On Fri, May 6, 2022 at 9:46 AM Daniel Alvarez Sanchez
<dalva...@redhat.com> wrote:
>
> Hi folks,
>
> While doing some tests with PXE booting and OVN, we noticed that even though 
> the tftp-server option was sent by ovn-controller, the baremetal node 
> wouldn't try to reach it to download the image. Comparing it to the output 
> sent by dnsmasq, it looks like we're missing the next server option.
>

Thanks for describing the issue, Daniel

> After this 'hardcoded'  [0] (and dirty) patch, it seemed to work.
>

Yes, we tested it with real hardware and it works!

> Is this something we should add to OVN? For example, when the tftp-* options 
> are set in the DHCP_Options table, have ovn-controller send the next-server 
> address in the DHCP offer?
>

I would suggest using the "tftp_server_address" (DHCP Opt 150) for
this, there's the "tftp_server" (DHCP Opt 66) option as well but this
one also accepts a hostname. So, the way I would go about it is: When
option 150 is set we also set the next-server field in the header [1]
with the same IP address specified in that option.

[1] 
https://github.com/openvswitch/ovs/blob/f8be30acf2eb60d567bb7386b98f5cb58ddb9119/lib/dhcp.h#L42

Cheers,
Lucas

> Thanks!
> daniel
>
> [0]
>
>
> diff --git a/controller/pinctrl.c b/controller/pinctrl.c
> index ae3da332c..6c2c75a64 100644
> --- a/controller/pinctrl.c
> +++ b/controller/pinctrl.c
> @@ -2259,6 +2259,7 @@ pinctrl_handle_put_dhcp_opts(
>
>      if (*in_dhcp_msg_type != OVN_DHCP_MSG_INFORM) {
>          dhcp_data->yiaddr = (msg_type == DHCP_MSG_NAK) ? 0 : *offer_ip;
> +        dhcp_data->siaddr = (ovs_be32) inet_addr("172.27.7.29");
>      } else {
>          dhcp_data->yiaddr = 0;
>      }
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