diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 9c07405..5ef88d1 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ dist_noinst_DATA = lib/libiscsi.syms
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = lib/libiscsi.la
 lib_libiscsi_la_SOURCES = \
 	lib/connect.c lib/crc32c.c lib/discovery.c lib/init.c \
-	lib/login.c lib/md5.c lib/nop.c lib/pdu.c lib/scsi-command.c \
+	lib/login.c lib/md5.c lib/nop.c lib/pdu.c lib/iscsi-command.c \
 	lib/scsi-lowlevel.c lib/socket.c lib/sync.c lib/task_mgmt.c \
 	lib/logging.c
 
diff --git a/include/iscsi-private.h b/include/iscsi-private.h
index b34a184..48b757a 100644
--- a/include/iscsi-private.h
+++ b/include/iscsi-private.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #define __iscsi_private_h__
 
 #include <stdint.h>
+#include <time.h>
 
 #if defined(WIN32)
 #include <basetsd.h>
@@ -48,8 +49,8 @@ struct iscsi_in_pdu {
 	long long data_pos;
 	unsigned char *data;
 };
-void iscsi_free_iscsi_in_pdu(struct iscsi_in_pdu *in);
-void iscsi_free_iscsi_inqueue(struct iscsi_in_pdu *inqueue);
+void iscsi_free_iscsi_in_pdu(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, struct iscsi_in_pdu *in);
+void iscsi_free_iscsi_inqueue(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, struct iscsi_in_pdu *inqueue);
 
 enum iscsi_initial_r2t {
 	ISCSI_INITIAL_R2T_NO  = 0,
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ struct iscsi_context {
 	char connected_portal[MAX_STRING_SIZE+1];
 	char portal[MAX_STRING_SIZE+1];
 	char alias[MAX_STRING_SIZE+1];
+	char bind_interfaces[MAX_STRING_SIZE+1];
 
 	char user[MAX_STRING_SIZE+1];
 	char passwd[MAX_STRING_SIZE+1];
@@ -102,6 +104,7 @@ struct iscsi_context {
 	int login_attempts;
 	int is_loggedin;
 	int is_reconnecting;
+	int bind_interfaces_cnt;
 
 	int chap_a;
 	int chap_i;
@@ -127,9 +130,15 @@ struct iscsi_context {
 	int lun;
 	int no_auto_reconnect;
 	int reconnect_deferred;
-
+	
 	int log_level;
 	iscsi_log_fn log_fn;
+
+	int mallocs;
+	int reallocs;
+	int frees;
+
+	time_t last_reconnect;	
 };
 
 #define ISCSI_PDU_IMMEDIATE		       0x40
@@ -210,16 +219,26 @@ struct iscsi_pdu {
 	struct iscsi_scsi_cbdata *scsi_cbdata;
 };
 
-void iscsi_free_scsi_cbdata(struct iscsi_scsi_cbdata *scsi_cbdata);
+void iscsi_free_scsi_cbdata(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, struct iscsi_scsi_cbdata *scsi_cbdata);
 
 struct iscsi_pdu *iscsi_allocate_pdu(struct iscsi_context *iscsi,
 				     enum iscsi_opcode opcode,
 				     enum iscsi_opcode response_opcode);
+struct iscsi_pdu *iscsi_allocate_pdu_size(struct iscsi_context *iscsi,
+				     enum iscsi_opcode opcode,
+				     enum iscsi_opcode response_opcode,
+				     size_t payload_size);
 struct iscsi_pdu *iscsi_allocate_pdu_with_itt_flags(struct iscsi_context *iscsi,
        		 		enum iscsi_opcode opcode,
 				enum iscsi_opcode response_opcode,
 				uint32_t itt,
 				uint32_t flags);
+struct iscsi_pdu *iscsi_allocate_pdu_with_itt_flags_size(struct iscsi_context *iscsi,
+       		 		enum iscsi_opcode opcode,
+				enum iscsi_opcode response_opcode,
+				uint32_t itt,
+				uint32_t flags,
+				size_t payload_size);
 void iscsi_free_pdu(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, struct iscsi_pdu *pdu);
 void iscsi_pdu_set_pduflags(struct iscsi_pdu *pdu, unsigned char flags);
 void iscsi_pdu_set_immediate(struct iscsi_pdu *pdu);
@@ -279,6 +298,11 @@ void iscsi_set_error(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, const char *error_string,
 unsigned char *iscsi_get_user_in_buffer(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, struct iscsi_in_pdu *in, uint32_t pos, ssize_t *count);
 unsigned char *scsi_task_get_data_in_buffer(struct scsi_task *task, uint32_t pos, ssize_t *count);
 
+inline void* iscsi_malloc(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, size_t size);
+inline void* iscsi_zmalloc(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, size_t size);
+inline void* iscsi_realloc(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, void* ptr, size_t size);
+inline void iscsi_free(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, void* ptr);
+inline char* iscsi_strdup(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, const char* str);
 
 unsigned long crc32c(char *buf, int len);
 
@@ -286,6 +310,8 @@ struct scsi_task *iscsi_scsi_get_task_from_pdu(struct iscsi_pdu *pdu);
 
 void iscsi_set_noautoreconnect(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, int state);
 
