[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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