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diff --git a/RELEASE.md b/RELEASE.md index c931d8aa11e..c072f39fddb 100644 --- a/RELEASE.md +++ b/RELEASE.md @@ -1,5 +1,6 @@ # Release Notes {#release_notes} +* @subpage release_notes_1901 * @subpage release_notes_1810 * @subpage release_notes_1807 * @subpage release_notes_1804 @@ -14,6 +15,394 @@ * @subpage release_notes_1609 * @subpage release_notes_1606 +@page release_notes_1901 Release notes for VPP 19.01 + +More than 649 commits since the 18.10 release. + +## Features + +### Infrastructure +- NUMA-aware, growable physical memory allocator (pmalloc) +- FIB: sticky load-balance +- C11 safe string handling: provide and use "safe" C string handling functions +- vlib: allocate buffers on local numa, not on numa 1 +- vppinfra: autodetect default hugepage size +- Move RPC traffic off the shared-memory API queue +- IPv6: Make link-local configurable per-interface +- IGMP: improve CLI debug output +- IPSec: split ipsec nodes into ip4/ip6 nodes +- IPSec: infra for selecting backends +- vhost-user: cleanup and performance optimizations +- ethernet-input, memif improvements and optimizations +- DPDK: bump to DPDK 18.11 +- reassembly: harden reassembly code +- stats: Deprecate old (event-based) stats framework +- vlib: support Hyper-V/Azure VMBus +- binary api clients: wait for vpp to start +- graph dispatch trace: capture packet data and buffer metadata, output in pcap format +- improve feature arc order constraint specification + +### VNET & Plugins +- pktgen: correctly replay a mix of single and multi-buffer packets +- add wireshark dissector to extras +- avf: optimizations +- acl-plugin: use L2 feature arc instead of L2 classifier +- acl-plugin: performance enhancement +- dpdk: allow interface name to be specified from startup.conf +- dpdk: blacklist PCI devices by type +- dpdk: switch to in-memory mode, deprecate use of socket-mem +- vnet: store hw interface speed in kbps instead of using flags +- vmxnet3: enable promiscuous mode & cli enhancements +- gbp: Add support for flow hash profile & l3-out subnets +- map: Add API support for setting parameters. +- map: Convert from DPO to input feature +- nat: improve expired sessions reuse in NAT44 +- nat: syslog - sessions logging +- nsim: add packet loss simulation, docs +- perfmon: x86_64 perf counter plugin +- vnet: L2 feature arc infrastructure + +### Host stack +- TCP congestion control improvements +- TCP Cubic congestion control algorithm +- TCP fast path optimizations +- Transport tx connection pacer. TCP uses it by default +- Basic support for session flushing and TCP PSH segments +- TCP/session api support for configuring custom local src ip/port +- VCL/LDP basic support for multi-process applications +- Overall code hardening, cleanup and bugfixing for tcp, session, vcl and ldp + +### PAPI & Test framework +- add specific API types for IP addresses, MAC address, interface index etc. +- add timeout support for socket transport +- add support for format/unformat functions +- generic API types format/unformat support for VAT and custom dump +- python3 test adjustments +- make test: create virtualenv under /test/ +- make test: print TEST= values for failed tests +- add human-friendly annotations to log messages + +### VOM +- Add support for redirect contracts in gbp +- deprecate TAP add ip-punt redirect dump +- vxlan-gbp support + +## 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 | Results +------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------- +acl_plugin_get_conn_table_max_entries | only in image +acl_plugin_get_conn_table_max_entries_reply | only in image +app_worker_add_del | definition changed +app_worker_add_del_reply | definition changed +application_attach_reply | definition changed +bd_ip_mac_add_del | definition changed +bd_ip_mac_details | definition changed +bd_ip_mac_flush | only in image +bd_ip_mac_flush_reply | only in image +bond_create | definition changed +cli_inband | definition changed +cli_inband_reply | definition changed +gbp_bridge_domain_add | only in image +gbp_bridge_domain_add_reply | only in image +gbp_bridge_domain_del | only in image +gbp_bridge_domain_del_reply | only in image +gbp_bridge_domain_details | only in image +gbp_bridge_domain_dump | only in image +gbp_bridge_domain_dump_reply | only in image +gbp_endpoint_details | definition changed +gbp_endpoint_group_add | only in image +gbp_endpoint_group_add_del | only in file +gbp_endpoint_group_add_del_reply | only in file +gbp_endpoint_group_add_reply | only in image +gbp_endpoint_group_del | only in image +gbp_endpoint_group_del_reply | only in image +gbp_endpoint_learn_set_inactive_threshold | only in image +gbp_endpoint_learn_set_inactive_threshold_reply | only in image +gbp_ext_itf_add_del | only in image +gbp_ext_itf_add_del_reply | only in image +gbp_ext_itf_details | only in image +gbp_ext_itf_dump | only in image +gbp_route_domain_add | only in image +gbp_route_domain_add_reply | only in image +gbp_route_domain_del | only in image +gbp_route_domain_del_reply | only in image +gbp_route_domain_details | only in image +gbp_route_domain_dump | only in image +gbp_route_domain_dump_reply | only in image +gbp_vxlan_tunnel_add | only in image +gbp_vxlan_tunnel_add_reply | only in image +gbp_vxlan_tunnel_del | only in image +gbp_vxlan_tunnel_del_reply | only in image +gbp_vxlan_tunnel_details | only in image +gbp_vxlan_tunnel_dump | only in image +igmp_proxy_device_add_del | only in image +igmp_proxy_device_add_del_interface | only in image +igmp_proxy_device_add_del_interface_reply | only in image +igmp_proxy_device_add_del_reply | only in image +ip6_mfib_details | definition changed +ip_container_proxy_details | only in image +ip_container_proxy_dump | only in image +ip_mfib_details | definition changed +ip_punt_redirect | definition changed +ip_punt_redirect_details | only in image +ip_punt_redirect_dump | only in image +ip_source_check_interface_add_del | only in image +ip_source_check_interface_add_del_reply | only in image +ipip_6rd_add_tunnel_reply | definition changed +ipip_6rd_del_tunnel | definition changed +ipip_add_tunnel_reply | definition changed +ipip_del_tunnel | definition changed +ipip_tunnel_details | definition changed +ipip_tunnel_dump | definition changed +ipsec_backend_details | only in image +ipsec_backend_dump | only in image +ipsec_sa_details | definition changed +ipsec_select_backend | only in image +ipsec_select_backend_reply | only in image +ipsec_tunnel_if_add_del | definition changed +map_add_del_rule | definition changed +map_add_domain | definition changed +map_another_segment | definition changed +map_domain_details | definition changed +map_if_enable_disable | only in image +map_if_enable_disable_reply | only in image +map_param_add_del_pre_resolve | only in image +map_param_add_del_pre_resolve_reply | only in image +map_param_get | only in image +map_param_get_reply | only in image +map_param_set_fragmentation | only in image +map_param_set_fragmentation_reply | only in image +map_param_set_icmp6 | only in image +map_param_set_icmp6_reply | only in image +map_param_set_icmp | only in image +map_param_set_icmp_reply | only in image +map_param_set_reassembly | only in image +map_param_set_reassembly_reply | only in image +map_param_set_security_check | only in image +map_param_set_security_check_reply | only in image +map_param_set_tcp | only in image +map_param_set_tcp_reply | only in image +map_param_set_traffic_class | only in image +map_param_set_traffic_class_reply | only in image +map_rule_details | definition changed +memclnt_delete | definition changed +nat44_add_del_lb_static_mapping | definition changed +nat44_lb_static_mapping_add_del_local | only in image +nat44_lb_static_mapping_add_del_local_reply | only in image +nat44_lb_static_mapping_details | definition changed +nsim_configure | definition changed +punt | only in file +punt_details | only in image +punt_dump | only in image +punt_reply | only in file +punt_socket_deregister | definition changed +punt_socket_details | only in image +punt_socket_dump | only in image +punt_socket_register | definition changed +set_ip_flow_hash | definition changed +set_punt | only in image +set_punt_reply | only in image +show_version_reply | definition changed +stats_get_poller_delay | only in file +stats_get_poller_delay_reply | only in file +sw_interface_bond_details | definition changed +sw_interface_details | definition changed +sw_interface_ip6_set_link_local_address | only in file +sw_interface_ip6_set_link_local_address_reply | only in file +sw_interface_tap_v2_details | definition changed +syslog_get_filter | only in image +syslog_get_filter_reply | only in image +syslog_get_sender | only in image +syslog_get_sender_reply | only in image +syslog_set_filter | only in image +syslog_set_filter_reply | only in image +syslog_set_sender | only in image +syslog_set_sender_reply | only in image +tap_create_v2 | definition changed +unmap_segment | definition changed +vnet_bier_neighbor_counters | only in file +vnet_get_summary_stats | only in file +vnet_get_summary_stats_reply | only in file +vnet_interface_combined_counters | only in file +vnet_interface_simple_counters | only in file +vnet_ip4_fib_counters | only in file +vnet_ip4_mfib_counters | only in file +vnet_ip4_nbr_counters | only in file +vnet_ip6_fib_counters | only in file +vnet_ip6_mfib_counters | only in file +vnet_ip6_nbr_counters | only in file +vnet_per_interface_combined_counters | only in file +vnet_per_interface_simple_counters | only in file +vnet_udp_encap_counters | only in file +want_bier_neighbor_stats | only in file +want_bier_neighbor_stats_reply | only in file +want_interface_combined_stats | only in file +want_interface_combined_stats_reply | only in file +want_interface_simple_stats | only in file +want_interface_simple_stats_reply | only in file +want_ip4_fib_stats | only in file +want_ip4_fib_stats_reply | only in file +want_ip4_mfib_stats | only in file +want_ip4_mfib_stats_reply | only in file +want_ip4_nbr_stats | only in file +want_ip4_nbr_stats_reply | only in file +want_ip6_fib_stats | only in file +want_ip6_fib_stats_reply | only in file +want_ip6_mfib_stats | only in file +want_ip6_mfib_stats_reply | only in file +want_ip6_nbr_stats | only in file +want_ip6_nbr_stats_reply | only in file +want_per_interface_combined_stats | only in file +want_per_interface_combined_stats_reply | only in file +want_per_interface_simple_stats | only in file +want_per_interface_simple_stats_reply | only in file +want_stats | only in file +want_stats_reply | only in file +want_udp_encap_stats | only in file +want_udp_encap_stats_reply | only in file + +Found 170 api message signature differences + +### Patches that changed API definitions + +| @c src/vnet/interface_types.api || +| ------- | ------- | +| [53fffa1](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=53fffa1) | API: Add support for type aliases | + +| @c src/vnet/interface.api || +| ------- | ------- | +| [f49ba0e](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=f49ba0e) | stats: Deprecate old stats framework | +| [53fffa1](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=53fffa1) | API: Add support for type aliases | +| [5100aa9](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=5100aa9) | vnet: store hw interface speed in kbps instead of using flags | + +| @c src/vnet/syslog/syslog.api || +| ------- | ------- | +| [b4515b4](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=b4515b4) | Add RFC5424 syslog protocol support (VPP-1139) | + +| @c src/vnet/fib/fib_types.api || +| ------- | ------- | +| [775f73c](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=775f73c) | FIB: encode the label stack in the FIB path during table dump | + +| @c src/vnet/ip/ip.api || +| ------- | ------- | +| [7c03ed4](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=7c03ed4) | VOM: mroutes | +| [3460b01](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=3460b01) | api: ip_source_check_interface_add_del api is added. | +| [609e121](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=609e121) | VPP-1507: Added binary api to dump configured ip_punt_redirect | +| [2af0e3a](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=2af0e3a) | flow-hash: Add symmetric flag for flow hashing | +| [47527b2](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=47527b2) | IP-punt: add documentation to the API and fix IP address init | +| [5bb1eca](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=5bb1eca) | IPv6: Make link-local configurable per-interface (VPP-1446) | +| [75b9f45](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=75b9f45) | ip: add container proxy dump API (VPP-1364) | + +| @c src/vnet/ip/ip_types.api || +| ------- | ------- | +| [8c8acc0](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=8c8acc0) | API: Change ip4_address and ip6_address to use type alias. | +| [ffba3c3](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=ffba3c3) | MAP: Use explicit address/prefix types in API | + +| @c src/vnet/ip/punt.api || +| ------- | ------- | +| [e88865d](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=e88865d) | VPP-1506: dump local punts and registered punt sockets | + +| @c src/vnet/ipsec/ipsec.api || +| ------- | ------- | +| [4c422f9](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=4c422f9) | Add IPSec interface FIB index for TX packet | +| [b4a7a7d](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=b4a7a7d) | Add UDP encap flag | +| [b4d3053](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=b4d3053) | ipsec: infra for selecting backends | +| [871bca9](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=871bca9) | VPP-1450: binary api call for dumping SPD to interface registration | + +| @c src/vnet/l2/l2.api || +| ------- | ------- | +| [e26c81f](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=e26c81f) | L2 BD API to