On Thu, Oct 30, 2025 at 1:43 PM Felix Huettner <[email protected]>
wrote:

> On Wed, Oct 29, 2025 at 05:35:20PM +0100, Ales Musil via dev wrote:
> > On Wed, Oct 29, 2025 at 4:32 PM Felix Huettner
> <[email protected]>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > On Wed, Oct 29, 2025 at 01:30:45PM +0100, Ales Musil via dev wrote:
> > > > Add an LR option, called "dynamic-routing-vrf-id", that allows CMS to
> > > > specify vrf table_id. The table_id will be used instead of tunnel_key
> > > > for given datapath corresponding to the LR. This also allows CMS to
> > > > share one vrf between multiple LRs.
> > > >
> > > > Fixes: cb7ba9e9057c ("controller: Support user defined vrf names.")
> > > > Fixes: faf4df563f1d ("controller: Announce routes via
> route-exchange.")
> > > > Reported-at: https://issues.redhat.com/browse/FDP-1886
> > > > Signed-off-by: Ales Musil <[email protected]>
> > >
> > > Hi Ales,
> > >
> > > thanks for that patch.
> > >
> >
> > Hi Felix,
> >
> > thank you for the review.
> >
> >
> > >
> > > > ---
> > > >  NEWS                                |  2 ++
> > > >  controller/route-exchange.c         |  9 +++++----
> > > >  controller/route.c                  | 12 ++++++++++--
> > > >  controller/route.h                  |  2 ++
> > > >  northd/en-datapath-logical-router.c |  7 +++++++
> > > >  ovn-nb.xml                          | 29
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
> > > >  tests/multinode-bgp-macros.at       |  2 +-
> > > >  tests/system-ovn.at                 | 22 +++++++++++-----------
> > > >  8 files changed, 65 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)
> > > >
> > > > diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
> > > > index 06cc18b41..1e2abfa1c 100644
> > > > --- a/NEWS
> > > > +++ b/NEWS
> > > > @@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ Post v25.09.0
> > > >       * Add the "other_config:dynamic-routing-redistribute=ip" to
> Logical
> > > >         Switches to announce local IPs/MAC bindings belonging to the
> same
> > > >         EVPN domain.
> > > > +     * Add the option "dynamic-routing-vrf-id" to Logical Routers
> which
> > > allows
> > > > +       CMS to specify the table_id for given vrf.
> > > >     - Add support for Network Function insertion in OVN with stateful
> > > traffic
> > > >       redirection capability in Logical Switch datapath. The feature
> > > introduces
> > > >       three new NB database tables:
> > > > diff --git a/controller/route-exchange.c
> b/controller/route-exchange.c
> > > > index 161385aa4..7eb9c8c31 100644
> > > > --- a/controller/route-exchange.c
> > > > +++ b/controller/route-exchange.c
> > > > @@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
> > > >
> > > >  #include <errno.h>
> > > >  #include <net/if.h>
> > > > +#include <linux/rtnetlink.h>
> > > >  #include <stdbool.h>
> > > >
> > > >  #include "openvswitch/poll-loop.h"
> > > > @@ -242,7 +243,7 @@ route_exchange_run(const struct
> > > route_exchange_ctx_in *r_ctx_in,
> > > >      CLEAR_ROUTE_EXCHANGE_NL_STATUS();
> > > >      const struct advertise_datapath_entry *ad;
> > > >      HMAP_FOR_EACH (ad, node, r_ctx_in->announce_routes) {
> > > > -        uint32_t table_id = ad->db->tunnel_key;
> > > > +        uint32_t table_id = route_get_table_id(ad->db);
> > >
> > > We previously could rely on the tunnel_key of the datapath_binding to
> be
> > > globally unique and therefor we would have a unique table_id.
> > > However once users can configure these ids we might have duplicates.
> > >
> > > As the VRF is in the end just backed by a routing table with this ID
> > > having a duplicate would mean we will fight against ourselfes to
> > > synchronize these VRFs. Routes added/removed in one of them would be
> > > added or removed in another vrf with the same ID as well.
> > >
> > > I would propose we validate that the table_id is unique here and skip
> > > all cases where it occurs multiple times.
