openflow/ctl/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/openflow/controller/impl/OFChannelHandler.java

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package org.onlab.onos.openflow.controller.impl;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.nio.channels.ClosedChannelException;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.concurrent.CopyOnWriteArrayList;
import java.util.concurrent.RejectedExecutionException;

import org.jboss.netty.channel.Channel;
import org.jboss.netty.channel.ChannelHandlerContext;
import org.jboss.netty.channel.ChannelStateEvent;
import org.jboss.netty.channel.ExceptionEvent;
import org.jboss.netty.channel.MessageEvent;
import org.jboss.netty.handler.timeout.IdleStateAwareChannelHandler;
import org.jboss.netty.handler.timeout.IdleStateEvent;
import org.jboss.netty.handler.timeout.ReadTimeoutException;
import org.onlab.onos.openflow.controller.driver.OpenFlowSwitchDriver;
import org.onlab.onos.openflow.controller.driver.SwitchStateException;
import org.projectfloodlight.openflow.exceptions.OFParseError;
import org.projectfloodlight.openflow.protocol.OFAsyncGetReply;
import org.projectfloodlight.openflow.protocol.OFBadRequestCode;
import org.projectfloodlight.openflow.protocol.OFBarrierReply;
import org.projectfloodlight.openflow.protocol.OFBarrierRequest;
import org.projectfloodlight.openflow.protocol.OFDescStatsReply;
import org.projectfloodlight.openflow.protocol.OFDescStatsRequest;
import org.projectfloodlight.openflow.protocol.OFEchoReply;
import org.projectfloodlight.openflow.protocol.OFEchoRequest;
import org.projectfloodlight.openflow.protocol.OFErrorMsg;
import org.projectfloodlight.openflow.protocol.OFErrorType;
import org.projectfloodlight.openflow.protocol.OFExperimenter;
import org.projectfloodlight.openflow.protocol.OFFactory;
import org.projectfloodlight.openflow.protocol.OFFeaturesReply;
import org.projectfloodlight.openflow.protocol.OFFlowModFailedCode;
import org.projectfloodlight.openflow.protocol.OFFlowRemoved;
import org.projectfloodlight.openflow.protocol.OFGetConfigReply;
import org.projectfloodlight.openflow.protocol.OFGetConfigRequest;
import org.projectfloodlight.openflow.protocol.OFHello;
import org.projectfloodlight.openflow.protocol.OFHelloElem;
import org.projectfloodlight.openflow.protocol.OFMessage;
import org.projectfloodlight.openflow.protocol.OFPacketIn;
import org.projectfloodlight.openflow.protocol.OFPortDescStatsReply;
import org.projectfloodlight.openflow.protocol.OFPortDescStatsRequest;
import org.projectfloodlight.openflow.protocol.OFPortStatus;
import org.projectfloodlight.openflow.protocol.OFQueueGetConfigReply;
import org.projectfloodlight.openflow.protocol.OFRoleReply;
import org.projectfloodlight.openflow.protocol.OFSetConfig;
import org.projectfloodlight.openflow.protocol.OFStatsReply;
import org.projectfloodlight.openflow.protocol.OFStatsReplyFlags;
import org.projectfloodlight.openflow.protocol.OFStatsType;
import org.projectfloodlight.openflow.protocol.OFType;
import org.projectfloodlight.openflow.protocol.OFVersion;
import org.projectfloodlight.openflow.protocol.errormsg.OFBadRequestErrorMsg;
import org.projectfloodlight.openflow.protocol.errormsg.OFFlowModFailedErrorMsg;
import org.projectfloodlight.openflow.types.U32;
import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;

/**
 * Channel handler deals with the switch connection and dispatches
 * switch messages to the appropriate locations.
 */
class OFChannelHandler extends IdleStateAwareChannelHandler {
    private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(OFChannelHandler.class);
    private final Controller controller;
    private OpenFlowSwitchDriver sw;
    private long thisdpid; // channelHandler cached value of connected switch id
    private Channel channel;
    // State needs to be volatile because the HandshakeTimeoutHandler
    // needs to check if the handshake is complete
    private volatile ChannelState state;

    // When a switch with a duplicate dpid is found (i.e we already have a
    // connected switch with the same dpid), the new switch is immediately
    // disconnected. At that point netty callsback channelDisconnected() which
    // proceeds to cleaup switch state - we need to ensure that it does not cleanup
    // switch state for the older (still connected) switch
    private volatile Boolean duplicateDpidFound;

    // Temporary storage for switch-features and port-description
    private OFFeaturesReply featuresReply;
    private OFPortDescStatsReply portDescReply;
    // a concurrent ArrayList to temporarily store port status messages
    // before we are ready to deal with them
    private final CopyOnWriteArrayList<OFPortStatus> pendingPortStatusMsg;

    //Indicates the openflow version used by this switch
    protected OFVersion ofVersion;
    protected OFFactory factory13;
    protected OFFactory factory10;

    /** transaction Ids to use during handshake. Since only one thread
     * calls into an OFChannelHandler instance, we don't need atomic.
     * We will count down
     */
    private int handshakeTransactionIds = -1;

