Hi Mark,
Thanks for your review.
I sent a new version to change the callers from ovn_port_set_nb
and we can compare the patches.


Regards,
Lucas

Em seg., 20 de jul. de 2026 às 11:37, Mark Michelson <[email protected]>
escreveu:

> Hi Lucas,
>
> It looks like basically none of the callers of ovn_port_set_nb()
> already have an ovn_datapath on hand. That makes it more difficult to
> try to implement the change I was suggesting. We can stick with your
> original patch instead.
>
> On Fri, Jul 17, 2026 at 3:22 PM Lucas Vargas Dias
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > I have a question, I'm using ovn_datapath in the function
> virtual_lsp_can_be_inc_processed.
> > So, I will need to pass ovn_datapath to ovn_port_set_nb. It's called by
> many functions.
> > What do you think? Is it better to keep this v0 or send a version
> adjusting the functions?
> >
> > Regards,
> > Lucas
> >
> > Em sex., 17 de jul. de 2026 às 15:24, Lucas Vargas Dias
> <[email protected]> escreveu:
> >>
> >> Hi Mark,
> >>
> >>
> >> Em sex., 17 de jul. de 2026 às 15:01, Mark Michelson via dev <
> [email protected]> escreveu:
> >>>
> >>> Hi Lucas, thanks for the patch!
> >>>
> >>> I like the concept, but I'm curious about something. northd calls
> >>> lsp_can_be_inc_processed() on all ovn_ports and caches the result. I
> >>> wonder if you could invert the logic of virtual_lsp_needs_recompute()
> >>> into a virtual_lsp_can_be_inc_processed() function instead. Then, you
> >>> could incorporate this function into lsp_can_be_inc_processed(). This
> >>> way, you would not need to make any alterations to
> >>> handle_lsp_changes().
> >>>
> >>> Would that work, or is there something I'm missing?
> >>>
> >>
> >> I think it works. I'll adjust.
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >> Lucas
> >>
> >>>
> >>> On Thu, Jul 16, 2026 at 3:23 PM Lucas Vargas Dias
> >>> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>> >
> >>> > Until now any change to a logical switch port of type "virtual" fell
> back
> >>> > to a full northd recompute, because lsp_can_be_inc_processed() only
> allowed
> >>> > plain VIF and remote ports.  Enable incremental processing for
> creation and
> >>> > deletion of virtual ports as well.
> >>> >
> >>> > The per-port lflows of a virtual port (the "bind_vport" ARP/ND
> responder
> >>> > flows) are anchored on the port's own lflow_ref and are already
> handled by
> >>> > the generic created/deleted tracked-port paths in the lflow engine.
> The
> >>> > dependency on the virtual parents is likewise already handled
> (existing
> >>> > virtual ports are re-tracked when a parent VIF is created or
> deleted).
> >>> >
> >>> > Some virtual ports, however, have dependencies that live outside of
> their
> >>> > own lflow_ref and that the incremental LSP path does not keep in
> sync.  For
> >>> > those we detect the situation and fall back to a full recompute:
> >>> >
> >>> >   - A distributed NAT rule whose logical_port is the virtual port
> adds a
> >>> >     S_ROUTER_IN_GW_REDIRECT drop flow owned by the router datapath's
> >>> >     lflow_ref (see build_lrouter_nat_defrag_and_lb()).
> >>> >
> >>> >   - Dynamic routing on a connected router advertises host routes for
> a
> >>> >     virtual port based on its SB "virtual_parent", i.e. once the
> port is
> >>> >     claimed.  The claim reaches northd as an "up"-only change on the
> NB
> >>> >     port, which the incremental path otherwise ignores, so the
> advertised
> >>> >     route engine would not be re-run.  The fallback is therefore also
> >>> >     applied on the update path, before the "ignore_lsp_down"
> shortcut.
> >>> >
> >>> > Add tests covering incremental create/delete of a virtual port as
> well as
> >>> > the recompute fallbacks for the distributed-NAT and dynamic-routing
> cases.
