18.01 Release Notes

Change-Id: I2493a6135aecb4e2eead20a71dcb9ca16834cd63
Signed-off-by: Dave Wallace <dwallacelf@gmail.com>
(cherry picked from commit 9d21268d0a2277fb5a70db960d0d538620401834)

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 # Release Notes    {#release_notes}
 
-* @subpage release_notes_1802
+* @subpage release_notes_1801
 * @subpage release_notes_1710
 * @subpage release_notes_1707
 * @subpage release_notes_1704
@@ -9,9 +9,459 @@
 * @subpage release_notes_1609
 * @subpage release_notes_1606
 
-@page release_notes_1802 Release notes for VPP 18.02
+@page release_notes_1801 Release notes for VPP 18.01
 
-TBD
+More than 560 commits since the 17.10 release.
+
+## Features
+- Infrastructure
+  - DPDK 17.11
+  - TCP Checksum Offload
+  - Arm64/Arm-v8 support
+  - SUSE packaging
+  - bihash_vec8_8 variant
+  - PCI rework to support VFIO
+  - chi-squared test calculator
+  
+- SNAT / NAT
+  - One armed NAT
+  - Twice NAT44
+  - NAT hairpinning rework
+  - NAT64 multi-thread
+  - NAT64 IPFix
+  - NAT64 Fragmentation
+  - NAT: DS-Lite
+  - Remove old SNAT API
+  - ACL-based NAT
+
+- VNET
+  - DNS name resolver
+  - BIER
+  - GENEVE Tunnel
+  - IPSec Openssl 1.1.0 api support
+  - FIB improvements
+  - tap v2
+  
+- API
+  - VPP stats (Broadcast & Multicast support)
+  - SR MPLS
+  - VPP Object Model (VOM)
+  
+- Host Stack
+  - VPP TCP Stack scale / congestion improvements
+  - Refactor UDP
+  - Namespace support
+  - VPP Comms Library (VCL) improvements
+
+- ACL
+  - ACL stats
+
+- Plugins
+  - Kube-proxy
+  - L2 Emulation
+  - Memif
+
+## Known issues
+
+For the full list of issues please refer to fd.io [JIRA](https://jira.fd.io).
+
+## Issues fixed
+
+For the full list of fixed issues please refer to:
+- fd.io [JIRA](https://jira.fd.io)
+- git [commit log](https://git.fd.io/vpp/log/?h=stable/1801)
+
+## API changes
+
+Message Name                                                 Result
+af_packet_set_l4_cksum_offload                               definition changed
+api_versions                                                 definition changed
+app_namespace_add_del                                        definition changed
+application_attach                                           definition changed
+bier_disp_entry_add_del                                      definition changed
+bier_disp_entry_details                                      only in image
+bier_disp_entry_dump                                         only in image
+bier_disp_table_add_del                                      definition changed
+bier_disp_table_details                                      only in image
+bier_disp_table_dump                                         only in image
+bier_imp_add                                                 definition changed
+bier_imp_del                                                 definition changed
+bier_imp_details                                             only in image
+bier_imp_dump                                                only in image
+bier_route_add_del                                           definition changed
+bier_route_details                                           only in image
+bier_route_dump                                              only in image
+bier_table_add_del                                           definition changed
+bier_table_details                                           only in image
+bier_table_dump                                              only in image
+bind_sock_reply                                              definition changed
+connect_session_reply                                        definition changed
+connect_sock                                                 definition changed
+connect_uri                                                  definition changed
+dhcp_proxy_details                                           definition changed
+dhcp_proxy_set_vss                                           definition changed
+dns_enable_disable                                           definition changed
+dns_name_server_add_del                                      definition changed
+dns_resolve_ip                                               definition changed
+dns_resolve_name                                             definition changed
+dslite_add_del_pool_addr_range                               definition changed
+dslite_set_aftr_addr                                         definition changed
+geneve_add_del_tunnel                                        definition changed
+geneve_tunnel_details                                        only in image
+geneve_tunnel_dump                                           only in image
+ip_add_del_route                                             definition changed
+ip_container_proxy_add_del                                   definition changed
+ip_mroute_add_del                                            definition changed
+ip_neighbor_details                                          definition changed
+ip_punt_police                                               definition changed
+ip_punt_redirect                                             definition changed
+ipsec_sa_details                                             only in image
+ipsec_sa_dump                                                only in image
