Using shared memory to send data via nxt_port.

Usage:
    b = nxt_port_mmap_get_buf(task, port, size);
    b->mem.free = nxt_cpymem(b->mem.free, data, size);
    nxt_port_socket_write(task, port, NXT_PORT_MSG_DATA, -1, 0, b);

19 files changed, 1501 insertions, 181 deletions

diff --git a/auto/shmem b/auto/shmem
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..48665649
--- /dev/null
+++ b/auto/shmem
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+
+# Copyright (C) Igor Sysoev
+# Copyright (C) NGINX, Inc.
+
+
+# Linux, FreeBSD, MacOSX
+
+nxt_feature="shm_open()"
+nxt_feature_name=NXT_HAVE_SHM_OPEN
+nxt_feature_run=yes
+nxt_feature_incs=
+nxt_feature_libs=
+
+if [ "$NXT_SYSTEM" = "Linux" ]; then
+    nxt_feature_libs=-lrt
+fi
+
+nxt_feature_test="#include <sys/mman.h>
+                  #include <fcntl.h>
+                  #include <sys/stat.h>
+                  #include <sys/types.h>
+
+                  int main() {
+                      static char name[] = \"/nginext.configure\";
+
+                      shm_unlink(name);
+
+                      int fd = shm_open(name, O_CREAT | O_EXCL | O_RDWR,
+                          S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR);
+                      if (fd == -1)
+                          return 1;
+
+                      shm_unlink(name);
+                      return 0;
+                  }"
+. auto/feature
+
+
+# Linux
+
+nxt_feature="memfd_create()"
+nxt_feature_name=NXT_HAVE_MEMFD_CREATE
+nxt_feature_run=yes
+nxt_feature_incs=
+nxt_feature_libs=
+nxt_feature_test="#include <linux/memfd.h>
+                  #include <unistd.h>
+                  #include <sys/syscall.h>
+
+                  int main() {
+                      static char name[] = \"/nginext.configure\";
+
+                      int fd = syscall(SYS_memfd_create, name, MFD_CLOEXEC);
+                      if (fd == -1)
+                          return 1;
+
+                      return 0;
+                  }"
+. auto/feature
+
diff --git a/auto/sources b/auto/sources
index 8958d5d9..efe748d1 100644
--- a/auto/sources
+++ b/auto/sources
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ NXT_LIB_DEPS=" \
     src/nxt_process.h \
     src/nxt_signal.h \
     src/nxt_port.h \
+    src/nxt_port_memory.h \
     src/nxt_dyld.h \
     src/nxt_thread.h \
     src/nxt_thread_id.h \
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ NXT_LIB_SRCS=" \
     src/nxt_process_title.c \
     src/nxt_signal.c \
     src/nxt_port_socket.c \
+    src/nxt_port_memory.c \
     src/nxt_port.c \
     src/nxt_dyld.c \
     src/nxt_random.c \
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 1d748c97..16b19820 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ fi
 . auto/atomic
 . auto/malloc
 . auto/mmap
+. auto/shmem
 . auto/time
 
 if [ $NXT_THREADS = YES ]; then
diff --git a/src/nxt_buf.h b/src/nxt_buf.h
index 85ab3602..c5ac5c20 100644
--- a/src/nxt_buf.h
+++ b/src/nxt_buf.h
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ typedef struct {
 struct nxt_buf_s {
     void                    *data;
     nxt_work_handler_t      completion_handler;
-    nxt_buf_t               *parent;
+    void                    *parent;
 
     /*
      * The next link, flags, and nxt_buf_mem_t should
@@ -85,11 +85,13 @@ struct nxt_buf_s {
     uint8_t                 is_file;     /* 1 bit */
 
     uint16_t                is_mmap:1;
+    uint16_t                is_port_mmap:1;
 
     uint16_t                is_sync:1;
     uint16_t                is_nobuf:1;
     uint16_t                is_flush:1;
     uint16_t                is_last:1;
+    uint16_t                is_port_mmap_sent:1;
 
     nxt_buf_mem_t           mem;
 
@@ -103,10 +105,11 @@ struct nxt_buf_s {
 };
 
 
-#define NXT_BUF_MEM_SIZE    offsetof(nxt_buf_t, file)
-#define NXT_BUF_SYNC_SIZE   NXT_BUF_MEM_SIZE
-#define NXT_BUF_MMAP_SIZE   sizeof(nxt_buf_t)
-#define NXT_BUF_FILE_SIZE   sizeof(nxt_buf_t)
+#define NXT_BUF_MEM_SIZE        offsetof(nxt_buf_t, file)
+#define NXT_BUF_SYNC_SIZE       NXT_BUF_MEM_SIZE
+#define NXT_BUF_FILE_SIZE       sizeof(nxt_buf_t)
+#define NXT_BUF_MMAP_SIZE       NXT_BUF_FILE_SIZE
+#define NXT_BUF_PORT_MMAP_SIZE  NXT_BUF_MEM_SIZE
 
 
 #define NXT_BUF_SYNC_NOBUF  1
@@ -146,6 +149,19 @@ nxt_buf_clear_mmap(b)                                                         \
 
 
 #define                                                                       \
+nxt_buf_is_port_mmap(b)                                                       \
+    ((b)->is_port_mmap)
+
+#define                                                                       \
+nxt_buf_set_port_mmap(b)                                                      \
+    (b)->is_port_mmap = 1
+
+#define                                                                       \
+nxt_buf_clear_port_mmap(b)                                                    \
+    (b)->is_port_mmap = 0
+
+
+#define                                                                       \
 nxt_buf_is_sync(b)                                                            \
     ((b)->is_sync)
 
diff --git a/src/nxt_main.h b/src/nxt_main.h
index a1a01434..24ec4ca1 100644
--- a/src/nxt_main.h
+++ b/src/nxt_main.h
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ typedef struct nxt_port_recv_msg_s   nxt_port_recv_msg_t;
 typedef void (*nxt_port_handler_t)(nxt_task_t *task, nxt_port_recv_msg_t *msg);
 typedef struct nxt_sig_event_s       nxt_sig_event_t;
 typedef struct nxt_runtime_s         nxt_runtime_t;
+typedef uint16_t                     nxt_port_id_t;
 
+#include <nxt_queue.h>
 #include <nxt_process.h>
 
 typedef struct nxt_thread_s          nxt_thread_t;
@@ -45,7 +47,6 @@ typedef struct nxt_log_s             nxt_log_t;
 
 
 #include <nxt_atomic.h>
-#include <nxt_queue.h>
 #include <nxt_rbtree.h>
 #include <nxt_sprintf.h>
 #include <nxt_parse.h>
@@ -104,6 +105,7 @@ typedef struct nxt_thread_pool_s     nxt_thread_pool_t;
 #include <nxt_service.h>
 
 typedef struct nxt_buf_s                nxt_buf_t;
+typedef struct nxt_port_mmap_s          nxt_port_mmap_t;
 #include <nxt_buf.h>
 #include <nxt_buf_pool.h>
 #include <nxt_recvbuf.h>
@@ -129,6 +131,7 @@ nxt_thread_extern_data(nxt_thread_t, nxt_thread_context);
 #include <nxt_fd_event.h>
 
 #include <nxt_port.h>
+#include <nxt_port_memory.h>
 #if (NXT_THREADS)
 #include <nxt_thread_pool.h>
 #endif
diff --git a/src/nxt_master_process.c b/src/nxt_master_process.c
index e3d5382a..ed39130b 100644
--- a/src/nxt_master_process.c
+++ b/src/nxt_master_process.c
@@ -80,14 +80,12 @@ nxt_master_process_port_create(nxt_task_t *task, nxt_runtime_t *rt)
     nxt_port_t     *port;
     nxt_process_t  *process;
 
-    process = nxt_runtime_new_process(rt);
+    process = nxt_runtime_process_get(rt, nxt_pid);
     if (nxt_slow_path(process == NULL)) {
         return NXT_ERROR;
     }
 
-    process->pid = nxt_pid;
-
-    port = nxt_array_zero_add(process->ports);
+    port = nxt_process_port_new(process);
     if (nxt_slow_path(port == NULL)) {
         return NXT_ERROR;
     }
@@ -97,8 +95,10 @@ nxt_master_process_port_create(nxt_task_t *task, nxt_runtime_t *rt)
         return ret;
     }
 
-    port->pid = nxt_pid;
     port->engine = 0;
+    port->type = NXT_PROCESS_MASTER;
+
+    nxt_runtime_port_add(rt, port);
 
     /*
      * A master process port.  A write port is not closed
@@ -220,17 +220,16 @@ nxt_master_create_worker_process(nxt_task_t *task, nxt_runtime_t *rt,
      * TODO: remove process, init, ports from array on memory and fork failures.
      */
 
-    process = nxt_runtime_new_process(rt);
+    process = nxt_runtime_process_new(rt);
     if (nxt_slow_path(process == NULL)) {
         return NXT_ERROR;
     }
 
     process->init = init;
+    master_process = rt->mprocess;
+    init->master_port = nxt_process_port_first(master_process);
 
-    master_process = rt->processes->elts;
-    init->master_port = master_process->ports->elts;
-
-    port = nxt_array_zero_add(process->ports);
+    port = nxt_process_port_new(process);
     if (nxt_slow_path(port == NULL)) {
         return NXT_ERROR;
     }
@@ -243,6 +242,7 @@ nxt_master_create_worker_process(nxt_task_t *task, nxt_runtime_t *rt,
     }
 
     port->engine = 0;
+    port->type = init->type;
 
     pid = nxt_process_create(task, init);
 
@@ -253,6 +253,11 @@ nxt_master_create_worker_process(nxt_task_t *task, nxt_runtime_t *rt,
 
     case 0:
         /* A worker process, return to the event engine work queue loop. */
+        process->pid = nxt_pid;
+        port->pid = nxt_pid;
+
+        nxt_runtime_process_add(rt, process);
+
         return NXT_AGAIN;
 
     default:
@@ -260,6 +265,8 @@ nxt_master_create_worker_process(nxt_task_t *task, nxt_runtime_t *rt,
         process->pid = pid;
         port->pid = pid;
 
+        nxt_runtime_process_add(rt, process);
+
         nxt_port_read_close(port);
         nxt_port_write_enable(task, port);
 
@@ -272,27 +279,23 @@ nxt_master_create_worker_process(nxt_task_t *task, nxt_runtime_t *rt,
 void
 nxt_master_stop_worker_processes(nxt_task_t *task, nxt_runtime_t *rt)
 {
-    nxt_uint_t     i, n, nprocesses, nports;
     nxt_port_t     *port;
     nxt_process_t  *process;
 
