT_INIT
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
+
+AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])
+
+AC_PROG_CC
+
+AC_OUTPUT([Makefile])
diff --git a/vpp/vlib-api/suffix-rules.mk b/vpp/vlib-api/suffix-rules.mk
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..f6098400
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vpp/vlib-api/suffix-rules.mk
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../build-data/suffix-rules.mk
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/vpp/vlib-api/vlibapi/api.h b/vpp/vlib-api/vlibapi/api.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..62745335
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vpp/vlib-api/vlibapi/api.h
@@ -0,0 +1,281 @@
+/*
+ *------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * api.h
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2009-2015 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+
+#ifndef included_api_h
+#define included_api_h
+
+#include <vppinfra/error.h>
+#include <svm.h>
+#include <vlib/vlib.h>
+#include <vlibmemory/unix_shared_memory_queue.h>
+#include <vlib/unix/unix.h>
+
+typedef enum
+{
+  REGISTRATION_TYPE_FREE = 0,
+  REGISTRATION_TYPE_SHMEM,
+  REGISTRATION_TYPE_SOCKET_LISTEN,
+  REGISTRATION_TYPE_SOCKET_SERVER,
+  REGISTRATION_TYPE_SOCKET_CLIENT,
+} vl_registration_type_t;
+
+typedef struct vl_api_registration_
+{
+  vl_registration_type_t registration_type;
+
+  /* Index in VLIB's brain (not shared memory). */
+  u32 vl_api_registration_pool_index;
+
+  u8 *name;
+
+  /*
+   * The following groups of data could be unioned, but my fingers are
+   * going to be sore enough.
+   */
+
+  /* shared memory only */
+  unix_shared_memory_queue_t *vl_input_queue;
+
+  /* socket server and client */
+  u32 unix_file_index;
+  i8 *unprocessed_input;
+  u32 unprocessed_msg_length;
+  u8 *output_vector;
+
+  /* socket client only */
+  u32 server_handle;
+  u32 server_index;
+
+} vl_api_registration_t;
+
+
+/* Trace configuration for a single message */
+typedef struct
+{
+  int size;
+  int trace_enable;
+  int replay_enable;
+} trace_cfg_t;
+
+/*
+ * API recording
+ */
+typedef struct
+{
+  u8 endian;
+  u8 enabled;
+  u8 wrapped;
+  u8 pad;
+  u32 nitems;
+  u32 curindex;
+  u8 **traces;
+} vl_api_trace_t;
+
+/* *INDENT-OFF* */
+typedef CLIB_PACKED
+(struct
+ {
+   u8 endian; u8 wrapped;
+   u32 nitems;
+}) vl_api_trace_file_header_t;
+/* *INDENT-ON* */
+
+typedef enum
+{
+  VL_API_TRACE_TX,
+  VL_API_TRACE_RX,
+} vl_api_trace_which_t;
+
+#define VL_API_LITTLE_ENDIAN 0x00
+#define VL_API_BIG_ENDIAN 0x01
+
+typedef struct
+{
+  u8 *name;
+  u16 first_msg_id;
+  u16 last_msg_id;
+} vl_api_msg_range_t;
+
+typedef struct
+{
+  void (**msg_handlers) (void *);
+  int (**pd_msg_handlers) (void *, int);
+  void (**msg_cleanup_handlers) (void *);
+  void (**msg_endian_handlers) (void *);
+  void (**msg_print_handlers) (void *, void *);
+  char **msg_names;
+  u8 *message_bounce;
+  u8 *is_mp_safe;
+  struct ring_alloc_ *arings;
+  u32 ring_misses;
+  u32 missing_clients;
+  vl_api_trace_t *rx_trace;
+  vl_api_trace_t *tx_trace;
+  int msg_print_flag;
+  trace_cfg_t *api_trace_cfg;
+  int our_pid;
+  svm_region_t *vlib_rp;
+  svm_region_t **mapped_shmem_regions;
+  struct vl_shmem_hdr_ *shmem_hdr;
+  vl_api_registration_t **vl_clients;
+
+  u8 *serialized_message_table_in_shmem;
+
+  /* For plugin msg allocator */
+  u16 first_available_msg_id;
+
+  /* message range by name hash */
+  uword *msg_range_by_name;
+
+  /* vector of message ranges */
+  vl_api_msg_range_t *msg_ranges;
+
+  /* uid for the api shared memory region */
+  int api_uid;
+  /* gid for the api shared memory region */
+  int api_gid;
+
+  /* base virtual address for global VM region */
+  u64 global_baseva;
+
+  /* size of the global VM region */
+  u64 global_size;
+
+  /* size of the API region */
+  u64 api_size;
+
+  /* size of the global VM private mheap */
+  u64 global_pvt_heap_size;
+
+  /* size of the api private mheap */
+  u64 api_pvt_heap_size;
+
+  /* Client-only data structures */
+  unix_shared_memory_queue_t *vl_input_queue;
+
+  /*
+   * All VLIB-side message handlers use my_client_index to identify
+   * the queue / client. This works in sim replay.
+   */
+  int my_client_index;
+  /*
+   * This is the (shared VM) address of the registration,
+   * don't use it to id the connection since it can't possibly
+   * work in simulator replay.
+   */
+  vl_api_registration_t *my_registration;
+
+  i32 vlib_signal;
+
+  /* client side message index hash table */
+  uword *msg_index_by_name_and_crc;
+
+  char *region_name;
+  char *root_path;
+} api_main_t;
+
+extern api_main_t api_main;
+
+typedef struct
+{
+  int id;
+  char *name;
+  u32 crc;
+  void *handler;
+  void *cleanup;
+  void *endian;
+  void *print;
+  int size;
+  int traced;
+  int replay;
+  int message_bounce;
+  int is_mp_safe;
+} vl_msg_api_msg_config_t;
+
+typedef struct msgbuf_
+{
+  unix_shared_memory_queue_t *q;
+  u32 data_len;
+  u32 pad;
+  u8 data[0];
+} msgbuf_t;
+
+/* api_shared.c prototypes */
+int vl_msg_api_rx_trace_enabled (api_main_t * am);
+int vl_msg_api_tx_trace_enabled (api_main_t * am);
+void vl_msg_api_trace (api_main_t * am, vl_api_trace_t * tp, void *msg);
+int vl_msg_api_trace_onoff (api_main_t * am, vl_api_trace_which_t which,
+			    int onoff);
+int vl_msg_api_trace_free (api_main_t * am, vl_api_trace_which_t which);
+int vl_msg_api_trace_save (api_main_t * am,
+			   vl_api_trace_which_t which, FILE * fp);
+int vl_msg_api_trace_configure (api_main_t * am, vl_api_trace_which_t which,
+				u32 nitems);
+void vl_msg_api_handler_with_vm_node (api_main_t * am,
+				      void *the_msg, vlib_main_t * vm,
+				      vlib_node_runtime_t * node);
+void vl_msg_api_handler (void *the_msg);
+void vl_msg_api_handler_no_free (void *the_msg);
+void vl_msg_api_handler_no_trace_no_free (void *the_msg);
+void vl_msg_api_trace_only (void *the_msg);
+void vl_msg_api_cleanup_handler (void *the_msg);
+void vl_msg_api_replay_handler (void *the_msg);
+void vl_msg_api_socket_handler (void *the_msg);
+void vl_msg_api_set_handlers (int msg_id, char *msg_name,
+			      void *handler,
+			      void *cleanup,
+			      void *endian,
+			      void *print, int msg_size, int traced);
+void vl_msg_api_config (vl_msg_api_msg_config_t *);
+void vl_msg_api_set_cleanup_handler (int msg_id, void *fp);
+void vl_msg_api_queue_handler (unix_shared_memory_queue_t * q);
+vl_api_trace_t *vl_msg_api_trace_get (api_main_t * am,
+				      vl_api_trace_which_t which);
+
+void vl_msg_api_free (void *);
+void vl_noop_handler (void *mp);
+clib_error_t *vl_api_init (vlib_main_t * vm);
+void vl_msg_api_increment_missing_client_counter (void);
+void vl_msg_api_post_mortem_dump (void);
+void vl_msg_api_register_pd_handler (void *handler,
+				     u16 msg_id_host_byte_order);
+int vl_msg_api_pd_handler (void *mp, int rv);
+
+void vl_msg_api_set_first_available_msg_id (u16 first_avail);
+u16 vl_msg_api_get_msg_ids (char *name, int n);
+void vl_msg_api_add_msg_name_crc (api_main_t * am, char *string, u32 id);
+u32 vl_api_get_msg_index (u8 * name_and_crc);
+
+/* node_serialize.c prototypes */
+u8 *vlib_node_serialize (vlib_node_main_t * nm, u8 * vector,
+			 u32 max_threads, int include_nexts,
+			 int include_stats);
+vlib_node_t **vlib_node_unserialize (u8 * vector);
+
+#define VLIB_API_INIT_FUNCTION(x) VLIB_DECLARE_INIT_FUNCTION(x,api_init)
+
+#endif /* included_api_h */
+
+/*
+ * fd.io coding-style-patch-verification: ON
+ *
+ * Local Variables:
+ * eval: (c-set-style "gnu")
+ * End:
+ */
diff --git a/vpp/vlib-api/vlibapi/api_helper_macros.h b/vpp/vlib-api/vlibapi/api_helper_macros.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..16f34cfc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vpp/vlib-api/vlibapi/api_helper_macros.h
@@ -0,0 +1,243 @@
+/*
+ *------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * api_helper_macros.h - message handler helper macros
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2016 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+
+
+#ifndef __api_helper_macros_h__
+#define __api_helper_macros_h__
+
+#define f64_endian(a)
+#define f64_print(a,b)
+
+#define REPLY_MACRO(t)                                          \
+do {                                                            \
+    unix_shared_memory_queue_t * q;                             \
+    rv = vl_msg_api_pd_handler (mp, rv);                        \
+    q = vl_api_client_index_to_input_queue (mp->client_index);  \
+    if (!q)                                                     \
+        return;                                                 \
+                                                                \
+    rmp = vl_msg_api_alloc (sizeof (*rmp));                     \
+    rmp->_vl_msg_id = ntohs((t));                               \
+    rmp->context = mp->context;                                 \
+    rmp->retval = ntohl(rv);                                    \
+                                                                \
+    vl_msg_api_send_shmem (q, (u8 *)&rmp);                      \
+} while(0);
+
+#define REPLY_MACRO2(t, body)                                   \
+do {                                                            \
+    unix_shared_memory_queue_t * q;                             \
+    rv = vl_msg_api_pd_handler (mp, rv);                        \
+    q = vl_api_client_index_to_input_queue (mp->client_index);  \
+    if (!q)                                                     \
+        return;                                                 \
+                                                                \
+    rmp = vl_msg_api_alloc (sizeof (*rmp));                     \
+    rmp->_vl_msg_id = ntohs((t));                               \
+    rmp->context = mp->context;                                 \
+    rmp->retval = ntohl(rv);                                    \
+    do {body;} while (0);                                       \
+    vl_msg_api_send_shmem (q, (u8 *)&rmp);                      \
+} while(0);
+
+#define REPLY_MACRO3(t, n, body)				\
+do {                                                            \
+    unix_shared_memory_queue_t * q;                             \
+    rv = vl_msg_api_pd_handler (mp, rv);                        \
+    q = vl_api_client_index_to_input_queue (mp->client_index);  \
+    if (!q)                                                     \
+        return;                                                 \
+                                                                \
+    rmp = vl_msg_api_alloc (sizeof (*rmp) + n);                 \
+    rmp->_vl_msg_id = ntohs((t));                               \
+    rmp->context = mp->context;                                 \
+    rmp->retval = ntohl(rv);                                    \
+    do {body;} while (0);                                       \
+    vl_msg_api_send_shmem (q, (u8 *)&rmp);                      \
+} while(0);
+
+#define REPLY_MACRO4(t, n, body)                                \
+do {                                                            \
+    unix_shared_memory_queue_t * q;                             \
+    u8 is_error = 0;                                            \
+    rv = vl_msg_api_pd_handler (mp, rv);                        \
+    q = vl_api_client_index_to_input_queue (mp->client_index);  \
+    if (!q)                                                     \
+        return;                                                 \
+                                                                \
+    rmp = vl_msg_api_alloc_or_null (sizeof (*rmp) + n);         \
+    if (!rmp)                                                   \
+      {                                                         \
+        /* if there isn't enough memory, try to allocate */     \
+        /* some at least for returning an error */              \
+        rmp = vl_msg_api_alloc (sizeof (*rmp));                 \
+        if (!rmp)                                               \
+          return;                                               \
+                                                                \
+        memset (rmp, 0, sizeof (*rmp));                         \
+        rv = VNET_API_ERROR_TABLE_TOO_BIG;                      \
+        is_error = 1;                                           \
+      }                                                         \
+    rmp->_vl_msg_id = ntohs((t));                               \
+    rmp->context = mp->context;                                 \
+    rmp->retval = ntohl(rv);                                    \
+    if (!is_error)                                              \
+      do {body;} while (0);                                     \
+    vl_msg_api_send_shmem (q, (u8 *)&rmp);                      \
+} while(0);
+
+/* "trust, but verify" */
+
+#define VALIDATE_SW_IF_INDEX(mp)				\
+ do { u32 __sw_if_index = ntohl(mp->sw_if_index);		\
+    vnet_main_t *__vnm = vnet_get_main();                       \
+    if (pool_is_free_index(__vnm->interface_main.sw_interfaces, \
+                           __sw_if_index)) {                    \
+        rv = VNET_API_ERROR_INVALID_SW_IF_INDEX;                \
+        goto bad_sw_if_index;                                   \
+    }                                                           \
+} while(0);
+
+#define BAD_SW_IF_INDEX_LABEL                   \
+do {                                            \
+bad_sw_if_index:                                \
+    ;                                           \
+} while (0);
+
+#define VALIDATE_RX_SW_IF_INDEX(mp)				\
+ do { u32 __rx_sw_if_index = ntohl(mp->rx_sw_if_index);		\
+    vnet_main_t *__vnm = vnet_get_main();                       \
+    if (pool_is_free_index(__vnm->interface_main.sw_interfaces, \
+                           __rx_sw_if_index)) {			\
+        rv = VNET_API_ERROR_INVALID_SW_IF_INDEX;                \
+        goto bad_rx_sw_if_index;				\
+    }                                                           \
+} while(0);
+
+#define BAD_RX_SW_IF_INDEX_LABEL		\
+do {                                            \
+bad_rx_sw_if_index:				\
+    ;                                           \
+} while (0);
+
+#define VALIDATE_TX_SW_IF_INDEX(mp)				\
+ do { u32 __tx_sw_if_index = ntohl(mp->tx_sw_if_index);		\
+    vnet_main_t *__vnm = vnet_get_main();                       \
+    if (pool_is_free_index(__vnm->interface_main.sw_interfaces, \
+                           __tx_sw_if_index)) {			\
+        rv = VNET_API_ERROR_INVALID_SW_IF_INDEX;                \
+        goto bad_tx_sw_if_index;				\
+    }                                                           \
+} while(0);
+
+#define BAD_TX_SW_IF_INDEX_LABEL		\
+do {                                            \
+bad_tx_sw_if_index:				\
+    ;                                           \
+} while (0);
+
+#define pub_sub_handler(lca,UCA)                                        \
+static void vl_api_want_##lca##_t_handler (                             \
+    vl_api_want_##lca##_t *mp)                                          \
+{                                                                       \
+    vpe_api_main_t *vam = &vpe_api_main;                                \
+    vpe_client_registration_t *rp;                                      \
+    vl_api_want_##lca##_reply_t *rmp;                                   \
+    uword *p;                                                           \
+    i32 rv = 0;                                                         \
+                                                                        \
+    p = hash_get (vam->lca##_registration_hash, mp->client_index);      \
+    if (p) {                                                            \
+        if (mp->enable_disable) {                                       \
+            clib_warning ("pid %d: already enabled...", mp->pid);       \
+            rv = VNET_API_ERROR_INVALID_REGISTRATION;                   \
+            goto reply;                                                 \
+        } else {                                                        \
+            rp = pool_elt_at_index (vam->lca##_registrations, p[0]);    \
+            pool_put (vam->lca##_registrations, rp);                    \
+            hash_unset (vam->lca##_registration_hash,                   \
+                mp->client_index);                                      \
+            goto reply;                                                 \
+        }                                                               \
+    }                                                                   \
+    if (mp->enable_disable == 0) {                                      \
+        clib_warning ("pid %d: already disabled...", mp->pid);          \
+        rv = VNET_API_ERROR_INVALID_REGISTRATION;                       \
+        goto reply;                                                     \
+    }                                                                   \
+    pool_get (vam->lca##_registrations, rp);                            \
+    rp->client_index = mp->client_index;                                \
+    rp->client_pid = mp->pid;                                           \
+    hash_set (vam->lca##_registration_hash, rp->client_index,           \
+              rp - vam->lca##_registrations);                           \
+                                                                        \
+reply:                                                                  \
+    REPLY_MACRO (VL_API_WANT_##UCA##_REPLY);                            \
+}
+
+#define foreach_registration_hash               \
+_(interface_events)                             \
+_(to_netconf_server)                            \
+_(from_netconf_server)                          \
+_(to_netconf_client)                            \
+_(from_netconf_client)                          \
+_(oam_events)                                   \
+_(bfd_events)
+
+/* WARNING: replicated in vpp/stats.h */
+typedef struct
+{
+  u32 client_index;		/* in memclnt registration pool */
+  u32 client_pid;
+} vpe_client_registration_t;
+
+struct _vl_api_ip4_arp_event;
+struct _vl_api_ip6_nd_event;
+
+typedef struct
+{
+#define _(a) uword *a##_registration_hash;              \
+    vpe_client_registration_t * a##_registrations;
+  foreach_registration_hash
+#undef _
+    /* notifications happen really early in the game */
+  u8 link_state_process_up;
+
+  /* ip4 arp event registration pool */
+  struct _vl_api_ip4_arp_event *arp_events;
+
+  /* ip6 nd event registration pool */
+  struct _vl_api_ip6_nd_event *nd_events;
+
+  /* convenience */
+  vlib_main_t *vlib_main;
+  vnet_main_t *vnet_main;
+} vpe_api_main_t;
+
+extern vpe_api_main_t vpe_api_main;
+
+#endif /* __api_helper_macros_h__ */
+
+/*
+ * fd.io coding-style-patch-verification: ON
+ *
+ * Local Variables:
+ * eval: (c-set-style "gnu")
+ * End:
+ */
diff --git a/vpp/vlib-api/vlibapi/api_shared.c b/vpp/vlib-api/vlibapi/api_shared.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..18067d1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vpp/vlib-api/vlibapi/api_shared.c
@@ -0,0 +1,1377 @@
+/*
+ *------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * api_shared.c - API message handling, common code for both clients
+ * and the vlib process itself.
+ *
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2009 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/mman.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <vppinfra/format.h>
+#include <vppinfra/byte_order.h>
+#include <vppinfra/error.h>
+#include <vlib/vlib.h>
+#include <vlib/unix/unix.h>
+#include <vlibapi/api.h>
+#include <vppinfra/elog.h>
+
+api_main_t api_main;
+
+void vl_msg_api_barrier_sync (void) __attribute__ ((weak));
+void
+vl_msg_api_barrier_sync (void)
+{
+}
+
+void vl_msg_api_barrier_release (void) __attribute__ ((weak));
+void
+vl_msg_api_barrier_release (void)
+{
+}
+
+void
+vl_msg_api_increment_missing_client_counter (void)
+{
+  api_main_t *am = &api_main;
+  am->missing_clients++;
+}
+
+typedef enum
+{
+  DUMP,
+  CUSTOM_DUMP,
+  REPLAY,
+  INITIALIZERS,
+} vl_api_replay_t;
+
+int
+vl_msg_api_rx_trace_enabled (api_main_t * am)
+{
+  return (am->rx_trace && am->rx_trace->enabled);
+}
+
+int
+vl_msg_api_tx_trace_enabled (api_main_t * am)
+{
+  return (am->tx_trace && am->tx_trace->enabled);
+}
+
+/*
+ * vl_msg_api_trace
+ */
+void
+vl_msg_api_trace (api_main_t * am, vl_api_trace_t * tp, void *msg)
+{
+  u8 **this_trace;
+  u8 **old_trace;
+  u8 *msg_copy;
+  u32 length;
+  trace_cfg_t *cfgp;
+  u16 msg_id = ntohs (*((u16 *) msg));
+  msgbuf_t *header = (msgbuf_t *) (((u8 *) msg) - offsetof (msgbuf_t, data));
+
+  cfgp = am->api_trace_cfg + msg_id;
+
+  if (!cfgp || !cfgp->trace_enable)
+    return;
+
+  msg_copy = 0;
+
+  if (tp->nitems == 0)
+    {
+      clib_warning ("tp->nitems is 0");
+      return;
+    }
+
+  if (vec_len (tp->traces) < tp->nitems)
+    {
+      vec_add1 (tp->traces, 0);
+      this_trace = tp->traces + vec_len (tp->traces) - 1;
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      tp->wrapped = 1;
+      old_trace = tp->traces + tp->curindex++;
+      if (tp->curindex == tp->nitems)
+	tp->curindex = 0;
+      vec_free (*old_trace);
+      this_trace = old_trace;
+    }
+
+  length = clib_net_to_host_u32 (header->data_len);
+
+  vec_validate (msg_copy, length - 1);
+  clib_memcpy (msg_copy, msg, length);
+  *this_trace = msg_copy;
+}
+
+int
+vl_msg_api_trace_onoff (api_main_t * am, vl_api_trace_which_t which,
+			int onoff)
+{
+  vl_api_trace_t *tp;
+  int rv;
+
+  switch (which)
+    {
+    case VL_API_TRACE_TX:
+      tp = am->tx_trace;
+      if (tp == 0)
+	{
+	  vl_msg_api_trace_configure (am, which, 1024);
+	  tp = am->tx_trace;
+	}
+      break;
+
+    case VL_API_TRACE_RX:
+      tp = am->rx_trace;
+      if (tp == 0)
+	{
+	  vl_msg_api_trace_configure (am, which, 1024);
+	  tp = am->rx_trace;
+	}
+      break;
+
+    default:
+      /* duh? */
+      return -1;
+    }
+
+  /* Configured? */
+  if (tp == 0 || tp->nitems == 0)
+    return -1;
+
+  rv = tp->enabled;
+  tp->enabled = onoff;
+
+  return rv;
+}
+
+int
+vl_msg_api_trace_free (api_main_t * am, vl_api_trace_which_t which)
+{
+  vl_api_trace_t *tp;
+  int i;
+
+  switch (which)
+    {
+    case VL_API_TRACE_TX:
+      tp = am->tx_trace;
+      break;
+
+    case VL_API_TRACE_RX:
+      tp = am->rx_trace;
+      break;
+
+    default:
+      /* duh? */
+      return -1;
+    }
+
+  /* Configured? */
+  if (!tp || tp->nitems == 0)
+    return -1;
+
+  tp->curindex = 0;
+  tp->wrapped = 0;
+
+  for (i = 0; i < vec_len (tp->traces); i++)
+    {
+      vec_free (tp->traces[i]);
+    }
+  vec_free (tp->traces);
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+int
+vl_msg_api_trace_save (api_main_t * am, vl_api_trace_which_t which, FILE * fp)
+{
+  vl_api_trace_t *tp;
+  vl_api_trace_file_header_t fh;
+  int i;
+  u8 *msg;
+
+  switch (which)
+    {
+    case VL_API_TRACE_TX:
+      tp = am->tx_trace;
+      break;
+
+    case VL_API_TRACE_RX:
+      tp = am->rx_trace;
+      break;
+
+    default:
+      /* duh? */
+      return -1;
+    }
+
+  /* Configured, data present? */
+  if (tp == 0 || tp->nitems == 0 || vec_len (tp->traces) == 0)
+    return -1;
+
+  /* "Dare to be stupid" check */
+  if (fp == 0)
+    {
+      return -2;
+    }
+
+  /* Write the file header */
+  fh.nitems = vec_len (tp->traces);
+  fh.endian = tp->endian;
+  fh.wrapped = tp->wrapped;
+
+  if (fwrite (&fh, sizeof (fh), 1, fp) != 1)
+    {
+      return (-10);
+    }
+
+  /* No-wrap case */
+  if (tp->wrapped == 0)
+    {
+      /*
+       * Note: vec_len return 0 when fed a NULL pointer.
+       * Unfortunately, the static analysis tool doesn't
+       * figure it out, hence the suppressed warnings.
+       * What a great use of my time.
+       */
+      for (i = 0; i < vec_len (tp->traces); i++)
+	{
+	  u32 msg_length;
+	  /*sa_ignore NO_NULL_CHK */
+	  msg = tp->traces[i];
+	  /*
+	   * This retarded check required to pass
+	   * [sic] SA-checking.
