[ovs-dev] [PATCH v2, 1/1] ovn: Extend Address_Set to Set to support define port name sets

Zong Kai Li zealokii at gmail.com
Thu Sep 29 01:35:11 UTC 2016


On Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 11:47 PM, Ben Pfaff <blp at ovn.org> wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 03:17:04AM +0000, Zongkai LI wrote:
>> From: Zongkai LI <stack at OVN-dev-lzklibj1.ibm.biz>
>>
>> This patch aims to extend table Address_Set to Set, make it more common to
>> accept variable set, not only address. And by that, we can skinny down ACLs,
>> if we use Set to defines port name sets for ACL to use, since lots of ACL
>> entries are similar but only "inport" and "outport" fields are different.
>
> This will break systems on upgrade by deleting a table.  Since we've now
> declared OVN "non-experimental", meaning that we're doing our best to
> commit to smooth upgrades, it's probably better to retain the table and
> column names, even if it means that the names are now imperfect
> descriptions of their function.

OK, I think I get the prerequisite you mean to bring changing in this patch.
I will try it, without modifying the table, and also update doc to
tell user this usage.

Thanks,
Zongkai, LI



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