On Thu, Mar 24, 2016 at 03:32:45PM -0500, Hui Kang wrote: > > > "dev" <[email protected]> wrote on 03/24/2016 03:29:28 PM: > > > From: Ben Pfaff <[email protected]> > > To: Hui Kang <[email protected]> > > Cc: [email protected] > > Date: 03/24/2016 03:29 PM > > Subject: Re: [ovs-dev] [PATCH] ovn-architecture.7.xml: Clarify the > > definition of Binding table > > Sent by: "dev" <[email protected]> > > > > On Thu, Mar 24, 2016 at 02:50:47PM -0400, Hui Kang wrote: > > > For the sake of clarity > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Hui Kang <[email protected]> > > > --- > > > ovn/ovn-architecture.7.xml | 7 ++++--- > > > 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) > > > > > > diff --git a/ovn/ovn-architecture.7.xml b/ovn/ovn-architecture.7.xml > > > index 13acaf5..a588a0e 100644 > > > --- a/ovn/ovn-architecture.7.xml > > > +++ b/ovn/ovn-architecture.7.xml > > > @@ -353,9 +353,10 @@ > > > table to reflect the new port, e.g. add a flow to recognize > > that packets > > > destined to the new port's MAC address should be delivered to > it, and > > > update the flow that delivers broadcast and multicast > > packets to include > > > - the new port. It also creates a record in the > > <code>Binding</code> table > > > - and populates all its columns except the column that identifies > the > > > - <code>chassis</code>. > > > + the new port. It also creates a record in the Datapath_Binding, > > > + Port_Binding, and MAC_Binding tables (hereafter, > <code>Binding</code> > > > + table) of the Southbound database and populates all its > > columns except > > > + the column that identifies the <code>chassis</code>. > > > > Now this doesn't make any sense at all. > > Hi, Ben, from my understanding, as a new VIF with MAC address and flow are > added to > to the southbound database, these tables seem need to be updated. Is there > any > misunderstanding here? Thanks. - Hui
Yes. Datapath_Binding isn't updated per-port. MAC_Binding is only used for ARP when static bindings aren't available, and it's never updated proactively as this new text would suggest. _______________________________________________ dev mailing list [email protected] http://openvswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/dev
