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[ovs-dev,RFC,v2] OVN localport type support

Message ID 1492783907-9175-1-git-send-email-dalvarez@redhat.com
State Superseded
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Daniel Alvarez Sanchez April 21, 2017, 2:11 p.m. UTC
This patch introduces a new type of OVN ports called "localport".
These ports will be present in every hypervisor and may have the
same IP/MAC addresses. They are not bound to any chassis and traffic
to these ports will never go through a tunnel.

Its main use case is the OpenStack metadata API support which relies
on a local agent running on every hypervisor and serving metadata to
VM's locally. This service is described in detail at [0].

TODO: tests

[0] https://review.openstack.org/#/c/452811/

Signed-off-by: Daniel Alvarez <dalvarez@redhat.com>
---
 ovn/controller/binding.c    | 87 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
 ovn/controller/physical.c   | 53 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 ovn/northd/ovn-northd.8.xml |  4 +--
 ovn/northd/ovn-northd.c     |  6 ++--
 ovn/ovn-architecture.7.xml  | 20 ++++++++---
 5 files changed, 147 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)

Comments

Russell Bryant April 21, 2017, 7:15 p.m. UTC | #1
On Fri, Apr 21, 2017 at 10:11 AM, Daniel Alvarez <dalvarez@redhat.com> wrote:
> This patch introduces a new type of OVN ports called "localport".
> These ports will be present in every hypervisor and may have the
> same IP/MAC addresses. They are not bound to any chassis and traffic
> to these ports will never go through a tunnel.
>
> Its main use case is the OpenStack metadata API support which relies
> on a local agent running on every hypervisor and serving metadata to
> VM's locally. This service is described in detail at [0].
>
> TODO: tests

will also need to document the new port type in ovn-nb.xml and ovn-sb.xml.

ovn-controller.xml should be updated documenting the new external-id
set on rows in the open_vswitch db.

