diff --git a/.pylintrc b/.pylintrc
index 1682488..da2081b 100644
--- a/.pylintrc
+++ b/.pylintrc
@@ -30,6 +30,5 @@
 #TODO: Enable too-many-nested-blocks
 #TODO: Enable super-init-not-called
 #TODO: Enable no-self-use
-#TODO: Enable no-member
 
-disable=missing-docstring,too-few-public-methods,too-many-arguments,no-init,duplicate-code,invalid-name,suppressed-message,locally-disabled,protected-access,no-name-in-module,unused-argument,fixme,wrong-import-order,no-value-for-parameter,cyclic-import,unused-variable,redefined-outer-name,unused-import,too-many-instance-attributes,broad-except,too-many-locals,too-many-lines,redefined-variable-type,next-method-called,import-error,useless-else-on-loop,too-many-return-statements,too-many-nested-blocks,super-init-not-called,no-self-use,no-member
+disable=missing-docstring,too-few-public-methods,too-many-arguments,no-init,duplicate-code,invalid-name,suppressed-message,locally-disabled,protected-access,no-name-in-module,unused-argument,fixme,wrong-import-order,no-value-for-parameter,cyclic-import,unused-variable,redefined-outer-name,unused-import,too-many-instance-attributes,broad-except,too-many-locals,too-many-lines,redefined-variable-type,next-method-called,import-error,useless-else-on-loop,too-many-return-statements,too-many-nested-blocks,super-init-not-called,no-self-use
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ca0a668..f2a2380 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -576,6 +576,9 @@
 add_dependencies(buildtests_cxx bm_cq)
 endif()
 if(_gRPC_PLATFORM_LINUX OR _gRPC_PLATFORM_MAC OR _gRPC_PLATFORM_POSIX)
+add_dependencies(buildtests_cxx bm_error)
+endif()
+if(_gRPC_PLATFORM_LINUX OR _gRPC_PLATFORM_MAC OR _gRPC_PLATFORM_POSIX)
 add_dependencies(buildtests_cxx bm_fullstack)
 endif()
 add_dependencies(buildtests_cxx channel_arguments_test)
@@ -7475,6 +7478,44 @@
 if (gRPC_BUILD_TESTS)
 if(_gRPC_PLATFORM_LINUX OR _gRPC_PLATFORM_MAC OR _gRPC_PLATFORM_POSIX)
 
+add_executable(bm_error
+  test/cpp/microbenchmarks/bm_error.cc
+  third_party/googletest/src/gtest-all.cc
+)
+
+
+target_include_directories(bm_error
+  PRIVATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
+  PRIVATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include
+  PRIVATE ${BORINGSSL_ROOT_DIR}/include
+  PRIVATE ${PROTOBUF_ROOT_DIR}/src
+  PRIVATE ${BENCHMARK_ROOT_DIR}/include
+  PRIVATE ${ZLIB_ROOT_DIR}
+  PRIVATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/third_party/zlib
+  PRIVATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/third_party/gflags/include
+  PRIVATE third_party/googletest/include
+  PRIVATE third_party/googletest
+  PRIVATE ${_gRPC_PROTO_GENS_DIR}
+)
+
+target_link_libraries(bm_error
+  ${_gRPC_PROTOBUF_LIBRARIES}
+  ${_gRPC_ALLTARGETS_LIBRARIES}
+  benchmark
+  grpc++_test_util
+  grpc_test_util
+  grpc++
+  grpc
+  gpr_test_util
+  gpr
+  ${_gRPC_GFLAGS_LIBRARIES}
+)
+
+endif()
+endif (gRPC_BUILD_TESTS)
+if (gRPC_BUILD_TESTS)
+if(_gRPC_PLATFORM_LINUX OR _gRPC_PLATFORM_MAC OR _gRPC_PLATFORM_POSIX)
+
 add_executable(bm_fullstack
   test/cpp/microbenchmarks/bm_fullstack.cc
   third_party/googletest/src/gtest-all.cc
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 93486bd..0b0e127 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1043,6 +1043,7 @@
 bm_call_create: $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/bm_call_create
 bm_closure: $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/bm_closure
 bm_cq: $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/bm_cq
+bm_error: $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/bm_error
 bm_fullstack: $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/bm_fullstack
 channel_arguments_test: $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/channel_arguments_test
 channel_filter_test: $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/channel_filter_test
@@ -1450,6 +1451,7 @@
   $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/bm_call_create \
   $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/bm_closure \
   $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/bm_cq \
+  $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/bm_error \
   $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/bm_fullstack \
   $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/channel_arguments_test \
   $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/channel_filter_test \
@@ -1558,6 +1560,7 @@
   $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/bm_call_create \
   $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/bm_closure \
   $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/bm_cq \
+  $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/bm_error \
   $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/bm_fullstack \
   $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/channel_arguments_test \
   $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/channel_filter_test \
@@ -1880,6 +1883,8 @@
 	$(Q) $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/bm_closure || ( echo test bm_closure failed ; exit 1 )
 	$(E) "[RUN]     Testing bm_cq"
 	$(Q) $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/bm_cq || ( echo test bm_cq failed ; exit 1 )
+	$(E) "[RUN]     Testing bm_error"
+	$(Q) $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/bm_error || ( echo test bm_error failed ; exit 1 )
 	$(E) "[RUN]     Testing bm_fullstack"
 	$(Q) $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/bm_fullstack || ( echo test bm_fullstack failed ; exit 1 )
 	$(E) "[RUN]     Testing channel_arguments_test"
@@ -2631,15 +2636,15 @@
 $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/gpr$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE): $(LIBGPR_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_DEP)
 	$(E) "[LD]      Linking $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
-	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,--output-def=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/gpr$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).def -Wl,--out-implib=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE)-dll.a -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/gpr$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBGPR_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS)
+	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,--output-def=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/gpr$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).def -Wl,--out-implib=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE)-dll.a -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/gpr$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBGPR_OBJS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS)
 else
 $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE): $(LIBGPR_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_DEP)
 	$(E) "[LD]      Linking $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
-	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -install_name $(SHARED_PREFIX)gpr$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) -dynamiclib -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBGPR_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS)
+	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -install_name $(SHARED_PREFIX)gpr$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) -dynamiclib -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBGPR_OBJS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS)
 else
-	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgpr.so.3 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBGPR_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS)
+	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgpr.so.3 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBGPR_OBJS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS)
 	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)gpr$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).so.3
 	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)gpr$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).so
 endif
@@ -2964,15 +2969,15 @@
 $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE): $(LIBGRPC_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_DEP) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(OPENSSL_DEP)
 	$(E) "[LD]      Linking $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
-	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,--output-def=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).def -Wl,--out-implib=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE)-dll.a -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBGRPC_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(OPENSSL_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS_SECURE) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS)
+	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,--output-def=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).def -Wl,--out-implib=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE)-dll.a -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBGRPC_OBJS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(OPENSSL_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS_SECURE) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS)
 else
 $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE): $(LIBGRPC_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_DEP) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(OPENSSL_DEP)
 	$(E) "[LD]      Linking $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
-	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -install_name $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) -dynamiclib -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBGRPC_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(OPENSSL_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS_SECURE) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS)
+	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -install_name $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) -dynamiclib -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBGRPC_OBJS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(OPENSSL_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS_SECURE) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS)
 else
-	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgrpc.so.3 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBGRPC_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(OPENSSL_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS_SECURE) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS)
+	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgrpc.so.3 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBGRPC_OBJS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(OPENSSL_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS_SECURE) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS)
 	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).so.3
 	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).so
 endif
@@ -3246,15 +3251,15 @@
 $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE): $(LIBGRPC_CRONET_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_DEP) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(OPENSSL_DEP)
 	$(E) "[LD]      Linking $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
-	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,--output-def=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).def -Wl,--out-implib=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE)-dll.a -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBGRPC_CRONET_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(OPENSSL_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS_SECURE) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS)
+	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,--output-def=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).def -Wl,--out-implib=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE)-dll.a -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBGRPC_CRONET_OBJS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(OPENSSL_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS_SECURE) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS)
 else
 $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE): $(LIBGRPC_CRONET_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_DEP) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(OPENSSL_DEP)
 	$(E) "[LD]      Linking $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
-	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -install_name $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) -dynamiclib -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBGRPC_CRONET_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(OPENSSL_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS_SECURE) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS)
+	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -install_name $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) -dynamiclib -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBGRPC_CRONET_OBJS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(OPENSSL_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS_SECURE) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS)
 else
-	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgrpc_cronet.so.3 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBGRPC_CRONET_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(OPENSSL_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS_SECURE) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS)
+	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgrpc_cronet.so.3 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBGRPC_CRONET_OBJS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(OPENSSL_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS_SECURE) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS)
 	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).so.3
 	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).so
 endif
@@ -3765,15 +3770,15 @@
 $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE): $(LIBGRPC_UNSECURE_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_DEP) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a
 	$(E) "[LD]      Linking $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
-	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,--output-def=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).def -Wl,--out-implib=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE)-dll.a -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBGRPC_UNSECURE_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS)
+	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,--output-def=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).def -Wl,--out-implib=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE)-dll.a -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBGRPC_UNSECURE_OBJS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS)
 else
 $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE): $(LIBGRPC_UNSECURE_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_DEP) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a
 	$(E) "[LD]      Linking $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
-	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -install_name $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) -dynamiclib -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBGRPC_UNSECURE_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS)
+	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -install_name $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) -dynamiclib -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBGRPC_UNSECURE_OBJS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS)
 else
-	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgrpc_unsecure.so.3 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBGRPC_UNSECURE_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS)
+	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgrpc_unsecure.so.3 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBGRPC_UNSECURE_OBJS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS)
 	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).so.3
 	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).so
 endif
@@ -4040,15 +4045,15 @@
 $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc++$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP): $(LIBGRPC++_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_DEP) $(PROTOBUF_DEP) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(OPENSSL_DEP)
 	$(E) "[LD]      Linking $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
-	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,--output-def=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc++$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).def -Wl,--out-implib=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP)-dll.a -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc++$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP) $(LIBGRPC++_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF) -lgrpc$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE)-dll
+	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,--output-def=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc++$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).def -Wl,--out-implib=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP)-dll.a -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc++$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP) $(LIBGRPC++_OBJS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF) $(LDLIBS) -lgrpc$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE)-dll
 else
 $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP): $(LIBGRPC++_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_DEP) $(PROTOBUF_DEP) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(OPENSSL_DEP)
 	$(E) "[LD]      Linking $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
-	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -install_name $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP) -dynamiclib -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP) $(LIBGRPC++_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF) -lgrpc
+	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -install_name $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP) -dynamiclib -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP) $(LIBGRPC++_OBJS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF) $(LDLIBS) -lgrpc
 else
-	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgrpc++.so.3 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP) $(LIBGRPC++_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF) -lgrpc
+	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgrpc++.so.3 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP) $(LIBGRPC++_OBJS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF) $(LDLIBS) -lgrpc
 	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).so.1
 	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).so
 endif
@@ -4431,15 +4436,15 @@
 $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc++_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP): $(LIBGRPC++_CRONET_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_DEP) $(PROTOBUF_DEP) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/gpr$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(OPENSSL_DEP)
 	$(E) "[LD]      Linking $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
-	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,--output-def=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc++_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).def -Wl,--out-implib=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP)-dll.a -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc++_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP) $(LIBGRPC++_CRONET_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(OPENSSL_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS_SECURE) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF) -lgpr$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE)-dll -lgrpc_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE)-dll
+	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,--output-def=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc++_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).def -Wl,--out-implib=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP)-dll.a -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc++_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP) $(LIBGRPC++_CRONET_OBJS) $(OPENSSL_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS_SECURE) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF) $(LDLIBS) -lgpr$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE)-dll -lgrpc_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE)-dll
 else
 $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP): $(LIBGRPC++_CRONET_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_DEP) $(PROTOBUF_DEP) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_cronet.$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(OPENSSL_DEP)
 	$(E) "[LD]      Linking $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
-	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -install_name $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP) -dynamiclib -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP) $(LIBGRPC++_CRONET_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(OPENSSL_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS_SECURE) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF) -lgpr -lgrpc_cronet
+	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -install_name $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP) -dynamiclib -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP) $(LIBGRPC++_CRONET_OBJS) $(OPENSSL_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS_SECURE) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF) $(LDLIBS) -lgpr -lgrpc_cronet
 else
-	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgrpc++_cronet.so.3 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP) $(LIBGRPC++_CRONET_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(OPENSSL_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS_SECURE) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF) -lgpr -lgrpc_cronet
+	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgrpc++_cronet.so.3 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP) $(LIBGRPC++_CRONET_OBJS) $(OPENSSL_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS_SECURE) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF) $(LDLIBS) -lgpr -lgrpc_cronet
 	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).so.1
 	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).so
 endif
@@ -4554,15 +4559,15 @@
 $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc++_reflection$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP): $(LIBGRPC++_REFLECTION_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_DEP) $(PROTOBUF_DEP) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc++$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP) $(OPENSSL_DEP)
 	$(E) "[LD]      Linking $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
-	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,--output-def=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc++_reflection$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).def -Wl,--out-implib=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_reflection$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP)-dll.a -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc++_reflection$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP) $(LIBGRPC++_REFLECTION_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF) -lgrpc++$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP)-dll
+	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,--output-def=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc++_reflection$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).def -Wl,--out-implib=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_reflection$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP)-dll.a -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc++_reflection$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP) $(LIBGRPC++_REFLECTION_OBJS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF) $(LDLIBS) -lgrpc++$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP)-dll
 else
 $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_reflection$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP): $(LIBGRPC++_REFLECTION_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_DEP) $(PROTOBUF_DEP) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++.$(SHARED_EXT_CPP) $(OPENSSL_DEP)
 	$(E) "[LD]      Linking $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
-	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -install_name $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++_reflection$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP) -dynamiclib -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_reflection$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP) $(LIBGRPC++_REFLECTION_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF) -lgrpc++
+	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -install_name $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++_reflection$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP) -dynamiclib -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_reflection$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP) $(LIBGRPC++_REFLECTION_OBJS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF) $(LDLIBS) -lgrpc++
 else
-	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgrpc++_reflection.so.3 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_reflection$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP) $(LIBGRPC++_REFLECTION_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF) -lgrpc++
+	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgrpc++_reflection.so.3 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_reflection$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP) $(LIBGRPC++_REFLECTION_OBJS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF) $(LDLIBS) -lgrpc++
 	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++_reflection$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_reflection$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).so.1
 	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++_reflection$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_reflection$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).so
 endif
@@ -4910,15 +4915,15 @@
 $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc++_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP): $(LIBGRPC++_UNSECURE_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_DEP) $(PROTOBUF_DEP) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/gpr$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE)
 	$(E) "[LD]      Linking $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
-	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,--output-def=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc++_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).def -Wl,--out-implib=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP)-dll.a -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc++_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP) $(LIBGRPC++_UNSECURE_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF) -lgpr$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE)-dll -lgrpc_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE)-dll
+	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,--output-def=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc++_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).def -Wl,--out-implib=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP)-dll.a -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc++_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP) $(LIBGRPC++_UNSECURE_OBJS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF) $(LDLIBS) -lgpr$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE)-dll -lgrpc_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE)-dll
 else
 $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP): $(LIBGRPC++_UNSECURE_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_DEP) $(PROTOBUF_DEP) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_unsecure.$(SHARED_EXT_CORE)
 	$(E) "[LD]      Linking $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
-	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -install_name $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP) -dynamiclib -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP) $(LIBGRPC++_UNSECURE_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF) -lgpr -lgrpc_unsecure
+	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -install_name $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP) -dynamiclib -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP) $(LIBGRPC++_UNSECURE_OBJS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF) $(LDLIBS) -lgpr -lgrpc_unsecure
 else
-	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgrpc++_unsecure.so.3 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP) $(LIBGRPC++_UNSECURE_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF) -lgpr -lgrpc_unsecure
+	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgrpc++_unsecure.so.3 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP) $(LIBGRPC++_UNSECURE_OBJS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF) $(LDLIBS) -lgpr -lgrpc_unsecure
 	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).so.1
 	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).so
 endif
@@ -5451,15 +5456,15 @@
 $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION_CSHARP).$(SHARED_EXT_CSHARP): $(LIBGRPC_CSHARP_EXT_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_DEP) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(OPENSSL_DEP)
 	$(E) "[LD]      Linking $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
-	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) $(if $(subst Linux,,$(SYSTEM)),,-Wl$(comma)-wrap$(comma)memcpy) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,--output-def=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION_CSHARP).def -Wl,--out-implib=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION_CSHARP)-dll.a -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION_CSHARP).$(SHARED_EXT_CSHARP) $(LIBGRPC_CSHARP_EXT_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS)
+	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) $(if $(subst Linux,,$(SYSTEM)),,-Wl$(comma)-wrap$(comma)memcpy) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,--output-def=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION_CSHARP).def -Wl,--out-implib=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION_CSHARP)-dll.a -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION_CSHARP).$(SHARED_EXT_CSHARP) $(LIBGRPC_CSHARP_EXT_OBJS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS)
 else
 $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION_CSHARP).$(SHARED_EXT_CSHARP): $(LIBGRPC_CSHARP_EXT_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_DEP) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(OPENSSL_DEP)
 	$(E) "[LD]      Linking $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
-	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) $(if $(subst Linux,,$(SYSTEM)),,-Wl$(comma)-wrap$(comma)memcpy) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -install_name $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION_CSHARP).$(SHARED_EXT_CSHARP) -dynamiclib -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION_CSHARP).$(SHARED_EXT_CSHARP) $(LIBGRPC_CSHARP_EXT_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS)
+	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) $(if $(subst Linux,,$(SYSTEM)),,-Wl$(comma)-wrap$(comma)memcpy) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -install_name $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION_CSHARP).$(SHARED_EXT_CSHARP) -dynamiclib -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION_CSHARP).$(SHARED_EXT_CSHARP) $(LIBGRPC_CSHARP_EXT_OBJS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS)
 else
-	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) $(if $(subst Linux,,$(SYSTEM)),,-Wl$(comma)-wrap$(comma)memcpy) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgrpc_csharp_ext.so.3 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION_CSHARP).$(SHARED_EXT_CSHARP) $(LIBGRPC_CSHARP_EXT_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS)
+	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) $(if $(subst Linux,,$(SYSTEM)),,-Wl$(comma)-wrap$(comma)memcpy) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgrpc_csharp_ext.so.3 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION_CSHARP).$(SHARED_EXT_CSHARP) $(LIBGRPC_CSHARP_EXT_OBJS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS)
 	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION_CSHARP).$(SHARED_EXT_CSHARP) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION_CSHARP).so.1
 	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION_CSHARP).$(SHARED_EXT_CSHARP) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION_CSHARP).so
 endif
@@ -12426,6 +12431,49 @@
 endif
 