+void iscsi_decrement_iface_rr(void);
+
 #define ISCSI_LOG(iscsi, level, format, args...) \
 	do { \
 		if (level <= iscsi->log_level && iscsi->log_fn) { \
diff --git a/include/iscsi.h b/include/iscsi.h
index 463f6a3..5ee61c2 100644
--- a/include/iscsi.h
+++ b/include/iscsi.h
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ struct iscsi_url {
        char user[MAX_STRING_SIZE+1];
        char passwd[MAX_STRING_SIZE+1];
        int lun;
+       struct iscsi_context *iscsi;
 };
 
 /*
@@ -532,6 +533,7 @@ iscsi_task_mgmt_target_cold_reset_async(struct iscsi_context *iscsi,
 
 struct iscsi_data {
        int size;
+       size_t alloc_size;
        unsigned char *data;
 };
 
@@ -1023,6 +1025,13 @@ iscsi_set_tcp_keepintvl(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, int value);
 EXTERN void 
 iscsi_set_tcp_syncnt(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, int value);
 
+/*
+ * This function is to set the interface that outbound connections for this socket are bound to. 
+ * You max specify more than one interface here separated by comma.
+ */
+EXTERN void
+iscsi_set_bind_interfaces(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, char * interfaces);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/include/scsi-lowlevel.h b/include/scsi-lowlevel.h
index d3d7712..38787c1 100644
--- a/include/scsi-lowlevel.h
+++ b/include/scsi-lowlevel.h
@@ -839,4 +839,3 @@ void *scsi_malloc(struct scsi_task *task, size_t size);
 #endif
 
 #endif /* __scsi_lowlevel_h__ */
-
diff --git a/lib/connect.c b/lib/connect.c
index c43a7c6..95ce601 100644
--- a/lib/connect.c
+++ b/lib/connect.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ iscsi_testunitready_cb(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, int status,
 						"failed.");
 				ct->cb(iscsi, SCSI_STATUS_ERROR, NULL,
 				       ct->private_data);
-				free(ct);
+				iscsi_free(iscsi, ct);
 			}
 			scsi_free_scsi_task(task);
 			return;
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ iscsi_testunitready_cb(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, int status,
 	ct->cb(iscsi, status?SCSI_STATUS_ERROR:SCSI_STATUS_GOOD, NULL,
 	       ct->private_data);
 	scsi_free_scsi_task(task);
-	free(ct);
+	iscsi_free(iscsi, ct);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -91,8 +91,9 @@ iscsi_login_cb(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, int status, void *command_data _U_,
 
 	if (status == SCSI_STATUS_REDIRECT && iscsi->target_address[0]) {
 		iscsi_disconnect(iscsi);
+		if (iscsi->bind_interfaces[0]) iscsi_decrement_iface_rr();
 		if (iscsi_connect_async(iscsi, iscsi->target_address, iscsi_connect_cb, iscsi->connect_data) != 0) {
-			free(ct);
+			iscsi_free(iscsi, ct);
 			return;
 		}
 		return;
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ iscsi_login_cb(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, int status, void *command_data _U_,
 
 	if (status != 0) {
 		ct->cb(iscsi, SCSI_STATUS_ERROR, NULL, ct->private_data);
-		free(ct);
+		iscsi_free(iscsi, ct);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -121,14 +122,14 @@ iscsi_connect_cb(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, int status, void *command_data _U_
 		iscsi_set_error(iscsi, "Failed to connect to iSCSI socket. "
 				"%s", iscsi_get_error(iscsi));
 		ct->cb(iscsi, SCSI_STATUS_ERROR, NULL, ct->private_data);
-		free(ct);
+		iscsi_free(iscsi, ct);
 		return;
 	}
 
 	if (iscsi_login_async(iscsi, iscsi_login_cb, ct) != 0) {
 		iscsi_set_error(iscsi, "iscsi_login_async failed.");
 		ct->cb(iscsi, SCSI_STATUS_ERROR, NULL, ct->private_data);
-		free(ct);
+		iscsi_free(iscsi, ct);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -140,9 +141,10 @@ iscsi_full_connect_async(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, const char *portal,
 	struct connect_task *ct;
 
 	iscsi->lun = lun;
-	strncpy(iscsi->portal,portal,MAX_STRING_SIZE);
+	if (iscsi->portal != portal)
+	 strncpy(iscsi->portal,portal,MAX_STRING_SIZE);
 
-	ct = malloc(sizeof(struct connect_task));
+	ct = iscsi_malloc(iscsi, sizeof(struct connect_task));
 	if (ct == NULL) {
 		iscsi_set_error(iscsi, "Out-of-memory. Failed to allocate "
 				"connect_task structure.");
@@ -218,6 +220,10 @@ int iscsi_reconnect(struct iscsi_context *old_iscsi)
 
 	int retry = 0;
 
+	if (old_iscsi->last_reconnect) {
+		while (time(NULL) - old_iscsi->last_reconnect < 5) sleep(1);
+	}
+
 try_again:
 
 	iscsi = iscsi_create_context(old_iscsi->initiator_name);
@@ -235,7 +241,10 @@ try_again:
 
 	iscsi->lun = old_iscsi->lun;
 