    /**
     * Create a new unconnected OFChannelHandler.
     * @param controller
     */
    OFChannelHandler(Controller controller) {
        this.controller = controller;
        this.state = ChannelState.INIT;
        this.pendingPortStatusMsg = new CopyOnWriteArrayList<OFPortStatus>();
        factory13 = controller.getOFMessageFactory13();
        factory10 = controller.getOFMessageFactory10();
        duplicateDpidFound = Boolean.FALSE;
    }



    // XXX S consider if necessary
    public void disconnectSwitch() {
        sw.disconnectSwitch();
    }



    //*************************
    //  Channel State Machine
    //*************************

    /**
     * The state machine for handling the switch/channel state. All state
     * transitions should happen from within the state machine (and not from other
     * parts of the code)
     */
    enum ChannelState {
        /**
         * Initial state before channel is connected.
         */
        INIT(false) {
            @Override
            void processOFMessage(OFChannelHandler h, OFMessage m)
                    throws IOException, SwitchStateException {
                illegalMessageReceived(h, m);
            }

            @Override
            void processOFError(OFChannelHandler h, OFErrorMsg m)
                    throws IOException {
                // need to implement since its abstract but it will never
                // be called
            }

            @Override
            void processOFPortStatus(OFChannelHandler h, OFPortStatus m)
                    throws IOException {
                unhandledMessageReceived(h, m);
            }
        },

        /**
         * We send a OF 1.3 HELLO to the switch and wait for a Hello from the switch.
         * Once we receive the reply, we decide on OF 1.3 or 1.0 switch - no other
         * protocol version is accepted.
         * We send an OFFeaturesRequest depending on the protocol version selected
         * Next state is WAIT_FEATURES_REPLY
         */
        WAIT_HELLO(false) {
            @Override
            void processOFHello(OFChannelHandler h, OFHello m)
                    throws IOException {
                // TODO We could check for the optional bitmap, but for now
                // we are just checking the version number.
                if (m.getVersion() == OFVersion.OF_13) {
                    log.info("Received {} Hello from {}", m.getVersion(),
                            h.channel.getRemoteAddress());
                    h.ofVersion = OFVersion.OF_13;
                } else if (m.getVersion() == OFVersion.OF_10) {
                    log.info("Received {} Hello from {} - switching to OF "
                            + "version 1.0", m.getVersion(),
                            h.channel.getRemoteAddress());
                    h.ofVersion = OFVersion.OF_10;
                } else {
                    log.error("Received Hello of version {} from switch at {}. "
                            + "This controller works with OF1.0 and OF1.3 "
                            + "switches. Disconnecting switch ...",
                            m.getVersion(), h.channel.getRemoteAddress());
                    h.channel.disconnect();
                    return;
                }
                h.sendHandshakeFeaturesRequestMessage();
                h.setState(WAIT_FEATURES_REPLY);
            }
            @Override
            void processOFFeaturesReply(OFChannelHandler h, OFFeaturesReply  m)
                    throws IOException, SwitchStateException {
                illegalMessageReceived(h, m);
            }
            @Override
            void processOFStatisticsReply(OFChannelHandler h,
                    OFStatsReply  m)
                            throws IOException, SwitchStateException {
                illegalMessageReceived(h, m);
            }
            @Override
            void processOFError(OFChannelHandler h, OFErrorMsg m) {
                logErrorDisconnect(h, m);
            }

            @Override
            void processOFPortStatus(OFChannelHandler h, OFPortStatus m)
                    throws IOException {
                unhandledMessageReceived(h, m);
            }
        },


        /**
         * We are waiting for a features reply message. Once we receive it, the
         * behavior depends on whether this is a 1.0 or 1.3 switch. For 1.0,
         * we send a SetConfig request, barrier, and GetConfig request and the
         * next state is WAIT_CONFIG_REPLY. For 1.3, we send a Port description
         * request and the next state is WAIT_PORT_DESC_REPLY.
         */
        WAIT_FEATURES_REPLY(false) {
            @Override
            void processOFFeaturesReply(OFChannelHandler h, OFFeaturesReply  m)
                    throws IOException {
                h.thisdpid = m.getDatapathId().getLong();
                log.info("Received features reply for switch at {} with dpid {}",
                        h.getSwitchInfoString(), h.thisdpid);

                h.featuresReply = m; //temp store
                if (h.ofVersion == OFVersion.OF_10) {
                    h.sendHandshakeSetConfig();
                    h.setState(WAIT_CONFIG_REPLY);
                } else {
                    //version is 1.3, must get switchport information
                    h.sendHandshakeOFPortDescRequest();
                    h.setState(WAIT_PORT_DESC_REPLY);
                }
            }
            @Override
            void processOFStatisticsReply(OFChannelHandler h,
                    OFStatsReply  m)
                            throws IOException, SwitchStateException {
                illegalMessageReceived(h, m);
            }
            @Override
            void processOFError(OFChannelHandler h, OFErrorMsg m) {
                logErrorDisconnect(h, m);
            }

            @Override
            void processOFPortStatus(OFChannelHandler h, OFPortStatus m)
                    throws IOException {
                unhandledMessageReceived(h, m);
            }
        },

        /**
         * We are waiting for a description of the 1.3 switch ports.
         * Once received, we send a SetConfig request
         * Next State is WAIT_CONFIG_REPLY
         */
        WAIT_PORT_DESC_REPLY(false) {

