From: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
To: joestringer@nicira.com
Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org, pshelar@nicira.com
Subject: Re: [PATCHv4 net 0/6] OVS conntrack fixes for net
Date: Wed, 07 Oct 2015 05:03:37 -0700 (PDT) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20151007.050337.842446807576178595.davem@davemloft.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1444154401-18029-1-git-send-email-joestringer@nicira.com>
From: Joe Stringer <joestringer@nicira.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2015 10:59:55 -0700
> The userspace side of the Open vSwitch conntrack changes is currently
> undergoing review, which has highlighted some minor bugs in the existing
> conntrack implementation in the kernel, as well as pointing out some
> future-proofing that can be done on the interface to reduce the need for
> additional compatibility code in future.
>
> The biggest changes here are to the userspace API for the ct_state match
> field and the CT action. This series proposes to firstly extend the ct_state
> match field to 32 bits, ensuring to reject any currently unsupported bits.
> Secondly, rather than representing CT action flags within a 32-bit field,
> simply use a netlink attribute as presence of the single flag that is
> defined today. This also serves to reject unsupported ct action flag bits.
>
> v4: Use 12-character abbreviated hashes in commit messages.
> v3: Fully acked.
> v2: Address minor style feedback, add acks.
> v1: Initial post.
Series applied, thanks Joe.
prev parent reply other threads:[~2015-10-07 11:47 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2015-10-06 17:59 [PATCHv4 net 0/6] OVS conntrack fixes for net Joe Stringer
2015-10-06 17:59 ` [PATCHv4 net 1/6] openvswitch: Fix typos in CT headers Joe Stringer
2015-10-07 13:33 ` Sergei Shtylyov
2015-10-07 16:12 ` Joe Stringer
2015-10-06 17:59 ` [PATCHv4 net 2/6] openvswitch: Fix skb leak in ovs_fragment() Joe Stringer
2015-10-06 17:59 ` [PATCHv4 net 3/6] openvswitch: Ensure flow is valid before executing ct Joe Stringer
2015-10-06 17:59 ` [PATCHv4 net 4/6] openvswitch: Reject ct_state unsupported bits Joe Stringer
2015-10-06 18:00 ` [PATCHv4 net 5/6] openvswitch: Extend ct_state match field to 32 bits Joe Stringer
2015-10-06 18:00 ` [PATCHv4 net 6/6] openvswitch: Change CT_ATTR_FLAGS to CT_ATTR_COMMIT Joe Stringer
2015-10-07 12:03 ` David Miller [this message]
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