+	   */
+	  if (!msg)
+	    continue;
+
+	  msg_length = clib_host_to_net_u32 (vec_len (msg));
+	  if (fwrite (&msg_length, 1, sizeof (msg_length), fp)
+	      != sizeof (msg_length))
+	    {
+	      return (-14);
+	    }
+	  if (fwrite (msg, 1, vec_len (msg), fp) != vec_len (msg))
+	    {
+	      return (-11);
+	    }
+	}
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      /* Wrap case: write oldest -> end of buffer */
+      for (i = tp->curindex; i < vec_len (tp->traces); i++)
+	{
+	  u32 msg_length;
+	  msg = tp->traces[i];
+	  /*
+	   * This retarded check required to pass
+	   * [sic] SA-checking
+	   */
+	  if (!msg)
+	    continue;
+
+	  msg_length = clib_host_to_net_u32 (vec_len (msg));
+	  if (fwrite (&msg_length, 1, sizeof (msg_length), fp)
+	      != sizeof (msg_length))
+	    {
+	      return (-14);
+	    }
+
+	  if (fwrite (msg, 1, vec_len (msg), fp) != vec_len (msg))
+	    {
+	      return (-12);
+	    }
+	}
+      /* write beginning of buffer -> oldest-1 */
+      for (i = 0; i < tp->curindex; i++)
+	{
+	  u32 msg_length;
+	  /*sa_ignore NO_NULL_CHK */
+	  msg = tp->traces[i];
+	  /*
+	   * This retarded check required to pass
+	   * [sic] SA-checking
+	   */
+	  if (!msg)
+	    continue;
+
+	  msg_length = clib_host_to_net_u32 (vec_len (msg));
+	  if (fwrite (&msg_length, 1, sizeof (msg_length), fp)
+	      != sizeof (msg_length))
+	    {
+	      return (-14);
+	    }
+
+	  if (fwrite (msg, 1, vec_len (msg), fp) != vec_len (msg))
+	    {
+	      return (-13);
+	    }
+	}
+    }
+  return 0;
+}
+
+int
+vl_msg_api_trace_configure (api_main_t * am, vl_api_trace_which_t which,
+			    u32 nitems)
+{
+  vl_api_trace_t *tp;
+  int was_on = 0;
+
+  switch (which)
+    {
+    case VL_API_TRACE_TX:
+      tp = am->tx_trace;
+      if (tp == 0)
+	{
+	  vec_validate (am->tx_trace, 0);
+	  tp = am->tx_trace;
+	}
+      break;
+
+    case VL_API_TRACE_RX:
+      tp = am->rx_trace;
+      if (tp == 0)
+	{
+	  vec_validate (am->rx_trace, 0);
+	  tp = am->rx_trace;
+	}
+
+      break;
+
+    default:
+      return -1;
+
+    }
+
+  if (tp->enabled)
+    {
+      was_on = vl_msg_api_trace_onoff (am, which, 0);
+    }
+  if (tp->traces)
+    {
+      vl_msg_api_trace_free (am, which);
+    }
+
+  memset (tp, 0, sizeof (*tp));
+
+  if (clib_arch_is_big_endian)
+    {
+      tp->endian = VL_API_BIG_ENDIAN;
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      tp->endian = VL_API_LITTLE_ENDIAN;
+    }
+
+  tp->nitems = nitems;
+  if (was_on)
+    {
+      (void) vl_msg_api_trace_onoff (am, which, was_on);
+    }
+  return 0;
+}
+
+always_inline void
+msg_handler_internal (api_main_t * am,
+		      void *the_msg, int trace_it, int do_it, int free_it)
+{
+  u16 id = ntohs (*((u16 *) the_msg));
+  u8 *(*print_fp) (void *, void *);
+
+  if (id < vec_len (am->msg_handlers) && am->msg_handlers[id])
+    {
+      if (trace_it)
+	vl_msg_api_trace (am, am->rx_trace, the_msg);
+
+      if (am->msg_print_flag)
+	{
+	  fformat (stdout, "[%d]: %s\n", id, am->msg_names[id]);
+	  print_fp = (void *) am->msg_print_handlers[id];
+	  if (print_fp == 0)
+	    {
+	      fformat (stdout, "  [no registered print fn]\n");
+	    }
+	  else
+	    {
+	      (*print_fp) (the_msg, stdout);
+	    }
+	}
+
+      if (do_it)
+	{
+	  if (!am->is_mp_safe[id])
+	    vl_msg_api_barrier_sync ();
+	  (*am->msg_handlers[id]) (the_msg);
+	  if (!am->is_mp_safe[id])
+	    vl_msg_api_barrier_release ();
+	}
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      clib_warning ("no handler for msg id %d", id);
+    }
+
+  if (free_it)
+    vl_msg_api_free (the_msg);
+}
+
+/* set to 1 if you want before/after message handler event logging */
+#define ELOG_API_MESSAGE_HANDLERS 0
+
+#if ELOG_API_MESSAGE_HANDLERS > 0
+static u32
+elog_id_for_msg_name (vlib_main_t * vm, char *msg_name)
+{
+  uword *p, r;
+  static uword *h;
+  u8 *name_copy;
+
+  if (!h)
+    h = hash_create_string (0, sizeof (uword));
+
+  p = hash_get_mem (h, msg_name);
+  if (p)
+    return p[0];
+  r = elog_string (&vm->elog_main, "%s", msg_name);
+
+  name_copy = format (0, "%s%c", msg_name, 0);
+
+  hash_set_mem (h, name_copy, r);
+
+  return r;
+}
+#endif
+
+/* This is only to be called from a vlib/vnet app */
+void
+vl_msg_api_handler_with_vm_node (api_main_t * am,
+				 void *the_msg, vlib_main_t * vm,
+				 vlib_node_runtime_t * node)
+{
+  u16 id = ntohs (*((u16 *) the_msg));
+  u8 *(*handler) (void *, void *, void *);
+
+#if ELOG_API_MESSAGE_HANDLERS > 0
+  {
+    /* *INDENT-OFF* */
+    ELOG_TYPE_DECLARE (e) =
+      {
+        .format = "api-msg: %s",
+        .format_args = "T4",
+      };
+    /* *INDENT-ON* */
+    struct
+    {
+      u32 c;
+    } *ed;
+    ed = ELOG_DATA (&vm->elog_main, e);
+    if (id < vec_len (am->msg_names))
+      ed->c = elog_id_for_msg_name (vm, am->msg_names[id]);
+    else
+      ed->c = elog_id_for_msg_name (vm, "BOGUS");
+  }
+#endif
+
+  if (id < vec_len (am->msg_handlers) && am->msg_handlers[id])
+    {
+      handler = (void *) am->msg_handlers[id];
+
+      if (am->rx_trace && am->rx_trace->enabled)
+	vl_msg_api_trace (am, am->rx_trace, the_msg);
+
+      if (!am->is_mp_safe[id])
+	vl_msg_api_barrier_sync ();
+      (*handler) (the_msg, vm, node);
+      if (!am->is_mp_safe[id])
+	vl_msg_api_barrier_release ();
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      clib_warning ("no hander for msg id %d", id);
+    }
+
+  /*
+   * Special-case, so we can e.g. bounce messages off the vnet
+   * main thread without copying them...
+   */
+  if (!(am->message_bounce[id]))
+    vl_msg_api_free (the_msg);
+
+#if ELOG_API_MESSAGE_HANDLERS > 0
+  {
+  /* *INDENT-OFF* */
+  ELOG_TYPE_DECLARE (e) = {
+    .format = "api-msg-done: %s",
+    .format_args = "T4",
+  };
+  /* *INDENT-ON* */
+
+    struct
+    {
+      u32 c;
+    } *ed;
+    ed = ELOG_DATA (&vm->elog_main, e);
+    if (id < vec_len (am->msg_names))
+      ed->c = elog_id_for_msg_name (vm, am->msg_names[id]);
+    else
+      ed->c = elog_id_for_msg_name (vm, "BOGUS");
+  }
+#endif
+}
+
+void
+vl_msg_api_handler (void *the_msg)
+{
+  api_main_t *am = &api_main;
+
+  msg_handler_internal (am, the_msg,
+			(am->rx_trace
+			 && am->rx_trace->enabled) /* trace_it */ ,
+			1 /* do_it */ , 1 /* free_it */ );
+}
+
+void
+vl_msg_api_handler_no_free (void *the_msg)
+{
+  api_main_t *am = &api_main;
+  msg_handler_internal (am, the_msg,
+			(am->rx_trace
+			 && am->rx_trace->enabled) /* trace_it */ ,
+			1 /* do_it */ , 0 /* free_it */ );
+}
+
+void
+vl_msg_api_handler_no_trace_no_free (void *the_msg)
+{
+  api_main_t *am = &api_main;
+  msg_handler_internal (am, the_msg, 0 /* trace_it */ , 1 /* do_it */ ,
+			0 /* free_it */ );
+}
+
+/*
+ * Add a trace record to the API message trace buffer, if
+ * API message tracing is enabled. Handy for adding sufficient
+ * data to the trace to reproduce autonomous state, as opposed to
+ * state downloaded via control-plane API messages. Example: the NAT
+ * application creates database entries based on packet traffic, not
+ * control-plane messages.
+ *
+ */
+void
+vl_msg_api_trace_only (void *the_msg)
+{
+  api_main_t *am = &api_main;
+
+  msg_handler_internal (am, the_msg,
+			(am->rx_trace
+			 && am->rx_trace->enabled) /* trace_it */ ,
+			0 /* do_it */ , 0 /* free_it */ );
+}
+
+void
+vl_msg_api_cleanup_handler (void *the_msg)
+{
+  api_main_t *am = &api_main;
+  u16 id = ntohs (*((u16 *) the_msg));
+
+  if (PREDICT_FALSE (id >= vec_len (am->msg_cleanup_handlers)))
+    {
+      clib_warning ("_vl_msg_id too large: %d\n", id);
+      return;
+    }
+  if (am->msg_cleanup_handlers[id])
+    (*am->msg_cleanup_handlers[id]) (the_msg);
+
+  vl_msg_api_free (the_msg);
+}
+
+/*
+ * vl_msg_api_replay_handler
+ */
+void
+vl_msg_api_replay_handler (void *the_msg)
+{
+  api_main_t *am = &api_main;
+
+  u16 id = ntohs (*((u16 *) the_msg));
+
+  if (PREDICT_FALSE (id >= vec_len (am->msg_handlers)))
+    {
+      clib_warning ("_vl_msg_id too large: %d\n", id);
+      return;
+    }
+  /* do NOT trace the message... */
+  if (am->msg_handlers[id])
+    (*am->msg_handlers[id]) (the_msg);
+  /* do NOT free the message buffer... */
+}
+
+/*
+ * vl_msg_api_socket_handler
+ */
+void
+vl_msg_api_socket_handler (void *the_msg)
+{
+  api_main_t *am = &api_main;
+
+  msg_handler_internal (am, the_msg,
+			(am->rx_trace
+			 && am->rx_trace->enabled) /* trace_it */ ,
+			1 /* do_it */ , 0 /* free_it */ );
+}
+
+#define foreach_msg_api_vector                  \
+_(msg_names)                                    \
+_(msg_handlers)                                 \
+_(msg_cleanup_handlers)                         \
+_(msg_endian_handlers)                          \
+_(msg_print_handlers)                           \
+_(api_trace_cfg)				\
+_(message_bounce)				\
+_(is_mp_safe)
+
+void
+vl_msg_api_config (vl_msg_api_msg_config_t * c)
+{
+  api_main_t *am = &api_main;
+
+  ASSERT (c->id > 0);
+
+#define _(a) vec_validate (am->a, c->id);
+  foreach_msg_api_vector;
+#undef _
+
+  am->msg_names[c->id] = c->name;
+  am->msg_handlers[c->id] = c->handler;
+  am->msg_cleanup_handlers[c->id] = c->cleanup;
+  am->msg_endian_handlers[c->id] = c->endian;
+  am->msg_print_handlers[c->id] = c->print;
+  am->message_bounce[c->id] = c->message_bounce;
+  am->is_mp_safe[c->id] = c->is_mp_safe;
+
+  am->api_trace_cfg[c->id].size = c->size;
+  am->api_trace_cfg[c->id].trace_enable = c->traced;
+  am->api_trace_cfg[c->id].replay_enable = c->replay;
+}
+
+/*
+ * vl_msg_api_set_handlers
+ * preserve the old API for a while
+ */
+void
+vl_msg_api_set_handlers (int id, char *name, void *handler, void *cleanup,
+			 void *endian, void *print, int size, int traced)
+{
+  vl_msg_api_msg_config_t cfg;
+  vl_msg_api_msg_config_t *c = &cfg;
+
+  memset (c, 0, sizeof (*c));
+
+  c->id = id;
+  c->name = name;
+  c->handler = handler;
+  c->cleanup = cleanup;
+  c->endian = endian;
+  c->print = print;
+  c->traced = traced;
+  c->replay = 1;
+  c->message_bounce = 0;
+  c->is_mp_safe = 0;
+  vl_msg_api_config (c);
+}
+
+void
+vl_msg_api_set_cleanup_handler (int msg_id, void *fp)
+{
+  api_main_t *am = &api_main;
+  ASSERT (msg_id > 0);
+
+  vec_validate (am->msg_cleanup_handlers, msg_id);
+  am->msg_cleanup_handlers[msg_id] = fp;
+}
+
+void
+vl_msg_api_queue_handler (unix_shared_memory_queue_t * q)
+{
+  uword msg;
+
+  while (!unix_shared_memory_queue_sub (q, (u8 *) & msg, 0))
+    vl_msg_api_handler ((void *) msg);
+}
+
+vl_api_trace_t *
+vl_msg_api_trace_get (api_main_t * am, vl_api_trace_which_t which)
+{
+  switch (which)
+    {
+    case VL_API_TRACE_RX:
+      return am->rx_trace;
+    case VL_API_TRACE_TX:
+      return am->tx_trace;
+    default:
+      return 0;
+    }
+}
+
+void
+vl_noop_handler (void *mp)
+{
+}
+
+clib_error_t *
+vl_api_init (vlib_main_t * vm)
+{
+  static u8 once;
+  api_main_t *am = &api_main;
+
+  if (once)
+    return 0;
+
+  once = 1;
+
+  am->region_name = "/unset";
+  /*
+   * Eventually passed to fchown, -1 => "current user"
+   * instead of 0 => "root". A very fine disctinction at best.
+   */
+  if (am->api_uid == 0)
+    am->api_uid = -1;
+  if (am->api_gid == 0)
+    am->api_gid = -1;
+
+  return (0);
+}
+
+void vl_msg_api_custom_dump_configure (api_main_t * am)
+  __attribute__ ((weak));
+void
+vl_msg_api_custom_dump_configure (api_main_t * am)
+{
+}
+
+VLIB_INIT_FUNCTION (vl_api_init);
+
+static void
+vl_msg_api_process_file (vlib_main_t * vm, u8 * filename,
+			 u32 first_index, u32 last_index,
+			 vl_api_replay_t which)
+{
+  vl_api_trace_file_header_t *hp;
+  int i, fd;
+  struct stat statb;
+  size_t file_size;
+  u8 *msg;
+  u8 endian_swap_needed = 0;
+  api_main_t *am = &api_main;
+  u8 *tmpbuf = 0;
+  u32 nitems;
+  void **saved_print_handlers = 0;
+
+  fd = open ((char *) filename, O_RDONLY);
+
+  if (fd < 0)
+    {
+      vlib_cli_output (vm, "Couldn't open %s\n", filename);
+      return;
+    }
+
+  if (fstat (fd, &statb) < 0)
+    {
+      vlib_cli_output (vm, "Couldn't stat %s\n", filename);
+      close (fd);
+      return;
+    }
+
+  if (!(statb.st_mode & S_IFREG) || (statb.st_size < sizeof (*hp)))
+    {
+      vlib_cli_output (vm, "File not plausible: %s\n", filename);
+      close (fd);
+      return;
+    }
+
+  file_size = statb.st_size;
+  file_size = (file_size + 4095) & ~(4096);
+
+  hp = mmap (0, file_size, PROT_READ, MAP_PRIVATE, fd, 0);
+
+  if (hp == (vl_api_trace_file_header_t *) MAP_FAILED)
+    {
+      vlib_cli_output (vm, "mmap failed: %s\n", filename);
+      close (fd);
+      return;
+    }
+  close (fd);
+
+  if ((clib_arch_is_little_endian && hp->endian == VL_API_BIG_ENDIAN)
+      || (clib_arch_is_big_endian && hp->endian == VL_API_LITTLE_ENDIAN))
+    endian_swap_needed = 1;
+
+  if (endian_swap_needed)
+    nitems = ntohl (hp->nitems);
+  else
+    nitems = hp->nitems;
+
+  if (last_index == (u32) ~ 0)
+    {
+      last_index = nitems - 1;
+    }
+
+  if (first_index >= nitems || last_index >= nitems)
+    {
+      vlib_cli_output (vm, "Range (%d, %d) outside file range (0, %d)\n",
+		       first_index, last_index, nitems - 1);
+      munmap (hp, file_size);
+      return;
+    }
+  if (hp->wrapped)
+    vlib_cli_output (vm,
+		     "Note: wrapped/incomplete trace, results may vary\n");
+
+  if (which == CUSTOM_DUMP)
+    {
+      saved_print_handlers = (void **) vec_dup (am->msg_print_handlers);
+      vl_msg_api_custom_dump_configure (am);
+    }
+
+
+  msg = (u8 *) (hp + 1);
+
+  for (i = 0; i < first_index; i++)
+    {
+      trace_cfg_t *cfgp;
+      int size;
+      u16 msg_id;
+
+      size = clib_host_to_net_u32 (*(u32 *) msg);
+      msg += sizeof (u32);
+
+      if (clib_arch_is_little_endian)
+	msg_id = ntohs (*((u16 *) msg));
+      else
+	msg_id = *((u16 *) msg);
+
+      cfgp = am->api_trace_cfg + msg_id;
+      if (!cfgp)
+	{
+	  vlib_cli_output (vm, "Ugh: msg id %d no trace config\n", msg_id);
+	  munmap (hp, file_size);
+	  return;
+	}
+      msg += size;
+    }
+
+  for (; i <= last_index; i++)
+    {
+      trace_cfg_t *cfgp;
+      u16 *msg_idp;
+      u16 msg_id;
+      int size;
+
+      if (which == DUMP)
+	vlib_cli_output (vm, "---------- trace %d -----------\n", i);
+
+      size = clib_host_to_net_u32 (*(u32 *) msg);
+      msg += sizeof (u32);
+
+      if (clib_arch_is_little_endian)
+	msg_id = ntohs (*((u16 *) msg));
+      else
+	msg_id = *((u16 *) msg);
+
+      cfgp = am->api_trace_cfg + msg_id;
+      if (!cfgp)
+	{
+	  vlib_cli_output (vm, "Ugh: msg id %d no trace config\n", msg_id);
+	  munmap (hp, file_size);
+	  vec_free (tmpbuf);
+	  return;
+	}
+
+      /* Copy the buffer (from the read-only mmap'ed file) */
+      vec_validate (tmpbuf, size - 1 + sizeof (uword));
+      clib_memcpy (tmpbuf + sizeof (uword), msg, size);
+      memset (tmpbuf, 0xf, sizeof (uword));
+
+      /*
+       * Endian swap if needed. All msg data is supposed to be
+       * in network byte order. All msg handlers are supposed to
+       * know that. The generic message dumpers don't know that.
+       * One could fix apigen, I suppose.
+       */
+      if ((which == DUMP && clib_arch_is_little_endian) || endian_swap_needed)
+	{
+	  void (*endian_fp) (void *);
+	  if (msg_id >= vec_len (am->msg_endian_handlers)
+	      || (am->msg_endian_handlers[msg_id] == 0))
+	    {
+	      vlib_cli_output (vm, "Ugh: msg id %d no endian swap\n", msg_id);
+	      munmap (hp, file_size);
+	      vec_free (tmpbuf);
+	      return;
+	    }
+	  endian_fp = am->msg_endian_handlers[msg_id];
+	  (*endian_fp) (tmpbuf + sizeof (uword));
+	}
+
+      /* msg_id always in network byte order */
+      if (clib_arch_is_little_endian)
+	{
+	  msg_idp = (u16 *) (tmpbuf + sizeof (uword));
+	  *msg_idp = msg_id;
+	}
+
+      switch (which)
+	{
+	case CUSTOM_DUMP:
+	case DUMP:
+	  if (msg_id < vec_len (am->msg_print_handlers) &&
+	      am->msg_print_handlers[msg_id])
+	    {
+	      u8 *(*print_fp) (void *, void *);
+
+	      print_fp = (void *) am->msg_print_handlers[msg_id];
+	      (*print_fp) (tmpbuf + sizeof (uword), vm);
+	    }
+	  else
+	    {
+	      vlib_cli_output (vm, "Skipping msg id %d: no print fcn\n",
+			       msg_id);
+	      break;
+	    }
+	  break;
+
+	case INITIALIZERS:
+	  if (msg_id < vec_len (am->msg_print_handlers) &&
+	      am->msg_print_handlers[msg_id])
+	    {
+	      u8 *s;
+	      int j;
+	      u8 *(*print_fp) (void *, void *);
+
+	      print_fp = (void *) am->msg_print_handlers[msg_id];
+
+	      vlib_cli_output (vm, "/*");
+
+	      (*print_fp) (tmpbuf + sizeof (uword), vm);
+	      vlib_cli_output (vm, "*/\n");
+
+	      s = format (0, "static u8 * vl_api_%s_%d[%d] = {",
+			  am->msg_names[msg_id], i,
+			  am->api_trace_cfg[msg_id].size);
+
+	      for (j = 0; j < am->api_trace_cfg[msg_id].size; j++)
+		{
+		  if ((j & 7) == 0)
+		    s = format (s, "\n    ");
+		  s = format (s, "0x%02x,", tmpbuf[sizeof (uword) + j]);
+		}
+	      s = format (s, "\n};\n%c", 0);
+	      vlib_cli_output (vm, (char *) s);
+	      vec_free (s);
+	    }
+	  break;
+
+	case REPLAY:
+	  if (msg_id < vec_len (am->msg_print_handlers) &&
+	      am->msg_print_handlers[msg_id] && cfgp->replay_enable)
+	    {
+	      void (*handler) (void *);
+
+	      handler = (void *) am->msg_handlers[msg_id];
+
+	      if (!am->is_mp_safe[msg_id])
+		vl_msg_api_barrier_sync ();
+	      (*handler) (tmpbuf + sizeof (uword));
+	      if (!am->is_mp_safe[msg_id])
+		vl_msg_api_barrier_release ();
+	    }
+	  else
+	    {
+	      if (cfgp->replay_enable)
+		vlib_cli_output (vm, "Skipping msg id %d: no handler\n",
+				 msg_id);
+	      break;
+	    }
+	  break;
+	}
+
+      _vec_len (tmpbuf) = 0;
+      msg += size;
+    }
+
+  if (saved_print_handlers)
+    {
+      clib_memcpy (am->msg_print_handlers, saved_print_handlers,
+		   vec_len (am->msg_print_handlers) * sizeof (void *));
+      vec_free (saved_print_handlers);
+    }
+
+  munmap (hp, file_size);
+  vec_free (tmpbuf);
+}
+
+u8 *
+format_vl_msg_api_trace_status (u8 * s, va_list * args)
+{
+  api_main_t *am = va_arg (*args, api_main_t *);
+  vl_api_trace_which_t which = va_arg (*args, vl_api_trace_which_t);
+  vl_api_trace_t *tp;
+  char *trace_name;
+
+  switch (which)
+    {
+    case VL_API_TRACE_TX:
+      tp = am->tx_trace;
+      trace_name = "TX trace";
+      break;
+
+    case VL_API_TRACE_RX:
+      tp = am->rx_trace;
+      trace_name = "RX trace";
+      break;
+
+    default:
+      abort ();
+    }
+
+  if (tp == 0)
+    {
+      s = format (s, "%s: not yet configured.\n", trace_name);
+      return s;
+    }
+
+  s = format (s, "%s: used %d of %d items, %s enabled, %s wrapped\n",
+	      trace_name, vec_len (tp->traces), tp->nitems,
+	      tp->enabled ? "is" : "is not", tp->wrapped ? "has" : "has not");
+  return s;
+}
+
+static u8 post_mortem_dump_enabled;
+
+static clib_error_t *
+api_trace_command_fn (vlib_main_t * vm,
+		      unformat_input_t * input, vlib_cli_command_t * cmd)
+{
+  u32 nitems = 256 << 10;
+  api_main_t *am = &api_main;
+  vl_api_trace_which_t which = VL_API_TRACE_RX;
+  u8 *filename;
+  u32 first = 0;
+  u32 last = (u32) ~ 0;
+  FILE *fp;
+  int rv;
+
+  while (unformat_check_input (input) != UNFORMAT_END_OF_INPUT)
+    {
+      if (unformat (input, "on") || unformat (input, "enable"))
+	{
+	  if (unformat (input, "nitems %d", &nitems))
+	    ;
+	  vl_msg_api_trace_configure (am, which, nitems);
+	  vl_msg_api_trace_onoff (am, which, 1 /* on */ );
+	}
+      else if (unformat (input, "off"))
+	{
+	  vl_msg_api_trace_onoff (am, which, 0);
+	}
+      else if (unformat (input, "save %s", &filename))
+	{
+	  u8 *chroot_filename;
+	  if (strstr ((char *) filename, "..")
