[ovs-dev] [PATCH] Update userspace datapath documentation.
Jesse Gross
jesse at nicira.com
Thu Mar 4 18:56:53 UTC 2010
Thanks, I pushed it.
On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 12:55 PM, Ben Pfaff <blp at nicira.com> wrote:
> 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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> > dev at openvswitch.org
> > http://openvswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/dev_openvswitch.org
>
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