learning-switch: Don't use exact-match on every field by default.
[sliver-openvswitch.git] / lib / ofp-util.c
index 99f92a8..030c812 100644 (file)
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include "nx-match.h"
 #include "ofp-actions.h"
 #include "ofp-errors.h"
+#include "ofp-msgs.h"
 #include "ofp-util.h"
 #include "ofpbuf.h"
 #include "packets.h"
@@ -104,15 +105,14 @@ static const flow_wildcards_t WC_INVARIANTS = 0
 void
 ofputil_wildcard_from_ofpfw10(uint32_t ofpfw, struct flow_wildcards *wc)
 {
-    BUILD_ASSERT_DECL(FLOW_WC_SEQ == 12);
+    BUILD_ASSERT_DECL(FLOW_WC_SEQ == 14);
 
     /* Initialize most of rule->wc. */
     flow_wildcards_init_catchall(wc);
     wc->wildcards = (OVS_FORCE flow_wildcards_t) ofpfw & WC_INVARIANTS;
 
-    /* Wildcard fields that aren't defined by ofp10_match or tun_id. */
-    wc->wildcards |= (FWW_ARP_SHA | FWW_ARP_THA | FWW_NW_ECN | FWW_NW_TTL
-                      | FWW_IPV6_LABEL);
+    /* Wildcard fields that aren't defined by ofp10_match. */
+    wc->wildcards |= FWW_NW_ECN | FWW_NW_TTL;
 
     if (ofpfw & OFPFW10_NW_TOS) {
         /* OpenFlow 1.0 defines a TOS wildcard, but it's much later in
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ ofputil_cls_rule_to_ofp10_match(const struct cls_rule *rule,
     } else if (rule->wc.vlan_tci_mask & htons(VLAN_CFI)
                && !(rule->flow.vlan_tci & htons(VLAN_CFI))) {
         match->dl_vlan = htons(OFP10_VLAN_NONE);
+        ofpfw |= OFPFW10_DL_VLAN_PCP;
     } else {
         if (!(rule->wc.vlan_tci_mask & htons(VLAN_VID_MASK))) {
             ofpfw |= OFPFW10_DL_VLAN;
@@ -264,6 +265,31 @@ ofputil_cls_rule_to_ofp10_match(const struct cls_rule *rule,
     memset(match->pad2, '\0', sizeof match->pad2);
 }
 
+enum ofperr
+ofputil_pull_ofp11_match(struct ofpbuf *buf, unsigned int priority,
+                         struct cls_rule *rule)
+{
+    struct ofp11_match_header *omh;
+    struct ofp11_match *om;
+
+    if (buf->size < sizeof(struct ofp11_match_header)) {
+        return OFPERR_OFPBMC_BAD_LEN;
+    }
+
+    omh = buf->data;
+    switch (ntohs(omh->type)) {
+    case OFPMT_STANDARD:
+        if (omh->length != htons(sizeof *om) || buf->size < sizeof *om) {
+            return OFPERR_OFPBMC_BAD_LEN;
+        }
+        om = ofpbuf_pull(buf, sizeof *om);
+        return ofputil_cls_rule_from_ofp11_match(om, priority, rule);
+
+    default:
+        return OFPERR_OFPBMC_BAD_TYPE;
+    }
+}
+
 /* Converts the ofp11_match in 'match' into a cls_rule in 'rule', with the
  * given 'priority'.  Returns 0 if successful, otherwise an OFPERR_* value. */
 enum ofperr
@@ -443,7 +469,6 @@ ofputil_cls_rule_to_ofp11_match(const struct cls_rule *rule,
         match->in_port = ofputil_port_to_ofp11(rule->flow.in_port);
     }
 
