[CLOUDSTACK-4984] CloudStack accepts VNI 16777215 which cannot be used in Linux vxlan implementation

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Trivial
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: Future
• Fix Version/s: Future
• Component/s: KVM
• Security Level: Public (Anyone can view this level - this is the default.)
• Assignee: Yoshikazu Nojima
• Reporter: Yoshikazu Nojima
• Created: 29/Oct/13 03:31
• Updated: 30/Oct/13 15:29
• Resolved: 30/Oct/13 15:29

Description

Linux vxlan interface doesn't accept VNI:16777215.
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/drivers/net/vxlan.c#L2140

As far as I read internet draft ( http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-mahalingam-dutt-dcops-vxlan-05 ),
16777215 is a valid VNI, but it cannot be used in Linux now.

Issue Links

• is related to: CLOUDSTACK-2328 Linux native VXLAN support on KVM hypervisor