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[ovs-dev,v6,1/2] northd: Make `vxlan_mode` a global variable.

Message ID 20240607135404.758245-2-odivlad@gmail.com
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Series Add support to disable VXLAN mode. | expand

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Commit Message

Vladislav Odintsov June 7, 2024, 1:54 p.m. UTC
This simplifies code and subsequent commit to explicitely disable VXLAN
mode is based on these changes.

Also "VXLAN mode" term is introduced in ovn-architecture man page.

Signed-off-by: Vladislav Odintsov <odivlad@gmail.com>
---
 northd/en-global-config.c |  3 +-
 northd/northd.c           | 76 ++++++++++++++++-----------------------
 northd/northd.h           |  5 ++-
 ovn-architecture.7.xml    | 10 +++---
 4 files changed, 41 insertions(+), 53 deletions(-)

Comments

Ales Musil June 28, 2024, 8:06 a.m. UTC | #1
On Fri, Jun 7, 2024 at 3:54 PM Vladislav Odintsov <odivlad@gmail.com> wrote:

> This simplifies code and subsequent commit to explicitely disable VXLAN
> mode is based on these changes.
>
> Also "VXLAN mode" term is introduced in ovn-architecture man page.
>
> Signed-off-by: Vladislav Odintsov <odivlad@gmail.com>
> ---
>  northd/en-global-config.c |  3 +-
>  northd/northd.c           | 76 ++++++++++++++++-----------------------
>  northd/northd.h           |  5 ++-
>  ovn-architecture.7.xml    | 10 +++---
>  4 files changed, 41 insertions(+), 53 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/northd/en-global-config.c b/northd/en-global-config.c
> index 28c78a12c..df0f8e58c 100644
> --- a/northd/en-global-config.c
> +++ b/northd/en-global-config.c
> @@ -116,7 +116,8 @@ en_global_config_run(struct engine_node *node , void
> *data)
>      }
>
>      char *max_tunid = xasprintf("%d",
> -        get_ovn_max_dp_key_local(sbrec_chassis_table));
> +                                get_ovn_max_dp_key_local(
> +                                    is_vxlan_mode(sbrec_chassis_table)));
>      smap_replace(options, "max_tunid", max_tunid);
>      free(max_tunid);
>
> diff --git a/northd/northd.c b/northd/northd.c
> index 9f81afccb..6d118a19a 100644
> --- a/northd/northd.c
> +++ b/northd/northd.c
> @@ -90,6 +90,10 @@ static bool use_ct_inv_match = true;
>   */
>  static bool default_acl_drop;
>
> +/* If this option is 'true' northd will use limited 24-bit space for
> datapath
> + * and ports tunnel key allocation (12 bits for each instead of default
> 16). */
> +static bool vxlan_mode;
> +
>  #define MAX_OVN_TAGS 4096
>
>
> @@ -881,7 +885,7 @@ join_datapaths(const struct nbrec_logical_switch_table
> *nbrec_ls_table,
>      }
>  }
>
> -static bool
> +bool
>  is_vxlan_mode(const struct sbrec_chassis_table *sbrec_chassis_table)
>  {
>      const struct sbrec_chassis *chassis;
> @@ -896,25 +900,22 @@ is_vxlan_mode(const struct sbrec_chassis_table
> *sbrec_chassis_table)
>  }
>
>  uint32_t
> -get_ovn_max_dp_key_local(const struct sbrec_chassis_table
> *sbrec_chassis_table)
> +get_ovn_max_dp_key_local(bool _vxlan_mode)
>  {
> -    if (is_vxlan_mode(sbrec_chassis_table)) {
> -        /* OVN_MAX_DP_GLOBAL_NUM doesn't apply for vxlan mode. */
> +    if (_vxlan_mode) {
> +        /* OVN_MAX_DP_GLOBAL_NUM doesn't apply for VXLAN mode. */
>          return OVN_MAX_DP_VXLAN_KEY;
>      }
>      return OVN_MAX_DP_KEY - OVN_MAX_DP_GLOBAL_NUM;
>  }
>
>  static void
> -ovn_datapath_allocate_key(const struct sbrec_chassis_table
> *sbrec_ch_table,
> -                          struct hmap *datapaths, struct hmap *dp_tnlids,
> +ovn_datapath_allocate_key(struct hmap *datapaths, struct hmap *dp_tnlids,
>                            struct ovn_datapath *od, uint32_t *hint)
>  {
>      if (!od->tunnel_key) {
>          od->tunnel_key = ovn_allocate_tnlid(dp_tnlids, "datapath",
> -                                    OVN_MIN_DP_KEY_LOCAL,
> -
> get_ovn_max_dp_key_local(sbrec_ch_table),
> -                                    hint);
> +            OVN_MIN_DP_KEY_LOCAL, get_ovn_max_dp_key_local(vxlan_mode),
> hint);
>          if (!od->tunnel_key) {
>              if (od->sb) {
>                  sbrec_datapath_binding_delete(od->sb);
> @@ -927,7 +928,6 @@ ovn_datapath_allocate_key(const struct
> sbrec_chassis_table *sbrec_ch_table,
>
>  static void
>  ovn_datapath_assign_requested_tnl_id(
> -    const struct sbrec_chassis_table *sbrec_chassis_table,
>      struct hmap *dp_tnlids, struct ovn_datapath *od)