-
     memcpy(match->dl_src, rule->flow.dl_src, ETH_ADDR_LEN);
     for (i = 0; i < ETH_ADDR_LEN; i++) {
         match->dl_src_mask[i] = ~rule->wc.dl_src_mask[i];
@@ -540,593 +565,6 @@ ofputil_dl_type_from_openflow(ovs_be16 ofp_dl_type)
             ? htons(FLOW_DL_TYPE_NONE)
             : ofp_dl_type);
 }
-
-/* Returns a transaction ID to use for an outgoing OpenFlow message. */
-static ovs_be32
-alloc_xid(void)
-{
-    static uint32_t next_xid = 1;
-    return htonl(next_xid++);
-}
-\f
-/* Basic parsing of OpenFlow messages. */
-
-struct ofputil_msg_type {
-    enum ofputil_msg_code code; /* OFPUTIL_*. */
-    uint8_t ofp_version;        /* An OpenFlow version or 0 for "any". */
-    uint32_t value;             /* OFPT_*, OFPST_*, NXT_*, or NXST_*. */
-    const char *name;           /* e.g. "OFPT_FLOW_REMOVED". */
-    unsigned int min_size;      /* Minimum total message size in bytes. */
-    /* 0 if 'min_size' is the exact size that the message must be.  Otherwise,
-     * the message may exceed 'min_size' by an even multiple of this value. */
-    unsigned int extra_multiple;
-};
-
-/* Represents a malformed OpenFlow message. */
-static const struct ofputil_msg_type ofputil_invalid_type = {
-    OFPUTIL_MSG_INVALID, 0, 0, "OFPUTIL_MSG_INVALID", 0, 0
-};
-
-struct ofputil_msg_category {
-    const char *name;           /* e.g. "OpenFlow message" */
-    const struct ofputil_msg_type *types;
-    size_t n_types;
-    enum ofperr missing_error;  /* Error value for missing type. */
-};
-
-static enum ofperr
-ofputil_check_length(const struct ofputil_msg_type *type, unsigned int size)
-{
-    switch (type->extra_multiple) {
-    case 0:
-        if (size != type->min_size) {
-            VLOG_WARN_RL(&bad_ofmsg_rl, "received %s with incorrect "
-                         "length %u (expected length %u)",
-                         type->name, size, type->min_size);
-            return OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_LEN;
-        }
-        return 0;
-
-    case 1:
-        if (size < type->min_size) {
-            VLOG_WARN_RL(&bad_ofmsg_rl, "received %s with incorrect "
-                         "length %u (expected length at least %u bytes)",
-                         type->name, size, type->min_size);
-            return OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_LEN;
-        }
-        return 0;
-
-    default:
-        if (size < type->min_size
-            || (size - type->min_size) % type->extra_multiple) {
-            VLOG_WARN_RL(&bad_ofmsg_rl, "received %s with incorrect "
-                         "length %u (must be exactly %u bytes or longer "
-                         "by an integer multiple of %u bytes)",
-                         type->name, size,
-                         type->min_size, type->extra_multiple);
-            return OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_LEN;
-        }
-        return 0;
-    }
-}
-
-static enum ofperr
-ofputil_lookup_openflow_message(const struct ofputil_msg_category *cat,
-                                uint8_t version, uint32_t value,
-                                const struct ofputil_msg_type **typep)
-{
-    const struct ofputil_msg_type *type;
-
-    for (type = cat->types; type < &cat->types[cat->n_types]; type++) {
-        if (type->value == value
-            && (!type->ofp_version || version == type->ofp_version)) {
-            *typep = type;
-            return 0;
-        }
-    }
-
-    VLOG_WARN_RL(&bad_ofmsg_rl, "received %s of unknown type %"PRIu32,
-                 cat->name, value);
-    return cat->missing_error;
-}
-
-static enum ofperr
-ofputil_decode_vendor(const struct ofp_header *oh, size_t length,
-                      const struct ofputil_msg_type **typep)
-{
-    static const struct ofputil_msg_type nxt_messages[] = {
-        { OFPUTIL_NXT_ROLE_REQUEST, OFP10_VERSION,
-          NXT_ROLE_REQUEST, "NXT_ROLE_REQUEST",
-          sizeof(struct nx_role_request), 0 },
-
-        { OFPUTIL_NXT_ROLE_REPLY, OFP10_VERSION,
-          NXT_ROLE_REPLY, "NXT_ROLE_REPLY",
-          sizeof(struct nx_role_request), 0 },
-
-        { OFPUTIL_NXT_SET_FLOW_FORMAT, OFP10_VERSION,
-          NXT_SET_FLOW_FORMAT, "NXT_SET_FLOW_FORMAT",
-          sizeof(struct nx_set_flow_format), 0 },
-
-        { OFPUTIL_NXT_SET_PACKET_IN_FORMAT, OFP10_VERSION,
-          NXT_SET_PACKET_IN_FORMAT, "NXT_SET_PACKET_IN_FORMAT",
-          sizeof(struct nx_set_packet_in_format), 0 },
-
-        { OFPUTIL_NXT_PACKET_IN, OFP10_VERSION,
-          NXT_PACKET_IN, "NXT_PACKET_IN",
-          sizeof(struct nx_packet_in), 1 },
-
-        { OFPUTIL_NXT_FLOW_MOD, OFP10_VERSION,
-          NXT_FLOW_MOD, "NXT_FLOW_MOD",
-          sizeof(struct nx_flow_mod), 8 },
-
-        { OFPUTIL_NXT_FLOW_REMOVED, OFP10_VERSION,
-          NXT_FLOW_REMOVED, "NXT_FLOW_REMOVED",
-          sizeof(struct nx_flow_removed), 8 },
-
-        { OFPUTIL_NXT_FLOW_MOD_TABLE_ID, OFP10_VERSION,
-          NXT_FLOW_MOD_TABLE_ID, "NXT_FLOW_MOD_TABLE_ID",
-          sizeof(struct nx_flow_mod_table_id), 0 },
-
-        { OFPUTIL_NXT_FLOW_AGE, OFP10_VERSION,
-          NXT_FLOW_AGE, "NXT_FLOW_AGE",
-          sizeof(struct nicira_header), 0 },
-
-        { OFPUTIL_NXT_SET_ASYNC_CONFIG, OFP10_VERSION,
-          NXT_SET_ASYNC_CONFIG, "NXT_SET_ASYNC_CONFIG",
-          sizeof(struct nx_async_config), 0 },
-
-        { OFPUTIL_NXT_SET_CONTROLLER_ID, OFP10_VERSION,
-          NXT_SET_CONTROLLER_ID, "NXT_SET_CONTROLLER_ID",
-          sizeof(struct nx_controller_id), 0 },
-    };
-
-    static const struct ofputil_msg_category nxt_category = {
-        "Nicira extension message",
-        nxt_messages, ARRAY_SIZE(nxt_messages),
-        OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_SUBTYPE
-    };
-
-    const struct ofp_vendor_header *ovh;
-    const struct nicira_header *nh;
-
-    if (length < sizeof(struct ofp_vendor_header)) {
-        if (length == ntohs(oh->length)) {
-            VLOG_WARN_RL(&bad_ofmsg_rl, "truncated vendor message");
-        }
-        return OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_LEN;
-    }
-
-    ovh = (const struct ofp_vendor_header *) oh;
-    if (ovh->vendor != htonl(NX_VENDOR_ID)) {
-        VLOG_WARN_RL(&bad_ofmsg_rl, "received vendor message for unknown "
-                     "vendor %"PRIx32, ntohl(ovh->vendor));
-        return OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_VENDOR;
-    }
-
-    if (length < sizeof(struct nicira_header)) {
-        if (length == ntohs(oh->length)) {
-            VLOG_WARN_RL(&bad_ofmsg_rl, "received Nicira vendor message of "
-                         "length %u (expected at least %zu)",
-                         ntohs(ovh->header.length),
-                         sizeof(struct nicira_header));
-        }
-        return OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_LEN;
-    }
-
-    nh = (const struct nicira_header *) oh;
-    return ofputil_lookup_openflow_message(&nxt_category, oh->version,
-                                           ntohl(nh->subtype), typep);
-}
-
-static enum ofperr
-check_nxstats_msg(const struct ofp_header *oh, size_t length)
-{
-    const struct ofp_stats_msg *osm = (const struct ofp_stats_msg *) oh;
-    ovs_be32 vendor;
-
-    if (length < sizeof(struct ofp_vendor_stats_msg)) {
-        if (length == ntohs(oh->length)) {
-            VLOG_WARN_RL(&bad_ofmsg_rl, "truncated vendor stats message");
-        }
-        return OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_LEN;
-    }
-
-    memcpy(&vendor, osm + 1, sizeof vendor);
-    if (vendor != htonl(NX_VENDOR_ID)) {
-        VLOG_WARN_RL(&bad_ofmsg_rl, "received vendor stats message for "
-                     "unknown vendor %"PRIx32, ntohl(vendor));
-        return OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_VENDOR;
-    }
-
-    if (length < sizeof(struct nicira_stats_msg)) {
-        if (length == ntohs(osm->header.length)) {
-            VLOG_WARN_RL(&bad_ofmsg_rl, "truncated Nicira stats message");
-        }
-        return OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_LEN;
-    }
-
-    return 0;
-}
-
-static enum ofperr
-ofputil_decode_nxst_request(const struct ofp_header *oh, size_t length,
-                            const struct ofputil_msg_type **typep)
-{
-    static const struct ofputil_msg_type nxst_requests[] = {
-        { OFPUTIL_NXST_FLOW_REQUEST, OFP10_VERSION,
-          NXST_FLOW, "NXST_FLOW request",
-          sizeof(struct nx_flow_stats_request), 8 },
-
-        { OFPUTIL_NXST_AGGREGATE_REQUEST, OFP10_VERSION,
-          NXST_AGGREGATE, "NXST_AGGREGATE request",
-          sizeof(struct nx_aggregate_stats_request), 8 },
-    };
-
-    static const struct ofputil_msg_category nxst_request_category = {
-        "Nicira extension statistics request",
-        nxst_requests, ARRAY_SIZE(nxst_requests),
-        OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_SUBTYPE
-    };
-
-    const struct nicira_stats_msg *nsm;
-    enum ofperr error;
-
-    error = check_nxstats_msg(oh, length);
-    if (error) {
-        return error;
-    }
-
-    nsm = (struct nicira_stats_msg *) oh;
-    return ofputil_lookup_openflow_message(&nxst_request_category, oh->version,
-                                           ntohl(nsm->subtype), typep);
-}
-
-static enum ofperr
-ofputil_decode_nxst_reply(const struct ofp_header *oh, size_t length,
-                          const struct ofputil_msg_type **typep)
-{
-    static const struct ofputil_msg_type nxst_replies[] = {
-        { OFPUTIL_NXST_FLOW_REPLY, OFP10_VERSION,
-          NXST_FLOW, "NXST_FLOW reply",
-          sizeof(struct nicira_stats_msg), 8 },
-
-        { OFPUTIL_NXST_AGGREGATE_REPLY, OFP10_VERSION,
-          NXST_AGGREGATE, "NXST_AGGREGATE reply",
-          sizeof(struct nx_aggregate_stats_reply), 0 },
-    };
-
-    static const struct ofputil_msg_category nxst_reply_category = {
-        "Nicira extension statistics reply",
-        nxst_replies, ARRAY_SIZE(nxst_replies),
-        OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_SUBTYPE
-    };
-
-    const struct nicira_stats_msg *nsm;
-    enum ofperr error;
-
-    error = check_nxstats_msg(oh, length);
-    if (error) {
-        return error;
-    }
-
-    nsm = (struct nicira_stats_msg *) oh;
-    return ofputil_lookup_openflow_message(&nxst_reply_category, oh->version,
-                                           ntohl(nsm->subtype), typep);
-}
-
-static enum ofperr
-check_stats_msg(const struct ofp_header *oh, size_t length)
-{
-    if (length < sizeof(struct ofp_stats_msg)) {
-        if (length == ntohs(oh->length)) {
-            VLOG_WARN_RL(&bad_ofmsg_rl, "truncated stats message");
-        }
-        return OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_LEN;
-    }
-
-    return 0;
-}
-
-static enum ofperr
-ofputil_decode_ofpst_request(const struct ofp_header *oh, size_t length,
-                             const struct ofputil_msg_type **typep)
-{
-    static const struct ofputil_msg_type ofpst_requests[] = {
-        { OFPUTIL_OFPST_DESC_REQUEST, OFP10_VERSION,
-          OFPST_DESC, "OFPST_DESC request",
-          sizeof(struct ofp_stats_msg), 0 },
-
-        { OFPUTIL_OFPST_FLOW_REQUEST, OFP10_VERSION,
-          OFPST_FLOW, "OFPST_FLOW request",
-          sizeof(struct ofp_flow_stats_request), 0 },
-
-        { OFPUTIL_OFPST_AGGREGATE_REQUEST, OFP10_VERSION,
-          OFPST_AGGREGATE, "OFPST_AGGREGATE request",
-          sizeof(struct ofp_flow_stats_request), 0 },
-
-        { OFPUTIL_OFPST_TABLE_REQUEST, OFP10_VERSION,
-          OFPST_TABLE, "OFPST_TABLE request",
-          sizeof(struct ofp_stats_msg), 0 },
-
-        { OFPUTIL_OFPST_PORT_REQUEST, OFP10_VERSION,
-          OFPST_PORT, "OFPST_PORT request",
-          sizeof(struct ofp_port_stats_request), 0 },
-
-        { OFPUTIL_OFPST_QUEUE_REQUEST, OFP10_VERSION,
-          OFPST_QUEUE, "OFPST_QUEUE request",
-          sizeof(struct ofp_queue_stats_request), 0 },
-
-        { OFPUTIL_OFPST_PORT_DESC_REQUEST, OFP10_VERSION,
-          OFPST_PORT_DESC, "OFPST_PORT_DESC request",
-          sizeof(struct ofp_stats_msg), 0 },
-
-        { 0, 0,
-          OFPST_VENDOR, "OFPST_VENDOR request",
-          sizeof(struct ofp_vendor_stats_msg), 1 },
-    };
-
-    static const struct ofputil_msg_category ofpst_request_category = {
-        "OpenFlow statistics",
-        ofpst_requests, ARRAY_SIZE(ofpst_requests),
-        OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_STAT
-    };
-
-    const struct ofp_stats_msg *request = (const struct ofp_stats_msg *) oh;
-    enum ofperr error;
-
-    error = check_stats_msg(oh, length);
-    if (error) {
-        return error;
-    }
-
-    error = ofputil_lookup_openflow_message(&ofpst_request_category,
-                                            oh->version, ntohs(request->type),
-                                            typep);
-    if (!error && request->type == htons(OFPST_VENDOR)) {
-        error = ofputil_decode_nxst_request(oh, length, typep);
-    }
-    return error;
-}
-
-static enum ofperr
-ofputil_decode_ofpst_reply(const struct ofp_header *oh, size_t length,
-                           const struct ofputil_msg_type **typep)
-{
-    static const struct ofputil_msg_type ofpst_replies[] = {
-        { OFPUTIL_OFPST_DESC_REPLY, OFP10_VERSION,
-          OFPST_DESC, "OFPST_DESC reply",
-          sizeof(struct ofp_desc_stats), 0 },
-
-        { OFPUTIL_OFPST_FLOW_REPLY, OFP10_VERSION,
-          OFPST_FLOW, "OFPST_FLOW reply",
-          sizeof(struct ofp_stats_msg), 1 },
-
-        { OFPUTIL_OFPST_AGGREGATE_REPLY, OFP10_VERSION,
-          OFPST_AGGREGATE, "OFPST_AGGREGATE reply",
-          sizeof(struct ofp_aggregate_stats_reply), 0 },
-
-        { OFPUTIL_OFPST_TABLE_REPLY, OFP10_VERSION,
-          OFPST_TABLE, "OFPST_TABLE reply",
-          sizeof(struct ofp_stats_msg), sizeof(struct ofp_table_stats) },
-
-        { OFPUTIL_OFPST_PORT_REPLY, OFP10_VERSION,
-          OFPST_PORT, "OFPST_PORT reply",
-          sizeof(struct ofp_stats_msg), sizeof(struct ofp_port_stats) },
-
-        { OFPUTIL_OFPST_QUEUE_REPLY, OFP10_VERSION,
-          OFPST_QUEUE, "OFPST_QUEUE reply",
-          sizeof(struct ofp_stats_msg), sizeof(struct ofp_queue_stats) },
-
-        { OFPUTIL_OFPST_PORT_DESC_REPLY, OFP10_VERSION,
-          OFPST_PORT_DESC, "OFPST_PORT_DESC reply",
-          sizeof(struct ofp_stats_msg), sizeof(struct ofp10_phy_port) },
-
-        { 0, 0,
-          OFPST_VENDOR, "OFPST_VENDOR reply",
-          sizeof(struct ofp_vendor_stats_msg), 1 },
-    };
-
-    static const struct ofputil_msg_category ofpst_reply_category = {
-        "OpenFlow statistics",
-        ofpst_replies, ARRAY_SIZE(ofpst_replies),
-        OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_STAT
-    };
-
-    const struct ofp_stats_msg *reply = (const struct ofp_stats_msg *) oh;
-    enum ofperr error;
-
-    error = check_stats_msg(oh, length);
-    if (error) {
-        return error;
-    }
-
-    error = ofputil_lookup_openflow_message(&ofpst_reply_category, oh->version,
-                                           ntohs(reply->type), typep);
-    if (!error && reply->type == htons(OFPST_VENDOR)) {
-        error = ofputil_decode_nxst_reply(oh, length, typep);
-    }
-    return error;
-}
-
-static enum ofperr
-ofputil_decode_msg_type__(const struct ofp_header *oh, size_t length,
-                          const struct ofputil_msg_type **typep)
-{
-    static const struct ofputil_msg_type ofpt_messages[] = {
-        { OFPUTIL_OFPT_HELLO, OFP10_VERSION,
-          OFPT_HELLO, "OFPT_HELLO",
-          sizeof(struct ofp_hello), 1 },
-
-        { OFPUTIL_OFPT_ERROR, 0,
-          OFPT_ERROR, "OFPT_ERROR",
-          sizeof(struct ofp_error_msg), 1 },
-
-        { OFPUTIL_OFPT_ECHO_REQUEST, OFP10_VERSION,
-          OFPT_ECHO_REQUEST, "OFPT_ECHO_REQUEST",
-          sizeof(struct ofp_header), 1 },
-
-        { OFPUTIL_OFPT_ECHO_REPLY, OFP10_VERSION,
-          OFPT_ECHO_REPLY, "OFPT_ECHO_REPLY",
-          sizeof(struct ofp_header), 1 },
-
-        { OFPUTIL_OFPT_FEATURES_REQUEST, OFP10_VERSION,
-          OFPT_FEATURES_REQUEST, "OFPT_FEATURES_REQUEST",
-          sizeof(struct ofp_header), 0 },
-
-        { OFPUTIL_OFPT_FEATURES_REPLY, OFP10_VERSION,
-          OFPT_FEATURES_REPLY, "OFPT_FEATURES_REPLY",
-          sizeof(struct ofp_switch_features), sizeof(struct ofp10_phy_port) },
-        { OFPUTIL_OFPT_FEATURES_REPLY, OFP11_VERSION,
-          OFPT_FEATURES_REPLY, "OFPT_FEATURES_REPLY",
-          sizeof(struct ofp_switch_features), sizeof(struct ofp11_port) },
-
-        { OFPUTIL_OFPT_GET_CONFIG_REQUEST, OFP10_VERSION,
-          OFPT_GET_CONFIG_REQUEST, "OFPT_GET_CONFIG_REQUEST",
-          sizeof(struct ofp_header), 0 },
-
-        { OFPUTIL_OFPT_GET_CONFIG_REPLY, OFP10_VERSION,
-          OFPT_GET_CONFIG_REPLY, "OFPT_GET_CONFIG_REPLY",
-          sizeof(struct ofp_switch_config), 0 },
-
-        { OFPUTIL_OFPT_SET_CONFIG, OFP10_VERSION,
-          OFPT_SET_CONFIG, "OFPT_SET_CONFIG",
-          sizeof(struct ofp_switch_config), 0 },
-
-        { OFPUTIL_OFPT_PACKET_IN, OFP10_VERSION,
-          OFPT_PACKET_IN, "OFPT_PACKET_IN",
-          offsetof(struct ofp_packet_in, data), 1 },
-
-        { OFPUTIL_OFPT_FLOW_REMOVED, OFP10_VERSION,
-          OFPT_FLOW_REMOVED, "OFPT_FLOW_REMOVED",
-          sizeof(struct ofp_flow_removed), 0 },
-
-        { OFPUTIL_OFPT_PORT_STATUS, OFP10_VERSION,
-          OFPT_PORT_STATUS, "OFPT_PORT_STATUS",
-          sizeof(struct ofp_port_status) + sizeof(struct ofp10_phy_port), 0 },
-        { OFPUTIL_OFPT_PORT_STATUS, OFP11_VERSION,
-          OFPT_PORT_STATUS, "OFPT_PORT_STATUS",
-          sizeof(struct ofp_port_status) + sizeof(struct ofp11_port), 0 },
-
-        { OFPUTIL_OFPT_PACKET_OUT, OFP10_VERSION,
-          OFPT_PACKET_OUT, "OFPT_PACKET_OUT",
-          sizeof(struct ofp_packet_out), 1 },
-
-        { OFPUTIL_OFPT_FLOW_MOD, OFP10_VERSION,
-          OFPT_FLOW_MOD, "OFPT_FLOW_MOD",
-          sizeof(struct ofp_flow_mod), 1 },
-
-        { OFPUTIL_OFPT_PORT_MOD, OFP10_VERSION,
-          OFPT10_PORT_MOD, "OFPT_PORT_MOD",
-          sizeof(struct ofp10_port_mod), 0 },
-        { OFPUTIL_OFPT_PORT_MOD, OFP11_VERSION,
-          OFPT11_PORT_MOD, "OFPT_PORT_MOD",
-          sizeof(struct ofp11_port_mod), 0 },
-
-        { 0, OFP10_VERSION,
-          OFPT10_STATS_REQUEST, "OFPT_STATS_REQUEST",
-          sizeof(struct ofp_stats_msg), 1 },
-
-        { 0, OFP10_VERSION,
-          OFPT10_STATS_REPLY, "OFPT_STATS_REPLY",
-          sizeof(struct ofp_stats_msg), 1 },
-
-        { OFPUTIL_OFPT_BARRIER_REQUEST, OFP10_VERSION,
-          OFPT10_BARRIER_REQUEST, "OFPT_BARRIER_REQUEST",
-          sizeof(struct ofp_header), 0 },
-
-        { OFPUTIL_OFPT_BARRIER_REPLY, OFP10_VERSION,
-          OFPT10_BARRIER_REPLY, "OFPT_BARRIER_REPLY",
-          sizeof(struct ofp_header), 0 },
-
-        { 0, 0,
-          OFPT_VENDOR, "OFPT_VENDOR",
-          sizeof(struct ofp_vendor_header), 1 },
-    };
-
-    static const struct ofputil_msg_category ofpt_category = {
-        "OpenFlow message",
-        ofpt_messages, ARRAY_SIZE(ofpt_messages),
-        OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_TYPE
-    };
-
-    enum ofperr error;
-
-    error = ofputil_lookup_openflow_message(&ofpt_category, oh->version,
-                                            oh->type, typep);
-    if (!error) {
-        switch ((oh->version << 8) | oh->type) {
-        case (OFP10_VERSION << 8) | OFPT_VENDOR:
-        case (OFP11_VERSION << 8) | OFPT_VENDOR:
-            error = ofputil_decode_vendor(oh, length, typep);
-            break;
-
-        case (OFP10_VERSION << 8) | OFPT10_STATS_REQUEST:
-        case (OFP11_VERSION << 8) | OFPT11_STATS_REQUEST:
-            error = ofputil_decode_ofpst_request(oh, length, typep);
-            break;
-
-        case (OFP10_VERSION << 8) | OFPT10_STATS_REPLY:
-        case (OFP11_VERSION << 8) | OFPT11_STATS_REPLY:
-            error = ofputil_decode_ofpst_reply(oh, length, typep);
-
-        default:
-            break;
-        }
-    }
-    return error;
-}
-
-/* Decodes the message type represented by 'oh'.  Returns 0 if successful or an
- * OpenFlow error code on failure.  Either way, stores in '*typep' a type
- * structure that can be inspected with the ofputil_msg_type_*() functions.
- *
- * oh->length must indicate the correct length of the message (and must be at
- * least sizeof(struct ofp_header)).
- *
- * Success indicates that 'oh' is at least as long as the minimum-length
- * message of its type. */
-enum ofperr
-ofputil_decode_msg_type(const struct ofp_header *oh,
-                        const struct ofputil_msg_type **typep)
-{
-    size_t length = ntohs(oh->length);
-    enum ofperr error;
-
-    error = ofputil_decode_msg_type__(oh, length, typep);
-    if (!error) {
-        error = ofputil_check_length(*typep, length);
-    }
-    if (error) {
-        *typep = &ofputil_invalid_type;
-    }
-    return error;
-}
-
-/* Decodes the message type represented by 'oh', of which only the first
- * 'length' bytes are available.  Returns 0 if successful or an OpenFlow error
- * code on failure.  Either way, stores in '*typep' a type structure that can
- * be inspected with the ofputil_msg_type_*() functions.  */
-enum ofperr
-ofputil_decode_msg_type_partial(const struct ofp_header *oh, size_t length,
-                                const struct ofputil_msg_type **typep)
-{
-    enum ofperr error;
-
-    error = (length >= sizeof *oh
-             ? ofputil_decode_msg_type__(oh, length, typep)
-             : OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_LEN);
-    if (error) {
-        *typep = &ofputil_invalid_type;
-    }
-    return error;
-}
-
-/* Returns an OFPUTIL_* message type code for 'type'. */
-enum ofputil_msg_code
-ofputil_msg_type_code(const struct ofputil_msg_type *type)
-{
-    return type->code;
-}
 \f
 /* Protocols. */
 
@@ -1156,17 +594,22 @@ size_t ofputil_n_flow_dump_protocols = ARRAY_SIZE(ofputil_flow_dump_protocols);
  * 1.0, 0x02 for OpenFlow 1.1).  Returns 0 if 'version' is not supported or
  * outside the valid range.  */
 enum ofputil_protocol
-ofputil_protocol_from_ofp_version(int version)
+ofputil_protocol_from_ofp_version(enum ofp_version version)
 {
     switch (version) {
-    case OFP10_VERSION: return OFPUTIL_P_OF10;
-    default: return 0;
+    case OFP10_VERSION:
+        return OFPUTIL_P_OF10;
+    case OFP12_VERSION:
+        return OFPUTIL_P_OF12;
+    case OFP11_VERSION:
+    default:
+        return 0;
     }
 }
 
-/* Returns the OpenFlow protocol version number (e.g. OFP10_VERSION or
- * OFP11_VERSION) that corresponds to 'protocol'. */
-uint8_t
+/* Returns the OpenFlow protocol version number (e.g. OFP10_VERSION,
+ * OFP11_VERSION or OFP12_VERSION) that corresponds to 'protocol'. */
+enum ofp_version
 ofputil_protocol_to_ofp_version(enum ofputil_protocol protocol)
 {
     switch (protocol) {
@@ -1175,6 +618,8 @@ ofputil_protocol_to_ofp_version(enum ofputil_protocol protocol)
     case OFPUTIL_P_NXM:
     case OFPUTIL_P_NXM_TID:
         return OFP10_VERSION;
+    case OFPUTIL_P_OF12:
+        return OFP12_VERSION;
     }
 
     NOT_REACHED();
@@ -1210,6 +655,9 @@ ofputil_protocol_set_tid(enum ofputil_protocol protocol, bool enable)
     case OFPUTIL_P_NXM_TID:
         return enable ? OFPUTIL_P_NXM_TID : OFPUTIL_P_NXM;
 
+    case OFPUTIL_P_OF12:
+        return OFPUTIL_P_OF12;
+
     default:
         NOT_REACHED();
     }
@@ -1241,6 +689,9 @@ ofputil_protocol_set_base(enum ofputil_protocol cur,
     case OFPUTIL_P_NXM_TID:
         return ofputil_protocol_set_tid(OFPUTIL_P_NXM, tid);
 
+    case OFPUTIL_P_OF12:
+        return ofputil_protocol_set_tid(OFPUTIL_P_OF12, tid);
+
     default:
         NOT_REACHED();
     }
@@ -1268,6 +719,9 @@ ofputil_protocol_to_string(enum ofputil_protocol protocol)
 
     case OFPUTIL_P_OF10_TID:
         return "OpenFlow10+table_id";
+
+    case OFPUTIL_P_OF12:
+        return NULL;
     }
 
