[ovs-dev] [PATCH ovn pipeline 4/6] ovn: Add logical_datapath concept to schema.

Justin Pettit jpettit at nicira.com
Mon Apr 20 21:33:00 UTC 2015


> On Apr 18, 2015, at 10:04 AM, Ben Pfaff <blp at nicira.com> wrote:
> 
> +    <column name="logical_datapath">
> +      The logical datapath to which the logical port belongs.  A logical
> +      datapath implements a logical pipeline among the ports in the <ref
> +      table="Bindings"/> table associated with it.  (No table represents a
> +      logical datapath.)
> +    </column>

I agree with Russell's feedback.  In addition, a datapath, in OVS terminology, has historically been a switch, but now we're including routers, so it feels like we're broadening the term.  I think another sentence here and the architecture document describing a logical datapath would be useful. 

--Justin





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