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+# SPDX-License-Identifier: ((GPL-2.0 WITH Linux-syscall-note) OR BSD-3-Clause)
+
+name: ovs_flow
+version: 1
+protocol: genetlink-legacy
+uapi-header: linux/openvswitch.h
+
+doc:
+ OVS flow configuration over generic netlink.
+
+definitions:
+ -
+ name: ovs-header
+ type: struct
+ doc: |
+ Header for OVS Generic Netlink messages.
+ members:
+ -
+ name: dp-ifindex
+ type: u32
+ doc: |
+ ifindex of local port for datapath (0 to make a request not specific
+ to a datapath).
+ -
+ name: ovs-flow-stats
+ type: struct
+ members:
+ -
+ name: n-packets
+ type: u64
+ doc: Number of matched packets.
+ -
+ name: n-bytes
+ type: u64
+ doc: Number of matched bytes.
+ -
+ name: ovs-key-ethernet
+ type: struct
+ members:
+ -
+ name: eth-src
+ type: binary
+ len: 6
+ display-hint: mac
+ -
+ name: eth-dst
+ type: binary
+ len: 6
+ display-hint: mac
+ -
+ name: ovs-key-mpls
+ type: struct
+ members:
+ -
+ name: mpls-lse
+ type: u32
+ byte-order: big-endian
+ -
+ name: ovs-key-ipv4
+ type: struct
+ members:
+ -
+ name: ipv4-src
+ type: u32
+ byte-order: big-endian
+ display-hint: ipv4
+ -
+ name: ipv4-dst
+ type: u32
+ byte-order: big-endian
+ display-hint: ipv4
+ -
+ name: ipv4-proto
+ type: u8
+ -
+ name: ipv4-tos
+ type: u8
+ -
+ name: ipv4-ttl
+ type: u8
+ -
+ name: ipv4-frag
+ type: u8
+ enum: ovs-frag-type
+ -
+ name: ovs-key-ipv6
+ type: struct
+ members:
+ -
+ name: ipv6-src
+ type: binary
+ len: 16
+ byte-order: big-endian
+ display-hint: ipv6
+ -
+ name: ipv6-dst
+ type: binary
+ len: 16
+ byte-order: big-endian
+ display-hint: ipv6
+ -
+ name: ipv6-label
+ type: u32
+ byte-order: big-endian
+ -
+ name: ipv6-proto
+ type: u8
+ -
+ name: ipv6-tclass
+ type: u8
+ -
+ name: ipv6-hlimit
+ type: u8
+ -
+ name: ipv6-frag
+ type: u8
+ -
+ name: ovs-key-ipv6-exthdrs
+ type: struct
+ members:
+ -
+ name: hdrs
+ type: u16
+ -
+ name: ovs-frag-type
+ name-prefix: ovs-frag-type-
+ enum-name: ovs-frag-type
+ type: enum
+ entries:
+ -
+ name: none
+ doc: Packet is not a fragment.
+ -
+ name: first
+ doc: Packet is a fragment with offset 0.
+ -
+ name: later
+ doc: Packet is a fragment with nonzero offset.