-	strncpy(iscsi->portal,old_iscsi->portal, MAX_STRING_SIZE);
+	strncpy(iscsi->portal,old_iscsi->portal,MAX_STRING_SIZE);
+	
+	strncpy(iscsi->bind_interfaces,old_iscsi->bind_interfaces,MAX_STRING_SIZE);
+	iscsi->bind_interfaces_cnt = old_iscsi->bind_interfaces_cnt;
 	
 	iscsi->log_level = old_iscsi->log_level;
 	iscsi->log_fn = old_iscsi->log_fn;
@@ -318,18 +327,23 @@ try_again:
 	}
 	
 	if (old_iscsi->incoming != NULL) {
-		iscsi_free_iscsi_in_pdu(old_iscsi->incoming);
+		iscsi_free_iscsi_in_pdu(old_iscsi, old_iscsi->incoming);
 	}
 	if (old_iscsi->inqueue != NULL) {
-		iscsi_free_iscsi_inqueue(old_iscsi->inqueue);
+		iscsi_free_iscsi_inqueue(old_iscsi, old_iscsi->inqueue);
 	}
 
 	close(iscsi->fd);
 	iscsi->fd = old_iscsi->fd;
+	iscsi->mallocs+=old_iscsi->mallocs;
+	iscsi->frees+=old_iscsi->frees;
+
 	memcpy(old_iscsi, iscsi, sizeof(struct iscsi_context));
+	memset(iscsi, 0, sizeof(struct iscsi_context));
 	free(iscsi);
 
 	old_iscsi->is_reconnecting = 0;
+	old_iscsi->last_reconnect = time(NULL);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/lib/discovery.c b/lib/discovery.c
index f474ae7..1ddf8ef 100644
--- a/lib/discovery.c
+++ b/lib/discovery.c
@@ -79,19 +79,19 @@ iscsi_discovery_async(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, iscsi_command_cb cb,
 }
 
 static void
-iscsi_free_discovery_addresses(struct iscsi_discovery_address *addresses)
+iscsi_free_discovery_addresses(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, struct iscsi_discovery_address *addresses)
 {
 	while (addresses != NULL) {
 		struct iscsi_discovery_address *next = addresses->next;
 
-		free(discard_const(addresses->target_name));
+		iscsi_free(iscsi, discard_const(addresses->target_name));
 		addresses->target_name = NULL;
 
-		free(discard_const(addresses->target_address));
+		iscsi_free(iscsi, discard_const(addresses->target_address));
 		addresses->target_address = NULL;
 
 		addresses->next = NULL;
-		free(addresses);
+		iscsi_free(iscsi, addresses);
 		addresses = next;
 	}
 }
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ iscsi_process_text_reply(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, struct iscsi_pdu *pdu,
 					"discovery data %d>%d", len, size);
 			pdu->callback(iscsi, SCSI_STATUS_ERROR, NULL,
 				      pdu->private_data);
-			iscsi_free_discovery_addresses(targets);
+			iscsi_free_discovery_addresses(iscsi, targets);
 			return -1;
 		}
 
@@ -135,40 +135,39 @@ iscsi_process_text_reply(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, struct iscsi_pdu *pdu,
 		if (!strncmp((char *)ptr, "TargetName=", 11)) {
 			struct iscsi_discovery_address *target;
 
-			target = malloc(sizeof(struct iscsi_discovery_address));
+			target = iscsi_zmalloc(iscsi, sizeof(struct iscsi_discovery_address));
 			if (target == NULL) {
 				iscsi_set_error(iscsi, "Failed to allocate "
 						"data for new discovered "
 						"target");
 				pdu->callback(iscsi, SCSI_STATUS_ERROR, NULL,
 					      pdu->private_data);
-				iscsi_free_discovery_addresses(targets);
+				iscsi_free_discovery_addresses(iscsi, targets);
 				return -1;
 			}
-			memset(target, 0, sizeof(struct iscsi_discovery_address));
-			target->target_name = strdup((char *)ptr+11);
+			target->target_name = iscsi_strdup(iscsi,(char *)ptr+11);
 			if (target->target_name == NULL) {
 				iscsi_set_error(iscsi, "Failed to allocate "
 						"data for new discovered "
 						"target name");
 				pdu->callback(iscsi, SCSI_STATUS_ERROR, NULL,
 					      pdu->private_data);
-				free(target);
+				iscsi_free(iscsi, target);
 				target = NULL;
-				iscsi_free_discovery_addresses(targets);
+				iscsi_free_discovery_addresses(iscsi, targets);
 				return -1;
 			}
 			target->next = targets;
 			targets = target;
 		} else if (!strncmp((char *)ptr, "TargetAddress=", 14)) {
-			targets->target_address = strdup((char *)ptr+14);
+			targets->target_address = iscsi_strdup(iscsi, (char *)ptr+14);
 			if (targets->target_address == NULL) {
 				iscsi_set_error(iscsi, "Failed to allocate "
 						"data for new discovered "
 						"target address");
 				pdu->callback(iscsi, SCSI_STATUS_ERROR, NULL,
 					      pdu->private_data);
-				iscsi_free_discovery_addresses(targets);
+				iscsi_free_discovery_addresses(iscsi, targets);
 				return -1;
 			}
 		} else {
@@ -176,7 +175,7 @@ iscsi_process_text_reply(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, struct iscsi_pdu *pdu,
 					"discovery string : %s", ptr);
 			pdu->callback(iscsi, SCSI_STATUS_ERROR, NULL,
 				      pdu->private_data);
-			iscsi_free_discovery_addresses(targets);
+			iscsi_free_discovery_addresses(iscsi, targets);
 			return -1;
 		}
 
