Merge branch 'ingela/ssl/send-recv-dead-lock/ERL-622' into maint

* ingela/ssl/send-recv-dead-lock/ERL-622:
  ssl: Improve close handling
  ssl: Adopt distribution over TLS to use new sender process
  ssl: Add new sender process for TLS state machine

13 files changed, 861 insertions, 443 deletions

diff --git a/lib/ssl/src/Makefile b/lib/ssl/src/Makefile
index c0c55c6eb7..8d1341f594 100644
--- a/lib/ssl/src/Makefile
+++ b/lib/ssl/src/Makefile
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ MODULES= \
 	ssl_srp_primes \
 	tls_connection \
 	dtls_connection \
+	tls_sender\
 	ssl_config \
 	ssl_connection \
 	tls_handshake \
diff --git a/lib/ssl/src/dtls_connection.erl b/lib/ssl/src/dtls_connection.erl
index bf3ff3a9a7..2a0b2b317d 100644
--- a/lib/ssl/src/dtls_connection.erl
+++ b/lib/ssl/src/dtls_connection.erl
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 %% Internal application API
 
 %% Setup
--export([start_fsm/8, start_link/7, init/1]).
+-export([start_fsm/8, start_link/7, init/1, pids/1]).
 
 %% State transition handling	 
 -export([next_record/1, next_event/3, next_event/4,  handle_common_event/4]).
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@
 %% Handshake handling
 -export([renegotiate/2, send_handshake/2, 
          queue_handshake/2, queue_change_cipher/2,
-         reinit_handshake_data/1, select_sni_extension/1, empty_connection_state/2]).
+         reinit/1, reinit_handshake_data/1, select_sni_extension/1, empty_connection_state/2]).
 
 %% Alert and close handling
--export([encode_alert/3,send_alert/2, close/5, protocol_name/0]).
+-export([encode_alert/3, send_alert/2, send_alert_in_connection/2, close/5, protocol_name/0]).
 
 %% Data handling
 -export([encode_data/3, passive_receive/2, next_record_if_active/1,
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ start_fsm(Role, Host, Port, Socket, {#ssl_options{erl_dist = false},_, Tracker}
     try 
 	{ok, Pid} = dtls_connection_sup:start_child([Role, Host, Port, Socket, 
 						     Opts, User, CbInfo]), 
-	{ok, SslSocket} = ssl_connection:socket_control(?MODULE, Socket, Pid, CbModule, Tracker),
+	{ok, SslSocket} = ssl_connection:socket_control(?MODULE, Socket, [Pid], CbModule, Tracker),
 	ssl_connection:handshake(SslSocket, Timeout)
     catch
 	error:{badmatch, {error, _} = Error} ->
@@ -100,6 +100,10 @@ init([Role, Host, Port, Socket, Options,  User, CbInfo]) ->
             EState = State0#state{protocol_specific = Map#{error => Error}},
 	    gen_statem:enter_loop(?MODULE, [], error, EState)
     end.
+
+pids(_) ->
+    [self()].
+    
 %%====================================================================
 %% State transition handling
 %%====================================================================	     
@@ -328,10 +332,14 @@ queue_change_cipher(ChangeCipher, #state{flight_buffer = Flight,
 	dtls_record:next_epoch(ConnectionStates0, write), 
     State#state{flight_buffer = Flight#{change_cipher_spec => ChangeCipher},
 		connection_states = ConnectionStates}.
+
+reinit(State) ->
+    %% To be API compatible with TLS NOOP here
+    reinit_handshake_data(State).
 reinit_handshake_data(#state{protocol_buffers = Buffers} = State) ->
     State#state{premaster_secret = undefined,
 		public_key_info = undefined,
-		tls_handshake_history = ssl_handshake:init_handshake_history(),
+                tls_handshake_history = ssl_handshake:init_handshake_history(),
                 flight_state = {retransmit, ?INITIAL_RETRANSMIT_TIMEOUT},
 		flight_buffer = new_flight(),
                 protocol_buffers =
@@ -365,6 +373,10 @@ send_alert(Alert, #state{negotiated_version = Version,
     send(Transport, Socket, BinMsg),
     State0#state{connection_states = ConnectionStates}.
 
+send_alert_in_connection(Alert, State) ->
+    _ = send_alert(Alert, State),
+    ok.
+
 close(downgrade, _,_,_,_) ->
     ok;
 %% Other
@@ -710,6 +722,12 @@ connection(internal, #client_hello{}, #state{role = server, allow_renegotiate =
     State1 = send_alert(Alert, State0),
     {Record, State} = ssl_connection:prepare_connection(State1, ?MODULE),
     next_event(?FUNCTION_NAME, Record, State);
+connection({call, From}, {application_data, Data}, State) ->
+    try
+        send_application_data(Data, From, ?FUNCTION_NAME, State)
+    catch throw:Error ->
+            ssl_connection:hibernate_after(?FUNCTION_NAME, State, [{reply, From, Error}])
+    end;
 connection(Type, Event, State) ->
      ssl_connection:?FUNCTION_NAME(Type, Event, State, ?MODULE).
 
@@ -1131,3 +1149,42 @@ log_ignore_alert(true, StateName, Alert, Role) ->
                         [Role, StateName, Txt]);
 log_ignore_alert(false, _, _,_) ->
     ok.
+
+send_application_data(Data, From, _StateName,
+                      #state{socket = Socket,
+                             negotiated_version = Version,
+                             protocol_cb = Connection,
+                             transport_cb = Transport,
+                             connection_states = ConnectionStates0,
+                             ssl_options = #ssl_options{renegotiate_at = RenegotiateAt}} = State0) ->
+       
+    case time_to_renegotiate(Data, ConnectionStates0, RenegotiateAt) of
+	true ->
+	    renegotiate(State0#state{renegotiation = {true, internal}}, 
+                        [{next_event, {call, From}, {application_data, Data}}]);
+	false ->
+	    {Msgs, ConnectionStates} =
+                Connection:encode_data(Data, Version, ConnectionStates0),
+            State = State0#state{connection_states = ConnectionStates},
+	    case Connection:send(Transport, Socket, Msgs) of
+                ok ->
+                    ssl_connection:hibernate_after(connection, State, [{reply, From, ok}]);
+                Result ->
+                    ssl_connection:hibernate_after(connection, State, [{reply, From, Result}])
+            end
+    end.
+
+time_to_renegotiate(_Data, 
+		    #{current_write := #{sequence_number := Num}}, 
+		    RenegotiateAt) ->
+    
+    %% We could do test:
+    %% is_time_to_renegotiate((erlang:byte_size(_Data) div
+    %% ?MAX_PLAIN_TEXT_LENGTH) + 1, RenegotiateAt), but we chose to
+    %% have a some what lower renegotiateAt and a much cheaper test
+    is_time_to_renegotiate(Num, RenegotiateAt).
+
+is_time_to_renegotiate(N, M) when N < M->
+    false;
+is_time_to_renegotiate(_,_) ->
+    true.
diff --git a/lib/ssl/src/dtls_socket.erl b/lib/ssl/src/dtls_socket.erl
index b26d3ae41a..2001afd02f 100644
--- a/lib/ssl/src/dtls_socket.erl
+++ b/lib/ssl/src/dtls_socket.erl
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ accept(dtls, #config{transport_info = {Transport,_,_,_},
 		    dtls_handler = {Listner, _}}, _Timeout) -> 
     case dtls_packet_demux:accept(Listner, self()) of
 	{ok, Pid, Socket} ->
-	    {ok, socket(Pid, Transport, {Listner, Socket}, ConnectionCb)};
+	    {ok, socket([Pid], Transport, {Listner, Socket}, ConnectionCb)};
 	{error, Reason} ->
 	    {error, Reason}
     end.
@@ -73,12 +73,12 @@ close(gen_udp, {_Client, _Socket}) ->
 close(Transport, {_Client, Socket}) ->
     Transport:close(Socket).
 
-socket(Pid, gen_udp = Transport, {{_, _}, Socket}, ConnectionCb) ->
-    #sslsocket{pid = Pid, 
+socket(Pids, gen_udp = Transport, {{_, _}, Socket}, ConnectionCb) ->
+    #sslsocket{pid = Pids, 
 	       %% "The name "fd" is keept for backwards compatibility
 	       fd = {Transport, Socket, ConnectionCb}};
-socket(Pid, Transport, Socket, ConnectionCb) ->
-    #sslsocket{pid = Pid, 
+socket(Pids, Transport, Socket, ConnectionCb) ->
+    #sslsocket{pid = Pids, 
 	       %% "The name "fd" is keept for backwards compatibility
 	       fd = {Transport, Socket, ConnectionCb}}.
 setopts(_, #sslsocket{pid = {dtls, #config{dtls_handler = {ListenPid, _}}}}, Options) ->
diff --git a/lib/ssl/src/inet_tls_dist.erl b/lib/ssl/src/inet_tls_dist.erl
index aa3d7e3f72..ca059603ae 100644
--- a/lib/ssl/src/inet_tls_dist.erl
+++ b/lib/ssl/src/inet_tls_dist.erl
@@ -69,14 +69,14 @@ is_node_name(Node) ->
 
 %% -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-hs_data_common(#sslsocket{pid = DistCtrl} = SslSocket) ->
+hs_data_common(#sslsocket{pid = [_, DistCtrl|_]} = SslSocket) ->
     #hs_data{
        f_send =
-           fun (Ctrl, Packet) when Ctrl == DistCtrl ->
+           fun (_Ctrl, Packet) ->
                    f_send(SslSocket, Packet)
            end,
        f_recv =
-           fun (Ctrl, Length, Timeout) when Ctrl == DistCtrl ->
+           fun (_, Length, Timeout) ->
                    f_recv(SslSocket, Length, Timeout)
            end,
        f_setopts_pre_nodeup =
@@ -175,8 +175,7 @@ mf_getopts(SslSocket, Opts) ->
     ssl:getopts(SslSocket, Opts).
 
 f_handshake_complete(DistCtrl, Node, DHandle) ->
-    ssl_connection:handshake_complete(DistCtrl, Node, DHandle).
-
+    tls_sender:dist_handshake_complete(DistCtrl, Node, DHandle).
 
 setopts_filter(Opts) ->
     [Opt || {K,_} = Opt <- Opts,
@@ -244,7 +243,7 @@ accept_loop(Driver, Listen, Kernel, Socket) ->
           trace([{active, false},{packet, 4}|Opts]),
           net_kernel:connecttime())
     of
-        {ok, #sslsocket{pid = DistCtrl} = SslSocket} ->
+        {ok, #sslsocket{pid = [_, DistCtrl| _]} = SslSocket} ->
             trace(
               Kernel !
                   {accept, self(), DistCtrl,
@@ -404,7 +403,7 @@ gen_accept_connection(
 
