rpc - cleanup and changes related to rdma

- remove rpc_conn_state structure.
   - add a member to point struct rpc_req in rpc_transport_req structure.
     This is needed for rdma to store rdma specific per request data.

Signed-off-by: Raghavendra G <raghavendra@gluster.com>
Signed-off-by: Anand V. Avati <avati@dev.gluster.com>

BUG: 875 (Implement a new protocol to provide proper backward/forward compatibility)
URL: http://bugs.gluster.com/cgi-bin/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=875

16 files changed, 433 insertions, 524 deletions

diff --git a/rpc/rpc-lib/src/auth-glusterfs.c b/rpc/rpc-lib/src/auth-glusterfs.c
index 4748a318e..459cad877 100644
--- a/rpc/rpc-lib/src/auth-glusterfs.c
+++ b/rpc/rpc-lib/src/auth-glusterfs.c
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ err:
 }
 
 rpcsvc_auth_ops_t auth_glusterfs_ops = {
-        .conn_init              = NULL,
+        .transport_init         = NULL,
         .request_init           = auth_glusterfs_request_init,
         .authenticate           = auth_glusterfs_authenticate
 };
diff --git a/rpc/rpc-lib/src/auth-null.c b/rpc/rpc-lib/src/auth-null.c
index bfdabaa84..20dd7e77c 100644
--- a/rpc/rpc-lib/src/auth-null.c
+++ b/rpc/rpc-lib/src/auth-null.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ int auth_null_authenticate (rpcsvc_request_t *req, void *priv)
 }
 
 rpcsvc_auth_ops_t auth_null_ops = {
-        .conn_init              = NULL,
+        .transport_init              = NULL,
         .request_init           = auth_null_request_init,
         .authenticate           = auth_null_authenticate
 };
diff --git a/rpc/rpc-lib/src/auth-unix.c b/rpc/rpc-lib/src/auth-unix.c
index 4e99c1a5b..30b395bd4 100644
--- a/rpc/rpc-lib/src/auth-unix.c
+++ b/rpc/rpc-lib/src/auth-unix.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ err:
 }
 
 rpcsvc_auth_ops_t auth_unix_ops = {
-        .conn_init              = NULL,
+        .transport_init              = NULL,
         .request_init           = auth_unix_request_init,
         .authenticate           = auth_unix_authenticate
 };
diff --git a/rpc/rpc-lib/src/rpc-clnt.c b/rpc/rpc-lib/src/rpc-clnt.c
index da25d33c1..bac8b0246 100644
--- a/rpc/rpc-lib/src/rpc-clnt.c
+++ b/rpc/rpc-lib/src/rpc-clnt.c
@@ -418,7 +418,9 @@ rpc_clnt_fill_request_info (struct rpc_clnt *clnt, rpc_request_info_t *info)
 
         if (ret == -1) {
                 gf_log ("rpc-clnt", GF_LOG_CRITICAL, "cannot lookup the saved "
-                        "frame corresponding to xid (%d)", info->xid);
+                        "frame corresponding to xid (%d) for msg arrived on "
+                        "transport %s",
+                        info->xid, clnt->conn.trans->name);
                 goto out;
         }
 
@@ -1268,6 +1270,7 @@ rpc_clnt_submit (struct rpc_clnt *rpc, rpc_clnt_prog_t *prog,
                 req.rsp.rsp_payload = rsp_payload;
                 req.rsp.rsp_payload_count = rsp_payload_count;
                 req.rsp.rsp_iobref = rsp_iobref;
+                req.rpc_req = rpcreq;
 
                 ret = rpc_transport_submit_request (rpc->conn.trans,
                                                     &req);
diff --git a/rpc/rpc-lib/src/rpc-transport.c b/rpc/rpc-lib/src/rpc-transport.c
index 200ff3830..e3bc519fc 100644
--- a/rpc/rpc-lib/src/rpc-transport.c
+++ b/rpc/rpc-lib/src/rpc-transport.c
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ validate_volume_options (char *name, dict_t *options, volume_option_t *opt)
 
 int32_t
 rpc_transport_get_myaddr (rpc_transport_t *this, char *peeraddr, int addrlen,
-                          struct sockaddr *sa, size_t salen)
+                          struct sockaddr_storage *sa, size_t salen)
 {
         if (!this)
                 return -1;
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ rpc_transport_get_peername (rpc_transport_t *this, char *hostname, int hostlen)
 
 int32_t
 rpc_transport_get_peeraddr (rpc_transport_t *this, char *peeraddr, int addrlen,
-                            struct sockaddr *sa, size_t salen)
+                            struct sockaddr_storage *sa, size_t salen)
 {
         if (!this)
                 return -1;
diff --git a/rpc/rpc-lib/src/rpc-transport.h b/rpc/rpc-lib/src/rpc-transport.h
index 7ef3abb73..a6a3441dc 100644
--- a/rpc/rpc-lib/src/rpc-transport.h
+++ b/rpc/rpc-lib/src/rpc-transport.h
@@ -125,8 +125,9 @@ struct rpc_transport_rsp {
 typedef struct rpc_transport_rsp rpc_transport_rsp_t;
 
 struct rpc_transport_req {
-        rpc_transport_msg_t msg;
-        rpc_transport_rsp_t rsp;
+        rpc_transport_msg_t  msg;
+        rpc_transport_rsp_t  rsp;
+        struct rpc_req      *rpc_req;
 };
 typedef struct rpc_transport_req rpc_transport_req_t;
 
@@ -168,6 +169,11 @@ typedef int (*rpc_transport_notify_t) (rpc_transport_t *, void *mydata,
                                        rpc_transport_event_t, void *data, ...);
 struct rpc_transport {
 	struct rpc_transport_ops  *ops;
+        rpc_transport_t           *listener; /* listener transport to which
+                                              * request for creation of this
+                                              * transport came from. valid only
+                                              * on server process.
+                                              */
 	void                      *private;
         void                      *xl_private;
         void                      *xl;       /* Used for THIS */
@@ -202,12 +208,12 @@ struct rpc_transport_ops {
         int32_t (*get_peername)   (rpc_transport_t *this, char *hostname,
                                    int hostlen);
         int32_t (*get_peeraddr)   (rpc_transport_t *this, char *peeraddr,
-                                   int addrlen, struct sockaddr *sa,
+                                   int addrlen, struct sockaddr_storage *sa,
                                    socklen_t sasize);
         int32_t (*get_myname)     (rpc_transport_t *this, char *hostname,
                                    int hostlen);
         int32_t (*get_myaddr)     (rpc_transport_t *this, char *peeraddr,
-                                   int addrlen, struct sockaddr *sa,
+                                   int addrlen, struct sockaddr_storage *sa,
                                    socklen_t sasize);
 };
 
@@ -253,14 +259,14 @@ rpc_transport_get_peername (rpc_transport_t *this, char *hostname, int hostlen);
 
 int32_t
 rpc_transport_get_peeraddr (rpc_transport_t *this, char *peeraddr, int addrlen,
-                            struct sockaddr *sa, size_t salen);
+                            struct sockaddr_storage *sa, size_t salen);
 
 int32_t
 rpc_transport_get_myname (rpc_transport_t *this, char *hostname, int hostlen);
 
 int32_t
 rpc_transport_get_myaddr (rpc_transport_t *this, char *peeraddr, int addrlen,
-                          struct sockaddr *sa, size_t salen);
+                          struct sockaddr_storage *sa, size_t salen);
 
 rpc_transport_pollin_t *
 rpc_transport_pollin_alloc (rpc_transport_t *this, struct iovec *vector,
diff --git a/rpc/rpc-lib/src/rpcsvc-auth.c b/rpc/rpc-lib/src/rpcsvc-auth.c
index d14b91f3a..5cfa255ba 100644
--- a/rpc/rpc-lib/src/rpcsvc-auth.c
+++ b/rpc/rpc-lib/src/rpcsvc-auth.c
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ __rpcsvc_auth_get_handler (rpcsvc_request_t *req)
         if (!req)
                 return NULL;
 
-        svc = rpcsvc_request_service (req);
+        svc = req->svc;
         if (!svc) {
                 gf_log (GF_RPCSVC, GF_LOG_ERROR, "!svc");
                 goto err;
diff --git a/rpc/rpc-lib/src/rpcsvc-common.h b/rpc/rpc-lib/src/rpcsvc-common.h
index aef791cfa..7e72bc3ae 100644
--- a/rpc/rpc-lib/src/rpcsvc-common.h
+++ b/rpc/rpc-lib/src/rpcsvc-common.h
@@ -62,8 +62,6 @@ typedef struct rpcsvc_state {
 
         glusterfs_ctx_t         *ctx;
 
-        void                    *listener;
-
         /* list of connections which will listen for incoming connections */
         struct list_head         listeners;
 
@@ -76,7 +74,7 @@ typedef struct rpcsvc_state {
 
         void                    *mydata; /* This is xlator */
         rpcsvc_notify_t          notifyfn;
-
+        struct mem_pool         *rxpool;
 } rpcsvc_t;
 
 
diff --git a/rpc/rpc-lib/src/rpcsvc.c b/rpc/rpc-lib/src/rpcsvc.c
index 57e9b12aa..82a19bbd1 100644
--- a/rpc/rpc-lib/src/rpcsvc.c
+++ b/rpc/rpc-lib/src/rpcsvc.c
@@ -48,16 +48,17 @@
 
 struct rpcsvc_program gluster_dump_prog;
 
-
-#define rpcsvc_alloc_request(con, request)                              \
+#define rpcsvc_alloc_request(svc, request)                              \
         do {                                                            \
-                request = (rpcsvc_request_t *) mem_get ((con)->rxpool); \
+                request = (rpcsvc_request_t *) mem_get ((svc)->rxpool); \
                 memset (request, 0, sizeof (rpcsvc_request_t));         \
         } while (0)
 
