diff --git a/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec-secgw.c b/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec-secgw.c
index b1ecbb9..f4819ce 100644
--- a/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec-secgw.c
+++ b/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec-secgw.c
@@ -1802,7 +1802,7 @@ cryptodevs_init(void)
 	struct rte_cryptodev_config dev_conf;
 	struct rte_cryptodev_qp_conf qp_conf;
 	uint16_t idx, max_nb_qps, qp, i;
-	int16_t cdev_id, port_id;
+	int16_t cdev_id;
 	struct rte_hash_parameters params = { 0 };
 
 	const uint64_t mseg_flag = multi_seg_required() ?
@@ -1828,45 +1828,6 @@ cryptodevs_init(void)
 
 	printf("lcore/cryptodev/qp mappings:\n");
 
-	uint32_t max_sess_sz = 0, sess_sz;
-	for (cdev_id = 0; cdev_id < rte_cryptodev_count(); cdev_id++) {
-		void *sec_ctx;
-
-		/* Get crypto priv session size */
-		sess_sz = rte_cryptodev_sym_get_private_session_size(cdev_id);
-		if (sess_sz > max_sess_sz)
-			max_sess_sz = sess_sz;
-
-		/*
-		 * If crypto device is security capable, need to check the
-		 * size of security session as well.
-		 */
-
-		/* Get security context of the crypto device */
-		sec_ctx = rte_cryptodev_get_sec_ctx(cdev_id);
-		if (sec_ctx == NULL)
-			continue;
-
-		/* Get size of security session */
-		sess_sz = rte_security_session_get_size(sec_ctx);
-		if (sess_sz > max_sess_sz)
-			max_sess_sz = sess_sz;
-	}
-	RTE_ETH_FOREACH_DEV(port_id) {
-		void *sec_ctx;
-
-		if ((enabled_port_mask & (1 << port_id)) == 0)
-			continue;
-
-		sec_ctx = rte_eth_dev_get_sec_ctx(port_id);
-		if (sec_ctx == NULL)
-			continue;
-
-		sess_sz = rte_security_session_get_size(sec_ctx);
-		if (sess_sz > max_sess_sz)
-			max_sess_sz = sess_sz;
-	}
-
 	idx = 0;
 	for (cdev_id = 0; cdev_id < rte_cryptodev_count(); cdev_id++) {
 		struct rte_cryptodev_info cdev_info;
@@ -1911,45 +1872,6 @@ cryptodevs_init(void)
 				"Device does not support at least %u "
 				"sessions", CDEV_MP_NB_OBJS);
 
-		if (!socket_ctx[dev_conf.socket_id].session_pool) {
-			char mp_name[RTE_MEMPOOL_NAMESIZE];
-			struct rte_mempool *sess_mp;
-
-			snprintf(mp_name, RTE_MEMPOOL_NAMESIZE,
-					"sess_mp_%u", dev_conf.socket_id);
-			sess_mp = rte_cryptodev_sym_session_pool_create(
-					mp_name, CDEV_MP_NB_OBJS,
-					0, CDEV_MP_CACHE_SZ, 0,
-					dev_conf.socket_id);
-			socket_ctx[dev_conf.socket_id].session_pool = sess_mp;
-		}
-
-		if (!socket_ctx[dev_conf.socket_id].session_priv_pool) {
-			char mp_name[RTE_MEMPOOL_NAMESIZE];
-			struct rte_mempool *sess_mp;
-
-			snprintf(mp_name, RTE_MEMPOOL_NAMESIZE,
-					"sess_mp_priv_%u", dev_conf.socket_id);
-			sess_mp = rte_mempool_create(mp_name,
-					CDEV_MP_NB_OBJS,
-					max_sess_sz,
-					CDEV_MP_CACHE_SZ,
-					0, NULL, NULL, NULL,
-					NULL, dev_conf.socket_id,
-					0);
-			socket_ctx[dev_conf.socket_id].session_priv_pool =
-					sess_mp;
-		}
-
-		if (!socket_ctx[dev_conf.socket_id].session_priv_pool ||
-				!socket_ctx[dev_conf.socket_id].session_pool)
-			rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE,
-				"Cannot create session pool on socket %d\n",
-				dev_conf.socket_id);
-		else
-			printf("Allocated session pool on socket %d\n",
-					dev_conf.socket_id);
-
 		if (rte_cryptodev_configure(cdev_id, &dev_conf))
 			rte_panic("Failed to initialize cryptodev %u\n",
 					cdev_id);
@@ -1970,39 +1892,6 @@ cryptodevs_init(void)
 					cdev_id);
 	}
 
-	/* create session pools for eth devices that implement security */
-	RTE_ETH_FOREACH_DEV(port_id) {
-		if ((enabled_port_mask & (1 << port_id)) &&
-				rte_eth_dev_get_sec_ctx(port_id)) {
-			int socket_id = rte_eth_dev_socket_id(port_id);
-
-			if (!socket_ctx[socket_id].session_priv_pool) {
-				char mp_name[RTE_MEMPOOL_NAMESIZE];
-				struct rte_mempool *sess_mp;
-
-				snprintf(mp_name, RTE_MEMPOOL_NAMESIZE,
-						"sess_mp_%u", socket_id);
-				sess_mp = rte_mempool_create(mp_name,
-						(CDEV_MP_NB_OBJS * 2),
-						max_sess_sz,
-						CDEV_MP_CACHE_SZ,
-						0, NULL, NULL, NULL,
-						NULL, socket_id,
-						0);
-				if (sess_mp == NULL)
-					rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE,
-						"Cannot create session pool "
-						"on socket %d\n", socket_id);
-				else
-					printf("Allocated session pool "
-						"on socket %d\n", socket_id);
-				socket_ctx[socket_id].session_priv_pool =
-						sess_mp;
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-
 	printf("\n");
 
 	return 0;
@@ -2174,6 +2063,99 @@ port_init(uint16_t portid, uint64_t req_rx_offloads, uint64_t req_tx_offloads)
 	printf("\n");
 }
 
