Hi, Thanks for your reply. The ovs-dpctl command does not have any syntax to add flows. Can you point me to some examples to add/delete/set/get flows using ovs-dpctl?
Thanks. On Mon, Jul 8, 2013 at 10:00 PM, Justin Pettit <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Jul 8, 2013, at 7:31 AM, Neelakantam Gaddam <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > How the kernel flow table is populated? Is it via ovs-vswtchd daemon > through netlink sockets? > > Yes. > > > If it is through netlink sockets, how can we add/del/set/get the flows > to/from kernel module through userspace commands such as ovs-ofctl or > ovs-dpctl? > > Yes, with ovs-dpctl. If you're running ovs-vswitchd, it may interfere > with your manual commands, though, since it thinks it is controller the > kernel flow table. > > > When we add a new bridge, is there any default flow created in the > kernel flow table? I observed this when I add a bridge using ovs-vsctl. > > > > I am trying to add the flows using ovs-ofctl, but they are not going to > the kernel module. What is the reason for this? > > Kernel flows are pushed by ovs-vswitchd on-demand based on the traffic it > receives. The kernel flows are just a cache of recently seen traffic. > > I believe some of this should be covered in the FAQ. > > --Justin > > > -- Thanks & Regards Neelakantam Gaddam
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