diff --git a/net/strongswan/Makefile b/net/strongswan/Makefile
index 85f733e31..b91f5e1b5 100644
--- a/net/strongswan/Makefile
+++ b/net/strongswan/Makefile
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=strongswan
-PKG_VERSION:=5.3.5
-PKG_RELEASE:=3
+PKG_VERSION:=5.4.0
+PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.bz2
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://download.strongswan.org/ http://download2.strongswan.org/
-PKG_MD5SUM:=a2f9ea185f27e7f8413d4cd2ee61efe4
+PKG_MD5SUM:=9d7c77b0da9b69f859624897e5e9ebbf
 PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-2.0+
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Steven Barth <cyrus@openwrt.org>
 
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ define Package/strongswan/install
 	$(INSTALL_CONF) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/etc/ipsec.conf $(1)/etc/
 	$(INSTALL_CONF) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/etc/strongswan.conf $(1)/etc/
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib/ipsec
-	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/ipsec/{libstrongswan.so.*,libhydra.so.*} $(1)/usr/lib/ipsec/
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/ipsec/libstrongswan.so.* $(1)/usr/lib/ipsec/
 	$(INSTALL_CONF) ./files/ipsec.secrets $(1)/etc/
 	$(INSTALL_CONF) ./files/ipsec.user $(1)/etc/
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/init.d
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ $(eval $(call BuildPlugin,socket-dynamic,dynamic socket implementation for charo
 $(eval $(call BuildPlugin,sql,SQL database interface,))
 $(eval $(call BuildPlugin,sqlite,SQLite database interface,+strongswan-mod-sql +PACKAGE_strongswan-mod-sqlite:libsqlite3))
 $(eval $(call BuildPlugin,sshkey,SSH key decoding,))
-$(eval $(call BuildPlugin,stroke,Stroke,+strongswan-utils))
+$(eval $(call BuildPlugin,stroke,Stroke,+strongswan-charon +strongswan-utils))
 $(eval $(call BuildPlugin,test-vectors,crypto test vectors,))
 $(eval $(call BuildPlugin,uci,UCI config interface,+PACKAGE_strongswan-mod-uci:libuci))
 $(eval $(call BuildPlugin,unity,Cisco Unity extension,))
diff --git a/net/strongswan/patches/101-musl-fixes.patch b/net/strongswan/patches/101-musl-fixes.patch
index 3b90e6cf2..a360d1cab 100644
--- a/net/strongswan/patches/101-musl-fixes.patch
+++ b/net/strongswan/patches/101-musl-fixes.patch
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@
 +#undef blkcnt_t
 +#undef crypt
 +#undef encrypt
---- a/src/libhydra/plugins/kernel_netlink/kernel_netlink_ipsec.c
-+++ b/src/libhydra/plugins/kernel_netlink/kernel_netlink_ipsec.c
+--- a/src/libcharon/plugins/kernel_netlink/kernel_netlink_ipsec.c
++++ b/src/libcharon/plugins/kernel_netlink/kernel_netlink_ipsec.c
 @@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
   * for more details.
   */
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@
  #include <sys/types.h>
  #include <sys/socket.h>
  #include <stdint.h>
---- a/src/libhydra/plugins/kernel_netlink/kernel_netlink_net.c
-+++ b/src/libhydra/plugins/kernel_netlink/kernel_netlink_net.c
+--- a/src/libcharon/plugins/kernel_netlink/kernel_netlink_net.c
++++ b/src/libcharon/plugins/kernel_netlink/kernel_netlink_net.c
 @@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
   * THE SOFTWARE.
   */
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@
  #include <sys/socket.h>
  #include <sys/utsname.h>
  #include <linux/netlink.h>
---- a/src/libhydra/plugins/kernel_netlink/kernel_netlink_shared.c
-+++ b/src/libhydra/plugins/kernel_netlink/kernel_netlink_shared.c
+--- a/src/libcharon/plugins/kernel_netlink/kernel_netlink_shared.c
++++ b/src/libcharon/plugins/kernel_netlink/kernel_netlink_shared.c
 @@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
   * for more details.
   */
diff --git a/net/strongswan/patches/102-forecast-Fix-alignment-when-adding-rules.patch b/net/strongswan/patches/102-forecast-Fix-alignment-when-adding-rules.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 4e743f5f1..000000000
--- a/net/strongswan/patches/102-forecast-Fix-alignment-when-adding-rules.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,324 +0,0 @@
-From 1f642f872abe39cb5a67a87c4e9b63c9d78657d7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Tobias Brunner <tobias@strongswan.org>
-Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2015 16:30:22 +0100
-Subject: [PATCH 2/2] forecast: Fix alignment when adding rules
-
-Basically the same issue as with the connmark plugin.
