The new CFM "demand mode" (named after BFD's demand mode) uses
data traffic to indicate interface liveness.  It's helpful on
heavily congested networks where CCMs may be dropped.

Signed-off-by: Ethan Jackson <[email protected]>
---
 lib/cfm.c              |   49 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
 lib/cfm.h              |    4 +++-
 ofproto/ofproto-dpif.c |    2 +-
 vswitchd/bridge.c      |    1 +
 vswitchd/vswitch.xml   |   37 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 5 files changed, 84 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/cfm.c b/lib/cfm.c
index d232b34..9df404e 100644
--- a/lib/cfm.c
+++ b/lib/cfm.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include "flow.h"
 #include "hash.h"
 #include "hmap.h"
+#include "netdev.h"
 #include "ofpbuf.h"
 #include "packets.h"
 #include "poll-loop.h"
@@ -81,12 +82,16 @@ struct ccm {
 BUILD_ASSERT_DECL(CCM_LEN == sizeof(struct ccm));
 
 struct cfm {
-    char *name;                 /* Name of this CFM object. */
+    const char *name;           /* Name of this CFM object. */
     struct hmap_node hmap_node; /* Node in all_cfms list. */
 
+    const struct netdev *netdev;
+    uint64_t rx_packets;        /* Packets received by 'netdev'. */
+
     uint64_t mpid;
     bool check_tnl_key;    /* Verify the tunnel key of inbound packets? */
     bool extended;         /* Extended mode. */
+    bool demand;           /* Demand mode. */
     bool booted;           /* A full fault interval has occured. */
     enum cfm_fault_reason fault;  /* Connectivity fault status. */
     enum cfm_fault_reason recv_fault;  /* Bit mask of faults occuring on
@@ -143,6 +148,18 @@ static struct hmap all_cfms = HMAP_INITIALIZER(&all_cfms);
 static unixctl_cb_func cfm_unixctl_show;
 static unixctl_cb_func cfm_unixctl_set_fault;
 
+static uint64_t
+cfm_rx_packets(const struct cfm *cfm)
+{
+    struct netdev_stats stats;
+
+    if (!netdev_get_stats(cfm->netdev, &stats)) {
+        return stats.rx_packets;
+    } else {
+        return 0;
+    }
+}
+
 static const uint8_t *
 cfm_ccm_addr(const struct cfm *cfm)
 {
@@ -287,12 +304,13 @@ cfm_init(void)
 /* Allocates a 'cfm' object called 'name'.  'cfm' should be initialized by
  * cfm_configure() before use. */
 struct cfm *
-cfm_create(const char *name)
+cfm_create(const struct netdev *netdev)
 {
     struct cfm *cfm;
 
     cfm = xzalloc(sizeof *cfm);
-    cfm->name = xstrdup(name);
+    cfm->name = netdev_get_name(netdev);
+    cfm->netdev = netdev;
     hmap_init(&cfm->remote_mps);
     cfm_generate_maid(cfm);
     hmap_insert(&all_cfms, &cfm->hmap_node, hash_string(cfm->name, 0));
@@ -320,7 +338,6 @@ cfm_destroy(struct cfm *cfm)
     hmap_destroy(&cfm->remote_mps);
     hmap_remove(&all_cfms, &cfm->hmap_node);
     free(cfm->rmps_array);
-    free(cfm->name);
     free(cfm);
 }
 
@@ -332,6 +349,7 @@ cfm_run(struct cfm *cfm)
         long long int interval = cfm_fault_interval(cfm);
         struct remote_mp *rmp, *rmp_next;
         bool old_cfm_fault = cfm->fault;
+        bool demand_override;
 
         cfm->fault = cfm->recv_fault;
         cfm->recv_fault = 0;
@@ -373,14 +391,23 @@ cfm_run(struct cfm *cfm)
         }
         cfm->health_interval++;
 
-        HMAP_FOR_EACH_SAFE (rmp, rmp_next, node, &cfm->remote_mps) {
+        demand_override = false;
+        if (cfm->demand) {
+            uint64_t rx_packets = cfm_rx_packets(cfm);
+            demand_override = hmap_count(&cfm->remote_mps) == 1
+                && rx_packets > cfm->rx_packets;
+            cfm->rx_packets = rx_packets;
+        }
 
+        HMAP_FOR_EACH_SAFE (rmp, rmp_next, node, &cfm->remote_mps) {
             if (!rmp->recv) {
                 VLOG_INFO("%s: Received no CCM from RMP %"PRIu64" in the last"
                           " %lldms", cfm->name, rmp->mpid,
                           time_msec() - rmp->last_rx);
-                hmap_remove(&cfm->remote_mps, &rmp->node);
-                free(rmp);
+                if (!demand_override) {
+                    hmap_remove(&cfm->remote_mps, &rmp->node);
+                    free(rmp);
+                }
             } else {
                 rmp->recv = false;
 