>  {
>      const struct smap *other_config = (od->nbs
> @@ -936,8 +936,7 @@ ovn_datapath_assign_requested_tnl_id(
>      uint32_t tunnel_key = smap_get_int(other_config, "requested-tnl-key",
> 0);
>      if (tunnel_key) {
>          const char *interconn_ts = smap_get(other_config, "interconn-ts");
> -        if (!interconn_ts && is_vxlan_mode(sbrec_chassis_table) &&
> -            tunnel_key >= 1 << 12) {
> +        if (!interconn_ts && vxlan_mode && tunnel_key >= 1 << 12) {
>              static struct vlog_rate_limit rl = VLOG_RATE_LIMIT_INIT(1, 1);
>              VLOG_WARN_RL(&rl, "Tunnel key %"PRIu32" for datapath %s is "
>                           "incompatible with VXLAN", tunnel_key,
> @@ -985,7 +984,6 @@ build_datapaths(struct ovsdb_idl_txn *ovnsb_txn,
>                  const struct nbrec_logical_switch_table *nbrec_ls_table,
>                  const struct nbrec_logical_router_table *nbrec_lr_table,
>                  const struct sbrec_datapath_binding_table *sbrec_dp_table,
> -                const struct sbrec_chassis_table *sbrec_chassis_table,
>                  struct ovn_datapaths *ls_datapaths,
>                  struct ovn_datapaths *lr_datapaths,
>                  struct ovs_list *lr_list)
> @@ -1000,12 +998,11 @@ build_datapaths(struct ovsdb_idl_txn *ovnsb_txn,
>      struct hmap dp_tnlids = HMAP_INITIALIZER(&dp_tnlids);
>      struct ovn_datapath *od;
>      LIST_FOR_EACH (od, list, &both) {
> -        ovn_datapath_assign_requested_tnl_id(sbrec_chassis_table,
> &dp_tnlids,
> -                                             od);
> +        ovn_datapath_assign_requested_tnl_id(&dp_tnlids, od);
>      }
>      LIST_FOR_EACH (od, list, &nb_only) {
> -        ovn_datapath_assign_requested_tnl_id(sbrec_chassis_table,
> &dp_tnlids,
> -                                             od); }
> +        ovn_datapath_assign_requested_tnl_id(&dp_tnlids, od);
> +    }
>
>      /* Keep nonconflicting tunnel IDs that are already assigned. */
>      LIST_FOR_EACH (od, list, &both) {
> @@ -1017,12 +1014,10 @@ build_datapaths(struct ovsdb_idl_txn *ovnsb_txn,
>      /* Assign new tunnel ids where needed. */
>      uint32_t hint = 0;
>      LIST_FOR_EACH_SAFE (od, list, &both) {
> -        ovn_datapath_allocate_key(sbrec_chassis_table,
> -                                  datapaths, &dp_tnlids, od, &hint);
> +        ovn_datapath_allocate_key(datapaths, &dp_tnlids, od, &hint);
>      }
>      LIST_FOR_EACH_SAFE (od, list, &nb_only) {
> -        ovn_datapath_allocate_key(sbrec_chassis_table,
> -                                  datapaths, &dp_tnlids, od, &hint);
> +        ovn_datapath_allocate_key(datapaths, &dp_tnlids, od, &hint);
>      }
>
>      /* Sync tunnel ids from nb to sb. */
> @@ -4012,16 +4007,14 @@ ovn_port_add_tnlid(struct ovn_port *op, uint32_t
> tunnel_key)
>   * that the I-P engine can fallback to recompute if needed; otherwise
> return
>   * true (even if the key is not allocated). */
>  static bool
> -ovn_port_assign_requested_tnl_id(
> -    const struct sbrec_chassis_table *sbrec_chassis_table, struct
> ovn_port *op)
> +ovn_port_assign_requested_tnl_id(struct ovn_port *op)
>  {
>      const struct smap *options = (op->nbsp
>                                    ? &op->nbsp->options
>                                    : &op->nbrp->options);
>      uint32_t tunnel_key = smap_get_int(options, "requested-tnl-key", 0);
>      if (tunnel_key) {
> -        if (is_vxlan_mode(sbrec_chassis_table) &&
> -                tunnel_key >= OVN_VXLAN_MIN_MULTICAST) {
> +        if (vxlan_mode && tunnel_key >= OVN_VXLAN_MIN_MULTICAST) {
>              static struct vlog_rate_limit rl = VLOG_RATE_LIMIT_INIT(1, 1);
>              VLOG_WARN_RL(&rl, "Tunnel key %"PRIu32" for port %s "
>                           "is incompatible with VXLAN",
> @@ -4041,11 +4034,10 @@ ovn_port_assign_requested_tnl_id(
>  }
>
>  static bool
> -ovn_port_allocate_key(const struct sbrec_chassis_table
> *sbrec_chassis_table,
> -                      struct ovn_port *op)
> +ovn_port_allocate_key(struct ovn_port *op)
>  {
>      if (!op->tunnel_key) {
> -        uint8_t key_bits = is_vxlan_mode(sbrec_chassis_table)? 12 : 16;
> +        uint8_t key_bits = vxlan_mode ? 12 : 16;
>          op->tunnel_key = ovn_allocate_tnlid(&op->od->port_tnlids, "port",
>                                              1, (1u << (key_bits - 1)) - 1,