-
- #1212
----
- src/libcharon/plugins/forecast/forecast_listener.c | 247 +++++++++++----------
- 1 file changed, 133 insertions(+), 114 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/src/libcharon/plugins/forecast/forecast_listener.c b/src/libcharon/plugins/forecast/forecast_listener.c
-index 63a8cb1..7e93617 100644
---- a/src/libcharon/plugins/forecast/forecast_listener.c
-+++ b/src/libcharon/plugins/forecast/forecast_listener.c
-@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
- /*
-+ * Copyright (C) 2015 Tobias Brunner
-+ * Hochschule fuer Technik Rapperswil
-+ *
-  * Copyright (C) 2010-2014 Martin Willi
-  * Copyright (C) 2010-2014 revosec AG
-  *
-@@ -25,6 +28,15 @@
- #include <collections/hashtable.h>
- #include <threading/rwlock.h>
-
-+/**
-+ * Add a struct at the current position in the buffer
-+ */
-+#define ADD_STRUCT(pos, st, ...) ({\
-+	typeof(pos) _cur = pos; pos += XT_ALIGN(sizeof(st));\
-+	*(st*)_cur = (st){ __VA_ARGS__ };\
-+	(st*)_cur;\
-+})
-+
- typedef struct private_forecast_listener_t private_forecast_listener_t;
-
- /**
-@@ -164,60 +176,60 @@ static bool manage_rule(struct iptc_handle *ipth, const char *chain,
- static bool manage_pre_esp_in_udp(struct iptc_handle *ipth,
-								  entry_t *entry, bool add)
- {
--	struct {
--		struct ipt_entry e;
--		struct ipt_entry_match m;
--		struct xt_udp udp;
--		struct ipt_entry_target t;
--		struct xt_mark_tginfo2 tm;
--	} ipt = {
--		.e  = {
--			.target_offset = XT_ALIGN(sizeof(ipt.e) + sizeof(ipt.m) +
--									  sizeof(ipt.udp)),
--			.next_offset = sizeof(ipt),
--			.ip = {
--				.proto = IPPROTO_UDP,
--			},
-+	u_int16_t match_size	= XT_ALIGN(sizeof(struct ipt_entry_match)) +
-+							  XT_ALIGN(sizeof(struct xt_udp));
-+	u_int16_t target_offset = XT_ALIGN(sizeof(struct ipt_entry)) + match_size;
-+	u_int16_t target_size	= XT_ALIGN(sizeof(struct ipt_entry_target)) +
-+							  XT_ALIGN(sizeof(struct xt_mark_tginfo2));
-+	u_int16_t entry_size	= target_offset + target_size;
-+	u_char ipt[entry_size], *pos = ipt;
-+	struct ipt_entry *e;
-+
-+	memset(ipt, 0, sizeof(ipt));
-+	e = ADD_STRUCT(pos, struct ipt_entry,
-+		.target_offset = target_offset,
-+		.next_offset = entry_size,
-+		.ip = {
-+			.proto = IPPROTO_UDP,
-		},
--		.m = {
--			.u = {
--				.user = {
--					.match_size = XT_ALIGN(sizeof(ipt.m) + sizeof(ipt.udp)),
--					.name = "udp",
--				},
-+	);
-+	if (!host2in(entry->lhost, &e->ip.dst, &e->ip.dmsk) ||
-+		!host2in(entry->rhost, &e->ip.src, &e->ip.smsk))
-+	{
-+		return FALSE;
-+	}
-+	ADD_STRUCT(pos, struct ipt_entry_match,
-+		.u = {
-+			.user = {
-+				.match_size = match_size,
-+				.name = "udp",
-			},
-		},
--		.udp = {
--			.spts = {
--				entry->rhost->get_port(entry->rhost),
--				entry->rhost->get_port(entry->lhost)
--			},
--			.dpts = {
--				entry->lhost->get_port(entry->lhost),
--				entry->lhost->get_port(entry->lhost)
--			},
-+	);
-+	ADD_STRUCT(pos, struct xt_udp,
-+		.spts = {
-+			entry->rhost->get_port(entry->rhost),
-+			entry->rhost->get_port(entry->lhost)
-		},
--		.t = {
--			.u = {
--				.user = {
--					.target_size = XT_ALIGN(sizeof(ipt.t) + sizeof(ipt.tm)),
--					.name = "MARK",
