REPORTING-BUGS

   1 Reporting Bugs in Open vSwitch
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   3
   4 We are eager to hear from users about problems that they have
   5 encountered with Open vSwitch.  This file documents how best to report
   6 bugs so as to ensure that they can be fixed as quickly as possible.
   7
   8 Please report bugs by sending email to bugs@openvswitch.org.  Include
   9 as much of the following information as you can in your report:
  10
  11         * The Open vSwitch version number (as output by "ovs-vswitchd
  12           --version").
  13
  14         * The Git commit number (as output by "git rev-parse HEAD"),
  15           if you built from a Git snapshot.
  16
  17         * Any local patches or changes you have applied (if any).
  18
  19         * The kernel version on which Open vSwitch is running (from
  20           /proc/version) and the distribution and version number of
  21           your OS (e.g. "Centos 5.0").
  22
  23         * The contents of the vswitchd configuration database (usually
  24           /etc/ovs-vswitchd.conf.db).
  25
  26         * The output of "ovs-dpctl show".
  27
  28         * If you have Open vSwitch configured to connect to an
  29           OpenFlow controller, the output of "ovs-ofctl show <bridge>"
  30           for each <bridge> configured in the vswitchd configuration
  31           file.
  32
  33         * A description of the problem, which should include:
  34
  35                 - What you did that make the problem appear.
  36
  37                 - What you expected to happen.
  38
  39                 - What actually happened.
  40
  41         * A fix or workaround, if you have one.
  42
  43         * Any other information that you think might be relevant.
  44
  45 bugs@openvswitch.org is a public mailing list, to which anyone can
  46 subscribe, so please do not include confidential information in your
  47 bug report.
  48
  49 Contact
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  51
  52 bugs@openvswitch.org
  53 http://openvswitch.org/