[adding Jarno in case he has feedback] On Wed, Jun 08, 2016 at 06:58:33AM +0300, Vladimir Shebordaev wrote: > 2016-06-08 6:29 GMT+03:00 Ben Pfaff <b...@ovn.org>: > > > On Wed, Jun 08, 2016 at 06:10:50AM +0300, Vladimir Shebordaev wrote: > > > I would like to work on OF meter implementation. It is said to be > > > missing from both userspace and kernel datapaths, though it is > > > implemented in the protocol. It is also said that attempts were made > > > to implement it and the patches have been declined for various > > > reasons but they are still su > > g > > gested as a starting point. > > > > > > Well, as far as I could find it on the list, a few years ago there was > > > a patch series that proposed an implementation in userspace but it was > > > dropped almost without a comment. > > > > I agree that it would be nice to support meters. > > > > The last posted implmentation was in December 2015. I provided a review: > > http://openvswitch.org/pipermail/dev/2015-December/063724.html > > I believe that if the problems I cited were fixed, this would be > > suitable for inclusion in OVS. > > > > > OK, thank you, it is axactly the patch series I was talking about but I > missed your comments. I should study those patches in detail before I can > continue on. > > > Are there any design documents around? I would like to made consistent > > > implemention both it kernel and userspace datapaths, so there is > > > something to discuss, I guess. > > > > What kind of design information are you looking for? > > Basically, I mean I would like to also implement the meters in kernel > datapath, so it would be nice to have consistent implementations. Sure, if > it is possible.
I think that you should take a look at the patches, so that you can ask more specific questions, and then we can try to answer them. _______________________________________________ dev mailing list dev@openvswitch.org http://openvswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/dev
