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LU-12756 lnet: Refactor lnet_set_non_mr_pref_nid
[fs/lustre-release.git] / lnet / lnet / lib-move.c
index 963bec9..f1b2559 100644 (file)
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
  * Copyright (c) 2003, 2010, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * Use is subject to license terms.
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2012, 2016, Intel Corporation.
+ * Copyright (c) 2012, 2017, Intel Corporation.
  */
 /*
  * This file is part of Lustre, http://www.lustre.org/
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
 
 #define DEBUG_SUBSYSTEM S_LNET
 
+#include <linux/pagemap.h>
+
 #include <lnet/lib-lnet.h>
 #include <linux/nsproxy.h>
 #include <net/net_namespace.h>
@@ -44,6 +46,23 @@ static int local_nid_dist_zero = 1;
 module_param(local_nid_dist_zero, int, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(local_nid_dist_zero, "Reserved");
 
+struct lnet_send_data {
+       struct lnet_ni *sd_best_ni;
+       struct lnet_peer_ni *sd_best_lpni;
+       struct lnet_peer_ni *sd_final_dst_lpni;
+       struct lnet_peer *sd_peer;
+       struct lnet_peer *sd_gw_peer;
+       struct lnet_peer_ni *sd_gw_lpni;
+       struct lnet_peer_net *sd_peer_net;
+       struct lnet_msg *sd_msg;
+       lnet_nid_t sd_dst_nid;
+       lnet_nid_t sd_src_nid;
+       lnet_nid_t sd_rtr_nid;
+       int sd_cpt;
+       int sd_md_cpt;
+       __u32 sd_send_case;
+};
+
 static inline struct lnet_comm_count *
 get_stats_counts(struct lnet_element_stats *stats,
                 enum lnet_stats_type stats_type)
@@ -146,7 +165,7 @@ lnet_fail_nid(lnet_nid_t nid, unsigned int threshold)
        struct lnet_test_peer *tp;
        struct list_head *el;
        struct list_head *next;
-       struct list_head  cull;
+       LIST_HEAD(cull);
 
        /* NB: use lnet_net_lock(0) to serialize operations on test peers */
        if (threshold != 0) {
@@ -164,9 +183,6 @@ lnet_fail_nid(lnet_nid_t nid, unsigned int threshold)
                return 0;
        }
 
-       /* removing entries */
-       INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cull);
-
        lnet_net_lock(0);
 
        list_for_each_safe(el, next, &the_lnet.ln_test_peers) {
@@ -175,8 +191,7 @@ lnet_fail_nid(lnet_nid_t nid, unsigned int threshold)
                if (tp->tp_threshold == 0 ||    /* needs culling anyway */
                    nid == LNET_NID_ANY ||      /* removing all entries */
                    tp->tp_nid == nid) {        /* matched this one */
-                       list_del(&tp->tp_list);
-                       list_add(&tp->tp_list, &cull);
+                       list_move(&tp->tp_list, &cull);
                }
        }
 
@@ -197,10 +212,8 @@ fail_peer (lnet_nid_t nid, int outgoing)
        struct lnet_test_peer *tp;
        struct list_head *el;
        struct list_head *next;
-       struct list_head  cull;
-       int               fail = 0;
-
-       INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cull);
+       LIST_HEAD(cull);
+       int fail = 0;
 
        /* NB: use lnet_net_lock(0) to serialize operations on test peers */
        lnet_net_lock(0);
@@ -214,8 +227,7 @@ fail_peer (lnet_nid_t nid, int outgoing)
                                /* only cull zombies on outgoing tests,
                                 * since we may be at interrupt priority on
                                 * incoming messages. */
-                               list_del(&tp->tp_list);
-                               list_add(&tp->tp_list, &cull);
+                               list_move(&tp->tp_list, &cull);
                        }
                        continue;
                }
@@ -229,8 +241,7 @@ fail_peer (lnet_nid_t nid, int outgoing)
                                if (outgoing &&
                                    tp->tp_threshold == 0) {
                                        /* see above */
-                                       list_del(&tp->tp_list);
-                                       list_add(&tp->tp_list, &cull);
+                                       list_move(&tp->tp_list, &cull);
                                }
                        }
                        break;
@@ -268,7 +279,7 @@ lnet_copy_iov2iov(unsigned int ndiov, struct kvec *diov, unsigned int doffset,
                  unsigned int nob)
 {
        /* NB diov, siov are READ-ONLY */
-       unsigned int  this_nob;
+       unsigned int this_nob;
 
        if (nob == 0)
                return;
@@ -294,9 +305,9 @@ lnet_copy_iov2iov(unsigned int ndiov, struct kvec *diov, unsigned int doffset,
        do {
                LASSERT(ndiov > 0);
                LASSERT(nsiov > 0);
-               this_nob = MIN(diov->iov_len - doffset,
-                              siov->iov_len - soffset);
-               this_nob = MIN(this_nob, nob);
+               this_nob = min3((unsigned int)diov->iov_len - doffset,
+                               (unsigned int)siov->iov_len - soffset,
+                               nob);
 
                memcpy((char *)diov->iov_base + doffset,
                       (char *)siov->iov_base + soffset, this_nob);
@@ -416,9 +427,9 @@ lnet_copy_kiov2kiov(unsigned int ndiov, lnet_kiov_t *diov, unsigned int doffset,
        do {
                LASSERT(ndiov > 0);
                LASSERT(nsiov > 0);
-               this_nob = MIN(diov->kiov_len - doffset,
-                              siov->kiov_len - soffset);
-               this_nob = MIN(this_nob, nob);
+               this_nob = min3(diov->kiov_len - doffset,
+                               siov->kiov_len - soffset,
+                               nob);
 
                if (daddr == NULL)
                        daddr = ((char *)kmap(diov->kiov_page)) +
@@ -497,9 +508,9 @@ lnet_copy_kiov2iov (unsigned int niov, struct kvec *iov, unsigned int iovoffset,
        do {
                LASSERT(niov > 0);
                LASSERT(nkiov > 0);
-               this_nob = MIN(iov->iov_len - iovoffset,
-                              kiov->kiov_len - kiovoffset);
-               this_nob = MIN(this_nob, nob);
+               this_nob = min3((unsigned int)iov->iov_len - iovoffset,
+                               (unsigned int)kiov->kiov_len - kiovoffset,
+                               nob);
 
                if (addr == NULL)
                        addr = ((char *)kmap(kiov->kiov_page)) +
@@ -567,9 +578,9 @@ lnet_copy_iov2kiov(unsigned int nkiov, lnet_kiov_t *kiov, unsigned int kiovoffse
        do {
                LASSERT(nkiov > 0);
                LASSERT(niov > 0);
-               this_nob = MIN(kiov->kiov_len - kiovoffset,
-                              iov->iov_len - iovoffset);
-               this_nob = MIN(this_nob, nob);
+               this_nob = min3((unsigned int)kiov->kiov_len - kiovoffset,
+                               (unsigned int)iov->iov_len - iovoffset,
+                               nob);
 
                if (addr == NULL)
                        addr = ((char *)kmap(kiov->kiov_page)) +
@@ -738,15 +749,17 @@ static void
 lnet_ni_send(struct lnet_ni *ni, struct lnet_msg *msg)
 {
        void   *priv = msg->msg_private;
-       int     rc;
+       int rc;
 
        LASSERT (!in_interrupt ());
        LASSERT (LNET_NETTYP(LNET_NIDNET(ni->ni_nid)) == LOLND ||
                 (msg->msg_txcredit && msg->msg_peertxcredit));
 
        rc = (ni->ni_net->net_lnd->lnd_send)(ni, priv, msg);
-       if (rc < 0)
+       if (rc < 0) {
+               msg->msg_no_resend = true;
                lnet_finalize(msg, rc);
+       }
 }
 
 static int
@@ -773,120 +786,55 @@ lnet_ni_eager_recv(struct lnet_ni *ni, struct lnet_msg *msg)
        return rc;
 }
 
-/*
- * This function can be called from two paths:
- *     1. when sending a message
- *     2. when decommiting a message (lnet_msg_decommit_tx())
- * In both these cases the peer_ni should have it's reference count
- * acquired by the caller and therefore it is safe to drop the spin
- * lock before calling lnd_query()
- */
-static void
-lnet_ni_query_locked(struct lnet_ni *ni, struct lnet_peer_ni *lp)
-{
-       cfs_time_t last_alive = 0;
-       int cpt = lnet_cpt_of_nid_locked(lp->lpni_nid, ni);
-
-       LASSERT(lnet_peer_aliveness_enabled(lp));
-       LASSERT(ni->ni_net->net_lnd->lnd_query != NULL);
-
-       lnet_net_unlock(cpt);
-       (ni->ni_net->net_lnd->lnd_query)(ni, lp->lpni_nid, &last_alive);
-       lnet_net_lock(cpt);
-
-       lp->lpni_last_query = cfs_time_current();
-
-       if (last_alive != 0) /* NI has updated timestamp */
-               lp->lpni_last_alive = last_alive;
-}
-
-/* NB: always called with lnet_net_lock held */
-static inline int
-lnet_peer_is_alive (struct lnet_peer_ni *lp, cfs_time_t now)
+static bool
+lnet_is_peer_deadline_passed(struct lnet_peer_ni *lpni, time64_t now)
 {
-       int        alive;
-       cfs_time_t deadline;
-
-       LASSERT (lnet_peer_aliveness_enabled(lp));
-
-       /*
-        * Trust lnet_notify() if it has more recent aliveness news, but
-        * ignore the initial assumed death (see lnet_peers_start_down()).
-        */
-       spin_lock(&lp->lpni_lock);
-       if (!lp->lpni_alive && lp->lpni_alive_count > 0 &&
-           cfs_time_aftereq(lp->lpni_timestamp, lp->lpni_last_alive)) {
-               spin_unlock(&lp->lpni_lock);
-               return 0;
-       }
+       time64_t deadline;
 
-       deadline =
-         cfs_time_add(lp->lpni_last_alive,
-                      cfs_time_seconds(lp->lpni_net->net_tunables.
-                                       lct_peer_timeout));
-       alive = cfs_time_after(deadline, now);
+       deadline = lpni->lpni_last_alive +
+                  lpni->lpni_net->net_tunables.lct_peer_timeout;
 
        /*
-        * Update obsolete lp_alive except for routers assumed to be dead
-        * initially, because router checker would update aliveness in this
-        * case, and moreover lpni_last_alive at peer creation is assumed.
+        * assume peer_ni is alive as long as we're within the configured
+        * peer timeout
         */
-       if (alive && !lp->lpni_alive &&
-           !(lnet_isrouter(lp) && lp->lpni_alive_count == 0)) {
-               spin_unlock(&lp->lpni_lock);
-               lnet_notify_locked(lp, 0, 1, lp->lpni_last_alive);
-       } else {
-               spin_unlock(&lp->lpni_lock);
-       }
+       if (deadline > now)
+               return false;
 
-       return alive;
+       return true;
 }
 
-
 /* NB: returns 1 when alive, 0 when dead, negative when error;
  *     may drop the lnet_net_lock */
 static int
-lnet_peer_alive_locked (struct lnet_ni *ni, struct lnet_peer_ni *lp)
+lnet_peer_alive_locked(struct lnet_ni *ni, struct lnet_peer_ni *lpni,
+                      struct lnet_msg *msg)
 {
-       cfs_time_t now = cfs_time_current();
+       time64_t now = ktime_get_seconds();
 
-       if (!lnet_peer_aliveness_enabled(lp))
+       if (!lnet_peer_aliveness_enabled(lpni))
                return -ENODEV;
 
-       if (lnet_peer_is_alive(lp, now))
-               return 1;
-
        /*
-        * Peer appears dead, but we should avoid frequent NI queries (at
-        * most once per lnet_queryinterval seconds).
+        * If we're resending a message, let's attempt to send it even if
+        * the peer is down to fulfill our resend quota on the message
         */
-       if (lp->lpni_last_query != 0) {
-               static const int lnet_queryinterval = 1;
-
-               cfs_time_t next_query =
-                          cfs_time_add(lp->lpni_last_query,
-                                       cfs_time_seconds(lnet_queryinterval));
-
-               if (cfs_time_before(now, next_query)) {
-                       if (lp->lpni_alive)
-                               CWARN("Unexpected aliveness of peer %s: "
-                                     "%d < %d (%d/%d)\n",
-                                     libcfs_nid2str(lp->lpni_nid),
-                                     (int)now, (int)next_query,
-                                     lnet_queryinterval,
-                                     lp->lpni_net->net_tunables.lct_peer_timeout);
-                       return 0;
-               }
-       }
+       if (msg->msg_retry_count > 0)
+               return 1;
 
-       /* query NI for latest aliveness news */
-       lnet_ni_query_locked(ni, lp);
+       /* try and send recovery messages irregardless */
+       if (msg->msg_recovery)
+               return 1;
 
-       if (lnet_peer_is_alive(lp, now))
+       /* always send any responses */
+       if (msg->msg_type == LNET_MSG_ACK ||
+           msg->msg_type == LNET_MSG_REPLY)
                return 1;
 
-       lnet_notify_locked(lp, 0, 0, lp->lpni_last_alive);
-       return 0;
+       if (!lnet_is_peer_deadline_passed(lpni, now))
+               return true;
+
+       return lnet_is_peer_ni_alive(lpni);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -912,12 +860,15 @@ lnet_post_send_locked(struct lnet_msg *msg, int do_send)
        LASSERT(!do_send || msg->msg_tx_delayed);
        LASSERT(!msg->msg_receiving);
        LASSERT(msg->msg_tx_committed);
+       /* can't get here if we're sending to the loopback interface */
+       LASSERT(lp->lpni_nid != the_lnet.ln_loni->ni_nid);
 
        /* NB 'lp' is always the next hop */
        if ((msg->msg_target.pid & LNET_PID_USERFLAG) == 0 &&
-           lnet_peer_alive_locked(ni, lp) == 0) {
-               the_lnet.ln_counters[cpt]->drop_count++;
-               the_lnet.ln_counters[cpt]->drop_length += msg->msg_len;
+           lnet_peer_alive_locked(ni, lp, msg) == 0) {
+               the_lnet.ln_counters[cpt]->lct_common.lcc_drop_count++;
+               the_lnet.ln_counters[cpt]->lct_common.lcc_drop_length +=
+                       msg->msg_len;
                lnet_net_unlock(cpt);
                if (msg->msg_txpeer)
                        lnet_incr_stats(&msg->msg_txpeer->lpni_stats,
@@ -930,6 +881,7 @@ lnet_post_send_locked(struct lnet_msg *msg, int do_send)
 
                CNETERR("Dropping message for %s: peer not alive\n",
                        libcfs_id2str(msg->msg_target));
+               msg->msg_health_status = LNET_MSG_STATUS_REMOTE_DROPPED;
                if (do_send)
                        lnet_finalize(msg, -EHOSTUNREACH);
 
@@ -944,8 +896,12 @@ lnet_post_send_locked(struct lnet_msg *msg, int do_send)
                CNETERR("Aborting message for %s: LNetM[DE]Unlink() already "
                        "called on the MD/ME.\n",
                        libcfs_id2str(msg->msg_target));
-               if (do_send)
+               if (do_send) {
+                       msg->msg_no_resend = true;
+                       CDEBUG(D_NET, "msg %p to %s canceled and will not be resent\n",
+                              msg, libcfs_id2str(msg->msg_target));
                        lnet_finalize(msg, -ECANCELED);
+               }
 
                lnet_net_lock(cpt);
                return -ECANCELED;
@@ -990,6 +946,9 @@ lnet_post_send_locked(struct lnet_msg *msg, int do_send)
                }
        }
 
+       /* unset the tx_delay flag as we're going to send it now */
+       msg->msg_tx_delayed = 0;
+
        if (do_send) {
                lnet_net_unlock(cpt);
                lnet_ni_send(ni, msg);
@@ -1026,39 +985,47 @@ lnet_post_routed_recv_locked(struct lnet_msg *msg, int do_recv)
         * sets do_recv FALSE and I don't do the unlock/send/lock bit.
         * I return LNET_CREDIT_WAIT if msg blocked and LNET_CREDIT_OK if
         * received or OK to receive */
-       struct lnet_peer_ni *lp = msg->msg_rxpeer;
+       struct lnet_peer_ni *lpni = msg->msg_rxpeer;
+       struct lnet_peer *lp;
        struct lnet_rtrbufpool *rbp;
        struct lnet_rtrbuf *rb;
 
-       LASSERT (msg->msg_iov == NULL);
-       LASSERT (msg->msg_kiov == NULL);
-       LASSERT (msg->msg_niov == 0);
-       LASSERT (msg->msg_routing);
-       LASSERT (msg->msg_receiving);
-       LASSERT (!msg->msg_sending);
+       LASSERT(msg->msg_iov == NULL);
+       LASSERT(msg->msg_kiov == NULL);
+       LASSERT(msg->msg_niov == 0);
+       LASSERT(msg->msg_routing);
+       LASSERT(msg->msg_receiving);
+       LASSERT(!msg->msg_sending);
+       LASSERT(lpni->lpni_peer_net);
+       LASSERT(lpni->lpni_peer_net->lpn_peer);
+
+       lp = lpni->lpni_peer_net->lpn_peer;
 
        /* non-lnet_parse callers only receive delayed messages */
        LASSERT(!do_recv || msg->msg_rx_delayed);
 
        if (!msg->msg_peerrtrcredit) {
-               spin_lock(&lp->lpni_lock);
-               LASSERT((lp->lpni_rtrcredits < 0) ==
-                       !list_empty(&lp->lpni_rtrq));
+               /* lpni_lock protects the credit manipulation */
+               spin_lock(&lpni->lpni_lock);
+               /* lp_lock protects the lp_rtrq */
+               spin_lock(&lp->lp_lock);
 
                msg->msg_peerrtrcredit = 1;
-               lp->lpni_rtrcredits--;
-               if (lp->lpni_rtrcredits < lp->lpni_minrtrcredits)
-                       lp->lpni_minrtrcredits = lp->lpni_rtrcredits;
+               lpni->lpni_rtrcredits--;
+               if (lpni->lpni_rtrcredits < lpni->lpni_minrtrcredits)
+                       lpni->lpni_minrtrcredits = lpni->lpni_rtrcredits;
 
-               if (lp->lpni_rtrcredits < 0) {
+               if (lpni->lpni_rtrcredits < 0) {
                        /* must have checked eager_recv before here */
                        LASSERT(msg->msg_rx_ready_delay);
                        msg->msg_rx_delayed = 1;
-                       list_add_tail(&msg->msg_list, &lp->lpni_rtrq);
-                       spin_unlock(&lp->lpni_lock);
+                       list_add_tail(&msg->msg_list, &lp->lp_rtrq);
+                       spin_unlock(&lp->lp_lock);
+                       spin_unlock(&lpni->lpni_lock);
                        return LNET_CREDIT_WAIT;
                }
-               spin_unlock(&lp->lpni_lock);
+               spin_unlock(&lp->lp_lock);
+               spin_unlock(&lpni->lpni_lock);
        }
 
        rbp = lnet_msg2bufpool(msg);
@@ -1085,6 +1052,9 @@ lnet_post_routed_recv_locked(struct lnet_msg *msg, int do_recv)
        msg->msg_niov = rbp->rbp_npages;
        msg->msg_kiov = &rb->rb_kiov[0];
 
+       /* unset the msg-rx_delayed flag since we're receiving the message */
+       msg->msg_rx_delayed = 0;
+
        if (do_recv) {
                int cpt = msg->msg_rx_cpt;
 
@@ -1184,15 +1154,6 @@ lnet_return_tx_credits_locked(struct lnet_msg *msg)
        }
 
        if (txpeer != NULL) {
-               /*
-                * TODO:
-                * Once the patch for the health comes in we need to set
-                * the health of the peer ni to bad when we fail to send
-                * a message.
-                * int status = msg->msg_ev.status;
-                * if (status != 0)
-                *      lnet_set_peer_ni_health_locked(txpeer, false)
-                */
                msg->msg_txpeer = NULL;
                lnet_peer_ni_decref_locked(txpeer);
        }
@@ -1224,6 +1185,8 @@ lnet_drop_routed_msgs_locked(struct list_head *list, int cpt)
                lnet_ni_recv(msg->msg_rxni, msg->msg_private, NULL,
                             0, 0, 0, msg->msg_hdr.payload_length);
                list_del_init(&msg->msg_list);
+               msg->msg_no_resend = true;
+               msg->msg_health_status = LNET_MSG_STATUS_REMOTE_ERROR;
                lnet_finalize(msg, -ECANCELED);
        }
 
