Squashing the route attribute structure into one level.

For now, all route attributes are stored as eattrs in ea_list. This
should make route manipulation easier and it also allows for a layered
approach of route attributes where updates from filters will be stored
as an overlay over the previous version.

15 files changed, 186 insertions, 211 deletions

diff --git a/proto/babel/babel.c b/proto/babel/babel.c
index b90dcd3f..e3903c67 100644
--- a/proto/babel/babel.c
+++ b/proto/babel/babel.c
@@ -677,10 +677,7 @@ babel_announce_rte(struct babel_proto *p, struct babel_entry *e)
       }
     };
 
-    rta a0 = { .eattrs = &eattrs.l, };
-
-    rta *a = rta_lookup(&a0);
-    rte *rte = rte_get_temp(a, p->p.main_source);
+    rte *rte = rte_get_temp(rta_lookup(&eattrs.l), p->p.main_source);
 
     e->unreachable = 0;
     rte_update2(c, e->n.addr, rte, p->p.main_source);
@@ -688,14 +685,13 @@ babel_announce_rte(struct babel_proto *p, struct babel_entry *e)
   else if (e->valid && (e->router_id != p->router_id))
   {
     /* Unreachable */
-    rta a0 = {};
+    ea_list *ea = NULL;
 
-    ea_set_attr_u32(&a0.eattrs, &ea_gen_preference, 0, 1);
-    ea_set_attr_u32(&a0.eattrs, &ea_gen_source, 0, RTS_BABEL);
-    ea_set_dest(&a0.eattrs, 0, RTD_UNREACHABLE);
+    ea_set_attr_u32(&ea, &ea_gen_preference, 0, 1);
+    ea_set_attr_u32(&ea, &ea_gen_source, 0, RTS_BABEL);
+    ea_set_dest(&ea, 0, RTD_UNREACHABLE);
 
-    rta *a = rta_lookup(&a0);
-    rte *rte = rte_get_temp(a, p->p.main_source);
+    rte *rte = rte_get_temp(rta_lookup(ea), p->p.main_source);
     rte->pflags = 0;
 
     e->unreachable = 1;
@@ -2025,13 +2021,13 @@ static void
 babel_get_route_info(rte *rte, byte *buf)
 {
   u64 rid = 0;
-  eattr *e = ea_find(rte->attrs->eattrs, &ea_babel_router_id);
+  eattr *e = ea_find(rte->attrs, &ea_babel_router_id);
   if (e)
     memcpy(&rid, e->u.ptr->data, sizeof(u64));
 
   buf += bsprintf(buf, " (%d/%d) [%lR]",
       rt_get_preference(rte),
-      ea_get_int(rte->attrs->eattrs, &ea_babel_metric, BABEL_INFINITY), rid);
+      ea_get_int(rte->attrs, &ea_babel_metric, BABEL_INFINITY), rid);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -2263,7 +2259,7 @@ babel_preexport(struct proto *P, struct rte *new)
     return 0;
 
   /* Reject our own unreachable routes */
-  eattr *ea = ea_find(new->attrs->eattrs, &ea_gen_nexthop);
+  eattr *ea = ea_find(new->attrs, &ea_gen_nexthop);
   struct nexthop_adata *nhad = (void *) ea->u.ptr;
   if (!NEXTHOP_IS_REACHABLE(nhad))
     return -1;
@@ -2286,13 +2282,13 @@ babel_rt_notify(struct proto *P, struct channel *c UNUSED, struct network *net,
   {
     /* Update */
     uint rt_seqno;
-    uint rt_metric = ea_get_int(new->attrs->eattrs, &ea_babel_metric, 0);
+    uint rt_metric = ea_get_int(new->attrs, &ea_babel_metric, 0);
     u64 rt_router_id = 0;
 
     if (new->src->proto == P)
     {
-      rt_seqno = ea_get_int(new->attrs->eattrs, &ea_babel_seqno, 0);
-      eattr *e = ea_find(new->attrs->eattrs, &ea_babel_router_id);
+      rt_seqno = ea_get_int(new->attrs, &ea_babel_seqno, 0);
+      eattr *e = ea_find(new->attrs, &ea_babel_router_id);
       if (e)
 	memcpy(&rt_router_id, e->u.ptr->data, sizeof(u64));
     }
@@ -2343,8 +2339,8 @@ babel_rt_notify(struct proto *P, struct channel *c UNUSED, struct network *net,
 static int
 babel_rte_better(struct rte *new, struct rte *old)
 {
-  uint new_metric = ea_get_int(new->attrs->eattrs, &ea_babel_metric, BABEL_INFINITY);
-  uint old_metric = ea_get_int(old->attrs->eattrs, &ea_babel_metric, BABEL_INFINITY);
+  uint new_metric = ea_get_int(new->attrs, &ea_babel_metric, BABEL_INFINITY);
+  uint old_metric = ea_get_int(old->attrs, &ea_babel_metric, BABEL_INFINITY);
 
   return new_metric < old_metric;
 }
@@ -2352,7 +2348,7 @@ babel_rte_better(struct rte *new, struct rte *old)
 static u32
 babel_rte_igp_metric(struct rte *rt)
 {
-  return ea_get_int(rt->attrs->eattrs, &ea_babel_metric, BABEL_INFINITY);
+  return ea_get_int(rt->attrs, &ea_babel_metric, BABEL_INFINITY);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/proto/bgp/attrs.c b/proto/bgp/attrs.c
index 6a9e4026..c605bb07 100644
--- a/proto/bgp/attrs.c
+++ b/proto/bgp/attrs.c
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ bgp_aigp_set_metric(struct linpool *pool, const struct adata *ad, u64 metric)
 int
 bgp_total_aigp_metric_(rte *e, u64 *metric, const struct adata **ad)
 {
-  eattr *a = ea_find(e->attrs->eattrs, BGP_EA_ID(BA_AIGP));
+  eattr *a = ea_find(e->attrs, BGP_EA_ID(BA_AIGP));
   if (!a)
     return 0;
 
@@ -1492,13 +1492,13 @@ loop:
 }
 
 void
-bgp_finish_attrs(struct bgp_parse_state *s, rta *a)
+bgp_finish_attrs(struct bgp_parse_state *s, ea_list **to)
 {
   /* AIGP test here instead of in bgp_decode_aigp() - we need to know channel */
   if (BIT32_TEST(s->attrs_seen, BA_AIGP) && !s->channel->cf->aigp)
   {
     REPORT("Discarding AIGP attribute received on non-AIGP session");
-    bgp_unset_attr(&a->eattrs, BA_AIGP);
+    bgp_unset_attr(to, BA_AIGP);
   }
 }
 
@@ -1735,14 +1735,14 @@ bgp_preexport(struct proto *P, rte *e)
 
     /* Generally, this should be handled when path is received, but we check it
        also here as rr_cluster_id may be undefined or different in src. */
-    if (p->rr_cluster_id && bgp_cluster_list_loopy(p, e->attrs->eattrs))
+    if (p->rr_cluster_id && bgp_cluster_list_loopy(p, e->attrs))
       return -1;
   }
 
   /* Handle well-known communities, RFC 1997 */
   struct eattr *c;
   if (p->cf->interpret_communities &&
-      (c = ea_find(e->attrs->eattrs, BGP_EA_ID(BA_COMMUNITY))))
+      (c = ea_find(e->attrs, BGP_EA_ID(BA_COMMUNITY))))
   {
     const struct adata *d = c->u.ptr;
 
@@ -1893,7 +1893,7 @@ bgp_rt_notify(struct proto *P, struct channel *C, net *n, rte *new, rte *old)
 
   if (new)
   {
-    struct ea_list *attrs = bgp_update_attrs(p, c, new, new->attrs->eattrs, tmp_linpool);
+    struct ea_list *attrs = bgp_update_attrs(p, c, new, new->attrs, tmp_linpool);
 
     /* Error during attribute processing */
     if (!attrs)
@@ -1919,7 +1919,7 @@ bgp_rt_notify(struct proto *P, struct channel *C, net *n, rte *new, rte *old)
 static inline u32
 bgp_get_neighbor(rte *r)
 {
-  eattr *e = ea_find(r->attrs->eattrs, BGP_EA_ID(BA_AS_PATH));
+  eattr *e = ea_find(r->attrs, BGP_EA_ID(BA_AS_PATH));
   u32 as;
 
   if (e && as_path_get_first_regular(e->u.ptr, &as))
@@ -1940,7 +1940,7 @@ rte_stale(rte *r)
     return 0;
 