+rpcsvc_listener_t *
+rpcsvc_get_listener (rpcsvc_t *svc, uint16_t port, rpc_transport_t *trans);
 
 int
-rpcsvc_conn_peer_check_search (dict_t *options, char *pattern, char *clstr)
+rpcsvc_transport_peer_check_search (dict_t *options, char *pattern, char *clstr)
 {
         int                     ret = -1;
         char                    *addrtok = NULL;
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ err:
 
 
 int
-rpcsvc_conn_peer_check_allow (dict_t *options, char *volname, char *clstr)
+rpcsvc_transport_peer_check_allow (dict_t *options, char *volname, char *clstr)
 {
         int     ret = RPCSVC_AUTH_DONTCARE;
         char    *srchstr = NULL;
@@ -126,7 +127,7 @@ rpcsvc_conn_peer_check_allow (dict_t *options, char *volname, char *clstr)
         } else
                 srchstr = globalrule;
 
-        ret = rpcsvc_conn_peer_check_search (options, srchstr, clstr);
+        ret = rpcsvc_transport_peer_check_search (options, srchstr, clstr);
         if (volname)
                 GF_FREE (srchstr);
 
@@ -139,7 +140,7 @@ out:
 }
 
 int
-rpcsvc_conn_peer_check_reject (dict_t *options, char *volname, char *clstr)
+rpcsvc_transport_peer_check_reject (dict_t *options, char *volname, char *clstr)
 {
         int     ret = RPCSVC_AUTH_DONTCARE;
         char    *srchstr = NULL;
@@ -158,7 +159,7 @@ rpcsvc_conn_peer_check_reject (dict_t *options, char *volname, char *clstr)
         } else
                 srchstr = generalrule;
 
-        ret = rpcsvc_conn_peer_check_search (options, srchstr, clstr);
+        ret = rpcsvc_transport_peer_check_search (options, srchstr, clstr);
         if (volname)
                 GF_FREE (srchstr);
 
@@ -301,18 +302,18 @@ rpcsvc_combine_gen_spec_volume_checks (int gen, int spec)
 
 
 int
-rpcsvc_conn_peer_check_name (dict_t *options, char *volname,
-                             rpcsvc_conn_t *conn)
+rpcsvc_transport_peer_check_name (dict_t *options, char *volname,
+                                  rpc_transport_t *trans)
 {
         int     ret = RPCSVC_AUTH_REJECT;
         int     aret = RPCSVC_AUTH_REJECT;
         int     rjret = RPCSVC_AUTH_REJECT;
         char    clstr[RPCSVC_PEER_STRLEN];
 
-        if (!conn)
+        if (!trans)
                 return ret;
 
-        ret = rpcsvc_conn_peername (conn, clstr, RPCSVC_PEER_STRLEN);
+        ret = rpc_transport_get_peername (trans, clstr, RPCSVC_PEER_STRLEN);
         if (ret != 0) {
                 gf_log (GF_RPCSVC, GF_LOG_ERROR, "Failed to get remote addr: "
                         "%s", gai_strerror (ret));
@@ -320,8 +321,8 @@ rpcsvc_conn_peer_check_name (dict_t *options, char *volname,
                 goto err;
         }
 
-        aret = rpcsvc_conn_peer_check_allow (options, volname, clstr);
-        rjret = rpcsvc_conn_peer_check_reject (options, volname, clstr);
+        aret = rpcsvc_transport_peer_check_allow (options, volname, clstr);
+        rjret = rpcsvc_transport_peer_check_reject (options, volname, clstr);
 
         ret = rpcsvc_combine_allow_reject_volume_check (aret, rjret);
 
@@ -331,17 +332,19 @@ err:
 
 
 int
-rpcsvc_conn_peer_check_addr (dict_t *options, char *volname,rpcsvc_conn_t *conn)
+rpcsvc_transport_peer_check_addr (dict_t *options, char *volname,
+                                  rpc_transport_t *trans)
 {
         int     ret = RPCSVC_AUTH_REJECT;
         int     aret = RPCSVC_AUTH_DONTCARE;
         int     rjret = RPCSVC_AUTH_REJECT;
         char    clstr[RPCSVC_PEER_STRLEN];
 
-        if (!conn)
+        if (!trans)
                 return ret;
 
-        ret = rpcsvc_conn_peeraddr (conn, clstr, RPCSVC_PEER_STRLEN, NULL, 0);
+        ret = rpcsvc_transport_peeraddr (trans, clstr, RPCSVC_PEER_STRLEN, NULL,
+                                         0);
         if (ret != 0) {
                 gf_log (GF_RPCSVC, GF_LOG_ERROR, "Failed to get remote addr: "
                         "%s", gai_strerror (ret));
@@ -349,8 +352,8 @@ rpcsvc_conn_peer_check_addr (dict_t *options, char *volname,rpcsvc_conn_t *conn)
                 goto err;
         }
 
-        aret = rpcsvc_conn_peer_check_allow (options, volname, clstr);
-        rjret = rpcsvc_conn_peer_check_reject (options, volname, clstr);
+        aret = rpcsvc_transport_peer_check_allow (options, volname, clstr);
+        rjret = rpcsvc_transport_peer_check_reject (options, volname, clstr);
 
         ret = rpcsvc_combine_allow_reject_volume_check (aret, rjret);
 err:
@@ -359,8 +362,8 @@ err:
 
 
 int
-rpcsvc_conn_check_volume_specific (dict_t *options, char *volname,
-                                   rpcsvc_conn_t *conn)
+rpcsvc_transport_check_volume_specific (dict_t *options, char *volname,
+                                        rpc_transport_t *trans)
 {
         int             namechk = RPCSVC_AUTH_REJECT;
         int             addrchk = RPCSVC_AUTH_REJECT;
@@ -368,7 +371,7 @@ rpcsvc_conn_check_volume_specific (dict_t *options, char *volname,
         char            *namestr = NULL;
         int             ret = 0;
 
-        if ((!options) || (!volname) || (!conn))
+        if ((!options) || (!volname) || (!trans))
                 return RPCSVC_AUTH_REJECT;
 
         /* Enabled by default */
@@ -389,8 +392,9 @@ rpcsvc_conn_check_volume_specific (dict_t *options, char *volname,
          * specific which will over-ride the network address rules.
          */
         if (namelookup)
-                namechk = rpcsvc_conn_peer_check_name (options, volname, conn);
-        addrchk = rpcsvc_conn_peer_check_addr (options, volname, conn);
+                namechk = rpcsvc_transport_peer_check_name (options, volname,
+                                                            trans);
+        addrchk = rpcsvc_transport_peer_check_addr (options, volname, trans);
 
         if (namelookup)
                 ret = rpcsvc_combine_gen_spec_addr_checks (addrchk, namechk);
@@ -402,7 +406,7 @@ rpcsvc_conn_check_volume_specific (dict_t *options, char *volname,
 
 
 int
-rpcsvc_conn_check_volume_general (dict_t *options, rpcsvc_conn_t *conn)
+rpcsvc_transport_check_volume_general (dict_t *options, rpc_transport_t *trans)
 {
         int             addrchk = RPCSVC_AUTH_REJECT;
         int             namechk = RPCSVC_AUTH_REJECT;
@@ -410,7 +414,7 @@ rpcsvc_conn_check_volume_general (dict_t *options, rpcsvc_conn_t *conn)
         char            *namestr = NULL;
         int             ret = 0;
 
-        if ((!options) || (!conn))
+        if ((!options) || (!trans))
                 return RPCSVC_AUTH_REJECT;
 
         /* Enabled by default */
@@ -431,8 +435,10 @@ rpcsvc_conn_check_volume_general (dict_t *options, rpcsvc_conn_t *conn)
          * specific which will over-ride the network address rules.
          */
         if (namelookup)
-                namechk = rpcsvc_conn_peer_check_name (options, NULL, conn);
-        addrchk = rpcsvc_conn_peer_check_addr (options, NULL, conn);
+                namechk = rpcsvc_transport_peer_check_name (options, NULL, 
+                                                            trans);
+
+        addrchk = rpcsvc_transport_peer_check_addr (options, NULL, trans);
 
         if (namelookup)
                 ret = rpcsvc_combine_gen_spec_addr_checks (addrchk, namechk);
@@ -443,17 +449,18 @@ rpcsvc_conn_check_volume_general (dict_t *options, rpcsvc_conn_t *conn)
 }
 
 int
-rpcsvc_conn_peer_check (dict_t *options, char *volname, rpcsvc_conn_t *conn)
+rpcsvc_transport_peer_check (dict_t *options, char *volname,
+                             rpc_transport_t *trans)
 {
         int     general_chk = RPCSVC_AUTH_REJECT;
         int     specific_chk = RPCSVC_AUTH_REJECT;
 
-        if ((!options) || (!volname) || (!conn))
+        if ((!options) || (!volname) || (!trans))
                 return RPCSVC_AUTH_REJECT;
 
-        general_chk = rpcsvc_conn_check_volume_general (options, conn);
-        specific_chk = rpcsvc_conn_check_volume_specific (options, volname,
-                                                          conn);
+        general_chk = rpcsvc_transport_check_volume_general (options, trans);
+        specific_chk = rpcsvc_transport_check_volume_specific (options, volname,
+                                                               trans);
 
         return rpcsvc_combine_gen_spec_volume_checks (general_chk,specific_chk);
 }
@@ -494,68 +501,10 @@ out:
 }
 
 
-
-/* Initialize the core of a connection */
-rpcsvc_conn_t *
-rpcsvc_conn_alloc (rpcsvc_t *svc, rpc_transport_t *trans)
-{
-        rpcsvc_conn_t  *conn = NULL;
-        int             ret = -1;
-        unsigned int    poolcount = 0;
-
-        conn = GF_CALLOC (1, sizeof(*conn), gf_common_mt_rpcsvc_conn_t);
-        if (!conn) {
-                gf_log (GF_RPCSVC, GF_LOG_ERROR, "memory allocation failed");
-                return NULL;
-        }
-
-        conn->trans = trans;
-        conn->svc   = svc;
-        poolcount   = RPCSVC_POOLCOUNT_MULT * svc->memfactor;
-
-        gf_log (GF_RPCSVC, GF_LOG_TRACE, "rx pool: %d", poolcount);
-        conn->rxpool = mem_pool_new (rpcsvc_request_t, poolcount);
-        /* TODO: leak */
-        if (!conn->rxpool) {
-                gf_log (GF_RPCSVC, GF_LOG_ERROR, "mem pool allocation failed");
-                goto free_conn;
-        }
-
-        /* Cannot consider a connection connected unless the user of this
-         * connection decides it is ready to use. It is possible that we have
-         * to free this connection soon after. That free will not happpen
-         * unless the state is disconnected.
-         */
-        conn->connstate = RPCSVC_CONNSTATE_DISCONNECTED;
-        pthread_mutex_init (&conn->connlock, NULL);
-        conn->connref = 0;
-
-        ret = 0;
-
-free_conn:
-        if (ret == -1) {
-                GF_FREE (conn);
-                conn = NULL;
-        }
-
-        return conn;
-}
-
 int
 rpcsvc_notify (rpc_transport_t *trans, void *mydata,
                rpc_transport_event_t event, void *data, ...);
 