>
> [0] https://review.openstack.org/#/c/452811/
>
> Signed-off-by: Daniel Alvarez <dalvarez@redhat.com>
> ---
>  ovn/controller/binding.c    | 87 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
>  ovn/controller/physical.c   | 53 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  ovn/northd/ovn-northd.8.xml |  4 +--
>  ovn/northd/ovn-northd.c     |  6 ++--
>  ovn/ovn-architecture.7.xml  | 20 ++++++++---
>  5 files changed, 147 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/ovn/controller/binding.c b/ovn/controller/binding.c
> index 95e9deb..f96127c 100644
> --- a/ovn/controller/binding.c
> +++ b/ovn/controller/binding.c
> @@ -352,6 +352,43 @@ setup_qos(const char *egress_iface, struct hmap *queue_map)
>      hmap_destroy(&consistent_queues);
>      netdev_close(netdev_phy);
>  }
> +static bool
> +set_ovsport_external_ids(struct controller_ctx *ctx,
> +                         const struct ovsrec_bridge *bridge,
> +                         const struct ovsrec_interface *iface_rec,
> +                         const char *key,
> +                         const char *value)
> +{
> +    if (!ctx->ovs_idl_txn) {
> +        return false;
> +    }
> +
> +    /* Find the port with this interface and add the key/value pair to its
> +     * external_ids. Assume 1-1 relationship between port and interface. */
> +    int i;
> +    for (i = 0; i < bridge->n_ports; i++) {
> +        const struct ovsrec_port *port_rec = bridge->ports[i];
> +        int j;
> +
> +        if (!strcmp(port_rec->name, bridge->name)) {
> +            continue;
> +        }
> +
> +        for (j = 0; j < port_rec->n_interfaces; j++) {
> +            if (port_rec->interfaces[j] == iface_rec) {
> +                struct smap new_ids;
> +                smap_clone(&new_ids, &port_rec->external_ids);
> +                smap_replace(&new_ids, key, value);
> +                ovsrec_port_verify_external_ids(port_rec);
> +                ovsrec_port_set_external_ids(port_rec, &new_ids);
> +                smap_destroy(&new_ids);
> +                return true;
> +            }
> +        }
> +    }
> +    return false;
> +}
> +
>
>  static void
>  consider_local_datapath(struct controller_ctx *ctx,
> @@ -359,6 +396,7 @@ consider_local_datapath(struct controller_ctx *ctx,
>                          const struct lport_index *lports,
>                          const struct sbrec_chassis *chassis_rec,
>                          const struct sbrec_port_binding *binding_rec,
> +                        const struct ovsrec_bridge *bridge,
>                          struct hmap *qos_map,
>                          struct hmap *local_datapaths,
>                          struct shash *lport_to_iface,
> @@ -368,19 +406,40 @@ consider_local_datapath(struct controller_ctx *ctx,
>          = shash_find_data(lport_to_iface, binding_rec->logical_port);
>
>      bool our_chassis = false;
> -    if (iface_rec
> -        || (binding_rec->parent_port && binding_rec->parent_port[0] &&
> -            sset_contains(local_lports, binding_rec->parent_port))) {
> -        if (binding_rec->parent_port && binding_rec->parent_port[0]) {
> -            /* Add child logical port to the set of all local ports. */
> -            sset_add(local_lports, binding_rec->logical_port);
> -        }
> -        add_local_datapath(ldatapaths, lports, binding_rec->datapath,
> -                           false, local_datapaths);
> -        if (iface_rec && qos_map && ctx->ovs_idl_txn) {
> -            get_qos_params(binding_rec, qos_map);
> +
> +    if (iface_rec && !strcmp(binding_rec->type, "localport")) {
> +        /* Make sure localport external_id is present, otherwise set it
> +         * for both interface and port. This should only happen the first
> +         * time. We set the value on both the interface and port because it's
> +         * most convenient to check for the value here on the interface. Later,
> +         * we need to read this value in physical.c, and expect to read it from
> +         * the port there.*/
> +        if (!smap_get(&iface_rec->external_ids, "ovn-localport-port")) {
> +            if (set_ovsport_external_ids(ctx, bridge, iface_rec,
> +                                         "ovn-localport-port",
> +                                         binding_rec->logical_port)) {
> +                struct smap new_ids;
> +                smap_clone(&new_ids, &iface_rec->external_ids);
> +                smap_replace(&new_ids, "ovn-localport-port",
> +                             binding_rec->logical_port);
> +                ovsrec_interface_verify_external_ids(iface_rec);
> +                ovsrec_interface_set_external_ids(iface_rec, &new_ids);
> +                smap_destroy(&new_ids);
> +            }
>          }
> -        our_chassis = true;
> +    } else if (iface_rec
> +               || (binding_rec->parent_port && binding_rec->parent_port[0] &&
> +                   sset_contains(local_lports, binding_rec->parent_port))) {
> +               if (binding_rec->parent_port && binding_rec->parent_port[0]) {
> +                   /* Add child logical port to the set of all local ports. */
> +                   sset_add(local_lports, binding_rec->logical_port);
> +               }
> +               add_local_datapath(ldatapaths, lports, binding_rec->datapath,
> +                                  false, local_datapaths);
> +               if (iface_rec && qos_map && ctx->ovs_idl_txn) {
