diff --git a/libknet/threads_tx.c b/libknet/threads_tx.c
index 9d93b3de..daef6b2d 100644
--- a/libknet/threads_tx.c
+++ b/libknet/threads_tx.c
@@ -1,606 +1,606 @@
 /*
  * Copyright (C) 2010-2017 Red Hat, Inc.  All rights reserved.
  *
  * Authors: Fabio M. Di Nitto <fabbione@kronosnet.org>
  *          Federico Simoncelli <fsimon@kronosnet.org>
  *
  * This software licensed under GPL-2.0+, LGPL-2.0+
  */
 
 #include "config.h"
 
 #include <math.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <pthread.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 
 #include "compat.h"
 #include "crypto.h"
 #include "host.h"
 #include "link.h"
 #include "logging.h"
 #include "transports.h"
 #include "threads_common.h"
 #include "threads_heartbeat.h"
 #include "threads_tx.h"
 #include "netutils.h"
 
 /*
  * SEND
  */
 
 static int _dispatch_to_links(knet_handle_t knet_h, struct knet_host *dst_host, struct mmsghdr *msg, int msgs_to_send)
 {
 	int link_idx, msg_idx, sent_msgs, prev_sent, progress;
 	int err = 0, savederrno = 0;
 	struct mmsghdr *cur;
 
 	for (link_idx = 0; link_idx < dst_host->active_link_entries; link_idx++) {
 		sent_msgs = 0;
 		prev_sent = 0;
 		progress = 1;
 
 		msg_idx = 0;
 		while (msg_idx < msgs_to_send) {
 			msg[msg_idx].msg_hdr.msg_name = &dst_host->link[dst_host->active_links[link_idx]].dst_addr;
 			msg_idx++;
 		}
 
 retry:
 		cur = &msg[prev_sent];
 
 		sent_msgs = sendmmsg(dst_host->link[dst_host->active_links[link_idx]].outsock,
 				     cur, msgs_to_send - prev_sent, MSG_DONTWAIT | MSG_NOSIGNAL);
 		savederrno = errno;
 
 		err = knet_h->transport_ops[dst_host->link[dst_host->active_links[link_idx]].transport_type]->transport_tx_sock_error(knet_h, dst_host->link[dst_host->active_links[link_idx]].outsock, sent_msgs, savederrno);
 		switch(err) {
 			case -1: /* unrecoverable error */
 				goto out_unlock;
 				break;
 			case 0: /* ignore error and continue */
 				break;
 			case 1: /* retry to send those same data */
 				goto retry;
 				break;
 		}
 
 		prev_sent = prev_sent + sent_msgs;
 
 		if ((sent_msgs >= 0) && (prev_sent < msgs_to_send)) {
 			if ((sent_msgs) || (progress)) {
 				if (sent_msgs) {
 					progress = 1;
 				} else {
 					progress = 0;
 				}
 				log_debug(knet_h, KNET_SUB_TX, "Unable to send all (%d/%d) data packets to host %s (%u) link %s:%s (%u)",
 					  sent_msgs, msg_idx,
 					  dst_host->name, dst_host->host_id,
 					  dst_host->link[dst_host->active_links[link_idx]].status.dst_ipaddr,
 					  dst_host->link[dst_host->active_links[link_idx]].status.dst_port,
 					  dst_host->link[dst_host->active_links[link_idx]].link_id);
 				goto retry;
 			}
 			if (!progress) {
 				savederrno = EAGAIN;
 				err = -1;
 				goto out_unlock;
 			}
 		}
 
 		if ((dst_host->link_handler_policy == KNET_LINK_POLICY_RR) &&
 		    (dst_host->active_link_entries > 1)) {
 			uint8_t cur_link_id = dst_host->active_links[0];
 
 			memmove(&dst_host->active_links[0], &dst_host->active_links[1], KNET_MAX_LINK - 1);
 			dst_host->active_links[dst_host->active_link_entries - 1] = cur_link_id;
 
