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The existing ovs_dpdk_clean function runs during the clean phase, but does not remove the openvswitch database lock, causing errors when restacking. Change-Id: I4e551760d84dbdf8cc7d81005e6bf1ae92a72285
networking-ovs-dpdk
A Collection of Agents and Drivers to support managing DPDK accelerated Open vSwitch with neutron.
- Free software: Apache license
- Source: https://opendev.org/x/networking-ovs-dpdk/
- All-in-one local.conf example:
- Usage: https://opendev.org/x/networking-ovs-dpdk/src/branch/master/doc/source/usage.rst
- Performance optimization:
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https://opendev.org/x/networking-ovs-dpdk/src/branch/master/doc/source/performance-optimizations.rst
- Bugs: http://bugs.launchpad.net/networking-ovs-dpdk
- Questions: E-mail the dev mailing list with the [networking-ovs-dpdk] tag
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mailto:openstack-discuss@lists.openstack.org?subject=[networking-ovs-dpdk]
Features
- A driver is implemented which enforces security groups through Open vSwitch flows
- A devstack plugin which is provided to compile, configure, install and start ovs with dpdk
Reference
The following are links to background information that provide additional insight into the outlined setup.
DPDK
- Official DPDK website. http://www.dpdk.org/
- Information on how OpenStack is accelerated by DPDK. https://software.intel.com/en-us/blogs/2015/02/02/openstack-neutron-accelerated-by-dpdk https://01.org/openstack/blogs/stephenfin/2016/enabling-ovs-dpdk-openstack
OpenDayLight(ODL)
- Background information on the ODL platform. http://www.opendaylight.org/
- Typical use cases for the ODL platform. https://www.opendaylight.org/use-cases
BrightTALK
- Describes the ongoing work to bring the benefits of OVS with DPDK to OpenStack. https://www.brighttalk.com/webcast/12229/202961
- A webinar on Intel's contributions to ODL, with specific reference to its integtration with OpenStack. https://www.brighttalk.com/webcast/12229/203981