From 33cec590a3d39284b78bac3f0f5ccff51e84eb50 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jesse Gross Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2013 10:23:42 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] FAQ: Add entry describing upgrade order between userspace and kernel. There will be significant changes for tunneling between 1.9 and 1.10 so this describes how to smoothly upgrade. Suggested-by: Ben Pfaff Signed-off-by: Jesse Gross --- FAQ | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/FAQ b/FAQ index 9fb60f754..1a2c4f88e 100644 --- a/FAQ +++ b/FAQ @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ A: The following table lists the Linux kernel versions against which the It should build against almost any kernel, certainly against 2.6.18 and later. +Q: Should userspace or kernel be upgraded first to minimize downtime? + + In general, the Open vSwitch userspace should be used with the + kernel version included in the same release or with the version + from upstream Linux. However, when upgrading between two releases + of Open vSwitch it is best to migrate userspace first to reduce + the possbility of incompatibilities. + Q: What features are not available in the Open vSwitch kernel datapath that ships as part of the upstream Linux kernel? -- 2.43.0