OpenFlow 1.1 and later support the kind of multiple tables you care about. Only OpenFlow 1.3 added OFPMP_TABLE_FEATURES. You can consult the OpenFlow specifications to learn about how OpenFlow works.
On Mon, Mar 09, 2015 at 09:41:08AM +0530, tech_kals Kals wrote: > Hi Ben, > > Thanks for your response. Even though OVS 1.3 or later is supporting > multiple flow tables. May I know what is the use of them if controller is > not informed about multiple flow tables through OFPMT_TABLE_FEATURES. Or do > you use some other mechanism to inform the controller about supporting > multiple flow tables on the switch? > > > Thanks, > Kaliyaperumal K > > > On Sat, Mar 7, 2015 at 1:06 PM, Ben Pfaff <b...@nicira.com> wrote: > > > Only OVS 2.4 supports OFPMT_TABLE_FEATURES. > > > > OVS 1.3 and later support multiple flow tables. > > > > On Sat, Mar 07, 2015 at 08:00:44AM +0530, tech_kals Kals wrote: > > > In your previous reply to this thread, you had mentioned that OVS 2.4 > > only > > > will support multiple flow tables. Now, you mention that it is supported > > in > > > OVS1.3 onwards. I see, OFPMT_TABLE_FEATURES is not supported in OVS > > 2.1.0. > > > Do you mean, it is supported in 1.3? If it is supported in 1.3 release, > > > then obviously it should be supported in 2.1.0 as well... but, not sure > > how > > > it is missed ? > > > > > > I am little bit confused. Could you please clarify me regarding this.? > > > > > > On Sat, Mar 7, 2015 at 2:43 AM, Ben Pfaff <b...@nicira.com> wrote: > > > > > > > On Fri, Mar 06, 2015 at 10:18:29PM +0530, tech_kals Kals wrote: > > > > > Thanks for your reply. I am planning to use OVS to inform the > > controller > > > > > about multiple flow support. Since any of the OVS versions are not > > > > > supporting Multiple flow tables support, could you please clarify my > > > > > doubts. Also, want to know if you share the details how OVS is going > > to > > > > > support multiple flow tables then it would be great for me to do my > > > > > design/coding. > > > > > > > > This question is bizarre. Open vSwitch has supported multiple flow > > > > tables since 2011, in OVS version 1.3. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ dev mailing list dev@openvswitch.org http://openvswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/dev
