[ovs-dev] [PATCH/RFCv3] Add packet recirculation

Simon Horman horms at verge.net.au
Wed Apr 3 13:28:41 UTC 2013


Recirculation is a technique to allow a frame to re-enter
frame processing. This is intended to be used after actions
have been applied to the frame with modify the frame in
some way that makes it possible for richer processing to occur.

An example is and indeed targeted use case is MPLS. If an MPLS frame has an
mpls_pop action applied with the IPv4 ethernet type then it becomes
possible to decode the IPv4 portion of the frame. This may be used to
construct a facet that modifies the IPv4 portion of the frame. This is not
possible prior to the mpls_pop action as the contents of the frame after
the MPLS stack is not known to be IPv4.

Design:
* New recirculation action.

  ovs-vswitchd adds a recirculation action to the end of a list of
  datapath actions for a flow when the actions are truncated because
  insufficient flow match information is available to add the next
  OpenFlow action.  The recirculation action is preceded by an action
  to set the skb_mark to an id which can be used to scope a facet lookup
  of a recirculated packet.

  e.g.  pop_mpls(0x0800),dec_ttl becomes pop_mpls(0x800),set(skb_mark(id)),recirculate

* Datapath behaviour

  Then the datapath encounters a recirculate action it:
  + Recalculates the flow key based on the packet
    which will typically have been modified by previous actions
  + As the recirculate action is preceded by a set(skb_mark(id)) action,
    the new match key will now include skb_mark=id.
  + Performs a lookup using the new match key
  + Processes the packet if a facet matches the key or;
  + Makes an upcall if necessary

Note that the implementation corresponding to the design above
currently requires facets to be used. It does not support packet out.

Signed-off-by: Simon Horman <horms at verge.net.au>

---

This patch depends on "[PATCH v2.24] datapath: Add basic MPLS support to kernel".
There are currently no other patches in the recirculation series.

For reference this patch is available in git at:
git://github.com/horms/openvswitch.git devel/mpls-recirculate.rfc2

TODO:

* More sensible handling of recirculation IDs [ovs-vswtichd]
* More sensible lookup of facets based on recirculation IDs [ovs-vswtichd]
* Handle recirculation for packet out
* Do not force misses all MPLS frame misses to be handled with facets.
  Instead either more accurately detect if recirculation will occur
  or allow recirculation to occur without facets.

rfc3
* Use IS_ERR_OR_NULL()
* Handle facet consistency checking by constructing a chain of facets
  from the given facet, to its recirculation parent and then its parent
  until the topmost facet.  If there is no recirculation  the chain will
  be of length one. If there is one recirculation action then the chain
  will be of length two. And so on.

  The topmost facet in the chain can is used to lookup the rule to be
  verified. The chain is then walked from top to bottom, translating
  actions up to the end or the first recirculation action that is
  encountered, whichever comes first. As the code walks down the chain
  it updates the actions that are executed to start of the actions to
  be executed to be just after the end of the actions executed in the
  previous facet in the chain. This is similar to the way that facets
  are created when a recirculation action is encountered.

rfc2
* As suggested by Jesse Gross
  - Update for changes to ovs_dp_process_received_packet()
    to no longer check if OVS_CB(skb)->flow is pre-initialised.
  - Do not add spurious printk debugging to ovs_execute_actions()
  - Do not add spurious debugging messages to commit_set_nw_action()
  - Correct typo in comment above commit_odp_actions().
  - Do not execute recirculation in ovs-vswitchd, rather allow
    the datapath to make an upcall when a recirculation action
    is encountered on execute.
    + This implicitly breaks support for recirculation without facets,
      so for now force all misses of MPLS frames to be handled with
      a facet; and treat handling of recirculation for packet_out as
      a todo item.
  - Use skb_mark for recirculation_id in match. This avoids
    both expanding the match and including a recirculation_id parameter
    with the recirculation action: set_skb_mark should be used before
    the recirculation action.
  - Tidy up ownership of skb in ovs_execute_actions

rfc1
* Initial post
---
 datapath/actions.c          |    9 +-
 datapath/datapath.c         |   98 +++++++-----
 datapath/datapath.h         |    2 +-
 include/linux/openvswitch.h |    4 +
 lib/dpif-netdev.c           |   89 +++++++----
 lib/flow.h                  |    3 +
 lib/odp-util.c              |   15 +-
 lib/odp-util.h              |    1 +
 ofproto/ofproto-dpif.c      |  344 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
 9 files changed, 438 insertions(+), 127 deletions(-)

diff --git a/datapath/actions.c b/datapath/actions.c
index e9634fe..7b0f022 100644
--- a/datapath/actions.c
+++ b/datapath/actions.c
@@ -617,6 +617,9 @@ static int do_execute_actions(struct datapath *dp, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		case OVS_ACTION_ATTR_SAMPLE:
 			err = sample(dp, skb, a);
 			break;
+
+		case OVS_ACTION_ATTR_RECIRCULATE:
+			return 1;
 		}
 
 		if (unlikely(err)) {
@@ -657,7 +660,7 @@ static int loop_suppress(struct datapath *dp, struct sw_flow_actions *actions)
 }
 
 /* Execute a list of actions against 'skb'. */
-int ovs_execute_actions(struct datapath *dp, struct sk_buff *skb)
+struct sk_buff *ovs_execute_actions(struct datapath *dp, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct sw_flow_actions *acts = rcu_dereference(OVS_CB(skb)->flow->sf_acts);
 	struct loop_counter *loop;
@@ -676,6 +679,8 @@ int ovs_execute_actions(struct datapath *dp, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	OVS_CB(skb)->tun_key = NULL;
 	error = do_execute_actions(dp, skb, acts->actions,
 					 acts->actions_len, false);
+	if (likely(error <= 0))
+		skb = NULL;
 
 	/* Check whether sub-actions looped too much. */
 	if (unlikely(loop->looping))
@@ -686,5 +691,5 @@ out_loop:
 	if (!--loop->count)
 		loop->looping = false;
 
-	return error;
+	return (error < 0) ? ERR_PTR(error) : skb;
 }
diff --git a/datapath/datapath.c b/datapath/datapath.c
index e8be795..ab39dd7 100644
--- a/datapath/datapath.c
+++ b/datapath/datapath.c
@@ -202,52 +202,63 @@ void ovs_dp_detach_port(struct vport *p)
 	ovs_vport_del(p);
 }
 