 
+BM_ERROR_SRC = \
+    test/cpp/microbenchmarks/bm_error.cc \
+
+BM_ERROR_OBJS = $(addprefix $(OBJDIR)/$(CONFIG)/, $(addsuffix .o, $(basename $(BM_ERROR_SRC))))
+ifeq ($(NO_SECURE),true)
+
+# You can't build secure targets if you don't have OpenSSL.
+
+$(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/bm_error: openssl_dep_error
+
+else
+
+
+
+
+ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
+
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.0.0+.
+
+$(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/bm_error: protobuf_dep_error
+
+else
+
+$(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/bm_error: $(PROTOBUF_DEP) $(BM_ERROR_OBJS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libbenchmark.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a
+	$(E) "[LD]      Linking $@"
+	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
+	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) $(BM_ERROR_OBJS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libbenchmark.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF) $(LDLIBS) $(LDLIBS_SECURE) $(GTEST_LIB) -o $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/bm_error
+
+endif
+
+endif
+
+$(OBJDIR)/$(CONFIG)/test/cpp/microbenchmarks/bm_error.o:  $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libbenchmark.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a
+
+deps_bm_error: $(BM_ERROR_OBJS:.o=.dep)
+
+ifneq ($(NO_SECURE),true)
+ifneq ($(NO_DEPS),true)
+-include $(BM_ERROR_OBJS:.o=.dep)
+endif
+endif
+
+
 BM_FULLSTACK_SRC = \
     test/cpp/microbenchmarks/bm_fullstack.cc \
 
diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index c8bca20..12ac127 100755
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
   [ w64, w32 ].each do |opt|
     env_comp = "CC=#{opt[:cross]}-gcc "
     env_comp += "LD=#{opt[:cross]}-gcc "
-    docker_for_windows "#{env} #{env_comp} make -j #{out} && #{opt[:cross]}-strip -x -S #{out} && cp #{out} #{opt[:out]}"
+    docker_for_windows "gem update --system && #{env} #{env_comp} make -j #{out} && #{opt[:cross]}-strip -x -S #{out} && cp #{out} #{opt[:out]}"
   end
 
 end
@@ -107,10 +107,10 @@
   if RUBY_PLATFORM =~ /darwin/
     FileUtils.touch 'grpc_c.32.ruby'
     FileUtils.touch 'grpc_c.64.ruby'
-    system "rake cross native gem RUBY_CC_VERSION=2.3.0:2.2.2:2.1.5:2.0.0 V=#{verbose} GRPC_CONFIG=#{grpc_config}"
+    system "rake cross native gem RUBY_CC_VERSION=2.4.0:2.3.0:2.2.2:2.1.5:2.0.0 V=#{verbose} GRPC_CONFIG=#{grpc_config}"
   else
     Rake::Task['dlls'].execute
-    docker_for_windows "bundle && rake cross native gem RUBY_CC_VERSION=2.3.0:2.2.2:2.1.5:2.0.0 V=#{verbose} GRPC_CONFIG=#{grpc_config}"
+    docker_for_windows "gem update --system && bundle && rake cross native gem RUBY_CC_VERSION=2.4.0:2.3.0:2.2.2:2.1.5:2.0.0 V=#{verbose} GRPC_CONFIG=#{grpc_config}"
   end
 end
 
diff --git a/binding.gyp b/binding.gyp
index 8ff3d8c..7190082 100644
--- a/binding.gyp
+++ b/binding.gyp
@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@
     'conditions': [
       ['runtime=="node"', {
         'defines': [
-          'GRPC_UV'
+          # Disabling this while bugs are ironed out. Uncomment this to
+          # re-enable libuv integration in C core.
+          # 'GRPC_UV'
         ]
       }],
       ['OS!="win" and runtime=="electron"', {
diff --git a/build.yaml b/build.yaml
index 55f0111..33cd692 100644
--- a/build.yaml
+++ b/build.yaml
@@ -3016,6 +3016,25 @@
   - mac
   - linux
   - posix
+- name: bm_error
+  build: test
+  language: c++
+  src:
+  - test/cpp/microbenchmarks/bm_error.cc
+  deps:
+  - benchmark
+  - grpc++_test_util
+  - grpc_test_util
+  - grpc++
+  - grpc
+  - gpr_test_util
+  - gpr
+  args:
+  - --benchmark_min_time=0
+  platforms:
+  - mac
+  - linux
+  - posix
 - name: bm_fullstack
   build: test
   language: c++
diff --git a/examples/ruby/grpc-demo.gemspec b/examples/ruby/grpc-demo.gemspec
index e1b77a5..4423fd3 100644
--- a/examples/ruby/grpc-demo.gemspec
+++ b/examples/ruby/grpc-demo.gemspec
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   s.require_paths = ['lib']
   s.platform      = Gem::Platform::RUBY
 
