Hi Ales, sorry for the version spam with load balancer patches. I saw 
that you put yourself as a reviewer for version 5. I corrected one line 
in northd in version 6 that I didn't notice in v5. Sorry 😬

On 23.01.2026 10:13, Alexandra Rukomoinikova wrote:
> 1) Added new option "distributed" for load balancers.
>     With this feature, balancers will work distributedly across compute nodes,
>     balancing to only local backends (excluded east-west traffic)
>
> 2) If load balancer is running on a router with dgp, the router will no
>     longer be centralized on gateway - this means that access to physical 
> network will also be available from hosts where the distributed balancer 
> backends are located.
>
> 3) Configuration requirement for distributed load balancers:
>      1) ip_port_mapping must be specified
>      2) Balancing in underlay fabric between hosts with backends
>
> Example:
> Load Balancer: lb1 with VIP 1.1.1.1 and distributed option enabled.
> Fabric is configured with a static ECMP route for 10.255.0.1/32:
>      nexthop via ip_host1 weight 1 (hosts backend1)
>      nexthop via ip_host2 weight 1 (hosts backend2)
>      nexthop via ip_host3 weight 2 (hosts backend3 and backend4)
>
> As part of testing, following estimates of distribution of requests to 
> balancers were obtained:
> for i in $(seq 5000); do curl http://10.255.0.1:80 2>/dev/null ; echo ; done 
> | awk '{print $2}' | sort | uniq -c
>     1265 β€œbackend 4",
>     1260 β€œbackend 3",
>     1224 β€œbackend 2",
>     1251 β€œbackend 1",
> Thus, requests using ecmp balancing are distributed between backends 
> approximately evenly.
>
> Suggested-by: Vladislav Odintsov <[email protected]>
> Signed-off-by: Alexandra Rukomoinikova <[email protected]>
> ---
>    v3 --> v4: 1) fix arp reciving for distributed load balancing since
> merging 01277be6c833ef1d1c3fb568c139d3f0ac2b363a
>               2) remove system tests bc turned out to be useless, added
> new multinode tests for use case
>               3) updated ovn-sb doc for new action
>               4) update doc about distributed option
>               5) rebased on
> https://github.com/ovn-org/ovn-fake-multinode/pull/114
>
>   v4 --> v5: 1) fixed Martin's comments in northd
>              2) fixed Martin's comments in DOC
>              3) fixed Martin's comments in multinode test: LP VIP is now from 
> private range
>              4) removed dependence on ovn-fake-multinode pr, based on what we 
> discussed with Dumitru in the comments to the pr, added a macro to start the 
> server inside fake node using the existing one server.py
>              5) added TODO based on what Martin reported
> ---
>   NEWS                      |   3 +
>   TODO.rst                  |   7 +
>   northd/en-lb-data.c       |   9 +
>   northd/en-lb-data.h       |   3 +
>   northd/en-lr-stateful.c   |   3 +
>   northd/en-lr-stateful.h   |   2 +
>   northd/lb.c               |  91 ++++++----
>   northd/lb.h               |   7 +-
>   northd/northd.c           | 198 ++++++++++++++-------
>   northd/northd.h           |  17 ++
>   ovn-nb.xml                |  21 ++-
>   ovn-sb.xml                |  11 ++
>   tests/multinode-macros.at |  27 +++
>   tests/multinode.at        | 154 ++++++++++++++++
>   tests/ovn-northd.at       | 364 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>   tests/server.py           |  17 +-
>   16 files changed, 820 insertions(+), 114 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
> index dc9d28f2c..54c65d194 100644
> --- a/NEWS
> +++ b/NEWS
> @@ -87,6 +87,9 @@ Post v25.09.0
>        other_config column.
>      - Introduce the capability to specify multiple ips for ovn-evpn-local-ip
>        option.
> +  - Add "distributed" option for load balancer, that forces traffic to be
> +    routed only to backend instances running locally on the same chassis
> +    it arrives on.
>   
>   OVN v25.09.0 - xxx xx xxxx
>   --------------------------
> diff --git a/TODO.rst b/TODO.rst
> index 9f5e0976d..75bd2d13b 100644
> --- a/TODO.rst
> +++ b/TODO.rst
> @@ -184,6 +184,13 @@ OVN To-do List
>       OVN_ENABLE_INTERCONNECT=true and potentially more of the CI lanes
>       ovn-kubernetes/ovn-kubernetes defines in its GitHub project.
>   
> +* Distributed Load Balancers
> +
> +  * Currently, this feature works when in OVN topology physical network is
> +    connected via a switch directly connected to the DGR.
> +    We need to make it work for a topology with two levels of routers:
> +    first the GW router, then the DGR.
> +
>   ==============
>   OVN Deprecation plan
>   ==============
> diff --git a/northd/en-lb-data.c b/northd/en-lb-data.c
> index 6d52d465e..f67ab9c5f 100644
> --- a/northd/en-lb-data.c
> +++ b/northd/en-lb-data.c
> @@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ lb_data_load_balancer_handler(struct engine_node *node, 
> void *data)
>               add_crupdated_lb_to_tracked_data(lb, trk_lb_data,
>                                                lb->health_checks);
>               trk_lb_data->has_routable_lb |= lb->routable;
> +            trk_lb_data->has_distributed_lb |= lb->is_distributed;
>               continue;
>           }
>   
> @@ -180,6 +181,7 @@ lb_data_load_balancer_handler(struct engine_node *node, 
> void *data)
>               add_deleted_lb_to_tracked_data(lb, trk_lb_data,
>                                              lb->health_checks);
>               trk_lb_data->has_routable_lb |= lb->routable;
> +            trk_lb_data->has_distributed_lb |= lb->is_distributed;
>           } else {
>               /* Load balancer updated. */
>               bool health_checks = lb->health_checks;
> @@ -189,11 +191,13 @@ lb_data_load_balancer_handler(struct engine_node *node, 
> void *data)
>               sset_swap(&lb->ips_v6, &old_ips_v6);
>               enum lb_neighbor_responder_mode neigh_mode = lb->neigh_mode;
>               bool routable = lb->routable;
> +            bool distributed_mode = lb->is_distributed;
>               ovn_northd_lb_reinit(lb, tracked_lb);
>               health_checks |= lb->health_checks;
>               struct crupdated_lb *clb = add_crupdated_lb_to_tracked_data(
>                   lb, trk_lb_data, health_checks);
>               trk_lb_data->has_routable_lb |= lb->routable;
> +            trk_lb_data->has_distributed_lb |= lb->is_distributed;
>   
>               /* Determine the inserted and deleted vips and store them in
>                * the tracked data. */
> @@ -226,6 +230,10 @@ lb_data_load_balancer_handler(struct engine_node *node, 
> void *data)
>                   /* If neigh_mode is updated trigger a full recompute. */
>                   return EN_UNHANDLED;
>               }
> +            if (distributed_mode != lb->is_distributed) {
> +                /* If neigh_mode is updated trigger a full recompute. */
> +                return EN_UNHANDLED;
> +            }
>           }
>       }
>   
> @@ -687,6 +695,7 @@ handle_od_lb_changes(struct nbrec_load_balancer 
> **nbrec_lbs,
>                                                                 lb_uuid);
>                   ovs_assert(lb);
>                   trk_lb_data->has_routable_lb |= lb->routable;
> +                trk_lb_data->has_distributed_lb |= lb->is_distributed;
>               }
>           }
>   
> diff --git a/northd/en-lb-data.h b/northd/en-lb-data.h
> index 1da087656..90e85b8c4 100644
> --- a/northd/en-lb-data.h
> +++ b/northd/en-lb-data.h
> @@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ struct tracked_lb_data {
>   
>       /* Indicates if any lb (in the tracked data) has 'routable' flag set. */
>       bool has_routable_lb;
> +
> +    /* Indicates if any lb (in the tracked data) has 'distibuted' flag set. 
> */
> +    bool has_distributed_lb;
>   };
>   
>   /* Datapath (logical switch) to lb/lbgrp association data. */
> diff --git a/northd/en-lr-stateful.c b/northd/en-lr-stateful.c
> index 212c0641c..5a738f4c3 100644
> --- a/northd/en-lr-stateful.c
> +++ b/northd/en-lr-stateful.c
> @@ -326,6 +326,7 @@ lr_stateful_lb_data_handler(struct engine_node *node, 
> void *data_)
>                   ovn_datapaths_find_by_index(input_data.lr_datapaths,
>                                               lr_stateful_rec->lr_index);
>               lr_stateful_rec->has_lb_vip = od_has_lb_vip(od);
> +            lr_stateful_rec->has_distributed_lb = od->is_distributed;
>           }
>   
>           return EN_HANDLED_UPDATED;
> @@ -527,7 +528,9 @@ lr_stateful_record_create(struct lr_stateful_table *table,
>       if (nbr->n_nat) {
>           lr_stateful_rebuild_vip_nats(lr_stateful_rec);
>       }
> +
>       lr_stateful_rec->has_lb_vip = od_has_lb_vip(od);
> +    lr_stateful_rec->has_distributed_lb = od->is_distributed;
>   
>       hmap_insert(&table->entries, &lr_stateful_rec->key_node,
>                   uuid_hash(&lr_stateful_rec->nbr_uuid));
> diff --git a/northd/en-lr-stateful.h b/northd/en-lr-stateful.h
> index 146f768c3..3b0c54521 100644
> --- a/northd/en-lr-stateful.h
> +++ b/northd/en-lr-stateful.h
> @@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ struct lr_stateful_record {
>   
>       bool has_lb_vip;
>   
> +    bool has_distributed_lb;
> +
>       /* Load Balancer vIPs relevant for this datapath. */
>       struct ovn_lb_ip_set *lb_ips;
>   
> diff --git a/northd/lb.c b/northd/lb.c
> index 0822bc2d7..bfb255ccd 100644
> --- a/northd/lb.c
> +++ b/northd/lb.c
> @@ -85,12 +85,12 @@ ovn_lb_ip_set_clone(struct ovn_lb_ip_set *lb_ip_set)
>       return clone;
>   }
>   
> -static
> -void ovn_northd_lb_vip_init(struct ovn_northd_lb_vip *lb_vip_nb,
> -                            const struct ovn_lb_vip *lb_vip,
> -                            const struct nbrec_load_balancer *nbrec_lb,
> -                            const char *vip_port_str, const char 
> *backend_ips,
> -                            bool template)
> +static void
> +ovn_northd_lb_vip_init(struct ovn_northd_lb_vip *lb_vip_nb,
> +                       const struct ovn_lb_vip *lb_vip,
> +                       const struct nbrec_load_balancer *nbrec_lb,
> +                       const char *vip_port_str, const char *backend_ips,
> +                       bool template)
>   {
>       lb_vip_nb->backend_ips = xstrdup(backend_ips);
>       lb_vip_nb->n_backends = vector_len(&lb_vip->backends);
> @@ -101,19 +101,22 @@ void ovn_northd_lb_vip_init(struct ovn_northd_lb_vip 
> *lb_vip_nb,
>   }
>   
>   /*
> - * Initializes health check configuration for load balancer VIP
> - * backends. Parses the ip_port_mappings in the format :
> - * "ip:logical_port:src_ip[:az_name]".
> + * Parses ip_port_mappings in the format :
> + * "ip:logical_port[:src_ip][:az_name]".
> + * src_ip parameter is optional when distributed mode is enabled,
> + * without health checks configured.
>    * If az_name is present and non-empty, it indicates this is a
>    * remote service monitor (backend is in another availability zone),
>    * it should be propogated to another AZ by interconnection processing.
