Jan, thank you so much, very exhaustive analysis :), I'll double check your fix 
patch.

From: Jan Scheurich [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2018 9:09 AM
To: Yang, Yi Y <[email protected]>
Cc: [email protected]; Zoltán Balogh <[email protected]>
Subject: RE: OVS will hit an assert if encap(nsh) is done in bucket of group


Hi Yi,



Part of the seemingly strange behavior of the encap(nsh) action in a group is 
caused by the (often forgotten) fact that group buckets do not contain action 
*lists* but action *sets*. I have no idea why it was defined like this when 
groups were first introduced in OpenFlow 1.1. In my view it was a bad decision 
and causes a lot of limitation for using groups. But that's the way it is.



In action sets there can only be one action of a kind (except for set_field, 
where there can be one action per target field). If there are multiple actions 
of the same kind specified, only the last one taken, the earlier  ones ignored.



Furthermore, the order of execution of the actions in the action set is not 
given by the order in which they are listed but defined by the OpenFlow 
standard (see chapter 5.6 of OF spec 1.5.1). Of course the generic encap() and 
decap() actions are not standardized yet, so the OF spec doesn't specify where 
to put them in the sequence. We had to implement something that follows the 
spirit of the specification, knowing that whatever we chose may fit some but 
won't fit many other legitimate use cases.



OVS's order is defined in ofpacts_execute_action_set() in ofp-actions.c:

OFPACT_STRIP_VLAN

OFPACT_POP_MPLS

OFPACT_DECAP

OFPACT_ENCAP

OFPACT_PUSH_MPLS

OFPACT_PUSH_VLAN

OFPACT_DEC_TTL

OFPACT_DEC_MPLS_TTL

OFPACT_DEC_NSH_TTL

All OFP_ACT SET_FIELD and OFP_ACT_MOVE (target)

OFPACT_SET_QUEUE



Now, your specific group bucket use case:



   encap(nsh),set_field:<val>->nsh_xxx,output:vxlan_gpe_port



should be a lucky fit and execute as expected, whereas the analogous use case



   encap(nsh),set_field:<val>->nsh_xxx,encap(ethernet), output:ethernet_port



fails with the error



   Dropping packet as encap(ethernet) is not supported for packet type ethernet.



because the second encap(ethernet) action replaces the encap(nsh) in the action 
set and is executed first on the original received Ethernet packet. Boom!



So, why does your valid use case cause an assertion failure? It's a consequence 
of two faults:


1.      In the conversion of the group bucket's action list to the bucket 
action set in ofpacts_execute_action_set() the action list is filtered with 
ofpact_is_set_or_move_action() to select the set_field actions. This function 
incorrectly flagged OFPACT_ENCAP, OFPACT_DECAP and OFPACT_DEC_NSH_TTL as 
set_field actions. That's why the encap(nsh) action is wrongly copied twice to 
the action set.

2.      The translation of the second encap(nsh) action in the action set 
doesn't change the packet_type as it is already (1,0x894f). Hence, the 
commit_packet_type_change() triggered at output to vxlan_gpe port misses to 
generate a second encap_nsh datapath action. The logic here is obviously not 
complete to cover the NSH in NSH use case that we intended to support and must 
be enhanced.


The commit of the changes to the NSH header in commit_set_nsh_action() then 
triggers assertion failure because the translation of the second encap(nsh) 
action did overwrite the original nsh_np (0x3 for Ethernet in NSH) in the flow 
with 0x4 (for NSH in NSH). Since it is not allowed to modify the nsh_np with 
set_field this is what triggers the assertion.


I believe this assertion to be correct. It did detect the combination of the 
above two faults.



The solution to 1 is trivial. I'll post a bug fix straight away. That should 
suffice for your problem.

The solution to 2 requires a bit more thinking. I will send a fix when I have 
found it.



BR, Jan



> -----Original Message-----

> From: Yang, Yi [mailto:[email protected]]

> Sent: Friday, 23 March, 2018 08:55

> To: Jan Scheurich 
> <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>

> Cc: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>; Zoltán Balogh 
> <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>

> Subject: Re: OVS will hit an assert if encap(nsh) is done in bucket of group

>

> On Fri, Mar 23, 2018 at 07:51:45AM +0000, Jan Scheurich wrote:

> > Hi Yi,

> >

> > Could you please provide the OF pipeline (flows and groups) and an 
> > ofproto/trace command that triggers that fault?

