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17 #ifndef OPENFLOW_NICIRA_EXT_H
18 #define OPENFLOW_NICIRA_EXT_H 1
20 #include "openflow/openflow.h"
21 #include "openvswitch/types.h"
23 /* The following vendor extensions, proposed by Nicira, are not yet
24 * standardized, so they are not included in openflow.h. Some of them may be
25 * suitable for standardization; others we never expect to standardize. */
27 #define NX_VENDOR_ID 0x00002320
29 /* Nicira vendor-specific error messages extension.
31 * OpenFlow 1.0 has a set of predefined error types (OFPET_*) and codes (which
32 * are specific to each type). It does not have any provision for
33 * vendor-specific error codes, and it does not even provide "generic" error
34 * codes that can apply to problems not anticipated by the OpenFlow
35 * specification authors.
37 * This extension attempts to address the problem by adding a generic "error
38 * vendor extension". The extension works as follows: use NXET_VENDOR as type
39 * and NXVC_VENDOR_ERROR as code, followed by struct nx_vendor_error with
40 * vendor-specific details, followed by at least 64 bytes of the failed
43 * It would be better to have a type-specific vendor extension, e.g. so that
44 * OFPET_BAD_ACTION could be used with vendor-specific code values. But
45 * OFPET_BAD_ACTION and most other standardized types already specify that
46 * their 'data' values are (the start of) the OpenFlow message being replied
47 * to, so there is no room to insert a vendor ID.
49 * Currently this extension is only implemented by Open vSwitch, but it seems
50 * like a reasonable candidate for future standardization.
53 /* This is a random number to avoid accidental collision with any other
54 * vendor's extension. */
55 #define NXET_VENDOR 0xb0c2
57 /* ofp_error msg 'code' values for NXET_VENDOR. */
59 NXVC_VENDOR_ERROR /* 'data' contains struct nx_vendor_error. */
62 /* 'data' for 'type' == NXET_VENDOR, 'code' == NXVC_VENDOR_ERROR. */
63 struct nx_vendor_error {
64 ovs_be32 vendor; /* Vendor ID as in struct ofp_vendor_header. */
65 ovs_be16 type; /* Vendor-defined type. */
66 ovs_be16 code; /* Vendor-defined subtype. */
67 /* Followed by at least the first 64 bytes of the failed request. */
70 /* Nicira vendor requests and replies. */
72 /* Header for Nicira vendor requests and replies. */
73 struct nicira_header {
74 struct ofp_header header;
75 ovs_be32 vendor; /* NX_VENDOR_ID. */
76 ovs_be32 subtype; /* One of NXT_* below. */
78 OFP_ASSERT(sizeof(struct nicira_header) == 16);
80 /* Values for the 'subtype' member of struct nicira_header. */
83 NXT_STATUS_REQUEST__OBSOLETE = 0,
84 NXT_STATUS_REPLY__OBSOLETE = 1,
85 NXT_ACT_SET_CONFIG__OBSOLETE = 2,
86 NXT_ACT_GET_CONFIG__OBSOLETE = 3,
87 NXT_COMMAND_REQUEST__OBSOLETE = 4,
88 NXT_COMMAND_REPLY__OBSOLETE = 5,
89 NXT_FLOW_END_CONFIG__OBSOLETE = 6,
90 NXT_FLOW_END__OBSOLETE = 7,
91 NXT_MGMT__OBSOLETE = 8,
92 NXT_TUN_ID_FROM_COOKIE__OBSOLETE = 9,
94 /* Controller role support. The request body is struct nx_role_request.
95 * The reply echos the request. */
96 NXT_ROLE_REQUEST = 10,
99 /* Flexible flow specification (aka NXM = Nicira Extended Match). */
100 NXT_SET_FLOW_FORMAT = 12, /* Set flow format. */
101 NXT_FLOW_MOD = 13, /* Analogous to OFPT_FLOW_MOD. */
102 NXT_FLOW_REMOVED = 14, /* Analogous to OFPT_FLOW_REMOVED. */
104 /* Use the upper 8 bits of the 'command' member in struct ofp_flow_mod to
105 * designate the table to which a flow is to be added? See the big comment
106 * on struct nx_flow_mod_table_id for more information. */
107 NXT_FLOW_MOD_TABLE_ID = 15,
109 /* Alternative PACKET_IN message formats. */
110 NXT_SET_PACKET_IN_FORMAT = 16, /* Set Packet In format. */
111 NXT_PACKET_IN = 17, /* Nicira Packet In. */
113 /* Are the idle_age and hard_age members in struct nx_flow_stats supported?
114 * If so, the switch does not reply to this message (which consists only of
115 * a "struct nicira_header"). If not, the switch sends an error reply. */
118 NXT_SET_ASYNC_CONFIG = 19, /* struct nx_async_config. */
119 NXT_SET_CONTROLLER_ID = 20, /* struct nx_controller_id. */
121 /* Flow table monitoring (see also NXST_FLOW_MONITOR). */
122 NXT_FLOW_MONITOR_CANCEL = 21, /* struct nx_flow_monitor_cancel. */
123 NXT_FLOW_MONITOR_PAUSED = 22, /* struct nicira_header. */
124 NXT_FLOW_MONITOR_RESUMED = 23, /* struct nicira_header. */
127 /* Header for Nicira vendor stats request and reply messages. */
128 struct nicira_stats_msg {
129 struct ofp_vendor_stats_msg vsm; /* Vendor NX_VENDOR_ID. */
130 ovs_be32 subtype; /* One of NXST_* below. */
131 uint8_t pad[4]; /* Align to 64-bits. */
133 OFP_ASSERT(sizeof(struct nicira_stats_msg) == 24);
135 /* Values for the 'subtype' member of struct nicira_stats_msg. */
136 enum nicira_stats_type {
137 /* Flexible flow specification (aka NXM = Nicira Extended Match). */
138 NXST_FLOW, /* Analogous to OFPST_FLOW. */
139 NXST_AGGREGATE, /* Analogous to OFPST_AGGREGATE. */
141 /* Flow table monitoring. */
145 /* Fields to use when hashing flows. */
146 enum nx_hash_fields {
147 /* Ethernet source address (NXM_OF_ETH_SRC) only. */
148 NX_HASH_FIELDS_ETH_SRC,
150 /* L2 through L4, symmetric across src/dst. Specifically, each of the
151 * following fields, if present, is hashed (slashes separate symmetric
154 * - NXM_OF_ETH_DST / NXM_OF_ETH_SRC
156 * - The VID bits from NXM_OF_VLAN_TCI, ignoring PCP and CFI.
158 * - NXM_OF_IP_SRC / NXM_OF_IP_DST
159 * - NXM_OF_TCP_SRC / NXM_OF_TCP_DST
161 NX_HASH_FIELDS_SYMMETRIC_L4
164 /* This command enables or disables an Open vSwitch extension that allows a
165 * controller to specify the OpenFlow table to which a flow should be added,
166 * instead of having the switch decide which table is most appropriate as
167 * required by OpenFlow 1.0. By default, the extension is disabled.
169 * When this feature is enabled, Open vSwitch treats struct ofp_flow_mod's
170 * 16-bit 'command' member as two separate fields. The upper 8 bits are used
171 * as the table ID, the lower 8 bits specify the command as usual. A table ID
172 * of 0xff is treated like a wildcarded table ID.
174 * The specific treatment of the table ID depends on the type of flow mod:
176 * - OFPFC_ADD: Given a specific table ID, the flow is always placed in that
177 * table. If an identical flow already exists in that table only, then it
178 * is replaced. If the flow cannot be placed in the specified table,
179 * either because the table is full or because the table cannot support
180 * flows of the given type, the switch replies with an
181 * OFPFMFC_ALL_TABLES_FULL error. (A controller can distinguish these
182 * cases by comparing the current and maximum number of entries reported
183 * in ofp_table_stats.)
185 * If the table ID is wildcarded, the switch picks an appropriate table
186 * itself. If an identical flow already exist in the selected flow table,
187 * then it is replaced. The choice of table might depend on the flows
188 * that are already in the switch; for example, if one table fills up then
189 * the switch might fall back to another one.
191 * - OFPFC_MODIFY, OFPFC_DELETE: Given a specific table ID, only flows
192 * within that table are matched and modified or deleted. If the table ID
193 * is wildcarded, flows within any table may be matched and modified or
196 * - OFPFC_MODIFY_STRICT, OFPFC_DELETE_STRICT: Given a specific table ID,
197 * only a flow within that table may be matched and modified or deleted.
198 * If the table ID is wildcarded and exactly one flow within any table
199 * matches, then it is modified or deleted; if flows in more than one
200 * table match, then none is modified or deleted.
202 struct nx_flow_mod_table_id {
203 struct ofp_header header;
204 ovs_be32 vendor; /* NX_VENDOR_ID. */
205 ovs_be32 subtype; /* NXT_FLOW_MOD_TABLE_ID. */
206 uint8_t set; /* Nonzero to enable, zero to disable. */
209 OFP_ASSERT(sizeof(struct nx_flow_mod_table_id) == 24);
211 enum nx_packet_in_format {
212 NXPIF_OPENFLOW10 = 0, /* Standard OpenFlow 1.0 compatible. */
213 NXPIF_NXM = 1 /* Nicira Extended. */
216 /* NXT_SET_PACKET_IN_FORMAT request. */
217 struct nx_set_packet_in_format {
218 struct nicira_header nxh;
219 ovs_be32 format; /* One of NXPIF_*. */
221 OFP_ASSERT(sizeof(struct nx_set_packet_in_format) == 20);
223 /* NXT_PACKET_IN (analogous to OFPT_PACKET_IN).
225 * The NXT_PACKET_IN format is intended to model the OpenFlow-1.2 PACKET_IN
226 * with some minor tweaks. Most notably NXT_PACKET_IN includes the cookie of
227 * the rule which triggered the NXT_PACKET_IN message, and the match fields are
230 * The match fields in the NXT_PACKET_IN are intended to contain flow
231 * processing metadata collected at the time the NXT_PACKET_IN message was
232 * triggered. It is minimally required to contain the NXM_OF_IN_PORT of the
233 * packet, but may include other NXM headers such as flow registers. The match
234 * fields are allowed to contain non-metadata (e.g. NXM_OF_ETH_SRC etc).
235 * However, this information can typically be found in the packet directly, so
236 * it may be redundant.
238 * Whereas in most cases a controller can expect to only get back NXM fields
239 * that it set up itself (e.g. flow dumps will ordinarily report only NXM
240 * fields from flows that the controller added), NXT_PACKET_IN messages might
241 * contain fields that the controller does not understand, because the switch
242 * might support fields (new registers, new protocols, etc.) that the
243 * controller does not. The controller must prepared to tolerate these.
245 * The 'cookie' and 'table_id' fields have no meaning when 'reason' is
246 * OFPR_NO_MATCH. In this case they should be set to 0. */
247 struct nx_packet_in {
248 struct nicira_header nxh;
249 ovs_be32 buffer_id; /* ID assigned by datapath. */
250 ovs_be16 total_len; /* Full length of frame. */
251 uint8_t reason; /* Reason packet is sent (one of OFPR_*). */
252 uint8_t table_id; /* ID of the table that was looked up. */
253 ovs_be64 cookie; /* Cookie of the rule that was looked up. */
254 ovs_be16 match_len; /* Size of nx_match. */
255 uint8_t pad[6]; /* Align to 64-bits. */
257 * - Exactly match_len (possibly 0) bytes containing the nx_match, then
258 * - Exactly (match_len + 7)/8*8 - match_len (between 0 and 7) bytes of
259 * all-zero bytes, then
260 * - Exactly 2 all-zero padding bytes, then
261 * - An Ethernet frame whose length is inferred from nxh.header.length.
263 * The padding bytes preceding the Ethernet frame ensure that the IP
264 * header (if any) following the Ethernet header is 32-bit aligned. */
266 /* uint8_t nxm_fields[...]; */ /* Match. */
267 /* uint8_t pad[2]; */ /* Align to 64 bit + 16 bit. */
268 /* uint8_t data[0]; */ /* Ethernet frame. */
270 OFP_ASSERT(sizeof(struct nx_packet_in) == 40);
272 /* Configures the "role" of the sending controller. The default role is:
274 * - Other (NX_ROLE_OTHER), which allows the controller access to all
277 * The other possible roles are a related pair:
279 * - Master (NX_ROLE_MASTER) is equivalent to Other, except that there may
280 * be at most one Master controller at a time: when a controller
281 * configures itself as Master, any existing Master is demoted to the
284 * - Slave (NX_ROLE_SLAVE) allows the controller read-only access to
285 * OpenFlow features. In particular attempts to modify the flow table
286 * will be rejected with an OFPBRC_EPERM error.
288 * Slave controllers do not receive OFPT_PACKET_IN or OFPT_FLOW_REMOVED
289 * messages, but they do receive OFPT_PORT_STATUS messages.
