From cf5dfa77e17d273aaebca21a0b44902d587fac04 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jan Gutter Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2017 21:52:26 +0200 Subject: Add support for virtio-forwarder VNIC type * This patch adds support for the virtio-forwarder VNIC type. * The virtio-forwarder VNIC type has been added as another option for setting the --vnic-type property on the "port set" and "port create" commands. This requests a low-latency virtio port inside the instance, likely backed by hardware acceleration. Currently the Agilio OVS external plugin provides support for this, with support from other vendors following soon. * Corresponding neutron-lib change: https://review.openstack.org/#/c/483530/ * Nova spec for Agilio OVS enablement: https://specs.openstack.org/openstack/nova-specs/specs/pike/approved/netronome-smartnic-enablement.html Change-Id: Idbc8071afe95f8594b40e2f93e5411e7185f946f Signed-off-by: Jan Gutter --- openstackclient/network/v2/port.py | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'openstackclient/network') diff --git a/openstackclient/network/v2/port.py b/openstackclient/network/v2/port.py index 1409a194..d7f197e0 100644 --- a/openstackclient/network/v2/port.py +++ b/openstackclient/network/v2/port.py @@ -248,9 +248,10 @@ def _add_updatable_args(parser): '--vnic-type', metavar='', choices=['direct', 'direct-physical', 'macvtap', - 'normal', 'baremetal'], + 'normal', 'baremetal', 'virtio-forwarder'], help=_("VNIC type for this port (direct | direct-physical | " - "macvtap | normal | baremetal, default: normal)") + "macvtap | normal | baremetal | virtio-forwarder, " + " default: normal)") ) # NOTE(dtroyer): --host-id is deprecated in Mar 2016. Do not # remove before 3.x release or Mar 2017. -- cgit v1.2.1