-  s.add_dependency 'grpc', '~> 1.0.0'
+  s.add_dependency 'grpc', '~> 1.0'
 
   s.add_development_dependency 'bundler', '~> 1.7'
 end
diff --git a/examples/ruby/without_protobuf/README.md b/examples/ruby/without_protobuf/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f961164
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/ruby/without_protobuf/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+gRPC (Ruby) without protobuf
+========================
+
+This directory contains a simple example of using gRPC without protobuf.
+
+This is mainly intended to show basic usage of the GRPC::GenericService module
diff --git a/examples/ruby/without_protobuf/echo_client.rb b/examples/ruby/without_protobuf/echo_client.rb
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..4a7b92a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/ruby/without_protobuf/echo_client.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+
+# Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+# met:
+#
+#     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+# notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+#     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+# copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+# in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+# distribution.
+#     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+# contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+# this software without specific prior written permission.
+#
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+# "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+# A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+# OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+# SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+# DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+# THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+# (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+# OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+# Sample app that connects to a 'EchoWithoutProtobuf' service.
+#
+# Usage: $ path/to/echo_client.rb
+
+this_dir = File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__))
+$LOAD_PATH.unshift(this_dir) unless $LOAD_PATH.include?(this_dir)
+
+require 'grpc'
+require 'echo_services_noprotobuf'
+
+def main
+  stub = EchoWithoutProtobuf::Stub.new('localhost:50051', :this_channel_is_insecure)
+  user = ARGV.size > 0 ?  ARGV[0] : 'world'
+  message = stub.echo("hello #{user}")
+  p "Reponse: #{message}"
+end
+
+main
diff --git a/examples/ruby/without_protobuf/echo_server.rb b/examples/ruby/without_protobuf/echo_server.rb
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..e60f684
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/ruby/without_protobuf/echo_server.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+
+# Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+# met:
+#
+#     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+# notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+#     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+# copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+# in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+# distribution.
+#     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+# contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+# this software without specific prior written permission.
+#
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+# "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+# A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+# OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+# SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+# DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+# THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+# (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+# OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+# Sample gRPC server that implements the EchoWithoutProtobuf service.
+#
+# Usage: $ path/to/echo_server.rb
+
+this_dir = File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__))
+$LOAD_PATH.unshift(this_dir) unless $LOAD_PATH.include?(this_dir)
+
+require 'grpc'
+require 'echo_services_noprotobuf'
+
+# EchoServer is simple server that implements the EchoWithoutProtobuf server.
+class EchoServer < EchoWithoutProtobuf::Service
+  # echo implements the EchoWithoutProtobuf 'Echo' rpc method.
+  def echo(echo_req, _unused_call)
+    echo_req
+  end
+end
+
+# main starts an RpcServer that receives requests to EchoWithoutProtobuf at the sample
+# server port.
+def main
+  s = GRPC::RpcServer.new
+  s.add_http2_port('0.0.0.0:50051', :this_port_is_insecure)
+  s.handle(EchoServer)
+  s.run_till_terminated
+end
+
+main
diff --git a/examples/ruby/without_protobuf/echo_services_noprotobuf.rb b/examples/ruby/without_protobuf/echo_services_noprotobuf.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..276ced6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/ruby/without_protobuf/echo_services_noprotobuf.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+# Original file comments:
+# Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+# met:
+#
+#     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+# notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+#     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+# copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+# in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+# distribution.
+#     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+# contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+# this software without specific prior written permission.
+#
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+# "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+# A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+# OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+# SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+# DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+# THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+# (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+# OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+#
+
+require 'grpc'
+
+module EchoWithoutProtobuf
+  # The 'echo without protobuf' service definition.
+  class Service
+
+    include GRPC::GenericService
+
+    self.marshal_class_method = :try_convert
+    self.unmarshal_class_method = :try_convert
+    self.service_name = 'EchoWithoutProtobuf'
+
+    # Request and response are plain strings
+    rpc :Echo, String, String
+  end
+
+  Stub = Service.rpc_stub_class
+end
diff --git a/grpc.gemspec b/grpc.gemspec
index 82c9d68..5cc7391 100755
--- a/grpc.gemspec
+++ b/grpc.gemspec
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
   s.require_paths = %w( src/ruby/bin src/ruby/lib src/ruby/pb )
   s.platform      = Gem::Platform::RUBY
 
-  s.add_dependency 'google-protobuf', '~> 3.1.0'
+  s.add_dependency 'google-protobuf', '~> 3.1'
   s.add_dependency 'googleauth',      '~> 0.5.1'
 
   s.add_development_dependency 'bundler',            '~> 1.9'
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
   s.add_development_dependency 'logging',            '~> 2.0'
   s.add_development_dependency 'simplecov',          '~> 0.9'
   s.add_development_dependency 'rake',               '~> 10.4'
-  s.add_development_dependency 'rake-compiler',      '~> 0.9'
+  s.add_development_dependency 'rake-compiler',      '~> 1.0'
   s.add_development_dependency 'rake-compiler-dock', '~> 0.5.1'
   s.add_development_dependency 'rspec',              '~> 3.2'
   s.add_development_dependency 'rubocop',            '~> 0.30.0'
diff --git a/include/grpc++/impl/codegen/server_context.h b/include/grpc++/impl/codegen/server_context.h
index 43bbff6..bf9a9b6 100644
--- a/include/grpc++/impl/codegen/server_context.h
+++ b/include/grpc++/impl/codegen/server_context.h
@@ -213,8 +213,7 @@
 
   void BeginCompletionOp(Call* call);
 
-  ServerContext(gpr_timespec deadline, grpc_metadata* metadata,
-                size_t metadata_count);
+  ServerContext(gpr_timespec deadline, grpc_metadata_array* arr);
 
   void set_call(grpc_call* call) { call_ = call; }
 
diff --git a/include/grpc/impl/codegen/port_platform.h b/include/grpc/impl/codegen/port_platform.h
index 4633fa1..e565cd3 100644
--- a/include/grpc/impl/codegen/port_platform.h
+++ b/include/grpc/impl/codegen/port_platform.h
@@ -297,6 +297,10 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
+#ifdef _PYTHON_MSVC
+// The Python 3.5 Windows runtime is missing InetNtop
+#define GPR_WIN_INET_NTOP
+#endif  // _PYTHON_MSVC
 #if _MSC_VER < 1700
 typedef __int8 int8_t;
 typedef __int16 int16_t;
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index ab21743..234252a 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -105,8 +105,11 @@
       EXTRA_ENV_COMPILE_ARGS += ' -D_ftime=_ftime32 -D_timeb=__timeb32 -D_ftime_s=_ftime32_s'
     else:
       EXTRA_ENV_COMPILE_ARGS += ' -D_ftime=_ftime64 -D_timeb=__timeb64'
+  elif 'win32' in sys.platform:
+    EXTRA_ENV_COMPILE_ARGS += ' -D_PYTHON_MSVC'
   elif "linux" in sys.platform or "darwin" in sys.platform:
     EXTRA_ENV_COMPILE_ARGS += ' -fvisibility=hidden -fno-wrapv'
+
 if EXTRA_ENV_LINK_ARGS is None:
   EXTRA_ENV_LINK_ARGS = ''
   if "linux" in sys.platform or "darwin" in sys.platform:
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/resolve_address_uv.c b/src/core/lib/iomgr/resolve_address_uv.c
index 9b5f320..79ff910 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/resolve_address_uv.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/resolve_address_uv.c
@@ -113,14 +113,15 @@
   /* parse name, splitting it into host and port parts */
   grpc_error *error;
   gpr_split_host_port(name, host, port);
-  if (host == NULL) {
+  if (*host == NULL) {
     char *msg;
     gpr_asprintf(&msg, "unparseable host:port: '%s'", name);
     error = GRPC_ERROR_CREATE(msg);
     gpr_free(msg);
     return error;
   }
-  if (port == NULL) {
+  if (*port == NULL) {
+    // TODO(murgatroid99): add tests for this case
     if (default_port == NULL) {
       char *msg;
       gpr_asprintf(&msg, "no port in name '%s'", name);
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/socket_utils_windows.c b/src/core/lib/iomgr/socket_utils_windows.c
index 628ad4a..5bbe8fa 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/socket_utils_windows.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/socket_utils_windows.c
@@ -41,8 +41,12 @@
 #include <grpc/support/log.h>
 
 const char *grpc_inet_ntop(int af, const void *src, char *dst, size_t size) {
+#ifdef GPR_WIN_INET_NTOP
+  return inet_ntop(af, src, dst, size);
+#else
   /* Windows InetNtopA wants a mutable ip pointer */
   return InetNtopA(af, (void *)src, dst, size);
+#endif /* GPR_WIN_INET_NTOP */
 }
 
 #endif /* GRPC_WINDOWS_SOCKETUTILS */
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_client_uv.c b/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_client_uv.c
index 5225a54..3de0795 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_client_uv.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_client_uv.c
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_uv.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/timer.h"
 
+extern int grpc_tcp_trace;
+
 typedef struct grpc_uv_tcp_connect {
   uv_connect_t connect_req;
   grpc_timer alarm;
@@ -70,6 +72,12 @@
                            grpc_error *error) {
   int done;
   grpc_uv_tcp_connect *connect = acp;
+  if (grpc_tcp_trace) {
+    const char *str = grpc_error_string(error);
+    gpr_log(GPR_DEBUG, "CLIENT_CONNECT: %s: on_alarm: error=%s",
+            connect->addr_name, str);
+    grpc_error_free_string(str);
+  }
   if (error == GRPC_ERROR_NONE) {
     /* error == NONE implies that the timer ran out, and wasn't cancelled. If
        it was cancelled, then the handler that cancelled it also should close
@@ -145,6 +153,12 @@
   connect->resource_quota = resource_quota;
   uv_tcp_init(uv_default_loop(), connect->tcp_handle);
   connect->connect_req.data = connect;
+
+  if (grpc_tcp_trace) {
+    gpr_log(GPR_DEBUG, "CLIENT_CONNECT: %s: asynchronously connecting",
+            connect->addr_name);
+  }
+
   // TODO(murgatroid99): figure out what the return value here means
   uv_tcp_connect(&connect->connect_req, connect->tcp_handle,
                  (const struct sockaddr *)resolved_addr->addr,
diff --git a/src/core/lib/surface/call.c b/src/core/lib/surface/call.c
index 0fae3ef..3c563bc 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/surface/call.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/surface/call.c
@@ -153,8 +153,6 @@
   bool destroy_called;
   /** flag indicating that cancellation is inherited */
   bool cancellation_is_inherited;
-  /** bitmask of live batches */
-  uint8_t used_batches;
   /** which ops are in-flight */
   bool sent_initial_metadata;
   bool sending_message;
@@ -1012,25 +1010,48 @@
   return !(flags & invalid_positions);
 }
 
-static batch_control *allocate_batch_control(grpc_call *call) {
-  size_t i;
-  for (i = 0; i < MAX_CONCURRENT_BATCHES; i++) {
-    if ((call->used_batches & (1 << i)) == 0) {
-      call->used_batches = (uint8_t)(call->used_batches | (uint8_t)(1 << i));
-      return &call->active_batches[i];
-    }
+static int batch_slot_for_op(grpc_op_type type) {
+  switch (type) {
+    case GRPC_OP_SEND_INITIAL_METADATA:
+      return 0;
+    case GRPC_OP_SEND_MESSAGE:
+      return 1;
+    case GRPC_OP_SEND_CLOSE_FROM_CLIENT:
+    case GRPC_OP_SEND_STATUS_FROM_SERVER:
+      return 2;
+    case GRPC_OP_RECV_INITIAL_METADATA:
+      return 3;
+    case GRPC_OP_RECV_MESSAGE:
+      return 4;
+    case GRPC_OP_RECV_CLOSE_ON_SERVER:
+    case GRPC_OP_RECV_STATUS_ON_CLIENT:
+      return 5;
   }
-  return NULL;
+  GPR_UNREACHABLE_CODE(return 123456789);
+}
+
+static batch_control *allocate_batch_control(grpc_call *call,
+                                             const grpc_op *ops,
+                                             size_t num_ops) {
+  int slot = batch_slot_for_op(ops[0].op);
+  for (size_t i = 1; i < num_ops; i++) {
+    int op_slot = batch_slot_for_op(ops[i].op);
+    slot = GPR_MIN(slot, op_slot);
+  }
+  batch_control *bctl = &call->active_batches[slot];
+  if (bctl->call != NULL) {
+    return NULL;
+  }
+  memset(bctl, 0, sizeof(*bctl));
+  bctl->call = call;
+  return bctl;
 }
 
 static void finish_batch_completion(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *user_data,
                                     grpc_cq_completion *storage) {
   batch_control *bctl = user_data;
   grpc_call *call = bctl->call;
-  gpr_mu_lock(&call->mu);
-  call->used_batches = (uint8_t)(
-      call->used_batches & ~(uint8_t)(1 << (bctl - call->active_batches)));
-  gpr_mu_unlock(&call->mu);
+  bctl->call = NULL;
   GRPC_CALL_INTERNAL_UNREF(exec_ctx, call, "completion");
 }
 
@@ -1113,12 +1134,8 @@
 
   if (bctl->is_notify_tag_closure) {
     /* unrefs bctl->error */
+    bctl->call = NULL;
     grpc_closure_run(exec_ctx, bctl->notify_tag, error);
-    gpr_mu_lock(&call->mu);
-    bctl->call->used_batches =
-        (uint8_t)(bctl->call->used_batches &
-                  ~(uint8_t)(1 << (bctl - bctl->call->active_batches)));
-    gpr_mu_unlock(&call->mu);
     GRPC_CALL_INTERNAL_UNREF(exec_ctx, call, "completion");
   } else {
     /* unrefs bctl->error */
@@ -1330,6 +1347,11 @@
   finish_batch_step(exec_ctx, bctl);
 }
 
+static void free_no_op_completion(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *p,
+                                  grpc_cq_completion *completion) {
+  gpr_free(completion);
+}
+
 static grpc_call_error call_start_batch(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
                                         grpc_call *call, const grpc_op *ops,
                                         size_t nops, void *notify_tag,
@@ -1344,32 +1366,34 @@
   grpc_metadata compression_md;
 
   GPR_TIMER_BEGIN("grpc_call_start_batch", 0);
-
   GRPC_CALL_LOG_BATCH(GPR_INFO, call, ops, nops, notify_tag);
 
