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| author | Ben Pfaff <blp@ovn.org> | 2016-04-02 09:46:30 -0700 |
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| committer | Ben Pfaff <blp@ovn.org> | 2016-04-11 21:02:26 -0700 |
| commit | 3df3584256321527c1ecd192906a8a4bd89be17a (patch) | |
| tree | 07dc77c35b993d35b6231b76699a7d731027a107 /ovsdb/ovsdb-server.1.in | |
| parent | c775160f247487c1e5e7255a482fc2d1659bfbba (diff) | |
| download | openvswitch-3df3584256321527c1ecd192906a8a4bd89be17a.tar.gz | |
ovsdb: Force columns that contain weak references to be immutable.
An immutable weak reference is a hole in the constraint system: if
referenced rows are deleted, then the weak reference needs to change.
Therefore, force columsn that contain weak references to be mutable.
Reported-by: "Elluru, Krishna Mohan" <elluru.kri.mohan@hpe.com>
Signed-off-by: Ben Pfaff <blp@ovn.org>
Acked-by: Ryan Moats <rmoats@us.ibm.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'ovsdb/ovsdb-server.1.in')
| -rw-r--r-- | ovsdb/ovsdb-server.1.in | 6 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/ovsdb/ovsdb-server.1.in b/ovsdb/ovsdb-server.1.in index 98f2b9834..f348a3bbc 100644 --- a/ovsdb/ovsdb-server.1.in +++ b/ovsdb/ovsdb-server.1.in @@ -219,6 +219,12 @@ A map or set contains a duplicate key. RFC 7047 requires the "version" field in <database-schema>. Current versions of \fBovsdb\-server\fR allow it to be omitted (future versions are likely to require it). +.IP +RFC 7047 allows columns that contain weak references to be immutable. +This raises the issue of the behavior of the weak reference when the +rows that it references are deleted. Since version 2.6, +\fBovsdb\-server\fR forces columns that contain weak references to be +mutable. . .IP "4. Wire Protocol" The original OVSDB specifications included the following reason, |