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ofagent: physical interface mappings
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https://blueprints.launchpad.net/neutron/+spec/ofagent-physical-interface-mappings

Problem description
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ofagent currently has "bridge_mappings" config option inherited
from ovs agent.  it assumes multiple bridges are available.
the assumption is ok for ovs agent but not desirable for ofagent.

Proposed change
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* introduce "physical_interface_mappings" config option for ofagent
  with a similar semantics to linuxbridge.

* deprecate bridge_mappings for ofagent later.

* document the upgrade procedure for deployers.

Alternatives
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no alternative i can think of right now.

Data model impact
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none

REST API impact
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none

Security impact
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none

Notifications impact
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none

Other end user impact
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none

Performance Impact
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none

Other deployer impact
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a deployer who's using ofagent might need to tweak his configuration.

* create veth pairs for each bridges in the existing bridge_mappings

* use physical_interface_mappings instead of bridge_mappings

Developer impact
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none

Implementation
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Assignee(s)
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Primary assignee:
  yamamoto

Other contributors:
  kakuma

Work Items
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see "Proposed change" section.

Dependencies
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we need to stop installing flows in physical bridges.
we plan to do that in the following.

* https://review.openstack.org/#/c/98702/

Testing
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ryu/ofagent third party testing would find regressions.

Documentation Impact
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* document the upgrade procedure for deployers.

References
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none