>                                              &op->od->port_key_hint);
> @@ -4065,7 +4057,6 @@ ovn_port_allocate_key(const struct
> sbrec_chassis_table *sbrec_chassis_table,
>  static void
>  build_ports(struct ovsdb_idl_txn *ovnsb_txn,
>      const struct sbrec_port_binding_table *sbrec_port_binding_table,
> -    const struct sbrec_chassis_table *sbrec_chassis_table,
>      const struct sbrec_mirror_table *sbrec_mirror_table,
>      const struct sbrec_mac_binding_table *sbrec_mac_binding_table,
>      const struct sbrec_ha_chassis_group_table
> *sbrec_ha_chassis_group_table,
> @@ -4099,10 +4090,10 @@ build_ports(struct ovsdb_idl_txn *ovnsb_txn,
>      /* Assign explicitly requested tunnel ids first. */
>      struct ovn_port *op;
>      LIST_FOR_EACH (op, list, &both) {
> -        ovn_port_assign_requested_tnl_id(sbrec_chassis_table, op);
> +        ovn_port_assign_requested_tnl_id(op);
>      }
>      LIST_FOR_EACH (op, list, &nb_only) {
> -        ovn_port_assign_requested_tnl_id(sbrec_chassis_table, op);
> +        ovn_port_assign_requested_tnl_id(op);
>      }
>
>      /* Keep nonconflicting tunnel IDs that are already assigned. */
> @@ -4114,14 +4105,14 @@ build_ports(struct ovsdb_idl_txn *ovnsb_txn,
>
>      /* Assign new tunnel ids where needed. */
>      LIST_FOR_EACH_SAFE (op, list, &both) {
> -        if (!ovn_port_allocate_key(sbrec_chassis_table, op)) {
> +        if (!ovn_port_allocate_key(op)) {
>              sbrec_port_binding_delete(op->sb);
>              ovs_list_remove(&op->list);
>              ovn_port_destroy(ports, op);
>          }
>      }
>      LIST_FOR_EACH_SAFE (op, list, &nb_only) {
> -        if (!ovn_port_allocate_key(sbrec_chassis_table, op)) {
> +        if (!ovn_port_allocate_key(op)) {
>              ovs_list_remove(&op->list);
>              ovn_port_destroy(ports, op);
>          }
> @@ -4333,14 +4324,13 @@ ls_port_init(struct ovn_port *op, struct
> ovsdb_idl_txn *ovnsb_txn,
>               struct ovn_datapath *od,
>               const struct sbrec_port_binding *sb,
>               const struct sbrec_mirror_table *sbrec_mirror_table,
> -             const struct sbrec_chassis_table *sbrec_chassis_table,
>               struct ovsdb_idl_index *sbrec_chassis_by_name,
>               struct ovsdb_idl_index *sbrec_chassis_by_hostname)
>  {
>      op->od = od;
>      parse_lsp_addrs(op);
>      /* Assign explicitly requested tunnel ids first. */
> -    if (!ovn_port_assign_requested_tnl_id(sbrec_chassis_table, op)) {
> +    if (!ovn_port_assign_requested_tnl_id(op)) {
>          return false;
>      }
>      /* Keep nonconflicting tunnel IDs that are already assigned. */
> @@ -4350,7 +4340,7 @@ ls_port_init(struct ovn_port *op, struct
> ovsdb_idl_txn *ovnsb_txn,
>          }
>      }
>      /* Assign new tunnel ids where needed. */
> -    if (!ovn_port_allocate_key(sbrec_chassis_table, op)) {
> +    if (!ovn_port_allocate_key(op)) {
>          return false;
>      }
>      /* Create new binding, if needed. */
> @@ -4374,15 +4364,13 @@ ls_port_create(struct ovsdb_idl_txn *ovnsb_txn,
> struct hmap *ls_ports,
>                 const char *key, const struct nbrec_logical_switch_port
> *nbsp,
>                 struct ovn_datapath *od,
>                 const struct sbrec_mirror_table *sbrec_mirror_table,
> -               const struct sbrec_chassis_table *sbrec_chassis_table,
>                 struct ovsdb_idl_index *sbrec_chassis_by_name,
>                 struct ovsdb_idl_index *sbrec_chassis_by_hostname)
>  {
>      struct ovn_port *op = ovn_port_create(ls_ports, key, nbsp, NULL,
>                                            NULL);
>      hmap_insert(&od->ports, &op->dp_node, hmap_node_hash(&op->key_node));
> -    if (!ls_port_init(op, ovnsb_txn, od, NULL,
> -                      sbrec_mirror_table, sbrec_chassis_table,
> +    if (!ls_port_init(op, ovnsb_txn, od, NULL, sbrec_mirror_table,
>                        sbrec_chassis_by_name, sbrec_chassis_by_hostname)) {
>          ovn_port_destroy(ls_ports, op);
>          return NULL;
> @@ -4397,7 +4385,6 @@ ls_port_reinit(struct ovn_port *op, struct
> ovsdb_idl_txn *ovnsb_txn,
>                  struct ovn_datapath *od,
>                  const struct sbrec_port_binding *sb,
>                  const struct sbrec_mirror_table *sbrec_mirror_table,
> -                const struct sbrec_chassis_table *sbrec_chassis_table,
>                  struct ovsdb_idl_index *sbrec_chassis_by_name,
