diff --git a/include/proto/acl.h b/include/proto/acl.h
index ee5b14be1..7cadfcebc 100644
--- a/include/proto/acl.h
+++ b/include/proto/acl.h
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ struct acl_cond *build_acl_cond(const char *file, int line, struct proxy *px, co
  * function only computes the condition, it does not apply the polarity required
  * by IF/UNLESS, it's up to the caller to do this.
  */
-enum acl_test_res acl_exec_cond(struct acl_cond *cond, struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt);
+enum acl_test_res acl_exec_cond(struct acl_cond *cond, struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt);
 
 /* Returns a pointer to the first ACL conflicting with usage at place <where>
  * which is one of the SMP_VAL_* bits indicating a check place, or NULL if
diff --git a/include/proto/proto_http.h b/include/proto/proto_http.h
index a8056af88..97b309662 100644
--- a/include/proto/proto_http.h
+++ b/include/proto/proto_http.h
@@ -127,10 +127,10 @@ void free_http_res_rules(struct list *r);
 struct chunk *http_error_message(struct stream *s, int msgnum);
 struct redirect_rule *http_parse_redirect_rule(const char *file, int linenum, struct proxy *curproxy,
                                                const char **args, char **errmsg, int use_fmt);
-int smp_fetch_cookie(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
-                 const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private);
+int smp_fetch_cookie(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
+                     const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private);
 int
-smp_fetch_base32(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_base32(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                  const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private);
 
 enum http_meth_t find_http_meth(const char *str, const int len);
diff --git a/include/proto/sample.h b/include/proto/sample.h
index e9f9e2512..2880d00e2 100644
--- a/include/proto/sample.h
+++ b/include/proto/sample.h
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ extern const char *smp_to_type[SMP_TYPES];
 
 struct sample_expr *sample_parse_expr(char **str, int *idx, const char *file, int line, char **err, struct arg_list *al);
 struct sample_conv *find_sample_conv(const char *kw, int len);
-struct sample *sample_process(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4,
-                               void *l7, unsigned int dir, struct sample_expr *expr,
-                               struct sample *p);
-struct sample *sample_fetch_string(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7,
+struct sample *sample_process(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm,
+                              unsigned int dir, struct sample_expr *expr,
+                              struct sample *p);
+struct sample *sample_fetch_string(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm,
                                    unsigned int opt, struct sample_expr *expr);
 void sample_register_fetches(struct sample_fetch_kw_list *psl);
 void sample_register_convs(struct sample_conv_kw_list *psl);
diff --git a/include/proto/stick_table.h b/include/proto/stick_table.h
index 93204303a..9beaa54dc 100644
--- a/include/proto/stick_table.h
+++ b/include/proto/stick_table.h
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ struct stksess *stktable_lookup_key(struct stktable *t, struct stktable_key *key
 struct stksess *stktable_update_key(struct stktable *table, struct stktable_key *key);
 struct stktable_key *smp_to_stkey(struct sample *smp, struct stktable *t);
 struct stktable_key *stktable_fetch_key(struct stktable *t, struct proxy *px,
-				        struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
-				        struct sample_expr *expr, struct sample *smp);
+                                        struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
+                                        struct sample_expr *expr, struct sample *smp);
 int stktable_compatible_sample(struct sample_expr *expr, unsigned long table_type);
 int stktable_register_data_store(int idx, const char *name, int std_type, int arg_type);
 int stktable_get_data_type(char *name);
diff --git a/include/types/sample.h b/include/types/sample.h
index e054c27f8..ce03d9e60 100644
--- a/include/types/sample.h
+++ b/include/types/sample.h
@@ -285,8 +285,7 @@ struct sample_conv_expr {
 struct sample_fetch {
 	const char *kw;                           /* configuration keyword */
 	int (*process)(struct proxy *px,
-	               struct stream *l4,
-	               void *l7,
+	               struct stream *strm,
 		       unsigned int opt,          /* fetch options (SMP_OPT_*) */
 		       const struct arg *arg_p,
 	               struct sample *smp,
diff --git a/src/acl.c b/src/acl.c
index edf133970..fe2e0ec83 100644
--- a/src/acl.c
+++ b/src/acl.c
@@ -1097,7 +1097,7 @@ struct acl_cond *build_acl_cond(const char *file, int line, struct proxy *px, co
  *     if (cond->pol == ACL_COND_UNLESS)
  *         res = !res;
  */
-enum acl_test_res acl_exec_cond(struct acl_cond *cond, struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt)
+enum acl_test_res acl_exec_cond(struct acl_cond *cond, struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt)
 {
 	__label__ fetch_next;
 	struct acl_term_suite *suite;
@@ -1141,7 +1141,7 @@ enum acl_test_res acl_exec_cond(struct acl_cond *cond, struct proxy *px, struct
 				/* we need to reset context and flags */
 				memset(&smp, 0, sizeof(smp));
 			fetch_next:
-				if (!sample_process(px, l4, l7, opt, expr->smp, &smp)) {
+				if (!sample_process(px, strm, opt, expr->smp, &smp)) {
 					/* maybe we could not fetch because of missing data */
 					if (smp.flags & SMP_F_MAY_CHANGE && !(opt & SMP_OPT_FINAL))
 						acl_res |= ACL_TEST_MISS;
diff --git a/src/backend.c b/src/backend.c
index a8cf644c0..4f0a654b8 100644
--- a/src/backend.c
+++ b/src/backend.c
@@ -1483,7 +1483,7 @@ int backend_parse_balance(const char **args, char **err, struct proxy *curproxy)
  * undefined behaviour.
  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_nbsrv(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_nbsrv(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                 const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
 	smp->flags = SMP_F_VOL_TEST;
@@ -1506,7 +1506,7 @@ smp_fetch_nbsrv(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
  * undefined behaviour.
  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_srv_is_up(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_srv_is_up(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                     const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
 	struct server *srv = args->data.srv;
@@ -1526,7 +1526,7 @@ smp_fetch_srv_is_up(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int
  * undefined behaviour.
  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_connslots(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_connslots(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                     const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
 	struct server *iterator;
@@ -1554,25 +1554,25 @@ smp_fetch_connslots(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int
 
 /* set temp integer to the id of the backend */
 static int
-smp_fetch_be_id(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_be_id(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                 const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
 	smp->flags = SMP_F_VOL_TXN;
 	smp->type = SMP_T_UINT;
-	smp->data.uint = l4->be->uuid;
+	smp->data.uint = strm->be->uuid;
 	return 1;
 }
 
 /* set temp integer to the id of the server */
 static int
-smp_fetch_srv_id(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_srv_id(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                  const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
-	if (!objt_server(l4->target))
+	if (!objt_server(strm->target))
 		return 0;
 
 	smp->type = SMP_T_UINT;
-	smp->data.uint = objt_server(l4->target)->puid;
+	smp->data.uint = objt_server(strm->target)->puid;
 
 	return 1;
 }
@@ -1582,7 +1582,7 @@ smp_fetch_srv_id(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt
  * undefined behaviour.
  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_be_sess_rate(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_be_sess_rate(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                        const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
 	smp->flags = SMP_F_VOL_TEST;
@@ -1596,7 +1596,7 @@ smp_fetch_be_sess_rate(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned i
  * undefined behaviour.
  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_be_conn(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_be_conn(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                   const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
 	smp->flags = SMP_F_VOL_TEST;
@@ -1610,7 +1610,7 @@ smp_fetch_be_conn(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int op
  * undefined behaviour.
  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_queue_size(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_queue_size(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                      const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
 	smp->flags = SMP_F_VOL_TEST;
@@ -1628,7 +1628,7 @@ smp_fetch_queue_size(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int
  * undefined behaviour.
  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_avg_queue_size(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_avg_queue_size(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                          const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
 	int nbsrv;
@@ -1657,7 +1657,7 @@ smp_fetch_avg_queue_size(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned
  * undefined behaviour.
  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_srv_conn(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_srv_conn(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                    const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
 	smp->flags = SMP_F_VOL_TEST;
@@ -1671,7 +1671,7 @@ smp_fetch_srv_conn(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int o
  * undefined behaviour.
  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_srv_sess_rate(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_srv_sess_rate(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                         const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
 	smp->flags = SMP_F_VOL_TEST;
diff --git a/src/compression.c b/src/compression.c
index 50d41c119..f3355fe93 100644
--- a/src/compression.c
+++ b/src/compression.c
@@ -838,26 +838,26 @@ static int deflate_end(struct comp_ctx **comp_ctx)
 
 /* boolean, returns true if compression is used (either gzip or deflate) in the response */
 static int
-smp_fetch_res_comp(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
-                 const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
+smp_fetch_res_comp(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
+                   const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
 	smp->type = SMP_T_BOOL;
-	smp->data.uint = (l4->comp_algo != NULL);
+	smp->data.uint = (strm->comp_algo != NULL);
 	return 1;
 }
 
 /* string, returns algo */
 static int
-smp_fetch_res_comp_algo(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
-                 const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
+smp_fetch_res_comp_algo(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
+                        const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
-	if (!l4->comp_algo)
+	if (!strm->comp_algo)
 		return 0;
 
 	smp->type = SMP_T_STR;
 	smp->flags = SMP_F_CONST;
-	smp->data.str.str = l4->comp_algo->cfg_name;
-	smp->data.str.len = l4->comp_algo->cfg_name_len;
+	smp->data.str.str = strm->comp_algo->cfg_name;
+	smp->data.str.len = strm->comp_algo->cfg_name_len;
 	return 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/frontend.c b/src/frontend.c
index 3a28d6fd4..c75faddf4 100644
--- a/src/frontend.c
+++ b/src/frontend.c
@@ -220,12 +220,12 @@ int frontend_accept(struct stream *s)
 
 /* set temp integer to the id of the frontend */
 static int
-smp_fetch_fe_id(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_fe_id(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                 const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
 	smp->flags = SMP_F_VOL_SESS;
 	smp->type = SMP_T_UINT;
-	smp->data.uint = strm_sess(l4)->fe->uuid;
+	smp->data.uint = strm_sess(strm)->fe->uuid;
 	return 1;
 }
 
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ smp_fetch_fe_id(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
  * an undefined behaviour.
  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_fe_sess_rate(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_fe_sess_rate(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                        const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
 	smp->flags = SMP_F_VOL_TEST;
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ smp_fetch_fe_sess_rate(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned i
  * an undefined behaviour.
  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_fe_conn(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_fe_conn(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                   const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
 	smp->flags = SMP_F_VOL_TEST;
diff --git a/src/hlua.c b/src/hlua.c
index 43d9c1b36..320a0bf60 100644
--- a/src/hlua.c
+++ b/src/hlua.c
@@ -2769,7 +2769,7 @@ __LJMP static int hlua_run_sample_fetch(lua_State *L)
 	memset(&smp, 0, sizeof(smp));
 
 	/* Run the sample fetch process. */
-	if (!f->process(hsmp->p, hsmp->s, hsmp->l7, 0, args, &smp, f->kw, f->private)) {
+	if (!f->process(hsmp->p, hsmp->s, 0, args, &smp, f->kw, f->private)) {
 		if (hsmp->stringsafe)
 			lua_pushstring(L, "");
 		else
@@ -3323,7 +3323,7 @@ __LJMP static int hlua_get_priv(lua_State *L)
  * return 0 if the stack does not contains free slots,
  * otherwise it returns 1.
  */
-static int hlua_txn_new(lua_State *L, struct stream *s, struct proxy *p, void *l7)
+static int hlua_txn_new(lua_State *L, struct stream *s, struct proxy *p)
 {
 	struct hlua_txn *htxn;
 
