1 Release notes for VPP 18.10
2 ===========================
4 More than 632 commits since the 18.07 release.
12 - DPDK 18.08 integration
13 - New Stats infrastructure (interface, error, node performance
15 - Add configurable “Doug Lea malloc” support
20 - Load balancing: support per-port VIP and all-port VIP
21 - Port NSH plugin to VPP
24 - Configurable port range
25 - Virtual Fragmentation Reassembly for endpoint-dependent mode
26 - Client-IP based session affinity for load-balancing
29 - Bug-fixing and performance optimizations
34 - Support for applications with multiple workers
35 - Support for binds from multiple app workers to same ip:port
36 - Switched to a message queue for io and control event notifications
37 - Support for eventfd based notifications as alternative to
39 - VCL refactor to support async event notifications and multiple
41 - TLS async support in client for HW accleration
42 - Performance optimizations and bug-fixing
43 - A number of binary APIs will be deprecated in favor of using the
44 event message queue. Details in the API section.
49 For the full list of issues please refer to fd.io
50 `JIRA <https://jira.fd.io>`__.
55 For the full list of fixed issues please refer to:
57 - fd.io `JIRA <https://jira.fd.io>`__
58 - git `commit log <https://git.fd.io/vpp/log/?h=stable/1810>`__
64 Description of results:
66 - *Definition changed*: indicates that the API file was modified
69 - *Only in image*: indicates the API is new for this release.
71 - *Only in file*: indicates the API has been removed in this release.
77 api_versions_reply definition changed
78 app_cut_through_registration_add definition changed
79 app_worker_add_del definition changed application_attach_reply
80 definition changed bd_ip_mac_details only in image bd_ip_mac_dump
81 only in image bfd_udp_get_echo_source definition changed
82 bier_imp_details definition changed bier_route_details definition
83 changed bind_sock definition changed bridge_domain_details definition
84 changed bridge_flags definition changed classify_add_del_session
85 definition changed classify_add_del_table definition changed
86 connect_sock definition changed create_vhost_user_if definition
87 changed get_first_msg_id_reply definition changed
88 gpe_add_del_fwd_entry_reply definition changed
89 gpe_fwd_entry_path_details definition changed ip6_fib_details
90 definition changed ip6nd_proxy_details definition changed
91 ip_add_del_route_reply definition changed ip_address_details
92 definition changed ip_details definition changed ip_fib_details
93 definition changed ip_mfib_details definition changed
94 ip_mroute_add_del_reply definition changed ip_neighbor_add_del_reply
95 definition changed ip_neighbor_details definition changed
96 ip_reassembly_get_reply definition changed ip_unnumbered_details
97 definition changed ipip_6rd_add_tunnel definition changed
98 ipip_add_tunnel definition changed ipsec_spds_details only in image
99 ipsec_spds_dump only in image l2_interface_efp_filter definition
100 changed lisp_eid_table_vni_details definition changed
101 map_another_segment definition changed mfib_signal_details definition
102 changed mpls_route_add_del_reply definition changed
103 mpls_tunnel_add_del definition changed mpls_tunnel_add_del_reply
104 definition changed mpls_tunnel_details definition changed
105 mpls_tunnel_dump definition changed one_eid_table_vni_details
106 definition changed qos_mark_enable_disable definition changed
107 qos_record_enable_disable definition changed reset_session_reply
108 definition changed rpc_call definition changed show_threads
109 definition changed sockclnt_create_reply definition changed
110 sockclnt_delete definition changed sockclnt_delete_reply definition
111 changed sw_interface_rx_placement_details only in image
112 sw_interface_rx_placement_dump only in image
113 sw_interface_set_ip_directed_broadcast definition changed
114 sw_interface_set_l2_bridge definition changed
115 sw_interface_set_rx_placement definition changed
116 sw_interface_set_vxlan_gbp_bypass definition changed udp_encap_add
117 definition changed udp_encap_add_del_reply only in file
118 udp_encap_add_reply only in image udp_encap_del definition changed
119 udp_encap_details definition changed unbind_sock definition changed
120 vxlan_gbp_tunnel_add_del definition changed vxlan_gbp_tunnel_details
121 only in image vxlan_gbp_tunnel_dump only in image Found 68 api
122 message signature differences
124 Patches that changed API definitions
125 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
127 ``src/plugins/avf/avf.api``
129 * `149d0e28 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=149d0e28>`_ avf: RSS support
130 * `4e6014fc <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=4e6014fc>`_ avf: api fix
132 ``src/plugins/gbp/gbp.api``
134 * `c0a93143 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=c0a93143>`_ GBP Endpoint Updates
135 * `61b94c6b <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=61b94c6b>`_ vxlan-gbp: Add support for vxlan gbp
137 ``src/plugins/igmp/igmp.api``
139 * `bdc0e6b7 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=bdc0e6b7>`_ Trivial: Clean up some typos.