291 struct nx_role_request {
292 struct nicira_header nxh;
293 ovs_be32 role; /* One of NX_ROLE_*. */
295 OFP_ASSERT(sizeof(struct nx_role_request) == 20);
298 NX_ROLE_OTHER, /* Default role, full access. */
299 NX_ROLE_MASTER, /* Full access, at most one. */
300 NX_ROLE_SLAVE /* Read-only access. */
303 /* NXT_SET_ASYNC_CONFIG.
305 * Sent by a controller, this message configures the asynchronous messages that
306 * the controller wants to receive. Element 0 in each array specifies messages
307 * of interest when the controller has an "other" or "master" role; element 1,
308 * when the controller has a "slave" role.
310 * Each array element is a bitmask in which a 0-bit disables receiving a
311 * particular message and a 1-bit enables receiving it. Each bit controls the
312 * message whose 'reason' corresponds to the bit index. For example, the bit
313 * with value 1<<2 == 4 in port_status_mask[1] determines whether the
314 * controller will receive OFPT_PORT_STATUS messages with reason OFPPR_MODIFY
315 * (value 2) when the controller has a "slave" role.
317 * As a side effect, for service controllers, this message changes the
318 * miss_send_len from default of zero to OFP_DEFAULT_MISS_SEND_LEN (128).
320 struct nx_async_config {
321 struct nicira_header nxh;
322 ovs_be32 packet_in_mask[2]; /* Bitmasks of OFPR_* values. */
323 ovs_be32 port_status_mask[2]; /* Bitmasks of OFPRR_* values. */
324 ovs_be32 flow_removed_mask[2]; /* Bitmasks of OFPPR_* values. */
326 OFP_ASSERT(sizeof(struct nx_async_config) == 40);
328 /* Nicira vendor flow actions. */
330 enum nx_action_subtype {
331 NXAST_SNAT__OBSOLETE, /* No longer used. */
332 NXAST_RESUBMIT, /* struct nx_action_resubmit */
333 NXAST_SET_TUNNEL, /* struct nx_action_set_tunnel */
334 NXAST_DROP_SPOOFED_ARP__OBSOLETE,
335 NXAST_SET_QUEUE, /* struct nx_action_set_queue */
336 NXAST_POP_QUEUE, /* struct nx_action_pop_queue */
337 NXAST_REG_MOVE, /* struct nx_action_reg_move */
338 NXAST_REG_LOAD, /* struct nx_action_reg_load */
339 NXAST_NOTE, /* struct nx_action_note */
340 NXAST_SET_TUNNEL64, /* struct nx_action_set_tunnel64 */
341 NXAST_MULTIPATH, /* struct nx_action_multipath */
342 NXAST_AUTOPATH, /* struct nx_action_autopath */
343 NXAST_BUNDLE, /* struct nx_action_bundle */
344 NXAST_BUNDLE_LOAD, /* struct nx_action_bundle */
345 NXAST_RESUBMIT_TABLE, /* struct nx_action_resubmit */
346 NXAST_OUTPUT_REG, /* struct nx_action_output_reg */
347 NXAST_LEARN, /* struct nx_action_learn */
348 NXAST_EXIT, /* struct nx_action_header */
349 NXAST_DEC_TTL, /* struct nx_action_header */
350 NXAST_FIN_TIMEOUT, /* struct nx_action_fin_timeout */
351 NXAST_CONTROLLER, /* struct nx_action_controller */
354 /* Header for Nicira-defined actions. */
355 struct nx_action_header {
356 ovs_be16 type; /* OFPAT_VENDOR. */
357 ovs_be16 len; /* Length is 16. */
358 ovs_be32 vendor; /* NX_VENDOR_ID. */
359 ovs_be16 subtype; /* NXAST_*. */
362 OFP_ASSERT(sizeof(struct nx_action_header) == 16);
364 /* Action structures for NXAST_RESUBMIT and NXAST_RESUBMIT_TABLE.
366 * These actions search one of the switch's flow tables:
368 * - For NXAST_RESUBMIT_TABLE only, if the 'table' member is not 255, then
369 * it specifies the table to search.
371 * - Otherwise (for NXAST_RESUBMIT_TABLE with a 'table' of 255, or for
372 * NXAST_RESUBMIT regardless of 'table'), it searches the current flow
373 * table, that is, the OpenFlow flow table that contains the flow from
374 * which this action was obtained. If this action did not come from a
375 * flow table (e.g. it came from an OFPT_PACKET_OUT message), then table 0
376 * is the current table.
378 * The flow table lookup uses a flow that may be slightly modified from the
381 * - For NXAST_RESUBMIT, the 'in_port' member of struct nx_action_resubmit
382 * is used as the flow's in_port.
384 * - For NXAST_RESUBMIT_TABLE, if the 'in_port' member is not OFPP_IN_PORT,
385 * then its value is used as the flow's in_port. Otherwise, the original
388 * - If actions that modify the flow (e.g. OFPAT_SET_VLAN_VID) precede the
389 * resubmit action, then the flow is updated with the new values.
391 * Following the lookup, the original in_port is restored.
393 * If the modified flow matched in the flow table, then the corresponding
394 * actions are executed. Afterward, actions following the resubmit in the
395 * original set of actions, if any, are executed; any changes made to the
396 * packet (e.g. changes to VLAN) by secondary actions persist when those
397 * actions are executed, although the original in_port is restored.
399 * Resubmit actions may be used any number of times within a set of actions.
401 * Resubmit actions may nest to an implementation-defined depth. Beyond this
402 * implementation-defined depth, further resubmit actions are simply ignored.
404 * NXAST_RESUBMIT ignores 'table' and 'pad'. NXAST_RESUBMIT_TABLE requires
405 * 'pad' to be all-bits-zero.
407 * Open vSwitch 1.0.1 and earlier did not support recursion. Open vSwitch
408 * before 1.2.90 did not support NXAST_RESUBMIT_TABLE.
410 struct nx_action_resubmit {
411 ovs_be16 type; /* OFPAT_VENDOR. */
412 ovs_be16 len; /* Length is 16. */
413 ovs_be32 vendor; /* NX_VENDOR_ID. */
414 ovs_be16 subtype; /* NXAST_RESUBMIT. */
415 ovs_be16 in_port; /* New in_port for checking flow table. */
416 uint8_t table; /* NXAST_RESUBMIT_TABLE: table to use. */
419 OFP_ASSERT(sizeof(struct nx_action_resubmit) == 16);
421 /* Action structure for NXAST_SET_TUNNEL.
423 * Sets the encapsulating tunnel ID to a 32-bit value. The most-significant 32
424 * bits of the tunnel ID are set to 0. */
425 struct nx_action_set_tunnel {
426 ovs_be16 type; /* OFPAT_VENDOR. */
427 ovs_be16 len; /* Length is 16. */
428 ovs_be32 vendor; /* NX_VENDOR_ID. */
429 ovs_be16 subtype; /* NXAST_SET_TUNNEL. */
431 ovs_be32 tun_id; /* Tunnel ID. */
433 OFP_ASSERT(sizeof(struct nx_action_set_tunnel) == 16);
435 /* Action structure for NXAST_SET_TUNNEL64.
437 * Sets the encapsulating tunnel ID to a 64-bit value. */
438 struct nx_action_set_tunnel64 {
439 ovs_be16 type; /* OFPAT_VENDOR. */
440 ovs_be16 len; /* Length is 24. */
441 ovs_be32 vendor; /* NX_VENDOR_ID. */
442 ovs_be16 subtype; /* NXAST_SET_TUNNEL64. */
444 ovs_be64 tun_id; /* Tunnel ID. */
446 OFP_ASSERT(sizeof(struct nx_action_set_tunnel64) == 24);
448 /* Action structure for NXAST_SET_QUEUE.
450 * Set the queue that should be used when packets are output. This is similar
451 * to the OpenFlow OFPAT_ENQUEUE action, but does not take the output port as
452 * an argument. This allows the queue to be defined before the port is
454 struct nx_action_set_queue {
455 ovs_be16 type; /* OFPAT_VENDOR. */
456 ovs_be16 len; /* Length is 16. */
457 ovs_be32 vendor; /* NX_VENDOR_ID. */
458 ovs_be16 subtype; /* NXAST_SET_QUEUE. */
460 ovs_be32 queue_id; /* Where to enqueue packets. */
462 OFP_ASSERT(sizeof(struct nx_action_set_queue) == 16);
464 /* Action structure for NXAST_POP_QUEUE.
466 * Restores the queue to the value it was before any NXAST_SET_QUEUE actions
467 * were used. Only the original queue can be restored this way; no stack is
469 struct nx_action_pop_queue {
470 ovs_be16 type; /* OFPAT_VENDOR. */
471 ovs_be16 len; /* Length is 16. */
472 ovs_be32 vendor; /* NX_VENDOR_ID. */
473 ovs_be16 subtype; /* NXAST_POP_QUEUE. */
476 OFP_ASSERT(sizeof(struct nx_action_pop_queue) == 16);
478 /* Action structure for NXAST_REG_MOVE.
480 * Copies src[src_ofs:src_ofs+n_bits] to dst[dst_ofs:dst_ofs+n_bits], where
481 * a[b:c] denotes the bits within 'a' numbered 'b' through 'c' (not including
482 * bit 'c'). Bit numbering starts at 0 for the least-significant bit, 1 for
483 * the next most significant bit, and so on.
485 * 'src' and 'dst' are nxm_header values with nxm_hasmask=0. (It doesn't make
486 * sense to use nxm_hasmask=1 because the action does not do any kind of
487 * matching; it uses the actual value of a field.)
489 * The following nxm_header values are potentially acceptable as 'src':
512 * - NXM_NX_ICMPV6_TYPE
513 * - NXM_NX_ICMPV6_CODE
516 * - NXM_NX_REG(idx) for idx in the switch's accepted range.
518 * The following nxm_header values are potentially acceptable as 'dst':
529 * Modifying any of the above fields changes the corresponding packet
532 * - NXM_NX_REG(idx) for idx in the switch's accepted range.
534 * - NXM_OF_VLAN_TCI. Modifying this field's value has side effects on the
535 * packet's 802.1Q header. Setting a value with CFI=0 removes the 802.1Q
536 * header (if any), ignoring the other bits. Setting a value with CFI=1
537 * adds or modifies the 802.1Q header appropriately, setting the TCI field
538 * to the field's new value (with the CFI bit masked out).
540 * - NXM_NX_TUN_ID. Modifying this value modifies the tunnel ID used for the
541 * packet's next tunnel encapsulation.
543 * A given nxm_header value may be used as 'src' or 'dst' only on a flow whose
544 * nx_match satisfies its prerequisites. For example, NXM_OF_IP_TOS may be
545 * used only if the flow's nx_match includes an nxm_entry that specifies
546 * nxm_type=NXM_OF_ETH_TYPE, nxm_hasmask=0, and nxm_value=0x0800.
548 * The switch will reject actions for which src_ofs+n_bits is greater than the
549 * width of 'src' or dst_ofs+n_bits is greater than the width of 'dst' with
550 * error type OFPET_BAD_ACTION, code OFPBAC_BAD_ARGUMENT.
552 struct nx_action_reg_move {
553 ovs_be16 type; /* OFPAT_VENDOR. */
554 ovs_be16 len; /* Length is 24. */
555 ovs_be32 vendor; /* NX_VENDOR_ID. */
556 ovs_be16 subtype; /* NXAST_REG_MOVE. */
557 ovs_be16 n_bits; /* Number of bits. */
558 ovs_be16 src_ofs; /* Starting bit offset in source. */
559 ovs_be16 dst_ofs; /* Starting bit offset in destination. */
560 ovs_be32 src; /* Source register. */
561 ovs_be32 dst; /* Destination register. */
563 OFP_ASSERT(sizeof(struct nx_action_reg_move) == 24);
565 /* Action structure for NXAST_REG_LOAD.
567 * Copies value[0:n_bits] to dst[ofs:ofs+n_bits], where a[b:c] denotes the bits
568 * within 'a' numbered 'b' through 'c' (not including bit 'c'). Bit numbering
569 * starts at 0 for the least-significant bit, 1 for the next most significant
572 * 'dst' is an nxm_header with nxm_hasmask=0. See the documentation for
573 * NXAST_REG_MOVE, above, for the permitted fields and for the side effects of
576 * The 'ofs' and 'n_bits' fields are combined into a single 'ofs_nbits' field
577 * to avoid enlarging the structure by another 8 bytes. To allow 'n_bits' to
578 * take a value between 1 and 64 (inclusive) while taking up only 6 bits, it is
579 * also stored as one less than its true value:
582 * +------------------------------+------------------+
583 * | ofs | n_bits - 1 |
584 * +------------------------------+------------------+
586 * The switch will reject actions for which ofs+n_bits is greater than the
587 * width of 'dst', or in which any bits in 'value' with value 2**n_bits or
588 * greater are set to 1, with error type OFPET_BAD_ACTION, code
589 * OFPBAC_BAD_ARGUMENT.
