Re: [ovs-discuss] the dumped WC and generated WC mismatch for ipv6

[jun.gu via discuss]

On 12/22/25 06:07, Rukomoinikova Aleksandra via discuss wrote:
Hi! I tried to investigate this issue out of my own interest, and spent
quite a bit of time trying to reproduce this issue with hlimit==64, as
indicated in your real tracing.
I only got a match with nd_target in the megaflow when hoplimit=255,
which is strange since icmp_type == 128 normally shouldn't have hop
limit 255.

If it's not too much to ask, could you share openflow rules related to
IPv6 traffic that we have in openflow tables that are visible in the
trace, so that I can understand when such a situation could arise with
hop limit == 64 ? Thanks!

Thank you for your reply. The test case above may not be appropriate. I 
would like to provide more information. The following are the related 
OpenFlow tables:
[root@node-4 bpf]# ovs-appctl ofproto/detrace 
ufid:3eef51b1-079a-4881-bf41-1dfad6cda5b0
cookie=0xc51dc48d, duration=1331s, n_packets=1471, n_bytes=168458, 
n_offload_packets=0, n_offload_bytes=0, 
priority=100,in_port=8,actions=set_field:0xd/0xffff->reg13,set_field:0xb->reg11,set_field:0xa->reg12,set_field:0x4->metadata,set_field:0x5->reg14,set_field:0/0xffff0000->reg13,resubmit(,8)
cookie=0xa3a3a633, table_id=8, duration=1331s, n_packets=1483, 
n_bytes=170102, n_offload_packets=0, n_offload_bytes=0, 
priority=50,metadata=0x4,actions=set_field:0/0x1000->reg10,resubmit(,73),move:NXM_NX_REG10[12]->NXM_NX_XXREG0[111],resubmit(,9)
cookie=0xc51dc48d, table_id=73, duration=1331s, n_packets=1364, 
n_bytes=159512, n_offload_packets=0, n_offload_bytes=0, 
priority=90,ipv6,reg14=0x5,metadata=0x4,dl_src=fa:16:3e:ce:bd:06,ipv6_src=fd1f:9e62:3182:608c::a2,actions=resubmit(,74)
table_id=254, duration=1331s, n_packets=14374, n_bytes=911972, 
n_offload_packets=0, n_offload_bytes=0, priority=0,reg0=0x2,actions=drop
cookie=0x10b6d331, table_id=9, duration=1331s, n_packets=1475, 
n_bytes=168930, n_offload_packets=0, n_offload_bytes=0, 
priority=0,metadata=0x4,actions=resubmit(,10)
cookie=0x85b2e9f1, table_id=10, duration=1331s, n_packets=1475, 
n_bytes=168930, n_offload_packets=0, n_offload_bytes=0, 
priority=0,metadata=0x4,actions=resubmit(,11)
cookie=0x4dd51610, table_id=11, duration=1331s, n_packets=1475, 
n_bytes=168930, n_offload_packets=0, n_offload_bytes=0, 
priority=0,metadata=0x4,actions=resubmit(,12)
cookie=0xb7e4af52, table_id=12, duration=1331s, n_packets=1328, 
n_bytes=156704, n_offload_packets=0, n_offload_bytes=0, 
priority=100,ipv6,metadata=0x4,actions=set_field:0x1000000000000000000000000/0x1000000000000000000000000->xxreg0,resubmit(,13)
cookie=0x4ba8ec35, table_id=13, duration=1331s, n_packets=1328, 
n_bytes=156704, n_offload_packets=0, n_offload_bytes=0, 
priority=0,metadata=0x4,actions=resubmit(,14)
cookie=0xa10f7aeb, table_id=14, duration=1331s, n_packets=1328, 
n_bytes=156704, n_offload_packets=0, n_offload_bytes=0, 