+ -
+ name: any
+ value: 255
+ -
+ name: ovs-key-tcp
+ type: struct
+ members:
+ -
+ name: tcp-src
+ type: u16
+ byte-order: big-endian
+ -
+ name: tcp-dst
+ type: u16
+ byte-order: big-endian
+ -
+ name: ovs-key-udp
+ type: struct
+ members:
+ -
+ name: udp-src
+ type: u16
+ byte-order: big-endian
+ -
+ name: udp-dst
+ type: u16
+ byte-order: big-endian
+ -
+ name: ovs-key-sctp
+ type: struct
+ members:
+ -
+ name: sctp-src
+ type: u16
+ byte-order: big-endian
+ -
+ name: sctp-dst
+ type: u16
+ byte-order: big-endian
+ -
+ name: ovs-key-icmp
+ type: struct
+ members:
+ -
+ name: icmp-type
+ type: u8
+ -
+ name: icmp-code
+ type: u8
+ -
+ name: ovs-key-arp
+ type: struct
+ members:
+ -
+ name: arp-sip
+ type: u32
+ byte-order: big-endian
+ -
+ name: arp-tip
+ type: u32
+ byte-order: big-endian
+ -
+ name: arp-op
+ type: u16
+ byte-order: big-endian
+ -
+ name: arp-sha
+ type: binary
+ len: 6
+ display-hint: mac
+ -
+ name: arp-tha
+ type: binary
+ len: 6
+ display-hint: mac
+ -
+ name: ovs-key-nd
+ type: struct
+ members:
+ -
+ name: nd_target
+ type: binary
+ len: 16
+ byte-order: big-endian
+ -
+ name: nd-sll
+ type: binary
+ len: 6
+ display-hint: mac
+ -
+ name: nd-tll
+ type: binary
+ len: 6
+ display-hint: mac
+ -
+ name: ovs-key-ct-tuple-ipv4
+ type: struct
+ members:
+ -
+ name: ipv4-src
+ type: u32
+ byte-order: big-endian
+ -
+ name: ipv4-dst
+ type: u32
+ byte-order: big-endian
+ -
+ name: src-port
+ type: u16
+ byte-order: big-endian
+ -
+ name: dst-port
+ type: u16
+ byte-order: big-endian
+ -
+ name: ipv4-proto
+ type: u8
+ -
+ name: ovs-action-push-vlan
+ type: struct
+ members:
+ -
+ name: vlan_tpid
+ type: u16
+ byte-order: big-endian
+ doc: Tag protocol identifier (TPID) to push.
+ -
+ name: vlan_tci
+ type: u16
+ byte-order: big-endian
+ doc: Tag control identifier (TCI) to push.
+ -
+ name: ovs-ufid-flags
+ name-prefix: ovs-ufid-f-
+ enum-name:
+ type: flags
+ entries:
+ - omit-key
+ - omit-mask
+ - omit-actions
+ -
+ name: ovs-action-hash
+ type: struct
+ members:
+ -
+ name: hash-alg
+ type: u32
+ doc: Algorithm used to compute hash prior to recirculation.
+ -
+ name: hash-basis
+ type: u32
+ doc: Basis used for computing hash.
+ -
+ name: ovs-hash-alg
+ enum-name: ovs-hash-alg
+ type: enum
+ doc: |
+ Data path hash algorithm for computing Datapath hash. The algorithm type only specifies
+ the fields in a flow will be used as part of the hash. Each datapath is free to use its
+ own hash algorithm. The hash value will be opaque to the user space daemon.
+ entries:
+ - ovs-hash-alg-l4
+
+ -
+ name: ovs-action-push-mpls
+ type: struct
+ members:
+ -
+ name: mpls-lse
+ type: u32
+ byte-order: big-endian
+ doc: |
+ MPLS label stack entry to push
+ -
+ name: mpls-ethertype
+ type: u32
+ byte-order: big-endian
+ doc: |
+ Ethertype to set in the encapsulating ethernet frame. The only values
+ ethertype should ever be given are ETH_P_MPLS_UC and ETH_P_MPLS_MC,
+ indicating MPLS unicast or multicast. Other are rejected.
+ -
+ name: ovs-action-add-mpls
+ type: struct
+ members:
+ -
+ name: mpls-lse
+ type: u32
+ byte-order: big-endian
+ doc: |
+ MPLS label stack entry to push
+ -
+ name: mpls-ethertype
+ type: u32
+ byte-order: big-endian
+ doc: |
+ Ethertype to set in the encapsulating ethernet frame. The only values
+ ethertype should ever be given are ETH_P_MPLS_UC and ETH_P_MPLS_MC,
+ indicating MPLS unicast or multicast. Other are rejected.
+ -
+ name: tun-flags
+ type: u16
+ doc: |
+ MPLS tunnel attributes.
+ -
+ name: ct-state-flags
+ enum-name:
+ type: flags
+ name-prefix: ovs-cs-f-
+ entries:
+ -
+ name: new
+ doc: Beginning of a new connection.