591 struct nx_action_reg_load {
592 ovs_be16 type; /* OFPAT_VENDOR. */
593 ovs_be16 len; /* Length is 24. */
594 ovs_be32 vendor; /* NX_VENDOR_ID. */
595 ovs_be16 subtype; /* NXAST_REG_LOAD. */
596 ovs_be16 ofs_nbits; /* (ofs << 6) | (n_bits - 1). */
597 ovs_be32 dst; /* Destination register. */
598 ovs_be64 value; /* Immediate value. */
600 OFP_ASSERT(sizeof(struct nx_action_reg_load) == 24);
602 /* Action structure for NXAST_NOTE.
604 * This action has no effect. It is variable length. The switch does not
605 * attempt to interpret the user-defined 'note' data in any way. A controller
606 * can use this action to attach arbitrary metadata to a flow.
608 * This action might go away in the future.
610 struct nx_action_note {
611 ovs_be16 type; /* OFPAT_VENDOR. */
612 ovs_be16 len; /* A multiple of 8, but at least 16. */
613 ovs_be32 vendor; /* NX_VENDOR_ID. */
614 ovs_be16 subtype; /* NXAST_NOTE. */
615 uint8_t note[6]; /* Start of user-defined data. */
616 /* Possibly followed by additional user-defined data. */
618 OFP_ASSERT(sizeof(struct nx_action_note) == 16);
620 /* Action structure for NXAST_MULTIPATH.
622 * This action performs the following steps in sequence:
624 * 1. Hashes the fields designated by 'fields', one of NX_HASH_FIELDS_*.
625 * Refer to the definition of "enum nx_mp_fields" for details.
627 * The 'basis' value is used as a universal hash parameter, that is,
628 * different values of 'basis' yield different hash functions. The
629 * particular universal hash function used is implementation-defined.
631 * The hashed fields' values are drawn from the current state of the
632 * flow, including all modifications that have been made by actions up to
635 * 2. Applies the multipath link choice algorithm specified by 'algorithm',
636 * one of NX_MP_ALG_*. Refer to the definition of "enum nx_mp_algorithm"
639 * The output of the algorithm is 'link', an unsigned integer less than
640 * or equal to 'max_link'.
642 * Some algorithms use 'arg' as an additional argument.
644 * 3. Stores 'link' in dst[ofs:ofs+n_bits]. The format and semantics of
645 * 'dst' and 'ofs_nbits' are similar to those for the NXAST_REG_LOAD
648 * The switch will reject actions that have an unknown 'fields', or an unknown
649 * 'algorithm', or in which ofs+n_bits is greater than the width of 'dst', or
650 * in which 'max_link' is greater than or equal to 2**n_bits, with error type
651 * OFPET_BAD_ACTION, code OFPBAC_BAD_ARGUMENT.
653 struct nx_action_multipath {
654 ovs_be16 type; /* OFPAT_VENDOR. */
655 ovs_be16 len; /* Length is 32. */
656 ovs_be32 vendor; /* NX_VENDOR_ID. */
657 ovs_be16 subtype; /* NXAST_MULTIPATH. */
659 /* What fields to hash and how. */
660 ovs_be16 fields; /* One of NX_HASH_FIELDS_*. */
661 ovs_be16 basis; /* Universal hash parameter. */
664 /* Multipath link choice algorithm to apply to hash value. */
665 ovs_be16 algorithm; /* One of NX_MP_ALG_*. */
666 ovs_be16 max_link; /* Number of output links, minus 1. */
667 ovs_be32 arg; /* Algorithm-specific argument. */
670 /* Where to store the result. */
671 ovs_be16 ofs_nbits; /* (ofs << 6) | (n_bits - 1). */
672 ovs_be32 dst; /* Destination. */
674 OFP_ASSERT(sizeof(struct nx_action_multipath) == 32);
676 /* NXAST_MULTIPATH: Multipath link choice algorithm to apply.
678 * In the descriptions below, 'n_links' is max_link + 1. */
679 enum nx_mp_algorithm {
680 /* link = hash(flow) % n_links.
682 * Redistributes all traffic when n_links changes. O(1) performance. See
685 * Use UINT16_MAX for max_link to get a raw hash value. */
688 /* link = hash(flow) / (MAX_HASH / n_links).
690 * Redistributes between one-quarter and one-half of traffic when n_links
691 * changes. O(1) performance. See RFC 2992.
693 NX_MP_ALG_HASH_THRESHOLD,
695 /* for i in [0,n_links):
696 * weights[i] = hash(flow, i)
697 * link = { i such that weights[i] >= weights[j] for all j != i }
699 * Redistributes 1/n_links of traffic when n_links changes. O(n_links)
700 * performance. If n_links is greater than a threshold (currently 64, but
701 * subject to change), Open vSwitch will substitute another algorithm
702 * automatically. See RFC 2992. */
703 NX_MP_ALG_HRW, /* Highest Random Weight. */
708 * link = hash(flow, i) % arg
709 * while link > max_link
711 * Redistributes 1/n_links of traffic when n_links changes. O(1)
712 * performance when arg/max_link is bounded by a constant.
714 * Redistributes all traffic when arg changes.
716 * arg must be greater than max_link and for best performance should be no
717 * more than approximately max_link * 2. If arg is outside the acceptable
718 * range, Open vSwitch will automatically substitute the least power of 2
719 * greater than max_link.
721 * This algorithm is specific to Open vSwitch.
723 NX_MP_ALG_ITER_HASH /* Iterative Hash. */
726 /* Action structure for NXAST_LEARN.
728 * This action adds or modifies a flow in an OpenFlow table, similar to
729 * OFPT_FLOW_MOD with OFPFC_MODIFY_STRICT as 'command'. The new flow has the
730 * specified idle timeout, hard timeout, priority, cookie, and flags. The new
731 * flow's match criteria and actions are built by applying each of the series
732 * of flow_mod_spec elements included as part of the action.
734 * A flow_mod_spec starts with a 16-bit header. A header that is all-bits-0 is
735 * a no-op used for padding the action as a whole to a multiple of 8 bytes in
736 * length. Otherwise, the flow_mod_spec can be thought of as copying 'n_bits'
737 * bits from a source to a destination. In this case, the header contains
740 * 15 14 13 12 11 10 0
741 * +------+---+------+---------------------------------+
742 * | 0 |src| dst | n_bits |
743 * +------+---+------+---------------------------------+
745 * The meaning and format of a flow_mod_spec depends on 'src' and 'dst'. The
746 * following table summarizes the meaning of each possible combination.
747 * Details follow the table:
750 * --- --- ----------------------------------------------------------
751 * 0 0 Add match criteria based on value in a field.
752 * 1 0 Add match criteria based on an immediate value.
753 * 0 1 Add NXAST_REG_LOAD action to copy field into a different field.
754 * 1 1 Add NXAST_REG_LOAD action to load immediate value into a field.
755 * 0 2 Add OFPAT_OUTPUT action to output to port from specified field.
756 * All other combinations are undefined and not allowed.
758 * The flow_mod_spec header is followed by a source specification and a
759 * destination specification. The format and meaning of the source
760 * specification depends on 'src':
762 * - If 'src' is 0, the source bits are taken from a field in the flow to
763 * which this action is attached. (This should be a wildcarded field. If
764 * its value is fully specified then the source bits being copied have
767 * The source specification is an ovs_be32 'field' and an ovs_be16 'ofs'.
768 * 'field' is an nxm_header with nxm_hasmask=0, and 'ofs' the starting bit
769 * offset within that field. The source bits are field[ofs:ofs+n_bits-1].
770 * 'field' and 'ofs' are subject to the same restrictions as the source
771 * field in NXAST_REG_MOVE.
773 * - If 'src' is 1, the source bits are a constant value. The source
774 * specification is (n_bits+15)/16*2 bytes long. Taking those bytes as a
775 * number in network order, the source bits are the 'n_bits'
776 * least-significant bits. The switch will report an error if other bits
777 * in the constant are nonzero.
779 * The flow_mod_spec destination specification, for 'dst' of 0 or 1, is an
780 * ovs_be32 'field' and an ovs_be16 'ofs'. 'field' is an nxm_header with
781 * nxm_hasmask=0 and 'ofs' is a starting bit offset within that field. The
782 * meaning of the flow_mod_spec depends on 'dst':
784 * - If 'dst' is 0, the flow_mod_spec specifies match criteria for the new
785 * flow. The new flow matches only if bits field[ofs:ofs+n_bits-1] in a
786 * packet equal the source bits. 'field' may be any nxm_header with
787 * nxm_hasmask=0 that is allowed in NXT_FLOW_MOD.
789 * Order is significant. Earlier flow_mod_specs must satisfy any
790 * prerequisites for matching fields specified later, by copying constant
791 * values into prerequisite fields.
793 * The switch will reject flow_mod_specs that do not satisfy NXM masking
796 * - If 'dst' is 1, the flow_mod_spec specifies an NXAST_REG_LOAD action for
797 * the new flow. The new flow copies the source bits into
798 * field[ofs:ofs+n_bits-1]. Actions are executed in the same order as the
801 * A single NXAST_REG_LOAD action writes no more than 64 bits, so n_bits
802 * greater than 64 yields multiple NXAST_REG_LOAD actions.
804 * The flow_mod_spec destination spec for 'dst' of 2 (when 'src' is 0) is
805 * empty. It has the following meaning:
807 * - The flow_mod_spec specifies an OFPAT_OUTPUT action for the new flow.
808 * The new flow outputs to the OpenFlow port specified by the source field.
809 * Of the special output ports with value OFPP_MAX or larger, OFPP_IN_PORT,
810 * OFPP_FLOOD, OFPP_LOCAL, and OFPP_ALL are supported. Other special ports
813 * Resource Management
814 * -------------------
816 * A switch has a finite amount of flow table space available for learning.
817 * When this space is exhausted, no new learning table entries will be learned
818 * until some existing flow table entries expire. The controller should be
819 * prepared to handle this by flooding (which can be implemented as a
820 * low-priority flow).
822 * If a learned flow matches a single TCP stream with a relatively long
823 * timeout, one may make the best of resource constraints by setting
824 * 'fin_idle_timeout' or 'fin_hard_timeout' (both measured in seconds), or
825 * both, to shorter timeouts. When either of these is specified as a nonzero
826 * value, OVS adds a NXAST_FIN_TIMEOUT action, with the specified timeouts, to
832 * The following examples give a prose description of the flow_mod_specs along
833 * with informal notation for how those would be represented and a hex dump of
834 * the bytes that would be required.
836 * These examples could work with various nx_action_learn parameters. Typical
837 * values would be idle_timeout=OFP_FLOW_PERMANENT, hard_timeout=60,
838 * priority=OFP_DEFAULT_PRIORITY, flags=0, table_id=10.
840 * 1. Learn input port based on the source MAC, with lookup into
841 * NXM_NX_REG1[16:31] by resubmit to in_port=99:
843 * Match on in_port=99:
844 * ovs_be16(src=1, dst=0, n_bits=16), 20 10
845 * ovs_be16(99), 00 63
846 * ovs_be32(NXM_OF_IN_PORT), ovs_be16(0) 00 00 00 02 00 00
848 * Match Ethernet destination on Ethernet source from packet:
849 * ovs_be16(src=0, dst=0, n_bits=48), 00 30
850 * ovs_be32(NXM_OF_ETH_SRC), ovs_be16(0) 00 00 04 06 00 00
851 * ovs_be32(NXM_OF_ETH_DST), ovs_be16(0) 00 00 02 06 00 00
853 * Set NXM_NX_REG1[16:31] to the packet's input port:
854 * ovs_be16(src=0, dst=1, n_bits=16), 08 10
855 * ovs_be32(NXM_OF_IN_PORT), ovs_be16(0) 00 00 00 02 00 00
856 * ovs_be32(NXM_NX_REG1), ovs_be16(16) 00 01 02 04 00 10
858 * Given a packet that arrived on port A with Ethernet source address B,
859 * this would set up the flow "in_port=99, dl_dst=B,
860 * actions=load:A->NXM_NX_REG1[16..31]".