 			break;
 		}
 	}
 
 out_unlock:
 	errno = savederrno;
 	return err;
 }
 
 static int _parse_recv_from_sock(knet_handle_t knet_h, int buf_idx, ssize_t inlen, int8_t channel, int is_sync)
 {
 	ssize_t outlen, frag_len;
 	struct knet_host *dst_host;
 	uint8_t dst_host_ids_temp[KNET_MAX_HOST];
 	size_t dst_host_ids_entries_temp = 0;
 	uint8_t dst_host_ids[KNET_MAX_HOST];
 	size_t dst_host_ids_entries = 0;
 	int bcast = 1;
 	struct knet_hostinfo *knet_hostinfo;
 	struct iovec iov_out[PCKT_FRAG_MAX];
 	uint8_t frag_idx;
 	unsigned int temp_data_mtu;
 	int host_idx;
 	int send_mcast = 0;
 	struct knet_header *inbuf;
 	int savederrno = 0;
 	int err = 0;
 	seq_num_t tx_seq_num;
 	struct mmsghdr msg[PCKT_FRAG_MAX];
 	int msgs_to_send, msg_idx;
 
 	inbuf = knet_h->recv_from_sock_buf[buf_idx];
 
 	if ((knet_h->enabled != 1) &&
 	    (inbuf->kh_type != KNET_HEADER_TYPE_HOST_INFO)) { /* data forward is disabled */
 		log_debug(knet_h, KNET_SUB_TX, "Received data packet but forwarding is disabled");
 		savederrno = ECANCELED;
 		err = -1;
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
 
 	/*
 	 * move this into a separate function to expand on
 	 * extra switching rules
 	 */
 	switch(inbuf->kh_type) {
 		case KNET_HEADER_TYPE_DATA:
 			if (knet_h->dst_host_filter_fn) {
 				bcast = knet_h->dst_host_filter_fn(
 						knet_h->dst_host_filter_fn_private_data,
 						(const unsigned char *)inbuf->khp_data_userdata,
 						inlen,
 						KNET_NOTIFY_TX,
 						knet_h->host_id,
 						knet_h->host_id,
 						&channel,
 						dst_host_ids_temp,
 						&dst_host_ids_entries_temp);
 				if (bcast < 0) {
 					log_debug(knet_h, KNET_SUB_TX, "Error from dst_host_filter_fn: %d", bcast);
 					savederrno = EFAULT;
 					err = -1;
 					goto out_unlock;
 				}
 
 				if ((!bcast) && (!dst_host_ids_entries_temp)) {
 					log_debug(knet_h, KNET_SUB_TX, "Message is unicast but no dst_host_ids_entries");
 					savederrno = EINVAL;
 					err = -1;
 					goto out_unlock;
 				}
 			}
 			break;
 		case KNET_HEADER_TYPE_HOST_INFO:
 			knet_hostinfo = (struct knet_hostinfo *)inbuf->khp_data_userdata;
 			if (knet_hostinfo->khi_bcast == KNET_HOSTINFO_UCAST) {
 				bcast = 0;
 				dst_host_ids_temp[0] = knet_hostinfo->khi_dst_node_id;
 				dst_host_ids_entries_temp = 1;
 			}
 			break;
 		default:
 			log_warn(knet_h, KNET_SUB_TX, "Receiving unknown messages from socket");
 			savederrno = ENOMSG;
 			err = -1;
 			goto out_unlock;
 			break;
 	}
 
 	if (is_sync) {
 		if ((bcast) ||
 		    ((!bcast) && (dst_host_ids_entries_temp > 1))) {
 			log_debug(knet_h, KNET_SUB_TX, "knet_send_sync is only supported with unicast packets for one destination");
 			savederrno = E2BIG;
 			err = -1;
 			goto out_unlock;
 		}
 	}
 
