Implement Openflow 1.4 Vacancy Events for OFPT_TABLE_MOD.
[cascardo/ovs.git] / lib / ofp-util.c
index 59667e6..207c335 100644 (file)
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 Nicira, Inc.
+ * Copyright (c) 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Nicira, Inc.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 #include "multipath.h"
 #include "netdev.h"
 #include "nx-match.h"
+#include "id-pool.h"
 #include "ofp-actions.h"
 #include "ofp-errors.h"
 #include "ofp-msgs.h"
 #include "ofp-util.h"
 #include "ofpbuf.h"
+#include "openflow/netronome-ext.h"
 #include "packets.h"
 #include "random.h"
+#include "tun-metadata.h"
 #include "unaligned.h"
 #include "type-props.h"
-#include "vlog.h"
+#include "openvswitch/vlog.h"
 #include "bitmap.h"
 
 VLOG_DEFINE_THIS_MODULE(ofp_util);
@@ -50,42 +53,78 @@ VLOG_DEFINE_THIS_MODULE(ofp_util);
  * in the peer and so there's not much point in showing a lot of them. */
 static struct vlog_rate_limit bad_ofmsg_rl = VLOG_RATE_LIMIT_INIT(1, 5);
 
+static enum ofputil_table_vacancy ofputil_decode_table_vacancy(
+    ovs_be32 config, enum ofp_version);
+static enum ofputil_table_eviction ofputil_decode_table_eviction(
+    ovs_be32 config, enum ofp_version);
+static ovs_be32 ofputil_encode_table_config(enum ofputil_table_miss,
+                                            enum ofputil_table_eviction,
+                                            enum ofputil_table_vacancy,
+                                            enum ofp_version);
+
 struct ofp_prop_header {
     ovs_be16 type;
     ovs_be16 len;
 };
 
+struct ofp_prop_experimenter {
+    ovs_be16 type;          /* OFP*_EXPERIMENTER. */
+    ovs_be16 length;        /* Length in bytes of this property. */
+    ovs_be32 experimenter;  /* Experimenter ID which takes the same form as
+                             * in struct ofp_experimenter_header. */
+    ovs_be32 exp_type;      /* Experimenter defined. */
+};
+
 /* Pulls a property, beginning with struct ofp_prop_header, from the beginning
  * of 'msg'.  Stores the type of the property in '*typep' and, if 'property' is
  * nonnull, the entire property, including the header, in '*property'.  Returns
- * 0 if successful, otherwise an error code. */
+ * 0 if successful, otherwise an error code.
+ *
+ * This function pulls the property's stated size padded out to a multiple of
+ * 'alignment' bytes.  The common case in OpenFlow is an 'alignment' of 8, so
+ * you can use ofputil_pull_property() for that case. */
 static enum ofperr
-ofputil_pull_property(struct ofpbuf *msg, struct ofpbuf *property,
-                      uint16_t *typep)
+ofputil_pull_property__(struct ofpbuf *msg, struct ofpbuf *property,
+                        unsigned int alignment, uint16_t *typep)
 {
     struct ofp_prop_header *oph;
+    unsigned int padded_len;
     unsigned int len;
 
-    if (ofpbuf_size(msg) < sizeof *oph) {
+    if (msg->size < sizeof *oph) {
         return OFPERR_OFPBPC_BAD_LEN;
     }
 
-    oph = ofpbuf_data(msg);
+    oph = msg->data;
     len = ntohs(oph->len);
-    if (len < sizeof *oph || ROUND_UP(len, 8) > ofpbuf_size(msg)) {
+    padded_len = ROUND_UP(len, alignment);
+    if (len < sizeof *oph || padded_len > msg->size) {
         return OFPERR_OFPBPC_BAD_LEN;
     }
 
     *typep = ntohs(oph->type);
     if (property) {
-        ofpbuf_use_const(property, ofpbuf_data(msg), len);
+        ofpbuf_use_const(property, msg->data, len);
     }
-    ofpbuf_pull(msg, ROUND_UP(len, 8));
+    ofpbuf_pull(msg, padded_len);
     return 0;
 }
 
+/* Pulls a property, beginning with struct ofp_prop_header, from the beginning
+ * of 'msg'.  Stores the type of the property in '*typep' and, if 'property' is
+ * nonnull, the entire property, including the header, in '*property'.  Returns
+ * 0 if successful, otherwise an error code.
+ *
+ * This function pulls the property's stated size padded out to a multiple of
+ * 8 bytes, which is the common case for OpenFlow properties. */
+static enum ofperr
+ofputil_pull_property(struct ofpbuf *msg, struct ofpbuf *property,
+                      uint16_t *typep)
+{
+    return ofputil_pull_property__(msg, property, 8, typep);
+}
 
-static void PRINTF_FORMAT(2, 3)
+static void OVS_PRINTF_FORMAT(2, 3)
 log_property(bool loose, const char *message, ...)
 {
     enum vlog_level level = loose ? VLL_DBG : VLL_WARN;
@@ -97,6 +136,37 @@ log_property(bool loose, const char *message, ...)
         va_end(args);
     }
 }
+
+static size_t
+start_property(struct ofpbuf *msg, uint16_t type)
+{
+    size_t start_ofs = msg->size;
+    struct ofp_prop_header *oph;
+
+    oph = ofpbuf_put_uninit(msg, sizeof *oph);
+    oph->type = htons(type);
+    oph->len = htons(4);        /* May be updated later by end_property(). */
+    return start_ofs;
+}
+
+static void
+end_property(struct ofpbuf *msg, size_t start_ofs)
+{
+    struct ofp_prop_header *oph;
+
+    oph = ofpbuf_at_assert(msg, start_ofs, sizeof *oph);
+    oph->len = htons(msg->size - start_ofs);
+    ofpbuf_padto(msg, ROUND_UP(msg->size, 8));
+}
+
+static void
+put_bitmap_properties(struct ofpbuf *msg, uint64_t bitmap)
+{
+    for (; bitmap; bitmap = zero_rightmost_1bit(bitmap)) {
+        start_property(msg, rightmost_1bit_idx(bitmap));
+    }
+}
+
 /* Given the wildcard bit count in the least-significant 6 of 'wcbits', returns
  * an IP netmask with a 1 in each bit that must match and a 0 in each bit that
  * is wildcarded.
@@ -132,7 +202,7 @@ ofputil_netmask_to_wcbits(ovs_be32 netmask)
 void
 ofputil_wildcard_from_ofpfw10(uint32_t ofpfw, struct flow_wildcards *wc)
 {
-    BUILD_ASSERT_DECL(FLOW_WC_SEQ == 26);
+    BUILD_ASSERT_DECL(FLOW_WC_SEQ == 34);
 
     /* Initialize most of wc. */
     flow_wildcards_init_catchall(wc);
@@ -161,10 +231,10 @@ ofputil_wildcard_from_ofpfw10(uint32_t ofpfw, struct flow_wildcards *wc)
     }
 
     if (!(ofpfw & OFPFW10_DL_SRC)) {
-        memset(wc->masks.dl_src, 0xff, ETH_ADDR_LEN);
+        WC_MASK_FIELD(wc, dl_src);
     }
     if (!(ofpfw & OFPFW10_DL_DST)) {
-        memset(wc->masks.dl_dst, 0xff, ETH_ADDR_LEN);
+        WC_MASK_FIELD(wc, dl_dst);
     }
     if (!(ofpfw & OFPFW10_DL_TYPE)) {
         wc->masks.dl_type = OVS_BE16_MAX;
@@ -197,8 +267,8 @@ ofputil_match_from_ofp10_match(const struct ofp10_match *ofmatch,
     match->flow.dl_type = ofputil_dl_type_from_openflow(ofmatch->dl_type);
     match->flow.tp_src = ofmatch->tp_src;
     match->flow.tp_dst = ofmatch->tp_dst;
-    memcpy(match->flow.dl_src, ofmatch->dl_src, ETH_ADDR_LEN);
-    memcpy(match->flow.dl_dst, ofmatch->dl_dst, ETH_ADDR_LEN);
+    match->flow.dl_src = ofmatch->dl_src;
+    match->flow.dl_dst = ofmatch->dl_dst;
     match->flow.nw_tos = ofmatch->nw_tos & IP_DSCP_MASK;
     match->flow.nw_proto = ofmatch->nw_proto;
 
@@ -277,7 +347,6 @@ ofputil_match_to_ofp10_match(const struct match *match,
     } else if (match->wc.masks.vlan_tci & htons(VLAN_CFI)
                && !(match->flow.vlan_tci & htons(VLAN_CFI))) {
         ofmatch->dl_vlan = htons(OFP10_VLAN_NONE);
-        ofpfw |= OFPFW10_DL_VLAN_PCP;
     } else {
         if (!(match->wc.masks.vlan_tci & htons(VLAN_VID_MASK))) {
             ofpfw |= OFPFW10_DL_VLAN;
@@ -295,8 +364,8 @@ ofputil_match_to_ofp10_match(const struct match *match,
     /* Compose most of the match structure. */
     ofmatch->wildcards = htonl(ofpfw);
     ofmatch->in_port = htons(ofp_to_u16(match->flow.in_port.ofp_port));
-    memcpy(ofmatch->dl_src, match->flow.dl_src, ETH_ADDR_LEN);
-    memcpy(ofmatch->dl_dst, match->flow.dl_dst, ETH_ADDR_LEN);
+    ofmatch->dl_src = match->flow.dl_src;
+    ofmatch->dl_dst = match->flow.dl_dst;
     ofmatch->dl_type = ofputil_dl_type_to_openflow(match->flow.dl_type);
     ofmatch->nw_src = match->flow.nw_src;
     ofmatch->nw_dst = match->flow.nw_dst;
@@ -312,10 +381,10 @@ enum ofperr
 ofputil_pull_ofp11_match(struct ofpbuf *buf, struct match *match,
                          uint16_t *padded_match_len)
 {
-    struct ofp11_match_header *omh = ofpbuf_data(buf);
+    struct ofp11_match_header *omh = buf->data;
     uint16_t match_len;
 
-    if (ofpbuf_size(buf) < sizeof *omh) {
+    if (buf->size < sizeof *omh) {
         return OFPERR_OFPBMC_BAD_LEN;
     }
 
@@ -325,7 +394,7 @@ ofputil_pull_ofp11_match(struct ofpbuf *buf, struct match *match,
     case OFPMT_STANDARD: {
         struct ofp11_match *om;
 
-        if (match_len != sizeof *om || ofpbuf_size(buf) < sizeof *om) {
+        if (match_len != sizeof *om || buf->size < sizeof *om) {
             return OFPERR_OFPBMC_BAD_LEN;
         }
         om = ofpbuf_pull(buf, sizeof *om);
@@ -353,10 +422,7 @@ ofputil_match_from_ofp11_match(const struct ofp11_match *ofmatch,
                                struct match *match)
 {
     uint16_t wc = ntohl(ofmatch->wildcards);
-    uint8_t dl_src_mask[ETH_ADDR_LEN];
-    uint8_t dl_dst_mask[ETH_ADDR_LEN];
     bool ipv4, arp, rarp;
-    int i;
 
     match_init_catchall(match);
 
@@ -371,15 +437,10 @@ ofputil_match_from_ofp11_match(const struct ofp11_match *ofmatch,
         match_set_in_port(match, ofp_port);
     }
 
-    for (i = 0; i < ETH_ADDR_LEN; i++) {
-        dl_src_mask[i] = ~ofmatch->dl_src_mask[i];
-    }
-    match_set_dl_src_masked(match, ofmatch->dl_src, dl_src_mask);
-
-    for (i = 0; i < ETH_ADDR_LEN; i++) {
-        dl_dst_mask[i] = ~ofmatch->dl_dst_mask[i];
-    }
-    match_set_dl_dst_masked(match, ofmatch->dl_dst, dl_dst_mask);
+    match_set_dl_src_masked(match, ofmatch->dl_src,
+                            eth_addr_invert(ofmatch->dl_src_mask));
+    match_set_dl_dst_masked(match, ofmatch->dl_dst,
+                            eth_addr_invert(ofmatch->dl_dst_mask));
 
     if (!(wc & OFPFW11_DL_VLAN)) {
         if (ofmatch->dl_vlan == htons(OFPVID11_NONE)) {
@@ -506,7 +567,6 @@ ofputil_match_to_ofp11_match(const struct match *match,
                              struct ofp11_match *ofmatch)
 {
     uint32_t wc = 0;
-    int i;
 
     memset(ofmatch, 0, sizeof *ofmatch);
     ofmatch->omh.type = htons(OFPMT_STANDARD);
@@ -518,15 +578,10 @@ ofputil_match_to_ofp11_match(const struct match *match,
         ofmatch->in_port = ofputil_port_to_ofp11(match->flow.in_port.ofp_port);
     }
 
-    memcpy(ofmatch->dl_src, match->flow.dl_src, ETH_ADDR_LEN);
-    for (i = 0; i < ETH_ADDR_LEN; i++) {
-        ofmatch->dl_src_mask[i] = ~match->wc.masks.dl_src[i];
-    }
-
-    memcpy(ofmatch->dl_dst, match->flow.dl_dst, ETH_ADDR_LEN);
-    for (i = 0; i < ETH_ADDR_LEN; i++) {
-        ofmatch->dl_dst_mask[i] = ~match->wc.masks.dl_dst[i];
-    }
+    ofmatch->dl_src = match->flow.dl_src;
+    ofmatch->dl_src_mask = eth_addr_invert(match->wc.masks.dl_src);
+    ofmatch->dl_dst = match->flow.dl_dst;
+    ofmatch->dl_dst_mask = eth_addr_invert(match->wc.masks.dl_dst);
 
     if (match->wc.masks.vlan_tci == htons(0)) {
         wc |= OFPFW11_DL_VLAN | OFPFW11_DL_VLAN_PCP;
@@ -622,6 +677,7 @@ ofputil_match_typical_len(enum ofputil_protocol protocol)
     case OFPUTIL_P_OF12_OXM:
     case OFPUTIL_P_OF13_OXM:
     case OFPUTIL_P_OF14_OXM:
+    case OFPUTIL_P_OF15_OXM:
         return NXM_TYPICAL_LEN;
 
     default:
@@ -663,7 +719,9 @@ ofputil_put_ofp11_match(struct ofpbuf *b, const struct match *match,
     case OFPUTIL_P_OF12_OXM:
     case OFPUTIL_P_OF13_OXM:
     case OFPUTIL_P_OF14_OXM:
-        return oxm_put_match(b, match);
+    case OFPUTIL_P_OF15_OXM:
+        return oxm_put_match(b, match,
+                             ofputil_protocol_to_ofp_version(protocol));
     }
 
     OVS_NOT_REACHED();
@@ -699,20 +757,17 @@ struct proto_abbrev {
 };
 
 /* Most users really don't care about some of the differences between
- * protocols.  These abbreviations help with that.
- *
- * Until it is safe to use the OpenFlow 1.4 protocol (which currently can
- * cause aborts due to unimplemented features), we omit OpenFlow 1.4 from all
- * abbrevations. */
+ * protocols.  These abbreviations help with that. */
 static const struct proto_abbrev proto_abbrevs[] = {
-    { OFPUTIL_P_ANY          & ~OFPUTIL_P_OF14_OXM, "any" },
-    { OFPUTIL_P_OF10_STD_ANY & ~OFPUTIL_P_OF14_OXM, "OpenFlow10" },
-    { OFPUTIL_P_OF10_NXM_ANY & ~OFPUTIL_P_OF14_OXM, "NXM" },
-    { OFPUTIL_P_ANY_OXM      & ~OFPUTIL_P_OF14_OXM, "OXM" },
+    { OFPUTIL_P_ANY,          "any" },
+    { OFPUTIL_P_OF10_STD_ANY, "OpenFlow10" },
+    { OFPUTIL_P_OF10_NXM_ANY, "NXM" },
+    { OFPUTIL_P_ANY_OXM,      "OXM" },
 };
 #define N_PROTO_ABBREVS ARRAY_SIZE(proto_abbrevs)
 
 enum ofputil_protocol ofputil_flow_dump_protocols[] = {
+    OFPUTIL_P_OF15_OXM,
     OFPUTIL_P_OF14_OXM,
     OFPUTIL_P_OF13_OXM,
     OFPUTIL_P_OF12_OXM,
@@ -740,6 +795,8 @@ ofputil_protocols_from_ofp_version(enum ofp_version version)
         return OFPUTIL_P_OF13_OXM;
     case OFP14_VERSION:
         return OFPUTIL_P_OF14_OXM;
+    case OFP15_VERSION:
+        return OFPUTIL_P_OF15_OXM;
     default:
         return 0;
     }
@@ -775,6 +832,8 @@ ofputil_protocol_to_ofp_version(enum ofputil_protocol protocol)
         return OFP13_VERSION;
     case OFPUTIL_P_OF14_OXM:
         return OFP14_VERSION;
+    case OFPUTIL_P_OF15_OXM:
+        return OFP15_VERSION;
     }
 
     OVS_NOT_REACHED();
@@ -854,6 +913,9 @@ ofputil_protocol_set_tid(enum ofputil_protocol protocol, bool enable)
     case OFPUTIL_P_OF14_OXM:
         return OFPUTIL_P_OF14_OXM;
 
+    case OFPUTIL_P_OF15_OXM:
+        return OFPUTIL_P_OF15_OXM;
+
     default:
         OVS_NOT_REACHED();
     }
@@ -897,6 +959,9 @@ ofputil_protocol_set_base(enum ofputil_protocol cur,
     case OFPUTIL_P_OF14_OXM:
         return ofputil_protocol_set_tid(OFPUTIL_P_OF14_OXM, tid);
 
+    case OFPUTIL_P_OF15_OXM:
+        return ofputil_protocol_set_tid(OFPUTIL_P_OF15_OXM, tid);
+
     default:
         OVS_NOT_REACHED();
     }
@@ -936,6 +1001,9 @@ ofputil_protocol_to_string(enum ofputil_protocol protocol)
 
     case OFPUTIL_P_OF14_OXM:
         return "OXM-OpenFlow14";
+
+    case OFPUTIL_P_OF15_OXM:
+        return "OXM-OpenFlow15";
     }
 
     /* Check abbreviations. */
@@ -1056,7 +1124,7 @@ ofputil_protocols_from_string(const char *s)
     return protocols;
 }
 
-static int
+enum ofp_version
 ofputil_version_from_string(const char *s)
 {
     if (!strcasecmp(s, "OpenFlow10")) {
@@ -1074,6 +1142,9 @@ ofputil_version_from_string(const char *s)
     if (!strcasecmp(s, "OpenFlow14")) {
         return OFP14_VERSION;
     }
+    if (!strcasecmp(s, "OpenFlow15")) {
+        return OFP15_VERSION;
+    }
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1146,6 +1217,8 @@ ofputil_version_to_string(enum ofp_version ofp_version)
         return "OpenFlow13";
     case OFP14_VERSION:
         return "OpenFlow14";
+    case OFP15_VERSION:
+        return "OpenFlow15";
     default:
         OVS_NOT_REACHED();
     }
@@ -1236,7 +1309,7 @@ ofputil_decode_hello_bitmap(const struct ofp_hello_elem_header *oheh,
 
     /* Only use the first 32-bit element of the bitmap as that is all the
      * current implementation supports.  Subsequent elements are ignored which
-     * should have no effect on session negotiation until Open vSwtich supports
+     * should have no effect on session negotiation until Open vSwitch supports
      * wire-protocol versions greater than 31.
      */
     allowed_versions = ntohl(bitmap[0]);
@@ -1281,15 +1354,15 @@ ofputil_decode_hello(const struct ofp_header *oh, uint32_t *allowed_versions)
     ofpbuf_pull(&msg, sizeof *oh);
 
     *allowed_versions = version_bitmap_from_version(oh->version);
-    while (ofpbuf_size(&msg)) {
+    while (msg.size) {
         const struct ofp_hello_elem_header *oheh;
         unsigned int len;
 
-        if (ofpbuf_size(&msg) < sizeof *oheh) {
+        if (msg.size < sizeof *oheh) {
             return false;
         }
 
-        oheh = ofpbuf_data(&msg);
+        oheh = msg.data;
         len = ntohs(oheh->length);
         if (len < sizeof *oheh || !ofpbuf_try_pull(&msg, ROUND_UP(len, 8))) {
             return false;
@@ -1380,6 +1453,7 @@ ofputil_encode_set_protocol(enum ofputil_protocol current,
         case OFPUTIL_P_OF12_OXM:
         case OFPUTIL_P_OF13_OXM:
         case OFPUTIL_P_OF14_OXM:
+        case OFPUTIL_P_OF15_OXM:
             /* There is only one variant of each OpenFlow 1.1+ protocol, and we
              * verified above that we're not trying to change versions. */
             OVS_NOT_REACHED();
@@ -1577,6 +1651,9 @@ ofputil_decode_flow_mod(struct ofputil_flow_mod *fm,
     struct ofpbuf b;
     enum ofpraw raw;
 
+    /* Ignored for non-delete actions */
+    fm->delete_reason = OFPRR_DELETE;
+
     ofpbuf_use_const(&b, oh, ntohs(oh->length));
     raw = ofpraw_pull_assert(&b);
     if (raw == OFPRAW_OFPT11_FLOW_MOD) {
@@ -1590,12 +1667,6 @@ ofputil_decode_flow_mod(struct ofputil_flow_mod *fm,
             return error;
         }
 
-        error = ofpacts_pull_openflow_instructions(&b, ofpbuf_size(&b), oh->version,
-                                                   ofpacts);
-        if (error) {
-            return error;
-        }
-
         /* Translate the message. */
         fm->priority = ntohs(ofm->priority);
         if (ofm->command == OFPFC_ADD
@@ -1631,6 +1702,11 @@ ofputil_decode_flow_mod(struct ofputil_flow_mod *fm,
 
         fm->idle_timeout = ntohs(ofm->idle_timeout);
         fm->hard_timeout = ntohs(ofm->hard_timeout);
+        if (oh->version >= OFP14_VERSION && ofm->command == OFPFC_ADD) {
+            fm->importance = ntohs(ofm->importance);
+        } else {
+            fm->importance = 0;
+        }
         fm->buffer_id = ntohl(ofm->buffer_id);
         error = ofputil_port_from_ofp11(ofm->out_port, &fm->out_port);
         if (error) {
@@ -1640,7 +1716,7 @@ ofputil_decode_flow_mod(struct ofputil_flow_mod *fm,
         fm->out_group = (ofm->command == OFPFC_DELETE ||
                          ofm->command == OFPFC_DELETE_STRICT
                          ? ntohl(ofm->out_group)
-                         : OFPG11_ANY);
+                         : OFPG_ANY);
         raw_flags = ofm->flags;
     } else {
         uint16_t command;
@@ -1656,13 +1732,6 @@ ofputil_decode_flow_mod(struct ofputil_flow_mod *fm,
             ofputil_match_from_ofp10_match(&ofm->match, &fm->match);
             ofputil_normalize_match(&fm->match);
 
-            /* Now get the actions. */
-            error = ofpacts_pull_openflow_actions(&b, ofpbuf_size(&b), oh->version,
-                                                  ofpacts);
-            if (error) {
-                return error;
-            }
-
             /* OpenFlow 1.0 says that exact-match rules have to have the
              * highest possible priority. */
             fm->priority = (ofm->match.wildcards & htonl(OFPFW10_ALL)
@@ -1676,9 +1745,10 @@ ofputil_decode_flow_mod(struct ofputil_flow_mod *fm,
             fm->new_cookie = ofm->cookie;
             fm->idle_timeout = ntohs(ofm->idle_timeout);
             fm->hard_timeout = ntohs(ofm->hard_timeout);
+            fm->importance = 0;
             fm->buffer_id = ntohl(ofm->buffer_id);
             fm->out_port = u16_to_ofp(ntohs(ofm->out_port));
-            fm->out_group = OFPG11_ANY;
+            fm->out_group = OFPG_ANY;
             raw_flags = ofm->flags;
         } else if (raw == OFPRAW_NXT_FLOW_MOD) {
             /* Nicira extended flow_mod. */
@@ -1691,11 +1761,6 @@ ofputil_decode_flow_mod(struct ofputil_flow_mod *fm,
             if (error) {
                 return error;
             }
-            error = ofpacts_pull_openflow_actions(&b, ofpbuf_size(&b), oh->version,
-                                                  ofpacts);
-            if (error) {
-                return error;
-            }
 
             /* Translate the message. */
             command = ntohs(nfm->command);
@@ -1708,9 +1773,10 @@ ofputil_decode_flow_mod(struct ofputil_flow_mod *fm,
             fm->new_cookie = nfm->cookie;
             fm->idle_timeout = ntohs(nfm->idle_timeout);
             fm->hard_timeout = ntohs(nfm->hard_timeout);
+            fm->importance = 0;
             fm->buffer_id = ntohl(nfm->buffer_id);
             fm->out_port = u16_to_ofp(ntohs(nfm->out_port));
-            fm->out_group = OFPG11_ANY;
+            fm->out_group = OFPG_ANY;
             raw_flags = nfm->flags;
         } else {
             OVS_NOT_REACHED();
@@ -1721,13 +1787,26 @@ ofputil_decode_flow_mod(struct ofputil_flow_mod *fm,
             fm->command = command & 0xff;
             fm->table_id = command >> 8;
         } else {
+            if (command > 0xff) {
+                VLOG_WARN_RL(&bad_ofmsg_rl, "flow_mod has explicit table_id "
+                             "but flow_mod_table_id extension is not enabled");
+            }
             fm->command = command;
             fm->table_id = 0xff;
         }
     }
 
-    fm->ofpacts = ofpbuf_data(ofpacts);
-    fm->ofpacts_len = ofpbuf_size(ofpacts);
+    if (fm->command > OFPFC_DELETE_STRICT) {
+        return OFPERR_OFPFMFC_BAD_COMMAND;
+    }
+
+    error = ofpacts_pull_openflow_instructions(&b, b.size,
+                                               oh->version, ofpacts);
+    if (error) {
+        return error;
+    }
+    fm->ofpacts = ofpacts->data;
+    fm->ofpacts_len = ofpacts->size;
 
     error = ofputil_decode_flow_mod_flags(raw_flags, fm->command,
                                           oh->version, &fm->flags);
@@ -1825,9 +1904,9 @@ ofputil_decode_meter_mod(const struct ofp_header *oh,
             mm->meter.flags & OFPMF13_PKTPS) {
             return OFPERR_OFPMMFC_BAD_FLAGS;
         }
-        mm->meter.bands = ofpbuf_data(bands);
+        mm->meter.bands = bands->data;
 
-        error = ofputil_pull_bands(&b, ofpbuf_size(&b), &mm->meter.n_bands, bands);
+        error = ofputil_pull_bands(&b, b.size, &mm->meter.n_bands, bands);
         if (error) {
             return error;
         }
@@ -1899,25 +1978,25 @@ ofputil_put_bands(uint16_t n_bands, const struct ofputil_meter_band *mb,
 
 /* Encode a meter stat for 'mc' and append it to 'replies'. */
 void
-ofputil_append_meter_config(struct list *replies,
+ofputil_append_meter_config(struct ovs_list *replies,
                             const struct ofputil_meter_config *mc)
 {
     struct ofpbuf *msg = ofpbuf_from_list(list_back(replies));
-    size_t start_ofs = ofpbuf_size(msg);
+    size_t start_ofs = msg->size;
     struct ofp13_meter_config *reply = ofpbuf_put_uninit(msg, sizeof *reply);
     reply->flags = htons(mc->flags);
     reply->meter_id = htonl(mc->meter_id);
 
     ofputil_put_bands(mc->n_bands, mc->bands, msg);
 
-    reply->length = htons(ofpbuf_size(msg) - start_ofs);
+    reply->length = htons(msg->size - start_ofs);
 
     ofpmp_postappend(replies, start_ofs);
 }
 
 /* Encode a meter stat for 'ms' and append it to 'replies'. */
 void
-ofputil_append_meter_stats(struct list *replies,
+ofputil_append_meter_stats(struct ovs_list *replies,
                            const struct ofputil_meter_stats *ms)
 {
     struct ofp13_meter_stats *reply;
@@ -1965,11 +2044,11 @@ ofputil_decode_meter_config(struct ofpbuf *msg,
     enum ofperr err;
 
     /* Pull OpenFlow headers for the first call. */
-    if (!msg->frame) {
+    if (!msg->header) {
         ofpraw_pull_assert(msg);
     }
 
-    if (!ofpbuf_size(msg)) {
+    if (!msg->size) {
         return EOF;
     }
 
@@ -1977,7 +2056,7 @@ ofputil_decode_meter_config(struct ofpbuf *msg,
     if (!omc) {
         VLOG_WARN_RL(&bad_ofmsg_rl,
                      "OFPMP_METER_CONFIG reply has %"PRIu32" leftover bytes at end",
-                     ofpbuf_size(msg));
+                     msg->size);
         return OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_LEN;
     }
 
@@ -1989,7 +2068,7 @@ ofputil_decode_meter_config(struct ofpbuf *msg,
     }
     mc->meter_id = ntohl(omc->meter_id);
     mc->flags = ntohs(omc->flags);
-    mc->bands = ofpbuf_data(bands);
+    mc->bands = bands->data;
 
     return 0;
 }
@@ -2041,11 +2120,11 @@ ofputil_decode_meter_stats(struct ofpbuf *msg,
     enum ofperr err;
 
     /* Pull OpenFlow headers for the first call. */
-    if (!msg->frame) {
+    if (!msg->header) {
         ofpraw_pull_assert(msg);
     }
 
-    if (!ofpbuf_size(msg)) {
+    if (!msg->size) {
         return EOF;
     }
 
@@ -2053,7 +2132,7 @@ ofputil_decode_meter_stats(struct ofpbuf *msg,
     if (!oms) {
         VLOG_WARN_RL(&bad_ofmsg_rl,
                      "OFPMP_METER reply has %"PRIu32" leftover bytes at end",
-                     ofpbuf_size(msg));
+                     msg->size);
         return OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_LEN;
     }
 
@@ -2069,7 +2148,7 @@ ofputil_decode_meter_stats(struct ofpbuf *msg,
     ms->byte_in_count = ntohll(oms->byte_in_count);
     ms->duration_sec = ntohl(oms->duration_sec);
     ms->duration_nsec = ntohl(oms->duration_nsec);
-    ms->bands = ofpbuf_data(bands);
+    ms->bands = bands->data;
 
     return 0;
 }
@@ -2152,7 +2231,8 @@ ofputil_encode_flow_mod(const struct ofputil_flow_mod *fm,
     case OFPUTIL_P_OF11_STD:
     case OFPUTIL_P_OF12_OXM:
     case OFPUTIL_P_OF13_OXM:
-    case OFPUTIL_P_OF14_OXM: {
+    case OFPUTIL_P_OF14_OXM:
+    case OFPUTIL_P_OF15_OXM: {
         struct ofp11_flow_mod *ofm;
         int tailroom;
 
@@ -2166,7 +2246,7 @@ ofputil_encode_flow_mod(const struct ofputil_flow_mod *fm,
             || fm->command == OFPFC_ADD) {
             ofm->cookie = fm->new_cookie;
         } else {
-            ofm->cookie = fm->cookie;
+            ofm->cookie = fm->cookie & fm->cookie_mask;
         }
         ofm->cookie_mask = fm->cookie_mask;
         if (fm->table_id != OFPTT_ALL
@@ -2185,6 +2265,11 @@ ofputil_encode_flow_mod(const struct ofputil_flow_mod *fm,
         ofm->out_port = ofputil_port_to_ofp11(fm->out_port);
         ofm->out_group = htonl(fm->out_group);
         ofm->flags = raw_flags;
+        if (version >= OFP14_VERSION && fm->command == OFPFC_ADD) {
+            ofm->importance = htons(fm->importance);
+        } else {
+            ofm->importance = 0;
+        }
         ofputil_put_ofp11_match(msg, &fm->match, protocol);
         ofpacts_put_openflow_instructions(fm->ofpacts, fm->ofpacts_len, msg,
                                           version);
@@ -2223,7 +2308,7 @@ ofputil_encode_flow_mod(const struct ofputil_flow_mod *fm,
         nfm->command = ofputil_tid_command(fm, protocol);
         nfm->cookie = fm->new_cookie;
         match_len = nx_put_match(msg, &fm->match, fm->cookie, fm->cookie_mask);
-        nfm = ofpbuf_l3(msg);
+        nfm = msg->msg;
         nfm->idle_timeout = htons(fm->idle_timeout);
         nfm->hard_timeout = htons(fm->hard_timeout);
         nfm->priority = htons(fm->priority);
@@ -2252,7 +2337,7 @@ ofputil_decode_ofpst10_flow_request(struct ofputil_flow_stats_request *fsr,
     fsr->aggregate = aggregate;
     ofputil_match_from_ofp10_match(&ofsr->match, &fsr->match);
     fsr->out_port = u16_to_ofp(ntohs(ofsr->out_port));
-    fsr->out_group = OFPG11_ANY;
+    fsr->out_group = OFPG_ANY;
     fsr->table_id = ofsr->table_id;
     fsr->cookie = fsr->cookie_mask = htonll(0);
 
@@ -2297,13 +2382,13 @@ ofputil_decode_nxst_flow_request(struct ofputil_flow_stats_request *fsr,
     if (error) {
         return error;
     }
-    if (ofpbuf_size(b)) {
+    if (b->size) {
         return OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_LEN;
     }
 
     fsr->aggregate = aggregate;
     fsr->out_port = u16_to_ofp(ntohs(nfsr->out_port));
-    fsr->out_group = OFPG11_ANY;
+    fsr->out_group = OFPG_ANY;
     fsr->table_id = nfsr->table_id;
 
     return 0;
@@ -2353,12 +2438,12 @@ ofputil_decode_queue_get_config_request(const struct ofp_header *oh,
 
     switch ((int) raw) {
     case OFPRAW_OFPT10_QUEUE_GET_CONFIG_REQUEST:
-        qgcr10 = ofpbuf_data(&b);
+        qgcr10 = b.data;
         *port = u16_to_ofp(ntohs(qgcr10->port));
         return 0;
 
     case OFPRAW_OFPT11_QUEUE_GET_CONFIG_REQUEST:
-        qgcr11 = ofpbuf_data(&b);
+        qgcr11 = b.data;
         return ofputil_port_from_ofp11(qgcr11->port, port);
     }
 
@@ -2427,36 +2512,36 @@ void
 ofputil_append_queue_get_config_reply(struct ofpbuf *reply,
                                       const struct ofputil_queue_config *oqc)
 {
-    const struct ofp_header *oh = ofpbuf_data(reply);
+    const struct ofp_header *oh = reply->data;
     size_t start_ofs, len_ofs;
     ovs_be16 *len;
 
-    start_ofs = ofpbuf_size(reply);
+    start_ofs = reply->size;
     if (oh->version < OFP12_VERSION) {
         struct ofp10_packet_queue *opq10;
 
         opq10 = ofpbuf_put_zeros(reply, sizeof *opq10);
         opq10->queue_id = htonl(oqc->queue_id);
-        len_ofs = (char *) &opq10->len - (char *) ofpbuf_data(reply);
+        len_ofs = (char *) &opq10->len - (char *) reply->data;
     } else {
         struct ofp11_queue_get_config_reply *qgcr11;
         struct ofp12_packet_queue *opq12;
         ovs_be32 port;
 
-        qgcr11 = ofpbuf_l3(reply);
+        qgcr11 = reply->msg;
         port = qgcr11->port;
 
         opq12 = ofpbuf_put_zeros(reply, sizeof *opq12);
         opq12->port = port;
         opq12->queue_id = htonl(oqc->queue_id);
-        len_ofs = (char *) &opq12->len - (char *) ofpbuf_data(reply);
+        len_ofs = (char *) &opq12->len - (char *) reply->data;
     }
 
     put_queue_rate(reply, OFPQT_MIN_RATE, oqc->min_rate);
     put_queue_rate(reply, OFPQT_MAX_RATE, oqc->max_rate);
 
     len = ofpbuf_at(reply, len_ofs, sizeof *len);
-    *len = htons(ofpbuf_size(reply) - start_ofs);
+    *len = htons(reply->size - start_ofs);
 }
 
 /* Decodes the initial part of an OFPT_QUEUE_GET_CONFIG_REPLY from 'reply' and
@@ -2515,14 +2600,14 @@ ofputil_pull_queue_get_config_reply(struct ofpbuf *reply,
     unsigned int opq_len;
     unsigned int len;
 
-    if (!ofpbuf_size(reply)) {
+    if (!reply->size) {
         return EOF;
     }
 
     queue->min_rate = UINT16_MAX;
     queue->max_rate = UINT16_MAX;
 
-    oh = reply->frame;
+    oh = reply->header;
     if (oh->version < OFP12_VERSION) {
         const struct ofp10_packet_queue *opq10;
 
@@ -2545,7 +2630,7 @@ ofputil_pull_queue_get_config_reply(struct ofpbuf *reply,
         opq_len = sizeof *opq12;
     }
 
-    if (len < opq_len || len > ofpbuf_size(reply) + opq_len || len % 8) {
+    if (len < opq_len || len > reply->size + opq_len || len % 8) {
         return OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_LEN;
     }
     len -= opq_len;
@@ -2558,7 +2643,7 @@ ofputil_pull_queue_get_config_reply(struct ofpbuf *reply,
 
         hdr = ofpbuf_at_assert(reply, 0, sizeof *hdr);
         prop_len = ntohs(hdr->len);
-        if (prop_len < sizeof *hdr || prop_len > ofpbuf_size(reply) || prop_len % 8) {
+        if (prop_len < sizeof *hdr || prop_len > reply->size || prop_len % 8) {
             return OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_LEN;
         }
 
@@ -2600,10 +2685,10 @@ ofputil_decode_flow_stats_request(struct ofputil_flow_stats_request *fsr,
     raw = ofpraw_pull_assert(&b);
     switch ((int) raw) {
     case OFPRAW_OFPST10_FLOW_REQUEST:
-        return ofputil_decode_ofpst10_flow_request(fsr, ofpbuf_data(&b), false);
+        return ofputil_decode_ofpst10_flow_request(fsr, b.data, false);
 
     case OFPRAW_OFPST10_AGGREGATE_REQUEST:
-        return ofputil_decode_ofpst10_flow_request(fsr, ofpbuf_data(&b), true);
+        return ofputil_decode_ofpst10_flow_request(fsr, b.data, true);
 
     case OFPRAW_OFPST11_FLOW_REQUEST:
         return ofputil_decode_ofpst11_flow_request(fsr, &b, false);
@@ -2637,7 +2722,8 @@ ofputil_encode_flow_stats_request(const struct ofputil_flow_stats_request *fsr,
     case OFPUTIL_P_OF11_STD:
     case OFPUTIL_P_OF12_OXM:
     case OFPUTIL_P_OF13_OXM:
-    case OFPUTIL_P_OF14_OXM: {
+    case OFPUTIL_P_OF14_OXM:
+    case OFPUTIL_P_OF15_OXM: {
         struct ofp11_flow_stats_request *ofsr;
 
         raw = (fsr->aggregate
@@ -2683,7 +2769,7 @@ ofputil_encode_flow_stats_request(const struct ofputil_flow_stats_request *fsr,
         match_len = nx_put_match(msg, &fsr->match,
                                  fsr->cookie, fsr->cookie_mask);
 
-        nfsr = ofpbuf_l3(msg);
+        nfsr = msg->msg;
         nfsr->out_port = htons(ofp_to_u16(fsr->out_port));
         nfsr->match_len = htons(match_len);
         nfsr->table_id = fsr->table_id;
@@ -2724,18 +2810,18 @@ ofputil_decode_flow_stats_reply(struct ofputil_flow_stats *fs,
                                 struct ofpbuf *ofpacts)
 {
     const struct ofp_header *oh;
+    size_t instructions_len;
     enum ofperr error;
     enum ofpraw raw;
 
-    error = (msg->frame
-             ? ofpraw_decode(&raw, msg->frame)
+    error = (msg->header ? ofpraw_decode(&raw, msg->header)
              : ofpraw_pull(&raw, msg));
     if (error) {
         return error;
     }
-    oh = msg->frame;
+    oh = msg->header;
 
-    if (!ofpbuf_size(msg)) {
+    if (!msg->size) {
         return EOF;
     } else if (raw == OFPRAW_OFPST11_FLOW_REPLY
                || raw == OFPRAW_OFPST13_FLOW_REPLY) {
@@ -2746,7 +2832,7 @@ ofputil_decode_flow_stats_reply(struct ofputil_flow_stats *fs,
         ofs = ofpbuf_try_pull(msg, sizeof *ofs);
         if (!ofs) {
             VLOG_WARN_RL(&bad_ofmsg_rl, "OFPST_FLOW reply has %"PRIu32" leftover "
-                         "bytes at end", ofpbuf_size(msg));
+                         "bytes at end", msg->size);
             return EINVAL;
         }
 
@@ -2761,13 +2847,7 @@ ofputil_decode_flow_stats_reply(struct ofputil_flow_stats *fs,
             VLOG_WARN_RL(&bad_ofmsg_rl, "OFPST_FLOW reply bad match");
             return EINVAL;
         }
-
-        if (ofpacts_pull_openflow_instructions(msg, length - sizeof *ofs -
-                                               padded_match_len, oh->version,
-                                               ofpacts)) {
-            VLOG_WARN_RL(&bad_ofmsg_rl, "OFPST_FLOW reply bad instructions");
-            return EINVAL;
-        }
+        instructions_len = length - sizeof *ofs - padded_match_len;
 
         fs->priority = ntohs(ofs->priority);
         fs->table_id = ofs->table_id;
@@ -2775,6 +2855,11 @@ ofputil_decode_flow_stats_reply(struct ofputil_flow_stats *fs,
         fs->duration_nsec = ntohl(ofs->duration_nsec);
         fs->idle_timeout = ntohs(ofs->idle_timeout);
         fs->hard_timeout = ntohs(ofs->hard_timeout);
+        if (oh->version >= OFP14_VERSION) {
+            fs->importance = ntohs(ofs->importance);
+        } else {
+            fs->importance = 0;
+        }
         if (raw == OFPRAW_OFPST13_FLOW_REPLY) {
             error = ofputil_decode_flow_mod_flags(ofs->flags, -1, oh->version,
                                                   &fs->flags);
@@ -2796,7 +2881,7 @@ ofputil_decode_flow_stats_reply(struct ofputil_flow_stats *fs,
         ofs = ofpbuf_try_pull(msg, sizeof *ofs);
         if (!ofs) {
             VLOG_WARN_RL(&bad_ofmsg_rl, "OFPST_FLOW reply has %"PRIu32" leftover "
-                         "bytes at end", ofpbuf_size(msg));
+                         "bytes at end", msg->size);
             return EINVAL;
         }
 
@@ -2806,11 +2891,7 @@ ofputil_decode_flow_stats_reply(struct ofputil_flow_stats *fs,
                          "length %"PRIuSIZE, length);
             return EINVAL;
         }
-
-        if (ofpacts_pull_openflow_actions(msg, length - sizeof *ofs,
-                                          oh->version, ofpacts)) {
-            return EINVAL;
-        }
+        instructions_len = length - sizeof *ofs;
 
         fs->cookie = get_32aligned_be64(&ofs->cookie);
         ofputil_match_from_ofp10_match(&ofs->match, &fs->match);
@@ -2820,6 +2901,7 @@ ofputil_decode_flow_stats_reply(struct ofputil_flow_stats *fs,
         fs->duration_nsec = ntohl(ofs->duration_nsec);
         fs->idle_timeout = ntohs(ofs->idle_timeout);
         fs->hard_timeout = ntohs(ofs->hard_timeout);
+        fs->importance = 0;
         fs->idle_age = -1;
         fs->hard_age = -1;
         fs->packet_count = ntohll(get_32aligned_be64(&ofs->packet_count));
@@ -2827,12 +2909,12 @@ ofputil_decode_flow_stats_reply(struct ofputil_flow_stats *fs,
         fs->flags = 0;
     } else if (raw == OFPRAW_NXST_FLOW_REPLY) {
         const struct nx_flow_stats *nfs;
-        size_t match_len, actions_len, length;
+        size_t match_len, length;
 
         nfs = ofpbuf_try_pull(msg, sizeof *nfs);
         if (!nfs) {
             VLOG_WARN_RL(&bad_ofmsg_rl, "NXST_FLOW reply has %"PRIu32" leftover "
-                         "bytes at end", ofpbuf_size(msg));
+                         "bytes at end", msg->size);
             return EINVAL;
         }
 
@@ -2846,12 +2928,7 @@ ofputil_decode_flow_stats_reply(struct ofputil_flow_stats *fs,
         if (nx_pull_match(msg, match_len, &fs->match, NULL, NULL)) {
             return EINVAL;
         }
-
-        actions_len = length - sizeof *nfs - ROUND_UP(match_len, 8);
-        if (ofpacts_pull_openflow_actions(msg, actions_len, oh->version,
-                                          ofpacts)) {
-            return EINVAL;
-        }
+        instructions_len = length - sizeof *nfs - ROUND_UP(match_len, 8);
 
         fs->cookie = nfs->cookie;
         fs->table_id = nfs->table_id;
@@ -2860,6 +2937,7 @@ ofputil_decode_flow_stats_reply(struct ofputil_flow_stats *fs,
         fs->priority = ntohs(nfs->priority);
         fs->idle_timeout = ntohs(nfs->idle_timeout);
         fs->hard_timeout = ntohs(nfs->hard_timeout);
+        fs->importance = 0;
         fs->idle_age = -1;
         fs->hard_age = -1;
         if (flow_age_extension) {
@@ -2877,8 +2955,13 @@ ofputil_decode_flow_stats_reply(struct ofputil_flow_stats *fs,
         OVS_NOT_REACHED();
     }
 
-    fs->ofpacts = ofpbuf_data(ofpacts);
-    fs->ofpacts_len = ofpbuf_size(ofpacts);
+    if (ofpacts_pull_openflow_instructions(msg, instructions_len, oh->version,
+                                           ofpacts)) {
+        VLOG_WARN_RL(&bad_ofmsg_rl, "OFPST_FLOW reply bad instructions");
+        return EINVAL;
+    }
+    fs->ofpacts = ofpacts->data;
+    fs->ofpacts_len = ofpacts->size;
 
     return 0;
 }
@@ -2898,10 +2981,10 @@ unknown_to_zero(uint64_t count)
  * have been initialized with ofpmp_init(). */
 void
 ofputil_append_flow_stats_reply(const struct ofputil_flow_stats *fs,
-                                struct list *replies)
+                                struct ovs_list *replies)
 {
     struct ofpbuf *reply = ofpbuf_from_list(list_back(replies));
-    size_t start_ofs = ofpbuf_size(reply);
+    size_t start_ofs = reply->size;
     enum ofp_version version = ofpmp_version(replies);
     enum ofpraw raw = ofpmp_decode_raw(replies);
 