     /* Check abbreviations. */
@@ -1443,7 +897,7 @@ ofputil_usable_protocols(const struct cls_rule *rule)
 {
     const struct flow_wildcards *wc = &rule->wc;
 
-    BUILD_ASSERT_DECL(FLOW_WC_SEQ == 12);
+    BUILD_ASSERT_DECL(FLOW_WC_SEQ == 14);
 
     /* NXM and OF1.1+ supports bitwise matching on ethernet addresses. */
     if (!eth_mask_is_exact(wc->dl_src_mask)
@@ -1461,7 +915,8 @@ ofputil_usable_protocols(const struct cls_rule *rule)
     }
 
     /* Only NXM supports matching ARP hardware addresses. */
-    if (!(wc->wildcards & FWW_ARP_SHA) || !(wc->wildcards & FWW_ARP_THA)) {
+    if (!eth_addr_is_zero(wc->arp_sha_mask) ||
+        !eth_addr_is_zero(wc->arp_tha_mask)) {
         return OFPUTIL_P_NXM_ANY;
     }
 
@@ -1487,7 +942,7 @@ ofputil_usable_protocols(const struct cls_rule *rule)
     }
 
     /* Only NXM supports matching IPv6 flow label. */
-    if (!(wc->wildcards & FWW_IPV6_LABEL)) {
+    if (wc->ipv6_label_mask) {
         return OFPUTIL_P_NXM_ANY;
     }
 
@@ -1543,6 +998,9 @@ ofputil_encode_set_protocol(enum ofputil_protocol current,
         case OFPUTIL_P_OF10:
             return ofputil_encode_nx_set_flow_format(NXFF_OPENFLOW10);
 
+        case OFPUTIL_P_OF12:
+            return ofputil_encode_nx_set_flow_format(NXFF_OPENFLOW12);
+
         case OFPUTIL_P_OF10_TID:
         case OFPUTIL_P_NXM_TID:
             NOT_REACHED();
@@ -1572,7 +1030,8 @@ ofputil_encode_nx_set_flow_format(enum nx_flow_format nxff)
 
     assert(ofputil_nx_flow_format_is_valid(nxff));
 
-    sff = make_nxmsg(sizeof *sff, NXT_SET_FLOW_FORMAT, &msg);
+    msg = ofpraw_alloc(OFPRAW_NXT_SET_FLOW_FORMAT, OFP10_VERSION, 0);
+    sff = ofpbuf_put_zeros(msg, sizeof *sff);
     sff->format = htonl(nxff);
 
     return msg;
@@ -1590,6 +1049,9 @@ ofputil_nx_flow_format_to_protocol(enum nx_flow_format flow_format)
     case NXFF_NXM:
         return OFPUTIL_P_NXM;
 
+    case NXFF_OPENFLOW12:
+        return OFPUTIL_P_OF12;
+
     default:
         return 0;
     }
@@ -1612,6 +1074,8 @@ ofputil_nx_flow_format_to_string(enum nx_flow_format flow_format)
         return "openflow10";
     case NXFF_NXM:
         return "nxm";
+    case NXFF_OPENFLOW12:
+        return "openflow12";
     default:
         NOT_REACHED();
     }
@@ -1623,7 +1087,8 @@ ofputil_make_set_packet_in_format(enum nx_packet_in_format packet_in_format)
     struct nx_set_packet_in_format *spif;
     struct ofpbuf *msg;
 
-    spif = make_nxmsg(sizeof *spif, NXT_SET_PACKET_IN_FORMAT, &msg);
+    msg = ofpraw_alloc(OFPRAW_NXT_SET_PACKET_IN_FORMAT, OFP10_VERSION, 0);
+    spif = ofpbuf_put_zeros(msg, sizeof *spif);
     spif->format = htonl(packet_in_format);
 
     return msg;
@@ -1637,7 +1102,8 @@ ofputil_make_flow_mod_table_id(bool flow_mod_table_id)
     struct nx_flow_mod_table_id *nfmti;
     struct ofpbuf *msg;
 
-    nfmti = make_nxmsg(sizeof *nfmti, NXT_FLOW_MOD_TABLE_ID, &msg);
+    msg = ofpraw_alloc(OFPRAW_NXT_FLOW_MOD_TABLE_ID, OFP10_VERSION, 0);
+    nfmti = ofpbuf_put_zeros(msg, sizeof *nfmti);
     nfmti->set = flow_mod_table_id;
     return msg;
 }
@@ -1658,140 +1124,218 @@ ofputil_decode_flow_mod(struct ofputil_flow_mod *fm,
                         enum ofputil_protocol protocol,
                         struct ofpbuf *ofpacts)
 {
-    const struct ofputil_msg_type *type;
     uint16_t command;
     struct ofpbuf b;
+    enum ofpraw raw;
 
     ofpbuf_use_const(&b, oh, ntohs(oh->length));
-
-    ofputil_decode_msg_type(oh, &type);
-    if (ofputil_msg_type_code(type) == OFPUTIL_OFPT_FLOW_MOD) {
-        /* Standard OpenFlow flow_mod. */
-        const struct ofp_flow_mod *ofm;
-        uint16_t priority;
+    raw = ofpraw_pull_assert(&b);
+    if (raw == OFPRAW_OFPT11_FLOW_MOD) {
+        /* Standard OpenFlow 1.1 flow_mod. */
+        const struct ofp11_flow_mod *ofm;
         enum ofperr error;
 
-        /* Get the ofp_flow_mod. */
         ofm = ofpbuf_pull(&b, sizeof *ofm);
 
-        /* Set priority based on original wildcards.  Normally we'd allow
-         * ofputil_cls_rule_from_match() to do this for us, but
-         * ofputil_normalize_rule() can put wildcards where the original flow
-         * didn't have them. */
-        priority = ntohs(ofm->priority);
-        if (!(ofm->match.wildcards & htonl(OFPFW10_ALL))) {
-            priority = UINT16_MAX;
+        error = ofputil_pull_ofp11_match(&b, ntohs(ofm->priority), &fm->cr);
+        if (error) {
+            return error;
         }
 
-        /* Translate the rule. */
-        ofputil_cls_rule_from_ofp10_match(&ofm->match, priority, &fm->cr);
-        ofputil_normalize_rule(&fm->cr);
-
-        /* Now get the actions. */
-        error = ofpacts_pull_openflow10(&b, b.size, ofpacts);
+        error = ofpacts_pull_openflow11_instructions(&b, b.size, ofpacts);
         if (error) {
             return error;
         }
 
         /* Translate the message. */
-        command = ntohs(ofm->command);
-        fm->cookie = htonll(0);
-        fm->cookie_mask = htonll(0);
-        fm->new_cookie = ofm->cookie;
+        if (ofm->command == OFPFC_ADD) {
+            fm->cookie = htonll(0);
+            fm->cookie_mask = htonll(0);
+            fm->new_cookie = ofm->cookie;
+        } else {
+            /* XXX */
+            fm->cookie = ofm->cookie;
+            fm->cookie_mask = ofm->cookie_mask;
+            fm->new_cookie = htonll(UINT64_MAX);
+        }
+        fm->command = ofm->command;
+        fm->table_id = ofm->table_id;
         fm->idle_timeout = ntohs(ofm->idle_timeout);
         fm->hard_timeout = ntohs(ofm->hard_timeout);
         fm->buffer_id = ntohl(ofm->buffer_id);
-        fm->out_port = ntohs(ofm->out_port);
-        fm->flags = ntohs(ofm->flags);
-    } else if (ofputil_msg_type_code(type) == OFPUTIL_NXT_FLOW_MOD) {
-        /* Nicira extended flow_mod. */
-        const struct nx_flow_mod *nfm;
-        enum ofperr error;
-
-        /* Dissect the message. */
-        nfm = ofpbuf_pull(&b, sizeof *nfm);
-        error = nx_pull_match(&b, ntohs(nfm->match_len), ntohs(nfm->priority),
-                              &fm->cr, &fm->cookie, &fm->cookie_mask);
+        error = ofputil_port_from_ofp11(ofm->out_port, &fm->out_port);
         if (error) {
             return error;
         }
-        error = ofpacts_pull_openflow10(&b, b.size, ofpacts);
-        if (error) {
-            return error;
+        if (ofm->out_group != htonl(OFPG_ANY)) {
+            return OFPERR_NXFMFC_GROUPS_NOT_SUPPORTED;
         }
-
-        /* Translate the message. */
-        command = ntohs(nfm->command);
-        if ((command & 0xff) == OFPFC_ADD && fm->cookie_mask) {
-            /* Flow additions may only set a new cookie, not match an
-             * existing cookie. */
-            return OFPERR_NXBRC_NXM_INVALID;
-        }
-        fm->new_cookie = nfm->cookie;
-        fm->idle_timeout = ntohs(nfm->idle_timeout);
-        fm->hard_timeout = ntohs(nfm->hard_timeout);
-        fm->buffer_id = ntohl(nfm->buffer_id);
-        fm->out_port = ntohs(nfm->out_port);
-        fm->flags = ntohs(nfm->flags);
+        fm->flags = ntohs(ofm->flags);
     } else {
-        NOT_REACHED();
+        if (raw == OFPRAW_OFPT10_FLOW_MOD) {
+            /* Standard OpenFlow 1.0 flow_mod. */
+            const struct ofp10_flow_mod *ofm;
+            uint16_t priority;
+            enum ofperr error;
+
+            /* Get the ofp10_flow_mod. */
+            ofm = ofpbuf_pull(&b, sizeof *ofm);
+
+            /* Set priority based on original wildcards.  Normally we'd allow
+             * ofputil_cls_rule_from_match() to do this for us, but
+             * ofputil_normalize_rule() can put wildcards where the original
+             * flow didn't have them. */
+            priority = ntohs(ofm->priority);
+            if (!(ofm->match.wildcards & htonl(OFPFW10_ALL))) {
+                priority = UINT16_MAX;
+            }
+
+            /* Translate the rule. */
+            ofputil_cls_rule_from_ofp10_match(&ofm->match, priority, &fm->cr);
+            ofputil_normalize_rule(&fm->cr);
+
+            /* Now get the actions. */
+            error = ofpacts_pull_openflow10(&b, b.size, ofpacts);
+            if (error) {
+                return error;
+            }
+
+            /* Translate the message. */
+            command = ntohs(ofm->command);
+            fm->cookie = htonll(0);
+            fm->cookie_mask = htonll(0);
+            fm->new_cookie = ofm->cookie;
+            fm->idle_timeout = ntohs(ofm->idle_timeout);
+            fm->hard_timeout = ntohs(ofm->hard_timeout);
+            fm->buffer_id = ntohl(ofm->buffer_id);
+            fm->out_port = ntohs(ofm->out_port);
+            fm->flags = ntohs(ofm->flags);
+        } else if (raw == OFPRAW_NXT_FLOW_MOD) {
+            /* Nicira extended flow_mod. */
+            const struct nx_flow_mod *nfm;
+            enum ofperr error;
+
+            /* Dissect the message. */
+            nfm = ofpbuf_pull(&b, sizeof *nfm);
+            error = nx_pull_match(&b, ntohs(nfm->match_len), ntohs(nfm->priority),
+                                  &fm->cr, &fm->cookie, &fm->cookie_mask);
+            if (error) {
+                return error;
+            }
+            error = ofpacts_pull_openflow10(&b, b.size, ofpacts);
+            if (error) {
+                return error;
+            }
+
+            /* Translate the message. */
+            command = ntohs(nfm->command);
+            if ((command & 0xff) == OFPFC_ADD && fm->cookie_mask) {
+                /* Flow additions may only set a new cookie, not match an
+                 * existing cookie. */
+                return OFPERR_NXBRC_NXM_INVALID;
+            }
+            fm->new_cookie = nfm->cookie;
+            fm->idle_timeout = ntohs(nfm->idle_timeout);
+            fm->hard_timeout = ntohs(nfm->hard_timeout);
+            fm->buffer_id = ntohl(nfm->buffer_id);
+            fm->out_port = ntohs(nfm->out_port);
+            fm->flags = ntohs(nfm->flags);
+        } else {
+            NOT_REACHED();
+        }
+
+        if (protocol & OFPUTIL_P_TID) {
+            fm->command = command & 0xff;
+            fm->table_id = command >> 8;
+        } else {
+            fm->command = command;
+            fm->table_id = 0xff;
+        }
     }
 
     fm->ofpacts = ofpacts->data;
     fm->ofpacts_len = ofpacts->size;
-    if (protocol & OFPUTIL_P_TID) {
-        fm->command = command & 0xff;
-        fm->table_id = command >> 8;
-    } else {
-        fm->command = command;
-        fm->table_id = 0xff;
-    }
 
     return 0;
 }
 
-/* Converts 'fm' into an OFPT_FLOW_MOD or NXT_FLOW_MOD message according to
+static ovs_be16
+ofputil_tid_command(const struct ofputil_flow_mod *fm,
+                    enum ofputil_protocol protocol)
+{
+    return htons(protocol & OFPUTIL_P_TID
+                 ? (fm->command & 0xff) | (fm->table_id << 8)
+                 : fm->command);
+}
+
+/* Converts 'fm' into an OFPT_FLOW_MOD or NXT_FLOW_MOD message according to
  * 'protocol' and returns the message. */
 struct ofpbuf *
 ofputil_encode_flow_mod(const struct ofputil_flow_mod *fm,
                         enum ofputil_protocol protocol)
 {
-    struct ofp_flow_mod *ofm;
-    struct nx_flow_mod *nfm;
     struct ofpbuf *msg;
-    uint16_t command;
-    int match_len;
-
-    command = (protocol & OFPUTIL_P_TID
-               ? (fm->command & 0xff) | (fm->table_id << 8)
-               : fm->command);
 
     switch (protocol) {
+    case OFPUTIL_P_OF12: {
+        struct ofp11_flow_mod *ofm;
+
+        msg = ofpraw_alloc(OFPRAW_OFPT11_FLOW_MOD, OFP12_VERSION,
+                           NXM_TYPICAL_LEN + fm->ofpacts_len);
+        ofm = ofpbuf_put_zeros(msg, sizeof *ofm);
+        ofm->cookie = fm->new_cookie;
+        ofm->cookie_mask = fm->cookie_mask;
+        ofm->table_id = fm->table_id;
+        ofm->command = fm->command;
+        ofm->idle_timeout = htons(fm->idle_timeout);
+        ofm->hard_timeout = htons(fm->hard_timeout);
+        ofm->priority = htons(fm->cr.priority);
+        ofm->buffer_id = htonl(fm->buffer_id);
+        ofm->out_port = ofputil_port_to_ofp11(fm->out_port);
+        ofm->out_group = htonl(OFPG11_ANY);
+        ofm->flags = htons(fm->flags);
+        oxm_put_match(msg, &fm->cr);
+        if (fm->ofpacts) {
+            ofpacts_put_openflow11_instructions(fm->ofpacts, fm->ofpacts_len,
+                                                msg);
+        }
+        break;
+    }
+
     case OFPUTIL_P_OF10:
-    case OFPUTIL_P_OF10_TID:
-        msg = ofpbuf_new(sizeof *ofm + fm->ofpacts_len);
-        ofm = put_openflow(sizeof *ofm, OFPT_FLOW_MOD, msg);
+    case OFPUTIL_P_OF10_TID: {
+        struct ofp10_flow_mod *ofm;
+
+        msg = ofpraw_alloc(OFPRAW_OFPT10_FLOW_MOD, OFP10_VERSION,
+                           fm->ofpacts_len);
+        ofm = ofpbuf_put_zeros(msg, sizeof *ofm);
         ofputil_cls_rule_to_ofp10_match(&fm->cr, &ofm->match);
         ofm->cookie = fm->new_cookie;
-        ofm->command = htons(command);
+        ofm->command = ofputil_tid_command(fm, protocol);
         ofm->idle_timeout = htons(fm->idle_timeout);
         ofm->hard_timeout = htons(fm->hard_timeout);
         ofm->priority = htons(fm->cr.priority);
         ofm->buffer_id = htonl(fm->buffer_id);
         ofm->out_port = htons(fm->out_port);
         ofm->flags = htons(fm->flags);
+        if (fm->ofpacts) {
+            ofpacts_put_openflow10(fm->ofpacts, fm->ofpacts_len, msg);
+        }
         break;
+    }
 
     case OFPUTIL_P_NXM:
-    case OFPUTIL_P_NXM_TID:
-        msg = ofpbuf_new(sizeof *nfm + NXM_TYPICAL_LEN + fm->ofpacts_len);
-        put_nxmsg(sizeof *nfm, NXT_FLOW_MOD, msg);
-        nfm = msg->data;
-        nfm->command = htons(command);
+    case OFPUTIL_P_NXM_TID: {
+        struct nx_flow_mod *nfm;
+        int match_len;
+
+        msg = ofpraw_alloc(OFPRAW_NXT_FLOW_MOD, OFP10_VERSION,
+                           NXM_TYPICAL_LEN + fm->ofpacts_len);
+        nfm = ofpbuf_put_zeros(msg, sizeof *nfm);
+        nfm->command = ofputil_tid_command(fm, protocol);
         nfm->cookie = fm->new_cookie;
-        match_len = nx_put_match(msg, false, &fm->cr,
-                                 fm->cookie, fm->cookie_mask);
-        nfm = msg->data;
+        match_len = nx_put_match(msg, &fm->cr, fm->cookie, fm->cookie_mask);
+        nfm = msg->l3;
         nfm->idle_timeout = htons(fm->idle_timeout);
         nfm->hard_timeout = htons(fm->hard_timeout);
         nfm->priority = htons(fm->cr.priority);
@@ -1799,16 +1343,17 @@ ofputil_encode_flow_mod(const struct ofputil_flow_mod *fm,
         nfm->out_port = htons(fm->out_port);
         nfm->flags = htons(fm->flags);
         nfm->match_len = htons(match_len);
+        if (fm->ofpacts) {
+            ofpacts_put_openflow10(fm->ofpacts, fm->ofpacts_len, msg);
+        }
         break;
+    }
 
     default:
         NOT_REACHED();
     }
 
-    if (fm->ofpacts) {
-        ofpacts_put_openflow10(fm->ofpacts, fm->ofpacts_len, msg);
-    }
-    update_openflow_length(msg);
+    ofpmsg_update_length(msg);
     return msg;
 }
 