+ -
+ name: established
+ doc: Part of an existing connenction
+ -
+ name: related
+ doc: Related to an existing connection.
+ -
+ name: reply-dir
+ doc: Flow is in the reply direction.
+ -
+ name: invalid
+ doc: Could not track the connection.
+ -
+ name: tracked
+ doc: Conntrack has occurred.
+ -
+ name: src-nat
+ doc: Packet's source address/port was mangled by NAT.
+ -
+ name: dst-nat
+ doc: Packet's destination address/port was mangled by NAT.
+
+attribute-sets:
+ -
+ name: flow-attrs
+ enum-name: ovs-flow-attr
+ name-prefix: ovs-flow-attr-
+ attributes:
+ -
+ name: key
+ type: nest
+ nested-attributes: key-attrs
+ doc: |
+ Nested attributes specifying the flow key. Always present in
+ notifications. Required for all requests (except dumps).
+ -
+ name: actions
+ type: nest
+ nested-attributes: action-attrs
+ doc: |
+ Nested attributes specifying the actions to take for packets that
+ match the key. Always present in notifications. Required for
+ OVS_FLOW_CMD_NEW requests, optional for OVS_FLOW_CMD_SET requests. An
+ OVS_FLOW_CMD_SET without OVS_FLOW_ATTR_ACTIONS will not modify the
+ actions. To clear the actions, an OVS_FLOW_ATTR_ACTIONS without any
+ nested attributes must be given.
+ -
+ name: stats
+ type: binary
+ struct: ovs-flow-stats
+ doc: |
+ Statistics for this flow. Present in notifications if the stats would
+ be nonzero. Ignored in requests.
+ -
+ name: tcp-flags
+ type: u8
+ doc: |
+ An 8-bit value giving the ORed value of all of the TCP flags seen on
+ packets in this flow. Only present in notifications for TCP flows, and
+ only if it would be nonzero. Ignored in requests.
+ -
+ name: used
+ type: u64
+ doc: |
+ A 64-bit integer giving the time, in milliseconds on the system
+ monotonic clock, at which a packet was last processed for this
+ flow. Only present in notifications if a packet has been processed for
+ this flow. Ignored in requests.
+ -
+ name: clear
+ type: flag
+ doc: |
+ If present in a OVS_FLOW_CMD_SET request, clears the last-used time,
+ accumulated TCP flags, and statistics for this flow. Otherwise
+ ignored in requests. Never present in notifications.
+ -
+ name: mask
+ type: nest
+ nested-attributes: key-attrs
+ doc: |
+ Nested attributes specifying the mask bits for wildcarded flow
+ match. Mask bit value '1' specifies exact match with corresponding
+ flow key bit, while mask bit value '0' specifies a wildcarded
+ match. Omitting attribute is treated as wildcarding all corresponding
+ fields. Optional for all requests. If not present, all flow key bits
+ are exact match bits.
+ -
+ name: probe
+ type: binary
+ doc: |
+ Flow operation is a feature probe, error logging should be suppressed.
+ -
+ name: ufid
+ type: binary
+ doc: |
+ A value between 1-16 octets specifying a unique identifier for the
+ flow. Causes the flow to be indexed by this value rather than the
+ value of the OVS_FLOW_ATTR_KEY attribute. Optional for all
+ requests. Present in notifications if the flow was created with this
+ attribute.
+ display-hint: uuid
+ -
+ name: ufid-flags
+ type: u32
+ enum: ovs-ufid-flags
+ doc: |
+ A 32-bit value of ORed flags that provide alternative semantics for
+ flow installation and retrieval. Optional for all requests.