@@ -2909,12 +2992,12 @@ ofputil_append_flow_stats_reply(const struct ofputil_flow_stats *fs,
         struct ofp11_flow_stats *ofs;
 
         ofpbuf_put_uninit(reply, sizeof *ofs);
-        oxm_put_match(reply, &fs->match);
+        oxm_put_match(reply, &fs->match, version);
         ofpacts_put_openflow_instructions(fs->ofpacts, fs->ofpacts_len, reply,
                                           version);
 
         ofs = ofpbuf_at_assert(reply, start_ofs, sizeof *ofs);
-        ofs->length = htons(ofpbuf_size(reply) - start_ofs);
+        ofs->length = htons(reply->size - start_ofs);
         ofs->table_id = fs->table_id;
         ofs->pad = 0;
         ofs->duration_sec = htonl(fs->duration_sec);
@@ -2922,6 +3005,11 @@ ofputil_append_flow_stats_reply(const struct ofputil_flow_stats *fs,
         ofs->priority = htons(fs->priority);
         ofs->idle_timeout = htons(fs->idle_timeout);
         ofs->hard_timeout = htons(fs->hard_timeout);
+        if (version >= OFP14_VERSION) {
+            ofs->importance = htons(fs->importance);
+        } else {
+            ofs->importance = 0;
+        }
         if (raw == OFPRAW_OFPST13_FLOW_REPLY) {
             ofs->flags = ofputil_encode_flow_mod_flags(fs->flags, version);
         } else {
@@ -2938,7 +3026,7 @@ ofputil_append_flow_stats_reply(const struct ofputil_flow_stats *fs,
         ofpacts_put_openflow_actions(fs->ofpacts, fs->ofpacts_len, reply,
                                      version);
         ofs = ofpbuf_at_assert(reply, start_ofs, sizeof *ofs);
-        ofs->length = htons(ofpbuf_size(reply) - start_ofs);
+        ofs->length = htons(reply->size - start_ofs);
         ofs->table_id = fs->table_id;
         ofs->pad = 0;
         ofputil_match_to_ofp10_match(&fs->match, &ofs->match);
@@ -2962,7 +3050,7 @@ ofputil_append_flow_stats_reply(const struct ofputil_flow_stats *fs,
         ofpacts_put_openflow_actions(fs->ofpacts, fs->ofpacts_len, reply,
                                      version);
         nfs = ofpbuf_at_assert(reply, start_ofs, sizeof *nfs);
-        nfs->length = htons(ofpbuf_size(reply) - start_ofs);
+        nfs->length = htons(reply->size - start_ofs);
         nfs->table_id = fs->table_id;
         nfs->pad = 0;
         nfs->duration_sec = htonl(fs->duration_sec);
@@ -3028,7 +3116,7 @@ ofputil_decode_aggregate_stats_reply(struct ofputil_aggregate_stats *stats,
     ofpbuf_use_const(&msg, reply, ntohs(reply->length));
     ofpraw_pull_assert(&msg);
 
-    asr = ofpbuf_l3(&msg);
+    asr = msg.msg;
     stats->packet_count = ntohll(get_32aligned_be64(&asr->packet_count));
     stats->byte_count = ntohll(get_32aligned_be64(&asr->byte_count));
     stats->flow_count = ntohl(asr->flow_count);
@@ -3095,7 +3183,7 @@ ofputil_decode_flow_removed(struct ofputil_flow_removed *fr,
         if (error) {
             return error;
         }
-        if (ofpbuf_size(&b)) {
+        if (b.size) {
             return OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_LEN;
         }
 
@@ -3124,12 +3212,18 @@ ofputil_encode_flow_removed(const struct ofputil_flow_removed *fr,
                             enum ofputil_protocol protocol)
 {
     struct ofpbuf *msg;
+    enum ofp_flow_removed_reason reason = fr->reason;
+
+    if (reason == OFPRR_METER_DELETE && !(protocol & OFPUTIL_P_OF14_UP)) {
+        reason = OFPRR_DELETE;
+    }
 
     switch (protocol) {
     case OFPUTIL_P_OF11_STD:
     case OFPUTIL_P_OF12_OXM:
     case OFPUTIL_P_OF13_OXM:
-    case OFPUTIL_P_OF14_OXM: {
+    case OFPUTIL_P_OF14_OXM:
+    case OFPUTIL_P_OF15_OXM: {
         struct ofp12_flow_removed *ofr;
 
         msg = ofpraw_alloc_xid(OFPRAW_OFPT11_FLOW_REMOVED,
@@ -3139,7 +3233,7 @@ ofputil_encode_flow_removed(const struct ofputil_flow_removed *fr,
         ofr = ofpbuf_put_zeros(msg, sizeof *ofr);
         ofr->cookie = fr->cookie;
         ofr->priority = htons(fr->priority);
-        ofr->reason = fr->reason;
+        ofr->reason = reason;
         ofr->table_id = fr->table_id;
         ofr->duration_sec = htonl(fr->duration_sec);
         ofr->duration_nsec = htonl(fr->duration_nsec);
@@ -3161,7 +3255,7 @@ ofputil_encode_flow_removed(const struct ofputil_flow_removed *fr,
         ofputil_match_to_ofp10_match(&fr->match, &ofr->match);
         ofr->cookie = fr->cookie;
         ofr->priority = htons(fr->priority);
-        ofr->reason = fr->reason;
+        ofr->reason = reason;
         ofr->duration_sec = htonl(fr->duration_sec);
         ofr->duration_nsec = htonl(fr->duration_nsec);
         ofr->idle_timeout = htons(fr->idle_timeout);
@@ -3177,13 +3271,13 @@ ofputil_encode_flow_removed(const struct ofputil_flow_removed *fr,
 
         msg = ofpraw_alloc_xid(OFPRAW_NXT_FLOW_REMOVED, OFP10_VERSION,
                                htonl(0), NXM_TYPICAL_LEN);
-        nfr = ofpbuf_put_zeros(msg, sizeof *nfr);
+        ofpbuf_put_zeros(msg, sizeof *nfr);
         match_len = nx_put_match(msg, &fr->match, 0, 0);
 
-        nfr = ofpbuf_l3(msg);
+        nfr = msg->msg;
         nfr->cookie = fr->cookie;
         nfr->priority = htons(fr->priority);
-        nfr->reason = fr->reason;
+        nfr->reason = reason;
         nfr->table_id = fr->table_id + 1;
         nfr->duration_sec = htonl(fr->duration_sec);
         nfr->duration_nsec = htonl(fr->duration_nsec);
@@ -3201,22 +3295,6 @@ ofputil_encode_flow_removed(const struct ofputil_flow_removed *fr,
     return msg;
 }
 
-static void
-ofputil_decode_packet_in_finish(struct ofputil_packet_in *pin,
-                                struct match *match, struct ofpbuf *b)
-{
-    pin->packet = ofpbuf_data(b);
-    pin->packet_len = ofpbuf_size(b);
-
-    pin->fmd.in_port = match->flow.in_port.ofp_port;
-    pin->fmd.tun_id = match->flow.tunnel.tun_id;
-    pin->fmd.tun_src = match->flow.tunnel.ip_src;
-    pin->fmd.tun_dst = match->flow.tunnel.ip_dst;
-    pin->fmd.metadata = match->flow.metadata;
-    memcpy(pin->fmd.regs, match->flow.regs, sizeof pin->fmd.regs);
-    pin->fmd.pkt_mark = match->flow.pkt_mark;
-}
-
 enum ofperr
 ofputil_decode_packet_in(struct ofputil_packet_in *pin,
                          const struct ofp_header *oh)
@@ -3231,7 +3309,6 @@ ofputil_decode_packet_in(struct ofputil_packet_in *pin,
     raw = ofpraw_pull_assert(&b);
     if (raw == OFPRAW_OFPT13_PACKET_IN || raw == OFPRAW_OFPT12_PACKET_IN) {
         const struct ofp13_packet_in *opi;
-        struct match match;
         int error;
         size_t packet_in_size;
 
@@ -3242,7 +3319,7 @@ ofputil_decode_packet_in(struct ofputil_packet_in *pin,
         }
 
         opi = ofpbuf_pull(&b, packet_in_size);
-        error = oxm_pull_match_loose(&b, &match);
+        error = oxm_pull_match_loose(&b, &pin->flow_metadata);
         if (error) {
             return error;
         }
@@ -3260,44 +3337,48 @@ ofputil_decode_packet_in(struct ofputil_packet_in *pin,
             pin->cookie = opi->cookie;
         }
 
-        ofputil_decode_packet_in_finish(pin, &match, &b);
+        pin->packet = b.data;
+        pin->packet_len = b.size;
     } else if (raw == OFPRAW_OFPT10_PACKET_IN) {
         const struct ofp10_packet_in *opi;
 
         opi = ofpbuf_pull(&b, offsetof(struct ofp10_packet_in, data));
 
         pin->packet = opi->data;
-        pin->packet_len = ofpbuf_size(&b);
+        pin->packet_len = b.size;
 
-        pin->fmd.in_port = u16_to_ofp(ntohs(opi->in_port));
+        match_init_catchall(&pin->flow_metadata);
+        match_set_in_port(&pin->flow_metadata, u16_to_ofp(ntohs(opi->in_port)));
         pin->reason = opi->reason;
         pin->buffer_id = ntohl(opi->buffer_id);
         pin->total_len = ntohs(opi->total_len);
     } else if (raw == OFPRAW_OFPT11_PACKET_IN) {
         const struct ofp11_packet_in *opi;
+        ofp_port_t in_port;
         enum ofperr error;
 
         opi = ofpbuf_pull(&b, sizeof *opi);
 
-        pin->packet = ofpbuf_data(&b);
-        pin->packet_len = ofpbuf_size(&b);
+        pin->packet = b.data;
+        pin->packet_len = b.size;
 
         pin->buffer_id = ntohl(opi->buffer_id);
-        error = ofputil_port_from_ofp11(opi->in_port, &pin->fmd.in_port);
+        error = ofputil_port_from_ofp11(opi->in_port, &in_port);
         if (error) {
             return error;
         }
+        match_init_catchall(&pin->flow_metadata);
+        match_set_in_port(&pin->flow_metadata, in_port);
         pin->total_len = ntohs(opi->total_len);
         pin->reason = opi->reason;
         pin->table_id = opi->table_id;
     } else if (raw == OFPRAW_NXT_PACKET_IN) {
         const struct nx_packet_in *npi;
-        struct match match;
         int error;
 
         npi = ofpbuf_pull(&b, sizeof *npi);
-        error = nx_pull_match_loose(&b, ntohs(npi->match_len), &match, NULL,
-                                    NULL);
+        error = nx_pull_match_loose(&b, ntohs(npi->match_len),
+                                    &pin->flow_metadata, NULL, NULL);
         if (error) {
             return error;
         }
@@ -3313,7 +3394,8 @@ ofputil_decode_packet_in(struct ofputil_packet_in *pin,
         pin->buffer_id = ntohl(npi->buffer_id);
         pin->total_len = ntohs(npi->total_len);
 
-        ofputil_decode_packet_in_finish(pin, &match, &b);
+        pin->packet = b.data;
+        pin->packet_len = b.size;
     } else {
         OVS_NOT_REACHED();
     }
@@ -3321,39 +3403,6 @@ ofputil_decode_packet_in(struct ofputil_packet_in *pin,
     return 0;
 }
 
-static void
-ofputil_packet_in_to_match(const struct ofputil_packet_in *pin,
-                           struct match *match)
-{
-    int i;
-
-    match_init_catchall(match);
-    if (pin->fmd.tun_id != htonll(0)) {
-        match_set_tun_id(match, pin->fmd.tun_id);
-    }
-    if (pin->fmd.tun_src != htonl(0)) {
-        match_set_tun_src(match, pin->fmd.tun_src);
-    }
-    if (pin->fmd.tun_dst != htonl(0)) {
-        match_set_tun_dst(match, pin->fmd.tun_dst);
-    }
-    if (pin->fmd.metadata != htonll(0)) {
-        match_set_metadata(match, pin->fmd.metadata);
-    }
-
-    for (i = 0; i < FLOW_N_REGS; i++) {
-        if (pin->fmd.regs[i]) {
-            match_set_reg(match, i, pin->fmd.regs[i]);
-        }
-    }
-
-    if (pin->fmd.pkt_mark != 0) {
-        match_set_pkt_mark(match, pin->fmd.pkt_mark);
-    }
-
-    match_set_in_port(match, pin->fmd.in_port);
-}
-
 static struct ofpbuf *
 ofputil_encode_ofp10_packet_in(const struct ofputil_packet_in *pin)
 {
@@ -3364,7 +3413,7 @@ ofputil_encode_ofp10_packet_in(const struct ofputil_packet_in *pin)
                               htonl(0), pin->packet_len);
     opi = ofpbuf_put_zeros(packet, offsetof(struct ofp10_packet_in, data));
     opi->total_len = htons(pin->total_len);
-    opi->in_port = htons(ofp_to_u16(pin->fmd.in_port));
+    opi->in_port = htons(ofp_to_u16(pin->flow_metadata.flow.in_port.ofp_port));
     opi->reason = pin->reason;
     opi->buffer_id = htonl(pin->buffer_id);
 
@@ -3378,21 +3427,17 @@ ofputil_encode_nx_packet_in(const struct ofputil_packet_in *pin)
 {
     struct nx_packet_in *npi;
     struct ofpbuf *packet;
-    struct match match;
     size_t match_len;
 
-    ofputil_packet_in_to_match(pin, &match);
-
     /* The final argument is just an estimate of the space required. */
     packet = ofpraw_alloc_xid(OFPRAW_NXT_PACKET_IN, OFP10_VERSION,
-                              htonl(0), (sizeof(struct flow_metadata) * 2
-                                         + 2 + pin->packet_len));
+                              htonl(0), NXM_TYPICAL_LEN + 2 + pin->packet_len);
     ofpbuf_put_zeros(packet, sizeof *npi);
-    match_len = nx_put_match(packet, &match, 0, 0);
+    match_len = nx_put_match(packet, &pin->flow_metadata, 0, 0);
     ofpbuf_put_zeros(packet, 2);
     ofpbuf_put(packet, pin->packet, pin->packet_len);
 
-    npi = ofpbuf_l3(packet);
+    npi = packet->msg;
     npi->buffer_id = htonl(pin->buffer_id);
     npi->total_len = htons(pin->total_len);
     npi->reason = pin->reason;
@@ -3413,7 +3458,7 @@ ofputil_encode_ofp11_packet_in(const struct ofputil_packet_in *pin)
                               htonl(0), pin->packet_len);
     opi = ofpbuf_put_zeros(packet, sizeof *opi);
     opi->buffer_id = htonl(pin->buffer_id);
-    opi->in_port = ofputil_port_to_ofp11(pin->fmd.in_port);
+    opi->in_port = ofputil_port_to_ofp11(pin->flow_metadata.flow.in_port.ofp_port);
     opi->in_phy_port = opi->in_port;
     opi->total_len = htons(pin->total_len);
     opi->reason = pin->reason;
@@ -3429,7 +3474,6 @@ ofputil_encode_ofp12_packet_in(const struct ofputil_packet_in *pin,
                                enum ofputil_protocol protocol)
 {
     struct ofp13_packet_in *opi;
-    struct match match;
     enum ofpraw packet_in_raw;
     enum ofp_version packet_in_version;
     size_t packet_in_size;
@@ -3441,27 +3485,25 @@ ofputil_encode_ofp12_packet_in(const struct ofputil_packet_in *pin,
         packet_in_size = sizeof (struct ofp12_packet_in);
     } else {
         packet_in_raw = OFPRAW_OFPT13_PACKET_IN;
-        packet_in_version = OFP13_VERSION;
+        packet_in_version = ofputil_protocol_to_ofp_version(protocol);
         packet_in_size = sizeof (struct ofp13_packet_in);
     }
 
-    ofputil_packet_in_to_match(pin, &match);
-
     /* The final argument is just an estimate of the space required. */
     packet = ofpraw_alloc_xid(packet_in_raw, packet_in_version,
-                              htonl(0), (sizeof(struct flow_metadata) * 2
-                                         + 2 + pin->packet_len));
+                              htonl(0), NXM_TYPICAL_LEN + 2 + pin->packet_len);
     ofpbuf_put_zeros(packet, packet_in_size);
-    oxm_put_match(packet, &match);
+    oxm_put_match(packet, &pin->flow_metadata,
+                  ofputil_protocol_to_ofp_version(protocol));
     ofpbuf_put_zeros(packet, 2);
     ofpbuf_put(packet, pin->packet, pin->packet_len);
 
-    opi = ofpbuf_l3(packet);
+    opi = packet->msg;
     opi->pi.buffer_id = htonl(pin->buffer_id);
     opi->pi.total_len = htons(pin->total_len);
     opi->pi.reason = pin->reason;
     opi->pi.table_id = pin->table_id;
-    if (protocol == OFPUTIL_P_OF13_OXM) {
+    if (protocol != OFPUTIL_P_OF12_OXM) {
         opi->cookie = pin->cookie;
     }
 
@@ -3494,6 +3536,7 @@ ofputil_encode_packet_in(const struct ofputil_packet_in *pin,
     case OFPUTIL_P_OF12_OXM:
     case OFPUTIL_P_OF13_OXM:
     case OFPUTIL_P_OF14_OXM:
+    case OFPUTIL_P_OF15_OXM:
         packet = ofputil_encode_ofp12_packet_in(pin, protocol);
         break;
 
@@ -3519,6 +3562,12 @@ ofputil_packet_in_reason_to_string(enum ofp_packet_in_reason reason,
         return "action";
     case OFPR_INVALID_TTL:
         return "invalid_ttl";
+    case OFPR_ACTION_SET:
+        return "action_set";
+    case OFPR_GROUP:
+        return "group";
+    case OFPR_PACKET_OUT:
+        return "packet_out";
 
     case OFPR_N_REASONS:
     default:
@@ -3605,12 +3654,12 @@ ofputil_decode_packet_out(struct ofputil_packet_out *po,
         return OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_PORT;
     }
 
-    po->ofpacts = ofpbuf_data(ofpacts);
-    po->ofpacts_len = ofpbuf_size(ofpacts);
+    po->ofpacts = ofpacts->data;
+    po->ofpacts_len = ofpacts->size;
 
     if (po->buffer_id == UINT32_MAX) {
-        po->packet = ofpbuf_data(&b);
-        po->packet_len = ofpbuf_size(&b);
+        po->packet = b.data;
+        po->packet_len = b.size;
     } else {
         po->packet = NULL;
         po->packet_len = 0;
@@ -3683,10 +3732,8 @@ static enum ofperr
 ofputil_decode_ofp10_phy_port(struct ofputil_phy_port *pp,
                               const struct ofp10_phy_port *opp)
 {
-    memset(pp, 0, sizeof *pp);
-
     pp->port_no = u16_to_ofp(ntohs(opp->port_no));
-    memcpy(pp->hw_addr, opp->hw_addr, OFP_ETH_ALEN);
+    pp->hw_addr = opp->hw_addr;
     ovs_strlcpy(pp->name, opp->name, OFP_MAX_PORT_NAME_LEN);
 
     pp->config = ntohl(opp->config) & OFPPC10_ALL;
@@ -3709,13 +3756,11 @@ ofputil_decode_ofp11_port(struct ofputil_phy_port *pp,
 {
     enum ofperr error;
 
-    memset(pp, 0, sizeof *pp);
-
     error = ofputil_port_from_ofp11(op->port_no, &pp->port_no);
     if (error) {
         return error;
     }
-    memcpy(pp->hw_addr, op->hw_addr, OFP_ETH_ALEN);
+    pp->hw_addr = op->hw_addr;
     ovs_strlcpy(pp->name, op->name, OFP_MAX_PORT_NAME_LEN);
 
     pp->config = ntohl(op->config) & OFPPC11_ALL;
@@ -3732,20 +3777,84 @@ ofputil_decode_ofp11_port(struct ofputil_phy_port *pp,
     return 0;
 }
 
-static size_t
-ofputil_get_phy_port_size(enum ofp_version ofp_version)
+static enum ofperr
+parse_ofp14_port_ethernet_property(const struct ofpbuf *payload,
+                                   struct ofputil_phy_port *pp)
 {
-    switch (ofp_version) {
-    case OFP10_VERSION:
-        return sizeof(struct ofp10_phy_port);
-    case OFP11_VERSION:
-    case OFP12_VERSION:
-    case OFP13_VERSION:
-    case OFP14_VERSION:
-        return sizeof(struct ofp11_port);
-    default:
-        OVS_NOT_REACHED();
+    struct ofp14_port_desc_prop_ethernet *eth = payload->data;
+
+    if (payload->size != sizeof *eth) {
+        return OFPERR_OFPBPC_BAD_LEN;
+    }
+
+    pp->curr = netdev_port_features_from_ofp11(eth->curr);
+    pp->advertised = netdev_port_features_from_ofp11(eth->advertised);
+    pp->supported = netdev_port_features_from_ofp11(eth->supported);
+    pp->peer = netdev_port_features_from_ofp11(eth->peer);
+
+    pp->curr_speed = ntohl(eth->curr_speed);
+    pp->max_speed = ntohl(eth->max_speed);
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static enum ofperr
+ofputil_pull_ofp14_port(struct ofputil_phy_port *pp, struct ofpbuf *msg)
+{
+    struct ofpbuf properties;
+    struct ofp14_port *op;
+    enum ofperr error;
+    size_t len;
+
+    op = ofpbuf_try_pull(msg, sizeof *op);
+    if (!op) {
+        return OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_LEN;
+    }
+
+    len = ntohs(op->length);
+    if (len < sizeof *op || len - sizeof *op > msg->size) {
+        return OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_LEN;
+    }
+    len -= sizeof *op;
+    ofpbuf_use_const(&properties, ofpbuf_pull(msg, len), len);
+
+    error = ofputil_port_from_ofp11(op->port_no, &pp->port_no);
+    if (error) {
+        return error;
+    }
+    pp->hw_addr = op->hw_addr;
+    ovs_strlcpy(pp->name, op->name, OFP_MAX_PORT_NAME_LEN);
+
+    pp->config = ntohl(op->config) & OFPPC11_ALL;
+    pp->state = ntohl(op->state) & OFPPS11_ALL;
+
+    while (properties.size > 0) {
+        struct ofpbuf payload;
+        enum ofperr error;
+        uint16_t type;
+
+        error = ofputil_pull_property(&properties, &payload, &type);
+        if (error) {
+            return error;
+        }
+
+        switch (type) {
+        case OFPPDPT14_ETHERNET:
+            error = parse_ofp14_port_ethernet_property(&payload, pp);
+            break;
+
+        default:
+            log_property(true, "unknown port property %"PRIu16, type);
+            error = 0;
+            break;
+        }
+
+        if (error) {
+            return error;
+        }
     }
+
+    return 0;
 }
 
 static void
@@ -3755,7 +3864,7 @@ ofputil_encode_ofp10_phy_port(const struct ofputil_phy_port *pp,
     memset(opp, 0, sizeof *opp);
 
     opp->port_no = htons(ofp_to_u16(pp->port_no));
-    memcpy(opp->hw_addr, pp->hw_addr, ETH_ADDR_LEN);
+    opp->hw_addr = pp->hw_addr;
     ovs_strlcpy(opp->name, pp->name, OFP_MAX_PORT_NAME_LEN);
 
     opp->config = htonl(pp->config & OFPPC10_ALL);
@@ -3774,7 +3883,7 @@ ofputil_encode_ofp11_port(const struct ofputil_phy_port *pp,
     memset(op, 0, sizeof *op);
 
     op->port_no = ofputil_port_to_ofp11(pp->port_no);
-    memcpy(op->hw_addr, pp->hw_addr, ETH_ADDR_LEN);
+    op->hw_addr = pp->hw_addr;
     ovs_strlcpy(op->name, pp->name, OFP_MAX_PORT_NAME_LEN);
 
     op->config = htonl(pp->config & OFPPC11_ALL);
@@ -3789,33 +3898,56 @@ ofputil_encode_ofp11_port(const struct ofputil_phy_port *pp,
     op->max_speed = htonl(pp->max_speed);
 }
 
+static void
+ofputil_put_ofp14_port(const struct ofputil_phy_port *pp,
+                       struct ofpbuf *b)
+{
+    struct ofp14_port *op;
+    struct ofp14_port_desc_prop_ethernet *eth;
+
+    ofpbuf_prealloc_tailroom(b, sizeof *op + sizeof *eth);
+
+    op = ofpbuf_put_zeros(b, sizeof *op);
+    op->port_no = ofputil_port_to_ofp11(pp->port_no);
+    op->length = htons(sizeof *op + sizeof *eth);
+    op->hw_addr = pp->hw_addr;
+    ovs_strlcpy(op->name, pp->name, sizeof op->name);
+    op->config = htonl(pp->config & OFPPC11_ALL);
+    op->state = htonl(pp->state & OFPPS11_ALL);
+
+    eth = ofpbuf_put_zeros(b, sizeof *eth);
+    eth->type = htons(OFPPDPT14_ETHERNET);
+    eth->length = htons(sizeof *eth);
+    eth->curr = netdev_port_features_to_ofp11(pp->curr);
+    eth->advertised = netdev_port_features_to_ofp11(pp->advertised);
+    eth->supported = netdev_port_features_to_ofp11(pp->supported);
+    eth->peer = netdev_port_features_to_ofp11(pp->peer);
+    eth->curr_speed = htonl(pp->curr_speed);
+    eth->max_speed = htonl(pp->max_speed);
+}
+
 static void
 ofputil_put_phy_port(enum ofp_version ofp_version,
                      const struct ofputil_phy_port *pp, struct ofpbuf *b)
 {
     switch (ofp_version) {
     case OFP10_VERSION: {
-        struct ofp10_phy_port *opp;
-        if (ofpbuf_size(b) + sizeof *opp <= UINT16_MAX) {
-            opp = ofpbuf_put_uninit(b, sizeof *opp);
-            ofputil_encode_ofp10_phy_port(pp, opp);
-        }
+        struct ofp10_phy_port *opp = ofpbuf_put_uninit(b, sizeof *opp);
+        ofputil_encode_ofp10_phy_port(pp, opp);
         break;
     }
 
     case OFP11_VERSION:
     case OFP12_VERSION:
     case OFP13_VERSION: {
-        struct ofp11_port *op;
-        if (ofpbuf_size(b) + sizeof *op <= UINT16_MAX) {
-            op = ofpbuf_put_uninit(b, sizeof *op);
-            ofputil_encode_ofp11_port(pp, op);
-        }
+        struct ofp11_port *op = ofpbuf_put_uninit(b, sizeof *op);
+        ofputil_encode_ofp11_port(pp, op);
         break;
     }
 
     case OFP14_VERSION:
-        OVS_NOT_REACHED();
+    case OFP15_VERSION:
+        ofputil_put_ofp14_port(pp, b);
         break;
 
     default:
@@ -3823,36 +3955,67 @@ ofputil_put_phy_port(enum ofp_version ofp_version,
     }
 }
 
-void
-ofputil_append_port_desc_stats_reply(const struct ofputil_phy_port *pp,
-                                     struct list *replies)
+enum ofperr
+ofputil_decode_port_desc_stats_request(const struct ofp_header *request,
+                                       ofp_port_t *port)
 {
-    switch (ofpmp_version(replies)) {
-    case OFP10_VERSION: {
-        struct ofp10_phy_port *opp;
+    struct ofpbuf b;
+    enum ofpraw raw;
 
-        opp = ofpmp_append(replies, sizeof *opp);
-        ofputil_encode_ofp10_phy_port(pp, opp);
-        break;
+    ofpbuf_use_const(&b, request, ntohs(request->length));
+    raw = ofpraw_pull_assert(&b);
+    if (raw == OFPRAW_OFPST10_PORT_DESC_REQUEST) {
+        *port = OFPP_ANY;
+        return 0;
+    } else if (raw == OFPRAW_OFPST15_PORT_DESC_REQUEST) {
+        ovs_be32 *ofp11_port;
+
+        ofp11_port = ofpbuf_pull(&b, sizeof *ofp11_port);
+        return ofputil_port_from_ofp11(*ofp11_port, port);
+    } else {
+        OVS_NOT_REACHED();
     }
+}
+
+struct ofpbuf *
+ofputil_encode_port_desc_stats_request(enum ofp_version ofp_version,
+                                       ofp_port_t port)
+{
+    struct ofpbuf *request;
 
+    switch (ofp_version) {
+    case OFP10_VERSION:
     case OFP11_VERSION:
     case OFP12_VERSION:
-    case OFP13_VERSION: {
-        struct ofp11_port *op;
-
-        op = ofpmp_append(replies, sizeof *op);
-        ofputil_encode_ofp11_port(pp, op);
-        break;
-    }
-
+    case OFP13_VERSION:
     case OFP14_VERSION:
-        OVS_NOT_REACHED();
+        request = ofpraw_alloc(OFPRAW_OFPST10_PORT_DESC_REQUEST,
+                               ofp_version, 0);
         break;
-
+    case OFP15_VERSION:{
+        struct ofp15_port_desc_request *req;
+        request = ofpraw_alloc(OFPRAW_OFPST15_PORT_DESC_REQUEST,
+                               ofp_version, 0);
+        req = ofpbuf_put_zeros(request, sizeof *req);
+        req->port_no = ofputil_port_to_ofp11(port);
+        break;
+    }
     default:
-      OVS_NOT_REACHED();
+        OVS_NOT_REACHED();
     }
+
+    return request;
+}
+
+void
+ofputil_append_port_desc_stats_reply(const struct ofputil_phy_port *pp,
+                                     struct ovs_list *replies)
+{
+    struct ofpbuf *reply = ofpbuf_from_list(list_back(replies));
+    size_t start_ofs = reply->size;
+
+    ofputil_put_phy_port(ofpmp_version(replies), pp, reply);
+    ofpmp_postappend(replies, start_ofs);
 }
 \f
 /* ofputil_switch_features */
@@ -3866,56 +4029,19 @@ BUILD_ASSERT_DECL((int) OFPUTIL_C_IP_REASM == OFPC_IP_REASM);
 BUILD_ASSERT_DECL((int) OFPUTIL_C_QUEUE_STATS == OFPC_QUEUE_STATS);
 BUILD_ASSERT_DECL((int) OFPUTIL_C_ARP_MATCH_IP == OFPC_ARP_MATCH_IP);
 
-struct ofputil_action_bit_translation {
-    enum ofputil_action_bitmap ofputil_bit;
-    int of_bit;
-};
-
-static const struct ofputil_action_bit_translation of10_action_bits[] = {
-    { OFPUTIL_A_OUTPUT,       OFPAT10_OUTPUT },
-    { OFPUTIL_A_SET_VLAN_VID, OFPAT10_SET_VLAN_VID },
-    { OFPUTIL_A_SET_VLAN_PCP, OFPAT10_SET_VLAN_PCP },
-    { OFPUTIL_A_STRIP_VLAN,   OFPAT10_STRIP_VLAN },
-    { OFPUTIL_A_SET_DL_SRC,   OFPAT10_SET_DL_SRC },
-    { OFPUTIL_A_SET_DL_DST,   OFPAT10_SET_DL_DST },
-    { OFPUTIL_A_SET_NW_SRC,   OFPAT10_SET_NW_SRC },
-    { OFPUTIL_A_SET_NW_DST,   OFPAT10_SET_NW_DST },
-    { OFPUTIL_A_SET_NW_TOS,   OFPAT10_SET_NW_TOS },
-    { OFPUTIL_A_SET_TP_SRC,   OFPAT10_SET_TP_SRC },
-    { OFPUTIL_A_SET_TP_DST,   OFPAT10_SET_TP_DST },
-    { OFPUTIL_A_ENQUEUE,      OFPAT10_ENQUEUE },
-    { 0, 0 },
-};
-
-static enum ofputil_action_bitmap
-decode_action_bits(ovs_be32 of_actions,
-                   const struct ofputil_action_bit_translation *x)
-{
-    enum ofputil_action_bitmap ofputil_actions;
-
-    ofputil_actions = 0;
-    for (; x->ofputil_bit; x++) {
-        if (of_actions & htonl(1u << x->of_bit)) {
-            ofputil_actions |= x->ofputil_bit;
-        }
-    }
-    return ofputil_actions;
-}
-
 static uint32_t
 ofputil_capabilities_mask(enum ofp_version ofp_version)
 {
-    /* Handle capabilities whose bit is unique for all Open Flow versions */
+    /* Handle capabilities whose bit is unique for all OpenFlow versions */
     switch (ofp_version) {
     case OFP10_VERSION:
     case OFP11_VERSION:
         return OFPC_COMMON | OFPC_ARP_MATCH_IP;
     case OFP12_VERSION:
     case OFP13_VERSION:
-        return OFPC_COMMON | OFPC12_PORT_BLOCKED;
     case OFP14_VERSION:
-        OVS_NOT_REACHED();
-        break;
+    case OFP15_VERSION:
+        return OFPC_COMMON | OFPC12_PORT_BLOCKED;
     default:
         /* Caller needs to check osf->header.version itself */
         return 0;
@@ -3947,21 +4073,18 @@ ofputil_decode_switch_features(const struct ofp_header *oh,
     features->capabilities = ntohl(osf->capabilities) &
         ofputil_capabilities_mask(oh->version);
 
-    if (ofpbuf_size(b) % ofputil_get_phy_port_size(oh->version)) {
-        return OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_LEN;
-    }
-
     if (raw == OFPRAW_OFPT10_FEATURES_REPLY) {
         if (osf->capabilities & htonl(OFPC10_STP)) {
             features->capabilities |= OFPUTIL_C_STP;
         }
-        features->actions = decode_action_bits(osf->actions, of10_action_bits);
+        features->ofpacts = ofpact_bitmap_from_openflow(osf->actions,
+                                                        OFP10_VERSION);
     } else if (raw == OFPRAW_OFPT11_FEATURES_REPLY
                || raw == OFPRAW_OFPT13_FEATURES_REPLY) {
         if (osf->capabilities & htonl(OFPC11_GROUP_STATS)) {
             features->capabilities |= OFPUTIL_C_GROUP_STATS;
         }
-        features->actions = 0;
+        features->ofpacts = 0;
         if (raw == OFPRAW_OFPT13_FEATURES_REPLY) {
             features->auxiliary_id = osf->auxiliary_id;
         }
@@ -3972,14 +4095,6 @@ ofputil_decode_switch_features(const struct ofp_header *oh,
     return 0;
 }
 
-/* Returns true if the maximum number of ports are in 'oh'. */
-static bool
-max_ports_in_features(const struct ofp_header *oh)
-{
-    size_t pp_size = ofputil_get_phy_port_size(oh->version);
-    return ntohs(oh->length) + pp_size > UINT16_MAX;
-}
-
 /* In OpenFlow 1.0, 1.1, and 1.2, an OFPT_FEATURES_REPLY message lists all the
  * switch's ports, unless there are too many to fit.  In OpenFlow 1.3 and
  * later, an OFPT_FEATURES_REPLY does not list ports at all.
@@ -3995,32 +4110,29 @@ max_ports_in_features(const struct ofp_header *oh)
 bool
 ofputil_switch_features_has_ports(struct ofpbuf *b)
 {
-    struct ofp_header *oh = ofpbuf_data(b);
+    struct ofp_header *oh = b->data;
+    size_t phy_port_size;
 
     if (oh->version >= OFP13_VERSION) {
+        /* OpenFlow 1.3+ never has ports in the feature reply. */
         return false;
-    } else if (max_ports_in_features(oh)) {
-        ofpbuf_set_size(b, sizeof *oh + sizeof(struct ofp_switch_features));
-        ofpmsg_update_length(b);
-        return false;
-    } else {
-        return true;
     }
-}
-
-static ovs_be32
-encode_action_bits(enum ofputil_action_bitmap ofputil_actions,
-                   const struct ofputil_action_bit_translation *x)
-{
-    uint32_t of_actions;
 
-    of_actions = 0;
-    for (; x->ofputil_bit; x++) {
-        if (ofputil_actions & x->ofputil_bit) {
-            of_actions |= 1 << x->of_bit;
-        }
+    phy_port_size = (oh->version == OFP10_VERSION
+                     ? sizeof(struct ofp10_phy_port)
+                     : sizeof(struct ofp11_port));
+    if (ntohs(oh->length) + phy_port_size <= UINT16_MAX) {
+        /* There's room for additional ports in the feature reply.
+         * Assume that the list is complete. */
+        return true;
     }
-    return htonl(of_actions);
+
+    /* The feature reply has no room for more ports.  Probably the list is
+     * truncated.  Drop the ports and tell the caller to retrieve them with
+     * OFPST_PORT_DESC. */
+    b->size = sizeof *oh + sizeof(struct ofp_switch_features);
+    ofpmsg_update_length(b);
+    return false;
 }
 
 /* Returns a buffer owned by the caller that encodes 'features' in the format
@@ -4047,6 +4159,7 @@ ofputil_encode_switch_features(const struct ofputil_switch_features *features,
         break;
     case OFP13_VERSION:
     case OFP14_VERSION:
+    case OFP15_VERSION:
         raw = OFPRAW_OFPT13_FEATURES_REPLY;
         break;
     default:
@@ -4066,10 +4179,12 @@ ofputil_encode_switch_features(const struct ofputil_switch_features *features,
         if (features->capabilities & OFPUTIL_C_STP) {
             osf->capabilities |= htonl(OFPC10_STP);
         }
-        osf->actions = encode_action_bits(features->actions, of10_action_bits);
+        osf->actions = ofpact_bitmap_to_openflow(features->ofpacts,
+                                                 OFP10_VERSION);
         break;
     case OFP13_VERSION:
     case OFP14_VERSION:
+    case OFP15_VERSION:
         osf->auxiliary_id = features->auxiliary_id;
         /* fall through */
     case OFP11_VERSION:
@@ -4092,10 +4207,17 @@ void
 ofputil_put_switch_features_port(const struct ofputil_phy_port *pp,
                                  struct ofpbuf *b)
 {
-    const struct ofp_header *oh = ofpbuf_data(b);
+    const struct ofp_header *oh = b->data;
 
     if (oh->version < OFP13_VERSION) {
+        /* Try adding a port description to the message, but drop it again if
+         * the buffer overflows.  (This possibility for overflow is why
+         * OpenFlow 1.3+ moved port descriptions into a multipart message.)  */
+        size_t start_ofs = b->size;
         ofputil_put_phy_port(oh->version, pp, b);
+        if (b->size > UINT16_MAX) {
+            b->size = start_ofs;
+        }
     }
 }
 \f
@@ -4148,10 +4270,14 @@ ofputil_encode_port_status(const struct ofputil_port_status *ps,
     case OFP11_VERSION:
     case OFP12_VERSION:
     case OFP13_VERSION:
-    case OFP14_VERSION:
         raw = OFPRAW_OFPT11_PORT_STATUS;
         break;
 
+    case OFP14_VERSION:
+    case OFP15_VERSION:
+        raw = OFPRAW_OFPT14_PORT_STATUS;
+        break;
+
     default:
         OVS_NOT_REACHED();
     }
@@ -4166,11 +4292,25 @@ ofputil_encode_port_status(const struct ofputil_port_status *ps,
 
 /* ofputil_port_mod */
 
+static enum ofperr
+parse_port_mod_ethernet_property(struct ofpbuf *property,
+                                 struct ofputil_port_mod *pm)
+{
+    struct ofp14_port_mod_prop_ethernet *eth = property->data;
+
+    if (property->size != sizeof *eth) {
+        return OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_LEN;
+    }
+
+    pm->advertise = netdev_port_features_from_ofp11(eth->advertise);
+    return 0;
+}
+
 /* Decodes the OpenFlow "port mod" message in '*oh' into an abstract form in
  * '*pm'.  Returns 0 if successful, otherwise an OFPERR_* value. */
 enum ofperr
 ofputil_decode_port_mod(const struct ofp_header *oh,
-                        struct ofputil_port_mod *pm)
+                        struct ofputil_port_mod *pm, bool loose)
 {
     enum ofpraw raw;
     struct ofpbuf b;
@@ -4179,15 +4319,15 @@ ofputil_decode_port_mod(const struct ofp_header *oh,
     raw = ofpraw_pull_assert(&b);
 
     if (raw == OFPRAW_OFPT10_PORT_MOD) {
-        const struct ofp10_port_mod *opm = ofpbuf_data(&b);
+        const struct ofp10_port_mod *opm = b.data;
 
         pm->port_no = u16_to_ofp(ntohs(opm->port_no));
-        memcpy(pm->hw_addr, opm->hw_addr, ETH_ADDR_LEN);
+        pm->hw_addr = opm->hw_addr;
         pm->config = ntohl(opm->config) & OFPPC10_ALL;
         pm->mask = ntohl(opm->mask) & OFPPC10_ALL;
         pm->advertise = netdev_port_features_from_ofp10(opm->advertise);
     } else if (raw == OFPRAW_OFPT11_PORT_MOD) {
-        const struct ofp11_port_mod *opm = ofpbuf_data(&b);
+        const struct ofp11_port_mod *opm = b.data;
         enum ofperr error;
 
         error = ofputil_port_from_ofp11(opm->port_no, &pm->port_no);
@@ -4195,10 +4335,56 @@ ofputil_decode_port_mod(const struct ofp_header *oh,
             return error;
         }
 
-        memcpy(pm->hw_addr, opm->hw_addr, ETH_ADDR_LEN);
+        pm->hw_addr = opm->hw_addr;
         pm->config = ntohl(opm->config) & OFPPC11_ALL;
         pm->mask = ntohl(opm->mask) & OFPPC11_ALL;
         pm->advertise = netdev_port_features_from_ofp11(opm->advertise);
+    } else if (raw == OFPRAW_OFPT14_PORT_MOD) {
+        const struct ofp14_port_mod *opm = ofpbuf_pull(&b, sizeof *opm);
+        enum ofperr error;
+
+        memset(pm, 0, sizeof *pm);
+
+        error = ofputil_port_from_ofp11(opm->port_no, &pm->port_no);
+        if (error) {
+            return error;
+        }
+
+        pm->hw_addr = opm->hw_addr;
+        pm->config = ntohl(opm->config) & OFPPC11_ALL;
+        pm->mask = ntohl(opm->mask) & OFPPC11_ALL;
+
+        while (b.size > 0) {
+            struct ofpbuf property;
+            enum ofperr error;
+            uint16_t type;
+
+            error = ofputil_pull_property(&b, &property, &type);
+            if (error) {
+                return error;
+            }
+
+            switch (type) {
+            case OFPPMPT14_ETHERNET:
+                error = parse_port_mod_ethernet_property(&property, pm);
+                break;
+
+            default:
+                log_property(loose, "unknown port_mod property %"PRIu16, type);
+                if (loose) {
+                    error = 0;
+                } else if (type == OFPPMPT14_EXPERIMENTER) {
+                    error = OFPERR_OFPBPC_BAD_EXPERIMENTER;
+                } else {
+                    error = OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_TYPE;
+                }
+                break;
+            }
+
+            if (error) {
+                return error;
+            }
+        }
     } else {
         return OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_TYPE;
     }
@@ -4224,7 +4410,7 @@ ofputil_encode_port_mod(const struct ofputil_port_mod *pm,
         b = ofpraw_alloc(OFPRAW_OFPT10_PORT_MOD, ofp_version, 0);
         opm = ofpbuf_put_zeros(b, sizeof *opm);
         opm->port_no = htons(ofp_to_u16(pm->port_no));
-        memcpy(opm->hw_addr, pm->hw_addr, ETH_ADDR_LEN);
+        opm->hw_addr = pm->hw_addr;
         opm->config = htonl(pm->config & OFPPC10_ALL);
         opm->mask = htonl(pm->mask & OFPPC10_ALL);
         opm->advertise = netdev_port_features_to_ofp10(pm->advertise);
@@ -4239,25 +4425,44 @@ ofputil_encode_port_mod(const struct ofputil_port_mod *pm,
         b = ofpraw_alloc(OFPRAW_OFPT11_PORT_MOD, ofp_version, 0);
         opm = ofpbuf_put_zeros(b, sizeof *opm);
         opm->port_no = ofputil_port_to_ofp11(pm->port_no);
-        memcpy(opm->hw_addr, pm->hw_addr, ETH_ADDR_LEN);
+        opm->hw_addr = pm->hw_addr;
         opm->config = htonl(pm->config & OFPPC11_ALL);
         opm->mask = htonl(pm->mask & OFPPC11_ALL);
         opm->advertise = netdev_port_features_to_ofp11(pm->advertise);
         break;
     }
     case OFP14_VERSION:
-        OVS_NOT_REACHED();
+    case OFP15_VERSION: {
+        struct ofp14_port_mod_prop_ethernet *eth;
+        struct ofp14_port_mod *opm;
+
+        b = ofpraw_alloc(OFPRAW_OFPT14_PORT_MOD, ofp_version, sizeof *eth);
+        opm = ofpbuf_put_zeros(b, sizeof *opm);
+        opm->port_no = ofputil_port_to_ofp11(pm->port_no);
+        opm->hw_addr = pm->hw_addr;
+        opm->config = htonl(pm->config & OFPPC11_ALL);
+        opm->mask = htonl(pm->mask & OFPPC11_ALL);
+
+        if (pm->advertise) {
+            eth = ofpbuf_put_zeros(b, sizeof *eth);
+            eth->type = htons(OFPPMPT14_ETHERNET);
+            eth->length = htons(sizeof *eth);
+            eth->advertise = netdev_port_features_to_ofp11(pm->advertise);
+        }
         break;
+    }
     default:
         OVS_NOT_REACHED();
     }
 
     return b;
 }
+\f
+/* Table features. */
 
 static enum ofperr
 pull_table_feature_property(struct ofpbuf *msg, struct ofpbuf *payload,
-                        uint16_t *typep)
+                            uint16_t *typep)
 {
     enum ofperr error;
 
@@ -4269,20 +4474,25 @@ pull_table_feature_property(struct ofpbuf *msg, struct ofpbuf *payload,
 }
 
 static enum ofperr
-parse_table_ids(struct ofpbuf *payload, uint32_t *ids)
+parse_action_bitmap(struct ofpbuf *payload, enum ofp_version ofp_version,
+                    uint64_t *ofpacts)
 {
-    uint16_t type;
+    uint32_t types = 0;
+
+    while (payload->size > 0) {
+        uint16_t type;
+        enum ofperr error;
 
-    *ids = 0;
-    while (ofpbuf_size(payload) > 0) {
-        enum ofperr error = pull_table_feature_property(payload, NULL, &type);
+        error = ofputil_pull_property__(payload, NULL, 1, &type);
         if (error) {
             return error;
         }
-        if (type < CHAR_BIT * sizeof *ids) {
-            *ids |= 1u << type;
+        if (type < CHAR_BIT * sizeof types) {
+            types |= 1u << type;
         }
     }
+
+    *ofpacts = ofpact_bitmap_from_openflow(htonl(types), ofp_version);
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -4290,12 +4500,21 @@ static enum ofperr
 parse_instruction_ids(struct ofpbuf *payload, bool loose, uint32_t *insts)
 {
     *insts = 0;
-    while (ofpbuf_size(payload) > 0) {
+    while (payload->size > 0) {
         enum ovs_instruction_type inst;
         enum ofperr error;
         uint16_t ofpit;
 