@@ -1845,12 +1390,9 @@ ofputil_flow_mod_usable_protocols(const struct ofputil_flow_mod *fms,
 
 static enum ofperr
 ofputil_decode_ofpst_flow_request(struct ofputil_flow_stats_request *fsr,
-                                  const struct ofp_header *oh,
+                                  const struct ofp10_flow_stats_request *ofsr,
                                   bool aggregate)
 {
-    const struct ofp_flow_stats_request *ofsr =
-        (const struct ofp_flow_stats_request *) oh;
-
     fsr->aggregate = aggregate;
     ofputil_cls_rule_from_ofp10_match(&ofsr->match, 0, &fsr->match);
     fsr->out_port = ntohs(ofsr->out_port);
@@ -1862,22 +1404,18 @@ ofputil_decode_ofpst_flow_request(struct ofputil_flow_stats_request *fsr,
 
 static enum ofperr
 ofputil_decode_nxst_flow_request(struct ofputil_flow_stats_request *fsr,
-                                 const struct ofp_header *oh,
-                                 bool aggregate)
+                                 struct ofpbuf *b, bool aggregate)
 {
     const struct nx_flow_stats_request *nfsr;
-    struct ofpbuf b;
     enum ofperr error;
 
-    ofpbuf_use_const(&b, oh, ntohs(oh->length));
-
-    nfsr = ofpbuf_pull(&b, sizeof *nfsr);
-    error = nx_pull_match(&b, ntohs(nfsr->match_len), 0, &fsr->match,
+    nfsr = ofpbuf_pull(b, sizeof *nfsr);
+    error = nx_pull_match(b, ntohs(nfsr->match_len), 0, &fsr->match,
                           &fsr->cookie, &fsr->cookie_mask);
     if (error) {
         return error;
     }
-    if (b.size) {
+    if (b->size) {
         return OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_LEN;
     }
 
@@ -1895,26 +1433,23 @@ enum ofperr
 ofputil_decode_flow_stats_request(struct ofputil_flow_stats_request *fsr,
                                   const struct ofp_header *oh)
 {
-    const struct ofputil_msg_type *type;
+    enum ofpraw raw;
     struct ofpbuf b;
-    int code;
 
     ofpbuf_use_const(&b, oh, ntohs(oh->length));
+    raw = ofpraw_pull_assert(&b);
+    switch ((int) raw) {
+    case OFPRAW_OFPST_FLOW_REQUEST:
+        return ofputil_decode_ofpst_flow_request(fsr, b.data, false);
 
-    ofputil_decode_msg_type(oh, &type);
-    code = ofputil_msg_type_code(type);
-    switch (code) {
-    case OFPUTIL_OFPST_FLOW_REQUEST:
-        return ofputil_decode_ofpst_flow_request(fsr, oh, false);
+    case OFPRAW_OFPST_AGGREGATE_REQUEST:
+        return ofputil_decode_ofpst_flow_request(fsr, b.data, true);
 
-    case OFPUTIL_OFPST_AGGREGATE_REQUEST:
-        return ofputil_decode_ofpst_flow_request(fsr, oh, true);
+    case OFPRAW_NXST_FLOW_REQUEST:
+        return ofputil_decode_nxst_flow_request(fsr, &b, false);
 
-    case OFPUTIL_NXST_FLOW_REQUEST:
-        return ofputil_decode_nxst_flow_request(fsr, oh, false);
-
-    case OFPUTIL_NXST_AGGREGATE_REQUEST:
-        return ofputil_decode_nxst_flow_request(fsr, oh, true);
+    case OFPRAW_NXST_AGGREGATE_REQUEST:
+        return ofputil_decode_nxst_flow_request(fsr, &b, true);
 
     default:
         /* Hey, the caller lied. */
@@ -1930,15 +1465,18 @@ ofputil_encode_flow_stats_request(const struct ofputil_flow_stats_request *fsr,
                                   enum ofputil_protocol protocol)
 {
     struct ofpbuf *msg;
+    enum ofpraw raw;
 
     switch (protocol) {
     case OFPUTIL_P_OF10:
     case OFPUTIL_P_OF10_TID: {
-        struct ofp_flow_stats_request *ofsr;
-        int type;
+        struct ofp10_flow_stats_request *ofsr;
 
-        type = fsr->aggregate ? OFPST_AGGREGATE : OFPST_FLOW;
-        ofsr = ofputil_make_stats_request(sizeof *ofsr, type, 0, &msg);
+        raw = (fsr->aggregate
+               ? OFPRAW_OFPST_AGGREGATE_REQUEST
+               : OFPRAW_OFPST_FLOW_REQUEST);
+        msg = ofpraw_alloc(raw, OFP10_VERSION, 0);
+        ofsr = ofpbuf_put_zeros(msg, sizeof *ofsr);
         ofputil_cls_rule_to_ofp10_match(&fsr->match, &ofsr->match);
         ofsr->table_id = fsr->table_id;
         ofsr->out_port = htons(fsr->out_port);
@@ -1949,20 +1487,23 @@ ofputil_encode_flow_stats_request(const struct ofputil_flow_stats_request *fsr,
     case OFPUTIL_P_NXM_TID: {
         struct nx_flow_stats_request *nfsr;
         int match_len;
-        int subtype;
 
-        subtype = fsr->aggregate ? NXST_AGGREGATE : NXST_FLOW;
-        ofputil_make_stats_request(sizeof *nfsr, OFPST_VENDOR, subtype, &msg);
-        match_len = nx_put_match(msg, false, &fsr->match,
+        raw = (fsr->aggregate
+               ? OFPRAW_NXST_AGGREGATE_REQUEST
+               : OFPRAW_NXST_FLOW_REQUEST);
+        msg = ofpraw_alloc(raw, OFP10_VERSION, 0);
+        ofpbuf_put_zeros(msg, sizeof *nfsr);
+        match_len = nx_put_match(msg, &fsr->match,
                                  fsr->cookie, fsr->cookie_mask);
 
-        nfsr = msg->data;
+        nfsr = msg->l3;
         nfsr->out_port = htons(fsr->out_port);
         nfsr->match_len = htons(match_len);
         nfsr->table_id = fsr->table_id;
         break;
     }
 
+    case OFPUTIL_P_OF12:
     default:
         NOT_REACHED();
     }
@@ -2013,26 +1554,20 @@ ofputil_decode_flow_stats_reply(struct ofputil_flow_stats *fs,
                                 bool flow_age_extension,
                                 struct ofpbuf *ofpacts)
 {
-    const struct ofputil_msg_type *type;
-    int code;
+    enum ofperr error;
+    enum ofpraw raw;
 
-    ofputil_decode_msg_type(msg->l2 ? msg->l2 : msg->data, &type);
-    code = ofputil_msg_type_code(type);
-    if (!msg->l2) {
-        msg->l2 = msg->data;
-        if (code == OFPUTIL_OFPST_FLOW_REPLY) {
-            ofpbuf_pull(msg, sizeof(struct ofp_stats_msg));
-        } else if (code == OFPUTIL_NXST_FLOW_REPLY) {
-            ofpbuf_pull(msg, sizeof(struct nicira_stats_msg));
-        } else {
-            NOT_REACHED();
-        }
+    error = (msg->l2
+             ? ofpraw_decode(&raw, msg->l2)
+             : ofpraw_pull(&raw, msg));
+    if (error) {
+        return error;
     }
 
     if (!msg->size) {
         return EOF;
-    } else if (code == OFPUTIL_OFPST_FLOW_REPLY) {
-        const struct ofp_flow_stats *ofs;
+    } else if (raw == OFPRAW_OFPST_FLOW_REPLY) {
+        const struct ofp10_flow_stats *ofs;
         size_t length;
 
         ofs = ofpbuf_try_pull(msg, sizeof *ofs);
@@ -2065,7 +1600,7 @@ ofputil_decode_flow_stats_reply(struct ofputil_flow_stats *fs,
         fs->hard_age = -1;
         fs->packet_count = ntohll(get_32aligned_be64(&ofs->packet_count));
         fs->byte_count = ntohll(get_32aligned_be64(&ofs->byte_count));
-    } else if (code == OFPUTIL_NXST_FLOW_REPLY) {
+    } else if (raw == OFPRAW_NXST_FLOW_REPLY) {
         const struct nx_flow_stats *nfs;
         size_t match_len, actions_len, length;
 
@@ -2139,13 +1674,18 @@ ofputil_append_flow_stats_reply(const struct ofputil_flow_stats *fs,
                                 struct list *replies)
 {
     struct ofpbuf *reply = ofpbuf_from_list(list_back(replies));
-    const struct ofp_stats_msg *osm = reply->data;
     size_t start_ofs = reply->size;
+    enum ofpraw raw;
 
-    if (osm->type == htons(OFPST_FLOW)) {
-        struct ofp_flow_stats *ofs;
+    ofpraw_decode_partial(&raw, reply->data, reply->size);
+    if (raw == OFPRAW_OFPST_FLOW_REPLY) {
+        struct ofp10_flow_stats *ofs;
+
+        ofpbuf_put_uninit(reply, sizeof *ofs);
+        ofpacts_put_openflow10(fs->ofpacts, fs->ofpacts_len, reply);
 
-        ofs = ofpbuf_put_uninit(reply, sizeof *ofs);
+        ofs = ofpbuf_at_assert(reply, start_ofs, sizeof *ofs);
+        ofs->length = htons(reply->size - start_ofs);
         ofs->table_id = fs->table_id;
         ofs->pad = 0;
         ofputil_cls_rule_to_ofp10_match(&fs->rule, &ofs->match);
@@ -2160,14 +1700,16 @@ ofputil_append_flow_stats_reply(const struct ofputil_flow_stats *fs,
                            htonll(unknown_to_zero(fs->packet_count)));
         put_32aligned_be64(&ofs->byte_count,
                            htonll(unknown_to_zero(fs->byte_count)));
-        ofpacts_put_openflow10(fs->ofpacts, fs->ofpacts_len, reply);
-
-        ofs = ofpbuf_at_assert(reply, start_ofs, sizeof *ofs);
-        ofs->length = htons(reply->size - start_ofs);
-    } else if (osm->type == htons(OFPST_VENDOR)) {
+    } else if (raw == OFPRAW_NXST_FLOW_REPLY) {
         struct nx_flow_stats *nfs;
+        int match_len;
+
+        ofpbuf_put_uninit(reply, sizeof *nfs);
+        match_len = nx_put_match(reply, &fs->rule, 0, 0);
+        ofpacts_put_openflow10(fs->ofpacts, fs->ofpacts_len, reply);
 
-        nfs = ofpbuf_put_uninit(reply, sizeof *nfs);
+        nfs = ofpbuf_at_assert(reply, start_ofs, sizeof *nfs);
+        nfs->length = htons(reply->size - start_ofs);
         nfs->table_id = fs->table_id;
         nfs->pad = 0;
         nfs->duration_sec = htonl(fs->duration_sec);
@@ -2181,54 +1723,66 @@ ofputil_append_flow_stats_reply(const struct ofputil_flow_stats *fs,
         nfs->hard_age = htons(fs->hard_age < 0 ? 0
                               : fs->hard_age < UINT16_MAX ? fs->hard_age + 1
                               : UINT16_MAX);
-        nfs->match_len = htons(nx_put_match(reply, false, &fs->rule, 0, 0));
+        nfs->match_len = htons(match_len);
         nfs->cookie = fs->cookie;
         nfs->packet_count = htonll(fs->packet_count);
         nfs->byte_count = htonll(fs->byte_count);
-        ofpacts_put_openflow10(fs->ofpacts, fs->ofpacts_len, reply);
-
-        nfs = ofpbuf_at_assert(reply, start_ofs, sizeof *nfs);
-        nfs->length = htons(reply->size - start_ofs);
     } else {
         NOT_REACHED();
     }
 
-    ofputil_postappend_stats_reply(start_ofs, replies);
+    ofpmp_postappend(replies, start_ofs);
 }
 
 /* Converts abstract ofputil_aggregate_stats 'stats' into an OFPST_AGGREGATE or
- * NXST_AGGREGATE reply according to 'protocol', and returns the message. */
+ * NXST_AGGREGATE reply matching 'request', and returns the message. */
 struct ofpbuf *
 ofputil_encode_aggregate_stats_reply(
     const struct ofputil_aggregate_stats *stats,
-    const struct ofp_stats_msg *request)
+    const struct ofp_header *request)
 {
+    struct ofp_aggregate_stats_reply *asr;
+    uint64_t packet_count;
+    uint64_t byte_count;
     struct ofpbuf *msg;
+    enum ofpraw raw;
 
-    if (request->type == htons(OFPST_AGGREGATE)) {
-        struct ofp_aggregate_stats_reply *asr;
-
-        asr = ofputil_make_stats_reply(sizeof *asr, request, &msg);
-        put_32aligned_be64(&asr->packet_count,
-                           htonll(unknown_to_zero(stats->packet_count)));
-        put_32aligned_be64(&asr->byte_count,
-                           htonll(unknown_to_zero(stats->byte_count)));
-        asr->flow_count = htonl(stats->flow_count);
-    } else if (request->type == htons(OFPST_VENDOR)) {
-        struct nx_aggregate_stats_reply *nasr;
-
-        nasr = ofputil_make_stats_reply(sizeof *nasr, request, &msg);
-        assert(nasr->nsm.subtype == htonl(NXST_AGGREGATE));
-        nasr->packet_count = htonll(stats->packet_count);
-        nasr->byte_count = htonll(stats->byte_count);
-        nasr->flow_count = htonl(stats->flow_count);
+    ofpraw_decode(&raw, request);
+    if (raw == OFPRAW_OFPST_AGGREGATE_REQUEST) {
+        packet_count = unknown_to_zero(stats->packet_count);
+        byte_count = unknown_to_zero(stats->byte_count);
     } else {
-        NOT_REACHED();
+        packet_count = stats->packet_count;
+        byte_count = stats->byte_count;
     }
 
