Expose enqueue action action to NetKAT layer

[basus]

I've been trying to port the Merlin codebase to use the current Frenetic code. Merlin makes use of the queues extensively. There seems to OpenFlow-level support for queues in the codebase, but this isn't presented to the NetKAT layer. One way would be to extend the NetKAT location type with a Queue of queueId * portId constructor and then push that down through the compiler.

I can make the required changes to a branch, unless someone has a better way of going about it.

[jnfoster]

I think I would do the following:

• Do not expose queues in NetKAT.
• Create a virtual port for each queue and virtual tests for each physical
  port (the union of its queues).
• Write a backend "plugin" that maps virtual ports to queueId * portId
  pairs.

The plugin architecture is still being baked, but you could be an early
customer.

-N

On Tue, Mar 29, 2016 at 4:45 PM, Shrutarshi Basu [email protected]
wrote:

I've been trying to port the Merlin codebase to use the current Frenetic
code. Merlin makes use of the queues extensively. There seems to
OpenFlow-level support for queues in the codebase, but this isn't presented
to the NetKAT layer. One way would be to extend the NetKAT location type
with a Queue of queueId * portId constructor and then push that down
through the compiler.

I can make the required changes to a branch, unless someone has a better
way of going about it.

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[ldecicco]

@jnfoster I've just noticed the commit 5e1fe76 by @craig-riecke and I was wondering if the situation changed. Is the Enqueue action still not exposed? In case it is still not exposed, could you point to an example backend plugin in order to aid the implementation of the approach suggested by @jnfoster.

[jnfoster]

Hi Luca,

Yes! Here is the OF 1.0 plugin:
https://github.com/frenetic-lang/frenetic/blob/master/async/Frenetic_OpenFlow0x01_Plugin.ml
It would not be too hard to do what was proposed several months ago but some work would be needed.

I am on sabbatical as of next week so I can also have a go at this...

-N

[ldecicco]

Hi Nate,

thanks for the reply! I am not really fluent in OCaml, so if you'll implement this feature I will return the favor by issuing a pull request integrating enqueue actions in pyretic.

Thanks again,
Luca

[ldecicco]

Hi Nate,

any update on this?

Thanks a lot,
Luca

[jnfoster]

Sorry not yet.

[ldecicco]

@basus did you find any way to implement that?

[basus]

I haven't used the queues for a while and I'm not sure what the state of the plugin architecture is. However, it looks like the OpenFlow backend does support Enqueue actions, so maybe that will be sufficient for your use?