> >>> >
> >>> > Assisted-by: Claude Opus 4.8, ClaudeCode
> >>> > Signed-off-by: Lucas Vargas Dias <[email protected]>
> >>> > ---
> >>> >  northd/northd.c     |  75 +++++++++++++++++++++++++-
> >>> >  tests/ovn-northd.at | 129
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >>> >  2 files changed, 202 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> >>> >
> >>> > diff --git a/northd/northd.c b/northd/northd.c
> >>> > index 3a4afa063..4f4c0733a 100644
> >>> > --- a/northd/northd.c
> >>> > +++ b/northd/northd.c
> >>> > @@ -1278,6 +1278,12 @@ lsp_is_remote(const struct
> nbrec_logical_switch_port *nbsp)
> >>> >      return !strcmp(nbsp->type, "remote");
> >>> >  }
> >>> >
> >>> > +static bool
> >>> > +lsp_is_virtual(const struct nbrec_logical_switch_port *nbsp)
> >>> > +{
> >>> > +    return !strcmp(nbsp->type, "virtual");
> >>> > +}
> >>> > +
> >>> >  static bool
> >>> >  lsp_is_localnet(const struct nbrec_logical_switch_port *nbsp)
> >>> >  {
> >>> > @@ -4620,8 +4626,8 @@ destroy_northd_tracked_data(struct northd_data
> *nd)
> >>> >  static bool
> >>> >  lsp_can_be_inc_processed(const struct nbrec_logical_switch_port
> *nbsp)
> >>> >  {
> >>> > -    /* Support only normal VIF and remote ports for now. */
> >>> > -    if (nbsp->type[0] && !lsp_is_remote(nbsp)) {
> >>> > +    /* Support only normal VIF, remote and virtual ports for now. */
> >>> > +    if (nbsp->type[0] && !lsp_is_remote(nbsp) &&
> !lsp_is_virtual(nbsp)) {
> >>> >          return false;
> >>> >      }
> >>> >
> >>> > @@ -4666,6 +4672,48 @@ lsp_can_be_inc_processed(const struct
> nbrec_logical_switch_port *nbsp)
> >>> >      return true;
> >>> >  }
> >>> >
> >>> > +/* A logical switch port of type "virtual" can have dependencies
> that live
> >>> > + * outside of its own 'lflow_ref' and that the incremental LSP path
> does not
> >>> > + * keep in sync.  When any such dependency is present on a logical
> router
> >>> > + * connected to the port's logical switch, the caller must fall
> back to a full
> >>> > + * recompute.  The known dependencies are:
> >>> > + *
> >>> > + *  - A distributed NAT rule whose 'logical_port' is this virtual
> port.  It
> >>> > + *    adds a S_ROUTER_IN_GW_REDIRECT drop flow (see
> >>> > + *    build_lrouter_nat_defrag_and_lb()) owned by the router
> datapath's
> >>> > + *    'lflow_ref', not by the virtual port.
> >>> > + *
> >>> > + *  - Dynamic routing on the connected router.  Host routes for a
> virtual port
> >>> > + *    are advertised based on its SB 'virtual_parent' (i.e. once
> the port is
> >>> > + *    claimed, see publish_host_routes_for_virtual_ports()).  The
> claim reaches
> >>> > + *    northd as an "up"-only change on the NB port, which the
> incremental path
> >>> > + *    ignores, so the advertised-route engine would not be re-run.
> */
> >>> > +static bool
> >>> > +virtual_lsp_needs_recompute(struct ovn_datapath *od, const char
> *lport)
> >>> > +{
> >>> > +    struct ovn_port *rp;
> >>> > +    VECTOR_FOR_EACH (&od->router_ports, rp) {
> >>> > +        struct ovn_port *lrp = rp->peer;
> >>> > +        if (!lrp || !lrp->od || !lrp->od->nbr) {
> >>> > +            continue;
> >>> > +        }
> >>> > +
> >>> > +        if (lrp->od->dynamic_routing) {
> >>> > +            return true;
> >>> > +        }
> >>> > +
> >>> > +        const struct nbrec_logical_router *nbr = lrp->od->nbr;
> >>> > +        for (size_t i = 0; i < nbr->n_nat; i++) {
> >>> > +            const struct nbrec_nat *nat = nbr->nat[i];
> >>> > +            if (nat->logical_port && !strcmp(nat->logical_port,
> lport) &&
> >>> > +                is_nat_distributed(nat, lrp->od)) {
> >>> > +                return true;
> >>> > +            }
> >>> > +        }
> >>> > +    }
> >>> > +    return false;
> >>> > +}
> >>> > +
> >>> >  static bool
> >>> >  ls_port_has_changed(const struct nbrec_logical_switch_port *new)
> >>> >  {
> >>> > @@ -4963,6 +5011,13 @@ ls_handle_lsp_changes(struct ovsdb_idl_txn
> *ovnsb_idl_txn,
> >>> >                  if (!lsp_can_be_inc_processed(new_nbsp)) {
> >>> >                      goto fail;
> >>> >                  }
> >>> > +                if (lsp_is_virtual(new_nbsp) &&
> >>> > +                    virtual_lsp_needs_recompute(od,
> new_nbsp->name)) {
> >>> > +                    /* The new virtual port has a dependency on a
> connected
> >>> > +                     * router that can't be handled incrementally.
