On Thu, Oct 30, 2025 at 9:19 AM Dumitru Ceara <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 10/29/25 5:35 PM, 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.
> >
>
> Hi Ales, Felix,
>
> Thanks for the patch and review!
>

Hi Dumitru,

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>
>
> Nit: not needed.
>

I have moved it to patch 2/3.


>
> >>>  #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.
> >
>
> I agree with Felix on this one, we should probably validate the table ID
> uniqueness, warn if that's not the case and skip duplicates to avoid
> unnecessary wasting of resources in ovn-controller.
>

Ack, that makes sense. Updated in v2.


>
> >
> >>
> >> 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
> >>>
>
> The rest looks good to me, thanks!
>
> Regards,
> Dumitru
>
>
Regards,
Ales
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