It used to be essentially required, but now it's reasonable to use the
kernel's builtin module.
Signed-off-by: Ben Pfaff <b...@nicira.com>
---
INSTALL | 14 +++++++++-----
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 9f9491f..cc89cc3 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -36,11 +36,15 @@ you will need the following software:
- Python 2.x, for x >= 4.
-To compile the kernel module on Linux, you must also install the
-following. If you cannot build or install the kernel module, you may
-use the userspace-only implementation, at a cost in performance. The
-userspace implementation may also lack some features. Refer to
-INSTALL.userspace for more information.
+On Linux, you may choose to compile the kernel module that comes with
+the Open vSwitch distribution or to use the kernel module built into
+the Linux kernel (version 3.3 or later). See the FAQ question "What
+features are not available in the Open vSwitch kernel datapath that
+ships as part of the upstream Linux kernel?" for more information on
+this trade-off. You may also use the userspace-only implementation,
+at some cost in features and performance (see INSTALL.userspace for
+details). To compile the kernel module on Linux, you must also
+install the following:
- A supported Linux kernel version. Please refer to README for a
list of supported versions.
--
1.7.10.4
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