One should be able to change ovs port type if its not virtual.

If ovs port is virtual, we use OVSIntPort to create it.
Otherwise it should be OVSPort.
I've added new key: ovs_port_type to not intersect with current
deployments and not hurt anyone.

I've updated doc to have an example of ovs peering patch.
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Change-Id: Ieddb5fcc02d410c3cc14c89737992690cb5f3975

README.rst

@@ -907,6 +907,44 @@ OpenVswitch Bridges
             netmask: 255.255.255.0
             use_interfaces:
             - eth1
+          br-prv:
+            enabled: true
+            type: ovs_bridge
+            mtu: 65000
+          br-ens7:
+            enabled: true
+            name: br-ens7
+            type: ovs_bridge
+            proto: manual
+            mtu: 9000
+            use_interfaces:
+            - ens7
+          patch-br-ens7-br-prv:
+            enabled: true
+            name: ens7-prv
+            ovs_type: ovs_port
+            type: ovs_port
+            bridge: br-ens7
+            port_type: patch
+            peer: prv-ens7
+            mtu: 65000
+          patch-br-prv-br-ens7:
+            enabled: true
+            name: prv-ens7
+            bridge: br-prv
+            ovs_type: ovs_port
+            type: ovs_port
+            port_type: patch
+            peer: ens7-prv
+            mtu: 65000
+          ens7:
+            enabled: true
+            name: ens7
+            proto: manual
+            ovs_port_type: OVSPort
+            type: ovs_port
+            ovs_bridge: br-ens7
+            bridge: br-ens7
 
 Debian manual proto interfaces
 

linux/files/ovs_port

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 auto {{ port_name }}
 allow-{{ port.bridge }} {{ port_name }}
 iface {{ port_name }} inet {{ port.get('proto', 'manual') }}
-ovs_type OVSIntPort
+ovs_type {{ port.get('ovs_port_type', 'OVSIntPort') }}
 mtu {{ port.get('mtu', '1500') }}
 ovs_bridge {{ port.bridge }}
 {%- if port.get('proto', 'manual') == 'static' %}

tests/pillar/network_openvswitch_dpdk.sls

@@ -39,3 +39,11 @@ linux:
       br-prv:
         enabled: true
         type: dpdk_ovs_bridge
+      dummy0:
+        enabled: true
+        name: dummy0
+        proto: manual
+        ovs_port_type: OVSIntPort
+        type: ovs_port
+        ovs_bridge: br-prv
+        bridge: br-prv