neutron.tests.functional.agent.linux.test_netlink_lib.NetlinkLibTestCase. test_list_entries fails with Python 3

[Jakub Libosvar]

ft1.5: neutron.tests.functional.agent.linux.test_netlink_lib.NetlinkLibTestCase.test_list_entries_StringException: Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/stack/new/neutron/neutron/tests/base.py", line 140, in func
    return f(self, *args, **kwargs)
  File "/opt/stack/new/neutron/neutron/tests/functional/agent/linux/test_netlink_lib.py", line 85, in test_list_entries
    entries_list = nl_lib.list_entries(zone=_zone)
  File "/opt/stack/new/neutron/.tox/dsvm-functional-python35/lib/python3.5/site-packages/oslo_privsep/priv_context.py", line 207, in _wrap
    return self.channel.remote_call(name, args, kwargs)
  File "/opt/stack/new/neutron/.tox/dsvm-functional-python35/lib/python3.5/site-packages/oslo_privsep/daemon.py", line 202, in remote_call
    raise exc_type(*result[2])
TypeError: cannot use a string pattern on a bytes-like object

[OpenStack Infra (hudson-openstack)]

Fix proposed to branch: master
Review: https://review.openstack.org/568675

[OpenStack Infra (hudson-openstack)]

Reviewed: https://review.openstack.org/568675
Committed: https://git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack/neutron/commit/?id=ec0760a40e68f921e482d77a01551f7f4e0e3788
Submitter: Zuul
Branch: master

commit ec0760a40e68f921e482d77a01551f7f4e0e3788
Author: Jakub Libosvar <email address hidden>
Date: Tue May 15 19:06:36 2018 +0000

    py3: Fix list_entries for netlink_lib

    As privsep communicates with main process via socket, data passed
    through this socket must be string type in Python 3. This patch converts
    bytes to string, then privsep works correctly.

    Change-Id: I6838d13b5acc32e939fba3c9abfea7cd483e971b
    Closes-bug: #1771410

[OpenStack Infra (hudson-openstack)]

This issue was fixed in the openstack/neutron 13.0.0.0b2 development milestone.