>                  struct ovsdb_idl_index *sbrec_chassis_by_hostname)
>  {
> @@ -4405,8 +4392,7 @@ ls_port_reinit(struct ovn_port *op, struct
> ovsdb_idl_txn *ovnsb_txn,
>      op->sb = sb;
>      ovn_port_set_nb(op, nbsp, NULL);
>      op->primary_port = op->cr_port = NULL;
> -    return ls_port_init(op, ovnsb_txn, od, sb,
> -                        sbrec_mirror_table, sbrec_chassis_table,
> +    return ls_port_init(op, ovnsb_txn, od, sb, sbrec_mirror_table,
>                          sbrec_chassis_by_name, sbrec_chassis_by_hostname);
>  }
>
> @@ -4551,7 +4537,6 @@ ls_handle_lsp_changes(struct ovsdb_idl_txn
> *ovnsb_idl_txn,
>              op = ls_port_create(ovnsb_idl_txn, &nd->ls_ports,
>                                  new_nbsp->name, new_nbsp, od,
>                                  ni->sbrec_mirror_table,
> -                                ni->sbrec_chassis_table,
>                                  ni->sbrec_chassis_by_name,
>                                  ni->sbrec_chassis_by_hostname);
>              if (!op) {
> @@ -4585,7 +4570,6 @@ ls_handle_lsp_changes(struct ovsdb_idl_txn
> *ovnsb_idl_txn,
>              if (!ls_port_reinit(op, ovnsb_idl_txn,
>                                  new_nbsp,
>                                  od, sb, ni->sbrec_mirror_table,
> -                                ni->sbrec_chassis_table,
>                                  ni->sbrec_chassis_by_name,
>                                  ni->sbrec_chassis_by_hostname)) {
>                  if (sb) {
> @@ -17621,11 +17605,12 @@ ovnnb_db_run(struct northd_input *input_data,
>      use_common_zone = smap_get_bool(input_data->nb_options,
> "use_common_zone",
>                                      false);
>
> +    vxlan_mode = is_vxlan_mode(input_data->sbrec_chassis_table);
> +
>      build_datapaths(ovnsb_txn,
>                      input_data->nbrec_logical_switch_table,
>                      input_data->nbrec_logical_router_table,
>                      input_data->sbrec_datapath_binding_table,
> -                    input_data->sbrec_chassis_table,
>                      &data->ls_datapaths,
>                      &data->lr_datapaths, &data->lr_list);
>      build_lb_datapaths(input_data->lbs, input_data->lbgrps,
> @@ -17633,7 +17618,6 @@ ovnnb_db_run(struct northd_input *input_data,
>                         &data->lb_datapaths_map,
> &data->lb_group_datapaths_map);
>      build_ports(ovnsb_txn,
>                  input_data->sbrec_port_binding_table,
> -                input_data->sbrec_chassis_table,
>                  input_data->sbrec_mirror_table,
>                  input_data->sbrec_mac_binding_table,
>                  input_data->sbrec_ha_chassis_group_table,
> diff --git a/northd/northd.h b/northd/northd.h
> index 146139beb..987f82954 100644
> --- a/northd/northd.h
> +++ b/northd/northd.h
> @@ -789,6 +789,9 @@ lr_has_multiple_gw_ports(const struct ovn_datapath *od)
>      return od->n_l3dgw_ports > 1 && !od->is_gw_router;
>  }
>
> -uint32_t get_ovn_max_dp_key_local(const struct sbrec_chassis_table *);
> +bool
> +is_vxlan_mode(const struct sbrec_chassis_table *sbrec_chassis_table);
> +
> +uint32_t get_ovn_max_dp_key_local(bool _vxlan_mode);
>
>  #endif /* NORTHD_H */
> diff --git a/ovn-architecture.7.xml b/ovn-architecture.7.xml
> index 86874f106..e32d1a9f7 100644
> --- a/ovn-architecture.7.xml
> +++ b/ovn-architecture.7.xml
> @@ -2809,11 +2809,11 @@
>    </ul>
>
>    <p>
> -      When VXLAN is enabled on any hypervisor in a cluster, datapath and
> egress
> -      port identifier ranges are reduced to 12-bits. This is done because
> only
> -      STT and Geneve provide the large space for metadata (over 32 bits
> per
> -      packet). To accommodate for VXLAN, 24 bits available are split as
> -      follows:
> +    When VXLAN is enabled on any hypervisor in a cluster, datapath and
> egress
> +    port identifier ranges are reduced to 12-bits.  This is done because
> only
> +    STT and Geneve provide the large space for metadata (over 32 bits per
> +    packet).  The mode with reduced ranges is called <code>VXLAN
> mode</code>.
> +    To accommodate for VXLAN, 24 bits available are split as follows:
>    </p>
>
>    <ul>
> --
> 2.44.0
>
> _______________________________________________
> dev mailing list
> dev@openvswitch.org
> https://mail.openvswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/ovs-dev
>
>
Looks good to me, thanks.