141 ``src/plugins/lb/lb.api``
143 * `6a4375e0 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=6a4375e0>`_ LB: fix flush flow table issue
144 * `49ca2601 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=49ca2601>`_ Add flush flag on del as command
145 * `219cc90c <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=219cc90c>`_ Support lb on both vip and per-port-vip case
147 ``src/plugins/nat/nat.api``
149 * `bb4e0225 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=bb4e0225>`_ NAT: TCP MSS clamping
150 * `5d28c7af <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=5d28c7af>`_ NAT: add support for configurable port range (VPP-1346)
151 * `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)
152 * `878c646a <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=878c646a>`_ NAT44: add support for session timeout (VPP-1272)
153 * `69ce30d6 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=69ce30d6>`_ NAT: update nat_show_config_reply API (VPP-1403)
154 * `6bd197eb <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=6bd197eb>`_ Remove client_index field from replies in API
155 * `c6c0d2a0 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=c6c0d2a0>`_ NAT44: LB NAT - local backends in multiple VRFs (VPP-1345)
157 ``src/plugins/vmxnet3/vmxnet3.api``
159 * `df7f8e8c <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=df7f8e8c>`_ vmxnet3 device driver
161 ``src/plugins/nsh/nsh.api``
163 * `d313f9e6 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=d313f9e6>`_ Port NSH plugin to VPP
165 ``src/plugins/nsim/nsim.api``
167 * `9e3252b5 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=9e3252b5>`_ Network delay simulator plugin
169 ``src/plugins/svs/svs.api``
171 * `d1e68ab7 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=d1e68ab7>`_ Source VRF Select
173 ``src/vlibmemory/memclnt.api``
175 * `94495f2a <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=94495f2a>`_ PAPI: Use UNIX domain sockets instead of shared memory
176 * `6bd197eb <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=6bd197eb>`_ Remove client_index field from replies in API
177 * `75282457 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=75282457>`_ Fix "Old Style VLA" build warnings
179 ``src/vnet/interface.api``
181 * `f0b42f48 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=f0b42f48>`_ itf: dump interface rx-placement
182 * `bdc0e6b7 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=bdc0e6b7>`_ Trivial: Clean up some typos.
183 * `54f7c51f <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=54f7c51f>`_ rx-placement: Add API call for interface rx-placement
184 * `1855b8e4 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=1855b8e4>`_ IP directed broadcast
186 ``src/vnet/bfd/bfd.api``
188 * `2d3c7b9c <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=2d3c7b9c>`_ BFD: add get echo source API (VPP-1367)
190 ``src/vnet/bier/bier.api``
192 * `ef90ed08 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=ef90ed08>`_ BIER API and load-balancing fixes
193 * `6bd197eb <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=6bd197eb>`_ Remove client_index field from replies in API
195 ``src/vnet/classify/classify.api``
197 * `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)
198 * `75282457 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=75282457>`_ Fix "Old Style VLA" build warnings
200 ``src/vnet/devices/pipe/pipe.api``
202 * `208c29aa <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=208c29aa>`_ VOM: support for pipes
204 ``src/vnet/devices/virtio/vhost_user.api``
206 * `ee2e58f6 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=ee2e58f6>`_ vhost-user: Add disable feature support in api
208 ``src/vnet/ethernet/ethernet_types.api``
210 * `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
212 ``src/vnet/ip/ip_types.api``
214 * `d0df49f2 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=d0df49f2>`_ Use IP address types on UDP encap API
216 ``src/vnet/ip/ip.api``
218 * `412ecd32 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=412ecd32>`_ Improve ip_mroute_add_del documentation
219 * `14260393 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=14260393>`_ Add adjacency counters to the stats segment
220 * `28c142e3 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=28c142e3>`_ mroute routers in the stats segment
221 * `008dbe10 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=008dbe10>`_ Route counters in the stats segment
222 * `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
223 * `6bd197eb <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=6bd197eb>`_ Remove client_index field from replies in API
224 * `b11f903a <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=b11f903a>`_ Fix context field position in API definition
226 ``src/vnet/ipip/ipip.api``
228 * `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
230 ``src/vnet/ipsec/ipsec.api``
232 * `a9a0b2ce <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=a9a0b2ce>`_ IPsec: add API for SPDs dump (VPP-1363)
233 * `bdc0e6b7 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=bdc0e6b7>`_ Trivial: Clean up some typos.
