diff --git a/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec-secgw.c b/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec-secgw.c
index 7e01495..1d0ce3a 100644
--- a/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec-secgw.c
+++ b/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec-secgw.c
@@ -70,11 +70,6 @@ volatile bool force_quit;
 
 #define BURST_TX_DRAIN_US 100 /* TX drain every ~100us */
 
-/* Configure how many packets ahead to prefetch, when reading packets */
-#define PREFETCH_OFFSET	3
-
-#define MAX_RX_QUEUE_PER_LCORE 16
-
 #define MAX_LCORE_PARAMS 1024
 
 /*
@@ -191,9 +186,9 @@ static uint64_t dev_tx_offload = UINT64_MAX;
 /*
  * global values that determine multi-seg policy
  */
-static uint32_t frag_tbl_sz;
+uint32_t frag_tbl_sz;
 static uint32_t frame_buf_size = RTE_MBUF_DEFAULT_BUF_SIZE;
-static uint32_t mtu_size = RTE_ETHER_MTU;
+uint32_t mtu_size = RTE_ETHER_MTU;
 static uint64_t frag_ttl_ns = MAX_FRAG_TTL_NS;
 static uint32_t stats_interval;
 
@@ -205,11 +200,6 @@ struct app_sa_prm app_sa_prm = {
 		};
 static const char *cfgfile;
 
-struct lcore_rx_queue {
-	uint16_t port_id;
-	uint8_t queue_id;
-} __rte_cache_aligned;
-
 struct lcore_params {
 	uint16_t port_id;
 	uint8_t queue_id;
@@ -224,28 +214,7 @@ static uint16_t nb_lcore_params;
 static struct rte_hash *cdev_map_in;
 static struct rte_hash *cdev_map_out;
 
-struct buffer {
-	uint16_t len;
-	struct rte_mbuf *m_table[MAX_PKT_BURST] __rte_aligned(sizeof(void *));
-};
-
-struct lcore_conf {
-	uint16_t nb_rx_queue;
-	struct lcore_rx_queue rx_queue_list[MAX_RX_QUEUE_PER_LCORE];
-	uint16_t tx_queue_id[RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS];
-	struct buffer tx_mbufs[RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS];
-	struct ipsec_ctx inbound;
-	struct ipsec_ctx outbound;
-	struct rt_ctx *rt4_ctx;
-	struct rt_ctx *rt6_ctx;
-	struct {
-		struct rte_ip_frag_tbl *tbl;
-		struct rte_mempool *pool_indir;
-		struct rte_ip_frag_death_row dr;
-	} frag;
-} __rte_cache_aligned;
-
-static struct lcore_conf lcore_conf[RTE_MAX_LCORE];
+struct lcore_conf lcore_conf[RTE_MAX_LCORE];
 
 static struct rte_eth_conf port_conf = {
 	.rxmode = {
@@ -281,32 +250,6 @@ multi_seg_required(void)
 		frame_buf_size || frag_tbl_sz != 0);
 }
 
-static inline void
-adjust_ipv4_pktlen(struct rte_mbuf *m, const struct rte_ipv4_hdr *iph,
-	uint32_t l2_len)
-{
-	uint32_t plen, trim;
-
-	plen = rte_be_to_cpu_16(iph->total_length) + l2_len;
-	if (plen < m->pkt_len) {
-		trim = m->pkt_len - plen;
-		rte_pktmbuf_trim(m, trim);
-	}
-}
-
-static inline void
-adjust_ipv6_pktlen(struct rte_mbuf *m, const struct rte_ipv6_hdr *iph,
-	uint32_t l2_len)
-{
-	uint32_t plen, trim;
-
-	plen = rte_be_to_cpu_16(iph->payload_len) + sizeof(*iph) + l2_len;
-	if (plen < m->pkt_len) {
-		trim = m->pkt_len - plen;
-		rte_pktmbuf_trim(m, trim);
-	}
-}
-
 
 struct ipsec_core_statistics core_statistics[RTE_MAX_LCORE];
 
@@ -371,341 +314,6 @@ print_stats_cb(__rte_unused void *param)
 	rte_eal_alarm_set(stats_interval * US_PER_S, print_stats_cb, NULL);
 }
 