--					.revision = 2,
--				},
--			},
-+		.dpts = {
-+			entry->lhost->get_port(entry->lhost),
-+			entry->lhost->get_port(entry->lhost)
-		},
--		.tm = {
--			.mark = entry->mark,
--			.mask = ~0,
-+	);
-+	ADD_STRUCT(pos, struct ipt_entry_target,
-+		.u = {
-+			.user = {
-+				.target_size = target_size,
-+				.name = "MARK",
-+				.revision = 2,
-+			},
-		},
--	};
--
--	if (!host2in(entry->lhost, &ipt.e.ip.dst, &ipt.e.ip.dmsk) ||
--		!host2in(entry->rhost, &ipt.e.ip.src, &ipt.e.ip.smsk))
--	{
--		return FALSE;
--	}
--	return manage_rule(ipth, "PREROUTING", add, &ipt.e);
-+	);
-+	ADD_STRUCT(pos, struct xt_mark_tginfo2,
-+		.mark = entry->mark,
-+		.mask = ~0,
-+	);
-+	return manage_rule(ipth, "PREROUTING", add, e);
- }
-
- /**
-@@ -225,53 +237,53 @@ static bool manage_pre_esp_in_udp(struct iptc_handle *ipth,
-  */
- static bool manage_pre_esp(struct iptc_handle *ipth, entry_t *entry, bool add)
- {
--	struct {
--		struct ipt_entry e;
--		struct ipt_entry_match m;
--		struct xt_esp esp;
--		struct ipt_entry_target t;
--		struct xt_mark_tginfo2 tm;
--	} ipt = {
--		.e  = {
--			.target_offset = XT_ALIGN(sizeof(ipt.e) + sizeof(ipt.m) +
--									  sizeof(ipt.esp)),
--			.next_offset = sizeof(ipt),
--			.ip = {
--				.proto = IPPROTO_ESP,
--			},
-+	u_int16_t match_size	= XT_ALIGN(sizeof(struct ipt_entry_match)) +
-+							  XT_ALIGN(sizeof(struct xt_esp));
-+	u_int16_t target_offset = XT_ALIGN(sizeof(struct ipt_entry)) + match_size;
-+	u_int16_t target_size	= XT_ALIGN(sizeof(struct ipt_entry_target)) +
-+							  XT_ALIGN(sizeof(struct xt_mark_tginfo2));
-+	u_int16_t entry_size	= target_offset + target_size;
-+	u_char ipt[entry_size], *pos = ipt;
-+	struct ipt_entry *e;
-+
-+	memset(ipt, 0, sizeof(ipt));
-+	e = ADD_STRUCT(pos, struct ipt_entry,
-+		.target_offset = target_offset,
-+		.next_offset = entry_size,
-+		.ip = {
-+			.proto = IPPROTO_ESP,
-		},
--		.m = {
--			.u = {
--				.user = {
--					.match_size = XT_ALIGN(sizeof(ipt.m) + sizeof(ipt.esp)),
--					.name = "esp",
--				},
-+	);
-+	if (!host2in(entry->lhost, &e->ip.dst, &e->ip.dmsk) ||
-+		!host2in(entry->rhost, &e->ip.src, &e->ip.smsk))
-+	{
-+		return FALSE;
-+	}
-+	ADD_STRUCT(pos, struct ipt_entry_match,
-+		.u = {
-+			.user = {
-+				.match_size = match_size,
-+				.name = "esp",
-			},
-		},
--		.esp = {
--			.spis = { htonl(entry->spi), htonl(entry->spi) },
--		},
--		.t = {
--			.u = {
--				.user = {
--					.target_size = XT_ALIGN(sizeof(ipt.t) + sizeof(ipt.tm)),
--					.name = "MARK",
--					.revision = 2,
--				},
-+	);
-+	ADD_STRUCT(pos, struct xt_esp,
-+		.spis = { htonl(entry->spi), htonl(entry->spi) },
-+	);
-+	ADD_STRUCT(pos, struct ipt_entry_target,
-+		.u = {
-+			.user = {
-+				.target_size = target_size,
-+				.name = "MARK",
-+				.revision = 2,
-			},
-		},
--		.tm = {
--			.mark = entry->mark,
--			.mask = ~0,
--		},
--	};
--
--	if (!host2in(entry->lhost, &ipt.e.ip.dst, &ipt.e.ip.dmsk) ||
--		!host2in(entry->rhost, &ipt.e.ip.src, &ipt.e.ip.smsk))
--	{
--		return FALSE;
--	}
--	return manage_rule(ipth, "PREROUTING", add, &ipt.e);
-+	);
-+	ADD_STRUCT(pos, struct xt_mark_tginfo2,
-+		.mark = entry->mark,
-+		.mask = ~0,
-+	);
