-Post-v2.4.0
+Post-v2.5.0
+---------------------
+
+
+v2.5.0 - xx xxx xxxx
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- Dropped support for Python older than version 2.7. As a consequence,
using Open vSwitch 2.5 or later on XenServer 6.5 or earlier (which
now supported.
* OpenFlow 1.4+ "importance" is now considered for flow eviction.
* OpenFlow 1.4+ OFPTC_EVICTION is now implemented.
+ * OpenFlow 1.4+ OFPTC_VACANCY_EVENTS is now implemented.
* OpenFlow 1.4+ OFPMP_TABLE_DESC is now implemented.
* Allow modifying the ICMPv4/ICMPv6 type and code fields.
+ * OpenFlow 1.4+ OFPT_SET_ASYNC_CONFIG and OFPT_GET_ASYNC_CONFIG are
+ now implemented.
- ovs-ofctl:
* New "out_group" keyword for OpenFlow 1.1+ matching on output group.
- - Support for matching/generating options as well as the OAM bit with
- Geneve tunnels.
+ - Tunnels:
+ * Geneve tunnels can now match and set options and the OAM bit.
+ * The nonstandard GRE64 tunnel extension has been dropped.
- Support Multicast Listener Discovery (MLDv1 and MLDv2).
- Add 'symmetric_l3l4' and 'symmetric_l3l4+udp' hash functions.
- sFlow agent now reports tunnel and MPLS structures.
- - Added OpenFlow 1.4+ OFPT_SET_ASYNC_CONFIG and OFPT_GET_ASYNC_CONFIG
- that allows controllers to have more precise control over OpenFlow1.4
- asynchronous messages.
- New 'check-system-userspace', 'check-kmod' and 'check-kernel' Makefile
targets to run a new system testsuite. These tests can be run inside
a Vagrant box. See INSTALL.md for details
- - Dropped support for GRE64 tunnel.
- Mark --syslog-target argument as deprecated. It will be removed in
the next OVS release.
- Added --user option to all daemons
- Add support for connection tracking through the new "ct" action
and "ct_state"/"ct_zone"/"ct_mark"/"ct_label" match fields. Only
available on Linux kernels with the connection tracking module loaded.
+ - Add experimental version of OVN. OVN, the Open Virtual Network, is a
+ system to support virtual network abstraction. OVN complements the
+ existing capabilities of OVS to add native support for virtual network
+ abstractions, such as virtual L2 and L3 overlays and security groups.
v2.4.0 - 20 Aug 2015