X-Git-Url: https://pintos-os.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=vswitchd%2Fovs-vswitchd.8.in;h=24c1c5d3df6f9a26c2633df28c0fb26eff612ce1;hb=a6bc4a03a44ee8a4ab346f0c1a6e21d20a1d29bd;hp=71115f9b1a8e981bad7ff894b9efbce792738fa7;hpb=c69ee87c10818267f991236201150b1fa51ae519;p=openvswitch diff --git a/vswitchd/ovs-vswitchd.8.in b/vswitchd/ovs-vswitchd.8.in index 71115f9b..24c1c5d3 100644 --- a/vswitchd/ovs-vswitchd.8.in +++ b/vswitchd/ovs-vswitchd.8.in @@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ The mandatory \fIdatabase\fR argument specifies the \fBovsdb\-server\fR from which \fBovs\-vswitchd\fR's configuration should be retrieved. It takes one of the following forms: .so ovsdb/remote-active.man +.so ovsdb/remote-passive.man .PP \fBovs\-vswitchd\fR retrieves its configuration from \fIdatabase\fR at startup. It sets up Open vSwitch datapaths and then operates @@ -74,6 +75,17 @@ Open vSwitch distribution for instructions on how to build and load the Open vSwitch kernel module. .PP .SH OPTIONS +.IP "\fB--mlockall\fR" +Causes \fBovs\-vswitchd\fR to call the \fBmlockall()\fR function, to +attempt to lock all of its process memory into physical RAM, +preventing the kernel from paging any of its memory to disk. This +helps to avoid networking interruptions due to system memory pressure. +.IP +Some systems do not support \fBmlockall()\fR at all, and other systems +only allow privileged users, such as the superuser, to use it. +\fBovs\-vswitchd\fR emits a log message if \fBmlockall()\fR is +unavailable or unsuccessful. +. .IP "\fB--fake-proc-net\fR" Causes \fBovs\-vswitchd\fR to simulate some files in \fB/proc/net/vlan\fR and \fB/proc/net/bonding\fR that some legacy software expects to @@ -82,6 +94,7 @@ actually in use. It requires the \fBbrcompat_mod.ko\fR kernel module to be loaded. . .so lib/daemon.man +.SS "Public Key Infrastructure Options" .so lib/ssl.man .so lib/ssl-bootstrap.man .so lib/vlog.man @@ -93,6 +106,9 @@ to be loaded. \fBovs\-vswitchd\fR process. The currently supported commands are described below. The command descriptions assume an understanding of how to configure Open vSwitch. +.SS "GENERAL COMMANDS" +.IP "\fBexit\fR" +Causes \fBovs\-vswitchd\fR to gracefully terminate. .SS "BRIDGE COMMANDS" These commands manage bridges. .IP "\fBfdb/show\fR \fIbridge\fR"