-  /* TODO(ctiller): this feels like it could be made lock-free */
-  gpr_mu_lock(&call->mu);
-  bctl = allocate_batch_control(call);
-  memset(bctl, 0, sizeof(*bctl));
-  bctl->call = call;
-  bctl->notify_tag = notify_tag;
-  bctl->is_notify_tag_closure = (uint8_t)(is_notify_tag_closure != 0);
-
-  grpc_transport_stream_op *stream_op = &bctl->op;
-  memset(stream_op, 0, sizeof(*stream_op));
-  stream_op->covered_by_poller = true;
-
   if (nops == 0) {
-    GRPC_CALL_INTERNAL_REF(call, "completion");
     if (!is_notify_tag_closure) {
       grpc_cq_begin_op(call->cq, notify_tag);
+      grpc_cq_end_op(exec_ctx, call->cq, notify_tag, GRPC_ERROR_NONE,
+                     free_no_op_completion, NULL,
+                     gpr_malloc(sizeof(grpc_cq_completion)));
+    } else {
+      grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, notify_tag, GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
     }
-    gpr_mu_unlock(&call->mu);
-    post_batch_completion(exec_ctx, bctl);
     error = GRPC_CALL_OK;
     goto done;
   }
 
+  /* TODO(ctiller): this feels like it could be made lock-free */
+  bctl = allocate_batch_control(call, ops, nops);
+  if (bctl == NULL) {
+    return GRPC_CALL_ERROR_TOO_MANY_OPERATIONS;
+  }
+  bctl->notify_tag = notify_tag;
+  bctl->is_notify_tag_closure = (uint8_t)(is_notify_tag_closure != 0);
+
+  gpr_mu_lock(&call->mu);
+  grpc_transport_stream_op *stream_op = &bctl->op;
+  memset(stream_op, 0, sizeof(*stream_op));
+  stream_op->covered_by_poller = true;
+
   /* rewrite batch ops into a transport op */
   for (i = 0; i < nops; i++) {
     op = &ops[i];
diff --git a/src/cpp/server/server_cc.cc b/src/cpp/server/server_cc.cc
index 150c5a5..9e11a8a 100644
--- a/src/cpp/server/server_cc.cc
+++ b/src/cpp/server/server_cc.cc
@@ -189,8 +189,7 @@
     explicit CallData(Server* server, SyncRequest* mrd)
         : cq_(mrd->cq_),
           call_(mrd->call_, server, &cq_, server->max_receive_message_size()),
-          ctx_(mrd->deadline_, mrd->request_metadata_.metadata,
-               mrd->request_metadata_.count),
+          ctx_(mrd->deadline_, &mrd->request_metadata_),
           has_request_payload_(mrd->has_request_payload_),
           request_payload_(mrd->request_payload_),
           method_(mrd->method_) {
diff --git a/src/cpp/server/server_context.cc b/src/cpp/server/server_context.cc
index 6edbc90..05c05c8 100644
--- a/src/cpp/server/server_context.cc
+++ b/src/cpp/server/server_context.cc
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <grpc++/server_context.h>
 
+#include <algorithm>
 #include <mutex>
+#include <utility>
 
 #include <grpc++/completion_queue.h>
 #include <grpc++/impl/call.h>
@@ -133,8 +135,7 @@
       sent_initial_metadata_(false),
       compression_level_set_(false) {}
 
-ServerContext::ServerContext(gpr_timespec deadline, grpc_metadata* metadata,
-                             size_t metadata_count)
+ServerContext::ServerContext(gpr_timespec deadline, grpc_metadata_array* arr)
     : completion_op_(nullptr),
       has_notify_when_done_tag_(false),
       async_notify_when_done_tag_(nullptr),
@@ -143,12 +144,8 @@
       cq_(nullptr),
       sent_initial_metadata_(false),
       compression_level_set_(false) {
-  for (size_t i = 0; i < metadata_count; i++) {
-    client_metadata_.map()->insert(
-        std::pair<grpc::string_ref, grpc::string_ref>(
-            StringRefFromSlice(&metadata[i].key),
-            StringRefFromSlice(&metadata[i].value)));
-  }
+  std::swap(*client_metadata_.arr(), *arr);
+  client_metadata_.FillMap();
 }
 
 ServerContext::~ServerContext() {
diff --git a/src/csharp/README.md b/src/csharp/README.md
index 8468eb9..a21b72f 100644
--- a/src/csharp/README.md
+++ b/src/csharp/README.md
@@ -7,19 +7,19 @@
 SUPPORTED PLATFORMS
 ------------------
 
+- [.NET Core](https://dotnet.github.io/) on Linux, Windows and Mac OS X 
 - .NET Framework 4.5+ (Windows)
-- [.NET Core](https://dotnet.github.io/) on Linux, Windows and Mac OS X (starting from version 1.0.1)
 - Mono 4+ on Linux, Windows and Mac OS X
 
-
 PREREQUISITES
 --------------
 
+When using gRPC C# under .NET Core you only need to [install .NET Core](https://www.microsoft.com/net/core).
+
 - Windows: .NET Framework 4.5+, Visual Studio 2013 or 2015
 - Linux: Mono 4+, MonoDevelop 5.9+ (with NuGet add-in installed)
 - Mac OS X: Xamarin Studio 5.9+
 
-
 HOW TO USE
 --------------
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 - Open Visual Studio / MonoDevelop / Xamarin Studio and start a new project/solution.
 
-- Add the [Grpc](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Grpc/) NuGet package as a dependency (Project options -> Manage NuGet Packages).
+- Add the [Grpc](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Grpc/) NuGet package as a dependency (Project options -> Manage NuGet Packages). 
 
 - To be able to generate code from Protocol Buffer (`.proto`) file definitions, add the [Grpc.Tools](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Grpc.Tools/) NuGet package that contains Protocol Buffers compiler (_protoc_) and the gRPC _protoc_ plugin.
 
@@ -71,23 +71,10 @@
 - [Helloworld Example][]
 - [RouteGuide Tutorial][]
 
-CONTENTS
---------
+PERFORMANCE
+-----------
 
-- ext:
-  The extension library that wraps C API to be more digestible by C#.
-- Grpc.Auth:
-  gRPC OAuth2/JWT support.
-- Grpc.Core:
-  The main gRPC C# library.
-- Grpc.Examples:
-  API examples for math.proto
-- Grpc.Examples.MathClient:
-  An example client that sends requests to math server.
-- Grpc.Examples.MathServer:
-  An example server that implements a simple math service.
-- Grpc.IntegrationTesting:
-  Cross-language gRPC implementation testing (interop testing).
+For best gRPC C# performance, use [.NET Core](https://dotnet.github.io/) and the Server GC mode `"System.GC.Server": true` for your applications.
 
 THE NATIVE DEPENDENCY
 ---------------
diff --git a/src/node/ext/completion_queue_threadpool.cc b/src/node/ext/completion_queue_threadpool.cc
index 6302e7a..4881542 100644
--- a/src/node/ext/completion_queue_threadpool.cc
+++ b/src/node/ext/completion_queue_threadpool.cc
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@
   void HandleErrorCallback();
 
  private:
+  static void TryAddWorker();
+
   grpc_event result;
 
   static grpc_completion_queue *queue;
@@ -118,20 +120,21 @@
 
 grpc_completion_queue *CompletionQueueAsyncWorker::GetQueue() { return queue; }
 
-void CompletionQueueAsyncWorker::Next() {
-#ifndef GRPC_UV
-  Nan::HandleScope scope;
-  if (current_threads < max_queue_threads) {
+void CompletionQueueAsyncWorker::TryAddWorker() {
+  if (current_threads < max_queue_threads && waiting_next_calls > 0) {
     current_threads += 1;
+    waiting_next_calls -= 1;
     CompletionQueueAsyncWorker *worker = new CompletionQueueAsyncWorker();
     Nan::AsyncQueueWorker(worker);
-  } else {
-    waiting_next_calls += 1;
   }
   GPR_ASSERT(current_threads <= max_queue_threads);
   GPR_ASSERT((current_threads == max_queue_threads) ||
              (waiting_next_calls == 0));
-#endif
+}
+
+void CompletionQueueAsyncWorker::Next() {
+  waiting_next_calls += 1;
+  TryAddWorker();
 }
 
 void CompletionQueueAsyncWorker::Init(Local<Object> exports) {
@@ -143,17 +146,8 @@
 
 void CompletionQueueAsyncWorker::HandleOKCallback() {
   Nan::HandleScope scope;
-  if (waiting_next_calls > 0) {
-    waiting_next_calls -= 1;
-    // Old worker removed, new worker added. current_threads += 0
-    CompletionQueueAsyncWorker *worker = new CompletionQueueAsyncWorker();
-    Nan::AsyncQueueWorker(worker);
-  } else {
-    current_threads -= 1;
-  }
-  GPR_ASSERT(current_threads <= max_queue_threads);
-  GPR_ASSERT((current_threads == max_queue_threads) ||
-             (waiting_next_calls == 0));
+  current_threads -= 1;
+  TryAddWorker();
   Nan::Callback *callback = GetTagCallback(result.tag);
   Local<Value> argv[] = {Nan::Null(), GetTagNodeValue(result.tag)};
   callback->Call(2, argv);
@@ -162,18 +156,9 @@
 }
 
 void CompletionQueueAsyncWorker::HandleErrorCallback() {
-  if (waiting_next_calls > 0) {
-    waiting_next_calls -= 1;
-    // Old worker removed, new worker added. current_threads += 0
-    CompletionQueueAsyncWorker *worker = new CompletionQueueAsyncWorker();
-    Nan::AsyncQueueWorker(worker);
-  } else {
-    current_threads -= 1;
-  }
-  GPR_ASSERT(current_threads <= max_queue_threads);
-  GPR_ASSERT((current_threads == max_queue_threads) ||
-             (waiting_next_calls == 0));
   Nan::HandleScope scope;
+  current_threads -= 1;
+  TryAddWorker();
   Nan::Callback *callback = GetTagCallback(result.tag);
   Local<Value> argv[] = {Nan::Error(ErrorMessage())};
 
