Hi Dumitru, Mark

Thanks for the follow up.

Acked-by: Xavier Simonart <[email protected]>

Thanks
Xavier


On Thu, Mar 19, 2026 at 11:00 AM Dumitru Ceara <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 3/19/26 10:21 AM, Xavier Simonart via dev wrote:
> > Hi Mark,
> >
>
> Hi Xavier,
>
>
> > Thanks for the patch.
> > I only have one question below
> >
>
> Thanks for checking it out!  I'll try to reply below.
>
> > Others than that looks good to me
> > Thanks
> > Xavier
> >
> > On Wed, Mar 18, 2026 at 6:52 PM Mark Michelson via dev <
> > [email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >> UDP health checks rely on receiving either an ICMP error to indicate
> >> that the service is down, or no response as a way to indicate that the
> >> service is live.
> >>
> >> If a particularly dumb service (for instance a UDP "echo" service) is
> >> configured, it will send UDP responses to our health check probes. In
> >> this case, we don't want to send the response to our health check
> >> processing, because the health check does not expect to get a UDP
> >> response. Instead, ignore the response and let it get dropped eventually
> >> by the logical router.
> >>
> >> Fixes: ceea1d7cccad ("northd: Allow LB health checks from router IPs.")
> >> Reported-at: https://redhat.atlassian.net/browse/FDP-3435
> >> Co-authored-by: Dumitru Ceara <[email protected]>
> >> Signed-off-by: Dumitru Ceara <[email protected]>
> >> Signed-off-by: Mark Michelson <[email protected]>
> >> ---
> >>  northd/northd.c     | 32 +++++++++--------
> >>  tests/ovn.at        | 26 +++-----------
> >>  tests/system-ovn.at | 87 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >>  3 files changed, 109 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)
> >>
> >> diff --git a/northd/northd.c b/northd/northd.c
> >> index 734efea65..89d58074c 100644
> >> --- a/northd/northd.c
> >> +++ b/northd/northd.c
> >> @@ -8872,25 +8872,29 @@ build_lb_health_check_response_lflows(
> >>              /* icmp6 type 1 and icmp4 type 3 are included in the match,
> >> because
> >>               * the controller is using them to detect unreachable
> ports.
> >> */
> >>              if (addr_is_ipv6(backend_nb->svc_mon_src_ip)) {
> >> -                ds_put_format(match,
> >> -                              "inport == \"%s\" && ip6.dst == %s && "
> >> -                              "eth.dst == %s && "
> >> -                              "(%s.src == %s || icmp6.type == 1)",
> >> +                ds_put_format(match, "inport == \"%s\" && ip6.dst == %s
> >> && "
> >> +                              "ip6.src == %s && eth.dst == %s && ",
> >>                                backend_nb->logical_port,
> >>                                backend_nb->svc_mon_src_ip,
> >> -
> backend_nb->svc_mon_lrp->lrp_networks.ea_s,
> >> -                              protocol,
> >> -                              backend->port_str);
> >> +                              backend->ip_str,
> >> +
> backend_nb->svc_mon_lrp->lrp_networks.ea_s);
> >> +                if (!strcmp(protocol, "tcp")) {
> >> +                    ds_put_format(match, "tcp.src == %s",
> >> backend->port_str);
> >> +                } else {
> >> +                    ds_put_cstr(match, "icmp6.type == 1");
> >> +                }
> >>              } else {
> >> -                ds_put_format(match,
> >> -                              "inport == \"%s\" && ip4.dst == %s && "
> >> -                              "eth.dst == %s && "
> >> -                              "(%s.src == %s || icmp4.type == 3)",
> >> +                ds_put_format(match, "inport == \"%s\" && ip4.dst == %s
> >> && "
> >> +                              "ip4.src == %s && eth.dst == %s && ",
> >>                                backend_nb->logical_port,
> >>                                backend_nb->svc_mon_src_ip,
> >> -
> backend_nb->svc_mon_lrp->lrp_networks.ea_s,
> >> -                              protocol,
> >> -                              backend->port_str);
> >> +                              backend->ip_str,
> >> +
> backend_nb->svc_mon_lrp->lrp_networks.ea_s);
> >> +                if (!strcmp(protocol, "tcp")) {
> >> +                    ds_put_format(match, "tcp.src == %s",
> >> backend->port_str);
> >> +                } else {
> >> +                    ds_put_cstr(match, "icmp4.type == 3");
> >> +                }
> >>
> > Can't we sometimes receive an ICMPv6 type 1 (or v4 equivalent) as a
> > negative reply to a TCP health check?
> >
>
> It has always been the way the service monitor has worked in OVN, for
> TCP we expect replies to be TCP.RST.  That was the case in the original
> implementation:
>
>
> https://github.com/ovn-org/ovn/commit/8be01f4a5329ed1d4c920e0b8488bd4a5410ffb9
>
> And that is still the case today.  If we'd receive an ICMP error as a
> result to a TCP.SYN we'd fail to find the correct svc_monitor in pinctrl
> anyway.
>
> So, while this could be improved potentially, this patch doesn't
> introduce a behavior change.  Do you agree?
>
Yes, you're 100% right -  we could (maybe) receive such an ICMP error on
the TCP health check, but that was not
handled by pinctrl anyway.