> +                   get_qos_params(binding_rec, qos_map);
> +               }
> +               our_chassis = true;
>      } else if (!strcmp(binding_rec->type, "l2gateway")) {
>          const char *chassis_id = smap_get(&binding_rec->options,
>                                            "l2gateway-chassis");
> @@ -468,8 +527,8 @@ binding_run(struct controller_ctx *ctx, const struct ovsrec_bridge *br_int,
>          consider_local_datapath(ctx, ldatapaths, lports,
>                                  chassis_rec, binding_rec,
>                                  sset_is_empty(&egress_ifaces) ? NULL :
> -                                &qos_map, local_datapaths, &lport_to_iface,
> -                                local_lports);
> +                                br_int, &qos_map, local_datapaths,
> +                                &lport_to_iface, local_lports);
>
>      }
>
> diff --git a/ovn/controller/physical.c b/ovn/controller/physical.c
> index 0f1aa63..a64ac4b 100644
> --- a/ovn/controller/physical.c
> +++ b/ovn/controller/physical.c
> @@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ physical_register_ovs_idl(struct ovsdb_idl *ovs_idl)
>  static struct simap localvif_to_ofport =
>      SIMAP_INITIALIZER(&localvif_to_ofport);
>  static struct hmap tunnels = HMAP_INITIALIZER(&tunnels);
> +static struct simap localport_to_ofport =
> +    SIMAP_INITIALIZER(&localport_to_ofport);
>
>  /* Maps from a chassis to the OpenFlow port number of the tunnel that can be
>   * used to reach that chassis. */
> @@ -601,6 +603,27 @@ consider_port_binding(enum mf_field_id mff_ovn_geneve,
>      } else {
>          /* Remote port connected by tunnel */
>
> +        /* Table 32, priority 150.
> +         * =======================
> +         *
> +         * Drop traffic originated from a localport to a remote destination.
> +         */
> +        struct simap_node *localport;
> +        SIMAP_FOR_EACH (localport, &localport_to_ofport) {
> +            int inport;
> +            if ((inport = simap_get(&localport_to_ofport, localport->name))) {
> +                match_init_catchall(&match);
> +                ofpbuf_clear(ofpacts_p);
> +                /* Match localport in_port. */
> +                match_set_in_port(&match, inport);
> +                /* Match MFF_LOG_DATAPATH, MFF_LOG_OUTPORT. */
> +                match_set_metadata(&match, htonll(dp_key));
> +                match_set_reg(&match, MFF_LOG_OUTPORT - MFF_REG0, port_key);
> +                ofctrl_add_flow(flow_table, OFTABLE_REMOTE_OUTPUT, 150, 0,
> +                                &match, ofpacts_p);
> +            }
> +        }
> +
>          /* Table 32, priority 100.
>           * =======================
>           *
> @@ -768,6 +791,9 @@ physical_run(struct controller_ctx *ctx, enum mf_field_id mff_ovn_geneve,
>          SIMAP_INITIALIZER(&new_localvif_to_ofport);
>      struct simap new_tunnel_to_ofport =
>          SIMAP_INITIALIZER(&new_tunnel_to_ofport);
> +     struct simap new_localport_to_ofport =
> +        SIMAP_INITIALIZER(&new_localport_to_ofport);
> +
>      for (int i = 0; i < br_int->n_ports; i++) {
>          const struct ovsrec_port *port_rec = br_int->ports[i];
>          if (!strcmp(port_rec->name, br_int->name)) {
> @@ -784,6 +810,8 @@ physical_run(struct controller_ctx *ctx, enum mf_field_id mff_ovn_geneve,
>                                          "ovn-localnet-port");
>          const char *l2gateway = smap_get(&port_rec->external_ids,
>                                          "ovn-l2gateway-port");
> +        const char *localport = smap_get(&port_rec->external_ids,
> +                                         "ovn-localport-port");
>
>          for (int j = 0; j < port_rec->n_interfaces; j++) {
>              const struct ovsrec_interface *iface_rec = port_rec->interfaces[j];
> @@ -848,6 +876,9 @@ physical_run(struct controller_ctx *ctx, enum mf_field_id mff_ovn_geneve,
>                                                  "iface-id");
>                  if (iface_id) {
>                      simap_put(&new_localvif_to_ofport, iface_id, ofport);
> +                    if (localport) {
> +                        simap_put(&new_localport_to_ofport, localport, ofport);
> +                    }
>                  }
>              }
>          }
> @@ -884,6 +915,27 @@ physical_run(struct controller_ctx *ctx, enum mf_field_id mff_ovn_geneve,
>              physical_map_changed = true;
>          }
>      }
> +
> +    /* Do the same for all localports. */
> +    SIMAP_FOR_EACH_SAFE (vif_name, vif_name_next, &localport_to_ofport) {
> +        int newport;
> +        if ((newport = simap_get(&new_localport_to_ofport, vif_name->name))) {
> +            if (newport != simap_get(&localport_to_ofport, vif_name->name)) {
> +                simap_put(&localport_to_ofport, vif_name->name, newport);
> +                physical_map_changed = true;
> +            }
> +        } else {
> +            simap_find_and_delete(&localport_to_ofport, vif_name->name);
> +            physical_map_changed = true;
> +        }
> +    }
> +    SIMAP_FOR_EACH (vif_name, &new_localport_to_ofport) {
> +        if (!simap_get(&localport_to_ofport, vif_name->name)) {
> +            simap_put(&localport_to_ofport, vif_name->name,
> +                      simap_get(&new_localport_to_ofport, vif_name->name));
> +            physical_map_changed = true;
> +        }
> +    }