   /* If staleness is unknown, compute and cache it */
-  eattr *a = ea_find(r->attrs->eattrs, BGP_EA_ID(BA_COMMUNITY));
+  eattr *a = ea_find(r->attrs, BGP_EA_ID(BA_COMMUNITY));
   if (a && int_set_contains(a->u.ptr, BGP_COMM_LLGR_STALE))
   {
     r->pflags |= BGP_REF_STALE;
@@ -1986,8 +1986,8 @@ bgp_rte_better(rte *new, rte *old)
     return 1;
 
  /* Start with local preferences */
-  x = ea_find(new->attrs->eattrs, BGP_EA_ID(BA_LOCAL_PREF));
-  y = ea_find(old->attrs->eattrs, BGP_EA_ID(BA_LOCAL_PREF));
+  x = ea_find(new->attrs, BGP_EA_ID(BA_LOCAL_PREF));
+  y = ea_find(old->attrs, BGP_EA_ID(BA_LOCAL_PREF));
   n = x ? x->u.data : new_bgp->cf->default_local_pref;
   o = y ? y->u.data : old_bgp->cf->default_local_pref;
   if (n > o)
@@ -2006,8 +2006,8 @@ bgp_rte_better(rte *new, rte *old)
   /* RFC 4271 9.1.2.2. a)  Use AS path lengths */
   if (new_bgp->cf->compare_path_lengths || old_bgp->cf->compare_path_lengths)
   {
-    x = ea_find(new->attrs->eattrs, BGP_EA_ID(BA_AS_PATH));
-    y = ea_find(old->attrs->eattrs, BGP_EA_ID(BA_AS_PATH));
+    x = ea_find(new->attrs, BGP_EA_ID(BA_AS_PATH));
+    y = ea_find(old->attrs, BGP_EA_ID(BA_AS_PATH));
     n = x ? as_path_getlen(x->u.ptr) : AS_PATH_MAXLEN;
     o = y ? as_path_getlen(y->u.ptr) : AS_PATH_MAXLEN;
     if (n < o)
@@ -2017,8 +2017,8 @@ bgp_rte_better(rte *new, rte *old)
   }
 
   /* RFC 4271 9.1.2.2. b) Use origins */
-  x = ea_find(new->attrs->eattrs, BGP_EA_ID(BA_ORIGIN));
-  y = ea_find(old->attrs->eattrs, BGP_EA_ID(BA_ORIGIN));
+  x = ea_find(new->attrs, BGP_EA_ID(BA_ORIGIN));
+  y = ea_find(old->attrs, BGP_EA_ID(BA_ORIGIN));
   n = x ? x->u.data : ORIGIN_INCOMPLETE;
   o = y ? y->u.data : ORIGIN_INCOMPLETE;
   if (n < o)
@@ -2040,8 +2040,8 @@ bgp_rte_better(rte *new, rte *old)
   if (new_bgp->cf->med_metric || old_bgp->cf->med_metric ||
       (bgp_get_neighbor(new) == bgp_get_neighbor(old)))
   {
-    x = ea_find(new->attrs->eattrs, BGP_EA_ID(BA_MULTI_EXIT_DISC));
-    y = ea_find(old->attrs->eattrs, BGP_EA_ID(BA_MULTI_EXIT_DISC));
+    x = ea_find(new->attrs, BGP_EA_ID(BA_MULTI_EXIT_DISC));
+    y = ea_find(old->attrs, BGP_EA_ID(BA_MULTI_EXIT_DISC));
     n = x ? x->u.data : new_bgp->cf->default_med;
     o = y ? y->u.data : old_bgp->cf->default_med;
     if (n < o)
@@ -2066,8 +2066,8 @@ bgp_rte_better(rte *new, rte *old)
 
   /* RFC 4271 9.1.2.2. f) Compare BGP identifiers */
   /* RFC 4456 9. a) Use ORIGINATOR_ID instead of local neighbor ID */
-  x = ea_find(new->attrs->eattrs, BGP_EA_ID(BA_ORIGINATOR_ID));
-  y = ea_find(old->attrs->eattrs, BGP_EA_ID(BA_ORIGINATOR_ID));
+  x = ea_find(new->attrs, BGP_EA_ID(BA_ORIGINATOR_ID));
+  y = ea_find(old->attrs, BGP_EA_ID(BA_ORIGINATOR_ID));
   n = x ? x->u.data : new_bgp->remote_id;
   o = y ? y->u.data : old_bgp->remote_id;
 
@@ -2084,8 +2084,8 @@ bgp_rte_better(rte *new, rte *old)
     return 0;
 
   /* RFC 4456 9. b) Compare cluster list lengths */
-  x = ea_find(new->attrs->eattrs, BGP_EA_ID(BA_CLUSTER_LIST));
-  y = ea_find(old->attrs->eattrs, BGP_EA_ID(BA_CLUSTER_LIST));
+  x = ea_find(new->attrs, BGP_EA_ID(BA_CLUSTER_LIST));
+  y = ea_find(old->attrs, BGP_EA_ID(BA_CLUSTER_LIST));
   n = x ? int_set_get_size(x->u.ptr) : 0;
   o = y ? int_set_get_size(y->u.ptr) : 0;
   if (n < o)
@@ -2119,8 +2119,8 @@ bgp_rte_mergable(rte *pri, rte *sec)
     return 0;
 
   /* Start with local preferences */
-  x = ea_find(pri->attrs->eattrs, BGP_EA_ID(BA_LOCAL_PREF));
-  y = ea_find(sec->attrs->eattrs, BGP_EA_ID(BA_LOCAL_PREF));
+  x = ea_find(pri->attrs, BGP_EA_ID(BA_LOCAL_PREF));
+  y = ea_find(sec->attrs, BGP_EA_ID(BA_LOCAL_PREF));
   p = x ? x->u.data : pri_bgp->cf->default_local_pref;
   s = y ? y->u.data : sec_bgp->cf->default_local_pref;
   if (p != s)
@@ -2129,8 +2129,8 @@ bgp_rte_mergable(rte *pri, rte *sec)
   /* RFC 4271 9.1.2.2. a)  Use AS path lengths */
   if (pri_bgp->cf->compare_path_lengths || sec_bgp->cf->compare_path_lengths)
   {
-    x = ea_find(pri->attrs->eattrs, BGP_EA_ID(BA_AS_PATH));
-    y = ea_find(sec->attrs->eattrs, BGP_EA_ID(BA_AS_PATH));
+    x = ea_find(pri->attrs, BGP_EA_ID(BA_AS_PATH));
+    y = ea_find(sec->attrs, BGP_EA_ID(BA_AS_PATH));
     p = x ? as_path_getlen(x->u.ptr) : AS_PATH_MAXLEN;
     s = y ? as_path_getlen(y->u.ptr) : AS_PATH_MAXLEN;
 
@@ -2142,8 +2142,8 @@ bgp_rte_mergable(rte *pri, rte *sec)
   }
 
   /* RFC 4271 9.1.2.2. b) Use origins */
-  x = ea_find(pri->attrs->eattrs, BGP_EA_ID(BA_ORIGIN));
-  y = ea_find(sec->attrs->eattrs, BGP_EA_ID(BA_ORIGIN));
+  x = ea_find(pri->attrs, BGP_EA_ID(BA_ORIGIN));
+  y = ea_find(sec->attrs, BGP_EA_ID(BA_ORIGIN));
   p = x ? x->u.data : ORIGIN_INCOMPLETE;
   s = y ? y->u.data : ORIGIN_INCOMPLETE;
   if (p != s)
@@ -2153,8 +2153,8 @@ bgp_rte_mergable(rte *pri, rte *sec)
   if (pri_bgp->cf->med_metric || sec_bgp->cf->med_metric ||
       (bgp_get_neighbor(pri) == bgp_get_neighbor(sec)))
   {
-    x = ea_find(pri->attrs->eattrs, BGP_EA_ID(BA_MULTI_EXIT_DISC));
-    y = ea_find(sec->attrs->eattrs, BGP_EA_ID(BA_MULTI_EXIT_DISC));
+    x = ea_find(pri->attrs, BGP_EA_ID(BA_MULTI_EXIT_DISC));
+    y = ea_find(sec->attrs, BGP_EA_ID(BA_MULTI_EXIT_DISC));
     p = x ? x->u.data : pri_bgp->cf->default_med;
     s = y ? y->u.data : sec_bgp->cf->default_med;
     if (p != s)
@@ -2320,7 +2320,7 @@ bgp_rte_recalculate(rtable *table, net *net, rte *new, rte *old, rte *old_best)
 struct rte *
 bgp_rte_modify_stale(struct rte *r, struct linpool *pool)
 {
-  eattr *a = ea_find(r->attrs->eattrs, BGP_EA_ID(BA_COMMUNITY));
+  eattr *a = ea_find(r->attrs, BGP_EA_ID(BA_COMMUNITY));
   const struct adata *ad = a ? a->u.ptr : NULL;
   uint flags = a ? a->flags : BAF_PARTIAL;
 