-static inline void
-prepare_one_packet(struct rte_mbuf *pkt, struct ipsec_traffic *t)
-{
-	uint32_t ptype = pkt->packet_type;
-	const struct rte_ether_hdr *eth;
-	const struct rte_ipv4_hdr *iph4;
-	const struct rte_ipv6_hdr *iph6;
-	uint32_t tun_type, l3_type;
-
-	tun_type = ptype & RTE_PTYPE_TUNNEL_MASK;
-	l3_type = ptype & RTE_PTYPE_L3_MASK;
-
-	eth = rte_pktmbuf_mtod(pkt, const struct rte_ether_hdr *);
-	if (l3_type == RTE_PTYPE_L3_IPV4) {
-		iph4 = (const struct rte_ipv4_hdr *)rte_pktmbuf_adj(pkt,
-			RTE_ETHER_HDR_LEN);
-		adjust_ipv4_pktlen(pkt, iph4, 0);
-
-		if (tun_type == RTE_PTYPE_TUNNEL_ESP) {
-			t->ipsec.pkts[(t->ipsec.num)++] = pkt;
-		} else {
-			t->ip4.data[t->ip4.num] = &iph4->next_proto_id;
-			t->ip4.pkts[(t->ip4.num)++] = pkt;
-		}
-		pkt->l2_len = 0;
-		pkt->l3_len = sizeof(*iph4);
-	} else if (l3_type & RTE_PTYPE_L3_IPV6) {
-		int next_proto;
-		size_t l3len, ext_len;
-		uint8_t *p;
-
-		/* get protocol type */
-		iph6 = (const struct rte_ipv6_hdr *)rte_pktmbuf_adj(pkt,
-			RTE_ETHER_HDR_LEN);
-		adjust_ipv6_pktlen(pkt, iph6, 0);
-
-		l3len = sizeof(struct ip6_hdr);
-
-		if (tun_type == RTE_PTYPE_TUNNEL_ESP) {
-			t->ipsec.pkts[(t->ipsec.num)++] = pkt;
-		} else {
-			t->ip6.data[t->ip6.num] = &iph6->proto;
-			t->ip6.pkts[(t->ip6.num)++] = pkt;
-		}
-
-		/* Determine l3 header size up to ESP extension by walking
-		 * through extension headers.
-		 */
-		if (l3_type == RTE_PTYPE_L3_IPV6_EXT ||
-		     l3_type == RTE_PTYPE_L3_IPV6_EXT_UNKNOWN) {
-			p = rte_pktmbuf_mtod(pkt, uint8_t *);
-			next_proto = iph6->proto;
-			while (next_proto != IPPROTO_ESP &&
-			       l3len < pkt->data_len &&
-			       (next_proto = rte_ipv6_get_next_ext(p + l3len,
-						next_proto, &ext_len)) >= 0)
-				l3len += ext_len;
-
-			/* Drop pkt when IPv6 header exceeds first seg size */
-			if (unlikely(l3len > pkt->data_len)) {
-				free_pkts(&pkt, 1);
-				return;
-			}
-		}
-
-		pkt->l2_len = 0;
-		pkt->l3_len = l3len;
-	} else {
-		/* Unknown/Unsupported type, drop the packet */
-		RTE_LOG(ERR, IPSEC, "Unsupported packet type 0x%x\n",
-			rte_be_to_cpu_16(eth->ether_type));
-		free_pkts(&pkt, 1);
-		return;
-	}
-
-	if  (ptype & RTE_PTYPE_L4_TCP)
-		pkt->l4_len = sizeof(struct rte_tcp_hdr);
-	else if (ptype & RTE_PTYPE_L4_UDP)
-		pkt->l4_len = sizeof(struct rte_udp_hdr);
-
-	/* Check if the packet has been processed inline. For inline protocol
-	 * processed packets, the metadata in the mbuf can be used to identify
-	 * the security processing done on the packet. The metadata will be
-	 * used to retrieve the application registered userdata associated
-	 * with the security session.
-	 */
-
-	if (pkt->ol_flags & RTE_MBUF_F_RX_SEC_OFFLOAD &&
-			rte_security_dynfield_is_registered()) {
-		struct ipsec_sa *sa;
-		struct ipsec_mbuf_metadata *priv;
-		struct rte_security_ctx *ctx = (struct rte_security_ctx *)
-						rte_eth_dev_get_sec_ctx(
-						pkt->port);
-
-		/* Retrieve the userdata registered. Here, the userdata
-		 * registered is the SA pointer.
-		 */
-		sa = (struct ipsec_sa *)rte_security_get_userdata(ctx,
-				*rte_security_dynfield(pkt));
-		if (sa == NULL) {
-			/* userdata could not be retrieved */
-			return;
-		}
-
-		/* Save SA as priv member in mbuf. This will be used in the
-		 * IPsec selector(SP-SA) check.
-		 */
-
-		priv = get_priv(pkt);
-		priv->sa = sa;
-	}
-}
-
-static inline void
-prepare_traffic(struct rte_mbuf **pkts, struct ipsec_traffic *t,
-		uint16_t nb_pkts)
-{
-	int32_t i;
-
-	t->ipsec.num = 0;
-	t->ip4.num = 0;
-	t->ip6.num = 0;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < (nb_pkts - PREFETCH_OFFSET); i++) {
-		rte_prefetch0(rte_pktmbuf_mtod(pkts[i + PREFETCH_OFFSET],
-					void *));
-		prepare_one_packet(pkts[i], t);
-	}
-	/* Process left packets */
-	for (; i < nb_pkts; i++)
-		prepare_one_packet(pkts[i], t);
-}
-
-static inline void
-prepare_tx_pkt(struct rte_mbuf *pkt, uint16_t port,
-		const struct lcore_conf *qconf)
-{
-	struct ip *ip;
-	struct rte_ether_hdr *ethhdr;
-
-	ip = rte_pktmbuf_mtod(pkt, struct ip *);
-
-	ethhdr = (struct rte_ether_hdr *)
-		rte_pktmbuf_prepend(pkt, RTE_ETHER_HDR_LEN);
-
-	if (ip->ip_v == IPVERSION) {
-		pkt->ol_flags |= qconf->outbound.ipv4_offloads;
-		pkt->l3_len = sizeof(struct ip);
-		pkt->l2_len = RTE_ETHER_HDR_LEN;
-
-		ip->ip_sum = 0;
-
-		/* calculate IPv4 cksum in SW */
-		if ((pkt->ol_flags & RTE_MBUF_F_TX_IP_CKSUM) == 0)
-			ip->ip_sum = rte_ipv4_cksum((struct rte_ipv4_hdr *)ip);
-
-		ethhdr->ether_type = rte_cpu_to_be_16(RTE_ETHER_TYPE_IPV4);
-	} else {
-		pkt->ol_flags |= qconf->outbound.ipv6_offloads;
-		pkt->l3_len = sizeof(struct ip6_hdr);
-		pkt->l2_len = RTE_ETHER_HDR_LEN;
-
-		ethhdr->ether_type = rte_cpu_to_be_16(RTE_ETHER_TYPE_IPV6);
-	}
-
-	memcpy(&ethhdr->src_addr, &ethaddr_tbl[port].src,
-			sizeof(struct rte_ether_addr));
-	memcpy(&ethhdr->dst_addr, &ethaddr_tbl[port].dst,
-			sizeof(struct rte_ether_addr));
-}
-
-static inline void
-prepare_tx_burst(struct rte_mbuf *pkts[], uint16_t nb_pkts, uint16_t port,
-		const struct lcore_conf *qconf)
-{
-	int32_t i;
-	const int32_t prefetch_offset = 2;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < (nb_pkts - prefetch_offset); i++) {
-		rte_mbuf_prefetch_part2(pkts[i + prefetch_offset]);
-		prepare_tx_pkt(pkts[i], port, qconf);
-	}
-	/* Process left packets */
-	for (; i < nb_pkts; i++)
-		prepare_tx_pkt(pkts[i], port, qconf);
-}
-
-/* Send burst of packets on an output interface */
-static inline int32_t
-send_burst(struct lcore_conf *qconf, uint16_t n, uint16_t port)
-{
-	struct rte_mbuf **m_table;
-	int32_t ret;
-	uint16_t queueid;
-
-	queueid = qconf->tx_queue_id[port];
-	m_table = (struct rte_mbuf **)qconf->tx_mbufs[port].m_table;
-
-	prepare_tx_burst(m_table, n, port, qconf);
-
-	ret = rte_eth_tx_burst(port, queueid, m_table, n);
-
-	core_stats_update_tx(ret);
-
-	if (unlikely(ret < n)) {
-		do {
-			free_pkts(&m_table[ret], 1);
-		} while (++ret < n);
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-/*
- * Helper function to fragment and queue for TX one packet.
- */
-static inline uint32_t
-send_fragment_packet(struct lcore_conf *qconf, struct rte_mbuf *m,
-	uint16_t port, uint8_t proto)
-{
-	struct buffer *tbl;
-	uint32_t len, n;
-	int32_t rc;
-
-	tbl =  qconf->tx_mbufs + port;
-	len = tbl->len;
-
-	/* free space for new fragments */
-	if (len + RTE_LIBRTE_IP_FRAG_MAX_FRAG >=  RTE_DIM(tbl->m_table)) {
-		send_burst(qconf, len, port);
-		len = 0;
-	}
-
-	n = RTE_DIM(tbl->m_table) - len;
-
-	if (proto == IPPROTO_IP)
-		rc = rte_ipv4_fragment_packet(m, tbl->m_table + len,
-			n, mtu_size, m->pool, qconf->frag.pool_indir);
-	else
-		rc = rte_ipv6_fragment_packet(m, tbl->m_table + len,
-			n, mtu_size, m->pool, qconf->frag.pool_indir);
-
-	if (rc >= 0)
-		len += rc;
-	else
-		RTE_LOG(ERR, IPSEC,
-			"%s: failed to fragment packet with size %u, "
-			"error code: %d\n",
-			__func__, m->pkt_len, rte_errno);
-
-	free_pkts(&m, 1);
-	return len;
-}
-
-/* Enqueue a single packet, and send burst if queue is filled */
-static inline int32_t
-send_single_packet(struct rte_mbuf *m, uint16_t port, uint8_t proto)
-{
-	uint32_t lcore_id;
-	uint16_t len;
-	struct lcore_conf *qconf;
-
-	lcore_id = rte_lcore_id();
-
-	qconf = &lcore_conf[lcore_id];
-	len = qconf->tx_mbufs[port].len;
-
-	if (m->pkt_len <= mtu_size) {
-		qconf->tx_mbufs[port].m_table[len] = m;
-		len++;
-
-	/* need to fragment the packet */
-	} else if (frag_tbl_sz > 0)
-		len = send_fragment_packet(qconf, m, port, proto);
-	else
-		free_pkts(&m, 1);
-
-	/* enough pkts to be sent */
-	if (unlikely(len == MAX_PKT_BURST)) {
-		send_burst(qconf, MAX_PKT_BURST, port);
-		len = 0;
-	}
-
-	qconf->tx_mbufs[port].len = len;
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static inline void
-inbound_sp_sa(struct sp_ctx *sp, struct sa_ctx *sa, struct traffic_type *ip,
-		uint16_t lim, struct ipsec_spd_stats *stats)
-{
-	struct rte_mbuf *m;
-	uint32_t i, j, res, sa_idx;
-
-	if (ip->num == 0 || sp == NULL)
-		return;
-
-	rte_acl_classify((struct rte_acl_ctx *)sp, ip->data, ip->res,
-			ip->num, DEFAULT_MAX_CATEGORIES);
-
-	j = 0;
-	for (i = 0; i < ip->num; i++) {
-		m = ip->pkts[i];
-		res = ip->res[i];
-		if (res == BYPASS) {
-			ip->pkts[j++] = m;
-			stats->bypass++;
-			continue;
-		}
-		if (res == DISCARD) {
-			free_pkts(&m, 1);
-			stats->discard++;
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		/* Only check SPI match for processed IPSec packets */
-		if (i < lim && ((m->ol_flags & RTE_MBUF_F_RX_SEC_OFFLOAD) == 0)) {
-			stats->discard++;
-			free_pkts(&m, 1);
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		sa_idx = res - 1;
-		if (!inbound_sa_check(sa, m, sa_idx)) {
-			stats->discard++;
-			free_pkts(&m, 1);
-			continue;
-		}
-		ip->pkts[j++] = m;
-		stats->protect++;
-	}
-	ip->num = j;
-}
-
 static void
 split46_traffic(struct ipsec_traffic *trf, struct rte_mbuf *mb[], uint32_t num)
 {
@@ -934,140 +542,6 @@ process_pkts_outbound_nosp(struct ipsec_ctx *ipsec_ctx,
 	}
 }
 
