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@@ -13,43 +13,43 @@ an example setup using a data-center-class switch ASIC chip. Other setups
with SR-IOV or soft switches, such as OVS, are possible.
-                             User-space tools                                 
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-       user space                   |                                         
-      +-------------------------------------------------------------------+   
-       kernel                       | Netlink                                 
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-                     +--------------+-------------------------------+         
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+                             User-space tools
+
+       user space                   |
+      +-------------------------------------------------------------------+
+       kernel                       | Netlink
+                                    |
+                     +--------------+-------------------------------+
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+                     |           (Linux)                            |
+                     |                                              |
+                     +----------------------------------------------+
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-                     +--+----+----+----+-+--+----+---+  +-----+-----+         
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-                     |        (this document)        |  |   driver  |         
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-       kernel                       | HW bus (eg PCI)                         
-      +-------------------------------------------------------------------+   
-       hardware                     |                                         
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-                     |         Switch device (sw1)   |                        
-                     |  +----+                       +--------+               
-                     |  |    v offloaded data path   | mgmt port              
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+                      sw1p1  + sw1p3 +  sw1p5 +         eth1
+                        +    |    +    |    +    |            +
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+                     +--+----+----+----+-+--+----+---+  +-----+-----+
+                     |         Switch driver         |  |    mgmt   |
+                     |        (this document)        |  |   driver  |
+                     |                               |  |           |
+                     +--------------+----------------+  +-----------+
+                                    |
+       kernel                       | HW bus (eg PCI)
+      +-------------------------------------------------------------------+
+       hardware                     |
+                     +--------------+---+------------+
+                     |         Switch device (sw1)   |
+                     |  +----+                       +--------+
+                     |  |    v offloaded data path   | mgmt port
+                     |  |    |                       |
+                     +--|----|----+----+----+----+---+
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