diff --git a/ompi/mca/pml/v/Makefile.am b/ompi/mca/pml/v/Makefile.am
index 48ea63f872..c90ce9289e 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/pml/v/Makefile.am
+++ b/ompi/mca/pml/v/Makefile.am
@@ -32,9 +32,13 @@ local_sources = \
         pml_v_component.c \
         pml_v_output.h \
         pml_v_output.c \
-        pml_v_protocol.h \
-        pml_v_protocol_base.h \
-        pml_v_protocol_base.c
+        vprotocol.h \
+        base/base.h \
+        base/vprotocol_base.c \
+        base/vprotocol_base_select.c \
+        base/vprotocol_base_parasite.c \
+        base/vprotocol_base_request.h \
+        base/vprotocol_base_request.c
 
 mcacomponentdir = $(libdir)/openmpi
 mcacomponent_LTLIBRARIES = $(component_install)
diff --git a/ompi/mca/pml/v/base/base.h b/ompi/mca/pml/v/base/base.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8653572c78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ompi/mca/pml/v/base/base.h
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2007 The Trustees of the University of Tennessee.
+ *                         All rights reserved.
+ * $COPYRIGHT$
+ *
+ * Additional copyrights may follow
+ *
+ * $HEADER$
+ */
+
+#ifndef __INCLUDE_VPROTOCOL_BASE_H_
+#define __INCLUDE_VPROTOCOL_BASE_H_
+
+#include "ompi_config.h"
+#include "ompi/constants.h"
+#include "opal/mca/mca.h"
+#include "../vprotocol.h"
+
+#if defined(c_plusplus) || defined(__cplusplus)
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+    
+OMPI_DECLSPEC int mca_vprotocol_base_open(void);
+OMPI_DECLSPEC int mca_vprotocol_base_select(bool enable_progress_threads, 
+                                                bool enable_mpi_threads);
+OMPI_DECLSPEC int mca_vprotocol_base_parasite(void);
+OMPI_DECLSPEC int mca_vprotocol_base_close(void);
+    
+OMPI_DECLSPEC extern opal_list_t mca_vprotocol_base_components_available;
+OMPI_DECLSPEC extern mca_vprotocol_base_component_t mca_vprotocol_component;
+OMPI_DECLSPEC extern mca_vprotocol_base_module_t mca_vprotocol;
+    
+
+/* Macro for use in components that are of type vprotocol v1.0.0
+ */
+#define MCA_VPROTOCOL_BASE_VERSION_1_0_0 \
+    /* vprotocol v1.0 is chained to MCA v1.0 */ \
+    MCA_BASE_VERSION_1_0_0, \
+    /* vprotocol v1.0 */ \
+    "vprotocol", 1, 0, 0
+        
+/* Macro to mark an invalid component version (0.0.0). Any component showing 
+ * that version number will be ignored. 
+ */
+#define MCA_VPROTOCOL_BASE_VERSION_0_0_0 \
+    /* vprotocol v0.0 is chained to MCA v1.0 */ \
+    MCA_BASE_VERSION_1_0_0, \
+    /* vprotocol v0.0 */ \
+    "vprotocol", 0, 0, 0
+        
+#define mca_vprotocol_base_selected() (                                        \
+    0 != mca_vprotocol_component.pmlm_version.mca_type_major_version           \
+)
+        
+#if defined(c_plusplus) || defined(__cplusplus)
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* __INCLUDE_VPROTOCOL_BASE_H_ */
diff --git a/ompi/mca/pml/v/base/vprotocol_base.c b/ompi/mca/pml/v/base/vprotocol_base.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e13ccea70d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ompi/mca/pml/v/base/vprotocol_base.c
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2007 The Trustees of the University of Tennessee.
+ *                         All rights reserved.
+ * $COPYRIGHT$
+ *
+ * Additional copyrights may follow
+ *
+ * $HEADER$
+ */
+#include "base.h"
+#include "opal/mca/mca.h"
+#include "opal/mca/base/base.h"
+#include "static-components.h"
+
+opal_list_t mca_vprotocol_base_components_available;
+
+/* Load any vprotocol MCA component and call open function of all those 
+ * components.
+ */
+int mca_vprotocol_base_open(void)
+{
+    OBJ_CONSTRUCT(&mca_vprotocol_base_components_available, opal_list_t);
+    return mca_base_components_open("vprotocol", 0, 
+                                    mca_vprotocol_base_static_components, 
+                                    &mca_vprotocol_base_components_available, 
+                                    true);
+}
+
+/* Close and unload any vprotocol MCA component loaded.
+ */
+int mca_vprotocol_base_close(void)
+{
+    int ret;
+    ret = mca_base_components_close(pml_v_output, 
+                                    &mca_vprotocol_base_components_available, 
+                                    NULL);
+    OBJ_DESTRUCT(&mca_vprotocol_base_components_available);
+    return ret;
+}
diff --git a/ompi/mca/pml/v/base/vprotocol_base_parasite.c b/ompi/mca/pml/v/base/vprotocol_base_parasite.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..839afadc69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ompi/mca/pml/v/base/vprotocol_base_parasite.c
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2007 The Trustees of the University of Tennessee.
+ *                         All rights reserved.
+ * $COPYRIGHT$
+ *
+ * Additional copyrights may follow
+ *
+ * $HEADER$
+ */
+
+#include "base.h"
+#include "vprotocol_base_request.h"
+
+int mca_vprotocol_base_parasite(void) {
+    if(mca_vprotocol.add_procs) 
+        mca_pml.pml_add_procs = mca_vprotocol.add_procs;
+    if(mca_vprotocol.del_procs) 
+        mca_pml.pml_del_procs = mca_vprotocol.del_procs;
+    if(mca_vprotocol.progress)
+        mca_pml.pml_progress = mca_vprotocol.progress;
+    if(mca_vprotocol.add_comm) 
+        mca_pml.pml_add_comm = mca_vprotocol.add_comm;
+    if(mca_vprotocol.del_comm) 
+        mca_pml.pml_del_comm = mca_vprotocol.del_comm;
+    if(mca_vprotocol.irecv_init)
+        mca_pml.pml_irecv_init = mca_vprotocol.irecv_init;
+    if(mca_vprotocol.irecv) 
+        mca_pml.pml_irecv = mca_vprotocol.irecv;
+    if(mca_vprotocol.recv) 
+        mca_pml.pml_recv = mca_vprotocol.recv;
+    if(mca_vprotocol.isend_init) 
+        mca_pml.pml_isend_init = mca_vprotocol.isend_init;
+    if(mca_vprotocol.isend) 
+        mca_pml.pml_isend = mca_vprotocol.isend;
+    if(mca_vprotocol.send) 
+        mca_pml.pml_send = mca_vprotocol.send;
+    if(mca_vprotocol.iprobe) 
+        mca_pml.pml_iprobe = mca_vprotocol.iprobe;
+    if(mca_vprotocol.probe) 
+        mca_pml.pml_probe = mca_vprotocol.probe;
+    if(mca_vprotocol.start) 
+        mca_pml.pml_start = mca_vprotocol.start;
+    if(mca_vprotocol.dump) 
+        mca_pml.pml_dump = mca_vprotocol.dump;
+
+    return mca_vprotocol_base_request_parasite();
+}
diff --git a/ompi/mca/pml/v/base/vprotocol_base_request.c b/ompi/mca/pml/v/base/vprotocol_base_request.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f704c2b685
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ompi/mca/pml/v/base/vprotocol_base_request.c
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2007 The Trustees of the University of Tennessee.
+ *                         All rights reserved.
+ * $COPYRIGHT$
+ *
+ * Additional copyrights may follow
+ *
+ * $HEADER$
+ */
+
+#include "vprotocol_base_request.h"
+
+int mca_vprotocol_base_request_parasite(void) 
+{
+    int ret;
+    
+    if(mca_vprotocol.req_recv_class)
+    {
+        ompi_free_list_t pml_fl_save = mca_pml_base_recv_requests;
+        mca_pml_v.host_pml_req_recv_size = 
+            pml_fl_save.fl_elem_class->cls_sizeof;
+        V_OUTPUT_VERBOSE(300, "req_rebuild: recv\tsize %lu+%lu\talignment=%lu", (unsigned long) mca_pml_v.host_pml_req_recv_size, (unsigned long) mca_vprotocol.req_recv_class->cls_sizeof, (unsigned long) pml_fl_save.fl_alignment);
+        mca_vprotocol.req_recv_class->cls_parent = 
+            pml_fl_save.fl_elem_class; 
+        mca_vprotocol.req_recv_class->cls_sizeof += 
+            pml_fl_save.fl_elem_class->cls_sizeof;
+        /* rebuild the requests free list with the right size */
+        OBJ_DESTRUCT(&mca_pml_base_recv_requests);
+        OBJ_CONSTRUCT(&mca_pml_base_recv_requests, ompi_free_list_t);
+        ret = ompi_free_list_init_ex(&mca_pml_base_recv_requests,
+                                     mca_vprotocol.req_recv_class->cls_sizeof,
+                                     pml_fl_save.fl_alignment,
+                                     mca_vprotocol.req_recv_class,
+                                     pml_fl_save.fl_num_allocated,
+                                     pml_fl_save.fl_max_to_alloc,
+                                     pml_fl_save.fl_num_per_alloc,
+                                     pml_fl_save.fl_mpool,
+                                     pml_fl_save.item_init,
+                                     pml_fl_save.ctx);
+        if(OMPI_SUCCESS != ret) return ret;
+    }
+    if(mca_vprotocol.req_send_class)
+    {
+        ompi_free_list_t pml_fl_save = mca_pml_base_send_requests;
+        mca_pml_v.host_pml_req_send_size = 
+            pml_fl_save.fl_elem_class->cls_sizeof;
+        V_OUTPUT_VERBOSE(300, "req_rebuild: send\tsize %lu+%lu\talignment=%lu", (unsigned long) mca_pml_v.host_pml_req_send_size, (unsigned long) mca_vprotocol.req_send_class->cls_sizeof, (unsigned long) pml_fl_save.fl_alignment);
+        mca_vprotocol.req_send_class->cls_parent = 
+            pml_fl_save.fl_elem_class; 
+        mca_vprotocol.req_send_class->cls_sizeof += 
+            pml_fl_save.fl_elem_class->cls_sizeof;
+        /* rebuild the requests free list with the right size */
+        OBJ_DESTRUCT(&mca_pml_base_send_requests);
+        OBJ_CONSTRUCT(&mca_pml_base_send_requests, ompi_free_list_t);
+        ret = ompi_free_list_init_ex(&mca_pml_base_send_requests,
+                                     mca_vprotocol.req_send_class->cls_sizeof,