@@ -189,6 +174,7 @@
 }
 
 void CompletionQueueNext() {
+  gpr_log(GPR_DEBUG, "Called CompletionQueueNext");
   CompletionQueueAsyncWorker::Next();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/node/src/client.js b/src/node/src/client.js
index 134ef23..44081a3 100644
--- a/src/node/src/client.js
+++ b/src/node/src/client.js
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
        but passing an object that causes a serialization failure is a misuse
        of the API anyway, so that's OK. The primary purpose here is to give the
        programmer a useful error and to stop the stream properly */
-    this.call.cancelWithStatus(grpc.status.INTERNAL, "Serialization failure");
+    this.call.cancelWithStatus(grpc.status.INTERNAL, 'Serialization failure');
     callback(e);
   }
   if (_.isFinite(encoding)) {
@@ -831,13 +831,12 @@
  */
 exports.makeProtobufClientConstructor =  function(service, options) {
   var method_attrs = common.getProtobufServiceAttrs(service, options);
-  var deprecatedArgumentOrder = false;
-  if (options) {
-    deprecatedArgumentOrder = options.deprecatedArgumentOrder;
+  if (!options) {
+    options = {deprecatedArgumentOrder: false};
   }
   var Client = exports.makeClientConstructor(
       method_attrs, common.fullyQualifiedName(service),
-      deprecatedArgumentOrder);
+      options);
   Client.service = service;
   Client.service.grpc_options = options;
   return Client;
diff --git a/src/node/src/server.js b/src/node/src/server.js
index da9c6b2..8a7eff5 100644
--- a/src/node/src/server.js
+++ b/src/node/src/server.js
@@ -121,20 +121,20 @@
   if (metadata) {
     statusMetadata = metadata;
   }
-  status.metadata = statusMetadata._getCoreRepresentation();
-  if (!call.metadataSent) {
-    end_batch[grpc.opType.SEND_INITIAL_METADATA] =
-        (new Metadata())._getCoreRepresentation();
-    call.metadataSent = true;
-  }
   var message;
   try {
     message = serialize(value);
   } catch (e) {
     e.code = grpc.status.INTERNAL;
-    handleError(e);
+    handleError(call, e);
     return;
   }
+  status.metadata = statusMetadata._getCoreRepresentation();
+  if (!call.metadataSent) {
+    end_batch[grpc.opType.SEND_INITIAL_METADATA] =
+        (new Metadata())._getCoreRepresentation();
+    call.metadataSent = true;
+  }
   message.grpcWriteFlags = flags;
   end_batch[grpc.opType.SEND_MESSAGE] = message;
   end_batch[grpc.opType.SEND_STATUS_FROM_SERVER] = status;
@@ -280,11 +280,6 @@
   /* jshint validthis: true */
   var batch = {};
   var self = this;
-  if (!this.call.metadataSent) {
-    batch[grpc.opType.SEND_INITIAL_METADATA] =
-        (new Metadata())._getCoreRepresentation();
-    this.call.metadataSent = true;
-  }
   var message;
   try {
     message = this.serialize(chunk);
@@ -293,6 +288,11 @@
     callback(e);
     return;
   }
+  if (!this.call.metadataSent) {
+    batch[grpc.opType.SEND_INITIAL_METADATA] =
+        (new Metadata())._getCoreRepresentation();
+    this.call.metadataSent = true;
+  }
   if (_.isFinite(encoding)) {
     /* Attach the encoding if it is a finite number. This is the closest we
      * can get to checking that it is valid flags */
@@ -728,11 +728,17 @@
  *     method implementation for the provided service.
  */
 Server.prototype.addService = function(service, implementation) {
+  if (!_.isObjectLike(service) || !_.isObjectLike(implementation)) {
+    throw new Error('addService requires two objects as arguments');
+  }
+  if (_.keys(service).length === 0) {
+    throw new Error('Cannot add an empty service to a server');
+  }
   if (this.started) {
     throw new Error('Can\'t add a service to a started server.');
   }
   var self = this;
-  _.each(service, function(attrs, name) {
+  _.forOwn(service, function(attrs, name) {
     var method_type;
     if (attrs.requestStream) {
       if (attrs.responseStream) {
diff --git a/src/node/test/surface_test.js b/src/node/test/surface_test.js
index e429a36..2636ea8 100644
--- a/src/node/test/surface_test.js
+++ b/src/node/test/surface_test.js
@@ -607,6 +607,113 @@
     call.end();
   });
 });
+describe('Server serialization failure handling', function() {
+  function serializeFail(obj) {
+    throw new Error('Serialization failed');
+  }
+  var client;
+  var server;
+  before(function() {
+    var test_proto = ProtoBuf.loadProtoFile(__dirname + '/test_service.proto');
+    var test_service = test_proto.lookup('TestService');
+    var malformed_test_service = {
+      unary: {
+        path: '/TestService/Unary',
+        requestStream: false,
+        responseStream: false,
+        requestDeserialize: _.identity,
+        responseSerialize: serializeFail
+      },
+      clientStream: {
+        path: '/TestService/ClientStream',
+        requestStream: true,
+        responseStream: false,
+        requestDeserialize: _.identity,
+        responseSerialize: serializeFail
+      },
+      serverStream: {
+        path: '/TestService/ServerStream',
+        requestStream: false,
+        responseStream: true,
+        requestDeserialize: _.identity,
+        responseSerialize: serializeFail
+      },
+      bidiStream: {
+        path: '/TestService/BidiStream',
+        requestStream: true,
+        responseStream: true,
+        requestDeserialize: _.identity,
+        responseSerialize: serializeFail
+      }
+    };
+    server = new grpc.Server();
+    server.addService(malformed_test_service, {
+      unary: function(call, cb) {
+        cb(null, {});
+      },
+      clientStream: function(stream, cb) {
+        stream.on('data', function() {/* Ignore requests */});
+        stream.on('end', function() {
+          cb(null, {});
+        });
+      },
+      serverStream: function(stream) {
+        stream.write({});
+        stream.end();
+      },
+      bidiStream: function(stream) {
+        stream.on('data', function() {
+          // Ignore requests
+          stream.write({});
+        });
+        stream.on('end', function() {
+          stream.end();
+        });
+      }
+    });
+    var port = server.bind('localhost:0', server_insecure_creds);
+    var Client = surface_client.makeProtobufClientConstructor(test_service);
+    client = new Client('localhost:' + port, grpc.credentials.createInsecure());
+    server.start();
+  });
+  after(function() {
+    server.forceShutdown();
+  });
+  it('should get an INTERNAL status with a unary call', function(done) {
+    client.unary({}, function(err, data) {
+      assert(err);
+      assert.strictEqual(err.code, grpc.status.INTERNAL);
+      done();
+    });
+  });
+  it('should get an INTERNAL status with a client stream call', function(done) {
+    var call = client.clientStream(function(err, data) {
+      assert(err);
+      assert.strictEqual(err.code, grpc.status.INTERNAL);
+      done();
+    });
+    call.write({});
+    call.end();
+  });
+  it('should get an INTERNAL status with a server stream call', function(done) {
+    var call = client.serverStream({});
+    call.on('data', function(){});
+    call.on('error', function(err) {
+      assert.strictEqual(err.code, grpc.status.INTERNAL);
+      done();
+    });
+  });
+  it('should get an INTERNAL status with a bidi stream call', function(done) {
+    var call = client.bidiStream();
+    call.on('data', function(){});
+    call.on('error', function(err) {
+      assert.strictEqual(err.code, grpc.status.INTERNAL);
+      done();
+    });
+    call.write({});
+    call.end();
+  });
+});
 describe('Other conditions', function() {
   var test_service;
   var Client;
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_channel.py b/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_channel.py
index 26d93fa..af86f5e 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_channel.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_channel.py
@@ -39,11 +39,10 @@
 from grpc._cython import cygrpc
 from grpc.framework.foundation import callable_util
 
-_USER_AGENT = 'Python-gRPC-{}'.format(_grpcio_metadata.__version__)
+_USER_AGENT = 'grpc-python/{}'.format(_grpcio_metadata.__version__)
 
 _EMPTY_FLAGS = 0
 _INFINITE_FUTURE = cygrpc.Timespec(float('+inf'))
-_EMPTY_METADATA = cygrpc.Metadata(())
 
 _UNARY_UNARY_INITIAL_DUE = (cygrpc.OperationType.send_initial_metadata,
                             cygrpc.OperationType.send_message,
@@ -138,8 +137,8 @@
         state.code = code
         state.details = details
         if state.initial_metadata is None:
-            state.initial_metadata = _EMPTY_METADATA
-        state.trailing_metadata = _EMPTY_METADATA
+            state.initial_metadata = _common.EMPTY_METADATA
+        state.trailing_metadata = _common.EMPTY_METADATA
 
 
 def _handle_event(event, state, response_deserializer):
@@ -435,7 +434,7 @@
     deadline, deadline_timespec = _deadline(timeout)
     serialized_request = _common.serialize(request, request_serializer)
     if serialized_request is None:
-        state = _RPCState((), _EMPTY_METADATA, _EMPTY_METADATA,
+        state = _RPCState((), _common.EMPTY_METADATA, _common.EMPTY_METADATA,
                           grpc.StatusCode.INTERNAL,
                           'Exception serializing request!')
         rendezvous = _Rendezvous(state, None, None, deadline)
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_common.py b/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_common.py
index f9accd7..6879e17 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_common.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_common.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 import grpc
 from grpc._cython import cygrpc
 
-_EMPTY_METADATA = cygrpc.Metadata(())
+EMPTY_METADATA = cygrpc.Metadata(())
 
 CYGRPC_CONNECTIVITY_STATE_TO_CHANNEL_CONNECTIVITY = {
     cygrpc.ConnectivityState.idle:
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
 
 
 def cygrpc_metadata(application_metadata):
-    return _EMPTY_METADATA if application_metadata is None else cygrpc.Metadata(
+    return EMPTY_METADATA if application_metadata is None else cygrpc.Metadata(
         cygrpc.Metadatum(encode(key), encode(value))
         for key, value in application_metadata)
 
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_server.py b/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_server.py
index bf2743c..b8e7ea1 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_server.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_server.py
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@
 _CANCELLED = 'cancelled'
 
 _EMPTY_FLAGS = 0
-_EMPTY_METADATA = cygrpc.Metadata(())
 
 _UNEXPECTED_EXIT_SERVER_GRACE = 1.0
 
@@ -143,7 +142,7 @@
         effective_details = details if state.details is None else state.details
         if state.initial_metadata_allowed:
             operations = (cygrpc.operation_send_initial_metadata(
-                _EMPTY_METADATA, _EMPTY_FLAGS),
+                _common.EMPTY_METADATA, _EMPTY_FLAGS),
                           cygrpc.operation_send_status_from_server(
                               _common.cygrpc_metadata(state.trailing_metadata),
                               effective_code, effective_details, _EMPTY_FLAGS),)
@@ -416,7 +415,7 @@
         else:
             if state.initial_metadata_allowed:
                 operations = (cygrpc.operation_send_initial_metadata(
-                    _EMPTY_METADATA, _EMPTY_FLAGS),
+                    _common.EMPTY_METADATA, _EMPTY_FLAGS),
                               cygrpc.operation_send_message(serialized_response,
                                                             _EMPTY_FLAGS),)
                 state.initial_metadata_allowed = False
@@ -446,8 +445,8 @@
             ]
             if state.initial_metadata_allowed:
                 operations.append(
-                    cygrpc.operation_send_initial_metadata(_EMPTY_METADATA,
-                                                           _EMPTY_FLAGS))
+                    cygrpc.operation_send_initial_metadata(
+                        _common.EMPTY_METADATA, _EMPTY_FLAGS))
             if serialized_response is not None:
                 operations.append(
                     cygrpc.operation_send_message(serialized_response,
@@ -549,12 +548,12 @@
 
 
 def _handle_unrecognized_method(rpc_event):
-    operations = (
-        cygrpc.operation_send_initial_metadata(_EMPTY_METADATA, _EMPTY_FLAGS),
-        cygrpc.operation_receive_close_on_server(_EMPTY_FLAGS),
-        cygrpc.operation_send_status_from_server(
-            _EMPTY_METADATA, cygrpc.StatusCode.unimplemented,
-            b'Method not found!', _EMPTY_FLAGS),)
+    operations = (cygrpc.operation_send_initial_metadata(_common.EMPTY_METADATA,
+                                                         _EMPTY_FLAGS),
+                  cygrpc.operation_receive_close_on_server(_EMPTY_FLAGS),
+                  cygrpc.operation_send_status_from_server(
+                      _common.EMPTY_METADATA, cygrpc.StatusCode.unimplemented,
+                      b'Method not found!', _EMPTY_FLAGS),)
     rpc_state = _RPCState()
     rpc_event.operation_call.start_server_batch(
         operations, lambda ignored_event: (rpc_state, (),))
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/unit/_metadata_test.py b/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/unit/_metadata_test.py
index 53fe7ba..035d87e 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/unit/_metadata_test.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/unit/_metadata_test.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 import weakref
 
 import grpc
-from grpc import _grpcio_metadata
+from grpc import _channel
 from grpc.framework.foundation import logging_pool
 
 from tests.unit import test_common
@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@
 _STREAM_UNARY = '/test/StreamUnary'
 _STREAM_STREAM = '/test/StreamStream'
 
-_USER_AGENT = 'Python-gRPC-{}'.format(_grpcio_metadata.__version__)
-
 _CLIENT_METADATA = (('client-md-key', 'client-md-key'),
                     ('client-md-key-bin', b'\x00\x01'))
 
@@ -76,7 +74,7 @@
             _CLIENT_METADATA, servicer_context.invocation_metadata()))
     test.assertTrue(
         user_agent(servicer_context.invocation_metadata())
-        .startswith('primary-agent ' + _USER_AGENT))
+        .startswith('primary-agent ' + _channel._USER_AGENT))
     test.assertTrue(
         user_agent(servicer_context.invocation_metadata())
         .endswith('secondary-agent'))
diff --git a/src/ruby/ext/grpc/extconf.rb b/src/ruby/ext/grpc/extconf.rb
index 66c54aa..b379664 100644
--- a/src/ruby/ext/grpc/extconf.rb
+++ b/src/ruby/ext/grpc/extconf.rb
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@
 $CFLAGS << ' -Wall '
 $CFLAGS << ' -Wextra '
 $CFLAGS << ' -pedantic '
-$CFLAGS << ' -Werror '
 $CFLAGS << ' -Wno-format '
 
 output = File.join('grpc', 'grpc_c')
diff --git a/templates/Makefile.template b/templates/Makefile.template
index 10d7861..f81d643 100644
--- a/templates/Makefile.template
+++ b/templates/Makefile.template
@@ -1492,7 +1492,7 @@
     out_mingbase = '$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/' + lib.name + '$(SHARED_VERSION_' + lang_to_var[lib.language] + ')'
     out_libbase = '$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/lib' + lib.name + '$(SHARED_VERSION_' + lang_to_var[lib.language] + ')'
 
-    common = '$(LIB' + lib.name.upper() + '_OBJS) $(LDLIBS)'
+    common = '$(LIB' + lib.name.upper() + '_OBJS)'
 
     link_libs = ''
     lib_deps = ' $(ZLIB_DEP)'
@@ -1542,6 +1542,8 @@
     ldflags = '$(LDFLAGS)'
     if lib.get('LDFLAGS', None):
       ldflags += ' ' + lib['LDFLAGS']
+
+    common = common + ' $(LDLIBS)'
   %>
 