-static inline int32_t
-get_hop_for_offload_pkt(struct rte_mbuf *pkt, int is_ipv6)
-{
-	struct ipsec_mbuf_metadata *priv;
-	struct ipsec_sa *sa;
-
-	priv = get_priv(pkt);
-
-	sa = priv->sa;
-	if (unlikely(sa == NULL)) {
-		RTE_LOG(ERR, IPSEC, "SA not saved in private data\n");
-		goto fail;
-	}
-
-	if (is_ipv6)
-		return sa->portid;
-
-	/* else */
-	return (sa->portid | RTE_LPM_LOOKUP_SUCCESS);
-
-fail:
-	if (is_ipv6)
-		return -1;
-
-	/* else */
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static inline void
-route4_pkts(struct rt_ctx *rt_ctx, struct rte_mbuf *pkts[], uint8_t nb_pkts)
-{
-	uint32_t hop[MAX_PKT_BURST * 2];
-	uint32_t dst_ip[MAX_PKT_BURST * 2];
-	int32_t pkt_hop = 0;
-	uint16_t i, offset;
-	uint16_t lpm_pkts = 0;
-	unsigned int lcoreid = rte_lcore_id();
-
-	if (nb_pkts == 0)
-		return;
-
-	/* Need to do an LPM lookup for non-inline packets. Inline packets will
-	 * have port ID in the SA
-	 */
-
-	for (i = 0; i < nb_pkts; i++) {
-		if (!(pkts[i]->ol_flags & RTE_MBUF_F_TX_SEC_OFFLOAD)) {
-			/* Security offload not enabled. So an LPM lookup is
-			 * required to get the hop
-			 */
-			offset = offsetof(struct ip, ip_dst);
-			dst_ip[lpm_pkts] = *rte_pktmbuf_mtod_offset(pkts[i],
-					uint32_t *, offset);
-			dst_ip[lpm_pkts] = rte_be_to_cpu_32(dst_ip[lpm_pkts]);
-			lpm_pkts++;
-		}
-	}
-
-	rte_lpm_lookup_bulk((struct rte_lpm *)rt_ctx, dst_ip, hop, lpm_pkts);
-
-	lpm_pkts = 0;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < nb_pkts; i++) {
-		if (pkts[i]->ol_flags & RTE_MBUF_F_TX_SEC_OFFLOAD) {
-			/* Read hop from the SA */
-			pkt_hop = get_hop_for_offload_pkt(pkts[i], 0);
-		} else {
-			/* Need to use hop returned by lookup */
-			pkt_hop = hop[lpm_pkts++];
-		}
-
-		if ((pkt_hop & RTE_LPM_LOOKUP_SUCCESS) == 0) {
-			core_statistics[lcoreid].lpm4.miss++;
-			free_pkts(&pkts[i], 1);
-			continue;
-		}
-		send_single_packet(pkts[i], pkt_hop & 0xff, IPPROTO_IP);
-	}
-}
-
-static inline void
-route6_pkts(struct rt_ctx *rt_ctx, struct rte_mbuf *pkts[], uint8_t nb_pkts)
-{
-	int32_t hop[MAX_PKT_BURST * 2];
-	uint8_t dst_ip[MAX_PKT_BURST * 2][16];
-	uint8_t *ip6_dst;
-	int32_t pkt_hop = 0;
-	uint16_t i, offset;
-	uint16_t lpm_pkts = 0;
-	unsigned int lcoreid = rte_lcore_id();
-
-	if (nb_pkts == 0)
-		return;
-
-	/* Need to do an LPM lookup for non-inline packets. Inline packets will
-	 * have port ID in the SA
-	 */
-
-	for (i = 0; i < nb_pkts; i++) {
-		if (!(pkts[i]->ol_flags & RTE_MBUF_F_TX_SEC_OFFLOAD)) {
-			/* Security offload not enabled. So an LPM lookup is
-			 * required to get the hop
-			 */
-			offset = offsetof(struct ip6_hdr, ip6_dst);
-			ip6_dst = rte_pktmbuf_mtod_offset(pkts[i], uint8_t *,
-					offset);
-			memcpy(&dst_ip[lpm_pkts][0], ip6_dst, 16);
-			lpm_pkts++;
-		}
-	}
-
-	rte_lpm6_lookup_bulk_func((struct rte_lpm6 *)rt_ctx, dst_ip, hop,
-			lpm_pkts);
-
-	lpm_pkts = 0;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < nb_pkts; i++) {
-		if (pkts[i]->ol_flags & RTE_MBUF_F_TX_SEC_OFFLOAD) {
-			/* Read hop from the SA */
-			pkt_hop = get_hop_for_offload_pkt(pkts[i], 1);
-		} else {
-			/* Need to use hop returned by lookup */
-			pkt_hop = hop[lpm_pkts++];
-		}
-
-		if (pkt_hop == -1) {
-			core_statistics[lcoreid].lpm6.miss++;
-			free_pkts(&pkts[i], 1);
-			continue;
-		}
-		send_single_packet(pkts[i], pkt_hop & 0xff, IPPROTO_IPV6);
-	}
-}
-
 static inline void
 process_pkts(struct lcore_conf *qconf, struct rte_mbuf **pkts,
 		uint8_t nb_pkts, uint16_t portid)
@@ -1093,21 +567,6 @@ process_pkts(struct lcore_conf *qconf, struct rte_mbuf **pkts,
 }
 