            @Override
            void processOFStatisticsReply(OFChannelHandler h, OFStatsReply m)
                    throws SwitchStateException {
                // Read port description
                if (m.getStatsType() != OFStatsType.PORT_DESC) {
                    log.warn("Expecting port description stats but received stats "
                            + "type {} from {}. Ignoring ...", m.getStatsType(),
                            h.channel.getRemoteAddress());
                    return;
                }
                if (m.getFlags().contains(OFStatsReplyFlags.REPLY_MORE)) {
                    log.warn("Stats reply indicates more stats from sw {} for "
                            + "port description - not currently handled",
                            h.getSwitchInfoString());
                }
                h.portDescReply = (OFPortDescStatsReply) m; // temp store
                log.info("Received port desc reply for switch at {}",
                        h.getSwitchInfoString());
                try {
                    h.sendHandshakeSetConfig();
                } catch (IOException e) {
                    log.error("Unable to send setConfig after PortDescReply. "
                            + "Error: {}", e.getMessage());
                }
                h.setState(WAIT_CONFIG_REPLY);
            }

            @Override
            void processOFError(OFChannelHandler h, OFErrorMsg m)
                    throws IOException, SwitchStateException {
                logErrorDisconnect(h, m);

            }

            @Override
            void processOFPortStatus(OFChannelHandler h, OFPortStatus m)
                    throws IOException, SwitchStateException {
                unhandledMessageReceived(h, m);

            }
        },

        /**
         * We are waiting for a config reply message. Once we receive it
         * we send a DescriptionStatsRequest to the switch.
         * Next state: WAIT_DESCRIPTION_STAT_REPLY
         */
        WAIT_CONFIG_REPLY(false) {
            @Override
            void processOFGetConfigReply(OFChannelHandler h, OFGetConfigReply m)
                    throws IOException {
                if (m.getMissSendLen() == 0xffff) {
                    log.trace("Config Reply from switch {} confirms "
                            + "miss length set to 0xffff",
                            h.getSwitchInfoString());
                } else {
                    // FIXME: we can't really deal with switches that don't send
                    // full packets. Shouldn't we drop the connection here?
                    log.warn("Config Reply from switch {} has"
                            + "miss length set to {}",
                            h.getSwitchInfoString(),
                            m.getMissSendLen());
                }
                h.sendHandshakeDescriptionStatsRequest();
                h.setState(WAIT_DESCRIPTION_STAT_REPLY);
            }

            @Override
            void processOFBarrierReply(OFChannelHandler h, OFBarrierReply m) {
                // do nothing;
            }

            @Override
            void processOFFeaturesReply(OFChannelHandler h, OFFeaturesReply  m)
                    throws IOException, SwitchStateException {
                illegalMessageReceived(h, m);
            }
            @Override
            void processOFStatisticsReply(OFChannelHandler h,
                    OFStatsReply  m)
                            throws IOException, SwitchStateException {
                log.error("Received multipart(stats) message sub-type {}",
                        m.getStatsType());
                illegalMessageReceived(h, m);
            }

            @Override
            void processOFError(OFChannelHandler h, OFErrorMsg m) {
                logErrorDisconnect(h, m);
            }

            @Override
            void processOFPortStatus(OFChannelHandler h, OFPortStatus m)
                    throws IOException {
                h.pendingPortStatusMsg.add(m);
            }
        },


        /**
         * We are waiting for a OFDescriptionStat message from the switch.
         * Once we receive any stat message we try to parse it. If it's not
         * a description stats message we disconnect. If its the expected
         * description stats message, we:
         *    - use the switch driver to bind the switch and get an IOFSwitch instance
         *    - setup the IOFSwitch instance
         *    - add switch controller and send the initial role
         *      request to the switch.
         * Next state: WAIT_INITIAL_ROLE
         *      In the typical case, where switches support role request messages
         *      the next state is where we expect the role reply message.
         *      In the special case that where the switch does not support any kind
         *      of role request messages, we don't send a role message, but we do
         *      request mastership from the registry service. This controller
         *      should become master once we hear back from the registry service.
         * All following states will have a h.sw instance!
         */
        WAIT_DESCRIPTION_STAT_REPLY(false) {
            @Override
            void processOFStatisticsReply(OFChannelHandler h, OFStatsReply m)
                    throws SwitchStateException {
                // Read description, if it has been updated
                if (m.getStatsType() != OFStatsType.DESC) {
                    log.warn("Expecting Description stats but received stats "
                            + "type {} from {}. Ignoring ...", m.getStatsType(),
                            h.channel.getRemoteAddress());
                    return;
                }
                log.info("Received switch description reply from switch at {}",
                        h.channel.getRemoteAddress());
                OFDescStatsReply drep = (OFDescStatsReply) m;
                // Here is where we differentiate between different kinds of switches
                h.sw = h.controller.getOFSwitchInstance(h.thisdpid, drep, h.ofVersion);

                h.sw.setOFVersion(h.ofVersion);
                h.sw.setFeaturesReply(h.featuresReply);
                h.sw.setPortDescReply(h.portDescReply);
                h.sw.setConnected(true);
                h.sw.setChannel(h.channel);
                boolean success = h.sw.connectSwitch();

                if (!success) {
                    disconnectDuplicate(h);
                    return;
                }
                // set switch information



                log.info("Switch {} bound to class {}, description {}",
                        new Object[] {h.sw, h.sw.getClass(), drep });
                //Put switch in EQUAL mode until we hear back from the global registry
                //log.debug("Setting new switch {} to EQUAL and sending Role request",
                //        h.sw.getStringId());
                //h.sw.activateEqualSwitch();
                //h.setSwitchRole(RoleState.EQUAL);

                h.sw.startDriverHandshake();
                h.setState(WAIT_SWITCH_DRIVER_SUB_HANDSHAKE);