@@ -185,7 +184,7 @@ iscsi_process_text_reply(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, struct iscsi_pdu *pdu,
 	}
 
 	pdu->callback(iscsi, SCSI_STATUS_GOOD, targets, pdu->private_data);
-	iscsi_free_discovery_addresses(targets);
+	iscsi_free_discovery_addresses(iscsi, targets);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/lib/init.c b/lib/init.c
index e3b33c8..74fab0a 100644
--- a/lib/init.c
+++ b/lib/init.c
@@ -33,25 +33,62 @@
 #include "iscsi-private.h"
 #include "slist.h"
 
+inline void* iscsi_malloc(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, size_t size) {
+	void * ptr = malloc(size);
+	if (ptr != NULL) iscsi->mallocs++;
+	return ptr;
+}
+
+inline void* iscsi_zmalloc(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, size_t size) {
+	void * ptr = malloc(size);
+	if (ptr != NULL) {
+		memset(ptr,0x00,size);
+		iscsi->mallocs++;
+	}
+	return ptr;
+}
+
+inline void* iscsi_realloc(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, void* ptr, size_t size) {
+	void * _ptr = realloc(ptr, size);
+	if (_ptr != NULL) {
+		iscsi->reallocs++;
+	}
+	return _ptr;
+}
+
+inline void iscsi_free(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, void* ptr) {
+	if (ptr == NULL) return;
+	free(ptr);
+	iscsi->frees++;
+}
+
+inline char* iscsi_strdup(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, const char* str) {
+	char *str2 = strdup(str);
+	if (str2 != NULL) iscsi->mallocs++;
+	return str2;
+}
+
 struct iscsi_context *
 iscsi_create_context(const char *initiator_name)
 {
 	struct iscsi_context *iscsi;
 
+	if (!initiator_name[0]) {
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
 	iscsi = malloc(sizeof(struct iscsi_context));
 	if (iscsi == NULL) {
 		return NULL;
 	}
-
+	
 	memset(iscsi, 0, sizeof(struct iscsi_context));
 
 	strncpy(iscsi->initiator_name,initiator_name,MAX_STRING_SIZE);
-	if (!iscsi->initiator_name[0]) {
-		free(iscsi);
-		return NULL;
-	}
 
 	iscsi->fd = -1;
+	
+	srand(time(NULL) ^ getpid() ^ (u_int32_t) ((uintptr_t) iscsi));
 
 	/* initialize to a "random" isid */
 	iscsi_set_isid_random(iscsi, rand(), 0);
@@ -100,6 +137,10 @@ iscsi_create_context(const char *initiator_name)
 		iscsi_set_tcp_syncnt(iscsi,atoi(getenv("LIBISCSI_TCP_SYNCNT")));
 	}
 
+	if (getenv("LIBISCSI_BIND_INTERFACES") != NULL) {
+		iscsi_set_bind_interfaces(iscsi,getenv("LIBISCSI_BIND_INTERFACES"));
+	}
+
 	return iscsi;
 }
 
@@ -227,14 +268,21 @@ iscsi_destroy_context(struct iscsi_context *iscsi)
 	}
 
 	if (iscsi->incoming != NULL) {
-		iscsi_free_iscsi_in_pdu(iscsi->incoming);
+		iscsi_free_iscsi_in_pdu(iscsi, iscsi->incoming);
 	}
 	if (iscsi->inqueue != NULL) {
-		iscsi_free_iscsi_inqueue(iscsi->inqueue);
+		iscsi_free_iscsi_inqueue(iscsi, iscsi->inqueue);
 	}
 
 	iscsi->connect_data = NULL;
 
+	if (iscsi->mallocs != iscsi->frees) {
+		ISCSI_LOG(iscsi,1,"%d memory blocks lost at iscsi_destroy_context() after %d malloc(s), %d realloc(s) and %d free(s)",iscsi->mallocs-iscsi->frees,iscsi->mallocs,iscsi->reallocs,iscsi->frees);
+	} else {
+		ISCSI_LOG(iscsi,5,"memory is clean at iscsi_destroy_context() after %d mallocs, %d realloc(s) and %d frees",iscsi->mallocs,iscsi->reallocs,iscsi->frees);
+	}
+	
+	memset(iscsi, 0, sizeof(struct iscsi_context));
 	free(iscsi);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -393,13 +441,18 @@ iscsi_parse_url(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, const char *url, int full)
 		tmp=strchr(portal,'/');
 		if (tmp) *tmp=0;
 	}
-
-	iscsi_url = malloc(sizeof(struct iscsi_url));
+	
+	if (iscsi != NULL)
+		iscsi_url = iscsi_malloc(iscsi, sizeof(struct iscsi_url));
+	else
+		iscsi_url = malloc(sizeof(struct iscsi_url));
+	
 	if (iscsi_url == NULL) {
 		iscsi_set_error(iscsi, "Out-of-memory: Failed to allocate iscsi_url structure");
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	memset(iscsi_url, 0, sizeof(struct iscsi_url));
+	iscsi_url->iscsi= iscsi;
 
 	strncpy(iscsi_url->portal,portal,MAX_STRING_SIZE);
 
