Hit this error:

2025-09-26 04:43:29.343 ERROR os_net_config.config_provider nmstate: ***Failed to configure network_config ***
Verification failure: ens1f0.interface.ethernet.sr-iov.drivers-autoprobe desire 'true', current 'false'
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/os_net_config/cli.py", line 593, in config_provider
    pf_files_changed = provider.apply(cleanup=False,
  File "/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/os_net_config/impl_nmstate.py", line 2845, in apply
    self.rollback_to_initial_settings()
  File "/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/os_net_config/impl_nmstate.py", line 425, in rollback_to_initial_settings
    netapplier.apply(diff_state, verify_change=True)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/libnmstate/netapplier.py", line 32, in apply
    return apply_net_state(
  File "/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/libnmstate/clib_wrapper.py", line 133, in apply_net_state
    raise map_error(err_kind, err_msg)
libnmstate.error.NmstateVerificationError: Verification failure: ens1f0.interface.ethernet.sr-iov.drivers-autoprobe desire 'true', current 'false'

When testing the support for support NIC partitioning for the interface that was used for baremetal provisioning for nmstate provider (see OSPRH-20281)

NetworkManager version:

[cloud-admin@compute-1 ~]$ rpm -qi NetworkManager
Name        : NetworkManager
Epoch       : 1
Version     : 1.46.0
Release     : 35.el9_4
Architecture: x86_64
Install Date: Fri 26 Sep 2025 04:32:30 AM EDT
Group       : System Environment/Base
Size        : 6593397
License     : GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later
Signature   : RSA/SHA256, Fri 12 Sep 2025 09:01:11 AM EDT, Key ID 199e2f91fd431d51
Source RPM  : NetworkManager-1.46.0-35.el9_4.src.rpm
Build Date  : Wed 10 Sep 2025 03:20:46 PM EDT
Build Host  : x86-64-04.build.eng.rdu2.redhat.com
Packager    : Red Hat, Inc. <http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla>
Vendor      : Red Hat, Inc.
URL         : https://networkmanager.dev/
Summary     : Network connection manager and user applications
Description :
NetworkManager is a system service that manages network interfaces and
connections based on user or automatic configuration. It supports
Ethernet, Bridge, Bond, VLAN, Team, InfiniBand, Wi-Fi, mobile broadband
(WWAN), PPPoE and other devices, and supports a variety of different VPN
services.

To Reproduce:

1. Apply this OpenStackDataPlaneNodeSet CR (notice that remove_config is used for ens1f1):

   apiVersion: dataplane.openstack.org/v1beta1
   kind: OpenStackDataPlaneNodeSet
   metadata:
     name: openstack-edpm
     namespace: openstack
   spec:
     baremetalSetTemplate:
       ctlplaneInterface: ens1f1
     ...
     nodeTemplate:
       ansible:
           ...
           edpm_bootstrap_command: |-
             # Replace os-net-config
             cd /tmp/
             git clone https://github.com/karthiksundaravel/os-net-config_nmstate.git -b test_remove_con
             cd os-net-config_nmstate/
             rm -fr /usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/os_net_config
             mv os_net_config /usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/
          ...
           edpm_network_config_nmstate: true
           edpm_network_config_nonconfigured_cleanup: false
           edpm_network_config_os_net_config_mappings:
             edpm-compute-0:
               nic1: 'ec:2a:72:40:b4:28'  # eno8303
               nic2: '6c:fe:54:3f:87:00'  # ens1f0
               nic3: '6c:fe:54:3f:87:01'  # ens1f1
           edpm_network_config_template: |
             ---
             {% set mtu_list = [ctlplane_mtu] %}
             {% for network in nodeset_networks %}
             {{ mtu_list.append(lookup('vars', networks_lower[network] ~ '_mtu')) }}
             {%- endfor %}
             {% set min_viable_mtu = mtu_list | max %}
             remove_config:
             - remove_type: interface
               remove_name: nic3
             network_config:
             - type: interface
               name: nic1
               use_dhcp: false
             - type: sriov_pf
               name: nic2
               mtu: 9000
               numvfs: 5
               use_dhcp: false
               defroute: false
               nm_controlled: true
               hotplug: true
               drivers_autoprobe: false
             - type: linux_bond
               name: ctlplane_bond
               use_dhcp: false
               bonding_options: "mode=active-backup"
               dns_servers: {{ ctlplane_dns_nameservers }}
               members:
               - type: sriov_vf
                 device: nic2
                 vfid: 0
               addresses:
               - ip_netmask: {{ ctlplane_ip }}/{{ ctlplane_cidr }}
               routes:
               - default: true
                 next_hop: {{ ctlplane_gateway_ip }}
             - type: sriov_pf
               name: nic3
               mtu: 9000
               numvfs: 5
               use_dhcp: false
               defroute: false
               nm_controlled: true
               hotplug: true
               drivers_autoprobe: false
             - type: linux_bond
               name: bond_api
               use_dhcp: false
               bonding_options: "mode=active-backup"
               dns_servers: {{ ctlplane_dns_nameservers }}
               members:
               - type: sriov_vf
                 device: nic3
                 vfid: 0
                 vlan_id: {{ lookup('vars', networks_lower['internalapi'] ~ '_vlan_id') }}
               addresses:
               - ip_netmask: {{ lookup('vars', networks_lower['internalapi'] ~ '_ip') }}/{{ lookup('vars', networks_lower['internalapi'] ~ '_cidr') }}
             - type: linux_bond
               name: storage_bond
               use_dhcp: false
               bonding_options: "mode=active-backup"
               dns_servers: {{ ctlplane_dns_nameservers }}
               members:
               - type: sriov_vf
                 device: nic3
                 vfid: 1
                 vlan_id: {{ lookup('vars', networks_lower['storage'] ~ '_vlan_id') }}
               addresses:
               - ip_netmask: {{ lookup('vars', networks_lower['storage'] ~ '_ip') }}/{{ lookup('vars', networks_lower['storage'] ~ '_cidr') }}
             - type: ovs_user_bridge
               name: br-link0
               use_dhcp: false
               mtu: 9000
               ovs_extra: "set port br-link0 tag={{ lookup('vars', networks_lower['tenant'] ~ '_vlan_id') }}"
               addresses:
               - ip_netmask: {{ lookup('vars', networks_lower['tenant'] ~ '_ip') }}/{{ lookup('vars', networks_lower['tenant'] ~ '_cidr') }}
               members:
               - type: ovs_dpdk_port
                 rx_queue: 1
                 name: dpdk0
                 members:
                 - type: sriov_vf
                   device: nic3
                   vfid: 2
     ...
   

2. Apply the corresponding OpenStackDataPlaneDeployment
3. You'll see error pods like these:

   [zuul@controller-0 ~]$ oc get pod |grep configure-network                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
   configure-network-edpm-deployment-openstack-edpm-2rd8v            0/1     Error       0          13m                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
   configure-network-edpm-deployment-openstack-edpm-7rlll            0/1     Error       0          2m17s                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
   configure-network-edpm-deployment-openstack-edpm-87tb5            0/1     Error       0          2m43s                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
   configure-network-edpm-deployment-openstack-edpm-fzlqv            0/1     Error       0          89s             
   

Expected behavior

• configure-network run without errors