Thanks, applied to master.
On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 10:49:31AM -0700, Justin Pettit wrote: > Looks great. Thanks! > > --Justin > > > On Oct 18, 2013, at 10:29 AM, Ben Pfaff <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Signed-off-by: Ben Pfaff <[email protected]> > > --- > > 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 > > [email protected] > > http://openvswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/dev > _______________________________________________ dev mailing list [email protected] http://openvswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/dev