@@ -1233,7 +1196,8 @@ lnet_drop_routed_msgs_locked(struct list_head *list, int cpt)
 void
 lnet_return_rx_credits_locked(struct lnet_msg *msg)
 {
-       struct lnet_peer_ni *rxpeer = msg->msg_rxpeer;
+       struct lnet_peer_ni *rxpeerni = msg->msg_rxpeer;
+       struct lnet_peer *lp;
        struct lnet_ni *rxni = msg->msg_rxni;
        struct lnet_msg *msg2;
 
@@ -1283,45 +1247,69 @@ lnet_return_rx_credits_locked(struct lnet_msg *msg)
 
 routing_off:
        if (msg->msg_peerrtrcredit) {
+               LASSERT(rxpeerni);
+               LASSERT(rxpeerni->lpni_peer_net);
+               LASSERT(rxpeerni->lpni_peer_net->lpn_peer);
+
+               lp = rxpeerni->lpni_peer_net->lpn_peer;
+
                /* give back peer router credits */
                msg->msg_peerrtrcredit = 0;
 
-               spin_lock(&rxpeer->lpni_lock);
-               LASSERT((rxpeer->lpni_rtrcredits < 0) ==
-                       !list_empty(&rxpeer->lpni_rtrq));
+               spin_lock(&rxpeerni->lpni_lock);
+               spin_lock(&lp->lp_lock);
 
-               rxpeer->lpni_rtrcredits++;
+               rxpeerni->lpni_rtrcredits++;
 
                /* drop all messages which are queued to be routed on that
                 * peer. */
                if (!the_lnet.ln_routing) {
-                       struct list_head drop;
-                       INIT_LIST_HEAD(&drop);
-                       list_splice_init(&rxpeer->lpni_rtrq, &drop);
-                       spin_unlock(&rxpeer->lpni_lock);
+                       LIST_HEAD(drop);
+                       list_splice_init(&lp->lp_rtrq, &drop);
+                       spin_unlock(&lp->lp_lock);
+                       spin_unlock(&rxpeerni->lpni_lock);
                        lnet_drop_routed_msgs_locked(&drop, msg->msg_rx_cpt);
-               } else if (rxpeer->lpni_rtrcredits <= 0) {
-                       msg2 = list_entry(rxpeer->lpni_rtrq.next,
+               } else if (!list_empty(&lp->lp_rtrq)) {
+                       int msg2_cpt;
+
+                       msg2 = list_entry(lp->lp_rtrq.next,
                                          struct lnet_msg, msg_list);
                        list_del(&msg2->msg_list);
-                       spin_unlock(&rxpeer->lpni_lock);
+                       msg2_cpt = msg2->msg_rx_cpt;
+                       spin_unlock(&lp->lp_lock);
+                       spin_unlock(&rxpeerni->lpni_lock);
+                       /*
+                        * messages on the lp_rtrq can be from any NID in
+                        * the peer, which means they might have different
+                        * cpts. We need to make sure we lock the right
+                        * one.
+                        */
+                       if (msg2_cpt != msg->msg_rx_cpt) {
+                               lnet_net_unlock(msg->msg_rx_cpt);
+                               lnet_net_lock(msg2_cpt);
+                       }
                        (void) lnet_post_routed_recv_locked(msg2, 1);
+                       if (msg2_cpt != msg->msg_rx_cpt) {
+                               lnet_net_unlock(msg2_cpt);
+                               lnet_net_lock(msg->msg_rx_cpt);
+                       }
                } else {
-                       spin_unlock(&rxpeer->lpni_lock);
+                       spin_unlock(&lp->lp_lock);
+                       spin_unlock(&rxpeerni->lpni_lock);
                }
        }
        if (rxni != NULL) {
                msg->msg_rxni = NULL;
                lnet_ni_decref_locked(rxni, msg->msg_rx_cpt);
        }
-       if (rxpeer != NULL) {
+       if (rxpeerni != NULL) {
                msg->msg_rxpeer = NULL;
-               lnet_peer_ni_decref_locked(rxpeer);
+               lnet_peer_ni_decref_locked(rxpeerni);
        }
 }
 
 static int
-lnet_compare_peers(struct lnet_peer_ni *p1, struct lnet_peer_ni *p2)
+lnet_compare_gw_lpnis(struct lnet_peer_ni *p1, struct lnet_peer_ni *p2)
 {
        if (p1->lpni_txqnob < p2->lpni_txqnob)
                return 1;
@@ -1338,14 +1326,133 @@ lnet_compare_peers(struct lnet_peer_ni *p1, struct lnet_peer_ni *p2)
        return 0;
 }
 
+static struct lnet_peer_ni *
+lnet_select_peer_ni(struct lnet_ni *best_ni, lnet_nid_t dst_nid,
+                   struct lnet_peer *peer,
+                   struct lnet_peer_net *peer_net)
+{
+       /*
+        * Look at the peer NIs for the destination peer that connect
+        * to the chosen net. If a peer_ni is preferred when using the
+        * best_ni to communicate, we use that one. If there is no
+        * preferred peer_ni, or there are multiple preferred peer_ni,
+        * the available transmit credits are used. If the transmit
+        * credits are equal, we round-robin over the peer_ni.
+        */
+       struct lnet_peer_ni *lpni = NULL;
+       struct lnet_peer_ni *best_lpni = NULL;
+       int best_lpni_credits = INT_MIN;
+       bool preferred = false;
+       bool ni_is_pref;
+       int best_lpni_healthv = 0;
+       int lpni_healthv;
+
+       while ((lpni = lnet_get_next_peer_ni_locked(peer, peer_net, lpni))) {
+               /*
+                * if the best_ni we've chosen aleady has this lpni
+                * preferred, then let's use it
+                */
+               if (best_ni) {
+                       ni_is_pref = lnet_peer_is_pref_nid_locked(lpni,
+                                                               best_ni->ni_nid);
+                       CDEBUG(D_NET, "%s ni_is_pref = %d\n",
+                              libcfs_nid2str(best_ni->ni_nid), ni_is_pref);
+               } else {
+                       ni_is_pref = false;
+               }
+
+               lpni_healthv = atomic_read(&lpni->lpni_healthv);
+
+               if (best_lpni)
+                       CDEBUG(D_NET, "%s c:[%d, %d], s:[%d, %d]\n",
+                               libcfs_nid2str(lpni->lpni_nid),
+                               lpni->lpni_txcredits, best_lpni_credits,
+                               lpni->lpni_seq, best_lpni->lpni_seq);
+
+               /* pick the healthiest peer ni */
+               if (lpni_healthv < best_lpni_healthv) {
+                       continue;
+               } else if (lpni_healthv > best_lpni_healthv) {
+                       best_lpni_healthv = lpni_healthv;
+               /* if this is a preferred peer use it */
+               } else if (!preferred && ni_is_pref) {
+                       preferred = true;
+               } else if (preferred && !ni_is_pref) {
+                       /*
+                        * this is not the preferred peer so let's ignore
+                        * it.
+                        */
+                       continue;
+               } else if (lpni->lpni_txcredits < best_lpni_credits) {
+                       /*
+                        * We already have a peer that has more credits
+                        * available than this one. No need to consider
+                        * this peer further.
+                        */
+                       continue;
+               } else if (lpni->lpni_txcredits == best_lpni_credits) {
+                       /*
+                        * The best peer found so far and the current peer
+                        * have the same number of available credits let's
+                        * make sure to select between them using Round
+                        * Robin
+                        */
+                       if (best_lpni) {
+                               if (best_lpni->lpni_seq <= lpni->lpni_seq)
+                                       continue;
+                       }
+               }
+
+               best_lpni = lpni;
+               best_lpni_credits = lpni->lpni_txcredits;
+       }
+
+       /* if we still can't find a peer ni then we can't reach it */
+       if (!best_lpni) {
+               __u32 net_id = (peer_net) ? peer_net->lpn_net_id :
+                       LNET_NIDNET(dst_nid);
+               CDEBUG(D_NET, "no peer_ni found on peer net %s\n",
+                               libcfs_net2str(net_id));
+               return NULL;
+       }
+
+       CDEBUG(D_NET, "sd_best_lpni = %s\n",
+              libcfs_nid2str(best_lpni->lpni_nid));
+
+       return best_lpni;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Prerequisite: the best_ni should already be set in the sd
+ */
+static inline struct lnet_peer_ni *
+lnet_find_best_lpni_on_net(struct lnet_ni *lni, lnet_nid_t dst_nid,
+                          struct lnet_peer *peer, __u32 net_id)
+{
+       struct lnet_peer_net *peer_net;
+
+       /*
+        * The gateway is Multi-Rail capable so now we must select the
+        * proper peer_ni
+        */
+       peer_net = lnet_peer_get_net_locked(peer, net_id);
+
+       if (!peer_net) {
+               CERROR("gateway peer %s has no NI on net %s\n",
+                      libcfs_nid2str(peer->lp_primary_nid),
+                      libcfs_net2str(net_id));
+               return NULL;
+       }
+
+       return lnet_select_peer_ni(lni, dst_nid, peer, peer_net);
+}
+
+/* Compare route priorities and hop counts */
 static int
 lnet_compare_routes(struct lnet_route *r1, struct lnet_route *r2)
 {
-       struct lnet_peer_ni *p1 = r1->lr_gateway;
-       struct lnet_peer_ni *p2 = r2->lr_gateway;
        int r1_hops = (r1->lr_hops == LNET_UNDEFINED_HOPS) ? 1 : r1->lr_hops;
        int r2_hops = (r2->lr_hops == LNET_UNDEFINED_HOPS) ? 1 : r2->lr_hops;
-       int rc;
 
        if (r1->lr_priority < r2->lr_priority)
                return 1;
@@ -1359,52 +1466,43 @@ lnet_compare_routes(struct lnet_route *r1, struct lnet_route *r2)
        if (r1_hops > r2_hops)
                return -1;
 
-       rc = lnet_compare_peers(p1, p2);
-       if (rc)
-               return rc;
-
-       if (r1->lr_seq - r2->lr_seq <= 0)
-               return 1;
-
-       return -1;
+       return 0;
 }
 
-static struct lnet_peer_ni *
-lnet_find_route_locked(struct lnet_net *net, lnet_nid_t target,
-                      lnet_nid_t rtr_nid)
-{
-       struct lnet_remotenet   *rnet;
-       struct lnet_route               *route;
-       struct lnet_route               *best_route;
-       struct lnet_route               *last_route;
-       struct lnet_peer_ni     *lpni_best;
-       struct lnet_peer_ni     *lp;
-       int                     rc;
-
-       /* If @rtr_nid is not LNET_NID_ANY, return the gateway with
-        * rtr_nid nid, otherwise find the best gateway I can use */
-
-       rnet = lnet_find_rnet_locked(LNET_NIDNET(target));
-       if (rnet == NULL)
-               return NULL;
+static struct lnet_route *
+lnet_find_route_locked(struct lnet_remotenet *rnet, __u32 src_net,
+                      struct lnet_route **prev_route,
+                      struct lnet_peer_ni **gwni)
+{
+       struct lnet_peer_ni *lpni, *best_gw_ni = NULL;
+       struct lnet_route *best_route;
+       struct lnet_route *last_route;
+       struct lnet_route *route;
+       int rc;
+       __u32 restrict_net;
+       __u32 any_net = LNET_NIDNET(LNET_NID_ANY);
 
-       lpni_best = NULL;
        best_route = last_route = NULL;
        list_for_each_entry(route, &rnet->lrn_routes, lr_list) {
-               lp = route->lr_gateway;
-
                if (!lnet_is_route_alive(route))
                        continue;
 
-               if (net != NULL && lp->lpni_net != net)
-                       continue;
-
-               if (lp->lpni_nid == rtr_nid) /* it's pre-determined router */
-                       return lp;
+               /* If the src_net is specified then we need to find an lpni
+                * on that network
+                */
+               restrict_net = src_net == any_net ? route->lr_lnet : src_net;
+               if (!best_route) {
+                       lpni = lnet_find_best_lpni_on_net(NULL, LNET_NID_ANY,
+                                                         route->lr_gateway,
+                                                         restrict_net);
+                       if (lpni) {
+                               best_route = last_route = route;
+                               best_gw_ni = lpni;
+                       } else
+                               CERROR("Gateway %s does not have a peer NI on net %s\n",
+                                      libcfs_nid2str(route->lr_gateway->lp_primary_nid),
+                                      libcfs_net2str(restrict_net));
 
-               if (lpni_best == NULL) {
-                       best_route = last_route = route;
-                       lpni_best = lp;
                        continue;
                }
 
@@ -1413,46 +1511,79 @@ lnet_find_route_locked(struct lnet_net *net, lnet_nid_t target,
                        last_route = route;
 
                rc = lnet_compare_routes(route, best_route);
-               if (rc < 0)
+               if (rc == -1)
+                       continue;
+
+               lpni = lnet_find_best_lpni_on_net(NULL, LNET_NID_ANY,
+                                                 route->lr_gateway,
+                                                 restrict_net);
+               if (!lpni) {
+                       CERROR("Gateway %s does not have a peer NI on net %s\n",
+                              libcfs_nid2str(route->lr_gateway->lp_primary_nid),
+                              libcfs_net2str(restrict_net));
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               if (rc == 1) {
+                       best_route = route;
+                       best_gw_ni = lpni;
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               rc = lnet_compare_gw_lpnis(lpni, best_gw_ni);
+               if (rc == -1)
                        continue;
 
-               best_route = route;
-               lpni_best = lp;
+               if (rc == 1 || route->lr_seq <= best_route->lr_seq) {
+                       best_route = route;
+                       best_gw_ni = lpni;
+                       continue;
+               }
        }
 
-       /* set sequence number on the best router to the latest sequence + 1
-        * so we can round-robin all routers, it's race and inaccurate but
-        * harmless and functional  */
-       if (best_route != NULL)
-               best_route->lr_seq = last_route->lr_seq + 1;
-       return lpni_best;
+       *prev_route = last_route;
+       *gwni = best_gw_ni;
+
+       return best_route;
 }
 
 static struct lnet_ni *
-lnet_get_best_ni(struct lnet_net *local_net, struct lnet_ni *cur_ni,
+lnet_get_best_ni(struct lnet_net *local_net, struct lnet_ni *best_ni,
+                struct lnet_peer *peer, struct lnet_peer_net *peer_net,
                 int md_cpt)
 {
-       struct lnet_ni *ni = NULL, *best_ni = cur_ni;
+       struct lnet_ni *ni = NULL;
        unsigned int shortest_distance;
        int best_credits;
+       int best_healthv;
+
+       /*
+        * If there is no peer_ni that we can send to on this network,
+        * then there is no point in looking for a new best_ni here.
+       */
+       if (!lnet_get_next_peer_ni_locked(peer, peer_net, NULL))
+               return best_ni;
 
        if (best_ni == NULL) {
                shortest_distance = UINT_MAX;
                best_credits = INT_MIN;
+               best_healthv = 0;
        } else {
                shortest_distance = cfs_cpt_distance(lnet_cpt_table(), md_cpt,
                                                     best_ni->ni_dev_cpt);
                best_credits = atomic_read(&best_ni->ni_tx_credits);
+               best_healthv = atomic_read(&best_ni->ni_healthv);
        }
 
        while ((ni = lnet_get_next_ni_locked(local_net, ni))) {
                unsigned int distance;
                int ni_credits;
-
-               if (!lnet_is_ni_healthy_locked(ni))
-                       continue;
+               int ni_healthv;
+               int ni_fatal;
 
                ni_credits = atomic_read(&ni->ni_tx_credits);
+               ni_healthv = atomic_read(&ni->ni_healthv);
+               ni_fatal = atomic_read(&ni->ni_fatal_error_on);
 
                /*
                 * calculate the distance from the CPT on which
@@ -1463,6 +1594,12 @@ lnet_get_best_ni(struct lnet_net *local_net, struct lnet_ni *cur_ni,
                                            md_cpt,
                                            ni->ni_dev_cpt);
 
+               CDEBUG(D_NET, "compare ni %s [c:%d, d:%d, s:%d] with best_ni %s [c:%d, d:%d, s:%d]\n",
+                      libcfs_nid2str(ni->ni_nid), ni_credits, distance,
+                      ni->ni_seq, (best_ni) ? libcfs_nid2str(best_ni->ni_nid)
+                       : "not seleced", best_credits, shortest_distance,
+                       (best_ni) ? best_ni->ni_seq : 0);
+
                /*
                 * All distances smaller than the NUMA range
                 * are treated equally.
@@ -1471,23 +1608,41 @@ lnet_get_best_ni(struct lnet_net *local_net, struct lnet_ni *cur_ni,
                        distance = lnet_numa_range;
 
                /*
-                * Select on shorter distance, then available
+                * Select on health, shorter distance, available
                 * credits, then round-robin.
                 */
-               if (distance > shortest_distance) {
+               if (ni_fatal) {
+                       continue;
+               } else if (ni_healthv < best_healthv) {
+                       continue;
+               } else if (ni_healthv > best_healthv) {
+                       best_healthv = ni_healthv;
+                       /*
+                        * If we're going to prefer this ni because it's
+                        * the healthiest, then we should set the
+                        * shortest_distance in the algorithm in case
+                        * there are multiple NIs with the same health but
+                        * different distances.
+                        */
+                       if (distance < shortest_distance)
+                               shortest_distance = distance;
+               } else if (distance > shortest_distance) {
                        continue;
                } else if (distance < shortest_distance) {
                        shortest_distance = distance;
                } else if (ni_credits < best_credits) {
                        continue;
                } else if (ni_credits == best_credits) {
-                       if (best_ni && (best_ni)->ni_seq <= ni->ni_seq)
+                       if (best_ni && best_ni->ni_seq <= ni->ni_seq)
                                continue;
                }
                best_ni = ni;
                best_credits = ni_credits;
        }
 
+       CDEBUG(D_NET, "selected best_ni %s\n",
+              (best_ni) ? libcfs_nid2str(best_ni->ni_nid) : "no selection");
+
        return best_ni;
 }
 
@@ -1512,643 +1667,2159 @@ lnet_msg_discovery(struct lnet_msg *msg)
        return false;
 }
 
+#define SRC_SPEC       0x0001
+#define SRC_ANY                0x0002
+#define LOCAL_DST      0x0004
+#define REMOTE_DST     0x0008
+#define MR_DST         0x0010
+#define NMR_DST                0x0020
+#define SND_RESP       0x0040
+
+/* The following to defines are used for return codes */
+#define REPEAT_SEND    0x1000
+#define PASS_THROUGH   0x2000
+
+/* The different cases lnet_select pathway needs to handle */
+#define SRC_SPEC_LOCAL_MR_DST  (SRC_SPEC | LOCAL_DST | MR_DST)
+#define SRC_SPEC_ROUTER_MR_DST (SRC_SPEC | REMOTE_DST | MR_DST)
+#define SRC_SPEC_LOCAL_NMR_DST (SRC_SPEC | LOCAL_DST | NMR_DST)
+#define SRC_SPEC_ROUTER_NMR_DST        (SRC_SPEC | REMOTE_DST | NMR_DST)
+#define SRC_ANY_LOCAL_MR_DST   (SRC_ANY | LOCAL_DST | MR_DST)
+#define SRC_ANY_ROUTER_MR_DST  (SRC_ANY | REMOTE_DST | MR_DST)
+#define SRC_ANY_LOCAL_NMR_DST  (SRC_ANY | LOCAL_DST | NMR_DST)
+#define SRC_ANY_ROUTER_NMR_DST (SRC_ANY | REMOTE_DST | NMR_DST)
+
 static int
-lnet_select_pathway(lnet_nid_t src_nid, lnet_nid_t dst_nid,
-                   struct lnet_msg *msg, lnet_nid_t rtr_nid)
+lnet_handle_lo_send(struct lnet_send_data *sd)
 {
-       struct lnet_ni          *best_ni;
-       struct lnet_peer_ni     *best_lpni;
-       struct lnet_peer_ni     *best_gw;
-       struct lnet_peer_ni     *lpni;
-       struct lnet_peer_ni     *final_dst;
-       struct lnet_peer        *peer;
-       struct lnet_peer_net    *peer_net;
-       struct lnet_net         *local_net;
-       int                     cpt, cpt2, rc;
-       bool                    routing;
-       bool                    routing2;
-       bool                    ni_is_pref;
-       bool                    preferred;
-       bool                    local_found;
-       int                     best_lpni_credits;
-       int                     md_cpt;
+       struct lnet_msg *msg = sd->sd_msg;
+       int cpt = sd->sd_cpt;
 