            }

            @Override
            void processOFError(OFChannelHandler h, OFErrorMsg m) {
                logErrorDisconnect(h, m);
            }

            @Override
            void processOFFeaturesReply(OFChannelHandler h, OFFeaturesReply  m)
                    throws IOException, SwitchStateException {
                illegalMessageReceived(h, m);
            }

            @Override
            void processOFPortStatus(OFChannelHandler h, OFPortStatus m)
                    throws IOException {
                h.pendingPortStatusMsg.add(m);
            }
        },


        /**
         * We are waiting for the respective switch driver to complete its
         * configuration. Notice that we do not consider this to be part of the main
         * switch-controller handshake. But we do consider it as a step that comes
         * before we declare the switch as available to the controller.
         * Next State: depends on the role of this controller for this switch - either
         * MASTER or EQUAL.
         */
        WAIT_SWITCH_DRIVER_SUB_HANDSHAKE(true) {

            @Override
            void processOFError(OFChannelHandler h, OFErrorMsg m)
                    throws IOException {
                // will never be called. We override processOFMessage
            }

            @Override
            void processOFMessage(OFChannelHandler h, OFMessage m)
                    throws IOException, SwitchStateException {
                if (m.getType() == OFType.ECHO_REQUEST) {
                    processOFEchoRequest(h, (OFEchoRequest) m);
                } else if (m.getType() == OFType.ROLE_REPLY) {
                    h.sw.handleRole(m);
                } else if (m.getType() == OFType.ERROR) {
                    if (!h.sw.handleRoleError((OFErrorMsg)m)) {
                        h.sw.processDriverHandshakeMessage(m);
                        if (h.sw.isDriverHandshakeComplete()) {
                            h.setState(ACTIVE);
                        }
                    }
                } else {
                    if (m.getType() == OFType.EXPERIMENTER &&
                            ((OFExperimenter) m).getExperimenter() ==
                            RoleManager.NICIRA_EXPERIMENTER) {
                        h.sw.handleNiciraRole(m);
                    } else {
                        h.sw.processDriverHandshakeMessage(m);
                        if (h.sw.isDriverHandshakeComplete()) {
                            h.setState(ACTIVE);
                        }
                    }
                }
            }

            @Override
            void processOFPortStatus(OFChannelHandler h, OFPortStatus m)
                    throws IOException, SwitchStateException {
                h.pendingPortStatusMsg.add(m);
            }
        },


        /**
         * This controller is in MASTER role for this switch. We enter this state
         * after requesting and winning control from the global registry.
         * The main handshake as well as the switch-driver sub-handshake
         * is complete at this point.
         * // XXX S reconsider below
         * In the (near) future we may deterministically assign controllers to
         * switches at startup.
         * We only leave this state if the switch disconnects or
         * if we send a role request for SLAVE /and/ receive the role reply for
         * SLAVE.
         */
        ACTIVE(true) {
            @Override
            void processOFError(OFChannelHandler h, OFErrorMsg m)
                    throws IOException, SwitchStateException {
                // if we get here, then the error message is for something else
                if (m.getErrType() == OFErrorType.BAD_REQUEST &&
                        ((OFBadRequestErrorMsg) m).getCode() ==
                        OFBadRequestCode.EPERM) {
                    // We are the master controller and the switch returned
                    // a permission error. This is a likely indicator that
                    // the switch thinks we are slave. Reassert our
                    // role
                    // FIXME: this could be really bad during role transitions
                    // if two controllers are master (even if its only for
                    // a brief period). We might need to see if these errors
                    // persist before we reassert

                    h.sw.reassertRole();
                } else if (m.getErrType() == OFErrorType.FLOW_MOD_FAILED &&
                        ((OFFlowModFailedErrorMsg) m).getCode() ==
                        OFFlowModFailedCode.ALL_TABLES_FULL) {
                    h.sw.setTableFull(true);
                } else {
                    logError(h, m);
                }
                h.dispatchMessage(m);
            }

            @Override
            void processOFStatisticsReply(OFChannelHandler h,
                    OFStatsReply m) {
                h.dispatchMessage(m);
            }

            @Override
            void processOFExperimenter(OFChannelHandler h, OFExperimenter m)
                    throws SwitchStateException {
                h.sw.handleNiciraRole(m);
            }

            @Override
            void processOFRoleReply(OFChannelHandler h, OFRoleReply m)
                    throws SwitchStateException {
                h.sw.handleRole(m);
            }

            @Override
            void processOFPortStatus(OFChannelHandler h, OFPortStatus m)
                    throws SwitchStateException {
                handlePortStatusMessage(h, m, true);
                h.dispatchMessage(m);
            }

            @Override
            void processOFPacketIn(OFChannelHandler h, OFPacketIn m) {
                h.dispatchMessage(m);
            }

            @Override
            void processOFFlowRemoved(OFChannelHandler h,
                    OFFlowRemoved m) {
                h.dispatchMessage(m);
            }

