Re: [ovs-dev] [PATCH v3 13/16] ovn-controller: Drop most uses of OVS patch ports.

2016-12-19 Thread Ben Pfaff
On Sun, Dec 18, 2016 at 10:59:18PM -0800, Mickey Spiegel wrote: > On Sun, Dec 18, 2016 at 12:18 AM, Ben Pfaff wrote: > > > Until now, ovn-controller has implemented OVN logical patch ports and > > l3gateway ports in terms of OVS patch ports. It is a hassle to create and > > destroy ports, and it

Re: [ovs-dev] [PATCH v3 13/16] ovn-controller: Drop most uses of OVS patch ports.

2016-12-18 Thread Mickey Spiegel
On Sun, Dec 18, 2016 at 12:18 AM, Ben Pfaff wrote: > Until now, ovn-controller has implemented OVN logical patch ports and > l3gateway ports in terms of OVS patch ports. It is a hassle to create and > destroy ports, and it is also wasteful compared to what the patch ports > actually buy us: the

[ovs-dev] [PATCH v3 13/16] ovn-controller: Drop most uses of OVS patch ports.

2016-12-18 Thread Ben Pfaff
Until now, ovn-controller has implemented OVN logical patch ports and l3gateway ports in terms of OVS patch ports. It is a hassle to create and destroy ports, and it is also wasteful compared to what the patch ports actually buy us: the ability to "save and restore" a packet around a recursive tri