priority=100,ipv6,reg0=0x1/0x1,metadata=0x4,actions=ct(table=15,zone=NXM_NX_REG13[0..15])
[root@node-4 bpf]#
[root@node-4 bpf]# ovs-ofctl dump-flows br-int table=73
 cookie=0xc51dc48d, duration=1346.271s, table=73, n_packets=0, 
n_bytes=0, priority=95,arp,reg14=0x5,metadata=0x4 actions=resubmit(,74)
 cookie=0x956323ac, duration=1346.266s, table=73, n_packets=0, 
n_bytes=0, priority=95,arp,reg14=0x4,metadata=0x4 actions=resubmit(,74)
 cookie=0xc51dc48d, duration=1346.266s, table=73, n_packets=0, 
n_bytes=0, 
priority=90,icmp6,reg14=0x5,metadata=0x4,dl_src=fa:16:3e:ce:bd:06,ipv6_src=::,ipv6_dst=ff02::/16,icmp_type=143,icmp_code=0 
actions=load:0->NXM_NX_REG10[12]
 cookie=0xc51dc48d, duration=1346.265s, table=73, n_packets=0, 
n_bytes=0, 
priority=90,icmp6,reg14=0x5,metadata=0x4,dl_src=fa:16:3e:ce:bd:06,ipv6_src=::,ipv6_dst=ff02::/16,icmp_type=131,icmp_code=0 
actions=load:0->NXM_NX_REG10[12]
 cookie=0xc51dc48d, duration=1346.259s, table=73, n_packets=0, 
n_bytes=0, 
priority=90,icmp6,reg14=0x5,metadata=0x4,dl_src=fa:16:3e:ce:bd:06,ipv6_src=::,ipv6_dst=ff02::/16,icmp_type=135,icmp_code=0 
actions=resubmit(,74)
 cookie=0xc51dc48d, duration=1346.266s, table=73, n_packets=1379, 
n_bytes=161282, 
priority=90,ipv6,reg14=0x5,metadata=0x4,dl_src=fa:16:3e:ce:bd:06,ipv6_src=fd1f:9e62:3182:608c::a2 
actions=resubmit(,74)
 cookie=0xc51dc48d, duration=1346.261s, table=73, n_packets=108, 
n_bytes=9032, 
priority=90,ipv6,reg14=0x5,metadata=0x4,dl_src=fa:16:3e:ce:bd:06,ipv6_src=fe80::f816:3eff:fece:bd06 
actions=resubmit(,74)
 cookie=0x956323ac, duration=1346.264s, table=73, n_packets=0, 
n_bytes=0, 
priority=90,ip,reg14=0x4,metadata=0x4,dl_src=fa:16:3e:14:72:eb,nw_src=192.168.11.90 
actions=load:0->NXM_NX_REG10[12]
 cookie=0x956323ac, duration=1346.261s, table=73, n_packets=0, 
n_bytes=0, 
priority=90,udp,reg14=0x4,metadata=0x4,dl_src=fa:16:3e:14:72:eb,nw_src=0.0.0.0,nw_dst=255.255.255.255,tp_src=68,tp_dst=67 
actions=load:0->NXM_NX_REG10[12]
 cookie=0xc51dc48d, duration=1346.266s, table=73, n_packets=0, 
n_bytes=0, priority=80,reg14=0x5,metadata=0x4 
actions=load:0x1->NXM_NX_REG10[12]
 cookie=0x956323ac, duration=1346.264s, table=73, n_packets=12, 
n_bytes=1644, priority=80,reg14=0x4,metadata=0x4 
actions=load:0x1->NXM_NX_REG10[12]
[root@node-4 bpf]#
[root@node-4 bpf]# ovs-ofctl dump-flows br-int table=74
 cookie=0xc51dc48d, duration=1348.770s, table=74, n_packets=76, 
n_bytes=6536, 
priority=90,icmp6,reg14=0x5,metadata=0x4,nw_ttl=255,icmp_type=135,icmp_code=0,nd_sll=fa:16:3e:ce:bd:06 
actions=load:0->NXM_NX_REG10[12]
 cookie=0xc51dc48d, duration=1348.769s, table=74, n_packets=0, 
n_bytes=0, 
priority=90,icmp6,reg14=0x5,metadata=0x4,nw_ttl=255,icmp_type=135,icmp_code=0,nd_sll=00:00:00:00:00:00 
actions=load:0->NXM_NX_REG10[12]
 cookie=0x956323ac, duration=1348.767s, table=74, n_packets=0, 
n_bytes=0, 
priority=90,icmp6,reg14=0x4,metadata=0x4,nw_ttl=255,icmp_type=135,icmp_code=0,nd_sll=fa:16:3e:14:72:eb 