 do_accept(
   _Driver, AcceptPid, DistCtrl, MyNode, Allowed, SetupTime, Kernel) ->
-    SslSocket = ssl_connection:get_sslsocket(DistCtrl),
+    {ok, SslSocket} = tls_sender:dist_tls_socket(DistCtrl),
     receive
 	{AcceptPid, controller} ->
 	    Timer = dist_util:start_timer(SetupTime),
@@ -529,7 +528,7 @@ do_setup_connect(Driver, Kernel, Node, Address, Ip, TcpPort, Version, Type, MyNo
         [binary, {active, false}, {packet, 4},
             Driver:family(), nodelay()] ++ Opts,
         net_kernel:connecttime()) of
-    {ok, #sslsocket{pid = DistCtrl} = SslSocket} ->
+    {ok, #sslsocket{pid = [_, DistCtrl| _]} = SslSocket} ->
             _ = monitor_pid(DistCtrl),
             ok = ssl:controlling_process(SslSocket, self()),
             HSData0 = hs_data_common(SslSocket),
diff --git a/lib/ssl/src/ssl.app.src b/lib/ssl/src/ssl.app.src
index 41871260fa..936df12e70 100644
--- a/lib/ssl/src/ssl.app.src
+++ b/lib/ssl/src/ssl.app.src
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 	       tls_v1,
 	       ssl_v3,
 	       tls_connection_sup,
+	       tls_sender,
 	       %% DTLS
 	       dtls_connection,
 	       dtls_handshake,
diff --git a/lib/ssl/src/ssl.erl b/lib/ssl/src/ssl.erl
index 71d1a28f98..4cf56035ba 100644
--- a/lib/ssl/src/ssl.erl
+++ b/lib/ssl/src/ssl.erl
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ handshake(#sslsocket{fd = {_, _, _, Tracker}} = Socket, SslOpts, Timeout) when
     catch
 	Error = {error, _Reason} -> Error
     end;
-handshake(#sslsocket{pid = Pid, fd = {_, _, _}} = Socket, SslOpts, Timeout) when
+handshake(#sslsocket{pid = [Pid|_], fd = {_, _, _}} = Socket, SslOpts, Timeout) when
       (is_integer(Timeout) andalso Timeout >= 0) or (Timeout == infinity)->
     try
         {ok, EmOpts, _} = dtls_packet_demux:get_all_opts(Pid),
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ handshake_cancel(Socket) ->
 %%
 %% Description: Close an ssl connection
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
-close(#sslsocket{pid = Pid}) when is_pid(Pid) ->
+close(#sslsocket{pid = [Pid|_]}) when is_pid(Pid) ->
     ssl_connection:close(Pid, {close, ?DEFAULT_TIMEOUT});
 close(#sslsocket{pid = {dtls, #config{dtls_handler = {Pid, _}}}}) ->
    dtls_packet_demux:close(Pid);
@@ -303,12 +303,12 @@ close(#sslsocket{pid = {ListenSocket, #config{transport_info={Transport,_, _, _}
 %%
 %% Description: Close an ssl connection
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
-close(#sslsocket{pid = TLSPid},
+close(#sslsocket{pid = [TLSPid|_]},
       {Pid, Timeout} = DownGrade) when is_pid(TLSPid),
 				       is_pid(Pid),
 				       (is_integer(Timeout) andalso Timeout >= 0) or (Timeout == infinity) ->
     ssl_connection:close(TLSPid, {close, DownGrade});
-close(#sslsocket{pid = TLSPid}, Timeout) when is_pid(TLSPid),
+close(#sslsocket{pid = [TLSPid|_]}, Timeout) when is_pid(TLSPid),
 					      (is_integer(Timeout) andalso Timeout >= 0) or (Timeout == infinity) ->
     ssl_connection:close(TLSPid, {close, Timeout});
 close(#sslsocket{pid = {ListenSocket, #config{transport_info={Transport,_, _, _}}}}, _) ->
@@ -319,8 +319,10 @@ close(#sslsocket{pid = {ListenSocket, #config{transport_info={Transport,_, _, _}
 %%
 %% Description: Sends data over the ssl connection
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
-send(#sslsocket{pid = Pid}, Data) when is_pid(Pid) ->
+send(#sslsocket{pid = [Pid]}, Data) when is_pid(Pid) ->
     ssl_connection:send(Pid, Data);
+send(#sslsocket{pid = [_, Pid]}, Data) when is_pid(Pid) ->
+    tls_sender:send_data(Pid,  erlang:iolist_to_binary(Data));
 send(#sslsocket{pid = {_, #config{transport_info={_, udp, _, _}}}}, _) ->
     {error,enotconn}; %% Emulate connection behaviour
 send(#sslsocket{pid = {dtls,_}}, _) ->
@@ -336,7 +338,7 @@ send(#sslsocket{pid = {ListenSocket, #config{transport_info={Transport, _, _, _}
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
 recv(Socket, Length) ->
     recv(Socket, Length, infinity).
-recv(#sslsocket{pid = Pid}, Length, Timeout) when is_pid(Pid),
+recv(#sslsocket{pid = [Pid|_]}, Length, Timeout) when is_pid(Pid),
 						  (is_integer(Timeout) andalso Timeout >= 0) or (Timeout == infinity)->
     ssl_connection:recv(Pid, Length, Timeout);
 recv(#sslsocket{pid = {dtls,_}}, _, _) ->
@@ -351,7 +353,7 @@ recv(#sslsocket{pid = {Listen,
 %% Description: Changes process that receives the messages when active = true
 %% or once.
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
-controlling_process(#sslsocket{pid = Pid}, NewOwner) when is_pid(Pid), is_pid(NewOwner) ->
+controlling_process(#sslsocket{pid = [Pid|_]}, NewOwner) when is_pid(Pid), is_pid(NewOwner) ->
     ssl_connection:new_user(Pid, NewOwner);
 controlling_process(#sslsocket{pid = {dtls, _}},
 		    NewOwner) when is_pid(NewOwner) ->
@@ -369,7 +371,7 @@ controlling_process(#sslsocket{pid = {Listen,
 %%
 %% Description: Return SSL information for the connection
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
-connection_information(#sslsocket{pid = Pid}) when is_pid(Pid) -> 
+connection_information(#sslsocket{pid = [Pid|_]}) when is_pid(Pid) -> 
     case ssl_connection:connection_information(Pid, false) of
 	{ok, Info} ->
 	    {ok, [Item || Item = {_Key, Value} <- Info,  Value =/= undefined]};
@@ -386,7 +388,7 @@ connection_information(#sslsocket{pid = {dtls,_}}) ->
 %%
 %% Description: Return SSL information for the connection
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
-connection_information(#sslsocket{pid = Pid}, Items) when is_pid(Pid) -> 
+connection_information(#sslsocket{pid = [Pid|_]}, Items) when is_pid(Pid) -> 
     case ssl_connection:connection_information(Pid, include_security_info(Items)) of
         {ok, Info} ->
             {ok, [Item || Item = {Key, Value} <- Info,  lists:member(Key, Items),
@@ -400,9 +402,9 @@ connection_information(#sslsocket{pid = Pid}, Items) when is_pid(Pid) ->
 %%
 %% Description: same as inet:peername/1.
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
-peername(#sslsocket{pid = Pid, fd = {Transport, Socket, _}}) when is_pid(Pid)->
+peername(#sslsocket{pid = [Pid|_], fd = {Transport, Socket, _}}) when is_pid(Pid)->
     dtls_socket:peername(Transport, Socket);
-peername(#sslsocket{pid = Pid, fd = {Transport, Socket, _, _}}) when is_pid(Pid)->
+peername(#sslsocket{pid = [Pid|_], fd = {Transport, Socket, _, _}}) when is_pid(Pid)->
     tls_socket:peername(Transport, Socket);
 peername(#sslsocket{pid = {dtls, #config{dtls_handler = {_Pid, _}}}}) ->
     dtls_socket:peername(dtls, undefined);
@@ -416,7 +418,7 @@ peername(#sslsocket{pid = {dtls,_}}) ->
 %%
 %% Description: Returns the peercert.
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
-peercert(#sslsocket{pid = Pid}) when is_pid(Pid) ->
+peercert(#sslsocket{pid = [Pid|_]}) when is_pid(Pid) ->
     case ssl_connection:peer_certificate(Pid) of
 	{ok, undefined} ->
 	    {error, no_peercert};
@@ -434,7 +436,7 @@ peercert(#sslsocket{pid = {Listen, _}}) when is_port(Listen) ->
 %% Description: Returns the protocol that has been negotiated. If no
 %% protocol has been negotiated will return {error, protocol_not_negotiated}
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
-negotiated_protocol(#sslsocket{pid = Pid}) ->
+negotiated_protocol(#sslsocket{pid = [Pid|_]}) when is_pid(Pid) ->
     ssl_connection:negotiated_protocol(Pid).
 
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -571,7 +573,7 @@ eccs_filter_supported(Curves) ->
 %%
 %% Description: Gets options
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
-getopts(#sslsocket{pid = Pid}, OptionTags) when is_pid(Pid), is_list(OptionTags) ->
+getopts(#sslsocket{pid = [Pid|_]}, OptionTags) when is_pid(Pid), is_list(OptionTags) ->
     ssl_connection:get_opts(Pid, OptionTags);
 getopts(#sslsocket{pid = {dtls, #config{transport_info = {Transport,_,_,_}}}} = ListenSocket, OptionTags) when is_list(OptionTags) ->
     try dtls_socket:getopts(Transport, ListenSocket, OptionTags) of
@@ -602,7 +604,7 @@ getopts(#sslsocket{}, OptionTags) ->
 %%
 %% Description: Sets options
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
-setopts(#sslsocket{pid = Pid}, Options0) when is_pid(Pid), is_list(Options0)  ->
+setopts(#sslsocket{pid = [Pid|_]}, Options0) when is_pid(Pid), is_list(Options0)  ->
     try proplists:expand([{binary, [{mode, binary}]},
 			  {list, [{mode, list}]}], Options0) of
 	Options ->
@@ -657,7 +659,7 @@ getstat(Socket) ->
 getstat(#sslsocket{pid = {Listen,  #config{transport_info = {Transport, _, _, _}}}}, Options) when is_port(Listen), is_list(Options) ->
     tls_socket:getstat(Transport, Listen, Options);
 
-getstat(#sslsocket{pid = Pid, fd = {Transport, Socket, _, _}}, Options) when is_pid(Pid), is_list(Options) ->
+getstat(#sslsocket{pid = [Pid|_], fd = {Transport, Socket, _, _}}, Options) when is_pid(Pid), is_list(Options) ->
     tls_socket:getstat(Transport, Socket, Options).
 
 %%---------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -670,7 +672,7 @@ shutdown(#sslsocket{pid = {Listen, #config{transport_info = {Transport,_, _, _}}
     Transport:shutdown(Listen, How);
 shutdown(#sslsocket{pid = {dtls,_}},_) ->
     {error, enotconn};
-shutdown(#sslsocket{pid = Pid}, How) ->
+shutdown(#sslsocket{pid = [Pid|_]}, How) when is_pid(Pid) ->
     ssl_connection:shutdown(Pid, How).
 
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -682,9 +684,9 @@ sockname(#sslsocket{pid = {Listen,  #config{transport_info = {Transport, _, _, _
     tls_socket:sockname(Transport, Listen);
 sockname(#sslsocket{pid = {dtls, #config{dtls_handler = {Pid, _}}}}) ->
     dtls_packet_demux:sockname(Pid);
-sockname(#sslsocket{pid = Pid, fd = {Transport, Socket, _}}) when is_pid(Pid) ->
+sockname(#sslsocket{pid = [Pid|_], fd = {Transport, Socket, _}}) when is_pid(Pid) ->
     dtls_socket:sockname(Transport, Socket);
-sockname(#sslsocket{pid = Pid, fd = {Transport, Socket, _, _}}) when is_pid(Pid) ->
+sockname(#sslsocket{pid = [Pid| _], fd = {Transport, Socket, _, _}}) when is_pid(Pid) ->
     tls_socket:sockname(Transport, Socket).
 
 %%---------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -713,7 +715,15 @@ versions() ->
 %%
 %% Description: Initiates a renegotiation.
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
-renegotiate(#sslsocket{pid = Pid}) when is_pid(Pid) ->
+renegotiate(#sslsocket{pid = [Pid, Sender |_]}) when is_pid(Pid),
+                                                     is_pid(Sender) ->
+    case tls_sender:renegotiate(Sender) of
+        {ok, Write} ->
+            tls_connection:renegotiation(Pid, Write);
+        Error ->
+            Error
+    end;
+renegotiate(#sslsocket{pid = [Pid |_]}) when is_pid(Pid) ->
     ssl_connection:renegotiation(Pid);
 renegotiate(#sslsocket{pid = {dtls,_}}) ->
     {error, enotconn};
@@ -727,7 +737,7 @@ renegotiate(#sslsocket{pid = {Listen,_}}) when is_port(Listen) ->
 %%
 %% Description: use a ssl sessions TLS PRF to generate key material
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
-prf(#sslsocket{pid = Pid},
+prf(#sslsocket{pid = [Pid|_]},
     Secret, Label, Seed, WantedLength) when is_pid(Pid) ->
     ssl_connection:prf(Pid, Secret, Label, Seed, WantedLength);
 prf(#sslsocket{pid = {dtls,_}}, _,_,_,_) ->
diff --git a/lib/ssl/src/ssl_connection.erl b/lib/ssl/src/ssl_connection.erl
index 05433b15ba..5ea1924d40 100644
--- a/lib/ssl/src/ssl_connection.erl
+++ b/lib/ssl/src/ssl_connection.erl
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 	]).
 
 %% Data handling
--export([write_application_data/3, read_application_data/2]).
+-export([read_application_data/2, internal_renegotiation/2]).
 
 %% Help functions for tls|dtls_connection.erl
 -export([handle_session/7, ssl_config/3,
@@ -64,13 +64,13 @@
 %% General gen_statem state functions with extra callback argument 
 %% to determine if it is an SSL/TLS or DTLS gen_statem machine
 -export([init/4, error/4, hello/4, user_hello/4, abbreviated/4, certify/4, cipher/4,
-         connection/4, death_row/4, downgrade/4]).
+         connection/4, downgrade/4]).
 
 %% gen_statem callbacks
 -export([terminate/3, format_status/2]).
 
 %% Erlang Distribution export
--export([get_sslsocket/1, handshake_complete/3]).
+-export([get_sslsocket/1, dist_handshake_complete/2]).
 
 %%====================================================================
 %% Setup
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ handshake(Connection, Port, Socket, Opts, User, CbInfo, Timeout) ->
 %%
 %% Description: Starts ssl handshake. 
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
-handshake(#sslsocket{pid = Pid} = Socket, Timeout) ->  
+handshake(#sslsocket{pid = [Pid|_]} = Socket, Timeout) ->  
     case call(Pid, {start, Timeout}) of
 	connected ->
 	    {ok, Socket};
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ handshake(#sslsocket{pid = Pid} = Socket, Timeout) ->
 %%
 %% Description: Starts ssl handshake with some new options 
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
-handshake(#sslsocket{pid = Pid} = Socket, SslOptions, Timeout) ->  
+handshake(#sslsocket{pid = [Pid|_]} = Socket, SslOptions, Timeout) ->  
     case call(Pid, {start, SslOptions, Timeout}) of
 	connected ->
 	    {ok, Socket};
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ handshake(#sslsocket{pid = Pid} = Socket, SslOptions, Timeout) ->
 %%
 %% Description: Continues handshake with new options
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
-handshake_continue(#sslsocket{pid = Pid} = Socket, SslOptions, Timeout) ->  
+handshake_continue(#sslsocket{pid = [Pid|_]} = Socket, SslOptions, Timeout) ->  
     case call(Pid, {handshake_continue, SslOptions, Timeout}) of
 	connected ->
 	    {ok, Socket};
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ handshake_continue(#sslsocket{pid = Pid} = Socket, SslOptions, Timeout) ->
 %%
 %% Description: Cancels connection
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
-handshake_cancel(#sslsocket{pid = Pid}) ->  
+handshake_cancel(#sslsocket{pid = [Pid|_]}) ->  
     case call(Pid, cancel) of
 	closed ->
             ok;
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ handshake_cancel(#sslsocket{pid = Pid}) ->
 	    Error
     end.
 %--------------------------------------------------------------------
--spec socket_control(tls_connection | dtls_connection, port(), pid(), atom()) -> 
+-spec socket_control(tls_connection | dtls_connection, port(), [pid()], atom()) -> 
     {ok, #sslsocket{}} | {error, reason()}.  
 %%
 %% Description: Set the ssl process to own the accept socket
@@ -177,24 +177,24 @@ socket_control(Connection, Socket, Pid, Transport) ->
     socket_control(Connection, Socket, Pid, Transport, undefined).
 
