[ovs-dev] [PATCH] Update userspace datapath documentation.
Ben Pfaff
blp at nicira.com
Thu Mar 4 17:55:11 UTC 2010
Looks good.
Thank you, Jesse.
On Thu, Mar 04, 2010 at 01:17:03AM -0500, Jesse Gross wrote:
> ---
> INSTALL.userspace | 22 ++++++++++++----------
> 1 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/INSTALL.userspace b/INSTALL.userspace
> index 241d79c..c13365a 100644
> --- a/INSTALL.userspace
> +++ b/INSTALL.userspace
> @@ -34,28 +34,30 @@ then create /dev/net (if necessary) with "mkdir /dev/net", then create
> Using the Userspace Datapath with ovs-vswitchd
> ----------------------------------------------
>
> -To use ovs-vswitchd in userspace mode, give the bridge a name that
> -begins with "netdev:" in the configuration file. For example:
> +To use ovs-vswitchd in userspace mode, create a bridge with datapath_type
> +"netdev" in the configuration database. For example:
>
> - bridge.netdev:br0.port=eth0
> - bridge.netdev:br0.port=eth1
> - bridge.netdev:br0.port=eth2
> + ovs-vsctl add-br br0
> + ovs-vsctl set bridge br0 datapath_type=netdev
> + ovs-vsctl add-port br0 eth0
> + ovs-vsctl add-port br0 eth1
> + ovs-vsctl add-port br0 eth2
>
> ovs-vswitchd will create a TAP device as the bridge's local interface,
> -named the same as the bridge minus the "netdev:" prefix, as well as
> -for each configured internal interface.
> +named the same as the bridge, as well as for each configured internal
> +interface.
>
> Using the Userspace Datapath with ovs-openflowd
> -----------------------------------------------
>
> To use ovs-openflowd in userspace mode, specify a datapath name that
> -begins with "netdev:", and specify --ports with the names of the ports
> +begins with "netdev@", and specify --ports with the names of the ports
> that should be included in the datapath as argument. For example:
>
> - ovs-openflowd netdev:br0 --ports=eth0,eth1,eth2
> + ovs-openflowd netdev at br0 --ports=eth0,eth1,eth2
>
> ovs-openflowd will create a TAP device as the bridge's local
> -interface, named the same as the bridge minus the "netdev:" prefix.
> +interface, named the same as the bridge minus the "netdev@" prefix.
>
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