nat: replace speculative buffer enqueue model

Replace speculative buffer enqueue coding model with
vlib_get_buffers(...)/vlib_buffer_enqueue_to_next(...).

Type: improvement
Change-Id: I7dbfac2234a7bd754c599857eb1d5b601da5bc7c
Signed-off-by: Klement Sekera <ksekera@cisco.com>

5 files changed, 2107 insertions, 2278 deletions

diff --git a/src/plugins/nat/in2out.c b/src/plugins/nat/in2out.c
index f904d02b344..06a2fa1737a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/nat/in2out.c
+++ b/src/plugins/nat/in2out.c
@@ -874,8 +874,7 @@ snat_in2out_node_fn_inline (vlib_main_t * vm,
 			    vlib_frame_t * frame, int is_slow_path,
 			    int is_output_feature)
 {
-  u32 n_left_from, *from, *to_next;
-  snat_in2out_next_t next_index;
+  u32 n_left_from, *from;
   u32 pkts_processed = 0;
   snat_main_t *sm = &snat_main;
   f64 now = vlib_time_now (vm);
@@ -889,728 +888,699 @@ snat_in2out_node_fn_inline (vlib_main_t * vm,
 
   from = vlib_frame_vector_args (frame);
   n_left_from = frame->n_vectors;
-  next_index = node->cached_next_index;
 
-  while (n_left_from > 0)
+  vlib_buffer_t *bufs[VLIB_FRAME_SIZE], **b = bufs;
+  u16 nexts[VLIB_FRAME_SIZE], *next = nexts;
+  vlib_get_buffers (vm, from, b, n_left_from);
+
+  while (n_left_from >= 2)
     {
-      u32 n_left_to_next;
+      vlib_buffer_t *b0, *b1;
+      u32 next0, next1;
+      u32 sw_if_index0, sw_if_index1;
+      ip4_header_t *ip0, *ip1;
+      ip_csum_t sum0, sum1;
+      u32 new_addr0, old_addr0, new_addr1, old_addr1;
+      u16 old_port0, new_port0, old_port1, new_port1;
+      udp_header_t *udp0, *udp1;
+      tcp_header_t *tcp0, *tcp1;
+      icmp46_header_t *icmp0, *icmp1;
+      u32 rx_fib_index0, rx_fib_index1;
+      u32 proto0, proto1;
+      snat_session_t *s0 = 0, *s1 = 0;
+      clib_bihash_kv_8_8_t kv0, value0, kv1, value1;
+      u32 iph_offset0 = 0, iph_offset1 = 0;
+
+      b0 = *b;
+      b++;
+      b1 = *b;
+      b++;
+
+      /* Prefetch next iteration. */
+      if (PREDICT_TRUE (n_left_from >= 4))
+	{
+	  vlib_buffer_t *p2, *p3;
 
-      vlib_get_next_frame (vm, node, next_index, to_next, n_left_to_next);
+	  p2 = *b;
+	  p3 = *(b + 1);
 
-      while (n_left_from >= 4 && n_left_to_next >= 2)
-	{
-	  u32 bi0, bi1;
-	  vlib_buffer_t *b0, *b1;
-	  u32 next0, next1;
-	  u32 sw_if_index0, sw_if_index1;
-	  ip4_header_t *ip0, *ip1;
-	  ip_csum_t sum0, sum1;
-	  u32 new_addr0, old_addr0, new_addr1, old_addr1;
-	  u16 old_port0, new_port0, old_port1, new_port1;
-	  udp_header_t *udp0, *udp1;
-	  tcp_header_t *tcp0, *tcp1;
-	  icmp46_header_t *icmp0, *icmp1;
-	  u32 rx_fib_index0, rx_fib_index1;
-	  u32 proto0, proto1;
-	  snat_session_t *s0 = 0, *s1 = 0;
-	  clib_bihash_kv_8_8_t kv0, value0, kv1, value1;
-	  u32 iph_offset0 = 0, iph_offset1 = 0;
-
-	  /* Prefetch next iteration. */
-	  {
-	    vlib_buffer_t *p2, *p3;
-
-	    p2 = vlib_get_buffer (vm, from[2]);
-	    p3 = vlib_get_buffer (vm, from[3]);
-
-	    vlib_prefetch_buffer_header (p2, LOAD);
-	    vlib_prefetch_buffer_header (p3, LOAD);
-
-	    CLIB_PREFETCH (p2->data, CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES, LOAD);
-	    CLIB_PREFETCH (p3->data, CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES, LOAD);
-	  }
-
-	  /* speculatively enqueue b0 and b1 to the current next frame */
-	  to_next[0] = bi0 = from[0];
-	  to_next[1] = bi1 = from[1];
-	  from += 2;
-	  to_next += 2;
-	  n_left_from -= 2;
-	  n_left_to_next -= 2;
+	  vlib_prefetch_buffer_header (p2, LOAD);
+	  vlib_prefetch_buffer_header (p3, LOAD);
 
-	  b0 = vlib_get_buffer (vm, bi0);
-	  b1 = vlib_get_buffer (vm, bi1);
+	  CLIB_PREFETCH (p2->data, CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES, LOAD);
+	  CLIB_PREFETCH (p3->data, CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES, LOAD);
+	}
 
-	  if (is_output_feature)
-	    iph_offset0 = vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.save_rewrite_length;
+      if (is_output_feature)
+	iph_offset0 = vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.save_rewrite_length;
 
-	  ip0 = (ip4_header_t *) ((u8 *) vlib_buffer_get_current (b0) +
-				  iph_offset0);
+      ip0 = (ip4_header_t *) ((u8 *) vlib_buffer_get_current (b0) +
+			      iph_offset0);
 
-	  udp0 = ip4_next_header (ip0);
-	  tcp0 = (tcp_header_t *) udp0;
-	  icmp0 = (icmp46_header_t *) udp0;
+      udp0 = ip4_next_header (ip0);
+      tcp0 = (tcp_header_t *) udp0;
+      icmp0 = (icmp46_header_t *) udp0;
 
-	  sw_if_index0 = vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_RX];
-	  rx_fib_index0 = vec_elt (sm->ip4_main->fib_index_by_sw_if_index,
-				   sw_if_index0);
+      sw_if_index0 = vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_RX];
+      rx_fib_index0 = vec_elt (sm->ip4_main->fib_index_by_sw_if_index,
+			       sw_if_index0);
 
-	  next0 = next1 = SNAT_IN2OUT_NEXT_LOOKUP;
+      next0 = next1 = SNAT_IN2OUT_NEXT_LOOKUP;
 
-	  if (PREDICT_FALSE (ip0->ttl == 1))
-	    {
-	      vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX] = (u32) ~ 0;
-	      icmp4_error_set_vnet_buffer (b0, ICMP4_time_exceeded,
-					   ICMP4_time_exceeded_ttl_exceeded_in_transit,
-					   0);
-	      next0 = SNAT_IN2OUT_NEXT_ICMP_ERROR;
-	      goto trace00;
-	    }
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE (ip0->ttl == 1))
+	{
+	  vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX] = (u32) ~ 0;
+	  icmp4_error_set_vnet_buffer (b0, ICMP4_time_exceeded,
+				       ICMP4_time_exceeded_ttl_exceeded_in_transit,
+				       0);
+	  next0 = SNAT_IN2OUT_NEXT_ICMP_ERROR;
+	  goto trace00;
+	}
 
-	  proto0 = ip_proto_to_nat_proto (ip0->protocol);
+      proto0 = ip_proto_to_nat_proto (ip0->protocol);
 
-	  /* Next configured feature, probably ip4-lookup */
-	  if (is_slow_path)
+      /* Next configured feature, probably ip4-lookup */
+      if (is_slow_path)
+	{
+	  if (PREDICT_FALSE (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_OTHER))
 	    {
-	      if (PREDICT_FALSE (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_OTHER))
+	      if (nat_in2out_sm_unknown_proto (sm, b0, ip0, rx_fib_index0))
 		{
-		  if (nat_in2out_sm_unknown_proto
-		      (sm, b0, ip0, rx_fib_index0))
-		    {
-		      next0 = SNAT_IN2OUT_NEXT_DROP;
-		      b0->error =
-			node->errors[SNAT_IN2OUT_ERROR_UNSUPPORTED_PROTOCOL];
-		    }
-		  other_packets++;
-		  goto trace00;
+		  next0 = SNAT_IN2OUT_NEXT_DROP;
+		  b0->error =
+		    node->errors[SNAT_IN2OUT_ERROR_UNSUPPORTED_PROTOCOL];
 		}
+	      other_packets++;
+	      goto trace00;
+	    }
 
-	      if (PREDICT_FALSE (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_ICMP))
-		{
-		  next0 = icmp_in2out_slow_path
-		    (sm, b0, ip0, icmp0, sw_if_index0, rx_fib_index0,
-		     node, next0, now, thread_index, &s0);
-		  icmp_packets++;
-		  goto trace00;
-		}
+	  if (PREDICT_FALSE (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_ICMP))
+	    {
+	      next0 = icmp_in2out_slow_path
+		(sm, b0, ip0, icmp0, sw_if_index0, rx_fib_index0,
+		 node, next0, now, thread_index, &s0);
+	      icmp_packets++;
+	      goto trace00;
 	    }
-	  else
+	}
+      else
+	{
+	  if (PREDICT_FALSE (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_OTHER))
 	    {
-	      if (PREDICT_FALSE (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_OTHER))
-		{
-		  next0 = SNAT_IN2OUT_NEXT_SLOW_PATH;
-		  goto trace00;
-		}
+	      next0 = SNAT_IN2OUT_NEXT_SLOW_PATH;
+	      goto trace00;
+	    }
 
-	      if (PREDICT_FALSE (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_ICMP))
-		{
-		  next0 = SNAT_IN2OUT_NEXT_SLOW_PATH;
-		  goto trace00;
-		}
+	  if (PREDICT_FALSE (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_ICMP))
+	    {
+	      next0 = SNAT_IN2OUT_NEXT_SLOW_PATH;
+	      goto trace00;
 	    }
+	}
 
-	  init_nat_k (&kv0, ip0->src_address,
-		      vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_src_port, rx_fib_index0,
-		      proto0);
-	  if (PREDICT_FALSE
-	      (clib_bihash_search_8_8
-	       (&sm->per_thread_data[thread_index].in2out, &kv0,
-		&value0) != 0))
+      init_nat_k (&kv0, ip0->src_address,
+		  vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_src_port, rx_fib_index0,
+		  proto0);
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE
+	  (clib_bihash_search_8_8
+	   (&sm->per_thread_data[thread_index].in2out, &kv0, &value0) != 0))
+	{
+	  if (is_slow_path)
 	    {
-	      if (is_slow_path)
+	      if (is_output_feature)
 		{
-		  if (is_output_feature)
-		    {
-		      if (PREDICT_FALSE
-			  (nat_not_translate_output_feature
-			   (sm, ip0, proto0,
-			    vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_src_port,
-			    vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_dst_port,
-			    thread_index, sw_if_index0)))
-			goto trace00;
-
-		      /*
-		       * Send DHCP packets to the ipv4 stack, or we won't
-		       * be able to use dhcp client on the outside interface
-		       */
-		      if (PREDICT_FALSE
-			  (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_UDP
-			   && (vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_dst_port ==
-			       clib_host_to_net_u16
-			       (UDP_DST_PORT_dhcp_to_server))
-			   && ip0->dst_address.as_u32 == 0xffffffff))
-			goto trace00;
-		    }
-		  else
-		    {
-		      if (PREDICT_FALSE
-			  (snat_not_translate
-			   (sm, node, sw_if_index0, ip0, proto0,
-			    rx_fib_index0, thread_index)))
-			goto trace00;
-		    }
-
-		  next0 = slow_path (sm, b0, ip0,
-				     ip0->src_address,
-				     vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_src_port,
-				     rx_fib_index0,
-				     proto0,
-				     &s0, node, next0, thread_index, now);
-		  if (PREDICT_FALSE (next0 == SNAT_IN2OUT_NEXT_DROP))
+		  if (PREDICT_FALSE
+		      (nat_not_translate_output_feature
+		       (sm, ip0, proto0,
+			vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_src_port,
+			vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_dst_port,
+			thread_index, sw_if_index0)))
 		    goto trace00;
 
-		  if (PREDICT_FALSE (!s0))
+		  /*
+		   * Send DHCP packets to the ipv4 stack, or we won't
+		   * be able to use dhcp client on the outside interface
+		   */
+		  if (PREDICT_FALSE
+		      (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_UDP
+		       && (vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_dst_port ==
+			   clib_host_to_net_u16
+			   (UDP_DST_PORT_dhcp_to_server))
+		       && ip0->dst_address.as_u32 == 0xffffffff))
 		    goto trace00;
 		}
 	      else
 		{
-		  next0 = SNAT_IN2OUT_NEXT_SLOW_PATH;
-		  goto trace00;
+		  if (PREDICT_FALSE
+		      (snat_not_translate
+		       (sm, node, sw_if_index0, ip0, proto0,
+			rx_fib_index0, thread_index)))
+		    goto trace00;
 		}
+
+	      next0 = slow_path (sm, b0, ip0,
+				 ip0->src_address,
+				 vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_src_port,
+				 rx_fib_index0,
+				 proto0, &s0, node, next0, thread_index, now);
+	      if (PREDICT_FALSE (next0 == SNAT_IN2OUT_NEXT_DROP))
+		goto trace00;
+
+	      if (PREDICT_FALSE (!s0))
+		goto trace00;
 	    }
 	  else
-	    s0 =
-	      pool_elt_at_index (sm->per_thread_data[thread_index].sessions,
-				 value0.value);
+	    {
+	      next0 = SNAT_IN2OUT_NEXT_SLOW_PATH;
+	      goto trace00;
+	    }
+	}
+      else
+	s0 =
+	  pool_elt_at_index (sm->per_thread_data[thread_index].sessions,
+			     value0.value);
 
-	  b0->flags |= VNET_BUFFER_F_IS_NATED;
+      b0->flags |= VNET_BUFFER_F_IS_NATED;
 
-	  old_addr0 = ip0->src_address.as_u32;
-	  ip0->src_address = s0->out2in.addr;
-	  new_addr0 = ip0->src_address.as_u32;
-	  if (!is_output_feature)
-	    vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX] = s0->out2in.fib_index;
+      old_addr0 = ip0->src_address.as_u32;
+      ip0->src_address = s0->out2in.addr;
+      new_addr0 = ip0->src_address.as_u32;
+      if (!is_output_feature)
+	vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX] = s0->out2in.fib_index;
 
-	  sum0 = ip0->checksum;
-	  sum0 = ip_csum_update (sum0, old_addr0, new_addr0,
-				 ip4_header_t,
-				 src_address /* changed member */ );
-	  ip0->checksum = ip_csum_fold (sum0);
+      sum0 = ip0->checksum;
+      sum0 = ip_csum_update (sum0, old_addr0, new_addr0,
+			     ip4_header_t, src_address /* changed member */ );
+      ip0->checksum = ip_csum_fold (sum0);
 
 
-	  if (PREDICT_TRUE (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_TCP))
+      if (PREDICT_TRUE (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_TCP))
+	{
+	  if (!vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.is_non_first_fragment)
 	    {
-	      if (!vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.is_non_first_fragment)
-		{
-		  old_port0 = vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_src_port;
-		  new_port0 = udp0->src_port = s0->out2in.port;
-		  sum0 = tcp0->checksum;
-		  sum0 = ip_csum_update (sum0, old_addr0, new_addr0,
-					 ip4_header_t,
-					 dst_address /* changed member */ );
-		  sum0 = ip_csum_update (sum0, old_port0, new_port0,
-					 ip4_header_t /* cheat */ ,
-					 length /* changed member */ );
-		  mss_clamping (sm->mss_clamping, tcp0, &sum0);
-		  tcp0->checksum = ip_csum_fold (sum0);
-		}
-	      tcp_packets++;
+	      old_port0 = vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_src_port;
+	      new_port0 = udp0->src_port = s0->out2in.port;
+	      sum0 = tcp0->checksum;
+	      sum0 = ip_csum_update (sum0, old_addr0, new_addr0,
+				     ip4_header_t,
+				     dst_address /* changed member */ );
+	      sum0 = ip_csum_update (sum0, old_port0, new_port0,
+				     ip4_header_t /* cheat */ ,
+				     length /* changed member */ );
+	      mss_clamping (sm->mss_clamping, tcp0, &sum0);
+	      tcp0->checksum = ip_csum_fold (sum0);
 	    }
-	  else
+	  tcp_packets++;
+	}
+      else
+	{
+	  if (!vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.is_non_first_fragment)
 	    {
-	      if (!vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.is_non_first_fragment)
+	      udp0->src_port = s0->out2in.port;
+	      if (PREDICT_FALSE (udp0->checksum))
 		{
-		  udp0->src_port = s0->out2in.port;
-		  if (PREDICT_FALSE (udp0->checksum))
-		    {
-		      old_port0 = vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_src_port;
-		      new_port0 = udp0->src_port;
-		      sum0 = udp0->checksum;
-		      sum0 = ip_csum_update (sum0, old_addr0, new_addr0, ip4_header_t, dst_address	/* changed member */
-			);
-		      sum0 =
-			ip_csum_update (sum0, old_port0, new_port0,
-					ip4_header_t /* cheat */ ,
-					length /* changed member */ );
-		      udp0->checksum = ip_csum_fold (sum0);
-		    }
+		  old_port0 = vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_src_port;
+		  new_port0 = udp0->src_port;
+		  sum0 = udp0->checksum;
+		  sum0 = ip_csum_update (sum0, old_addr0, new_addr0, ip4_header_t, dst_address	/* changed member */
+		    );
+		  sum0 =
+		    ip_csum_update (sum0, old_port0, new_port0,
+				    ip4_header_t /* cheat */ ,
+				    length /* changed member */ );
+		  udp0->checksum = ip_csum_fold (sum0);
 		}
-	      udp_packets++;
 	    }
+	  udp_packets++;
+	}
 
-	  /* Accounting */
-	  nat44_session_update_counters (s0, now,
-					 vlib_buffer_length_in_chain (vm, b0),
-					 thread_index);
-	  /* Per-user LRU list maintenance */
-	  nat44_session_update_lru (sm, s0, thread_index);
-	trace00:
+      /* Accounting */
+      nat44_session_update_counters (s0, now,
+				     vlib_buffer_length_in_chain (vm, b0),
+				     thread_index);
+      /* Per-user LRU list maintenance */
+      nat44_session_update_lru (sm, s0, thread_index);
+    trace00:
 
-	  if (PREDICT_FALSE ((node->flags & VLIB_NODE_FLAG_TRACE)
-			     && (b0->flags & VLIB_BUFFER_IS_TRACED)))
-	    {
-	      snat_in2out_trace_t *t =
-		vlib_add_trace (vm, node, b0, sizeof (*t));
-	      t->is_slow_path = is_slow_path;
-	      t->sw_if_index = sw_if_index0;
-	      t->next_index = next0;
-	      t->session_index = ~0;
-	      if (s0)
-		t->session_index =
-		  s0 - sm->per_thread_data[thread_index].sessions;
-	    }
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE ((node->flags & VLIB_NODE_FLAG_TRACE)
+			 && (b0->flags & VLIB_BUFFER_IS_TRACED)))
+	{
+	  snat_in2out_trace_t *t = vlib_add_trace (vm, node, b0, sizeof (*t));
+	  t->is_slow_path = is_slow_path;
+	  t->sw_if_index = sw_if_index0;
+	  t->next_index = next0;
+	  t->session_index = ~0;
+	  if (s0)
+	    t->session_index =
+	      s0 - sm->per_thread_data[thread_index].sessions;
+	}
 
-	  pkts_processed += next0 == SNAT_IN2OUT_NEXT_LOOKUP;
+      pkts_processed += next0 == SNAT_IN2OUT_NEXT_LOOKUP;
 
-	  if (is_output_feature)
-	    iph_offset1 = vnet_buffer (b1)->ip.reass.save_rewrite_length;
+      if (is_output_feature)
+	iph_offset1 = vnet_buffer (b1)->ip.reass.save_rewrite_length;
 
-	  ip1 = (ip4_header_t *) ((u8 *) vlib_buffer_get_current (b1) +
-				  iph_offset1);
+      ip1 = (ip4_header_t *) ((u8 *) vlib_buffer_get_current (b1) +
+			      iph_offset1);
 
-	  udp1 = ip4_next_header (ip1);
-	  tcp1 = (tcp_header_t *) udp1;
-	  icmp1 = (icmp46_header_t *) udp1;
+      udp1 = ip4_next_header (ip1);
+      tcp1 = (tcp_header_t *) udp1;
+      icmp1 = (icmp46_header_t *) udp1;
 
-	  sw_if_index1 = vnet_buffer (b1)->sw_if_index[VLIB_RX];
-	  rx_fib_index1 = vec_elt (sm->ip4_main->fib_index_by_sw_if_index,
-				   sw_if_index1);
+      sw_if_index1 = vnet_buffer (b1)->sw_if_index[VLIB_RX];
+      rx_fib_index1 = vec_elt (sm->ip4_main->fib_index_by_sw_if_index,
+			       sw_if_index1);
 
-	  if (PREDICT_FALSE (ip1->ttl == 1))
-	    {
-	      vnet_buffer (b1)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX] = (u32) ~ 0;
-	      icmp4_error_set_vnet_buffer (b1, ICMP4_time_exceeded,
-					   ICMP4_time_exceeded_ttl_exceeded_in_transit,
-					   0);
-	      next1 = SNAT_IN2OUT_NEXT_ICMP_ERROR;
-	      goto trace01;
-	    }
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE (ip1->ttl == 1))
+	{
+	  vnet_buffer (b1)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX] = (u32) ~ 0;
+	  icmp4_error_set_vnet_buffer (b1, ICMP4_time_exceeded,
+				       ICMP4_time_exceeded_ttl_exceeded_in_transit,
+				       0);
+	  next1 = SNAT_IN2OUT_NEXT_ICMP_ERROR;
+	  goto trace01;
+	}
 
-	  proto1 = ip_proto_to_nat_proto (ip1->protocol);
+      proto1 = ip_proto_to_nat_proto (ip1->protocol);
 
-	  /* Next configured feature, probably ip4-lookup */
-	  if (is_slow_path)
+      /* Next configured feature, probably ip4-lookup */
+      if (is_slow_path)
+	{
+	  if (PREDICT_FALSE (proto1 == NAT_PROTOCOL_OTHER))
 	    {
-	      if (PREDICT_FALSE (proto1 == NAT_PROTOCOL_OTHER))
+	      if (nat_in2out_sm_unknown_proto (sm, b1, ip1, rx_fib_index1))
 		{
-		  if (nat_in2out_sm_unknown_proto
-		      (sm, b1, ip1, rx_fib_index1))
-		    {
-		      next1 = SNAT_IN2OUT_NEXT_DROP;
-		      b1->error =
-			node->errors[SNAT_IN2OUT_ERROR_UNSUPPORTED_PROTOCOL];
-		    }
-		  other_packets++;
-		  goto trace01;
+		  next1 = SNAT_IN2OUT_NEXT_DROP;
+		  b1->error =
+		    node->errors[SNAT_IN2OUT_ERROR_UNSUPPORTED_PROTOCOL];
 		}
+	      other_packets++;
+	      goto trace01;
+	    }
 
-	      if (PREDICT_FALSE (proto1 == NAT_PROTOCOL_ICMP))
-		{
-		  next1 = icmp_in2out_slow_path
-		    (sm, b1, ip1, icmp1, sw_if_index1, rx_fib_index1, node,
-		     next1, now, thread_index, &s1);
-		  icmp_packets++;
-		  goto trace01;
-		}
+	  if (PREDICT_FALSE (proto1 == NAT_PROTOCOL_ICMP))
+	    {
+	      next1 = icmp_in2out_slow_path
+		(sm, b1, ip1, icmp1, sw_if_index1, rx_fib_index1, node,
+		 next1, now, thread_index, &s1);
+	      icmp_packets++;
+	      goto trace01;
 	    }
-	  else
+	}
+      else
+	{
+	  if (PREDICT_FALSE (proto1 == NAT_PROTOCOL_OTHER))
 	    {
-	      if (PREDICT_FALSE (proto1 == NAT_PROTOCOL_OTHER))
-		{
-		  next1 = SNAT_IN2OUT_NEXT_SLOW_PATH;
-		  goto trace01;
-		}
+	      next1 = SNAT_IN2OUT_NEXT_SLOW_PATH;
+	      goto trace01;
+	    }
 
-	      if (PREDICT_FALSE (proto1 == NAT_PROTOCOL_ICMP))
-		{
-		  next1 = SNAT_IN2OUT_NEXT_SLOW_PATH;
-		  goto trace01;
-		}
+	  if (PREDICT_FALSE (proto1 == NAT_PROTOCOL_ICMP))
+	    {
+	      next1 = SNAT_IN2OUT_NEXT_SLOW_PATH;
+	      goto trace01;
 	    }
+	}
 
