[ovs-dev] openvswitch debian packages - missing ovs-vlan-bug-workaround

[Sébastien Riccio]

On 02.09.2011 09:51, Justin Pettit wrote:
> On Sep 1, 2011, at 8:57 PM, Sébastien Riccio wrote:
>
>> While trying to port the xen xapi network scripts to debian for project Kronos,
>> I found out that the file /usr/sbin/ovs-vlan-bug-workaround is not provided by the
>> openvswitch debian packages.
>>
>> Is there a reason for this ?
>
> Yes.  In order to use that utility, you need to apply a kernel patch.  Debian doesn't use this kernel patch by default, so we don't include the utility.  The need for the kernel patch is described in the ovs-vlan-bug-workaround man page.
>
> --Justin
>
>
Ahhh okay, crystal clear.

Thanks for your anwer:)

Cheers,
Sébastien