+                                     pml_fl_save.fl_alignment,
+                                     mca_vprotocol.req_send_class,
+                                     pml_fl_save.fl_num_allocated,
+                                     pml_fl_save.fl_max_to_alloc,
+                                     pml_fl_save.fl_num_per_alloc,
+                                     pml_fl_save.fl_mpool,
+                                     pml_fl_save.item_init,
+                                     pml_fl_save.ctx);                             
+        if(OMPI_SUCCESS != ret) return ret;
+    }
+    return OMPI_SUCCESS;
+    
+}
diff --git a/ompi/mca/pml/v/base/vprotocol_base_request.h b/ompi/mca/pml/v/base/vprotocol_base_request.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..60f993939f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ompi/mca/pml/v/base/vprotocol_base_request.h
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2007 The Trustees of the University of Tennessee.
+ *                         All rights reserved.
+ * $COPYRIGHT$
+ *
+ * Additional copyrights may follow
+ *
+ * $HEADER$
+ */
+
+#ifndef __INCLUDE_VPROTOCOL_REQUEST_H_
+#define __INCLUDE_VPROTOCOL_REQUEST_H_
+
+#include "ompi_config.h"
+#include "ompi/mca/pml/base/pml_base_request.h"
+#include "../vprotocol.h"
+#include "../pml_v.h"
+
+#if defined(c_plusplus) || defined(__cplusplus)
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+
+/** Rebuild the PML requests pools to make room for extra space at end of each
+  * request. 
+  * The extra data is allocated in each requests so that it can hold instances  
+  * of the req_recv_class and req_send_class fields of the 
+  * mca_vprotocol_base_module_t. If those fields are NULL the requests are not
+  * recreated.
+  *  @return OMPI_SUCCESS or failure status
+  */
+OMPI_DECLSPEC int mca_vprotocol_base_request_parasite(void);    
+
+    
+/** Gives the actual address of the protocol specific part of a recv request.
+ *   @param request (IN) the address of an ompi_request.
+ *   @return address of the custom vprotocol data associated with the request.
+ */
+#define VPROTOCOL_RECV_REQ(req) \
+    (((uintptr_t) req) + mca_pml_v.host_pml_req_recv_size)
+    
+/** Gives the actual address of the protocol specific part of a send request.
+ *   @param request (IN) the address of an ompi_request.
+ *   @return address of the custom vprotocol data associated with the request.
+ */
+#define VPROTOCOL_SEND_REQ(req) \
+    (((uintptr_t) req) + mca_pml_v.host_pml_req_send_size)
+
+/** Unified macro to get the actual address of the protocol specific part of 
+  * an send - or - recv request.
+  *  @param request (IN) the address of an ompi_request.
+  *  @return address of the custom vprotocol data associated with the request.
+  */
+#define VPROTOCOL_REQ(req) (                                                   \
+    assert((MCA_PML_REQUEST_SEND ==                                            \
+                ((mca_pml_base_request_t *) req)->req_type) ||                 \
+           (MCA_PML_REQUEST_RECV ==                                            \
+                ((mca_pml_base_request_t *) req)->req_type)),                  \
+    ((MCA_PML_REQUEST_SEND == ((mca_pml_base_request_t *) req)->req_type)      \
+        ? VPROTOCOL_SEND_REQ(req)                                              \
+        : VPROTOCOL_RECV_REQ(req)                                              \
+    )                                                                          \
+)
+
+    
+#if defined(c_plusplus) || defined(__cplusplus)
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* __INCLUDE_VPROTOCOL_REQUEST_H_ */
diff --git a/ompi/mca/pml/v/base/vprotocol_base_select.c b/ompi/mca/pml/v/base/vprotocol_base_select.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..93d5350423
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ompi/mca/pml/v/base/vprotocol_base_select.c
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2007 The Trustees of the University of Tennessee.
+ *                         All rights reserved.
+ * $COPYRIGHT$
+ *
+ * Additional copyrights may follow
+ *
+ * $HEADER$
+ */
+
+#include "base.h"
+#include "opal/mca/mca.h"
+#include "opal/mca/base/base.h"
+
+mca_vprotocol_base_module_t mca_vprotocol;
+mca_vprotocol_base_component_t mca_vprotocol_component = {
+    {MCA_VPROTOCOL_BASE_VERSION_0_0_0} /* Initialized with invalid version */    
+};
+
+typedef struct opened_component_t {
+    opal_list_item_t super;
+    mca_vprotocol_base_component_t *om_component;
+} opened_component_t;
+
+/*
+ * Function for selecting one component from all those that are
+ * available.
+ *
+ * Call the init function on all available components and get their
+ * priorities.  Select the component with the highest priority.  All
+ * other components will be closed and unloaded.  The selected component
+ * will have all of its function pointers saved and returned to the
+ * caller.
+ */
+int mca_vprotocol_base_select(bool enable_progress_threads, 
+                              bool enable_mpi_threads)
+{
+    int priority = 0, best_priority = -1;
+    opal_list_item_t *item = NULL;
+    mca_base_component_list_item_t *cli = NULL;
+    mca_vprotocol_base_component_t *component = NULL, *best_component = NULL;
+    mca_vprotocol_base_module_t *module = NULL, *best_module = NULL;
+    opal_list_t opened;
+    opened_component_t *om = NULL;
+    
+    /* Traverse the list of available components; call their init
+        functions. */
+    OBJ_CONSTRUCT(&opened, opal_list_t);
+    for(item = opal_list_get_first(&mca_vprotocol_base_components_available);
+        opal_list_get_end(&mca_vprotocol_base_components_available) != item;
+        item = opal_list_get_next(item)) 
+    {
+        cli = (mca_base_component_list_item_t *) item;
+        component = (mca_vprotocol_base_component_t *) cli->cli_component;
+        
+        V_OUTPUT_VERBOSE(500, "vprotocol select: initializing %s component %s", component->pmlm_version.mca_type_name, component->pmlm_version.mca_component_name);
+        if (NULL == component->pmlm_init) {
+            V_OUTPUT_VERBOSE(2, "vprotocol select: no init function; ignoring component %s", component->pmlm_version.mca_component_name);
+        }
+        else 
+        {
+            module = component->pmlm_init(&priority, enable_progress_threads, enable_mpi_threads);
+            if (NULL == module) {
+                V_OUTPUT_VERBOSE(2, "vprotocol select: init returned failure for component %s", component->pmlm_version.mca_component_name);
+            } 
+            else 
+            {
+                V_OUTPUT_VERBOSE(500, "vprotocol select: component %s init returned priority %d", component->pmlm_version.mca_component_name, priority);
+                if (priority > best_priority) 
+                {
+                    best_priority = priority;
+                    best_component = component;
+                    best_module = module;
+                }
+                
+                om = malloc(sizeof(opened_component_t));
+                if (NULL == om) return OMPI_ERR_OUT_OF_RESOURCE;
+                OBJ_CONSTRUCT(om, opal_list_item_t);
+                om->om_component = component;
+                opal_list_append(&opened, (opal_list_item_t*) om);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    
+    /* Finished querying all components.  Check for the bozo case. */
+    if (NULL == best_component) {
+        V_OUTPUT_VERBOSE(2, "vprotocol select: no protocol has returned a positive priority, user don't want fault tolerance");
+    } 
+    else 
+    {
+        /* Save the winner */
+        mca_vprotocol_component = *best_component;
+        mca_vprotocol = *best_module;
+    }
+    
+    /* Finalize all non-selected components */
+    for (item = opal_list_remove_first(&opened);
+         NULL != item;
+         item = opal_list_remove_first(&opened)) 
+    {
+        om = (opened_component_t *) item;
+        if (om->om_component != best_component) {
+            /* Finalize */
+            V_OUTPUT_VERBOSE(500, "vprotocol select: component %s not selected / finalized", om->om_component->pmlm_version.mca_component_name);
+            if (NULL != om->om_component->pmlm_finalize) {
+                /* Blatently ignore the return code (what would we do to
+                recover, anyway?  This component is going away, so errors
+                don't matter anymore) */
+                om->om_component->pmlm_finalize();
+            }
+        }
+        OBJ_DESTRUCT(om);
+        free(om);
+    }
+    
+    mca_base_components_close(pml_v_output, 
+                              &mca_vprotocol_base_components_available, 
+                              (mca_base_component_t *) best_component);
+    
+    /* All done */
+    if(best_component != NULL) 
+    {
+        V_OUTPUT_VERBOSE(500, "vprotocol select: component %s selected", mca_vprotocol_component.pmlm_version.mca_component_name);
+        return OMPI_SUCCESS;
+    }
+    else 
+        return OMPI_ERR_NOT_FOUND;
+}
diff --git a/ompi/mca/pml/v/pml_v.c b/ompi/mca/pml/v/pml_v.c
index 0c3b6bbe95..6215f6c475 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/pml/v/pml_v.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/pml/v/pml_v.c
@@ -11,8 +11,4 @@
 #include "ompi_config.h"
 #include "pml_v.h"
 
