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authorThomas Graf <tgraf@suug.ch>2013-03-29 09:46:52 -0400
committerJesse Gross <jesse@nicira.com>2013-03-29 20:54:33 -0400
commit22e3880a76bb9a0c4fa5c8fefdc8697a36a4dae1 (patch)
tree7bd56dd948101a82bb6a797092aaaf85ffb8db98 /include/uapi
parent14b57a10553b5b768f77b247e6dd285c65816064 (diff)
openvswitch: Expose <linux/openvswitch.h> to userspace
It contains the public netlink interface bits required by userspace to make use of the interface. Signed-off-by: Thomas Graf <tgraf@suug.ch> Signed-off-by: Jesse Gross <jesse@nicira.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'include/uapi')
-rw-r--r--include/uapi/linux/Kbuild1
-rw-r--r--include/uapi/linux/openvswitch.h456
2 files changed, 457 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/Kbuild b/include/uapi/linux/Kbuild
index 5c8a1d25e21c..d8fbc6aeac86 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/Kbuild
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/Kbuild
@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@ header-y += nvram.h
285header-y += omap3isp.h 285header-y += omap3isp.h
286header-y += omapfb.h 286header-y += omapfb.h
287header-y += oom.h 287header-y += oom.h
288header-y += openvswitch.h
288header-y += packet_diag.h 289header-y += packet_diag.h
289header-y += param.h 290header-y += param.h
290header-y += parport.h 291header-y += parport.h
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/openvswitch.h b/include/uapi/linux/openvswitch.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..405918dd7b3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/openvswitch.h
@@ -0,0 +1,456 @@
1
2/*
3 * Copyright (c) 2007-2011 Nicira Networks.
4 *
5 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
6 * modify it under the terms of version 2 of the GNU General Public
7 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation.
8 *
9 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
10 * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
11 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
12 * General Public License for more details.
13 *
14 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
15 * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
16 * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
17 * 02110-1301, USA
18 */
19
20#ifndef _UAPI__LINUX_OPENVSWITCH_H
21#define _UAPI__LINUX_OPENVSWITCH_H 1
22
23#include <linux/types.h>
24#include <linux/if_ether.h>
25
26/**
27 * struct ovs_header - header for OVS Generic Netlink messages.
28 * @dp_ifindex: ifindex of local port for datapath (0 to make a request not
29 * specific to a datapath).
30 *
31 * Attributes following the header are specific to a particular OVS Generic
32 * Netlink family, but all of the OVS families use this header.
33 */
34
35struct ovs_header {
36 int dp_ifindex;
37};
38
39/* Datapaths. */
40
41#define OVS_DATAPATH_FAMILY "ovs_datapath"
42#define OVS_DATAPATH_MCGROUP "ovs_datapath"
43#define OVS_DATAPATH_VERSION 0x1
44
45enum ovs_datapath_cmd {
46 OVS_DP_CMD_UNSPEC,
47 OVS_DP_CMD_NEW,
48 OVS_DP_CMD_DEL,
49 OVS_DP_CMD_GET,
50 OVS_DP_CMD_SET
51};
52
53/**
54 * enum ovs_datapath_attr - attributes for %OVS_DP_* commands.
55 * @OVS_DP_ATTR_NAME: Name of the network device that serves as the "local
56 * port". This is the name of the network device whose dp_ifindex is given in
57 * the &struct ovs_header. Always present in notifications. Required in
58 * %OVS_DP_NEW requests. May be used as an alternative to specifying
59 * dp_ifindex in other requests (with a dp_ifindex of 0).
60 * @OVS_DP_ATTR_UPCALL_PID: The Netlink socket in userspace that is initially
61 * set on the datapath port (for OVS_ACTION_ATTR_MISS). Only valid on
62 * %OVS_DP_CMD_NEW requests. A value of zero indicates that upcalls should
63 * not be sent.
64 * @OVS_DP_ATTR_STATS: Statistics about packets that have passed through the
65 * datapath. Always present in notifications.
66 *
67 * These attributes follow the &struct ovs_header within the Generic Netlink
68 * payload for %OVS_DP_* commands.
69 */
70enum ovs_datapath_attr {
71 OVS_DP_ATTR_UNSPEC,
72 OVS_DP_ATTR_NAME, /* name of dp_ifindex netdev */
73 OVS_DP_ATTR_UPCALL_PID, /* Netlink PID to receive upcalls */
74 OVS_DP_ATTR_STATS, /* struct ovs_dp_stats */
75 __OVS_DP_ATTR_MAX
76};
77
78#define OVS_DP_ATTR_MAX (__OVS_DP_ATTR_MAX - 1)
79
80struct ovs_dp_stats {
81 __u64 n_hit; /* Number of flow table matches. */
82 __u64 n_missed; /* Number of flow table misses. */
83 __u64 n_lost; /* Number of misses not sent to userspace. */
84 __u64 n_flows; /* Number of flows present */
85};
86
87struct ovs_vport_stats {
88 __u64 rx_packets; /* total packets received */
89 __u64 tx_packets; /* total packets transmitted */
90 __u64 rx_bytes; /* total bytes received */
91 __u64 tx_bytes; /* total bytes transmitted */
92 __u64 rx_errors; /* bad packets received */
93 __u64 tx_errors; /* packet transmit problems */
94 __u64 rx_dropped; /* no space in linux buffers */
95 __u64 tx_dropped; /* no space available in linux */
96};
97
98/* Fixed logical ports. */
99#define OVSP_LOCAL ((__u32)0)
100
101/* Packet transfer. */
102
103#define OVS_PACKET_FAMILY "ovs_packet"
104#define OVS_PACKET_VERSION 0x1
105
106enum ovs_packet_cmd {
107 OVS_PACKET_CMD_UNSPEC,
108
109 /* Kernel-to-user notifications. */
110 OVS_PACKET_CMD_MISS, /* Flow table miss. */
111 OVS_PACKET_CMD_ACTION, /* OVS_ACTION_ATTR_USERSPACE action. */
112
113 /* Userspace commands. */
114 OVS_PACKET_CMD_EXECUTE /* Apply actions to a packet. */
115};
116
117/**
118 * enum ovs_packet_attr - attributes for %OVS_PACKET_* commands.