@@ -431,7 +484,12 @@ iscsi_parse_portal_url(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, const char *url)
 void
 iscsi_destroy_url(struct iscsi_url *iscsi_url)
 {
-	free(iscsi_url);
+	struct iscsi_context *iscsi = iscsi_url->iscsi;
+	memset(iscsi_url, 0, sizeof(struct iscsi_url));
+	if (iscsi != NULL)
+		iscsi_free(iscsi, iscsi_url);
+	else
+		free(iscsi_url);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/lib/scsi-command.c b/lib/iscsi-command.c
similarity index 99%
rename from lib/scsi-command.c
rename to lib/iscsi-command.c
index d3b2fb9..fbbd016 100644
--- a/lib/scsi-command.c
+++ b/lib/iscsi-command.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ struct iscsi_scsi_cbdata {
 };
 
 void
-iscsi_free_scsi_cbdata(struct iscsi_scsi_cbdata *scsi_cbdata)
+iscsi_free_scsi_cbdata(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, struct iscsi_scsi_cbdata *scsi_cbdata)
 {
 	if (scsi_cbdata == NULL) {
 		return;
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ iscsi_free_scsi_cbdata(struct iscsi_scsi_cbdata *scsi_cbdata)
 	if (scsi_cbdata->task != NULL) {
 		scsi_cbdata->task = NULL;
 	}
-	free(scsi_cbdata);
+	iscsi_free(iscsi, scsi_cbdata);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -186,13 +186,13 @@ iscsi_scsi_command_async(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, int lun,
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	scsi_cbdata = malloc(sizeof(struct iscsi_scsi_cbdata));
+	scsi_cbdata = iscsi_zmalloc(iscsi, sizeof(struct iscsi_scsi_cbdata));
 	if (scsi_cbdata == NULL) {
 		iscsi_set_error(iscsi, "Out-of-memory: failed to allocate "
 				"scsi cbdata.");
 		return -1;
 	}
-	memset(scsi_cbdata, 0, sizeof(struct iscsi_scsi_cbdata));
+
 	scsi_cbdata->task         = task;
 	scsi_cbdata->callback     = cb;
 	scsi_cbdata->private_data = private_data;
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ iscsi_scsi_command_async(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, int lun,
 	if (pdu == NULL) {
 		iscsi_set_error(iscsi, "Out-of-memory, Failed to allocate "
 				"scsi pdu.");
-		iscsi_free_scsi_cbdata(scsi_cbdata);
+		iscsi_free_scsi_cbdata(iscsi, scsi_cbdata);
 		return -1;
 	}
 	pdu->scsi_cbdata = scsi_cbdata;
diff --git a/lib/libiscsi.def b/lib/libiscsi.def
index 6482822..ac8cb11 100644
--- a/lib/libiscsi.def
+++ b/lib/libiscsi.def
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ iscsi_set_tcp_keepidle
 iscsi_set_tcp_keepcnt
 iscsi_set_tcp_keepintvl
 iscsi_set_tcp_syncnt
+iscsi_set_bind_interface
 iscsi_startstopunit_sync
 iscsi_startstopunit_task
 iscsi_synchronizecache10_sync
diff --git a/lib/libiscsi.syms b/lib/libiscsi.syms
index 68d5605..ebcbb56 100644
--- a/lib/libiscsi.syms
+++ b/lib/libiscsi.syms
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ iscsi_set_tcp_keepidle
 iscsi_set_tcp_keepcnt
 iscsi_set_tcp_keepintvl
 iscsi_set_tcp_syncnt
+iscsi_set_bind_interface
 iscsi_startstopunit_sync
 iscsi_startstopunit_task
 iscsi_synchronizecache10_sync
diff --git a/lib/login.c b/lib/login.c
index f37ddc0..6126f4f 100644
--- a/lib/login.c
+++ b/lib/login.c
@@ -705,10 +705,10 @@ iscsi_login_async(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, iscsi_command_cb cb,
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	pdu = iscsi_allocate_pdu_with_itt_flags(iscsi,
+	pdu = iscsi_allocate_pdu_with_itt_flags_size(iscsi,
 				ISCSI_PDU_LOGIN_REQUEST,
 				ISCSI_PDU_LOGIN_RESPONSE,
-				iscsi->itt, 0);
+				iscsi->itt, 0, 1024);
 	if (pdu == NULL) {
 		iscsi_set_error(iscsi, "Out-of-memory: Failed to allocate "
 				"login pdu.");
diff --git a/lib/pdu.c b/lib/pdu.c
index f9cbf80..d8d1684 100644
--- a/lib/pdu.c
+++ b/lib/pdu.c
@@ -31,27 +31,28 @@
 #include "slist.h"
 
 struct iscsi_pdu *
-iscsi_allocate_pdu_with_itt_flags(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, enum iscsi_opcode opcode,
-				  enum iscsi_opcode response_opcode, uint32_t itt, uint32_t flags)
+iscsi_allocate_pdu_with_itt_flags_size(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, enum iscsi_opcode opcode,
+				  enum iscsi_opcode response_opcode, uint32_t itt, uint32_t flags, size_t payload_size)
 {
 	struct iscsi_pdu *pdu;
 