862 * In syntax accepted by ovs-ofctl, this action is: learn(in_port=99,
863 * NXM_OF_ETH_DST[]=NXM_OF_ETH_SRC[],
864 * load:NXM_OF_IN_PORT[]->NXM_NX_REG1[16..31])
866 * 2. Output to input port based on the source MAC and VLAN VID, with lookup
867 * into NXM_NX_REG1[16:31]:
869 * Match on same VLAN ID as packet:
870 * ovs_be16(src=0, dst=0, n_bits=12), 00 0c
871 * ovs_be32(NXM_OF_VLAN_TCI), ovs_be16(0) 00 00 08 02 00 00
872 * ovs_be32(NXM_OF_VLAN_TCI), ovs_be16(0) 00 00 08 02 00 00
874 * Match Ethernet destination on Ethernet source from packet:
875 * ovs_be16(src=0, dst=0, n_bits=48), 00 30
876 * ovs_be32(NXM_OF_ETH_SRC), ovs_be16(0) 00 00 04 06 00 00
877 * ovs_be32(NXM_OF_ETH_DST), ovs_be16(0) 00 00 02 06 00 00
879 * Output to the packet's input port:
880 * ovs_be16(src=0, dst=2, n_bits=16), 10 10
881 * ovs_be32(NXM_OF_IN_PORT), ovs_be16(0) 00 00 00 02 00 00
883 * Given a packet that arrived on port A with Ethernet source address B in
884 * VLAN C, this would set up the flow "dl_dst=B, vlan_vid=C,
887 * In syntax accepted by ovs-ofctl, this action is:
888 * learn(NXM_OF_VLAN_TCI[0..11], NXM_OF_ETH_DST[]=NXM_OF_ETH_SRC[],
889 * output:NXM_OF_IN_PORT[])
891 * 3. Here's a recipe for a very simple-minded MAC learning switch. It uses a
892 * 10-second MAC expiration time to make it easier to see what's going on
894 * ovs-vsctl del-controller br0
895 * ovs-ofctl del-flows br0
896 * ovs-ofctl add-flow br0 "table=0 actions=learn(table=1, \
897 hard_timeout=10, NXM_OF_VLAN_TCI[0..11], \
898 NXM_OF_ETH_DST[]=NXM_OF_ETH_SRC[], \
899 output:NXM_OF_IN_PORT[]), resubmit(,1)"
900 * ovs-ofctl add-flow br0 "table=1 priority=0 actions=flood"
902 * You can then dump the MAC learning table with:
904 * ovs-ofctl dump-flows br0 table=1
909 * For best performance, segregate learned flows into a table that is not used
910 * for any other flows except possibly for a lowest-priority "catch-all" flow
911 * (a flow with no match criteria). If different learning actions specify
912 * different match criteria, use different tables for the learned flows.
914 * The meaning of 'hard_timeout' and 'idle_timeout' can be counterintuitive.
915 * These timeouts apply to the flow that is added, which means that a flow with
916 * an idle timeout will expire when no traffic has been sent *to* the learned
917 * address. This is not usually the intent in MAC learning; instead, we want
918 * the MAC learn entry to expire when no traffic has been sent *from* the
919 * learned address. Use a hard timeout for that.
921 struct nx_action_learn {
922 ovs_be16 type; /* OFPAT_VENDOR. */
923 ovs_be16 len; /* At least 24. */
924 ovs_be32 vendor; /* NX_VENDOR_ID. */
925 ovs_be16 subtype; /* NXAST_LEARN. */
926 ovs_be16 idle_timeout; /* Idle time before discarding (seconds). */
927 ovs_be16 hard_timeout; /* Max time before discarding (seconds). */
928 ovs_be16 priority; /* Priority level of flow entry. */
929 ovs_be64 cookie; /* Cookie for new flow. */
930 ovs_be16 flags; /* Either 0 or OFPFF_SEND_FLOW_REM. */
931 uint8_t table_id; /* Table to insert flow entry. */
932 uint8_t pad; /* Must be zero. */
933 ovs_be16 fin_idle_timeout; /* Idle timeout after FIN, if nonzero. */
934 ovs_be16 fin_hard_timeout; /* Hard timeout after FIN, if nonzero. */
935 /* Followed by a sequence of flow_mod_spec elements, as described above,
936 * until the end of the action is reached. */
938 OFP_ASSERT(sizeof(struct nx_action_learn) == 32);
940 #define NX_LEARN_N_BITS_MASK 0x3ff
942 #define NX_LEARN_SRC_FIELD (0 << 13) /* Copy from field. */
943 #define NX_LEARN_SRC_IMMEDIATE (1 << 13) /* Copy from immediate value. */
944 #define NX_LEARN_SRC_MASK (1 << 13)
946 #define NX_LEARN_DST_MATCH (0 << 11) /* Add match criterion. */
947 #define NX_LEARN_DST_LOAD (1 << 11) /* Add NXAST_REG_LOAD action. */
948 #define NX_LEARN_DST_OUTPUT (2 << 11) /* Add OFPAT_OUTPUT action. */
949 #define NX_LEARN_DST_RESERVED (3 << 11) /* Not yet defined. */
950 #define NX_LEARN_DST_MASK (3 << 11)
952 /* Action structure for NXAST_FIN_TIMEOUT.
954 * This action changes the idle timeout or hard timeout, or both, of this
955 * OpenFlow rule when the rule matches a TCP packet with the FIN or RST flag.
956 * When such a packet is observed, the action reduces the rule's idle timeout
957 * to 'fin_idle_timeout' and its hard timeout to 'fin_hard_timeout'. This
958 * action has no effect on an existing timeout that is already shorter than the
959 * one that the action specifies. A 'fin_idle_timeout' or 'fin_hard_timeout'
960 * of zero has no effect on the respective timeout.
962 * 'fin_idle_timeout' and 'fin_hard_timeout' are measured in seconds.
963 * 'fin_hard_timeout' specifies time since the flow's creation, not since the
964 * receipt of the FIN or RST.
966 * This is useful for quickly discarding learned TCP flows that otherwise will
967 * take a long time to expire.
969 * This action is intended for use with an OpenFlow rule that matches only a
970 * single TCP flow. If the rule matches multiple TCP flows (e.g. it wildcards
971 * all TCP traffic, or all TCP traffic to a particular port), then any FIN or
972 * RST in any of those flows will cause the entire OpenFlow rule to expire
973 * early, which is not normally desirable.
975 struct nx_action_fin_timeout {
976 ovs_be16 type; /* OFPAT_VENDOR. */
977 ovs_be16 len; /* 16. */
978 ovs_be32 vendor; /* NX_VENDOR_ID. */
979 ovs_be16 subtype; /* NXAST_FIN_TIMEOUT. */
980 ovs_be16 fin_idle_timeout; /* New idle timeout, if nonzero. */
981 ovs_be16 fin_hard_timeout; /* New hard timeout, if nonzero. */
982 ovs_be16 pad; /* Must be zero. */
984 OFP_ASSERT(sizeof(struct nx_action_fin_timeout) == 16);
986 /* Action structure for NXAST_AUTOPATH.
988 * This action performs the following steps in sequence:
990 * 1. Hashes the flow using an implementation-defined hash function.
992 * The hashed fields' values are drawn from the current state of the
993 * flow, including all modifications that have been made by actions up to
996 * 2. Selects an OpenFlow 'port'.
998 * 'port' is selected in an implementation-defined manner, taking into
999 * account 'id' and the hash value calculated in step 1.
1001 * Generally a switch will have been configured with a set of ports that
1002 * may be chosen given 'id'. The switch may take into account any number
1003 * of factors when choosing 'port' from its configured set. Factors may
1004 * include carrier, load, and the results of configuration protocols such
1007 * 3. Stores 'port' in dst[ofs:ofs+n_bits].
1009 * The format and semantics of 'dst' and 'ofs_nbits' are similar to those
1010 * for the NXAST_REG_LOAD action.
1012 * The switch will reject actions in which ofs+n_bits is greater than the width
1013 * of 'dst', with error type OFPET_BAD_ACTION, code OFPBAC_BAD_ARGUMENT.
1015 struct nx_action_autopath {
1016 ovs_be16 type; /* OFPAT_VENDOR. */
1017 ovs_be16 len; /* Length is 24. */
1018 ovs_be32 vendor; /* NX_VENDOR_ID. */
1019 ovs_be16 subtype; /* NXAST_AUTOPATH. */
1021 /* Where to store the result. */
1022 ovs_be16 ofs_nbits; /* (ofs << 6) | (n_bits - 1). */
1023 ovs_be32 dst; /* Destination. */
1025 ovs_be32 id; /* Autopath ID. */
1028 OFP_ASSERT(sizeof(struct nx_action_autopath) == 24);
1030 /* Action structure for NXAST_BUNDLE and NXAST_BUNDLE_LOAD.
1032 * The bundle actions choose a slave from a supplied list of options.
1033 * NXAST_BUNDLE outputs to its selection. NXAST_BUNDLE_LOAD writes its
1034 * selection to a register.
1036 * The list of possible slaves follows the nx_action_bundle structure. The size
1037 * of each slave is governed by its type as indicated by the 'slave_type'
1038 * parameter. The list of slaves should be padded at its end with zeros to make
1039 * the total length of the action a multiple of 8.
1041 * Switches infer from the 'slave_type' parameter the size of each slave. All
1042 * implementations must support the NXM_OF_IN_PORT 'slave_type' which indicates
1043 * that the slaves are OpenFlow port numbers with NXM_LENGTH(NXM_OF_IN_PORT) ==
1044 * 2 byte width. Switches should reject actions which indicate unknown or
1045 * unsupported slave types.
1047 * Switches use a strategy dictated by the 'algorithm' parameter to choose a
1048 * slave. If the switch does not support the specified 'algorithm' parameter,
1049 * it should reject the action.
1051 * Several algorithms take into account liveness when selecting slaves. The
1052 * liveness of a slave is implementation defined (with one exception), but will
1053 * generally take into account things like its carrier status and the results
1054 * of any link monitoring protocols which happen to be running on it. In order
1055 * to give controllers a place-holder value, the OFPP_NONE port is always
1058 * Some slave selection strategies require the use of a hash function, in which
1059 * case the 'fields' and 'basis' parameters should be populated. The 'fields'
1060 * parameter (one of NX_HASH_FIELDS_*) designates which parts of the flow to
1061 * hash. Refer to the definition of "enum nx_hash_fields" for details. The
1062 * 'basis' parameter is used as a universal hash parameter. Different values
1063 * of 'basis' yield different hash results.
1065 * The 'zero' parameter at the end of the action structure is reserved for
1066 * future use. Switches are required to reject actions which have nonzero
1067 * bytes in the 'zero' field.
1069 * NXAST_BUNDLE actions should have 'ofs_nbits' and 'dst' zeroed. Switches
1070 * should reject actions which have nonzero bytes in either of these fields.
1072 * NXAST_BUNDLE_LOAD stores the OpenFlow port number of the selected slave in
1073 * dst[ofs:ofs+n_bits]. The format and semantics of 'dst' and 'ofs_nbits' are
1074 * similar to those for the NXAST_REG_LOAD action. */
1075 struct nx_action_bundle {
1076 ovs_be16 type; /* OFPAT_VENDOR. */
1077 ovs_be16 len; /* Length including slaves. */
1078 ovs_be32 vendor; /* NX_VENDOR_ID. */
1079 ovs_be16 subtype; /* NXAST_BUNDLE or NXAST_BUNDLE_LOAD. */
1081 /* Slave choice algorithm to apply to hash value. */
1082 ovs_be16 algorithm; /* One of NX_BD_ALG_*. */
1084 /* What fields to hash and how. */
1085 ovs_be16 fields; /* One of NX_HASH_FIELDS_*. */
1086 ovs_be16 basis; /* Universal hash parameter. */
1088 ovs_be32 slave_type; /* NXM_OF_IN_PORT. */
1089 ovs_be16 n_slaves; /* Number of slaves. */
1091 ovs_be16 ofs_nbits; /* (ofs << 6) | (n_bits - 1). */
1092 ovs_be32 dst; /* Destination. */
1094 uint8_t zero[4]; /* Reserved. Must be zero. */
1096 OFP_ASSERT(sizeof(struct nx_action_bundle) == 32);
1098 /* NXAST_BUNDLE: Bundle slave choice algorithm to apply.
1100 * In the descriptions below, 'slaves' is the list of possible slaves in the
1101 * order they appear in the OpenFlow action. */
1102 enum nx_bd_algorithm {
1103 /* Chooses the first live slave listed in the bundle.
1105 * O(n_slaves) performance. */
1106 NX_BD_ALG_ACTIVE_BACKUP,
1108 /* for i in [0,n_slaves):
1109 * weights[i] = hash(flow, i)
1110 * slave = { slaves[i] such that weights[i] >= weights[j] for all j != i }
1112 * Redistributes 1/n_slaves of traffic when a slave's liveness changes.
1113 * O(n_slaves) performance.
1115 * Uses the 'fields' and 'basis' parameters. */
1116 NX_BD_ALG_HRW /* Highest Random Weight. */
1119 /* Action structure for NXAST_OUTPUT_REG.
1121 * Outputs to the OpenFlow port number written to src[ofs:ofs+nbits].
1123 * The format and semantics of 'src' and 'ofs_nbits' are similar to those for
1124 * the NXAST_REG_LOAD action.
