responses inline, thanks for the review!

On Tue, May 21, 2024 at 5:35 AM <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Mon, May 20, 2024 at 08:24:24AM GMT, Jacob Tanenbaum wrote:
> > created a new column in the database to hardcode drop reasons for
> > default drop actions. the new column is called flow_desc and will create
> > southbound database entries like this
> >
> > _uuid               : 20f1897b-477e-47ae-a32c-c546d83ec097
> > actions             :
> "sample(probability=65535,collector_set=123,obs_domain=1,obs_point=$cookie);
> /* drop-reason (NO L2 DEST) */"
> > controller_meter    : []
> > external_ids        : {source="northd.c:8721",
> stage-name=ls_in_l2_unknown}
> > flow_desc           : "NO L2 DEST"
> > logical_datapath    : []
> > logical_dp_group    : ee3c3db5-98a2-4f34-8a84-409deae140a7
> > match               : "outport == \"none\""
> > pipeline            : ingress
> > priority            : 50
> > table_id            : 27
> > tags                : {}
> > hash                : 0
> >
> > where the action includes the flow_desc as the drop reason
> >
>
> Thanks for working on this Jacob!
> I've added some comments inline.
>
> > Signed-off-by: Jacob Tanenbaum <[email protected]>
> > Suggested-by: Dumitru Ceara <[email protected]>
> > Reported-at: https://issues.redhat.com/browse/FDP-307
> >
> > diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
> > index 3b5e93dc9..95d641905 100644
> > --- a/NEWS
> > +++ b/NEWS
> > @@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ Post v24.03.0
> >      external-ids, the option is no longer needed as it became
> effectively
> >      "true" for all scenarios.
> >    - Added DHCPv4 relay support.
> > +  - Added a new column in the southbound database "flow_desc" to provide
> > +    human readable context to flows.
> >
> >  OVN v24.03.0 - 01 Mar 2024
> >  --------------------------
> > diff --git a/northd/lflow-mgr.c b/northd/lflow-mgr.c
> > index b2c60b5de..24c2c17c5 100644
> > --- a/northd/lflow-mgr.c
> > +++ b/northd/lflow-mgr.c
> > @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ static void ovn_lflow_init(struct ovn_lflow *, struct
> ovn_datapath *od,
> >                             uint16_t priority, char *match,
> >                             char *actions, char *io_port,
> >                             char *ctrl_meter, char *stage_hint,
> > -                           const char *where);
> > +                           const char *where, const char *flow_desc);
> >  static struct ovn_lflow *ovn_lflow_find(const struct hmap *lflows,
> >                                          enum ovn_stage stage,
> >                                          uint16_t priority, const char
> *match,
> > @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ static struct ovn_lflow *do_ovn_lflow_add(
> >      const char *actions, const char *io_port,
> >      const char *ctrl_meter,
> >      const struct ovsdb_idl_row *stage_hint,
> > -    const char *where);
> > +    const char *where, const char *flow_desc);
> >
> >
> >  static struct ovs_mutex *lflow_hash_lock(const struct hmap *lflow_table,
> > @@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ struct ovn_lflow {
> >                                    * 'dpg_bitmap'. */
> >      struct ovn_dp_group *dpg;    /* Link to unique Sb datapath group. */
> >      const char *where;
> > +    const char *flow_desc;
> >
> >      struct uuid sb_uuid;         /* SB DB row uuid, specified by
> northd. */
> >      struct ovs_list referenced_by;  /* List of struct lflow_ref_node. */
> > @@ -659,7 +660,7 @@ lflow_table_add_lflow(struct lflow_table
> *lflow_table,
> >                        const char *match, const char *actions,
> >                        const char *io_port, const char *ctrl_meter,
> >                        const struct ovsdb_idl_row *stage_hint,
> > -                      const char *where,
> > +                      const char *where, const char *flow_desc,
> >                        struct lflow_ref *lflow_ref)
> >      OVS_EXCLUDED(fake_hash_mutex)
> >  {
> > @@ -679,7 +680,7 @@ lflow_table_add_lflow(struct lflow_table
> *lflow_table,
> >          do_ovn_lflow_add(lflow_table,
> >                           od ? ods_size(od->datapaths) : dp_bitmap_len,
> >                           hash, stage, priority, match, actions,
> > -                         io_port, ctrl_meter, stage_hint, where);
> > +                         io_port, ctrl_meter, stage_hint, where,
> flow_desc);
> >
> >      if (lflow_ref) {
> >          struct lflow_ref_node *lrn =
> > @@ -733,7 +734,7 @@ lflow_table_add_lflow_default_drop(struct
> lflow_table *lflow_table,
> >  {
> >      lflow_table_add_lflow(lflow_table, od, NULL, 0, stage, 0, "1",
> >                            debug_drop_action(), NULL, NULL, NULL,
> > -                          where, lflow_ref);
> > +                          where, NULL, lflow_ref);
> >  }
> >
> >  struct ovn_dp_group *
> > @@ -856,7 +857,7 @@ static void
> >  ovn_lflow_init(struct ovn_lflow *lflow, struct ovn_datapath *od,
> >                 size_t dp_bitmap_len, enum ovn_stage stage, uint16_t
> priority,
> >                 char *match, char *actions, char *io_port, char
> *ctrl_meter,
> > -               char *stage_hint, const char *where)
> > +               char *stage_hint, const char *where, const char
> *flow_desc)
> >  {
> >      lflow->dpg_bitmap = bitmap_allocate(dp_bitmap_len);
> >      lflow->od = od;
> > @@ -867,6 +868,7 @@ ovn_lflow_init(struct ovn_lflow *lflow, struct
> ovn_datapath *od,
> >      lflow->io_port = io_port;
> >      lflow->stage_hint = stage_hint;
> >      lflow->ctrl_meter = ctrl_meter;
> > +    lflow->flow_desc = flow_desc;
>
> IIUC, and please correct me if I'm wrong as I'm not very familiar with
> lflow-mgr, the lflow object outlives lflow_table_add_lflow and I don't
> see a call to "free(lflow->flow_desc)". This means we can only add static
> strings. Do you see any use for a dynamically generated string?
>