>    */
>   static void
> -ovn_lb_vip_backends_health_check_init(const struct ovn_northd_lb *lb,
> -                                      const struct ovn_lb_vip *lb_vip,
> -                                      struct ovn_northd_lb_vip *lb_vip_nb)
> +ovn_lb_vip_backends_ip_port_mappings_init(const struct ovn_northd_lb *lb,
> +                                          const struct ovn_lb_vip *lb_vip,
> +                                          struct ovn_northd_lb_vip 
> *lb_vip_nb)
>   {
>       struct ds key = DS_EMPTY_INITIALIZER;
> +    bool allow_without_src_ip = lb->is_distributed
> +                                && !lb_vip_nb->lb_health_check;
>   
>       for (size_t j = 0; j < vector_len(&lb_vip->backends); j++) {
>           const struct ovn_lb_backend *backend =
> @@ -127,26 +130,34 @@ ovn_lb_vip_backends_health_check_init(const struct 
> ovn_northd_lb *lb,
>               continue;
>           }
>   
> -        char *svc_mon_src_ip = NULL;
> -        char *az_name = NULL;
> +        struct ovn_northd_lb_backend *backend_nb = NULL;
> +        char *port_name = NULL, *az_name = NULL, *first_colon = NULL;
> +        char *svc_mon_src_ip = NULL, *src_ip = NULL;
>           bool is_remote = false;
> -        char *port_name = xstrdup(s);
> -        char *src_ip = NULL;
>   
> -        char *first_colon = strchr(port_name, ':');
> -        if (!first_colon) {
> -            free(port_name);
> -            continue;
> +        port_name = xstrdup(s);
> +        first_colon = strchr(port_name, ':');
> +
> +        if (!first_colon && allow_without_src_ip) {
> +            if (!*port_name) {
> +                VLOG_WARN("Empty port name in distributed mode for IP %s",
> +                          ds_cstr(&key));
> +                goto cleanup;
> +            }
> +            is_remote = false;
> +            goto init_backend;
> +        } else if (!first_colon) {
> +            VLOG_WARN("Expected ':' separator for: %s", port_name);
> +            goto cleanup;
>           }
> -        *first_colon = '\0';
>   
> +        *first_colon = '\0';
>           if (first_colon[1] == '[') {
>               /* IPv6 case - format: port:[ipv6]:az or port:[ipv6] */
>               char *ip_end = strchr(first_colon + 2, ']');
>               if (!ip_end) {
>                   VLOG_WARN("Malformed IPv6 address in backend %s", s);
> -                free(port_name);
> -                continue;
> +                goto cleanup;
>               }
>   
>               src_ip = first_colon + 2;
> @@ -157,8 +168,7 @@ ovn_lb_vip_backends_health_check_init(const struct 
> ovn_northd_lb *lb,
>                   if (!*az_name) {
>                       VLOG_WARN("Empty AZ name specified for backend %s",
>                                 port_name);
> -                    free(port_name);
> -                    continue;
> +                    goto cleanup;
>                   }
>                   is_remote = true;
>               }
> @@ -172,31 +182,31 @@ ovn_lb_vip_backends_health_check_init(const struct 
> ovn_northd_lb *lb,
>                   if (!*az_name) {
>                       VLOG_WARN("Empty AZ name specified for backend %s",
>                                 port_name);
> -                    free(port_name);
> -                    continue;
> +                    goto cleanup;
>                   }
> -            is_remote = true;
> +                is_remote = true;
>               }
>           }
>   
>           struct sockaddr_storage svc_mon_src_addr;
>           if (!src_ip || !inet_parse_address(src_ip, &svc_mon_src_addr)) {
>               VLOG_WARN("Invalid svc mon src IP %s", src_ip ? src_ip : 
> "NULL");
> +            goto cleanup;
>           } else {
>               struct ds src_ip_s = DS_EMPTY_INITIALIZER;
>               ss_format_address_nobracks(&svc_mon_src_addr, &src_ip_s);
>               svc_mon_src_ip = ds_steal_cstr(&src_ip_s);
>           }
>   
> -        if (svc_mon_src_ip) {
> -            struct ovn_northd_lb_backend *backend_nb =
> -                &lb_vip_nb->backends_nb[j];
> -            backend_nb->health_check = true;
> -            backend_nb->logical_port = xstrdup(port_name);
> -            backend_nb->svc_mon_src_ip = svc_mon_src_ip;
> -            backend_nb->az_name = is_remote ? xstrdup(az_name) : NULL;
> -            backend_nb->remote_backend = is_remote;
> -        }
> +init_backend:
> +        backend_nb = &lb_vip_nb->backends_nb[j];
> +        backend_nb->health_check = lb_vip_nb->lb_health_check;
> +        backend_nb->logical_port = xstrdup(port_name);
> +        backend_nb->svc_mon_src_ip = svc_mon_src_ip;
> +        backend_nb->az_name = is_remote ? xstrdup(az_name) : NULL;
> +        backend_nb->remote_backend = is_remote;
> +        backend_nb->distributed_backend = lb->is_distributed;
> +cleanup:
>           free(port_name);
>       }
>   
> @@ -367,6 +377,9 @@ ovn_northd_lb_init(struct ovn_northd_lb *lb,
>           lb->hairpin_snat_ip = xstrdup(snat_ip);
>       }
>   
> +    lb->is_distributed = smap_get_bool(&nbrec_lb->options, "distributed",
> +                                       false);
> +
>       sset_init(&lb->ips_v4);
>       sset_init(&lb->ips_v6);
>       struct smap_node *node;
> @@ -406,8 +419,8 @@ ovn_northd_lb_init(struct ovn_northd_lb *lb,
>           }
>           n_vips++;
>   
> -        if (lb_vip_nb->lb_health_check) {
> -            ovn_lb_vip_backends_health_check_init(lb, lb_vip, lb_vip_nb);
> +        if (lb_vip_nb->lb_health_check || lb->is_distributed) {
> +            ovn_lb_vip_backends_ip_port_mappings_init(lb, lb_vip, lb_vip_nb);
>           }
>       }
>   
> diff --git a/northd/lb.h b/northd/lb.h
> index 53dc4abf0..0f2555a1e 100644
> --- a/northd/lb.h
> +++ b/northd/lb.h
> @@ -74,8 +74,12 @@ struct ovn_northd_lb {
>       /* Indicates if the load balancer has health checks configured. */
>       bool health_checks;
>   
> -    char *hairpin_snat_ip;
> +    /* Indicates if distributed option is enabled for load balancer. */
> +    bool is_distributed;
> +
>       bool use_stateless_nat;
> +
> +    char *hairpin_snat_ip;
>   };
>   
>   /* ovn-northd specific backend information. */
> @@ -91,6 +95,7 @@ struct ovn_northd_lb_backend {
>       bool health_check;
>        /* Set to true if port does not locate in local AZ. */
>       bool remote_backend;
> +    bool distributed_backend;
>       /* Logical port to which the ip belong to. */
>       char *logical_port;
>       /* Source IP address to be used for service monitoring. */
> diff --git a/northd/northd.c b/northd/northd.c
> index 29c54de28..bcd9f1f98 100644
> --- a/northd/northd.c
> +++ b/northd/northd.c
> @@ -565,6 +565,7 @@ ovn_datapath_create(struct hmap *datapaths, const struct 
> uuid *key,
>       od->localnet_ports = VECTOR_EMPTY_INITIALIZER(struct ovn_port *);
>       od->lb_with_stateless_mode = false;
>       od->ipam_info_initialized = false;
> +    od->is_distributed = false;
>       od->tunnel_key = sdp->sb_dp->tunnel_key;
>       init_mcast_info_for_datapath(od);
>       return od;
> @@ -3315,6 +3316,46 @@ ovn_lb_svc_create(struct ovsdb_idl_txn *ovnsb_txn,
>       }
>   }
>   
> +static bool
> +backend_is_available(const struct ovn_northd_lb *lb,
> +                     const struct ovn_lb_backend *backend,
> +                     const struct ovn_northd_lb_backend *backend_nb,
> +                     const struct svc_monitors_map_data *svc_mons_data)
> +{
> +    struct service_monitor_info *mon_info =
> +        get_service_mon(svc_mons_data->local_svc_monitors_map,
> +                        svc_mons_data->ic_learned_svc_monitors_map,
> +                        backend->ip_str,
> +                        backend_nb->logical_port,
> +                        backend->port,
> +                        lb->nlb->protocol && lb->nlb->protocol[0] ?
> +                        lb->nlb->protocol : "tcp");
> +
> +    if (!mon_info) {
> +        return false;
> +    }
> +
> +    ovs_assert(mon_info->sbrec_mon);
> +
> +    return (mon_info->sbrec_mon->status &&
> +           strcmp(mon_info->sbrec_mon->status, "online")) ?
