OPENFLOW-1.1+: note on table-miss

Signed-off-by: YAMAMOTO Takashi <yamamoto@valinux.co.jp>
Signed-off-by: Ben Pfaff <blp@nicira.com>

diff --git a/OPENFLOW-1.1+ b/OPENFLOW-1.1+
index 07b2660..4f30520 100644 (file)
--- a/OPENFLOW-1.1+
+++ b/OPENFLOW-1.1+
@@ -121,6 +121,13 @@ didn't compare the specs carefully yet.)
       [optional for OF1.3+]
 
     * More flexible table miss support.
+      This requires the following.
+      - Change the default table-miss action (in the absense of table-miss
+        entry) from packet_in to drop for OF1.3+.  Decide what to do if
+        a switch is configured to support multiple OF versions.
+      - Distinguish table-miss flow entry and make its packet_in reason
+        OFPR_NO_MATCH.  (OFPR_TABLE_MISS for OF1.4)
+        Also, make it use the appropriate pin scheduler.
       [required for OF1.3+]
 
     * IPv6 extension header handling support.  Fully implementing this