ovs-openflowd: Add support for userspace-only switching.

[openvswitch] / INSTALL.userspace

diff --git a/INSTALL.userspace b/INSTALL.userspace
index a0c6a266c3b022ecd265a8afa937d6abea8e79de..241d79cb24afd0ed8bb46a00f6b528fb44d69ac2 100644 (file)
--- a/INSTALL.userspace
+++ b/INSTALL.userspace
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ The tun device must also exist as /dev/net/tun.  If it does not exist,
 then create /dev/net (if necessary) with "mkdir /dev/net", then create
 /dev/net/tun with "mknod /dev/net/tun c 10 200".
 
-Using the Userspace Datapath
-----------------------------
+Using the Userspace Datapath with ovs-vswitchd
+----------------------------------------------
 
 To use ovs-vswitchd in userspace mode, give the bridge a name that
 begins with "netdev:" in the configuration file.  For example:
@@ -45,6 +45,18 @@ ovs-vswitchd will create a TAP device as the bridge's local interface,
 named the same as the bridge minus the "netdev:" prefix, as well as
 for each configured internal interface.
 
+Using the Userspace Datapath with ovs-openflowd
+-----------------------------------------------
+
+To use ovs-openflowd in userspace mode, specify a datapath name that
+begins with "netdev:", and specify --ports with the names of the ports
+that should be included in the datapath as argument.  For example:
+
+    ovs-openflowd netdev:br0 --ports=eth0,eth1,eth2
+
+ovs-openflowd will create a TAP device as the bridge's local
+interface, named the same as the bridge minus the "netdev:" prefix.
+
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