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[ovs-dev,2/2] ovn-controller: Document database keys used by ovn-controller.

Message ID 1444160159-7425-2-git-send-email-blp@nicira.com
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Ben Pfaff Oct. 6, 2015, 7:35 p.m. UTC 
Signed-off-by: Ben Pfaff <blp@nicira.com>
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 ovn/controller/ovn-controller.8.xml | 39 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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Justin Pettit Oct. 6, 2015, 7:53 p.m. UTC | #1 
> On Oct 6, 2015, at 12:35 PM, Ben Pfaff <blp@nicira.com> wrote:
> 
> +    <h1>Open vSwitch Database Usage</h1>
> +
> +    <p>
> +      <code>ovn-controller</code> uses a number of <code>external-ids</code>
> +      keys in the Open vSwitch database to keep track of ports and interfaces.
> +      For proper operation, users should not change or clear these keys:
>     </p>

I suspect this is what hides the issue in the previous patch.

Thanks for adding this documentation.

Acked-by: Justin Pettit <jpettit@nicira.com>

--Justin
Ben Pfaff Oct. 6, 2015, 8:13 p.m. UTC | #2 
On Tue, Oct 06, 2015 at 12:53:28PM -0700, Justin Pettit wrote:
> 
> > On Oct 6, 2015, at 12:35 PM, Ben Pfaff <blp@nicira.com> wrote:
> > 
> > +    <h1>Open vSwitch Database Usage</h1>
> > +
> > +    <p>
> > +      <code>ovn-controller</code> uses a number of <code>external-ids</code>
> > +      keys in the Open vSwitch database to keep track of ports and interfaces.
> > +      For proper operation, users should not change or clear these keys:
> >     </p>
> 
> I suspect this is what hides the issue in the previous patch.
> 
> Thanks for adding this documentation.
> 
> Acked-by: Justin Pettit <jpettit@nicira.com>

Thanks, I fixed the issue you pointed out and applied these to master.
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diff --git a/ovn/controller/ovn-controller.8.xml b/ovn/controller/ovn-controller.8.xml
index 99d2d18..aadec15 100644
--- a/ovn/controller/ovn-controller.8.xml
+++ b/ovn/controller/ovn-controller.8.xml
@@ -122,8 +122,47 @@ 
         <code>physnet1:br-eth0,physnet2:br-eth1</code>.
       </dd>
     </dl>
+
+    <h1>Open vSwitch Database Usage</h1>
+
+    <p>
+      <code>ovn-controller</code> uses a number of <code>external-ids</code>
+      keys in the Open vSwitch database to keep track of ports and interfaces.
+      For proper operation, users should not change or clear these keys:
     </p>
 
+    <dl>
+      <dt>
+        <code>external_ids:ovn-chassis-id</code> in the <code>Port</code> table
+      </dt>
+      <dd>
+        The presence of this key identifies a tunnel port within the
+        integration bridge as one created by <code>ovn-controller</code> to
+        reach a remote chassis.  Its value is the chassis ID of the remote
+        chassis.
+      </dd>
+
+      <dt>
+        <code>external-ids:ovn-patch-port</code> in the <code>Port</code> table
+      </dt>
+      <dd>
+        <p>
+          The presence of this key identifies a patch port as one created by
+          <code>ovn-controller</code> to connect the integration bridge and
+          another bridge to implement a <code>localnet</code> logical port.
+          Its value is the name of the physical network that the port
+          implements.  See <code>external_ids:ovn-bridge-mappings</code>,
+          above, for more information.
+        </p>
+
+        <p>
+          Each <code>localnet</code> logical port is implemented as a pair of
+          patch ports, one in the integration bridge, one in a different
+          bridge, with the same <code>external-ids:ovn-patch-port</code> value.
+        </p>
+      </dd>
+    </dl>
+
     <h1>RUNTIME MANAGEMENT COMMANDS</h1>
     <p>
       <code>ovs-appctl</code> can send commands to a running