Release notes for VPP 17.10 =========================== More than 400 commits since the 1707 release. Features -------- - Infrastructure - DPDK 17.08 - IP reassembly - Bounded-index extensible hash bucket-level LRU cache - Templated timer wheel improvements - API - C/C++ language binding - API stats - Host stack - VPP TCP stack scale/congestion improvements - VPP Comms Library (VCL) - Overall performance, scale and hardening - Network features - IPSec rework - utilize new FIB - VPLS and VPWS implementation - NAT - Renamed SNAT to NAT - Performance / Scale - Destination NAT44 with load-balancing - In2out translation as an output feature on the outside interface - Fullback to 3-tuple key for non TCP/UDP/ICMP sessions - Security Groups/ACLs - “Replace” semantics for adding a new MacIP acl - Test suite tests for MacIP ACLs - ONE-LISP - Map-server fallback support - Preemptive re-fetch of active mappings that are about to expire - ND termination - PPPoE - PPPoE Control Plane packet dispatch - PPPoE decapsulation - PPPoE encapsulation Known issues ------------ For the full list of issues please refer to fd.io `JIRA `__. Issues fixed ------------ For the full list of fixed issues please refer to: - fd.io `JIRA `__ - git `commit log `__ API changes ----------- ======================================== ================== Message Name Result ======================================== ================== bridge_domain_add_del definition changed bridge_domain_details definition changed connect_session definition changed connect_sock definition changed connect_sock_reply definition changed connect_uri_reply definition changed create_vhost_user_if definition changed dhcp_client_config definition changed ip4_arp_event definition changed ip6_fib_details definition changed ip6_nd_event definition changed ip_add_del_route definition changed ip_fib_details definition changed ip_table_add_del definition changed l2_macs_event only in image macip_acl_add_replace definition changed macip_acl_interface_list_details only in image macip_acl_interface_list_dump only in image modify_vhost_user_if definition changed mpls_fib_details definition changed mpls_route_add_del definition changed mpls_table_add_del definition changed mpls_tunnel_add_del definition changed nat44_add_del_address_range definition changed nat44_add_del_interface_addr definition changed nat44_add_del_lb_static_mapping definition changed nat44_add_del_static_mapping definition changed nat44_address_details only in image nat44_address_dump only in image nat44_interface_add_del_feature definition changed nat44_interface_add_del_output_feature definition changed nat44_interface_addr_details only in image nat44_interface_addr_dump only in image nat44_interface_details only in image nat44_interface_dump only in image nat44_interface_output_feature_details only in image nat44_interface_output_feature_dump only in image nat44_lb_static_mapping_details only in image nat44_lb_static_mapping_dump only in image nat44_static_mapping_details only in image nat44_static_mapping_dump only in image nat44_user_details only in image nat44_user_dump only in image nat44_user_session_details only in image nat44_user_session_dump only in image nat_control_ping definition changed nat_det_add_del_map definition changed nat_det_close_session_in definition changed nat_det_close_session_out definition changed nat_det_forward definition changed nat_det_get_timeouts definition changed nat_det_map_details only in image nat_det_map_dump only in image nat_det_reverse definition changed nat_det_session_details only in image nat_det_session_dump only in image nat_det_set_timeouts definition changed nat_ipfix_enable_disable definition changed nat_set_workers definition changed nat_show_config definition changed nat_worker_details only in image nat_worker_dump only in image one_add_del_ndp_entry definition changed one_enable_disable_petr_mode definition changed one_enable_disable_pitr_mode definition changed one_enable_disable_xtr_mode definition changed one_get_transport_protocol definition changed one_map_register_fallback_threshold definition changed one_map_register_set_ttl definition changed one_ndp_bd_get definition changed one_ndp_entries_get definition changed one_set_transport_protocol definition changed