> > >
> >
> > Yes the uniqueness is causing issues when you want to monitor the
> > same vrf table_id from multiple LRs at once. It's arguable that setting
> > router to the same id when those routers are on the same chassis is
> > misconfiguration. But I wonder if we should enforce it, afterall it's
> just
> > optional configuration. It will still use tunnel_key by default. I
> probably
> > don't have a strong opinion and if you feel like we should forbid two
> > routers with the table_id on single chassis I can add some sort of a
> check
> > here.
>
> Hi Ales,
>
> it definately is a misconfiguration if that ever happens.
>
> I am also uncertain of what to do with it. Even if we detect the problem
> we can not easily choose which of the multiple users is the "correct"
> one. The most ideal result we could probably hope for is to keep the
> previously already used table, so that at least what had worked
> previously would continue to work.
>
> My feeling is that this might be more complex than it would need to be.
> Especially since in such a situation probably the outside frr or so
> might have issues with this as well, so we would not be the only one
> that needs to do something.
>
> I guess the most helpful thing would be to detect the situation and just
> create some kind of log message. Then at least if there is some issue
> that arrises then a user can easily see that something is wrong.
>
> Would that be fine for you?
>

Please check out v2 if that works for you.
But is essentially logging and skipping the "second", that is random,
I don't know if we can do better than that without extra code. But
considering we log it the user should notice something is wrong and
fix that anyway.


>
> Thanks,
> Felix
>
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Felix
> > >
> > > >
> > > >          if (ad->maintain_vrf) {
> > > >              if (!sset_contains(&old_maintained_vrfs, ad->vrf_name))
> {
> > > > @@ -250,8 +251,8 @@ route_exchange_run(const struct
> > > route_exchange_ctx_in *r_ctx_in,
> > > >                  if (error && error != EEXIST) {
> > > >                      VLOG_WARN_RL(&rl,
> > > >                                   "Unable to create VRF %s for
> datapath "
> > > > -                                 "%"PRIi32": %s.",
> > > > -                                 ad->vrf_name, table_id,
> > > > +                                 UUID_FMT": %s.", ad->vrf_name,
> > > > +                                 UUID_ARGS(&ad->db->header_.uuid),
> > > >                                   ovs_strerror(error));
> > > >                      SET_ROUTE_EXCHANGE_NL_STATUS(error);
> > > >                      continue;
> > > > @@ -270,7 +271,7 @@ route_exchange_run(const struct
> > > route_exchange_ctx_in *r_ctx_in,
> > > >          struct vector received_routes =
> > > >              VECTOR_EMPTY_INITIALIZER(struct
> re_nl_received_route_node);
> > > >
> > > > -        error = re_nl_sync_routes(ad->db->tunnel_key, &ad->routes,
> > > > +        error = re_nl_sync_routes(table_id, &ad->routes,
> > > >                                    &received_routes, ad->db);
> > > >          SET_ROUTE_EXCHANGE_NL_STATUS(error);
> > > >
> > > > diff --git a/controller/route.c b/controller/route.c
> > > > index db4aa4122..1a4d18f48 100644
> > > > --- a/controller/route.c
> > > > +++ b/controller/route.c
> > > > @@ -218,8 +218,8 @@ route_run(struct route_ctx_in *r_ctx_in,
> > > >              if (vrf_name) {
> > > >                  memcpy(ad->vrf_name, vrf_name, strlen(vrf_name) +
> 1);
> > > >              } else {
> > > > -                snprintf(ad->vrf_name, sizeof ad->vrf_name,
> > > "ovnvrf%"PRIi64,
> > > > -                         ad->db->tunnel_key);
> > > > +                snprintf(ad->vrf_name, sizeof ad->vrf_name,
> > > "ovnvrf%"PRIu32,
> > > > +                         route_get_table_id(ad->db));
> > > >              }
> > > >
> > > >              if (!port_name) {
> > > > @@ -323,3 +323,11 @@ route_cleanup(struct hmap *announce_routes)
> > > >          advertise_datapath_cleanup(ad);
