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diff --git a/docs/aboutvpp/releasenotes/v19.04.rst b/docs/aboutvpp/releasenotes/v19.04.rst new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..9c5c1b1697f --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/aboutvpp/releasenotes/v19.04.rst @@ -0,0 +1,387 @@ +Release notes for VPP 19.04 +=========================== + +More than 700 commits since the 19.01 release. + +Features +-------- + +Infrastructure +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +- DPDK 19.02 integration +- Buffer manager rework and improvements +- Python3 migration (work in progress) + + - vppapigen + - Python API wrappers + - Docs generation + - vpp_config + - “make test” python3 readiness and refactoring + +- Add “make test-gcov” target to main Makefile +- Refactor multiarch code +- vfctl script: bind VF to vfio-pci after VF is created +- cmake cross-compilation support +- CLI control of graph dispatch elogs +- AppImage packaging (disabled by default) +- Complete upstreaming of wireshark dissector +- Remove JVPP which is now an FD.io project +- Punt infra: manage dispatch of exception packets + +VNET & Plugins +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +- BVI Interface +- Deprecate TAP cli +- Experimental TAP interface TCP segmentation offload +- Vmxnet3 driver plugin +- LACP passive mode +- ACL plugin refactoring +- RDMA (ibverb) driver plugin - MLX5 with multiqueue +- IPSEC + + - Intel IPSEC-MB engine plugin + - Tunnel fragmentation + - CLI improvements + - Performance improvements + - API modernisation and improvements + - New Tests and test refactoring + +- Crypto + + - Introduce crypto infra + - crypto_ia32 plugin + - Add support for AEAD and AES-GCM + - Implement rfc4231 test cases + - Implement crypto tests per RFC2202 + +- Perfmon improvements + + - Python to C parser for intel CPUs + - 2-way parallel stat collection + - Collect data on selected thread(s) + +Host stack +~~~~~~~~~~ + +- Improve ldp/vls/vcl support for multi-process and multi-threaded + applications +- Major refactor/cleanup of session layer +- Refactor cut-through sessions to use a custom transport +- Baseline QUIC transport 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/1904>`__ + +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 +=============================================== ================== +accept_session only in file +accept_session_reply only in file +bind_sock_reply definition changed +bind_uri_reply definition changed +bvi_create only in image +bvi_create_reply only in image +bvi_delete only in image +bvi_delete_reply only in image +connect_session only in file +connect_session_reply only in file +ct6_enable only in image +ct6_enable_disable only in image +gbp_contract_add_del_reply definition changed +gbp_endpoint_group_del definition changed +gbp_endpoint_learn_set_inactive_threshold only in file +gbp_endpoint_learn_set_inactive_threshold_reply only in file +ikev2_plugin_get_version only in image +ikev2_plugin_get_version_reply only in image +ip4_arp_event definition changed +ip6_nd_event definition changed +ip6_ra_event definition changed +ip6nd_proxy_add_del definition changed +ip6nd_proxy_details definition changed +ip_container_proxy_add_del definition changed +ip_neighbor_add_del definition changed +ip_neighbor_details definition changed +ip_probe_neighbor definition changed +ip_source_and_port_range_check_add_del definition changed +ipsec_backend_details definition changed +ipsec_gre_add_del_tunnel only in file +ipsec_gre_add_del_tunnel_reply only in file +ipsec_gre_tunnel_add_del only in image +ipsec_gre_tunnel_add_del_reply only in image +ipsec_gre_tunnel_details definition changed +ipsec_sa_details definition changed +ipsec_sa_set_key definition changed +ipsec_sad_add_del_entry only in file +ipsec_sad_add_del_entry_reply only in file +ipsec_sad_entry_add_del only in image +ipsec_sad_entry_add_del_reply only in image +ipsec_select_backend definition changed +ipsec_spd_add_del_entry only in file +ipsec_spd_add_del_entry_reply only in file +ipsec_spd_details definition changed +ipsec_spd_entry_add_del only in image +ipsec_spd_entry_add_del_reply only in image +ipsec_tunnel_if_add_del definition changed +lb_conf definition changed +map_add_domain definition changed +map_domain_details definition changed +nat_ha_flush only in image +nat_ha_flush_reply only in image +nat_ha_get_failover only in image +nat_ha_get_failover_reply only in image +nat_ha_get_listener only in image +nat_ha_get_listener_reply only in image +nat_ha_resync only in image +nat_ha_resync_completed_event only in image +nat_ha_resync_reply only in image +nat_ha_set_failover only in image +nat_ha_set_failover_reply only in image +nat_ha_set_listener only in image +nat_ha_set_listener_reply only in image +reset_session only in file +reset_session_reply only in file +sw_interface_ip6nd_ra_prefix definition changed +sw_interface_set_dpdk_hqos_pipe only in file +sw_interface_set_dpdk_hqos_pipe_reply only in file +sw_interface_set_dpdk_hqos_subport only in file +sw_interface_set_dpdk_hqos_subport_reply only in file +sw_interface_set_dpdk_hqos_tctbl only in file +sw_interface_set_dpdk_hqos_tctbl_reply only in file +sw_interface_tap_details only in file +sw_interface_tap_dump only in file +sw_interface_virtio_pci_details only in image +sw_interface_virtio_pci_dump only in image +tap_connect only in file +tap_connect_reply only in file +tap_delete only in file +tap_delete_reply only in file +tap_modify only in file +tap_modify_reply only in file +virtio_pci_create only in image +virtio_pci_create_reply only in image +virtio_pci_delete only in image +virtio_pci_delete_reply only in image +vmxnet3_create definition changed +vmxnet3_details definition changed +want_ip4_arp_events definition changed +want_ip6_nd_events definition changed +=============================================== ================== + +Found 90 api message signature differences + +Patches that changed API definitions +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +``src/vlibmemory/memclnt.api`` + +* `eaec2a6d9 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=eaec2a6d9>`_ bapi: add options to have vpp cleanup client registration + +``src/vpp/api/vpe.api`` + +* `1aaf0e343 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=1aaf0e343>`_ deprecate tapcli +* `f49ba0e81 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=f49ba0e81>`_ stats: Deprecate old stats framework +* `413f4a5b2 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=413f4a5b2>`_ API: Use string type instead of u8. + +``src/vnet/interface.api`` + +* `3b0d7e42f <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=3b0d7e42f>`_ Revert "API: Cleanup APIs interface.api" +* `e63325e3c <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=e63325e3c>`_ API: Cleanup APIs interface.api +* `bb2c7b580 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=bb2c7b580>`_ Update documentation for src/vnet/interface.api sw_interface_dump +* `f49ba0e81 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=f49ba0e81>`_ stats: Deprecate old stats framework +* `53fffa1db <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=53fffa1db>`_ API: Add support for type aliases +* `5100aa9cb <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=5100aa9cb>`_ vnet: store hw interface speed in kbps instead of using flags + +``src/vnet/interface_types.api`` + +* `3b0d7e42f <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=3b0d7e42f>`_ Revert "API: Cleanup APIs interface.api" +* `e63325e3c <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=e63325e3c>`_ API: Cleanup APIs interface.api +* `53fffa1db <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=53fffa1db>`_ API: Add support for type aliases + +``src/vnet/bonding/bond.api`` + +* `ad9d52831 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=ad9d52831>`_ bonding: support custom interface IDs + +``src/vnet/ipip/ipip.api`` + +* `53fffa1db <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=53fffa1db>`_ API: Add support for type aliases + +``src/vnet/ipsec-gre/ipsec_gre.api`` + +* `e524d45ef <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=e524d45ef>`_ IPSEC-GRE: fixes and API update to common types. + +``src/vnet/syslog/syslog.api`` + +* `b4515b4be <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=b4515b4be>`_ Add RFC5424 syslog protocol support (VPP-1139) + +``src/vnet/devices/tap/tapv2.api`` + +* `754f24b35 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=754f24b35>`_ tapv2: add "tap_flags" field to the TAPv2 interface API + +``src/vnet/devices/virtio/virtio.api`` + +* `d6c15af33 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=d6c15af33>`_ virtio: Native virtio driver + +``src/vnet/fib/fib_types.api`` + +* `775f73c6b <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=775f73c6b>`_ FIB: encode the label stack in the FIB path during table dump + +``src/vnet/ip/ip_types.api`` + +* `8c8acc027 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=8c8acc027>`_ API: Change ip4_address and ip6_address to use type alias. +* `ffba3c377 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=ffba3c377>`_ MAP: Use explicit address/prefix types in API + +``src/vnet/ip/ip.api`` + +* `48ae19e90 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=48ae19e90>`_ API: Add python2.7 support for enum flags via aenum +* `37029305c <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=37029305c>`_ Use IP and MAC API types for neighbors +* `7c03ed47d <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=7c03ed47d>`_ VOM: mroutes +* `3460b014a <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=3460b014a>`_ api: ip_source_check_interface_add_del api is added. +* `609e1210c <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=609e1210c>`_ VPP-1507: Added binary api to dump configured ip_punt_redirect +* `2af0e3a74 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=2af0e3a74>`_ flow-hash: Add symmetric flag for flow hashing +* `47527b24a <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=47527b24a>`_ IP-punt: add documentation to the API and fix IP address init +* `5bb1ecae8 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=5bb1ecae8>`_ IPv6: Make link-local configurable per-interface (VPP-1446) +* `75b9f45a1 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=75b9f45a1>`_ ip: add container proxy dump API (VPP-1364) + +``src/vnet/ip/punt.api`` + +* `e88865d7b <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=e88865d7b>`_ VPP-1506: dump local punts and registered punt sockets + +``src/vnet/vxlan-gbp/vxlan_gbp.api`` + +* `4dd4cf4f9 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=4dd4cf4f9>`_ GBP: fixes for l3-out routing +* `93cc3ee3b <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=93cc3ee3b>`_ GBP Endpoint Learning + +``src/vnet/ethernet/ethernet_types.api`` + +* `8006c6aa4 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=8006c6aa4>`_ PAPI: Add MACAddress object wrapper for vl_api_mac_address_t + +``src/vnet/ipsec/ipsec.api`` + +* `1e3aa5e21 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=1e3aa5e21>`_ ipsec: USE_EXTENDED_SEQ_NUM -> USE_ESN +* `1ba5bc8d8 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=1ba5bc8d8>`_ ipsec: add ipv6 support for ipsec tunnel interface +* `5d704aea5 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=5d704aea5>`_ updates now that flags are supported on the API +* `53f526b68 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=53f526b68>`_ TEST: IPSEC NAT-T with UDP header +* `7c44d78ef <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=7c44d78ef>`_ IKEv2 to plugin +* `eba31eceb <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=eba31eceb>`_ IPSEC: move SA counters into the stats segment +* `8d7c50200 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=8d7c50200>`_ IPSEC: no second lookup after tunnel encap +* `a09c1ff5b <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=a09c1ff5b>`_ IPSEC: SPD counters in the stats sgement +* `17dcec0b9 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=17dcec0b9>`_ IPSEC: API modernisation +* `4c422f9a3 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=4c422f9a3>`_ Add IPSec interface FIB index for TX packet +* `b4a7a7dcf <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=b4a7a7dcf>`_ Add UDP encap flag +* `b4d305344 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=b4d305344>`_ ipsec: infra for selecting backends +* `871bca9aa <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=871bca9aa>`_ VPP-1450: binary api call for dumping SPD to interface registration + +``src/vnet/tcp/tcp.api`` + +* `c5df8c71c <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=c5df8c71c>`_ host stack: update stale copyright + +``src/vnet/l2/l2.api`` + +* `192b13f96 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=192b13f96>`_ BVI Interface +* `5daf0c55c <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=5daf0c55c>`_ add default NONE flag for bd_flags +* `e26c81fc8 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=e26c81fc8>`_ L2 BD API to flush all IP-MAC entries in the specified BD +* `8006c6aa4 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=8006c6aa4>`_ PAPI: Add MACAddress object wrapper for vl_api_mac_address_t +* `93cc3ee3b <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=93cc3ee3b>`_ GBP Endpoint Learning +* `4d5b917b1 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=4d5b917b1>`_ BD ARP entry use common API types + +``src/vnet/session/session.api`` + +* `6442401c2 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=6442401c2>`_ session: remove deprecated binary apis +* `d85de68ec <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=d85de68ec>`_ vcl: wait for segments with segment handle +* `fa76a76bf <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=fa76a76bf>`_ session: segment handle in accept/connect notifications +* `c1f5a4336 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=c1f5a4336>`_ session: cleanup use of api_client_index +* `c0d532d17 