-    process = rt->processes->elts;
-    nprocesses = rt->processes->nelts;
+    nxt_runtime_process_each(rt, process)
+    {
+        if (nxt_pid != process->pid) {
+            process->init = NULL;
 
-    for (i = 0; i < nprocesses; i++) {
+            nxt_process_port_each(process, port) {
 
-        if (nxt_pid != process[i].pid) {
-            process[i].init = NULL;
+                (void) nxt_port_socket_write(task, port, NXT_PORT_MSG_QUIT,
+                                             -1, 0, 0, NULL);
 
-            port = process[i].ports->elts;
-            nports = process[i].ports->nelts;
-
-            for (n = 0; n < nports; n++) {
-                (void) nxt_port_socket_write(task, &port[n], NXT_PORT_MSG_QUIT,
-                                             -1, 0, NULL);
-            }
+            } nxt_process_port_loop;
         }
     }
+    nxt_runtime_process_loop;
 }
 
 
@@ -331,7 +334,7 @@ nxt_master_process_sigusr1_handler(nxt_task_t *task, void *obj, void *data)
     nxt_int_t       ret;
     nxt_uint_t      n;
     nxt_file_t      *file, *new_file;
-    nxt_runtime_t     *rt;
+    nxt_runtime_t   *rt;
     nxt_array_t     *new_files;
     nxt_mem_pool_t  *mp;
 
@@ -473,39 +476,29 @@ nxt_master_process_sigchld_handler(nxt_task_t *task, void *obj, void *data)
 static void
 nxt_master_cleanup_worker_process(nxt_task_t *task, nxt_pid_t pid)
 {
-    nxt_uint_t          i, n;
     nxt_runtime_t       *rt;
     nxt_process_t       *process;
     nxt_process_init_t  *init;
 
     rt = task->thread->runtime;
 
-    process = rt->processes->elts;
-    n = rt->processes->nelts;
-
-    /* A process[0] is the master process. */
+    process = nxt_runtime_process_find(rt, pid);
 
-    for (i = 1; i < n; i++) {
+    if (process) {
+        init = process->init;
 
-        if (pid == process[i].pid) {
-            init = process[i].init;
+        /* TODO: free ports fds. */
 
-            /* TODO: free ports fds. */
+        nxt_runtime_process_remove(rt, process);
 
-            nxt_array_remove(rt->processes, &process[i]);
+        if (nxt_exiting) {
 
-            if (nxt_exiting) {
-                nxt_debug(task, "processes %d", n);
-
-                if (n == 2) {
-                    nxt_runtime_quit(task);
-                }
-
-            } else if (init != NULL) {
-                (void) nxt_master_create_worker_process(task, rt, init);
+            if (rt->nprocesses == 2) {
+                nxt_runtime_quit(task);
             }
 
-            return;
+        } else if (init != NULL) {
+            (void) nxt_master_create_worker_process(task, rt, init);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/nxt_port.c b/src/nxt_port.c
index 1da16587..fc807d1f 100644
--- a/src/nxt_port.c
+++ b/src/nxt_port.c
@@ -32,25 +32,21 @@ void
 nxt_port_write(nxt_task_t *task, nxt_runtime_t *rt, nxt_uint_t type,
     nxt_fd_t fd, uint32_t stream, nxt_buf_t *b)
 {
-    nxt_uint_t     i, n, nprocesses, nports;
     nxt_port_t     *port;
     nxt_process_t  *process;
 
-    process = rt->processes->elts;
-    nprocesses = rt->processes->nelts;
+    nxt_runtime_process_each(rt, process)
+    {
+        if (nxt_pid != process->pid) {
+            nxt_process_port_each(process, port) {
 
-    for (i = 0; i < nprocesses; i++) {
+                (void) nxt_port_socket_write(task, port, type,
+                                             fd, stream, 0, b);
 
-        if (nxt_pid != process[i].pid) {
-            port = process[i].ports->elts;
-            nports = process[i].ports->nelts;
-
-            for (n = 0; n < nports; n++) {
-                (void) nxt_port_socket_write(task, &port[n], type,
-                                             fd, stream, b);
-            }
+            } nxt_process_port_loop;
         }
     }
+    nxt_runtime_process_loop;
 }
 
 
@@ -59,19 +55,19 @@ nxt_port_handler(nxt_task_t *task, nxt_port_recv_msg_t *msg)
 {
     nxt_port_handler_t  *handlers;
 
-    if (nxt_fast_path(msg->type <= NXT_PORT_MSG_MAX)) {
+    if (nxt_fast_path(msg->port_msg.type <= NXT_PORT_MSG_MAX)) {
 
         nxt_debug(task, "port %d: message type:%uD",
-                  msg->port->socket.fd, msg->type);
+                  msg->port->socket.fd, msg->port_msg.type);
 
         handlers = msg->port->data;
-        handlers[msg->type](task, msg);
+        handlers[msg->port_msg.type](task, msg);
 
         return;
     }
 
     nxt_log(task, NXT_LOG_CRIT, "port %d: unknown message type:%uD",
-            msg->port->socket.fd, msg->type);
+            msg->port->socket.fd, msg->port_msg.type);
 }
 
 
@@ -87,28 +83,20 @@ nxt_port_send_new_port(nxt_task_t *task, nxt_runtime_t *rt,
     nxt_port_t *new_port)
 {
     nxt_buf_t                *b;
-    nxt_uint_t               i, n;
     nxt_port_t               *port;
     nxt_process_t            *process;
     nxt_port_msg_new_port_t  *msg;
 
-    n = rt->processes->nelts;
-    if (n == 0) {
-        return;
-    }
-
     nxt_debug(task, "new port %d for process %PI engine %uD",
               new_port->socket.fd, new_port->pid, new_port->engine);
 
-    process = rt->processes->elts;
-
-    for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
-
-        if (process[i].pid == new_port->pid || process[i].pid == nxt_pid) {
+    nxt_runtime_process_each(rt, process)
+    {
+        if (process->pid == new_port->pid || process->pid == nxt_pid) {
             continue;
         }
 
-        port = process[i].ports->elts;
+        port = nxt_process_port_first(process);
 
         b = nxt_buf_mem_alloc(port->mem_pool, sizeof(nxt_port_data_t), 0);
 
@@ -116,19 +104,25 @@ nxt_port_send_new_port(nxt_task_t *task, nxt_runtime_t *rt,
             continue;
         }
 
+        nxt_debug(task, "send new port %FD to process %PI",
+                  new_port->socket.fd, process->pid);
+
         b->data = port;
         b->completion_handler = nxt_port_new_port_buf_completion;
         b->mem.free += sizeof(nxt_port_msg_new_port_t);
         msg = (nxt_port_msg_new_port_t *) b->mem.pos;
 
+        msg->id = new_port->id;
         msg->pid = new_port->pid;
         msg->engine = new_port->engine;
         msg->max_size = port->max_size;
         msg->max_share = port->max_share;
+        msg->type = new_port->type;
 
         (void) nxt_port_socket_write(task, port, NXT_PORT_MSG_NEW_PORT,
-                                     new_port->socket.fd, 0, b);
+                                     new_port->socket.fd, 0, 0, b);
     }
+    nxt_runtime_process_loop;
 }
 
 
@@ -158,12 +152,15 @@ nxt_port_new_port_handler(nxt_task_t *task, nxt_port_recv_msg_t *msg)
 
     rt = task->thread->runtime;
 
-    process = nxt_runtime_new_process(rt);
+    new_port_msg = (nxt_port_msg_new_port_t *) msg->buf->mem.pos;
+    msg->buf->mem.pos = msg->buf->mem.free;
+
+    process = nxt_runtime_process_get(rt, new_port_msg->pid);
     if (nxt_slow_path(process == NULL)) {
         return;
     }
 
-    port = nxt_array_zero_add(process->ports);
+    port = nxt_process_port_new(process);
     if (nxt_slow_path(port == NULL)) {
         return;
     }
@@ -175,51 +172,74 @@ nxt_port_new_port_handler(nxt_task_t *task, nxt_port_recv_msg_t *msg)
 
     port->mem_pool = mp;
 
-    new_port_msg = (nxt_port_msg_new_port_t *) msg->buf->mem.pos;
-    msg->buf->mem.pos = msg->buf->mem.free;
-
     nxt_debug(task, "new port %d received for process %PI engine %uD",
               msg->fd, new_port_msg->pid, new_port_msg->engine);
 
-    process->pid = new_port_msg->pid;
-
-    port->pid = new_port_msg->pid;
+    port->id = new_port_msg->id;
     port->engine = new_port_msg->engine;
     port->pair[0] = -1;
     port->pair[1] = msg->fd;
     port->max_size = new_port_msg->max_size;
     port->max_share = new_port_msg->max_share;
+    port->type = new_port_msg->type;
 
     nxt_queue_init(&port->messages);
 
     port->socket.task = task;
 
+    nxt_runtime_port_add(rt, port);
+
     nxt_port_write_enable(task, port);
 }
 
 
 void
+nxt_port_mmap_handler(nxt_task_t *task, nxt_port_recv_msg_t *msg)
+{
+    nxt_runtime_t  *rt;
+    nxt_process_t  *process;
+
+    rt = task->thread->runtime;
+
+    if (nxt_slow_path(msg->fd == -1)) {
+        nxt_log(task, NXT_LOG_WARN, "invalid fd passed with mmap message");
+
+        return;
+    }
+
+    process = nxt_runtime_process_get(rt, msg->port_msg.pid);
+    if (nxt_slow_path(process == NULL)) {
+        nxt_log(task, NXT_LOG_WARN, "failed to get process #%PI",
+                msg->port_msg.pid);
+
+        goto fail_close;
+    }
+
+    nxt_port_incoming_port_mmap(task, process, msg->fd);
+
+fail_close:
+
+    close(msg->fd);
+}
+
+
+void
 nxt_port_change_log_file(nxt_task_t *task, nxt_runtime_t *rt, nxt_uint_t slot,
     nxt_fd_t fd)
 {
     nxt_buf_t      *b;
-    nxt_uint_t     i, n;
     nxt_port_t     *port;
     nxt_process_t  *process;
 
-    n = rt->processes->nelts;
-    if (n == 0) {
-        return;
-    }
-
     nxt_debug(task, "change log file #%ui fd:%FD", slot, fd);
 
-    process = rt->processes->elts;
-
-    /* process[0] is master process. */
+    nxt_runtime_process_each(rt, process)
+    {
+        if (nxt_pid == process->pid) {
+            continue;
+        }
 
