Merge branch 'mainstream'

[sliver-openvswitch.git] / OPENFLOW-1.1+

diff --git a/OPENFLOW-1.1+ b/OPENFLOW-1.1+
index 90f811f..f419803 100644 (file)
--- a/OPENFLOW-1.1+
+++ b/OPENFLOW-1.1+
@@ -54,9 +54,6 @@ OpenFlow 1.1
 The list of remaining work items for OpenFlow 1.1 is below.  It is
 probably incomplete.
 
 The list of remaining work items for OpenFlow 1.1 is below.  It is
 probably incomplete.
 

-    * Implement Write-Actions instruction.
-      [required for 1.1+]
-

     * The new in_phy_port field in OFPT_PACKET_IN needs some kind of
       implementation.  It has a sensible interpretation for tunnels
       but in general the physical port is not in the datapath for OVS
     * The new in_phy_port field in OFPT_PACKET_IN needs some kind of
       implementation.  It has a sensible interpretation for tunnels
       but in general the physical port is not in the datapath for OVS


@@ -106,6 +103,11 @@ additional work specific to Openflow 1.2 are complete.  (This is based
 on the change log at the end of the OF1.2 spec.  I didn't compare the
 specs carefully yet.)
 
 on the change log at the end of the OF1.2 spec.  I didn't compare the
 specs carefully yet.)
 

+    * Action translation needs some work to transform OpenFlow 1.1
+      field modification actions into OpenFlow 1.2+ "set-field"
+      actions, because OpenFlow 1.2 dropped support for the OF1.1
+      actions.
+

 OpenFlow 1.3
 ------------
 
 OpenFlow 1.3
 ------------
 


@@ -114,16 +116,18 @@ following additional work.  (This is based on the change log at the
 end of the OF1.3 spec, reusing most of the section titles directly.  I
 didn't compare the specs carefully yet.)
 
 end of the OF1.3 spec, reusing most of the section titles directly.  I
 didn't compare the specs carefully yet.)
 

-    * Send errors for unsupported multipart requests.
-      [required for OF1.3+]
-

     * Add support for multipart requests.
     * Add support for multipart requests.

+      Currently we always report OFPBRC_MULTIPART_BUFFER_OVERFLOW.

       [optional for OF1.3+]
 
     * Add OFPMP_TABLE_FEATURES statistics.
       [optional for OF1.3+]
 
     * More flexible table miss support.
       [optional for OF1.3+]
 
     * Add OFPMP_TABLE_FEATURES statistics.
       [optional for OF1.3+]
 
     * More flexible table miss support.

+      This requires the following.
+      - Change the default table-miss action (in the absense of table-miss
+        entry) from packet_in to drop for OF1.3+.  Decide what to do if
+        a switch is configured to support multiple OF versions.

       [required for OF1.3+]
 
     * IPv6 extension header handling support.  Fully implementing this
       [required for OF1.3+]
 
     * IPv6 extension header handling support.  Fully implementing this