vswitchd: Implement balance-tcp bonding.

This commit implements a new bonding mode "balance-tcp" which takes
into account L4 flow information when hashing.  If LACP negotiation
is unsuccessful it automatically falls back to "balance-slb" bonding.

Bug #4213.

diff --git a/vswitchd/bridge.c b/vswitchd/bridge.c
index 39a94e1253548c8b3aef382e4aa4db510841e27a..54830dcd9d6a8b2b128dd72166df7ecb748fc1c1 100644 (file)
--- a/vswitchd/bridge.c
+++ b/vswitchd/bridge.c
@@ -136,7 +136,8 @@ struct bond_entry {
 };
 
 enum bond_mode {
-    BM_SLB, /* Source Load Balance (Default). */
+    BM_TCP, /* Transport Layer Load Balance. */
+    BM_SLB, /* Source Load Balance. */
     BM_AB   /* Active Backup. */
 };
 
@@ -2105,18 +2106,42 @@ bridge_fetch_dp_ifaces(struct bridge *br)
 \f
 /* Bridge packet processing functions. */
 
+static bool
+bond_is_tcp_hash(const struct port *port)
+{
+    return port->bond_mode == BM_TCP && port->lacp & LACP_NEGOTIATED;
+}
+
 static int
-bond_hash(const uint8_t mac[ETH_ADDR_LEN], uint16_t vlan)
+bond_hash_src(const uint8_t mac[ETH_ADDR_LEN], uint16_t vlan)
 {
     return hash_bytes(mac, ETH_ADDR_LEN, vlan) & BOND_MASK;
 }
 
+static int bond_hash_tcp(const struct flow *flow, uint16_t vlan)
+{
+    struct flow hash_flow;
+
+    memcpy(&hash_flow, flow, sizeof hash_flow);
+    hash_flow.vlan_tci = 0;
+
+    /* The symmetric quality of this hash function is not required, but
+     * flow_hash_symmetric_l4 already exists, and is sufficient for our
+     * purposes, so we use it out of convenience. */
+    return flow_hash_symmetric_l4(&hash_flow, vlan) & BOND_MASK;
+}
+
 static struct bond_entry *
-lookup_bond_entry(const struct port *port, const uint8_t mac[ETH_ADDR_LEN],
+lookup_bond_entry(const struct port *port, const struct flow *flow,
                   uint16_t vlan)
 {
-    assert(port->bond_mode == BM_SLB);
-    return &port->bond_hash[bond_hash(mac, vlan)];
+    assert(port->bond_mode != BM_AB);
+
+    if (bond_is_tcp_hash(port)) {
+        return &port->bond_hash[bond_hash_tcp(flow, vlan)];
+    } else {
+        return &port->bond_hash[bond_hash_src(flow->dl_src, vlan)];
+    }
 }
 
 static int
@@ -2152,7 +2177,7 @@ bond_choose_iface(const struct port *port)
 }
 
 static bool
-choose_output_iface(const struct port *port, const uint8_t *dl_src,
+choose_output_iface(const struct port *port, const struct flow *flow,
                     uint16_t vlan, uint16_t *dp_ifidx, tag_type *tags)
 {
     struct iface *iface;
@@ -2166,8 +2191,8 @@ choose_output_iface(const struct port *port, const uint8_t *dl_src,
             return false;
         }
         iface = port->ifaces[port->active_iface];
-    } else if (port->bond_mode == BM_SLB){
-        struct bond_entry *e = lookup_bond_entry(port, dl_src, vlan);
+    } else {
+        struct bond_entry *e = lookup_bond_entry(port, flow, vlan);
         if (e->iface_idx < 0 || e->iface_idx >= port->n_ifaces
             || !port->ifaces[e->iface_idx]->enabled) {
             /* XXX select interface properly.  The current interface selection
@@ -2182,8 +2207,6 @@ choose_output_iface(const struct port *port, const uint8_t *dl_src,
         }
         *tags |= e->iface_tag;
         iface = port->ifaces[e->iface_idx];
-    } else {
-        NOT_REACHED();
     }
     *dp_ifidx = iface->dp_ifidx;
     *tags |= iface->tag;        /* Currently only used for bonding. */
@@ -2470,7 +2493,7 @@ set_dst(struct dst *dst, const struct flow *flow,
               : in_port->vlan >= 0 ? in_port->vlan
               : flow->vlan_tci == 0 ? OFP_VLAN_NONE
               : vlan_tci_to_vid(flow->vlan_tci));
-    return choose_output_iface(out_port, flow->dl_src, dst->vlan,
+    return choose_output_iface(out_port, flow, dst->vlan,
                                &dst->dp_ifidx, tags);
 }
 