> >

> > Thanks, Jan

>

> Hi, Jan

>

> my br-int has the below ports:

>

>  1(dpdk0): addr:08:00:27:c6:9f:ff

>      config:     0

>      state:      LIVE

>      current:    1GB-FD AUTO_NEG

>      speed: 1000 Mbps now, 0 Mbps max

>  2(vxlangpe1): addr:16:04:0c:e5:f1:2c

>      config:     0

>      state:      LIVE

>      speed: 0 Mbps now, 0 Mbps max

>  3(vxlan1): addr:da:1e:fb:2b:c8:63

>      config:     0

>      state:      LIVE

>      speed: 0 Mbps now, 0 Mbps max

>  4(veth-br): addr:92:3d:e0:ab:c2:85

>      config:     0

>      state:      LIVE

>      current:    10GB-FD COPPER

>      speed: 10000 Mbps now, 0 Mbps max

>  LOCAL(br-int): addr:08:00:27:c6:9f:ff

>      config:     0

>      state:      LIVE

>      current:    10MB-FD COPPER

>      speed: 10 Mbps now, 0 Mbps max

>

> Here are group and flow

>

> ${OFCTL} -Oopenflow13 add-group br-int

> group_id=111,type=all,bucket="load:0xc0a83249->NXM_NX_TUN_IPV4_DST[],load:0x9-

> >NXM_NX_TUN_ID[0..31],output:3",bucket="encap(nsh(md_type=1)),set_field:0x80->nsh_flags,set_field:0x3456-

> >nsh_spi,set_field:253->nsh_si,set_field:0x11111111->nsh_c1,set_field:0x22222222->nsh_c2,set_field:0x33333333-

> >nsh_c3,set_field:0x44444444->nsh_c4,load:0xc0a83249->NXM_NX_TUN_IPV4_DST[],load:0x9->NXM_NX_TUN_ID[0..31],output:2"

> ${OFCTL} -Oopenflow13 add-flow br-int in_port=4,icmp,actions=group:111

>

> Then I run ping by this cmd "sudo ip netns exec app ping -c 1 192.168.2.2", 
> it will hit flow "in_port=4,icmp,actions=group:111", then

> result in this assert.

>

> >

> > > -----Original Message-----

> > > From: Yang, Yi [mailto:[email protected]]

> > > Sent: Friday, 23 March, 2018 04:53

> > > To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>

> > > Cc: Jan Scheurich 
> > > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>; Zoltán 
> > > Balogh <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>

> > > Subject: OVS will hit an assert if encap(nsh) is done in bucket of group

> > >

> > > Hi, guys

> > >

> > > A NSH user found OVS will hit the below assert in function

> > > commit_set_nsh_action in file lib/odp-util.c if encap(nsh) is done in

> > > bucket of group

> > >

> > >     ovs_assert(flow->nsh.mdtype == base_flow->nsh.mdtype &&

> > >                flow->nsh.np == base_flow->nsh.np);

> > >

> > > But it isn't an issue if encap(nsh) in actions=.

> > >

> > > I debugged this issue but can't find the root cause, basically

> > > xlate_generic_encap_action is called twice for a packet in different

> > > code path in group bucket use case. one is upcall process, another one

> > > is normal process in two code paths, gdb call stack dump is as followed.

> > >

> > > The second call is obviously based on the result of the first call which

> > > has been committed by xlate_commit_actions in first call

> > > xlate_generic_encap_action, so flow->nsh.np will be set to NSH_P_NSH,

> > > this is wrong, but it can work normally if I comment out the above

> > > assert. I really don't know why xlate_generic_encap_action is called

> > > twice in group bucket use case, so look forward to your insights,

> > > appriciate your feedback heartfeltly.