@@ -3342,7 +3342,7 @@ static int hlua_txn_new(lua_State *L, struct stream *s, struct proxy *p, void *l
 
 	htxn->s = s;
 	htxn->p = p;
-	htxn->l7 = l7;
+	htxn->l7 = s->txn;
 
 	/* Create the "f" field that contains a list of fetches. */
 	lua_pushstring(L, "f");
@@ -3914,7 +3914,7 @@ static int hlua_sample_conv_wrapper(struct stream *stream, const struct arg *arg
  * doesn't allow "yield" functions because the HAProxy engine cannot
  * resume sample-fetches.
  */
-static int hlua_sample_fetch_wrapper(struct proxy *px, struct stream *s, void *l7,
+static int hlua_sample_fetch_wrapper(struct proxy *px, struct stream *s,
                                      unsigned int opt, const struct arg *arg_p,
                                      struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
@@ -3946,7 +3946,7 @@ static int hlua_sample_fetch_wrapper(struct proxy *px, struct stream *s, void *l
 		lua_rawgeti(s->hlua.T, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX, fcn->function_ref);
 
 		/* push arguments in the stack. */
-		if (!hlua_txn_new(s->hlua.T, s, px, l7)) {
+		if (!hlua_txn_new(s->hlua.T, s, px)) {
 			send_log(px, LOG_ERR, "Lua sample-fetch '%s': full stack.", fcn->name);
 			if (!(global.mode & MODE_QUIET) || (global.mode & MODE_VERBOSE))
 				Alert("Lua sample-fetch '%s': full stack.\n", fcn->name);
@@ -4226,7 +4226,7 @@ static int hlua_request_act_wrapper(struct hlua_rule *rule, struct proxy *px,
 		lua_rawgeti(s->hlua.T, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX, rule->fcn.function_ref);
 
 		/* Create and and push object stream in the stack. */
-		if (!hlua_txn_new(s->hlua.T, s, px, http_txn)) {
+		if (!hlua_txn_new(s->hlua.T, s, px)) {
 			send_log(px, LOG_ERR, "Lua function '%s': full stack.", rule->fcn.name);
 			if (!(global.mode & MODE_QUIET) || (global.mode & MODE_VERBOSE))
 				Alert("Lua function '%s': full stack.\n", rule->fcn.name);
diff --git a/src/listener.c b/src/listener.c
index af8a5240d..5d459b6a8 100644
--- a/src/listener.c
+++ b/src/listener.c
@@ -590,21 +590,21 @@ void bind_dump_kws(char **out)
 
 /* set temp integer to the number of connexions to the same listening socket */
 static int
-smp_fetch_dconn(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_dconn(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                 const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
 	smp->type = SMP_T_UINT;
-	smp->data.uint = strm_sess(l4)->listener->nbconn;
+	smp->data.uint = strm_sess(strm)->listener->nbconn;
 	return 1;
 }
 
 /* set temp integer to the id of the socket (listener) */
 static int
-smp_fetch_so_id(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_so_id(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                 const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
 	smp->type = SMP_T_UINT;
-	smp->data.uint = strm_sess(l4)->listener->luid;
+	smp->data.uint = strm_sess(strm)->listener->luid;
 	return 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/log.c b/src/log.c
index 97a20807f..65e50d443 100644
--- a/src/log.c
+++ b/src/log.c
@@ -971,9 +971,9 @@ int build_logline(struct stream *s, char *dst, size_t maxsize, struct list *list
 			case LOG_FMT_EXPR: // sample expression, may be request or response
 				key = NULL;
 				if (tmp->options & LOG_OPT_REQ_CAP)
-					key = sample_fetch_string(be, s, txn, SMP_OPT_DIR_REQ|SMP_OPT_FINAL, tmp->expr);
+					key = sample_fetch_string(be, s, SMP_OPT_DIR_REQ|SMP_OPT_FINAL, tmp->expr);
 				if (!key && (tmp->options & LOG_OPT_RES_CAP))
-					key = sample_fetch_string(be, s, txn, SMP_OPT_DIR_RES|SMP_OPT_FINAL, tmp->expr);
+					key = sample_fetch_string(be, s, SMP_OPT_DIR_RES|SMP_OPT_FINAL, tmp->expr);
 				if (tmp->options & LOG_OPT_HTTP)
 					ret = encode_chunk(tmplog, dst + maxsize,
 					                   '%', http_encode_map, key ? &key->data.str : &empty);
diff --git a/src/payload.c b/src/payload.c
index 9d7774c28..638857c7b 100644
--- a/src/payload.c
+++ b/src/payload.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
  * used with content inspection.
  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_wait_end(struct proxy *px, struct stream *s, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_wait_end(struct proxy *px, struct stream *s, unsigned int opt,
                    const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
 	if (!(opt & SMP_OPT_FINAL)) {
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ smp_fetch_wait_end(struct proxy *px, struct stream *s, void *l7, unsigned int op
 
 /* return the number of bytes in the request buffer */
 static int
-smp_fetch_len(struct proxy *px, struct stream *s, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
-                  const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
+smp_fetch_len(struct proxy *px, struct stream *s, unsigned int opt,
+              const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
 	struct channel *chn;
 
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ smp_fetch_len(struct proxy *px, struct stream *s, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
 
 /* returns the type of SSL hello message (mainly used to detect an SSL hello) */
 static int
-smp_fetch_ssl_hello_type(struct proxy *px, struct stream *s, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_ssl_hello_type(struct proxy *px, struct stream *s, unsigned int opt,
                          const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
 	int hs_len;
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ smp_fetch_ssl_hello_type(struct proxy *px, struct stream *s, void *l7, unsigned
  * Note: this decoder only works with non-wrapping data.
  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_req_ssl_ver(struct proxy *px, struct stream *s, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_req_ssl_ver(struct proxy *px, struct stream *s, unsigned int opt,
                       const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
 	int version, bleft, msg_len;
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ smp_fetch_req_ssl_ver(struct proxy *px, struct stream *s, void *l7, unsigned int
  *             - opaque hostname[name_len bytes]
  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_ssl_hello_sni(struct proxy *px, struct stream *s, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_ssl_hello_sni(struct proxy *px, struct stream *s, unsigned int opt,
                         const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
 	int hs_len, ext_len, bleft;
@@ -493,20 +493,20 @@ fetch_rdp_cookie_name(struct stream *s, struct sample *smp, const char *cname, i
  * returned sample has type SMP_T_CSTR.
  */
 int
-smp_fetch_rdp_cookie(struct proxy *px, struct stream *s, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_rdp_cookie(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                      const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
-	return fetch_rdp_cookie_name(s, smp, args ? args->data.str.str : NULL, args ? args->data.str.len : 0);
+	return fetch_rdp_cookie_name(strm, smp, args ? args->data.str.str : NULL, args ? args->data.str.len : 0);
 }
 
 /* returns either 1 or 0 depending on whether an RDP cookie is found or not */
 static int
-smp_fetch_rdp_cookie_cnt(struct proxy *px, struct stream *s, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_rdp_cookie_cnt(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                          const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = smp_fetch_rdp_cookie(px, s, l7, opt, args, smp, kw, private);
+	ret = smp_fetch_rdp_cookie(px, strm, opt, args, smp, kw, private);
 
 	if (smp->flags & SMP_F_MAY_CHANGE)
 		return 0;
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ smp_fetch_rdp_cookie_cnt(struct proxy *px, struct stream *s, void *l7, unsigned
 
 /* extracts part of a payload with offset and length at a given position */
 static int
-smp_fetch_payload_lv(struct proxy *px, struct stream *s, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_payload_lv(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                      const struct arg *arg_p, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
 	unsigned int len_offset = arg_p[0].data.uint;
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ smp_fetch_payload_lv(struct proxy *px, struct stream *s, void *l7, unsigned int
 	/* by default buf offset == len offset + len size */
 	/* buf offset could be absolute or relative to len offset + len size if prefixed by + or - */
 
-	chn = ((opt & SMP_OPT_DIR) == SMP_OPT_DIR_RES) ? &s->res : &s->req;
+	chn = ((opt & SMP_OPT_DIR) == SMP_OPT_DIR_RES) ? &strm->res : &strm->req;
 	if (!chn->buf)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -573,14 +573,14 @@ smp_fetch_payload_lv(struct proxy *px, struct stream *s, void *l7, unsigned int
 
 /* extracts some payload at a fixed position and length */
 static int
-smp_fetch_payload(struct proxy *px, struct stream *s, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_payload(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                   const struct arg *arg_p, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
 	unsigned int buf_offset = arg_p[0].data.uint;
 	unsigned int buf_size = arg_p[1].data.uint;
 	struct channel *chn;
 
-	chn = ((opt & SMP_OPT_DIR) == SMP_OPT_DIR_RES) ? &s->res : &s->req;
+	chn = ((opt & SMP_OPT_DIR) == SMP_OPT_DIR_RES) ? &strm->res : &strm->req;
 	if (!chn->buf)
 		return 0;
 
diff --git a/src/proto_http.c b/src/proto_http.c
index 9b682702f..61b29a1ed 100644
--- a/src/proto_http.c
+++ b/src/proto_http.c
@@ -2876,7 +2876,7 @@ int http_wait_for_request(struct stream *s, struct channel *req, int an_bit)
 
 		/* Check if we want to fail this monitor request or not */
 		list_for_each_entry(cond, &sess->fe->mon_fail_cond, list) {
-			int ret = acl_exec_cond(cond, sess->fe, s, txn, SMP_OPT_DIR_REQ|SMP_OPT_FINAL);
+			int ret = acl_exec_cond(cond, sess->fe, s, SMP_OPT_DIR_REQ|SMP_OPT_FINAL);
 
 			ret = acl_pass(ret);
 			if (cond->pol == ACL_COND_UNLESS)
@@ -3197,7 +3197,7 @@ int http_handle_stats(struct stream *s, struct channel *req)
 		int ret = 1;
 
 		if (stats_admin_rule->cond) {
-			ret = acl_exec_cond(stats_admin_rule->cond, s->be, s, s->txn, SMP_OPT_DIR_REQ|SMP_OPT_FINAL);
+			ret = acl_exec_cond(stats_admin_rule->cond, s->be, s, SMP_OPT_DIR_REQ|SMP_OPT_FINAL);
 			ret = acl_pass(ret);
 			if (stats_admin_rule->cond->pol == ACL_COND_UNLESS)
 				ret = !ret;
@@ -3352,7 +3352,7 @@ http_req_get_intercept_rule(struct proxy *px, struct list *rules, struct stream
 		if (rule->cond) {
 			int ret;
 
-			ret = acl_exec_cond(rule->cond, px, s, txn, SMP_OPT_DIR_REQ|SMP_OPT_FINAL);
+			ret = acl_exec_cond(rule->cond, px, s, SMP_OPT_DIR_REQ|SMP_OPT_FINAL);
 			ret = acl_pass(ret);
 
 			if (rule->cond->pol == ACL_COND_UNLESS)
@@ -3565,7 +3565,7 @@ resume_execution:
 				void *ptr;
 
 				t = rule->act_prm.trk_ctr.table.t;
-				key = stktable_fetch_key(t, s->be, s, s->txn, SMP_OPT_DIR_REQ | SMP_OPT_FINAL, rule->act_prm.trk_ctr.expr, NULL);
+				key = stktable_fetch_key(t, s->be, s, SMP_OPT_DIR_REQ | SMP_OPT_FINAL, rule->act_prm.trk_ctr.expr, NULL);
 
 				if (key && (ts = stktable_get_entry(t, key))) {
 					stream_track_stkctr(&s->stkctr[http_req_trk_idx(rule->action)], t, ts);
@@ -3627,7 +3627,7 @@ http_res_get_intercept_rule(struct proxy *px, struct list *rules, struct stream
 		if (rule->cond) {
 			int ret;
 
