diff --git a/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec-secgw.c b/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec-secgw.c
index 8e7cd1b..835cc98 100644
--- a/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec-secgw.c
+++ b/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec-secgw.c
@@ -1627,7 +1627,7 @@ cryptodevs_init(void)
 	struct rte_cryptodev_config dev_conf;
 	struct rte_cryptodev_qp_conf qp_conf;
 	uint16_t idx, max_nb_qps, qp, i;
-	int16_t cdev_id, port_id;
+	int16_t cdev_id;
 	struct rte_hash_parameters params = { 0 };
 
 	params.entries = CDEV_MAP_ENTRIES;
@@ -1650,45 +1650,6 @@ cryptodevs_init(void)
 
 	printf("lcore/cryptodev/qp mappings:\n");
 
-	uint32_t max_sess_sz = 0, sess_sz;
-	for (cdev_id = 0; cdev_id < rte_cryptodev_count(); cdev_id++) {
-		void *sec_ctx;
-
-		/* Get crypto priv session size */
-		sess_sz = rte_cryptodev_sym_get_private_session_size(cdev_id);
-		if (sess_sz > max_sess_sz)
-			max_sess_sz = sess_sz;
-
-		/*
-		 * If crypto device is security capable, need to check the
-		 * size of security session as well.
-		 */
-
-		/* Get security context of the crypto device */
-		sec_ctx = rte_cryptodev_get_sec_ctx(cdev_id);
-		if (sec_ctx == NULL)
-			continue;
-
-		/* Get size of security session */
-		sess_sz = rte_security_session_get_size(sec_ctx);
-		if (sess_sz > max_sess_sz)
-			max_sess_sz = sess_sz;
-	}
-	RTE_ETH_FOREACH_DEV(port_id) {
-		void *sec_ctx;
-
-		if ((enabled_port_mask & (1 << port_id)) == 0)
-			continue;
-
-		sec_ctx = rte_eth_dev_get_sec_ctx(port_id);
-		if (sec_ctx == NULL)
-			continue;
-
-		sess_sz = rte_security_session_get_size(sec_ctx);
-		if (sess_sz > max_sess_sz)
-			max_sess_sz = sess_sz;
-	}
-
 	idx = 0;
 	for (cdev_id = 0; cdev_id < rte_cryptodev_count(); cdev_id++) {
 		struct rte_cryptodev_info cdev_info;
@@ -1726,45 +1687,6 @@ cryptodevs_init(void)
 				"Device does not support at least %u "
 				"sessions", CDEV_MP_NB_OBJS);
 
-		if (!socket_ctx[dev_conf.socket_id].session_pool) {
-			char mp_name[RTE_MEMPOOL_NAMESIZE];
-			struct rte_mempool *sess_mp;
-
-			snprintf(mp_name, RTE_MEMPOOL_NAMESIZE,
-					"sess_mp_%u", dev_conf.socket_id);
-			sess_mp = rte_cryptodev_sym_session_pool_create(
-					mp_name, CDEV_MP_NB_OBJS,
-					0, CDEV_MP_CACHE_SZ, 0,
-					dev_conf.socket_id);
-			socket_ctx[dev_conf.socket_id].session_pool = sess_mp;
-		}
-
-		if (!socket_ctx[dev_conf.socket_id].session_priv_pool) {
-			char mp_name[RTE_MEMPOOL_NAMESIZE];
-			struct rte_mempool *sess_mp;
-
-			snprintf(mp_name, RTE_MEMPOOL_NAMESIZE,
-					"sess_mp_priv_%u", dev_conf.socket_id);
-			sess_mp = rte_mempool_create(mp_name,
-					CDEV_MP_NB_OBJS,
-					max_sess_sz,
-					CDEV_MP_CACHE_SZ,
-					0, NULL, NULL, NULL,
-					NULL, dev_conf.socket_id,
-					0);
-			socket_ctx[dev_conf.socket_id].session_priv_pool =
-					sess_mp;
-		}
-
-		if (!socket_ctx[dev_conf.socket_id].session_priv_pool ||
-				!socket_ctx[dev_conf.socket_id].session_pool)
-			rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE,
-				"Cannot create session pool on socket %d\n",
-				dev_conf.socket_id);
-		else
-			printf("Allocated session pool on socket %d\n",
-					dev_conf.socket_id);
-
 		if (rte_cryptodev_configure(cdev_id, &dev_conf))
 			rte_panic("Failed to initialize cryptodev %u\n",
 					cdev_id);
@@ -1785,38 +1707,6 @@ cryptodevs_init(void)
 					cdev_id);
 	}
 