 %--------------------------------------------------------------------
--spec socket_control(tls_connection | dtls_connection, port(), pid(), atom(), pid()| undefined) -> 
+-spec socket_control(tls_connection | dtls_connection, port(), [pid()], atom(), pid()| atom()) -> 
     {ok, #sslsocket{}} | {error, reason()}.  
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------	    
-socket_control(Connection, Socket, Pid, Transport, udp_listener) ->
+socket_control(Connection, Socket, Pids, Transport, udp_listener) ->
     %% dtls listener process must have the socket control
-    {ok, Connection:socket(Pid, Transport, Socket, Connection, undefined)};
+    {ok, Connection:socket(Pids, Transport, Socket, Connection, undefined)};
 
-socket_control(tls_connection = Connection, Socket, Pid, Transport, ListenTracker) ->
+socket_control(tls_connection = Connection, Socket, [Pid|_] = Pids, Transport, ListenTracker) ->
     case Transport:controlling_process(Socket, Pid) of
 	ok ->
-	    {ok, Connection:socket(Pid, Transport, Socket, Connection, ListenTracker)};
+	    {ok, Connection:socket(Pids, Transport, Socket, Connection, ListenTracker)};
 	{error, Reason}	->
 	    {error, Reason}
     end;
-socket_control(dtls_connection = Connection, {_, Socket}, Pid, Transport, ListenTracker) ->
+socket_control(dtls_connection = Connection, {_, Socket}, [Pid|_] = Pids, Transport, ListenTracker) ->
     case Transport:controlling_process(Socket, Pid) of
 	ok ->
-	    {ok, Connection:socket(Pid, Transport, Socket, Connection, ListenTracker)};
+	    {ok, Connection:socket(Pids, Transport, Socket, Connection, ListenTracker)};
 	{error, Reason}	->
 	    {error, Reason}
     end.
@@ -306,12 +306,20 @@ peer_certificate(ConnectionPid) ->
 renegotiation(ConnectionPid) ->
     call(ConnectionPid, renegotiate). 
 
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+-spec internal_renegotiation(pid(), ssl_record:connection_states()) -> 
+                                    ok. 
+%%
+%% Description: Starts a renegotiation of the ssl session.
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+internal_renegotiation(ConnectionPid, #{current_write := WriteState}) ->
+    gen_statem:cast(ConnectionPid, {internal_renegotiate, WriteState}). 
 
 get_sslsocket(ConnectionPid) ->
     call(ConnectionPid, get_sslsocket).
 
-handshake_complete(ConnectionPid, Node, DHandle) ->
-    call(ConnectionPid, {handshake_complete, Node, DHandle}).
+dist_handshake_complete(ConnectionPid, DHandle) ->
+    gen_statem:cast(ConnectionPid, {dist_handshake_complete, DHandle}).
 
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
 -spec prf(pid(), binary() | 'master_secret', binary(),
@@ -335,7 +343,7 @@ handle_own_alert(Alert, Version, StateName,
                         ssl_options = SslOpts} = State) ->
     try %% Try to tell the other side
 	{BinMsg, _} =
-	Connection:encode_alert(Alert, Version, ConnectionStates),
+            Connection:encode_alert(Alert, Version, ConnectionStates),
 	Connection:send(Transport, Socket, BinMsg)
     catch _:_ ->  %% Can crash if we are in a uninitialized state
 	    ignore
@@ -353,8 +361,9 @@ handle_normal_shutdown(Alert, _, #state{socket = Socket,
 					protocol_cb = Connection,
 					start_or_recv_from = StartFrom,
 					tracker = Tracker,
-					role = Role, renegotiation = {false, first}}) ->
-    alert_user(Transport, Tracker,Socket, StartFrom, Alert, Role, Connection);
+					role = Role, renegotiation = {false, first}} = State) ->
+    Pids = Connection:pids(State),
+    alert_user(Pids, Transport, Tracker,Socket, StartFrom, Alert, Role, Connection);
 
 handle_normal_shutdown(Alert, StateName, #state{socket = Socket,
 						socket_options = Opts,
@@ -362,8 +371,9 @@ handle_normal_shutdown(Alert, StateName, #state{socket = Socket,
 						protocol_cb = Connection,
 						user_application = {_Mon, Pid},
 						tracker = Tracker,
-						start_or_recv_from = RecvFrom, role = Role}) ->
-    alert_user(Transport, Tracker, Socket, StateName, Opts, Pid, RecvFrom, Alert, Role, Connection).
+						start_or_recv_from = RecvFrom, role = Role} = State) ->
+    Pids = Connection:pids(State),
+    alert_user(Pids, Transport, Tracker, Socket, StateName, Opts, Pid, RecvFrom, Alert, Role, Connection).
 
 handle_alert(#alert{level = ?FATAL} = Alert, StateName,
 	     #state{socket = Socket, transport_cb = Transport, 
@@ -374,7 +384,8 @@ handle_alert(#alert{level = ?FATAL} = Alert, StateName,
     invalidate_session(Role, Host, Port, Session),
     log_alert(SslOpts#ssl_options.log_alert, Role, Connection:protocol_name(), 
               StateName, Alert#alert{role = opposite_role(Role)}),
-    alert_user(Transport, Tracker, Socket, StateName, Opts, Pid, From, Alert, Role, Connection),
+    Pids = Connection:pids(State),
+    alert_user(Pids, Transport, Tracker, Socket, StateName, Opts, Pid, From, Alert, Role, Connection),
     stop(normal, State);
 
 handle_alert(#alert{level = ?WARNING, description = ?CLOSE_NOTIFY} = Alert, 
@@ -383,12 +394,24 @@ handle_alert(#alert{level = ?WARNING, description = ?CLOSE_NOTIFY} = Alert,
     stop({shutdown, peer_close}, State);
 
 handle_alert(#alert{level = ?WARNING, description = ?NO_RENEGOTIATION} = Alert, StateName, 
-	     #state{role = Role, ssl_options = SslOpts, protocol_cb = Connection, renegotiation = {true, internal}} = State) ->
+	     #state{role = Role, ssl_options = SslOpts, protocol_cb = Connection, 
+                    renegotiation = {true, internal}} = State) ->
     log_alert(SslOpts#ssl_options.log_alert, Role, 
               Connection:protocol_name(), StateName, Alert#alert{role = opposite_role(Role)}),
     handle_normal_shutdown(Alert, StateName, State),
     stop({shutdown, peer_close}, State);
 
+handle_alert(#alert{level = ?WARNING, description = ?NO_RENEGOTIATION} = Alert, connection = StateName, 
+	     #state{role = Role,
+                    ssl_options = SslOpts, renegotiation = {true, From},
+		    protocol_cb = Connection} = State0) ->
+    log_alert(SslOpts#ssl_options.log_alert,  Role,
+              Connection:protocol_name(), StateName, Alert#alert{role = opposite_role(Role)}),
+    gen_statem:reply(From, {error, renegotiation_rejected}),
+    State1 = Connection:reinit_handshake_data(State0),
+    {Record, State} = Connection:next_record(State1#state{renegotiation = undefined}),
+    Connection:next_event(connection, Record, State);
+
 handle_alert(#alert{level = ?WARNING, description = ?NO_RENEGOTIATION} = Alert, StateName, 
 	     #state{role = Role,
                     ssl_options = SslOpts, renegotiation = {true, From},
@@ -398,7 +421,7 @@ handle_alert(#alert{level = ?WARNING, description = ?NO_RENEGOTIATION} = Alert,
     gen_statem:reply(From, {error, renegotiation_rejected}),
     {Record, State1} = Connection:next_record(State0),
     %% Go back to connection!
-    State = Connection:reinit_handshake_data(State1#state{renegotiation = undefined}),
+    State = Connection:reinit(State1#state{renegotiation = undefined}),
     Connection:next_event(connection, Record, State);
 