I do see a use for a dynamically generated string and am changing this for
v2

>
> >      lflow->dpg = NULL;
> >      lflow->where = where;
> >      lflow->sb_uuid = UUID_ZERO;
> > @@ -960,7 +962,7 @@ do_ovn_lflow_add(struct lflow_table *lflow_table,
> size_t dp_bitmap_len,
> >                   const char *match, const char *actions,
> >                   const char *io_port, const char *ctrl_meter,
> >                   const struct ovsdb_idl_row *stage_hint,
> > -                 const char *where)
> > +                 const char *where, const char *flow_desc)
> >      OVS_REQUIRES(fake_hash_mutex)
> >  {
> >      struct ovn_lflow *old_lflow;
> > @@ -982,7 +984,7 @@ do_ovn_lflow_add(struct lflow_table *lflow_table,
> size_t dp_bitmap_len,
> >                     xstrdup(match), xstrdup(actions),
> >                     io_port ? xstrdup(io_port) : NULL,
> >                     nullable_xstrdup(ctrl_meter),
> > -                   ovn_lflow_hint(stage_hint), where);
> > +                   ovn_lflow_hint(stage_hint), where, flow_desc);
> >
> >      if (parallelization_state != STATE_USE_PARALLELIZATION) {
> >          hmap_insert(&lflow_table->entries, &lflow->hmap_node, hash);
> > @@ -1050,6 +1052,7 @@ sync_lflow_to_sb(struct ovn_lflow *lflow,
> >          sbrec_logical_flow_set_priority(sbflow, lflow->priority);
> >          sbrec_logical_flow_set_match(sbflow, lflow->match);
> >          sbrec_logical_flow_set_actions(sbflow, lflow->actions);
> > +        sbrec_logical_flow_set_flow_desc(sbflow, lflow->flow_desc);
> >          if (lflow->io_port) {
> >              struct smap tags = SMAP_INITIALIZER(&tags);
> >              smap_add(&tags, "in_out_port", lflow->io_port);
> > diff --git a/northd/lflow-mgr.h b/northd/lflow-mgr.h
> > index 83b087f47..4ad200e7e 100644
> > --- a/northd/lflow-mgr.h
> > +++ b/northd/lflow-mgr.h
> > @@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ void lflow_table_add_lflow(struct lflow_table *, const
> struct ovn_datapath *,
> >                             const char *actions, const char *io_port,
> >                             const char *ctrl_meter,
> >                             const struct ovsdb_idl_row *stage_hint,
> > -                           const char *where, struct lflow_ref *);
> > +                           const char *where, const char *flow_desc,
> > +                           struct lflow_ref *);
> >  void lflow_table_add_lflow_default_drop(struct lflow_table *,
> >                                          const struct ovn_datapath *,
> >                                          enum ovn_stage stage,
> > @@ -91,20 +92,20 @@ void lflow_table_add_lflow_default_drop(struct
> lflow_table *,
> >                                    STAGE_HINT, LFLOW_REF) \
> >      lflow_table_add_lflow(LFLOW_TABLE, OD, NULL, 0, STAGE, PRIORITY,
> MATCH, \
