Public bug reported: Nova currently injects in network_data.json the internal device name in the link id field and the device "type" in the link type field. This is wrong and could mislead users about how they should use and interpret those values.
The nova-specs for network_data.json [1] specifies that: * the link id should be a "Generic, generated ID". * the link type should be "vif" if it's a virtual interface and "phy" for physical interface. The values currently used come from internal implementation details and shouldn't be passed on to the end-user. The implementation should be updated to respect the spirit of the spec. This will reduce confusion to initialization agent developers. [1] http://specs.openstack.org/openstack/nova- specs/specs/liberty/implemented/metadata-service-network-info.html#rest- api-impact ** Affects: nova Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Yahoo! Engineering Team, which is subscribed to OpenStack Compute (nova). https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1588017 Title: network_data.json shouldn't include internal device name and type Status in OpenStack Compute (nova): New Bug description: Nova currently injects in network_data.json the internal device name in the link id field and the device "type" in the link type field. This is wrong and could mislead users about how they should use and interpret those values. The nova-specs for network_data.json [1] specifies that: * the link id should be a "Generic, generated ID". * the link type should be "vif" if it's a virtual interface and "phy" for physical interface. The values currently used come from internal implementation details and shouldn't be passed on to the end-user. The implementation should be updated to respect the spirit of the spec. This will reduce confusion to initialization agent developers. [1] http://specs.openstack.org/openstack/nova- specs/specs/liberty/implemented/metadata-service-network-info.html #rest-api-impact To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1588017/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~yahoo-eng-team Post to : yahoo-eng-team@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~yahoo-eng-team More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
