Add const MSG_MAX_LEN, the max size of Openflow message (#56)

This constant represents the maximum size of an OpenFlow message in bytes. It can be utilized by other projects using this library. Signed-off-by: Hongliang Liu <[email protected]>
antrea-io · Feb 6, 2024 · f8e71bf · f8e71bf
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diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v0.13.0
+v0.14.0
diff --git a/openflow15/openflow15.go b/openflow15/openflow15.go
@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@ const (
 	VERSION = 6
 )
 
+const (
+	// Referring to page 43 in https://opennetworking.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/openflow-switch-v1.5.1.pdf,
+	// an OpenFlow message size can reach up to 64KB.
+	MSG_MAX_LEN = 0xffff
+)
+
 // Returns a new OpenFlow header with version field set to v1.5.
 var NewOfp15Header func() common.Header = common.NewHeaderGenerator(VERSION)