one_show_petr_mode definition changed one_show_pitr_mode definition changed one_show_xtr_mode definition changed p2p_ethernet_add definition changed pppoe_add_del_session definition changed pppoe_session_details only in image pppoe_session_dump only in image punt_socket_deregister definition changed punt_socket_register definition changed show_one_map_register_fallback_threshold definition changed show_one_map_register_ttl definition changed snat_interface_add_del_output_feature definition changed snat_interface_output_feature_details only in image snat_interface_output_feature_dump only in image sw_interface_event only in image sw_interface_set_flags definition changed sw_interface_span_dump definition changed sw_interface_span_enable_disable definition changed sw_interface_vhost_user_details definition changed tcp_configure_src_addresses definition changed vnet_per_interface_combined_counters only in image vnet_per_interface_simple_counters only in image want_interface_combined_stats definition changed want_interface_simple_stats definition changed want_ip4_fib_stats definition changed want_ip4_nbr_stats definition changed want_ip6_fib_stats definition changed want_ip6_nbr_stats definition changed want_l2_macs_events definition changed want_per_interface_combined_stats definition changed want_per_interface_simple_stats definition changed ======================================== ================== Found 103 api message signature differences Patches that updated the API files ---------------------------------- * ``./src/plugins/pppoe/pppoe.api`` 62f9cdd8 Add PPPoE Plugin * ``./src/plugins/acl/acl.api`` c29940c5 ACL-plugin add “replace” semantics for adding a new MacIP acl de9fbf43 MAC IP ACL interface list dump (as an alternative to the get/reply) * ``./src/plugins/nat/nat.api`` 704018cf NAT: Destination NAT44 with load-balancing (VPP-954) 2ba92e32 NAT: Rename snat plugin to nat (VPP-955) * ``./src/vnet/interface.api`` 831fb59f Stats refactor d292ab1e No context in SW interface event a07bd708 Dedicated SW Interface Event * ``./src/vnet/dhcp/dhcp.api`` 51822bf0 DHCP client option 61 “client_id” 4729b1ec DHCP complete event sends mask length * ``./src/vnet/lldp/lldp.api`` 99a0e60e Add API support for LLDP config/interface set * ``./src/vnet/lisp-cp/one.api`` d630713d LISP: add neighbor discovery and CP protocol separation APIs 111a5cea LISP: Add APIs for enable/disable xTR/P-ITR/P-ETR modes 7048ff1e LISP: Map-server fallback feature 1e553a00 LISP: make TTL for map register messages configurable * ``./src/vnet/ethernet/p2p_ethernet.api`` 15ac81c1 P2P Ethernet * ``./src/vnet/mpls/mpls.api`` 2297af01 Add a name to the creation of an IP and MPLS table 28ab9cc1 FIB table add/delete API only da78f957 L2 over MPLS a0a908f1 FIB path weight incorrect in dump (VPP-922) 57b5860f FIB path preference * ``./src/vnet/session/session.api`` 33e002b1 Fix session connect api message handling. * ``./src/vnet/span/span.api`` 5b311202 SPAN/API:enable L2 dump 001fd406 SPAN:add l2 mirror * ``./src/vnet/devices/virtio/vhost_user.api`` 4ba75f54 vhost: Remove operation mode in the API * ``./src/vnet/vxlan-gpe/vxlan_gpe.api`` 04ffd0ad VPP crash on creating vxlan gpe interface. VPP-875 * ``./src/vnet/tcp/tcp.api`` 3bbcfab1 TCP source address automation * ``./src/vnet/ip/ip.api`` 2297af01 Add a name to the creation of an IP and MPLS table 28ab9cc1 FIB table add/delete API only 57b5860f FIB path preference * ``./src/vnet/lisp-gpe/lisp_gpe.api`` af3d9771 Remove unused retval from gpe_native_fwd_rpath type definition * ``./src/vnet/l2/l2.api`` 50570ece Update of free text tag patch for BD 48304141 Support for bridge domain free text tag e531f4cb Increase default MAC learn limit and check it in learn-update path 8d00fff8 Add support for API client to receive L2 MAC events * ``./src/vpp/api/vpe.api`` 8a19f12a Allow individual stats API and introduce stats.api 4802632d Punt socket: Fix coverity error for pathname length mismatch between API and sun_path. f7a55ad7 PUNT socket: External control plane processes connected via UNIX domain sockets. 75e2f2ac API:fix arp/ND event messages - remove context 99a0e60e Add API support for LLDP config/interface set * ``./src/vpp/stats/stats.api`` 831fb59f Stats refactor 8a19f12a Allow individual stats API and introduce stats.api