-			ret = acl_exec_cond(rule->cond, px, s, txn, SMP_OPT_DIR_RES|SMP_OPT_FINAL);
+			ret = acl_exec_cond(rule->cond, px, s, SMP_OPT_DIR_RES|SMP_OPT_FINAL);
 			ret = acl_pass(ret);
 
 			if (rule->cond->pol == ACL_COND_UNLESS)
@@ -4169,7 +4169,7 @@ int http_process_req_common(struct stream *s, struct channel *req, int an_bit, s
 	/* add request headers from the rule sets in the same order */
 	list_for_each_entry(wl, &px->req_add, list) {
 		if (wl->cond) {
-			int ret = acl_exec_cond(wl->cond, px, s, txn, SMP_OPT_DIR_REQ|SMP_OPT_FINAL);
+			int ret = acl_exec_cond(wl->cond, px, s, SMP_OPT_DIR_REQ|SMP_OPT_FINAL);
 			ret = acl_pass(ret);
 			if (((struct acl_cond *)wl->cond)->pol == ACL_COND_UNLESS)
 				ret = !ret;
@@ -4207,7 +4207,7 @@ int http_process_req_common(struct stream *s, struct channel *req, int an_bit, s
 		if (rule->cond) {
 			int ret;
 
-			ret = acl_exec_cond(rule->cond, px, s, txn, SMP_OPT_DIR_REQ|SMP_OPT_FINAL);
+			ret = acl_exec_cond(rule->cond, px, s, SMP_OPT_DIR_REQ|SMP_OPT_FINAL);
 			ret = acl_pass(ret);
 			if (rule->cond->pol == ACL_COND_UNLESS)
 				ret = !ret;
@@ -6394,7 +6394,7 @@ int http_process_res_common(struct stream *s, struct channel *rep, int an_bit, s
 			if (txn->status < 200 && txn->status != 101)
 				break;
 			if (wl->cond) {
-				int ret = acl_exec_cond(wl->cond, px, s, txn, SMP_OPT_DIR_RES|SMP_OPT_FINAL);
+				int ret = acl_exec_cond(wl->cond, px, s, SMP_OPT_DIR_RES|SMP_OPT_FINAL);
 				ret = acl_pass(ret);
 				if (((struct acl_cond *)wl->cond)->pol == ACL_COND_UNLESS)
 					ret = !ret;
@@ -7175,7 +7175,7 @@ int apply_filters_to_request(struct stream *s, struct channel *req, struct proxy
 		 * next filter if the condition does not match.
 		 */
 		if (exp->cond) {
-			ret = acl_exec_cond(exp->cond, px, s, txn, SMP_OPT_DIR_REQ|SMP_OPT_FINAL);
+			ret = acl_exec_cond(exp->cond, px, s, SMP_OPT_DIR_REQ|SMP_OPT_FINAL);
 			ret = acl_pass(ret);
 			if (((struct acl_cond *)exp->cond)->pol == ACL_COND_UNLESS)
 				ret = !ret;
@@ -8001,7 +8001,7 @@ int apply_filters_to_response(struct stream *s, struct channel *rtr, struct prox
 		 * next filter if the condition does not match.
 		 */
 		if (exp->cond) {
-			ret = acl_exec_cond(exp->cond, px, s, txn, SMP_OPT_DIR_RES|SMP_OPT_FINAL);
+			ret = acl_exec_cond(exp->cond, px, s, SMP_OPT_DIR_RES|SMP_OPT_FINAL);
 			ret = acl_pass(ret);
 			if (((struct acl_cond *)exp->cond)->pol == ACL_COND_UNLESS)
 				ret = !ret;
@@ -9903,10 +9903,10 @@ struct redirect_rule *http_parse_redirect_rule(const char *file, int linenum, st
  *   1 if an HTTP message is ready
  */
 static int
-smp_prefetch_http(struct proxy *px, struct stream *s, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_prefetch_http(struct proxy *px, struct stream *s, unsigned int opt,
                   const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, int req_vol)
 {
-	struct http_txn *txn = l7;
+	struct http_txn *txn = s->txn;
 	struct http_msg *msg = &txn->req;
 
 	/* Note: this function may only be used from places where
@@ -9996,10 +9996,10 @@ smp_prefetch_http(struct proxy *px, struct stream *s, void *l7, unsigned int opt
  * least the type and uint value are modified.
  */
 #define CHECK_HTTP_MESSAGE_FIRST() \
-	do { int r = smp_prefetch_http(px, l4, l7, opt, args, smp, 1); if (r <= 0) return r; } while (0)
+	do { int r = smp_prefetch_http(px, strm, opt, args, smp, 1); if (r <= 0) return r; } while (0)
 
 #define CHECK_HTTP_MESSAGE_FIRST_PERM() \
-	do { int r = smp_prefetch_http(px, l4, l7, opt, args, smp, 0); if (r <= 0) return r; } while (0)
+	do { int r = smp_prefetch_http(px, strm, opt, args, smp, 0); if (r <= 0) return r; } while (0)
 
 
 /* 1. Check on METHOD
@@ -10034,11 +10034,11 @@ static int pat_parse_meth(const char *text, struct pattern *pattern, int mflags,
  * This is intended to be used with pat_match_meth() only.
  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_meth(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_meth(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
 	int meth;
-	struct http_txn *txn = l7;
+	struct http_txn *txn = strm->txn;
 
 	CHECK_HTTP_MESSAGE_FIRST_PERM();
 
@@ -10088,10 +10088,10 @@ static struct pattern *pat_match_meth(struct sample *smp, struct pattern_expr *e
 }
 
 static int
-smp_fetch_rqver(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_rqver(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                 const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
-	struct http_txn *txn = l7;
+	struct http_txn *txn = strm->txn;
 	char *ptr;
 	int len;
 
@@ -10113,15 +10113,16 @@ smp_fetch_rqver(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
 }
 
 static int
-smp_fetch_stver(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_stver(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                 const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
-	struct http_txn *txn = l7;
+	struct http_txn *txn;
 	char *ptr;
 	int len;
 
 	CHECK_HTTP_MESSAGE_FIRST();
 
+	txn = strm->txn;
 	if (txn->rsp.msg_state < HTTP_MSG_BODY)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -10142,15 +10143,16 @@ smp_fetch_stver(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
 
 /* 3. Check on Status Code. We manipulate integers here. */
 static int
-smp_fetch_stcode(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_stcode(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                  const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
-	struct http_txn *txn = l7;
+	struct http_txn *txn;
 	char *ptr;
 	int len;
 
 	CHECK_HTTP_MESSAGE_FIRST();
 
+	txn = strm->txn;
 	if (txn->rsp.msg_state < HTTP_MSG_BODY)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -10165,13 +10167,14 @@ smp_fetch_stcode(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt
 
 /* 4. Check on URL/URI. A pointer to the URI is stored. */
 static int
-smp_fetch_url(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_url(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
               const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
-	struct http_txn *txn = l7;
+	struct http_txn *txn;
 
 	CHECK_HTTP_MESSAGE_FIRST();
 
+	txn = strm->txn;
 	smp->type = SMP_T_STR;
 	smp->data.str.len = txn->req.sl.rq.u_l;
 	smp->data.str.str = txn->req.chn->buf->p + txn->req.sl.rq.u;
@@ -10180,14 +10183,15 @@ smp_fetch_url(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
 }
 
 static int
-smp_fetch_url_ip(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_url_ip(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                  const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
-	struct http_txn *txn = l7;
+	struct http_txn *txn;
 	struct sockaddr_storage addr;
 
 	CHECK_HTTP_MESSAGE_FIRST();
 
+	txn = strm->txn;
 	url2sa(txn->req.chn->buf->p + txn->req.sl.rq.u, txn->req.sl.rq.u_l, &addr, NULL);
 	if (((struct sockaddr_in *)&addr)->sin_family != AF_INET)
 		return 0;
@@ -10199,14 +10203,15 @@ smp_fetch_url_ip(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt
 }
 
 static int
-smp_fetch_url_port(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_url_port(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                    const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
-	struct http_txn *txn = l7;
+	struct http_txn *txn;
 	struct sockaddr_storage addr;
 
 	CHECK_HTTP_MESSAGE_FIRST();
 
+	txn = strm->txn;
 	url2sa(txn->req.chn->buf->p + txn->req.sl.rq.u, txn->req.sl.rq.u_l, &addr, NULL);
 	if (((struct sockaddr_in *)&addr)->sin_family != AF_INET)
 		return 0;
@@ -10225,13 +10230,12 @@ smp_fetch_url_port(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int o
  * returns full lines instead (useful for User-Agent or Date for example).
  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_fhdr(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_fhdr(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
-	struct http_txn *txn = l7;
-	struct hdr_idx *idx = &txn->hdr_idx;
+	struct hdr_idx *idx;
 	struct hdr_ctx *ctx = smp->ctx.a[0];
-	const struct http_msg *msg = ((opt & SMP_OPT_DIR) == SMP_OPT_DIR_REQ) ? &txn->req : &txn->rsp;
+	const struct http_msg *msg;
 	int occ = 0;
 	const char *name_str = NULL;
 	int name_len = 0;
@@ -10255,6 +10259,9 @@ smp_fetch_fhdr(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
 
 	CHECK_HTTP_MESSAGE_FIRST();
 
+	idx = &strm->txn->hdr_idx;
+	msg = ((opt & SMP_OPT_DIR) == SMP_OPT_DIR_REQ) ? &strm->txn->req : &strm->txn->rsp;
+
 	if (ctx && !(smp->flags & SMP_F_NOT_LAST))
 		/* search for header from the beginning */
 		ctx->idx = 0;
@@ -10281,13 +10288,12 @@ smp_fetch_fhdr(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
  * returns full lines instead (useful for User-Agent or Date for example).
  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_fhdr_cnt(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
-                  const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
+smp_fetch_fhdr_cnt(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
+                   const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
-	struct http_txn *txn = l7;
-	struct hdr_idx *idx = &txn->hdr_idx;
+	struct hdr_idx *idx;
 	struct hdr_ctx ctx;
-	const struct http_msg *msg = ((opt & SMP_OPT_DIR) == SMP_OPT_DIR_REQ) ? &txn->req : &txn->rsp;
+	const struct http_msg *msg;
 	int cnt;
 	const char *name = NULL;
 	int len = 0;
@@ -10299,6 +10305,9 @@ smp_fetch_fhdr_cnt(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int o
 
 	CHECK_HTTP_MESSAGE_FIRST();
 
+	idx = &strm->txn->hdr_idx;
+	msg = ((opt & SMP_OPT_DIR) == SMP_OPT_DIR_REQ) ? &strm->txn->req : &strm->txn->rsp;
+
 	ctx.idx = 0;
 	cnt = 0;
 	while (http_find_full_header2(name, len, msg->chn->buf->p, idx, &ctx))
@@ -10311,13 +10320,12 @@ smp_fetch_fhdr_cnt(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int o
 }
 
 static int
-smp_fetch_hdr_names(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_hdr_names(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                     const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
-	struct http_txn *txn = l7;
-	struct hdr_idx *idx = &txn->hdr_idx;
+	struct hdr_idx *idx;
 	struct hdr_ctx ctx;
-	const struct http_msg *msg = ((opt & SMP_OPT_DIR) == SMP_OPT_DIR_REQ) ? &txn->req : &txn->rsp;
+	const struct http_msg *msg;
 	struct chunk *temp;
 	char del = ',';
 