> > >

> > > (gdb) bt

> > > #0  xlate_generic_encap_action (encap=0x7ffd9458f460,

> > > ctx=0x7ffd94590f30)

> > >     at ofproto/ofproto-dpif-xlate.c:5913

> > > #1  do_xlate_actions (ofpacts=<optimized out>, ofpacts_len=<optimized

> > > out>,

> > >     ctx=ctx@entry=0x7ffd94590f30,

> > > is_last_action=is_last_action@entry=false)

> > >     at ofproto/ofproto-dpif-xlate.c:6499

> > > #2  0x000000000074add0 in xlate_group_bucket

> > > (ctx=ctx@entry=0x7ffd94590f30,

> > >     is_last_action=<optimized out>, bucket=0x2214f90, bucket=0x2214f90)

> > >     at ofproto/ofproto-dpif-xlate.c:4090

> > > #3  0x0000000000749ee4 in xlate_all_group (is_last_action=false,

> > >     group=0x2214bc0, ctx=0x7ffd94590f30) at

> > > ofproto/ofproto-dpif-xlate.c:4150

> > > #4  xlate_group_action__ (is_last_action=<optimized out>,

> > > group=0x2214bc0,

> > >     ctx=0x7ffd94590f30) at ofproto/ofproto-dpif-xlate.c:4304

> > > #5  xlate_group_action (is_last_action=<optimized out>,

> > >     group_id=<optimized out>, ctx=0x7ffd94590f30)

> > >     at ofproto/ofproto-dpif-xlate.c:4335

> > > #6  do_xlate_actions (ofpacts=ofpacts@entry=0x2212558,

> > >     ofpacts_len=ofpacts_len@entry=8, ctx=ctx@entry=0x7ffd94590f30,

> > >     is_last_action=is_last_action@entry=true)

> > >     at ofproto/ofproto-dpif-xlate.c:6177

> > > #7  0x0000000000750041 in xlate_actions (xin=xin@entry=0x7ffd945919d0,

> > >     xout=xout@entry=0x7ffd94591dd0) at ofproto/ofproto-dpif-xlate.c:7090

> > > #8  0x0000000000741f00 in upcall_xlate (wc=0x7ffd94592ff8,

> > > ---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit---

> > >     odp_actions=0x7ffd945927d0, upcall=0x7ffd94591d70, udpif=0x1805440)

> > >     at ofproto/ofproto-dpif-upcall.c:1162

> > > #9  process_upcall (udpif=udpif@entry=0x1805440,

> > >     upcall=upcall@entry=0x7ffd94591d70,

> > >     odp_actions=odp_actions@entry=0x7ffd945927d0,

> > > wc=wc@entry=0x7ffd94592ff8)

> > >     at ofproto/ofproto-dpif-upcall.c:1361

> > > #10 0x000000000074244b in upcall_cb (packet=<optimized out>,

> > >     flow=0x7ffd94592d60, ufid=<optimized out>, pmd_id=<optimized out>,

> > >     type=<optimized out>, userdata=<optimized out>,

> > > actions=0x7ffd945927d0,

> > >     wc=0x7ffd94592ff8, put_actions=0x7ffd94592810, aux=0x1805440)

> > >     at ofproto/ofproto-dpif-upcall.c:1263

> > > #11 0x000000000076b2d6 in dp_netdev_upcall

> > > (packet_=packet_@entry=0x2211680,

> > >     flow=flow@entry=0x7ffd94592d60, wc=wc@entry=0x7ffd94592ff8,

> > >     ufid=ufid@entry=0x7ffd945927b0, type=type@entry=DPIF_UC_MISS,

> > >     userdata=userdata@entry=0x0, actions=actions@entry=0x7ffd945927d0,

> > >     put_actions=put_actions@entry=0x7ffd94592810, pmd=<optimized out>,

> > >     pmd=<optimized out>) at lib/dpif-netdev.c:4868

> > > #12 0x00000000007725fd in handle_packet_upcall

> > > (put_actions=0x7ffd94592810,

> > >     actions=0x7ffd945927d0, key=0x7ffd94593c40, packet=0x2211680,

> > >     pmd=0x18a3e90) at lib/dpif-netdev.c:5079

> > > #13 fast_path_processing (pmd=pmd@entry=0x18a3e90,

> > >     packets_=packets_@entry=0x7ffd94593fa0,

> > > keys=keys@entry=0x7ffd94593c40,

> > > ---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit---

> > >     batches=batches@entry=0x7ffd94593ae0,

> > >     n_batches=n_batches@entry=0x7ffd94593f28, in_port=<optimized out>)