> +           false : true;
> +}
> +
> +static inline void
> +append_lb_backend_to_action(const struct ovn_lb_backend *backend,
> +                            const struct ovn_northd_lb_backend *backend_nb,
> +                            bool distributed_mode,
> +                            struct ds *action)
> +{
> +    bool ipv6 = !IN6_IS_ADDR_V4MAPPED(&backend->ip);
> +    if (distributed_mode) {
> +        ds_put_format(action, "\"%s\":", backend_nb->logical_port);
> +    }
> +    ds_put_format(action, ipv6 ? "[%s]:%"PRIu16"," : "%s:%"PRIu16",",
> +                  backend->ip_str, backend->port);
> +}
> +
>   static bool
>   build_lb_vip_actions(const struct ovn_northd_lb *lb,
>                        const struct ovn_lb_vip *lb_vip,
> @@ -3340,55 +3381,48 @@ build_lb_vip_actions(const struct ovn_northd_lb *lb,
>           }
>       }
>   
> -    if (lb_vip_nb->lb_health_check) {
> -        ds_put_cstr(action, "ct_lb_mark(backends=");
> +    ds_put_format(action, "%s", lb->is_distributed
> +                  ? "ct_lb_mark_local(backends="
> +                  : "ct_lb_mark(backends=");
>   
> +    if (lb_vip_nb->lb_health_check || lb->is_distributed) {
>           size_t i = 0;
>           size_t n_active_backends = 0;
>           const struct ovn_lb_backend *backend;
>           VECTOR_FOR_EACH_PTR (&lb_vip->backends, backend) {
>               struct ovn_northd_lb_backend *backend_nb =
>                   &lb_vip_nb->backends_nb[i++];
> -
> -            if (!backend_nb->health_check) {
> +            /* XXX: Remove these checks: by changing the iteration
> +             * only for selected backends. */
> +            if (lb_vip_nb->lb_health_check &&
> +                !backend_nb->health_check) {
>                   continue;
>               }
>   
> -            const char *protocol = lb->nlb->protocol;
> -            if (!protocol || !protocol[0]) {
> -                protocol = "tcp";
> -            }
> -
> -            struct service_monitor_info *mon_info =
> -                get_service_mon(svc_mons_data->local_svc_monitors_map,
> -                                svc_mons_data->ic_learned_svc_monitors_map,
> -                                backend->ip_str,
> -                                backend_nb->logical_port,
> -                                backend->port,
> -                                protocol);
> -
> -            if (!mon_info) {
> +            if (lb->is_distributed &&
> +                !backend_nb->distributed_backend) {
>                   continue;
>               }
> -
> -            ovs_assert(mon_info->sbrec_mon);
> -            if (mon_info->sbrec_mon->status &&
> -                    strcmp(mon_info->sbrec_mon->status, "online")) {
> +            if (backend_nb->health_check &&
> +                !backend_is_available(lb,
> +                                      backend,
> +                                      backend_nb,
> +                                      svc_mons_data)) {
>                   continue;
>               }
>   
>               n_active_backends++;
> -            bool ipv6 = !IN6_IS_ADDR_V4MAPPED(&backend->ip);
> -            ds_put_format(action, ipv6 ? "[%s]:%"PRIu16"," : "%s:%"PRIu16",",
> -                          backend->ip_str, backend->port);
> +            append_lb_backend_to_action(backend,
> +                                        backend_nb,
> +                                        backend_nb->distributed_backend,
> +                                        action);
>           }
>           ds_chomp(action, ',');
>   
>           drop = !n_active_backends && !lb_vip->empty_backend_rej;
>           reject = !n_active_backends && lb_vip->empty_backend_rej;
>       } else {
> -        ds_put_format(action, "ct_lb_mark(backends=%s",
> -                      lb_vip_nb->backend_ips);
> +        ds_put_format(action, "%s", lb_vip_nb->backend_ips);
>       }
>   
>       if (reject) {
> @@ -3425,6 +3459,19 @@ build_lb_vip_actions(const struct ovn_northd_lb *lb,
>       return reject;
>   }
>   
> +static inline void
> +handle_od_lb_datapath_modes(struct ovn_datapath *od,
> +                            struct ovn_lb_datapaths *lb_dps)
> +{
> +    if (od->nbs && od->lb_with_stateless_mode) {
> +        hmapx_add(&lb_dps->ls_lb_with_stateless_mode, od);
> +    }
> +
> +    if (od->nbr && lb_dps->lb->is_distributed) {
> +        od->is_distributed = true;
> +    }
> +}
> +
>   static void
>   build_lb_datapaths(const struct hmap *lbs, const struct hmap *lb_groups,
>                      struct ovn_datapaths *ls_datapaths,
> @@ -3467,9 +3514,7 @@ build_lb_datapaths(const struct hmap *lbs, const struct 
> hmap *lb_groups,
>               lb_dps = ovn_lb_datapaths_find(lb_datapaths_map, lb_uuid);
>               ovs_assert(lb_dps);
>               ovn_lb_datapaths_add_ls(lb_dps, 1, &od, ods_size(ls_datapaths));
> -            if (od->lb_with_stateless_mode) {
> -                hmapx_add(&lb_dps->ls_lb_with_stateless_mode, od);
> -            }
> +            handle_od_lb_datapath_modes(od, lb_dps);
>           }
>   
>           for (size_t i = 0; i < od->nbs->n_load_balancer_group; i++) {
> @@ -3503,6 +3548,7 @@ build_lb_datapaths(const struct hmap *lbs, const struct 
> hmap *lb_groups,
>               lb_dps = ovn_lb_datapaths_find(lb_datapaths_map, lb_uuid);
>               ovs_assert(lb_dps);
>               ovn_lb_datapaths_add_lr(lb_dps, 1, &od, ods_size(lr_datapaths));
> +            handle_od_lb_datapath_modes(od, lb_dps);
>           }
>       }
>   
> @@ -3855,6 +3901,7 @@ sync_pb_for_lrp(struct ovn_port *op,
>           smap_add(&new, "distributed-port", op->primary_port->key);
>   
>           bool always_redirect =
> +            !lr_stateful_rec->has_distributed_lb &&
>               !lr_stateful_rec->lrnat_rec->has_distributed_nat &&
>               !l3dgw_port_has_associated_vtep_lports(op->primary_port);
>   
> @@ -5444,10 +5491,7 @@ northd_handle_lb_data_changes(struct tracked_lb_data 
> *trk_lb_data,
>               lb_dps = ovn_lb_datapaths_find(lb_datapaths_map, 
> &uuidnode->uuid);
>               ovs_assert(lb_dps);
>               ovn_lb_datapaths_add_ls(lb_dps, 1, &od, ods_size(ls_datapaths));
> -
> -            if (od->lb_with_stateless_mode) {
> -                hmapx_add(&lb_dps->ls_lb_with_stateless_mode, od);
> -            }
> +            handle_od_lb_datapath_modes(od, lb_dps);
>   
>               /* Add the lb to the northd tracked data. */
>               hmapx_add(&nd_changes->trk_lbs.crupdated, lb_dps);
> @@ -5486,6 +5530,7 @@ northd_handle_lb_data_changes(struct tracked_lb_data 
> *trk_lb_data,
>               lb_dps = ovn_lb_datapaths_find(lb_datapaths_map, 
> &uuidnode->uuid);
>               ovs_assert(lb_dps);
>               ovn_lb_datapaths_add_lr(lb_dps, 1, &od, ods_size(lr_datapaths));
> +            handle_od_lb_datapath_modes(od, lb_dps);
>   
>               /* Add the lb to the northd tracked data. */
>               hmapx_add(&nd_changes->trk_lbs.crupdated, lb_dps);
> @@ -9698,22 +9743,15 @@ build_lswitch_arp_chassis_resident(const struct 
> ovn_datapath *od,
>   {
>       struct sset distributed_nat_ports =
>           SSET_INITIALIZER(&distributed_nat_ports);
> -    struct sset resident_ports = SSET_INITIALIZER(&resident_ports);
> -    struct sset inports = SSET_INITIALIZER(&inports);
> +    struct hmapx resident_ports = HMAPX_INITIALIZER(&resident_ports);
>       struct ds match = DS_EMPTY_INITIALIZER;
>   
> -    struct hmapx_node *node;
> -    HMAPX_FOR_EACH (node, &od->phys_ports) {
> -        struct ovn_port *op = node->data;
> -        sset_add(&inports, op->json_key);
> -    }
> -
>       struct ovn_port *op;
>       VECTOR_FOR_EACH (&od->router_ports, op) {
>           struct ovn_port *op_r = op->peer;
>   
>           if (lrp_is_l3dgw(op_r)) {
> -            sset_add(&resident_ports, op_r->cr_port->json_key);
> +            hmapx_add(&resident_ports, op_r);
>           }
>       }
>   
> @@ -9729,23 +9767,31 @@ build_lswitch_arp_chassis_resident(const struct 
> ovn_datapath *od,
>           }
>       }
>   
> -    if (!sset_is_empty(&inports) && !sset_is_empty(&resident_ports)) {
> +    if (!hmapx_is_empty(&od->phys_ports) && 
> !hmapx_is_empty(&resident_ports)) {
> +        struct hmapx_node *node;
>           const char *port_name;
>   
> -        SSET_FOR_EACH (port_name, &inports) {
> +        HMAPX_FOR_EACH (node, &od->phys_ports) {
> +            op = node->data;
> +
>               ds_clear(&match);
> -            ds_put_format(&match, "arp.op == 1 && inport == %s",
> -                          port_name);
> +            ds_put_format(&match, "(arp.op == 1 || arp.op == 2) "
> +                                  "&& inport == %s",
> +                          op->json_key);
>               ovn_lflow_add(lflows, od, S_SWITCH_IN_CHECK_PORT_SEC, 75,
>                             ds_cstr(&match), REGBIT_EXT_ARP " = 1; next;",
>                             ar->lflow_ref);
>           }
>   
> -        SSET_FOR_EACH (port_name, &resident_ports) {
> +        HMAPX_FOR_EACH (node, &resident_ports) {
> +            op = node->data;
> +
>               ds_clear(&match);
> -            ds_put_format(&match, REGBIT_EXT_ARP" == 1 "
> -                                  "&& is_chassis_resident(%s)",
> -                          port_name);
> +            ds_put_format(&match, REGBIT_EXT_ARP" == 1");
> +            if (od_is_centralized(op->od)) {
> +                ds_put_format(&match, " && is_chassis_resident(%s)",
> +                              op->cr_port->json_key);
> +            }
>               ovn_lflow_add(lflows, od, S_SWITCH_IN_APPLY_PORT_SEC, 75,
>                             ds_cstr(&match), "next;", ar->lflow_ref);
>           }
> @@ -9764,8 +9810,7 @@ build_lswitch_arp_chassis_resident(const struct 
> ovn_datapath *od,
>       }
>   
>       sset_destroy(&distributed_nat_ports);
> -    sset_destroy(&resident_ports);
> -    sset_destroy(&inports);
> +    hmapx_destroy(&resident_ports);
>       ds_destroy(&match);
>   }
>   
> @@ -10778,8 +10823,13 @@ build_lswitch_ip_unicast_lookup(struct ovn_port *op,
>                            : debug_drop_action();
>   
>       if (lsp_is_router(op->nbsp) && op->peer && op->peer->nbrp) {
> +        /* Distributed gateway ports default to centralized mode.
> +         * They operate in distributed mode only when configured
> +         * on their bound router. */
> +        bool peer_lrp_is_centralized = od_is_centralized(op->peer->od);
> +
>           /* For ports connected to logical routers add flows to bypass the
> -         * broadcast flooding of ARP/ND requests in table 19. We direct the
> +         * broadcast flooding of ARP/ND requests in table 22. We direct the
>            * requests only to the router port that owns the IP address.
>            */
>           build_lswitch_rport_arp_req_flows(op->peer, op->od, op, lflows,
> @@ -10794,7 +10844,9 @@ build_lswitch_ip_unicast_lookup(struct ovn_port *op,
>               ds_put_format(match, "eth.dst == %s", 
> op->peer->lrp_networks.ea_s);
>           }
>   
> -        if (!vector_is_empty(&op->peer->od->l3dgw_ports) &&
> +
> +        if (peer_lrp_is_centralized &&
> +            !vector_is_empty(&op->peer->od->l3dgw_ports) &&
>               !vector_is_empty(&op->od->localnet_ports)) {
>               add_lrp_chassis_resident_check(op->peer, match);
>           } else if (op->cr_port) {
> @@ -12644,6 +12696,13 @@ build_distr_lrouter_nat_flows_for_lb(struct 
> lrouter_nat_lb_flows_ctx *ctx,
>       size_t new_match_len = ctx->new_match->length;
>       size_t undnat_match_len = ctx->undnat_match->length;
>   
> +    bool lb_is_centralized = !ctx->lb->is_distributed;
> +
> +    /* If load balancer is distributed, then the response traffic
> +     * must be returned through the distributed port.*/
> +    const char *gw_outport = lb_is_centralized ? dgp->cr_port->json_key
> +                                               : dgp->json_key;
> +
>       const char *meter = NULL;
>   
>       if (ctx->reject) {
> @@ -12655,8 +12714,9 @@ build_distr_lrouter_nat_flows_for_lb(struct 
> lrouter_nat_lb_flows_ctx *ctx,
>                                                       dgp, meter);
>       }
>   
> -    if (!vector_is_empty(&ctx->lb_vip->backends) ||
> -        !ctx->lb_vip->empty_backend_rej) {
> +    if (lb_is_centralized &&
> +        (!vector_is_empty(&ctx->lb_vip->backends) ||
> +        !ctx->lb_vip->empty_backend_rej)) {
>           ds_put_format(ctx->new_match, " && is_chassis_resident(%s)",
>                         dgp->cr_port->json_key);
>       }
> @@ -12693,18 +12753,21 @@ build_distr_lrouter_nat_flows_for_lb(struct 
> lrouter_nat_lb_flows_ctx *ctx,
>        * the undnat stage.
>        */
>       ds_put_format(ctx->undnat_match, ") && outport == %s", dgp->json_key);
> -    ds_clear(ctx->gw_redir_action);
> -    ds_put_format(ctx->gw_redir_action, "outport = %s; next;",
> -                  dgp->cr_port->json_key);
> +    ds_put_format(ctx->gw_redir_action,
> +                  "outport = %s; next;", gw_outport);
>   
>       ovn_lflow_add(ctx->lflows, od, S_ROUTER_IN_GW_REDIRECT, 200,
>                     ds_cstr(ctx->undnat_match), ds_cstr(ctx->gw_redir_action),
>                     lflow_ref, WITH_HINT(&ctx->lb->nlb->header_));
>       ds_truncate(ctx->undnat_match, undnat_match_len);
>   
> -    ds_put_format(ctx->undnat_match, ") && (inport == %s || outport == %s)"
> -                  " && is_chassis_resident(%s)", dgp->json_key, 
> dgp->json_key,
> -                  dgp->cr_port->json_key);
> +    ds_put_format(ctx->undnat_match, ") && (inport == %s || outport == %s)",
> +                  dgp->json_key, dgp->json_key);
> +
> +    if (lb_is_centralized) {
> +        ds_put_format(ctx->undnat_match, " && is_chassis_resident(%s)",
> +                      dgp->cr_port->json_key);
> +    }
>       ovn_lflow_add(ctx->lflows, od, S_ROUTER_OUT_UNDNAT, 120,
>                     ds_cstr(ctx->undnat_match), ds_cstr(&undnat_action),
>                     lflow_ref, WITH_HINT(&ctx->lb->nlb->header_));
> @@ -14031,6 +14094,10 @@ build_gateway_mtu_flow(struct lflow_table *lflows, 
> struct ovn_port *op,
>   static bool
>   consider_l3dgw_port_is_centralized(struct ovn_port *op)
>   {
> +    if (!od_is_centralized(op->od)) {
> +        return false;
> +    }
> +
>       if (l3dgw_port_has_associated_vtep_lports(op)) {
>           return false;
>       }
> @@ -16381,7 +16448,7 @@ build_ipv6_input_flows_for_lrouter_port(
>        * router's own IP address. */
>       for (int i = 0; i < op->lrp_networks.n_ipv6_addrs; i++) {
>           ds_clear(match);
> -        if (lrp_is_l3dgw(op)) {
> +        if (lrp_is_l3dgw(op) && od_is_centralized(op->od)) {
>               /* Traffic with eth.src = l3dgw_port->lrp_networks.ea_s
>                * should only be sent from the gateway chassi, so that
>                * upstream MAC learning points to the gateway chassis.
