vswitch.xml: Describe current default fail_mode.

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

diff --git a/vswitchd/vswitch.xml b/vswitchd/vswitch.xml
index b9b7b97..94760cc 100644 (file)
--- a/vswitchd/vswitch.xml
+++ b/vswitchd/vswitch.xml
@@ -409,7 +409,16 @@
           any defined controllers forever.</dd>
         </dl>
         </p>
-        <p>If this value is unset, the default is implementation-specific.</p>
+        <p>
+          The default is <code>standalone</code> if the value is unset, but
+          future versions of Open vSwitch may change the default.
+        </p>
+        <p>
+          The <code>standalone</code> mode can create forwarding loops on a
+          bridge that has more than one uplink port unless STP is enabled.  To
+          avoid loops on such a bridge, configure <code>secure</code> mode or
+          enable STP (see <ref column="stp_enable"/>).
+        </p>
         <p>When more than one controller is configured,
         <ref column="fail_mode"/> is considered only when none of the
         configured controllers can be contacted.</p>