-	pdu = malloc(sizeof(struct iscsi_pdu));
+	pdu = iscsi_zmalloc(iscsi, sizeof(struct iscsi_pdu));
 	if (pdu == NULL) {
 		iscsi_set_error(iscsi, "failed to allocate pdu");
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	memset(pdu, 0, sizeof(struct iscsi_pdu));
 
 	pdu->outdata.size = ISCSI_HEADER_SIZE;
-	pdu->outdata.data = malloc(pdu->outdata.size);
+	pdu->outdata.alloc_size = 64;
+	while (pdu->outdata.alloc_size < ISCSI_HEADER_SIZE+payload_size) pdu->outdata.alloc_size<<=1;
+	pdu->outdata.data = iscsi_malloc(iscsi, pdu->outdata.alloc_size);
+	memset(pdu->outdata.data, 0, ISCSI_HEADER_SIZE);
 
 	if (pdu->outdata.data == NULL) {
 		iscsi_set_error(iscsi, "failed to allocate pdu header");
-		free(pdu);
+		iscsi_free(iscsi, pdu);
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	memset(pdu->outdata.data, 0, pdu->outdata.size);
 
 	/* opcode */
 	pdu->outdata.data[0] = opcode;
@@ -72,6 +73,13 @@ iscsi_allocate_pdu_with_itt_flags(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, enum iscsi_opcode
 	return pdu;
 }
 
+struct iscsi_pdu *
+iscsi_allocate_pdu_with_itt_flags(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, enum iscsi_opcode opcode,
+				  enum iscsi_opcode response_opcode, uint32_t itt, uint32_t flags)
+{
+	return iscsi_allocate_pdu_with_itt_flags_size(iscsi, opcode, response_opcode, itt, flags, 0);
+}
+
 struct iscsi_pdu *
 iscsi_allocate_pdu(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, enum iscsi_opcode opcode,
 		   enum iscsi_opcode response_opcode)
@@ -79,6 +87,13 @@ iscsi_allocate_pdu(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, enum iscsi_opcode opcode,
 	return iscsi_allocate_pdu_with_itt_flags(iscsi, opcode, response_opcode, iscsi->itt++, 0);
 }	
 
+struct iscsi_pdu *
+iscsi_allocate_pdu_size(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, enum iscsi_opcode opcode,
+		   enum iscsi_opcode response_opcode, size_t payload_size)
+{
+	return iscsi_allocate_pdu_with_itt_flags_size(iscsi, opcode, response_opcode, iscsi->itt++, 0, payload_size);
+}	
+
 
 
 void
@@ -89,18 +104,18 @@ iscsi_free_pdu(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, struct iscsi_pdu *pdu)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	free(pdu->outdata.data);
+	iscsi_free(iscsi, pdu->outdata.data);
 	pdu->outdata.data = NULL;
 
-	free(pdu->indata.data);
+	iscsi_free(iscsi, pdu->indata.data);
 	pdu->indata.data = NULL;
 
 	if (pdu->scsi_cbdata) {
-		iscsi_free_scsi_cbdata(pdu->scsi_cbdata);
+		iscsi_free_scsi_cbdata(iscsi, pdu->scsi_cbdata);
 		pdu->scsi_cbdata = NULL;
 	}
 
-	free(pdu);
+	iscsi_free(iscsi, pdu);
 }
 
 
@@ -108,8 +123,7 @@ int
 iscsi_add_data(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, struct iscsi_data *data,
 	       unsigned char *dptr, int dsize, int pdualignment)
 {
-	int len, aligned;
-	unsigned char *buf;
+	size_t len, aligned;
 
 	if (dsize == 0) {
 		iscsi_set_error(iscsi, "Trying to append zero size data to "
@@ -122,25 +136,36 @@ iscsi_add_data(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, struct iscsi_data *data,
 	if (pdualignment) {
 		aligned = (aligned+3)&0xfffffffc;
 	}
-	buf = malloc(aligned);
-	if (buf == NULL) {
+
+	size_t new_alloc_size = data->alloc_size;
+	if (new_alloc_size < 64) new_alloc_size=64;
+	
+	while (aligned > new_alloc_size) new_alloc_size<<=1;
+
+	if (data->data != NULL && data->alloc_size == 0) data->alloc_size=data->size;
+	
+	if (data->alloc_size == 0) {
+		data->data = iscsi_malloc(iscsi, new_alloc_size);
+	}
+	else
+		if (data->alloc_size != new_alloc_size) {
+			data->data = iscsi_realloc(iscsi, data->data, new_alloc_size);
+		}
+	
+	if (data->data == NULL) {
 		iscsi_set_error(iscsi, "failed to allocate buffer for %d "
-				"bytes", len);
+				"bytes", (int) len);
 		return -1;
 	}
+	
+	data->alloc_size = new_alloc_size;
+	memcpy(data->data + data->size, dptr, dsize);
 
-	if (data->size > 0) {
-		memcpy(buf, data->data, data->size);
-	}
-	memcpy(buf + data->size, dptr, dsize);
 	if (len != aligned) {
 		/* zero out any padding at the end */
-	  memset(buf+len, 0, aligned-len);
+		memset(data->data+len, 0, aligned-len);
 	}
 