+	      || index ((char *) filename, '/'))
+	    {
+	      vlib_cli_output (vm, "illegal characters in filename '%s'",
+			       filename);
+	      return 0;
+	    }
+
+	  chroot_filename = format (0, "/tmp/%s%c", filename, 0);
+
+	  vec_free (filename);
+
+	  fp = fopen ((char *) chroot_filename, "w");
+	  if (fp == NULL)
+	    {
+	      vlib_cli_output (vm, "Couldn't create %s\n", chroot_filename);
+	      return 0;
+	    }
+	  rv = vl_msg_api_trace_save (am, which, fp);
+	  fclose (fp);
+	  if (rv == -1)
+	    vlib_cli_output (vm, "API Trace data not present\n");
+	  else if (rv == -2)
+	    vlib_cli_output (vm, "File for writing is closed\n");
+	  else if (rv == -10)
+	    vlib_cli_output (vm, "Error while writing header to file\n");
+	  else if (rv == -11)
+	    vlib_cli_output (vm, "Error while writing trace to file\n");
+	  else if (rv == -12)
+	    vlib_cli_output (vm,
+			     "Error while writing end of buffer trace to file\n");
+	  else if (rv == -13)
+	    vlib_cli_output (vm,
+			     "Error while writing start of buffer trace to file\n");
+	  else if (rv < 0)
+	    vlib_cli_output (vm, "Unkown error while saving: %d", rv);
+	  else
+	    vlib_cli_output (vm, "API trace saved to %s\n", chroot_filename);
+	  vec_free (chroot_filename);
+	}
+      else if (unformat (input, "dump %s", &filename))
+	{
+	  vl_msg_api_process_file (vm, filename, first, last, DUMP);
+	}
+      else if (unformat (input, "custom-dump %s", &filename))
+	{
+	  vl_msg_api_process_file (vm, filename, first, last, CUSTOM_DUMP);
+	}
+      else if (unformat (input, "replay %s", &filename))
+	{
+	  vl_msg_api_process_file (vm, filename, first, last, REPLAY);
+	}
+      else if (unformat (input, "initializers %s", &filename))
+	{
+	  vl_msg_api_process_file (vm, filename, first, last, INITIALIZERS);
+	}
+      else if (unformat (input, "tx"))
+	{
+	  which = VL_API_TRACE_TX;
+	}
+      else if (unformat (input, "first %d", &first))
+	{
+	  ;
+	}
+      else if (unformat (input, "last %d", &last))
+	{
+	  ;
+	}
+      else if (unformat (input, "status"))
+	{
+	  vlib_cli_output (vm, "%U", format_vl_msg_api_trace_status,
+			   am, which);
+	}
+      else if (unformat (input, "free"))
+	{
+	  vl_msg_api_trace_onoff (am, which, 0);
+	  vl_msg_api_trace_free (am, which);
+	}
+      else if (unformat (input, "post-mortem-on"))
+	post_mortem_dump_enabled = 1;
+      else if (unformat (input, "post-mortem-off"))
+	post_mortem_dump_enabled = 0;
+      else
+	return clib_error_return (0, "unknown input `%U'",
+				  format_unformat_error, input);
+    }
+  return 0;
+}
+
+/* *INDENT-OFF* */
+VLIB_CLI_COMMAND (api_trace_command, static) = {
+    .path = "api trace",
+    .short_help =
+    "api trace [on|off][dump|save|replay <file>][status][free][post-mortem-on]",
+    .function = api_trace_command_fn,
+};
+/* *INDENT-ON* */
+
+static clib_error_t *
+api_config_fn (vlib_main_t * vm, unformat_input_t * input)
+{
+  u32 nitems = 256 << 10;
+  vl_api_trace_which_t which = VL_API_TRACE_RX;
+  api_main_t *am = &api_main;
+
+  while (unformat_check_input (input) != UNFORMAT_END_OF_INPUT)
+    {
+      if (unformat (input, "on") || unformat (input, "enable"))
+	{
+	  if (unformat (input, "nitems %d", &nitems))
+	    ;
+	  vl_msg_api_trace_configure (am, which, nitems);
+	  vl_msg_api_trace_onoff (am, which, 1 /* on */ );
+	  post_mortem_dump_enabled = 1;
+	}
+      else
+	return clib_error_return (0, "unknown input `%U'",
+				  format_unformat_error, input);
+    }
+  return 0;
+}
+
+VLIB_CONFIG_FUNCTION (api_config_fn, "api-trace");
+
+void
+vl_msg_api_post_mortem_dump (void)
+{
+  api_main_t *am = &api_main;
+  FILE *fp;
+  char filename[64];
+  int rv;
+
+  if (post_mortem_dump_enabled == 0)
+    return;
+
+  snprintf (filename, sizeof (filename), "/tmp/api_post_mortem.%d",
+	    getpid ());
+
+  fp = fopen (filename, "w");
+  if (fp == NULL)
+    {
+      rv = write (2, "Couldn't create ", 16);
+      rv = write (2, filename, strlen (filename));
+      rv = write (2, "\n", 1);
+      return;
+    }
+  rv = vl_msg_api_trace_save (am, VL_API_TRACE_RX, fp);
+  fclose (fp);
+  if (rv < 0)
+    {
+      rv = write (2, "Failed to save post-mortem API trace to ", 40);
+      rv = write (2, filename, strlen (filename));
+      rv = write (2, "\n", 1);
+    }
+
+}
+
+/* Layered message handling support */
+
+void
+vl_msg_api_register_pd_handler (void *fp, u16 msg_id_host_byte_order)
+{
+  api_main_t *am = &api_main;
+
+  /* Mild idiot proofing */
+  if (msg_id_host_byte_order > 10000)
+    clib_warning ("msg_id_host_byte_order endian issue? %d arg vs %d",
+		  msg_id_host_byte_order,
+		  clib_net_to_host_u16 (msg_id_host_byte_order));
+  vec_validate (am->pd_msg_handlers, msg_id_host_byte_order);
+  am->pd_msg_handlers[msg_id_host_byte_order] = fp;
+}
+
+int
+vl_msg_api_pd_handler (void *mp, int rv)
+{
+  api_main_t *am = &api_main;
+  int (*fp) (void *, int);
+  u16 msg_id;
+
+  if (clib_arch_is_little_endian)
+    msg_id = clib_net_to_host_u16 (*((u16 *) mp));
+  else
+    msg_id = *((u16 *) mp);
+
+  if (msg_id >= vec_len (am->pd_msg_handlers)
+      || am->pd_msg_handlers[msg_id] == 0)
+    return rv;
+
+  fp = am->pd_msg_handlers[msg_id];
+  rv = (*fp) (mp, rv);
+  return rv;
+}
+
+void
+vl_msg_api_set_first_available_msg_id (u16 first_avail)
+{
+  api_main_t *am = &api_main;
+
+  am->first_available_msg_id = first_avail;
+}
+
+u16
+vl_msg_api_get_msg_ids (char *name, int n)
+{
+  api_main_t *am = &api_main;
+  u8 *name_copy;
+  vl_api_msg_range_t *rp;
+  uword *p;
+  u16 rv;
+
+  if (am->msg_range_by_name == 0)
+    am->msg_range_by_name = hash_create_string (0, sizeof (uword));
+
+  name_copy = format (0, "%s%c", name, 0);
+
+  p = hash_get_mem (am->msg_range_by_name, name_copy);
+  if (p)
+    {
+      clib_warning ("WARNING: duplicate message range registration for '%s'",
+		    name_copy);
+      vec_free (name_copy);
+      return ((u16) ~ 0);
+    }
+
+  if (n < 0 || n > 1024)
+    {
+      clib_warning
+	("WARNING: bad number of message-IDs (%d) requested by '%s'",
+	 n, name_copy);
+      vec_free (name_copy);
+      return ((u16) ~ 0);
+    }
+
+  vec_add2 (am->msg_ranges, rp, 1);
+
+  rv = rp->first_msg_id = am->first_available_msg_id;
+  am->first_available_msg_id += n;
+  rp->last_msg_id = am->first_available_msg_id - 1;
+  rp->name = name_copy;
+
+  hash_set_mem (am->msg_range_by_name, name_copy, rp - am->msg_ranges);
+
+  return rv;
+}
+
+void
+vl_msg_api_add_msg_name_crc (api_main_t * am, char *string, u32 id)
+{
+  uword *p;
+
+  if (am->msg_index_by_name_and_crc == 0)
+    am->msg_index_by_name_and_crc = hash_create_string (0, sizeof (uword));
+
+  p = hash_get_mem (am->msg_index_by_name_and_crc, string);
+  if (p)
+    {
+      clib_warning ("attempt to redefine '%s' ignored...", string);
+      return;
+    }
+
+  hash_set_mem (am->msg_index_by_name_and_crc, string, id);
+}
+
+
+/*
+ * fd.io coding-style-patch-verification: ON
+ *
+ * Local Variables:
+ * eval: (c-set-style "gnu")
+ * End:
+ */
diff --git a/vpp/vlib-api/vlibapi/node_serialize.c b/vpp/vlib-api/vlibapi/node_serialize.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4dc1a7d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vpp/vlib-api/vlibapi/node_serialize.c
@@ -0,0 +1,399 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2016 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+#include <vlib/vlib.h>
+
+#include <vppinfra/serialize.h>
+
+extern void vl_msg_api_barrier_sync (void);
+extern void vl_msg_api_barrier_release (void);
+
+/* serialized representation of state strings */
+
+#define foreach_state_string_code               \
+_(STATE_DONE, "done")                           \
+_(STATE_DISABLED, "disabled")                   \
+_(STATE_TIME_WAIT, "time wait")                 \
+_(STATE_EVENT_WAIT, "event wait")               \
+_(STATE_ANY_WAIT, "any wait")                   \
+_(STATE_POLLING, "polling")                     \
+_(STATE_INTERRUPT_WAIT, "interrupt wait")       \
+_(STATE_INTERNAL, "internal")
+
+typedef enum
+{
+#define _(a,b) a,
+  foreach_state_string_code
+#undef _
+} state_string_enum_t;
+
+static char *state_strings[] = {
+#define _(a,b) b,
+  foreach_state_string_code
+#undef _
+};
+
+/*
+ * Serialize a vlib_node_main_t. Appends the result to vector.
+ * Pass 0 to create a new vector, use vec_reset_length(vector)
+ * to recycle a vector / avoid memory allocation, etc.
+ * Switch heaps before/after to serialize into API client shared memory.
+ */
+
+u8 *
+vlib_node_serialize (vlib_node_main_t * nm, u8 * vector,
+		     u32 max_threads, int include_nexts, int include_stats)
+{
+  serialize_main_t _sm, *sm = &_sm;
+  vlib_main_t *vm = vlib_get_main ();
+  vlib_node_t *n;
+  static vlib_node_t ***node_dups;
+  vlib_node_t **nodes;
+  static vlib_main_t **stat_vms;
+  vlib_main_t *stat_vm;
+  u8 *namep;
+  u32 name_bytes;
+  uword i, j, k;
+  u64 l, v, c, d;
+  state_string_enum_t state_code;
+  u32 threads_to_serialize;
+
+  vec_reset_length (node_dups);
+
+  if (vec_len (stat_vms) == 0)
+    {
+      if (vec_len (vlib_mains) == 0)
+	vec_add1 (stat_vms, vm);
+      else
+	{
+	  for (i = 0; i < vec_len (vlib_mains); i++)
+	    {
+	      stat_vm = vlib_mains[i];
+	      if (stat_vm)
+		vec_add1 (stat_vms, stat_vm);
+	    }
+	}
+    }
+
+  threads_to_serialize = clib_min (max_threads, vec_len (stat_vms));
+
+  /*
+   * Barrier sync across stats scraping.
+   * Otherwise, the counts will be grossly inaccurate.
+   */
+  vl_msg_api_barrier_sync ();
+
+  for (j = 0; j < threads_to_serialize; j++)
+    {
+      stat_vm = stat_vms[j];
+      nm = &stat_vm->node_main;
+
+      if (include_stats)
+	{
+	  for (i = 0; i < vec_len (nm->nodes); i++)
+	    {
+	      n = nm->nodes[i];
+	      vlib_node_sync_stats (stat_vm, n);
+	    }
+	}
+
+      nodes = vec_dup (nm->nodes);
+
+      vec_add1 (node_dups, nodes);
+    }
+  vl_msg_api_barrier_release ();
+
+  serialize_open_vector (sm, vector);
+
+  serialize_likely_small_unsigned_integer (sm, vec_len (stat_vms));
+
+  for (j = 0; j < vec_len (stat_vms); j++)
+    {
+      stat_vm = stat_vms[j];
+      nodes = node_dups[j];
+
+      serialize_likely_small_unsigned_integer (sm, vec_len (nodes));
+
+      for (i = 0; i < vec_len (nodes); i++)
+	{
+	  n = nodes[i];
+
+	  l = n->stats_total.clocks - n->stats_last_clear.clocks;
+	  v = n->stats_total.vectors - n->stats_last_clear.vectors;
+	  c = n->stats_total.calls - n->stats_last_clear.calls;
+	  d = n->stats_total.suspends - n->stats_last_clear.suspends;
+
+	  state_code = STATE_INTERNAL;
+
+	  if (n->type == VLIB_NODE_TYPE_PROCESS)
+	    {
+	      vlib_process_t *p = vlib_get_process_from_node (vm, n);
+
+	      switch (p->flags
+		      & (VLIB_PROCESS_IS_SUSPENDED_WAITING_FOR_CLOCK
+			 | VLIB_PROCESS_IS_SUSPENDED_WAITING_FOR_EVENT))
+		{
+		default:
+		  if (!(p->flags & VLIB_PROCESS_IS_RUNNING))
+		    state_code = STATE_DONE;
+		  break;
+
+		case VLIB_PROCESS_IS_SUSPENDED_WAITING_FOR_CLOCK:
+		  state_code = STATE_TIME_WAIT;
+		  break;
+
+		case VLIB_PROCESS_IS_SUSPENDED_WAITING_FOR_EVENT:
+		  state_code = STATE_EVENT_WAIT;
+		  break;
+
+		case (VLIB_PROCESS_IS_SUSPENDED_WAITING_FOR_EVENT | VLIB_PROCESS_IS_SUSPENDED_WAITING_FOR_CLOCK):
+		  state_code =
+		    STATE_ANY_WAIT;
+		  break;
+		}
+	    }
+	  else if (n->type != VLIB_NODE_TYPE_INTERNAL)
+	    {
+	      state_code = STATE_POLLING;
+	      if (n->state == VLIB_NODE_STATE_DISABLED)
+		state_code = STATE_DISABLED;
+	      else if (n->state == VLIB_NODE_STATE_INTERRUPT)
+		state_code = STATE_INTERRUPT_WAIT;
+	    }
+
+	  /* See unserialize_cstring */
+	  name_bytes = vec_len (n->name);
+	  serialize_likely_small_unsigned_integer (sm, name_bytes);
+	  namep = serialize_get (sm, name_bytes);
+	  memcpy (namep, n->name, name_bytes);
+
+	  serialize_likely_small_unsigned_integer (sm, (u64) state_code);
+	  serialize_likely_small_unsigned_integer (sm, n->type);
+
+	  if (include_nexts)
+	    {
+	      serialize_likely_small_unsigned_integer
+		(sm, vec_len (n->next_nodes));
+	      for (k = 0; k < vec_len (n->next_nodes); k++)
+		serialize_likely_small_unsigned_integer (sm,
+							 n->next_nodes[k]);
+	    }
+	  else
+	    serialize_likely_small_unsigned_integer (sm, 0);
+
+	  if (include_stats)
+	    {
+	      /* stats present */
+	      serialize_likely_small_unsigned_integer (sm, 1);
+	      /* total clocks */
+	      serialize_integer (sm, l, 8);
+	      /* Total calls */
+	      serialize_integer (sm, c, 8);
+	      /* Total vectors */
+	      serialize_integer (sm, v, 8);
+	      /* Total suspends */
+	      serialize_integer (sm, d, 8);
+	    }
+	  else			/* no stats */
+	    serialize_likely_small_unsigned_integer (sm, 0);
+	}
+      vec_free (nodes);
+    }
+  return (serialize_close_vector (sm));
+}
+
+vlib_node_t ***
+vlib_node_unserialize (u8 * vector)
+{
+  serialize_main_t _sm, *sm = &_sm;
+  u32 nnodes, nnexts;
+  u32 nstat_vms;
+  vlib_node_t *node;
+  vlib_node_t **nodes;
+  vlib_node_t ***nodes_by_thread = 0;
+  int i, j, k;
+  u64 l, v, c, d;
+  state_string_enum_t state_code;
+  int stats_present;
+
+  serialize_open_vector (sm, vector);
+
+  nstat_vms = unserialize_likely_small_unsigned_integer (sm);
+
+  vec_validate (nodes_by_thread, nstat_vms - 1);
+  _vec_len (nodes_by_thread) = 0;
+
+  for (i = 0; i < nstat_vms; i++)
+    {
+      nnodes = unserialize_likely_small_unsigned_integer (sm);
+
+      nodes = 0;
+      vec_validate (nodes, nnodes - 1);
+      vec_add1 (nodes_by_thread, nodes);
+
+      for (j = 0; j < nnodes; j++)
+	{
+	  node = 0;
+	  vec_validate (node, 0);
+	  nodes[j] = node;
+
+	  unserialize_cstring (sm, (char **) &(node->name));
+	  state_code = unserialize_likely_small_unsigned_integer (sm);
+	  node->state_string = (u8 *) state_strings[state_code];
+
+	  node->type = unserialize_likely_small_unsigned_integer (sm);
+	  nnexts = unserialize_likely_small_unsigned_integer (sm);
+	  if (nnexts > 0)
+	    vec_validate (node->next_nodes, nnexts - 1);
+	  for (k = 0; k < nnexts; k++)
+	    node->next_nodes[k] =
+	      unserialize_likely_small_unsigned_integer (sm);
+
+	  stats_present = unserialize_likely_small_unsigned_integer (sm);
+
+	  if (stats_present)
+	    {
+	      /* total clocks */
+	      unserialize_integer (sm, &l, 8);
+	      node->stats_total.clocks = l;
+	      node->stats_last_clear.clocks = 0;
+
+	      /* Total calls */
+	      unserialize_integer (sm, &c, 8);
+	      node->stats_total.calls = c;
+
+	      /* Total vectors */
+	      unserialize_integer (sm, &v, 8);
+	      node->stats_total.vectors = v;
+
+	      /* Total suspends */
+	      unserialize_integer (sm, &d, 8);
+	      node->stats_total.suspends = d;
+	    }
+	}
+    }
+  return nodes_by_thread;
+}
+
+#if CLIB_DEBUG > 0
+
+static clib_error_t *
+test_node_serialize_command_fn (vlib_main_t * vm,
+				unformat_input_t * input,
+				vlib_cli_command_t * cmd)
+{
+  vlib_node_main_t *nm = &vm->node_main;
+  u8 *vector = 0;
+  vlib_node_t ***nodes_by_thread;
+  vlib_node_t **nodes;
+  vlib_node_t *node;
+  vlib_node_t *next_node;
+  int i, j, k;
+  u32 max_threads = (u32) ~ 0;
+  int include_nexts = 0;
+  int include_stats = 0;
+
+  while (unformat_check_input (input) != UNFORMAT_END_OF_INPUT)
+    {
+      if (unformat (input, "max-threads %d", &max_threads))
+	;
+      else if (unformat (input, "stats"))
+	include_stats = 1;
+      else if (unformat (input, "nexts"))
+	include_nexts = 1;
+      else
+	break;
+    }
+
+  /*
+   * Keep the number of memcpy ops to a minimum (e.g. 1).
+   * The current size of the serialized vector is
+   * slightly under 4K.
+   */
+  vec_validate (vector, 16383);
+  vec_reset_length (vector);
+
+  vector = vlib_node_serialize (nm, vector, max_threads,
+				include_nexts, include_stats);
+
+  vlib_cli_output (vm, "result vector %d bytes", vec_len (vector));
+
+  nodes_by_thread = vlib_node_unserialize (vector);
+
+  vec_free (vector);
+
+  for (i = 0; i < vec_len (nodes_by_thread); i++)
+    {
+      nodes = nodes_by_thread[i];
+
+      vlib_cli_output (vm, "thread %d", i);
+
+      for (j = 0; j < vec_len (nodes); j++)
+	{
+	  node = nodes[j];
+
+	  vlib_cli_output (vm, "[%d] %s state %s", j, node->name,
+			   node->state_string);
+
+	  vlib_cli_output
+	    (vm, "    clocks %lld calls %lld suspends"
+	     " %lld vectors %lld",
+	     node->stats_total.clocks,
+	     node->stats_total.calls,
+	     node->stats_total.suspends, node->stats_total.vectors);
+
+	  for (k = 0; k < vec_len (node->next_nodes); k++)
+	    {
+	      if (node->next_nodes[k] != ~0)
+		{
+		  next_node = nodes[node->next_nodes[k]];
+		  vlib_cli_output (vm, "  [%d] %s", k, next_node->name);
+		}
+	    }
+	}
+    }
+
+  for (j = 0; j < vec_len (nodes_by_thread); j++)
+    {
+      nodes = nodes_by_thread[j];
+
+      for (i = 0; i < vec_len (nodes); i++)
+	{
+	  vec_free (nodes[i]->name);
+	  vec_free (nodes[i]->next_nodes);
+	  vec_free (nodes[i]);
+	}
+      vec_free (nodes);
+    }
+  vec_free (nodes_by_thread);
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+/* *INDENT-OFF* */
+VLIB_CLI_COMMAND (test_node_serialize_node, static) = {
+    .path = "test node serialize",
+    .short_help = "test node serialize [max-threads NN] nexts stats",
+    .function = test_node_serialize_command_fn,
+};
+/* *INDENT-ON* */
+#endif
+
+/*
+ * fd.io coding-style-patch-verification: ON
+ *
+ * Local Variables:
+ * eval: (c-set-style "gnu")
+ * End:
+ */
diff --git a/vpp/vlib-api/vlibmemory/api.h b/vpp/vlib-api/vlibmemory/api.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f1f8bb73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vpp/vlib-api/vlibmemory/api.h
@@ -0,0 +1,163 @@
+/*
+ *------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * api.h
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2009 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+
+#ifndef included_vlibmemory_api_h
+#define included_vlibmemory_api_h
+
+#include <vppinfra/error.h>
+#include <svm.h>
+#include <vlib/vlib.h>
+#include <vlibmemory/unix_shared_memory_queue.h>
+#include <vlib/unix/unix.h>
+#include <vlibapi/api.h>
+
+/* Allocated in shared memory */
+
+/*
+ * Ring-allocation scheme for client API messages
+ *
+ * Only one proc/thread has control of a given message buffer.
+ * To free a buffer allocated from one of these rings, we clear
+ * a field in the buffer (header), and leave.
+ *
+ * No locks, no hits, no errors...
+ */
+typedef struct ring_alloc_
+{
+  unix_shared_memory_queue_t *rp;
+  u16 size;
+  u16 nitems;
+  u32 hits;
+  u32 misses;
+} ring_alloc_t;
+
+/*
+ * Initializers for the (shared-memory) rings
+ * _(size, n). Note: each msg has an 8 byte header.
+ * Might want to change that to an index sometime.