-	/* create session pools for eth devices that implement security */
-	RTE_ETH_FOREACH_DEV(port_id) {
-		if ((enabled_port_mask & (1 << port_id)) &&
-				rte_eth_dev_get_sec_ctx(port_id)) {
-			int socket_id = rte_eth_dev_socket_id(port_id);
-
-			if (!socket_ctx[socket_id].session_pool) {
-				char mp_name[RTE_MEMPOOL_NAMESIZE];
-				struct rte_mempool *sess_mp;
-
-				snprintf(mp_name, RTE_MEMPOOL_NAMESIZE,
-						"sess_mp_%u", socket_id);
-				sess_mp = rte_mempool_create(mp_name,
-						(CDEV_MP_NB_OBJS * 2),
-						max_sess_sz,
-						CDEV_MP_CACHE_SZ,
-						0, NULL, NULL, NULL,
-						NULL, socket_id,
-						0);
-				if (sess_mp == NULL)
-					rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE,
-						"Cannot create session pool "
-						"on socket %d\n", socket_id);
-				else
-					printf("Allocated session pool "
-						"on socket %d\n", socket_id);
-				socket_ctx[socket_id].session_pool = sess_mp;
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-
 	printf("\n");
 
 	return 0;
@@ -1982,6 +1872,99 @@ port_init(uint16_t portid, uint64_t req_rx_offloads, uint64_t req_tx_offloads)
 	printf("\n");
 }
 
+static size_t
+max_session_size(void)
+{
+	size_t max_sz, sz;
+	void *sec_ctx;
+	int16_t cdev_id, port_id, n;
+
+	max_sz = 0;
+	n =  rte_cryptodev_count();
+	for (cdev_id = 0; cdev_id != n; cdev_id++) {
+		sz = rte_cryptodev_sym_get_private_session_size(cdev_id);
+		if (sz > max_sz)
+			max_sz = sz;
+		/*
+		 * If crypto device is security capable, need to check the
+		 * size of security session as well.
+		 */
+
+		/* Get security context of the crypto device */
+		sec_ctx = rte_cryptodev_get_sec_ctx(cdev_id);
+		if (sec_ctx == NULL)
+			continue;
+
+		/* Get size of security session */
+		sz = rte_security_session_get_size(sec_ctx);
+		if (sz > max_sz)
+			max_sz = sz;
+	}
+
+	RTE_ETH_FOREACH_DEV(port_id) {
+		if ((enabled_port_mask & (1 << port_id)) == 0)
+			continue;
+
+		sec_ctx = rte_eth_dev_get_sec_ctx(port_id);
+		if (sec_ctx == NULL)
+			continue;
+
+		sz = rte_security_session_get_size(sec_ctx);
+		if (sz > max_sz)
+			max_sz = sz;
+	}
+
+	return max_sz;
+}
+
+static void
+session_pool_init(struct socket_ctx *ctx, int32_t socket_id, size_t sess_sz)
+{
+	char mp_name[RTE_MEMPOOL_NAMESIZE];
+	struct rte_mempool *sess_mp;
+
+	snprintf(mp_name, RTE_MEMPOOL_NAMESIZE,
+			"sess_mp_%u", socket_id);
+	sess_mp = rte_cryptodev_sym_session_pool_create(
+			mp_name, CDEV_MP_NB_OBJS,
+			sess_sz, CDEV_MP_CACHE_SZ, 0,
+			socket_id);
+	ctx->session_pool = sess_mp;
+
+	if (ctx->session_pool == NULL)
+		rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE,
+			"Cannot init session pool on socket %d\n", socket_id);
+	else
+		printf("Allocated session pool on socket %d\n",	socket_id);
+}
+
+static void
+session_priv_pool_init(struct socket_ctx *ctx, int32_t socket_id,
+	size_t sess_sz)
+{
+	char mp_name[RTE_MEMPOOL_NAMESIZE];
+	struct rte_mempool *sess_mp;
+
+	snprintf(mp_name, RTE_MEMPOOL_NAMESIZE,
+			"sess_mp_priv_%u", socket_id);
+	sess_mp = rte_mempool_create(mp_name,
+			CDEV_MP_NB_OBJS,
+			sess_sz,
+			CDEV_MP_CACHE_SZ,
+			0, NULL, NULL, NULL,
+			NULL, socket_id,
+			0);
+	ctx->session_priv_pool = sess_mp;
+
+	if (ctx->session_priv_pool == NULL)
+		rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE,
+			"Cannot init session priv pool on socket %d\n",
+			socket_id);
+	else
+		printf("Allocated session priv pool on socket %d\n",
+			socket_id);
+}
+
 static void
 pool_init(struct socket_ctx *ctx, int32_t socket_id, uint32_t nb_mbuf)
 {
@@ -2062,9 +2045,11 @@ main(int32_t argc, char **argv)
 {
 	int32_t ret;
 	uint32_t lcore_id;
+	uint32_t i;
 	uint8_t socket_id;
 	uint16_t portid;
 	uint64_t req_rx_offloads, req_tx_offloads;
+	size_t sess_sz;
 
