- /* Attempts to open an existing dpif, if 'create' is false, or to open an
- * existing dpif or create a new one, if 'create' is true. 'name' is the
- * full dpif name provided by the user, e.g. "udatapath:/var/run/mypath".
- * This name is useful for error messages but must not be modified.
- *
- * 'suffix' is a copy of 'name' following the dpif's 'prefix'.
+ /* Attempts to open an existing dpif called 'name', if 'create' is false,
+ * or to open an existing dpif or create a new one, if 'create' is true.
+ * 'type' corresponds to the 'type' field used in the dpif_class
+ * structure.