-        error = pull_table_feature_property(payload, NULL, &ofpit);
+        /* OF1.3 and OF1.4 aren't clear about padding in the instruction IDs.
+         * It seems clear that they aren't padded to 8 bytes, though, because
+         * both standards say that "non-experimenter instructions are 4 bytes"
+         * and do not mention any padding before the first instruction ID.
+         * (There wouldn't be any point in padding to 8 bytes if the IDs were
+         * aligned on an odd 4-byte boundary.)
+         *
+         * Anyway, we just assume they're all glommed together on byte
+         * boundaries. */
+        error = ofputil_pull_property__(payload, NULL, 1, &ofpit);
         if (error) {
             return error;
         }
@@ -4317,8 +4536,8 @@ parse_table_features_next_table(struct ofpbuf *payload,
     size_t i;
 
     memset(next_tables, 0, bitmap_n_bytes(255));
-    for (i = 0; i < ofpbuf_size(payload); i++) {
-        uint8_t id = ((const uint8_t *) ofpbuf_data(payload))[i];
+    for (i = 0; i < payload->size; i++) {
+        uint8_t id = ((const uint8_t *) payload->data)[i];
         if (id >= 255) {
             return OFPERR_OFPBPC_BAD_VALUE;
         }
@@ -4327,69 +4546,33 @@ parse_table_features_next_table(struct ofpbuf *payload,
     return 0;
 }
 
-static enum ofperr
-parse_oxm(struct ofpbuf *b, bool loose,
-          const struct mf_field **fieldp, bool *hasmask)
-{
-    ovs_be32 *oxmp;
-    uint32_t oxm;
-
-    oxmp = ofpbuf_try_pull(b, sizeof *oxmp);
-    if (!oxmp) {
-        return OFPERR_OFPBPC_BAD_LEN;
-    }
-    oxm = ntohl(*oxmp);
-
-    /* Determine '*hasmask'.  If 'oxm' is masked, convert it to the equivalent
-     * unmasked version, because the table of OXM fields we support only has
-     * masked versions of fields that we support with masks, but we should be
-     * able to parse the masked versions of those here. */
-    *hasmask = NXM_HASMASK(oxm);
-    if (*hasmask) {
-        if (NXM_LENGTH(oxm) & 1) {
-            return OFPERR_OFPBPC_BAD_VALUE;
-        }
-        oxm = NXM_HEADER(NXM_VENDOR(oxm), NXM_FIELD(oxm), NXM_LENGTH(oxm) / 2);
-    }
-
-    *fieldp = mf_from_nxm_header(oxm);
-    if (!*fieldp) {
-        log_property(loose, "unknown OXM field %#"PRIx32, ntohl(*oxmp));
-    }
-    return *fieldp ? 0 : OFPERR_OFPBMC_BAD_FIELD;
-}
-
 static enum ofperr
 parse_oxms(struct ofpbuf *payload, bool loose,
-           uint64_t *exactp, uint64_t *maskedp)
+           struct mf_bitmap *exactp, struct mf_bitmap *maskedp)
 {
-    uint64_t exact, masked;
+    struct mf_bitmap exact = MF_BITMAP_INITIALIZER;
+    struct mf_bitmap masked = MF_BITMAP_INITIALIZER;
 
-    exact = masked = 0;
-    while (ofpbuf_size(payload) > 0) {
+    while (payload->size > 0) {
         const struct mf_field *field;
         enum ofperr error;
         bool hasmask;
 
-        error = parse_oxm(payload, loose, &field, &hasmask);
+        error = nx_pull_header(payload, &field, &hasmask);
         if (!error) {
-            if (hasmask) {
-                masked |= UINT64_C(1) << field->id;
-            } else {
-                exact |= UINT64_C(1) << field->id;
-            }
+            bitmap_set1(hasmask ? masked.bm : exact.bm, field->id);
         } else if (error != OFPERR_OFPBMC_BAD_FIELD || !loose) {
             return error;
         }
     }
     if (exactp) {
         *exactp = exact;
-    } else if (exact) {
+    } else if (!bitmap_is_all_zeros(exact.bm, MFF_N_IDS)) {
         return OFPERR_OFPBMC_BAD_MASK;
     }
     if (maskedp) {
         *maskedp = masked;
-    } else if (masked) {
+    } else if (!bitmap_is_all_zeros(masked.bm, MFF_N_IDS)) {
         return OFPERR_OFPBMC_BAD_MASK;
     }
     return 0;
@@ -4415,27 +4598,33 @@ int
 ofputil_decode_table_features(struct ofpbuf *msg,
                               struct ofputil_table_features *tf, bool loose)
 {
+    const struct ofp_header *oh;
     struct ofp13_table_features *otf;
+    struct ofpbuf properties;
     unsigned int len;
 
-    if (!msg->frame) {
+    memset(tf, 0, sizeof *tf);
+
+    if (!msg->header) {
         ofpraw_pull_assert(msg);
     }
+    oh = msg->header;
 
-    if (!ofpbuf_size(msg)) {
+    if (!msg->size) {
         return EOF;
     }
 
-    if (ofpbuf_size(msg) < sizeof *otf) {
+    if (msg->size < sizeof *otf) {
         return OFPERR_OFPBPC_BAD_LEN;
     }
 
-    otf = ofpbuf_data(msg);
+    otf = msg->data;
     len = ntohs(otf->length);
-    if (len < sizeof *otf || len % 8 || len > ofpbuf_size(msg)) {
+    if (len < sizeof *otf || len % 8 || len > msg->size) {
         return OFPERR_OFPBPC_BAD_LEN;
     }
-    ofpbuf_pull(msg, sizeof *otf);
+    ofpbuf_use_const(&properties, ofpbuf_pull(msg, len), len);
+    ofpbuf_pull(&properties, sizeof *otf);
 
     tf->table_id = otf->table_id;
     if (tf->table_id == OFPTT_ALL) {
@@ -4445,15 +4634,23 @@ ofputil_decode_table_features(struct ofpbuf *msg,
     ovs_strlcpy(tf->name, otf->name, OFP_MAX_TABLE_NAME_LEN);
     tf->metadata_match = otf->metadata_match;
     tf->metadata_write = otf->metadata_write;
-    tf->config = ntohl(otf->config);
+    tf->miss_config = OFPUTIL_TABLE_MISS_DEFAULT;
+    if (oh->version >= OFP14_VERSION) {
+        uint32_t caps = ntohl(otf->capabilities);
+        tf->supports_eviction = (caps & OFPTC14_EVICTION) != 0;
+        tf->supports_vacancy_events = (caps & OFPTC14_VACANCY_EVENTS) != 0;
+    } else {
+        tf->supports_eviction = -1;
+        tf->supports_vacancy_events = -1;
+    }
     tf->max_entries = ntohl(otf->max_entries);
 
-    while (ofpbuf_size(msg) > 0) {
+    while (properties.size > 0) {
         struct ofpbuf payload;
         enum ofperr error;
         uint16_t type;
 
-        error = pull_table_feature_property(msg, &payload, &type);
+        error = pull_table_feature_property(&properties, &payload, &type);
         if (error) {
             return error;
         }
@@ -4477,17 +4674,21 @@ ofputil_decode_table_features(struct ofpbuf *msg,
             break;
 
         case OFPTFPT13_WRITE_ACTIONS:
-            error = parse_table_ids(&payload, &tf->nonmiss.write.actions);
+            error = parse_action_bitmap(&payload, oh->version,
+                                        &tf->nonmiss.write.ofpacts);
             break;
         case OFPTFPT13_WRITE_ACTIONS_MISS:
-            error = parse_table_ids(&payload, &tf->miss.write.actions);
+            error = parse_action_bitmap(&payload, oh->version,
+                                        &tf->miss.write.ofpacts);
             break;
 
         case OFPTFPT13_APPLY_ACTIONS:
-            error = parse_table_ids(&payload, &tf->nonmiss.apply.actions);
+            error = parse_action_bitmap(&payload, oh->version,
+                                        &tf->nonmiss.apply.ofpacts);
             break;
         case OFPTFPT13_APPLY_ACTIONS_MISS:
-            error = parse_table_ids(&payload, &tf->miss.apply.actions);
+            error = parse_action_bitmap(&payload, oh->version,
+                                        &tf->miss.apply.ofpacts);
             break;
 
         case OFPTFPT13_MATCH:
@@ -4529,15 +4730,17 @@ ofputil_decode_table_features(struct ofpbuf *msg,
 
     /* Fix inconsistencies:
      *
-     *     - Turn off 'mask' and 'wildcard' bits that are not in 'match',
-     *       because a field must be matchable to be masked or wildcarded.
+     *     - Turn on 'match' bits that are set in 'mask', because maskable
+     *       fields are matchable.
      *
      *     - Turn on 'wildcard' bits that are set in 'mask', because a field
-     *       that is arbitrarily maskable can be wildcarded entirely. */
-    tf->mask &= tf->match;
-    tf->wildcard &= tf->match;
-
-    tf->wildcard |= tf->mask;
+     *       that is arbitrarily maskable can be wildcarded entirely.
+     *
+     *     - Turn off 'wildcard' bits that are not in 'match', because a field
+     *       must be matchable for it to be meaningfully wildcarded. */
+    bitmap_or(tf->match.bm, tf->mask.bm, MFF_N_IDS);
+    bitmap_or(tf->wildcard.bm, tf->mask.bm, MFF_N_IDS);
+    bitmap_and(tf->wildcard.bm, tf->match.bm, MFF_N_IDS);
 
     return 0;
 }
@@ -4557,6 +4760,7 @@ ofputil_encode_table_features_request(enum ofp_version ofp_version)
                      "(\'-O OpenFlow13\')");
     case OFP13_VERSION:
     case OFP14_VERSION:
+    case OFP15_VERSION:
         request = ofpraw_alloc(OFPRAW_OFPST13_TABLE_FEATURES_REQUEST,
                                ofp_version, 0);
         break;
@@ -4567,2066 +4771,3651 @@ ofputil_encode_table_features_request(enum ofp_version ofp_version)
     return request;
 }
 
-/* ofputil_table_mod */
-
-/* Decodes the OpenFlow "table mod" message in '*oh' into an abstract form in
- * '*pm'.  Returns 0 if successful, otherwise an OFPERR_* value. */
-enum ofperr
-ofputil_decode_table_mod(const struct ofp_header *oh,
-                         struct ofputil_table_mod *pm)
+static void
+put_fields_property(struct ofpbuf *reply,
+                    const struct mf_bitmap *fields,
+                    const struct mf_bitmap *masks,
+                    enum ofp13_table_feature_prop_type property,
+                    enum ofp_version version)
 {
-    enum ofpraw raw;
-    struct ofpbuf b;
+    size_t start_ofs;
+    int field;
 
-    ofpbuf_use_const(&b, oh, ntohs(oh->length));
-    raw = ofpraw_pull_assert(&b);
+    start_ofs = start_property(reply, property);
+    BITMAP_FOR_EACH_1 (field, MFF_N_IDS, fields->bm) {
+        nx_put_header(reply, field, version,
+                      masks && bitmap_is_set(masks->bm, field));
+    }
+    end_property(reply, start_ofs);
+}
 
-    if (raw == OFPRAW_OFPT11_TABLE_MOD) {
-        const struct ofp11_table_mod *otm = ofpbuf_data(&b);
+static void
+put_table_action_features(struct ofpbuf *reply,
+                          const struct ofputil_table_action_features *taf,
+                          enum ofp13_table_feature_prop_type actions_type,
+                          enum ofp13_table_feature_prop_type set_fields_type,
+                          int miss_offset, enum ofp_version version)
+{
+    size_t start_ofs;
 
-        pm->table_id = otm->table_id;
-        pm->config = ntohl(otm->config);
-    } else {
-        return OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_TYPE;
-    }
+    start_ofs = start_property(reply, actions_type + miss_offset);
+    put_bitmap_properties(reply,
+                          ntohl(ofpact_bitmap_to_openflow(taf->ofpacts,
+                                                          version)));
+    end_property(reply, start_ofs);
 
-    return 0;
+    put_fields_property(reply, &taf->set_fields, NULL,
+                        set_fields_type + miss_offset, version);
 }
 
-/* Converts the abstract form of a "table mod" message in '*pm' into an OpenFlow
- * message suitable for 'protocol', and returns that encoded form in a buffer
- * owned by the caller. */
-struct ofpbuf *
-ofputil_encode_table_mod(const struct ofputil_table_mod *pm,
-                        enum ofputil_protocol protocol)
+static void
+put_table_instruction_features(
+    struct ofpbuf *reply, const struct ofputil_table_instruction_features *tif,
+    int miss_offset, enum ofp_version version)
 {
-    enum ofp_version ofp_version = ofputil_protocol_to_ofp_version(protocol);
-    struct ofpbuf *b;
+    size_t start_ofs;
+    uint8_t table_id;
 
-    switch (ofp_version) {
-    case OFP10_VERSION: {
-        ovs_fatal(0, "table mod needs OpenFlow 1.1 or later "
-                     "(\'-O OpenFlow11\')");
-        break;
-    }
-    case OFP11_VERSION:
-    case OFP12_VERSION:
-    case OFP13_VERSION: {
-        struct ofp11_table_mod *otm;
+    start_ofs = start_property(reply, OFPTFPT13_INSTRUCTIONS + miss_offset);
+    put_bitmap_properties(reply,
+                          ntohl(ovsinst_bitmap_to_openflow(tif->instructions,
+                                                           version)));
+    end_property(reply, start_ofs);
 
-        b = ofpraw_alloc(OFPRAW_OFPT11_TABLE_MOD, ofp_version, 0);
-        otm = ofpbuf_put_zeros(b, sizeof *otm);
-        otm->table_id = pm->table_id;
-        otm->config = htonl(pm->config);
-        break;
-    }
-    case OFP14_VERSION:
-        OVS_NOT_REACHED();
-        break;
-    default:
-        OVS_NOT_REACHED();
+    start_ofs = start_property(reply, OFPTFPT13_NEXT_TABLES + miss_offset);
+    BITMAP_FOR_EACH_1 (table_id, 255, tif->next) {
+        ofpbuf_put(reply, &table_id, 1);
     }
+    end_property(reply, start_ofs);
 
-    return b;
+    put_table_action_features(reply, &tif->write,
+                              OFPTFPT13_WRITE_ACTIONS,
+                              OFPTFPT13_WRITE_SETFIELD, miss_offset, version);
+    put_table_action_features(reply, &tif->apply,
+                              OFPTFPT13_APPLY_ACTIONS,
+                              OFPTFPT13_APPLY_SETFIELD, miss_offset, version);
 }
-\f
-/* ofputil_role_request */
 
-/* Decodes the OpenFlow "role request" or "role reply" message in '*oh' into
- * an abstract form in '*rr'.  Returns 0 if successful, otherwise an
- * OFPERR_* value. */
-enum ofperr
-ofputil_decode_role_message(const struct ofp_header *oh,
-                            struct ofputil_role_request *rr)
+void
+ofputil_append_table_features_reply(const struct ofputil_table_features *tf,
+                                    struct ovs_list *replies)
 {
-    struct ofpbuf b;
-    enum ofpraw raw;
-
-    ofpbuf_use_const(&b, oh, ntohs(oh->length));
-    raw = ofpraw_pull_assert(&b);
-
-    if (raw == OFPRAW_OFPT12_ROLE_REQUEST ||
-        raw == OFPRAW_OFPT12_ROLE_REPLY) {
-        const struct ofp12_role_request *orr = ofpbuf_l3(&b);
+    struct ofpbuf *reply = ofpbuf_from_list(list_back(replies));
+    enum ofp_version version = ofpmp_version(replies);
+    size_t start_ofs = reply->size;
+    struct ofp13_table_features *otf;
 
-        if (orr->role != htonl(OFPCR12_ROLE_NOCHANGE) &&
-            orr->role != htonl(OFPCR12_ROLE_EQUAL) &&
-            orr->role != htonl(OFPCR12_ROLE_MASTER) &&
-            orr->role != htonl(OFPCR12_ROLE_SLAVE)) {
-            return OFPERR_OFPRRFC_BAD_ROLE;
+    otf = ofpbuf_put_zeros(reply, sizeof *otf);
+    otf->table_id = tf->table_id;
+    ovs_strlcpy(otf->name, tf->name, sizeof otf->name);
+    otf->metadata_match = tf->metadata_match;
+    otf->metadata_write = tf->metadata_write;
+    if (version >= OFP14_VERSION) {
+        if (tf->supports_eviction) {
+            otf->capabilities |= htonl(OFPTC14_EVICTION);
         }
-
-        rr->role = ntohl(orr->role);
-        if (raw == OFPRAW_OFPT12_ROLE_REQUEST
-            ? orr->role == htonl(OFPCR12_ROLE_NOCHANGE)
-            : orr->generation_id == OVS_BE64_MAX) {
-            rr->have_generation_id = false;
-            rr->generation_id = 0;
-        } else {
-            rr->have_generation_id = true;
-            rr->generation_id = ntohll(orr->generation_id);
+        if (tf->supports_vacancy_events) {
+            otf->capabilities |= htonl(OFPTC14_VACANCY_EVENTS);
         }
-    } else if (raw == OFPRAW_NXT_ROLE_REQUEST ||
-               raw == OFPRAW_NXT_ROLE_REPLY) {
-        const struct nx_role_request *nrr = ofpbuf_l3(&b);
+    }
+    otf->max_entries = htonl(tf->max_entries);
 
-        BUILD_ASSERT(NX_ROLE_OTHER + 1 == OFPCR12_ROLE_EQUAL);
-        BUILD_ASSERT(NX_ROLE_MASTER + 1 == OFPCR12_ROLE_MASTER);
-        BUILD_ASSERT(NX_ROLE_SLAVE + 1 == OFPCR12_ROLE_SLAVE);
+    put_table_instruction_features(reply, &tf->nonmiss, 0, version);
+    put_table_instruction_features(reply, &tf->miss, 1, version);
 
-        if (nrr->role != htonl(NX_ROLE_OTHER) &&
-            nrr->role != htonl(NX_ROLE_MASTER) &&
-            nrr->role != htonl(NX_ROLE_SLAVE)) {
-            return OFPERR_OFPRRFC_BAD_ROLE;
-        }
+    put_fields_property(reply, &tf->match, &tf->mask,
+                        OFPTFPT13_MATCH, version);
+    put_fields_property(reply, &tf->wildcard, NULL,
+                        OFPTFPT13_WILDCARDS, version);
 
-        rr->role = ntohl(nrr->role) + 1;
-        rr->have_generation_id = false;
-        rr->generation_id = 0;
-    } else {
-        OVS_NOT_REACHED();
+    otf = ofpbuf_at_assert(reply, start_ofs, sizeof *otf);
+    otf->length = htons(reply->size - start_ofs);
+    ofpmp_postappend(replies, start_ofs);
+}
+
+static enum ofperr
+parse_table_desc_eviction_property(struct ofpbuf *property,
+                                   struct ofputil_table_desc *td)
+{
+    struct ofp14_table_mod_prop_eviction *ote = property->data;
+
+    if (property->size != sizeof *ote) {
+        return OFPERR_OFPBPC_BAD_LEN;
     }
 
+    td->eviction_flags = ntohl(ote->flags);
     return 0;
 }
 
-/* Returns an encoded form of a role reply suitable for the "request" in a
- * buffer owned by the caller. */
-struct ofpbuf *
-ofputil_encode_role_reply(const struct ofp_header *request,
-                          const struct ofputil_role_request *rr)
+/* Decodes the next OpenFlow "table desc" message (of possibly several) from
+ * 'msg' into an abstract form in '*td'.  Returns 0 if successful, EOF if the
+ * last "table desc" in 'msg' was already decoded, otherwise an OFPERR_*
+ * value. */
+int
+ofputil_decode_table_desc(struct ofpbuf *msg,
+                          struct ofputil_table_desc *td,
+                          enum ofp_version version)
 {
-    struct ofpbuf *buf;
-    enum ofpraw raw;
+    struct ofp14_table_desc *otd;
+    struct ofpbuf properties;
+    size_t length;
 
-    raw = ofpraw_decode_assert(request);
-    if (raw == OFPRAW_OFPT12_ROLE_REQUEST) {
-        struct ofp12_role_request *orr;
+    memset(td, 0, sizeof *td);
 
-        buf = ofpraw_alloc_reply(OFPRAW_OFPT12_ROLE_REPLY, request, 0);
-        orr = ofpbuf_put_zeros(buf, sizeof *orr);
+    if (!msg->header) {
+        ofpraw_pull_assert(msg);
+    }
 
-        orr->role = htonl(rr->role);
-        orr->generation_id = htonll(rr->have_generation_id
-                                    ? rr->generation_id
-                                    : UINT64_MAX);
-    } else if (raw == OFPRAW_NXT_ROLE_REQUEST) {
-        struct nx_role_request *nrr;
+    if (!msg->size) {
+        return EOF;
+    }
 
-        BUILD_ASSERT(NX_ROLE_OTHER == OFPCR12_ROLE_EQUAL - 1);
-        BUILD_ASSERT(NX_ROLE_MASTER == OFPCR12_ROLE_MASTER - 1);
-        BUILD_ASSERT(NX_ROLE_SLAVE == OFPCR12_ROLE_SLAVE - 1);
+    otd = ofpbuf_try_pull(msg, sizeof *otd);
+    if (!otd) {
+        VLOG_WARN_RL(&bad_ofmsg_rl, "OFP14_TABLE_DESC reply has %"PRIu32" "
+                     "leftover bytes at end", msg->size);
+        return OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_LEN;
+    }
 
-        buf = ofpraw_alloc_reply(OFPRAW_NXT_ROLE_REPLY, request, 0);
-        nrr = ofpbuf_put_zeros(buf, sizeof *nrr);
-        nrr->role = htonl(rr->role - 1);
-    } else {
-        OVS_NOT_REACHED();
+    td->table_id = otd->table_id;
+    length = ntohs(otd->length);
+    if (length < sizeof *otd || length - sizeof *otd > msg->size) {
+        VLOG_WARN_RL(&bad_ofmsg_rl, "OFP14_TABLE_DESC reply claims invalid "
+                     "length %"PRIuSIZE, length);
+        return OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_LEN;
     }
+    length -= sizeof *otd;
+    ofpbuf_use_const(&properties, ofpbuf_pull(msg, length), length);
 
-    return buf;
-}
-\f
-struct ofpbuf *
-ofputil_encode_role_status(const struct ofputil_role_status *status,
-                           enum ofputil_protocol protocol)
-{
-    struct ofpbuf *buf;
-    enum ofp_version version;
-    struct ofp14_role_status *rstatus;
+    td->eviction = ofputil_decode_table_eviction(otd->config, version);
+    td->eviction_flags = UINT32_MAX;
 
-    version = ofputil_protocol_to_ofp_version(protocol);
-    buf = ofpraw_alloc_xid(OFPRAW_OFPT14_ROLE_STATUS, version, htonl(0), 0);
-    rstatus = ofpbuf_put_zeros(buf, sizeof *rstatus);
-    rstatus->role = htonl(status->role);
-    rstatus->reason = status->reason;
-    rstatus->generation_id = htonll(status->generation_id);
+    while (properties.size > 0) {
+        struct ofpbuf payload;
+        enum ofperr error;
+        uint16_t type;
 
-    return buf;
-}
+        error = ofputil_pull_property(&properties, &payload, &type);
+        if (error) {
+            return error;
+        }
 
-enum ofperr
-ofputil_decode_role_status(const struct ofp_header *oh,
-                           struct ofputil_role_status *rs)
-{
-    struct ofpbuf b;
-    enum ofpraw raw;
-    const struct ofp14_role_status *r;
+        switch (type) {
+        case OFPTMPT14_EVICTION:
+            error = parse_table_desc_eviction_property(&payload, td);
+            break;
 
-    ofpbuf_use_const(&b, oh, ntohs(oh->length));
-    raw = ofpraw_pull_assert(&b);
-    ovs_assert(raw == OFPRAW_OFPT14_ROLE_STATUS);
+        default:
+            log_property(true, "unknown table_desc property %"PRIu16, type);
+            error = 0;
+            break;
+        }
 
-    r = ofpbuf_l3(&b);
-    if (r->role != htonl(OFPCR12_ROLE_NOCHANGE) &&
-        r->role != htonl(OFPCR12_ROLE_EQUAL) &&
-        r->role != htonl(OFPCR12_ROLE_MASTER) &&
-        r->role != htonl(OFPCR12_ROLE_SLAVE)) {
-        return OFPERR_OFPRRFC_BAD_ROLE;
+        if (error) {
+            return error;
+        }
     }
 
-    rs->role = ntohl(r->role);
-    rs->generation_id = ntohll(r->generation_id);
-    rs->reason = r->reason;
-
     return 0;
 }
 
-/* Table stats. */
-
-static void
-ofputil_put_ofp10_table_stats(const struct ofp12_table_stats *in,
-                              struct ofpbuf *buf)
+/* Encodes and returns a request to obtain description of tables of a switch.
+ * The message is encoded for OpenFlow version 'ofp_version'. */
+struct ofpbuf *
+ofputil_encode_table_desc_request(enum ofp_version ofp_version)
 {
-    struct wc_map {
-        enum ofp10_flow_wildcards wc10;
-        enum oxm12_ofb_match_fields mf12;
-    };
-
-    static const struct wc_map wc_map[] = {
-        { OFPFW10_IN_PORT,     OFPXMT12_OFB_IN_PORT },
-        { OFPFW10_DL_VLAN,     OFPXMT12_OFB_VLAN_VID },
-        { OFPFW10_DL_SRC,      OFPXMT12_OFB_ETH_SRC },
-        { OFPFW10_DL_DST,      OFPXMT12_OFB_ETH_DST},
-        { OFPFW10_DL_TYPE,     OFPXMT12_OFB_ETH_TYPE },
-        { OFPFW10_NW_PROTO,    OFPXMT12_OFB_IP_PROTO },
-        { OFPFW10_TP_SRC,      OFPXMT12_OFB_TCP_SRC },
-        { OFPFW10_TP_DST,      OFPXMT12_OFB_TCP_DST },
-        { OFPFW10_NW_SRC_MASK, OFPXMT12_OFB_IPV4_SRC },
-        { OFPFW10_NW_DST_MASK, OFPXMT12_OFB_IPV4_DST },
-        { OFPFW10_DL_VLAN_PCP, OFPXMT12_OFB_VLAN_PCP },
-        { OFPFW10_NW_TOS,      OFPXMT12_OFB_IP_DSCP },
-    };
-
-    struct ofp10_table_stats *out;
-    const struct wc_map *p;
+    struct ofpbuf *request = NULL;
 
-    out = ofpbuf_put_zeros(buf, sizeof *out);
-    out->table_id = in->table_id;
-    ovs_strlcpy(out->name, in->name, sizeof out->name);
-    out->wildcards = 0;
-    for (p = wc_map; p < &wc_map[ARRAY_SIZE(wc_map)]; p++) {
-        if (in->wildcards & htonll(1ULL << p->mf12)) {
-            out->wildcards |= htonl(p->wc10);
-        }
+    if (ofp_version >= OFP14_VERSION) {
+        request = ofpraw_alloc(OFPRAW_OFPST14_TABLE_DESC_REQUEST,
+                               ofp_version, 0);
+    } else {
+        ovs_fatal(0, "dump-table-desc needs OpenFlow 1.4 or later "
+                  "(\'-O OpenFlow14\')");
     }
-    out->max_entries = in->max_entries;
-    out->active_count = in->active_count;
-    put_32aligned_be64(&out->lookup_count, in->lookup_count);
-    put_32aligned_be64(&out->matched_count, in->matched_count);
-}
 
-static ovs_be32
-oxm12_to_ofp11_flow_match_fields(ovs_be64 oxm12)
-{
-    struct map {
-        enum ofp11_flow_match_fields fmf11;
-        enum oxm12_ofb_match_fields mf12;
-    };
-
-    static const struct map map[] = {
-        { OFPFMF11_IN_PORT,     OFPXMT12_OFB_IN_PORT },
-        { OFPFMF11_DL_VLAN,     OFPXMT12_OFB_VLAN_VID },
-        { OFPFMF11_DL_VLAN_PCP, OFPXMT12_OFB_VLAN_PCP },
-        { OFPFMF11_DL_TYPE,     OFPXMT12_OFB_ETH_TYPE },
-        { OFPFMF11_NW_TOS,      OFPXMT12_OFB_IP_DSCP },
-        { OFPFMF11_NW_PROTO,    OFPXMT12_OFB_IP_PROTO },
-        { OFPFMF11_TP_SRC,      OFPXMT12_OFB_TCP_SRC },
-        { OFPFMF11_TP_DST,      OFPXMT12_OFB_TCP_DST },
-        { OFPFMF11_MPLS_LABEL,  OFPXMT12_OFB_MPLS_LABEL },
-        { OFPFMF11_MPLS_TC,     OFPXMT12_OFB_MPLS_TC },
-        /* I don't know what OFPFMF11_TYPE means. */
-        { OFPFMF11_DL_SRC,      OFPXMT12_OFB_ETH_SRC },
-        { OFPFMF11_DL_DST,      OFPXMT12_OFB_ETH_DST },
-        { OFPFMF11_NW_SRC,      OFPXMT12_OFB_IPV4_SRC },
-        { OFPFMF11_NW_DST,      OFPXMT12_OFB_IPV4_DST },
-        { OFPFMF11_METADATA,    OFPXMT12_OFB_METADATA },
-    };
-
-    const struct map *p;
-    uint32_t fmf11;
-
-    fmf11 = 0;
-    for (p = map; p < &map[ARRAY_SIZE(map)]; p++) {
-        if (oxm12 & htonll(1ULL << p->mf12)) {
-            fmf11 |= p->fmf11;
-        }
-    }
-    return htonl(fmf11);
+    return request;
 }
 
-static void
-ofputil_put_ofp11_table_stats(const struct ofp12_table_stats *in,
-                              struct ofpbuf *buf)
+/* Function to append Table desc information in a reply list. */
+void
+ofputil_append_table_desc_reply(const struct ofputil_table_desc *td,
+                                struct ovs_list *replies,
+                                enum ofp_version version)
 {
-    struct ofp11_table_stats *out;
+    struct ofpbuf *reply = ofpbuf_from_list(list_back(replies));
+    size_t start_otd;
+    struct ofp14_table_desc *otd;
+
+    start_otd = reply->size;
+    ofpbuf_put_zeros(reply, sizeof *otd);
+    if (td->eviction_flags != UINT32_MAX) {
+        struct ofp14_table_mod_prop_eviction *ote;
+
+        ote = ofpbuf_put_zeros(reply, sizeof *ote);
+        ote->type = htons(OFPTMPT14_EVICTION);
+        ote->length = htons(sizeof *ote);
+        ote->flags = htonl(td->eviction_flags);
+    }
+
+    otd = ofpbuf_at_assert(reply, start_otd, sizeof *otd);
+    otd->length = htons(reply->size - start_otd);
+    otd->table_id = td->table_id;
+    otd->config = ofputil_encode_table_config(OFPUTIL_TABLE_MISS_DEFAULT,
+                                              td->eviction, td->vacancy,
+                                              version);
+    ofpmp_postappend(replies, start_otd);
+}
+
+/* This function parses Vacancy property, and decodes the
+ * ofp14_table_mod_prop_vacancy in ofputil_table_mod.
+ * Returns OFPERR_OFPBPC_BAD_VALUE error code when vacancy_down is
+ * greater than vacancy_up and also when current vacancy has non-zero
+ * value. Returns 0 on success. */
+static enum ofperr
+parse_table_mod_vacancy_property(struct ofpbuf *property,
+                                 struct ofputil_table_mod *tm)
+{
+    struct ofp14_table_mod_prop_vacancy *otv = property->data;
 
-    out = ofpbuf_put_zeros(buf, sizeof *out);
-    out->table_id = in->table_id;
-    ovs_strlcpy(out->name, in->name, sizeof out->name);
-    out->wildcards = oxm12_to_ofp11_flow_match_fields(in->wildcards);
-    out->match = oxm12_to_ofp11_flow_match_fields(in->match);
-    out->instructions = in->instructions;
-    out->write_actions = in->write_actions;
-    out->apply_actions = in->apply_actions;
-    out->config = in->config;
-    out->max_entries = in->max_entries;
-    out->active_count = in->active_count;
-    out->lookup_count = in->lookup_count;
-    out->matched_count = in->matched_count;
+    if (property->size != sizeof *otv) {
+        return OFPERR_OFPBPC_BAD_LEN;
+    }
+    tm->table_vacancy.vacancy_down = otv->vacancy_down;
+    tm->table_vacancy.vacancy_up = otv->vacancy_up;
+    if (tm->table_vacancy.vacancy_down > tm->table_vacancy.vacancy_up) {
+        log_property(false, "Value of vacancy_down is greater than "
+                     "vacancy_up");
+        return OFPERR_OFPBPC_BAD_VALUE;
+    }
+    if (tm->table_vacancy.vacancy_down > 100 ||
+        tm->table_vacancy.vacancy_up > 100) {
+        log_property(false, "Vacancy threshold percentage should not be"
+                     "greater than 100");
+        return OFPERR_OFPBPC_BAD_VALUE;
+    }
+    tm->table_vacancy.vacancy = otv->vacancy;
+    if (tm->table_vacancy.vacancy) {
+        log_property(false, "Vacancy value should be zero for table-mod "
+                     "messages");
+        return OFPERR_OFPBPC_BAD_VALUE;
+    }
+    return 0;
 }
 
-static void
-ofputil_put_ofp12_table_stats(const struct ofp12_table_stats *in,
-                              struct ofpbuf *buf)
+/* Given 'config', taken from an OpenFlow 'version' message that specifies
+ * table configuration (a table mod, table stats, or table features message),
+ * returns the table vacancy configuration that it specifies.
+ *
+ * Only OpenFlow 1.4 and later specify table vacancy configuration this way,
+ * so for other 'version' this function always returns
+ * OFPUTIL_TABLE_VACANCY_DEFAULT. */
+static enum ofputil_table_vacancy
+ofputil_decode_table_vacancy(ovs_be32 config, enum ofp_version version)
 {
-    struct ofp12_table_stats *out = ofpbuf_put(buf, in, sizeof *in);
-
-    /* Trim off OF1.3-only capabilities. */
-    out->match &= htonll(OFPXMT12_MASK);
-    out->wildcards &= htonll(OFPXMT12_MASK);
-    out->write_setfields &= htonll(OFPXMT12_MASK);
-    out->apply_setfields &= htonll(OFPXMT12_MASK);
+    return (version < OFP14_VERSION ? OFPUTIL_TABLE_VACANCY_DEFAULT
+            : config & htonl(OFPTC14_VACANCY_EVENTS) ? OFPUTIL_TABLE_VACANCY_ON
+            : OFPUTIL_TABLE_VACANCY_OFF);
 }
 
-static void
-ofputil_put_ofp13_table_stats(const struct ofp12_table_stats *in,
-                              struct ofpbuf *buf)
+static enum ofperr
+parse_table_mod_eviction_property(struct ofpbuf *property,
+                                  struct ofputil_table_mod *tm)
 {
-    struct ofp13_table_stats *out;
+    struct ofp14_table_mod_prop_eviction *ote = property->data;
 
-    /* OF 1.3 splits table features off the ofp_table_stats,
-     * so there is not much here. */
+    if (property->size != sizeof *ote) {
+        return OFPERR_OFPBPC_BAD_LEN;
+    }
 
-    out = ofpbuf_put_uninit(buf, sizeof *out);
-    out->table_id = in->table_id;
-    out->active_count = in->active_count;
-    out->lookup_count = in->lookup_count;
-    out->matched_count = in->matched_count;
+    tm->eviction_flags = ntohl(ote->flags);
+    return 0;
 }
 
-struct ofpbuf *
-ofputil_encode_table_stats_reply(const struct ofp12_table_stats stats[], int n,
-                                 const struct ofp_header *request)
+/* Given 'config', taken from an OpenFlow 'version' message that specifies
+ * table configuration (a table mod, table stats, or table features message),
+ * returns the table eviction configuration that it specifies.
+ *
+ * Only OpenFlow 1.4 and later specify table eviction configuration this way,
+ * so for other 'version' values this function always returns
+ * OFPUTIL_TABLE_EVICTION_DEFAULT. */
+static enum ofputil_table_eviction
+ofputil_decode_table_eviction(ovs_be32 config, enum ofp_version version)
 {
-    struct ofpbuf *reply;
-    int i;
-
-    reply = ofpraw_alloc_stats_reply(request, n * sizeof *stats);
-
-    for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
-        switch ((enum ofp_version) request->version) {
-        case OFP10_VERSION:
-            ofputil_put_ofp10_table_stats(&stats[i], reply);
-            break;
+    return (version < OFP14_VERSION ? OFPUTIL_TABLE_EVICTION_DEFAULT
+            : config & htonl(OFPTC14_EVICTION) ? OFPUTIL_TABLE_EVICTION_ON
+            : OFPUTIL_TABLE_EVICTION_OFF);
+}
 
-        case OFP11_VERSION:
-            ofputil_put_ofp11_table_stats(&stats[i], reply);
-            break;
+/* Returns a bitmap of OFPTC* values suitable for 'config' fields in various
+ * OpenFlow messages of the given 'version', based on the provided 'miss' and
+ * 'eviction' values. */
+static ovs_be32
+ofputil_encode_table_config(enum ofputil_table_miss miss,
+                            enum ofputil_table_eviction eviction,
+                            enum ofputil_table_vacancy vacancy,
+                            enum ofp_version version)
+{
+    uint32_t config = 0;
+    /* See the section "OFPTC_* Table Configuration" in DESIGN.md for more
+     * information on the crazy evolution of this field. */
+    switch (version) {
+    case OFP10_VERSION:
+        /* OpenFlow 1.0 didn't have such a field, any value ought to do. */
+        return htonl(0);
 
-        case OFP12_VERSION:
-            ofputil_put_ofp12_table_stats(&stats[i], reply);
-            break;
+    case OFP11_VERSION:
+    case OFP12_VERSION:
+        /* OpenFlow 1.1 and 1.2 define only OFPTC11_TABLE_MISS_*. */
+        switch (miss) {
+        case OFPUTIL_TABLE_MISS_DEFAULT:
+            /* Really this shouldn't be used for encoding (the caller should
+             * provide a specific value) but I can't imagine that defaulting to
+             * the fall-through case here will hurt. */
+        case OFPUTIL_TABLE_MISS_CONTROLLER:
+        default:
+            return htonl(OFPTC11_TABLE_MISS_CONTROLLER);
+        case OFPUTIL_TABLE_MISS_CONTINUE:
+            return htonl(OFPTC11_TABLE_MISS_CONTINUE);
+        case OFPUTIL_TABLE_MISS_DROP:
+            return htonl(OFPTC11_TABLE_MISS_DROP);
+        }
+        OVS_NOT_REACHED();
 
-        case OFP13_VERSION:
-        case OFP14_VERSION:
-            ofputil_put_ofp13_table_stats(&stats[i], reply);
-            break;
+    case OFP13_VERSION:
+        /* OpenFlow 1.3 removed OFPTC11_TABLE_MISS_* and didn't define any new
+         * flags, so this is correct. */
+        return htonl(0);
 
-        default:
-            OVS_NOT_REACHED();
+    case OFP14_VERSION:
+    case OFP15_VERSION:
+        /* OpenFlow 1.4 introduced OFPTC14_EVICTION and
+         * OFPTC14_VACANCY_EVENTS. */
+        if (eviction == OFPUTIL_TABLE_EVICTION_ON) {
+            config |= OFPTC14_EVICTION;
+        }
+        if (vacancy == OFPUTIL_TABLE_VACANCY_ON) {
+            config |= OFPTC14_VACANCY_EVENTS;
         }
+        return htonl(config);
     }
 
-    return reply;
+    OVS_NOT_REACHED();
 }
-\f
-/* ofputil_flow_monitor_request */
 
-/* Converts an NXST_FLOW_MONITOR request in 'msg' into an abstract
- * ofputil_flow_monitor_request in 'rq'.
- *
- * Multiple NXST_FLOW_MONITOR requests can be packed into a single OpenFlow
- * message.  Calling this function multiple times for a single 'msg' iterates
- * through the requests.  The caller must initially leave 'msg''s layer
- * pointers null and not modify them between calls.
+/* Given 'config', taken from an OpenFlow 'version' message that specifies
+ * table configuration (a table mod, table stats, or table features message),
+ * returns the table miss configuration that it specifies.
  *
- * Returns 0 if successful, EOF if no requests were left in this 'msg',
- * otherwise an OFPERR_* value. */
-int
-ofputil_decode_flow_monitor_request(struct ofputil_flow_monitor_request *rq,
-                                    struct ofpbuf *msg)
+ * Only OpenFlow 1.1 and 1.2 specify table miss configurations this way, so for
+ * other 'version' values this function always returns
+ * OFPUTIL_TABLE_MISS_DEFAULT. */
+static enum ofputil_table_miss
+ofputil_decode_table_miss(ovs_be32 config_, enum ofp_version version)
 {
-    struct nx_flow_monitor_request *nfmr;
-    uint16_t flags;
+    uint32_t config = ntohl(config_);
 
-    if (!msg->frame) {
-        ofpraw_pull_assert(msg);
-    }
+    if (version == OFP11_VERSION || version == OFP12_VERSION) {
+        switch (config & OFPTC11_TABLE_MISS_MASK) {
+        case OFPTC11_TABLE_MISS_CONTROLLER:
+            return OFPUTIL_TABLE_MISS_CONTROLLER;
 
-    if (!ofpbuf_size(msg)) {
-        return EOF;
-    }
+        case OFPTC11_TABLE_MISS_CONTINUE:
+            return OFPUTIL_TABLE_MISS_CONTINUE;
 
-    nfmr = ofpbuf_try_pull(msg, sizeof *nfmr);
-    if (!nfmr) {
-        VLOG_WARN_RL(&bad_ofmsg_rl, "NXST_FLOW_MONITOR request has %"PRIu32" "
-                     "leftover bytes at end", ofpbuf_size(msg));
-        return OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_LEN;
-    }
+        case OFPTC11_TABLE_MISS_DROP:
+            return OFPUTIL_TABLE_MISS_DROP;
 
-    flags = ntohs(nfmr->flags);
-    if (!(flags & (NXFMF_ADD | NXFMF_DELETE | NXFMF_MODIFY))
-        || flags & ~(NXFMF_INITIAL | NXFMF_ADD | NXFMF_DELETE
-                     | NXFMF_MODIFY | NXFMF_ACTIONS | NXFMF_OWN)) {
-        VLOG_WARN_RL(&bad_ofmsg_rl, "NXST_FLOW_MONITOR has bad flags %#"PRIx16,
-                     flags);
-        return OFPERR_NXBRC_FM_BAD_FLAGS;
+        default:
+            VLOG_WARN_RL(&bad_ofmsg_rl, "bad table miss config %d", config);
+            return OFPUTIL_TABLE_MISS_CONTROLLER;
+        }
+    } else {
+        return OFPUTIL_TABLE_MISS_DEFAULT;
     }
+}
 
-    if (!is_all_zeros(nfmr->zeros, sizeof nfmr->zeros)) {
-        return OFPERR_NXBRC_MUST_BE_ZERO;
-    }
+/* Decodes the OpenFlow "table mod" message in '*oh' into an abstract form in
+ * '*pm'.  Returns 0 if successful, otherwise an OFPERR_* value. */
+enum ofperr
+ofputil_decode_table_mod(const struct ofp_header *oh,
+                         struct ofputil_table_mod *pm)
+{
+    enum ofpraw raw;
+    struct ofpbuf b;
 
-    rq->id = ntohl(nfmr->id);
-    rq->flags = flags;
-    rq->out_port = u16_to_ofp(ntohs(nfmr->out_port));
-    rq->table_id = nfmr->table_id;
+    memset(pm, 0, sizeof *pm);
+    pm->miss = OFPUTIL_TABLE_MISS_DEFAULT;
+    pm->eviction = OFPUTIL_TABLE_EVICTION_DEFAULT;
+    pm->eviction_flags = UINT32_MAX;
+    pm->vacancy = OFPUTIL_TABLE_VACANCY_DEFAULT;
+    ofpbuf_use_const(&b, oh, ntohs(oh->length));
+    raw = ofpraw_pull_assert(&b);
 
-    return nx_pull_match(msg, ntohs(nfmr->match_len), &rq->match, NULL, NULL);
-}
+    if (raw == OFPRAW_OFPT11_TABLE_MOD) {
+        const struct ofp11_table_mod *otm = b.data;
 
-void
-ofputil_append_flow_monitor_request(
-    const struct ofputil_flow_monitor_request *rq, struct ofpbuf *msg)
-{
-    struct nx_flow_monitor_request *nfmr;
-    size_t start_ofs;
-    int match_len;
+        pm->table_id = otm->table_id;
+        pm->miss = ofputil_decode_table_miss(otm->config, oh->version);
+    } else if (raw == OFPRAW_OFPT14_TABLE_MOD) {
+        const struct ofp14_table_mod *otm = ofpbuf_pull(&b, sizeof *otm);
 
-    if (!ofpbuf_size(msg)) {
-        ofpraw_put(OFPRAW_NXST_FLOW_MONITOR_REQUEST, OFP10_VERSION, msg);
-    }
+        pm->table_id = otm->table_id;
+        pm->miss = ofputil_decode_table_miss(otm->config, oh->version);
+        pm->eviction = ofputil_decode_table_eviction(otm->config, oh->version);
+        pm->vacancy = ofputil_decode_table_vacancy(otm->config, oh->version);
+        while (b.size > 0) {
+            struct ofpbuf property;
+            enum ofperr error;
+            uint16_t type;
+
+            error = ofputil_pull_property(&b, &property, &type);
+            if (error) {
+                return error;
+            }
 
-    start_ofs = ofpbuf_size(msg);
-    ofpbuf_put_zeros(msg, sizeof *nfmr);
-    match_len = nx_put_match(msg, &rq->match, htonll(0), htonll(0));
+            switch (type) {
+            case OFPTMPT14_EVICTION:
+                error = parse_table_mod_eviction_property(&property, pm);
+                break;
 
-    nfmr = ofpbuf_at_assert(msg, start_ofs, sizeof *nfmr);
-    nfmr->id = htonl(rq->id);
-    nfmr->flags = htons(rq->flags);
-    nfmr->out_port = htons(ofp_to_u16(rq->out_port));
-    nfmr->match_len = htons(match_len);
-    nfmr->table_id = rq->table_id;
+            case OFPTMPT14_VACANCY:
+                error = parse_table_mod_vacancy_property(&property, pm);
+                break;
+
+            default:
+                error = OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_TYPE;
+                break;
+            }
+
+            if (error) {
+                return error;
+            }
+        }
+    } else {
+        return OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_TYPE;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
 }
 
