[ovs-dev] [PATCH 2/2] INSTALL.Linux: Note the need for CONFIG_TUN to use TAP devices.

[Jesse Gross]

On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 10:40 AM, Ben Pfaff <blp at nicira.com> wrote:

> ---
>  INSTALL.Linux |    3 +++
>  1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/INSTALL.Linux b/INSTALL.Linux
> index 014e3ac..027161a 100644
> --- a/INSTALL.Linux
> +++ b/INSTALL.Linux
> @@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ INSTALL.userspace for more information.
>       be compiled with IPv6 support (CONFIG_IPV6).  This allows for
>       special handling (such as path MTU discovery) of IPv6 packets.
>
> +      To use Open vSwitch support for TAP devices, you must enable
> +      CONFIG_TUN.
>

We may want to mention that /dev/net/tun must also exist (given that we
mention /dev/urandom).
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