> @@ -16593,7 +16660,8 @@ build_lrouter_ipv4_ip_input(struct ovn_port *op,
>                         op->lrp_networks.ipv4_addrs[i].network_s,
>                         op->lrp_networks.ipv4_addrs[i].plen);
>   
> -        if (!vector_is_empty(&op->od->l3dgw_ports) && op->peer
> +        if (od_is_centralized(op->od) &&
> +            !vector_is_empty(&op->od->l3dgw_ports) && op->peer
>               && !vector_is_empty(&op->peer->od->localnet_ports)) {
>               add_lrp_chassis_resident_check(op, match);
>           }
> diff --git a/northd/northd.h b/northd/northd.h
> index e4d7de9f9..84b76f886 100644
> --- a/northd/northd.h
> +++ b/northd/northd.h
> @@ -450,6 +450,11 @@ struct ovn_datapath {
>       /* Indicates that the LS has valid vni associated with it. */
>       bool has_evpn_vni;
>   
> +    /* True if datapath has some distributed dependencies.
> +     * Currently, this only applies to load balancers attached to datapath
> +     * with distributed mode enabled. */
> +    bool is_distributed;
> +
>       /* OVN northd only needs to know about logical router gateway ports for
>        * NAT/LB on a distributed router.  The "distributed gateway ports" are
>        * populated only when there is a gateway chassis or ha chassis group
> @@ -1151,6 +1156,18 @@ ovn_port_must_learn_route(const struct ovn_port *op,
>       return true;
>   }
>   
> + /* Returns true if datapath 'od' operates in centralized mode on gateway.
> + *
> + * Returns false when datapath is distributed. A datapath is distributed
> + * only when configured with the 'distributed' option enabled. In distributed
> + * mode, ARP/ND processing is handled locally on each node.
> + */
> +static inline bool
> +od_is_centralized(const struct ovn_datapath *od)
> +{
> +    return !od->is_distributed;
> +}
> +
>   struct ovn_port *ovn_port_find(const struct hmap *ports, const char *name);
>   
>   void build_igmp_lflows(struct hmap *igmp_groups,
> diff --git a/ovn-nb.xml b/ovn-nb.xml
> index e74c0d010..384e39720 100644
> --- a/ovn-nb.xml
> +++ b/ovn-nb.xml
> @@ -2399,13 +2399,15 @@
>           <p>
>             Maps from endpoint IP to a colon-separated pair of logical port 
> name
>             and source IP,
> -          e.g. <code><var>port_name</var>:<var>sourc_ip</var></code> for 
> IPv4.
> +          e.g. <code><var>port_name</var>:<var>source_ip</var></code> for 
> IPv4.
>             Health checks are sent to this port with the specified source IP.
>             For IPv6 square brackets must be used around IP address, e.g:
> -          <code><var>port_name</var>:<var>[sourc_ip]</var></code>
> +          <code><var>port_name</var>:<var>[source_ip]</var></code>
>             Remote endpoint:
>             Specify :target_zone_name at the end of the above syntax to create
>             remote health checks in a specific zone.
> +          For distributed load balancers - ip_port_mappings is required.
> +          In the absence of health checks - source_ip is optional.
>           </p>
>   
>           <p>
> @@ -2608,6 +2610,21 @@ or
>           traffic may be dropped in scenarios where we have different chassis
>           for each DGP. This option is set to <code>false</code> by default.
>         </column>
> +
> +      <column name="options" key="distributed">
> +        Option enables distributed load balancing across compute nodes,
> +        ensuring traffic is always routed to local backends β€” eliminating
> +        east-west traffic between nodes.
> +        Required configuration: <ref column="ip_port_mappings"/>.
> +        NOTE: The addressing of the underlay network must not overlap with 
> the
> +        addressing of Load Balancer VIP. If the Load Balancer is attached to 
> a
> +        router that is directly connected to the underlay network and the VIP
> +        belongs to the same subnet as used on the underlay network, the 
> traffic
> +        won't be spread across all chassis. Instead, it will be concentrated
> +        only on the chassis that hosts the Distributed Gateway Port of the
> +        router.
> +      </column>
> +
>       </group>
>     </table>
>   
> diff --git a/ovn-sb.xml b/ovn-sb.xml
> index 623aaeffd..19c7a6877 100644
> --- a/ovn-sb.xml
> +++ b/ovn-sb.xml
> @@ -2130,6 +2130,17 @@
>             </p>
>           </dd>
>   
> +        <dt><code>ct_lb_mark_local;</code></dt>
> +        
> <dt><code>ct_lb_mark_local(backends=<var>lport_name</var>[<var>ip</var>[:<var>port</var>][,...][;
>  hash_fields=<var>field1</var>,<var>field2</var>,...][; ct_flag]);</code></dt>
> +        <dd>
> +          <p>
> +              Same as <code>ct_lb_mark</code>, with the key difference that 
> it
> +              implements local-only load balancing. This mode selects 
> backends
> +              only from those running on the current chassis, preventing
> +              traffic from being forwarded gto backends on remote nodes.
> +          </p>
> +        </dd>
> +
>           <dt>
>             <code><var>R</var> = dns_lookup();</code>
>           </dt>
> diff --git a/tests/multinode-macros.at b/tests/multinode-macros.at
> index ad09ac562..8bc2dcd12 100644
> --- a/tests/multinode-macros.at
> +++ b/tests/multinode-macros.at
> @@ -22,6 +22,20 @@ m4_define([M_NS_CHECK_EXEC],
>       [ AT_CHECK([M_NS_EXEC([$1], [$2], [$3])], 
> m4_shift(m4_shift(m4_shift($@)))) ]
>   )
>   
> +# M_FAKE_NODE_EXEC([fake_node], [command])
> +#
> +# Execute 'command' in 'fake_node'
> +m4_define([M_FAKE_NODE_EXEC],
> +    [podman exec $1 $2])
> +
> +# M_FAKE_NODE_CHECK_EXEC([fake_node], [command], other_params...)
> +#
> +# Wrapper for AT_CHECK that executes 'command' inside 'fake_node'.
> +# 'other_params' as passed as they are to AT_CHECK.
> +m4_define([M_FAKE_NODE_CHECK_EXEC],
> +    [ AT_CHECK([M_FAKE_NODE_EXEC([$1], [$2])], m4_shift(m4_shift($@))) ]
> +)
> +
>   # M_DAEMONIZE([fake_node],[command],[pidfile])
>   m4_define([M_DAEMONIZE],
>       [podman exec $1 $2 & echo $! > $3
> @@ -470,4 +484,17 @@ m_is_fedora() {
>       m_central_as grep -qi fedora /etc/os-release
>   }
>   
> +# M_START_L4_SERVER([fake_node], [namespace], [ip_addr], [port], 
> [reply_string], [pidfile])
> +#
> +# Helper to properly start l4 server in inside 'fake_node''s namespace'.
> +m4_define([M_START_L4_SERVER],
> +    [podman cp $srcdir/server.py $1:/data/metadata_server.py || exit 1
> +     M_NS_DAEMONIZE([$1], [$2],
> +                    [$PYTHON /data/metadata_server.py --bind-host $3 \
> +                                                       --bind-port $4 \
> +                                                       --reply-string $5],
> +                     [$6])
> +    ]
> +)
> +
>   OVS_END_SHELL_HELPERS
> diff --git a/tests/multinode.at b/tests/multinode.at
> index 561157ba2..385f4d211 100644
> --- a/tests/multinode.at
> +++ b/tests/multinode.at
> @@ -4296,3 +4296,157 @@ M_NS_CHECK_EXEC([ovn-chassis-2], [ovn-ext2], [ping6 
> -q -c 3 -i 0.3 -w 2 6812:86:
>   m_wait_row_count mac_binding 1 ip="6812\:86\:\:102" logical_port="lr1-pub"
>   
>   AT_CLEANUP
> +
> +AT_SETUP([Distribute load balancing: IPv4])
> +#
> +# β”Œβ”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”
> +# β”‚ fabric (leaf switch) β”‚
> +# β”‚       gw-1           β”‚
> +# β””β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”¬β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”˜
> +#           β”‚
> +#    β”Œβ”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”΄β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”
> +#    β”‚             β”‚
> +#    β–Ό             β–Ό
> +#  route          route
> +#  weight 1      weight 2 (2 backends)
> +#    β”‚             β”‚
> +#    β–Ό             β–Ό
> +# β”Œβ”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”      β”Œβ”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”
> +# β”‚Chassisβ”‚      β”‚Chassisβ”‚
> +# β”‚   1   β”‚      β”‚   2   β”‚
> +# └───-β”€β”€β”€β”˜      └───-β”€β”€β”€β”˜
> +#
> +
> +check_fake_multinode_setup
> +cleanup_multinode_resources
> +for c in ovn-chassis-1 ovn-chassis-2
> +do
> +    m_as $c ip link del lb-host
> +    m_as $c ovs-vsctl del-br br-lb
> +    m_as $c ovs-vsctl del-port lb-ovs
> +    # Kill old server process
> +    pid=$(ss -tlnp | grep :10880 | awk '{print $6}' | cut -d= -f2 | cut -d, 
> -f1)
> +    kill $pid
> +done
> +
> +OVS_WAIT_UNTIL([m_as ovn-chassis-1 ip link show | grep -q genev_sys])
> +OVS_WAIT_UNTIL([m_as ovn-chassis-2 ip link show | grep -q genev_sys])
> +
> +check multinode_nbctl ls-add pub                \
> +    -- lsp-add-router-port pub pub-lr1 lr1-pub  \
> +    -- lsp-add-localnet-port pub pub-ln public
> +
> +check multinode_nbctl lr-add lr1 \
> +    -- lrp-add lr1 lr1-pub 00:00:00:00:00:01 169.254.1.254/24 \
> +    -- lrp-add lr1 lr1-down 00:00:00:00:00:02 192.168.1.254/24
> +