-	  init_nat_k (&kv1, ip1->src_address,
-		      vnet_buffer (b1)->ip.reass.l4_src_port, rx_fib_index1,
-		      proto1);
-	  if (PREDICT_FALSE
-	      (clib_bihash_search_8_8
-	       (&sm->per_thread_data[thread_index].in2out, &kv1,
-		&value1) != 0))
+      init_nat_k (&kv1, ip1->src_address,
+		  vnet_buffer (b1)->ip.reass.l4_src_port, rx_fib_index1,
+		  proto1);
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE
+	  (clib_bihash_search_8_8
+	   (&sm->per_thread_data[thread_index].in2out, &kv1, &value1) != 0))
+	{
+	  if (is_slow_path)
 	    {
-	      if (is_slow_path)
+	      if (is_output_feature)
 		{
-		  if (is_output_feature)
-		    {
-		      if (PREDICT_FALSE
-			  (nat_not_translate_output_feature
-			   (sm, ip1, proto1,
-			    vnet_buffer (b1)->ip.reass.l4_src_port,
-			    vnet_buffer (b1)->ip.reass.l4_dst_port,
-			    thread_index, sw_if_index1)))
-			goto trace01;
-
-		      /*
-		       * Send DHCP packets to the ipv4 stack, or we won't
-		       * be able to use dhcp client on the outside interface
-		       */
-		      if (PREDICT_FALSE
-			  (proto1 == NAT_PROTOCOL_UDP
-			   && (vnet_buffer (b1)->ip.reass.l4_dst_port ==
-			       clib_host_to_net_u16
-			       (UDP_DST_PORT_dhcp_to_server))
-			   && ip1->dst_address.as_u32 == 0xffffffff))
-			goto trace01;
-		    }
-		  else
-		    {
-		      if (PREDICT_FALSE
-			  (snat_not_translate
-			   (sm, node, sw_if_index1, ip1, proto1,
-			    rx_fib_index1, thread_index)))
-			goto trace01;
-		    }
-
-		  next1 =
-		    slow_path (sm, b1, ip1, ip1->src_address,
-			       vnet_buffer (b1)->ip.reass.l4_src_port,
-			       rx_fib_index1, proto1, &s1, node, next1,
-			       thread_index, now);
-		  if (PREDICT_FALSE (next1 == SNAT_IN2OUT_NEXT_DROP))
+		  if (PREDICT_FALSE
+		      (nat_not_translate_output_feature
+		       (sm, ip1, proto1,
+			vnet_buffer (b1)->ip.reass.l4_src_port,
+			vnet_buffer (b1)->ip.reass.l4_dst_port,
+			thread_index, sw_if_index1)))
 		    goto trace01;
 
-		  if (PREDICT_FALSE (!s1))
+		  /*
+		   * Send DHCP packets to the ipv4 stack, or we won't
+		   * be able to use dhcp client on the outside interface
+		   */
+		  if (PREDICT_FALSE
+		      (proto1 == NAT_PROTOCOL_UDP
+		       && (vnet_buffer (b1)->ip.reass.l4_dst_port ==
+			   clib_host_to_net_u16
+			   (UDP_DST_PORT_dhcp_to_server))
+		       && ip1->dst_address.as_u32 == 0xffffffff))
 		    goto trace01;
 		}
 	      else
 		{
-		  next1 = SNAT_IN2OUT_NEXT_SLOW_PATH;
-		  goto trace01;
+		  if (PREDICT_FALSE
+		      (snat_not_translate
+		       (sm, node, sw_if_index1, ip1, proto1,
+			rx_fib_index1, thread_index)))
+		    goto trace01;
 		}
+
+	      next1 =
+		slow_path (sm, b1, ip1, ip1->src_address,
+			   vnet_buffer (b1)->ip.reass.l4_src_port,
+			   rx_fib_index1, proto1, &s1, node, next1,
+			   thread_index, now);
+	      if (PREDICT_FALSE (next1 == SNAT_IN2OUT_NEXT_DROP))
+		goto trace01;
+
+	      if (PREDICT_FALSE (!s1))
+		goto trace01;
 	    }
 	  else
-	    s1 =
-	      pool_elt_at_index (sm->per_thread_data[thread_index].sessions,
-				 value1.value);
+	    {
+	      next1 = SNAT_IN2OUT_NEXT_SLOW_PATH;
+	      goto trace01;
+	    }
+	}
+      else
+	s1 =
+	  pool_elt_at_index (sm->per_thread_data[thread_index].sessions,
+			     value1.value);
 
-	  b1->flags |= VNET_BUFFER_F_IS_NATED;
+      b1->flags |= VNET_BUFFER_F_IS_NATED;
 
-	  old_addr1 = ip1->src_address.as_u32;
-	  ip1->src_address = s1->out2in.addr;
-	  new_addr1 = ip1->src_address.as_u32;
-	  if (!is_output_feature)
-	    vnet_buffer (b1)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX] = s1->out2in.fib_index;
+      old_addr1 = ip1->src_address.as_u32;
+      ip1->src_address = s1->out2in.addr;
+      new_addr1 = ip1->src_address.as_u32;
+      if (!is_output_feature)
+	vnet_buffer (b1)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX] = s1->out2in.fib_index;
 
-	  sum1 = ip1->checksum;
-	  sum1 = ip_csum_update (sum1, old_addr1, new_addr1,
-				 ip4_header_t,
-				 src_address /* changed member */ );
-	  ip1->checksum = ip_csum_fold (sum1);
+      sum1 = ip1->checksum;
+      sum1 = ip_csum_update (sum1, old_addr1, new_addr1,
+			     ip4_header_t, src_address /* changed member */ );
+      ip1->checksum = ip_csum_fold (sum1);
 
-	  if (PREDICT_TRUE (proto1 == NAT_PROTOCOL_TCP))
+      if (PREDICT_TRUE (proto1 == NAT_PROTOCOL_TCP))
+	{
+	  if (!vnet_buffer (b1)->ip.reass.is_non_first_fragment)
 	    {
-	      if (!vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.is_non_first_fragment)
-		{
-		  old_port1 = vnet_buffer (b1)->ip.reass.l4_src_port;
-		  new_port1 = udp1->src_port = s1->out2in.port;
-		  sum1 = tcp1->checksum;
-		  sum1 = ip_csum_update (sum1, old_addr1, new_addr1,
-					 ip4_header_t,
-					 dst_address /* changed member */ );
-		  sum1 = ip_csum_update (sum1, old_port1, new_port1,
-					 ip4_header_t /* cheat */ ,
-					 length /* changed member */ );
-		  mss_clamping (sm->mss_clamping, tcp1, &sum1);
-		  tcp1->checksum = ip_csum_fold (sum1);
-		}
-	      tcp_packets++;
+	      old_port1 = vnet_buffer (b1)->ip.reass.l4_src_port;
+	      new_port1 = udp1->src_port = s1->out2in.port;
+	      sum1 = tcp1->checksum;
+	      sum1 = ip_csum_update (sum1, old_addr1, new_addr1,
+				     ip4_header_t,
+				     dst_address /* changed member */ );
+	      sum1 = ip_csum_update (sum1, old_port1, new_port1,
+				     ip4_header_t /* cheat */ ,
+				     length /* changed member */ );
+	      mss_clamping (sm->mss_clamping, tcp1, &sum1);
+	      tcp1->checksum = ip_csum_fold (sum1);
 	    }
-	  else
+	  tcp_packets++;
+	}
+      else
+	{
+	  if (!vnet_buffer (b1)->ip.reass.is_non_first_fragment)
 	    {
-	      if (!vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.is_non_first_fragment)
+	      udp1->src_port = s1->out2in.port;
+	      if (PREDICT_FALSE (udp1->checksum))
 		{
-		  udp1->src_port = s1->out2in.port;
-		  if (PREDICT_FALSE (udp1->checksum))
-		    {
-		      old_port1 = vnet_buffer (b1)->ip.reass.l4_src_port;
-		      new_port1 = udp1->src_port;
-		      sum1 = udp1->checksum;
-		      sum1 = ip_csum_update (sum1, old_addr1, new_addr1, ip4_header_t, dst_address	/* changed member */
-			);
-		      sum1 =
-			ip_csum_update (sum1, old_port1, new_port1,
-					ip4_header_t /* cheat */ ,
-					length /* changed member */ );
-		      udp1->checksum = ip_csum_fold (sum1);
-		    }
+		  old_port1 = vnet_buffer (b1)->ip.reass.l4_src_port;
+		  new_port1 = udp1->src_port;
+		  sum1 = udp1->checksum;
+		  sum1 = ip_csum_update (sum1, old_addr1, new_addr1, ip4_header_t, dst_address	/* changed member */
+		    );
+		  sum1 =
+		    ip_csum_update (sum1, old_port1, new_port1,
+				    ip4_header_t /* cheat */ ,
+				    length /* changed member */ );
+		  udp1->checksum = ip_csum_fold (sum1);
 		}
-	      udp_packets++;
 	    }
-
-	  /* Accounting */
-	  nat44_session_update_counters (s1, now,
-					 vlib_buffer_length_in_chain (vm, b1),
-					 thread_index);
-	  /* Per-user LRU list maintenance */
-	  nat44_session_update_lru (sm, s1, thread_index);
-	trace01:
-
-	  if (PREDICT_FALSE ((node->flags & VLIB_NODE_FLAG_TRACE)
-			     && (b1->flags & VLIB_BUFFER_IS_TRACED)))
-	    {
-	      snat_in2out_trace_t *t =
-		vlib_add_trace (vm, node, b1, sizeof (*t));
-	      t->sw_if_index = sw_if_index1;
-	      t->next_index = next1;
-	      t->session_index = ~0;
-	      if (s1)
-		t->session_index =
-		  s1 - sm->per_thread_data[thread_index].sessions;
-	    }
-
-	  pkts_processed += next1 == SNAT_IN2OUT_NEXT_LOOKUP;
-
-	  /* verify speculative enqueues, maybe switch current next frame */
-	  vlib_validate_buffer_enqueue_x2 (vm, node, next_index,
-					   to_next, n_left_to_next,
-					   bi0, bi1, next0, next1);
+	  udp_packets++;
 	}
 
-      while (n_left_from > 0 && n_left_to_next > 0)
-	{
-	  u32 bi0;
-	  vlib_buffer_t *b0;
-	  u32 next0;
-	  u32 sw_if_index0;
-	  ip4_header_t *ip0;
-	  ip_csum_t sum0;
-	  u32 new_addr0, old_addr0;
-	  u16 old_port0, new_port0;
-	  udp_header_t *udp0;
-	  tcp_header_t *tcp0;
-	  icmp46_header_t *icmp0;
-	  u32 rx_fib_index0;
-	  u32 proto0;
-	  snat_session_t *s0 = 0;
-	  clib_bihash_kv_8_8_t kv0, value0;
-	  u32 iph_offset0 = 0;
-
-	  /* speculatively enqueue b0 to the current next frame */
-	  bi0 = from[0];
-	  to_next[0] = bi0;
-	  from += 1;
-	  to_next += 1;
-	  n_left_from -= 1;
-	  n_left_to_next -= 1;
+      /* Accounting */
+      nat44_session_update_counters (s1, now,
+				     vlib_buffer_length_in_chain (vm, b1),
+				     thread_index);
+      /* Per-user LRU list maintenance */
+      nat44_session_update_lru (sm, s1, thread_index);
+    trace01:
 
-	  b0 = vlib_get_buffer (vm, bi0);
-	  next0 = SNAT_IN2OUT_NEXT_LOOKUP;
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE ((node->flags & VLIB_NODE_FLAG_TRACE)
+			 && (b1->flags & VLIB_BUFFER_IS_TRACED)))
+	{
+	  snat_in2out_trace_t *t = vlib_add_trace (vm, node, b1, sizeof (*t));
+	  t->sw_if_index = sw_if_index1;
+	  t->next_index = next1;
+	  t->session_index = ~0;
+	  if (s1)
+	    t->session_index =
+	      s1 - sm->per_thread_data[thread_index].sessions;
+	}
 
-	  if (is_output_feature)
-	    iph_offset0 = vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.save_rewrite_length;
+      pkts_processed += next1 == SNAT_IN2OUT_NEXT_LOOKUP;
 
-	  ip0 = (ip4_header_t *) ((u8 *) vlib_buffer_get_current (b0) +
-				  iph_offset0);
+      n_left_from -= 2;
+      next[0] = next0;
+      next[1] = next1;
+      next += 2;
+    }
 
-	  udp0 = ip4_next_header (ip0);
-	  tcp0 = (tcp_header_t *) udp0;
-	  icmp0 = (icmp46_header_t *) udp0;
+  while (n_left_from > 0)
+    {
+      vlib_buffer_t *b0;
+      u32 next0;
+      u32 sw_if_index0;
+      ip4_header_t *ip0;
+      ip_csum_t sum0;
+      u32 new_addr0, old_addr0;
+      u16 old_port0, new_port0;
+      udp_header_t *udp0;
+      tcp_header_t *tcp0;
+      icmp46_header_t *icmp0;
+      u32 rx_fib_index0;
+      u32 proto0;
+      snat_session_t *s0 = 0;
+      clib_bihash_kv_8_8_t kv0, value0;
+      u32 iph_offset0 = 0;
+
+      b0 = *b;
+      b++;
+      next0 = SNAT_IN2OUT_NEXT_LOOKUP;
+
+      if (is_output_feature)
+	iph_offset0 = vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.save_rewrite_length;
+
+      ip0 = (ip4_header_t *) ((u8 *) vlib_buffer_get_current (b0) +
+			      iph_offset0);
+
+      udp0 = ip4_next_header (ip0);
+      tcp0 = (tcp_header_t *) udp0;
+      icmp0 = (icmp46_header_t *) udp0;
+
+      sw_if_index0 = vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_RX];
+      rx_fib_index0 = vec_elt (sm->ip4_main->fib_index_by_sw_if_index,
+			       sw_if_index0);
+
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE (ip0->ttl == 1))
+	{
+	  vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX] = (u32) ~ 0;
+	  icmp4_error_set_vnet_buffer (b0, ICMP4_time_exceeded,
+				       ICMP4_time_exceeded_ttl_exceeded_in_transit,
+				       0);
+	  next0 = SNAT_IN2OUT_NEXT_ICMP_ERROR;
+	  goto trace0;
+	}
 
-	  sw_if_index0 = vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_RX];
-	  rx_fib_index0 = vec_elt (sm->ip4_main->fib_index_by_sw_if_index,
-				   sw_if_index0);
+      proto0 = ip_proto_to_nat_proto (ip0->protocol);
 
-	  if (PREDICT_FALSE (ip0->ttl == 1))
+      /* Next configured feature, probably ip4-lookup */
+      if (is_slow_path)
+	{
+	  if (PREDICT_FALSE (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_OTHER))
 	    {
-	      vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX] = (u32) ~ 0;
-	      icmp4_error_set_vnet_buffer (b0, ICMP4_time_exceeded,
-					   ICMP4_time_exceeded_ttl_exceeded_in_transit,
-					   0);
-	      next0 = SNAT_IN2OUT_NEXT_ICMP_ERROR;
+	      if (nat_in2out_sm_unknown_proto (sm, b0, ip0, rx_fib_index0))
+		{
+		  next0 = SNAT_IN2OUT_NEXT_DROP;
+		  b0->error =
+		    node->errors[SNAT_IN2OUT_ERROR_UNSUPPORTED_PROTOCOL];
+		}
+	      other_packets++;
 	      goto trace0;
 	    }
 
-	  proto0 = ip_proto_to_nat_proto (ip0->protocol);
-
-	  /* Next configured feature, probably ip4-lookup */
-	  if (is_slow_path)
+	  if (PREDICT_FALSE (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_ICMP))
 	    {
-	      if (PREDICT_FALSE (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_OTHER))
-		{
-		  if (nat_in2out_sm_unknown_proto
-		      (sm, b0, ip0, rx_fib_index0))
-		    {
-		      next0 = SNAT_IN2OUT_NEXT_DROP;
-		      b0->error =
-			node->errors[SNAT_IN2OUT_ERROR_UNSUPPORTED_PROTOCOL];
-		    }
-		  other_packets++;
-		  goto trace0;
-		}
-
-	      if (PREDICT_FALSE (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_ICMP))
-		{
-		  next0 = icmp_in2out_slow_path
-		    (sm, b0, ip0, icmp0, sw_if_index0, rx_fib_index0, node,
-		     next0, now, thread_index, &s0);
-		  icmp_packets++;
-		  goto trace0;
-		}
+	      next0 = icmp_in2out_slow_path
+		(sm, b0, ip0, icmp0, sw_if_index0, rx_fib_index0, node,
+		 next0, now, thread_index, &s0);
+	      icmp_packets++;
+	      goto trace0;
 	    }
-	  else
+	}
+      else
+	{
+	  if (PREDICT_FALSE (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_OTHER))
 	    {
-	      if (PREDICT_FALSE (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_OTHER))
-		{
-		  next0 = SNAT_IN2OUT_NEXT_SLOW_PATH;
-		  goto trace0;
-		}
+	      next0 = SNAT_IN2OUT_NEXT_SLOW_PATH;
+	      goto trace0;
+	    }
 
-	      if (PREDICT_FALSE (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_ICMP))
-		{
-		  next0 = SNAT_IN2OUT_NEXT_SLOW_PATH;
-		  goto trace0;
-		}
+	  if (PREDICT_FALSE (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_ICMP))
+	    {
+	      next0 = SNAT_IN2OUT_NEXT_SLOW_PATH;
+	      goto trace0;
 	    }
+	}
 
-	  init_nat_k (&kv0, ip0->src_address,
-		      vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_src_port, rx_fib_index0,
-		      proto0);
+      init_nat_k (&kv0, ip0->src_address,
+		  vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_src_port, rx_fib_index0,
+		  proto0);
 
-	  if (clib_bihash_search_8_8
-	      (&sm->per_thread_data[thread_index].in2out, &kv0, &value0))
+      if (clib_bihash_search_8_8
+	  (&sm->per_thread_data[thread_index].in2out, &kv0, &value0))
+	{
+	  if (is_slow_path)
 	    {
-	      if (is_slow_path)
+	      if (is_output_feature)
 		{
-		  if (is_output_feature)
-		    {
-		      if (PREDICT_FALSE
-			  (nat_not_translate_output_feature
-			   (sm, ip0, proto0,
-			    vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_src_port,
-			    vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_dst_port,
-			    thread_index, sw_if_index0)))
-			goto trace0;
-
-		      /*
-		       * Send DHCP packets to the ipv4 stack, or we won't
-		       * be able to use dhcp client on the outside interface
-		       */
-		      if (PREDICT_FALSE
-			  (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_UDP
-			   && (vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_dst_port ==
-			       clib_host_to_net_u16
-			       (UDP_DST_PORT_dhcp_to_server))
-			   && ip0->dst_address.as_u32 == 0xffffffff))
-			goto trace0;
-		    }
-		  else
-		    {
-		      if (PREDICT_FALSE
-			  (snat_not_translate
-			   (sm, node, sw_if_index0, ip0, proto0,
-			    rx_fib_index0, thread_index)))
-			goto trace0;
-		    }
-
-		  next0 = slow_path (sm, b0, ip0,
-				     ip0->src_address,
-				     vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_src_port,
-				     rx_fib_index0,
-				     proto0,
-				     &s0, node, next0, thread_index, now);
-
-		  if (PREDICT_FALSE (next0 == SNAT_IN2OUT_NEXT_DROP))
+		  if (PREDICT_FALSE
+		      (nat_not_translate_output_feature
+		       (sm, ip0, proto0,
+			vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_src_port,
+			vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_dst_port,
+			thread_index, sw_if_index0)))
 		    goto trace0;
 
-		  if (PREDICT_FALSE (!s0))
+		  /*
+		   * Send DHCP packets to the ipv4 stack, or we won't
+		   * be able to use dhcp client on the outside interface
+		   */
+		  if (PREDICT_FALSE
+		      (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_UDP
+		       && (vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_dst_port ==
+			   clib_host_to_net_u16
+			   (UDP_DST_PORT_dhcp_to_server))
+		       && ip0->dst_address.as_u32 == 0xffffffff))
 		    goto trace0;
 		}
 	      else
 		{
-		  next0 = SNAT_IN2OUT_NEXT_SLOW_PATH;
-		  goto trace0;
+		  if (PREDICT_FALSE
+		      (snat_not_translate
+		       (sm, node, sw_if_index0, ip0, proto0, rx_fib_index0,
+			thread_index)))
+		    goto trace0;
 		}
+
+	      next0 =
+		slow_path (sm, b0, ip0, ip0->src_address,
+			   vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_src_port,
+			   rx_fib_index0, proto0, &s0, node, next0,
+			   thread_index, now);
+
+	      if (PREDICT_FALSE (next0 == SNAT_IN2OUT_NEXT_DROP))
+		goto trace0;
+
+	      if (PREDICT_FALSE (!s0))
+		goto trace0;
 	    }
 	  else
-	    s0 =
-	      pool_elt_at_index (sm->per_thread_data[thread_index].sessions,
-				 value0.value);
+	    {
+	      next0 = SNAT_IN2OUT_NEXT_SLOW_PATH;
+	      goto trace0;
+	    }
+	}
+      else
+	s0 =
+	  pool_elt_at_index (sm->per_thread_data[thread_index].sessions,
+			     value0.value);
 
-	  b0->flags |= VNET_BUFFER_F_IS_NATED;
+      b0->flags |= VNET_BUFFER_F_IS_NATED;
 
-	  old_addr0 = ip0->src_address.as_u32;
-	  ip0->src_address = s0->out2in.addr;
-	  new_addr0 = ip0->src_address.as_u32;
-	  if (!is_output_feature)
-	    vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX] = s0->out2in.fib_index;
+      old_addr0 = ip0->src_address.as_u32;
+      ip0->src_address = s0->out2in.addr;
+      new_addr0 = ip0->src_address.as_u32;
+      if (!is_output_feature)
+	vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX] = s0->out2in.fib_index;
 
-	  sum0 = ip0->checksum;
-	  sum0 = ip_csum_update (sum0, old_addr0, new_addr0,
-				 ip4_header_t,
-				 src_address /* changed member */ );
-	  ip0->checksum = ip_csum_fold (sum0);
+      sum0 = ip0->checksum;
+      sum0 = ip_csum_update (sum0, old_addr0, new_addr0,
+			     ip4_header_t, src_address /* changed member */ );
+      ip0->checksum = ip_csum_fold (sum0);
 
-	  if (PREDICT_TRUE (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_TCP))
+      if (PREDICT_TRUE (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_TCP))
+	{
+	  if (!vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.is_non_first_fragment)
 	    {
-	      if (!vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.is_non_first_fragment)
-		{
-		  old_port0 = vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_src_port;
-		  new_port0 = udp0->src_port = s0->out2in.port;
-		  sum0 = tcp0->checksum;
-		  sum0 = ip_csum_update (sum0, old_addr0, new_addr0,
-					 ip4_header_t,
-					 dst_address /* changed member */ );
-		  sum0 = ip_csum_update (sum0, old_port0, new_port0,
-					 ip4_header_t /* cheat */ ,
-					 length /* changed member */ );
-		  mss_clamping (sm->mss_clamping, tcp0, &sum0);
-		  tcp0->checksum = ip_csum_fold (sum0);
-		}
-	      tcp_packets++;
+	      old_port0 = vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_src_port;
+	      new_port0 = udp0->src_port = s0->out2in.port;
+	      sum0 = tcp0->checksum;
+	      sum0 =
+		ip_csum_update (sum0, old_addr0, new_addr0, ip4_header_t,
+				dst_address /* changed member */ );
+	      sum0 =
+		ip_csum_update (sum0, old_port0, new_port0,
+				ip4_header_t /* cheat */ ,
+				length /* changed member */ );
+	      mss_clamping (sm->mss_clamping, tcp0, &sum0);
+	      tcp0->checksum = ip_csum_fold (sum0);
 	    }
-	  else
+	  tcp_packets++;
+	}
+      else
+	{
+	  if (!vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.is_non_first_fragment)
 	    {
-	      if (!vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.is_non_first_fragment)
+	      udp0->src_port = s0->out2in.port;
+	      if (PREDICT_FALSE (udp0->checksum))
 		{
-		  udp0->src_port = s0->out2in.port;
-		  if (PREDICT_FALSE (udp0->checksum))
-		    {
-		      old_port0 = vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_src_port;
-		      new_port0 = udp0->src_port;
-		      sum0 = udp0->checksum;
-		      sum0 = ip_csum_update (sum0, old_addr0, new_addr0, ip4_header_t, dst_address	/* changed member */
-			);
-		      sum0 =
-			ip_csum_update (sum0, old_port0, new_port0,
-					ip4_header_t /* cheat */ ,
-					length /* changed member */ );
-		      udp0->checksum = ip_csum_fold (sum0);
-		    }
+		  old_port0 = vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_src_port;
+		  new_port0 = udp0->src_port;
+		  sum0 = udp0->checksum;
+		  sum0 =
+		    ip_csum_update (sum0, old_addr0, new_addr0, ip4_header_t,
+				    dst_address /* changed member */ );
+		  sum0 =
+		    ip_csum_update (sum0, old_port0, new_port0,
+				    ip4_header_t /* cheat */ ,
+				    length /* changed member */ );
+		  udp0->checksum = ip_csum_fold (sum0);
 		}
-	      udp_packets++;
-	    }
-
-	  /* Accounting */
-	  nat44_session_update_counters (s0, now,
-					 vlib_buffer_length_in_chain (vm, b0),
-					 thread_index);
-	  /* Per-user LRU list maintenance */
-	  nat44_session_update_lru (sm, s0, thread_index);
-
-	trace0:
-	  if (PREDICT_FALSE ((node->flags & VLIB_NODE_FLAG_TRACE)
-			     && (b0->flags & VLIB_BUFFER_IS_TRACED)))
-	    {
-	      snat_in2out_trace_t *t =
-		vlib_add_trace (vm, node, b0, sizeof (*t));
-	      t->is_slow_path = is_slow_path;
-	      t->sw_if_index = sw_if_index0;
-	      t->next_index = next0;
-	      t->session_index = ~0;
-	      if (s0)
-		t->session_index =
-		  s0 - sm->per_thread_data[thread_index].sessions;
 	    }
+	  udp_packets++;
+	}
 
