[ovs-discuss] Datapaths and bridges.
Jesse Gross
jesse at nicira.com
Mon Mar 18 15:12:38 UTC 2013
1.10, when it is released.
On Mon, Mar 18, 2013 at 5:51 AM, Igor Ryzhov <idryzhov at gmail.com> wrote:
> From which version of OVS multiple bridges are implemented through a single
> datapath?
>
>
> 2013/3/12 Igor Ryzhov <idryzhov at gmail.com>
>>
>> Thank you!
>> Sorry, forgot to copy to discuss.
>>
>> вторник, 12 марта 2013 г. пользователь Jesse Gross писал:
>>
>>> They work together.
>>>
>>> Please keep all discussions on the mailing list.
>>>
>>> On Tue, Mar 12, 2013 at 10:37 AM, Igor Ryzhov <idryzhov at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> > So OVS uses datapathes if we build it as Kernel module and bridges when
>>> > builded in userspace?
>>> > Or both datapathes and bridges works together?
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > 2013/3/12 Jesse Gross <jesse at nicira.com>
>>> >>
>>> >> On Tue, Mar 12, 2013 at 7:32 AM, Igor Ryzhov <idryzhov at gmail.com>
>>> >> wrote:
>>> >> > Hello.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > I'm trying to study Open vSwitch and now I have a question - what is
>>> >> > the
>>> >> > difference between datapaths and bridges (add-dp and add-br, add-if
>>> >> > and
>>> >> > add-port)?
>>> >>
>>> >> Datapaths are a kernel construct, while bridges are a
>>> >> userspace/OpenFlow construct. Previously there was a one-to-one
>>> >> correspondance but now multiple bridges are implemented through a
>>> >> single datapath.
>>> >
>>> >
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