   % if lib.build == "all":
diff --git a/templates/binding.gyp.template b/templates/binding.gyp.template
index 851effc..4b2f6ac 100644
--- a/templates/binding.gyp.template
+++ b/templates/binding.gyp.template
@@ -53,7 +53,9 @@
       'conditions': [
         ['runtime=="node"', {
           'defines': [
-            'GRPC_UV'
+            # Disabling this while bugs are ironed out. Uncomment this to
+            # re-enable libuv integration in C core.
+            # 'GRPC_UV'
           ]
         }],
         ['OS!="win" and runtime=="electron"', {
diff --git a/templates/grpc.gemspec.template b/templates/grpc.gemspec.template
index 82fbb69..462ea52 100644
--- a/templates/grpc.gemspec.template
+++ b/templates/grpc.gemspec.template
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     s.require_paths = %w( src/ruby/bin src/ruby/lib src/ruby/pb )
     s.platform      = Gem::Platform::RUBY
 
-    s.add_dependency 'google-protobuf', '~> 3.1.0'
+    s.add_dependency 'google-protobuf', '~> 3.1'
     s.add_dependency 'googleauth',      '~> 0.5.1'
 
     s.add_development_dependency 'bundler',            '~> 1.9'
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     s.add_development_dependency 'logging',            '~> 2.0'
     s.add_development_dependency 'simplecov',          '~> 0.9'
     s.add_development_dependency 'rake',               '~> 10.4'
-    s.add_development_dependency 'rake-compiler',      '~> 0.9'
+    s.add_development_dependency 'rake-compiler',      '~> 1.0'
     s.add_development_dependency 'rake-compiler-dock', '~> 0.5.1'
     s.add_development_dependency 'rspec',              '~> 3.2'
     s.add_development_dependency 'rubocop',            '~> 0.30.0'
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/fuzzers/api_fuzzer_corpus/clusterfuzz-testcase-5171071900712960 b/test/core/end2end/fuzzers/api_fuzzer_corpus/clusterfuzz-testcase-5171071900712960
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..70ca3a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/core/end2end/fuzzers/api_fuzzer_corpus/clusterfuzz-testcase-5171071900712960
Binary files differ
diff --git a/test/cpp/microbenchmarks/bm_error.cc b/test/cpp/microbenchmarks/bm_error.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a4b86f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/cpp/microbenchmarks/bm_error.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,248 @@
+/*
+ *
+ * Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+ * met:
+ *
+ *     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ *     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+ * copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+ * in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+ * distribution.
+ *     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+ * contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+ * this software without specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+ * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+ * A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+ * OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+ * SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ * LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+ * DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+ * THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+ * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+ * OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ *
+ */
+
+/* Test various operations on grpc_error */
+
+#include <memory>
+
+extern "C" {
+#include "src/core/lib/iomgr/error.h"
+#include "src/core/lib/transport/error_utils.h"
+}
+
+#include "third_party/benchmark/include/benchmark/benchmark.h"
+
+class ErrorDeleter {
+ public:
+  void operator()(grpc_error* error) { GRPC_ERROR_UNREF(error); }
+};
+typedef std::unique_ptr<grpc_error, ErrorDeleter> ErrorPtr;
+
+static void BM_ErrorCreate(benchmark::State& state) {
+  while (state.KeepRunning()) {
+    GRPC_ERROR_UNREF(GRPC_ERROR_CREATE("Error"));
+  }
+}
+BENCHMARK(BM_ErrorCreate);
+
+static void BM_ErrorCreateAndSetStatus(benchmark::State& state) {
+  while (state.KeepRunning()) {
+    GRPC_ERROR_UNREF(grpc_error_set_int(GRPC_ERROR_CREATE("Error"),
+                                        GRPC_ERROR_INT_GRPC_STATUS,
+                                        GRPC_STATUS_ABORTED));
+  }
+}
+BENCHMARK(BM_ErrorCreateAndSetStatus);
+
+static void BM_ErrorRefUnref(benchmark::State& state) {
+  grpc_error* error = GRPC_ERROR_CREATE("Error");
+  while (state.KeepRunning()) {
+    GRPC_ERROR_UNREF(GRPC_ERROR_REF(error));
+  }
+  GRPC_ERROR_UNREF(error);
+}
+BENCHMARK(BM_ErrorRefUnref);
+
+static void BM_ErrorUnrefNone(benchmark::State& state) {
+  while (state.KeepRunning()) {
+    GRPC_ERROR_UNREF(GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
+  }
+}
+BENCHMARK(BM_ErrorUnrefNone);
+
+static void BM_ErrorGetIntFromNoError(benchmark::State& state) {
+  while (state.KeepRunning()) {
+    intptr_t value;
+    grpc_error_get_int(GRPC_ERROR_NONE, GRPC_ERROR_INT_GRPC_STATUS, &value);
+  }
+}
+BENCHMARK(BM_ErrorGetIntFromNoError);
+
+static void BM_ErrorGetMissingInt(benchmark::State& state) {
+  ErrorPtr error(
+      grpc_error_set_int(GRPC_ERROR_CREATE("Error"), GRPC_ERROR_INT_INDEX, 1));
+  while (state.KeepRunning()) {
+    intptr_t value;
+    grpc_error_get_int(error.get(), GRPC_ERROR_INT_OFFSET, &value);
+  }
+}
+BENCHMARK(BM_ErrorGetMissingInt);
+
+static void BM_ErrorGetPresentInt(benchmark::State& state) {
+  ErrorPtr error(
+      grpc_error_set_int(GRPC_ERROR_CREATE("Error"), GRPC_ERROR_INT_OFFSET, 1));
+  while (state.KeepRunning()) {
+    intptr_t value;
+    grpc_error_get_int(error.get(), GRPC_ERROR_INT_OFFSET, &value);
+  }
+}
+BENCHMARK(BM_ErrorGetPresentInt);
+
+// Fixtures for tests: generate different kinds of errors
+class ErrorNone {
+ public:
+  gpr_timespec deadline() const { return deadline_; }
+  grpc_error* error() const { return GRPC_ERROR_NONE; }
+
+ private:
+  const gpr_timespec deadline_ = gpr_inf_future(GPR_CLOCK_MONOTONIC);
+};
+
+class ErrorCancelled {
+ public:
+  gpr_timespec deadline() const { return deadline_; }
+  grpc_error* error() const { return GRPC_ERROR_CANCELLED; }
+
+ private:
+  const gpr_timespec deadline_ = gpr_inf_future(GPR_CLOCK_MONOTONIC);
+};
+
+class SimpleError {
+ public:
+  gpr_timespec deadline() const { return deadline_; }
+  grpc_error* error() const { return error_.get(); }
+
+ private:
+  const gpr_timespec deadline_ = gpr_inf_future(GPR_CLOCK_MONOTONIC);
+  ErrorPtr error_{GRPC_ERROR_CREATE("Error")};
+};
+
+class ErrorWithGrpcStatus {
+ public:
+  gpr_timespec deadline() const { return deadline_; }
+  grpc_error* error() const { return error_.get(); }
+
+ private:
+  const gpr_timespec deadline_ = gpr_inf_future(GPR_CLOCK_MONOTONIC);
+  ErrorPtr error_{grpc_error_set_int(GRPC_ERROR_CREATE("Error"),
+                                     GRPC_ERROR_INT_GRPC_STATUS,
+                                     GRPC_STATUS_UNIMPLEMENTED)};
+};
+
+class ErrorWithHttpError {
+ public:
+  gpr_timespec deadline() const { return deadline_; }
+  grpc_error* error() const { return error_.get(); }
+
+ private:
+  const gpr_timespec deadline_ = gpr_inf_future(GPR_CLOCK_MONOTONIC);
+  ErrorPtr error_{grpc_error_set_int(GRPC_ERROR_CREATE("Error"),
+                                     GRPC_ERROR_INT_HTTP2_ERROR,
+                                     GRPC_HTTP2_COMPRESSION_ERROR)};
+};
+
+class ErrorWithNestedGrpcStatus {
+ public:
+  gpr_timespec deadline() const { return deadline_; }
+  grpc_error* error() const { return error_.get(); }
+
+ private:
+  const gpr_timespec deadline_ = gpr_inf_future(GPR_CLOCK_MONOTONIC);
+  ErrorPtr nested_error_{grpc_error_set_int(GRPC_ERROR_CREATE("Error"),
+                                            GRPC_ERROR_INT_GRPC_STATUS,
+                                            GRPC_STATUS_UNIMPLEMENTED)};
+  grpc_error* nested_errors_[1] = {nested_error_.get()};
+  ErrorPtr error_{GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_REFERENCING("Error", nested_errors_, 1)};
+};
+
+template <class Fixture>
+static void BM_ErrorStringOnNewError(benchmark::State& state) {
+  while (state.KeepRunning()) {
+    Fixture fixture;
+    grpc_error_string(fixture.error());
+  }
+}
+
+template <class Fixture>
+static void BM_ErrorStringRepeatedly(benchmark::State& state) {
+  Fixture fixture;
+  while (state.KeepRunning()) {
+    grpc_error_string(fixture.error());
+  }
+}
+
+template <class Fixture>
+static void BM_ErrorGetStatus(benchmark::State& state) {
+  Fixture fixture;
+  while (state.KeepRunning()) {
+    grpc_status_code status;
+    const char* msg;
+    grpc_error_get_status(fixture.error(), fixture.deadline(), &status, &msg,
+                          NULL);
+  }
+}
+
+template <class Fixture>
+static void BM_ErrorGetStatusCode(benchmark::State& state) {
+  Fixture fixture;
+  while (state.KeepRunning()) {
+    grpc_status_code status;
+    grpc_error_get_status(fixture.error(), fixture.deadline(), &status, NULL,
+                          NULL);
+  }
+}
+
+template <class Fixture>
+static void BM_ErrorHttpError(benchmark::State& state) {
+  Fixture fixture;
+  while (state.KeepRunning()) {
+    grpc_http2_error_code error;
+    grpc_error_get_status(fixture.error(), fixture.deadline(), NULL, NULL,
+                          &error);
+  }
+}
+
+template <class Fixture>
+static void BM_HasClearGrpcStatus(benchmark::State& state) {
+  Fixture fixture;
+  while (state.KeepRunning()) {
+    grpc_error_has_clear_grpc_status(fixture.error());
+  }
+}
+
+#define BENCHMARK_SUITE(fixture)                         \
+  BENCHMARK_TEMPLATE(BM_ErrorStringOnNewError, fixture); \
+  BENCHMARK_TEMPLATE(BM_ErrorStringRepeatedly, fixture); \
+  BENCHMARK_TEMPLATE(BM_ErrorGetStatus, fixture);        \
+  BENCHMARK_TEMPLATE(BM_ErrorGetStatusCode, fixture);    \
+  BENCHMARK_TEMPLATE(BM_ErrorHttpError, fixture);        \
+  BENCHMARK_TEMPLATE(BM_HasClearGrpcStatus, fixture)
+
+BENCHMARK_SUITE(ErrorNone);
+BENCHMARK_SUITE(ErrorCancelled);
+BENCHMARK_SUITE(SimpleError);
+BENCHMARK_SUITE(ErrorWithGrpcStatus);
+BENCHMARK_SUITE(ErrorWithHttpError);
+BENCHMARK_SUITE(ErrorWithNestedGrpcStatus);
+
+BENCHMARK_MAIN();
diff --git a/third_party/rake-compiler-dock/Dockerfile b/third_party/rake-compiler-dock/Dockerfile
index c7a6657..475c6a8 100644
--- a/third_party/rake-compiler-dock/Dockerfile
+++ b/third_party/rake-compiler-dock/Dockerfile
@@ -26,76 +26,77 @@
         rvmsudo rvm cleanup all "
 
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 # Import patch files for ruby and gems
@@ -105,8 +106,10 @@
 # install rubies and fix permissions on
 RUN bash -c " \
     export CFLAGS='-s -O3 -fno-fast-math -fPIC' && \
-    for v in 2.3.0 ; do \
-        rvm install \$v --patch \$(echo ~/patches/ruby-\$v/* | tr ' ' ','); \
+    echo 'about to install patches for ruby 2.4.0 from:' && \
+    ls -r ~/patches && \
+    for v in 2.4.0 ; do \
+	rvm install \$v --patch \$(echo ~/patches/ruby-\$v/* | tr ' ' ','); \
     done && \
     rvm cleanup all && \
     find /usr/local/rvm -type d -print0 | sudo xargs -0 chmod g+sw "
@@ -116,20 +119,26 @@
 RUN echo "gem: --no-ri --no-rdoc" >> ~/.gemrc && \
     bash -c " \
         rvm all do gem install bundler rake-compiler hoe mini_portile rubygems-tasks && \
-        rvm 2.3.0 do gem install mini_portile2 && \
+        rvm 2.4.0 do gem install mini_portile2 && \
         find /usr/local/rvm -type d -print0 | sudo xargs -0 chmod g+sw "
 
