While trying to read through bug 1370590 and the call chain for lxc there, it gets confusing trying to keep track of just what disk_info is here - is it a dict, a json string, a list? This is especially confusing when you have things like nova.virt.libvirt.blockinfo.get_disk_info used around the same code paths and that returns a dict. So add some docstrings in this specific method to help keep track of what's going on here. Long-term we should probably create some typed objects for these things. Related-Bug: #1370590 Change-Id: I337a8907fabfa6b0e899d45beb736a569c3067c4
OpenStack Nova README
OpenStack Nova provides a cloud computing fabric controller, supporting a wide variety of virtualization technologies, including KVM, Xen, LXC, VMware, and more. In addition to its native API, it includes compatibility with the commonly encountered Amazon EC2 and S3 APIs.
OpenStack Nova is distributed under the terms of the Apache License, Version 2.0. The full terms and conditions of this license are detailed in the LICENSE file.
Nova primarily consists of a set of Python daemons, though it requires and integrates with a number of native system components for databases, messaging and virtualization capabilities.
To keep updated with new developments in the OpenStack project follow @openstack on Twitter.
To learn how to deploy OpenStack Nova, consult the documentation available online at:
For information about the different compute (hypervisor) drivers supported by Nova, read this page on the wiki:
In the unfortunate event that bugs are discovered, they should be reported to the appropriate bug tracker. If you obtained the software from a 3rd party operating system vendor, it is often wise to use their own bug tracker for reporting problems. In all other cases use the master OpenStack bug tracker, available at:
Developers wishing to work on the OpenStack Nova project should always base their work on the latest Nova code, available from the master GIT repository at:
Developers should also join the discussion on the mailing list, at:
http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack-dev
Any new code must follow the development guidelines detailed in the HACKING.rst file, and pass all unit tests. Further developer focused documentation is available at:
For information on how to contribute to Nova, please see the contents of the CONTRIBUTING.rst file.
-- End of broadcast