+static size_t
+max_session_size(void)
+{
+	size_t max_sz, sz;
+	void *sec_ctx;
+	int16_t cdev_id, port_id, n;
+
+	max_sz = 0;
+	n =  rte_cryptodev_count();
+	for (cdev_id = 0; cdev_id != n; cdev_id++) {
+		sz = rte_cryptodev_sym_get_private_session_size(cdev_id);
+		if (sz > max_sz)
+			max_sz = sz;
+		/*
+		 * If crypto device is security capable, need to check the
+		 * size of security session as well.
+		 */
+
+		/* Get security context of the crypto device */
+		sec_ctx = rte_cryptodev_get_sec_ctx(cdev_id);
+		if (sec_ctx == NULL)
+			continue;
+
+		/* Get size of security session */
+		sz = rte_security_session_get_size(sec_ctx);
+		if (sz > max_sz)
+			max_sz = sz;
+	}
+
+	RTE_ETH_FOREACH_DEV(port_id) {
+		if ((enabled_port_mask & (1 << port_id)) == 0)
+			continue;
+
+		sec_ctx = rte_eth_dev_get_sec_ctx(port_id);
+		if (sec_ctx == NULL)
+			continue;
+
+		sz = rte_security_session_get_size(sec_ctx);
+		if (sz > max_sz)
+			max_sz = sz;
+	}
+
+	return max_sz;
+}
+
+static void
+session_pool_init(struct socket_ctx *ctx, int32_t socket_id, size_t sess_sz)
+{
+	char mp_name[RTE_MEMPOOL_NAMESIZE];
+	struct rte_mempool *sess_mp;
+
+	snprintf(mp_name, RTE_MEMPOOL_NAMESIZE,
+			"sess_mp_%u", socket_id);
+	sess_mp = rte_cryptodev_sym_session_pool_create(
+			mp_name, CDEV_MP_NB_OBJS,
+			sess_sz, CDEV_MP_CACHE_SZ, 0,
+			socket_id);
+	ctx->session_pool = sess_mp;
+
+	if (ctx->session_pool == NULL)
+		rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE,
+			"Cannot init session pool on socket %d\n", socket_id);
+	else
+		printf("Allocated session pool on socket %d\n",	socket_id);
+}
+
+static void
+session_priv_pool_init(struct socket_ctx *ctx, int32_t socket_id,
+	size_t sess_sz)
+{
+	char mp_name[RTE_MEMPOOL_NAMESIZE];
+	struct rte_mempool *sess_mp;
+
+	snprintf(mp_name, RTE_MEMPOOL_NAMESIZE,
+			"sess_mp_priv_%u", socket_id);
+	sess_mp = rte_mempool_create(mp_name,
+			CDEV_MP_NB_OBJS,
+			sess_sz,
+			CDEV_MP_CACHE_SZ,
+			0, NULL, NULL, NULL,
+			NULL, socket_id,
+			0);
+	ctx->session_priv_pool = sess_mp;
+
+	if (ctx->session_priv_pool == NULL)
+		rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE,
+			"Cannot init session priv pool on socket %d\n",
+			socket_id);
+	else
+		printf("Allocated session priv pool on socket %d\n",
+			socket_id);
+}
+
 static void
 pool_init(struct socket_ctx *ctx, int32_t socket_id, uint32_t nb_mbuf)
 {
@@ -2397,9 +2379,11 @@ main(int32_t argc, char **argv)
 {
 	int32_t ret;
 	uint32_t lcore_id;
+	uint32_t i;
 	uint8_t socket_id;
 	uint16_t portid;
 	uint64_t req_rx_offloads, req_tx_offloads;
+	size_t sess_sz;
 
 	/* init EAL */
 	ret = rte_eal_init(argc, argv);
@@ -2427,7 +2411,8 @@ main(int32_t argc, char **argv)
 
 	nb_lcores = rte_lcore_count();
 
-	/* Replicate each context per socket */
+	sess_sz = max_session_size();
+
 	for (lcore_id = 0; lcore_id < RTE_MAX_LCORE; lcore_id++) {
 		if (rte_lcore_is_enabled(lcore_id) == 0)
 			continue;
@@ -2437,20 +2422,14 @@ main(int32_t argc, char **argv)
 		else
 			socket_id = 0;
 
+		/* mbuf_pool is initialised by the pool_init() function*/
 		if (socket_ctx[socket_id].mbuf_pool)
 			continue;
 
-		/* initilaze SPD */
-		sp4_init(&socket_ctx[socket_id], socket_id);
-
-		sp6_init(&socket_ctx[socket_id], socket_id);
-
-		/* initilaze SAD */
-		sa_init(&socket_ctx[socket_id], socket_id);
-
-		rt_init(&socket_ctx[socket_id], socket_id);
-
 		pool_init(&socket_ctx[socket_id], socket_id, NB_MBUF);
+		session_pool_init(&socket_ctx[socket_id], socket_id, sess_sz);
+		session_priv_pool_init(&socket_ctx[socket_id], socket_id,
+			sess_sz);
 	}
 
