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[ovs-dev,ovn,v4,5/5] Add ECMP symmetric replies.

Message ID 20200728201626.3975541-6-mmichels@redhat.com
State Accepted
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Series Add ECMP symmetric replies | expand

Commit Message

Mark Michelson July 28, 2020, 8:16 p.m. UTC
When traffic arrives over an ECMP route, there is no guarantee that the
reply traffic will egress over the same route. Sometimes, the nature of
the traffic (or the intervening equipment) means that it is important
for reply traffic to go out the same route it came in.

This commit introduces optional ECMP symmetric reply behavior. If
configured, then traffic to or from the ECMP route will be sent to
conntrack. New incoming traffic over the route will have the source MAC
address and incoming port saved in the ct_label. Reply traffic then uses
this saved information to send the packet back out the same way it came
in.

To facilitate this, a new table was added to the ingress logical router
pipeline. The ECMP_STATEFUL table is responsible for committing to
conntrack and setting the ct_label when it detects new incoming traffic
from the route.

Since ingress pipeline logic on the logical router depends on ct state
of a particular hypervisor, this feature is only usable on gateway
routers.

Signed-off-by: Mark Michelson <mmichels@redhat.com>
Reported-at: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1849683
---
 lib/logical-fields.c      |   4 +
 northd/ovn-northd.8.xml   |  49 +++++++++---
 northd/ovn-northd.c       | 123 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 ovn-architecture.7.xml    |   7 +-
 ovn-nb.ovsschema          |   7 +-
 ovn-nb.xml                |  16 ++++
 tests/ovn.at              | 152 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 tests/system-ovn.at       | 143 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 utilities/ovn-nbctl.8.xml |  31 ++++++--
 utilities/ovn-nbctl.c     |  18 ++++-
 10 files changed, 496 insertions(+), 54 deletions(-)

Comments

0-day Robot July 28, 2020, 9:01 p.m. UTC | #1
Bleep bloop.  Greetings Mark Michelson, I am a robot and I have tried out your patch.
Thanks for your contribution.

I encountered some error that I wasn't expecting.  See the details below.


checkpatch:
WARNING: Line lacks whitespace around operator
WARNING: Line lacks whitespace around operator
WARNING: Line lacks whitespace around operator
#874 FILE: utilities/ovn-nbctl.c:690:
  [--policy=POLICY] [--ecmp] [--ecmp-symmetric-reply] lr-route-add ROUTER \n\

Lines checked: 917, Warnings: 3, Errors: 0


Please check this out.  If you feel there has been an error, please email aconole@redhat.com

Thanks,
0-day Robot
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Patch

diff --git a/lib/logical-fields.c b/lib/logical-fields.c
index fde53a47e..15342dded 100644
--- a/lib/logical-fields.c
+++ b/lib/logical-fields.c
@@ -130,6 +130,10 @@  ovn_init_symtab(struct shash *symtab)
                                  WR_CT_COMMIT);
     expr_symtab_add_subfield_scoped(symtab, "ct_label.blocked", NULL,
                                     "ct_label[0]", WR_CT_COMMIT);
+    expr_symtab_add_subfield_scoped(symtab, "ct_label.ecmp_reply_eth", NULL,
+                                    "ct_label[32..79]", WR_CT_COMMIT);
+    expr_symtab_add_subfield_scoped(symtab, "ct_label.ecmp_reply_port", NULL,
+                                    "ct_label[80..95]", WR_CT_COMMIT);
 
     expr_symtab_add_field(symtab, "ct_state", MFF_CT_STATE, NULL, false);
 
diff --git a/northd/ovn-northd.8.xml b/northd/ovn-northd.8.xml
index eb2514f15..cf251e02a 100644
--- a/northd/ovn-northd.8.xml
+++ b/northd/ovn-northd.8.xml
@@ -2120,15 +2120,31 @@  icmp6 {
     <p>
       This is to send packets to connection tracker for tracking and
       defragmentation.  It contains a priority-0 flow that simply moves traffic
-      to the next table.  If load balancing rules with virtual IP addresses
-      (and ports) are configured in <code>OVN_Northbound</code> database for a
-      Gateway router, a priority-100 flow is added for each configured virtual
-      IP address <var>VIP</var>. For IPv4 <var>VIPs</var> the flow matches
-      <code>ip &amp;&amp; ip4.dst == <var>VIP</var></code>.  For IPv6
-      <var>VIPs</var>, the flow matches <code>ip &amp;&amp; ip6.dst ==
-      <var>VIP</var></code>.  The flow uses the action <code>ct_next;</code>
-      to send IP packets to the connection tracker for packet de-fragmentation
-      and tracking before sending it to the next table.
+      to the next table.
+    </p>
+
+    <p>
+      If load balancing rules with virtual IP addresses (and ports) are
+      configured in <code>OVN_Northbound</code> database for a Gateway router,
+      a priority-100 flow is added for each configured virtual IP address
+      <var>VIP</var>. For IPv4 <var>VIPs</var> the flow matches <code>ip
+      &amp;&amp; ip4.dst == <var>VIP</var></code>.  For IPv6 <var>VIPs</var>,
+      the flow matches <code>ip &amp;&amp; ip6.dst == <var>VIP</var></code>.
+      The flow uses the action <code>ct_next;</code> to send IP packets to the
+      connection tracker for packet de-fragmentation and tracking before
+      sending it to the next table.
+    </p>
+
+    <p>
+      If ECMP routes with symmetric reply are configured in the
+      <code>OVN_Northbound</code> database for a gateway router, a priority-100
+      flow is added for each router port on which symmetric replies are
+      configured. The matching logic for these ports essentially reverses the
+      configured logic of the ECMP route. So for instance, a route with a
+      destination routing policy will instead match if the source IP address
+      matches the static route's prefix. The flow uses the action
+      <code>ct_next</code> to send IP packets to the connection tracker for
+      packet de-fragmentation and tracking before sending it to the next table.
     </p>
 
     <h3>Ingress Table 5: UNSNAT</h3>
@@ -2489,7 +2505,15 @@  output;
       table.  This table, instead, is responsible for determine the ECMP
       group id and select a member id within the group based on 5-tuple
       hashing.  It stores group id in <code>reg8[0..15]</code> and member id in
-      <code>reg8[16..31]</code>.
+      <code>reg8[16..31]</code>. This step is skipped if the traffic going
+      out the ECMP route is reply traffic, and the ECMP route was configured
+      to use symmetric replies. Instead, the stored <code>ct_label</code> value
+      is used to choose the destination. The least significant 48 bits of the
+      <code>ct_label</code> tell the destination MAC address to which the
+      packet should be sent. The next 16 bits tell the logical router port on
+      which the packet should be sent. These values in the
+      <code>ct_label</code> are set when the initial ingress traffic is
+      received over the ECMP route.
     </p>
 