+#define MAX_RECIRCULATION_DEPTH	4	/* Completely arbitrary */
+
 /* Must be called with rcu_read_lock. */
 void ovs_dp_process_received_packet(struct vport *p, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct datapath *dp = p->dp;
-	struct sw_flow *flow;
 	struct dp_stats_percpu *stats;
-	struct sw_flow_key key;
-	u64 *stats_counter;
-	int error;
-	int key_len;
+	int limit = MAX_RECIRCULATION_DEPTH;
 
 	stats = this_cpu_ptr(dp->stats_percpu);
 
-	/* Extract flow from 'skb' into 'key'. */
-	error = ovs_flow_extract(skb, p->port_no, &key, &key_len);
-	if (unlikely(error)) {
-		kfree_skb(skb);
-		return;
-	}
+	while (1) {
+		u64 *stats_counter;
+		struct sw_flow *flow;
+		struct sw_flow_key key;
+		int error, key_len;
 
-	/* Look up flow. */
-	flow = ovs_flow_tbl_lookup(rcu_dereference(dp->table), &key, key_len);
-	if (unlikely(!flow)) {
-		struct dp_upcall_info upcall;
-
-		upcall.cmd = OVS_PACKET_CMD_MISS;
-		upcall.key = &key;
-		upcall.userdata = NULL;
-		upcall.portid = p->upcall_portid;
-		ovs_dp_upcall(dp, skb, &upcall);
-		consume_skb(skb);
-		stats_counter = &stats->n_missed;
-		goto out;
-	}
+		/* Extract flow from 'skb' into 'key'. */
+		error = ovs_flow_extract(skb, p->port_no, &key, &key_len);
+		if (unlikely(error)) {
+			kfree_skb(skb);
+			return;
+		}
 
-	OVS_CB(skb)->flow = flow;
+		/* Look up flow. */
+		flow = ovs_flow_tbl_lookup(rcu_dereference(dp->table),
+					   &key, key_len);
+		if (unlikely(!flow)) {
+			struct dp_upcall_info upcall;
+
+			upcall.cmd = OVS_PACKET_CMD_MISS;
+			upcall.key = &key;
+			upcall.userdata = NULL;
+			upcall.portid = p->upcall_portid;
+			ovs_dp_upcall(dp, skb, &upcall);
+			consume_skb(skb);
+			stats_counter = &stats->n_missed;
+			skb = NULL;
+		} else {
+			OVS_CB(skb)->flow = flow;
+			stats_counter = &stats->n_hit;
+			ovs_flow_used(flow, skb);
+			skb = ovs_execute_actions(dp, skb);
+		}
 
-	stats_counter = &stats->n_hit;
-	ovs_flow_used(OVS_CB(skb)->flow, skb);
-	ovs_execute_actions(dp, skb);
+		/* Update datapath statistics. */
+		u64_stats_update_begin(&stats->sync);
+		(*stats_counter)++;
+		u64_stats_update_end(&stats->sync);
 
-out:
-	/* Update datapath statistics. */
-	u64_stats_update_begin(&stats->sync);
-	(*stats_counter)++;
-	u64_stats_update_end(&stats->sync);
+		if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(skb)) {
+			break;
+		} else if (unlikely(!limit--)) {
+			kfree_skb(skb);
+			return;
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 static struct genl_family dp_packet_genl_family = {
@@ -818,6 +829,7 @@ static int validate_and_copy_actions__(const struct nlattr *attr,
 			[OVS_ACTION_ATTR_POP_MPLS] = sizeof(__be16),
 			[OVS_ACTION_ATTR_PUSH_VLAN] = sizeof(struct ovs_action_push_vlan),
 			[OVS_ACTION_ATTR_POP_VLAN] = 0,
+			[OVS_ACTION_ATTR_RECIRCULATE] = 0,
 			[OVS_ACTION_ATTR_SET] = (u32)-1,
 			[OVS_ACTION_ATTR_SAMPLE] = (u32)-1
 		};
@@ -901,6 +913,9 @@ static int validate_and_copy_actions__(const struct nlattr *attr,
 			skip_copy = true;
 			break;
 
+		case OVS_ACTION_ATTR_RECIRCULATE:
+			break;
+
 		default:
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
@@ -1005,12 +1020,23 @@ static int ovs_packet_cmd_execute(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 		goto err_unlock;
 
 	local_bh_disable();
-	err = ovs_execute_actions(dp, packet);
+	packet = ovs_execute_actions(dp, packet);
+	if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(packet)) {
+		struct vport *vport;
+		vport = ovs_lookup_vport(dp, flow->key.phy.in_port);
+		if (!vport) {
+			err = -ENODEV;
+			goto err_unlock;
+		}
+		/* Recirculate */
+		ovs_dp_process_received_packet(vport, packet);
+		packet = NULL;
+	}
 	local_bh_enable();
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	ovs_flow_free(flow);
-	return err;
+	return PTR_ERR(packet);
 
 err_unlock:
 	rcu_read_unlock();
diff --git a/datapath/datapath.h b/datapath/datapath.h
index 7665742..8da5e8a 100644
--- a/datapath/datapath.h
+++ b/datapath/datapath.h
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ const char *ovs_dp_name(const struct datapath *dp);
 struct sk_buff *ovs_vport_cmd_build_info(struct vport *, u32 portid, u32 seq,
 					 u8 cmd);
 
-int ovs_execute_actions(struct datapath *dp, struct sk_buff *skb);
+struct sk_buff *ovs_execute_actions(struct datapath *dp, struct sk_buff *skb);
 
 unsigned char *skb_cb_mpls_stack(const struct sk_buff *skb);
 #endif /* datapath.h */
diff --git a/include/linux/openvswitch.h b/include/linux/openvswitch.h
index e890fd8..0fff7cc 100644
--- a/include/linux/openvswitch.h
+++ b/include/linux/openvswitch.h
@@ -516,6 +516,9 @@ struct ovs_action_push_vlan {
  * indicate the new packet contents This could potentially still be
  * %ETH_P_MPLS_* if the resulting MPLS label stack is not empty.  If there
  * is no MPLS label stack, as determined by ethertype, no action is taken.
+ * @OVS_ACTION_ATTR_RECIRCULATE: Restart processing of packet.
+ * The packet must have been modified by a previous action in such a way
+ * that it does not match its original flow again.
  *
  * Only a single header can be set with a single %OVS_ACTION_ATTR_SET.  Not all
  * fields within a header are modifiable, e.g. the IPv4 protocol and fragment
@@ -532,6 +535,7 @@ enum ovs_action_attr {
 	OVS_ACTION_ATTR_SAMPLE,       /* Nested OVS_SAMPLE_ATTR_*. */
 	OVS_ACTION_ATTR_PUSH_MPLS,    /* struct ovs_action_push_mpls. */
 	OVS_ACTION_ATTR_POP_MPLS,     /* __be16 ethertype. */
+	OVS_ACTION_ATTR_RECIRCULATE,  /* No argument */
 	__OVS_ACTION_ATTR_MAX
 };
 