 	/*
 	 * check destinations hosts before spending time
 	 * in fragmenting/encrypting packets to save
 	 * time processing data for unrechable hosts.
 	 * for unicast, also remap the destination data
 	 * to skip unreachable hosts.
 	 */
 
 	if (!bcast) {
 		dst_host_ids_entries = 0;
 		for (host_idx = 0; host_idx < dst_host_ids_entries_temp; host_idx++) {
 			dst_host = knet_h->host_index[dst_host_ids_temp[host_idx]];
 			if (!dst_host) {
 				continue;
 			}
 			if (dst_host->status.reachable) {
 				dst_host_ids[dst_host_ids_entries] = dst_host_ids_temp[host_idx];
 				dst_host_ids_entries++;
 			}
 		}
 		if (!dst_host_ids_entries) {
 			savederrno = EHOSTDOWN;
 			err = -1;
 			goto out_unlock;
 		}
 	} else {
 		send_mcast = 0;
 		for (dst_host = knet_h->host_head; dst_host != NULL; dst_host = dst_host->next) {
 			if (dst_host->status.reachable) {
 				send_mcast = 1;
 				break;
 			}
 		}
 		if (!send_mcast) {
 			savederrno = EHOSTDOWN;
 			err = -1;
 			goto out_unlock;
 		}
 	}
 
 	if (!knet_h->data_mtu) {
 		/*
 		 * using MIN_MTU_V4 for data mtu is not completely accurate but safe enough
 		 */
 		log_debug(knet_h, KNET_SUB_TX,
 			  "Received data packet but data MTU is still unknown."
 			  " Packet might not be delivered."
 			  " Assuming mininum IPv4 mtu (%d)",
 			  KNET_PMTUD_MIN_MTU_V4);
 		temp_data_mtu = KNET_PMTUD_MIN_MTU_V4;
 	} else {
 		/*
 		 * take a copy of the mtu to avoid value changing under
 		 * our feet while we are sending a fragmented pckt
 		 */
 		temp_data_mtu = knet_h->data_mtu;
 	}
 
 	/*
 	 * prepare the outgoing buffers
 	 */
 
 	frag_len = inlen;
 	frag_idx = 0;
 
 	inbuf->khp_data_bcast = bcast;
 	inbuf->khp_data_frag_num = ceil((float)inlen / temp_data_mtu);
 	inbuf->khp_data_channel = channel;
 
 	if (pthread_mutex_lock(&knet_h->tx_seq_num_mutex)) {
 		log_debug(knet_h, KNET_SUB_TX, "Unable to get seq mutex lock");
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
 	knet_h->tx_seq_num++;
 	/*
 	 * force seq_num 0 to detect a node that has crashed and rejoining
 	 * the knet instance. seq_num 0 will clear the buffers in the RX
 	 * thread
 	 */
 	if (knet_h->tx_seq_num == 0) {
 		knet_h->tx_seq_num++;
 	}
 	/*
 	 * cache the value in locked context
 	 */
 	tx_seq_num = knet_h->tx_seq_num;
 	inbuf->khp_data_seq_num = htons(knet_h->tx_seq_num);
 	pthread_mutex_unlock(&knet_h->tx_seq_num_mutex);
 
 	/*
 	 * forcefully broadcast a ping to all nodes every SEQ_MAX / 8
 	 * pckts.
 	 * this solves 2 problems:
 	 * 1) on TX socket overloads we generate extra pings to keep links alive
 	 * 2) in 3+ nodes setup, where all the traffic is flowing between node 1 and 2,
 	 *    node 3+ will be able to keep in sync on the TX seq_num even without
 	 *    receiving traffic or pings in betweens. This avoids issues with
 	 *    rollover of the circular buffer
 	 */
 
 	if (tx_seq_num % (SEQ_MAX / 8) == 0) {
 		_send_pings(knet_h, 0);
 	}
 
 	if (inbuf->khp_data_frag_num > 1) {
 		while (frag_idx < inbuf->khp_data_frag_num) {
 			/*
 			 * set the iov_base
 			 */
 			iov_out[frag_idx].iov_base = (void *)knet_h->send_to_links_buf[frag_idx];
 
 			/*
 			 * set the len
 			 */
 			if (frag_len > temp_data_mtu) {
 				iov_out[frag_idx].iov_len = temp_data_mtu + KNET_HEADER_DATA_SIZE;
 			} else {
 				iov_out[frag_idx].iov_len = frag_len + KNET_HEADER_DATA_SIZE;
 			}
 
