On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 10:02:15AM +0530, Nirmalanand Jebakumar wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 2:30 AM, Ben Pfaff <b...@nicira.com> wrote:
> 
> > As it turns out, when output goes through a tunnel, the pkt_mark comes
> > from the tunnel configuration.  Currently, OVS forces it to 1 for IPSEC
> > tunnel traffic and 0 for other tunnel traffic.  This could be changed,
> > and it probably should, because it is surprising, but this is the first
> > that I've noticed this interaction.
> >
> > This explains why the marking did not take effect with vxlan tunnels.
> Thanks for the quick analysis Ben.
> 
> Couple of questions:
> - Is there any workaround possible till the fix is added to the baseline?

You can add the tunnel physical output port to a separate OVS bridge
and use flows there to set the pkt_mark.

> - If not, any rough timelines on when we can expect the fix to be
> integrated into the baseline?

No one has proposed a fix.  If you send one, then it could be
integrated quickly.
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