datapath: support Linux 3.8 kernel

Add Linux 3.8 kernel to the range of supported kernel versions.

Signed-off-by: James Page <james.page@ubuntu.com>
[jesse: Update NEWS and FAQ]
Signed-off-by: Jesse Gross <jesse@nicira.com>

diff --git a/FAQ b/FAQ
index 6d14fc8..ab1c1cc 100644 (file)
--- a/FAQ
+++ b/FAQ
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ A: The following table lists the Linux kernel versions against which the
        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
        1.6.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
+       1.9.x      2.6.18 to 3.8

 
    Open vSwitch userspace should also work with the Linux kernel module
    built into Linux 3.3 and later.
 
    Open vSwitch userspace should also work with the Linux kernel module
    built into Linux 3.3 and later.

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index f9f7171..91a6dd5 100644 (file)
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ v1.9.0 - xx xxx xxxx
     - Datapath:
       - Support for ipv6 set action.
       - SKB mark matching and setting.
     - Datapath:
       - Support for ipv6 set action.
       - SKB mark matching and setting.

-      - support for Linux kernels up to 3.7
+      - support for Linux kernels up to 3.8

     - FreeBSD is now a supported platform, thanks to code contributions from
       Gaetano Catalli, Ed Maste, and Giuseppe Lettieri.
     - ovs-bugtool: New --ovs option to report only OVS related information.
     - FreeBSD is now a supported platform, thanks to code contributions from
       Gaetano Catalli, Ed Maste, and Giuseppe Lettieri.
     - ovs-bugtool: New --ovs option to report only OVS related information.

diff --git a/datapath/datapath.c b/datapath/datapath.c
index ed69af8..b2854bc 100644 (file)
--- a/datapath/datapath.c
+++ b/datapath/datapath.c
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@
 #include "vport-internal_dev.h"
 
 #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,18) || \
 #include "vport-internal_dev.h"
 
 #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,18) || \

-    LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(3,8,0)
-#error Kernels before 2.6.18 or after 3.7 are not supported by this version of Open vSwitch.
+    LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(3,9,0)
+#error Kernels before 2.6.18 or after 3.8 are not supported by this version of Open vSwitch.

 #endif
 
 #define REHASH_FLOW_INTERVAL (10 * 60 * HZ)
 #endif
 
 #define REHASH_FLOW_INTERVAL (10 * 60 * HZ)

diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 41c3b94..d3a8faf 100644 (file)
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ openvswitch (1.9.0-1) unstable; urgency=low
     - Datapath:
       - Support for ipv6 set action.
       - SKB mark matching and setting.
     - Datapath:
       - Support for ipv6 set action.
       - SKB mark matching and setting.

-      - support for Linux kernels up to 3.7
+      - support for Linux kernels up to 3.8

     - FreeBSD is now a supported platform, thanks to code contributions from
       Gaetano Catalli, Ed Maste, and Giuseppe Lettieri.
     - ovs-bugtool: New --ovs option to report only OVS related information.
     - FreeBSD is now a supported platform, thanks to code contributions from
       Gaetano Catalli, Ed Maste, and Giuseppe Lettieri.
     - ovs-bugtool: New --ovs option to report only OVS related information.