diff --git a/lib/dpif-netdev.c b/lib/dpif-netdev.c
index e4a2f75..31255f6 100644
--- a/lib/dpif-netdev.c
+++ b/lib/dpif-netdev.c
@@ -152,10 +152,14 @@ static int dpif_netdev_open(const struct dpif_class *, const char *name,
 static int dp_netdev_output_userspace(struct dp_netdev *, const struct ofpbuf *,
                                     int queue_no, const struct flow *,
                                     const struct nlattr *userdata);
-static void dp_netdev_execute_actions(struct dp_netdev *,
+static bool dp_netdev_execute_actions(struct dp_netdev *,
                                       struct ofpbuf *, struct flow *,
                                       const struct nlattr *actions,
-                                      size_t actions_len);
+                                      size_t actions_len,
+                                      uint32_t *skb_mark);
+static void dp_netdev_port_input(struct dp_netdev *dp,
+                                 struct dp_netdev_port *port,
+                                 struct ofpbuf *packet);
 
 static struct dpif_netdev *
 dpif_netdev_cast(const struct dpif *dpif)
@@ -940,8 +944,22 @@ dpif_netdev_execute(struct dpif *dpif, const struct dpif_execute *execute)
     error = dpif_netdev_flow_from_nlattrs(execute->key, execute->key_len,
                                           &key);
     if (!error) {
-        dp_netdev_execute_actions(dp, &copy, &key,
-                                  execute->actions, execute->actions_len);
+        bool recirculate;
+        uint32_t skb_mark = 0;
+
+        recirculate = dp_netdev_execute_actions(dp, &copy, &key,
+                                                execute->actions,
+                                                execute->actions_len,
+                                                &skb_mark);
+        if (recirculate) {
+            struct dp_netdev_port *port;
+            port = (key.in_port < MAX_PORTS) ? dp->ports[key.in_port] : NULL;
+            if (port) {
+                dp_netdev_port_input(dp, port, &copy);
+                return 0;
+            }
+            error = ENOENT;
+        }
     }
 
     ofpbuf_uninit(&copy);
@@ -1028,23 +1046,32 @@ static void
 dp_netdev_port_input(struct dp_netdev *dp, struct dp_netdev_port *port,
                      struct ofpbuf *packet)
 {
-    struct dp_netdev_flow *flow;
-    struct flow key;
+    bool recirculate;
+    uint32_t skb_mark = 0;
+    int limit = MAX_RECIRCULATION_DEPTH;
 
-    if (packet->size < ETH_HEADER_LEN) {
-        return;
-    }
-    flow_extract(packet, 0, 0, NULL, port->port_no, &key);
-    flow = dp_netdev_lookup_flow(dp, &key);
-    if (flow) {
-        dp_netdev_flow_used(flow, packet);
-        dp_netdev_execute_actions(dp, packet, &key,
-                                  flow->actions, flow->actions_len);
-        dp->n_hit++;
-    } else {
-        dp->n_missed++;
-        dp_netdev_output_userspace(dp, packet, DPIF_UC_MISS, &key, NULL);
-    }
+    do {
+        struct dp_netdev_flow *flow;
+        struct flow key;
+
+        if (packet->size < ETH_HEADER_LEN) {
+            return;
+        }
+        flow_extract(packet, 0, skb_mark, NULL, port->port_no, &key);
+        flow = dp_netdev_lookup_flow(dp, &key);
+        if (flow) {
+            dp_netdev_flow_used(flow, packet);
+            recirculate = dp_netdev_execute_actions(dp, packet, &key,
+                                                    flow->actions,
+                                                    flow->actions_len,
+                                                    &skb_mark);
+            dp->n_hit++;
+        } else {
+            dp->n_missed++;
+            dp_netdev_output_userspace(dp, packet, DPIF_UC_MISS, &key, NULL);
+            recirculate = false;
+        }
+    } while (recirculate && limit--);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -1163,6 +1190,7 @@ dp_netdev_sample(struct dp_netdev *dp,
     const struct nlattr *subactions = NULL;
     const struct nlattr *a;
     size_t left;
+    uint32_t skb_mark;
 
     NL_NESTED_FOR_EACH_UNSAFE (a, left, action) {
         int type = nl_attr_type(a);
@@ -1186,7 +1214,7 @@ dp_netdev_sample(struct dp_netdev *dp,
     }
 
     dp_netdev_execute_actions(dp, packet, key, nl_attr_get(subactions),
-                              nl_attr_get_size(subactions));
+                              nl_attr_get_size(subactions), &skb_mark);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -1201,7 +1229,8 @@ dp_netdev_action_userspace(struct dp_netdev *dp,
 }
 
 static void
-execute_set_action(struct ofpbuf *packet, const struct nlattr *a)
+execute_set_action(struct ofpbuf *packet, const struct nlattr *a,
+                   uint32_t *skb_mark)
 {
     enum ovs_key_attr type = nl_attr_type(a);
     const struct ovs_key_ipv4 *ipv4_key;
@@ -1211,11 +1240,14 @@ execute_set_action(struct ofpbuf *packet, const struct nlattr *a)
 
     switch (type) {
     case OVS_KEY_ATTR_PRIORITY:
-    case OVS_KEY_ATTR_SKB_MARK:
     case OVS_KEY_ATTR_TUNNEL:
         /* not implemented */
         break;
 
+    case OVS_KEY_ATTR_SKB_MARK:
+        *skb_mark = nl_attr_get_u32(a);
+        break;
+
     case OVS_KEY_ATTR_ETHERNET:
         dp_netdev_set_dl(packet,
                    nl_attr_get_unspec(a, sizeof(struct ovs_key_ethernet)));
@@ -1263,11 +1295,11 @@ execute_set_action(struct ofpbuf *packet, const struct nlattr *a)
     }
 }
 
-static void
+static bool
 dp_netdev_execute_actions(struct dp_netdev *dp,
                           struct ofpbuf *packet, struct flow *key,
                           const struct nlattr *actions,
-                          size_t actions_len)
+                          size_t actions_len, uint32_t *skb_mark)
 {
     const struct nlattr *a;
     unsigned int left;
@@ -1305,18 +1337,23 @@ dp_netdev_execute_actions(struct dp_netdev *dp,
             break;
 
         case OVS_ACTION_ATTR_SET:
-            execute_set_action(packet, nl_attr_get(a));
+            execute_set_action(packet, nl_attr_get(a), skb_mark);
             break;
 
         case OVS_ACTION_ATTR_SAMPLE:
             dp_netdev_sample(dp, packet, key, a);
             break;
 