> Fall back
> >>> > +                     * to recompute. */
> >>> > +                    goto fail;
> >>> > +                }
> >>> >                  op = ls_port_create(ovnsb_idl_txn, &nd->ls_ports,
> >>> >                                      new_nbsp->name, new_nbsp, od,
> >>> >                                      ni->sbrec_mirror_table,
> >>> > @@ -4981,6 +5036,15 @@ ls_handle_lsp_changes(struct ovsdb_idl_txn
> *ovnsb_idl_txn,
> >>> >                      !lsp_can_be_inc_processed(new_nbsp)) {
> >>> >                      goto fail;
> >>> >                  }
> >>> > +                if (lsp_is_virtual(new_nbsp) &&
> >>> > +                    virtual_lsp_needs_recompute(od,
> new_nbsp->name)) {
> >>> > +                    /* This virtual port has a dependency on a
> connected router
> >>> > +                     * that can't be handled incrementally.  In
> particular a
> >>> > +                     * claim (which reaches northd as an "up"-only
> change) must
> >>> > +                     * re-run the advertised-route engine.  Fall
> back to
> >>> > +                     * recompute. */
> >>> > +                    goto fail;
> >>> > +                }
> >>> >                  const struct sbrec_port_binding *sb = op->sb;
> >>> >                  if (sset_contains(&nd->svc_monitor_lsps,
> new_nbsp->name)) {
> >>> >                      /* This port is used for svc monitor, which may
> be impacted
> >>> > @@ -5038,6 +5102,13 @@ ls_handle_lsp_changes(struct ovsdb_idl_txn
> *ovnsb_idl_txn,
> >>> >              if (!op->lsp_can_be_inc_processed) {
> >>> >                  goto fail;
> >>> >              }
> >>> > +            if (lsp_is_virtual(op->nbsp) &&
> >>> > +                virtual_lsp_needs_recompute(op->od, op->key)) {
> >>> > +                /* This virtual port has a dependency on a
> connected router
> >>> > +                 * that can't be regenerated incrementally.  Fall
> back to
> >>> > +                 * recompute. */
> >>> > +                goto fail;
> >>> > +            }
> >>> >              if (sset_contains(&nd->svc_monitor_lsps, op->key)) {
> >>> >                  /* This port was used for svc monitor, which may be
> >>> >                   * impacted by this deletion. Fallback to
> recompute. */
> >>> > diff --git a/tests/ovn-northd.at b/tests/ovn-northd.at
> >>> > index 86cab3d5b..ed7aef72f 100644
> >>> > --- a/tests/ovn-northd.at
> >>> > +++ b/tests/ovn-northd.at
> >>> > @@ -12043,6 +12043,135 @@ ignored_dp=ls0
> >>> >  AT_CLEANUP
> >>> >  ])
> >>> >
> >>> > +AT_SETUP([Virtual port incremental processing])
> >>> > +AT_KEYWORDS([incremental processing])
> >>> > +ovn_start
> >>> > +
> >>> > +check ovn-nbctl ls-add sw0
> >>> > +check ovn-nbctl --wait=sb lsp-add sw0 vif0 \
> >>> > +    -- lsp-set-addresses vif0 "00:00:00:00:00:01 10.0.0.4"
> >>> > +
> >>> > +# Creating a virtual port should be incrementally processed.