-mca_pml_v_t mca_pml_v =
-{ 
-  -1, /* PML_V output */
-  {{0,0,0,""}} /* MCA_VPROTOCOL, type is "" to know when no protocol is selected */
-};
+mca_pml_v_t mca_pml_v;
diff --git a/ompi/mca/pml/v/pml_v.h b/ompi/mca/pml/v/pml_v.h
index 92aa470f49..e50b8cad6d 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/pml/v/pml_v.h
+++ b/ompi/mca/pml/v/pml_v.h
@@ -14,20 +14,15 @@
 #include "ompi_config.h"
 #include "ompi/mca/pml/pml.h"
 
-#include "pml_v_protocol.h"
-
 #if defined(c_plusplus) || defined(__cplusplus)
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
 struct mca_pml_v_t {
-  int output;
-  mca_pml_v_protocol_base_component_t     protocol_component;
-  mca_pml_v_protocol_base_module_t        protocol;
-  mca_pml_base_component_t                host_pml_component;
-  mca_pml_base_module_t                   host_pml;
-  size_t                                  host_pml_req_recv_size;
-  size_t                                  host_pml_req_send_size;
+    mca_pml_base_component_t              host_pml_component;
+    mca_pml_base_module_t                 host_pml;
+    size_t                                host_pml_req_recv_size;
+    size_t                                host_pml_req_send_size;
 };
 typedef struct mca_pml_v_t mca_pml_v_t;
 
diff --git a/ompi/mca/pml/v/pml_v_component.c b/ompi/mca/pml/v/pml_v_component.c
index 048e5eba3b..a19d0b6317 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/pml/v/pml_v_component.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/pml/v/pml_v_component.c
@@ -9,20 +9,15 @@
  */
  
 #include "ompi_config.h"
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#ifdef HAVE_UNISTD
-# include <unistd.h>
-#endif
 
-#include "opal/event/event.h"
 #include "opal/mca/base/mca_base_param.h"
 #include "opal/mca/base/base.h"
 #include "opal/mca/base/mca_base_component_repository.h"
+#include "ompi/constants.h"
 #include "ompi/mca/pml/base/base.h"
 #include "pml_v.h"
-#include "pml_v_protocol_base.h"
+#include "vprotocol.h"
+#include "base/base.h"
 
 static int mca_pml_v_component_open(void);
 static int mca_pml_v_component_close(void);
@@ -32,6 +27,8 @@ static mca_pml_base_module_t *mca_pml_v_component_init(int* priority, bool enabl
 static int mca_pml_v_component_finalize(void);
 static int mca_pml_v_component_parasite_finalize(void);
 
+static int mca_pml_v_enable(bool enable);
+
 static inline int mca_pml_v_param_register_int( const char* param_name, int default_value);
 static inline char *mca_pml_v_param_register_string( const char* param_name, char *default_value);
 
@@ -58,201 +55,187 @@ mca_pml_base_component_1_0_0_t mca_pml_v_component =
   mca_pml_v_component_finalize   /* component finalize */
 };
 
-/******************************************************************************/
-/* MCA level functions */
+static bool pml_v_enable_progress_treads = OMPI_ENABLE_PROGRESS_THREADS;
+static bool pml_v_enable_mpi_threads = OMPI_ENABLE_MPI_THREADS;
 
-/* Register MCA parameters and setup verbose output system
+
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * MCA level functions - parasite setup
  */
 static int mca_pml_v_component_open(void)
 {
     char *output;
     int verbose;
-  
+    int priority;
+    
+    priority = mca_pml_v_param_register_int("priority", -1);
     output = mca_pml_v_param_register_string("output", "stderr");
     verbose = mca_pml_v_param_register_int("verbose", 0);
 
-    pml_v_output_init(output, verbose);
+    pml_v_output_open(output, verbose);
 
+    if(-1 != priority)
+        V_OUTPUT_ERR("pml_v: Overriding priority setting (%d) with -1. The PML V should NEVER be the selected component; even when enabling fault tolerance.", priority);
+            
     V_OUTPUT_VERBOSE(500, "loaded");
-    return mca_pml_v_protocol_base_load_all();
+    return mca_vprotocol_base_open();
 }
  
-/* As any parasit, I dont want to die, so I will grab the mca_pml interface 
- * and put those from the selected vprotocol instead. Once this is done, 
- * I will do my stuff and call the real func and die only when my host pml 
- * will. 
- */
 static int mca_pml_v_component_close(void)
-{  
-  /* choose one protocol (ignoring errors as we will be discarded soon if
-   some occured) */
-  /* TODO: dirty trick until pml_base_select gets fixed - have to be moved back to finalize */
-  /* TODO: check for bozo case: no selected PML */
-  /*  mca_pml_v_protocol_base_select(enable_progress_threads, enable_mpi_threads); */
+{
+    int ret;
+   	
+    V_OUTPUT_VERBOSE(500, "component_close: I don't want to be unloaded now.");
 
-
-    /* Gather some informations about the environment and selects the best protocol
- * considering environment and priority */
-  mca_pml_v_protocol_base_select(0, 0);
-
-  if(!strcmp(mca_pml_v.protocol_component.pmlm_version.mca_type_name, "vprotocol"))
-  {
-    /* ok, we have loaded a fault tolerant protocol, lets go */
-    V_OUTPUT_VERBOSE(1, "I don't want to die: I will parasite %s host component %s with %s %s", 
-                        mca_pml_base_selected_component.pmlm_version.mca_type_name,
-                        mca_pml_base_selected_component.pmlm_version.mca_component_name,
-                        mca_pml_v.protocol_component.pmlm_version.mca_type_name,
-                        mca_pml_v.protocol_component.pmlm_version.mca_component_name);
-      
-    /* setting selected vprotocol mpi functions instead of host's one */
-    mca_pml_v.host_pml = mca_pml; /* saving */
-    /* protocol stuff */
-    if(mca_pml_v.protocol.add_procs) mca_pml.pml_add_procs = mca_pml_v.protocol.add_procs;
-    if(mca_pml_v.protocol.del_procs) mca_pml.pml_del_procs = mca_pml_v.protocol.del_procs;
-    if(mca_pml_v.protocol.enable) mca_pml.pml_enable = mca_pml_v.protocol.enable;
-    if(mca_pml_v.protocol.progress) mca_pml.pml_progress = mca_pml_v.protocol.progress;
-    if(mca_pml_v.protocol.add_comm) mca_pml.pml_add_comm = mca_pml_v.protocol.add_comm;
-    if(mca_pml_v.protocol.del_comm) mca_pml.pml_del_comm = mca_pml_v.protocol.del_comm;
-    if(mca_pml_v.protocol.irecv_init) mca_pml.pml_irecv_init = mca_pml_v.protocol.irecv_init;
-    if(mca_pml_v.protocol.irecv) mca_pml.pml_irecv = mca_pml_v.protocol.irecv;
-    if(mca_pml_v.protocol.recv) mca_pml.pml_recv = mca_pml_v.protocol.recv;
-    if(mca_pml_v.protocol.isend_init) mca_pml.pml_isend_init = mca_pml_v.protocol.isend_init;
-    if(mca_pml_v.protocol.isend) mca_pml.pml_isend = mca_pml_v.protocol.isend;
-    if(mca_pml_v.protocol.send) mca_pml.pml_send = mca_pml_v.protocol.send;
-    if(mca_pml_v.protocol.iprobe) mca_pml.pml_iprobe = mca_pml_v.protocol.iprobe;
-    if(mca_pml_v.protocol.probe) mca_pml.pml_probe = mca_pml_v.protocol.probe;
-    if(mca_pml_v.protocol.start) mca_pml.pml_start = mca_pml_v.protocol.start;
-    if(mca_pml_v.protocol.dump) mca_pml.pml_dump = mca_pml_v.protocol.dump;
-
-    /* Add some extra space for Vprotocol at the end of each PML request
-     * build a custom request obj class from the original PML request class
-     * with enough trailing space and rebuild the request pool
-     */
-    if(mca_pml_v.protocol.req_recv_class)
-    {
-      ompi_free_list_t pml_fl_save = mca_pml_base_recv_requests;
-      mca_pml_v.host_pml_req_recv_size = pml_fl_save.fl_elem_class->cls_sizeof;
-      V_OUTPUT_VERBOSE(300, "req_rebuild: recv\tsize %ld+%ld\talignment=%ld", (long) mca_pml_v.host_pml_req_recv_size, (long) mca_pml_v.protocol.req_recv_class->cls_sizeof, (long) pml_fl_save.fl_alignment);
-      mca_pml_v.protocol.req_recv_class->cls_parent = pml_fl_save.fl_elem_class; 
-      mca_pml_v.protocol.req_recv_class->cls_sizeof += pml_fl_save.fl_elem_class->cls_sizeof;
-      /* rebuild the requests free list with the right size */
-      OBJ_DESTRUCT(&mca_pml_base_recv_requests);
-      OBJ_CONSTRUCT(&mca_pml_base_recv_requests, ompi_free_list_t);
-      ompi_free_list_init_ex(&mca_pml_base_recv_requests,
-                              mca_pml_v.protocol.req_recv_class->cls_sizeof,
-                              pml_fl_save.fl_alignment,
-                              mca_pml_v.protocol.req_recv_class,
-                              pml_fl_save.fl_num_allocated,
-                              pml_fl_save.fl_max_to_alloc,
-                              pml_fl_save.fl_num_per_alloc,
-                              pml_fl_save.fl_mpool,
-                              pml_fl_save.item_init,
-                              pml_fl_save.ctx);
-    }
-    if(mca_pml_v.protocol.req_send_class)
-    {
-      ompi_free_list_t pml_fl_save = mca_pml_base_send_requests;
-      mca_pml_v.host_pml_req_send_size = pml_fl_save.fl_elem_class->cls_sizeof;
-      V_OUTPUT_VERBOSE(300, "req_rebuild: send\tsize %ld+%ld\talignment=%ld", (long) mca_pml_v.host_pml_req_send_size, (long) mca_pml_v.protocol.req_send_class->cls_sizeof, (long) pml_fl_save.fl_alignment);
-      mca_pml_v.protocol.req_send_class->cls_parent = pml_fl_save.fl_elem_class; 
-      mca_pml_v.protocol.req_send_class->cls_sizeof += pml_fl_save.fl_elem_class->cls_sizeof;
-      /* rebuild the requests free list with the right size */
-      OBJ_DESTRUCT(&mca_pml_base_send_requests);
-      OBJ_CONSTRUCT(&mca_pml_base_send_requests, ompi_free_list_t);
-      ompi_free_list_init_ex(&mca_pml_base_send_requests,
-                              mca_pml_v.protocol.req_send_class->cls_sizeof,
-                              pml_fl_save.fl_alignment,
-                              mca_pml_v.protocol.req_send_class,
-                              pml_fl_save.fl_num_allocated,
-                              pml_fl_save.fl_max_to_alloc,
-                              pml_fl_save.fl_num_per_alloc,
-                              pml_fl_save.fl_mpool,
-                              pml_fl_save.item_init,
-                              pml_fl_save.ctx);                             
-    }
-
-    /* setting own close and finalize instead of host's one */
+    /* Save original PML before making any changes  */
     mca_pml_v.host_pml_component = mca_pml_base_selected_component;
-    snprintf(mca_pml_base_selected_component.pmlm_version.mca_component_name, 
-              MCA_BASE_MAX_TYPE_NAME_LEN, "%s]v%s", 
-              mca_pml_v.host_pml_component.pmlm_version.mca_component_name,
-              mca_pml_v.protocol_component.pmlm_version.mca_component_name);
-    mca_pml_base_selected_component.pmlm_version.mca_close_component = mca_pml_v_component_parasite_close;
-    mca_pml_base_selected_component.pmlm_finalize = mca_pml_v_component_parasite_finalize;
-#if 0
-    /* may be useless ? If not have to parse the entire PML available list to find currently selected */ 
-        component->pmlm_version.mca_close_component = mca_pml_v_component_parasite_close;
-        component->pmlm_finalize = mca_pml_v_component_parasite_finalize;
-#endif 
+    mca_pml_v.host_pml = mca_pml;
 