-       /*
-        * get an initial CPT to use for locking. The idea here is not to
-        * serialize the calls to select_pathway, so that as many
-        * operations can run concurrently as possible. To do that we use
-        * the CPT where this call is being executed. Later on when we
-        * determine the CPT to use in lnet_message_commit, we switch the
-        * lock and check if there was any configuration change.  If none,
-        * then we proceed, if there is, then we restart the operation.
-        */
-       cpt = lnet_net_lock_current();
+       /* No send credit hassles with LOLND */
+       lnet_ni_addref_locked(the_lnet.ln_loni, cpt);
+       msg->msg_hdr.dest_nid = cpu_to_le64(the_lnet.ln_loni->ni_nid);
+       if (!msg->msg_routing)
+               msg->msg_hdr.src_nid =
+                       cpu_to_le64(the_lnet.ln_loni->ni_nid);
+       msg->msg_target.nid = the_lnet.ln_loni->ni_nid;
+       lnet_msg_commit(msg, cpt);
+       msg->msg_txni = the_lnet.ln_loni;
 
-       md_cpt = lnet_cpt_of_md(msg->msg_md, msg->msg_offset);
-       if (md_cpt == CFS_CPT_ANY)
-               md_cpt = cpt;
+       return LNET_CREDIT_OK;
+}
 
-again:
-       best_ni = NULL;
-       best_lpni = NULL;
-       best_gw = NULL;
-       final_dst = NULL;
-       local_net = NULL;
-       routing = false;
-       routing2 = false;
-       local_found = false;
+static int
+lnet_handle_send(struct lnet_send_data *sd)
+{
+       struct lnet_ni *best_ni = sd->sd_best_ni;
+       struct lnet_peer_ni *best_lpni = sd->sd_best_lpni;
+       struct lnet_peer_ni *final_dst_lpni = sd->sd_final_dst_lpni;
+       struct lnet_msg *msg = sd->sd_msg;
+       int cpt2;
+       __u32 send_case = sd->sd_send_case;
+       int rc;
+       __u32 routing = send_case & REMOTE_DST;
+        struct lnet_rsp_tracker *rspt;
 
        /*
-        * lnet_nid2peerni_locked() is the path that will find an
-        * existing peer_ni, or create one and mark it as having been
-        * created due to network traffic.
+        * Increment sequence number of the selected peer so that we
+        * pick the next one in Round Robin.
         */
-       lpni = lnet_nid2peerni_locked(dst_nid, LNET_NID_ANY, cpt);
-       if (IS_ERR(lpni)) {
-               lnet_net_unlock(cpt);
-               return PTR_ERR(lpni);
-       }
+       best_lpni->lpni_seq++;
 
        /*
-        * If we're being asked to send to the loopback interface, there
-        * is no need to go through any selection. We can just shortcut
-        * the entire process and send over lolnd
+        * grab a reference on the peer_ni so it sticks around even if
+        * we need to drop and relock the lnet_net_lock below.
         */
-       if (LNET_NETTYP(LNET_NIDNET(dst_nid)) == LOLND) {
-               lnet_peer_ni_decref_locked(lpni);
-               best_ni = the_lnet.ln_loni;
-               goto send;
-       }
+       lnet_peer_ni_addref_locked(best_lpni);
 
        /*
-        * Now that we have a peer_ni, check if we want to discover
-        * the peer. Traffic to the LNET_RESERVED_PORTAL should not
-        * trigger discovery.
+        * Use lnet_cpt_of_nid() to determine the CPT used to commit the
+        * message. This ensures that we get a CPT that is correct for
+        * the NI when the NI has been restricted to a subset of all CPTs.
+        * If the selected CPT differs from the one currently locked, we
+        * must unlock and relock the lnet_net_lock(), and then check whether
+        * the configuration has changed. We don't have a hold on the best_ni
+        * yet, and it may have vanished.
         */
-       peer = lpni->lpni_peer_net->lpn_peer;
-       if (lnet_msg_discovery(msg) && !lnet_peer_is_uptodate(peer)) {
-               rc = lnet_discover_peer_locked(lpni, cpt, false);
-               if (rc) {
-                       lnet_peer_ni_decref_locked(lpni);
-                       lnet_net_unlock(cpt);
-                       return rc;
+       cpt2 = lnet_cpt_of_nid_locked(best_lpni->lpni_nid, best_ni);
+       if (sd->sd_cpt != cpt2) {
+               __u32 seq = lnet_get_dlc_seq_locked();
+               lnet_net_unlock(sd->sd_cpt);
+               sd->sd_cpt = cpt2;
+               lnet_net_lock(sd->sd_cpt);
+               if (seq != lnet_get_dlc_seq_locked()) {
+                       lnet_peer_ni_decref_locked(best_lpni);
+                       return REPEAT_SEND;
                }
-               /* The peer may have changed. */
-               peer = lpni->lpni_peer_net->lpn_peer;
-               /* queue message and return */
-               msg->msg_src_nid_param = src_nid;
-               msg->msg_rtr_nid_param = rtr_nid;
-               msg->msg_sending = 0;
-               list_add_tail(&msg->msg_list, &peer->lp_dc_pendq);
-               lnet_peer_ni_decref_locked(lpni);
-               lnet_net_unlock(cpt);
-
-               CDEBUG(D_NET, "%s pending discovery\n",
-                      libcfs_nid2str(peer->lp_primary_nid));
-
-               return LNET_DC_WAIT;
-       }
-       lnet_peer_ni_decref_locked(lpni);
-
-       /* If peer is not healthy then can not send anything to it */
-       if (!lnet_is_peer_healthy_locked(peer)) {
-               lnet_net_unlock(cpt);
-               return -EHOSTUNREACH;
        }
 
