Thanks Dumitru and Ales. I improved the code based on your comments. I sent an updated patch. If possible, please consider it for 26.03 (make it easier for us to leverage this change in Crusoe).
--Mehrdad On Tue, Feb 3, 2026 at 2:57 AM Dumitru Ceara <[email protected]> wrote: > 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