Acked-by: Ales Musil <amusil@redhat.com>
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Patch

diff --git a/northd/en-global-config.c b/northd/en-global-config.c
index 28c78a12c..df0f8e58c 100644
--- a/northd/en-global-config.c
+++ b/northd/en-global-config.c
@@ -116,7 +116,8 @@  en_global_config_run(struct engine_node *node , void *data)
     }
 
     char *max_tunid = xasprintf("%d",
-        get_ovn_max_dp_key_local(sbrec_chassis_table));
+                                get_ovn_max_dp_key_local(
+                                    is_vxlan_mode(sbrec_chassis_table)));
     smap_replace(options, "max_tunid", max_tunid);
     free(max_tunid);
 
diff --git a/northd/northd.c b/northd/northd.c
index 9f81afccb..6d118a19a 100644
--- a/northd/northd.c
+++ b/northd/northd.c
@@ -90,6 +90,10 @@  static bool use_ct_inv_match = true;
  */
 static bool default_acl_drop;
 
+/* If this option is 'true' northd will use limited 24-bit space for datapath
+ * and ports tunnel key allocation (12 bits for each instead of default 16). */
+static bool vxlan_mode;
+
 #define MAX_OVN_TAGS 4096
 
 
@@ -881,7 +885,7 @@  join_datapaths(const struct nbrec_logical_switch_table *nbrec_ls_table,
     }
 }
 
-static bool
+bool
 is_vxlan_mode(const struct sbrec_chassis_table *sbrec_chassis_table)
 {
     const struct sbrec_chassis *chassis;
@@ -896,25 +900,22 @@  is_vxlan_mode(const struct sbrec_chassis_table *sbrec_chassis_table)
 }
 
 uint32_t
-get_ovn_max_dp_key_local(const struct sbrec_chassis_table *sbrec_chassis_table)
+get_ovn_max_dp_key_local(bool _vxlan_mode)
 {
-    if (is_vxlan_mode(sbrec_chassis_table)) {
-        /* OVN_MAX_DP_GLOBAL_NUM doesn't apply for vxlan mode. */
+    if (_vxlan_mode) {
+        /* OVN_MAX_DP_GLOBAL_NUM doesn't apply for VXLAN mode. */
         return OVN_MAX_DP_VXLAN_KEY;
     }
     return OVN_MAX_DP_KEY - OVN_MAX_DP_GLOBAL_NUM;
 }
 
 static void
-ovn_datapath_allocate_key(const struct sbrec_chassis_table *sbrec_ch_table,
-                          struct hmap *datapaths, struct hmap *dp_tnlids,
+ovn_datapath_allocate_key(struct hmap *datapaths, struct hmap *dp_tnlids,
                           struct ovn_datapath *od, uint32_t *hint)
 {
     if (!od->tunnel_key) {
         od->tunnel_key = ovn_allocate_tnlid(dp_tnlids, "datapath",
-                                    OVN_MIN_DP_KEY_LOCAL,
-                                    get_ovn_max_dp_key_local(sbrec_ch_table),
-                                    hint);
+            OVN_MIN_DP_KEY_LOCAL, get_ovn_max_dp_key_local(vxlan_mode), hint);
         if (!od->tunnel_key) {
             if (od->sb) {
                 sbrec_datapath_binding_delete(od->sb);
@@ -927,7 +928,6 @@  ovn_datapath_allocate_key(const struct sbrec_chassis_table *sbrec_ch_table,
 
