This really is in the FAQ. Can you take another look?
On Jul 5, 2013 1:10 PM, "Nick" <[email protected]> wrote:

> I apologize if this documented somewhere since it seems like it should be
> a FAQ, but for the life of me I can't seem to find the answer searching.
>
> What exactly is the difference between using the openvswitch kernel module
> from a recent vanilla kernel.org kernel, and using the kernel module that
> comes in the OVS tarball?
>
> I am considering upgrading to kernel 3.9.x, which the one in the OVS
> 1.10.0 tarball does not support.  Is there a reason not to use the one in
> the vanilla kernel?
>
> My gut feeling on these things is generally to use the one bundled with
> the vanilla kernel, assuming that kernel is recent, as then compile
> problems are not an issue.
>
> I tried to look in the ovs module from the vanilla kernel source to find
> any sort of relevant version string, to no avail.
>
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