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1 files changed, 12 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/nfvbench/chaining.py b/nfvbench/chaining.py
index ed379bc..5f9e1e8 100644
--- a/nfvbench/chaining.py
+++ b/nfvbench/chaining.py
@@ -908,13 +908,22 @@ class ChainManager(object):
# if it is a single int or mac, make it a list of 1 int
if isinstance(ll, (int, str)):
ll = [ll]
- if not ll or len(ll) < self.chain_count:
- raise ChainException('%s=%s must be a list with %d elements per chain' %
- (list_name, ll, self.chain_count))
for item in ll:
if not re.match(pattern, str(item)):
raise ChainException("Invalid format '{item}' specified in {fname}"
.format(item=item, fname=list_name))
+ # must have at least 1 element
+ if not ll:
+ raise ChainException('%s cannot be empty' % (list_name))
+ # for shared network, if 1 element is passed, replicate it as many times
+ # as chains
+ if self.config.service_chain_shared_net and len(ll) == 1:
+ ll = [ll[0]] * self.chain_count
+
+ # number of elements musty be the number of chains
+ elif len(ll) < self.chain_count:
+ raise ChainException('%s=%s must be a list with %d elements per chain' %
+ (list_name, ll, self.chain_count))
return ll
def _setup_image(self):