-+	return manage_rule(ipth, "PREROUTING", add, e);
- }
-
- /**
-@@ -291,45 +303,52 @@ static bool manage_pre(struct iptc_handle *ipth, entry_t *entry, bool add)
-  */
- static bool manage_out(struct iptc_handle *ipth, entry_t *entry, bool add)
- {
--	struct {
--		struct ipt_entry e;
--		struct ipt_entry_target t;
--		struct xt_mark_tginfo2 m;
--	} ipt = {
--		.e  = {
--			.target_offset = XT_ALIGN(sizeof(ipt.e)),
--			.next_offset = sizeof(ipt),
--		},
--		.t = {
--			.u.user.target_size = XT_ALIGN(sizeof(ipt.t) + sizeof(ipt.m)),
--			.u.user.name = "MARK",
--			.u.user.revision = 2,
--		},
--		.m = {
--			.mark = entry->mark,
--			.mask = ~0,
-+	u_int16_t target_offset = XT_ALIGN(sizeof(struct ipt_entry));
-+	u_int16_t target_size	= XT_ALIGN(sizeof(struct ipt_entry_target)) +
-+							  XT_ALIGN(sizeof(struct xt_mark_tginfo2));
-+	u_int16_t entry_size	= target_offset + target_size;
-+	u_char ipt[entry_size], *pos = ipt;
-+	struct ipt_entry *e;
-+
-+	memset(ipt, 0, sizeof(ipt));
-+	e = ADD_STRUCT(pos, struct ipt_entry,
-+		.target_offset = target_offset,
-+		.next_offset = entry_size,
-+	);
-+	ADD_STRUCT(pos, struct ipt_entry_target,
-+		.u = {
-+			.user = {
-+				.target_size = target_size,
-+				.name = "MARK",
-+				.revision = 2,
-+			},
-		},
--	};
-+	);
-+	ADD_STRUCT(pos, struct xt_mark_tginfo2,
-+		.mark = entry->mark,
-+		.mask = ~0,
-+	);
-+
-	enumerator_t *enumerator;
-	traffic_selector_t *ts;
-
-	enumerator = array_create_enumerator(entry->rts);
-	while (enumerator->enumerate(enumerator, &ts))
-	{
--		if (!ts2in(ts, &ipt.e.ip.dst, &ipt.e.ip.dmsk))
-+		if (!ts2in(ts, &e->ip.dst, &e->ip.dmsk))
-		{
-			continue;
-		}
--		if (ipt.e.ip.dst.s_addr == 0xffffffff ||
--			ipt.e.ip.dst.s_addr == entry->broadcast ||
--			memeq(&ipt.e.ip.dst.s_addr, "\xe0", 1))
-+		if (e->ip.dst.s_addr == 0xffffffff ||
-+			e->ip.dst.s_addr == entry->broadcast ||
-+			memeq(&e->ip.dst.s_addr, "\xe0", 1))
-		{
-			/* skip broadcast/multicast selectors, they are shared and the mark
-			 * is set by the socket we use for reinjection */
-			continue;
-		}
--		if (!manage_rule(ipth, "PREROUTING", add, &ipt.e) ||
--			!manage_rule(ipth, "OUTPUT", add, &ipt.e))
-+		if (!manage_rule(ipth, "PREROUTING", add, e) ||
-+			!manage_rule(ipth, "OUTPUT", add, e))
-		{
-			enumerator->destroy(enumerator);
-			return FALSE;
---
-2.4.10
diff --git a/net/strongswan/patches/110-connmark-Fix-alignment-when-adding-rules.patch b/net/strongswan/patches/110-connmark-Fix-alignment-when-adding-rules.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 963bd1bfc..000000000
--- a/net/strongswan/patches/110-connmark-Fix-alignment-when-adding-rules.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,411 +0,0 @@
-From a4d7f5ee6f36decdcd18d70078e1f0a847fe9b24 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Tobias Brunner <tobias@strongswan.org>
-Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2015 16:04:35 +0100
-Subject: [PATCH 1/2] connmark: Fix alignment when adding rules
-
-The structs that make up a message sent to the kernel have all to be
-aligned with XT_ALIGN.  That was not necessarily the case when
-initializing the complete message as struct.
