-post-v1.3.0
+port-v1.4.0
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+
+
+v1.4.0 - xx xxx xxxx
+------------------------
+ - New "VLAN splinters" feature to work around buggy device drivers
+ in old Linux versions. (This feature is deprecated. When
+ broken device drivers are no longer in widespread use, we will
+ delete this feature.) See ovs-vswitchd.conf.db(5) for more
+ information.
- OpenFlow:
- Added ability to match on IPv6 flow label through NXM.
- Added ability to match on ECN bits in IPv4 and IPv6 through NXM.
- Added ability to match on TTL in IPv4 and IPv6 through NXM.
- Added ability to modify ECN bits in IPv4.
- Added ability to modify TTL in IPv4.
+ - ovs-vswitchd:
+ - Don't require the "normal" action to use mirrors. Traffic will
+ now be properly mirrored for any flows, regardless of their
+ actions.
+ - Track packet and byte statistics sent on mirrors.
+ - The sFlow implementation can now usually infer the correct agent
+ device instead of having to be told explicitly.
- ovs-appctl:
- New "fdb/flush" command to flush bridge's MAC learning table.
+ - ovs-test:
+ - A new distributed testing tool that allows one to diagnose performance
+ and connectivity issues. This tool currently is not included in RH or
+ Xen packages.
+ - RHEL packaging now supports integration with Red Hat network scripts.
+
v1.3.0 - xx xxx xxxx
------------------------
datapath/linux-2.6/compat-2.6 directories.
- Feature removals:
- Dropped support for "tun_id_from_cookie" OpenFlow extension.
- Please use the extensible match extensions instead.
+ Please use the extensible match extensions instead.
- Removed the Maintenance_Point and Monitor tables in an effort
to simplify 802.1ag configuration.
- Performance and scalability improvements