-    V_OUTPUT_VERBOSE(500, "close: I don't want to be unloaded. Referencing myself as using myself");
-    if(OPAL_SUCCESS != mca_base_component_repository_retain_component("pml", "v"))
+    ret = mca_base_component_repository_retain_component("pml", "v");
+    if(OPAL_SUCCESS != ret)
     {
-      opal_output(0, "close: can't retain myself !");
-      return OMPI_ERROR;
+        V_OUTPUT_ERR("pml_v: component_close: can't retain myself !");
+        return ret;
     }
+    
+    /* Mark that we have changed something */ 
+    snprintf(mca_pml_base_selected_component.pmlm_version.mca_component_name, 
+             MCA_BASE_MAX_TYPE_NAME_LEN, "%s]v%s", 
+             mca_pml_v.host_pml_component.pmlm_version.mca_component_name,
+             mca_vprotocol_component.pmlm_version.mca_component_name);
+
+    /* Replace finalize */
+    mca_pml_base_selected_component.pmlm_finalize = 
+        mca_pml_v_component_parasite_finalize;    
+    
+    /* Make sure we get initialized if some Vprotocol is enabled */
+    mca_pml.pml_enable = mca_pml_v_enable;
+    
     return OMPI_SUCCESS;
-  }
-  V_OUTPUT_VERBOSE(1, "No fault tolerant protocol selected, I let them kill me");
-  return OMPI_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-/* MCA replacement close for host parasited pml component */
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Parasite cleanup
+ */
+static int mca_pml_v_component_parasite_finalize(void)
+{
+    mca_base_component_list_item_t *cli = NULL;
+    
+    V_OUTPUT_VERBOSE(500, "parasite_finalize");
+    
+    /* Make sure we'll get closed again with the true close function */
+    mca_pml_v_component.pmlm_version.mca_close_component = 
+        mca_pml_v_component_parasite_close;
+    cli = OBJ_NEW(mca_base_component_list_item_t);
+    cli->cli_component = (mca_base_component_t *) &mca_pml_v_component;
+    opal_list_prepend(&mca_pml_base_components_available, 
+                      (opal_list_item_t *) cli);
+    
+    /* finalize vprotocol component */
+    if(mca_vprotocol_base_selected())
+        mca_vprotocol_component.pmlm_finalize();
+    
+    if(mca_pml_v.host_pml_component.pmlm_finalize != NULL)
+        return mca_pml_v.host_pml_component.pmlm_finalize();
+    else 
+        return OMPI_SUCCESS;
+}
+
 static int mca_pml_v_component_parasite_close(void)
 {
-    V_OUTPUT_VERBOSE(1, "parasite_close: Ok, host component %s is closing, so I accept to die", 
+    V_OUTPUT_VERBOSE(500, "parasite_close: Ok, host component %s is closing, so I accept to die", 
                           mca_pml_v.host_pml_component.pmlm_version.mca_component_name);
-    mca_pml = mca_pml_v.host_pml;
     mca_pml_base_selected_component = mca_pml_v.host_pml_component;
 
-/* TODO: close the vprotocol component opened in open */
-  
-/* TODO: I have to dlclose myself, but if I do it from my own code it crashes. 
-         waiting for somebody else to give me tools to do a cleaner stuff
-         for now, the closed component stays in memory
-  if(dlclose(myself_dlhandler)) opal_output(mca_pml_v_output, "pml_v.parasite_close: dlclose failed %s", dlerror());
-*/
+    mca_vprotocol_base_close();    
+    pml_v_output_close();
 
-    pml_v_output_finalize();
-    return mca_pml_v.host_pml_component.pmlm_version.mca_close_component();
+    mca_pml.pml_enable = mca_pml_v.host_pml.pml_enable;
+    /* don't need to call the host component's close: pml_base will do it */
+    return OMPI_SUCCESS; /* ignore any errors as we are leaving anyway */
 }
 
-/******************************************************************************/
-/* MCA_PML level functions */
 
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Init/finalize for MCA PML components
+ */
 static mca_pml_base_module_t *mca_pml_v_component_init(int *priority,
                                                       bool enable_progress_threads,
                                                       bool enable_mpi_threads)
 {
-  V_OUTPUT_VERBOSE(10, "init: I'm not supposed to be here until BTL loading stuff gets fixed!? That's bad...");
-  /* I NEVER want to be the selected PML, so I report less than possible 
-   * priority and a NULL module */
-  *priority = -1;
-  return NULL;
+    V_OUTPUT_VERBOSE(1, "init: I'm not supposed to be here until BTL loading stuff gets fixed!? That's strange...");
+
+    pml_v_enable_progress_treads = enable_progress_threads;
+    pml_v_enable_mpi_threads = enable_mpi_threads;
+    
+    /* I NEVER want to be the selected PML, so I report less than possible 
+     * priority and a NULL module 
+     */
+    *priority = -1;
+    return NULL;
 }
 
 static int mca_pml_v_component_finalize(void)
 {
-  V_OUTPUT_VERBOSE(10, "finalize: I'm not supposed to be here until BTL loading stuff gets fixed!? That's bad...");
-  return OMPI_SUCCESS;
-}
-
-static int mca_pml_v_component_parasite_finalize(void)
-{
-  V_OUTPUT_VERBOSE(100, "parasite_finalize");
-
-  /* finalize vprotocol component */
-  mca_pml_v.protocol_component.pmlm_finalize();
-  
-  if(mca_pml_v.host_pml_component.pmlm_finalize != NULL)
-    return mca_pml_v.host_pml_component.pmlm_finalize();
-  else 
+    V_OUTPUT_VERBOSE(1, "finalize: I'm not supposed to be here until BTL loading stuff gets fixed!? That's strange...");
+    /* Nothing to do here. We are not sure we need to be unloaded or not at 
+     * this stage
+     */
     return OMPI_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-/******************************************************************************/
-/* utilities */
 
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Enable the PML V (and initialize the Vprotocol)
+ */
+static int mca_pml_v_enable(bool enable) 
+{
+    int ret;
+    
+    /* Enable the real PML (no threading issues there as threads are started 
+     * later
+     */ 
+    ret = mca_pml_v.host_pml.pml_enable(enable);
+    if(OMPI_SUCCESS != ret) return ret;
+    
+    if(enable) {
+        if(mca_vprotocol_base_selected()) {
+            if(mca_vprotocol.enable)
+                return mca_vprotocol.enable(enable);
+            else 
+                return OMPI_SUCCESS;
+        }
+
+        mca_vprotocol_base_select(pml_v_enable_progress_treads, 
+                                  pml_v_enable_mpi_threads);
+        
+        if(mca_vprotocol_base_selected()) {
+            V_OUTPUT_VERBOSE(1, "I don't want to die: I will parasite %s host component %s with %s %s", 
+                             mca_pml_base_selected_component.pmlm_version.mca_type_name,
+                             mca_pml_base_selected_component.pmlm_version.mca_component_name,
+                             mca_vprotocol_component.pmlm_version.mca_type_name,
+                             mca_vprotocol_component.pmlm_version.mca_component_name);
+        
+            ret = mca_vprotocol_base_parasite();
+            if(OMPI_SUCCESS != ret) return ret;
+            if(mca_vprotocol.enable)
+                return mca_vprotocol.enable(enable);
+            else
+                return OMPI_SUCCESS;
+        }
+        V_OUTPUT_VERBOSE(1, "No fault tolerant protocol selected. All are unloaded");
+    }
+    /* Disable */
+    mca_pml = mca_pml_v.host_pml;
+    mca_pml.pml_enable = mca_pml_v_enable;
+    return OMPI_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * utilities
+ */
 static inline int mca_pml_v_param_register_int( const char* param_name,
                                                   int default_value )
 {
diff --git a/ompi/mca/pml/v/pml_v_output.c b/ompi/mca/pml/v/pml_v_output.c
index d4d3b5eb7b..a9dd665bd4 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/pml/v/pml_v_output.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/pml/v/pml_v_output.c
@@ -10,13 +10,19 @@
 
 #include "pml_v_output.h"
 
+#if defined(HAVE_UNISTD_H)
+#include <unistd.h>
+#endif
+
+int pml_v_output = -1;
+
 int pml_v_output_open(char *output, int verbosity) {
     opal_output_stream_t lds;
     char hostname[32] = "NA";
   
     OBJ_CONSTRUCT(&lds, opal_output_stream_t);
     if(!output) {
-      mca_pml_v.output = 0; 
+      pml_v_output = 0; 
     } 
     else {
         if(!strcmp(output, "stdout")) {
@@ -34,12 +40,12 @@ int pml_v_output_open(char *output, int verbosity) {
         gethostname(hostname, 32);
         asprintf(&lds.lds_prefix, "[%s:%05d] pml_v: ", hostname, getpid());
         lds.lds_verbose_level = verbosity;
-        mca_pml_v.output = opal_output_open(&lds);
+        pml_v_output = opal_output_open(&lds);
         free(lds.lds_prefix);
     }
-    return mca_pml_v.output;
+    return pml_v_output;
 }
 
 void pml_v_output_close(void) {
-    opal_output_close(mca_pml_v.output);
+    opal_output_close(pml_v_output);
 }
diff --git a/ompi/mca/pml/v/pml_v_output.h b/ompi/mca/pml/v/pml_v_output.h
index 27d36c47d9..f44a6cf3de 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/pml/v/pml_v_output.h
+++ b/ompi/mca/pml/v/pml_v_output.h
@@ -12,14 +12,15 @@
 #define PML_V_OUTPUT_H_HAS_BEEN_INCLUDED
 
