DescriptionSlava Shwartsman
2017-07-03 13:33:58 UTC
1. Feature Overview:
a) Name of feature:
Add support for OVS HW offload
b) Feature description:
This FR will allow OVS mech driver to bind direct (SR-IOV) port.
This will allow to offload the OVS flows using tc to the SR-IOV NIC
and gain accelerate OVS.
2. Feature Details:
a) Architectures:
x86_64, ppc64le, ppc64, aarch64
b) Bugzilla dependencies:
c) Drivers or hardware dependencies:
Kernel support for traffic Control hardware offloads framework for SR-IOV VFs.
HW offload support in OpenVSwitch.
d) Upstream acceptance information:
https://review.openstack.org/#/c/275616/https://review.openstack.org/#/c/452530/
e) External links:
f) Severity (H, M, L):
High
g) Feature needed by:
Partner: Mellanox
3. Business Justification:
a) why is this feature needed?
b) What hardware does this enable?
c) Business impact?
d) Other business drivers?
4. Primary contact at Red Hat, email, phone (chat):
Andre Beausoleil abeausol
5. Primary contact at Partner, email. phone (chat):
Kamal Heib kheib, Slava Shwartsman sshwarts, Noa Spanier noas
#Please ignore original description - This is the correct one#
1. Feature Overview:
a) Name of feature:
Add support for VIF_TYPE_OVS_ACCELERATION
b) Feature description:
This FR is for adding support for VIF_TYPE_OVS_ACCELERATION in OpenStack Compute (codename Nova).
2. Feature Details:
a) Architectures:
x86_64, ppc64le, ppc64, aarch64
b) Bugzilla dependencies:
c) Drivers or hardware dependencies:
Kernel support for traffic Control hardware offloads framework for SR-IOV VFs.
HW offload support in OpenVSwitch.
d) Upstream acceptance information:
https://review.openstack.org/#/c/398265/
e) External links:
f) Severity (H, M, L):
High
g) Feature needed by:
Partner: Mellanox
3. Business Justification:
a) why is this feature needed?
b) What hardware does this enable?
c) Business impact?
d) Other business drivers?
4. Primary contact at Red Hat, email, phone (chat):
Andre Beausoleil abeausol
5. Primary contact at Partner, email. phone (chat):
Kamal Heib kheib, Slava Shwartsman sshwarts, Noa Spanier noas
Comment 2Red Hat Bugzilla Rules Engine
2017-10-06 13:42:10 UTC
This bugzilla has been removed from the release and needs to be reviewed for Triaging and release planning for an appropriate Target Milestone.
1. Feature Overview: a) Name of feature: Add support for OVS HW offload b) Feature description: This FR will allow OVS mech driver to bind direct (SR-IOV) port. This will allow to offload the OVS flows using tc to the SR-IOV NIC and gain accelerate OVS. 2. Feature Details: a) Architectures: x86_64, ppc64le, ppc64, aarch64 b) Bugzilla dependencies: c) Drivers or hardware dependencies: Kernel support for traffic Control hardware offloads framework for SR-IOV VFs. HW offload support in OpenVSwitch. d) Upstream acceptance information: https://review.openstack.org/#/c/275616/ https://review.openstack.org/#/c/452530/ e) External links: f) Severity (H, M, L): High g) Feature needed by: Partner: Mellanox 3. Business Justification: a) why is this feature needed? b) What hardware does this enable? c) Business impact? d) Other business drivers? 4. Primary contact at Red Hat, email, phone (chat): Andre Beausoleil abeausol 5. Primary contact at Partner, email. phone (chat): Kamal Heib kheib, Slava Shwartsman sshwarts, Noa Spanier noas