-    for (i = 1; i < n; i++) {
-        port = process[i].ports->elts;
+        port = nxt_process_port_first(process);
 
         b = nxt_buf_mem_alloc(port->mem_pool, sizeof(nxt_port_data_t), 0);
         if (nxt_slow_path(b == NULL)) {
@@ -230,8 +250,9 @@ nxt_port_change_log_file(nxt_task_t *task, nxt_runtime_t *rt, nxt_uint_t slot,
         b->mem.free += sizeof(nxt_uint_t);
 
         (void) nxt_port_socket_write(task, port, NXT_PORT_MSG_CHANGE_FILE,
-                                     fd, 0, b);
+                                     fd, 0, 0, b);
     }
+    nxt_runtime_process_loop;
 }
 
 
@@ -269,11 +290,17 @@ nxt_port_change_log_file_handler(nxt_task_t *task, nxt_port_recv_msg_t *msg)
 void
 nxt_port_data_handler(nxt_task_t *task, nxt_port_recv_msg_t *msg)
 {
+    size_t     dump_size;
     nxt_buf_t  *b;
 
     b = msg->buf;
+    dump_size = b->mem.free - b->mem.pos;
+
+    if (dump_size > 300) {
+        dump_size = 300;
+    }
 
-    nxt_debug(task, "data: %*s", b->mem.free - b->mem.pos, b->mem.pos);
+    nxt_debug(task, "data: %*s", dump_size, b->mem.pos);
 
     b->mem.pos = b->mem.free;
 }
diff --git a/src/nxt_port.h b/src/nxt_port.h
index 8a9b8926..76775660 100644
--- a/src/nxt_port.h
+++ b/src/nxt_port.h
@@ -8,11 +8,28 @@
 #define _NXT_PORT_H_INCLUDED_
 
 
+typedef enum {
+    NXT_PORT_MSG_QUIT = 0,
+    NXT_PORT_MSG_NEW_PORT,
+    NXT_PORT_MSG_CHANGE_FILE,
+    NXT_PORT_MSG_MMAP,
+    NXT_PORT_MSG_DATA,
+} nxt_port_msg_type_t;
+
+#define NXT_PORT_MSG_MAX  NXT_PORT_MSG_DATA
+
+
+/* Passed as a first iov chunk. */
 typedef struct {
-    uint32_t            stream;
+    uint32_t             stream;
+    nxt_pid_t            pid;
+    nxt_port_id_t        reply_port;
 
-    uint16_t            type;
-    uint8_t             last;      /* 1 bit */
+    nxt_port_msg_type_t  type:8;
+    uint8_t              last;      /* 1 bit */
+
+    /* Message data send using mmap, next chunk is a nxt_port_mmap_msg_t. */
+    uint8_t              mmap;      /* 1 bit */
 } nxt_port_msg_t;
 
 
@@ -26,12 +43,10 @@ typedef struct {
 
 
 struct nxt_port_recv_msg_s {
-    uint32_t            stream;
-    uint16_t            type;
-
     nxt_fd_t            fd;
     nxt_buf_t           *buf;
     nxt_port_t          *port;
+    nxt_port_msg_t      port_msg;
 };
 
 
@@ -39,6 +54,8 @@ struct nxt_port_s {
     /* Must be the first field. */
     nxt_fd_event_t      socket;
 
+    nxt_queue_link_t    link;
+
     nxt_queue_t         messages;   /* of nxt_port_send_msg_t */
 
     /* Maximum size of message part. */
@@ -53,26 +70,22 @@ struct nxt_port_s {
     nxt_buf_t           *free_bufs;
     nxt_socket_t        pair[2];
 
+    nxt_port_id_t       id;
     nxt_pid_t           pid;
     uint32_t            engine;
-};
-
-
-#define NXT_PORT_MSG_MAX  NXT_PORT_MSG_DATA
 
-typedef enum {
-    NXT_PORT_MSG_QUIT = 0,
-    NXT_PORT_MSG_NEW_PORT,
-    NXT_PORT_MSG_CHANGE_FILE,
-    NXT_PORT_MSG_DATA,
-} nxt_port_msg_type_e;
+    nxt_process_type_t  type:8;
+    nxt_process_t       *process;
+};
 
 
 typedef struct {
+    nxt_port_id_t       id;
     nxt_pid_t           pid;
     uint32_t            engine;
     size_t              max_size;
     size_t              max_share;
+    nxt_process_type_t  type:8;
 } nxt_port_msg_new_port_t;
 
 
@@ -94,7 +107,8 @@ void nxt_port_write_close(nxt_port_t *port);
 void nxt_port_read_enable(nxt_task_t *task, nxt_port_t *port);
 void nxt_port_read_close(nxt_port_t *port);
 nxt_int_t nxt_port_socket_write(nxt_task_t *task, nxt_port_t *port,
-    nxt_uint_t type, nxt_fd_t fd, uint32_t stream, nxt_buf_t *b);
+    nxt_uint_t type, nxt_fd_t fd, uint32_t stream, nxt_port_id_t reply_port,
+    nxt_buf_t *b);
 
 void nxt_port_create(nxt_thread_t *thread, nxt_port_t *port,
     nxt_port_handler_t *handlers);
@@ -109,6 +123,7 @@ void nxt_port_quit_handler(nxt_task_t *task, nxt_port_recv_msg_t *msg);
 void nxt_port_new_port_handler(nxt_task_t *task, nxt_port_recv_msg_t *msg);
 void nxt_port_change_log_file_handler(nxt_task_t *task,
     nxt_port_recv_msg_t *msg);
+void nxt_port_mmap_handler(nxt_task_t *task, nxt_port_recv_msg_t *msg);
 void nxt_port_data_handler(nxt_task_t *task, nxt_port_recv_msg_t *msg);
 void nxt_port_empty_handler(nxt_task_t *task, nxt_port_recv_msg_t *msg);
 