+RUN bash -c "gem env"
+RUN bash -c "gem list rake-compiler"
+
 # Install rake-compiler's cross rubies in global dir instead of /root
 RUN sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/rake-compiler && \
     sudo chown rvm.rvm /usr/local/rake-compiler && \
     ln -s /usr/local/rake-compiler ~/.rake-compiler
 
 # Patch rake-compiler to avoid build of ruby extensions
-RUN cd /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-2.3.0/gems/rake-compiler-0.9.5 && git apply /home/rvm/patches/rake-compiler-0.9.5/*.diff ; \
+RUN cd /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-2.4.0/gems/rake-compiler-0.9.5 && git apply /home/rvm/patches/rake-compiler-0.9.5/*.diff ; \
     true
 
-RUN bash -c "rvm use 2.3.0 --default && \
+RUN bash -c "rvm use 2.4.0 --default && \
     export MAKE=\"make -j`nproc`\" CFLAGS='-s -O1 -fno-omit-frame-pointer -fno-fast-math' && \
+    rake-compiler cross-ruby VERSION=2.4.0 HOST=i686-w64-mingw32 && \
+    rake-compiler cross-ruby VERSION=2.4.0 HOST=x86_64-w64-mingw32 && \
+    rake-compiler cross-ruby VERSION=2.4.0 HOST=x86_64-linux-gnu && \
     rake-compiler cross-ruby VERSION=2.3.0 HOST=i686-w64-mingw32 && \
     rake-compiler cross-ruby VERSION=2.3.0 HOST=x86_64-w64-mingw32 && \
     rake-compiler cross-ruby VERSION=2.3.0 HOST=x86_64-linux-gnu && \
@@ -145,8 +154,9 @@
     rm -rf ~/.rake-compiler/tmp/builds ~/.rake-compiler/sources && \
     find /usr/local/rvm -type d -print0 | sudo xargs -0 chmod g+sw "
 
-RUN bash -c "rvm use 2.3.0 --default && \
+RUN bash -c "rvm use 2.4.0 --default && \
     export MAKE=\"make -j`nproc`\" CFLAGS='-m32 -s -O1 -fno-omit-frame-pointer -fno-fast-math' LDFLAGS='-m32' && \
+    rake-compiler cross-ruby VERSION=2.4.0 HOST=i686-linux-gnu && \
     rake-compiler cross-ruby VERSION=2.3.0 HOST=i686-linux-gnu && \
     rake-compiler cross-ruby VERSION=2.2.2 HOST=i686-linux-gnu && \
     rake-compiler cross-ruby VERSION=2.1.5 HOST=i686-linux-gnu && \
@@ -155,7 +165,7 @@
     find /usr/local/rvm -type d -print0 | sudo xargs -0 chmod g+sw "
 
 RUN bash -c " \
-    rvm alias create 2.3 2.3.0 "
+    rvm alias create 2.4 2.4.0 "
 
 USER root
 
@@ -167,6 +177,7 @@
 
 # Install wrappers for strip commands as a workaround for "Protocol error" in boot2docker.
 RUN cp /tmp/build/strip_wrapper /root/
+RUN sudo chmod +rx /root/strip_wrapper
 RUN mv /opt/mingw/mingw32/bin/i686-w64-mingw32-strip /opt/mingw/mingw32/bin/i686-w64-mingw32-strip.bin && \
     mv /opt/mingw/mingw64/bin/x86_64-w64-mingw32-strip /opt/mingw/mingw64/bin/x86_64-w64-mingw32-strip.bin && \
     mv /usr/bin/i686-w64-mingw32-strip /usr/bin/i686-w64-mingw32-strip.bin && \
@@ -196,6 +207,10 @@
 # Install sudoers configuration
 RUN cp /tmp/build/sudoers /etc/sudoers.d/rake-compiler-dock
 
-ENV RUBY_CC_VERSION 2.3.0:2.2.2:2.1.5:2.0.0
+# Fixup Ruby 2.4 'static' compilation issue.
+RUN echo '!<arch>' > /usr/local/rake-compiler/ruby/x86_64-linux-gnu/ruby-2.4.0/lib/libruby.a
+RUN echo '!<arch>' > /usr/local/rake-compiler/ruby/i686-linux-gnu/ruby-2.4.0/lib/libruby.a
+
+ENV RUBY_CC_VERSION 2.4.0:2.3.0:2.2.2:2.1.5:2.0.0
 
 CMD bash
diff --git a/third_party/rake-compiler-dock/build/patches/ruby-2.4.0/no_sendfile.patch b/third_party/rake-compiler-dock/build/patches/ruby-2.4.0/no_sendfile.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..915fc7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/third_party/rake-compiler-dock/build/patches/ruby-2.4.0/no_sendfile.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+diff --git a/configure b/configure
+index ebe3d8c..a336b73 100755
+--- a/configure
++++ b/configure
+@@ -18943,7 +18943,6 @@ do :
+   ac_fn_c_check_func "$LINENO" "sendfile" "ac_cv_func_sendfile"
+ if test "x$ac_cv_func_sendfile" = xyes; then :
+   cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
+-#define HAVE_SENDFILE 1
+ _ACEOF
+ 
+ fi
diff --git a/tools/distrib/build_ruby_environment_macos.sh b/tools/distrib/build_ruby_environment_macos.sh
index 64fad7c..0ae589c 100644
--- a/tools/distrib/build_ruby_environment_macos.sh
+++ b/tools/distrib/build_ruby_environment_macos.sh
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
 CROSS_RUBY=`mktemp tmpfile.XXXXXXXX`
 
-curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rake-compiler/rake-compiler/v0.9.5/tasks/bin/cross-ruby.rake > $CROSS_RUBY
+curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rake-compiler/rake-compiler/v1.0.3/tasks/bin/cross-ruby.rake > $CROSS_RUBY
 
 patch $CROSS_RUBY << EOF
 --- cross-ruby.rake	2016-02-05 16:26:53.000000000 -0800
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@
 
 MAKE="make -j8"
 
-for v in 2.3.0 2.2.2 2.1.5 2.0.0-p645 ; do
+for v in 2.4.0 2.3.0 2.2.2 2.1.5 2.0.0-p645 ; do
+  ccache -c
   rake -f $CROSS_RUBY cross-ruby VERSION=$v HOST=x86_64-darwin11
 done
 
diff --git a/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_fuzzer_api.cfg b/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_fuzzer_api.cfg
index a34fb9d..5c2592e 100644
--- a/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_fuzzer_api.cfg
+++ b/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_fuzzer_api.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-# Copyright 2016, Google Inc.
+# Copyright 2017, Google Inc.
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_fuzzer_api.sh b/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_fuzzer_api.sh
index c3cf110..edf8843 100755
--- a/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_fuzzer_api.sh
+++ b/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_fuzzer_api.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# Copyright 2016, Google Inc.
+# Copyright 2017, Google Inc.
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -38,4 +38,4 @@
 # download fuzzer docker image from dockerhub
 export DOCKERHUB_ORGANIZATION=grpctesting
 # runtime 23 * 60 mins
-config=asan-trace-cmp runtime=86400 tools/jenkins/run_fuzzer.sh api_fuzzer
+config=asan-trace-cmp runtime=82800 tools/jenkins/run_fuzzer.sh api_fuzzer
diff --git a/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_fuzzer_client.cfg b/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_fuzzer_client.cfg
index b1bce02..1e8f688 100644
--- a/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_fuzzer_client.cfg
+++ b/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_fuzzer_client.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-# Copyright 2016, Google Inc.
+# Copyright 2017, Google Inc.
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_fuzzer_client.sh b/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_fuzzer_client.sh
index f9ff13d..c03f925 100755
--- a/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_fuzzer_client.sh
+++ b/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_fuzzer_client.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# Copyright 2016, Google Inc.
+# Copyright 2017, Google Inc.
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_fuzzer_hpack_parser.cfg b/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_fuzzer_hpack_parser.cfg
index 215ce2b..72482b6 100644
--- a/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_fuzzer_hpack_parser.cfg
+++ b/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_fuzzer_hpack_parser.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-# Copyright 2016, Google Inc.
+# Copyright 2017, Google Inc.
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_fuzzer_hpack_parser.sh b/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_fuzzer_hpack_parser.sh
index d9a73a6..43933e6 100755
--- a/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_fuzzer_hpack_parser.sh
+++ b/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_fuzzer_hpack_parser.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# Copyright 2016, Google Inc.
+# Copyright 2017, Google Inc.
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -37,6 +37,5 @@
 
 # download fuzzer docker image from dockerhub
 export DOCKERHUB_ORGANIZATION=grpctesting
-# runtime 23 * 60 mins
 config=asan-trace-cmp tools/jenkins/run_fuzzer.sh hpack_parser_fuzzer_test
 
diff --git a/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_fuzzer_http_request.cfg b/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_fuzzer_http_request.cfg
index 120e8f8..a4a0e89 100644
--- a/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_fuzzer_http_request.cfg
+++ b/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_fuzzer_http_request.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-# Copyright 2016, Google Inc.
+# Copyright 2017, Google Inc.
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_fuzzer_http_request.sh b/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_fuzzer_http_request.sh
index d412d92..ef975d3 100755
--- a/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_fuzzer_http_request.sh
+++ b/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_fuzzer_http_request.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# Copyright 2016, Google Inc.
+# Copyright 2017, Google Inc.
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -37,6 +37,5 @@
 
 # download fuzzer docker image from dockerhub
 export DOCKERHUB_ORGANIZATION=grpctesting
-# runtime 23 * 60 mins
 config=asan-trace-cmp tools/jenkins/run_fuzzer.sh http_request_fuzzer_test
 
diff --git a/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_fuzzer_json.cfg b/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_fuzzer_json.cfg
index cab4f29..d22da2d 100644
--- a/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_fuzzer_json.cfg
+++ b/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_fuzzer_json.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-# Copyright 2016, Google Inc.
+# Copyright 2017, Google Inc.
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_fuzzer_json.sh b/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_fuzzer_json.sh
index d9869f6..1e64a02 100755
--- a/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_fuzzer_json.sh
+++ b/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_fuzzer_json.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# Copyright 2016, Google Inc.
+# Copyright 2017, Google Inc.
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -37,6 +37,5 @@
 
 # download fuzzer docker image from dockerhub
 export DOCKERHUB_ORGANIZATION=grpctesting
-# runtime 23 * 60 mins
 config=asan-trace-cmp tools/jenkins/run_fuzzer.sh json_fuzzer_test
 
diff --git a/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_fuzzer_nanopb_response.cfg b/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_fuzzer_nanopb_response.cfg
index c73aa81..cbf44ba 100644
--- a/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_fuzzer_nanopb_response.cfg
+++ b/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_fuzzer_nanopb_response.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-# Copyright 2016, Google Inc.
+# Copyright 2017, Google Inc.
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_fuzzer_nanopb_response.sh b/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_fuzzer_nanopb_response.sh
index 0a7187f..6e7f4b7 100755
--- a/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_fuzzer_nanopb_response.sh
+++ b/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_fuzzer_nanopb_response.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# Copyright 2016, Google Inc.
+# Copyright 2017, Google Inc.
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -37,5 +37,4 @@
 
 # download fuzzer docker image from dockerhub
 export DOCKERHUB_ORGANIZATION=grpctesting
-# runtime 23 * 60 mins
 config=asan-trace-cmp tools/jenkins/run_fuzzer.sh nanopb_fuzzer_response_test
diff --git a/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_fuzzer_server.cfg b/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_fuzzer_server.cfg
index a1931cb..7877d51 100644
--- a/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_fuzzer_server.cfg
+++ b/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_fuzzer_server.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-# Copyright 2016, Google Inc.
+# Copyright 2017, Google Inc.
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_fuzzer_server.sh b/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_fuzzer_server.sh
index e00e940..82b24b0 100755
--- a/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_fuzzer_server.sh
+++ b/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_fuzzer_server.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# Copyright 2016, Google Inc.
+# Copyright 2017, Google Inc.
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -38,4 +38,4 @@
 # download fuzzer docker image from dockerhub
 export DOCKERHUB_ORGANIZATION=grpctesting
 # runtime 23 * 60 mins
-config=asan-trace-cmp runtime=86400 tools/jenkins/run_fuzzer.sh server_fuzzer
+config=asan-trace-cmp runtime=82800 tools/jenkins/run_fuzzer.sh server_fuzzer
diff --git a/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_fuzzer_uri.cfg b/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_fuzzer_uri.cfg
index c312ae0..134b3d0 100644
--- a/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_fuzzer_uri.cfg
+++ b/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_fuzzer_uri.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-# Copyright 2016, Google Inc.
+# Copyright 2017, Google Inc.
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_fuzzer_uri.sh b/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_fuzzer_uri.sh
index 4137f80..67039f3 100755
--- a/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_fuzzer_uri.sh
+++ b/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_fuzzer_uri.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# Copyright 2016, Google Inc.
+# Copyright 2017, Google Inc.
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -37,5 +37,4 @@
 