-/* Converts an NXST_FLOW_MONITOR reply (also known as a flow update) in 'msg'
- * into an abstract ofputil_flow_update in 'update'.  The caller must have
- * initialized update->match to point to space allocated for a match.
- *
- * Uses 'ofpacts' to store the abstract OFPACT_* version of the update's
- * actions (except for NXFME_ABBREV, which never includes actions).  The caller
- * must initialize 'ofpacts' and retains ownership of it.  'update->ofpacts'
- * will point into the 'ofpacts' buffer.
- *
- * Multiple flow updates can be packed into a single OpenFlow message.  Calling
- * this function multiple times for a single 'msg' iterates through the
- * updates.  The caller must initially leave 'msg''s layer pointers null and
- * not modify them between calls.
- *
- * Returns 0 if successful, EOF if no updates were left in this 'msg',
- * otherwise an OFPERR_* value. */
-int
-ofputil_decode_flow_update(struct ofputil_flow_update *update,
-                           struct ofpbuf *msg, struct ofpbuf *ofpacts)
+/* Converts the abstract form of a "table mod" message in '*tm' into an
+ * OpenFlow message suitable for 'protocol', and returns that encoded form in a
+ * buffer owned by the caller. */
+struct ofpbuf *
+ofputil_encode_table_mod(const struct ofputil_table_mod *tm,
+                        enum ofputil_protocol protocol)
 {
-    struct nx_flow_update_header *nfuh;
-    unsigned int length;
-    struct ofp_header *oh;
+    enum ofp_version ofp_version = ofputil_protocol_to_ofp_version(protocol);
+    struct ofpbuf *b;
 
-    if (!msg->frame) {
-        ofpraw_pull_assert(msg);
+    switch (ofp_version) {
+    case OFP10_VERSION: {
+        ovs_fatal(0, "table mod needs OpenFlow 1.1 or later "
+                     "(\'-O OpenFlow11\')");
+        break;
     }
+    case OFP11_VERSION:
+    case OFP12_VERSION:
+    case OFP13_VERSION: {
+        struct ofp11_table_mod *otm;
 
-    if (!ofpbuf_size(msg)) {
-        return EOF;
+        b = ofpraw_alloc(OFPRAW_OFPT11_TABLE_MOD, ofp_version, 0);
+        otm = ofpbuf_put_zeros(b, sizeof *otm);
+        otm->table_id = tm->table_id;
+        otm->config = ofputil_encode_table_config(tm->miss, tm->eviction,
+                                                  tm->vacancy, ofp_version);
+        break;
     }
+    case OFP14_VERSION:
+    case OFP15_VERSION: {
+        struct ofp14_table_mod *otm;
+        struct ofp14_table_mod_prop_eviction *ote;
+        struct ofp14_table_mod_prop_vacancy *otv;
 
-    if (ofpbuf_size(msg) < sizeof(struct nx_flow_update_header)) {
-        goto bad_len;
+        b = ofpraw_alloc(OFPRAW_OFPT14_TABLE_MOD, ofp_version, 0);
+        otm = ofpbuf_put_zeros(b, sizeof *otm);
+        otm->table_id = tm->table_id;
+        otm->config = ofputil_encode_table_config(tm->miss, tm->eviction,
+                                                  tm->vacancy, ofp_version);
+
+        if (tm->eviction_flags != UINT32_MAX) {
+            ote = ofpbuf_put_zeros(b, sizeof *ote);
+            ote->type = htons(OFPTMPT14_EVICTION);
+            ote->length = htons(sizeof *ote);
+            ote->flags = htonl(tm->eviction_flags);
+        }
+        if (tm->vacancy == OFPUTIL_TABLE_VACANCY_ON) {
+            otv = ofpbuf_put_zeros(b, sizeof *otv);
+            otv->type = htons(OFPTMPT14_VACANCY);
+            otv->length = htons(sizeof *otv);
+            otv->vacancy_down = tm->table_vacancy.vacancy_down;
+            otv->vacancy_up = tm->table_vacancy.vacancy_up;
+        }
+        break;
     }
-
-    oh = msg->frame;
-
-    nfuh = ofpbuf_data(msg);
-    update->event = ntohs(nfuh->event);
-    length = ntohs(nfuh->length);
-    if (length > ofpbuf_size(msg) || length % 8) {
-        goto bad_len;
+    default:
+        OVS_NOT_REACHED();
     }
 
-    if (update->event == NXFME_ABBREV) {
-        struct nx_flow_update_abbrev *nfua;
+    return b;
+}
+\f
+/* ofputil_role_request */
 
-        if (length != sizeof *nfua) {
-            goto bad_len;
-        }
+/* Decodes the OpenFlow "role request" or "role reply" message in '*oh' into
+ * an abstract form in '*rr'.  Returns 0 if successful, otherwise an
+ * OFPERR_* value. */
+enum ofperr
+ofputil_decode_role_message(const struct ofp_header *oh,
+                            struct ofputil_role_request *rr)
+{
+    struct ofpbuf b;
+    enum ofpraw raw;
 
-        nfua = ofpbuf_pull(msg, sizeof *nfua);
-        update->xid = nfua->xid;
-        return 0;
-    } else if (update->event == NXFME_ADDED
-               || update->event == NXFME_DELETED
-               || update->event == NXFME_MODIFIED) {
-        struct nx_flow_update_full *nfuf;
-        unsigned int actions_len;
-        unsigned int match_len;
-        enum ofperr error;
+    ofpbuf_use_const(&b, oh, ntohs(oh->length));
+    raw = ofpraw_pull_assert(&b);
 
-        if (length < sizeof *nfuf) {
-            goto bad_len;
-        }
+    if (raw == OFPRAW_OFPT12_ROLE_REQUEST ||
+        raw == OFPRAW_OFPT12_ROLE_REPLY) {
+        const struct ofp12_role_request *orr = b.msg;
 
-        nfuf = ofpbuf_pull(msg, sizeof *nfuf);
-        match_len = ntohs(nfuf->match_len);
-        if (sizeof *nfuf + match_len > length) {
-            goto bad_len;
+        if (orr->role != htonl(OFPCR12_ROLE_NOCHANGE) &&
+            orr->role != htonl(OFPCR12_ROLE_EQUAL) &&
+            orr->role != htonl(OFPCR12_ROLE_MASTER) &&
+            orr->role != htonl(OFPCR12_ROLE_SLAVE)) {
+            return OFPERR_OFPRRFC_BAD_ROLE;
         }
 
-        update->reason = ntohs(nfuf->reason);
-        update->idle_timeout = ntohs(nfuf->idle_timeout);
-        update->hard_timeout = ntohs(nfuf->hard_timeout);
-        update->table_id = nfuf->table_id;
-        update->cookie = nfuf->cookie;
-        update->priority = ntohs(nfuf->priority);
-
-        error = nx_pull_match(msg, match_len, update->match, NULL, NULL);
-        if (error) {
-            return error;
+        rr->role = ntohl(orr->role);
+        if (raw == OFPRAW_OFPT12_ROLE_REQUEST
+            ? orr->role == htonl(OFPCR12_ROLE_NOCHANGE)
+            : orr->generation_id == OVS_BE64_MAX) {
+            rr->have_generation_id = false;
+            rr->generation_id = 0;
+        } else {
+            rr->have_generation_id = true;
+            rr->generation_id = ntohll(orr->generation_id);
         }
+    } else if (raw == OFPRAW_NXT_ROLE_REQUEST ||
+               raw == OFPRAW_NXT_ROLE_REPLY) {
+        const struct nx_role_request *nrr = b.msg;
 
-        actions_len = length - sizeof *nfuf - ROUND_UP(match_len, 8);
-        error = ofpacts_pull_openflow_actions(msg, actions_len, oh->version,
-                                              ofpacts);
-        if (error) {
-            return error;
+        BUILD_ASSERT(NX_ROLE_OTHER + 1 == OFPCR12_ROLE_EQUAL);
+        BUILD_ASSERT(NX_ROLE_MASTER + 1 == OFPCR12_ROLE_MASTER);
+        BUILD_ASSERT(NX_ROLE_SLAVE + 1 == OFPCR12_ROLE_SLAVE);
+
+        if (nrr->role != htonl(NX_ROLE_OTHER) &&
+            nrr->role != htonl(NX_ROLE_MASTER) &&
+            nrr->role != htonl(NX_ROLE_SLAVE)) {
+            return OFPERR_OFPRRFC_BAD_ROLE;
         }
 
-        update->ofpacts = ofpbuf_data(ofpacts);
-        update->ofpacts_len = ofpbuf_size(ofpacts);
-        return 0;
+        rr->role = ntohl(nrr->role) + 1;
+        rr->have_generation_id = false;
+        rr->generation_id = 0;
     } else {
-        VLOG_WARN_RL(&bad_ofmsg_rl,
-                     "NXST_FLOW_MONITOR reply has bad event %"PRIu16,
-                     ntohs(nfuh->event));
-        return OFPERR_NXBRC_FM_BAD_EVENT;
+        OVS_NOT_REACHED();
     }
 
-bad_len:
-    VLOG_WARN_RL(&bad_ofmsg_rl, "NXST_FLOW_MONITOR reply has %"PRIu32" "
-                 "leftover bytes at end", ofpbuf_size(msg));
-    return OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_LEN;
+    return 0;
 }
 
-uint32_t
-ofputil_decode_flow_monitor_cancel(const struct ofp_header *oh)
+/* Returns an encoded form of a role reply suitable for the "request" in a
+ * buffer owned by the caller. */
+struct ofpbuf *
+ofputil_encode_role_reply(const struct ofp_header *request,
+                          const struct ofputil_role_request *rr)
 {
-    const struct nx_flow_monitor_cancel *cancel = ofpmsg_body(oh);
+    struct ofpbuf *buf;
+    enum ofpraw raw;
 
-    return ntohl(cancel->id);
-}
+    raw = ofpraw_decode_assert(request);
+    if (raw == OFPRAW_OFPT12_ROLE_REQUEST) {
+        struct ofp12_role_request *orr;
 
-struct ofpbuf *
-ofputil_encode_flow_monitor_cancel(uint32_t id)
-{
-    struct nx_flow_monitor_cancel *nfmc;
-    struct ofpbuf *msg;
+        buf = ofpraw_alloc_reply(OFPRAW_OFPT12_ROLE_REPLY, request, 0);
+        orr = ofpbuf_put_zeros(buf, sizeof *orr);
 
-    msg = ofpraw_alloc(OFPRAW_NXT_FLOW_MONITOR_CANCEL, OFP10_VERSION, 0);
-    nfmc = ofpbuf_put_uninit(msg, sizeof *nfmc);
-    nfmc->id = htonl(id);
-    return msg;
-}
+        orr->role = htonl(rr->role);
+        orr->generation_id = htonll(rr->have_generation_id
+                                    ? rr->generation_id
+                                    : UINT64_MAX);
+    } else if (raw == OFPRAW_NXT_ROLE_REQUEST) {
+        struct nx_role_request *nrr;
 
-void
-ofputil_start_flow_update(struct list *replies)
-{
-    struct ofpbuf *msg;
+        BUILD_ASSERT(NX_ROLE_OTHER == OFPCR12_ROLE_EQUAL - 1);
+        BUILD_ASSERT(NX_ROLE_MASTER == OFPCR12_ROLE_MASTER - 1);
+        BUILD_ASSERT(NX_ROLE_SLAVE == OFPCR12_ROLE_SLAVE - 1);
 
-    msg = ofpraw_alloc_xid(OFPRAW_NXST_FLOW_MONITOR_REPLY, OFP10_VERSION,
-                           htonl(0), 1024);
+        buf = ofpraw_alloc_reply(OFPRAW_NXT_ROLE_REPLY, request, 0);
+        nrr = ofpbuf_put_zeros(buf, sizeof *nrr);
+        nrr->role = htonl(rr->role - 1);
+    } else {
+        OVS_NOT_REACHED();
+    }
 
-    list_init(replies);
-    list_push_back(replies, &msg->list_node);
+    return buf;
 }
-
-void
-ofputil_append_flow_update(const struct ofputil_flow_update *update,
-                           struct list *replies)
+\f
+/* Encodes "role status" message 'status' for sending in the given
+ * 'protocol'.  Returns the role status message, if 'protocol' supports them,
+ * otherwise a null pointer. */
+struct ofpbuf *
+ofputil_encode_role_status(const struct ofputil_role_status *status,
+                           enum ofputil_protocol protocol)
 {
-    enum ofp_version version = ofpmp_version(replies);
-    struct nx_flow_update_header *nfuh;
-    struct ofpbuf *msg;
-    size_t start_ofs;
+    enum ofp_version version;
 
-    msg = ofpbuf_from_list(list_back(replies));
-    start_ofs = ofpbuf_size(msg);
+    version = ofputil_protocol_to_ofp_version(protocol);
+    if (version >= OFP14_VERSION) {
+        struct ofp14_role_status *rstatus;
+        struct ofpbuf *buf;
+
+        buf = ofpraw_alloc_xid(OFPRAW_OFPT14_ROLE_STATUS, version, htonl(0),
+                               0);
+        rstatus = ofpbuf_put_zeros(buf, sizeof *rstatus);
+        rstatus->role = htonl(status->role);
+        rstatus->reason = status->reason;
+        rstatus->generation_id = htonll(status->generation_id);
+
+        return buf;
+    } else {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+}
 
-    if (update->event == NXFME_ABBREV) {
-        struct nx_flow_update_abbrev *nfua;
+enum ofperr
+ofputil_decode_role_status(const struct ofp_header *oh,
+                           struct ofputil_role_status *rs)
+{
+    struct ofpbuf b;
+    enum ofpraw raw;
+    const struct ofp14_role_status *r;
 
-        nfua = ofpbuf_put_zeros(msg, sizeof *nfua);
-        nfua->xid = update->xid;
-    } else {
-        struct nx_flow_update_full *nfuf;
-        int match_len;
+    ofpbuf_use_const(&b, oh, ntohs(oh->length));
+    raw = ofpraw_pull_assert(&b);
+    ovs_assert(raw == OFPRAW_OFPT14_ROLE_STATUS);
 
-        ofpbuf_put_zeros(msg, sizeof *nfuf);
-        match_len = nx_put_match(msg, update->match, htonll(0), htonll(0));
-        ofpacts_put_openflow_actions(update->ofpacts, update->ofpacts_len, msg,
-                                     version);
-        nfuf = ofpbuf_at_assert(msg, start_ofs, sizeof *nfuf);
-        nfuf->reason = htons(update->reason);
-        nfuf->priority = htons(update->priority);
-        nfuf->idle_timeout = htons(update->idle_timeout);
-        nfuf->hard_timeout = htons(update->hard_timeout);
-        nfuf->match_len = htons(match_len);
-        nfuf->table_id = update->table_id;
-        nfuf->cookie = update->cookie;
+    r = b.msg;
+    if (r->role != htonl(OFPCR12_ROLE_NOCHANGE) &&
+        r->role != htonl(OFPCR12_ROLE_EQUAL) &&
+        r->role != htonl(OFPCR12_ROLE_MASTER) &&
+        r->role != htonl(OFPCR12_ROLE_SLAVE)) {
+        return OFPERR_OFPRRFC_BAD_ROLE;
     }
 
-    nfuh = ofpbuf_at_assert(msg, start_ofs, sizeof *nfuh);
-    nfuh->length = htons(ofpbuf_size(msg) - start_ofs);
-    nfuh->event = htons(update->event);
+    rs->role = ntohl(r->role);
+    rs->generation_id = ntohll(r->generation_id);
+    rs->reason = r->reason;
 
-    ofpmp_postappend(replies, start_ofs);
+    return 0;
 }
-\f
+
+/* Encodes 'rf' according to 'protocol', and returns the encoded message.
+ * 'protocol' must be for OpenFlow 1.4 or later. */
 struct ofpbuf *
-ofputil_encode_packet_out(const struct ofputil_packet_out *po,
-                          enum ofputil_protocol protocol)
+ofputil_encode_requestforward(const struct ofputil_requestforward *rf,
+                              enum ofputil_protocol protocol)
 {
     enum ofp_version ofp_version = ofputil_protocol_to_ofp_version(protocol);
-    struct ofpbuf *msg;
-    size_t size;
-
-    size = po->ofpacts_len;
-    if (po->buffer_id == UINT32_MAX) {
-        size += po->packet_len;
-    }
-
-    switch (ofp_version) {
-    case OFP10_VERSION: {
-        struct ofp10_packet_out *opo;
-        size_t actions_ofs;
-
-        msg = ofpraw_alloc(OFPRAW_OFPT10_PACKET_OUT, OFP10_VERSION, size);
-        ofpbuf_put_zeros(msg, sizeof *opo);
-        actions_ofs = ofpbuf_size(msg);
-        ofpacts_put_openflow_actions(po->ofpacts, po->ofpacts_len, msg,
-                                     ofp_version);
+    struct ofpbuf *inner;
 
-        opo = ofpbuf_l3(msg);
-        opo->buffer_id = htonl(po->buffer_id);
-        opo->in_port = htons(ofp_to_u16(po->in_port));
-        opo->actions_len = htons(ofpbuf_size(msg) - actions_ofs);
+    switch (rf->reason) {
+    case OFPRFR_GROUP_MOD:
+        inner = ofputil_encode_group_mod(ofp_version, rf->group_mod);
         break;
-    }
-
-    case OFP11_VERSION:
-    case OFP12_VERSION:
-    case OFP13_VERSION:
-    case OFP14_VERSION:{
-        struct ofp11_packet_out *opo;
-        size_t len;
 
-        msg = ofpraw_alloc(OFPRAW_OFPT11_PACKET_OUT, ofp_version, size);
-        ofpbuf_put_zeros(msg, sizeof *opo);
-        len = ofpacts_put_openflow_actions(po->ofpacts, po->ofpacts_len, msg,
-                                           ofp_version);
-        opo = ofpbuf_l3(msg);
-        opo->buffer_id = htonl(po->buffer_id);
-        opo->in_port = ofputil_port_to_ofp11(po->in_port);
-        opo->actions_len = htons(len);
+    case OFPRFR_METER_MOD:
+        inner = ofputil_encode_meter_mod(ofp_version, rf->meter_mod);
         break;
-    }
 
     default:
         OVS_NOT_REACHED();
     }
 
-    if (po->buffer_id == UINT32_MAX) {
-        ofpbuf_put(msg, po->packet, po->packet_len);
-    }
+    struct ofp_header *inner_oh = inner->data;
+    inner_oh->xid = rf->xid;
+    inner_oh->length = htons(inner->size);
 
-    ofpmsg_update_length(msg);
+    struct ofpbuf *outer = ofpraw_alloc_xid(OFPRAW_OFPT14_REQUESTFORWARD,
+                                            ofp_version, htonl(0),
+                                            inner->size);
+    ofpbuf_put(outer, inner->data, inner->size);
+    ofpbuf_delete(inner);
 
-    return msg;
-}
-\f
-/* Creates and returns an OFPT_ECHO_REQUEST message with an empty payload. */
-struct ofpbuf *
-make_echo_request(enum ofp_version ofp_version)
-{
-    return ofpraw_alloc_xid(OFPRAW_OFPT_ECHO_REQUEST, ofp_version,
-                            htonl(0), 0);
+    return outer;
 }
 
-/* Creates and returns an OFPT_ECHO_REPLY message matching the
- * OFPT_ECHO_REQUEST message in 'rq'. */
-struct ofpbuf *
-make_echo_reply(const struct ofp_header *rq)
+/* Decodes OFPT_REQUESTFORWARD message 'outer'.  On success, puts the decoded
+ * form into '*rf' and returns 0, and the caller is later responsible for
+ * freeing the content of 'rf', with ofputil_destroy_requestforward(rf).  On
+ * failure, returns an ofperr and '*rf' is indeterminate. */
+enum ofperr
+ofputil_decode_requestforward(const struct ofp_header *outer,
+                              struct ofputil_requestforward *rf)
 {
-    struct ofpbuf rq_buf;
-    struct ofpbuf *reply;
+    struct ofpbuf b;
+    enum ofperr error;
 
-    ofpbuf_use_const(&rq_buf, rq, ntohs(rq->length));
-    ofpraw_pull_assert(&rq_buf);
+    ofpbuf_use_const(&b, outer, ntohs(outer->length));
 
-    reply = ofpraw_alloc_reply(OFPRAW_OFPT_ECHO_REPLY, rq, ofpbuf_size(&rq_buf));
-    ofpbuf_put(reply, ofpbuf_data(&rq_buf), ofpbuf_size(&rq_buf));
-    return reply;
-}
+    /* Skip past outer message. */
+    enum ofpraw outer_raw = ofpraw_pull_assert(&b);
+    ovs_assert(outer_raw == OFPRAW_OFPT14_REQUESTFORWARD);
 
-struct ofpbuf *
-ofputil_encode_barrier_request(enum ofp_version ofp_version)
-{
-    enum ofpraw type;
+    /* Validate inner message. */
+    if (b.size < sizeof(struct ofp_header)) {
+        return OFPERR_OFPBFC_MSG_BAD_LEN;
+    }
+    const struct ofp_header *inner = b.data;
+    unsigned int inner_len = ntohs(inner->length);
+    if (inner_len < sizeof(struct ofp_header) || inner_len > b.size) {
+        return OFPERR_OFPBFC_MSG_BAD_LEN;
+    }
+    if (inner->version != outer->version) {
+        return OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_VERSION;
+    }
 
-    switch (ofp_version) {
-    case OFP14_VERSION:
-    case OFP13_VERSION:
-    case OFP12_VERSION:
-    case OFP11_VERSION:
-        type = OFPRAW_OFPT11_BARRIER_REQUEST;
-        break;
-
-    case OFP10_VERSION:
-        type = OFPRAW_OFPT10_BARRIER_REQUEST;
-        break;
+    /* Parse inner message. */
+    enum ofptype type;
+    error = ofptype_decode(&type, inner);
+    if (error) {
+        return error;
+    }
 
-    default:
-        OVS_NOT_REACHED();
+    rf->xid = inner->xid;
+    if (type == OFPTYPE_GROUP_MOD) {
+        rf->reason = OFPRFR_GROUP_MOD;
+        rf->group_mod = xmalloc(sizeof *rf->group_mod);
+        error = ofputil_decode_group_mod(inner, rf->group_mod);
+        if (error) {
+            free(rf->group_mod);
+            return error;
+        }
+    } else if (type == OFPTYPE_METER_MOD) {
+        rf->reason = OFPRFR_METER_MOD;
+        rf->meter_mod = xmalloc(sizeof *rf->meter_mod);
+        ofpbuf_init(&rf->bands, 64);
+        error = ofputil_decode_meter_mod(inner, rf->meter_mod, &rf->bands);
+        if (error) {
+            free(rf->meter_mod);
+            ofpbuf_uninit(&rf->bands);
+            return error;
+        }
+    } else {
+        return OFPERR_OFPBFC_MSG_UNSUP;
     }
 
-    return ofpraw_alloc(type, ofp_version, 0);
+    return 0;
 }
 
-const char *
-ofputil_frag_handling_to_string(enum ofp_config_flags flags)
+/* Frees the content of 'rf', which should have been initialized through a
+ * successful call to ofputil_decode_requestforward(). */
+void
+ofputil_destroy_requestforward(struct ofputil_requestforward *rf)
 {
-    switch (flags & OFPC_FRAG_MASK) {
-    case OFPC_FRAG_NORMAL:   return "normal";
-    case OFPC_FRAG_DROP:     return "drop";
-    case OFPC_FRAG_REASM:    return "reassemble";
-    case OFPC_FRAG_NX_MATCH: return "nx-match";
+    if (!rf) {
+        return;
     }
 
-    OVS_NOT_REACHED();
+    switch (rf->reason) {
+    case OFPRFR_GROUP_MOD:
+        ofputil_uninit_group_mod(rf->group_mod);
+        free(rf->group_mod);
+        break;
+
+    case OFPRFR_METER_MOD:
+        ofpbuf_uninit(&rf->bands);
+        free(rf->meter_mod);
+    }
 }
 
-bool
-ofputil_frag_handling_from_string(const char *s, enum ofp_config_flags *flags)
+/* Table stats. */
+
+/* OpenFlow 1.0 and 1.1 don't distinguish between a field that cannot be
+ * matched and a field that must be wildcarded.  This function returns a bitmap
+ * that contains both kinds of fields. */
+static struct mf_bitmap
+wild_or_nonmatchable_fields(const struct ofputil_table_features *features)
 {
-    if (!strcasecmp(s, "normal")) {
-        *flags = OFPC_FRAG_NORMAL;
-    } else if (!strcasecmp(s, "drop")) {
-        *flags = OFPC_FRAG_DROP;
-    } else if (!strcasecmp(s, "reassemble")) {
-        *flags = OFPC_FRAG_REASM;
-    } else if (!strcasecmp(s, "nx-match")) {
-        *flags = OFPC_FRAG_NX_MATCH;
-    } else {
-        return false;
-    }
-    return true;
+    struct mf_bitmap wc = features->match;
+    bitmap_not(wc.bm, MFF_N_IDS);
+    bitmap_or(wc.bm, features->wildcard.bm, MFF_N_IDS);
+    return wc;
 }
 
-/* Converts the OpenFlow 1.1+ port number 'ofp11_port' into an OpenFlow 1.0
- * port number and stores the latter in '*ofp10_port', for the purpose of
- * decoding OpenFlow 1.1+ protocol messages.  Returns 0 if successful,
- * otherwise an OFPERR_* number.  On error, stores OFPP_NONE in '*ofp10_port'.
- *
- * See the definition of OFP11_MAX for an explanation of the mapping. */
-enum ofperr
-ofputil_port_from_ofp11(ovs_be32 ofp11_port, ofp_port_t *ofp10_port)
+struct ofp10_wc_map {
+    enum ofp10_flow_wildcards wc10;
+    enum mf_field_id mf;
+};
+
+static const struct ofp10_wc_map ofp10_wc_map[] = {
+    { OFPFW10_IN_PORT,     MFF_IN_PORT },
+    { OFPFW10_DL_VLAN,     MFF_VLAN_VID },
+    { OFPFW10_DL_SRC,      MFF_ETH_SRC },
+    { OFPFW10_DL_DST,      MFF_ETH_DST},
+    { OFPFW10_DL_TYPE,     MFF_ETH_TYPE },
+    { OFPFW10_NW_PROTO,    MFF_IP_PROTO },
+    { OFPFW10_TP_SRC,      MFF_TCP_SRC },
+    { OFPFW10_TP_DST,      MFF_TCP_DST },
+    { OFPFW10_NW_SRC_MASK, MFF_IPV4_SRC },
+    { OFPFW10_NW_DST_MASK, MFF_IPV4_DST },
+    { OFPFW10_DL_VLAN_PCP, MFF_VLAN_PCP },
+    { OFPFW10_NW_TOS,      MFF_IP_DSCP },
+};
+
+static ovs_be32
+mf_bitmap_to_of10(const struct mf_bitmap *fields)
 {
-    uint32_t ofp11_port_h = ntohl(ofp11_port);
+    const struct ofp10_wc_map *p;
+    uint32_t wc10 = 0;
 
-    if (ofp11_port_h < ofp_to_u16(OFPP_MAX)) {
-        *ofp10_port = u16_to_ofp(ofp11_port_h);
-        return 0;
-    } else if (ofp11_port_h >= ofp11_to_u32(OFPP11_MAX)) {
-        *ofp10_port = u16_to_ofp(ofp11_port_h - OFPP11_OFFSET);
-        return 0;
-    } else {
-        *ofp10_port = OFPP_NONE;
-        VLOG_WARN_RL(&bad_ofmsg_rl, "port %"PRIu32" is outside the supported "
-                     "range 0 through %d or 0x%"PRIx32" through 0x%"PRIx32,
-                     ofp11_port_h, ofp_to_u16(OFPP_MAX) - 1,
-                     ofp11_to_u32(OFPP11_MAX), UINT32_MAX);
-        return OFPERR_OFPBAC_BAD_OUT_PORT;
+    for (p = ofp10_wc_map; p < &ofp10_wc_map[ARRAY_SIZE(ofp10_wc_map)]; p++) {
+        if (bitmap_is_set(fields->bm, p->mf)) {
+            wc10 |= p->wc10;
+        }
     }
+    return htonl(wc10);
 }
 
-/* Returns the OpenFlow 1.1+ port number equivalent to the OpenFlow 1.0 port
- * number 'ofp10_port', for encoding OpenFlow 1.1+ protocol messages.
- *
- * See the definition of OFP11_MAX for an explanation of the mapping. */
-ovs_be32
-ofputil_port_to_ofp11(ofp_port_t ofp10_port)
+static struct mf_bitmap
+mf_bitmap_from_of10(ovs_be32 wc10_)
 {
-    return htonl(ofp_to_u16(ofp10_port) < ofp_to_u16(OFPP_MAX)
-                 ? ofp_to_u16(ofp10_port)
-                 : ofp_to_u16(ofp10_port) + OFPP11_OFFSET);
-}
-
-#define OFPUTIL_NAMED_PORTS                     \
-        OFPUTIL_NAMED_PORT(IN_PORT)             \
-        OFPUTIL_NAMED_PORT(TABLE)               \
-        OFPUTIL_NAMED_PORT(NORMAL)              \
-        OFPUTIL_NAMED_PORT(FLOOD)               \
-        OFPUTIL_NAMED_PORT(ALL)                 \
-        OFPUTIL_NAMED_PORT(CONTROLLER)          \
-        OFPUTIL_NAMED_PORT(LOCAL)               \
-        OFPUTIL_NAMED_PORT(ANY)
+    struct mf_bitmap fields = MF_BITMAP_INITIALIZER;
+    const struct ofp10_wc_map *p;
+    uint32_t wc10 = ntohl(wc10_);
 
-/* For backwards compatibility, so that "none" is recognized as OFPP_ANY */
-#define OFPUTIL_NAMED_PORTS_WITH_NONE           \
-        OFPUTIL_NAMED_PORTS                     \
-        OFPUTIL_NAMED_PORT(NONE)
+    for (p = ofp10_wc_map; p < &ofp10_wc_map[ARRAY_SIZE(ofp10_wc_map)]; p++) {
+        if (wc10 & p->wc10) {
+            bitmap_set1(fields.bm, p->mf);
+        }
+    }
+    return fields;
+}
 
-/* Stores the port number represented by 's' into '*portp'.  's' may be an
- * integer or, for reserved ports, the standard OpenFlow name for the port
- * (e.g. "LOCAL").
- *
- * Returns true if successful, false if 's' is not a valid OpenFlow port number
- * or name.  The caller should issue an error message in this case, because
- * this function usually does not.  (This gives the caller an opportunity to
- * look up the port name another way, e.g. by contacting the switch and listing
- * the names of all its ports).
- *
- * This function accepts OpenFlow 1.0 port numbers.  It also accepts a subset
- * of OpenFlow 1.1+ port numbers, mapping those port numbers into the 16-bit
- * range as described in include/openflow/openflow-1.1.h. */
-bool
-ofputil_port_from_string(const char *s, ofp_port_t *portp)
+static void
+ofputil_put_ofp10_table_stats(const struct ofputil_table_stats *stats,
+                              const struct ofputil_table_features *features,
+                              struct ofpbuf *buf)
 {
-    unsigned int port32; /* int is at least 32 bits wide. */
+    struct mf_bitmap wc = wild_or_nonmatchable_fields(features);
+    struct ofp10_table_stats *out;
 
-    if (*s == '-') {
-        VLOG_WARN("Negative value %s is not a valid port number.", s);
-        return false;
-    }
-    *portp = 0;
-    if (str_to_uint(s, 10, &port32)) {
-        if (port32 < ofp_to_u16(OFPP_MAX)) {
-            /* Pass. */
-        } else if (port32 < ofp_to_u16(OFPP_FIRST_RESV)) {
-            VLOG_WARN("port %u is a reserved OF1.0 port number that will "
-                      "be translated to %u when talking to an OF1.1 or "
-                      "later controller", port32, port32 + OFPP11_OFFSET);
-        } else if (port32 <= ofp_to_u16(OFPP_LAST_RESV)) {
-            char name[OFP_MAX_PORT_NAME_LEN];
+    out = ofpbuf_put_zeros(buf, sizeof *out);
+    out->table_id = features->table_id;
+    ovs_strlcpy(out->name, features->name, sizeof out->name);
+    out->wildcards = mf_bitmap_to_of10(&wc);
+    out->max_entries = htonl(features->max_entries);
+    out->active_count = htonl(stats->active_count);
+    put_32aligned_be64(&out->lookup_count, htonll(stats->lookup_count));
+    put_32aligned_be64(&out->matched_count, htonll(stats->matched_count));
+}
+
+struct ofp11_wc_map {
+    enum ofp11_flow_match_fields wc11;
+    enum mf_field_id mf;
+};
 
-            ofputil_port_to_string(u16_to_ofp(port32), name, sizeof name);
-            VLOG_WARN_ONCE("referring to port %s as %"PRIu32" is deprecated "
-                           "for compatibility with OpenFlow 1.1 and later",
-                           name, port32);
-        } else if (port32 < ofp11_to_u32(OFPP11_MAX)) {
-            VLOG_WARN("port %u is outside the supported range 0 through "
-                      "%"PRIx16" or 0x%x through 0x%"PRIx32, port32,
-                      UINT16_MAX, ofp11_to_u32(OFPP11_MAX), UINT32_MAX);
-            return false;
-        } else {
-            port32 -= OFPP11_OFFSET;
-        }
+static const struct ofp11_wc_map ofp11_wc_map[] = {
+    { OFPFMF11_IN_PORT,     MFF_IN_PORT },
+    { OFPFMF11_DL_VLAN,     MFF_VLAN_VID },
+    { OFPFMF11_DL_VLAN_PCP, MFF_VLAN_PCP },
+    { OFPFMF11_DL_TYPE,     MFF_ETH_TYPE },
+    { OFPFMF11_NW_TOS,      MFF_IP_DSCP },
+    { OFPFMF11_NW_PROTO,    MFF_IP_PROTO },
+    { OFPFMF11_TP_SRC,      MFF_TCP_SRC },
+    { OFPFMF11_TP_DST,      MFF_TCP_DST },
+    { OFPFMF11_MPLS_LABEL,  MFF_MPLS_LABEL },
+    { OFPFMF11_MPLS_TC,     MFF_MPLS_TC },
+    /* I don't know what OFPFMF11_TYPE means. */
+    { OFPFMF11_DL_SRC,      MFF_ETH_SRC },
+    { OFPFMF11_DL_DST,      MFF_ETH_DST },
+    { OFPFMF11_NW_SRC,      MFF_IPV4_SRC },
+    { OFPFMF11_NW_DST,      MFF_IPV4_DST },
+    { OFPFMF11_METADATA,    MFF_METADATA },
+};
 
-        *portp = u16_to_ofp(port32);
-        return true;
-    } else {
-        struct pair {
-            const char *name;
-            ofp_port_t value;
-        };
-        static const struct pair pairs[] = {
-#define OFPUTIL_NAMED_PORT(NAME) {#NAME, OFPP_##NAME},
-            OFPUTIL_NAMED_PORTS_WITH_NONE
-#undef OFPUTIL_NAMED_PORT
-        };
-        const struct pair *p;
+static ovs_be32
+mf_bitmap_to_of11(const struct mf_bitmap *fields)
+{
+    const struct ofp11_wc_map *p;
+    uint32_t wc11 = 0;
 
-        for (p = pairs; p < &pairs[ARRAY_SIZE(pairs)]; p++) {
-            if (!strcasecmp(s, p->name)) {
-                *portp = p->value;
-                return true;
-            }
+    for (p = ofp11_wc_map; p < &ofp11_wc_map[ARRAY_SIZE(ofp11_wc_map)]; p++) {
+        if (bitmap_is_set(fields->bm, p->mf)) {
+            wc11 |= p->wc11;
         }
-        return false;
     }
+    return htonl(wc11);
 }
 
-/* Appends to 's' a string representation of the OpenFlow port number 'port'.
- * Most ports' string representation is just the port number, but for special
- * ports, e.g. OFPP_LOCAL, it is the name, e.g. "LOCAL". */
-void
-ofputil_format_port(ofp_port_t port, struct ds *s)
+static struct mf_bitmap
+mf_bitmap_from_of11(ovs_be32 wc11_)
 {
-    char name[OFP_MAX_PORT_NAME_LEN];
+    struct mf_bitmap fields = MF_BITMAP_INITIALIZER;
+    const struct ofp11_wc_map *p;
+    uint32_t wc11 = ntohl(wc11_);
 
-    ofputil_port_to_string(port, name, sizeof name);
-    ds_put_cstr(s, name);
+    for (p = ofp11_wc_map; p < &ofp11_wc_map[ARRAY_SIZE(ofp11_wc_map)]; p++) {
+        if (wc11 & p->wc11) {
+            bitmap_set1(fields.bm, p->mf);
+        }
+    }
+    return fields;
 }
 
-/* Puts in the 'bufsize' byte in 'namebuf' a null-terminated string
- * representation of OpenFlow port number 'port'.  Most ports are represented
- * as just the port number, but special ports, e.g. OFPP_LOCAL, are represented
- * by name, e.g. "LOCAL". */
-void
-ofputil_port_to_string(ofp_port_t port,
-                       char namebuf[OFP_MAX_PORT_NAME_LEN], size_t bufsize)
+static void
+ofputil_put_ofp11_table_stats(const struct ofputil_table_stats *stats,
+                              const struct ofputil_table_features *features,
+                              struct ofpbuf *buf)
 {
-    switch (port) {
-#define OFPUTIL_NAMED_PORT(NAME)                        \
-        case OFPP_##NAME:                               \
-            ovs_strlcpy(namebuf, #NAME, bufsize);       \
-            break;
-        OFPUTIL_NAMED_PORTS
-#undef OFPUTIL_NAMED_PORT
+    struct mf_bitmap wc = wild_or_nonmatchable_fields(features);
+    struct ofp11_table_stats *out;
 
-    default:
-        snprintf(namebuf, bufsize, "%"PRIu16, port);
-        break;
-    }
+    out = ofpbuf_put_zeros(buf, sizeof *out);
+    out->table_id = features->table_id;
+    ovs_strlcpy(out->name, features->name, sizeof out->name);
+    out->wildcards = mf_bitmap_to_of11(&wc);
+    out->match = mf_bitmap_to_of11(&features->match);
+    out->instructions = ovsinst_bitmap_to_openflow(
+        features->nonmiss.instructions, OFP11_VERSION);
+    out->write_actions = ofpact_bitmap_to_openflow(
+        features->nonmiss.write.ofpacts, OFP11_VERSION);
+    out->apply_actions = ofpact_bitmap_to_openflow(
+        features->nonmiss.apply.ofpacts, OFP11_VERSION);
+    out->config = htonl(features->miss_config);
+    out->max_entries = htonl(features->max_entries);
+    out->active_count = htonl(stats->active_count);
+    out->lookup_count = htonll(stats->lookup_count);
+    out->matched_count = htonll(stats->matched_count);
 }
 
-/* Stores the group id represented by 's' into '*group_idp'.  's' may be an
- * integer or, for reserved group IDs, the standard OpenFlow name for the group
- * (either "ANY" or "ALL").
- *
- * Returns true if successful, false if 's' is not a valid OpenFlow group ID or
- * name. */
-bool
-ofputil_group_from_string(const char *s, uint32_t *group_idp)
+static void
+ofputil_put_ofp12_table_stats(const struct ofputil_table_stats *stats,
+                              const struct ofputil_table_features *features,
+                              struct ofpbuf *buf)
 {
-    if (!strcasecmp(s, "any")) {
-        *group_idp = OFPG11_ANY;
-    } else if (!strcasecmp(s, "all")) {
-        *group_idp = OFPG11_ALL;
-    } else if (!str_to_uint(s, 10, group_idp)) {
-        VLOG_WARN("%s is not a valid group ID.  (Valid group IDs are "
-                  "32-bit nonnegative integers or the keywords ANY or "
-                  "ALL.)", s);
-        return false;
-    }
+    struct ofp12_table_stats *out;
 
-    return true;
+    out = ofpbuf_put_zeros(buf, sizeof *out);
+    out->table_id = features->table_id;
+    ovs_strlcpy(out->name, features->name, sizeof out->name);
+    out->match = oxm_bitmap_from_mf_bitmap(&features->match, OFP12_VERSION);
+    out->wildcards = oxm_bitmap_from_mf_bitmap(&features->wildcard,
+                                             OFP12_VERSION);
+    out->write_actions = ofpact_bitmap_to_openflow(
+        features->nonmiss.write.ofpacts, OFP12_VERSION);
+    out->apply_actions = ofpact_bitmap_to_openflow(
+        features->nonmiss.apply.ofpacts, OFP12_VERSION);
+    out->write_setfields = oxm_bitmap_from_mf_bitmap(
+        &features->nonmiss.write.set_fields, OFP12_VERSION);
+    out->apply_setfields = oxm_bitmap_from_mf_bitmap(
+        &features->nonmiss.apply.set_fields, OFP12_VERSION);
+    out->metadata_match = features->metadata_match;
+    out->metadata_write = features->metadata_write;
+    out->instructions = ovsinst_bitmap_to_openflow(
+        features->nonmiss.instructions, OFP12_VERSION);
+    out->config = ofputil_encode_table_config(features->miss_config,
+                                              OFPUTIL_TABLE_EVICTION_DEFAULT,
+                                              OFPUTIL_TABLE_VACANCY_DEFAULT,
+                                              OFP12_VERSION);
+    out->max_entries = htonl(features->max_entries);
+    out->active_count = htonl(stats->active_count);
+    out->lookup_count = htonll(stats->lookup_count);
+    out->matched_count = htonll(stats->matched_count);
 }
 
-/* Appends to 's' a string representation of the OpenFlow group ID 'group_id'.
- * Most groups' string representation is just the number, but for special
- * groups, e.g. OFPG11_ALL, it is the name, e.g. "ALL". */
-void
-ofputil_format_group(uint32_t group_id, struct ds *s)
+static void
+ofputil_put_ofp13_table_stats(const struct ofputil_table_stats *stats,
+                              struct ofpbuf *buf)
 {
-    char name[MAX_GROUP_NAME_LEN];
+    struct ofp13_table_stats *out;
 
-    ofputil_group_to_string(group_id, name, sizeof name);
-    ds_put_cstr(s, name);
+    out = ofpbuf_put_zeros(buf, sizeof *out);
+    out->table_id = stats->table_id;
+    out->active_count = htonl(stats->active_count);
+    out->lookup_count = htonll(stats->lookup_count);
+    out->matched_count = htonll(stats->matched_count);
 }
 
+struct ofpbuf *
+ofputil_encode_table_stats_reply(const struct ofp_header *request)
+{
+    return ofpraw_alloc_stats_reply(request, 0);
+}
 
-/* Puts in the 'bufsize' byte in 'namebuf' a null-terminated string
- * representation of OpenFlow group ID 'group_id'.  Most group are represented
- * as just their number, but special groups, e.g. OFPG11_ALL, are represented
- * by name, e.g. "ALL". */
 void
-ofputil_group_to_string(uint32_t group_id,
-                        char namebuf[MAX_GROUP_NAME_LEN + 1], size_t bufsize)
+ofputil_append_table_stats_reply(struct ofpbuf *reply,
+                                 const struct ofputil_table_stats *stats,
+                                 const struct ofputil_table_features *features)
 {
-    switch (group_id) {
-    case OFPG11_ALL:
-        ovs_strlcpy(namebuf, "ALL", bufsize);
+    struct ofp_header *oh = reply->header;
+
+    ovs_assert(stats->table_id == features->table_id);
+
+    switch ((enum ofp_version) oh->version) {
+    case OFP10_VERSION:
+        ofputil_put_ofp10_table_stats(stats, features, reply);
         break;
 
-    case OFPG11_ANY:
-        ovs_strlcpy(namebuf, "ANY", bufsize);
+    case OFP11_VERSION:
+        ofputil_put_ofp11_table_stats(stats, features, reply);
         break;
 
-    default:
-        snprintf(namebuf, bufsize, "%"PRIu32, group_id);
+    case OFP12_VERSION:
+        ofputil_put_ofp12_table_stats(stats, features, reply);
         break;
-    }
-}
 
-/* Given a buffer 'b' that contains an array of OpenFlow ports of type
- * 'ofp_version', tries to pull the first element from the array.  If
- * successful, initializes '*pp' with an abstract representation of the
- * port and returns 0.  If no ports remain to be decoded, returns EOF.
- * On an error, returns a positive OFPERR_* value. */
-int
-ofputil_pull_phy_port(enum ofp_version ofp_version, struct ofpbuf *b,
-                      struct ofputil_phy_port *pp)
-{
-    switch (ofp_version) {
-    case OFP10_VERSION: {
-        const struct ofp10_phy_port *opp = ofpbuf_try_pull(b, sizeof *opp);
-        return opp ? ofputil_decode_ofp10_phy_port(pp, opp) : EOF;
-    }
-    case OFP11_VERSION:
-    case OFP12_VERSION:
-    case OFP13_VERSION: {
-        const struct ofp11_port *op = ofpbuf_try_pull(b, sizeof *op);
-        return op ? ofputil_decode_ofp11_port(pp, op) : EOF;
-    }
+    case OFP13_VERSION:
     case OFP14_VERSION:
-        OVS_NOT_REACHED();
+    case OFP15_VERSION:
+        ofputil_put_ofp13_table_stats(stats, reply);
         break;
+
     default:
         OVS_NOT_REACHED();
     }
 }
 
-/* ofp-util.def lists the mapping from names to action. */
-static const char *const names[OFPUTIL_N_ACTIONS] = {
-    NULL,
-#define OFPAT10_ACTION(ENUM, STRUCT, NAME)             NAME,
-#define OFPAT11_ACTION(ENUM, STRUCT, EXTENSIBLE, NAME) NAME,
-#define OFPAT13_ACTION(ENUM, STRUCT, EXTENSIBLE, NAME) NAME,
-#define NXAST_ACTION(ENUM, STRUCT, EXTENSIBLE, NAME)   NAME,
-#include "ofp-util.def"
-};
-
-/* Returns the 'enum ofputil_action_code' corresponding to 'name' (e.g. if
- * 'name' is "output" then the return value is OFPUTIL_OFPAT10_OUTPUT), or -1
- * if 'name' is not the name of any action. */
-int
-ofputil_action_code_from_name(const char *name)
+static int
+ofputil_decode_ofp10_table_stats(struct ofpbuf *msg,
+                                 struct ofputil_table_stats *stats,
+                                 struct ofputil_table_features *features)
 {
-    const char *const *p;
+    struct ofp10_table_stats *ots;
 