+ipsec_sad_add_del_entry                                      definition changed
+ipsec_tunnel_if_set_key                                      definition changed
+ipsec_tunnel_if_set_sa                                       definition changed
+kp_add_del_pod                                               definition changed
+kp_add_del_vip                                               definition changed
+kp_conf                                                      definition changed
+l2_emulation                                                 definition changed
+l2_fib_table_details                                         definition changed
+l2fib_add_del                                                definition changed
+memclnt_keepalive                                            definition changed
+memfd_segment_create                                         definition changed
+mpls_ip_bind_unbind                                          definition changed
+mpls_route_add_del                                           definition changed
+nat44_add_del_address_range                                  definition changed
+nat44_add_del_identity_mapping                               definition changed
+nat44_add_del_interface_addr                                 definition changed
+nat44_add_del_lb_static_mapping                              definition changed
+nat44_add_del_static_mapping                                 definition changed
+nat44_address_details                                        definition changed
+nat44_del_session                                            definition changed
+nat44_forwarding_enable_disable                              definition changed
+nat44_forwarding_is_enabled                                  definition changed
+nat44_identity_mapping_details                               only in image
+nat44_identity_mapping_dump                                  only in image
+nat44_interface_addr_details                                 definition changed
+nat44_lb_static_mapping_details                              definition changed
+nat44_static_mapping_details                                 definition changed
+nat64_add_del_interface_addr                                 definition changed
+nat_get_reass                                                definition changed
+nat_reass_details                                            only in image
+nat_reass_dump                                               only in image
+nat_set_reass                                                definition changed
+reset_vrf                                                    definition changed
+session_rule_add_del                                         definition changed
+session_rules_details                                        only in image
+session_rules_dump                                           only in image
+snat_add_address_range                                       definition changed
+snat_add_del_interface_addr                                  definition changed
+snat_add_det_map                                             definition changed
+snat_add_static_mapping                                      definition changed
+snat_address_details                                         only in file
+snat_address_dump                                            only in file
+snat_control_ping                                            definition changed
+snat_det_close_session_in                                    definition changed
+snat_det_close_session_out                                   definition changed
+snat_det_forward                                             definition changed
+snat_det_get_timeouts                                        definition changed
+snat_det_map_details                                         only in file
+snat_det_map_dump                                            only in file
+snat_det_reverse                                             definition changed
+snat_det_session_details                                     only in file
+snat_det_session_dump                                        only in file
+snat_det_set_timeouts                                        definition changed
+snat_interface_add_del_feature                               definition changed
+snat_interface_add_del_output_feature                        definition changed
+snat_interface_addr_details                                  only in file
+snat_interface_addr_dump                                     only in file
+snat_interface_details                                       only in file
+snat_interface_dump                                          only in file
+snat_interface_output_feature_details                        only in file
+snat_interface_output_feature_dump                           only in file
+snat_ipfix_enable_disable                                    definition changed
+snat_set_workers                                             definition changed
+snat_show_config                                             definition changed
+snat_static_mapping_details                                  only in file
+snat_static_mapping_dump                                     only in file
+snat_user_details                                            only in file