-	  pkts_processed += next0 == SNAT_IN2OUT_NEXT_LOOKUP;
+      /* Accounting */
+      nat44_session_update_counters (s0, now,
+				     vlib_buffer_length_in_chain (vm, b0),
+				     thread_index);
+      /* Per-user LRU list maintenance */
+      nat44_session_update_lru (sm, s0, thread_index);
 
-	  /* verify speculative enqueue, maybe switch current next frame */
-	  vlib_validate_buffer_enqueue_x1 (vm, node, next_index,
-					   to_next, n_left_to_next,
-					   bi0, next0);
+    trace0:
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE ((node->flags & VLIB_NODE_FLAG_TRACE)
+			 && (b0->flags & VLIB_BUFFER_IS_TRACED)))
+	{
+	  snat_in2out_trace_t *t = vlib_add_trace (vm, node, b0, sizeof (*t));
+	  t->is_slow_path = is_slow_path;
+	  t->sw_if_index = sw_if_index0;
+	  t->next_index = next0;
+	  t->session_index = ~0;
+	  if (s0)
+	    t->session_index =
+	      s0 - sm->per_thread_data[thread_index].sessions;
 	}
 
-      vlib_put_next_frame (vm, node, next_index, n_left_to_next);
+      pkts_processed += next0 == SNAT_IN2OUT_NEXT_LOOKUP;
+
+      n_left_from--;
+      next[0] = next0;
+      next++;
     }
 
+  vlib_buffer_enqueue_to_next (vm, node, from, (u16 *) nexts,
+			       frame->n_vectors);
+
   vlib_node_increment_counter (vm, stats_node_index,
 			       SNAT_IN2OUT_ERROR_IN2OUT_PACKETS,
 			       pkts_processed);
diff --git a/src/plugins/nat/in2out_ed.c b/src/plugins/nat/in2out_ed.c
index e5f29e4b445..c59c2d4536c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/nat/in2out_ed.c
+++ b/src/plugins/nat/in2out_ed.c
@@ -909,8 +909,7 @@ nat44_ed_in2out_fast_path_node_fn_inline (vlib_main_t * vm,
 					  vlib_frame_t * frame,
 					  int is_output_feature)
 {
-  u32 n_left_from, *from, *to_next, pkts_processed = 0, stats_node_index;
-  nat_next_t next_index;
+  u32 n_left_from, *from, pkts_processed = 0, stats_node_index;
   snat_main_t *sm = &snat_main;
   f64 now = vlib_time_now (vm);
   u32 thread_index = vm->thread_index;
@@ -925,190 +924,147 @@ nat44_ed_in2out_fast_path_node_fn_inline (vlib_main_t * vm,
 
   from = vlib_frame_vector_args (frame);
   n_left_from = frame->n_vectors;
-  next_index = node->cached_next_index;
+
+  vlib_buffer_t *bufs[VLIB_FRAME_SIZE], **b = bufs;
+  u16 nexts[VLIB_FRAME_SIZE], *next = nexts;
+  vlib_get_buffers (vm, from, b, n_left_from);
 
   while (n_left_from > 0)
     {
-      u32 n_left_to_next;
-
-      vlib_get_next_frame (vm, node, next_index, to_next, n_left_to_next);
-
-      while (n_left_from > 0 && n_left_to_next > 0)
+      vlib_buffer_t *b0;
+      u32 sw_if_index0, rx_fib_index0, proto0, new_addr0, old_addr0,
+	iph_offset0 = 0;
+      u16 old_port0, new_port0;
+      ip4_header_t *ip0;
+      udp_header_t *udp0;
+      tcp_header_t *tcp0;
+      snat_session_t *s0 = 0;
+      clib_bihash_kv_16_8_t kv0, value0;
+      ip_csum_t sum0;
+
+      b0 = *b;
+
+      if (is_output_feature)
 	{
-	  u32 bi0;
-	  vlib_buffer_t *b0;
-	  u32 next0, sw_if_index0, rx_fib_index0, iph_offset0 = 0, proto0,
-	    new_addr0, old_addr0;
-	  u16 old_port0, new_port0;
-	  ip4_header_t *ip0;
-	  udp_header_t *udp0;
-	  tcp_header_t *tcp0;
-	  snat_session_t *s0 = 0;
-	  clib_bihash_kv_16_8_t kv0, value0;
-	  ip_csum_t sum0;
-
-	  /* speculatively enqueue b0 to the current next frame */
-	  bi0 = from[0];
-	  to_next[0] = bi0;
-	  from += 1;
-	  to_next += 1;
-	  n_left_from -= 1;
-	  n_left_to_next -= 1;
-
-	  b0 = vlib_get_buffer (vm, bi0);
+	  vnet_feature_next (&vnet_buffer2 (b0)->nat.arc_next, b0);
+	  iph_offset0 = vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.save_rewrite_length;
+	}
 
-	  if (is_output_feature)
-	    {
-	      vnet_feature_next (&vnet_buffer2 (b0)->nat.arc_next, b0);
-	      iph_offset0 = vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.save_rewrite_length;
-	    }
+      next[0] = vnet_buffer2 (b0)->nat.arc_next;
 
-	  next0 = vnet_buffer2 (b0)->nat.arc_next;
+      ip0 =
+	(ip4_header_t *) ((u8 *) vlib_buffer_get_current (b0) + iph_offset0);
 
-	  ip0 = (ip4_header_t *) ((u8 *) vlib_buffer_get_current (b0) +
-				  iph_offset0);
+      sw_if_index0 = vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_RX];
+      rx_fib_index0 =
+	fib_table_get_index_for_sw_if_index (FIB_PROTOCOL_IP4, sw_if_index0);
 
-	  sw_if_index0 = vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_RX];
-	  rx_fib_index0 =
-	    fib_table_get_index_for_sw_if_index (FIB_PROTOCOL_IP4,
-						 sw_if_index0);
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE (ip0->ttl == 1))
+	{
+	  vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX] = (u32) ~ 0;
+	  icmp4_error_set_vnet_buffer (b0, ICMP4_time_exceeded,
+				       ICMP4_time_exceeded_ttl_exceeded_in_transit,
+				       0);
+	  next[0] = NAT_NEXT_ICMP_ERROR;
+	  goto trace0;
+	}
 
-	  if (PREDICT_FALSE (ip0->ttl == 1))
-	    {
-	      vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX] = (u32) ~ 0;
-	      icmp4_error_set_vnet_buffer (b0, ICMP4_time_exceeded,
-					   ICMP4_time_exceeded_ttl_exceeded_in_transit,
-					   0);
-	      next0 = NAT_NEXT_ICMP_ERROR;
-	      goto trace0;
-	    }
+      udp0 = ip4_next_header (ip0);
+      tcp0 = (tcp_header_t *) udp0;
+      proto0 = ip_proto_to_nat_proto (ip0->protocol);
 
-	  udp0 = ip4_next_header (ip0);
-	  tcp0 = (tcp_header_t *) udp0;
-	  proto0 = ip_proto_to_nat_proto (ip0->protocol);
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_OTHER))
+	{
+	  next[0] = def_slow;
+	  goto trace0;
+	}
 
-	  if (PREDICT_FALSE (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_OTHER))
-	    {
-	      next0 = def_slow;
-	      goto trace0;
-	    }
+      if (is_output_feature)
+	{
+	  if (PREDICT_FALSE
+	      (nat_not_translate_output_feature_fwd
+	       (sm, ip0, thread_index, now, vm, b0)))
+	    goto trace0;
+	}
 
-	  if (is_output_feature)
-	    {
-	      if (PREDICT_FALSE (nat_not_translate_output_feature_fwd
-				 (sm, ip0, thread_index, now, vm, b0)))
-		goto trace0;
-	    }
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_ICMP))
+	{
+	  next[0] = def_slow;
+	  goto trace0;
+	}
 
-	  if (PREDICT_FALSE (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_ICMP))
-	    {
-	      next0 = def_slow;
-	      goto trace0;
-	    }
+      init_ed_k (&kv0, ip0->src_address,
+		 vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_src_port, ip0->dst_address,
+		 vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_dst_port, rx_fib_index0,
+		 ip0->protocol);
 
-	  init_ed_k (&kv0, ip0->src_address,
-		     vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_src_port, ip0->dst_address,
-		     vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_dst_port, rx_fib_index0,
-		     ip0->protocol);
+      // lookup for session
+      if (clib_bihash_search_16_8 (&tsm->in2out_ed, &kv0, &value0))
+	{
+	  // session does not exist go slow path
+	  next[0] = def_slow;
+	  goto trace0;
+	}
+      ASSERT (thread_index == ed_value_get_thread_index (&value0));
+      s0 =
+	pool_elt_at_index (tsm->sessions,
+			   ed_value_get_session_index (&value0));
 
-	  // lookup for session
-	  if (clib_bihash_search_16_8 (&tsm->in2out_ed, &kv0, &value0))
+      if (s0->tcp_closed_timestamp)
+	{
+	  if (now >= s0->tcp_closed_timestamp)
 	    {
-	      // session does not exist go slow path
-	      next0 = def_slow;
-	      goto trace0;
+	      // session is closed, go slow path
+	      next[0] = def_slow;
 	    }
-	  ASSERT (thread_index == ed_value_get_thread_index (&value0));
-	  s0 =
-	    pool_elt_at_index (tsm->sessions,
-			       ed_value_get_session_index (&value0));
-
-	  if (s0->tcp_closed_timestamp)
+	  else
 	    {
-	      if (now >= s0->tcp_closed_timestamp)
-		{
-		  // session is closed, go slow path
-		  next0 = def_slow;
-		}
-	      else
-		{
-		  // session in transitory timeout, drop
-		  b0->error = node->errors[NAT_IN2OUT_ED_ERROR_TCP_CLOSED];
-		  next0 = NAT_NEXT_DROP;
-		}
-	      goto trace0;
+	      // session in transitory timeout, drop
+	      b0->error = node->errors[NAT_IN2OUT_ED_ERROR_TCP_CLOSED];
+	      next[0] = NAT_NEXT_DROP;
 	    }
+	  goto trace0;
+	}
 
-	  // drop if session expired
-	  u64 sess_timeout_time;
-	  sess_timeout_time = s0->last_heard +
-	    (f64) nat44_session_get_timeout (sm, s0);
-	  if (now >= sess_timeout_time)
-	    {
-	      nat_free_session_data (sm, s0, thread_index, 0);
-	      nat_ed_session_delete (sm, s0, thread_index, 1);
-	      // session is closed, go slow path
-	      next0 = def_slow;
-	      goto trace0;
-	    }
+      // drop if session expired
+      u64 sess_timeout_time;
+      sess_timeout_time =
+	s0->last_heard + (f64) nat44_session_get_timeout (sm, s0);
+      if (now >= sess_timeout_time)
+	{
+	  nat_free_session_data (sm, s0, thread_index, 0);
+	  nat_ed_session_delete (sm, s0, thread_index, 1);
+	  // session is closed, go slow path
+	  next[0] = def_slow;
+	  goto trace0;
+	}
 
-	  b0->flags |= VNET_BUFFER_F_IS_NATED;
+      b0->flags |= VNET_BUFFER_F_IS_NATED;
 
-	  if (!is_output_feature)
-	    vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX] = s0->out2in.fib_index;
+      if (!is_output_feature)
+	vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX] = s0->out2in.fib_index;
 
-	  old_addr0 = ip0->src_address.as_u32;
-	  new_addr0 = ip0->src_address.as_u32 = s0->out2in.addr.as_u32;
-	  sum0 = ip0->checksum;
-	  sum0 = ip_csum_update (sum0, old_addr0, new_addr0, ip4_header_t,
-				 src_address);
-	  if (PREDICT_FALSE (is_twice_nat_session (s0)))
-	    sum0 = ip_csum_update (sum0, ip0->dst_address.as_u32,
-				   s0->ext_host_addr.as_u32, ip4_header_t,
-				   dst_address);
-	  ip0->checksum = ip_csum_fold (sum0);
+      old_addr0 = ip0->src_address.as_u32;
+      new_addr0 = ip0->src_address.as_u32 = s0->out2in.addr.as_u32;
+      sum0 = ip0->checksum;
+      sum0 =
+	ip_csum_update (sum0, old_addr0, new_addr0, ip4_header_t,
+			src_address);
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE (is_twice_nat_session (s0)))
+	sum0 =
+	  ip_csum_update (sum0, ip0->dst_address.as_u32,
+			  s0->ext_host_addr.as_u32, ip4_header_t,
+			  dst_address);
+      ip0->checksum = ip_csum_fold (sum0);
 
-	  old_port0 = vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_src_port;
+      old_port0 = vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_src_port;
 
-	  if (PREDICT_TRUE (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_TCP))
-	    {
-	      if (!vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.is_non_first_fragment)
-		{
-		  new_port0 = udp0->src_port = s0->out2in.port;
-		  sum0 = tcp0->checksum;
-		  sum0 =
-		    ip_csum_update (sum0, old_addr0, new_addr0,
-				    ip4_header_t, dst_address);
-		  sum0 =
-		    ip_csum_update (sum0, old_port0, new_port0,
-				    ip4_header_t, length);
-		  if (PREDICT_FALSE (is_twice_nat_session (s0)))
-		    {
-		      sum0 =
-			ip_csum_update (sum0, ip0->dst_address.as_u32,
-					s0->ext_host_addr.as_u32,
-					ip4_header_t, dst_address);
-		      sum0 =
-			ip_csum_update (sum0,
-					vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.
-					reass.l4_dst_port, s0->ext_host_port,
-					ip4_header_t, length);
-		      tcp0->dst_port = s0->ext_host_port;
-		      ip0->dst_address.as_u32 = s0->ext_host_addr.as_u32;
-		    }
-		  mss_clamping (sm->mss_clamping, tcp0, &sum0);
-		  tcp0->checksum = ip_csum_fold (sum0);
-		}
-	      tcp_packets++;
-	      if (nat44_set_tcp_session_state_i2o
-		  (sm, now, s0, b0, thread_index))
-		goto trace0;
-	    }
-	  else if (!vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.is_non_first_fragment
-		   && udp0->checksum)
+      if (PREDICT_TRUE (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_TCP))
+	{
+	  if (!vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.is_non_first_fragment)
 	    {
 	      new_port0 = udp0->src_port = s0->out2in.port;
-	      sum0 = udp0->checksum;
+	      sum0 = tcp0->checksum;
 	      sum0 =
 		ip_csum_update (sum0, old_addr0, new_addr0, ip4_header_t,
 				dst_address);
@@ -1117,66 +1073,97 @@ nat44_ed_in2out_fast_path_node_fn_inline (vlib_main_t * vm,
 				length);
 	      if (PREDICT_FALSE (is_twice_nat_session (s0)))
 		{
-		  sum0 = ip_csum_update (sum0, ip0->dst_address.as_u32,
-					 s0->ext_host_addr.as_u32,
-					 ip4_header_t, dst_address);
+		  sum0 =
+		    ip_csum_update (sum0, ip0->dst_address.as_u32,
+				    s0->ext_host_addr.as_u32, ip4_header_t,
+				    dst_address);
 		  sum0 =
 		    ip_csum_update (sum0,
 				    vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_dst_port,
 				    s0->ext_host_port, ip4_header_t, length);
-		  udp0->dst_port = s0->ext_host_port;
+		  tcp0->dst_port = s0->ext_host_port;
 		  ip0->dst_address.as_u32 = s0->ext_host_addr.as_u32;
 		}
-	      udp0->checksum = ip_csum_fold (sum0);
-	      udp_packets++;
+	      mss_clamping (sm->mss_clamping, tcp0, &sum0);
+	      tcp0->checksum = ip_csum_fold (sum0);
 	    }
-	  else
+	  tcp_packets++;
+	  if (nat44_set_tcp_session_state_i2o (sm, now, s0, b0, thread_index))
+	    goto trace0;
+	}
+      else if (!vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.is_non_first_fragment
+	       && udp0->checksum)
+	{
+	  new_port0 = udp0->src_port = s0->out2in.port;
+	  sum0 = udp0->checksum;
+	  sum0 =
+	    ip_csum_update (sum0, old_addr0, new_addr0, ip4_header_t,
+			    dst_address);
+	  sum0 =
+	    ip_csum_update (sum0, old_port0, new_port0, ip4_header_t, length);
+	  if (PREDICT_FALSE (is_twice_nat_session (s0)))
 	    {
-	      if (!vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.is_non_first_fragment)
+	      sum0 =
+		ip_csum_update (sum0, ip0->dst_address.as_u32,
+				s0->ext_host_addr.as_u32, ip4_header_t,
+				dst_address);
+	      sum0 =
+		ip_csum_update (sum0, vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_dst_port,
+				s0->ext_host_port, ip4_header_t, length);
+	      udp0->dst_port = s0->ext_host_port;
+	      ip0->dst_address.as_u32 = s0->ext_host_addr.as_u32;
+	    }
+	  udp0->checksum = ip_csum_fold (sum0);
+	  udp_packets++;
+	}
+      else
+	{
+	  if (!vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.is_non_first_fragment)
+	    {
+	      new_port0 = udp0->src_port = s0->out2in.port;
+	      if (PREDICT_FALSE (is_twice_nat_session (s0)))
 		{
-		  new_port0 = udp0->src_port = s0->out2in.port;
-		  if (PREDICT_FALSE (is_twice_nat_session (s0)))
-		    {
-		      udp0->dst_port = s0->ext_host_port;
-		      ip0->dst_address.as_u32 = s0->ext_host_addr.as_u32;
-		    }
-		  udp_packets++;
+		  udp0->dst_port = s0->ext_host_port;
+		  ip0->dst_address.as_u32 = s0->ext_host_addr.as_u32;
 		}
+	      udp_packets++;
 	    }
+	}
 
-	  /* Accounting */
-	  nat44_session_update_counters (s0, now,
-					 vlib_buffer_length_in_chain
-					 (vm, b0), thread_index);
-	  /* Per-user LRU list maintenance */
-	  nat44_session_update_lru (sm, s0, thread_index);
-
-	trace0:
-	  if (PREDICT_FALSE ((node->flags & VLIB_NODE_FLAG_TRACE)
-			     && (b0->flags & VLIB_BUFFER_IS_TRACED)))
-	    {
-	      nat_in2out_ed_trace_t *t =
-		vlib_add_trace (vm, node, b0, sizeof (*t));
-	      t->sw_if_index = sw_if_index0;
-	      t->next_index = next0;
-	      t->is_slow_path = 0;
-
-	      if (s0)
-		t->session_index = s0 - tsm->sessions;
-	      else
-		t->session_index = ~0;
-	    }
+      /* Accounting */
+      nat44_session_update_counters (s0, now,
+				     vlib_buffer_length_in_chain (vm, b0),
+				     thread_index);
+      /* Per-user LRU list maintenance */
+      nat44_session_update_lru (sm, s0, thread_index);
 
-	  pkts_processed += next0 == vnet_buffer2 (b0)->nat.arc_next;
-	  /* verify speculative enqueue, maybe switch current next frame */
-	  vlib_validate_buffer_enqueue_x1 (vm, node, next_index,
-					   to_next, n_left_to_next,
-					   bi0, next0);
+    trace0:
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE
+	  ((node->flags & VLIB_NODE_FLAG_TRACE)
+	   && (b0->flags & VLIB_BUFFER_IS_TRACED)))
+	{
+	  nat_in2out_ed_trace_t *t =
+	    vlib_add_trace (vm, node, b0, sizeof (*t));
+	  t->sw_if_index = sw_if_index0;
+	  t->next_index = next[0];
+	  t->is_slow_path = 0;
+
+	  if (s0)
+	    t->session_index = s0 - tsm->sessions;
+	  else
+	    t->session_index = ~0;
 	}
 
-      vlib_put_next_frame (vm, node, next_index, n_left_to_next);
+      pkts_processed += next[0] == vnet_buffer2 (b0)->nat.arc_next;
+
+      n_left_from--;
+      next++;
+      b++;
     }
 
+  vlib_buffer_enqueue_to_next (vm, node, from, (u16 *) nexts,
+			       frame->n_vectors);
+
   vlib_node_increment_counter (vm, stats_node_index,
 			       NAT_IN2OUT_ED_ERROR_IN2OUT_PACKETS,
 			       pkts_processed);
@@ -1199,8 +1186,7 @@ nat44_ed_in2out_slow_path_node_fn_inline (vlib_main_t * vm,
 					  vlib_frame_t * frame,
 					  int is_output_feature)
 {
-  u32 n_left_from, *from, *to_next, pkts_processed = 0, stats_node_index;
-  nat_next_t next_index;
+  u32 n_left_from, *from, pkts_processed = 0, stats_node_index;
   snat_main_t *sm = &snat_main;
   f64 now = vlib_time_now (vm);
   u32 thread_index = vm->thread_index;
@@ -1211,281 +1197,262 @@ nat44_ed_in2out_slow_path_node_fn_inline (vlib_main_t * vm,
 
   from = vlib_frame_vector_args (frame);
   n_left_from = frame->n_vectors;
-  next_index = node->cached_next_index;
+
+  vlib_buffer_t *bufs[VLIB_FRAME_SIZE], **b = bufs;
+  u16 nexts[VLIB_FRAME_SIZE], *next = nexts;
+  vlib_get_buffers (vm, from, b, n_left_from);
 
   while (n_left_from > 0)
     {
-      u32 n_left_to_next;
+      vlib_buffer_t *b0;
+      u32 sw_if_index0, rx_fib_index0, proto0, new_addr0, old_addr0,
+	iph_offset0 = 0;
+      u16 old_port0, new_port0;
+      ip4_header_t *ip0;
+      udp_header_t *udp0;
+      tcp_header_t *tcp0;
+      icmp46_header_t *icmp0;
+      snat_session_t *s0 = 0;
+      clib_bihash_kv_16_8_t kv0, value0;
+      ip_csum_t sum0;
 
-      vlib_get_next_frame (vm, node, next_index, to_next, n_left_to_next);
+      b0 = *b;
 
-      while (n_left_from > 0 && n_left_to_next > 0)
-	{
-	  u32 bi0;
-	  vlib_buffer_t *b0;
-	  u32 next0, sw_if_index0, rx_fib_index0, iph_offset0 = 0, proto0,
-	    new_addr0, old_addr0;
-	  u16 old_port0, new_port0;
-	  ip4_header_t *ip0;
-	  udp_header_t *udp0;
-	  tcp_header_t *tcp0;
-	  icmp46_header_t *icmp0;
-	  snat_session_t *s0 = 0;
-	  clib_bihash_kv_16_8_t kv0, value0;
-	  ip_csum_t sum0;
-
-	  /* speculatively enqueue b0 to the current next frame */
-	  bi0 = from[0];
-	  to_next[0] = bi0;
-	  from += 1;
-	  to_next += 1;
-	  n_left_from -= 1;
-	  n_left_to_next -= 1;
-
-	  b0 = vlib_get_buffer (vm, bi0);
+      if (is_output_feature)
+	iph_offset0 = vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.save_rewrite_length;
 
-	  if (is_output_feature)
-	    iph_offset0 = vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.save_rewrite_length;
+      next[0] = vnet_buffer2 (b0)->nat.arc_next;
 
-	  next0 = vnet_buffer2 (b0)->nat.arc_next;
+      ip0 = (ip4_header_t *) ((u8 *) vlib_buffer_get_current (b0) +
+			      iph_offset0);
 
-	  ip0 = (ip4_header_t *) ((u8 *) vlib_buffer_get_current (b0) +
-				  iph_offset0);
+      sw_if_index0 = vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_RX];
+      rx_fib_index0 =
+	fib_table_get_index_for_sw_if_index (FIB_PROTOCOL_IP4, sw_if_index0);
 
-	  sw_if_index0 = vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_RX];
-	  rx_fib_index0 =
-	    fib_table_get_index_for_sw_if_index (FIB_PROTOCOL_IP4,
-						 sw_if_index0);
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE (ip0->ttl == 1))
+	{
+	  vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX] = (u32) ~ 0;
+	  icmp4_error_set_vnet_buffer (b0, ICMP4_time_exceeded,
+				       ICMP4_time_exceeded_ttl_exceeded_in_transit,
+				       0);
+	  next[0] = NAT_NEXT_ICMP_ERROR;
+	  goto trace0;
+	}
 
-	  if (PREDICT_FALSE (ip0->ttl == 1))
-	    {
-	      vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX] = (u32) ~ 0;
-	      icmp4_error_set_vnet_buffer (b0, ICMP4_time_exceeded,
-					   ICMP4_time_exceeded_ttl_exceeded_in_transit,
-					   0);
-	      next0 = NAT_NEXT_ICMP_ERROR;
-	      goto trace0;
-	    }
+      udp0 = ip4_next_header (ip0);
+      tcp0 = (tcp_header_t *) udp0;
+      icmp0 = (icmp46_header_t *) udp0;
+      proto0 = ip_proto_to_nat_proto (ip0->protocol);
 