-    for (p = names; p < &names[ARRAY_SIZE(names)]; p++) {
-        if (*p && !strcasecmp(name, *p)) {
-            return p - names;
-        }
+    ots = ofpbuf_try_pull(msg, sizeof *ots);
+    if (!ots) {
+        return OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_LEN;
     }
-    return -1;
+
+    features->table_id = ots->table_id;
+    ovs_strlcpy(features->name, ots->name, sizeof features->name);
+    features->max_entries = ntohl(ots->max_entries);
+    features->match = features->wildcard = mf_bitmap_from_of10(ots->wildcards);
+
+    stats->table_id = ots->table_id;
+    stats->active_count = ntohl(ots->active_count);
+    stats->lookup_count = ntohll(get_32aligned_be64(&ots->lookup_count));
+    stats->matched_count = ntohll(get_32aligned_be64(&ots->matched_count));
+
+    return 0;
 }
 
-/* Returns name corresponding to the 'enum ofputil_action_code',
- * or "Unkonwn action", if the name is not available. */
-const char *
-ofputil_action_name_from_code(enum ofputil_action_code code)
+static int
+ofputil_decode_ofp11_table_stats(struct ofpbuf *msg,
+                                 struct ofputil_table_stats *stats,
+                                 struct ofputil_table_features *features)
 {
-    return code < (int)OFPUTIL_N_ACTIONS && names[code] ? names[code]
-        : "Unknown action";
+    struct ofp11_table_stats *ots;
+
+    ots = ofpbuf_try_pull(msg, sizeof *ots);
+    if (!ots) {
+        return OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_LEN;
+    }
+
+    features->table_id = ots->table_id;
+    ovs_strlcpy(features->name, ots->name, sizeof features->name);
+    features->max_entries = ntohl(ots->max_entries);
+    features->nonmiss.instructions = ovsinst_bitmap_from_openflow(
+        ots->instructions, OFP11_VERSION);
+    features->nonmiss.write.ofpacts = ofpact_bitmap_from_openflow(
+        ots->write_actions, OFP11_VERSION);
+    features->nonmiss.apply.ofpacts = ofpact_bitmap_from_openflow(
+        ots->write_actions, OFP11_VERSION);
+    features->miss = features->nonmiss;
+    features->miss_config = ofputil_decode_table_miss(ots->config,
+                                                      OFP11_VERSION);
+    features->match = mf_bitmap_from_of11(ots->match);
+    features->wildcard = mf_bitmap_from_of11(ots->wildcards);
+    bitmap_or(features->match.bm, features->wildcard.bm, MFF_N_IDS);
+
+    stats->table_id = ots->table_id;
+    stats->active_count = ntohl(ots->active_count);
+    stats->lookup_count = ntohll(ots->lookup_count);
+    stats->matched_count = ntohll(ots->matched_count);
+
+    return 0;
 }
 
-enum ofputil_action_code
-ofputil_action_code_from_ofp13_action(enum ofp13_action_type type)
+static int
+ofputil_decode_ofp12_table_stats(struct ofpbuf *msg,
+                                 struct ofputil_table_stats *stats,
+                                 struct ofputil_table_features *features)
 {
-    switch (type) {
-
-#define OFPAT13_ACTION(ENUM, STRUCT, EXTENSIBLE, NAME)  \
-    case ENUM:                                          \
-        return OFPUTIL_##ENUM;
-#include "ofp-util.def"
+    struct ofp12_table_stats *ots;
 
-    default:
-        return OFPUTIL_ACTION_INVALID;
+    ots = ofpbuf_try_pull(msg, sizeof *ots);
+    if (!ots) {
+        return OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_LEN;
     }
+
+    features->table_id = ots->table_id;
+    ovs_strlcpy(features->name, ots->name, sizeof features->name);
+    features->metadata_match = ots->metadata_match;
+    features->metadata_write = ots->metadata_write;
+    features->miss_config = ofputil_decode_table_miss(ots->config,
+                                                      OFP12_VERSION);
+    features->max_entries = ntohl(ots->max_entries);
+
+    features->nonmiss.instructions = ovsinst_bitmap_from_openflow(
+        ots->instructions, OFP12_VERSION);
+    features->nonmiss.write.ofpacts = ofpact_bitmap_from_openflow(
+        ots->write_actions, OFP12_VERSION);
+    features->nonmiss.apply.ofpacts = ofpact_bitmap_from_openflow(
+        ots->apply_actions, OFP12_VERSION);
+    features->nonmiss.write.set_fields = oxm_bitmap_to_mf_bitmap(
+        ots->write_setfields, OFP12_VERSION);
+    features->nonmiss.apply.set_fields = oxm_bitmap_to_mf_bitmap(
+        ots->apply_setfields, OFP12_VERSION);
+    features->miss = features->nonmiss;
+
+    features->match = oxm_bitmap_to_mf_bitmap(ots->match, OFP12_VERSION);
+    features->wildcard = oxm_bitmap_to_mf_bitmap(ots->wildcards,
+                                                 OFP12_VERSION);
+    bitmap_or(features->match.bm, features->wildcard.bm, MFF_N_IDS);
+
+    stats->table_id = ots->table_id;
+    stats->active_count = ntohl(ots->active_count);
+    stats->lookup_count = ntohll(ots->lookup_count);
+    stats->matched_count = ntohll(ots->matched_count);
+
+    return 0;
 }
 
-/* Appends an action of the type specified by 'code' to 'buf' and returns the
- * action.  Initializes the parts of 'action' that identify it as having type
- * <ENUM> and length 'sizeof *action' and zeros the rest.  For actions that
- * have variable length, the length used and cleared is that of struct
- * <STRUCT>.  */
-void *
-ofputil_put_action(enum ofputil_action_code code, struct ofpbuf *buf)
+static int
+ofputil_decode_ofp13_table_stats(struct ofpbuf *msg,
+                                 struct ofputil_table_stats *stats,
+                                 struct ofputil_table_features *features)
 {
-    switch (code) {
-    case OFPUTIL_ACTION_INVALID:
-#define OFPAT13_ACTION(ENUM, STRUCT, EXTENSIBLE, NAME) case OFPUTIL_##ENUM:
-#include "ofp-util.def"
-        OVS_NOT_REACHED();
+    struct ofp13_table_stats *ots;
 
-#define OFPAT10_ACTION(ENUM, STRUCT, NAME)                  \
-    case OFPUTIL_##ENUM: return ofputil_put_##ENUM(buf);
-#define OFPAT11_ACTION(ENUM, STRUCT, EXTENSIBLE, NAME)      \
-    case OFPUTIL_##ENUM: return ofputil_put_##ENUM(buf);
-#define NXAST_ACTION(ENUM, STRUCT, EXTENSIBLE, NAME)        \
-    case OFPUTIL_##ENUM: return ofputil_put_##ENUM(buf);
-#include "ofp-util.def"
+    ots = ofpbuf_try_pull(msg, sizeof *ots);
+    if (!ots) {
+        return OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_LEN;
     }
-    OVS_NOT_REACHED();
-}
 
-#define OFPAT10_ACTION(ENUM, STRUCT, NAME)                        \
-    void                                                        \
-    ofputil_init_##ENUM(struct STRUCT *s)                       \
-    {                                                           \
-        memset(s, 0, sizeof *s);                                \
-        s->type = htons(ENUM);                                  \
-        s->len = htons(sizeof *s);                              \
-    }                                                           \
-                                                                \
-    struct STRUCT *                                             \
-    ofputil_put_##ENUM(struct ofpbuf *buf)                      \
-    {                                                           \
-        struct STRUCT *s = ofpbuf_put_uninit(buf, sizeof *s);   \
-        ofputil_init_##ENUM(s);                                 \
-        return s;                                               \
-    }
-#define OFPAT11_ACTION(ENUM, STRUCT, EXTENSIBLE, NAME) \
-    OFPAT10_ACTION(ENUM, STRUCT, NAME)
-#define OFPAT13_ACTION(ENUM, STRUCT, EXTENSIBLE, NAME) \
-    OFPAT10_ACTION(ENUM, STRUCT, NAME)
-#define NXAST_ACTION(ENUM, STRUCT, EXTENSIBLE, NAME)            \
-    void                                                        \
-    ofputil_init_##ENUM(struct STRUCT *s)                       \
-    {                                                           \
-        memset(s, 0, sizeof *s);                                \
-        s->type = htons(OFPAT10_VENDOR);                        \
-        s->len = htons(sizeof *s);                              \
-        s->vendor = htonl(NX_VENDOR_ID);                        \
-        s->subtype = htons(ENUM);                               \
-    }                                                           \
-                                                                \
-    struct STRUCT *                                             \
-    ofputil_put_##ENUM(struct ofpbuf *buf)                      \
-    {                                                           \
-        struct STRUCT *s = ofpbuf_put_uninit(buf, sizeof *s);   \
-        ofputil_init_##ENUM(s);                                 \
-        return s;                                               \
-    }
-#include "ofp-util.def"
+    features->table_id = ots->table_id;
 
-static void
-ofputil_normalize_match__(struct match *match, bool may_log)
-{
-    enum {
-        MAY_NW_ADDR     = 1 << 0, /* nw_src, nw_dst */
-        MAY_TP_ADDR     = 1 << 1, /* tp_src, tp_dst */
-        MAY_NW_PROTO    = 1 << 2, /* nw_proto */
-        MAY_IPVx        = 1 << 3, /* tos, frag, ttl */
-        MAY_ARP_SHA     = 1 << 4, /* arp_sha */
-        MAY_ARP_THA     = 1 << 5, /* arp_tha */
-        MAY_IPV6        = 1 << 6, /* ipv6_src, ipv6_dst, ipv6_label */
-        MAY_ND_TARGET   = 1 << 7, /* nd_target */
-        MAY_MPLS        = 1 << 8, /* mpls label and tc */
-    } may_match;
+    stats->table_id = ots->table_id;
+    stats->active_count = ntohl(ots->active_count);
+    stats->lookup_count = ntohll(ots->lookup_count);
+    stats->matched_count = ntohll(ots->matched_count);
 
-    struct flow_wildcards wc;
+    return 0;
+}
 
-    /* Figure out what fields may be matched. */
-    if (match->flow.dl_type == htons(ETH_TYPE_IP)) {
-        may_match = MAY_NW_PROTO | MAY_IPVx | MAY_NW_ADDR;
-        if (match->flow.nw_proto == IPPROTO_TCP ||
-            match->flow.nw_proto == IPPROTO_UDP ||
-            match->flow.nw_proto == IPPROTO_SCTP ||
-            match->flow.nw_proto == IPPROTO_ICMP) {
-            may_match |= MAY_TP_ADDR;
-        }
-    } else if (match->flow.dl_type == htons(ETH_TYPE_IPV6)) {
-        may_match = MAY_NW_PROTO | MAY_IPVx | MAY_IPV6;
-        if (match->flow.nw_proto == IPPROTO_TCP ||
-            match->flow.nw_proto == IPPROTO_UDP ||
-            match->flow.nw_proto == IPPROTO_SCTP) {
-            may_match |= MAY_TP_ADDR;
-        } else if (match->flow.nw_proto == IPPROTO_ICMPV6) {
-            may_match |= MAY_TP_ADDR;
-            if (match->flow.tp_src == htons(ND_NEIGHBOR_SOLICIT)) {
-                may_match |= MAY_ND_TARGET | MAY_ARP_SHA;
-            } else if (match->flow.tp_src == htons(ND_NEIGHBOR_ADVERT)) {
-                may_match |= MAY_ND_TARGET | MAY_ARP_THA;
-            }
-        }
-    } else if (match->flow.dl_type == htons(ETH_TYPE_ARP) ||
-               match->flow.dl_type == htons(ETH_TYPE_RARP)) {
-        may_match = MAY_NW_PROTO | MAY_NW_ADDR | MAY_ARP_SHA | MAY_ARP_THA;
-    } else if (eth_type_mpls(match->flow.dl_type)) {
-        may_match = MAY_MPLS;
-    } else {
-        may_match = 0;
-    }
+int
+ofputil_decode_table_stats_reply(struct ofpbuf *msg,
+                                 struct ofputil_table_stats *stats,
+                                 struct ofputil_table_features *features)
+{
+    const struct ofp_header *oh;
 
-    /* Clear the fields that may not be matched. */
-    wc = match->wc;
-    if (!(may_match & MAY_NW_ADDR)) {
-        wc.masks.nw_src = wc.masks.nw_dst = htonl(0);
-    }
-    if (!(may_match & MAY_TP_ADDR)) {
-        wc.masks.tp_src = wc.masks.tp_dst = htons(0);
-    }
-    if (!(may_match & MAY_NW_PROTO)) {
-        wc.masks.nw_proto = 0;
-    }
-    if (!(may_match & MAY_IPVx)) {
-        wc.masks.nw_tos = 0;
-        wc.masks.nw_ttl = 0;
-    }
-    if (!(may_match & MAY_ARP_SHA)) {
-        memset(wc.masks.arp_sha, 0, ETH_ADDR_LEN);
-    }
-    if (!(may_match & MAY_ARP_THA)) {
-        memset(wc.masks.arp_tha, 0, ETH_ADDR_LEN);
-    }
-    if (!(may_match & MAY_IPV6)) {
-        wc.masks.ipv6_src = wc.masks.ipv6_dst = in6addr_any;
-        wc.masks.ipv6_label = htonl(0);
-    }
-    if (!(may_match & MAY_ND_TARGET)) {
-        wc.masks.nd_target = in6addr_any;
+    if (!msg->header) {
+        ofpraw_pull_assert(msg);
     }
-    if (!(may_match & MAY_MPLS)) {
-        memset(wc.masks.mpls_lse, 0, sizeof wc.masks.mpls_lse);
+    oh = msg->header;
+
+    if (!msg->size) {
+        return EOF;
     }
 
-    /* Log any changes. */
-    if (!flow_wildcards_equal(&wc, &match->wc)) {
-        bool log = may_log && !VLOG_DROP_INFO(&bad_ofmsg_rl);
-        char *pre = log ? match_to_string(match, OFP_DEFAULT_PRIORITY) : NULL;
+    memset(stats, 0, sizeof *stats);
+    memset(features, 0, sizeof *features);
+    features->supports_eviction = -1;
+    features->supports_vacancy_events = -1;
 
-        match->wc = wc;
-        match_zero_wildcarded_fields(match);
+    switch ((enum ofp_version) oh->version) {
+    case OFP10_VERSION:
+        return ofputil_decode_ofp10_table_stats(msg, stats, features);
 
-        if (log) {
-            char *post = match_to_string(match, OFP_DEFAULT_PRIORITY);
-            VLOG_INFO("normalization changed ofp_match, details:");
-            VLOG_INFO(" pre: %s", pre);
-            VLOG_INFO("post: %s", post);
-            free(pre);
-            free(post);
-        }
+    case OFP11_VERSION:
+        return ofputil_decode_ofp11_table_stats(msg, stats, features);
+
+    case OFP12_VERSION:
+        return ofputil_decode_ofp12_table_stats(msg, stats, features);
+
+    case OFP13_VERSION:
+    case OFP14_VERSION:
+    case OFP15_VERSION:
+        return ofputil_decode_ofp13_table_stats(msg, stats, features);
+
+    default:
+        OVS_NOT_REACHED();
     }
 }
+\f
+/* ofputil_flow_monitor_request */
 
-/* "Normalizes" the wildcards in 'match'.  That means:
- *
- *    1. If the type of level N is known, then only the valid fields for that
- *       level may be specified.  For example, ARP does not have a TOS field,
- *       so nw_tos must be wildcarded if 'match' specifies an ARP flow.
- *       Similarly, IPv4 does not have any IPv6 addresses, so ipv6_src and
- *       ipv6_dst (and other fields) must be wildcarded if 'match' specifies an
- *       IPv4 flow.
+/* Converts an NXST_FLOW_MONITOR request in 'msg' into an abstract
+ * ofputil_flow_monitor_request in 'rq'.
  *
- *    2. If the type of level N is not known (or not understood by Open
- *       vSwitch), then no fields at all for that level may be specified.  For
- *       example, Open vSwitch does not understand SCTP, an L4 protocol, so the
- *       L4 fields tp_src and tp_dst must be wildcarded if 'match' specifies an
- *       SCTP flow.
+ * Multiple NXST_FLOW_MONITOR requests can be packed into a single OpenFlow
+ * message.  Calling this function multiple times for a single 'msg' iterates
+ * through the requests.  The caller must initially leave 'msg''s layer
+ * pointers null and not modify them between calls.
  *
- * If this function changes 'match', it logs a rate-limited informational
- * message. */
-void
-ofputil_normalize_match(struct match *match)
+ * Returns 0 if successful, EOF if no requests were left in this 'msg',
+ * otherwise an OFPERR_* value. */
+int
+ofputil_decode_flow_monitor_request(struct ofputil_flow_monitor_request *rq,
+                                    struct ofpbuf *msg)
 {
-    ofputil_normalize_match__(match, true);
-}
+    struct nx_flow_monitor_request *nfmr;
+    uint16_t flags;
 
-/* Same as ofputil_normalize_match() without the logging.  Thus, this function
- * is suitable for a program's internal use, whereas ofputil_normalize_match()
- * sense for use on flows received from elsewhere (so that a bug in the program
- * that sent them can be reported and corrected). */
-void
-ofputil_normalize_match_quiet(struct match *match)
-{
-    ofputil_normalize_match__(match, false);
-}
+    if (!msg->header) {
+        ofpraw_pull_assert(msg);
+    }
 
-/* Parses a key or a key-value pair from '*stringp'.
- *
- * On success: Stores the key into '*keyp'.  Stores the value, if present, into
- * '*valuep', otherwise an empty string.  Advances '*stringp' past the end of
- * the key-value pair, preparing it for another call.  '*keyp' and '*valuep'
- * are substrings of '*stringp' created by replacing some of its bytes by null
- * terminators.  Returns true.
- *
- * If '*stringp' is just white space or commas, sets '*keyp' and '*valuep' to
- * NULL and returns false. */
-bool
-ofputil_parse_key_value(char **stringp, char **keyp, char **valuep)
-{
-    char *pos, *key, *value;
-    size_t key_len;
+    if (!msg->size) {
+        return EOF;
+    }
 
-    pos = *stringp;
-    pos += strspn(pos, ", \t\r\n");
-    if (*pos == '\0') {
-        *keyp = *valuep = NULL;
-        return false;
+    nfmr = ofpbuf_try_pull(msg, sizeof *nfmr);
+    if (!nfmr) {
+        VLOG_WARN_RL(&bad_ofmsg_rl, "NXST_FLOW_MONITOR request has %"PRIu32" "
+                     "leftover bytes at end", msg->size);
+        return OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_LEN;
     }
 
-    key = pos;
-    key_len = strcspn(pos, ":=(, \t\r\n");
-    if (key[key_len] == ':' || key[key_len] == '=') {
-        /* The value can be separated by a colon. */
-        size_t value_len;
+    flags = ntohs(nfmr->flags);
+    if (!(flags & (NXFMF_ADD | NXFMF_DELETE | NXFMF_MODIFY))
+        || flags & ~(NXFMF_INITIAL | NXFMF_ADD | NXFMF_DELETE
+                     | NXFMF_MODIFY | NXFMF_ACTIONS | NXFMF_OWN)) {
+        VLOG_WARN_RL(&bad_ofmsg_rl, "NXST_FLOW_MONITOR has bad flags %#"PRIx16,
+                     flags);
+        return OFPERR_OFPMOFC_BAD_FLAGS;
+    }
 
-        value = key + key_len + 1;
-        value_len = strcspn(value, ", \t\r\n");
-        pos = value + value_len + (value[value_len] != '\0');
-        value[value_len] = '\0';
-    } else if (key[key_len] == '(') {
-        /* The value can be surrounded by balanced parentheses.  The outermost
-         * set of parentheses is removed. */
-        int level = 1;
-        size_t value_len;
+    if (!is_all_zeros(nfmr->zeros, sizeof nfmr->zeros)) {
+        return OFPERR_NXBRC_MUST_BE_ZERO;
+    }
 
-        value = key + key_len + 1;
-        for (value_len = 0; level > 0; value_len++) {
+    rq->id = ntohl(nfmr->id);
+    rq->flags = flags;
+    rq->out_port = u16_to_ofp(ntohs(nfmr->out_port));
+    rq->table_id = nfmr->table_id;
+
+    return nx_pull_match(msg, ntohs(nfmr->match_len), &rq->match, NULL, NULL);
+}
+
+void
+ofputil_append_flow_monitor_request(
+    const struct ofputil_flow_monitor_request *rq, struct ofpbuf *msg)
+{
+    struct nx_flow_monitor_request *nfmr;
+    size_t start_ofs;
+    int match_len;
+
+    if (!msg->size) {
+        ofpraw_put(OFPRAW_NXST_FLOW_MONITOR_REQUEST, OFP10_VERSION, msg);
+    }
+
+    start_ofs = msg->size;
+    ofpbuf_put_zeros(msg, sizeof *nfmr);
+    match_len = nx_put_match(msg, &rq->match, htonll(0), htonll(0));
+
+    nfmr = ofpbuf_at_assert(msg, start_ofs, sizeof *nfmr);
+    nfmr->id = htonl(rq->id);
+    nfmr->flags = htons(rq->flags);
+    nfmr->out_port = htons(ofp_to_u16(rq->out_port));
+    nfmr->match_len = htons(match_len);
+    nfmr->table_id = rq->table_id;
+}
+
+/* Converts an NXST_FLOW_MONITOR reply (also known as a flow update) in 'msg'
+ * into an abstract ofputil_flow_update in 'update'.  The caller must have
+ * initialized update->match to point to space allocated for a match.
+ *
+ * Uses 'ofpacts' to store the abstract OFPACT_* version of the update's
+ * actions (except for NXFME_ABBREV, which never includes actions).  The caller
+ * must initialize 'ofpacts' and retains ownership of it.  'update->ofpacts'
+ * will point into the 'ofpacts' buffer.
+ *
+ * Multiple flow updates can be packed into a single OpenFlow message.  Calling
+ * this function multiple times for a single 'msg' iterates through the
+ * updates.  The caller must initially leave 'msg''s layer pointers null and
+ * not modify them between calls.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 if successful, EOF if no updates were left in this 'msg',
+ * otherwise an OFPERR_* value. */
+int
+ofputil_decode_flow_update(struct ofputil_flow_update *update,
+                           struct ofpbuf *msg, struct ofpbuf *ofpacts)
+{
+    struct nx_flow_update_header *nfuh;
+    unsigned int length;
+    struct ofp_header *oh;
+
+    if (!msg->header) {
+        ofpraw_pull_assert(msg);
+    }
+
+    if (!msg->size) {
+        return EOF;
+    }
+
+    if (msg->size < sizeof(struct nx_flow_update_header)) {
+        goto bad_len;
+    }
+
+    oh = msg->header;
+
+    nfuh = msg->data;
+    update->event = ntohs(nfuh->event);
+    length = ntohs(nfuh->length);
+    if (length > msg->size || length % 8) {
+        goto bad_len;
+    }
+
+    if (update->event == NXFME_ABBREV) {
+        struct nx_flow_update_abbrev *nfua;
+
+        if (length != sizeof *nfua) {
+            goto bad_len;
+        }
+
+        nfua = ofpbuf_pull(msg, sizeof *nfua);
+        update->xid = nfua->xid;
+        return 0;
+    } else if (update->event == NXFME_ADDED
+               || update->event == NXFME_DELETED
+               || update->event == NXFME_MODIFIED) {
+        struct nx_flow_update_full *nfuf;
+        unsigned int actions_len;
+        unsigned int match_len;
+        enum ofperr error;
+
+        if (length < sizeof *nfuf) {
+            goto bad_len;
+        }
+
+        nfuf = ofpbuf_pull(msg, sizeof *nfuf);
+        match_len = ntohs(nfuf->match_len);
+        if (sizeof *nfuf + match_len > length) {
+            goto bad_len;
+        }
+
+        update->reason = ntohs(nfuf->reason);
+        update->idle_timeout = ntohs(nfuf->idle_timeout);
+        update->hard_timeout = ntohs(nfuf->hard_timeout);
+        update->table_id = nfuf->table_id;
+        update->cookie = nfuf->cookie;
+        update->priority = ntohs(nfuf->priority);
+
+        error = nx_pull_match(msg, match_len, update->match, NULL, NULL);
+        if (error) {
+            return error;
+        }
+
+        actions_len = length - sizeof *nfuf - ROUND_UP(match_len, 8);
+        error = ofpacts_pull_openflow_actions(msg, actions_len, oh->version,
+                                              ofpacts);
+        if (error) {
+            return error;
+        }
+
+        update->ofpacts = ofpacts->data;
+        update->ofpacts_len = ofpacts->size;
+        return 0;
+    } else {
+        VLOG_WARN_RL(&bad_ofmsg_rl,
+                     "NXST_FLOW_MONITOR reply has bad event %"PRIu16,
+                     ntohs(nfuh->event));
+        return OFPERR_NXBRC_FM_BAD_EVENT;
+    }
+
+bad_len:
+    VLOG_WARN_RL(&bad_ofmsg_rl, "NXST_FLOW_MONITOR reply has %"PRIu32" "
+                 "leftover bytes at end", msg->size);
+    return OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_LEN;
+}
+
+uint32_t
+ofputil_decode_flow_monitor_cancel(const struct ofp_header *oh)
+{
+    const struct nx_flow_monitor_cancel *cancel = ofpmsg_body(oh);
+
+    return ntohl(cancel->id);
+}
+
+struct ofpbuf *
+ofputil_encode_flow_monitor_cancel(uint32_t id)
+{
+    struct nx_flow_monitor_cancel *nfmc;
+    struct ofpbuf *msg;
+
+    msg = ofpraw_alloc(OFPRAW_NXT_FLOW_MONITOR_CANCEL, OFP10_VERSION, 0);
+    nfmc = ofpbuf_put_uninit(msg, sizeof *nfmc);
+    nfmc->id = htonl(id);
+    return msg;
+}
+
+void
+ofputil_start_flow_update(struct ovs_list *replies)
+{
+    struct ofpbuf *msg;
+
+    msg = ofpraw_alloc_xid(OFPRAW_NXST_FLOW_MONITOR_REPLY, OFP10_VERSION,
+                           htonl(0), 1024);
+
+    list_init(replies);
+    list_push_back(replies, &msg->list_node);
+}
+
+void
+ofputil_append_flow_update(const struct ofputil_flow_update *update,
+                           struct ovs_list *replies)
+{
+    enum ofp_version version = ofpmp_version(replies);
+    struct nx_flow_update_header *nfuh;
+    struct ofpbuf *msg;
+    size_t start_ofs;
+
+    msg = ofpbuf_from_list(list_back(replies));
+    start_ofs = msg->size;
+
+    if (update->event == NXFME_ABBREV) {
+        struct nx_flow_update_abbrev *nfua;
+
+        nfua = ofpbuf_put_zeros(msg, sizeof *nfua);
+        nfua->xid = update->xid;
+    } else {
+        struct nx_flow_update_full *nfuf;
+        int match_len;
+
+        ofpbuf_put_zeros(msg, sizeof *nfuf);
+        match_len = nx_put_match(msg, update->match, htonll(0), htonll(0));
+        ofpacts_put_openflow_actions(update->ofpacts, update->ofpacts_len, msg,
+                                     version);
+        nfuf = ofpbuf_at_assert(msg, start_ofs, sizeof *nfuf);
+        nfuf->reason = htons(update->reason);
+        nfuf->priority = htons(update->priority);
+        nfuf->idle_timeout = htons(update->idle_timeout);
+        nfuf->hard_timeout = htons(update->hard_timeout);
+        nfuf->match_len = htons(match_len);
+        nfuf->table_id = update->table_id;
+        nfuf->cookie = update->cookie;
+    }
+
+    nfuh = ofpbuf_at_assert(msg, start_ofs, sizeof *nfuh);
+    nfuh->length = htons(msg->size - start_ofs);
+    nfuh->event = htons(update->event);
+
+    ofpmp_postappend(replies, start_ofs);
+}
+\f
+struct ofpbuf *
+ofputil_encode_packet_out(const struct ofputil_packet_out *po,
+                          enum ofputil_protocol protocol)
+{
+    enum ofp_version ofp_version = ofputil_protocol_to_ofp_version(protocol);
+    struct ofpbuf *msg;
+    size_t size;
+
+    size = po->ofpacts_len;
+    if (po->buffer_id == UINT32_MAX) {
+        size += po->packet_len;
+    }
+
+    switch (ofp_version) {
+    case OFP10_VERSION: {
+        struct ofp10_packet_out *opo;
+        size_t actions_ofs;
+
+        msg = ofpraw_alloc(OFPRAW_OFPT10_PACKET_OUT, OFP10_VERSION, size);
+        ofpbuf_put_zeros(msg, sizeof *opo);
+        actions_ofs = msg->size;
+        ofpacts_put_openflow_actions(po->ofpacts, po->ofpacts_len, msg,
+                                     ofp_version);
+
+        opo = msg->msg;
+        opo->buffer_id = htonl(po->buffer_id);
+        opo->in_port = htons(ofp_to_u16(po->in_port));
+        opo->actions_len = htons(msg->size - actions_ofs);
+        break;
+    }
+
+    case OFP11_VERSION:
+    case OFP12_VERSION:
+    case OFP13_VERSION:
+    case OFP14_VERSION:
+    case OFP15_VERSION: {
+        struct ofp11_packet_out *opo;
+        size_t len;
+
+        msg = ofpraw_alloc(OFPRAW_OFPT11_PACKET_OUT, ofp_version, size);
+        ofpbuf_put_zeros(msg, sizeof *opo);
+        len = ofpacts_put_openflow_actions(po->ofpacts, po->ofpacts_len, msg,
+                                           ofp_version);
+        opo = msg->msg;
+        opo->buffer_id = htonl(po->buffer_id);
+        opo->in_port = ofputil_port_to_ofp11(po->in_port);
+        opo->actions_len = htons(len);
+        break;
+    }
+
+    default:
+        OVS_NOT_REACHED();
+    }
+
+    if (po->buffer_id == UINT32_MAX) {
+        ofpbuf_put(msg, po->packet, po->packet_len);
+    }
+
+    ofpmsg_update_length(msg);
+
+    return msg;
+}
+\f
+/* Creates and returns an OFPT_ECHO_REQUEST message with an empty payload. */
+struct ofpbuf *
+make_echo_request(enum ofp_version ofp_version)
+{
+    return ofpraw_alloc_xid(OFPRAW_OFPT_ECHO_REQUEST, ofp_version,
+                            htonl(0), 0);
+}
+
+/* Creates and returns an OFPT_ECHO_REPLY message matching the
+ * OFPT_ECHO_REQUEST message in 'rq'. */
+struct ofpbuf *
+make_echo_reply(const struct ofp_header *rq)
+{
+    struct ofpbuf rq_buf;
+    struct ofpbuf *reply;
+
+    ofpbuf_use_const(&rq_buf, rq, ntohs(rq->length));
+    ofpraw_pull_assert(&rq_buf);
+
+    reply = ofpraw_alloc_reply(OFPRAW_OFPT_ECHO_REPLY, rq, rq_buf.size);
+    ofpbuf_put(reply, rq_buf.data, rq_buf.size);
+    return reply;
+}
+
+struct ofpbuf *
+ofputil_encode_barrier_request(enum ofp_version ofp_version)
+{
+    enum ofpraw type;
+
+    switch (ofp_version) {
+    case OFP15_VERSION:
+    case OFP14_VERSION:
+    case OFP13_VERSION:
+    case OFP12_VERSION:
+    case OFP11_VERSION:
+        type = OFPRAW_OFPT11_BARRIER_REQUEST;
+        break;
+
+    case OFP10_VERSION:
+        type = OFPRAW_OFPT10_BARRIER_REQUEST;
+        break;
+
+    default:
+        OVS_NOT_REACHED();
+    }
+
+    return ofpraw_alloc(type, ofp_version, 0);
+}
+
+const char *
+ofputil_frag_handling_to_string(enum ofp_config_flags flags)
+{
+    switch (flags & OFPC_FRAG_MASK) {
+    case OFPC_FRAG_NORMAL:   return "normal";
+    case OFPC_FRAG_DROP:     return "drop";
+    case OFPC_FRAG_REASM:    return "reassemble";
+    case OFPC_FRAG_NX_MATCH: return "nx-match";
+    }
+
+    OVS_NOT_REACHED();
+}
+
+bool
+ofputil_frag_handling_from_string(const char *s, enum ofp_config_flags *flags)
+{
+    if (!strcasecmp(s, "normal")) {
+        *flags = OFPC_FRAG_NORMAL;
+    } else if (!strcasecmp(s, "drop")) {
+        *flags = OFPC_FRAG_DROP;
+    } else if (!strcasecmp(s, "reassemble")) {
+        *flags = OFPC_FRAG_REASM;
+    } else if (!strcasecmp(s, "nx-match")) {
+        *flags = OFPC_FRAG_NX_MATCH;
+    } else {
+        return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+/* Converts the OpenFlow 1.1+ port number 'ofp11_port' into an OpenFlow 1.0
+ * port number and stores the latter in '*ofp10_port', for the purpose of
+ * decoding OpenFlow 1.1+ protocol messages.  Returns 0 if successful,
+ * otherwise an OFPERR_* number.  On error, stores OFPP_NONE in '*ofp10_port'.
+ *
+ * See the definition of OFP11_MAX for an explanation of the mapping. */
+enum ofperr
+ofputil_port_from_ofp11(ovs_be32 ofp11_port, ofp_port_t *ofp10_port)
+{
+    uint32_t ofp11_port_h = ntohl(ofp11_port);
+
+    if (ofp11_port_h < ofp_to_u16(OFPP_MAX)) {
+        *ofp10_port = u16_to_ofp(ofp11_port_h);
+        return 0;
+    } else if (ofp11_port_h >= ofp11_to_u32(OFPP11_MAX)) {
+        *ofp10_port = u16_to_ofp(ofp11_port_h - OFPP11_OFFSET);
+        return 0;
+    } else {
+        *ofp10_port = OFPP_NONE;
+        VLOG_WARN_RL(&bad_ofmsg_rl, "port %"PRIu32" is outside the supported "
+                     "range 0 through %d or 0x%"PRIx32" through 0x%"PRIx32,
+                     ofp11_port_h, ofp_to_u16(OFPP_MAX) - 1,
+                     ofp11_to_u32(OFPP11_MAX), UINT32_MAX);
+        return OFPERR_OFPBAC_BAD_OUT_PORT;
+    }
+}
+
+/* Returns the OpenFlow 1.1+ port number equivalent to the OpenFlow 1.0 port
+ * number 'ofp10_port', for encoding OpenFlow 1.1+ protocol messages.
+ *
+ * See the definition of OFP11_MAX for an explanation of the mapping. */
+ovs_be32
+ofputil_port_to_ofp11(ofp_port_t ofp10_port)
+{
+    return htonl(ofp_to_u16(ofp10_port) < ofp_to_u16(OFPP_MAX)
+                 ? ofp_to_u16(ofp10_port)
+                 : ofp_to_u16(ofp10_port) + OFPP11_OFFSET);
+}
+
+#define OFPUTIL_NAMED_PORTS                     \
+        OFPUTIL_NAMED_PORT(IN_PORT)             \
+        OFPUTIL_NAMED_PORT(TABLE)               \
+        OFPUTIL_NAMED_PORT(NORMAL)              \
+        OFPUTIL_NAMED_PORT(FLOOD)               \
+        OFPUTIL_NAMED_PORT(ALL)                 \
+        OFPUTIL_NAMED_PORT(CONTROLLER)          \
+        OFPUTIL_NAMED_PORT(LOCAL)               \
+        OFPUTIL_NAMED_PORT(ANY)                 \
+        OFPUTIL_NAMED_PORT(UNSET)
+
+/* For backwards compatibility, so that "none" is recognized as OFPP_ANY */
+#define OFPUTIL_NAMED_PORTS_WITH_NONE           \
+        OFPUTIL_NAMED_PORTS                     \
+        OFPUTIL_NAMED_PORT(NONE)
+
+/* Stores the port number represented by 's' into '*portp'.  's' may be an
+ * integer or, for reserved ports, the standard OpenFlow name for the port
+ * (e.g. "LOCAL").
+ *
+ * Returns true if successful, false if 's' is not a valid OpenFlow port number
+ * or name.  The caller should issue an error message in this case, because
+ * this function usually does not.  (This gives the caller an opportunity to
+ * look up the port name another way, e.g. by contacting the switch and listing
+ * the names of all its ports).
+ *
+ * This function accepts OpenFlow 1.0 port numbers.  It also accepts a subset
+ * of OpenFlow 1.1+ port numbers, mapping those port numbers into the 16-bit
+ * range as described in include/openflow/openflow-1.1.h. */
+bool
+ofputil_port_from_string(const char *s, ofp_port_t *portp)
+{
+    unsigned int port32; /* int is at least 32 bits wide. */
+
+    if (*s == '-') {
+        VLOG_WARN("Negative value %s is not a valid port number.", s);
+        return false;
+    }
+    *portp = 0;
+    if (str_to_uint(s, 10, &port32)) {
+        if (port32 < ofp_to_u16(OFPP_MAX)) {
+            /* Pass. */
+        } else if (port32 < ofp_to_u16(OFPP_FIRST_RESV)) {
+            VLOG_WARN("port %u is a reserved OF1.0 port number that will "
+                      "be translated to %u when talking to an OF1.1 or "
+                      "later controller", port32, port32 + OFPP11_OFFSET);
+        } else if (port32 <= ofp_to_u16(OFPP_LAST_RESV)) {
+            char name[OFP_MAX_PORT_NAME_LEN];
+
+            ofputil_port_to_string(u16_to_ofp(port32), name, sizeof name);
+            VLOG_WARN_ONCE("referring to port %s as %"PRIu32" is deprecated "
+                           "for compatibility with OpenFlow 1.1 and later",
+                           name, port32);
+        } else if (port32 < ofp11_to_u32(OFPP11_MAX)) {
+            VLOG_WARN("port %u is outside the supported range 0 through "
+                      "%"PRIx16" or 0x%x through 0x%"PRIx32, port32,
+                      UINT16_MAX, ofp11_to_u32(OFPP11_MAX), UINT32_MAX);
+            return false;
+        } else {
+            port32 -= OFPP11_OFFSET;
+        }
+
+        *portp = u16_to_ofp(port32);
+        return true;
+    } else {
+        struct pair {
+            const char *name;
+            ofp_port_t value;
+        };
+        static const struct pair pairs[] = {
+#define OFPUTIL_NAMED_PORT(NAME) {#NAME, OFPP_##NAME},
+            OFPUTIL_NAMED_PORTS_WITH_NONE
+#undef OFPUTIL_NAMED_PORT
+        };
+        const struct pair *p;
+
+        for (p = pairs; p < &pairs[ARRAY_SIZE(pairs)]; p++) {
+            if (!strcasecmp(s, p->name)) {
+                *portp = p->value;
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+}
+
+/* Appends to 's' a string representation of the OpenFlow port number 'port'.
+ * Most ports' string representation is just the port number, but for special
+ * ports, e.g. OFPP_LOCAL, it is the name, e.g. "LOCAL". */
+void
+ofputil_format_port(ofp_port_t port, struct ds *s)
+{
+    char name[OFP_MAX_PORT_NAME_LEN];
+
+    ofputil_port_to_string(port, name, sizeof name);
+    ds_put_cstr(s, name);
+}
+
+/* Puts in the 'bufsize' byte in 'namebuf' a null-terminated string
+ * representation of OpenFlow port number 'port'.  Most ports are represented
+ * as just the port number, but special ports, e.g. OFPP_LOCAL, are represented
+ * by name, e.g. "LOCAL". */
+void
+ofputil_port_to_string(ofp_port_t port,
+                       char namebuf[OFP_MAX_PORT_NAME_LEN], size_t bufsize)
+{
+    switch (port) {
+#define OFPUTIL_NAMED_PORT(NAME)                        \
+        case OFPP_##NAME:                               \
+            ovs_strlcpy(namebuf, #NAME, bufsize);       \
+            break;
+        OFPUTIL_NAMED_PORTS
+#undef OFPUTIL_NAMED_PORT
+
+    default:
+        snprintf(namebuf, bufsize, "%"PRIu16, port);
+        break;
+    }
+}
+
+/* Stores the group id represented by 's' into '*group_idp'.  's' may be an
+ * integer or, for reserved group IDs, the standard OpenFlow name for the group
+ * (either "ANY" or "ALL").
+ *
+ * Returns true if successful, false if 's' is not a valid OpenFlow group ID or
+ * name. */
+bool
+ofputil_group_from_string(const char *s, uint32_t *group_idp)
+{
+    if (!strcasecmp(s, "any")) {
+        *group_idp = OFPG_ANY;
+    } else if (!strcasecmp(s, "all")) {
+        *group_idp = OFPG_ALL;
+    } else if (!str_to_uint(s, 10, group_idp)) {
+        VLOG_WARN("%s is not a valid group ID.  (Valid group IDs are "
+                  "32-bit nonnegative integers or the keywords ANY or "
+                  "ALL.)", s);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+/* Appends to 's' a string representation of the OpenFlow group ID 'group_id'.
+ * Most groups' string representation is just the number, but for special
+ * groups, e.g. OFPG_ALL, it is the name, e.g. "ALL". */
+void
+ofputil_format_group(uint32_t group_id, struct ds *s)
+{
+    char name[MAX_GROUP_NAME_LEN];
+
+    ofputil_group_to_string(group_id, name, sizeof name);
+    ds_put_cstr(s, name);
+}
+
+
+/* Puts in the 'bufsize' byte in 'namebuf' a null-terminated string
+ * representation of OpenFlow group ID 'group_id'.  Most group are represented
+ * as just their number, but special groups, e.g. OFPG_ALL, are represented
+ * by name, e.g. "ALL". */
+void
+ofputil_group_to_string(uint32_t group_id,
+                        char namebuf[MAX_GROUP_NAME_LEN + 1], size_t bufsize)
+{
+    switch (group_id) {
+    case OFPG_ALL:
+        ovs_strlcpy(namebuf, "ALL", bufsize);
+        break;
+
+    case OFPG_ANY:
+        ovs_strlcpy(namebuf, "ANY", bufsize);
+        break;
+
+    default:
+        snprintf(namebuf, bufsize, "%"PRIu32, group_id);
+        break;
+    }
+}
+
+/* Given a buffer 'b' that contains an array of OpenFlow ports of type
+ * 'ofp_version', tries to pull the first element from the array.  If
+ * successful, initializes '*pp' with an abstract representation of the
+ * port and returns 0.  If no ports remain to be decoded, returns EOF.
+ * On an error, returns a positive OFPERR_* value. */
+int
+ofputil_pull_phy_port(enum ofp_version ofp_version, struct ofpbuf *b,
+                      struct ofputil_phy_port *pp)
+{
+    memset(pp, 0, sizeof *pp);
+
+    switch (ofp_version) {
+    case OFP10_VERSION: {
+        const struct ofp10_phy_port *opp = ofpbuf_try_pull(b, sizeof *opp);
+        return opp ? ofputil_decode_ofp10_phy_port(pp, opp) : EOF;
+    }
+    case OFP11_VERSION:
+    case OFP12_VERSION:
+    case OFP13_VERSION: {
+        const struct ofp11_port *op = ofpbuf_try_pull(b, sizeof *op);
+        return op ? ofputil_decode_ofp11_port(pp, op) : EOF;
+    }
+    case OFP14_VERSION:
+    case OFP15_VERSION:
+        return b->size ? ofputil_pull_ofp14_port(pp, b) : EOF;
+    default:
+        OVS_NOT_REACHED();
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+ofputil_normalize_match__(struct match *match, bool may_log)
+{
+    enum {
+        MAY_NW_ADDR     = 1 << 0, /* nw_src, nw_dst */
+        MAY_TP_ADDR     = 1 << 1, /* tp_src, tp_dst */
+        MAY_NW_PROTO    = 1 << 2, /* nw_proto */
+        MAY_IPVx        = 1 << 3, /* tos, frag, ttl */
+        MAY_ARP_SHA     = 1 << 4, /* arp_sha */
+        MAY_ARP_THA     = 1 << 5, /* arp_tha */
+        MAY_IPV6        = 1 << 6, /* ipv6_src, ipv6_dst, ipv6_label */
+        MAY_ND_TARGET   = 1 << 7, /* nd_target */
+        MAY_MPLS        = 1 << 8, /* mpls label and tc */
+    } may_match;
+
+    struct flow_wildcards wc;
+
+    /* Figure out what fields may be matched. */
+    if (match->flow.dl_type == htons(ETH_TYPE_IP)) {
+        may_match = MAY_NW_PROTO | MAY_IPVx | MAY_NW_ADDR;
+        if (match->flow.nw_proto == IPPROTO_TCP ||
+            match->flow.nw_proto == IPPROTO_UDP ||
+            match->flow.nw_proto == IPPROTO_SCTP ||
+            match->flow.nw_proto == IPPROTO_ICMP) {
+            may_match |= MAY_TP_ADDR;
+        }
+    } else if (match->flow.dl_type == htons(ETH_TYPE_IPV6)) {
+        may_match = MAY_NW_PROTO | MAY_IPVx | MAY_IPV6;
+        if (match->flow.nw_proto == IPPROTO_TCP ||
+            match->flow.nw_proto == IPPROTO_UDP ||
+            match->flow.nw_proto == IPPROTO_SCTP) {
+            may_match |= MAY_TP_ADDR;
+        } else if (match->flow.nw_proto == IPPROTO_ICMPV6) {
+            may_match |= MAY_TP_ADDR;
+            if (match->flow.tp_src == htons(ND_NEIGHBOR_SOLICIT)) {
+                may_match |= MAY_ND_TARGET | MAY_ARP_SHA;
+            } else if (match->flow.tp_src == htons(ND_NEIGHBOR_ADVERT)) {
+                may_match |= MAY_ND_TARGET | MAY_ARP_THA;
+            }
+        }
+    } else if (match->flow.dl_type == htons(ETH_TYPE_ARP) ||
+               match->flow.dl_type == htons(ETH_TYPE_RARP)) {
+        may_match = MAY_NW_PROTO | MAY_NW_ADDR | MAY_ARP_SHA | MAY_ARP_THA;
+    } else if (eth_type_mpls(match->flow.dl_type)) {
+        may_match = MAY_MPLS;
+    } else {
+        may_match = 0;
+    }
+
+    /* Clear the fields that may not be matched. */
+    wc = match->wc;
+    if (!(may_match & MAY_NW_ADDR)) {
+        wc.masks.nw_src = wc.masks.nw_dst = htonl(0);
+    }
+    if (!(may_match & MAY_TP_ADDR)) {
+        wc.masks.tp_src = wc.masks.tp_dst = htons(0);
+    }
+    if (!(may_match & MAY_NW_PROTO)) {
+        wc.masks.nw_proto = 0;
+    }
+    if (!(may_match & MAY_IPVx)) {
+        wc.masks.nw_tos = 0;
+        wc.masks.nw_ttl = 0;
+    }
+    if (!(may_match & MAY_ARP_SHA)) {
+        WC_UNMASK_FIELD(&wc, arp_sha);
+    }
+    if (!(may_match & MAY_ARP_THA)) {
+        WC_UNMASK_FIELD(&wc, arp_tha);
+    }
+    if (!(may_match & MAY_IPV6)) {
+        wc.masks.ipv6_src = wc.masks.ipv6_dst = in6addr_any;
+        wc.masks.ipv6_label = htonl(0);
+    }
+    if (!(may_match & MAY_ND_TARGET)) {
+        wc.masks.nd_target = in6addr_any;
+    }
+    if (!(may_match & MAY_MPLS)) {
+        memset(wc.masks.mpls_lse, 0, sizeof wc.masks.mpls_lse);
+    }
+
+    /* Log any changes. */
+    if (!flow_wildcards_equal(&wc, &match->wc)) {
+        bool log = may_log && !VLOG_DROP_INFO(&bad_ofmsg_rl);
+        char *pre = log ? match_to_string(match, OFP_DEFAULT_PRIORITY) : NULL;
+
+        match->wc = wc;
+        match_zero_wildcarded_fields(match);
+
+        if (log) {
+            char *post = match_to_string(match, OFP_DEFAULT_PRIORITY);
+            VLOG_INFO("normalization changed ofp_match, details:");
+            VLOG_INFO(" pre: %s", pre);
+            VLOG_INFO("post: %s", post);
+            free(pre);
+            free(post);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/* "Normalizes" the wildcards in 'match'.  That means:
+ *
+ *    1. If the type of level N is known, then only the valid fields for that
+ *       level may be specified.  For example, ARP does not have a TOS field,
+ *       so nw_tos must be wildcarded if 'match' specifies an ARP flow.
+ *       Similarly, IPv4 does not have any IPv6 addresses, so ipv6_src and
+ *       ipv6_dst (and other fields) must be wildcarded if 'match' specifies an
+ *       IPv4 flow.
+ *
+ *    2. If the type of level N is not known (or not understood by Open
+ *       vSwitch), then no fields at all for that level may be specified.  For
+ *       example, Open vSwitch does not understand SCTP, an L4 protocol, so the
+ *       L4 fields tp_src and tp_dst must be wildcarded if 'match' specifies an
+ *       SCTP flow.
+ *
+ * If this function changes 'match', it logs a rate-limited informational
+ * message. */
+void
+ofputil_normalize_match(struct match *match)
+{
+    ofputil_normalize_match__(match, true);
+}
+
+/* Same as ofputil_normalize_match() without the logging.  Thus, this function
+ * is suitable for a program's internal use, whereas ofputil_normalize_match()
+ * sense for use on flows received from elsewhere (so that a bug in the program
+ * that sent them can be reported and corrected). */
+void
+ofputil_normalize_match_quiet(struct match *match)
+{
+    ofputil_normalize_match__(match, false);
+}
+
+/* Parses a key or a key-value pair from '*stringp'.
+ *
+ * On success: Stores the key into '*keyp'.  Stores the value, if present, into
+ * '*valuep', otherwise an empty string.  Advances '*stringp' past the end of
+ * the key-value pair, preparing it for another call.  '*keyp' and '*valuep'
+ * are substrings of '*stringp' created by replacing some of its bytes by null
+ * terminators.  Returns true.
+ *
+ * If '*stringp' is just white space or commas, sets '*keyp' and '*valuep' to
+ * NULL and returns false. */
+bool
+ofputil_parse_key_value(char **stringp, char **keyp, char **valuep)
+{
+    char *pos, *key, *value;
+    size_t key_len;
+
+    pos = *stringp;
+    pos += strspn(pos, ", \t\r\n");
+    if (*pos == '\0') {
+        *keyp = *valuep = NULL;
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    key = pos;
+    key_len = strcspn(pos, ":=(, \t\r\n");
+    if (key[key_len] == ':' || key[key_len] == '=') {
+        /* The value can be separated by a colon. */
+        size_t value_len;
+
+        value = key + key_len + 1;
+        value_len = strcspn(value, ", \t\r\n");
+        pos = value + value_len + (value[value_len] != '\0');
+        value[value_len] = '\0';
+    } else if (key[key_len] == '(') {
+        /* The value can be surrounded by balanced parentheses.  The outermost
+         * set of parentheses is removed. */
+        int level = 1;
+        size_t value_len;
+
+        value = key + key_len + 1;
+        for (value_len = 0; level > 0; value_len++) {
             switch (value[value_len]) {
             case '\0':
                 level = 0;
                 break;
 
