X-Git-Url: http://git.onelab.eu/?a=blobdiff_plain;ds=sidebyside;f=INSTALL.Linux;h=7090ce672e1e331b314a9dd0004fb85a0de77a4c;hb=b7f22a6aeb08ce3fca4f895ad19fba089bdeef52;hp=5e38efb3622c9bd2468763fa16fe898f73915741;hpb=d65349ea28bb67a0062a9b4b60ff97538206373b;p=sliver-openvswitch.git diff --git a/INSTALL.Linux b/INSTALL.Linux index 5e38efb36..7090ce672 100644 --- a/INSTALL.Linux +++ b/INSTALL.Linux @@ -27,8 +27,11 @@ you will need the following software: connections from an Open vSwitch to an OpenFlow controller. To enable, configure with --enable-ssl=yes. -To compile the kernel module (which is required for operation), you -must also install the following: +To compile the kernel module, you must also install the following. If +you cannot build or install the kernel module, you may use the +userspace-only implementation, at a cost in performance. The +userspace implementation may also lack some features. Refer to +INSTALL.userspace for more information. - A supported Linux kernel version. Please refer to README for a list of supported versions. @@ -58,7 +61,7 @@ If you are working from a Git tree or snapshot (instead of from a distribution tarball), or if you modify the Open vSwitch build system, you will also need the following software: - - Autoconf version 2.60 or later. + - Autoconf version 2.63 or later. - Automake version 1.10 or later.