> > >     at lib/dpif-netdev.c:5187

> > > #14 0x0000000000772ea8 in dp_netdev_input__ (pmd=pmd@entry=0x18a3e90,

> > >     packets=packets@entry=0x7ffd94593fa0,

> > >     md_is_valid=md_is_valid@entry=false, port_no=port_no@entry=5)

> > >     at lib/dpif-netdev.c:5259

> > > #15 0x000000000077310d in dp_netdev_input (port_no=5,

> > > packets=0x7ffd94593fa0,

> > >     pmd=0x18a3e90) at lib/dpif-netdev.c:5287

> > > #16 dp_netdev_process_rxq_port (pmd=pmd@entry=0x18a3e90, rxq=0x1d4f2a0,

> > >     port_no=5) at lib/dpif-netdev.c:3286

> > > #17 0x0000000000773b02 in dpif_netdev_run (dpif=<optimized out>)

> > >     at lib/dpif-netdev.c:3940

> > > #18 0x0000000000733a18 in type_run (type=<optimized out>)

> > >     at ofproto/ofproto-dpif.c:342

> > > #19 0x000000000071f9cf in ofproto_type_run (datapath_type=<optimized

> > > out>,

> > >     datapath_type@entry=0x1d50ab0 "netdev") at ofproto/ofproto.c:1707

> > > #20 0x000000000070f955 in bridge_run__ () at vswitchd/bridge.c:2931

> > > #21 0x00000000007153c8 in bridge_run () at vswitchd/bridge.c:2995

> > > #22 0x0000000000415485 in main (argc=5, argv=0x7ffd94594568)

> > >     at vswitchd/ovs-vswitchd.c:120

> > > (gdb) bt

> > > #0  xlate_generic_encap_action (encap=0x7ffd9458f478,

> > > ctx=0x7ffd94590f30)

> > >     at ofproto/ofproto-dpif-xlate.c:5913

> > > #1  do_xlate_actions (ofpacts=<optimized out>, ofpacts_len=<optimized

> > > out>,

> > >     ctx=ctx@entry=0x7ffd94590f30,

> > > is_last_action=is_last_action@entry=false)

> > >     at ofproto/ofproto-dpif-xlate.c:6499

> > > #2  0x000000000074add0 in xlate_group_bucket

> > > (ctx=ctx@entry=0x7ffd94590f30,

> > >     is_last_action=<optimized out>, bucket=0x2214f90, bucket=0x2214f90)

> > >     at ofproto/ofproto-dpif-xlate.c:4090

> > > #3  0x0000000000749ee4 in xlate_all_group (is_last_action=false,

> > >     group=0x2214bc0, ctx=0x7ffd94590f30) at

> > > ofproto/ofproto-dpif-xlate.c:4150

> > > #4  xlate_group_action__ (is_last_action=<optimized out>,

> > > group=0x2214bc0,

> > >     ctx=0x7ffd94590f30) at ofproto/ofproto-dpif-xlate.c:4304

> > > #5  xlate_group_action (is_last_action=<optimized out>,

> > >     group_id=<optimized out>, ctx=0x7ffd94590f30)

> > >     at ofproto/ofproto-dpif-xlate.c:4335

> > > #6  do_xlate_actions (ofpacts=ofpacts@entry=0x2212558,

> > >     ofpacts_len=ofpacts_len@entry=8, ctx=ctx@entry=0x7ffd94590f30,

> > >     is_last_action=is_last_action@entry=true)

> > >     at ofproto/ofproto-dpif-xlate.c:6177

> > > #7  0x0000000000750041 in xlate_actions (xin=xin@entry=0x7ffd945919d0,

> > >     xout=xout@entry=0x7ffd94591dd0) at ofproto/ofproto-dpif-xlate.c:7090

> > > #8  0x0000000000741f00 in upcall_xlate (wc=0x7ffd94592ff8,

> > > ---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit---

> > >     odp_actions=0x7ffd945927d0, upcall=0x7ffd94591d70, udpif=0x1805440)

