[ovs-dev] Bug#763428: Bug#763428: openvswitch-switch: openvswitch doesn't work anymore since kernel 3.16 update

Ben Pfaff blp at nicira.com
Wed Oct 8 15:36:30 UTC 2014


On Wed, Oct 08, 2014 at 08:20:25AM -0700, Madhu Challa wrote:
> When I was testing this with 3.17 I had seen similar errors. It was because
> the kernel module loaded was the one that came with 3.17 kernel and not the
> one I compiled with the latest ovs. I remember they get installed in
> different locations. Could you pl check your /lib/modules directory and
> make sure the right module is getting loaded.

OVS should work with any version of the kernel module.  If it doesn't,
that's a serious bug (and please report it if you see evidence of it
happening).

I'll take a look at this myself later today.



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