vRouter Hardware Offload Enablement
SmartNICs allow complex packet processing on the NIC. In order to support
hardware acceleration for them, Nova core needs modifications to support the
combination of VIF and vRouter plugging they support. This blueprint tracks a
hybrid SR-IOV and vRouter model to enable acceleration.
Note: In this blueprint, Contrail and Tungsten Fabric will be used interchangeably.
Blueprint information
- Status:
- Complete
- Approver:
- Sylvain Bauza
- Priority:
- Low
- Drafter:
- Jan Gutter
- Direction:
- Approved
- Assignee:
- Jan Gutter
- Definition:
- Approved
- Series goal:
- Accepted for stein
- Implementation:
-
Implemented
- Milestone target:
-
stein-3
- Started by
- Jan Gutter
- Completed by
- Jan Gutter
Related branches
Sprints
Whiteboard
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Stage 1:
https:/
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Convert vrouter legacy plugging to os-vif
Stage 2:
https:/
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Add support for generic datapath offloads
Stage 3:
(this blueprint)
Addressed by: https:/
[WIP] Add support for vrouter HW datapath offloads
Spec merged today, approved for Stein. -- melwitt 20190110
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Work Items
Dependency tree
* Blueprints in grey have been implemented.