 static inline void
-drain_tx_buffers(struct lcore_conf *qconf)
-{
-	struct buffer *buf;
-	uint32_t portid;
-
-	for (portid = 0; portid < RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS; portid++) {
-		buf = &qconf->tx_mbufs[portid];
-		if (buf->len == 0)
-			continue;
-		send_burst(qconf, buf->len, portid);
-		buf->len = 0;
-	}
-}
-
-static inline void
 drain_crypto_buffers(struct lcore_conf *qconf)
 {
 	uint32_t i;
diff --git a/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec-secgw.h b/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec-secgw.h
index c347175..2edf631 100644
--- a/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec-secgw.h
+++ b/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec-secgw.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 #include <stdbool.h>
 
+#define MAX_RX_QUEUE_PER_LCORE 16
 
 #define NB_SOCKETS 4
 
@@ -141,6 +142,9 @@ extern uint32_t nb_bufs_in_pool;
 
 extern bool per_port_pool;
 
+extern uint32_t mtu_size;
+extern uint32_t frag_tbl_sz;
+
 static inline uint8_t
 is_unprotected_port(uint16_t port_id)
 {
diff --git a/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec.h b/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec.h
index ccfde8e..9a4e7ea 100644
--- a/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec.h
+++ b/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_byteorder.h>
 #include <rte_crypto.h>
+#include <rte_ip_frag.h>
 #include <rte_security.h>
 #include <rte_flow.h>
 #include <rte_ipsec.h>
@@ -37,6 +38,11 @@
 
 #define IP6_VERSION (6)
 
+#define SATP_OUT_IPV4(t)	\
+	((((t) & RTE_IPSEC_SATP_MODE_MASK) == RTE_IPSEC_SATP_MODE_TRANS && \
+	(((t) & RTE_IPSEC_SATP_IPV_MASK) == RTE_IPSEC_SATP_IPV4)) || \
+	((t) & RTE_IPSEC_SATP_MODE_MASK) == RTE_IPSEC_SATP_MODE_TUNLV4)
+
 struct rte_crypto_xform;
 struct ipsec_xform;
 struct rte_mbuf;
@@ -260,6 +266,34 @@ struct cnt_blk {
 	uint32_t cnt;
 } __rte_packed;
 
+struct lcore_rx_queue {
+	uint16_t port_id;
+	uint8_t queue_id;
+} __rte_cache_aligned;
+
+struct buffer {
+	uint16_t len;
+	struct rte_mbuf *m_table[MAX_PKT_BURST] __rte_aligned(sizeof(void *));
+};
+
+struct lcore_conf {
+	uint16_t nb_rx_queue;
+	struct lcore_rx_queue rx_queue_list[MAX_RX_QUEUE_PER_LCORE];
+	uint16_t tx_queue_id[RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS];
+	struct buffer tx_mbufs[RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS];
+	struct ipsec_ctx inbound;
+	struct ipsec_ctx outbound;
+	struct rt_ctx *rt4_ctx;
+	struct rt_ctx *rt6_ctx;
+	struct {
+		struct rte_ip_frag_tbl *tbl;
+		struct rte_mempool *pool_indir;
+		struct rte_ip_frag_death_row dr;
+	} frag;
+} __rte_cache_aligned;
+
+extern struct lcore_conf lcore_conf[RTE_MAX_LCORE];
+
 /* Socket ctx */
 extern struct socket_ctx socket_ctx[NB_SOCKETS];
 
diff --git a/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec_process.c b/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec_process.c
index 285e9c7..089d89f 100644
--- a/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec_process.c
+++ b/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec_process.c
@@ -13,11 +13,7 @@
 