     <p>
@@ -2639,6 +2663,11 @@  select(reg8[16..31], <var>MID1</var>, <var>MID2</var>, ...);
       address and <code>reg1</code> as the source protocol address).
     </p>
 
+    <p>
+      This processing is skipped for reply traffic being sent out of an ECMP
+      route if the route was configured to use symmetric replies.
+    </p>
+
     <p>
       This table contains the following logical flows:
     </p>
diff --git a/northd/ovn-northd.c b/northd/ovn-northd.c
index 47d4014b4..573a88cb7 100644
--- a/northd/ovn-northd.c
+++ b/northd/ovn-northd.c
@@ -172,16 +172,17 @@  enum ovn_stage {
     PIPELINE_STAGE(ROUTER, IN,  DEFRAG,          4, "lr_in_defrag")       \
     PIPELINE_STAGE(ROUTER, IN,  UNSNAT,          5, "lr_in_unsnat")       \
     PIPELINE_STAGE(ROUTER, IN,  DNAT,            6, "lr_in_dnat")         \
-    PIPELINE_STAGE(ROUTER, IN,  ND_RA_OPTIONS,   7, "lr_in_nd_ra_options") \
-    PIPELINE_STAGE(ROUTER, IN,  ND_RA_RESPONSE,  8, "lr_in_nd_ra_response") \
-    PIPELINE_STAGE(ROUTER, IN,  IP_ROUTING,      9, "lr_in_ip_routing")   \
-    PIPELINE_STAGE(ROUTER, IN,  IP_ROUTING_ECMP, 10, "lr_in_ip_routing_ecmp") \
-    PIPELINE_STAGE(ROUTER, IN,  POLICY,          11, "lr_in_policy")       \
-    PIPELINE_STAGE(ROUTER, IN,  ARP_RESOLVE,     12, "lr_in_arp_resolve")  \
-    PIPELINE_STAGE(ROUTER, IN,  CHK_PKT_LEN   ,  13, "lr_in_chk_pkt_len")   \
-    PIPELINE_STAGE(ROUTER, IN,  LARGER_PKTS,     14,"lr_in_larger_pkts")   \
-    PIPELINE_STAGE(ROUTER, IN,  GW_REDIRECT,     15, "lr_in_gw_redirect")  \
-    PIPELINE_STAGE(ROUTER, IN,  ARP_REQUEST,     16, "lr_in_arp_request")  \
+    PIPELINE_STAGE(ROUTER, IN,  ECMP_STATEFUL,   7, "lr_in_ecmp_stateful") \
+    PIPELINE_STAGE(ROUTER, IN,  ND_RA_OPTIONS,   8, "lr_in_nd_ra_options") \
+    PIPELINE_STAGE(ROUTER, IN,  ND_RA_RESPONSE,  9, "lr_in_nd_ra_response") \
+    PIPELINE_STAGE(ROUTER, IN,  IP_ROUTING,      10, "lr_in_ip_routing")   \
+    PIPELINE_STAGE(ROUTER, IN,  IP_ROUTING_ECMP, 11, "lr_in_ip_routing_ecmp") \
+    PIPELINE_STAGE(ROUTER, IN,  POLICY,          12, "lr_in_policy")       \
+    PIPELINE_STAGE(ROUTER, IN,  ARP_RESOLVE,     13, "lr_in_arp_resolve")  \
+    PIPELINE_STAGE(ROUTER, IN,  CHK_PKT_LEN   ,  14, "lr_in_chk_pkt_len")   \
+    PIPELINE_STAGE(ROUTER, IN,  LARGER_PKTS,     15,"lr_in_larger_pkts")   \
+    PIPELINE_STAGE(ROUTER, IN,  GW_REDIRECT,     16, "lr_in_gw_redirect")  \
+    PIPELINE_STAGE(ROUTER, IN,  ARP_REQUEST,     17, "lr_in_arp_request")  \
                                                                       \
     /* Logical router egress stages. */                               \
     PIPELINE_STAGE(ROUTER, OUT, UNDNAT,    0, "lr_out_undnat")        \
@@ -7418,6 +7419,7 @@  struct parsed_route {
     bool is_src_route;
     uint32_t hash;
     const struct nbrec_logical_router_static_route *route;
+    bool ecmp_symmetric_reply;
 };
 
 static uint32_t
@@ -7479,6 +7481,8 @@  parsed_routes_add(struct ovs_list *routes,
                                                  "src-ip"));
     pr->hash = route_hash(pr);
     pr->route = route;
+    pr->ecmp_symmetric_reply = smap_get_bool(&route->options,
+                                             "ecmp_symmetric_reply", false);
     ovs_list_insert(routes, &pr->list_node);
     return pr;
 }
@@ -7727,18 +7731,95 @@  find_static_route_outport(struct ovn_datapath *od, struct hmap *ports,
     return true;
 }
 
