Am Montag, 18. November 2013, 22:47:52 schrieb Ben Pfaff:
> On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 02:38:40PM +0800, LIU, Kun wrote:
> > Hi,I am trying to use openvswitch 2.0.0, but when I wanted to insert
> > module brcompat, I cann't find it.  Can anyone tell me how to insert
> > brcompat.ko module in version 2.0.0 ? thanks in advance. Well, I once
> > used openvswitch 1.9.3 and under the directory datapath/linux I can
> > find brcompat.ko...
> 
> 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.

Question:

Have I to do now a blacklist for "bridge" Kernel Module or is it running 
together ? 

-- 
mit freundlichen Grüßen / best Regards,

  Günther J. Niederwimmer
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