Could we mention the kernel version that added support? It's going to be the next question people ask.
On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 11:27:35AM -0800, Jesse Gross wrote: > Thanks for the review, I applied this to master. > > On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 11:21 AM, Pritesh Kothari (pritkoth) > <pritk...@cisco.com> wrote: > > looks good to me. > > > > Acked-by: pritesh <pritesh.koth...@cisco.com> > > > > On Dec 17, 2013, at 10:51 AM, Jesse Gross <je...@nicira.com> wrote: > > > >> Reported-by: Ben Pfaff <b...@nicira.com> > >> Signed-off-by: Jesse Gross <je...@nicira.com> > >> --- > >> FAQ | 23 +++++++++-------------- > >> 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) > >> > >> diff --git a/FAQ b/FAQ > >> index 2508c8c..3df1c54 100644 > >> --- a/FAQ > >> +++ b/FAQ > >> @@ -173,22 +173,17 @@ Q: Should userspace or kernel be upgraded first to > >> minimize downtime? > >> Q: What features are not available in the Open vSwitch kernel datapath > >> that ships as part of the upstream Linux kernel? > >> > >> -A: The kernel module in upstream Linux 3.3 and later does not include > >> - tunnel virtual ports, that is, interfaces with type "gre", > >> - "ipsec_gre", "gre64", "ipsec_gre64", "vxlan", or "lisp". It is > >> - possible to create tunnels in Linux and attach them to Open vSwitch > >> - as system devices. However, they cannot be dynamically created > >> - through the OVSDB protocol or set the tunnel ids as a flow action. > >> - > >> - Work is in progress in adding tunnel virtual ports to the upstream > >> - Linux version of the Open vSwitch kernel module. For now, if you > >> - need these features, use the kernel module from the Open vSwitch > >> +A: The kernel module in upstream Linux does not include support for > >> + LISP. Work is in progress to add support for LISP to the upstream > >> + Linux version of the Open vSwitch kernel module. For now, if you > >> + need this feature, use the kernel module from the Open vSwitch > >> distribution instead of the upstream Linux kernel module. > >> > >> - The upstream kernel module does not include patch ports, but this > >> - only matters for Open vSwitch 1.9 and earlier, because Open vSwitch > >> - 1.10 and later implement patch ports without using this kernel > >> - feature. > >> + Certain features require kernel support to function or to have > >> + reasonable performance. If the ovs-vswitchd log file indicates that > >> + a feature is not supported, consider upgrading to a newer upstream > >> + Linux release or using the kernel module paired with the userspace > >> + distribution. > >> > >> Q: What features are not available when using the userspace datapath? > >> > >> -- > >> 1.8.3.2 > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> dev mailing list > >> dev@openvswitch.org > >> http://openvswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/dev > > > _______________________________________________ > dev mailing list > dev@openvswitch.org > http://openvswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/dev _______________________________________________ dev mailing list dev@openvswitch.org http://openvswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/dev
