diff --git a/src/vnet/ip/ip4_reassembly.c b/src/vnet/ip/ip4_reassembly.c
index b82bafe..7159b8a 100644
--- a/src/vnet/ip/ip4_reassembly.c
+++ b/src/vnet/ip/ip4_reassembly.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <vnet/ip/ip.h>
 #include <vppinfra/bihash_16_8.h>
 #include <vnet/ip/ip4_reassembly.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
 
 #define MSEC_PER_SEC 1000
 #define IP4_REASS_TIMEOUT_DEFAULT_MS 100
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@
   IP4_REASS_RC_TOO_MANY_FRAGMENTS,
   IP4_REASS_RC_INTERNAL_ERROR,
   IP4_REASS_RC_NO_BUF,
+  IP4_REASS_RC_HANDOFF,
 } ip4_reass_rc_t;
 
 typedef struct
@@ -85,7 +87,7 @@
   struct
   {
     u32 reass_index;
-    u32 thread_index;
+    u32 memory_owner_thread_index;
   };
   u64 as_u64;
 } ip4_reass_val_t;
@@ -139,10 +141,16 @@
   u16 min_fragment_length;
   // number of fragments in this reassembly
   u32 fragments_n;
+  // thread owning memory for this context (whose pool contains this ctx)
+  u32 memory_owner_thread_index;
+  // thread which received fragment with offset 0 and which sends out the
+  // completed reassembly
+  u32 sendout_thread_index;
 } ip4_reass_t;
 
 typedef struct
 {
+  // pool of reassembly contexts
   ip4_reass_t *pool;
   u32 reass_n;
   u32 id_counter;
@@ -167,7 +175,6 @@
 
   // convenience
   vlib_main_t *vlib_main;
-  vnet_main_t *vnet_main;
 
   // node index of ip4-drop node
   u32 ip4_drop_idx;
@@ -176,7 +183,6 @@
   /** Worker handoff */
   u32 fq_index;
   u32 fq_feature_index;
-
 } ip4_reass_main_t;
 
 extern ip4_reass_main_t ip4_reass_main;
@@ -200,6 +206,7 @@
   RANGE_DISCARD,
   RANGE_OVERLAP,
   FINALIZE,
+  HANDOFF,
 } ip4_reass_trace_operation_e;
 
 typedef struct
@@ -219,6 +226,8 @@
   ip4_reass_range_trace_t trace_range;
   u32 size_diff;
   u32 op_id;
+  u32 thread_id;
+  u32 thread_id_to;
   u32 fragment_first;
   u32 fragment_last;
   u32 total_data_len;
@@ -256,11 +265,17 @@
   CLIB_UNUSED (vlib_main_t * vm) = va_arg (*args, vlib_main_t *);
   CLIB_UNUSED (vlib_node_t * node) = va_arg (*args, vlib_node_t *);
   ip4_reass_trace_t *t = va_arg (*args, ip4_reass_trace_t *);
-  s = format (s, "reass id: %u, op id: %u ", t->reass_id, t->op_id);
-  u32 indent = format_get_indent (s);
-  s = format (s, "first bi: %u, data len: %u, ip/fragment[%u, %u]",
-	      t->trace_range.first_bi, t->total_data_len, t->fragment_first,
-	      t->fragment_last);
+  u32 indent = 0;
+  if (~0 != t->reass_id)
+    {
+      s = format (s, "reass id: %u, op id: %u, ", t->reass_id, t->op_id);
+      indent = format_get_indent (s);
+      s =
+	format (s,
+		"first bi: %u, data len: %u, ip/fragment[%u, %u]",
+		t->trace_range.first_bi, t->total_data_len, t->fragment_first,
+		t->fragment_last);
+    }
   switch (t->action)
     {
     case RANGE_SHRINK:
@@ -283,28 +298,36 @@
     case FINALIZE:
       s = format (s, "\n%Ufinalize reassembly", format_white_space, indent);
       break;
+    case HANDOFF:
+      s =
+	format (s, "handoff from thread #%u to thread #%u", t->thread_id,
+		t->thread_id_to);
+      break;
     }
   return s;
 }
 