+snat_user_dump                                               only in file
+snat_user_session_details                                    only in file
+snat_user_session_dump                                       only in file
+snat_worker_details                                          only in file
+snat_worker_dump                                             only in file
+sockclnt_create                                              definition changed
+sockclnt_delete                                              definition changed
+sr_localsids_details                                         only in image
+sr_localsids_dump                                            only in image
+sr_mpls_policy_add                                           definition changed
+sr_mpls_policy_assign_endpoint_color                         definition changed
+sr_mpls_policy_del                                           definition changed
+sr_mpls_policy_mod                                           definition changed
+sr_mpls_steering_add_del                                     definition changed
+sr_set_encap_source                                          definition changed
+stn_add_del_rule                                             definition changed
+stn_rule_details                                             only in image
+stn_rules_dump                                               only in image
+sw_interface_set_geneve_bypass                               definition changed
+sw_interface_set_lldp                                        definition changed
+sw_interface_set_rx_mode                                     definition changed
+sw_interface_tap_v2_details                                  only in image
+sw_interface_tap_v2_dump                                     only in image
+tap_create_v2                                                definition changed
+tap_delete_v2                                                definition changed
+udp_encap_add_del                                            definition changed
+udp_encap_details                                            only in image
+udp_encap_dump                                               only in image
+vnet_ip4_mfib_counters                                       only in image
+vnet_ip6_mfib_counters                                       only in image
+want_ip4_mfib_stats                                          definition changed
+want_ip6_mfib_stats                                          definition changed
+Found 142 api message signature differences
+
+- patches that changed api files
+
+./src/examples/sample-plugin/sample/sample.api
+0d056e5e vppapigen: support per-file (major,minor,patch) version stamps
+
+./src/vnet/interface.api
+b8d4481a Break up vpe.api
+ad8015be devices: Add binary API for set interface <interface> rx-mode
+0d056e5e vppapigen: support per-file (major,minor,patch) version stamps
+
+./src/vnet/feature/feature.api
+b8d4481a Break up vpe.api
+
+./src/vnet/srv6/sr.api
+1a5e301f SRv6 improvements to binary API
+0d056e5e vppapigen: support per-file (major,minor,patch) version stamps
+
+./src/vnet/bier/bier.api
+be302d72 BIER coverity fix in route downlaod
+ceb4d05b BIER disposition default route
+fa1da15c BIER: API documentation fixes.
+9128637e BIER in non-MPLS netowrks
+d792d9c0 BIER
+
+./src/vnet/vxlan-gpe/vxlan_gpe.api
+0d056e5e vppapigen: support per-file (major,minor,patch) version stamps
+
+./src/vnet/unix/tap.api
+0d056e5e vppapigen: support per-file (major,minor,patch) version stamps
+
+./src/vnet/lldp/lldp.api
+9a6fcef4 LLDP: Add Management Address TLV
+0d056e5e vppapigen: support per-file (major,minor,patch) version stamps
+
+./src/vnet/dns/dns.api
+d2080159 Add reverse DNS (ip to name) resolution
+6545716c VPP-1027: DNS name resolver
+
+./src/vnet/session/session.api
+dcf55ce2 vppcom: improve listener session handling
+6e8c6679 session: add app ns index to ns create api
+c97a7398 session: add rule tags
+6c36f53f session: add api to dump rules
+1c710451 session: rules tables
+ade70e45 session: return local transport endpoint in connect reply
+cea194d8 session: add support for application namespacing
+0d056e5e vppapigen: support per-file (major,minor,patch) version stamps
+
+./src/vnet/devices/af_packet/af_packet.api
+92b0275a af_packet: invalid TCP/UDP offload checksum on RX node recalculation
+0d056e5e vppapigen: support per-file (major,minor,patch) version stamps
+
+./src/vnet/devices/netmap/netmap.api
+0d056e5e vppapigen: support per-file (major,minor,patch) version stamps
+
+./src/vnet/devices/tap/tapv2.api
+73e7f427 tap_v2: include host-side parameters in the dump binary API
+2df39094 tapv2: multiple improvements
+c99b4cd1 tap_v2: move code to vnet/devices/tap
+
+./src/vnet/devices/virtio/vhost_user.api
+0d056e5e vppapigen: support per-file (major,minor,patch) version stamps
+
+./src/vnet/lisp-gpe/lisp_gpe.api
+0d056e5e vppapigen: support per-file (major,minor,patch) version stamps
+
+./src/vnet/srmpls/sr_mpls.api
+42998828 SR-MPLS: binary API and automated steering
+
+./src/vnet/l2/l2.api
+b8d4481a Break up vpe.api
+57938f63 l2fib: MAC: Fix uint64 to u8 byte array
+0d056e5e vppapigen: support per-file (major,minor,patch) version stamps
+
+./src/vnet/udp/udp.api
+810086d8 UDP Encapsulation.
