[ovs-discuss] [ovs-dev] [OVN] OVN doesn't work using OVS 2.8.1 on Centos 7.3 using conntrack

Ben Pfaff blp at ovn.org
Wed Oct 25 17:21:09 UTC 2017


On Wed, Oct 25, 2017 at 06:50:29PM +0530, Numan Siddique wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 25, 2017 at 3:09 PM, Daniel Alvarez Sanchez <dalvarez at redhat.com
> > wrote:
> 
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Oct 24, 2017 at 11:35 PM, Ben Pfaff <blp at ovn.org> wrote:
> >
> >> On Tue, Oct 24, 2017 at 02:27:59PM -0700, Ben Pfaff wrote:
> >> > On Tue, Oct 24, 2017 at 11:07:58PM +0200, Daniel Alvarez Sanchez wrote:
> >> > > Hi guys,
> >> > >
> >> > > Great job Numan!
> >> > > As we discussed over IRC, the patch below may make more sense.
> >> > > It essentially sets the dl_type so that when packet comes from the
> >> > > controller, it matches
> >> > > a valid type and OVS_KEY_ATTR_CT_ORIG_TUPLE_IPV4 is not added.
> >> > > Maybe what Numan proposed and this patch could be a good combination
> >> but I
> >> > > think
> >> > > that we definitely need to set the dl_type as it's later checked in
> >> > > pkt_metadata_from_flow()
> >> > > and it'll be zero there otherwise.
> >> > > What do you guys think? I have tried the patch below and the kernel
> >> error
> >> > > is not shown
> >> > > anymore when issuing DHCP requests.
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > diff --git a/lib/flow.c b/lib/flow.c
> >> > > index b2b10aa..62b948f 100644
> >> > > --- a/lib/flow.c
> >> > > +++ b/lib/flow.c
> >> > > @@ -1073,6 +1073,7 @@ flow_get_metadata(const struct flow *flow,
> >> struct
> >> > > match *flow_metadata)
> >> > >
> >> > >      if (flow->ct_state != 0) {
> >> > >          match_set_ct_state(flow_metadata, flow->ct_state);
> >> > > +        match_set_dl_type(flow_metadata, flow->dl_type);
> >> > >          if (is_ct_valid(flow, NULL, NULL) && flow->ct_nw_proto != 0)
> >> {
> >> > >              if (flow->dl_type == htons(ETH_TYPE_IP)) {
> >> > >                  match_set_ct_nw_src(flow_metadata, flow->ct_nw_src);
> >> >
> >> > This patch seems reasonable too.
> >> >
> >> > I recommend adding a comment above it to explain what's going on,
> >> > because dl_type is not a metadata field and it's confusing to deal with
> >> > it in a context that's supposed to be all about metadata.  I guess the
> >> > comment would essentially say that dl_type is essential to the
> >> > interpretation of the conntrack metadata.
> >>
> >> Oh, and for this patch too I'd welcome a formal patch proposal.
> >>
> >
> > Done. Thanks a lot Ben.
> > If this get merged, it would be great if we can get it into 2.8 branch and
> > add a new tag (2.8.2).
> >
> > Thanks!!
> >
> 
> Ben, we have submitted both the patches. The patch from Daniel - (
> https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/830160/)  will fix the issue.
> Not sure if this patch  https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/830132/ is
> needed any more.
> 
> Request to review these patches if possible as RDO is blocked on these
> patches before we can  update from OVS 2.7.2 to OVS 2.8(.2)

I've reviewed both.  I wasn't able to immediately apply either one, but
they're obviously moving in the right direction, so I'd appreciate
follow-up from both of you so that we can get them in.


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