            @Override
            void processOFBarrierReply(OFChannelHandler h, OFBarrierReply m) {
                h.dispatchMessage(m);
            }

        };

        private final boolean handshakeComplete;
        ChannelState(boolean handshakeComplete) {
            this.handshakeComplete = handshakeComplete;
        }

        /**
         * Is this a state in which the handshake has completed?
         * @return true if the handshake is complete
         */
        public boolean isHandshakeComplete() {
            return handshakeComplete;
        }

        /**
         * Get a string specifying the switch connection, state, and
         * message received. To be used as message for SwitchStateException
         * or log messages
         * @param h The channel handler (to get switch information_
         * @param m The OFMessage that has just been received
         * @param details A string giving more details about the exact nature
         * of the problem.
         * @return display string
         */
        // needs to be protected because enum members are actually subclasses
        protected String getSwitchStateMessage(OFChannelHandler h,
                OFMessage m,
                String details) {
            return String.format("Switch: [%s], State: [%s], received: [%s]"
                    + ", details: %s",
                    h.getSwitchInfoString(),
                    this.toString(),
                    m.getType().toString(),
                    details);
        }

        /**
         * We have an OFMessage we didn't expect given the current state and
         * we want to treat this as an error.
         * We currently throw an exception that will terminate the connection
         * However, we could be more forgiving
         * @param h the channel handler that received the message
         * @param m the message
         * @throws SwitchStateException
         * @throws SwitchStateExeption we always through the execption
         */
        // needs to be protected because enum members are acutally subclasses
        protected void illegalMessageReceived(OFChannelHandler h, OFMessage m)
                throws SwitchStateException {
            String msg = getSwitchStateMessage(h, m,
                    "Switch should never send this message in the current state");
            throw new SwitchStateException(msg);

        }

        /**
         * We have an OFMessage we didn't expect given the current state and
         * we want to ignore the message.
         * @param h the channel handler the received the message
         * @param m the message
         */
        protected void unhandledMessageReceived(OFChannelHandler h,
                OFMessage m) {
            if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
                String msg = getSwitchStateMessage(h, m,
                        "Ignoring unexpected message");
                log.debug(msg);
            }
        }

        /**
         * Log an OpenFlow error message from a switch.
         * @param h The switch that sent the error
         * @param error The error message
         */
        protected void logError(OFChannelHandler h, OFErrorMsg error) {
            log.error("{} from switch {} in state {}",
                    new Object[] {
                    error,
                    h.getSwitchInfoString(),
                    this.toString()});
        }

        /**
         * Log an OpenFlow error message from a switch and disconnect the
         * channel.
         *
         * @param h the IO channel for this switch.
         * @param error The error message
         */
        protected void logErrorDisconnect(OFChannelHandler h, OFErrorMsg error) {
            logError(h, error);
            h.channel.disconnect();
        }

        /**
         * log an error message for a duplicate dpid and disconnect this channel.
         * @param h the IO channel for this switch.
         */
        protected void disconnectDuplicate(OFChannelHandler h) {
            log.error("Duplicated dpid or incompleted cleanup - "
                    + "disconnecting channel {}", h.getSwitchInfoString());
            h.duplicateDpidFound = Boolean.TRUE;
            h.channel.disconnect();
        }



        /**
         * Handles all pending port status messages before a switch is declared
         * activated in MASTER or EQUAL role. Note that since this handling
         * precedes the activation (and therefore notification to IOFSwitchListerners)
         * the changes to ports will already be visible once the switch is
         * activated. As a result, no notifications are sent out for these
         * pending portStatus messages.
         * @param h
         * @throws SwitchStateException
         */
        protected void handlePendingPortStatusMessages(OFChannelHandler h) {
            try {
                handlePendingPortStatusMessages(h, 0);
            } catch (SwitchStateException e) {
                log.error(e.getMessage());
            }
        }

        private void handlePendingPortStatusMessages(OFChannelHandler h, int index)
                throws SwitchStateException {
            if (h.sw == null) {
                String msg = "State machine error: switch is null. Should never " +
                        "happen";
                throw new SwitchStateException(msg);
            }
            ArrayList<OFPortStatus> temp  = new ArrayList<OFPortStatus>();
            for (OFPortStatus ps: h.pendingPortStatusMsg) {
                temp.add(ps);
                handlePortStatusMessage(h, ps, false);
            }
            temp.clear();
            // expensive but ok - we don't expect too many port-status messages
            // note that we cannot use clear(), because of the reasons below
            h.pendingPortStatusMsg.removeAll(temp);
            // the iterator above takes a snapshot of the list - so while we were
            // dealing with the pending port-status messages, we could have received
            // newer ones. Handle them recursively, but break the recursion after
            // five steps to avoid an attack.
            if (!h.pendingPortStatusMsg.isEmpty() && ++index < 5) {
                handlePendingPortStatusMessages(h, index);
            }
        }

