[ovs-dev] [PATCH] FAQ: Add entry about ingress policing.

Ben Pfaff blp at nicira.com
Tue Sep 15 04:35:52 UTC 2015


On Mon, Sep 14, 2015 at 03:17:36PM -0700, Justin Pettit wrote:
> Signed-off-by: Justin Pettit <jpettit at nicira.com>
> ---
>  FAQ.md |   31 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
>  1 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/FAQ.md b/FAQ.md
> index 631f6a4..acec1bd 100644
> --- a/FAQ.md
> +++ b/FAQ.md
> @@ -944,7 +944,22 @@ A: The short answer is that this is a misuse of a "tap" device.  Use
>  Quality of Service (QoS)
>  ------------------------
>  
> -### Q: How do I configure Quality of Service (QoS)?
> +### Q: Does OVS support Quality of Service (QoS)?
> +
> +A: Yes.  However, it only support traffic shaping on egress traffic;
> +   ingress traffic is limited to policing.  

I think this is a little more negative than necessary.  How about:

A: Yes.  For traffic that egresses from a switch, OVS supports traffic
   shaping; for traffic that ingress into a switch, OVS support policing.

Either way,

Acked-by: Ben Pfaff <blp at nicira.com>



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