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@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ A: The following table lists the Linux kernel versions against which the
        1.11.x     2.6.18 to 3.8
        2.0.x      2.6.32 to 3.10
        2.1.x      2.6.32 to 3.11
        1.11.x     2.6.18 to 3.8
        2.0.x      2.6.32 to 3.10
        2.1.x      2.6.32 to 3.11

+       2.2.x      2.6.32 to 3.13

 
    Open vSwitch userspace should also work with the Linux kernel module
    built into Linux 3.3 and later.
 
    Open vSwitch userspace should also work with the Linux kernel module
    built into Linux 3.3 and later.


@@ -774,6 +775,13 @@ A: With the Linux kernel, the Open vSwitch implementation of QoS has
    tc-htb(8), tc-hfsc(8)), web resources (e.g. http://lartc.org/), or
    mailing lists (e.g. http://vger.kernel.org/vger-lists.html#netdev).
 
    tc-htb(8), tc-hfsc(8)), web resources (e.g. http://lartc.org/), or
    mailing lists (e.g. http://vger.kernel.org/vger-lists.html#netdev).
 

+Q: Does Open vSwitch support OpenFlow meters?
+
+A: Since version 2.0, Open vSwitch has OpenFlow protocol support for
+   OpenFlow meters.  There is no implementation of meters in the Open
+   vSwitch software switch (neither the kernel-based nor userspace
+   switches).
+

 
 VLANs
 -----
 
 VLANs
 -----


@@ -1083,20 +1091,25 @@ Using OpenFlow (Manually or Via Controller)
 
 Q: What versions of OpenFlow does Open vSwitch support?
 
 
 Q: What versions of OpenFlow does Open vSwitch support?
 

-A: Open vSwitch 1.9 and earlier support only OpenFlow 1.0 (plus
-   extensions that bring in many of the features from later versions
-   of OpenFlow).
+A: The following table lists the versions of OpenFlow supported by
+   each version of Open vSwitch:

 
 

-   Open vSwitch 1.10 and later have experimental support for OpenFlow
-   1.2 and 1.3.  On these versions of Open vSwitch, the following
-   command enables OpenFlow 1.0, 1.2, and 1.3 on bridge br0:
+       Open vSwitch      OF1.0  OF1.1  OF1.2  OF1.3  OF1.4
+       ===============   =====  =====  =====  =====  =====
+       1.9 and earlier    yes    ---    ---    ---    ---
+       1.10               yes    ---    [*]    [*]    ---
+       1.11               yes    ---    [*]    [*]    ---
+       2.0                yes    [*]    [*]    [*]    ---
+       2.1                yes    [*]    [*]    [*]    ---
+       2.2                yes    [*]    [*]    [*]    [%]

 
 

-       ovs-vsctl set bridge br0 protocols=OpenFlow10,OpenFlow12,OpenFlow13
+       [*] Supported, with one or more missing features.
+       [%] Support is unsafe: ovs-vswitchd will abort when certain
+           unimplemented features are tested.

 
 

-   Open vSwitch version 2.0 and later will have experimental support
-   for OpenFlow 1.1, 1.2, and 1.3.  On these versions of Open vSwitch,
-   the following command enables OpenFlow 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, and 1.3 on
-   bridge br0:
+   Because of missing features, OpenFlow 1.1, 1.2, and 1.3 must be
+   enabled manually.  The following command enables OpenFlow 1.0, 1.1,
+   1.2, and 1.3 on bridge br0:

 
        ovs-vsctl set bridge br0 protocols=OpenFlow10,OpenFlow11,OpenFlow12,OpenFlow13
 
 
        ovs-vsctl set bridge br0 protocols=OpenFlow10,OpenFlow11,OpenFlow12,OpenFlow13
 


@@ -1105,11 +1118,17 @@ A: Open vSwitch 1.9 and earlier support only OpenFlow 1.0 (plus
 
        ovs-ofctl -O OpenFlow13 dump-flows br0
 
 
        ovs-ofctl -O OpenFlow13 dump-flows br0
 

-   Support for OpenFlow 1.1, 1.2, and 1.3 is still incomplete.  Work
-   to be done is tracked in OPENFLOW-1.1+ in the Open vSwitch sources
-   (also via http://openvswitch.org/development/openflow-1-x-plan/).
-   When support for a given OpenFlow version is solidly implemented,
-   Open vSwitch will enable that version by default.
+   OpenFlow 1.4 is a special case, because it is not implemented
+   safely: ovs-vswitchd will abort when certain unimplemented features
+   are tested.  Thus, for now it is suitable only for experimental
+   use.  ovs-vswitchd will only allow OpenFlow 1.4 to be enabled
+   (which must be done in the same way described above) when it is
+   invoked with a special --enable-of14 command line option.
+
+   OPENFLOW-1.1+ in the Open vSwitch source tree tracks support for
+   OpenFlow 1.1 and later features.  When support for a given OpenFlow
+   version is solidly implemented, Open vSwitch will enable that
+   version by default.

 
 Q: Does Open vSwitch support MPLS?
 
 
 Q: Does Open vSwitch support MPLS?