+    msg = ofpraw_alloc_stats_reply(request, 0);
+    asr = ofpbuf_put_zeros(msg, sizeof *asr);
+    put_32aligned_be64(&asr->packet_count, htonll(packet_count));
+    put_32aligned_be64(&asr->byte_count, htonll(byte_count));
+    asr->flow_count = htonl(stats->flow_count);
+
     return msg;
 }
 
+enum ofperr
+ofputil_decode_aggregate_stats_reply(struct ofputil_aggregate_stats *stats,
+                                     const struct ofp_header *reply)
+{
+    struct ofp_aggregate_stats_reply *asr;
+    struct ofpbuf msg;
+
+    ofpbuf_use_const(&msg, reply, ntohs(reply->length));
+    ofpraw_pull_assert(&msg);
+
+    asr = msg.l3;
+    stats->packet_count = ntohll(get_32aligned_be64(&asr->packet_count));
+    stats->byte_count = ntohll(get_32aligned_be64(&asr->byte_count));
+    stats->flow_count = ntohl(asr->flow_count);
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
 /* Converts an OFPT_FLOW_REMOVED or NXT_FLOW_REMOVED message 'oh' into an
  * abstract ofputil_flow_removed in 'fr'.  Returns 0 if successful, otherwise
  * an OpenFlow error code. */
@@ -2236,15 +1790,16 @@ enum ofperr
 ofputil_decode_flow_removed(struct ofputil_flow_removed *fr,
                             const struct ofp_header *oh)
 {
-    const struct ofputil_msg_type *type;
-    enum ofputil_msg_code code;
+    enum ofpraw raw;
+    struct ofpbuf b;
 
-    ofputil_decode_msg_type(oh, &type);
-    code = ofputil_msg_type_code(type);
-    if (code == OFPUTIL_OFPT_FLOW_REMOVED) {
+    ofpbuf_use_const(&b, oh, ntohs(oh->length));
+    raw = ofpraw_pull_assert(&b);
+    if (raw == OFPRAW_OFPT10_FLOW_REMOVED) {
         const struct ofp_flow_removed *ofr;
 
-        ofr = (const struct ofp_flow_removed *) oh;
+        ofr = ofpbuf_pull(&b, sizeof *ofr);
+
         ofputil_cls_rule_from_ofp10_match(&ofr->match, ntohs(ofr->priority),
                                           &fr->rule);
         fr->cookie = ofr->cookie;
@@ -2254,13 +1809,10 @@ ofputil_decode_flow_removed(struct ofputil_flow_removed *fr,
         fr->idle_timeout = ntohs(ofr->idle_timeout);
         fr->packet_count = ntohll(ofr->packet_count);
         fr->byte_count = ntohll(ofr->byte_count);
-    } else if (code == OFPUTIL_NXT_FLOW_REMOVED) {
+    } else if (raw == OFPRAW_NXT_FLOW_REMOVED) {
         struct nx_flow_removed *nfr;
-        struct ofpbuf b;
         int error;
 
-        ofpbuf_use_const(&b, oh, ntohs(oh->length));
-
         nfr = ofpbuf_pull(&b, sizeof *nfr);
         error = nx_pull_match(&b, ntohs(nfr->match_len), ntohs(nfr->priority),
                               &fr->rule, NULL, NULL);
@@ -2299,8 +1851,9 @@ ofputil_encode_flow_removed(const struct ofputil_flow_removed *fr,
     case OFPUTIL_P_OF10_TID: {
         struct ofp_flow_removed *ofr;
 
-        ofr = make_openflow_xid(sizeof *ofr, OFPT_FLOW_REMOVED, htonl(0),
-                                &msg);
+        msg = ofpraw_alloc_xid(OFPRAW_OFPT10_FLOW_REMOVED, OFP10_VERSION,
+                               htonl(0), 0);
+        ofr = ofpbuf_put_zeros(msg, sizeof *ofr);
         ofputil_cls_rule_to_ofp10_match(&fr->rule, &ofr->match);
         ofr->cookie = fr->cookie;
         ofr->priority = htons(fr->rule.priority);
@@ -2318,10 +1871,12 @@ ofputil_encode_flow_removed(const struct ofputil_flow_removed *fr,
         struct nx_flow_removed *nfr;
         int match_len;
 
-        make_nxmsg_xid(sizeof *nfr, NXT_FLOW_REMOVED, htonl(0), &msg);
-        match_len = nx_put_match(msg, false, &fr->rule, 0, 0);
+        msg = ofpraw_alloc_xid(OFPRAW_NXT_FLOW_REMOVED, OFP10_VERSION,
+                               htonl(0), NXM_TYPICAL_LEN);
+        nfr = ofpbuf_put_zeros(msg, sizeof *nfr);
+        match_len = nx_put_match(msg, &fr->rule, 0, 0);
 
-        nfr = msg->data;
+        nfr = msg->l3;
         nfr->cookie = fr->cookie;
         nfr->priority = htons(fr->rule.priority);
         nfr->reason = fr->reason;
@@ -2334,6 +1889,7 @@ ofputil_encode_flow_removed(const struct ofputil_flow_removed *fr,
         break;
     }
 
+    case OFPUTIL_P_OF12:
     default:
         NOT_REACHED();
     }
@@ -2345,32 +1901,30 @@ enum ofperr
 ofputil_decode_packet_in(struct ofputil_packet_in *pin,
                          const struct ofp_header *oh)
 {
-    const struct ofputil_msg_type *type;
-    enum ofputil_msg_code code;
+    enum ofpraw raw;
+    struct ofpbuf b;
 
-    ofputil_decode_msg_type(oh, &type);
-    code = ofputil_msg_type_code(type);
     memset(pin, 0, sizeof *pin);
 
-    if (code == OFPUTIL_OFPT_PACKET_IN) {
-        const struct ofp_packet_in *opi = (const struct ofp_packet_in *) oh;
+    ofpbuf_use_const(&b, oh, ntohs(oh->length));
+    raw = ofpraw_pull_assert(&b);
+    if (raw == OFPRAW_OFPT10_PACKET_IN) {
+        const struct ofp_packet_in *opi;
+
+        opi = ofpbuf_pull(&b, offsetof(struct ofp_packet_in, data));
 
         pin->packet = opi->data;
-        pin->packet_len = ntohs(opi->header.length)
-            - offsetof(struct ofp_packet_in, data);
+        pin->packet_len = b.size;
 
         pin->fmd.in_port = ntohs(opi->in_port);
         pin->reason = opi->reason;
         pin->buffer_id = ntohl(opi->buffer_id);
         pin->total_len = ntohs(opi->total_len);
-    } else if (code == OFPUTIL_NXT_PACKET_IN) {
+    } else if (raw == OFPRAW_NXT_PACKET_IN) {
         const struct nx_packet_in *npi;
         struct cls_rule rule;
-        struct ofpbuf b;
         int error;
 
-        ofpbuf_use_const(&b, oh, ntohs(oh->length));
-
         npi = ofpbuf_pull(&b, sizeof *npi);
         error = nx_pull_match_loose(&b, ntohs(npi->match_len), 0, &rule, NULL,
                                     NULL);
@@ -2420,13 +1974,11 @@ ofputil_encode_packet_in(const struct ofputil_packet_in *pin,
 
     /* Add OFPT_PACKET_IN. */
     if (packet_in_format == NXPIF_OPENFLOW10) {
-        size_t header_len = offsetof(struct ofp_packet_in, data);
         struct ofp_packet_in *opi;
 
-        packet = ofpbuf_new(send_len + header_len);
-        opi = ofpbuf_put_zeros(packet, header_len);
-        opi->header.version = OFP10_VERSION;
-        opi->header.type = OFPT_PACKET_IN;
+        packet = ofpraw_alloc_xid(OFPRAW_OFPT10_PACKET_IN, OFP10_VERSION,
+                                  htonl(0), send_len);
+        opi = ofpbuf_put_zeros(packet, offsetof(struct ofp_packet_in, data));
         opi->total_len = htons(pin->total_len);
         opi->in_port = htons(pin->fmd.in_port);
         opi->reason = pin->reason;
@@ -2439,12 +1991,6 @@ ofputil_encode_packet_in(const struct ofputil_packet_in *pin,
         size_t match_len;
         size_t i;
 
-        /* Estimate of required PACKET_IN length includes the NPI header, space
-         * for the match (2 times sizeof the metadata seems like enough), 2
-         * bytes for padding, and the packet length. */
-        packet = ofpbuf_new(sizeof *npi + sizeof(struct flow_metadata) * 2
-                            + 2 + send_len);
-
         cls_rule_init_catchall(&rule, 0);
         cls_rule_set_tun_id_masked(&rule, pin->fmd.tun_id,
                                    pin->fmd.tun_id_mask);
@@ -2459,17 +2005,16 @@ ofputil_encode_packet_in(const struct ofputil_packet_in *pin,
 
         cls_rule_set_in_port(&rule, pin->fmd.in_port);
 
+        /* The final argument is just an estimate of the space required. */
+        packet = ofpraw_alloc_xid(OFPRAW_NXT_PACKET_IN, OFP10_VERSION,
+                                  htonl(0), (sizeof(struct flow_metadata) * 2
+                                             + 2 + send_len));
         ofpbuf_put_zeros(packet, sizeof *npi);
-        match_len = nx_put_match(packet, false, &rule, 0, 0);
+        match_len = nx_put_match(packet, &rule, 0, 0);
         ofpbuf_put_zeros(packet, 2);
         ofpbuf_put(packet, pin->packet, send_len);
 
-        npi = packet->data;
-        npi->nxh.header.version = OFP10_VERSION;
-        npi->nxh.header.type = OFPT_VENDOR;
-        npi->nxh.vendor = htonl(NX_VENDOR_ID);
-        npi->nxh.subtype = htonl(NXT_PACKET_IN);
-
+        npi = packet->l3;
         npi->buffer_id = htonl(pin->buffer_id);
         npi->total_len = htons(pin->total_len);
         npi->reason = pin->reason;
@@ -2479,7 +2024,7 @@ ofputil_encode_packet_in(const struct ofputil_packet_in *pin,
     } else {
         NOT_REACHED();
     }
-    update_openflow_length(packet);
+    ofpmsg_update_length(packet);
 
     return packet;
 }
@@ -2529,12 +2074,19 @@ ofputil_packet_in_reason_from_string(const char *s,
  * Returns 0 if successful, otherwise an OFPERR_* value. */
 enum ofperr
 ofputil_decode_packet_out(struct ofputil_packet_out *po,
-                          const struct ofp_packet_out *opo,
+                          const struct ofp_header *oh,
                           struct ofpbuf *ofpacts)
 {
+    const struct ofp_packet_out *opo;
     enum ofperr error;
+    enum ofpraw raw;
     struct ofpbuf b;
 
+    ofpbuf_use_const(&b, oh, ntohs(oh->length));
+    raw = ofpraw_pull_assert(&b);
+    assert(raw == OFPRAW_OFPT10_PACKET_OUT);
+
+    opo = ofpbuf_pull(&b, sizeof *opo);
     po->buffer_id = ntohl(opo->buffer_id);
     po->in_port = ntohs(opo->in_port);
     if (po->in_port >= OFPP_MAX && po->in_port != OFPP_LOCAL
@@ -2544,9 +2096,6 @@ ofputil_decode_packet_out(struct ofputil_packet_out *po,
         return OFPERR_NXBRC_BAD_IN_PORT;
     }
 
-    ofpbuf_use_const(&b, opo, ntohs(opo->header.length));
-    ofpbuf_pull(&b, sizeof *opo);
-
     error = ofpacts_pull_openflow10(&b, ntohs(opo->actions_len), ofpacts);
     if (error) {
         return error;
@@ -2679,10 +2228,17 @@ ofputil_decode_ofp11_port(struct ofputil_phy_port *pp,
 }
 
 static size_t
-ofputil_get_phy_port_size(uint8_t ofp_version)
-{
-    return ofp_version == OFP10_VERSION ? sizeof(struct ofp10_phy_port)
-                                        : sizeof(struct ofp11_port);
+ofputil_get_phy_port_size(enum ofp_version ofp_version)
+{
+    switch (ofp_version) {
+    case OFP10_VERSION:
+        return sizeof(struct ofp10_phy_port);
+    case OFP11_VERSION:
+    case OFP12_VERSION:
+        return sizeof(struct ofp11_port);
+    default:
+        NOT_REACHED();
+    }
 }
 
 static void
@@ -2727,46 +2283,66 @@ ofputil_encode_ofp11_port(const struct ofputil_phy_port *pp,
 }
 
 static void
-ofputil_put_phy_port(uint8_t ofp_version, const struct ofputil_phy_port *pp,
-                     struct ofpbuf *b)
+ofputil_put_phy_port(enum ofp_version ofp_version,
+                     const struct ofputil_phy_port *pp, struct ofpbuf *b)
 {
-    if (ofp_version == OFP10_VERSION) {
+    switch (ofp_version) {
+    case OFP10_VERSION: {
         struct ofp10_phy_port *opp;
         if (b->size + sizeof *opp <= UINT16_MAX) {
             opp = ofpbuf_put_uninit(b, sizeof *opp);
             ofputil_encode_ofp10_phy_port(pp, opp);
         }
-    } else {
+        break;
+    }
+
+    case OFP11_VERSION:
+    case OFP12_VERSION: {
         struct ofp11_port *op;
         if (b->size + sizeof *op <= UINT16_MAX) {
             op = ofpbuf_put_uninit(b, sizeof *op);
             ofputil_encode_ofp11_port(pp, op);
         }
+        break;
+    }
+
+    default:
+        NOT_REACHED();
     }
 }
 
 void
-ofputil_append_port_desc_stats_reply(uint8_t ofp_version,
+ofputil_append_port_desc_stats_reply(enum ofp_version ofp_version,
                                      const struct ofputil_phy_port *pp,
                                      struct list *replies)
 {
-    if (ofp_version == OFP10_VERSION) {
+    switch (ofp_version) {
+    case OFP10_VERSION: {
         struct ofp10_phy_port *opp;
 
-        opp = ofputil_append_stats_reply(sizeof *opp, replies);
+        opp = ofpmp_append(replies, sizeof *opp);
         ofputil_encode_ofp10_phy_port(pp, opp);
-    } else {
+        break;
+    }
+
+    case OFP11_VERSION:
+    case OFP12_VERSION: {
         struct ofp11_port *op;
 
-        op = ofputil_append_stats_reply(sizeof *op, replies);
+        op = ofpmp_append(replies, sizeof *op);
         ofputil_encode_ofp11_port(pp, op);
+        break;
+    }
+
+    default:
+      NOT_REACHED();
     }
 }
 \f
 /* ofputil_switch_features */
 
 #define OFPC_COMMON (OFPC_FLOW_STATS | OFPC_TABLE_STATS | OFPC_PORT_STATS | \
-                     OFPC_IP_REASM | OFPC_QUEUE_STATS | OFPC_ARP_MATCH_IP)
+                     OFPC_IP_REASM | OFPC_QUEUE_STATS)
 BUILD_ASSERT_DECL((int) OFPUTIL_C_FLOW_STATS == OFPC_FLOW_STATS);
 BUILD_ASSERT_DECL((int) OFPUTIL_C_TABLE_STATS == OFPC_TABLE_STATS);
 BUILD_ASSERT_DECL((int) OFPUTIL_C_PORT_STATS == OFPC_PORT_STATS);
@@ -2795,35 +2371,6 @@ static const struct ofputil_action_bit_translation of10_action_bits[] = {
     { 0, 0 },
 };
 