+static void
+add_ecmp_symmetric_reply_flows(struct hmap *lflows,
+                               struct ovn_datapath *od,
+                               const char *port_ip,
+                               struct ovn_port *out_port,
+                               const struct parsed_route *route,
+                               struct ds *route_match)
+{
+    const struct nbrec_logical_router_static_route *st_route = route->route;
+    struct ds match = DS_EMPTY_INITIALIZER;
+    struct ds actions = DS_EMPTY_INITIALIZER;
+    struct ds ecmp_reply = DS_EMPTY_INITIALIZER;
+    char *cidr = normalize_v46_prefix(&route->prefix, route->plen);
+
+    /* If symmetric ECMP replies are enabled, then packets that arrive over
+     * an ECMP route need to go through conntrack.
+     */
+    ds_put_format(&match, "inport == %s && ip%s.%s == %s",
+                  out_port->json_key,
+                  route->prefix.family == AF_INET ? "4" : "6",
+                  route->is_src_route ? "dst" : "src",
+                  cidr);
+    ovn_lflow_add_with_hint(lflows, od, S_ROUTER_IN_DEFRAG, 100,
+                            ds_cstr(&match), "ct_next;",
+                            &st_route->header_);
+
+    /* And packets that go out over an ECMP route need conntrack */
+    ovn_lflow_add_with_hint(lflows, od, S_ROUTER_IN_DEFRAG, 100,
+                            ds_cstr(route_match), "ct_next;",
+                            &st_route->header_);
+
+    /* Save src eth and inport in ct_label for packets that arrive over
+     * an ECMP route.
+     *
+     * NOTE: we purposely are not clearing match before this
+     * ds_put_cstr() call. The previous contents are needed.
+     */
+    ds_put_cstr(&match, " && (ct.new && !ct.est)");
+
+    ds_put_format(&actions, "ct_commit { ct_label.ecmp_reply_eth = eth.src;"
+                  " ct_label.ecmp_reply_port = %" PRId64 ";}; next;",
+                  out_port->sb->tunnel_key);
+    ovn_lflow_add_with_hint(lflows, od, S_ROUTER_IN_ECMP_STATEFUL, 100,
+                            ds_cstr(&match), ds_cstr(&actions),
+                            &st_route->header_);
+
+    /* Bypass ECMP selection if we already have ct_label information
+     * for where to route the packet.
+     */
+    ds_put_format(&ecmp_reply, "ct.rpl && ct_label.ecmp_reply_port == %"
+                  PRId64, out_port->sb->tunnel_key);
+    ds_clear(&match);
+    ds_put_format(&match, "%s && %s", ds_cstr(&ecmp_reply),
+                  ds_cstr(route_match));
+    ds_clear(&actions);
+    ds_put_format(&actions, "ip.ttl--; flags.loopback = 1; "
+                  "eth.src = %s; %sreg1 = %s; outport = %s; next;",
+                  out_port->lrp_networks.ea_s,
+                  route->prefix.family == AF_INET ? "" : "xx",
+                  port_ip, out_port->json_key);
+    ovn_lflow_add_with_hint(lflows, od, S_ROUTER_IN_IP_ROUTING, 100,
+                           ds_cstr(&match), ds_cstr(&actions),
+                           &st_route->header_);
+
+    /* Egress reply traffic for symmetric ECMP routes skips router policies. */
+    ovn_lflow_add_with_hint(lflows, od, S_ROUTER_IN_POLICY, 65535,
+                            ds_cstr(&ecmp_reply), "next;",
+                            &st_route->header_);
+
+    ds_clear(&actions);
+    ds_put_cstr(&actions, "eth.dst = ct_label.ecmp_reply_eth; next;");
+    ovn_lflow_add_with_hint(lflows, od, S_ROUTER_IN_ARP_RESOLVE,
+                            200, ds_cstr(&ecmp_reply),
+                            ds_cstr(&actions), &st_route->header_);
+}
+
 static void
 build_ecmp_route_flow(struct hmap *lflows, struct ovn_datapath *od,
                       struct hmap *ports, struct ecmp_groups_node *eg)
 
 {
     bool is_ipv4 = (eg->prefix.family == AF_INET);
-    struct ds match = DS_EMPTY_INITIALIZER;
     uint16_t priority;
+    struct ecmp_route_list_node *er;
+    struct ds route_match = DS_EMPTY_INITIALIZER;
 
     char *prefix_s = build_route_prefix_s(&eg->prefix, eg->plen);
     build_route_match(NULL, prefix_s, eg->plen, eg->is_src_route, is_ipv4,
-                      &match, &priority);
+                      &route_match, &priority);
     free(prefix_s);
 
     struct ds actions = DS_EMPTY_INITIALIZER;
@@ -7746,7 +7827,6 @@  build_ecmp_route_flow(struct hmap *lflows, struct ovn_datapath *od,
                   "; %s = select(", REG_ECMP_GROUP_ID, eg->id,
                   REG_ECMP_MEMBER_ID);
 
-    struct ecmp_route_list_node *er;
     bool is_first = true;
     LIST_FOR_EACH (er, list_node, &eg->route_list) {
         if (is_first) {
@@ -7760,11 +7840,12 @@  build_ecmp_route_flow(struct hmap *lflows, struct ovn_datapath *od,
     ds_put_cstr(&actions, ");");
 
     ovn_lflow_add(lflows, od, S_ROUTER_IN_IP_ROUTING, priority,
-                  ds_cstr(&match), ds_cstr(&actions));
+                  ds_cstr(&route_match), ds_cstr(&actions));
 
     /* Add per member flow */
+    struct ds match = DS_EMPTY_INITIALIZER;
+    struct sset visited_ports = SSET_INITIALIZER(&visited_ports);
     LIST_FOR_EACH (er, list_node, &eg->route_list) {
-
         const struct parsed_route *route_ = er->route;
         const struct nbrec_logical_router_static_route *route = route_->route;
         /* Find the outgoing port. */
@@ -7774,6 +7855,15 @@  build_ecmp_route_flow(struct hmap *lflows, struct ovn_datapath *od,
                                        &out_port)) {
             continue;
         }
+        /* Symmetric ECMP reply is only usable on gateway routers.
+         * It is NOT usable on distributed routers with a gateway port.
+         */
+        if (smap_get(&od->nbr->options, "chassis") &&
+            route_->ecmp_symmetric_reply && sset_add(&visited_ports,
+                                                     out_port->key)) {
+            add_ecmp_symmetric_reply_flows(lflows, od, lrp_addr_s, out_port,
+                                           route_, &route_match);
+        }
         ds_clear(&match);
         ds_put_format(&match, REG_ECMP_GROUP_ID" == %"PRIu16" && "
                       REG_ECMP_MEMBER_ID" == %"PRIu16,
@@ -7794,7 +7884,9 @@  build_ecmp_route_flow(struct hmap *lflows, struct ovn_datapath *od,
                                 ds_cstr(&match), ds_cstr(&actions),
                                 &route->header_);
     }
+    sset_destroy(&visited_ports);
     ds_destroy(&match);
+    ds_destroy(&route_match);
     ds_destroy(&actions);
 }
 
@@ -9078,6 +9170,7 @@  build_lrouter_flows(struct hmap *datapaths, struct hmap *ports,
         ovn_lflow_add(lflows, od, S_ROUTER_IN_DNAT, 0, "1", "next;");
         ovn_lflow_add(lflows, od, S_ROUTER_OUT_UNDNAT, 0, "1", "next;");
         ovn_lflow_add(lflows, od, S_ROUTER_OUT_EGR_LOOP, 0, "1", "next;");
+        ovn_lflow_add(lflows, od, S_ROUTER_IN_ECMP_STATEFUL, 0, "1", "next;");
 