-
- #1212
----
- src/libcharon/plugins/connmark/connmark_listener.c | 332 +++++++++++----------
- 1 file changed, 172 insertions(+), 160 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/src/libcharon/plugins/connmark/connmark_listener.c b/src/libcharon/plugins/connmark/connmark_listener.c
-index 23df690..cd53701 100644
---- a/src/libcharon/plugins/connmark/connmark_listener.c
-+++ b/src/libcharon/plugins/connmark/connmark_listener.c
-@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
- /*
-+ * Copyright (C) 2015 Tobias Brunner
-+ * Hochschule fuer Technik Rapperswil
-+ *
-  * Copyright (C) 2014 Martin Willi
-  * Copyright (C) 2014 revosec AG
-  *
-@@ -25,6 +28,14 @@
- #include <linux/netfilter/xt_policy.h>
- #include <linux/netfilter/xt_CONNMARK.h>
-
-+/**
-+ * Add a struct at the current position in the buffer
-+ */
-+#define ADD_STRUCT(pos, st, ...) ({\
-+	typeof(pos) _cur = pos; pos += XT_ALIGN(sizeof(st));\
-+	*(st*)_cur = (st){ __VA_ARGS__ };\
-+	(st*)_cur;\
-+})
-
- typedef struct private_connmark_listener_t private_connmark_listener_t;
-
-@@ -108,54 +119,54 @@ static bool manage_pre_esp_in_udp(private_connmark_listener_t *this,
-								  u_int mark, u_int32_t spi,
-								  host_t *dst, host_t *src)
- {
--	struct {
--		struct ipt_entry e;
--		struct ipt_entry_match m;
--		struct xt_udp udp;
--		struct ipt_entry_target t;
--		struct xt_mark_tginfo2 tm;
--	} ipt = {
--		.e  = {
--			.target_offset = XT_ALIGN(sizeof(ipt.e) + sizeof(ipt.m) +
--									  sizeof(ipt.udp)),
--			.next_offset = sizeof(ipt),
--			.ip = {
--				.proto = IPPROTO_UDP,
--			},
-+	u_int16_t match_size	= XT_ALIGN(sizeof(struct ipt_entry_match)) +
-+							  XT_ALIGN(sizeof(struct xt_udp));
-+	u_int16_t target_offset = XT_ALIGN(sizeof(struct ipt_entry)) + match_size;
-+	u_int16_t target_size	= XT_ALIGN(sizeof(struct ipt_entry_target)) +
-+							  XT_ALIGN(sizeof(struct xt_mark_tginfo2));
-+	u_int16_t entry_size	= target_offset + target_size;
-+	u_char ipt[entry_size], *pos = ipt;
-+	struct ipt_entry *e;
-+
-+	memset(ipt, 0, sizeof(ipt));
-+	e = ADD_STRUCT(pos, struct ipt_entry,
-+		.target_offset = target_offset,
-+		.next_offset = entry_size,
-+		.ip = {
-+			.proto = IPPROTO_UDP,
-		},
--		.m = {
--			.u = {
--				.user = {
--					.match_size = XT_ALIGN(sizeof(ipt.m) + sizeof(ipt.udp)),
--					.name = "udp",
--				},
-+	);
-+	if (!host2in(dst, &e->ip.dst, &e->ip.dmsk) ||
-+		!host2in(src, &e->ip.src, &e->ip.smsk))
-+	{
-+		return FALSE;
-+	}
-+	ADD_STRUCT(pos, struct ipt_entry_match,
-+		.u = {
-+			.user = {
-+				.match_size = match_size,
-+				.name = "udp",
-			},
-		},
--		.udp = {
--			.spts = { src->get_port(src), src->get_port(src) },
--			.dpts = { dst->get_port(dst), dst->get_port(dst) },
--		},
--		.t = {
--			.u = {
--				.user = {
--					.target_size = XT_ALIGN(sizeof(ipt.t) + sizeof(ipt.tm)),
--					.name = "MARK",
--					.revision = 2,
--				},
-+	);
-+	ADD_STRUCT(pos, struct xt_udp,
-+		.spts = { src->get_port(src), src->get_port(src) },
-+		.dpts = { dst->get_port(dst), dst->get_port(dst) },
-+	);
-+	ADD_STRUCT(pos, struct ipt_entry_target,
-+		.u = {
-+			.user = {
-+				.target_size = target_size,
-+				.name = "MARK",
-+				.revision = 2,
-			},
-		},
--		.tm = {
--			.mark = mark,
--			.mask = ~0,
--		},
--	};
--
--	if (!host2in(dst, &ipt.e.ip.dst, &ipt.e.ip.dmsk) ||
--		!host2in(src, &ipt.e.ip.src, &ipt.e.ip.smsk))
--	{
--		return FALSE;
--	}
--	return manage_rule(ipth, "PREROUTING", add, &ipt.e);
-+	);
-+	ADD_STRUCT(pos, struct xt_mark_tginfo2,
-+		.mark = mark,