 #include "ipsec.h"
 #include "ipsec-secgw.h"
-
-#define SATP_OUT_IPV4(t)	\
-	((((t) & RTE_IPSEC_SATP_MODE_MASK) == RTE_IPSEC_SATP_MODE_TRANS && \
-	(((t) & RTE_IPSEC_SATP_IPV_MASK) == RTE_IPSEC_SATP_IPV4)) || \
-	((t) & RTE_IPSEC_SATP_MODE_MASK) == RTE_IPSEC_SATP_MODE_TUNLV4)
+#include "ipsec_worker.h"
 
 /* helper routine to free bulk of crypto-ops and related packets */
 static inline void
@@ -209,49 +205,6 @@ ipsec_prepare_crypto_group(struct ipsec_ctx *ctx, struct ipsec_sa *sa,
 }
 
 /*
- * helper routine for inline and cpu(synchronous) processing
- * this is just to satisfy inbound_sa_check() and get_hop_for_offload_pkt().
- * Should be removed in future.
- */
-static inline void
-prep_process_group(void *sa, struct rte_mbuf *mb[], uint32_t cnt)
-{
-	uint32_t j;
-	struct ipsec_mbuf_metadata *priv;
-
-	for (j = 0; j != cnt; j++) {
-		priv = get_priv(mb[j]);
-		priv->sa = sa;
-		/* setup TSO related fields if TSO enabled*/
-		if (priv->sa->mss) {
-			uint32_t ptype = mb[j]->packet_type;
-			/* only TCP is supported */
-			if ((ptype & RTE_PTYPE_L4_MASK) == RTE_PTYPE_L4_TCP) {
-				mb[j]->tso_segsz = priv->sa->mss;
-				if ((IS_TUNNEL(priv->sa->flags))) {
-					mb[j]->outer_l3_len = mb[j]->l3_len;
-					mb[j]->outer_l2_len = mb[j]->l2_len;
-					mb[j]->ol_flags |=
-						RTE_MBUF_F_TX_TUNNEL_ESP;
-					if (RTE_ETH_IS_IPV4_HDR(ptype))
-						mb[j]->ol_flags |=
-						RTE_MBUF_F_TX_OUTER_IP_CKSUM;
-				}
-				mb[j]->l4_len = sizeof(struct rte_tcp_hdr);
-				mb[j]->ol_flags |= (RTE_MBUF_F_TX_TCP_SEG |
-						RTE_MBUF_F_TX_TCP_CKSUM);
-				if (RTE_ETH_IS_IPV4_HDR(ptype))
-					mb[j]->ol_flags |=
-						RTE_MBUF_F_TX_OUTER_IPV4;
-				else
-					mb[j]->ol_flags |=
-						RTE_MBUF_F_TX_OUTER_IPV6;
-			}
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-/*
  * finish processing of packets successfully decrypted by an inline processor
  */
 static uint32_t
diff --git a/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec_worker.h b/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec_worker.h
index 5d85cf1..eb966a6 100644
--- a/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec_worker.h
+++ b/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec_worker.h
@@ -4,8 +4,15 @@
 #ifndef _IPSEC_WORKER_H_
 #define _IPSEC_WORKER_H_
 
+#include <rte_acl.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_lpm.h>
+#include <rte_lpm6.h>
+
 #include "ipsec.h"
 
+/* Configure how many packets ahead to prefetch, when reading packets */
+#define PREFETCH_OFFSET	3
 enum pkt_type {
 	PKT_TYPE_PLAIN_IPV4 = 1,
 	PKT_TYPE_IPSEC_IPV4,
@@ -38,4 +45,557 @@ void ipsec_poll_mode_worker(void);
 
 int ipsec_launch_one_lcore(void *args);
 