actions=load:0->NXM_NX_REG10[12]
 cookie=0x956323ac, duration=1348.756s, table=74, n_packets=0, 
n_bytes=0, 
priority=90,icmp6,reg14=0x4,metadata=0x4,nw_ttl=255,icmp_type=135,icmp_code=0,nd_sll=00:00:00:00:00:00 
actions=load:0->NXM_NX_REG10[12]
 cookie=0xc51dc48d, duration=1348.769s, table=74, n_packets=36, 
n_bytes=2808, 
priority=90,icmp6,reg14=0x5,metadata=0x4,dl_src=fa:16:3e:ce:bd:06,icmp_type=136,icmp_code=0,nd_target=fd1f:9e62:3182:608c::a2,nd_tll=00:00:00:00:00:00 
actions=load:0->NXM_NX_REG10[12]
 cookie=0xc51dc48d, duration=1348.756s, table=74, n_packets=0, 
n_bytes=0, 
priority=90,icmp6,reg14=0x5,metadata=0x4,dl_src=fa:16:3e:ce:bd:06,icmp_type=136,icmp_code=0,nd_target=fd1f:9e62:3182:608c::a2,nd_tll=fa:16:3e:ce:bd:06 
actions=load:0->NXM_NX_REG10[12]
 cookie=0x956323ac, duration=1348.769s, table=74, n_packets=0, 
n_bytes=0, 
priority=90,icmp6,reg14=0x4,metadata=0x4,nw_ttl=255,icmp_type=136,icmp_code=0,nd_tll=00:00:00:00:00:00 
actions=load:0->NXM_NX_REG10[12]
 cookie=0x956323ac, duration=1348.766s, table=74, n_packets=0, 
n_bytes=0, 
priority=90,icmp6,reg14=0x4,metadata=0x4,nw_ttl=255,icmp_type=136,icmp_code=0,nd_tll=fa:16:3e:14:72:eb 
actions=load:0->NXM_NX_REG10[12]
 cookie=0x956323ac, duration=1348.763s, table=74, n_packets=0, 
n_bytes=0, 
priority=90,arp,reg14=0x4,metadata=0x4,dl_src=fa:16:3e:14:72:eb,arp_spa=192.168.11.90,arp_sha=fa:16:3e:14:72:eb 
actions=load:0->NXM_NX_REG10[12]
 cookie=0xc51dc48d, duration=1348.759s, table=74, n_packets=0, 
n_bytes=0, 
priority=90,icmp6,reg14=0x5,metadata=0x4,nw_ttl=255,icmp_type=136,icmp_code=0,nd_target=fe80::f816:3eff:fece:bd06,nd_tll=fa:16:3e:ce:bd:06 
actions=load:0->NXM_NX_REG10[12]
 cookie=0xc51dc48d, duration=1348.759s, table=74, n_packets=33, 
n_bytes=2574, 
priority=90,icmp6,reg14=0x5,metadata=0x4,nw_ttl=255,icmp_type=136,icmp_code=0,nd_target=fe80::f816:3eff:fece:bd06,nd_tll=00:00:00:00:00:00 
actions=load:0->NXM_NX_REG10[12]
 cookie=0x956323ac, duration=1348.768s, table=74, n_packets=0, 
n_bytes=0, 
priority=80,icmp6,reg14=0x4,metadata=0x4,nw_ttl=255,icmp_type=136 
actions=load:0x1->NXM_NX_REG10[12]
 cookie=0xc51dc48d, duration=1348.766s, table=74, n_packets=0, 
n_bytes=0, 
priority=80,icmp6,reg14=0x5,metadata=0x4,nw_ttl=255,icmp_type=136 
actions=load:0x1->NXM_NX_REG10[12]
 cookie=0xc51dc48d, duration=1348.762s, table=74, n_packets=0, 
n_bytes=0, 
priority=80,icmp6,reg14=0x5,metadata=0x4,nw_ttl=255,icmp_type=135 
actions=load:0->NXM_NX_REG10[12]
 cookie=0x956323ac, duration=1348.754s, table=74, n_packets=0, 
n_bytes=0, 
priority=80,icmp6,reg14=0x4,metadata=0x4,nw_ttl=255,icmp_type=135 
actions=load:0->NXM_NX_REG10[12]
 cookie=0x956323ac, duration=1348.766s, table=74, n_packets=0, 
n_bytes=0, priority=80,arp,reg14=0x4,metadata=0x4 
actions=load:0x1->NXM_NX_REG10[12]
 cookie=0xc51dc48d, duration=1348.757s, table=74, n_packets=0, 
n_bytes=0, priority=80,arp,reg14=0x5,metadata=0x4 
actions=load:0x1->NXM_NX_REG10[12]