-static const struct ofputil_action_bit_translation of11_action_bits[] = {
-    { OFPUTIL_A_OUTPUT,         OFPAT11_OUTPUT },
-    { OFPUTIL_A_SET_VLAN_VID,   OFPAT11_SET_VLAN_VID },
-    { OFPUTIL_A_SET_VLAN_PCP,   OFPAT11_SET_VLAN_PCP },
-    { OFPUTIL_A_SET_DL_SRC,     OFPAT11_SET_DL_SRC },
-    { OFPUTIL_A_SET_DL_DST,     OFPAT11_SET_DL_DST },
-    { OFPUTIL_A_SET_NW_SRC,     OFPAT11_SET_NW_SRC },
-    { OFPUTIL_A_SET_NW_DST,     OFPAT11_SET_NW_DST },
-    { OFPUTIL_A_SET_NW_TOS,     OFPAT11_SET_NW_TOS },
-    { OFPUTIL_A_SET_NW_ECN,     OFPAT11_SET_NW_ECN },
-    { OFPUTIL_A_SET_TP_SRC,     OFPAT11_SET_TP_SRC },
-    { OFPUTIL_A_SET_TP_DST,     OFPAT11_SET_TP_DST },
-    { OFPUTIL_A_COPY_TTL_OUT,   OFPAT11_COPY_TTL_OUT },
-    { OFPUTIL_A_COPY_TTL_IN,    OFPAT11_COPY_TTL_IN },
-    { OFPUTIL_A_SET_MPLS_LABEL, OFPAT11_SET_MPLS_LABEL },
-    { OFPUTIL_A_SET_MPLS_TC,    OFPAT11_SET_MPLS_TC },
-    { OFPUTIL_A_SET_MPLS_TTL,   OFPAT11_SET_MPLS_TTL },
-    { OFPUTIL_A_DEC_MPLS_TTL,   OFPAT11_DEC_MPLS_TTL },
-    { OFPUTIL_A_PUSH_VLAN,      OFPAT11_PUSH_VLAN },
-    { OFPUTIL_A_POP_VLAN,       OFPAT11_POP_VLAN },
-    { OFPUTIL_A_PUSH_MPLS,      OFPAT11_PUSH_MPLS },
-    { OFPUTIL_A_POP_MPLS,       OFPAT11_POP_MPLS },
-    { OFPUTIL_A_SET_QUEUE,      OFPAT11_SET_QUEUE },
-    { OFPUTIL_A_GROUP,          OFPAT11_GROUP },
-    { OFPUTIL_A_SET_NW_TTL,     OFPAT11_SET_NW_TTL },
-    { OFPUTIL_A_DEC_NW_TTL,     OFPAT11_DEC_NW_TTL },
-    { 0, 0 },
-};
-
 static enum ofputil_action_bitmap
 decode_action_bits(ovs_be32 of_actions,
                    const struct ofputil_action_bit_translation *x)
@@ -2839,39 +2386,60 @@ decode_action_bits(ovs_be32 of_actions,
     return ofputil_actions;
 }
 
+static uint32_t
+ofputil_capabilities_mask(enum ofp_version ofp_version)
+{
+    /* Handle capabilities whose bit is unique for all Open Flow versions */
+    switch (ofp_version) {
+    case OFP10_VERSION:
+    case OFP11_VERSION:
+        return OFPC_COMMON | OFPC_ARP_MATCH_IP;
+    case OFP12_VERSION:
+        return OFPC_COMMON | OFPC12_PORT_BLOCKED;
+    default:
+        /* Caller needs to check osf->header.version itself */
+        return 0;
+    }
+}
+
 /* Decodes an OpenFlow 1.0 or 1.1 "switch_features" structure 'osf' into an
  * abstract representation in '*features'.  Initializes '*b' to iterate over
  * the OpenFlow port structures following 'osf' with later calls to
  * ofputil_pull_phy_port().  Returns 0 if successful, otherwise an
  * OFPERR_* value.  */
 enum ofperr
-ofputil_decode_switch_features(const struct ofp_switch_features *osf,
+ofputil_decode_switch_features(const struct ofp_header *oh,
                                struct ofputil_switch_features *features,
                                struct ofpbuf *b)
 {
-    ofpbuf_use_const(b, osf, ntohs(osf->header.length));
-    ofpbuf_pull(b, sizeof *osf);
+    const struct ofp_switch_features *osf;
+    enum ofpraw raw;
 
+    ofpbuf_use_const(b, oh, ntohs(oh->length));
+    raw = ofpraw_pull_assert(b);
+
+    osf = ofpbuf_pull(b, sizeof *osf);
     features->datapath_id = ntohll(osf->datapath_id);
     features->n_buffers = ntohl(osf->n_buffers);
     features->n_tables = osf->n_tables;
 
-    features->capabilities = ntohl(osf->capabilities) & OFPC_COMMON;
+    features->capabilities = ntohl(osf->capabilities) &
+        ofputil_capabilities_mask(oh->version);
 
-    if (b->size % ofputil_get_phy_port_size(osf->header.version)) {
+    if (b->size % ofputil_get_phy_port_size(oh->version)) {
         return OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_LEN;
     }
 
-    if (osf->header.version == OFP10_VERSION) {
+    if (raw == OFPRAW_OFPT10_FEATURES_REPLY) {
         if (osf->capabilities & htonl(OFPC10_STP)) {
             features->capabilities |= OFPUTIL_C_STP;
         }
         features->actions = decode_action_bits(osf->actions, of10_action_bits);
-    } else if (osf->header.version == OFP11_VERSION) {
+    } else if (raw == OFPRAW_OFPT11_FEATURES_REPLY) {
         if (osf->capabilities & htonl(OFPC11_GROUP_STATS)) {
             features->capabilities |= OFPUTIL_C_GROUP_STATS;
         }
-        features->actions = decode_action_bits(osf->actions, of11_action_bits);
+        features->actions = 0;
     } else {
         return OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_VERSION;
     }
@@ -2879,12 +2447,12 @@ ofputil_decode_switch_features(const struct ofp_switch_features *osf,
     return 0;
 }
 
-/* Returns true if the maximum number of ports are in 'osf'. */
+/* Returns true if the maximum number of ports are in 'oh'. */
 static bool
-max_ports_in_features(const struct ofp_switch_features *osf)
+max_ports_in_features(const struct ofp_header *oh)
 {
-    size_t pp_size = ofputil_get_phy_port_size(osf->header.version);
-    return ntohs(osf->header.length) + pp_size > UINT16_MAX;
+    size_t pp_size = ofputil_get_phy_port_size(oh->version);
+    return ntohs(oh->length) + pp_size > UINT16_MAX;
 }
 
 /* Given a buffer 'b' that contains a Features Reply message, checks if
@@ -2897,12 +2465,13 @@ max_ports_in_features(const struct ofp_switch_features *osf)
 bool
 ofputil_switch_features_ports_trunc(struct ofpbuf *b)
 {
-    struct ofp_switch_features *osf = b->data;
+    struct ofp_header *oh = b->data;
 
-    if (max_ports_in_features(osf)) {
+    if (max_ports_in_features(oh)) {
         /* Remove all the ports. */
-        b->size = sizeof(*osf);
-        update_openflow_length(b);
+        b->size = (sizeof(struct ofp_header)
+                   + sizeof(struct ofp_switch_features));
+        ofpmsg_update_length(b);
 
         return true;
     }
@@ -2935,24 +2504,45 @@ ofputil_encode_switch_features(const struct ofputil_switch_features *features,
 {
     struct ofp_switch_features *osf;
     struct ofpbuf *b;
+    enum ofp_version version;
+    enum ofpraw raw;
 
-    osf = make_openflow_xid(sizeof *osf, OFPT_FEATURES_REPLY, xid, &b);
-    osf->header.version = ofputil_protocol_to_ofp_version(protocol);
+    version = ofputil_protocol_to_ofp_version(protocol);
+    switch (version) {
+    case OFP10_VERSION:
+        raw = OFPRAW_OFPT10_FEATURES_REPLY;
+        break;
+    case OFP11_VERSION:
+    case OFP12_VERSION:
+        raw = OFPRAW_OFPT11_FEATURES_REPLY;
+        break;
+    default:
+        NOT_REACHED();
+    }
+    b = ofpraw_alloc_xid(raw, version, xid, 0);
+    osf = ofpbuf_put_zeros(b, sizeof *osf);
     osf->datapath_id = htonll(features->datapath_id);
     osf->n_buffers = htonl(features->n_buffers);
     osf->n_tables = features->n_tables;
 
     osf->capabilities = htonl(features->capabilities & OFPC_COMMON);
-    if (osf->header.version == OFP10_VERSION) {
+    osf->capabilities = htonl(features->capabilities &
+                              ofputil_capabilities_mask(version));
+    switch (version) {
+    case OFP10_VERSION:
         if (features->capabilities & OFPUTIL_C_STP) {
             osf->capabilities |= htonl(OFPC10_STP);
         }
         osf->actions = encode_action_bits(features->actions, of10_action_bits);
-    } else {
+        break;
+    case OFP11_VERSION:
+    case OFP12_VERSION:
         if (features->capabilities & OFPUTIL_C_GROUP_STATS) {
             osf->capabilities |= htonl(OFPC11_GROUP_STATS);
         }
-        osf->actions = encode_action_bits(features->actions, of11_action_bits);
+        break;
+    default:
+        NOT_REACHED();
     }
 
     return b;
@@ -2965,9 +2555,9 @@ void
 ofputil_put_switch_features_port(const struct ofputil_phy_port *pp,
                                  struct ofpbuf *b)
 {
-    const struct ofp_switch_features *osf = b->data;
+    const struct ofp_header *oh = b->data;
 
-    ofputil_put_phy_port(osf->header.version, pp, b);
+    ofputil_put_phy_port(oh->version, pp, b);
 }
 \f
 /* ofputil_port_status */
@@ -2975,12 +2565,17 @@ ofputil_put_switch_features_port(const struct ofputil_phy_port *pp,
 /* Decodes the OpenFlow "port status" message in '*ops' into an abstract form
  * in '*ps'.  Returns 0 if successful, otherwise an OFPERR_* value. */
 enum ofperr
-ofputil_decode_port_status(const struct ofp_port_status *ops,
+ofputil_decode_port_status(const struct ofp_header *oh,
                            struct ofputil_port_status *ps)
 {
+    const struct ofp_port_status *ops;
     struct ofpbuf b;
     int retval;
 
+    ofpbuf_use_const(&b, oh, ntohs(oh->length));
+    ofpraw_pull_assert(&b);
+    ops = ofpbuf_pull(&b, sizeof *ops);
+
     if (ops->reason != OFPPR_ADD &&
         ops->reason != OFPPR_DELETE &&
         ops->reason != OFPPR_MODIFY) {
@@ -2988,9 +2583,7 @@ ofputil_decode_port_status(const struct ofp_port_status *ops,
     }
     ps->reason = ops->reason;
 
-    ofpbuf_use_const(&b, ops, ntohs(ops->header.length));
-    ofpbuf_pull(&b, sizeof *ops);
-    retval = ofputil_pull_phy_port(ops->header.version, &b, &ps->desc);
+    retval = ofputil_pull_phy_port(oh->version, &b, &ps->desc);
     assert(retval != EOF);
     return retval;
 }
@@ -3004,13 +2597,29 @@ ofputil_encode_port_status(const struct ofputil_port_status *ps,
 {
     struct ofp_port_status *ops;
     struct ofpbuf *b;
+    enum ofp_version version;
+    enum ofpraw raw;
+
+    version = ofputil_protocol_to_ofp_version(protocol);
+    switch (version) {
+    case OFP10_VERSION:
+        raw = OFPRAW_OFPT10_PORT_STATUS;
+        break;
+
+    case OFP11_VERSION:
+    case OFP12_VERSION:
+        raw = OFPRAW_OFPT11_PORT_STATUS;
+        break;
+
+    default:
+        NOT_REACHED();
+    }
 
-    b = ofpbuf_new(sizeof *ops + sizeof(struct ofp11_port));
-    ops = put_openflow_xid(sizeof *ops, OFPT_PORT_STATUS, htonl(0), b);
-    ops->header.version = ofputil_protocol_to_ofp_version(protocol);
+    b = ofpraw_alloc_xid(raw, version, htonl(0), 0);
+    ops = ofpbuf_put_zeros(b, sizeof *ops);
     ops->reason = ps->reason;
-    ofputil_put_phy_port(ops->header.version, &ps->desc, b);
-    update_openflow_length(b);
+    ofputil_put_phy_port(version, &ps->desc, b);
+    ofpmsg_update_length(b);
     return b;
 }
 \f
@@ -3022,26 +2631,24 @@ enum ofperr
 ofputil_decode_port_mod(const struct ofp_header *oh,
                         struct ofputil_port_mod *pm)
 {
-    if (oh->version == OFP10_VERSION) {
-        const struct ofp10_port_mod *opm = (const struct ofp10_port_mod *) oh;
+    enum ofpraw raw;
+    struct ofpbuf b;
 
-        if (oh->length != htons(sizeof *opm)) {
-            return OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_LEN;
-        }
+    ofpbuf_use_const(&b, oh, ntohs(oh->length));
+    raw = ofpraw_pull_assert(&b);
+
+    if (raw == OFPRAW_OFPT10_PORT_MOD) {
+        const struct ofp10_port_mod *opm = b.data;
 
         pm->port_no = ntohs(opm->port_no);
         memcpy(pm->hw_addr, opm->hw_addr, ETH_ADDR_LEN);
         pm->config = ntohl(opm->config) & OFPPC10_ALL;
         pm->mask = ntohl(opm->mask) & OFPPC10_ALL;
         pm->advertise = netdev_port_features_from_ofp10(opm->advertise);
-    } else if (oh->version == OFP11_VERSION) {
-        const struct ofp11_port_mod *opm = (const struct ofp11_port_mod *) oh;
+    } else if (raw == OFPRAW_OFPT11_PORT_MOD) {
+        const struct ofp11_port_mod *opm = b.data;
         enum ofperr error;
 
-        if (oh->length != htons(sizeof *opm)) {
-            return OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_LEN;
-        }
-
         error = ofputil_port_from_ofp11(opm->port_no, &pm->port_no);
         if (error) {
             return error;
@@ -3052,7 +2659,7 @@ ofputil_decode_port_mod(const struct ofp_header *oh,
         pm->mask = ntohl(opm->mask) & OFPPC11_ALL;
         pm->advertise = netdev_port_features_from_ofp11(opm->advertise);
     } else {
-        return OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_VERSION;
+        return OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_TYPE;
     }
 
     pm->config &= pm->mask;
@@ -3066,400 +2673,341 @@ struct ofpbuf *
 ofputil_encode_port_mod(const struct ofputil_port_mod *pm,
                         enum ofputil_protocol protocol)
 {
-    uint8_t ofp_version = ofputil_protocol_to_ofp_version(protocol);
+    enum ofp_version ofp_version = ofputil_protocol_to_ofp_version(protocol);
     struct ofpbuf *b;
 
-    if (ofp_version == OFP10_VERSION) {
+    switch (ofp_version) {
+    case OFP10_VERSION: {
         struct ofp10_port_mod *opm;
 
-        opm = make_openflow(sizeof *opm, OFPT10_PORT_MOD, &b);
+        b = ofpraw_alloc(OFPRAW_OFPT10_PORT_MOD, ofp_version, 0);
+        opm = ofpbuf_put_zeros(b, sizeof *opm);
         opm->port_no = htons(pm->port_no);
         memcpy(opm->hw_addr, pm->hw_addr, ETH_ADDR_LEN);
         opm->config = htonl(pm->config & OFPPC10_ALL);
         opm->mask = htonl(pm->mask & OFPPC10_ALL);
         opm->advertise = netdev_port_features_to_ofp10(pm->advertise);
-    } else if (ofp_version == OFP11_VERSION) {
+        break;
+    }
+
+    case OFP11_VERSION: {
         struct ofp11_port_mod *opm;
 
-        opm = make_openflow(sizeof *opm, OFPT11_PORT_MOD, &b);
+        b = ofpraw_alloc(OFPRAW_OFPT11_PORT_MOD, ofp_version, 0);
+        opm = ofpbuf_put_zeros(b, sizeof *opm);
         opm->port_no = htonl(pm->port_no);
         memcpy(opm->hw_addr, pm->hw_addr, ETH_ADDR_LEN);
         opm->config = htonl(pm->config & OFPPC11_ALL);
         opm->mask = htonl(pm->mask & OFPPC11_ALL);
         opm->advertise = netdev_port_features_to_ofp11(pm->advertise);
-    } else {
+        break;
+    }
+
+    case OFP12_VERSION:
+    default:
         NOT_REACHED();
     }
 
     return b;
 }
+\f
+/* ofputil_flow_monitor_request */
 
-struct ofpbuf *
-ofputil_encode_packet_out(const struct ofputil_packet_out *po)
+/* Converts an NXST_FLOW_MONITOR request in 'msg' into an abstract
+ * ofputil_flow_monitor_request in 'rq'.
+ *
+ * Multiple NXST_FLOW_MONITOR requests can be packed into a single OpenFlow
+ * message.  Calling this function multiple times for a single 'msg' iterates
+ * through the requests.  The caller must initially leave 'msg''s layer
+ * pointers null and not modify them between calls.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 if successful, EOF if no requests were left in this 'msg',
+ * otherwise an OFPERR_* value. */
+int
+ofputil_decode_flow_monitor_request(struct ofputil_flow_monitor_request *rq,
+                                    struct ofpbuf *msg)
 {
-    struct ofp_packet_out *opo;
-    struct ofpbuf *msg;
-    size_t size;
+    struct nx_flow_monitor_request *nfmr;
+    uint16_t flags;
 
