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| author | Ben Pfaff <blp@ovn.org> | 2019-10-23 10:19:39 -0700 |
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| committer | Ben Pfaff <blp@ovn.org> | 2019-10-23 12:38:19 -0700 |
| commit | 49df3c0fe779d34d19b0e1b150cdaa926f2bb8e9 (patch) | |
| tree | b9b2883fb45503cd5c628b06343d6328c264585d /Documentation/howto | |
| parent | 653eedff20fa30111c24b4ce338367155af9373e (diff) | |
| download | openvswitch-49df3c0fe779d34d19b0e1b150cdaa926f2bb8e9.tar.gz | |
docs: DPDK isn't a datapath, so don't use the term.
The DPDK library allows OVS fast access to packet I/O in userspace. It
is not a datapath. This commit avoids using that term.
Suggested-by: Ilya Maximets <i.maximets@ovn.org>
Acked-by: Ilya Maximets <i.maximets@ovn.org>
Signed-off-by: Ben Pfaff <blp@ovn.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/howto')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/howto/dpdk.rst | 11 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/howto/userspace-tunneling.rst | 4 |
2 files changed, 8 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/howto/dpdk.rst b/Documentation/howto/dpdk.rst index 6397d25f1..766a7950c 100644 --- a/Documentation/howto/dpdk.rst +++ b/Documentation/howto/dpdk.rst @@ -25,14 +25,15 @@ Using Open vSwitch with DPDK ============================ -This document describes how to use Open vSwitch with DPDK datapath. +This document describes how to use Open vSwitch with DPDK. .. important:: - Using the DPDK datapath requires building OVS with DPDK support. The - mapping of OVS version to DPDK can vary between releases. For version - mapping information refer to :doc:`releases FAQ </faq/releases>`. For - build instructions refer to :doc:`/intro/install/dpdk`. + Using DPDK with OVS requires configuring OVS at build time to use + the DPDK library. The version of DPDK that OVS supports varies + from one OVS release to another, as described in the :doc:`releases + FAQ </faq/releases>`. For build instructions refer to + :doc:`/intro/install/dpdk`. Ports and Bridges ----------------- diff --git a/Documentation/howto/userspace-tunneling.rst b/Documentation/howto/userspace-tunneling.rst index 1b9d8b9eb..0122ce76e 100644 --- a/Documentation/howto/userspace-tunneling.rst +++ b/Documentation/howto/userspace-tunneling.rst @@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ Two Physical Hosts The environment assumes the use of two hosts, named `host1` and `host2`. We only detail the configuration of `host1` but a similar configuration can be used for `host2`. Both hosts should be configured with Open vSwitch (with or -without the DPDK datapath), QEMU/KVM and suitable VM images. Open vSwitch -should be running before proceeding. +without DPDK), QEMU/KVM and suitable VM images. Open vSwitch should be running +before proceeding. Configuration Steps ------------------- |