Deprecate the bash ramdisk¶
https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ironic/+spec/deprecate-bash-ramdisk
This spec is a continuation of the blueprint ipa-as-default-ramdisk implemented in the Kilo release. This spec intends to deprecate deployments using the bash script ramdisk.
Problem description¶
The bash ramdisk is still supported by the drivers prefixed with pxe_
without any deprecation message. In the Kilo release it was agreed that
we should stop supporting the bash ramdisk in the future and we worked
on making the IPA ramdisk supported by all drivers in tree.
Also, the bash ramdisk is already lagging behind support for some features, for example cleaning only works with IPA. So now we should start dropping the support for that ramdisk.
Proposed change¶
We can not simply delete the code that the bash ramdisk uses, therefore
we should start adding deprecation messages on the deploy-ironic
element from diskimage-builder and in the vendor passthru methods
pass_deploy_info and pass_bootloader_install_info which are used
by the bash ramdisk to pass the deployment information to Ironic.
Apart from the deprecation messages this spec also proposes freezing the features for the bash ramdisk. No new features should be added to it (like we did to include support for local boot), only bug fixes will be accepted.
Devstack and tempest jobs should also be updated to not use the bash ramdisk anymore.
The element in diskimage-builder and the deprecated code in Ironic should be removed in the Mitaka release cycle of OpenStack.
Alternatives¶
Continue to support the bash ramdisk for a longer time.
Data model impact¶
None
State Machine Impact¶
None
REST API impact¶
None
Client (CLI) impact¶
None
RPC API impact¶
None
Driver API impact¶
None
Nova driver impact¶
None
Security impact¶
None
Other end user impact¶
None
Scalability impact¶
None
Performance Impact¶
None
Other deployer impact¶
Deployer should start replacing the bash ramdisk with the IPA ramdisk. There’s no new configuration needed for it, it’s a drop-in replacement.
Developer impact¶
Developers won’t be allowed to include any new features to the bash ramdisk, only bug fixes.
Implementation¶
Assignee(s)¶
- Primary assignee:
lucasagomes <lucasagomes@gmail.com>
- Other contributors:
everyone
Work Items¶
Update Devstack and tempest to use the IPA ramdisk instead of the bash ramdisk.
Add deprecation messages on the diskimage-builder
deploy-ironicelement and vendor passthruspass_deploy_infoandpass_bootloader_install_info.Stop accepting new features for the bash ramdisk (code reviews and spec review).
In the Mitaka release cycle remove the element from diskimage-builder and the code that supports the bash ramdisk in Ironic.
Dependencies¶
None
Testing¶
Unittests will be added.
Upgrades and Backwards Compatibility¶
None
Documentation Impact¶
The documentation should be updated to say that the bash ramdisk is deprecated and the examples should now use IPA instead.