-            case '(':
-                level++;
+            case '(':
+                level++;
+                break;
+
+            case ')':
+                level--;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        value[value_len - 1] = '\0';
+        pos = value + value_len;
+    } else {
+        /* There might be no value at all. */
+        value = key + key_len;  /* Will become the empty string below. */
+        pos = key + key_len + (key[key_len] != '\0');
+    }
+    key[key_len] = '\0';
+
+    *stringp = pos;
+    *keyp = key;
+    *valuep = value;
+    return true;
+}
+
+/* Encode a dump ports request for 'port', the encoded message
+ * will be for OpenFlow version 'ofp_version'. Returns message
+ * as a struct ofpbuf. Returns encoded message on success, NULL on error */
+struct ofpbuf *
+ofputil_encode_dump_ports_request(enum ofp_version ofp_version, ofp_port_t port)
+{
+    struct ofpbuf *request;
+
+    switch (ofp_version) {
+    case OFP10_VERSION: {
+        struct ofp10_port_stats_request *req;
+        request = ofpraw_alloc(OFPRAW_OFPST10_PORT_REQUEST, ofp_version, 0);
+        req = ofpbuf_put_zeros(request, sizeof *req);
+        req->port_no = htons(ofp_to_u16(port));
+        break;
+    }
+    case OFP11_VERSION:
+    case OFP12_VERSION:
+    case OFP13_VERSION:
+    case OFP14_VERSION:
+    case OFP15_VERSION: {
+        struct ofp11_port_stats_request *req;
+        request = ofpraw_alloc(OFPRAW_OFPST11_PORT_REQUEST, ofp_version, 0);
+        req = ofpbuf_put_zeros(request, sizeof *req);
+        req->port_no = ofputil_port_to_ofp11(port);
+        break;
+    }
+    default:
+        OVS_NOT_REACHED();
+    }
+
+    return request;
+}
+
+static void
+ofputil_port_stats_to_ofp10(const struct ofputil_port_stats *ops,
+                            struct ofp10_port_stats *ps10)
+{
+    ps10->port_no = htons(ofp_to_u16(ops->port_no));
+    memset(ps10->pad, 0, sizeof ps10->pad);
+    put_32aligned_be64(&ps10->rx_packets, htonll(ops->stats.rx_packets));
+    put_32aligned_be64(&ps10->tx_packets, htonll(ops->stats.tx_packets));
+    put_32aligned_be64(&ps10->rx_bytes, htonll(ops->stats.rx_bytes));
+    put_32aligned_be64(&ps10->tx_bytes, htonll(ops->stats.tx_bytes));
+    put_32aligned_be64(&ps10->rx_dropped, htonll(ops->stats.rx_dropped));
+    put_32aligned_be64(&ps10->tx_dropped, htonll(ops->stats.tx_dropped));
+    put_32aligned_be64(&ps10->rx_errors, htonll(ops->stats.rx_errors));
+    put_32aligned_be64(&ps10->tx_errors, htonll(ops->stats.tx_errors));
+    put_32aligned_be64(&ps10->rx_frame_err, htonll(ops->stats.rx_frame_errors));
+    put_32aligned_be64(&ps10->rx_over_err, htonll(ops->stats.rx_over_errors));
+    put_32aligned_be64(&ps10->rx_crc_err, htonll(ops->stats.rx_crc_errors));
+    put_32aligned_be64(&ps10->collisions, htonll(ops->stats.collisions));
+}
+
+static void
+ofputil_port_stats_to_ofp11(const struct ofputil_port_stats *ops,
+                            struct ofp11_port_stats *ps11)
+{
+    ps11->port_no = ofputil_port_to_ofp11(ops->port_no);
+    memset(ps11->pad, 0, sizeof ps11->pad);
+    ps11->rx_packets = htonll(ops->stats.rx_packets);
+    ps11->tx_packets = htonll(ops->stats.tx_packets);
+    ps11->rx_bytes = htonll(ops->stats.rx_bytes);
+    ps11->tx_bytes = htonll(ops->stats.tx_bytes);
+    ps11->rx_dropped = htonll(ops->stats.rx_dropped);
+    ps11->tx_dropped = htonll(ops->stats.tx_dropped);
+    ps11->rx_errors = htonll(ops->stats.rx_errors);
+    ps11->tx_errors = htonll(ops->stats.tx_errors);
+    ps11->rx_frame_err = htonll(ops->stats.rx_frame_errors);
+    ps11->rx_over_err = htonll(ops->stats.rx_over_errors);
+    ps11->rx_crc_err = htonll(ops->stats.rx_crc_errors);
+    ps11->collisions = htonll(ops->stats.collisions);
+}
+
+static void
+ofputil_port_stats_to_ofp13(const struct ofputil_port_stats *ops,
+                            struct ofp13_port_stats *ps13)
+{
+    ofputil_port_stats_to_ofp11(ops, &ps13->ps);
+    ps13->duration_sec = htonl(ops->duration_sec);
+    ps13->duration_nsec = htonl(ops->duration_nsec);
+}
+
+static void
+ofputil_append_ofp14_port_stats(const struct ofputil_port_stats *ops,
+                                struct ovs_list *replies)
+{
+    struct ofp14_port_stats_prop_ethernet *eth;
+    struct ofp14_port_stats *ps14;
+    struct ofpbuf *reply;
+
+    reply = ofpmp_reserve(replies, sizeof *ps14 + sizeof *eth);
+
+    ps14 = ofpbuf_put_uninit(reply, sizeof *ps14);
+    ps14->length = htons(sizeof *ps14 + sizeof *eth);
+    memset(ps14->pad, 0, sizeof ps14->pad);
+    ps14->port_no = ofputil_port_to_ofp11(ops->port_no);
+    ps14->duration_sec = htonl(ops->duration_sec);
+    ps14->duration_nsec = htonl(ops->duration_nsec);
+    ps14->rx_packets = htonll(ops->stats.rx_packets);
+    ps14->tx_packets = htonll(ops->stats.tx_packets);
+    ps14->rx_bytes = htonll(ops->stats.rx_bytes);
+    ps14->tx_bytes = htonll(ops->stats.tx_bytes);
+    ps14->rx_dropped = htonll(ops->stats.rx_dropped);
+    ps14->tx_dropped = htonll(ops->stats.tx_dropped);
+    ps14->rx_errors = htonll(ops->stats.rx_errors);
+    ps14->tx_errors = htonll(ops->stats.tx_errors);
+
+    eth = ofpbuf_put_uninit(reply, sizeof *eth);
+    eth->type = htons(OFPPSPT14_ETHERNET);
+    eth->length = htons(sizeof *eth);
+    memset(eth->pad, 0, sizeof eth->pad);
+    eth->rx_frame_err = htonll(ops->stats.rx_frame_errors);
+    eth->rx_over_err = htonll(ops->stats.rx_over_errors);
+    eth->rx_crc_err = htonll(ops->stats.rx_crc_errors);
+    eth->collisions = htonll(ops->stats.collisions);
+}
+
+/* Encode a ports stat for 'ops' and append it to 'replies'. */
+void
+ofputil_append_port_stat(struct ovs_list *replies,
+                         const struct ofputil_port_stats *ops)
+{
+    switch (ofpmp_version(replies)) {
+    case OFP13_VERSION: {
+        struct ofp13_port_stats *reply = ofpmp_append(replies, sizeof *reply);
+        ofputil_port_stats_to_ofp13(ops, reply);
+        break;
+    }
+    case OFP12_VERSION:
+    case OFP11_VERSION: {
+        struct ofp11_port_stats *reply = ofpmp_append(replies, sizeof *reply);
+        ofputil_port_stats_to_ofp11(ops, reply);
+        break;
+    }
+
+    case OFP10_VERSION: {
+        struct ofp10_port_stats *reply = ofpmp_append(replies, sizeof *reply);
+        ofputil_port_stats_to_ofp10(ops, reply);
+        break;
+    }
+
+    case OFP14_VERSION:
+    case OFP15_VERSION:
+        ofputil_append_ofp14_port_stats(ops, replies);
+        break;
+
+    default:
+        OVS_NOT_REACHED();
+    }
+}
+
+static enum ofperr
+ofputil_port_stats_from_ofp10(struct ofputil_port_stats *ops,
+                              const struct ofp10_port_stats *ps10)
+{
+    memset(ops, 0, sizeof *ops);
+
+    ops->port_no = u16_to_ofp(ntohs(ps10->port_no));
+    ops->stats.rx_packets = ntohll(get_32aligned_be64(&ps10->rx_packets));
+    ops->stats.tx_packets = ntohll(get_32aligned_be64(&ps10->tx_packets));
+    ops->stats.rx_bytes = ntohll(get_32aligned_be64(&ps10->rx_bytes));
+    ops->stats.tx_bytes = ntohll(get_32aligned_be64(&ps10->tx_bytes));
+    ops->stats.rx_dropped = ntohll(get_32aligned_be64(&ps10->rx_dropped));
+    ops->stats.tx_dropped = ntohll(get_32aligned_be64(&ps10->tx_dropped));
+    ops->stats.rx_errors = ntohll(get_32aligned_be64(&ps10->rx_errors));
+    ops->stats.tx_errors = ntohll(get_32aligned_be64(&ps10->tx_errors));
+    ops->stats.rx_frame_errors =
+        ntohll(get_32aligned_be64(&ps10->rx_frame_err));
+    ops->stats.rx_over_errors = ntohll(get_32aligned_be64(&ps10->rx_over_err));
+    ops->stats.rx_crc_errors = ntohll(get_32aligned_be64(&ps10->rx_crc_err));
+    ops->stats.collisions = ntohll(get_32aligned_be64(&ps10->collisions));
+    ops->duration_sec = ops->duration_nsec = UINT32_MAX;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static enum ofperr
+ofputil_port_stats_from_ofp11(struct ofputil_port_stats *ops,
+                              const struct ofp11_port_stats *ps11)
+{
+    enum ofperr error;
+
+    memset(ops, 0, sizeof *ops);
+    error = ofputil_port_from_ofp11(ps11->port_no, &ops->port_no);
+    if (error) {
+        return error;
+    }
+
+    ops->stats.rx_packets = ntohll(ps11->rx_packets);
+    ops->stats.tx_packets = ntohll(ps11->tx_packets);
+    ops->stats.rx_bytes = ntohll(ps11->rx_bytes);
+    ops->stats.tx_bytes = ntohll(ps11->tx_bytes);
+    ops->stats.rx_dropped = ntohll(ps11->rx_dropped);
+    ops->stats.tx_dropped = ntohll(ps11->tx_dropped);
+    ops->stats.rx_errors = ntohll(ps11->rx_errors);
+    ops->stats.tx_errors = ntohll(ps11->tx_errors);
+    ops->stats.rx_frame_errors = ntohll(ps11->rx_frame_err);
+    ops->stats.rx_over_errors = ntohll(ps11->rx_over_err);
+    ops->stats.rx_crc_errors = ntohll(ps11->rx_crc_err);
+    ops->stats.collisions = ntohll(ps11->collisions);
+    ops->duration_sec = ops->duration_nsec = UINT32_MAX;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static enum ofperr
+ofputil_port_stats_from_ofp13(struct ofputil_port_stats *ops,
+                              const struct ofp13_port_stats *ps13)
+{
+    enum ofperr error = ofputil_port_stats_from_ofp11(ops, &ps13->ps);
+    if (!error) {
+        ops->duration_sec = ntohl(ps13->duration_sec);
+        ops->duration_nsec = ntohl(ps13->duration_nsec);
+    }
+    return error;
+}
+
+static enum ofperr
+parse_ofp14_port_stats_ethernet_property(const struct ofpbuf *payload,
+                                         struct ofputil_port_stats *ops)
+{
+    const struct ofp14_port_stats_prop_ethernet *eth = payload->data;
+
+    if (payload->size != sizeof *eth) {
+        return OFPERR_OFPBPC_BAD_LEN;
+    }
+
+    ops->stats.rx_frame_errors = ntohll(eth->rx_frame_err);
+    ops->stats.rx_over_errors = ntohll(eth->rx_over_err);
+    ops->stats.rx_crc_errors = ntohll(eth->rx_crc_err);
+    ops->stats.collisions = ntohll(eth->collisions);
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static enum ofperr
+ofputil_pull_ofp14_port_stats(struct ofputil_port_stats *ops,
+                              struct ofpbuf *msg)
+{
+    const struct ofp14_port_stats *ps14;
+    struct ofpbuf properties;
+    enum ofperr error;
+    size_t len;
+
+    ps14 = ofpbuf_try_pull(msg, sizeof *ps14);
+    if (!ps14) {
+        return OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_LEN;
+    }
+
+    len = ntohs(ps14->length);
+    if (len < sizeof *ps14 || len - sizeof *ps14 > msg->size) {
+        return OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_LEN;
+    }
+    len -= sizeof *ps14;
+    ofpbuf_use_const(&properties, ofpbuf_pull(msg, len), len);
+
+    error = ofputil_port_from_ofp11(ps14->port_no, &ops->port_no);
+    if (error) {
+        return error;
+    }
+
+    ops->duration_sec = ntohl(ps14->duration_sec);
+    ops->duration_nsec = ntohl(ps14->duration_nsec);
+    ops->stats.rx_packets = ntohll(ps14->rx_packets);
+    ops->stats.tx_packets = ntohll(ps14->tx_packets);
+    ops->stats.rx_bytes = ntohll(ps14->rx_bytes);
+    ops->stats.tx_bytes = ntohll(ps14->tx_bytes);
+    ops->stats.rx_dropped = ntohll(ps14->rx_dropped);
+    ops->stats.tx_dropped = ntohll(ps14->tx_dropped);
+    ops->stats.rx_errors = ntohll(ps14->rx_errors);
+    ops->stats.tx_errors = ntohll(ps14->tx_errors);
+    ops->stats.rx_frame_errors = UINT64_MAX;
+    ops->stats.rx_over_errors = UINT64_MAX;
+    ops->stats.rx_crc_errors = UINT64_MAX;
+    ops->stats.collisions = UINT64_MAX;
+
+    while (properties.size > 0) {
+        struct ofpbuf payload;
+        enum ofperr error;
+        uint16_t type;
+
+        error = ofputil_pull_property(&properties, &payload, &type);
+        if (error) {
+            return error;
+        }
+
+        switch (type) {
+        case OFPPSPT14_ETHERNET:
+            error = parse_ofp14_port_stats_ethernet_property(&payload, ops);
+            break;
+
+        default:
+            log_property(true, "unknown port stats property %"PRIu16, type);
+            error = 0;
+            break;
+        }
+
+        if (error) {
+            return error;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+/* Returns the number of port stats elements in OFPTYPE_PORT_STATS_REPLY
+ * message 'oh'. */
+size_t
+ofputil_count_port_stats(const struct ofp_header *oh)
+{
+    struct ofputil_port_stats ps;
+    struct ofpbuf b;
+    size_t n = 0;
+
+    ofpbuf_use_const(&b, oh, ntohs(oh->length));
+    ofpraw_pull_assert(&b);
+    while (!ofputil_decode_port_stats(&ps, &b)) {
+        n++;
+    }
+    return n;
+}
+
+/* Converts an OFPST_PORT_STATS reply in 'msg' into an abstract
+ * ofputil_port_stats in 'ps'.
+ *
+ * Multiple OFPST_PORT_STATS replies can be packed into a single OpenFlow
+ * message.  Calling this function multiple times for a single 'msg' iterates
+ * through the replies.  The caller must initially leave 'msg''s layer pointers
+ * null and not modify them between calls.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 if successful, EOF if no replies were left in this 'msg',
+ * otherwise a positive errno value. */
+int
+ofputil_decode_port_stats(struct ofputil_port_stats *ps, struct ofpbuf *msg)
+{
+    enum ofperr error;
+    enum ofpraw raw;
+
+    error = (msg->header ? ofpraw_decode(&raw, msg->header)
+             : ofpraw_pull(&raw, msg));
+    if (error) {
+        return error;
+    }
+
+    if (!msg->size) {
+        return EOF;
+    } else if (raw == OFPRAW_OFPST14_PORT_REPLY) {
+        return ofputil_pull_ofp14_port_stats(ps, msg);
+    } else if (raw == OFPRAW_OFPST13_PORT_REPLY) {
+        const struct ofp13_port_stats *ps13;
+
+        ps13 = ofpbuf_try_pull(msg, sizeof *ps13);
+        if (!ps13) {
+            goto bad_len;
+        }
+        return ofputil_port_stats_from_ofp13(ps, ps13);
+    } else if (raw == OFPRAW_OFPST11_PORT_REPLY) {
+        const struct ofp11_port_stats *ps11;
+
+        ps11 = ofpbuf_try_pull(msg, sizeof *ps11);
+        if (!ps11) {
+            goto bad_len;
+        }
+        return ofputil_port_stats_from_ofp11(ps, ps11);
+    } else if (raw == OFPRAW_OFPST10_PORT_REPLY) {
+        const struct ofp10_port_stats *ps10;
+
+        ps10 = ofpbuf_try_pull(msg, sizeof *ps10);
+        if (!ps10) {
+            goto bad_len;
+        }
+        return ofputil_port_stats_from_ofp10(ps, ps10);
+    } else {
+        OVS_NOT_REACHED();
+    }
+
+ bad_len:
+    VLOG_WARN_RL(&bad_ofmsg_rl, "OFPST_PORT reply has %"PRIu32" leftover "
+                 "bytes at end", msg->size);
+    return OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_LEN;
+}
+
+/* Parse a port status request message into a 16 bit OpenFlow 1.0
+ * port number and stores the latter in '*ofp10_port'.
+ * Returns 0 if successful, otherwise an OFPERR_* number. */
+enum ofperr
+ofputil_decode_port_stats_request(const struct ofp_header *request,
+                                  ofp_port_t *ofp10_port)
+{
+    switch ((enum ofp_version)request->version) {
+    case OFP15_VERSION:
+    case OFP14_VERSION:
+    case OFP13_VERSION:
+    case OFP12_VERSION:
+    case OFP11_VERSION: {
+        const struct ofp11_port_stats_request *psr11 = ofpmsg_body(request);
+        return ofputil_port_from_ofp11(psr11->port_no, ofp10_port);
+    }
+
+    case OFP10_VERSION: {
+        const struct ofp10_port_stats_request *psr10 = ofpmsg_body(request);
+        *ofp10_port = u16_to_ofp(ntohs(psr10->port_no));
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    default:
+        OVS_NOT_REACHED();
+    }
+}
+
+/* Frees all of the "struct ofputil_bucket"s in the 'buckets' list. */
+void
+ofputil_bucket_list_destroy(struct ovs_list *buckets)
+{
+    struct ofputil_bucket *bucket;
+
+    LIST_FOR_EACH_POP (bucket, list_node, buckets) {
+        free(bucket->ofpacts);
+        free(bucket);
+    }
+}
+
+/* Clones 'bucket' and its ofpacts data */
+static struct ofputil_bucket *
+ofputil_bucket_clone_data(const struct ofputil_bucket *bucket)
+{
+    struct ofputil_bucket *new;
+
+    new = xmemdup(bucket, sizeof *bucket);
+    new->ofpacts = xmemdup(bucket->ofpacts, bucket->ofpacts_len);
+
+    return new;
+}
+
+/* Clones each of the buckets in the list 'src' appending them
+ * in turn to 'dest' which should be an initialised list.
+ * An exception is that if the pointer value of a bucket in 'src'
+ * matches 'skip' then it is not cloned or appended to 'dest'.
+ * This allows all of 'src' or 'all of 'src' except 'skip' to
+ * be cloned and appended to 'dest'. */
+void
+ofputil_bucket_clone_list(struct ovs_list *dest, const struct ovs_list *src,
+                          const struct ofputil_bucket *skip)
+{
+    struct ofputil_bucket *bucket;
+
+    LIST_FOR_EACH (bucket, list_node, src) {
+        struct ofputil_bucket *new_bucket;
+
+        if (bucket == skip) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        new_bucket = ofputil_bucket_clone_data(bucket);
+        list_push_back(dest, &new_bucket->list_node);
+    }
+}
+
+/* Find a bucket in the list 'buckets' whose bucket id is 'bucket_id'
+ * Returns the first bucket found or NULL if no buckets are found. */
+struct ofputil_bucket *
+ofputil_bucket_find(const struct ovs_list *buckets, uint32_t bucket_id)
+{
+    struct ofputil_bucket *bucket;
+
+    if (bucket_id > OFPG15_BUCKET_MAX) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    LIST_FOR_EACH (bucket, list_node, buckets) {
+        if (bucket->bucket_id == bucket_id) {
+            return bucket;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+/* Returns true if more than one bucket in the list 'buckets'
+ * have the same bucket id. Returns false otherwise. */
+bool
+ofputil_bucket_check_duplicate_id(const struct ovs_list *buckets)
+{
+    struct ofputil_bucket *i, *j;
+
+    LIST_FOR_EACH (i, list_node, buckets) {
+        LIST_FOR_EACH_REVERSE (j, list_node, buckets) {
+            if (i == j) {
                 break;
+            }
+            if (i->bucket_id == j->bucket_id) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
+/* Returns the bucket at the front of the list 'buckets'.
+ * Undefined if 'buckets is empty. */
+struct ofputil_bucket *
+ofputil_bucket_list_front(const struct ovs_list *buckets)
+{
+    static struct ofputil_bucket *bucket;
+
+    ASSIGN_CONTAINER(bucket, list_front(buckets), list_node);
+
+    return bucket;
+}
+
+/* Returns the bucket at the back of the list 'buckets'.
+ * Undefined if 'buckets is empty. */
+struct ofputil_bucket *
+ofputil_bucket_list_back(const struct ovs_list *buckets)
+{
+    static struct ofputil_bucket *bucket;
+
+    ASSIGN_CONTAINER(bucket, list_back(buckets), list_node);
+
+    return bucket;
+}
+
+/* Returns an OpenFlow group stats request for OpenFlow version 'ofp_version',
+ * that requests stats for group 'group_id'.  (Use OFPG_ALL to request stats
+ * for all groups.)
+ *
+ * Group statistics include packet and byte counts for each group. */
+struct ofpbuf *
+ofputil_encode_group_stats_request(enum ofp_version ofp_version,
+                                   uint32_t group_id)
+{
+    struct ofpbuf *request;
+
+    switch (ofp_version) {
+    case OFP10_VERSION:
+        ovs_fatal(0, "dump-group-stats needs OpenFlow 1.1 or later "
+                     "(\'-O OpenFlow11\')");
+    case OFP11_VERSION:
+    case OFP12_VERSION:
+    case OFP13_VERSION:
+    case OFP14_VERSION:
+    case OFP15_VERSION: {
+        struct ofp11_group_stats_request *req;
+        request = ofpraw_alloc(OFPRAW_OFPST11_GROUP_REQUEST, ofp_version, 0);
+        req = ofpbuf_put_zeros(request, sizeof *req);
+        req->group_id = htonl(group_id);
+        break;
+    }
+    default:
+        OVS_NOT_REACHED();
+    }
+
+    return request;
+}
+
+void
+ofputil_uninit_group_desc(struct ofputil_group_desc *gd)
+{
+    ofputil_bucket_list_destroy(&gd->buckets);
+    free(&gd->props.fields);
+}
+
+/* Decodes the OpenFlow group description request in 'oh', returning the group
+ * whose description is requested, or OFPG_ALL if stats for all groups was
+ * requested. */
+uint32_t
+ofputil_decode_group_desc_request(const struct ofp_header *oh)
+{
+    struct ofpbuf request;
+    enum ofpraw raw;
+
+    ofpbuf_use_const(&request, oh, ntohs(oh->length));
+    raw = ofpraw_pull_assert(&request);
+    if (raw == OFPRAW_OFPST11_GROUP_DESC_REQUEST) {
+        return OFPG_ALL;
+    } else if (raw == OFPRAW_OFPST15_GROUP_DESC_REQUEST) {
+        ovs_be32 *group_id = ofpbuf_pull(&request, sizeof *group_id);
+        return ntohl(*group_id);
+    } else {
+        OVS_NOT_REACHED();
+    }
+}
+
+/* Returns an OpenFlow group description request for OpenFlow version
+ * 'ofp_version', that requests stats for group 'group_id'.  Use OFPG_ALL to
+ * request stats for all groups (OpenFlow 1.4 and earlier always request all
+ * groups).
+ *
+ * Group descriptions include the bucket and action configuration for each
+ * group. */
+struct ofpbuf *
+ofputil_encode_group_desc_request(enum ofp_version ofp_version,
+                                  uint32_t group_id)
+{
+    struct ofpbuf *request;
+
+    switch (ofp_version) {
+    case OFP10_VERSION:
+        ovs_fatal(0, "dump-groups needs OpenFlow 1.1 or later "
+                     "(\'-O OpenFlow11\')");
+    case OFP11_VERSION:
+    case OFP12_VERSION:
+    case OFP13_VERSION:
+    case OFP14_VERSION:
+        request = ofpraw_alloc(OFPRAW_OFPST11_GROUP_DESC_REQUEST,
+                               ofp_version, 0);
+        break;
+    case OFP15_VERSION:{
+        struct ofp15_group_desc_request *req;
+        request = ofpraw_alloc(OFPRAW_OFPST15_GROUP_DESC_REQUEST,
+                               ofp_version, 0);
+        req = ofpbuf_put_zeros(request, sizeof *req);
+        req->group_id = htonl(group_id);
+        break;
+    }
+    default:
+        OVS_NOT_REACHED();
+    }
+
+    return request;
+}
+
+static void
+ofputil_group_bucket_counters_to_ofp11(const struct ofputil_group_stats *gs,
+                                    struct ofp11_bucket_counter bucket_cnts[])
+{
+    int i;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < gs->n_buckets; i++) {
+       bucket_cnts[i].packet_count = htonll(gs->bucket_stats[i].packet_count);
+       bucket_cnts[i].byte_count = htonll(gs->bucket_stats[i].byte_count);
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+ofputil_group_stats_to_ofp11(const struct ofputil_group_stats *gs,
+                             struct ofp11_group_stats *gs11, size_t length,
+                             struct ofp11_bucket_counter bucket_cnts[])
+{
+    memset(gs11, 0, sizeof *gs11);
+    gs11->length = htons(length);
+    gs11->group_id = htonl(gs->group_id);
+    gs11->ref_count = htonl(gs->ref_count);
+    gs11->packet_count = htonll(gs->packet_count);
+    gs11->byte_count = htonll(gs->byte_count);
+    ofputil_group_bucket_counters_to_ofp11(gs, bucket_cnts);
+}
+
+static void
+ofputil_group_stats_to_ofp13(const struct ofputil_group_stats *gs,
+                             struct ofp13_group_stats *gs13, size_t length,
+                             struct ofp11_bucket_counter bucket_cnts[])
+{
+    ofputil_group_stats_to_ofp11(gs, &gs13->gs, length, bucket_cnts);
+    gs13->duration_sec = htonl(gs->duration_sec);
+    gs13->duration_nsec = htonl(gs->duration_nsec);
+
+}
+
+/* Encodes 'gs' properly for the format of the list of group statistics
+ * replies already begun in 'replies' and appends it to the list.  'replies'
+ * must have originally been initialized with ofpmp_init(). */
+void
+ofputil_append_group_stats(struct ovs_list *replies,
+                           const struct ofputil_group_stats *gs)
+{
+    size_t bucket_counter_size;
+    struct ofp11_bucket_counter *bucket_counters;
+    size_t length;
+
+    bucket_counter_size = gs->n_buckets * sizeof(struct ofp11_bucket_counter);
+
+    switch (ofpmp_version(replies)) {
+    case OFP11_VERSION:
+    case OFP12_VERSION:{
+            struct ofp11_group_stats *gs11;
+
+            length = sizeof *gs11 + bucket_counter_size;
+            gs11 = ofpmp_append(replies, length);
+            bucket_counters = (struct ofp11_bucket_counter *)(gs11 + 1);
+            ofputil_group_stats_to_ofp11(gs, gs11, length, bucket_counters);
+            break;
+        }
+
+    case OFP13_VERSION:
+    case OFP14_VERSION:
+    case OFP15_VERSION: {
+            struct ofp13_group_stats *gs13;
+
+            length = sizeof *gs13 + bucket_counter_size;
+            gs13 = ofpmp_append(replies, length);
+            bucket_counters = (struct ofp11_bucket_counter *)(gs13 + 1);
+            ofputil_group_stats_to_ofp13(gs, gs13, length, bucket_counters);
+            break;
+        }
+
+    case OFP10_VERSION:
+    default:
+        OVS_NOT_REACHED();
+    }
+}
+/* Returns an OpenFlow group features request for OpenFlow version
+ * 'ofp_version'. */
+struct ofpbuf *
+ofputil_encode_group_features_request(enum ofp_version ofp_version)
+{
+    struct ofpbuf *request = NULL;
+
+    switch (ofp_version) {
+    case OFP10_VERSION:
+    case OFP11_VERSION:
+        ovs_fatal(0, "dump-group-features needs OpenFlow 1.2 or later "
+                     "(\'-O OpenFlow12\')");
+    case OFP12_VERSION:
+    case OFP13_VERSION:
+    case OFP14_VERSION:
+    case OFP15_VERSION:
+        request = ofpraw_alloc(OFPRAW_OFPST12_GROUP_FEATURES_REQUEST,
+                               ofp_version, 0);
+        break;
+    default:
+        OVS_NOT_REACHED();
+    }
+
+    return request;
+}
+
+/* Returns a OpenFlow message that encodes 'features' properly as a reply to
+ * group features request 'request'. */
+struct ofpbuf *
+ofputil_encode_group_features_reply(
+    const struct ofputil_group_features *features,
+    const struct ofp_header *request)
+{
+    struct ofp12_group_features_stats *ogf;
+    struct ofpbuf *reply;
+    int i;
+
+    reply = ofpraw_alloc_xid(OFPRAW_OFPST12_GROUP_FEATURES_REPLY,
+                             request->version, request->xid, 0);
+    ogf = ofpbuf_put_zeros(reply, sizeof *ogf);
+    ogf->types = htonl(features->types);
+    ogf->capabilities = htonl(features->capabilities);
+    for (i = 0; i < OFPGT12_N_TYPES; i++) {
+        ogf->max_groups[i] = htonl(features->max_groups[i]);
+        ogf->actions[i] = ofpact_bitmap_to_openflow(features->ofpacts[i],
+                                                    request->version);
+    }
+
+    return reply;
+}
+
+/* Decodes group features reply 'oh' into 'features'. */
+void
+ofputil_decode_group_features_reply(const struct ofp_header *oh,
+                                    struct ofputil_group_features *features)
+{
+    const struct ofp12_group_features_stats *ogf = ofpmsg_body(oh);
+    int i;
 
-            case ')':
-                level--;
-                break;
-            }
-        }
-        value[value_len - 1] = '\0';
-        pos = value + value_len;
-    } else {
-        /* There might be no value at all. */
-        value = key + key_len;  /* Will become the empty string below. */
-        pos = key + key_len + (key[key_len] != '\0');
+    features->types = ntohl(ogf->types);
+    features->capabilities = ntohl(ogf->capabilities);
+    for (i = 0; i < OFPGT12_N_TYPES; i++) {
+        features->max_groups[i] = ntohl(ogf->max_groups[i]);
+        features->ofpacts[i] = ofpact_bitmap_from_openflow(
+            ogf->actions[i], oh->version);
     }
-    key[key_len] = '\0';
+}
 
-    *stringp = pos;
-    *keyp = key;
-    *valuep = value;
-    return true;
+/* Parse a group status request message into a 32 bit OpenFlow 1.1
+ * group ID and stores the latter in '*group_id'.
+ * Returns 0 if successful, otherwise an OFPERR_* number. */
+enum ofperr
+ofputil_decode_group_stats_request(const struct ofp_header *request,
+                                   uint32_t *group_id)
+{
+    const struct ofp11_group_stats_request *gsr11 = ofpmsg_body(request);
+    *group_id = ntohl(gsr11->group_id);
+    return 0;
 }
 
-/* Encode a dump ports request for 'port', the encoded message
- * will be for Open Flow version 'ofp_version'. Returns message
- * as a struct ofpbuf. Returns encoded message on success, NULL on error */
-struct ofpbuf *
-ofputil_encode_dump_ports_request(enum ofp_version ofp_version, ofp_port_t port)
+/* Converts a group stats reply in 'msg' into an abstract ofputil_group_stats
+ * in 'gs'.  Assigns freshly allocated memory to gs->bucket_stats for the
+ * caller to eventually free.
+ *
+ * Multiple group stats replies can be packed into a single OpenFlow message.
+ * Calling this function multiple times for a single 'msg' iterates through the
+ * replies.  The caller must initially leave 'msg''s layer pointers null and
+ * not modify them between calls.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 if successful, EOF if no replies were left in this 'msg',
+ * otherwise a positive errno value. */
+int
+ofputil_decode_group_stats_reply(struct ofpbuf *msg,
+                                 struct ofputil_group_stats *gs)
 {
-    struct ofpbuf *request;
+    struct ofp11_bucket_counter *obc;
+    struct ofp11_group_stats *ogs11;
+    enum ofpraw raw;
+    enum ofperr error;
+    size_t base_len;
+    size_t length;
+    size_t i;
 
-    switch (ofp_version) {
-    case OFP10_VERSION: {
-        struct ofp10_port_stats_request *req;
-        request = ofpraw_alloc(OFPRAW_OFPST10_PORT_REQUEST, ofp_version, 0);
-        req = ofpbuf_put_zeros(request, sizeof *req);
-        req->port_no = htons(ofp_to_u16(port));
-        break;
+    gs->bucket_stats = NULL;
+    error = (msg->header ? ofpraw_decode(&raw, msg->header)
+             : ofpraw_pull(&raw, msg));
+    if (error) {
+        return error;
     }
-    case OFP11_VERSION:
-    case OFP12_VERSION:
-    case OFP13_VERSION:
-    case OFP14_VERSION:{
-        struct ofp11_port_stats_request *req;
-        request = ofpraw_alloc(OFPRAW_OFPST11_PORT_REQUEST, ofp_version, 0);
-        req = ofpbuf_put_zeros(request, sizeof *req);
-        req->port_no = ofputil_port_to_ofp11(port);
-        break;
+
+    if (!msg->size) {
+        return EOF;
     }
-    default:
+
+    if (raw == OFPRAW_OFPST11_GROUP_REPLY) {
+        base_len = sizeof *ogs11;
+        ogs11 = ofpbuf_try_pull(msg, sizeof *ogs11);
+        gs->duration_sec = gs->duration_nsec = UINT32_MAX;
+    } else if (raw == OFPRAW_OFPST13_GROUP_REPLY) {
+        struct ofp13_group_stats *ogs13;
+
+        base_len = sizeof *ogs13;
+        ogs13 = ofpbuf_try_pull(msg, sizeof *ogs13);
+        if (ogs13) {
+            ogs11 = &ogs13->gs;
+            gs->duration_sec = ntohl(ogs13->duration_sec);
+            gs->duration_nsec = ntohl(ogs13->duration_nsec);
+        } else {
+            ogs11 = NULL;
+        }
+    } else {
         OVS_NOT_REACHED();
     }
 
-    return request;
+    if (!ogs11) {
+        VLOG_WARN_RL(&bad_ofmsg_rl, "%s reply has %"PRIu32" leftover bytes at end",
+                     ofpraw_get_name(raw), msg->size);
+        return OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_LEN;
+    }
+    length = ntohs(ogs11->length);
+    if (length < sizeof base_len) {
+        VLOG_WARN_RL(&bad_ofmsg_rl, "%s reply claims invalid length %"PRIuSIZE,
+                     ofpraw_get_name(raw), length);
+        return OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_LEN;
+    }
+
+    gs->group_id = ntohl(ogs11->group_id);
+    gs->ref_count = ntohl(ogs11->ref_count);
+    gs->packet_count = ntohll(ogs11->packet_count);
+    gs->byte_count = ntohll(ogs11->byte_count);
+
+    gs->n_buckets = (length - base_len) / sizeof *obc;
+    obc = ofpbuf_try_pull(msg, gs->n_buckets * sizeof *obc);
+    if (!obc) {
+        VLOG_WARN_RL(&bad_ofmsg_rl, "%s reply has %"PRIu32" leftover bytes at end",
+                     ofpraw_get_name(raw), msg->size);
+        return OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_LEN;
+    }
+
+    gs->bucket_stats = xmalloc(gs->n_buckets * sizeof *gs->bucket_stats);
+    for (i = 0; i < gs->n_buckets; i++) {
+        gs->bucket_stats[i].packet_count = ntohll(obc[i].packet_count);
+        gs->bucket_stats[i].byte_count = ntohll(obc[i].byte_count);
+    }
+
+    return 0;
 }
 
 static void
-ofputil_port_stats_to_ofp10(const struct ofputil_port_stats *ops,
-                            struct ofp10_port_stats *ps10)
+ofputil_put_ofp11_bucket(const struct ofputil_bucket *bucket,
+                         struct ofpbuf *openflow, enum ofp_version ofp_version)
 {
-    ps10->port_no = htons(ofp_to_u16(ops->port_no));
-    memset(ps10->pad, 0, sizeof ps10->pad);
-    put_32aligned_be64(&ps10->rx_packets, htonll(ops->stats.rx_packets));
-    put_32aligned_be64(&ps10->tx_packets, htonll(ops->stats.tx_packets));
-    put_32aligned_be64(&ps10->rx_bytes, htonll(ops->stats.rx_bytes));
-    put_32aligned_be64(&ps10->tx_bytes, htonll(ops->stats.tx_bytes));
-    put_32aligned_be64(&ps10->rx_dropped, htonll(ops->stats.rx_dropped));
-    put_32aligned_be64(&ps10->tx_dropped, htonll(ops->stats.tx_dropped));
-    put_32aligned_be64(&ps10->rx_errors, htonll(ops->stats.rx_errors));
-    put_32aligned_be64(&ps10->tx_errors, htonll(ops->stats.tx_errors));
-    put_32aligned_be64(&ps10->rx_frame_err, htonll(ops->stats.rx_frame_errors));
-    put_32aligned_be64(&ps10->rx_over_err, htonll(ops->stats.rx_over_errors));
-    put_32aligned_be64(&ps10->rx_crc_err, htonll(ops->stats.rx_crc_errors));
-    put_32aligned_be64(&ps10->collisions, htonll(ops->stats.collisions));
+    struct ofp11_bucket *ob;
+    size_t start;
+
+    start = openflow->size;
+    ofpbuf_put_zeros(openflow, sizeof *ob);
+    ofpacts_put_openflow_actions(bucket->ofpacts, bucket->ofpacts_len,
+                                openflow, ofp_version);
+    ob = ofpbuf_at_assert(openflow, start, sizeof *ob);
+    ob->len = htons(openflow->size - start);
+    ob->weight = htons(bucket->weight);
+    ob->watch_port = ofputil_port_to_ofp11(bucket->watch_port);
+    ob->watch_group = htonl(bucket->watch_group);
 }
 
 static void
-ofputil_port_stats_to_ofp11(const struct ofputil_port_stats *ops,
-                            struct ofp11_port_stats *ps11)
+ofputil_put_ofp15_group_bucket_prop_weight(ovs_be16 weight,
+                                           struct ofpbuf *openflow)
 {
-    ps11->port_no = ofputil_port_to_ofp11(ops->port_no);
-    memset(ps11->pad, 0, sizeof ps11->pad);
-    ps11->rx_packets = htonll(ops->stats.rx_packets);
-    ps11->tx_packets = htonll(ops->stats.tx_packets);
-    ps11->rx_bytes = htonll(ops->stats.rx_bytes);
-    ps11->tx_bytes = htonll(ops->stats.tx_bytes);
-    ps11->rx_dropped = htonll(ops->stats.rx_dropped);
-    ps11->tx_dropped = htonll(ops->stats.tx_dropped);
-    ps11->rx_errors = htonll(ops->stats.rx_errors);
-    ps11->tx_errors = htonll(ops->stats.tx_errors);
-    ps11->rx_frame_err = htonll(ops->stats.rx_frame_errors);
-    ps11->rx_over_err = htonll(ops->stats.rx_over_errors);
-    ps11->rx_crc_err = htonll(ops->stats.rx_crc_errors);
-    ps11->collisions = htonll(ops->stats.collisions);
+    size_t start_ofs;
+    struct ofp15_group_bucket_prop_weight *prop;
+
+    start_ofs = start_property(openflow, OFPGBPT15_WEIGHT);
+    ofpbuf_put_zeros(openflow, sizeof *prop - sizeof(struct ofp_prop_header));
+    prop = ofpbuf_at_assert(openflow, start_ofs, sizeof *prop);
+    prop->weight = weight;
+    end_property(openflow, start_ofs);
 }
 
 static void
-ofputil_port_stats_to_ofp13(const struct ofputil_port_stats *ops,
-                            struct ofp13_port_stats *ps13)
+ofputil_put_ofp15_group_bucket_prop_watch(ovs_be32 watch, uint16_t type,
+                                          struct ofpbuf *openflow)
 {
-    ofputil_port_stats_to_ofp11(ops, &ps13->ps);
-    ps13->duration_sec = htonl(ops->duration_sec);
-    ps13->duration_nsec = htonl(ops->duration_nsec);
-}
+    size_t start_ofs;
+    struct ofp15_group_bucket_prop_watch *prop;
 
+    start_ofs = start_property(openflow, type);
+    ofpbuf_put_zeros(openflow, sizeof *prop - sizeof(struct ofp_prop_header));
+    prop = ofpbuf_at_assert(openflow, start_ofs, sizeof *prop);
+    prop->watch = watch;
+    end_property(openflow, start_ofs);
+}
 
-/* Encode a ports stat for 'ops' and append it to 'replies'. */
-void
-ofputil_append_port_stat(struct list *replies,
-                         const struct ofputil_port_stats *ops)
+static void
+ofputil_put_ofp15_bucket(const struct ofputil_bucket *bucket,
+                         uint32_t bucket_id, enum ofp11_group_type group_type,
+                         struct ofpbuf *openflow, enum ofp_version ofp_version)
 {
-    switch (ofpmp_version(replies)) {
-    case OFP13_VERSION: {
-        struct ofp13_port_stats *reply = ofpmp_append(replies, sizeof *reply);
-        ofputil_port_stats_to_ofp13(ops, reply);
-        break;
-    }
-    case OFP12_VERSION:
-    case OFP11_VERSION: {
-        struct ofp11_port_stats *reply = ofpmp_append(replies, sizeof *reply);
-        ofputil_port_stats_to_ofp11(ops, reply);
-        break;
-    }
+    struct ofp15_bucket *ob;
+    size_t start, actions_start, actions_len;
 