 %% Gracefully log and ignore all other warning alerts
@@ -412,36 +435,6 @@ handle_alert(#alert{level = ?WARNING} = Alert, StateName,
 %%====================================================================
 %% Data handling
 %%====================================================================
-write_application_data(Data0, {FromPid, _} = From,
-		       #state{socket = Socket,
-			      negotiated_version = Version,
-			      protocol_cb = Connection,
-			      transport_cb = Transport,
-			      connection_states = ConnectionStates0,
-			      socket_options = SockOpts,
-			      ssl_options = #ssl_options{renegotiate_at = RenegotiateAt}} = State) ->
-    Data = encode_packet(Data0, SockOpts),
-    
-    case time_to_renegotiate(Data, ConnectionStates0, RenegotiateAt) of
-	true ->
-	    Connection:renegotiate(State#state{renegotiation = {true, internal}}, 
-			[{next_event, {call, From}, {application_data, Data0}}]);
-	false ->
-	    {Msgs, ConnectionStates} =
-                Connection:encode_data(Data, Version, ConnectionStates0),
-            NewState = State#state{connection_states = ConnectionStates},
-	    case Connection:send(Transport, Socket, Msgs) of
-                ok when FromPid =:= self() ->
-                    hibernate_after(connection, NewState, []);
-                Error when FromPid =:= self() ->
-                    stop({shutdown, Error}, NewState);
-                ok ->
-                    hibernate_after(connection, NewState, [{reply, From, ok}]);
-                Result ->
-                    hibernate_after(connection, NewState, [{reply, From, Result}])
-            end
-    end.
-
 read_application_data(Data, #state{user_application = {_Mon, Pid},
 				   socket = Socket,
 				   protocol_cb = Connection,
@@ -459,58 +452,74 @@ read_application_data(Data, #state{user_application = {_Mon, Pid},
 	      end,
     case get_data(SOpts, BytesToRead, Buffer1) of
 	{ok, ClientData, Buffer} -> % Send data
-            case State0 of
-                #state{
-                   ssl_options = #ssl_options{erl_dist = true},
-                  protocol_specific = #{d_handle := DHandle}} ->
-                    State =
-                        State0#state{
-                          user_data_buffer = Buffer,
-                          bytes_to_read = undefined},
-                    try erlang:dist_ctrl_put_data(DHandle, ClientData) of
-                        _
-                          when SOpts#socket_options.active =:= false;
-                               Buffer =:= <<>> ->
-                            %% Passive mode, wait for active once or recv
-                            %% Active and empty, get more data
-                            Connection:next_record_if_active(State);
-                        _ -> %% We have more data
-                            read_application_data(<<>>, State)
-                    catch error:_ ->
-                            death_row(State, disconnect)
-                    end;
-                _ ->
-                    SocketOpt =
-                        deliver_app_data(
-                          Transport, Socket, SOpts,
-                          ClientData, Pid, RecvFrom, Tracker, Connection),
-                    cancel_timer(Timer),
-                    State =
-                        State0#state{
-                          user_data_buffer = Buffer,
+            #state{ssl_options = #ssl_options{erl_dist = Dist},
+                   erl_dist_data = DistData} = State0,
+            case Dist andalso is_dist_up(DistData) of                
+                       true ->                                
+                           dist_app_data(ClientData, State0#state{user_data_buffer = Buffer,
+                                                                      bytes_to_read = undefined});
+                       _ ->
+                           SocketOpt =
+                               deliver_app_data(Connection:pids(State0),
+                                                Transport, Socket, SOpts,
+                                                ClientData, Pid, RecvFrom, Tracker, Connection),
+                           cancel_timer(Timer),
+                           State =
+                               State0#state{
+                                 user_data_buffer = Buffer,
                           start_or_recv_from = undefined,
                           timer = undefined,
                           bytes_to_read = undefined,
                           socket_options = SocketOpt
-                         },
-                    if
-                        SocketOpt#socket_options.active =:= false;
-                        Buffer =:= <<>> ->
-                            %% Passive mode, wait for active once or recv
+                                },
+                           if
+                               SocketOpt#socket_options.active =:= false;
+                               Buffer =:= <<>> ->
+                                   %% Passive mode, wait for active once or recv
                             %% Active and empty, get more data
-                            Connection:next_record_if_active(State);
-                        true -> %% We have more data
-                            read_application_data(<<>>, State)
-                    end
-            end;
+                                   Connection:next_record_if_active(State);
+                               true -> %% We have more data
+                                   read_application_data(<<>>, State)
+                           end
+                   end;
 	{more, Buffer} -> % no reply, we need more data
 	    Connection:next_record(State0#state{user_data_buffer = Buffer});
 	{passive, Buffer} ->
 	    Connection:next_record_if_active(State0#state{user_data_buffer = Buffer});
 	{error,_Reason} -> %% Invalid packet in packet mode
-	    deliver_packet_error(Transport, Socket, SOpts, Buffer1, Pid, RecvFrom, Tracker, Connection),
+	    deliver_packet_error(Connection:pids(State0),
+                                 Transport, Socket, SOpts, Buffer1, Pid, RecvFrom, Tracker, Connection),
             stop(normal, State0)
     end.
+
+dist_app_data(ClientData, #state{protocol_cb = Connection,
+                                 erl_dist_data = #{dist_handle := undefined,
+                                                   dist_buffer := DistBuff} = DistData} = State) ->
+    Connection:next_record_if_active(State#state{erl_dist_data = DistData#{dist_buffer => [ClientData, DistBuff]}});
+dist_app_data(ClientData, #state{erl_dist_data = #{dist_handle := DHandle,
+                                                   dist_buffer := DistBuff} = ErlDistData,
+                                 protocol_cb = Connection,
+                                 user_data_buffer = Buffer,
+                                 socket_options = SOpts} = State) ->
+    Data = merge_dist_data(DistBuff, ClientData),
+    try erlang:dist_ctrl_put_data(DHandle, Data) of
+        _ when SOpts#socket_options.active =:= false;
+               Buffer =:= <<>> ->
+            %% Passive mode, wait for active once or recv
+            %% Active and empty, get more data
+            Connection:next_record_if_active(State#state{erl_dist_data = ErlDistData#{dist_buffer => <<>>}});
+        _ -> %% We have more data
+            read_application_data(<<>>, State)
+    catch error:_ ->
+            stop(State, disconnect)
+    end.
+
+merge_dist_data(<<>>, ClientData) ->
+    ClientData;
+merge_dist_data(DistBuff, <<>>) ->
+    DistBuff;
+merge_dist_data(DistBuff, ClientData) ->
+    [DistBuff, ClientData].
 %%====================================================================
 %% Help functions for tls|dtls_connection.erl
 %%====================================================================
@@ -610,12 +619,6 @@ init({call, From}, {start, {Opts, EmOpts}, Timeout},
             socket_options = SockOpts} = State0, Connection) ->
     try 
         SslOpts = ssl:handle_options(Opts, OrigSSLOptions),
-        case SslOpts of
-            #ssl_options{erl_dist = true} ->
-                process_flag(priority, max);
-            _ ->
-                ok
-        end,
 	State = ssl_config(SslOpts, Role, State0),
 	init({call, From}, {start, Timeout}, 
 	     State#state{ssl_options = SslOpts, 
@@ -728,8 +731,8 @@ abbreviated(internal, #next_protocol{selected_protocol = SelectedProtocol},
     Connection:next_event(?FUNCTION_NAME, Record, 
 			  State#state{expecting_next_protocol_negotiation = false});
 abbreviated(internal, 
-	    #change_cipher_spec{type = <<1>>},  #state{connection_states = ConnectionStates0} =
-		State0, Connection) ->
+	    #change_cipher_spec{type = <<1>>},  
+            #state{connection_states = ConnectionStates0} = State0, Connection) ->
     ConnectionStates1 =
 	ssl_record:activate_pending_connection_state(ConnectionStates0, read, Connection),
     {Record, State} = Connection:next_record(State0#state{connection_states = 
@@ -1025,22 +1028,6 @@ cipher(Type, Msg, State, Connection) ->
 		 #state{}, tls_connection | dtls_connection) ->
 			gen_statem:state_function_result().
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
-connection({call, {FromPid, _} = From}, {application_data, Data},
-	   #state{protocol_cb = Connection} = State, Connection) ->
-    %% We should look into having a worker process to do this to 
-    %% parallize send and receive decoding and not block the receiver
-    %% if sending is overloading the socket.
-     try
-	 write_application_data(Data, From, State)
-     catch throw:Error ->
-             case self() of
-                 FromPid ->
-                     stop({shutdown, Error}, State);
-                 _ ->
-                     hibernate_after(
-                       ?FUNCTION_NAME, State, [{reply, From, Error}])
-             end
-     end;
 connection({call, RecvFrom}, {recv, N, Timeout},  
 	   #state{protocol_cb = Connection,  socket_options =
 		      #socket_options{active = false}} = State0, Connection) ->
@@ -1067,64 +1054,25 @@ connection({call, From}, negotiated_protocol,
 	   #state{negotiated_protocol = SelectedProtocol} = State, _) ->
     hibernate_after(?FUNCTION_NAME, State,
 		    [{reply, From, {ok, SelectedProtocol}}]);
-connection(
-  {call, From}, {handshake_complete, _Node, DHandle},
-  #state{
-     ssl_options = #ssl_options{erl_dist = true},
-     socket_options = SockOpts,
-     protocol_specific = ProtocolSpecific} = State,
-  Connection) ->
-    %% From now on we execute on normal priority
-    process_flag(priority, normal),
-    try erlang:dist_ctrl_get_data_notification(DHandle) of
-        _ ->
-            NewState =
-                State#state{
-                  socket_options =
-                      SockOpts#socket_options{active = true},
-                  protocol_specific =
-                      ProtocolSpecific#{d_handle => DHandle}},
-            {Record, NewerState} = Connection:next_record_if_active(NewState),
-            Connection:next_event(connection, Record, NewerState, [{reply, From, ok}])
-    catch error:_ ->
-            death_row(State, disconnect)
-    end;
 connection({call, From}, Msg, State, Connection) ->
     handle_call(Msg, From, ?FUNCTION_NAME, State, Connection);
-connection(
-  info, dist_data = Msg,
-  #state{
-     ssl_options = #ssl_options{erl_dist = true},
-     protocol_specific = #{d_handle := DHandle}} = State,
-  _) ->
-    eat_msgs(Msg),
-    try send_dist_data(?FUNCTION_NAME, State, DHandle, [])
-    catch error:_ ->
-            death_row(State, disconnect)
-    end;
-connection(
-  info, {send, From, Ref, Data},
-  #state{
-     ssl_options = #ssl_options{erl_dist = true},
-     protocol_specific = #{d_handle := _}},
-  _) ->
-    %% This is for testing only!
-    %%
-    %% Needed by some OTP distribution
-    %% test suites...
-    From ! {Ref, ok},
-    {keep_state_and_data,
-     [{next_event, {call, {self(), undefined}},
-       {application_data, iolist_to_binary(Data)}}]};
-connection(
-  info, tick = Msg,
-  #state{
-     ssl_options = #ssl_options{erl_dist = true},
-     protocol_specific = #{d_handle := _}},
-  _) ->
-    eat_msgs(Msg),
-    {keep_state_and_data,
-     [{next_event, {call, {self(), undefined}}, {application_data, <<>>}}]};
+connection(cast, {internal_renegotiate, WriteState}, #state{protocol_cb = Connection,
+                                                            connection_states = ConnectionStates} 
+           = State, Connection) -> 
+    Connection:renegotiate(State#state{renegotiation = {true, internal},
+                                       connection_states = ConnectionStates#{current_write => WriteState}}, []);
+connection(cast, {dist_handshake_complete, DHandle},
+           #state{ssl_options = #ssl_options{erl_dist = true},
+                  erl_dist_data = ErlDistData,
+                  socket_options = SockOpts} = State0, Connection) ->
+    process_flag(priority, normal),
+    State1 =
+        State0#state{
+          socket_options =
+              SockOpts#socket_options{active = true},
+          erl_dist_data = ErlDistData#{dist_handle => DHandle}},
+    {Record, State} = dist_app_data(<<>>, State1),
+    Connection:next_event(connection, Record, State);
 connection(info, Msg, State, _) ->
     handle_info(Msg, ?FUNCTION_NAME, State);
 connection(internal, {recv, _}, State, Connection) ->
@@ -1133,32 +1081,6 @@ connection(Type, Msg, State, Connection) ->
     handle_common_event(Type, Msg, ?FUNCTION_NAME, State, Connection).
 
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
--spec death_row(gen_statem:event_type(), term(),
-		#state{}, tls_connection | dtls_connection) ->
-		       gen_statem:state_function_result().
-%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
-%% We just wait for the owner to die which triggers the monitor,
-%% or the socket may die too
-death_row(
-  info, {'DOWN', MonitorRef, _, _, Reason},
-  #state{user_application={MonitorRef,_Pid}},
-  _) ->
-    {stop, {shutdown, Reason}};
-death_row(
-  info, {'EXIT', Socket, Reason}, #state{socket = Socket}, _) ->
-    {stop, {shutdown, Reason}};
-death_row(state_timeout, Reason, _State, _Connection) ->
-    {stop, {shutdown,Reason}};
-death_row(_Type, _Msg, _State, _Connection) ->
-    %% Waste all other events
-    keep_state_and_data.
-
-%% State entry function
-death_row(State, Reason) ->
-    {next_state, death_row, State,
-     [{state_timeout, 5000, Reason}]}.
-
-%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
 -spec downgrade(gen_statem:event_type(), term(), 
 		#state{}, tls_connection | dtls_connection) ->
 		       gen_statem:state_function_result().
@@ -1208,7 +1130,14 @@ handle_common_event(internal, {application_data, Data}, StateName, State0, Conne
 	{stop, _, _} = Stop->
             Stop;
 	{Record, State} ->
-   	    Connection:next_event(StateName, Record, State)
+   	     case Connection:next_event(StateName, Record, State) of
+                 {next_state, StateName, State} ->
+                     hibernate_after(StateName, State, []);
+                 {next_state, StateName, State, Actions} -> 
+                     hibernate_after(StateName, State, Actions);
+                 {stop, _, _} = Stop ->
+                     Stop
+             end 
     end;
 handle_common_event(internal, #change_cipher_spec{type = <<1>>}, StateName, 
 		    #state{negotiated_version = Version} = State,  _) ->
@@ -1294,12 +1223,8 @@ handle_call({set_opts, Opts0}, From, StateName,
 handle_call(renegotiate, From, StateName, _, _) when StateName =/= connection ->
     {keep_state_and_data, [{reply, From, {error, already_renegotiating}}]};
 
-handle_call(
-  get_sslsocket, From, _StateName,
-  #state{transport_cb = Transport, socket = Socket, tracker = Tracker},
-  Connection) ->
-    SslSocket =
-        Connection:socket(self(), Transport, Socket, Connection, Tracker),
+handle_call(get_sslsocket, From, _StateName, State, Connection) ->
+    SslSocket = Connection:socket(State),
     {keep_state_and_data, [{reply, From, SslSocket}]};
 
 handle_call({prf, Secret, Label, Seed, WantedLength}, From, _,
@@ -1336,7 +1261,8 @@ handle_info({ErrorTag, Socket, econnaborted}, StateName,
 		   start_or_recv_from = StartFrom, role = Role,
 		   error_tag = ErrorTag,
 		   tracker = Tracker} = State)  when StateName =/= connection ->
-    alert_user(Transport, Tracker,Socket, 
+    Pids = Connection:pids(State),
+    alert_user(Pids, Transport, Tracker,Socket, 
 	       StartFrom, ?ALERT_REC(?FATAL, ?CLOSE_NOTIFY), Role, Connection),
     stop(normal, State);
 
@@ -1347,23 +1273,18 @@ handle_info({ErrorTag, Socket, Reason}, StateName, #state{socket = Socket,
     handle_normal_shutdown(?ALERT_REC(?FATAL, ?CLOSE_NOTIFY), StateName, State),
     stop(normal, State);
 
-handle_info(
-  {'DOWN', MonitorRef, _, _, Reason}, _,
-  #state{
-     user_application = {MonitorRef, _Pid},
-     ssl_options = #ssl_options{erl_dist = true}}) ->
+handle_info({'DOWN', MonitorRef, _, _, Reason}, _,
+            #state{user_application = {MonitorRef, _Pid},
+                   ssl_options = #ssl_options{erl_dist = true}}) ->
     {stop, {shutdown, Reason}};
-handle_info(
-  {'DOWN', MonitorRef, _, _, _}, _,
-  #state{user_application = {MonitorRef, _Pid}}) ->
+handle_info({'DOWN', MonitorRef, _, _, _}, _,
+            #state{user_application = {MonitorRef, _Pid}}) ->
     {stop, normal};
-handle_info(
-  {'EXIT', Pid, _Reason}, StateName,
-  #state{user_application = {_MonitorRef, Pid}} = State) ->
+handle_info({'EXIT', Pid, _Reason}, StateName,
+            #state{user_application = {_MonitorRef, Pid}} = State) ->
     %% It seems the user application has linked to us
     %% - ignore that and let the monitor handle this
     {next_state, StateName, State};
-
 %%% So that terminate will be run when supervisor issues shutdown
 handle_info({'EXIT', _Sup, shutdown}, _StateName, State) ->
     stop(shutdown, State);
@@ -1411,7 +1332,7 @@ terminate({shutdown, transport_closed} = Reason,
 			     socket = Socket, transport_cb = Transport} = State) ->
     handle_trusted_certs_db(State),
     Connection:close(Reason, Socket, Transport, undefined, undefined);
-terminate({shutdown, own_alert}, _StateName, #state{%%send_queue = SendQueue, 
+terminate({shutdown, own_alert}, _StateName, #state{
 						protocol_cb = Connection,
 						socket = Socket, 
 						transport_cb = Transport} = State) ->
@@ -1422,15 +1343,14 @@ terminate({shutdown, own_alert}, _StateName, #state{%%send_queue = SendQueue,
 	_ ->
 	    Connection:close({timeout, ?DEFAULT_TIMEOUT}, Socket, Transport, undefined, undefined)
     end;
-terminate(Reason, connection, #state{negotiated_version = Version,
-				     protocol_cb = Connection,
-				     connection_states = ConnectionStates0, 
+terminate(Reason, connection, #state{protocol_cb = Connection,
+				     connection_states = ConnectionStates, 
 				     ssl_options = #ssl_options{padding_check = Check},
 				     transport_cb = Transport, socket = Socket
 				    } = State) ->
     handle_trusted_certs_db(State),
-    {BinAlert, ConnectionStates} = terminate_alert(Reason, Version, ConnectionStates0, Connection),
-    Connection:send(Transport, Socket, BinAlert),
+    Alert = terminate_alert(Reason),
+    ok = Connection:send_alert_in_connection(Alert, State),
     Connection:close(Reason, Socket, Transport, ConnectionStates, Check);
 terminate(Reason, _StateName, #state{transport_cb = Transport, protocol_cb = Connection,
 				     socket = Socket 
@@ -2379,18 +2299,13 @@ map_extensions(#hello_extensions{renegotiation_info = RenegotiationInfo,
       elliptic_curves => ssl_handshake:extension_value(ECCCurves),
       sni => ssl_handshake:extension_value(SNI)}.
 
