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:
datapath
- 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:
datapath
- do:
- request
- attributes:
[
name,upcall-pid,user-features]
del¶
Delete existing OVS data path
- value:
2
- attribute-set:
datapath
- do:
- request
- attributes:
[
name]
Multicast groups¶
ovs_datapath
Definitions¶
ovs-header¶
- type:
struct
- members:
- 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:
- n-missed:
- n-lost:
- n-flows:
megaflow-stats¶
- enum-name:
ovs-dp-megaflow-stats
- type:
struct
- members:
- n-mask-hit:
- n-masks:
- padding:
- n-cache-hit:
- pad1:
Attribute sets¶
datapath¶
name (string)¶
upcall-pid (u32)¶
- doc:
upcall pid
stats (binary)¶
- struct:
datapath-stats
megaflow-stats (binary)¶
- struct:
megaflow-stats
user-features (u32)¶
- enum:
user-features
- enum-as-flags:
True
pad (unused)¶
masks-cache-size (u32)¶
per-cpu-pids (binary)¶
- sub-type:
u32