[openstack-dev] The simplified blueprint for PCI extra attributes and SR-IOV NIC blueprint

Robert Li (baoli) baoli at cisco.com
Wed Feb 5 15:03:26 UTC 2014


Hi John and all,

Yunhong's email mentioned about the SR-IOV NIC support BP:
https://blueprints.launchpad.net/nova/+spec/pci-passthrough-sriov

I'd appreciate your consideration of the approval of both BPs so that we
can have SR-IOV NIC support in Icehouse.

Thanks,
Robert


On 2/4/14 1:36 AM, "Jiang, Yunhong" <yunhong.jiang at intel.com> wrote:

>Hi, John and all,
>	I updated the blueprint
>https://blueprints.launchpad.net/nova/+spec/pci-extra-info-icehouse
>according to your feedback, to add the backward compatibility/upgrade
>issue/examples.
>
>	I try to separate this BP with the SR-IOV NIC support as a standalone
>enhancement, because this requirement is more a generic PCI pass through
>feature, and will benefit other usage scenario as well.
>
>	And the reasons that I want to finish this BP in I release are:
>
>	a) it's a generic requirement, and push it into I release is helpful to
>other scenario.
>	b) I don't see upgrade issue, and the only thing will be discarded in
>future is the PCI alias if we all agree to use PCI flavor. But that
>effort will be small and there is no conclusion to PCI flavor yet.
>	c) SR-IOV NIC support is complex, it will be really helpful if we can
>keep ball rolling and push the all-agreed items forward.
>
>	Considering the big patch list for I-3 release, I'm not optimistic to
>merge this in I release, but as said, we should keep the ball rolling and
>move forward.
>
>Thanks
>--jyh
>
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