 	RTE_ETH_FOREACH_DEV(portid) {
@@ -2468,7 +2447,11 @@ main(int32_t argc, char **argv)
 		if ((enabled_port_mask & (1 << portid)) == 0)
 			continue;
 
-		/* Start device */
+		/*
+		 * Start device
+		 * note: device must be started before a flow rule
+		 * can be installed.
+		 */
 		ret = rte_eth_dev_start(portid);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "rte_eth_dev_start: "
@@ -2493,6 +2476,19 @@ main(int32_t argc, char **argv)
 			rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "failed at reassemble init");
 	}
 
+	/* Replicate each context per socket */
+	for (i = 0; i < NB_SOCKETS && i < rte_socket_count(); i++) {
+		socket_id = rte_socket_id_by_idx(i);
+		if ((socket_ctx[socket_id].mbuf_pool != NULL) &&
+			(socket_ctx[socket_id].sa_in == NULL) &&
+			(socket_ctx[socket_id].sa_out == NULL)) {
+			sa_init(&socket_ctx[socket_id], socket_id);
+			sp4_init(&socket_ctx[socket_id], socket_id);
+			sp6_init(&socket_ctx[socket_id], socket_id);
+			rt_init(&socket_ctx[socket_id], socket_id);
+		}
+	}
+
 	check_all_ports_link_status(enabled_port_mask);
 
 	/* launch per-lcore init on every lcore */
diff --git a/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec.c b/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec.c
index d1cbdc3..0f23cb1 100644
--- a/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec.c
+++ b/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ set_ipsec_conf(struct ipsec_sa *sa, struct rte_security_ipsec_xform *ipsec)
 }
 
 int
-create_session(struct ipsec_ctx *ipsec_ctx, struct ipsec_sa *sa)
+create_lookaside_session(struct ipsec_ctx *ipsec_ctx, struct ipsec_sa *sa)
 {
 	struct rte_cryptodev_info cdev_info;
 	unsigned long cdev_id_qp = 0;
@@ -53,19 +53,17 @@ create_session(struct ipsec_ctx *ipsec_ctx, struct ipsec_sa *sa)
 	key.auth_algo = (uint8_t)sa->auth_algo;
 	key.aead_algo = (uint8_t)sa->aead_algo;
 
-	if (sa->type == RTE_SECURITY_ACTION_TYPE_NONE) {
-		ret = rte_hash_lookup_data(ipsec_ctx->cdev_map, &key,
-				(void **)&cdev_id_qp);
-		if (ret < 0) {
-			RTE_LOG(ERR, IPSEC,
+	ret = rte_hash_lookup_data(ipsec_ctx->cdev_map, &key,
+			(void **)&cdev_id_qp);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, IPSEC,
 				"No cryptodev: core %u, cipher_algo %u, "
 				"auth_algo %u, aead_algo %u\n",
 				key.lcore_id,
 				key.cipher_algo,
 				key.auth_algo,
 				key.aead_algo);
-			return -1;
-		}
+		return -1;
 	}
 
 	RTE_LOG_DP(DEBUG, IPSEC, "Create session for SA spi %u on cryptodev "
@@ -107,231 +105,268 @@ create_session(struct ipsec_ctx *ipsec_ctx, struct ipsec_sa *sa)
 				"SEC Session init failed: err: %d\n", ret);
 				return -1;
 			}
-		} else if (sa->type == RTE_SECURITY_ACTION_TYPE_INLINE_CRYPTO) {
-			struct rte_flow_error err;
-			struct rte_security_ctx *ctx = (struct rte_security_ctx *)
-							rte_eth_dev_get_sec_ctx(
-							sa->portid);
-			const struct rte_security_capability *sec_cap;
-			int ret = 0;
-
-			sa->sec_session = rte_security_session_create(ctx,
-					&sess_conf, ipsec_ctx->session_priv_pool);
-			if (sa->sec_session == NULL) {
-				RTE_LOG(ERR, IPSEC,
-				"SEC Session init failed: err: %d\n", ret);
-				return -1;
-			}
-
-			sec_cap = rte_security_capabilities_get(ctx);
+		} else {
+			RTE_LOG(ERR, IPSEC, "Inline not supported\n");
+			return -1;
+		}
+	} else {
+		sa->crypto_session = rte_cryptodev_sym_session_create(
+				ipsec_ctx->session_pool);
+		rte_cryptodev_sym_session_init(ipsec_ctx->tbl[cdev_id_qp].id,
+				sa->crypto_session, sa->xforms,
+				ipsec_ctx->session_priv_pool);
 
-			/* iterate until ESP tunnel*/
-			while (sec_cap->action !=
-					RTE_SECURITY_ACTION_TYPE_NONE) {
+		rte_cryptodev_info_get(ipsec_ctx->tbl[cdev_id_qp].id,
+				&cdev_info);
+	}
 
-				if (sec_cap->action == sa->type &&
-				    sec_cap->protocol ==
-					RTE_SECURITY_PROTOCOL_IPSEC &&
-				    sec_cap->ipsec.mode ==
-					sess_conf.ipsec.mode &&
-				    sec_cap->ipsec.direction == sa->direction)
-					break;
-				sec_cap++;
-			}
+	sa->cdev_id_qp = cdev_id_qp;
 