> > > >      }
> > > >  }
> > > > +
> > > > +uint32_t
> > > > +route_get_table_id(const struct sbrec_datapath_binding *dp)
> > > > +{
> > > > +    int64_t vrf_id = ovn_smap_get_llong(&dp->external_ids,
> > > > +                                    "dynamic-routing-vrf-id", -1);
> > > > +    return (vrf_id >= 1 && vrf_id <= UINT32_MAX) ? vrf_id :
> > > dp->tunnel_key;
> > > > +}
> > > > diff --git a/controller/route.h b/controller/route.h
> > > > index c2c92e70b..f6cb5993c 100644
> > > > --- a/controller/route.h
> > > > +++ b/controller/route.h
> > > > @@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ struct hmap;
> > > >  struct ovsdb_idl_index;
> > > >  struct sbrec_chassis;
> > > >  struct sbrec_port_binding;
> > > > +struct sbrec_datapath_binding;
> > > >
> > > >  struct route_ctx_in {
> > > >      const struct sbrec_advertised_route_table
> *advertised_route_table;
> > > > @@ -85,5 +86,6 @@ const struct sbrec_port_binding
> > > *route_exchange_find_port(
> > > >  uint32_t advertise_route_hash(const struct in6_addr *dst, unsigned
> int
> > > plen);
> > > >  void route_run(struct route_ctx_in *, struct route_ctx_out *);
> > > >  void route_cleanup(struct hmap *announce_routes);
> > > > +uint32_t route_get_table_id(const struct sbrec_datapath_binding
> *dp);
> > > >
> > > >  #endif /* ROUTE_H */
> > > > diff --git a/northd/en-datapath-logical-router.c
> > > b/northd/en-datapath-logical-router.c
> > > > index f6f49422f..4625edfd0 100644
> > > > --- a/northd/en-datapath-logical-router.c
> > > > +++ b/northd/en-datapath-logical-router.c
> > > > @@ -88,6 +88,13 @@ gather_external_ids(const struct
> nbrec_logical_router
> > > *nbr,
> > > >      smap_add_format(external_ids, "disable_garp_rarp",
> > > >                      disable_garp_rarp ? "true" : "false");
> > > >
> > > > +    int64_t vrf_id = ovn_smap_get_llong(&nbr->options,
> > > > +                                        "dynamic-routing-vrf-id",
> -1);
> > > > +    if (vrf_id > 0) {
> > > > +        smap_add_format(external_ids, "dynamic-routing-vrf-id",
> > > "%"PRId64,
> > > > +                        vrf_id);
> > > > +    }
> > > > +
> > > >      /* For backwards-compatibility, also store the NB UUID in
> > > >       * external-ids:logical-router. This is useful if ovn-controller
> > > >       * has not updated and expects this to be where to find the
> > > > diff --git a/ovn-nb.xml b/ovn-nb.xml
> > > > index 36d7accaf..f4b47f213 100644
> > > > --- a/ovn-nb.xml
> > > > +++ b/ovn-nb.xml
> > > > @@ -3383,7 +3383,9 @@ or
> > > >          <p>
> > > >            This defines the name of the vrf the ovn-controller will
> use
> > > to
> > > >            advertise and learn routes. If not set the vrf will be
> named
> > > "ovnvrf"
> > > > -          with the datapath id of the Logical Router appended to it.
> > > > +          with the <ref column="options"
> key="dynamic-routing-vrf-id"
> > > > +          table="Logical_Router"/> or datapath id of the Logical
> Router
> > > > +          appended to it.
> > > >          </p>
> > > >
> > > >          <p>
> > > > @@ -3398,6 +3400,27 @@ or
> > > >          </p>
> > > >        </column>
> > > >
> > > > +      <column name="options" key="dynamic-routing-vrf-id"
> > > > +              type='{"type": "integer", "minInteger": 1,
> > > > +                     "maxInteger": 4294967295}'>
> > > > +        <p>
> > > > +          Only relevant if <ref column="options"
> key="dynamic-routing"/>
> > > > +          is set to <code>true</code>.
> > > > +        </p>
> > > > +
> > > > +        <p>
> > > > +          This defines the vrf table id used by the specified vrf.
> When
> > > not
> > > > +          set or set to invalid value datapath id of the Logical
> Router
> > > > +          will be used instead.
> > > > +        </p>
> > > > +
> > > > +        <p>
> > > > +          This can also affect the vrf name. For details see
> > > > +          <ref column="options" key="dynamic-routing-vrf-name"
> > > > +               table="Logical_Router"/> on the Logical_Router.
