[ovs-dev] [PATCH] nicira-ext: Document that nx_flow_mod_table_id applies to nx_flow_mod too.
Justin Pettit
jpettit at nicira.com
Fri Mar 8 18:27:20 UTC 2013
Looks good. Thank you!
--Justin
On Mar 8, 2013, at 10:24 AM, Ben Pfaff <blp at nicira.com> wrote:
> It wasn't clear from the comments that nx_flow_mod_table_id applies to
> nx_flow_mod as well as ofp10_flow_mod, but it does and always has. This
> commit makes it clear.
>
> Reported-by: Justin Pettit <jpettit at nicira.com>
> Signed-off-by: Ben Pfaff <blp at nicira.com>
> ---
> include/openflow/nicira-ext.h | 13 ++++++++-----
> 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/include/openflow/nicira-ext.h b/include/openflow/nicira-ext.h
> index f9b0af4..36b5cfe 100644
> --- a/include/openflow/nicira-ext.h
> +++ b/include/openflow/nicira-ext.h
> @@ -116,12 +116,14 @@ enum nx_hash_fields {
> /* This command enables or disables an Open vSwitch extension that allows a
> * controller to specify the OpenFlow table to which a flow should be added,
> * instead of having the switch decide which table is most appropriate as
> - * required by OpenFlow 1.0. By default, the extension is disabled.
> + * required by OpenFlow 1.0. Because NXM was designed as an extension to
> + * OpenFlow 1.0, the extension applies equally to ofp10_flow_mod and
> + * nx_flow_mod. By default, the extension is disabled.
> *
> * When this feature is enabled, Open vSwitch treats struct ofp10_flow_mod's
> - * 16-bit 'command' member as two separate fields. The upper 8 bits are used
> - * as the table ID, the lower 8 bits specify the command as usual. A table ID
> - * of 0xff is treated like a wildcarded table ID.
> + * and struct nx_flow_mod's 16-bit 'command' member as two separate fields.
> + * The upper 8 bits are used as the table ID, the lower 8 bits specify the
> + * command as usual. A table ID of 0xff is treated like a wildcarded table ID.
> *
> * The specific treatment of the table ID depends on the type of flow mod:
> *
> @@ -1766,7 +1768,8 @@ OFP_ASSERT(sizeof(struct nx_set_flow_format) == 4);
> */
> struct nx_flow_mod {
> ovs_be64 cookie; /* Opaque controller-issued identifier. */
> - ovs_be16 command; /* One of OFPFC_*. */
> + ovs_be16 command; /* OFPFC_* + possibly a table ID (see comment
> + * on struct nx_flow_mod_table_id). */
> ovs_be16 idle_timeout; /* Idle time before discarding (seconds). */
> ovs_be16 hard_timeout; /* Max time before discarding (seconds). */
> ovs_be16 priority; /* Priority level of flow entry. */
> --
> 1.7.10.4
>
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