[ovs-dev] [async-msgs 08/13] ovs-ofctl: New "ofctl/send" unixctl command.

Ethan Jackson ethan at nicira.com
Wed Feb 8 21:44:38 UTC 2012


In the comments for ofctl_send() you document the argument as being
named ohp when it's really named msgp.

Otherwise looks good,
Ethan

On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 15:53, Ben Pfaff <blp at nicira.com> wrote:
> I intend to use this in upcoming unit tests.
>
> Signed-off-by: Ben Pfaff <blp at nicira.com>
> ---
>  utilities/ovs-ofctl.8.in |   15 +++++++--
>  utilities/ovs-ofctl.c    |   75 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
>  2 files changed, 85 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/utilities/ovs-ofctl.8.in b/utilities/ovs-ofctl.8.in
> index adc895f..415dddc 100644
> --- a/utilities/ovs-ofctl.8.in
> +++ b/utilities/ovs-ofctl.8.in
> @@ -1130,11 +1130,18 @@ increase verbosity further.
>  .so lib/common.man
>  .
>  .SH "RUNTIME MANAGEMENT COMMANDS"
> -\fBovs\-appctl\fR(8) can send commands to a running \fBovs\-ofctl\fR process.
> -The currently supported commands only apply when executing the \fBmonitor\fR or
> -\fBsnoop\fR commands and are described below.
> +\fBovs\-appctl\fR(8) can send commands to a running \fBovs\-ofctl\fR
> +process.  The supported commands are listed below.
> +.
>  .IP "\fBexit\fR"
> -Causes \fBovs\-ofctl\fR to gracefully terminate.
> +Causes \fBovs\-ofctl\fR to gracefully terminate.  This command applies
> +only when executing the \fBmonitor\fR or \fBsnoop\fR commands.
> +.
> +.IP "\fBofctl/send \fIofmsg\fR..."
> +Sends each \fIofmsg\fR, specified as a sequence of hex digits that
> +express an OpenFlow message, on the OpenFlow connection.  This command
> +is useful only when executing the \fBmonitor\fR command.
> +.
>  .SH EXAMPLES
>  .
>  The following examples assume that \fBovs\-vswitchd\fR has a bridge
> diff --git a/utilities/ovs-ofctl.c b/utilities/ovs-ofctl.c
> index 204d340..0006bd6 100644
> --- a/utilities/ovs-ofctl.c
> +++ b/utilities/ovs-ofctl.c
> @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
>  /*
> - * Copyright (c) 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Nicira Networks.
> + * Copyright (c) 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 Nicira Networks.
>  *
>  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
>  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
> @@ -829,6 +829,77 @@ monitor_set_invalid_ttl_to_controller(struct vconn *vconn)
>     return 0;
>  }
>
> +/* Converts hex digits in 'hex' to an OpenFlow message in '*ohp'.  The
> + * caller must free '*ohp'.  On success, returns NULL.  On failure, returns
> + * an error message and stores NULL in '*ohp'. */
> +static const char *
> +openflow_from_hex(const char *hex, struct ofpbuf **msgp)
> +{
> +    struct ofp_header *oh;
> +    struct ofpbuf *msg;
> +
> +    msg = ofpbuf_new(strlen(hex) / 2);
> +    *msgp = NULL;
> +
> +    if (ofpbuf_put_hex(msg, hex, NULL)[0] != '\0') {
> +        ofpbuf_delete(msg);
> +        return "Trailing garbage in hex data";
> +    }
> +
> +    if (msg->size < sizeof(struct ofp_header)) {
> +        ofpbuf_delete(msg);
> +        return "Message too short for OpenFlow";
> +    }
> +
> +    oh = msg->data;
> +    if (msg->size != ntohs(oh->length)) {
> +        ofpbuf_delete(msg);
> +        return "Message size does not match length in OpenFlow header";
> +    }
> +
> +    *msgp = msg;
> +    return NULL;
> +}
> +
> +static void
> +ofctl_send(struct unixctl_conn *conn, int argc,
> +           const char *argv[], void *vconn_)
> +{
> +    struct vconn *vconn = vconn_;
> +    struct ds reply;
> +    bool ok;
> +    int i;
> +
> +    ok = true;
> +    ds_init(&reply);
> +    for (i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
> +        const char *error_msg;
> +        struct ofpbuf *msg;
> +        int error;
> +
> +        error_msg = openflow_from_hex(argv[i], &msg);
> +        if (error_msg) {
> +            ds_put_format(&reply, "%s\n", error_msg);
> +            ok = false;
> +            continue;
> +        }
> +
> +        fprintf(stderr, "send: ");
> +        ofp_print(stderr, msg->data, msg->size, verbosity);
> +
> +        error = vconn_send_block(vconn, msg);
> +        if (error) {
> +            ofpbuf_delete(msg);
> +            ds_put_format(&reply, "%s\n", strerror(error));
> +            ok = false;
> +        } else {
> +            ds_put_cstr(&reply, "sent\n");
> +        }
> +    }
> +    unixctl_command_reply(conn, ok ? 200 : 501, ds_cstr(&reply));
> +    ds_destroy(&reply);
> +}
> +
>  static void
>  monitor_vconn(struct vconn *vconn)
>  {
> @@ -864,6 +935,8 @@ monitor_vconn(struct vconn *vconn)
>         ovs_fatal(error, "failed to create unixctl server");
>     }
>     unixctl_command_register("exit", "", 0, 0, ofctl_exit, &exiting);
> +    unixctl_command_register("ofctl/send", "OFMSG...", 1, INT_MAX,
> +                             ofctl_send, vconn);
>     daemonize_complete();
>
>     /* Now get stderr back. */
> --
> 1.7.2.5
>
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