@@ -3035,8 +3058,7 @@ bridge_account_flow_ofhook_cb(const struct flow *flow, tag_type tags,
                 uint16_t vlan = (flow->vlan_tci
                                  ? vlan_tci_to_vid(flow->vlan_tci)
                                  : OFP_VLAN_NONE);
-                struct bond_entry *e = lookup_bond_entry(out_port,
-                                                         flow->dl_src, vlan);
+                struct bond_entry *e = lookup_bond_entry(out_port, flow, vlan);
                 e->tx_bytes += n_bytes;
             }
         }
@@ -3275,10 +3297,12 @@ static const char *
 bond_mode_to_string(enum bond_mode bm) {
     static char *bm_slb = "balance-slb";
     static char *bm_ab  = "active-backup";
+    static char *bm_tcp = "balance-tcp";
 
     switch (bm) {
     case BM_SLB: return bm_slb;
     case BM_AB:  return bm_ab;
+    case BM_TCP: return bm_tcp;
     }
 
     NOT_REACHED();
@@ -3437,7 +3461,7 @@ bond_rebalance_port(struct port *port)
     struct bond_entry *e;
     size_t i;
 
-    assert(port->bond_mode == BM_SLB);
+    assert(port->bond_mode != BM_AB);
 
     /* Sets up 'bals' to describe each of the port's interfaces, sorted in
      * descending order of tx_bytes, so that bals[0] represents the most
@@ -3585,7 +3609,7 @@ bond_send_learning_packets(struct port *port)
     struct ofpbuf packet;
     int error, n_packets, n_errors;
 
-    if (!port->n_ifaces || port->active_iface < 0) {
+    if (!port->n_ifaces || port->active_iface < 0 || bond_is_tcp_hash(port)) {
         return;
     }
 
@@ -3598,8 +3622,15 @@ bond_send_learning_packets(struct port *port)
         struct flow flow;
         int retval;
 
-        if (e->port == port->port_idx
-            || !choose_output_iface(port, e->mac, e->vlan, &dp_ifidx, &tags)) {
+        if (e->port == port->port_idx) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        compose_benign_packet(&packet, "Open vSwitch Bond Failover", 0xf177,
+                              e->mac);
+        flow_extract(&packet, 0, ODPP_NONE, &flow);
+
+        if (!choose_output_iface(port, &flow, e->vlan, &dp_ifidx, &tags)) {
             continue;
         }
 
@@ -3619,9 +3650,6 @@ bond_send_learning_packets(struct port *port)
 
         /* Send packet. */
         n_packets++;
-        compose_benign_packet(&packet, "Open vSwitch Bond Failover", 0xf177,
-                              e->mac);
-        flow_extract(&packet, 0, ODPP_NONE, &flow);
         retval = ofproto_send_packet(br->ofproto, &flow, actions, a - actions,
                                      &packet);
         if (retval) {
@@ -3756,6 +3784,12 @@ bond_unixctl_show(struct unixctl_conn *conn,
         ds_put_cstr(&ds, "\tlacp: off\n");
     }
 
+    if (port->bond_mode != BM_AB) {
+        ds_put_format(&ds, "bond-hash-algorithm: %s\n",
+                      bond_is_tcp_hash(port) ? "balance-tcp" : "balance-slb");
+    }
+
+
     ds_put_format(&ds, "bond-detect-mode: %s\n",
                   port->miimon ? "miimon" : "carrier");
 
