X-Git-Url: https://pintos-os.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=NEWS;h=fa78da870ca1e161ce8bf45a393a46040c57cbf0;hb=b080ed09d1299cb80234916d3a3035928f0ace59;hp=a05c19795bdab4677a0aff06a5ae6fdba1d1206f;hpb=7257b535ab8e5fafd811c5f6788205eefdd44948;p=openvswitch diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index a05c1979..fa78da87 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,4 +1,31 @@ -Post-v1.2.0 +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. + - 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 ------------------------ - OpenFlow: - Added an OpenFlow extension which allows the "output" action to accept @@ -11,12 +38,15 @@ Post-v1.2.0 information about all interfaces with CFM enabled. - If no argument is provided for "lacp/show", displays detailed information about all ports with LACP enabled. + - ovs-dpctl: + - New "set-if" command to modify a datapath port's configuration. - ovs-vswitchd: - The software switch now supports 255 OpenFlow tables, instead of just one. By default, only table 0 is consulted, but the new NXAST_RESUBMIT_TABLE action can look up in additional tables. Tables 128 and above are reserved for use by the switch itself; please use only tables 0 through 127. + - Add support for 802.1D spanning tree (STP). - Fragment handling extensions: - New OFPC_FRAG_NX_MATCH fragment handling mode, in which L4 fields are made available for matching in fragments with @@ -34,6 +64,7 @@ Post-v1.2.0 - Added support for native VLAN tagging. A new "vlan_mode" parameter can be set for "port". Possible values: "access", "trunk", "native-tagged" and "native-untagged". + - test-openflowd has been removed. Please use ovs-vswitchd instead. v1.2.0 - 03 Aug 2011 ------------------------ @@ -72,7 +103,7 @@ v1.2.0 - 03 Aug 2011 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