+/*
+ * helper routine for inline and cpu(synchronous) processing
+ * this is just to satisfy inbound_sa_check() and get_hop_for_offload_pkt().
+ * Should be removed in future.
+ */
+static inline void
+prep_process_group(void *sa, struct rte_mbuf *mb[], uint32_t cnt)
+{
+	uint32_t j;
+	struct ipsec_mbuf_metadata *priv;
+
+	for (j = 0; j != cnt; j++) {
+		priv = get_priv(mb[j]);
+		priv->sa = sa;
+		/* setup TSO related fields if TSO enabled*/
+		if (priv->sa->mss) {
+			uint32_t ptype = mb[j]->packet_type;
+			/* only TCP is supported */
+			if ((ptype & RTE_PTYPE_L4_MASK) == RTE_PTYPE_L4_TCP) {
+				mb[j]->tso_segsz = priv->sa->mss;
+				if ((IS_TUNNEL(priv->sa->flags))) {
+					mb[j]->outer_l3_len = mb[j]->l3_len;
+					mb[j]->outer_l2_len = mb[j]->l2_len;
+					mb[j]->ol_flags |=
+						RTE_MBUF_F_TX_TUNNEL_ESP;
+					if (RTE_ETH_IS_IPV4_HDR(ptype))
+						mb[j]->ol_flags |=
+						RTE_MBUF_F_TX_OUTER_IP_CKSUM;
+				}
+				mb[j]->l4_len = sizeof(struct rte_tcp_hdr);
+				mb[j]->ol_flags |= (RTE_MBUF_F_TX_TCP_SEG |
+						RTE_MBUF_F_TX_TCP_CKSUM);
+				if (RTE_ETH_IS_IPV4_HDR(ptype))
+					mb[j]->ol_flags |=
+						RTE_MBUF_F_TX_OUTER_IPV4;
+				else
+					mb[j]->ol_flags |=
+						RTE_MBUF_F_TX_OUTER_IPV6;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+static __rte_always_inline void
+adjust_ipv4_pktlen(struct rte_mbuf *m, const struct rte_ipv4_hdr *iph,
+	uint32_t l2_len)
+{
+	uint32_t plen, trim;
+
+	plen = rte_be_to_cpu_16(iph->total_length) + l2_len;
+	if (plen < m->pkt_len) {
+		trim = m->pkt_len - plen;
+		rte_pktmbuf_trim(m, trim);
+	}
+}
+
+static __rte_always_inline void
+adjust_ipv6_pktlen(struct rte_mbuf *m, const struct rte_ipv6_hdr *iph,
+	uint32_t l2_len)
+{
+	uint32_t plen, trim;
+
+	plen = rte_be_to_cpu_16(iph->payload_len) + sizeof(*iph) + l2_len;
+	if (plen < m->pkt_len) {
+		trim = m->pkt_len - plen;
+		rte_pktmbuf_trim(m, trim);
+	}
+}
+
+static __rte_always_inline void
+prepare_one_packet(struct rte_mbuf *pkt, struct ipsec_traffic *t)
+{
+	uint32_t ptype = pkt->packet_type;
+	const struct rte_ether_hdr *eth;
+	const struct rte_ipv4_hdr *iph4;
+	const struct rte_ipv6_hdr *iph6;
+	uint32_t tun_type, l3_type;
+
+	tun_type = ptype & RTE_PTYPE_TUNNEL_MASK;
+	l3_type = ptype & RTE_PTYPE_L3_MASK;
+
+	eth = rte_pktmbuf_mtod(pkt, const struct rte_ether_hdr *);
+	if (l3_type == RTE_PTYPE_L3_IPV4) {
+		iph4 = (const struct rte_ipv4_hdr *)rte_pktmbuf_adj(pkt,
+			RTE_ETHER_HDR_LEN);
+		adjust_ipv4_pktlen(pkt, iph4, 0);
+
+		if (tun_type == RTE_PTYPE_TUNNEL_ESP) {
+			t->ipsec.pkts[(t->ipsec.num)++] = pkt;
+		} else {
+			t->ip4.data[t->ip4.num] = &iph4->next_proto_id;
+			t->ip4.pkts[(t->ip4.num)++] = pkt;
+		}
+		pkt->l2_len = 0;
+		pkt->l3_len = sizeof(*iph4);
+	} else if (l3_type & RTE_PTYPE_L3_IPV6) {
+		int next_proto;
+		size_t l3len, ext_len;
+		uint8_t *p;
+
+		/* get protocol type */
+		iph6 = (const struct rte_ipv6_hdr *)rte_pktmbuf_adj(pkt,
+			RTE_ETHER_HDR_LEN);
+		adjust_ipv6_pktlen(pkt, iph6, 0);
+
+		l3len = sizeof(struct ip6_hdr);
+
+		if (tun_type == RTE_PTYPE_TUNNEL_ESP) {
+			t->ipsec.pkts[(t->ipsec.num)++] = pkt;
+		} else {
+			t->ip6.data[t->ip6.num] = &iph6->proto;
+			t->ip6.pkts[(t->ip6.num)++] = pkt;
+		}
+
+		/* Determine l3 header size up to ESP extension by walking
+		 * through extension headers.
+		 */
+		if (l3_type == RTE_PTYPE_L3_IPV6_EXT ||
+		     l3_type == RTE_PTYPE_L3_IPV6_EXT_UNKNOWN) {
+			p = rte_pktmbuf_mtod(pkt, uint8_t *);
+			next_proto = iph6->proto;
+			while (next_proto != IPPROTO_ESP &&
+			       l3len < pkt->data_len &&
+			       (next_proto = rte_ipv6_get_next_ext(p + l3len,
+						next_proto, &ext_len)) >= 0)
+				l3len += ext_len;
+
+			/* Drop pkt when IPv6 header exceeds first seg size */
+			if (unlikely(l3len > pkt->data_len)) {
+				free_pkts(&pkt, 1);
+				return;
+			}
+		}
+
+		pkt->l2_len = 0;
+		pkt->l3_len = l3len;
+	} else {
+		/* Unknown/Unsupported type, drop the packet */
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, IPSEC, "Unsupported packet type 0x%x\n",
+			rte_be_to_cpu_16(eth->ether_type));
+		free_pkts(&pkt, 1);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if  (ptype & RTE_PTYPE_L4_TCP)
+		pkt->l4_len = sizeof(struct rte_tcp_hdr);
+	else if (ptype & RTE_PTYPE_L4_UDP)
+		pkt->l4_len = sizeof(struct rte_udp_hdr);
+
+	/* Check if the packet has been processed inline. For inline protocol
+	 * processed packets, the metadata in the mbuf can be used to identify
+	 * the security processing done on the packet. The metadata will be
+	 * used to retrieve the application registered userdata associated
+	 * with the security session.
+	 */
+
+	if (pkt->ol_flags & RTE_MBUF_F_RX_SEC_OFFLOAD &&
+			rte_security_dynfield_is_registered()) {
+		struct ipsec_sa *sa;
+		struct ipsec_mbuf_metadata *priv;
+		struct rte_security_ctx *ctx = (struct rte_security_ctx *)
+						rte_eth_dev_get_sec_ctx(
+						pkt->port);
+