+
+./src/vnet/policer/policer.api
+0d056e5e vppapigen: support per-file (major,minor,patch) version stamps
+
+./src/vnet/bfd/bfd.api
+0d056e5e vppapigen: support per-file (major,minor,patch) version stamps
+
+./src/vnet/geneve/geneve.api
+556033a0 Add API versioning to GENEVE tunnel implementation.
+b598f1d3 Initial GENEVE TUNNEL implementation and tests.
+
+./src/vnet/gre/gre.api
+0d056e5e vppapigen: support per-file (major,minor,patch) version stamps
+
+./src/vnet/map/map.api
+0d056e5e vppapigen: support per-file (major,minor,patch) version stamps
+
+./src/vnet/flow/flow.api
+0d056e5e vppapigen: support per-file (major,minor,patch) version stamps
+
+./src/vnet/pg/pg.api
+b8d4481a Break up vpe.api
+
+./src/vnet/dhcp/dhcp.api
+70bfcaf4 Add Support of DHCP VSS Type 0 where VPN-ID is ASCII
+0d056e5e vppapigen: support per-file (major,minor,patch) version stamps
+
+./src/vnet/ipsec/ipsec.api
+ca514fda Allow IPsec interface to have SAs reset
+75d85609 Add API call to set keys on IPsec tunnel intf
+0d056e5e vppapigen: support per-file (major,minor,patch) version stamps
+28029530 Add API support to dump IPsec SAs
+
+./src/vnet/mpls/mpls.api
+c42fc05b Remove the unused 'create VRF if needed' API parameters
+b8d4481a Break up vpe.api
+d792d9c0 BIER
+d0a59722 Revert "Enforce FIB table creation before use"
+f9342023 Enforce FIB table creation before use
+0d056e5e vppapigen: support per-file (major,minor,patch) version stamps
+
+./src/vnet/ethernet/p2p_ethernet.api
+0d056e5e vppapigen: support per-file (major,minor,patch) version stamps
+
+./src/vnet/span/span.api
+0d056e5e vppapigen: support per-file (major,minor,patch) version stamps
+
+./src/vnet/lisp-cp/lisp.api
+0d056e5e vppapigen: support per-file (major,minor,patch) version stamps
+
+./src/vnet/lisp-cp/one.api
+0d056e5e vppapigen: support per-file (major,minor,patch) version stamps
+
+./src/vnet/vxlan/vxlan.api
+0d056e5e vppapigen: support per-file (major,minor,patch) version stamps
+
+./src/vnet/ipsec-gre/ipsec_gre.api
+0d056e5e vppapigen: support per-file (major,minor,patch) version stamps
+
+./src/vnet/classify/classify.api
+b8d4481a Break up vpe.api
+8527f12b add classify session action set-sr-policy-index
+0d056e5e vppapigen: support per-file (major,minor,patch) version stamps
+
+./src/vnet/ip/punt.api
+b8d4481a Break up vpe.api
+
+./src/vnet/ip/ip.api
+c42fc05b Remove the unused 'create VRF if needed' API parameters
+b8d4481a Break up vpe.api
+af8dfbf6 Add sw_if_index to the ip_neighbor_details_t response.
+d792d9c0 BIER
+810086d8 UDP Encapsulation.
+595992c5 ip: add container proxy api
+0164a06d Remove unused 'not_last' parameter from ip_add_del_route
+d0a59722 Revert "Enforce FIB table creation before use"
+054c03ac Source Lookup progammable via API
+f9342023 Enforce FIB table creation before use
+d91c1dbd punt and drop features:  - new IPv4 and IPv6 feature arcs on the punt and drop nodes  - new features:    - redirect punted traffic to an interface and nexthop    - police punted traffic.
