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diff --git a/src/plugins/linux-cp/FEATURE.yaml b/src/plugins/linux-cp/FEATURE.yaml new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..088b0606f58 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/plugins/linux-cp/FEATURE.yaml @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +--- +name: Linux Control Plane (integration) +maintainer: Neale Ranns <neale@grahpiant.com> + +description: |- + This plugin provides the beginnings of an integration with the + Linux network stack. + The plugin provides the capability to 'mirror' VPP interfaces in + the Linux kernel. This means that for any interface in VPP the user + can create a corresponding TAP or TUN device in the Linux kernel + and have VPP plumb them together. + The plumbing mechanics is different in each direction. + In the RX direction, all packets received on a given VPP interface + that are punted (i.e. are not dropped or forwarded) are transmitted + on its mirror interface (this includes for example ARP, ND etc, + so the recommendation is to disable ARP, ND, ping plugin). + In the TX direction, packets received by VPP an the mirror Tap/Tun + are cross-connected to the VPP interfaces. For IP packets, IP output + features are applied. + This is the beginnings of integration, because there needs to be + an external agent that will configure (and synchronize) the IP + configuration of the paired interfaces. + +state: experimental +properties: [API, CLI, MULTITHREAD] |