        /*
-        * STEP 1: first jab at determining best_ni
-        * if src_nid is explicitly specified, then best_ni is already
-        * pre-determiend for us. Otherwise we need to select the best
-        * one to use later on
+        * store the best_lpni in the message right away to avoid having
+        * to do the same operation under different conditions
         */
-       if (src_nid != LNET_NID_ANY) {
-               best_ni = lnet_nid2ni_locked(src_nid, cpt);
-               if (!best_ni) {
-                       lnet_net_unlock(cpt);
-                       LCONSOLE_WARN("Can't send to %s: src %s is not a "
-                                     "local nid\n", libcfs_nid2str(dst_nid),
-                                     libcfs_nid2str(src_nid));
-                       return -EINVAL;
+       msg->msg_txpeer = best_lpni;
+       msg->msg_txni = best_ni;
+
+       /*
+        * grab a reference for the best_ni since now it's in use in this
+        * send. The reference will be dropped in lnet_finalize()
+        */
+       lnet_ni_addref_locked(msg->msg_txni, sd->sd_cpt);
+
+       /*
+        * Always set the target.nid to the best peer picked. Either the
+        * NID will be one of the peer NIDs selected, or the same NID as
+        * what was originally set in the target or it will be the NID of
+        * a router if this message should be routed
+        */
+       msg->msg_target.nid = msg->msg_txpeer->lpni_nid;
+
+       /*
+        * lnet_msg_commit assigns the correct cpt to the message, which
+        * is used to decrement the correct refcount on the ni when it's
+        * time to return the credits
+        */
+       lnet_msg_commit(msg, sd->sd_cpt);
+
+       /*
+        * If we are routing the message then we keep the src_nid that was
+        * set by the originator. If we are not routing then we are the
+        * originator and set it here.
+        */
+       if (!msg->msg_routing)
+               msg->msg_hdr.src_nid = cpu_to_le64(msg->msg_txni->ni_nid);
+
+       if (routing) {
+               msg->msg_target_is_router = 1;
+               msg->msg_target.pid = LNET_PID_LUSTRE;
+               /*
+                * since we're routing we want to ensure that the
+                * msg_hdr.dest_nid is set to the final destination. When
+                * the router receives this message it knows how to route
+                * it.
+                *
+                * final_dst_lpni is set at the beginning of the
+                * lnet_select_pathway() function and is never changed.
+                * It's safe to use it here.
+                */
+               msg->msg_hdr.dest_nid = cpu_to_le64(final_dst_lpni->lpni_nid);
+       } else {
+               /*
+                * if we're not routing set the dest_nid to the best peer
+                * ni NID that we picked earlier in the algorithm.
+                */
+               msg->msg_hdr.dest_nid = cpu_to_le64(msg->msg_txpeer->lpni_nid);
+       }
+
+       /*
+        * if we have response tracker block update it with the next hop
+        * nid
+        */
+       if (msg->msg_md) {
+               rspt = msg->msg_md->md_rspt_ptr;
+               if (rspt) {
+                       rspt->rspt_next_hop_nid = msg->msg_txpeer->lpni_nid;
+                       CDEBUG(D_NET, "rspt_next_hop_nid = %s\n",
+                              libcfs_nid2str(rspt->rspt_next_hop_nid));
+               }
+       }
+
+       rc = lnet_post_send_locked(msg, 0);
+
+       if (!rc)
+               CDEBUG(D_NET, "TRACE: %s(%s:%s) -> %s(%s:%s) %s : %s try# %d\n",
+                      libcfs_nid2str(msg->msg_hdr.src_nid),
+                      libcfs_nid2str(msg->msg_txni->ni_nid),
+                      libcfs_nid2str(sd->sd_src_nid),
+                      libcfs_nid2str(msg->msg_hdr.dest_nid),
+                      libcfs_nid2str(sd->sd_dst_nid),
+                      libcfs_nid2str(msg->msg_txpeer->lpni_nid),
+                      libcfs_nid2str(sd->sd_rtr_nid),
+                      lnet_msgtyp2str(msg->msg_type), msg->msg_retry_count);
+
+       return rc;
+}
+
+static inline void
+lnet_set_non_mr_pref_nid(struct lnet_peer_ni *lpni, struct lnet_ni *lni,
+                        struct lnet_msg *msg)
+{
+       if (msg->msg_type != LNET_MSG_REPLY && msg->msg_type != LNET_MSG_ACK &&
+           lpni->lpni_pref_nnids == 0) {
+               CDEBUG(D_NET, "Setting preferred local NID %s on NMR peer %s\n",
+                      libcfs_nid2str(lni->ni_nid),
+                      libcfs_nid2str(lpni->lpni_nid));
+               lnet_peer_ni_set_non_mr_pref_nid(lpni, lni->ni_nid);
+       }
+}
+
+/*
+ * Source Specified
+ * Local Destination
+ * non-mr peer
+ *
+ * use the source and destination NIDs as the pathway
+ */
+static int
+lnet_handle_spec_local_nmr_dst(struct lnet_send_data *sd)
+{
+       /* the destination lpni is set before we get here. */
+
+       /* find local NI */
+       sd->sd_best_ni = lnet_nid2ni_locked(sd->sd_src_nid, sd->sd_cpt);
+       if (!sd->sd_best_ni) {
+               CERROR("Can't send to %s: src %s is not a "
+                      "local nid\n", libcfs_nid2str(sd->sd_dst_nid),
+                               libcfs_nid2str(sd->sd_src_nid));
+               return -EINVAL;
+       }
+
+       lnet_set_non_mr_pref_nid(sd->sd_best_lpni, sd->sd_best_ni, sd->sd_msg);
+
+       return lnet_handle_send(sd);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Source Specified
+ * Local Destination
+ * MR Peer
+ *
+ * Don't run the selection algorithm on the peer NIs. By specifying the
+ * local NID, we're also saying that we should always use the destination NID
+ * provided. This handles the case where we should be using the same
+ * destination NID for the all the messages which belong to the same RPC
+ * request.
+ */
+static int
+lnet_handle_spec_local_mr_dst(struct lnet_send_data *sd)
+{
+       sd->sd_best_ni = lnet_nid2ni_locked(sd->sd_src_nid, sd->sd_cpt);
+       if (!sd->sd_best_ni) {
+               CERROR("Can't send to %s: src %s is not a "
+                      "local nid\n", libcfs_nid2str(sd->sd_dst_nid),
+                               libcfs_nid2str(sd->sd_src_nid));
+               return -EINVAL;
+       }
+
+       if (sd->sd_best_lpni &&
+           sd->sd_best_lpni->lpni_nid == the_lnet.ln_loni->ni_nid)
+               return lnet_handle_lo_send(sd);
+       else if (sd->sd_best_lpni)
+               return lnet_handle_send(sd);
+
+       CERROR("can't send to %s. no NI on %s\n",
+              libcfs_nid2str(sd->sd_dst_nid),
+              libcfs_net2str(sd->sd_best_ni->ni_net->net_id));
+
+       return -EHOSTUNREACH;
+}
+
+struct lnet_ni *
+lnet_find_best_ni_on_spec_net(struct lnet_ni *cur_best_ni,
+                             struct lnet_peer *peer,
+                             struct lnet_peer_net *peer_net,
+                             int cpt,
+                             bool incr_seq)
+{
+       struct lnet_net *local_net;
+       struct lnet_ni *best_ni;
+
+       local_net = lnet_get_net_locked(peer_net->lpn_net_id);
+       if (!local_net)
+               return NULL;
+
+       /*
+        * Iterate through the NIs in this local Net and select
+        * the NI to send from. The selection is determined by
+        * these 3 criterion in the following priority:
+        *      1. NUMA
+        *      2. NI available credits
+        *      3. Round Robin
+        */
+       best_ni = lnet_get_best_ni(local_net, cur_best_ni,
+                                  peer, peer_net, cpt);
+
+       if (incr_seq && best_ni)
+               best_ni->ni_seq++;
+
+       return best_ni;
+}
+
+static int
+lnet_initiate_peer_discovery(struct lnet_peer_ni *lpni,
+                            struct lnet_msg *msg, lnet_nid_t rtr_nid,
+                            int cpt)
+{
+       struct lnet_peer *peer;
+       lnet_nid_t primary_nid;
+       int rc;
+
+       lnet_peer_ni_addref_locked(lpni);
+
+       peer = lpni->lpni_peer_net->lpn_peer;
+
+       if (lnet_peer_gw_discovery(peer)) {
+               lnet_peer_ni_decref_locked(lpni);
+               return 0;
+       }
+
+       if (!lnet_msg_discovery(msg) || lnet_peer_is_uptodate(peer)) {
+               lnet_peer_ni_decref_locked(lpni);
+               return 0;
+       }
+
+       rc = lnet_discover_peer_locked(lpni, cpt, false);
+       if (rc) {
+               lnet_peer_ni_decref_locked(lpni);
+               return rc;
+       }
+       /* The peer may have changed. */
+       peer = lpni->lpni_peer_net->lpn_peer;
+       spin_lock(&peer->lp_lock);
+       if (lnet_peer_is_uptodate_locked(peer)) {
+               spin_unlock(&peer->lp_lock);
+               lnet_peer_ni_decref_locked(lpni);
+               return 0;
+       }
+       /* queue message and return */
+       msg->msg_rtr_nid_param = rtr_nid;
+       msg->msg_sending = 0;
+       msg->msg_txpeer = NULL;
+       list_add_tail(&msg->msg_list, &peer->lp_dc_pendq);
+       primary_nid = peer->lp_primary_nid;
+       spin_unlock(&peer->lp_lock);
+
+       lnet_peer_ni_decref_locked(lpni);
+
+       CDEBUG(D_NET, "msg %p delayed. %s pending discovery\n",
+               msg, libcfs_nid2str(primary_nid));
+
+       return LNET_DC_WAIT;
+}
+
+static int
+lnet_handle_find_routed_path(struct lnet_send_data *sd,
+                            lnet_nid_t dst_nid,
+                            struct lnet_peer_ni **gw_lpni,
+                            struct lnet_peer **gw_peer)
+{
+       int rc;
+       __u32 local_lnet;
+       struct lnet_peer *gw;
+       struct lnet_peer *lp;
+       struct lnet_peer_net *lpn;
+       struct lnet_peer_net *best_lpn = NULL;
+       struct lnet_remotenet *rnet, *best_rnet = NULL;
+       struct lnet_route *best_route = NULL;
+       struct lnet_route *last_route = NULL;
+       struct lnet_peer_ni *lpni = NULL;
+       struct lnet_peer_ni *gwni = NULL;
+       lnet_nid_t src_nid = sd->sd_src_nid;
+
+       /* If a router nid was specified then we are replying to a GET or
+        * sending an ACK. In this case we use the gateway associated with the
+        * specified router nid.
+        */
+       if (sd->sd_rtr_nid != LNET_NID_ANY) {
+               gwni = lnet_find_peer_ni_locked(sd->sd_rtr_nid);
+               if (!gwni) {
+                       CERROR("No peer NI for gateway %s\n",
+                              libcfs_nid2str(sd->sd_rtr_nid));
+                       return -EHOSTUNREACH;
+               }
+               gw = gwni->lpni_peer_net->lpn_peer;
+               lnet_peer_ni_decref_locked(gwni);
+               local_lnet = LNET_NIDNET(sd->sd_rtr_nid);
+       } else {
+               /* we've already looked up the initial lpni using dst_nid */
+               lpni = sd->sd_best_lpni;
+               /* the peer tree must be in existence */
+               LASSERT(lpni && lpni->lpni_peer_net &&
+                       lpni->lpni_peer_net->lpn_peer);
+               lp = lpni->lpni_peer_net->lpn_peer;
+
+               list_for_each_entry(lpn, &lp->lp_peer_nets, lpn_peer_nets) {
+                       /* is this remote network reachable?  */
+                       rnet = lnet_find_rnet_locked(lpn->lpn_net_id);
+                       if (!rnet)
+                               continue;
+
+                       if (!best_lpn) {
+                               best_lpn = lpn;
+                               best_rnet = rnet;
+                       }
+
+                       if (best_lpn->lpn_seq <= lpn->lpn_seq)
+                               continue;
+
+                       best_lpn = lpn;
+                       best_rnet = rnet;
+               }
+
+               if (!best_lpn) {
+                       CERROR("peer %s has no available nets\n",
+                              libcfs_nid2str(sd->sd_dst_nid));
+                       return -EHOSTUNREACH;
+               }
+
+               sd->sd_best_lpni = lnet_find_best_lpni_on_net(sd->sd_best_ni,
+                                                             sd->sd_dst_nid,
+                                                             lp,
+                                                             best_lpn->lpn_net_id);
+               if (!sd->sd_best_lpni) {
+                       CERROR("peer %s down\n",
+                              libcfs_nid2str(sd->sd_dst_nid));
+                       return -EHOSTUNREACH;
+               }
+
+               best_route = lnet_find_route_locked(best_rnet,
+                                                   LNET_NIDNET(src_nid),
+                                                   &last_route, &gwni);
+               if (!best_route) {
+                       CERROR("no route to %s from %s\n",
+                              libcfs_nid2str(dst_nid),
+                              libcfs_nid2str(src_nid));
+                       return -EHOSTUNREACH;
+               }
+
+               if (!gwni) {
+                       CERROR("Internal Error. Route expected to %s from %s\n",
+                              libcfs_nid2str(dst_nid),
+                              libcfs_nid2str(src_nid));
+                       return -EFAULT;
+               }
+
+               gw = best_route->lr_gateway;
+               LASSERT(gw == gwni->lpni_peer_net->lpn_peer);
+               local_lnet = best_route->lr_lnet;
+
+       }
+
+       /*
+        * Discover this gateway if it hasn't already been discovered.
+        * This means we might delay the message until discovery has
+        * completed
+        */
+       sd->sd_msg->msg_src_nid_param = sd->sd_src_nid;
+       rc = lnet_initiate_peer_discovery(gwni, sd->sd_msg, sd->sd_rtr_nid,
+                                         sd->sd_cpt);
+       if (rc)
+               return rc;
+
+       if (!sd->sd_best_ni)
+               sd->sd_best_ni = lnet_find_best_ni_on_spec_net(NULL, gw,
+                                       lnet_peer_get_net_locked(gw,
+                                                                local_lnet),
+                                       sd->sd_md_cpt,
+                                       true);
+
+       if (!sd->sd_best_ni) {
+               CERROR("Internal Error. Expected local ni on %s but non found :%s\n",
+                      libcfs_net2str(local_lnet),
+                      libcfs_nid2str(sd->sd_src_nid));
+               return -EFAULT;
+       }
+
+       *gw_lpni = gwni;
+       *gw_peer = gw;
+
+       /*
+        * increment the sequence numbers since now we're sure we're
+        * going to use this path
+        */
+       if (sd->sd_rtr_nid == LNET_NID_ANY) {
+               LASSERT(best_route && last_route);
+               best_route->lr_seq = last_route->lr_seq + 1;
+               best_lpn->lpn_seq++;
+       }
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Handle two cases:
+ *
+ * Case 1:
+ *  Source specified
+ *  Remote destination
+ *  Non-MR destination
+ *
+ * Case 2:
+ *  Source specified
+ *  Remote destination
+ *  MR destination
+ *
+ * The handling of these two cases is similar. Even though the destination
+ * can be MR or non-MR, we'll deal directly with the router.
+ */
+static int
+lnet_handle_spec_router_dst(struct lnet_send_data *sd)
+{
+       int rc;
+       struct lnet_peer_ni *gw_lpni = NULL;
+       struct lnet_peer *gw_peer = NULL;
+
+       /* find local NI */
+       sd->sd_best_ni = lnet_nid2ni_locked(sd->sd_src_nid, sd->sd_cpt);
+       if (!sd->sd_best_ni) {
+               CERROR("Can't send to %s: src %s is not a "
+                      "local nid\n", libcfs_nid2str(sd->sd_dst_nid),
+                               libcfs_nid2str(sd->sd_src_nid));
+               return -EINVAL;
+       }
+
+       rc = lnet_handle_find_routed_path(sd, sd->sd_dst_nid, &gw_lpni,
+                                    &gw_peer);
+       if (rc)
+               return rc;
+
+       if (sd->sd_send_case & NMR_DST)
+               /*
+                * since the final destination is non-MR let's set its preferred
+                * NID before we send
+                */
+               lnet_set_non_mr_pref_nid(sd->sd_best_lpni, sd->sd_best_ni,
+                                        sd->sd_msg);
+
+       /*
+        * We're going to send to the gw found so let's set its
+        * info
+        */
+       sd->sd_peer = gw_peer;
+       sd->sd_best_lpni = gw_lpni;
+
+       return lnet_handle_send(sd);
+}
+
+struct lnet_ni *
+lnet_find_best_ni_on_local_net(struct lnet_peer *peer, int md_cpt,
+                              bool discovery)
+{
+       struct lnet_peer_net *peer_net = NULL;
+       struct lnet_ni *best_ni = NULL;
+
+       /*
+        * The peer can have multiple interfaces, some of them can be on
+        * the local network and others on a routed network. We should
+        * prefer the local network. However if the local network is not
+        * available then we need to try the routed network
+        */
+
+       /* go through all the peer nets and find the best_ni */
+       list_for_each_entry(peer_net, &peer->lp_peer_nets, lpn_peer_nets) {
+               /*
+                * The peer's list of nets can contain non-local nets. We
+                * want to only examine the local ones.
+                */
+               if (!lnet_get_net_locked(peer_net->lpn_net_id))
+                       continue;
+               best_ni = lnet_find_best_ni_on_spec_net(best_ni, peer,
+                                                  peer_net, md_cpt, false);
+
+               /*
+                * if this is a discovery message and lp_disc_net_id is
+                * specified then use that net to send the discovery on.
+                */
+               if (peer->lp_disc_net_id == peer_net->lpn_net_id &&
+                   discovery)
+                       break;
+       }
+
+       if (best_ni)
+               /* increment sequence number so we can round robin */
+               best_ni->ni_seq++;
+
+       return best_ni;
+}
+
+static struct lnet_ni *
+lnet_find_existing_preferred_best_ni(struct lnet_send_data *sd)
+{
+       struct lnet_ni *best_ni = NULL;
+       struct lnet_peer_net *peer_net;
+       struct lnet_peer *peer = sd->sd_peer;
+       struct lnet_peer_ni *best_lpni = sd->sd_best_lpni;
+       struct lnet_peer_ni *lpni;
+       int cpt = sd->sd_cpt;
+
+       /*
+        * We must use a consistent source address when sending to a
+        * non-MR peer. However, a non-MR peer can have multiple NIDs
+        * on multiple networks, and we may even need to talk to this
+        * peer on multiple networks -- certain types of
+        * load-balancing configuration do this.
+        *
+        * So we need to pick the NI the peer prefers for this
+        * particular network.
+        */
+
+       /* Get the target peer_ni */
+       peer_net = lnet_peer_get_net_locked(peer,
+                       LNET_NIDNET(best_lpni->lpni_nid));
+       LASSERT(peer_net != NULL);
+       list_for_each_entry(lpni, &peer_net->lpn_peer_nis,
+                               lpni_peer_nis) {
+               if (lpni->lpni_pref_nnids == 0)
+                       continue;
+               LASSERT(lpni->lpni_pref_nnids == 1);
+               best_ni = lnet_nid2ni_locked(
+                               lpni->lpni_pref.nid, cpt);
+               break;
+       }
+
+       return best_ni;
+}
+
+/* Prerequisite: sd->sd_peer and sd->sd_best_lpni should be set */
+static int
+lnet_select_preferred_best_ni(struct lnet_send_data *sd)
+{
+       struct lnet_ni *best_ni = NULL;
+       struct lnet_peer_ni *best_lpni = sd->sd_best_lpni;
+
+       /*
+        * We must use a consistent source address when sending to a
+        * non-MR peer. However, a non-MR peer can have multiple NIDs
+        * on multiple networks, and we may even need to talk to this
+        * peer on multiple networks -- certain types of
+        * load-balancing configuration do this.
+        *
+        * So we need to pick the NI the peer prefers for this
+        * particular network.
+        */
+
+       best_ni = lnet_find_existing_preferred_best_ni(sd);
+
+       /* if best_ni is still not set just pick one */
+       if (!best_ni) {
+               best_ni =
+                 lnet_find_best_ni_on_spec_net(NULL, sd->sd_peer,
+                                               sd->sd_best_lpni->lpni_peer_net,
+                                               sd->sd_md_cpt, true);
+               /* If there is no best_ni we don't have a route */
+               if (!best_ni) {
+                       CERROR("no path to %s from net %s\n",
+                               libcfs_nid2str(best_lpni->lpni_nid),
+                               libcfs_net2str(best_lpni->lpni_net->net_id));
+                       return -EHOSTUNREACH;
+               }
+       }
+
+       sd->sd_best_ni = best_ni;
+
+       /* Set preferred NI if necessary. */
+       lnet_set_non_mr_pref_nid(sd->sd_best_lpni, sd->sd_best_ni, sd->sd_msg);
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
+
+/*
+ * Source not specified
+ * Local destination
+ * Non-MR Peer
+ *
+ * always use the same source NID for NMR peers
+ * If we've talked to that peer before then we already have a preferred
+ * source NI associated with it. Otherwise, we select a preferred local NI
+ * and store it in the peer
+ */
+static int
+lnet_handle_any_local_nmr_dst(struct lnet_send_data *sd)
+{
+       int rc;
+
+       /* sd->sd_best_lpni is already set to the final destination */
+
+       /*
+        * At this point we should've created the peer ni and peer. If we
+        * can't find it, then something went wrong. Instead of assert
+        * output a relevant message and fail the send
+        */
+       if (!sd->sd_best_lpni) {
+               CERROR("Internal fault. Unable to send msg %s to %s. "
+                      "NID not known\n",
+                      lnet_msgtyp2str(sd->sd_msg->msg_type),
+                      libcfs_nid2str(sd->sd_dst_nid));
+               return -EFAULT;
+       }
+
+       rc = lnet_select_preferred_best_ni(sd);
+       if (!rc)
+               rc = lnet_handle_send(sd);
+
+       return rc;
+}
+
+static int
+lnet_handle_any_mr_dsta(struct lnet_send_data *sd)
+{
+       /*
+        * NOTE we've already handled the remote peer case. So we only
+        * need to worry about the local case here.
+        *
+        * if we're sending a response, ACK or reply, we need to send it
+        * to the destination NID given to us. At this point we already
+        * have the peer_ni we're suppose to send to, so just find the
+        * best_ni on the peer net and use that. Since we're sending to an
+        * MR peer then we can just run the selection algorithm on our
+        * local NIs and pick the best one.
+        */
+       if (sd->sd_send_case & SND_RESP) {
+               sd->sd_best_ni =
+                 lnet_find_best_ni_on_spec_net(NULL, sd->sd_peer,
+                                               sd->sd_best_lpni->lpni_peer_net,
+                                               sd->sd_md_cpt, true);
+
+               if (!sd->sd_best_ni) {
+                       /*
+                        * We're not going to deal with not able to send
+                        * a response to the provided final destination
+                        */
+                       CERROR("Can't send response to %s. "
+                              "No local NI available\n",
+                               libcfs_nid2str(sd->sd_dst_nid));
+                       return -EHOSTUNREACH;
+               }
+
+               return lnet_handle_send(sd);
+       }
+
+       /*
+        * If we get here that means we're sending a fresh request, PUT or
+        * GET, so we need to run our standard selection algorithm.
+        * First find the best local interface that's on any of the peer's
+        * networks.
+        */
+       sd->sd_best_ni = lnet_find_best_ni_on_local_net(sd->sd_peer,
+                                       sd->sd_md_cpt,
+                                       lnet_msg_discovery(sd->sd_msg));
+       if (sd->sd_best_ni) {
+               sd->sd_best_lpni =
+                 lnet_find_best_lpni_on_net(sd->sd_best_ni, sd->sd_dst_nid,
+                                            sd->sd_peer,
+                                            sd->sd_best_ni->ni_net->net_id);
+
+               /*
+                * if we're successful in selecting a peer_ni on the local
+                * network, then send to it. Otherwise fall through and
+                * try and see if we can reach it over another routed
+                * network
+                */
+               if (sd->sd_best_lpni &&
+                   sd->sd_best_lpni->lpni_nid == the_lnet.ln_loni->ni_nid) {
+                       /*
+                        * in case we initially started with a routed
+                        * destination, let's reset to local
+                        */
+                       sd->sd_send_case &= ~REMOTE_DST;
+                       sd->sd_send_case |= LOCAL_DST;
+                       return lnet_handle_lo_send(sd);
+               } else if (sd->sd_best_lpni) {
+                       /*
+                        * in case we initially started with a routed
+                        * destination, let's reset to local
+                        */
+                       sd->sd_send_case &= ~REMOTE_DST;
+                       sd->sd_send_case |= LOCAL_DST;
+                       return lnet_handle_send(sd);
+               }
+
+               CERROR("Internal Error. Expected to have a best_lpni: "
+                      "%s -> %s\n",
+                      libcfs_nid2str(sd->sd_src_nid),
+                      libcfs_nid2str(sd->sd_dst_nid));
+
+               return -EFAULT;
+       }
+
+       /*
+        * Peer doesn't have a local network. Let's see if there is
+        * a remote network we can reach it on.
+        */
+       return PASS_THROUGH;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Case 1:
+ *     Source NID not specified
+ *     Local destination
+ *     MR peer
+ *
+ * Case 2:
+ *     Source NID not speified
+ *     Remote destination
+ *     MR peer
+ *
+ * In both of these cases if we're sending a response, ACK or REPLY, then
+ * we need to send to the destination NID provided.
+ *
+ * In the remote case let's deal with MR routers.
+ *
+ */
+
+static int
+lnet_handle_any_mr_dst(struct lnet_send_data *sd)
+{
+       int rc = 0;
+       struct lnet_peer *gw_peer = NULL;
+       struct lnet_peer_ni *gw_lpni = NULL;
+
+       /*
+        * handle sending a response to a remote peer here so we don't
+        * have to worry about it if we hit lnet_handle_any_mr_dsta()
+        */
+       if (sd->sd_send_case & REMOTE_DST &&
+           sd->sd_send_case & SND_RESP) {
+               struct lnet_peer_ni *gw;
+               struct lnet_peer *gw_peer;
+
+               rc = lnet_handle_find_routed_path(sd, sd->sd_dst_nid, &gw,
+                                                 &gw_peer);
+               if (rc < 0) {
+                       CERROR("Can't send response to %s. "
+                              "No route available\n",
+                               libcfs_nid2str(sd->sd_dst_nid));
+                       return -EHOSTUNREACH;
+               } else if (rc > 0) {
+                       return rc;
                }
+
+               sd->sd_best_lpni = gw;
+               sd->sd_peer = gw_peer;
+
+               return lnet_handle_send(sd);
+       }
+
+       /*
+        * Even though the NID for the peer might not be on a local network,
+        * since the peer is MR there could be other interfaces on the
+        * local network. In that case we'd still like to prefer the local
+        * network over the routed network. If we're unable to do that
+        * then we select the best router among the different routed networks,
+        * and if the router is MR then we can deal with it as such.
+        */
+       rc = lnet_handle_any_mr_dsta(sd);
+       if (rc != PASS_THROUGH)
+               return rc;
+
+       /*
+        * Now that we must route to the destination, we must consider the
+        * MR case, where the destination has multiple interfaces, some of
+        * which we can route to and others we do not. For this reason we
+        * need to select the destination which we can route to and if
+        * there are multiple, we need to round robin.
+        */
+       rc = lnet_handle_find_routed_path(sd, sd->sd_dst_nid, &gw_lpni,
+                                         &gw_peer);
+       if (rc)
+               return rc;
+
+       sd->sd_send_case &= ~LOCAL_DST;
+       sd->sd_send_case |= REMOTE_DST;
+
+       sd->sd_peer = gw_peer;
+       sd->sd_best_lpni = gw_lpni;
+
+       return lnet_handle_send(sd);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Source not specified
+ * Remote destination
+ * Non-MR peer
+ *
+ * Must send to the specified peer NID using the same source NID that
+ * we've used before. If it's the first time to talk to that peer then
+ * find the source NI and assign it as preferred to that peer
+ */
+static int
+lnet_handle_any_router_nmr_dst(struct lnet_send_data *sd)
+{
+       int rc;
+       struct lnet_peer_ni *gw_lpni = NULL;
+       struct lnet_peer *gw_peer = NULL;
+
+       /*
+        * Let's set if we have a preferred NI to talk to this NMR peer
+        */
+       sd->sd_best_ni = lnet_find_existing_preferred_best_ni(sd);
+
+       /*
+        * find the router and that'll find the best NI if we didn't find
+        * it already.
+        */
+       rc = lnet_handle_find_routed_path(sd, sd->sd_dst_nid, &gw_lpni,
+                                         &gw_peer);
+       if (rc)
+               return rc;
+
+       /*
+        * set the best_ni we've chosen as the preferred one for
+        * this peer
+        */
+       lnet_set_non_mr_pref_nid(sd->sd_best_lpni, sd->sd_best_ni, sd->sd_msg);
+
+       /* we'll be sending to the gw */
+       sd->sd_best_lpni = gw_lpni;
+       sd->sd_peer = gw_peer;
+
+       return lnet_handle_send(sd);
+}
+
+static int
+lnet_handle_send_case_locked(struct lnet_send_data *sd)
+{
+       /*
+        * turn off the SND_RESP bit.
+        * It will be checked in the case handling
+        */
+       __u32 send_case = sd->sd_send_case &= ~SND_RESP ;
+
+       CDEBUG(D_NET, "Source %s%s to %s %s %s destination\n",
+               (send_case & SRC_SPEC) ? "Specified: " : "ANY",
+               (send_case & SRC_SPEC) ? libcfs_nid2str(sd->sd_src_nid) : "",
+               (send_case & MR_DST) ? "MR: " : "NMR: ",
+               libcfs_nid2str(sd->sd_dst_nid),
+               (send_case & LOCAL_DST) ? "local" : "routed");
+
+       switch (send_case) {
+       /*
+        * For all cases where the source is specified, we should always
+        * use the destination NID, whether it's an MR destination or not,
+        * since we're continuing a series of related messages for the
+        * same RPC
+        */
+       case SRC_SPEC_LOCAL_NMR_DST:
+               return lnet_handle_spec_local_nmr_dst(sd);
+       case SRC_SPEC_LOCAL_MR_DST:
+               return lnet_handle_spec_local_mr_dst(sd);
+       case SRC_SPEC_ROUTER_NMR_DST:
+       case SRC_SPEC_ROUTER_MR_DST:
+               return lnet_handle_spec_router_dst(sd);
+       case SRC_ANY_LOCAL_NMR_DST:
+               return lnet_handle_any_local_nmr_dst(sd);
+       case SRC_ANY_LOCAL_MR_DST:
+       case SRC_ANY_ROUTER_MR_DST:
+               return lnet_handle_any_mr_dst(sd);
+       case SRC_ANY_ROUTER_NMR_DST:
+               return lnet_handle_any_router_nmr_dst(sd);
+       default:
+               CERROR("Unknown send case\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+}
+
+static int
+lnet_select_pathway(lnet_nid_t src_nid, lnet_nid_t dst_nid,
+                   struct lnet_msg *msg, lnet_nid_t rtr_nid)
+{
+       struct lnet_peer_ni     *lpni;
+       struct lnet_peer        *peer;
+       struct lnet_send_data   send_data;
+       int                     cpt, rc;
+       int                     md_cpt;
+       __u32                   send_case = 0;
+
+       memset(&send_data, 0, sizeof(send_data));
+
+       /*
+        * get an initial CPT to use for locking. The idea here is not to
+        * serialize the calls to select_pathway, so that as many
+        * operations can run concurrently as possible. To do that we use
+        * the CPT where this call is being executed. Later on when we
+        * determine the CPT to use in lnet_message_commit, we switch the
+        * lock and check if there was any configuration change.  If none,
+        * then we proceed, if there is, then we restart the operation.
+        */
+       cpt = lnet_net_lock_current();
+
+       md_cpt = lnet_cpt_of_md(msg->msg_md, msg->msg_offset);
+       if (md_cpt == CFS_CPT_ANY)
+               md_cpt = cpt;
+
+again:
+
+       /*
+        * If we're being asked to send to the loopback interface, there
+        * is no need to go through any selection. We can just shortcut
+        * the entire process and send over lolnd
+        */
+       send_data.sd_msg = msg;
+       send_data.sd_cpt = cpt;
+       if (LNET_NETTYP(LNET_NIDNET(dst_nid)) == LOLND) {
+               rc = lnet_handle_lo_send(&send_data);
+               lnet_net_unlock(cpt);
+               return rc;
+       }
+
+       /*
+        * find an existing peer_ni, or create one and mark it as having been
+        * created due to network traffic. This call will create the
+        * peer->peer_net->peer_ni tree.
+        */
+       lpni = lnet_nid2peerni_locked(dst_nid, LNET_NID_ANY, cpt);
+       if (IS_ERR(lpni)) {
+               lnet_net_unlock(cpt);
+               return PTR_ERR(lpni);
+       }
+
+       /*
+        * Cache the original src_nid. If we need to resend the message
+        * then we'll need to know whether the src_nid was originally
+        * specified for this message. If it was originally specified,
+        * then we need to keep using the same src_nid since it's
+        * continuing the same sequence of messages.
+        */
+       msg->msg_src_nid_param = src_nid;
+
+       /*
+        * If necessary, perform discovery on the peer that owns this peer_ni.
+        * Note, this can result in the ownership of this peer_ni changing
+        * to another peer object.
+        */
+       rc = lnet_initiate_peer_discovery(lpni, msg, rtr_nid, cpt);
+       if (rc) {
+               lnet_peer_ni_decref_locked(lpni);
+               lnet_net_unlock(cpt);
+               return rc;
        }
+       lnet_peer_ni_decref_locked(lpni);
+
+       peer = lpni->lpni_peer_net->lpn_peer;
+
+       /*
+        * Identify the different send cases
+        */
+       if (src_nid == LNET_NID_ANY)
+               send_case |= SRC_ANY;
+       else
+               send_case |= SRC_SPEC;
+
+       if (lnet_get_net_locked(LNET_NIDNET(dst_nid)))
+               send_case |= LOCAL_DST;
+       else
+               send_case |= REMOTE_DST;
+
+       /*
+        * if this is a non-MR peer or if we're recovering a peer ni then
+        * let's consider this an NMR case so we can hit the destination
+        * NID.
+        */
+       if (!lnet_peer_is_multi_rail(peer) || msg->msg_recovery)
+               send_case |= NMR_DST;
+       else
+               send_case |= MR_DST;
 