-+		.mask = ~0,
-+	);
-+	return manage_rule(ipth, "PREROUTING", add, e);
- }
-
- /**
-@@ -166,53 +177,53 @@ static bool manage_pre_esp(private_connmark_listener_t *this,
-						   u_int mark, u_int32_t spi,
-						   host_t *dst, host_t *src)
- {
--	struct {
--		struct ipt_entry e;
--		struct ipt_entry_match m;
--		struct xt_esp esp;
--		struct ipt_entry_target t;
--		struct xt_mark_tginfo2 tm;
--	} ipt = {
--		.e  = {
--			.target_offset = XT_ALIGN(sizeof(ipt.e) + sizeof(ipt.m) +
--									  sizeof(ipt.esp)),
--			.next_offset = sizeof(ipt),
--			.ip = {
--				.proto = IPPROTO_ESP,
--			},
-+	u_int16_t match_size	= XT_ALIGN(sizeof(struct ipt_entry_match)) +
-+							  XT_ALIGN(sizeof(struct xt_esp));
-+	u_int16_t target_offset = XT_ALIGN(sizeof(struct ipt_entry)) + match_size;
-+	u_int16_t target_size	= XT_ALIGN(sizeof(struct ipt_entry_target)) +
-+							  XT_ALIGN(sizeof(struct xt_mark_tginfo2));
-+	u_int16_t entry_size	= target_offset + target_size;
-+	u_char ipt[entry_size], *pos = ipt;
-+	struct ipt_entry *e;
-+
-+	memset(ipt, 0, sizeof(ipt));
-+	e = ADD_STRUCT(pos, struct ipt_entry,
-+		.target_offset = target_offset,
-+		.next_offset = entry_size,
-+		.ip = {
-+			.proto = IPPROTO_ESP,
-		},
--		.m = {
--			.u = {
--				.user = {
--					.match_size = XT_ALIGN(sizeof(ipt.m) + sizeof(ipt.esp)),
--					.name = "esp",
--				},
-+	);
-+	if (!host2in(dst, &e->ip.dst, &e->ip.dmsk) ||
-+		!host2in(src, &e->ip.src, &e->ip.smsk))
-+	{
-+		return FALSE;
-+	}
-+	ADD_STRUCT(pos, struct ipt_entry_match,
-+		.u = {
-+			.user = {
-+				.match_size = match_size,
-+				.name = "esp",
-			},
-		},
--		.esp = {
--			.spis = { htonl(spi), htonl(spi) },
--		},
--		.t = {
--			.u = {
--				.user = {
--					.target_size = XT_ALIGN(sizeof(ipt.t) + sizeof(ipt.tm)),
--					.name = "MARK",
--					.revision = 2,
--				},
-+	);
-+	ADD_STRUCT(pos, struct xt_esp,
-+		.spis = { htonl(spi), htonl(spi) },
-+	);
-+	ADD_STRUCT(pos, struct ipt_entry_target,
-+		.u = {
-+			.user = {
-+				.target_size = target_size,
-+				.name = "MARK",
-+				.revision = 2,
-			},
-		},
--		.tm = {
--			.mark = mark,
--			.mask = ~0,
--		},
--	};
--
--	if (!host2in(dst, &ipt.e.ip.dst, &ipt.e.ip.dmsk) ||
--		!host2in(src, &ipt.e.ip.src, &ipt.e.ip.smsk))
--	{
--		return FALSE;
--	}
--	return manage_rule(ipth, "PREROUTING", add, &ipt.e);
-+	);
-+	ADD_STRUCT(pos, struct xt_mark_tginfo2,
-+		.mark = mark,
-+		.mask = ~0,
-+	);
-+	return manage_rule(ipth, "PREROUTING", add, e);
- }
-
- /**
-@@ -238,59 +249,59 @@ static bool manage_in(private_connmark_listener_t *this,
-					  u_int mark, u_int32_t spi,
-					  traffic_selector_t *dst, traffic_selector_t *src)
- {
--	struct {
--		struct ipt_entry e;
--		struct ipt_entry_match m;
--		struct xt_policy_info p;
--		struct ipt_entry_target t;
--		struct xt_connmark_tginfo1 cm;
--	} ipt = {
--		.e  = {
--			.target_offset = XT_ALIGN(sizeof(ipt.e) + sizeof(ipt.m) +
--									  sizeof(ipt.p)),
--			.next_offset = sizeof(ipt),
--		},
--		.m = {
--			.u = {
--				.user = {
--					.match_size = XT_ALIGN(sizeof(ipt.m) + sizeof(ipt.p)),
--					.name = "policy",
--				},
-+	u_int16_t match_size	= XT_ALIGN(sizeof(struct ipt_entry_match)) +
-+							  XT_ALIGN(sizeof(struct xt_policy_info));
-+	u_int16_t target_offset = XT_ALIGN(sizeof(struct ipt_entry)) + match_size;
-+	u_int16_t target_size	= XT_ALIGN(sizeof(struct ipt_entry_target)) +
-+							  XT_ALIGN(sizeof(struct xt_connmark_tginfo1));
-+	u_int16_t entry_size	= target_offset + target_size;
-+	u_char ipt[entry_size], *pos = ipt;