-    size = sizeof *opo + po->ofpacts_len;
-    if (po->buffer_id == UINT32_MAX) {
-        size += po->packet_len;
+    if (!msg->l2) {
+        msg->l2 = msg->data;
+        ofpraw_pull_assert(msg);
     }
 
-    msg = ofpbuf_new(size);
-    put_openflow(sizeof *opo, OFPT_PACKET_OUT, msg);
-    ofpacts_put_openflow10(po->ofpacts, po->ofpacts_len, msg);
+    if (!msg->size) {
+        return EOF;
+    }
 
-    opo = msg->data;
-    opo->buffer_id = htonl(po->buffer_id);
-    opo->in_port = htons(po->in_port);
-    opo->actions_len = htons(msg->size - sizeof *opo);
+    nfmr = ofpbuf_try_pull(msg, sizeof *nfmr);
+    if (!nfmr) {
+        VLOG_WARN_RL(&bad_ofmsg_rl, "NXST_FLOW_MONITOR request has %zu "
+                     "leftover bytes at end", msg->size);
+        return OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_LEN;
+    }
 
-    if (po->buffer_id == UINT32_MAX) {
-        ofpbuf_put(msg, po->packet, po->packet_len);
+    flags = ntohs(nfmr->flags);
+    if (!(flags & (NXFMF_ADD | NXFMF_DELETE | NXFMF_MODIFY))
+        || flags & ~(NXFMF_INITIAL | NXFMF_ADD | NXFMF_DELETE
+                     | NXFMF_MODIFY | NXFMF_ACTIONS | NXFMF_OWN)) {
+        VLOG_WARN_RL(&bad_ofmsg_rl, "NXST_FLOW_MONITOR has bad flags %#"PRIx16,
+                     flags);
+        return OFPERR_NXBRC_FM_BAD_FLAGS;
     }
 
-    update_openflow_length(msg);
+    if (!is_all_zeros(nfmr->zeros, sizeof nfmr->zeros)) {
+        return OFPERR_NXBRC_MUST_BE_ZERO;
+    }
 
-    return msg;
-}
+    rq->id = ntohl(nfmr->id);
+    rq->flags = flags;
+    rq->out_port = ntohs(nfmr->out_port);
+    rq->table_id = nfmr->table_id;
 
-/* Returns a string representing the message type of 'type'.  The string is the
- * enumeration constant for the type, e.g. "OFPT_HELLO".  For statistics
- * messages, the constant is followed by "request" or "reply",
- * e.g. "OFPST_AGGREGATE reply". */
-const char *
-ofputil_msg_type_name(const struct ofputil_msg_type *type)
-{
-    return type->name;
-}
-\f
-/* Allocates and stores in '*bufferp' a new ofpbuf with a size of
- * 'openflow_len', starting with an OpenFlow header with the given 'type' and
- * an arbitrary transaction id.  Allocated bytes beyond the header, if any, are
- * zeroed.
- *
- * The caller is responsible for freeing '*bufferp' when it is no longer
- * needed.
- *
- * The OpenFlow header length is initially set to 'openflow_len'; if the
- * message is later extended, the length should be updated with
- * update_openflow_length() before sending.
- *
- * Returns the header. */
-void *
-make_openflow(size_t openflow_len, uint8_t type, struct ofpbuf **bufferp)
-{
-    *bufferp = ofpbuf_new(openflow_len);
-    return put_openflow_xid(openflow_len, type, alloc_xid(), *bufferp);
+    return nx_pull_match(msg, ntohs(nfmr->match_len), OFP_DEFAULT_PRIORITY,
+                         &rq->match, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
-/* Similar to make_openflow() but creates a Nicira vendor extension message
- * with the specific 'subtype'.  'subtype' should be in host byte order. */
-void *
-make_nxmsg(size_t openflow_len, uint32_t subtype, struct ofpbuf **bufferp)
+void
+ofputil_append_flow_monitor_request(
+    const struct ofputil_flow_monitor_request *rq, struct ofpbuf *msg)
 {
-    return make_nxmsg_xid(openflow_len, subtype, alloc_xid(), bufferp);
-}
+    struct nx_flow_monitor_request *nfmr;
+    size_t start_ofs;
+    int match_len;
 
-/* Allocates and stores in '*bufferp' a new ofpbuf with a size of
- * 'openflow_len', starting with an OpenFlow header with the given 'type' and
- * transaction id 'xid'.  Allocated bytes beyond the header, if any, are
- * zeroed.
- *
- * The caller is responsible for freeing '*bufferp' when it is no longer
- * needed.
- *
- * The OpenFlow header length is initially set to 'openflow_len'; if the
- * message is later extended, the length should be updated with
- * update_openflow_length() before sending.
- *
- * Returns the header. */
-void *
-make_openflow_xid(size_t openflow_len, uint8_t type, ovs_be32 xid,
-                  struct ofpbuf **bufferp)
-{
-    *bufferp = ofpbuf_new(openflow_len);
-    return put_openflow_xid(openflow_len, type, xid, *bufferp);
-}
+    if (!msg->size) {
+        ofpraw_put(OFPRAW_NXST_FLOW_MONITOR_REQUEST, OFP10_VERSION, msg);
+    }
 
-/* Similar to make_openflow_xid() but creates a Nicira vendor extension message
- * with the specific 'subtype'.  'subtype' should be in host byte order. */
-void *
-make_nxmsg_xid(size_t openflow_len, uint32_t subtype, ovs_be32 xid,
-               struct ofpbuf **bufferp)
-{
-    *bufferp = ofpbuf_new(openflow_len);
-    return put_nxmsg_xid(openflow_len, subtype, xid, *bufferp);
-}
+    start_ofs = msg->size;
+    ofpbuf_put_zeros(msg, sizeof *nfmr);
+    match_len = nx_put_match(msg, &rq->match, htonll(0), htonll(0));
 
-/* Appends 'openflow_len' bytes to 'buffer', starting with an OpenFlow header
- * with the given 'type' and an arbitrary transaction id.  Allocated bytes
- * beyond the header, if any, are zeroed.
- *
- * The OpenFlow header length is initially set to 'openflow_len'; if the
- * message is later extended, the length should be updated with
- * update_openflow_length() before sending.
- *
- * Returns the header. */
-void *
-put_openflow(size_t openflow_len, uint8_t type, struct ofpbuf *buffer)
-{
-    return put_openflow_xid(openflow_len, type, alloc_xid(), buffer);
+    nfmr = ofpbuf_at_assert(msg, start_ofs, sizeof *nfmr);
+    nfmr->id = htonl(rq->id);
+    nfmr->flags = htons(rq->flags);
+    nfmr->out_port = htons(rq->out_port);
+    nfmr->match_len = htons(match_len);
+    nfmr->table_id = rq->table_id;
 }
 
-/* Appends 'openflow_len' bytes to 'buffer', starting with an OpenFlow header
- * with the given 'type' and an transaction id 'xid'.  Allocated bytes beyond
- * the header, if any, are zeroed.
+/* Converts an NXST_FLOW_MONITOR reply (also known as a flow update) in 'msg'
+ * into an abstract ofputil_flow_update in 'update'.  The caller must have
+ * initialized update->match to point to space allocated for a cls_rule.
  *
- * The OpenFlow header length is initially set to 'openflow_len'; if the
- * message is later extended, the length should be updated with
- * update_openflow_length() before sending.
+ * Uses 'ofpacts' to store the abstract OFPACT_* version of the update's
+ * actions (except for NXFME_ABBREV, which never includes actions).  The caller
+ * must initialize 'ofpacts' and retains ownership of it.  'update->ofpacts'
+ * will point into the 'ofpacts' buffer.
  *
- * Returns the header. */
-void *
-put_openflow_xid(size_t openflow_len, uint8_t type, ovs_be32 xid,
-                 struct ofpbuf *buffer)
+ * Multiple flow updates can be packed into a single OpenFlow message.  Calling
+ * this function multiple times for a single 'msg' iterates through the
+ * updates.  The caller must initially leave 'msg''s layer pointers null and
+ * not modify them between calls.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 if successful, EOF if no updates were left in this 'msg',
+ * otherwise an OFPERR_* value. */
+int
+ofputil_decode_flow_update(struct ofputil_flow_update *update,
+                           struct ofpbuf *msg, struct ofpbuf *ofpacts)
 {
-    struct ofp_header *oh;
+    struct nx_flow_update_header *nfuh;
+    unsigned int length;
 
-    assert(openflow_len >= sizeof *oh);
-    assert(openflow_len <= UINT16_MAX);
+    if (!msg->l2) {
+        msg->l2 = msg->data;
+        ofpraw_pull_assert(msg);
+    }
 
-    oh = ofpbuf_put_uninit(buffer, openflow_len);
-    oh->version = OFP10_VERSION;
-    oh->type = type;
-    oh->length = htons(openflow_len);
-    oh->xid = xid;
-    memset(oh + 1, 0, openflow_len - sizeof *oh);
-    return oh;
-}
+    if (!msg->size) {
+        return EOF;
+    }
 
-/* Similar to put_openflow() but append a Nicira vendor extension message with
- * the specific 'subtype'.  'subtype' should be in host byte order. */
-void *
-put_nxmsg(size_t openflow_len, uint32_t subtype, struct ofpbuf *buffer)
-{
-    return put_nxmsg_xid(openflow_len, subtype, alloc_xid(), buffer);
-}
+    if (msg->size < sizeof(struct nx_flow_update_header)) {
+        goto bad_len;
+    }
 
-/* Similar to put_openflow_xid() but append a Nicira vendor extension message
- * with the specific 'subtype'.  'subtype' should be in host byte order. */
-void *
-put_nxmsg_xid(size_t openflow_len, uint32_t subtype, ovs_be32 xid,
-              struct ofpbuf *buffer)
-{
-    struct nicira_header *nxh;
+    nfuh = msg->data;
+    update->event = ntohs(nfuh->event);
+    length = ntohs(nfuh->length);
+    if (length > msg->size || length % 8) {
+        goto bad_len;
+    }
 
-    nxh = put_openflow_xid(openflow_len, OFPT_VENDOR, xid, buffer);
-    nxh->vendor = htonl(NX_VENDOR_ID);
-    nxh->subtype = htonl(subtype);
-    return nxh;
-}
+    if (update->event == NXFME_ABBREV) {
+        struct nx_flow_update_abbrev *nfua;
 
-/* Updates the 'length' field of the OpenFlow message in 'buffer' to
- * 'buffer->size'. */
-void
-update_openflow_length(struct ofpbuf *buffer)
-{
-    struct ofp_header *oh = ofpbuf_at_assert(buffer, 0, sizeof *oh);
-    oh->length = htons(buffer->size);
-}
+        if (length != sizeof *nfua) {
+            goto bad_len;
+        }
 
-static void
-put_stats__(ovs_be32 xid, uint8_t ofp_type,
-            ovs_be16 ofpst_type, ovs_be32 nxst_subtype,
-            struct ofpbuf *msg)
-{
-    if (ofpst_type == htons(OFPST_VENDOR)) {
-        struct nicira_stats_msg *nsm;
+        nfua = ofpbuf_pull(msg, sizeof *nfua);
+        update->xid = nfua->xid;
+        return 0;
+    } else if (update->event == NXFME_ADDED
+               || update->event == NXFME_DELETED
+               || update->event == NXFME_MODIFIED) {
+        struct nx_flow_update_full *nfuf;
+        unsigned int actions_len;
+        unsigned int match_len;
+        enum ofperr error;
 
-        nsm = put_openflow_xid(sizeof *nsm, ofp_type, xid, msg);
-        nsm->vsm.osm.type = ofpst_type;
-        nsm->vsm.vendor = htonl(NX_VENDOR_ID);
-        nsm->subtype = nxst_subtype;
-    } else {
-        struct ofp_stats_msg *osm;
+        if (length < sizeof *nfuf) {
+            goto bad_len;
+        }
 
-        osm = put_openflow_xid(sizeof *osm, ofp_type, xid, msg);
-        osm->type = ofpst_type;
-    }
-}
+        nfuf = ofpbuf_pull(msg, sizeof *nfuf);
+        match_len = ntohs(nfuf->match_len);
+        if (sizeof *nfuf + match_len > length) {
+            goto bad_len;
+        }
 
-/* Creates a statistics request message with total length 'openflow_len'
- * (including all headers) and the given 'ofpst_type', and stores the buffer
- * containing the new message in '*bufferp'.  If 'ofpst_type' is OFPST_VENDOR
- * then 'nxst_subtype' is used as the Nicira vendor extension statistics
- * subtype (otherwise 'nxst_subtype' is ignored).
- *
- * Initializes bytes following the headers to all-bits-zero.
- *
- * Returns the first byte of the new message. */
-void *
-ofputil_make_stats_request(size_t openflow_len, uint16_t ofpst_type,
-                           uint32_t nxst_subtype, struct ofpbuf **bufferp)
-{
-    struct ofpbuf *msg;
+        update->reason = ntohs(nfuf->reason);
+        update->idle_timeout = ntohs(nfuf->idle_timeout);
+        update->hard_timeout = ntohs(nfuf->hard_timeout);
+        update->table_id = nfuf->table_id;
+        update->cookie = nfuf->cookie;
+
+        error = nx_pull_match(msg, match_len, ntohs(nfuf->priority),
+                              update->match, NULL, NULL);
+        if (error) {
+            return error;
+        }
+
+        actions_len = length - sizeof *nfuf - ROUND_UP(match_len, 8);
+        error = ofpacts_pull_openflow10(msg, actions_len, ofpacts);
+        if (error) {
+            return error;
+        }
 
-    msg = *bufferp = ofpbuf_new(openflow_len);
-    put_stats__(alloc_xid(), OFPT10_STATS_REQUEST,
-                htons(ofpst_type), htonl(nxst_subtype), msg);
-    ofpbuf_padto(msg, openflow_len);
+        update->ofpacts = ofpacts->data;
+        update->ofpacts_len = ofpacts->size;
+        return 0;
+    } else {
+        VLOG_WARN_RL(&bad_ofmsg_rl,
+                     "NXST_FLOW_MONITOR reply has bad event %"PRIu16,
+                     ntohs(nfuh->event));
+        return OFPERR_OFPET_BAD_REQUEST;
+    }
 
-    return msg->data;
+bad_len:
+    VLOG_WARN_RL(&bad_ofmsg_rl, "NXST_FLOW_MONITOR reply has %zu "
+                 "leftover bytes at end", msg->size);
+    return OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_LEN;
 }
 
-static void
-put_stats_reply__(const struct ofp_stats_msg *request, struct ofpbuf *msg)
+uint32_t
+ofputil_decode_flow_monitor_cancel(const struct ofp_header *oh)
 {
-    assert(request->header.type == OFPT10_STATS_REQUEST ||
-           request->header.type == OFPT10_STATS_REPLY);
-    put_stats__(request->header.xid, OFPT10_STATS_REPLY, request->type,
-                (request->type != htons(OFPST_VENDOR)
-                 ? htonl(0)
-                 : ((const struct nicira_stats_msg *) request)->subtype),
-                msg);
+    const struct nx_flow_monitor_cancel *cancel = ofpmsg_body(oh);
+
+    return ntohl(cancel->id);
 }
 