+ */
+#define foreach_vl_aring_size                   \
+_(64+8, 1024)                                   \
+_(256+8, 128)                                   \
+_(1024+8, 64)
+
+#define foreach_clnt_aring_size                 \
+_(1024+8, 1024)                                 \
+_(2048+8, 128)                                  \
+_(4096+8, 8)
+
+typedef struct vl_shmem_hdr_
+{
+  int version;
+
+  /* getpid () for the VLIB client process */
+  volatile int vl_pid;
+
+  /* Client sends VLIB msgs here. */
+  unix_shared_memory_queue_t *vl_input_queue;
+
+  /* Vector of rings; one for each size. */
+
+  /* VLIB allocates buffers to send msgs to clients here. */
+  ring_alloc_t *vl_rings;
+
+  /* Clients allocate buffer to send msgs to VLIB here. */
+  ring_alloc_t *client_rings;
+
+  /* Number of detected application restarts */
+  u32 application_restarts;
+
+  /* Number of messages reclaimed during application restart */
+  u32 restart_reclaims;
+
+} vl_shmem_hdr_t;
+
+#define VL_SHM_VERSION 2
+
+#define VL_API_EPOCH_MASK 0xFF
+#define VL_API_EPOCH_SHIFT 8
+
+static inline u32
+vl_msg_api_handle_get_epoch (u32 index)
+{
+  return (index & VL_API_EPOCH_MASK);
+}
+
+static inline u32
+vl_msg_api_handle_get_index (u32 index)
+{
+  return (index >> VL_API_EPOCH_SHIFT);
+}
+
+static inline u32
+vl_msg_api_handle_from_index_and_epoch (u32 index, u32 epoch)
+{
+  u32 handle;
+  ASSERT (index < 0x00FFFFFF);
+
+  handle = (index << VL_API_EPOCH_SHIFT) | (epoch & VL_API_EPOCH_MASK);
+  return handle;
+}
+
+void *vl_msg_api_alloc (int nbytes);
+void *vl_msg_api_alloc_or_null (int nbytes);
+void *vl_msg_api_alloc_as_if_client (int nbytes);
+void *vl_msg_api_alloc_as_if_client_or_null (int nbytes);
+void vl_msg_api_free (void *a);
+int vl_map_shmem (char *region_name, int is_vlib);
+void vl_register_mapped_shmem_region (svm_region_t * rp);
+void vl_unmap_shmem (void);
+void vl_msg_api_send_shmem (unix_shared_memory_queue_t * q, u8 * elem);
+void vl_msg_api_send_shmem_nolock (unix_shared_memory_queue_t * q, u8 * elem);
+void vl_msg_api_send (vl_api_registration_t * rp, u8 * elem);
+int vl_client_connect (char *name, int ctx_quota, int input_queue_size);
+void vl_client_disconnect (void);
+unix_shared_memory_queue_t *vl_api_client_index_to_input_queue (u32 index);
+vl_api_registration_t *vl_api_client_index_to_registration (u32 index);
+int vl_client_api_map (char *region_name);
+void vl_client_api_unmap (void);
+void vl_set_memory_region_name (char *name);
+void vl_set_memory_root_path (char *root_path);
+void vl_set_memory_uid (int uid);
+void vl_set_memory_gid (int gid);
+void vl_set_global_memory_baseva (u64 baseva);
+void vl_set_global_memory_size (u64 size);
+void vl_set_api_memory_size (u64 size);
+void vl_set_global_pvt_heap_size (u64 size);
+void vl_set_api_pvt_heap_size (u64 size);
+void vl_enable_disable_memory_api (vlib_main_t * vm, int yesno);
+void vl_client_disconnect_from_vlib (void);
+int vl_client_connect_to_vlib (char *svm_name, char *client_name,
+			       int rx_queue_size);
+int vl_client_connect_to_vlib_no_rx_pthread (char *svm_name,
+					     char *client_name,
+					     int rx_queue_size);
+u16 vl_client_get_first_plugin_msg_id (char *plugin_name);
+
+void vl_api_rpc_call_main_thread (void *fp, u8 * data, u32 data_length);
+
+#endif /* included_vlibmemory_api_h */
+
+/*
+ * fd.io coding-style-patch-verification: ON
+ *
+ * Local Variables:
+ * eval: (c-set-style "gnu")
+ * End:
+ */
diff --git a/vpp/vlib-api/vlibmemory/memclnt.api b/vpp/vlib-api/vlibmemory/memclnt.api
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2f654caf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vpp/vlib-api/vlibmemory/memclnt.api
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+/* Hey Emacs use -*- mode: C -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2015 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Create a client registration 
+ */
+manual_print 
+define memclnt_create {
+    i32 ctx_quota;              /* requested punt context quota */
+    u32 context;                /* opaque value to be returned in the reply */
+    u64 input_queue;            /* client's queue */
+    u8 name[64];                /* for show, find by name, whatever */
+    u32 api_versions[8];        /* client-server pairs use as desired */
+};
+
+define memclnt_create_reply {
+    i32 response;               /* Non-negative = success */
+    u64 handle;                 /* handle by which vlib knows this client */
+    u32 index;                  /* index, used e.g. by API trace replay */
+    u32 context;                /* opaque value from the create request */
+    u64 message_table;          /* serialized message table in shmem */
+};
+
+/*
+ * Delete a client registration 
+ */
+manual_print
+define memclnt_delete {
+    u32 index;                  /* index, used e.g. by API trace replay */
+    u64 handle;               /* handle by which vlib knows this client */
+};
+
+define memclnt_delete_reply {
+    i32 response;               /* Non-negative = success */
+    u64 handle;               /* in case the client wonders */
+};
+
+/* 
+ * Client RX thread exit
+ */
+
+define rx_thread_exit {
+    u8 dummy;
+};
+
+/*
+ * RPC
+ */
+define rpc_call {
+    u32 client_index;
+    u32 context;
+    u64 function;
+    u8 multicast;
+    u8 need_barrier_sync;
+    u8 send_reply;
+    u8 data[0];
+};
+
+define rpc_reply {
+    i32 retval;
+    u32 context;
+};
+
+/*
+ * Lookup message-ID base by name
+ */
+define get_first_msg_id {
+    u32 client_index;
+    u32 context;
+    u8 name[64];
+};
+
+define get_first_msg_id_reply {
+    u32 client_index;
+    u32 context;
+    i32 retval;
+    u16 first_msg_id;
+};
diff --git a/vpp/vlib-api/vlibmemory/memory_client.c b/vpp/vlib-api/vlibmemory/memory_client.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..234a0a5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vpp/vlib-api/vlibmemory/memory_client.c
@@ -0,0 +1,283 @@
+/*
+ *------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * memory_client.c - API message handling, client code.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2010 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <setjmp.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/mman.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <netinet/in.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+#include <pthread.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <time.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <vppinfra/clib.h>
+#include <vppinfra/vec.h>
+#include <vppinfra/hash.h>
+#include <vppinfra/bitmap.h>
+#include <vppinfra/fifo.h>
+#include <vppinfra/time.h>
+#include <vppinfra/mheap.h>
+#include <vppinfra/heap.h>
+#include <vppinfra/pool.h>
+#include <vppinfra/format.h>
+
+#include <vlib/vlib.h>
+#include <vlib/unix/unix.h>
+#include <vlibmemory/api.h>
+
+#include <vlibmemory/vl_memory_msg_enum.h>
+
+#define vl_typedefs		/* define message structures */
+#include <vlibmemory/vl_memory_api_h.h>
+#undef vl_typedefs
+
+#define vl_endianfun		/* define message structures */
+#include <vlibmemory/vl_memory_api_h.h>
+#undef vl_endianfun
+
+/* instantiate all the print functions we know about */
+#define vl_print(handle, ...) clib_warning (__VA_ARGS__)
+#define vl_printfun
+#include <vlibmemory/vl_memory_api_h.h>
+#undef vl_printfun
+
+typedef struct
+{
+  u8 rx_thread_jmpbuf_valid;
+  u8 connected_to_vlib;
+  jmp_buf rx_thread_jmpbuf;
+  pthread_t rx_thread_handle;
+  /* Plugin message base lookup scheme */
+  volatile u8 first_msg_id_reply_ready;
+  u16 first_msg_id_reply;
+} memory_client_main_t;
+
+memory_client_main_t memory_client_main;
+
+static void *
+rx_thread_fn (void *arg)
+{
+  unix_shared_memory_queue_t *q;
+  memory_client_main_t *mm = &memory_client_main;
+  api_main_t *am = &api_main;
+
+  q = am->vl_input_queue;
+
+  /* So we can make the rx thread terminate cleanly */
+  if (setjmp (mm->rx_thread_jmpbuf) == 0)
+    {
+      mm->rx_thread_jmpbuf_valid = 1;
+      while (1)
+	{
+	  vl_msg_api_queue_handler (q);
+	}
+    }
+  pthread_exit (0);
+}
+
+static void
+vl_api_rx_thread_exit_t_handler (vl_api_rx_thread_exit_t * mp)
+{
+  memory_client_main_t *mm = &memory_client_main;
+  vl_msg_api_free (mp);
+  longjmp (mm->rx_thread_jmpbuf, 1);
+}
+
+static void
+noop_handler (void *notused)
+{
+}
+
+#define foreach_api_msg						\
+_(RX_THREAD_EXIT, rx_thread_exit)
+
+static int
+connect_to_vlib_internal (char *svm_name, char *client_name,
+			  int rx_queue_size, int want_pthread)
+{
+  int rv = 0;
+  memory_client_main_t *mm = &memory_client_main;
+
+  if ((rv = vl_client_api_map (svm_name)))
+    {
+      clib_warning ("vl_client_api map rv %d", rv);
+      return rv;
+    }
+
+#define _(N,n)                                                  \
+    vl_msg_api_set_handlers(VL_API_##N, #n,                     \
+                            vl_api_##n##_t_handler,             \
+                            noop_handler,                       \
+                            vl_api_##n##_t_endian,              \
+                            vl_api_##n##_t_print,               \
+                            sizeof(vl_api_##n##_t), 1);
+  foreach_api_msg;
+#undef _
+
+  if (vl_client_connect (client_name, 0 /* punt quota */ ,
+			 rx_queue_size /* input queue */ ) < 0)
+    {
+      vl_client_api_unmap ();
+      return -1;
+    }
+
+  /* Start the rx queue thread */
+
+  if (want_pthread)
+    {
+      rv = pthread_create (&mm->rx_thread_handle,
+			   NULL /*attr */ , rx_thread_fn, 0);
+      if (rv)
+	clib_warning ("pthread_create returned %d", rv);
+    }
+
+  mm->connected_to_vlib = 1;
+  return 0;
+}
+
+int
+vl_client_connect_to_vlib (char *svm_name, char *client_name,
+			   int rx_queue_size)
+{
+  return connect_to_vlib_internal (svm_name, client_name, rx_queue_size,
+				   1 /* want pthread */ );
+}
+
+int
+vl_client_connect_to_vlib_no_rx_pthread (char *svm_name, char *client_name,
+					 int rx_queue_size)
+{
+  return connect_to_vlib_internal (svm_name, client_name, rx_queue_size,
+				   0 /* want pthread */ );
+}
+
+void
+vl_client_disconnect_from_vlib (void)
+{
+  memory_client_main_t *mm = &memory_client_main;
+  api_main_t *am = &api_main;
+  uword junk;
+
+  if (mm->rx_thread_jmpbuf_valid)
+    {
+      vl_api_rx_thread_exit_t *ep;
+      ep = vl_msg_api_alloc (sizeof (*ep));
+      ep->_vl_msg_id = ntohs (VL_API_RX_THREAD_EXIT);
+      vl_msg_api_send_shmem (am->vl_input_queue, (u8 *) & ep);
+      pthread_join (mm->rx_thread_handle, (void **) &junk);
+    }
+  if (mm->connected_to_vlib)
+    {
+      vl_client_disconnect ();
+      vl_client_api_unmap ();
+    }
+  memset (mm, 0, sizeof (*mm));
+}
+
+static void vl_api_get_first_msg_id_reply_t_handler
+  (vl_api_get_first_msg_id_reply_t * mp)
+{
+  memory_client_main_t *mm = &memory_client_main;
+  i32 retval = ntohl (mp->retval);
+
+  mm->first_msg_id_reply = (retval >= 0) ? ntohs (mp->first_msg_id) : ~0;
+  mm->first_msg_id_reply_ready = 1;
+}
+
+u16
+vl_client_get_first_plugin_msg_id (char *plugin_name)
+{
+  vl_api_get_first_msg_id_t *mp;
+  api_main_t *am = &api_main;
+  memory_client_main_t *mm = &memory_client_main;
+  f64 timeout;
+  void *old_handler;
+  clib_time_t clib_time;
+  u16 rv = ~0;
+
+  if (strlen (plugin_name) + 1 > sizeof (mp->name))
+    return (rv);
+
+  memset (&clib_time, 0, sizeof (clib_time));
+  clib_time_init (&clib_time);
+
+  /* Push this plugin's first_msg_id_reply handler */
+  old_handler = am->msg_handlers[VL_API_GET_FIRST_MSG_ID_REPLY];
+  am->msg_handlers[VL_API_GET_FIRST_MSG_ID_REPLY] = (void *)
+    vl_api_get_first_msg_id_reply_t_handler;
+
+  /* Ask the data-plane for the message-ID base of the indicated plugin */
+  mm->first_msg_id_reply_ready = 0;
+
+  mp = vl_msg_api_alloc (sizeof (*mp));
+  memset (mp, 0, sizeof (*mp));
+  mp->_vl_msg_id = ntohs (VL_API_GET_FIRST_MSG_ID);
+  mp->client_index = am->my_client_index;
+  strncpy ((char *) mp->name, plugin_name, sizeof (mp->name) - 1);
+
+  vl_msg_api_send_shmem (am->shmem_hdr->vl_input_queue, (u8 *) & mp);
+
+  /* Synchronously wait for the answer */
+  do
+    {
+      timeout = clib_time_now (&clib_time) + 1.0;
+
+      while (clib_time_now (&clib_time) < timeout)
+	{
+	  if (mm->first_msg_id_reply_ready == 1)
+	    {
+	      rv = mm->first_msg_id_reply;
+	      goto result;
+	    }
+	}
+      /* Restore old handler */
+      am->msg_handlers[VL_API_GET_FIRST_MSG_ID_REPLY] = old_handler;
+
+      return rv;
+    }
+  while (0);
+
+result:
+
+  /* Restore the old handler */
+  am->msg_handlers[VL_API_GET_FIRST_MSG_ID_REPLY] = old_handler;
+
+  if (rv == (u16) ~ 0)
+    clib_warning ("plugin '%s' not registered", plugin_name);
+
+  return rv;
+}
+
+void
+vlib_node_sync_stats (vlib_main_t * vm, vlib_node_t * n)
+{
+  clib_warning ("STUB called...");
+}
+
+/*
+ * fd.io coding-style-patch-verification: ON
+ *
+ * Local Variables:
+ * eval: (c-set-style "gnu")
+ * End:
+ */
diff --git a/vpp/vlib-api/vlibmemory/memory_shared.c b/vpp/vlib-api/vlibmemory/memory_shared.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6adc69fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vpp/vlib-api/vlibmemory/memory_shared.c
@@ -0,0 +1,847 @@
+/*
+ *------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * memclnt_shared.c - API message handling, common code for both clients
+ * and the vlib process itself.
+ *
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2009 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+#include <vppinfra/format.h>
+#include <vppinfra/byte_order.h>
+#include <vppinfra/error.h>
+#include <vlib/vlib.h>
+#include <vlib/unix/unix.h>
+#include <vlibmemory/api.h>
+#include <vlibmemory/unix_shared_memory_queue.h>
+
+#include <vlibmemory/vl_memory_msg_enum.h>
+
+#define vl_typedefs
+#include <vlibmemory/vl_memory_api_h.h>
+#undef vl_typedefs
+
+static inline void *
+vl_msg_api_alloc_internal (int nbytes, int pool, int may_return_null)
+{
+  int i;
+  msgbuf_t *rv;
+  ring_alloc_t *ap;
+  unix_shared_memory_queue_t *q;
+  void *oldheap;
+  vl_shmem_hdr_t *shmem_hdr;
+  api_main_t *am = &api_main;
+
+  shmem_hdr = am->shmem_hdr;
+
+  if (shmem_hdr == 0)
+    {
+      clib_warning ("shared memory header NULL");
+      return 0;
+    }
+
+  /* account for the msgbuf_t header */
+  nbytes += sizeof (msgbuf_t);
+
+  if (shmem_hdr->vl_rings == 0)
+    {
+      clib_warning ("vl_rings NULL");
+      ASSERT (0);
+      abort ();
+    }
+
+  if (shmem_hdr->client_rings == 0)
+    {
+      clib_warning ("client_rings NULL");
+      ASSERT (0);
+      abort ();
+    }
+
+  ap = pool ? shmem_hdr->vl_rings : shmem_hdr->client_rings;
+  for (i = 0; i < vec_len (ap); i++)
+    {
+      /* Too big? */
+      if (nbytes > ap[i].size)
+	{
+	  continue;
+	}
+
+      q = ap[i].rp;
+      if (pool == 0)
+	{
+	  pthread_mutex_lock (&q->mutex);
+	}
+      rv = (msgbuf_t *) (&q->data[0] + q->head * q->elsize);
+      /*
+       * Is this item still in use?
+       */
+      if (rv->q)
+	{
+	  /* yes, loser; try next larger pool */
+	  ap[i].misses++;
+	  if (pool == 0)
+	    pthread_mutex_unlock (&q->mutex);
+	  continue;
+	}
+      /* OK, we have a winner */
+      ap[i].hits++;
+      /*
+       * Remember the source queue, although we
+       * don't need to know the queue to free the item.
+       */
+      rv->q = q;
+      q->head++;
+      if (q->head == q->maxsize)
+	q->head = 0;
+
+      if (pool == 0)
+	pthread_mutex_unlock (&q->mutex);
+      goto out;
+    }
+
+  /*
+   * Request too big, or head element of all size-compatible rings
+   * still in use. Fall back to shared-memory malloc.
+   */
+  am->ring_misses++;
+
+  pthread_mutex_lock (&am->vlib_rp->mutex);
+  oldheap = svm_push_data_heap (am->vlib_rp);
+  if (may_return_null)
+    {
+      rv = clib_mem_alloc_or_null (nbytes);
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE (rv == 0))
+	{
+	  svm_pop_heap (oldheap);
+	  pthread_mutex_unlock (&am->vlib_rp->mutex);
+	  return 0;
+	}
+    }
+  else
+    rv = clib_mem_alloc (nbytes);
+
+  rv->q = 0;
+  svm_pop_heap (oldheap);
+  pthread_mutex_unlock (&am->vlib_rp->mutex);
+
+out:
+  rv->data_len = htonl (nbytes - sizeof (msgbuf_t));
+  return (rv->data);
+}
+
+void *
+vl_msg_api_alloc (int nbytes)
+{
+  int pool;
+  api_main_t *am = &api_main;
+  vl_shmem_hdr_t *shmem_hdr = am->shmem_hdr;
+
+  /*
+   * Clients use pool-0, vlib proc uses pool 1
+   */
+  pool = (am->our_pid == shmem_hdr->vl_pid);
+  return vl_msg_api_alloc_internal (nbytes, pool, 0 /* may_return_null */ );
+}
+
+void *
+vl_msg_api_alloc_or_null (int nbytes)
+{
+  int pool;
+  api_main_t *am = &api_main;
+  vl_shmem_hdr_t *shmem_hdr = am->shmem_hdr;
+
+  pool = (am->our_pid == shmem_hdr->vl_pid);
+  return vl_msg_api_alloc_internal (nbytes, pool, 1 /* may_return_null */ );
+}
+
+void *
+vl_msg_api_alloc_as_if_client (int nbytes)
+{
+  return vl_msg_api_alloc_internal (nbytes, 0, 0 /* may_return_null */ );
+}
+
+void *
+vl_msg_api_alloc_as_if_client_or_null (int nbytes)
+{
+  return vl_msg_api_alloc_internal (nbytes, 0, 1 /* may_return_null */ );
+}
+
+void
+vl_msg_api_free (void *a)
+{
+  msgbuf_t *rv;
+  void *oldheap;
+  api_main_t *am = &api_main;
+
+  rv = (msgbuf_t *) (((u8 *) a) - offsetof (msgbuf_t, data));
+
+  /*
+   * Here's the beauty of the scheme.  Only one proc/thread has
+   * control of a given message buffer. To free a buffer, we just clear the
+   * queue field, and leave. No locks, no hits, no errors...
+   */
+  if (rv->q)
+    {
+      rv->q = 0;
+      return;
+    }
+
+  pthread_mutex_lock (&am->vlib_rp->mutex);
+  oldheap = svm_push_data_heap (am->vlib_rp);
+  clib_mem_free (rv);
+  svm_pop_heap (oldheap);
+  pthread_mutex_unlock (&am->vlib_rp->mutex);
+}
+
+static void
+vl_msg_api_free_nolock (void *a)
+{
+  msgbuf_t *rv;
+  void *oldheap;
+  api_main_t *am = &api_main;
+
+  rv = (msgbuf_t *) (((u8 *) a) - offsetof (msgbuf_t, data));
+  /*
+   * Here's the beauty of the scheme.  Only one proc/thread has
+   * control of a given message buffer. To free a buffer, we just clear the
+   * queue field, and leave. No locks, no hits, no errors...
+   */
+  if (rv->q)
+    {
+      rv->q = 0;
+      return;
+    }
+
+  oldheap = svm_push_data_heap (am->vlib_rp);
+  clib_mem_free (rv);
+  svm_pop_heap (oldheap);
+}
+
+void
+vl_set_memory_root_path (char *name)
+{
+  api_main_t *am = &api_main;
+
+  am->root_path = name;
+}
+
+void
+vl_set_memory_uid (int uid)
+{
+  api_main_t *am = &api_main;
+
+  am->api_uid = uid;
+}
+
+void
+vl_set_memory_gid (int gid)
+{
+  api_main_t *am = &api_main;
+
+  am->api_gid = gid;
+}
+
+void
+vl_set_global_memory_baseva (u64 baseva)
+{
+  api_main_t *am = &api_main;
+
+  am->global_baseva = baseva;
+}
+
+void
+vl_set_global_memory_size (u64 size)
+{
+  api_main_t *am = &api_main;
+
+  am->global_size = size;
+}
+
+void
+vl_set_api_memory_size (u64 size)
+{
+  api_main_t *am = &api_main;
+
+  am->api_size = size;
+}
+
+void
+vl_set_global_pvt_heap_size (u64 size)
+{
+  api_main_t *am = &api_main;
+
+  am->global_pvt_heap_size = size;
+}
+
+void
+vl_set_api_pvt_heap_size (u64 size)
+{
+  api_main_t *am = &api_main;
+
+  am->api_pvt_heap_size = size;
+}
+
+int
+vl_map_shmem (char *region_name, int is_vlib)
+{
+  svm_map_region_args_t _a, *a = &_a;
+  svm_region_t *vlib_rp, *root_rp;
+  void *oldheap;
+  vl_shmem_hdr_t *shmem_hdr = 0;
+  api_main_t *am = &api_main;
+  int i;
+  struct timespec ts, tsrem;
+
+  if (is_vlib == 0)
+    svm_region_init_chroot (am->root_path);
+
+  memset (a, 0, sizeof (*a));
+
+  a->name = region_name;
+  a->size = am->api_size ? am->api_size : (16 << 20);
+  a->flags = SVM_FLAGS_MHEAP;
+  a->uid = am->api_uid;
+  a->gid = am->api_gid;
+  a->pvt_heap_size = am->api_pvt_heap_size;
+
+  vlib_rp = svm_region_find_or_create (a);
+
+  if (vlib_rp == 0)
+    return (-2);
+
+  pthread_mutex_lock (&vlib_rp->mutex);
+  /* Has someone else set up the shared-memory variable table? */
+  if (vlib_rp->user_ctx)
+    {
+      am->shmem_hdr = (void *) vlib_rp->user_ctx;
+      am->our_pid = getpid ();
+      if (is_vlib)
+	{
+	  unix_shared_memory_queue_t *q;
+	  uword old_msg;
+	  /*
+	   * application restart. Reset cached pids, API message
+	   * rings, list of clients; otherwise, various things
+	   * fail. (e.g. queue non-empty notification)
+	   */
+
+	  /* ghosts keep the region from disappearing properly */
+	  svm_client_scan_this_region_nolock (vlib_rp);
+	  am->shmem_hdr->application_restarts++;
+	  q = am->shmem_hdr->vl_input_queue;
+	  am->shmem_hdr->vl_pid = getpid ();
+	  q->consumer_pid = am->shmem_hdr->vl_pid;
+	  /* Drain the input queue, freeing msgs */
+	  for (i = 0; i < 10; i++)
+	    {
+	      if (pthread_mutex_trylock (&q->mutex) == 0)
+		{
+		  pthread_mutex_unlock (&q->mutex);
+		  goto mutex_ok;
+		}
+	      ts.tv_sec = 0;
+	      ts.tv_nsec = 10000 * 1000;	/* 10 ms */
+	      while (nanosleep (&ts, &tsrem) < 0)
+		ts = tsrem;
+	    }
+	  /* Mutex buggered, "fix" it */
+	  memset (&q->mutex, 0, sizeof (q->mutex));
+	  clib_warning ("forcibly release main input queue mutex");
+
+	mutex_ok:
+	  am->vlib_rp = vlib_rp;
+	  while (unix_shared_memory_queue_sub (q,
+					       (u8 *) & old_msg,
+					       1 /* nowait */ )
+		 != -2 /* queue underflow */ )
+	    {
+	      vl_msg_api_free_nolock ((void *) old_msg);
+	      am->shmem_hdr->restart_reclaims++;
+	    }
+	  pthread_mutex_unlock (&vlib_rp->mutex);
+	  root_rp = svm_get_root_rp ();
+	  ASSERT (root_rp);
+	  /* Clean up the root region client list */
+	  pthread_mutex_lock (&root_rp->mutex);
+	  svm_client_scan_this_region_nolock (root_rp);
+	  pthread_mutex_unlock (&root_rp->mutex);
+	}
+      else
+	{
+	  pthread_mutex_unlock (&vlib_rp->mutex);
+	}
+      am->vlib_rp = vlib_rp;
+      vec_add1 (am->mapped_shmem_regions, vlib_rp);
+      return 0;
+    }
+  /* Clients simply have to wait... */
+  if (!is_vlib)
+    {
+      pthread_mutex_unlock (&vlib_rp->mutex);
+
+      /* Wait up to 100 seconds... */
+      for (i = 0; i < 10000; i++)
+	{
+	  ts.tv_sec = 0;
+	  ts.tv_nsec = 10000 * 1000;	/* 10 ms */
+	  while (nanosleep (&ts, &tsrem) < 0)
+	    ts = tsrem;
+	  if (vlib_rp->user_ctx)
+	    goto ready;
+	}
+      /* Clean up and leave... */
+      svm_region_unmap (vlib_rp);
+      clib_warning ("region init fail");
+      return (-2);
+
+    ready:
+      am->shmem_hdr = (void *) vlib_rp->user_ctx;
+      am->our_pid = getpid ();
+      am->vlib_rp = vlib_rp;
+      vec_add1 (am->mapped_shmem_regions, vlib_rp);
+      return 0;
+    }
+
+  /* Nope, it's our problem... */
+
+  oldheap = svm_push_data_heap (vlib_rp);
+
+  vec_validate (shmem_hdr, 0);
+  shmem_hdr->version = VL_SHM_VERSION;
+
+  /* vlib main input queue */
+  shmem_hdr->vl_input_queue =
+    unix_shared_memory_queue_init (1024, sizeof (uword), getpid (),
+				   am->vlib_signal);
+
+  /* Set up the msg ring allocator */
+#define _(sz,n)                                                 \
+    do {                                                        \
+        ring_alloc_t _rp;                                       \
+        _rp.rp = unix_shared_memory_queue_init ((n), (sz), 0, 0); \
+        _rp.size = (sz);                                        \
+        _rp.nitems = n;                                         \
+        _rp.hits = 0;                                           \
+        _rp.misses = 0;                                         \
+        vec_add1(shmem_hdr->vl_rings, _rp);                     \
+    } while (0);
+
+  foreach_vl_aring_size;
+#undef _
+
+#define _(sz,n)                                                 \
+    do {                                                        \
+        ring_alloc_t _rp;                                       \
+        _rp.rp = unix_shared_memory_queue_init ((n), (sz), 0, 0); \
+        _rp.size = (sz);                                        \
+        _rp.nitems = n;                                         \
+        _rp.hits = 0;                                           \
+        _rp.misses = 0;                                         \
+        vec_add1(shmem_hdr->client_rings, _rp);                 \
+    } while (0);
+
+  foreach_clnt_aring_size;
+#undef _
+
+  am->shmem_hdr = shmem_hdr;
+  am->vlib_rp = vlib_rp;
+  am->our_pid = getpid ();
+  if (is_vlib)
+    am->shmem_hdr->vl_pid = am->our_pid;
+
+  svm_pop_heap (oldheap);
+
+  /*
+   * After absolutely everything that a client might see is set up,
+   * declare the shmem region valid
+   */
+  vlib_rp->user_ctx = shmem_hdr;
+
+  pthread_mutex_unlock (&vlib_rp->mutex);
+  vec_add1 (am->mapped_shmem_regions, vlib_rp);
+  return 0;
+}
+
+void
+vl_register_mapped_shmem_region (svm_region_t * rp)
+{
+  api_main_t *am = &api_main;
+
+  vec_add1 (am->mapped_shmem_regions, rp);
+}
+
+void
+vl_unmap_shmem (void)
+{
+  svm_region_t *rp;
+  int i;
+  api_main_t *am = &api_main;
+
+  if (!svm_get_root_rp ())
+    return;
+
+  for (i = 0; i < vec_len (am->mapped_shmem_regions); i++)
+    {
+      rp = am->mapped_shmem_regions[i];
+      svm_region_unmap (rp);
+    }
+
+  vec_free (am->mapped_shmem_regions);
+  am->shmem_hdr = 0;
+
+  svm_region_exit ();
+  /* $$$ more careful cleanup, valgrind run... */
+  vec_free (am->msg_handlers);
+  vec_free (am->msg_endian_handlers);
+  vec_free (am->msg_print_handlers);
+}
+
+void
+vl_msg_api_send_shmem (unix_shared_memory_queue_t * q, u8 * elem)
+{
+  api_main_t *am = &api_main;
+  uword *trace = (uword *) elem;
+
+  if (am->tx_trace && am->tx_trace->enabled)
+    vl_msg_api_trace (am, am->tx_trace, (void *) trace[0]);
+
+  (void) unix_shared_memory_queue_add (q, elem, 0 /* nowait */ );
+}
+
+void
+vl_msg_api_send_shmem_nolock (unix_shared_memory_queue_t * q, u8 * elem)
+{
+  api_main_t *am = &api_main;
+  uword *trace = (uword *) elem;
+
+  if (am->tx_trace && am->tx_trace->enabled)
+    vl_msg_api_trace (am, am->tx_trace, (void *) trace[0]);
+
+  (void) unix_shared_memory_queue_add_nolock (q, elem);
+}
+
+static void
+vl_api_memclnt_create_reply_t_handler (vl_api_memclnt_create_reply_t * mp)
+{
+  serialize_main_t _sm, *sm = &_sm;
+  api_main_t *am = &api_main;
+  u8 *tblv;
+  u32 nmsgs;
+  int i;
+  u8 *name_and_crc;
+  u32 msg_index;
+
+  am->my_client_index = mp->index;
+  am->my_registration = (vl_api_registration_t *) (uword) mp->handle;
+
+  /* Clean out any previous hash table (unlikely) */
+  if (am->msg_index_by_name_and_crc)
+    {
+      int i;
+      u8 **keys = 0;
+      hash_pair_t *hp;
+      /* *INDENT-OFF* */
+      hash_foreach_pair (hp, am->msg_index_by_name_and_crc,
+      ({
+        vec_add1 (keys, (u8 *) hp->key);
+      }));
+      /* *INDENT-ON* */
+      for (i = 0; i < vec_len (keys); i++)
+	vec_free (keys[i]);
+      vec_free (keys);
+    }
+
+  am->msg_index_by_name_and_crc = hash_create_string (0, sizeof (uword));
+
+  /* Recreate the vnet-side API message handler table */
+  tblv = (u8 *) mp->message_table;
+  serialize_open_vector (sm, tblv);
+  unserialize_integer (sm, &nmsgs, sizeof (u32));
+
+  for (i = 0; i < nmsgs; i++)
+    {
+      msg_index = unserialize_likely_small_unsigned_integer (sm);
+      unserialize_cstring (sm, (char **) &name_and_crc);
+      hash_set_mem (am->msg_index_by_name_and_crc, name_and_crc, msg_index);
+    }
+}
+
+u32
+vl_api_get_msg_index (u8 * name_and_crc)
+{
+  api_main_t *am = &api_main;
+  uword *p;
+
+  if (am->msg_index_by_name_and_crc)
+    {
+      p = hash_get_mem (am->msg_index_by_name_and_crc, name_and_crc);
+      if (p)
+	return p[0];
+    }
+  return ~0;
+}
+
+int
+vl_client_connect (char *name, int ctx_quota, int input_queue_size)
+{
+  svm_region_t *svm;
+  vl_api_memclnt_create_t *mp;
+  vl_api_memclnt_create_reply_t *rp;
+  unix_shared_memory_queue_t *vl_input_queue;
+  vl_shmem_hdr_t *shmem_hdr;
+  int rv = 0;
+  void *oldheap;
+  api_main_t *am = &api_main;
+
+  if (am->my_registration)
+    {
+      clib_warning ("client %s already connected...", name);
+      return -1;
+    }
+
+  if (am->vlib_rp == 0)
+    {
+      clib_warning ("am->vlib_rp NULL");
+      return -1;
+    }
+
+  svm = am->vlib_rp;
+  shmem_hdr = am->shmem_hdr;
+
+  if (shmem_hdr == 0 || shmem_hdr->vl_input_queue == 0)
+    {
+      clib_warning ("shmem_hdr / input queue NULL");
+      return -1;
+    }
+
+  pthread_mutex_lock (&svm->mutex);
+  oldheap = svm_push_data_heap (svm);
+  vl_input_queue =
+    unix_shared_memory_queue_init (input_queue_size, sizeof (uword),
+				   getpid (), 0);
+  pthread_mutex_unlock (&svm->mutex);
+  svm_pop_heap (oldheap);
+
+  am->my_client_index = ~0;
+  am->my_registration = 0;
+  am->vl_input_queue = vl_input_queue;
+
+  mp = vl_msg_api_alloc (sizeof (vl_api_memclnt_create_t));
+  memset (mp, 0, sizeof (*mp));
+  mp->_vl_msg_id = ntohs (VL_API_MEMCLNT_CREATE);
+  mp->ctx_quota = ctx_quota;
+  mp->input_queue = (uword) vl_input_queue;
+  strncpy ((char *) mp->name, name, sizeof (mp->name) - 1);
+
+  vl_msg_api_send_shmem (shmem_hdr->vl_input_queue, (u8 *) & mp);
+
+  while (1)
+    {
+      int qstatus;
+      struct timespec ts, tsrem;
+      int i;
+
+      /* Wait up to 10 seconds */
+      for (i = 0; i < 1000; i++)
+	{
+	  qstatus = unix_shared_memory_queue_sub (vl_input_queue, (u8 *) & rp,
+						  1 /* nowait */ );
+	  if (qstatus == 0)
+	    goto read_one_msg;
+	  ts.tv_sec = 0;
+	  ts.tv_nsec = 10000 * 1000;	/* 10 ms */
+	  while (nanosleep (&ts, &tsrem) < 0)
+	    ts = tsrem;
+	}
+      /* Timeout... */
+      clib_warning ("memclnt_create_reply timeout");
+      return -1;
+
+    read_one_msg:
+      if (ntohs (rp->_vl_msg_id) != VL_API_MEMCLNT_CREATE_REPLY)
+	{
+	  clib_warning ("unexpected reply: id %d", ntohs (rp->_vl_msg_id));
+	  continue;
+	}
+      rv = clib_net_to_host_u32 (rp->response);
+
+      vl_msg_api_handler ((void *) rp);
+      break;
+    }
+  return (rv);
+}
+
+static void
+vl_api_memclnt_delete_reply_t_handler (vl_api_memclnt_delete_reply_t * mp)
+{
+  void *oldheap;
+  api_main_t *am = &api_main;
+
+  pthread_mutex_lock (&am->vlib_rp->mutex);
+  oldheap = svm_push_data_heap (am->vlib_rp);
+  unix_shared_memory_queue_free (am->vl_input_queue);
+  pthread_mutex_unlock (&am->vlib_rp->mutex);
+  svm_pop_heap (oldheap);
+
+  am->my_client_index = ~0;
+  am->my_registration = 0;
+  am->vl_input_queue = 0;
+}
+
+void
+vl_client_disconnect (void)
+{
+  vl_api_memclnt_delete_t *mp;
+  vl_api_memclnt_delete_reply_t *rp;
+  unix_shared_memory_queue_t *vl_input_queue;
+  vl_shmem_hdr_t *shmem_hdr;
+  time_t begin;
+  api_main_t *am = &api_main;
+
+  ASSERT (am->vlib_rp);
+  shmem_hdr = am->shmem_hdr;
+  ASSERT (shmem_hdr && shmem_hdr->vl_input_queue);
+
+  vl_input_queue = am->vl_input_queue;
+
+  mp = vl_msg_api_alloc (sizeof (vl_api_memclnt_delete_t));
+  memset (mp, 0, sizeof (*mp));
+  mp->_vl_msg_id = ntohs (VL_API_MEMCLNT_DELETE);
+  mp->index = am->my_client_index;
+  mp->handle = (uword) am->my_registration;
+
+  vl_msg_api_send_shmem (shmem_hdr->vl_input_queue, (u8 *) & mp);
+
+  /*
+   * Have to be careful here, in case the client is disconnecting
+   * because e.g. the vlib process died, or is unresponsive.