-	  udp0 = ip4_next_header (ip0);
-	  tcp0 = (tcp_header_t *) udp0;
-	  icmp0 = (icmp46_header_t *) udp0;
-	  proto0 = ip_proto_to_nat_proto (ip0->protocol);
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_OTHER))
+	{
+	  s0 = nat44_ed_in2out_unknown_proto (sm, b0, ip0,
+					      rx_fib_index0,
+					      thread_index, now, vm, node);
+	  if (!s0)
+	    next[0] = NAT_NEXT_DROP;
 
-	  if (PREDICT_FALSE (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_OTHER))
-	    {
-	      s0 = nat44_ed_in2out_unknown_proto (sm, b0, ip0,
-						  rx_fib_index0,
-						  thread_index, now,
-						  vm, node);
-	      if (!s0)
-		next0 = NAT_NEXT_DROP;
-
-	      other_packets++;
-	      goto trace0;
-	    }
+	  other_packets++;
+	  goto trace0;
+	}
 
-	  if (PREDICT_FALSE (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_ICMP))
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_ICMP))
+	{
+	  next[0] = icmp_in2out_ed_slow_path
+	    (sm, b0, ip0, icmp0, sw_if_index0, rx_fib_index0,
+	     node, next[0], now, thread_index, &s0);
+	  icmp_packets++;
+	  goto trace0;
+	}
+
+      init_ed_k (&kv0, ip0->src_address,
+		 vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_src_port, ip0->dst_address,
+		 vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_dst_port, rx_fib_index0,
+		 ip0->protocol);
+      if (!clib_bihash_search_16_8 (&tsm->in2out_ed, &kv0, &value0))
+	{
+	  ASSERT (thread_index == ed_value_get_thread_index (&value0));
+	  s0 =
+	    pool_elt_at_index (tsm->sessions,
+			       ed_value_get_session_index (&value0));
+
+	  if (s0->tcp_closed_timestamp && now >= s0->tcp_closed_timestamp)
 	    {
-	      next0 = icmp_in2out_ed_slow_path
-		(sm, b0, ip0, icmp0, sw_if_index0, rx_fib_index0,
-		 node, next0, now, thread_index, &s0);
-	      icmp_packets++;
-	      goto trace0;
+	      nat_free_session_data (sm, s0, thread_index, 0);
+	      nat_ed_session_delete (sm, s0, thread_index, 1);
+	      s0 = NULL;
 	    }
+	}
 
-	  init_ed_k (&kv0, ip0->src_address,
-		     vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_src_port, ip0->dst_address,
-		     vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_dst_port, rx_fib_index0,
-		     ip0->protocol);
-	  if (!clib_bihash_search_16_8 (&tsm->in2out_ed, &kv0, &value0))
+      if (!s0)
+	{
+	  if (is_output_feature)
 	    {
-	      ASSERT (thread_index == ed_value_get_thread_index (&value0));
-	      s0 =
-		pool_elt_at_index (tsm->sessions,
-				   ed_value_get_session_index (&value0));
+	      if (PREDICT_FALSE
+		  (nat44_ed_not_translate_output_feature
+		   (sm, ip0, vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_src_port,
+		    vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_dst_port, thread_index,
+		    sw_if_index0, vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX])))
+		goto trace0;
 
-	      if (s0->tcp_closed_timestamp && now >= s0->tcp_closed_timestamp)
-		{
-		  nat_free_session_data (sm, s0, thread_index, 0);
-		  nat_ed_session_delete (sm, s0, thread_index, 1);
-		  s0 = NULL;
-		}
+	      /*
+	       * Send DHCP packets to the ipv4 stack, or we won't
+	       * be able to use dhcp client on the outside interface
+	       */
+	      if (PREDICT_FALSE
+		  (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_UDP
+		   && (vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_dst_port ==
+		       clib_host_to_net_u16 (UDP_DST_PORT_dhcp_to_server))
+		   && ip0->dst_address.as_u32 == 0xffffffff))
+		goto trace0;
 	    }
-
-	  if (!s0)
+	  else
 	    {
-	      if (is_output_feature)
-		{
-		  if (PREDICT_FALSE
-		      (nat44_ed_not_translate_output_feature
-		       (sm, ip0, vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_src_port,
-			vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_dst_port, thread_index,
-			sw_if_index0,
-			vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX])))
-		    goto trace0;
-
-		  /*
-		   * Send DHCP packets to the ipv4 stack, or we won't
-		   * be able to use dhcp client on the outside interface
-		   */
-		  if (PREDICT_FALSE
-		      (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_UDP
-		       && (vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_dst_port ==
-			   clib_host_to_net_u16 (UDP_DST_PORT_dhcp_to_server))
-		       && ip0->dst_address.as_u32 == 0xffffffff))
-		    goto trace0;
-		}
-	      else
-		{
-		  if (PREDICT_FALSE
-		      (nat44_ed_not_translate
-		       (sm, node, sw_if_index0, ip0, proto0, rx_fib_index0,
-			thread_index)))
-		    goto trace0;
-		}
+	      if (PREDICT_FALSE
+		  (nat44_ed_not_translate
+		   (sm, node, sw_if_index0, ip0, proto0, rx_fib_index0,
+		    thread_index)))
+		goto trace0;
+	    }
 
-	      next0 =
-		slow_path_ed (sm, b0, ip0->src_address, ip0->dst_address,
-			      vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_src_port,
-			      vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_dst_port,
-			      ip0->protocol, rx_fib_index0, &s0, node, next0,
-			      thread_index, now);
+	  next[0] =
+	    slow_path_ed (sm, b0, ip0->src_address, ip0->dst_address,
+			  vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_src_port,
+			  vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_dst_port,
+			  ip0->protocol, rx_fib_index0, &s0, node, next[0],
+			  thread_index, now);
 
-	      if (PREDICT_FALSE (next0 == NAT_NEXT_DROP))
-		goto trace0;
+	  if (PREDICT_FALSE (next[0] == NAT_NEXT_DROP))
+	    goto trace0;
 
-	      if (PREDICT_FALSE (!s0))
-		goto trace0;
+	  if (PREDICT_FALSE (!s0))
+	    goto trace0;
 
-	    }
+	}
 
-	  b0->flags |= VNET_BUFFER_F_IS_NATED;
+      b0->flags |= VNET_BUFFER_F_IS_NATED;
 
-	  if (!is_output_feature)
-	    vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX] = s0->out2in.fib_index;
+      if (!is_output_feature)
+	vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX] = s0->out2in.fib_index;
 
-	  old_addr0 = ip0->src_address.as_u32;
-	  new_addr0 = ip0->src_address.as_u32 = s0->out2in.addr.as_u32;
-	  sum0 = ip0->checksum;
-	  sum0 = ip_csum_update (sum0, old_addr0, new_addr0, ip4_header_t,
-				 src_address);
-	  if (PREDICT_FALSE (is_twice_nat_session (s0)))
-	    sum0 = ip_csum_update (sum0, ip0->dst_address.as_u32,
-				   s0->ext_host_addr.as_u32, ip4_header_t,
-				   dst_address);
-	  ip0->checksum = ip_csum_fold (sum0);
+      old_addr0 = ip0->src_address.as_u32;
+      new_addr0 = ip0->src_address.as_u32 = s0->out2in.addr.as_u32;
+      sum0 = ip0->checksum;
+      sum0 = ip_csum_update (sum0, old_addr0, new_addr0, ip4_header_t,
+			     src_address);
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE (is_twice_nat_session (s0)))
+	sum0 = ip_csum_update (sum0, ip0->dst_address.as_u32,
+			       s0->ext_host_addr.as_u32, ip4_header_t,
+			       dst_address);
+      ip0->checksum = ip_csum_fold (sum0);
 
-	  old_port0 = vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_src_port;
+      old_port0 = vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_src_port;
 
-	  if (PREDICT_TRUE (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_TCP))
-	    {
-	      if (!vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.is_non_first_fragment)
-		{
-		  new_port0 = udp0->src_port = s0->out2in.port;
-		  sum0 = tcp0->checksum;
-		  sum0 =
-		    ip_csum_update (sum0, old_addr0, new_addr0,
-				    ip4_header_t, dst_address);
-		  sum0 =
-		    ip_csum_update (sum0, old_port0, new_port0,
-				    ip4_header_t, length);
-		  if (PREDICT_FALSE (is_twice_nat_session (s0)))
-		    {
-		      sum0 =
-			ip_csum_update (sum0, ip0->dst_address.as_u32,
-					s0->ext_host_addr.as_u32,
-					ip4_header_t, dst_address);
-		      sum0 =
-			ip_csum_update (sum0,
-					vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.
-					reass.l4_dst_port, s0->ext_host_port,
-					ip4_header_t, length);
-		      tcp0->dst_port = s0->ext_host_port;
-		      ip0->dst_address.as_u32 = s0->ext_host_addr.as_u32;
-		    }
-		  mss_clamping (sm->mss_clamping, tcp0, &sum0);
-		  tcp0->checksum = ip_csum_fold (sum0);
-		}
-	      tcp_packets++;
-	      if (nat44_set_tcp_session_state_i2o
-		  (sm, now, s0, b0, thread_index))
-		goto trace0;
-	    }
-	  else if (!vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.is_non_first_fragment
-		   && udp0->checksum)
+      if (PREDICT_TRUE (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_TCP))
+	{
+	  if (!vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.is_non_first_fragment)
 	    {
 	      new_port0 = udp0->src_port = s0->out2in.port;
-	      sum0 = udp0->checksum;
+	      sum0 = tcp0->checksum;
 	      sum0 =
-		ip_csum_update (sum0, old_addr0, new_addr0, ip4_header_t,
-				dst_address);
+		ip_csum_update (sum0, old_addr0, new_addr0,
+				ip4_header_t, dst_address);
 	      sum0 =
-		ip_csum_update (sum0, old_port0, new_port0, ip4_header_t,
-				length);
+		ip_csum_update (sum0, old_port0, new_port0,
+				ip4_header_t, length);
 	      if (PREDICT_FALSE (is_twice_nat_session (s0)))
 		{
-		  sum0 = ip_csum_update (sum0, ip0->dst_address.as_u32,
-					 s0->ext_host_addr.as_u32,
-					 ip4_header_t, dst_address);
+		  sum0 =
+		    ip_csum_update (sum0, ip0->dst_address.as_u32,
+				    s0->ext_host_addr.as_u32,
+				    ip4_header_t, dst_address);
 		  sum0 =
 		    ip_csum_update (sum0,
 				    vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_dst_port,
 				    s0->ext_host_port, ip4_header_t, length);
-		  udp0->dst_port = s0->ext_host_port;
+		  tcp0->dst_port = s0->ext_host_port;
 		  ip0->dst_address.as_u32 = s0->ext_host_addr.as_u32;
 		}
-	      udp0->checksum = ip_csum_fold (sum0);
-	      udp_packets++;
+	      mss_clamping (sm->mss_clamping, tcp0, &sum0);
+	      tcp0->checksum = ip_csum_fold (sum0);
 	    }
-	  else
+	  tcp_packets++;
+	  if (nat44_set_tcp_session_state_i2o (sm, now, s0, b0, thread_index))
+	    goto trace0;
+	}
+      else if (!vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.is_non_first_fragment
+	       && udp0->checksum)
+	{
+	  new_port0 = udp0->src_port = s0->out2in.port;
+	  sum0 = udp0->checksum;
+	  sum0 =
+	    ip_csum_update (sum0, old_addr0, new_addr0, ip4_header_t,
+			    dst_address);
+	  sum0 =
+	    ip_csum_update (sum0, old_port0, new_port0, ip4_header_t, length);
+	  if (PREDICT_FALSE (is_twice_nat_session (s0)))
 	    {
-	      if (!vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.is_non_first_fragment)
-		{
-		  new_port0 = udp0->src_port = s0->out2in.port;
-		  if (PREDICT_FALSE (is_twice_nat_session (s0)))
-		    {
-		      udp0->dst_port = s0->ext_host_port;
-		      ip0->dst_address.as_u32 = s0->ext_host_addr.as_u32;
-		    }
-		  udp_packets++;
-		}
+	      sum0 = ip_csum_update (sum0, ip0->dst_address.as_u32,
+				     s0->ext_host_addr.as_u32,
+				     ip4_header_t, dst_address);
+	      sum0 =
+		ip_csum_update (sum0,
+				vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_dst_port,
+				s0->ext_host_port, ip4_header_t, length);
+	      udp0->dst_port = s0->ext_host_port;
+	      ip0->dst_address.as_u32 = s0->ext_host_addr.as_u32;
 	    }
-
-	  /* Accounting */
-	  nat44_session_update_counters (s0, now,
-					 vlib_buffer_length_in_chain
-					 (vm, b0), thread_index);
-	  /* Per-user LRU list maintenance */
-	  nat44_session_update_lru (sm, s0, thread_index);
-
-	trace0:
-	  if (PREDICT_FALSE ((node->flags & VLIB_NODE_FLAG_TRACE)
-			     && (b0->flags & VLIB_BUFFER_IS_TRACED)))
+	  udp0->checksum = ip_csum_fold (sum0);
+	  udp_packets++;
+	}
+      else
+	{
+	  if (!vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.is_non_first_fragment)
 	    {
-	      nat_in2out_ed_trace_t *t =
-		vlib_add_trace (vm, node, b0, sizeof (*t));
-	      t->sw_if_index = sw_if_index0;
-	      t->next_index = next0;
-	      t->is_slow_path = 1;
-
-	      if (s0)
-		t->session_index = s0 - tsm->sessions;
-	      else
-		t->session_index = ~0;
+	      new_port0 = udp0->src_port = s0->out2in.port;
+	      if (PREDICT_FALSE (is_twice_nat_session (s0)))
+		{
+		  udp0->dst_port = s0->ext_host_port;
+		  ip0->dst_address.as_u32 = s0->ext_host_addr.as_u32;
+		}
+	      udp_packets++;
 	    }
+	}
 
-	  pkts_processed += next0 == vnet_buffer2 (b0)->nat.arc_next;
+      /* Accounting */
+      nat44_session_update_counters (s0, now,
+				     vlib_buffer_length_in_chain
+				     (vm, b0), thread_index);
+      /* Per-user LRU list maintenance */
+      nat44_session_update_lru (sm, s0, thread_index);
 
-	  /* verify speculative enqueue, maybe switch current next frame */
-	  vlib_validate_buffer_enqueue_x1 (vm, node, next_index,
-					   to_next, n_left_to_next,
-					   bi0, next0);
+    trace0:
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE ((node->flags & VLIB_NODE_FLAG_TRACE)
+			 && (b0->flags & VLIB_BUFFER_IS_TRACED)))
+	{
+	  nat_in2out_ed_trace_t *t =
+	    vlib_add_trace (vm, node, b0, sizeof (*t));
+	  t->sw_if_index = sw_if_index0;
+	  t->next_index = next[0];
+	  t->is_slow_path = 1;
+
+	  if (s0)
+	    t->session_index = s0 - tsm->sessions;
+	  else
+	    t->session_index = ~0;
 	}
 
-      vlib_put_next_frame (vm, node, next_index, n_left_to_next);
+      pkts_processed += next[0] == vnet_buffer2 (b0)->nat.arc_next;
+
+      n_left_from--;
+      next++;
+      b++;
     }
 
+  vlib_buffer_enqueue_to_next (vm, node, from, (u16 *) nexts,
+			       frame->n_vectors);
+
   vlib_node_increment_counter (vm, stats_node_index,
 			       NAT_IN2OUT_ED_ERROR_IN2OUT_PACKETS,
 			       pkts_processed);
diff --git a/src/plugins/nat/nat_inlines.h b/src/plugins/nat/nat_inlines.h
index 0254de34d49..01c866a0787 100644
--- a/src/plugins/nat/nat_inlines.h
+++ b/src/plugins/nat/nat_inlines.h
@@ -105,120 +105,99 @@ nat_pre_node_fn_inline (vlib_main_t * vm,
 			vlib_node_runtime_t * node,
 			vlib_frame_t * frame, u32 def_next)
 {
-  u32 n_left_from, *from, *to_next;
-  u16 next_index;
+  u32 n_left_from, *from;
 
   from = vlib_frame_vector_args (frame);
   n_left_from = frame->n_vectors;
-  next_index = node->cached_next_index;
 
-  while (n_left_from > 0)
+  vlib_buffer_t *bufs[VLIB_FRAME_SIZE], **b = bufs;
+  u16 nexts[VLIB_FRAME_SIZE], *next = nexts;
+  vlib_get_buffers (vm, from, b, n_left_from);
+
+  while (n_left_from >= 2)
     {
-      u32 n_left_to_next;
+      u32 next0, next1;
+      u32 arc_next0, arc_next1;
+      vlib_buffer_t *b0, *b1;
 
-      vlib_get_next_frame (vm, node, next_index, to_next, n_left_to_next);
+      b0 = *b;
+      b++;
+      b1 = *b;
+      b++;
 
-      while (n_left_from >= 4 && n_left_to_next >= 2)
+      /* Prefetch next iteration. */
+      if (PREDICT_TRUE (n_left_from >= 4))
 	{
-	  u32 next0, next1;
-	  u32 arc_next0, arc_next1;
-	  u32 bi0, bi1;
-	  vlib_buffer_t *b0, *b1;
-
-	  /* Prefetch next iteration. */
-	  {
-	    vlib_buffer_t *p2, *p3;
-
-	    p2 = vlib_get_buffer (vm, from[2]);
-	    p3 = vlib_get_buffer (vm, from[3]);
-
-	    vlib_prefetch_buffer_header (p2, LOAD);
-	    vlib_prefetch_buffer_header (p3, LOAD);
-
-	    CLIB_PREFETCH (p2->data, CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES, LOAD);
-	    CLIB_PREFETCH (p3->data, CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES, LOAD);
-	  }
+	  vlib_buffer_t *p2, *p3;
 
-	  /* speculatively enqueue b0 and b1 to the current next frame */
-	  to_next[0] = bi0 = from[0];
-	  to_next[1] = bi1 = from[1];
-	  from += 2;
-	  to_next += 2;
-	  n_left_from -= 2;
-	  n_left_to_next -= 2;
+	  p2 = *b;
+	  p3 = *(b + 1);
 
-	  b0 = vlib_get_buffer (vm, bi0);
-	  b1 = vlib_get_buffer (vm, bi1);
+	  vlib_prefetch_buffer_header (p2, LOAD);
+	  vlib_prefetch_buffer_header (p3, LOAD);
 
-	  next0 = def_next;
-	  next1 = def_next;
+	  CLIB_PREFETCH (p2->data, CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES, LOAD);
+	  CLIB_PREFETCH (p3->data, CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES, LOAD);
+	}
 
-	  vnet_feature_next (&arc_next0, b0);
-	  vnet_feature_next (&arc_next1, b1);
+      next0 = def_next;
+      next1 = def_next;
 
-	  vnet_buffer2 (b0)->nat.arc_next = arc_next0;
-	  vnet_buffer2 (b1)->nat.arc_next = arc_next1;
+      vnet_feature_next (&arc_next0, b0);
+      vnet_feature_next (&arc_next1, b1);
 
-	  if (PREDICT_FALSE ((node->flags & VLIB_NODE_FLAG_TRACE)))
-	    {
-	      if (b0->flags & VLIB_BUFFER_IS_TRACED)
-		{
-		  nat_pre_trace_t *t =
-		    vlib_add_trace (vm, node, b0, sizeof (*t));
-		  t->next_index = next0;
-		  t->arc_next_index = arc_next0;
-		}
-	      if (b1->flags & VLIB_BUFFER_IS_TRACED)
-		{
-		  nat_pre_trace_t *t =
-		    vlib_add_trace (vm, node, b0, sizeof (*t));
-		  t->next_index = next1;
-		  t->arc_next_index = arc_next1;
-		}
-	    }
+      vnet_buffer2 (b0)->nat.arc_next = arc_next0;
+      vnet_buffer2 (b1)->nat.arc_next = arc_next1;
 
-	  /* verify speculative enqueues, maybe switch current next frame */
-	  vlib_validate_buffer_enqueue_x2 (vm, node, next_index,
-					   to_next, n_left_to_next,
-					   bi0, bi1, next0, next1);
-	}
-
-      while (n_left_from > 0 && n_left_to_next > 0)
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE ((node->flags & VLIB_NODE_FLAG_TRACE)))
 	{
-	  u32 next0;
-	  u32 arc_next0;
-	  u32 bi0;
-	  vlib_buffer_t *b0;
-
-	  /* speculatively enqueue b0 to the current next frame */
-	  bi0 = from[0];
-	  to_next[0] = bi0;
-	  from += 1;
-	  to_next += 1;
-	  n_left_from -= 1;
-	  n_left_to_next -= 1;
-
-	  b0 = vlib_get_buffer (vm, bi0);
-	  next0 = def_next;
-	  vnet_feature_next (&arc_next0, b0);
-	  vnet_buffer2 (b0)->nat.arc_next = arc_next0;
-
-	  if (PREDICT_FALSE ((node->flags & VLIB_NODE_FLAG_TRACE)
-			     && (b0->flags & VLIB_BUFFER_IS_TRACED)))
+	  if (b0->flags & VLIB_BUFFER_IS_TRACED)
 	    {
 	      nat_pre_trace_t *t = vlib_add_trace (vm, node, b0, sizeof (*t));
 	      t->next_index = next0;
 	      t->arc_next_index = arc_next0;
 	    }
+	  if (b1->flags & VLIB_BUFFER_IS_TRACED)
+	    {
+	      nat_pre_trace_t *t = vlib_add_trace (vm, node, b0, sizeof (*t));
+	      t->next_index = next1;
+	      t->arc_next_index = arc_next1;
+	    }
+	}
+
+      n_left_from -= 2;
+      next[0] = next0;
+      next[1] = next1;
+      next += 2;
+    }
 
-	  /* verify speculative enqueue, maybe switch current next frame */
-	  vlib_validate_buffer_enqueue_x1 (vm, node, next_index,
-					   to_next, n_left_to_next,
-					   bi0, next0);
+  while (n_left_from > 0)
+    {
+      u32 next0;
+      u32 arc_next0;
+      vlib_buffer_t *b0;
+
+      b0 = *b;
+      b++;
+
+      next0 = def_next;
+      vnet_feature_next (&arc_next0, b0);
+      vnet_buffer2 (b0)->nat.arc_next = arc_next0;
+
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE ((node->flags & VLIB_NODE_FLAG_TRACE)
+			 && (b0->flags & VLIB_BUFFER_IS_TRACED)))
+	{
+	  nat_pre_trace_t *t = vlib_add_trace (vm, node, b0, sizeof (*t));
+	  t->next_index = next0;
+	  t->arc_next_index = arc_next0;
 	}
 
-      vlib_put_next_frame (vm, node, next_index, n_left_to_next);
+      n_left_from--;
+      next[0] = next0;
+      next++;
     }
+  vlib_buffer_enqueue_to_next (vm, node, from, (u16 *) nexts,
+			       frame->n_vectors);
 
   return frame->n_vectors;
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/nat/out2in.c b/src/plugins/nat/out2in.c
index 071e16d4416..4e6ceb72f6a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/nat/out2in.c
+++ b/src/plugins/nat/out2in.c
@@ -724,8 +724,7 @@ VLIB_NODE_FN (snat_out2in_node) (vlib_main_t * vm,
 				 vlib_node_runtime_t * node,
 				 vlib_frame_t * frame)
 {
-  u32 n_left_from, *from, *to_next;
-  snat_out2in_next_t next_index;
+  u32 n_left_from, *from;
   u32 pkts_processed = 0;
   snat_main_t *sm = &snat_main;
   f64 now = vlib_time_now (vm);
@@ -736,658 +735,626 @@ VLIB_NODE_FN (snat_out2in_node) (vlib_main_t * vm,
 
   from = vlib_frame_vector_args (frame);
   n_left_from = frame->n_vectors;
-  next_index = node->cached_next_index;
 
-  while (n_left_from > 0)
+  vlib_buffer_t *bufs[VLIB_FRAME_SIZE], **b = bufs;
+  u16 nexts[VLIB_FRAME_SIZE], *next = nexts;
+  vlib_get_buffers (vm, from, b, n_left_from);
+
+  while (n_left_from >= 2)
     {
-      u32 n_left_to_next;
+      vlib_buffer_t *b0, *b1;
+      u32 next0 = SNAT_OUT2IN_NEXT_LOOKUP;
+      u32 next1 = SNAT_OUT2IN_NEXT_LOOKUP;
+      u32 sw_if_index0, sw_if_index1;
+      ip4_header_t *ip0, *ip1;
+      ip_csum_t sum0, sum1;
+      u32 new_addr0, old_addr0;
+      u16 new_port0, old_port0;
+      u32 new_addr1, old_addr1;
+      u16 new_port1, old_port1;
+      udp_header_t *udp0, *udp1;
+      tcp_header_t *tcp0, *tcp1;
+      icmp46_header_t *icmp0, *icmp1;
+      u32 rx_fib_index0, rx_fib_index1;
+      u32 proto0, proto1;
+      snat_session_t *s0 = 0, *s1 = 0;
+      clib_bihash_kv_8_8_t kv0, kv1, value0, value1;
+      u8 identity_nat0, identity_nat1;
+      ip4_address_t sm_addr0, sm_addr1;
+      u16 sm_port0, sm_port1;
+      u32 sm_fib_index0, sm_fib_index1;
+
+      b0 = *b;
+      b++;
+      b1 = *b;
+      b++;
+
+      /* Prefetch next iteration. */
+      if (PREDICT_TRUE (n_left_from >= 4))
+	{
+	  vlib_buffer_t *p2, *p3;
+
+	  p2 = *b;
+	  p3 = *(b + 1);
+
+	  vlib_prefetch_buffer_header (p2, LOAD);
+	  vlib_prefetch_buffer_header (p3, LOAD);
+
+	  CLIB_PREFETCH (p2->data, CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES, LOAD);
+	  CLIB_PREFETCH (p3->data, CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES, LOAD);
+	}
 
