From d377243b8557ae8e6c1d374d76b6ee29fd61ceb4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ben Pfaff Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:57:18 -0800 Subject: Document userspace switch. --- INSTALL.Linux | 7 +++++-- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'INSTALL.Linux') diff --git a/INSTALL.Linux b/INSTALL.Linux index 891fd2307..7090ce672 100644 --- a/INSTALL.Linux +++ b/INSTALL.Linux @@ -27,8 +27,11 @@ you will need the following software: connections from an Open vSwitch to an OpenFlow controller. To enable, configure with --enable-ssl=yes. -To compile the kernel module (which is required for operation), you -must also install the following: +To compile the kernel module, you must also install the following. If +you cannot build or install the kernel module, you may use the +userspace-only implementation, at a cost in performance. The +userspace implementation may also lack some features. Refer to +INSTALL.userspace for more information. - A supported Linux kernel version. Please refer to README for a list of supported versions. -- cgit v1.2.1