+   */
+
+  begin = time (0);
+  while (1)
+    {
+      time_t now;
+
+      now = time (0);
+
+      if (now >= (begin + 2))
+	{
+	  clib_warning ("peer unresponsive, give up");
+	  am->my_client_index = ~0;
+	  am->my_registration = 0;
+	  am->shmem_hdr = 0;
+	  break;
+	}
+      if (unix_shared_memory_queue_sub (vl_input_queue, (u8 *) & rp, 1) < 0)
+	continue;
+
+      /* drain the queue */
+      if (ntohs (rp->_vl_msg_id) != VL_API_MEMCLNT_DELETE_REPLY)
+	{
+	  vl_msg_api_handler ((void *) rp);
+	  continue;
+	}
+      vl_msg_api_handler ((void *) rp);
+      break;
+    }
+}
+
+static inline vl_api_registration_t *
+vl_api_client_index_to_registration_internal (u32 handle)
+{
+  vl_api_registration_t **regpp;
+  vl_api_registration_t *regp;
+  api_main_t *am = &api_main;
+  u32 index;
+
+  index = vl_msg_api_handle_get_index (handle);
+  if ((am->shmem_hdr->application_restarts & VL_API_EPOCH_MASK)
+      != vl_msg_api_handle_get_epoch (handle))
+    {
+      vl_msg_api_increment_missing_client_counter ();
+      return 0;
+    }
+
+  regpp = am->vl_clients + index;
+
+  if (pool_is_free (am->vl_clients, regpp))
+    {
+      vl_msg_api_increment_missing_client_counter ();
+      return 0;
+    }
+  regp = *regpp;
+  return (regp);
+}
+
+vl_api_registration_t *
+vl_api_client_index_to_registration (u32 index)
+{
+  return (vl_api_client_index_to_registration_internal (index));
+}
+
+unix_shared_memory_queue_t *
+vl_api_client_index_to_input_queue (u32 index)
+{
+  vl_api_registration_t *regp;
+
+  regp = vl_api_client_index_to_registration_internal (index);
+  if (!regp)
+    return 0;
+  return (regp->vl_input_queue);
+}
+
+#define foreach_api_client_msg                  \
+_(MEMCLNT_CREATE_REPLY, memclnt_create_reply)   \
+_(MEMCLNT_DELETE_REPLY, memclnt_delete_reply)
+
+int
+vl_client_api_map (char *region_name)
+{
+  int rv;
+
+  if ((rv = vl_map_shmem (region_name, 0 /* is_vlib */ )) < 0)
+    {
+      return rv;
+    }
+
+#define _(N,n)                                                          \
+    vl_msg_api_set_handlers(VL_API_##N, 0 /* name */,                   \
+                           vl_api_##n##_t_handler,                      \
+                           0/* cleanup */, 0/* endian */, 0/* print */, \
+                           sizeof(vl_api_##n##_t), 1);
+  foreach_api_client_msg;
+#undef _
+  return 0;
+}
+
+void
+vl_client_api_unmap (void)
+{
+  vl_unmap_shmem ();
+}
+
+/*
+ * fd.io coding-style-patch-verification: ON
+ *
+ * Local Variables:
+ * eval: (c-set-style "gnu")
+ * End:
+ */
diff --git a/vpp/vlib-api/vlibmemory/memory_vlib.c b/vpp/vlib-api/vlibmemory/memory_vlib.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..69f35d72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vpp/vlib-api/vlibmemory/memory_vlib.c
@@ -0,0 +1,1349 @@
+/*
+ *------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * memory_vlib.c
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2009 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+#include <pthread.h>
+#include <vppinfra/vec.h>
+#include <vppinfra/hash.h>
+#include <vppinfra/pool.h>
+#include <vppinfra/format.h>
+#include <vppinfra/byte_order.h>
+#include <vppinfra/elog.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <vlib/vlib.h>
+#include <vlib/unix/unix.h>
+#include <vlibapi/api.h>
+#include <vlibmemory/api.h>
+
+#define TRACE_VLIB_MEMORY_QUEUE 0
+
+#include <vlibmemory/vl_memory_msg_enum.h>	/* enumerate all vlib messages */
+
+#define vl_typedefs		/* define message structures */
+#include <vlibmemory/vl_memory_api_h.h>
+#undef vl_typedefs
+
+/* instantiate all the print functions we know about */
+#define vl_print(handle, ...) vlib_cli_output (handle, __VA_ARGS__)
+#define vl_printfun
+#include <vlibmemory/vl_memory_api_h.h>
+#undef vl_printfun
+
+static inline void *
+vl_api_memclnt_create_t_print (vl_api_memclnt_create_t * a, void *handle)
+{
+  vl_print (handle, "vl_api_memclnt_create_t:\n");
+  vl_print (handle, "name: %s\n", a->name);
+  vl_print (handle, "input_queue: 0x%wx\n", a->input_queue);
+  vl_print (handle, "context: %u\n", (unsigned) a->context);
+  vl_print (handle, "ctx_quota: %ld\n", (long) a->ctx_quota);
+  return handle;
+}
+
+static inline void *
+vl_api_memclnt_delete_t_print (vl_api_memclnt_delete_t * a, void *handle)
+{
+  vl_print (handle, "vl_api_memclnt_delete_t:\n");
+  vl_print (handle, "index: %u\n", (unsigned) a->index);
+  vl_print (handle, "handle: 0x%wx\n", a->handle);
+  return handle;
+}
+
+/* instantiate all the endian swap functions we know about */
+#define vl_endianfun
+#include <vlibmemory/vl_memory_api_h.h>
+#undef vl_endianfun
+
+void vl_socket_api_send (vl_api_registration_t * rp, u8 * elem)
+  __attribute__ ((weak));
+
+void
+vl_socket_api_send (vl_api_registration_t * rp, u8 * elem)
+{
+  static int count;
+
+  if (count++ < 5)
+    clib_warning ("need to link against -lvlibsocket, msg not sent!");
+}
+
+void
+vl_msg_api_send (vl_api_registration_t * rp, u8 * elem)
+{
+  if (PREDICT_FALSE (rp->registration_type > REGISTRATION_TYPE_SHMEM))
+    {
+      vl_socket_api_send (rp, elem);
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      vl_msg_api_send_shmem (rp->vl_input_queue, elem);
+    }
+}
+
+u8 *
+vl_api_serialize_message_table (api_main_t * am, u8 * vector)
+{
+  serialize_main_t _sm, *sm = &_sm;
+  hash_pair_t *hp;
+  u32 nmsg = hash_elts (am->msg_index_by_name_and_crc);
+
+  serialize_open_vector (sm, vector);
+
+  /* serialize the count */
+  serialize_integer (sm, nmsg, sizeof (u32));
+
+  hash_foreach_pair (hp, am->msg_index_by_name_and_crc, (
+							  {
+							  serialize_likely_small_unsigned_integer
+							  (sm, hp->value[0]);
+							  serialize_cstring
+							  (sm,
+							   (char *) hp->key);
+							  }));
+
+  return serialize_close_vector (sm);
+}
+
+/*
+ * vl_api_memclnt_create_t_handler
+ */
+void
+vl_api_memclnt_create_t_handler (vl_api_memclnt_create_t * mp)
+{
+  vl_api_registration_t **regpp;
+  vl_api_registration_t *regp;
+  vl_api_memclnt_create_reply_t *rp;
+  svm_region_t *svm;
+  unix_shared_memory_queue_t *q;
+  int rv = 0;
+  void *oldheap;
+  api_main_t *am = &api_main;
+  u8 *serialized_message_table = 0;
+
+  /*
+   * This is tortured. Maintain a vlib-address-space private
+   * pool of client registrations. We use the shared-memory virtual
+   * address of client structure as a handle, to allow direct
+   * manipulation of context quota vbls from the client library.
+   *
+   * This scheme causes trouble w/ API message trace replay, since
+   * some random VA from clib_mem_alloc() certainly won't
+   * occur in the Linux sim. The (very) few places
+   * that care need to use the pool index.
+   *
+   * Putting the registration object(s) into a pool in shared memory and
+   * using the pool index as a handle seems like a great idea.
+   * Unfortunately, each and every reference to that pool would need
+   * to be protected by a mutex:
+   *
+   *     Client                      VLIB
+   *     ------                      ----
+   *     convert pool index to
+   *     pointer.
+   *     <deschedule>
+   *                                 expand pool
+   *                                 <deschedule>
+   *     kaboom!
+   */
+
+  pool_get (am->vl_clients, regpp);
+
+  svm = am->vlib_rp;
+
+  if (am->serialized_message_table_in_shmem == 0)
+    serialized_message_table = vl_api_serialize_message_table (am, 0);
+
+  pthread_mutex_lock (&svm->mutex);
+  oldheap = svm_push_data_heap (svm);
+  *regpp = clib_mem_alloc (sizeof (vl_api_registration_t));
+
+  regp = *regpp;
+  memset (regp, 0, sizeof (*regp));
+  regp->registration_type = REGISTRATION_TYPE_SHMEM;
+  regp->vl_api_registration_pool_index = regpp - am->vl_clients;
+
+  q = regp->vl_input_queue = (unix_shared_memory_queue_t *) (uword)
+    mp->input_queue;
+
+  regp->name = format (0, "%s", mp->name);
+  vec_add1 (regp->name, 0);
+  if (serialized_message_table)
+    am->serialized_message_table_in_shmem =
+      vec_dup (serialized_message_table);
+
+  pthread_mutex_unlock (&svm->mutex);
+  svm_pop_heap (oldheap);
+
+  vec_free (serialized_message_table);
+
+  rp = vl_msg_api_alloc (sizeof (*rp));
+  rp->_vl_msg_id = ntohs (VL_API_MEMCLNT_CREATE_REPLY);
+  rp->handle = (uword) regp;
+  rp->index = vl_msg_api_handle_from_index_and_epoch
+    (regp->vl_api_registration_pool_index,
+     am->shmem_hdr->application_restarts);
+  rp->context = mp->context;
+  rp->response = ntohl (rv);
+  rp->message_table = (u64) am->serialized_message_table_in_shmem;
+
+  vl_msg_api_send_shmem (q, (u8 *) & rp);
+}
+
+/* Application callback to clean up leftover registrations from this client */
+int vl_api_memclnt_delete_callback (u32 client_index) __attribute__ ((weak));
+
+int
+vl_api_memclnt_delete_callback (u32 client_index)
+{
+  return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * vl_api_memclnt_delete_t_handler
+ */
+void
+vl_api_memclnt_delete_t_handler (vl_api_memclnt_delete_t * mp)
+{
+  vl_api_registration_t **regpp;
+  vl_api_registration_t *regp;
+  vl_api_memclnt_delete_reply_t *rp;
+  svm_region_t *svm;
+  void *oldheap;
+  api_main_t *am = &api_main;
+  u32 handle, client_index, epoch;
+
+  handle = mp->index;
+
+  if (vl_api_memclnt_delete_callback (handle))
+    return;
+
+  epoch = vl_msg_api_handle_get_epoch (handle);
+  client_index = vl_msg_api_handle_get_index (handle);
+
+  if (epoch != (am->shmem_hdr->application_restarts & VL_API_EPOCH_MASK))
+    {
+      clib_warning
+	("Stale clnt delete index %d old epoch %d cur epoch %d",
+	 client_index, epoch,
+	 (am->shmem_hdr->application_restarts & VL_API_EPOCH_MASK));
+      return;
+    }
+
+  regpp = am->vl_clients + client_index;
+
+  if (!pool_is_free (am->vl_clients, regpp))
+    {
+      regp = *regpp;
+      svm = am->vlib_rp;
+
+      /* $$$ check the input queue for e.g. punted sf's */
+
+      rp = vl_msg_api_alloc (sizeof (*rp));
+      rp->_vl_msg_id = ntohs (VL_API_MEMCLNT_DELETE_REPLY);
+      rp->handle = mp->handle;
+      rp->response = 1;
+
+      vl_msg_api_send_shmem (regp->vl_input_queue, (u8 *) & rp);
+
+      if (client_index != regp->vl_api_registration_pool_index)
+	{
+	  clib_warning ("mismatch client_index %d pool_index %d",
+			client_index, regp->vl_api_registration_pool_index);
+	  vl_msg_api_free (rp);
+	  return;
+	}
+
+      /* No dangling references, please */
+      *regpp = 0;
+
+      pool_put_index (am->vl_clients, regp->vl_api_registration_pool_index);
+
+      pthread_mutex_lock (&svm->mutex);
+      oldheap = svm_push_data_heap (svm);
+      /* Poison the old registration */
+      memset (regp, 0xF1, sizeof (*regp));
+      clib_mem_free (regp);
+      pthread_mutex_unlock (&svm->mutex);
+      svm_pop_heap (oldheap);
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      clib_warning ("unknown client ID %d", mp->index);
+    }
+}
+
+void
+vl_api_get_first_msg_id_t_handler (vl_api_get_first_msg_id_t * mp)
+{
+  vl_api_get_first_msg_id_reply_t *rmp;
+  unix_shared_memory_queue_t *q;
+  uword *p;
+  api_main_t *am = &api_main;
+  vl_api_msg_range_t *rp;
+  u8 name[64];
+  u16 first_msg_id = ~0;
+  int rv = -7;			/* VNET_API_ERROR_INVALID_VALUE */
+
+  q = vl_api_client_index_to_input_queue (mp->client_index);
+  if (!q)
+    return;
+
+  if (am->msg_range_by_name == 0)
+    goto out;
+
+  strncpy ((char *) name, (char *) mp->name, ARRAY_LEN (name) - 1);
+
+  p = hash_get_mem (am->msg_range_by_name, name);
+  if (p == 0)
+    goto out;
+
+  rp = vec_elt_at_index (am->msg_ranges, p[0]);
+
+  first_msg_id = rp->first_msg_id;
+  rv = 0;
+
+out:
+
+  rmp = vl_msg_api_alloc (sizeof (*rmp));
+  rmp->_vl_msg_id = ntohs (VL_API_GET_FIRST_MSG_ID_REPLY);
+  rmp->context = mp->context;
+  rmp->retval = ntohl (rv);
+  rmp->first_msg_id = ntohs (first_msg_id);
+  vl_msg_api_send_shmem (q, (u8 *) & rmp);
+}
+
+#define foreach_vlib_api_msg                    \
+_(MEMCLNT_CREATE, memclnt_create)               \
+_(MEMCLNT_DELETE, memclnt_delete)               \
+_(GET_FIRST_MSG_ID, get_first_msg_id)
+
+/*
+ * vl_api_init
+ */
+static int
+memory_api_init (char *region_name)
+{
+  int rv;
+  vl_msg_api_msg_config_t cfg;
+  vl_msg_api_msg_config_t *c = &cfg;
+
+  memset (c, 0, sizeof (*c));
+
+  if ((rv = vl_map_shmem (region_name, 1 /* is_vlib */ )) < 0)
+    return rv;
+
+#define _(N,n) do {                                             \
+    c->id = VL_API_##N;                                         \
+    c->name = #n;                                               \
+    c->handler = vl_api_##n##_t_handler;                        \
+    c->cleanup = vl_noop_handler;                               \
+    c->endian = vl_api_##n##_t_endian;                          \
+    c->print = vl_api_##n##_t_print;                            \
+    c->size = sizeof(vl_api_##n##_t);                           \
+    c->traced = 1; /* trace, so these msgs print */             \
+    c->replay = 0; /* don't replay client create/delete msgs */ \
+    c->message_bounce = 0; /* don't bounce this message */	\
+    vl_msg_api_config(c);} while (0);
+
+  foreach_vlib_api_msg;
+#undef _
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+#define foreach_histogram_bucket                \
+_(400)                                          \
+_(200)                                          \
+_(100)                                          \
+_(10)
+
+typedef enum
+{
+#define _(n) SLEEP_##n##_US,
+  foreach_histogram_bucket
+#undef _
+    SLEEP_N_BUCKETS,
+} histogram_index_t;
+
+static u64 vector_rate_histogram[SLEEP_N_BUCKETS];
+
+static void memclnt_queue_callback (vlib_main_t * vm);
+
+static uword
+memclnt_process (vlib_main_t * vm,
+		 vlib_node_runtime_t * node, vlib_frame_t * f)
+{
+  uword mp;
+  vl_shmem_hdr_t *shm;
+  unix_shared_memory_queue_t *q;
+  clib_error_t *e;
+  int rv;
+  api_main_t *am = &api_main;
+  f64 dead_client_scan_time;
+  f64 sleep_time, start_time;
+  f64 vector_rate;
+
+  vlib_set_queue_signal_callback (vm, memclnt_queue_callback);
+
+  if ((rv = memory_api_init (am->region_name)) < 0)
+    {
+      clib_warning ("memory_api_init returned %d, wait for godot...", rv);
+      vlib_process_suspend (vm, 1e70);
+    }
+
+  shm = am->shmem_hdr;
+  ASSERT (shm);
+  q = shm->vl_input_queue;
+  ASSERT (q);
+
+  e = vlib_call_init_exit_functions
+    (vm, vm->api_init_function_registrations, 1 /* call_once */ );
+  if (e)
+    clib_error_report (e);
+
+  sleep_time = 20.0;
+  dead_client_scan_time = vlib_time_now (vm) + 20.0;
+
+  /* $$$ pay attention to frame size, control CPU usage */
+  while (1)
+    {
+      uword event_type __attribute__ ((unused));
+      i8 *headp;
+      int need_broadcast;
+
+      /*
+       * There's a reason for checking the queue before
+       * sleeping. If the vlib application crashes, it's entirely
+       * possible for a client to enqueue a connect request
+       * during the process restart interval.
+       *
+       * Unless some force of physics causes the new incarnation
+       * of the application to process the request, the client will
+       * sit and wait for Godot...
