Hi again. Thanks for your help and tips so far. I sent an email to the dev list ( http://openvswitch.org/pipermail/dev/2016-February/065870.html) but so far no answer.
If no one is working on this, would it be ok for me to start trying to implement it and then send a pull request? Ben Pfaff <b...@ovn.org> escreveu no dia quarta, 3/02/2016 às 23:06: > In my experience, the most effective way to get a new feature into > OpenFlow is to first prototype it as an extension, then to later propose > it for standardization. > > If you're concerned about compatibility with other OpenFlow switches, > then either way you have to get the other switches to implement what you > want; packet-in isn't a natural fit for bundles. > > On Wed, Feb 03, 2016 at 10:52:55PM +0000, André Mantas wrote: > > Oh, I see, thanks. > > > > But, as you said, "to satisfy that use case more directly", wouldn't this > > extension be more suitable for the OpenFlow protocol itself? > > Ideally, a controller/application could just say "the reply to this > request > > should be forwarded to all known controllers". > > > > How do you think this use case could be satisfied with the ovs > > implementation alone? > > > > Ben Pfaff <b...@ovn.org> escreveu no dia quarta, 3/02/2016 às 22:26: > > > > > You can propose them on the ovs-dev list, d...@openvswitch.org. > > > > > > On Wed, Feb 03, 2016 at 10:23:16PM +0000, André Mantas wrote: > > > > Where can I propose extensions? I've looked in > http://openvswitch.org/ > > > and > > > > https://www.opennetworking.org but didn't find anything. > > > > Did I miss something? > > > > > > > > Ben Pfaff <b...@ovn.org> escreveu no dia quarta, 3/02/2016 às 21:52: > > > > > > > > > That sounds like a reasonable goal but I think it would be better > to > > > > > propose an extension to satisfy that use case more directly. > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Feb 03, 2016 at 07:17:57PM +0000, André Mantas wrote: > > > > > > It would be a workaround to notify other controllers that a > bundle > > > was > > > > > > committed (since the commit_reply is only forwarded to the > controller > > > > > that > > > > > > sends the commit_request). > > > > > > > > > > > > Ben Pfaff <b...@ovn.org> escreveu no dia quarta, 3/02/2016 às > 19:10: > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Feb 03, 2016 at 07:06:07PM +0000, André Mantas wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > In the design page > > > > > > > > < > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://github.com/openvswitch/ovs/blob/master/DESIGN.md#openflow-14-bundles > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > it says that bundles only support flow_mod and port_mod > messages. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Will bundles support packet_out messages in the future? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It's not on our to-do list. What's the use case? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
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