@@ -2330,8 +2330,8 @@ bgp_rte_modify_stale(struct rte *r, struct linpool *pool)
   if (ad && int_set_contains(ad, BGP_COMM_LLGR_STALE))
     return r;
 
-  r = rte_cow_rta(r, pool);
-  bgp_set_attr_ptr(&(r->attrs->eattrs), BA_COMMUNITY, flags,
+  r = rte_cow_rta(r);
+  bgp_set_attr_ptr(&(r->attrs), BA_COMMUNITY, flags,
 		   int_set_add(pool, ad, BGP_COMM_LLGR_STALE));
   r->pflags |= BGP_REF_STALE;
 
@@ -2388,8 +2388,8 @@ bgp_process_as4_attrs(ea_list **attrs, struct linpool *pool)
 void
 bgp_get_route_info(rte *e, byte *buf)
 {
-  eattr *p = ea_find(e->attrs->eattrs, BGP_EA_ID(BA_AS_PATH));
-  eattr *o = ea_find(e->attrs->eattrs, BGP_EA_ID(BA_ORIGIN));
+  eattr *p = ea_find(e->attrs, BGP_EA_ID(BA_AS_PATH));
+  eattr *o = ea_find(e->attrs, BGP_EA_ID(BA_ORIGIN));
   u32 origas;
 
   buf += bsprintf(buf, " (%d", rt_get_preference(e));
diff --git a/proto/bgp/bgp.h b/proto/bgp/bgp.h
index 2f98dc1b..376b463f 100644
--- a/proto/bgp/bgp.h
+++ b/proto/bgp/bgp.h
@@ -67,10 +67,10 @@ struct bgp_af_desc {
   u8 no_igp;
   const char *name;
   uint (*encode_nlri)(struct bgp_write_state *s, struct bgp_bucket *buck, byte *buf, uint size);
-  void (*decode_nlri)(struct bgp_parse_state *s, byte *pos, uint len, rta *a);
+  void (*decode_nlri)(struct bgp_parse_state *s, byte *pos, uint len, ea_list *a);
   void (*update_next_hop)(struct bgp_export_state *s, eattr *nh, ea_list **to);
   uint (*encode_next_hop)(struct bgp_write_state *s, eattr *nh, byte *buf, uint size);
-  void (*decode_next_hop)(struct bgp_parse_state *s, byte *pos, uint len, rta *a);
+  void (*decode_next_hop)(struct bgp_parse_state *s, byte *pos, uint len, ea_list **to);
 };
 
 
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ struct bgp_parse_state {
   /* Cached state for bgp_rte_update() */
   u32 last_id;
   struct rte_src *last_src;
-  rta *cached_rta;
+  ea_list *cached_ea;
 };
 
 #define BGP_PORT		179
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ struct rte_source *bgp_get_source(struct bgp_proto *p, u32 path_id);
 static inline int
 rte_resolvable(rte *rt)
 {
-  eattr *nhea = ea_find(rt->attrs->eattrs, &ea_gen_nexthop);
+  eattr *nhea = ea_find(rt->attrs, &ea_gen_nexthop);
   struct nexthop_adata *nhad = (void *) nhea->u.ptr;
   return NEXTHOP_IS_REACHABLE(nhad) || (nhad->dest != RTD_UNREACHABLE);
 }
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ int bgp_encode_mp_reach_mrt(struct bgp_write_state *s, eattr *a, byte *buf, uint
 
 int bgp_encode_attrs(struct bgp_write_state *s, ea_list *attrs, byte *buf, byte *end);
 ea_list * bgp_decode_attrs(struct bgp_parse_state *s, byte *data, uint len);
-void bgp_finish_attrs(struct bgp_parse_state *s, rta *a);
+void bgp_finish_attrs(struct bgp_parse_state *s, ea_list **to);
 
 void bgp_init_bucket_table(struct bgp_channel *c);
 void bgp_free_bucket_table(struct bgp_channel *c);
diff --git a/proto/bgp/packets.c b/proto/bgp/packets.c
index 4c46c60e..e72ec222 100644
--- a/proto/bgp/packets.c
+++ b/proto/bgp/packets.c
@@ -943,7 +943,7 @@ bgp_rx_open(struct bgp_conn *conn, byte *pkt, uint len)
 #define MISMATCHED_AF	" - mismatched address family (%I for %s)"
 
 static void
-bgp_apply_next_hop(struct bgp_parse_state *s, rta *a, ip_addr gw, ip_addr ll)
+bgp_apply_next_hop(struct bgp_parse_state *s, ea_list **to, ip_addr gw, ip_addr ll)
 {
   struct bgp_proto *p = s->proto;
   struct bgp_channel *c = s->channel;
@@ -966,7 +966,7 @@ bgp_apply_next_hop(struct bgp_parse_state *s, rta *a, ip_addr gw, ip_addr ll)
     if (nbr->scope == SCOPE_HOST)
       WITHDRAW(BAD_NEXT_HOP " - address %I is local", nbr->addr);
 
-    ea_set_attr_u32(&a->eattrs, &ea_gen_igp_metric, 0, c->cf->cost);
+    ea_set_attr_u32(to, &ea_gen_igp_metric, 0, c->cf->cost);
 
     struct nexthop_adata nhad = {
       .nh = {
@@ -977,7 +977,7 @@ bgp_apply_next_hop(struct bgp_parse_state *s, rta *a, ip_addr gw, ip_addr ll)
 	.length = sizeof nhad - sizeof nhad.ad,
       },
     };
-    ea_set_attr_data(&a->eattrs, &ea_gen_nexthop, 0, nhad.ad.data, nhad.ad.length);
+    ea_set_attr_data(to, &ea_gen_nexthop, 0, nhad.ad.data, nhad.ad.length);
   }
   else /* GW_RECURSIVE */
   {
@@ -988,21 +988,21 @@ bgp_apply_next_hop(struct bgp_parse_state *s, rta *a, ip_addr gw, ip_addr ll)
     if (s->mpls)
     {
       u32 labels[BGP_MPLS_MAX];
-      ea_set_hostentry(&a->eattrs, c->c.table, tab, gw, ll, BGP_MPLS_MAX, labels);
+      ea_set_hostentry(to, c->c.table, tab, gw, ll, BGP_MPLS_MAX, labels);
     }
     else
-      ea_set_hostentry(&a->eattrs, c->c.table, tab, gw, ll, 0, NULL);
+      ea_set_hostentry(to, c->c.table, tab, gw, ll, 0, NULL);
   }
 }
 
 static void
-bgp_apply_mpls_labels(struct bgp_parse_state *s, rta *a, u32 lnum, u32 labels[lnum])
+bgp_apply_mpls_labels(struct bgp_parse_state *s, ea_list **to, u32 lnum, u32 labels[lnum])
 {
   if (lnum > MPLS_MAX_LABEL_STACK)
   {
     REPORT("Too many MPLS labels ($u)", lnum);
 
-    ea_set_dest(&a->eattrs, 0, RTD_UNREACHABLE);
+    ea_set_dest(to, 0, RTD_UNREACHABLE);
     return;
   }
 
