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# Open vSwitch
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config OPENVSWITCH
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tristate "Open vSwitch"
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---help---
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Open vSwitch is a multilayer Ethernet switch targeted at virtualized
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environments. In addition to supporting a variety of features
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expected in a traditional hardware switch, it enables fine-grained
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programmatic extension and flow-based control of the network. This
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control is useful in a wide variety of applications but is
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particularly important in multi-server virtualization deployments,
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which are often characterized by highly dynamic endpoints and the
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need to maintain logical abstractions for multiple tenants.
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The Open vSwitch datapath provides an in-kernel fast path for packet
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forwarding. It is complemented by a userspace daemon, ovs-vswitchd,
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which is able to accept configuration from a variety of sources and
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translate it into packet processing rules.
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See http://openvswitch.org for more information and userspace
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utilities.
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To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the module will be
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called openvswitch.
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If unsure, say N.
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