+		/* Retrieve the userdata registered. Here, the userdata
+		 * registered is the SA pointer.
+		 */
+		sa = (struct ipsec_sa *)rte_security_get_userdata(ctx,
+				*rte_security_dynfield(pkt));
+		if (sa == NULL) {
+			/* userdata could not be retrieved */
+			return;
+		}
+
+		/* Save SA as priv member in mbuf. This will be used in the
+		 * IPsec selector(SP-SA) check.
+		 */
+
+		priv = get_priv(pkt);
+		priv->sa = sa;
+	}
+}
+
+static __rte_always_inline void
+prepare_traffic(struct rte_mbuf **pkts, struct ipsec_traffic *t,
+		uint16_t nb_pkts)
+{
+	int32_t i;
+
+	t->ipsec.num = 0;
+	t->ip4.num = 0;
+	t->ip6.num = 0;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < (nb_pkts - PREFETCH_OFFSET); i++) {
+		rte_prefetch0(rte_pktmbuf_mtod(pkts[i + PREFETCH_OFFSET],
+					void *));
+		prepare_one_packet(pkts[i], t);
+	}
+	/* Process left packets */
+	for (; i < nb_pkts; i++)
+		prepare_one_packet(pkts[i], t);
+}
+
+static __rte_always_inline void
+prepare_tx_pkt(struct rte_mbuf *pkt, uint16_t port,
+		const struct lcore_conf *qconf)
+{
+	struct ip *ip;
+	struct rte_ether_hdr *ethhdr;
+
+	ip = rte_pktmbuf_mtod(pkt, struct ip *);
+
+	ethhdr = (struct rte_ether_hdr *)
+		rte_pktmbuf_prepend(pkt, RTE_ETHER_HDR_LEN);
+
+	if (ip->ip_v == IPVERSION) {
+		pkt->ol_flags |= qconf->outbound.ipv4_offloads;
+		pkt->l3_len = sizeof(struct ip);
+		pkt->l2_len = RTE_ETHER_HDR_LEN;
+
+		ip->ip_sum = 0;
+
+		/* calculate IPv4 cksum in SW */
+		if ((pkt->ol_flags & RTE_MBUF_F_TX_IP_CKSUM) == 0)
+			ip->ip_sum = rte_ipv4_cksum((struct rte_ipv4_hdr *)ip);
+
+		ethhdr->ether_type = rte_cpu_to_be_16(RTE_ETHER_TYPE_IPV4);
+	} else {
+		pkt->ol_flags |= qconf->outbound.ipv6_offloads;
+		pkt->l3_len = sizeof(struct ip6_hdr);
+		pkt->l2_len = RTE_ETHER_HDR_LEN;
+
+		ethhdr->ether_type = rte_cpu_to_be_16(RTE_ETHER_TYPE_IPV6);
+	}
+
+	memcpy(&ethhdr->src_addr, &ethaddr_tbl[port].src,
+			sizeof(struct rte_ether_addr));
+	memcpy(&ethhdr->dst_addr, &ethaddr_tbl[port].dst,
+			sizeof(struct rte_ether_addr));
+}
+
+static __rte_always_inline void
+prepare_tx_burst(struct rte_mbuf *pkts[], uint16_t nb_pkts, uint16_t port,
+		const struct lcore_conf *qconf)
+{
+	int32_t i;
+	const int32_t prefetch_offset = 2;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < (nb_pkts - prefetch_offset); i++) {
+		rte_mbuf_prefetch_part2(pkts[i + prefetch_offset]);
+		prepare_tx_pkt(pkts[i], port, qconf);
+	}
+	/* Process left packets */
+	for (; i < nb_pkts; i++)
+		prepare_tx_pkt(pkts[i], port, qconf);
+}
+
+/* Send burst of packets on an output interface */
+static __rte_always_inline int32_t
+send_burst(struct lcore_conf *qconf, uint16_t n, uint16_t port)
+{
+	struct rte_mbuf **m_table;
+	int32_t ret;
+	uint16_t queueid;
+
+	queueid = qconf->tx_queue_id[port];
+	m_table = (struct rte_mbuf **)qconf->tx_mbufs[port].m_table;
+
+	prepare_tx_burst(m_table, n, port, qconf);
+
+	ret = rte_eth_tx_burst(port, queueid, m_table, n);
+
+	core_stats_update_tx(ret);
+
+	if (unlikely(ret < n)) {
+		do {
+			free_pkts(&m_table[ret], 1);
+		} while (++ret < n);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Helper function to fragment and queue for TX one packet.
+ */
+static __rte_always_inline uint32_t
+send_fragment_packet(struct lcore_conf *qconf, struct rte_mbuf *m,
+	uint16_t port, uint8_t proto)
+{
+	struct buffer *tbl;
+	uint32_t len, n;
+	int32_t rc;
+
+	tbl =  qconf->tx_mbufs + port;
+	len = tbl->len;
+
+	/* free space for new fragments */
+	if (len + RTE_LIBRTE_IP_FRAG_MAX_FRAG >=  RTE_DIM(tbl->m_table)) {
+		send_burst(qconf, len, port);
+		len = 0;
+	}
+
+	n = RTE_DIM(tbl->m_table) - len;
+
+	if (proto == IPPROTO_IP)
+		rc = rte_ipv4_fragment_packet(m, tbl->m_table + len,
+			n, mtu_size, m->pool, qconf->frag.pool_indir);
+	else
+		rc = rte_ipv6_fragment_packet(m, tbl->m_table + len,
+			n, mtu_size, m->pool, qconf->frag.pool_indir);
+
+	if (rc >= 0)
+		len += rc;
+	else
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, IPSEC,
+			"%s: failed to fragment packet with size %u, "
+			"error code: %d\n",
+			__func__, m->pkt_len, rte_errno);
+
+	free_pkts(&m, 1);
+	return len;
+}
+
+/* Enqueue a single packet, and send burst if queue is filled */
+static __rte_always_inline int32_t
+send_single_packet(struct rte_mbuf *m, uint16_t port, uint8_t proto)
+{
+	uint32_t lcore_id;
+	uint16_t len;
+	struct lcore_conf *qconf;
+
+	lcore_id = rte_lcore_id();
+
+	qconf = &lcore_conf[lcore_id];
+	len = qconf->tx_mbufs[port].len;
+
+	if (m->pkt_len <= mtu_size) {
+		qconf->tx_mbufs[port].m_table[len] = m;
+		len++;
+
+	/* need to fragment the packet */
+	} else if (frag_tbl_sz > 0)
+		len = send_fragment_packet(qconf, m, port, proto);
+	else
+		free_pkts(&m, 1);
+
+	/* enough pkts to be sent */
+	if (unlikely(len == MAX_PKT_BURST)) {
+		send_burst(qconf, MAX_PKT_BURST, port);
+		len = 0;
+	}
+
+	qconf->tx_mbufs[port].len = len;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static __rte_always_inline void