> +check multinode_nbctl ls-add ls1
> +check multinode_nbctl lsp-add ls1 ls1p1
> +check multinode_nbctl lsp-set-addresses ls1p1 "00:00:00:01:01:02 192.168.1.1"
> +check multinode_nbctl lsp-add ls1 ls1p2
> +check multinode_nbctl lsp-set-addresses ls1p2 "00:00:00:01:02:02 192.168.1.2"
> +check multinode_nbctl lsp-add ls1 ls1p3
> +check multinode_nbctl lsp-set-addresses ls1p3 "00:00:00:01:03:02 192.168.1.3"
> +check multinode_nbctl lsp-add-router-port ls1 ls1-lr1 lr1-down
> +
> +check multinode_nbctl lrp-set-gateway-chassis lr1-pub ovn-chassis-2
> +
> +# Create default route
> +check multinode_nbctl lr-route-add lr1 0.0.0.0/0 169.254.1.253 lr1-pub
> +
> +check m_as ovn-chassis-1 /data/create_fake_vm.sh ls1p1 ls1p1 
> 00:00:00:01:01:02 1500 192.168.1.1 24 192.168.1.254 2001::1/64 2001::a
> +check m_as ovn-chassis-2 /data/create_fake_vm.sh ls1p2 ls1p2 
> 00:00:00:01:02:02 1500 192.168.1.2 24 192.168.1.254 2001::2/64 2001::a
> +check m_as ovn-chassis-2 /data/create_fake_vm.sh ls1p3 ls1p3 
> 00:00:00:01:03:02 1500 192.168.1.3 24 192.168.1.254 2001::3/64 2001::a
> +m_wait_for_ports_up
> +
> +# Create load balancer
> +lb_vip="172.31.0.1"
> +check multinode_nbctl lb-add lb1 $lb_vip:80 
> 192.168.1.1:10880,192.168.1.2:10880,192.168.1.3:10880
> +check multinode_nbctl lr-lb-add lr1 lb1
> +check multinode_nbctl set Load_Balancer lb1 
> ip_port_mappings:192.168.1.1=ls1p1:192.168.1.199
> +check multinode_nbctl set Load_Balancer lb1 
> ip_port_mappings:192.168.1.2=ls1p2:192.168.1.199
> +check multinode_nbctl set Load_Balancer lb1 
> ip_port_mappings:192.168.1.3=ls1p3:192.168.1.199
> +check multinode_nbctl set load_balancer lb1 options:distributed=true
> +
> +ip_ch1=$(m_as ovn-chassis-1 ip a show dev eth1 | grep "inet " | awk '{print 
> $2}'| cut -d '/' -f1)
> +ip_ch2=$(m_as ovn-chassis-2 ip a show dev eth1 | grep "inet " | awk '{print 
> $2}'| cut -d '/' -f1)
> +
> +# Add multipath route to load balancer VIP with weighted nexthops on 
> "fabric" host:
> +check m_as ovn-gw-1 ip route flush $lb_vip
> +check m_as ovn-gw-1 ip route add $lb_vip  nexthop via $ip_ch1 dev eth1 
> weight 1 \
> +                                          nexthop via $ip_ch2 dev eth1 
> weight 2
> +
> +# Set kernel multipath hash policy to L3/L4 (source/destination IP+port)
> +# Policy 1 = Layer 3/4 hash (src/dst IP+port)
> +M_FAKE_NODE_CHECK_EXEC([ovn-gw-1], [sysctl -w 
> net.ipv4.fib_multipath_hash_policy=1], \
> +[0], [dnl
> +net.ipv4.fib_multipath_hash_policy = 1
> +])
> +
> +# Check OpenFlow group filling: it should only contain local backends
> +M_FAKE_NODE_CHECK_EXEC([ovn-chassis-1], [ovs-ofctl dump-groups br-int | sed 
> -e 's/table=[[0-9]]*/table=<cleared>/g'], [0], [dnl
> +NXST_GROUP_DESC reply (xid=0x2):
> + 
> group_id=1,type=select,selection_method=dp_hash,bucket=bucket_id:0,weight:100,actions=ct(commit,table=<cleared>,zone=NXM_NX_REG11[[0..15]],nat(dst=192.168.1.1:10880),exec(load:0x1->NXM_NX_CT_MARK[[1]]))
> +])
> +
> +M_FAKE_NODE_CHECK_EXEC([ovn-chassis-2], [ovs-ofctl dump-groups br-int | sed 
> -e 's/table=[[0-9]]*/table=<cleared>/g'], [0], [dnl
> +NXST_GROUP_DESC reply (xid=0x2):
> + 
> group_id=2,type=select,selection_method=dp_hash,bucket=bucket_id:1,weight:100,actions=ct(commit,table=<cleared>,zone=NXM_NX_REG11[[0..15]],nat(dst=192.168.1.2:10880),exec(load:0x1->NXM_NX_CT_MARK[[1]])),bucket=bucket_id:2,weight:100,actions=ct(commit,table=<cleared>,zone=NXM_NX_REG11[[0..15]],nat(dst=192.168.1.3:10880),exec(load:0x1->NXM_NX_CT_MARK[[1]]))
> +])
> +
> +physicl_gw_mac_address="30:42:f5:a7:46:65"
> +
> +# Configure infrastructure on chassis hosts:
> +# lb-host (physicl_gw_mac_address) - (veth) lb-ovs - br-lb - br-int
> +for c in ovn-chassis-1 ovn-chassis-2
> +do
> +    check m_as $c ip link add lb-host type veth peer lb-ovs
> +    on_exit "m_as $c ip link del lb-host"
> +
> +    check m_as $c ip link set dev lb-host address $physicl_gw_mac_address
> +    check m_as $c ip addr add 169.254.1.253/24 dev lb-host
> +    check m_as $c ip link set lb-host up
> +    check m_as $c ip link set lb-ovs up
> +
> +    check m_as $c ovs-vsctl add-br br-lb
> +    on_exit "m_as $c ovs-vsctl del-br br-lb"
> +    check m_as $c ovs-vsctl add-port br-lb lb-ovs
> +    on_exit "m_as $c ovs-vsctl del-port lb-ovs"
> +    check m_as $c ovs-vsctl set open . 
> external-ids:ovn-bridge-mappings=public:br-lb
> +
> +    check m_as $c ip route flush $lb_vip
> +    check m_as $c ip r add $lb_vip via 169.254.1.254 dev lb-host
> +    on_exit "m_as $c ip route flush $lb_vip"
> +done
> +
> +OVS_WAIT_UNTIL([m_as ovn-chassis-1 ovs-vsctl show | grep -q 
> patch-pub-ln-to-br-int])
> +OVS_WAIT_UNTIL([m_as ovn-chassis-2 ovs-vsctl show | grep -q 
> patch-pub-ln-to-br-int])
> +
> +M_START_L4_SERVER([ovn-chassis-1], [ls1p1], [192.168.1.1], [10880], [ls1p1], 
> [ls1p1.pid])
> +M_START_L4_SERVER([ovn-chassis-2], [ls1p2], [192.168.1.2], [10880], [ls1p2], 
> [ls1p2.pid])
> +M_START_L4_SERVER([ovn-chassis-2], [ls1p3], [192.168.1.3], [10880], [ls1p3], 
> [ls1p3.pid])
> +
> +# Running tcpdump on chassis nodes to ensure there's no east-west traffic 
> during balancing,
> +# which means balancing is happening directly on the node.
> +M_START_TCPDUMP([ovn-chassis-1], [-c 2 -neei genev_sys_6081 port 10880], 
> [ch1_genev])
> +M_START_TCPDUMP([ovn-chassis-1], [-c 2 -neei eth2 port 10880], [ch1_eth2])
> +M_START_TCPDUMP([ovn-chassis-2], [-c 2 -neei genev_sys_6081 port 10880], 
> [ch2_genev])
> +M_START_TCPDUMP([ovn-chassis-2], [-c 2 -neei eth2 port 10880], [ch2_eth2])
> +
> +M_FAKE_NODE_CHECK_EXEC([ovn-gw-1], [/bin/bash -c 'for i in $(seq 500); \
> +                                    do curl --http0.9 http://172.31.0.1:80 
> 2>/dev/null ; \
> +                                    echo ; done | sort | uniq -c ' > reply], 
> [0], [])
> +
> +# Check that requests are distributed among all backends.
> +AT_CHECK([grep -q ls1p1 reply && grep -q ls1p2 reply && grep -q ls1p3 
> reply], [0], [])
> +
> +AT_CHECK([cat ch1_genev.tcpdump], [0], [dnl
> +])
> +AT_CHECK([cat ch1_eth2.tcpdump], [0], [dnl
> +])
> +AT_CHECK([cat ch2_genev.tcpdump], [0], [dnl
> +])
> +AT_CHECK([cat ch2_eth2.tcpdump], [0], [dnl
> +])
> +
> +AT_CLEANUP
> diff --git a/tests/ovn-northd.at b/tests/ovn-northd.at
> index 98f108db0..da3a02b76 100644
> --- a/tests/ovn-northd.at
> +++ b/tests/ovn-northd.at
> @@ -18305,6 +18305,9 @@ ovn_start
>   # ip_port_mappings syntax: ip:lport_name:src_ip:<az_name>(for remote lports)
>   
>   check ovn-nbctl ls-add ls1
> +check ovn-nbctl lr-add lr1
> +
> +ovn-appctl -t ovn-northd vlog/disable-rate-limit
>   
>   check ovn-nbctl lb-add lb1_ipv4 1.1.1.1:80 
> 192.168.0.1:10880,192.168.0.2:10880,192.168.0.3:10880
>   AT_CHECK([ovn-nbctl --wait=sb \
> @@ -18374,6 +18377,154 @@ check ovn-nbctl set load_balancer lb1_ipv4 
> ip_port_mappings:192.168.0.1=lport1:1
>   check_row_count sb:Service_Monitor 0
>   
>   OVS_WAIT_UNTIL([grep "Empty AZ name specified" northd/ovn-northd.log])
> +
> +check ovn-nbctl lb-del lb1_ipv4
> +
> +# Check correct setup of distributed load balancers.
> +echo > northd/ovn-northd.log
> +check ovn-nbctl lb-add lb_distubuted 1.1.1.1:80 
> 192.168.0.1:10880,192.168.0.2:10880
> +check ovn-nbctl lr-lb-add lr1 lb_distubuted
> +check ovn-nbctl set load_balancer lb_distubuted options:distributed=true
> +
> +# Check that load balancer does not work in a distributed mode - there is no 
> ip_port_mappings setting
> +ovn-sbctl lflow-list lr1 > lr1_lflow
> +AT_CHECK([cat lr1_lflow | grep lr_in_dnat | grep priority=120 | 
> ovn_strip_lflows], [0], [dnl
> +  table=??(lr_in_dnat         ), priority=120  , match=(ct.new && !ct.rel && 
> ip4 && ip4.dst == 1.1.1.1 && reg1[[16..23]] == 6 && reg1[[0..15]] == 80), 
> action=(drop;)
> +])
> +
> +# Check if load balancer has only one backend available since the only one 
> backend has ip_port_mappings
> +check ovn-nbctl set load_balancer lb_distubuted 
> ip_port_mappings:192.168.0.1=lport1
> +ovn-sbctl lflow-list lr1 > lr1_lflow
> +AT_CHECK([cat lr1_lflow | grep lr_in_dnat | grep priority=120 | 
> ovn_strip_lflows], [0], [dnl
> +  table=??(lr_in_dnat         ), priority=120  , match=(ct.new && !ct.rel && 
> ip4 && ip4.dst == 1.1.1.1 && reg1[[16..23]] == 6 && reg1[[0..15]] == 80), 
> action=(ct_lb_mark_local(backends="lport1":192.168.0.1:10880);)
> +])
> +
> +check ovn-nbctl set load_balancer lb_distubuted 
> ip_port_mappings:192.168.0.2=lport2
> +ovn-sbctl lflow-list lr1 > lr1_lflow
> +AT_CHECK([cat lr1_lflow | grep lr_in_dnat | grep priority=120 | 
> ovn_strip_lflows], [0], [dnl
> +  table=??(lr_in_dnat         ), priority=120  , match=(ct.new && !ct.rel && 
> ip4 && ip4.dst == 1.1.1.1 && reg1[[16..23]] == 6 && reg1[[0..15]] == 80), 
> action=(ct_lb_mark_local(backends="lport1":192.168.0.1:10880,"lport2":192.168.0.2:10880);)
> +])
> +
> +# Check if health check is configured, ip_port_mappings must be provided.