-+	struct ipt_entry *e;
-+
-+	memset(ipt, 0, sizeof(ipt));
-+	e = ADD_STRUCT(pos, struct ipt_entry,
-+		.target_offset = target_offset,
-+		.next_offset = entry_size,
-+	);
-+	if (!ts2in(dst, &e->ip.dst, &e->ip.dmsk) ||
-+		!ts2in(src, &e->ip.src, &e->ip.smsk))
-+	{
-+		return FALSE;
-+	}
-+	ADD_STRUCT(pos, struct ipt_entry_match,
-+		.u = {
-+			.user = {
-+				.match_size = match_size,
-+				.name = "policy",
-			},
-		},
--		.p = {
--			.pol = {
--				{
--					.spi = spi,
--					.match.spi = 1,
--				},
-+	);
-+	ADD_STRUCT(pos, struct xt_policy_info,
-+		.pol = {
-+			{
-+				.spi = spi,
-+				.match.spi = 1,
-			},
--			.len = 1,
--			.flags = XT_POLICY_MATCH_IN,
-		},
--		.t = {
--			.u = {
--				.user = {
--					.target_size = XT_ALIGN(sizeof(ipt.t) + sizeof(ipt.cm)),
--					.name = "CONNMARK",
--					.revision = 1,
--				},
-+		.len = 1,
-+		.flags = XT_POLICY_MATCH_IN,
-+	);
-+	ADD_STRUCT(pos, struct ipt_entry_target,
-+		.u = {
-+			.user = {
-+				.target_size = target_size,
-+				.name = "CONNMARK",
-+				.revision = 1,
-			},
-		},
--		.cm = {
--			.ctmark = mark,
--			.ctmask = ~0,
--			.nfmask = ~0,
--			.mode = XT_CONNMARK_SET,
--		},
--	};
--
--	if (!ts2in(dst, &ipt.e.ip.dst, &ipt.e.ip.dmsk) ||
--		!ts2in(src, &ipt.e.ip.src, &ipt.e.ip.smsk))
--	{
--		return FALSE;
--	}
--	return manage_rule(ipth, "INPUT", add, &ipt.e);
-+	);
-+	ADD_STRUCT(pos, struct xt_connmark_tginfo1,
-+		.ctmark = mark,
-+		.ctmask = ~0,
-+		.nfmask = ~0,
-+		.mode = XT_CONNMARK_SET,
-+	);
-+	return manage_rule(ipth, "INPUT", add, e);
- }
-
- /**
-@@ -300,37 +311,38 @@ static bool manage_out(private_connmark_listener_t *this,
-					   struct iptc_handle *ipth, bool add,
-					   traffic_selector_t *dst, traffic_selector_t *src)
- {
--	struct {
--		struct ipt_entry e;
--		struct ipt_entry_target t;
--		struct xt_connmark_tginfo1 cm;
--	} ipt = {
--		.e  = {
--			.target_offset = XT_ALIGN(sizeof(ipt.e)),
--			.next_offset = sizeof(ipt),
--		},
--		.t = {
--			.u = {
--				.user = {
--					.target_size = XT_ALIGN(sizeof(ipt.t) + sizeof(ipt.cm)),
--					.name = "CONNMARK",
--					.revision = 1,
--				},
--			},
--		},
--		.cm = {
--			.ctmask = ~0,
--			.nfmask = ~0,
--			.mode = XT_CONNMARK_RESTORE,
--		},
--	};
--
--	if (!ts2in(dst, &ipt.e.ip.dst, &ipt.e.ip.dmsk) ||
--		!ts2in(src, &ipt.e.ip.src, &ipt.e.ip.smsk))
-+	u_int16_t target_offset = XT_ALIGN(sizeof(struct ipt_entry));
-+	u_int16_t target_size	= XT_ALIGN(sizeof(struct ipt_entry_target)) +
-+							  XT_ALIGN(sizeof(struct xt_connmark_tginfo1));
-+	u_int16_t entry_size	= target_offset + target_size;
-+	u_char ipt[entry_size], *pos = ipt;
-+	struct ipt_entry *e;
-+
-+	memset(ipt, 0, sizeof(ipt));
-+	e = ADD_STRUCT(pos, struct ipt_entry,
-+		.target_offset = target_offset,
-+		.next_offset = entry_size,
-+	);
-+	if (!ts2in(dst, &e->ip.dst, &e->ip.dmsk) ||
-+		!ts2in(src, &e->ip.src, &e->ip.smsk))
-	{
-		return FALSE;
-	}
--	return manage_rule(ipth, "OUTPUT", add, &ipt.e);
-+	ADD_STRUCT(pos, struct ipt_entry_target,
-+		.u = {
-+			.user = {
-+				.target_size = target_size,
-+				.name = "CONNMARK",
-+				.revision = 1,
-+			},
-+		},
-+	);
-+	ADD_STRUCT(pos, struct xt_connmark_tginfo1,
-+		.ctmask = ~0,
-+		.nfmask = ~0,
-+		.mode = XT_CONNMARK_RESTORE,
-+	);
-+	return manage_rule(ipth, "OUTPUT", add, e);
- }
-
- /**
---
-2.4.10
diff --git a/net/strongswan/patches/201-kmodloader.patch b/net/strongswan/patches/201-kmodloader.patch
index 7d4615638..cd74f2711 100644
--- a/net/strongswan/patches/201-kmodloader.patch
