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diff --git a/RELEASE.md b/RELEASE.md index 57ff828d13c..c931d8aa11e 100644 --- a/RELEASE.md +++ b/RELEASE.md @@ -1,5 +1,7 @@ # Release Notes {#release_notes} +* @subpage release_notes_1810 +* @subpage release_notes_1807 * @subpage release_notes_1804 * @subpage release_notes_18012 * @subpage release_notes_18011 @@ -12,6 +14,320 @@ * @subpage release_notes_1609 * @subpage release_notes_1606 +@page release_notes_1810 Release notes for VPP 18.10 + +More than 632 commits since the 18.07 release. + +## Features + +### Infrastructure +- DPDK 18.08 integration +- New Stats infrastructure (interface, error, node performance counters) +- Add configurable "Doug Lea malloc" support + +### VNET & Plugins +- Load balancing: support per-port VIP and all-port VIP +- Port NSH plugin to VPP +- NAT + - Configurable port range + - Virtual Fragmentation Reassembly for endpoint-dependent mode + - Client-IP based session affinity for load-balancing + - TCP MSS clamping + - Session timeout + - Bug-fixing and performance optimizations + +### Host stack +- Support for applications with multiple workers +- Support for binds from multiple app workers to same ip:port +- Switched to a message queue for io and control event notifications +- Support for eventfd based notifications as alternative to mutext-condvar pair +- VCL refactor to support async event notifications and multiple workers +- TLS async support in client for HW accleration +- Performance optimizations and bug-fixing +- A number of binary APIs will be deprecated in favor of using the event + message queue. Details in the API section. + +## 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/1810) + +## API changes + +Description of results: + +* _Definition changed_: indicates that the API file was modified between releases. +* _Only in image_: indicates the API is new for this release. +* _Only in file_: indicates the API has been removed in this release. + + Message Name Result +api_versions_reply definition changed +app_cut_through_registration_add definition changed +app_worker_add_del definition changed +application_attach_reply definition changed +bd_ip_mac_details only in image +bd_ip_mac_dump only in image +bfd_udp_get_echo_source definition changed +bier_imp_details definition changed +bier_route_details definition changed +bind_sock definition changed +bridge_domain_details definition changed +bridge_flags definition changed +classify_add_del_session definition changed +classify_add_del_table definition changed +connect_sock definition changed +create_vhost_user_if definition changed +get_first_msg_id_reply definition changed +gpe_add_del_fwd_entry_reply definition changed +gpe_fwd_entry_path_details definition changed +ip6_fib_details definition changed +ip6nd_proxy_details definition changed +ip_add_del_route_reply definition changed +ip_address_details definition changed +ip_details definition changed +ip_fib_details definition changed +ip_mfib_details definition changed +ip_mroute_add_del_reply definition changed +ip_neighbor_add_del_reply definition changed +ip_neighbor_details definition changed +ip_reassembly_get_reply definition changed +ip_unnumbered_details definition changed +ipip_6rd_add_tunnel definition changed +ipip_add_tunnel definition changed +ipsec_spds_details only in image +ipsec_spds_dump only in image +l2_interface_efp_filter definition changed +lisp_eid_table_vni_details definition changed +map_another_segment definition changed +mfib_signal_details definition changed +mpls_route_add_del_reply definition changed +mpls_tunnel_add_del definition changed +mpls_tunnel_add_del_reply definition changed +mpls_tunnel_details definition changed +mpls_tunnel_dump definition changed +one_eid_table_vni_details definition changed +qos_mark_enable_disable definition changed +qos_record_enable_disable definition changed +reset_session_reply definition changed +rpc_call definition changed +show_threads definition changed +sockclnt_create_reply definition changed +sockclnt_delete definition changed +sockclnt_delete_reply definition changed +sw_interface_rx_placement_details only in image +sw_interface_rx_placement_dump only in image +sw_interface_set_ip_directed_broadcast definition changed +sw_interface_set_l2_bridge definition changed +sw_interface_set_rx_placement definition changed +sw_interface_set_vxlan_gbp_bypass definition changed +udp_encap_add definition changed +udp_encap_add_del_reply only in file +udp_encap_add_reply only in image +udp_encap_del definition changed +udp_encap_details definition changed +unbind_sock definition changed +vxlan_gbp_tunnel_add_del definition changed +vxlan_gbp_tunnel_details only in image +vxlan_gbp_tunnel_dump only in image +Found 68 api message signature differences + +### Patches that changed API definitions + +| @c src/plugins/avf/avf.api || +| ------- | ------- | +| [149d0e28](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=149d0e28) | avf: RSS support | +| [4e6014fc](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=4e6014fc) | avf: api fix | + +| @c src/plugins/gbp/gbp.api || +| ------- | ------- | +| [c0a93143](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=c0a93143) | GBP Endpoint Updates | +| [61b94c6b](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=61b94c6b) | vxlan-gbp: Add support for vxlan gbp | + +| @c src/plugins/igmp/igmp.api || +| ------- | ------- | +| [bdc0e6b7](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=bdc0e6b7) | Trivial: