[Openstack] baremetal driver - is anyone actually using the old code?

2012-11-15 Thread Devananda van der Veen
Following up on today's Nova meeting, I am checking to see if anyone is still using the old (essex, folsom) baremetal driver. There has been a lot of work done on replacing this driver by folks at NTT, ISI, HP, and elsewhere, including both a talk and session at the Grizzly summit. As far as I kno

Re: [Openstack] [nova] mysql connection optimization

2012-07-11 Thread Devananda van der Veen
ssion is handed back with an open > transaction on it? Seems like a useful defensive measure. > > Mark > > On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 12:46 PM, Jay Pipes wrote: > >> +1 to all your ideas below, Devananda. >> >> On 07/11/2012 01:33 PM, Devananda van der Veen wro

[Openstack] [nova] mysql connection optimization

2012-07-11 Thread Devananda van der Veen
Hi all, I've been taking a look at the way Nova uses its MySQL database. Having done MySQL performance audits for years as a consultant, a few things jumped out right away at me. First is the way that SQLAlchemy is wrapping nearly every query in an unnecessary "ping check" and rollback, eg.: sele