test-atomic: Drop atomic read-modify-write tests for the moment.

[sliver-openvswitch.git] / NEWS

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
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@@ -1,5 +1,25 @@
-post-v1.10.0
+post-v1.11.0

 ---------------------
 ---------------------

+    - OpenFlow:
+      * New support for matching outer source and destination IP address
+        of tunneled packets, for tunnel ports configured with the newly
+       added "remote_ip=flow" and "local_ip=flow" options.
+    - New "check-oftest" Makefile target for running OFTest against Open
+      vSwitch.  See README-OFTest for details.
+    - The flow eviction threshold has been moved to the Open_vSwitch table.
+    - Database names are now mandatory when specifying ovsdb-server options
+      through database paths (e.g. Private key option with the database name
+      should look like "--private-key=db:Open_vSwitch,SSL,private_key").
+
+
+v1.11.0 - xx xxx xxxx
+---------------------
+    - Support for megaflows, which allows wildcarding in the kernel (and
+      any dpif implementation that supports wildcards).  Depending on
+      the flow table and switch configuration, flow set up rates are
+      close to the Linux bridge.
+    - The "tutorial" directory contains a new tutorial for some advanced
+      Open vSwitch features.

     - Stable bond mode has been removed.
     - The autopath action has been removed.
     - New support for the data encapsulation format of the LISP tunnel
     - Stable bond mode has been removed.
     - The autopath action has been removed.
     - New support for the data encapsulation format of the LISP tunnel


@@ -10,9 +30,22 @@ post-v1.10.0
         1.1 and later are now implemented.
       * New "stack" extension for use in actions, to push and pop from
         NXM fields.
         1.1 and later are now implemented.
       * New "stack" extension for use in actions, to push and pop from
         NXM fields.

+      * The "load" and "set_field" actions can now modify the "in_port".  (This
+        allows one to enable output to a flow's input port by setting the
+        in_port to some unused value, such as OFPP_NONE.)
+    - ovs-dpctl:
+      * New debugging commands "add-flow", "mod-flow", "del-flow".
+    - In dpif-based bridges, cache action translations, which can improve
+      flow set up performance by 80% with a complicated flow table.
+    - New syslog format, prefixed with "ovs|", to be easier to filter.
+    - RHEL: Removes the default firewall rule that allowed GRE traffic to
+      pass through. Any users that relied on this automatic firewall hole
+      will have to manually configure it. The ovs-ctl(8) manpage documents
+      the "enable-protocol" command that can be used as an alternative.
+    - New CFM demand mode which uses data traffic to indicate interface
+      liveness.

 
 

-
-v1.10.0 - xx xxx xxxx
+v1.10.0 - 01 May 2013

 ---------------------
     - Bridge compatibility support has been removed.  Any uses that
       rely on ovs-brcompatd will have to stick with Open vSwitch 1.9.x
 ---------------------
     - Bridge compatibility support has been removed.  Any uses that
       rely on ovs-brcompatd will have to stick with Open vSwitch 1.9.x


@@ -23,8 +56,14 @@ v1.10.0 - xx xxx xxxx
       separately on a per-port basis, so it should no longer be
       possible for a large number of new flows arriving on one port to
       prevent new flows from being processed on other ports.
       separately on a per-port basis, so it should no longer be
       possible for a large number of new flows arriving on one port to
       prevent new flows from being processed on other ports.

-    - Many "ovs-vsctl" database commands now accept an --if-exists option.
-      Please refer to the ovs-vsctl manpage for details.
+    - ovs-vsctl:
+      * Previously ovs-vsctl would retry connecting to the database forever,
+        causing it to hang if ovsdb-server was not running.  Now, ovs-vsctl
+        only tries once by default (use --retry to try forever).  This change
+        means that you may want to remove uses of --timeout to avoid hangs
+        in ovs-vsctl calls.
+      * Many "ovs-vsctl" database commands now accept an --if-exists option.
+        Please refer to the ovs-vsctl manpage for details.

     - OpenFlow:
       - Experimental support for newer versions of OpenFlow.  See
         the "What versions of OpenFlow does Open vSwitch support?"
     - OpenFlow:
       - Experimental support for newer versions of OpenFlow.  See
         the "What versions of OpenFlow does Open vSwitch support?"


@@ -68,10 +107,11 @@ v1.10.0 - xx xxx xxxx
         retire that meaning of ANY in favor of the OpenFlow 1.1 meaning.
     - Patch ports no longer require kernel support, so they now work
       with FreeBSD and the kernel module built into Linux 3.3 and later.
         retire that meaning of ANY in favor of the OpenFlow 1.1 meaning.
     - Patch ports no longer require kernel support, so they now work
       with FreeBSD and the kernel module built into Linux 3.3 and later.

+    - New "sample" action.

 
 
 
 

-v1.9.0 - xx xxx xxxx
---------------------
+v1.9.0 - 26 Feb 2013
+------------------------

     - Datapath:
       - Support for ipv6 set action.
       - SKB mark matching and setting.
     - Datapath:
       - Support for ipv6 set action.
       - SKB mark matching and setting.


@@ -125,8 +165,9 @@ v1.9.0 - xx xxx xxxx
       data in ARP packets.
 
 
       data in ARP packets.
 
 

-v1.8.0 - xx xxx xxxx
+v1.8.0 - 26 Feb 2013

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 ------------------------

+    *** Internal only release ***

     - New FAQ.  Please send updates and additions!
     - Authors of controllers, please read the new section titled "Action
       Reproduction" in DESIGN, which describes an Open vSwitch change in
     - New FAQ.  Please send updates and additions!
     - Authors of controllers, please read the new section titled "Action
       Reproduction" in DESIGN, which describes an Open vSwitch change in