-      vlib_get_next_frame (vm, node, next_index, to_next, n_left_to_next);
+      vnet_buffer (b0)->snat.flags = 0;
+      vnet_buffer (b1)->snat.flags = 0;
 
-      while (n_left_from >= 4 && n_left_to_next >= 2)
+      ip0 = vlib_buffer_get_current (b0);
+      udp0 = ip4_next_header (ip0);
+      tcp0 = (tcp_header_t *) udp0;
+      icmp0 = (icmp46_header_t *) udp0;
+
+      sw_if_index0 = vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_RX];
+      rx_fib_index0 = vec_elt (sm->ip4_main->fib_index_by_sw_if_index,
+			       sw_if_index0);
+
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE (ip0->ttl == 1))
 	{
-	  u32 bi0, bi1;
-	  vlib_buffer_t *b0, *b1;
-	  u32 next0 = SNAT_OUT2IN_NEXT_LOOKUP;
-	  u32 next1 = SNAT_OUT2IN_NEXT_LOOKUP;
-	  u32 sw_if_index0, sw_if_index1;
-	  ip4_header_t *ip0, *ip1;
-	  ip_csum_t sum0, sum1;
-	  u32 new_addr0, old_addr0;
-	  u16 new_port0, old_port0;
-	  u32 new_addr1, old_addr1;
-	  u16 new_port1, old_port1;
-	  udp_header_t *udp0, *udp1;
-	  tcp_header_t *tcp0, *tcp1;
-	  icmp46_header_t *icmp0, *icmp1;
-	  u32 rx_fib_index0, rx_fib_index1;
-	  u32 proto0, proto1;
-	  snat_session_t *s0 = 0, *s1 = 0;
-	  clib_bihash_kv_8_8_t kv0, kv1, value0, value1;
-	  u8 identity_nat0, identity_nat1;
-	  ip4_address_t sm_addr0, sm_addr1;
-	  u16 sm_port0, sm_port1;
-	  u32 sm_fib_index0, sm_fib_index1;
-
-	  /* Prefetch next iteration. */
-	  {
-	    vlib_buffer_t *p2, *p3;
-
-	    p2 = vlib_get_buffer (vm, from[2]);
-	    p3 = vlib_get_buffer (vm, from[3]);
-
-	    vlib_prefetch_buffer_header (p2, LOAD);
-	    vlib_prefetch_buffer_header (p3, LOAD);
-
-	    CLIB_PREFETCH (p2->data, CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES, LOAD);
-	    CLIB_PREFETCH (p3->data, CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES, LOAD);
-	  }
-
-	  /* speculatively enqueue b0 and b1 to the current next frame */
-	  to_next[0] = bi0 = from[0];
-	  to_next[1] = bi1 = from[1];
-	  from += 2;
-	  to_next += 2;
-	  n_left_from -= 2;
-	  n_left_to_next -= 2;
-
-	  b0 = vlib_get_buffer (vm, bi0);
-	  b1 = vlib_get_buffer (vm, bi1);
-
-	  vnet_buffer (b0)->snat.flags = 0;
-	  vnet_buffer (b1)->snat.flags = 0;
-
-	  ip0 = vlib_buffer_get_current (b0);
-	  udp0 = ip4_next_header (ip0);
-	  tcp0 = (tcp_header_t *) udp0;
-	  icmp0 = (icmp46_header_t *) udp0;
-
-	  sw_if_index0 = vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_RX];
-	  rx_fib_index0 = vec_elt (sm->ip4_main->fib_index_by_sw_if_index,
-				   sw_if_index0);
-
-	  if (PREDICT_FALSE (ip0->ttl == 1))
-	    {
-	      vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX] = (u32) ~ 0;
-	      icmp4_error_set_vnet_buffer (b0, ICMP4_time_exceeded,
-					   ICMP4_time_exceeded_ttl_exceeded_in_transit,
-					   0);
-	      next0 = SNAT_OUT2IN_NEXT_ICMP_ERROR;
-	      goto trace0;
-	    }
+	  vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX] = (u32) ~ 0;
+	  icmp4_error_set_vnet_buffer (b0, ICMP4_time_exceeded,
+				       ICMP4_time_exceeded_ttl_exceeded_in_transit,
+				       0);
+	  next0 = SNAT_OUT2IN_NEXT_ICMP_ERROR;
+	  goto trace0;
+	}
 
-	  proto0 = ip_proto_to_nat_proto (ip0->protocol);
+      proto0 = ip_proto_to_nat_proto (ip0->protocol);
 
-	  if (PREDICT_FALSE (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_OTHER))
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_OTHER))
+	{
+	  if (nat_out2in_sm_unknown_proto (sm, b0, ip0, rx_fib_index0))
 	    {
-	      if (nat_out2in_sm_unknown_proto (sm, b0, ip0, rx_fib_index0))
+	      if (!sm->forwarding_enabled)
 		{
-		  if (!sm->forwarding_enabled)
-		    {
-		      b0->error =
-			node->errors[SNAT_OUT2IN_ERROR_UNSUPPORTED_PROTOCOL];
-		      next0 = SNAT_OUT2IN_NEXT_DROP;
-		    }
+		  b0->error =
+		    node->errors[SNAT_OUT2IN_ERROR_UNSUPPORTED_PROTOCOL];
+		  next0 = SNAT_OUT2IN_NEXT_DROP;
 		}
-	      other_packets++;
-	      goto trace0;
 	    }
+	  other_packets++;
+	  goto trace0;
+	}
 
-	  if (PREDICT_FALSE (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_ICMP))
-	    {
-	      next0 = icmp_out2in_slow_path
-		(sm, b0, ip0, icmp0, sw_if_index0, rx_fib_index0, node,
-		 next0, now, thread_index, &s0);
-	      icmp_packets++;
-	      goto trace0;
-	    }
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_ICMP))
+	{
+	  next0 = icmp_out2in_slow_path
+	    (sm, b0, ip0, icmp0, sw_if_index0, rx_fib_index0, node,
+	     next0, now, thread_index, &s0);
+	  icmp_packets++;
+	  goto trace0;
+	}
 
-	  init_nat_k (&kv0, ip0->dst_address,
-		      vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_dst_port, rx_fib_index0,
-		      proto0);
-	  if (clib_bihash_search_8_8
-	      (&sm->per_thread_data[thread_index].out2in, &kv0, &value0))
+      init_nat_k (&kv0, ip0->dst_address,
+		  vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_dst_port, rx_fib_index0,
+		  proto0);
+      if (clib_bihash_search_8_8
+	  (&sm->per_thread_data[thread_index].out2in, &kv0, &value0))
+	{
+	  /* Try to match static mapping by external address and port,
+	     destination address and port in packet */
+	  if (snat_static_mapping_match
+	      (sm, ip0->dst_address,
+	       vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_dst_port, rx_fib_index0,
+	       proto0, &sm_addr0, &sm_port0, &sm_fib_index0, 1, 0, 0, 0,
+	       0, &identity_nat0))
 	    {
-	      /* Try to match static mapping by external address and port,
-	         destination address and port in packet */
-	      if (snat_static_mapping_match
-		  (sm, ip0->dst_address,
-		   vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_dst_port, rx_fib_index0,
-		   proto0, &sm_addr0, &sm_port0, &sm_fib_index0, 1, 0, 0, 0,
-		   0, &identity_nat0))
+	      /*
+	       * Send DHCP packets to the ipv4 stack, or we won't
+	       * be able to use dhcp client on the outside interface
+	       */
+	      if (PREDICT_FALSE
+		  (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_UDP
+		   && (vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_dst_port ==
+		       clib_host_to_net_u16 (UDP_DST_PORT_dhcp_to_client))))
 		{
-		  /*
-		   * Send DHCP packets to the ipv4 stack, or we won't
-		   * be able to use dhcp client on the outside interface
-		   */
-		  if (PREDICT_FALSE
-		      (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_UDP
-		       && (vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_dst_port ==
-			   clib_host_to_net_u16
-			   (UDP_DST_PORT_dhcp_to_client))))
-		    {
-		      vnet_feature_next (&next0, b0);
-		      goto trace0;
-		    }
-
-		  if (!sm->forwarding_enabled)
-		    {
-		      b0->error =
-			node->errors[SNAT_OUT2IN_ERROR_NO_TRANSLATION];
-		      next0 = SNAT_OUT2IN_NEXT_DROP;
-		    }
+		  vnet_feature_next (&next0, b0);
 		  goto trace0;
 		}
 
-	      if (PREDICT_FALSE (identity_nat0))
-		goto trace0;
-
-	      /* Create session initiated by host from external network */
-	      s0 = create_session_for_static_mapping (sm, b0,
-						      sm_addr0, sm_port0,
-						      sm_fib_index0,
-						      ip0->dst_address,
-						      vnet_buffer (b0)->
-						      ip.reass.l4_dst_port,
-						      rx_fib_index0, proto0,
-						      node, thread_index,
-						      now);
-	      if (!s0)
+	      if (!sm->forwarding_enabled)
 		{
+		  b0->error = node->errors[SNAT_OUT2IN_ERROR_NO_TRANSLATION];
 		  next0 = SNAT_OUT2IN_NEXT_DROP;
-		  goto trace0;
 		}
+	      goto trace0;
 	    }
-	  else
-	    s0 = pool_elt_at_index (tsm->sessions, value0.value);
 
-	  old_addr0 = ip0->dst_address.as_u32;
-	  ip0->dst_address = s0->in2out.addr;
-	  new_addr0 = ip0->dst_address.as_u32;
-	  vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX] = s0->in2out.fib_index;
+	  if (PREDICT_FALSE (identity_nat0))
+	    goto trace0;
+
+	  /* Create session initiated by host from external network */
+	  s0 = create_session_for_static_mapping (sm, b0,
+						  sm_addr0, sm_port0,
+						  sm_fib_index0,
+						  ip0->dst_address,
+						  vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.
+						  reass.l4_dst_port,
+						  rx_fib_index0, proto0, node,
+						  thread_index, now);
+	  if (!s0)
+	    {
+	      next0 = SNAT_OUT2IN_NEXT_DROP;
+	      goto trace0;
+	    }
+	}
+      else
+	s0 = pool_elt_at_index (tsm->sessions, value0.value);
+
+      old_addr0 = ip0->dst_address.as_u32;
+      ip0->dst_address = s0->in2out.addr;
+      new_addr0 = ip0->dst_address.as_u32;
+      vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX] = s0->in2out.fib_index;
 
-	  sum0 = ip0->checksum;
-	  sum0 = ip_csum_update (sum0, old_addr0, new_addr0,
-				 ip4_header_t,
-				 dst_address /* changed member */ );
-	  ip0->checksum = ip_csum_fold (sum0);
+      sum0 = ip0->checksum;
+      sum0 = ip_csum_update (sum0, old_addr0, new_addr0,
+			     ip4_header_t, dst_address /* changed member */ );
+      ip0->checksum = ip_csum_fold (sum0);
 
-	  if (PREDICT_TRUE (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_TCP))
+      if (PREDICT_TRUE (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_TCP))
+	{
+	  if (!vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.is_non_first_fragment)
 	    {
-	      if (!vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.is_non_first_fragment)
-		{
-		  old_port0 = vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_dst_port;
-		  new_port0 = udp0->dst_port = s0->in2out.port;
-		  sum0 = tcp0->checksum;
-		  sum0 = ip_csum_update (sum0, old_addr0, new_addr0,
-					 ip4_header_t,
-					 dst_address /* changed member */ );
-
-		  sum0 = ip_csum_update (sum0, old_port0, new_port0,
-					 ip4_header_t /* cheat */ ,
-					 length /* changed member */ );
-		  tcp0->checksum = ip_csum_fold (sum0);
-		}
-	      tcp_packets++;
+	      old_port0 = vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_dst_port;
+	      new_port0 = udp0->dst_port = s0->in2out.port;
+	      sum0 = tcp0->checksum;
+	      sum0 = ip_csum_update (sum0, old_addr0, new_addr0,
+				     ip4_header_t,
+				     dst_address /* changed member */ );
+
+	      sum0 = ip_csum_update (sum0, old_port0, new_port0,
+				     ip4_header_t /* cheat */ ,
+				     length /* changed member */ );
+	      tcp0->checksum = ip_csum_fold (sum0);
 	    }
-	  else
+	  tcp_packets++;
+	}
+      else
+	{
+	  if (!vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.is_non_first_fragment)
 	    {
-	      if (!vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.is_non_first_fragment)
+	      old_port0 = vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_dst_port;
+	      new_port0 = udp0->dst_port = s0->in2out.port;
+	      if (PREDICT_FALSE (udp0->checksum))
 		{
-		  old_port0 = vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_dst_port;
-		  new_port0 = udp0->dst_port = s0->in2out.port;
-		  if (PREDICT_FALSE (udp0->checksum))
-		    {
-		      sum0 = udp0->checksum;
-		      sum0 = ip_csum_update (sum0, old_addr0, new_addr0, ip4_header_t, dst_address	/* changed member */
-			);
-		      sum0 =
-			ip_csum_update (sum0, old_port0, new_port0,
-					ip4_header_t /* cheat */ ,
-					length /* changed member */ );
-		      udp0->checksum = ip_csum_fold (sum0);
-		    }
+		  sum0 = udp0->checksum;
+		  sum0 = ip_csum_update (sum0, old_addr0, new_addr0, ip4_header_t, dst_address	/* changed member */
+		    );
+		  sum0 =
+		    ip_csum_update (sum0, old_port0, new_port0,
+				    ip4_header_t /* cheat */ ,
+				    length /* changed member */ );
+		  udp0->checksum = ip_csum_fold (sum0);
 		}
-	      udp_packets++;
 	    }
+	  udp_packets++;
+	}
 
-	  /* Accounting */
-	  nat44_session_update_counters (s0, now,
-					 vlib_buffer_length_in_chain (vm, b0),
-					 thread_index);
-	  /* Per-user LRU list maintenance */
-	  nat44_session_update_lru (sm, s0, thread_index);
-	trace0:
+      /* Accounting */
+      nat44_session_update_counters (s0, now,
+				     vlib_buffer_length_in_chain (vm, b0),
+				     thread_index);
+      /* Per-user LRU list maintenance */
+      nat44_session_update_lru (sm, s0, thread_index);
+    trace0:
 
-	  if (PREDICT_FALSE ((node->flags & VLIB_NODE_FLAG_TRACE)
-			     && (b0->flags & VLIB_BUFFER_IS_TRACED)))
-	    {
-	      snat_out2in_trace_t *t =
-		vlib_add_trace (vm, node, b0, sizeof (*t));
-	      t->sw_if_index = sw_if_index0;
-	      t->next_index = next0;
-	      t->session_index = ~0;
-	      if (s0)
-		t->session_index =
-		  s0 - sm->per_thread_data[thread_index].sessions;
-	    }
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE ((node->flags & VLIB_NODE_FLAG_TRACE)
+			 && (b0->flags & VLIB_BUFFER_IS_TRACED)))
+	{
+	  snat_out2in_trace_t *t = vlib_add_trace (vm, node, b0, sizeof (*t));
+	  t->sw_if_index = sw_if_index0;
+	  t->next_index = next0;
+	  t->session_index = ~0;
+	  if (s0)
+	    t->session_index =
+	      s0 - sm->per_thread_data[thread_index].sessions;
+	}
 
-	  pkts_processed += next0 == SNAT_OUT2IN_NEXT_LOOKUP;
+      pkts_processed += next0 == SNAT_OUT2IN_NEXT_LOOKUP;
 
 
-	  ip1 = vlib_buffer_get_current (b1);
-	  udp1 = ip4_next_header (ip1);
-	  tcp1 = (tcp_header_t *) udp1;
-	  icmp1 = (icmp46_header_t *) udp1;
+      ip1 = vlib_buffer_get_current (b1);
+      udp1 = ip4_next_header (ip1);
+      tcp1 = (tcp_header_t *) udp1;
+      icmp1 = (icmp46_header_t *) udp1;
 
-	  sw_if_index1 = vnet_buffer (b1)->sw_if_index[VLIB_RX];
-	  rx_fib_index1 = vec_elt (sm->ip4_main->fib_index_by_sw_if_index,
-				   sw_if_index1);
+      sw_if_index1 = vnet_buffer (b1)->sw_if_index[VLIB_RX];
+      rx_fib_index1 = vec_elt (sm->ip4_main->fib_index_by_sw_if_index,
+			       sw_if_index1);
 
-	  if (PREDICT_FALSE (ip1->ttl == 1))
-	    {
-	      vnet_buffer (b1)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX] = (u32) ~ 0;
-	      icmp4_error_set_vnet_buffer (b1, ICMP4_time_exceeded,
-					   ICMP4_time_exceeded_ttl_exceeded_in_transit,
-					   0);
-	      next1 = SNAT_OUT2IN_NEXT_ICMP_ERROR;
-	      goto trace1;
-	    }
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE (ip1->ttl == 1))
+	{
+	  vnet_buffer (b1)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX] = (u32) ~ 0;
+	  icmp4_error_set_vnet_buffer (b1, ICMP4_time_exceeded,
+				       ICMP4_time_exceeded_ttl_exceeded_in_transit,
+				       0);
+	  next1 = SNAT_OUT2IN_NEXT_ICMP_ERROR;
+	  goto trace1;
+	}
 
-	  proto1 = ip_proto_to_nat_proto (ip1->protocol);
+      proto1 = ip_proto_to_nat_proto (ip1->protocol);
 
-	  if (PREDICT_FALSE (proto1 == NAT_PROTOCOL_OTHER))
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE (proto1 == NAT_PROTOCOL_OTHER))
+	{
+	  if (nat_out2in_sm_unknown_proto (sm, b1, ip1, rx_fib_index1))
 	    {
-	      if (nat_out2in_sm_unknown_proto (sm, b1, ip1, rx_fib_index1))
+	      if (!sm->forwarding_enabled)
 		{
-		  if (!sm->forwarding_enabled)
-		    {
-		      b1->error =
-			node->errors[SNAT_OUT2IN_ERROR_UNSUPPORTED_PROTOCOL];
-		      next1 = SNAT_OUT2IN_NEXT_DROP;
-		    }
+		  b1->error =
+		    node->errors[SNAT_OUT2IN_ERROR_UNSUPPORTED_PROTOCOL];
+		  next1 = SNAT_OUT2IN_NEXT_DROP;
 		}
-	      other_packets++;
-	      goto trace1;
 	    }
+	  other_packets++;
+	  goto trace1;
+	}
 
-	  if (PREDICT_FALSE (proto1 == NAT_PROTOCOL_ICMP))
-	    {
-	      next1 = icmp_out2in_slow_path
-		(sm, b1, ip1, icmp1, sw_if_index1, rx_fib_index1, node,
-		 next1, now, thread_index, &s1);
-	      icmp_packets++;
-	      goto trace1;
-	    }
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE (proto1 == NAT_PROTOCOL_ICMP))
+	{
+	  next1 = icmp_out2in_slow_path
+	    (sm, b1, ip1, icmp1, sw_if_index1, rx_fib_index1, node,
+	     next1, now, thread_index, &s1);
+	  icmp_packets++;
+	  goto trace1;
+	}
 
-	  init_nat_k (&kv1, ip1->dst_address,
-		      vnet_buffer (b1)->ip.reass.l4_dst_port, rx_fib_index1,
-		      proto1);
+      init_nat_k (&kv1, ip1->dst_address,
+		  vnet_buffer (b1)->ip.reass.l4_dst_port, rx_fib_index1,
+		  proto1);
 
-	  if (clib_bihash_search_8_8
-	      (&sm->per_thread_data[thread_index].out2in, &kv1, &value1))
+      if (clib_bihash_search_8_8
+	  (&sm->per_thread_data[thread_index].out2in, &kv1, &value1))
+	{
+	  /* Try to match static mapping by external address and port,
+	     destination address and port in packet */
+	  if (snat_static_mapping_match
+	      (sm, ip1->dst_address,
+	       vnet_buffer (b1)->ip.reass.l4_dst_port, proto1,
+	       rx_fib_index1, &sm_addr1, &sm_port1, &sm_fib_index1, 1, 0,
+	       0, 0, 0, &identity_nat1))
 	    {
-	      /* Try to match static mapping by external address and port,
-	         destination address and port in packet */
-	      if (snat_static_mapping_match
-		  (sm, ip1->dst_address,
-		   vnet_buffer (b1)->ip.reass.l4_dst_port, proto1,
-		   rx_fib_index1, &sm_addr1, &sm_port1, &sm_fib_index1, 1, 0,
-		   0, 0, 0, &identity_nat1))
+	      /*
+	       * Send DHCP packets to the ipv4 stack, or we won't
+	       * be able to use dhcp client on the outside interface
+	       */
+	      if (PREDICT_FALSE
+		  (proto1 == NAT_PROTOCOL_UDP
+		   && (vnet_buffer (b1)->ip.reass.l4_dst_port ==
+		       clib_host_to_net_u16 (UDP_DST_PORT_dhcp_to_client))))
 		{
-		  /*
-		   * Send DHCP packets to the ipv4 stack, or we won't
-		   * be able to use dhcp client on the outside interface
-		   */
-		  if (PREDICT_FALSE
-		      (proto1 == NAT_PROTOCOL_UDP
-		       && (vnet_buffer (b1)->ip.reass.l4_dst_port ==
-			   clib_host_to_net_u16
-			   (UDP_DST_PORT_dhcp_to_client))))
-		    {
-		      vnet_feature_next (&next1, b1);
-		      goto trace1;
-		    }
-
-		  if (!sm->forwarding_enabled)
-		    {
-		      b1->error =
-			node->errors[SNAT_OUT2IN_ERROR_NO_TRANSLATION];
-		      next1 = SNAT_OUT2IN_NEXT_DROP;
-		    }
+		  vnet_feature_next (&next1, b1);
 		  goto trace1;
 		}
 
