[openstack-dev] [neutron] Service VMs
Isaku Yamahata
isaku.yamahata at gmail.com
Mon Apr 28 02:06:50 UTC 2014
Hi Balaji.
Although I don't have specific opinion on name itself, can you share
its origin?
googlability for virtue seems okay, but I'm bit worried about legal stuff.
thanks,
On Thu, Apr 24, 2014 at 05:55:43AM +0000,
"Balaji.P at freescale.com" <Balaji.P at freescale.com> wrote:
> +1 for the proposal to make it as separate project.
>
> Can we name it as 'Virtue'!!.
>
> Any suggestions/comments.
>
> Regards,
> Balaji.P
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Kyle Mestery [mailto:mestery at noironetworks.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2014 7:17 PM
> > To: OpenStack Development Mailing List (not for usage questions)
> > Cc: isaku yamahata
> > Subject: Re: [openstack-dev] [neutron] Service VMs
> >
> > On Tue, Apr 22, 2014 at 5:49 PM, Isaku Yamahata
> > <isaku.yamahata at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Hi. Keyle, thank you for starting this discussion to make progress.
> > >
> > > On Mon, Apr 21, 2014 at 08:41:19PM -0500, Kyle Mestery
> > > <mestery at noironetworks.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >> On Mon, Apr 21, 2014 at 4:20 PM, Doug Hellmann
> > >> <doug.hellmann at dreamhost.com> wrote:
> > >> > On Mon, Apr 21, 2014 at 3:07 PM, Kyle Mestery
> > <mestery at noironetworks.com> wrote:
> > >> >> For the upcoming Summit there are 3 sessions filed around "Service
> > >> >> VMs" in Neutron. After discussing this with a few different
> > >> >> people, I'd like to propose the idea that the "Service VM" work be
> > >> >> moved out of Neutron and into it's own project on stackforge.
> > >> >> There are a few reasons for this:
> > >> >
> > >> > How long do you anticipate the project needing to live on
> > >> > stackforge before it can move to a place where we can introduce
> > >> > symmetric gating with the projects that use it?
> > >
> > > To be honest, I'm not sure how long it will take. We will see after
> > > the summit.
> > > At this point, my feeling is
> > > - before the summit, preliminary discussion, preparation for the
> > > summit
> > > - discuss at the summit (including project name?)
> > > - after the summit, create its own project on stackforge and start
> > > its own activity like weekly IRC meeting.
> > > import neutron code repo as the first code base, and
> > cleaning/stripping
> > > it up and so on.
> > >
> > > What do you think?
> > >
> > I think this is a good starting plan.
> >
> > >
> > >> The patches for this (look at the BP here [1]) have been in review
> > >> for a while now as WIP. I think it's reasonable to expect that moving
> > >> this to stackforge would let the authors and others interested
> > >> collaborate faster. I expect this would take a cycle on stackforge
> > >> before we could talk about other projects using this. But honestly,
> > >> that's a better question for Isaku and Bob.
> > >
> > > In fact, this is not the first time that such opinion is claimed.
> > > But this is the first time to get much feedback.
> > > It's good timing to give it a consideration.
> > >
> > > Just to make it clear, the session slot will be allocated to discuss
> > > on this? At least it would be valuable to share the current status and
> > > to discuss on its future direction, and which part will be separated
> > > out and which part will remain in Neutron.
> > >
> > Yes, I will keep this summit session so we can discuss it in Atlanta and
> > move forward from there.
> >
> > >
> > >> > Who is going to drive the development work?
> > >> >
> > >> For that, I'm thinking Isaku and Bob (copied above) would be the ones
> > >> driving it. But anyone else who is interested should feel free to
> > >> jump in as well.
> > >
> > > I'm willing to take the responsibility (and to share it with Bob).
> > > Also others to help are very welcome.
> > >
> > > thanks,
> > >
> > >> Thanks,
> > >> Kyle
> > >>
> > >> [1]
> > >> https://blueprints.launchpad.net/neutron/+spec/adv-services-in-vms
> > >>
> > >> > Doug
> > >> >
> > >> >>
> > >> >> 1. There is nothing Neutron specific about service VMs.
> > >> >> 2. Service VMs can perform services for other OpenStack projects.
> > >> >> 3. The code is quite large and may be better served being inside
> > >> >> it's own project.
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Moving the work out of Neutron and into it's own project would
> > >> >> allow for separate velocity for this project, and for code to be
> > >> >> shared for the Service VM work for things other than Neutron
> > services.
> > >> >>
> > >> >> I'm starting this email thread now to get people's feedback on
> > >> >> this and see what comments other have. I've specifically copied
> > >> >> Isaku and Bob, who both filed summit sessions on this and have
> > >> >> done a lot of work in this area to date.
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Thanks,
> > >> >> Kyle
> > >> >>
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