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        "Subject": "[ovs-dev] [PATCH v2 0/5] Add JSON output to several ovs-appctl\n commands",
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        "From": "Timothy Redaelli via dev <ovs-dev@openvswitch.org>",
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    "content": "This series extends five ovs-appctl commands with structured JSON output\nvia the --format json option: fdb/stats-show, upcall/show,\ndpif-netdev/pmd-sleep-show, dpif-netdev/pmd-stats-show, and dpctl/show.\n\nChanges since v1:\n  - All patches: split the main handler into separate text and JSON\n    helper functions as suggested by Eelco Chaudron.\n  - All patches: use dashes (not underscores) in JSON field names, and\n    full words instead of abbreviations, as suggested by Eelco Chaudron\n    and Ilya Maximets.\n  - All patches: validate the complete pretty-printed JSON output in\n    tests rather than grepping for individual fields, as suggested by\n    Eelco Chaudron.\n  - Patch 1 (fdb/stats-show): use bridge name as the top-level key;\n    group statistics into \"entries\" and \"events\" sub-objects, as\n    suggested by Eelco Chaudron and Ilya Maximets.\n  - Patch 2 (upcall/show): use datapath name as the top-level key;\n    group flow counters under \"flows\"; index revalidators by ID as an\n    object, as suggested by Eelco Chaudron.\n  - Patch 3 (pmd-sleep-show): use \"threads\" as the container key and\n    thread names (pmd-cXX) as keys, matching the names visible in\n    system tools like \"top\", as suggested by Ilya Maximets and\n    Eelco Chaudron.  Drop the \"_id\" suffix from field names as\n    suggested by Ilya Maximets.\n  - Patch 4 (pmd-stats-show): use thread names as keys (matching\n    patch 3); group average metrics under an \"averages\" sub-object,\n    as suggested by Ilya Maximets.\n  - Patch 5 (dpctl/show): use datapath name as the top-level key and\n    port name as port key; use \"port-number\" field name as suggested\n    by Eelco Chaudron and Ilya Maximets.  Make masks, cache, and\n    statistics independent fields (null when unavailable) for a\n    consistent schema regardless of command-line flags, as suggested\n    by Eelco Chaudron.\n\nRegarding pmd-perf-show (raised by Ilya Maximets): pmd-stats-show is\nkept as the lightweight, scripting-friendly command for basic PMD\nstatistics.  JSON support for pmd-perf-show, with its histograms,\niteration history, and multiple output modes, is planned as a separate\nfollow-up series.\n\nTimothy Redaelli (5):\n  ofproto-dpif: Add JSON output to fdb/stats-show.\n  ofproto-dpif-upcall: Add JSON output to upcall/show.\n  dpif-netdev: Add JSON output to pmd-sleep-show.\n  dpif-netdev: Add JSON output to pmd-stats-show.\n  dpctl: Add JSON output to dpctl/show.\n\n NEWS                          |   4 +\n lib/dpctl.c                   | 203 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-\n lib/dpctl.h                   |  11 ++\n lib/dpif-netdev.c             | 173 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-\n ofproto/ofproto-dpif-upcall.c |  94 +++++++++++++---\n ofproto/ofproto-dpif.c        |  87 +++++++++++----\n tests/dpctl.at                |  17 +++\n tests/ofproto-dpif.at         |  44 ++++++++\n tests/pmd.at                  |  92 +++++++++++++++\n 9 files changed, 684 insertions(+), 41 deletions(-)"
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