Re: [PATCH v2.40 3/7] ofp-actions: Add OFPUTIL_OFPAT13_PUSH_MPLS

[Ben Pfaff <blp@nicira.com>]

On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 10:13:44AM +0900, Simon Horman wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 12:30:10PM -0700, Ben Pfaff wrote:
> > On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 09:18:32AM +0900, Simon Horman wrote:
> > > From: Joe Stringer <joe@wand.net.nz>
> > > 
> > > This patch adds a new compatibility enum for use with MPLS, so that the
> > > differing behaviour between OpenFlow 1.2 and 1.3 can be implemented in
> > > ofproto-dpif-xlate.
> > 
> > It seems a little awkward to me to do this via a new OFPACT_, mostly
> > because there isn't currently any distinction between OF1.1 and OF1.3 in
> > terms of OFPACT_ definitions.  Did you consider adding a new field to
> > struct ofpact_push_mpls that would say whether the label should be added
> > before or after a VLAN tag?
> 
> I think that the main reason that Joe and I (probably much more I than Joe)
> chose to use OFPACT_ the way that we did is that it seemed to be in keeping
> with the way the code already works. Clearly you don't feel that is the
> case which seems entirely reasonable to me. I'll see about re-working the
> code as you have suggested.

Thanks.  I think that it will make the code easier to understand.