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List:       openvswitch-discuss
Subject:    [ovs-discuss] How to test ovs-dpctl for MPLS?
From:       blp () nicira ! com (Ben Pfaff)
Date:       2014-04-24 16:10:03
Message-ID: CACjuMbz7Qcu5xPw9B7ym2+toKFjA6NiF8eV8nOVMxi3_4KoUjg () mail ! gmail ! com
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On Thu, Apr 24, 2014 at 3:59 AM, Arun Sharma <arun.sharma at calsoftinc.com> wrote:
> I was trying to setup an MPLS environment on mini net, to test the output of
> ovs-dpctl. Idea is to verify the output of ovs-dpctl which includes "label,
> tc, ttl, bos" in flow entries.
>
> As per below link, MPLS is only possible through user-space switch and mini
> net cannot create userspace switch.
> https://www.mail-archive.com/discuss at openvswitch.org/msg05586.html
> Using mini net, can we setup  MPLS environment and test ovs-dpctl ?  Other
> then mini net what kind of setup I can do to test ovs-dpctl?

ovs-dpctl only works with the kernel datapath.  MPLS does not work with the
kernel datapath.  Therefore, you cannot use ovs-dpctl to test MPLS.
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getting blamed when it all blows up."               Andrew Morton

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