On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 12:09:25AM -0800, Ben Pfaff wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 03:26:38PM +0900, Simon Horman wrote:
> > On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 04:37:47PM -0800, Ben Pfaff wrote:
> > > The intention is that, as each OpenFlow 1.1 feature is added to Open
> > > vSwitch, the corresponding protocol definitions will be broken up this 
> > > way:
> > > 
> > >   - Definitions that are the same in OF1.0 and OF1.1 will retain the "OFP"
> > >     or "ofp" prefix and move to openflow-common.h.
> > > 
> > >   - Definitions that are specific to OF1.0 will be renamed with an "OFP10"
> > >     or "ofp10" prefix and stay in openflow-1.0.h.
> > > 
> > >   - Definitions that are specific to OF1.1 will be renamed with an "OFP11"
> > >     or "ofp11" prefix and move to openflow-1.1.h.
> > 
> > I am wondering how a hypothetical definition that is shared by OF1.1
> > and OF1.2 but not OF1.0 might be shared. It may or may not conflict
> > with a OF1.0 definition.
> > 
> > I don't have anything in particular in mind, but as more OF versions are
> > added it seems like a plausible scenario.
> 
> I've thought about that a little too.  I don't have a completely general
> solution in mind.  One thought, however, is that OF1.1 and OF1.2 are
> much more compatible than OF1.0 and OF1.1.  So, I'm sort of inclined
> toward the following as a starting point:
> 
>         - Common to all versions: OFP_.
> 
>         - OF1.0 only: OFP10_.
> 
>         - OF1.1 only, or OF1.1 and OF1.2: OFP11_.
> 
>         - OF1.2 only: OFP12_.

Yes, I think that is entirely reasonable.
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