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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/1901>`__
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
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
``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
``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
``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)
``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
``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)
``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
``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
``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
``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
``src/vnet/vxlan-gbp/vxlan_gbp.api``
* `93cc3ee <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=93cc3ee>`_ GBP Endpoint Learning
``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
``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
``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
``src/vnet/bonding/bond.api``
* `ad9d528 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=ad9d528>`_ bonding: support custom interface IDs
``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
``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
``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.
``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.
``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
``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
``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)
``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
``src/plugins/igmp/igmp.api``
* `97748ca <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=97748ca>`_ IGMP: proxy device