> >>> > +check as northd ovn-appctl -t ovn-northd inc-engine/clear-stats
> >>> > +check ovn-nbctl --wait=sb lsp-add sw0 vip0 \
> >>> > +    -- lsp-set-type vip0 virtual \
> >>> > +    -- set Logical_Switch_Port vip0 \
> >>> > +        options:virtual-ip=10.0.0.10 options:virtual-parents=vif0
> >>> > +check_engine_compute northd incremental
> >>> > +check_engine_compute lflow incremental
> >>> > +
> >>> > +# The bind_vport flow for the virtual port is present.
> >>> > +AT_CHECK([ovn-sbctl dump-flows sw0 | grep ls_in_arp_rsp | grep
> bind_vport \
> >>> > +    | ovn_strip_lflows], [0], [dnl
> >>> > +  table=??(ls_in_arp_rsp      ), priority=100  , match=(inport ==
> "vif0" && ((arp.op == 1 && arp.spa == 10.0.0.10 && arp.tpa == 10.0.0.10) ||
> (arp.op == 2 && arp.spa == 10.0.0.10))), action=(bind_vport("vip0",
> inport); next;)
> >>> > +])
> >>> > +
> >>> > +CHECK_NO_CHANGE_AFTER_RECOMPUTE
> >>> > +
> >>> > +# Deleting a virtual port should be incrementally processed.
> >>> > +check as northd ovn-appctl -t ovn-northd inc-engine/clear-stats
> >>> > +check ovn-nbctl --wait=sb lsp-del vip0
> >>> > +check_engine_compute northd incremental
> >>> > +check_engine_compute lflow incremental
> >>> > +
> >>> > +# The bind_vport flow for the virtual port is gone.
> >>> > +AT_CHECK([ovn-sbctl dump-flows sw0 | grep ls_in_arp_rsp | grep
> bind_vport \
> >>> > +    | ovn_strip_lflows], [0], [])
> >>> > +
> >>> > +CHECK_NO_CHANGE_AFTER_RECOMPUTE
> >>> > +
> >>> > +OVN_CLEANUP_NORTHD
> >>> > +AT_CLEANUP
> >>> > +
> >>> > +AT_SETUP([Virtual port incremental processing fallback with
> distributed NAT])
> >>> > +AT_KEYWORDS([incremental processing])
> >>> > +ovn_start
> >>> > +
> >>> > +check ovn-sbctl chassis-add gw1 geneve 127.0.0.1
> >>> > +
> >>> > +check ovn-nbctl ls-add sw0
> >>> > +check ovn-nbctl lr-add lr0
> >>> > +check ovn-nbctl lrp-add lr0 lr0-sw0 00:00:00:00:ff:01 10.0.0.1/24
> >>> > +check ovn-nbctl --wait=sb lsp-add-router-port sw0 sw0-lr0 lr0-sw0
> >>> > +
> >>> > +# Distributed gateway port so that dnat_and_snat NATs become
> distributed.
> >>> > +check ovn-nbctl ls-add public
> >>> > +check ovn-nbctl lrp-add lr0 lr0-public 00:00:20:20:12:13
> 172.168.0.100/24
> >>> > +check ovn-nbctl --wait=sb lsp-add-router-port public public-lr0
> lr0-public
> >>> > +check ovn-nbctl lsp-add-localnet-port public ln-public public
> >>> > +check ovn-nbctl --wait=sb lrp-set-gateway-chassis lr0-public gw1 20
> >>> > +
> >>> > +# Parent VIF and the virtual port.  No NAT references it yet, so
> creating it is
> >>> > +# incrementally processed.
> >>> > +check ovn-nbctl --wait=sb lsp-add sw0 vif0 \
> >>> > +    -- lsp-set-addresses vif0 "00:00:20:20:12:01 10.0.0.4"
> >>> > +check ovn-nbctl --wait=sb lsp-add sw0 vip0 \
> >>> > +    -- lsp-set-type vip0 virtual \
> >>> > +    -- set Logical_Switch_Port vip0 \
> >>> > +        options:virtual-ip=10.0.0.5 options:virtual-parents=vif0
> >>> > +
> >>> > +# Distributed dnat_and_snat whose logical_port is the virtual port
> 'vip0'.
