> On 22 Jan 2026, at 9:41 PM, Dumitru Ceara <[email protected]> wrote: > > !-------------------------------------------------------------------| > CAUTION: External Email > > |-------------------------------------------------------------------! > > On 1/20/26 5:37 AM, Naveen Yerramneni wrote: >> This patch series adds vtap mode support for Network Functions in OVN. >> Unlike the existing inline mode where traffic is redirected through the >> network function, vtap mode mirrors (clones) the traffic matching the ACL >> to the network function while allowing the original packet to continue to >> its destination unmodified. >> >> Key Differences from Inline Mode: >> --------------------------------- >> - Traffic is mirrored, not redirected >> - Only inport is required (no outport needed) >> - Original traffic flow is unaffected >> - NF health is determined by port binding status (no health check >> probes) >> - Fallback behaviour is always fail-open for VATP NFs >> >> Naveen Yerramneni (4): >> ovn-nb: Network Function vtap mode schema and doc changes >> ovn-nbctl: Network Function vtap mode commands >> controller: Network Function vtap mode physical flow changes >> northd, tests: Network Function vtap mode logical flow changes >> > > Hi Naveen, > > CC: all maintainers explicitly > > As discussed on the other patch [0], let's defer this series for until > after the 26.03 branching and consider it for the 26.09 cycle. > > I'm going to mark it as "deferred" in patchwork. Would you mind > rebasing and reposting after the 26.03 branch is created, scheduled for > February 20th?
Sure. I will rebase once 26.03 branch is created. > > Thanks, > Dumitru > > [0] > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__mail.openvswitch.org_pipermail_ovs-2Ddev_2026-2DJanuary_429678.html&d=DwICaQ&c=s883GpUCOChKOHiocYtGcg&r=2PQjSDR7A28z1kXE1ptSm6X36oL_nCq1XxeEt7FkLmA&m=8A5NeJG6a_T0ZKvusL1ykqLkZ8o81_tYAcJ5pZQaP4oK2PpfpiXbqsVQASzLernb&s=vPAnzUXbhDe0Cjm87aa94NDkEl3vnFCMeXni0-dcKvE&e= > >> NEWS | 4 + >> controller/physical.c | 35 +++- >> northd/northd.c | 402 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----- >> ovn-nb.ovsschema | 9 +- >> ovn-nb.xml | 50 ++++-- >> tests/ovn-nbctl.at | 16 ++ >> tests/ovn-northd.at | 181 ++++++++++++++++++- >> tests/ovn.at | 372 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- >> tests/system-ovn.at | 265 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++- >> utilities/ovn-nbctl.c | 20 ++- >> 10 files changed, 1264 insertions(+), 90 deletions(-) _______________________________________________ dev mailing list [email protected] https://mail.openvswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/ovs-dev