It looks like this block of code is nearly a duplicate of the code
above it, right?

How about turning it into a function that takes
&new_localport_to_ofport and &localport_to_ofport as arguments?

>      if (physical_map_changed) {
>          /* Reprocess logical flow table immediately. */
>          poll_immediate_wake();
> @@ -1043,4 +1095,5 @@ physical_run(struct controller_ctx *ctx, enum mf_field_id mff_ovn_geneve,
>
>      simap_destroy(&new_localvif_to_ofport);
>      simap_destroy(&new_tunnel_to_ofport);
> +    simap_destroy(&new_localport_to_ofport);
>  }
> diff --git a/ovn/northd/ovn-northd.8.xml b/ovn/northd/ovn-northd.8.xml
> index ab8fd88..db28736 100644
> --- a/ovn/northd/ovn-northd.8.xml
> +++ b/ovn/northd/ovn-northd.8.xml
> @@ -521,8 +521,8 @@ output;
>          </pre>
>
>          <p>
> -          These flows are omitted for logical ports (other than router ports)
> -          that are down.
> +            These flows are omitted for logical ports (other than router ports
> +            or <code>localport</code> ports) that are down.

I believe this comment needs to be updated in two places: once for the
ARP responder flows and again for the IPv6 ND flows.

>          </p>
>        </li>
>
> diff --git a/ovn/northd/ovn-northd.c b/ovn/northd/ovn-northd.c
> index 5a2e5ab..09f55c8 100644
> --- a/ovn/northd/ovn-northd.c
> +++ b/ovn/northd/ovn-northd.c
> @@ -3166,9 +3166,11 @@ build_lswitch_flows(struct hmap *datapaths, struct hmap *ports,
>          /*
>           * Add ARP/ND reply flows if either the
>           *  - port is up or
> -         *  - port type is router
> +         *  - port type is router or
> +         *  - port type is localport
>           */
> -        if (!lsp_is_up(op->nbsp) && strcmp(op->nbsp->type, "router")) {
> +        if (!lsp_is_up(op->nbsp) && strcmp(op->nbsp->type, "router") &&
> +            strcmp(op->nbsp->type, "localport")) {
>              continue;
>          }
>
> diff --git a/ovn/ovn-architecture.7.xml b/ovn/ovn-architecture.7.xml
> index d8114f1..2866666 100644
> --- a/ovn/ovn-architecture.7.xml
> +++ b/ovn/ovn-architecture.7.xml
> @@ -409,6 +409,15 @@
>            logical patch ports at each such point of connectivity, one on
>            each side.
>          </li>
> +        <li>
> +          <dfn>Localport ports</dfn> represent the points of local
> +          connectivity between logical switches and VIFs. These ports are
> +          present in every chassis (not bound to any particular one) and
> +          traffic from them will never go through a tunnel. A
> +          <code>localport</code> is expected to only generate traffic destined
> +          for a local destination, typically in response to a request it
> +          received.
> +        </li>
>        </ul>
>      </li>
>    </ul>
> @@ -986,11 +995,12 @@
>          hypervisor.  Each flow's actions implement sending a packet to the port
>          it matches.  For unicast logical output ports on remote hypervisors,
>          the actions set the tunnel key to the correct value, then send the
> -        packet on the tunnel port to the correct hypervisor.  (When the remote
> -        hypervisor receives the packet, table 0 there will recognize it as a
> -        tunneled packet and pass it along to table 33.)  For multicast logical
> -        output ports, the actions send one copy of the packet to each remote
> -        hypervisor, in the same way as for unicast destinations.  If a
> +        packet on the tunnel port to the correct hypervisor (unless the packet
> +        comes from a localport, in which case it will be dropped). (When the
> +        remote hypervisor receives the packet, table 0 there will recognize it
> +        as a tunneled packet and pass it along to table 33.)  For multicast
> +        logical output ports, the actions send one copy of the packet to each
> +        remote hypervisor, in the same way as for unicast destinations.  If a
>          multicast group includes a logical port or ports on the local
>          hypervisor, then its actions also resubmit to table 33.  Table 32 also
>          includes a fallback flow that resubmits to table 33 if there is no
> --
> 1.8.3.1
>
> _______________________________________________
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> dev@openvswitch.org
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diff --git a/ovn/controller/binding.c b/ovn/controller/binding.c
index 95e9deb..f96127c 100644
--- a/ovn/controller/binding.c
+++ b/ovn/controller/binding.c
@@ -352,6 +352,43 @@  setup_qos(const char *egress_iface, struct hmap *queue_map)
     hmap_destroy(&consistent_queues);
     netdev_close(netdev_phy);
 }
+static bool
+set_ovsport_external_ids(struct controller_ctx *ctx,
+                         const struct ovsrec_bridge *bridge,
+                         const struct ovsrec_interface *iface_rec,
+                         const char *key,
+                         const char *value)
+{
+    if (!ctx->ovs_idl_txn) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /* Find the port with this interface and add the key/value pair to its
+     * external_ids. Assume 1-1 relationship between port and interface. */
+    int i;
+    for (i = 0; i < bridge->n_ports; i++) {
+        const struct ovsrec_port *port_rec = bridge->ports[i];
+        int j;
+
+        if (!strcmp(port_rec->name, bridge->name)) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        for (j = 0; j < port_rec->n_interfaces; j++) {
+            if (port_rec->interfaces[j] == iface_rec) {
+                struct smap new_ids;
+                smap_clone(&new_ids, &port_rec->external_ids);
+                smap_replace(&new_ids, key, value);
+                ovsrec_port_verify_external_ids(port_rec);
+                ovsrec_port_set_external_ids(port_rec, &new_ids);
+                smap_destroy(&new_ids);
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
 