        /**
         * Handle a port status message.
         *
         * Handle a port status message by updating the port maps in the
         * IOFSwitch instance and notifying Controller about the change so
         * it can dispatch a switch update.
         *
         * @param h The OFChannelHhandler that received the message
         * @param m The PortStatus message we received
         * @param doNotify if true switch port changed events will be
         * dispatched
         * @throws SwitchStateException
         *
         */
        protected void handlePortStatusMessage(OFChannelHandler h, OFPortStatus m,
                boolean doNotify) throws SwitchStateException {
            if (h.sw == null) {
                String msg = getSwitchStateMessage(h, m,
                        "State machine error: switch is null. Should never " +
                        "happen");
                throw new SwitchStateException(msg);
            }

            h.sw.handleMessage(m);
        }


        /**
         * Process an OF message received on the channel and
         * update state accordingly.
         *
         * The main "event" of the state machine. Process the received message,
         * send follow up message if required and update state if required.
         *
         * Switches on the message type and calls more specific event handlers
         * for each individual OF message type. If we receive a message that
         * is supposed to be sent from a controller to a switch we throw
         * a SwitchStateExeption.
         *
         * The more specific handlers can also throw SwitchStateExceptions
         *
         * @param h The OFChannelHandler that received the message
         * @param m The message we received.
         * @throws SwitchStateException
         * @throws IOException
         */
        void processOFMessage(OFChannelHandler h, OFMessage m)
                throws IOException, SwitchStateException {
            switch(m.getType()) {
            case HELLO:
                processOFHello(h, (OFHello) m);
                break;
            case BARRIER_REPLY:
                processOFBarrierReply(h, (OFBarrierReply) m);
                break;
            case ECHO_REPLY:
                processOFEchoReply(h, (OFEchoReply) m);
                break;
            case ECHO_REQUEST:
                processOFEchoRequest(h, (OFEchoRequest) m);
                break;
            case ERROR:
                processOFError(h, (OFErrorMsg) m);
                break;
            case FEATURES_REPLY:
                processOFFeaturesReply(h, (OFFeaturesReply) m);
                break;
            case FLOW_REMOVED:
                processOFFlowRemoved(h, (OFFlowRemoved) m);
                break;
            case GET_CONFIG_REPLY:
                processOFGetConfigReply(h, (OFGetConfigReply) m);
                break;
            case PACKET_IN:
                processOFPacketIn(h, (OFPacketIn) m);
                break;
            case PORT_STATUS:
                processOFPortStatus(h, (OFPortStatus) m);
                break;
            case QUEUE_GET_CONFIG_REPLY:
                processOFQueueGetConfigReply(h, (OFQueueGetConfigReply) m);
                break;
            case STATS_REPLY: // multipart_reply in 1.3
                processOFStatisticsReply(h, (OFStatsReply) m);
                break;
            case EXPERIMENTER:
                processOFExperimenter(h, (OFExperimenter) m);
                break;
            case ROLE_REPLY:
                processOFRoleReply(h, (OFRoleReply) m);
                break;
            case GET_ASYNC_REPLY:
                processOFGetAsyncReply(h, (OFAsyncGetReply) m);
                break;

                // The following messages are sent to switches. The controller
                // should never receive them
            case SET_CONFIG:
            case GET_CONFIG_REQUEST:
            case PACKET_OUT:
            case PORT_MOD:
            case QUEUE_GET_CONFIG_REQUEST:
            case BARRIER_REQUEST:
            case STATS_REQUEST: // multipart request in 1.3
            case FEATURES_REQUEST:
            case FLOW_MOD:
            case GROUP_MOD:
            case TABLE_MOD:
            case GET_ASYNC_REQUEST:
            case SET_ASYNC:
            case METER_MOD:
            default:
                illegalMessageReceived(h, m);
                break;
            }
        }

        /*-----------------------------------------------------------------
         * Default implementation for message handlers in any state.
         *
         * Individual states must override these if they want a behavior
         * that differs from the default.
         *
         * In general, these handlers simply ignore the message and do
         * nothing.
         *
         * There are some exceptions though, since some messages really
         * are handled the same way in every state (e.g., ECHO_REQUST) or
         * that are only valid in a single state (e.g., HELLO, GET_CONFIG_REPLY
         -----------------------------------------------------------------*/

        void processOFHello(OFChannelHandler h, OFHello m)
                throws IOException, SwitchStateException {
            // we only expect hello in the WAIT_HELLO state
            illegalMessageReceived(h, m);
        }

        void processOFBarrierReply(OFChannelHandler h, OFBarrierReply m)
                throws IOException {
            // Silently ignore.
        }

        void processOFEchoRequest(OFChannelHandler h, OFEchoRequest m)
                throws IOException {
            if (h.ofVersion == null) {
                log.error("No OF version set for {}. Not sending Echo REPLY",
                        h.channel.getRemoteAddress());
                return;
            }
            OFFactory factory = (h.ofVersion == OFVersion.OF_13) ?
                    h.controller.getOFMessageFactory13() : h.controller.getOFMessageFactory10();
                    OFEchoReply reply = factory
                            .buildEchoReply()
                            .setXid(m.getXid())
                            .setData(m.getData())
                            .build();
                    h.channel.write(Collections.singletonList(reply));
        }

        void processOFEchoReply(OFChannelHandler h, OFEchoReply m)
                throws IOException {
            // Do nothing with EchoReplies !!
        }