 	/* init EAL */
 	ret = rte_eal_init(argc, argv);
@@ -2092,7 +2077,8 @@ main(int32_t argc, char **argv)
 
 	nb_lcores = rte_lcore_count();
 
-	/* Replicate each context per socket */
+	sess_sz = max_session_size();
+
 	for (lcore_id = 0; lcore_id < RTE_MAX_LCORE; lcore_id++) {
 		if (rte_lcore_is_enabled(lcore_id) == 0)
 			continue;
@@ -2102,20 +2088,14 @@ main(int32_t argc, char **argv)
 		else
 			socket_id = 0;
 
+		/* mbuf_pool is initialised by the pool_init() function*/
 		if (socket_ctx[socket_id].mbuf_pool)
 			continue;
 
-		/* initilaze SPD */
-		sp4_init(&socket_ctx[socket_id], socket_id);
-
-		sp6_init(&socket_ctx[socket_id], socket_id);
-
-		/* initilaze SAD */
-		sa_init(&socket_ctx[socket_id], socket_id);
-
-		rt_init(&socket_ctx[socket_id], socket_id);
-
 		pool_init(&socket_ctx[socket_id], socket_id, NB_MBUF);
+		session_pool_init(&socket_ctx[socket_id], socket_id, sess_sz);
+		session_priv_pool_init(&socket_ctx[socket_id], socket_id,
+			sess_sz);
 	}
 
 	RTE_ETH_FOREACH_DEV(portid) {
@@ -2133,7 +2113,11 @@ main(int32_t argc, char **argv)
 		if ((enabled_port_mask & (1 << portid)) == 0)
 			continue;
 
-		/* Start device */
+		/*
+		 * Start device
+		 * note: device must be started before a flow rule
+		 * can be installed.
+		 */
 		ret = rte_eth_dev_start(portid);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "rte_eth_dev_start: "
@@ -2151,6 +2135,19 @@ main(int32_t argc, char **argv)
 			RTE_ETH_EVENT_IPSEC, inline_ipsec_event_callback, NULL);
 	}
 
+	/* Replicate each context per socket */
+	for (i = 0; i < NB_SOCKETS && i < rte_socket_count(); i++) {
+		socket_id = rte_socket_id_by_idx(i);
+		if ((socket_ctx[socket_id].mbuf_pool != NULL) &&
+			(socket_ctx[socket_id].sa_in == NULL) &&
+			(socket_ctx[socket_id].sa_out == NULL)) {
+			sa_init(&socket_ctx[socket_id], socket_id);
+			sp4_init(&socket_ctx[socket_id], socket_id);
+			sp6_init(&socket_ctx[socket_id], socket_id);
+			rt_init(&socket_ctx[socket_id], socket_id);
+		}
+	}
+
 	check_all_ports_link_status(enabled_port_mask);
 