 static void
 ip4_reass_add_trace (vlib_main_t * vm, vlib_node_runtime_t * node,
-		     ip4_reass_main_t * rm, ip4_reass_t * reass, u32 bi,
-		     ip4_reass_trace_operation_e action, u32 size_diff)
+		     ip4_reass_main_t * rm, u32 reass_id, u32 op_id,
+		     u32 bi, u32 first_bi, u32 data_len,
+		     ip4_reass_trace_operation_e action, u32 size_diff,
+		     u32 thread_id_to)
 {
   vlib_buffer_t *b = vlib_get_buffer (vm, bi);
   vnet_buffer_opaque_t *vnb = vnet_buffer (b);
   ip4_reass_trace_t *t = vlib_add_trace (vm, node, b, sizeof (t[0]));
-  t->reass_id = reass->id;
+  t->reass_id = reass_id;
   t->action = action;
   ip4_reass_trace_details (vm, bi, &t->trace_range);
   t->size_diff = size_diff;
-  t->op_id = reass->trace_op_counter;
-  ++reass->trace_op_counter;
+  t->op_id = op_id;
+  t->thread_id = vm->thread_index;
+  t->thread_id_to = thread_id_to;
   t->fragment_first = vnb->ip.reass.fragment_first;
   t->fragment_last = vnb->ip.reass.fragment_last;
-  t->trace_range.first_bi = reass->first_bi;
-  t->total_data_len = reass->data_len;
+  t->trace_range.first_bi = first_bi;
+  t->total_data_len = data_len;
 #if 0
   static u8 *s = NULL;
   s = format (s, "%U", format_ip4_reass_trace, NULL, NULL, t);
@@ -314,17 +337,22 @@
 #endif
 }
 
+always_inline void
+ip4_reass_free_ctx (ip4_reass_per_thread_t * rt, ip4_reass_t * reass)
+{
+  pool_put (rt->pool, reass);
+  --rt->reass_n;
+}
 
 always_inline void
-ip4_reass_free (ip4_reass_main_t * rm, ip4_reass_per_thread_t * rt,
-		ip4_reass_t * reass)
+ip4_reass_free (vlib_main_t * vm, ip4_reass_main_t * rm,
+		ip4_reass_per_thread_t * rt, ip4_reass_t * reass)
 {
   clib_bihash_kv_16_8_t kv;
   kv.key[0] = reass->key.as_u64[0];
   kv.key[1] = reass->key.as_u64[1];
   clib_bihash_add_del_16_8 (&rm->hash, &kv, 0);
-  pool_put (rt->pool, reass);
-  --rt->reass_n;
+  return ip4_reass_free_ctx (rt, reass);
 }
 
 always_inline void
@@ -396,23 +424,30 @@
 			  ip4_reass_main_t * rm, ip4_reass_per_thread_t * rt,
 			  ip4_reass_kv_t * kv, u8 * do_handoff)
 {
-  ip4_reass_t *reass = NULL;
-  f64 now = vlib_time_now (rm->vlib_main);
+  ip4_reass_t *reass;
+  f64 now;
 
+again:
+
+  reass = NULL;
+  now = vlib_time_now (vm);
   if (!clib_bihash_search_16_8
       (&rm->hash, (clib_bihash_kv_16_8_t *) kv, (clib_bihash_kv_16_8_t *) kv))
     {
-      if (vm->thread_index != kv->v.thread_index)
+      reass =
+	pool_elt_at_index (rm->per_thread_data
+			   [kv->v.memory_owner_thread_index].pool,
+			   kv->v.reass_index);
+      if (vm->thread_index != reass->memory_owner_thread_index)
 	{
 	  *do_handoff = 1;
-	  return NULL;
+	  return reass;
 	}
-      reass = pool_elt_at_index (rt->pool, kv->v.reass_index);
 
       if (now > reass->last_heard + rm->timeout)
 	{
 	  ip4_reass_drop_all (vm, node, rm, reass);
-	  ip4_reass_free (rm, rt, reass);
+	  ip4_reass_free (vm, rm, rt, reass);
 	  reass = NULL;
 	}
     }
@@ -433,6 +468,7 @@
       pool_get (rt->pool, reass);
       clib_memset (reass, 0, sizeof (*reass));
       reass->id = ((u64) vm->thread_index * 1000000000) + rt->id_counter;
+      reass->memory_owner_thread_index = vm->thread_index;
       ++rt->id_counter;
       reass->first_bi = ~0;
       reass->last_packet_octet = ~0;
@@ -445,13 +481,18 @@
   reass->key.as_u64[0] = ((clib_bihash_kv_16_8_t *) kv)->key[0];
   reass->key.as_u64[1] = ((clib_bihash_kv_16_8_t *) kv)->key[1];
   kv->v.reass_index = (reass - rt->pool);
-  kv->v.thread_index = vm->thread_index;
+  kv->v.memory_owner_thread_index = vm->thread_index;
   reass->last_heard = now;
 
