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[ovs-dev] openflow.rst: Update to reflect current status.

Message ID 20170614152124.1076-1-blp@ovn.org
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Ben Pfaff June 14, 2017, 3:21 p.m. UTC
OpenFlow 1.1 and 1.2 support is complete.  Simon Horman is not known to
be working on flow entry notifications.

Signed-off-by: Ben Pfaff <blp@ovn.org>
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 Documentation/topics/openflow.rst | 23 +++--------------------
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)

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Gregory Rose June 14, 2017, 10:24 p.m. UTC | #1
On 06/14/2017 08:21 AM, Ben Pfaff wrote:
> OpenFlow 1.1 and 1.2 support is complete.  Simon Horman is not known to
> be working on flow entry notifications.
>
> Signed-off-by: Ben Pfaff <blp@ovn.org>
> ---
>   Documentation/topics/openflow.rst | 23 +++--------------------
>   1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/topics/openflow.rst b/Documentation/topics/openflow.rst
> index 00e65411c455..6f71d6c752fc 100644
> --- a/Documentation/topics/openflow.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/topics/openflow.rst
> @@ -75,28 +75,12 @@ Here are the current approaches in a few tricky areas:
>   OpenFlow 1.1
>   ------------
>
> -The list of remaining work items for OpenFlow 1.1 is below.  It is probably
> -incomplete.
> -
> -* Match and set double-tagged VLANs (QinQ).
> -
> -  This requires kernel work for reasonable performance.
> -
> -  (optional for OF1.1+)
> -
> -* VLANs tagged with 88a8 Ethertype.
> -
> -  This requires kernel work for reasonable performance.
> -
> -  (required for OF1.1+)
> +OpenFlow 1.1 support is believed to be complete.
>
>   OpenFlow 1.2
>   ------------
>
> -OpenFlow 1.2 support requires OpenFlow 1.1 as a prerequisite. All the
> -additional work specific to Openflow 1.2 are complete.  (This is based on the
> -change log at the end of the OF1.2 spec.  I didn't compare the specs carefully
> -yet.)
> +OpenFlow 1.2 support is believed to be complete.

FWIW it looks fine to me but I am wondering about the passive voice here.

Why not just say 'OpenFlow 1.2 support is complete'?  Just curious.

>
>   OpenFlow 1.3
>   ------------
> @@ -170,8 +154,7 @@ in OVS.
>
>   * Flow entry notifications
>
> -  This seems to be modelled after OVS's NXST_FLOW_MONITOR.  (Simon Horman is
> -  working on this.)
> +  This seems to be modelled after OVS's NXST_FLOW_MONITOR.

LGTM

Acked-by: Greg Rose <gvrose8192@gmail.com>

>
>     (EXT-187)
>     (optional for OF1.4+)
>
Ben Pfaff June 16, 2017, 4:49 a.m. UTC | #2
On Wed, Jun 14, 2017 at 03:24:49PM -0700, Greg Rose wrote:
> On 06/14/2017 08:21 AM, Ben Pfaff wrote:
> >OpenFlow 1.1 and 1.2 support is complete.  Simon Horman is not known to
> >be working on flow entry notifications.
> >
> >Signed-off-by: Ben Pfaff <blp@ovn.org>
> >---
> >  Documentation/topics/openflow.rst | 23 +++--------------------
> >  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)
> >
> >diff --git a/Documentation/topics/openflow.rst b/Documentation/topics/openflow.rst
> >index 00e65411c455..6f71d6c752fc 100644
> >--- a/Documentation/topics/openflow.rst
> >+++ b/Documentation/topics/openflow.rst
> >@@ -75,28 +75,12 @@ Here are the current approaches in a few tricky areas:
> >  OpenFlow 1.1
> >  ------------
> >
> >-The list of remaining work items for OpenFlow 1.1 is below.  It is probably
> >-incomplete.
> >-
> >-* Match and set double-tagged VLANs (QinQ).
> >-
> >-  This requires kernel work for reasonable performance.
> >-
> >-  (optional for OF1.1+)
> >-
> >-* VLANs tagged with 88a8 Ethertype.
> >-
> >-  This requires kernel work for reasonable performance.
> >-
> >-  (required for OF1.1+)
> >+OpenFlow 1.1 support is believed to be complete.
> >
> >  OpenFlow 1.2
> >  ------------
> >
> >-OpenFlow 1.2 support requires OpenFlow 1.1 as a prerequisite. All the
> >-additional work specific to Openflow 1.2 are complete.  (This is based on the
> >-change log at the end of the OF1.2 spec.  I didn't compare the specs carefully
> >-yet.)
> >+OpenFlow 1.2 support is believed to be complete.
> 
> FWIW it looks fine to me but I am wondering about the passive voice here.
> 
> Why not just say 'OpenFlow 1.2 support is complete'?  Just curious.

You're right.  This is documentation, not cross-examination.  I made
that change.

> >
> >  OpenFlow 1.3
> >  ------------
> >@@ -170,8 +154,7 @@ in OVS.
> >
> >  * Flow entry notifications
> >
> >-  This seems to be modelled after OVS's NXST_FLOW_MONITOR.  (Simon Horman is
> >-  working on this.)
> >+  This seems to be modelled after OVS's NXST_FLOW_MONITOR.
> 
> LGTM
> 
> Acked-by: Greg Rose <gvrose8192@gmail.com>

Thanks, I applied this to master.
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diff --git a/Documentation/topics/openflow.rst b/Documentation/topics/openflow.rst
index 00e65411c455..6f71d6c752fc 100644
--- a/Documentation/topics/openflow.rst
+++ b/Documentation/topics/openflow.rst
@@ -75,28 +75,12 @@  Here are the current approaches in a few tricky areas:
 OpenFlow 1.1
 ------------
 
-The list of remaining work items for OpenFlow 1.1 is below.  It is probably
-incomplete.
-
-* Match and set double-tagged VLANs (QinQ).
-
-  This requires kernel work for reasonable performance.
-
-  (optional for OF1.1+)
-
-* VLANs tagged with 88a8 Ethertype.
-
-  This requires kernel work for reasonable performance.
-
-  (required for OF1.1+)
+OpenFlow 1.1 support is believed to be complete.
 
 OpenFlow 1.2
 ------------
 
-OpenFlow 1.2 support requires OpenFlow 1.1 as a prerequisite. All the
-additional work specific to Openflow 1.2 are complete.  (This is based on the
-change log at the end of the OF1.2 spec.  I didn't compare the specs carefully
-yet.)
+OpenFlow 1.2 support is believed to be complete.
 
 OpenFlow 1.3
 ------------
@@ -170,8 +154,7 @@  in OVS.
 
 * Flow entry notifications
 
-  This seems to be modelled after OVS's NXST_FLOW_MONITOR.  (Simon Horman is
-  working on this.)
+  This seems to be modelled after OVS's NXST_FLOW_MONITOR.
 
   (EXT-187)
   (optional for OF1.4+)