+0d056e5e vppapigen: support per-file (major,minor,patch) version stamps
+6f631156 Distributed Virtual Router Support
+
+./src/vnet/cop/cop.api
+0d056e5e vppapigen: support per-file (major,minor,patch) version stamps
+
+./src/vnet/l2tp/l2tp.api
+0d056e5e vppapigen: support per-file (major,minor,patch) version stamps
+
+./src/vpp/oam/oam.api
+b8d4481a Break up vpe.api
+
+./src/vpp/stats/stats.api
+ff233898 Stats for Multicast FIB
+0d056e5e vppapigen: support per-file (major,minor,patch) version stamps
+
+./src/vpp/api/vpe.api
+b8d4481a Break up vpe.api
+d792d9c0 BIER
+0d056e5e vppapigen: support per-file (major,minor,patch) version stamps
+b598f1d3 Initial GENEVE TUNNEL implementation and tests.
+
+./src/plugins/ioam/udp-ping/udp_ping.api
+0d056e5e vppapigen: support per-file (major,minor,patch) version stamps
+
+./src/plugins/ioam/ip6/ioam_cache.api
+0d056e5e vppapigen: support per-file (major,minor,patch) version stamps
+
+./src/plugins/ioam/lib-pot/pot.api
+0d056e5e vppapigen: support per-file (major,minor,patch) version stamps
+
+./src/plugins/ioam/lib-trace/trace.api
+0d056e5e vppapigen: support per-file (major,minor,patch) version stamps
+
+./src/plugins/ioam/export/ioam_export.api
+0d056e5e vppapigen: support per-file (major,minor,patch) version stamps
+
+./src/plugins/ioam/export-vxlan-gpe/vxlan_gpe_ioam_export.api
+0d056e5e vppapigen: support per-file (major,minor,patch) version stamps
+
+./src/plugins/ioam/lib-vxlan-gpe/ioam_vxlan_gpe.api
+0d056e5e vppapigen: support per-file (major,minor,patch) version stamps
+
+./src/plugins/pppoe/pppoe.api
+0d056e5e vppapigen: support per-file (major,minor,patch) version stamps
+
+./src/plugins/dpdk/api/dpdk.api
+0d056e5e vppapigen: support per-file (major,minor,patch) version stamps
+
+./src/plugins/acl/acl.api
+0d056e5e vppapigen: support per-file (major,minor,patch) version stamps
+
+./src/plugins/gtpu/gtpu.api
+0d056e5e vppapigen: support per-file (major,minor,patch) version stamps
+
+./src/plugins/l2e/l2e.api
+4ec38711 L2 emulation: remove usued ip-table-id from API
+55d03788 L2 Emulation
+
+./src/plugins/flowprobe/flowprobe.api
+0d056e5e vppapigen: support per-file (major,minor,patch) version stamps
+
+./src/plugins/nat/nat.api
+7b929793 Translate matching packets using NAT (VPP-1069)
+b932d26e NAT: Twice NAT44 (VPP-969)
+ab7a805f NAT44: identity NAT (VPP-1073)
+c6fb36fc NAT: Remove old SNAT API (VPP-1070)
+0938dcf1 NAT64 to use IPv4 address from interface (VPP-1051)
+efcd1e9e SNAT: IP fragmentation (VPP-890)
+8ebe6253 NAT: DS-Lite (VPP-1040)
+5ba86f72 NAT: delete session API/CLI (VPP-1041)
+36ea2d6d One armed NAT (VPP-1035)
+0d056e5e vppapigen: support per-file (major,minor,patch) version stamps
+
+./src/plugins/memif/memif.api
+0d056e5e vppapigen: support per-file (major,minor,patch) version stamps
+
+./src/plugins/kubeproxy/kp.api
+c91f5024 Support kube-proxy data plane
+
+./src/plugins/lb/lb.api
+0d056e5e vppapigen: support per-file (major,minor,patch) version stamps
+
+./src/plugins/stn/stn.api
+0906c5cf Plugin for IP-Address to Interface Punting
+
+./src/vlibmemory/memclnt.api
+0d056e5e vppapigen: support per-file (major,minor,patch) version stamps
+59b2565c Repair vlib API socket server
 
 @page release_notes_1710 Release notes for VPP 17.10