-  if (clib_bihash_add_del_16_8 (&rm->hash, (clib_bihash_kv_16_8_t *) kv, 1))
+  int rv =
+    clib_bihash_add_del_16_8 (&rm->hash, (clib_bihash_kv_16_8_t *) kv, 2);
+  if (rv)
     {
-      ip4_reass_free (rm, rt, reass);
+      ip4_reass_free_ctx (rt, reass);
       reass = NULL;
+      // if other worker created a context already work with the other copy
+      if (-2 == rv)
+	goto again;
     }
 
   return reass;
@@ -615,7 +656,10 @@
   first_b->flags &= ~VLIB_BUFFER_EXT_HDR_VALID;
   if (PREDICT_FALSE (first_b->flags & VLIB_BUFFER_IS_TRACED))
     {
-      ip4_reass_add_trace (vm, node, rm, reass, reass->first_bi, FINALIZE, 0);
+      ip4_reass_add_trace (vm, node, rm, reass->id, reass->trace_op_counter,
+			   reass->first_bi, reass->first_bi, reass->data_len,
+			   FINALIZE, 0, ~0);
+      ++reass->trace_op_counter;
 #if 0
       // following code does a hexdump of packet fragments to stdout ...
       do
@@ -654,7 +698,7 @@
     }
   vnet_buffer (first_b)->ip.reass.estimated_mtu = reass->min_fragment_length;
   *error0 = IP4_ERROR_NONE;
-  ip4_reass_free (rm, rt, reass);
+  ip4_reass_free (vm, rm, rt, reass);
   reass = NULL;
   return IP4_REASS_RC_OK;
 }
@@ -728,8 +772,11 @@
       u32 to_be_freed_bi = discard_bi;
       if (PREDICT_FALSE (discard_b->flags & VLIB_BUFFER_IS_TRACED))
 	{
-	  ip4_reass_add_trace (vm, node, rm, reass, discard_bi, RANGE_DISCARD,
-			       0);
+	  ip4_reass_add_trace (vm, node, rm, reass->id,
+			       reass->trace_op_counter, discard_bi,
+			       reass->first_bi, reass->data_len,
+			       RANGE_DISCARD, 0, ~0);
+	  ++reass->trace_op_counter;
 	}
       if (discard_b->flags & VLIB_BUFFER_NEXT_PRESENT)
 	{
@@ -753,7 +800,7 @@
 ip4_reass_update (vlib_main_t * vm, vlib_node_runtime_t * node,
 		  ip4_reass_main_t * rm, ip4_reass_per_thread_t * rt,
 		  ip4_reass_t * reass, u32 * bi0, u32 * next0, u32 * error0,
-		  bool is_custom_app)
+		  bool is_custom_app, u32 * handoff_thread_idx)
 {
   ip4_reass_rc_t rc = IP4_REASS_RC_OK;
   int consumed = 0;
@@ -794,7 +841,10 @@
 	}
       if (PREDICT_FALSE (fb->flags & VLIB_BUFFER_IS_TRACED))
 	{
-	  ip4_reass_add_trace (vm, node, rm, reass, *bi0, RANGE_NEW, 0);
+	  ip4_reass_add_trace (vm, node, rm, reass->id,
+			       reass->trace_op_counter, *bi0, reass->first_bi,
+			       reass->data_len, RANGE_NEW, 0, ~0);
+	  ++reass->trace_op_counter;
 	}
       *bi0 = ~0;
       reass->min_fragment_length = clib_net_to_host_u16 (fip->length);
@@ -848,8 +898,11 @@
 	      // this fragment is a (sub)part of existing range, ignore it
 	      if (PREDICT_FALSE (fb->flags & VLIB_BUFFER_IS_TRACED))
 		{
-		  ip4_reass_add_trace (vm, node, rm, reass, *bi0,
-				       RANGE_OVERLAP, 0);
+		  ip4_reass_add_trace (vm, node, rm, reass->id,
+				       reass->trace_op_counter, *bi0,
+				       reass->first_bi, reass->data_len,
+				       RANGE_OVERLAP, 0, ~0);
+		  ++reass->trace_op_counter;
 		}
 	      break;
 	    }
@@ -868,9 +921,12 @@
 		  reass->data_len -= overlap;
 		  if (PREDICT_FALSE (fb->flags & VLIB_BUFFER_IS_TRACED))
 		    {
-		      ip4_reass_add_trace (vm, node, rm, reass,
-					   candidate_range_bi, RANGE_SHRINK,
-					   overlap);
+		      ip4_reass_add_trace (vm, node, rm, reass->id,
+					   reass->trace_op_counter,
+					   candidate_range_bi,
+					   reass->first_bi, reass->data_len,
+					   RANGE_SHRINK, 0, ~0);
+		      ++reass->trace_op_counter;
 		    }
 		  rc =
 		    ip4_reass_insert_range_in_chain (vm, rm, rt, reass,
@@ -961,14 +1017,24 @@
     {
       if (PREDICT_FALSE (fb->flags & VLIB_BUFFER_IS_TRACED))
 	{
-	  ip4_reass_add_trace (vm, node, rm, reass, *bi0, RANGE_NEW, 0);
+	  ip4_reass_add_trace (vm, node, rm, reass->id,
+			       reass->trace_op_counter, *bi0, reass->first_bi,
+			       reass->data_len, RANGE_NEW, 0, ~0);
+	  ++reass->trace_op_counter;
 	}
     }
