diff --git a/ledger/src/sigverify_shreds.rs b/ledger/src/sigverify_shreds.rs
index 9ccba1890..94bdcb933 100644
--- a/ledger/src/sigverify_shreds.rs
+++ b/ledger/src/sigverify_shreds.rs
@@ -267,12 +267,6 @@ pub fn verify_shreds_gpu(
     sigverify::copy_return_values(&v_sig_lens, &out, &mut rvs);
 
     inc_new_counter_debug!("ed25519_shred_verify_gpu", count);
-    recycler_cache.buffer().recycle(out);
-    recycler_cache.buffer().recycle(pubkeys);
-    recycler_cache.offsets().recycle(signature_offsets);
-    recycler_cache.offsets().recycle(pubkey_offsets);
-    recycler_cache.offsets().recycle(msg_sizes);
-    recycler_cache.offsets().recycle(msg_start_offsets);
     rvs
 }
 
@@ -467,12 +461,6 @@ pub fn sign_shreds_gpu(
         });
     });
     inc_new_counter_debug!("ed25519_shred_sign_gpu", count);
-    recycler_cache.buffer().recycle(signatures_out);
-    recycler_cache.buffer().recycle(pubkeys);
-    recycler_cache.offsets().recycle(signature_offsets);
-    recycler_cache.offsets().recycle(pubkey_offsets);
-    recycler_cache.offsets().recycle(msg_sizes);
-    recycler_cache.offsets().recycle(msg_start_offsets);
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
diff --git a/perf/src/cuda_runtime.rs b/perf/src/cuda_runtime.rs
index 61e919afd..fda5277e2 100644
--- a/perf/src/cuda_runtime.rs
+++ b/perf/src/cuda_runtime.rs
@@ -6,12 +6,13 @@
 //    cannot be paged to disk. The cuda driver provides these interfaces to pin and unpin memory.
 
 use crate::perf_libs;
-use crate::recycler::Reset;
+use crate::recycler::{RecyclerX, Reset};
 use rand::seq::SliceRandom;
 use rand::Rng;
 use rayon::prelude::*;
 use std::ops::{Index, IndexMut};
 use std::slice::SliceIndex;
+use std::sync::{Arc, Weak};
 
 use std::os::raw::c_int;
 
@@ -57,29 +58,33 @@ pub fn unpin<T>(_mem: *mut T) {
 // page-pinned. Controlled by flags in case user only wants
 // to pin in certain circumstances.
 #[derive(Debug)]
-pub struct PinnedVec<T> {
+pub struct PinnedVec<T: Default + Clone + Sized> {
     x: Vec<T>,
     pinned: bool,
     pinnable: bool,
+    recycler: Option<Weak<RecyclerX<PinnedVec<T>>>>,
 }
 
-impl<T: Default + Clone> Reset for PinnedVec<T> {
+impl<T: Default + Clone + Sized> Reset for PinnedVec<T> {
     fn reset(&mut self) {
         self.resize(0, T::default());
     }
-
     fn warm(&mut self, size_hint: usize) {
         self.set_pinnable();
         self.resize(size_hint, T::default());
     }
+    fn set_recycler(&mut self, recycler: Weak<RecyclerX<Self>>) {
+        self.recycler = Some(recycler);
+    }
 }
 
-impl<T: Clone> Default for PinnedVec<T> {
+impl<T: Clone + Default + Sized> Default for PinnedVec<T> {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Self {
             x: Vec::new(),
             pinned: false,
             pinnable: false,
+            recycler: None,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -88,7 +93,7 @@ pub struct PinnedIter<'a, T>(std::slice::Iter<'a, T>);
 
 pub struct PinnedIterMut<'a, T>(std::slice::IterMut<'a, T>);
 
-impl<'a, T> Iterator for PinnedIter<'a, T> {
+impl<'a, T: Clone + Default + Sized> Iterator for PinnedIter<'a, T> {
     type Item = &'a T;
 
     fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Self::Item> {
@@ -96,7 +101,7 @@ impl<'a, T> Iterator for PinnedIter<'a, T> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a, T> Iterator for PinnedIterMut<'a, T> {
+impl<'a, T: Clone + Default + Sized> Iterator for PinnedIterMut<'a, T> {
     type Item = &'a mut T;
 
     fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Self::Item> {
@@ -104,7 +109,7 @@ impl<'a, T> Iterator for PinnedIterMut<'a, T> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a, T> IntoIterator for &'a mut PinnedVec<T> {
+impl<'a, T: Clone + Default + Sized> IntoIterator for &'a mut PinnedVec<T> {
     type Item = &'a T;
     type IntoIter = PinnedIter<'a, T>;
 