-terminate_alert(normal, Version, ConnectionStates, Connection)  ->
-    Connection:encode_alert(?ALERT_REC(?WARNING, ?CLOSE_NOTIFY),
-		     Version, ConnectionStates);
-terminate_alert({Reason, _}, Version, ConnectionStates, Connection) when Reason == close;
-									 Reason == shutdown ->
-    Connection:encode_alert(?ALERT_REC(?WARNING, ?CLOSE_NOTIFY),
-		     Version, ConnectionStates);
-
-terminate_alert(_, Version, ConnectionStates, Connection) ->
-    {BinAlert, _} = Connection:encode_alert(?ALERT_REC(?FATAL, ?INTERNAL_ERROR),
-					    Version, ConnectionStates),
-    BinAlert.
+terminate_alert(normal) ->
+    ?ALERT_REC(?WARNING, ?CLOSE_NOTIFY);
+terminate_alert({Reason, _}) when Reason == close;
+                                  Reason == shutdown ->
+    ?ALERT_REC(?WARNING, ?CLOSE_NOTIFY);
+terminate_alert(_) -> 
+    ?ALERT_REC(?FATAL, ?INTERNAL_ERROR).
 
 handle_trusted_certs_db(#state{ssl_options = 
 				   #ssl_options{cacertfile = <<>>, cacerts = []}}) ->
@@ -2420,16 +2335,15 @@ prepare_connection(#state{renegotiation = Renegotiate,
 			  start_or_recv_from = RecvFrom} = State0, Connection) 
   when Renegotiate =/= {false, first}, 
        RecvFrom =/= undefined ->
-    State1 = Connection:reinit_handshake_data(State0),   
+    State1 = Connection:reinit(State0),   
     {Record, State} = Connection:next_record(State1),
     {Record, ack_connection(State)};
 prepare_connection(State0, Connection) ->
-    State = Connection:reinit_handshake_data(State0),
+    State = Connection:reinit(State0),
     {no_record, ack_connection(State)}.
 
-ack_connection(#state{renegotiation = {true, Initiater}} = State) 
-  when Initiater == internal;
-       Initiater == peer ->
+ack_connection(#state{renegotiation = {true, Initiater}} = State) when Initiater == peer;
+                                                                       Initiater == internal ->
     State#state{renegotiation = undefined};
 ack_connection(#state{renegotiation = {true, From}} = State) ->    
     gen_statem:reply(From, ok),
@@ -2578,35 +2492,6 @@ handle_active_option(_, StateName0, To, Reply, #state{protocol_cb = Connection}
 	    end
     end.
 
-encode_packet(Data, #socket_options{packet=Packet}) ->
-    case Packet of
-	1 -> encode_size_packet(Data, 8,  (1 bsl 8) - 1);
-	2 -> encode_size_packet(Data, 16, (1 bsl 16) - 1);
-	4 -> encode_size_packet(Data, 32, (1 bsl 32) - 1);
-	_ -> Data
-    end.
-
-encode_size_packet(Bin, Size, Max) ->
-    Len = erlang:byte_size(Bin),
-    case Len > Max of
-	true  -> throw({error, {badarg, {packet_to_large, Len, Max}}});
-	false -> <<Len:Size, Bin/binary>>
-    end.
-
-time_to_renegotiate(_Data, 
-		    #{current_write := #{sequence_number := Num}}, 
-		    RenegotiateAt) ->
-    
-    %% We could do test:
-    %% is_time_to_renegotiate((erlang:byte_size(_Data) div ?MAX_PLAIN_TEXT_LENGTH) + 1, RenegotiateAt),
-    %% but we chose to have a some what lower renegotiateAt and a much cheaper test 
-    is_time_to_renegotiate(Num, RenegotiateAt).
-
-is_time_to_renegotiate(N, M) when N < M->
-    false;
-is_time_to_renegotiate(_,_) ->
-    true.
-
 
 %% Picks ClientData 
 get_data(_, _, <<>>) ->
@@ -2653,9 +2538,10 @@ decode_packet(Type, Buffer, PacketOpts) ->
 %% Note that if the user has explicitly configured the socket to expect
 %% HTTP headers using the {packet, httph} option, we don't do any automatic
 %% switching of states.
-deliver_app_data(Transport, Socket, SOpts = #socket_options{active=Active, packet=Type},
+deliver_app_data(CPids, Transport, Socket, SOpts = #socket_options{active=Active, packet=Type},
 		 Data, Pid, From, Tracker, Connection) ->
-    send_or_reply(Active, Pid, From, format_reply(Transport, Socket, SOpts, Data, Tracker, Connection)),
+    send_or_reply(Active, Pid, From, 
+                  format_reply(CPids, Transport, Socket, SOpts, Data, Tracker, Connection)),
     SO = case Data of
 	     {P, _, _, _} when ((P =:= http_request) or (P =:= http_response)),
 			       ((Type =:= http) or (Type =:= http_bin)) ->
@@ -2674,21 +2560,24 @@ deliver_app_data(Transport, Socket, SOpts = #socket_options{active=Active, packe
 	    SO
     end.
 
-format_reply(_, _,#socket_options{active = false, mode = Mode, packet = Packet,
+format_reply(_, _, _,#socket_options{active = false, mode = Mode, packet = Packet,
 				  header = Header}, Data, _, _) ->
     {ok, do_format_reply(Mode, Packet, Header, Data)};
-format_reply(Transport, Socket, #socket_options{active = _, mode = Mode, packet = Packet,
+format_reply(CPids, Transport, Socket, #socket_options{active = _, mode = Mode, packet = Packet,
 						header = Header}, Data, Tracker, Connection) ->
-    {ssl, Connection:socket(self(), Transport, Socket, Connection, Tracker), 
+    {ssl, Connection:socket(CPids, Transport, Socket, Connection, Tracker), 
      do_format_reply(Mode, Packet, Header, Data)}.
 
-deliver_packet_error(Transport, Socket, SO= #socket_options{active = Active}, Data, Pid, From, Tracker, Connection) ->
-    send_or_reply(Active, Pid, From, format_packet_error(Transport, Socket, SO, Data, Tracker, Connection)).
+deliver_packet_error(CPids, Transport, Socket, 
+                     SO= #socket_options{active = Active}, Data, Pid, From, Tracker, Connection) ->
+    send_or_reply(Active, Pid, From, format_packet_error(CPids, 
+                                                         Transport, Socket, SO, Data, Tracker, Connection)).
 
-format_packet_error(_, _,#socket_options{active = false, mode = Mode}, Data, _, _) ->
+format_packet_error(_, _, _,#socket_options{active = false, mode = Mode}, Data, _, _) ->
     {error, {invalid_packet, do_format_reply(Mode, raw, 0, Data)}};
-format_packet_error(Transport, Socket, #socket_options{active = _, mode = Mode}, Data, Tracker, Connection) ->
-    {ssl_error, Connection:socket(self(), Transport, Socket, Connection, Tracker), 
+format_packet_error(CPids, Transport, Socket, #socket_options{active = _, mode = Mode}, 
+                    Data, Tracker, Connection) ->
+    {ssl_error, Connection:socket(CPids, Transport, Socket, Connection, Tracker), 
      {invalid_packet, do_format_reply(Mode, raw, 0, Data)}}.
 
 do_format_reply(binary, _, N, Data) when N > 0 ->  % Header mode
@@ -2726,29 +2615,29 @@ send_user(Pid, Msg) ->
     Pid ! Msg,
     ok.
 
-alert_user(Transport, Tracker, Socket, connection, Opts, Pid, From, Alert, Role, Connection) ->
-    alert_user(Transport, Tracker, Socket, Opts#socket_options.active, Pid, From, Alert, Role, Connection);
-alert_user(Transport, Tracker, Socket,_, _, _, From, Alert, Role, Connection) ->
-    alert_user(Transport, Tracker, Socket, From, Alert, Role, Connection).
+alert_user(Pids, Transport, Tracker, Socket, connection, Opts, Pid, From, Alert, Role, Connection) ->
+    alert_user(Pids, Transport, Tracker, Socket, Opts#socket_options.active, Pid, From, Alert, Role, Connection);
+alert_user(Pids, Transport, Tracker, Socket,_, _, _, From, Alert, Role, Connection) ->
+    alert_user(Pids, Transport, Tracker, Socket, From, Alert, Role, Connection).
 
-alert_user(Transport, Tracker, Socket, From, Alert, Role, Connection) ->
-    alert_user(Transport, Tracker, Socket, false, no_pid, From, Alert, Role, Connection).
+alert_user(Pids, Transport, Tracker, Socket, From, Alert, Role, Connection) ->
+    alert_user(Pids, Transport, Tracker, Socket, false, no_pid, From, Alert, Role, Connection).
 
-alert_user(_, _, _, false = Active, Pid, From,  Alert, Role, _) when From =/= undefined ->
+alert_user(_, _, _, _, false = Active, Pid, From,  Alert, Role, _) when From =/= undefined ->
     %% If there is an outstanding ssl_accept | recv
     %% From will be defined and send_or_reply will
     %% send the appropriate error message.
     ReasonCode = ssl_alert:reason_code(Alert, Role),
     send_or_reply(Active, Pid, From, {error, ReasonCode});
-alert_user(Transport, Tracker, Socket, Active, Pid, From, Alert, Role, Connection) ->
+alert_user(Pids, Transport, Tracker, Socket, Active, Pid, From, Alert, Role, Connection) ->
     case ssl_alert:reason_code(Alert, Role) of
 	closed ->
 	    send_or_reply(Active, Pid, From,
-			  {ssl_closed, Connection:socket(self(), 
+			  {ssl_closed, Connection:socket(Pids, 
 							 Transport, Socket, Connection, Tracker)});
 	ReasonCode ->
 	    send_or_reply(Active, Pid, From,
-			  {ssl_error, Connection:socket(self(), 
+			  {ssl_error, Connection:socket(Pids, 
 							Transport, Socket, Connection, Tracker), ReasonCode})
     end.
 
@@ -2817,42 +2706,14 @@ new_emulated([], EmOpts) ->
     EmOpts;
 new_emulated(NewEmOpts, _) ->
     NewEmOpts.
-%%---------------Erlang distribution --------------------------------------
-
-send_dist_data(StateName, State, DHandle, Acc) ->
-    case erlang:dist_ctrl_get_data(DHandle) of
-        none ->
-            erlang:dist_ctrl_get_data_notification(DHandle),
-            hibernate_after(StateName, State, lists:reverse(Acc));
-        Data ->
-            send_dist_data(
-              StateName, State, DHandle,
-              [{next_event, {call, {self(), undefined}}, {application_data, Data}}
-               |Acc])
-    end.
-
-%% Overload mitigation
-eat_msgs(Msg) ->
-    receive Msg -> eat_msgs(Msg)
-    after 0 -> ok
-    end.
 
-%% When acting as distribution controller map the exit reason
-%% to follow the documented nodedown_reason for net_kernel
 stop(Reason, State) ->
-    {stop, erl_dist_stop_reason(Reason, State), State}.
+    {stop, Reason, State}.
 
 stop_and_reply(Reason, Replies, State) ->
-    {stop_and_reply, erl_dist_stop_reason(Reason, State), Replies, State}.
-
-erl_dist_stop_reason(
-  Reason, #state{ssl_options = #ssl_options{erl_dist = true}}) ->
-    case Reason of
-        normal ->
-            %% We can not exit with normal since that will not bring
-            %% down the rest of the distribution processes
-            {shutdown, normal};
-        _ -> Reason
-    end;
-erl_dist_stop_reason(Reason, _State) ->
-    Reason.
+    {stop_and_reply, Reason, Replies, State}.
+
+is_dist_up(#{dist_handle := Handle}) when Handle =/= undefined ->
+    true;
+is_dist_up(_) ->
+    false.
diff --git a/lib/ssl/src/ssl_connection.hrl b/lib/ssl/src/ssl_connection.hrl
index 9cef0c9605..66e3182313 100644
--- a/lib/ssl/src/ssl_connection.hrl
+++ b/lib/ssl/src/ssl_connection.hrl
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
           host                  :: string() | inet:ip_address(),
           port                  :: integer(),
           socket                :: port() | tuple(), %% TODO: dtls socket
+          sender                :: pid() | undefined,
           ssl_options           :: #ssl_options{},
           socket_options        :: #socket_options{},
           connection_states     :: ssl_record:connection_states() | secret_printout(),
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@
           cert_db_ref          :: certdb_ref() | 'undefined',
           bytes_to_read        :: undefined | integer(), %% bytes to read in passive mode
           user_data_buffer     :: undefined | binary() | secret_printout(), 
+          erl_dist_data = #{} :: map(),
 	  renegotiation        :: undefined | {boolean(), From::term() | internal | peer},
 	  start_or_recv_from   :: term(),
 	  timer                :: undefined | reference(), % start_or_recive_timer
diff --git a/lib/ssl/src/ssl_internal.hrl b/lib/ssl/src/ssl_internal.hrl
index ae1c3ea47c..fd246e2550 100644
--- a/lib/ssl/src/ssl_internal.hrl
+++ b/lib/ssl/src/ssl_internal.hrl
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
 	  %% undefined if not hibernating, or number of ms of
 	  %% inactivity after which ssl_connection will go into
 	  %% hibernation
-	  hibernate_after      :: timeout(),
+	  hibernate_after      :: timeout(),          
 	  %% This option should only be set to true by inet_tls_dist
 	  erl_dist = false     :: boolean(),
           alpn_advertised_protocols = undefined :: [binary()] | undefined ,
diff --git a/lib/ssl/src/tls_connection.erl b/lib/ssl/src/tls_connection.erl
index 4d1122f804..6c7511d2b3 100644
--- a/lib/ssl/src/tls_connection.erl
+++ b/lib/ssl/src/tls_connection.erl
@@ -43,30 +43,35 @@
 %% Internal application API
 
 %% Setup
--export([start_fsm/8, start_link/7, init/1]).
+-export([start_fsm/8, start_link/8, init/1, pids/1]).
 
 %% State transition handling	 
--export([next_record/1, next_event/3, next_event/4, handle_common_event/4]).
+-export([next_record/1, next_event/3, next_event/4, 
+         handle_common_event/4]).
 
 %% Handshake handling
--export([renegotiate/2, send_handshake/2, 
+-export([renegotiation/2, renegotiate/2, send_handshake/2, 
 	 queue_handshake/2, queue_change_cipher/2,
-	 reinit_handshake_data/1,  select_sni_extension/1, empty_connection_state/2]).
+	 reinit/1, reinit_handshake_data/1, select_sni_extension/1, 
+         empty_connection_state/2]).
 
