On 2/3/26 9:59 AM, Ales Musil wrote: > > > On Tue, Feb 3, 2026 at 12:58 AM Mehrdad Moradi via dev <ovs- > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Hi Dumitru and OVN team, > > I would like to propose an exception for a patch I posted: "[PATCH ovn] > pinctrl: Randomize DNS response IP order for load balancing" and > request to > squeeze this into 26.03.0 if possible. > > While this is technically an optimization, the current behavior > results in > a functional deficiency and backend hotspots. Since ovn-controller > currently returns IP addresses in a static order, > standard clients (which typically pick the first IP) end up > directing all > traffic to a single backend. This effectively negates the purpose of the > load balancer in many scenarios and creates > uneven distribution. The patch implements a standard Fisher-Yates > shuffle > to randomize the order of IPs in the DNS answer. It is a self-contained > change within pinctrl with low > regression risk, but it provides significant value for correctly > distributing traffic in the upcoming release. > > Do you think we can squeeze this into 26.03.0? > > Regards, > Mehrdad > _______________________________________________ > dev mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > https://mail.openvswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/ovs-dev <https:// > mail.openvswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/ovs-dev> > > > Hi Mehrdad, >
Hi Mehrdad, > in my opinion it's fine to consider it for 26.03. I'll review the first > revision while other maintainers express their opinion. > I had a look at the patch and shared some thoughts. But in general, I agree, it should be fine to consider it for 26.03. > Regards, > Ales Regards, Dumitru _______________________________________________ dev mailing list [email protected] https://mail.openvswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/ovs-dev