   if (~0 != reass->last_packet_octet &&
       reass->data_len == reass->last_packet_octet + 1)
     {
-      return ip4_reass_finalize (vm, node, rm, rt, reass, bi0, next0, error0,
-				 is_custom_app);
+      *handoff_thread_idx = reass->sendout_thread_index;
+      rc =
+	ip4_reass_finalize (vm, node, rm, rt, reass, bi0, next0, error0,
+			    is_custom_app);
+      if (IP4_REASS_RC_OK == rc
+	  && reass->memory_owner_thread_index != reass->sendout_thread_index)
+	{
+	  rc = IP4_REASS_RC_HANDOFF;
+	}
     }
   else
     {
@@ -1056,33 +1122,53 @@
 		  ip4_reass_t *reass =
 		    ip4_reass_find_or_create (vm, node, rm, rt, &kv,
 					      &do_handoff);
-
+		  if (reass)
+		    {
+		      const u32 fragment_first =
+			ip4_get_fragment_offset_bytes (ip0);
+		      if (0 == fragment_first)
+			{
+			  reass->sendout_thread_index = vm->thread_index;
+			}
+		    }
 		  if (PREDICT_FALSE (do_handoff))
 		    {
 		      next0 = IP4_REASSEMBLY_NEXT_HANDOFF;
 		      if (is_feature)
 			vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.
 			  reass.owner_feature_thread_index =
-			  kv.v.thread_index;
+			  kv.v.memory_owner_thread_index;
 		      else
 			vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.owner_thread_index =
-			  kv.v.thread_index;
+			  kv.v.memory_owner_thread_index;
 		    }
 		  else if (reass)
 		    {
+		      u32 handoff_thread_idx;
 		      switch (ip4_reass_update
 			      (vm, node, rm, rt, reass, &bi0, &next0,
-			       &error0, is_custom_app))
+			       &error0, is_custom_app, &handoff_thread_idx))
 			{
 			case IP4_REASS_RC_OK:
 			  /* nothing to do here */
 			  break;
+			case IP4_REASS_RC_HANDOFF:
+			  next0 = IP4_REASSEMBLY_NEXT_HANDOFF;
+			  b0 = vlib_get_buffer (vm, bi0);
+			  if (is_feature)
+			    vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.
+			      reass.owner_feature_thread_index =
+			      handoff_thread_idx;
+			  else
+			    vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.owner_thread_index =
+			      handoff_thread_idx;
+			  break;
 			case IP4_REASS_RC_TOO_MANY_FRAGMENTS:
 			  vlib_node_increment_counter (vm, node->node_index,
 						       IP4_ERROR_REASS_FRAGMENT_CHAIN_TOO_LONG,
 						       1);
 			  ip4_reass_drop_all (vm, node, rm, reass);
-			  ip4_reass_free (rm, rt, reass);
+			  ip4_reass_free (vm, rm, rt, reass);
 			  goto next_packet;
 			  break;
 			case IP4_REASS_RC_NO_BUF:
@@ -1090,7 +1176,7 @@
 						       IP4_ERROR_REASS_NO_BUF,
 						       1);
 			  ip4_reass_drop_all (vm, node, rm, reass);
-			  ip4_reass_free (rm, rt, reass);
+			  ip4_reass_free (vm, rm, rt, reass);
 			  goto next_packet;
 			  break;
 			case IP4_REASS_RC_INTERNAL_ERROR:
@@ -1099,7 +1185,7 @@
 						       IP4_ERROR_REASS_INTERNAL_ERROR,
 						       1);
 			  ip4_reass_drop_all (vm, node, rm, reass);
-			  ip4_reass_free (rm, rt, reass);
+			  ip4_reass_free (vm, rm, rt, reass);
 			  goto next_packet;
 			  break;
 			}
@@ -1119,7 +1205,24 @@
 	      to_next[0] = bi0;
 	      to_next += 1;
 	      n_left_to_next -= 1;
-	      if (is_feature && IP4_ERROR_NONE == error0)
+	      if (next0 == IP4_REASSEMBLY_NEXT_HANDOFF)
+		{
+		  if (PREDICT_FALSE (b0->flags & VLIB_BUFFER_IS_TRACED))
+		    {
+		      if (is_feature)
+			ip4_reass_add_trace (vm, node, rm, ~0,
+					     ~0,
+					     bi0, ~0, ~0, HANDOFF, 0,
+					     vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.
+					     reass.owner_feature_thread_index);
+		      else
+			ip4_reass_add_trace (vm, node, rm, ~0, ~0, bi0,
+					     ~0, ~0, HANDOFF, 0,
+					     vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.
+					     reass.owner_thread_index);
+		    }
+		}
+	      else if (is_feature && IP4_ERROR_NONE == error0)
 		{
 		  b0 = vlib_get_buffer (vm, bi0);
 		  vnet_feature_next (&next0, b0);
@@ -1318,7 +1421,6 @@
   vlib_node_t *node;
 
