From: Russell Bryant Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2016 15:15:14 +0000 (-0500) Subject: ovs-ofctl.8: commit is required with alg in ct(). X-Git-Url: http://git.cascardo.info/?p=cascardo%2Fovs.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=3a103e4a99d1d66344277473a5618c34321a59a0 ovs-ofctl.8: commit is required with alg in ct(). The "alg=" argument to the ct() action only makes sense when used in combination with "commit". Add this to the documentation to help make it clear. Signed-off-by: Russell Bryant Acked-by: Justin Pettit --- diff --git a/utilities/ovs-ofctl.8.in b/utilities/ovs-ofctl.8.in index 1b280efde..a41440840 100644 --- a/utilities/ovs-ofctl.8.in +++ b/utilities/ovs-ofctl.8.in @@ -1732,7 +1732,7 @@ populate the \fBct_label\fR flow field when the packet is sent to the connection tracker with the \fBtable\fR specified. .RE .IP -The \fBcommit\fR parameter should be specified to use \fBexec(...)\fR. +The \fBcommit\fR parameter must be specified to use \fBexec(...)\fR. . .IP \fBalg=\fIalg\fR Specify application layer gateway \fIalg\fR to track specific connection @@ -1745,6 +1745,9 @@ connection arrives which is related, the \fBct\fR action will set the .RE . .IP +The \fBcommit\fR parameter must be specified to use \fBalg=\fIalg\fR. +. +.IP When committing related connections, the \fBct_mark\fR for that connection is inherited from the current \fBct_mark\fR stored with the original connection (ie, the connection created by \fBct(alg=...)\fR).