supplanted by the next major release. The current LTS release is
1.4.x.
+Q: What Linux kernel versions does each Open vSwitch release work with?
+
+A: The following table lists the Linux kernel versions against which the
+ given versions of the Open vSwitch kernel module will successfully
+ build. The Linux kernel versions are upstream kernel versions, so
+ modified Linux kernels modified from the upstream sources may not
+ build in some cases even if they are based on a supported version.
+ This is most notably true of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) kernels,
+ which are extensively modified from upstream.
+
+ Open vSwitch Linux kernel
+ ------------ -------------
+ 1.4.x 2.6.18 to 3.2
+ 1.5.x 2.6.18 to 3.2
+ 1.6.x 2.6.18 to 3.2
+ 1.7.x 2.6.18 to 3.3
+ 1.8.x 2.6.18 to 3.4
+ 1.9.x 2.6.18 to 3.7
+
+ Open vSwitch userspace should also work with the Linux kernel module
+ built into Linux 3.3 and later.
+
+ Open vSwitch userspace is not sensitive to the Linux kernel version.
+ It should build against almost any kernel, certainly against 2.6.18
+ and later.
+
Q: What features are not available in the Open vSwitch kernel datapath
that ships as part of the upstream Linux kernel?
A: The kernel module in upstream Linux 3.3 and later does not include
the following features:
- - Bridge compatibility, that is, support for the ovs-brcompatd
- daemon that (if you enable it) lets "brctl" and other Linux
- bridge tools transparently work with Open vSwitch instead.
-
- We do not expect bridge compatibility to ever be available in
- upstream Linux. If you need bridge compatibility, use the
- kernel module from the Open vSwitch distribution instead of the
- upstream Linux kernel module.
-
- Tunnel virtual ports, that is, interfaces with type "gre",
"ipsec_gre", "capwap". It is possible to create tunnels in
Linux and attach them to Open vSwitch as system devices.
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