X-Git-Url: http://git.onelab.eu/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=NEWS;h=b07a6516219fe5dce0b3fea1a006777c0b6c24f2;hb=61d71ceb5d45e6caeaf08a63efeba931a10b32f3;hp=4cb4499a80840abde903f892e45cbc1eff0850b1;hpb=0ad90c845b7e82090a846fbe9f927e8d1c84cfc9;p=sliver-openvswitch.git diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 4cb4499a8..b07a65162 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -4,10 +4,20 @@ post-v1.11.0 * 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. @@ -25,11 +35,15 @@ v1.11.0 - xx xxx xxxx 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 - 01 May 2013 ---------------------