   rm->vlib_main = vm;
-  rm->vnet_main = vnet_get_main ();
 
   vec_validate (rm->per_thread_data, vlib_num_workers ());
   ip4_reass_per_thread_t *rt;
@@ -1348,7 +1450,6 @@
   rm->fq_feature_index =
     vlib_frame_queue_main_init (ip4_reass_node_feature.index, 0);
 
-
   return error;
 }
 
@@ -1410,7 +1511,7 @@
           {
             ip4_reass_t *reass = pool_elt_at_index (rt->pool, i[0]);
             ip4_reass_drop_all (vm, node, rm, reass);
-            ip4_reass_free (rm, rt, reass);
+            ip4_reass_free (vm, rm, rt, reass);
           }
           /* *INDENT-ON* */
 
diff --git a/src/vnet/ip/ip6_reassembly.c b/src/vnet/ip/ip6_reassembly.c
index 20bb772..a65697b 100644
--- a/src/vnet/ip/ip6_reassembly.c
+++ b/src/vnet/ip/ip6_reassembly.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
   IP6_REASS_RC_INTERNAL_ERROR,
   IP6_REASS_RC_TOO_MANY_FRAGMENTS,
   IP6_REASS_RC_NO_BUF,
+  IP6_REASS_RC_HANDOFF,
 } ip6_reass_rc_t;
 
 typedef struct
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@
   struct
   {
     u32 reass_index;
-    u32 thread_index;
+    u32 memory_owner_thread_index;
   };
   u64 as_u64;
 } ip6_reass_val_t;
@@ -118,6 +119,11 @@
   u16 min_fragment_length;
   // number of fragments for this reassembly
   u32 fragments_n;
+  // thread owning memory for this context (whose pool contains this ctx)
+  u32 memory_owner_thread_index;
+  // thread which received fragment with offset 0 and which sends out the
+  // completed reassembly
+  u32 sendout_thread_index;
 } ip6_reass_t;
 
 typedef struct
@@ -147,7 +153,6 @@
 
   // convenience
   vlib_main_t *vlib_main;
-  vnet_main_t *vnet_main;
 
   // node index of ip6-drop node
   u32 ip6_drop_idx;
@@ -183,6 +188,7 @@
   ICMP_ERROR_FL_TOO_BIG,
   ICMP_ERROR_FL_NOT_MULT_8,
   FINALIZE,
+  HANDOFF,
 } ip6_reass_trace_operation_e;
 
 typedef struct
@@ -200,11 +206,12 @@
   ip6_reass_trace_operation_e action;
   u32 reass_id;
   ip6_reass_range_trace_t trace_range;
-  u32 size_diff;
   u32 op_id;
   u32 fragment_first;
   u32 fragment_last;
   u32 total_data_len;
+  u32 thread_id;
+  u32 thread_id_to;
 } ip6_reass_trace_t;
 