@@ -3767,7 +3801,7 @@ bond_unixctl_show(struct unixctl_conn *conn,
     ds_put_format(&ds, "updelay: %d ms\n", port->updelay);
     ds_put_format(&ds, "downdelay: %d ms\n", port->downdelay);
 
-    if (port->bond_mode == BM_SLB) {
+    if (port->bond_mode != BM_AB) {
         ds_put_format(&ds, "next rebalance: %lld ms\n",
                       port->bond_next_rebalance - time_msec());
     }
@@ -3775,6 +3809,7 @@ bond_unixctl_show(struct unixctl_conn *conn,
     for (j = 0; j < port->n_ifaces; j++) {
         const struct iface *iface = port->ifaces[j];
         struct bond_entry *be;
+        struct flow flow;
 
         /* Basic info. */
         ds_put_format(&ds, "slave %s: %s\n",
@@ -3848,11 +3883,12 @@ bond_unixctl_show(struct unixctl_conn *conn,
             ds_put_cstr(&ds, "\n\n");
         }
 
-        if (port->bond_mode != BM_SLB) {
+        if (port->bond_mode == BM_AB) {
             continue;
         }
 
         /* Hashes. */
+        memset(&flow, 0, sizeof flow);
         for (be = port->bond_hash; be <= &port->bond_hash[BOND_MASK]; be++) {
             int hash = be - port->bond_hash;
             struct mac_entry *me;
@@ -3864,13 +3900,19 @@ bond_unixctl_show(struct unixctl_conn *conn,
             ds_put_format(&ds, "\thash %d: %"PRIu64" kB load\n",
                           hash, be->tx_bytes / 1024);
 
+            if (port->bond_mode != BM_SLB) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
             /* MACs. */
             LIST_FOR_EACH (me, lru_node, &port->bridge->ml->lrus) {
                 uint16_t dp_ifidx;
                 tag_type tags = 0;
-                if (bond_hash(me->mac, me->vlan) == hash
+
+                memcpy(flow.dl_src, me->mac, ETH_ADDR_LEN);
+                if (bond_hash_src(me->mac, me->vlan) == hash
                     && me->port != port->port_idx
-                    && choose_output_iface(port, me->mac, me->vlan,
+                    && choose_output_iface(port, &flow, me->vlan,
                                            &dp_ifidx, &tags)
                     && dp_ifidx == iface->dp_ifidx)
                 {
@@ -4063,7 +4105,7 @@ bond_unixctl_hash(struct unixctl_conn *conn, const char *args_,
 
     if (sscanf(mac_s, ETH_ADDR_SCAN_FMT, ETH_ADDR_SCAN_ARGS(mac))
         == ETH_ADDR_SCAN_COUNT) {
-        hash = bond_hash(mac, vlan);
+        hash = bond_hash_src(mac, vlan);
 
         hash_cstr = xasprintf("%u", hash);
         unixctl_command_reply(conn, 200, hash_cstr);
@@ -4222,6 +4264,8 @@ port_reconfigure(struct port *port, const struct ovsrec_port *cfg)
         port->bond_mode = BM_SLB;
     } else if (!strcmp(port->cfg->bond_mode, bond_mode_to_string(BM_AB))) {
         port->bond_mode = BM_AB;
+    } else if (!strcmp(port->cfg->bond_mode, bond_mode_to_string(BM_TCP))) {
+        port->bond_mode = BM_TCP;
     } else {
         port->bond_mode = BM_SLB;
         VLOG_WARN("port %s: unknown bond_mode %s, defaulting to %s",
@@ -4480,7 +4524,7 @@ port_update_bonding(struct port *port)
     } else {
         size_t i;
 
