[ovs-dev] [PATCH v4] Add configurable OpenFlow port name.

Flavio Leitner fbl at sysclose.org
Thu Oct 20 17:46:53 UTC 2016


On Tue, Jun 14, 2016 at 10:53:36AM +0800, Xiao Liang wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 6, 2016 at 9:35 AM, Ben Pfaff <blp at ovn.org> wrote:
> > On Sun, Jun 05, 2016 at 12:57:02AM +0800, Xiao Liang wrote:
> >> On Sat, Jun 4, 2016 at 1:15 AM, Ben Pfaff <blp at ovn.org> wrote:
> >> > On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 03:07:23PM +0800, Xiao Liang wrote:
> >> >> Add new column "ofname" in Interface table to configure port name reported
> >> >> to controllers with OpenFlow protocol, thus decouple OpenFlow port name from
> >> >> device name.
> >
> > ...
> >
> >> > I'd like ovs-ofctl to report an error if a user attempts to refer to a
> >> > port by name but there is more than one port with the name.  That could
> >> > be in a separate patch.
> >>
> >> And what do you think of also adding an option (say, "--all") to
> >> select all ports with the name?
> >
> > Do you think that users would find that option to be useful in practice?
> > If you do, and it can be implemented cleanly in ovs-ofctl, then I think
> > it would be OK to add an --all option.
> >
> 
> Maybe useful if someone intentionally sets duplicate names and wants
> to configure them by group.
> 
> And about the implementation... it would be great if you can give some
> suggestions.

Hi Xiao,

I wonder what would be your plans for this patch?
Thanks,
-- 
Flavio




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