-    case OFP10_VERSION: {
-        struct ofp10_port_stats *reply = ofpmp_append(replies, sizeof *reply);
-        ofputil_port_stats_to_ofp10(ops, reply);
-        break;
-    }
+    start = openflow->size;
+    ofpbuf_put_zeros(openflow, sizeof *ob);
 
-    case OFP14_VERSION:
-        OVS_NOT_REACHED();
-        break;
+    actions_start = openflow->size;
+    ofpacts_put_openflow_actions(bucket->ofpacts, bucket->ofpacts_len,
+                                 openflow, ofp_version);
+    actions_len = openflow->size - actions_start;
 
-    default:
-        OVS_NOT_REACHED();
+    if (group_type == OFPGT11_SELECT) {
+        ofputil_put_ofp15_group_bucket_prop_weight(htons(bucket->weight),
+                                                   openflow);
+    }
+    if (bucket->watch_port != OFPP_ANY) {
+        ovs_be32 port = ofputil_port_to_ofp11(bucket->watch_port);
+        ofputil_put_ofp15_group_bucket_prop_watch(port,
+                                                  OFPGBPT15_WATCH_PORT,
+                                                  openflow);
+    }
+    if (bucket->watch_group != OFPG_ANY) {
+        ovs_be32 group = htonl(bucket->watch_group);
+        ofputil_put_ofp15_group_bucket_prop_watch(group,
+                                                  OFPGBPT15_WATCH_GROUP,
+                                                  openflow);
     }
+
+    ob = ofpbuf_at_assert(openflow, start, sizeof *ob);
+    ob->len = htons(openflow->size - start);
+    ob->action_array_len = htons(actions_len);
+    ob->bucket_id = htonl(bucket_id);
 }
 
-static enum ofperr
-ofputil_port_stats_from_ofp10(struct ofputil_port_stats *ops,
-                              const struct ofp10_port_stats *ps10)
+static void
+ofputil_put_group_prop_ntr_selection_method(enum ofp_version ofp_version,
+                                            const struct ofputil_group_props *gp,
+                                            struct ofpbuf *openflow)
 {
-    memset(ops, 0, sizeof *ops);
-
-    ops->port_no = u16_to_ofp(ntohs(ps10->port_no));
-    ops->stats.rx_packets = ntohll(get_32aligned_be64(&ps10->rx_packets));
-    ops->stats.tx_packets = ntohll(get_32aligned_be64(&ps10->tx_packets));
-    ops->stats.rx_bytes = ntohll(get_32aligned_be64(&ps10->rx_bytes));
-    ops->stats.tx_bytes = ntohll(get_32aligned_be64(&ps10->tx_bytes));
-    ops->stats.rx_dropped = ntohll(get_32aligned_be64(&ps10->rx_dropped));
-    ops->stats.tx_dropped = ntohll(get_32aligned_be64(&ps10->tx_dropped));
-    ops->stats.rx_errors = ntohll(get_32aligned_be64(&ps10->rx_errors));
-    ops->stats.tx_errors = ntohll(get_32aligned_be64(&ps10->tx_errors));
-    ops->stats.rx_frame_errors =
-        ntohll(get_32aligned_be64(&ps10->rx_frame_err));
-    ops->stats.rx_over_errors = ntohll(get_32aligned_be64(&ps10->rx_over_err));
-    ops->stats.rx_crc_errors = ntohll(get_32aligned_be64(&ps10->rx_crc_err));
-    ops->stats.collisions = ntohll(get_32aligned_be64(&ps10->collisions));
-    ops->duration_sec = ops->duration_nsec = UINT32_MAX;
+    struct ntr_group_prop_selection_method *prop;
+    size_t start;
 
-    return 0;
+    start = openflow->size;
+    ofpbuf_put_zeros(openflow, sizeof *prop);
+    oxm_put_field_array(openflow, &gp->fields, ofp_version);
+    prop = ofpbuf_at_assert(openflow, start, sizeof *prop);
+    prop->type = htons(OFPGPT15_EXPERIMENTER);
+    prop->experimenter = htonl(NTR_VENDOR_ID);
+    prop->exp_type = htonl(NTRT_SELECTION_METHOD);
+    strcpy(prop->selection_method, gp->selection_method);
+    prop->selection_method_param = htonll(gp->selection_method_param);
+    end_property(openflow, start);
 }
 
-static enum ofperr
-ofputil_port_stats_from_ofp11(struct ofputil_port_stats *ops,
-                              const struct ofp11_port_stats *ps11)
+static void
+ofputil_append_ofp11_group_desc_reply(const struct ofputil_group_desc *gds,
+                                      const struct ovs_list *buckets,
+                                      struct ovs_list *replies,
+                                      enum ofp_version version)
 {
-    enum ofperr error;
-
-    memset(ops, 0, sizeof *ops);
-    error = ofputil_port_from_ofp11(ps11->port_no, &ops->port_no);
-    if (error) {
-        return error;
-    }
+    struct ofpbuf *reply = ofpbuf_from_list(list_back(replies));
+    struct ofp11_group_desc_stats *ogds;
+    struct ofputil_bucket *bucket;
+    size_t start_ogds;
 
-    ops->stats.rx_packets = ntohll(ps11->rx_packets);
-    ops->stats.tx_packets = ntohll(ps11->tx_packets);
-    ops->stats.rx_bytes = ntohll(ps11->rx_bytes);
-    ops->stats.tx_bytes = ntohll(ps11->tx_bytes);
-    ops->stats.rx_dropped = ntohll(ps11->rx_dropped);
-    ops->stats.tx_dropped = ntohll(ps11->tx_dropped);
-    ops->stats.rx_errors = ntohll(ps11->rx_errors);
-    ops->stats.tx_errors = ntohll(ps11->tx_errors);
-    ops->stats.rx_frame_errors = ntohll(ps11->rx_frame_err);
-    ops->stats.rx_over_errors = ntohll(ps11->rx_over_err);
-    ops->stats.rx_crc_errors = ntohll(ps11->rx_crc_err);
-    ops->stats.collisions = ntohll(ps11->collisions);
-    ops->duration_sec = ops->duration_nsec = UINT32_MAX;
+    start_ogds = reply->size;
+    ofpbuf_put_zeros(reply, sizeof *ogds);
+    LIST_FOR_EACH (bucket, list_node, buckets) {
+        ofputil_put_ofp11_bucket(bucket, reply, version);
+    }
+    ogds = ofpbuf_at_assert(reply, start_ogds, sizeof *ogds);
+    ogds->length = htons(reply->size - start_ogds);
+    ogds->type = gds->type;
+    ogds->group_id = htonl(gds->group_id);
 
-    return 0;
+    ofpmp_postappend(replies, start_ogds);
 }
 
-static enum ofperr
-ofputil_port_stats_from_ofp13(struct ofputil_port_stats *ops,
-                              const struct ofp13_port_stats *ps13)
+static void
+ofputil_append_ofp15_group_desc_reply(const struct ofputil_group_desc *gds,
+                                      const struct ovs_list *buckets,
+                                      struct ovs_list *replies,
+                                      enum ofp_version version)
 {
-    enum ofperr error = ofputil_port_stats_from_ofp11(ops, &ps13->ps);
-    if (!error) {
-        ops->duration_sec = ntohl(ps13->duration_sec);
-        ops->duration_nsec = ntohl(ps13->duration_nsec);
+    struct ofpbuf *reply = ofpbuf_from_list(list_back(replies));
+    struct ofp15_group_desc_stats *ogds;
+    struct ofputil_bucket *bucket;
+    size_t start_ogds, start_buckets;
+
+    start_ogds = reply->size;
+    ofpbuf_put_zeros(reply, sizeof *ogds);
+    start_buckets = reply->size;
+    LIST_FOR_EACH (bucket, list_node, buckets) {
+        ofputil_put_ofp15_bucket(bucket, bucket->bucket_id,
+                                 gds->type, reply, version);
     }
-    return error;
+    ogds = ofpbuf_at_assert(reply, start_ogds, sizeof *ogds);
+    ogds->type = gds->type;
+    ogds->group_id = htonl(gds->group_id);
+    ogds->bucket_list_len =  htons(reply->size - start_buckets);
+
+    /* Add group properties */
+    if (gds->props.selection_method[0]) {
+        ofputil_put_group_prop_ntr_selection_method(version, &gds->props,
+                                                    reply);
+    }
+    ogds->length = htons(reply->size - start_ogds);
+
+    ofpmp_postappend(replies, start_ogds);
 }
 
-static size_t
-ofputil_get_port_stats_size(enum ofp_version ofp_version)
+/* Appends a group stats reply that contains the data in 'gds' to those already
+ * present in the list of ofpbufs in 'replies'.  'replies' should have been
+ * initialized with ofpmp_init(). */
+void
+ofputil_append_group_desc_reply(const struct ofputil_group_desc *gds,
+                                const struct ovs_list *buckets,
+                                struct ovs_list *replies)
 {
-    switch (ofp_version) {
-    case OFP10_VERSION:
-        return sizeof(struct ofp10_port_stats);
+    enum ofp_version version = ofpmp_version(replies);
+
+    switch (version)
+    {
     case OFP11_VERSION:
     case OFP12_VERSION:
-        return sizeof(struct ofp11_port_stats);
     case OFP13_VERSION:
-        return sizeof(struct ofp13_port_stats);
     case OFP14_VERSION:
-        OVS_NOT_REACHED();
-        return 0;
+        ofputil_append_ofp11_group_desc_reply(gds, buckets, replies, version);
+        break;
+
+    case OFP15_VERSION:
+        ofputil_append_ofp15_group_desc_reply(gds, buckets, replies, version);
+        break;
+
+    case OFP10_VERSION:
     default:
         OVS_NOT_REACHED();
     }
 }
 
-/* Returns the number of port stats elements in OFPTYPE_PORT_STATS_REPLY
- * message 'oh'. */
-size_t
-ofputil_count_port_stats(const struct ofp_header *oh)
-{
-    struct ofpbuf b;
-
-    ofpbuf_use_const(&b, oh, ntohs(oh->length));
-    ofpraw_pull_assert(&b);
-
-    return ofpbuf_size(&b) / ofputil_get_port_stats_size(oh->version);
-}
-
-/* Converts an OFPST_PORT_STATS reply in 'msg' into an abstract
- * ofputil_port_stats in 'ps'.
- *
- * Multiple OFPST_PORT_STATS replies can be packed into a single OpenFlow
- * message.  Calling this function multiple times for a single 'msg' iterates
- * through the replies.  The caller must initially leave 'msg''s layer pointers
- * null and not modify them between calls.
- *
- * Returns 0 if successful, EOF if no replies were left in this 'msg',
- * otherwise a positive errno value. */
-int
-ofputil_decode_port_stats(struct ofputil_port_stats *ps, struct ofpbuf *msg)
+static enum ofperr
+ofputil_pull_ofp11_buckets(struct ofpbuf *msg, size_t buckets_length,
+                           enum ofp_version version, struct ovs_list *buckets)
 {
-    enum ofperr error;
-    enum ofpraw raw;
+    struct ofp11_bucket *ob;
+    uint32_t bucket_id = 0;
 
-    error = (msg->frame
-             ? ofpraw_decode(&raw, msg->frame)
-             : ofpraw_pull(&raw, msg));
-    if (error) {
-        return error;
-    }
+    list_init(buckets);
+    while (buckets_length > 0) {
+        struct ofputil_bucket *bucket;
+        struct ofpbuf ofpacts;
+        enum ofperr error;
+        size_t ob_len;
 
-    if (!ofpbuf_size(msg)) {
-        return EOF;
-    } else if (raw == OFPRAW_OFPST13_PORT_REPLY) {
-        const struct ofp13_port_stats *ps13;
+        ob = (buckets_length >= sizeof *ob
+              ? ofpbuf_try_pull(msg, sizeof *ob)
+              : NULL);
+        if (!ob) {
+            VLOG_WARN_RL(&bad_ofmsg_rl, "buckets end with %"PRIuSIZE" leftover bytes",
+                         buckets_length);
+            return OFPERR_OFPGMFC_BAD_BUCKET;
+        }
 
-        ps13 = ofpbuf_try_pull(msg, sizeof *ps13);
-        if (!ps13) {
-            goto bad_len;
+        ob_len = ntohs(ob->len);
+        if (ob_len < sizeof *ob) {
+            VLOG_WARN_RL(&bad_ofmsg_rl, "OpenFlow message bucket length "
+                         "%"PRIuSIZE" is not valid", ob_len);
+            return OFPERR_OFPGMFC_BAD_BUCKET;
+        } else if (ob_len > buckets_length) {
+            VLOG_WARN_RL(&bad_ofmsg_rl, "OpenFlow message bucket length "
+                         "%"PRIuSIZE" exceeds remaining buckets data size %"PRIuSIZE,
+                         ob_len, buckets_length);
+            return OFPERR_OFPGMFC_BAD_BUCKET;
         }
-        return ofputil_port_stats_from_ofp13(ps, ps13);
-    } else if (raw == OFPRAW_OFPST11_PORT_REPLY) {
-        const struct ofp11_port_stats *ps11;
+        buckets_length -= ob_len;
 
-        ps11 = ofpbuf_try_pull(msg, sizeof *ps11);
-        if (!ps11) {
-            goto bad_len;
+        ofpbuf_init(&ofpacts, 0);
+        error = ofpacts_pull_openflow_actions(msg, ob_len - sizeof *ob,
+                                              version, &ofpacts);
+        if (error) {
+            ofpbuf_uninit(&ofpacts);
+            ofputil_bucket_list_destroy(buckets);
+            return error;
         }
-        return ofputil_port_stats_from_ofp11(ps, ps11);
-    } else if (raw == OFPRAW_OFPST10_PORT_REPLY) {
-        const struct ofp10_port_stats *ps10;
 
-        ps10 = ofpbuf_try_pull(msg, sizeof *ps10);
-        if (!ps10) {
-            goto bad_len;
+        bucket = xzalloc(sizeof *bucket);
+        bucket->weight = ntohs(ob->weight);
+        error = ofputil_port_from_ofp11(ob->watch_port, &bucket->watch_port);
+        if (error) {
+            ofpbuf_uninit(&ofpacts);
+            ofputil_bucket_list_destroy(buckets);
+            return OFPERR_OFPGMFC_BAD_WATCH;
         }
-        return ofputil_port_stats_from_ofp10(ps, ps10);
-    } else {
-        OVS_NOT_REACHED();
+        bucket->watch_group = ntohl(ob->watch_group);
+        bucket->bucket_id = bucket_id++;
+
+        bucket->ofpacts = ofpbuf_steal_data(&ofpacts);
+        bucket->ofpacts_len = ofpacts.size;
+        list_push_back(buckets, &bucket->list_node);
     }
 
- bad_len:
-    VLOG_WARN_RL(&bad_ofmsg_rl, "OFPST_PORT reply has %"PRIu32" leftover "
-                 "bytes at end", ofpbuf_size(msg));
-    return OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_LEN;
+    return 0;
 }
 
-/* Parse a port status request message into a 16 bit OpenFlow 1.0
- * port number and stores the latter in '*ofp10_port'.
- * Returns 0 if successful, otherwise an OFPERR_* number. */
-enum ofperr
-ofputil_decode_port_stats_request(const struct ofp_header *request,
-                                  ofp_port_t *ofp10_port)
+static enum ofperr
+parse_ofp15_group_bucket_prop_weight(const struct ofpbuf *payload,
+                                     ovs_be16 *weight)
 {
-    switch ((enum ofp_version)request->version) {
-    case OFP13_VERSION:
-    case OFP12_VERSION:
-    case OFP11_VERSION: {
-        const struct ofp11_port_stats_request *psr11 = ofpmsg_body(request);
-        return ofputil_port_from_ofp11(psr11->port_no, ofp10_port);
-    }
+    struct ofp15_group_bucket_prop_weight *prop = payload->data;
 
-    case OFP10_VERSION: {
-        const struct ofp10_port_stats_request *psr10 = ofpmsg_body(request);
-        *ofp10_port = u16_to_ofp(ntohs(psr10->port_no));
-        return 0;
+    if (payload->size != sizeof *prop) {
+        log_property(false, "OpenFlow bucket weight property length "
+                     "%u is not valid", payload->size);
+        return OFPERR_OFPBPC_BAD_LEN;
     }
 
-    case OFP14_VERSION:
-        OVS_NOT_REACHED();
-        break;
+    *weight = prop->weight;
 
-    default:
-        OVS_NOT_REACHED();
-    }
+    return 0;
 }
 
-/* Frees all of the "struct ofputil_bucket"s in the 'buckets' list. */
-void
-ofputil_bucket_list_destroy(struct list *buckets)
+static enum ofperr
+parse_ofp15_group_bucket_prop_watch(const struct ofpbuf *payload,
+                                    ovs_be32 *watch)
 {
-    struct ofputil_bucket *bucket, *next_bucket;
+    struct ofp15_group_bucket_prop_watch *prop = payload->data;
 
-    LIST_FOR_EACH_SAFE (bucket, next_bucket, list_node, buckets) {
-        list_remove(&bucket->list_node);
-        free(bucket->ofpacts);
-        free(bucket);
+    if (payload->size != sizeof *prop) {
+        log_property(false, "OpenFlow bucket watch port or group "
+                     "property length %u is not valid", payload->size);
+        return OFPERR_OFPBPC_BAD_LEN;
     }
+
+    *watch = prop->watch;
+
+    return 0;
 }
 
-/* Returns an OpenFlow group stats request for OpenFlow version 'ofp_version',
- * that requests stats for group 'group_id'.  (Use OFPG_ALL to request stats
- * for all groups.)
- *
- * Group statistics include packet and byte counts for each group. */
-struct ofpbuf *
-ofputil_encode_group_stats_request(enum ofp_version ofp_version,
-                                   uint32_t group_id)
+static enum ofperr
+ofputil_pull_ofp15_buckets(struct ofpbuf *msg, size_t buckets_length,
+                           enum ofp_version version, uint8_t group_type,
+                           struct ovs_list *buckets)
 {
-    struct ofpbuf *request;
+    struct ofp15_bucket *ob;
 
-    switch (ofp_version) {
-    case OFP10_VERSION:
-        ovs_fatal(0, "dump-group-stats needs OpenFlow 1.1 or later "
-                     "(\'-O OpenFlow11\')");
-    case OFP11_VERSION:
-    case OFP12_VERSION:
-    case OFP13_VERSION:
-    case OFP14_VERSION: {
-        struct ofp11_group_stats_request *req;
-        request = ofpraw_alloc(OFPRAW_OFPST11_GROUP_REQUEST, ofp_version, 0);
-        req = ofpbuf_put_zeros(request, sizeof *req);
-        req->group_id = htonl(group_id);
-        break;
+    list_init(buckets);
+    while (buckets_length > 0) {
+        struct ofputil_bucket *bucket = NULL;
+        struct ofpbuf ofpacts;
+        enum ofperr err = OFPERR_OFPGMFC_BAD_BUCKET;
+        struct ofpbuf properties;
+        size_t ob_len, actions_len, properties_len;
+        ovs_be32 watch_port = ofputil_port_to_ofp11(OFPP_ANY);
+        ovs_be32 watch_group = htonl(OFPG_ANY);
+        ovs_be16 weight = htons(group_type == OFPGT11_SELECT ? 1 : 0);
+
+        ofpbuf_init(&ofpacts, 0);
+
+        ob = ofpbuf_try_pull(msg, sizeof *ob);
+        if (!ob) {
+            VLOG_WARN_RL(&bad_ofmsg_rl, "buckets end with %"PRIuSIZE
+                         " leftover bytes", buckets_length);
+            goto err;
+        }
+
+        ob_len = ntohs(ob->len);
+        actions_len = ntohs(ob->action_array_len);
+
+        if (ob_len < sizeof *ob) {
+            VLOG_WARN_RL(&bad_ofmsg_rl, "OpenFlow message bucket length "
+                         "%"PRIuSIZE" is not valid", ob_len);
+            goto err;
+        } else if (ob_len > buckets_length) {
+            VLOG_WARN_RL(&bad_ofmsg_rl, "OpenFlow message bucket length "
+                         "%"PRIuSIZE" exceeds remaining buckets data size %"
+                         PRIuSIZE, ob_len, buckets_length);
+            goto err;
+        } else if (actions_len > ob_len - sizeof *ob) {
+            VLOG_WARN_RL(&bad_ofmsg_rl, "OpenFlow message bucket actions "
+                         "length %"PRIuSIZE" exceeds remaining bucket "
+                         "data size %"PRIuSIZE, actions_len,
+                         ob_len - sizeof *ob);
+            goto err;
+        }
+        buckets_length -= ob_len;
+
+        err = ofpacts_pull_openflow_actions(msg, actions_len, version,
+                                            &ofpacts);
+        if (err) {
+            goto err;
+        }
+
+        properties_len = ob_len - sizeof *ob - actions_len;
+        ofpbuf_use_const(&properties, ofpbuf_pull(msg, properties_len),
+                         properties_len);
+
+        while (properties.size > 0) {
+            struct ofpbuf payload;
+            uint16_t type;
+
+            err = ofputil_pull_property(&properties, &payload, &type);
+            if (err) {
+                goto err;
+            }
+
+            switch (type) {
+            case OFPGBPT15_WEIGHT:
+                err = parse_ofp15_group_bucket_prop_weight(&payload, &weight);
+                break;
+
+            case OFPGBPT15_WATCH_PORT:
+                err = parse_ofp15_group_bucket_prop_watch(&payload,
+                                                          &watch_port);
+                break;
+
+            case OFPGBPT15_WATCH_GROUP:
+                err = parse_ofp15_group_bucket_prop_watch(&payload,
+                                                          &watch_group);
+                break;
+
+            default:
+                log_property(false, "unknown group bucket property %"PRIu16,
+                             type);
+                err = OFPERR_OFPBPC_BAD_TYPE;
+                break;
+            }
+
+            if (err) {
+                goto err;
+            }
+        }
+
+        bucket = xzalloc(sizeof *bucket);
+
+        bucket->weight = ntohs(weight);
+        err = ofputil_port_from_ofp11(watch_port, &bucket->watch_port);
+        if (err) {
+            err = OFPERR_OFPGMFC_BAD_WATCH;
+            goto err;
+        }
+        bucket->watch_group = ntohl(watch_group);
+        bucket->bucket_id = ntohl(ob->bucket_id);
+        if (bucket->bucket_id > OFPG15_BUCKET_MAX) {
+            VLOG_WARN_RL(&bad_ofmsg_rl, "bucket id (%u) is out of range",
+                         bucket->bucket_id);
+            err = OFPERR_OFPGMFC_BAD_BUCKET;
+            goto err;
+        }
+
+        bucket->ofpacts = ofpbuf_steal_data(&ofpacts);
+        bucket->ofpacts_len = ofpacts.size;
+        list_push_back(buckets, &bucket->list_node);
+
+        continue;
+
+    err:
+        free(bucket);
+        ofpbuf_uninit(&ofpacts);
+        ofputil_bucket_list_destroy(buckets);
+        return err;
     }
-    default:
-        OVS_NOT_REACHED();
+
+    if (ofputil_bucket_check_duplicate_id(buckets)) {
+        VLOG_WARN_RL(&bad_ofmsg_rl, "Duplicate bucket id");
+        ofputil_bucket_list_destroy(buckets);
+        return OFPERR_OFPGMFC_BAD_BUCKET;
     }
 
-    return request;
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static void
+ofputil_init_group_properties(struct ofputil_group_props *gp)
+{
+    memset(gp, 0, sizeof *gp);
 }
 
-/* Returns an OpenFlow group description request for OpenFlow version
- * 'ofp_version', that requests stats for group 'group_id'.  (Use OFPG_ALL to
- * request stats for all groups.)
- *
- * Group descriptions include the bucket and action configuration for each
- * group. */
-struct ofpbuf *
-ofputil_encode_group_desc_request(enum ofp_version ofp_version)
+static enum ofperr
+parse_group_prop_ntr_selection_method(struct ofpbuf *payload,
+                                      enum ofp11_group_type group_type,
+                                      enum ofp15_group_mod_command group_cmd,
+                                      struct ofputil_group_props *gp)
 {
-    struct ofpbuf *request;
+    struct ntr_group_prop_selection_method *prop = payload->data;
+    size_t fields_len, method_len;
+    enum ofperr error;
 
-    switch (ofp_version) {
-    case OFP10_VERSION:
-        ovs_fatal(0, "dump-groups needs OpenFlow 1.1 or later "
-                     "(\'-O OpenFlow11\')");
-    case OFP11_VERSION:
-    case OFP12_VERSION:
-    case OFP13_VERSION:
-    case OFP14_VERSION:
-        request = ofpraw_alloc(OFPRAW_OFPST11_GROUP_DESC_REQUEST, ofp_version, 0);
+    switch (group_type) {
+    case OFPGT11_SELECT:
         break;
+    case OFPGT11_ALL:
+    case OFPGT11_INDIRECT:
+    case OFPGT11_FF:
+        log_property(false, "ntr selection method property is only allowed "
+                     "for select groups");
+        return OFPERR_OFPBPC_BAD_VALUE;
     default:
         OVS_NOT_REACHED();
     }
 
-    return request;
-}
-
-static void
-ofputil_group_bucket_counters_to_ofp11(const struct ofputil_group_stats *gs,
-                                    struct ofp11_bucket_counter bucket_cnts[])
-{
-    int i;
-
-    for (i = 0; i < gs->n_buckets; i++) {
-       bucket_cnts[i].packet_count = htonll(gs->bucket_stats[i].packet_count);
-       bucket_cnts[i].byte_count = htonll(gs->bucket_stats[i].byte_count);
+    switch (group_cmd) {
+    case OFPGC15_ADD:
+    case OFPGC15_MODIFY:
+        break;
+    case OFPGC15_DELETE:
+    case OFPGC15_INSERT_BUCKET:
+    case OFPGC15_REMOVE_BUCKET:
+        log_property(false, "ntr selection method property is only allowed "
+                     "for add and delete group modifications");
+        return OFPERR_OFPBPC_BAD_VALUE;
+    default:
+        OVS_NOT_REACHED();
     }
-}
-
-static void
-ofputil_group_stats_to_ofp11(const struct ofputil_group_stats *gs,
-                             struct ofp11_group_stats *gs11, size_t length,
-                             struct ofp11_bucket_counter bucket_cnts[])
-{
-    memset(gs11, 0, sizeof *gs11);
-    gs11->length = htons(length);
-    gs11->group_id = htonl(gs->group_id);
-    gs11->ref_count = htonl(gs->ref_count);
-    gs11->packet_count = htonll(gs->packet_count);
-    gs11->byte_count = htonll(gs->byte_count);
-    ofputil_group_bucket_counters_to_ofp11(gs, bucket_cnts);
-}
 
-static void
-ofputil_group_stats_to_ofp13(const struct ofputil_group_stats *gs,
-                             struct ofp13_group_stats *gs13, size_t length,
-                             struct ofp11_bucket_counter bucket_cnts[])
-{
-    ofputil_group_stats_to_ofp11(gs, &gs13->gs, length, bucket_cnts);
-    gs13->duration_sec = htonl(gs->duration_sec);
-    gs13->duration_nsec = htonl(gs->duration_nsec);
+    if (payload->size < sizeof *prop) {
+        log_property(false, "ntr selection method property length "
+                     "%u is not valid", payload->size);
+        return OFPERR_OFPBPC_BAD_LEN;
+    }
 
-}
+    method_len = strnlen(prop->selection_method, NTR_MAX_SELECTION_METHOD_LEN);
 
-/* Encodes 'gs' properly for the format of the list of group statistics
- * replies already begun in 'replies' and appends it to the list.  'replies'
- * must have originally been initialized with ofpmp_init(). */
-void
-ofputil_append_group_stats(struct list *replies,
-                           const struct ofputil_group_stats *gs)
-{
-    size_t bucket_counter_size;
-    struct ofp11_bucket_counter *bucket_counters;
-    size_t length;
+    if (method_len == NTR_MAX_SELECTION_METHOD_LEN) {
+        log_property(false, "ntr selection method is not null terminated");
+        return OFPERR_OFPBPC_BAD_VALUE;
+    }
 
-    bucket_counter_size = gs->n_buckets * sizeof(struct ofp11_bucket_counter);
+    if (strcmp("hash", prop->selection_method)) {
+        log_property(false, "ntr selection method '%s' is not supported",
+                     prop->selection_method);
+        return OFPERR_OFPBPC_BAD_VALUE;
+    }
 
-    switch (ofpmp_version(replies)) {
-    case OFP11_VERSION:
-    case OFP12_VERSION:{
-            struct ofp11_group_stats *gs11;
+    strcpy(gp->selection_method, prop->selection_method);
+    gp->selection_method_param = ntohll(prop->selection_method_param);
 
-            length = sizeof *gs11 + bucket_counter_size;
-            gs11 = ofpmp_append(replies, length);
-            bucket_counters = (struct ofp11_bucket_counter *)(gs11 + 1);
-            ofputil_group_stats_to_ofp11(gs, gs11, length, bucket_counters);
-            break;
-        }
+    if (!method_len && gp->selection_method_param) {
+        log_property(false, "ntr selection method parameter is non-zero but "
+                     "selection method is empty");
+        return OFPERR_OFPBPC_BAD_VALUE;
+    }
 
-    case OFP13_VERSION:
-    case OFP14_VERSION:{
-            struct ofp13_group_stats *gs13;
+    ofpbuf_pull(payload, sizeof *prop);
 
-            length = sizeof *gs13 + bucket_counter_size;
-            gs13 = ofpmp_append(replies, length);
-            bucket_counters = (struct ofp11_bucket_counter *)(gs13 + 1);
-            ofputil_group_stats_to_ofp13(gs, gs13, length, bucket_counters);
-            break;
-        }
+    fields_len = ntohs(prop->length) - sizeof *prop;
+    if (!method_len && fields_len) {
+        log_property(false, "ntr selection method parameter is zero "
+                     "but fields are provided");
+        return OFPERR_OFPBPC_BAD_VALUE;
+    }
 
-    case OFP10_VERSION:
-    default:
-        OVS_NOT_REACHED();
+    error = oxm_pull_field_array(payload->data, fields_len,
+                                 &gp->fields);
+    if (error) {
+        log_property(false, "ntr selection method fields are invalid");
+        return error;
     }
+
+    return 0;
 }
-/* Returns an OpenFlow group features request for OpenFlow version
- * 'ofp_version'. */
-struct ofpbuf *
-ofputil_encode_group_features_request(enum ofp_version ofp_version)
+
+static enum ofperr
+parse_group_prop_ntr(struct ofpbuf *payload, uint32_t exp_type,
+                     enum ofp11_group_type group_type,
+                     enum ofp15_group_mod_command group_cmd,
+                     struct ofputil_group_props *gp)
 {
-    struct ofpbuf *request = NULL;
+    enum ofperr error;
 
-    switch (ofp_version) {
-    case OFP10_VERSION:
-    case OFP11_VERSION:
-        ovs_fatal(0, "dump-group-features needs OpenFlow 1.2 or later "
-                     "(\'-O OpenFlow12\')");
-    case OFP12_VERSION:
-    case OFP13_VERSION:
-    case OFP14_VERSION:
-        request = ofpraw_alloc(OFPRAW_OFPST12_GROUP_FEATURES_REQUEST,
-                               ofp_version, 0);
+    switch (exp_type) {
+    case NTRT_SELECTION_METHOD:
+        error = parse_group_prop_ntr_selection_method(payload, group_type,
+                                                      group_cmd, gp);
         break;
+
     default:
-        OVS_NOT_REACHED();
+        log_property(false, "unknown group property ntr experimenter type "
+                     "%"PRIu32, exp_type);
+        error = OFPERR_OFPBPC_BAD_TYPE;
+        break;
     }
 
-    return request;
+    return error;
 }
 
-/* Returns a OpenFlow message that encodes 'features' properly as a reply to
- * group features request 'request'. */
-struct ofpbuf *
-ofputil_encode_group_features_reply(
-    const struct ofputil_group_features *features,
-    const struct ofp_header *request)
-{
-    struct ofp12_group_features_stats *ogf;
-    struct ofpbuf *reply;
+static enum ofperr
+parse_ofp15_group_prop_exp(struct ofpbuf *payload,
+                           enum ofp11_group_type group_type,
+                           enum ofp15_group_mod_command group_cmd,
+                           struct ofputil_group_props *gp)
+{
+    struct ofp_prop_experimenter *prop = payload->data;
+    uint16_t experimenter;
+    uint32_t exp_type;
+    enum ofperr error;
 
-    reply = ofpraw_alloc_xid(OFPRAW_OFPST12_GROUP_FEATURES_REPLY,
-                             request->version, request->xid, 0);
-    ogf = ofpbuf_put_zeros(reply, sizeof *ogf);
-    ogf->types = htonl(features->types);
-    ogf->capabilities = htonl(features->capabilities);
-    ogf->max_groups[0] = htonl(features->max_groups[0]);
-    ogf->max_groups[1] = htonl(features->max_groups[1]);
-    ogf->max_groups[2] = htonl(features->max_groups[2]);
-    ogf->max_groups[3] = htonl(features->max_groups[3]);
-    ogf->actions[0] = htonl(features->actions[0]);
-    ogf->actions[1] = htonl(features->actions[1]);
-    ogf->actions[2] = htonl(features->actions[2]);
-    ogf->actions[3] = htonl(features->actions[3]);
+    if (payload->size < sizeof *prop) {
+        return OFPERR_OFPBPC_BAD_LEN;
+    }
 
-    return reply;
-}
+    experimenter = ntohl(prop->experimenter);
+    exp_type = ntohl(prop->exp_type);
 
-/* Decodes group features reply 'oh' into 'features'. */
-void
-ofputil_decode_group_features_reply(const struct ofp_header *oh,
-                                    struct ofputil_group_features *features)
-{
-    const struct ofp12_group_features_stats *ogf = ofpmsg_body(oh);
+    switch (experimenter) {
+    case NTR_VENDOR_ID:
+    case NTR_COMPAT_VENDOR_ID:
+        error = parse_group_prop_ntr(payload, exp_type, group_type,
+                                     group_cmd, gp);
+        break;
 
-    features->types = ntohl(ogf->types);
-    features->capabilities = ntohl(ogf->capabilities);
-    features->max_groups[0] = ntohl(ogf->max_groups[0]);
-    features->max_groups[1] = ntohl(ogf->max_groups[1]);
-    features->max_groups[2] = ntohl(ogf->max_groups[2]);
-    features->max_groups[3] = ntohl(ogf->max_groups[3]);
-    features->actions[0] = ntohl(ogf->actions[0]);
-    features->actions[1] = ntohl(ogf->actions[1]);
-    features->actions[2] = ntohl(ogf->actions[2]);
-    features->actions[3] = ntohl(ogf->actions[3]);
-}
+    default:
+        log_property(false, "unknown group property experimenter %"PRIu16,
+                     experimenter);
+        error = OFPERR_OFPBPC_BAD_EXPERIMENTER;
+        break;
+    }
 
-/* Parse a group status request message into a 32 bit OpenFlow 1.1
- * group ID and stores the latter in '*group_id'.
- * Returns 0 if successful, otherwise an OFPERR_* number. */
-enum ofperr
-ofputil_decode_group_stats_request(const struct ofp_header *request,
-                                   uint32_t *group_id)
-{
-    const struct ofp11_group_stats_request *gsr11 = ofpmsg_body(request);
-    *group_id = ntohl(gsr11->group_id);
-    return 0;
+    return error;
 }
 
-/* Converts a group stats reply in 'msg' into an abstract ofputil_group_stats
- * in 'gs'.  Assigns freshly allocated memory to gs->bucket_stats for the
- * caller to eventually free.
- *
- * Multiple group stats replies can be packed into a single OpenFlow message.
- * Calling this function multiple times for a single 'msg' iterates through the
- * replies.  The caller must initially leave 'msg''s layer pointers null and
- * not modify them between calls.
- *
- * Returns 0 if successful, EOF if no replies were left in this 'msg',
- * otherwise a positive errno value. */
-int
-ofputil_decode_group_stats_reply(struct ofpbuf *msg,
-                                 struct ofputil_group_stats *gs)
+static enum ofperr
+parse_ofp15_group_properties(struct ofpbuf *msg,
+                             enum ofp11_group_type group_type,
+                             enum ofp15_group_mod_command group_cmd,
+                             struct ofputil_group_props *gp,
+                             size_t properties_len)
 {
-    struct ofp11_bucket_counter *obc;
-    struct ofp11_group_stats *ogs11;
-    enum ofpraw raw;
-    enum ofperr error;
-    size_t base_len;
-    size_t length;
-    size_t i;
-
-    gs->bucket_stats = NULL;
-    error = (msg->frame
-             ? ofpraw_decode(&raw, msg->frame)
-             : ofpraw_pull(&raw, msg));
-    if (error) {
-        return error;
-    }
+    struct ofpbuf properties;
 
-    if (!ofpbuf_size(msg)) {
-        return EOF;
-    }
+    ofpbuf_use_const(&properties, ofpbuf_pull(msg, properties_len),
+                     properties_len);
 
-    if (raw == OFPRAW_OFPST11_GROUP_REPLY) {
-        base_len = sizeof *ogs11;
-        ogs11 = ofpbuf_try_pull(msg, sizeof *ogs11);
-        gs->duration_sec = gs->duration_nsec = UINT32_MAX;
-    } else if (raw == OFPRAW_OFPST13_GROUP_REPLY) {
-        struct ofp13_group_stats *ogs13;
+    while (properties.size > 0) {
+        struct ofpbuf payload;
+        enum ofperr error;
+        uint16_t type;
 
-        base_len = sizeof *ogs13;
-        ogs13 = ofpbuf_try_pull(msg, sizeof *ogs13);
-        if (ogs13) {
-            ogs11 = &ogs13->gs;
-            gs->duration_sec = ntohl(ogs13->duration_sec);
-            gs->duration_nsec = ntohl(ogs13->duration_nsec);
-        } else {
-            ogs11 = NULL;
+        error = ofputil_pull_property(&properties, &payload, &type);
+        if (error) {
+            return error;
         }
-    } else {
-        OVS_NOT_REACHED();
-    }
-
-    if (!ogs11) {
-        VLOG_WARN_RL(&bad_ofmsg_rl, "%s reply has %"PRIu32" leftover bytes at end",
-                     ofpraw_get_name(raw), ofpbuf_size(msg));
-        return OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_LEN;
-    }
-    length = ntohs(ogs11->length);
-    if (length < sizeof base_len) {
-        VLOG_WARN_RL(&bad_ofmsg_rl, "%s reply claims invalid length %"PRIuSIZE,
-                     ofpraw_get_name(raw), length);
-        return OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_LEN;
-    }
 
-    gs->group_id = ntohl(ogs11->group_id);
-    gs->ref_count = ntohl(ogs11->ref_count);
-    gs->packet_count = ntohll(ogs11->packet_count);
-    gs->byte_count = ntohll(ogs11->byte_count);
+        switch (type) {
+        case OFPGPT15_EXPERIMENTER:
+            error = parse_ofp15_group_prop_exp(&payload, group_type,
+                                               group_cmd, gp);
+            break;
 
-    gs->n_buckets = (length - base_len) / sizeof *obc;
-    obc = ofpbuf_try_pull(msg, gs->n_buckets * sizeof *obc);
-    if (!obc) {
-        VLOG_WARN_RL(&bad_ofmsg_rl, "%s reply has %"PRIu32" leftover bytes at end",
-                     ofpraw_get_name(raw), ofpbuf_size(msg));
-        return OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_LEN;
-    }
+        default:
+            log_property(false, "unknown group property %"PRIu16, type);
+            error = OFPERR_OFPBPC_BAD_TYPE;
+            break;
+        }
 
-    gs->bucket_stats = xmalloc(gs->n_buckets * sizeof *gs->bucket_stats);
-    for (i = 0; i < gs->n_buckets; i++) {
-        gs->bucket_stats[i].packet_count = ntohll(obc[i].packet_count);
-        gs->bucket_stats[i].byte_count = ntohll(obc[i].byte_count);
+        if (error) {
+            return error;
+        }
     }
 
     return 0;
 }
 
-/* Appends a group stats reply that contains the data in 'gds' to those already
- * present in the list of ofpbufs in 'replies'.  'replies' should have been
- * initialized with ofpmp_init(). */
-void
-ofputil_append_group_desc_reply(const struct ofputil_group_desc *gds,
-                                struct list *buckets,
-                                struct list *replies)
+static int
+ofputil_decode_ofp11_group_desc_reply(struct ofputil_group_desc *gd,
+                                      struct ofpbuf *msg,
+                                      enum ofp_version version)
 {
-    struct ofpbuf *reply = ofpbuf_from_list(list_back(replies));
-    enum ofp_version version = ofpmp_version(replies);
     struct ofp11_group_desc_stats *ogds;
-    struct ofputil_bucket *bucket;
-    size_t start_ogds;
+    size_t length;
 
-    start_ogds = ofpbuf_size(reply);
-    ofpbuf_put_zeros(reply, sizeof *ogds);
-    LIST_FOR_EACH (bucket, list_node, buckets) {
-        struct ofp11_bucket *ob;
-        size_t start_ob;
-
-        start_ob = ofpbuf_size(reply);
-        ofpbuf_put_zeros(reply, sizeof *ob);
-        ofpacts_put_openflow_actions(bucket->ofpacts, bucket->ofpacts_len,
-                                     reply, version);
-        ob = ofpbuf_at_assert(reply, start_ob, sizeof *ob);
-        ob->len = htons(ofpbuf_size(reply) - start_ob);
-        ob->weight = htons(bucket->weight);
-        ob->watch_port = ofputil_port_to_ofp11(bucket->watch_port);
-        ob->watch_group = htonl(bucket->watch_group);
+    if (!msg->header) {
+        ofpraw_pull_assert(msg);
     }
-    ogds = ofpbuf_at_assert(reply, start_ogds, sizeof *ogds);
-    ogds->length = htons(ofpbuf_size(reply) - start_ogds);
-    ogds->type = gds->type;
-    ogds->group_id = htonl(gds->group_id);
 
-    ofpmp_postappend(replies, start_ogds);
+    if (!msg->size) {
+        return EOF;
+    }
+
+    ogds = ofpbuf_try_pull(msg, sizeof *ogds);
+    if (!ogds) {
+        VLOG_WARN_RL(&bad_ofmsg_rl, "OFPST11_GROUP_DESC reply has %"PRIu32" "
+                     "leftover bytes at end", msg->size);
+        return OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_LEN;
+    }
+    gd->type = ogds->type;
+    gd->group_id = ntohl(ogds->group_id);
+
+    length = ntohs(ogds->length);
+    if (length < sizeof *ogds || length - sizeof *ogds > msg->size) {
+        VLOG_WARN_RL(&bad_ofmsg_rl, "OFPST11_GROUP_DESC reply claims invalid "
+                     "length %"PRIuSIZE, length);
+        return OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_LEN;
+    }
+
+    return ofputil_pull_ofp11_buckets(msg, length - sizeof *ogds, version,
+                                      &gd->buckets);
 }
 
-static enum ofperr
-ofputil_pull_buckets(struct ofpbuf *msg, size_t buckets_length,
-                     enum ofp_version version, struct list *buckets)
+static int
+ofputil_decode_ofp15_group_desc_reply(struct ofputil_group_desc *gd,
+                                      struct ofpbuf *msg,
+                                      enum ofp_version version)
 {
-    struct ofp11_bucket *ob;
+    struct ofp15_group_desc_stats *ogds;
+    uint16_t length, bucket_list_len;
+    int error;
 
-    list_init(buckets);
-    while (buckets_length > 0) {
-        struct ofputil_bucket *bucket;
-        struct ofpbuf ofpacts;
-        enum ofperr error;
-        size_t ob_len;
+    if (!msg->header) {
+        ofpraw_pull_assert(msg);
+    }
 
-        ob = (buckets_length >= sizeof *ob
-              ? ofpbuf_try_pull(msg, sizeof *ob)
-              : NULL);
-        if (!ob) {
-            VLOG_WARN_RL(&bad_ofmsg_rl, "buckets end with %"PRIuSIZE" leftover bytes",
-                         buckets_length);
-        }
+    if (!msg->size) {
+        return EOF;
+    }
 
-        ob_len = ntohs(ob->len);
-        if (ob_len < sizeof *ob) {
-            VLOG_WARN_RL(&bad_ofmsg_rl, "OpenFlow message bucket length "
-                         "%"PRIuSIZE" is not valid", ob_len);
-            return OFPERR_OFPGMFC_BAD_BUCKET;
-        } else if (ob_len > buckets_length) {
-            VLOG_WARN_RL(&bad_ofmsg_rl, "OpenFlow message bucket length "
-                         "%"PRIuSIZE" exceeds remaining buckets data size %"PRIuSIZE,
-                         ob_len, buckets_length);
-            return OFPERR_OFPGMFC_BAD_BUCKET;
-        }
-        buckets_length -= ob_len;
+    ogds = ofpbuf_try_pull(msg, sizeof *ogds);
+    if (!ogds) {
+        VLOG_WARN_RL(&bad_ofmsg_rl, "OFPST11_GROUP_DESC reply has %"PRIu32" "
+                     "leftover bytes at end", msg->size);
+        return OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_LEN;
+    }
+    gd->type = ogds->type;
+    gd->group_id = ntohl(ogds->group_id);
 
-        ofpbuf_init(&ofpacts, 0);
-        error = ofpacts_pull_openflow_actions(msg, ob_len - sizeof *ob,
-                                              version, &ofpacts);
-        if (error) {
-            ofpbuf_uninit(&ofpacts);
-            ofputil_bucket_list_destroy(buckets);
-            return error;
-        }
+    length = ntohs(ogds->length);
+    if (length < sizeof *ogds || length - sizeof *ogds > msg->size) {
+        VLOG_WARN_RL(&bad_ofmsg_rl, "OFPST11_GROUP_DESC reply claims invalid "
+                     "length %u", length);
+        return OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_LEN;
+    }
 
-        bucket = xzalloc(sizeof *bucket);
-        bucket->weight = ntohs(ob->weight);
-        error = ofputil_port_from_ofp11(ob->watch_port, &bucket->watch_port);
-        if (error) {
-            ofpbuf_uninit(&ofpacts);
-            ofputil_bucket_list_destroy(buckets);
-            return OFPERR_OFPGMFC_BAD_WATCH;
-        }
-        bucket->watch_group = ntohl(ob->watch_group);
-        bucket->ofpacts = ofpbuf_steal_data(&ofpacts);
-        bucket->ofpacts_len = ofpbuf_size(&ofpacts);
-        list_push_back(buckets, &bucket->list_node);
+    bucket_list_len = ntohs(ogds->bucket_list_len);
+    if (length < bucket_list_len + sizeof *ogds) {
+        VLOG_WARN_RL(&bad_ofmsg_rl, "OFPST11_GROUP_DESC reply claims invalid "
+                     "bucket list length %u", bucket_list_len);
+        return OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_LEN;
+    }
+    error = ofputil_pull_ofp15_buckets(msg, bucket_list_len, version, gd->type,
+                                       &gd->buckets);
+    if (error) {
+        return error;
     }
 
