Signed-off-by: Ben Pfaff <b...@nicira.com>
---
OPENFLOW-1.1+ | 2 --
vswitchd/ovs-vswitchd.8.in | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/OPENFLOW-1.1+ b/OPENFLOW-1.1+
index b6a4222..975f0d4 100644
--- a/OPENFLOW-1.1+
+++ b/OPENFLOW-1.1+
@@ -70,8 +70,6 @@ probably incomplete.
implement it. It should be implemented so that the default OVS
behavior does not change.
- * Document how OVS does packet buffering.
-
* MPLS. Simon Horman maintains a patch series that adds this
feature. This is partially merged.
diff --git a/vswitchd/ovs-vswitchd.8.in b/vswitchd/ovs-vswitchd.8.in
index 43c5d24..4f588cb 100644
--- a/vswitchd/ovs-vswitchd.8.in
+++ b/vswitchd/ovs-vswitchd.8.in
@@ -211,6 +211,26 @@ enabled.
.so lib/coverage-unixctl.man
.so lib/stress-unixctl.man
.
+.SH "OPENFLOW IMPLEMENTATION"
+.
+.PP
+This section documents aspects of OpenFlow for which the OpenFlow
+specification requires documentation.
+.
+.SS "Packet buffering."
+The OpenFlow specification, version 1.2, says:
+.
+.IP
+Switches that implement buffering are expected to expose, through
+documentation, both the amount of available buffering, and the length
+of time before buffers may be reused.
+.
+.PP
+Open vSwitch maintain a separate set of 256 packet buffers for each
+OpenFlow connection. Any given packet buffer is preserved until it is
+referenced by an \fBOFPT_FLOW_MOD\fR or \fBOFPT_PACKET_OUT\fR request
+or for 5 seconds, whichever comes first.
+.
.SH "LIMITS"
.
.PP
--
1.7.2.5
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