+
+ if (rule->super && rule->super->cr.priority == FAIL_OPEN_PRIORITY
+ && rconn_is_connected(p->controller->rconn)) {
+ /*
+ * Extra-special case for fail-open mode.
+ *
+ * We are in fail-open mode and the packet matched the fail-open rule,
+ * but we are connected to a controller too. We should send the packet
+ * up to the controller in the hope that it will try to set up a flow
+ * and thereby allow us to exit fail-open.
+ *
+ * See the top-level comment in fail-open.c for more information.
+ */
+ pinsched_send(p->miss_sched, in_port, packet, send_packet_in_miss, p);
+ } else {
+ ofpbuf_delete(packet);
+ }