1 Reporting Bugs in Open vSwitch
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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.
8 Please report bugs by sending email to bugs@openvswitch.org.
10 For reporting security vulnerabilities, please read SECURITY.md.
12 The most important parts of your bug report are the following:
14 * What you did that make the problem appear.
16 * What you expected to happen.
18 * What actually happened.
20 Please also include the following information:
22 * The Open vSwitch version number (as output by `ovs-vswitchd
25 * The Git commit number (as output by `git rev-parse HEAD`),
26 if you built from a Git snapshot.
28 * Any local patches or changes you have applied (if any).
30 The following are also handy sometimes:
32 * The kernel version on which Open vSwitch is running (from
33 `/proc/version`) and the distribution and version number of
34 your OS (e.g. "Centos 5.0").
36 * The contents of the vswitchd configuration database (usually
37 `/etc/openvswitch/conf.db`).
39 * The output of `ovs-dpctl show`.
41 * If you have Open vSwitch configured to connect to an
42 OpenFlow controller, the output of `ovs-ofctl show <bridge>`
43 for each `<bridge>` configured in the vswitchd configuration
46 * A fix or workaround, if you have one.
48 * Any other information that you think might be relevant.
50 bugs@openvswitch.org is a public mailing list, to which anyone can
51 subscribe, so please do not include confidential information in your
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