-			if (sec_cap->action == RTE_SECURITY_ACTION_TYPE_NONE) {
-				RTE_LOG(ERR, IPSEC,
-				"No suitable security capability found\n");
-				return -1;
-			}
+	return 0;
+}
 
-			sa->ol_flags = sec_cap->ol_flags;
-			sa->security_ctx = ctx;
-			sa->pattern[0].type = RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_ETH;
-
-			if (IS_IP6(sa->flags)) {
-				sa->pattern[1].mask = &rte_flow_item_ipv6_mask;
-				sa->pattern[1].type = RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_IPV6;
-				sa->pattern[1].spec = &sa->ipv6_spec;
-
-				memcpy(sa->ipv6_spec.hdr.dst_addr,
-					sa->dst.ip.ip6.ip6_b, 16);
-				memcpy(sa->ipv6_spec.hdr.src_addr,
-				       sa->src.ip.ip6.ip6_b, 16);
-			} else if (IS_IP4(sa->flags)) {
-				sa->pattern[1].mask = &rte_flow_item_ipv4_mask;
-				sa->pattern[1].type = RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_IPV4;
-				sa->pattern[1].spec = &sa->ipv4_spec;
-
-				sa->ipv4_spec.hdr.dst_addr = sa->dst.ip.ip4;
-				sa->ipv4_spec.hdr.src_addr = sa->src.ip.ip4;
-			}
+int
+create_inline_session(struct socket_ctx *skt_ctx, struct ipsec_sa *sa)
+{
+	int32_t ret = 0;
+	struct rte_security_ctx *sec_ctx;
+	struct rte_security_session_conf sess_conf = {
+		.action_type = sa->type,
+		.protocol = RTE_SECURITY_PROTOCOL_IPSEC,
+		{.ipsec = {
+			.spi = sa->spi,
+			.salt = sa->salt,
+			.options = { 0 },
+			.direction = sa->direction,
+			.proto = RTE_SECURITY_IPSEC_SA_PROTO_ESP,
+			.mode = (sa->flags == IP4_TUNNEL ||
+					sa->flags == IP6_TUNNEL) ?
+					RTE_SECURITY_IPSEC_SA_MODE_TUNNEL :
+					RTE_SECURITY_IPSEC_SA_MODE_TRANSPORT,
+		} },
+		.crypto_xform = sa->xforms,
+		.userdata = NULL,
+	};
+
+	RTE_LOG_DP(DEBUG, IPSEC, "Create session for SA spi %u on port %u\n",
+		sa->spi, sa->portid);
+
+	if (sa->type == RTE_SECURITY_ACTION_TYPE_INLINE_CRYPTO) {
+		struct rte_flow_error err;
+		const struct rte_security_capability *sec_cap;
+		int ret = 0;
+
+		sec_ctx = (struct rte_security_ctx *)
+					rte_eth_dev_get_sec_ctx(
+					sa->portid);
+		if (sec_ctx == NULL) {
+			RTE_LOG(ERR, IPSEC,
+				" rte_eth_dev_get_sec_ctx failed\n");
+			return -1;
+		}
 
-			sa->pattern[2].type = RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_ESP;
-			sa->pattern[2].spec = &sa->esp_spec;
-			sa->pattern[2].mask = &rte_flow_item_esp_mask;
-			sa->esp_spec.hdr.spi = rte_cpu_to_be_32(sa->spi);
+		sa->sec_session = rte_security_session_create(sec_ctx,
+				&sess_conf, skt_ctx->session_pool);
+		if (sa->sec_session == NULL) {
+			RTE_LOG(ERR, IPSEC,
+				"SEC Session init failed: err: %d\n", ret);
+			return -1;
+		}
 
-			sa->pattern[3].type = RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_END;
+		sec_cap = rte_security_capabilities_get(sec_ctx);
+
+		/* iterate until ESP tunnel*/
+		while (sec_cap->action != RTE_SECURITY_ACTION_TYPE_NONE) {
+			if (sec_cap->action == sa->type &&
+			    sec_cap->protocol ==
+				RTE_SECURITY_PROTOCOL_IPSEC &&
+			    sec_cap->ipsec.mode ==
+				RTE_SECURITY_IPSEC_SA_MODE_TUNNEL &&
+			    sec_cap->ipsec.direction == sa->direction)
+				break;
+			sec_cap++;
+		}
 
-			sa->action[0].type = RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_SECURITY;
-			sa->action[0].conf = sa->sec_session;
+		if (sec_cap->action == RTE_SECURITY_ACTION_TYPE_NONE) {
+			RTE_LOG(ERR, IPSEC,
+				"No suitable security capability found\n");
+			return -1;
+		}
 
-			sa->action[1].type = RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_END;
+		sa->ol_flags = sec_cap->ol_flags;
+		sa->security_ctx = sec_ctx;
+		sa->pattern[0].type = RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_ETH;
+
+		if (IS_IP6(sa->flags)) {
+			sa->pattern[1].mask = &rte_flow_item_ipv6_mask;
+			sa->pattern[1].type = RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_IPV6;
+			sa->pattern[1].spec = &sa->ipv6_spec;
+
+			memcpy(sa->ipv6_spec.hdr.dst_addr,
+				sa->dst.ip.ip6.ip6_b, 16);
+			memcpy(sa->ipv6_spec.hdr.src_addr,
+			       sa->src.ip.ip6.ip6_b, 16);
+		} else if (IS_IP4(sa->flags)) {
+			sa->pattern[1].mask = &rte_flow_item_ipv4_mask;
+			sa->pattern[1].type = RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_IPV4;
+			sa->pattern[1].spec = &sa->ipv4_spec;
+
+			sa->ipv4_spec.hdr.dst_addr = sa->dst.ip.ip4;
+			sa->ipv4_spec.hdr.src_addr = sa->src.ip.ip4;
+		}
 