         /* Send the IPv6 NS packets to next table. When ovn-controller
          * generates IPv6 NS (for the action - nd_ns{}), the injected
diff --git a/ovn-architecture.7.xml b/ovn-architecture.7.xml
index 246cebc19..b1a462933 100644
--- a/ovn-architecture.7.xml
+++ b/ovn-architecture.7.xml
@@ -1210,11 +1210,12 @@ 
     <dd>
       Fields that denote the connection tracking zones for routers.  These
       values only have local significance and are not meaningful between
-      chassis.  OVN stores the zone information for DNATting in Open vSwitch
+      chassis.  OVN stores the zone information for north to south traffic
+      (for DNATting or ECMP symmetric replies) in Open vSwitch
         <!-- Keep the following in sync with MFF_LOG_DNAT_ZONE and
         MFF_LOG_SNAT_ZONE in ovn/lib/logical-fields.h. -->
-      extension register number 11 and zone information for SNATing in
-      Open vSwitch extension register number 12.
+      extension register number 11 and zone information for south to north
+      traffic (for SNATing) in Open vSwitch extension register number 12.
     </dd>
 
     <dt>logical flow flags</dt>
diff --git a/ovn-nb.ovsschema b/ovn-nb.ovsschema
index da9af7157..0c939b715 100644
--- a/ovn-nb.ovsschema
+++ b/ovn-nb.ovsschema
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ 
 {
     "name": "OVN_Northbound",
-    "version": "5.24.0",
-    "cksum": "1092394564 25961",
+    "version": "5.25.0",
+    "cksum": "1354137211 26116",
     "tables": {
         "NB_Global": {
             "columns": {
@@ -365,6 +365,9 @@ 
                                     "min": 0, "max": 1}},
                 "nexthop": {"type": "string"},
                 "output_port": {"type": {"key": "string", "min": 0, "max": 1}},
+                "options": {
+                    "type": {"key": "string", "value": "string",
+                             "min": 0, "max": "unlimited"}},
                 "external_ids": {
                     "type": {"key": "string", "value": "string",
                              "min": 0, "max": "unlimited"}}},
diff --git a/ovn-nb.xml b/ovn-nb.xml
index db5908cd5..5e434d257 100644
--- a/ovn-nb.xml
+++ b/ovn-nb.xml
@@ -2481,6 +2481,22 @@ 
       </column>
     </group>
 
+    <group title="Common options">
+      <column name="options">
+        This column provides general key/value settings. The supported
+        options are described individually below.
+      </column>
+
+      <column name="options" key="ecmp_symmetric_reply">
+        It true, then new traffic that arrives over this route will have
+        its reply traffic bypass ECMP route selection and will be sent out
+        this route instead. Note that this option overrides any rules set
+        in the <ref table="Logical_Router_policy" /> table. This option
+        only works on gateway routers (routers that have
+        <ref column="options" key="chassis" table="Logical_Router" /> set).
+      </column>
+    </group>
+
   </table>
 
   <table name="Logical_Router_Policy" title="Logical router policies">
diff --git a/tests/ovn.at b/tests/ovn.at
index 3f4e9c3b5..b5aff1f9a 100644
--- a/tests/ovn.at
+++ b/tests/ovn.at
@@ -195,6 +195,8 @@  ct.snat = ct_state[6]
 ct.trk = ct_state[5]
 ct_label = NXM_NX_CT_LABEL
 ct_label.blocked = ct_label[0]
+ct_label.ecmp_reply_eth = ct_label[32..79]
+ct_label.ecmp_reply_port = ct_label[80..95]
 ct_mark = NXM_NX_CT_MARK
 ct_state = NXM_NX_CT_STATE
 ]])
@@ -16065,7 +16067,7 @@  ovn-sbctl dump-flows lr0 | grep lr_in_arp_resolve | grep "reg0 == 10.0.0.10" \
 # Since the sw0-vir is not claimed by any chassis, eth.dst should be set to
 # zero if the ip4.dst is the virtual ip in the router pipeline.
 AT_CHECK([cat lflows.txt], [0], [dnl
-  table=12(lr_in_arp_resolve  ), priority=100  , match=(outport == "lr0-sw0" && reg0 == 10.0.0.10), action=(eth.dst = 00:00:00:00:00:00; next;)
+  table=13(lr_in_arp_resolve  ), priority=100  , match=(outport == "lr0-sw0" && reg0 == 10.0.0.10), action=(eth.dst = 00:00:00:00:00:00; next;)
 ])
 
 ip_to_hex() {
@@ -16116,7 +16118,7 @@  ovn-sbctl dump-flows lr0 | grep lr_in_arp_resolve | grep "reg0 == 10.0.0.10" \
 # There should be an arp resolve flow to resolve the virtual_ip with the
 # sw0-p1's MAC.
 AT_CHECK([cat lflows.txt], [0], [dnl
-  table=12(lr_in_arp_resolve  ), priority=100  , match=(outport == "lr0-sw0" && reg0 == 10.0.0.10), action=(eth.dst = 50:54:00:00:00:03; next;)
+  table=13(lr_in_arp_resolve  ), priority=100  , match=(outport == "lr0-sw0" && reg0 == 10.0.0.10), action=(eth.dst = 50:54:00:00:00:03; next;)
 ])
 
 # Forcibly clear virtual_parent. ovn-controller should release the binding
@@ -16157,7 +16159,7 @@  ovn-sbctl dump-flows lr0 | grep lr_in_arp_resolve | grep "reg0 == 10.0.0.10" \
 # There should be an arp resolve flow to resolve the virtual_ip with the
 # sw0-p2's MAC.
 AT_CHECK([cat lflows.txt], [0], [dnl
-  table=12(lr_in_arp_resolve  ), priority=100  , match=(outport == "lr0-sw0" && reg0 == 10.0.0.10), action=(eth.dst = 50:54:00:00:00:05; next;)
+  table=13(lr_in_arp_resolve  ), priority=100  , match=(outport == "lr0-sw0" && reg0 == 10.0.0.10), action=(eth.dst = 50:54:00:00:00:05; next;)
 ])
 
 # send the garp from sw0-p2 (in hv2). hv2 should claim sw0-vir
@@ -16180,7 +16182,7 @@  ovn-sbctl dump-flows lr0 | grep lr_in_arp_resolve | grep "reg0 == 10.0.0.10" \
 # There should be an arp resolve flow to resolve the virtual_ip with the
 # sw0-p3's MAC.
 AT_CHECK([cat lflows.txt], [0], [dnl
-  table=12(lr_in_arp_resolve  ), priority=100  , match=(outport == "lr0-sw0" && reg0 == 10.0.0.10), action=(eth.dst = 50:54:00:00:00:04; next;)
+  table=13(lr_in_arp_resolve  ), priority=100  , match=(outport == "lr0-sw0" && reg0 == 10.0.0.10), action=(eth.dst = 50:54:00:00:00:04; next;)
 ])
 