 static void
@@ -236,11 +243,15 @@
   CLIB_UNUSED (vlib_main_t * vm) = va_arg (*args, vlib_main_t *);
   CLIB_UNUSED (vlib_node_t * node) = va_arg (*args, vlib_node_t *);
   ip6_reass_trace_t *t = va_arg (*args, ip6_reass_trace_t *);
-  s = format (s, "reass id: %u, op id: %u ", t->reass_id, t->op_id);
-  u32 indent = format_get_indent (s);
-  s = format (s, "first bi: %u, data len: %u, ip/fragment[%u, %u]",
-	      t->trace_range.first_bi, t->total_data_len, t->fragment_first,
-	      t->fragment_last);
+  u32 indent = 0;
+  if (~0 != t->reass_id)
+    {
+      s = format (s, "reass id: %u, op id: %u ", t->reass_id, t->op_id);
+      indent = format_get_indent (s);
+      s = format (s, "first bi: %u, data len: %u, ip/fragment[%u, %u]",
+		  t->trace_range.first_bi, t->total_data_len,
+		  t->fragment_first, t->fragment_last);
+    }
   switch (t->action)
     {
     case RANGE_NEW:
@@ -268,29 +279,34 @@
     case FINALIZE:
       s = format (s, "\n%Ufinalize reassembly", format_white_space, indent);
       break;
+    case HANDOFF:
+      s =
+	format (s, "handoff from thread #%u to thread #%u", t->thread_id,
+		t->thread_id_to);
+      break;
     }
   return s;
 }
 
 static void
 ip6_reass_add_trace (vlib_main_t * vm, vlib_node_runtime_t * node,
-		     ip6_reass_main_t * rm, ip6_reass_t * reass,
-		     u32 bi, ip6_reass_trace_operation_e action,
-		     u32 size_diff)
+		     ip6_reass_main_t * rm, u32 reass_id, u32 op_id,
+		     u32 bi, u32 first_bi, u32 data_len,
+		     ip6_reass_trace_operation_e action, u32 thread_id_to)
 {
   vlib_buffer_t *b = vlib_get_buffer (vm, bi);
   vnet_buffer_opaque_t *vnb = vnet_buffer (b);
   ip6_reass_trace_t *t = vlib_add_trace (vm, node, b, sizeof (t[0]));
-  t->reass_id = reass->id;
+  t->reass_id = reass_id;
   t->action = action;
   ip6_reass_trace_details (vm, bi, &t->trace_range);
-  t->size_diff = size_diff;
-  t->op_id = reass->trace_op_counter;
-  ++reass->trace_op_counter;
+  t->op_id = op_id;
+  t->thread_id = vm->thread_index;
+  t->thread_id_to = thread_id_to;
   t->fragment_first = vnb->ip.reass.fragment_first;
   t->fragment_last = vnb->ip.reass.fragment_last;
-  t->trace_range.first_bi = reass->first_bi;
-  t->total_data_len = reass->data_len;
+  t->trace_range.first_bi = first_bi;
+  t->total_data_len = data_len;
 #if 0
   static u8 *s = NULL;
   s = format (s, "%U", format_ip6_reass_trace, NULL, NULL, t);
@@ -301,6 +317,13 @@
 }
 
 always_inline void
+ip6_reass_free_ctx (ip6_reass_per_thread_t * rt, ip6_reass_t * reass)
+{
+  pool_put (rt->pool, reass);
+  --rt->reass_n;
+}
+
+always_inline void
 ip6_reass_free (ip6_reass_main_t * rm, ip6_reass_per_thread_t * rt,
 		ip6_reass_t * reass)
 {
@@ -312,8 +335,7 @@
   kv.key[4] = reass->key.as_u64[4];
   kv.key[5] = reass->key.as_u64[5];
   clib_bihash_add_del_48_8 (&rm->hash, &kv, 0);
-  pool_put (rt->pool, reass);
-  --rt->reass_n;
+  ip6_reass_free_ctx (rt, reass);
 }
 
 always_inline void
@@ -398,8 +420,11 @@
 	  *icmp_bi = reass->first_bi;
 	  if (PREDICT_FALSE (b->flags & VLIB_BUFFER_IS_TRACED))
 	    {
-	      ip6_reass_add_trace (vm, node, rm, reass, reass->first_bi,
-				   ICMP_ERROR_RT_EXCEEDED, 0);
+	      ip6_reass_add_trace (vm, node, rm, reass->id,
+				   reass->trace_op_counter, reass->first_bi,
+				   reass->first_bi, reass->data_len,
+				   ICMP_ERROR_RT_EXCEEDED, ~0);
+	      ++reass->trace_op_counter;
 	    }
 	  // fragment with offset zero received - send icmp message back
 	  if (b->flags & VLIB_BUFFER_NEXT_PRESENT)
@@ -425,18 +450,26 @@
 			  ip6_reass_main_t * rm, ip6_reass_per_thread_t * rt,
 			  ip6_reass_kv_t * kv, u32 * icmp_bi, u8 * do_handoff)
 {
-  ip6_reass_t *reass = NULL;
-  f64 now = vlib_time_now (rm->vlib_main);
+  ip6_reass_t *reass;
+  f64 now;
+
+again:
+
+  reass = NULL;
+  now = vlib_time_now (vm);
 