 #include "ompi_config.h"
-#include "pml_v.h"
-
-#include <inttypes.h>
+#include "opal/util/output.h"
+#include <stdio.h>
 
 #if defined(c_plusplus) || defined(__cplusplus)
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
+extern int pml_v_output;    
+
 int pml_v_output_open(char *output, int verbosity);
 void pml_v_output_close(void);
 
@@ -40,16 +41,16 @@ static inline void V_OUTPUT_ERR(const char *fmt, ... )
 /* Tricky stuff to define V_OUTPUT and V_OUTPUT_VERBOSE with variadic arguments
  */
 #if   defined(ACCEPT_C99)
-#   define V_OUTPUT(ARGS...)                                                    \
-        OPAL_OUTPUT((mca_pml_v.output, __VA_ARGS__))
-#   define V_OUTPUT_VERBOSE(V, ARGS...)                                         \
-        OPAL_OUTPUT_VERBOSE((V, mca_pml_v.output, __VA_ARGS__))
+#   define V_OUTPUT(ARGS...)                                                   \
+        OPAL_OUTPUT((pml_v_output, __VA_ARGS__))
+#   define V_OUTPUT_VERBOSE(V, ARGS...)                                        \
+        OPAL_OUTPUT_VERBOSE((V, pml_v_output, __VA_ARGS__))
 
 #elif defined(__GNUC__) && !defined(__STDC__)
-#   define V_OUTPUT(ARGS...)                                                    \
-        OPAL_OUTPUT((mca_pml_v.output, ARGS))
-#   define V_OUTPUT_VERBOSE(V, ARGS...)                                         \
-        OPAL_OUTPUT_VERBOSE((V, mca_pml_v.output, ARGS))
+#   define V_OUTPUT(ARGS...)                                                   \
+        OPAL_OUTPUT((pml_v_output, ARGS))
+#   define V_OUTPUT_VERBOSE(V, ARGS...)                                        \
+        OPAL_OUTPUT_VERBOSE((V, pml_v_output, ARGS))
             
 #elif OMPI_ENABLE_DEBUG
     /* No variadic macros available... So sad */
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ static inline void V_OUTPUT(const char* fmt, ... )
     va_start(list, fmt);
     ret = vasprintf(&str, fmt, list);
     assert(-1 != ret);
-    opal_output(mca_pml_v.output, str);
+    opal_output(pml_v_output, str);
     free(str);
     va_end(list);
 }
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ static inline void V_OUTPUT_VERBOSE(int V, const char* fmt, ... ) {
     va_start(list, fmt);
     ret = vasprintf(&str, fmt, list);
     assert(-1 != ret);
-    opal_output_verbose(V, mca_pml_v.output, str);
+    opal_output_verbose(V, pml_v_output, str);
     free(str);
     va_end(list);
 }
diff --git a/ompi/mca/pml/v/pml_v_protocol.h b/ompi/mca/pml/v/pml_v_protocol.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 5034fc8fb3..0000000000
--- a/ompi/mca/pml/v/pml_v_protocol.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,117 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2007 The Trustees of the University of Tennessee.
- *                         All rights reserved.
- * $COPYRIGHT$
- *
- * Additional copyrights may follow
- *
- * $HEADER$
- */
-
-#ifndef __INCLUDE_V_PROTOCOL_H_
-#define __INCLUDE_V_PROTOCOL_H_
-
-#include "ompi_config.h"
-#include "opal/mca/mca.h" 
-#include "ompi/request/request.h"
-#include "ompi/mca/pml/pml.h"
-#include "ompi/mca/btl/btl.h"
-#include "ompi/mca/pml/base/pml_base_recvreq.h"
-#include "ompi/mca/pml/base/pml_base_sendreq.h"
-
-#if defined(c_plusplus) || defined(__cplusplus)
-extern "C" {
-#endif
-
-/**
- * PML_V->PROTOCOL Called by MCA_PML_V framework to initialize the component.
- * 
- * @param priority (OUT) Relative priority or ranking used by MCA to
- * select a component.
- *
- * @param enable_progress_threads (IN) Whether this component is
- * allowed to run a hidden/progress thread or not.
- *
- * @param enable_mpi_threads (IN) Whether support for multiple MPI
- * threads is enabled or not (i.e., MPI_THREAD_MULTIPLE), which
- * indicates whether multiple threads may invoke this component
- * simultaneously or not.
- */
-typedef struct mca_pml_v_protocol_base_module_1_0_0_t * (*mca_pml_v_protocol_base_component_init_fn_t)(
-    int *priority, 
-    bool enable_progress_threads,
-    bool enable_mpi_threads);
-typedef int (*mca_pml_v_protocol_base_component_finalize_fn_t)(void);
-
-/**
- * PML_V->PROTOCOL Called by VPROTOCOL to get the actual address of the 
- * protocol specific part of the request
- *
- * @param request (IN) the address of an ompi_request
- * @return address of the mca_vprotocol_base_request_t associated with the request
- */
-#define VPROTOCOL_RECV_REQ(req) \
-    (((char *) req) + mca_pml_v.host_pml_req_recv_size)
-#define VPROTOCOL_SEND_REQ(req) \
-    (((char *) req) + mca_pml_v.host_pml_req_send_size)
-#if OMPI_ENABLE_DEBUG
-#define VPROTOCOL_REQ(req) (                                                    \
-    (MCA_PML_REQUEST_SEND == ((mca_pml_base_request_t *)req)->req_type)         \
-        ? VPROTOCOL_SEND_REQ(req)                                               \
-        : (                                                                     \
-            (MCA_PML_REQUEST_RECV == ((mca_pml_base_request_t *)req)->req_type) \
-            ? VPROTOCOL_RECV_REQ(req)                                           \
-            : (V_OUTPUT("VPROTOCOL_REQ: error, request type is %d (expected %d or %d)", ((mca_pml_base_request_t *)req)->req_type, MCA_PML_REQUEST_SEND, MCA_PML_REQUEST_RECV),NULL) \
-        )                                                                       \
-)   
-#else
-#define VPROTOCOL_REQ(req)  \
-  ((((mca_pml_base_request_t *) req)->req_type == MCA_PML_REQUEST_SEND) \
-  ? VPROTOCOL_SEND_REQ(req) \
-  : VPROTOCOL_RECV_REQ(req))
-#endif
-
-/**
- * PML_V_PROTOCOL component version and interface functions.
- */
-typedef struct mca_pml_v_protocol_base_1_0_0_t
-{
-  mca_base_component_t pmlm_version;
-  mca_base_component_data_1_0_0_t pmlm_data;
-  mca_pml_v_protocol_base_component_init_fn_t pmlm_init;
-  mca_pml_v_protocol_base_component_finalize_fn_t pmlm_finalize;
-} mca_pml_v_protocol_base_component_1_0_0_t;
-typedef mca_pml_v_protocol_base_component_1_0_0_t mca_pml_v_protocol_base_component_t;
-
-
-typedef struct mca_pml_v_protocol_base_module_1_0_0_t
-{
-  /* PML module stuff */ 
-  mca_pml_base_module_add_procs_fn_t        add_procs;
-  mca_pml_base_module_del_procs_fn_t        del_procs;
-  mca_pml_base_module_enable_fn_t           enable;
-  mca_pml_base_module_progress_fn_t         progress;
-  mca_pml_base_module_add_comm_fn_t         add_comm;
-  mca_pml_base_module_del_comm_fn_t         del_comm;
-  mca_pml_base_module_irecv_init_fn_t       irecv_init;
-  mca_pml_base_module_irecv_fn_t            irecv;
-  mca_pml_base_module_recv_fn_t             recv;
-  mca_pml_base_module_isend_init_fn_t       isend_init;
-  mca_pml_base_module_isend_fn_t            isend;
-  mca_pml_base_module_send_fn_t             send;
-  mca_pml_base_module_iprobe_fn_t           iprobe;
-  mca_pml_base_module_probe_fn_t            probe;
-  mca_pml_base_module_start_fn_t            start;
-  mca_pml_base_module_dump_fn_t             dump;
-
-  /* Request extra data */
-  opal_class_t *                            req_recv_class;
-  opal_class_t *                            req_send_class;
-  } mca_pml_v_protocol_base_module_1_0_0_t;
-typedef mca_pml_v_protocol_base_module_1_0_0_t mca_pml_v_protocol_base_module_t;
-
-#if defined(c_plusplus) || defined(__cplusplus)
-}
-#endif
-
-#endif /* __INCLUDE_V_PROTOCOL_H_ */
diff --git a/ompi/mca/pml/v/pml_v_protocol_base.c b/ompi/mca/pml/v/pml_v_protocol_base.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 954cc1b5cd..0000000000
--- a/ompi/mca/pml/v/pml_v_protocol_base.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,143 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2007 The Trustees of the University of Tennessee.
- *                         All rights reserved.
- * $COPYRIGHT$
- *
- * Additional copyrights may follow
- *
- * $HEADER$
- */
-
-#include "ompi_config.h"
-
-#include "opal/event/event.h"
-#include "opal/mca/mca.h"
-#include "opal/mca/base/mca_base_param.h"
-#include "pml_v_protocol.h"
-#include "pml_v_protocol_base.h"
-#include "pml_v.h"
-#include "static-components.h"
-
-static opal_list_t mca_pml_v_protocol_base_components_available;
-
-/**
- * Load any vprotocol MCA component, stored in available_vprotocol_components
- * call open function of all those components.
- */
-int mca_pml_v_protocol_base_load_all(void)
-{
-  OBJ_CONSTRUCT(&mca_pml_v_protocol_base_components_available, opal_list_t);
-  return mca_base_components_open("vprotocol", 0, mca_pml_v_protocol_base_static_components, 
-                              &mca_pml_v_protocol_base_components_available, true);
-}
-
-typedef struct opened_component_t {
-  opal_list_item_t super;
-  mca_pml_v_protocol_base_component_t *om_component;
-} opened_component_t;
-
-/**
- * Function for selecting one component from all those that are
- * available.
- *
- * Call the init function on all available components and get their
- * priorities.  Select the component with the highest priority.  All
- * other components will be closed and unloaded.  The selected component
- * will have all of its function pointers saved and returned to the
- * caller.
- */
-int mca_pml_v_protocol_base_select(bool enable_progress_threads, bool enable_mpi_threads)
-{
-  int priority = 0, best_priority = -1;
-  opal_list_item_t *item = NULL;
-  mca_base_component_list_item_t *cli = NULL;
-  mca_pml_v_protocol_base_component_t *component = NULL, *best_component = NULL;
-  mca_pml_v_protocol_base_module_t *module = NULL, *best_module = NULL;
-  opal_list_t opened;
-  opened_component_t *om = NULL;
-
-  /* Traverse the list of available components; call their init
-     functions. */
-  OBJ_CONSTRUCT(&opened, opal_list_t);
-  for(item = opal_list_get_first(&mca_pml_v_protocol_base_components_available);
-       opal_list_get_end(&mca_pml_v_protocol_base_components_available) != item;
-       item = opal_list_get_next(item)) {
-    cli = (mca_base_component_list_item_t *) item;
-    component = (mca_pml_v_protocol_base_component_t *) cli->cli_component;
-
-    V_OUTPUT_VERBOSE(500, "vprotocol select: initializing %s component %s", component->pmlm_version.mca_type_name, component->pmlm_version.mca_component_name);
-    if (NULL == component->pmlm_init) {
-      V_OUTPUT_VERBOSE(2, "vprotocol select: no init function; ignoring component %s", component->pmlm_version.mca_component_name);
-    } 
-    else 
-    {
-      module = component->pmlm_init(&priority, enable_progress_threads, enable_mpi_threads);
-      if (NULL == module) {
-        V_OUTPUT_VERBOSE(2, "vprotocol select: init returned failure for component %s", component->pmlm_version.mca_component_name);
-      } 
-      else 
-      {
-        V_OUTPUT_VERBOSE(500, "vprotocol select: component %s init returned priority %d", component->pmlm_version.mca_component_name, priority);
-        if (priority > best_priority) 
-        {
-          best_priority = priority;
-          best_component = component;
-          best_module = module;
-        }
-
-        om = malloc(sizeof(opened_component_t));
-        if (NULL == om) return OMPI_ERR_OUT_OF_RESOURCE;
-        OBJ_CONSTRUCT(om, opal_list_item_t);
-        om->om_component = component;
-        opal_list_append(&opened, (opal_list_item_t*) om);
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  /* Finished querying all components.  Check for the bozo case. */
-  if (NULL == best_component) {
-    V_OUTPUT_VERBOSE(2, "vprotocol select: no protocol has returned a positive priority, user don't want fault tolerance");
-  } 
-  else 
-  {
-    /* Save the winner */
-    mca_pml_v.protocol_component = *best_component;
-    mca_pml_v.protocol = *best_module;
-  }
-
-  /* Finalize all non-selected components */
-  for (item = opal_list_remove_first(&opened);
-       NULL != item;
-       item = opal_list_remove_first(&opened)) {
-    om = (opened_component_t *) item;
-    if (om->om_component != best_component) {
-      /* Finalize */
-      V_OUTPUT_VERBOSE(500, "vprotocol select: component %s not selected / finalized", om->om_component->pmlm_version.mca_component_name);
-      if (NULL != om->om_component->pmlm_finalize) {
-        /* Blatently ignore the return code (what would we do to
-           recover, anyway?  This component is going away, so errors
-           don't matter anymore) */
-        om->om_component->pmlm_finalize();
-      }
-    }
-    OBJ_DESTRUCT(om);
-    free(om);
-  }
-
-  /* This base function closes, unloads, and removes from the
-     available list all unselected components.  The available list will
-     contain only the selected component (if one). */
-  mca_base_components_close(mca_pml_v.output, 
-                            &mca_pml_v_protocol_base_components_available, 
-                            (mca_base_component_t *) best_component);
-
-
-  /* All done */
-  if(best_component != NULL) 
-  {
-    V_OUTPUT_VERBOSE(500, "vprotocol select: component %s selected", mca_pml_v.protocol_component.pmlm_version.mca_component_name);
-    return OMPI_SUCCESS;
-  }
-  else 
-    return OMPI_ERR_NOT_FOUND;
-}
diff --git a/ompi/mca/pml/v/pml_v_protocol_base.h b/ompi/mca/pml/v/pml_v_protocol_base.h
deleted file mode 100644
index c8b14c5224..0000000000
--- a/ompi/mca/pml/v/pml_v_protocol_base.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2007 The Trustees of the University of Tennessee.
- *                         All rights reserved.
- * $COPYRIGHT$
- *
- * Additional copyrights may follow
- *
- * $HEADER$
- */
-
-#ifndef __INCLUDE_V_PROTOCOL_BASE_H_
-#define __INCLUDE_V_PROTOCOL_BASE_H_
-
-#include "ompi_config.h"
-#include "ompi/request/request.h"
-#include "opal/mca/mca.h"
-#include "ompi/mca/pml/pml.h"
-#include "pml_v_protocol.h"
-
-#if defined(c_plusplus) || defined(__cplusplus)
-extern "C" {
-#endif
-
-OMPI_DECLSPEC int mca_pml_v_protocol_base_load_all(void);
-OMPI_DECLSPEC int mca_pml_v_protocol_base_select(bool enable_progress_threads, bool enable_mpi_threads);
-
-/*
- * Macro for use in components that are of type vprotocol v1.0.0
- */
-#define MCA_VPROTOCOL_BASE_VERSION_1_0_0 \
-  /* vprotocol v1.0 is chained to MCA v1.0 */ \
-  MCA_BASE_VERSION_1_0_0, \
-  /* vprotocol v1.0 */ \
-  "vprotocol", 1, 0, 0
-
-#if defined(c_plusplus) || defined(__cplusplus)
-}
-#endif
-
-#endif /* __INCLUDE_V_PROTOCOL_BASE_H_ */
diff --git a/ompi/mca/pml/v/protocol_pessimist/vprotocol_pessimist.h b/ompi/mca/pml/v/protocol_pessimist/vprotocol_pessimist.h
index 322ce1d3b2..3ddeaa6faf 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/pml/v/protocol_pessimist/vprotocol_pessimist.h
+++ b/ompi/mca/pml/v/protocol_pessimist/vprotocol_pessimist.h
@@ -8,18 +8,18 @@
  * $HEADER$
  */
 