+        case OVS_ACTION_ATTR_RECIRCULATE:
+            return true;
+
         case OVS_ACTION_ATTR_UNSPEC:
         case __OVS_ACTION_ATTR_MAX:
             NOT_REACHED();
         }
     }
+
+    return false;
 }
 
 const struct dpif_class dpif_netdev_class = {
diff --git a/lib/flow.h b/lib/flow.h
index 6e169d6..66f89e3 100644
--- a/lib/flow.h
+++ b/lib/flow.h
@@ -296,4 +296,7 @@ uint32_t minimask_hash(const struct minimask *, uint32_t basis);
 bool minimask_has_extra(const struct minimask *, const struct minimask *);
 bool minimask_is_catchall(const struct minimask *);
 
+#define MAX_RECIRCULATION_DEPTH 4   /* Completely arbitrary value to
+                                     * guard against infinite loops */
+
 #endif /* flow.h */
diff --git a/lib/odp-util.c b/lib/odp-util.c
index 3206dc9..e18e109 100644
--- a/lib/odp-util.c
+++ b/lib/odp-util.c
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ odp_action_len(uint16_t type)
     case OVS_ACTION_ATTR_POP_VLAN: return 0;
     case OVS_ACTION_ATTR_PUSH_MPLS: return sizeof(struct ovs_action_push_mpls);
     case OVS_ACTION_ATTR_POP_MPLS: return sizeof(ovs_be16);
+    case OVS_ACTION_ATTR_RECIRCULATE: return 0;
     case OVS_ACTION_ATTR_SET: return -2;
     case OVS_ACTION_ATTR_SAMPLE: return -2;
 
@@ -376,6 +377,10 @@ format_odp_action(struct ds *ds, const struct nlattr *a)
         ds_put_format(ds, "pop_mpls(eth_type=0x%"PRIx16")", ntohs(ethertype));
         break;
     }
+    case OVS_ACTION_ATTR_RECIRCULATE: {
+        ds_put_format(ds, "recirculate");
+        break;
+    }
     case OVS_ACTION_ATTR_SAMPLE:
         format_odp_sample_action(ds, a);
         break;
@@ -2172,6 +2177,12 @@ commit_odp_tunnel_action(const struct flow *flow, struct flow *base,
     }
 }
 
+void
+commit_odp_recirculate_action(struct ofpbuf *odp_actions)
+{
+    nl_msg_put_flag(odp_actions, OVS_ACTION_ATTR_RECIRCULATE);
+}
+
 static void
 commit_set_ether_addr_action(const struct flow *flow, struct flow *base,
                              struct ofpbuf *odp_actions)
@@ -2385,14 +2396,14 @@ commit_set_skb_mark_action(const struct flow *flow, struct flow *base,
         return;
     }
     base->skb_mark = flow->skb_mark;
-
     odp_put_skb_mark_action(base->skb_mark, odp_actions);
 }
 /* If any of the flow key data that ODP actions can modify are different in
  * 'base' and 'flow', appends ODP actions to 'odp_actions' that change the flow
  * key from 'base' into 'flow', and then changes 'base' the same way.  Does not
  * commit set_tunnel actions.  Users should call commit_odp_tunnel_action()
- * in addition to this function if needed. */
+ * and commit_odp_recirculate_action() in addition to those functions are
+ * needed. */
 void
 commit_odp_actions(const struct flow *flow, struct flow *base,
                    struct ofpbuf *odp_actions)
diff --git a/lib/odp-util.h b/lib/odp-util.h
index ad0fb30..da62aa5 100644
--- a/lib/odp-util.h
+++ b/lib/odp-util.h
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ const char *odp_key_fitness_to_string(enum odp_key_fitness);
 
 void commit_odp_tunnel_action(const struct flow *, struct flow *base,
                               struct ofpbuf *odp_actions);
+void commit_odp_recirculate_action(struct ofpbuf *odp_actions);
 void commit_odp_actions(const struct flow *, struct flow *base,
                         struct ofpbuf *odp_actions);
 
diff --git a/ofproto/ofproto-dpif.c b/ofproto/ofproto-dpif.c
index 47830c1..ead5e15 100644
--- a/ofproto/ofproto-dpif.c
+++ b/ofproto/ofproto-dpif.c
@@ -119,7 +119,8 @@ static struct rule_dpif *rule_dpif_miss_rule(struct ofproto_dpif *ofproto,
 
 static void rule_credit_stats(struct rule_dpif *,
                               const struct dpif_flow_stats *);
-static void flow_push_stats(struct facet *, const struct dpif_flow_stats *);
+static void flow_push_stats(struct facet *, const struct dpif_flow_stats *,
+                            const struct ofpact *, size_t ofpacts_len);
 static tag_type rule_calculate_tag(const struct flow *,
                                    const struct minimask *, uint32_t basis);
 static void rule_invalidate(const struct rule_dpif *);
@@ -276,6 +277,16 @@ struct action_xlate_ctx {
     uint16_t nf_output_iface;   /* Output interface index for NetFlow. */
     mirror_mask_t mirrors;      /* Bitmap of associated mirrors. */
 
+    size_t ofpacts_len;         /* The number of bytes of the ofpacts
+                                 * argument to xlate_actions() processed
+                                 * by it. This is used to calculate an
+                                 * offset into ofpacts for calls to
+                                 * xlate_actions on recirculated packets */
+
+    uint32_t recirculation_id;  /* skb_mark to use to identify recirculation.
+                                 * Zero if the context does not add a
+                                 * recirculate action. */
+
 /* xlate_actions() initializes and uses these members, but the client has no
  * reason to look at them. */
 
@@ -312,7 +323,8 @@ static void action_xlate_ctx_init(struct action_xlate_ctx *,
                                   struct ofproto_dpif *, const struct flow *,
                                   const struct initial_vals *initial_vals,
                                   struct rule_dpif *,
-                                  uint8_t tcp_flags, const struct ofpbuf *);
+                                  uint8_t tcp_flags, const struct ofpbuf *,
+                                  uint32_t recirculation_id);
 static void xlate_actions(struct action_xlate_ctx *,
                           const struct ofpact *ofpacts, size_t ofpacts_len,
                           struct ofpbuf *odp_actions);
@@ -494,13 +506,37 @@ struct facet {
     struct subfacet one_subfacet;
 
     long long int learn_rl;      /* Rate limiter for facet_learn(). */
+
+    const struct ofpact *ofpacts;   /* ofpacts for this facet.
+                                     * Will differ from rule->up.ofpacts
+                                     * if facet is for a recirculated packet. */
+    size_t ofpacts_len;             /* ofpacts_len for this facet
+                                     * Will differ from * rule->up.ofpacts_len
+                                     * if facet is for a recirculated packet. */
+
+    uint32_t recirculation_id;       /* Recirculation id.
+                                      * Non-sero for a facet
+                                      * that recirculates packets;
+                                      * used as the value of flow.skb_mark
+                                      * in the facet of recirculated packets.
+                                      * Zero otherwise. */
+    const struct ofpact *recirculation_ofpacts;
+                                    /* ofpacts for facets of packets
+                                     * recirculated by this facet */
+    size_t recirculation_ofpacts_len;
+                                    /* ofpacts_len for facets of packets
+                                     * recirculated by this facet */
+
+    bool recirculated;              /* Facet of a recirculated packet? */
 };
 