-void
-rpcsvc_conn_state_init (rpcsvc_conn_t *conn)
-{
-        if (!conn)
-                return;
-
-        ++conn->connref;
-        conn->connstate = RPCSVC_CONNSTATE_CONNECTED;
-}
-
-
 rpcsvc_notify_wrapper_t *
 rpcsvc_notify_wrapper_alloc (void)
 {
@@ -582,11 +531,7 @@ rpcsvc_listener_destroy (rpcsvc_listener_t *listener)
                 goto out;
         }
 
-        if (!listener->conn) {
-                goto listener_free;
-        }
-
-        svc = listener->conn->svc;
+        svc = listener->svc;
         if (!svc) {
                 goto listener_free;
         }
@@ -604,162 +549,11 @@ out:
 }
 
 
-void
-rpcsvc_conn_destroy (rpcsvc_conn_t *conn)
-{
-        rpcsvc_listener_t       *listener = NULL;
-
-        if (!conn || !conn->rxpool || !conn->listener)
-                goto out;
-
-        if (conn->trans)
-                rpc_transport_destroy (conn->trans);
-
-        mem_pool_destroy (conn->rxpool);
-
-        listener = conn->listener;
-        if (listener->conn == conn) {
-                rpcsvc_listener_destroy (listener);
-        }
-
-        /* Need to destory record state, txlists etc. */
-        GF_FREE (conn);
-out:
-        gf_log (GF_RPCSVC, GF_LOG_DEBUG, "Connection destroyed");
-}
-
-
-rpcsvc_conn_t *
-rpcsvc_conn_init (rpcsvc_t *svc, rpc_transport_t *trans)
-{
-        int            ret  = -1;
-        rpcsvc_conn_t *conn = NULL;
-
-        conn = rpcsvc_conn_alloc (svc, trans);
-        if (!conn) {
-                gf_log (GF_RPCSVC, GF_LOG_DEBUG, "cannot init a connection");
-                goto out;
-        }
-
-        ret = rpc_transport_register_notify (trans, rpcsvc_notify, conn);
-        if (ret == -1) {
-                gf_log (GF_RPCSVC, GF_LOG_DEBUG, "registering notify failed");
-                rpcsvc_conn_destroy (conn);
-                conn = NULL;
-                goto out;
-        }
-
-        rpcsvc_conn_state_init (conn);
-
-out:
-        return conn;
-}
-
-
-int
-__rpcsvc_conn_unref (rpcsvc_conn_t *conn)
-{
-        --conn->connref;
-        return conn->connref;
-}
-
-
-void
-__rpcsvc_conn_deinit (rpcsvc_conn_t *conn)
-{
-        if (!conn)
-                return;
-
-        if (rpcsvc_conn_check_active (conn)) {
-                conn->connstate = RPCSVC_CONNSTATE_DISCONNECTED;
-        }
-
-        if (conn->trans) {
-                rpc_transport_disconnect (conn->trans);
-                conn->trans = NULL;
-        }
-}
-
-
-void
-rpcsvc_conn_deinit (rpcsvc_conn_t *conn)
-{
-        int ref = 0;
-
-        if (!conn)
-                return;
-
-        pthread_mutex_lock (&conn->connlock);
-        {
-                __rpcsvc_conn_deinit (conn);
-                ref = __rpcsvc_conn_unref (conn);
-        }
-        pthread_mutex_unlock (&conn->connlock);
-
-        if (ref == 0)
-                rpcsvc_conn_destroy (conn);
-
-        return;
-}
-
-
-void
-rpcsvc_conn_unref (rpcsvc_conn_t *conn)
-{
-        int ref = 0;
-        if (!conn)
-                return;
-
-        pthread_mutex_lock (&conn->connlock);
-        {
-                ref = __rpcsvc_conn_unref (conn);
-        }
-        pthread_mutex_unlock (&conn->connlock);
-
-        if (ref == 0) {
-                rpcsvc_conn_destroy (conn);
-        }
-}
-
-
 int
-rpcsvc_conn_active (rpcsvc_conn_t *conn)
+rpcsvc_conn_privport_check (rpcsvc_t *svc, char *volname,
+                            rpc_transport_t *trans)
 {
-        int     status = 0;
-
-        if (!conn)
-                return 0;
-
-        pthread_mutex_lock (&conn->connlock);
-        {
-                status = rpcsvc_conn_check_active (conn);
-        }
-        pthread_mutex_unlock (&conn->connlock);
-
-        return status;
-}
-
-
-void
-rpcsvc_conn_ref (rpcsvc_conn_t *conn)
-{
-        if (!conn)
-                return;
-
-        pthread_mutex_lock (&conn->connlock);
-        {
-                ++conn->connref;
-        }
-        pthread_mutex_unlock (&conn->connlock);
-
-        return;
-}
-
-
-int
-rpcsvc_conn_privport_check (rpcsvc_t *svc, char *volname, rpcsvc_conn_t *conn)
-{
-        struct sockaddr_in      sa;
+        struct sockaddr_storage sa  = {0, };
         int                     ret = RPCSVC_AUTH_REJECT;
         socklen_t               sasize = sizeof (sa);
         char                    *srchstr = NULL;
@@ -769,11 +563,11 @@ rpcsvc_conn_privport_check (rpcsvc_t *svc, char *volname, rpcsvc_conn_t *conn)
         uint16_t                port = 0;
         gf_boolean_t            insecure = _gf_false;
 
-        if ((!svc) || (!volname) || (!conn))
+        if ((!svc) || (!volname) || (!trans))
                 return ret;
 
-        ret = rpcsvc_conn_peeraddr (conn, NULL, 0, (struct sockaddr *)&sa,
-                                    sasize);
+        ret = rpcsvc_transport_peeraddr (trans, NULL, 0, &sa,
+                                         sasize);
         if (ret != 0) {
                 gf_log (GF_RPCSVC, GF_LOG_ERROR, "Failed to get peer addr: %s",
                         gai_strerror (ret));
@@ -781,7 +575,12 @@ rpcsvc_conn_privport_check (rpcsvc_t *svc, char *volname, rpcsvc_conn_t *conn)
                 goto err;
         }
 
-        port = ntohs (sa.sin_port);
+        if (sa.ss_family == AF_INET) {
+                port = ((struct sockaddr_in *)&sa)->sin_port;
+        } else {
+                port = ((struct sockaddr_in6 *)&sa)->sin6_port;
+        }
+
         gf_log (GF_RPCSVC, GF_LOG_TRACE, "Client port: %d", (int)port);
         /* If the port is already a privileged one, dont bother with checking
          * options.
@@ -851,7 +650,7 @@ err:
  * of the pointers below are NULL.
  */
 rpcsvc_actor_t *
-rpcsvc_program_actor (rpcsvc_conn_t *conn, rpcsvc_request_t *req)
+rpcsvc_program_actor (rpcsvc_request_t *req)
 {
         rpcsvc_program_t        *program = NULL;
         int                     err      = SYSTEM_ERR;
@@ -859,10 +658,10 @@ rpcsvc_program_actor (rpcsvc_conn_t *conn, rpcsvc_request_t *req)
         rpcsvc_t                *svc     = NULL;
         char                    found    = 0;
 
-        if ((!conn) || (!req))
+        if (!req)
                 goto err;
 
-        svc = conn->svc;
+        svc = req->svc;
         pthread_mutex_lock (&svc->rpclock);
         {
                 list_for_each_entry (program, &svc->programs, program) {
@@ -938,9 +737,9 @@ rpcsvc_program_notify (rpcsvc_listener_t *listener, rpcsvc_event_t event,
                 goto out;
         }
 
-        list_for_each_entry (wrapper, &listener->list, list) {
+        list_for_each_entry (wrapper, &listener->svc->notify, list) {
                 if (wrapper->notify) {
-                        wrapper->notify (listener->conn->svc,
+                        wrapper->notify (listener->svc,
                                          wrapper->data,
                                          event, data);
                 }
@@ -951,37 +750,29 @@ out:
 }
 
 
-int
-rpcsvc_accept (rpcsvc_conn_t *listen_conn, rpc_transport_t *new_trans)
+inline int
+rpcsvc_accept (rpcsvc_t *svc, rpc_transport_t *listen_trans,
+               rpc_transport_t *new_trans)
 {
         rpcsvc_listener_t *listener = NULL;
-        rpcsvc_conn_t     *conn     = NULL;
-        char               clstr[RPCSVC_PEER_STRLEN];
-
-        listener = listen_conn->listener;
-        conn = rpcsvc_conn_init (listen_conn->svc, new_trans);
-        if (!conn) {
-                rpc_transport_disconnect (new_trans);
-                memset (clstr, 0, RPCSVC_PEER_STRLEN);
-                rpc_transport_get_peername (new_trans, clstr,
-                                            RPCSVC_PEER_STRLEN);
-                gf_log (GF_RPCSVC, GF_LOG_DEBUG, "allocating connection for "
-                        "new transport (%s) failed", clstr);
+        int32_t            ret      = -1;
+
+        listener = rpcsvc_get_listener (svc, -1, listen_trans);
+        if (listener == NULL) {
                 goto out;
         }
 