+       */
+      vector_rate = vlib_last_vector_length_per_node (vm);
+      start_time = vlib_time_now (vm);
+      while (1)
+	{
+	  pthread_mutex_lock (&q->mutex);
+	  if (q->cursize == 0)
+	    {
+	      vm->api_queue_nonempty = 0;
+	      pthread_mutex_unlock (&q->mutex);
+
+	      if (TRACE_VLIB_MEMORY_QUEUE)
+		{
+                  /* *INDENT-OFF* */
+                  ELOG_TYPE_DECLARE (e) =
+                    {
+                      .format = "q-underflow: len %d",
+                      .format_args = "i4",
+                    };
+                  /* *INDENT-ON* */
+		  struct
+		  {
+		    u32 len;
+		  } *ed;
+		  ed = ELOG_DATA (&vm->elog_main, e);
+		  ed->len = 0;
+		}
+	      sleep_time = 20.0;
+	      break;
+	    }
+
+	  headp = (i8 *) (q->data + sizeof (uword) * q->head);
+	  clib_memcpy (&mp, headp, sizeof (uword));
+
+	  q->head++;
+	  need_broadcast = (q->cursize == q->maxsize / 2);
+	  q->cursize--;
+
+	  if (PREDICT_FALSE (q->head == q->maxsize))
+	    q->head = 0;
+	  pthread_mutex_unlock (&q->mutex);
+	  if (need_broadcast)
+	    (void) pthread_cond_broadcast (&q->condvar);
+
+	  vl_msg_api_handler_with_vm_node (am, (void *) mp, vm, node);
+
+	  /* Allow no more than 10us without a pause */
+	  if (vlib_time_now (vm) > start_time + 10e-6)
+	    {
+	      int index = SLEEP_400_US;
+	      if (vector_rate > 40.0)
+		sleep_time = 400e-6;
+	      else if (vector_rate > 20.0)
+		{
+		  index = SLEEP_200_US;
+		  sleep_time = 200e-6;
+		}
+	      else if (vector_rate >= 1.0)
+		{
+		  index = SLEEP_100_US;
+		  sleep_time = 100e-6;
+		}
+	      else
+		{
+		  index = SLEEP_10_US;
+		  sleep_time = 10e-6;
+		}
+	      vector_rate_histogram[index] += 1;
+	      break;
+	    }
+	}
+
+      event_type = vlib_process_wait_for_event_or_clock (vm, sleep_time);
+      vm->queue_signal_pending = 0;
+      vlib_process_get_events (vm, 0 /* event_data */ );
+
+      if (vlib_time_now (vm) > dead_client_scan_time)
+	{
+	  vl_api_registration_t **regpp;
+	  vl_api_registration_t *regp;
+	  unix_shared_memory_queue_t *q;
+	  static u32 *dead_indices;
+	  static u32 *confused_indices;
+
+	  vec_reset_length (dead_indices);
+	  vec_reset_length (confused_indices);
+
+          /* *INDENT-OFF* */
+          pool_foreach (regpp, am->vl_clients,
+          ({
+            regp = *regpp;
+            if (regp)
+              {
+                q = regp->vl_input_queue;
+                if (kill (q->consumer_pid, 0) < 0)
+                  {
+                    vec_add1(dead_indices, regpp - am->vl_clients);
+                  }
+              }
+            else
+              {
+                clib_warning ("NULL client registration index %d",
+                              regpp - am->vl_clients);
+                vec_add1 (confused_indices, regpp - am->vl_clients);
+              }
+          }));
+          /* *INDENT-ON* */
+	  /* This should "never happen," but if it does, fix it... */
+	  if (PREDICT_FALSE (vec_len (confused_indices) > 0))
+	    {
+	      int i;
+	      for (i = 0; i < vec_len (confused_indices); i++)
+		{
+		  pool_put_index (am->vl_clients, confused_indices[i]);
+		}
+	    }
+
+	  if (PREDICT_FALSE (vec_len (dead_indices) > 0))
+	    {
+	      int i;
+	      svm_region_t *svm;
+	      void *oldheap;
+
+	      /* Allow the application to clean up its registrations */
+	      for (i = 0; i < vec_len (dead_indices); i++)
+		{
+		  regpp = pool_elt_at_index (am->vl_clients, dead_indices[i]);
+		  if (regpp)
+		    {
+		      u32 handle;
+
+		      handle = vl_msg_api_handle_from_index_and_epoch
+			(dead_indices[i], shm->application_restarts);
+		      (void) vl_api_memclnt_delete_callback (handle);
+		    }
+		}
+
+	      svm = am->vlib_rp;
+	      pthread_mutex_lock (&svm->mutex);
+	      oldheap = svm_push_data_heap (svm);
+
+	      for (i = 0; i < vec_len (dead_indices); i++)
+		{
+		  regpp = pool_elt_at_index (am->vl_clients, dead_indices[i]);
+		  if (regpp)
+		    {
+		      /* Poison the old registration */
+		      memset (*regpp, 0xF3, sizeof (**regpp));
+		      clib_mem_free (*regpp);
+		      /* no dangling references, please */
+		      *regpp = 0;
+		    }
+		  else
+		    {
+		      svm_pop_heap (oldheap);
+		      clib_warning ("Duplicate free, client index %d",
+				    regpp - am->vl_clients);
+		      oldheap = svm_push_data_heap (svm);
+		    }
+		}
+
+	      svm_client_scan_this_region_nolock (am->vlib_rp);
+
+	      pthread_mutex_unlock (&svm->mutex);
+	      svm_pop_heap (oldheap);
+	      for (i = 0; i < vec_len (dead_indices); i++)
+		pool_put_index (am->vl_clients, dead_indices[i]);
+	    }
+
+	  dead_client_scan_time = vlib_time_now (vm) + 20.0;
+	}
+
+      if (TRACE_VLIB_MEMORY_QUEUE)
+	{
+          /* *INDENT-OFF* */
+          ELOG_TYPE_DECLARE (e) = {
+            .format = "q-awake: len %d",
+            .format_args = "i4",
+          };
+          /* *INDENT-ON* */
+	  struct
+	  {
+	    u32 len;
+	  } *ed;
+	  ed = ELOG_DATA (&vm->elog_main, e);
+	  ed->len = q->cursize;
+	}
+    }
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+static clib_error_t *
+vl_api_show_histogram_command (vlib_main_t * vm,
+			       unformat_input_t * input,
+			       vlib_cli_command_t * cli_cmd)
+{
+  u64 total_counts = 0;
+  int i;
+
+  for (i = 0; i < SLEEP_N_BUCKETS; i++)
+    {
+      total_counts += vector_rate_histogram[i];
+    }
+
+  if (total_counts == 0)
+    {
+      vlib_cli_output (vm, "No control-plane activity.");
+      return 0;
+    }
+
+#define _(n)                                                    \
+    do {                                                        \
+        f64 percent;                                            \
+        percent = ((f64) vector_rate_histogram[SLEEP_##n##_US]) \
+            / (f64) total_counts;                               \
+        percent *= 100.0;                                       \
+        vlib_cli_output (vm, "Sleep %3d us: %llu, %.2f%%",n,    \
+                         vector_rate_histogram[SLEEP_##n##_US], \
+                         percent);                              \
+    } while (0);
+  foreach_histogram_bucket;
+#undef _
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+/* *INDENT-OFF* */
+VLIB_CLI_COMMAND (cli_show_api_histogram_command, static) = {
+    .path = "show api histogram",
+    .short_help = "show api histogram",
+    .function = vl_api_show_histogram_command,
+};
+/* *INDENT-ON* */
+
+static clib_error_t *
+vl_api_clear_histogram_command (vlib_main_t * vm,
+				unformat_input_t * input,
+				vlib_cli_command_t * cli_cmd)
+{
+  int i;
+
+  for (i = 0; i < SLEEP_N_BUCKETS; i++)
+    vector_rate_histogram[i] = 0;
+  return 0;
+}
+
+/* *INDENT-OFF* */
+VLIB_CLI_COMMAND (cli_clear_api_histogram_command, static) = {
+    .path = "clear api histogram",
+    .short_help = "clear api histogram",
+    .function = vl_api_clear_histogram_command,
+};
+/* *INDENT-ON* */
+
+
+/* *INDENT-OFF* */
+VLIB_REGISTER_NODE (memclnt_node,static) = {
+    .function = memclnt_process,
+    .type = VLIB_NODE_TYPE_PROCESS,
+    .name = "api-rx-from-ring",
+    .state = VLIB_NODE_STATE_DISABLED,
+};
+/* *INDENT-ON* */
+
+static void
+memclnt_queue_callback (vlib_main_t * vm)
+{
+  static volatile int *cursizep;
+
+  if (PREDICT_FALSE (cursizep == 0))
+    {
+      api_main_t *am = &api_main;
+      vl_shmem_hdr_t *shmem_hdr = am->shmem_hdr;
+      unix_shared_memory_queue_t *q;
+
+      if (shmem_hdr == 0)
+	return;
+
+      q = shmem_hdr->vl_input_queue;
+      if (q == 0)
+	return;
+      cursizep = &q->cursize;
+    }
+
+  if (*cursizep >= 1)
+    {
+      vm->queue_signal_pending = 1;
+      vm->api_queue_nonempty = 1;
+      vlib_process_signal_event (vm, memclnt_node.index,
+				 /* event_type */ 0, /* event_data */ 0);
+    }
+}
+
+void
+vl_enable_disable_memory_api (vlib_main_t * vm, int enable)
+{
+  vlib_node_set_state (vm, memclnt_node.index,
+		       (enable
+			? VLIB_NODE_STATE_POLLING
+			: VLIB_NODE_STATE_DISABLED));
+}
+
+static uword
+api_rx_from_node (vlib_main_t * vm,
+		  vlib_node_runtime_t * node, vlib_frame_t * frame)
+{
+  uword n_packets = frame->n_vectors;
+  uword n_left_from;
+  u32 *from;
+  static u8 *long_msg;
+
+  vec_validate (long_msg, 4095);
+  n_left_from = frame->n_vectors;
+  from = vlib_frame_args (frame);
+
+  while (n_left_from > 0)
+    {
+      u32 bi0;
+      vlib_buffer_t *b0;
+      void *msg;
+      uword msg_len;
+
+      bi0 = from[0];
+      b0 = vlib_get_buffer (vm, bi0);
+      from += 1;
+      n_left_from -= 1;
+
+      msg = b0->data + b0->current_data;
+      msg_len = b0->current_length;
+      if (b0->flags & VLIB_BUFFER_NEXT_PRESENT)
+	{
+	  ASSERT (long_msg != 0);
+	  _vec_len (long_msg) = 0;
+	  vec_add (long_msg, msg, msg_len);
+	  while (b0->flags & VLIB_BUFFER_NEXT_PRESENT)
+	    {
+	      b0 = vlib_get_buffer (vm, b0->next_buffer);
+	      msg = b0->data + b0->current_data;
+	      msg_len = b0->current_length;
+	      vec_add (long_msg, msg, msg_len);
+	    }
+	  msg = long_msg;
+	}
+      vl_msg_api_handler_no_trace_no_free (msg);
+    }
+
+  /* Free what we've been given. */
+  vlib_buffer_free (vm, vlib_frame_args (frame), n_packets);
+
+  return n_packets;
+}
+
+/* *INDENT-OFF* */
+VLIB_REGISTER_NODE (api_rx_from_node_node,static) = {
+    .function = api_rx_from_node,
+    .type = VLIB_NODE_TYPE_INTERNAL,
+    .vector_size = 4,
+    .name = "api-rx-from-node",
+};
+/* *INDENT-ON* */
+
+static clib_error_t *
+setup_memclnt_exit (vlib_main_t * vm)
+{
+  atexit (vl_unmap_shmem);
+  return 0;
+}
+
+VLIB_INIT_FUNCTION (setup_memclnt_exit);
+
+
+static clib_error_t *
+vl_api_ring_command (vlib_main_t * vm,
+		     unformat_input_t * input, vlib_cli_command_t * cli_cmd)
+{
+  int i;
+  ring_alloc_t *ap;
+  vl_shmem_hdr_t *shmem_hdr;
+  api_main_t *am = &api_main;
+
+  shmem_hdr = am->shmem_hdr;
+
+  if (shmem_hdr == 0)
+    {
+      vlib_cli_output (vm, "Shared memory segment not initialized...\n");
+      return 0;
+    }
+
+  vlib_cli_output (vm, "%8s %8s %8s %8s %8s\n",
+		   "Owner", "Size", "Nitems", "Hits", "Misses");
+
+  ap = shmem_hdr->vl_rings;
+
+  for (i = 0; i < vec_len (shmem_hdr->vl_rings); i++)
+    {
+      vlib_cli_output (vm, "%8s %8d %8d %8d %8d\n",
+		       "vlib", ap->size, ap->nitems, ap->hits, ap->misses);
+      ap++;
+    }
+
+  ap = shmem_hdr->client_rings;
+
+  for (i = 0; i < vec_len (shmem_hdr->client_rings); i++)
+    {
+      vlib_cli_output (vm, "%8s %8d %8d %8d %8d\n",
+		       "clnt", ap->size, ap->nitems, ap->hits, ap->misses);
+      ap++;
+    }
+
+  vlib_cli_output (vm, "%d ring miss fallback allocations\n",
+		   am->ring_misses);
+
+  vlib_cli_output (vm, "%d application restarts, %d reclaimed msgs\n",
+		   shmem_hdr->application_restarts,
+		   shmem_hdr->restart_reclaims);
+  return 0;
+}
+
+void dump_socket_clients (vlib_main_t * vm, api_main_t * am)
+  __attribute__ ((weak));
+
+void
+dump_socket_clients (vlib_main_t * vm, api_main_t * am)
+{
+}
+
+static clib_error_t *
+vl_api_client_command (vlib_main_t * vm,
+		       unformat_input_t * input, vlib_cli_command_t * cli_cmd)
+{
+  vl_api_registration_t **regpp, *regp;
+  unix_shared_memory_queue_t *q;
+  char *health;
+  api_main_t *am = &api_main;
+  u32 *confused_indices = 0;
+
+  if (!pool_elts (am->vl_clients))
+    goto socket_clients;
+  vlib_cli_output (vm, "Shared memory clients");
+  vlib_cli_output (vm, "%16s %8s %14s %18s %s",
+		   "Name", "PID", "Queue Length", "Queue VA", "Health");
+
+  /* *INDENT-OFF* */
+  pool_foreach (regpp, am->vl_clients,
+  ({
+    regp = *regpp;
+
+    if (regp)
+      {
+        q = regp->vl_input_queue;
+        if (kill (q->consumer_pid, 0) < 0)
+          {
+            health = "DEAD";
+          }
+        else
+          {
+            health = "alive";
+          }
+        vlib_cli_output (vm, "%16s %8d %14d 0x%016llx %s\n",
+                         regp->name, q->consumer_pid, q->cursize,
+                         q, health);
+      }
+    else
+      {
+        clib_warning ("NULL client registration index %d",
+                      regpp - am->vl_clients);
+        vec_add1 (confused_indices, regpp - am->vl_clients);
+      }
+  }));
+  /* *INDENT-ON* */
+
+  /* This should "never happen," but if it does, fix it... */
+  if (PREDICT_FALSE (vec_len (confused_indices) > 0))
+    {
+      int i;
+      for (i = 0; i < vec_len (confused_indices); i++)
+	{
+	  pool_put_index (am->vl_clients, confused_indices[i]);
+	}
+    }
+  vec_free (confused_indices);
+
+  if (am->missing_clients)
+    vlib_cli_output (vm, "%u messages with missing clients",
+		     am->missing_clients);
+socket_clients:
+  dump_socket_clients (vm, am);
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+static clib_error_t *
+vl_api_status_command (vlib_main_t * vm,
+		       unformat_input_t * input, vlib_cli_command_t * cli_cmd)
+{
+  api_main_t *am = &api_main;
+
+  // check if rx_trace and tx_trace are not null pointers
+
+  if (am->rx_trace == 0)
+    {
+      vlib_cli_output (vm, "RX Trace disabled\n");
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      if (am->rx_trace->enabled == 0)
+	vlib_cli_output (vm, "RX Trace disabled\n");
+      else
+	vlib_cli_output (vm, "RX Trace enabled\n");
+    }
+
+  if (am->tx_trace == 0)
+    {
+      vlib_cli_output (vm, "TX Trace disabled\n");
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      if (am->tx_trace->enabled == 0)
+	vlib_cli_output (vm, "TX Trace disabled\n");
+      else
+	vlib_cli_output (vm, "TX Trace enabled\n");
+    }
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+/* *INDENT-OFF* */
+VLIB_CLI_COMMAND (cli_show_api_command, static) = {
+    .path = "show api",
+    .short_help = "Show API information",
+};
+/* *INDENT-ON* */
+
+/* *INDENT-OFF* */
+VLIB_CLI_COMMAND (cli_show_api_ring_command, static) = {
+    .path = "show api ring-stats",
+    .short_help = "Message ring statistics",
+    .function = vl_api_ring_command,
+};
+/* *INDENT-ON* */
+
+/* *INDENT-OFF* */
+VLIB_CLI_COMMAND (cli_show_api_clients_command, static) = {
+    .path = "show api clients",
+    .short_help = "Client information",
+    .function = vl_api_client_command,
+};
+/* *INDENT-ON* */
+
+/* *INDENT-OFF* */
+VLIB_CLI_COMMAND (cli_show_api_status_command, static) = {
+    .path = "show api status",
+    .short_help = "Show API trace status",
+    .function = vl_api_status_command,
+};
+/* *INDENT-ON* */
+
+static clib_error_t *
+vl_api_message_table_command (vlib_main_t * vm,
+			      unformat_input_t * input,
+			      vlib_cli_command_t * cli_cmd)
+{
+  api_main_t *am = &api_main;
+  int i;
+  int verbose = 0;
+
+  if (unformat (input, "verbose"))
+    verbose = 1;
+
+
+  if (verbose == 0)
+    vlib_cli_output (vm, "%-4s %s", "ID", "Name");
+  else
+    vlib_cli_output (vm, "%-4s %-40s %6s %7s", "ID", "Name", "Bounce",
+		     "MP-safe");
+
+  for (i = 1; i < vec_len (am->msg_names); i++)
+    {
+      if (verbose == 0)
+	{
+	  vlib_cli_output (vm, "%-4d %s", i,
+			   am->msg_names[i] ? am->msg_names[i] :
+			   "  [no handler]");
+	}
+      else
+	{
+	  vlib_cli_output (vm, "%-4d %-40s %6d %7d", i,
+			   am->msg_names[i] ? am->msg_names[i] :
+			   "  [no handler]", am->message_bounce[i],
+			   am->is_mp_safe[i]);
+	}
+    }
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+/* *INDENT-OFF* */
+VLIB_CLI_COMMAND (cli_show_api_message_table_command, static) = {
+    .path = "show api message-table",
+    .short_help = "Message Table",
+    .function = vl_api_message_table_command,
+};
+/* *INDENT-ON* */
+
+static clib_error_t *
+vl_api_trace_command (vlib_main_t * vm,
+		      unformat_input_t * input, vlib_cli_command_t * cli_cmd)
+{
+  u32 nitems = 1024;
+  vl_api_trace_which_t which = VL_API_TRACE_RX;
+  api_main_t *am = &api_main;
+
+  while (unformat_check_input (input) != UNFORMAT_END_OF_INPUT)
+    {
+      if (unformat (input, "rx nitems %u", &nitems) || unformat (input, "rx"))
+	goto configure;
+      else if (unformat (input, "tx nitems %u", &nitems)
+	       || unformat (input, "tx"))
+	{
+	  which = VL_API_TRACE_RX;
+	  goto configure;
+	}
+      else if (unformat (input, "on rx"))
+	{
+	  vl_msg_api_trace_onoff (am, VL_API_TRACE_RX, 1);
+	}
+      else if (unformat (input, "on tx"))
+	{
+	  vl_msg_api_trace_onoff (am, VL_API_TRACE_TX, 1);
+	}
+      else if (unformat (input, "on"))
+	{
+	  vl_msg_api_trace_onoff (am, VL_API_TRACE_RX, 1);
+	}
+      else if (unformat (input, "off"))
+	{
+	  vl_msg_api_trace_onoff (am, VL_API_TRACE_RX, 0);
+	  vl_msg_api_trace_onoff (am, VL_API_TRACE_TX, 0);
+	}
+      else if (unformat (input, "free"))
+	{
+	  vl_msg_api_trace_onoff (am, VL_API_TRACE_RX, 0);
+	  vl_msg_api_trace_onoff (am, VL_API_TRACE_TX, 0);
+	  vl_msg_api_trace_free (am, VL_API_TRACE_RX);
+	  vl_msg_api_trace_free (am, VL_API_TRACE_TX);
+	}
+      else if (unformat (input, "debug on"))
+	{
+	  am->msg_print_flag = 1;
+	}
+      else if (unformat (input, "debug off"))
+	{
+	  am->msg_print_flag = 0;
+	}
+      else
+	return clib_error_return (0, "unknown input `%U'",
+				  format_unformat_error, input);
+    }
+  return 0;
+
+configure:
+  if (vl_msg_api_trace_configure (am, which, nitems))
+    {
+      vlib_cli_output (vm, "warning: trace configure error (%d, %d)",
+		       which, nitems);
+    }
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+/* *INDENT-OFF* */
+VLIB_CLI_COMMAND (trace, static) = {
+    .path = "set api-trace",
+    .short_help = "API trace",
+    .function = vl_api_trace_command,
+};
+/* *INDENT-ON* */
+
+clib_error_t *
+vlibmemory_init (vlib_main_t * vm)
+{
+  api_main_t *am = &api_main;
+  svm_map_region_args_t _a, *a = &_a;
+
+  memset (a, 0, sizeof (*a));
+  a->root_path = am->root_path;
+  a->name = SVM_GLOBAL_REGION_NAME;
+  a->baseva = (am->global_baseva != 0) ?
+    am->global_baseva : SVM_GLOBAL_REGION_BASEVA;
+  a->size = (am->global_size != 0) ? am->global_size : SVM_GLOBAL_REGION_SIZE;
+  a->flags = SVM_FLAGS_NODATA;
+  a->uid = am->api_uid;
+  a->gid = am->api_gid;
+  a->pvt_heap_size =
+    (am->global_pvt_heap_size !=
+     0) ? am->global_pvt_heap_size : SVM_PVT_MHEAP_SIZE;
+
+  svm_region_init_args (a);
+  return 0;
+}
+
+VLIB_INIT_FUNCTION (vlibmemory_init);
+
+void
+vl_set_memory_region_name (char *name)
+{
+  api_main_t *am = &api_main;
+
+  am->region_name = name;
+}
+
+static int
+range_compare (vl_api_msg_range_t * a0, vl_api_msg_range_t * a1)
+{
+  int len0, len1, clen;
+
+  len0 = vec_len (a0->name);
+  len1 = vec_len (a1->name);
+  clen = len0 < len1 ? len0 : len1;
+  return (strncmp ((char *) a0->name, (char *) a1->name, clen));
+}
+
+static u8 *
+format_api_msg_range (u8 * s, va_list * args)
+{
+  vl_api_msg_range_t *rp = va_arg (*args, vl_api_msg_range_t *);
+
+  if (rp == 0)
+    s = format (s, "%-20s%9s%9s", "Name", "First-ID", "Last-ID");
+  else
+    s = format (s, "%-20s%9d%9d", rp->name, rp->first_msg_id,
+		rp->last_msg_id);
+
+  return s;
+}
+
+static clib_error_t *
+vl_api_show_plugin_command (vlib_main_t * vm,
+			    unformat_input_t * input,
+			    vlib_cli_command_t * cli_cmd)
+{
+  api_main_t *am = &api_main;
+  vl_api_msg_range_t *rp = 0;
+  int i;
+
+  if (vec_len (am->msg_ranges) == 0)
+    {
+      vlib_cli_output (vm, "No plugin API message ranges configured...");
+      return 0;
+    }
+
+  rp = vec_dup (am->msg_ranges);
+
+  vec_sort_with_function (rp, range_compare);
+
+  vlib_cli_output (vm, "Plugin API message ID ranges...\n");
+  vlib_cli_output (vm, "%U", format_api_msg_range, 0 /* header */ );
+
+  for (i = 0; i < vec_len (rp); i++)
+    vlib_cli_output (vm, "%U", format_api_msg_range, rp + i);
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+/* *INDENT-OFF* */
+VLIB_CLI_COMMAND (cli_show_api_plugin_command, static) = {
+    .path = "show api plugin",
+    .short_help = "show api plugin",
+    .function = vl_api_show_plugin_command,
+};
+/* *INDENT-ON* */
+
+static void
+vl_api_rpc_call_t_handler (vl_api_rpc_call_t * mp)
+{
+  vl_api_rpc_reply_t *rmp;
+  int (*fp) (void *);
+  i32 rv = 0;
+  vlib_main_t *vm = vlib_get_main ();
+
+  if (mp->function == 0)
+    {
+      rv = -1;
+      clib_warning ("rpc NULL function pointer");
+    }
+
+  else
+    {
+      if (mp->need_barrier_sync)
+	vlib_worker_thread_barrier_sync (vm);
+
+      fp = uword_to_pointer (mp->function, int (*)(void *));
+      rv = fp (mp->data);
+
+      if (mp->need_barrier_sync)
+	vlib_worker_thread_barrier_release (vm);
+    }
+
+  if (mp->send_reply)
+    {
+      unix_shared_memory_queue_t *q =
+	vl_api_client_index_to_input_queue (mp->client_index);
+      if (q)
+	{
+	  rmp = vl_msg_api_alloc_as_if_client (sizeof (*rmp));
+	  rmp->_vl_msg_id = ntohs (VL_API_RPC_REPLY);
+	  rmp->context = mp->context;
+	  rmp->retval = rv;
+	  vl_msg_api_send_shmem (q, (u8 *) & rmp);
+	}
+    }
+  if (mp->multicast)
+    {
+      clib_warning ("multicast not yet implemented...");
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+vl_api_rpc_reply_t_handler (vl_api_rpc_reply_t * mp)
+{
+  clib_warning ("unimplemented");
+}
+
+void
+vl_api_rpc_call_main_thread (void *fp, u8 * data, u32 data_length)
+{
+  vl_api_rpc_call_t *mp;
+  api_main_t *am = &api_main;
+  vl_shmem_hdr_t *shmem_hdr = am->shmem_hdr;
+  unix_shared_memory_queue_t *q;
+
+  /* Main thread: call the function directly */
+  if (os_get_cpu_number () == 0)
+    {
+      vlib_main_t *vm = vlib_get_main ();
+      void (*call_fp) (void *);
+
+      vlib_worker_thread_barrier_sync (vm);
+
+      call_fp = fp;
+      call_fp (data);
+
+      vlib_worker_thread_barrier_release (vm);
+      return;
+    }
+
+  /* Any other thread, actually do an RPC call... */
+  mp = vl_msg_api_alloc_as_if_client (sizeof (*mp) + data_length);
+
+  memset (mp, 0, sizeof (*mp));
+  clib_memcpy (mp->data, data, data_length);
+  mp->_vl_msg_id = ntohs (VL_API_RPC_CALL);
+  mp->function = pointer_to_uword (fp);
+  mp->need_barrier_sync = 1;
+
+  /*
+   * Use the "normal" control-plane mechanism for the main thread.
+   * Well, almost. if the main input queue is full, we cannot
+   * block. Otherwise, we can expect a barrier sync timeout.
+   */
+  q = shmem_hdr->vl_input_queue;
+
+  while (pthread_mutex_trylock (&q->mutex))
+    vlib_worker_thread_barrier_check ();
+
+  while (PREDICT_FALSE (unix_shared_memory_queue_is_full (q)))
+    {
+      pthread_mutex_unlock (&q->mutex);
+      vlib_worker_thread_barrier_check ();
+      while (pthread_mutex_trylock (&q->mutex))
+	vlib_worker_thread_barrier_check ();
+    }
+
+  vl_msg_api_send_shmem_nolock (q, (u8 *) & mp);
+
+  pthread_mutex_unlock (&q->mutex);
+}
+
+#define foreach_rpc_api_msg                     \
+_(RPC_CALL,rpc_call)                            \
+_(RPC_REPLY,rpc_reply)
+
+static clib_error_t *
+rpc_api_hookup (vlib_main_t * vm)
+{
+#define _(N,n)                                                  \
+    vl_msg_api_set_handlers(VL_API_##N, #n,                     \
+                           vl_api_##n##_t_handler,              \
+                           vl_noop_handler,                     \
+                           vl_noop_handler,			\
+                           vl_api_##n##_t_print,                \
+                           sizeof(vl_api_##n##_t), 0 /* do not trace */);
+  foreach_rpc_api_msg;
+#undef _
+  return 0;
+}
+
+VLIB_API_INIT_FUNCTION (rpc_api_hookup);
+
+/*
+ * fd.io coding-style-patch-verification: ON
+ *
+ * Local Variables:
+ * eval: (c-set-style "gnu")
+ * End:
+ */
diff --git a/vpp/vlib-api/vlibmemory/unix_shared_memory_queue.c b/vpp/vlib-api/vlibmemory/unix_shared_memory_queue.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..25d28910
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vpp/vlib-api/vlibmemory/unix_shared_memory_queue.c
@@ -0,0 +1,324 @@
+/*
+ *------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * unix_shared_memory_queue.c - unidirectional shared-memory queues
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2009 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <pthread.h>
+#include <vppinfra/mem.h>
+#include <vppinfra/format.h>
+#include <vppinfra/cache.h>
+#include <vlibmemory/unix_shared_memory_queue.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+
+/*
+ * unix_shared_memory_queue_init
+ *
+ * nels = number of elements on the queue
+ * elsize = element size, presumably 4 and cacheline-size will
+ *          be popular choices.
