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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi everyone<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I first proposed a series of patches to enable vhost-user with a<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Qemu server/ ovs client topology last july before the relevant changes<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">To enable this configuration had been release in ovs with dpdk.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Since then ovs 2.6 is out and shipping, (2.7 will be out soon)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">And all of the depdecies on nova, os-vif, dpdk, qemu and the requirements<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Repo have been merged.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The final piece to enable this feature with the ovs agents backend is
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://review.openstack.org/#/c/344997/9">https://review.openstack.org/#/c/344997/9</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">it has been a while since this patch was actively reviewed so I have<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">added everyone who has previously reviewed this change to the to<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Line and would ask that if you have time to review it please do.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I would like to get this feature finished and merged before the ocata<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Code freeze next week if possible. Given that the code has been largely<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Unchanged since your initial review bar addressing comments raised<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I think it is in a sable state and ready to merge unless other issues are raised.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Regards<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Seán<o:p></o:p></p>
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