I was thinking that we should document it alongside each place where we mention a feature. For example, in ovs-vswitch.conf.db(5) we would mention support for GRE in the same place that we describe GRE.
On Fri, Jun 01, 2012 at 02:15:56PM -0700, Justin Pettit wrote: > 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
