[Xorp-hackers] Route Redist between RIP and OSPF - working?

[Igor Maravić]

Hi all,
I think that I found solution to this problem :)

I started looking where Steve stopped
(PolicyRedistTable<A>::replace_policytags function).
It was just the tip of the iceberg.

Problem was that protocol's existing EXPORT_SOURCE match policies
weren't refreshed when new export filter is created.
In this case problem was with exporting to "connected" protocol.

New protocol always has accurate policy tags for route lookup. It
always searches routes that has no tag, or
older protocol tags or it's tags. If it finds them it prepends it's tag.
Older protocols are searching routes that has no tags, or have older
tags. If it finds such a route it prepends it's tag.

EXPORT_SOURCEMATCH policies are executed in order that depends on protocol name.
If newer protocol has lower letter (for example ospf's policies are
executed before rip's, because "o" precedes "r"),
new protocol prepends new tags, that are unrecognizable to older
protocol, to routes that it has found.
Because older protocol is unaware of new tags, it concludes that
routes are deleted and it deletes them.
This is not what we are expecting.

If older protocol is executed first, it prepends it's tag to routes
that it has found. Because old tag is recognizable by
newer protocol new tags are also prepended to routes. This case works
as expected.

Solution - refresh tags for all protocol's EXPORT_SOURCEMATCH routes
when new export filter is created.

I'm sending patch to xorp-hackers list.

I tested it for simple solutions, so it does need more testing :)

It would be nice if someone would post more complicated policies to
test this issue.

BR
Igor