diff --git a/src/nxt_port_memory.c b/src/nxt_port_memory.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..447ef138
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/nxt_port_memory.c
@@ -0,0 +1,700 @@
+
+#include <nxt_main.h>
+
+#if (NXT_HAVE_MEMFD_CREATE)
+
+#include <linux/memfd.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/syscall.h>
+
+#endif
+
+#define PORT_MMAP_CHUNK_SIZE    (1024 * 16)
+#define PORT_MMAP_HEADER_SIZE   (1024 * 4)
+#define PORT_MMAP_SIZE          (PORT_MMAP_HEADER_SIZE + 1024 * 1024 * 10)
+
+#define PORT_MMAP_CHUNK_COUNT                                                 \
+    ( (PORT_MMAP_SIZE - PORT_MMAP_HEADER_SIZE) / PORT_MMAP_CHUNK_SIZE )
+
+
+typedef uint32_t  nxt_chunk_id_t;
+
+typedef nxt_atomic_uint_t  nxt_free_map_t;
+
+#define FREE_BITS (sizeof(nxt_free_map_t) * 8)
+
+#define FREE_IDX(nchunk) ((nchunk) / FREE_BITS)
+
+#define FREE_MASK(nchunk)                                                     \
+    ( 1ULL << ( (nchunk) % FREE_BITS ) )
+
+#define MAX_FREE_IDX FREE_IDX(PORT_MMAP_CHUNK_COUNT)
+
+
+/* Mapped at the start of shared memory segment. */
+struct nxt_port_mmap_header_s {
+    nxt_free_map_t  free_map[MAX_FREE_IDX];
+};
+
+
+/*
+ * Element of nxt_process_t.incoming/outgoing, shared memory segment
+ * descriptor.
+ */
+struct nxt_port_mmap_s {
+    uint32_t                    id;
+    nxt_fd_t                    fd;
+    nxt_pid_t                   pid; /* For sanity check. */
+    union {
+        void                    *mem;
+        nxt_port_mmap_header_t  *hdr;
+    } u;
+};
+
+
+/* Passed as a second iov chunk when 'mmap' bit in nxt_port_msg_t is 1. */
+typedef struct {
+    uint32_t            mmap_id;    /* Mmap index in nxt_process_t.outgoing. */
+    nxt_chunk_id_t      chunk_id;   /* Mmap chunk index. */
+    uint32_t            size;       /* Payload data size. */
+} nxt_port_mmap_msg_t;
+
+
+static nxt_bool_t
+nxt_port_mmap_get_free_chunk(nxt_port_mmap_t *port_mmap, nxt_chunk_id_t *c);
+
+#define nxt_port_mmap_get_chunk_busy(hdr, c)                                  \
+    ((hdr->free_map[FREE_IDX(c)] & FREE_MASK(c)) == 0)
+
+nxt_inline void
+nxt_port_mmap_set_chunk_busy(nxt_port_mmap_header_t *hdr, nxt_chunk_id_t c);
+
+nxt_inline void
+nxt_port_mmap_set_chunk_free(nxt_port_mmap_header_t *hdr, nxt_chunk_id_t c);
+
+#define nxt_port_mmap_chunk_id(port_mmap, b)                                  \
+    ((((u_char *) (b) - (u_char *) (port_mmap->u.mem)) -                      \
+        PORT_MMAP_HEADER_SIZE) / PORT_MMAP_CHUNK_SIZE)
+
+#define nxt_port_mmap_chunk_start(port_mmap, chunk)                           \
+    (((u_char *) (port_mmap->u.mem)) + PORT_MMAP_HEADER_SIZE +                \
+        (chunk) * PORT_MMAP_CHUNK_SIZE)
+
+
+void
+nxt_port_mmap_destroy(nxt_port_mmap_t *port_mmap)
+{
+    if (port_mmap->u.mem != NULL) {
+        nxt_mem_munmap(port_mmap->u.mem, PORT_MMAP_SIZE);
+        port_mmap->u.mem = NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (port_mmap->fd != -1) {
+        close(port_mmap->fd);
+        port_mmap->fd = -1;
+    }
+}
+
+
+static void
+nxt_port_mmap_buf_completion(nxt_task_t *task, void *obj, void *data)
+{
+    u_char                  *p;
+    nxt_buf_t               *b;
+    nxt_chunk_id_t          c;
+    nxt_mem_pool_t          *mp;
+    nxt_port_mmap_t         *port_mmap;
+    nxt_port_mmap_header_t  *hdr;
+
+    b = obj;
+
+    nxt_debug(task, "mmap buf completion: %p %p", b, b->mem.start);
+
+    mp = b->data;
+
+    port_mmap = (nxt_port_mmap_t *) b->parent;
+    hdr = port_mmap->u.hdr;
+
+    if (b->is_port_mmap_sent && b->mem.pos > b->mem.start) {
+        /*
+         * Chunks until b->mem.pos has been sent to other side,
+         * let's release rest (if any).
+         */
+        p = b->mem.pos - 1;
+        c = nxt_port_mmap_chunk_id(port_mmap, p) + 1;
+        p = nxt_port_mmap_chunk_start(port_mmap, c);
+    } else {
+        p = b->mem.start;
+        c = nxt_port_mmap_chunk_id(port_mmap, p);
+    }
+
+    while (p < b->mem.end) {
+        nxt_port_mmap_set_chunk_free(hdr, c);
+
+        p += PORT_MMAP_CHUNK_SIZE;
+        c++;
+    }
+
+    nxt_buf_free(mp, b);
+}
+
+
+static nxt_bool_t
+nxt_port_mmap_get_free_chunk(nxt_port_mmap_t *port_mmap, nxt_chunk_id_t *c)
+{
+    int             ffs;
+    size_t          i;
+    nxt_free_map_t  bits;
+    nxt_free_map_t  *free_map;
+
+    free_map = port_mmap->u.hdr->free_map;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < MAX_FREE_IDX; i++) {
+        bits = free_map[i];
+        if (bits == 0) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        ffs = __builtin_ffsll(bits);
+        if (ffs != 0) {
+            *c = i * FREE_BITS + ffs - 1;
+            return 1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+
+nxt_inline void
+nxt_port_mmap_set_chunk_busy(nxt_port_mmap_header_t *hdr, nxt_chunk_id_t c)
+{
+    nxt_atomic_and_fetch(hdr->free_map + FREE_IDX(c), ~FREE_MASK(c));
+
+    nxt_thread_log_debug("set_chunk_busy: hdr %p; b %D", hdr, c);
+}
+
+
+nxt_inline void
+nxt_port_mmap_set_chunk_free(nxt_port_mmap_header_t *hdr, nxt_chunk_id_t c)
+{
+    nxt_atomic_or_fetch(hdr->free_map + FREE_IDX(c), FREE_MASK(c));
+
+    nxt_thread_log_debug("set_chunk_free: hdr %p; b %D", hdr, c);
+}
+
+
+nxt_port_mmap_t *
+nxt_port_incoming_port_mmap(nxt_task_t *task, nxt_process_t *process,
+    nxt_fd_t fd)
+{
+    struct stat      mmap_stat;
+    nxt_port_mmap_t  *port_mmap;
+
+    nxt_debug(task, "got new mmap fd #%FD from process %PI",
+              fd, process->pid);
+
+    if (fstat(fd, &mmap_stat) == -1) {
+        nxt_log(task, NXT_LOG_WARN, "fstat(%FD) failed %E", fd, nxt_errno);
+
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (process->incoming == NULL) {
+        process->incoming = nxt_array_create(process->mem_pool, 1,
+            sizeof(nxt_port_mmap_t));
+    }
+
+    if (nxt_slow_path(process->incoming == NULL)) {
+        nxt_log(task, NXT_LOG_WARN, "failed to allocate incoming array");
+
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    port_mmap = nxt_array_zero_add(process->incoming);
+    if (nxt_slow_path(port_mmap == NULL)) {
+        nxt_log(task, NXT_LOG_WARN, "failed to add mmap to incoming array");
+
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    port_mmap->id = process->incoming->nelts - 1;
+    port_mmap->fd = -1;
+    port_mmap->pid = process->pid;
+    port_mmap->u.mem = nxt_mem_mmap(NULL, mmap_stat.st_size,
+                                    PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE, MAP_SHARED, fd, 0);
+
+    if (nxt_slow_path(port_mmap->u.mem == MAP_FAILED)) {
+        nxt_log(task, NXT_LOG_WARN, "mmap() failed %E", nxt_errno);
+
+        port_mmap->u.mem = NULL;
+
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return port_mmap;
+}
+
+
+static void
+nxt_port_mmap_send_fd_buf_completion(nxt_task_t *task, void *obj, void *data)
+{
+    nxt_buf_t        *b;
+    nxt_port_t       *port;
+    nxt_port_mmap_t  *port_mmap;
+
+    b = obj;
+    port = b->data;
+    port_mmap = (nxt_port_mmap_t *) b->parent;
+
+    nxt_debug(task, "mmap fd %FD sent to %PI", port_mmap->fd, port->pid);
+
+    close(port_mmap->fd);
+    port_mmap->fd = -1;
+
+    nxt_buf_free(port->mem_pool, b);
+}
+
+
+static nxt_port_mmap_t *
+nxt_port_new_port_mmap(nxt_task_t *task, nxt_process_t *process,
+    nxt_port_t *port)
+{
+    u_char                  *p, name[64];
+    nxt_buf_t               *b;
+    nxt_port_mmap_t         *port_mmap;
+    nxt_port_mmap_header_t  *hdr;
+
+    if (process->outgoing == NULL) {
+        process->outgoing = nxt_array_create(process->mem_pool, 1,
+                                             sizeof(nxt_port_mmap_t));
+    }
+
+    if (nxt_slow_path(process->outgoing == NULL)) {
+        nxt_log(task, NXT_LOG_WARN, "failed to allocate outgoing array");
+
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    port_mmap = nxt_array_zero_add(process->outgoing);
+    if (nxt_slow_path(port_mmap == NULL)) {
+        nxt_log(task, NXT_LOG_WARN,
+                "failed to add port mmap to outgoing array");
+
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    port_mmap->id = process->outgoing->nelts - 1;
+    port_mmap->pid = process->pid;
+
+    p = nxt_sprintf(name, name + sizeof(name), "/nginext.%PI.%PT.%D",
+                    nxt_pid, task->thread->tid, nxt_random(&nxt_random_data));
+    *p = '\0';
+
+#if (NXT_HAVE_MEMFD_CREATE)
+    port_mmap->fd = syscall(SYS_memfd_create, name, MFD_CLOEXEC);
+
+    if (nxt_slow_path(port_mmap->fd == -1)) {
+        nxt_log(task, NXT_LOG_CRIT, "memfd_create(%s) failed %E",
+                name, nxt_errno);
+
+        goto remove_fail;
+    }
+
+    nxt_debug(task, "memfd_create(%s): %FD", name, port_mmap->fd);
+
+#elif (NXT_HAVE_SHM_OPEN)
+    shm_unlink((char *) name); // just in case
+
+    port_mmap->fd = shm_open((char *) name, O_CREAT | O_EXCL | O_RDWR,
+                             S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR);
+
+    nxt_debug(task, "shm_open(%s): %FD", name, port_mmap->fd);
+
+    if (nxt_slow_path(port_mmap->fd == -1)) {
+        nxt_log(task, NXT_LOG_CRIT, "shm_open(%s) failed %E", name, nxt_errno);
+
+        goto remove_fail;
+    }
+
+    if (nxt_slow_path(shm_unlink((char *) name) == -1)) {
+        nxt_log(task, NXT_LOG_WARN, "shm_unlink(%s) failed %E", name,
+                nxt_errno);
+    }
+#endif
+
+    if (nxt_slow_path(ftruncate(port_mmap->fd, PORT_MMAP_SIZE) == -1)) {
+        nxt_log(task, NXT_LOG_WARN, "ftruncate() failed %E", nxt_errno);
+
+        goto remove_fail;
+    }
+
+    port_mmap->u.mem = nxt_mem_mmap(NULL, PORT_MMAP_SIZE,
+                                    PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE, MAP_SHARED,
+                                    port_mmap->fd, 0);
+
+    if (nxt_slow_path(port_mmap->u.mem == MAP_FAILED)) {
+        goto remove_fail;
+    }
+
+    /* Init segment header. */
+    hdr = port_mmap->u.hdr;
+
+    nxt_memset(hdr->free_map, 0xFFU, sizeof(hdr->free_map));
+
+    /* Mark as busy chunk followed the last available chunk. */
+    nxt_port_mmap_set_chunk_busy(hdr, PORT_MMAP_CHUNK_COUNT);
+
+    nxt_debug(task, "send mmap fd %FD to process %PI", port_mmap->fd,
+              port->pid);
+
+    b = nxt_buf_mem_alloc(port->mem_pool, 0, 0);
+    b->completion_handler = nxt_port_mmap_send_fd_buf_completion;
+    b->data = port;
+    b->parent = port_mmap;
+
+    /* TODO handle error */
+    (void) nxt_port_socket_write(task, port, NXT_PORT_MSG_MMAP, port_mmap->fd,
+                                 0, 0, b);
+
+    nxt_log(task, NXT_LOG_DEBUG, "new mmap #%D created for %PI -> %PI",
+            port_mmap->id, nxt_pid, process->pid);
+
+    return port_mmap;
+
+remove_fail:
+
+    nxt_array_remove(process->outgoing, port_mmap);
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+
+static nxt_port_mmap_t *
+nxt_port_mmap_get(nxt_task_t *task, nxt_port_t *port, nxt_chunk_id_t *c,
+    size_t size)
+{
+    nxt_array_t      *outgoing;
+    nxt_process_t    *process;
+    nxt_port_mmap_t  *port_mmap;
+    nxt_port_mmap_t  *end_port_mmap;
+
+    process = nxt_runtime_process_get(task->thread->runtime, port->pid);
+    if (nxt_slow_path(process == NULL)) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    *c = 0;