 static void
 consider_local_datapath(struct controller_ctx *ctx,
@@ -359,6 +396,7 @@  consider_local_datapath(struct controller_ctx *ctx,
                         const struct lport_index *lports,
                         const struct sbrec_chassis *chassis_rec,
                         const struct sbrec_port_binding *binding_rec,
+                        const struct ovsrec_bridge *bridge,
                         struct hmap *qos_map,
                         struct hmap *local_datapaths,
                         struct shash *lport_to_iface,
@@ -368,19 +406,40 @@  consider_local_datapath(struct controller_ctx *ctx,
         = shash_find_data(lport_to_iface, binding_rec->logical_port);
 
     bool our_chassis = false;
-    if (iface_rec
-        || (binding_rec->parent_port && binding_rec->parent_port[0] &&
-            sset_contains(local_lports, binding_rec->parent_port))) {
-        if (binding_rec->parent_port && binding_rec->parent_port[0]) {
-            /* Add child logical port to the set of all local ports. */
-            sset_add(local_lports, binding_rec->logical_port);
-        }
-        add_local_datapath(ldatapaths, lports, binding_rec->datapath,
-                           false, local_datapaths);
-        if (iface_rec && qos_map && ctx->ovs_idl_txn) {
-            get_qos_params(binding_rec, qos_map);
+
+    if (iface_rec && !strcmp(binding_rec->type, "localport")) {
+        /* Make sure localport external_id is present, otherwise set it
+         * for both interface and port. This should only happen the first
+         * time. We set the value on both the interface and port because it's
+         * most convenient to check for the value here on the interface. Later,
+         * we need to read this value in physical.c, and expect to read it from
+         * the port there.*/
+        if (!smap_get(&iface_rec->external_ids, "ovn-localport-port")) {
+            if (set_ovsport_external_ids(ctx, bridge, iface_rec,
+                                         "ovn-localport-port",
+                                         binding_rec->logical_port)) {
+                struct smap new_ids;
+                smap_clone(&new_ids, &iface_rec->external_ids);
+                smap_replace(&new_ids, "ovn-localport-port",
+                             binding_rec->logical_port);
+                ovsrec_interface_verify_external_ids(iface_rec);
+                ovsrec_interface_set_external_ids(iface_rec, &new_ids);
+                smap_destroy(&new_ids);
+            }
         }
-        our_chassis = true;
+    } else if (iface_rec
+               || (binding_rec->parent_port && binding_rec->parent_port[0] &&
+                   sset_contains(local_lports, binding_rec->parent_port))) {
+               if (binding_rec->parent_port && binding_rec->parent_port[0]) {
+                   /* Add child logical port to the set of all local ports. */
+                   sset_add(local_lports, binding_rec->logical_port);
+               }
+               add_local_datapath(ldatapaths, lports, binding_rec->datapath,
+                                  false, local_datapaths);
+               if (iface_rec && qos_map && ctx->ovs_idl_txn) {
+                   get_qos_params(binding_rec, qos_map);
+               }
+               our_chassis = true;
     } else if (!strcmp(binding_rec->type, "l2gateway")) {
         const char *chassis_id = smap_get(&binding_rec->options,
                                           "l2gateway-chassis");
@@ -468,8 +527,8 @@  binding_run(struct controller_ctx *ctx, const struct ovsrec_bridge *br_int,
         consider_local_datapath(ctx, ldatapaths, lports,
                                 chassis_rec, binding_rec,
                                 sset_is_empty(&egress_ifaces) ? NULL :
-                                &qos_map, local_datapaths, &lport_to_iface,
-                                local_lports);
+                                br_int, &qos_map, local_datapaths,
+                                &lport_to_iface, local_lports);
 