Clean up some typos. | + +| @c src/plugins/lb/lb.api || +| ------- | ------- | +| [6a4375e0](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=6a4375e0) | LB: fix flush flow table issue | +| [49ca2601](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=49ca2601) | Add flush flag on del as command | +| [219cc90c](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=219cc90c) | Support lb on both vip and per-port-vip case | + +| @c src/plugins/nat/nat.api || +| ------- | ------- | +| [bb4e0225](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=bb4e0225) | NAT: TCP MSS clamping | +| [5d28c7af](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=5d28c7af) | NAT: add support for configurable port range (VPP-1346) | +| [ea5b5be4](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=ea5b5be4) | NAT44: client-IP based session affinity for load-balancing (VPP-1297) | +| [878c646a](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=878c646a) | NAT44: add support for session timeout (VPP-1272) | +| [69ce30d6](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=69ce30d6) | NAT: update nat_show_config_reply API (VPP-1403) | +| [6bd197eb](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=6bd197eb) | Remove client_index field from replies in API | +| [c6c0d2a0](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=c6c0d2a0) | NAT44: LB NAT - local backends in multiple VRFs (VPP-1345) | + +| @c src/plugins/vmxnet3/vmxnet3.api || +| ------- | ------- | +| [df7f8e8c](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=df7f8e8c) | vmxnet3 device driver | + +| @c src/plugins/nsh/nsh.api || +| ------- | ------- | +| [d313f9e6](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=d313f9e6) | Port NSH plugin to VPP | + +| @c src/plugins/nsim/nsim.api || +| ------- | ------- | +| [9e3252b5](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=9e3252b5) | Network delay simulator plugin | + +| @c src/plugins/svs/svs.api || +| ------- | ------- | +| [d1e68ab7](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=d1e68ab7) | Source VRF Select | + +| @c src/vlibmemory/memclnt.api || +| ------- | ------- | +| [94495f2a](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=94495f2a) | PAPI: Use UNIX domain sockets instead of shared memory | +| [6bd197eb](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=6bd197eb) | Remove client_index field from replies in API | +| [75282457](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=75282457) | Fix "Old Style VLA" build warnings | + +| @c src/vnet/interface.api || +| ------- | ------- | +| [f0b42f48](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=f0b42f48) | itf: dump interface rx-placement | +| [bdc0e6b7](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=bdc0e6b7) | Trivial: Clean up some typos. | +| [54f7c51f](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=54f7c51f) | rx-placement: Add API call for interface rx-placement | +| [1855b8e4](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=1855b8e4) | IP directed broadcast | + +| @c src/vnet/bfd/bfd.api || +| ------- | ------- | +| [2d3c7b9c](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=2d3c7b9c) | BFD: add get echo source API (VPP-1367) | + +| @c src/vnet/bier/bier.api || +| ------- | ------- | +| [ef90ed08](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=ef90ed08) | BIER API and load-balancing fixes | +| [6bd197eb](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=6bd197eb) | Remove client_index field from replies in API | + +| @c src/vnet/classify/classify.api || +| ------- | ------- | +| [34eb5d42](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=34eb5d42) | classify_add_del_session API: Use more descriptive docstring (VPP-1385) | +| [75282457](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=75282457) | Fix "Old Style VLA" build warnings | + +| @c src/vnet/devices/pipe/pipe.api || +| ------- | ------- | +| [208c29aa](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=208c29aa) | VOM: support for pipes | + +| @c src/vnet/devices/virtio/vhost_user.api || +| ------- | ------- | +| [ee2e58f6](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=ee2e58f6) | vhost-user: Add disable feature support in api | + +| @c src/vnet/ethernet/ethernet_types.api || +| ------- | ------- | +| [de5b08fb](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=de5b08fb) | Introduce a mac_address_t on the API and in VPP | + +| @c src/vnet/ip/ip_types.api || +| ------- | ------- | +| [d0df49f2](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=d0df49f2) | Use IP address types on UDP encap API | + +| @c src/vnet/ip/ip.api || +| ------- | ------- | +| [412ecd32](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=412ecd32) | Improve ip_mroute_add_del documentation | +| [14260393](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=14260393) | Add adjacency counters to the stats segment | +| [28c142e3](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=28c142e3) | mroute routers in the stats segment | +| [008dbe10](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=008dbe10) | Route counters in the stats segment | +| [de5b08fb](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=de5b08fb) | Introduce a mac_address_t on the API and in VPP | +| [6bd197eb](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=6bd197eb) | Remove client_index field from replies in API | +| [b11f903a](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=b11f903a) | Fix