        if (msg->msg_type == LNET_MSG_REPLY ||
-           msg->msg_type == LNET_MSG_ACK ||
-           !lnet_peer_is_multi_rail(peer) ||
-           best_ni) {
+           msg->msg_type == LNET_MSG_ACK)
+               send_case |= SND_RESP;
+
+       /* assign parameters to the send_data */
+       send_data.sd_rtr_nid = rtr_nid;
+       send_data.sd_src_nid = src_nid;
+       send_data.sd_dst_nid = dst_nid;
+       send_data.sd_best_lpni = lpni;
+       /*
+        * keep a pointer to the final destination in case we're going to
+        * route, so we'll need to access it later
+        */
+       send_data.sd_final_dst_lpni = lpni;
+       send_data.sd_peer = peer;
+       send_data.sd_md_cpt = md_cpt;
+       send_data.sd_send_case = send_case;
+
+       rc = lnet_handle_send_case_locked(&send_data);
+
+       /*
+        * Update the local cpt since send_data.sd_cpt might've been
+        * updated as a result of calling lnet_handle_send_case_locked().
+        */
+       cpt = send_data.sd_cpt;
+
+       if (rc == REPEAT_SEND)
+               goto again;
+
+       lnet_net_unlock(cpt);
+
+       return rc;
+}
+
+int
+lnet_send(lnet_nid_t src_nid, struct lnet_msg *msg, lnet_nid_t rtr_nid)
+{
+       lnet_nid_t              dst_nid = msg->msg_target.nid;
+       int                     rc;
+
+       /*
+        * NB: rtr_nid is set to LNET_NID_ANY for all current use-cases,
+        * but we might want to use pre-determined router for ACK/REPLY
+        * in the future
+        */
+       /* NB: ni != NULL == interface pre-determined (ACK/REPLY) */
+       LASSERT(msg->msg_txpeer == NULL);
+       LASSERT(msg->msg_txni == NULL);
+       LASSERT(!msg->msg_sending);
+       LASSERT(!msg->msg_target_is_router);
+       LASSERT(!msg->msg_receiving);
+
+       msg->msg_sending = 1;
+
+       LASSERT(!msg->msg_tx_committed);
+
+       rc = lnet_select_pathway(src_nid, dst_nid, msg, rtr_nid);
+       if (rc < 0) {
+               if (rc == -EHOSTUNREACH)
+                       msg->msg_health_status = LNET_MSG_STATUS_REMOTE_ERROR;
+               else
+                       msg->msg_health_status = LNET_MSG_STATUS_LOCAL_ERROR;
+               return rc;
+       }
+
+       if (rc == LNET_CREDIT_OK)
+               lnet_ni_send(msg->msg_txni, msg);
+
+       /* rc == LNET_CREDIT_OK or LNET_CREDIT_WAIT or LNET_DC_WAIT */
+       return 0;
+}
+
+enum lnet_mt_event_type {
+       MT_TYPE_LOCAL_NI = 0,
+       MT_TYPE_PEER_NI
+};
+
+struct lnet_mt_event_info {
+       enum lnet_mt_event_type mt_type;
+       lnet_nid_t mt_nid;
+};
+
+/* called with res_lock held */
+void
+lnet_detach_rsp_tracker(struct lnet_libmd *md, int cpt)
+{
+       struct lnet_rsp_tracker *rspt;
+
+       /*
+        * msg has a refcount on the MD so the MD is not going away.
+        * The rspt queue for the cpt is protected by
+        * the lnet_net_lock(cpt). cpt is the cpt of the MD cookie.
+        */
+       if (!md->md_rspt_ptr)
+               return;
+
+       rspt = md->md_rspt_ptr;
+
+       /* debug code */
+       LASSERT(rspt->rspt_cpt == cpt);
+
+       md->md_rspt_ptr = NULL;
+
+       if (LNetMDHandleIsInvalid(rspt->rspt_mdh)) {
                /*
-                * for replies we want to respond on the same peer_ni we
-                * received the message on if possible. If not, then pick
-                * a peer_ni to send to
-                *
-                * if the peer is non-multi-rail then you want to send to
-                * the dst_nid provided as well.
-                *
-                * If the best_ni has already been determined, IE the
-                * src_nid has been specified, then use the
-                * destination_nid provided as well, since we're
-                * continuing a series of related messages for the same
-                * RPC.
-                *
-                * It is expected to find the lpni using dst_nid, since we
-                * created it earlier.
+                * The monitor thread has invalidated this handle because the
+                * response timed out, but it failed to lookup the MD. That
+                * means this response tracker is on the zombie list. We can
+                * safely remove it under the resource lock (held by caller) and
+                * free the response tracker block.
                 */
-               best_lpni = lnet_find_peer_ni_locked(dst_nid);
-               if (best_lpni)
-                       lnet_peer_ni_decref_locked(best_lpni);
+               list_del(&rspt->rspt_on_list);
+               lnet_rspt_free(rspt, cpt);
+       } else {
+               /*
+                * invalidate the handle to indicate that a response has been
+                * received, which will then lead the monitor thread to clean up
+                * the rspt block.
+                */
+               LNetInvalidateMDHandle(&rspt->rspt_mdh);
+       }
+}
+
+void
+lnet_clean_zombie_rstqs(void)
+{
+       struct lnet_rsp_tracker *rspt, *tmp;
+       int i;
+
+       cfs_cpt_for_each(i, lnet_cpt_table()) {
+               list_for_each_entry_safe(rspt, tmp,
+                                        the_lnet.ln_mt_zombie_rstqs[i],
+                                        rspt_on_list) {
+                       list_del(&rspt->rspt_on_list);
+                       lnet_rspt_free(rspt, i);
+               }
+       }
+
+       cfs_percpt_free(the_lnet.ln_mt_zombie_rstqs);
+}
+
+static void
+lnet_finalize_expired_responses(void)
+{
+       struct lnet_libmd *md;
+       struct lnet_rsp_tracker *rspt, *tmp;
+       ktime_t now;
+       int i;
+
+       if (the_lnet.ln_mt_rstq == NULL)
+               return;
+
+       cfs_cpt_for_each(i, lnet_cpt_table()) {
+               LIST_HEAD(local_queue);
+
+               lnet_net_lock(i);
+               if (!the_lnet.ln_mt_rstq[i]) {
+                       lnet_net_unlock(i);
+                       continue;
+               }
+               list_splice_init(the_lnet.ln_mt_rstq[i], &local_queue);
+               lnet_net_unlock(i);
+
+               now = ktime_get();
 
-               if (best_lpni && !lnet_get_net_locked(LNET_NIDNET(dst_nid))) {
+               list_for_each_entry_safe(rspt, tmp, &local_queue, rspt_on_list) {
                        /*
-                        * this lpni is not on a local network so we need
-                        * to route this reply.
+                        * The rspt mdh will be invalidated when a response
+                        * is received or whenever we want to discard the
+                        * block the monitor thread will walk the queue
+                        * and clean up any rsts with an invalid mdh.
+                        * The monitor thread will walk the queue until
+                        * the first unexpired rspt block. This means that
+                        * some rspt blocks which received their
+                        * corresponding responses will linger in the
+                        * queue until they are cleaned up eventually.
                         */
-                       best_gw = lnet_find_route_locked(NULL,
-                                                        best_lpni->lpni_nid,
-                                                        rtr_nid);
-                       if (best_gw) {
-                               /*
-                               * RULE: Each node considers only the next-hop
-                               *
-                               * We're going to route the message, so change the peer to
-                               * the router.
-                               */
-                               LASSERT(best_gw->lpni_peer_net);
-                               LASSERT(best_gw->lpni_peer_net->lpn_peer);
-                               peer = best_gw->lpni_peer_net->lpn_peer;
+                       lnet_res_lock(i);
+                       if (LNetMDHandleIsInvalid(rspt->rspt_mdh)) {
+                               lnet_res_unlock(i);
+                               list_del(&rspt->rspt_on_list);
+                               lnet_rspt_free(rspt, i);
+                               continue;
+                       }
 
-                               /*
-                               * if the router is not multi-rail then use the best_gw
-                               * found to send the message to
-                               */
-                               if (!lnet_peer_is_multi_rail(peer))
-                                       best_lpni = best_gw;
-                               else
-                                       best_lpni = NULL;
+                       if (ktime_compare(now, rspt->rspt_deadline) >= 0 ||
+                           the_lnet.ln_mt_state == LNET_MT_STATE_SHUTDOWN) {
+                               struct lnet_peer_ni *lpni;
+                               lnet_nid_t nid;
+
+                               md = lnet_handle2md(&rspt->rspt_mdh);
+                               if (!md) {
+                                       /* MD has been queued for unlink, but
+                                        * rspt hasn't been detached (Note we've
+                                        * checked above that the rspt_mdh is
+                                        * valid). Since we cannot lookup the MD
+                                        * we're unable to detach the rspt
+                                        * ourselves. Thus, move the rspt to the
+                                        * zombie list where we'll wait for
+                                        * either:
+                                        *   1. The remaining operations on the
+                                        *   MD to complete. In this case the
+                                        *   final operation will result in
+                                        *   lnet_msg_detach_md()->
+                                        *   lnet_detach_rsp_tracker() where
+                                        *   we will clean up this response
+                                        *   tracker.
+                                        *   2. LNet to shutdown. In this case
+                                        *   we'll wait until after all LND Nets
+                                        *   have shutdown and then we can
+                                        *   safely free any remaining response
+                                        *   tracker blocks on the zombie list.
+                                        * Note: We need to hold the resource
+                                        * lock when adding to the zombie list
+                                        * because we may have concurrent access
+                                        * with lnet_detach_rsp_tracker().
+                                        */
+                                       LNetInvalidateMDHandle(&rspt->rspt_mdh);
+                                       list_move(&rspt->rspt_on_list,
+                                                 the_lnet.ln_mt_zombie_rstqs[i]);
+                                       lnet_res_unlock(i);
+                                       continue;
+                               }
+                               LASSERT(md->md_rspt_ptr == rspt);
+                               md->md_rspt_ptr = NULL;
+                               lnet_res_unlock(i);
+
+                               LNetMDUnlink(rspt->rspt_mdh);
+
+                               nid = rspt->rspt_next_hop_nid;
+
+                               list_del(&rspt->rspt_on_list);
+                               lnet_rspt_free(rspt, i);
 
-                               routing = true;
+                               /* If we're shutting down we just want to clean
+                                * up the rspt blocks
+                                */
+                               if (the_lnet.ln_mt_state == LNET_MT_STATE_SHUTDOWN)
+                                       continue;
+
+                               lnet_net_lock(i);
+                               the_lnet.ln_counters[i]->lct_health.lch_response_timeout_count++;
+                               lnet_net_unlock(i);
+
+                               CDEBUG(D_NET,
+                                      "Response timeout: md = %p: nid = %s\n",
+                                      md, libcfs_nid2str(nid));
+
+                               /*
+                                * If there is a timeout on the response
+                                * from the next hop decrement its health
+                                * value so that we don't use it
+                                */
+                               lnet_net_lock(0);
+                               lpni = lnet_find_peer_ni_locked(nid);
+                               if (lpni) {
+                                       lnet_handle_remote_failure_locked(lpni);
+                                       lnet_peer_ni_decref_locked(lpni);
+                               }
+                               lnet_net_unlock(0);
                        } else {
-                               best_lpni = NULL;
+                               lnet_res_unlock(i);
+                               break;
                        }
-               } else if (!best_lpni) {
-                       lnet_net_unlock(cpt);
-                       CERROR("unable to send msg_type %d to "
-                             "originating %s. Destination NID not in DB\n",
-                             msg->msg_type, libcfs_nid2str(dst_nid));
-                       return -EINVAL;
+               }
+
+               if (!list_empty(&local_queue)) {
+                       lnet_net_lock(i);
+                       list_splice(&local_queue, the_lnet.ln_mt_rstq[i]);
+                       lnet_net_unlock(i);
                }
        }
+}
 
-       /*
-        * We must use a consistent source address when sending to a
-        * non-MR peer. However, a non-MR peer can have multiple NIDs
-        * on multiple networks, and we may even need to talk to this
-        * peer on multiple networks -- certain types of
-        * load-balancing configuration do this.
-        *
-        * So we need to pick the NI the peer prefers for this
-        * particular network.
-        */
-       if (!lnet_peer_is_multi_rail(peer)) {
-               if (!best_lpni) {
+static void
+lnet_resend_pending_msgs_locked(struct list_head *resendq, int cpt)
+{
+       struct lnet_msg *msg;
+
+       while (!list_empty(resendq)) {
+               struct lnet_peer_ni *lpni;
+
+               msg = list_entry(resendq->next, struct lnet_msg,
+                                msg_list);
+
+               list_del_init(&msg->msg_list);
+
+               lpni = lnet_find_peer_ni_locked(msg->msg_hdr.dest_nid);
+               if (!lpni) {
                        lnet_net_unlock(cpt);
-                       CERROR("no route to %s\n",
-                              libcfs_nid2str(dst_nid));
-                       return -EHOSTUNREACH;
-               }
+                       CERROR("Expected that a peer is already created for %s\n",
+                              libcfs_nid2str(msg->msg_hdr.dest_nid));
+                       msg->msg_no_resend = true;
+                       lnet_finalize(msg, -EFAULT);
+                       lnet_net_lock(cpt);
+               } else {
+                       struct lnet_peer *peer;
+                       int rc;
+                       lnet_nid_t src_nid = LNET_NID_ANY;
 
-               /* best ni is already set if src_nid was provided */
-               if (!best_ni) {
-                       /* Get the target peer_ni */
-                       peer_net = lnet_peer_get_net_locked(peer,
-                                       LNET_NIDNET(best_lpni->lpni_nid));
-                       LASSERT(peer_net != NULL);
-                       list_for_each_entry(lpni, &peer_net->lpn_peer_nis,
-                                           lpni_peer_nis) {
-                               if (lpni->lpni_pref_nnids == 0)
-                                       continue;
-                               LASSERT(lpni->lpni_pref_nnids == 1);
-                               best_ni = lnet_nid2ni_locked(
-                                               lpni->lpni_pref.nid, cpt);
-                               break;
-                       }
-               }
-               /* if best_ni is still not set just pick one */
-               if (!best_ni) {
-                       best_ni = lnet_net2ni_locked(
-                               best_lpni->lpni_net->net_id, cpt);
-                       /* If there is no best_ni we don't have a route */
-                       if (!best_ni) {
-                               lnet_net_unlock(cpt);
-                               CERROR("no path to %s from net %s\n",
-                                       libcfs_nid2str(best_lpni->lpni_nid),
-                                       libcfs_net2str(best_lpni->lpni_net->net_id));
-                               return -EHOSTUNREACH;
+                       /*
+                        * if this message is not being routed and the
+                        * peer is non-MR then we must use the same
+                        * src_nid that was used in the original send.
+                        * Otherwise if we're routing the message (IE
+                        * we're a router) then we can use any of our
+                        * local interfaces. It doesn't matter to the
+                        * final destination.
+                        */
+                       peer = lpni->lpni_peer_net->lpn_peer;
+                       if (!msg->msg_routing &&
+                           !lnet_peer_is_multi_rail(peer))
+                               src_nid = le64_to_cpu(msg->msg_hdr.src_nid);
+
+                       /*
+                        * If we originally specified a src NID, then we
+                        * must attempt to reuse it in the resend as well.
+                        */
+                       if (msg->msg_src_nid_param != LNET_NID_ANY)
+                               src_nid = msg->msg_src_nid_param;
+                       lnet_peer_ni_decref_locked(lpni);
+
+                       lnet_net_unlock(cpt);
+                       CDEBUG(D_NET, "resending %s->%s: %s recovery %d try# %d\n",
+                              libcfs_nid2str(src_nid),
+                              libcfs_id2str(msg->msg_target),
+                              lnet_msgtyp2str(msg->msg_type),
+                              msg->msg_recovery,
+                              msg->msg_retry_count);
+                       rc = lnet_send(src_nid, msg, LNET_NID_ANY);
+                       if (rc) {
+                               CERROR("Error sending %s to %s: %d\n",
+                                      lnet_msgtyp2str(msg->msg_type),
+                                      libcfs_id2str(msg->msg_target), rc);
+                               msg->msg_no_resend = true;
+                               lnet_finalize(msg, rc);
                        }
-                       lpni = list_entry(peer_net->lpn_peer_nis.next,
-                                       struct lnet_peer_ni,
-                                       lpni_peer_nis);
+                       lnet_net_lock(cpt);
+                       if (!rc)
+                               the_lnet.ln_counters[cpt]->lct_health.lch_resend_count++;
                }
-               /* Set preferred NI if necessary. */
-               if (lpni->lpni_pref_nnids == 0)
-                       lnet_peer_ni_set_non_mr_pref_nid(lpni, best_ni->ni_nid);
        }
+}
 
-       /*
-        * if we already found a best_ni because src_nid is specified and
-        * best_lpni because we are replying to a message then just send
-        * the message
-        */
-       if (best_ni && best_lpni)
-               goto send;
+static void
+lnet_resend_pending_msgs(void)
+{
+       int i;
 
-       /*
-        * If we already found a best_ni because src_nid is specified then
-        * pick the peer then send the message
-        */
-       if (best_ni)
-               goto pick_peer;
+       cfs_cpt_for_each(i, lnet_cpt_table()) {
+               lnet_net_lock(i);
+               lnet_resend_pending_msgs_locked(the_lnet.ln_mt_resendqs[i], i);
+               lnet_net_unlock(i);
+       }
+}
+
+/* called with cpt and ni_lock held */
+static void
+lnet_unlink_ni_recovery_mdh_locked(struct lnet_ni *ni, int cpt, bool force)
+{
+       struct lnet_handle_md recovery_mdh;
+
+       LNetInvalidateMDHandle(&recovery_mdh);
+
+       if (ni->ni_recovery_state & LNET_NI_RECOVERY_PENDING ||
+           force) {
+               recovery_mdh = ni->ni_ping_mdh;
+               LNetInvalidateMDHandle(&ni->ni_ping_mdh);
+       }
+       lnet_ni_unlock(ni);
+       lnet_net_unlock(cpt);
+       if (!LNetMDHandleIsInvalid(recovery_mdh))
+               LNetMDUnlink(recovery_mdh);
+       lnet_net_lock(cpt);
+       lnet_ni_lock(ni);
+}
+
+static void
+lnet_recover_local_nis(void)
+{
+       struct lnet_mt_event_info *ev_info;
+       LIST_HEAD(processed_list);
+       LIST_HEAD(local_queue);
+       struct lnet_handle_md mdh;
+       struct lnet_ni *tmp;
+       struct lnet_ni *ni;
+       lnet_nid_t nid;
+       int healthv;
+       int rc;
 