flush all IP-MAC entries in the specified BD | +| [8006c6a](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=8006c6a) | PAPI: Add MACAddress object wrapper for vl_api_mac_address_t | +| [93cc3ee](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=93cc3ee) | GBP Endpoint Learning | +| [4d5b917](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=4d5b917) | BD ARP entry use common API types | + +| @c src/vnet/vxlan-gbp/vxlan_gbp.api || +| ------- | ------- | +| [93cc3ee](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=93cc3ee) | GBP Endpoint Learning | + +| @c src/vnet/ipip/ipip.api || +| ------- | ------- | +| [53fffa1](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=53fffa1) | API: Add support for type aliases | + +| @c src/vnet/session/session.api || +| ------- | ------- | +| [d85de68](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=d85de68) | vcl: wait for segments with segment handle | +| [fa76a76](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=fa76a76) | session: segment handle in accept/connect notifications | +| [c1f5a43](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=c1f5a43) | session: cleanup use of api_client_index | +| [c0d532d](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=c0d532d) | session: mark apis for deprecation | + +| @c src/vnet/ethernet/ethernet_types.api || +| ------- | ------- | +| [8006c6a](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=8006c6a) | PAPI: Add MACAddress object wrapper for vl_api_mac_address_t | + +| @c src/vnet/bonding/bond.api || +| ------- | ------- | +| [ad9d528](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=ad9d528) | bonding: support custom interface IDs | + +| @c src/vnet/devices/tap/tapv2.api || +| ------- | ------- | +| [754f24b](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=754f24b) | tapv2: add "tap_flags" field to the TAPv2 interface API | + +| @c src/vlibmemory/memclnt.api || +| ------- | ------- | +| [eaec2a6](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=eaec2a6) | bapi: add options to have vpp cleanup client registration | + +| @c src/vpp/api/vpe.api || +| ------- | ------- | +| [f49ba0e](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=f49ba0e) | stats: Deprecate old stats framework | +| [413f4a5](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=413f4a5) | API: Use string type instead of u8. | + +| @c src/plugins/acl/acl.api || +| ------- | ------- | +| [bb5d22d](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=bb5d22d) | New api in order to get max entries of connection table is added. | + +| @c src/plugins/nsim/nsim.api || +| ------- | ------- | +| [10c5ff1](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=10c5ff1) | nsim: add packet loss simulation, docs | + +| @c src/plugins/gbp/gbp.api || +| ------- | ------- | +| [1c17e2e](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=1c17e2e) | GBP: add allowed ethertypes to contracts | +| [b6a4795](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=b6a4795) | GBP: l3-out subnets | +| [33b81da](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=33b81da) | vom: Add support for redirect contracts in gbp | +| [13a08cc](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=13a08cc) | GBP: redirect contracts | +| [c29c0af](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=c29c0af) | GBP: Endpoints with VLAN tags and birdges that don't learn | +| [93cc3ee](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=93cc3ee) | GBP Endpoint Learning | + +| @c src/plugins/nat/nat.api || +| ------- | ------- | +| [b686508](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=b686508) | NAT44: nat44_add_del_lb_static_mapping enhancements (VPP-1514) | + +| @c src/plugins/map/map.api || +| ------- | ------- | +| [fc7344f](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=fc7344f) | MAP: Convert from DPO to input feature. | +| [f34597f](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=f34597f) | MAP: Add API support for MAP input feature. | +| [5a2e278](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=5a2e278) | MAP: Add API support for setting parameters. | +| [a173a7a](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=a173a7a) | MAP: Use bool type in map.api instead of u8. | +| [ffba3c3](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=ffba3c3) | MAP: Use explicit address/prefix types in API | + +| @c src/plugins/igmp/igmp.api || +| ------- | ------- | +| [97748ca](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=97748ca) | IGMP: proxy device | + + @page release_notes_1810 Release notes for VPP 18.10 More than 632 commits since the 18.07 release. |