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diff --git a/network/openvswitch/README b/network/openvswitch/README index 65f76de5da151..3416c573e5c98 100644 --- a/network/openvswitch/README +++ b/network/openvswitch/README @@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ is the default switch in the Xen Cloud Platform and also supports Xen, XenServer, KVM, and VirtualBox. The bulk of the code is written in platform-independent C and is easily ported to other environments. -This package will build kernel modules that will be used as replacements -for the bridge modules included with the stock Linux kernel. Open -vSwitch also includes a kernel module for backwards compatibility if you wish -to use the standard Linux bridge utils to manage it. +NOTE: In order to remain compatible with newer versions of Slackware this + build script will check for the existence of the Slackware provided + openvswitch.ko kernel module. If the kernel module already exists + on the machine then the script will skip installation of the module + file. Open vSwitch utilities are always installed. |