@@ -518,6 +545,14 @@ cfm_configure(struct cfm *cfm, const struct cfm_settings 
*s)
         interval_ms = MIN(s->interval, UINT16_MAX);
     }
 
+    if (cfm->extended && s->demand) {
+        interval_ms = MAX(interval_ms, 500);
+        if (!cfm->demand) {
+            cfm->demand = true;
+            cfm->rx_packets = cfm_rx_packets(cfm);
+        }
+    }
+
     if (interval != cfm->ccm_interval || interval_ms != cfm->ccm_interval_ms) {
         cfm->ccm_interval = interval;
         cfm->ccm_interval_ms = interval_ms;
diff --git a/lib/cfm.h b/lib/cfm.h
index 8bb6778..eec9704 100644
--- a/lib/cfm.h
+++ b/lib/cfm.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 struct flow;
 struct ofpbuf;
+struct netdev;
 
 #define CFM_RANDOM_VLAN UINT16_MAX
 
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ struct cfm_settings {
     uint64_t mpid;              /* The MPID of this CFM. */
     int interval;               /* The requested transmission interval. */
     bool extended;              /* Run in extended mode. */
+    bool demand;                /* Run in demand mode. */
     bool opup;                  /* Operational State. */
     uint16_t ccm_vlan;          /* CCM Vlan tag. Zero if none.
                                    CFM_RANDOM_VLAN if random. */
@@ -62,7 +64,7 @@ struct cfm_settings {
 };
 
 void cfm_init(void);
-struct cfm *cfm_create(const char *name);
+struct cfm *cfm_create(const struct netdev *);
 void cfm_destroy(struct cfm *);
 void cfm_run(struct cfm *);
 bool cfm_should_send_ccm(struct cfm *);
diff --git a/ofproto/ofproto-dpif.c b/ofproto/ofproto-dpif.c
index 5cc56d1..b84e2c0 100644
--- a/ofproto/ofproto-dpif.c
+++ b/ofproto/ofproto-dpif.c
@@ -1973,7 +1973,7 @@ set_cfm(struct ofport *ofport_, const struct cfm_settings 
*s)
 
             ofproto = ofproto_dpif_cast(ofport->up.ofproto);
             ofproto->backer->need_revalidate = REV_RECONFIGURE;
-            ofport->cfm = cfm_create(netdev_get_name(ofport->up.netdev));
+            ofport->cfm = cfm_create(ofport->up.netdev);
         }
 
         if (cfm_configure(ofport->cfm, s)) {
diff --git a/vswitchd/bridge.c b/vswitchd/bridge.c
index e10036c..f067c9d 100644
--- a/vswitchd/bridge.c
+++ b/vswitchd/bridge.c
@@ -3691,6 +3691,7 @@ iface_configure_cfm(struct iface *iface)
 
     s.extended = smap_get_bool(&iface->cfg->other_config, "cfm_extended",
                                false);
+    s.demand = smap_get_bool(&iface->cfg->other_config, "cfm_demand", false);
 
     opstate_str = smap_get(&iface->cfg->other_config, "cfm_opstate");
     s.opup = !opstate_str || !strcasecmp("up", opstate_str);
diff --git a/vswitchd/vswitch.xml b/vswitchd/vswitch.xml
index 4396779..47b13d2 100644
--- a/vswitchd/vswitch.xml
+++ b/vswitchd/vswitch.xml
@@ -2000,6 +2000,43 @@
         compatibility with 802.1ag compliant implementations.  Defaults to
         <code>false</code>.
       </column>
+
+      <column name="other_config" key="cfm_demand" type='{"type": "boolean"}'>
+        <p>
+          When <code>true</code>, and
+          <ref column="other_config" key="cfm_extended"/> is true, the CFM
+          module operates in demand mode.  When in demand mode, traffic
+          received on the <ref table="Interface"/> is used to indicate
+          liveness.  CCMs are still transmitted and received, but if the
+          <ref table="Interface"/> is receiving traffic, their absence does not
+          cause a connectivity fault.
+        </p>
+
+        <p>
+            Demand mode has a couple of caveats:
+          <ul>
+            <li>
+              To ensure that ovs-vswitchd has enough time to pull statistics
+              from the datapath, the minimum
+              <ref column="other_config" key="cfm_interval"/> is 500ms.
+            </li>
+
+            <li>
+              To avoid ambiguity, demand mode disables itself when there are
+              multiple remote maintenance points.
+            </li>
+
+            <li>
+              If the <ref table="Interface"/> is heavily congested, CCMs
+              containing the <ref column="other_config" key="cfm_opstate"/>
+              status may be dropped causing changes in the operational state to
+              be delayed.  Similarly, if CCMs containing the RDI bit are not
+              received, unidirectional link failures may not be detected.
+            </li>
+          </ul>
+        </p>
+      </column>
+
       <column name="other_config" key="cfm_opstate"
               type='{"type": "string", "enum": ["set", ["down", "up"]]}'>
         When <code>down</code>, the CFM module marks all CCMs it generates as
-- 
1.7.9.5

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