From 6f9ba5fcc595642aa79cd6ee2733e507a75e3229 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?=C3=8D=C3=B1igo=20Huguet?= Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2025 12:46:42 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] man: ovs: document known limitation when removing ifaces and ports Document a known limitation that we delete bridges and ports from ovsdb when we remove their last NM-owned attached port or interface, even if other externally added ports or interfaces exist. (cherry picked from commit 86ea2c59635ec58522d9926c2c1299ae986c7bad) --- man/nm-openvswitch.xml | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/man/nm-openvswitch.xml b/man/nm-openvswitch.xml index ff85212908..82bcba50e9 100644 --- a/man/nm-openvswitch.xml +++ b/man/nm-openvswitch.xml @@ -91,6 +91,10 @@ NetworkManager inserts the records for Bridges into OVSDB when a Port is attached. + + Known limitation: when the last NetworkManager's owned port is removed, + the bridge is removed too, even if there are other externally attached ports. + @@ -102,6 +106,10 @@ exist. Ports can also be configured to do VLAN tagging or Bonding. NetworkManager inserts the records for Ports into OVSDB when an Interface is attached. Ports must be attached to a Bridge. + + Known limitation: when the last NetworkManager's owned interface is removed, + the port is removed too, even if there are other externally attached interfaces. +