[ovs-dev] [mcgroup 3/4] dpif-linux: Open dpif despite notifier failures.

[Ben Pfaff]

On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 05:55:33PM -0700, Ethan Jackson wrote:
> Before this patch, if dpif-linux failed to register a notifier it
> would give up opening the datapath entirely.  This seems draconian
> as a dpif can still perform the majority of its intended
> functionality without vport notifications.

"Draconian"?  Like torturing kittens or something?

Do we at least get a VLOG_ERR if we can't register the notifier?  I
don't see one in this patch but there might be one lower down the
stack?