+inbound_sp_sa(struct sp_ctx *sp, struct sa_ctx *sa, struct traffic_type *ip,
+		uint16_t lim, struct ipsec_spd_stats *stats)
+{
+	struct rte_mbuf *m;
+	uint32_t i, j, res, sa_idx;
+
+	if (ip->num == 0 || sp == NULL)
+		return;
+
+	rte_acl_classify((struct rte_acl_ctx *)sp, ip->data, ip->res,
+			ip->num, DEFAULT_MAX_CATEGORIES);
+
+	j = 0;
+	for (i = 0; i < ip->num; i++) {
+		m = ip->pkts[i];
+		res = ip->res[i];
+		if (res == BYPASS) {
+			ip->pkts[j++] = m;
+			stats->bypass++;
+			continue;
+		}
+		if (res == DISCARD) {
+			free_pkts(&m, 1);
+			stats->discard++;
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		/* Only check SPI match for processed IPSec packets */
+		if (i < lim && ((m->ol_flags & RTE_MBUF_F_RX_SEC_OFFLOAD) == 0)) {
+			stats->discard++;
+			free_pkts(&m, 1);
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		sa_idx = res - 1;
+		if (!inbound_sa_check(sa, m, sa_idx)) {
+			stats->discard++;
+			free_pkts(&m, 1);
+			continue;
+		}
+		ip->pkts[j++] = m;
+		stats->protect++;
+	}
+	ip->num = j;
+}
+
+static __rte_always_inline int32_t
+get_hop_for_offload_pkt(struct rte_mbuf *pkt, int is_ipv6)
+{
+	struct ipsec_mbuf_metadata *priv;
+	struct ipsec_sa *sa;
+
+	priv = get_priv(pkt);
+
+	sa = priv->sa;
+	if (unlikely(sa == NULL)) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, IPSEC, "SA not saved in private data\n");
+		goto fail;
+	}
+
+	if (is_ipv6)
+		return sa->portid;
+
+	/* else */
+	return (sa->portid | RTE_LPM_LOOKUP_SUCCESS);
+
+fail:
+	if (is_ipv6)
+		return -1;
+
+	/* else */
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static __rte_always_inline void
+route4_pkts(struct rt_ctx *rt_ctx, struct rte_mbuf *pkts[], uint8_t nb_pkts)
+{
+	uint32_t hop[MAX_PKT_BURST * 2];
+	uint32_t dst_ip[MAX_PKT_BURST * 2];
+	int32_t pkt_hop = 0;
+	uint16_t i, offset;
+	uint16_t lpm_pkts = 0;
+	unsigned int lcoreid = rte_lcore_id();
+
+	if (nb_pkts == 0)
+		return;
+
+	/* Need to do an LPM lookup for non-inline packets. Inline packets will
+	 * have port ID in the SA
+	 */
+
+	for (i = 0; i < nb_pkts; i++) {
+		if (!(pkts[i]->ol_flags & RTE_MBUF_F_TX_SEC_OFFLOAD)) {
+			/* Security offload not enabled. So an LPM lookup is
+			 * required to get the hop
+			 */
+			offset = offsetof(struct ip, ip_dst);
+			dst_ip[lpm_pkts] = *rte_pktmbuf_mtod_offset(pkts[i],
+					uint32_t *, offset);
+			dst_ip[lpm_pkts] = rte_be_to_cpu_32(dst_ip[lpm_pkts]);
+			lpm_pkts++;
+		}
+	}
+
+	rte_lpm_lookup_bulk((struct rte_lpm *)rt_ctx, dst_ip, hop, lpm_pkts);
+
+	lpm_pkts = 0;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < nb_pkts; i++) {
+		if (pkts[i]->ol_flags & RTE_MBUF_F_TX_SEC_OFFLOAD) {
+			/* Read hop from the SA */
+			pkt_hop = get_hop_for_offload_pkt(pkts[i], 0);
+		} else {
+			/* Need to use hop returned by lookup */
+			pkt_hop = hop[lpm_pkts++];
+		}
+
+		if ((pkt_hop & RTE_LPM_LOOKUP_SUCCESS) == 0) {
+			core_statistics[lcoreid].lpm4.miss++;
+			free_pkts(&pkts[i], 1);
+			continue;
+		}
+		send_single_packet(pkts[i], pkt_hop & 0xff, IPPROTO_IP);
+	}
+}
+
+static __rte_always_inline void
+route6_pkts(struct rt_ctx *rt_ctx, struct rte_mbuf *pkts[], uint8_t nb_pkts)
+{
+	int32_t hop[MAX_PKT_BURST * 2];
+	uint8_t dst_ip[MAX_PKT_BURST * 2][16];
+	uint8_t *ip6_dst;
+	int32_t pkt_hop = 0;
+	uint16_t i, offset;
+	uint16_t lpm_pkts = 0;
+	unsigned int lcoreid = rte_lcore_id();
+
+	if (nb_pkts == 0)
+		return;
+
+	/* Need to do an LPM lookup for non-inline packets. Inline packets will
+	 * have port ID in the SA
+	 */
+
+	for (i = 0; i < nb_pkts; i++) {
+		if (!(pkts[i]->ol_flags & RTE_MBUF_F_TX_SEC_OFFLOAD)) {
+			/* Security offload not enabled. So an LPM lookup is
+			 * required to get the hop
+			 */
+			offset = offsetof(struct ip6_hdr, ip6_dst);
+			ip6_dst = rte_pktmbuf_mtod_offset(pkts[i], uint8_t *,
+					offset);
+			memcpy(&dst_ip[lpm_pkts][0], ip6_dst, 16);
+			lpm_pkts++;
+		}
+	}
+
+	rte_lpm6_lookup_bulk_func((struct rte_lpm6 *)rt_ctx, dst_ip, hop,
+			lpm_pkts);
+
+	lpm_pkts = 0;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < nb_pkts; i++) {
+		if (pkts[i]->ol_flags & RTE_MBUF_F_TX_SEC_OFFLOAD) {
+			/* Read hop from the SA */
+			pkt_hop = get_hop_for_offload_pkt(pkts[i], 1);
+		} else {
+			/* Need to use hop returned by lookup */
+			pkt_hop = hop[lpm_pkts++];
+		}
+
+		if (pkt_hop == -1) {
+			core_statistics[lcoreid].lpm6.miss++;
+			free_pkts(&pkts[i], 1);
+			continue;
+		}
+		send_single_packet(pkts[i], pkt_hop & 0xff, IPPROTO_IPV6);
+	}
+}
+
+static __rte_always_inline void
+drain_tx_buffers(struct lcore_conf *qconf)
+{
+	struct buffer *buf;
+	uint32_t portid;
+
+	for (portid = 0; portid < RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS; portid++) {
+		buf = &qconf->tx_mbufs[portid];
+		if (buf->len == 0)
+			continue;
+		send_burst(qconf, buf->len, portid);
+		buf->len = 0;
+	}
+}
+
 #endif /* _IPSEC_WORKER_H_ */