 %% Alert and close handling
--export([encode_alert/3, send_alert/2, close/5, protocol_name/0]).
+-export([send_alert/2, send_alert_in_connection/2, encode_alert/3, close/5, protocol_name/0]).
 
 %% Data handling
--export([encode_data/3, passive_receive/2, next_record_if_active/1, send/3,
-         socket/5, setopts/3, getopts/3]).
+-export([encode_data/3, passive_receive/2, next_record_if_active/1, 
+         send/3, socket/5, setopts/3, getopts/3]).
 
 %% gen_statem state functions
 -export([init/3, error/3, downgrade/3, %% Initiation and take down states
 	 hello/3, user_hello/3, certify/3, cipher/3, abbreviated/3, %% Handshake states 
-	 connection/3, death_row/3]).
+	 connection/3]).
 %% gen_statem callbacks
 -export([callback_mode/0, terminate/3, code_change/4, format_status/2]).
  
+
+-define(DIST_CNTRL_SPAWN_OPTS, [{priority, max}]).
+
 %%====================================================================
 %% Internal application API
 %%====================================================================	     
@@ -77,9 +82,10 @@ start_fsm(Role, Host, Port, Socket, {#ssl_options{erl_dist = false},_, Tracker}
 	  User, {CbModule, _,_, _} = CbInfo, 
 	  Timeout) -> 
     try 
-	{ok, Pid} = tls_connection_sup:start_child([Role, Host, Port, Socket, 
+        {ok, Sender} = tls_sender:start(),
+	{ok, Pid} = tls_connection_sup:start_child([Role, Sender, Host, Port, Socket, 
 						    Opts, User, CbInfo]), 
-	{ok, SslSocket} = ssl_connection:socket_control(?MODULE, Socket, Pid, CbModule, Tracker),
+	{ok, SslSocket} = ssl_connection:socket_control(?MODULE, Socket, [Pid, Sender], CbModule, Tracker),
         ssl_connection:handshake(SslSocket, Timeout)
     catch
 	error:{badmatch, {error, _} = Error} ->
@@ -90,9 +96,10 @@ start_fsm(Role, Host, Port, Socket, {#ssl_options{erl_dist = true},_, Tracker} =
 	  User, {CbModule, _,_, _} = CbInfo, 
 	  Timeout) -> 
     try 
-	{ok, Pid} = tls_connection_sup:start_child_dist([Role, Host, Port, Socket, 
+        {ok, Sender} = tls_sender:start([{spawn_opt, ?DIST_CNTRL_SPAWN_OPTS}]),
+	{ok, Pid} = tls_connection_sup:start_child_dist([Role, Sender, Host, Port, Socket, 
 							 Opts, User, CbInfo]), 
-	{ok, SslSocket} = ssl_connection:socket_control(?MODULE, Socket, Pid, CbModule, Tracker),
+	{ok, SslSocket} = ssl_connection:socket_control(?MODULE, Socket, [Pid, Sender], CbModule, Tracker),
         ssl_connection:handshake(SslSocket, Timeout)
     catch
 	error:{badmatch, {error, _} = Error} ->
@@ -100,25 +107,37 @@ start_fsm(Role, Host, Port, Socket, {#ssl_options{erl_dist = true},_, Tracker} =
     end.
 
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
--spec start_link(atom(), host(), inet:port_number(), port(), list(), pid(), tuple()) ->
+-spec start_link(atom(), pid(), host(), inet:port_number(), port(), list(), pid(), tuple()) ->
     {ok, pid()} | ignore |  {error, reason()}.
 %%
 %% Description: Creates a gen_statem process which calls Module:init/1 to
 %% initialize. 
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
-start_link(Role, Host, Port, Socket, Options, User, CbInfo) ->
-    {ok, proc_lib:spawn_link(?MODULE, init, [[Role, Host, Port, Socket, Options, User, CbInfo]])}.
+start_link(Role, Sender, Host, Port, Socket, Options, User, CbInfo) ->
+    {ok, proc_lib:spawn_link(?MODULE, init, [[Role, Sender, Host, Port, Socket, Options, User, CbInfo]])}.
 
-init([Role, Host, Port, Socket, Options,  User, CbInfo]) ->
+init([Role, Sender, Host, Port, Socket, {SslOpts, _, _} = Options,  User, CbInfo]) ->
     process_flag(trap_exit, true),
-    State0 = #state{protocol_specific = Map} = initial_state(Role, Host, Port, Socket, Options, User, CbInfo),
+    case SslOpts#ssl_options.erl_dist of
+        true ->
+            process_flag(priority, max);
+        _ ->
+            ok
+    end,
+    State0 = #state{protocol_specific = Map} = initial_state(Role, Sender,
+                                                             Host, Port, Socket, Options, User, CbInfo),
     try 
 	State = ssl_connection:ssl_config(State0#state.ssl_options, Role, State0),
-	gen_statem:enter_loop(?MODULE, [], init, State)
+        initialize_tls_sender(State),
+        gen_statem:enter_loop(?MODULE, [], init, State)
     catch throw:Error ->
             EState = State0#state{protocol_specific = Map#{error => Error}},
             gen_statem:enter_loop(?MODULE, [], error, EState) 
     end.
+
+pids(#state{protocol_specific = #{sender := Sender}}) ->
+    [self(), Sender].
+
 %%====================================================================
 %% State transition handling
 %%====================================================================
@@ -235,13 +254,15 @@ handle_common_event(internal, #ssl_tls{type = _Unknown}, StateName, State) ->
 %%====================================================================
 %% Handshake handling
 %%====================================================================
+renegotiation(Pid, WriteState) ->
+    gen_statem:call(Pid, {user_renegotiate, WriteState}).
+
 renegotiate(#state{role = client} = State, Actions) ->
     %% Handle same way as if server requested
     %% the renegotiation
     Hs0 = ssl_handshake:init_handshake_history(),
     {next_state, connection, State#state{tls_handshake_history = Hs0}, 
      [{next_event, internal, #hello_request{}} | Actions]};
-
 renegotiate(#state{role = server,
 		   socket = Socket,
 		   transport_cb = Transport,
@@ -286,6 +307,12 @@ queue_change_cipher(Msg, #state{negotiated_version = Version,
     State0#state{connection_states = ConnectionStates,
 		 flight_buffer = Flight0 ++ [BinChangeCipher]}.
 
+reinit(#state{protocol_specific = #{sender := Sender},
+              negotiated_version = Version,
+              connection_states = #{current_write := Write}} = State) -> 
+    tls_sender:update_connection_state(Sender, Write, Version),
+    reinit_handshake_data(State).
+
 reinit_handshake_data(State) ->
     %% premaster_secret, public_key_info and tls_handshake_info 
     %% are only needed during the handshake phase. 
@@ -307,15 +334,6 @@ empty_connection_state(ConnectionEnd, BeastMitigation) ->
 %%====================================================================
 %% Alert and close handling
 %%====================================================================	     
-send_alert(Alert, #state{negotiated_version = Version,
-			 socket = Socket,
-			 transport_cb = Transport,
-			 connection_states = ConnectionStates0} = State0) ->
-    {BinMsg, ConnectionStates} =
-	encode_alert(Alert, Version, ConnectionStates0),
-    send(Transport, Socket, BinMsg),
-    State0#state{connection_states = ConnectionStates}.
-
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
 -spec encode_alert(#alert{}, ssl_record:ssl_version(), ssl_record:connection_states()) -> 
 		    {iolist(), ssl_record:connection_states()}.
@@ -324,6 +342,20 @@ send_alert(Alert, #state{negotiated_version = Version,
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
 encode_alert(#alert{} = Alert, Version, ConnectionStates) ->
     tls_record:encode_alert_record(Alert, Version, ConnectionStates).
+
+send_alert(Alert, #state{negotiated_version = Version,
+                         socket = Socket,
+                         protocol_cb = Connection, 
+                         transport_cb = Transport,
+                         connection_states = ConnectionStates0} = StateData0) ->
+    {BinMsg, ConnectionStates} =
+	Connection:encode_alert(Alert, Version, ConnectionStates0),
+    Connection:send(Transport, Socket, BinMsg),
+    StateData0#state{connection_states = ConnectionStates}.
+
+send_alert_in_connection(Alert, #state{protocol_specific = #{sender := Sender}}) ->
+    tls_sender:send_alert(Sender, Alert).
+
 %% User closes or recursive call!
 close({close, Timeout}, Socket, Transport = gen_tcp, _,_) ->
     tls_socket:setopts(Transport, Socket, [{active, false}]),
@@ -378,8 +410,8 @@ next_record_if_active(State) ->
 send(Transport, Socket, Data) ->
    tls_socket:send(Transport, Socket, Data).
 
-socket(Pid,  Transport, Socket, Connection, Tracker) ->
-    tls_socket:socket(Pid, Transport, Socket, Connection, Tracker).
+socket(Pids,  Transport, Socket, Connection, Tracker) ->
+    tls_socket:socket(Pids, Transport, Socket, Connection, Tracker).
 
 setopts(Transport, Socket, Other) ->
     tls_socket:setopts(Transport, Socket, Other).
@@ -448,15 +480,17 @@ error(_, _, _) ->
 	    #state{}) ->
 		   gen_statem:state_function_result().
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
-hello(internal, #client_hello{extensions = Extensions} = Hello, #state{ssl_options = #ssl_options{handshake = hello},
-                                                                        start_or_recv_from = From} = State) ->
-     {next_state, user_hello, State#state{start_or_recv_from = undefined,
+hello(internal, #client_hello{extensions = Extensions} = Hello, 
+      #state{ssl_options = #ssl_options{handshake = hello},
+             start_or_recv_from = From} = State) ->
+    {next_state, user_hello, State#state{start_or_recv_from = undefined,
                                               hello = Hello},
      [{reply, From, {ok, ssl_connection:map_extensions(Extensions)}}]};
-hello(internal, #server_hello{extensions = Extensions} = Hello, #state{ssl_options = #ssl_options{handshake = hello},
-                                                                       start_or_recv_from = From} = State) ->
+hello(internal, #server_hello{extensions = Extensions} = Hello, 
+      #state{ssl_options = #ssl_options{handshake = hello},
+             start_or_recv_from = From} = State) ->
     {next_state, user_hello, State#state{start_or_recv_from = undefined,
-                                             hello = Hello},
+                                         hello = Hello},
      [{reply, From, {ok, ssl_connection:map_extensions(Extensions)}}]};     
 hello(internal, #client_hello{client_version = ClientVersion} = Hello,
       #state{connection_states = ConnectionStates0,
@@ -540,14 +574,19 @@ cipher(Type, Event, State) ->
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
 connection(info, Event, State) ->
     gen_info(Event, ?FUNCTION_NAME, State);
+connection({call, From}, {user_renegotiate, WriteState}, 
+           #state{connection_states = ConnectionStates} = State) ->
+    {next_state,  ?FUNCTION_NAME, State#state{connection_states = ConnectionStates#{current_write => WriteState}}, 
+     [{next_event,{call, From}, renegotiate}]};
 connection(internal, #hello_request{},
-	   #state{role = client, host = Host, port = Port,
+	   #state{role = client, 
+                  renegotiation = {Renegotiation, _},
+                  host = Host, port = Port,
 		  session = #session{own_certificate = Cert} = Session0,
 		  session_cache = Cache, session_cache_cb = CacheCb,
-		  ssl_options = SslOpts,
-		  connection_states = ConnectionStates0,
-		  renegotiation = {Renegotiation, _}} = State0) ->
-    Hello = tls_handshake:client_hello(Host, Port, ConnectionStates0, SslOpts,
+		  ssl_options = SslOpts,                
+		  connection_states = ConnectionStates} = State0) ->
+    Hello = tls_handshake:client_hello(Host, Port, ConnectionStates, SslOpts,
 				       Cache, CacheCb, Renegotiation, Cert),
     {State1, Actions} = send_handshake(Hello, State0),
     {Record, State} =
@@ -556,7 +595,10 @@ connection(internal, #hello_request{},
 						  = Hello#client_hello.session_id}}),
     next_event(hello, Record, State, Actions);
 connection(internal, #client_hello{} = Hello, 
-	   #state{role = server, allow_renegotiate = true} = State0) ->
+	   #state{role = server, allow_renegotiate = true, connection_states = CS,
+                  %%protocol_cb = Connection,
+                  protocol_specific = #{sender := Sender}
+                 } = State0) ->
     %% Mitigate Computational DoS attack
     %% http://www.educatedguesswork.org/2011/10/ssltls_and_computational_dos.html
     %% http://www.thc.org/thc-ssl-dos/ Rather than disabling client
@@ -565,24 +607,21 @@ connection(internal, #client_hello{} = Hello,
     erlang:send_after(?WAIT_TO_ALLOW_RENEGOTIATION, self(), allow_renegotiate),
     {Record, State} = next_record(State0#state{allow_renegotiate = false,
 					       renegotiation = {true, peer}}),
-    next_event(hello, Record, State,  [{next_event, internal, Hello}]);
+    {ok, Write} = tls_sender:renegotiate(Sender),
+    next_event(hello, Record, State#state{connection_states = CS#{current_write => Write}}, 
+               [{next_event, internal, Hello}]);
 connection(internal, #client_hello{}, 
-	   #state{role = server, allow_renegotiate = false} = State0) ->
+	   #state{role = server, allow_renegotiate = false,
+                  protocol_cb = Connection} = State0) ->
     Alert = ?ALERT_REC(?WARNING, ?NO_RENEGOTIATION),
-    State1 = send_alert(Alert, State0),
-    {Record, State} = ssl_connection:prepare_connection(State1, ?MODULE),
+    send_alert_in_connection(Alert, State0),
+    State1 = Connection:reinit_handshake_data(State0),
+    {Record, State} = next_record(State1),
     next_event(?FUNCTION_NAME, Record, State);
 connection(Type, Event, State) ->
     ssl_connection:?FUNCTION_NAME(Type, Event, State, ?MODULE).
 