 	/* launch per-lcore init on every lcore */
diff --git a/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec.c b/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec.c
index 4352cb8..7090dbe 100644
--- a/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec.c
+++ b/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ set_ipsec_conf(struct ipsec_sa *sa, struct rte_security_ipsec_xform *ipsec)
 }
 
 int
-create_session(struct ipsec_ctx *ipsec_ctx, struct ipsec_sa *sa)
+create_lookaside_session(struct ipsec_ctx *ipsec_ctx, struct ipsec_sa *sa)
 {
 	struct rte_cryptodev_info cdev_info;
 	unsigned long cdev_id_qp = 0;
@@ -108,23 +108,82 @@ create_session(struct ipsec_ctx *ipsec_ctx, struct ipsec_sa *sa)
 				"SEC Session init failed: err: %d\n", ret);
 				return -1;
 			}
-		} else if (sa->type == RTE_SECURITY_ACTION_TYPE_INLINE_CRYPTO) {
+		} else if ((sa->type ==
+				RTE_SECURITY_ACTION_TYPE_INLINE_CRYPTO) ||
+				(sa->type ==
+				RTE_SECURITY_ACTION_TYPE_INLINE_PROTOCOL)) {
+					RTE_LOG(ERR, IPSEC,
+						"Inline not supported\n");
+					return -1;
+		}
+	} else {
+		sa->crypto_session = rte_cryptodev_sym_session_create(
+				ipsec_ctx->session_pool);
+		rte_cryptodev_sym_session_init(ipsec_ctx->tbl[cdev_id_qp].id,
+				sa->crypto_session, sa->xforms,
+				ipsec_ctx->session_priv_pool);
+
+		rte_cryptodev_info_get(ipsec_ctx->tbl[cdev_id_qp].id,
+				&cdev_info);
+	}
+
+	sa->cdev_id_qp = cdev_id_qp;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int
+create_inline_session(struct socket_ctx *skt_ctx, struct ipsec_sa *sa)
+{
+	unsigned long cdev_id_qp = 0;
+	int32_t ret = 0;
+	struct rte_security_ctx *sec_ctx;
+
+	RTE_LOG_DP(DEBUG, IPSEC, "Create session for SA spi %u on port %u\n",
+		sa->spi, sa->portid);
+
+	if (sa->type != RTE_SECURITY_ACTION_TYPE_NONE) {
+		struct rte_security_session_conf sess_conf = {
+			.action_type = sa->type,
+			.protocol = RTE_SECURITY_PROTOCOL_IPSEC,
+			{.ipsec = {
+				.spi = sa->spi,
+				.salt = sa->salt,
+				.options = { 0 },
+				.direction = sa->direction,
+				.proto = RTE_SECURITY_IPSEC_SA_PROTO_ESP,
+				.mode = (sa->flags == IP4_TUNNEL ||
+						sa->flags == IP6_TUNNEL) ?
+					RTE_SECURITY_IPSEC_SA_MODE_TUNNEL :
+					RTE_SECURITY_IPSEC_SA_MODE_TRANSPORT,
+			} },
+			.crypto_xform = sa->xforms,
+			.userdata = NULL,
+		};
+
+		if (sa->type == RTE_SECURITY_ACTION_TYPE_INLINE_CRYPTO) {
 			struct rte_flow_error err;
-			struct rte_security_ctx *ctx = (struct rte_security_ctx *)
-							rte_eth_dev_get_sec_ctx(
-							sa->portid);
 			const struct rte_security_capability *sec_cap;
 			int ret = 0;
 
-			sa->sec_session = rte_security_session_create(ctx,
-					&sess_conf, ipsec_ctx->session_pool);
+			sec_ctx = (struct rte_security_ctx *)
+							rte_eth_dev_get_sec_ctx(
+							sa->portid);
+			if (sec_ctx == NULL) {
+				RTE_LOG(ERR, IPSEC,
+				" rte_eth_dev_get_sec_ctx failed\n");
+				return -1;
+			}
+
+			sa->sec_session = rte_security_session_create(sec_ctx,
+					&sess_conf, skt_ctx->session_pool);
 			if (sa->sec_session == NULL) {
 				RTE_LOG(ERR, IPSEC,
 				"SEC Session init failed: err: %d\n", ret);
 				return -1;
 			}
 
-			sec_cap = rte_security_capabilities_get(ctx);
+			sec_cap = rte_security_capabilities_get(sec_ctx);
 