-        conn->listener = listener;
-
-        //rpcsvc_program_notify (listener, RPCSVC_EVENT_ACCEPT, conn);
+        rpcsvc_program_notify (listener, RPCSVC_EVENT_ACCEPT, new_trans);
+        ret = 0;
 out:
-        return 0;
+        return ret;
 }
 
 
 void
-rpcsvc_request_destroy (rpcsvc_conn_t *conn, rpcsvc_request_t *req)
+rpcsvc_request_destroy (rpcsvc_request_t *req)
 {
-        if (!conn || !req) {
+        if (!req) {
                 goto out;
         }
 
@@ -989,18 +780,21 @@ rpcsvc_request_destroy (rpcsvc_conn_t *conn, rpcsvc_request_t *req)
                 iobref_unref (req->iobref);
         }
 
-        mem_put (conn->rxpool, req);
+        mem_put (req->svc->rxpool, req);
+
+        rpc_transport_unref (req->trans);
 out:
         return;
 }
 
 
 rpcsvc_request_t *
-rpcsvc_request_init (rpcsvc_conn_t *conn, struct rpc_msg *callmsg,
+rpcsvc_request_init (rpcsvc_t *svc, rpc_transport_t *trans,
+                     struct rpc_msg *callmsg,
                      struct iovec progmsg, rpc_transport_pollin_t *msg,
                      rpcsvc_request_t *req)
 {
-        if ((!conn) || (!callmsg)|| (!req) || (!msg))
+        if ((!trans) || (!callmsg)|| (!req) || (!msg))
                 return NULL;
 
         /* We start a RPC request as always denied. */
@@ -1009,7 +803,7 @@ rpcsvc_request_init (rpcsvc_conn_t *conn, struct rpc_msg *callmsg,
         req->prognum = rpc_call_program (callmsg);
         req->progver = rpc_call_progver (callmsg);
         req->procnum = rpc_call_progproc (callmsg);
-        req->conn = conn;
+        req->trans = rpc_transport_ref (trans);
         req->count = msg->count;
         req->msg[0] = progmsg;
         req->iobref = iobref_ref (msg->iobref);
@@ -1017,6 +811,7 @@ rpcsvc_request_init (rpcsvc_conn_t *conn, struct rpc_msg *callmsg,
                 req->msg[1] = msg->vector[1];
         }
 
+        req->svc = svc;
         req->trans_private = msg->private;
 
         INIT_LIST_HEAD (&req->txlist);
@@ -1038,7 +833,8 @@ rpcsvc_request_init (rpcsvc_conn_t *conn, struct rpc_msg *callmsg,
 
 
 rpcsvc_request_t *
-rpcsvc_request_create (rpcsvc_conn_t *conn, rpc_transport_pollin_t *msg)
+rpcsvc_request_create (rpcsvc_t *svc, rpc_transport_t *trans,
+                       rpc_transport_pollin_t *msg)
 {
         char                    *msgbuf = NULL;
         struct rpc_msg          rpcmsg;
@@ -1047,7 +843,7 @@ rpcsvc_request_create (rpcsvc_conn_t *conn, rpc_transport_pollin_t *msg)
         size_t                  msglen  = 0;
         int                     ret     = -1;
 
-        if (!conn)
+        if (!svc || !trans)
                 return NULL;
 
         /* We need to allocate the request before actually calling
@@ -1056,7 +852,7 @@ rpcsvc_request_create (rpcsvc_conn_t *conn, rpc_transport_pollin_t *msg)
          * This avoids a need to keep a temp buffer into which the auth data
          * would've been copied otherwise.
          */
-        rpcsvc_alloc_request (conn, req);
+        rpcsvc_alloc_request (svc, req);
         if (!req) {
                 gf_log (GF_RPCSVC, GF_LOG_ERROR, "Failed to alloc request");
                 goto err;
@@ -1075,7 +871,7 @@ rpcsvc_request_create (rpcsvc_conn_t *conn, rpc_transport_pollin_t *msg)
         }
 
         ret = -1;
-        rpcsvc_request_init (conn, &rpcmsg, progmsg, msg, req);
+        rpcsvc_request_init (svc, trans, &rpcmsg, progmsg, msg, req);
 
         gf_log (GF_RPCSVC, GF_LOG_TRACE, "RPC XID: %lx, Ver: %ld, Program: %ld,"
                 " ProgVers: %ld, Proc: %ld", rpc_call_xid (&rpcmsg),
@@ -1120,30 +916,33 @@ err:
 
 
 int
-rpcsvc_handle_rpc_call (rpcsvc_conn_t *conn, rpc_transport_pollin_t *msg)
+rpcsvc_handle_rpc_call (rpcsvc_t *svc, rpc_transport_t *trans,
+                        rpc_transport_pollin_t *msg)
 {
         rpcsvc_actor_t          *actor = NULL;
         rpcsvc_request_t        *req = NULL;
         int                     ret = -1;
 
-        if (!conn)
+        if (!trans || !svc)
                 return -1;
 
-        req = rpcsvc_request_create (conn, msg);
+        req = rpcsvc_request_create (svc, trans, msg);
         if (!req)
                 goto err;
 
         if (!rpcsvc_request_accepted (req))
                 goto err_reply;
 
-        actor = rpcsvc_program_actor (conn, req);
+        actor = rpcsvc_program_actor (req);
         if (!actor)
                 goto err_reply;
 
         if (actor && (req->rpc_err == SUCCESS)) {
+                /* Before going to xlator code, set the THIS properly */
+                THIS = svc->mydata;
+
                 if (req->count == 2) {
                         if (actor->vector_actor) {
-                                rpcsvc_conn_ref (conn);
                                 ret = actor->vector_actor (req, &req->msg[1], 1,
                                                            req->iobref);
                         } else {
@@ -1153,16 +952,14 @@ rpcsvc_handle_rpc_call (rpcsvc_conn_t *conn, rpc_transport_pollin_t *msg)
                                 ret = RPCSVC_ACTOR_ERROR;
                         }
                 } else if (actor->actor) {
-                        rpcsvc_conn_ref (req->conn);
-                        /* Before going to xlator code, set the THIS properly */
-                        THIS = conn->svc->mydata;
                         ret = actor->actor (req);
                 }
         }
 
 err_reply:
-        if ((ret == RPCSVC_ACTOR_ERROR) || (req->rpc_err != SUCCESS))
+        if ((ret == RPCSVC_ACTOR_ERROR) || (req->rpc_err != SUCCESS)) {
                 ret = rpcsvc_error_reply (req);
+        }
 
         if (ret)
                 gf_log ("rpcsvc", GF_LOG_DEBUG, "failed to queue error reply");
@@ -1170,39 +967,87 @@ err_reply:
         /* No need to propagate error beyond this function since the reply
          * has now been queued. */
         ret = 0;
+
 err:
         return ret;
 }
 
 
 int
+rpcsvc_handle_disconnect (rpcsvc_t *svc, rpc_transport_t *trans)
+{
+        rpcsvc_event_t           event;
+        rpcsvc_notify_wrapper_t *wrappers = NULL, *wrapper;
+        int32_t                  ret      = -1, i = 0, wrapper_count = 0;
+        rpcsvc_listener_t       *listener = NULL;
+ 
+        event = (trans->listener == NULL) ? RPCSVC_EVENT_LISTENER_DEAD
+                : RPCSVC_EVENT_DISCONNECT;
+ 
+        pthread_mutex_lock (&svc->rpclock);
+        {
+                wrappers = GF_CALLOC (svc->notify_count, sizeof (*wrapper),
+                                      gf_common_mt_rpcsvc_wrapper_t);
+                if (!wrappers) {
+                        goto unlock;
+                }
+ 
+                list_for_each_entry (wrapper, &svc->notify, list) {
+                        if (wrapper->notify) {
+                                wrappers[i++] = *wrapper;
+                        }
+                }
+ 
+                wrapper_count = i;
+        }
+unlock:
+        pthread_mutex_unlock (&svc->rpclock);
+ 
+        if (wrappers) {
+                for (i = 0; i < wrapper_count; i++) {
+                        wrappers[i].notify (svc, wrappers[i].data,
+                                            event, trans);
+                }
+ 
+                GF_FREE (wrappers);
+        }
+ 
+        if (event == RPCSVC_EVENT_LISTENER_DEAD) {
+                listener = rpcsvc_get_listener (svc, -1, trans->listener);
+                rpcsvc_listener_destroy (listener);
+        }
+ 
+        return ret;
+}
+ 
+
+int
 rpcsvc_notify (rpc_transport_t *trans, void *mydata,
                rpc_transport_event_t event, void *data, ...)
 {
-        rpcsvc_conn_t          *conn      = NULL;
         int                     ret       = -1;
         rpc_transport_pollin_t *msg       = NULL;
         rpc_transport_t        *new_trans = NULL;
+        rpcsvc_t               *svc       = NULL;
 
-        conn = mydata;
-        if (conn == NULL) {
+        svc = mydata;
+        if (svc == NULL) {
                 goto out;
         }
 
         switch (event) {
         case RPC_TRANSPORT_ACCEPT:
                 new_trans = data;
-                ret = rpcsvc_accept (conn, new_trans);
+                ret = rpcsvc_accept (svc, trans, new_trans);
                 break;
 
         case RPC_TRANSPORT_DISCONNECT:
-                rpcsvc_conn_deinit (conn);
-                ret = 0;
+                ret = rpcsvc_handle_disconnect (svc, trans);
                 break;
 
         case RPC_TRANSPORT_MSG_RECEIVED:
                 msg = data;
-                ret = rpcsvc_handle_rpc_call (conn, msg);
+                ret = rpcsvc_handle_rpc_call (svc, trans, msg);
                 break;
 
         case RPC_TRANSPORT_MSG_SENT:
@@ -1274,16 +1119,16 @@ err:
 }
 
 
-int
-rpcsvc_conn_submit (rpcsvc_conn_t *conn, struct iovec *hdrvec,
-                    int hdrcount, struct iovec *proghdr, int proghdrcount,
-                    struct iovec *progpayload, int progpayloadcount,
-                    struct iobref *iobref, void *priv)
+inline int
+rpcsvc_transport_submit (rpc_transport_t *trans, struct iovec *hdrvec,
+                         int hdrcount, struct iovec *proghdr, int proghdrcount,
+                         struct iovec *progpayload, int progpayloadcount,
+                         struct iobref *iobref, void *priv)
 {
         int                   ret   = -1;
         rpc_transport_reply_t reply = {{0, }};
 