+ -
+ name: pad
+ type: binary
+
+ -
+ name: key-attrs
+ enum-name: ovs-key-attr
+ name-prefix: ovs-key-attr-
+ attributes:
+ -
+ name: encap
+ type: nest
+ nested-attributes: key-attrs
+ -
+ name: priority
+ type: u32
+ -
+ name: in-port
+ type: u32
+ -
+ name: ethernet
+ type: binary
+ struct: ovs-key-ethernet
+ doc: struct ovs_key_ethernet
+ -
+ name: vlan
+ type: u16
+ byte-order: big-endian
+ -
+ name: ethertype
+ type: u16
+ byte-order: big-endian
+ -
+ name: ipv4
+ type: binary
+ struct: ovs-key-ipv4
+ -
+ name: ipv6
+ type: binary
+ struct: ovs-key-ipv6
+ doc: struct ovs_key_ipv6
+ -
+ name: tcp
+ type: binary
+ struct: ovs-key-tcp
+ -
+ name: udp
+ type: binary
+ struct: ovs-key-udp
+ -
+ name: icmp
+ type: binary
+ struct: ovs-key-icmp
+ -
+ name: icmpv6
+ type: binary
+ struct: ovs-key-icmp
+ -
+ name: arp
+ type: binary
+ struct: ovs-key-arp
+ doc: struct ovs_key_arp
+ -
+ name: nd
+ type: binary
+ struct: ovs-key-nd
+ doc: struct ovs_key_nd
+ -
+ name: skb-mark
+ type: u32
+ -
+ name: tunnel
+ type: nest
+ nested-attributes: tunnel-key-attrs
+ -
+ name: sctp
+ type: binary
+ struct: ovs-key-sctp
+ -
+ name: tcp-flags
+ type: u16
+ byte-order: big-endian
+ -
+ name: dp-hash
+ type: u32
+ doc: Value 0 indicates the hash is not computed by the datapath.
+ -
+ name: recirc-id
+ type: u32
+ -
+ name: mpls
+ type: binary
+ struct: ovs-key-mpls
+ -
+ name: ct-state
+ type: u32
+ enum: ct-state-flags
+ enum-as-flags: true
+ -
+ name: ct-zone
+ type: u16
+ doc: connection tracking zone
+ -
+ name: ct-mark
+ type: u32
+ doc: connection tracking mark
+ -
+ name: ct-labels
+ type: binary
+ display-hint: hex
+ doc: 16-octet connection tracking label
+ -
+ name: ct-orig-tuple-ipv4
+ type: binary
+ struct: ovs-key-ct-tuple-ipv4
+ -
+ name: ct-orig-tuple-ipv6
+ type: binary
+ doc: struct ovs_key_ct_tuple_ipv6
+ -
+ name: nsh
+ type: nest
+ nested-attributes: ovs-nsh-key-attrs
+ -
+ name: packet-type
+ type: u32
+ byte-order: big-endian
+ doc: Should not be sent to the kernel
+ -
+ name: nd-extensions
+ type: binary
+ doc: Should not be sent to the kernel
+ -
+ name: tunnel-info
+ type: binary
+ doc: struct ip_tunnel_info
+ -
+ name: ipv6-exthdrs
+ type: binary
+ struct: ovs-key-ipv6-exthdrs
+ doc: struct ovs_key_ipv6_exthdr
+ -
+ name: action-attrs
+ enum-name: ovs-action-attr
+ name-prefix: ovs-action-attr-
+ attributes:
+ -
+ name: output
+ type: u32
+ doc: ovs port number in datapath
+ -
+ name: userspace
+ type: nest
+ nested-attributes: userspace-attrs
+ -
+ name: set
+ type: nest
+ nested-attributes: key-attrs
+ doc: Replaces the contents of an existing header. The single nested attribute specifies a header to modify and its value.
+ -
+ name: push-vlan
+ type: binary
+ struct: ovs-action-push-vlan
+ doc: Push a new outermost 802.1Q or 802.1ad header onto the packet.
+ -
+ name: pop-vlan
+ type: flag
+ doc: Pop the outermost 802.1Q or 802.1ad header from the packet.
+ -
+ name: sample
+ type: nest
+ nested-attributes: sample-attrs
+ doc: |
+ Probabilistically executes actions, as specified in the nested attributes.