+
+    if (process->outgoing == NULL) {
+        return nxt_port_new_port_mmap(task, process, port);
+    }
+
+    outgoing = process->outgoing;
+    port_mmap = outgoing->elts;
+    end_port_mmap = port_mmap + outgoing->nelts;
+
+    while (port_mmap < end_port_mmap) {
+
+        if (nxt_port_mmap_get_free_chunk(port_mmap, c)) {
+            return port_mmap;
+        }
+
+        port_mmap++;
+    }
+
+    /* TODO introduce port_mmap limit and release wait. */
+    return nxt_port_new_port_mmap(task, process, port);
+}
+
+
+static nxt_port_mmap_t *
+nxt_port_get_port_incoming_mmap(nxt_task_t *task, nxt_pid_t spid, uint32_t id)
+{
+    nxt_array_t      *incoming;
+    nxt_process_t    *process;
+    nxt_port_mmap_t  *port_mmap;
+
+    process = nxt_runtime_process_get(task->thread->runtime, spid);
+    if (nxt_slow_path(process == NULL)) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    incoming = process->incoming;
+    if (nxt_slow_path(incoming == NULL)) {
+        /* TODO add warning */
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (nxt_slow_path(incoming->nelts <= id)) {
+        /* TODO add warning */
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    port_mmap = incoming->elts;
+
+    return port_mmap + id;
+}
+
+
+nxt_buf_t *
+nxt_port_mmap_get_buf(nxt_task_t *task, nxt_port_t *port, size_t size)
+{
+    size_t                  nchunks;
+    nxt_buf_t               *b;
+    nxt_chunk_id_t          c;
+    nxt_port_mmap_t         *port_mmap;
+    nxt_port_mmap_header_t  *hdr;
+
+    nxt_debug(task, "request %z bytes shm buffer", size);
+
+    b = nxt_mem_cache_zalloc0(port->mem_pool, NXT_BUF_PORT_MMAP_SIZE);
+    if (nxt_slow_path(b == NULL)) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    b->data = port->mem_pool;
+    b->completion_handler = nxt_port_mmap_buf_completion;
+    b->size = NXT_BUF_PORT_MMAP_SIZE;
+
+    nxt_buf_set_port_mmap(b);
+
+    port_mmap = nxt_port_mmap_get(task, port, &c, size);
+    if (nxt_slow_path(port_mmap == NULL)) {
+        nxt_buf_free(port->mem_pool, b);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    hdr = port_mmap->u.hdr;
+
+    b->parent = port_mmap;
+    b->mem.start = nxt_port_mmap_chunk_start(port_mmap, c);
+    b->mem.pos = b->mem.start;
+    b->mem.free = b->mem.start;
+    b->mem.end = b->mem.start + PORT_MMAP_CHUNK_SIZE;
+
+    nxt_port_mmap_set_chunk_busy(hdr, c);
+
+    nchunks = size / PORT_MMAP_CHUNK_SIZE;
+    if ((size % PORT_MMAP_CHUNK_SIZE) != 0 || nchunks == 0) {
+        nchunks++;
+    }
+
+    c++;
+    nchunks--;
+
+    /* Try to acquire as much chunks as required. */
+    while (nchunks > 0) {
+
+        if (nxt_port_mmap_get_chunk_busy(hdr, c)) {
+            break;
+        }
+        nxt_port_mmap_set_chunk_busy(hdr, c);
+
+        b->mem.end += PORT_MMAP_CHUNK_SIZE;
+        c++;
+        nchunks--;
+    }
+
+    return b;
+}
+
+
+static nxt_buf_t *
+nxt_port_mmap_get_incoming_buf(nxt_task_t *task, nxt_port_t *port,
+    nxt_pid_t spid, nxt_port_mmap_msg_t *mmap_msg)
+{
+    size_t                  nchunks;
+    nxt_buf_t               *b;
+    nxt_port_mmap_t         *port_mmap;
+
+    b = nxt_mem_cache_zalloc0(port->mem_pool, NXT_BUF_PORT_MMAP_SIZE);
+    if (nxt_slow_path(b == NULL)) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    b->data = port->mem_pool;
+    b->completion_handler = nxt_port_mmap_buf_completion;
+    b->size = NXT_BUF_PORT_MMAP_SIZE;
+
+    nxt_buf_set_port_mmap(b);
+
+    port_mmap = nxt_port_get_port_incoming_mmap(task, spid, mmap_msg->mmap_id);
+    if (nxt_slow_path(port_mmap == NULL)) {
+        nxt_buf_free(port->mem_pool, b);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    nchunks = mmap_msg->size / PORT_MMAP_CHUNK_SIZE;
+    if ((mmap_msg->size % PORT_MMAP_CHUNK_SIZE) != 0) {
+        nchunks++;
+    }
+
+    b->mem.start = nxt_port_mmap_chunk_start(port_mmap, mmap_msg->chunk_id);
+    b->mem.pos = b->mem.start;
+    b->mem.free = b->mem.start + mmap_msg->size;
+    b->mem.end = b->mem.start + nchunks * PORT_MMAP_CHUNK_SIZE;
+
+    b->parent = port_mmap;
+
+    return b;
+}
+
+
+void
+nxt_port_mmap_write(nxt_task_t *task, nxt_port_t *port,
+    nxt_port_send_msg_t *msg, nxt_sendbuf_coalesce_t *sb)
+{
+    size_t               bsize;
+    nxt_buf_t            *b, *bmem;
+    nxt_uint_t           i;
+    nxt_port_mmap_t      *port_mmap;
+    nxt_port_mmap_msg_t  *mmap_msg;
+
+    nxt_debug(task, "prepare %z bytes message for transfer to process %PI "
+              "via shared memory", sb->size, port->pid);
+
+    bsize = sb->niov * sizeof(nxt_port_mmap_msg_t);
+
+    b = nxt_buf_mem_alloc(port->mem_pool, bsize, 0);
+    if (nxt_slow_path(b == NULL)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    mmap_msg = (nxt_port_mmap_msg_t *) b->mem.start;
+    bmem = msg->buf;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < sb->niov; i++, mmap_msg++) {
+
+        /* Lookup buffer which starts current iov_base. */
+        while (bmem && sb->iobuf[i].iov_base != bmem->mem.pos) {
+            bmem = bmem->next;
+        }
+
+        if (nxt_slow_path(bmem == NULL)) {
+            nxt_log_error(NXT_LOG_ERR, task->log, "failed to find buf for "
+                          "iobuf[%d]", i);
+            return;
+            /* TODO clear b and exit */
+        }
+
+        port_mmap = (nxt_port_mmap_t *) bmem->parent;
+
+        mmap_msg->mmap_id = port_mmap->id;
+        mmap_msg->chunk_id = nxt_port_mmap_chunk_id(port_mmap, bmem->mem.pos);
+        mmap_msg->size = sb->iobuf[i].iov_len;
+
+        nxt_debug(task, "mmap_msg={%D, %D, %D} to %PI",
+                  mmap_msg->mmap_id, mmap_msg->chunk_id, mmap_msg->size,
+                  port->pid);
+    }
+
+    msg->buf = b;
+    b->mem.free += bsize;
+
+    sb->iobuf[0].iov_base = b->mem.pos;
+    sb->iobuf[0].iov_len = bsize;
+    sb->niov = 1;
+    sb->size = bsize;
+
+    msg->port_msg.mmap = 1;
+}
+
+
+void
+nxt_port_mmap_read(nxt_task_t *task, nxt_port_t *port,
+    nxt_port_recv_msg_t *msg, size_t size)
+{
+    nxt_buf_t            *b, **pb;
+    nxt_port_mmap_msg_t  *end, *mmap_msg;
+
+    b = msg->buf;
+
+    mmap_msg = (nxt_port_mmap_msg_t *) b->mem.pos;
+    end = (nxt_port_mmap_msg_t *) b->mem.free;
+
+    pb = &msg->buf;
+
+    while (mmap_msg < end) {
+        nxt_debug(task, "mmap_msg={%D, %D, %D} from %PI",
+                  mmap_msg->mmap_id, mmap_msg->chunk_id, mmap_msg->size,
+                  msg->port_msg.pid);
+
+        *pb = nxt_port_mmap_get_incoming_buf(task, port, msg->port_msg.pid,
+                                             mmap_msg);
+        if (nxt_slow_path(*pb == NULL)) {
+            nxt_log_error(NXT_LOG_ERR, task->log, "failed to get mmap buffer");
+
+            break;
+        }
+
+        pb = &(*pb)->next;
+        mmap_msg++;
+    }
+
+    /* Mark original buf as complete. */
+    b->mem.pos += nxt_buf_used_size(b);
+}
+
+
+nxt_port_method_t
+nxt_port_mmap_get_method(nxt_task_t *task, nxt_port_t *port, nxt_buf_t *b)
+{
+    nxt_port_mmap_t    *port_mmap;
+    nxt_port_method_t  m;
+
+    m = NXT_PORT_METHOD_ANY;
+
+    for (; b != NULL; b = b->next) {
+        if (nxt_buf_used_size(b) == 0) {
+            /* empty buffers does not affect method */
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if (nxt_buf_is_port_mmap(b)) {
+            port_mmap = (nxt_port_mmap_t *) b->parent;
+
+            if (m == NXT_PORT_METHOD_PLAIN) {
+                nxt_log_error(NXT_LOG_ERR, task->log,
+                              "mixing plain and mmap buffers, "
+                              "using plain mode");
+
+                break;
+            }
+
+            if (port->pid != port_mmap->pid) {
+                nxt_log_error(NXT_LOG_ERR, task->log,
+                              "send mmap buffer for %PI to %PI, "
+                              "using plain mode", port_mmap->pid, port->pid);
+
+                m = NXT_PORT_METHOD_PLAIN;
+
+                break;
+            }
+
+            if (m == NXT_PORT_METHOD_ANY) {
+                nxt_debug(task, "using mmap mode");
+
+                m = NXT_PORT_METHOD_MMAP;
+            }
+        } else {
+            if (m == NXT_PORT_METHOD_MMAP) {
+                nxt_log_error(NXT_LOG_ERR, task->log,
+                              "mixing mmap and plain buffers, "
+                              "switching to plain mode");
+
+                m = NXT_PORT_METHOD_PLAIN;
+
+                break;
+            }
+
+            if (m == NXT_PORT_METHOD_ANY) {
+                nxt_debug(task, "using plain mode");
+
+                m = NXT_PORT_METHOD_PLAIN;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return m;
+}
diff --git a/src/nxt_port_memory.h b/src/nxt_port_memory.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9ad4e2a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/nxt_port_memory.h
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+
+#ifndef _NXT_PORT_MEMORY_H_INCLUDED_
+#define _NXT_PORT_MEMORY_H_INCLUDED_
+
+#define PORT_MMAP_MIN_SIZE (3 * sizeof(uint32_t))
+
+typedef struct nxt_port_mmap_header_s nxt_port_mmap_header_t;
+
+void
+nxt_port_mmap_destroy(nxt_port_mmap_t *port_mmap);
+
+/*
+ * Allocates nxt_but_t structure from port's mem_pool, assigns this buf 'mem'
+ * pointers to first available shared mem bucket(s). 'size' used as a hint to
+ * acquire several successive buckets if possible.
+ *
+ * This function assumes that current thread operates the 'port' exclusively.
+ */
+nxt_buf_t *
+nxt_port_mmap_get_buf(nxt_task_t *task, nxt_port_t *port, size_t size);
+
+nxt_port_mmap_t *
+nxt_port_incoming_port_mmap(nxt_task_t *task, nxt_process_t *process,
+    nxt_fd_t fd);
+
+void
+nxt_port_mmap_write(nxt_task_t *task, nxt_port_t *port,
+    nxt_port_send_msg_t *msg, nxt_sendbuf_coalesce_t *sb);
+
+nxt_inline void
+nxt_port_mmap_completion(nxt_task_t *task, nxt_work_queue_t *wq, nxt_buf_t *b) {
+    nxt_work_queue_add(wq, b->completion_handler, task, b, b->parent);
+}
+
+void
+nxt_port_mmap_read(nxt_task_t *task, nxt_port_t *port,
+    nxt_port_recv_msg_t *msg, size_t size);
+
+enum nxt_port_method_e {
+    NXT_PORT_METHOD_ANY = 0,
+    NXT_PORT_METHOD_PLAIN,
+    NXT_PORT_METHOD_MMAP
+};
+
+typedef enum nxt_port_method_e nxt_port_method_t;
+
+nxt_port_method_t
+nxt_port_mmap_get_method(nxt_task_t *task, nxt_port_t *port, nxt_buf_t *b);
+
+#endif /* _NXT_PORT_MEMORY_H_INCLUDED_ */
diff --git a/src/nxt_port_socket.c b/src/nxt_port_socket.c
index 671c3334..51d88ff7 100644
--- a/src/nxt_port_socket.c
+++ b/src/nxt_port_socket.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 static void nxt_port_write_handler(nxt_task_t *task, void *obj, void *data);
 static void nxt_port_read_handler(nxt_task_t *task, void *obj, void *data);
 static void nxt_port_read_msg_process(nxt_task_t *task, nxt_port_t *port,
-    nxt_port_msg_t *msg, nxt_fd_t fd, nxt_buf_t *b, size_t size);
+    nxt_port_recv_msg_t *msg, size_t size);
 static nxt_buf_t *nxt_port_buf_alloc(nxt_port_t *port);
 static void nxt_port_buf_free(nxt_port_t *port, nxt_buf_t *b);
 static void nxt_port_error_handler(nxt_task_t *task, void *obj, void *data);
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ nxt_port_write_close(nxt_port_t *port)
 
