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diff --git a/src/plugins/linux-cp/FEATURE.yaml b/src/plugins/linux-cp/FEATURE.yaml
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--- a/src/plugins/linux-cp/FEATURE.yaml
+++ b/src/plugins/linux-cp/FEATURE.yaml
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ 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
+ These plugins provide an integration with the Linux network stack.
+
+ The "linux_cp" 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.
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ description: |-
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
+ The "linux_nl" plugin listens to netlink messages and synchronizes the IP
configuration of the paired interfaces.
state: experimental