+#include "vprotocol_pessimist_sender_based.h"
+
 #ifndef __INCLUDE_VPROTOCOL_PESSIMIST_H__
 #define __INCLUDE_VPROTOCOL_PESSIMIST_H__
 
 #include "ompi_config.h"
-#include "../pml_v.h"
-#include "../pml_v_protocol.h"
+#include "../vprotocol.h"
 #include "ompi/communicator/communicator.h"
 #include "vprotocol_pessimist_event.h"
-#include "vprotocol_pessimist_sender_based.h"
 
 typedef struct mca_vprotocol_pessimist_module_t {
-  mca_pml_v_protocol_base_module_t super;
+  mca_vprotocol_base_module_t super;
 
     /* event tagging clock */
   vprotocol_pessimist_clock_t clock;
diff --git a/ompi/mca/pml/v/protocol_pessimist/vprotocol_pessimist_component.c b/ompi/mca/pml/v/protocol_pessimist/vprotocol_pessimist_component.c
index 488c31028e..d7c8feed56 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/pml/v/protocol_pessimist/vprotocol_pessimist_component.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/pml/v/protocol_pessimist/vprotocol_pessimist_component.c
@@ -12,18 +12,15 @@
 
 #include "opal/mca/mca.h"
 #include "opal/mca/base/mca_base_param.h"
-#include "../pml_v.h"
-#include "../pml_v_protocol_base.h"
 #include "vprotocol_pessimist.h"
 
-
 static inline int mca_param_register_int( const char* param_name, int default_value);
 static inline char *mca_param_register_string(const char* param_name, char *default_value);
 
 static int mca_vprotocol_pessimist_component_open(void);
 static int mca_vprotocol_pessimist_component_close(void);
 
-static mca_pml_v_protocol_base_module_t *mca_vprotocol_pessimist_component_init( int* priority, bool, bool);
+static mca_vprotocol_base_module_t *mca_vprotocol_pessimist_component_init( int* priority, bool, bool);
 static int mca_vprotocol_pessimist_component_finalize(void);
 
 static int _priority;
@@ -34,12 +31,12 @@ static int _sender_based_size;
 static int _event_buffer_size;
 static char *_mmap_file_name;
 
-mca_pml_v_protocol_base_component_1_0_0_t mca_vprotocol_pessimist_component = 
+mca_vprotocol_base_component_1_0_0_t mca_vprotocol_pessimist_component = 
 {
     /* First, the mca_base_component_t struct containing meta
      * information about the component itself */
     {
-      /* Indicate that we are a pml v1.0.0 component (which also implies
+      /* Indicate that we are a vprotocol v1.0.0 component (which also implies
          a specific MCA version) */
       MCA_VPROTOCOL_BASE_VERSION_1_0_0,
       "pessimist", /* MCA component name */
@@ -71,19 +68,19 @@ static int mca_vprotocol_pessimist_component_open(void)
     _sender_based_size = mca_param_register_int("sender_based_chunk", 100 * 1024 * 1024);
     _event_buffer_size = mca_param_register_int("event_buffer_size", 1024);
     _mmap_file_name = mca_param_register_string("sender_based_file", "vprotocol_pessimist-senderbased");
-    V_OUTPUT_VERBOSE(500, "vprotocol_pessimist: open: read priority %d", _priority);
+    V_OUTPUT_VERBOSE(500, "vprotocol_pessimist: component_open: read priority %d", _priority);
   return OMPI_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 static int mca_vprotocol_pessimist_component_close(void)
 {
-    V_OUTPUT_VERBOSE(500, "vprotocol_pessimist: close");
+    V_OUTPUT_VERBOSE(500, "vprotocol_pessimist: component_close");
     return OMPI_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 /** VPROTOCOL level functions (same as PML one)
   */
-static mca_pml_v_protocol_base_module_t *mca_vprotocol_pessimist_component_init( int* priority,
+static mca_vprotocol_base_module_t *mca_vprotocol_pessimist_component_init( int* priority,
                                                                           bool enable_progress_threads,
                                                                           bool enable_mpi_threads)
 {  
diff --git a/ompi/mca/pml/v/protocol_pessimist/vprotocol_pessimist_request.h b/ompi/mca/pml/v/protocol_pessimist/vprotocol_pessimist_request.h
index 7b5037e8c2..183b31c50d 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/pml/v/protocol_pessimist/vprotocol_pessimist_request.h
+++ b/ompi/mca/pml/v/protocol_pessimist/vprotocol_pessimist_request.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include "ompi_config.h"
 #include "vprotocol_pessimist_event.h"
 #include "ompi/request/request.h"
+#include "../base/vprotocol_base_request.h"
 