     }
 
diff --git a/ovn/controller/physical.c b/ovn/controller/physical.c
index 0f1aa63..a64ac4b 100644
--- a/ovn/controller/physical.c
+++ b/ovn/controller/physical.c
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@  physical_register_ovs_idl(struct ovsdb_idl *ovs_idl)
 static struct simap localvif_to_ofport =
     SIMAP_INITIALIZER(&localvif_to_ofport);
 static struct hmap tunnels = HMAP_INITIALIZER(&tunnels);
+static struct simap localport_to_ofport =
+    SIMAP_INITIALIZER(&localport_to_ofport);
 
 /* Maps from a chassis to the OpenFlow port number of the tunnel that can be
  * used to reach that chassis. */
@@ -601,6 +603,27 @@  consider_port_binding(enum mf_field_id mff_ovn_geneve,
     } else {
         /* Remote port connected by tunnel */
 
+        /* Table 32, priority 150.
+         * =======================
+         *
+         * Drop traffic originated from a localport to a remote destination.
+         */
+        struct simap_node *localport;
+        SIMAP_FOR_EACH (localport, &localport_to_ofport) {
+            int inport;
+            if ((inport = simap_get(&localport_to_ofport, localport->name))) {
+                match_init_catchall(&match);
+                ofpbuf_clear(ofpacts_p);
+                /* Match localport in_port. */
+                match_set_in_port(&match, inport);
+                /* Match MFF_LOG_DATAPATH, MFF_LOG_OUTPORT. */
+                match_set_metadata(&match, htonll(dp_key));
+                match_set_reg(&match, MFF_LOG_OUTPORT - MFF_REG0, port_key);
+                ofctrl_add_flow(flow_table, OFTABLE_REMOTE_OUTPUT, 150, 0,
+                                &match, ofpacts_p);
+            }
+        }
+
         /* Table 32, priority 100.
          * =======================
          *
@@ -768,6 +791,9 @@  physical_run(struct controller_ctx *ctx, enum mf_field_id mff_ovn_geneve,
         SIMAP_INITIALIZER(&new_localvif_to_ofport);
     struct simap new_tunnel_to_ofport =
         SIMAP_INITIALIZER(&new_tunnel_to_ofport);
+     struct simap new_localport_to_ofport =
+        SIMAP_INITIALIZER(&new_localport_to_ofport);
+
     for (int i = 0; i < br_int->n_ports; i++) {
         const struct ovsrec_port *port_rec = br_int->ports[i];
         if (!strcmp(port_rec->name, br_int->name)) {
@@ -784,6 +810,8 @@  physical_run(struct controller_ctx *ctx, enum mf_field_id mff_ovn_geneve,
                                         "ovn-localnet-port");
         const char *l2gateway = smap_get(&port_rec->external_ids,
                                         "ovn-l2gateway-port");
+        const char *localport = smap_get(&port_rec->external_ids,
+                                         "ovn-localport-port");
 
         for (int j = 0; j < port_rec->n_interfaces; j++) {
             const struct ovsrec_interface *iface_rec = port_rec->interfaces[j];
@@ -848,6 +876,9 @@  physical_run(struct controller_ctx *ctx, enum mf_field_id mff_ovn_geneve,
                                                 "iface-id");
                 if (iface_id) {
                     simap_put(&new_localvif_to_ofport, iface_id, ofport);
+                    if (localport) {
+                        simap_put(&new_localport_to_ofport, localport, ofport);
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -884,6 +915,27 @@  physical_run(struct controller_ctx *ctx, enum mf_field_id mff_ovn_geneve,
             physical_map_changed = true;
         }
     }
+
+    /* Do the same for all localports. */
+    SIMAP_FOR_EACH_SAFE (vif_name, vif_name_next, &localport_to_ofport) {
+        int newport;
+        if ((newport = simap_get(&new_localport_to_ofport, vif_name->name))) {
+            if (newport != simap_get(&localport_to_ofport, vif_name->name)) {
+                simap_put(&localport_to_ofport, vif_name->name, newport);
+                physical_map_changed = true;
+            }
+        } else {
+            simap_find_and_delete(&localport_to_ofport, vif_name->name);
+            physical_map_changed = true;
+        }
+    }
+    SIMAP_FOR_EACH (vif_name, &new_localport_to_ofport) {
+        if (!simap_get(&localport_to_ofport, vif_name->name)) {
+            simap_put(&localport_to_ofport, vif_name->name,
+                      simap_get(&new_localport_to_ofport, vif_name->name));
+            physical_map_changed = true;
+        }
+    }
     if (physical_map_changed) {
         /* Reprocess logical flow table immediately. */
         poll_immediate_wake();
@@ -1043,4 +1095,5 @@  physical_run(struct controller_ctx *ctx, enum mf_field_id mff_ovn_geneve,
 