-static struct facet *facet_create(struct rule_dpif *,
-                                  const struct flow *, uint32_t hash);
+static struct facet *facet_create(struct rule_dpif *, const struct flow *,
+                                  const struct ofpact *, size_t ofpacts_len,
+                                  bool recirculated, uint32_t hash);
 static void facet_remove(struct facet *);
 static void facet_free(struct facet *);
 
+static struct facet *facet_find_by_id(struct ofproto_dpif *, ovs_be32 id);
 static struct facet *facet_find(struct ofproto_dpif *,
                                 const struct flow *, uint32_t hash);
 static struct facet *facet_lookup_valid(struct ofproto_dpif *,
@@ -3565,6 +3601,15 @@ static bool
 flow_miss_should_make_facet(struct ofproto_dpif *ofproto,
                             struct flow_miss *miss, uint32_t hash)
 {
+    /* A facet is currently required to handle recirculation.
+     * There currently isn't a good way to detect if recirculation will
+     * occur or not. So in the mean time assume that it can't occur
+     * for non-MPLS packets and it may occur for MPLS packets
+     */
+    if (eth_type_mpls(miss->flow.dl_type)) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
     if (!ofproto->governor) {
         size_t n_subfacets;
 
@@ -3580,12 +3625,26 @@ flow_miss_should_make_facet(struct ofproto_dpif *ofproto,
                                         list_size(&miss->packets));
 }
 
+/* XXX: This is just a stub */
+static uint32_t get_recirculate_id(void)
+{
+    static uint32_t id = 0;
+    /* Skip 0, it is reserved as a null value */
+    if (!id)
+        id++;
+    /* Skip IPSEC_MARK bit it is reserved */
+    if (id & IPSEC_MARK)
+        id++;
+    ovs_assert(!(id & IPSEC_MARK));
+    return id++;
+}
+
 /* Handles 'miss', which matches 'rule', without creating a facet or subfacet
  * or creating any datapath flow.  May add an "execute" operation to 'ops' and
  * increment '*n_ops'. */
 static void
-handle_flow_miss_without_facet(struct flow_miss *miss,
-                               struct rule_dpif *rule,
+handle_flow_miss_without_facet(struct flow_miss *miss, struct rule_dpif *rule,
+                               const struct ofpact *ofpacts, size_t ofpacts_len,
                                struct flow_miss_op *ops, size_t *n_ops)
 {
     struct ofproto_dpif *ofproto = ofproto_dpif_cast(rule->up.ofproto);
@@ -3606,10 +3665,9 @@ handle_flow_miss_without_facet(struct flow_miss *miss,
         rule_credit_stats(rule, &stats);
 
         action_xlate_ctx_init(&ctx, ofproto, &miss->flow,
-                              &miss->initial_vals, rule, 0, packet);
+                              &miss->initial_vals, rule, 0, packet, 0);
         ctx.resubmit_stats = &stats;
-        xlate_actions(&ctx, rule->up.ofpacts, rule->up.ofpacts_len,
-                      &odp_actions);
+        xlate_actions(&ctx, ofpacts, ofpacts_len, &odp_actions);
 
         if (odp_actions.size) {
             struct dpif_execute *execute = &op->dpif_op.u.execute;
@@ -3723,14 +3781,30 @@ handle_flow_miss(struct flow_miss *miss, struct flow_miss_op *ops,
 
     facet = facet_lookup_valid(ofproto, &miss->flow, hash);
     if (!facet) {
-        struct rule_dpif *rule = rule_dpif_lookup(ofproto, &miss->flow);
+        struct rule_dpif *rule;
+        const struct ofpact *ofpacts;
+        size_t ofpacts_len;
+        struct facet *parent_facet;
+
+        parent_facet = facet_find_by_id(ofproto, miss->flow.skb_mark);
+        if (parent_facet) {
+            rule = parent_facet->rule;
+            ofpacts = parent_facet->recirculation_ofpacts;
+            ofpacts_len = parent_facet->recirculation_ofpacts_len;
+        } else {
+            rule = rule_dpif_lookup(ofproto, &miss->flow);
+            ofpacts = rule->up.ofpacts;
+            ofpacts_len = rule->up.ofpacts_len;
+        }
 
         if (!flow_miss_should_make_facet(ofproto, miss, hash)) {
-            handle_flow_miss_without_facet(miss, rule, ops, n_ops);
+            handle_flow_miss_without_facet(miss, rule, ofpacts,
+                                           ofpacts_len, ops, n_ops);
             return;
         }
 
-        facet = facet_create(rule, &miss->flow, hash);
+        facet = facet_create(rule, &miss->flow, ofpacts, ofpacts_len,
+                             parent_facet != NULL, hash);
         now = facet->used;
     } else {
         now = time_msec();
@@ -4483,6 +4557,28 @@ rule_expire(struct rule_dpif *rule)
 
 /* Facets. */
 
+/* XXX: This is just a stub */
+static struct facet *
+facet_find_by_id(struct ofproto_dpif *ofproto, uint32_t id)
+{
+    struct facet *facet;
+
+    /* id=0 is never used */
+    if (!id)
+        return NULL;
+
+    /* This is a ridiculous way to look things up, most likely the id
+     * should be cooked somehow to allow a more efficient lookup.
+     */
+    HMAP_FOR_EACH(facet, hmap_node, &ofproto->facets) {
+        if (facet->recirculation_id == id) {
+            return facet;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
 /* Creates and returns a new facet owned by 'rule', given a 'flow'.
  *
  * The caller must already have determined that no facet with an identical
@@ -4494,7 +4590,9 @@ rule_expire(struct rule_dpif *rule)
  * The facet will initially have no subfacets.  The caller should create (at
  * least) one subfacet with subfacet_create(). */
 static struct facet *
-facet_create(struct rule_dpif *rule, const struct flow *flow, uint32_t hash)
+facet_create(struct rule_dpif *rule, const struct flow *flow,
+             const struct ofpact *ofpacts, size_t ofpacts_len,
+             bool recirculated, uint32_t hash)
 {
     struct ofproto_dpif *ofproto = ofproto_dpif_cast(rule->up.ofproto);
     struct facet *facet;
@@ -4505,6 +4603,9 @@ facet_create(struct rule_dpif *rule, const struct flow *flow, uint32_t hash)
     list_push_back(&rule->facets, &facet->list_node);
     facet->rule = rule;
     facet->flow = *flow;
+    facet->ofpacts = ofpacts;
+    facet->ofpacts_len = ofpacts_len;
+    facet->recirculated = recirculated;
     list_init(&facet->subfacets);
     netflow_flow_init(&facet->nf_flow);
     netflow_flow_update_time(ofproto->netflow, &facet->nf_flow, facet->used);
@@ -4603,10 +4704,10 @@ facet_learn(struct facet *facet)
 
