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7 changes: 7 additions & 0 deletions openapi/generated_openapi/zz_generated.openapi.go
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"description": "GatewayConfig holds node gateway-related parsed config file parameters and command-line overrides",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"allowNoUplink": {
"description": "allowNoUplink allows the external gateway bridge (br-ex) to start in local gateway mode when it has no physical uplink port. Allowed values are \"Enabled\", \"Disabled\" and omitted. When set to \"Enabled\", ovn-kubernetes will not require an uplink on the gateway bridge. When omitted or set to \"Disabled\", this means no opinion and the platform is left to choose a reasonable default which is subject to change over time. The current default is \"Disabled\", which requires an uplink on the gateway bridge. This setting only takes effect when routingViaHost is true (local gateway mode).",
"type": "string"
},
"ipForwarding": {
"description": "ipForwarding controls IP forwarding for all traffic on OVN-Kubernetes managed interfaces (such as br-ex). By default this is set to Restricted, and Kubernetes related traffic is still forwarded appropriately, but other IP traffic will not be routed by the OCP node. If there is a desire to allow the host to forward traffic across OVN-Kubernetes managed interfaces, then set this field to \"Global\". The supported values are \"Restricted\" and \"Global\".",
"type": "string"
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disableNetworkDiagnostics: false
logLevel: "Normal"
operatorLogLevel: "Normal"
- name: "Should omit allowNoUplink when not specified"
initial: |
apiVersion: operator.openshift.io/v1
kind: Network
spec:
defaultNetwork:
ovnKubernetesConfig:
gatewayConfig:
routingViaHost: true
expected: |
apiVersion: operator.openshift.io/v1
kind: Network
spec:
defaultNetwork:
ovnKubernetesConfig:
gatewayConfig:
routingViaHost: true
ipsecConfig:
mode: Disabled
disableNetworkDiagnostics: false
logLevel: "Normal"
operatorLogLevel: "Normal"
- name: "Should be able to set allowNoUplink to Enabled"
initial: |
apiVersion: operator.openshift.io/v1
kind: Network
spec:
defaultNetwork:
ovnKubernetesConfig:
gatewayConfig:
routingViaHost: true
allowNoUplink: Enabled
expected: |
apiVersion: operator.openshift.io/v1
kind: Network
spec:
defaultNetwork:
ovnKubernetesConfig:
gatewayConfig:
allowNoUplink: Enabled
routingViaHost: true
ipsecConfig:
mode: Disabled
disableNetworkDiagnostics: false
logLevel: "Normal"
operatorLogLevel: "Normal"
- name: "Should be able to set allowNoUplink to Disabled"
initial: |
apiVersion: operator.openshift.io/v1
kind: Network
spec:
defaultNetwork:
ovnKubernetesConfig:
gatewayConfig:
routingViaHost: true
allowNoUplink: Disabled
expected: |
apiVersion: operator.openshift.io/v1
kind: Network
spec:
defaultNetwork:
ovnKubernetesConfig:
gatewayConfig:
allowNoUplink: Disabled
routingViaHost: true
ipsecConfig:
mode: Disabled
disableNetworkDiagnostics: false
logLevel: "Normal"
operatorLogLevel: "Normal"
- name: "Should not be able to set allowNoUplink to an invalid value"
initial: |
apiVersion: operator.openshift.io/v1
kind: Network
spec:
defaultNetwork:
ovnKubernetesConfig:
gatewayConfig:
allowNoUplink: Invalid
expectedError: "spec.defaultNetwork.ovnKubernetesConfig.gatewayConfig.allowNoUplink: Unsupported value: \"Invalid\": supported values: \"Enabled\", \"Disabled\""
onUpdate:
- name: "IPsec - Removing ipsecConfig.mode is not allowed"
initial: |
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// +kubebuilder:default:=false
// +optional
RoutingViaHost bool `json:"routingViaHost,omitempty"`
// allowNoUplink allows the external gateway bridge (br-ex) to start in local
// gateway mode when it has no physical uplink port.
// Allowed values are "Enabled", "Disabled" and omitted.
// When set to "Enabled", ovn-kubernetes will not require an uplink on the gateway bridge.
// When omitted or set to "Disabled", this means no opinion and the platform is left to
// choose a reasonable default which is subject to change over time. The current default
// is "Disabled", which requires an uplink on the gateway bridge.
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Define Disabled as an explicit uplink requirement.

Disabled is an explicit enum value. It should not mean “no opinion” or depend on a future platform default.

Document omission as no opinion. Document Disabled as requiring a physical uplink. This matches AllowNoUplinkDisabled and the declared API contract.

Proposed documentation change 
-	// When omitted or set to "Disabled", this means no opinion and the platform is left to
-	// choose a reasonable default which is subject to change over time. The current default
-	// is "Disabled", which requires an uplink on the gateway bridge.
+	// When omitted, the platform chooses its default behavior.
+	// When set to "Disabled", ovn-kubernetes requires an uplink on the gateway bridge.
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In `@operator/v1/types_network.go` around lines 657 - 659, Update the
documentation for the uplink enum near AllowNoUplinkDisabled so omission is
described as expressing no opinion, while the explicit Disabled value is
documented as requiring a physical uplink; remove wording that treats Disabled
as a platform-dependent default.