-			sa->attr.egress = (sa->direction ==
-					RTE_SECURITY_IPSEC_SA_DIR_EGRESS);
-			sa->attr.ingress = (sa->direction ==
-					RTE_SECURITY_IPSEC_SA_DIR_INGRESS);
-			if (sa->attr.ingress) {
-				uint8_t rss_key[40];
-				struct rte_eth_rss_conf rss_conf = {
-					.rss_key = rss_key,
-					.rss_key_len = 40,
-				};
-				struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev;
-				uint16_t queue[RTE_MAX_QUEUES_PER_PORT];
-				struct rte_flow_action_rss action_rss;
-				unsigned int i;
-				unsigned int j;
-
-				sa->action[2].type = RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_END;
-				/* Try RSS. */
-				sa->action[1].type = RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_RSS;
-				sa->action[1].conf = &action_rss;
-				eth_dev = ctx->device;
-				rte_eth_dev_rss_hash_conf_get(sa->portid,
-							      &rss_conf);
-				for (i = 0, j = 0;
-				     i < eth_dev->data->nb_rx_queues; ++i)
-					if (eth_dev->data->rx_queues[i])
-						queue[j++] = i;
-				action_rss = (struct rte_flow_action_rss){
+		sa->pattern[2].type = RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_ESP;
+		sa->pattern[2].spec = &sa->esp_spec;
+		sa->pattern[2].mask = &rte_flow_item_esp_mask;
+		sa->esp_spec.hdr.spi = rte_cpu_to_be_32(sa->spi);
+
+		sa->pattern[3].type = RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_END;
+
+		sa->action[0].type = RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_SECURITY;
+		sa->action[0].conf = sa->sec_session;
+
+		sa->action[1].type = RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_END;
+
+		sa->attr.egress = (sa->direction ==
+				RTE_SECURITY_IPSEC_SA_DIR_EGRESS);
+		sa->attr.ingress = (sa->direction ==
+				RTE_SECURITY_IPSEC_SA_DIR_INGRESS);
+		if (sa->attr.ingress) {
+			uint8_t rss_key[40];
+			struct rte_eth_rss_conf rss_conf = {
+				.rss_key = rss_key,
+				.rss_key_len = 40,
+			};
+			struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev;
+			uint16_t queue[RTE_MAX_QUEUES_PER_PORT];
+			struct rte_flow_action_rss action_rss;
+			unsigned int i;
+			unsigned int j;
+
+			sa->action[2].type = RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_END;
+			/* Try RSS. */
+			sa->action[1].type = RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_RSS;
+			sa->action[1].conf = &action_rss;
+			eth_dev = sec_ctx->device;
+			rte_eth_dev_rss_hash_conf_get(sa->portid, &rss_conf);
+			for (i = 0, j = 0;
+			     i < eth_dev->data->nb_rx_queues; ++i)
+				if (eth_dev->data->rx_queues[i])
+					queue[j++] = i;
+
+			action_rss = (struct rte_flow_action_rss){
 					.types = rss_conf.rss_hf,
 					.key_len = rss_conf.rss_key_len,
 					.queue_num = j,
 					.key = rss_key,
 					.queue = queue,
-				};
-				ret = rte_flow_validate(sa->portid, &sa->attr,
-							sa->pattern, sa->action,
-							&err);
-				if (!ret)
-					goto flow_create;
-				/* Try Queue. */
-				sa->action[1].type = RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_QUEUE;
-				sa->action[1].conf =
-					&(struct rte_flow_action_queue){
-					.index = 0,
-				};
-				ret = rte_flow_validate(sa->portid, &sa->attr,
-							sa->pattern, sa->action,
-							&err);
-				/* Try End. */
-				sa->action[1].type = RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_END;
-				sa->action[1].conf = NULL;
-				ret = rte_flow_validate(sa->portid, &sa->attr,
-							sa->pattern, sa->action,
-							&err);
-				if (ret)
-					goto flow_create_failure;
-			} else if (sa->attr.egress &&
-				   (sa->ol_flags &
+			};
+			ret = rte_flow_validate(sa->portid, &sa->attr,
+						sa->pattern, sa->action,
+						&err);
+			if (!ret)
+				goto flow_create;
+			/* Try Queue. */
+			sa->action[1].type = RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_QUEUE;
+			sa->action[1].conf =
+				&(struct rte_flow_action_queue){
+				.index = 0,
+			};
+			ret = rte_flow_validate(sa->portid, &sa->attr,
+						sa->pattern, sa->action,
+						&err);
+			/* Try End. */
+			sa->action[1].type = RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_END;
+			sa->action[1].conf = NULL;
+			ret = rte_flow_validate(sa->portid, &sa->attr,
+						sa->pattern, sa->action,
+						&err);
+			if (ret)
+				goto flow_create_failure;
+		} else if (sa->attr.egress &&
+			   (sa->ol_flags &
 				    RTE_SECURITY_TX_HW_TRAILER_OFFLOAD)) {
-				sa->action[1].type =
+			sa->action[1].type =
 					RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_PASSTHRU;
-				sa->action[2].type =
+			sa->action[2].type =
 					RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_END;
-			}
+		}
 flow_create:
-			sa->flow = rte_flow_create(sa->portid,
+		sa->flow = rte_flow_create(sa->portid,
 				&sa->attr, sa->pattern, sa->action, &err);
-			if (sa->flow == NULL) {
+		if (sa->flow == NULL) {
 flow_create_failure:
-				RTE_LOG(ERR, IPSEC,
-					"Failed to create ipsec flow msg: %s\n",
-					err.message);
-				return -1;
-			}
-		} else if (sa->type ==
-				RTE_SECURITY_ACTION_TYPE_INLINE_PROTOCOL) {
-			struct rte_security_ctx *ctx =
-					(struct rte_security_ctx *)
-					rte_eth_dev_get_sec_ctx(sa->portid);
-			const struct rte_security_capability *sec_cap;
-
-			if (ctx == NULL) {
-				RTE_LOG(ERR, IPSEC,
-				"Ethernet device doesn't have security features registered\n");
-				return -1;
-			}
-
-			/* Set IPsec parameters in conf */
-			set_ipsec_conf(sa, &(sess_conf.ipsec));
+			RTE_LOG(ERR, IPSEC,
+				"Failed to create ipsec flow msg: %s\n",
+				err.message);
+			return -1;
+		}
+	} else if (sa->type ==	RTE_SECURITY_ACTION_TYPE_INLINE_PROTOCOL) {
+		const struct rte_security_capability *sec_cap;
 