 			/* iterate until ESP tunnel*/
 			while (sec_cap->action !=
@@ -147,7 +206,7 @@ create_session(struct ipsec_ctx *ipsec_ctx, struct ipsec_sa *sa)
 			}
 
 			sa->ol_flags = sec_cap->ol_flags;
-			sa->security_ctx = ctx;
+			sa->security_ctx = sec_ctx;
 			sa->pattern[0].type = RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_ETH;
 
 			sa->pattern[1].type = RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_IPV4;
@@ -196,7 +255,7 @@ create_session(struct ipsec_ctx *ipsec_ctx, struct ipsec_sa *sa)
 				/* Try RSS. */
 				sa->action[1].type = RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_RSS;
 				sa->action[1].conf = &action_rss;
-				eth_dev = ctx->device;
+				eth_dev = sec_ctx->device;
 				rte_eth_dev_rss_hash_conf_get(sa->portid,
 							      &rss_conf);
 				for (i = 0, j = 0;
@@ -252,12 +311,12 @@ create_session(struct ipsec_ctx *ipsec_ctx, struct ipsec_sa *sa)
 			}
 		} else if (sa->type ==
 				RTE_SECURITY_ACTION_TYPE_INLINE_PROTOCOL) {
-			struct rte_security_ctx *ctx =
-					(struct rte_security_ctx *)
-					rte_eth_dev_get_sec_ctx(sa->portid);
 			const struct rte_security_capability *sec_cap;
 
-			if (ctx == NULL) {
+			sec_ctx = (struct rte_security_ctx *)
+					rte_eth_dev_get_sec_ctx(sa->portid);
+
+			if (sec_ctx == NULL) {
 				RTE_LOG(ERR, IPSEC,
 				"Ethernet device doesn't have security features registered\n");
 				return -1;
@@ -279,15 +338,15 @@ create_session(struct ipsec_ctx *ipsec_ctx, struct ipsec_sa *sa)
 
 			sess_conf.userdata = (void *) sa;
 
-			sa->sec_session = rte_security_session_create(ctx,
-					&sess_conf, ipsec_ctx->session_pool);
+			sa->sec_session = rte_security_session_create(sec_ctx,
+					&sess_conf, skt_ctx->session_pool);
 			if (sa->sec_session == NULL) {
 				RTE_LOG(ERR, IPSEC,
 				"SEC Session init failed: err: %d\n", ret);
 				return -1;
 			}
 
-			sec_cap = rte_security_capabilities_get(ctx);
+			sec_cap = rte_security_capabilities_get(sec_ctx);
 
 			if (sec_cap == NULL) {
 				RTE_LOG(ERR, IPSEC,
@@ -316,17 +375,8 @@ create_session(struct ipsec_ctx *ipsec_ctx, struct ipsec_sa *sa)
 			}
 
 			sa->ol_flags = sec_cap->ol_flags;
-			sa->security_ctx = ctx;
+			sa->security_ctx = sec_ctx;
 		}
-	} else {
-		sa->crypto_session = rte_cryptodev_sym_session_create(
-				ipsec_ctx->session_pool);
-		rte_cryptodev_sym_session_init(ipsec_ctx->tbl[cdev_id_qp].id,
-				sa->crypto_session, sa->xforms,
-				ipsec_ctx->session_priv_pool);
-
-		rte_cryptodev_info_get(ipsec_ctx->tbl[cdev_id_qp].id,
-				&cdev_info);
 	}
 	sa->cdev_id_qp = cdev_id_qp;
 
@@ -395,7 +445,7 @@ ipsec_enqueue(ipsec_xform_fn xform_func, struct ipsec_ctx *ipsec_ctx,
 			rte_prefetch0(&priv->sym_cop);
 
 			if ((unlikely(sa->sec_session == NULL)) &&
-					create_session(ipsec_ctx, sa)) {
+				create_lookaside_session(ipsec_ctx, sa)) {
 				rte_pktmbuf_free(pkts[i]);
 				continue;
 			}
@@ -414,7 +464,7 @@ ipsec_enqueue(ipsec_xform_fn xform_func, struct ipsec_ctx *ipsec_ctx,
 			rte_prefetch0(&priv->sym_cop);
 