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
--spec death_row(gen_statem:event_type(), term(), #state{}) ->
-		       gen_statem:state_function_result().
-%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
-death_row(Type, Event, State) ->
-     ssl_connection:death_row(Type, Event, State, ?MODULE).
-
-%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
 -spec downgrade(gen_statem:event_type(), term(), #state{}) ->
 		       gen_statem:state_function_result().
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -596,6 +635,7 @@ callback_mode() ->
     state_functions.
 
 terminate(Reason, StateName, State) ->
+    ensure_sender_terminate(Reason, State),
     catch ssl_connection:terminate(Reason, StateName, State).
 
 format_status(Type, Data) ->
@@ -607,11 +647,13 @@ code_change(_OldVsn, StateName, State, _) ->
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
 %%% Internal functions
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
-initial_state(Role, Host, Port, Socket, {SSLOptions, SocketOptions, Tracker}, User,
+initial_state(Role, Sender, Host, Port, Socket, {SSLOptions, SocketOptions, Tracker}, User,
 	      {CbModule, DataTag, CloseTag, ErrorTag}) ->
-    #ssl_options{beast_mitigation = BeastMitigation} = SSLOptions,
+    #ssl_options{beast_mitigation = BeastMitigation,
+                 erl_dist = IsErlDist} = SSLOptions,
     ConnectionStates = tls_record:init_connection_states(Role, BeastMitigation),
     
+    ErlDistData = erl_dist_data(IsErlDist),
     SessionCacheCb = case application:get_env(ssl, session_cb) of
 			 {ok, Cb} when is_atom(Cb) ->
 			    Cb;
@@ -619,7 +661,7 @@ initial_state(Role, Host, Port, Socket, {SSLOptions, SocketOptions, Tracker}, Us
 			     ssl_session_cache
 		     end,
     
-    Monitor = erlang:monitor(process, User),
+    UserMonitor = erlang:monitor(process, User),
 
     #state{socket_options = SocketOptions,
 	   ssl_options = SSLOptions,	   
@@ -632,9 +674,10 @@ initial_state(Role, Host, Port, Socket, {SSLOptions, SocketOptions, Tracker}, Us
 	   host = Host,
 	   port = Port,
 	   socket = Socket,
+           erl_dist_data = ErlDistData,
 	   connection_states = ConnectionStates,
 	   protocol_buffers = #protocol_buffers{},
-	   user_application = {Monitor, User},
+	   user_application = {UserMonitor, User},
 	   user_data_buffer = <<>>,
 	   session_cache_cb = SessionCacheCb,
 	   renegotiation = {false, first},
@@ -642,9 +685,37 @@ initial_state(Role, Host, Port, Socket, {SSLOptions, SocketOptions, Tracker}, Us
 	   start_or_recv_from = undefined,
 	   protocol_cb = ?MODULE,
 	   tracker = Tracker,
-	   flight_buffer = []
+	   flight_buffer = [],
+           protocol_specific = #{sender => Sender}
 	  }.
 
+erl_dist_data(true) ->
+    #{dist_handle => undefined,
+      dist_buffer => <<>>};
+erl_dist_data(false) ->
+    #{}.
+
+initialize_tls_sender(#state{role = Role,
+                             socket = Socket,
+                             socket_options = SockOpts,
+                             tracker = Tracker,
+                             protocol_cb = Connection,
+                             transport_cb = Transport,
+                             negotiated_version = Version,
+                             ssl_options = #ssl_options{renegotiate_at = RenegotiateAt},
+                             connection_states = #{current_write := ConnectionWriteState},
+                             protocol_specific = #{sender := Sender}}) ->
+    Init = #{current_write => ConnectionWriteState,
+             role => Role,
+             socket => Socket,
+             socket_options => SockOpts,
+             tracker => Tracker,
+             protocol_cb => Connection,
+             transport_cb => Transport,
+             negotiated_version => Version,
+             renegotiate_at => RenegotiateAt},
+    tls_sender:initialize(Sender, Init).
+    
 next_tls_record(Data, StateName, #state{protocol_buffers = 
                                             #protocol_buffers{tls_record_buffer = Buf0,
                                                               tls_cipher_texts = CT0} = Buffers}
@@ -716,6 +787,9 @@ handle_info({CloseTag, Socket}, StateName,
             %% and then receive the final message.
             next_event(StateName, no_record, State)
     end;
+handle_info({'EXIT', Pid, Reason}, _,
+            #state{protocol_specific = Pid} = State) ->
+    {stop, {shutdown, sender_died, Reason}, State};
 handle_info(Msg, StateName, State) ->
     ssl_connection:StateName(info, Msg, State, ?MODULE).
 
@@ -784,7 +858,8 @@ unprocessed_events(Events) ->
     erlang:length(Events)-1.
 
 
-assert_buffer_sanity(<<?BYTE(_Type), ?UINT24(Length), Rest/binary>>, #ssl_options{max_handshake_size = Max}) when 
+assert_buffer_sanity(<<?BYTE(_Type), ?UINT24(Length), Rest/binary>>, 
+                     #ssl_options{max_handshake_size = Max}) when 
       Length =< Max ->  
     case size(Rest) of
         N when N < Length ->
@@ -804,3 +879,16 @@ assert_buffer_sanity(Bin, _) ->
             throw(?ALERT_REC(?FATAL, ?HANDSHAKE_FAILURE, 
                              malformed_handshake_data))
     end.  
+
+ensure_sender_terminate(downgrade, _) ->
+    ok; %% Do not terminate sender during downgrade phase 
+ensure_sender_terminate(_,  #state{protocol_specific = #{sender := Sender}}) ->
+    %% Make sure TLS sender dies when connection process is terminated normally
+    %% This is needed if the tls_sender is blocked in prim_inet:send 
+    Kill = fun() -> 
+                   receive 
+                   after 5000 ->
+                           catch (exit(Sender, kill))
+                   end
+           end,
+    spawn(Kill).
diff --git a/lib/ssl/src/tls_sender.erl b/lib/ssl/src/tls_sender.erl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..007fd345dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/ssl/src/tls_sender.erl
@@ -0,0 +1,397 @@
+%%
+%% %CopyrightBegin%
+%%
+%% Copyright Ericsson AB 2018-2018. All Rights Reserved.
+%%
+%% Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+%% you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+%% You may obtain a copy of the License at
+%%
+%%     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+%%
+%% Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+%% distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+%% WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+%% See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+%% limitations under the License.
+%%
+%% %CopyrightEnd%
+%%
+
+-module(tls_sender).
+
+-behaviour(gen_statem).
+
+-include("ssl_internal.hrl").
+-include("ssl_alert.hrl").
+-include("ssl_handshake.hrl").
+-include("ssl_api.hrl").
+
+%% API
+-export([start/0, start/1, initialize/2, send_data/2, send_alert/2, renegotiate/1,
+         update_connection_state/3, dist_tls_socket/1, dist_handshake_complete/3]).
+
+%% gen_statem callbacks
+-export([callback_mode/0, init/1, terminate/3, code_change/4]).
+-export([init/3, connection/3, handshake/3, death_row/3]).
+
+-define(SERVER, ?MODULE).
+
+-record(data, {connection_pid,
+               connection_states = #{},
+               role,
+               socket,
+               socket_options,
+               tracker,
+               protocol_cb,
+               transport_cb,
+               negotiated_version,
+               renegotiate_at,
+               connection_monitor,
+               dist_handle
+              }).
+
+%%%===================================================================
+%%% API
+%%%===================================================================
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+-spec start() -> {ok, Pid :: pid()} |
+                 ignore |
+                 {error, Error :: term()}.
+-spec start(list()) -> {ok, Pid :: pid()} |
+                       ignore |
+                       {error, Error :: term()}.
+
+%%  Description: Start sender process to avoid dead lock that 
+%%  may happen when a socket is busy (busy port) and the
+%%  same process is sending and receiving 
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+start() ->
+    gen_statem:start_link(?MODULE, [], []).
+start(SpawnOpts) ->
+    gen_statem:start_link(?MODULE, [], SpawnOpts).
+
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+-spec initialize(pid(), map()) -> ok. 
+%%  Description: So TLS connection process can initialize it sender
+%% process.
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+initialize(Pid, InitMsg) ->
+    gen_statem:call(Pid, {self(), InitMsg}).
+
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+-spec send_data(pid(), iodata()) -> ok. 
+%%  Description: Send application data
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+send_data(Pid, AppData) ->
+    %% Needs error handling for external API
+    call(Pid, {application_data, AppData}).
+
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+-spec send_alert(pid(), #alert{}) -> _. 
+%% Description: TLS connection process wants to end an Alert
+%% in the connection state.
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+send_alert(Pid, Alert) ->
+    gen_statem:cast(Pid, Alert).
+
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+-spec renegotiate(pid()) -> {ok, WriteState::map()} | {error, closed}.
+%% Description: So TLS connection process can synchronize the 
+%% encryption state to be used when handshaking.
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+renegotiate(Pid) ->
+    %% Needs error handling for external API
+    call(Pid, renegotiate).
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+-spec update_connection_state(pid(), WriteState::map(), tls_record:tls_version()) -> ok. 
+%% Description: So TLS connection process can synchronize the 
+%% encryption state to be used when sending application data. 
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+update_connection_state(Pid, NewState, Version) ->
+    gen_statem:cast(Pid, {new_write, NewState, Version}).
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+-spec dist_handshake_complete(pid(), node(), term()) -> ok. 
+%%  Description: Erlang distribution callback 
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+dist_handshake_complete(ConnectionPid, Node, DHandle) ->
+    gen_statem:call(ConnectionPid, {dist_handshake_complete, Node, DHandle}).
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+-spec dist_tls_socket(pid()) -> {ok, #sslsocket{}}. 
+%%  Description: To enable distribution startup to get a proper "#sslsocket{}" 
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+dist_tls_socket(Pid) ->
+    gen_statem:call(Pid, dist_get_tls_socket).
+
+%%%===================================================================
+%%% gen_statem callbacks
+%%%===================================================================
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+-spec callback_mode() -> gen_statem:callback_mode_result().
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+callback_mode() -> 
+    state_functions.
+
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+-spec init(Args :: term()) ->
+                  gen_statem:init_result(atom()).
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+init(_) ->
+    %% Note: Should not trap exits so that this process
+    %% will be terminated if tls_connection process is
+    %% killed brutally
+    {ok, init, #data{}}.
+
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+-spec init(gen_statem:event_type(),
+           Msg :: term(),
+           StateData :: term()) ->
+                  gen_statem:event_handler_result(atom()).
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+init({call, From}, {Pid, #{current_write := WriteState,
+                           role := Role,
+                           socket := Socket,
+                           socket_options := SockOpts,
+                           tracker := Tracker,
+                           protocol_cb := Connection,
+                           transport_cb := Transport,
+                           negotiated_version := Version,
+                           renegotiate_at := RenegotiateAt}}, 
+     #data{connection_states = ConnectionStates} = StateData0) ->    
+    Monitor = erlang:monitor(process, Pid),
+    StateData = 
+        StateData0#data{connection_pid = Pid,
+                        connection_monitor = Monitor,
+                        connection_states = 
+                            ConnectionStates#{current_write => WriteState},
+                        role = Role,
+                        socket = Socket,
+                        socket_options = SockOpts,
+                        tracker = Tracker,
+                        protocol_cb = Connection,
+                        transport_cb = Transport,
+                        negotiated_version = Version,
+                        renegotiate_at = RenegotiateAt},          
+    {next_state, handshake, StateData, [{reply, From, ok}]};
+init(info, Msg, StateData) -> 
+    handle_info(Msg, ?FUNCTION_NAME, StateData).
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+-spec connection(gen_statem:event_type(),
+           Msg :: term(),
+           StateData :: term()) ->
+                  gen_statem:event_handler_result(atom()).
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+connection({call, From}, renegotiate, 
+           #data{connection_states = #{current_write := Write}} = StateData) ->
+    {next_state, handshake, StateData, [{reply, From, {ok, Write}}]};
+connection({call, From}, {application_data, AppData}, 
+           #data{socket_options = SockOpts} = StateData) ->                   
+    case encode_packet(AppData, SockOpts) of
+        {error, _} = Error ->
+            {next_state, ?FUNCTION_NAME, StateData, [{reply, From, Error}]};
+        Data ->
+            send_application_data(Data, From, ?FUNCTION_NAME, StateData)
+    end;
+connection({call, From}, dist_get_tls_socket, 
+           #data{protocol_cb = Connection, 
+                 transport_cb = Transport,
+                 socket = Socket,
+                 connection_pid = Pid, 
+                 tracker = Tracker} = StateData) ->
+    TLSSocket = Connection:socket([Pid, self()], Transport, Socket, Connection, Tracker),
+    {next_state, ?FUNCTION_NAME, StateData, [{reply, From, {ok, TLSSocket}}]};
+connection({call, From}, {dist_handshake_complete, _Node, DHandle}, #data{connection_pid = Pid} = StateData) ->
+    ok = erlang:dist_ctrl_input_handler(DHandle, Pid),
+    ok = ssl_connection:dist_handshake_complete(Pid, DHandle),
+    %% From now on we execute on normal priority
+    process_flag(priority, normal),
+    Events = dist_data_events(DHandle, []),
+    {next_state, ?FUNCTION_NAME, StateData#data{dist_handle = DHandle}, [{reply, From, ok} | Events]};
+connection(cast, #alert{} = Alert, StateData0) ->
+    StateData = send_tls_alert(Alert, StateData0),
+    {next_state, ?FUNCTION_NAME, StateData};
+connection(cast, {new_write, WritesState, Version}, 
+           #data{connection_states = ConnectionStates0} = StateData) -> 
+    {next_state, connection, 
+     StateData#data{connection_states = 
+                        ConnectionStates0#{current_write => WritesState},
+                    negotiated_version = Version}};
+connection(info, dist_data, #data{dist_handle = DHandle} = StateData) ->  
+    Events = dist_data_events(DHandle, []),
+    {next_state, ?FUNCTION_NAME, StateData, Events};
+connection(info, tick, StateData) ->  
+    consume_ticks(),
+    {next_state, ?FUNCTION_NAME, StateData, 
+     [{next_event, {call, {self(), undefined}},
+       {application_data, <<>>}}]};
+connection(info, {send, From, Ref, Data}, _StateData) -> 
+    %% This is for testing only!
+    %%
+    %% Needed by some OTP distribution
+    %% test suites...
+    From ! {Ref, ok},
+    {keep_state_and_data,
+     [{next_event, {call, {self(), undefined}},
+       {application_data, iolist_to_binary(Data)}}]};
+connection(info, Msg, StateData) -> 
+    handle_info(Msg, ?FUNCTION_NAME, StateData).
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+-spec handshake(gen_statem:event_type(),
+                  Msg :: term(),
+                  StateData :: term()) ->
+                         gen_statem:event_handler_result(atom()).
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+handshake({call, _}, _, _) ->
+    {keep_state_and_data, [postpone]};
+handshake(cast, {new_write, WritesState, Version}, 
+          #data{connection_states = ConnectionStates0} = StateData) ->
+    {next_state, connection, 
+     StateData#data{connection_states = 
+                        ConnectionStates0#{current_write => WritesState},
+                   negotiated_version = Version}};
+handshake(info, Msg, StateData) -> 
+    handle_info(Msg, ?FUNCTION_NAME, StateData).
+
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+-spec death_row(gen_statem:event_type(),
+                Msg :: term(),
+                StateData :: term()) ->
+                       gen_statem:event_handler_result(atom()).
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+death_row(state_timeout, Reason, _State) ->
+    {stop, {shutdown, Reason}};
+death_row(_Type, _Msg, _State) ->
+    %% Waste all other events
+    keep_state_and_data.
+
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+-spec terminate(Reason :: term(), State :: term(), Data :: term()) ->
+                       any().
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+terminate(_Reason, _State, _Data) ->
+    void.
+
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+-spec code_change(
+        OldVsn :: term() | {down,term()},
+        State :: term(), Data :: term(), Extra :: term()) ->
+                         {ok, NewState :: term(), NewData :: term()} |
+                         (Reason :: term()).
+%% Convert process state when code is changed
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+code_change(_OldVsn, State, Data, _Extra) ->
+    {ok, State, Data}.
+
+%%%===================================================================
+%%% Internal functions
+%%%===================================================================
+handle_info({'DOWN', Monitor, _, _, Reason}, _, 
+            #data{connection_monitor = Monitor,
+                  dist_handle = Handle} = StateData) when Handle =/= undefined->
+    {next_state, death_row, StateData, [{state_timeout, 5000, Reason}]};
+handle_info({'DOWN', Monitor, _, _, _}, _, 
+            #data{connection_monitor = Monitor} = StateData) ->
+    {stop, normal, StateData};
+handle_info(_,_,_) ->
+    {keep_state_and_data}.
+
+send_tls_alert(Alert, #data{negotiated_version = Version,
+                            socket = Socket,
+                            protocol_cb = Connection, 
+                            transport_cb = Transport,
+                            connection_states = ConnectionStates0} = StateData0) ->
+    {BinMsg, ConnectionStates} =
+	Connection:encode_alert(Alert, Version, ConnectionStates0),
+    Connection:send(Transport, Socket, BinMsg),
+    StateData0#data{connection_states = ConnectionStates}.
+
+send_application_data(Data, From, StateName,
+		       #data{connection_pid = Pid,
+                             socket = Socket,
+                             dist_handle = DistHandle,
+                             negotiated_version = Version,
+                             protocol_cb = Connection,
+                             transport_cb = Transport,
+                             connection_states = ConnectionStates0,
+                             renegotiate_at = RenegotiateAt} = StateData0) ->
+    case time_to_renegotiate(Data, ConnectionStates0, RenegotiateAt) of
+	true ->
+	    ssl_connection:internal_renegotiation(Pid, ConnectionStates0), 
+            {next_state, handshake, StateData0, 
+             [{next_event, {call, From}, {application_data, Data}}]};
+	false ->
+	    {Msgs, ConnectionStates} =
+                Connection:encode_data(Data, Version, ConnectionStates0),
+            StateData = StateData0#data{connection_states = ConnectionStates},
+	    case Connection:send(Transport, Socket, Msgs) of
+                ok when DistHandle =/=  undefined ->
+                    {next_state, StateName, StateData, []};
+                Reason when DistHandle =/= undefined ->
+                    {next_state, death_row, StateData, [{state_timeout, 5000, Reason}]};
+                ok ->
+                    {next_state, StateName, StateData,  [{reply, From, ok}]};
+                Result ->
+                    {next_state, StateName, StateData,  [{reply, From, Result}]}
+            end
+    end.
+
+encode_packet(Data, #socket_options{packet=Packet}) ->
+    case Packet of
+	1 -> encode_size_packet(Data, 8,  (1 bsl 8) - 1);
+	2 -> encode_size_packet(Data, 16, (1 bsl 16) - 1);
+	4 -> encode_size_packet(Data, 32, (1 bsl 32) - 1);
+	_ -> Data
+    end.
+
+encode_size_packet(Bin, Size, Max) ->
+    Len = erlang:byte_size(Bin),
+    case Len > Max of
+	true  -> 
+            {error, {badarg, {packet_to_large, Len, Max}}};
+        false -> 
+            <<Len:Size, Bin/binary>>
+    end.
+time_to_renegotiate(_Data, 
+		    #{current_write := #{sequence_number := Num}}, 
+		    RenegotiateAt) ->
+    
+    %% We could do test:
+    %% is_time_to_renegotiate((erlang:byte_size(_Data) div
+    %% ?MAX_PLAIN_TEXT_LENGTH) + 1, RenegotiateAt), but we chose to
+    %% have a some what lower renegotiateAt and a much cheaper test
+    is_time_to_renegotiate(Num, RenegotiateAt).
+
+is_time_to_renegotiate(N, M) when N < M->
+    false;
+is_time_to_renegotiate(_,_) ->
+    true.
+
+call(FsmPid, Event) ->
+    try gen_statem:call(FsmPid, Event)
+    catch
+ 	exit:{noproc, _} ->
+ 	    {error, closed};
+	exit:{normal, _} ->
+	    {error, closed};
+	exit:{{shutdown, _},_} ->
+	    {error, closed}
+    end.
+
+%%---------------Erlang distribution --------------------------------------
+
+dist_data_events(DHandle, Events) ->
+    case erlang:dist_ctrl_get_data(DHandle) of
+        none ->
+            erlang:dist_ctrl_get_data_notification(DHandle),
+            lists:reverse(Events);
+        Data ->
+            Event = {next_event, {call, {self(), undefined}}, {application_data, Data}},
+            dist_data_events(DHandle, [Event | Events])
+    end.
+
+consume_ticks() ->
+    receive tick -> 
+            consume_ticks()
+    after 0 -> 
+            ok
+    end.
diff --git a/lib/ssl/src/tls_socket.erl b/lib/ssl/src/tls_socket.erl
index 154281f1c2..a391bc53de 100644
--- a/lib/ssl/src/tls_socket.erl
+++ b/lib/ssl/src/tls_socket.erl
@@ -64,11 +64,12 @@ accept(ListenSocket, #config{transport_info = {Transport,_,_,_} = CbInfo,
 	{ok, Socket} ->
 	    {ok, EmOpts} = get_emulated_opts(Tracker),
 	    {ok, Port} = tls_socket:port(Transport, Socket),
-	    ConnArgs = [server, "localhost", Port, Socket,
+            {ok, Sender} = tls_sender:start(),
+            ConnArgs = [server, Sender, "localhost", Port, Socket,
 			{SslOpts, emulated_socket_options(EmOpts, #socket_options{}), Tracker}, self(), CbInfo],
 	    case tls_connection_sup:start_child(ConnArgs) of
 		{ok, Pid} ->
-		    ssl_connection:socket_control(ConnectionCb, Socket, Pid, Transport, Tracker);
+		    ssl_connection:socket_control(ConnectionCb, Socket, [Pid, Sender], Transport, Tracker);
 		{error, Reason} ->
 		    {error, Reason}
 	    end;
@@ -112,8 +113,8 @@ connect(Address, Port,
 	    {error, {options, {socket_options, UserOpts}}}
     end.
 