@@ -10326,6 +10334,9 @@ smp_fetch_hdr_names(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int
 
 	CHECK_HTTP_MESSAGE_FIRST();
 
+	idx = &strm->txn->hdr_idx;
+	msg = ((opt & SMP_OPT_DIR) == SMP_OPT_DIR_REQ) ? &strm->txn->req : &strm->txn->rsp;
+
 	temp = get_trash_chunk();
 
 	ctx.idx = 0;
@@ -10350,13 +10361,12 @@ smp_fetch_hdr_names(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int
  * headers are considered from the first one.
  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_hdr(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_hdr(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
               const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
-	struct http_txn *txn = l7;
-	struct hdr_idx *idx = &txn->hdr_idx;
+	struct hdr_idx *idx;
 	struct hdr_ctx *ctx = smp->ctx.a[0];
-	const struct http_msg *msg = ((opt & SMP_OPT_DIR) == SMP_OPT_DIR_REQ) ? &txn->req : &txn->rsp;
+	const struct http_msg *msg;
 	int occ = 0;
 	const char *name_str = NULL;
 	int name_len = 0;
@@ -10380,6 +10390,9 @@ smp_fetch_hdr(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
 
 	CHECK_HTTP_MESSAGE_FIRST();
 
+	idx = &strm->txn->hdr_idx;
+	msg = ((opt & SMP_OPT_DIR) == SMP_OPT_DIR_REQ) ? &strm->txn->req : &strm->txn->rsp;
+
 	if (ctx && !(smp->flags & SMP_F_NOT_LAST))
 		/* search for header from the beginning */
 		ctx->idx = 0;
@@ -10405,13 +10418,12 @@ smp_fetch_hdr(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
  * Accepts exactly 1 argument of type string.
  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_hdr_cnt(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_hdr_cnt(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                   const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
-	struct http_txn *txn = l7;
-	struct hdr_idx *idx = &txn->hdr_idx;
+	struct hdr_idx *idx;
 	struct hdr_ctx ctx;
-	const struct http_msg *msg = ((opt & SMP_OPT_DIR) == SMP_OPT_DIR_REQ) ? &txn->req : &txn->rsp;
+	const struct http_msg *msg;
 	int cnt;
 	const char *name = NULL;
 	int len = 0;
@@ -10423,6 +10435,9 @@ smp_fetch_hdr_cnt(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int op
 
 	CHECK_HTTP_MESSAGE_FIRST();
 
+	idx = &strm->txn->hdr_idx;
+	msg = ((opt & SMP_OPT_DIR) == SMP_OPT_DIR_REQ) ? &strm->txn->req : &strm->txn->rsp;
+
 	ctx.idx = 0;
 	cnt = 0;
 	while (http_find_header2(name, len, msg->chn->buf->p, idx, &ctx))
@@ -10440,10 +10455,10 @@ smp_fetch_hdr_cnt(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int op
  * may or may not be appropriate for everything.
  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_hdr_val(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_hdr_val(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                   const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
-	int ret = smp_fetch_hdr(px, l4, l7, opt, args, smp, kw, private);
+	int ret = smp_fetch_hdr(px, strm, opt, args, smp, kw, private);
 
 	if (ret > 0) {
 		smp->type = SMP_T_UINT;
@@ -10458,12 +10473,12 @@ smp_fetch_hdr_val(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int op
  * It returns an IPv4 or IPv6 address.
  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_hdr_ip(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_hdr_ip(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                  const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	while ((ret = smp_fetch_hdr(px, l4, l7, opt, args, smp, kw, private)) > 0) {
+	while ((ret = smp_fetch_hdr(px, strm, opt, args, smp, kw, private)) > 0) {
 		if (url2ipv4((char *)smp->data.str.str, &smp->data.ipv4)) {
 			smp->type = SMP_T_IPV4;
 			break;
@@ -10490,14 +10505,15 @@ smp_fetch_hdr_ip(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt
  * the first '/' after the possible hostname, and ends before the possible '?'.
  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_path(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_path(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
-	struct http_txn *txn = l7;
+	struct http_txn *txn;
 	char *ptr, *end;
 
 	CHECK_HTTP_MESSAGE_FIRST();
 
+	txn = strm->txn;
 	end = txn->req.chn->buf->p + txn->req.sl.rq.u + txn->req.sl.rq.u_l;
 	ptr = http_get_path(txn);
 	if (!ptr)
@@ -10523,19 +10539,20 @@ smp_fetch_path(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
  * The returned sample is of type string.
  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_base(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_base(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
-	struct http_txn *txn = l7;
+	struct http_txn *txn;
 	char *ptr, *end, *beg;
 	struct hdr_ctx ctx;
 	struct chunk *temp;
 
 	CHECK_HTTP_MESSAGE_FIRST();
 
+	txn = strm->txn;
 	ctx.idx = 0;
 	if (!http_find_header2("Host", 4, txn->req.chn->buf->p, &txn->hdr_idx, &ctx) || !ctx.vlen)
-		return smp_fetch_path(px, l4, l7, opt, args, smp, kw, private);
+		return smp_fetch_path(px, strm, opt, args, smp, kw, private);
 
 	/* OK we have the header value in ctx.line+ctx.val for ctx.vlen bytes */
 	temp = get_trash_chunk();
@@ -10570,10 +10587,10 @@ smp_fetch_base(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
  * high-traffic sites without having to store whole paths.
  */
 int
-smp_fetch_base32(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_base32(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                  const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
-	struct http_txn *txn = l7;
+	struct http_txn *txn;
 	struct hdr_ctx ctx;
 	unsigned int hash = 0;
 	char *ptr, *beg, *end;
@@ -10581,6 +10598,7 @@ smp_fetch_base32(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt
 
 	CHECK_HTTP_MESSAGE_FIRST();
 
+	txn = strm->txn;
 	ctx.idx = 0;
 	if (http_find_header2("Host", 4, txn->req.chn->buf->p, &txn->hdr_idx, &ctx)) {
 		/* OK we have the header value in ctx.line+ctx.val for ctx.vlen bytes */
@@ -10618,17 +10636,17 @@ smp_fetch_base32(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt
  * 8 bytes would still work.
  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_base32_src(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_base32_src(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                      const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
 	struct chunk *temp;
-	struct session *sess = strm_sess(l4);
+	struct session *sess = strm_sess(strm);
 	struct connection *cli_conn = objt_conn(sess->origin);
 
 	if (!cli_conn)
 		return 0;
 
-	if (!smp_fetch_base32(px, l4, l7, opt, args, smp, kw, private))
+	if (!smp_fetch_base32(px, strm, opt, args, smp, kw, private))
 		return 0;
 
 	temp = get_trash_chunk();
@@ -10658,14 +10676,15 @@ smp_fetch_base32_src(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int
  * of type string carrying the whole query string.
  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_query(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
-               const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
+smp_fetch_query(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
+                const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
-	struct http_txn *txn = l7;
+	struct http_txn *txn;
 	char *ptr, *end;
 
 	CHECK_HTTP_MESSAGE_FIRST();
 
+	txn = strm->txn;
 	ptr = txn->req.chn->buf->p + txn->req.sl.rq.u;
 	end = ptr + txn->req.sl.rq.u_l;
 
@@ -10683,7 +10702,7 @@ smp_fetch_query(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
 }
 
 static int
-smp_fetch_proto_http(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_proto_http(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                      const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
 	/* Note: hdr_idx.v cannot be NULL in this ACL because the ACL is tagged
@@ -10699,17 +10718,17 @@ smp_fetch_proto_http(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int
 
 /* return a valid test if the current request is the first one on the connection */
 static int
-smp_fetch_http_first_req(struct proxy *px, struct stream *s, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_http_first_req(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                          const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
 	smp->type = SMP_T_BOOL;
-	smp->data.uint = !(s->txn->flags & TX_NOT_FIRST);
+	smp->data.uint = !(strm->txn->flags & TX_NOT_FIRST);
 	return 1;
 }
 
 /* Accepts exactly 1 argument of type userlist */
 static int
-smp_fetch_http_auth(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_http_auth(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                     const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
 
@@ -10718,33 +10737,32 @@ smp_fetch_http_auth(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int
 
 	CHECK_HTTP_MESSAGE_FIRST();
 
-	if (!get_http_auth(l4))
+	if (!get_http_auth(strm))
 		return 0;
 
 	smp->type = SMP_T_BOOL;
-	smp->data.uint = check_user(args->data.usr, l4->txn->auth.user, l4->txn->auth.pass);
+	smp->data.uint = check_user(args->data.usr, strm->txn->auth.user, strm->txn->auth.pass);
 	return 1;
 }
 
 /* Accepts exactly 1 argument of type userlist */
 static int
-smp_fetch_http_auth_grp(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_http_auth_grp(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                         const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
-
 	if (!args || args->type != ARGT_USR)
 		return 0;
 
 	CHECK_HTTP_MESSAGE_FIRST();
 
-	if (!get_http_auth(l4))
+	if (!get_http_auth(strm))
 		return 0;
 
 	/* if the user does not belong to the userlist or has a wrong password,
 	 * report that it unconditionally does not match. Otherwise we return
 	 * a string containing the username.
 	 */
-	if (!check_user(args->data.usr, l4->txn->auth.user, l4->txn->auth.pass))
+	if (!check_user(args->data.usr, strm->txn->auth.user, strm->txn->auth.pass))
 		return 0;
 
 	/* pat_match_auth() will need the user list */
@@ -10752,8 +10770,8 @@ smp_fetch_http_auth_grp(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned
 
 	smp->type = SMP_T_STR;
 	smp->flags = SMP_F_CONST;
-	smp->data.str.str = l4->txn->auth.user;
-	smp->data.str.len = strlen(l4->txn->auth.user);
+	smp->data.str.str = strm->txn->auth.user;
+	smp->data.str.len = strlen(strm->txn->auth.user);
 
 	return 1;
 }
@@ -10857,10 +10875,10 @@ extract_cookie_value(char *hdr, const char *hdr_end,
  * the "capture" option in the configuration file
  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_capture_header_req(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
-                 const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
+smp_fetch_capture_header_req(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
+                             const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
-	struct proxy *fe = strm_sess(l4)->fe;
+	struct proxy *fe = strm_sess(strm)->fe;
 	int idx;
 
 	if (!args || args->type != ARGT_UINT)
@@ -10868,13 +10886,13 @@ smp_fetch_capture_header_req(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsi
 
 	idx = args->data.uint;
 
-	if (idx > (fe->nb_req_cap - 1) || l4->req_cap == NULL || l4->req_cap[idx] == NULL)
+	if (idx > (fe->nb_req_cap - 1) || strm->req_cap == NULL || strm->req_cap[idx] == NULL)
 		return 0;
 
 	smp->type = SMP_T_STR;
 	smp->flags |= SMP_F_CONST;
-	smp->data.str.str = l4->req_cap[idx];
-	smp->data.str.len = strlen(l4->req_cap[idx]);
+	smp->data.str.str = strm->req_cap[idx];
+	smp->data.str.len = strlen(strm->req_cap[idx]);
 
 	return 1;
 }
@@ -10883,10 +10901,10 @@ smp_fetch_capture_header_req(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsi
  * the "capture" option in the configuration file
  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_capture_header_res(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
-                 const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
+smp_fetch_capture_header_res(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
+                             const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
-	struct proxy *fe = strm_sess(l4)->fe;
+	struct proxy *fe = strm_sess(strm)->fe;
 	int idx;
 
 	if (!args || args->type != ARGT_UINT)
@@ -10894,27 +10912,27 @@ smp_fetch_capture_header_res(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsi
 
 	idx = args->data.uint;
 