 			if ((unlikely(sa->crypto_session == NULL)) &&
-					create_session(ipsec_ctx, sa)) {
+				create_lookaside_session(ipsec_ctx, sa)) {
 				rte_pktmbuf_free(pkts[i]);
 				continue;
 			}
@@ -429,12 +479,7 @@ ipsec_enqueue(ipsec_xform_fn xform_func, struct ipsec_ctx *ipsec_ctx,
 			}
 			break;
 		case RTE_SECURITY_ACTION_TYPE_INLINE_PROTOCOL:
-			if ((unlikely(sa->sec_session == NULL)) &&
-					create_session(ipsec_ctx, sa)) {
-				rte_pktmbuf_free(pkts[i]);
-				continue;
-			}
-
+			RTE_ASSERT(sa->sec_session != NULL);
 			ipsec_ctx->ol_pkts[ipsec_ctx->ol_pkts_cnt++] = pkts[i];
 			if (sa->ol_flags & RTE_SECURITY_TX_OLOAD_NEED_MDATA)
 				rte_security_set_pkt_metadata(
@@ -442,17 +487,11 @@ ipsec_enqueue(ipsec_xform_fn xform_func, struct ipsec_ctx *ipsec_ctx,
 						sa->sec_session, pkts[i], NULL);
 			continue;
 		case RTE_SECURITY_ACTION_TYPE_INLINE_CRYPTO:
+			RTE_ASSERT(sa->sec_session != NULL);
 			priv->cop.type = RTE_CRYPTO_OP_TYPE_SYMMETRIC;
 			priv->cop.status = RTE_CRYPTO_OP_STATUS_NOT_PROCESSED;
 
 			rte_prefetch0(&priv->sym_cop);
-
-			if ((unlikely(sa->sec_session == NULL)) &&
-					create_session(ipsec_ctx, sa)) {
-				rte_pktmbuf_free(pkts[i]);
-				continue;
-			}
-
 			rte_security_attach_session(&priv->cop,
 					sa->sec_session);
 
diff --git a/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec.h b/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec.h
index 99f49d6..db5a5c1 100644
--- a/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec.h
+++ b/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec.h
@@ -306,6 +306,9 @@ void
 enqueue_cop_burst(struct cdev_qp *cqp);
 
 int
-create_session(struct ipsec_ctx *ipsec_ctx, struct ipsec_sa *sa);
+create_lookaside_session(struct ipsec_ctx *ipsec_ctx, struct ipsec_sa *sa);
+
+int
+create_inline_session(struct socket_ctx *skt_ctx, struct ipsec_sa *sa);
 
 #endif /* __IPSEC_H__ */
diff --git a/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec_process.c b/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec_process.c
index e403c46..152a684 100644
--- a/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec_process.c
+++ b/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec_process.c
@@ -95,22 +95,23 @@ fill_ipsec_session(struct rte_ipsec_session *ss, struct ipsec_ctx *ctx,
 	/* setup crypto section */
 	if (ss->type == RTE_SECURITY_ACTION_TYPE_NONE) {
 		if (sa->crypto_session == NULL) {
-			rc = create_session(ctx, sa);
+			rc = create_lookaside_session(ctx, sa);
 			if (rc != 0)
 				return rc;
 		}
 		ss->crypto.ses = sa->crypto_session;
 	/* setup session action type */
-	} else {
+	} else if (sa->type == RTE_SECURITY_ACTION_TYPE_LOOKASIDE_PROTOCOL) {
 		if (sa->sec_session == NULL) {
-			rc = create_session(ctx, sa);
+			rc = create_lookaside_session(ctx, sa);
 			if (rc != 0)
 				return rc;
 		}
 		ss->security.ses = sa->sec_session;
 		ss->security.ctx = sa->security_ctx;
 		ss->security.ol_flags = sa->ol_flags;
-	}
+	} else
+		RTE_ASSERT(0);
 
 	rc = rte_ipsec_session_prepare(ss);
 	if (rc != 0)
diff --git a/examples/ipsec-secgw/sa.c b/examples/ipsec-secgw/sa.c
index 414fcd2..7fb1929 100644
--- a/examples/ipsec-secgw/sa.c
+++ b/examples/ipsec-secgw/sa.c
@@ -762,11 +762,13 @@ check_eth_dev_caps(uint16_t portid, uint32_t inbound)
 
 static int
 sa_add_rules(struct sa_ctx *sa_ctx, const struct ipsec_sa entries[],
-		uint32_t nb_entries, uint32_t inbound)
+		uint32_t nb_entries, uint32_t inbound,
+		struct socket_ctx *skt_ctx)
 {
 	struct ipsec_sa *sa;
 	uint32_t i, idx;
 	uint16_t iv_length, aad_length;
+	int32_t rc;
 
 	/* for ESN upper 32 bits of SQN also need to be part of AAD */
 	aad_length = (app_sa_prm.enable_esn != 0) ? sizeof(uint32_t) : 0;
@@ -819,6 +821,17 @@ sa_add_rules(struct sa_ctx *sa_ctx, const struct ipsec_sa entries[],
 
 			sa->xforms = &sa_ctx->xf[idx].a;
 
