ofproto: Use 64-bit datapath id and management id (OpenFlow 0.9)

[sliver-openvswitch.git] / INSTALL.Linux

diff --git a/INSTALL.Linux b/INSTALL.Linux
index 38b0269..7090ce6 100644 (file)
--- a/INSTALL.Linux
+++ b/INSTALL.Linux
@@ -27,8 +27,11 @@ you will need the following software:
       connections from an Open vSwitch to an OpenFlow controller.  To
       enable, configure with --enable-ssl=yes.
 
       connections from an Open vSwitch to an OpenFlow controller.  To
       enable, configure with --enable-ssl=yes.
 

-To compile the kernel module (which is required for operation), you
-must also install the following:
+To compile the kernel module, you must also install the following.  If
+you cannot build or install the kernel module, you may use the
+userspace-only implementation, at a cost in performance.  The
+userspace implementation may also lack some features.  Refer to
+INSTALL.userspace for more information.

 
     - A supported Linux kernel version.  Please refer to README for a
       list of supported versions.
 
     - A supported Linux kernel version.  Please refer to README for a
       list of supported versions.


@@ -58,7 +61,7 @@ If you are working from a Git tree or snapshot (instead of from a
 distribution tarball), or if you modify the Open vSwitch build system,
 you will also need the following software:
 
 distribution tarball), or if you modify the Open vSwitch build system,
 you will also need the following software:
 

-    - Autoconf version 2.60 or later.
+    - Autoconf version 2.63 or later.

 
     - Automake version 1.10 or later.
 
 
     - Automake version 1.10 or later.
 


@@ -92,7 +95,12 @@ Building and Installing Open vSwitch for Linux
 Once you have installed all the prerequisites listed above in the Base
 Prerequisites section, follow the procedure below to build.
 
 Once you have installed all the prerequisites listed above in the Base
 Prerequisites section, follow the procedure below to build.
 

-1. In the top source directory, configure the package by running the
+1. If you pulled the sources directly from an Open vSwitch Git tree, 
+   run boot.sh in the top source directory:
+
+      % ./boot.sh
+
+2. In the top source directory, configure the package by running the

    configure script.  You can usually invoke configure without any
    arguments:
 
    configure script.  You can usually invoke configure without any
    arguments:
 


@@ -128,16 +136,16 @@ Prerequisites section, follow the procedure below to build.
    additional environment variables.  For a full list, invoke
    configure with the --help option.
 
    additional environment variables.  For a full list, invoke
    configure with the --help option.
 

-2. Run make in the top source directory: 
+3. Run make in the top source directory: 

 
       % make
 
 
       % make
 

-3. Become root by running "su" or another program.
+4. Become root by running "su" or another program.

 
 

-4. Run "make install" to install the executables and manpages into the
+5. Run "make install" to install the executables and manpages into the

    running system, by default under /usr/local.
 
    running system, by default under /usr/local.
 

-5. If you built kernel modules, you may load them with "insmod", e.g.:
+6. If you built kernel modules, you may load them with "insmod", e.g.:

 
       % insmod datapath/linux-2.6/openvswitch_mod.ko
 
 
       % insmod datapath/linux-2.6/openvswitch_mod.ko