        // no default implementation for OFError
        // every state must override it
        abstract void processOFError(OFChannelHandler h, OFErrorMsg m)
                throws IOException, SwitchStateException;


        void processOFFeaturesReply(OFChannelHandler h, OFFeaturesReply  m)
                throws IOException, SwitchStateException {
            unhandledMessageReceived(h, m);
        }

        void processOFFlowRemoved(OFChannelHandler h, OFFlowRemoved m)
                throws IOException {
            unhandledMessageReceived(h, m);
        }

        void processOFGetConfigReply(OFChannelHandler h, OFGetConfigReply m)
                throws IOException, SwitchStateException {
            // we only expect config replies in the WAIT_CONFIG_REPLY state
            illegalMessageReceived(h, m);
        }

        void processOFPacketIn(OFChannelHandler h, OFPacketIn m)
                throws IOException {
            unhandledMessageReceived(h, m);
        }

        // no default implementation. Every state needs to handle it.
        abstract void processOFPortStatus(OFChannelHandler h, OFPortStatus m)
                throws IOException, SwitchStateException;

        void processOFQueueGetConfigReply(OFChannelHandler h,
                OFQueueGetConfigReply m)
                        throws IOException {
            unhandledMessageReceived(h, m);
        }

        void processOFStatisticsReply(OFChannelHandler h, OFStatsReply m)
                throws IOException, SwitchStateException {
            unhandledMessageReceived(h, m);
        }

        void processOFExperimenter(OFChannelHandler h, OFExperimenter m)
                throws IOException, SwitchStateException {
            // TODO: it might make sense to parse the vendor message here
            // into the known vendor messages we support and then call more
            // specific event handlers
            unhandledMessageReceived(h, m);
        }

        void processOFRoleReply(OFChannelHandler h, OFRoleReply m)
                throws SwitchStateException, IOException {
            unhandledMessageReceived(h, m);
        }

        void processOFGetAsyncReply(OFChannelHandler h,
                OFAsyncGetReply m) {
            unhandledMessageReceived(h, m);
        }

    }



    //*************************
    //  Channel handler methods
    //*************************

    @Override
    public void channelConnected(ChannelHandlerContext ctx,
            ChannelStateEvent e) throws Exception {
        channel = e.getChannel();
        log.info("New switch connection from {}",
                channel.getRemoteAddress());
        sendHandshakeHelloMessage();
        setState(ChannelState.WAIT_HELLO);
    }

    @Override
    public void channelDisconnected(ChannelHandlerContext ctx,
            ChannelStateEvent e) throws Exception {
        log.info("Switch disconnected callback for sw:{}. Cleaning up ...",
                getSwitchInfoString());
        if (thisdpid != 0) {
            if (!duplicateDpidFound) {
                // if the disconnected switch (on this ChannelHandler)
                // was not one with a duplicate-dpid, it is safe to remove all
                // state for it at the controller. Notice that if the disconnected
                // switch was a duplicate-dpid, calling the method below would clear
                // all state for the original switch (with the same dpid),
                // which we obviously don't want.
                sw.removeConnectedSwitch();
            } else {
                // A duplicate was disconnected on this ChannelHandler,
                // this is the same switch reconnecting, but the original state was
                // not cleaned up - XXX check liveness of original ChannelHandler
                duplicateDpidFound = Boolean.FALSE;
            }
        } else {
            log.warn("no dpid in channelHandler registered for "
                    + "disconnected switch {}", getSwitchInfoString());
        }
    }

    @Override
    public void exceptionCaught(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, ExceptionEvent e)
            throws Exception {
        if (e.getCause() instanceof ReadTimeoutException) {
            // switch timeout
            log.error("Disconnecting switch {} due to read timeout",
                    getSwitchInfoString());
            ctx.getChannel().close();
        } else if (e.getCause() instanceof HandshakeTimeoutException) {
            log.error("Disconnecting switch {}: failed to complete handshake",
                    getSwitchInfoString());
            ctx.getChannel().close();
        } else if (e.getCause() instanceof ClosedChannelException) {
            log.debug("Channel for sw {} already closed", getSwitchInfoString());
        } else if (e.getCause() instanceof IOException) {
            log.error("Disconnecting switch {} due to IO Error: {}",
                    getSwitchInfoString(), e.getCause().getMessage());
            if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
                // still print stack trace if debug is enabled
                log.debug("StackTrace for previous Exception: ", e.getCause());
            }
            ctx.getChannel().close();
        } else if (e.getCause() instanceof SwitchStateException) {
            log.error("Disconnecting switch {} due to switch state error: {}",
                    getSwitchInfoString(), e.getCause().getMessage());
            if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
                // still print stack trace if debug is enabled
                log.debug("StackTrace for previous Exception: ", e.getCause());
            }
            ctx.getChannel().close();
        } else if (e.getCause() instanceof OFParseError) {
            log.error("Disconnecting switch "
                    + getSwitchInfoString() +
                    " due to message parse failure",
                    e.getCause());
            ctx.getChannel().close();
        } else if (e.getCause() instanceof RejectedExecutionException) {
            log.warn("Could not process message: queue full");
        } else {
            log.error("Error while processing message from switch "
                    + getSwitchInfoString()
                    + "state " + this.state, e.getCause());
            ctx.getChannel().close();
        }
    }

    @Override
    public String toString() {
        return getSwitchInfoString();
    }

