Add support for SR-IOV-PORT¶

https://blueprints.launchpad.net/heat/+spec/neutron-resource-add-pci-port

When creating Neutron SR-IOV ports, these ports should have their own resource types. This spec proposes to add vnic_type to OS::Neutron::Port objects.

Problem description¶

A neutron port is a virtual port that is either attached to a linux bridge or an openvswitch bridge on a compute node. With the introduction of PCI Passthrough SR-IOV support, the intermediate virtual bridge is no longer required. Instead, the SR-IOV port is associated with a virtual function that is supported by the vNIC adaptor.

Currently a PCI port can be created by setting the value_specs property in OS::Neutron::Port. However, having a new resource type will simplify the templates for the user and allow for different constraints in the future.

Proposed change¶

Add support for vnic_type OS::Neutron::Port. Provider resources will be used to create a PCI resource. OS::Neutron::Port will be modified to suport the vnic type.

The properties for OS::Neutron::Port will be as follows:

resources:
  sriov_port:
    type: OS::Neutron::Port
    properties:
      network: { get_param: my_net }
      vnic_type: direct

The vnics type supported are normal, direct and macvtap

Alternatives¶

Implement a new resource OS::Neutron::PciPort. This will reside with the current Neutron::Port and reuse as much of Neutron::Port as possible.

The properties for OS::Neutron::PciPort will be as follows:

resources:
  sriov_port:
    type: OS::Neutron::PciPort
    properties:
      network: { get_param: my_net }
      vnic_type: direct

Implementation¶

Assignee(s)¶

Primary assignee:: Rob Pothier

Milestones¶

Target Milestone for completion:: Kilo-1

Work Items¶

modify OS::Neutron::Port https://review.openstack.org/#/c/129353/

Dependencies¶

None

Add support for SR-IOV-PORT