+ * coid  = consumer coid, from ChannelCreate
+ * pid   = consumer pid
+ * pulse_code  = pulse code consumer expects
+ * pulse_value = pulse value consumer expects
+ * consumer_prio = consumer's priority, so pulses won't change
+ *                 the consumer's priority.
+ *
+ * The idea is to call this function in the queue consumer,
+ * and e-mail the queue pointer to the producer(s).
+ *
+ * The spp process / main thread allocates one of these
+ * at startup; its main input queue. The spp main input queue
+ * has a pointer to it in the shared memory segment header.
+ *
+ * You probably want to be on an svm data heap before calling this
+ * function.
+ */
+unix_shared_memory_queue_t *
+unix_shared_memory_queue_init (int nels,
+			       int elsize,
+			       int consumer_pid,
+			       int signal_when_queue_non_empty)
+{
+  unix_shared_memory_queue_t *q;
+  pthread_mutexattr_t attr;
+  pthread_condattr_t cattr;
+
+  q = clib_mem_alloc_aligned (sizeof (unix_shared_memory_queue_t)
+			      + nels * elsize, CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES);
+  memset (q, 0, sizeof (*q));
+
+  q->elsize = elsize;
+  q->maxsize = nels;
+  q->consumer_pid = consumer_pid;
+  q->signal_when_queue_non_empty = signal_when_queue_non_empty;
+
+  memset (&attr, 0, sizeof (attr));
+  memset (&cattr, 0, sizeof (attr));
+
+  if (pthread_mutexattr_init (&attr))
+    clib_unix_warning ("mutexattr_init");
+  if (pthread_mutexattr_setpshared (&attr, PTHREAD_PROCESS_SHARED))
+    clib_unix_warning ("pthread_mutexattr_setpshared");
+  if (pthread_mutex_init (&q->mutex, &attr))
+    clib_unix_warning ("mutex_init");
+  if (pthread_mutexattr_destroy (&attr))
+    clib_unix_warning ("mutexattr_destroy");
+  if (pthread_condattr_init (&cattr))
+    clib_unix_warning ("condattr_init");
+  /* prints funny-looking messages in the Linux target */
+  if (pthread_condattr_setpshared (&cattr, PTHREAD_PROCESS_SHARED))
+    clib_unix_warning ("condattr_setpshared");
+  if (pthread_cond_init (&q->condvar, &cattr))
+    clib_unix_warning ("cond_init1");
+  if (pthread_condattr_destroy (&cattr))
+    clib_unix_warning ("cond_init2");
+
+  return (q);
+}
+
+/*
+ * unix_shared_memory_queue_free
+ */
+void
+unix_shared_memory_queue_free (unix_shared_memory_queue_t * q)
+{
+  (void) pthread_mutex_destroy (&q->mutex);
+  (void) pthread_cond_destroy (&q->condvar);
+  clib_mem_free (q);
+}
+
+void
+unix_shared_memory_queue_lock (unix_shared_memory_queue_t * q)
+{
+  pthread_mutex_lock (&q->mutex);
+}
+
+void
+unix_shared_memory_queue_unlock (unix_shared_memory_queue_t * q)
+{
+  pthread_mutex_unlock (&q->mutex);
+}
+
+int
+unix_shared_memory_queue_is_full (unix_shared_memory_queue_t * q)
+{
+  return q->cursize == q->maxsize;
+}
+
+/*
+ * unix_shared_memory_queue_add_nolock
+ */
+int
+unix_shared_memory_queue_add_nolock (unix_shared_memory_queue_t * q,
+				     u8 * elem)
+{
+  i8 *tailp;
+  int need_broadcast = 0;
+
+  if (PREDICT_FALSE (q->cursize == q->maxsize))
+    {
+      while (q->cursize == q->maxsize)
+	{
+	  (void) pthread_cond_wait (&q->condvar, &q->mutex);
+	}
+    }
+
+  tailp = (i8 *) (&q->data[0] + q->elsize * q->tail);
+  clib_memcpy (tailp, elem, q->elsize);
+
+  q->tail++;
+  q->cursize++;
+
+  need_broadcast = (q->cursize == 1);
+
+  if (q->tail == q->maxsize)
+    q->tail = 0;
+
+  if (need_broadcast)
+    {
+      (void) pthread_cond_broadcast (&q->condvar);
+      if (q->signal_when_queue_non_empty)
+	kill (q->consumer_pid, q->signal_when_queue_non_empty);
+    }
+  return 0;
+}
+
+int
+unix_shared_memory_queue_add_raw (unix_shared_memory_queue_t * q, u8 * elem)
+{
+  i8 *tailp;
+
+  if (PREDICT_FALSE (q->cursize == q->maxsize))
+    {
+      while (q->cursize == q->maxsize)
+	;
+    }
+
+  tailp = (i8 *) (&q->data[0] + q->elsize * q->tail);
+  clib_memcpy (tailp, elem, q->elsize);
+
+  q->tail++;
+  q->cursize++;
+
+  if (q->tail == q->maxsize)
+    q->tail = 0;
+  return 0;
+}
+
+
+/*
+ * unix_shared_memory_queue_add
+ */
+int
+unix_shared_memory_queue_add (unix_shared_memory_queue_t * q,
+			      u8 * elem, int nowait)
+{
+  i8 *tailp;
+  int need_broadcast = 0;
+
+  if (nowait)
+    {
+      /* zero on success */
+      if (pthread_mutex_trylock (&q->mutex))
+	{
+	  return (-1);
+	}
+    }
+  else
+    pthread_mutex_lock (&q->mutex);
+
+  if (PREDICT_FALSE (q->cursize == q->maxsize))
+    {
+      if (nowait)
+	{
+	  pthread_mutex_unlock (&q->mutex);
+	  return (-2);
+	}
+      while (q->cursize == q->maxsize)
+	{
+	  (void) pthread_cond_wait (&q->condvar, &q->mutex);
+	}
+    }
+
+  tailp = (i8 *) (&q->data[0] + q->elsize * q->tail);
+  clib_memcpy (tailp, elem, q->elsize);
+
+  q->tail++;
+  q->cursize++;
+
+  need_broadcast = (q->cursize == 1);
+
+  if (q->tail == q->maxsize)
+    q->tail = 0;
+
+  if (need_broadcast)
+    {
+      (void) pthread_cond_broadcast (&q->condvar);
+      if (q->signal_when_queue_non_empty)
+	kill (q->consumer_pid, q->signal_when_queue_non_empty);
+    }
+  pthread_mutex_unlock (&q->mutex);
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * unix_shared_memory_queue_sub
+ */
+int
+unix_shared_memory_queue_sub (unix_shared_memory_queue_t * q,
+			      u8 * elem, int nowait)
+{
+  i8 *headp;
+  int need_broadcast = 0;
+
+  if (nowait)
+    {
+      /* zero on success */
+      if (pthread_mutex_trylock (&q->mutex))
+	{
+	  return (-1);
+	}
+    }
+  else
+    pthread_mutex_lock (&q->mutex);
+
+  if (PREDICT_FALSE (q->cursize == 0))
+    {
+      if (nowait)
+	{
+	  pthread_mutex_unlock (&q->mutex);
+	  return (-2);
+	}
+      while (q->cursize == 0)
+	{
+	  (void) pthread_cond_wait (&q->condvar, &q->mutex);
+	}
+    }
+
+  headp = (i8 *) (&q->data[0] + q->elsize * q->head);
+  clib_memcpy (elem, headp, q->elsize);
+
+  q->head++;
+  if (q->cursize == q->maxsize)
+    need_broadcast = 1;
+
+  q->cursize--;
+
+  if (q->head == q->maxsize)
+    q->head = 0;
+
+  if (need_broadcast)
+    (void) pthread_cond_broadcast (&q->condvar);
+
+  pthread_mutex_unlock (&q->mutex);
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+int
+unix_shared_memory_queue_sub_raw (unix_shared_memory_queue_t * q, u8 * elem)
+{
+  i8 *headp;
+
+  if (PREDICT_FALSE (q->cursize == 0))
+    {
+      while (q->cursize == 0)
+	;
+    }
+
+  headp = (i8 *) (&q->data[0] + q->elsize * q->head);
+  clib_memcpy (elem, headp, q->elsize);
+
+  q->head++;
+  q->cursize--;
+
+  if (q->head == q->maxsize)
+    q->head = 0;
+  return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * fd.io coding-style-patch-verification: ON
+ *
+ * Local Variables:
+ * eval: (c-set-style "gnu")
+ * End:
+ */
diff --git a/vpp/vlib-api/vlibmemory/unix_shared_memory_queue.h b/vpp/vlib-api/vlibmemory/unix_shared_memory_queue.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f758f17c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vpp/vlib-api/vlibmemory/unix_shared_memory_queue.h
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+/*
+ *------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * unix_shared_memory_queue.h - shared-memory queues
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2009 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+
+#ifndef included_unix_shared_memory_queue_h
+#define included_unix_shared_memory_queue_h
+
+#include <pthread.h>
+#include <vppinfra/mem.h>
+
+typedef struct _unix_shared_memory_queue
+{
+  pthread_mutex_t mutex;	/* 8 bytes */
+  pthread_cond_t condvar;	/* 8 bytes */
+  int head;
+  int tail;
+  int cursize;
+  int maxsize;
+  int elsize;
+  int consumer_pid;
+  int signal_when_queue_non_empty;
+  char data[0];
+} unix_shared_memory_queue_t;
+
+unix_shared_memory_queue_t *unix_shared_memory_queue_init (int nels,
+							   int elsize,
+							   int consumer_pid,
+							   int
+							   signal_when_queue_non_empty);
+void unix_shared_memory_queue_free (unix_shared_memory_queue_t * q);
+int unix_shared_memory_queue_add (unix_shared_memory_queue_t * q,
+				  u8 * elem, int nowait);
+int unix_shared_memory_queue_sub (unix_shared_memory_queue_t * q,
+				  u8 * elem, int nowait);
+void unix_shared_memory_queue_lock (unix_shared_memory_queue_t * q);
+void unix_shared_memory_queue_unlock (unix_shared_memory_queue_t * q);
+int unix_shared_memory_queue_is_full (unix_shared_memory_queue_t * q);
+int unix_shared_memory_queue_add_nolock (unix_shared_memory_queue_t * q,
+					 u8 * elem);
+
+int unix_shared_memory_queue_sub_raw (unix_shared_memory_queue_t * q,
+				      u8 * elem);
+int unix_shared_memory_queue_add_raw (unix_shared_memory_queue_t * q,
+				      u8 * elem);
+
+#endif /* included_unix_shared_memory_queue_h */
+
+/*
+ * fd.io coding-style-patch-verification: ON
+ *
+ * Local Variables:
+ * eval: (c-set-style "gnu")
+ * End:
+ */
diff --git a/vpp/vlib-api/vlibmemory/vl_memory_api_h.h b/vpp/vlib-api/vlibmemory/vl_memory_api_h.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c1ae79b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vpp/vlib-api/vlibmemory/vl_memory_api_h.h
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/*
+ *------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * vl_memory_api_h.h - memory API headers, in a specific order.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2009-2010 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Add to the bottom of the #include list, or elves will steal your
+ * keyboard in the middle of the night!
+ */
+#include <vlibmemory/memclnt.api.h>
+
+/*
+ * fd.io coding-style-patch-verification: ON
+ *
+ * Local Variables:
+ * eval: (c-set-style "gnu")
+ * End:
+ */
diff --git a/vpp/vlib-api/vlibmemory/vl_memory_msg_enum.h b/vpp/vlib-api/vlibmemory/vl_memory_msg_enum.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..974c0c21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vpp/vlib-api/vlibmemory/vl_memory_msg_enum.h
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/*
+ *------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * vl_memory_msg_enum.h - Our view of how to number API messages
+ * Clients have their own view, which has to agree with ours.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2009-2010 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+
+#ifndef __VL_MSG_ENUM_H__
+#define __VL_MSG_ENUM_H__
+
+#include <vppinfra/byte_order.h>
+
+#define vl_msg_id(n,h) n,
+typedef enum
+{
+  VL_ILLEGAL_MESSAGE_ID = 0,
+#include <vlibmemory/vl_memory_api_h.h>
+} vl_msg_id_t;
+#undef vl_msg_id
+
+#endif /* __VL_MSG_ENUM_H__ */
+
+/*
+ * fd.io coding-style-patch-verification: ON
+ *
+ * Local Variables:
+ * eval: (c-set-style "gnu")
+ * End:
+ */
diff --git a/vpp/vlib-api/vlibsocket/api.h b/vpp/vlib-api/vlibsocket/api.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..79c0d08a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vpp/vlib-api/vlibsocket/api.h
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+/*
+ *------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * api.h
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2009 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+
+#ifndef included_vlibsocket_api_h
+#define included_vlibsocket_api_h
+
+#include <vlibapi/api.h>
+
+typedef struct
+{
+  /* Server port number */
+  int portno;
+
+  /* By default, localhost... */
+  u32 bind_address;
+
+  /*
+   * (listen, server, client) registrations. Shared memory
+   * registrations are in shared memory
+   */
+  vl_api_registration_t *registration_pool;
+  /*
+   * Chain-drag variables, so message API handlers
+   * (generally) don't know whether they're talking to a socket
+   * or to a shared-memory connection.
+   */
+  vl_api_registration_t *current_rp;
+  unix_file_t *current_uf;
+  /* One input buffer, shared across all sockets */
+  i8 *input_buffer;
+} socket_main_t;
+
+extern socket_main_t socket_main;
+
+void socksvr_add_pending_output (struct unix_file *uf,
+				 struct vl_api_registration_ *cf,
+				 u8 * buffer, uword buffer_bytes);
+
+#define SOCKSVR_DEFAULT_PORT 32741	/* whatever */
+
+void vl_free_socket_registration_index (u32 pool_index);
+void vl_socket_process_msg (struct unix_file *uf,
+			    struct vl_api_registration_ *rp, i8 * input_v);
+clib_error_t *vl_socket_read_ready (struct unix_file *uf);
+void vl_socket_add_pending_output (struct unix_file *uf,
+				   struct vl_api_registration_ *rp,
+				   u8 * buffer, uword buffer_bytes);
+clib_error_t *vl_socket_write_ready (struct unix_file *uf);
+void vl_socket_api_send (vl_api_registration_t * rp, u8 * elem);
+void vl_socket_api_send_with_data (vl_api_registration_t * rp,
+				   u8 * elem, u8 * data_vector);
+void vl_socket_api_send_with_length (vl_api_registration_t * rp,
+				     u8 * elem, u32 msg_length);
+void vl_socket_api_send_with_length_no_free (vl_api_registration_t * rp,
+					     u8 * elem, u32 msg_length);
+u32 sockclnt_open_index (char *client_name, char *hostname, int port);
+void sockclnt_close_index (u32 index);
+void vl_client_msg_api_send (vl_api_registration_t * cm, u8 * elem);
+vl_api_registration_t *sockclnt_get_registration (u32 index);
+void socksvr_set_port (u16 port);
+void socksvr_set_bind_address (u32 bind_address);
+
+#endif /* included_vlibsocket_api_h */
+
+/*
+ * fd.io coding-style-patch-verification: ON
+ *
+ * Local Variables:
+ * eval: (c-set-style "gnu")
+ * End:
+ */
diff --git a/vpp/vlib-api/vlibsocket/sock_test.c b/vpp/vlib-api/vlibsocket/sock_test.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3bded08f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vpp/vlib-api/vlibsocket/sock_test.c
@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2015 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <strings.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <netinet/in.h>
+#include <netdb.h>
+
+#define SOCKCLNT_SERVER_PORT 32741	/* whatever */
+
+typedef signed char i8;
+typedef signed short i16;
+typedef signed int i32;
+typedef signed long long i64;
+typedef unsigned char u8;
+typedef unsigned short u16;
+typedef unsigned int u32;
+typedef unsigned long long u64;
+typedef unsigned long uword;
+
+#define VL_API_PACKED(x) x __attribute__ ((packed))
+
+typedef VL_API_PACKED (struct _vl_api_sockclnt_create
+		       {
+		       u16 _vl_msg_id; u8 name[64];
+		       u32 context;
+		       }) vl_api_sockclnt_create_t;
+
+typedef VL_API_PACKED (struct _vl_api_sockclnt_create_reply
+		       {
+		       u16 _vl_msg_id;
+		       i32 response; u64 handle; u32 index; u32 context;
+		       }) vl_api_sockclnt_create_reply_t;
+
+typedef VL_API_PACKED (struct _vl_api_sockclnt_delete
+		       {
+		       u16 _vl_msg_id; u32 index;
+		       u64 handle;
+		       }) vl_api_sockclnt_delete_t;
+
+typedef VL_API_PACKED (struct _vl_api_sockclnt_delete_reply
+		       {
+		       u16 _vl_msg_id; i32 response; u64 handle;
+		       }) vl_api_sockclnt_delete_reply_t;
+
+void
+error (char *msg)
+{
+  perror (msg);
+  exit (0);
+}
+
+int
+main (int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+  int sockfd, portno, n;
+  struct sockaddr_in serv_addr;
+  struct hostent *server;
+  char buffer[256];
+  int i;
+  u32 nbytes;
+  vl_api_sockclnt_create_t *mp;
+  vl_api_sockclnt_create_reply_t *rp;
+  char *rdptr;
+  int total_bytes;
+
+  for (i = 0; i < 1; i++)
+    {
+      portno = SOCKCLNT_SERVER_PORT;
+      sockfd = socket (AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
+      if (sockfd < 0)
+	error ("ERROR opening socket");
+      server = gethostbyname ("localhost");
+      if (server == NULL)
+	{
+	  fprintf (stderr, "ERROR, no such host\n");
+	  exit (0);
+	}
+      bzero ((char *) &serv_addr, sizeof (serv_addr));
+      serv_addr.sin_family = AF_INET;
+      bcopy ((char *) server->h_addr,
+	     (char *) &serv_addr.sin_addr.s_addr, server->h_length);
+      serv_addr.sin_port = htons (portno);
+      if (connect (sockfd, (const void *) &serv_addr, sizeof (serv_addr)) < 0)
+	error ("ERROR connecting");
+
+      memset (buffer, 0, sizeof (buffer));
+
+      mp = (vl_api_sockclnt_create_t *) buffer;
+      mp->_vl_msg_id = ntohs (8);	/* VL_API_SOCKCLNT_CREATE */
+      strncpy ((char *) mp->name, "socket-test", sizeof (mp->name) - 1);
+      mp->name[sizeof (mp->name) - 1] = 0;
+      mp->context = 0xfeedface;
+      /* length of the message, including the length itself */
+      nbytes = sizeof (*mp) + sizeof (nbytes);
+      nbytes = ntohl (nbytes);
+      n = write (sockfd, &nbytes, sizeof (nbytes));
+      if (n < 0)
+	error ("ERROR writing len to socket");
+      n = write (sockfd, mp, sizeof (*mp));
+      if (n < 0)
+	error ("ERROR writing msg to socket");
+
+      memset (buffer, 0, sizeof (buffer));
+
+      total_bytes = 0;
+      rdptr = buffer;
+      do
+	{
+	  n = read (sockfd, rdptr, sizeof (buffer) - (rdptr - buffer));
+	  if (n < 0)
+	    error ("ERROR reading from socket");
+	  printf ("read %d bytes\n", n);
+	  total_bytes += n;
+	  rdptr += n;
+	}
+      while (total_bytes < sizeof (vl_api_sockclnt_create_reply_t) + 4);
+
+      rp = (vl_api_sockclnt_create_reply_t *) (buffer + 4);
+      /* VL_API_SOCKCLNT_CREATE_REPLY */
+      if (ntohs (rp->_vl_msg_id) != 9)
+	{
+	  printf ("WARNING: msg id %d\n", ntohs (rp->_vl_msg_id));
+	}
+
+      printf ("response %d, handle 0x%llx, index %d, context 0x%x\n",
+	      ntohl (rp->response), rp->handle, rp->index, rp->context);
+      close (sockfd);
+    }
+  return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * fd.io coding-style-patch-verification: ON
+ *
+ * Local Variables:
+ * eval: (c-set-style "gnu")
+ * End:
+ */
diff --git a/vpp/vlib-api/vlibsocket/sockclnt.api b/vpp/vlib-api/vlibsocket/sockclnt.api
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e0a7505f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vpp/vlib-api/vlibsocket/sockclnt.api
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+/* Hey Emacs use -*- mode: C -*- */
+
+/* 
+ *------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * sockclnt.api - API message(s) to hook up clients, pass traffic
+ * to client processes via TCP sockets
+ * 
+ * Copyright (c) 2009 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Create a socket client registration 
+ */
+define sockclnt_create {
+    u8 name[64];                /* for show, find by name, whatever */
+    u32 context;                /* opaque value to be returned in the reply */
+};
+
+define sockclnt_create_reply {
+    i32 response;               /* Non-negative = success */
+    u64 handle;           	/* handle by which vlib knows this client */
+    u32 index;                  /* index, used e.g. by API trace replay */
+    u32 context;                /* opaque value from the create request */
+};
+
+/*
+ * Delete a client registration 
+ */
+define sockclnt_delete {
+    u32 index;                  /* index, used e.g. by API trace replay */
+    u64 handle;               	/* handle by which vlib knows this client */
+};
+
+define sockclnt_delete_reply {
+    i32 response;               /* Non-negative = success */
+    u64 handle;               	/* in case the client wonders */
+};
+
diff --git a/vpp/vlib-api/vlibsocket/sockclnt_vlib.c b/vpp/vlib-api/vlibsocket/sockclnt_vlib.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e16adfeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vpp/vlib-api/vlibsocket/sockclnt_vlib.c
@@ -0,0 +1,209 @@
+/*
+ *------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * sockclnt_vlib.c
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2009 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <netinet/in.h>
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
+#include <vppinfra/byte_order.h>
+#include <netdb.h>
+
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+
+#include <vlibmemory/api.h>
+#include <vlibsocket/api.h>
+
+#include <vlibsocket/vl_socket_msg_enum.h>
+
+#define vl_typedefs		/* define message structures */
+#include <vlibsocket/vl_socket_api_h.h>
+#undef vl_typedefs
+
+/* instantiate all the print functions we know about */
+#define vl_print(handle, ...) vlib_cli_output (handle, __VA_ARGS__)
+#define vl_printfun
+#include <vlibsocket/vl_socket_api_h.h>
+#undef vl_printfun
+
+/* instantiate all the endian swap functions we know about */
+#define vl_endianfun
+#include <vlibsocket/vl_socket_api_h.h>
+#undef vl_endianfun
+
+static void
+vl_api_sockclnt_create_reply_t_handler (vl_api_sockclnt_create_reply_t * mp)
+{
+  vl_api_registration_t *rp = socket_main.current_rp;
+
+  rp->server_handle = mp->handle;
+  rp->server_index = mp->index;
+}
+
+static void
+vl_api_sockclnt_delete_reply_t_handler (vl_api_sockclnt_delete_reply_t * mp)
+{
+  unix_main_t *um = &unix_main;
+  unix_file_t *uf = socket_main.current_uf;
+  vl_api_registration_t *rp = socket_main.current_rp;
+
+  unix_file_del (um, uf);
+  vl_free_socket_registration_index (rp->vl_api_registration_pool_index);
+}
+
+u32
+sockclnt_open_index (char *client_name, char *hostname, int port)
+{
+  vl_api_registration_t *rp;
+  unix_main_t *um = &unix_main;
+  unix_file_t template = { 0 };
+  int sockfd;
+  int one = 1;
+  int rv;
+  struct sockaddr_in serv_addr;
+  struct hostent *server;
+  vl_api_sockclnt_create_t *mp;
+  char my_hostname[64];
+
+  server = gethostbyname (hostname);
+  if (server == NULL)
+    {
+      clib_warning ("Couldn't translate server name %s", hostname);
+      return ~0;
+    }
+
+  /* Set up non-blocking server socket on CLIENT_API_SERVER_PORT */
+  sockfd = socket (AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
+
+  if (sockfd < 0)
+    {
+      clib_unix_warning ("socket");
+      return ~0;
+    }
+
+  bzero ((char *) &serv_addr, sizeof (serv_addr));
+  serv_addr.sin_family = AF_INET;
+  bcopy ((char *) server->h_addr,
+	 (char *) &serv_addr.sin_addr.s_addr, server->h_length);
+  serv_addr.sin_port = htons (port);
+
+  if (connect (sockfd, (const void *) &serv_addr, sizeof (serv_addr)) < 0)
+    {
+      clib_unix_warning ("Connect failure to (%s, %d)", hostname, port);
+      close (sockfd);
+      return ~0;
+    }
+
+  rv = ioctl (sockfd, FIONBIO, &one);
+  if (rv < 0)
+    {
+      clib_unix_warning ("FIONBIO");
+      close (sockfd);
+      return ~0;
+    }
+
+  pool_get (socket_main.registration_pool, rp);
+  memset (rp, 0, sizeof (*rp));
+  rp->registration_type = REGISTRATION_TYPE_SOCKET_CLIENT;
+  rp->vl_api_registration_pool_index = rp - socket_main.registration_pool;
+
+  template.read_function = vl_socket_read_ready;
+  template.write_function = vl_socket_write_ready;
+  template.file_descriptor = sockfd;
+  template.private_data = rp - socket_main.registration_pool;
+
+  rp->unix_file_index = unix_file_add (um, &template);
+  rp->name = format (0, "%s:%d", hostname, port);
+
+  mp = vl_msg_api_alloc (sizeof (*mp));
+  mp->_vl_msg_id = ntohs (VL_API_SOCKCLNT_CREATE);
+  mp->context = rp - socket_main.registration_pool;
+
+  if (gethostname (my_hostname, sizeof (my_hostname)) < 0)
+    {
+      clib_unix_warning ("gethostname");
+      strncpy (my_hostname, "unknown!", sizeof (my_hostname) - 1);
+    }
+  strncpy ((char *) mp->name, my_hostname, sizeof (mp->name) - 1);
+
+  vl_msg_api_send (rp, (u8 *) mp);
+  return rp - socket_main.registration_pool;
+}
+
+void
+sockclnt_close_index (u32 index)
+{
+  vl_api_sockclnt_delete_t *mp;
+  vl_api_registration_t *rp;
+
+  /* Don't crash / assert if fed garbage */
+  if (pool_is_free_index (socket_main.registration_pool, index))
+    {
+      clib_warning ("registration_pool index %d already free", index);
+      return;
+    }
+  rp = pool_elt_at_index (socket_main.registration_pool, index);
+
+  mp = vl_msg_api_alloc (sizeof (*mp));
+  mp->_vl_msg_id = ntohs (VL_API_SOCKCLNT_DELETE);
+  mp->handle = rp->server_handle;
+  mp->index = rp->server_index;
+  vl_msg_api_send (rp, (u8 *) mp);
+}
+
+vl_api_registration_t *
+sockclnt_get_registration (u32 index)
+{
+  return pool_elt_at_index (socket_main.registration_pool, index);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Both rx and tx msgs MUST be initialized, or we'll have
+ * precisely no idea how many bytes to write into the API trace...
