ofproto-dpif: Translation of fast failover groups

[sliver-openvswitch.git] / FAQ

diff --git a/FAQ b/FAQ
index b81ee6c..8b1ccb4 100644 (file)
--- a/FAQ
+++ b/FAQ
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ Q: Should userspace or kernel be upgraded first to minimize downtime?
    kernel version included in the same release or with the version
    from upstream Linux.  However, when upgrading between two releases
    of Open vSwitch it is best to migrate userspace first to reduce
-   the possbility of incompatibilities.
+   the possibility of incompatibilities.
 
 Q: What features are not available in the Open vSwitch kernel datapath
    that ships as part of the upstream Linux kernel?
@@ -1255,9 +1255,11 @@ A: To debug network behavior problems, trace the path of a packet,
 
 Q: How do I make a flow drop packets?
 
-A: An empty set of actions causes a packet to be dropped.  You can
-   specify an empty set of actions with "actions=" on the ovs-ofctl
-   command line.  For example:
+A: To drop a packet is to receive it without forwarding it.  OpenFlow
+   explicitly specifies forwarding actions.  Thus, a flow with an
+   empty set of actions does not forward packets anywhere, causing
+   them to be dropped.  You can specify an empty set of actions with
+   "actions=" on the ovs-ofctl command line.  For example:
 
        ovs-ofctl add-flow br0 priority=65535,actions=
 
@@ -1269,6 +1271,9 @@ A: An empty set of actions causes a packet to be dropped.  You can
 
        ovs-ofctl add-flow br0 priority=65535,actions=drop
 
+   "drop" is not an action, either in OpenFlow or Open vSwitch.
+   Rather, it is only a way to say that there are no actions.
+
 Q: I added a flow to send packets out the ingress port, like this:
 
        ovs-ofctl add-flow br0 in_port=2,actions=2