 # Now send arp reply from sw0-p1. hv1 should claim sw0-vir
@@ -16201,7 +16203,7 @@  ovn-sbctl dump-flows lr0 | grep lr_in_arp_resolve | grep "reg0 == 10.0.0.10" \
 > lflows.txt
 
 AT_CHECK([cat lflows.txt], [0], [dnl
-  table=12(lr_in_arp_resolve  ), priority=100  , match=(outport == "lr0-sw0" && reg0 == 10.0.0.10), action=(eth.dst = 50:54:00:00:00:03; next;)
+  table=13(lr_in_arp_resolve  ), priority=100  , match=(outport == "lr0-sw0" && reg0 == 10.0.0.10), action=(eth.dst = 50:54:00:00:00:03; next;)
 ])
 
 # Delete hv1-vif1 port. hv1 should release sw0-vir
@@ -16219,7 +16221,7 @@  ovn-sbctl dump-flows lr0 | grep lr_in_arp_resolve | grep "reg0 == 10.0.0.10" \
 > lflows.txt
 
 AT_CHECK([cat lflows.txt], [0], [dnl
-  table=12(lr_in_arp_resolve  ), priority=100  , match=(outport == "lr0-sw0" && reg0 == 10.0.0.10), action=(eth.dst = 00:00:00:00:00:00; next;)
+  table=13(lr_in_arp_resolve  ), priority=100  , match=(outport == "lr0-sw0" && reg0 == 10.0.0.10), action=(eth.dst = 00:00:00:00:00:00; next;)
 ])
 
 # Now send arp reply from sw0-p2. hv2 should claim sw0-vir
@@ -16240,7 +16242,7 @@  ovn-sbctl dump-flows lr0 | grep lr_in_arp_resolve | grep "reg0 == 10.0.0.10" \
 > lflows.txt
 
 AT_CHECK([cat lflows.txt], [0], [dnl
-  table=12(lr_in_arp_resolve  ), priority=100  , match=(outport == "lr0-sw0" && reg0 == 10.0.0.10), action=(eth.dst = 50:54:00:00:00:04; next;)
+  table=13(lr_in_arp_resolve  ), priority=100  , match=(outport == "lr0-sw0" && reg0 == 10.0.0.10), action=(eth.dst = 50:54:00:00:00:04; next;)
 ])
 
 # Delete sw0-p2 logical port
@@ -20348,22 +20350,22 @@  ovn-nbctl set logical_router_policy $pol5 options:pkt_mark=5
 ovn-nbctl --wait=hv sync
 
 OVS_WAIT_UNTIL([
-    test 1 -eq $(as hv1 ovs-ofctl dump-flows br-int table=19 | \
+    test 1 -eq $(as hv1 ovs-ofctl dump-flows br-int table=20 | \
     grep "load:0x64->NXM_NX_PKT_MARK" -c)
 ])
 
 OVS_WAIT_UNTIL([
-    test 1 -eq $(as hv1 ovs-ofctl dump-flows br-int table=19 | \
+    test 1 -eq $(as hv1 ovs-ofctl dump-flows br-int table=20 | \
     grep "load:0x3->NXM_NX_PKT_MARK" -c)
 ])
 
 OVS_WAIT_UNTIL([
-    test 1 -eq $(as hv1 ovs-ofctl dump-flows br-int table=19 | \
+    test 1 -eq $(as hv1 ovs-ofctl dump-flows br-int table=20 | \
     grep "load:0x4->NXM_NX_PKT_MARK" -c)
 ])
 
 OVS_WAIT_UNTIL([
-    test 1 -eq $(as hv1 ovs-ofctl dump-flows br-int table=19 | \
+    test 1 -eq $(as hv1 ovs-ofctl dump-flows br-int table=20 | \
     grep "load:0x5->NXM_NX_PKT_MARK" -c)
 ])
 
@@ -20454,12 +20456,12 @@  send_ipv4_pkt hv1 hv1-vif1 505400000003 00000000ff01 \
     $(ip_to_hex 10 0 0 3) $(ip_to_hex 172 168 0 120)
 
 OVS_WAIT_UNTIL([
-    test 1 -eq $(as hv1 ovs-ofctl dump-flows br-int table=19 | \
+    test 1 -eq $(as hv1 ovs-ofctl dump-flows br-int table=20 | \
     grep "load:0x2->NXM_NX_PKT_MARK" -c)
 ])
 
 AT_CHECK([
-    test 0 -eq $(as hv1 ovs-ofctl dump-flows br-int table=19 | \
+    test 0 -eq $(as hv1 ovs-ofctl dump-flows br-int table=20 | \
     grep "load:0x64->NXM_NX_PKT_MARK" -c)
 ])
 
@@ -20815,7 +20817,6 @@  AT_CHECK([test "$hv2_offlows" = "$hv2_offlows_mon"])
 OVN_CLEANUP([hv1], [hv2])
 AT_CLEANUP
 
-
 AT_SETUP([ovn -- controller I-P handling when lrp added last])
 
 ovn_start
@@ -20998,3 +20999,126 @@  AT_CHECK([test ! -z $p1_zoneid])
 
