</column>
<column name="other_config" key="dpdk-init"
- type='{"type": "boolean"}'>
+ type='{"type": "string"}'>
+ <p>
+ Set this value to <code>true</code> or <code>try</code> to enable
+ runtime support for DPDK ports. The vswitch must have compile-time
+ support for DPDK as well.
+ </p>
<p>
- Set this value to <code>true</code> to enable runtime support for
- DPDK ports. The vswitch must have compile-time support for DPDK as
- well.
+ A value of <code>true</code> will cause the ovs-vswitchd process to
+ abort if DPDK cannot be initialized. A value of <code>try</code>
+ will allow the ovs-vswitchd process to continue running even if DPDK
+ cannot be initialized.
</p>
<p>
The default value is <code>false</code>. Changing this value requires