> > > > +        </p>
> > > > +      </column>
> > > > +
> > > >        <column name="options" key="ct-commit-all" type='{"type":
> > > "boolean"}'>
> > > >          When enabled the LR will commit traffic in a zone that is
> > > stateful.
> > > >          The traffic is not commited to both zones but it is
> selective
> > > based
> > > > @@ -4416,7 +4439,9 @@ or
> > > >            this LRP.
> > > >            Unless <ref column="options"
> key="dynamic-routing-vrf-name"
> > > >            table="Logical_Router"/> is set the vrf will be named
> > > "ovnvrf" with
> > > > -          the datapath id of the Logical Router appended to it.
> > > > +          the <ref column="options" key="dynamic-routing-vrf-id"
> > > > +          table="Logical_Router"/> or datapath id of the Logical
> Router
> > > > +          appended to it.
> > > >          </p>
> > > >
> > > >          <p>
> > > > diff --git a/tests/multinode-bgp-macros.at b/tests/
> > > multinode-bgp-macros.at
> > > > index fb0906005..2ea9136c7 100644
> > > > --- a/tests/multinode-bgp-macros.at
> > > > +++ b/tests/multinode-bgp-macros.at
> > > > @@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ m_setup_ovn_frr_router() {
> > > >
> > > >      check multinode_nbctl lr-add $lr
> > > >      check multinode_nbctl set Logical_Router $lr
> options:chassis=$node \
> > > > -        options:dynamic-routing=true options:requested-tnl-key=$vni
> > > > +        options:dynamic-routing=true
> options:dynamic-routing-vrf-id=$vni
> > > >
> > > >      check multinode_nbctl lrp-add $lr $lrp $bgp_mac
> > > >      check multinode_nbctl lrp-set-options $lrp \
> > > > diff --git a/tests/system-ovn.at b/tests/system-ovn.at
> > > > index 2b880ec37..98dcc60e9 100644
> > > > --- a/tests/system-ovn.at
> > > > +++ b/tests/system-ovn.at
> > > > @@ -15821,7 +15821,7 @@ check ovn-nbctl ls-add p2
> > > >
> > > >  check ovn-nbctl lr-add internet \
> > > >      -- set Logical_Router internet options:dynamic-routing=true \
> > > > -                                   options:requested-tnl-key=1337
> > > > +
>  options:dynamic-routing-vrf-id=1337
> > > >
> > > >  check ovn-nbctl lrp-add internet internet-public \
> > > >          00:00:02:01:02:03 192.0.2.1/24 \
> > > > @@ -15845,7 +15845,7 @@ check ovn-nbctl lsp-add phys phys-internet \
> > > >  # LR pr1 setup.
> > > >
> > > >  check ovn-nbctl lr-add pr1 \
> > > > -    -- set Logical_Router pr1 options:requested-tnl-key=1338
> > > > +    -- set Logical_Router pr1 options:dynamic-routing-vrf-id=1338
> > > >
> > > >  check ovn-nbctl lrp-add pr1 pr1-public \
> > > >          00:00:02:01:02:04 192.0.2.2/24
> > > > @@ -15867,7 +15867,7 @@ check ovn-nbctl lr-route-add pr1 0.0.0.0/0
> > > 192.0.2.1
> > > >  # LR pr2 setup.
> > > >
> > > >  check ovn-nbctl lr-add pr2 \
> > > > -    -- set Logical_Router pr2 options:requested-tnl-key=1339
> > > > +    -- set Logical_Router pr2 options:dynamic-routing-vrf-id=1339
> > > >
> > > >  check ovn-nbctl lrp-add pr2 pr2-public \
> > > >          00:00:02:01:02:05 192.0.2.3/24
> > > > @@ -16177,7 +16177,7 @@ check ovn-nbctl ls-add p2
> > > >
> > > >  check ovn-nbctl lr-add internet \
> > > >      -- set Logical_Router internet options:dynamic-routing=true \
> > > > -                                   options:requested-tnl-key=1337 \
> > > > +
>  options:dynamic-routing-vrf-id=1337 \
> > > >                                     options:chassis=hv1
> > > >
> > > >  check ovn-nbctl lrp-add internet internet-public \
> > > > @@ -16201,7 +16201,7 @@ check ovn-nbctl lsp-add phys phys-internet \
> > > >  # LR pr1 setup.