     action_xlate_ctx_init(&ctx, ofproto, &facet->flow,
                           &subfacet->initial_vals,
-                          facet->rule, facet->tcp_flags, NULL);
+                          facet->rule, facet->tcp_flags, NULL,
+                          facet->recirculation_id);
     ctx.may_learn = true;
-    xlate_actions_for_side_effects(&ctx, facet->rule->up.ofpacts,
-                                   facet->rule->up.ofpacts_len);
+    xlate_actions_for_side_effects(&ctx, facet->ofpacts, facet->ofpacts_len);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -4814,8 +4915,10 @@ subfacet_should_install(struct subfacet *subfacet, enum slow_path_reason slow,
                               subfacet->actions_len))));
 }
 
-static bool
-facet_check_consistency(struct facet *facet)
+static size_t
+facet_check_actions_consistency(struct facet *facet, struct rule_dpif *rule,
+                                const struct ofpact *ofpacts,
+                                size_t ofpacts_len)
 {
     static struct vlog_rate_limit rl = VLOG_RATE_LIMIT_INIT(1, 15);
 
@@ -4824,33 +4927,10 @@ facet_check_consistency(struct facet *facet)
     uint64_t odp_actions_stub[1024 / 8];
     struct ofpbuf odp_actions;
 
-    struct rule_dpif *rule;
     struct subfacet *subfacet;
     bool may_log = false;
-    bool ok;
-
-    /* Check the rule for consistency. */
-    rule = rule_dpif_lookup(ofproto, &facet->flow);
-    ok = rule == facet->rule;
-    if (!ok) {
-        may_log = !VLOG_DROP_WARN(&rl);
-        if (may_log) {
-            struct ds s;
-
-            ds_init(&s);
-            flow_format(&s, &facet->flow);
-            ds_put_format(&s, ": facet associated with wrong rule (was "
-                          "table=%"PRIu8",", facet->rule->up.table_id);
-            cls_rule_format(&facet->rule->up.cr, &s);
-            ds_put_format(&s, ") (should have been table=%"PRIu8",",
-                          rule->up.table_id);
-            cls_rule_format(&rule->up.cr, &s);
-            ds_put_char(&s, ')');
-
-            VLOG_WARN("%s", ds_cstr(&s));
-            ds_destroy(&s);
-        }
-    }
+    bool ok = true;
+    size_t ofpacts_consumed_len = 0;
 
     /* Check the datapath actions for consistency. */
     ofpbuf_use_stub(&odp_actions, odp_actions_stub, sizeof odp_actions_stub);
@@ -4860,9 +4940,10 @@ facet_check_consistency(struct facet *facet)
         struct ds s;
 
         action_xlate_ctx_init(&ctx, ofproto, &facet->flow,
-                              &subfacet->initial_vals, rule, 0, NULL);
-        xlate_actions(&ctx, rule->up.ofpacts, rule->up.ofpacts_len,
-                      &odp_actions);
+                              &subfacet->initial_vals, rule, 0, NULL,
+                              facet->recirculation_id);
+        xlate_actions(&ctx, ofpacts, ofpacts_len, &odp_actions);
+        ofpacts_consumed_len = ctx.ofpacts_len;
 
         if (subfacet->path == SF_NOT_INSTALLED) {
             /* This only happens if the datapath reported an error when we
@@ -4921,6 +5002,84 @@ facet_check_consistency(struct facet *facet)
     }
     ofpbuf_uninit(&odp_actions);
 
+    return ok ? ofpacts_consumed_len : 0;
+}
+
+static bool
+facet_check_consistency(struct facet *facet)
+{
+    static struct vlog_rate_limit rl = VLOG_RATE_LIMIT_INIT(1, 15);
+
+    struct ofproto_dpif *ofproto = ofproto_dpif_cast(facet->rule->up.ofproto);
+
+    const struct ofpact *ofpacts;
+    size_t ofpacts_len;
+
+    struct rule_dpif *rule;
+    struct facet *chain[MAX_RECIRCULATION_DEPTH + 1];
+    int top;
+    bool may_log = false;
+    bool ok;
+
+    top = 0;
+    chain[0] = facet;
+
+    while (chain[top]->recirculated && top <= MAX_RECIRCULATION_DEPTH) {
+        chain[top + 1] = facet_find_by_id(ofproto, chain[top]->flow.skb_mark);
+        if (!chain[top + 1])  {
+            may_log = !VLOG_DROP_WARN(&rl);
+            if (may_log) {
+                struct ds s;
+
+                ds_init(&s);
+                flow_format(&s, &chain[top]->flow);
+                ds_put_format(&s, ": parent facet of facet for "
+                              "recirculated packets could not be found");
+
+                VLOG_WARN("%s", ds_cstr(&s));
+                ds_destroy(&s);
+            }
+            break;
+        }
+        top++;
+    }
+
+    rule = rule_dpif_lookup(ofproto, &chain[top]->flow);
+    ok = rule == chain[top]->rule;
+    if (!ok) {
+        may_log = !VLOG_DROP_WARN(&rl);
+        if (may_log) {
+            struct ds s;
+
+            ds_init(&s);
+            flow_format(&s, &chain[top]->flow);
+            ds_put_format(&s, ": facet associated with wrong rule (was "
+                          "table=%"PRIu8",", chain[top]->rule->up.table_id);
+            cls_rule_format(&chain[top]->rule->up.cr, &s);
+            ds_put_format(&s, ") (should have been table=%"PRIu8",",
+                          rule->up.table_id);
+            cls_rule_format(&rule->up.cr, &s);
+            ds_put_char(&s, ')');
+
+            VLOG_WARN("%s", ds_cstr(&s));
+            ds_destroy(&s);
+        }
+    }
+
+    ofpacts = rule->up.ofpacts;
+    ofpacts_len = rule->up.ofpacts_len;
+    do {
+        size_t consumed;
+        consumed = facet_check_actions_consistency(chain[top], rule,
+                                                   ofpacts, ofpacts_len);
+        if (!consumed) {
+            ok = false;
+            break;
+        }
+        ofpacts = ofpact_end(ofpacts, consumed);
+        ofpacts_len -= consumed;
+    } while(top--);
+
     return ok;
 }
 
