userspace: Avoid dp_hash recirculation for balance-tcp bond mode.

[mirror_ovs.git] / ofproto / bond.h

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#ifndef BOND_H
#define BOND_H 1

#include <stdbool.h>
#include <stdint.h>
#include "ofproto-provider.h"
#include "packets.h"

struct flow;
struct netdev;
struct ofpbuf;
struct ofproto_dpif;
enum lacp_status;

/* How flows are balanced among bond slaves. */
enum bond_mode {
    BM_TCP, /* Transport Layer Load Balance. */
    BM_SLB, /* Source Load Balance. */
    BM_AB   /* Active Backup. */
};

bool bond_mode_from_string(enum bond_mode *, const char *);
const char *bond_mode_to_string(enum bond_mode);

/* Configuration for a bond as a whole. */
struct bond_settings {
    char *name;                 /* Bond's name, for log messages. */
    uint32_t basis;             /* Flow hashing basis. */

    /* Balancing configuration. */
    enum bond_mode balance;
    int rebalance_interval;     /* Milliseconds between rebalances.
                                   Zero to disable rebalancing. */

    /* Link status detection. */
    int up_delay;               /* ms before enabling an up slave. */
    int down_delay;             /* ms before disabling a down slave. */

    bool lacp_fallback_ab_cfg;  /* Fallback to active-backup on LACP failure. */

    struct eth_addr active_slave_mac;
                                /* The MAC address of the interface
                                   that was active during the last
                                   ovs run. */
    bool use_lb_output_action;  /* Use lb_output action. Only applicable for
                                   bond mode BALANCE TCP. */
};

/* Program startup. */
void bond_init(void);

/* Basics. */
struct bond *bond_create(const struct bond_settings *,
                         struct ofproto_dpif *ofproto);
void bond_unref(struct bond *);
struct bond *bond_ref(const struct bond *);

bool bond_reconfigure(struct bond *, const struct bond_settings *);
void bond_slave_register(struct bond *, void *slave_, ofp_port_t ofport, struct netdev *);
void bond_slave_set_netdev(struct bond *, void *slave_, struct netdev *);
void bond_slave_unregister(struct bond *, const void *slave);

bool bond_run(struct bond *, enum lacp_status);
void bond_wait(struct bond *);

void bond_slave_set_may_enable(struct bond *, void *slave_, bool may_enable);

/* Special MAC learning support for SLB bonding. */
bool bond_should_send_learning_packets(struct bond *);
struct dp_packet *bond_compose_learning_packet(struct bond *,
                                               const struct eth_addr eth_src,
                                               uint16_t vlan, void **port_aux);
bool bond_get_changed_active_slave(const char *name, struct eth_addr *mac,
                                   bool force);

/* Packet processing. */
enum bond_verdict {
    BV_ACCEPT,                  /* Accept this packet. */
    BV_DROP,                    /* Drop this packet. */
    BV_DROP_IF_MOVED            /* Drop if we've learned a different port. */
};
enum bond_verdict bond_check_admissibility(struct bond *, const void *slave_,
                                           const struct eth_addr dst);
void *bond_choose_output_slave(struct bond *, const struct flow *,
                               struct flow_wildcards *, uint16_t vlan);

/* Rebalancing. */
void bond_account(struct bond *, const struct flow *, uint16_t vlan,
                  uint64_t n_bytes);
void bond_rebalance(struct bond *);

/* Recirculation
 *
 * Only balance_tcp mode uses recirculation.
 *
 * When recirculation is used, each bond port is assigned with a unique
 * recirc_id. The output action to the bond port will be replaced by
 * a Hash action, followed by a RECIRC action.
 *
 *   ... actions= ... HASH(hash(L4)), RECIRC(recirc_id) ....
 *
 * On handling first output packet, 256 post recirculation flows are installed:
 *
 *  recirc_id=<bond_recirc_id>, dp_hash=<[0..255]>/0xff, actions: output<slave>
 *
 * Bond module pulls stats from those post recirculation rules. If rebalancing
 * is needed, those rules are updated with new output actions.
*/
void bond_update_post_recirc_rules(struct bond *, uint32_t *recirc_id,
                                   uint32_t *hash_basis);

bool bond_use_lb_output_action(const struct bond *bond);

#endif /* bond.h */