-        if ((!conn) || (!hdrvec) || (!hdrvec->iov_base) || (!conn->trans)) {
+        if ((!trans) || (!hdrvec) || (!hdrvec->iov_base)) {
                 goto out;
         }
 
@@ -1296,15 +1141,7 @@ rpcsvc_conn_submit (rpcsvc_conn_t *conn, struct iovec *hdrvec,
         reply.msg.iobref = iobref;
         reply.private = priv;
 
-        /* Now that we have both the RPC and Program buffers in xdr format
-         * lets hand it to the transmission layer.
-         */
-        if (!rpcsvc_conn_check_active (conn)) {
-                gf_log (GF_RPCSVC, GF_LOG_DEBUG, "Connection inactive");
-                goto out;
-        }
-
-        ret = rpc_transport_submit_reply (conn->trans, &reply);
+        ret = rpc_transport_submit_reply (trans, &reply);
 
 out:
         return ret;
@@ -1319,6 +1156,7 @@ rpcsvc_fill_reply (rpcsvc_request_t *req, struct rpc_msg *reply)
                 return -1;
 
         prog = rpcsvc_request_program (req);
+
         rpc_fill_empty_reply (reply, req->xid);
 
         if (req->rpc_status == MSG_DENIED)
@@ -1352,17 +1190,12 @@ rpcsvc_record_build_record (rpcsvc_request_t *req, size_t payload,
         char                    *record = NULL;
         struct iovec            recordhdr = {0, };
         size_t                  pagesize = 0;
-        rpcsvc_conn_t           *conn = NULL;
         rpcsvc_t                *svc = NULL;
 
-        if ((!req) || (!req->conn) || (!recbuf))
+        if ((!req) || (!req->trans) || (!req->svc) || (!recbuf))
                 return NULL;
 
-        /* First, try to get a pointer into the buffer which the RPC
-         * layer can use.
-         */
-        conn = req->conn;
-        svc = rpcsvc_conn_rpcsvc (conn);
+        svc = req->svc;
         replyiob = iobuf_get (svc->ctx->iobuf_pool);
         pagesize = iobpool_pagesize ((struct iobuf_pool *)svc->ctx->iobuf_pool);
         if (!replyiob) {
@@ -1423,17 +1256,17 @@ rpcsvc_submit_generic (rpcsvc_request_t *req, struct iovec *proghdr,
                        int hdrcount, struct iovec *payload, int payloadcount,
                        struct iobref *iobref)
 {
-        int                     ret         = -1, i = 0;
-        struct iobuf            *replyiob   = NULL;
-        struct iovec            recordhdr   = {0, };
-        rpcsvc_conn_t           *conn       = NULL;
-        size_t                   msglen     = 0;
-        char                     new_iobref = 0;
-
-        if ((!req) || (!req->conn))
+        int                     ret        = -1, i = 0;
+        struct iobuf           *replyiob   = NULL;
+        struct iovec            recordhdr  = {0, };
+        rpc_transport_t        *trans      = NULL;
+        size_t                  msglen     = 0;
+        char                    new_iobref = 0;
+
+        if ((!req) || (!req->trans))
                 return -1;
 
-        conn = req->conn;
+        trans = req->trans;
 
         for (i = 0; i < hdrcount; i++) {
                 msglen += proghdr[i].iov_len;
@@ -1465,11 +1298,9 @@ rpcsvc_submit_generic (rpcsvc_request_t *req, struct iovec *proghdr,
 
         iobref_add (iobref, replyiob);
 
-        ret = rpcsvc_conn_submit (conn, &recordhdr, 1, proghdr, hdrcount,
-                                  payload, payloadcount, iobref,
-                                  req->trans_private);
-
-        rpcsvc_request_destroy (conn, req);
+        ret = rpcsvc_transport_submit (trans, &recordhdr, 1, proghdr, hdrcount,
+                                       payload, payloadcount, iobref,
+                                       req->trans_private);
 
         if (ret == -1) {
                 gf_log (GF_RPCSVC, GF_LOG_ERROR, "Failed to submit message");
@@ -1484,20 +1315,7 @@ disconnect_exit:
                 iobref_unref (iobref);
         }
 
-        /* Note that a unref is called everytime a reply is sent. This is in
-         * response to the ref that is performed on the conn when a request is
-         * handed to the RPC program.
-         *
-         * The catch, however, is that if the reply is an rpc error, we must
-         * not unref. This is because the ref only contains
-         * references for the actors to which the request was handed plus one
-         * reference maintained by the RPC layer. By unrefing for a case where
-         * no actor was called, we will be losing the ref held for the RPC
-         * layer.
-         */
-        if ((rpcsvc_request_accepted (req)) &&
-            (rpcsvc_request_accepted_success (req)))
-                rpcsvc_conn_unref (conn);
+        rpcsvc_request_destroy (req);
 
         return ret;
 }
@@ -1519,18 +1337,17 @@ rpcsvc_error_reply (rpcsvc_request_t *req)
 
 
 /* Register the program with the local portmapper service. */
-int
-rpcsvc_program_register_portmap (rpcsvc_program_t *newprog, rpcsvc_conn_t *conn)
+inline int
+rpcsvc_program_register_portmap (rpcsvc_program_t *newprog, uint32_t port)
 {
         int                ret   = 0;
-        struct sockaddr_in sa    = {0, };
 
-        if (!newprog || !conn->trans) {
+        if (!newprog) {
                 goto out;
         }
 
         if (!(pmap_set (newprog->prognum, newprog->progver, IPPROTO_TCP,
-                        sa.sin_port))) {
+                        port))) {
                 gf_log (GF_RPCSVC, GF_LOG_ERROR, "Could not register with"
                         " portmap");
                 goto out;
@@ -1559,10 +1376,11 @@ rpcsvc_program_unregister_portmap (rpcsvc_program_t *prog)
 
 
 rpcsvc_listener_t *
-rpcsvc_get_listener (rpcsvc_t *svc, uint16_t port)
+rpcsvc_get_listener (rpcsvc_t *svc, uint16_t port, rpc_transport_t *trans)
 {
-        rpcsvc_listener_t  *listener = NULL;
-        char                found    = 0;
+        rpcsvc_listener_t  *listener      = NULL;
+        char                found         = 0;
+        uint32_t            listener_port = 0; 
 
         if (!svc) {
                 goto out;
@@ -1571,13 +1389,42 @@ rpcsvc_get_listener (rpcsvc_t *svc, uint16_t port)
         pthread_mutex_lock (&svc->rpclock);
         {
                 list_for_each_entry (listener, &svc->listeners, list) {
-                        if (((struct sockaddr_in *)&listener->sa)->sin_port
-                            == port) {
+                        if (trans != NULL) {
+                                if (listener->trans == trans) {
+                                        found = 1;
+                                        break;
+                                }
+
+                                continue;
+                        }
+                                
+                        switch (listener->trans->myinfo.sockaddr.ss_family) {
+                        case AF_INET:
+                                listener_port
+                                        = ((struct sockaddr_in6 *)&listener->trans->myinfo.sockaddr)->sin6_port;
+                                break;
+
+                        case AF_INET6:
+                                listener_port
+                                        = ((struct sockaddr_in *)&listener->trans->myinfo.sockaddr)->sin_port; 
+                                break;
+
+                        default:
+                                gf_log (GF_RPCSVC, GF_LOG_DEBUG,
+                                        "invalid address family (%d)",
+                                        listener->trans->myinfo.sockaddr.ss_family);
+                                goto unlock;
+                        }
+
+                        listener_port = ntohs (listener_port);
+
+                        if (listener_port == port) {
                                 found = 1;
                                 break;
                         }
                 }
         }
+unlock:
         pthread_mutex_unlock (&svc->rpclock);
 
         if (!found) {
@@ -1600,7 +1447,7 @@ rpcsvc_submit_message (rpcsvc_request_t *req, struct iovec *proghdr,
                        int hdrcount, struct iovec *payload, int payloadcount,
                        struct iobref *iobref)
 {
-        if ((!req) || (!req->conn) || (!proghdr) || (!proghdr->iov_base))
+        if ((!req) || (!req->trans) || (!proghdr) || (!proghdr->iov_base))
                 return -1;
 
         return rpcsvc_submit_generic (req, proghdr, hdrcount, payload,
@@ -1639,34 +1486,35 @@ err:
 }
 
 
-int
-rpcsvc_conn_peername (rpcsvc_conn_t *conn, char *hostname, int hostlen)
+inline int
+rpcsvc_transport_peername (rpc_transport_t *trans, char *hostname, int hostlen)
 {
-        if (!conn || !conn->trans)
+        if (!trans) {
                 return -1;
+        }
 
-        return rpc_transport_get_peername (conn->trans, hostname, hostlen);
+        return rpc_transport_get_peername (trans, hostname, hostlen);
 }
 
 
-int
-rpcsvc_conn_peeraddr (rpcsvc_conn_t *conn, char *addrstr, int addrlen,
-                      struct sockaddr *sa, socklen_t sasize)
+inline int
+rpcsvc_transport_peeraddr (rpc_transport_t *trans, char *addrstr, int addrlen,
+                           struct sockaddr_storage *sa, socklen_t sasize)
 {
-        if (!conn || !conn->trans)
+        if (!trans) {
                 return -1;
+        }
 
-        return rpc_transport_get_peeraddr(conn->trans, addrstr, addrlen, sa,
+        return rpc_transport_get_peeraddr(trans, addrstr, addrlen, sa,
                                           sasize);
 }
 
 
-rpcsvc_conn_t *
-rpcsvc_conn_create (rpcsvc_t *svc, dict_t *options, char *name)
+rpc_transport_t *
+rpcsvc_transport_create (rpcsvc_t *svc, dict_t *options, char *name)
 {
-        int            ret   = -1;
+        int                ret   = -1;
         rpc_transport_t   *trans = NULL;
-        rpcsvc_conn_t *conn  = NULL;
 
         trans = rpc_transport_load (svc->ctx, options, name);
         if (!trans) {
@@ -1675,18 +1523,16 @@ rpcsvc_conn_create (rpcsvc_t *svc, dict_t *options, char *name)
                 goto out;
         }
 
