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[sliver-openvswitch.git] / PORTING

diff --git a/PORTING b/PORTING
index 516da89..5f88c94 100644 (file)
--- a/PORTING
+++ b/PORTING
@@ -127,10 +127,10 @@ There are two existing dpif implementations that may serve as
 useful examples during a port:
 
     * lib/dpif-linux.c is a Linux-specific dpif implementation that
 useful examples during a port:
 
     * lib/dpif-linux.c is a Linux-specific dpif implementation that

-      talks to a Open vSwitch-specific kernel module (whose sources
+      talks to an Open vSwitch-specific kernel module (whose sources

       are in the "datapath" directory).  The kernel module performs
       all of the switching work, passing packets that do not match any
       are in the "datapath" directory).  The kernel module performs
       all of the switching work, passing packets that do not match any

-      flow table entry down to userspace.  This dpif implementation is
+      flow table entry up to userspace.  This dpif implementation is

       essentially a wrapper around calls to "ioctl".
 
     * lib/dpif-netdev.c is a generic dpif implementation that performs
       essentially a wrapper around calls to "ioctl".
 
     * lib/dpif-netdev.c is a generic dpif implementation that performs


@@ -202,6 +202,13 @@ during a port:
       vSwitch datapath module for the Linux kernel.  They may serve as
       a model for minimal netdev implementations.
 
       vSwitch datapath module for the Linux kernel.  They may serve as
       a model for minimal netdev implementations.
 

+Miscellaneous Notes
+-------------------
+
+lib/entropy.c assumes that it can obtain high-quality random number
+seeds at startup by reading from /dev/urandom.  You will need to
+modify it if this is not true on your platform.
+

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