// This setting only takes effect when routingViaHost is true (local gateway mode).
// +optional
AllowNoUplink AllowNoUplinkEnablement `json:"allowNoUplink,omitempty"`

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The field name allowNoUplink with Enabled/Disabled values has a couple of issues:

  1. Double negative — allowNoUplink: Disabled means "don't allow no uplink" = "require uplink." The conventions call for "only one phrasing for each idea."
  2. Disguised boolean — Enabled/Disabled is essentially a boolean in enum form. It's recommended to use domain-meaningful enum values instead (e.g., "Optional", "Required").

Suggested alternatives:

// Option A
UplinkMode UplinkMode `json:"uplinkMode,omitempty"`

// Option B
UplinkRequirement UplinkRequirement `json:"uplinkRequirement,omitempty"`

With

// +kubebuilder:validation:Enum:="Required";"Optional"

Required maps to the current default behavior (uplink must exist on br-ex), Optional maps to the new "allow no uplink" behavior.
The empty string enum "" value is unnecessary. The field is optional with omitempty, so omission already expresses "no opinion."

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Thanks @muraee, the field name mimics the upstream option that already exists. @tssurya any preferences here? I can see the double negative being an issue. UplinkRequired with enum values ("yes", "no") could work with the default set to Yes when omitted.

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I'd push back on Yes/No, those are still boolean-ish values, which is what we are trying to move away from. uplinkMode with Required / Optional reads more naturally and uses domain-meaningful values that can easily be extended in the future if needed.

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I think Optional is not the value we want - there is no option.. its gotta be absent or present as the intent of the API i.e if its set to allownouplink=true then we expect no uplink configured there

So:
Uplink: Present or Enabled or Required or Set or Expected?
Uplink: Absent or Disabled or ??

deff u/s definition of AllowNoUplink naming wasn't done well :) so we shouldn't use that as the user facing config

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What about Required (gateway bridges must have uplink configured) v/s None (gateway bridges must have no uplink configured) and in future Optional if someone asks for that...

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After looking at the upstream ovn-kubernetes code, I'm revising my earlier position. The --allow-no-uplink flag acts purely as a "tolerate absence" guard every usage checks both the config flag and whether the uplink is actually missing. If the flag is set but an uplink is present, the system works normally. It never disables uplink functionality; it just relaxes the requirement:

  • bridgeconfig.go#L215-L219 : only enters the "no uplink" path when getIntfName fails; if the uplink exists, normal path runs.
  • bridgeconfig.go#L215-L219 : only enters the "no uplink" path when getIntfName fails; if the uplink exists, normal path runs.
  • gateway_shared_intf.go#L257-L260 : AllowNoUplink && ofportPhys == "" skips service flows only when both conditions are true; if uplink is present, ofportPhys is populated and flows are added normally.
  • openflow_manager.go#L737-L741 : AllowNoUplink && physIntf == "" same pattern; if uplink is present, tracking proceeds as normal.
  • gateway_init.go#L95-L97 suppresses error only when getDefaultGatewayInterfaceDetails fails; if uplink exists, this succeeds and the guard is irrelevant.

So maybe Optional is the right call :) but None is equally ok for me

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None would mean you need to explicitly validate there is no uplink configured, which doesn't seem the case based on your research.
Seems Required / Optional fits nicely here.

// ipForwarding controls IP forwarding for all traffic on OVN-Kubernetes managed interfaces (such as br-ex).
// By default this is set to Restricted, and Kubernetes related traffic is still forwarded appropriately, but other
// IP traffic will not be routed by the OCP node. If there is a desire to allow the host to forward traffic across
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IPsecModeFull IPsecMode = "Full"
)

// +kubebuilder:validation:Enum:="Enabled";"Disabled"
type AllowNoUplinkEnablement string

var (
// AllowNoUplinkEnabled allows the gateway bridge to start without a physical uplink.
AllowNoUplinkEnabled AllowNoUplinkEnablement = "Enabled"
// AllowNoUplinkDisabled requires an uplink on the gateway bridge.
AllowNoUplinkDisabled AllowNoUplinkEnablement = "Disabled"
)

// +kubebuilder:validation:Enum:="";"Enabled";"Disabled"
type RouteAdvertisementsEnablement string