   if (!clib_bihash_search_48_8
       (&rm->hash, (clib_bihash_kv_48_8_t *) kv, (clib_bihash_kv_48_8_t *) kv))
     {
-      if (vm->thread_index != kv->v.thread_index)
+      reass =
+	pool_elt_at_index (rm->per_thread_data
+			   [kv->v.memory_owner_thread_index].pool,
+			   kv->v.reass_index);
+      if (vm->thread_index != kv->v.memory_owner_thread_index)
 	{
 	  *do_handoff = 1;
-	  return NULL;
+	  return reass;
 	}
-      reass = pool_elt_at_index (rt->pool, kv->v.reass_index);
 
       if (now > reass->last_heard + rm->timeout)
 	{
@@ -478,13 +511,18 @@
   reass->key.as_u64[4] = ((clib_bihash_kv_48_8_t *) kv)->key[4];
   reass->key.as_u64[5] = ((clib_bihash_kv_48_8_t *) kv)->key[5];
   kv->v.reass_index = (reass - rt->pool);
-  kv->v.thread_index = vm->thread_index;
+  kv->v.memory_owner_thread_index = vm->thread_index;
   reass->last_heard = now;
 
-  if (clib_bihash_add_del_48_8 (&rm->hash, (clib_bihash_kv_48_8_t *) kv, 1))
+  int rv =
+    clib_bihash_add_del_48_8 (&rm->hash, (clib_bihash_kv_48_8_t *) kv, 2);
+  if (rv)
     {
-      ip6_reass_free (rm, rt, reass);
+      ip6_reass_free_ctx (rt, reass);
       reass = NULL;
+      // if other worker created a context already work with the other copy
+      if (-2 == rv)
+	goto again;
     }
 
   return reass;
@@ -669,7 +707,10 @@
   first_b->flags &= ~VLIB_BUFFER_EXT_HDR_VALID;
   if (PREDICT_FALSE (first_b->flags & VLIB_BUFFER_IS_TRACED))
     {
-      ip6_reass_add_trace (vm, node, rm, reass, reass->first_bi, FINALIZE, 0);
+      ip6_reass_add_trace (vm, node, rm, reass->id, reass->trace_op_counter,
+			   reass->first_bi, reass->first_bi, reass->data_len,
+			   FINALIZE, ~0);
+      ++reass->trace_op_counter;
 #if 0
       // following code does a hexdump of packet fragments to stdout ...
       do
@@ -745,7 +786,8 @@
 ip6_reass_update (vlib_main_t * vm, vlib_node_runtime_t * node,
 		  ip6_reass_main_t * rm, ip6_reass_per_thread_t * rt,
 		  ip6_reass_t * reass, u32 * bi0, u32 * next0, u32 * error0,
-		  ip6_frag_hdr_t * frag_hdr, bool is_custom_app)
+		  ip6_frag_hdr_t * frag_hdr, bool is_custom_app,
+		  u32 * handoff_thread_idx)
 {
   int consumed = 0;
   vlib_buffer_t *fb = vlib_get_buffer (vm, *bi0);
@@ -835,8 +877,11 @@
 	  ip6_reass_free (rm, rt, reass);
 	  if (PREDICT_FALSE (fb->flags & VLIB_BUFFER_IS_TRACED))
 	    {
-	      ip6_reass_add_trace (vm, node, rm, reass, *bi0, RANGE_OVERLAP,
-				   0);
+	      ip6_reass_add_trace (vm, node, rm, reass->id,
+				   reass->trace_op_counter, *bi0,
+				   reass->first_bi, reass->data_len,
+				   RANGE_OVERLAP, ~0);
+	      ++reass->trace_op_counter;
 	    }
 	  *next0 = IP6_REASSEMBLY_NEXT_DROP;
 	  *error0 = IP6_ERROR_REASS_OVERLAPPING_FRAGMENT;
@@ -850,7 +895,10 @@
     {
       if (PREDICT_FALSE (fb->flags & VLIB_BUFFER_IS_TRACED))
 	{
-	  ip6_reass_add_trace (vm, node, rm, reass, *bi0, RANGE_NEW, 0);
+	  ip6_reass_add_trace (vm, node, rm, reass->id,
+			       reass->trace_op_counter, *bi0, reass->first_bi,
+			       reass->data_len, RANGE_NEW, ~0);
+	  ++reass->trace_op_counter;
 	}
     }
   if (~0 != reass->last_packet_octet &&
@@ -858,6 +906,16 @@
     {
       return ip6_reass_finalize (vm, node, rm, rt, reass, bi0, next0, error0,
 				 is_custom_app);
+      *handoff_thread_idx = reass->sendout_thread_index;
+      ip6_reass_rc_t rc =
+	ip6_reass_finalize (vm, node, rm, rt, reass, bi0, next0, error0,
+			    is_custom_app);
+      if (IP6_REASS_RC_OK == rc
+	  && reass->memory_owner_thread_index != reass->sendout_thread_index)
+	{
+	  return IP6_REASS_RC_HANDOFF;
+	}
+      return rc;
     }
   else
     {
@@ -1023,24 +1081,44 @@
 	    ip6_reass_find_or_create (vm, node, rm, rt, &kv, &icmp_bi,
 				      &do_handoff);
 