>
> Regards,
> Dumitru
>
>
> >>              }
> >>
> >>              /* ovn-controller expects health check responses from the
> LS
> >> diff --git a/tests/ovn.at b/tests/ovn.at
> >> index 6580de6c2..750cff7c2 100644
> >> --- a/tests/ovn.at
> >> +++ b/tests/ovn.at
> >> @@ -27208,20 +27208,11 @@ AT_CHECK([grep "priority=110" sbflows2 | grep
> >> "handle_svc_check" | \
> >>            grep 'inport == "sw1-p1"' | grep "ip4.dst == 20.0.0.1" | \
> >>            grep -q "tcp.src == 80" ])
> >>
> >> -# Verify flow also matches ICMP unreachable (type 3 for IPv4).
> >> -AT_CHECK([grep "priority=110" sbflows1 | grep "handle_svc_check" | \
> >> -          grep 'inport == "sw0-p1"' | grep "ip4.dst == 10.0.0.1" | \
> >> -          grep -q "icmp4.type == 3"])
> >> -
> >> -AT_CHECK([grep "priority=110" sbflows2 | grep "handle_svc_check" | \
> >> -          grep 'inport == "sw1-p1"' | grep "ip4.dst == 20.0.0.1" | \
> >> -          grep -q "icmp4.type == 3"])
> >> -
> >>  ## UDP Load balancer health check flows.
> >> -# UDP backend - verify flow uses UDP instead of TCP.
> >> +# UDP backend - verify flow uses ICMP type 3 instead of TCP.
> >>  AT_CHECK([grep "priority=110" sbflows1 | grep "handle_svc_check" | \
> >>            grep 'inport == "sw0-p2"' | grep "ip4.dst == 10.0.0.1" | \
> >> -          grep -q "udp.src == 53"])
> >> +          grep -q "icmp4.type == 3"])
> >>
> >>  # Verify NO TCP match in the UDP backend flow.
> >>  AT_CHECK([grep "priority=110" sbflows1 | grep "handle_svc_check" | \
> >> @@ -27370,20 +27361,11 @@ AT_CHECK([grep "priority=110" sbflows2 | grep
> >> "handle_svc_check" | \
> >>            grep 'inport == "sw1-p1"' | grep "ip6.dst == 2002::1" | \
> >>            grep -q "tcp.src == 80" ])
> >>
> >> -# Verify flow also matches ICMP unreachable (type 1 for IPv6).
> >> -AT_CHECK([grep "priority=110" sbflows1 | grep "handle_svc_check" | \
> >> -          grep 'inport == "sw0-p1"' | grep "ip6.dst == 2001::1" | \
> >> -          grep -q "icmp6.type == 1"])
> >> -
> >> -AT_CHECK([grep "priority=110" sbflows2 | grep "handle_svc_check" | \
> >> -          grep 'inport == "sw1-p1"' | grep "ip6.dst == 2002::1" | \
> >> -          grep -q "icmp6.type == 1"])
> >> -
> >>  ## UDP Load balancer health check flows.
> >> -# UDP backend - verify flow uses UDP instead of TCP.
> >> +# UDP backend - verify flow uses ICMP instead of TCP.
> >>  AT_CHECK([grep "priority=110" sbflows1 | grep "handle_svc_check" | \
> >>            grep 'inport == "sw0-p2"' | grep "ip6.dst == 2001::1" | \
> >> -          grep -q "udp.src == 53"])
> >> +          grep -q "icmp6.type == 1"])
> >>
> >>  # Verify NO TCP match in the UDP backend flow.
> >>  AT_CHECK([grep "priority=110" sbflows1 | grep "handle_svc_check" | \
> >> diff --git a/tests/system-ovn.at b/tests/system-ovn.at
> >> index 7edb8a45b..79bad55a9 100644
> >> --- a/tests/system-ovn.at
> >> +++ b/tests/system-ovn.at
> >> @@ -21496,3 +21496,90 @@ OVS_TRAFFIC_VSWITCHD_STOP(["/failed to query
> port
> >> patch-.*/d
> >>  /connection dropped.*/d"])
> >>  AT_CLEANUP
> >>  ])
> >> +
> >> +OVN_FOR_EACH_NORTHD([
> >> +AT_SETUP([Unsupported protocol message])
> >> +AT_SKIP_IF([test $HAVE_NC = no])
> >> +
> >> +ovn_start
> >> +OVS_TRAFFIC_VSWITCHD_START()
> >> +ADD_BR([br-int])
> >> +
> >> +# Set external-ids in br-int needed for ovn-controller.
> >> +check ovs-vsctl \
> >> +        -- set Open_vSwitch . external-ids:system-id=hv1 \
> >> +        -- set Open_vSwitch .
> >> external-ids:ovn-remote=unix:$ovs_base/ovn-sb/ovn-sb.sock \
