Family ovs_datapath
netlink specification¶
Summary¶
OVS datapath configuration over generic netlink.
Operations¶
get¶
Get / dump OVS data path configuration and state
- value:
3
- attribute-set:
- do:
- request
- attributes:
[
name
]
- reply
- attributes:
[
name
,upcall-pid
,stats
,megaflow-stats
,user-features
,masks-cache-size
,per-cpu-pids
]
- dump:
- request
- attributes:
[
name
]
- reply
- attributes:
[
name
,upcall-pid
,stats
,megaflow-stats
,user-features
,masks-cache-size
,per-cpu-pids
]
new¶
Create new OVS data path
- value:
1
- attribute-set:
- do:
- request
- attributes:
[
name
,upcall-pid
,user-features
]
del¶
Delete existing OVS data path
- value:
2
- attribute-set:
- do:
- request
- attributes:
[
name
]
Multicast groups¶
ovs_datapath
Definitions¶
ovs-header¶
- type:
struct
- members:
- dp-ifindex (
u32
):
- dp-ifindex (
user-features¶
- type:
flags
- name-prefix:
ovs-dp-f-
- enum-name:
None
- entries:
- unaligned:
Allow last Netlink attribute to be unaligned
- vport-pids:
Allow datapath to associate multiple Netlink PIDs to each vport
- tc-recirc-sharing:
Allow tc offload recirc sharing
- dispatch-upcall-per-cpu:
Allow per-cpu dispatch of upcalls
datapath-stats¶
- enum-name:
ovs-dp-stats
- type:
struct
- members:
- n-hit (
u64
): - n-missed (
u64
): - n-lost (
u64
): - n-flows (
u64
):
- n-hit (
megaflow-stats¶
- enum-name:
ovs-dp-megaflow-stats
- type:
struct
- members:
- n-mask-hit (
u64
): - n-masks (
u32
): - padding (
u32
): - n-cache-hit (
u64
): - pad1 (
u64
):
- n-mask-hit (
Attribute sets¶
datapath¶
name (string
)¶
upcall-pid (u32
)¶
- doc:
upcall pid
stats (binary
)¶
- struct:
megaflow-stats (binary
)¶
- struct:
user-features (u32
)¶
- enum:
- enum-as-flags:
True
pad (unused
)¶
masks-cache-size (u32
)¶
per-cpu-pids (binary
)¶
- sub-type:
u32