[libvirt] documenting the 802.1Qbg parameters of a 'direct' interface

Matthias Bolte matthias.bolte at googlemail.com
Fri Mar 11 17:02:47 UTC 2011


2011/3/11 Eric Blake <eblake at redhat.com>:
> On 03/11/2011 02:47 AM, Gerhard Stenzel wrote:
>> This patchs adds documentation about the 802.1Qbg related parameters
>> of the virtualport element in a 'direct' interface definition.
>
> Thanks!  Doc work is never as fun as code, but it's equally (if not
> more) important.
>
>>
>> +    <p>
>> +      The network access of direct attached virtual machines can be
>> +      managed by the hardware switch to which the physical interface
>> +      of the host machine is connected to.

I think a </p> is missing here.

>> +    <p>
>> +      The interface can have additional parameters as shown below,
>> +      if the switch is conforming to the IEEE 802.1Qbg standard.
>> +      The parameters of the virtualport element are documented in more detail
>> +      in the IEEE 802.1Qbg standard. The values are network specific and
>> +      should be provided by the network administrator. In 802.1Qbg terms,
>> +      the Virtual Station Interface (VSI) represents the virtual inferface
>
> s/inferface/interface/
>
> ACK with the nit fixed, so I pushed it.
>

Matthias




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