> >                            ACTIONS, IN_OUT_PORT, CTRL_METER, STAGE_HINT,
> \
> > -                          OVS_SOURCE_LOCATOR, LFLOW_REF)
> > +                          OVS_SOURCE_LOCATOR, NULL, LFLOW_REF)
> >
> >  #define ovn_lflow_add_with_hint(LFLOW_TABLE, OD, STAGE, PRIORITY,
> MATCH, \
> >                                  ACTIONS, STAGE_HINT, LFLOW_REF) \
> >      lflow_table_add_lflow(LFLOW_TABLE, OD, NULL, 0, STAGE, PRIORITY,
> MATCH, \
> >                            ACTIONS, NULL, NULL, STAGE_HINT,  \
> > -                          OVS_SOURCE_LOCATOR, LFLOW_REF)
> > +                          OVS_SOURCE_LOCATOR, NULL, LFLOW_REF)
> >
> >  #define ovn_lflow_add_with_dp_group(LFLOW_TABLE, DP_BITMAP,
> DP_BITMAP_LEN, \
> >                                      STAGE, PRIORITY, MATCH, ACTIONS, \
> >                                      STAGE_HINT, LFLOW_REF) \
> >      lflow_table_add_lflow(LFLOW_TABLE, NULL, DP_BITMAP, DP_BITMAP_LEN,
> STAGE, \
> >                            PRIORITY, MATCH, ACTIONS, NULL, NULL,
> STAGE_HINT, \
> > -                          OVS_SOURCE_LOCATOR, LFLOW_REF)
> > +                          OVS_SOURCE_LOCATOR, NULL, LFLOW_REF)
> >
> >  #define ovn_lflow_add_default_drop(LFLOW_TABLE, OD, STAGE, LFLOW_REF)
>  \
> >      lflow_table_add_lflow_default_drop(LFLOW_TABLE, OD, STAGE, \
> > @@ -126,13 +127,19 @@ void lflow_table_add_lflow_default_drop(struct
> lflow_table *,
> >                                            STAGE_HINT, LFLOW_REF) \
> >      lflow_table_add_lflow(LFLOW_TABLE, OD, NULL, 0, STAGE, PRIORITY,
> MATCH, \
> >                            ACTIONS, IN_OUT_PORT, NULL, STAGE_HINT, \
> > -                          OVS_SOURCE_LOCATOR, LFLOW_REF)
> > +                          OVS_SOURCE_LOCATOR, NULL, LFLOW_REF)
> >
> >  #define ovn_lflow_add(LFLOW_TABLE, OD, STAGE, PRIORITY, MATCH, ACTIONS,
> \
> >                        LFLOW_REF) \
> >      lflow_table_add_lflow(LFLOW_TABLE, OD, NULL, 0, STAGE, PRIORITY,
> MATCH, \
> >                            ACTIONS, NULL, NULL, NULL,
> OVS_SOURCE_LOCATOR, \
> > -                          LFLOW_REF)
> > +                          NULL, LFLOW_REF)
> > +
> > +#define ovn_lflow_add_with_desc(LFLOW_TABLE, OD, STAGE, PRIORITY,
> MATCH, \
> > +                                DESCRIPTION, LFLOW_REF) \
> > +    lflow_table_add_lflow(LFLOW_TABLE, OD, NULL, 0, STAGE, PRIORITY,
> MATCH, \
> > +                          debug_drop_action(), NULL, NULL, NULL,  \
> > +                          OVS_SOURCE_LOCATOR, DESCRIPTION, LFLOW_REF)
> >
>
> Have you considered making the functionality applicable to all logical
> flows, not only for default drops?
>
> It would be very useful for other non-default drops or even non-drops
> flows.
>

This could be useful for all flows, I am getting the ball rolling on adding
the flow descriptions. This was just where where I decided to start