 # download fuzzer docker image from dockerhub
 export DOCKERHUB_ORGANIZATION=grpctesting
-# runtime 23 * 60 mins
 config=asan-trace-cmp tools/jenkins/run_fuzzer.sh uri_fuzzer_test
diff --git a/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_master.cfg b/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_master.cfg
index d5901bb..7536a91 100644
--- a/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_master.cfg
+++ b/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_master.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-# Copyright 2016, Google Inc.
+# Copyright 2017, Google Inc.
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_master.sh b/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_master.sh
index ea77d11..d01d637 100755
--- a/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_master.sh
+++ b/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_master.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# Copyright 2016, Google Inc.
+# Copyright 2017, Google Inc.
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@
 clang --version || true
 docker --version || true
 
+# Need to increase open files limit for c tests
+ulimit -n 2000
+
 git submodule update --init
 
 tools/run_tests/run_tests.py -l c -t -x sponge_log.xml || FAILED="true"
diff --git a/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_portability_build_only.cfg b/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_portability_build_only.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ce5be5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_portability_build_only.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# Copyright 2017, Google Inc.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+# met:
+#
+#     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+# notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+#     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+# copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+# in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+# distribution.
+#     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+# contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+# this software without specific prior written permission.
+#
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+# "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+# A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+# OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+# SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+# DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+# THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+# (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+# OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+# Config file for the internal CI (in protobuf text format)
+
+# Location of the continuous shell script in repository.
+build_file: "grpc/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_portability_build_only.sh"
+timeout_mins: 180
+action {
+  define_artifacts {
+    regex: "**report**.xml"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_portability_build_only.sh b/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_portability_build_only.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9fac5bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_portability_build_only.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Copyright 2017, Google Inc.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+# met:
+#
+#     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+# notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+#     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+# copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+# in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+# distribution.
+#     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+# contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+# this software without specific prior written permission.
+#
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+# "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+# A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+# OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+# SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+# DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+# THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+# (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+# OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+set -ex
+
+# change to grpc repo root
+cd $(dirname $0)/../../..
+
+git submodule update --init
+
+tools/jenkins/run_jenkins_matrix.sh -f portability linux --build_only
diff --git a/tools/internal_ci/windows/grpc_master.bat b/tools/internal_ci/windows/grpc_master.bat
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4041c50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/internal_ci/windows/grpc_master.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+@rem Copyright 2017, Google Inc.
+@rem All rights reserved.
+@rem
+@rem Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+@rem modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+@rem met:
+@rem
+@rem     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+@rem notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+@rem     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+@rem copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+@rem in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+@rem distribution.
+@rem     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+@rem contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+@rem this software without specific prior written permission.
+@rem
+@rem THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+@rem "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+@rem LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+@rem A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+@rem OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+@rem SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+@rem LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+@rem DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+@rem THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+@rem (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+@rem OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+setlocal
+
+@rem enter repo root
+cd /d %~dp0\..\..\..
+
+git submodule update --init
+
+sh tools\run_tests\helper_scripts\run_tests_in_workspace.sh -t -j 4 -x c_windows_dbg_sponge_log.xml --report_suite_name c_windows_dbg -l c -c dbg
+sh tools\run_tests\helper_scripts\run_tests_in_workspace.sh -t -j 4 -x c_windows_opt_sponge_log.xml --report_suite_name c_windows_opt -l c -c opt
+sh tools\run_tests\helper_scripts\run_tests_in_workspace.sh -t -j 4 -x csharp_windows_dbg_sponge_log.xml --report_suite_name csharp_windows_dbg -l csharp -c dbg
+sh tools\run_tests\helper_scripts\run_tests_in_workspace.sh -t -j 4 -x csharp_windows_opt_sponge_log.xml --report_suite_name csharp_windows_opt -l csharp -c opt
+sh tools\run_tests\helper_scripts\run_tests_in_workspace.sh -t -j 4 -x node_windows_dbg_sponge_log.xml --report_suite_name node_windows_dbg -l node -c dbg
+sh tools\run_tests\helper_scripts\run_tests_in_workspace.sh -t -j 4 -x node_windows_opt_sponge_log.xml --report_suite_name node_windows_opt -l node -c opt
+sh tools\run_tests\helper_scripts\run_tests_in_workspace.sh -t -j 4 -x python_windows_dbg_sponge_log.xml --report_suite_name python_windows_dbg -l python -c dbg
+sh tools\run_tests\helper_scripts\run_tests_in_workspace.sh -t -j 4 -x python_windows_opt_sponge_log.xml --report_suite_name python_windows_opt -l python -c opt
diff --git a/tools/internal_ci/windows/grpc_master.cfg b/tools/internal_ci/windows/grpc_master.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f90af11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/internal_ci/windows/grpc_master.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# Copyright 2017, Google Inc.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+# met:
+#
+#     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+# notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+#     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+# copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+# in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+# distribution.
+#     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+# contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+# this software without specific prior written permission.
+#
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+# "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+# A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+# OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+# SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+# DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+# THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+# (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+# OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+# Config file for the internal CI (in protobuf text format)
+
+# Location of the continuous shell script in repository.
+build_file: "grpc/tools/internal_ci/windows/grpc_master.bat"
+timeout_mins: 360
+action {
+  define_artifacts {
+    regex: "**sponge_log.xml"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tools/profiling/microbenchmarks/bm2bq.py b/tools/profiling/microbenchmarks/bm2bq.py
index b65aebc..3aa7003 100755
--- a/tools/profiling/microbenchmarks/bm2bq.py
+++ b/tools/profiling/microbenchmarks/bm2bq.py
@@ -104,6 +104,30 @@
     'tpl': [],
     'dyn': ['request_size', 'bandwidth_kilobits'],
   },
+  'BM_ErrorStringOnNewError': {
+    'tpl': ['fixture'],
+    'dyn': [],
+  },
+  'BM_ErrorStringRepeatedly': {
+    'tpl': ['fixture'],
+    'dyn': [],
+  },
+  'BM_ErrorGetStatus': {
+    'tpl': ['fixture'],
+    'dyn': [],
+  },
+  'BM_ErrorGetStatusCode': {
+    'tpl': ['fixture'],
+    'dyn': [],
+  },
+  'BM_ErrorHttpError': {
+    'tpl': ['fixture'],
+    'dyn': [],
+  },
+  'BM_HasClearGrpcStatus': {
+    'tpl': ['fixture'],
+    'dyn': [],
+  },
   'BM_IsolatedFilter' : {
     'tpl': ['fixture', 'client_mutator'],
     'dyn': [],
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/artifacts/build_artifact_ruby.sh b/tools/run_tests/artifacts/build_artifact_ruby.sh
index 019efb0..ca461ba 100755
--- a/tools/run_tests/artifacts/build_artifact_ruby.sh
+++ b/tools/run_tests/artifacts/build_artifact_ruby.sh
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@
 set +ex
 rvm use default
 gem install bundler --update
-bundle install
+
+tools/run_tests/helper_scripts/bundle_install_wrapper.sh
+
 set -ex
 
 rake gem:native
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/generated/sources_and_headers.json b/tools/run_tests/generated/sources_and_headers.json
index 462353c..b04e4bd 100644
--- a/tools/run_tests/generated/sources_and_headers.json
+++ b/tools/run_tests/generated/sources_and_headers.json
@@ -2383,6 +2383,26 @@
     "headers": [], 
     "is_filegroup": false, 
     "language": "c++", 
+    "name": "bm_error", 
+    "src": [
+      "test/cpp/microbenchmarks/bm_error.cc"
+    ], 
+    "third_party": false, 
+    "type": "target"
+  }, 
+  {
+    "deps": [
+      "benchmark", 
+      "gpr", 
+      "gpr_test_util", 
+      "grpc", 
+      "grpc++", 
+      "grpc++_test_util", 
+      "grpc_test_util"
+    ], 
+    "headers": [], 
+    "is_filegroup": false, 
+    "language": "c++", 
     "name": "bm_fullstack", 
     "src": [
       "test/cpp/microbenchmarks/bm_fullstack.cc"
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/generated/tests.json b/tools/run_tests/generated/tests.json
index facc1c36..103a379 100644
--- a/tools/run_tests/generated/tests.json
+++ b/tools/run_tests/generated/tests.json
@@ -2528,6 +2528,28 @@
     "flaky": false, 
     "gtest": false, 
     "language": "c++", 
+    "name": "bm_error", 
+    "platforms": [
+      "linux", 
+      "mac", 
+      "posix"
+    ]
+  }, 
+  {
+    "args": [
+      "--benchmark_min_time=0"
+    ], 
+    "ci_platforms": [
+      "linux", 
+      "mac", 
+      "posix"
+    ], 
+    "cpu_cost": 1.0, 
+    "exclude_configs": [], 
+    "exclude_iomgrs": [], 
+    "flaky": false, 
+    "gtest": false, 
+    "language": "c++", 
     "name": "bm_fullstack", 
     "platforms": [
       "linux", 
@@ -79705,6 +79727,28 @@
   }, 
   {
     "args": [
+      "test/core/end2end/fuzzers/api_fuzzer_corpus/clusterfuzz-testcase-5171071900712960"
+    ], 
+    "ci_platforms": [
+      "linux"
+    ], 
+    "cpu_cost": 0.1, 
+    "exclude_configs": [
+      "tsan"
+    ], 
+    "exclude_iomgrs": [
+      "uv"
+    ], 
+    "flaky": false, 
+    "language": "c", 
+    "name": "api_fuzzer_one_entry", 
+    "platforms": [
+      "linux"
+    ], 
+    "uses_polling": false
+  }, 
+  {
+    "args": [
       "test/core/end2end/fuzzers/api_fuzzer_corpus/crash-0597bbdd657fa4ed14443994c9147a1a7bbc205f"
     ], 
     "ci_platforms": [
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/helper_scripts/bundle_install_wrapper.sh b/tools/run_tests/helper_scripts/bundle_install_wrapper.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..d56afad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/run_tests/helper_scripts/bundle_install_wrapper.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+# met:
+#
+#     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+# notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+#     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+# copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+# in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+# distribution.
+#     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+# contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+# this software without specific prior written permission.
+#
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+# "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+# A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+# OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+# SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+# DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+# THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+# (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+# OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+set -ex
+
+# change to grpc repo root
+cd $(dirname $0)/../../..
+
+SYSTEM=`uname | cut -f 1 -d_`
+
+if [ "$SYSTEM" == "Darwin" ] ; then
+  # Workaround for crash during bundle install
+  # See suggestion in https://github.com/bundler/bundler/issues/3692
+  BUNDLE_SPECIFIC_PLATFORM=true bundle install
+else
+  bundle install
+fi
+
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/helper_scripts/pre_build_ruby.sh b/tools/run_tests/helper_scripts/pre_build_ruby.sh
index 56b58df..83647b5 100755
--- a/tools/run_tests/helper_scripts/pre_build_ruby.sh
+++ b/tools/run_tests/helper_scripts/pre_build_ruby.sh
@@ -36,4 +36,4 @@
 # change to grpc repo root
 cd $(dirname $0)/../../..
 
-bundle install
+tools/run_tests/helper_scripts/bundle_install_wrapper.sh
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/helper_scripts/run_node_electron.sh b/tools/run_tests/helper_scripts/run_node_electron.sh
index 1999ffb..3ce57e0 100755
--- a/tools/run_tests/helper_scripts/run_node_electron.sh
+++ b/tools/run_tests/helper_scripts/run_node_electron.sh
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 set -ex
 
 # change to grpc repo root
-cd $(dirname $0)/../..
+cd $(dirname $0)/../../..
 
 test_directory='src/node/test'
 timeout=8000
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/run_microbenchmark.py b/tools/run_tests/run_microbenchmark.py
index b090847..c524776 100755
--- a/tools/run_tests/run_microbenchmark.py
+++ b/tools/run_tests/run_microbenchmark.py
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@
                   default=sorted(collectors.keys()),
                   help='Which collectors should be run against each benchmark')
 argp.add_argument('-b', '--benchmarks',
-                  default=['bm_fullstack', 'bm_closure', 'bm_cq', 'bm_call_create'],
+                  default=['bm_fullstack', 'bm_closure', 'bm_cq', 'bm_call_create', 'bm_error'],
                   nargs='+',
                   type=str,
                   help='Which microbenchmarks should be run')