Thx for the refinement!~
Acked-by: Alex Wang <al...@nicira.com>
On Mon, Aug 3, 2015 at 2:13 PM, Ben Pfaff <b...@nicira.com> wrote:
> In the commit message below, "match" on them, not "map" on them, sorry.
>
> On Mon, Aug 03, 2015 at 02:11:12PM -0700, Ben Pfaff wrote:
> > The text didn't say how to actually map on them. I took the liberty of
> > massaging the text a little further, too.
> >
> > Suggested-by: Alex Wang <al...@nicira.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Ben Pfaff <b...@nicira.com>
> > ---
> > utilities/ovs-ofctl.8.in | 47
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------------
> > 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/utilities/ovs-ofctl.8.in b/utilities/ovs-ofctl.8.in
> > index 92a29f3..850fd76 100644
> > --- a/utilities/ovs-ofctl.8.in
> > +++ b/utilities/ovs-ofctl.8.in
> > @@ -421,14 +421,25 @@ buckets of the group are removed.
> > .
> > .SS "OpenFlow Switch Geneve Option Table Commands"
> > .
> > -In order to work with Geneve options, it is necessary to maintain a
> mapping
> > -table between an option (defined by <class, type, length>) and an NXM
> field
> > -that can be operated on for the purposes of matches, actions, etc. This
> > -mapping must be explicitly specified by the user through the following
> > -commands. The format for \fIoptions\fR is given in \fBOption Syntax\fR
> below.
> > +Open vSwitch maintains a mapping table between Geneve options (defined
> > +by <class, type, length>) and an NXM field \fBtun_metadata\fIn\fR,
> > +where \fIn\fR ranges from 0 to 63, that can be operated on for the
> > +purposes of matches, actions, etc. This mapping must be explicitly
> > +specified by the user through the following commands.
> >
> > -Note that a given mapping should not be changed while it is in active
> use by
> > -a flow. The result of doing so is undefined.
> > +A Geneve option mapping is specified with the syntax
> >
> +\fB{class=\fIclass\fB,type=\fItype\fB,len=\fIlength\fB}->tun_metadata\fIn\fR.
> > +When an option mapping exists for a given \fBtun_metadata\fIn\fR,
> > +matching on the defined field becomes possible, e.g.:
> > +
> > +.RS
> > +ovs-ofctl add-geneve-map br0
> "{class=0xffff,type=0,len=4}->tun_metadata0"
> > +.PP
> > +ovs-ofctl add-flow br0 tun_metadata0=1234,actions=controller
> > +.RE
> > +
> > +A mapping should not be changed while it is in active
> > +use by a flow. The result of doing so is undefined.
> >
> > Currently, the Geneve mapping table is shared between all OpenFlow
> > switches in a given instance of Open vSwitch. This restriction will
> > @@ -437,29 +448,19 @@ be lifted in the future to allow for easier
> management.
> > These commands are Nicira extensions to OpenFlow and require Open
> vSwitch
> > 2.5 or later.
> >
> > -.IP "\fBadd\-geneve\-map \fIswitch options\fR"
> > -Add each option entry to \fIswitch\fR's tables. Duplicate fields are
> > +.IP "\fBadd\-geneve\-map \fIswitch option\fR[\fB,\fIoption\fR]..."
> > +Add each \fIoption\fR to \fIswitch\fR's tables. Duplicate fields are
> > rejected.
> > .
> > -.IP "\fBdel\-geneve\-map \fIswitch \fR[\fIoptions\fR]"
> > -Delete each option entry in \fIswitch\fR's tables based on its field
> index.
> > -Fields that aren't already mapped will be ignored. If no options are
> > -specified then the entire table will be cleared.
> > +.IP "\fBdel\-geneve\-map \fIswitch
> \fR[\fIoption\fR[\fB,\fIoption\fR]]..."
> > +Delete each \fIoption\fR from \fIswitch\fR's table, or all Geneve option
> > +mapping if no \fIoption\fR is specified.
> > +Fields that aren't mapped are ignored.
> > .
> > .IP "\fBdump\-geneve\-map \fIswitch\fR"
> > Show the currently mapped fields in the switch's option table as well
> > as switch capabilities.
> > .
> > -.IP "\fBOption Syntax\fR"
> >
> -\fB{class=\fIclass\fB,type=\fItype\fB,len=\fIlength\fB}->tun_metadata\fIn\fR
> > -
> > -An option can be specified in this form (repeating as necessary and
> > -separated by commas). For example, the follow is used to map a new
> option:
> > -
> > -.RS
> > -add-geneve-map br0 "{class=0xffff,type=0,len=4}->tun_metadata0"
> > -.RE
> > -.
> > .SS "OpenFlow Switch Monitoring Commands"
> > .
> > .IP "\fBsnoop \fIswitch\fR"
> > --
> > 2.1.3
> >
>
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