[Bug 1672522] [NEW] The python-openvswitch package should build the json C extension

[Terry Wilson]

Public bug reported:

The C extension wrapping OVS's own json parser is 60x faster than the
pure-python version currently being used. Profiling shows JSON parsing
to be the biggest bottleneck using python-openvswitch IDL library.

setuptools can build the extension as long as the python-dev packages
are installed and openvswitch-dev is installed. It should be available
in OVS 2.6+

** Affects: openvswitch (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  The python-openvswitch package should build the json C extension

Status in openvswitch package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  The C extension wrapping OVS's own json parser is 60x faster than the
  pure-python version currently being used. Profiling shows JSON parsing
  to be the biggest bottleneck using python-openvswitch IDL library.

  setuptools can build the extension as long as the python-dev packages
  are installed and openvswitch-dev is installed. It should be available
  in OVS 2.6+

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