1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/nova/objects/base.py b/nova/objects/base.py
index 4f973de0c..c6dc8cc1a 100644
--- a/nova/objects/base.py
+++ b/nova/objects/base.py
@@ -367,6 +367,14 @@ class NovaObject(object):
         """
         return self[key]
 
+    def update(self, updates):
+        """For backwards-compatibility with dict-base objects.
+
+        NOTE(danms): May be removed in the future.
+        """
+        for key, value in updates.items():
+            self[key] = value
+
 
 class ObjectListBase(object):
     """Mixin class for lists of objects.