-			/* Save SA as userdata for the security session. When
-			 * the packet is received, this userdata will be
-			 * retrieved using the metadata from the packet.
-			 *
-			 * The PMD is expected to set similar metadata for other
-			 * operations, like rte_eth_event, which are tied to
-			 * security session. In such cases, the userdata could
-			 * be obtained to uniquely identify the security
-			 * parameters denoted.
-			 */
+		sec_ctx = (struct rte_security_ctx *)
+				rte_eth_dev_get_sec_ctx(sa->portid);
 
-			sess_conf.userdata = (void *) sa;
+		if (sec_ctx == NULL) {
+			RTE_LOG(ERR, IPSEC,
+				"Ethernet device doesn't have security features registered\n");
+			return -1;
+		}
 
-			sa->sec_session = rte_security_session_create(ctx,
-					&sess_conf, ipsec_ctx->session_pool);
-			if (sa->sec_session == NULL) {
-				RTE_LOG(ERR, IPSEC,
+		/* Set IPsec parameters in conf */
+		set_ipsec_conf(sa, &(sess_conf.ipsec));
+
+		/* Save SA as userdata for the security session. When
+		 * the packet is received, this userdata will be
+		 * retrieved using the metadata from the packet.
+		 *
+		 * The PMD is expected to set similar metadata for other
+		 * operations, like rte_eth_event, which are tied to
+		 * security session. In such cases, the userdata could
+		 * be obtained to uniquely identify the security
+		 * parameters denoted.
+		 */
+
+		sess_conf.userdata = (void *) sa;
+
+		sa->sec_session = rte_security_session_create(sec_ctx,
+					&sess_conf, skt_ctx->session_pool);
+		if (sa->sec_session == NULL) {
+			RTE_LOG(ERR, IPSEC,
 				"SEC Session init failed: err: %d\n", ret);
-				return -1;
-			}
-
-			sec_cap = rte_security_capabilities_get(ctx);
+			return -1;
+		}
 
-			if (sec_cap == NULL) {
-				RTE_LOG(ERR, IPSEC,
+		sec_cap = rte_security_capabilities_get(sec_ctx);
+		if (sec_cap == NULL) {
+			RTE_LOG(ERR, IPSEC,
 				"No capabilities registered\n");
-				return -1;
-			}
+			return -1;
+		}
 
-			/* iterate until ESP tunnel*/
-			while (sec_cap->action !=
-					RTE_SECURITY_ACTION_TYPE_NONE) {
-
-				if (sec_cap->action == sa->type &&
-				    sec_cap->protocol ==
-					RTE_SECURITY_PROTOCOL_IPSEC &&
-				    sec_cap->ipsec.mode ==
-					sess_conf.ipsec.mode &&
-				    sec_cap->ipsec.direction == sa->direction)
-					break;
-				sec_cap++;
-			}
+		/* iterate until ESP tunnel*/
+		while (sec_cap->action !=
+				RTE_SECURITY_ACTION_TYPE_NONE) {
+			if (sec_cap->action == sa->type &&
+			    sec_cap->protocol ==
+				RTE_SECURITY_PROTOCOL_IPSEC &&
+			    sec_cap->ipsec.mode ==
+				sess_conf.ipsec.mode &&
+			    sec_cap->ipsec.direction == sa->direction)
+				break;
+			sec_cap++;
+		}
 