@@ -1012,7 +1012,7 @@ bgp_apply_mpls_labels(struct bgp_parse_state *s, rta *a, u32 lnum, u32 labels[ln
 
   if (s->channel->cf->gw_mode == GW_DIRECT)
   {
-    eattr *e = ea_find(a->eattrs, &ea_gen_nexthop);
+    eattr *e = ea_find(*to, &ea_gen_nexthop);
     struct {
       struct nexthop_adata nhad;
       u32 labels[MPLS_MAX_LABEL_STACK];
@@ -1025,7 +1025,7 @@ bgp_apply_mpls_labels(struct bgp_parse_state *s, rta *a, u32 lnum, u32 labels[ln
   }
   else /* GW_RECURSIVE */
   {
-    eattr *e = ea_find(a->eattrs, &ea_gen_hostentry);
+    eattr *e = ea_find(*to, &ea_gen_hostentry);
     ASSERT_DIE(e);
     struct hostentry_adata *head = (void *) e->u.ptr;
     memcpy(&head->labels, labels, lnum * sizeof(u32));
@@ -1034,24 +1034,24 @@ bgp_apply_mpls_labels(struct bgp_parse_state *s, rta *a, u32 lnum, u32 labels[ln
 }
 
 static void
-bgp_apply_flow_validation(struct bgp_parse_state *s, const net_addr *n, rta *a)
+bgp_apply_flow_validation(struct bgp_parse_state *s, const net_addr *n, ea_list **to)
 {
   struct bgp_channel *c = s->channel;
-  uint valid = rt_flowspec_check(c->base_table, c->c.table, n, a, s->proto->is_interior);
+  uint valid = rt_flowspec_check(c->base_table, c->c.table, n, *to, s->proto->is_interior);
 
   /* Invalidate cached rta */
-  if (s->cached_rta)
+  if (s->cached_ea)
   {
     /* Has't changed */
-    if (valid == ea_get_int(s->cached_rta->eattrs, &ea_gen_flowspec_valid, FLOWSPEC_UNKNOWN))
+    if (valid == ea_get_int(s->cached_ea, &ea_gen_flowspec_valid, FLOWSPEC_UNKNOWN))
       return;
 
-    rta_free(s->cached_rta);
-    s->cached_rta = NULL;
+    rta_free(s->cached_ea);
+    s->cached_ea = NULL;
   }
 
   /* Set the value */
-  ea_set_attr_u32(&a->eattrs, &ea_gen_flowspec_valid, 0, valid);
+  ea_set_attr_u32(to, &ea_gen_flowspec_valid, 0, valid);
 }
 
 static int
@@ -1105,13 +1105,13 @@ bgp_use_gateway(struct bgp_export_state *s)
 {
   struct bgp_proto *p = s->proto;
   struct bgp_channel *c = s->channel;
-  rta *ra = s->route->attrs;
+  ea_list *ra = s->route->attrs;
 
   /* Handle next hop self option - also applies to gateway */
   if (c->cf->next_hop_self && bgp_match_src(s, c->cf->next_hop_self))
     return NULL;
 
-  eattr *nhea = ea_find(ra->eattrs, &ea_gen_nexthop);
+  eattr *nhea = ea_find(ra, &ea_gen_nexthop);
   if (!nhea)
     return NULL;
 
@@ -1229,7 +1229,7 @@ bgp_encode_next_hop_ip(struct bgp_write_state *s, eattr *a, byte *buf, uint size
 }
 
 static void
-bgp_decode_next_hop_ip(struct bgp_parse_state *s, byte *data, uint len, rta *a)
+bgp_decode_next_hop_ip(struct bgp_parse_state *s, byte *data, uint len, ea_list **to)
 {
   struct bgp_channel *c = s->channel;
   struct adata *ad = lp_alloc_adata(s->pool, 32);
@@ -1270,8 +1270,8 @@ bgp_decode_next_hop_ip(struct bgp_parse_state *s, byte *data, uint len, rta *a)
 
   // XXXX validate next hop
 
-  bgp_set_attr_ptr(&(a->eattrs), BA_NEXT_HOP, 0, ad);
-  bgp_apply_next_hop(s, a, nh[0], nh[1]);
+  bgp_set_attr_ptr(to, BA_NEXT_HOP, 0, ad);
+  bgp_apply_next_hop(s, to, nh[0], nh[1]);
 }
 
 static uint
@@ -1309,7 +1309,7 @@ bgp_encode_next_hop_vpn(struct bgp_write_state *s, eattr *a, byte *buf, uint siz
 }
 
 static void
-bgp_decode_next_hop_vpn(struct bgp_parse_state *s, byte *data, uint len, rta *a)
+bgp_decode_next_hop_vpn(struct bgp_parse_state *s, byte *data, uint len, ea_list **to)
 {
   struct bgp_channel *c = s->channel;
   struct adata *ad = lp_alloc_adata(s->pool, 32);
@@ -1351,8 +1351,8 @@ bgp_decode_next_hop_vpn(struct bgp_parse_state *s, byte *data, uint len, rta *a)
 
   // XXXX validate next hop
 
-  bgp_set_attr_ptr(&(a->eattrs), BA_NEXT_HOP, 0, ad);
-  bgp_apply_next_hop(s, a, nh[0], nh[1]);
+  bgp_set_attr_ptr(to, BA_NEXT_HOP, 0, ad);
+  bgp_apply_next_hop(s, to, nh[0], nh[1]);
 }
 
 
@@ -1364,7 +1364,7 @@ bgp_encode_next_hop_none(struct bgp_write_state *s UNUSED, eattr *a UNUSED, byte
 }
 
 static void
-bgp_decode_next_hop_none(struct bgp_parse_state *s UNUSED, byte *data UNUSED, uint len UNUSED, rta *a UNUSED)
+bgp_decode_next_hop_none(struct bgp_parse_state *s UNUSED, byte *data UNUSED, uint len UNUSED, ea_list **to UNUSED)
 {
   /*
    * Although we expect no next hop and RFC 7606 7.11 states that attribute
@@ -1389,15 +1389,15 @@ bgp_update_next_hop_none(struct bgp_export_state *s UNUSED, eattr *a, ea_list **
  */
 
 static void
-bgp_rte_update(struct bgp_parse_state *s, const net_addr *n, u32 path_id, rta *a0)
+bgp_rte_update(struct bgp_parse_state *s, const net_addr *n, u32 path_id, ea_list *a0)
 {
   if (path_id != s->last_id)
   {
     s->last_src = rt_get_source(&s->proto->p, path_id);
     s->last_id = path_id;
 
-    rta_free(s->cached_rta);
-    s->cached_rta = NULL;
+    ea_free(s->cached_ea);
+    s->cached_ea = NULL;
   }
 
   if (!a0)
@@ -1412,16 +1412,10 @@ bgp_rte_update(struct bgp_parse_state *s, const net_addr *n, u32 path_id, rta *a
   }
 
   /* Prepare cached route attributes */
-  if (s->cached_rta == NULL)
-  {
-    /* Workaround for rta_lookup() breaking eattrs */
-    ea_list *ea = a0->eattrs;
-    s->cached_rta = rta_lookup(a0);
-    a0->eattrs = ea;
-  }
+  if (s->cached_ea == NULL)
+    s->cached_ea = ea_lookup(a0);
 
-  rta *a = rta_clone(s->cached_rta);
-  rte *e = rte_get_temp(a, s->last_src);
+  rte *e = rte_get_temp(rta_clone(s->cached_ea), s->last_src);
 
   e->pflags = 0;
   rte_update3(&s->channel->c, n, e, s->last_src);
@@ -1447,7 +1441,7 @@ bgp_encode_mpls_labels(struct bgp_write_state *s UNUSED, const adata *mpls, byte
 }
 
 static void
-bgp_decode_mpls_labels(struct bgp_parse_state *s, byte **pos, uint *len, uint *pxlen, rta *a)
+bgp_decode_mpls_labels(struct bgp_parse_state *s, byte **pos, uint *len, uint *pxlen, ea_list **to)
 {
   u32 labels[BGP_MPLS_MAX];
   u32 label;
@@ -1469,15 +1463,15 @@ bgp_decode_mpls_labels(struct bgp_parse_state *s, byte **pos, uint *len, uint *p
   }
   while (!(label & BGP_MPLS_BOS));
 
-  if (!a)
+  if (!*to)
     return;
 
   /* Update next hop entry in rta */
-  bgp_apply_mpls_labels(s, a, lnum, labels);
+  bgp_apply_mpls_labels(s, to, lnum, labels);
 