After the classifier traverses table 74, the nd_target and nd_ttl fields 
will be set in the megaflow. I found that the following OpenFlow rule 
generates these two fields:
 cookie=0xc51dc48d, duration=1348.769s, table=74, n_packets=36, 
n_bytes=2808, 
priority=90,icmp6,reg14=0x5,metadata=0x4,dl_src=fa:16:3e:ce:bd:06,icmp_type=136,icmp_code=0,nd_target=fd1f:9e62:3182:608c::a2,nd_tll=00:00:00:00:00:00 
actions=load:0->NXM_NX_REG10[12]

Based on the above OpenFlow tables, I have constructed a more 
appropriate test case.
AT_SETUP([flow classifier - ipv6 ND dependency test])
OVS_VSWITCHD_START
add_of_ports br0 1 2
AT_DATA([flows.txt], [dnl
 table=0, in_port=1,priority=100 
actions=load:0xd->NXM_NX_REG13[[0..15]],load:0xb->NXM_NX_REG11[[]],load:0xa->NXM_NX_REG12[[]],load:0x4->OXM_OF_METADATA[[]],load:0x5->NXM_NX_REG14[[]],load:0->NXM_NX_REG13[[16..31]],resubmit(,8)
 table=8, priority=50,metadata=0x4 
actions=load:0->NXM_NX_REG10[[12]],resubmit(,73),output(2)
 table=73, priority=95,arp,reg14=0x5,metadata=0x4 actions=resubmit(,74)
 table=73, priority=95,arp,reg14=0x4,metadata=0x4 actions=resubmit(,74)
 table=73, 
priority=90,icmp6,reg14=0x5,metadata=0x4,dl_src=fa:16:3e:ce:bd:06,ipv6_src=::,ipv6_dst=ff02::/16,icmp_type=143,icmp_code=0 
actions=load:0->NXM_NX_REG10[[12]]
 table=73, 
priority=90,icmp6,reg14=0x5,metadata=0x4,dl_src=fa:16:3e:ce:bd:06,ipv6_src=::,ipv6_dst=ff02::/16,icmp_type=131,icmp_code=0 
actions=load:0->NXM_NX_REG10[[12]]
 table=73, 
priority=90,icmp6,reg14=0x5,metadata=0x4,dl_src=fa:16:3e:ce:bd:06,ipv6_src=::,ipv6_dst=ff02::/16,icmp_type=135,icmp_code=0 
actions=resubmit(,74)
 table=73, 
priority=90,ipv6,reg14=0x5,metadata=0x4,dl_src=fa:16:3e:ce:bd:06,ipv6_src=fd1f:9e62:3182:608c::a2 
actions=resubmit(,74)
 table=73, 
priority=90,ipv6,reg14=0x5,metadata=0x4,dl_src=fa:16:3e:ce:bd:06,ipv6_src=fe80::f816:3eff:fece:bd06 
actions=resubmit(,74)
 table=73, 
priority=90,ip,reg14=0x4,metadata=0x4,dl_src=fa:16:3e:14:72:eb,nw_src=192.168.11.90 
actions=load:0->NXM_NX_REG10[[12]]
 table=73, 
priority=90,udp,reg14=0x4,metadata=0x4,dl_src=fa:16:3e:14:72:eb,nw_src=0.0.0.0,nw_dst=255.255.255.255,tp_src=68,tp_dst=67 
actions=load:0->NXM_NX_REG10[[12]]
 table=73, priority=80,reg14=0x5,metadata=0x4 
actions=load:0x1->NXM_NX_REG10[[12]]
 table=73, priority=80,reg14=0x4,metadata=0x4 
actions=load:0x1->NXM_NX_REG10[[12]]
 table=74, 
priority=90,icmp6,reg14=0x5,metadata=0x4,nw_ttl=255,icmp_type=135,icmp_code=0,nd_sll=fa:16:3e:ce:bd:06 
actions=load:0->NXM_NX_REG10[[12]]
 table=74, 
priority=90,icmp6,reg14=0x5,metadata=0x4,nw_ttl=255,icmp_type=135,icmp_code=0,nd_sll=00:00:00:00:00:00 
actions=load:0->NXM_NX_REG10[[12]]
 table=74, 
priority=90,icmp6,reg14=0x4,metadata=0x4,nw_ttl=255,icmp_type=135,icmp_code=0,nd_sll=fa:16:3e:14:72:eb 
