[ovs-discuss] Actions write_metadata and goto_table could not work together

[Jing Ai]

Given write_metadata and goto_table are instructions from OpenFlow, is it a bug that I could not apply write_metadata and goto_table together?

> Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2012 14:24:48 -0800
> From: blp at nicira.com
> To: ai_jing2000 at hotmail.com
> CC: bugs at openvswitch.org
> Subject: Re: [ovs-discuss] Actions write_metadata and goto_table could not work together
> 
> On Sat, Dec 29, 2012 at 12:40:14AM +0000, Jing Ai wrote:
> > According to OF spec, goto_table instruction should be the
> > last. However, why write_metadata has to be after resubmit action, can
> > anyone explain it?
> 
> resubmit is an action, so it is part of the Apply-Actions instruction.
> write_metadata is an instruction, which is executed after the
> Apply-Actions instruction.
> 
> The underlying difference is one of the sources of resubmit and
> Goto-Table.  Nicira invented resubmit and Goto-Table came from OpenFlow.
 		 	   		  
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