   /* Attributes were changed, invalidate cached entry */
-  rta_free(s->cached_rta);
-  s->cached_rta = NULL;
+  rta_free(s->cached_ea);
+  s->cached_ea = NULL;
 
   return;
 }
@@ -1520,7 +1514,7 @@ bgp_encode_nlri_ip4(struct bgp_write_state *s, struct bgp_bucket *buck, byte *bu
 }
 
 static void
-bgp_decode_nlri_ip4(struct bgp_parse_state *s, byte *pos, uint len, rta *a)
+bgp_decode_nlri_ip4(struct bgp_parse_state *s, byte *pos, uint len, ea_list *a)
 {
   while (len)
   {
@@ -1546,7 +1540,7 @@ bgp_decode_nlri_ip4(struct bgp_parse_state *s, byte *pos, uint len, rta *a)
 
     /* Decode MPLS labels */
     if (s->mpls)
-      bgp_decode_mpls_labels(s, &pos, &len, &l, a);
+      bgp_decode_mpls_labels(s, &pos, &len, &l, &a);
 
     if (l > IP4_MAX_PREFIX_LENGTH)
       bgp_parse_error(s, 10);
@@ -1605,7 +1599,7 @@ bgp_encode_nlri_ip6(struct bgp_write_state *s, struct bgp_bucket *buck, byte *bu
 }
 
 static void
-bgp_decode_nlri_ip6(struct bgp_parse_state *s, byte *pos, uint len, rta *a)
+bgp_decode_nlri_ip6(struct bgp_parse_state *s, byte *pos, uint len, ea_list *a)
 {
   while (len)
   {
@@ -1631,7 +1625,7 @@ bgp_decode_nlri_ip6(struct bgp_parse_state *s, byte *pos, uint len, rta *a)
 
     /* Decode MPLS labels */
     if (s->mpls)
-      bgp_decode_mpls_labels(s, &pos, &len, &l, a);
+      bgp_decode_mpls_labels(s, &pos, &len, &l, &a);
 
     if (l > IP6_MAX_PREFIX_LENGTH)
       bgp_parse_error(s, 10);
@@ -1693,7 +1687,7 @@ bgp_encode_nlri_vpn4(struct bgp_write_state *s, struct bgp_bucket *buck, byte *b
 }
 
 static void
-bgp_decode_nlri_vpn4(struct bgp_parse_state *s, byte *pos, uint len, rta *a)
+bgp_decode_nlri_vpn4(struct bgp_parse_state *s, byte *pos, uint len, ea_list *a)
 {
   while (len)
   {
@@ -1719,7 +1713,7 @@ bgp_decode_nlri_vpn4(struct bgp_parse_state *s, byte *pos, uint len, rta *a)
 
     /* Decode MPLS labels */
     if (s->mpls)
-      bgp_decode_mpls_labels(s, &pos, &len, &l, a);
+      bgp_decode_mpls_labels(s, &pos, &len, &l, &a);
 
     /* Decode route distinguisher */
     if (l < 64)
@@ -1790,7 +1784,7 @@ bgp_encode_nlri_vpn6(struct bgp_write_state *s, struct bgp_bucket *buck, byte *b
 }
 
 static void
-bgp_decode_nlri_vpn6(struct bgp_parse_state *s, byte *pos, uint len, rta *a)
+bgp_decode_nlri_vpn6(struct bgp_parse_state *s, byte *pos, uint len, ea_list *a)
 {
   while (len)
   {
@@ -1816,7 +1810,7 @@ bgp_decode_nlri_vpn6(struct bgp_parse_state *s, byte *pos, uint len, rta *a)
 
     /* Decode MPLS labels */
     if (s->mpls)
-      bgp_decode_mpls_labels(s, &pos, &len, &l, a);
+      bgp_decode_mpls_labels(s, &pos, &len, &l, &a);
 
     /* Decode route distinguisher */
     if (l < 64)
@@ -1877,7 +1871,7 @@ bgp_encode_nlri_flow4(struct bgp_write_state *s, struct bgp_bucket *buck, byte *
 }
 
 static void
-bgp_decode_nlri_flow4(struct bgp_parse_state *s, byte *pos, uint len, rta *a)
+bgp_decode_nlri_flow4(struct bgp_parse_state *s, byte *pos, uint len, ea_list *a)
 {
   while (len)
   {
@@ -1930,7 +1924,7 @@ bgp_decode_nlri_flow4(struct bgp_parse_state *s, byte *pos, uint len, rta *a)
 
     /* Apply validation procedure per RFC 8955 (6) */
     if (a && s->channel->cf->validate)
-      bgp_apply_flow_validation(s, n, a);
+      bgp_apply_flow_validation(s, n, &a);
 
     bgp_rte_update(s, n, path_id, a);
   }
@@ -1969,7 +1963,7 @@ bgp_encode_nlri_flow6(struct bgp_write_state *s, struct bgp_bucket *buck, byte *
 }
 
 static void
-bgp_decode_nlri_flow6(struct bgp_parse_state *s, byte *pos, uint len, rta *a)
+bgp_decode_nlri_flow6(struct bgp_parse_state *s, byte *pos, uint len, ea_list *a)
 {
   while (len)
   {
@@ -2022,7 +2016,7 @@ bgp_decode_nlri_flow6(struct bgp_parse_state *s, byte *pos, uint len, rta *a)
 
     /* Apply validation procedure per RFC 8955 (6) */
     if (a && s->channel->cf->validate)
-      bgp_apply_flow_validation(s, n, a);
+      bgp_apply_flow_validation(s, n, &a);
 
     bgp_rte_update(s, n, path_id, a);
   }
@@ -2472,7 +2466,6 @@ static inline void
 bgp_decode_nlri(struct bgp_parse_state *s, u32 afi, byte *nlri, uint len, ea_list *ea, byte *nh, uint nh_len)
 {
   struct bgp_channel *c = bgp_get_channel(s->proto, afi);
-  rta *a = NULL;
 
   if (!c)
     DISCARD(BAD_AFI, BGP_AFI(afi), BGP_SAFI(afi));
@@ -2493,26 +2486,22 @@ bgp_decode_nlri(struct bgp_parse_state *s, u32 afi, byte *nlri, uint len, ea_lis
 
   if (ea)
   {
-    a = allocz(RTA_MAX_SIZE);
-
-    a->eattrs = ea;
-
-    ea_set_attr_data(&a->eattrs, &ea_gen_from, 0, &s->proto->remote_ip, sizeof(ip_addr));
-    ea_set_attr_u32(&a->eattrs, &ea_gen_preference, 0, c->c.preference);
-    ea_set_attr_u32(&a->eattrs, &ea_gen_source, 0, RTS_BGP);
+    ea_set_attr_data(&ea, &ea_gen_from, 0, &s->proto->remote_ip, sizeof(ip_addr));
+    ea_set_attr_u32(&ea, &ea_gen_preference, 0, c->c.preference);
+    ea_set_attr_u32(&ea, &ea_gen_source, 0, RTS_BGP);
 
-    c->desc->decode_next_hop(s, nh, nh_len, a);
-    bgp_finish_attrs(s, a);
+    c->desc->decode_next_hop(s, nh, nh_len, &ea);
+    bgp_finish_attrs(s, &ea);
 
     /* Handle withdraw during next hop decoding */
     if (s->err_withdraw)
-      a = NULL;
+      ea = NULL;
   }
 
-  c->desc->decode_nlri(s, nlri, len, a);
+  c->desc->decode_nlri(s, nlri, len, ea);
 
