vswitchd: Document how to disable inactivity probes.

[sliver-openvswitch.git] / vswitchd / vswitch.xml

diff --git a/vswitchd/vswitch.xml b/vswitchd/vswitch.xml
index cea198a..7e58421 100644 (file)
--- a/vswitchd/vswitch.xml
+++ b/vswitchd/vswitch.xml
@@ -210,9 +210,9 @@
       </p>
 
       <column name="ovs_version">
-        The Open vSwitch version number, e.g. <code>1.1.0pre2</code>.
+        The Open vSwitch version number, e.g. <code>1.1.0</code>.
         If Open vSwitch was configured with a build number, then it is
-        also included, e.g. <code>1.1.0pre2+build4948</code>.
+        also included, e.g. <code>1.1.0+build6579</code>.
       </column>
 
       <column name="db_version">
@@ -1036,8 +1036,10 @@
 
       <column name="link_state">
         <p>
-          The observed state of the physical network link;
-          i.e. whether a carrier is detected by the interface.
+          The observed state of the physical network link.  This is ordinarily
+          the link's carrier status.  If the interface's <ref table="Port"/> is
+          a bond configured for miimon monitoring, it is instead the network
+          link's miimon status.
         </p>
       </column>
 
@@ -1480,22 +1482,6 @@
     </group>
 
     <group title="Monitor Status">
-      <column name="unexpected_remote_mpids">
-        A set of MPIDs representing MPs to which this <ref table="Monitor"/>
-        has detected connectivity that are not in the
-        <ref column="remote_mps"/> set.  This <ref table="Monitor"/> should not
-        have connectivity to any MPs not listed in <ref column="remote_mps"/>.
-        Thus, if this set is non-empty a fault is indicated.
-      </column>
-
-      <column name="unexpected_remote_maids">
-        A set of MAIDs representing foreign Maintenance Associations (MAs)
-        which this <ref table="Monitor"/> has detected connectivity to. A
-        <ref table="Monitor"/> should not have connectivity to a Maintenance
-        Association other than its own.  Thus, if this set is non-empty a fault
-        is indicated.
-      </column>
-
       <column name="fault">
         Indicates a Connectivity Fault caused by a configuration error, a down
         remote MP, or unexpected connectivity to a remote MAID or remote MP.
@@ -1536,6 +1522,12 @@
     </column>
 
     <group title="Selecting Packets for Mirroring">
+      <p>
+        To be selected for mirroring, a given packet must enter or leave the
+        bridge through a selected port and it must also be in one of the
+        selected VLANs.
+      </p>
+
       <column name="select_all">
         If true, every packet arriving or departing on any port is
         selected for mirroring.
@@ -1556,9 +1548,13 @@
     </group>
 
     <group title="Mirroring Destination Configuration">
+      <p>
+        These columns are mutually exclusive.  Exactly one of them must be
+        nonempty.
+      </p>
+
       <column name="output_port">
-        <p>Output port for selected packets, if nonempty.  Mutually exclusive
-          with <ref column="output_vlan"/>.</p>
+        <p>Output port for selected packets, if nonempty.</p>
         <p>Specifying a port for mirror output reserves that port exclusively
           for mirroring.  No frames other than those selected for mirroring
           will be forwarded to the port, and any frames received on the port
@@ -1567,8 +1563,7 @@
       </column>
 
       <column name="output_vlan">
-        <p>Output VLAN for selected packets, if nonempty.  Mutually exclusive
-          with <ref column="output_port"/>.</p>
+        <p>Output VLAN for selected packets, if nonempty.</p>
         <p>The frames will be sent out all ports that trunk
           <ref column="output_vlan"/>, as well as any ports with implicit VLAN
           <ref column="output_vlan"/>.  When a mirrored frame is sent out a
@@ -1775,7 +1770,8 @@
         number of seconds, it will send a probe.  If a response is not
         received for the same additional amount of time, Open vSwitch
         assumes the connection has been broken and attempts to reconnect.
-        Default is implementation-specific.
+        Default is implementation-specific.  A value of 0 disables
+        inactivity probes.
       </column>
     </group>
 
@@ -2028,6 +2024,7 @@
         will send a probe.  If a response is not received for the same
         additional amount of time, Open vSwitch assumes the connection has been
         broken and attempts to reconnect.  Default is implementation-specific.
+        A value of 0 disables inactivity probes.
       </column>
     </group>