+ */
+#define foreach_sockclnt_api_msg                        \
+_(SOCKCLNT_CREATE_REPLY, sockclnt_create_reply)         \
+_(SOCKCLNT_DELETE_REPLY, sockclnt_delete_reply)
+
+
+static clib_error_t *
+sockclnt_vlib_api_init (vlib_main_t * vm)
+{
+#define _(N,n)                                                  \
+    vl_msg_api_set_handlers(VL_API_##N, #n,                     \
+                           vl_api_##n##_t_handler,              \
+                           vl_noop_handler,                     \
+                           vl_api_##n##_t_endian,               \
+                           vl_api_##n##_t_print,                \
+                           sizeof(vl_api_##n##_t), 1);
+  foreach_sockclnt_api_msg;
+#undef _
+  return 0;
+}
+
+VLIB_API_INIT_FUNCTION (sockclnt_vlib_api_init);
+
+/*
+ * fd.io coding-style-patch-verification: ON
+ *
+ * Local Variables:
+ * eval: (c-set-style "gnu")
+ * End:
+ */
diff --git a/vpp/vlib-api/vlibsocket/socksvr_vlib.c b/vpp/vlib-api/vlibsocket/socksvr_vlib.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dc8c63eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vpp/vlib-api/vlibsocket/socksvr_vlib.c
@@ -0,0 +1,706 @@
+/*
+ *------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * socksvr_vlib.c
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2009 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <netinet/in.h>
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
+#include <vppinfra/byte_order.h>
+
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+
+#include <vlibsocket/api.h>
+#include <vlibmemory/api.h>
+
+#include <vlibsocket/vl_socket_msg_enum.h>	/* enumerate all vlib messages */
+
+#define vl_typedefs		/* define message structures */
+#include <vlibsocket/vl_socket_api_h.h>
+#undef vl_typedefs
+
+/* instantiate all the print functions we know about */
+#define vl_print(handle, ...) vlib_cli_output (handle, __VA_ARGS__)
+#define vl_printfun
+#include <vlibsocket/vl_socket_api_h.h>
+#undef vl_printfun
+
+/* instantiate all the endian swap functions we know about */
+#define vl_endianfun
+#include <vlibsocket/vl_socket_api_h.h>
+#undef vl_endianfun
+
+socket_main_t socket_main;
+
+void
+dump_socket_clients (vlib_main_t * vm, api_main_t * am)
+{
+  vl_api_registration_t *reg;
+  socket_main_t *sm = &socket_main;
+  unix_main_t *um = &unix_main;
+  unix_file_t *f;
+
+  /*
+   * Must have at least one active client, not counting the
+   * REGISTRATION_TYPE_SOCKET_LISTEN bind/accept socket
+   */
+  if (pool_elts (sm->registration_pool) < 2)
+    return;
+
+  vlib_cli_output (vm, "TCP socket clients");
+  vlib_cli_output (vm, "%16s %8s", "Name", "Fildesc");
+    /* *INDENT-OFF* */
+    pool_foreach (reg, sm->registration_pool,
+    ({
+        if (reg->registration_type == REGISTRATION_TYPE_SOCKET_SERVER) {
+            f = pool_elt_at_index (um->file_pool, reg->unix_file_index);
+            vlib_cli_output (vm, "%16s %8d",
+                             reg->name, f->file_descriptor);
+        }
+    }));
+/* *INDENT-ON* */
+}
+
+void
+vl_socket_api_send (vl_api_registration_t * rp, u8 * elem)
+{
+  u32 nbytes = 4;		/* for the length... */
+  u16 msg_id = ntohs (*(u16 *) elem);
+  u32 msg_length;
+  u32 tmp;
+  api_main_t *am = &api_main;
+
+  ASSERT (rp->registration_type > REGISTRATION_TYPE_SHMEM);
+
+  if (msg_id >= vec_len (am->api_trace_cfg))
+    {
+      clib_warning ("id out of range: %d", msg_id);
+      vl_msg_api_free ((void *) elem);
+      return;
+    }
+
+  msg_length = am->api_trace_cfg[msg_id].size;
+  nbytes += msg_length;
+  tmp = clib_host_to_net_u32 (nbytes);
+
+  vl_socket_add_pending_output (rp->unix_file_index
+				+ unix_main.file_pool,
+				rp->vl_api_registration_pool_index
+				+ socket_main.registration_pool,
+				(u8 *) & tmp, sizeof (tmp));
+  vl_socket_add_pending_output (rp->unix_file_index
+				+ unix_main.file_pool,
+				rp->vl_api_registration_pool_index
+				+ socket_main.registration_pool,
+				elem, msg_length);
+  vl_msg_api_free ((void *) elem);
+}
+
+void
+vl_socket_api_send_with_data (vl_api_registration_t * rp,
+			      u8 * elem, u8 * data_vector)
+{
+  u32 nbytes = 4;		/* for the length... */
+  u16 msg_id = ntohs (*(u16 *) elem);
+  u32 msg_length;
+  u32 tmp;
+  api_main_t *am = &api_main;
+
+  ASSERT (rp->registration_type > REGISTRATION_TYPE_SHMEM);
+
+  if (msg_id >= vec_len (am->api_trace_cfg))
+    {
+      clib_warning ("id out of range: %d", msg_id);
+      vec_free (data_vector);
+      vl_msg_api_free ((void *) elem);
+      return;
+    }
+
+  msg_length = am->api_trace_cfg[msg_id].size;
+  nbytes += msg_length;
+  nbytes += vec_len (data_vector);
+
+  /* Length in network byte order */
+  tmp = clib_host_to_net_u32 (nbytes);
+
+  vl_socket_add_pending_output (rp->unix_file_index
+				+ unix_main.file_pool,
+				rp->vl_api_registration_pool_index
+				+ socket_main.registration_pool,
+				(u8 *) & tmp, sizeof (tmp));
+  vl_socket_add_pending_output (rp->unix_file_index
+				+ unix_main.file_pool,
+				rp->vl_api_registration_pool_index
+				+ socket_main.registration_pool,
+				elem, msg_length);
+  vl_socket_add_pending_output (rp->unix_file_index
+				+ unix_main.file_pool,
+				rp->vl_api_registration_pool_index
+				+ socket_main.registration_pool,
+				data_vector, vec_len (data_vector));
+  vl_msg_api_free ((void *) elem);
+}
+
+static inline void
+vl_socket_api_send_with_length_internal (vl_api_registration_t * rp,
+					 u8 * elem, u32 msg_length, int free)
+{
+  u32 nbytes = 4;		/* for the length... */
+  u16 msg_id = ntohs (*(u16 *) elem);
+  u32 tmp;
+  api_main_t *am = &api_main;
+
+  ASSERT (rp->registration_type > REGISTRATION_TYPE_SHMEM);
+
+  if (msg_id >= vec_len (am->api_trace_cfg))
+    {
+      clib_warning ("id out of range: %d", msg_id);
+      if (free)
+	vl_msg_api_free ((void *) elem);
+      return;
+    }
+
+  nbytes += msg_length;
+
+  /* Length in network byte order */
+  tmp = clib_host_to_net_u32 (nbytes);
+
+  vl_socket_add_pending_output (rp->unix_file_index
+				+ unix_main.file_pool,
+				rp->vl_api_registration_pool_index
+				+ socket_main.registration_pool,
+				(u8 *) & tmp, sizeof (tmp));
+  vl_socket_add_pending_output (rp->unix_file_index
+				+ unix_main.file_pool,
+				rp->vl_api_registration_pool_index
+				+ socket_main.registration_pool,
+				elem, msg_length);
+  if (free)
+    vl_msg_api_free ((void *) elem);
+}
+
+void
+vl_socket_api_send_with_length (vl_api_registration_t * rp,
+				u8 * elem, u32 msg_length)
+{
+  vl_socket_api_send_with_length_internal (rp, elem, msg_length,
+					   1 /* free */ );
+}
+
+void
+vl_socket_api_send_with_length_no_free (vl_api_registration_t * rp,
+					u8 * elem, u32 msg_length)
+{
+  vl_socket_api_send_with_length_internal (rp, elem, msg_length,
+					   0 /* free */ );
+}
+
+void
+vl_free_socket_registration_index (u32 pool_index)
+{
+  vl_api_registration_t *rp;
+  if (pool_is_free_index (socket_main.registration_pool, pool_index))
+    {
+      clib_warning ("main pool index %d already free", pool_index);
+      return;
+    }
+  rp = pool_elt_at_index (socket_main.registration_pool, pool_index);
+
+  ASSERT (rp->registration_type != REGISTRATION_TYPE_FREE);
+  vec_free (rp->name);
+  vec_free (rp->unprocessed_input);
+  vec_free (rp->output_vector);
+  rp->registration_type = REGISTRATION_TYPE_FREE;
+  pool_put (socket_main.registration_pool, rp);
+}
+
+static inline void
+socket_process_msg (unix_file_t * uf, vl_api_registration_t * rp,
+		    i8 * input_v)
+{
+  u8 *the_msg = (u8 *) (input_v + sizeof (u32));
+  socket_main.current_uf = uf;
+  socket_main.current_rp = rp;
+  vl_msg_api_socket_handler (the_msg);
+  socket_main.current_uf = 0;
+  socket_main.current_rp = 0;
+}
+
+clib_error_t *
+vl_socket_read_ready (unix_file_t * uf)
+{
+  unix_main_t *um = &unix_main;
+  vl_api_registration_t *rp;
+  int n;
+  i8 *msg_buffer = 0;
+  u32 msg_len;
+  u32 save_input_buffer_length = vec_len (socket_main.input_buffer);
+
+  rp = pool_elt_at_index (socket_main.registration_pool, uf->private_data);
+
+  n = read (uf->file_descriptor, socket_main.input_buffer,
+	    vec_len (socket_main.input_buffer));
+
+  if (n <= 0 && errno != EAGAIN)
+    {
+      unix_file_del (um, uf);
+
+      if (!pool_is_free (socket_main.registration_pool, rp))
+	{
+	  u32 index = rp - socket_main.registration_pool;
+	  vl_free_socket_registration_index (index);
+	}
+      else
+	{
+	  clib_warning ("client index %d already free?",
+			rp->vl_api_registration_pool_index);
+	}
+      return 0;
+    }
+
+  _vec_len (socket_main.input_buffer) = n;
+
+  /*
+   * Look for bugs here. This code is tricky because
+   * data read from a stream socket does honor message
+   * boundaries. In the case of a long message (>4K bytes)
+   * we have to do (at least) 2 reads, etc.
+   */
+  do
+    {
+      if (vec_len (rp->unprocessed_input))
+	{
+	  vec_append (rp->unprocessed_input, socket_main.input_buffer);
+	  msg_buffer = rp->unprocessed_input;
+	  msg_len = rp->unprocessed_msg_length;
+	}
+      else
+	{
+	  msg_buffer = socket_main.input_buffer;
+	  msg_len = 0;
+	}
+
+      if (msg_len == 0)
+	{
+	  /* Length may be split across two reads */
+	  if (vec_len (msg_buffer) < sizeof (u32))
+	    goto save_and_split;
+
+	  /* total length, including msg_len itself, in network byte order */
+	  msg_len = clib_net_to_host_u32 (*((u32 *) msg_buffer));
+	}
+
+      /* Happens if the client sent msg_len == 0 */
+      if (msg_len == 0)
+	{
+	  clib_warning ("msg_len == 0");
+	  goto turf_it;
+	}
+
+      /* We don't have the entire message yet. */
+      if (msg_len > vec_len (msg_buffer))
+	{
+	save_and_split:
+	  /*
+	   * if we were using the shared input buffer,
+	   * save the fragment.
+	   */
+	  if (msg_buffer == socket_main.input_buffer)
+	    {
+	      ASSERT (vec_len (rp->unprocessed_input) == 0);
+	      vec_validate (rp->unprocessed_input, vec_len (msg_buffer) - 1);
+	      clib_memcpy (rp->unprocessed_input, msg_buffer,
+			   vec_len (msg_buffer));
+	      _vec_len (rp->unprocessed_input) = vec_len (msg_buffer);
+	    }
+	  _vec_len (socket_main.input_buffer) = save_input_buffer_length;
+	  rp->unprocessed_msg_length = msg_len;
+	  return 0;
+	}
+
+      socket_process_msg (uf, rp, msg_buffer);
+      if (n > msg_len)
+	vec_delete (msg_buffer, msg_len, 0);
+      else
+	_vec_len (msg_buffer) = 0;
+      n -= msg_len;
+      msg_len = 0;
+      rp->unprocessed_msg_length = 0;
+    }
+  while (n > 0);
+
+turf_it:
+  _vec_len (socket_main.input_buffer) = save_input_buffer_length;
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+void
+vl_socket_add_pending_output (unix_file_t * uf,
+			      vl_api_registration_t * rp,
+			      u8 * buffer, uword buffer_bytes)
+{
+  unix_main_t *um = &unix_main;
+
+  vec_add (rp->output_vector, buffer, buffer_bytes);
+  if (vec_len (rp->output_vector) > 0)
+    {
+      int skip_update = 0 != (uf->flags & UNIX_FILE_DATA_AVAILABLE_TO_WRITE);
+      uf->flags |= UNIX_FILE_DATA_AVAILABLE_TO_WRITE;
+      if (!skip_update)
+	um->file_update (uf, UNIX_FILE_UPDATE_MODIFY);
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+socket_del_pending_output (unix_file_t * uf,
+			   vl_api_registration_t * rp, uword n_bytes)
+{
+  unix_main_t *um = &unix_main;
+
+  vec_delete (rp->output_vector, n_bytes, 0);
+  if (vec_len (rp->output_vector) <= 0)
+    {
+      int skip_update = 0 == (uf->flags & UNIX_FILE_DATA_AVAILABLE_TO_WRITE);
+      uf->flags &= ~UNIX_FILE_DATA_AVAILABLE_TO_WRITE;
+      if (!skip_update)
+	um->file_update (uf, UNIX_FILE_UPDATE_MODIFY);
+    }
+}
+
+clib_error_t *
+vl_socket_write_ready (unix_file_t * uf)
+{
+  unix_main_t *um = &unix_main;
+  vl_api_registration_t *rp;
+  int n;
+
+  rp = pool_elt_at_index (socket_main.registration_pool, uf->private_data);
+
+  /* Flush output vector. */
+  n = write (uf->file_descriptor,
+	     rp->output_vector, vec_len (rp->output_vector));
+
+  if (n < 0)
+    {
+#if DEBUG > 2
+      clib_warning ("write error, close the file...\n");
+#endif
+      unix_file_del (um, uf);
+
+      vl_free_socket_registration_index (rp - socket_main.registration_pool);
+      return 0;
+    }
+
+  else if (n > 0)
+    socket_del_pending_output (uf, rp, n);
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+clib_error_t *
+vl_socket_error_ready (unix_file_t * uf)
+{
+  vl_api_registration_t *rp;
+  unix_main_t *um = &unix_main;
+
+  rp = pool_elt_at_index (socket_main.registration_pool, uf->private_data);
+  unix_file_del (um, uf);
+  vl_free_socket_registration_index (rp - socket_main.registration_pool);
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+void
+socksvr_file_add (unix_main_t * um, int fd)
+{
+  vl_api_registration_t *rp;
+  unix_file_t template = { 0 };
+
+  pool_get (socket_main.registration_pool, rp);
+  memset (rp, 0, sizeof (*rp));
+
+  template.read_function = vl_socket_read_ready;
+  template.write_function = vl_socket_write_ready;
+  template.error_function = vl_socket_error_ready;
+  template.file_descriptor = fd;
+  template.private_data = rp - socket_main.registration_pool;
+
+  rp->registration_type = REGISTRATION_TYPE_SOCKET_SERVER;
+  rp->vl_api_registration_pool_index = rp - socket_main.registration_pool;
+  rp->unix_file_index = unix_file_add (um, &template);
+}
+
+static clib_error_t *
+socksvr_accept_ready (unix_file_t * uf)
+{
+  unix_main_t *um = &unix_main;
+  struct sockaddr_in client_addr;
+  int client_fd;
+  int client_len;
+
+  client_len = sizeof (client_addr);
+
+  /*
+   * Supposedly acquires the non-blocking attrib from the
+   * server socket.
+   */
+  client_fd = accept (uf->file_descriptor,
+		      (struct sockaddr *) &client_addr,
+		      (socklen_t *) & client_len);
+
+  if (client_fd < 0)
+    return clib_error_return_unix (0, "socksvr_accept_ready: accept");
+
+  socksvr_file_add (um, client_fd);
+  return 0;
+}
+
+static clib_error_t *
+socksvr_bogus_write (unix_file_t * uf)
+{
+  clib_warning ("why am I here?");
+  return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * vl_api_sockclnt_create_t_handler
+ */
+void
+vl_api_sockclnt_create_t_handler (vl_api_sockclnt_create_t * mp)
+{
+  vl_api_registration_t *regp;
+  vl_api_sockclnt_create_reply_t *rp;
+  int rv = 1;
+
+  regp = socket_main.current_rp;
+
+  ASSERT (regp->registration_type == REGISTRATION_TYPE_SOCKET_SERVER);
+
+  regp->name = format (0, "%s%c", mp->name, 0);
+
+  rp = vl_msg_api_alloc (sizeof (*rp));
+  rp->_vl_msg_id = htons (VL_API_SOCKCLNT_CREATE_REPLY);
+  rp->handle = (uword) regp;
+  rp->index = (uword) regp->vl_api_registration_pool_index;
+  rp->context = mp->context;
+  rp->response = htonl (rv);
+
+  vl_msg_api_send (regp, (u8 *) rp);
+}
+
+/*
+ * vl_api_sockclnt_delete_t_handler
+ */
+void
+vl_api_sockclnt_delete_t_handler (vl_api_sockclnt_delete_t * mp)
+{
+  vl_api_registration_t *regp;
+  vl_api_sockclnt_delete_reply_t *rp;
+
+  if (!pool_is_free_index (socket_main.registration_pool, mp->index))
+    {
+      regp = pool_elt_at_index (socket_main.registration_pool, mp->index);
+
+      rp = vl_msg_api_alloc (sizeof (*rp));
+      rp->_vl_msg_id = htons (VL_API_SOCKCLNT_DELETE_REPLY);
+      rp->handle = mp->handle;
+      rp->response = htonl (1);
+
+      vl_msg_api_send (regp, (u8 *) rp);
+
+      unix_file_del (&unix_main, unix_main.file_pool + regp->unix_file_index);
+
+      vl_free_socket_registration_index (mp->index);
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      clib_warning ("unknown client ID %d", mp->index);
+    }
+}
+
+#define foreach_vlib_api_msg                    \
+_(SOCKCLNT_CREATE, sockclnt_create)             \
+_(SOCKCLNT_DELETE, sockclnt_delete)
+
+static clib_error_t *
+socksvr_api_init (vlib_main_t * vm)
+{
+  unix_main_t *um = &unix_main;
+  unix_file_t template = { 0 };
+  int sockfd;
+  int one = 1;
+  int rv;
+  struct sockaddr_in serv_addr;
+  vl_api_registration_t *rp;
+  u16 portno;
+  u32 bind_address;
+
+#define _(N,n)                                                  \
+    vl_msg_api_set_handlers(VL_API_##N, #n,                     \
+                           vl_api_##n##_t_handler,              \
+                           vl_noop_handler,                     \
+                           vl_api_##n##_t_endian,               \
+                           vl_api_##n##_t_print,                \
+                           sizeof(vl_api_##n##_t), 1);
+  foreach_vlib_api_msg;
+#undef _
+
+  vec_resize (socket_main.input_buffer, 4096);
+
+  /* Set up non-blocking server socket on CLIENT_API_SERVER_PORT */
+  sockfd = socket (AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
+
+  if (sockfd < 0)
+    {
+      return clib_error_return_unix (0, "socket");
+    }
+
+  rv = ioctl (sockfd, FIONBIO, &one);
+  if (rv < 0)
+    {
+      close (sockfd);
+      return clib_error_return_unix (0, "FIONBIO");
+    }
+
+  rv = setsockopt (sockfd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, &one, sizeof (one));
+  if (rv < 0)
+    {
+      close (sockfd);
+      return clib_error_return_unix (0, "SO_REUSEADDR");
+    }
+
+  bzero ((char *) &serv_addr, sizeof (serv_addr));
+  serv_addr.sin_family = AF_INET;
+
+  if (socket_main.bind_address)
+    bind_address = socket_main.bind_address;
+  else
+    bind_address = INADDR_LOOPBACK;
+
+  if (socket_main.portno)
+    portno = socket_main.portno;
+  else
+    portno = SOCKSVR_DEFAULT_PORT;
+
+  serv_addr.sin_port = clib_host_to_net_u16 (portno);
+  serv_addr.sin_addr.s_addr = clib_host_to_net_u32 (bind_address);
+
+  if (bind (sockfd, (struct sockaddr *) &serv_addr, sizeof (serv_addr)) < 0)
+    {
+      close (sockfd);
+      return clib_error_return_unix (0, "bind");
+    }
+
+  rv = listen (sockfd, 5);
+  if (rv < 0)
+    {
+      close (sockfd);
+      return clib_error_return_unix (0, "listen");
+    }
+
+  pool_get (socket_main.registration_pool, rp);
+  memset (rp, 0, sizeof (*rp));
+
+  rp->registration_type = REGISTRATION_TYPE_SOCKET_LISTEN;
+
+  template.read_function = socksvr_accept_ready;
+  template.write_function = socksvr_bogus_write;
+  template.file_descriptor = sockfd;
+  template.private_data = rp - socket_main.registration_pool;
+
+  rp->unix_file_index = unix_file_add (um, &template);
+  return 0;
+}
+
+static clib_error_t *
+socket_exit (vlib_main_t * vm)
+{
+  unix_main_t *um = &unix_main;
+  vl_api_registration_t *rp;
+
+  /* Defensive driving in case something wipes out early */
+  if (socket_main.registration_pool)
+    {
+      u32 index;
+        /* *INDENT-OFF* */
+        pool_foreach (rp, socket_main.registration_pool, ({
+            unix_file_del (um, um->file_pool + rp->unix_file_index);
+            index = rp->vl_api_registration_pool_index;
+            vl_free_socket_registration_index (index);
+        }));
+/* *INDENT-ON* */
+    }
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+VLIB_MAIN_LOOP_EXIT_FUNCTION (socket_exit);
+
+static clib_error_t *
+socksvr_config (vlib_main_t * vm, unformat_input_t * input)
+{
+  int portno;
+
+  while (unformat_check_input (input) != UNFORMAT_END_OF_INPUT)
+    {
+      if (unformat (input, "port %d", &portno))
+	{
+	  socket_main.portno = portno;
+	}
+      else
+	{
+	  return clib_error_return (0, "unknown input '%U'",
+				    format_unformat_error, input);
+	}
+    }
+  return socksvr_api_init (vm);
+}
+
+VLIB_CONFIG_FUNCTION (socksvr_config, "socksvr");
+
+/* argument in host byte order */
+void
+socksvr_set_port (u16 port)
+{
+  socket_main.portno = port;
+}
+
+/* argument in host byte order */
+void
+socksvr_set_bind_address (u32 bind_address)
+{
+  socket_main.bind_address = bind_address;
+}
+
+clib_error_t *
+vlibsocket_init (vlib_main_t * vm)
+{
+  return 0;
+}
+
+VLIB_INIT_FUNCTION (vlibsocket_init);
+
+/*
+ * fd.io coding-style-patch-verification: ON
+ *
+ * Local Variables:
+ * eval: (c-set-style "gnu")
+ * End:
+ */
diff --git a/vpp/vlib-api/vlibsocket/vl_socket_api_h.h b/vpp/vlib-api/vlibsocket/vl_socket_api_h.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7fc53cef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vpp/vlib-api/vlibsocket/vl_socket_api_h.h
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*
+ *------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * vl_socket_api_h.h - all API headers, in a specific order.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2009 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Add to the bottom of the #include list, or elves will steal your
+ * keyboard in the middle of the night!
+ */
+#include <vlibmemory/vl_memory_api_h.h>
+#include <vlibsocket/sockclnt.api.h>
+
+/*
+ * fd.io coding-style-patch-verification: ON
+ *
+ * Local Variables:
+ * eval: (c-set-style "gnu")
+ * End:
+ */
diff --git a/vpp/vlib-api/vlibsocket/vl_socket_msg_enum.h b/vpp/vlib-api/vlibsocket/vl_socket_msg_enum.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cdc61a5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vpp/vlib-api/vlibsocket/vl_socket_msg_enum.h
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/*
+ *------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * vl_msg_enum.h - Our view of how to number API messages
+ * Clients have their own view, which has to agree with ours.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2009 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+
+#ifndef __VL_MSG_ENUM_H__
+#define __VL_MSG_ENUM_H__
+
+#include <vppinfra/byte_order.h>
+
+#define vl_msg_id(n,h) n,
+typedef enum
+{
+  VL_ILLEGAL_MESSAGE_ID = 0,
+#include <vlibsocket/vl_socket_api_h.h>
+} vl_msg_id_t;
+#undef vl_msg_id
+
+#endif /* __VL_MSG_ENUM_H__ */
+
+/*
+ * fd.io coding-style-patch-verification: ON
+ *
+ * Local Variables:
+ * eval: (c-set-style "gnu")
+ * End:
+ */