 nxt_int_t
 nxt_port_socket_write(nxt_task_t *task, nxt_port_t *port, nxt_uint_t type,
-    nxt_fd_t fd, uint32_t stream, nxt_buf_t *b)
+    nxt_fd_t fd, uint32_t stream, nxt_port_id_t reply_port, nxt_buf_t *b)
 {
     nxt_queue_link_t     *link;
     nxt_port_send_msg_t  *msg;
@@ -169,8 +169,11 @@ nxt_port_socket_write(nxt_task_t *task, nxt_port_t *port, nxt_uint_t type,
     msg->share = 0;
 
     msg->port_msg.stream = stream;
+    msg->port_msg.pid = nxt_pid;
+    msg->port_msg.reply_port = reply_port;
     msg->port_msg.type = type;
     msg->port_msg.last = 0;
+    msg->port_msg.mmap = 0;
 
     nxt_queue_insert_tail(&port->messages, &msg->link);
 
@@ -186,12 +189,15 @@ static void
 nxt_port_write_handler(nxt_task_t *task, void *obj, void *data)
 {
     ssize_t                 n;
-    nxt_uint_t              niov;
     nxt_port_t              *port;
     struct iovec            iov[NXT_IOBUF_MAX];
     nxt_queue_link_t        *link;
     nxt_port_send_msg_t     *msg;
     nxt_sendbuf_coalesce_t  sb;
+    nxt_port_method_t       m;
+
+    size_t                  plain_size;
+    nxt_buf_t               *plain_buf;
 
     port = obj;
 
@@ -213,27 +219,59 @@ nxt_port_write_handler(nxt_task_t *task, void *obj, void *data)
         sb.nmax = NXT_IOBUF_MAX - 1;
         sb.sync = 0;
         sb.last = 0;
-        sb.size = sizeof(nxt_port_msg_t);
+        sb.size = 0;
         sb.limit = port->max_size;
 
-        niov = nxt_sendbuf_mem_coalesce(task, &sb);
+        m = nxt_port_mmap_get_method(task, port, msg->buf);
+
+        if (m == NXT_PORT_METHOD_MMAP) {
+            sb.limit = (1ULL << 31) - 1;
+        }
+
+        nxt_sendbuf_mem_coalesce(task, &sb);
+
+        plain_size = sb.size;
+        plain_buf = msg->buf;
+
+        /*
+         * Send through mmap enabled only when payload
+         * is bigger than PORT_MMAP_MIN_SIZE.
+         */
+        if (m == NXT_PORT_METHOD_MMAP && plain_size > PORT_MMAP_MIN_SIZE) {
+            nxt_port_mmap_write(task, port, msg, &sb);
+
+        } else {
+            m = NXT_PORT_METHOD_PLAIN;
+        }
 
         msg->port_msg.last = sb.last;
 
-        n = nxt_socketpair_send(&port->socket, msg->fd, iov, niov + 1);
+        n = nxt_socketpair_send(&port->socket, msg->fd, iov, sb.niov + 1);
 
         if (n > 0) {
-            if (nxt_slow_path((size_t) n != sb.size)) {
+            if (nxt_slow_path((size_t) n != sb.size + iov[0].iov_len)) {
                 nxt_log(task, NXT_LOG_CRIT,
                         "port %d: short write: %z instead of %uz",
-                        port->socket.fd, n, sb.size);
+                        port->socket.fd, n, sb.size + iov[0].iov_len);
                 goto fail;
             }
 
+            if (msg->buf != plain_buf) {
+                /*
+                 * Complete crafted mmap_msgs buf and restore msg->buf
+                 * for regular completion call.
+                 */
+                nxt_port_mmap_completion(task,
+                                         port->socket.write_work_queue,
+                                         msg->buf);
+
+                msg->buf = plain_buf;
+            }
+
             msg->buf = nxt_sendbuf_completion(task,
                                               port->socket.write_work_queue,
                                               msg->buf,
-                                              n - sizeof(nxt_port_msg_t));
+                                              plain_size);
 
             if (msg->buf != NULL) {
                 /*
@@ -301,14 +339,13 @@ nxt_port_read_close(nxt_port_t *port)
 static void
 nxt_port_read_handler(nxt_task_t *task, void *obj, void *data)
 {
-    ssize_t         n;
-    nxt_fd_t        fd;
-    nxt_buf_t       *b;
-    nxt_port_t      *port;
-    struct iovec    iov[2];
-    nxt_port_msg_t  msg;
+    ssize_t              n;
+    nxt_buf_t            *b;
+    nxt_port_t           *port;
+    struct iovec         iov[2];
+    nxt_port_recv_msg_t  msg;
 
-    port = obj;
+    port = msg.port = obj;
 
     for ( ;; ) {
 
@@ -318,24 +355,21 @@ nxt_port_read_handler(nxt_task_t *task, void *obj, void *data)
             /* TODO: disable event for some time */
         }
 
-        iov[0].iov_base = &msg;
+        iov[0].iov_base = &msg.port_msg;
         iov[0].iov_len = sizeof(nxt_port_msg_t);
 
         iov[1].iov_base = b->mem.pos;
         iov[1].iov_len = port->max_size;
 
-        n = nxt_socketpair_recv(&port->socket, &fd, iov, 2);
+        n = nxt_socketpair_recv(&port->socket, &msg.fd, iov, 2);
 
         if (n > 0) {
-            nxt_port_read_msg_process(task, port, &msg, fd, b, n);
 
-            if (b->mem.pos == b->mem.free) {
+            msg.buf = b;
 
-                if (b->next != NULL) {
-                    /* A sync buffer */
-                    nxt_buf_free(port->mem_pool, b->next);
-                }
+            nxt_port_read_msg_process(task, port, &msg, n);
 
+            if (b->mem.pos == b->mem.free) {
                 nxt_port_buf_free(port, b);
             }
 
@@ -364,10 +398,11 @@ nxt_port_read_handler(nxt_task_t *task, void *obj, void *data)
 
 static void
 nxt_port_read_msg_process(nxt_task_t *task, nxt_port_t *port,
-    nxt_port_msg_t *msg, nxt_fd_t fd, nxt_buf_t *b, size_t size)
+    nxt_port_recv_msg_t *msg, size_t size)
 {
-    nxt_buf_t            *sync;
-    nxt_port_recv_msg_t  recv_msg;
+    nxt_buf_t  *b;
+    nxt_buf_t  *orig_b;
+    nxt_buf_t  **last_next;
 
     if (nxt_slow_path(size < sizeof(nxt_port_msg_t))) {
         nxt_log(port->socket.task, NXT_LOG_CRIT,
@@ -375,31 +410,56 @@ nxt_port_read_msg_process(nxt_task_t *task, nxt_port_t *port,
         goto fail;
     }
 
-    recv_msg.stream = msg->stream;
-    recv_msg.type = msg->type;
-    recv_msg.fd = fd;
-    recv_msg.buf = b;
-    recv_msg.port = port;
+    /* adjust size to actual buffer used size */
+    size -= sizeof(nxt_port_msg_t);
+
+    b = orig_b = msg->buf;
+    b->mem.free += size;
+
+    if (msg->port_msg.mmap) {
+        nxt_port_mmap_read(task, port, msg, size);
+        b = msg->buf;
+    }
 
-    b->mem.free += size - sizeof(nxt_port_msg_t);
+    last_next = &b->next;
 
-    if (msg->last) {
-        sync = nxt_buf_sync_alloc(port->mem_pool, NXT_BUF_SYNC_LAST);
-        if (nxt_slow_path(sync == NULL)) {
+    if (msg->port_msg.last) {
+        /* find reference to last next, the NULL one */
+        while (*last_next) {
+            last_next = &(*last_next)->next;
+        }
+
+        *last_next = nxt_buf_sync_alloc(port->mem_pool, NXT_BUF_SYNC_LAST);
+        if (nxt_slow_path(*last_next == NULL)) {
             goto fail;
         }
+    }
+
+    port->handler(task, msg);
 
-        b->next = sync;
+    if (*last_next != NULL) {
+        /* A sync buffer */
+        nxt_buf_free(port->mem_pool, *last_next);
+        *last_next = NULL;
     }
 
-    port->handler(task, &recv_msg);
+    if (orig_b != b) {
+        /* complete mmap buffers */
+        for (; b && nxt_buf_used_size(b) == 0;
+            b = b->next) {
+            nxt_debug(task, "complete buffer %p", b);
+
+            nxt_work_queue_add(port->socket.read_work_queue,
+                b->completion_handler, task, b, b->parent);
+        }
+    }
 
     return;
 
 fail:
 
-    if (fd != -1) {
-        nxt_fd_close(fd);
+    if (msg->fd != -1) {
+        nxt_fd_close(msg->fd);
     }
 }
 