 			/*
 			 * copy the frag info on all buffers
 			 */
 			knet_h->send_to_links_buf[frag_idx]->kh_type = inbuf->kh_type;
 			knet_h->send_to_links_buf[frag_idx]->khp_data_seq_num = inbuf->khp_data_seq_num;
 			knet_h->send_to_links_buf[frag_idx]->khp_data_frag_num = inbuf->khp_data_frag_num;
 			knet_h->send_to_links_buf[frag_idx]->khp_data_bcast = inbuf->khp_data_bcast;
 			knet_h->send_to_links_buf[frag_idx]->khp_data_channel = inbuf->khp_data_channel;
 
 			memmove(knet_h->send_to_links_buf[frag_idx]->khp_data_userdata,
 				inbuf->khp_data_userdata + (temp_data_mtu * frag_idx),
 				iov_out[frag_idx].iov_len - KNET_HEADER_DATA_SIZE);
 
 			frag_len = frag_len - temp_data_mtu;
 			frag_idx++;
 		}
 	} else {
 		iov_out[frag_idx].iov_base = (void *)inbuf;
 		iov_out[frag_idx].iov_len = frag_len + KNET_HEADER_DATA_SIZE;
 	}
 
 	if (knet_h->crypto_instance) {
 		frag_idx = 0;
 		while (frag_idx < inbuf->khp_data_frag_num) {
 			if (crypto_encrypt_and_sign(
 					knet_h,
 					(const unsigned char *)iov_out[frag_idx].iov_base,
 					iov_out[frag_idx].iov_len,
 					knet_h->send_to_links_buf_crypt[frag_idx],
 					&outlen) < 0) {
 				log_debug(knet_h, KNET_SUB_TX, "Unable to encrypt packet");
 				savederrno = ECHILD;
 				err = -1;
 				goto out_unlock;
 			}
 			iov_out[frag_idx].iov_base = knet_h->send_to_links_buf_crypt[frag_idx];
 			iov_out[frag_idx].iov_len = outlen;
 			frag_idx++;
 		}
 	}
 
 	memset(&msg, 0, sizeof(msg));
 
 	msgs_to_send = inbuf->khp_data_frag_num;
 
 	msg_idx = 0;
 
 	while (msg_idx < msgs_to_send) {
 		msg[msg_idx].msg_hdr.msg_namelen = sizeof(struct sockaddr_storage);
 		msg[msg_idx].msg_hdr.msg_iov = &iov_out[msg_idx];
 		msg[msg_idx].msg_hdr.msg_iovlen = 1;
 		msg_idx++;
 	}
 
 	if (!bcast) {
 		for (host_idx = 0; host_idx < dst_host_ids_entries; host_idx++) {
 			dst_host = knet_h->host_index[dst_host_ids[host_idx]];
 
-			err = _dispatch_to_links(knet_h, dst_host, msg, msgs_to_send);
+			err = _dispatch_to_links(knet_h, dst_host, &msg[0], msgs_to_send);
 			savederrno = errno;
 			if (err) {
 				goto out_unlock;
 			}
 		}
 	} else {
 		for (dst_host = knet_h->host_head; dst_host != NULL; dst_host = dst_host->next) {
 			if (dst_host->status.reachable) {
-				err = _dispatch_to_links(knet_h, dst_host, msg, msgs_to_send);
+				err = _dispatch_to_links(knet_h, dst_host, &msg[0], msgs_to_send);
 				savederrno = errno;
 				if (err) {
 					goto out_unlock;
 				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
 out_unlock:
 	errno = savederrno;
 	return err;
 }
 
 int knet_send_sync(knet_handle_t knet_h, const char *buff, const size_t buff_len, const int8_t channel)
 {
 	int savederrno = 0, err = 0;
 