-  rta_free(s->cached_rta);
-  s->cached_rta = NULL;
+  rta_free(s->cached_ea);
+  s->cached_ea = NULL;
 }
 
 static void
@@ -2617,7 +2606,7 @@ bgp_rx_update(struct bgp_conn *conn, byte *pkt, uint len)
 		    ea, s.mp_next_hop_data, s.mp_next_hop_len);
 
 done:
-  rta_free(s.cached_rta);
+  rta_free(s.cached_ea);
   lp_restore(tmp_linpool, &tmpp);
   return;
 }
diff --git a/proto/mrt/mrt.c b/proto/mrt/mrt.c
index e45f7cb7..7b6e7772 100644
--- a/proto/mrt/mrt.c
+++ b/proto/mrt/mrt.c
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ mrt_rib_table_header(struct mrt_table_dump_state *s, net_addr *n)
 static void
 mrt_rib_table_entry_bgp_attrs(struct mrt_table_dump_state *s, rte *r)
 {
-  struct ea_list *eattrs = r->attrs->eattrs;
+  struct ea_list *eattrs = r->attrs;
   buffer *b = &s->buf;
 
   if (!eattrs)
diff --git a/proto/ospf/ospf.c b/proto/ospf/ospf.c
index 731adaa5..87911531 100644
--- a/proto/ospf/ospf.c
+++ b/proto/ospf/ospf.c
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ ospf_init(struct proto_config *CF)
 static int
 ospf_rte_better(struct rte *new, struct rte *old)
 {
-  u32 new_metric1 = ea_get_int(new->attrs->eattrs, &ea_ospf_metric1, LSINFINITY);
+  u32 new_metric1 = ea_get_int(new->attrs, &ea_ospf_metric1, LSINFINITY);
 
   if (new_metric1 == LSINFINITY)
     return 0;
@@ -400,13 +400,13 @@ ospf_rte_better(struct rte *new, struct rte *old)
 
   if (ns == RTS_OSPF_EXT2)
   {
-    u32 old_metric2 = ea_get_int(old->attrs->eattrs, &ea_ospf_metric2, LSINFINITY);
-    u32 new_metric2 = ea_get_int(new->attrs->eattrs, &ea_ospf_metric2, LSINFINITY);
+    u32 old_metric2 = ea_get_int(old->attrs, &ea_ospf_metric2, LSINFINITY);
+    u32 new_metric2 = ea_get_int(new->attrs, &ea_ospf_metric2, LSINFINITY);
     if (new_metric2 < old_metric2) return 1;
     if (new_metric2 > old_metric2) return 0;
   }
 
-  u32 old_metric1 = ea_get_int(old->attrs->eattrs, &ea_ospf_metric1, LSINFINITY);
+  u32 old_metric1 = ea_get_int(old->attrs, &ea_ospf_metric1, LSINFINITY);
   if (new_metric1 < old_metric1)
     return 1;
 
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ ospf_rte_igp_metric(struct rte *rt)
   if (rt_get_source_attr(rt) == RTS_OSPF_EXT2)
     return IGP_METRIC_UNKNOWN;
 
-  return ea_get_int(rt->attrs->eattrs, &ea_ospf_metric1, LSINFINITY);
+  return ea_get_int(rt->attrs, &ea_ospf_metric1, LSINFINITY);
 }
 
 void
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ ospf_shutdown(struct proto *P)
   /* Cleanup locked rta entries */
   FIB_WALK(&p->rtf, ort, nf)
   {
-    rta_free(nf->old_rta);
+    ea_free(nf->old_ea);
   }
   FIB_WALK_END;
 
@@ -592,18 +592,18 @@ ospf_get_route_info(rte * rte, byte * buf)
   }
 
   buf += bsprintf(buf, " %s", type);
-  buf += bsprintf(buf, " (%d/%d", rt_get_preference(rte), ea_get_int(rte->attrs->eattrs, &ea_ospf_metric1, LSINFINITY));
+  buf += bsprintf(buf, " (%d/%d", rt_get_preference(rte), ea_get_int(rte->attrs, &ea_ospf_metric1, LSINFINITY));
   if (source == RTS_OSPF_EXT2)
-    buf += bsprintf(buf, "/%d", ea_get_int(rte->attrs->eattrs, &ea_ospf_metric2, LSINFINITY));
+    buf += bsprintf(buf, "/%d", ea_get_int(rte->attrs, &ea_ospf_metric2, LSINFINITY));
   buf += bsprintf(buf, ")");
   if (source == RTS_OSPF_EXT1 || source == RTS_OSPF_EXT2)
   {
-    eattr *ea = ea_find(rte->attrs->eattrs, &ea_ospf_tag);
+    eattr *ea = ea_find(rte->attrs, &ea_ospf_tag);
     if (ea && (ea->u.data > 0))
       buf += bsprintf(buf, " [%x]", ea->u.data);
   }
   
-  eattr *ea = ea_find(rte->attrs->eattrs, &ea_ospf_router_id);
+  eattr *ea = ea_find(rte->attrs, &ea_ospf_router_id);
   if (ea)
     buf += bsprintf(buf, " [%R]", ea->u.data);
 }
diff --git a/proto/ospf/rt.c b/proto/ospf/rt.c
index afe4a01f..3889d634 100644
--- a/proto/ospf/rt.c
+++ b/proto/ospf/rt.c
@@ -1977,17 +1977,17 @@ add_cand(struct ospf_area *oa, struct top_hash_entry *en, struct top_hash_entry
 }
 
 static inline int
-ort_changed(ort *nf, rta *nr)
+ort_changed(ort *nf, ea_list *nr)
 {
-  rta *or = nf->old_rta;
+  ea_list *or = nf->old_ea;
 
   if (!or ||
     (nf->n.metric1 != nf->old_metric1) || (nf->n.metric2 != nf->old_metric2) ||
     (nf->n.tag != nf->old_tag) || (nf->n.rid != nf->old_rid))
     return 1;
 
-  eattr *nhea_n = ea_find(nr->eattrs, &ea_gen_nexthop);
-  eattr *nhea_o = ea_find(or->eattrs, &ea_gen_nexthop);
+  eattr *nhea_n = ea_find(nr, &ea_gen_nexthop);
+  eattr *nhea_o = ea_find(or, &ea_gen_nexthop);
   if (!nhea_n != !nhea_o)
     return 1;
 
@@ -2000,8 +2000,8 @@ ort_changed(ort *nf, rta *nr)
       return 1;
   }
 
-  if (	ea_get_int(nr->eattrs, &ea_gen_source, 0)
-     != ea_get_int(or->eattrs, &ea_gen_source, 0))
+  if (	ea_get_int(nr, &ea_gen_source, 0)
+     != ea_get_int(or, &ea_gen_source, 0))
     return 1;
 
   return 0;
@@ -2047,9 +2047,6 @@ again1:
 
     if (nf->n.type) /* Add the route */
     {
-      rta a0 = {
-      };
-
       struct {
 	ea_list l;
 	eattr a[7];
@@ -2066,7 +2063,7 @@ again1:
       eattrs.a[eattrs.l.count++] =
 	EA_LITERAL_DIRECT_ADATA(&ea_gen_nexthop, 0, &nf->n.nhs->ad);
 
-      if (reload || ort_changed(nf, &a0))
+      if (reload || ort_changed(nf, &eattrs.l))
       {
 	nf->old_metric1 = nf->n.metric1;
 	nf->old_metric2 = nf->n.metric2;
@@ -2088,24 +2085,25 @@ again1:
 	  EA_LITERAL_EMBEDDED(&ea_ospf_router_id, 0, nf->n.rid);
 
 	ASSERT_DIE(ARRAY_SIZE(eattrs.a) >= eattrs.l.count);
-	a0.eattrs = &eattrs.l;
 
-	rta *a = rta_lookup(&a0);
+	ea_list *a = rta_lookup(&eattrs.l);
 	rte *e = rte_get_temp(a, p->p.main_source);
 
-	rta_free(nf->old_rta);
-	nf->old_rta = rta_clone(a);
+	rta_free(nf->old_ea);
+	nf->old_ea = rta_clone(a);
 
+	/*
 	DBG("Mod rte type %d - %N via %I on iface %s, met %d\n",
 	    a0.source, nf->fn.addr, a0.gw, a0.iface ? a0.iface->name : "(none)", nf->n.metric1);
+	    */
 	rte_update(&p->p, nf->fn.addr, e);
       }
     }
-    else if (nf->old_rta)
+    else if (nf->old_ea)
     {
       /* Remove the route */
-      rta_free(nf->old_rta);
-      nf->old_rta = NULL;
+      rta_free(nf->old_ea);
+      nf->old_ea = NULL;
 
       rte_update(&p->p, nf->fn.addr, NULL);
     }
diff --git a/proto/ospf/rt.h b/proto/ospf/rt.h
index 180216b7..88eefef9 100644
--- a/proto/ospf/rt.h
+++ b/proto/ospf/rt.h
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ typedef struct ort
    */
   orta n;
   u32 old_metric1, old_metric2, old_tag, old_rid;
-  rta *old_rta;
+  ea_list *old_ea;
   u32 lsa_id;
   u8 external_rte;
   u8 area_net;
diff --git a/proto/ospf/topology.c b/proto/ospf/topology.c
index 09ec9f28..e3dd0885 100644
--- a/proto/ospf/topology.c
+++ b/proto/ospf/topology.c
@@ -1337,9 +1337,9 @@ ospf_rt_notify(struct proto *P, struct channel *ch UNUSED, net *n, rte *new, rte
   ASSERT(p->asbr);
 