 #if defined(c_plusplus) || defined(__cplusplus)
 extern "C" {
diff --git a/ompi/mca/pml/v/protocol_pessimist/vprotocol_pessimist_sender_based.c b/ompi/mca/pml/v/protocol_pessimist/vprotocol_pessimist_sender_based.c
index 38e59498a9..1c00f304ec 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/pml/v/protocol_pessimist/vprotocol_pessimist_sender_based.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/pml/v/protocol_pessimist/vprotocol_pessimist_sender_based.c
@@ -10,8 +10,12 @@
 
 #include "vprotocol_pessimist_sender_based.h"
 #include <sys/types.h>
+#if defined(HAVE_SYS_MMAN_H)
 #include <sys/mman.h>
+#endif  /* defined(HAVE_SYS_MMAN_H) */
+#if defined(HAVE_UNISTD_H)
 #include <unistd.h>
+#endif
 #include <fcntl.h>
 
 #define sb mca_vprotocol_pessimist.sender_based
@@ -22,7 +26,7 @@ int vprotocol_pessimist_sender_based_init(const char *mmapfile, size_t size)
     sb.sb_offset = 0;
     sb.sb_length = size;
     sb.sb_pagesize = getpagesize();
-    sb.sb_cursor = sb.sb_addr = NULL;
+    sb.sb_cursor = sb.sb_addr = (uintptr_t) NULL;
     sb.sb_vacant = 0;
     sb.sb_comm = MPI_COMM_NULL;
     
@@ -31,8 +35,8 @@ int vprotocol_pessimist_sender_based_init(const char *mmapfile, size_t size)
     sb.sb_fd = open(path, O_CREAT | O_TRUNC | O_RDWR, 0600);
     if(-1 == sb.sb_fd)
     {
-        opal_output(0, "pml_v: vprotocol_pessimist: sender_based_init: open (%s): %s", 
-                    path, strerror(errno));
+        V_OUTPUT_ERR("pml_v: vprotocol_pessimist: sender_based_init: open (%s): %s", 
+                     path, strerror(errno));
         return -1;
     }
     return sb.sb_fd;
@@ -49,15 +53,15 @@ void vprotocol_pessimist_sender_based_finalize(void)
  *         if(MPI_SUCCESS != ret) 
  *             opal_output(0, "pml_v: protocol_pessimist: sender_based_finalize: ompi_comm_free failed (%d)", ret);
  */
-        ret = munmap(sb.sb_addr, sb.sb_length);
+        ret = munmap((void *) sb.sb_addr, sb.sb_length);
         if(-1 == ret)
-            opal_output(0, "pml_v: protocol_pessimsit: sender_based_finalize: munmap (%p): %s", 
-                        sb.sb_addr, strerror(errno));
+            V_OUTPUT_ERR("pml_v: protocol_pessimsit: sender_based_finalize: munmap (%p): %s", 
+                         (void *) sb.sb_addr, strerror(errno));
     }
     ret = close(sb.sb_fd);
     if(-1 == ret)
-        opal_output(0, "pml_v: protocol_pessimist: sender_based_finalize: close (%d): %s", 
-                    sb.sb_fd, strerror(errno));
+        V_OUTPUT_ERR("pml_v: protocol_pessimist: sender_based_finalize: close (%d): %s", 
+                     sb.sb_fd, strerror(errno));
 }
 
 
@@ -69,43 +73,45 @@ void vprotocol_pessimist_sender_based_alloc(size_t len)
     if(sb.sb_comm == MPI_COMM_NULL)
         ompi_comm_dup(MPI_COMM_SELF, &sb.sb_comm, 1);
     else
-        munmap(sb.sb_addr, sb.sb_length);
+        munmap((void *) sb.sb_addr, sb.sb_length);
 
     /* Take care of alignement of sb_offset                             */
-    sb.sb_offset += (uintptr_t) sb.sb_cursor - (uintptr_t) sb.sb_addr;
-    sb.sb_cursor = (char *) ((uintptr_t) (sb.sb_offset % sb.sb_pagesize));
-    sb.sb_offset -= (uintptr_t) sb.sb_cursor; 
+    sb.sb_offset += sb.sb_cursor - sb.sb_addr;
+    sb.sb_cursor = sb.sb_offset % sb.sb_pagesize;
+    sb.sb_offset -= sb.sb_cursor; 
 
     /* Adjusting sb_length for the largest application message to fit   */
     if(sb.sb_length < len)
-        sb.sb_length = len + (size_t) sb.sb_cursor;
+        sb.sb_length = len + sb.sb_cursor;
 
     if(-1 == lseek(sb.sb_fd, sb.sb_offset + sb.sb_length, SEEK_SET))
     {
-        opal_output(1, "pml_v: vprotocol_pessimist: sender_based_alloc: lseek: %s", 
-                    strerror(errno));
+        V_OUTPUT_ERR("pml_v: vprotocol_pessimist: sender_based_alloc: lseek: %s", 
+                     strerror(errno));
         close(sb.sb_fd);
         ompi_mpi_abort(MPI_COMM_NULL, MPI_ERR_NO_SPACE, false);
     }
     if(1 != write(sb.sb_fd, "", 1))
     {
-        opal_output(1, "pml_v: vprotocol_pessimist: sender_based_alloc: write: %s", 
-                    strerror(errno));
+        V_OUTPUT_ERR("pml_v: vprotocol_pessimist: sender_based_alloc: write: %s", 
+                     strerror(errno));
         close(sb.sb_fd);
         ompi_mpi_abort(MPI_COMM_NULL, MPI_ERR_NO_SPACE, false);
     }
-    sb.sb_addr = mmap(sb.sb_addr, sb.sb_length, PROT_WRITE | PROT_READ,
-                      MAP_SHARED, sb.sb_fd, sb.sb_offset);
-    if((void *) -1 == sb.sb_addr)
+    sb.sb_addr = (uintptr_t) mmap((void *) sb.sb_addr, sb.sb_length, 
+                                  PROT_WRITE | PROT_READ, MAP_SHARED, sb.sb_fd, 
+                                  sb.sb_offset);
+    if(((uintptr_t) -1) == sb.sb_addr)
     {
-      opal_output(1, "pml_v: vprotocol_pessimist: sender_based_alloc: mmap: %s", 
-                  strerror(errno));
-      close(sb.sb_fd);
-      ompi_mpi_abort(MPI_COMM_NULL, MPI_ERR_NO_SPACE, false);
+        V_OUTPUT_ERR("pml_v: vprotocol_pessimist: sender_based_alloc: mmap: %s", 
+                     strerror(errno));
+        close(sb.sb_fd);
+        ompi_mpi_abort(MPI_COMM_NULL, MPI_ERR_NO_SPACE, false);
     }
-    sb.sb_cursor += (intptr_t) sb.sb_addr; /* absolute addr of sender_based buffer */
-    sb.sb_vacant = sb.sb_length - sizeof(vprotocol_pessimist_sender_based_header_t);
-    V_OUTPUT_VERBOSE(30, "pessimist:\tsb\tgrow\toffset %llu\tlength %llu\tbase %p\tcursor %p", (long long) sb.sb_offset, (long long) sb.sb_length, sb.sb_addr, sb.sb_cursor);
+    sb.sb_vacant = sb.sb_length - sb.sb_cursor - /* make room for the header */
+                        sizeof(vprotocol_pessimist_sender_based_header_t);
+    sb.sb_cursor += sb.sb_addr; /* set absolute addr of sender_based buffer */
+    V_OUTPUT_VERBOSE(30, "pessimist:\tsb\tgrow\toffset %llu\tlength %llu\tbase %p\tcursor %p", (unsigned long long) sb.sb_offset, (unsigned long long) sb.sb_length, (void *) sb.sb_addr, (void *) sb.sb_cursor);
 }   
 
 #undef sb
diff --git a/ompi/mca/pml/v/protocol_pessimist/vprotocol_pessimist_sender_based.h b/ompi/mca/pml/v/protocol_pessimist/vprotocol_pessimist_sender_based.h
index 6456e37ca5..194dc24a1a 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/pml/v/protocol_pessimist/vprotocol_pessimist_sender_based.h
+++ b/ompi/mca/pml/v/protocol_pessimist/vprotocol_pessimist_sender_based.h
@@ -8,31 +8,29 @@
  * $HEADER$
  */
 
-#include "ompi_config.h"
-#include "vprotocol_pessimist.h"
-
 #ifndef __VPROTOCOL_PESSIMIST_SENDERBASED_H__
 #define __VPROTOCOL_PESSIMIST_SENDERBASED_H__
 
 #include "vprotocol_pessimist_request.h"
-#if defined(HAVE_SYS_MMAN_H)
-#include <sys/mman.h>
-#endif  /* defined(HAVE_SYS_MMAN_H) */
+#include "ompi/mca/pml/base/pml_base_sendreq.h"
+
 
 typedef struct vprotocol_pessimist_sender_based_t 
 {
-    int sb_pagesize;    /* size of memory pages on this architecture */
+    int sb_pagesize;        /* size of memory pages on this architecture */
     ompi_communicator_t *sb_comm;
     
