[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.
>  
>  Bug Reporting
>  -------------
> -- 
> 1.6.3.3
> 
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