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[openvswitch] / INSTALL.Linux

diff --git a/INSTALL.Linux b/INSTALL.Linux
index aadac73f438ae1bcd821d02a35080bc5d2f7e485..7090ce672e1e331b314a9dd0004fb85a0de77a4c 100644 (file)
--- a/INSTALL.Linux
+++ b/INSTALL.Linux
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
                  ====================================
 
 This document describes how to build and install Open vSwitch on a
                  ====================================
 
 This document describes how to build and install Open vSwitch on a

-generic Linux host host.  If you want to install Open vSwitch on a
-Citrix XenServer 5.5.0, see INSTALL.XenServer instead.
+generic Linux host.  If you want to install Open vSwitch on a Citrix
+XenServer version 5.5.0, see INSTALL.XenServer instead.

 
 This version of Open vSwitch should be built manually with "configure"
 and "make".  Debian packaging for Open vSwitch is also included, but
 
 This version of Open vSwitch should be built manually with "configure"
 and "make".  Debian packaging for Open vSwitch is also included, but


@@ -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.
 
       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.
 
     - 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:
 
 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.
 
 
     - Automake version 1.10 or later.
 


@@ -161,16 +164,14 @@ respectively.
 
 At runtime, you may make ovs-vswitchd reload its configuration file
 and update its configuration accordingly by sending it a SIGHUP
 
 At runtime, you may make ovs-vswitchd reload its configuration file
 and update its configuration accordingly by sending it a SIGHUP

-signal.  The ovs-appctl utility can also be used to do this with a
-command such as:
+signal.  The ovs-appctl utility can also be used to do this:

 
 

-    % ovs-appctl -t <pid> -e vswitchd/reload
+    % ovs-appctl vswitchd/reload

 
 

-where <pid> is ovs-vswitchd's process ID.  In the latter case,
-ovs-appctl will not exit until the reload and reconfiguration is
-complete.
+In the latter case, ovs-appctl will wait for ovs-vswitchd to finish
+reloading before it exits.

 
 Bug Reporting
 -------------
 
 
 Bug Reporting
 -------------
 

-Please report problems to ovs-bugs@openvswitch.org.
+Please report problems to bugs@openvswitch.org.