ovs-openflowd: Add support for userspace-only switching.

diff --git a/INSTALL.userspace b/INSTALL.userspace
index a0c6a266c3b022ecd265a8afa937d6abea8e79de..241d79cb24afd0ed8bb46a00f6b528fb44d69ac2 100644 (file)
--- a/INSTALL.userspace
+++ b/INSTALL.userspace
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ The tun device must also exist as /dev/net/tun.  If it does not exist,
 then create /dev/net (if necessary) with "mkdir /dev/net", then create
 /dev/net/tun with "mknod /dev/net/tun c 10 200".
 
-Using the Userspace Datapath
-----------------------------
+Using the Userspace Datapath with ovs-vswitchd
+----------------------------------------------
 
 To use ovs-vswitchd in userspace mode, give the bridge a name that
 begins with "netdev:" in the configuration file.  For example:
@@ -45,6 +45,18 @@ ovs-vswitchd will create a TAP device as the bridge's local interface,
 named the same as the bridge minus the "netdev:" prefix, as well as
 for each configured internal interface.
 
+Using the Userspace Datapath with ovs-openflowd
+-----------------------------------------------
+
+To use ovs-openflowd in userspace mode, specify a datapath name that
+begins with "netdev:", and specify --ports with the names of the ports
+that should be included in the datapath as argument.  For example:
+
+    ovs-openflowd netdev:br0 --ports=eth0,eth1,eth2
+
+ovs-openflowd will create a TAP device as the bridge's local
+interface, named the same as the bridge minus the "netdev:" prefix.
+
 Bug Reporting
 -------------
 

diff --git a/utilities/ovs-openflowd.8.in b/utilities/ovs-openflowd.8.in
index 312e7f73e7a15bf02a3e68d93f9d74fa16583f68..25b222f4be227767bb4458c9c0a32dc1f552f3fe 100644 (file)
--- a/utilities/ovs-openflowd.8.in
+++ b/utilities/ovs-openflowd.8.in
@@ -416,6 +416,22 @@ Sets the directory searched for remote command execution to
 \fBdirectory\fR.  The default directory is
 \fB@pkgdatadir@/commands\fR.
 
+.SS "Datapath Options"
+.
+.IP "\fB\-\-ports=\fIport\fR[\fB,\fIport\fR...]"
+Ordinarily, \fBovs\-openflowd\fR expects the administrator to create
+the specified \fIdatapath\fR and add ports to it externally with a
+utility such as \fBovs\-dpctl\fR.  However, the userspace switch
+datapath is implemented inside \fBovs\-openflowd\fR itself and does
+not (currently) have any external interface for \fBovs\-dpctl\fR to
+access.  As a stopgap measure, this option specifies one or more ports
+to add to the datapath at \fBovs\-openflowd\fR startup time.  Multiple
+ports may be specified as a comma-separated list or by specifying
+\fB\-\-ports\fR multiple times.
+.IP
+See \fBINSTALL.userspace\fR for more information about userspace
+switching.
+
 .SS "Daemon Options"
 .so lib/daemon.man
 

diff --git a/utilities/ovs-openflowd.c b/utilities/ovs-openflowd.c
index d6b2c51f3b032fa9e637f9fb63f2f6b797b7f668..c275cd6a599703b58ed65cc707fd9c4936a609e7 100644 (file)
--- a/utilities/ovs-openflowd.c
+++ b/utilities/ovs-openflowd.c
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ struct ofsettings {
     /* Datapath. */
     uint64_t datapath_id;       /* Datapath ID. */
     const char *dp_name;        /* Name of local datapath. */
+    struct svec ports;          /* Set of ports to add to datapath (if any). */
 
     /* Description strings. */
     const char *mfr_desc;       /* Manufacturer. */
@@ -135,6 +136,26 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
     VLOG_INFO("Open vSwitch version %s", VERSION BUILDNR);
     VLOG_INFO("OpenFlow protocol version 0x%02x", OFP_VERSION);
 
+    /* Create the datapath and add ports to it, if requested by the user. */
+    if (s.ports.n) {
+        struct dpif *dpif;
+        const char *port;
+        size_t i;
+
+        error = dpif_create_and_open(s.dp_name, &dpif);
+        if (error) {
+            ovs_fatal(error, "could not create datapath");
+        }
+
+        SVEC_FOR_EACH (i, port, &s.ports) {
+            error = dpif_port_add(dpif, port, 0, NULL);
+            if (error) {
+                ovs_fatal(error, "failed to add %s as a port", port);
+            }
+        }
+        dpif_close(dpif);
+    }
+
     /* Start OpenFlow processing. */
     error = ofproto_create(s.dp_name, NULL, NULL, &ofproto);
     if (error) {
@@ -246,6 +267,7 @@ parse_options(int argc, char *argv[], struct ofsettings *s)
         OPT_COMMAND_DIR,
         OPT_NETFLOW,
         OPT_MGMT_ID,
+        OPT_PORTS,
         VLOG_OPTION_ENUMS,
         LEAK_CHECKER_OPTION_ENUMS
     };
@@ -275,6 +297,7 @@ parse_options(int argc, char *argv[], struct ofsettings *s)
         {"command-dir", required_argument, 0, OPT_COMMAND_DIR},
         {"netflow",     required_argument, 0, OPT_NETFLOW},
         {"mgmt-id",     required_argument, 0, OPT_MGMT_ID},
+        {"ports",       required_argument, 0, OPT_PORTS},
         {"verbose",     optional_argument, 0, 'v'},
         {"help",        no_argument, 0, 'h'},
         {"version",     no_argument, 0, 'V'},
@@ -311,6 +334,7 @@ parse_options(int argc, char *argv[], struct ofsettings *s)
     s->command_dir = NULL;
     svec_init(&s->netflow);
     s->mgmt_id = 0;
+    svec_init(&s->ports);
     for (;;) {
         int c;
 
@@ -462,6 +486,10 @@ parse_options(int argc, char *argv[], struct ofsettings *s)
             svec_add(&s->snoops, optarg);
             break;
 
+        case OPT_PORTS:
+            svec_split(&s->ports, optarg, ",");
+            break;
+
         case 'h':
             usage();