+ -
+ name: recirc
+ type: u32
+ doc: recirc id
+ -
+ name: hash
+ type: binary
+ struct: ovs-action-hash
+ -
+ name: push-mpls
+ type: binary
+ struct: ovs-action-push-mpls
+ doc: |
+ Push a new MPLS label stack entry onto the top of the packets MPLS
+ label stack. Set the ethertype of the encapsulating frame to either
+ ETH_P_MPLS_UC or ETH_P_MPLS_MC to indicate the new packet contents.
+ -
+ name: pop-mpls
+ type: u16
+ byte-order: big-endian
+ doc: ethertype
+ -
+ name: set-masked
+ type: nest
+ nested-attributes: key-attrs
+ doc: |
+ Replaces the contents of an existing header. A nested attribute
+ specifies a header to modify, its value, and a mask. For every bit set
+ in the mask, the corresponding bit value is copied from the value to
+ the packet header field, rest of the bits are left unchanged. The
+ non-masked value bits must be passed in as zeroes. Masking is not
+ supported for the OVS_KEY_ATTR_TUNNEL attribute.
+ -
+ name: ct
+ type: nest
+ nested-attributes: ct-attrs
+ doc: |
+ Track the connection. Populate the conntrack-related entries
+ in the flow key.
+ -
+ name: trunc
+ type: u32
+ doc: struct ovs_action_trunc is a u32 max length
+ -
+ name: push-eth
+ type: binary
+ doc: struct ovs_action_push_eth
+ -
+ name: pop-eth
+ type: flag
+ -
+ name: ct-clear
+ type: flag
+ -
+ name: push-nsh
+ type: nest
+ nested-attributes: ovs-nsh-key-attrs
+ doc: |
+ Push NSH header to the packet.
+ -
+ name: pop-nsh
+ type: flag
+ doc: |
+ Pop the outermost NSH header off the packet.
+ -
+ name: meter
+ type: u32
+ doc: |
+ Run packet through a meter, which may drop the packet, or modify the
+ packet (e.g., change the DSCP field)
+ -
+ name: clone
+ type: nest
+ nested-attributes: action-attrs
+ doc: |
+ Make a copy of the packet and execute a list of actions without
+ affecting the original packet and key.
+ -
+ name: check-pkt-len
+ type: nest
+ nested-attributes: check-pkt-len-attrs
+ doc: |
+ Check the packet length and execute a set of actions if greater than
+ the specified packet length, else execute another set of actions.
+ -
+ name: add-mpls
+ type: binary
+ struct: ovs-action-add-mpls
+ doc: |
+ Push a new MPLS label stack entry at the start of the packet or at the
+ start of the l3 header depending on the value of l3 tunnel flag in the
+ tun_flags field of this OVS_ACTION_ATTR_ADD_MPLS argument.
+ -
+ name: dec-ttl
+ type: nest
+ nested-attributes: dec-ttl-attrs
+ -
+ name: tunnel-key-attrs
+ enum-name: ovs-tunnel-key-attr
+ name-prefix: ovs-tunnel-key-attr-
+ attributes:
+ -
+ name: id
+ type: u64
+ byte-order: big-endian
+ value: 0
+ -
+ name: ipv4-src
+ type: u32
+ byte-order: big-endian
+ -
+ name: ipv4-dst
+ type: u32
+ byte-order: big-endian
+ -
+ name: tos
+ type: u8
+ -
+ name: ttl
+ type: u8
+ -
+ name: dont-fragment
+ type: flag
+ -
+ name: csum
+ type: flag
+ -
+ name: oam
+ type: flag
+ -
+ name: geneve-opts
+ type: binary
+ sub-type: u32
+ -
+ name: tp-src
+ type: u16
+ byte-order: big-endian
+ -
+ name: tp-dst
+ type: u16
+ byte-order: big-endian
+ -