        /*
-        * pick the best_ni by going through all the possible networks of
-        * that peer and see which local NI is best suited to talk to that
-        * peer.
-        *
-        * Locally connected networks will always be preferred over
-        * a routed network. If there are only routed paths to the peer,
-        * then the best route is chosen. If all routes are equal then
-        * they are used in round robin.
+        * splice the recovery queue on a local queue. We will iterate
+        * through the local queue and update it as needed. Once we're
+        * done with the traversal, we'll splice the local queue back on
+        * the head of the ln_mt_localNIRecovq. Any newly added local NIs
+        * will be traversed in the next iteration.
         */
-       list_for_each_entry(peer_net, &peer->lp_peer_nets, lpn_peer_nets) {
-               if (!lnet_is_peer_net_healthy_locked(peer_net))
+       lnet_net_lock(0);
+       list_splice_init(&the_lnet.ln_mt_localNIRecovq,
+                        &local_queue);
+       lnet_net_unlock(0);
+
+       list_for_each_entry_safe(ni, tmp, &local_queue, ni_recovery) {
+               /*
+                * if an NI is being deleted or it is now healthy, there
+                * is no need to keep it around in the recovery queue.
+                * The monitor thread is the only thread responsible for
+                * removing the NI from the recovery queue.
+                * Multiple threads can be adding NIs to the recovery
+                * queue.
+                */
+               healthv = atomic_read(&ni->ni_healthv);
+
+               lnet_net_lock(0);
+               lnet_ni_lock(ni);
+               if (ni->ni_state != LNET_NI_STATE_ACTIVE ||
+                   healthv == LNET_MAX_HEALTH_VALUE) {
+                       list_del_init(&ni->ni_recovery);
+                       lnet_unlink_ni_recovery_mdh_locked(ni, 0, false);
+                       lnet_ni_unlock(ni);
+                       lnet_ni_decref_locked(ni, 0);
+                       lnet_net_unlock(0);
                        continue;
+               }
+
+               /*
+                * if the local NI failed recovery we must unlink the md.
+                * But we want to keep the local_ni on the recovery queue
+                * so we can continue the attempts to recover it.
+                */
+               if (ni->ni_recovery_state & LNET_NI_RECOVERY_FAILED) {
+                       lnet_unlink_ni_recovery_mdh_locked(ni, 0, true);
+                       ni->ni_recovery_state &= ~LNET_NI_RECOVERY_FAILED;
+               }
 
-               local_net = lnet_get_net_locked(peer_net->lpn_net_id);
-               if (!local_net && !routing && !local_found) {
-                       struct lnet_peer_ni *net_gw;
+               lnet_ni_unlock(ni);
+               lnet_net_unlock(0);
 
-                       lpni = list_entry(peer_net->lpn_peer_nis.next,
-                                         struct lnet_peer_ni,
-                                         lpni_peer_nis);
 
-                       net_gw = lnet_find_route_locked(NULL,
-                                                       lpni->lpni_nid,
-                                                       rtr_nid);
-                       if (!net_gw)
+               CDEBUG(D_NET, "attempting to recover local ni: %s\n",
+                      libcfs_nid2str(ni->ni_nid));
+
+               lnet_ni_lock(ni);
+               if (!(ni->ni_recovery_state & LNET_NI_RECOVERY_PENDING)) {
+                       ni->ni_recovery_state |= LNET_NI_RECOVERY_PENDING;
+                       lnet_ni_unlock(ni);
+
+                       LIBCFS_ALLOC(ev_info, sizeof(*ev_info));
+                       if (!ev_info) {
+                               CERROR("out of memory. Can't recover %s\n",
+                                      libcfs_nid2str(ni->ni_nid));
+                               lnet_ni_lock(ni);
+                               ni->ni_recovery_state &=
+                                 ~LNET_NI_RECOVERY_PENDING;
+                               lnet_ni_unlock(ni);
                                continue;
+                       }
+
+                       mdh = ni->ni_ping_mdh;
+                       /*
+                        * Invalidate the ni mdh in case it's deleted.
+                        * We'll unlink the mdh in this case below.
+                        */
+                       LNetInvalidateMDHandle(&ni->ni_ping_mdh);
+                       nid = ni->ni_nid;
 
-                       if (best_gw) {
+                       /*
+                        * remove the NI from the local queue and drop the
+                        * reference count to it while we're recovering
+                        * it. The reason for that, is that the NI could
+                        * be deleted, and the way the code is structured
+                        * is if we don't drop the NI, then the deletion
+                        * code will enter a loop waiting for the
+                        * reference count to be removed while holding the
+                        * ln_mutex_lock(). When we look up the peer to
+                        * send to in lnet_select_pathway() we will try to
+                        * lock the ln_mutex_lock() as well, leading to
+                        * a deadlock. By dropping the refcount and
+                        * removing it from the list, we allow for the NI
+                        * to be removed, then we use the cached NID to
+                        * look it up again. If it's gone, then we just
+                        * continue examining the rest of the queue.
+                        */
+                       lnet_net_lock(0);
+                       list_del_init(&ni->ni_recovery);
+                       lnet_ni_decref_locked(ni, 0);
+                       lnet_net_unlock(0);
+
+                       ev_info->mt_type = MT_TYPE_LOCAL_NI;
+                       ev_info->mt_nid = nid;
+                       rc = lnet_send_ping(nid, &mdh, LNET_INTERFACES_MIN,
+                                           ev_info, the_lnet.ln_mt_eqh, true);
+                       /* lookup the nid again */
+                       lnet_net_lock(0);
+                       ni = lnet_nid2ni_locked(nid, 0);
+                       if (!ni) {
                                /*
-                                * lnet_find_route_locked() call
-                                * will return the best_Gw on the
-                                * lpni->lpni_nid network.
-                                * However, best_gw and net_gw can
-                                * be on different networks.
-                                * Therefore need to compare them
-                                * to pick the better of either.
+                                * the NI has been deleted when we dropped
+                                * the ref count
                                 */
-                               if (lnet_compare_peers(best_gw, net_gw) > 0)
-                                       continue;
-                               if (best_gw->lpni_gw_seq <= net_gw->lpni_gw_seq)
-                                       continue;
+                               lnet_net_unlock(0);
+                               LNetMDUnlink(mdh);
+                               continue;
+                       }
+                       /*
+                        * Same note as in lnet_recover_peer_nis(). When
+                        * we're sending the ping, the NI is free to be
+                        * deleted or manipulated. By this point it
+                        * could've been added back on the recovery queue,
+                        * and a refcount taken on it.
+                        * So we can't just add it blindly again or we'll
+                        * corrupt the queue. We must check under lock if
+                        * it's not on any list and if not then add it
+                        * to the processed list, which will eventually be
+                        * spliced back on to the recovery queue.
+                        */
+                       ni->ni_ping_mdh = mdh;
+                       if (list_empty(&ni->ni_recovery)) {
+                               list_add_tail(&ni->ni_recovery, &processed_list);
+                               lnet_ni_addref_locked(ni, 0);
                        }
-                       best_gw = net_gw;
-                       final_dst = lpni;
+                       lnet_net_unlock(0);
 
-                       routing2 = true;
-               } else {
-                       best_gw = NULL;
-                       final_dst = NULL;
-                       routing2 = false;
-                       local_found = true;
+                       lnet_ni_lock(ni);
+                       if (rc)
+                               ni->ni_recovery_state &= ~LNET_NI_RECOVERY_PENDING;
                }
+               lnet_ni_unlock(ni);
+       }
 
-               /*
-                * a gw on this network is found, but there could be
-                * other better gateways on other networks. So don't pick
-                * the best_ni until we determine the best_gw.
-                */
-               if (best_gw)
-                       continue;
+       /*
+        * put back the remaining NIs on the ln_mt_localNIRecovq to be
+        * reexamined in the next iteration.
+        */
+       list_splice_init(&processed_list, &local_queue);
+       lnet_net_lock(0);
+       list_splice(&local_queue, &the_lnet.ln_mt_localNIRecovq);
+       lnet_net_unlock(0);
+}
 
-               /* if no local_net found continue */
-               if (!local_net)
-                       continue;
+static int
+lnet_resendqs_create(void)
+{
+       struct list_head **resendqs;
+       resendqs = lnet_create_array_of_queues();
 
-               /*
-                * Iterate through the NIs in this local Net and select
-                * the NI to send from. The selection is determined by
-                * these 3 criterion in the following priority:
-                *      1. NUMA
-                *      2. NI available credits
-                *      3. Round Robin
-                */
-               best_ni = lnet_get_best_ni(local_net, best_ni, md_cpt);
+       if (!resendqs)
+               return -ENOMEM;
+
+       lnet_net_lock(LNET_LOCK_EX);
+       the_lnet.ln_mt_resendqs = resendqs;
+       lnet_net_unlock(LNET_LOCK_EX);
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
+static void
+lnet_clean_local_ni_recoveryq(void)
+{
+       struct lnet_ni *ni;
+
+       /* This is only called when the monitor thread has stopped */
+       lnet_net_lock(0);
+
+       while (!list_empty(&the_lnet.ln_mt_localNIRecovq)) {
+               ni = list_entry(the_lnet.ln_mt_localNIRecovq.next,
+                               struct lnet_ni, ni_recovery);
+               list_del_init(&ni->ni_recovery);
+               lnet_ni_lock(ni);
+               lnet_unlink_ni_recovery_mdh_locked(ni, 0, true);
+               lnet_ni_unlock(ni);
+               lnet_ni_decref_locked(ni, 0);
        }
 
-       if (!best_ni && !best_gw) {
-               lnet_net_unlock(cpt);
-               LCONSOLE_WARN("No local ni found to send from to %s\n",
-                       libcfs_nid2str(dst_nid));
-               return -EINVAL;
+       lnet_net_unlock(0);
+}
+
+static void
+lnet_unlink_lpni_recovery_mdh_locked(struct lnet_peer_ni *lpni, int cpt,
+                                    bool force)
+{
+       struct lnet_handle_md recovery_mdh;
+
+       LNetInvalidateMDHandle(&recovery_mdh);
+
+       if (lpni->lpni_state & LNET_PEER_NI_RECOVERY_PENDING || force) {
+               recovery_mdh = lpni->lpni_recovery_ping_mdh;
+               LNetInvalidateMDHandle(&lpni->lpni_recovery_ping_mdh);
+       }
+       spin_unlock(&lpni->lpni_lock);
+       lnet_net_unlock(cpt);
+       if (!LNetMDHandleIsInvalid(recovery_mdh))
+               LNetMDUnlink(recovery_mdh);
+       lnet_net_lock(cpt);
+       spin_lock(&lpni->lpni_lock);
+}
+
+static void
+lnet_clean_peer_ni_recoveryq(void)
+{
+       struct lnet_peer_ni *lpni, *tmp;
+
+       lnet_net_lock(LNET_LOCK_EX);
+
+       list_for_each_entry_safe(lpni, tmp, &the_lnet.ln_mt_peerNIRecovq,
+                                lpni_recovery) {
+               list_del_init(&lpni->lpni_recovery);
+               spin_lock(&lpni->lpni_lock);
+               lnet_unlink_lpni_recovery_mdh_locked(lpni, LNET_LOCK_EX, true);
+               spin_unlock(&lpni->lpni_lock);
+               lnet_peer_ni_decref_locked(lpni);
        }
 
-       if (!best_ni) {
-               best_ni = lnet_get_best_ni(best_gw->lpni_net, best_ni, md_cpt);
-               LASSERT(best_gw && best_ni);
+       lnet_net_unlock(LNET_LOCK_EX);
+}
 
-               /*
-                * We're going to route the message, so change the peer to
-                * the router.
-                */
-               LASSERT(best_gw->lpni_peer_net);
-               LASSERT(best_gw->lpni_peer_net->lpn_peer);
-               best_gw->lpni_gw_seq++;
-               peer = best_gw->lpni_peer_net->lpn_peer;
+static void
+lnet_clean_resendqs(void)
+{
+       struct lnet_msg *msg, *tmp;
+       LIST_HEAD(msgs);
+       int i;
+
+       cfs_cpt_for_each(i, lnet_cpt_table()) {
+               lnet_net_lock(i);
+               list_splice_init(the_lnet.ln_mt_resendqs[i], &msgs);
+               lnet_net_unlock(i);
+               list_for_each_entry_safe(msg, tmp, &msgs, msg_list) {
+                       list_del_init(&msg->msg_list);
+                       msg->msg_no_resend = true;
+                       lnet_finalize(msg, -ESHUTDOWN);
+               }
        }
 
-       /*
-        * Now that we selected the NI to use increment its sequence
-        * number so the Round Robin algorithm will detect that it has
-        * been used and pick the next NI.
-        */
-       best_ni->ni_seq++;
+       cfs_percpt_free(the_lnet.ln_mt_resendqs);
+}
+
+static void
+lnet_recover_peer_nis(void)
+{
+       struct lnet_mt_event_info *ev_info;
+       LIST_HEAD(processed_list);
+       LIST_HEAD(local_queue);
+       struct lnet_handle_md mdh;
+       struct lnet_peer_ni *lpni;
+       struct lnet_peer_ni *tmp;
+       lnet_nid_t nid;
+       int healthv;
+       int rc;
 
-pick_peer:
-       /*
-        * At this point the best_ni is on a local network on which
-        * the peer has a peer_ni as well
-        */
-       peer_net = lnet_peer_get_net_locked(peer,
-                                           best_ni->ni_net->net_id);
        /*
-        * peer_net is not available or the src_nid is explicitly defined
-        * and the peer_net for that src_nid is unhealthy. find a route to
-        * the destination nid.
+        * Always use cpt 0 for locking across all interactions with
+        * ln_mt_peerNIRecovq
         */
-       if (!peer_net ||
-           (src_nid != LNET_NID_ANY &&
-            !lnet_is_peer_net_healthy_locked(peer_net))) {
-               best_gw = lnet_find_route_locked(best_ni->ni_net,
-                                                dst_nid,
-                                                rtr_nid);
+       lnet_net_lock(0);
+       list_splice_init(&the_lnet.ln_mt_peerNIRecovq,
+                        &local_queue);
+       lnet_net_unlock(0);
+
+       list_for_each_entry_safe(lpni, tmp, &local_queue,
+                                lpni_recovery) {
                /*
-                * if no route is found for that network then
-                * move onto the next peer_ni in the peer
+                * The same protection strategy is used here as is in the
+                * local recovery case.
                 */
-               if (!best_gw) {
-                       lnet_net_unlock(cpt);
-                       LCONSOLE_WARN("No route to peer from %s\n",
-                               libcfs_nid2str(best_ni->ni_nid));
-                       return -EHOSTUNREACH;
+               lnet_net_lock(0);
+               healthv = atomic_read(&lpni->lpni_healthv);
+               spin_lock(&lpni->lpni_lock);
+               if (lpni->lpni_state & LNET_PEER_NI_DELETING ||
+                   healthv == LNET_MAX_HEALTH_VALUE) {
+                       list_del_init(&lpni->lpni_recovery);
+                       lnet_unlink_lpni_recovery_mdh_locked(lpni, 0, false);
+                       spin_unlock(&lpni->lpni_lock);
+                       lnet_peer_ni_decref_locked(lpni);
+                       lnet_net_unlock(0);
+                       continue;
                }
 
-               CDEBUG(D_NET, "Best route to %s via %s for %s %d\n",
-                       libcfs_nid2str(dst_nid),
-                       libcfs_nid2str(best_gw->lpni_nid),
-                       lnet_msgtyp2str(msg->msg_type), msg->msg_len);
-
-               routing2 = true;
-               /*
-                * RULE: Each node considers only the next-hop
-                *
-                * We're going to route the message, so change the peer to
-                * the router.
-                */
-               LASSERT(best_gw->lpni_peer_net);
-               LASSERT(best_gw->lpni_peer_net->lpn_peer);
-               peer = best_gw->lpni_peer_net->lpn_peer;
-       } else if (!lnet_is_peer_net_healthy_locked(peer_net)) {
                /*
-                * this peer_net is unhealthy but we still have an opportunity
-                * to find another peer_net that we can use
+                * If the peer NI has failed recovery we must unlink the
+                * md. But we want to keep the peer ni on the recovery
+                * queue so we can try to continue recovering it
                 */
-               __u32 net_id = peer_net->lpn_net_id;
-               LCONSOLE_WARN("peer net %s unhealthy\n",
-                             libcfs_net2str(net_id));
-               goto again;
-       }
+               if (lpni->lpni_state & LNET_PEER_NI_RECOVERY_FAILED) {
+                       lnet_unlink_lpni_recovery_mdh_locked(lpni, 0, true);
+                       lpni->lpni_state &= ~LNET_PEER_NI_RECOVERY_FAILED;
+               }
+
+               spin_unlock(&lpni->lpni_lock);
+               lnet_net_unlock(0);
 
-       /*
-        * Look at the peer NIs for the destination peer that connect
-        * to the chosen net. If a peer_ni is preferred when using the
-        * best_ni to communicate, we use that one. If there is no
-        * preferred peer_ni, or there are multiple preferred peer_ni,
-        * the available transmit credits are used. If the transmit
-        * credits are equal, we round-robin over the peer_ni.
-        */
-       lpni = NULL;
-       best_lpni_credits = INT_MIN;
-       preferred = false;
-       best_lpni = NULL;
-       while ((lpni = lnet_get_next_peer_ni_locked(peer, peer_net, lpni))) {
                /*
-                * if this peer ni is not healthy just skip it, no point in
-                * examining it further
+                * NOTE: we're racing with peer deletion from user space.
+                * It's possible that a peer is deleted after we check its
+                * state. In this case the recovery can create a new peer
                 */
-               if (!lnet_is_peer_ni_healthy_locked(lpni))
-                       continue;
-               ni_is_pref = lnet_peer_is_pref_nid_locked(lpni,
-                                                         best_ni->ni_nid);
+               spin_lock(&lpni->lpni_lock);
+               if (!(lpni->lpni_state & LNET_PEER_NI_RECOVERY_PENDING) &&
+                   !(lpni->lpni_state & LNET_PEER_NI_DELETING)) {
+                       lpni->lpni_state |= LNET_PEER_NI_RECOVERY_PENDING;
+                       spin_unlock(&lpni->lpni_lock);
+
+                       LIBCFS_ALLOC(ev_info, sizeof(*ev_info));
+                       if (!ev_info) {
+                               CERROR("out of memory. Can't recover %s\n",
+                                      libcfs_nid2str(lpni->lpni_nid));
+                               spin_lock(&lpni->lpni_lock);
+                               lpni->lpni_state &= ~LNET_PEER_NI_RECOVERY_PENDING;
+                               spin_unlock(&lpni->lpni_lock);
+                               continue;
+                       }
 
