Post-v2.5.0
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- ovsdb-server:
- * New "monitor2" and "update2" extensions to RFC 7047.
+ * New "monitor_cond" "monitor_cond_update" and "update2" extensions to
+ RFC 7047.
- OpenFlow:
* OpenFlow 1.1+ OFPT_QUEUE_GET_CONFIG_REQUEST now supports OFPP_ANY.
* OpenFlow 1.4+ OFPMP_QUEUE_DESC is now supported.
packet to size M bytes when outputting to port N.
* New command OFPGC_ADD_OR_MOD for OFPT_GROUP_MOD message that adds a
new group or modifies an existing groups
+ - Improved OpenFlow version compatibility for actions:
+ * New OpenFlow extension to support the "group" action in OpenFlow 1.0.
+ * OpenFlow 1.0 "enqueue" action now properly translated to OpenFlow 1.1+.
+ * OpenFlow 1.1 "mod_nw_ecn" and OpenFlow 1.1+ "mod_nw_ttl" actions now
+ properly translated to OpenFlow 1.0.
- ovs-ofctl:
* queue-get-config command now allows a queue ID to be specified.
* '--bundle' option can now be used with OpenFlow 1.3.
* PMD threads servicing vHost User ports can now come from the NUMA
node that device memory is located on if CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_VHOST_NUMA
is enabled in DPDK.
+ - Increase number of registers to 16.
- ovs-benchmark: This utility has been removed due to lack of use and
bitrot.
- ovs-appctl:
- Tunnels:
* Flow based tunnel match and action can be used for IPv6 address using
tun_ipv6_src, tun_ipv6_dst fields.
- * Added support for IPv6 tunnels to native tunneling.
+ * Added support for IPv6 tunnels, for details checkout FAQ.
- A wrapper script, 'ovs-tcpdump', to easily port-mirror an OVS port and
watch with tcpdump
- Introduce --no-self-confinement flag that allows daemons to work with
sockets outside their run directory.
+ - ovs-pki: Changed message digest algorithm from SHA-1 to SHA-512 because
+ SHA-1 is no longer secure and some operating systems have started to
+ disable it in OpenSSL.
+
v2.5.0 - 26 Feb 2016
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