 OVN_CLEANUP([hv1])
 AT_CLEANUP
+
+AT_SETUP([ovn -- Symmetric ECMP reply flows])
+ovn_start
+
+net_add n1
+sim_add hv1
+as hv1
+ovs-vsctl add-br br-phys
+ovn_attach n1 br-phys 192.168.0.1
+
+sim_add hv2
+as hv2
+ovs-vsctl add-br br-phys
+ovn_attach n1 br-phys 192.168.0.2
+
+# Logical network
+#
+#   ls1 \
+#        \
+#         DR -- join -- GW -- ext
+#        /
+#   ls2 /
+#
+#  ls1 and ls2 are internal switches connected to distributed router
+#  DR. DR is then connected via a join switch to gateway router GW.
+#  GW is then connected to external switch ext. In real life, this
+#  would likely have a localnet port, but for the purposes of this test
+#  it is unnecessary.
+
+ovn-nbctl create Logical_Router name=DR
+gw_uuid=$(ovn-nbctl create Logical_Router name=GW)
+
+ovn-nbctl ls-add ls1
+ovn-nbctl ls-add ls2
+ovn-nbctl ls-add join
+ovn-nbctl ls-add ext
+
+# Connect ls1 to DR
+ovn-nbctl lrp-add DR dr-ls1 00:00:01:01:02:03 10.0.0.1/24
+ovn-nbctl lsp-add ls1 ls1-dr -- set Logical_Switch_Port ls1-dr \
+    type=router options:router-port=dr-ls1 addresses='"00:00:01:01:02:03"'
+
+# Connect ls2 to DR
+ovn-nbctl lrp-add DR dr-ls2 00:00:01:01:02:04 10.0.0.2/24
+ovn-nbctl lsp-add ls2 ls2-dr -- set Logical_Switch_Port ls2-dr \
+    type=router options:router-port=dr-ls2 addresses='"00:00:01:01:02:04"'
+
+# Connect join to DR
+ovn-nbctl lrp-add DR dr-join 00:00:02:01:02:03 20.0.0.1/24
+ovn-nbctl lsp-add join join-dr -- set Logical_Switch_Port join-dr \
+    type=router options:router-port=dr-join addresses='"00:00:02:01:02:03"'
+
+# Connect join to GW
+ovn-nbctl lrp-add GW gw-join 00:00:02:01:02:04 20.0.0.2/24
+ovn-nbctl lsp-add join join-gw -- set Logical_Switch_Port join-gw \
+    type=router options:router-port=gw-join addresses='"00:00:02:01:02:04"'
+
+# Connect ext to GW
+ovn-nbctl lrp-add GW gw-ext 00:00:03:01:02:03 172.16.0.1/16
+ovn-nbctl lsp-add ext ext-gw -- set Logical_Switch_Port ext-gw \
+    type=router options:router-port=gw-ext addresses='"00:00:03:01:02:03"'
+
+ovn-nbctl lr-route-add GW 10.0.0.0/24 20.0.0.1
+ovn-nbctl --policy="src-ip" lr-route-add DR 10.0.0.0/24 20.0.0.2
+
+# Now add some ECMP routes to the GW router.
+ovn-nbctl --ecmp-symmetric-reply --policy="src-ip" lr-route-add GW 10.0.0.0/24 172.16.0.2
+ovn-nbctl --ecmp-symmetric-reply --policy="src-ip" lr-route-add GW 10.0.0.0/24 172.16.0.3
+
+ovn-nbctl --wait=hv sync
+
+# Ensure ECMP symmetric reply flows are not present on any hypervisor.
+AT_CHECK([
+    test 0 -eq $(as hv1 ovs-ofctl dump-flows br-int table=15 | \
+    grep "priority=100" | \
+    grep "ct(commit,zone=NXM_NX_REG11\\[[0..15\\]],exec(move:NXM_OF_ETH_SRC\\[[\\]]->NXM_NX_CT_LABEL\\[[32..79\\]],load:0x[[0-9]]->NXM_NX_CT_LABEL\\[[80..95\\]]))" -c)
+])
+AT_CHECK([
+    test 0 -eq $(as hv1 ovs-ofctl dump-flows br-int table=21 | \
+    grep "priority=200" | \
+    grep "actions=move:NXM_NX_CT_LABEL\\[[32..79\\]]->NXM_OF_ETH_DST\\[[\\]]" -c)
+])
+
+AT_CHECK([
+    test 0 -eq $(as hv2 ovs-ofctl dump-flows br-int table=15 | \
+    grep "priority=100" | \
+    grep "ct(commit,zone=NXM_NX_REG11\\[[0..15\\]],exec(move:NXM_OF_ETH_SRC\\[[\\]]->NXM_NX_CT_LABEL\\[[32..79\\]],load:0x[[0-9]]->NXM_NX_CT_LABEL\\[[80..95\\]]))" -c)
+])
+AT_CHECK([
+    test 0 -eq $(as hv2 ovs-ofctl dump-flows br-int table=21 | \
+    grep "priority=200" | \
+    grep "actions=move:NXM_NX_CT_LABEL\\[[32..79\\]]->NXM_OF_ETH_DST\\[[\\]]" -c)
+])
+
+# Now make GW a gateway router on hv1
+ovn-nbctl set Logical_Router $gw_uuid options:chassis=hv1
+ovn-nbctl --wait=hv sync
+
+# And ensure that ECMP symmetric reply flows are present only on hv1
+AT_CHECK([
+    test 1 -eq $(as hv1 ovs-ofctl dump-flows br-int table=15 | \
+    grep "priority=100" | \
+    grep "ct(commit,zone=NXM_NX_REG11\\[[0..15\\]],exec(move:NXM_OF_ETH_SRC\\[[\\]]->NXM_NX_CT_LABEL\\[[32..79\\]],load:0x[[0-9]]->NXM_NX_CT_LABEL\\[[80..95\\]]))" -c)
+])
+AT_CHECK([
+    test 1 -eq $(as hv1 ovs-ofctl dump-flows br-int table=21 | \
+    grep "priority=200" | \
+    grep "actions=move:NXM_NX_CT_LABEL\\[[32..79\\]]->NXM_OF_ETH_DST\\[[\\]]" -c)
+])
+
+AT_CHECK([
+    test 0 -eq $(as hv2 ovs-ofctl dump-flows br-int table=15 | \
+    grep "priority=100" | \
+    grep "ct(commit,zone=NXM_NX_REG11\\[[0..15\\]],exec(move:NXM_OF_ETH_SRC\\[[\\]]->NXM_NX_CT_LABEL\\[[32..79\\]],load:0x[[0-9]]->NXM_NX_CT_LABEL\\[[80..95\\]]))" -c)
+])
+AT_CHECK([
+    test 0 -eq $(as hv2 ovs-ofctl dump-flows br-int table=21 | \
+    grep "priority=200" | \
+    grep "actions=move:NXM_NX_CT_LABEL\\[[32..79\\]]->NXM_OF_ETH_DST\\[[\\]]" -c)
+])
+
+OVN_CLEANUP([hv1], [hv2])
+AT_CLEANUP
diff --git a/tests/system-ovn.at b/tests/system-ovn.at
index bca260126..fcd0de722 100644
--- a/tests/system-ovn.at
+++ b/tests/system-ovn.at
@@ -4555,6 +4555,149 @@  NS_CHECK_EXEC([sw0-p1-f], [ping -q -c 3 -i 0.3 -w 2 10.0.0.5 | FORMAT_PING], \
 3 packets transmitted, 3 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
 ])
 
