I was thinking the same thing. Do you think we put it in the website FAQ or a document in the repo?
--Justin On Jun 1, 2012, at 2:14 PM, Ben Pfaff wrote: > We need to document which features work with the upstream kernel module > and which only with the separate one. So far I don't think we do that. > > On Fri, Jun 01, 2012 at 09:34:05AM -0700, Justin Pettit wrote: >> My guess is that you're both using the upstreamed OVS kernel module, >> which does not have the built-in support for tunneling. You can use >> Linux's native GRE tunnels and just attach them as you would other >> interfaces to OVS. You'll lose the ability to dynamically set the key >> and create tunnels through the database, though. If you need that >> functionality, you'll need to use the kernel module that comes with >> our distribution. >> >> --Justin >> >> >> On Jun 1, 2012, at 4:25 AM, Madko wrote: >> >>> I have exactly the same problem on Fedora 17 (kernel 3.3.7), >>> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=821159 >>> >>> >>> 2012/6/1 faicker mo <[email protected]> >>> I create gre tunnel like this: >>> >>> ovs-vsctl add-port br0 gre0 -- set interface gre0 type=gre >>> options:remote_ip=192.168.1.101 >>> >>> But I found: >>> >>> ovs-vsctl show >>> 8a59928b-ebf3-44f9-85d4-80fdac32207f >>> Bridge "br0" >>> Port "br0" >>> Interface "br0" >>> type: internal >>> Port "gre0" >>> Interface "gre0" >>> type: gre >>> options: {remote_ip="192.168.1.101"} >>> Port "vnet0" >>> Interface "vnet0" >>> >>> the /var/log/messages.log: >>> >>> 7040 Jun 1 19:03:02 archlinux ovs-vswitchd: 00062|bridge|INFO|created port >>> gre0 on bridge br0 >>> >>> 7041 Jun 1 19:03:02 archlinux ovs-vswitchd: 00063|dpif|WARN|system@br0: >>> failed to add gre0 as port: Address family not supported by protocol >>> >>> 7042 Jun 1 19:03:02 archlinux ovs-vswitchd: 00064|bridge|WARN|gre0 port >>> has no interfaces, dropping >>> >>> 7043 Jun 1 19:03:02 archlinux ovs-vswitchd: 00065|bridge|INFO|destroyed >>> port gre0 on bridge br0 >>> >>> 7044 Jun 1 19:03:02 archlinux ovs-vswitchd: 00066|bridge|WARN|bridge br0: >>> using default bridge Ethernet address b3:8b:ef:f1:d6:41 >>> >>> ------- >>> I searched, and I unloaded the gre,ip_gre module, but the problem is the >>> same. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> discuss mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://openvswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Edouard Bourguignon >>> _______________________________________________ >>> discuss mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://openvswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >> >> _______________________________________________ >> discuss mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://openvswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://openvswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
