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[ovs-dev,ovn] northd: Add `is-active` management command

Message ID CAKpbOASy6FGvpvQ1xy4ngkg39WBv_1dxOO_J5-aYhRGuV0tjhw@mail.gmail.com
State Superseded
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Series [ovs-dev,ovn] northd: Add `is-active` management command | expand

Commit Message

Frode Nordahl Nov. 15, 2019, 7:51 p.m. UTC 
When ovn-northd is connected to clustered OVN DB servers a OVSDB
locking feature is used to ensure only one ovn-northd process is
active at a time.

This patch adds a `is-active` management command that allows the
operator to query whether a ovn-northd process is currently active
or not.

At present this information is only available in the log.

Signed-off-by: Frode Nordahl <frode.nordahl@canonical.com>
---
 northd/ovn-northd.8.xml | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
 northd/ovn-northd.c     | 18 +++++++++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 36 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)


@@ -10636,11 +10640,11 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
      * acquiring a lock called "ovn_northd" on the southbound database
      * and then only performing DB transactions if the lock is held. */
     ovsdb_idl_set_lock(ovnsb_idl_loop.idl, "ovn_northd");
-    bool had_lock = false;

     /* Main loop. */
     exiting = false;
     paused = false;
+    had_lock = false;
     while (!exiting) {
         if (!paused) {
             struct northd_context ctx = {
@@ -10748,3 +10752,15 @@ ovn_northd_is_paused(struct unixctl_conn *conn,
int argc OVS_UNUSED,
         unixctl_command_reply(conn, "false");
     }
 }
+
+static void
+ovn_northd_is_active(struct unixctl_conn *conn, int argc OVS_UNUSED,
+             const char *argv[] OVS_UNUSED, void *had_lock_)
+{
+    bool *had_lock = had_lock_;
+    if (*had_lock) {
+        unixctl_command_reply(conn, "true");
+    } else {
+        unixctl_command_reply(conn, "false");
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/northd/ovn-northd.8.xml b/northd/ovn-northd.8.xml
index 344cc0dbf..e712000f3 100644
--- a/northd/ovn-northd.8.xml
+++ b/northd/ovn-northd.8.xml
@@ -87,6 +87,12 @@ 
       <dd>
         Returns "true" if ovn-northd is currently paused, "false"
otherwise.
       </dd>
+
+      <dt><code>is-active</code></dt>
+      <dd>
+        When ovn-northd is connected to clustered OVN DB servers, this
returns
+        "true" if ovn-northd is currently active, "false" otherwise.
+      </dd>
       </dl>
     </p>

@@ -130,6 +136,19 @@ 
       DB changes.
     </p>

+    <h2> Active-Standby with clustered OVN DB servers</h2>
+    <p>
+      When <code>ovn-northd</code> is connected to clustered OVN DB
servers a
+      OVSDB locking feature will be used to ensure only one
+      <code>ovn-northd</code> process is active at a time.
+    </p>
+
+    <p>
+      The <code>ovn-northd</code> daemon will write an entry in its log
when
+      it becomes active.  You may query the active status at any time with
+      the <code>is-active</code> management command.
+    </p>
+
     <h1>Logical Flow Table Structure</h1>

     <p>
diff --git a/northd/ovn-northd.c b/northd/ovn-northd.c
index 6742bc002..b38688069 100644
--- a/northd/ovn-northd.c
+++ b/northd/ovn-northd.c
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@  static unixctl_cb_func ovn_northd_exit;
 static unixctl_cb_func ovn_northd_pause;
 static unixctl_cb_func ovn_northd_resume;
 static unixctl_cb_func ovn_northd_is_paused;
+static unixctl_cb_func ovn_northd_is_active;

 struct northd_context {
     struct ovsdb_idl *ovnnb_idl;
@@ -10425,6 +10426,7 @@  main(int argc, char *argv[])
     int retval;
     bool exiting;
     bool paused;
+    bool had_lock;

     fatal_ignore_sigpipe();
     ovs_cmdl_proctitle_init(argc, argv);
@@ -10450,6 +10452,8 @@  main(int argc, char *argv[])
     unixctl_command_register("resume", "", 0, 0, ovn_northd_resume,
&paused);
     unixctl_command_register("is-paused", "", 0, 0, ovn_northd_is_paused,
                              &paused);
+    unixctl_command_register("is-active", "", 0, 0, ovn_northd_is_active,
+                             &had_lock);

     daemonize_complete();