-               /* if this is a preferred peer use it */
-               if (!preferred && ni_is_pref) {
-                       preferred = true;
-               } else if (preferred && !ni_is_pref) {
-                       /*
-                        * this is not the preferred peer so let's ignore
-                        * it.
-                        */
-                       continue;
-               } else if (lpni->lpni_txcredits < best_lpni_credits) {
+                       /* look at the comments in lnet_recover_local_nis() */
+                       mdh = lpni->lpni_recovery_ping_mdh;
+                       LNetInvalidateMDHandle(&lpni->lpni_recovery_ping_mdh);
+                       nid = lpni->lpni_nid;
+                       lnet_net_lock(0);
+                       list_del_init(&lpni->lpni_recovery);
+                       lnet_peer_ni_decref_locked(lpni);
+                       lnet_net_unlock(0);
+
+                       ev_info->mt_type = MT_TYPE_PEER_NI;
+                       ev_info->mt_nid = nid;
+                       rc = lnet_send_ping(nid, &mdh, LNET_INTERFACES_MIN,
+                                           ev_info, the_lnet.ln_mt_eqh, true);
+                       lnet_net_lock(0);
                        /*
-                        * We already have a peer that has more credits
-                        * available than this one. No need to consider
-                        * this peer further.
+                        * lnet_find_peer_ni_locked() grabs a refcount for
+                        * us. No need to take it explicitly.
                         */
-                       continue;
-               } else if (lpni->lpni_txcredits == best_lpni_credits) {
+                       lpni = lnet_find_peer_ni_locked(nid);
+                       if (!lpni) {
+                               lnet_net_unlock(0);
+                               LNetMDUnlink(mdh);
+                               continue;
+                       }
+
+                       lpni->lpni_recovery_ping_mdh = mdh;
                        /*
-                        * The best peer found so far and the current peer
-                        * have the same number of available credits let's
-                        * make sure to select between them using Round
-                        * Robin
+                        * While we're unlocked the lpni could've been
+                        * readded on the recovery queue. In this case we
+                        * don't need to add it to the local queue, since
+                        * it's already on there and the thread that added
+                        * it would've incremented the refcount on the
+                        * peer, which means we need to decref the refcount
+                        * that was implicitly grabbed by find_peer_ni_locked.
+                        * Otherwise, if the lpni is still not on
+                        * the recovery queue, then we'll add it to the
+                        * processed list.
                         */
-                       if (best_lpni) {
-                               if (best_lpni->lpni_seq <= lpni->lpni_seq)
-                                       continue;
-                       }
+                       if (list_empty(&lpni->lpni_recovery))
+                               list_add_tail(&lpni->lpni_recovery, &processed_list);
+                       else
+                               lnet_peer_ni_decref_locked(lpni);
+                       lnet_net_unlock(0);
+
+                       spin_lock(&lpni->lpni_lock);
+                       if (rc)
+                               lpni->lpni_state &= ~LNET_PEER_NI_RECOVERY_PENDING;
+               }
+               spin_unlock(&lpni->lpni_lock);
+       }
+
+       list_splice_init(&processed_list, &local_queue);
+       lnet_net_lock(0);
+       list_splice(&local_queue, &the_lnet.ln_mt_peerNIRecovq);
+       lnet_net_unlock(0);
+}
+
+static int
+lnet_monitor_thread(void *arg)
+{
+       time64_t recovery_timeout = 0;
+       time64_t rsp_timeout = 0;
+       int interval;
+       time64_t now;
+
+       wait_for_completion(&the_lnet.ln_started);
+       /*
+        * The monitor thread takes care of the following:
+        *  1. Checks the aliveness of routers
+        *  2. Checks if there are messages on the resend queue to resend
+        *     them.
+        *  3. Check if there are any NIs on the local recovery queue and
+        *     pings them
+        *  4. Checks if there are any NIs on the remote recovery queue
+        *     and pings them.
+        */
+       cfs_block_allsigs();
+
+       while (the_lnet.ln_mt_state == LNET_MT_STATE_RUNNING) {
+               now = ktime_get_real_seconds();
+
+               if (lnet_router_checker_active())
+                       lnet_check_routers();
+
+               lnet_resend_pending_msgs();
+
+               if (now >= rsp_timeout) {
+                       lnet_finalize_expired_responses();
+                       rsp_timeout = now + (lnet_transaction_timeout / 2);
                }
 
-               best_lpni = lpni;
-               best_lpni_credits = lpni->lpni_txcredits;
-       }
+               if (now >= recovery_timeout) {
+                       lnet_recover_local_nis();
+                       lnet_recover_peer_nis();
+                       recovery_timeout = now + lnet_recovery_interval;
+               }
 
-       /* if we still can't find a peer ni then we can't reach it */
-       if (!best_lpni) {
-               __u32 net_id = (peer_net) ? peer_net->lpn_net_id :
-                       LNET_NIDNET(dst_nid);
-               lnet_net_unlock(cpt);
-               LCONSOLE_WARN("no peer_ni found on peer net %s\n",
-                               libcfs_net2str(net_id));
-               return -EHOSTUNREACH;
+               /*
+                * TODO do we need to check if we should sleep without
+                * timeout?  Technically, an active system will always
+                * have messages in flight so this check will always
+                * evaluate to false. And on an idle system do we care
+                * if we wake up every 1 second? Although, we've seen
+                * cases where we get a complaint that an idle thread
+                * is waking up unnecessarily.
+                *
+                * Take into account the current net_count when you wake
+                * up for alive router checking, since we need to check
+                * possibly as many networks as we have configured.
+                */
+               interval = min(lnet_recovery_interval,
+                              min((unsigned int) alive_router_check_interval /
+                                       lnet_current_net_count,
+                                  lnet_transaction_timeout / 2));
+               wait_for_completion_interruptible_timeout(
+                       &the_lnet.ln_mt_wait_complete,
+                       cfs_time_seconds(interval));
+               /* Must re-init the completion before testing anything,
+                * including ln_mt_state.
+                */
+               reinit_completion(&the_lnet.ln_mt_wait_complete);
        }
 
+       /* Shutting down */
+       lnet_net_lock(LNET_LOCK_EX);
+       the_lnet.ln_mt_state = LNET_MT_STATE_SHUTDOWN;
+       lnet_net_unlock(LNET_LOCK_EX);
 
-send:
-       /* Shortcut for loopback. */
-       if (best_ni == the_lnet.ln_loni) {
-               /* No send credit hassles with LOLND */
-               lnet_ni_addref_locked(best_ni, cpt);
-               msg->msg_hdr.dest_nid = cpu_to_le64(best_ni->ni_nid);
-               if (!msg->msg_routing)
-                       msg->msg_hdr.src_nid = cpu_to_le64(best_ni->ni_nid);
-               msg->msg_target.nid = best_ni->ni_nid;
-               lnet_msg_commit(msg, cpt);
-               msg->msg_txni = best_ni;
-               lnet_net_unlock(cpt);
+       /* signal that the monitor thread is exiting */
+       up(&the_lnet.ln_mt_signal);
 
-               return LNET_CREDIT_OK;
-       }
+       return 0;
+}
 
-       routing = routing || routing2;
+/*
+ * lnet_send_ping
+ * Sends a ping.
+ * Returns == 0 if success
+ * Returns > 0 if LNetMDBind or prior fails
+ * Returns < 0 if LNetGet fails
+ */
+int
+lnet_send_ping(lnet_nid_t dest_nid,
+              struct lnet_handle_md *mdh, int nnis,
+              void *user_data, struct lnet_handle_eq eqh, bool recovery)
+{
+       struct lnet_md md = { NULL };
+       struct lnet_process_id id;
+       struct lnet_ping_buffer *pbuf;
+       int rc;
 
-       /*
-        * Increment sequence number of the peer selected so that we
-        * pick the next one in Round Robin.
-        */
-       best_lpni->lpni_seq++;
+       if (dest_nid == LNET_NID_ANY) {
+               rc = -EHOSTUNREACH;
+               goto fail_error;
+       }
 
-       /*
-        * grab a reference on the peer_ni so it sticks around even if
-        * we need to drop and relock the lnet_net_lock below.
-        */
-       lnet_peer_ni_addref_locked(best_lpni);
+       pbuf = lnet_ping_buffer_alloc(nnis, GFP_NOFS);
+       if (!pbuf) {
+               rc = ENOMEM;
+               goto fail_error;
+       }
 
-       /*
-        * Use lnet_cpt_of_nid() to determine the CPT used to commit the
-        * message. This ensures that we get a CPT that is correct for
-        * the NI when the NI has been restricted to a subset of all CPTs.
-        * If the selected CPT differs from the one currently locked, we
-        * must unlock and relock the lnet_net_lock(), and then check whether
-        * the configuration has changed. We don't have a hold on the best_ni
-        * yet, and it may have vanished.
-        */
-       cpt2 = lnet_cpt_of_nid_locked(best_lpni->lpni_nid, best_ni);
-       if (cpt != cpt2) {
-               __u32 seq = lnet_get_dlc_seq_locked();
-               lnet_net_unlock(cpt);
-               cpt = cpt2;
-               lnet_net_lock(cpt);
-               if (seq != lnet_get_dlc_seq_locked()) {
-                       lnet_peer_ni_decref_locked(best_lpni);
-                       goto again;
-               }
+       /* initialize md content */
+       md.start     = &pbuf->pb_info;
+       md.length    = LNET_PING_INFO_SIZE(nnis);
+       md.threshold = 2; /* GET/REPLY */
+       md.max_size  = 0;
+       md.options   = LNET_MD_TRUNCATE;
+       md.user_ptr  = user_data;
+       md.eq_handle = eqh;
+
+       rc = LNetMDBind(md, LNET_UNLINK, mdh);
+       if (rc) {
+               lnet_ping_buffer_decref(pbuf);
+               CERROR("Can't bind MD: %d\n", rc);
+               rc = -rc; /* change the rc to positive */
+               goto fail_error;
        }
+       id.pid = LNET_PID_LUSTRE;
+       id.nid = dest_nid;
 
-       /*
-        * store the best_lpni in the message right away to avoid having
-        * to do the same operation under different conditions
-        */
-       msg->msg_txpeer = best_lpni;
-       msg->msg_txni = best_ni;
+       rc = LNetGet(LNET_NID_ANY, *mdh, id,
+                    LNET_RESERVED_PORTAL,
+                    LNET_PROTO_PING_MATCHBITS, 0, recovery);
 
-       /*
-        * grab a reference for the best_ni since now it's in use in this
-        * send. the reference will need to be dropped when the message is
-        * finished in lnet_finalize()
-        */
-       lnet_ni_addref_locked(msg->msg_txni, cpt);
+       if (rc)
+               goto fail_unlink_md;
 
-       /*
-        * Always set the target.nid to the best peer picked. Either the
-        * nid will be one of the preconfigured NIDs, or the same NID as
-        * what was originally set in the target or it will be the NID of
-        * a router if this message should be routed
-        */
-       msg->msg_target.nid = msg->msg_txpeer->lpni_nid;
+       return 0;
 
-       /*
-        * lnet_msg_commit assigns the correct cpt to the message, which
-        * is used to decrement the correct refcount on the ni when it's
-        * time to return the credits
-        */
-       lnet_msg_commit(msg, cpt);
+fail_unlink_md:
+       LNetMDUnlink(*mdh);
+       LNetInvalidateMDHandle(mdh);
+fail_error:
+       return rc;
+}
 
-       /*
-        * If we are routing the message then we don't need to overwrite
-        * the src_nid since it would've been set at the origin. Otherwise
-        * we are the originator so we need to set it.
-        */
-       if (!msg->msg_routing)
-               msg->msg_hdr.src_nid = cpu_to_le64(msg->msg_txni->ni_nid);
+static void
+lnet_handle_recovery_reply(struct lnet_mt_event_info *ev_info,
+                          int status, bool unlink_event)
+{
+       lnet_nid_t nid = ev_info->mt_nid;
 
-       if (routing) {
-               msg->msg_target_is_router = 1;
-               msg->msg_target.pid = LNET_PID_LUSTRE;
+       if (ev_info->mt_type == MT_TYPE_LOCAL_NI) {
+               struct lnet_ni *ni;
+
+               lnet_net_lock(0);
+               ni = lnet_nid2ni_locked(nid, 0);
+               if (!ni) {
+                       lnet_net_unlock(0);
+                       return;
+               }
+               lnet_ni_lock(ni);
+               ni->ni_recovery_state &= ~LNET_NI_RECOVERY_PENDING;
+               if (status)
+                       ni->ni_recovery_state |= LNET_NI_RECOVERY_FAILED;
+               lnet_ni_unlock(ni);
+               lnet_net_unlock(0);
+
+               if (status != 0) {
+                       CERROR("local NI (%s) recovery failed with %d\n",
+                              libcfs_nid2str(nid), status);
+                       return;
+               }
                /*
-                * since we're routing we want to ensure that the
-                * msg_hdr.dest_nid is set to the final destination. When
-                * the router receives this message it knows how to route
-                * it.
+                * need to increment healthv for the ni here, because in
+                * the lnet_finalize() path we don't have access to this
+                * NI. And in order to get access to it, we'll need to
+                * carry forward too much information.
+                * In the peer case, it'll naturally be incremented
                 */
-               msg->msg_hdr.dest_nid =
-                       cpu_to_le64(final_dst ? final_dst->lpni_nid : dst_nid);
+               if (!unlink_event)
+                       lnet_inc_healthv(&ni->ni_healthv);
        } else {
-               /*
-                * if we're not routing set the dest_nid to the best peer
-                * ni that we picked earlier in the algorithm.
-                */
-               msg->msg_hdr.dest_nid = cpu_to_le64(msg->msg_txpeer->lpni_nid);
+               struct lnet_peer_ni *lpni;
+               int cpt;
+
+               cpt = lnet_net_lock_current();
+               lpni = lnet_find_peer_ni_locked(nid);
+               if (!lpni) {
+                       lnet_net_unlock(cpt);
+                       return;
+               }
+               spin_lock(&lpni->lpni_lock);
+               lpni->lpni_state &= ~LNET_PEER_NI_RECOVERY_PENDING;
+               if (status)
+                       lpni->lpni_state |= LNET_PEER_NI_RECOVERY_FAILED;
+               spin_unlock(&lpni->lpni_lock);
+               lnet_peer_ni_decref_locked(lpni);
+               lnet_net_unlock(cpt);
+
+               if (status != 0)
+                       CERROR("peer NI (%s) recovery failed with %d\n",
+                              libcfs_nid2str(nid), status);
        }
+}
 
-       rc = lnet_post_send_locked(msg, 0);
+void
+lnet_mt_event_handler(struct lnet_event *event)
+{
+       struct lnet_mt_event_info *ev_info = event->md.user_ptr;
+       struct lnet_ping_buffer *pbuf;
+
+       /* TODO: remove assert */
+       LASSERT(event->type == LNET_EVENT_REPLY ||
+               event->type == LNET_EVENT_SEND ||
+               event->type == LNET_EVENT_UNLINK);
+
+       CDEBUG(D_NET, "Received event: %d status: %d\n", event->type,
+              event->status);
+
+       switch (event->type) {
+       case LNET_EVENT_UNLINK:
+               CDEBUG(D_NET, "%s recovery ping unlinked\n",
+                      libcfs_nid2str(ev_info->mt_nid));
+               /* fallthrough */
+       case LNET_EVENT_REPLY:
+               lnet_handle_recovery_reply(ev_info, event->status,
+                                          event->type == LNET_EVENT_UNLINK);
+               break;
+       case LNET_EVENT_SEND:
+               CDEBUG(D_NET, "%s recovery message sent %s:%d\n",
+                              libcfs_nid2str(ev_info->mt_nid),
+                              (event->status) ? "unsuccessfully" :
+                              "successfully", event->status);
+               break;
+       default:
+               CERROR("Unexpected event: %d\n", event->type);
+               break;
+       }
+       if (event->unlinked) {
+               LIBCFS_FREE(ev_info, sizeof(*ev_info));
+               pbuf = LNET_PING_INFO_TO_BUFFER(event->md.start);
+               lnet_ping_buffer_decref(pbuf);
+       }
+}
 
-       if (!rc)
-               CDEBUG(D_NET, "TRACE: %s(%s:%s) -> %s(%s:%s) : %s\n",
-                      libcfs_nid2str(msg->msg_hdr.src_nid),
-                      libcfs_nid2str(msg->msg_txni->ni_nid),
-                      libcfs_nid2str(src_nid),
-                      libcfs_nid2str(msg->msg_hdr.dest_nid),
-                      libcfs_nid2str(dst_nid),
-                      libcfs_nid2str(msg->msg_txpeer->lpni_nid),
-                      lnet_msgtyp2str(msg->msg_type));
+static int
+lnet_rsp_tracker_create(void)
+{
+       struct list_head **rstqs;
+       rstqs = lnet_create_array_of_queues();
 
-       lnet_net_unlock(cpt);
+       if (!rstqs)
+               return -ENOMEM;
 
-       return rc;
+       the_lnet.ln_mt_rstq = rstqs;
+
+       return 0;
 }
 
-int
-lnet_send(lnet_nid_t src_nid, struct lnet_msg *msg, lnet_nid_t rtr_nid)
+static void
+lnet_rsp_tracker_clean(void)
 {
-       lnet_nid_t              dst_nid = msg->msg_target.nid;
-       int                     rc;
+       lnet_finalize_expired_responses();
 
-       /*
-        * NB: rtr_nid is set to LNET_NID_ANY for all current use-cases,
-        * but we might want to use pre-determined router for ACK/REPLY
-        * in the future
-        */
-       /* NB: ni != NULL == interface pre-determined (ACK/REPLY) */
-       LASSERT (msg->msg_txpeer == NULL);
-       LASSERT (!msg->msg_sending);
-       LASSERT (!msg->msg_target_is_router);
-       LASSERT (!msg->msg_receiving);
+       cfs_percpt_free(the_lnet.ln_mt_rstq);
+       the_lnet.ln_mt_rstq = NULL;
+}
 
-       msg->msg_sending = 1;
+int lnet_monitor_thr_start(void)
+{
+       int rc = 0;
+       struct task_struct *task;
 
-       LASSERT(!msg->msg_tx_committed);
+       if (the_lnet.ln_mt_state != LNET_MT_STATE_SHUTDOWN)
+               return -EALREADY;
 
-       rc = lnet_select_pathway(src_nid, dst_nid, msg, rtr_nid);
-       if (rc < 0)
+       rc = lnet_resendqs_create();
+       if (rc)
                return rc;
 
-       if (rc == LNET_CREDIT_OK)
-               lnet_ni_send(msg->msg_txni, msg);
+       rc = lnet_rsp_tracker_create();
+       if (rc)
+               goto clean_queues;
+
+       sema_init(&the_lnet.ln_mt_signal, 0);
+
+       lnet_net_lock(LNET_LOCK_EX);
+       the_lnet.ln_mt_state = LNET_MT_STATE_RUNNING;
+       lnet_net_unlock(LNET_LOCK_EX);
+       task = kthread_run(lnet_monitor_thread, NULL, "monitor_thread");
+       if (IS_ERR(task)) {
+               rc = PTR_ERR(task);
+               CERROR("Can't start monitor thread: %d\n", rc);
+               goto clean_thread;
+       }
 
-       /* rc == LNET_CREDIT_OK or LNET_CREDIT_WAIT or LNET_DC_WAIT */
        return 0;
+
+clean_thread:
+       lnet_net_lock(LNET_LOCK_EX);
+       the_lnet.ln_mt_state = LNET_MT_STATE_STOPPING;
+       lnet_net_unlock(LNET_LOCK_EX);
+       /* block until event callback signals exit */
+       down(&the_lnet.ln_mt_signal);
+       /* clean up */
+       lnet_net_lock(LNET_LOCK_EX);
+       the_lnet.ln_mt_state = LNET_MT_STATE_SHUTDOWN;
+       lnet_net_unlock(LNET_LOCK_EX);
+       lnet_rsp_tracker_clean();
+       lnet_clean_local_ni_recoveryq();
+       lnet_clean_peer_ni_recoveryq();
+       lnet_clean_resendqs();
+       LNetInvalidateEQHandle(&the_lnet.ln_mt_eqh);
+       return rc;
+clean_queues:
+       lnet_rsp_tracker_clean();
+       lnet_clean_local_ni_recoveryq();
+       lnet_clean_peer_ni_recoveryq();
+       lnet_clean_resendqs();
+       return rc;
+}
+
+void lnet_monitor_thr_stop(void)
+{
+       if (the_lnet.ln_mt_state == LNET_MT_STATE_SHUTDOWN)
+               return;
+
+       LASSERT(the_lnet.ln_mt_state == LNET_MT_STATE_RUNNING);
+       lnet_net_lock(LNET_LOCK_EX);
+       the_lnet.ln_mt_state = LNET_MT_STATE_STOPPING;
+       lnet_net_unlock(LNET_LOCK_EX);
+
+       /* tell the monitor thread that we're shutting down */
+       complete(&the_lnet.ln_mt_wait_complete);
+
+       /* block until monitor thread signals that it's done */
+       down(&the_lnet.ln_mt_signal);
+       LASSERT(the_lnet.ln_mt_state == LNET_MT_STATE_SHUTDOWN);
+
+       /* perform cleanup tasks */
+       lnet_rsp_tracker_clean();
+       lnet_clean_local_ni_recoveryq();
+       lnet_clean_peer_ni_recoveryq();
+       lnet_clean_resendqs();
 }
 
 void
@@ -2157,8 +3828,8 @@ lnet_drop_message(struct lnet_ni *ni, int cpt, void *private, unsigned int nob,
 {
        lnet_net_lock(cpt);
        lnet_incr_stats(&ni->ni_stats, msg_type, LNET_STATS_TYPE_DROP);
-       the_lnet.ln_counters[cpt]->drop_count++;
-       the_lnet.ln_counters[cpt]->drop_length += nob;
+       the_lnet.ln_counters[cpt]->lct_common.lcc_drop_count++;
+       the_lnet.ln_counters[cpt]->lct_common.lcc_drop_length += nob;
        lnet_net_unlock(cpt);
 
        lnet_ni_recv(ni, private, NULL, 0, 0, 0, nob);
@@ -2204,7 +3875,7 @@ lnet_parse_put(struct lnet_ni *ni, struct lnet_msg *msg)
        info.mi_rlength = hdr->payload_length;
        info.mi_roffset = hdr->msg.put.offset;
        info.mi_mbits   = hdr->msg.put.match_bits;
-       info.mi_cpt     = lnet_cpt_of_nid(msg->msg_rxpeer->lpni_nid, ni);
+       info.mi_cpt     = lnet_cpt_of_nid(msg->msg_initiator, ni);
 
        msg->msg_rx_ready_delay = ni->ni_net->net_lnd->lnd_eager_recv == NULL;
        ready_delay = msg->msg_rx_ready_delay;
@@ -2267,7 +3938,7 @@ lnet_parse_get(struct lnet_ni *ni, struct lnet_msg *msg, int rdma_get)
        info.mi_rlength = hdr->msg.get.sink_length;
        info.mi_roffset = hdr->msg.get.src_offset;
        info.mi_mbits   = hdr->msg.get.match_bits;
-       info.mi_cpt     = lnet_cpt_of_nid(msg->msg_rxpeer->lpni_nid, ni);
+       info.mi_cpt     = lnet_cpt_of_nid(msg->msg_initiator, ni);
 
        rc = lnet_ptl_match_md(&info, msg);
        if (rc == LNET_MATCHMD_DROP) {
@@ -2299,7 +3970,7 @@ lnet_parse_get(struct lnet_ni *ni, struct lnet_msg *msg, int rdma_get)
        lnet_ni_recv(ni, msg->msg_private, NULL, 0, 0, 0, 0);
        msg->msg_receiving = 0;
 