-	      if (PREDICT_FALSE (identity_nat1))
-		goto trace1;
-
-	      /* Create session initiated by host from external network */
-	      s1 =
-		create_session_for_static_mapping (sm, b1, sm_addr1, sm_port1,
-						   sm_fib_index1,
-						   ip1->dst_address,
-						   vnet_buffer (b1)->ip.
-						   reass.l4_dst_port,
-						   rx_fib_index1, proto1,
-						   node, thread_index, now);
-	      if (!s1)
+	      if (!sm->forwarding_enabled)
 		{
+		  b1->error = node->errors[SNAT_OUT2IN_ERROR_NO_TRANSLATION];
 		  next1 = SNAT_OUT2IN_NEXT_DROP;
-		  goto trace1;
 		}
+	      goto trace1;
 	    }
-	  else
-	    s1 =
-	      pool_elt_at_index (sm->per_thread_data[thread_index].sessions,
-				 value1.value);
-
-	  old_addr1 = ip1->dst_address.as_u32;
-	  ip1->dst_address = s1->in2out.addr;
-	  new_addr1 = ip1->dst_address.as_u32;
-	  vnet_buffer (b1)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX] = s1->in2out.fib_index;
-
-	  sum1 = ip1->checksum;
-	  sum1 = ip_csum_update (sum1, old_addr1, new_addr1,
-				 ip4_header_t,
-				 dst_address /* changed member */ );
-	  ip1->checksum = ip_csum_fold (sum1);
-
-	  if (PREDICT_TRUE (proto1 == NAT_PROTOCOL_TCP))
+
+	  if (PREDICT_FALSE (identity_nat1))
+	    goto trace1;
+
+	  /* Create session initiated by host from external network */
+	  s1 =
+	    create_session_for_static_mapping (sm, b1, sm_addr1, sm_port1,
+					       sm_fib_index1,
+					       ip1->dst_address,
+					       vnet_buffer (b1)->ip.
+					       reass.l4_dst_port,
+					       rx_fib_index1, proto1, node,
+					       thread_index, now);
+	  if (!s1)
 	    {
-	      if (!vnet_buffer (b1)->ip.reass.is_non_first_fragment)
-		{
-		  old_port1 = vnet_buffer (b1)->ip.reass.l4_dst_port;
-		  new_port1 = udp1->dst_port = s1->in2out.port;
-
-		  sum1 = tcp1->checksum;
-		  sum1 = ip_csum_update (sum1, old_addr1, new_addr1,
-					 ip4_header_t,
-					 dst_address /* changed member */ );
-
-		  sum1 = ip_csum_update (sum1, old_port1, new_port1,
-					 ip4_header_t /* cheat */ ,
-					 length /* changed member */ );
-		  tcp1->checksum = ip_csum_fold (sum1);
-		}
-	      tcp_packets++;
+	      next1 = SNAT_OUT2IN_NEXT_DROP;
+	      goto trace1;
 	    }
-	  else
+	}
+      else
+	s1 =
+	  pool_elt_at_index (sm->per_thread_data[thread_index].sessions,
+			     value1.value);
+
+      old_addr1 = ip1->dst_address.as_u32;
+      ip1->dst_address = s1->in2out.addr;
+      new_addr1 = ip1->dst_address.as_u32;
+      vnet_buffer (b1)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX] = s1->in2out.fib_index;
+
+      sum1 = ip1->checksum;
+      sum1 = ip_csum_update (sum1, old_addr1, new_addr1,
+			     ip4_header_t, dst_address /* changed member */ );
+      ip1->checksum = ip_csum_fold (sum1);
+
+      if (PREDICT_TRUE (proto1 == NAT_PROTOCOL_TCP))
+	{
+	  if (!vnet_buffer (b1)->ip.reass.is_non_first_fragment)
+	    {
+	      old_port1 = vnet_buffer (b1)->ip.reass.l4_dst_port;
+	      new_port1 = udp1->dst_port = s1->in2out.port;
+
+	      sum1 = tcp1->checksum;
+	      sum1 = ip_csum_update (sum1, old_addr1, new_addr1,
+				     ip4_header_t,
+				     dst_address /* changed member */ );
+
+	      sum1 = ip_csum_update (sum1, old_port1, new_port1,
+				     ip4_header_t /* cheat */ ,
+				     length /* changed member */ );
+	      tcp1->checksum = ip_csum_fold (sum1);
+	    }
+	  tcp_packets++;
+	}
+      else
+	{
+	  if (!vnet_buffer (b1)->ip.reass.is_non_first_fragment)
 	    {
-	      if (!vnet_buffer (b1)->ip.reass.is_non_first_fragment)
+	      old_port1 = vnet_buffer (b1)->ip.reass.l4_dst_port;
+	      new_port1 = udp1->dst_port = s1->in2out.port;
+	      if (PREDICT_FALSE (udp1->checksum))
 		{
-		  old_port1 = vnet_buffer (b1)->ip.reass.l4_dst_port;
-		  new_port1 = udp1->dst_port = s1->in2out.port;
-		  if (PREDICT_FALSE (udp1->checksum))
-		    {
-
-		      sum1 = udp1->checksum;
-		      sum1 =
-			ip_csum_update (sum1, old_addr1, new_addr1,
-					ip4_header_t,
-					dst_address /* changed member */ );
-		      sum1 =
-			ip_csum_update (sum1, old_port1, new_port1,
-					ip4_header_t /* cheat */ ,
-					length /* changed member */ );
-		      udp1->checksum = ip_csum_fold (sum1);
-		    }
+
+		  sum1 = udp1->checksum;
+		  sum1 =
+		    ip_csum_update (sum1, old_addr1, new_addr1,
+				    ip4_header_t,
+				    dst_address /* changed member */ );
+		  sum1 =
+		    ip_csum_update (sum1, old_port1, new_port1,
+				    ip4_header_t /* cheat */ ,
+				    length /* changed member */ );
+		  udp1->checksum = ip_csum_fold (sum1);
 		}
-	      udp_packets++;
 	    }
+	  udp_packets++;
+	}
 
-	  /* Accounting */
-	  nat44_session_update_counters (s1, now,
-					 vlib_buffer_length_in_chain (vm, b1),
-					 thread_index);
-	  /* Per-user LRU list maintenance */
-	  nat44_session_update_lru (sm, s1, thread_index);
-	trace1:
+      /* Accounting */
+      nat44_session_update_counters (s1, now,
+				     vlib_buffer_length_in_chain (vm, b1),
+				     thread_index);
+      /* Per-user LRU list maintenance */
+      nat44_session_update_lru (sm, s1, thread_index);
+    trace1:
 
-	  if (PREDICT_FALSE ((node->flags & VLIB_NODE_FLAG_TRACE)
-			     && (b1->flags & VLIB_BUFFER_IS_TRACED)))
-	    {
-	      snat_out2in_trace_t *t =
-		vlib_add_trace (vm, node, b1, sizeof (*t));
-	      t->sw_if_index = sw_if_index1;
-	      t->next_index = next1;
-	      t->session_index = ~0;
-	      if (s1)
-		t->session_index =
-		  s1 - sm->per_thread_data[thread_index].sessions;
-	    }
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE ((node->flags & VLIB_NODE_FLAG_TRACE)
+			 && (b1->flags & VLIB_BUFFER_IS_TRACED)))
+	{
+	  snat_out2in_trace_t *t = vlib_add_trace (vm, node, b1, sizeof (*t));
+	  t->sw_if_index = sw_if_index1;
+	  t->next_index = next1;
+	  t->session_index = ~0;
+	  if (s1)
+	    t->session_index =
+	      s1 - sm->per_thread_data[thread_index].sessions;
+	}
 
-	  pkts_processed += next1 == SNAT_OUT2IN_NEXT_LOOKUP;
+      pkts_processed += next1 == SNAT_OUT2IN_NEXT_LOOKUP;
 
-	  /* verify speculative enqueues, maybe switch current next frame */
-	  vlib_validate_buffer_enqueue_x2 (vm, node, next_index,
-					   to_next, n_left_to_next,
-					   bi0, bi1, next0, next1);
-	}
+      n_left_from -= 2;
+      next[0] = next0;
+      next[1] = next1;
+      next += 2;
+    }
 
-      while (n_left_from > 0 && n_left_to_next > 0)
+  while (n_left_from > 0)
+    {
+      vlib_buffer_t *b0;
+      u32 next0 = SNAT_OUT2IN_NEXT_LOOKUP;
+      u32 sw_if_index0;
+      ip4_header_t *ip0;
+      ip_csum_t sum0;
+      u32 new_addr0, old_addr0;
+      u16 new_port0, old_port0;
+      udp_header_t *udp0;
+      tcp_header_t *tcp0;
+      icmp46_header_t *icmp0;
+      u32 rx_fib_index0;
+      u32 proto0;
+      snat_session_t *s0 = 0;
+      clib_bihash_kv_8_8_t kv0, value0;
+      u8 identity_nat0;
+      ip4_address_t sm_addr0;
+      u16 sm_port0;
+      u32 sm_fib_index0;
+
+      b0 = *b;
+      ++b;
+
+      vnet_buffer (b0)->snat.flags = 0;
+
+      ip0 = vlib_buffer_get_current (b0);
+      udp0 = ip4_next_header (ip0);
+      tcp0 = (tcp_header_t *) udp0;
+      icmp0 = (icmp46_header_t *) udp0;
+
+      sw_if_index0 = vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_RX];
+      rx_fib_index0 = vec_elt (sm->ip4_main->fib_index_by_sw_if_index,
+			       sw_if_index0);
+
+      proto0 = ip_proto_to_nat_proto (ip0->protocol);
+
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_OTHER))
 	{
-	  u32 bi0;
-	  vlib_buffer_t *b0;
-	  u32 next0 = SNAT_OUT2IN_NEXT_LOOKUP;
-	  u32 sw_if_index0;
-	  ip4_header_t *ip0;
-	  ip_csum_t sum0;
-	  u32 new_addr0, old_addr0;
-	  u16 new_port0, old_port0;
-	  udp_header_t *udp0;
-	  tcp_header_t *tcp0;
-	  icmp46_header_t *icmp0;
-	  u32 rx_fib_index0;
-	  u32 proto0;
-	  snat_session_t *s0 = 0;
-	  clib_bihash_kv_8_8_t kv0, value0;
-	  u8 identity_nat0;
-	  ip4_address_t sm_addr0;
-	  u16 sm_port0;
-	  u32 sm_fib_index0;
-
-	  /* speculatively enqueue b0 to the current next frame */
-	  bi0 = from[0];
-	  to_next[0] = bi0;
-	  from += 1;
-	  to_next += 1;
-	  n_left_from -= 1;
-	  n_left_to_next -= 1;
-
-	  b0 = vlib_get_buffer (vm, bi0);
-
-	  vnet_buffer (b0)->snat.flags = 0;
-
-	  ip0 = vlib_buffer_get_current (b0);
-	  udp0 = ip4_next_header (ip0);
-	  tcp0 = (tcp_header_t *) udp0;
-	  icmp0 = (icmp46_header_t *) udp0;
-
-	  sw_if_index0 = vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_RX];
-	  rx_fib_index0 = vec_elt (sm->ip4_main->fib_index_by_sw_if_index,
-				   sw_if_index0);
-
-	  proto0 = ip_proto_to_nat_proto (ip0->protocol);
-
-	  if (PREDICT_FALSE (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_OTHER))
+	  if (nat_out2in_sm_unknown_proto (sm, b0, ip0, rx_fib_index0))
 	    {
-	      if (nat_out2in_sm_unknown_proto (sm, b0, ip0, rx_fib_index0))
+	      if (!sm->forwarding_enabled)
 		{
-		  if (!sm->forwarding_enabled)
-		    {
-		      b0->error =
-			node->errors[SNAT_OUT2IN_ERROR_UNSUPPORTED_PROTOCOL];
-		      next0 = SNAT_OUT2IN_NEXT_DROP;
-		    }
+		  b0->error =
+		    node->errors[SNAT_OUT2IN_ERROR_UNSUPPORTED_PROTOCOL];
+		  next0 = SNAT_OUT2IN_NEXT_DROP;
 		}
-	      other_packets++;
-	      goto trace00;
 	    }
+	  other_packets++;
+	  goto trace00;
+	}
 
-	  if (PREDICT_FALSE (ip0->ttl == 1))
-	    {
-	      vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX] = (u32) ~ 0;
-	      icmp4_error_set_vnet_buffer (b0, ICMP4_time_exceeded,
-					   ICMP4_time_exceeded_ttl_exceeded_in_transit,
-					   0);
-	      next0 = SNAT_OUT2IN_NEXT_ICMP_ERROR;
-	      goto trace00;
-	    }
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE (ip0->ttl == 1))
+	{
+	  vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX] = (u32) ~ 0;
+	  icmp4_error_set_vnet_buffer (b0, ICMP4_time_exceeded,
+				       ICMP4_time_exceeded_ttl_exceeded_in_transit,
+				       0);
+	  next0 = SNAT_OUT2IN_NEXT_ICMP_ERROR;
+	  goto trace00;
+	}
 
-	  if (PREDICT_FALSE (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_ICMP))
-	    {
-	      next0 = icmp_out2in_slow_path
-		(sm, b0, ip0, icmp0, sw_if_index0, rx_fib_index0, node,
-		 next0, now, thread_index, &s0);
-	      icmp_packets++;
-	      goto trace00;
-	    }
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_ICMP))
+	{
+	  next0 = icmp_out2in_slow_path
+	    (sm, b0, ip0, icmp0, sw_if_index0, rx_fib_index0, node,
+	     next0, now, thread_index, &s0);
+	  icmp_packets++;
+	  goto trace00;
+	}
 
-	  init_nat_k (&kv0, ip0->dst_address,
-		      vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_dst_port, rx_fib_index0,
-		      proto0);
+      init_nat_k (&kv0, ip0->dst_address,
+		  vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_dst_port, rx_fib_index0,
+		  proto0);
 
-	  if (clib_bihash_search_8_8
-	      (&sm->per_thread_data[thread_index].out2in, &kv0, &value0))
+      if (clib_bihash_search_8_8
+	  (&sm->per_thread_data[thread_index].out2in, &kv0, &value0))
+	{
+	  /* Try to match static mapping by external address and port,
+	     destination address and port in packet */
+	  if (snat_static_mapping_match
+	      (sm, ip0->dst_address,
+	       vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_dst_port, rx_fib_index0,
+	       proto0, &sm_addr0, &sm_port0, &sm_fib_index0, 1, 0, 0, 0,
+	       0, &identity_nat0))
 	    {
-	      /* Try to match static mapping by external address and port,
-	         destination address and port in packet */
-	      if (snat_static_mapping_match
-		  (sm, ip0->dst_address,
-		   vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_dst_port, rx_fib_index0,
-		   proto0, &sm_addr0, &sm_port0, &sm_fib_index0, 1, 0, 0, 0,
-		   0, &identity_nat0))
+	      /*
+	       * Send DHCP packets to the ipv4 stack, or we won't
+	       * be able to use dhcp client on the outside interface
+	       */
+	      if (PREDICT_FALSE
+		  (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_UDP
+		   && (vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_dst_port ==
+		       clib_host_to_net_u16 (UDP_DST_PORT_dhcp_to_client))))
 		{
-		  /*
-		   * Send DHCP packets to the ipv4 stack, or we won't
-		   * be able to use dhcp client on the outside interface
-		   */
-		  if (PREDICT_FALSE
-		      (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_UDP
-		       && (vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_dst_port ==
-			   clib_host_to_net_u16
-			   (UDP_DST_PORT_dhcp_to_client))))
-		    {
-		      vnet_feature_next (&next0, b0);
-		      goto trace00;
-		    }
-
-		  if (!sm->forwarding_enabled)
-		    {
-		      b0->error =
-			node->errors[SNAT_OUT2IN_ERROR_NO_TRANSLATION];
-		      next0 = SNAT_OUT2IN_NEXT_DROP;
-		    }
+		  vnet_feature_next (&next0, b0);
 		  goto trace00;
 		}
 
-	      if (PREDICT_FALSE (identity_nat0))
-		goto trace00;
-
-	      /* Create session initiated by host from external network */
-	      s0 = create_session_for_static_mapping (sm, b0,
-						      sm_addr0, sm_port0,
-						      sm_fib_index0,
-						      ip0->dst_address,
-						      vnet_buffer (b0)->
-						      ip.reass.l4_dst_port,
-						      rx_fib_index0, proto0,
-						      node, thread_index,
-						      now);
-	      if (!s0)
+	      if (!sm->forwarding_enabled)
 		{
+		  b0->error = node->errors[SNAT_OUT2IN_ERROR_NO_TRANSLATION];
 		  next0 = SNAT_OUT2IN_NEXT_DROP;
-		  goto trace00;
 		}
+	      goto trace00;
 	    }
-	  else
-	    s0 =
-	      pool_elt_at_index (sm->per_thread_data[thread_index].sessions,
-				 value0.value);
 
-	  old_addr0 = ip0->dst_address.as_u32;
-	  ip0->dst_address = s0->in2out.addr;
-	  new_addr0 = ip0->dst_address.as_u32;
-	  vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX] = s0->in2out.fib_index;
+	  if (PREDICT_FALSE (identity_nat0))
+	    goto trace00;
 
-	  sum0 = ip0->checksum;
-	  sum0 = ip_csum_update (sum0, old_addr0, new_addr0,
-				 ip4_header_t,
-				 dst_address /* changed member */ );
-	  ip0->checksum = ip_csum_fold (sum0);
+	  /* Create session initiated by host from external network */
+	  s0 = create_session_for_static_mapping (sm, b0,
+						  sm_addr0, sm_port0,
+						  sm_fib_index0,
+						  ip0->dst_address,
+						  vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.
+						  reass.l4_dst_port,
+						  rx_fib_index0, proto0, node,
+						  thread_index, now);
+	  if (!s0)
+	    {
+	      next0 = SNAT_OUT2IN_NEXT_DROP;
+	      goto trace00;
+	    }
+	}
+      else
+	s0 =
+	  pool_elt_at_index (sm->per_thread_data[thread_index].sessions,
+			     value0.value);
 
-	  if (PREDICT_TRUE (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_TCP))
+      old_addr0 = ip0->dst_address.as_u32;
+      ip0->dst_address = s0->in2out.addr;
+      new_addr0 = ip0->dst_address.as_u32;
+      vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX] = s0->in2out.fib_index;
+
+      sum0 = ip0->checksum;
+      sum0 = ip_csum_update (sum0, old_addr0, new_addr0,
+			     ip4_header_t, dst_address /* changed member */ );
+      ip0->checksum = ip_csum_fold (sum0);
+
+      if (PREDICT_TRUE (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_TCP))
+	{
+	  if (!vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.is_non_first_fragment)
 	    {
-	      if (!vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.is_non_first_fragment)
-		{
-		  old_port0 = vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_dst_port;
-		  new_port0 = udp0->dst_port = s0->in2out.port;
-
-		  sum0 = tcp0->checksum;
-		  sum0 = ip_csum_update (sum0, old_addr0, new_addr0,
-					 ip4_header_t,
-					 dst_address /* changed member */ );
-
-		  sum0 = ip_csum_update (sum0, old_port0, new_port0,
-					 ip4_header_t /* cheat */ ,
-					 length /* changed member */ );
-		  tcp0->checksum = ip_csum_fold (sum0);
-		}
-	      tcp_packets++;
+	      old_port0 = vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_dst_port;
+	      new_port0 = udp0->dst_port = s0->in2out.port;
+
+	      sum0 = tcp0->checksum;
+	      sum0 = ip_csum_update (sum0, old_addr0, new_addr0,
+				     ip4_header_t,
+				     dst_address /* changed member */ );
+
+	      sum0 = ip_csum_update (sum0, old_port0, new_port0,
+				     ip4_header_t /* cheat */ ,
+				     length /* changed member */ );
+	      tcp0->checksum = ip_csum_fold (sum0);
 	    }
-	  else
+	  tcp_packets++;
+	}
+      else
+	{
+	  if (!vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.is_non_first_fragment)
 	    {
-	      if (!vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.is_non_first_fragment)
+	      old_port0 = vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_dst_port;
+	      new_port0 = udp0->dst_port = s0->in2out.port;
+	      if (PREDICT_FALSE (udp0->checksum))
 		{
-		  old_port0 = vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_dst_port;
-		  new_port0 = udp0->dst_port = s0->in2out.port;
-		  if (PREDICT_FALSE (udp0->checksum))
-		    {
-		      sum0 = udp0->checksum;
-		      sum0 = ip_csum_update (sum0, old_addr0, new_addr0, ip4_header_t, dst_address	/* changed member */
-			);
-		      sum0 =
-			ip_csum_update (sum0, old_port0, new_port0,
-					ip4_header_t /* cheat */ ,
-					length /* changed member */ );
-		      udp0->checksum = ip_csum_fold (sum0);
-		    }
+		  sum0 = udp0->checksum;
+		  sum0 = ip_csum_update (sum0, old_addr0, new_addr0, ip4_header_t, dst_address	/* changed member */
+		    );
+		  sum0 =
+		    ip_csum_update (sum0, old_port0, new_port0,
+				    ip4_header_t /* cheat */ ,
+				    length /* changed member */ );
+		  udp0->checksum = ip_csum_fold (sum0);
 		}
-	      udp_packets++;
-	    }
-
-	  /* Accounting */
-	  nat44_session_update_counters (s0, now,
-					 vlib_buffer_length_in_chain (vm, b0),
-					 thread_index);
-	  /* Per-user LRU list maintenance */
-	  nat44_session_update_lru (sm, s0, thread_index);
-	trace00:
-
-	  if (PREDICT_FALSE ((node->flags & VLIB_NODE_FLAG_TRACE)
-			     && (b0->flags & VLIB_BUFFER_IS_TRACED)))
-	    {
-	      snat_out2in_trace_t *t =
-		vlib_add_trace (vm, node, b0, sizeof (*t));
-	      t->sw_if_index = sw_if_index0;
-	      t->next_index = next0;
-	      t->session_index = ~0;
-	      if (s0)
-		t->session_index =
-		  s0 - sm->per_thread_data[thread_index].sessions;
 	    }
+	  udp_packets++;
+	}
 
-	  pkts_processed += next0 == SNAT_OUT2IN_NEXT_LOOKUP;
+      /* Accounting */
+      nat44_session_update_counters (s0, now,
+				     vlib_buffer_length_in_chain (vm, b0),
+				     thread_index);
+      /* Per-user LRU list maintenance */
+      nat44_session_update_lru (sm, s0, thread_index);
+    trace00:
 
-	  /* verify speculative enqueue, maybe switch current next frame */
-	  vlib_validate_buffer_enqueue_x1 (vm, node, next_index,
-					   to_next, n_left_to_next,
-					   bi0, next0);
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE ((node->flags & VLIB_NODE_FLAG_TRACE)
+			 && (b0->flags & VLIB_BUFFER_IS_TRACED)))
+	{
+	  snat_out2in_trace_t *t = vlib_add_trace (vm, node, b0, sizeof (*t));
+	  t->sw_if_index = sw_if_index0;
+	  t->next_index = next0;
+	  t->session_index = ~0;
+	  if (s0)
+	    t->session_index =
+	      s0 - sm->per_thread_data[thread_index].sessions;
 	}
 
-      vlib_put_next_frame (vm, node, next_index, n_left_to_next);
+      pkts_processed += next0 == SNAT_OUT2IN_NEXT_LOOKUP;
+
+      n_left_from--;
+      next[0] = next0;
+      next++;
     }
 
+  vlib_buffer_enqueue_to_next (vm, node, from, (u16 *) nexts,
+			       frame->n_vectors);
+
   vlib_node_increment_counter (vm, sm->out2in_node_index,
 			       SNAT_OUT2IN_ERROR_OUT2IN_PACKETS,
 			       pkts_processed);
@@ -1433,173 +1400,156 @@ VLIB_NODE_FN (snat_out2in_fast_node) (vlib_main_t * vm,
 				      vlib_node_runtime_t * node,
 				      vlib_frame_t * frame)
 {
-  u32 n_left_from, *from, *to_next;
-  snat_out2in_next_t next_index;
+  u32 n_left_from, *from;
   u32 pkts_processed = 0;
   snat_main_t *sm = &snat_main;
 
   from = vlib_frame_vector_args (frame);
   n_left_from = frame->n_vectors;
-  next_index = node->cached_next_index;
 
+  vlib_buffer_t *bufs[VLIB_FRAME_SIZE], **b = bufs;
+  u16 nexts[VLIB_FRAME_SIZE], *next = nexts;
+  vlib_get_buffers (vm, from, b, n_left_from);
   while (n_left_from > 0)
     {
-      u32 n_left_to_next;
+      vlib_buffer_t *b0;
+      u32 next0 = SNAT_OUT2IN_NEXT_DROP;
+      u32 sw_if_index0;
+      ip4_header_t *ip0;
+      ip_csum_t sum0;
+      u32 new_addr0, old_addr0;
+      u16 new_port0, old_port0;
+      udp_header_t *udp0;
+      tcp_header_t *tcp0;
+      icmp46_header_t *icmp0;
+      u32 proto0;
+      u32 rx_fib_index0;
+      ip4_address_t sm_addr0;
+      u16 sm_port0;
+      u32 sm_fib_index0;
+
+      b0 = *b;
+      b++;
+
+      ip0 = vlib_buffer_get_current (b0);
+      udp0 = ip4_next_header (ip0);
+      tcp0 = (tcp_header_t *) udp0;
+      icmp0 = (icmp46_header_t *) udp0;
+
+      sw_if_index0 = vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_RX];
+      rx_fib_index0 = ip4_fib_table_get_index_for_sw_if_index (sw_if_index0);
+
+      vnet_feature_next (&next0, b0);
+
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE (ip0->ttl == 1))
+	{
+	  vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX] = (u32) ~ 0;
+	  icmp4_error_set_vnet_buffer (b0, ICMP4_time_exceeded,
+				       ICMP4_time_exceeded_ttl_exceeded_in_transit,
+				       0);
+	  next0 = SNAT_OUT2IN_NEXT_ICMP_ERROR;
+	  goto trace00;
+	}
 
-      vlib_get_next_frame (vm, node, next_index, to_next, n_left_to_next);
+      proto0 = ip_proto_to_nat_proto (ip0->protocol);
 
-      while (n_left_from > 0 && n_left_to_next > 0)
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_OTHER))
+	goto trace00;
+
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_ICMP))
 	{
-	  u32 bi0;
-	  vlib_buffer_t *b0;
-	  u32 next0 = SNAT_OUT2IN_NEXT_DROP;
-	  u32 sw_if_index0;
-	  ip4_header_t *ip0;
-	  ip_csum_t sum0;
-	  u32 new_addr0, old_addr0;
-	  u16 new_port0, old_port0;
-	  udp_header_t *udp0;
-	  tcp_header_t *tcp0;
-	  icmp46_header_t *icmp0;
-	  u32 proto0;
-	  u32 rx_fib_index0;
-	  ip4_address_t sm_addr0;
-	  u16 sm_port0;
-	  u32 sm_fib_index0;
-
-	  /* speculatively enqueue b0 to the current next frame */
-	  bi0 = from[0];
-	  to_next[0] = bi0;
-	  from += 1;
-	  to_next += 1;
-	  n_left_from -= 1;
-	  n_left_to_next -= 1;
-
-	  b0 = vlib_get_buffer (vm, bi0);
-
-	  ip0 = vlib_buffer_get_current (b0);
-	  udp0 = ip4_next_header (ip0);
-	  tcp0 = (tcp_header_t *) udp0;
-	  icmp0 = (icmp46_header_t *) udp0;
-
-	  sw_if_index0 = vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_RX];
-	  rx_fib_index0 =
-	    ip4_fib_table_get_index_for_sw_if_index (sw_if_index0);
-
-	  vnet_feature_next (&next0, b0);
-
-	  if (PREDICT_FALSE (ip0->ttl == 1))
-	    {
-	      vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX] = (u32) ~ 0;
-	      icmp4_error_set_vnet_buffer (b0, ICMP4_time_exceeded,
-					   ICMP4_time_exceeded_ttl_exceeded_in_transit,
-					   0);
-	      next0 = SNAT_OUT2IN_NEXT_ICMP_ERROR;
-	      goto trace00;
-	    }
+	  next0 = icmp_out2in (sm, b0, ip0, icmp0, sw_if_index0,
+			       rx_fib_index0, node, next0, ~0, 0, 0);
+	  goto trace00;
+	}
 