+			if (sa->type ==
+				RTE_SECURITY_ACTION_TYPE_INLINE_PROTOCOL ||
+				sa->type ==
+				RTE_SECURITY_ACTION_TYPE_INLINE_CRYPTO) {
+				rc = create_inline_session(skt_ctx, sa);
+				if (rc != 0) {
+					RTE_LOG(ERR, IPSEC_ESP,
+						"create_inline_session() failed\n");
+					return -EINVAL;
+				}
+			}
 			print_one_sa_rule(sa, inbound);
 		} else {
 			switch (sa->cipher_algo) {
@@ -894,16 +907,16 @@ sa_add_rules(struct sa_ctx *sa_ctx, const struct ipsec_sa entries[],
 
 static inline int
 sa_out_add_rules(struct sa_ctx *sa_ctx, const struct ipsec_sa entries[],
-		uint32_t nb_entries)
+		uint32_t nb_entries, struct socket_ctx *skt_ctx)
 {
-	return sa_add_rules(sa_ctx, entries, nb_entries, 0);
+	return sa_add_rules(sa_ctx, entries, nb_entries, 0, skt_ctx);
 }
 
 static inline int
 sa_in_add_rules(struct sa_ctx *sa_ctx, const struct ipsec_sa entries[],
-		uint32_t nb_entries)
+		uint32_t nb_entries, struct socket_ctx *skt_ctx)
 {
-	return sa_add_rules(sa_ctx, entries, nb_entries, 1);
+	return sa_add_rules(sa_ctx, entries, nb_entries, 1, skt_ctx);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -997,10 +1010,12 @@ fill_ipsec_sa_prm(struct rte_ipsec_sa_prm *prm, const struct ipsec_sa *ss,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void
+static int
 fill_ipsec_session(struct rte_ipsec_session *ss, struct rte_ipsec_sa *sa,
 	const struct ipsec_sa *lsa)
 {
+	int32_t rc = 0;
+
 	ss->sa = sa;
 	ss->type = lsa->type;
 
@@ -1013,6 +1028,17 @@ fill_ipsec_session(struct rte_ipsec_session *ss, struct rte_ipsec_sa *sa,
 		ss->security.ctx = lsa->security_ctx;
 		ss->security.ol_flags = lsa->ol_flags;
 	}
+
+	if (ss->type == RTE_SECURITY_ACTION_TYPE_INLINE_CRYPTO ||
+		ss->type == RTE_SECURITY_ACTION_TYPE_INLINE_PROTOCOL) {
+		if (ss->security.ses != NULL) {
+			rc = rte_ipsec_session_prepare(ss);
+			if (rc != 0)
+				memset(ss, 0, sizeof(*ss));
+		}
+	}
+
+	return rc;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1047,8 +1073,8 @@ ipsec_sa_init(struct ipsec_sa *lsa, struct rte_ipsec_sa *sa, uint32_t sa_size)
 	if (rc < 0)
 		return rc;
 
-	fill_ipsec_session(&lsa->ips, sa, lsa);
-	return 0;
+	rc = fill_ipsec_session(&lsa->ips, sa, lsa);
+	return rc;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1126,7 +1152,7 @@ sa_init(struct socket_ctx *ctx, int32_t socket_id)
 				"context %s in socket %d\n", rte_errno,
 				name, socket_id);
 
-		sa_in_add_rules(ctx->sa_in, sa_in, nb_sa_in);
+		sa_in_add_rules(ctx->sa_in, sa_in, nb_sa_in, ctx);
 
 		if (app_sa_prm.enable != 0) {
 			rc = ipsec_satbl_init(ctx->sa_in, sa_in, nb_sa_in,
@@ -1146,7 +1172,7 @@ sa_init(struct socket_ctx *ctx, int32_t socket_id)
 				"context %s in socket %d\n", rte_errno,
 				name, socket_id);
 
-		sa_out_add_rules(ctx->sa_out, sa_out, nb_sa_out);
+		sa_out_add_rules(ctx->sa_out, sa_out, nb_sa_out, ctx);
 
 		if (app_sa_prm.enable != 0) {
 			rc = ipsec_satbl_init(ctx->sa_out, sa_out, nb_sa_out,