-	if (idx > (fe->nb_rsp_cap - 1) || l4->res_cap == NULL || l4->res_cap[idx] == NULL)
+	if (idx > (fe->nb_rsp_cap - 1) || strm->res_cap == NULL || strm->res_cap[idx] == NULL)
 		return 0;
 
 	smp->type = SMP_T_STR;
 	smp->flags |= SMP_F_CONST;
-	smp->data.str.str = l4->res_cap[idx];
-	smp->data.str.len = strlen(l4->res_cap[idx]);
+	smp->data.str.str = strm->res_cap[idx];
+	smp->data.str.len = strlen(strm->res_cap[idx]);
 
 	return 1;
 }
 
 /* Extracts the METHOD in the HTTP request, the txn->uri should be filled before the call */
 static int
-smp_fetch_capture_req_method(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_capture_req_method(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                              const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
 	struct chunk *temp;
-	struct http_txn *txn = l7;
+	struct http_txn *txn = strm->txn;
 	char *ptr;
 
-	if (!txn->uri)
+	if (!txn || !txn->uri)
 		return 0;
 
 	ptr = txn->uri;
@@ -10935,14 +10953,14 @@ smp_fetch_capture_req_method(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsi
 
 /* Extracts the path in the HTTP request, the txn->uri should be filled before the call  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_capture_req_uri(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
-                             const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
+smp_fetch_capture_req_uri(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
+                          const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
 	struct chunk *temp;
-	struct http_txn *txn = l7;
+	struct http_txn *txn = strm->txn;
 	char *ptr;
 
-	if (!txn->uri)
+	if (!txn || !txn->uri)
 		return 0;
 
 	ptr = txn->uri;
@@ -10974,12 +10992,12 @@ smp_fetch_capture_req_uri(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigne
  * as a string (either "HTTP/1.0" or "HTTP/1.1").
  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_capture_req_ver(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_capture_req_ver(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                           const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
-	struct http_txn *txn = l7;
+	struct http_txn *txn = strm->txn;
 
-	if (txn->req.msg_state < HTTP_MSG_HDR_FIRST)
+	if (!txn || txn->req.msg_state < HTTP_MSG_HDR_FIRST)
 		return 0;
 
 	if (txn->req.flags & HTTP_MSGF_VER_11)
@@ -10998,12 +11016,12 @@ smp_fetch_capture_req_ver(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigne
  * as a string (either "HTTP/1.0" or "HTTP/1.1").
  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_capture_res_ver(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_capture_res_ver(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                           const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
-	struct http_txn *txn = l7;
+	struct http_txn *txn = strm->txn;
 
-	if (txn->rsp.msg_state < HTTP_MSG_HDR_FIRST)
+	if (!txn || txn->rsp.msg_state < HTTP_MSG_HDR_FIRST)
 		return 0;
 
 	if (txn->rsp.flags & HTTP_MSGF_VER_11)
@@ -11029,11 +11047,11 @@ smp_fetch_capture_res_ver(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigne
  * The returned sample is of type CSTR. Can be used to parse cookies in other
  * files.
  */
-int smp_fetch_cookie(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
-                 const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
+int smp_fetch_cookie(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
+                     const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
-	struct http_txn *txn = l7;
-	struct hdr_idx *idx = &txn->hdr_idx;
+	struct http_txn *txn;
+	struct hdr_idx *idx;
 	struct hdr_ctx *ctx = smp->ctx.a[2];
 	const struct http_msg *msg;
 	const char *hdr_name;
@@ -11054,6 +11072,9 @@ int smp_fetch_cookie(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int
 
 	CHECK_HTTP_MESSAGE_FIRST();
 
+	txn = strm->txn;
+	idx = &strm->txn->hdr_idx;
+
 	if ((opt & SMP_OPT_DIR) == SMP_OPT_DIR_REQ) {
 		msg = &txn->req;
 		hdr_name = "Cookie";
@@ -11128,11 +11149,11 @@ int smp_fetch_cookie(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int
  * type UINT. Accepts exactly 1 argument of type string.
  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_cookie_cnt(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_cookie_cnt(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                      const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
-	struct http_txn *txn = l7;
-	struct hdr_idx *idx = &txn->hdr_idx;
+	struct http_txn *txn;
+	struct hdr_idx *idx;
 	struct hdr_ctx ctx;
 	const struct http_msg *msg;
 	const char *hdr_name;
@@ -11146,6 +11167,9 @@ smp_fetch_cookie_cnt(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int
 
 	CHECK_HTTP_MESSAGE_FIRST();
 
+	txn = strm->txn;
+	idx = &strm->txn->hdr_idx;
+
 	if ((opt & SMP_OPT_DIR) == SMP_OPT_DIR_REQ) {
 		msg = &txn->req;
 		hdr_name = "Cookie";
@@ -11195,10 +11219,10 @@ smp_fetch_cookie_cnt(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int
  * takes a mandatory argument of type string. It relies on smp_fetch_cookie().
  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_cookie_val(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_cookie_val(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                      const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
-	int ret = smp_fetch_cookie(px, l4, l7, opt, args, smp, kw, private);
+	int ret = smp_fetch_cookie(px, strm, opt, args, smp, kw, private);
 
 	if (ret > 0) {
 		smp->type = SMP_T_UINT;
@@ -11300,12 +11324,11 @@ find_url_param_value(char* path, size_t path_l,
 }
 
 static int
-smp_fetch_url_param(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_url_param(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                     const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
 	char delim = '?';
-	struct http_txn *txn = l7;
-	struct http_msg *msg = &txn->req;
+	struct http_msg *msg;
 
 	if (!args || args[0].type != ARGT_STR ||
 	    (args[1].type && args[1].type != ARGT_STR))
@@ -11313,6 +11336,8 @@ smp_fetch_url_param(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int
 
 	CHECK_HTTP_MESSAGE_FIRST();
 
+	msg = &strm->txn->req;
+
 	if (args[1].type)
 		delim = *args[1].data.str.str;
 
@@ -11331,10 +11356,10 @@ smp_fetch_url_param(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int
  * above).
  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_url_param_val(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
-                     const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
+smp_fetch_url_param_val(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
+                        const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
-	int ret = smp_fetch_url_param(px, l4, l7, opt, args, smp, kw, private);
+	int ret = smp_fetch_url_param(px, strm, opt, args, smp, kw, private);
 
 	if (ret > 0) {
 		smp->type = SMP_T_UINT;
@@ -11355,10 +11380,10 @@ smp_fetch_url_param_val(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned
  * as well as the path
  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_url32(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
-                 const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
+smp_fetch_url32(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
+                const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
-	struct http_txn *txn = l7;
+	struct http_txn *txn;
 	struct hdr_ctx ctx;
 	unsigned int hash = 0;
 	char *ptr, *beg, *end;
@@ -11366,6 +11391,7 @@ smp_fetch_url32(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
 
 	CHECK_HTTP_MESSAGE_FIRST();
 
+	txn = strm->txn;
 	ctx.idx = 0;
 	if (http_find_header2("Host", 4, txn->req.chn->buf->p, &txn->hdr_idx, &ctx)) {
 		/* OK we have the header value in ctx.line+ctx.val for ctx.vlen bytes */
@@ -11403,14 +11429,14 @@ smp_fetch_url32(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
  * 8 bytes would still work.
  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_url32_src(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
-                     const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
+smp_fetch_url32_src(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
+                    const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
 	struct chunk *temp;
-	struct session *sess = strm_sess(l4);
+	struct session *sess = strm_sess(strm);
 	struct connection *cli_conn = objt_conn(sess->origin);
 
-	if (!smp_fetch_url32(px, l4, l7, opt, args, smp, kw, private))
+	if (!smp_fetch_url32(px, strm, opt, args, smp, kw, private))
 		return 0;
 
 	temp = get_trash_chunk();
diff --git a/src/proto_tcp.c b/src/proto_tcp.c
index af61c54dc..b7904e02e 100644
--- a/src/proto_tcp.c
+++ b/src/proto_tcp.c
@@ -1134,7 +1134,7 @@ int tcp_inspect_request(struct stream *s, struct channel *req, int an_bit)
 		enum acl_test_res ret = ACL_TEST_PASS;
 
 		if (rule->cond) {
-			ret = acl_exec_cond(rule->cond, s->be, s, s->txn, SMP_OPT_DIR_REQ | partial);
+			ret = acl_exec_cond(rule->cond, s->be, s, SMP_OPT_DIR_REQ | partial);
 			if (ret == ACL_TEST_MISS)
 				goto missing_data;
 
@@ -1175,7 +1175,7 @@ resume_execution:
 					continue;
 
 				t = rule->act_prm.trk_ctr.table.t;
-				key = stktable_fetch_key(t, s->be, s, s->txn, SMP_OPT_DIR_REQ | partial, rule->act_prm.trk_ctr.expr, &smp);
+				key = stktable_fetch_key(t, s->be, s, SMP_OPT_DIR_REQ | partial, rule->act_prm.trk_ctr.expr, &smp);
 
 				if ((smp.flags & SMP_F_MAY_CHANGE) && !(partial & SMP_OPT_FINAL))
 					goto missing_data; /* key might appear later */
@@ -1193,7 +1193,7 @@ resume_execution:
 				char **cap = s->req_cap;
 				int len;
 
-				key = sample_fetch_string(s->be, s, s->txn, SMP_OPT_DIR_REQ | partial, rule->act_prm.cap.expr);
+				key = sample_fetch_string(s->be, s, SMP_OPT_DIR_REQ | partial, rule->act_prm.cap.expr);
 				if (!key)
 					continue;
 
@@ -1292,7 +1292,7 @@ int tcp_inspect_response(struct stream *s, struct channel *rep, int an_bit)
 		enum acl_test_res ret = ACL_TEST_PASS;
 
 		if (rule->cond) {
-			ret = acl_exec_cond(rule->cond, s->be, s, s->txn, SMP_OPT_DIR_RES | partial);
+			ret = acl_exec_cond(rule->cond, s->be, s, SMP_OPT_DIR_RES | partial);
 			if (ret == ACL_TEST_MISS) {
 				/* just set the analyser timeout once at the beginning of the response */
 				if (!tick_isset(rep->analyse_exp) && s->be->tcp_rep.inspect_delay)
@@ -1377,7 +1377,7 @@ int tcp_exec_req_rules(struct stream *s)
 		ret = ACL_TEST_PASS;
 
 		if (rule->cond) {
-			ret = acl_exec_cond(rule->cond, sess->fe, s, NULL, SMP_OPT_DIR_REQ|SMP_OPT_FINAL);
+			ret = acl_exec_cond(rule->cond, sess->fe, s, SMP_OPT_DIR_REQ|SMP_OPT_FINAL);
 			ret = acl_pass(ret);
 			if (rule->cond->pol == ACL_COND_UNLESS)
 				ret = !ret;
@@ -1407,7 +1407,7 @@ int tcp_exec_req_rules(struct stream *s)
 					continue;
 
 				t = rule->act_prm.trk_ctr.table.t;
-				key = stktable_fetch_key(t, s->be, s, s->txn, SMP_OPT_DIR_REQ|SMP_OPT_FINAL, rule->act_prm.trk_ctr.expr, NULL);
+				key = stktable_fetch_key(t, s->be, s, SMP_OPT_DIR_REQ|SMP_OPT_FINAL, rule->act_prm.trk_ctr.expr, NULL);
 
 				if (key && (ts = stktable_get_entry(t, key)))
 					stream_track_stkctr(&s->stkctr[tcp_trk_idx(rule->action)], t, ts);
@@ -1965,10 +1965,10 @@ static int tcp_parse_tcp_req(char **args, int section_type, struct proxy *curpx,
 