> +AT_CHECK([ovn-nbctl --wait=sb \
> +          -- --id=@hc create Load_Balancer_Health_Check vip="1.1.1.1\:80" \
> +             options:failure_count=100 \
> +          -- add Load_Balancer lb_distubuted health_check @hc | uuidfilt], 
> [0], [<0>
> +])
> +
> +ovn-sbctl lflow-list lr1 > lr1_lflow
> +OVS_WAIT_UNTIL([grep "Expected ':' separator for:" northd/ovn-northd.log])
> +AT_CHECK([cat lr1_lflow | grep lr_in_dnat | grep priority=120 | 
> ovn_strip_lflows], [0], [dnl
> +  table=??(lr_in_dnat         ), priority=120  , match=(ct.new && !ct.rel && 
> ip4 && ip4.dst == 1.1.1.1 && reg1[[16..23]] == 6 && reg1[[0..15]] == 80), 
> action=(drop;)
> +])
> +
> +check ovn-nbctl lb-del lb_distubuted
> +echo > northd/ovn-northd.log
> +
> +# ipv6 configuration
> +check ovn-nbctl lb-add lb1 [[2001::a]]:80 [[2001::3]]:80,[[2002::3]]:80
> +
> +check_uuid ovn-nbctl --wait=sb -- --id=@hc create \
> +Load_Balancer_Health_Check vip="\[\[2001\:\:a\]\]\:80" -- add Load_Balancer 
> . \
> +health_check @hc
> +
> +check_row_count sb:Service_Monitor 0
> +check ovn-nbctl --wait=sb set load_balancer . 
> ip_port_mappings:\"[[2001::3]]\"=\"lport1:[[2001::2]]\"
> +
> +check_row_count sb:Service_Monitor 1
> +ovn-sbctl list service_monitor
> +check_column "2001::3" sb:Service_Monitor ip logical_port=lport1
> +check_column 80 sb:Service_Monitor port logical_port=lport1
> +check_column tcp sb:Service_Monitor protocol logical_port=lport1
> +check_column "2001::2" sb:Service_Monitor src_ip logical_port=lport1
> +check_column false sb:Service_Monitor ic_learned logical_port=lport1
> +check_column false sb:Service_Monitor remote logical_port=lport1
> +check_column "" sb:Service_Monitor logical_input_port logical_port=lport1
> +
> +# Empty src_ip.
> +check ovn-nbctl clear load_balancer lb1 ip_port_mappings
> +check ovn-nbctl --wait=sb set load_balancer . 
> ip_port_mappings:\"[[2001::3]]\"=\"lport1:\"
> +OVS_WAIT_UNTIL([grep "Invalid svc mon src IP" northd/ovn-northd.log])
> +check_row_count sb:Service_Monitor 0
> +echo > northd/ovn-northd.log
> +
> +# Uncorrect ip_address.
> +check ovn-nbctl --wait=sb set load_balancer . 
> ip_port_mappings:\"[[invalid]]\"=\"lport1:\"
> +OVS_WAIT_UNTIL([grep "bad IP address" northd/ovn-northd.log])
> +echo > northd/ovn-northd.log
> +
> +check ovn-nbctl --wait=sb set load_balancer . 
> ip_port_mappings:\"[[2001::3]]\"=\"lport1:invalid\"
> +OVS_WAIT_UNTIL([grep "bad IP address" northd/ovn-northd.log])
> +echo > northd/ovn-northd.log
> +
> +check ovn-nbctl --wait=sb set load_balancer . 
> ip_port_mappings:\"[[2001::3]]\"=\"lport1:[[2001::2]]:az_name\"
> +check_row_count sb:Service_Monitor 1
> +ovn-sbctl list service_monitor
> +check_column "2001::3" sb:Service_Monitor ip logical_port=lport1
> +check_column 80 sb:Service_Monitor port logical_port=lport1
> +check_column tcp sb:Service_Monitor protocol logical_port=lport1
> +check_column "2001::2" sb:Service_Monitor src_ip logical_port=lport1
> +check_column false sb:Service_Monitor ic_learned logical_port=lport1
> +check_column true sb:Service_Monitor remote logical_port=lport1
> +check_column "" sb:Service_Monitor logical_input_port logical_port=lport1
> +
> +uuid=$(ovn-sbctl -d bare --no-headings --columns _uuid find Service_Monitor 
> logical_port=lport1)
> +
> +# Check az_name presence in options.
> +AT_CHECK([ovn-sbctl get Service_Monitor ${uuid} options:az-name],
> +[0], [az_name
> +])
> +
> +check ovn-nbctl --wait=sb set load_balancer . 
> ip_port_mappings:\"[[2001::3]]\"=\"lport1:[[2001::2]]:\"
> +check_row_count sb:Service_Monitor 0
> +OVS_WAIT_UNTIL([grep "Empty AZ name specified" northd/ovn-northd.log])
> +
> +echo > northd/ovn-northd.log
> +check ovn-nbctl lb-del lb1
> +
> +# Check correct setup of distributed load balancers.
> +check ovn-nbctl lb-add lb_distubuted [[2001::a]]:80 
> [[2001::3]]:80,[[2002::3]]:80
> +check ovn-nbctl lr-lb-add lr1 lb_distubuted
> +check ovn-nbctl set load_balancer lb_distubuted options:distributed=true
> +
> +# Check that load balancer does not work in a distributed mode - there is no 
> ip_port_mappings setting
> +ovn-sbctl lflow-list lr1 > lr1_lflow
> +AT_CHECK([cat lr1_lflow | grep lr_in_dnat | grep priority=120 | 
> ovn_strip_lflows], [0], [dnl
> +  table=??(lr_in_dnat         ), priority=120  , match=(ct.new && !ct.rel && 
> ip6 && ip6.dst == 2001::a && reg1[[16..23]] == 6 && reg1[[0..15]] == 80), 
> action=(drop;)
> +])
> +
> +echo > northd/ovn-northd.log
> +check ovn-nbctl set load_balancer . 
> ip_port_mappings:\"[[2001::3]]\"=\"lport1\"
> +ovn-sbctl lflow-list lr1 > lr1_lflow
> +AT_CHECK([cat lr1_lflow | grep lr_in_dnat | grep priority=120 | 
> ovn_strip_lflows], [0], [dnl
> +  table=??(lr_in_dnat         ), priority=120  , match=(ct.new && !ct.rel && 
> ip6 && ip6.dst == 2001::a && reg1[[16..23]] == 6 && reg1[[0..15]] == 80), 
> action=(ct_lb_mark_local(backends="lport1":[[2001::3]]:80);)
> +])
> +
> +echo > northd/ovn-northd.log
> +check ovn-nbctl set load_balancer . 
> ip_port_mappings:\"[[2002::3]]\"=\"lport2\"
> +ovn-sbctl lflow-list lr1 > lr1_lflow
> +AT_CHECK([cat lr1_lflow | grep lr_in_dnat | grep priority=120 | 
> ovn_strip_lflows], [0], [dnl
> +  table=??(lr_in_dnat         ), priority=120  , match=(ct.new && !ct.rel && 
> ip6 && ip6.dst == 2001::a && reg1[[16..23]] == 6 && reg1[[0..15]] == 80), 
> action=(ct_lb_mark_local(backends="lport1":[[2001::3]]:80,"lport2":[[2002::3]]:80);)
> +])
> +
> +echo > northd/ovn-northd.log
> +check_uuid ovn-nbctl --wait=sb -- --id=@hc create \
> +Load_Balancer_Health_Check vip="\[\[2001\:\:a\]\]\:80" -- add Load_Balancer 
> . \
> +health_check @hc
> +OVS_WAIT_UNTIL([grep "Expected ':' separator for:" northd/ovn-northd.log])
> +ovn-sbctl lflow-list lr1 > lr1_lflow
> +AT_CHECK([cat lr1_lflow | grep lr_in_dnat | grep priority=120 | 
> ovn_strip_lflows], [0], [dnl
> +  table=??(lr_in_dnat         ), priority=120  , match=(ct.new && !ct.rel && 
> ip6 && ip6.dst == 2001::a && reg1[[16..23]] == 6 && reg1[[0..15]] == 80), 
> action=(drop;)
> +])
> +
> +check ovn-nbctl --wait=sb set load_balancer . 
> ip_port_mappings:\"[[2001::3]]\"=\"lport1:[[2001::2]]\"
> +ovn-sbctl lflow-list lr1 > lr1_lflow
> +AT_CHECK([cat lr1_lflow | grep lr_in_dnat | grep priority=120 | 
> ovn_strip_lflows], [0], [dnl
> +  table=??(lr_in_dnat         ), priority=120  , match=(ct.new && !ct.rel && 
> ip6 && ip6.dst == 2001::a && reg1[[16..23]] == 6 && reg1[[0..15]] == 80), 
> action=(ct_lb_mark_local(backends="lport1":[[2001::3]]:80);)
> +])
> +
> +check ovn-nbctl lb-del lb_distubuted
> +
>   OVN_CLEANUP_NORTHD
>   AT_CLEANUP
>   ])
> @@ -19267,3 +19418,216 @@ AT_CHECK([grep "lr_in_policy[[^_]]" lr0flows | 
> ovn_strip_lflows | sort], [0], [d
>   OVN_CLEANUP_NORTHD
>   AT_CLEANUP
>   ])
> +
> +OVN_FOR_EACH_NORTHD_NO_HV([
> +AT_SETUP([Distributed load balancers: logical-flow test - IPv4/IPv6])
> +ovn_start
> +
> +check ovn-nbctl ls-add outside
> +
> +check ovn-nbctl lsp-add outside outside \
> +      -- lsp-set-addresses outside unknown \
> +      -- lsp-set-type outside localnet
> +
> +check ovn-nbctl --wait=sb set Logical_Switch_Port outside tag_request=2
> +
> +check ovn-nbctl lsp-add outside outside-down \
> +      -- lsp-set-type outside-down router \
> +      -- lsp-set-addresses outside-down router \
> +      -- lsp-set-options outside-down router-port=lr1-up
> +
> +check ovn-nbctl lr-add lr1 \
> +      -- lrp-add lr1 lr1-up 11:11:11:11:11:11 169.254.0.1/24 
> 2001:db8:abcd:0002::bad/64 \
> +      -- lrp-add lr1 lr1-down 12:12:12:12:12:12 192.168.0.1/24 
> 2001:db8:abcd:0001::c0fe/64
> +
> +check ovn-nbctl ls-add ls1 \
> +      -- lsp-add ls1 lport1 \
> +      -- lsp-set-addresses lport1 "13:13:13:13:13:13 192.168.0.101" \
> +      -- lsp-add ls1 lport2 \
> +      -- lsp-set-addresses lport2 "14:14:14:14:14:14 192.168.0.102"
> +
> +check ovn-nbctl lsp-add ls1 ls1-up \
> +      -- lsp-set-type ls1-up router \
> +      -- lsp-set-addresses ls1-up router \
> +      -- lsp-set-options ls1-up router-port=lr1-down
> +
> +check ovn-nbctl --wait=sb sync
> +
> +check ovn-nbctl ha-chassis-group-add gateway
> +check ovn-nbctl ha-chassis-group-add-chassis gateway hv1 1
> +ha_g_uuid=$(fetch_column nb:HA_Chassis_Group _uuid name=gateway)
> +lr1_up_uuid=$(fetch_column nb:Logical_Router_Port _uuid name=lr1-up)
> +check ovn-nbctl set logical_router_port $lr1_up_uuid 
> ha_chassis_group=$ha_g_uuid
> +
> +check ovn-nbctl --wait=sb sync
> +
> +check ovn-nbctl lb-add lb1_ipv4 172.31.0.1:80 
> 192.168.0.101:10880,192.168.0.102:10880
> +check ovn-nbctl set Load_Balancer lb1_ipv4 
> ip_port_mappings:192.168.0.101=lport1:192.168.0.199
> +check ovn-nbctl set Load_Balancer lb1_ipv4 
> ip_port_mappings:192.168.0.102=lport2:192.168.0.199
> +check ovn-nbctl lr-lb-add lr1 lb1_ipv4
> +check ovn-nbctl --wait=sb sync
> +
> +check ovn-nbctl lb-add lb1_ipv6 [[2000::1]]:80  [[2001:db8:abcd:1::2]]:10882