 static void
 ovn_datapath_assign_requested_tnl_id(
-    const struct sbrec_chassis_table *sbrec_chassis_table,
     struct hmap *dp_tnlids, struct ovn_datapath *od)
 {
     const struct smap *other_config = (od->nbs
@@ -936,8 +936,7 @@  ovn_datapath_assign_requested_tnl_id(
     uint32_t tunnel_key = smap_get_int(other_config, "requested-tnl-key", 0);
     if (tunnel_key) {
         const char *interconn_ts = smap_get(other_config, "interconn-ts");
-        if (!interconn_ts && is_vxlan_mode(sbrec_chassis_table) &&
-            tunnel_key >= 1 << 12) {
+        if (!interconn_ts && vxlan_mode && tunnel_key >= 1 << 12) {
             static struct vlog_rate_limit rl = VLOG_RATE_LIMIT_INIT(1, 1);
             VLOG_WARN_RL(&rl, "Tunnel key %"PRIu32" for datapath %s is "
                          "incompatible with VXLAN", tunnel_key,
@@ -985,7 +984,6 @@  build_datapaths(struct ovsdb_idl_txn *ovnsb_txn,
                 const struct nbrec_logical_switch_table *nbrec_ls_table,
                 const struct nbrec_logical_router_table *nbrec_lr_table,
                 const struct sbrec_datapath_binding_table *sbrec_dp_table,
-                const struct sbrec_chassis_table *sbrec_chassis_table,
                 struct ovn_datapaths *ls_datapaths,
                 struct ovn_datapaths *lr_datapaths,
                 struct ovs_list *lr_list)
@@ -1000,12 +998,11 @@  build_datapaths(struct ovsdb_idl_txn *ovnsb_txn,
     struct hmap dp_tnlids = HMAP_INITIALIZER(&dp_tnlids);
     struct ovn_datapath *od;
     LIST_FOR_EACH (od, list, &both) {
-        ovn_datapath_assign_requested_tnl_id(sbrec_chassis_table, &dp_tnlids,
-                                             od);
+        ovn_datapath_assign_requested_tnl_id(&dp_tnlids, od);
     }
     LIST_FOR_EACH (od, list, &nb_only) {
-        ovn_datapath_assign_requested_tnl_id(sbrec_chassis_table, &dp_tnlids,
-                                             od); }
+        ovn_datapath_assign_requested_tnl_id(&dp_tnlids, od);
+    }
 
     /* Keep nonconflicting tunnel IDs that are already assigned. */
     LIST_FOR_EACH (od, list, &both) {
@@ -1017,12 +1014,10 @@  build_datapaths(struct ovsdb_idl_txn *ovnsb_txn,
     /* Assign new tunnel ids where needed. */
     uint32_t hint = 0;
     LIST_FOR_EACH_SAFE (od, list, &both) {
-        ovn_datapath_allocate_key(sbrec_chassis_table,
-                                  datapaths, &dp_tnlids, od, &hint);
+        ovn_datapath_allocate_key(datapaths, &dp_tnlids, od, &hint);
     }
     LIST_FOR_EACH_SAFE (od, list, &nb_only) {
-        ovn_datapath_allocate_key(sbrec_chassis_table,
-                                  datapaths, &dp_tnlids, od, &hint);
+        ovn_datapath_allocate_key(datapaths, &dp_tnlids, od, &hint);
     }
 
     /* Sync tunnel ids from nb to sb. */
@@ -4012,16 +4007,14 @@  ovn_port_add_tnlid(struct ovn_port *op, uint32_t tunnel_key)
  * that the I-P engine can fallback to recompute if needed; otherwise return
  * true (even if the key is not allocated). */
 static bool
-ovn_port_assign_requested_tnl_id(
-    const struct sbrec_chassis_table *sbrec_chassis_table, struct ovn_port *op)
+ovn_port_assign_requested_tnl_id(struct ovn_port *op)
 {
     const struct smap *options = (op->nbsp
                                   ? &op->nbsp->options
                                   : &op->nbrp->options);
     uint32_t tunnel_key = smap_get_int(options, "requested-tnl-key", 0);
     if (tunnel_key) {
-        if (is_vxlan_mode(sbrec_chassis_table) &&
-                tunnel_key >= OVN_VXLAN_MIN_MULTICAST) {
+        if (vxlan_mode && tunnel_key >= OVN_VXLAN_MIN_MULTICAST) {
             static struct vlog_rate_limit rl = VLOG_RATE_LIMIT_INIT(1, 1);
             VLOG_WARN_RL(&rl, "Tunnel key %"PRIu32" for port %s "
                          "is incompatible with VXLAN",
@@ -4041,11 +4034,10 @@  ovn_port_assign_requested_tnl_id(
 }
 