-        if (port->bond_mode == BM_SLB && !port->bond_hash) {
+        if (port->bond_mode != BM_AB && !port->bond_hash) {
             port->bond_hash = xcalloc(BOND_MASK + 1, sizeof *port->bond_hash);
             for (i = 0; i <= BOND_MASK; i++) {
                 struct bond_entry *e = &port->bond_hash[i];
@@ -4495,7 +4539,7 @@ port_update_bonding(struct port *port)
             if (port->cfg->bond_fake_iface) {
                 port->bond_next_fake_iface_update = time_msec();
             }
-        } else if (port->bond_mode != BM_SLB) {
+        } else if (port->bond_mode == BM_AB) {
             free(port->bond_hash);
             port->bond_hash = NULL;
         }

diff --git a/vswitchd/vswitch.ovsschema b/vswitchd/vswitch.ovsschema
index 6282a825b30878625c9c4958bac2706a4f45e2d1..e15925ecfe715790717199ed65309cfeff93fafb 100644 (file)
--- a/vswitchd/vswitch.ovsschema
+++ b/vswitchd/vswitch.ovsschema
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {"name": "Open_vSwitch",
- "version": "1.3.0",
- "cksum": "1230201059 15724",
+ "version": "1.3.1",
+ "cksum": "557026156 15739",
  "tables": {
    "Open_vSwitch": {
      "columns": {
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
                   "min": 0, "max": 1}},
        "bond_mode": {
          "type": {"key": {"type": "string",
-           "enum": ["set", ["balance-slb", "active-backup"]]},
+           "enum": ["set", ["balance-tcp", "balance-slb", "active-backup"]]},
          "min": 0, "max": 1}},
        "lacp": {
          "type": {"key": {"type": "string",

diff --git a/vswitchd/vswitch.xml b/vswitchd/vswitch.xml
index d9e71b336c41f3a617eeade854f53918ee49b3d9..bb7afe8861ef13977a0b9b65f55b6830b86938bb 100644 (file)
--- a/vswitchd/vswitch.xml
+++ b/vswitchd/vswitch.xml
@@ -508,22 +508,45 @@
 
     <group title="Bonding Configuration">
       <p>A port that has more than one interface is a ``bonded port.'' Bonding
-        allows for load balancing and fail-over.  Open vSwitch supports
-        ``source load balancing'' (SLB) and "active backup" bonding.  SLB
-        bonding assigns flows to slaves based on source MAC address and output
-        VLAN, with periodic rebalancing as traffic patterns change.  Active
-        backup bonding assigns all flows to one slave, failing over to a backup
-        slave when the active slave is disabled.  Neither form of bonding
-        require 802.3ad or other special support from the upstream switch to
-        which the slave devices are connected.</p>
+        allows for load balancing and fail-over.  Some kinds of bonding will
+        work with any kind of upstream switch:</p>
+
+      <dl>
+        <dt><code>balance-slb</code></dt>
+        <dd>
+          Balances flows among slaves based on source MAC address and output
+          VLAN, with periodic rebalancing as traffic patterns change.
+        </dd>
+
+        <dt><code>active-backup</code></dt>
+        <dd>
+          Assigns all flows to one slave, failing over to a backup slave when
+          the active slave is disabled.
+        </dd>
+      </dl>
+
+      <p>
+        The following mode requires the upstream switch to support 802.3ad with
+        successful LACP negotiation.  If LACP negotiation fails then
+        <code>balance-slb</code> mode is used as a fallback:
+      </p>
+
+      <dl>
+        <dt><code>balance-tcp</code></dt>
+        <dd>
+          Balances flows among slaves based on L2, L3, and L4 protocol
+          information such as destination MAC address, IP address, and TCP
+          port.
+        </dd>
+      </dl>
 
       <p>These columns apply only to bonded ports.  Their values are
         otherwise ignored.</p>
 
       <column name="bond_mode">
-        <p>The type of bonding used for a bonded port.  Currently supported
-          values are <code>balance-slb</code> and <code>active-backup</code>.
-          Defaults to SLB if unset.</p>
+        <p>The type of bonding used for a bonded port.  Defaults to
+          <code>balance-slb</code> if unset.
+        </p>
       </column>
 
       <column name="bond_updelay">