Looks great. Thanks! --Justin
On Oct 18, 2013, at 10:29 AM, Ben Pfaff <b...@nicira.com> wrote: > Signed-off-by: Ben Pfaff <b...@nicira.com> > --- > FAQ | 19 +++++++++++++++++++ > 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/FAQ b/FAQ > index 99e6107..b81ee6c 100644 > --- a/FAQ > +++ b/FAQ > @@ -198,6 +198,25 @@ A: Tunnel virtual ports are not supported, as described > in the > actions. On Linux kernels before 2.6.39, maximum-sized VLAN packets > may not be transmitted. > > +Q: What happened to the bridge compatibility feature? > + > +A: Bridge compatibility was a feature of Open vSwitch 1.9 and earlier. > + When it was enabled, Open vSwitch imitated the interface of the > + Linux kernel "bridge" module. This allowed users to drop Open > + vSwitch into environments designed to use the Linux kernel bridge > + module without adapting the environment to use Open vSwitch. > + > + Open vSwitch 1.10 and later do not support bridge compatibility. > + The feature was dropped because version 1.10 adopted a new internal > + architecture that made bridge compatibility difficult to maintain. > + Now that many environments use OVS directly, it would be rarely > + useful in any case. > + > + To use bridge compatibility, install OVS 1.9 or earlier, including > + the accompanying kernel modules (both the main and bridge > + compatibility modules), following the instructions that come with > + the release. Be sure to start the ovs-brcompatd daemon. > + > > Terminology > ----------- > -- > 1.7.10.4 > > _______________________________________________ > dev mailing list > dev@openvswitch.org > http://openvswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/dev _______________________________________________ dev mailing list dev@openvswitch.org http://openvswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/dev