1126 * The acceptable nxm_header values for 'src' are the same as the acceptable
1127 * nxm_header values for the 'src' field of NXAST_REG_MOVE.
1129 * The 'max_len' field indicates the number of bytes to send when the chosen
1130 * port is OFPP_CONTROLLER. Its semantics are equivalent to the 'max_len'
1131 * field of OFPAT_OUTPUT.
1133 * The 'zero' field is required to be zeroed for forward compatibility. */
1134 struct nx_action_output_reg {
1135 ovs_be16 type; /* OFPAT_VENDOR. */
1136 ovs_be16 len; /* 24. */
1137 ovs_be32 vendor; /* NX_VENDOR_ID. */
1138 ovs_be16 subtype; /* NXAST_OUTPUT_REG. */
1140 ovs_be16 ofs_nbits; /* (ofs << 6) | (n_bits - 1). */
1141 ovs_be32 src; /* Source. */
1143 ovs_be16 max_len; /* Max length to send to controller. */
1145 uint8_t zero[6]; /* Reserved, must be zero. */
1147 OFP_ASSERT(sizeof(struct nx_action_output_reg) == 24);
1151 * Discontinues action processing.
1153 * The NXAST_EXIT action causes the switch to immediately halt processing
1154 * actions for the flow. Any actions which have already been processed are
1155 * executed by the switch. However, any further actions, including those which
1156 * may be in different tables, or different levels of the NXAST_RESUBMIT
1157 * hierarchy, will be ignored.
1159 * Uses the nx_action_header structure. */
1161 /* Flexible flow specifications (aka NXM = Nicira Extended Match).
1163 * OpenFlow 1.0 has "struct ofp10_match" for specifying flow matches. This
1164 * structure is fixed-length and hence difficult to extend. This section
1165 * describes a more flexible, variable-length flow match, called "nx_match" for
1166 * short, that is also supported by Open vSwitch. This section also defines a
1167 * replacement for each OpenFlow message that includes struct ofp10_match.
1173 * An nx_match is a sequence of zero or more "nxm_entry"s, which are
1174 * type-length-value (TLV) entries, each 5 to 259 (inclusive) bytes long.
1175 * "nxm_entry"s are not aligned on or padded to any multibyte boundary. The
1176 * first 4 bytes of an nxm_entry are its "header", followed by the entry's
1179 * An nxm_entry's header is interpreted as a 32-bit word in network byte order:
1181 * |<-------------------- nxm_type ------------------>|
1183 * |31 16 15 9| 8 7 0
1184 * +----------------------------------+---------------+--+------------------+
1185 * | nxm_vendor | nxm_field |hm| nxm_length |
1186 * +----------------------------------+---------------+--+------------------+
1188 * The most-significant 23 bits of the header are collectively "nxm_type".
1189 * Bits 16...31 are "nxm_vendor", one of the NXM_VENDOR_* values below. Bits
1190 * 9...15 are "nxm_field", which is a vendor-specific value. nxm_type normally
1191 * designates a protocol header, such as the Ethernet type, but it can also
1192 * refer to packet metadata, such as the switch port on which a packet arrived.
1194 * Bit 8 is "nxm_hasmask" (labeled "hm" above for space reasons). The meaning
1195 * of this bit is explained later.
1197 * The least-significant 8 bits are "nxm_length", a positive integer. The
1198 * length of the nxm_entry, including the header, is exactly 4 + nxm_length
1201 * For a given nxm_vendor, nxm_field, and nxm_hasmask value, nxm_length is a
1202 * constant. It is included only to allow software to minimally parse
1203 * "nxm_entry"s of unknown types. (Similarly, for a given nxm_vendor,
1204 * nxm_field, and nxm_length, nxm_hasmask is a constant.)
1210 * A zero-length nx_match (one with no "nxm_entry"s) matches every packet.
1212 * An nxm_entry places a constraint on the packets matched by the nx_match:
1214 * - If nxm_hasmask is 0, the nxm_entry's body contains a value for the
1215 * field, called "nxm_value". The nx_match matches only packets in which
1216 * the field equals nxm_value.
1218 * - If nxm_hasmask is 1, then the nxm_entry's body contains a value for the
1219 * field (nxm_value), followed by a bitmask of the same length as the
1220 * value, called "nxm_mask". For each 1-bit in position J in nxm_mask, the
1221 * nx_match matches only packets for which bit J in the given field's value
1222 * matches bit J in nxm_value. A 0-bit in nxm_mask causes the
1223 * corresponding bits in nxm_value and the field's value to be ignored.
1224 * (The sense of the nxm_mask bits is the opposite of that used by the
1225 * "wildcards" member of struct ofp10_match.)
1227 * When nxm_hasmask is 1, nxm_length is always even.
1229 * An all-zero-bits nxm_mask is equivalent to omitting the nxm_entry
1230 * entirely. An all-one-bits nxm_mask is equivalent to specifying 0 for
1233 * When there are multiple "nxm_entry"s, all of the constraints must be met.
1239 * Masks may be restricted:
1241 * - Some nxm_types may not support masked wildcards, that is, nxm_hasmask
1242 * must always be 0 when these fields are specified. For example, the
1243 * field that identifies the port on which a packet was received may not be
1246 * - Some nxm_types that do support masked wildcards may only support certain
1247 * nxm_mask patterns. For example, fields that have IPv4 address values
1248 * may be restricted to CIDR masks.
1250 * These restrictions should be noted in specifications for individual fields.
1251 * A switch may accept an nxm_hasmask or nxm_mask value that the specification
1252 * disallows, if the switch correctly implements support for that nxm_hasmask
1253 * or nxm_mask value. A switch must reject an attempt to set up a flow that
1254 * contains a nxm_hasmask or nxm_mask value that it does not support.
1257 * Prerequisite Restrictions
1258 * =========================
1260 * The presence of an nxm_entry with a given nxm_type may be restricted based
1261 * on the presence of or values of other "nxm_entry"s. For example:
1263 * - An nxm_entry for nxm_type=NXM_OF_IP_TOS is allowed only if it is
1264 * preceded by another entry with nxm_type=NXM_OF_ETH_TYPE, nxm_hasmask=0,
1265 * and nxm_value=0x0800. That is, matching on the IP source address is
1266 * allowed only if the Ethernet type is explicitly set to IP.
1268 * - An nxm_entry for nxm_type=NXM_OF_TCP_SRC is allowed only if it is
1269 * preceded by an entry with nxm_type=NXM_OF_ETH_TYPE, nxm_hasmask=0, and
1270 * nxm_value either 0x0800 or 0x86dd, and another with
1271 * nxm_type=NXM_OF_IP_PROTO, nxm_hasmask=0, nxm_value=6, in that order.
1272 * That is, matching on the TCP source port is allowed only if the Ethernet
1273 * type is IP or IPv6 and the IP protocol is TCP.
1275 * These restrictions should be noted in specifications for individual fields.
1276 * A switch may implement relaxed versions of these restrictions. A switch
1277 * must reject an attempt to set up a flow that violates its restrictions.
1280 * Ordering Restrictions
1281 * =====================
1283 * An nxm_entry that has prerequisite restrictions must appear after the
1284 * "nxm_entry"s for its prerequisites. Ordering of "nxm_entry"s within an
1285 * nx_match is not otherwise constrained.
1287 * Any given nxm_type may appear in an nx_match at most once.
1290 * nxm_entry Examples
1291 * ==================
1293 * These examples show the format of a single nxm_entry with particular
1294 * nxm_hasmask and nxm_length values. The diagrams are labeled with field
1295 * numbers and byte indexes.
1298 * 8-bit nxm_value, nxm_hasmask=1, nxm_length=2:
1301 * +------------+---+---+
1302 * | header | v | m |
1303 * +------------+---+---+
1306 * 16-bit nxm_value, nxm_hasmask=0, nxm_length=2:
1309 * +------------+------+
1311 * +------------+------+
1314 * 32-bit nxm_value, nxm_hasmask=0, nxm_length=4:
1317 * +------------+-------------+
1318 * | header | nxm_value |
1319 * +------------+-------------+
1322 * 48-bit nxm_value, nxm_hasmask=0, nxm_length=6:
1325 * +------------+------------------+
1326 * | header | nxm_value |
1327 * +------------+------------------+
1330 * 48-bit nxm_value, nxm_hasmask=1, nxm_length=12:
1333 * +------------+------------------+------------------+
1334 * | header | nxm_value | nxm_mask |
1335 * +------------+------------------+------------------+
1341 * A switch should report an error in an nx_match using error type
1342 * OFPET_BAD_REQUEST and one of the NXBRC_NXM_* codes. Ideally the switch
1343 * should report a specific error code, if one is assigned for the particular
1344 * problem, but NXBRC_NXM_INVALID is also available to report a generic
1348 #define NXM_HEADER__(VENDOR, FIELD, HASMASK, LENGTH) \
1349 (((VENDOR) << 16) | ((FIELD) << 9) | ((HASMASK) << 8) | (LENGTH))
1350 #define NXM_HEADER(VENDOR, FIELD, LENGTH) \
1351 NXM_HEADER__(VENDOR, FIELD, 0, LENGTH)
1352 #define NXM_HEADER_W(VENDOR, FIELD, LENGTH) \
1353 NXM_HEADER__(VENDOR, FIELD, 1, (LENGTH) * 2)
1354 #define NXM_VENDOR(HEADER) ((HEADER) >> 16)
1355 #define NXM_FIELD(HEADER) (((HEADER) >> 9) & 0x7f)
1356 #define NXM_TYPE(HEADER) (((HEADER) >> 9) & 0x7fffff)
1357 #define NXM_HASMASK(HEADER) (((HEADER) >> 8) & 1)
1358 #define NXM_LENGTH(HEADER) ((HEADER) & 0xff)
1360 #define NXM_MAKE_WILD_HEADER(HEADER) \
1361 NXM_HEADER_W(NXM_VENDOR(HEADER), NXM_FIELD(HEADER), NXM_LENGTH(HEADER))
1363 /* ## ------------------------------- ## */
1364 /* ## OpenFlow 1.0-compatible fields. ## */
1365 /* ## ------------------------------- ## */
1367 /* Physical or virtual port on which the packet was received.
1371 * Format: 16-bit integer in network byte order.
1373 * Masking: Not maskable. */
1374 #define NXM_OF_IN_PORT NXM_HEADER (0x0000, 0, 2)
1376 /* Source or destination address in Ethernet header.
1380 * Format: 48-bit Ethernet MAC address.
1382 * Masking: Fully maskable, in versions 1.8 and later. Earlier versions only
1383 * supported the following masks for NXM_OF_ETH_DST_W: 00:00:00:00:00:00,
1384 * fe:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff, 01:00:00:00:00:00, ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff. */
1385 #define NXM_OF_ETH_DST NXM_HEADER (0x0000, 1, 6)
1386 #define NXM_OF_ETH_DST_W NXM_HEADER_W(0x0000, 1, 6)
1387 #define NXM_OF_ETH_SRC NXM_HEADER (0x0000, 2, 6)
1388 #define NXM_OF_ETH_SRC_W NXM_HEADER_W(0x0000, 2, 6)
1390 /* Packet's Ethernet type.
1392 * For an Ethernet II packet this is taken from the Ethernet header. For an
1393 * 802.2 LLC+SNAP header with OUI 00-00-00 this is taken from the SNAP header.
1394 * A packet that has neither format has value 0x05ff
1395 * (OFP_DL_TYPE_NOT_ETH_TYPE).
1397 * For a packet with an 802.1Q header, this is the type of the encapsulated
1402 * Format: 16-bit integer in network byte order.
1404 * Masking: Not maskable. */
1405 #define NXM_OF_ETH_TYPE NXM_HEADER (0x0000, 3, 2)
1409 * For a packet with an 802.1Q header, this is the Tag Control Information
1410 * (TCI) field, with the CFI bit forced to 1. For a packet with no 802.1Q
1411 * header, this has value 0.
1415 * Format: 16-bit integer in network byte order.
1417 * Masking: Arbitrary masks.
1419 * This field can be used in various ways:
1421 * - If it is not constrained at all, the nx_match matches packets without
1422 * an 802.1Q header or with an 802.1Q header that has any TCI value.
1424 * - Testing for an exact match with 0 matches only packets without an
1427 * - Testing for an exact match with a TCI value with CFI=1 matches packets
1428 * that have an 802.1Q header with a specified VID and PCP.
1430 * - Testing for an exact match with a nonzero TCI value with CFI=0 does
1431 * not make sense. The switch may reject this combination.
1433 * - Testing with a specific VID and CFI=1, with nxm_mask=0x1fff, matches
1434 * packets that have an 802.1Q header with that VID (and any PCP).
1436 * - Testing with a specific PCP and CFI=1, with nxm_mask=0xf000, matches
1437 * packets that have an 802.1Q header with that PCP (and any VID).