+ name: vxlan-opts
+ type: nest
+ nested-attributes: vxlan-ext-attrs
+ -
+ name: ipv6-src
+ type: binary
+ doc: |
+ struct in6_addr source IPv6 address
+ -
+ name: ipv6-dst
+ type: binary
+ doc: |
+ struct in6_addr destination IPv6 address
+ -
+ name: pad
+ type: binary
+ -
+ name: erspan-opts
+ type: binary
+ doc: |
+ struct erspan_metadata
+ -
+ name: ipv4-info-bridge
+ type: flag
+ -
+ name: check-pkt-len-attrs
+ enum-name: ovs-check-pkt-len-attr
+ name-prefix: ovs-check-pkt-len-attr-
+ attributes:
+ -
+ name: pkt-len
+ type: u16
+ -
+ name: actions-if-greater
+ type: nest
+ nested-attributes: action-attrs
+ -
+ name: actions-if-less-equal
+ type: nest
+ nested-attributes: action-attrs
+ -
+ name: sample-attrs
+ enum-name: ovs-sample-attr
+ name-prefix: ovs-sample-attr-
+ attributes:
+ -
+ name: probability
+ type: u32
+ -
+ name: actions
+ type: nest
+ nested-attributes: action-attrs
+ -
+ name: userspace-attrs
+ enum-name: ovs-userspace-attr
+ name-prefix: ovs-userspace-attr-
+ attributes:
+ -
+ name: pid
+ type: u32
+ -
+ name: userdata
+ type: binary
+ -
+ name: egress-tun-port
+ type: u32
+ -
+ name: actions
+ type: flag
+ -
+ name: ovs-nsh-key-attrs
+ enum-name: ovs-nsh-key-attr
+ name-prefix: ovs-nsh-key-attr-
+ attributes:
+ -
+ name: base
+ type: binary
+ -
+ name: md1
+ type: binary
+ -
+ name: md2
+ type: binary
+ -
+ name: ct-attrs
+ enum-name: ovs-ct-attr
+ name-prefix: ovs-ct-attr-
+ attributes:
+ -
+ name: commit
+ type: flag
+ -
+ name: zone
+ type: u16
+ -
+ name: mark
+ type: binary
+ -
+ name: labels
+ type: binary
+ -
+ name: helper
+ type: string
+ -
+ name: nat
+ type: nest
+ nested-attributes: nat-attrs
+ -
+ name: force-commit
+ type: flag
+ -
+ name: eventmask
+ type: u32
+ -
+ name: timeout
+ type: string
+ -
+ name: nat-attrs
+ enum-name: ovs-nat-attr
+ name-prefix: ovs-nat-attr-
+ attributes:
+ -
+ name: src
+ type: flag
+ -
+ name: dst
+ type: flag
+ -
+ name: ip-min
+ type: binary
+ -
+ name: ip-max
+ type: binary
+ -
+ name: proto-min
+ type: u16
+ -
+ name: proto-max
+ type: u16
+ -
+ name: persistent
+ type: flag
+ -
+ name: proto-hash
+ type: flag
+ -
+ name: proto-random
+ type: flag
+ -
+ name: dec-ttl-attrs
+ enum-name: ovs-dec-ttl-attr
+ name-prefix: ovs-dec-ttl-attr-
+ attributes:
+ -
+ name: action
+ type: nest
+ nested-attributes: action-attrs
+ -
+ name: vxlan-ext-attrs
+ enum-name: ovs-vxlan-ext-
+ name-prefix: ovs-vxlan-ext-
+ attributes:
+ -
+ name: gbp
+ type: u32
+
+operations:
+ name-prefix: ovs-flow-cmd-
+ fixed-header: ovs-header
+ list:
+ -
+ name: get
+ doc: Get / dump OVS flow configuration and state
+ value: 3
+ attribute-set: flow-attrs
+ do: &flow-get-op
+ request:
+ attributes:
+ - key
+ - ufid
+ - ufid-flags
+ reply:
+ attributes:
+ - key
+ - ufid
+ - mask
+ - stats
+ - actions
+ dump: *flow-get-op
+ -
+ name: new
+ doc: Create OVS flow configuration in a data path
+ value: 1
+ attribute-set: flow-attrs
+ do:
+ request:
+ attributes:
+ - key
+ - ufid
+ - mask
+ - actions
+
+mcast-groups:
+ list:
+ -
+ name: ovs_flow