> > >     at ofproto/ofproto-dpif-upcall.c:1162

> > > #9  process_upcall (udpif=udpif@entry=0x1805440,

> > >     upcall=upcall@entry=0x7ffd94591d70,

> > >     odp_actions=odp_actions@entry=0x7ffd945927d0,

> > > wc=wc@entry=0x7ffd94592ff8)

> > >     at ofproto/ofproto-dpif-upcall.c:1361

> > > #10 0x000000000074244b in upcall_cb (packet=<optimized out>,

> > >     flow=0x7ffd94592d60, ufid=<optimized out>, pmd_id=<optimized out>,

> > >     type=<optimized out>, userdata=<optimized out>,

> > > actions=0x7ffd945927d0,

> > >     wc=0x7ffd94592ff8, put_actions=0x7ffd94592810, aux=0x1805440)

> > >     at ofproto/ofproto-dpif-upcall.c:1263

> > > #11 0x000000000076b2d6 in dp_netdev_upcall

> > > (packet_=packet_@entry=0x2211680,

> > >     flow=flow@entry=0x7ffd94592d60, wc=wc@entry=0x7ffd94592ff8,

> > >     ufid=ufid@entry=0x7ffd945927b0, type=type@entry=DPIF_UC_MISS,

> > >     userdata=userdata@entry=0x0, actions=actions@entry=0x7ffd945927d0,

> > >     put_actions=put_actions@entry=0x7ffd94592810, pmd=<optimized out>,

> > >     pmd=<optimized out>) at lib/dpif-netdev.c:4868

> > > #12 0x00000000007725fd in handle_packet_upcall

> > > (put_actions=0x7ffd94592810,

> > >     actions=0x7ffd945927d0, key=0x7ffd94593c40, packet=0x2211680,

> > >     pmd=0x18a3e90) at lib/dpif-netdev.c:5079

> > > #13 fast_path_processing (pmd=pmd@entry=0x18a3e90,

> > >     packets_=packets_@entry=0x7ffd94593fa0,

> > > keys=keys@entry=0x7ffd94593c40,

> > > ---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit---

> > >     batches=batches@entry=0x7ffd94593ae0,

> > >     n_batches=n_batches@entry=0x7ffd94593f28, in_port=<optimized out>)

> > >     at lib/dpif-netdev.c:5187

> > > #14 0x0000000000772ea8 in dp_netdev_input__ (pmd=pmd@entry=0x18a3e90,

> > >     packets=packets@entry=0x7ffd94593fa0,

> > >     md_is_valid=md_is_valid@entry=false, port_no=port_no@entry=5)

> > >     at lib/dpif-netdev.c:5259

> > > #15 0x000000000077310d in dp_netdev_input (port_no=5,

> > > packets=0x7ffd94593fa0,

> > >     pmd=0x18a3e90) at lib/dpif-netdev.c:5287

> > > #16 dp_netdev_process_rxq_port (pmd=pmd@entry=0x18a3e90, rxq=0x1d4f2a0,

> > >     port_no=5) at lib/dpif-netdev.c:3286

> > > #17 0x0000000000773b02 in dpif_netdev_run (dpif=<optimized out>)

> > >     at lib/dpif-netdev.c:3940

> > > #18 0x0000000000733a18 in type_run (type=<optimized out>)

> > >     at ofproto/ofproto-dpif.c:342

> > > #19 0x000000000071f9cf in ofproto_type_run (datapath_type=<optimized

> > > out>,

> > >     datapath_type@entry=0x1d50ab0 "netdev") at ofproto/ofproto.c:1707

> > > #20 0x000000000070f955 in bridge_run__ () at vswitchd/bridge.c:2931

> > > #21 0x00000000007153c8 in bridge_run () at vswitchd/bridge.c:2995

> > > #22 0x0000000000415485 in main (argc=5, argv=0x7ffd94594568)

> > >     at vswitchd/ovs-vswitchd.c:120

> > > (gdb)

> > >

> > > (gdb) bt

> > > #0  xlate_generic_encap_action (encap=0x7f7df3ff81c0,

> > > ctx=0x7f7df3ff9c90)