@@ -4991,7 +5150,8 @@ facet_revalidate(struct facet *facet)
         enum slow_path_reason slow;
 
         action_xlate_ctx_init(&ctx, ofproto, &facet->flow,
-                              &subfacet->initial_vals, new_rule, 0, NULL);
+                              &subfacet->initial_vals, new_rule, 0, NULL,
+                              facet->recirculation_id);
         xlate_actions(&ctx, new_rule->up.ofpacts, new_rule->up.ofpacts_len,
                       &odp_actions);
 
@@ -5089,11 +5249,13 @@ facet_push_stats(struct facet *facet)
     stats.tcp_flags = 0;
 
     if (stats.n_packets || stats.n_bytes || facet->used > facet->prev_used) {
+
         facet->prev_packet_count = facet->packet_count;
         facet->prev_byte_count = facet->byte_count;
         facet->prev_used = facet->used;
 
-        flow_push_stats(facet, &stats);
+        flow_push_stats(facet, &stats,
+                        facet->ofpacts, facet->ofpacts_len);
 
         update_mirror_stats(ofproto_dpif_cast(facet->rule->up.ofproto),
                             facet->mirrors, stats.n_packets, stats.n_bytes);
@@ -5133,7 +5295,8 @@ rule_credit_stats(struct rule_dpif *rule, const struct dpif_flow_stats *stats)
 /* Pushes flow statistics to the rules which 'facet->flow' resubmits
  * into given 'facet->rule''s actions and mirrors. */
 static void
-flow_push_stats(struct facet *facet, const struct dpif_flow_stats *stats)
+flow_push_stats(struct facet *facet, const struct dpif_flow_stats *stats,
+                const struct ofpact *ofpacts, size_t ofpacts_len)
 {
     struct rule_dpif *rule = facet->rule;
     struct ofproto_dpif *ofproto = ofproto_dpif_cast(rule->up.ofproto);
@@ -5143,10 +5306,11 @@ flow_push_stats(struct facet *facet, const struct dpif_flow_stats *stats)
     ofproto_rule_update_used(&rule->up, stats->used);
 
     action_xlate_ctx_init(&ctx, ofproto, &facet->flow,
-                          &subfacet->initial_vals, rule, 0, NULL);
+                          &subfacet->initial_vals, rule, 0, NULL,
+                          facet->recirculation_id);
     ctx.resubmit_stats = stats;
-    xlate_actions_for_side_effects(&ctx, rule->up.ofpacts,
-                                   rule->up.ofpacts_len);
+
+    xlate_actions_for_side_effects(&ctx, ofpacts, ofpacts_len);
 }
 
 /* Subfacets. */
@@ -5306,14 +5470,22 @@ subfacet_make_actions(struct subfacet *subfacet, const struct ofpbuf *packet,
     struct action_xlate_ctx ctx;
 
     action_xlate_ctx_init(&ctx, ofproto, &facet->flow,
-                          &subfacet->initial_vals, rule, 0, packet);
-    xlate_actions(&ctx, rule->up.ofpacts, rule->up.ofpacts_len, odp_actions);
+                          &subfacet->initial_vals, rule, 0, packet,
+                          facet->recirculation_id);
+    xlate_actions(&ctx, facet->ofpacts, facet->ofpacts_len, odp_actions);
     facet->tags = ctx.tags;
     facet->has_learn = ctx.has_learn;
     facet->has_normal = ctx.has_normal;
     facet->has_fin_timeout = ctx.has_fin_timeout;
     facet->nf_flow.output_iface = ctx.nf_output_iface;
     facet->mirrors = ctx.mirrors;
+    if (ctx.recirculation_id) {
+        facet->recirculation_id = ctx.recirculation_id;
+        facet->recirculation_ofpacts = ofpact_end(rule->up.ofpacts,
+                                                  ctx.ofpacts_len);
+        facet->recirculation_ofpacts_len =
+                        rule->up.ofpacts_len - ctx.ofpacts_len;
+    }
 
     subfacet->slow = (subfacet->slow & SLOW_MATCH) | ctx.slow;
     if (subfacet->actions_len != odp_actions->size
@@ -5638,7 +5810,7 @@ rule_dpif_execute(struct rule_dpif *rule, const struct flow *flow,
     initial_vals.tunnel_ip_tos = flow->tunnel.ip_tos;
     ofpbuf_use_stub(&odp_actions, odp_actions_stub, sizeof odp_actions_stub);
     action_xlate_ctx_init(&ctx, ofproto, flow, &initial_vals,
-                          rule, stats.tcp_flags, packet);
+                          rule, stats.tcp_flags, packet, 0);
     ctx.resubmit_stats = &stats;
     xlate_actions(&ctx, rule->up.ofpacts, rule->up.ofpacts_len, &odp_actions);
 
@@ -6320,6 +6492,15 @@ execute_dec_mpls_ttl_action(struct action_xlate_ctx *ctx)
 }
 
 static void
+execute_recircualte_action(struct action_xlate_ctx *ctx)
+{
+    if (!ctx->recirculation_id) {
+        ctx->recirculation_id =  get_recirculate_id();
+    }
+    ctx->flow.skb_mark = ctx->recirculation_id;
+}
+
+static void
 xlate_output_action(struct action_xlate_ctx *ctx,
                     uint16_t port, uint16_t max_len, bool may_packet_in)
 {
@@ -6560,6 +6741,7 @@ do_xlate_actions(const struct ofpact *ofpacts, size_t ofpacts_len,
                  struct action_xlate_ctx *ctx)
 {
     bool was_evictable = true;
+    bool may_recirculate = false;
     const struct ofpact *a;
 
     if (ctx->rule) {
@@ -6628,18 +6810,30 @@ do_xlate_actions(const struct ofpact *ofpacts, size_t ofpacts_len,
 
         case OFPACT_SET_IPV4_SRC:
             if (ctx->flow.dl_type == htons(ETH_TYPE_IP)) {
+                if (may_recirculate) {
+                    execute_recircualte_action(ctx);
+                    goto out;
+                }
                 ctx->flow.nw_src = ofpact_get_SET_IPV4_SRC(a)->ipv4;
             }
             break;
 