    @Override
    public void channelIdle(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, IdleStateEvent e)
            throws Exception {
        OFFactory factory = (ofVersion == OFVersion.OF_13) ? factory13 : factory10;
        OFMessage m = factory.buildEchoRequest().build();
        log.info("Sending Echo Request on idle channel: {}",
                e.getChannel().getPipeline().getLast().toString());
        e.getChannel().write(Collections.singletonList(m));
        // XXX S some problems here -- echo request has no transaction id, and
        // echo reply is not correlated to the echo request.
    }

    @Override
    public void messageReceived(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, MessageEvent e)
            throws Exception {
        if (e.getMessage() instanceof List) {
            @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
            List<OFMessage> msglist = (List<OFMessage>) e.getMessage();


            for (OFMessage ofm : msglist) {
                // Do the actual packet processing
                state.processOFMessage(this, ofm);
            }
        } else {
            state.processOFMessage(this, (OFMessage) e.getMessage());
        }
    }



    //*************************
    //  Channel utility methods
    //*************************

    /**
     * Is this a state in which the handshake has completed?
     * @return true if the handshake is complete
     */
    public boolean isHandshakeComplete() {
        return this.state.isHandshakeComplete();
    }

    private void dispatchMessage(OFMessage m) {
        sw.handleMessage(m);
    }

    /**
     * Return a string describing this switch based on the already available
     * information (DPID and/or remote socket).
     * @return display string
     */
    private String getSwitchInfoString() {
        if (sw != null) {
            return sw.toString();
        }
        String channelString;
        if (channel == null || channel.getRemoteAddress() == null) {
            channelString = "?";
        } else {
            channelString = channel.getRemoteAddress().toString();
        }
        String dpidString;
        if (featuresReply == null) {
            dpidString = "?";
        } else {
            dpidString = featuresReply.getDatapathId().toString();
        }
        return String.format("[%s DPID[%s]]", channelString, dpidString);
    }

    /**
     * Update the channels state. Only called from the state machine.
     * TODO: enforce restricted state transitions
     * @param state
     */
    private void setState(ChannelState state) {
        this.state = state;
    }

    /**
     * Send hello message to the switch using the handshake transactions ids.
     * @throws IOException
     */
    private void sendHandshakeHelloMessage() throws IOException {
        // The OF protocol requires us to start things off by sending the highest
        // version of the protocol supported.

        // bitmap represents OF1.0 (ofp_version=0x01) and OF1.3 (ofp_version=0x04)
        // see Sec. 7.5.1 of the OF1.3.4 spec
        U32 bitmap = U32.ofRaw(0x00000012);
        OFHelloElem hem = factory13.buildHelloElemVersionbitmap()
                .setBitmaps(Collections.singletonList(bitmap))
                .build();
        OFMessage.Builder mb = factory13.buildHello()
                .setXid(this.handshakeTransactionIds--)
                .setElements(Collections.singletonList(hem));
        log.info("Sending OF_13 Hello to {}", channel.getRemoteAddress());
        channel.write(Collections.singletonList(mb.build()));
    }

    /**
     * Send featuresRequest msg to the switch using the handshake transactions ids.
     * @throws IOException
     */
    private void sendHandshakeFeaturesRequestMessage() throws IOException {
        OFFactory factory = (ofVersion == OFVersion.OF_13) ? factory13 : factory10;
        OFMessage m = factory.buildFeaturesRequest()
                .setXid(this.handshakeTransactionIds--)
                .build();
        channel.write(Collections.singletonList(m));
    }

    /**
     * Send the configuration requests to tell the switch we want full
     * packets.
     * @throws IOException
     */
    private void sendHandshakeSetConfig() throws IOException {
        OFFactory factory = (ofVersion == OFVersion.OF_13) ? factory13 : factory10;
        //log.debug("Sending CONFIG_REQUEST to {}", channel.getRemoteAddress());
        List<OFMessage> msglist = new ArrayList<OFMessage>(3);

        // Ensure we receive the full packet via PacketIn
        // FIXME: We don't set the reassembly flags.
        OFSetConfig sc = factory
                .buildSetConfig()
                .setMissSendLen((short) 0xffff)
                .setXid(this.handshakeTransactionIds--)
                .build();
        msglist.add(sc);

        // Barrier
        OFBarrierRequest br = factory
                .buildBarrierRequest()
                .setXid(this.handshakeTransactionIds--)
                .build();
        msglist.add(br);

        // Verify (need barrier?)
        OFGetConfigRequest gcr = factory
                .buildGetConfigRequest()
                .setXid(this.handshakeTransactionIds--)
                .build();
        msglist.add(gcr);
        channel.write(msglist);
    }

    /**
     * send a description state request.
     * @throws IOException
     */
    private void sendHandshakeDescriptionStatsRequest() throws IOException {
        // Get Description to set switch-specific flags
        OFFactory factory = (ofVersion == OFVersion.OF_13) ? factory13 : factory10;
        OFDescStatsRequest dreq = factory
                .buildDescStatsRequest()
                .setXid(handshakeTransactionIds--)
                .build();
        channel.write(Collections.singletonList(dreq));
    }

    private void sendHandshakeOFPortDescRequest() throws IOException {
        // Get port description for 1.3 switch
        OFPortDescStatsRequest preq = factory13
                .buildPortDescStatsRequest()
                .setXid(handshakeTransactionIds--)
                .build();
        channel.write(Collections.singletonList(preq));
    }

    ChannelState getStateForTesting() {
        return state;
    }

}