-	free(data->data);
-
-	data->data  = buf;
 	data->size = len;
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/lib/socket.c b/lib/socket.c
index b0274d4..79034e6 100644
--- a/lib/socket.c
+++ b/lib/socket.c
@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@
 #include "iscsi-private.h"
 #include "slist.h"
 
+static uint32_t iface_rr = 0;
+
+void iscsi_decrement_iface_rr() {
+	iface_rr--;
+}
+
 static void set_nonblocking(int fd)
 {
 #if defined(WIN32)
@@ -122,7 +128,7 @@ iscsi_connect_async(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, const char *portal,
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	addr = strdup(portal);
+	addr = iscsi_strdup(iscsi, portal);
 	if (addr == NULL) {
 		iscsi_set_error(iscsi, "Out-of-memory: "
 				"Failed to strdup portal address.");
@@ -151,7 +157,7 @@ iscsi_connect_async(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, const char *portal,
 		host ++;
 		str = strchr(host, ']');
 		if (str == NULL) {
-			free(addr);
+			iscsi_free(iscsi, addr);
 			iscsi_set_error(iscsi, "Invalid target:%s  "
 				"Missing ']' in IPv6 address", portal);
 			return -1;
@@ -161,12 +167,12 @@ iscsi_connect_async(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, const char *portal,
 
 	/* is it a hostname ? */
 	if (getaddrinfo(host, NULL, NULL, &ai) != 0) {
-		free(addr);
+		iscsi_free(iscsi, addr);
 		iscsi_set_error(iscsi, "Invalid target:%s  "
 			"Can not resolv into IPv4/v6.", portal);
 		return -1;
  	}
-	free(addr);
+	iscsi_free(iscsi, addr);
 
 	switch (ai->ai_family) {
 	case AF_INET:
@@ -216,6 +222,31 @@ iscsi_connect_async(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, const char *portal,
 		set_tcp_syncnt(iscsi);
 	}
 
+#if __linux
+	if (iscsi->bind_interfaces[0]) {
+		char *pchr = iscsi->bind_interfaces, *pchr2;
+		int iface_n = iface_rr++%iscsi->bind_interfaces_cnt;
+		int iface_c = 0;
+		do {
+			pchr2 = strchr(pchr,',');
+			if (iface_c == iface_n) {
+			 if (pchr2) pchr2[0]=0x00;
+			 break;
+			}
+			if (pchr2) {pchr=pchr2+1;}
+			iface_c++;
+		} while (pchr2);
+		
+		int res = setsockopt(iscsi->fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_BINDTODEVICE, pchr, strlen(pchr));
+		if (res < 0) {
+			ISCSI_LOG(iscsi,1,"failed to bind to interface '%s': %s",pchr,strerror(errno));
+		} else {
+			ISCSI_LOG(iscsi,3,"successfully bound to interface '%s'",pchr);
+		}
+		if (pchr2) pchr2[0]=',';
+	}
+#endif
+
 	if (connect(iscsi->fd, ai->ai_addr, socksize) != 0
 	    && errno != EINPROGRESS) {
 		iscsi_set_error(iscsi, "Connect failed with errno : "
@@ -297,12 +328,11 @@ iscsi_read_from_socket(struct iscsi_context *iscsi)
 	ssize_t data_size, count;
 
 	if (iscsi->incoming == NULL) {
-		iscsi->incoming = malloc(sizeof(struct iscsi_in_pdu));
+		iscsi->incoming = iscsi_zmalloc(iscsi, sizeof(struct iscsi_in_pdu));
 		if (iscsi->incoming == NULL) {
 			iscsi_set_error(iscsi, "Out-of-memory: failed to malloc iscsi_in_pdu");
 			return -1;
 		}
-		memset(iscsi->incoming, 0, sizeof(struct iscsi_in_pdu));
 	}
 	in = iscsi->incoming;
 
@@ -347,7 +377,7 @@ iscsi_read_from_socket(struct iscsi_context *iscsi)
 		/* if not, allocate one */
 		if (buf == NULL) {
 			if (in->data == NULL) {
-				in->data = malloc(data_size);
+				in->data = iscsi_malloc(iscsi, data_size);
 				if (in->data == NULL) {
 					iscsi_set_error(iscsi, "Out-of-memory: failed to malloc iscsi_in_pdu->data(%d)", (int)data_size);
 					return -1;
@@ -386,7 +416,7 @@ iscsi_read_from_socket(struct iscsi_context *iscsi)
 			return -1;
 		}
 		SLIST_REMOVE(&iscsi->inqueue, current);
-		iscsi_free_iscsi_in_pdu(current);
+		iscsi_free_iscsi_in_pdu(iscsi, current);
 	}
 
