ofproto-dpif-upcall: Remove the flow_dumper thread.

[sliver-openvswitch.git] / FAQ

diff --git a/FAQ b/FAQ
index 27bd5b8..6b4be43 100644 (file)
--- a/FAQ
+++ b/FAQ
@@ -148,7 +148,8 @@ A: The following table lists the Linux kernel versions against which the
        1.10.x     2.6.18 to 3.8
        1.11.x     2.6.18 to 3.8
        2.0.x      2.6.32 to 3.10
        1.10.x     2.6.18 to 3.8
        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 3.12
+       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.


@@ -1100,13 +1101,15 @@ A: The following table lists the versions of OpenFlow supported by
        1.11               yes    ---    [*]    [*]    ---
        2.0                yes    [*]    [*]    [*]    ---
        2.1                yes    [*]    [*]    [*]    ---
        1.11               yes    ---    [*]    [*]    ---
        2.0                yes    [*]    [*]    [*]    ---
        2.1                yes    [*]    [*]    [*]    ---

-       2.2                yes    [*]    [*]    [*]    [*]
+       2.2                yes    [*]    [*]    [*]    [%]

 
        [*] Supported, with one or more missing features.
 
        [*] Supported, with one or more missing features.

+       [%] Support is unsafe: ovs-vswitchd will abort when certain
+           unimplemented features are tested.

 
 

-   Because of missing features, OpenFlow 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, and 1.4 must
-   be enabled manually.  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
 


@@ -1115,6 +1118,13 @@ A: The following table lists the versions of OpenFlow supported by
 
        ovs-ofctl -O OpenFlow13 dump-flows br0
 
 
        ovs-ofctl -O OpenFlow13 dump-flows br0
 

+   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
    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