-        ret = rpc_transport_listen (trans);
+        ret = rpc_transport_register_notify (trans, rpcsvc_notify, svc);
         if (ret == -1) {
-                gf_log (GF_RPCSVC, GF_LOG_DEBUG,
-                        "listening on transport failed");
+                gf_log (GF_RPCSVC, GF_LOG_DEBUG, "registering notify failed");
                 goto out;
         }
 
-        conn = rpcsvc_conn_init (svc, trans);
-        if (!conn) {
-                ret = -1;
+        ret = rpc_transport_listen (trans);
+        if (ret == -1) {
                 gf_log (GF_RPCSVC, GF_LOG_DEBUG,
-                        "initializing connection for transport failed");
+                        "listening on transport failed");
                 goto out;
         }
 
@@ -1694,13 +1540,14 @@ rpcsvc_conn_create (rpcsvc_t *svc, dict_t *options, char *name)
 out:
         if ((ret == -1) && (trans)) {
                 rpc_transport_disconnect (trans);
+                trans = NULL;
         }
 
-        return conn;
+        return trans;
 }
 
 rpcsvc_listener_t *
-rpcsvc_listener_alloc (rpcsvc_t *svc, rpcsvc_conn_t *conn)
+rpcsvc_listener_alloc (rpcsvc_t *svc, rpc_transport_t *trans)
 {
         rpcsvc_listener_t *listener = NULL;
 
@@ -1711,7 +1558,8 @@ rpcsvc_listener_alloc (rpcsvc_t *svc, rpcsvc_conn_t *conn)
                 goto out;
         }
 
-        listener->conn = conn;
+        listener->trans = trans;
+        listener->svc = svc;
 
         INIT_LIST_HEAD (&listener->list);
 
@@ -1728,27 +1576,26 @@ out:
 rpcsvc_listener_t *
 rpcsvc_create_listener (rpcsvc_t *svc, dict_t *options, char *name)
 {
-        rpcsvc_conn_t     *conn     = NULL;
+        rpc_transport_t   *trans    = NULL;
         rpcsvc_listener_t *listener = NULL;
 
         if (!svc || !options) {
                 goto out;
         }
 
-        conn = rpcsvc_conn_create (svc, options, name);
-        if (!conn) {
+        trans = rpcsvc_transport_create (svc, options, name);
+        if (!trans) {
                 goto out;
         }
 
-        listener = rpcsvc_listener_alloc (svc, conn);
+        listener = rpcsvc_listener_alloc (svc, trans);
         if (listener == NULL) {
                 goto out;
         }
 
-        conn->listener = listener;
 out:
-        if (!listener && conn) {
-                rpcsvc_conn_deinit (conn);
+        if (!listener && trans) {
+                rpc_transport_disconnect (trans);
         }
 
         return listener;
@@ -1809,18 +1656,20 @@ out:
 }
 
 
-
 int
 rpcsvc_program_register (rpcsvc_t *svc, rpcsvc_program_t program)
 {
-        rpcsvc_program_t        *newprog       = NULL;
-        int                      ret           = -1;
-        rpcsvc_listener_t       *listener      = NULL;
+        rpcsvc_program_t        *newprog          = NULL;
+        int                      ret              = -1;
+        rpcsvc_listener_t       *listener         = NULL;
+        data_t                  *listen_port_data = NULL;
+        uint16_t                 listen_port      = 0;
 
         if (!svc)
                 return -1;
 
-        newprog = GF_CALLOC (1, sizeof(*newprog), gf_common_mt_rpcsvc_program_t);
+        newprog = GF_CALLOC (1, sizeof(*newprog),
+                             gf_common_mt_rpcsvc_program_t);
         if (!newprog)
                 return -1;
 
@@ -1829,9 +1678,76 @@ rpcsvc_program_register (rpcsvc_t *svc, rpcsvc_program_t program)
 
         memcpy (newprog, &program, sizeof (program));
 
-        listener = svc->listener;
+        listen_port = RPCSVC_DEFAULT_LISTEN_PORT;
+        if (program.progport != 0) {
+                listen_port = program.progport;
+        } else if (program.options != NULL) {
+                /*
+                 * FIXME: use a method which does not hard-code each transport's
+                 * option keys.
+                 */
+                listen_port_data = dict_get (program.options, "listen-port");
+                if (listen_port_data != NULL) {
+                        listen_port = data_to_uint16 (listen_port_data);
+                } else if ((listen_port_data
+                            = dict_get (program.options,
+                                        "transport.socket.listen-port"))
+                           != NULL) {
+                        listen_port = data_to_uint16 (listen_port_data);
+                } else if ((listen_port_data
+                            = dict_get (program.options,
+                                        "transport.rdma.listen-port"))
+                           != NULL) {
+                        listen_port = data_to_uint16 (listen_port_data);
+                }
+        }
+
+        listener = rpcsvc_get_listener (svc, listen_port, NULL);
+        if ((listener == NULL) || (listener->trans == NULL)) {
+                if ((listener != NULL) && (listener->trans == NULL)) {
+                        gf_log (GF_RPCSVC, GF_LOG_DEBUG,
+                                "empty listener without transport found, "
+                                "destroying it");
+                        rpcsvc_listener_destroy (listener);
+                }
+
+                if (program.progport != 0) {
+                        ret = dict_set (program.options,
+                                        "transport.socket.listen-port",
+                                        data_from_uint16 (listen_port));
+                        if (ret == -1) {
+                                gf_log (GF_RPCSVC, GF_LOG_DEBUG,
+                                        "setting listening port (%d) specified "
+                                        "by program (%s) in options dictionary "
+                                        "failed", listen_port,
+                                        program.progname);
+                                goto free_prog;
+                        }
 
-        ret = rpcsvc_program_register_portmap (newprog, listener->conn);
+                        ret = dict_set (program.options,
+                                        "transport.rdma.listen-port",
+                                        data_from_uint16 (listen_port));
+                        if (ret == -1) {
+                                gf_log (GF_RPCSVC, GF_LOG_DEBUG,
+                                        "setting listening port (%d) specified "
+                                        "by program (%s) in options dictionary "
+                                        "failed", listen_port,
+                                        program.progname);
+                                goto free_prog;
+                        }
+                }
+
+                listener = rpcsvc_create_listener (svc, program.options,
+                                                   program.progname);
+                if (listener == NULL) {
+                        gf_log (GF_RPCSVC, GF_LOG_DEBUG,
+                                "creation of listener for program (%s) failed",
+                                program.progname);
+                        goto free_prog;
+                }
+        }
+
+        ret = rpcsvc_program_register_portmap (newprog, program.progport);
         if (ret == -1) {
                 gf_log (GF_RPCSVC, GF_LOG_ERROR, "portmap registration of"
                         " program failed");
@@ -1860,6 +1776,7 @@ free_prog:
         return ret;
 }
 
+
 static void
 free_prog_details (gf_dump_rsp *rsp)
 {
@@ -1882,10 +1799,10 @@ build_prog_details (rpcsvc_request_t *req, gf_dump_rsp *rsp)
         gf_prog_detail   *prog    = NULL;
         gf_prog_detail   *prev    = NULL;
 
-        if (!req || !req->conn || !req->conn->svc)
+        if (!req || !req->trans || !req->svc)
                 goto out;
 
-        list_for_each_entry (program, &req->conn->svc->programs, program) {
+        list_for_each_entry (program, &req->svc->programs, program) {
                 prog = GF_CALLOC (1, sizeof (*prog), 0);
                 if (!prog)
                         goto out;
@@ -1958,9 +1875,11 @@ rpcsvc_init_options (rpcsvc_t *svc, dict_t *options)
 rpcsvc_t *
 rpcsvc_init (glusterfs_ctx_t *ctx, dict_t *options)
 {
-        rpcsvc_t          *svc      = NULL;
-        int                ret      = -1;
-        rpcsvc_listener_t *listener = NULL;
+        rpcsvc_t          *svc              = NULL;
+        int                ret              = -1, poolcount = 0;
+        rpcsvc_listener_t *listener         = NULL;
+        uint32_t           listen_port      = 0;
+        data_t            *listen_port_data = NULL;
 
         if ((!ctx) || (!options))
                 return NULL;
@@ -1981,6 +1900,16 @@ rpcsvc_init (glusterfs_ctx_t *ctx, dict_t *options)
                 goto free_svc;
         }
 
+        poolcount   = RPCSVC_POOLCOUNT_MULT * svc->memfactor;
+
+        gf_log (GF_RPCSVC, GF_LOG_TRACE, "rx pool: %d", poolcount);
+        svc->rxpool = mem_pool_new (rpcsvc_request_t, poolcount);
+        /* TODO: leak */
+        if (!svc->rxpool) {
+                gf_log (GF_RPCSVC, GF_LOG_ERROR, "mem pool allocation failed");
+                goto free_svc;
+        }
+
         ret = rpcsvc_auth_init (svc, options);
         if (ret == -1) {
                 gf_log (GF_RPCSVC, GF_LOG_ERROR, "Failed to init "
@@ -1993,8 +1922,27 @@ rpcsvc_init (glusterfs_ctx_t *ctx, dict_t *options)
         svc->ctx = ctx;
         gf_log (GF_RPCSVC, GF_LOG_DEBUG, "RPC service inited.");
 
+        listen_port = RPCSVC_DEFAULT_LISTEN_PORT;
+
+        /*
+         * FIXME: use a method which does not hard-code each transport's
+         * option keys.
+         */
+        listen_port_data = dict_get (options, "listen-port");
+        if (listen_port_data != NULL) {
+                listen_port = data_to_uint16 (listen_port_data);
+        } else if ((listen_port_data
+                    = dict_get (options, "transport.socket.listen-port"))
+                   != NULL) {
+                listen_port = data_to_uint16 (listen_port_data);
+        } else if ((listen_port_data
+                    = dict_get (options, "transport.rdma.listen-port"))
+                   != NULL) {
+                listen_port = data_to_uint16 (listen_port_data);
+        }
+
         /* One listen port per RPC */
-        listener = rpcsvc_get_listener (svc, 0);
+        listener = rpcsvc_get_listener (svc, 0, NULL);
         if (!listener) {
                 /* FIXME: listener is given the name of first program that
                  * creates it. This is not always correct. For eg., multiple
@@ -2009,13 +1957,13 @@ rpcsvc_init (glusterfs_ctx_t *ctx, dict_t *options)
                 }
         }
 
