| Message ID | 20240426203427.955318-1-ihrachys@redhat.com |
|---|---|
| State | Accepted |
| Headers | show |
| Series | [ovs-dev] docs: Explain nature of ovs dependency. | expand |
| Context | Check | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ovsrobot/apply-robot | success | apply and check: success |
| ovsrobot/github-robot-_Build_and_Test | fail | github build: failed |
| ovsrobot/github-robot-_ovn-kubernetes | fail | github build: failed |
On Fri, Apr 26, 2024 at 10:35 PM Ihar Hrachyshka <ihrachys@redhat.com> wrote: > The dependency is during build time, not runtime. > > Signed-off-by: Ihar Hrachyshka <ihrachys@redhat.com> > --- > Documentation/intro/install/ovn-upgrades.rst | 18 ++++++++++++------ > 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/Documentation/intro/install/ovn-upgrades.rst > b/Documentation/intro/install/ovn-upgrades.rst > index bb387e2f8..1f99a86ec 100644 > --- a/Documentation/intro/install/ovn-upgrades.rst > +++ b/Documentation/intro/install/ovn-upgrades.rst > @@ -40,13 +40,19 @@ Release Notes > You should always check the OVS and OVN release notes (NEWS file) for any > release specific notes on upgrades. > > -OVS > ---- > +Open vSwitch > +------------ > > -OVN depends on and is included with OVS. It's expected that OVS and OVN > are > -upgraded together, partly for convenience. OVN is included in OVS > releases > -so it's easiest to upgrade them together. OVN may also make use of new > -features of OVS only available in that release. > +OVN compiles with a particular version of Open vSwitch. This is a > build-time > +dependency. > + > +In runtime, OVN should be able to work with any reasonably fresh version > of > +Open vSwitch (not necessarily the version that it was compiled against.) > + > +OVN may make use of new runtime features of Open vSwitch that are only > +available in a particular release. OVN is expected to test for an Open > vSwitch > +feature presence before using it, and gracefully handle scenarios where > Open > +vSwitch doesn't support a particular optional feature, yet. > > Upgrade procedures > ------------------ > -- > 2.41.0 > > _______________________________________________ > dev mailing list > dev@openvswitch.org > https://mail.openvswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/ovs-dev > > Looks good to me, thanks. Acked-by: Ales Musil <amusil@redhat.com>
On Fri, May 3, 2024 at 1:43 AM Ales Musil <amusil@redhat.com> wrote: > > On Fri, Apr 26, 2024 at 10:35 PM Ihar Hrachyshka <ihrachys@redhat.com> > wrote: > > > The dependency is during build time, not runtime. > > > > Signed-off-by: Ihar Hrachyshka <ihrachys@redhat.com> > > --- > > Documentation/intro/install/ovn-upgrades.rst | 18 ++++++++++++------ > > 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) > > > > diff --git a/Documentation/intro/install/ovn-upgrades.rst > > b/Documentation/intro/install/ovn-upgrades.rst > > index bb387e2f8..1f99a86ec 100644 > > --- a/Documentation/intro/install/ovn-upgrades.rst > > +++ b/Documentation/intro/install/ovn-upgrades.rst > > @@ -40,13 +40,19 @@ Release Notes > > You should always check the OVS and OVN release notes (NEWS file) for any > > release specific notes on upgrades. > > > > -OVS > > ---- > > +Open vSwitch > > +------------ > > > > -OVN depends on and is included with OVS. It's expected that OVS and OVN > > are > > -upgraded together, partly for convenience. OVN is included in OVS > > releases > > -so it's easiest to upgrade them together. OVN may also make use of new > > -features of OVS only available in that release. > > +OVN compiles with a particular version of Open vSwitch. This is a > > build-time > > +dependency. > > + > > +In runtime, OVN should be able to work with any reasonably fresh version > > of > > +Open vSwitch (not necessarily the version that it was compiled against.) > > + > > +OVN may make use of new runtime features of Open vSwitch that are only > > +available in a particular release. OVN is expected to test for an Open > > vSwitch > > +feature presence before using it, and gracefully handle scenarios where > > Open > > +vSwitch doesn't support a particular optional feature, yet. > > > > Upgrade procedures > > ------------------ > > -- > > 2.41.0 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > dev mailing list > > dev@openvswitch.org > > https://mail.openvswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/ovs-dev > > > > > Looks good to me, thanks. > > Acked-by: Ales Musil <amusil@redhat.com> Thanks. Applied to main. Numan > > -- > > Ales Musil > > Senior Software Engineer - OVN Core > > Red Hat EMEA <https://www.redhat.com> > > amusil@redhat.com > <https://red.ht/sig> > _______________________________________________ > dev mailing list > dev@openvswitch.org > https://mail.openvswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/ovs-dev
diff --git a/Documentation/intro/install/ovn-upgrades.rst b/Documentation/intro/install/ovn-upgrades.rst index bb387e2f8..1f99a86ec 100644 --- a/Documentation/intro/install/ovn-upgrades.rst +++ b/Documentation/intro/install/ovn-upgrades.rst @@ -40,13 +40,19 @@ Release Notes You should always check the OVS and OVN release notes (NEWS file) for any release specific notes on upgrades. -OVS ---- +Open vSwitch +------------ -OVN depends on and is included with OVS. It's expected that OVS and OVN are -upgraded together, partly for convenience. OVN is included in OVS releases -so it's easiest to upgrade them together. OVN may also make use of new -features of OVS only available in that release. +OVN compiles with a particular version of Open vSwitch. This is a build-time +dependency. + +In runtime, OVN should be able to work with any reasonably fresh version of +Open vSwitch (not necessarily the version that it was compiled against.) + +OVN may make use of new runtime features of Open vSwitch that are only +available in a particular release. OVN is expected to test for an Open vSwitch +feature presence before using it, and gracefully handle scenarios where Open +vSwitch doesn't support a particular optional feature, yet. Upgrade procedures ------------------
The dependency is during build time, not runtime. Signed-off-by: Ihar Hrachyshka <ihrachys@redhat.com> --- Documentation/intro/install/ovn-upgrades.rst | 18 ++++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)