Thank you very much for the explanation !! That’s exactly the answer I was looking for :-)
> On Jul 17, 2016, at 11:34 PM, Ben Pfaff <b...@ovn.org> wrote: > > On Sun, Jul 17, 2016 at 11:07:17PM +0100, D3c3 Balus wrote: >> I’d like to understand the difference between these 2 actions: >> actions=set_field:1.1.1.1->nw_dst vs. actions=mod_nw_dst:1.1.1.1 ? >> In my understanding, the end result is the same, but what would be different >> ? >> >> Yes, I have read about the differences between set_field:value and >> load:value (not interested in this) > > The differences are all in technicalities. > > mod_nw_dst is an OpenFlow 1.0 and 1.1 action. set_field is a more > general-purpose OpenFlow 1.2 and later action (and also an Open vSwitch > extension to OF1.0 and OF1.1). > > In OpenFlow 1.0, mod_nw_dst doesn't imply any prerequisite on the flow > match; that is, it can be used in a flow that does not match on an > Ethernet type of 0x800. In OpenFlow 1.1 and later, it does require such > a flow match, and the same is true of set_field regardless of OpenFlow > version. _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@openvswitch.org http://openvswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