+	  if (reass)
+	    {
+	      const u32 fragment_first = ip6_frag_hdr_offset (frag_hdr);
+	      if (0 == fragment_first)
+		{
+		  reass->sendout_thread_index = vm->thread_index;
+		}
+	    }
 	  if (PREDICT_FALSE (do_handoff))
 	    {
 	      next0 = IP6_REASSEMBLY_NEXT_HANDOFF;
 	      if (is_feature)
 		vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.owner_feature_thread_index =
-		  kv.v.thread_index;
+		  kv.v.memory_owner_thread_index;
 	      else
 		vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.owner_thread_index =
-		  kv.v.thread_index;
+		  kv.v.memory_owner_thread_index;
 	    }
 	  else if (reass)
 	    {
+	      u32 handoff_thread_idx;
 	      switch (ip6_reass_update (vm, node, rm, rt, reass, &bi0, &next0,
-					&error0, frag_hdr, is_custom_app))
+					&error0, frag_hdr, is_custom_app,
+					&handoff_thread_idx))
 		{
 		case IP6_REASS_RC_OK:
 		  /* nothing to do here */
 		  break;
+		case IP6_REASS_RC_HANDOFF:
+		  next0 = IP6_REASSEMBLY_NEXT_HANDOFF;
+		  b0 = vlib_get_buffer (vm, bi0);
+		  if (is_feature)
+		    vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.owner_feature_thread_index =
+		      handoff_thread_idx;
+		  else
+		    vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.reass.owner_thread_index =
+		      handoff_thread_idx;
+		  break;
 		case IP6_REASS_RC_TOO_MANY_FRAGMENTS:
 		  vlib_node_increment_counter (vm, node->node_index,
 					       IP6_ERROR_REASS_FRAGMENT_CHAIN_TOO_LONG,
@@ -1089,7 +1167,24 @@
 	      to_next[0] = bi0;
 	      to_next += 1;
 	      n_left_to_next -= 1;
-	      if (is_feature && IP6_ERROR_NONE == error0)
+	      if (next0 == IP6_REASSEMBLY_NEXT_HANDOFF)
+		{
+		  if (PREDICT_FALSE (b0->flags & VLIB_BUFFER_IS_TRACED))
+		    {
+		      if (is_feature)
+			ip6_reass_add_trace (vm, node, rm, ~0,
+					     ~0,
+					     bi0, ~0, ~0, HANDOFF,
+					     vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.
+					     reass.owner_feature_thread_index);
+		      else
+			ip6_reass_add_trace (vm, node, rm, ~0, ~0, bi0,
+					     ~0, ~0, HANDOFF,
+					     vnet_buffer (b0)->ip.
+					     reass.owner_thread_index);
+		    }
+		}
+	      else if (is_feature && IP6_ERROR_NONE == error0)
 		{
 		  b0 = vlib_get_buffer (vm, bi0);
 		  vnet_feature_next (&next0, b0);
@@ -1296,7 +1391,6 @@
   vlib_node_t *node;
 
   rm->vlib_main = vm;
-  rm->vnet_main = vnet_get_main ();
 
   vec_validate (rm->per_thread_data, vlib_num_workers ());
   ip6_reass_per_thread_t *rt;