-    int sb_fd;          /* file descriptor of mapped file */
-    off_t sb_offset;    /* offset in mmaped file          */
+    int sb_fd;              /* file descriptor of mapped file */
+    off_t sb_offset;        /* offset in mmaped file          */
       
-    char *sb_addr;      /* base address of mmaped segment */
-    size_t sb_length;   /* length of mmaped segment */
-    char *sb_cursor;    /* current pointer to writeable memory */
-    size_t sb_vacant;   /* available space before end of segment */
+    uintptr_t sb_addr;      /* base address of mmaped segment */
+    size_t sb_length;       /* length of mmaped segment */
+    uintptr_t sb_cursor;    /* current pointer to writeable memory */
+    size_t sb_vacant;       /* available space before end of segment */
 } vprotocol_pessimist_sender_based_t;
 
+#include "vprotocol_pessimist.h"
+
 typedef struct vprotocol_pessimist_sender_based_header_t
 {
     size_t size;
@@ -52,7 +50,7 @@ void vprotocol_pessimist_sender_based_finalize(void);
 void vprotocol_pessimist_sender_based_alloc(size_t len);
 
 
-#define __SENDER_BASED_IOV_PACK(req) do {                                     \
+#define __SENDER_BASED_CNVTOR_PACK(req) do {                                  \
     if( 0 != req->req_bytes_packed ) {                                        \
         ompi_convertor_t conv;                                                \
         size_t max_data;                                                      \
@@ -69,7 +67,7 @@ void vprotocol_pessimist_sender_based_alloc(size_t len);
     }                                                                         \
 } while(0)
 
-#define __SENDER_BASED_SENDRECV_PACK(req) do {                                \
+#define __SENDER_BASED_SNDRCV_PACK(req) do {                                  \
     mca_pml_v.host_pml.pml_irecv(                                             \
             mca_vprotocol_pessimist.sender_based.sb_cursor,                   \
             req->req_bytes_packed, MPI_PACKED, 0, 0,                          \
@@ -82,6 +80,7 @@ void vprotocol_pessimist_sender_based_alloc(size_t len);
             &VPESSIMIST_SEND_REQ(req)->sb_reqs[1]);                           \
 } while(0);
 
+#if 0
 #define __SENDER_BASED_PACK(req) do {                                         \
     vprotocol_pessimist_sender_based_header_t *sbhdr =                        \
         (vprotocol_pessimist_sender_based_header_t *)                         \
@@ -94,12 +93,33 @@ void vprotocol_pessimist_sender_based_alloc(size_t len);
     mca_vprotocol_pessimist.sender_based.sb_cursor +=                         \
             sizeof(vprotocol_pessimist_sender_based_header_t);                \
                                                                               \
-    __SENDER_BASED_SENDRECV_PACK(req);                                        \
+    __SENDER_BASED_CNVTOR_PACK(req);                                          \
     mca_vprotocol_pessimist.sender_based.sb_cursor += sbhdr->size;            \
     mca_vprotocol_pessimist.sender_based.sb_vacant -= (sbhdr->size +          \
             sizeof(vprotocol_pessimist_sender_based_header_t));               \
-    V_OUTPUT_VERBOSE(70, "pessimist:\tsb\twrite\t%"PRIpclock"\tsize %lu", VPESSIMIST_REQ(&req->req_base)->reqid, sbhdr->size); \
+    V_OUTPUT_VERBOSE(70, "pessimist:\tsb\twrite\t%"PRIpclock"\tsize %lu", VPESSIMIST_REQ(&req->req_base)->reqid, sbhdr->size + sizeof(vprotocol_pessimist_sender_based_header_t); \
 } while(0)
+#endif
+
+static inline void __SENDER_BASED_PACK(mca_pml_base_send_request_t *req) {
+    vprotocol_pessimist_sender_based_header_t *sbhdr =
+            (vprotocol_pessimist_sender_based_header_t *)
+                mca_vprotocol_pessimist.sender_based.sb_cursor;
+    sbhdr->size = req->req_bytes_packed;
+    sbhdr->dst = req->req_base.req_peer;
+    sbhdr->tag = req->req_base.req_tag;
+    sbhdr->contextid = req->req_base.req_comm->c_contextid;
+    sbhdr->sequence = req->req_base.req_sequence;
+    mca_vprotocol_pessimist.sender_based.sb_cursor +=
+            sizeof(vprotocol_pessimist_sender_based_header_t);
+ 
+    __SENDER_BASED_CNVTOR_PACK(req); 
+    mca_vprotocol_pessimist.sender_based.sb_cursor += sbhdr->size;
+    mca_vprotocol_pessimist.sender_based.sb_vacant -= (sbhdr->size + 
+            sizeof(vprotocol_pessimist_sender_based_header_t));
+    V_OUTPUT_VERBOSE(70, "pessimist:\tsb\twrite\t%"PRIpclock"\tsize %lu", VPESSIMIST_REQ(&req->req_base)->reqid, sbhdr->size + sizeof(vprotocol_pessimist_sender_based_header_t)); 
+}
+
 
 /** Copy data associated to a pml_base_send_request_t to the sender based 
   * message payload buffer
@@ -117,7 +137,11 @@ void vprotocol_pessimist_sender_based_alloc(size_t len);
 
 /** Ensure sender based is finished before allowing user to touch send buffer
   */ 
-#define VPROTOCOL_PESSIMIST_SENDER_BASED_FLUSH(REQ) do {                      \
+#define VPROTOCOL_PESSIMIST_SENDER_BASED_FLUSH(REQ) __SENDER_BASED_CNVTOR_FLUSH(REQ)
+
+#define __SENDER_BASED_CNVTOR_FLUSH(REQ)
+
+#define __SENDER_BASED_SNDRCV_FLUSH(REQ) do {                                 \
     if(NULL != VPESSIMIST_REQ(REQ)->sb_reqs[0])                               \
     {                                                                         \
         ompi_request_wait_all(2, VPESSIMIST_REQ(REQ)->sb_reqs,                \
diff --git a/ompi/mca/pml/v/static-components.h b/ompi/mca/pml/v/static-components.h
index 9c36b1b071..8581cab3fb 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/pml/v/static-components.h
+++ b/ompi/mca/pml/v/static-components.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 
 
-const mca_base_component_t *mca_pml_v_protocol_base_static_components[] = {
+const mca_base_component_t *mca_vprotocol_base_static_components[] = {
 
   NULL
 };
diff --git a/ompi/mca/pml/v/vprotocol.h b/ompi/mca/pml/v/vprotocol.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..796830de35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ompi/mca/pml/v/vprotocol.h
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2007 The Trustees of the University of Tennessee.
+ *                         All rights reserved.
+ * $COPYRIGHT$
+ *
+ * Additional copyrights may follow
+ *
+ * $HEADER$
+ */
+
+#ifndef __INCLUDE_VPROTOCOL_H_
+#define __INCLUDE_VPROTOCOL_H_
+
+#include "ompi_config.h"
+#include "opal/mca/mca.h" 
+#include "ompi/mca/pml/pml.h"
+
+#if defined(c_plusplus) || defined(__cplusplus)
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+    
+/* PML_V->PROTOCOL Called by MCA_PML_V framework to initialize the component.
+ * 
+ * @param priority (OUT) Relative priority or ranking used by MCA to
+ * select a component.
+ *
+ * @param enable_progress_threads (IN) Whether this component is
+ * allowed to run a hidden/progress thread or not.
+ *
+ * @param enable_mpi_threads (IN) Whether support for multiple MPI
+ * threads is enabled or not (i.e., MPI_THREAD_MULTIPLE), which
+ * indicates whether multiple threads may invoke this component
+ * simultaneously or not.
+ */
+typedef struct mca_vprotocol_base_module_1_0_0_t * 
+    (*mca_vprotocol_base_component_init_fn_t)(int *priority, 
+                                              bool enable_progress_threads,
+                                              bool enable_mpi_threads);
+
+/* Release any resource allocated in init
+ */
+typedef int (*mca_vprotocol_base_component_finalize_fn_t)(void);
+
+
+/* The MCA type for class instance
+ */
+typedef struct mca_vprotocol_base_component_1_0_0_t {
+    mca_base_component_t pmlm_version;
+    mca_base_component_data_1_0_0_t pmlm_data;
+    mca_vprotocol_base_component_init_fn_t pmlm_init;
+    mca_vprotocol_base_component_finalize_fn_t pmlm_finalize;
+} mca_vprotocol_base_component_1_0_0_t;
+typedef mca_vprotocol_base_component_1_0_0_t mca_vprotocol_base_component_t;
+
+/* The base module of the component
+ */
+typedef struct mca_vprotocol_base_module_1_0_0_t
+{
+    /* PML module stuff */ 
+    mca_pml_base_module_add_procs_fn_t        add_procs;
+    mca_pml_base_module_del_procs_fn_t        del_procs;
+    mca_pml_base_module_enable_fn_t           enable;
+    mca_pml_base_module_progress_fn_t         progress;
+    mca_pml_base_module_add_comm_fn_t         add_comm;
+    mca_pml_base_module_del_comm_fn_t         del_comm;
+    mca_pml_base_module_irecv_init_fn_t       irecv_init;
+    mca_pml_base_module_irecv_fn_t            irecv;
+    mca_pml_base_module_recv_fn_t             recv;
+    mca_pml_base_module_isend_init_fn_t       isend_init;
+    mca_pml_base_module_isend_fn_t            isend;
+    mca_pml_base_module_send_fn_t             send;
+    mca_pml_base_module_iprobe_fn_t           iprobe;
+    mca_pml_base_module_probe_fn_t            probe;
+    mca_pml_base_module_start_fn_t            start;
+    mca_pml_base_module_dump_fn_t             dump;
+    
+    /* Custom requests classes to add extra data at end of pml requests */
+    opal_class_t *                            req_recv_class;
+    opal_class_t *                            req_send_class;
+} mca_vprotocol_base_module_1_0_0_t;
+typedef mca_vprotocol_base_module_1_0_0_t mca_vprotocol_base_module_t;
+
+#if defined(c_plusplus) || defined(__cplusplus)
+}
+#endif
+
+/* silently include the pml_v.h as every file including vprotocol.h will also
+ * need it
+ */
+#include "pml_v.h"
+#include "base/base.h"
+
+#endif /* __INCLUDE_VPROTOCOL_H_ */