signal the post pq if possible, whenever pseudo packets are injected into engine flow. Also carry out post pq processing irrespective of packet retrieval from the flow.

src/flow.c

@@ -461,6 +461,9 @@ static inline int FlowForceReassemblyForFlowV2(ThreadVars *tv, Flow *f)
     if (p3 != NULL)
         PacketEnqueue(&stream_pseudo_pkt_decode_tm_slot->slot_post_pq, p3);
     SCMutexUnlock(&stream_pseudo_pkt_decode_tm_slot->slot_post_pq.mutex_q);
+    if (stream_pseudo_pkt_decode_TV->inq != NULL) {
+        SCCondSignal(&trans_q[stream_pseudo_pkt_decode_TV->inq->id].cond_q);
+    }
 
     return 1;
 }
@@ -1762,6 +1765,14 @@ void *FlowManagerThread(void *td)
                    "retrieve the slot for DECODE TM");
         exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
     }
+    stream_pseudo_pkt_decode_TV =
+        TmThreadsGetTVContainingSlot(stream_pseudo_pkt_decode_tm_slot);
+    if (stream_pseudo_pkt_decode_TV == NULL) {
+        /* yes, this is fatal! */
+        SCLogError(SC_ERR_TM_MODULES_ERROR, "Looks like we have failed to "
+                   "retrieve the TV containing the Decode TM slot");
+        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+    }
 
     /* set the thread name */
     SCSetThreadName(th_v->name);

src/tm-threads.c

@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ void *TmThreadsSlot1(void *td)
 
             /* output the packet */
             tv->tmqh_out(tv, p);
-
+        }
         while (s->slot_post_pq.top != NULL) {
             /* handle new packets from this func */
             SCMutexLock(&s->slot_post_pq.mutex_q);
@@ -411,7 +411,6 @@ void *TmThreadsSlot1(void *td)
                 tv->tmqh_out(tv, extra_p);
             }
         }
-        }
 
         if (TmThreadsCheckFlag(tv, THV_KILL)) {
             SCPerfUpdateCounterArray(tv->sc_perf_pca, &tv->sc_perf_pctx, 0);
@@ -663,6 +662,7 @@ void *TmThreadsSlotVar(void *td)
             /* output the packet */
             tv->tmqh_out(tv, p);
 
+        } /* if (p != NULL) */
         /* now handle the post_pq packets */
         TmSlot *slot;
         for (slot = s; slot != NULL; slot = slot->slot_next) {
@@ -685,7 +685,6 @@ void *TmThreadsSlotVar(void *td)
                 tv->tmqh_out(tv, extra_p);
             } /* while (slot->slot_post_pq.top != NULL) */
         } /* for (slot = s; slot != NULL; slot = slot->slot_next) */
-        } /* if (p != NULL) */
 
         if (TmThreadsCheckFlag(tv, THV_KILL)) {
             run = 0;