+OVS_APP_EXIT_AND_WAIT([ovn-controller])
+
+as ovn-sb
+OVS_APP_EXIT_AND_WAIT([ovsdb-server])
+
+as ovn-nb
+OVS_APP_EXIT_AND_WAIT([ovsdb-server])
+
+as northd
+OVS_APP_EXIT_AND_WAIT([ovn-northd])
+
+as
+OVS_TRAFFIC_VSWITCHD_STOP(["/failed to query port patch-.*/d
+/connection dropped.*/d"])
+
+AT_CLEANUP
+
+AT_SETUP([ovn -- ECMP symmetric reply])
+AT_KEYWORDS([ecmp])
+
+CHECK_CONNTRACK()
+ovn_start
+
+OVS_TRAFFIC_VSWITCHD_START()
+ADD_BR([br-int])
+
+# Set external-ids in br-int needed for ovn-controller
+ovs-vsctl \
+        -- set Open_vSwitch . external-ids:system-id=hv1 \
+        -- set Open_vSwitch . external-ids:ovn-remote=unix:$ovs_base/ovn-sb/ovn-sb.sock \
+        -- set Open_vSwitch . external-ids:ovn-encap-type=geneve \
+        -- set Open_vSwitch . external-ids:ovn-encap-ip=169.0.0.1 \
+        -- set bridge br-int fail-mode=secure other-config:disable-in-band=true
+
+# Start ovn-controller
+start_daemon ovn-controller
+
+# Logical network:
+# Alice is connected to gateway router R1. R1 is connected to two "external"
+# routers, R2 and R3 via an "ext" switch.
+# Bob is connected to both R2 and R3. R1 contains two ECMP routes, one through R2
+# and one through R3, to Bob.
+#
+#     alice -- R1 -- ext ---- R2
+#                     |         \
+#                     |           bob
+#                     |         /
+#                     + ----- R3
+#
+# For this test, Bob sends request traffic through R2 to Alice. We want to ensure that
+# all response traffic from Alice is routed through R2 as well.
+
+ovn-nbctl create Logical_Router name=R1 options:chassis=hv1
+ovn-nbctl create Logical_Router name=R2
+ovn-nbctl create Logical_Router name=R3
+
+ovn-nbctl ls-add alice
+ovn-nbctl ls-add bob
+ovn-nbctl ls-add ext
+
+# connect alice to R1
+ovn-nbctl lrp-add R1 alice 00:00:01:01:02:03 10.0.0.1/24
+ovn-nbctl lsp-add alice rp-alice -- set Logical_Switch_Port rp-alice \
+    type=router options:router-port=alice addresses='"00:00:01:01:02:03"'
+
+# connect bob to R2
+ovn-nbctl lrp-add R2 R2_bob 00:00:02:01:02:03 172.16.0.2/16
+ovn-nbctl lsp-add bob rp2-bob -- set Logical_Switch_Port rp2-bob \
+    type=router options:router-port=R2_bob addresses='"00:00:02:01:02:03"'
+
+# connect bob to R3
+ovn-nbctl lrp-add R3 R3_bob 00:00:02:01:02:04 172.16.0.3/16
+ovn-nbctl lsp-add bob rp3-bob -- set Logical_Switch_Port rp3-bob \
+    type=router options:router-port=R3_bob addresses='"00:00:02:01:02:04"'
+
+# Connect R1 to ext
+ovn-nbctl lrp-add R1 R1_ext 00:00:04:01:02:03 20.0.0.1/24
+ovn-nbctl lsp-add ext r1-ext -- set Logical_Switch_Port r1-ext \
+    type=router options:router-port=R1_ext addresses='"00:00:04:01:02:03"'
+
+# Connect R2 to ext
+ovn-nbctl lrp-add R2 R2_ext 00:00:04:01:02:04 20.0.0.2/24
+ovn-nbctl lsp-add ext r2-ext -- set Logical_Switch_Port r2-ext \
+    type=router options:router-port=R2_ext addresses='"00:00:04:01:02:04"'
+
+# Connect R3 to ext
+ovn-nbctl lrp-add R3 R3_ext 00:00:04:01:02:05 20.0.0.3/24
+ovn-nbctl lsp-add ext r3-ext -- set Logical_Switch_Port r3-ext \
+    type=router options:router-port=R3_ext addresses='"00:00:04:01:02:05"'
+
+# Install ECMP routes for alice.
+ovn-nbctl --ecmp-symmetric-reply --policy="src-ip" lr-route-add R1 10.0.0.0/24 20.0.0.2
+ovn-nbctl --ecmp-symmetric-reply --policy="src-ip" lr-route-add R1 10.0.0.0/24 20.0.0.3
+
+# Static Routes
+ovn-nbctl lr-route-add R2 10.0.0.0/24 20.0.0.1
+ovn-nbctl lr-route-add R3 10.0.0.0/24 20.0.0.1
+
+# Logical port 'alice1' in switch 'alice'.
+ADD_NAMESPACES(alice1)
+ADD_VETH(alice1, alice1, br-int, "10.0.0.2/24", "f0:00:00:01:02:04", \
+         "10.0.0.1")
+ovn-nbctl lsp-add alice alice1 \
+-- lsp-set-addresses alice1 "f0:00:00:01:02:04 10.0.0.2"
+
+# Logical port 'bob1' in switch 'bob'.
+ADD_NAMESPACES(bob1)
+ADD_VETH(bob1, bob1, br-int, "172.16.0.1/16", "f0:00:00:01:02:06", \
+         "172.16.0.2")
+ovn-nbctl lsp-add bob bob1 \
+-- lsp-set-addresses bob1 "f0:00:00:01:02:06 172.16.0.1"
+
+# Ensure ovn-controller is caught up
+ovn-nbctl --wait=hv sync
+
+on_exit 'ovs-ofctl dump-flows br-int'
+
+# 'bob1' should be able to ping 'alice1' directly.
+NS_CHECK_EXEC([bob1], [ping -q -c 20 -i 0.3 -w 15 10.0.0.2 | FORMAT_PING], \
+[0], [dnl
+20 packets transmitted, 20 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
+])
+
+# Ensure conntrack entry is present. We should not try to predict
+# the tunnel key for the output port, so we strip it from the labels
+# and just ensure that the known ethernet address is present.
+AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl dpctl/dump-conntrack | FORMAT_CT(172.16.0.1) | \
+sed -e 's/zone=[[0-9]]*/zone=<cleared>/' |
+sed -e 's/labels=0x[[0-9a-f]]*00000401020400000000/labels=0x00000401020400000000/'], [0], [dnl
+icmp,orig=(src=172.16.0.1,dst=10.0.0.2,id=<cleared>,type=8,code=0),reply=(src=10.0.0.2,dst=172.16.0.1,id=<cleared>,type=0,code=0),zone=<cleared>,labels=0x00000401020400000000
+])
+
+# Ensure datapaths show conntrack states as expected
+# Like with conntrack entries, we shouldn't try to predict
+# port binding tunnel keys. So omit them from expected labels.
+AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl dpctl/dump-flows | grep 'ct_state(+new-est-rpl+trk).*ct(.*label=0x.*00000401020400000000/0xffffffffffffffff00000000)' -c], [0], [dnl
+1
+])
+AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl dpctl/dump-flows | grep 'ct_state(-new+est+rpl+trk).*ct_label(0x.*00000401020400000000/0xffffffffffffffff00000000)' -c], [0], [dnl
+1
+])
+
+ovs-ofctl dump-flows br-int
 
