os-vif/releasenotes/notes/default-to-native-ovsdb-driver-112fb5adf6e19a30.yaml
Sean Mooney d7928102d6 deprecate ovs-vsctl driver and make native the default
The native ovsdb backend was added in stein with the
intent of making it the default in train and removing
the vsctl backend in ussuri.

The default was never changed and the deprecation was
not done so this change now does both.

Change-Id: Iaeeb7eaa656611b3ae571c391d51fcbfd2b59670
2020-09-01 19:04:26 +00:00

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deprecations:
- |
The ``vsctl`` ovsdb driver is now deprecated for removal.
The default ovsdb interface has now been updated to ``native``.
This will use the ovs python binding instead of invoking
the ``ovs-vsctl`` CLI. The ``native`` backend both outperforms
the ``vsctl`` backend and require no elevated privileges to
configure the ovsdb. This both improves security and
reduces plug and unplug time.
upgrade:
- |
os-vif now uses the ``native`` ovsdb driver instead of ``vsctl`` driver.
This reduces the number of privileged call that os-vif need to make
and generally improves plugging performance. In future release the
``vsctl`` backend will be removed.