 /* fetch the connection's source IPv4/IPv6 address */
 static int
-smp_fetch_src(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_src(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
               const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
-	struct session *sess = strm_sess(l4);
+	struct session *sess = strm_sess(strm);
 	struct connection *cli_conn = objt_conn(sess->origin);
 
 	if (!cli_conn)
@@ -1993,10 +1993,10 @@ smp_fetch_src(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
 
 /* set temp integer to the connection's source port */
 static int
-smp_fetch_sport(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_sport(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                 const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *k, void *private)
 {
-	struct session *sess = strm_sess(l4);
+	struct session *sess = strm_sess(strm);
 	struct connection *cli_conn = objt_conn(sess->origin);
 
 	if (!cli_conn)
@@ -2012,10 +2012,10 @@ smp_fetch_sport(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
 
 /* fetch the connection's destination IPv4/IPv6 address */
 static int
-smp_fetch_dst(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_dst(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
               const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
-	struct session *sess = strm_sess(l4);
+	struct session *sess = strm_sess(strm);
 	struct connection *cli_conn = objt_conn(sess->origin);
 
 	if (!cli_conn)
@@ -2042,10 +2042,10 @@ smp_fetch_dst(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
 
 /* set temp integer to the frontend connexion's destination port */
 static int
-smp_fetch_dport(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_dport(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                 const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
-	struct session *sess = strm_sess(l4);
+	struct session *sess = strm_sess(strm);
 	struct connection *cli_conn = objt_conn(sess->origin);
 
 	if (!cli_conn)
diff --git a/src/sample.c b/src/sample.c
index c5f5b1694..9d53b8108 100644
--- a/src/sample.c
+++ b/src/sample.c
@@ -1022,8 +1022,7 @@ out_error:
  *   smp      1        0     Present, may change (eg: request length)
  *   smp      1        1     Present, last known value (eg: request length)
  */
-struct sample *sample_process(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7,
-                              unsigned int opt,
+struct sample *sample_process(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                               struct sample_expr *expr, struct sample *p)
 {
 	struct sample_conv_expr *conv_expr;
@@ -1033,7 +1032,7 @@ struct sample *sample_process(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7,
 		memset(p, 0, sizeof(*p));
 	}
 
-	if (!expr->fetch->process(px, l4, l7, opt, expr->arg_p, p, expr->fetch->kw, expr->fetch->private))
+	if (!expr->fetch->process(px, strm, opt, expr->arg_p, p, expr->fetch->kw, expr->fetch->private))
 		return NULL;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(conv_expr, &expr->conv_exprs, list) {
@@ -1052,7 +1051,7 @@ struct sample *sample_process(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7,
 
 		/* OK cast succeeded */
 
-		if (!conv_expr->conv->process(l4, conv_expr->arg_p, p, conv_expr->conv->private))
+		if (!conv_expr->conv->process(strm, conv_expr->arg_p, p, conv_expr->conv->private))
 			return NULL;
 	}
 	return p;
@@ -1331,14 +1330,14 @@ int smp_resolve_args(struct proxy *p)
  *   smp      1        0     Not present yet, may appear later (eg: header)
  *   smp      1        1     never happens (either flag is cleared on output)
  */
-struct sample *sample_fetch_string(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7,
+struct sample *sample_fetch_string(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm,
                                    unsigned int opt, struct sample_expr *expr)
 {
 	struct sample *smp = &temp_smp;
 
 	memset(smp, 0, sizeof(*smp));
 
-	if (!sample_process(px, l4, l7, opt, expr, smp)) {
+	if (!sample_process(px, strm, opt, expr, smp)) {
 		if ((smp->flags & SMP_F_MAY_CHANGE) && !(opt & SMP_OPT_FINAL))
 			return smp;
 		return NULL;
@@ -2147,7 +2146,7 @@ static int sample_conv_arith_even(struct stream *stream, const struct arg *arg_p
 
 /* force TRUE to be returned at the fetch level */
 static int
-smp_fetch_true(struct proxy *px, struct stream *s, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_true(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
 	smp->type = SMP_T_BOOL;
@@ -2157,7 +2156,7 @@ smp_fetch_true(struct proxy *px, struct stream *s, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
 
 /* force FALSE to be returned at the fetch level */
 static int
-smp_fetch_false(struct proxy *px, struct stream *s, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_false(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                 const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
 	smp->type = SMP_T_BOOL;
@@ -2167,7 +2166,7 @@ smp_fetch_false(struct proxy *px, struct stream *s, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
 
 /* retrieve environment variable $1 as a string */
 static int
-smp_fetch_env(struct proxy *px, struct stream *s, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_env(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
               const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
 	char *env;
@@ -2190,7 +2189,7 @@ smp_fetch_env(struct proxy *px, struct stream *s, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
  * of args[0] seconds.
  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_date(struct proxy *px, struct stream *s, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_date(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
 	smp->data.uint = date.tv_sec;
@@ -2206,7 +2205,7 @@ smp_fetch_date(struct proxy *px, struct stream *s, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
 
 /* returns the number of processes */
 static int
-smp_fetch_nbproc(struct proxy *px, struct stream *s, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_nbproc(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                  const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
 	smp->type = SMP_T_UINT;
@@ -2216,7 +2215,7 @@ smp_fetch_nbproc(struct proxy *px, struct stream *s, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
 
 /* returns the number of the current process (between 1 and nbproc */
 static int
-smp_fetch_proc(struct proxy *px, struct stream *s, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_proc(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
 	smp->type = SMP_T_UINT;
@@ -2228,7 +2227,7 @@ smp_fetch_proc(struct proxy *px, struct stream *s, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
  * range specified in argument.
  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_rand(struct proxy *px, struct stream *s, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_rand(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
 	smp->data.uint = random();
@@ -2244,7 +2243,7 @@ smp_fetch_rand(struct proxy *px, struct stream *s, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
 
 /* returns true if the current process is stopping */
 static int
-smp_fetch_stopping(struct proxy *px, struct stream *s, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_stopping(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                    const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
 	smp->type = SMP_T_BOOL;
diff --git a/src/ssl_sock.c b/src/ssl_sock.c
index e06e96d97..f39d97352 100644
--- a/src/ssl_sock.c
+++ b/src/ssl_sock.c
@@ -3084,11 +3084,11 @@ unsigned int ssl_sock_get_verify_result(struct connection *conn)
 
 /* boolean, returns true if client cert was present */
 static int
-smp_fetch_ssl_fc_has_crt(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_ssl_fc_has_crt(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                          const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
 	struct connection *conn;
-	struct session *sess = l4->sess;
+	struct session *sess = strm_sess(strm);
 
 	conn = objt_conn(sess->origin);
 	if (!conn || conn->xprt != &ssl_sock)
@@ -3111,14 +3111,14 @@ smp_fetch_ssl_fc_has_crt(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned
  * should be use.
  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_ssl_x_der(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_ssl_x_der(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                     const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
 	int cert_peer = (kw[4] == 'c') ? 1 : 0;
 	X509 *crt = NULL;
 	int ret = 0;
 	struct chunk *smp_trash;
-	struct session *sess = strm_sess(l4);
+	struct session *sess = strm_sess(strm);
 	struct connection *conn;
 
 	conn = objt_conn(sess->origin);
@@ -3157,14 +3157,14 @@ out:
  * should be use.
  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_ssl_x_serial(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_ssl_x_serial(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                        const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
 	int cert_peer = (kw[4] == 'c') ? 1 : 0;
 	X509 *crt = NULL;
 	int ret = 0;
 	struct chunk *smp_trash;
-	struct session *sess = strm_sess(l4);
+	struct session *sess = strm_sess(strm);
 	struct connection *conn;
 
 	conn = objt_conn(sess->origin);
@@ -3203,7 +3203,7 @@ out:
  * should be use.
  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_ssl_x_sha1(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_ssl_x_sha1(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                      const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
 	int cert_peer = (kw[4] == 'c') ? 1 : 0;
@@ -3211,7 +3211,7 @@ smp_fetch_ssl_x_sha1(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int
 	const EVP_MD *digest;
 	int ret = 0;
 	struct chunk *smp_trash;
-	struct session *sess = strm_sess(l4);
+	struct session *sess = strm_sess(strm);
 	struct connection *conn;
 
 	conn = objt_conn(sess->origin);
@@ -3249,14 +3249,14 @@ out:
  * should be use.
  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_ssl_x_notafter(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
-                       const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
+smp_fetch_ssl_x_notafter(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
+                         const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
 	int cert_peer = (kw[4] == 'c') ? 1 : 0;
 	X509 *crt = NULL;
 	int ret = 0;
 	struct chunk *smp_trash;
-	struct session *sess = strm_sess(l4);
+	struct session *sess = strm_sess(strm);
 	struct connection *conn;
 
 	conn = objt_conn(sess->origin);
@@ -3294,15 +3294,15 @@ out:
  * should be use.
  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_ssl_x_i_dn(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
-                       const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
+smp_fetch_ssl_x_i_dn(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
+                     const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
 	int cert_peer = (kw[4] == 'c') ? 1 : 0;
 	X509 *crt = NULL;
 	X509_NAME *name;
 	int ret = 0;
 	struct chunk *smp_trash;
-	struct session *sess = strm_sess(l4);
+	struct session *sess = strm_sess(strm);
 	struct connection *conn;
 
 	conn = objt_conn(sess->origin);
@@ -3355,14 +3355,14 @@ out:
  * should be use.
  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_ssl_x_notbefore(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
-                       const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
+smp_fetch_ssl_x_notbefore(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
+                          const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
 	int cert_peer = (kw[4] == 'c') ? 1 : 0;
 	X509 *crt = NULL;
 	int ret = 0;
 	struct chunk *smp_trash;
-	struct session *sess = strm_sess(l4);
+	struct session *sess = strm_sess(strm);
 	struct connection *conn;
 
 	conn = objt_conn(sess->origin);
@@ -3400,15 +3400,15 @@ out:
  * should be use.
  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_ssl_x_s_dn(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
-                       const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
+smp_fetch_ssl_x_s_dn(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
+                     const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
 	int cert_peer = (kw[4] == 'c') ? 1 : 0;
 	X509 *crt = NULL;
 	X509_NAME *name;
 	int ret = 0;
 	struct chunk *smp_trash;
-	struct session *sess = strm_sess(l4);
+	struct session *sess = strm_sess(strm);
 	struct connection *conn;
 
 	conn = objt_conn(sess->origin);
@@ -3458,11 +3458,11 @@ out:
 