 static bool
-ovn_port_allocate_key(const struct sbrec_chassis_table *sbrec_chassis_table,
-                      struct ovn_port *op)
+ovn_port_allocate_key(struct ovn_port *op)
 {
     if (!op->tunnel_key) {
-        uint8_t key_bits = is_vxlan_mode(sbrec_chassis_table)? 12 : 16;
+        uint8_t key_bits = vxlan_mode ? 12 : 16;
         op->tunnel_key = ovn_allocate_tnlid(&op->od->port_tnlids, "port",
                                             1, (1u << (key_bits - 1)) - 1,
                                             &op->od->port_key_hint);
@@ -4065,7 +4057,6 @@  ovn_port_allocate_key(const struct sbrec_chassis_table *sbrec_chassis_table,
 static void
 build_ports(struct ovsdb_idl_txn *ovnsb_txn,
     const struct sbrec_port_binding_table *sbrec_port_binding_table,
-    const struct sbrec_chassis_table *sbrec_chassis_table,
     const struct sbrec_mirror_table *sbrec_mirror_table,
     const struct sbrec_mac_binding_table *sbrec_mac_binding_table,
     const struct sbrec_ha_chassis_group_table *sbrec_ha_chassis_group_table,
@@ -4099,10 +4090,10 @@  build_ports(struct ovsdb_idl_txn *ovnsb_txn,
     /* Assign explicitly requested tunnel ids first. */
     struct ovn_port *op;
     LIST_FOR_EACH (op, list, &both) {
-        ovn_port_assign_requested_tnl_id(sbrec_chassis_table, op);
+        ovn_port_assign_requested_tnl_id(op);
     }
     LIST_FOR_EACH (op, list, &nb_only) {
-        ovn_port_assign_requested_tnl_id(sbrec_chassis_table, op);
+        ovn_port_assign_requested_tnl_id(op);
     }
 
     /* Keep nonconflicting tunnel IDs that are already assigned. */
@@ -4114,14 +4105,14 @@  build_ports(struct ovsdb_idl_txn *ovnsb_txn,
 
     /* Assign new tunnel ids where needed. */
     LIST_FOR_EACH_SAFE (op, list, &both) {
-        if (!ovn_port_allocate_key(sbrec_chassis_table, op)) {
+        if (!ovn_port_allocate_key(op)) {
             sbrec_port_binding_delete(op->sb);
             ovs_list_remove(&op->list);
             ovn_port_destroy(ports, op);
         }
     }
     LIST_FOR_EACH_SAFE (op, list, &nb_only) {
-        if (!ovn_port_allocate_key(sbrec_chassis_table, op)) {
+        if (!ovn_port_allocate_key(op)) {
             ovs_list_remove(&op->list);
             ovn_port_destroy(ports, op);
         }
@@ -4333,14 +4324,13 @@  ls_port_init(struct ovn_port *op, struct ovsdb_idl_txn *ovnsb_txn,
              struct ovn_datapath *od,
              const struct sbrec_port_binding *sb,
              const struct sbrec_mirror_table *sbrec_mirror_table,
-             const struct sbrec_chassis_table *sbrec_chassis_table,
              struct ovsdb_idl_index *sbrec_chassis_by_name,
              struct ovsdb_idl_index *sbrec_chassis_by_hostname)
 {
     op->od = od;
     parse_lsp_addrs(op);
     /* Assign explicitly requested tunnel ids first. */
-    if (!ovn_port_assign_requested_tnl_id(sbrec_chassis_table, op)) {
+    if (!ovn_port_assign_requested_tnl_id(op)) {
         return false;
     }
     /* Keep nonconflicting tunnel IDs that are already assigned. */
@@ -4350,7 +4340,7 @@  ls_port_init(struct ovn_port *op, struct ovsdb_idl_txn *ovnsb_txn,
         }
     }
     /* Assign new tunnel ids where needed. */
-    if (!ovn_port_allocate_key(sbrec_chassis_table, op)) {
+    if (!ovn_port_allocate_key(op)) {
         return false;
     }
     /* Create new binding, if needed. */
@@ -4374,15 +4364,13 @@  ls_port_create(struct ovsdb_idl_txn *ovnsb_txn, struct hmap *ls_ports,
                const char *key, const struct nbrec_logical_switch_port *nbsp,
                struct ovn_datapath *od,
                const struct sbrec_mirror_table *sbrec_mirror_table,
-               const struct sbrec_chassis_table *sbrec_chassis_table,
                struct ovsdb_idl_index *sbrec_chassis_by_name,
                struct ovsdb_idl_index *sbrec_chassis_by_hostname)
 {
     struct ovn_port *op = ovn_port_create(ls_ports, key, nbsp, NULL,
                                           NULL);
     hmap_insert(&od->ports, &op->dp_node, hmap_node_hash(&op->key_node));
-    if (!ls_port_init(op, ovnsb_txn, od, NULL,
-                      sbrec_mirror_table, sbrec_chassis_table,
+    if (!ls_port_init(op, ovnsb_txn, od, NULL, sbrec_mirror_table,
                       sbrec_chassis_by_name, sbrec_chassis_by_hostname)) {
         ovn_port_destroy(ls_ports, op);
         return NULL;
@@ -4397,7 +4385,6 @@  ls_port_reinit(struct ovn_port *op, struct ovsdb_idl_txn *ovnsb_txn,
                 struct ovn_datapath *od,
                 const struct sbrec_port_binding *sb,
                 const struct sbrec_mirror_table *sbrec_mirror_table,
-                const struct sbrec_chassis_table *sbrec_chassis_table,
                 struct ovsdb_idl_index *sbrec_chassis_by_name,
                 struct ovsdb_idl_index *sbrec_chassis_by_hostname)
 {
@@ -4405,8 +4392,7 @@  ls_port_reinit(struct ovn_port *op, struct ovsdb_idl_txn *ovnsb_txn,
     op->sb = sb;
     ovn_port_set_nb(op, nbsp, NULL);
     op->primary_port = op->cr_port = NULL;
-    return ls_port_init(op, ovnsb_txn, od, sb,
-                        sbrec_mirror_table, sbrec_chassis_table,
+    return ls_port_init(op, ovnsb_txn, od, sb, sbrec_mirror_table,
                         sbrec_chassis_by_name, sbrec_chassis_by_hostname);
 }
 