> > >     at ofproto/ofproto-dpif-xlate.c:5913

> > > #1  do_xlate_actions (ofpacts=<optimized out>, ofpacts_len=<optimized

> > > out>,

> > >     ctx=ctx@entry=0x7f7df3ff9c90,

> > > is_last_action=is_last_action@entry=false)

> > >     at ofproto/ofproto-dpif-xlate.c:6499

> > > #2  0x000000000074add0 in xlate_group_bucket

> > > (ctx=ctx@entry=0x7f7df3ff9c90,

> > >     is_last_action=<optimized out>, bucket=0x2214f90, bucket=0x2214f90)

> > >     at ofproto/ofproto-dpif-xlate.c:4090

> > > #3  0x0000000000749ee4 in xlate_all_group (is_last_action=false,

> > >     group=0x2214bc0, ctx=0x7f7df3ff9c90) at

> > > ofproto/ofproto-dpif-xlate.c:4150

> > > #4  xlate_group_action__ (is_last_action=<optimized out>,

> > > group=0x2214bc0,

> > >     ctx=0x7f7df3ff9c90) at ofproto/ofproto-dpif-xlate.c:4304

> > > #5  xlate_group_action (is_last_action=<optimized out>,

> > >     group_id=<optimized out>, ctx=0x7f7df3ff9c90)

> > >     at ofproto/ofproto-dpif-xlate.c:4335

> > > #6  do_xlate_actions (ofpacts=ofpacts@entry=0x2212558,

> > >     ofpacts_len=ofpacts_len@entry=8, ctx=ctx@entry=0x7f7df3ff9c90,

> > >     is_last_action=is_last_action@entry=true)

> > >     at ofproto/ofproto-dpif-xlate.c:6177

> > > #7  0x0000000000750041 in xlate_actions (xin=xin@entry=0x7f7df3ffa130,

> > >     xout=xout@entry=0x7f7df3ffaa50) at ofproto/ofproto-dpif-xlate.c:7090

> > > #8  0x000000000073fccd in xlate_key (key=<optimized out>,

> > > ---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit---

> > >     len=<optimized out>, push=push@entry=0x7f7df3ffa4d0,

> > >     ctx=ctx@entry=0x7f7df3ffaa30, udpif=<optimized out>)

> > >     at ofproto/ofproto-dpif-upcall.c:2055

> > > #9  0x000000000074031a in xlate_ukey (ukey=0x2214300, ukey=0x2214300,

> > >     ctx=0x7f7df3ffaa30, tcp_flags=<optimized out>, udpif=0x1805440)

> > >     at ofproto/ofproto-dpif-upcall.c:2070

> > > #10 revalidate_ukey__ (udpif=udpif@entry=0x1805440,

> > >     ukey=ukey@entry=0x2214300, tcp_flags=<optimized out>,

> > >     odp_actions=0x7f7df3ffae60, recircs=recircs@entry=0x7f7df3ffae50,

> > >     xcache=<optimized out>) at ofproto/ofproto-dpif-upcall.c:2116

> > > #11 0x00000000007405a6 in revalidate_ukey (udpif=udpif@entry=0x1805440,

> > >     ukey=ukey@entry=0x2214300, stats=stats@entry=0x7f7df3ffbb98,

> > >     odp_actions=odp_actions@entry=0x7f7df3ffae60,

> > >     reval_seq=reval_seq@entry=527957,

> > > recircs=recircs@entry=0x7f7df3ffae50)

> > >     at ofproto/ofproto-dpif-upcall.c:2218

> > > #12 0x0000000000743523 in revalidate (revalidator=0x18078b0)

> > >     at ofproto/ofproto-dpif-upcall.c:2522

> > > #13 0x000000000074362b in udpif_revalidator (arg=0x18078b0)

> > >     at ofproto/ofproto-dpif-upcall.c:910

> > > #14 0x00000000007eb344 in ovsthread_wrapper (aux_=<optimized out>)

> > >     at lib/ovs-thread.c:348

> > > #15 0x00007f7e06697184 in start_thread (arg=0x7f7df3fff700)

> > > ---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit---

> > >     at pthread_create.c:312

> > > #16 0x00007f7e05cab03d in clone ()

> > >     at ../sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/clone.S:111

> > > (gdb)
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