-	  proto0 = ip_proto_to_nat_proto (ip0->protocol);
+      if (snat_static_mapping_match
+	  (sm, ip0->dst_address, udp0->dst_port, rx_fib_index0, proto0,
+	   &sm_addr0, &sm_port0, &sm_fib_index0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0))
+	{
+	  b0->error = node->errors[SNAT_OUT2IN_ERROR_NO_TRANSLATION];
+	  goto trace00;
+	}
 
-	  if (PREDICT_FALSE (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_OTHER))
-	    goto trace00;
+      new_addr0 = sm_addr0.as_u32;
+      new_port0 = sm_port0;
+      vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX] = sm_fib_index0;
+      old_addr0 = ip0->dst_address.as_u32;
+      ip0->dst_address.as_u32 = new_addr0;
 
-	  if (PREDICT_FALSE (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_ICMP))
-	    {
-	      next0 = icmp_out2in (sm, b0, ip0, icmp0, sw_if_index0,
-				   rx_fib_index0, node, next0, ~0, 0, 0);
-	      goto trace00;
-	    }
+      sum0 = ip0->checksum;
+      sum0 = ip_csum_update (sum0, old_addr0, new_addr0,
+			     ip4_header_t, dst_address /* changed member */ );
+      ip0->checksum = ip_csum_fold (sum0);
 
-	  if (snat_static_mapping_match
-	      (sm, ip0->dst_address, udp0->dst_port, rx_fib_index0, proto0,
-	       &sm_addr0, &sm_port0, &sm_fib_index0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0))
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE (new_port0 != udp0->dst_port))
+	{
+	  old_port0 = udp0->dst_port;
+	  udp0->dst_port = new_port0;
+
+	  if (PREDICT_TRUE (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_TCP))
 	    {
-	      b0->error = node->errors[SNAT_OUT2IN_ERROR_NO_TRANSLATION];
-	      goto trace00;
+	      sum0 = tcp0->checksum;
+	      sum0 = ip_csum_update (sum0, old_addr0, new_addr0,
+				     ip4_header_t,
+				     dst_address /* changed member */ );
+	      sum0 = ip_csum_update (sum0, old_port0, new_port0,
+				     ip4_header_t /* cheat */ ,
+				     length /* changed member */ );
+	      tcp0->checksum = ip_csum_fold (sum0);
 	    }
-
-	  new_addr0 = sm_addr0.as_u32;
-	  new_port0 = sm_port0;
-	  vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX] = sm_fib_index0;
-	  old_addr0 = ip0->dst_address.as_u32;
-	  ip0->dst_address.as_u32 = new_addr0;
-
-	  sum0 = ip0->checksum;
-	  sum0 = ip_csum_update (sum0, old_addr0, new_addr0,
-				 ip4_header_t,
-				 dst_address /* changed member */ );
-	  ip0->checksum = ip_csum_fold (sum0);
-
-	  if (PREDICT_FALSE (new_port0 != udp0->dst_port))
+	  else if (udp0->checksum)
 	    {
-	      old_port0 = udp0->dst_port;
-	      udp0->dst_port = new_port0;
-
-	      if (PREDICT_TRUE (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_TCP))
-		{
-		  sum0 = tcp0->checksum;
-		  sum0 = ip_csum_update (sum0, old_addr0, new_addr0,
-					 ip4_header_t,
-					 dst_address /* changed member */ );
-		  sum0 = ip_csum_update (sum0, old_port0, new_port0,
-					 ip4_header_t /* cheat */ ,
-					 length /* changed member */ );
-		  tcp0->checksum = ip_csum_fold (sum0);
-		}
-	      else if (udp0->checksum)
-		{
-		  sum0 = udp0->checksum;
-		  sum0 = ip_csum_update (sum0, old_addr0, new_addr0,
-					 ip4_header_t,
-					 dst_address /* changed member */ );
-		  sum0 = ip_csum_update (sum0, old_port0, new_port0,
-					 ip4_header_t /* cheat */ ,
-					 length /* changed member */ );
-		  udp0->checksum = ip_csum_fold (sum0);
-		}
+	      sum0 = udp0->checksum;
+	      sum0 = ip_csum_update (sum0, old_addr0, new_addr0,
+				     ip4_header_t,
+				     dst_address /* changed member */ );
+	      sum0 = ip_csum_update (sum0, old_port0, new_port0,
+				     ip4_header_t /* cheat */ ,
+				     length /* changed member */ );
+	      udp0->checksum = ip_csum_fold (sum0);
 	    }
-	  else
+	}
+      else
+	{
+	  if (PREDICT_TRUE (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_TCP))
 	    {
-	      if (PREDICT_TRUE (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_TCP))
-		{
-		  sum0 = tcp0->checksum;
-		  sum0 = ip_csum_update (sum0, old_addr0, new_addr0,
-					 ip4_header_t,
-					 dst_address /* changed member */ );
-		  tcp0->checksum = ip_csum_fold (sum0);
-		}
-	      else if (udp0->checksum)
-		{
-		  sum0 = udp0->checksum;
-		  sum0 = ip_csum_update (sum0, old_addr0, new_addr0,
-					 ip4_header_t,
-					 dst_address /* changed member */ );
-		  udp0->checksum = ip_csum_fold (sum0);
-		}
+	      sum0 = tcp0->checksum;
+	      sum0 = ip_csum_update (sum0, old_addr0, new_addr0,
+				     ip4_header_t,
+				     dst_address /* changed member */ );
+	      tcp0->checksum = ip_csum_fold (sum0);
 	    }
-
-	trace00:
-
-	  if (PREDICT_FALSE ((node->flags & VLIB_NODE_FLAG_TRACE)
-			     && (b0->flags & VLIB_BUFFER_IS_TRACED)))
+	  else if (udp0->checksum)
 	    {
-	      snat_out2in_trace_t *t =
-		vlib_add_trace (vm, node, b0, sizeof (*t));
-	      t->sw_if_index = sw_if_index0;
-	      t->next_index = next0;
+	      sum0 = udp0->checksum;
+	      sum0 = ip_csum_update (sum0, old_addr0, new_addr0,
+				     ip4_header_t,
+				     dst_address /* changed member */ );
+	      udp0->checksum = ip_csum_fold (sum0);
 	    }
+	}
 
-	  pkts_processed += next0 != SNAT_OUT2IN_NEXT_DROP;
+    trace00:
 
-	  /* verify speculative enqueue, maybe switch current next frame */
-	  vlib_validate_buffer_enqueue_x1 (vm, node, next_index,
-					   to_next, n_left_to_next,
-					   bi0, next0);
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE ((node->flags & VLIB_NODE_FLAG_TRACE)
+			 && (b0->flags & VLIB_BUFFER_IS_TRACED)))
+	{
+	  snat_out2in_trace_t *t = vlib_add_trace (vm, node, b0, sizeof (*t));
+	  t->sw_if_index = sw_if_index0;
+	  t->next_index = next0;
 	}
 
-      vlib_put_next_frame (vm, node, next_index, n_left_to_next);
+      pkts_processed += next0 != SNAT_OUT2IN_NEXT_DROP;
+
+      n_left_from--;
+      next[0] = next0;
+      next++;
     }
 
+  vlib_buffer_enqueue_to_next (vm, node, from, (u16 *) nexts,
+			       frame->n_vectors);
+
   vlib_node_increment_counter (vm, sm->out2in_fast_node_index,
 			       SNAT_OUT2IN_ERROR_OUT2IN_PACKETS,
 			       pkts_processed);
diff --git a/src/plugins/nat/out2in_ed.c b/src/plugins/nat/out2in_ed.c
index 3d081e15313..8286e66ffda 100644
--- a/src/plugins/nat/out2in_ed.c
+++ b/src/plugins/nat/out2in_ed.c
@@ -675,8 +675,7 @@ nat44_ed_out2in_fast_path_node_fn_inline (vlib_main_t * vm,
 					  vlib_frame_t * frame,
 					  int is_multi_worker)
 {
-  u32 n_left_from, *from, *to_next, pkts_processed = 0, stats_node_index;
-  nat_next_t next_index;
+  u32 n_left_from, *from, pkts_processed = 0, stats_node_index;
   snat_main_t *sm = &snat_main;
   f64 now = vlib_time_now (vm);
   u32 thread_index = vm->thread_index;
@@ -688,205 +687,158 @@ nat44_ed_out2in_fast_path_node_fn_inline (vlib_main_t * vm,
 
   from = vlib_frame_vector_args (frame);
   n_left_from = frame->n_vectors;
-  next_index = node->cached_next_index;
+
+  vlib_buffer_t *bufs[VLIB_FRAME_SIZE], **b = bufs;
+  u16 nexts[VLIB_FRAME_SIZE], *next = nexts;
+  vlib_get_buffers (vm, from, b, n_left_from);
 
   while (n_left_from > 0)
     {
-      u32 n_left_to_next;
+      vlib_buffer_t *b0;
+      u32 sw_if_index0, rx_fib_index0, proto0, old_addr0, new_addr0;
+      u16 old_port0, new_port0;
+      ip4_header_t *ip0;
+      udp_header_t *udp0;
+      tcp_header_t *tcp0;
+      snat_session_t *s0 = 0;
+      clib_bihash_kv_16_8_t kv0, value0;
+      ip_csum_t sum0;
+
+      b0 = *b;
+      next[0] = vnet_buffer2 (b0)->nat.arc_next;
+
+      vnet_buffer (b0)->snat.flags = 0;
+      ip0 = vlib_buffer_get_current (b0);
+
+      sw_if_index0 = vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_RX];
+      rx_fib_index0 =
+	fib_table_get_index_for_sw_if_index (FIB_PROTOCOL_IP4, sw_if_index0);
+
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE (ip0->ttl == 1))
+	{
+	  vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX] = (u32) ~ 0;
+	  icmp4_error_set_vnet_buffer (b0, ICMP4_time_exceeded,
+				       ICMP4_time_exceeded_ttl_exceeded_in_transit,
+				       0);
+	  next[0] = NAT_NEXT_ICMP_ERROR;
+	  goto trace0;
+	}
 
-      vlib_get_next_frame (vm, node, next_index, to_next, n_left_to_next);
+      udp0 = ip4_next_header (ip0);
+      tcp0 = (tcp_header_t *) udp0;
+      proto0 = ip_proto_to_nat_proto (ip0->protocol);
 
-      while (n_left_from > 0 && n_left_to_next > 0)
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_OTHER))
 	{
-	  u32 bi0;
-	  vlib_buffer_t *b0;
-	  u32 next0, sw_if_index0, rx_fib_index0, proto0, old_addr0,
-	    new_addr0;
-	  u16 old_port0, new_port0;
-	  ip4_header_t *ip0;
-	  udp_header_t *udp0;
-	  tcp_header_t *tcp0;
-	  snat_session_t *s0 = 0;
-	  clib_bihash_kv_16_8_t kv0, value0;
-	  ip_csum_t sum0;
-
-	  /* speculatively enqueue b0 to the current next frame */
-	  bi0 = from[0];
-	  to_next[0] = bi0;
-	  from += 1;
-	  to_next += 1;
-	  n_left_from -= 1;
-	  n_left_to_next -= 1;
-
-	  b0 = vlib_get_buffer (vm, bi0);
-	  next0 = vnet_buffer2 (b0)->nat.arc_next;
-
-	  vnet_buffer (b0)->snat.flags = 0;
-	  ip0 = vlib_buffer_get_current (b0);
-
-	  sw_if_index0 = vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_RX];
-	  rx_fib_index0 =
-	    fib_table_get_index_for_sw_if_index (FIB_PROTOCOL_IP4,
-						 sw_if_index0);
-
-	  if (PREDICT_FALSE (ip0->ttl == 1))
-	    {
-	      vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX] = (u32) ~ 0;
-	      icmp4_error_set_vnet_buffer (b0, ICMP4_time_exceeded,
-					   ICMP4_time_exceeded_ttl_exceeded_in_transit,
-					   0);
-	      next0 = NAT_NEXT_ICMP_ERROR;
-	      goto trace0;
-	    }
+	  next[0] = NAT_NEXT_OUT2IN_ED_SLOW_PATH;
+	  goto trace0;
+	}
 
-	  udp0 = ip4_next_header (ip0);
-	  tcp0 = (tcp_header_t *) udp0;
-	  proto0 = ip_proto_to_nat_proto (ip0->protocol);
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_ICMP))
+	{
+	  next[0] = NAT_NEXT_OUT2IN_ED_SLOW_PATH;
+	  goto trace0;
+	}
 
-	  if (PREDICT_FALSE (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_OTHER))
+      init_ed_k (&kv0, ip0->dst_address,
+		 vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_dst_port, ip0->src_address,
+		 vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_src_port, rx_fib_index0,
+		 ip0->protocol);
+
+      /* there is a stashed index in vnet_buffer2 from handoff node,
+       * see if we can use it */
+      if (is_multi_worker
+	  &&
+	  PREDICT_TRUE (!pool_is_free_index
+			(tsm->sessions,
+			 vnet_buffer2 (b0)->nat.ed_out2in_nat_session_index)))
+	{
+	  s0 = pool_elt_at_index (tsm->sessions,
+				  vnet_buffer2 (b0)->
+				  nat.ed_out2in_nat_session_index);
+	  if (PREDICT_TRUE
+	      (s0->out2in.addr.as_u32 == ip0->dst_address.as_u32
+	       && s0->out2in.port == vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_dst_port
+	       && s0->nat_proto == ip_proto_to_nat_proto (ip0->protocol)
+	       && s0->out2in.fib_index == rx_fib_index0
+	       && s0->ext_host_addr.as_u32 == ip0->src_address.as_u32
+	       && s0->ext_host_port ==
+	       vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_src_port))
 	    {
-	      next0 = NAT_NEXT_OUT2IN_ED_SLOW_PATH;
-	      goto trace0;
+	      /* yes, this is the droid we're looking for */
+	      goto skip_lookup;
 	    }
+	}
 
-	  if (PREDICT_FALSE (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_ICMP))
-	    {
-	      next0 = NAT_NEXT_OUT2IN_ED_SLOW_PATH;
-	      goto trace0;
-	    }
+      if (clib_bihash_search_16_8 (&sm->out2in_ed, &kv0, &value0))
+	{
+	  next[0] = NAT_NEXT_OUT2IN_ED_SLOW_PATH;
+	  goto trace0;
+	}
+      ASSERT (thread_index == ed_value_get_thread_index (&value0));
+      s0 =
+	pool_elt_at_index (tsm->sessions,
+			   ed_value_get_session_index (&value0));
 
-	  init_ed_k (&kv0, ip0->dst_address,
-		     vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_dst_port, ip0->src_address,
-		     vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_src_port, rx_fib_index0,
-		     ip0->protocol);
-
-	  /* there is a stashed index in vnet_buffer2 from handoff node,
-	   * see if we can use it */
-	  if (is_multi_worker && PREDICT_TRUE
-	      (!pool_is_free_index
-	       (tsm->sessions,
-		vnet_buffer2 (b0)->nat.ed_out2in_nat_session_index)))
+    skip_lookup:
+      if (s0->tcp_closed_timestamp)
+	{
+	  if (now >= s0->tcp_closed_timestamp)
 	    {
-	      s0 = pool_elt_at_index (tsm->sessions,
-				      vnet_buffer2 (b0)->
-				      nat.ed_out2in_nat_session_index);
-	      if (PREDICT_TRUE
-		  (s0->out2in.addr.as_u32 == ip0->dst_address.as_u32
-		   && s0->out2in.port ==
-		   vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_dst_port
-		   && s0->nat_proto == ip_proto_to_nat_proto (ip0->protocol)
-		   && s0->out2in.fib_index == rx_fib_index0
-		   && s0->ext_host_addr.as_u32 == ip0->src_address.as_u32
-		   && s0->ext_host_port ==
-		   vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_src_port))
-		{
-		  /* yes, this is the droid we're looking for */
-		  goto skip_lookup;
-		}
+	      // session is closed, go slow path
+	      next[0] = NAT_NEXT_OUT2IN_ED_SLOW_PATH;
 	    }
-
-	  if (clib_bihash_search_16_8 (&sm->out2in_ed, &kv0, &value0))
+	  else
 	    {
-	      next0 = NAT_NEXT_OUT2IN_ED_SLOW_PATH;
-	      goto trace0;
+	      // session in transitory timeout, drop
+	      b0->error = node->errors[NAT_OUT2IN_ED_ERROR_TCP_CLOSED];
+	      next[0] = NAT_NEXT_DROP;
 	    }
-	  ASSERT (thread_index == ed_value_get_thread_index (&value0));
-	  s0 =
-	    pool_elt_at_index (tsm->sessions,
-			       ed_value_get_session_index (&value0));
+	  goto trace0;
+	}
 
-	skip_lookup:
-	  if (s0->tcp_closed_timestamp)
-	    {
-	      if (now >= s0->tcp_closed_timestamp)
-		{
-		  // session is closed, go slow path
-		  next0 = NAT_NEXT_OUT2IN_ED_SLOW_PATH;
-		}
-	      else
-		{
-		  // session in transitory timeout, drop
-		  b0->error = node->errors[NAT_OUT2IN_ED_ERROR_TCP_CLOSED];
-		  next0 = NAT_NEXT_DROP;
-		}
-	      goto trace0;
-	    }
+      // drop if session expired
+      u64 sess_timeout_time;
+      sess_timeout_time =
+	s0->last_heard + (f64) nat44_session_get_timeout (sm, s0);
+      if (now >= sess_timeout_time)
+	{
+	  // session is closed, go slow path
+	  nat_free_session_data (sm, s0, thread_index, 0);
+	  nat_ed_session_delete (sm, s0, thread_index, 1);
+	  next[0] = NAT_NEXT_OUT2IN_ED_SLOW_PATH;
+	  goto trace0;
+	}
+      //
 
-	  // drop if session expired
-	  u64 sess_timeout_time;
-	  sess_timeout_time = s0->last_heard +
-	    (f64) nat44_session_get_timeout (sm, s0);
-	  if (now >= sess_timeout_time)
-	    {
-	      // session is closed, go slow path
-	      nat_free_session_data (sm, s0, thread_index, 0);
-	      nat_ed_session_delete (sm, s0, thread_index, 1);
-	      next0 = NAT_NEXT_OUT2IN_ED_SLOW_PATH;
-	      goto trace0;
-	    }
-	  //
+      old_addr0 = ip0->dst_address.as_u32;
+      new_addr0 = ip0->dst_address.as_u32 = s0->in2out.addr.as_u32;
+      vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX] = s0->in2out.fib_index;
 
-	  old_addr0 = ip0->dst_address.as_u32;
-	  new_addr0 = ip0->dst_address.as_u32 = s0->in2out.addr.as_u32;
-	  vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX] = s0->in2out.fib_index;
+      sum0 = ip0->checksum;
+      sum0 = ip_csum_update (sum0, old_addr0, new_addr0, ip4_header_t,
+			     dst_address);
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE (is_twice_nat_session (s0)))
+	sum0 = ip_csum_update (sum0, ip0->src_address.as_u32,
+			       s0->ext_host_nat_addr.as_u32, ip4_header_t,
+			       src_address);
+      ip0->checksum = ip_csum_fold (sum0);
 
-	  sum0 = ip0->checksum;
-	  sum0 = ip_csum_update (sum0, old_addr0, new_addr0, ip4_header_t,
-				 dst_address);
-	  if (PREDICT_FALSE (is_twice_nat_session (s0)))
-	    sum0 = ip_csum_update (sum0, ip0->src_address.as_u32,
-				   s0->ext_host_nat_addr.as_u32, ip4_header_t,
-				   src_address);
-	  ip0->checksum = ip_csum_fold (sum0);
+      old_port0 = vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_dst_port;
 
-	  old_port0 = vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_dst_port;
-
-	  if (PREDICT_TRUE (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_TCP))
-	    {
-	      if (!vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.is_non_first_fragment)
-		{
-		  new_port0 = udp0->dst_port = s0->in2out.port;
-		  sum0 = tcp0->checksum;
-		  sum0 =
-		    ip_csum_update (sum0, old_addr0, new_addr0, ip4_header_t,
-				    dst_address);
-		  sum0 =
-		    ip_csum_update (sum0, old_port0, new_port0, ip4_header_t,
-				    length);
-		  if (is_twice_nat_session (s0))
-		    {
-		      sum0 = ip_csum_update (sum0, ip0->src_address.as_u32,
-					     s0->ext_host_nat_addr.as_u32,
-					     ip4_header_t, dst_address);
-		      sum0 =
-			ip_csum_update (sum0,
-					vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.
-					reass.l4_src_port,
-					s0->ext_host_nat_port, ip4_header_t,
-					length);
-		      tcp0->src_port = s0->ext_host_nat_port;
-		      ip0->src_address.as_u32 = s0->ext_host_nat_addr.as_u32;
-		    }
-		  tcp0->checksum = ip_csum_fold (sum0);
-		}
-	      tcp_packets++;
-	      if (nat44_set_tcp_session_state_o2i
-		  (sm, now, s0,
-		   vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.icmp_type_or_tcp_flags,
-		   vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.tcp_ack_number,
-		   vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.tcp_seq_number, thread_index))
-		goto trace0;
-	    }
-	  else if (!vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.is_non_first_fragment
-		   && udp0->checksum)
+      if (PREDICT_TRUE (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_TCP))
+	{
+	  if (!vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.is_non_first_fragment)
 	    {
 	      new_port0 = udp0->dst_port = s0->in2out.port;
-	      sum0 = udp0->checksum;
-	      sum0 = ip_csum_update (sum0, old_addr0, new_addr0, ip4_header_t,
-				     dst_address);
-	      sum0 = ip_csum_update (sum0, old_port0, new_port0, ip4_header_t,
-				     length);
-	      if (PREDICT_FALSE (is_twice_nat_session (s0)))
+	      sum0 = tcp0->checksum;
+	      sum0 =
+		ip_csum_update (sum0, old_addr0, new_addr0, ip4_header_t,
+				dst_address);
+	      sum0 =
+		ip_csum_update (sum0, old_port0, new_port0, ip4_header_t,
+				length);
+	      if (is_twice_nat_session (s0))
 		{
 		  sum0 = ip_csum_update (sum0, ip0->src_address.as_u32,
 					 s0->ext_host_nat_addr.as_u32,
@@ -896,59 +848,91 @@ nat44_ed_out2in_fast_path_node_fn_inline (vlib_main_t * vm,
 				    vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_src_port,
 				    s0->ext_host_nat_port, ip4_header_t,
 				    length);
-		  udp0->src_port = s0->ext_host_nat_port;
+		  tcp0->src_port = s0->ext_host_nat_port;
 		  ip0->src_address.as_u32 = s0->ext_host_nat_addr.as_u32;
 		}
-	      udp0->checksum = ip_csum_fold (sum0);
-	      udp_packets++;
+	      tcp0->checksum = ip_csum_fold (sum0);
 	    }
-	  else
+	  tcp_packets++;
+	  if (nat44_set_tcp_session_state_o2i
+	      (sm, now, s0,
+	       vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.icmp_type_or_tcp_flags,
+	       vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.tcp_ack_number,
+	       vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.tcp_seq_number, thread_index))
+	    goto trace0;
+	}
+      else if (!vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.is_non_first_fragment
+	       && udp0->checksum)
+	{
+	  new_port0 = udp0->dst_port = s0->in2out.port;
+	  sum0 = udp0->checksum;
+	  sum0 =
+	    ip_csum_update (sum0, old_addr0, new_addr0, ip4_header_t,
+			    dst_address);
+	  sum0 =
+	    ip_csum_update (sum0, old_port0, new_port0, ip4_header_t, length);
+	  if (PREDICT_FALSE (is_twice_nat_session (s0)))
+	    {
+	      sum0 =
+		ip_csum_update (sum0, ip0->src_address.as_u32,
+				s0->ext_host_nat_addr.as_u32, ip4_header_t,
+				dst_address);
+	      sum0 =
+		ip_csum_update (sum0, vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_src_port,
+				s0->ext_host_nat_port, ip4_header_t, length);
+	      udp0->src_port = s0->ext_host_nat_port;
+	      ip0->src_address.as_u32 = s0->ext_host_nat_addr.as_u32;
+	    }
+	  udp0->checksum = ip_csum_fold (sum0);
+	  udp_packets++;
+	}
+      else
+	{
+	  if (!vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.is_non_first_fragment)
 	    {
-	      if (!vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.is_non_first_fragment)
+	      new_port0 = udp0->dst_port = s0->in2out.port;
+	      if (PREDICT_FALSE (is_twice_nat_session (s0)))
 		{
-		  new_port0 = udp0->dst_port = s0->in2out.port;
-		  if (PREDICT_FALSE (is_twice_nat_session (s0)))
-		    {
-		      udp0->src_port = s0->ext_host_nat_port;
-		      ip0->src_address.as_u32 = s0->ext_host_nat_addr.as_u32;
-		    }
+		  udp0->src_port = s0->ext_host_nat_port;
+		  ip0->src_address.as_u32 = s0->ext_host_nat_addr.as_u32;
 		}
-	      udp_packets++;
 	    }
+	  udp_packets++;
+	}
 