>
>
> >  #define ovn_lflow_metered(LFLOW_TABLE, OD, STAGE, PRIORITY, MATCH,
> ACTIONS, \
> >                            CTRL_METER, LFLOW_REF) \
> > @@ -186,4 +193,4 @@ dec_ovn_dp_group_ref(struct hmap *dp_groups, struct
> ovn_dp_group *dpg)
> >      }
> >  }
> >
> > -#endif /* LFLOW_MGR_H */
> > \ No newline at end of file
> > +#endif /* LFLOW_MGR_H */
> > diff --git a/northd/northd.c b/northd/northd.c
> > index 0cabda7ea..14be8347f 100644
> > --- a/northd/northd.c
> > +++ b/northd/northd.c
> > @@ -8733,8 +8733,9 @@ build_lswitch_lflows_l2_unknown(struct
> ovn_datapath *od,
> >                        "outport = \""MC_UNKNOWN "\"; output;",
> >                        lflow_ref);
> >      } else {
> > -        ovn_lflow_add(lflows, od, S_SWITCH_IN_L2_UNKNOWN, 50,
> > -                      "outport == \"none\"",  debug_drop_action(),
> > +        ovn_lflow_add_with_desc(lflows, od, S_SWITCH_IN_L2_UNKNOWN, 50,
> > +                      "outport == \"none\"",
> > +                      "NO L2 DEST",
> >                        lflow_ref);
>
>
> Are you planning to add this flow reference to more flows?
>

yes, but that is future work

>
> >      }
> >      ovn_lflow_add(lflows, od, S_SWITCH_IN_L2_UNKNOWN, 0, "1",
> > diff --git a/ovn-sb.ovsschema b/ovn-sb.ovsschema
> > index b6c051ae6..dc3384d29 100644
> > --- a/ovn-sb.ovsschema
> > +++ b/ovn-sb.ovsschema
> > @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
> >  {
> >      "name": "OVN_Southbound",
> >      "version": "20.34.0",
> > -    "cksum": "2786607656 31376",
> > +    "cksum": "3752487770 31501",
> >      "tables": {
> >          "SB_Global": {
> >              "columns": {
> > @@ -116,7 +116,9 @@
> >                                       "min": 0, "max": 1}},
> >                  "external_ids": {
> >                      "type": {"key": "string", "value": "string",
> > -                             "min": 0, "max": "unlimited"}}},
> > +                             "min": 0, "max": "unlimited"}},
> > +                "flow_desc": {"type": {"key": {"type": "string"},
> > +                                     "min": 0, "max": 1}}},
> >              "isRoot": true},
> >          "Logical_DP_Group": {
> >              "columns": {
> > diff --git a/ovn-sb.xml b/ovn-sb.xml
> > index 507a0b571..93a57cd06 100644
> > --- a/ovn-sb.xml
> > +++ b/ovn-sb.xml
> > @@ -2913,6 +2913,11 @@ tcp.flags = RST;
> >        <code>ovn-controller</code>.
> >      </column>
> >
> > +    <column name="flow_desc">
> > +      Human-readable explanation of the flow, this is optional and used
> > +      provide context for the given flow.
>
> s/used provide/used to provide/
>
> > +    </column>
> > +
> >      <column name="external_ids" key="stage-name">
> >        Human-readable name for this flow's stage in the pipeline.
> >      </column>
> > diff --git a/tests/ovn-northd.at b/tests/ovn-northd.at
> > index 680d96675..2adc2a529 100644
> > --- a/tests/ovn-northd.at
> > +++ b/tests/ovn-northd.at
> > @@ -12371,6 +12371,22 @@ AT_CHECK([grep -e "DHCP_RELAY_" lflows | sed
> 's/table=../table=??/'], [0], [dnl
> >  AT_CLEANUP
> >  ])
> >
> > +OVN_FOR_EACH_NORTHD_NO_HV([
> > +AT_SETUP([check for flow_desc])
> > +ovn_start
> > +
> > +check  ovn-nbctl -- set NB_Global .
> options:debug_drop_collector_set="123" \
> > +                 -- set NB_Global . options:debug_drop_domain_id="1"
> > +check ovn-nbctl --wait=hv sync
> > +
> > +ovn-nbctl ls-add ls1
> > +
> > +flow_desc=$(fetch_column Logical_flow flow_desc match='"outport ==
> \"none\""')
> > +AT_CHECK([test "$flow_desc" != ""])
> > +
> > +AT_CLEANUP
> > +])
> > +
> >  AT_SETUP([NB_Global and SB_Global incremental processing])
> >
> >  ovn_start
> > --
> > 2.42.0
> >
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