> +check ovn-nbctl set Load_Balancer lb1_ipv6 
> ip_port_mappings:\"[[2001:db8:abcd:1::2]]\"=\"lport1\"
> +check ovn-nbctl lr-lb-add lr1 lb1_ipv6
> +check ovn-nbctl --wait=sb sync
> +
> +ovn-sbctl lflow-list lr1 > lr1_lflows_before
> +ovn-sbctl lflow-list outside > outside_lflows_before
> +
> +AT_CHECK([cat outside_lflows_before | grep ls_in_l2_lkup | grep priority=50 
> | ovn_strip_lflows], [0], [dnl
> +  table=??(ls_in_l2_lkup      ), priority=50   , match=(eth.dst == 
> 11:11:11:11:11:11 && is_chassis_resident("cr-lr1-up")), action=(outport = 
> "outside-down"; output;)
> +])
> +
> +AT_CHECK([cat lr1_lflows_before | grep lr_in_ip_input | grep priority=90 | 
> grep 169.254.0.1 | ovn_strip_lflows], [0], [dnl
> +  table=??(lr_in_ip_input     ), priority=90   , match=(inport == "lr1-up" 
> && arp.op == 1 && arp.tpa == 169.254.0.1 && arp.spa == 169.254.0.0/24 && 
> is_chassis_resident("cr-lr1-up")), action=(eth.dst = eth.src; eth.src = 
> xreg0[[0..47]]; arp.op = 2; /* ARP reply */ arp.tha = arp.sha; arp.sha = 
> xreg0[[0..47]]; arp.tpa <-> arp.spa; outport = inport; flags.loopback = 1; 
> output;)
> +  table=??(lr_in_ip_input     ), priority=90   , match=(ip4.dst == 
> 169.254.0.1 && icmp4.type == 8 && icmp4.code == 0), action=(ip4.dst <-> 
> ip4.src; ip.ttl = 255; icmp4.type = 0; flags.loopback = 1; next; )
> +])
> +
> +AT_CHECK([cat lr1_lflows_before | grep lr_in_ip_input | grep priority=90 | 
> grep 2001:db8:abcd:2::bad | ovn_strip_lflows], [0], [dnl
> +  table=??(lr_in_ip_input     ), priority=90   , match=(inport == "lr1-up" 
> && ip6.dst == {2001:db8:abcd:2::bad, ff02::1:ff00:bad} && nd_ns && nd.target 
> == 2001:db8:abcd:2::bad && is_chassis_resident("cr-lr1-up")), 
> action=(nd_na_router { eth.src = xreg0[[0..47]]; ip6.src = nd.target; nd.tll 
> = xreg0[[0..47]]; outport = inport; flags.loopback = 1; output; };)
> +  table=??(lr_in_ip_input     ), priority=90   , match=(ip6.dst == 
> {2001:db8:abcd:2::bad, fe80::1311:11ff:fe11:1111} && icmp6.type == 128 && 
> icmp6.code == 0), action=(ip6.dst <-> ip6.src; ip.ttl = 255; icmp6.type = 
> 129; flags.loopback = 1; next; )
> +])
> +
> +AT_CHECK([cat lr1_lflows_before | grep lr_in_admission | grep  priority=50 | 
> ovn_strip_lflows], [0], [dnl
> +  table=??(lr_in_admission    ), priority=50   , match=(eth.dst == 
> 11:11:11:11:11:11 && inport == "lr1-up" && is_chassis_resident("cr-lr1-up")), 
> action=(xreg0[[0..47]] = 11:11:11:11:11:11; next;)
> +  table=??(lr_in_admission    ), priority=50   , match=(eth.dst == 
> 12:12:12:12:12:12 && inport == "lr1-down"), action=(xreg0[[0..47]] = 
> 12:12:12:12:12:12; next;)
> +  table=??(lr_in_admission    ), priority=50   , match=(eth.mcast && inport 
> == "lr1-down"), action=(xreg0[[0..47]] = 12:12:12:12:12:12; next;)
> +  table=??(lr_in_admission    ), priority=50   , match=(eth.mcast && inport 
> == "lr1-up"), action=(xreg0[[0..47]] = 11:11:11:11:11:11; next;)
> +])
> +
> +AT_CHECK([cat lr1_lflows_before | grep lr_out_undnat | grep priority=120 | 
> ovn_strip_lflows], [0], [dnl
> +  table=??(lr_out_undnat      ), priority=120  , match=(ip4 && ((ip4.src == 
> 192.168.0.101 && tcp.src == 10880) || (ip4.src == 192.168.0.102 && tcp.src == 
> 10880)) && (inport == "lr1-up" || outport == "lr1-up") && 
> is_chassis_resident("cr-lr1-up")), action=(ct_dnat;)
> +  table=??(lr_out_undnat      ), priority=120  , match=(ip6 && ((ip6.src == 
> 2001:db8:abcd:1::2 && tcp.src == 10882)) && (inport == "lr1-up" || outport == 
> "lr1-up") && is_chassis_resident("cr-lr1-up")), action=(ct_dnat;)
> +])
> +
> +AT_CHECK([cat lr1_lflows_before | grep lr_in_gw_redirect | 
> ovn_strip_lflows], [0], [dnl
> +  table=??(lr_in_gw_redirect  ), priority=0    , match=(1), action=(next;)
> +  table=??(lr_in_gw_redirect  ), priority=200  , match=(ip4 && ((ip4.src == 
> 192.168.0.101 && tcp.src == 10880) || (ip4.src == 192.168.0.102 && tcp.src == 
> 10880)) && outport == "lr1-up"), action=(outport = "cr-lr1-up"; next;)
> +  table=??(lr_in_gw_redirect  ), priority=200  , match=(ip6 && ((ip6.src == 
> 2001:db8:abcd:1::2 && tcp.src == 10882)) && outport == "lr1-up"), 
> action=(outport = "cr-lr1-up"; next;)
> +  table=??(lr_in_gw_redirect  ), priority=50   , match=(outport == 
> "lr1-up"), action=(outport = "cr-lr1-up"; next;)
> +])
> +
> +AT_CHECK([cat lr1_lflows_before | grep lr_in_dnat | grep priority=120 | 
> ovn_strip_lflows], [0], [dnl
> +  table=??(lr_in_dnat         ), priority=120  , match=(ct.new && !ct.rel && 
> ip4 && ip4.dst == 172.31.0.1 && reg1[[16..23]] == 6 && reg1[[0..15]] == 80 && 
> is_chassis_resident("cr-lr1-up")), 
> action=(ct_lb_mark(backends=192.168.0.101:10880,192.168.0.102:10880);)
> +  table=??(lr_in_dnat         ), priority=120  , match=(ct.new && !ct.rel && 
> ip6 && ip6.dst == 2000::1 && reg1[[16..23]] == 6 && reg1[[0..15]] == 80 && 
> is_chassis_resident("cr-lr1-up")), 
> action=(ct_lb_mark(backends=[[2001:db8:abcd:1::2]]:10882);)
> +])
> +
> +AT_CHECK([cat outside_lflows_before | grep ls_in_check_port_sec | grep 
> priority=75 | ovn_strip_lflows], [0], [dnl
> +  table=??(ls_in_check_port_sec), priority=75   , match=((arp.op == 1 || 
> arp.op == 2) && inport == "outside"), action=(reg0[[22]] = 1; next;)
> +])
> +
> +AT_CHECK([cat outside_lflows_before | grep ls_in_apply_port_sec | grep 
> priority=75 | ovn_strip_lflows], [0], [dnl
> +  table=??(ls_in_apply_port_sec), priority=75   , match=(reg0[[22]] == 1 && 
> is_chassis_resident("cr-lr1-up")), action=(next;)
> +])
> +
> +check ovn-nbctl clear logical_router_port $lr1_up_uuid ha_chassis_group
> +check ovn-nbctl ha-chassis-group-del gateway
> +check ovn-nbctl ha-chassis-group-add gateway2
> +check ovn-nbctl ha-chassis-group-add-chassis gateway2 test 1
> +ha_g_uuid=$(fetch_column nb:HA_Chassis_Group _uuid name=gateway2)
> +lr1_up_uuid=$(fetch_column nb:Logical_Router_Port _uuid name=lr1-up)
> +check ovn-nbctl set logical_router_port $lr1_up_uuid 
> ha_chassis_group=$ha_g_uuid
> +
> +check ovn-nbctl set load_balancer lb1_ipv4 options:distributed=true
> +check ovn-nbctl --wait=hv sync
> +
> +ovn-sbctl lflow-list outside > outside_lflows_after
> +ovn-sbctl lflow-list lr1 > lr1_lflows_after
> +
> +AT_CHECK([cat outside_lflows_after | grep ls_in_l2_lkup | grep priority=50 | 
> ovn_strip_lflows], [0], [dnl
> +  table=??(ls_in_l2_lkup      ), priority=50   , match=(eth.dst == 
> 11:11:11:11:11:11), action=(outport = "outside-down"; output;)
> +])
> +
> +AT_CHECK([cat lr1_lflows_after | grep lr_in_ip_input | grep priority=90 | 
> grep 169.254.0.1 | ovn_strip_lflows], [0], [dnl
> +  table=??(lr_in_ip_input     ), priority=90   , match=(inport == "lr1-up" 
> && arp.op == 1 && arp.tpa == 169.254.0.1 && arp.spa == 169.254.0.0/24), 
> action=(eth.dst = eth.src; eth.src = xreg0[[0..47]]; arp.op = 2; /* ARP reply 
> */ arp.tha = arp.sha; arp.sha = xreg0[[0..47]]; arp.tpa <-> arp.spa; outport 
> = inport; flags.loopback = 1; output;)
> +  table=??(lr_in_ip_input     ), priority=90   , match=(ip4.dst == 
> 169.254.0.1 && icmp4.type == 8 && icmp4.code == 0), action=(ip4.dst <-> 
> ip4.src; ip.ttl = 255; icmp4.type = 0; flags.loopback = 1; next; )
> +])
> +
> +AT_CHECK([cat lr1_lflows_after | grep lr_in_ip_input | grep priority=90 | 
> grep 2001:db8:abcd:2::bad | ovn_strip_lflows], [0], [dnl
> +  table=??(lr_in_ip_input     ), priority=90   , match=(inport == "lr1-up" 
> && ip6.dst == {2001:db8:abcd:2::bad, ff02::1:ff00:bad} && nd_ns && nd.target 
> == 2001:db8:abcd:2::bad), action=(nd_na_router { eth.src = xreg0[[0..47]]; 
> ip6.src = nd.target; nd.tll = xreg0[[0..47]]; outport = inport; 
> flags.loopback = 1; output; };)
> +  table=??(lr_in_ip_input     ), priority=90   , match=(ip6.dst == 
> {2001:db8:abcd:2::bad, fe80::1311:11ff:fe11:1111} && icmp6.type == 128 && 
> icmp6.code == 0), action=(ip6.dst <-> ip6.src; ip.ttl = 255; icmp6.type = 
> 129; flags.loopback = 1; next; )
> +])
> +
> +AT_CHECK([cat lr1_lflows_after | grep lr_in_admission | grep priority=50 | 
> ovn_strip_lflows], [0], [dnl
> +  table=??(lr_in_admission    ), priority=50   , match=(eth.dst == 
> 11:11:11:11:11:11 && inport == "lr1-up"), action=(xreg0[[0..47]] = 
> 11:11:11:11:11:11; next;)
> +  table=??(lr_in_admission    ), priority=50   , match=(eth.dst == 
> 12:12:12:12:12:12 && inport == "lr1-down"), action=(xreg0[[0..47]] = 
> 12:12:12:12:12:12; next;)
> +  table=??(lr_in_admission    ), priority=50   , match=(eth.mcast && inport 
> == "lr1-down"), action=(xreg0[[0..47]] = 12:12:12:12:12:12; next;)
> +  table=??(lr_in_admission    ), priority=50   , match=(eth.mcast && inport 
> == "lr1-up"), action=(xreg0[[0..47]] = 11:11:11:11:11:11; next;)
> +])
> +
> +AT_CHECK([cat lr1_lflows_after | grep lr_out_undnat | grep priority=120 | 
> ovn_strip_lflows], [0], [dnl
> +  table=??(lr_out_undnat      ), priority=120  , match=(ip4 && ((ip4.src == 
> 192.168.0.101 && tcp.src == 10880) || (ip4.src == 192.168.0.102 && tcp.src == 
