On 6 February 2017 at 09:20, Ian Stokes <ian.sto...@intel.com> wrote:
> Remove the experimental warning tag in documentation regarding OVS deployed
> with DPDK.
>
> Signed-off-by: Ian Stokes <ian.sto...@intel.com>

<snip>

> diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
> index f5cdaa5..afdd9bc 100644
> --- a/README.rst
> +++ b/README.rst
> @@ -38,9 +38,11 @@ following features:
>
>  The included Linux kernel module supports Linux 3.10 and up.
>
> -Open vSwitch can also operate, at a cost in performance, entirely in 
> userspace,
> -without assistance from a kernel module.  This userspace implementation 
> should
> -be easier to port than the kernel-based switch.  It is considered 
> experimental.
> +Open vSwitch can also operate entirely in userspace without assistance from
> +a kernel module.  This userspace implementation should be easier to port than
> +the kernel-based switch. OVS in userspace can access Linux or DPDK devices.
> +Note Open vSwitch with Linux devices in userspace is considered experimental
> +and comes with a cost in performance.

I wonder if we can clarify this last sentence, it appears to be
causing some confusion about the status of the kernel datapath.
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