On Thu, Jun 07, 2012 at 04:17:18PM -0700, Ethan Jackson wrote:
> Traditionally Open vSwitch had used 802.2 SNAP packets to update
> upstream switch learning tables when necessary. This approach had
> advantages in that debugging information could be embedded in the
> packet helping hapless admins figure out what's going on. However,
> since both qemu and VMware use RARP for this purpose, it seems
> appropriate to fall in line with the defacto standard.
>
> Requested-by: Ben Basler <bbas...@nicira.com>
> Signed-off-by: Ethan Jackson <et...@nicira.com>
The use of "us" in NEWS is a bit more informal than usual. Perhaps:
- Open vSwitch now sends RARP packets in situations where it
previously sent a custom protocol, consistent with behavior of
QEMU and VMware.
Why are src_proto_addr and target_proto_addr byte arrays instead of
"ovs_be32"s? (The struct is marked "packed".)
Thanks,
Ben.
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