1439 * - Testing with nxm_value=0, nxm_mask=0x0fff matches packets with no 802.1Q
1440 * header or with an 802.1Q header with a VID of 0.
1442 * - Testing with nxm_value=0, nxm_mask=0xe000 matches packets with no 802.1Q
1443 * header or with an 802.1Q header with a PCP of 0.
1445 * - Testing with nxm_value=0, nxm_mask=0xefff matches packets with no 802.1Q
1446 * header or with an 802.1Q header with both VID and PCP of 0.
1448 #define NXM_OF_VLAN_TCI NXM_HEADER (0x0000, 4, 2)
1449 #define NXM_OF_VLAN_TCI_W NXM_HEADER_W(0x0000, 4, 2)
1451 /* The "type of service" byte of the IP header, with the ECN bits forced to 0.
1453 * Prereqs: NXM_OF_ETH_TYPE must be either 0x0800 or 0x86dd.
1455 * Format: 8-bit integer with 2 least-significant bits forced to 0.
1457 * Masking: Not maskable. */
1458 #define NXM_OF_IP_TOS NXM_HEADER (0x0000, 5, 1)
1460 /* The "protocol" byte in the IP header.
1462 * Prereqs: NXM_OF_ETH_TYPE must be either 0x0800 or 0x86dd.
1464 * Format: 8-bit integer.
1466 * Masking: Not maskable. */
1467 #define NXM_OF_IP_PROTO NXM_HEADER (0x0000, 6, 1)
1469 /* The source or destination address in the IP header.
1471 * Prereqs: NXM_OF_ETH_TYPE must match 0x0800 exactly.
1473 * Format: 32-bit integer in network byte order.
1475 * Masking: Fully maskable, in Open vSwitch 1.8 and later. In earlier
1476 * versions, only CIDR masks are allowed, that is, masks that consist of N
1477 * high-order bits set to 1 and the other 32-N bits set to 0. */
1478 #define NXM_OF_IP_SRC NXM_HEADER (0x0000, 7, 4)
1479 #define NXM_OF_IP_SRC_W NXM_HEADER_W(0x0000, 7, 4)
1480 #define NXM_OF_IP_DST NXM_HEADER (0x0000, 8, 4)
1481 #define NXM_OF_IP_DST_W NXM_HEADER_W(0x0000, 8, 4)
1483 /* The source or destination port in the TCP header.
1486 * NXM_OF_ETH_TYPE must be either 0x0800 or 0x86dd.
1487 * NXM_OF_IP_PROTO must match 6 exactly.
1489 * Format: 16-bit integer in network byte order.
1491 * Masking: Fully maskable, in Open vSwitch 1.6 and later. Not maskable, in
1492 * earlier versions. */
1493 #define NXM_OF_TCP_SRC NXM_HEADER (0x0000, 9, 2)
1494 #define NXM_OF_TCP_SRC_W NXM_HEADER_W(0x0000, 9, 2)
1495 #define NXM_OF_TCP_DST NXM_HEADER (0x0000, 10, 2)
1496 #define NXM_OF_TCP_DST_W NXM_HEADER_W(0x0000, 10, 2)
1498 /* The source or destination port in the UDP header.
1501 * NXM_OF_ETH_TYPE must match either 0x0800 or 0x86dd.
1502 * NXM_OF_IP_PROTO must match 17 exactly.
1504 * Format: 16-bit integer in network byte order.
1506 * Masking: Fully maskable, in Open vSwitch 1.6 and later. Not maskable, in
1507 * earlier versions. */
1508 #define NXM_OF_UDP_SRC NXM_HEADER (0x0000, 11, 2)
1509 #define NXM_OF_UDP_SRC_W NXM_HEADER_W(0x0000, 11, 2)
1510 #define NXM_OF_UDP_DST NXM_HEADER (0x0000, 12, 2)
1511 #define NXM_OF_UDP_DST_W NXM_HEADER_W(0x0000, 12, 2)
1513 /* The type or code in the ICMP header.
1516 * NXM_OF_ETH_TYPE must match 0x0800 exactly.
1517 * NXM_OF_IP_PROTO must match 1 exactly.
1519 * Format: 8-bit integer.
1521 * Masking: Not maskable. */
1522 #define NXM_OF_ICMP_TYPE NXM_HEADER (0x0000, 13, 1)
1523 #define NXM_OF_ICMP_CODE NXM_HEADER (0x0000, 14, 1)
1527 * For an Ethernet+IP ARP packet, the opcode in the ARP header. Always 0
1528 * otherwise. Only ARP opcodes between 1 and 255 should be specified for
1531 * Prereqs: NXM_OF_ETH_TYPE must match 0x0806 exactly.
1533 * Format: 16-bit integer in network byte order.
1535 * Masking: Not maskable. */
1536 #define NXM_OF_ARP_OP NXM_HEADER (0x0000, 15, 2)
1538 /* For an Ethernet+IP ARP packet, the source or target protocol address
1539 * in the ARP header. Always 0 otherwise.
1541 * Prereqs: NXM_OF_ETH_TYPE must match 0x0806 exactly.
1543 * Format: 32-bit integer in network byte order.
1545 * Masking: Fully maskable, in Open vSwitch 1.8 and later. In earlier
1546 * versions, only CIDR masks are allowed, that is, masks that consist of N
1547 * high-order bits set to 1 and the other 32-N bits set to 0. */
1548 #define NXM_OF_ARP_SPA NXM_HEADER (0x0000, 16, 4)
1549 #define NXM_OF_ARP_SPA_W NXM_HEADER_W(0x0000, 16, 4)
1550 #define NXM_OF_ARP_TPA NXM_HEADER (0x0000, 17, 4)
1551 #define NXM_OF_ARP_TPA_W NXM_HEADER_W(0x0000, 17, 4)
1553 /* ## ------------------------ ## */
1554 /* ## Nicira match extensions. ## */
1555 /* ## ------------------------ ## */
1557 /* Metadata registers.
1559 * Registers initially have value 0. Actions allow register values to be
1564 * Format: Array of 32-bit integer registers. Space is reserved for up to
1565 * NXM_NX_MAX_REGS registers, but switches may implement fewer.
1567 * Masking: Arbitrary masks. */
1568 #define NXM_NX_MAX_REGS 16
1569 #define NXM_NX_REG(IDX) NXM_HEADER (0x0001, IDX, 4)
1570 #define NXM_NX_REG_W(IDX) NXM_HEADER_W(0x0001, IDX, 4)
1571 #define NXM_NX_REG_IDX(HEADER) NXM_FIELD(HEADER)
1572 #define NXM_IS_NX_REG(HEADER) (!((((HEADER) ^ NXM_NX_REG0)) & 0xffffe1ff))
1573 #define NXM_IS_NX_REG_W(HEADER) (!((((HEADER) ^ NXM_NX_REG0_W)) & 0xffffe1ff))
1574 #define NXM_NX_REG0 NXM_HEADER (0x0001, 0, 4)
1575 #define NXM_NX_REG0_W NXM_HEADER_W(0x0001, 0, 4)
1576 #define NXM_NX_REG1 NXM_HEADER (0x0001, 1, 4)
1577 #define NXM_NX_REG1_W NXM_HEADER_W(0x0001, 1, 4)
1578 #define NXM_NX_REG2 NXM_HEADER (0x0001, 2, 4)
1579 #define NXM_NX_REG2_W NXM_HEADER_W(0x0001, 2, 4)
1580 #define NXM_NX_REG3 NXM_HEADER (0x0001, 3, 4)
1581 #define NXM_NX_REG3_W NXM_HEADER_W(0x0001, 3, 4)
1582 #define NXM_NX_REG4 NXM_HEADER (0x0001, 4, 4)
1583 #define NXM_NX_REG4_W NXM_HEADER_W(0x0001, 4, 4)
1584 #define NXM_NX_REG5 NXM_HEADER (0x0001, 5, 4)
1585 #define NXM_NX_REG5_W NXM_HEADER_W(0x0001, 5, 4)
1586 #define NXM_NX_REG6 NXM_HEADER (0x0001, 6, 4)
1587 #define NXM_NX_REG6_W NXM_HEADER_W(0x0001, 6, 4)
1588 #define NXM_NX_REG7 NXM_HEADER (0x0001, 7, 4)
1589 #define NXM_NX_REG7_W NXM_HEADER_W(0x0001, 7, 4)
1593 * For a packet received via GRE tunnel including a (32-bit) key, the key is
1594 * stored in the low 32-bits and the high bits are zeroed. For other packets,
1599 * Format: 64-bit integer in network byte order.
1601 * Masking: Arbitrary masks. */
1602 #define NXM_NX_TUN_ID NXM_HEADER (0x0001, 16, 8)
1603 #define NXM_NX_TUN_ID_W NXM_HEADER_W(0x0001, 16, 8)
1605 /* For an Ethernet+IP ARP packet, the source or target hardware address
1606 * in the ARP header. Always 0 otherwise.
1608 * Prereqs: NXM_OF_ETH_TYPE must match 0x0806 exactly.
1610 * Format: 48-bit Ethernet MAC address.
1612 * Masking: Not maskable. */
1613 #define NXM_NX_ARP_SHA NXM_HEADER (0x0001, 17, 6)
1614 #define NXM_NX_ARP_THA NXM_HEADER (0x0001, 18, 6)
1616 /* The source or destination address in the IPv6 header.
1618 * Prereqs: NXM_OF_ETH_TYPE must match 0x86dd exactly.
1620 * Format: 128-bit IPv6 address.
1622 * Masking: Fully maskable, in Open vSwitch 1.8 and later. In previous
1623 * versions, only CIDR masks are allowed, that is, masks that consist of N
1624 * high-order bits set to 1 and the other 128-N bits set to 0. */
1625 #define NXM_NX_IPV6_SRC NXM_HEADER (0x0001, 19, 16)
1626 #define NXM_NX_IPV6_SRC_W NXM_HEADER_W(0x0001, 19, 16)
1627 #define NXM_NX_IPV6_DST NXM_HEADER (0x0001, 20, 16)
1628 #define NXM_NX_IPV6_DST_W NXM_HEADER_W(0x0001, 20, 16)
1630 /* The type or code in the ICMPv6 header.
1633 * NXM_OF_ETH_TYPE must match 0x86dd exactly.
1634 * NXM_OF_IP_PROTO must match 58 exactly.
1636 * Format: 8-bit integer.
1638 * Masking: Not maskable. */
1639 #define NXM_NX_ICMPV6_TYPE NXM_HEADER (0x0001, 21, 1)
1640 #define NXM_NX_ICMPV6_CODE NXM_HEADER (0x0001, 22, 1)
1642 /* The target address in an IPv6 Neighbor Discovery message.
1645 * NXM_OF_ETH_TYPE must match 0x86dd exactly.
1646 * NXM_OF_IP_PROTO must match 58 exactly.
1647 * NXM_OF_ICMPV6_TYPE must be either 135 or 136.
1649 * Format: 128-bit IPv6 address.
1651 * Masking: Fully maskable, in Open vSwitch 1.8 and later. In previous
1652 * versions, only CIDR masks are allowed, that is, masks that consist of N
1653 * high-order bits set to 1 and the other 128-N bits set to 0. */
1654 #define NXM_NX_ND_TARGET NXM_HEADER (0x0001, 23, 16)
1655 #define NXM_NX_ND_TARGET_W NXM_HEADER_W (0x0001, 23, 16)
1657 /* The source link-layer address option in an IPv6 Neighbor Discovery
1661 * NXM_OF_ETH_TYPE must match 0x86dd exactly.
1662 * NXM_OF_IP_PROTO must match 58 exactly.
1663 * NXM_OF_ICMPV6_TYPE must be exactly 135.
1665 * Format: 48-bit Ethernet MAC address.
1667 * Masking: Not maskable. */
1668 #define NXM_NX_ND_SLL NXM_HEADER (0x0001, 24, 6)
1670 /* The target link-layer address option in an IPv6 Neighbor Discovery
1674 * NXM_OF_ETH_TYPE must match 0x86dd exactly.
1675 * NXM_OF_IP_PROTO must match 58 exactly.
1676 * NXM_OF_ICMPV6_TYPE must be exactly 136.
1678 * Format: 48-bit Ethernet MAC address.
1680 * Masking: Not maskable. */
1681 #define NXM_NX_ND_TLL NXM_HEADER (0x0001, 25, 6)
1683 /* IP fragment information.
1686 * NXM_OF_ETH_TYPE must be either 0x0800 or 0x86dd.
1688 * Format: 8-bit value with one of the values 0, 1, or 3, as described below.
1690 * Masking: Fully maskable.
1692 * This field has three possible values:
1694 * - A packet that is not an IP fragment has value 0.
1696 * - A packet that is an IP fragment with offset 0 (the first fragment) has
1697 * bit 0 set and thus value 1.