 OVS_APP_EXIT_AND_WAIT([ovn-controller])
 
diff --git a/utilities/ovn-nbctl.8.xml b/utilities/ovn-nbctl.8.xml
index de86b70e6..18bf90e08 100644
--- a/utilities/ovn-nbctl.8.xml
+++ b/utilities/ovn-nbctl.8.xml
@@ -658,7 +658,8 @@ 
 
     <dl>
       <dt>[<code>--may-exist</code>] [<code>--policy</code>=<var>POLICY</var>]
-        [<code>--ecmp</code>] <code>lr-route-add</code> <var>router</var>
+        [<code>--ecmp</code>] [<code>--ecmp-symmetric-reply</code>]
+        <code>lr-route-add</code> <var>router</var>
         <var>prefix</var> <var>nexthop</var> [<var>port</var>]</dt>
       <dd>
         <p>
@@ -680,15 +681,31 @@ 
           specified, the default is "dst-ip".
         </p>
 
+        <p>
+          The <code>--ecmp</code> option allows for multiple routes with the
+          same <var>prefix</var> <var>POLICY</var> but different
+          <var>nexthop</var> and <var>port</var> to be added.
+        </p>
+
+        <p>
+          The <code>--ecmp-symmetric-reply</code> option makes it so that
+          traffic that arrives over an ECMP route will have its reply traffic
+          sent out over that same route. Setting
+          <code>--ecmp-symmetric-reply</code> implies <code>--ecmp</code> so
+          it is not necessary to set both.
+        </p>
+
         <p>
           It is an error if a route with <var>prefix</var> and
-          <var>POLICY</var> already exists, unless <code>--may-exist</code> or
-          <code>--ecmp</code> is specified.  If <code>--may-exist</code> is
-          specified but not <code>--ecmp</code>, the existed route will be
-          updated with the new nexthop and port.  If <code>--ecmp</code> is
+          <var>POLICY</var> already exists, unless <code>--may-exist</code>,
+          <code>--ecmp</code>, or <code>--ecmp-symmetric-reply</code> is
+          specified.  If <code>--may-exist</code> is specified but not
+          <code>--ecmp</code> or <code>--ecmp-symmetric-reply</code>, the
+          existed route will be updated with the new nexthop and port.  If
+          <code>--ecmp</code> or <code>--ecmp-symmetric-reply</code> is
           specified, a new route will be added, regardless of the existed
-          route, which is useful when adding ECMP routes, i.e. routes with same
-          <var>POLICY</var> and <var>prefix</var> but different
+          route., which is useful when adding ECMP routes, i.e. routes with
+          same <var>POLICY</var> and <var>prefix</var> but different
           <var>nexthop</var> and <var>port</var>.
         </p>
       </dd>
diff --git a/utilities/ovn-nbctl.c b/utilities/ovn-nbctl.c
index 0079ad5a6..e6d8dbe63 100644
--- a/utilities/ovn-nbctl.c
+++ b/utilities/ovn-nbctl.c
@@ -687,7 +687,8 @@  Logical router port commands:\n\
                             ('overlay' or 'bridged')\n\
 \n\
 Route commands:\n\
-  [--policy=POLICY] [--ecmp] lr-route-add ROUTER PREFIX NEXTHOP [PORT]\n\
+  [--policy=POLICY] [--ecmp] [--ecmp-symmetric-reply] lr-route-add ROUTER \n\
+                            PREFIX NEXTHOP [PORT]\n\
                             add a route to ROUTER\n\
   [--policy=POLICY] lr-route-del ROUTER [PREFIX [NEXTHOP [PORT]]]\n\
                             remove routes from ROUTER\n\
@@ -3855,7 +3856,10 @@  nbctl_lr_route_add(struct ctl_context *ctx)
     }
 
     bool may_exist = shash_find(&ctx->options, "--may-exist") != NULL;
-    bool ecmp = shash_find(&ctx->options, "--ecmp") != NULL;
+    bool ecmp_symmetric_reply = shash_find(&ctx->options,
+                                           "--ecmp-symmetric-reply") != NULL;
+    bool ecmp = shash_find(&ctx->options, "--ecmp") != NULL ||
+                ecmp_symmetric_reply;
     if (!ecmp) {
         for (int i = 0; i < lr->n_static_routes; i++) {
             const struct nbrec_logical_router_static_route *route
@@ -3920,6 +3924,13 @@  nbctl_lr_route_add(struct ctl_context *ctx)
         nbrec_logical_router_static_route_set_policy(route, policy);
     }
 
+    if (ecmp_symmetric_reply) {
+        const struct smap options = SMAP_CONST1(&options,
+                                                "ecmp_symmetric_reply",
+                                                "true");
+        nbrec_logical_router_static_route_set_options(route, &options);
+    }
+
     nbrec_logical_router_verify_static_routes(lr);
     struct nbrec_logical_router_static_route **new_routes
         = xmalloc(sizeof *new_routes * (lr->n_static_routes + 1));
@@ -6361,7 +6372,8 @@  static const struct ctl_command_syntax nbctl_commands[] = {
 
     /* logical router route commands. */
     { "lr-route-add", 3, 4, "ROUTER PREFIX NEXTHOP [PORT]", NULL,
-      nbctl_lr_route_add, NULL, "--may-exist,--ecmp,--policy=", RW },
+      nbctl_lr_route_add, NULL, "--may-exist,--ecmp,--ecmp-symmetric-reply,"
+      "--policy=", RW },
     { "lr-route-del", 1, 4, "ROUTER [PREFIX [NEXTHOP [PORT]]]", NULL,
       nbctl_lr_route_del, NULL, "--if-exists,--policy=", RW },
     { "lr-route-list", 1, 1, "ROUTER", NULL, nbctl_lr_route_list, NULL,