@@ -4551,7 +4537,6 @@  ls_handle_lsp_changes(struct ovsdb_idl_txn *ovnsb_idl_txn,
             op = ls_port_create(ovnsb_idl_txn, &nd->ls_ports,
                                 new_nbsp->name, new_nbsp, od,
                                 ni->sbrec_mirror_table,
-                                ni->sbrec_chassis_table,
                                 ni->sbrec_chassis_by_name,
                                 ni->sbrec_chassis_by_hostname);
             if (!op) {
@@ -4585,7 +4570,6 @@  ls_handle_lsp_changes(struct ovsdb_idl_txn *ovnsb_idl_txn,
             if (!ls_port_reinit(op, ovnsb_idl_txn,
                                 new_nbsp,
                                 od, sb, ni->sbrec_mirror_table,
-                                ni->sbrec_chassis_table,
                                 ni->sbrec_chassis_by_name,
                                 ni->sbrec_chassis_by_hostname)) {
                 if (sb) {
@@ -17621,11 +17605,12 @@  ovnnb_db_run(struct northd_input *input_data,
     use_common_zone = smap_get_bool(input_data->nb_options, "use_common_zone",
                                     false);
 
+    vxlan_mode = is_vxlan_mode(input_data->sbrec_chassis_table);
+
     build_datapaths(ovnsb_txn,
                     input_data->nbrec_logical_switch_table,
                     input_data->nbrec_logical_router_table,
                     input_data->sbrec_datapath_binding_table,
-                    input_data->sbrec_chassis_table,
                     &data->ls_datapaths,
                     &data->lr_datapaths, &data->lr_list);
     build_lb_datapaths(input_data->lbs, input_data->lbgrps,
@@ -17633,7 +17618,6 @@  ovnnb_db_run(struct northd_input *input_data,
                        &data->lb_datapaths_map, &data->lb_group_datapaths_map);
     build_ports(ovnsb_txn,
                 input_data->sbrec_port_binding_table,
-                input_data->sbrec_chassis_table,
                 input_data->sbrec_mirror_table,
                 input_data->sbrec_mac_binding_table,
                 input_data->sbrec_ha_chassis_group_table,
diff --git a/northd/northd.h b/northd/northd.h
index 146139beb..987f82954 100644
--- a/northd/northd.h
+++ b/northd/northd.h
@@ -789,6 +789,9 @@  lr_has_multiple_gw_ports(const struct ovn_datapath *od)
     return od->n_l3dgw_ports > 1 && !od->is_gw_router;
 }
 
-uint32_t get_ovn_max_dp_key_local(const struct sbrec_chassis_table *);
+bool
+is_vxlan_mode(const struct sbrec_chassis_table *sbrec_chassis_table);
+
+uint32_t get_ovn_max_dp_key_local(bool _vxlan_mode);
 
 #endif /* NORTHD_H */
diff --git a/ovn-architecture.7.xml b/ovn-architecture.7.xml
index 86874f106..e32d1a9f7 100644
--- a/ovn-architecture.7.xml
+++ b/ovn-architecture.7.xml
@@ -2809,11 +2809,11 @@ 
   </ul>
 
   <p>
-      When VXLAN is enabled on any hypervisor in a cluster, datapath and egress
-      port identifier ranges are reduced to 12-bits. This is done because only
-      STT and Geneve provide the large space for metadata (over 32 bits per
-      packet). To accommodate for VXLAN, 24 bits available are split as
-      follows:
+    When VXLAN is enabled on any hypervisor in a cluster, datapath and egress
+    port identifier ranges are reduced to 12-bits.  This is done because only
+    STT and Geneve provide the large space for metadata (over 32 bits per
+    packet).  The mode with reduced ranges is called <code>VXLAN mode</code>.
+    To accommodate for VXLAN, 24 bits available are split as follows:
   </p>
 
   <ul>