@@ -113,7 +118,7 @@ impl<'a, T> IntoIterator for &'a mut PinnedVec<T> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a, T> IntoIterator for &'a PinnedVec<T> {
+impl<'a, T: Clone + Default + Sized> IntoIterator for &'a PinnedVec<T> {
     type Item = &'a T;
     type IntoIter = PinnedIter<'a, T>;
 
@@ -122,7 +127,7 @@ impl<'a, T> IntoIterator for &'a PinnedVec<T> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<T, I: SliceIndex<[T]>> Index<I> for PinnedVec<T> {
+impl<T: Clone + Default + Sized, I: SliceIndex<[T]>> Index<I> for PinnedVec<T> {
     type Output = I::Output;
 
     #[inline]
@@ -131,14 +136,14 @@ impl<T, I: SliceIndex<[T]>> Index<I> for PinnedVec<T> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<T, I: SliceIndex<[T]>> IndexMut<I> for PinnedVec<T> {
+impl<T: Clone + Default + Sized, I: SliceIndex<[T]>> IndexMut<I> for PinnedVec<T> {
     #[inline]
     fn index_mut(&mut self, index: I) -> &mut Self::Output {
         &mut self.x[index]
     }
 }
 
-impl<T> PinnedVec<T> {
+impl<T: Clone + Default + Sized> PinnedVec<T> {
     pub fn iter(&self) -> PinnedIter<T> {
         PinnedIter(self.x.iter())
     }
@@ -148,7 +153,7 @@ impl<T> PinnedVec<T> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a, T: Send + Sync> IntoParallelIterator for &'a PinnedVec<T> {
+impl<'a, T: Clone + Send + Sync + Default + Sized> IntoParallelIterator for &'a PinnedVec<T> {
     type Iter = rayon::slice::Iter<'a, T>;
     type Item = &'a T;
     fn into_par_iter(self) -> Self::Iter {
@@ -156,7 +161,7 @@ impl<'a, T: Send + Sync> IntoParallelIterator for &'a PinnedVec<T> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<T: Clone> PinnedVec<T> {
+impl<T: Clone + Default + Sized> PinnedVec<T> {
     pub fn reserve_and_pin(&mut self, size: usize) {
         if self.x.capacity() < size {
             if self.pinned {
@@ -181,6 +186,7 @@ impl<T: Clone> PinnedVec<T> {
             x: source,
             pinned: false,
             pinnable: false,
+            recycler: None,
         }
     }
 
@@ -190,6 +196,7 @@ impl<T: Clone> PinnedVec<T> {
             x,
             pinned: false,
             pinnable: false,
+            recycler: None,
         }
     }
 
@@ -272,9 +279,13 @@ impl<T: Clone> PinnedVec<T> {
             self.pinned = true;
         }
     }
+    fn recycler_ref(&self) -> Option<Arc<RecyclerX<Self>>> {
+        let r = self.recycler.as_ref()?;
+        r.upgrade()
+    }
 }
 
-impl<T: Clone> Clone for PinnedVec<T> {
+impl<T: Clone + Default + Sized> Clone for PinnedVec<T> {
     fn clone(&self) -> Self {
         let mut x = self.x.clone();
         let pinned = if self.pinned {
@@ -293,12 +304,18 @@ impl<T: Clone> Clone for PinnedVec<T> {
             x,
             pinned,
             pinnable: self.pinnable,
+            recycler: self.recycler.clone(),
         }
     }
 }
 
