From 11a60a65684a7a453afc4802436cdcc56b3c4e0c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mark Goddard <mark@stackhpc.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2020 10:05:59 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Add support for using a tmpfs for Cinder image conversion
This can improve performance of image format conversion and encryption, if
sufficient memory is available on the cinder-volume host.
Closes-Bug: #1897276
Change-Id: I4ca1c4db7b66fdfc6bb873aad2570234f3882d81
---
ansible/roles/cinder/defaults/main.yml | 7 +++++++
ansible/roles/cinder/handlers/main.yml | 1 +
ansible/roles/cinder/tasks/check-containers.yml | 1 +
.../notes/cinder-conversion-tmpfs-94e2ed1de5d9ea06.yaml | 6 ++++++
4 files changed, 15 insertions(+)
create mode 100644 releasenotes/notes/cinder-conversion-tmpfs-94e2ed1de5d9ea06.yaml
diff --git a/ansible/roles/cinder/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/cinder/defaults/main.yml
index 95c7576d7..ba447d6a6 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/cinder/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/cinder/defaults/main.yml
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ cinder_services:
image: "{{ cinder_volume_image_full }}"
privileged: True
ipc_mode: "host"
+ tmpfs: "{{ cinder_volume_tmpfs }}"
volumes: "{{ cinder_volume_default_volumes + cinder_volume_extra_volumes }}"
dimensions: "{{ cinder_volume_dimensions }}"
cinder-backup:
@@ -125,6 +126,12 @@ cinder_backup_extra_volumes: "{{ cinder_extra_volumes }}"
cinder_scheduler_extra_volumes: "{{ cinder_extra_volumes }}"
cinder_volume_extra_volumes: "{{ cinder_extra_volumes }}"
+cinder_volume_tmpfs:
+ - "{% if cinder_enable_conversion_tmpfs | bool %}/var/lib/cinder/conversion{% endif %}"
+
+# If true, use a tmpfs mount for the Cinder image conversion directory.
+cinder_enable_conversion_tmpfs: false
+
####################
# OpenStack
####################
diff --git a/ansible/roles/cinder/handlers/main.yml b/ansible/roles/cinder/handlers/main.yml
index 47a470f7f..ddad53b80 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/cinder/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/cinder/handlers/main.yml
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
image: "{{ service.image }}"
privileged: "{{ service.privileged | default(False) }}"
ipc_mode: "{{ service.ipc_mode | default('') }}"
+ tmpfs: "{{ service.tmpfs | default(omit) }}"
volumes: "{{ service.volumes | reject('equalto', '') | list }}"
dimensions: "{{ service.dimensions }}"
when:
diff --git a/ansible/roles/cinder/tasks/check-containers.yml b/ansible/roles/cinder/tasks/check-containers.yml
index 184933646..9f483539f 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/cinder/tasks/check-containers.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/cinder/tasks/check-containers.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
common_options: "{{ docker_common_options }}"
name: "{{ item.value.container_name }}"
image: "{{ item.value.image }}"
+ tmpfs: "{{ item.value.tmpfs | default(omit) }}"
volumes: "{{ item.value.volumes | reject('equalto', '') | list }}"
dimensions: "{{ item.value.dimensions }}"
privileged: "{{ item.value.privileged | default(False) }}"
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/cinder-conversion-tmpfs-94e2ed1de5d9ea06.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/cinder-conversion-tmpfs-94e2ed1de5d9ea06.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cdfa19205
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/cinder-conversion-tmpfs-94e2ed1de5d9ea06.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+features:
+ - |
+ Adds support for using a ``tmpfs`` mount for the image conversion directory
+ of the ``cinder_volume`` container. This is disabled by default, but may be
+ enabled by setting ``cinder_enable_conversion_tmpfs`` to ``true``.
--
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