[libvirt] [RFC Incomplete Patch] Libvirt + Openvswitch

Dan Wendlandt dan at nicira.com
Wed Feb 1 18:59:30 UTC 2012


On Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 4:01 AM, Daniel P. Berrange <berrange at redhat.com> wrote:
>> > I do like the idea of using the virtual port construct even in the
>> > initial <interface> only case.  For example:
>> >
>> > <interface type='bridge'>
>> >  <bridge name='br0'>
>> >  <virtualport type="openvswitch">
>> >    <parameters interfaceid='xyzzy'/>
>> >  </virtualport>
>> > </interface>

>
> NB,  type='bridge' technically refers to the *concept* of bridging
> an interface to a LAN, not the implemntation of Linux software
> bridging. Thus it shouldn't change for OpenVSwitch which is also
> providing bridging to the LAN here.

That makes sense.  We'll stick with the example above.

Dan


>
> Regards,
> Daniel
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