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@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ DPDK Physical Ports
The netdev datapath allows attaching of DPDK-backed physical interfaces in
order to provide high-performance ingress/egress from the host.
+.. important::
+
+ To use any DPDK-backed interface, you must ensure your bridge is configured
+ correctly. For more information, refer to :doc:`bridge`.
+
.. versionchanged:: 2.7.0
Before Open vSwitch 2.7.0, it was necessary to prefix port names with a