context field position in API definition | + +| @c src/vnet/ipip/ipip.api || +| ------- | ------- | +| [61502115](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=61502115) | IPIP and SIXRD tunnels create API needs table-IDs not fib-indexes | + +| @c src/vnet/ipsec/ipsec.api || +| ------- | ------- | +| [a9a0b2ce](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=a9a0b2ce) | IPsec: add API for SPDs dump (VPP-1363) | +| [bdc0e6b7](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=bdc0e6b7) | Trivial: Clean up some typos. | + +| @c src/vnet/l2/l2.api || +| ------- | ------- | +| [0a4e0063](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=0a4e0063) | Fix documentation about sw_interface_set_l2_bridge | +| [b474380f](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=b474380f) | L2 BD: introduce a BD interface on which to send UU packets | +| [bdc0e6b7](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=bdc0e6b7) | Trivial: Clean up some typos. | +| [5c7c49d1](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=5c7c49d1) | Fix documentation for SHG in bridge domain | +| [5d82d2f1](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=5d82d2f1) | l2: arp termination dump | +| [6b9b41c8](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=6b9b41c8) | L2 EFP: byteswap sw_if_index, enable flag can be u8 on .api | + +| @c src/vnet/lisp-cp/lisp.api || +| ------- | ------- | +| [bdc0e6b7](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=bdc0e6b7) | Trivial: Clean up some typos. | +| [6bd197eb](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=6bd197eb) | Remove client_index field from replies in API | + +| @c src/vnet/lisp-cp/one.api || +| ------- | ------- | +| [bdc0e6b7](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=bdc0e6b7) | Trivial: Clean up some typos. | +| [6bd197eb](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=6bd197eb) | Remove client_index field from replies in API | + +| @c src/vnet/lisp-gpe/lisp_gpe.api || +| ------- | ------- | +| [6bd197eb](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=6bd197eb) | Remove client_index field from replies in API | +| [b11f903a](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=b11f903a) | Fix context field position in API definition | + +| @c src/vnet/mpls/mpls.api || +| ------- | ------- | +| [f5fa5ae2](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=f5fa5ae2) | MPLS tunnel dump: use sw_if_index not tunnel_index | +| [6a30b5f9](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=6a30b5f9) | MPLS tunnel dump fix | +| [008dbe10](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=008dbe10) | Route counters in the stats segment | +| [7c922dc4](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=7c922dc4) | SR-MPLS: fixes and tests | + +| @c src/vnet/qos/qos.api || +| ------- | ------- | +| [bdc0e6b7](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=bdc0e6b7) | Trivial: Clean up some typos. | +| [ed234e7f](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=ed234e7f) | Enum type on the API for QoS sources | + +| @c src/vnet/session/session.api || +| ------- | ------- | +| [ab2f6dbf](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=ab2f6dbf) | session: support multiple worker binds | +| [134a996a](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=134a996a) | vcl: add support for multi-worker apps | +| [1553197f](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=1553197f) | session: add support for multiple app workers | +| [6bd197eb](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=6bd197eb) | Remove client_index field from replies in API | +| [99368315](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=99368315) | vcl: support for eventfd mq signaling | + +| @c src/vnet/span/span.api || +| ------- | ------- | +| [bdc0e6b7](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=bdc0e6b7) | Trivial: Clean up some typos. | + +| @c src/vnet/udp/udp.api || +| ------- | ------- | +| [9c0a3c42](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=9c0a3c42) | UDP-Encap: name counters for the stats segment | +| [d0df49f2](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=d0df49f2) | Use IP address types on UDP encap API | + +| @c src/vnet/unix/tap.api || +| ------- | ------- | +| [bdc0e6b7](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=bdc0e6b7) | Trivial: Clean up some typos. | + +| @c src/vnet/vxlan-gbp/vxlan_gbp.api || +| ------- | ------- | +| [79a05f54](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=79a05f54) | VXLAN-GBP: use common types on the API | +| [61b94c6b](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=61b94c6b) | vxlan-gbp: Add support for vxlan gbp | + +| @c src/vpp/api/vpe.api || +| ------- | ------- | +| [5d64c786](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=5d64c786) | thread: Add show threads api | +| [ec11b13a](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=ec11b13a) | Trivial: Cleanup some typos. | + +| @c src/vpp/stats/stats.api || +| ------- | ------- | +| [ec11b13a](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=ec11b13a) | Trivial: Cleanup some typos. | + +### Notice of future API deprecation +- bind_uri_reply +- accept_session +- accept_session_reply +- disconnect_session_reply +- reset_session +- reset_session_reply +- bind_sock_reply +- connect_session_reply + + @page release_notes_1807 Release notes for VPP 18.07 More than 533 commits since the 18.04 release. |