Merge pull request #1599 from rackerlabs/add-ironic-port-category-hack

feat(ironic): ignore ports with the storage category from attachment

Author: cardoe

containers/ironic/patches/0001-hack-for-scheduling-purposes-ignore-ports-with-categ.patch

@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+From 60cc94d4c3271efcfd787c6276e306ee14cdce72 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Doug Goldstein <cardoe@cardoe.com>
+Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2026 11:08:04 -0600
+Subject: [PATCH] hack: for scheduling purposes ignore ports with category
+ storage
+
+We want to ignore ports that are in category storage for being eligible
+for attachment. This is a hack until TBN arrives and we can utilize
+that.
+
+Change-Id: Ibc211ed8e6b9e5933ff657605933efd4c84fb77e
+Signed-off-by: Doug Goldstein <cardoe@cardoe.com>
+---
+ ironic/drivers/modules/network/common.py | 17 +++++++++++++++++
+ 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/ironic/drivers/modules/network/common.py b/ironic/drivers/modules/network/common.py
+index 04413663c..1ab3e4dbe 100644
+--- a/ironic/drivers/modules/network/common.py
++++ b/ironic/drivers/modules/network/common.py
+@@ -34,6 +34,21 @@ LOG = log.getLogger(__name__)
+ TENANT_VIF_KEY = 'tenant_vif_port_id'
+ 
+ 
++def _port_category_hack(port_like_obj):
++    """Hack until we get TBN."""
++
++    category = getattr(port_like_obj, "category", "")
++    if category == "network":
++        # if the category is "network", then we want this port
++        return True
++    elif category == "storage":
++        # if the category is "storage", we don't want this port
++        return False
++    else:
++        # if its unset, backwards compat and attempt to use the port
++        return True
++
++
+ def _vif_attached(port_like_obj, vif_id):
+     """Check if VIF is already attached to a port or portgroup.
+ 
+@@ -130,6 +145,8 @@ def _get_free_portgroups_and_ports(task, vif_id, physnets, vif_info={}):
+             continue
+         if not _is_port_physnet_allowed(p, physnets):
+             continue
++        if not _port_category_hack(p):
++            continue
+         if p.portgroup_id is None and not portgroup_uuid:
+             free_port_like_objs.append(p)
+         else:
+-- 
+2.50.1 (Apple Git-155)

containers/ironic/patches/series

@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 0001-Solve-IPMI-call-issue-results-in-UTF-8-format-error-.patch
 0001-Add-SKU-field-to-Redfish-inspection.patch
 0001-fix-redfish-inspect-system-product-name.patch
+0001-hack-for-scheduling-purposes-ignore-ports-with-categ.patch