 	if (!knet_h) {
 		errno = EINVAL;
 		return -1;
 	}
 
 	if (buff == NULL) {
 		errno = EINVAL;
 		return -1;
 	}
 
 	if (buff_len <= 0) {
 		errno = EINVAL;
 		return -1;
 	}
 
 	if (buff_len > KNET_MAX_PACKET_SIZE) {
 		errno = EINVAL;
 		return -1;
 	}
 
 	if (channel < 0) {
 		errno = EINVAL;
 		return -1;
 	}
 
 	if (channel >= KNET_DATAFD_MAX) {
 		errno = EINVAL;
 		return -1;
 	}
 
 	savederrno = pthread_rwlock_rdlock(&knet_h->global_rwlock);
 	if (savederrno) {
 		log_err(knet_h, KNET_SUB_TX, "Unable to get read lock: %s",
 			strerror(savederrno));
 		errno = savederrno;
 		return -1;
 	}
 
 	if (!knet_h->sockfd[channel].in_use) {
 		savederrno = EINVAL;
 		err = -1;
 		goto out;
 	}
 
 	savederrno = pthread_mutex_lock(&knet_h->tx_mutex);
 	if (savederrno) {
 		log_err(knet_h, KNET_SUB_TX, "Unable to get TX mutex lock: %s",
 			strerror(savederrno));
 		err = -1;
 		goto out;
 	}
 
 	knet_h->recv_from_sock_buf[0]->kh_type = KNET_HEADER_TYPE_DATA;
 	memmove(knet_h->recv_from_sock_buf[0]->khp_data_userdata, buff, buff_len);
 	err = _parse_recv_from_sock(knet_h, 0, buff_len, channel, 1);
 	savederrno = errno;
 
 	pthread_mutex_unlock(&knet_h->tx_mutex);
 
 out:
 	pthread_rwlock_unlock(&knet_h->global_rwlock);
 
 	errno = savederrno;
 	return err;
 }
 
 static void _handle_send_to_links(knet_handle_t knet_h, int sockfd, int8_t channel, struct mmsghdr *msg, int type)
 {
 	ssize_t inlen = 0;
 	struct iovec iov_in;
 	int msg_recv, i;
 	int savederrno = 0, docallback = 0;
 
 	if ((channel >= 0) &&
 	    (channel < KNET_DATAFD_MAX) &&
 	    (!knet_h->sockfd[channel].is_socket)) {
 		memset(&iov_in, 0, sizeof(iov_in));
 		iov_in.iov_base = (void *)knet_h->recv_from_sock_buf[0]->khp_data_userdata;
 		iov_in.iov_len = KNET_MAX_PACKET_SIZE;
 
 		inlen = readv(sockfd, &iov_in, 1);
 
 		if (inlen <= 0) {
 			savederrno = errno;
 			docallback = 1;
 			goto out;
 		}
 
 		msg_recv = 1;
 		knet_h->recv_from_sock_buf[0]->kh_type = type;
 		_parse_recv_from_sock(knet_h, 0, inlen, channel, 0);
 	} else {
 		msg_recv = recvmmsg(sockfd, msg, PCKT_FRAG_MAX, MSG_DONTWAIT | MSG_NOSIGNAL, NULL);
 		if (msg_recv < 0) {
 			inlen = msg_recv;
 			savederrno = errno;
 			docallback = 1;
 			goto out;
 		}
 		for (i = 0; i < msg_recv; i++) {
 			inlen = msg[i].msg_len;
 			if (inlen  == 0) {
 				savederrno = 0;
 				docallback = 1;
 				goto out;
 				break;
 			}
 			knet_h->recv_from_sock_buf[i]->kh_type = type;
 			_parse_recv_from_sock(knet_h, i, inlen, channel, 0);
 		}
 	}
 
 out:
 	if (inlen < 0) {
 		struct epoll_event ev;
 
 		memset(&ev, 0, sizeof(struct epoll_event));
 
 		if (epoll_ctl(knet_h->send_to_links_epollfd,
 			      EPOLL_CTL_DEL, knet_h->sockfd[channel].sockfd[knet_h->sockfd[channel].is_created], &ev)) {
 			log_err(knet_h, KNET_SUB_TX, "Unable to del datafd %d from linkfd epoll pool: %s",
 				knet_h->sockfd[channel].sockfd[0], strerror(savederrno));
 		} else {
 			knet_h->sockfd[channel].has_error = 1;
 		}
 
