[ovs-discuss] Issue in added bridge in OVS-DPDK build

[Radhakrishnan, Sharmila]

Hi Daniele,

I went through e OVS installation in userspace. In the Userspace install it is given, we install everything except the kernel modules and the add the bridges using the below commands:

ovs-vsctl add-br br0
ovs-vsctl set bridge br0 datapath_type=netdev
ovs-vsctl add-port br0 eth0
ovs-vsctl add-port br0 eth1
ovs-vsctl add-port br0 eth2



In the above commands, the first command fails for me again(you have pointed out about the kernel module not being there). Does that mean we need to install the kernel module too in the Userspace mode?

Also, in the installation of the plain OVS document, it is mentioned that installing kernel modules is optional. Shouldn’t this be mandatory?

Also, I would like to understand the architecture of OVS in kernel space vs the one in userspace. Is there any links/document to understand what goes behind the hood.


Thanks,
Sharmila

-----Original Message-----
From: Radhakrishnan, Sharmila 
Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2015 6:24 PM
To: 'Daniele Di Proietto'
Cc: discuss at openvswitch.org
Subject: RE: [ovs-discuss] Issue in added bridge in OVS-DPDK build

Thanks Daniele!

-----Original Message-----
From: Daniele Di Proietto [mailto:diproiettod at vmware.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2015 6:21 PM
To: Radhakrishnan, Sharmila
Cc: discuss at openvswitch.org
Subject: Re: [ovs-discuss] Issue in added bridge in OVS-DPDK build


Hi Sharmila,

``ovs-vsctl add-br br5'' tells OVS to create a bridge that uses a “system” dpif, i.e. a datapath created by the OVS linux kernel module (not a userspace datapath, usable with DPDK devices).

The error in the log suggests that the OVS kernel module is not loaded.

Daniele

> On 17 Mar 2015, at 12:28, Radhakrishnan, Sharmila <sharmila.radhakrishnan at intel.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi All,
>    I have built OVS with DPDK(v1.7.1) as mentioned in the Install instructions.
>  
> Iam able to add the bridge using command:
>  
> ovs-vsctl add-br br2 -- set bridge br2 datapath_type=netdev
>  
> However, when I ry to add the bridge like it is done in plain OVS, I get the following error.
>  
> [root at localhost ~]# ovs-vsctl add-br br5
> ovs-vsctl: Error detected while setting up 'br5'.  See ovs-vswitchd log for details.
>  
>  
> This is the log:
>  
> Mar 17 05:29:08 localhost ovs-vsctl: ovs|00001|vsctl|INFO|Called as 
> ovs-vsctl add-br br5 Mar 17 05:29:08 localhost ovs-vswitchd: 
> ovs|00077|dpif|WARN|failed to enumerate system datapaths: No such file 
> or directory Mar 17 05:29:08 localhost ovs-vswitchd: 
> ovs|00078|dpif|WARN|failed to create datapath ovs-system: No such file 
> or directory Mar 17 05:29:08 localhost ovs-vswitchd: 
> ovs|00079|ofproto_dpif|ERR|failed to open datapath of type system: No 
> such file or directory
>  
>  
> Is this not allowed or is this an issue?
>  
>  
> Thanks,
> Sharmila
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