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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I would like to propose  <a href="https://review.openstack.org/#/c/107797/1/specs/juno/ml2-use-dpdkvhost.rst">https://review.openstack.org/#/c/107797/1/specs/juno/ml2-use-dpdkvhost.rst</a> for a spec freeze exception.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blueprints.launchpad.net/neutron/+spec/ml2-use-dpdkvhost">https://blueprints.launchpad.net/neutron/+spec/ml2-use-dpdkvhost</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="typ">This</span><span class="pln"> blueprint adds support
</span><span class="kwd">for</span><span class="pln"> the </span><span class="typ">Intel</span><span class="pun">(</span><span class="pln">R</span><span class="pun">)</span><span class="pln"> DPDK
</span><span class="typ">Userspace</span><span class="pln"> vHost<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pln">port binding to the </span><span class="typ">Open</span><span class="pln">
</span><span class="typ">Vswitch</span><span class="pln"> </span><span class="kwd">and</span><span class="pln">
</span><span class="typ">Open</span><span class="pln"> </span><span class="typ">Daylight</span><span class="pln"> ML2
</span><span class="typ">Mechanism</span><span class="pln"> </span><span class="typ">Drivers</span><span class="pun">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pun"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This blueprint enables nova changes tracked by the following spec:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pln"><a href="https://review.openstack.org/#/c/95805/1/specs/juno/libvirt-ovs-use-usvhost.rst">https://review.openstack.org/#/c/95805/1/specs/juno/libvirt-ovs-use-usvhost.rst</a></span><span class="com"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="com"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="com">regards <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="com">sean</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p>--------------------------------------------------------------<br>
Intel Shannon Limited<br>
Registered in Ireland<br>
Registered Office: Collinstown Industrial Park, Leixlip, County Kildare<br>
Registered Number: 308263<br>
Business address: Dromore House, East Park, Shannon, Co. Clare</p>

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