235 ``src/vnet/l2/l2.api``
237 * `0a4e0063 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=0a4e0063>`_ Fix documentation about sw_interface_set_l2_bridge
238 * `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
239 * `bdc0e6b7 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=bdc0e6b7>`_ Trivial: Clean up some typos.
240 * `5c7c49d1 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=5c7c49d1>`_ Fix documentation for SHG in bridge domain
241 * `5d82d2f1 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=5d82d2f1>`_ l2: arp termination dump
242 * `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
244 ``src/vnet/lisp-cp/lisp.api``
246 * `bdc0e6b7 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=bdc0e6b7>`_ Trivial: Clean up some typos.
247 * `6bd197eb <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=6bd197eb>`_ Remove client_index field from replies in API
249 ``src/vnet/lisp-cp/one.api``
251 * `bdc0e6b7 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=bdc0e6b7>`_ Trivial: Clean up some typos.
252 * `6bd197eb <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=6bd197eb>`_ Remove client_index field from replies in API
254 ``src/vnet/lisp-gpe/lisp_gpe.api``
256 * `6bd197eb <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=6bd197eb>`_ Remove client_index field from replies in API
257 * `b11f903a <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=b11f903a>`_ Fix context field position in API definition
259 ``src/vnet/mpls/mpls.api``
261 * `f5fa5ae2 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=f5fa5ae2>`_ MPLS tunnel dump: use sw_if_index not tunnel_index
262 * `6a30b5f9 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=6a30b5f9>`_ MPLS tunnel dump fix
263 * `008dbe10 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=008dbe10>`_ Route counters in the stats segment
264 * `7c922dc4 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=7c922dc4>`_ SR-MPLS: fixes and tests
266 ``src/vnet/qos/qos.api``
268 * `bdc0e6b7 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=bdc0e6b7>`_ Trivial: Clean up some typos.
269 * `ed234e7f <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=ed234e7f>`_ Enum type on the API for QoS sources
271 ``src/vnet/session/session.api``
273 * `ab2f6dbf <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=ab2f6dbf>`_ session: support multiple worker binds
274 * `134a996a <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=134a996a>`_ vcl: add support for multi-worker apps
275 * `1553197f <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=1553197f>`_ session: add support for multiple app workers
276 * `6bd197eb <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=6bd197eb>`_ Remove client_index field from replies in API
277 * `99368315 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=99368315>`_ vcl: support for eventfd mq signaling
279 ``src/vnet/span/span.api``
281 * `bdc0e6b7 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=bdc0e6b7>`_ Trivial: Clean up some typos.
283 ``src/vnet/udp/udp.api``
285 * `9c0a3c42 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=9c0a3c42>`_ UDP-Encap: name counters for the stats segment
286 * `d0df49f2 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=d0df49f2>`_ Use IP address types on UDP encap API
288 ``src/vnet/unix/tap.api``
290 * `bdc0e6b7 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=bdc0e6b7>`_ Trivial: Clean up some typos.
292 ``src/vnet/vxlan-gbp/vxlan_gbp.api``
294 * `79a05f54 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=79a05f54>`_ VXLAN-GBP: use common types on the API
295 * `61b94c6b <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=61b94c6b>`_ vxlan-gbp: Add support for vxlan gbp
297 ``src/vpp/api/vpe.api``
299 * `5d64c786 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=5d64c786>`_ thread: Add show threads api
300 * `ec11b13a <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=ec11b13a>`_ Trivial: Cleanup some typos.
302 ``src/vpp/stats/stats.api``
304 * `ec11b13a <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=vpp.git;a=commit;h=ec11b13a>`_ Trivial: Cleanup some typos.
306 Notice of future API deprecation
307 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
311 - accept_session_reply
312 - disconnect_session_reply
314 - reset_session_reply
316 - connect_session_reply