   /* Get route attributes */
-  rta *a = new->attrs;
-  eattr *m1a = ea_find(a->eattrs, &ea_ospf_metric1);
-  eattr *m2a = ea_find(a->eattrs, &ea_ospf_metric2);
+  ea_list *a = new->attrs;
+  eattr *m1a = ea_find(a, &ea_ospf_metric1);
+  eattr *m2a = ea_find(a, &ea_ospf_metric2);
   uint m1 = m1a ? m1a->u.data : 0;
   uint m2 = m2a ? m2a->u.data : 10000;
 
@@ -1363,10 +1363,10 @@ ospf_rt_notify(struct proto *P, struct channel *ch UNUSED, net *n, rte *new, rte
 
   uint ebit = m2a || !m1a;
   uint metric = ebit ? m2 : m1;
-  uint tag = ea_get_int(a->eattrs, &ea_ospf_tag, 0);
+  uint tag = ea_get_int(a, &ea_ospf_tag, 0);
 
   ip_addr fwd = IPA_NONE;
-  eattr *nhea = ea_find(a->eattrs, &ea_gen_nexthop);
+  eattr *nhea = ea_find(a, &ea_gen_nexthop);
   if (nhea)
   {
     struct nexthop_adata *nhad = (struct nexthop_adata *) nhea->u.ptr;
diff --git a/proto/perf/perf.c b/proto/perf/perf.c
index d1ff6adf..17e4041b 100644
--- a/proto/perf/perf.c
+++ b/proto/perf/perf.c
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ random_net_ip4(void)
 }
 
 struct perf_random_routes {
-  struct rta *a;
+  ea_list *a;
   net_addr net;
 };
 
@@ -142,10 +142,10 @@ perf_loop(void *data)
     *((net_addr_ip4 *) &(p->data[i].net)) = random_net_ip4();
 
     if (!p->attrs_per_rte || !(i % p->attrs_per_rte)) {
-      struct rta a0 = {};
+      ea_list *ea = NULL;
 
-      ea_set_attr_u32(&a0.eattrs, &ea_gen_preference, 0, p->p.main_channel->preference);
-      ea_set_attr_u32(&a0.eattrs, &ea_gen_source, 0, RTS_PERF);
+      ea_set_attr_u32(&ea, &ea_gen_preference, 0, p->p.main_channel->preference);
+      ea_set_attr_u32(&ea, &ea_gen_source, 0, RTS_PERF);
 
       struct nexthop_adata nhad = {
 	.nh.iface = p->ifa->iface,
@@ -153,10 +153,10 @@ perf_loop(void *data)
 	.nh.weight = 1,
       };
 
-      ea_set_attr_data(&a0.eattrs, &ea_gen_nexthop, 0,
+      ea_set_attr_data(&ea, &ea_gen_nexthop, 0,
 	  &nhad.ad.data, sizeof nhad - sizeof nhad.ad);
 
-      p->data[i].a = rta_lookup(&a0);
+      p->data[i].a = rta_lookup(ea);
     }
     else
       p->data[i].a = rta_clone(p->data[i-1].a);
diff --git a/proto/pipe/pipe.c b/proto/pipe/pipe.c
index e458a238..bdffed3b 100644
--- a/proto/pipe/pipe.c
+++ b/proto/pipe/pipe.c
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ pipe_rt_notify(struct proto *P, struct channel *src_ch, net *n, rte *new, rte *o
   struct rte_src *src;
 
   rte *e;
-  rta *a;
 
   if (!new && !old)
     return;
@@ -71,11 +70,8 @@ pipe_rt_notify(struct proto *P, struct channel *src_ch, net *n, rte *new, rte *o
     {
       src = new->src;
 
-      a = alloca(rta_size(new->attrs));
-      memcpy(a, new->attrs, rta_size(new->attrs));
-
-      a->cached = 0;
-      ea_unset_attr(&a->eattrs, 0, &ea_gen_hostentry);
+      ea_list *a = new->attrs;
+      ea_unset_attr(&a, 0, &ea_gen_hostentry);
 
       e = rte_get_temp(a, src);
       e->pflags = new->pflags;
diff --git a/proto/radv/radv.c b/proto/radv/radv.c
index 5734dbc9..c0715b68 100644
--- a/proto/radv/radv.c
+++ b/proto/radv/radv.c
@@ -447,11 +447,11 @@ radv_rt_notify(struct proto *P, struct channel *ch UNUSED, net *n, rte *new, rte
   {
     /* Update */
 
-    ea = ea_find(new->attrs->eattrs, &ea_radv_preference);
+    ea = ea_find(new->attrs, &ea_radv_preference);
     uint preference = ea ? ea->u.data : RA_PREF_MEDIUM;
     uint preference_set = !!ea;
 
-    ea = ea_find(new->attrs->eattrs, &ea_radv_lifetime);
+    ea = ea_find(new->attrs, &ea_radv_lifetime);
     uint lifetime = ea ? ea->u.data : 0;
     uint lifetime_set = !!ea;
 
diff --git a/proto/rip/rip.c b/proto/rip/rip.c
index a0f2fdc0..ce452ac7 100644
--- a/proto/rip/rip.c
+++ b/proto/rip/rip.c
@@ -151,8 +151,6 @@ rip_announce_rte(struct rip_proto *p, struct rip_entry *en)
   if (rt)
   {
     /* Update */
-    rta a0 = {};
-
     struct {
       ea_list l;
       eattr a[3];
@@ -164,7 +162,8 @@ rip_announce_rte(struct rip_proto *p, struct rip_entry *en)
 	EA_LITERAL_EMBEDDED(&ea_rip_metric, 0, rt->metric),
       },
     };
-    a0.eattrs = &ea_block.l;
+
+    ea_list *ea = &ea_block.l;
 
     u16 rt_tag = rt->tag;
     struct iface *rt_from = NULL;
@@ -203,7 +202,7 @@ rip_announce_rte(struct rip_proto *p, struct rip_entry *en)
 
       nhad->ad.length = ((void *) nh - (void *) nhad->ad.data);
 
-      ea_set_attr(&a0.eattrs,
+      ea_set_attr(&ea,
 	  EA_LITERAL_DIRECT_ADATA(&ea_gen_nexthop, 0,
 	    &(nexthop_sort(nhad, tmp_linpool)->ad)));
     }
@@ -217,22 +216,21 @@ rip_announce_rte(struct rip_proto *p, struct rip_entry *en)
 	.nh.iface = rt->from->ifa->iface,
       };
 
-      ea_set_attr_data(&a0.eattrs, &ea_gen_nexthop, 0,
+      ea_set_attr_data(&ea, &ea_gen_nexthop, 0,
 	  &nhad.ad.data, sizeof nhad - sizeof nhad.ad);
-      ea_set_attr_data(&a0.eattrs, &ea_gen_from, 0, &rt->from->nbr->addr, sizeof(ip_addr));
+      ea_set_attr_data(&ea, &ea_gen_from, 0, &rt->from->nbr->addr, sizeof(ip_addr));
     }
 
-    ea_set_attr_u32(&a0.eattrs, &ea_rip_tag, 0, rt_tag);
+    ea_set_attr_u32(&ea, &ea_rip_tag, 0, rt_tag);
 
     struct rip_iface_adata riad = {
       .ad = { .length = sizeof(struct rip_iface_adata) - sizeof(struct adata) },
       .iface = rt_from,
     };
-    ea_set_attr(&a0.eattrs,
+    ea_set_attr(&ea,
 	EA_LITERAL_DIRECT_ADATA(&ea_rip_from, 0, &riad.ad));
 