119 * @OVS_PACKET_ATTR_PACKET: Present for all notifications. Contains the entire
120 * packet as received, from the start of the Ethernet header onward. For
121 * %OVS_PACKET_CMD_ACTION, %OVS_PACKET_ATTR_PACKET reflects changes made by
122 * actions preceding %OVS_ACTION_ATTR_USERSPACE, but %OVS_PACKET_ATTR_KEY is
123 * the flow key extracted from the packet as originally received.
124 * @OVS_PACKET_ATTR_KEY: Present for all notifications. Contains the flow key
125 * extracted from the packet as nested %OVS_KEY_ATTR_* attributes. This allows
126 * userspace to adapt its flow setup strategy by comparing its notion of the
127 * flow key against the kernel's.
128 * @OVS_PACKET_ATTR_ACTIONS: Contains actions for the packet. Used
129 * for %OVS_PACKET_CMD_EXECUTE. It has nested %OVS_ACTION_ATTR_* attributes.
130 * @OVS_PACKET_ATTR_USERDATA: Present for an %OVS_PACKET_CMD_ACTION
131 * notification if the %OVS_ACTION_ATTR_USERSPACE action specified an
132 * %OVS_USERSPACE_ATTR_USERDATA attribute, with the same length and content
133 * specified there.
134 *
135 * These attributes follow the &struct ovs_header within the Generic Netlink
136 * payload for %OVS_PACKET_* commands.
137 */
138enum ovs_packet_attr {
139 OVS_PACKET_ATTR_UNSPEC,
140 OVS_PACKET_ATTR_PACKET, /* Packet data. */
141 OVS_PACKET_ATTR_KEY, /* Nested OVS_KEY_ATTR_* attributes. */
142 OVS_PACKET_ATTR_ACTIONS, /* Nested OVS_ACTION_ATTR_* attributes. */
143 OVS_PACKET_ATTR_USERDATA, /* OVS_ACTION_ATTR_USERSPACE arg. */
144 __OVS_PACKET_ATTR_MAX
145};
146
147#define OVS_PACKET_ATTR_MAX (__OVS_PACKET_ATTR_MAX - 1)
148
149/* Virtual ports. */
150
151#define OVS_VPORT_FAMILY "ovs_vport"
152#define OVS_VPORT_MCGROUP "ovs_vport"
153#define OVS_VPORT_VERSION 0x1
154
155enum ovs_vport_cmd {
156 OVS_VPORT_CMD_UNSPEC,
157 OVS_VPORT_CMD_NEW,
158 OVS_VPORT_CMD_DEL,
159 OVS_VPORT_CMD_GET,
160 OVS_VPORT_CMD_SET
161};
162
163enum ovs_vport_type {
164 OVS_VPORT_TYPE_UNSPEC,
165 OVS_VPORT_TYPE_NETDEV, /* network device */
166 OVS_VPORT_TYPE_INTERNAL, /* network device implemented by datapath */
167 __OVS_VPORT_TYPE_MAX
168};
169
170#define OVS_VPORT_TYPE_MAX (__OVS_VPORT_TYPE_MAX - 1)
171
172/**
173 * enum ovs_vport_attr - attributes for %OVS_VPORT_* commands.
174 * @OVS_VPORT_ATTR_PORT_NO: 32-bit port number within datapath.
175 * @OVS_VPORT_ATTR_TYPE: 32-bit %OVS_VPORT_TYPE_* constant describing the type
176 * of vport.
177 * @OVS_VPORT_ATTR_NAME: Name of vport. For a vport based on a network device
178 * this is the name of the network device. Maximum length %IFNAMSIZ-1 bytes
179 * plus a null terminator.
180 * @OVS_VPORT_ATTR_OPTIONS: Vport-specific configuration information.
181 * @OVS_VPORT_ATTR_UPCALL_PID: The Netlink socket in userspace that
182 * OVS_PACKET_CMD_MISS upcalls will be directed to for packets received on
183 * this port. A value of zero indicates that upcalls should not be sent.
184 * @OVS_VPORT_ATTR_STATS: A &struct ovs_vport_stats giving statistics for
185 * packets sent or received through the vport.
186 *
187 * These attributes follow the &struct ovs_header within the Generic Netlink
188 * payload for %OVS_VPORT_* commands.