Type Driver代码解读

Type Driver最主要的功能是管理网络Segment，提供Provider Segment和Tenant Segment的验证、分配、释放等操作。

命令行中没有指定任何Provider信息时，所创建的就是Tenant Segment，简单的说，Provider Segment之外的Segment都可以称为Tenant Segment。

一 Flat Type Driver

#neutron/plugins/ml2/drivers/type_flat.py
class FlatTypeDriver(api.TypeDriver):
    def validate_provider_segment(self, segment):
        physical_network = segment.get(api.PHYSICAL_NETWORK)
        if not physical_network:
            msg = _("physical_network required for flat provider network")
            raise exc.InvalidInput(error_message=msg)
        if self.flat_networks and physical_network not in self.flat_networks:
            msg = (_("physical_network '%s' unknown for flat provider network")
                   % physical_network)
            raise exc.InvalidInput(error_