-    rta *a = rta_lookup(&a0);
-    rte *e = rte_get_temp(a, p->p.main_source);
+    rte *e = rte_get_temp(rta_lookup(ea), p->p.main_source);
 
     rte_update(&p->p, en->n.addr, e);
   }
@@ -345,9 +343,9 @@ rip_rt_notify(struct proto *P, struct channel *ch UNUSED, struct network *net, s
   if (new)
   {
     /* Update */
-    u32 rt_tag = ea_get_int(new->attrs->eattrs, &ea_rip_tag, 0);
-    u32 rt_metric = ea_get_int(new->attrs->eattrs, &ea_rip_metric, 1);
-    const eattr *rie = ea_find(new->attrs->eattrs, &ea_rip_from);
+    u32 rt_tag = ea_get_int(new->attrs, &ea_rip_tag, 0);
+    u32 rt_metric = ea_get_int(new->attrs, &ea_rip_metric, 1);
+    const eattr *rie = ea_find(new->attrs, &ea_rip_from);
     struct iface *rt_from = rie ? ((struct rip_iface_adata *) rie->u.ptr)->iface : NULL;
 
     if (rt_metric > p->infinity)
@@ -381,7 +379,7 @@ rip_rt_notify(struct proto *P, struct channel *ch UNUSED, struct network *net, s
     en->tag = rt_tag;
     en->from = (new->src->proto == P) ? rt_from : NULL;
 
-    eattr *nhea = ea_find(new->attrs->eattrs, &ea_gen_nexthop);
+    eattr *nhea = ea_find(new->attrs, &ea_gen_nexthop);
     if (nhea)
     {
       struct nexthop_adata *nhad = (struct nexthop_adata *) nhea->u.ptr;
@@ -1120,8 +1118,8 @@ rip_rte_better(struct rte *new, struct rte *old)
   ASSERT_DIE(new->src == old->src);
   struct rip_proto *p = (struct rip_proto *) new->src->proto;
 
-  u32 new_metric = ea_get_int(new->attrs->eattrs, &ea_rip_metric, p->infinity);
-  u32 old_metric = ea_get_int(old->attrs->eattrs, &ea_rip_metric, p->infinity);
+  u32 new_metric = ea_get_int(new->attrs, &ea_rip_metric, p->infinity);
+  u32 old_metric = ea_get_int(old->attrs, &ea_rip_metric, p->infinity);
 
   return new_metric < old_metric;
 }
@@ -1129,7 +1127,7 @@ rip_rte_better(struct rte *new, struct rte *old)
 static u32
 rip_rte_igp_metric(struct rte *rt)
 {
-  return ea_get_int(rt->attrs->eattrs, &ea_rip_metric, IGP_METRIC_UNKNOWN);
+  return ea_get_int(rt->attrs, &ea_rip_metric, IGP_METRIC_UNKNOWN);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -1230,8 +1228,8 @@ static void
 rip_get_route_info(rte *rte, byte *buf)
 {
   struct rip_proto *p = (struct rip_proto *) rte->src->proto;
-  u32 rt_metric = ea_get_int(rte->attrs->eattrs, &ea_rip_metric, p->infinity);
-  u32 rt_tag = ea_get_int(rte->attrs->eattrs, &ea_rip_tag, 0);
+  u32 rt_metric = ea_get_int(rte->attrs, &ea_rip_metric, p->infinity);
+  u32 rt_tag = ea_get_int(rte->attrs, &ea_rip_tag, 0);
 
   buf += bsprintf(buf, " (%d/%d)", rt_get_preference(rte), rt_metric);
 
diff --git a/proto/rpki/rpki.c b/proto/rpki/rpki.c
index 4318cbb7..2d36f1fb 100644
--- a/proto/rpki/rpki.c
+++ b/proto/rpki/rpki.c
@@ -120,13 +120,11 @@ rpki_table_add_roa(struct rpki_cache *cache, struct channel *channel, const net_
 {
   struct rpki_proto *p = cache->p;
 
-  rta a0 = {};
+  ea_list *ea = NULL;
+  ea_set_attr_u32(&ea, &ea_gen_preference, 0, channel->preference);
+  ea_set_attr_u32(&ea, &ea_gen_source, 0, RTS_RPKI);
 
-  ea_set_attr_u32(&a0.eattrs, &ea_gen_preference, 0, channel->preference);
-  ea_set_attr_u32(&a0.eattrs, &ea_gen_source, 0, RTS_RPKI);
-
-  rta *a = rta_lookup(&a0);
-  rte *e = rte_get_temp(a, p->p.main_source);
+  rte *e = rte_get_temp(rta_lookup(ea), p->p.main_source);
 
   e->pflags = 0;
 
diff --git a/proto/static/static.c b/proto/static/static.c
index 806849c4..29285d37 100644
--- a/proto/static/static.c
+++ b/proto/static/static.c
@@ -53,10 +53,10 @@ static inline struct rte_src * static_get_source(struct static_proto *p, uint i)
 static void
 static_announce_rte(struct static_proto *p, struct static_route *r)
 {
-  rta *a = allocz(RTA_MAX_SIZE);
+  ea_list *ea = NULL;
   struct rte_src *src = static_get_source(p, r->index);
-  ea_set_attr_u32(&a->eattrs, &ea_gen_preference, 0, p->p.main_channel->preference);
-  ea_set_attr_u32(&a->eattrs, &ea_gen_source, 0, RTS_STATIC);
+  ea_set_attr_u32(&ea, &ea_gen_preference, 0, p->p.main_channel->preference);
+  ea_set_attr_u32(&ea, &ea_gen_source, 0, RTS_STATIC);
 
   if (r->dest == RTD_UNICAST)
   {
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ static_announce_rte(struct static_proto *p, struct static_route *r)
       nh = NEXTHOP_NEXT(nh);
     }
 
-    ea_set_attr_data(&a->eattrs, &ea_gen_nexthop, 0,
+    ea_set_attr_data(&ea, &ea_gen_nexthop, 0,
 	nhad->ad.data, (void *) nh - (void *) nhad->ad.data);
   }
 
@@ -102,19 +102,19 @@ static_announce_rte(struct static_proto *p, struct static_route *r)
     u32 *labels = r->mls ? (void *) r->mls->data : NULL;
     u32 lnum = r->mls ? r->mls->length / sizeof(u32) : 0;
 
-    ea_set_hostentry(&a->eattrs, p->p.main_channel->table, tab,
+    ea_set_hostentry(&ea, p->p.main_channel->table, tab,
 	r->via, IPA_NONE, lnum, labels);
   }
 
   else if (r->dest)
-    ea_set_dest(&a->eattrs, 0, r->dest);
+    ea_set_dest(&ea, 0, r->dest);
 
   /* Already announced */
   if (r->state == SRS_CLEAN)
     return;
 
   /* We skip rta_lookup() here */
-  rte *e = rte_get_temp(a, src);
+  rte *e = rte_get_temp(ea, src);
   e->pflags = 0;
 
   if (r->cmds)
@@ -407,16 +407,16 @@ static_reload_routes(struct channel *C)
 static int
 static_rte_better(rte *new, rte *old)
 {
-  u32 n = ea_get_int(new->attrs->eattrs, &ea_gen_igp_metric, IGP_METRIC_UNKNOWN);
-  u32 o = ea_get_int(old->attrs->eattrs, &ea_gen_igp_metric, IGP_METRIC_UNKNOWN);
+  u32 n = ea_get_int(new->attrs, &ea_gen_igp_metric, IGP_METRIC_UNKNOWN);
+  u32 o = ea_get_int(old->attrs, &ea_gen_igp_metric, IGP_METRIC_UNKNOWN);
   return n < o;
 }
 
 static int
 static_rte_mergable(rte *pri, rte *sec)
 {
-  u32 a = ea_get_int(pri->attrs->eattrs, &ea_gen_igp_metric, IGP_METRIC_UNKNOWN);
-  u32 b = ea_get_int(sec->attrs->eattrs, &ea_gen_igp_metric, IGP_METRIC_UNKNOWN);
+  u32 a = ea_get_int(pri->attrs, &ea_gen_igp_metric, IGP_METRIC_UNKNOWN);
+  u32 b = ea_get_int(sec->attrs, &ea_gen_igp_metric, IGP_METRIC_UNKNOWN);
   return a == b;
 }
 
@@ -710,7 +710,7 @@ static_copy_config(struct proto_config *dest, struct proto_config *src)
 static void
 static_get_route_info(rte *rte, byte *buf)
 {
-  eattr *a = ea_find(rte->attrs->eattrs, &ea_gen_igp_metric);
+  eattr *a = ea_find(rte->attrs, &ea_gen_igp_metric);
   u32 pref = rt_get_preference(rte);
   if (a)
     buf += bsprintf(buf, " (%d/%u)", pref, a->u.data);