1699 * - A packet that is an IP fragment with nonzero offset has bits 0 and 1 set
1702 * NX_IP_FRAG_ANY and NX_IP_FRAG_LATER are declared to symbolically represent
1703 * the meanings of bits 0 and 1.
1705 * The switch may reject matches against values that can never appear.
1707 * It is important to understand how this field interacts with the OpenFlow IP
1708 * fragment handling mode:
1710 * - In OFPC_FRAG_DROP mode, the OpenFlow switch drops all IP fragments
1711 * before they reach the flow table, so every packet that is available for
1712 * matching will have value 0 in this field.
1714 * - Open vSwitch does not implement OFPC_FRAG_REASM mode, but if it did then
1715 * IP fragments would be reassembled before they reached the flow table and
1716 * again every packet available for matching would always have value 0.
1718 * - In OFPC_FRAG_NORMAL mode, all three values are possible, but OpenFlow
1719 * 1.0 says that fragments' transport ports are always 0, even for the
1720 * first fragment, so this does not provide much extra information.
1722 * - In OFPC_FRAG_NX_MATCH mode, all three values are possible. For
1723 * fragments with offset 0, Open vSwitch makes L4 header information
1726 #define NXM_NX_IP_FRAG NXM_HEADER (0x0001, 26, 1)
1727 #define NXM_NX_IP_FRAG_W NXM_HEADER_W(0x0001, 26, 1)
1729 /* Bits in the value of NXM_NX_IP_FRAG. */
1730 #define NX_IP_FRAG_ANY (1 << 0) /* Is this a fragment? */
1731 #define NX_IP_FRAG_LATER (1 << 1) /* Is this a fragment with nonzero offset? */
1733 /* The flow label in the IPv6 header.
1735 * Prereqs: NXM_OF_ETH_TYPE must match 0x86dd exactly.
1737 * Format: 20-bit IPv6 flow label in least-significant bits.
1739 * Masking: Not maskable. */
1740 #define NXM_NX_IPV6_LABEL NXM_HEADER (0x0001, 27, 4)
1742 /* The ECN of the IP header.
1744 * Prereqs: NXM_OF_ETH_TYPE must be either 0x0800 or 0x86dd.
1746 * Format: ECN in the low-order 2 bits.
1748 * Masking: Not maskable. */
1749 #define NXM_NX_IP_ECN NXM_HEADER (0x0001, 28, 1)
1751 /* The time-to-live/hop limit of the IP header.
1753 * Prereqs: NXM_OF_ETH_TYPE must be either 0x0800 or 0x86dd.
1755 * Format: 8-bit integer.
1757 * Masking: Not maskable. */
1758 #define NXM_NX_IP_TTL NXM_HEADER (0x0001, 29, 1)
1762 * This may be used to gain the OpenFlow 1.1-like ability to restrict
1763 * certain NXM-based Flow Mod and Flow Stats Request messages to flows
1764 * with specific cookies. See the "nx_flow_mod" and "nx_flow_stats_request"
1765 * structure definitions for more details. This match is otherwise not
1770 * Format: 64-bit integer in network byte order.
1772 * Masking: Arbitrary masks. */
1773 #define NXM_NX_COOKIE NXM_HEADER (0x0001, 30, 8)
1774 #define NXM_NX_COOKIE_W NXM_HEADER_W(0x0001, 30, 8)
1776 /* ## --------------------- ## */
1777 /* ## Requests and replies. ## */
1778 /* ## --------------------- ## */
1780 enum nx_flow_format {
1781 NXFF_OPENFLOW10 = 0, /* Standard OpenFlow 1.0 compatible. */
1782 NXFF_NXM = 2, /* Nicira extended match. */
1783 NXFF_OPENFLOW12 = 3 /* OpenFlow 1.2 format. */
1786 /* NXT_SET_FLOW_FORMAT request. */
1787 struct nx_set_flow_format {
1788 struct nicira_header nxh;
1789 ovs_be32 format; /* One of NXFF_*. */
1791 OFP_ASSERT(sizeof(struct nx_set_flow_format) == 20);
1793 /* NXT_FLOW_MOD (analogous to OFPT_FLOW_MOD).
1795 * It is possible to limit flow deletions and modifications to certain
1796 * cookies by using the NXM_NX_COOKIE(_W) matches. The "cookie" field
1797 * is used only to add or modify flow cookies.
1799 struct nx_flow_mod {
1800 struct nicira_header nxh;
1801 ovs_be64 cookie; /* Opaque controller-issued identifier. */
1802 ovs_be16 command; /* One of OFPFC_*. */
1803 ovs_be16 idle_timeout; /* Idle time before discarding (seconds). */
1804 ovs_be16 hard_timeout; /* Max time before discarding (seconds). */
1805 ovs_be16 priority; /* Priority level of flow entry. */
1806 ovs_be32 buffer_id; /* Buffered packet to apply to (or -1).
1807 Not meaningful for OFPFC_DELETE*. */
1808 ovs_be16 out_port; /* For OFPFC_DELETE* commands, require
1809 matching entries to include this as an
1810 output port. A value of OFPP_NONE
1811 indicates no restriction. */
1812 ovs_be16 flags; /* One of OFPFF_*. */
1813 ovs_be16 match_len; /* Size of nx_match. */
1814 uint8_t pad[6]; /* Align to 64-bits. */
1816 * - Exactly match_len (possibly 0) bytes containing the nx_match, then
1817 * - Exactly (match_len + 7)/8*8 - match_len (between 0 and 7) bytes of
1818 * all-zero bytes, then
1819 * - Actions to fill out the remainder of the message length (always a
1823 OFP_ASSERT(sizeof(struct nx_flow_mod) == 48);
1825 /* NXT_FLOW_REMOVED (analogous to OFPT_FLOW_REMOVED). */
1826 struct nx_flow_removed {
1827 struct nicira_header nxh;
1828 ovs_be64 cookie; /* Opaque controller-issued identifier. */
1829 ovs_be16 priority; /* Priority level of flow entry. */
1830 uint8_t reason; /* One of OFPRR_*. */
1831 uint8_t pad[1]; /* Align to 32-bits. */
1832 ovs_be32 duration_sec; /* Time flow was alive in seconds. */
1833 ovs_be32 duration_nsec; /* Time flow was alive in nanoseconds beyond
1835 ovs_be16 idle_timeout; /* Idle timeout from original flow mod. */
1836 ovs_be16 match_len; /* Size of nx_match. */
1837 ovs_be64 packet_count;
1838 ovs_be64 byte_count;
1840 * - Exactly match_len (possibly 0) bytes containing the nx_match, then
1841 * - Exactly (match_len + 7)/8*8 - match_len (between 0 and 7) bytes of
1842 * all-zero bytes. */
1844 OFP_ASSERT(sizeof(struct nx_flow_removed) == 56);
1846 /* Nicira vendor stats request of type NXST_FLOW (analogous to OFPST_FLOW
1849 * It is possible to limit matches to certain cookies by using the
1850 * NXM_NX_COOKIE and NXM_NX_COOKIE_W matches.
1852 struct nx_flow_stats_request {
1853 struct nicira_stats_msg nsm;
1854 ovs_be16 out_port; /* Require matching entries to include this
1855 as an output port. A value of OFPP_NONE
1856 indicates no restriction. */
1857 ovs_be16 match_len; /* Length of nx_match. */
1858 uint8_t table_id; /* ID of table to read (from ofp_table_stats)
1859 or 0xff for all tables. */
1860 uint8_t pad[3]; /* Align to 64 bits. */
1862 * - Exactly match_len (possibly 0) bytes containing the nx_match, then
1863 * - Exactly (match_len + 7)/8*8 - match_len (between 0 and 7) bytes of
1864 * all-zero bytes, which must also exactly fill out the length of the
1868 OFP_ASSERT(sizeof(struct nx_flow_stats_request) == 32);
1870 /* Body for Nicira vendor stats reply of type NXST_FLOW (analogous to
1871 * OFPST_FLOW reply).
1873 * The values of 'idle_age' and 'hard_age' are only meaningful when talking to
1874 * a switch that implements the NXT_FLOW_AGE extension. Zero means that the
1875 * true value is unknown, perhaps because hardware does not track the value.
1876 * (Zero is also the value that one should ordinarily expect to see talking to
1877 * a switch that does not implement NXT_FLOW_AGE, since those switches zero the
1878 * padding bytes that these fields replaced.) A nonzero value X represents X-1
1879 * seconds. A value of 65535 represents 65534 or more seconds.
1881 * 'idle_age' is the number of seconds that the flow has been idle, that is,
1882 * the number of seconds since a packet passed through the flow. 'hard_age' is
1883 * the number of seconds since the flow was last modified (e.g. OFPFC_MODIFY or
1884 * OFPFC_MODIFY_STRICT). (The 'duration_*' fields are the elapsed time since
1885 * the flow was added, regardless of subsequent modifications.)
1887 * For a flow with an idle or hard timeout, 'idle_age' or 'hard_age',
1888 * respectively, will ordinarily be smaller than the timeout, but flow
1889 * expiration times are only approximate and so one must be prepared to
1890 * tolerate expirations that occur somewhat early or late.
1892 struct nx_flow_stats {
1893 ovs_be16 length; /* Length of this entry. */
1894 uint8_t table_id; /* ID of table flow came from. */
1896 ovs_be32 duration_sec; /* Time flow has been alive in seconds. */
1897 ovs_be32 duration_nsec; /* Time flow has been alive in nanoseconds
1898 beyond duration_sec. */
1899 ovs_be16 priority; /* Priority of the entry. */
1900 ovs_be16 idle_timeout; /* Number of seconds idle before expiration. */
1901 ovs_be16 hard_timeout; /* Number of seconds before expiration. */
1902 ovs_be16 match_len; /* Length of nx_match. */
1903 ovs_be16 idle_age; /* Seconds since last packet, plus one. */
1904 ovs_be16 hard_age; /* Seconds since last modification, plus one. */
1905 ovs_be64 cookie; /* Opaque controller-issued identifier. */
1906 ovs_be64 packet_count; /* Number of packets, UINT64_MAX if unknown. */
1907 ovs_be64 byte_count; /* Number of bytes, UINT64_MAX if unknown. */
1909 * - Exactly match_len (possibly 0) bytes containing the nx_match, then
1910 * - Exactly (match_len + 7)/8*8 - match_len (between 0 and 7) bytes of
1911 * all-zero bytes, then
1912 * - Actions to fill out the remainder 'length' bytes (always a multiple
1916 OFP_ASSERT(sizeof(struct nx_flow_stats) == 48);
1918 /* Nicira vendor stats request of type NXST_AGGREGATE (analogous to
1919 * OFPST_AGGREGATE request). */
1920 struct nx_aggregate_stats_request {
1921 struct nicira_stats_msg nsm;
1922 ovs_be16 out_port; /* Require matching entries to include this
1923 as an output port. A value of OFPP_NONE
1924 indicates no restriction. */
1925 ovs_be16 match_len; /* Length of nx_match. */
1926 uint8_t table_id; /* ID of table to read (from ofp_table_stats)
1927 or 0xff for all tables. */
1928 uint8_t pad[3]; /* Align to 64 bits. */
1930 * - Exactly match_len (possibly 0) bytes containing the nx_match, then
1931 * - Exactly (match_len + 7)/8*8 - match_len (between 0 and 7) bytes of
1932 * all-zero bytes, which must also exactly fill out the length of the
1936 OFP_ASSERT(sizeof(struct nx_aggregate_stats_request) == 32);
1938 /* Body for nicira_stats_msg reply of type NXST_AGGREGATE (analogous to
1939 * OFPST_AGGREGATE reply). */
1940 struct nx_aggregate_stats_reply {
1941 struct nicira_stats_msg nsm;
1942 ovs_be64 packet_count; /* Number of packets, UINT64_MAX if unknown. */
1943 ovs_be64 byte_count; /* Number of bytes, UINT64_MAX if unknown. */
1944 ovs_be32 flow_count; /* Number of flows. */
1945 uint8_t pad[4]; /* Align to 64 bits. */
1947 OFP_ASSERT(sizeof(struct nx_aggregate_stats_reply) == 48);
1949 /* NXT_SET_CONTROLLER_ID.
1951 * Each OpenFlow controller connection has a 16-bit identifier that is
1952 * initially 0. This message changes the connection's ID to 'id'.
1954 * Controller connection IDs need not be unique.
1956 * The NXAST_CONTROLLER action is the only current user of controller
1957 * connection IDs. */
1958 struct nx_controller_id {
1959 struct nicira_header nxh;
1960 uint8_t zero[6]; /* Must be zero. */
1961 ovs_be16 controller_id; /* New controller connection ID. */
1963 OFP_ASSERT(sizeof(struct nx_controller_id) == 24);
1965 /* Action structure for NXAST_CONTROLLER.
