ovs-vswitchd generally uses the Netlink socket protocol.
On Sat, Feb 09, 2013 at 12:28:13PM +0800, ?????? wrote: > HI > > Thanks, so, to do kernel configuration, how does ovs-vswitchd do? by > direct function call or some other mechanism? > > > 2013/2/9 Ben Pfaff <[email protected]> > > > On Fri, Feb 08, 2013 at 11:18:07AM +0800, ?????? wrote: > > > Thanks your reply. Yes, I read that manual several times before i sent > > > the previous post here. This manual tell me that ovs-vsctl is a db > > client > > > to configure Open vSwitch configuration database maintained by > > > ovsdb-server. So when you execute ovs-vsctl add-br br01 command, it > > > actually only store this information in Bridge table of Open vSwitch > > > configuration database. Is my understanding right? > > > > Yes. After ovs-vsctl updates the database, ovs-vswitchd then > > reconfigures itself, and the kernel configuration, based on the new > > database contents. > > _______________________________________________ dev mailing list [email protected] http://openvswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/dev