@@ -415,6 +475,7 @@ nxt_port_buf_alloc(nxt_port_t *port)
 
         b->mem.pos = b->mem.start;
         b->mem.free = b->mem.start;
+        b->next = NULL;
 
     } else {
         b = nxt_buf_mem_alloc(port->mem_pool, port->max_size, 0);
diff --git a/src/nxt_process.c b/src/nxt_process.c
index d24be580..64fd1f19 100644
--- a/src/nxt_process.c
+++ b/src/nxt_process.c
@@ -506,3 +506,22 @@ nxt_user_cred_set(nxt_task_t *task, nxt_user_cred_t *uc)
 
     return NXT_OK;
 }
+
+
+nxt_port_t *
+nxt_process_port_new(nxt_process_t *process)
+{
+    nxt_port_t  *port;
+
+    port = nxt_mem_cache_zalloc0(process->mem_pool, sizeof(nxt_port_t));
+    if (nxt_fast_path(port != NULL)) {
+        port->id = process->last_port_id++;
+        port->pid = process->pid;
+        port->process = process;
+
+        nxt_process_port_add(process, port);
+    }
+
+    return port;
+}
+
diff --git a/src/nxt_process.h b/src/nxt_process.h
index 92f673a2..b6262106 100644
--- a/src/nxt_process.h
+++ b/src/nxt_process.h
@@ -49,9 +49,15 @@ struct nxt_process_init_s {
 
 
 typedef struct {
+    nxt_mem_pool_t      *mem_pool;
+
     nxt_pid_t           pid;
-    nxt_array_t         *ports;   /* of nxt_port_t */
+    nxt_queue_t         ports;      /* of nxt_port_t */
+    nxt_port_id_t       last_port_id;
+
     nxt_process_init_t  *init;
+    nxt_array_t         *incoming;  /* of nxt_mmap_t */
+    nxt_array_t         *outgoing;  /* of nxt_mmap_t */
 } nxt_process_t;
 
 
@@ -65,6 +71,22 @@ NXT_EXPORT void nxt_nanosleep(nxt_nsec_t ns);
 NXT_EXPORT void nxt_process_arguments(nxt_task_t *task, char **orig_argv,
     char ***orig_envp);
 
+NXT_EXPORT nxt_port_t * nxt_process_port_new(nxt_process_t *process);
+
+#define nxt_process_port_remove(port)                                         \
+    nxt_queue_remove(&port->link)
+
+#define nxt_process_port_first(process)                                       \
+    nxt_queue_link_data(nxt_queue_first(&process->ports), nxt_port_t, link)
+
+#define nxt_process_port_add(process, port)                                   \
+    nxt_queue_insert_tail(&process->ports, &port->link)
+
+#define nxt_process_port_each(process, port)                                   \
+    nxt_queue_each(port, &process->ports, nxt_port_t, link)
+
+#define nxt_process_port_loop                                                 \
+    nxt_queue_loop
 
 #if (NXT_HAVE_SETPROCTITLE)
 
diff --git a/src/nxt_queue.h b/src/nxt_queue.h
index e8f7c245..f1efd328 100644
--- a/src/nxt_queue.h
+++ b/src/nxt_queue.h
@@ -216,4 +216,19 @@ NXT_EXPORT void nxt_queue_sort(nxt_queue_t *queue,
     const nxt_queue_link_t *), const void *data);
 
 
+#define nxt_queue_each(elt, queue, type, link)                                \
+    do {                                                                      \
+        nxt_queue_link_t  *_lnk;                                              \
+                                                                              \
+        for (_lnk = nxt_queue_first(queue);                                   \
+             _lnk != nxt_queue_tail(queue);                                   \
+             _lnk = nxt_queue_next(_lnk)) {                                   \
+                                                                              \
+            elt = nxt_queue_link_data(_lnk, type, link);                      \
+
+#define nxt_queue_loop                                                        \
+        }                                                                     \
+    } while(0)
+
+
 #endif /* _NXT_QUEUE_H_INCLUDED_ */
diff --git a/src/nxt_runtime.c b/src/nxt_runtime.c
index 84812cae..8337712a 100644
--- a/src/nxt_runtime.c
+++ b/src/nxt_runtime.c
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ static nxt_int_t nxt_runtime_inherited_listen_sockets(nxt_task_t *task,
 static nxt_int_t nxt_runtime_systemd_listen_sockets(nxt_task_t *task,
     nxt_runtime_t *rt);
 static nxt_int_t nxt_runtime_event_engines(nxt_task_t *task, nxt_runtime_t *rt);
-static nxt_int_t nxt_runtime_processes(nxt_runtime_t *rt);
 static nxt_int_t nxt_runtime_thread_pools(nxt_thread_t *thr, nxt_runtime_t *rt);
 static void nxt_runtime_start(nxt_task_t *task, void *obj, void *data);
 static void nxt_runtime_initial_start(nxt_task_t *task);
@@ -105,10 +104,6 @@ nxt_runtime_create(nxt_task_t *task)
         goto fail;
     }
 
-    if (nxt_slow_path(nxt_runtime_processes(rt) != NXT_OK)) {
-        goto fail;
-    }
-
     if (nxt_slow_path(nxt_runtime_thread_pools(task->thread, rt) != NXT_OK)) {
         goto fail;
     }
@@ -294,18 +289,6 @@ nxt_runtime_event_engines(nxt_task_t *task, nxt_runtime_t *rt)
 
 
 static nxt_int_t
-nxt_runtime_processes(nxt_runtime_t *rt)
-{
-    rt->processes = nxt_array_create(rt->mem_pool, 4, sizeof(nxt_process_t));
-    if (nxt_slow_path(rt->processes == NULL)) {
-        return NXT_ERROR;
-    }
-
-    return NXT_OK;
-}
-
-
-static nxt_int_t
 nxt_runtime_thread_pools(nxt_thread_t *thr, nxt_runtime_t *rt)
 {
 #if (NXT_THREADS)
@@ -1479,21 +1462,323 @@ nxt_runtime_pid_file_create(nxt_task_t *task, nxt_file_name_t *pid_file)
 
 
 nxt_process_t *
-nxt_runtime_new_process(nxt_runtime_t *rt)
+nxt_runtime_process_new(nxt_runtime_t *rt)
 {
     nxt_process_t  *process;
 
     /* TODO: memory failures. */
 
-    process = nxt_array_zero_add(rt->processes);
+    process = nxt_mem_cache_zalloc0(rt->mem_pool, sizeof(nxt_process_t));
     if (nxt_slow_path(process == NULL)) {
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    process->ports = nxt_array_create(rt->mem_pool, 1, sizeof(nxt_port_t));
-    if (nxt_slow_path(process->ports == NULL)) {
+    nxt_queue_init(&process->ports);
+
+    /* TODO each process should have it's own mem_pool for ports allocation */
+    process->mem_pool = rt->mem_pool;
+
+    return process;
+}
+
+
+static nxt_int_t
+nxt_runtime_lvlhsh_pid_test(nxt_lvlhsh_query_t *lhq, void *data)
+{
+    nxt_process_t  *process;
+
+    process = data;
+
+    if (lhq->key.length == sizeof(nxt_pid_t) &&
+        *(nxt_pid_t *) lhq->key.start == process->pid) {
+        return NXT_OK;
+    }
+
+    return NXT_DECLINED;
+}
+
+static const nxt_lvlhsh_proto_t  lvlhsh_processes_proto  nxt_aligned(64) = {
+    NXT_LVLHSH_DEFAULT,
+    0,
+    nxt_runtime_lvlhsh_pid_test,
+    nxt_lvlhsh_alloc,
+    nxt_lvlhsh_free,
+};
+
+
+typedef struct {
+    nxt_pid_t      pid;
+    nxt_port_id_t  port_id;
+} nxt_pid_port_id_t;
+
+static nxt_int_t
+nxt_runtime_lvlhsh_port_test(nxt_lvlhsh_query_t *lhq, void *data)
+{
+    nxt_port_t         *port;
+    nxt_pid_port_id_t  *pid_port_id;
+
+    port = data;
+    pid_port_id = (nxt_pid_port_id_t *) lhq->key.start;
+
+    if (lhq->key.length == sizeof(nxt_pid_port_id_t) &&
+        pid_port_id->pid == port->pid &&
+        pid_port_id->port_id == port->id) {
+        return NXT_OK;
+    }
+
+    return NXT_DECLINED;
+}
+
+static const nxt_lvlhsh_proto_t  lvlhsh_ports_proto  nxt_aligned(64) = {
+    NXT_LVLHSH_DEFAULT,
+    0,
+    nxt_runtime_lvlhsh_port_test,
+    nxt_lvlhsh_alloc,
+    nxt_lvlhsh_free,
+};
+
+
+nxt_process_t *
+nxt_runtime_process_find(nxt_runtime_t *rt, nxt_pid_t pid)
+{
+    nxt_lvlhsh_query_t  lhq;
+
+    lhq.key_hash = nxt_murmur_hash2(&pid, sizeof(pid));
+    lhq.key.length = sizeof(pid);
+    lhq.key.start = (u_char *) &pid;
+    lhq.proto = &lvlhsh_processes_proto;
+
+    /* TODO lock processes */
+
+    if (nxt_lvlhsh_find(&rt->processes, &lhq) == NXT_OK) {
+        nxt_thread_log_debug("process %PI found", pid);
+        return lhq.value;
+    }
+
+    nxt_thread_log_debug("process %PI not found", pid);
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+
+nxt_process_t *
+nxt_runtime_process_get(nxt_runtime_t *rt, nxt_pid_t pid)
+{
+    nxt_process_t       *process;
+    nxt_lvlhsh_query_t  lhq;
+
+    lhq.key_hash = nxt_murmur_hash2(&pid, sizeof(pid));
+    lhq.key.length = sizeof(pid);
+    lhq.key.start = (u_char *) &pid;
+    lhq.proto = &lvlhsh_processes_proto;
+
+    /* TODO lock processes */
+
+    if (nxt_lvlhsh_find(&rt->processes, &lhq) == NXT_OK) {
+        nxt_thread_log_debug("process %PI found", pid);
+        return lhq.value;
+    }
+
+    process = nxt_runtime_process_new(rt);
+    if (nxt_slow_path(process == NULL)) {
         return NULL;
     }
 
