* - Call ofproto_rule_expire() for each OpenFlow flow that has reached
* its hard_timeout or idle_timeout, to expire the flow.
*
- * Returns 0 if successful, otherwise a positive errno value. The ENODEV
- * return value specifically means that the datapath underlying 'ofproto'
- * has been destroyed (externally, e.g. by an admin running ovs-dpctl).
- */
+ * Returns 0 if successful, otherwise a positive errno value. */
int (*run)(struct ofproto *ofproto);
+ /* Performs periodic activity required by 'ofproto' that needs to be done
+ * with the least possible latency.
+ *
+ * This is run multiple times per main loop. An ofproto provider may
+ * implement it or not, according to whether it provides a performance
+ * boost for that ofproto implementation. */
+ int (*run_fast)(struct ofproto *ofproto);
+
/* Causes the poll loop to wake up when 'ofproto''s 'run' function needs to
* be called, e.g. by calling the timer or fd waiting functions in
* poll-loop.h. */
* convenient. */
int (*port_del)(struct ofproto *ofproto, uint16_t ofp_port);
+ /* Get port stats */
+ int (*port_get_stats)(const struct ofport *port,
+ struct netdev_stats *stats);
+
/* Port iteration functions.
*
* The client might not be entirely in control of the ports within an