 	}
 
 	if (docallback) {
 		knet_h->sock_notify_fn(knet_h->sock_notify_fn_private_data,
 				       knet_h->sockfd[channel].sockfd[0],
 				       channel,
 				       KNET_NOTIFY_TX,
 				       inlen,
 				       savederrno);
 	}
 }
 
 void *_handle_send_to_links_thread(void *data)
 {
 	knet_handle_t knet_h = (knet_handle_t) data;
 	struct epoll_event events[KNET_EPOLL_MAX_EVENTS];
 	struct sockaddr_storage address[PCKT_FRAG_MAX];
 	struct mmsghdr msg[PCKT_FRAG_MAX];
 	struct iovec iov_in[PCKT_FRAG_MAX];
 	int i, nev, type;
 	int8_t channel;
 
 	memset(&msg, 0, sizeof(struct mmsghdr));
 
 	/* preparing data buffer */
 	for (i = 0; i < PCKT_FRAG_MAX; i++) {
 		iov_in[i].iov_base = (void *)knet_h->recv_from_sock_buf[i]->khp_data_userdata;
 		iov_in[i].iov_len = KNET_MAX_PACKET_SIZE;
 
 		memset(&msg[i].msg_hdr, 0, sizeof(struct msghdr));
 
 		msg[i].msg_hdr.msg_name = &address[i];
 		msg[i].msg_hdr.msg_namelen = sizeof(struct sockaddr_storage);
 		msg[i].msg_hdr.msg_iov = &iov_in[i];
 		msg[i].msg_hdr.msg_iovlen = 1;
 
 		knet_h->recv_from_sock_buf[i]->kh_version = KNET_HEADER_VERSION;
 		knet_h->recv_from_sock_buf[i]->khp_data_frag_seq = 0;
 		knet_h->recv_from_sock_buf[i]->kh_node = knet_h->host_id;
 
 		knet_h->send_to_links_buf[i]->kh_version = KNET_HEADER_VERSION;
 		knet_h->send_to_links_buf[i]->khp_data_frag_seq = i + 1;
 		knet_h->send_to_links_buf[i]->kh_node = knet_h->host_id;
 	}
 
 	while (!shutdown_in_progress(knet_h)) {
 		nev = epoll_wait(knet_h->send_to_links_epollfd, events, KNET_EPOLL_MAX_EVENTS + 1, -1);
 
 		if (pthread_rwlock_rdlock(&knet_h->global_rwlock) != 0) {
 			log_debug(knet_h, KNET_SUB_TX, "Unable to get read lock");
 			continue;
 		}
 
 		for (i = 0; i < nev; i++) {
 			if (events[i].data.fd == knet_h->hostsockfd[0]) {
 				type = KNET_HEADER_TYPE_HOST_INFO;
 				channel = -1;
 			} else {
 				type = KNET_HEADER_TYPE_DATA;
 				for (channel = 0; channel < KNET_DATAFD_MAX; channel++) {
 					if ((knet_h->sockfd[channel].in_use) &&
 					    (knet_h->sockfd[channel].sockfd[knet_h->sockfd[channel].is_created] == events[i].data.fd)) {
 						break;
 					}
 				}
 			}
 			if (pthread_mutex_lock(&knet_h->tx_mutex) != 0) {
 				log_debug(knet_h, KNET_SUB_TX, "Unable to get mutex lock");
 				continue;
 			}
-			_handle_send_to_links(knet_h, events[i].data.fd, channel, msg, type);
+			_handle_send_to_links(knet_h, events[i].data.fd, channel, &msg[0], type);
 			pthread_mutex_unlock(&knet_h->tx_mutex);
 		}
 		pthread_rwlock_unlock(&knet_h->global_rwlock);
 	}
 
 	return NULL;
 }