+    process->pid = pid;
+
+    lhq.replace = 0;
+    lhq.value = process;
+    lhq.pool = rt->mem_pool;
+
+    switch (nxt_lvlhsh_insert(&rt->processes, &lhq)) {
+
+    case NXT_OK:
+        if (rt->nprocesses == 0) {
+            rt->mprocess = process;
+        }
+
+        rt->nprocesses++;
+
+        nxt_thread_log_debug("process %PI insert", pid);
+        break;
+
+    default:
+        nxt_thread_log_debug("process %PI insert failed", pid);
+        break;
+    }
+
     return process;
 }
+
+
+void
+nxt_runtime_process_add(nxt_runtime_t *rt, nxt_process_t *process)
+{
+    nxt_port_t          *port;
+    nxt_lvlhsh_query_t  lhq;
+
+    lhq.key_hash = nxt_murmur_hash2(&process->pid, sizeof(process->pid));
+    lhq.key.length = sizeof(process->pid);
+    lhq.key.start = (u_char *) &process->pid;
+    lhq.proto = &lvlhsh_processes_proto;
+    lhq.replace = 0;
+    lhq.value = process;
+    lhq.pool = rt->mem_pool;
+
+    /* TODO lock processes */
+
+    switch (nxt_lvlhsh_insert(&rt->processes, &lhq)) {
+
+    case NXT_OK:
+        if (rt->nprocesses == 0) {
+            rt->mprocess = process;
+        }
+
+        rt->nprocesses++;
+
+        nxt_process_port_each(process, port) {
+
+            nxt_runtime_port_add(rt, port);
+
+        } nxt_process_port_loop;
+
+        break;
+
+    default:
+        break;
+    }
+}
+
+
+void
+nxt_runtime_process_remove(nxt_runtime_t *rt, nxt_process_t *process)
+{
+    nxt_port_t          *port;
+    nxt_lvlhsh_query_t  lhq;
+
+    lhq.key_hash = nxt_murmur_hash2(&process->pid, sizeof(process->pid));
+    lhq.key.length = sizeof(process->pid);
+    lhq.key.start = (u_char *) &process->pid;
+    lhq.proto = &lvlhsh_processes_proto;
+    lhq.replace = 0;
+    lhq.value = process;
+    lhq.pool = rt->mem_pool;
+
+    /* TODO lock processes */
+
+    switch (nxt_lvlhsh_delete(&rt->processes, &lhq)) {
+
+    case NXT_OK:
+        rt->nprocesses--;
+
+        nxt_process_port_each(process, port) {
+
+            nxt_runtime_port_remove(rt, port);
+
+        } nxt_process_port_loop;
+
+        break;
+
+    default:
+        break;
+    }
+}
+
+
+nxt_process_t *
+nxt_runtime_process_first(nxt_runtime_t *rt, nxt_lvlhsh_each_t *lhe)
+{
+    nxt_memzero(lhe, sizeof(nxt_lvlhsh_each_t));
+
+    lhe->proto = &lvlhsh_processes_proto;
+
+    return nxt_runtime_process_next(rt, lhe);
+}
+
+
+void
+nxt_runtime_port_add(nxt_runtime_t *rt, nxt_port_t *port)
+{
+    nxt_pid_port_id_t   pid_port;
+    nxt_lvlhsh_query_t  lhq;
+
+    pid_port.pid = port->pid;
+    pid_port.port_id = port->id;
+
+    lhq.key_hash = nxt_murmur_hash2(&pid_port, sizeof(pid_port));
+    lhq.key.length = sizeof(pid_port);
+    lhq.key.start = (u_char *) &pid_port;
+    lhq.proto = &lvlhsh_ports_proto;
+    lhq.replace = 0;
+    lhq.value = port;
+    lhq.pool = rt->mem_pool;
+
+    /* TODO lock ports */
+
+    switch (nxt_lvlhsh_insert(&rt->ports, &lhq)) {
+
+    case NXT_OK:
+        break;
+
+    default:
+        break;
+    }
+}
+
+
+void
+nxt_runtime_port_remove(nxt_runtime_t *rt, nxt_port_t *port)
+{
+    nxt_pid_port_id_t   pid_port;
+    nxt_lvlhsh_query_t  lhq;
+
+    pid_port.pid = port->pid;
+    pid_port.port_id = port->id;
+
+    lhq.key_hash = nxt_murmur_hash2(&pid_port, sizeof(pid_port));
+    lhq.key.length = sizeof(pid_port);
+    lhq.key.start = (u_char *) &pid_port;
+    lhq.proto = &lvlhsh_ports_proto;
+    lhq.replace = 0;
+    lhq.value = port;
+    lhq.pool = rt->mem_pool;
+
+    /* TODO lock ports */
+
+    switch (nxt_lvlhsh_delete(&rt->ports, &lhq)) {
+
+    case NXT_OK:
+        break;
+
+    default:
+        break;
+    }
+}
+
+
+nxt_port_t *
+nxt_runtime_port_find(nxt_runtime_t *rt, nxt_pid_t pid,
+    nxt_port_id_t port_id)
+{
+    nxt_pid_port_id_t   pid_port;
+    nxt_lvlhsh_query_t  lhq;
+
+    pid_port.pid = pid;
+    pid_port.port_id = port_id;
+
+    lhq.key_hash = nxt_murmur_hash2(&pid_port, sizeof(pid_port));
+    lhq.key.length = sizeof(pid_port);
+    lhq.key.start = (u_char *) &pid_port;
+    lhq.proto = &lvlhsh_ports_proto;
+
+    /* TODO lock ports */
+
+    if (nxt_lvlhsh_find(&rt->ports, &lhq) == NXT_OK) {
+        nxt_thread_log_debug("process port (%PI, %d) found", pid, port_id);
+        return lhq.value;
+    }
+
+    nxt_thread_log_debug("process port (%PI, %d) not found", pid, port_id);
+
+    return NULL;
+}
diff --git a/src/nxt_runtime.h b/src/nxt_runtime.h
index 3b384235..5cce5703 100644
--- a/src/nxt_runtime.h
+++ b/src/nxt_runtime.h
@@ -35,7 +35,11 @@ struct nxt_runtime_s {
     nxt_runtime_cont_t     continuation;
 #endif
 
-    nxt_array_t            *processes;          /* of nxt_process_t */
+    nxt_process_t          *mprocess;
+    size_t                 nprocesses;
+    nxt_lvlhsh_t           processes;           /* of nxt_process_t */
+
+    nxt_lvlhsh_t           ports;               /* of nxt_port_t */
 
     nxt_list_t             *log_files;          /* of nxt_file_t */
 
@@ -78,7 +82,30 @@ nxt_int_t nxt_runtime_thread_pool_create(nxt_thread_t *thr, nxt_runtime_t *rt,
 #endif
 
 
-nxt_process_t *nxt_runtime_new_process(nxt_runtime_t *rt);
+nxt_process_t *nxt_runtime_process_new(nxt_runtime_t *rt);
+
+nxt_process_t *nxt_runtime_process_get(nxt_runtime_t *rt, nxt_pid_t pid);
+
+void nxt_runtime_process_add(nxt_runtime_t *rt, nxt_process_t *process);
+
+nxt_process_t *nxt_runtime_process_find(nxt_runtime_t *rt, nxt_pid_t pid);
+
+void nxt_runtime_process_remove(nxt_runtime_t *rt, nxt_process_t *process);
+
+nxt_process_t *nxt_runtime_process_first(nxt_runtime_t *rt,
+    nxt_lvlhsh_each_t *lhe);
+
+#define nxt_runtime_process_next(rt, lhe)                                     \
+    nxt_lvlhsh_each(&rt->processes, lhe)
+
+
+void nxt_runtime_port_add(nxt_runtime_t *rt, nxt_port_t *port);
+
+void nxt_runtime_port_remove(nxt_runtime_t *rt, nxt_port_t *port);
+
+nxt_port_t *nxt_runtime_port_find(nxt_runtime_t *rt, nxt_pid_t pid,
+    nxt_port_id_t port_id);
+
 
 /* STUB */
 nxt_int_t nxt_runtime_controller_socket(nxt_task_t *task, nxt_runtime_t *rt);
@@ -101,6 +128,19 @@ void nxt_stream_connection_init(nxt_task_t *task, void *obj, void *data);
 nxt_int_t nxt_app_start(nxt_task_t *task, nxt_runtime_t *rt);
 
 
+#define nxt_runtime_process_each(rt, process)                                 \
+    do {                                                                      \
+        nxt_lvlhsh_each_t  _lhe;                                              \
+                                                                              \
+        for (process = nxt_runtime_process_first(rt, &_lhe);                  \
+             process != NULL;                                                 \
+             process = nxt_runtime_process_next(rt, &_lhe)) {                 \
+
+#define nxt_runtime_process_loop                                              \
+        }                                                                     \
+    } while(0)
+
+
 extern nxt_module_init_t  nxt_init_modules[];
 extern nxt_uint_t         nxt_init_modules_n;
 
diff --git a/src/nxt_sendbuf.c b/src/nxt_sendbuf.c
index 62042504..e8fbe2a0 100644
--- a/src/nxt_sendbuf.c
+++ b/src/nxt_sendbuf.c
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ done:
 
     sb->buf = b;
     sb->size = total;
+    sb->niov = n;
 
     return n;
 }
@@ -390,6 +391,14 @@ nxt_sendbuf_completion(nxt_task_t *task, nxt_work_queue_t *wq, nxt_buf_t *b,
                     break;
                 }
 
+                if (nxt_buf_is_port_mmap(b)) {
+                    /*
+                     * buffer has been sent to other side which is now
+                     * responsible for shared memory bucket release
+                     */
+                    b->is_port_mmap_sent = 1;
+                }
+
                 if (sent < size) {
 
                     if (nxt_buf_is_mem(b)) {
diff --git a/src/nxt_sendbuf.h b/src/nxt_sendbuf.h
index 71b18f91..0b789583 100644
--- a/src/nxt_sendbuf.h
+++ b/src/nxt_sendbuf.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ typedef struct {
 typedef struct {
     nxt_buf_t    *buf;
     nxt_iobuf_t  *iobuf;
+    nxt_uint_t   niov;
 
     uint32_t     nmax;
     uint8_t      sync;   /* 1 bit */
diff --git a/src/nxt_worker_process.c b/src/nxt_worker_process.c
index 59285113..b6266520 100644
--- a/src/nxt_worker_process.c
+++ b/src/nxt_worker_process.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ nxt_port_handler_t  nxt_worker_process_port_handlers[] = {
     nxt_worker_process_quit_handler,
     nxt_port_new_port_handler,
     nxt_port_change_log_file_handler,
+    nxt_port_mmap_handler,
     nxt_port_data_handler,
 };