1967 * This generalizes using OFPAT_OUTPUT to send a packet to OFPP_CONTROLLER. In
1968 * addition to the 'max_len' that OFPAT_OUTPUT supports, it also allows
1971 * - 'reason': The reason code to use in the ofp_packet_in or nx_packet_in.
1973 * - 'controller_id': The ID of the controller connection to which the
1974 * ofp_packet_in should be sent. The ofp_packet_in or nx_packet_in is
1975 * sent only to controllers that have the specified controller connection
1976 * ID. See "struct nx_controller_id" for more information. */
1977 struct nx_action_controller {
1978 ovs_be16 type; /* OFPAT_VENDOR. */
1979 ovs_be16 len; /* Length is 16. */
1980 ovs_be32 vendor; /* NX_VENDOR_ID. */
1981 ovs_be16 subtype; /* NXAST_CONTROLLER. */
1982 ovs_be16 max_len; /* Maximum length to send to controller. */
1983 ovs_be16 controller_id; /* Controller ID to send packet-in. */
1984 uint8_t reason; /* enum ofp_packet_in_reason (OFPR_*). */
1985 uint8_t zero; /* Must be zero. */
1987 OFP_ASSERT(sizeof(struct nx_action_controller) == 16);
1989 /* Flow Table Monitoring
1990 * =====================
1992 * NXST_FLOW_MONITOR allows a controller to keep track of changes to OpenFlow
1993 * flow table(s) or subsets of them, with the following workflow:
1995 * 1. The controller sends an NXST_FLOW_MONITOR request to begin monitoring
1996 * flows. The 'id' in the request must be unique among all monitors that
1997 * the controller has started and not yet canceled on this OpenFlow
2000 * 2. The switch responds with an NXST_FLOW_MONITOR reply. If the request's
2001 * 'flags' included NXFMF_INITIAL, the reply includes all the flows that
2002 * matched the request at the time of the request (with event NXFME_ADDED).
2003 * If 'flags' did not include NXFMF_INITIAL, the reply is empty.
2005 * The reply uses the xid of the request (as do all replies to OpenFlow
2008 * 3. Whenever a change to a flow table entry matches some outstanding monitor
2009 * request's criteria and flags, the switch sends a notification to the
2010 * controller as an additional NXST_FLOW_MONITOR reply with xid 0.
2012 * When multiple outstanding monitors match a single change, only a single
2013 * notification is sent. This merged notification includes the information
2014 * requested in any of the individual monitors. That is, if any of the
2015 * matching monitors requests actions (NXFMF_ACTIONS), the notification
2016 * includes actions, and if any of the monitors request full changes for the
2017 * controller's own changes (NXFMF_OWN), the controller's own changes will
2018 * be included in full.
2020 * 4. The controller may cancel a monitor with NXT_FLOW_MONITOR_CANCEL. No
2021 * further notifications will be sent on the basis of the canceled monitor
2028 * OpenFlow messages for flow monitor notifications can overflow the buffer
2029 * space available to the switch, either temporarily (e.g. due to network
2030 * conditions slowing OpenFlow traffic) or more permanently (e.g. the sustained
2031 * rate of flow table change exceeds the network bandwidth between switch and
2034 * When Open vSwitch's notification buffer space reaches a limiting threshold,
2035 * OVS reacts as follows:
2037 * 1. OVS sends an NXT_FLOW_MONITOR_PAUSED message to the controller, following
2038 * all the already queued notifications. After it receives this message,
2039 * the controller knows that its view of the flow table, as represented by
2040 * flow monitor notifications, is incomplete.
2042 * 2. As long as the notification buffer is not empty:
2044 * - NXMFE_ADD and NXFME_MODIFIED notifications will not be sent.
2046 * - NXFME_DELETED notifications will still be sent, but only for flows
2047 * that existed before OVS sent NXT_FLOW_MONITOR_PAUSED.
2049 * - NXFME_ABBREV notifications will not be sent. They are treated as
2050 * the expanded version (and therefore only the NXFME_DELETED
2051 * components, if any, are sent).
2053 * 3. When the notification buffer empties, OVS sends NXFME_ADD notifications
2054 * for flows added since the buffer reached its limit and NXFME_MODIFIED
2055 * notifications for flows that existed before the limit was reached and
2056 * changed after the limit was reached.
2058 * 4. OVS sends an NXT_FLOW_MONITOR_RESUMED message to the controller. After
2059 * it receives this message, the controller knows that its view of the flow
2060 * table, as represented by flow monitor notifications, is again complete.
2062 * This allows the maximum buffer space requirement for notifications to be
2063 * bounded by the limit plus the maximum number of supported flows.
2066 * "Flow Removed" messages
2067 * =======================
2069 * The flow monitor mechanism is independent of OFPT_FLOW_REMOVED and
2070 * NXT_FLOW_REMOVED. Flow monitor updates for deletion are sent if
2071 * NXFMF_DELETE is set on a monitor, regardless of whether the
2072 * OFPFF_SEND_FLOW_REM flag was set when the flow was added. */
2074 /* NXST_FLOW_MONITOR request.
2076 * The NXST_FLOW_MONITOR request's body consists of an array of zero or more
2077 * instances of this structure. The request arranges to monitor the flows
2078 * that match the specified criteria, which are interpreted in the same way as
2081 * 'id' identifies a particular monitor for the purpose of allowing it to be
2082 * canceled later with NXT_FLOW_MONITOR_CANCEL. 'id' must be unique among
2083 * existing monitors that have not already been canceled.
2085 * The reply includes the initial flow matches for monitors that have the
2086 * NXFMF_INITIAL flag set. No single flow will be included in the reply more
2087 * than once, even if more than one requested monitor matches that flow. The
2088 * reply will be empty if none of the monitors has NXFMF_INITIAL set or if none
2089 * of the monitors initially matches any flows.
2091 * For NXFMF_ADD, an event will be reported if 'out_port' matches against the
2092 * actions of the flow being added or, for a flow that is replacing an existing
2093 * flow, if 'out_port' matches against the actions of the flow being replaced.
2094 * For NXFMF_DELETE, 'out_port' matches against the actions of a flow being
2095 * deleted. For NXFMF_MODIFY, an event will be reported if 'out_port' matches
2096 * either the old or the new actions. */
2097 struct nx_flow_monitor_request {
2098 ovs_be32 id; /* Controller-assigned ID for this monitor. */
2099 ovs_be16 flags; /* NXFMF_*. */
2100 ovs_be16 out_port; /* Required output port, if not OFPP_NONE. */
2101 ovs_be16 match_len; /* Length of nx_match. */
2102 uint8_t table_id; /* One table's ID or 0xff for all tables. */
2103 uint8_t zeros[5]; /* Align to 64 bits (must be zero). */
2105 * - Exactly match_len (possibly 0) bytes containing the nx_match, then
2106 * - Exactly (match_len + 7)/8*8 - match_len (between 0 and 7) bytes of
2107 * all-zero bytes. */
2109 OFP_ASSERT(sizeof(struct nx_flow_monitor_request) == 16);
2111 /* 'flags' bits in struct nx_flow_monitor_request. */
2112 enum nx_flow_monitor_flags {
2113 /* When to send updates. */
2114 NXFMF_INITIAL = 1 << 0, /* Initially matching flows. */
2115 NXFMF_ADD = 1 << 1, /* New matching flows as they are added. */
2116 NXFMF_DELETE = 1 << 2, /* Old matching flows as they are removed. */
2117 NXFMF_MODIFY = 1 << 3, /* Matching flows as they are changed. */
2119 /* What to include in updates. */
2120 NXFMF_ACTIONS = 1 << 4, /* If set, actions are included. */
2121 NXFMF_OWN = 1 << 5, /* If set, include own changes in full. */
2124 /* NXST_FLOW_MONITOR reply header.
2126 * The body of an NXST_FLOW_MONITOR reply is an array of variable-length
2127 * structures, each of which begins with this header. The 'length' member may
2128 * be used to traverse the array, and the 'event' member may be used to
2129 * determine the particular structure.
2131 * Every instance is a multiple of 8 bytes long. */
2132 struct nx_flow_update_header {
2133 ovs_be16 length; /* Length of this entry. */
2134 ovs_be16 event; /* One of NXFME_*. */
2135 /* ...other data depending on 'event'... */
2137 OFP_ASSERT(sizeof(struct nx_flow_update_header) == 4);
2139 /* 'event' values in struct nx_flow_update_header. */
2140 enum nx_flow_update_event {
2141 /* struct nx_flow_update_full. */
2142 NXFME_ADDED = 0, /* Flow was added. */
2143 NXFME_DELETED = 1, /* Flow was deleted. */
2144 NXFME_MODIFIED = 2, /* Flow (generally its actions) was changed. */
2146 /* struct nx_flow_update_abbrev. */
2147 NXFME_ABBREV = 3, /* Abbreviated reply. */
2150 /* NXST_FLOW_MONITOR reply for NXFME_ADDED, NXFME_DELETED, and
2151 * NXFME_MODIFIED. */
2152 struct nx_flow_update_full {
2153 ovs_be16 length; /* Length is 24. */
2154 ovs_be16 event; /* One of NXFME_*. */
2155 ovs_be16 reason; /* OFPRR_* for NXFME_DELETED, else zero. */
2156 ovs_be16 priority; /* Priority of the entry. */
2157 ovs_be16 idle_timeout; /* Number of seconds idle before expiration. */
2158 ovs_be16 hard_timeout; /* Number of seconds before expiration. */
2159 ovs_be16 match_len; /* Length of nx_match. */
2160 uint8_t table_id; /* ID of flow's table. */
2161 uint8_t pad; /* Reserved, currently zeroed. */
2162 ovs_be64 cookie; /* Opaque controller-issued identifier. */
2164 * - Exactly match_len (possibly 0) bytes containing the nx_match, then
2165 * - Exactly (match_len + 7)/8*8 - match_len (between 0 and 7) bytes of
2166 * all-zero bytes, then
2167 * - Actions to fill out the remainder 'length' bytes (always a multiple
2168 * of 8). If NXFMF_ACTIONS was not specified, or 'event' is
2169 * NXFME_DELETED, no actions are included.
2172 OFP_ASSERT(sizeof(struct nx_flow_update_full) == 24);
2174 /* NXST_FLOW_MONITOR reply for NXFME_ABBREV.
2176 * When the controller does not specify NXFMF_OWN in a monitor request, any
2177 * flow tables changes due to the controller's own requests (on the same
2178 * OpenFlow channel) will be abbreviated, when possible, to this form, which
2179 * simply specifies the 'xid' of the OpenFlow request (e.g. an OFPT_FLOW_MOD or
2180 * NXT_FLOW_MOD) that caused the change.
2182 * Some changes cannot be abbreviated and will be sent in full:
2184 * - Changes that only partially succeed. This can happen if, for example,
2185 * a flow_mod with type OFPFC_MODIFY affects multiple flows, but only some
2186 * of those modifications succeed (e.g. due to hardware limitations).
2188 * This cannot occur with the current implementation of the Open vSwitch
2189 * software datapath. It could happen with other datapath implementations.
2191 * - Changes that race with conflicting changes made by other controllers or
2192 * other flow_mods (not separated by barriers) by the same controller.
2194 * This cannot occur with the current Open vSwitch implementation
2195 * (regardless of datapath) because Open vSwitch internally serializes
2196 * potentially conflicting changes.
2198 * A flow_mod that does not change the flow table will not trigger any
2199 * notification, even an abbreviated one. For example, a "modify" or "delete"
2200 * flow_mod that does not match any flows will not trigger a notification.
2201 * Whether an "add" or "modify" that specifies all the same parameters that a
2202 * flow already has triggers a notification is unspecified and subject to
2203 * change in future versions of Open vSwitch.
2205 * OVS will always send the notifications for a given flow table change before
2206 * the reply to a OFPT_BARRIER_REQUEST request that precedes the flow table
2207 * change. Thus, if the controller does not receive an abbreviated
2208 * notification for a flow_mod before the next OFPT_BARRIER_REPLY, it will
2209 * never receive one. */
2210 struct nx_flow_update_abbrev {
2211 ovs_be16 length; /* Length is 8. */
2212 ovs_be16 event; /* NXFME_ABBREV. */
2213 ovs_be32 xid; /* Controller-specified xid from flow_mod. */
2215 OFP_ASSERT(sizeof(struct nx_flow_update_abbrev) == 8);
2217 /* Used by a controller to cancel an outstanding monitor. */
2218 struct nx_flow_monitor_cancel {
2219 struct nicira_header nxh; /* Type NXT_FLOW_MONITOR_CANCEL. */
2220 ovs_be32 id; /* 'id' from nx_flow_monitor_request. */
2222 OFP_ASSERT(sizeof(struct nx_flow_monitor_cancel) == 20);
2224 #endif /* openflow/nicira-ext.h */
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