-			if (sec_cap->action == RTE_SECURITY_ACTION_TYPE_NONE) {
-				RTE_LOG(ERR, IPSEC,
+		if (sec_cap->action == RTE_SECURITY_ACTION_TYPE_NONE) {
+			RTE_LOG(ERR, IPSEC,
 				"No suitable security capability found\n");
-				return -1;
-			}
-
-			sa->ol_flags = sec_cap->ol_flags;
-			sa->security_ctx = ctx;
+			return -1;
 		}
-	} else {
-		sa->crypto_session = rte_cryptodev_sym_session_create(
-				ipsec_ctx->session_pool);
-		rte_cryptodev_sym_session_init(ipsec_ctx->tbl[cdev_id_qp].id,
-				sa->crypto_session, sa->xforms,
-				ipsec_ctx->session_priv_pool);
 
-		rte_cryptodev_info_get(ipsec_ctx->tbl[cdev_id_qp].id,
-				&cdev_info);
+		sa->ol_flags = sec_cap->ol_flags;
+		sa->security_ctx = sec_ctx;
 	}
-	sa->cdev_id_qp = cdev_id_qp;
+	sa->cdev_id_qp = 0;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -398,7 +433,7 @@ ipsec_enqueue(ipsec_xform_fn xform_func, struct ipsec_ctx *ipsec_ctx,
 			rte_prefetch0(&priv->sym_cop);
 
 			if ((unlikely(sa->sec_session == NULL)) &&
-					create_session(ipsec_ctx, sa)) {
+				create_lookaside_session(ipsec_ctx, sa)) {
 				rte_pktmbuf_free(pkts[i]);
 				continue;
 			}
@@ -417,7 +452,7 @@ ipsec_enqueue(ipsec_xform_fn xform_func, struct ipsec_ctx *ipsec_ctx,
 			rte_prefetch0(&priv->sym_cop);
 
 			if ((unlikely(sa->crypto_session == NULL)) &&
-					create_session(ipsec_ctx, sa)) {
+				create_lookaside_session(ipsec_ctx, sa)) {
 				rte_pktmbuf_free(pkts[i]);
 				continue;
 			}
@@ -432,12 +467,7 @@ ipsec_enqueue(ipsec_xform_fn xform_func, struct ipsec_ctx *ipsec_ctx,
 			}
 			break;
 		case RTE_SECURITY_ACTION_TYPE_INLINE_PROTOCOL:
-			if ((unlikely(sa->sec_session == NULL)) &&
-					create_session(ipsec_ctx, sa)) {
-				rte_pktmbuf_free(pkts[i]);
-				continue;
-			}
-
+			RTE_ASSERT(sa->sec_session != NULL);
 			ipsec_ctx->ol_pkts[ipsec_ctx->ol_pkts_cnt++] = pkts[i];
 			if (sa->ol_flags & RTE_SECURITY_TX_OLOAD_NEED_MDATA)
 				rte_security_set_pkt_metadata(
@@ -445,17 +475,11 @@ ipsec_enqueue(ipsec_xform_fn xform_func, struct ipsec_ctx *ipsec_ctx,
 						sa->sec_session, pkts[i], NULL);
 			continue;
 		case RTE_SECURITY_ACTION_TYPE_INLINE_CRYPTO:
+			RTE_ASSERT(sa->sec_session != NULL);
 			priv->cop.type = RTE_CRYPTO_OP_TYPE_SYMMETRIC;
 			priv->cop.status = RTE_CRYPTO_OP_STATUS_NOT_PROCESSED;
 
 			rte_prefetch0(&priv->sym_cop);
-
-			if ((unlikely(sa->sec_session == NULL)) &&
-					create_session(ipsec_ctx, sa)) {
-				rte_pktmbuf_free(pkts[i]);
-				continue;
-			}
-
 			rte_security_attach_session(&priv->cop,
 					sa->sec_session);
 
diff --git a/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec.h b/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec.h
index 6e48466..1efa6e4 100644
--- a/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec.h
+++ b/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec.h
@@ -338,6 +338,9 @@ void
 enqueue_cop_burst(struct cdev_qp *cqp);
 
 int
-create_session(struct ipsec_ctx *ipsec_ctx, struct ipsec_sa *sa);
+create_lookaside_session(struct ipsec_ctx *ipsec_ctx, struct ipsec_sa *sa);
+
+int
+create_inline_session(struct socket_ctx *skt_ctx, struct ipsec_sa *sa);
 
 #endif /* __IPSEC_H__ */
diff --git a/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec_process.c b/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec_process.c
index 3f9cacb..868f1a2 100644
--- a/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec_process.c
+++ b/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec_process.c
@@ -95,22 +95,23 @@ fill_ipsec_session(struct rte_ipsec_session *ss, struct ipsec_ctx *ctx,
 	/* setup crypto section */
 	if (ss->type == RTE_SECURITY_ACTION_TYPE_NONE) {
 		if (sa->crypto_session == NULL) {
-			rc = create_session(ctx, sa);
+			rc = create_lookaside_session(ctx, sa);
 			if (rc != 0)
 				return rc;
 		}
 		ss->crypto.ses = sa->crypto_session;
 	/* setup session action type */
-	} else {
+	} else if (sa->type == RTE_SECURITY_ACTION_TYPE_LOOKASIDE_PROTOCOL) {
 		if (sa->sec_session == NULL) {
-			rc = create_session(ctx, sa);
+			rc = create_lookaside_session(ctx, sa);
 			if (rc != 0)
 				return rc;
 		}
 		ss->security.ses = sa->sec_session;
 		ss->security.ctx = sa->security_ctx;
 		ss->security.ol_flags = sa->ol_flags;
-	}
+	} else
+		RTE_ASSERT(0);
 