-    return 0;
+    /* By definition group desc messages don't have a group mod command.
+     * However, parse_group_prop_ntr_selection_method() checks to make sure
+     * that the command is OFPGC15_ADD or OFPGC15_DELETE to guard
+     * against group mod messages with other commands supplying
+     * a NTR selection method group experimenter property.
+     * Such properties are valid for group desc replies so
+     * claim that the group mod command is OFPGC15_ADD to
+     * satisfy the check in parse_group_prop_ntr_selection_method() */
+    return parse_ofp15_group_properties(msg, gd->type, OFPGC15_ADD, &gd->props,
+                                        length - sizeof *ogds - bucket_list_len);
 }
 
 /* Converts a group description reply in 'msg' into an abstract
@@ -6643,35 +8432,169 @@ int
 ofputil_decode_group_desc_reply(struct ofputil_group_desc *gd,
                                 struct ofpbuf *msg, enum ofp_version version)
 {
-    struct ofp11_group_desc_stats *ogds;
-    size_t length;
+    ofputil_init_group_properties(&gd->props);
 
-    if (!msg->frame) {
-        ofpraw_pull_assert(msg);
+    switch (version)
+    {
+    case OFP11_VERSION:
+    case OFP12_VERSION:
+    case OFP13_VERSION:
+    case OFP14_VERSION:
+        return ofputil_decode_ofp11_group_desc_reply(gd, msg, version);
+
+    case OFP15_VERSION:
+        return ofputil_decode_ofp15_group_desc_reply(gd, msg, version);
+
+    case OFP10_VERSION:
+    default:
+        OVS_NOT_REACHED();
     }
+}
 
-    if (!ofpbuf_size(msg)) {
-        return EOF;
+void
+ofputil_uninit_group_mod(struct ofputil_group_mod *gm)
+{
+    ofputil_bucket_list_destroy(&gm->buckets);
+}
+
+static struct ofpbuf *
+ofputil_encode_ofp11_group_mod(enum ofp_version ofp_version,
+                               const struct ofputil_group_mod *gm)
+{
+    struct ofpbuf *b;
+    struct ofp11_group_mod *ogm;
+    size_t start_ogm;
+    struct ofputil_bucket *bucket;
+
+    b = ofpraw_alloc(OFPRAW_OFPT11_GROUP_MOD, ofp_version, 0);
+    start_ogm = b->size;
+    ofpbuf_put_zeros(b, sizeof *ogm);
+
+    LIST_FOR_EACH (bucket, list_node, &gm->buckets) {
+        ofputil_put_ofp11_bucket(bucket, b, ofp_version);
     }
+    ogm = ofpbuf_at_assert(b, start_ogm, sizeof *ogm);
+    ogm->command = htons(gm->command);
+    ogm->type = gm->type;
+    ogm->group_id = htonl(gm->group_id);
 
-    ogds = ofpbuf_try_pull(msg, sizeof *ogds);
-    if (!ogds) {
-        VLOG_WARN_RL(&bad_ofmsg_rl, "OFPST11_GROUP_DESC reply has %"PRIu32" "
-                     "leftover bytes at end", ofpbuf_size(msg));
-        return OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_LEN;
+    return b;
+}
+
+static struct ofpbuf *
+ofputil_encode_ofp15_group_mod(enum ofp_version ofp_version,
+                               const struct ofputil_group_mod *gm)
+{
+    struct ofpbuf *b;
+    struct ofp15_group_mod *ogm;
+    size_t start_ogm;
+    struct ofputil_bucket *bucket;
+    struct id_pool *bucket_ids = NULL;
+
+    b = ofpraw_alloc(OFPRAW_OFPT15_GROUP_MOD, ofp_version, 0);
+    start_ogm = b->size;
+    ofpbuf_put_zeros(b, sizeof *ogm);
+
+    LIST_FOR_EACH (bucket, list_node, &gm->buckets) {
+        uint32_t bucket_id;
+
+        /* Generate a bucket id if none was supplied */
+        if (bucket->bucket_id > OFPG15_BUCKET_MAX) {
+            if (!bucket_ids) {
+                const struct ofputil_bucket *bkt;
+
+                bucket_ids = id_pool_create(0, OFPG15_BUCKET_MAX + 1);
+
+                /* Mark all bucket_ids that are present in gm
+                 * as used in the pool. */
+                LIST_FOR_EACH_REVERSE (bkt, list_node, &gm->buckets) {
+                    if (bkt == bucket) {
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    if (bkt->bucket_id <= OFPG15_BUCKET_MAX) {
+                        id_pool_add(bucket_ids, bkt->bucket_id);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (!id_pool_alloc_id(bucket_ids, &bucket_id)) {
+                OVS_NOT_REACHED();
+            }
+        } else {
+            bucket_id = bucket->bucket_id;
+        }
+
+        ofputil_put_ofp15_bucket(bucket, bucket_id, gm->type, b, ofp_version);
     }
-    gd->type = ogds->type;
-    gd->group_id = ntohl(ogds->group_id);
+    ogm = ofpbuf_at_assert(b, start_ogm, sizeof *ogm);
+    ogm->command = htons(gm->command);
+    ogm->type = gm->type;
+    ogm->group_id = htonl(gm->group_id);
+    ogm->command_bucket_id = htonl(gm->command_bucket_id);
+    ogm->bucket_array_len = htons(b->size - start_ogm - sizeof *ogm);
 
-    length = ntohs(ogds->length);
-    if (length < sizeof *ogds || length - sizeof *ogds > ofpbuf_size(msg)) {
-        VLOG_WARN_RL(&bad_ofmsg_rl, "OFPST11_GROUP_DESC reply claims invalid "
-                     "length %"PRIuSIZE, length);
-        return OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_LEN;
+    /* Add group properties */
+    if (gm->props.selection_method[0]) {
+        ofputil_put_group_prop_ntr_selection_method(ofp_version, &gm->props, b);
+    }
+
+    id_pool_destroy(bucket_ids);
+    return b;
+}
+
+static void
+bad_group_cmd(enum ofp15_group_mod_command cmd)
+{
+    const char *opt_version;
+    const char *version;
+    const char *cmd_str;
+
+    switch (cmd) {
+    case OFPGC15_ADD:
+    case OFPGC15_MODIFY:
+    case OFPGC15_DELETE:
+        version = "1.1";
+        opt_version = "11";
+        break;
+
+    case OFPGC15_INSERT_BUCKET:
+    case OFPGC15_REMOVE_BUCKET:
+        version = "1.5";
+        opt_version = "15";
+        break;
+
+    default:
+        OVS_NOT_REACHED();
+    }
+
+    switch (cmd) {
+    case OFPGC15_ADD:
+        cmd_str = "add-group";
+        break;
+
+    case OFPGC15_MODIFY:
+        cmd_str = "mod-group";
+        break;
+
+    case OFPGC15_DELETE:
+        cmd_str = "del-group";
+        break;
+
+    case OFPGC15_INSERT_BUCKET:
+        cmd_str = "insert-bucket";
+        break;
+
+    case OFPGC15_REMOVE_BUCKET:
+        cmd_str = "remove-bucket";
+        break;
+
+    default:
+        OVS_NOT_REACHED();
     }
 
-    return ofputil_pull_buckets(msg, length - sizeof *ogds, version,
-                                &gd->buckets);
+    ovs_fatal(0, "%s needs OpenFlow %s or later (\'-O OpenFlow%s\')",
+              cmd_str, version, opt_version);
+
 }
 
 /* Converts abstract group mod 'gm' into a message for OpenFlow version
@@ -6680,61 +8603,108 @@ struct ofpbuf *
 ofputil_encode_group_mod(enum ofp_version ofp_version,
                          const struct ofputil_group_mod *gm)
 {
-    struct ofpbuf *b;
-    struct ofp11_group_mod *ogm;
-    size_t start_ogm;
-    size_t start_bucket;
-    struct ofputil_bucket *bucket;
-    struct ofp11_bucket *ob;
 
     switch (ofp_version) {
-    case OFP10_VERSION: {
-        if (gm->command == OFPGC11_ADD) {
-            ovs_fatal(0, "add-group needs OpenFlow 1.1 or later "
-                         "(\'-O OpenFlow11\')");
-        } else if (gm->command == OFPGC11_MODIFY) {
-            ovs_fatal(0, "mod-group needs OpenFlow 1.1 or later "
-                         "(\'-O OpenFlow11\')");
-        } else {
-            ovs_fatal(0, "del-groups needs OpenFlow 1.1 or later "
-                         "(\'-O OpenFlow11\')");
-        }
-    }
+    case OFP10_VERSION:
+        bad_group_cmd(gm->command);
 
     case OFP11_VERSION:
     case OFP12_VERSION:
     case OFP13_VERSION:
     case OFP14_VERSION:
-        b = ofpraw_alloc(OFPRAW_OFPT11_GROUP_MOD, ofp_version, 0);
-        start_ogm = ofpbuf_size(b);
-        ofpbuf_put_zeros(b, sizeof *ogm);
-
-        LIST_FOR_EACH (bucket, list_node, &gm->buckets) {
-            start_bucket = ofpbuf_size(b);
-            ofpbuf_put_zeros(b, sizeof *ob);
-            if (bucket->ofpacts && bucket->ofpacts_len) {
-                ofpacts_put_openflow_actions(bucket->ofpacts,
-                                             bucket->ofpacts_len, b,
-                                             ofp_version);
-            }
-            ob = ofpbuf_at_assert(b, start_bucket, sizeof *ob);
-            ob->len = htons(ofpbuf_size(b) - start_bucket);;
-            ob->weight = htons(bucket->weight);
-            ob->watch_port = ofputil_port_to_ofp11(bucket->watch_port);
-            ob->watch_group = htonl(bucket->watch_group);
+        if (gm->command > OFPGC11_DELETE) {
+            bad_group_cmd(gm->command);
         }
-        ogm = ofpbuf_at_assert(b, start_ogm, sizeof *ogm);
-        ogm->command = htons(gm->command);
-        ogm->type = gm->type;
-        ogm->group_id = htonl(gm->group_id);
+        return ofputil_encode_ofp11_group_mod(ofp_version, gm);
 
-        break;
+    case OFP15_VERSION:
+        return ofputil_encode_ofp15_group_mod(ofp_version, gm);
 
     default:
         OVS_NOT_REACHED();
     }
+}
+
+static enum ofperr
+ofputil_pull_ofp11_group_mod(struct ofpbuf *msg, enum ofp_version ofp_version,
+                             struct ofputil_group_mod *gm)
+{
+    const struct ofp11_group_mod *ogm;
+    enum ofperr error;
+
+    ogm = ofpbuf_pull(msg, sizeof *ogm);
+    gm->command = ntohs(ogm->command);
+    gm->type = ogm->type;
+    gm->group_id = ntohl(ogm->group_id);
+    gm->command_bucket_id = OFPG15_BUCKET_ALL;
+
+    error = ofputil_pull_ofp11_buckets(msg, msg->size, ofp_version,
+                                       &gm->buckets);
+
+    /* OF1.3.5+ prescribes an error when an OFPGC_DELETE includes buckets. */
+    if (!error
+        && ofp_version >= OFP13_VERSION
+        && gm->command == OFPGC11_DELETE
+        && !list_is_empty(&gm->buckets)) {
+        error = OFPERR_OFPGMFC_INVALID_GROUP;
+    }
 
-    return b;
+    return error;
+}
+
+static enum ofperr
+ofputil_pull_ofp15_group_mod(struct ofpbuf *msg, enum ofp_version ofp_version,
+                             struct ofputil_group_mod *gm)
+{
+    const struct ofp15_group_mod *ogm;
+    uint16_t bucket_list_len;
+    enum ofperr error = OFPERR_OFPGMFC_BAD_BUCKET;
+
+    ogm = ofpbuf_pull(msg, sizeof *ogm);
+    gm->command = ntohs(ogm->command);
+    gm->type = ogm->type;
+    gm->group_id = ntohl(ogm->group_id);
+
+    gm->command_bucket_id = ntohl(ogm->command_bucket_id);
+    switch (gm->command) {
+    case OFPGC15_REMOVE_BUCKET:
+        if (gm->command_bucket_id == OFPG15_BUCKET_ALL) {
+            error = 0;
+        }
+        /* Fall through */
+    case OFPGC15_INSERT_BUCKET:
+        if (gm->command_bucket_id <= OFPG15_BUCKET_MAX ||
+            gm->command_bucket_id == OFPG15_BUCKET_FIRST
+            || gm->command_bucket_id == OFPG15_BUCKET_LAST) {
+            error = 0;
+        }
+        break;
+
+    case OFPGC11_ADD:
+    case OFPGC11_MODIFY:
+    case OFPGC11_DELETE:
+    default:
+        if (gm->command_bucket_id == OFPG15_BUCKET_ALL) {
+            error = 0;
+        }
+        break;
+    }
+    if (error) {
+        VLOG_WARN_RL(&bad_ofmsg_rl,
+                     "group command bucket id (%u) is out of range",
+                     gm->command_bucket_id);
+        return OFPERR_OFPGMFC_BAD_BUCKET;
+    }
+
+    bucket_list_len = ntohs(ogm->bucket_array_len);
+    error = ofputil_pull_ofp15_buckets(msg, bucket_list_len, ofp_version,
+                                       gm->type, &gm->buckets);
+    if (error) {
+        return error;
+    }
+
+    return parse_ofp15_group_properties(msg, gm->type, gm->command, &gm->props,
+                                        msg->size);
 }
 
 /* Converts OpenFlow group mod message 'oh' into an abstract group mod in
@@ -6743,7 +8713,7 @@ enum ofperr
 ofputil_decode_group_mod(const struct ofp_header *oh,
                          struct ofputil_group_mod *gm)
 {
-    const struct ofp11_group_mod *ogm;
+    enum ofp_version ofp_version = oh->version;
     struct ofpbuf msg;
     struct ofputil_bucket *bucket;
     enum ofperr err;
@@ -6751,17 +8721,64 @@ ofputil_decode_group_mod(const struct ofp_header *oh,
     ofpbuf_use_const(&msg, oh, ntohs(oh->length));
     ofpraw_pull_assert(&msg);
 
-    ogm = ofpbuf_pull(&msg, sizeof *ogm);
-    gm->command = ntohs(ogm->command);
-    gm->type = ogm->type;
-    gm->group_id = ntohl(ogm->group_id);
+    ofputil_init_group_properties(&gm->props);
+
+    switch (ofp_version)
+    {
+    case OFP11_VERSION:
+    case OFP12_VERSION:
+    case OFP13_VERSION:
+    case OFP14_VERSION:
+        err = ofputil_pull_ofp11_group_mod(&msg, ofp_version, gm);
+        break;
+
+    case OFP15_VERSION:
+        err = ofputil_pull_ofp15_group_mod(&msg, ofp_version, gm);
+        break;
+
+    case OFP10_VERSION:
+    default:
+        OVS_NOT_REACHED();
+    }
 
-    err = ofputil_pull_buckets(&msg, ofpbuf_size(&msg), oh->version, &gm->buckets);
     if (err) {
         return err;
     }
 
+    switch (gm->type) {
+    case OFPGT11_INDIRECT:
+        if (!list_is_singleton(&gm->buckets)) {
+            return OFPERR_OFPGMFC_INVALID_GROUP;
+        }
+        break;
+    case OFPGT11_ALL:
+    case OFPGT11_SELECT:
+    case OFPGT11_FF:
+        break;
+    default:
+        return OFPERR_OFPGMFC_BAD_TYPE;
+    }
+
+    switch (gm->command) {
+    case OFPGC11_ADD:
+    case OFPGC11_MODIFY:
+    case OFPGC11_DELETE:
+    case OFPGC15_INSERT_BUCKET:
+        break;
+    case OFPGC15_REMOVE_BUCKET:
+        if (!list_is_empty(&gm->buckets)) {
+            return OFPERR_OFPGMFC_BAD_BUCKET;
+        }
+        break;
+    default:
+        return OFPERR_OFPGMFC_BAD_COMMAND;
+    }
+
     LIST_FOR_EACH (bucket, list_node, &gm->buckets) {
+        if (bucket->weight && gm->type != OFPGT11_SELECT) {
+            return OFPERR_OFPGMFC_INVALID_GROUP;
+        }
+
         switch (gm->type) {
         case OFPGT11_ALL:
         case OFPGT11_INDIRECT:
@@ -6791,6 +8808,7 @@ ofputil_decode_queue_stats_request(const struct ofp_header *request,
                                    struct ofputil_queue_stats_request *oqsr)
 {
     switch ((enum ofp_version)request->version) {
+    case OFP15_VERSION:
     case OFP14_VERSION:
     case OFP13_VERSION:
     case OFP12_VERSION:
@@ -6816,9 +8834,9 @@ ofputil_decode_queue_stats_request(const struct ofp_header *request,
     }
 }
 
-/* Encode a queue statsrequest for 'oqsr', the encoded message
- * will be fore Open Flow version 'ofp_version'. Returns message
- * as a struct ofpbuf. Returns encoded message on success, NULL on error */
+/* Encode a queue stats request for 'oqsr', the encoded message
+ * will be for OpenFlow version 'ofp_version'. Returns message
+ * as a struct ofpbuf. Returns encoded message on success, NULL on error. */
 struct ofpbuf *
 ofputil_encode_queue_stats_request(enum ofp_version ofp_version,
                                    const struct ofputil_queue_stats_request *oqsr)
@@ -6829,7 +8847,8 @@ ofputil_encode_queue_stats_request(enum ofp_version ofp_version,
     case OFP11_VERSION:
     case OFP12_VERSION:
     case OFP13_VERSION:
-    case OFP14_VERSION: {
+    case OFP14_VERSION:
+    case OFP15_VERSION: {
         struct ofp11_queue_stats_request *req;
         request = ofpraw_alloc(OFPRAW_OFPST11_QUEUE_REQUEST, ofp_version, 0);
         req = ofpbuf_put_zeros(request, sizeof *req);
@@ -6854,36 +8873,21 @@ ofputil_encode_queue_stats_request(enum ofp_version ofp_version,
     return request;
 }
 
-static size_t
-ofputil_get_queue_stats_size(enum ofp_version ofp_version)
-{
-    switch (ofp_version) {
-    case OFP10_VERSION:
-        return sizeof(struct ofp10_queue_stats);
-    case OFP11_VERSION:
-    case OFP12_VERSION:
-        return sizeof(struct ofp11_queue_stats);
-    case OFP13_VERSION:
-        return sizeof(struct ofp13_queue_stats);
-    case OFP14_VERSION:
-        OVS_NOT_REACHED();
-        return 0;
-    default:
-        OVS_NOT_REACHED();
-    }
-}
-
 /* Returns the number of queue stats elements in OFPTYPE_QUEUE_STATS_REPLY
  * message 'oh'. */
 size_t
 ofputil_count_queue_stats(const struct ofp_header *oh)
 {
+    struct ofputil_queue_stats qs;
     struct ofpbuf b;
+    size_t n = 0;
 
     ofpbuf_use_const(&b, oh, ntohs(oh->length));
     ofpraw_pull_assert(&b);
-
-    return ofpbuf_size(&b) / ofputil_get_queue_stats_size(oh->version);
+    while (!ofputil_decode_queue_stats(&qs, &b)) {
+        n++;
+    }
+    return n;
 }
 
 static enum ofperr
@@ -6933,6 +8937,29 @@ ofputil_queue_stats_from_ofp13(struct ofputil_queue_stats *oqs,
     return error;
 }
 
+static enum ofperr
+ofputil_pull_ofp14_queue_stats(struct ofputil_queue_stats *oqs,
+                               struct ofpbuf *msg)
+{
+    const struct ofp14_queue_stats *qs14;
+    size_t len;
+
+    qs14 = ofpbuf_try_pull(msg, sizeof *qs14);
+    if (!qs14) {
+        return OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_LEN;
+    }
+
+    len = ntohs(qs14->length);
+    if (len < sizeof *qs14 || len - sizeof *qs14 > msg->size) {
+        return OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_LEN;
+    }
+    ofpbuf_pull(msg, len - sizeof *qs14);
+
+    /* No properties yet defined, so ignore them for now. */
+
+    return ofputil_queue_stats_from_ofp13(oqs, &qs14->qs);
+}
+
 /* Converts an OFPST_QUEUE_STATS reply in 'msg' into an abstract
  * ofputil_queue_stats in 'qs'.
  *
@@ -6949,15 +8976,16 @@ ofputil_decode_queue_stats(struct ofputil_queue_stats *qs, struct ofpbuf *msg)
     enum ofperr error;
     enum ofpraw raw;
 
-    error = (msg->frame
-             ? ofpraw_decode(&raw, msg->frame)
+    error = (msg->header ? ofpraw_decode(&raw, msg->header)
              : ofpraw_pull(&raw, msg));
     if (error) {
         return error;
     }
 
-    if (!ofpbuf_size(msg)) {
+    if (!msg->size) {
         return EOF;
+    } else if (raw == OFPRAW_OFPST14_QUEUE_REPLY) {
+        return ofputil_pull_ofp14_queue_stats(qs, msg);
     } else if (raw == OFPRAW_OFPST13_QUEUE_REPLY) {
         const struct ofp13_queue_stats *qs13;
 
@@ -6988,7 +9016,7 @@ ofputil_decode_queue_stats(struct ofputil_queue_stats *qs, struct ofpbuf *msg)
 
  bad_len:
     VLOG_WARN_RL(&bad_ofmsg_rl, "OFPST_QUEUE reply has %"PRIu32" leftover "
-                 "bytes at end", ofpbuf_size(msg));
+                 "bytes at end", msg->size);
     return OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_LEN;
 }
 
@@ -7029,9 +9057,19 @@ ofputil_queue_stats_to_ofp13(const struct ofputil_queue_stats *oqs,
     }
 }
 
+static void
+ofputil_queue_stats_to_ofp14(const struct ofputil_queue_stats *oqs,
+                             struct ofp14_queue_stats *qs14)
+{
+    qs14->length = htons(sizeof *qs14);
+    memset(qs14->pad, 0, sizeof qs14->pad);
+    ofputil_queue_stats_to_ofp13(oqs, &qs14->qs);
+}
+
+
 /* Encode a queue stat for 'oqs' and append it to 'replies'. */
 void
-ofputil_append_queue_stat(struct list *replies,
+ofputil_append_queue_stat(struct ovs_list *replies,
                           const struct ofputil_queue_stats *oqs)
 {
     switch (ofpmp_version(replies)) {
@@ -7055,8 +9093,11 @@ ofputil_append_queue_stat(struct list *replies,
     }
 
     case OFP14_VERSION:
-        OVS_NOT_REACHED();
+    case OFP15_VERSION: {
+        struct ofp14_queue_stats *reply = ofpmp_append(replies, sizeof *reply);
+        ofputil_queue_stats_to_ofp14(oqs, reply);
         break;
+    }
 
     default:
         OVS_NOT_REACHED();
@@ -7075,7 +9116,7 @@ ofputil_decode_bundle_ctrl(const struct ofp_header *oh,
     raw = ofpraw_pull_assert(&b);
     ovs_assert(raw == OFPRAW_OFPT14_BUNDLE_CONTROL);
 
-    m = ofpbuf_l3(&b);
+    m = b.msg;
     msg->bundle_id = ntohl(m->bundle_id);
     msg->type = ntohs(m->type);
     msg->flags = ntohs(m->flags);
@@ -7083,6 +9124,36 @@ ofputil_decode_bundle_ctrl(const struct ofp_header *oh,
     return 0;
 }
 
+struct ofpbuf *
+ofputil_encode_bundle_ctrl_request(enum ofp_version ofp_version,
+                                   struct ofputil_bundle_ctrl_msg *bc)
+{
+    struct ofpbuf *request;
+    struct ofp14_bundle_ctrl_msg *m;
+
+    switch (ofp_version) {
+    case OFP10_VERSION:
+    case OFP11_VERSION:
+    case OFP12_VERSION:
+    case OFP13_VERSION:
+        ovs_fatal(0, "bundles need OpenFlow 1.4 or later "
+                     "(\'-O OpenFlow14\')");
+    case OFP14_VERSION:
+    case OFP15_VERSION:
+        request = ofpraw_alloc(OFPRAW_OFPT14_BUNDLE_CONTROL, ofp_version, 0);
+        m = ofpbuf_put_zeros(request, sizeof *m);
+
+        m->bundle_id = htonl(bc->bundle_id);
+        m->type = htons(bc->type);
+        m->flags = htons(bc->flags);
+        break;
+    default:
+        OVS_NOT_REACHED();
+    }
+
+    return request;
+}
+
 struct ofpbuf *
 ofputil_encode_bundle_ctrl_reply(const struct ofp_header *oh,
                                  struct ofputil_bundle_ctrl_msg *msg)
@@ -7100,14 +9171,109 @@ ofputil_encode_bundle_ctrl_reply(const struct ofp_header *oh,
     return buf;
 }
 
+/* Return true for bundlable state change requests, false for other messages.
+ */
+static bool
+ofputil_is_bundlable(enum ofptype type)
+{
+    switch (type) {
+        /* Minimum required by OpenFlow 1.4. */
+    case OFPTYPE_PORT_MOD:
+    case OFPTYPE_FLOW_MOD:
+        return true;
+
+        /* Nice to have later. */
+    case OFPTYPE_FLOW_MOD_TABLE_ID:
+    case OFPTYPE_GROUP_MOD:
+    case OFPTYPE_TABLE_MOD:
+    case OFPTYPE_METER_MOD:
+    case OFPTYPE_PACKET_OUT:
+    case OFPTYPE_NXT_GENEVE_TABLE_MOD:
+
+        /* Not to be bundlable. */
+    case OFPTYPE_ECHO_REQUEST:
+    case OFPTYPE_FEATURES_REQUEST:
+    case OFPTYPE_GET_CONFIG_REQUEST:
+    case OFPTYPE_SET_CONFIG:
+    case OFPTYPE_BARRIER_REQUEST:
+    case OFPTYPE_ROLE_REQUEST:
+    case OFPTYPE_ECHO_REPLY:
+    case OFPTYPE_SET_FLOW_FORMAT:
+    case OFPTYPE_SET_PACKET_IN_FORMAT:
+    case OFPTYPE_SET_CONTROLLER_ID:
+    case OFPTYPE_FLOW_AGE:
+    case OFPTYPE_FLOW_MONITOR_CANCEL:
+    case OFPTYPE_SET_ASYNC_CONFIG:
+    case OFPTYPE_GET_ASYNC_REQUEST:
+    case OFPTYPE_DESC_STATS_REQUEST:
+    case OFPTYPE_FLOW_STATS_REQUEST:
+    case OFPTYPE_AGGREGATE_STATS_REQUEST:
+    case OFPTYPE_TABLE_STATS_REQUEST:
+    case OFPTYPE_TABLE_FEATURES_STATS_REQUEST:
+    case OFPTYPE_TABLE_DESC_REQUEST:
+    case OFPTYPE_PORT_STATS_REQUEST:
+    case OFPTYPE_QUEUE_STATS_REQUEST:
+    case OFPTYPE_PORT_DESC_STATS_REQUEST:
+    case OFPTYPE_FLOW_MONITOR_STATS_REQUEST:
+    case OFPTYPE_METER_STATS_REQUEST:
+    case OFPTYPE_METER_CONFIG_STATS_REQUEST:
+    case OFPTYPE_METER_FEATURES_STATS_REQUEST:
+    case OFPTYPE_GROUP_STATS_REQUEST:
+    case OFPTYPE_GROUP_DESC_STATS_REQUEST:
+    case OFPTYPE_GROUP_FEATURES_STATS_REQUEST:
+    case OFPTYPE_QUEUE_GET_CONFIG_REQUEST:
+    case OFPTYPE_BUNDLE_CONTROL:
+    case OFPTYPE_BUNDLE_ADD_MESSAGE:
+    case OFPTYPE_HELLO:
+    case OFPTYPE_ERROR:
+    case OFPTYPE_FEATURES_REPLY:
+    case OFPTYPE_GET_CONFIG_REPLY:
+    case OFPTYPE_PACKET_IN:
+    case OFPTYPE_FLOW_REMOVED:
+    case OFPTYPE_PORT_STATUS:
+    case OFPTYPE_BARRIER_REPLY:
+    case OFPTYPE_QUEUE_GET_CONFIG_REPLY:
+    case OFPTYPE_DESC_STATS_REPLY:
+    case OFPTYPE_FLOW_STATS_REPLY:
+    case OFPTYPE_QUEUE_STATS_REPLY:
+    case OFPTYPE_PORT_STATS_REPLY:
+    case OFPTYPE_TABLE_STATS_REPLY:
+    case OFPTYPE_AGGREGATE_STATS_REPLY:
+    case OFPTYPE_PORT_DESC_STATS_REPLY:
+    case OFPTYPE_ROLE_REPLY:
+    case OFPTYPE_FLOW_MONITOR_PAUSED:
+    case OFPTYPE_FLOW_MONITOR_RESUMED:
+    case OFPTYPE_FLOW_MONITOR_STATS_REPLY:
+    case OFPTYPE_GET_ASYNC_REPLY:
+    case OFPTYPE_GROUP_STATS_REPLY:
+    case OFPTYPE_GROUP_DESC_STATS_REPLY:
+    case OFPTYPE_GROUP_FEATURES_STATS_REPLY:
+    case OFPTYPE_METER_STATS_REPLY:
+    case OFPTYPE_METER_CONFIG_STATS_REPLY:
+    case OFPTYPE_METER_FEATURES_STATS_REPLY:
+    case OFPTYPE_TABLE_FEATURES_STATS_REPLY:
+    case OFPTYPE_TABLE_DESC_REPLY:
+    case OFPTYPE_ROLE_STATUS:
+    case OFPTYPE_REQUESTFORWARD:
+    case OFPTYPE_NXT_GENEVE_TABLE_REQUEST:
+    case OFPTYPE_NXT_GENEVE_TABLE_REPLY:
+        break;
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
 enum ofperr
 ofputil_decode_bundle_add(const struct ofp_header *oh,
-                          struct ofputil_bundle_add_msg *msg)
+                          struct ofputil_bundle_add_msg *msg,
+                          enum ofptype *type_ptr)
 {
     const struct ofp14_bundle_ctrl_msg *m;
     struct ofpbuf b;
     enum ofpraw raw;
     size_t inner_len;
+    enum ofperr error;
+    enum ofptype type;
 
     ofpbuf_use_const(&b, oh, ntohs(oh->length));
     raw = ofpraw_pull_assert(&b);
@@ -7117,11 +9283,34 @@ ofputil_decode_bundle_add(const struct ofp_header *oh,
     msg->bundle_id = ntohl(m->bundle_id);
     msg->flags = ntohs(m->flags);
 
-    msg->msg = ofpbuf_data(&b);
+    msg->msg = b.data;
+    if (msg->msg->version != oh->version) {
+        return OFPERR_NXBFC_BAD_VERSION;
+    }
     inner_len = ntohs(msg->msg->length);
-    if (inner_len < sizeof(struct ofp_header) || inner_len > ofpbuf_size(&b)) {
+    if (inner_len < sizeof(struct ofp_header) || inner_len > b.size) {
         return OFPERR_OFPBFC_MSG_BAD_LEN;
     }
+    if (msg->msg->xid != oh->xid) {
+        return OFPERR_OFPBFC_MSG_BAD_XID;
+    }
+
+    /* Reject unbundlable messages. */
+    if (!type_ptr) {
+        type_ptr = &type;
+    }
+    error = ofptype_decode(type_ptr, msg->msg);
+    if (error) {
+        VLOG_WARN_RL(&bad_ofmsg_rl, "OFPT14_BUNDLE_ADD_MESSAGE contained "
+                     "message is unparsable (%s)", ofperr_get_name(error));
+        return OFPERR_OFPBFC_MSG_UNSUP; /* 'error' would be confusing. */
+    }
+
+    if (!ofputil_is_bundlable(*type_ptr)) {
+        VLOG_WARN_RL(&bad_ofmsg_rl, "%s message not allowed inside "
+                     "OFPT14_BUNDLE_ADD_MESSAGE", ofptype_get_name(*type_ptr));
+        return OFPERR_OFPBFC_MSG_UNSUP;
+    }
 
     return 0;
 }
@@ -7133,7 +9322,9 @@ ofputil_encode_bundle_add(enum ofp_version ofp_version,
     struct ofpbuf *request;
     struct ofp14_bundle_ctrl_msg *m;
 
-    request = ofpraw_alloc(OFPRAW_OFPT14_BUNDLE_ADD_MESSAGE, ofp_version, 0);
+    /* Must use the same xid as the embedded message. */
+    request = ofpraw_alloc_xid(OFPRAW_OFPT14_BUNDLE_ADD_MESSAGE, ofp_version,
+                               msg->msg->xid, 0);
     m = ofpbuf_put_zeros(request, sizeof *m);
 
     m->bundle_id = htonl(msg->bundle_id);
@@ -7142,3 +9333,353 @@ ofputil_encode_bundle_add(enum ofp_version ofp_version,
 
     return request;
 }
+
+static void
+encode_geneve_table_mappings(struct ofpbuf *b, struct ovs_list *mappings)
+{
+    struct ofputil_geneve_map *map;
+
+    LIST_FOR_EACH (map, list_node, mappings) {
+        struct nx_geneve_map *nx_map;
+
+        nx_map = ofpbuf_put_zeros(b, sizeof *nx_map);
+        nx_map->option_class = htons(map->option_class);
+        nx_map->option_type = map->option_type;
+        nx_map->option_len = map->option_len;
+        nx_map->index = htons(map->index);
+    }
+}
+
+struct ofpbuf *
+ofputil_encode_geneve_table_mod(enum ofp_version ofp_version,
+                                struct ofputil_geneve_table_mod *gtm)
+{
+    struct ofpbuf *b;
+    struct nx_geneve_table_mod *nx_gtm;
+
+    b = ofpraw_alloc(OFPRAW_NXT_GENEVE_TABLE_MOD, ofp_version, 0);
+    nx_gtm = ofpbuf_put_zeros(b, sizeof *nx_gtm);
+    nx_gtm->command = htons(gtm->command);
+    encode_geneve_table_mappings(b, &gtm->mappings);
+
+    return b;
+}
+
+static enum ofperr
+decode_geneve_table_mappings(struct ofpbuf *msg, unsigned int max_fields,
+                             struct ovs_list *mappings)
+{
+    list_init(mappings);
+
+    while (msg->size) {
+        struct nx_geneve_map *nx_map;
+        struct ofputil_geneve_map *map;
+
+        nx_map = ofpbuf_pull(msg, sizeof *nx_map);
+        map = xmalloc(sizeof *map);
+        list_push_back(mappings, &map->list_node);
+
+        map->option_class = ntohs(nx_map->option_class);
+        map->option_type = nx_map->option_type;
+
+        map->option_len = nx_map->option_len;
+        if (map->option_len % 4 || map->option_len > GENEVE_MAX_OPT_SIZE) {
+            VLOG_WARN_RL(&bad_ofmsg_rl,
+                         "geneve table option length (%u) is not a valid option size",
+                         map->option_len);
+            ofputil_uninit_geneve_table(mappings);
+            return OFPERR_NXGTMFC_BAD_OPT_LEN;
+        }
+
+        map->index = ntohs(nx_map->index);
+        if (map->index >= max_fields) {
+            VLOG_WARN_RL(&bad_ofmsg_rl,
+                         "geneve table field index (%u) is too large (max %u)",
+                         map->index, max_fields - 1);
+            ofputil_uninit_geneve_table(mappings);
+            return OFPERR_NXGTMFC_BAD_FIELD_IDX;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+enum ofperr
+ofputil_decode_geneve_table_mod(const struct ofp_header *oh,
+                                struct ofputil_geneve_table_mod *gtm)
+{
+    struct ofpbuf msg;
+    struct nx_geneve_table_mod *nx_gtm;
+
+    ofpbuf_use_const(&msg, oh, ntohs(oh->length));
+    ofpraw_pull_assert(&msg);
+
+    nx_gtm = ofpbuf_pull(&msg, sizeof *nx_gtm);
+    gtm->command = ntohs(nx_gtm->command);
+    if (gtm->command > NXGTMC_CLEAR) {
+        VLOG_WARN_RL(&bad_ofmsg_rl,
+                     "geneve table mod command (%u) is out of range",
+                     gtm->command);
+        return OFPERR_NXGTMFC_BAD_COMMAND;
+    }
+
+    return decode_geneve_table_mappings(&msg, TUN_METADATA_NUM_OPTS,
+                                        &gtm->mappings);
+}
+
+struct ofpbuf *
+ofputil_encode_geneve_table_reply(const struct ofp_header *oh,
+                                  struct ofputil_geneve_table_reply *gtr)
+{
+    struct ofpbuf *b;
+    struct nx_geneve_table_reply *nx_gtr;
+
+    b = ofpraw_alloc_reply(OFPRAW_NXT_GENEVE_TABLE_REPLY, oh, 0);
+    nx_gtr = ofpbuf_put_zeros(b, sizeof *nx_gtr);
+    nx_gtr->max_option_space = htonl(gtr->max_option_space);
+    nx_gtr->max_fields = htons(gtr->max_fields);
+
+    encode_geneve_table_mappings(b, &gtr->mappings);
+
+    return b;
+}
+
+/* Decodes the NXT_GENEVE_TABLE_REPLY message in 'oh' into '*gtr'.  Returns 0
+ * if successful, otherwise an ofperr.
+ *
+ * The decoder verifies that the indexes in 'gtr->mappings' are less than
+ * 'gtr->max_fields', but the caller must ensure, if necessary, that they are
+ * less than TUN_METADATA_NUM_OPTS. */
+enum ofperr
+ofputil_decode_geneve_table_reply(const struct ofp_header *oh,
+                                  struct ofputil_geneve_table_reply *gtr)
+{
+    struct ofpbuf msg;
+    struct nx_geneve_table_reply *nx_gtr;
+
+    ofpbuf_use_const(&msg, oh, ntohs(oh->length));
+    ofpraw_pull_assert(&msg);
+
+    nx_gtr = ofpbuf_pull(&msg, sizeof *nx_gtr);
+    gtr->max_option_space = ntohl(nx_gtr->max_option_space);
+    gtr->max_fields = ntohs(nx_gtr->max_fields);
+
+    return decode_geneve_table_mappings(&msg, gtr->max_fields, &gtr->mappings);
+}
+
+void
+ofputil_uninit_geneve_table(struct ovs_list *mappings)
+{
+    struct ofputil_geneve_map *map;
+
+    LIST_FOR_EACH_POP (map, list_node, mappings) {
+        free(map);
+    }
+}
+
+/* Decodes the OpenFlow "set async config" request and "get async config
+ * reply" message in '*oh' into an abstract form in 'master' and 'slave'.
+ *
+ * If 'loose' is true, this function ignores properties and values that it does
+ * not understand, as a controller would want to do when interpreting
+ * capabilities provided by a switch.  If 'loose' is false, this function
+ * treats unknown properties and values as an error, as a switch would want to
+ * do when interpreting a configuration request made by a controller.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 if successful, otherwise an OFPERR_* value. */
+enum ofperr
+ofputil_decode_set_async_config(const struct ofp_header *oh,
+                                uint32_t master[OAM_N_TYPES],
+                                uint32_t slave[OAM_N_TYPES],
+                                bool loose)
+{
+    enum ofpraw raw;
+    struct ofpbuf b;
+
+    ofpbuf_use_const(&b, oh, ntohs(oh->length));
+    raw = ofpraw_pull_assert(&b);
+
+    if (raw == OFPRAW_OFPT13_SET_ASYNC ||
+        raw == OFPRAW_NXT_SET_ASYNC_CONFIG ||
+        raw == OFPRAW_OFPT13_GET_ASYNC_REPLY) {
+        const struct nx_async_config *msg = ofpmsg_body(oh);
+
+        master[OAM_PACKET_IN] = ntohl(msg->packet_in_mask[0]);
+        master[OAM_PORT_STATUS] = ntohl(msg->port_status_mask[0]);
+        master[OAM_FLOW_REMOVED] = ntohl(msg->flow_removed_mask[0]);
+
+        slave[OAM_PACKET_IN] = ntohl(msg->packet_in_mask[1]);
+        slave[OAM_PORT_STATUS] = ntohl(msg->port_status_mask[1]);
+        slave[OAM_FLOW_REMOVED] = ntohl(msg->flow_removed_mask[1]);
+
+    } else if (raw == OFPRAW_OFPT14_SET_ASYNC ||
+               raw == OFPRAW_OFPT14_GET_ASYNC_REPLY) {
+
+        while (b.size > 0) {
+            struct ofp14_async_config_prop_reasons *msg;
+            struct ofpbuf property;
+            enum ofperr error;
+            uint16_t type;
+
+            error = ofputil_pull_property(&b, &property, &type);
+            if (error) {
+                return error;
+            }
+
+            msg = property.data;
+
+            if (property.size != sizeof *msg) {
+                return OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_LEN;
+            }
+
+            switch (type) {
+            case OFPACPT_PACKET_IN_SLAVE:
+                slave[OAM_PACKET_IN] = ntohl(msg->mask);
+                break;
+
+            case OFPACPT_PACKET_IN_MASTER:
+                master[OAM_PACKET_IN] = ntohl(msg->mask);
+                break;
+
+            case OFPACPT_PORT_STATUS_SLAVE:
+                slave[OAM_PORT_STATUS] = ntohl(msg->mask);
+                break;
+
+            case OFPACPT_PORT_STATUS_MASTER:
+                master[OAM_PORT_STATUS] = ntohl(msg->mask);
+                break;
+
+            case OFPACPT_FLOW_REMOVED_SLAVE:
+                slave[OAM_FLOW_REMOVED] = ntohl(msg->mask);
+                break;
+
+            case OFPACPT_FLOW_REMOVED_MASTER:
+                master[OAM_FLOW_REMOVED] = ntohl(msg->mask);
+                break;
+
+            case OFPACPT_ROLE_STATUS_SLAVE:
+                slave[OAM_ROLE_STATUS] = ntohl(msg->mask);
+                break;
+
+            case OFPACPT_ROLE_STATUS_MASTER:
+                master[OAM_ROLE_STATUS] = ntohl(msg->mask);
+                break;
+
+            case OFPACPT_TABLE_STATUS_SLAVE:
+                slave[OAM_TABLE_STATUS] = ntohl(msg->mask);
+                break;
+
+            case OFPACPT_TABLE_STATUS_MASTER:
+                master[OAM_TABLE_STATUS] = ntohl(msg->mask);
+                break;
+
+            case OFPACPT_REQUESTFORWARD_SLAVE:
+                slave[OAM_REQUESTFORWARD] = ntohl(msg->mask);
+                break;
+
+            case OFPACPT_REQUESTFORWARD_MASTER:
+                master[OAM_REQUESTFORWARD] = ntohl(msg->mask);
+                break;
+
+            default:
+                error = loose ? 0 : OFPERR_OFPBPC_BAD_TYPE;
+                break;
+            }
+            if (error) {
+                return error;
+            }
+        }
+    } else {
+        return OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_VERSION;
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
+/* Append all asynchronous configuration properties in GET_ASYNC_REPLY
+ * message, describing if various set of asynchronous messages are enabled
+ * or not. */
+static enum ofperr
+ofputil_get_async_reply(struct ofpbuf *buf, const uint32_t master_mask,
+                        const uint32_t slave_mask, const uint32_t type)
+{
+    int role;
+
+    for (role = 0; role < 2; role++) {
+        struct ofp14_async_config_prop_reasons *msg;
+
+        msg = ofpbuf_put_zeros(buf, sizeof *msg);
+
+        switch (type) {
+        case OAM_PACKET_IN:
+            msg->type = (role ? htons(OFPACPT_PACKET_IN_SLAVE)
+                              : htons(OFPACPT_PACKET_IN_MASTER));
+            break;
+
+        case OAM_PORT_STATUS:
+            msg->type = (role ? htons(OFPACPT_PORT_STATUS_SLAVE)
+                              : htons(OFPACPT_PORT_STATUS_MASTER));
+            break;
+
+        case OAM_FLOW_REMOVED:
+            msg->type = (role ? htons(OFPACPT_FLOW_REMOVED_SLAVE)
+                              : htons(OFPACPT_FLOW_REMOVED_MASTER));
+            break;
+
+        case OAM_ROLE_STATUS:
+            msg->type = (role ? htons(OFPACPT_ROLE_STATUS_SLAVE)
+                              : htons(OFPACPT_ROLE_STATUS_MASTER));
+            break;
+
+        case OAM_TABLE_STATUS:
+            msg->type = (role ? htons(OFPACPT_TABLE_STATUS_SLAVE)
+                              : htons(OFPACPT_TABLE_STATUS_MASTER));
+            break;
+
+        case OAM_REQUESTFORWARD:
+            msg->type = (role ? htons(OFPACPT_REQUESTFORWARD_SLAVE)
+                              : htons(OFPACPT_REQUESTFORWARD_MASTER));
+            break;
+
+        default:
+            return OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_TYPE;
+        }
+        msg->length = htons(sizeof *msg);
+        msg->mask = (role ? htonl(slave_mask) : htonl(master_mask));
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+/* Returns a OpenFlow message that encodes 'asynchronous configuration' properly
+ * as a reply to get async config request. */
+struct ofpbuf *
+ofputil_encode_get_async_config(const struct ofp_header *oh,
+                                uint32_t master[OAM_N_TYPES],
+                                uint32_t slave[OAM_N_TYPES])
+{
+    struct ofpbuf *buf;
+    uint32_t type;
+
+    buf = ofpraw_alloc_reply((oh->version < OFP14_VERSION
+                              ? OFPRAW_OFPT13_GET_ASYNC_REPLY
+                              : OFPRAW_OFPT14_GET_ASYNC_REPLY), oh, 0);
+
+    if (oh->version < OFP14_VERSION) {
+        struct nx_async_config *msg;
+        msg = ofpbuf_put_zeros(buf, sizeof *msg);
+
+        msg->packet_in_mask[0] = htonl(master[OAM_PACKET_IN]);
+        msg->port_status_mask[0] = htonl(master[OAM_PORT_STATUS]);
+        msg->flow_removed_mask[0] = htonl(master[OAM_FLOW_REMOVED]);
+
+        msg->packet_in_mask[1] = htonl(slave[OAM_PACKET_IN]);
+        msg->port_status_mask[1] = htonl(slave[OAM_PORT_STATUS]);
+        msg->flow_removed_mask[1] = htonl(slave[OAM_FLOW_REMOVED]);
+    } else if (oh->version == OFP14_VERSION) {
+        for (type = 0; type < OAM_N_TYPES; type++) {
+            ofputil_get_async_reply(buf, master[type], slave[type], type);
+        }
+    }
+
+    return buf;
+}