-impl<T> Drop for PinnedVec<T> {
+impl<T: Sized + Default + Clone> Drop for PinnedVec<T> {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
+        if let Some(strong) = self.recycler_ref() {
+            let mut vec = PinnedVec::default();
+            std::mem::swap(&mut vec, self);
+            strong.recycle(vec);
+        }
         if self.pinned {
             unpin(self.x.as_mut_ptr());
         }
diff --git a/perf/src/packet.rs b/perf/src/packet.rs
index 1981e452b..eb4f83477 100644
--- a/perf/src/packet.rs
+++ b/perf/src/packet.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
 //! The `packet` module defines data structures and methods to pull data from the network.
-use crate::{
-    cuda_runtime::PinnedVec,
-    recycler::{Recycler, Reset},
-};
+use crate::{cuda_runtime::PinnedVec, recycler::Recycler};
 use serde::Serialize;
 pub use solana_sdk::packet::{Meta, Packet, PACKET_DATA_SIZE};
-use std::{mem, net::SocketAddr};
+use std::net::SocketAddr;
 
 pub const NUM_PACKETS: usize = 1024 * 8;
 
@@ -16,38 +13,13 @@ pub const PACKETS_BATCH_SIZE: usize = (PACKETS_PER_BATCH * PACKET_DATA_SIZE);
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct Packets {
     pub packets: PinnedVec<Packet>,
-
-    recycler: Option<PacketsRecycler>,
-}
-
-impl Drop for Packets {
-    fn drop(&mut self) {
-        if let Some(ref recycler) = self.recycler {
-            let old = mem::replace(&mut self.packets, PinnedVec::default());
-            recycler.recycle(old)
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl Reset for Packets {
-    fn reset(&mut self) {
-        self.packets.resize(0, Packet::default());
-    }
-
-    fn warm(&mut self, size_hint: usize) {
-        self.packets.set_pinnable();
-        self.packets.resize(size_hint, Packet::default());
-    }
 }
 
 //auto derive doesn't support large arrays
 impl Default for Packets {
     fn default() -> Packets {
         let packets = PinnedVec::with_capacity(NUM_RCVMMSGS);
-        Packets {
-            packets,
-            recycler: None,
-        }
+        Packets { packets }
     }
 }
 
@@ -56,19 +28,13 @@ pub type PacketsRecycler = Recycler<PinnedVec<Packet>>;
 impl Packets {
     pub fn new(packets: Vec<Packet>) -> Self {
         let packets = PinnedVec::from_vec(packets);
-        Self {
-            packets,
-            recycler: None,
-        }
+        Self { packets }
     }
 
     pub fn new_with_recycler(recycler: PacketsRecycler, size: usize, name: &'static str) -> Self {
         let mut packets = recycler.allocate(name);
         packets.reserve_and_pin(size);
-        Packets {
-            packets,
-            recycler: Some(recycler),
-        }
+        Packets { packets }
     }
     pub fn new_with_recycler_data(
         recycler: &PacketsRecycler,
@@ -142,15 +108,6 @@ mod tests {
     use solana_sdk::signature::{Keypair, KeypairUtil};
     use solana_sdk::system_transaction;
 
-    #[test]
-    fn test_packets_reset() {
-        let mut packets = Packets::default();
-        packets.packets.resize(10, Packet::default());
-        assert_eq!(packets.packets.len(), 10);
-        packets.reset();
-        assert_eq!(packets.packets.len(), 0);
-    }
-
     #[test]
     fn test_to_packets() {
         let keypair = Keypair::new();
diff --git a/perf/src/recycler.rs b/perf/src/recycler.rs
index 40e45a794..40dc09217 100644
--- a/perf/src/recycler.rs
+++ b/perf/src/recycler.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use rand::{thread_rng, Rng};
 use std::sync::atomic::AtomicBool;
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering};
-use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
+use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex, Weak};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Default)]
 struct RecyclerStats {
@@ -11,38 +11,36 @@ struct RecyclerStats {
     max_gc: AtomicUsize,
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug)]
+#[derive(Clone, Default)]
 pub struct Recycler<T> {
-    gc: Arc<Mutex<Vec<T>>>,
-    stats: Arc<RecyclerStats>,
+    recycler: Arc<RecyclerX<T>>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct RecyclerX<T> {
+    gc: Mutex<Vec<T>>,
+    stats: RecyclerStats,
     id: usize,
 }
 
-impl<T: Default> Default for Recycler<T> {
-    fn default() -> Recycler<T> {
+impl<T: Default> Default for RecyclerX<T> {
+    fn default() -> RecyclerX<T> {
         let id = thread_rng().gen_range(0, 1000);
         trace!("new recycler..{}", id);
-        Recycler {
-            gc: Arc::new(Mutex::new(vec![])),
-            stats: Arc::new(RecyclerStats::default()),
+        RecyclerX {
+            gc: Mutex::new(vec![]),
+            stats: RecyclerStats::default(),
             id,
         }
     }
 }
 
