os-vif/releasenotes
Sean Mooney b837c1a74f add configurable per port bridges
This patch add a new configuration option to use
per port bridge when hybrid_plug is false.
This can be used with OVN to reduce packet loss
during a live migration.

OVN can only install openflow rules when a port both has
external_ids set and an ofport-id assigned.
Since the ofport-id is only assigned when a netdev matching
the port name exists connected to the dataplane, OVN cannot
install the flows until libvirt create the tap on the destination
host during a live migration.

On loaded systems this can result in multiple seconds of packet loss.
To address this we introduce per port bridges which are connencted
to the integration brige by a patch port pair. Since the patch port
will exist on the dataplane during pre live migration OVN can install
the flows on the integration bridge before we begin the migration reducing
or avoiding packet loss.

Change-Id: I0d55ccbef5b585330b5512e67e442b80304a2e73
Depends-On: https://review.opendev.org/c/openstack/nova/+/797428
Closes-Bug: #1933517
2021-07-12 19:12:01 +00:00
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notes add configurable per port bridges 2021-07-12 19:12:01 +00:00
source Update master for stable/wallaby 2021-03-19 19:48:12 +00:00