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=c0d532d17>`_ session: mark apis for deprecation + +``src/vnet/udp/udp.api`` + +* `c5df8c71c <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=c5df8c71c>`_ host stack: update stale copyright + +``src/plugins/cdp/cdp.api`` + +* `76ef6094c <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=76ef6094c>`_ tests: cdp plugin. Replace cdp enable cli command with API call. + +``src/plugins/nat/nat.api`` + +* `8feeaff56 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=8feeaff56>`_ Typos. A bunch of typos I've been collecting. +* `34931eb47 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=34931eb47>`_ NAT44: active-passive HA (VPP-1571) +* `b686508c4 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=b686508c4>`_ NAT44: nat44_add_del_lb_static_mapping enhancements (VPP-1514) + +``src/plugins/map/map.api`` + +* `4dc5c7b90 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=4dc5c7b90>`_ MAP: Add optional user-supplied 'tag' field in MAPs. +* `fc7344f9b <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=fc7344f9b>`_ MAP: Convert from DPO to input feature. +* `f34597fc8 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=f34597fc8>`_ MAP: Add API support for MAP input feature. +* `5a2e278a0 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=5a2e278a0>`_ MAP: Add API support for setting parameters. +* `a173a7a07 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=a173a7a07>`_ MAP: Use bool type in map.api instead of u8. +* `ffba3c377 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=ffba3c377>`_ MAP: Use explicit address/prefix types in API + +``src/plugins/gbp/gbp.api`` + +* `1aa35576e <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=1aa35576e>`_ GBP: Counters per-contract +* `8ea109e40 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=8ea109e40>`_ gbp: Add bd flags +* `7bd343509 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=7bd343509>`_ GBP: custom-dump functions +* `fa0ac2c56 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=fa0ac2c56>`_ GBP: contracts API fixed length of allowed ethertypes +* `5d704aea5 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=5d704aea5>`_ updates now that flags are supported on the API +* `4ba67723d <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=4ba67723d>`_ GBP: use sclass in the DP for policy +* `8da9fc659 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=8da9fc659>`_ GBP: learn from ARP and L2 packets +* `32f6d8e0c <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=32f6d8e0c>`_ GBP: per-group EP retention policy +* `879d11c25 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=879d11c25>`_ GBP: Sclass to src-epg conversions +* `1c17e2eca <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=1c17e2eca>`_ GBP: add allowed ethertypes to contracts +* `b6a479539 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=b6a479539>`_ GBP: l3-out subnets +* `33b81da54 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=33b81da54>`_ vom: Add support for redirect contracts in gbp +* `13a08cc09 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=13a08cc09>`_ GBP: redirect contracts +* `c29c0af40 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=c29c0af40>`_ GBP: Endpoints with VLAN tags and birdges that don't learn +* `93cc3ee3b <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=93cc3ee3b>`_ GBP Endpoint Learning + +``src/plugins/acl/acl.api`` + +* `bb5d22daf <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=bb5d22daf>`_ New api in order to get max entries of connection table is added. + +``src/plugins/vmxnet3/vmxnet3.api`` + +* `ee8ba6877 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=ee8ba6877>`_ vmxnet3: auto bind support +* `854559d15 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=854559d15>`_ vmxnet3: RSS support +* `773291163 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=773291163>`_ vmxnet3: multiple TX queues support + +``src/plugins/nsim/nsim.api`` + +* `10c5ff143 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=10c5ff143>`_ nsim: add packet loss simulation, docs + +``src/plugins/igmp/igmp.api`` + +* `97748cae2 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=97748cae2>`_ IGMP: proxy device + +``src/plugins/lb/lb.api`` + +* `f7f13347b <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=f7f13347b>`_ tests: update test_lb.py to use api call lb_conf. + +``src/plugins/ct6/ct6.api`` + +* `a55df1081 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=a55df1081>`_ ipv6 connection tracking plugin + +``src/plugins/ikev2/ikev2.api`` + +* `7c44d78ef <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=7c44d78ef>`_ IKEv2 to plugin |