Sync the latest NEWS from OVS project for v2.12.0, and add the news for spliting OVN from OVS for post-v2.12.0.
Signed-off-by: Han Zhou <[email protected]> --- NEWS | 41 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 38 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 73045d6..72e52b9 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,11 +1,26 @@ -Post-v2.11.0 +Post-v2.12.0 +--------------------- + - This is the first release after OVN is split from Open vSwitch + project. + +v2.12.0 - 03 Sep 2019 --------------------- - DPDK: * New option 'other_config:dpdk-socket-limit' to limit amount of hugepage memory that can be used by DPDK. + * Add support for vHost Post-copy Live Migration (experimental). + * OVS validated with DPDK 18.11.2 which is the new minimal supported + version. + * DPDK 18.11.1 and lower is no longer supported. + * New option 'tx-retries-max' to set the maximum amount of vhost tx + retries that can be made. - OpenFlow: + * All features required by OpenFlow 1.5 are now implemented, so + ovs-vswitchd now enables OpenFlow 1.5 by default (in addition to + OpenFlow 1.0 to 1.4). * Removed support for OpenFlow 1.6 (draft), which ONF abandoned. * New action "check_pkt_larger". + * Support for OpenFlow 1.5 "meter" action. - Userspace datapath: * ICMPv6 ND enhancements: support for match and set ND options type and reserved fields. @@ -19,11 +34,25 @@ Post-v2.11.0 * New "ovs-appctl dpctl/ipf-get-status" command for userspace datapath conntrack fragmentation support. * New action "check_pkt_len". + * Port configuration with "other-config:priority-tags" now has a mode + that retains the 802.1Q header even if VLAN and priority are both zero. + * 'ovs-appctl exit' now implies cleanup of non-internal ports in userspace + datapath regardless of '--cleanup' option. Use '--cleanup' to remove + internal ports too. + * Removed experimental tag for SMC cache. + * Datapath classifer code refactored to enable function pointers to select + the lookup implementation at runtime. This enables specialization of + specific subtables based on the miniflow attributes, enhancing the + performance of the subtable search. + * Add Linux AF_XDP support through a new experimental netdev type "afxdp". - OVSDB: * OVSDB clients can now resynchronize with clustered servers much more quickly after a brief disconnection, saving bandwidth and CPU time. See section 4.1.15 of ovsdb-server(7) for details of related OVSDB protocol extension. + * Support to convert from cluster database to standalone database is now + available when clustered is down and cannot be revived using ovsdb-tool + . Check "Database Migration Commands" in ovsdb-tool man section. - OVN: * IPAM/MACAM: - select IPAM mac_prefix in a random manner if not provided by the user @@ -38,10 +67,16 @@ Post-v2.11.0 * Support for Transport Zones, a way to separate chassis into logical groups which results in tunnels only been formed between members of the same transport zone(s). - * Support for new logical switch port type - 'virtual'. - * Support for IGMP Snooping/Querier and Relay. + * Support for IGMP Snooping and IGMP Querier. - New QoS type "linux-netem" on Linux. - Added support for TLS Server Name Indication (SNI). + - Linux datapath: + * Support for the kernel versions 4.19.x and 4.20.x. + * Support for the kernel version 5.0.x. + * Add support for conntrack zone-based timeout policy. + - 'ovs-dpctl dump-flows' is no longer suitable for dumping offloaded flows. + 'ovs-appctl dpctl/dump-flows' should be used instead. + - Add L2 GRE tunnel over IPv6 support. v2.11.0 - 19 Feb 2019 -- 2.1.0 _______________________________________________ dev mailing list [email protected] https://mail.openvswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/ovs-dev