> >>> > +# The router's S_ROUTER_IN_GW_REDIRECT drop flow for this NAT
> depends on
> >>> > +# 'vip0' being a virtual port, but that flow is owned by the router
> datapath's
> >>> > +# lflow_ref, not by 'vip0'.
> >>> > +check ovn-nbctl --wait=sb lr-nat-add lr0 dnat_and_snat \
> >>> > +    172.168.0.110 10.0.0.5 vip0 30:54:00:00:00:03
> >>> > +
> >>> > +# Deleting the virtual port must fall back to recompute.
> >>> > +check as northd ovn-appctl -t ovn-northd inc-engine/clear-stats
> >>> > +check ovn-nbctl --wait=sb lsp-del vip0
> >>> > +check_engine_compute northd recompute
> >>> > +
> >>> > +# Re-creating the virtual port (still referenced by the NAT) must
> also fall
> >>> > +# back to recompute.
> >>> > +check as northd ovn-appctl -t ovn-northd inc-engine/clear-stats
> >>> > +check ovn-nbctl --wait=sb lsp-add sw0 vip0 \
> >>> > +    -- lsp-set-type vip0 virtual \
> >>> > +    -- set Logical_Switch_Port vip0 \
> >>> > +        options:virtual-ip=10.0.0.5 options:virtual-parents=vif0
> >>> > +check_engine_compute northd recompute
> >>> > +
> >>> > +CHECK_NO_CHANGE_AFTER_RECOMPUTE
> >>> > +
> >>> > +OVN_CLEANUP_NORTHD
> >>> > +AT_CLEANUP
> >>> > +
> >>> > +AT_SETUP([Virtual port incremental processing fallback with dynamic
> routing])
> >>> > +AT_KEYWORDS([incremental processing])
> >>> > +ovn_start
> >>> > +
> >>> > +check ovn-nbctl ls-add sw0
> >>> > +check ovn-nbctl lr-add lr0 \
> >>> > +    -- set Logical_Router lr0 options:dynamic-routing=true
> >>> > +check ovn-nbctl lrp-add lr0 lr0-sw0 00:00:00:00:ff:01 10.0.0.1/24 \
> >>> > +    -- set Logical_Router_Port lr0-sw0 \
> >>> > +        options:dynamic-routing-redistribute=connected-as-host
> >>> > +check ovn-nbctl --wait=sb lsp-add-router-port sw0 sw0-lr0 lr0-sw0
> >>> > +
> >>> > +check ovn-nbctl --wait=sb lsp-add sw0 vif0 \
> >>> > +    -- lsp-set-addresses vif0 "00:00:00:00:00:01 10.0.0.4"
> >>> > +
> >>> > +# Creating a virtual port on a switch connected to a
> dynamic-routing router
> >>> > +# must fall back to recompute: advertised host routes for virtual
> ports depend
> >>> > +# on the SB "virtual_parent" (claim), which the incremental path
> does not
> >>> > +# track.
> >>> > +check as northd ovn-appctl -t ovn-northd inc-engine/clear-stats
> >>> > +check ovn-nbctl --wait=sb lsp-add sw0 vip0 \
> >>> > +    -- lsp-set-type vip0 virtual \
> >>> > +    -- set Logical_Switch_Port vip0 \
> >>> > +        options:virtual-ip=10.0.0.5 options:virtual-parents=vif0
> >>> > +check_engine_compute northd recompute
> >>> > +
> >>> > +# Deleting it must also fall back to recompute.
> >>> > +check as northd ovn-appctl -t ovn-northd inc-engine/clear-stats
> >>> > +check ovn-nbctl --wait=sb lsp-del vip0
> >>> > +check_engine_compute northd recompute
> >>> > +
> >>> > +CHECK_NO_CHANGE_AFTER_RECOMPUTE
> >>> > +
> >>> > +OVN_CLEANUP_NORTHD
> >>> > +AT_CLEANUP
> >>> > +
> >>> >  OVN_FOR_EACH_NORTHD_NO_HV([
> >>> >  AT_SETUP([SB Port binding incremental processing])
> >>> >  ovn_start
> >>> > --
> >>> > 2.43.0
> >>> >
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