-/* Creates a statistics reply message with total length 'openflow_len'
- * (including all headers) and the same type (either a standard OpenFlow
- * statistics type or a Nicira extension type and subtype) as 'request', and
- * stores the buffer containing the new message in '*bufferp'.
- *
- * Initializes bytes following the headers to all-bits-zero.
- *
- * Returns the first byte of the new message. */
-void *
-ofputil_make_stats_reply(size_t openflow_len,
-                         const struct ofp_stats_msg *request,
-                         struct ofpbuf **bufferp)
+struct ofpbuf *
+ofputil_encode_flow_monitor_cancel(uint32_t id)
 {
+    struct nx_flow_monitor_cancel *nfmc;
     struct ofpbuf *msg;
 
-    msg = *bufferp = ofpbuf_new(openflow_len);
-    put_stats_reply__(request, msg);
-    ofpbuf_padto(msg, openflow_len);
-
-    return msg->data;
+    msg = ofpraw_alloc(OFPRAW_NXT_FLOW_MONITOR_CANCEL, OFP10_VERSION, 0);
+    nfmc = ofpbuf_put_uninit(msg, sizeof *nfmc);
+    nfmc->id = htonl(id);
+    return msg;
 }
 
-/* Initializes 'replies' as a list of ofpbufs that will contain a series of
- * replies to 'request', which should be an OpenFlow or Nicira extension
- * statistics request.  Initially 'replies' will have a single reply message
- * that has only a header.  The functions ofputil_reserve_stats_reply() and
- * ofputil_append_stats_reply() may be used to add to the reply. */
 void
-ofputil_start_stats_reply(const struct ofp_stats_msg *request,
-                          struct list *replies)
+ofputil_start_flow_update(struct list *replies)
 {
     struct ofpbuf *msg;
 
-    msg = ofpbuf_new(1024);
-    put_stats_reply__(request, msg);
+    msg = ofpraw_alloc_xid(OFPRAW_NXST_FLOW_MONITOR_REPLY, OFP10_VERSION,
+                           htonl(0), 1024);
 
     list_init(replies);
     list_push_back(replies, &msg->list_node);
 }
 
-/* Prepares to append up to 'len' bytes to the series of statistics replies in
- * 'replies', which should have been initialized with
- * ofputil_start_stats_reply().  Returns an ofpbuf with at least 'len' bytes of
- * tailroom.  (The 'len' bytes have not actually be allocated; the caller must
- * do so with e.g. ofpbuf_put_uninit().) */
-struct ofpbuf *
-ofputil_reserve_stats_reply(size_t len, struct list *replies)
+void
+ofputil_append_flow_update(const struct ofputil_flow_update *update,
+                           struct list *replies)
 {
-    struct ofpbuf *msg = ofpbuf_from_list(list_back(replies));
-    struct ofp_stats_msg *osm = msg->data;
+    struct nx_flow_update_header *nfuh;
+    struct ofpbuf *msg;
+    size_t start_ofs;
+
+    msg = ofpbuf_from_list(list_back(replies));
+    start_ofs = msg->size;
+
+    if (update->event == NXFME_ABBREV) {
+        struct nx_flow_update_abbrev *nfua;
 
-    if (msg->size + len <= UINT16_MAX) {
-        ofpbuf_prealloc_tailroom(msg, len);
+        nfua = ofpbuf_put_zeros(msg, sizeof *nfua);
+        nfua->xid = update->xid;
     } else {
-        osm->flags |= htons(OFPSF_REPLY_MORE);
+        struct nx_flow_update_full *nfuf;
+        int match_len;
+
+        ofpbuf_put_zeros(msg, sizeof *nfuf);
+        match_len = nx_put_match(msg, update->match, htonll(0), htonll(0));
+        ofpacts_put_openflow10(update->ofpacts, update->ofpacts_len, msg);
 
-        msg = ofpbuf_new(MAX(1024, sizeof(struct nicira_stats_msg) + len));
-        put_stats_reply__(osm, msg);
-        list_push_back(replies, &msg->list_node);
+        nfuf = ofpbuf_at_assert(msg, start_ofs, sizeof *nfuf);
+        nfuf->reason = htons(update->reason);
+        nfuf->priority = htons(update->match->priority);
+        nfuf->idle_timeout = htons(update->idle_timeout);
+        nfuf->hard_timeout = htons(update->hard_timeout);
+        nfuf->match_len = htons(match_len);
+        nfuf->table_id = update->table_id;
+        nfuf->cookie = update->cookie;
     }
-    return msg;
-}
 
-/* Appends 'len' bytes to the series of statistics replies in 'replies', and
- * returns the first byte. */
-void *
-ofputil_append_stats_reply(size_t len, struct list *replies)
-{
-    return ofpbuf_put_uninit(ofputil_reserve_stats_reply(len, replies), len);
-}
+    nfuh = ofpbuf_at_assert(msg, start_ofs, sizeof *nfuh);
+    nfuh->length = htons(msg->size - start_ofs);
+    nfuh->event = htons(update->event);
 
-/* Sometimes, when composing stats replies, it's difficult to predict how long
- * an individual reply chunk will be before actually encoding it into the reply
- * buffer.  This function allows easy handling of this case: just encode the
- * reply, then use this function to break the message into two pieces if it
- * exceeds the OpenFlow message limit.
- *
- * In detail, if the final stats message in 'replies' is too long for OpenFlow,
- * this function breaks it into two separate stats replies, the first one with
- * the first 'start_ofs' bytes, the second one containing the bytes from that
- * offset onward. */
-void
-ofputil_postappend_stats_reply(size_t start_ofs, struct list *replies)
+    ofpmp_postappend(replies, start_ofs);
+}
+\f
+struct ofpbuf *
+ofputil_encode_packet_out(const struct ofputil_packet_out *po)
 {
-    struct ofpbuf *msg = ofpbuf_from_list(list_back(replies));
+    struct ofp_packet_out *opo;
+    size_t actions_ofs;
+    struct ofpbuf *msg;
+    size_t size;
 
-    assert(start_ofs <= UINT16_MAX);
-    if (msg->size > UINT16_MAX) {
-        size_t len = msg->size - start_ofs;
-        memcpy(ofputil_append_stats_reply(len, replies),
-               (const uint8_t *) msg->data + start_ofs, len);
-        msg->size = start_ofs;
+    size = po->ofpacts_len;
+    if (po->buffer_id == UINT32_MAX) {
+        size += po->packet_len;
     }
-}
 
-/* Returns the first byte past the ofp_stats_msg header in 'oh'. */
-const void *
-ofputil_stats_body(const struct ofp_header *oh)
-{
-    assert(oh->type == OFPT10_STATS_REQUEST || oh->type == OFPT10_STATS_REPLY);
-    return (const struct ofp_stats_msg *) oh + 1;
-}
+    msg = ofpraw_alloc(OFPRAW_OFPT10_PACKET_OUT, OFP10_VERSION, size);
+    ofpbuf_put_zeros(msg, sizeof *opo);
+    actions_ofs = msg->size;
+    ofpacts_put_openflow10(po->ofpacts, po->ofpacts_len, msg);
 
-/* Returns the number of bytes past the ofp_stats_msg header in 'oh'. */
-size_t
-ofputil_stats_body_len(const struct ofp_header *oh)
-{
-    assert(oh->type == OFPT10_STATS_REQUEST || oh->type == OFPT10_STATS_REPLY);
-    return ntohs(oh->length) - sizeof(struct ofp_stats_msg);
-}
+    opo = msg->l3;
+    opo->buffer_id = htonl(po->buffer_id);
+    opo->in_port = htons(po->in_port);
+    opo->actions_len = htons(msg->size - actions_ofs);
 
-/* Returns the first byte past the nicira_stats_msg header in 'oh'. */
-const void *
-ofputil_nxstats_body(const struct ofp_header *oh)
-{
-    assert(oh->type == OFPT10_STATS_REQUEST || oh->type == OFPT10_STATS_REPLY);
-    return ((const struct nicira_stats_msg *) oh) + 1;
-}
+    if (po->buffer_id == UINT32_MAX) {
+        ofpbuf_put(msg, po->packet, po->packet_len);
+    }
 
-/* Returns the number of bytes past the nicira_stats_msg header in 'oh'. */
-size_t
-ofputil_nxstats_body_len(const struct ofp_header *oh)
-{
-    assert(oh->type == OFPT10_STATS_REQUEST || oh->type == OFPT10_STATS_REPLY);
-    return ntohs(oh->length) - sizeof(struct nicira_stats_msg);
-}
+    ofpmsg_update_length(msg);
 
+    return msg;
+}
+\f
 /* Creates and returns an OFPT_ECHO_REQUEST message with an empty payload. */
 struct ofpbuf *
-make_echo_request(void)
+make_echo_request(enum ofp_version ofp_version)
 {
-    struct ofp_header *rq;
-    struct ofpbuf *out = ofpbuf_new(sizeof *rq);
-    rq = ofpbuf_put_uninit(out, sizeof *rq);
-    rq->version = OFP10_VERSION;
-    rq->type = OFPT_ECHO_REQUEST;
-    rq->length = htons(sizeof *rq);
-    rq->xid = htonl(0);
-    return out;
+    return ofpraw_alloc_xid(OFPRAW_OFPT_ECHO_REQUEST, ofp_version,
+                            htonl(0), 0);
 }
 
 /* Creates and returns an OFPT_ECHO_REPLY message matching the
@@ -3467,20 +3015,37 @@ make_echo_request(void)
 struct ofpbuf *
 make_echo_reply(const struct ofp_header *rq)
 {
-    size_t size = ntohs(rq->length);
-    struct ofpbuf *out = ofpbuf_new(size);
-    struct ofp_header *reply = ofpbuf_put(out, rq, size);
-    reply->type = OFPT_ECHO_REPLY;
-    return out;
+    struct ofpbuf rq_buf;
+    struct ofpbuf *reply;
+
+    ofpbuf_use_const(&rq_buf, rq, ntohs(rq->length));
+    ofpraw_pull_assert(&rq_buf);
+
+    reply = ofpraw_alloc_reply(OFPRAW_OFPT_ECHO_REPLY, rq, rq_buf.size);
+    ofpbuf_put(reply, rq_buf.data, rq_buf.size);
+    return reply;
 }
 
 struct ofpbuf *
-ofputil_encode_barrier_request(void)
+ofputil_encode_barrier_request(enum ofp_version ofp_version)
 {
-    struct ofpbuf *msg;
+    enum ofpraw type;
 
-    make_openflow(sizeof(struct ofp_header), OFPT10_BARRIER_REQUEST, &msg);
-    return msg;
+    switch (ofp_version) {
+    case OFP12_VERSION:
+    case OFP11_VERSION:
+        type = OFPRAW_OFPT11_BARRIER_REQUEST;
+        break;
+
+    case OFP10_VERSION:
+        type = OFPRAW_OFPT10_BARRIER_REQUEST;
+        break;
+
+    default:
+        NOT_REACHED();
+    }
+
+    return ofpraw_alloc(type, ofp_version, 0);
 }
 
 const char *
@@ -3644,16 +3209,22 @@ ofputil_format_port(uint16_t port, struct ds *s)
  * port and returns 0.  If no ports remain to be decoded, returns EOF.
  * On an error, returns a positive OFPERR_* value. */
 int
-ofputil_pull_phy_port(uint8_t ofp_version, struct ofpbuf *b,
+ofputil_pull_phy_port(enum ofp_version ofp_version, struct ofpbuf *b,
                       struct ofputil_phy_port *pp)
 {
-    if (ofp_version == OFP10_VERSION) {
+    switch (ofp_version) {
+    case OFP10_VERSION: {
         const struct ofp10_phy_port *opp = ofpbuf_try_pull(b, sizeof *opp);
         return opp ? ofputil_decode_ofp10_phy_port(pp, opp) : EOF;
-    } else {
+    }
+    case OFP11_VERSION:
+    case OFP12_VERSION: {
         const struct ofp11_port *op = ofpbuf_try_pull(b, sizeof *op);
         return op ? ofputil_decode_ofp11_port(pp, op) : EOF;
     }
+    default:
+        NOT_REACHED();
+    }
 }
 
 /* Given a buffer 'b' that contains an array of OpenFlow ports of type
@@ -3748,23 +3319,8 @@ ofputil_put_action(enum ofputil_action_code code, struct ofpbuf *buf)
     }
 #include "ofp-util.def"
 
-/* "Normalizes" the wildcards in 'rule'.  That means:
- *
- *    1. If the type of level N is known, then only the valid fields for that
- *       level may be specified.  For example, ARP does not have a TOS field,
- *       so nw_tos must be wildcarded if 'rule' specifies an ARP flow.
- *       Similarly, IPv4 does not have any IPv6 addresses, so ipv6_src and
- *       ipv6_dst (and other fields) must be wildcarded if 'rule' specifies an
- *       IPv4 flow.
- *
- *    2. If the type of level N is not known (or not understood by Open
- *       vSwitch), then no fields at all for that level may be specified.  For
- *       example, Open vSwitch does not understand SCTP, an L4 protocol, so the
- *       L4 fields tp_src and tp_dst must be wildcarded if 'rule' specifies an
- *       SCTP flow.
- */
-void
-ofputil_normalize_rule(struct cls_rule *rule)
+static void
+ofputil_normalize_rule__(struct cls_rule *rule, bool may_log)
 {
     enum {
         MAY_NW_ADDR     = 1 << 0, /* nw_src, nw_dst */
@@ -3823,14 +3379,14 @@ ofputil_normalize_rule(struct cls_rule *rule)
         wc.wildcards |= FWW_NW_TTL;
     }
     if (!(may_match & MAY_ARP_SHA)) {
-        wc.wildcards |= FWW_ARP_SHA;
+        memset(wc.arp_sha_mask, 0, ETH_ADDR_LEN);
     }
     if (!(may_match & MAY_ARP_THA)) {
-        wc.wildcards |= FWW_ARP_THA;
+        memset(wc.arp_tha_mask, 0, ETH_ADDR_LEN);
     }
     if (!(may_match & MAY_IPV6)) {
         wc.ipv6_src_mask = wc.ipv6_dst_mask = in6addr_any;
-        wc.wildcards |= FWW_IPV6_LABEL;
+        wc.ipv6_label_mask = htonl(0);
     }
     if (!(may_match & MAY_ND_TARGET)) {
         wc.nd_target_mask = in6addr_any;
@@ -3838,7 +3394,7 @@ ofputil_normalize_rule(struct cls_rule *rule)
 
     /* Log any changes. */
     if (!flow_wildcards_equal(&wc, &rule->wc)) {
-        bool log = !VLOG_DROP_INFO(&bad_ofmsg_rl);
+        bool log = may_log && !VLOG_DROP_INFO(&bad_ofmsg_rl);
         char *pre = log ? cls_rule_to_string(rule) : NULL;
 
         rule->wc = wc;
@@ -3855,6 +3411,39 @@ ofputil_normalize_rule(struct cls_rule *rule)
     }
 }
 
+/* "Normalizes" the wildcards in 'rule'.  That means:
+ *
+ *    1. If the type of level N is known, then only the valid fields for that
+ *       level may be specified.  For example, ARP does not have a TOS field,
+ *       so nw_tos must be wildcarded if 'rule' specifies an ARP flow.
+ *       Similarly, IPv4 does not have any IPv6 addresses, so ipv6_src and
+ *       ipv6_dst (and other fields) must be wildcarded if 'rule' specifies an
+ *       IPv4 flow.
+ *
+ *    2. If the type of level N is not known (or not understood by Open
+ *       vSwitch), then no fields at all for that level may be specified.  For
+ *       example, Open vSwitch does not understand SCTP, an L4 protocol, so the
+ *       L4 fields tp_src and tp_dst must be wildcarded if 'rule' specifies an
+ *       SCTP flow.
+ *
+ * If this function changes 'rule', it logs a rate-limited informational
+ * message. */
+void
+ofputil_normalize_rule(struct cls_rule *rule)
+{
+    ofputil_normalize_rule__(rule, true);
+}
+
+/* Same as ofputil_normalize_rule() without the logging.  Thus, this function
+ * is suitable for a program's internal use, whereas ofputil_normalize_rule()
+ * sense for use on flows received from elsewhere (so that a bug in the program
+ * that sent them can be reported and corrected). */
+void
+ofputil_normalize_rule_quiet(struct cls_rule *rule)
+{
+    ofputil_normalize_rule__(rule, false);
+}
+
 /* Parses a key or a key-value pair from '*stringp'.
  *
  * On success: Stores the key into '*keyp'.  Stores the value, if present, into