-       rc = lnet_send(ni->ni_nid, msg, LNET_NID_ANY);
+       rc = lnet_send(ni->ni_nid, msg, msg->msg_from);
        if (rc < 0) {
                /* didn't get as far as lnet_ni_send() */
                CERROR("%s: Unable to send REPLY for GET from %s: %d\n",
@@ -2315,13 +3986,13 @@ lnet_parse_get(struct lnet_ni *ni, struct lnet_msg *msg, int rdma_get)
 static int
 lnet_parse_reply(struct lnet_ni *ni, struct lnet_msg *msg)
 {
-       void             *private = msg->msg_private;
-       struct lnet_hdr  *hdr = &msg->msg_hdr;
+       void *private = msg->msg_private;
+       struct lnet_hdr *hdr = &msg->msg_hdr;
        struct lnet_process_id src = {0};
-       struct lnet_libmd        *md;
-       int               rlength;
-       int               mlength;
-       int                     cpt;
+       struct lnet_libmd *md;
+       unsigned int rlength;
+       unsigned int mlength;
+       int cpt;
 
        cpt = lnet_cpt_of_cookie(hdr->msg.reply.dst_wmd.wh_object_cookie);
        lnet_res_lock(cpt);
@@ -2349,7 +4020,7 @@ lnet_parse_reply(struct lnet_ni *ni, struct lnet_msg *msg)
        LASSERT(md->md_offset == 0);
 
        rlength = hdr->payload_length;
-       mlength = MIN(rlength, (int)md->md_length);
+       mlength = min(rlength, md->md_length);
 
        if (mlength < rlength &&
            (md->md_options & LNET_MD_TRUNCATE) == 0) {
@@ -2382,10 +4053,10 @@ lnet_parse_reply(struct lnet_ni *ni, struct lnet_msg *msg)
 static int
 lnet_parse_ack(struct lnet_ni *ni, struct lnet_msg *msg)
 {
-       struct lnet_hdr  *hdr = &msg->msg_hdr;
+       struct lnet_hdr *hdr = &msg->msg_hdr;
        struct lnet_process_id src = {0};
-       struct lnet_libmd        *md;
-       int                     cpt;
+       struct lnet_libmd *md;
+       int cpt;
 
        src.nid = hdr->src_nid;
        src.pid = hdr->src_pid;
@@ -2570,16 +4241,17 @@ int
 lnet_parse(struct lnet_ni *ni, struct lnet_hdr *hdr, lnet_nid_t from_nid,
           void *private, int rdma_req)
 {
-       int             rc = 0;
-       int             cpt;
-       int             for_me;
-       struct lnet_msg *msg;
-       lnet_pid_t     dest_pid;
-       lnet_nid_t     dest_nid;
-       lnet_nid_t     src_nid;
        struct lnet_peer_ni *lpni;
-       __u32          payload_length;
-       __u32          type;
+       struct lnet_msg *msg;
+       __u32 payload_length;
+       lnet_pid_t dest_pid;
+       lnet_nid_t dest_nid;
+       lnet_nid_t src_nid;
+       bool push = false;
+       int for_me;
+       __u32 type;
+       int rc = 0;
+       int cpt;
 
        LASSERT (!in_interrupt ());
 
@@ -2634,16 +4306,22 @@ lnet_parse(struct lnet_ni *ni, struct lnet_hdr *hdr, lnet_nid_t from_nid,
        }
 
        if (the_lnet.ln_routing &&
-           ni->ni_last_alive != ktime_get_real_seconds()) {
-               /* NB: so far here is the only place to set NI status to "up */
+           ni->ni_net->net_last_alive != ktime_get_real_seconds()) {
                lnet_ni_lock(ni);
-               ni->ni_last_alive = ktime_get_real_seconds();
+               spin_lock(&ni->ni_net->net_lock);
+               ni->ni_net->net_last_alive = ktime_get_real_seconds();
+               spin_unlock(&ni->ni_net->net_lock);
                if (ni->ni_status != NULL &&
-                   ni->ni_status->ns_status == LNET_NI_STATUS_DOWN)
+                   ni->ni_status->ns_status == LNET_NI_STATUS_DOWN) {
                        ni->ni_status->ns_status = LNET_NI_STATUS_UP;
+                       push = true;
+               }
                lnet_ni_unlock(ni);
        }
 
+       if (push)
+               lnet_push_update_to_peers(1);
+
        /* Regard a bad destination NID as a protocol error.  Senders should
         * know what they're doing; if they don't they're misconfigured, buggy
         * or malicious so we chop them off at the knees :) */
@@ -2701,14 +4379,68 @@ lnet_parse(struct lnet_ni *ni, struct lnet_hdr *hdr, lnet_nid_t from_nid,
        }
 
        if (!list_empty(&the_lnet.ln_drop_rules) &&
-           lnet_drop_rule_match(hdr)) {
-               CDEBUG(D_NET, "%s, src %s, dst %s: Dropping %s to simulate"
-                             "silent message loss\n",
+           lnet_drop_rule_match(hdr, ni->ni_nid, NULL)) {
+               CDEBUG(D_NET,
+                      "%s, src %s, dst %s: Dropping %s to simulate silent message loss\n",
                       libcfs_nid2str(from_nid), libcfs_nid2str(src_nid),
                       libcfs_nid2str(dest_nid), lnet_msgtyp2str(type));
                goto drop;
        }
 
+       if (lnet_drop_asym_route && for_me &&
+           LNET_NIDNET(src_nid) != LNET_NIDNET(from_nid)) {
+               struct lnet_net *net;
+               struct lnet_remotenet *rnet;
+               bool found = true;
+
+               /* we are dealing with a routed message,
+                * so see if route to reach src_nid goes through from_nid
+                */
+               lnet_net_lock(cpt);
+               net = lnet_get_net_locked(LNET_NIDNET(ni->ni_nid));
+               if (!net) {
+                       lnet_net_unlock(cpt);
+                       CERROR("net %s not found\n",
+                              libcfs_net2str(LNET_NIDNET(ni->ni_nid)));
+                       return -EPROTO;
+               }
+
+               rnet = lnet_find_rnet_locked(LNET_NIDNET(src_nid));
+               if (rnet) {
+                       struct lnet_peer *gw = NULL;
+                       struct lnet_peer_ni *lpni = NULL;
+                       struct lnet_route *route;
+
+                       list_for_each_entry(route, &rnet->lrn_routes, lr_list) {
+                               found = false;
+                               gw = route->lr_gateway;
+                               if (route->lr_lnet != net->net_id)
+                                       continue;
+                               /*
+                                * if the nid is one of the gateway's NIDs
+                                * then this is a valid gateway
+                                */
+                               while ((lpni = lnet_get_next_peer_ni_locked(gw,
+                                               NULL, lpni)) != NULL) {
+                                       if (lpni->lpni_nid == from_nid) {
+                                               found = true;
+                                               break;
+                                       }
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
+               lnet_net_unlock(cpt);
+               if (!found) {
+                       /* we would not use from_nid to route a message to
+                        * src_nid
+                        * => asymmetric routing detected but forbidden
+                        */
+                       CERROR("%s, src %s: Dropping asymmetrical route %s\n",
+                              libcfs_nid2str(from_nid),
+                              libcfs_nid2str(src_nid), lnet_msgtyp2str(type));
+                       goto drop;
+               }
+       }
 
        msg = lnet_msg_alloc();
        if (msg == NULL) {
@@ -2759,24 +4491,22 @@ lnet_parse(struct lnet_ni *ni, struct lnet_hdr *hdr, lnet_nid_t from_nid,
                        return 0;
                goto drop;
        }
+
+       if (the_lnet.ln_routing)
+               lpni->lpni_last_alive = ktime_get_seconds();
+
        msg->msg_rxpeer = lpni;
        msg->msg_rxni = ni;
        lnet_ni_addref_locked(ni, cpt);
        /* Multi-Rail: Primary NID of source. */
        msg->msg_initiator = lnet_peer_primary_nid_locked(src_nid);
 
-       if (lnet_isrouter(msg->msg_rxpeer)) {
-               lnet_peer_set_alive(msg->msg_rxpeer);
-               if (avoid_asym_router_failure &&
-                   LNET_NIDNET(src_nid) != LNET_NIDNET(from_nid)) {
-                       /* received a remote message from router, update
-                        * remote NI status on this router.
-                        * NB: multi-hop routed message will be ignored.
-                        */
-                       lnet_router_ni_update_locked(msg->msg_rxpeer,
-                                                    LNET_NIDNET(src_nid));
-               }
-       }
+       /*
+        * mark the status of this lpni as UP since we received a message
+        * from it. The ping response reports back the ns_status which is
+        * marked on the remote as up or down and we cache it here.
+        */
+       msg->msg_rxpeer->lpni_ns_status = LNET_NI_STATUS_UP;
 
        lnet_msg_commit(msg, cpt);
 
@@ -2851,6 +4581,8 @@ lnet_drop_delayed_msg_list(struct list_head *head, char *reason)
                lnet_drop_message(msg->msg_rxni, msg->msg_rx_cpt,
                                  msg->msg_private, msg->msg_len,
                                  msg->msg_type);
+
+               msg->msg_no_resend = true;
                /*
                 * NB: message will not generate event because w/o attached MD,
                 * but we still should give error code so lnet_msg_decommit()
@@ -2893,6 +4625,50 @@ lnet_recv_delayed_msg_list(struct list_head *head)
        }
 }
 
+static void
+lnet_attach_rsp_tracker(struct lnet_rsp_tracker *rspt, int cpt,
+                       struct lnet_libmd *md, struct lnet_handle_md mdh)
+{
+       s64 timeout_ns;
+       struct lnet_rsp_tracker *local_rspt;
+
+       /*
+        * MD has a refcount taken by message so it's not going away.
+        * The MD however can be looked up. We need to secure the access
+        * to the md_rspt_ptr by taking the res_lock.
+        * The rspt can be accessed without protection up to when it gets
+        * added to the list.
+        */
+
+       lnet_res_lock(cpt);
+       local_rspt = md->md_rspt_ptr;
+       timeout_ns = lnet_transaction_timeout * NSEC_PER_SEC;
+       if (local_rspt != NULL) {
+               /*
+                * we already have an rspt attached to the md, so we'll
+                * update the deadline on that one.
+                */
+               lnet_rspt_free(rspt, cpt);
+       } else {
+               /* new md */
+               rspt->rspt_mdh = mdh;
+               rspt->rspt_cpt = cpt;
+               /* store the rspt so we can access it when we get the REPLY */
+               md->md_rspt_ptr = rspt;
+               local_rspt = rspt;
+       }
+       local_rspt->rspt_deadline = ktime_add_ns(ktime_get(), timeout_ns);
+
+       /*
+        * add to the list of tracked responses. It's added to tail of the
+        * list in order to expire all the older entries first.
+        */
+       lnet_net_lock(cpt);
+       list_move_tail(&local_rspt->rspt_on_list, the_lnet.ln_mt_rstq[cpt]);
+       lnet_net_unlock(cpt);
+       lnet_res_unlock(cpt);
+}
+
 /**
  * Initiate an asynchronous PUT operation.
  *
@@ -2943,10 +4719,11 @@ LNetPut(lnet_nid_t self, struct lnet_handle_md mdh, enum lnet_ack_req ack,
        __u64 match_bits, unsigned int offset,
        __u64 hdr_data)
 {
-       struct lnet_msg         *msg;
-       struct lnet_libmd       *md;
-       int                     cpt;
-       int                     rc;
+       struct lnet_msg *msg;
+       struct lnet_libmd *md;
+       int cpt;
+       int rc;
+       struct lnet_rsp_tracker *rspt = NULL;
 
        LASSERT(the_lnet.ln_refcount > 0);
 
@@ -2966,6 +4743,17 @@ LNetPut(lnet_nid_t self, struct lnet_handle_md mdh, enum lnet_ack_req ack,
        msg->msg_vmflush = !!memory_pressure_get();
 
        cpt = lnet_cpt_of_cookie(mdh.cookie);
+
+       if (ack == LNET_ACK_REQ) {
+               rspt = lnet_rspt_alloc(cpt);
+               if (!rspt) {
+                       CERROR("Dropping PUT to %s: ENOMEM on response tracker\n",
+                               libcfs_id2str(target));
+                       return -ENOMEM;
+               }
+               INIT_LIST_HEAD(&rspt->rspt_on_list);
+       }
+
        lnet_res_lock(cpt);
 
        md = lnet_handle2md(&mdh);
@@ -2978,6 +4766,7 @@ LNetPut(lnet_nid_t self, struct lnet_handle_md mdh, enum lnet_ack_req ack,
                               md->md_me->me_portal);
                lnet_res_unlock(cpt);
 
+               lnet_rspt_free(rspt, cpt);
                lnet_msg_free(msg);
                return -ENOENT;
        }
@@ -3010,10 +4799,19 @@ LNetPut(lnet_nid_t self, struct lnet_handle_md mdh, enum lnet_ack_req ack,
 
        lnet_build_msg_event(msg, LNET_EVENT_SEND);
 
-       rc = lnet_send(self, msg, LNET_NID_ANY);
+       if (ack == LNET_ACK_REQ)
+               lnet_attach_rsp_tracker(rspt, cpt, md, mdh);
+
+       if (CFS_FAIL_CHECK_ORSET(CFS_FAIL_PTLRPC_OST_BULK_CB2,
+                                CFS_FAIL_ONCE))
+               rc = -EIO;
+       else
+               rc = lnet_send(self, msg, LNET_NID_ANY);
+
        if (rc != 0) {
                CNETERR("Error sending PUT to %s: %d\n",
                        libcfs_id2str(target), rc);
+               msg->msg_no_resend = true;
                lnet_finalize(msg, rc);
        }
 
@@ -3091,8 +4889,9 @@ lnet_create_reply_msg(struct lnet_ni *ni, struct lnet_msg *getmsg)
 
        lnet_net_lock(cpt);
        lnet_incr_stats(&ni->ni_stats, LNET_MSG_GET, LNET_STATS_TYPE_DROP);
-       the_lnet.ln_counters[cpt]->drop_count++;
-       the_lnet.ln_counters[cpt]->drop_length += getmd->md_length;
+       the_lnet.ln_counters[cpt]->lct_common.lcc_drop_count++;
+       the_lnet.ln_counters[cpt]->lct_common.lcc_drop_length +=
+               getmd->md_length;
        lnet_net_unlock(cpt);
 
        if (msg != NULL)
@@ -3143,12 +4942,13 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(lnet_set_reply_msg_len);
 int
 LNetGet(lnet_nid_t self, struct lnet_handle_md mdh,
        struct lnet_process_id target, unsigned int portal,
-       __u64 match_bits, unsigned int offset)
+       __u64 match_bits, unsigned int offset, bool recovery)
 {
-       struct lnet_msg         *msg;
-       struct lnet_libmd       *md;
-       int                     cpt;
-       int                     rc;
+       struct lnet_msg *msg;
+       struct lnet_libmd *md;
+       struct lnet_rsp_tracker *rspt;
+       int cpt;
+       int rc;
 
        LASSERT(the_lnet.ln_refcount > 0);
 
@@ -3161,13 +4961,24 @@ LNetGet(lnet_nid_t self, struct lnet_handle_md mdh,
        }
 
        msg = lnet_msg_alloc();
-       if (msg == NULL) {
+       if (!msg) {
                CERROR("Dropping GET to %s: ENOMEM on struct lnet_msg\n",
                       libcfs_id2str(target));
                return -ENOMEM;
        }
 
        cpt = lnet_cpt_of_cookie(mdh.cookie);
+
+       rspt = lnet_rspt_alloc(cpt);
+       if (!rspt) {
+               CERROR("Dropping GET to %s: ENOMEM on response tracker\n",
+                      libcfs_id2str(target));
+               return -ENOMEM;
+       }
+       INIT_LIST_HEAD(&rspt->rspt_on_list);
+
+       msg->msg_recovery = recovery;
+
        lnet_res_lock(cpt);
 
        md = lnet_handle2md(&mdh);
@@ -3182,6 +4993,7 @@ LNetGet(lnet_nid_t self, struct lnet_handle_md mdh,
                lnet_res_unlock(cpt);
 
                lnet_msg_free(msg);
+               lnet_rspt_free(rspt, cpt);
                return -ENOENT;
        }
 
@@ -3206,10 +5018,13 @@ LNetGet(lnet_nid_t self, struct lnet_handle_md mdh,
 
        lnet_build_msg_event(msg, LNET_EVENT_SEND);
 
+       lnet_attach_rsp_tracker(rspt, cpt, md, mdh);
+
        rc = lnet_send(self, msg, LNET_NID_ANY);
        if (rc < 0) {
                CNETERR("Error sending GET to %s: %d\n",
                        libcfs_id2str(target), rc);
+               msg->msg_no_resend = true;
                lnet_finalize(msg, rc);
        }
 
@@ -3273,9 +5088,9 @@ LNetDist(lnet_nid_t dstnid, lnet_nid_t *srcnidp, __u32 *orderp)
                         * current net namespace.
                         * If not, assign order above 0xffff0000,
                         * to make this ni not a priority. */
-                       if (!net_eq(ni->ni_net_ns, current->nsproxy->net_ns))
-                               order += 0xffff0000;
-
+                       if (current->nsproxy &&
+                           !net_eq(ni->ni_net_ns, current->nsproxy->net_ns))
+                                       order += 0xffff0000;
                        if (srcnidp != NULL)
                                *srcnidp = ni->ni_nid;
                        if (orderp != NULL)
@@ -3314,9 +5129,10 @@ LNetDist(lnet_nid_t dstnid, lnet_nid_t *srcnidp, __u32 *orderp)
                        LASSERT(shortest != NULL);
                        hops = shortest_hops;
                        if (srcnidp != NULL) {
-                               ni = lnet_get_next_ni_locked(
-                                       shortest->lr_gateway->lpni_net,
-                                       NULL);
+                               struct lnet_net *net;
+                               net = lnet_get_net_locked(shortest->lr_lnet);
+                               LASSERT(net);
+                               ni = lnet_get_next_ni_locked(net, NULL);
                                *srcnidp = ni->ni_nid;
                        }
                        if (orderp != NULL)