> 10880)) && (inport == "lr1-up" || outport == "lr1-up")), action=(ct_dnat;)
> +  table=??(lr_out_undnat      ), priority=120  , match=(ip6 && ((ip6.src == 
> 2001:db8:abcd:1::2 && tcp.src == 10882)) && (inport == "lr1-up" || outport == 
> "lr1-up") && is_chassis_resident("cr-lr1-up")), action=(ct_dnat;)
> +])
> +
> +AT_CHECK([cat lr1_lflows_after | grep lr_in_gw_redirect | ovn_strip_lflows], 
> [0], [dnl
> +  table=??(lr_in_gw_redirect  ), priority=0    , match=(1), action=(next;)
> +  table=??(lr_in_gw_redirect  ), priority=200  , match=(ip4 && ((ip4.src == 
> 192.168.0.101 && tcp.src == 10880) || (ip4.src == 192.168.0.102 && tcp.src == 
> 10880)) && outport == "lr1-up"), action=(outport = "lr1-up"; next;)
> +  table=??(lr_in_gw_redirect  ), priority=200  , match=(ip6 && ((ip6.src == 
> 2001:db8:abcd:1::2 && tcp.src == 10882)) && outport == "lr1-up"), 
> action=(outport = "cr-lr1-up"; next;)
> +  table=??(lr_in_gw_redirect  ), priority=50   , match=(outport == 
> "lr1-up"), action=(outport = "cr-lr1-up"; next;)
> +])
> +
> +AT_CHECK([cat lr1_lflows_after | grep lr_in_dnat | grep priority=120 | 
> ovn_strip_lflows], [0], [dnl
> +  table=??(lr_in_dnat         ), priority=120  , match=(ct.new && !ct.rel && 
> ip4 && ip4.dst == 172.31.0.1 && reg1[[16..23]] == 6 && reg1[[0..15]] == 80), 
> action=(ct_lb_mark_local(backends="lport1":192.168.0.101:10880,"lport2":192.168.0.102:10880);)
> +  table=??(lr_in_dnat         ), priority=120  , match=(ct.new && !ct.rel && 
> ip6 && ip6.dst == 2000::1 && reg1[[16..23]] == 6 && reg1[[0..15]] == 80 && 
> is_chassis_resident("cr-lr1-up")), 
> action=(ct_lb_mark(backends=[[2001:db8:abcd:1::2]]:10882);)
> +])
> +
> +AT_CHECK([cat outside_lflows_after | grep ls_in_check_port_sec | grep 
> priority=75 | ovn_strip_lflows], [0], [dnl
> +  table=??(ls_in_check_port_sec), priority=75   , match=((arp.op == 1 || 
> arp.op == 2) && inport == "outside"), action=(reg0[[22]] = 1; next;)
> +])
> +
> +AT_CHECK([cat outside_lflows_after | grep ls_in_apply_port_sec | grep 
> priority=75 | ovn_strip_lflows], [0], [dnl
> +  table=??(ls_in_apply_port_sec), priority=75   , match=(reg0[[22]] == 1), 
> action=(next;)
> +])
> +
> +check ovn-nbctl set load_balancer lb1_ipv6 options:distributed=true
> +check ovn-nbctl --wait=hv sync
> +
> +ovn-sbctl lflow-list outside > outside_lflows_after
> +ovn-sbctl lflow-list lr1 > lr1_lflows_after
> +
> +AT_CHECK([cat lr1_lflows_after | grep lr_out_undnat | grep priority=120 | 
> ovn_strip_lflows], [0], [dnl
> +  table=??(lr_out_undnat      ), priority=120  , match=(ip4 && ((ip4.src == 
> 192.168.0.101 && tcp.src == 10880) || (ip4.src == 192.168.0.102 && tcp.src == 
> 10880)) && (inport == "lr1-up" || outport == "lr1-up")), action=(ct_dnat;)
> +  table=??(lr_out_undnat      ), priority=120  , match=(ip6 && ((ip6.src == 
> 2001:db8:abcd:1::2 && tcp.src == 10882)) && (inport == "lr1-up" || outport == 
> "lr1-up")), action=(ct_dnat;)
> +])
> +
> +AT_CHECK([cat lr1_lflows_after | grep lr_in_gw_redirect | ovn_strip_lflows], 
> [0], [dnl
> +  table=??(lr_in_gw_redirect  ), priority=0    , match=(1), action=(next;)
> +  table=??(lr_in_gw_redirect  ), priority=200  , match=(ip4 && ((ip4.src == 
> 192.168.0.101 && tcp.src == 10880) || (ip4.src == 192.168.0.102 && tcp.src == 
> 10880)) && outport == "lr1-up"), action=(outport = "lr1-up"; next;)
> +  table=??(lr_in_gw_redirect  ), priority=200  , match=(ip6 && ((ip6.src == 
> 2001:db8:abcd:1::2 && tcp.src == 10882)) && outport == "lr1-up"), 
> action=(outport = "lr1-up"; next;)
> +  table=??(lr_in_gw_redirect  ), priority=50   , match=(outport == 
> "lr1-up"), action=(outport = "cr-lr1-up"; next;)
> +])
> +
> +AT_CHECK([cat lr1_lflows_after | grep lr_in_dnat | grep priority=120 | 
> ovn_strip_lflows], [0], [dnl
> +  table=??(lr_in_dnat         ), priority=120  , match=(ct.new && !ct.rel && 
> ip4 && ip4.dst == 172.31.0.1 && reg1[[16..23]] == 6 && reg1[[0..15]] == 80), 
> action=(ct_lb_mark_local(backends="lport1":192.168.0.101:10880,"lport2":192.168.0.102:10880);)
> +  table=??(lr_in_dnat         ), priority=120  , match=(ct.new && !ct.rel && 
> ip6 && ip6.dst == 2000::1 && reg1[[16..23]] == 6 && reg1[[0..15]] == 80), 
> action=(ct_lb_mark_local(backends="lport1":[[2001:db8:abcd:1::2]]:10882);)
> +])
> +
> +check ovn-nbctl set load_balancer lb1_ipv6 options:distributed=false
> +check ovn-nbctl --wait=hv sync
> +
> +AT_CHECK([cat outside_lflows_after | grep ls_in_l2_lkup | grep priority=50 | 
> ovn_strip_lflows], [0], [dnl
> +  table=??(ls_in_l2_lkup      ), priority=50   , match=(eth.dst == 
> 11:11:11:11:11:11), action=(outport = "outside-down"; output;)
> +])
> +
> +AT_CHECK([cat lr1_lflows_after | grep lr_in_ip_input | grep priority=90 | 
> grep 169.254.0.1 | ovn_strip_lflows], [0], [dnl
> +  table=??(lr_in_ip_input     ), priority=90   , match=(inport == "lr1-up" 
> && arp.op == 1 && arp.tpa == 169.254.0.1 && arp.spa == 169.254.0.0/24), 
> action=(eth.dst = eth.src; eth.src = xreg0[[0..47]]; arp.op = 2; /* ARP reply 
> */ arp.tha = arp.sha; arp.sha = xreg0[[0..47]]; arp.tpa <-> arp.spa; outport 
> = inport; flags.loopback = 1; output;)
> +  table=??(lr_in_ip_input     ), priority=90   , match=(ip4.dst == 
> 169.254.0.1 && icmp4.type == 8 && icmp4.code == 0), action=(ip4.dst <-> 
> ip4.src; ip.ttl = 255; icmp4.type = 0; flags.loopback = 1; next; )
> +])
> +
> +AT_CHECK([cat lr1_lflows_after | grep lr_in_ip_input | grep priority=90 | 
> grep 2001:db8:abcd:2::bad | ovn_strip_lflows], [0], [dnl
> +  table=??(lr_in_ip_input     ), priority=90   , match=(inport == "lr1-up" 
> && ip6.dst == {2001:db8:abcd:2::bad, ff02::1:ff00:bad} && nd_ns && nd.target 
> == 2001:db8:abcd:2::bad), action=(nd_na_router { eth.src = xreg0[[0..47]]; 
> ip6.src = nd.target; nd.tll = xreg0[[0..47]]; outport = inport; 
> flags.loopback = 1; output; };)
> +  table=??(lr_in_ip_input     ), priority=90   , match=(ip6.dst == 
> {2001:db8:abcd:2::bad, fe80::1311:11ff:fe11:1111} && icmp6.type == 128 && 
> icmp6.code == 0), action=(ip6.dst <-> ip6.src; ip.ttl = 255; icmp6.type = 
> 129; flags.loopback = 1; next; )
> +])
> +
> +AT_CHECK([cat lr1_lflows_after | grep lr_in_admission | grep priority=50 | 
> ovn_strip_lflows], [0], [dnl
> +  table=??(lr_in_admission    ), priority=50   , match=(eth.dst == 
> 11:11:11:11:11:11 && inport == "lr1-up"), action=(xreg0[[0..47]] = 
> 11:11:11:11:11:11; next;)
> +  table=??(lr_in_admission    ), priority=50   , match=(eth.dst == 
> 12:12:12:12:12:12 && inport == "lr1-down"), action=(xreg0[[0..47]] = 
> 12:12:12:12:12:12; next;)
> +  table=??(lr_in_admission    ), priority=50   , match=(eth.mcast && inport 
> == "lr1-down"), action=(xreg0[[0..47]] = 12:12:12:12:12:12; next;)
> +  table=??(lr_in_admission    ), priority=50   , match=(eth.mcast && inport 
> == "lr1-up"), action=(xreg0[[0..47]] = 11:11:11:11:11:11; next;)
> +])
> +
> +OVN_CLEANUP_NORTHD
> +AT_CLEANUP
> +])
> diff --git a/tests/server.py b/tests/server.py
> index b4aa4b188..f529d2384 100755
> --- a/tests/server.py
> +++ b/tests/server.py
> @@ -35,10 +35,9 @@ def get_socket_family(host):
>               raise
>   
>   
> -def start_server(host='127.0.0.1', port=10000):
> +def start_server(host='127.0.0.1', port=10000, reply_string=None):
>       # Determine socket family based on host address
>       family = get_socket_family(host)
> -
>       # Create a TCP socket with appropriate family
>       with socket.socket(family, socket.SOCK_STREAM) as server_socket:
>           if family == socket.AF_INET6:
> @@ -86,10 +85,13 @@ def start_server(host='127.0.0.1', port=10000):
>                   # Receive the data from the client in chunks and write
>                   # to a file
>                   data = client_socket.recv(1024)
> -                while data:
> -                    with open("output.txt", "a") as f:
> -                        f.write(data.decode())
> -                    data = client_socket.recv(1024)
> +                if reply_string:
> +                    client_socket.sendall(reply_string.encode())
> +                else:
> +                    while data:
> +                        with open("output.txt", "a") as f:
> +                            f.write(data.decode())
> +                        data = client_socket.recv(1024)
>   
>   
>   if __name__ == "__main__":
> @@ -97,6 +99,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
>       group = parser.add_argument_group()
>       group.add_argument("-i", "--bind-host")
>       group.add_argument("-p", "--bind-port", type=int)
> +    group.add_argument("-s", "--reply-string")
>       args = parser.parse_args()
>   
> -    start_server(args.bind_host, args.bind_port)
> +    start_server(args.bind_host, args.bind_port, args.reply_string)


-- 
regards,
Alexandra.

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