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description: gatewayConfig holds the configuration for node
gateway options.
properties:
allowNoUplink:
description: |-
allowNoUplink allows the external gateway bridge (br-ex) to start in local
gateway mode when it has no physical uplink port.
Allowed values are "Enabled", "Disabled" and omitted.
When set to "Enabled", ovn-kubernetes will not require an uplink on the gateway bridge.
When omitted or set to "Disabled", this means no opinion and the platform is left to
choose a reasonable default which is subject to change over time. The current default
is "Disabled", which requires an uplink on the gateway bridge.
This setting only takes effect when routingViaHost is true (local gateway mode).
enum:
- Enabled
- Disabled
type: string
ipForwarding:
description: |-
ipForwarding controls IP forwarding for all traffic on OVN-Kubernetes managed interfaces (such as br-ex).
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description: gatewayConfig holds the configuration for node
gateway options.
properties:
allowNoUplink:
description: |-
allowNoUplink allows the external gateway bridge (br-ex) to start in local
gateway mode when it has no physical uplink port.
Allowed values are "Enabled", "Disabled" and omitted.
When set to "Enabled", ovn-kubernetes will not require an uplink on the gateway bridge.
When omitted or set to "Disabled", this means no opinion and the platform is left to
choose a reasonable default which is subject to change over time. The current default
is "Disabled", which requires an uplink on the gateway bridge.
This setting only takes effect when routingViaHost is true (local gateway mode).
enum:
- Enabled
- Disabled
type: string
ipForwarding:
description: |-
ipForwarding controls IP forwarding for all traffic on OVN-Kubernetes managed interfaces (such as br-ex).
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description: gatewayConfig holds the configuration for node
gateway options.
properties:
allowNoUplink:
description: |-
allowNoUplink allows the external gateway bridge (br-ex) to start in local
gateway mode when it has no physical uplink port.
Allowed values are "Enabled", "Disabled" and omitted.
When set to "Enabled", ovn-kubernetes will not require an uplink on the gateway bridge.
When omitted or set to "Disabled", this means no opinion and the platform is left to
choose a reasonable default which is subject to change over time. The current default
is "Disabled", which requires an uplink on the gateway bridge.
This setting only takes effect when routingViaHost is true (local gateway mode).
enum:
- Enabled
- Disabled
type: string
ipForwarding:
description: |-
ipForwarding controls IP forwarding for all traffic on OVN-Kubernetes managed interfaces (such as br-ex).
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description: gatewayConfig holds the configuration for node
gateway options.
properties:
allowNoUplink:
description: |-
allowNoUplink allows the external gateway bridge (br-ex) to start in local
gateway mode when it has no physical uplink port.
Allowed values are "Enabled", "Disabled" and omitted.
When set to "Enabled", ovn-kubernetes will not require an uplink on the gateway bridge.
When omitted or set to "Disabled", this means no opinion and the platform is left to
choose a reasonable default which is subject to change over time. The current default
is "Disabled", which requires an uplink on the gateway bridge.
This setting only takes effect when routingViaHost is true (local gateway mode).
enum:
- Enabled
- Disabled
type: string
ipForwarding:
description: |-
ipForwarding controls IP forwarding for all traffic on OVN-Kubernetes managed interfaces (such as br-ex).
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description: gatewayConfig holds the configuration for node
gateway options.
properties:
allowNoUplink:
description: |-
allowNoUplink allows the external gateway bridge (br-ex) to start in local
gateway mode when it has no physical uplink port.
Allowed values are "Enabled", "Disabled" and omitted.
When set to "Enabled", ovn-kubernetes will not require an uplink on the gateway bridge.
When omitted or set to "Disabled", this means no opinion and the platform is left to
choose a reasonable default which is subject to change over time. The current default
is "Disabled", which requires an uplink on the gateway bridge.
This setting only takes effect when routingViaHost is true (local gateway mode).
enum:
- Enabled
- Disabled
type: string
ipForwarding:
description: |-
ipForwarding controls IP forwarding for all traffic on OVN-Kubernetes managed interfaces (such as br-ex).
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description: gatewayConfig holds the configuration for node
gateway options.
properties:
allowNoUplink:
description: |-
allowNoUplink allows the external gateway bridge (br-ex) to start in local
gateway mode when it has no physical uplink port.
Allowed values are "Enabled", "Disabled" and omitted.
When set to "Enabled", ovn-kubernetes will not require an uplink on the gateway bridge.
When omitted or set to "Disabled", this means no opinion and the platform is left to
choose a reasonable default which is subject to change over time. The current default
is "Disabled", which requires an uplink on the gateway bridge.
This setting only takes effect when routingViaHost is true (local gateway mode).
enum:
- Enabled
- Disabled
type: string
ipForwarding:
description: |-
ipForwarding controls IP forwarding for all traffic on OVN-Kubernetes managed interfaces (such as br-ex).
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description: gatewayConfig holds the configuration for node
gateway options.
properties:
allowNoUplink:
description: |-
allowNoUplink allows the external gateway bridge (br-ex) to start in local
gateway mode when it has no physical uplink port.
Allowed values are "Enabled", "Disabled" and omitted.
When set to "Enabled", ovn-kubernetes will not require an uplink on the gateway bridge.
When omitted or set to "Disabled", this means no opinion and the platform is left to
choose a reasonable default which is subject to change over time. The current default
is "Disabled", which requires an uplink on the gateway bridge.
This setting only takes effect when routingViaHost is true (local gateway mode).
enum:
- Enabled
- Disabled
type: string
ipForwarding:
description: |-
ipForwarding controls IP forwarding for all traffic on OVN-Kubernetes managed interfaces (such as br-ex).
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