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diff --git a/docs/aboutvpp/releasenotes/v18.10.rst b/docs/aboutvpp/releasenotes/v18.10.rst new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..952d7151e78 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/aboutvpp/releasenotes/v18.10.rst @@ -0,0 +1,316 @@ +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 +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +``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 + +``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 + +``src/plugins/igmp/igmp.api`` + +* `bdc0e6b7 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=bdc0e6b7>`_ Trivial: Clean up some typos. + +``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 + +``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) + +``src/plugins/vmxnet3/vmxnet3.api`` + +* `df7f8e8c <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=df7f8e8c>`_ vmxnet3 device driver + +``src/plugins/nsh/nsh.api`` + +* `d313f9e6 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=d313f9e6>`_ Port NSH plugin to VPP + +``src/plugins/nsim/nsim.api`` + +* `9e3252b5 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=9e3252b5>`_ Network delay simulator plugin + +``src/plugins/svs/svs.api`` + +* `d1e68ab7 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=d1e68ab7>`_ Source VRF Select + +``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 + +``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 + +``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) + +``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 + +``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 + +``src/vnet/devices/pipe/pipe.api`` + +* `208c29aa <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=208c29aa>`_ VOM: support for pipes + +``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 + +``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 + +``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 + +``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 + +``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 + +``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. + +``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 + +``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 + +``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 + +``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 + +``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 + +``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 + +``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 + +``src/vnet/span/span.api`` + +* `bdc0e6b7 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=bdc0e6b7>`_ Trivial: Clean up some typos. + +``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 + +``src/vnet/unix/tap.api`` + +* `bdc0e6b7 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=bdc0e6b7>`_ Trivial: Clean up some typos. + +``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 + +``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. + +``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 |