 	rc = rte_ipsec_session_prepare(ss);
 	if (rc != 0)
diff --git a/examples/ipsec-secgw/sa.c b/examples/ipsec-secgw/sa.c
index d700c8e..c3cf3bd 100644
--- a/examples/ipsec-secgw/sa.c
+++ b/examples/ipsec-secgw/sa.c
@@ -868,12 +868,14 @@ sa_add_address_inline_crypto(struct ipsec_sa *sa)
 
 static int
 sa_add_rules(struct sa_ctx *sa_ctx, const struct ipsec_sa entries[],
-		uint32_t nb_entries, uint32_t inbound)
+		uint32_t nb_entries, uint32_t inbound,
+		struct socket_ctx *skt_ctx)
 {
 	struct ipsec_sa *sa;
 	uint32_t i, idx;
 	uint16_t iv_length, aad_length;
 	int inline_status;
+	int32_t rc;
 
 	/* for ESN upper 32 bits of SQN also need to be part of AAD */
 	aad_length = (app_sa_prm.enable_esn != 0) ? sizeof(uint32_t) : 0;
@@ -936,6 +938,17 @@ sa_add_rules(struct sa_ctx *sa_ctx, const struct ipsec_sa entries[],
 
 			sa->xforms = &sa_ctx->xf[idx].a;
 
+			if (sa->type ==
+				RTE_SECURITY_ACTION_TYPE_INLINE_PROTOCOL ||
+				sa->type ==
+				RTE_SECURITY_ACTION_TYPE_INLINE_CRYPTO) {
+				rc = create_inline_session(skt_ctx, sa);
+				if (rc != 0) {
+					RTE_LOG(ERR, IPSEC_ESP,
+						"create_inline_session() failed\n");
+					return -EINVAL;
+				}
+			}
 			print_one_sa_rule(sa, inbound);
 		} else {
 			switch (sa->cipher_algo) {
@@ -1011,16 +1024,16 @@ sa_add_rules(struct sa_ctx *sa_ctx, const struct ipsec_sa entries[],
 
 static inline int
 sa_out_add_rules(struct sa_ctx *sa_ctx, const struct ipsec_sa entries[],
-		uint32_t nb_entries)
+		uint32_t nb_entries, struct socket_ctx *skt_ctx)
 {
-	return sa_add_rules(sa_ctx, entries, nb_entries, 0);
+	return sa_add_rules(sa_ctx, entries, nb_entries, 0, skt_ctx);
 }
 
 static inline int
 sa_in_add_rules(struct sa_ctx *sa_ctx, const struct ipsec_sa entries[],
-		uint32_t nb_entries)
+		uint32_t nb_entries, struct socket_ctx *skt_ctx)
 {
-	return sa_add_rules(sa_ctx, entries, nb_entries, 1);
+	return sa_add_rules(sa_ctx, entries, nb_entries, 1, skt_ctx);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1086,10 +1099,12 @@ fill_ipsec_sa_prm(struct rte_ipsec_sa_prm *prm, const struct ipsec_sa *ss,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void
+static int
 fill_ipsec_session(struct rte_ipsec_session *ss, struct rte_ipsec_sa *sa,
 	const struct ipsec_sa *lsa)
 {
+	int32_t rc = 0;
+
 	ss->sa = sa;
 	ss->type = lsa->type;
 
@@ -1102,6 +1117,17 @@ fill_ipsec_session(struct rte_ipsec_session *ss, struct rte_ipsec_sa *sa,
 		ss->security.ctx = lsa->security_ctx;
 		ss->security.ol_flags = lsa->ol_flags;
 	}
+
+	if (ss->type == RTE_SECURITY_ACTION_TYPE_INLINE_CRYPTO ||
+		ss->type == RTE_SECURITY_ACTION_TYPE_INLINE_PROTOCOL) {
+		if (ss->security.ses != NULL) {
+			rc = rte_ipsec_session_prepare(ss);
+			if (rc != 0)
+				memset(ss, 0, sizeof(*ss));
+		}
+	}
+
+	return rc;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1136,8 +1162,8 @@ ipsec_sa_init(struct ipsec_sa *lsa, struct rte_ipsec_sa *sa, uint32_t sa_size)
 	if (rc < 0)
 		return rc;
 
-	fill_ipsec_session(&lsa->ips, sa, lsa);
-	return 0;
+	rc = fill_ipsec_session(&lsa->ips, sa, lsa);
+	return rc;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1240,7 +1266,7 @@ sa_init(struct socket_ctx *ctx, int32_t socket_id)
 				"context %s in socket %d\n", rte_errno,
 				name, socket_id);
 
-		sa_in_add_rules(ctx->sa_in, sa_in, nb_sa_in);
+		sa_in_add_rules(ctx->sa_in, sa_in, nb_sa_in, ctx);
 
 		if (app_sa_prm.enable != 0) {
 			rc = ipsec_satbl_init(ctx->sa_in, sa_in, nb_sa_in,
@@ -1260,7 +1286,7 @@ sa_init(struct socket_ctx *ctx, int32_t socket_id)
 				"context %s in socket %d\n", rte_errno,
 				name, socket_id);
 
-		sa_out_add_rules(ctx->sa_out, sa_out, nb_sa_out);
+		sa_out_add_rules(ctx->sa_out, sa_out, nb_sa_out, ctx);
 
 		if (app_sa_prm.enable != 0) {
 			rc = ipsec_satbl_init(ctx->sa_out, sa_out, nb_sa_out,