-        if (!listener->conn) {
-                gf_log (GF_RPCSVC, GF_LOG_ERROR, "listener with no connection "
+        if (!listener->trans) {
+                gf_log (GF_RPCSVC, GF_LOG_ERROR, "listener with no transport "
                         "found");
                 goto free_svc;
         }
 
-        svc->listener = listener;
+        gluster_dump_prog.options = options;
 
         ret = rpcsvc_program_register (svc, gluster_dump_prog);
         if (ret) {
diff --git a/rpc/rpc-lib/src/rpcsvc.h b/rpc/rpc-lib/src/rpcsvc.h
index 0ce837a28..25381af77 100644
--- a/rpc/rpc-lib/src/rpcsvc.h
+++ b/rpc/rpc-lib/src/rpcsvc.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 #define RPCSVC_THREAD_STACK_SIZE ((size_t)(1024 * GF_UNIT_KB))
 
 #define RPCSVC_FRAGHDR_SIZE  4       /* 4-byte RPC fragment header size */
-
+#define RPCSVC_DEFAULT_LISTEN_PORT      6996
 #define RPCSVC_DEFAULT_MEMFACTOR        15
 #define RPCSVC_EVENTPOOL_SIZE_MULT      1024
 #define RPCSVC_POOLCOUNT_MULT           35
@@ -120,69 +120,23 @@ struct rpcsvc_notify_wrapper {
 };
 typedef struct rpcsvc_notify_wrapper rpcsvc_notify_wrapper_t;
 
-#define RPCSVC_CONNSTATE_CONNECTED      1
-#define RPCSVC_CONNSTATE_DISCONNECTED   2
-
-#define rpcsvc_conn_check_active(conn) ((conn)->connstate==RPCSVC_CONNSTATE_CONNECTED)
 
 typedef struct rpcsvc_request rpcsvc_request_t;
 
-typedef struct rpc_conn_state rpcsvc_conn_t;
 typedef struct {
-        rpcsvc_conn_t   *conn;
-        struct sockaddr  sa;
-        struct list_head list;
+        rpc_transport_t         *trans;
+        rpcsvc_t                *svc;
+        /* FIXME: remove address from this structure. Instead use get_myaddr
+         * interface implemented by individual transports.
+         */
+        struct sockaddr_storage  sa;
+        struct list_head         list;
 } rpcsvc_listener_t;
 
 struct rpcsvc_config {
         int    max_block_size;
 };
 
-/* Contains the state for each connection that is used for transmitting and
- * receiving RPC messages.
- *
- * Anything that can be accessed by a RPC program must be synced through
- * connlock.
- */
-struct rpc_conn_state {
-
-        /* Transport or connection state */
-        rpc_transport_t             *trans;
-
-        rpcsvc_t                *svc;
-        /* RPC Records and Fragments assembly state.
-         * All incoming data is staged here before being
-         * called a full RPC message.
-         */
-        /* rpcsvc_record_state_t   rstate; */
-
-         /* It is possible that a client disconnects while
-         * the higher layer RPC service is busy in a call.
-         * In this case, we cannot just free the conn
-         * structure, since the higher layer service could
-         * still have a reference to it.
-         * The refcount avoids freeing until all references
-         * have been given up, although the connection is clos()ed at the first
-         * call to unref.
-         */
-        int                     connref;
-        pthread_mutex_t         connlock;
-        int                     connstate;
-
-        /* Memory pool for rpcsvc_request_t */
-        struct mem_pool         *rxpool;
-
-        /* The request which hasnt yet been handed to the RPC program because
-         * this request is being treated as a vector request and so needs some
-         * more data to be got from the network.
-         */
-        /* rpcsvc_request_t        *vectoredreq; */
-        rpcsvc_listener_t        *listener;
-};
-
-#define RPCSVC_CONNSTATE_CONNECTED      1
-#define RPCSVC_CONNSTATE_DISCONNECTED   2
-
 #define RPCSVC_MAX_AUTH_BYTES   400
 typedef struct rpcsvc_auth_data {
         int             flavour;
@@ -198,7 +152,9 @@ typedef struct rpcsvc_auth_data {
  * */
 struct rpcsvc_request {
         /* connection over which this request came. */
-        rpcsvc_conn_t         *conn;
+        rpc_transport_t       *trans;
+
+        rpcsvc_t              *svc;
 
         rpcsvc_program_t      *prog;
 
@@ -289,13 +245,10 @@ struct rpcsvc_request {
 
 #define rpcsvc_request_program(req) ((rpcsvc_program_t *)((req)->prog))
 #define rpcsvc_request_program_private(req) (((rpcsvc_program_t *)((req)->program))->private)
-#define rpcsvc_request_conn(req)        (req)->conn
 #define rpcsvc_request_accepted(req)    ((req)->rpc_status == MSG_ACCEPTED)
 #define rpcsvc_request_accepted_success(req) ((req)->rpc_err == SUCCESS)
 #define rpcsvc_request_uid(req)         ((req)->uid)
 #define rpcsvc_request_gid(req)         ((req)->gid)
-#define rpcsvc_conn_rpcsvc(conn)        ((conn)->svc)
-#define rpcsvc_request_service(req)     (rpcsvc_conn_rpcsvc(rpcsvc_request_conn(req)))
 #define rpcsvc_request_prog_minauth(req) (rpcsvc_request_program(req)->min_auth)
 #define rpcsvc_request_cred_flavour(req) (rpcsvc_auth_flavour(req->cred))
 #define rpcsvc_request_verf_flavour(req) (rpcsvc_auth_flavour(req->verf))
@@ -443,8 +396,7 @@ extern rpcsvc_listener_t *
 rpcsvc_create_listener (rpcsvc_t *svc, dict_t *options, char *name);
 
 extern int
-rpcsvc_program_register_portmap (rpcsvc_program_t *newprog,
-                                 rpcsvc_conn_t *conn);
+rpcsvc_program_register_portmap (rpcsvc_program_t *newprog, uint32_t port);
 
 /* Inits the global RPC service data structures.
  * Called in main.
@@ -480,17 +432,19 @@ rpcsvc_error_reply (rpcsvc_request_t *req);
 #define RPCSVC_AUTH_DONTCARE    3
 
 extern int
-rpcsvc_conn_peername (rpcsvc_conn_t *conn, char *hostname, int hostlen);
+rpcsvc_transport_peername (rpc_transport_t *trans, char *hostname, int hostlen);
 
-extern int
-rpcsvc_conn_peeraddr (rpcsvc_conn_t *conn, char *addrstr, int addrlen,
-                      struct sockaddr *returnsa, socklen_t sasize);
+extern inline int
+rpcsvc_transport_peeraddr (rpc_transport_t *trans, char *addrstr, int addrlen,
+                           struct sockaddr_storage *returnsa, socklen_t sasize);
 
 extern int
-rpcsvc_conn_peer_check (dict_t *options, char *volname, rpcsvc_conn_t *conn);
+rpcsvc_transport_peer_check (dict_t *options, char *volname,
+                             rpc_transport_t *trans);
 
 extern int
-rpcsvc_conn_privport_check (rpcsvc_t *svc, char *volname, rpcsvc_conn_t *conn);
+rpcsvc_transport_privport_check (rpcsvc_t *svc, char *volname,
+                                 rpc_transport_t *trans);
 #define rpcsvc_request_seterr(req, err)                 (req)->rpc_err = err
 #define rpcsvc_request_set_autherr(req, err)            (req)->auth_err = err
 
@@ -501,7 +455,7 @@ extern int rpcsvc_request_attach_vector (rpcsvc_request_t *req,
                                          struct iobref *ioref, int finalvector);
 
 
-typedef int (*auth_init_conn) (rpcsvc_conn_t *conn, void *priv);
+typedef int (*auth_init_trans) (rpc_transport_t *trans, void *priv);
 typedef int (*auth_init_request) (rpcsvc_request_t *req, void *priv);
 typedef int (*auth_request_authenticate) (rpcsvc_request_t *req, void *priv);
 
@@ -510,7 +464,7 @@ typedef int (*auth_request_authenticate) (rpcsvc_request_t *req, void *priv);
  * each connection will end up using a different authentication scheme.
  */
 typedef struct rpcsvc_auth_ops {
-        auth_init_conn                conn_init;
+        auth_init_trans               transport_init;
         auth_init_request             request_init;
         auth_request_authenticate     authenticate;
 } rpcsvc_auth_ops_t;
@@ -546,7 +500,7 @@ extern int
 rpcsvc_auth_init (rpcsvc_t *svc, dict_t *options);
 
 extern int
-rpcsvc_auth_conn_init (rpcsvc_conn_t *xprt);
+rpcsvc_auth_transport_init (rpc_transport_t *xprt);
 
 extern int
 rpcsvc_authenticate (rpcsvc_request_t *req);
diff --git a/rpc/rpc-transport/socket/src/socket.c b/rpc/rpc-transport/socket/src/socket.c
index 961fcdd7a..ccddfbc8d 100644
--- a/rpc/rpc-transport/socket/src/socket.c
+++ b/rpc/rpc-transport/socket/src/socket.c
@@ -1663,6 +1663,7 @@ socket_server_event_handler (int fd, int idx, void *data,
                         new_trans->xl   = this->xl;
                         new_trans->mydata = this->mydata;
                         new_trans->notify = this->notify;
+                        new_trans->listener = this;
                         new_priv = new_trans->private;
 
                         pthread_mutex_lock (&new_priv->lock);
@@ -2204,7 +2205,7 @@ out:
 
 int32_t
 socket_getpeeraddr (rpc_transport_t *this, char *peeraddr, int addrlen,
-                    struct sockaddr *sa, socklen_t salen)
+                    struct sockaddr_storage *sa, socklen_t salen)
 {
         int32_t ret = -1;
 
