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diff --git a/debian/openvswitch-switch.README.Debian b/debian/openvswitch-switch.README.Debian
index 44154bd21..a0138f916 100644
--- a/debian/openvswitch-switch.README.Debian
+++ b/debian/openvswitch-switch.README.Debian
@@ -56,9 +56,10 @@ allow-br0 eth0
The following OVS specific "command" options are supported:
- - ovs_type: This can either be OVSBridge, OVSPort, OVSIntPort, OVSBond or
- OVSTunnel depending on whether you configure a bridge, port, an internal
- port, a bond or a tunnel. This is a required option.
+ - ovs_type: This can either be OVSBridge, OVSPort, OVSIntPort, OVSBond,
+ OVSPatchPort or OVSTunnel depending on whether you configure a bridge,
+ port, an internal port, a bond, a patch port or a tunnel. This is a
+ required option.
- ovs_ports: This option specifies all the ports that belong to a bridge.
@@ -68,6 +69,9 @@ The following OVS specific "command" options are supported:
- ovs_bonds: This option specifies the list of physical interfaces to be
bonded together.
+ - ovs_patch_peer: For "OVSPatchPort" interfaces, this field specifies
+ the patch's peer on the other bridge.
+
- ovs_tunnel_type: For "OVSTunnel" interfaces, the type of the tunnel.
For example, "gre", "vxlan", etc.
@@ -156,7 +160,31 @@ iface bond0 inet manual
ovs_bonds eth2 eth3
ovs_options bond_mode=balance-tcp lacp=active
-ex 6: Tunnel.
+ex 6: Patch ports.
+
+allow-ovs br0
+iface br0 inet manual
+ ovs_type OVSBridge
+ ovs_ports patch0
+
+allow-br0 patch0
+iface patch0 inet manual
+ ovs_bridge br0
+ ovs_type OVSPatchPort
+ ovs_patch_peer patch1
+
+allow-ovs br1
+iface br1 inet manual
+ ovs_type OVSBridge
+ ovs_ports patch1
+
+allow-br1 patch1
+iface patch1 inet manual
+ ovs_bridge br1
+ ovs_type OVSPatchPort
+ ovs_patch_peer patch0
+
+ex 7: Tunnel.
allow-ovs br1
iface br1 inet static
@@ -172,7 +200,7 @@ iface gre1 inet manual
ovs_tunnel_type gre
ovs_tunnel_options options:remote_ip=182.168.1.2 options:key=1
-ex 7: Create and destroy bridges.
+ex 8: Create and destroy bridges.
ifup --allow=ovs $list_of_bridges
ifdown --allow=ovs $list_of_bridges