 /* integer, returns true if current session use a client certificate */
 static int
-smp_fetch_ssl_c_used(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
-                        const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
+smp_fetch_ssl_c_used(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
+                     const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
 	X509 *crt;
-	struct session *sess = strm_sess(l4);
+	struct session *sess = strm_sess(strm);
 	struct connection *conn;
 
 	conn = objt_conn(sess->origin);
@@ -3490,12 +3490,12 @@ smp_fetch_ssl_c_used(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int
  * should be use.
  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_ssl_x_version(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_ssl_x_version(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                         const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
 	int cert_peer = (kw[4] == 'c') ? 1 : 0;
 	X509 *crt;
-	struct session *sess = strm_sess(l4);
+	struct session *sess = strm_sess(strm);
 	struct connection *conn;
 
 	conn = objt_conn(sess->origin);
@@ -3528,13 +3528,13 @@ smp_fetch_ssl_x_version(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned
  * should be use.
  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_ssl_x_sig_alg(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_ssl_x_sig_alg(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                         const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
 	int cert_peer = (kw[4] == 'c') ? 1 : 0;
 	X509 *crt;
 	int nid;
-	struct session *sess = strm_sess(l4);
+	struct session *sess = strm_sess(strm);
 	struct connection *conn;
 
 	conn = objt_conn(sess->origin);
@@ -3578,13 +3578,13 @@ smp_fetch_ssl_x_sig_alg(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned
  * should be use.
  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_ssl_x_key_alg(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_ssl_x_key_alg(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                         const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
 	int cert_peer = (kw[4] == 'c') ? 1 : 0;
 	X509 *crt;
 	int nid;
-	struct session *sess = strm_sess(l4);
+	struct session *sess = strm_sess(strm);
 	struct connection *conn;
 
 	conn = objt_conn(sess->origin);
@@ -3627,11 +3627,11 @@ smp_fetch_ssl_x_key_alg(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned
  * char is 'b'.
  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_ssl_fc(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_ssl_fc(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                  const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
 	int back_conn = (kw[4] == 'b') ? 1 : 0;
-	struct connection *conn = objt_conn(l4->si[back_conn].end);
+	struct connection *conn = objt_conn(strm->si[back_conn].end);
 
 	smp->type = SMP_T_BOOL;
 	smp->data.uint = (conn && conn->xprt == &ssl_sock);
@@ -3640,7 +3640,7 @@ smp_fetch_ssl_fc(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt
 
 /* boolean, returns true if client present a SNI */
 static int
-smp_fetch_ssl_fc_has_sni(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_ssl_fc_has_sni(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                          const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
 #ifdef SSL_CTRL_SET_TLSEXT_HOSTNAME
@@ -3662,7 +3662,7 @@ smp_fetch_ssl_fc_has_sni(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned
  * char is 'b'.
  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_ssl_fc_cipher(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_ssl_fc_cipher(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                         const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
 	int back_conn = (kw[4] == 'b') ? 1 : 0;
@@ -3670,7 +3670,7 @@ smp_fetch_ssl_fc_cipher(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned
 
 	smp->flags = 0;
 
-	conn = objt_conn(l4->si[back_conn].end);
+	conn = objt_conn(strm->si[back_conn].end);
 	if (!conn || !conn->xprt_ctx || conn->xprt != &ssl_sock)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -3691,7 +3691,7 @@ smp_fetch_ssl_fc_cipher(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned
  * char is 'b'.
  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_ssl_fc_alg_keysize(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_ssl_fc_alg_keysize(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                              const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
 	int back_conn = (kw[4] == 'b') ? 1 : 0;
@@ -3699,7 +3699,7 @@ smp_fetch_ssl_fc_alg_keysize(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsi
 
 	smp->flags = 0;
 
-	conn = objt_conn(l4->si[back_conn].end);
+	conn = objt_conn(strm->si[back_conn].end);
 	if (!conn || !conn->xprt_ctx || conn->xprt != &ssl_sock)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -3716,7 +3716,7 @@ smp_fetch_ssl_fc_alg_keysize(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsi
  * char is 'b'.
  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_ssl_fc_use_keysize(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_ssl_fc_use_keysize(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                              const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
 	int back_conn = (kw[4] == 'b') ? 1 : 0;
@@ -3724,7 +3724,7 @@ smp_fetch_ssl_fc_use_keysize(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsi
 
 	smp->flags = 0;
 
-	conn = objt_conn(l4->si[back_conn].end);
+	conn = objt_conn(strm->si[back_conn].end);
 	if (!conn || !conn->xprt_ctx || conn->xprt != &ssl_sock)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -3739,7 +3739,7 @@ smp_fetch_ssl_fc_use_keysize(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsi
 
 #ifdef OPENSSL_NPN_NEGOTIATED
 static int
-smp_fetch_ssl_fc_npn(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_ssl_fc_npn(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                      const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
 	struct connection *conn;
@@ -3765,7 +3765,7 @@ smp_fetch_ssl_fc_npn(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int
 
 #ifdef TLSEXT_TYPE_application_layer_protocol_negotiation
 static int
-smp_fetch_ssl_fc_alpn(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_ssl_fc_alpn(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                       const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
 	struct connection *conn;
@@ -3794,7 +3794,7 @@ smp_fetch_ssl_fc_alpn(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned in
  * char is 'b'.
  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_ssl_fc_protocol(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_ssl_fc_protocol(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                           const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
 	int back_conn = (kw[4] == 'b') ? 1 : 0;
@@ -3802,7 +3802,7 @@ smp_fetch_ssl_fc_protocol(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigne
 
 	smp->flags = 0;
 
-	conn = objt_conn(l4->si[back_conn].end);
+	conn = objt_conn(strm->si[back_conn].end);
 	if (!conn || !conn->xprt_ctx || conn->xprt != &ssl_sock)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -3822,7 +3822,7 @@ smp_fetch_ssl_fc_protocol(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigne
  * char is 'b'.
  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_ssl_fc_session_id(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_ssl_fc_session_id(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                             const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
 #if OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER > 0x0090800fL
@@ -3833,7 +3833,7 @@ smp_fetch_ssl_fc_session_id(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsig
 	smp->flags = SMP_F_CONST;
 	smp->type = SMP_T_BIN;
 
-	conn = objt_conn(l4->si[back_conn].end);
+	conn = objt_conn(strm->si[back_conn].end);
 	if (!conn || !conn->xprt_ctx || conn->xprt != &ssl_sock)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -3852,7 +3852,7 @@ smp_fetch_ssl_fc_session_id(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsig
 }
 
 static int
-smp_fetch_ssl_fc_sni(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_ssl_fc_sni(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                      const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
 #ifdef SSL_CTRL_SET_TLSEXT_HOSTNAME
@@ -3878,8 +3878,8 @@ smp_fetch_ssl_fc_sni(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int
 }
 
 static int
-smp_fetch_ssl_fc_unique_id(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
-                          const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
+smp_fetch_ssl_fc_unique_id(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
+                           const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
 #if OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER > 0x0090800fL
 	int back_conn = (kw[4] == 'b') ? 1 : 0;
@@ -3889,7 +3889,7 @@ smp_fetch_ssl_fc_unique_id(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsign
 
 	smp->flags = 0;
 
-	conn = objt_conn(l4->si[back_conn].end);
+	conn = objt_conn(strm->si[back_conn].end);
 	if (!conn || !conn->xprt_ctx || conn->xprt != &ssl_sock)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -3919,10 +3919,10 @@ smp_fetch_ssl_fc_unique_id(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsign
 
 /* integer, returns the first verify error in CA chain of client certificate chain. */
 static int
-smp_fetch_ssl_c_ca_err(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_ssl_c_ca_err(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                        const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
-	struct session *sess = strm_sess(l4);
+	struct session *sess = strm_sess(strm);
 	struct connection *conn;
 
 	conn = objt_conn(sess->origin);
@@ -3943,10 +3943,10 @@ smp_fetch_ssl_c_ca_err(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned i
 
 /* integer, returns the depth of the first verify error in CA chain of client certificate chain. */
 static int
-smp_fetch_ssl_c_ca_err_depth(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_ssl_c_ca_err_depth(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                              const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
-	struct session *sess = strm_sess(l4);
+	struct session *sess = strm_sess(strm);
 	struct connection *conn;
 
 	conn = objt_conn(sess->origin);
@@ -3967,10 +3967,10 @@ smp_fetch_ssl_c_ca_err_depth(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsi
 
 /* integer, returns the first verify error on client certificate */
 static int
-smp_fetch_ssl_c_err(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_ssl_c_err(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                     const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
-	struct session *sess = strm_sess(l4);
+	struct session *sess = strm_sess(strm);
 	struct connection *conn;
 
 	conn = objt_conn(sess->origin);
@@ -3991,10 +3991,10 @@ smp_fetch_ssl_c_err(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int
 
 /* integer, returns the verify result on client cert */
 static int
-smp_fetch_ssl_c_verify(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_ssl_c_verify(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                        const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
-	struct session *sess = strm_sess(l4);
+	struct session *sess = strm_sess(strm);
 	struct connection *conn;
 
 	conn = objt_conn(sess->origin);
diff --git a/src/stick_table.c b/src/stick_table.c
index f0f780841..79ab4fa29 100644
--- a/src/stick_table.c
+++ b/src/stick_table.c
@@ -680,13 +680,13 @@ struct stktable_key *smp_to_stkey(struct sample *smp, struct stktable *t)
  *   smp      1        0     not possible
  *   smp      1        1     Present, last known value (eg: request length)
  */
-struct stktable_key *stktable_fetch_key(struct stktable *t, struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7,
+struct stktable_key *stktable_fetch_key(struct stktable *t, struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm,
                                         unsigned int opt, struct sample_expr *expr, struct sample *smp)
 {
 	if (smp)
 		memset(smp, 0, sizeof(*smp));
 
-	smp = sample_process(px, l4, l7, opt, expr, smp);
+	smp = sample_process(px, strm, opt, expr, smp);
 	if (!smp)
 		return NULL;
 
diff --git a/src/stream.c b/src/stream.c
index f12b2c36a..5833b07e0 100644
--- a/src/stream.c
+++ b/src/stream.c
@@ -1391,7 +1391,7 @@ static int process_switching_rules(struct stream *s, struct channel *req, int an
 			int ret = 1;
 
 			if (rule->cond) {
-				ret = acl_exec_cond(rule->cond, fe, s, s->txn, SMP_OPT_DIR_REQ|SMP_OPT_FINAL);
+				ret = acl_exec_cond(rule->cond, fe, s, SMP_OPT_DIR_REQ|SMP_OPT_FINAL);
 				ret = acl_pass(ret);
 				if (rule->cond->pol == ACL_COND_UNLESS)
 					ret = !ret;
@@ -1444,7 +1444,7 @@ static int process_switching_rules(struct stream *s, struct channel *req, int an
 		int ret = 1;
 
 		if (prst_rule->cond) {
-	                ret = acl_exec_cond(prst_rule->cond, s->be, s, s->txn, SMP_OPT_DIR_REQ|SMP_OPT_FINAL);
+	                ret = acl_exec_cond(prst_rule->cond, s->be, s, SMP_OPT_DIR_REQ|SMP_OPT_FINAL);
 			ret = acl_pass(ret);
 			if (prst_rule->cond->pol == ACL_COND_UNLESS)
 				ret = !ret;
@@ -1502,7 +1502,7 @@ static int process_server_rules(struct stream *s, struct channel *req, int an_bi
 		list_for_each_entry(rule, &px->server_rules, list) {
 			int ret;
 
-			ret = acl_exec_cond(rule->cond, s->be, s, s->txn, SMP_OPT_DIR_REQ|SMP_OPT_FINAL);
+			ret = acl_exec_cond(rule->cond, s->be, s, SMP_OPT_DIR_REQ|SMP_OPT_FINAL);
 			ret = acl_pass(ret);
 			if (rule->cond->pol == ACL_COND_UNLESS)
 				ret = !ret;
@@ -1567,7 +1567,7 @@ static int process_sticking_rules(struct stream *s, struct channel *req, int an_
 			continue;
 
 		if (rule->cond) {
-	                ret = acl_exec_cond(rule->cond, px, s, s->txn, SMP_OPT_DIR_REQ|SMP_OPT_FINAL);
+	                ret = acl_exec_cond(rule->cond, px, s, SMP_OPT_DIR_REQ|SMP_OPT_FINAL);
 			ret = acl_pass(ret);
 			if (rule->cond->pol == ACL_COND_UNLESS)
 				ret = !ret;
@@ -1576,7 +1576,7 @@ static int process_sticking_rules(struct stream *s, struct channel *req, int an_
 		if (ret) {
 			struct stktable_key *key;
 