@@ -2212,7 +2213,7 @@ socket_getpeeraddr (rpc_transport_t *this, char *peeraddr, int addrlen,
                 goto out;
         }
 
-        *sa = *((struct sockaddr *)&this->peerinfo.sockaddr);
+        *sa = this->peerinfo.sockaddr;
 
         if (peeraddr != NULL) {
                 ret = socket_getpeername (this, peeraddr, addrlen);
@@ -2245,7 +2246,7 @@ out:
 
 int32_t
 socket_getmyaddr (rpc_transport_t *this, char *myaddr, int addrlen,
-                  struct sockaddr *sa, socklen_t salen)
+                  struct sockaddr_storage *sa, socklen_t salen)
 {
         int32_t ret = 0;
 
@@ -2253,7 +2254,7 @@ socket_getmyaddr (rpc_transport_t *this, char *myaddr, int addrlen,
                 goto out;
         }
 
-        *sa = *((struct sockaddr *)&this->myinfo.sockaddr);
+        *sa =  this->myinfo.sockaddr;
 
         if (myaddr != NULL) {
                 ret = socket_getmyname (this, myaddr, addrlen);
diff --git a/xlators/mgmt/glusterd/src/glusterd-utils.c b/xlators/mgmt/glusterd/src/glusterd-utils.c
index 445e5a475..beb418583 100644
--- a/xlators/mgmt/glusterd/src/glusterd-utils.c
+++ b/xlators/mgmt/glusterd/src/glusterd-utils.c
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ glusterd_serialize_reply (rpcsvc_request_t *req, void *arg,
         /* First, get the io buffer into which the reply in arg will
          * be serialized.
          */
-        iob = iobuf_get (req->conn->svc->ctx->iobuf_pool);
+        iob = iobuf_get (req->svc->ctx->iobuf_pool);
         if (!iob) {
                 gf_log ("", GF_LOG_ERROR, "Failed to get iobuf");
                 goto ret;
diff --git a/xlators/protocol/server/src/server-handshake.c b/xlators/protocol/server/src/server-handshake.c
index 689648838..357160c73 100644
--- a/xlators/protocol/server/src/server-handshake.c
+++ b/xlators/protocol/server/src/server-handshake.c
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ server_getspec (rpcsvc_request_t *req)
         gf_getspec_rsp    rsp  = {0,};
         server_connection_t  *conn = NULL;
 
-        conn = req->conn->trans->private;
+        conn = req->trans->private;
         conf = conn->this->private;
 
         if (xdr_to_glusterfs_req (req, &args, xdr_to_getspec_req)) {
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ server_setvolume (rpcsvc_request_t *req)
                 goto fail;
         }
 
-        this = req->conn->svc->mydata;
+        this = req->svc->mydata;
 
         config_params = dict_copy_with_ref (this->options, NULL);
         conf          = this->private;
@@ -395,8 +395,8 @@ server_setvolume (rpcsvc_request_t *req)
 
 
         conn = server_connection_get (this, process_uuid);
-        if (req->conn->trans->xl_private != conn)
-                req->conn->trans->xl_private = conn;
+        if (req->trans->xl_private != conn)
+                req->trans->xl_private = conn;
 
         ret = dict_get_int32 (params, "fops-version", &fop_version);
         if (ret < 0) {
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ server_setvolume (rpcsvc_request_t *req)
         }
 
 
-        peerinfo = &req->conn->trans->peerinfo;
+        peerinfo = &req->trans->peerinfo;
         if (peerinfo) {
                 ret = dict_set_static_ptr (params, "peer-info", peerinfo);
                 if (ret < 0)
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ server_setvolume (rpcsvc_request_t *req)
                         "failed to set 'process-uuid'");
 
         ret = dict_set_uint64 (reply, "transport-ptr",
-                               ((uint64_t) (long) req->conn->trans));
+                               ((uint64_t) (long) req->trans));
         if (ret)
                 gf_log (this->name, GF_LOG_DEBUG,
                         "failed to set 'transport-ptr'");
diff --git a/xlators/protocol/server/src/server-helpers.c b/xlators/protocol/server/src/server-helpers.c
index 126185321..380e47216 100644
--- a/xlators/protocol/server/src/server-helpers.c
+++ b/xlators/protocol/server/src/server-helpers.c
@@ -745,16 +745,15 @@ server_alloc_frame (rpcsvc_request_t *req)
         server_connection_t  *conn  = NULL;
 
         GF_VALIDATE_OR_GOTO("server", req, out);
-        GF_VALIDATE_OR_GOTO("server", req->conn, out);
-        GF_VALIDATE_OR_GOTO("server", req->conn->trans, out);
-        GF_VALIDATE_OR_GOTO("server", req->conn->svc, out);
-        GF_VALIDATE_OR_GOTO("server", req->conn->svc->ctx, out);
+        GF_VALIDATE_OR_GOTO("server", req->trans, out);
+        GF_VALIDATE_OR_GOTO("server", req->svc, out);
+        GF_VALIDATE_OR_GOTO("server", req->svc->ctx, out);
 
-        conn = (server_connection_t *)req->conn->trans->xl_private;
+        conn = (server_connection_t *)req->trans->xl_private;
         if (!conn)
                 goto out;
 
-        frame = create_frame (conn->this, req->conn->svc->ctx->pool);
+        frame = create_frame (conn->this, req->svc->ctx->pool);
         GF_VALIDATE_OR_GOTO("server", frame, out);
 
         state = GF_CALLOC (1, sizeof (*state), gf_server_mt_state_t);
@@ -763,7 +762,7 @@ server_alloc_frame (rpcsvc_request_t *req)
         if (conn->bound_xl)
                 state->itable = conn->bound_xl->itable;
 
-        state->xprt  = req->conn->trans;
+        state->xprt  = req->trans;
         state->conn  = conn;
 
         state->resolve.fd_no = -1;
diff --git a/xlators/protocol/server/src/server.c b/xlators/protocol/server/src/server.c
index 0dce85b02..96bb72901 100644
--- a/xlators/protocol/server/src/server.c
+++ b/xlators/protocol/server/src/server.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ gfs_serialize_reply (rpcsvc_request_t *req, void *arg, gfs_serialize_t sfunc,
         /* First, get the io buffer into which the reply in arg will
          * be serialized.
          */
-        iob = iobuf_get (req->conn->svc->ctx->iobuf_pool);
+        iob = iobuf_get (req->svc->ctx->iobuf_pool);
         if (!iob) {
                 gf_log ("", GF_LOG_ERROR, "Failed to get iobuf");
                 goto ret;
@@ -367,6 +367,7 @@ server_rpc_notify (rpcsvc_t *rpc, void *xl, rpcsvc_event_t event,
         rpc_transport_t     *xprt = NULL;
         server_connection_t *conn = NULL;
 
+
         if (!xl || !data) {
                 gf_log ("server", GF_LOG_WARNING,
                         "Calling rpc_notify without initializing");
@@ -387,13 +388,12 @@ server_rpc_notify (rpcsvc_t *rpc, void *xl, rpcsvc_event_t event,
 
                 xprt->protocol_private = conn;
                 */
-                xprt->mydata = this;
                 break;
         }
         case RPCSVC_EVENT_DISCONNECT:
                 conn = get_server_conn_state (this, xprt);
                 if (conn)
-                        destroy_server_conn_state (conn);
+                        server_connection_put (this, conn);
 
                 break;
         default:
diff --git a/xlators/protocol/server/src/server3_1-fops.c b/xlators/protocol/server/src/server3_1-fops.c
index 517525160..d077bd24f 100644
--- a/xlators/protocol/server/src/server3_1-fops.c
+++ b/xlators/protocol/server/src/server3_1-fops.c
@@ -3054,7 +3054,7 @@ server_release (rpcsvc_request_t *req)
                 goto out;
         }
 
-        conn = req->conn->trans->xl_private;
+        conn = req->trans->xl_private;
         gf_fd_put (conn->fdtable, args.fd);
 
         server_submit_reply (NULL, req, &rsp, NULL, 0, NULL,
@@ -3076,7 +3076,7 @@ server_releasedir (rpcsvc_request_t *req)
                 goto out;
         }
 
-        conn = req->conn->trans->xl_private;
+        conn = req->trans->xl_private;
         gf_fd_put (conn->fdtable, args.fd);
 
         server_submit_reply (NULL, req, &rsp, NULL, 0, NULL,
@@ -3360,7 +3360,7 @@ server_setxattr (rpcsvc_request_t *req)
         if (!req)
                 return 0;
 
-        conn = req->conn->trans->xl_private;
+        conn = req->trans->xl_private;
 
         args.path = path;
         args.dict.dict_val = dict_val;
@@ -3445,7 +3445,7 @@ server_fsetxattr (rpcsvc_request_t *req)
         if (!req)
                 return 0;
 
-        conn = req->conn->trans->xl_private;
+        conn = req->trans->xl_private;
 
         args.dict.dict_val = dict_val;
         if (!xdr_to_fsetxattr_req (req->msg[0], &args)) {
@@ -3523,7 +3523,7 @@ server_fxattrop (rpcsvc_request_t *req)
         if (!req)
                 return 0;
 
-        conn = req->conn->trans->xl_private;
+        conn = req->trans->xl_private;
 
         args.dict.dict_val = dict_val;
         if (!xdr_to_fxattrop_req (req->msg[0], &args)) {
@@ -3606,7 +3606,7 @@ server_xattrop (rpcsvc_request_t *req)
         if (!req)
                 return 0;
 
-        conn = req->conn->trans->xl_private;
+        conn = req->trans->xl_private;
         args.dict.dict_val = dict_val;
         args.path = path;
 
@@ -4608,7 +4608,7 @@ server_lk (rpcsvc_request_t *req)
         if (!req)
                 return 0;
 
-        conn = req->conn->trans->xl_private;
+        conn = req->trans->xl_private;
 
         if (!xdr_to_lk_req (req->msg[0], &args)) {
                 //failed to decode msg;
@@ -4746,7 +4746,7 @@ server_lookup (rpcsvc_request_t *req)
         if (!req)
                 return 0;
 
-        conn = req->conn->trans->xl_private;
+        conn = req->trans->xl_private;
 
         args.path = path;
         args.bname = bname;