[ovs-dev] Flow timeout for datapath flows

[Neelakantam Gaddam]

Hi Pettit,

Can we have control on flow timeout in datapath in the latest 2.1 OVS
version?

Is there any way to modify the userspace daemon so that datapath flows stay
longer duration?



On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 11:21 PM, Justin Pettit <jpettit at nicira.com> wrote:

> idle_timeout and hard_timeout are not related to datapath flows; they're
> OpenFlow concepts.  In 1.10, you can't control how long a flow stays in the
> datapath.  The userspace daemon manages those flows and tries to find the
> optimal time to leave them in place.
>
> --Justin
>
>
> On April 14, 2014 at 9:31:24 AM, Neelakantam Gaddam (neelugaddam at gmail.com)
> wrote:
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I am using openvswitch-1.10 version.
> >
> > Is there any way to change the values of idle_timeout and hard_timeout
> for
> > the datapath flows ?
> >
> > My requirement is to increase the flow activity period in the kernel
> > datapath.
> >
> > Please suggest me the best method to get this done.
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Thanks & Regards
> > Neelakantam Gaddam
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> >
>
>


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Thanks & Regards
Neelakantam Gaddam
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