-socket(Pid, Transport, Socket, ConnectionCb, Tracker) ->
-    #sslsocket{pid = Pid, 
+socket(Pids, Transport, Socket, ConnectionCb, Tracker) ->
+    #sslsocket{pid = Pids, 
 	       %% "The name "fd" is keept for backwards compatibility
 	       fd = {Transport, Socket, ConnectionCb, Tracker}}.
 setopts(gen_tcp, #sslsocket{pid = {ListenSocket, #config{emulated = Tracker}}}, Options) ->
diff --git a/lib/ssl/test/ssl_basic_SUITE.erl b/lib/ssl/test/ssl_basic_SUITE.erl
index 930ca60c5e..b6d38ee9db 100644
--- a/lib/ssl/test/ssl_basic_SUITE.erl
+++ b/lib/ssl/test/ssl_basic_SUITE.erl
@@ -3270,7 +3270,7 @@ no_reuses_session_server_restart_new_cert(Config) when is_list(Config) ->
 	ssl_test_lib:start_server([{node, ServerNode}, {port, Port},
 				   {from, self()},
 		      {mfa, {ssl_test_lib, no_result, []}},
-				   {options, DsaServerOpts}]),
+				   {options, [{reuseaddr, true} | DsaServerOpts]}]),
 
     Client1 =
 	ssl_test_lib:start_client([{node, ClientNode},
@@ -3331,7 +3331,7 @@ no_reuses_session_server_restart_new_cert_file(Config) when is_list(Config) ->
 	ssl_test_lib:start_server([{node, ServerNode}, {port, Port},
 				   {from, self()},
 		      {mfa, {ssl_test_lib, no_result, []}},
-				   {options, NewServerOpts1}]),
+				   {options,  [{reuseaddr, true} | NewServerOpts1]}]),
     Client1 =
 	ssl_test_lib:start_client([{node, ClientNode},
 		      {port, Port}, {host, Hostname},
@@ -3674,7 +3674,7 @@ hibernate(Config) ->
 					{mfa, {ssl_test_lib, send_recv_result_active, []}},
 					{options, ServerOpts}]),
     Port = ssl_test_lib:inet_port(Server),
-    {Client, #sslsocket{pid=Pid}} = ssl_test_lib:start_client([return_socket,
+    {Client, #sslsocket{pid=[Pid|_]}} = ssl_test_lib:start_client([return_socket,
                     {node, ClientNode}, {port, Port},
 					{host, Hostname},
 					{from, self()},
@@ -3717,7 +3717,7 @@ hibernate_right_away(Config) ->
 
     Server1 = ssl_test_lib:start_server(StartServerOpts),
     Port1 = ssl_test_lib:inet_port(Server1),
-    {Client1, #sslsocket{pid = Pid1}} = ssl_test_lib:start_client(StartClientOpts ++
+    {Client1, #sslsocket{pid = [Pid1|_]}} = ssl_test_lib:start_client(StartClientOpts ++
                     [{port, Port1}, {options, [{hibernate_after, 0}|ClientOpts]}]),
 
     ssl_test_lib:check_result(Server1, ok, Client1, ok),
@@ -3729,7 +3729,7 @@ hibernate_right_away(Config) ->
     
     Server2 = ssl_test_lib:start_server(StartServerOpts),
     Port2 = ssl_test_lib:inet_port(Server2),
-    {Client2, #sslsocket{pid = Pid2}} = ssl_test_lib:start_client(StartClientOpts ++
+    {Client2, #sslsocket{pid = [Pid2|_]}} = ssl_test_lib:start_client(StartClientOpts ++
                     [{port, Port2}, {options, [{hibernate_after, 1}|ClientOpts]}]),
 
     ssl_test_lib:check_result(Server2, ok, Client2, ok),
@@ -3965,13 +3965,13 @@ tls_tcp_error_propagation_in_active_mode(Config) when is_list(Config) ->
 					 {mfa, {ssl_test_lib, no_result, []}},
 					 {options, ServerOpts}]),
     Port = ssl_test_lib:inet_port(Server),
-    {Client, #sslsocket{pid=Pid} = SslSocket} = ssl_test_lib:start_client([return_socket,
-									   {node, ClientNode}, {port, Port},
-									   {host, Hostname},
-									   {from, self()},
-									   {mfa, {?MODULE, receive_msg, []}},
-									   {options, ClientOpts}]),
-
+    {Client, #sslsocket{pid=[Pid|_]} = SslSocket} = ssl_test_lib:start_client([return_socket,
+                                                                               {node, ClientNode}, {port, Port},
+                                                                               {host, Hostname},
+                                                                               {from, self()},
+                                                                               {mfa, {?MODULE, receive_msg, []}},
+                                                                               {options, ClientOpts}]),
+    
     {status, _, _, StatusInfo} = sys:get_status(Pid),
     [_, _,_, _, Prop] = StatusInfo,
     State = ssl_test_lib:state(Prop),
@@ -4645,6 +4645,7 @@ renegotiate_rejected(Socket) ->
 	    ok;
 	%% Handle 1/n-1 splitting countermeasure Rizzo/Duong-Beast
 	{ssl, Socket, "H"} ->
+
 	    receive
 		{ssl, Socket, "ello world"} ->
 		    ok