> >> +        -- set Open_vSwitch . external-ids:ovn-encap-type=geneve \
> >> +        -- set Open_vSwitch . external-ids:ovn-encap-ip=169.0.0.1 \
> >> +        -- set bridge br-int fail-mode=secure
> >> other-config:disable-in-band=true
> >> +
> >> +# Start ovn-controller.
> >> +start_daemon ovn-controller
> >> +
> >> +check ovn-nbctl ls-add ls1
> >> +check ovn-nbctl lsp-add ls1 ls1p1
> >> +check ovn-nbctl lsp-set-addresses ls1p1 "00:00:00:01:01:01 192.168.1.1"
> >> +check ovn-nbctl lsp-add ls1 ls1p2
> >> +check ovn-nbctl lsp-set-addresses ls1p2 "00:00:00:01:01:02 192.168.1.2"
> >> +
> >> +check ovn-nbctl lr-add lr1
> >> +check ovn-nbctl lrp-add lr1 lr1-ls1 00:00:00:00:00:01 192.168.1.254/24
> >> +check ovn-nbctl lsp-add ls1 ls1-lr1
> >> +check ovn-nbctl lsp-set-addresses ls1-lr1 "00:00:00:00:00:01
> >> 192.168.1.254"
> >> +check ovn-nbctl lsp-set-type ls1-lr1 router
> >> +check ovn-nbctl lsp-set-options ls1-lr1 router-port=lr1-ls1
> >> +
> >> +check ovn-nbctl lrp-add lr1 lr1-ls2 00:00:00:00:00:02 192.168.2.254/24
> >> +
> >> +check ovn-nbctl ls-add ls2
> >> +check ovn-nbctl lsp-add ls2 ls2-lr1
> >> +check ovn-nbctl lsp-set-addresses ls2-lr1 "00:00:00:00:00:02
> >> 192.168.2.254"
> >> +check ovn-nbctl lsp-set-type ls2-lr1 router
> >> +check ovn-nbctl lsp-set-options ls2-lr1 router-port=lr1-ls2
> >> +
> >> +check ovn-nbctl lsp-add ls2 ls2p1
> >> +check ovn-nbctl lsp-set-addresses ls2p1 "00:00:00:01:02:01 192.168.2.1"
> >> +
> >> +ADD_NAMESPACES(ls1p1)
> >> +ADD_VETH(ls1p1, ls1p1, br-int, "192.168.1.1/24", "00:00:00:01:01:01",
> >> +         "192.168.1.254")
> >> +
> >> +ADD_NAMESPACES(ls2p1)
> >> +ADD_VETH(ls2p1, ls2p1, br-int, "192.168.2.1/24", "00:00:00:01:02:01",
> >> +         "192.168.2.254")
> >> +
> >> +ADD_NAMESPACES(ls1p2)
> >> +ADD_VETH(ls1p2, ls1p2, br-int, "192.168.1.2/24", "00:00:00:01:01:02",
> >> +         "192.168.1.254")
> >> +
> >> +check ovn-nbctl lb-add lb0 192.168.5.1:12345 192.168.1.1:12345,
> >> 192.168.1.2:12345
> >> +check ovn-nbctl ls-lb-add ls1 lb0
> >> +check ovn-nbctl lr-lb-add lr1 lb0
> >> +lb_uuid=$(fetch_column nb:Load_Balancer _uuid name=lb0)
> >> +check ovn-nbctl set Load_Balancer $lb_uuid protocol=udp
> >> +check ovn-nbctl --wait=hv set Logical_Router lr1 options:chassis="hv1"
> >> +
> >> +wait_for_ports_up ls1p1 ls1p2 ls2p1
> >> +
> >> +NETNS_DAEMONIZE([ls1p1], [nc -l 12345 --udp -k --sh-exec ls],
> [nc1.pid])
> >> +NETNS_DAEMONIZE([ls1p2], [nc -l 12345 --udp -k --sh-exec ls],
> [nc2.pid])
> >> +
> >> +hc_uuid=$(ovn-nbctl --id=@hc create Load_Balancer_Health_Check
> >> vip="192.168.5.1\:12345" -- \
> >> +          add Load_Balancer $lb_uuid health_check @hc)
> >> +check ovn-nbctl set Load_Balancer_Health_Check $hc_uuid
> >> options:timeout=20 options:success_count=3 options:failure_count=3
> >> +check ovn-nbctl --wait=sb set load_balancer $lb_uuid
> >> ip_port_mappings:192.168.1.1=ls1p1:192.168.1.254
> >> +
> >> +NS_EXEC([ls2p1], [nc --udp 192.168.5.1 12345 <<< h])
> >> +
> >> +# It may not seem like we're actually testing anything in this test.
> >> +# If there is a warning or error in the ovn-controller log about
> >> +# an unsupported health check protocol, it will cause a test failure
> >> +# when we stop ovn-controller.
> >> +OVN_CLEANUP_CONTROLLER([hv1])
> >> +OVN_CLEANUP_NORTHD
> >> +
> >> +as
> >> +OVS_TRAFFIC_VSWITCHD_STOP(["/failed to query port patch-.*/d
> >> +/connection dropped.*/d"])
> >> +AT_CLEANUP
> >> +])
> >>
> > Thanks
> > Xavier
> >
> >> --
> >> 2.52.0
> >>
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