actions=load:0->NXM_NX_REG10[[12]]
 table=74, 
priority=90,icmp6,reg14=0x4,metadata=0x4,nw_ttl=255,icmp_type=135,icmp_code=0,nd_sll=00:00:00:00:00:00 
actions=load:0->NXM_NX_REG10[[12]]
 table=74, 
priority=90,icmp6,reg14=0x5,metadata=0x4,dl_src=fa:16:3e:ce:bd:06,icmp_type=136,icmp_code=0,nd_target=fd1f:9e62:3182:608c::a2,nd_tll=00:00:00:00:00:00 
actions=load:0->NXM_NX_REG10[[12]]
 table=74, 
priority=90,icmp6,reg14=0x5,metadata=0x4,dl_src=fa:16:3e:ce:bd:06,icmp_type=136,icmp_code=0,nd_target=fd1f:9e62:3182:608c::a2,nd_tll=fa:16:3e:ce:bd:06 
actions=load:0->NXM_NX_REG10[[12]]
 table=74, 
priority=90,icmp6,reg14=0x4,metadata=0x4,nw_ttl=255,icmp_type=136,icmp_code=0,nd_tll=00:00:00:00:00:00 
actions=load:0->NXM_NX_REG10[[12]]
 table=74, 
priority=90,icmp6,reg14=0x4,metadata=0x4,nw_ttl=255,icmp_type=136,icmp_code=0,nd_tll=fa:16:3e:14:72:eb 
actions=load:0->NXM_NX_REG10[[12]]
 table=74, 
priority=90,arp,reg14=0x4,metadata=0x4,dl_src=fa:16:3e:14:72:eb,arp_spa=192.168.11.90,arp_sha=fa:16:3e:14:72:eb 
actions=load:0->NXM_NX_REG10[[12]]
 table=74, 
priority=90,icmp6,reg14=0x5,metadata=0x4,nw_ttl=255,icmp_type=136,icmp_code=0,nd_target=fe80::f816:3eff:fece:bd06,nd_tll=fa:16:3e:ce:bd:06 
actions=load:0->NXM_NX_REG10[[12]]
 table=74, 
priority=90,icmp6,reg14=0x5,metadata=0x4,nw_ttl=255,icmp_type=136,icmp_code=0,nd_target=fe80::f816:3eff:fece:bd06,nd_tll=00:00:00:00:00:00 
actions=load:0->NXM_NX_REG10[[12]]
 table=74, 
priority=80,icmp6,reg14=0x4,metadata=0x4,nw_ttl=255,icmp_type=136 
actions=load:0x1->NXM_NX_REG10[[12]]
 table=74, 
priority=80,icmp6,reg14=0x5,metadata=0x4,nw_ttl=255,icmp_type=136 
actions=load:0x1->NXM_NX_REG10[[12]]
 table=74, 
priority=80,icmp6,reg14=0x5,metadata=0x4,nw_ttl=255,icmp_type=135 
actions=load:0->NXM_NX_REG10[[12]]
 table=74, 
priority=80,icmp6,reg14=0x4,metadata=0x4,nw_ttl=255,icmp_type=135 
actions=load:0->NXM_NX_REG10[[12]]
 table=74, priority=80,arp,reg14=0x4,metadata=0x4 
actions=load:0x1->NXM_NX_REG10[[12]]
 table=74, priority=80,arp,reg14=0x5,metadata=0x4 
actions=load:0x1->NXM_NX_REG10[[12]]
])
ovs-ofctl add-flows br0 flows.txt

AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl ofproto/trace br0 
"in_port=1,eth_src=fa:16:3e:ce:bd:06,eth_dst=fa:16:3e:88:32:5c,dl_type=0x86dd,ipv6_src=fd1f:9e62:3182:608c::a2,ipv6_dst=fd1f:9e62:3182:608c::24,nw_proto=58,icmpv6_type=128,icmpv6_code=0"], 
[0], [stdout])
AT_CHECK([tail -2 stdout], [0],
  [Megaflow: 
recirc_id=0,eth,icmp6,in_port=1,dl_src=fa:16:3e:ce:bd:06,ipv6_src=fd1f:9e62:3182:608c::a2,ipv6_dst=fd1f::/16,nw_ttl=0,nw_frag=no,icmp_type=0x80/0xf8,nd_target=::,nd_tll=00:00:00:00:00:00
Datapath actions: 2
])
OVS_VSWITCHD_STOP
AT_CLEANUP

--
regards,
Jun.

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