-	  /* Accounting */
-	  nat44_session_update_counters (s0, now,
-					 vlib_buffer_length_in_chain (vm, b0),
-					 thread_index);
-	  /* Per-user LRU list maintenance */
-	  nat44_session_update_lru (sm, s0, thread_index);
-
-	trace0:
-	  if (PREDICT_FALSE ((node->flags & VLIB_NODE_FLAG_TRACE)
-			     && (b0->flags & VLIB_BUFFER_IS_TRACED)))
-	    {
-	      nat44_ed_out2in_trace_t *t =
-		vlib_add_trace (vm, node, b0, sizeof (*t));
-	      t->sw_if_index = sw_if_index0;
-	      t->next_index = next0;
-	      t->is_slow_path = 0;
-
-	      if (s0)
-		t->session_index = s0 - tsm->sessions;
-	      else
-		t->session_index = ~0;
-	    }
+      /* Accounting */
+      nat44_session_update_counters (s0, now,
+				     vlib_buffer_length_in_chain (vm, b0),
+				     thread_index);
+      /* Per-user LRU list maintenance */
+      nat44_session_update_lru (sm, s0, thread_index);
 
-	  pkts_processed += next0 == vnet_buffer2 (b0)->nat.arc_next;
-	  /* verify speculative enqueue, maybe switch current next frame */
-	  vlib_validate_buffer_enqueue_x1 (vm, node, next_index,
-					   to_next, n_left_to_next,
-					   bi0, next0);
+    trace0:
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE ((node->flags & VLIB_NODE_FLAG_TRACE)
+			 && (b0->flags & VLIB_BUFFER_IS_TRACED)))
+	{
+	  nat44_ed_out2in_trace_t *t =
+	    vlib_add_trace (vm, node, b0, sizeof (*t));
+	  t->sw_if_index = sw_if_index0;
+	  t->next_index = next[0];
+	  t->is_slow_path = 0;
+
+	  if (s0)
+	    t->session_index = s0 - tsm->sessions;
+	  else
+	    t->session_index = ~0;
 	}
 
-      vlib_put_next_frame (vm, node, next_index, n_left_to_next);
+      pkts_processed += next[0] == vnet_buffer2 (b0)->nat.arc_next;
+
+      n_left_from--;
+      next++;
+      b++;
     }
 
+  vlib_buffer_enqueue_to_next (vm, node, from, (u16 *) nexts,
+			       frame->n_vectors);
+
   vlib_node_increment_counter (vm, stats_node_index,
 			       NAT_OUT2IN_ED_ERROR_OUT2IN_PACKETS,
 			       pkts_processed);
@@ -972,8 +956,7 @@ nat44_ed_out2in_slow_path_node_fn_inline (vlib_main_t * vm,
 					  vlib_node_runtime_t * node,
 					  vlib_frame_t * frame)
 {
-  u32 n_left_from, *from, *to_next, pkts_processed = 0, stats_node_index;
-  nat_next_t next_index;
+  u32 n_left_from, *from, pkts_processed = 0, stats_node_index;
   snat_main_t *sm = &snat_main;
   f64 now = vlib_time_now (vm);
   u32 thread_index = vm->thread_index;
@@ -985,256 +968,205 @@ nat44_ed_out2in_slow_path_node_fn_inline (vlib_main_t * vm,
 
   from = vlib_frame_vector_args (frame);
   n_left_from = frame->n_vectors;
-  next_index = node->cached_next_index;
+
+  vlib_buffer_t *bufs[VLIB_FRAME_SIZE], **b = bufs;
+  u16 nexts[VLIB_FRAME_SIZE], *next = nexts;
+  vlib_get_buffers (vm, from, b, n_left_from);
 
   while (n_left_from > 0)
     {
-      u32 n_left_to_next;
+      vlib_buffer_t *b0;
+      u32 sw_if_index0, rx_fib_index0, proto0, old_addr0, new_addr0;
+      u16 old_port0, new_port0;
+      ip4_header_t *ip0;
+      udp_header_t *udp0;
+      tcp_header_t *tcp0;
+      icmp46_header_t *icmp0;
+      snat_session_t *s0 = 0;
+      clib_bihash_kv_16_8_t kv0, value0;
+      ip_csum_t sum0;
+      lb_nat_type_t lb_nat0;
+      twice_nat_type_t twice_nat0;
+      u8 identity_nat0;
+      ip4_address_t sm_addr;
+      u16 sm_port;
+      u32 sm_fib_index;
+
+      b0 = *b;
+      next[0] = vnet_buffer2 (b0)->nat.arc_next;
+
+      vnet_buffer (b0)->snat.flags = 0;
+      ip0 = vlib_buffer_get_current (b0);
+
+      sw_if_index0 = vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_RX];
+      rx_fib_index0 =
+	fib_table_get_index_for_sw_if_index (FIB_PROTOCOL_IP4, sw_if_index0);
+
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE (ip0->ttl == 1))
+	{
+	  vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX] = (u32) ~ 0;
+	  icmp4_error_set_vnet_buffer (b0, ICMP4_time_exceeded,
+				       ICMP4_time_exceeded_ttl_exceeded_in_transit,
+				       0);
+	  next[0] = NAT_NEXT_ICMP_ERROR;
+	  goto trace0;
+	}
 
-      vlib_get_next_frame (vm, node, next_index, to_next, n_left_to_next);
+      udp0 = ip4_next_header (ip0);
+      tcp0 = (tcp_header_t *) udp0;
+      icmp0 = (icmp46_header_t *) udp0;
+      proto0 = ip_proto_to_nat_proto (ip0->protocol);
 
-      while (n_left_from > 0 && n_left_to_next > 0)
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_OTHER))
 	{
-	  u32 bi0;
-	  vlib_buffer_t *b0;
-	  u32 next0, sw_if_index0, rx_fib_index0, proto0, old_addr0,
-	    new_addr0;
-	  u16 old_port0, new_port0;
-	  ip4_header_t *ip0;
-	  udp_header_t *udp0;
-	  tcp_header_t *tcp0;
-	  icmp46_header_t *icmp0;
-	  snat_session_t *s0 = 0;
-	  clib_bihash_kv_16_8_t kv0, value0;
-	  ip_csum_t sum0;
-	  lb_nat_type_t lb_nat0;
-	  twice_nat_type_t twice_nat0;
-	  u8 identity_nat0;
-	  ip4_address_t sm_addr;
-	  u16 sm_port;
-	  u32 sm_fib_index;
-
-	  /* speculatively enqueue b0 to the current next frame */
-	  bi0 = from[0];
-	  to_next[0] = bi0;
-	  from += 1;
-	  to_next += 1;
-	  n_left_from -= 1;
-	  n_left_to_next -= 1;
-
-	  b0 = vlib_get_buffer (vm, bi0);
-	  next0 = vnet_buffer2 (b0)->nat.arc_next;
-
-	  vnet_buffer (b0)->snat.flags = 0;
-	  ip0 = vlib_buffer_get_current (b0);
-
-	  sw_if_index0 = vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_RX];
-	  rx_fib_index0 =
-	    fib_table_get_index_for_sw_if_index (FIB_PROTOCOL_IP4,
-						 sw_if_index0);
-
-	  if (PREDICT_FALSE (ip0->ttl == 1))
+	  s0 =
+	    nat44_ed_out2in_unknown_proto (sm, b0, ip0, rx_fib_index0,
+					   thread_index, now, vm, node);
+	  if (!sm->forwarding_enabled)
 	    {
-	      vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX] = (u32) ~ 0;
-	      icmp4_error_set_vnet_buffer (b0, ICMP4_time_exceeded,
-					   ICMP4_time_exceeded_ttl_exceeded_in_transit,
-					   0);
-	      next0 = NAT_NEXT_ICMP_ERROR;
-	      goto trace0;
+	      if (!s0)
+		next[0] = NAT_NEXT_DROP;
 	    }
+	  other_packets++;
+	  goto trace0;
+	}
 
-	  udp0 = ip4_next_header (ip0);
-	  tcp0 = (tcp_header_t *) udp0;
-	  icmp0 = (icmp46_header_t *) udp0;
-	  proto0 = ip_proto_to_nat_proto (ip0->protocol);
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_ICMP))
+	{
+	  next[0] = icmp_out2in_ed_slow_path
+	    (sm, b0, ip0, icmp0, sw_if_index0, rx_fib_index0, node,
+	     next[0], now, thread_index, &s0);
+	  icmp_packets++;
+	  goto trace0;
+	}
 
-	  if (PREDICT_FALSE (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_OTHER))
-	    {
-	      s0 =
-		nat44_ed_out2in_unknown_proto (sm, b0, ip0, rx_fib_index0,
-					       thread_index, now, vm, node);
-	      if (!sm->forwarding_enabled)
-		{
-		  if (!s0)
-		    next0 = NAT_NEXT_DROP;
-		}
-	      other_packets++;
-	      goto trace0;
-	    }
+      init_ed_k (&kv0, ip0->dst_address,
+		 vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_dst_port, ip0->src_address,
+		 vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_src_port, rx_fib_index0,
+		 ip0->protocol);
 
-	  if (PREDICT_FALSE (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_ICMP))
+      s0 = NULL;
+      if (!clib_bihash_search_16_8 (&sm->out2in_ed, &kv0, &value0))
+	{
+	  ASSERT (thread_index == ed_value_get_thread_index (&value0));
+	  s0 =
+	    pool_elt_at_index (tsm->sessions,
+			       ed_value_get_session_index (&value0));
+
+	  if (s0->tcp_closed_timestamp && now >= s0->tcp_closed_timestamp)
 	    {
-	      next0 = icmp_out2in_ed_slow_path
-		(sm, b0, ip0, icmp0, sw_if_index0, rx_fib_index0, node,
-		 next0, now, thread_index, &s0);
-	      icmp_packets++;
-	      goto trace0;
+	      nat_free_session_data (sm, s0, thread_index, 0);
+	      nat_ed_session_delete (sm, s0, thread_index, 1);
+	      s0 = NULL;
 	    }
+	}
 
-	  init_ed_k (&kv0, ip0->dst_address,
-		     vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_dst_port, ip0->src_address,
-		     vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_src_port, rx_fib_index0,
-		     ip0->protocol);
-
-	  s0 = NULL;
-	  if (!clib_bihash_search_16_8 (&sm->out2in_ed, &kv0, &value0))
+      if (!s0)
+	{
+	  /* Try to match static mapping by external address and port,
+	     destination address and port in packet */
+
+	  if (snat_static_mapping_match
+	      (sm, ip0->dst_address,
+	       vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_dst_port, rx_fib_index0,
+	       proto0, &sm_addr, &sm_port, &sm_fib_index, 1, 0,
+	       &twice_nat0, &lb_nat0, &ip0->src_address, &identity_nat0))
 	    {
-	      ASSERT (thread_index == ed_value_get_thread_index (&value0));
-	      s0 =
-		pool_elt_at_index (tsm->sessions,
-				   ed_value_get_session_index (&value0));
-
-	      if (s0->tcp_closed_timestamp && now >= s0->tcp_closed_timestamp)
+	      /*
+	       * Send DHCP packets to the ipv4 stack, or we won't
+	       * be able to use dhcp client on the outside interface
+	       */
+	      if (PREDICT_FALSE (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_UDP
+				 && (vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_dst_port ==
+				     clib_host_to_net_u16
+				     (UDP_DST_PORT_dhcp_to_client))))
 		{
-		  nat_free_session_data (sm, s0, thread_index, 0);
-		  nat_ed_session_delete (sm, s0, thread_index, 1);
-		  s0 = NULL;
+		  goto trace0;
 		}
-	    }
 
-	  if (!s0)
-	    {
-	      /* Try to match static mapping by external address and port,
-	         destination address and port in packet */
-
-	      if (snat_static_mapping_match
-		  (sm, ip0->dst_address,
-		   vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_dst_port, rx_fib_index0,
-		   proto0, &sm_addr, &sm_port, &sm_fib_index, 1, 0,
-		   &twice_nat0, &lb_nat0, &ip0->src_address, &identity_nat0))
+	      if (!sm->forwarding_enabled)
+		{
+		  b0->error =
+		    node->errors[NAT_OUT2IN_ED_ERROR_NO_TRANSLATION];
+		  next[0] = NAT_NEXT_DROP;
+		}
+	      else
 		{
-		  /*
-		   * Send DHCP packets to the ipv4 stack, or we won't
-		   * be able to use dhcp client on the outside interface
-		   */
-		  if (PREDICT_FALSE (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_UDP
-				     && (vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.
-					 reass.l4_dst_port ==
-					 clib_host_to_net_u16
-					 (UDP_DST_PORT_dhcp_to_client))))
+		  if (next_src_nat
+		      (sm, ip0, vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_src_port,
+		       vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_dst_port,
+		       thread_index, rx_fib_index0))
 		    {
+		      next[0] = NAT_NEXT_IN2OUT_ED_FAST_PATH;
 		      goto trace0;
 		    }
-
-		  if (!sm->forwarding_enabled)
-		    {
-		      b0->error =
-			node->errors[NAT_OUT2IN_ED_ERROR_NO_TRANSLATION];
-		      next0 = NAT_NEXT_DROP;
-		    }
+		  if (sm->num_workers > 1)
+		    create_bypass_for_fwd_worker (sm, b0, ip0, rx_fib_index0);
 		  else
-		    {
-		      if (next_src_nat
-			  (sm, ip0, vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_src_port,
-			   vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_dst_port,
-			   thread_index, rx_fib_index0))
-			{
-			  next0 = NAT_NEXT_IN2OUT_ED_FAST_PATH;
-			  goto trace0;
-			}
-		      if (sm->num_workers > 1)
-			create_bypass_for_fwd_worker (sm, b0, ip0,
-						      rx_fib_index0);
-		      else
-			create_bypass_for_fwd (sm, b0, ip0, rx_fib_index0,
-					       thread_index);
-		    }
-		  goto trace0;
+		    create_bypass_for_fwd (sm, b0, ip0, rx_fib_index0,
+					   thread_index);
 		}
+	      goto trace0;
+	    }
 
-	      if (PREDICT_FALSE (identity_nat0))
-		goto trace0;
+	  if (PREDICT_FALSE (identity_nat0))
+	    goto trace0;
 
-	      if ((proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_TCP)
-		  && !tcp_flags_is_init (vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.
-					 reass.icmp_type_or_tcp_flags))
-		{
-		  b0->error = node->errors[NAT_OUT2IN_ED_ERROR_NON_SYN];
-		  next0 = NAT_NEXT_DROP;
-		  goto trace0;
-		}
+	  if ((proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_TCP)
+	      && !tcp_flags_is_init (vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.
+				     reass.icmp_type_or_tcp_flags))
+	    {
+	      b0->error = node->errors[NAT_OUT2IN_ED_ERROR_NON_SYN];
+	      next[0] = NAT_NEXT_DROP;
+	      goto trace0;
+	    }
 
-	      /* Create session initiated by host from external network */
-	      s0 = create_session_for_static_mapping_ed (sm, b0,
-							 sm_addr, sm_port,
-							 sm_fib_index,
-							 ip0->dst_address,
-							 vnet_buffer (b0)->
-							 ip.reass.l4_dst_port,
-							 rx_fib_index0,
-							 proto0, node,
-							 rx_fib_index0,
-							 thread_index,
-							 twice_nat0, lb_nat0,
-							 now);
-	      if (!s0)
-		{
-		  next0 = NAT_NEXT_DROP;
-		  goto trace0;
-		}
+	  /* Create session initiated by host from external network */
+	  s0 = create_session_for_static_mapping_ed (sm, b0,
+						     sm_addr, sm_port,
+						     sm_fib_index,
+						     ip0->dst_address,
+						     vnet_buffer (b0)->
+						     ip.reass.l4_dst_port,
+						     rx_fib_index0, proto0,
+						     node, rx_fib_index0,
+						     thread_index, twice_nat0,
+						     lb_nat0, now);
+	  if (!s0)
+	    {
+	      next[0] = NAT_NEXT_DROP;
+	      goto trace0;
 	    }
+	}
 
-	  old_addr0 = ip0->dst_address.as_u32;
-	  new_addr0 = ip0->dst_address.as_u32 = s0->in2out.addr.as_u32;
-	  vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX] = s0->in2out.fib_index;
+      old_addr0 = ip0->dst_address.as_u32;
+      new_addr0 = ip0->dst_address.as_u32 = s0->in2out.addr.as_u32;
+      vnet_buffer (b0)->sw_if_index[VLIB_TX] = s0->in2out.fib_index;
 
-	  sum0 = ip0->checksum;
-	  sum0 = ip_csum_update (sum0, old_addr0, new_addr0, ip4_header_t,
-				 dst_address);
-	  if (PREDICT_FALSE (is_twice_nat_session (s0)))
-	    sum0 = ip_csum_update (sum0, ip0->src_address.as_u32,
-				   s0->ext_host_nat_addr.as_u32, ip4_header_t,
-				   src_address);
-	  ip0->checksum = ip_csum_fold (sum0);
+      sum0 = ip0->checksum;
+      sum0 = ip_csum_update (sum0, old_addr0, new_addr0, ip4_header_t,
+			     dst_address);
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE (is_twice_nat_session (s0)))
+	sum0 = ip_csum_update (sum0, ip0->src_address.as_u32,
+			       s0->ext_host_nat_addr.as_u32, ip4_header_t,
+			       src_address);
+      ip0->checksum = ip_csum_fold (sum0);
 
-	  old_port0 = vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_dst_port;
+      old_port0 = vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_dst_port;
 
-	  if (PREDICT_TRUE (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_TCP))
-	    {
-	      if (!vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.is_non_first_fragment)
-		{
-		  new_port0 = udp0->dst_port = s0->in2out.port;
-		  sum0 = tcp0->checksum;
-		  sum0 =
-		    ip_csum_update (sum0, old_addr0, new_addr0, ip4_header_t,
-				    dst_address);
-		  sum0 =
-		    ip_csum_update (sum0, old_port0, new_port0, ip4_header_t,
-				    length);
-		  if (is_twice_nat_session (s0))
-		    {
-		      sum0 = ip_csum_update (sum0, ip0->src_address.as_u32,
-					     s0->ext_host_nat_addr.as_u32,
-					     ip4_header_t, dst_address);
-		      sum0 =
-			ip_csum_update (sum0,
-					vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.
-					reass.l4_src_port,
-					s0->ext_host_nat_port, ip4_header_t,
-					length);
-		      tcp0->src_port = s0->ext_host_nat_port;
-		      ip0->src_address.as_u32 = s0->ext_host_nat_addr.as_u32;
-		    }
-		  tcp0->checksum = ip_csum_fold (sum0);
-		}
-	      tcp_packets++;
-	      if (nat44_set_tcp_session_state_o2i
-		  (sm, now, s0,
-		   vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.icmp_type_or_tcp_flags,
-		   vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.tcp_ack_number,
-		   vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.tcp_seq_number, thread_index))
-		goto trace0;
-	    }
-	  else if (!vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.is_non_first_fragment
-		   && udp0->checksum)
+      if (PREDICT_TRUE (proto0 == NAT_PROTOCOL_TCP))
+	{
+	  if (!vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.is_non_first_fragment)
 	    {
 	      new_port0 = udp0->dst_port = s0->in2out.port;
-	      sum0 = udp0->checksum;
-	      sum0 = ip_csum_update (sum0, old_addr0, new_addr0, ip4_header_t,
-				     dst_address);
-	      sum0 = ip_csum_update (sum0, old_port0, new_port0, ip4_header_t,
-				     length);
-	      if (PREDICT_FALSE (is_twice_nat_session (s0)))
+	      sum0 = tcp0->checksum;
+	      sum0 =
+		ip_csum_update (sum0, old_addr0, new_addr0, ip4_header_t,
+				dst_address);
+	      sum0 =
+		ip_csum_update (sum0, old_port0, new_port0, ip4_header_t,
+				length);
+	      if (is_twice_nat_session (s0))
 		{
 		  sum0 = ip_csum_update (sum0, ip0->src_address.as_u32,
 					 s0->ext_host_nat_addr.as_u32,
@@ -1244,59 +1176,90 @@ nat44_ed_out2in_slow_path_node_fn_inline (vlib_main_t * vm,
 				    vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_src_port,
 				    s0->ext_host_nat_port, ip4_header_t,
 				    length);
-		  udp0->src_port = s0->ext_host_nat_port;
+		  tcp0->src_port = s0->ext_host_nat_port;
 		  ip0->src_address.as_u32 = s0->ext_host_nat_addr.as_u32;
 		}
-	      udp0->checksum = ip_csum_fold (sum0);
-	      udp_packets++;
+	      tcp0->checksum = ip_csum_fold (sum0);
 	    }
-	  else
+	  tcp_packets++;
+	  if (nat44_set_tcp_session_state_o2i
+	      (sm, now, s0,
+	       vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.icmp_type_or_tcp_flags,
+	       vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.tcp_ack_number,
+	       vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.tcp_seq_number, thread_index))
+	    goto trace0;
+	}
+      else if (!vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.is_non_first_fragment
+	       && udp0->checksum)
+	{
+	  new_port0 = udp0->dst_port = s0->in2out.port;
+	  sum0 = udp0->checksum;
+	  sum0 = ip_csum_update (sum0, old_addr0, new_addr0, ip4_header_t,
+				 dst_address);
+	  sum0 = ip_csum_update (sum0, old_port0, new_port0, ip4_header_t,
+				 length);
+	  if (PREDICT_FALSE (is_twice_nat_session (s0)))
 	    {
-	      if (!vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.is_non_first_fragment)
+	      sum0 = ip_csum_update (sum0, ip0->src_address.as_u32,
+				     s0->ext_host_nat_addr.as_u32,
+				     ip4_header_t, dst_address);
+	      sum0 =
+		ip_csum_update (sum0,
+				vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.l4_src_port,
+				s0->ext_host_nat_port, ip4_header_t, length);
+	      udp0->src_port = s0->ext_host_nat_port;
+	      ip0->src_address.as_u32 = s0->ext_host_nat_addr.as_u32;
+	    }
+	  udp0->checksum = ip_csum_fold (sum0);
+	  udp_packets++;
+	}
+      else
+	{
+	  if (!vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.is_non_first_fragment)
+	    {
+	      new_port0 = udp0->dst_port = s0->in2out.port;
+	      if (PREDICT_FALSE (is_twice_nat_session (s0)))
 		{
-		  new_port0 = udp0->dst_port = s0->in2out.port;
-		  if (PREDICT_FALSE (is_twice_nat_session (s0)))
-		    {
-		      udp0->src_port = s0->ext_host_nat_port;
-		      ip0->src_address.as_u32 = s0->ext_host_nat_addr.as_u32;
-		    }
+		  udp0->src_port = s0->ext_host_nat_port;
+		  ip0->src_address.as_u32 = s0->ext_host_nat_addr.as_u32;
 		}
-	      udp_packets++;
 	    }
+	  udp_packets++;
+	}
 
-	  /* Accounting */
-	  nat44_session_update_counters (s0, now,
-					 vlib_buffer_length_in_chain (vm, b0),
-					 thread_index);
-	  /* Per-user LRU list maintenance */
-	  nat44_session_update_lru (sm, s0, thread_index);
-
-	trace0:
-	  if (PREDICT_FALSE ((node->flags & VLIB_NODE_FLAG_TRACE)
-			     && (b0->flags & VLIB_BUFFER_IS_TRACED)))
-	    {
-	      nat44_ed_out2in_trace_t *t =
-		vlib_add_trace (vm, node, b0, sizeof (*t));
-	      t->sw_if_index = sw_if_index0;
-	      t->next_index = next0;
-	      t->is_slow_path = 1;
-
-	      if (s0)
-		t->session_index = s0 - tsm->sessions;
-	      else
-		t->session_index = ~0;
-	    }
+      /* Accounting */
+      nat44_session_update_counters (s0, now,
+				     vlib_buffer_length_in_chain (vm, b0),
+				     thread_index);
+      /* Per-user LRU list maintenance */
+      nat44_session_update_lru (sm, s0, thread_index);
 
-	  pkts_processed += next0 == vnet_buffer2 (b0)->nat.arc_next;
-	  /* verify speculative enqueue, maybe switch current next frame */
-	  vlib_validate_buffer_enqueue_x1 (vm, node, next_index,
-					   to_next, n_left_to_next,
-					   bi0, next0);
+    trace0:
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE ((node->flags & VLIB_NODE_FLAG_TRACE)
+			 && (b0->flags & VLIB_BUFFER_IS_TRACED)))
+	{
+	  nat44_ed_out2in_trace_t *t =
+	    vlib_add_trace (vm, node, b0, sizeof (*t));
+	  t->sw_if_index = sw_if_index0;
+	  t->next_index = next[0];
+	  t->is_slow_path = 1;
+
+	  if (s0)
+	    t->session_index = s0 - tsm->sessions;
+	  else
+	    t->session_index = ~0;
 	}
 
-      vlib_put_next_frame (vm, node, next_index, n_left_to_next);
+      pkts_processed += next[0] == vnet_buffer2 (b0)->nat.arc_next;
+
+      n_left_from--;
+      next++;
+      b++;
     }
 
+  vlib_buffer_enqueue_to_next (vm, node, from, (u16 *) nexts,
+			       frame->n_vectors);
+
   vlib_node_increment_counter (vm, stats_node_index,
 			       NAT_OUT2IN_ED_ERROR_OUT2IN_PACKETS,
 			       pkts_processed);