+++ b/net/strongswan/patches/201-kmodloader.patch
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 --- a/src/starter/netkey.c
 +++ b/src/starter/netkey.c
-@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ bool starter_netkey_init(void)
+@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ bool starter_netkey_init(void)
  		/* af_key module makes the netkey proc interface visible */
  		if (stat(PROC_MODULES, &stb) == 0)
  		{
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
  		}
  
  		/* now test again */
-@@ -45,11 +45,11 @@ bool starter_netkey_init(void)
+@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@ bool starter_netkey_init(void)
  	/* make sure that all required IPsec modules are loaded */
  	if (stat(PROC_MODULES, &stb) == 0)
  	{
diff --git a/net/strongswan/patches/210-sleep.patch b/net/strongswan/patches/210-sleep.patch
index ea799671e..54b0efca5 100644
--- a/net/strongswan/patches/210-sleep.patch
+++ b/net/strongswan/patches/210-sleep.patch
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 			loop=110
 			while [ $loop -gt 0 ] ; do
 				kill -0 $spid 2>/dev/null || break
--				sleep 0.1
-+				sleep 1
-				loop=$(($loop - 1))
-			done
-			if [ $loop -eq 0 ]
+-				sleep 0.1 2>/dev/null
++				sleep 1 2>/dev/null
+				if [ $? -ne 0 ]
+				then
+					sleep 1
diff --git a/net/strongswan/patches/305-minimal_dh_plugin.patch b/net/strongswan/patches/305-minimal_dh_plugin.patch
index e060ec36c..adf5fd8e7 100644
--- a/net/strongswan/patches/305-minimal_dh_plugin.patch
+++ b/net/strongswan/patches/305-minimal_dh_plugin.patch
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  ARG_DISBL_SET([hmac],           [disable HMAC crypto implementation plugin.])
  ARG_ENABL_SET([md4],            [enable MD4 software implementation plugin.])
  ARG_DISBL_SET([md5],            [disable MD5 software implementation plugin.])
-@@ -1312,6 +1313,7 @@ ADD_PLUGIN([gcrypt],               [s ch
+@@ -1325,6 +1326,7 @@ ADD_PLUGIN([gcrypt],               [s ch
  ADD_PLUGIN([af-alg],               [s charon scepclient pki scripts medsrv attest nm cmd aikgen])
  ADD_PLUGIN([fips-prf],             [s charon nm cmd])
  ADD_PLUGIN([gmp],                  [s charon scepclient pki scripts manager medsrv attest nm cmd aikgen])
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  ADD_PLUGIN([agent],                [s charon nm cmd])
  ADD_PLUGIN([keychain],             [s charon cmd])
  ADD_PLUGIN([chapoly],              [s charon scripts nm cmd])
-@@ -1444,6 +1446,7 @@ AM_CONDITIONAL(USE_SHA2, test x$sha2 = x
+@@ -1458,6 +1460,7 @@ AM_CONDITIONAL(USE_SHA2, test x$sha2 = x
  AM_CONDITIONAL(USE_SHA3, test x$sha3 = xtrue)
  AM_CONDITIONAL(USE_FIPS_PRF, test x$fips_prf = xtrue)
  AM_CONDITIONAL(USE_GMP, test x$gmp = xtrue)
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
  AM_CONDITIONAL(USE_RDRAND, test x$rdrand = xtrue)
  AM_CONDITIONAL(USE_AESNI, test x$aesni = xtrue)
  AM_CONDITIONAL(USE_RANDOM, test x$random = xtrue)
-@@ -1692,6 +1695,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_FILES([
+@@ -1707,6 +1710,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_FILES([
  	src/libstrongswan/plugins/sha3/Makefile
  	src/libstrongswan/plugins/fips_prf/Makefile
  	src/libstrongswan/plugins/gmp/Makefile
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
  	src/libstrongswan/plugins/random/Makefile
 --- a/src/libstrongswan/Makefile.am
 +++ b/src/libstrongswan/Makefile.am
-@@ -303,6 +303,13 @@ if MONOLITHIC
+@@ -305,6 +305,13 @@ if MONOLITHIC
  endif
  endif