From: Ben Pfaff <blp@nicira.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2011 18:40:10 +0000 (-0700)
Subject: ovs-vsctl: New "comment" command.
X-Git-Url: https://pintos-os.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=ffd66ea9e45b52eb4c6289c214cd03e8f2318369;p=openvswitch

ovs-vsctl: New "comment" command.

This allows processes that call ovs-vsctl to add remarks that explain their
intentions.
---

diff --git a/utilities/ovs-vsctl.8.in b/utilities/ovs-vsctl.8.in
index 88230be3..309ea0af 100644
--- a/utilities/ovs-vsctl.8.in
+++ b/utilities/ovs-vsctl.8.in
@@ -694,6 +694,9 @@ initially connects to the database.
 Consider specifying \fB\-\-timeout=0\fR along with
 \fB\-\-wait\-until\fR, to prevent \fBovs\-vsctl\fR from terminating
 after waiting only at most 5 seconds.
+.IP "\fBcomment \fR[\fIarg\fR]..."
+This command has no effect on behavior, but any database log record
+created by the command will include the command and its arguments.
 .SH "EXAMPLES"
 Create a new bridge named br0 and add port eth0 to it:
 .IP
diff --git a/utilities/ovs-vsctl.c b/utilities/ovs-vsctl.c
index 104f65ef..df20f063 100644
--- a/utilities/ovs-vsctl.c
+++ b/utilities/ovs-vsctl.c
@@ -3592,7 +3592,9 @@ do_vsctl(const char *args, struct vsctl_command *commands, size_t n_commands,
         struct vsctl_context ctx;
 
         vsctl_context_init(&ctx, c, idl, txn, ovs, symtab);
-        (c->syntax->run)(&ctx);
+        if (c->syntax->run) {
+            (c->syntax->run)(&ctx);
+        }
         vsctl_context_done(&ctx, c);
 
         if (ctx.try_again) {
@@ -3786,7 +3788,8 @@ static const struct vsctl_command_syntax all_commands[] = {
     /* Switch commands. */
     {"emer-reset", 0, 0, pre_cmd_emer_reset, cmd_emer_reset, NULL, "", RW},
 
-    /* Parameter commands. */
+    /* Database commands. */
+    {"comment", 0, INT_MAX, NULL, NULL, NULL, "", RO},
     {"get", 2, INT_MAX, pre_cmd_get, cmd_get, NULL, "--if-exists,--id=", RO},
     {"list", 1, INT_MAX, pre_cmd_list, cmd_list, NULL, "--columns=", RO},
     {"find", 1, INT_MAX, pre_cmd_find, cmd_find, NULL, "--columns=", RO},