> > > >
> > > >  check ovn-nbctl lr-add pr1 \
> > > > -    -- set Logical_Router pr1 options:requested-tnl-key=1338
> > > > +    -- set Logical_Router pr1 options:dynamic-routing-vrf-id=1338
> > > >
> > > >  check ovn-nbctl lrp-add pr1 pr1-public \
> > > >          00:00:02:01:02:04 192.0.2.2/24
> > > > @@ -16223,7 +16223,7 @@ check ovn-nbctl lr-route-add pr1 0.0.0.0/0
> > > 192.0.2.1
> > > >  # LR pr2 setup.
> > > >
> > > >  check ovn-nbctl lr-add pr2 \
> > > > -    -- set Logical_Router pr2 options:requested-tnl-key=1339
> > > > +    -- set Logical_Router pr2 options:dynamic-routing-vrf-id=1339
> > > >
> > > >  check ovn-nbctl lrp-add pr2 pr2-public \
> > > >          00:00:02:01:02:05 192.0.2.3/24
> > > > @@ -16484,7 +16484,7 @@ OVS_WAIT_WHILE([ip link | grep -q
> > > ovnvrf$vrf:.*UP])
> > > >  check ovn-nbctl                                             \
> > > >      -- lr-add R1                                            \
> > > >      -- set Logical_Router R1                                \
> > > > -            options:requested-tnl-key=$vrf                  \
> > > > +            options:dynamic-routing-vrf-id=$vrf             \
> > > >              options:dynamic-routing=true                    \
> > > >      -- ls-add sw0                                           \
> > > >      -- ls-add public                                        \
> > > > @@ -16642,7 +16642,7 @@ OVS_WAIT_WHILE([ip link | grep -q
> > > ovnvrf$vrf:.*UP])
> > > >  check ovn-nbctl                                                   \
> > > >      -- lr-add R1                                                  \
> > > >      -- set Logical_Router R1                                      \
> > > > -            options:requested-tnl-key=$vrf                        \
> > > > +            options:dynamic-routing-vrf-id=$vrf                   \
> > > >              options:dynamic-routing=true                          \
> > > >      -- ls-add sw0                                                 \
> > > >      -- ls-add public                                              \
> > > > @@ -16802,7 +16802,7 @@ OVS_WAIT_WHILE([ip link | grep -q
> > > ovnvrf$vrf:.*UP])
> > > >  check ovn-nbctl                                             \
> > > >      -- lr-add R1                                            \
> > > >      -- set Logical_Router R1                                \
> > > > -            options:requested-tnl-key=$vrf                  \
> > > > +            options:dynamic-routing-vrf-id=$vrf             \
> > > >              options:dynamic-routing=true                    \
> > > >      -- ls-add sw0                                           \
> > > >      -- ls-add public                                        \
> > > > @@ -17032,7 +17032,7 @@ OVS_WAIT_WHILE([ip link | grep -q
> > > ovnvrf$vrf:.*UP])
> > > >  check ovn-nbctl                                                   \
> > > >      -- lr-add R1                                                  \
> > > >      -- set Logical_Router R1                                      \
> > > > -            options:requested-tnl-key=$vrf                        \
> > > > +            options:dynamic-routing-vrf-id=$vrf                   \
> > > >              options:dynamic-routing=true                          \
> > > >      -- ls-add sw0                                                 \
> > > >      -- ls-add public                                              \
> > > > @@ -17297,7 +17297,7 @@ check ovn-nbctl
> > >          \
> > > >  check ovn-nbctl                                           \
> > > >      -- lr-add R2                                          \
> > > >      -- set Logical_Router R2                              \
> > > > -            options:requested-tnl-key=$vrf                \
> > > > +            options:dynamic-routing-vrf-id=$vrf           \
> > > >              options:dynamic-routing=true                  \
> > > >              options:dynamic-routing-redistribute=lb,nat   \
> > > >      -- lrp-add R2 R2-PUB1 00:02:02:01:02:03 172.16.1.2/24 \
> > > > --
> > > > 2.51.0
> > > >
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> > Regards,
> > Ales
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Ales
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