         case OFPACT_SET_IPV4_DST:
             if (ctx->flow.dl_type == htons(ETH_TYPE_IP)) {
+                if (may_recirculate) {
+                    execute_recircualte_action(ctx);
+                    goto out;
+                }
                 ctx->flow.nw_dst = ofpact_get_SET_IPV4_DST(a)->ipv4;
             }
             break;
 
         case OFPACT_SET_IPV4_DSCP:
             /* OpenFlow 1.0 only supports IPv4. */
+            if (may_recirculate) {
+                execute_recircualte_action(ctx);
+                goto out;
+            }
             if (ctx->flow.dl_type == htons(ETH_TYPE_IP)) {
                 ctx->flow.nw_tos &= ~IP_DSCP_MASK;
                 ctx->flow.nw_tos |= ofpact_get_SET_IPV4_DSCP(a)->dscp;
@@ -6648,12 +6842,20 @@ do_xlate_actions(const struct ofpact *ofpacts, size_t ofpacts_len,
 
         case OFPACT_SET_L4_SRC_PORT:
             if (is_ip_any(&ctx->flow)) {
+                if (may_recirculate) {
+                    execute_recircualte_action(ctx);
+                    goto out;
+                }
                 ctx->flow.tp_src = htons(ofpact_get_SET_L4_SRC_PORT(a)->port);
             }
             break;
 
         case OFPACT_SET_L4_DST_PORT:
             if (is_ip_any(&ctx->flow)) {
+                if (may_recirculate) {
+                    execute_recircualte_action(ctx);
+                    goto out;
+                }
                 ctx->flow.tp_dst = htons(ofpact_get_SET_L4_DST_PORT(a)->port);
             }
             break;
@@ -6694,10 +6896,15 @@ do_xlate_actions(const struct ofpact *ofpacts, size_t ofpacts_len,
 
         case OFPACT_PUSH_MPLS:
             execute_mpls_push_action(ctx, ofpact_get_PUSH_MPLS(a)->ethertype);
+            may_recirculate = false;
             break;
 
         case OFPACT_POP_MPLS:
             execute_mpls_pop_action(ctx, ofpact_get_POP_MPLS(a)->ethertype);
+            if (ctx->flow.dl_type == htons(ETH_TYPE_IP) ||
+                ctx->flow.dl_type == htons(ETH_TYPE_IPV6)) {
+                may_recirculate = true;
+            }
             break;
 
         case OFPACT_SET_MPLS_TTL:
@@ -6713,7 +6920,10 @@ do_xlate_actions(const struct ofpact *ofpacts, size_t ofpacts_len,
             break;
 
         case OFPACT_DEC_TTL:
-            if (compose_dec_ttl(ctx, ofpact_get_DEC_TTL(a))) {
+            if (may_recirculate) {
+                execute_recircualte_action(ctx);
+                goto out;
+            } else if (compose_dec_ttl(ctx, ofpact_get_DEC_TTL(a))) {
                 goto out;
             }
             break;
@@ -6800,6 +7010,7 @@ do_xlate_actions(const struct ofpact *ofpacts, size_t ofpacts_len,
     }
 
 out:
+    ctx->ofpacts_len = (char *)(a) - (char *)ofpacts;
     if (ctx->rule) {
         ctx->rule->up.evictable = was_evictable;
     }
@@ -6810,7 +7021,8 @@ action_xlate_ctx_init(struct action_xlate_ctx *ctx,
                       struct ofproto_dpif *ofproto, const struct flow *flow,
                       const struct initial_vals *initial_vals,
                       struct rule_dpif *rule,
-                      uint8_t tcp_flags, const struct ofpbuf *packet)
+                      uint8_t tcp_flags, const struct ofpbuf *packet,
+                      uint32_t recirculation_id)
 {
     ovs_be64 initial_tun_id = flow->tunnel.tun_id;
 
@@ -6833,7 +7045,13 @@ action_xlate_ctx_init(struct action_xlate_ctx *ctx,
      *   registers.
      * - Tunnel 'base_flow' is completely cleared since that is what the
      *   kernel does.  If we wish to maintain the original values an action
-     *   needs to be generated. */
+     *   needs to be generated.
+     * - The recirculation_id element of flow and base flow are set to
+     *   recirculate_id, which is the id that will be used by a recirculation
+     *   action of one is added. It is stored in flow and base_flow for
+     *   convenience as the recirculation_id element of flow and base flow
+     *   are otherwise unused  by action_xlate_ctx_init().
+     */
 
     ctx->ofproto = ofproto;
     ctx->flow = *flow;
@@ -6849,6 +7067,7 @@ action_xlate_ctx_init(struct action_xlate_ctx *ctx,
     ctx->resubmit_hook = NULL;
     ctx->report_hook = NULL;
     ctx->resubmit_stats = NULL;
+    ctx->recirculation_id = recirculation_id;
 }
 
 /* Translates the 'ofpacts_len' bytes of "struct ofpacts" starting at 'ofpacts'
@@ -6933,6 +7152,11 @@ xlate_actions(struct action_xlate_ctx *ctx,
 
         if (tunnel_ecn_ok(ctx) && (!in_port || may_receive(in_port, ctx))) {
             do_xlate_actions(ofpacts, ofpacts_len, ctx);
+            if (ctx->recirculation_id) {
+                commit_odp_actions(&ctx->flow, &ctx->base_flow,
+                                   ctx->odp_actions);
+                commit_odp_recirculate_action(odp_actions);
+            }
 
             /* We've let OFPP_NORMAL and the learning action look at the
              * packet, so drop it now if forwarding is disabled. */
@@ -7692,7 +7916,7 @@ packet_out(struct ofproto *ofproto_, struct ofpbuf *packet,
     initial_vals.vlan_tci = flow->vlan_tci;
     initial_vals.tunnel_ip_tos = 0;
     action_xlate_ctx_init(&ctx, ofproto, flow, &initial_vals, NULL,
-                          packet_get_tcp_flags(packet, flow), packet);
+                          packet_get_tcp_flags(packet, flow), packet, 0);
     ctx.resubmit_stats = &stats;
 
     ofpbuf_use_stub(&odp_actions,
@@ -8077,7 +8301,7 @@ ofproto_trace(struct ofproto_dpif *ofproto, const struct flow *flow,
         ofpbuf_use_stub(&odp_actions,
                         odp_actions_stub, sizeof odp_actions_stub);
         action_xlate_ctx_init(&trace.ctx, ofproto, flow, initial_vals,
-                              rule, tcp_flags, packet);
+                              rule, tcp_flags, packet, 0);
         trace.ctx.resubmit_hook = trace_resubmit;
         trace.ctx.report_hook = trace_report;
         xlate_actions(&trace.ctx, rule->up.ofpacts, rule->up.ofpacts_len,
-- 
1.7.10.4




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