     simap_destroy(&new_localvif_to_ofport);
     simap_destroy(&new_tunnel_to_ofport);
+    simap_destroy(&new_localport_to_ofport);
 }
diff --git a/ovn/northd/ovn-northd.8.xml b/ovn/northd/ovn-northd.8.xml
index ab8fd88..db28736 100644
--- a/ovn/northd/ovn-northd.8.xml
+++ b/ovn/northd/ovn-northd.8.xml
@@ -521,8 +521,8 @@  output;
         </pre>
 
         <p>
-          These flows are omitted for logical ports (other than router ports)
-          that are down.
+            These flows are omitted for logical ports (other than router ports
+            or <code>localport</code> ports) that are down.
         </p>
       </li>
 
diff --git a/ovn/northd/ovn-northd.c b/ovn/northd/ovn-northd.c
index 5a2e5ab..09f55c8 100644
--- a/ovn/northd/ovn-northd.c
+++ b/ovn/northd/ovn-northd.c
@@ -3166,9 +3166,11 @@  build_lswitch_flows(struct hmap *datapaths, struct hmap *ports,
         /*
          * Add ARP/ND reply flows if either the
          *  - port is up or
-         *  - port type is router
+         *  - port type is router or
+         *  - port type is localport
          */
-        if (!lsp_is_up(op->nbsp) && strcmp(op->nbsp->type, "router")) {
+        if (!lsp_is_up(op->nbsp) && strcmp(op->nbsp->type, "router") &&
+            strcmp(op->nbsp->type, "localport")) {
             continue;
         }
 
diff --git a/ovn/ovn-architecture.7.xml b/ovn/ovn-architecture.7.xml
index d8114f1..2866666 100644
--- a/ovn/ovn-architecture.7.xml
+++ b/ovn/ovn-architecture.7.xml
@@ -409,6 +409,15 @@ 
           logical patch ports at each such point of connectivity, one on
           each side.
         </li>
+        <li>
+          <dfn>Localport ports</dfn> represent the points of local
+          connectivity between logical switches and VIFs. These ports are
+          present in every chassis (not bound to any particular one) and
+          traffic from them will never go through a tunnel. A
+          <code>localport</code> is expected to only generate traffic destined
+          for a local destination, typically in response to a request it
+          received.
+        </li>
       </ul>
     </li>
   </ul>
@@ -986,11 +995,12 @@ 
         hypervisor.  Each flow's actions implement sending a packet to the port
         it matches.  For unicast logical output ports on remote hypervisors,
         the actions set the tunnel key to the correct value, then send the
-        packet on the tunnel port to the correct hypervisor.  (When the remote
-        hypervisor receives the packet, table 0 there will recognize it as a
-        tunneled packet and pass it along to table 33.)  For multicast logical
-        output ports, the actions send one copy of the packet to each remote
-        hypervisor, in the same way as for unicast destinations.  If a
+        packet on the tunnel port to the correct hypervisor (unless the packet
+        comes from a localport, in which case it will be dropped). (When the
+        remote hypervisor receives the packet, table 0 there will recognize it
+        as a tunneled packet and pass it along to table 33.)  For multicast
+        logical output ports, the actions send one copy of the packet to each
+        remote hypervisor, in the same way as for unicast destinations.  If a
         multicast group includes a logical port or ports on the local
         hypervisor, then its actions also resubmit to table 33.  Table 32 also
         includes a fallback flow that resubmits to table 33 if there is no