-			key = stktable_fetch_key(rule->table.t, px, s, s->txn, SMP_OPT_DIR_REQ|SMP_OPT_FINAL, rule->expr, NULL);
+			key = stktable_fetch_key(rule->table.t, px, s, SMP_OPT_DIR_REQ|SMP_OPT_FINAL, rule->expr, NULL);
 			if (!key)
 				continue;
 
@@ -1670,7 +1670,7 @@ static int process_store_rules(struct stream *s, struct channel *rep, int an_bit
 			continue;
 
 		if (rule->cond) {
-	                ret = acl_exec_cond(rule->cond, px, s, s->txn, SMP_OPT_DIR_RES|SMP_OPT_FINAL);
+	                ret = acl_exec_cond(rule->cond, px, s, SMP_OPT_DIR_RES|SMP_OPT_FINAL);
 	                ret = acl_pass(ret);
 			if (rule->cond->pol == ACL_COND_UNLESS)
 				ret = !ret;
@@ -1679,7 +1679,7 @@ static int process_store_rules(struct stream *s, struct channel *rep, int an_bit
 		if (ret) {
 			struct stktable_key *key;
 
-			key = stktable_fetch_key(rule->table.t, px, s, s->txn, SMP_OPT_DIR_RES|SMP_OPT_FINAL, rule->expr, NULL);
+			key = stktable_fetch_key(rule->table.t, px, s, SMP_OPT_DIR_RES|SMP_OPT_FINAL, rule->expr, NULL);
 			if (!key)
 				continue;
 
@@ -2951,12 +2951,12 @@ smp_fetch_sc_stkctr(struct stream *l4, const struct arg *args, const char *kw)
  * Supports being called as "sc[0-9]_tracked" only.
  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_sc_tracked(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
-                      const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
+smp_fetch_sc_tracked(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
+                     const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
 	smp->flags = SMP_F_VOL_TEST;
 	smp->type = SMP_T_BOOL;
-	smp->data.uint = !!smp_fetch_sc_stkctr(l4, args, kw);
+	smp->data.uint = !!smp_fetch_sc_stkctr(strm, args, kw);
 	return 1;
 }
 
@@ -2966,10 +2966,10 @@ smp_fetch_sc_tracked(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int
  * zero is returned if the key is new.
  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_sc_get_gpc0(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_sc_get_gpc0(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                       const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
-	struct stkctr *stkctr = smp_fetch_sc_stkctr(l4, args, kw);
+	struct stkctr *stkctr = smp_fetch_sc_stkctr(strm, args, kw);
 
 	if (!stkctr)
 		return 0;
@@ -2993,10 +2993,10 @@ smp_fetch_sc_get_gpc0(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned in
  * Value zero is returned if the key is new.
  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_sc_gpc0_rate(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_sc_gpc0_rate(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                        const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
-	struct stkctr *stkctr = smp_fetch_sc_stkctr(l4, args, kw);
+	struct stkctr *stkctr = smp_fetch_sc_stkctr(strm, args, kw);
 
 	if (!stkctr)
 		return 0;
@@ -3019,10 +3019,10 @@ smp_fetch_sc_gpc0_rate(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned i
  * Supports being called as "sc[0-9]_inc_gpc0" or "src_inc_gpc0" only.
  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_sc_inc_gpc0(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_sc_inc_gpc0(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                       const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
-	struct stkctr *stkctr = smp_fetch_sc_stkctr(l4, args, kw);
+	struct stkctr *stkctr = smp_fetch_sc_stkctr(strm, args, kw);
 
 	if (!stkctr)
 		return 0;
@@ -3056,10 +3056,10 @@ smp_fetch_sc_inc_gpc0(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned in
  * Supports being called as "sc[0-9]_clr_gpc0" or "src_clr_gpc0" only.
  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_sc_clr_gpc0(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_sc_clr_gpc0(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                       const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
-	struct stkctr *stkctr = smp_fetch_sc_stkctr(l4, args, kw);
+	struct stkctr *stkctr = smp_fetch_sc_stkctr(strm, args, kw);
 
 	if (!stkctr)
 		return 0;
@@ -3082,10 +3082,10 @@ smp_fetch_sc_clr_gpc0(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned in
  * "src_conn_cnt" only.
  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_sc_conn_cnt(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_sc_conn_cnt(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                       const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
-	struct stkctr *stkctr = smp_fetch_sc_stkctr(l4, args, kw);
+	struct stkctr *stkctr = smp_fetch_sc_stkctr(strm, args, kw);
 
 	if (!stkctr)
 		return 0;
@@ -3107,10 +3107,10 @@ smp_fetch_sc_conn_cnt(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned in
  * only.
  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_sc_conn_rate(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_sc_conn_rate(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                        const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
-	struct stkctr *stkctr = smp_fetch_sc_stkctr(l4, args, kw);
+	struct stkctr *stkctr = smp_fetch_sc_stkctr(strm, args, kw);
 
 	if (!stkctr)
 		return 0;
@@ -3133,10 +3133,10 @@ smp_fetch_sc_conn_rate(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned i
  * Accepts exactly 1 argument of type table.
  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_src_updt_conn_cnt(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_src_updt_conn_cnt(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                             const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
-	struct session *sess = strm_sess(l4);
+	struct session *sess = strm_sess(strm);
 	struct connection *conn = objt_conn(sess->origin);
 	struct stksess *ts;
 	struct stktable_key *key;
@@ -3170,10 +3170,10 @@ smp_fetch_src_updt_conn_cnt(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsig
  * "src_conn_cur" only.
  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_sc_conn_cur(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_sc_conn_cur(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                       const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
-	struct stkctr *stkctr = smp_fetch_sc_stkctr(l4, args, kw);
+	struct stkctr *stkctr = smp_fetch_sc_stkctr(strm, args, kw);
 
 	if (!stkctr)
 		return 0;
@@ -3195,10 +3195,10 @@ smp_fetch_sc_conn_cur(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned in
  * "src_sess_cnt" only.
  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_sc_sess_cnt(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_sc_sess_cnt(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                       const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
-	struct stkctr *stkctr = smp_fetch_sc_stkctr(l4, args, kw);
+	struct stkctr *stkctr = smp_fetch_sc_stkctr(strm, args, kw);
 
 	if (!stkctr)
 		return 0;
@@ -3219,10 +3219,10 @@ smp_fetch_sc_sess_cnt(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned in
  * Supports being called as "sc[0-9]_sess_rate" or "src_sess_rate" only.
  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_sc_sess_rate(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_sc_sess_rate(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                        const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
-	struct stkctr *stkctr = smp_fetch_sc_stkctr(l4, args, kw);
+	struct stkctr *stkctr = smp_fetch_sc_stkctr(strm, args, kw);
 
 	if (!stkctr)
 		return 0;
@@ -3245,10 +3245,10 @@ smp_fetch_sc_sess_rate(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned i
  * "src_http_req_cnt" only.
  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_sc_http_req_cnt(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_sc_http_req_cnt(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                           const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
-	struct stkctr *stkctr = smp_fetch_sc_stkctr(l4, args, kw);
+	struct stkctr *stkctr = smp_fetch_sc_stkctr(strm, args, kw);
 
 	if (!stkctr)
 		return 0;
@@ -3270,10 +3270,10 @@ smp_fetch_sc_http_req_cnt(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigne
  * "src_http_req_rate" only.
  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_sc_http_req_rate(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_sc_http_req_rate(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                            const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
-	struct stkctr *stkctr = smp_fetch_sc_stkctr(l4, args, kw);
+	struct stkctr *stkctr = smp_fetch_sc_stkctr(strm, args, kw);
 
 	if (!stkctr)
 		return 0;
@@ -3296,10 +3296,10 @@ smp_fetch_sc_http_req_rate(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsign
  * "src_http_err_cnt" only.
  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_sc_http_err_cnt(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_sc_http_err_cnt(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                           const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
-	struct stkctr *stkctr = smp_fetch_sc_stkctr(l4, args, kw);
+	struct stkctr *stkctr = smp_fetch_sc_stkctr(strm, args, kw);
 
 	if (!stkctr)
 		return 0;
@@ -3321,10 +3321,10 @@ smp_fetch_sc_http_err_cnt(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigne
  * "src_http_err_rate" only.
  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_sc_http_err_rate(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_sc_http_err_rate(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                            const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
-	struct stkctr *stkctr = smp_fetch_sc_stkctr(l4, args, kw);
+	struct stkctr *stkctr = smp_fetch_sc_stkctr(strm, args, kw);
 
 	if (!stkctr)
 		return 0;
@@ -3347,10 +3347,10 @@ smp_fetch_sc_http_err_rate(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsign
  * "sc[0-9]_kbytes_in" or "src_kbytes_in" only.
  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_sc_kbytes_in(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_sc_kbytes_in(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                        const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
-	struct stkctr *stkctr = smp_fetch_sc_stkctr(l4, args, kw);
+	struct stkctr *stkctr = smp_fetch_sc_stkctr(strm, args, kw);
 
 	if (!stkctr)
 		return 0;
@@ -3372,10 +3372,10 @@ smp_fetch_sc_kbytes_in(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned i
  * "sc[0-9]_bytes_in_rate" or "src_bytes_in_rate" only.
  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_sc_bytes_in_rate(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_sc_bytes_in_rate(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                            const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
-	struct stkctr *stkctr = smp_fetch_sc_stkctr(l4, args, kw);
+	struct stkctr *stkctr = smp_fetch_sc_stkctr(strm, args, kw);
 
 	if (!stkctr)
 		return 0;
@@ -3398,10 +3398,10 @@ smp_fetch_sc_bytes_in_rate(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsign
  * "sc[0-9]_kbytes_out" or "src_kbytes_out" only.
  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_sc_kbytes_out(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
-                       const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
+smp_fetch_sc_kbytes_out(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
+                        const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
-	struct stkctr *stkctr = smp_fetch_sc_stkctr(l4, args, kw);
+	struct stkctr *stkctr = smp_fetch_sc_stkctr(strm, args, kw);
 
 	if (!stkctr)
 		return 0;
@@ -3423,10 +3423,10 @@ smp_fetch_sc_kbytes_out(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned
  * "sc[0-9]_bytes_out_rate" or "src_bytes_out_rate" only.
  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_sc_bytes_out_rate(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_sc_bytes_out_rate(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                             const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
-	struct stkctr *stkctr = smp_fetch_sc_stkctr(l4, args, kw);
+	struct stkctr *stkctr = smp_fetch_sc_stkctr(strm, args, kw);
 
 	if (!stkctr)
 		return 0;
@@ -3448,10 +3448,10 @@ smp_fetch_sc_bytes_out_rate(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsig
  * tracked frontend counters. Supports being called as "sc[0-9]_trackers" only.
  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_sc_trackers(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_sc_trackers(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                        const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
-	struct stkctr *stkctr = smp_fetch_sc_stkctr(l4, args, kw);
+	struct stkctr *stkctr = smp_fetch_sc_stkctr(strm, args, kw);
 
 	if (!stkctr)
 		return 0;
@@ -3466,7 +3466,7 @@ smp_fetch_sc_trackers(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned in
  * Accepts exactly 1 argument of type table.
  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_table_cnt(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_table_cnt(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                     const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
 	smp->flags = SMP_F_VOL_TEST;
@@ -3479,7 +3479,7 @@ smp_fetch_table_cnt(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int
  * Accepts exactly 1 argument of type table.
  */
 static int
-smp_fetch_table_avl(struct proxy *px, struct stream *l4, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+smp_fetch_table_avl(struct proxy *px, struct stream *strm, unsigned int opt,
                     const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
 	px = args->data.prx;