-impl<T: Default> Clone for Recycler<T> {
-    fn clone(&self) -> Recycler<T> {
-        Recycler {
-            gc: self.gc.clone(),
-            stats: self.stats.clone(),
-            id: self.id,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 pub trait Reset {
     fn reset(&mut self);
     fn warm(&mut self, size_hint: usize);
+    fn set_recycler(&mut self, recycler: Weak<RecyclerX<Self>>)
+    where
+        Self: std::marker::Sized;
 }
 
 lazy_static! {
@@ -57,7 +55,7 @@ fn warm_recyclers() -> bool {
     WARM_RECYCLERS.load(Ordering::Relaxed)
 }
 
-impl<T: Default + Reset> Recycler<T> {
+impl<T: Default + Reset + Sized> Recycler<T> {
     pub fn warmed(num: usize, size_hint: usize) -> Self {
         let new = Self::default();
         if warm_recyclers() {
@@ -68,37 +66,44 @@ impl<T: Default + Reset> Recycler<T> {
                     item
                 })
                 .collect();
-            warmed_items.into_iter().for_each(|i| new.recycle(i));
+            warmed_items
+                .into_iter()
+                .for_each(|i| new.recycler.recycle(i));
         }
         new
     }
 
     pub fn allocate(&self, name: &'static str) -> T {
         let new = self
+            .recycler
             .gc
             .lock()
             .expect("recycler lock in pb fn allocate")
             .pop();
 
         if let Some(mut x) = new {
-            self.stats.reuse.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+            self.recycler.stats.reuse.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
             x.reset();
             return x;
         }
 
-        let total = self.stats.total.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+        let total = self.recycler.stats.total.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
         trace!(
             "allocating new: total {} {:?} id: {} reuse: {} max_gc: {}",
             total,
             name,
-            self.id,
-            self.stats.reuse.load(Ordering::Relaxed),
-            self.stats.max_gc.load(Ordering::Relaxed),
+            self.recycler.id,
+            self.recycler.stats.reuse.load(Ordering::Relaxed),
+            self.recycler.stats.max_gc.load(Ordering::Relaxed),
         );
 
-        T::default()
+        let mut t = T::default();
+        t.set_recycler(Arc::downgrade(&self.recycler));
+        t
     }
+}
 
+impl<T: Default + Reset> RecyclerX<T> {
     pub fn recycle(&self, x: T) {
         let len = {
             let mut gc = self.gc.lock().expect("recycler lock in pub fn recycle");
@@ -135,6 +140,7 @@ mod tests {
             *self = 10;
         }
         fn warm(&mut self, _size_hint: usize) {}
+        fn set_recycler(&mut self, _recycler: Weak<RecyclerX<Self>>) {}
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -144,10 +150,10 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(y, 0);
         y = 20;
         let recycler2 = recycler.clone();
-        recycler2.recycle(y);
-        assert_eq!(recycler.gc.lock().unwrap().len(), 1);
+        recycler2.recycler.recycle(y);
+        assert_eq!(recycler.recycler.gc.lock().unwrap().len(), 1);
         let z = recycler.allocate("test_recycler2");
         assert_eq!(z, 10);
-        assert_eq!(recycler.gc.lock().unwrap().len(), 0);
+        assert_eq!(recycler.recycler.gc.lock().unwrap().len(), 0);
     }
 }
diff --git a/perf/src/sigverify.rs b/perf/src/sigverify.rs
index a44c27ce1..d262c7cdf 100644
--- a/perf/src/sigverify.rs
+++ b/perf/src/sigverify.rs
@@ -365,11 +365,6 @@ pub fn ed25519_verify(
     trace!("done verify");
     copy_return_values(&sig_lens, &out, &mut rvs);
     inc_new_counter_debug!("ed25519_verify_gpu", count);
-    recycler_out.recycle(out);
-    recycler.recycle(signature_offsets);
-    recycler.recycle(pubkey_offsets);
-    recycler.recycle(msg_sizes);
-    recycler.recycle(msg_start_offsets);
     rvs
 }