 
@@ -567,18 +597,20 @@ iscsi_queue_pdu(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, struct iscsi_pdu *pdu)
 }
 
 void
-iscsi_free_iscsi_in_pdu(struct iscsi_in_pdu *in)
+iscsi_free_iscsi_in_pdu(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, struct iscsi_in_pdu *in)
 {
-	free(in->data);
-	free(in);
+	iscsi_free(iscsi, in->data);
+	in->data=NULL;
+	iscsi_free(iscsi, in);
+	in=NULL;
 }
 
 void
-iscsi_free_iscsi_inqueue(struct iscsi_in_pdu *inqueue)
+iscsi_free_iscsi_inqueue(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, struct iscsi_in_pdu *inqueue)
 {
 	while (inqueue != NULL) {
 	      struct iscsi_in_pdu *next = inqueue->next;
-	      iscsi_free_iscsi_in_pdu(inqueue);
+	      iscsi_free_iscsi_in_pdu(iscsi, inqueue);
 	      inqueue = next;
 	}
 }
@@ -647,3 +679,22 @@ int iscsi_set_tcp_keepalive(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, int idle, int count, in
 
 	return 0;
 }
+
+void iscsi_set_bind_interfaces(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, char * interfaces)
+{
+#if __linux
+	strncpy(iscsi->bind_interfaces,interfaces,MAX_STRING_SIZE);
+	iscsi->bind_interfaces_cnt=0;
+	char * pchr = interfaces;
+	char * pchr2 = NULL;
+	do {
+		pchr2 = strchr(pchr,',');
+		if (pchr2) {pchr=pchr2+1;}
+		iscsi->bind_interfaces_cnt++;
+	} while (pchr2);
+	ISCSI_LOG(iscsi,2,"will bind to one of the following %d interface(s) on next socket creation: %s",iscsi->bind_interfaces_cnt,interfaces);
+	if (!iface_rr) iface_rr=rand()%iscsi->bind_interfaces_cnt+1;
+#else
+	ISCSI_LOG(iscsi,1,"binding to an interface is not supported on your OS");
+#endif
+}
diff --git a/win32/vsbuild.bat b/win32/vsbuild.bat
index c16b6ea..0e48de0 100644
--- a/win32/vsbuild.bat
+++ b/win32/vsbuild.bat
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ cl /I. /Iinclude -Zi -Od -c -D_U_="" -DWIN32 -D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0600 -MDd lib\logi
 cl /I. /Iinclude -Zi -Od -c -D_U_="" -DWIN32 -D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0600 -MDd lib\md5.c -Folib\md5.obj
 cl /I. /Iinclude -Zi -Od -c -D_U_="" -DWIN32 -D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0600 -MDd lib\nop.c -Folib\nop.obj
 cl /I. /Iinclude -Zi -Od -c -D_U_="" -DWIN32 -D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0600 -MDd lib\pdu.c -Folib\pdu.obj
-cl /I. /Iinclude -Zi -Od -c -D_U_="" -DWIN32 -D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0600 -MDd lib\scsi-command.c -Folib\scsi-command.obj
+cl /I. /Iinclude -Zi -Od -c -D_U_="" -DWIN32 -D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0600 -MDd lib\iscsi-command.c -Folib\iscsi-command.obj
 cl /I. /Iinclude -Zi -Od -c -D_U_="" -DWIN32 -D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0600 -MDd lib\scsi-lowlevel.c -Folib\scsi-lowlevel.obj
 cl /I. /Iinclude -Zi -Od -c -D_U_="" -DWIN32 -D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0600 -MDd lib\socket.c -Folib\socket.obj
 cl /I. /Iinclude -Zi -Od -c -D_U_="" -DWIN32 -D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0600 -MDd lib\sync.c -Folib\sync.obj
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ cl /I. /Iinclude -Zi -Od -c -D_U_="" -DWIN32 -D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0600 -MDd win32\wi
 rem
 rem create a linklibrary/dll
 rem
-lib /out:lib\libiscsi.lib /def:lib\libiscsi.def lib\connect.obj lib\crc32c.obj lib\discovery.obj lib\init.obj lib\login.obj lib\md5.obj lib\nop.obj lib\pdu.obj lib\scsi-command.obj lib\scsi-lowlevel.obj lib\socket.obj lib\sync.obj lib\task_mgmt.obj lib\win32_compat.obj
+lib /out:lib\libiscsi.lib /def:lib\libiscsi.def lib\connect.obj lib\crc32c.obj lib\discovery.obj lib\init.obj lib\login.obj lib\md5.obj lib\nop.obj lib\pdu.obj lib\iscsi-command.obj lib\scsi-lowlevel.obj lib\socket.obj lib\sync.obj lib\task_mgmt.obj lib\win32_compat.obj
 
-link /DLL /out:lib\libiscsi.dll /DEBUG /DEBUGTYPE:cv lib\libiscsi.exp lib\connect.obj lib\crc32c.obj lib\discovery.obj lib\init.obj lib\login.obj lib\md5.obj lib\nop.obj lib\pdu.obj lib\scsi-command.obj lib\scsi-lowlevel.obj lib\socket.obj lib\sync.obj lib\task_mgmt.obj lib\win32_compat.obj ws2_32.lib kernel32.lib
+link /DLL /out:lib\libiscsi.dll /DEBUG /DEBUGTYPE:cv lib\libiscsi.exp lib\connect.obj lib\crc32c.obj lib\discovery.obj lib\init.obj lib\login.obj lib\md5.obj lib\nop.obj lib\pdu.obj lib\iscsi-command.obj lib\scsi-lowlevel.obj lib\socket.obj lib\sync.obj lib\task_mgmt.obj lib\win32_compat.obj ws2_32.lib kernel32.lib