Adding the support of Linux bridge interface for VM setup

[capolrik]

Use the --bridge option to create a NAD that will be attached to the VMs

Type of change

• New feature

Description

Adding the support for bridge interface using VMs.
A NNCP needs to be defined before running the test to defined the linux bridge.
Then, the bridge name should passed to the option:

k8s-netperf --debug --vm --bridge br0

with the following NNCP

apiVersion: nmstate.io/v1alpha1
kind: NodeNetworkConfigurationPolicy
metadata:
  name: br0-eth1
spec:
  desiredState:
    interfaces:
      - name: br0
        description: Linux bridge with eno2 as a port
        type: linux-bridge
        state: up
        ipv4:
          dhcp: true
          enabled: true
        bridge:
          options:
            stp:
              enabled: false
          port:
            - name: eno2

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Checklist before requesting a review

• I have performed a self-review of my code.
• If it is a core feature, I have added thorough tests.

Testing

On OCP 4.17,

k8s-netperf --debug --vm --bridge br0

and

k8s-netperf --debug --vm

[jtaleric]

does the user need to setup anything prior to running this? We might want to add some documentation.

[capolrik]

Sorry I got a versioning issue, let me re-open the PR.