| Message ID | 20191021220011.28887-1-blp@ovn.org |
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| State | Superseded |
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| Series | [ovs-dev] faq: Give specific versions that introduced various features. | expand |
Ben Pfaff <blp@ovn.org> writes: > Some users would find it useful to know the particular OVS version that > introduced a feature to the OVS tree kernel module or to the OVS > userspace (DPDK) datapath implementation. This patch updates the FAQ > to include that information. > > This information is primarily gleaned from the top-level NEWS file. > For most of these, I did not verify them by looking carefully through > the history, so some of them may be inaccurate. > > Requested-by: Jianjun Shen <shenj@vmware.com> > Signed-off-by: Ben Pfaff <blp@ovn.org> > --- Looks mostly accurate enough, afaict. Just one nit - otherwise Acked-by: Aaron Conole <aconole@redhat.com> > Documentation/faq/releases.rst | 55 ++++++++++++++++++---------------- > 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-) > > + Conntrack Fragment Reass. 4.3 2.6 2.8 YES I think the 2.8 should be 2.12, given this news item (for 2.12): - Userspace datapath: ... * Add v4/v6 fragmentation support for conntrack. -Aaron
On Tue, Oct 22, 2019 at 06:22:17PM +0200, Ilya Maximets wrote: > On 22.10.2019 0:00, Ben Pfaff wrote: > > Some users would find it useful to know the particular OVS version that > > introduced a feature to the OVS tree kernel module or to the OVS > > userspace (DPDK) datapath implementation. This patch updates the FAQ > > to include that information. > > > > This information is primarily gleaned from the top-level NEWS file. > > For most of these, I did not verify them by looking carefully through > > the history, so some of them may be inaccurate. > > > > Requested-by: Jianjun Shen <shenj@vmware.com> > > Signed-off-by: Ben Pfaff <blp@ovn.org> > > Acked-by: Aaron Conole <aconole@redhat.com> > > --- > > > + sFlow YES 1.0 2.7 NO > > + IPFIX 3.10 1.11 2.7 YES > > + Set action YES 1.0 2.7 PARTIAL > > + NIC Bonding YES 1.0 2.7 YES > > + Multiple VTEPs YES 1.10 2.7 YES > > + Meters 4.15 1.10 2.7 NO > > Hi, Ben. > Just trying to figure out from where these '2.7's came from for userspace datapath. > For example, IIRC, 'NIC bonding' was there before 2.7. > Is there something I missed that makes this version so special? This is really from conflating DPDK with the userspace datapath. 2.7 was when the "experimental" tag was removed from DPDK support. If we ignore that (since the userspace datapath supported all of these basically forever), we might as well just write the same as the kernel datapath values there.
On Tue, Oct 22, 2019 at 11:27:12AM -0400, Aaron Conole wrote: > Ben Pfaff <blp@ovn.org> writes: > > > Some users would find it useful to know the particular OVS version that > > introduced a feature to the OVS tree kernel module or to the OVS > > userspace (DPDK) datapath implementation. This patch updates the FAQ > > to include that information. > > > > This information is primarily gleaned from the top-level NEWS file. > > For most of these, I did not verify them by looking carefully through > > the history, so some of them may be inaccurate. > > > > Requested-by: Jianjun Shen <shenj@vmware.com> > > Signed-off-by: Ben Pfaff <blp@ovn.org> > > --- > > Looks mostly accurate enough, afaict. Just one nit - otherwise > > Acked-by: Aaron Conole <aconole@redhat.com> > > > Documentation/faq/releases.rst | 55 ++++++++++++++++++---------------- > > 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-) > > > > + Conntrack Fragment Reass. 4.3 2.6 2.8 YES > > I think the 2.8 should be 2.12, given this news item (for 2.12): > > - Userspace datapath: > ... > * Add v4/v6 fragmentation support for conntrack. Thanks, I'll make that update.
On 22.10.2019 0:00, Ben Pfaff wrote: > Some users would find it useful to know the particular OVS version that > introduced a feature to the OVS tree kernel module or to the OVS > userspace (DPDK) datapath implementation. This patch updates the FAQ > to include that information. > > This information is primarily gleaned from the top-level NEWS file. > For most of these, I did not verify them by looking carefully through > the history, so some of them may be inaccurate. > > Requested-by: Jianjun Shen <shenj@vmware.com> > Signed-off-by: Ben Pfaff <blp@ovn.org> > Acked-by: Aaron Conole <aconole@redhat.com> > --- > + sFlow YES 1.0 2.7 NO > + IPFIX 3.10 1.11 2.7 YES > + Set action YES 1.0 2.7 PARTIAL > + NIC Bonding YES 1.0 2.7 YES > + Multiple VTEPs YES 1.10 2.7 YES > + Meters 4.15 1.10 2.7 NO Hi, Ben. Just trying to figure out from where these '2.7's came from for userspace datapath. For example, IIRC, 'NIC bonding' was there before 2.7. Is there something I missed that makes this version so special? Best regards, Ilya Maximets.
On 22.10.2019 17:44, Ben Pfaff wrote: > On Tue, Oct 22, 2019 at 06:22:17PM +0200, Ilya Maximets wrote: >> On 22.10.2019 0:00, Ben Pfaff wrote: >>> Some users would find it useful to know the particular OVS version that >>> introduced a feature to the OVS tree kernel module or to the OVS >>> userspace (DPDK) datapath implementation. This patch updates the FAQ >>> to include that information. >>> >>> This information is primarily gleaned from the top-level NEWS file. >>> For most of these, I did not verify them by looking carefully through >>> the history, so some of them may be inaccurate. >>> >>> Requested-by: Jianjun Shen <shenj@vmware.com> >>> Signed-off-by: Ben Pfaff <blp@ovn.org> >>> Acked-by: Aaron Conole <aconole@redhat.com> >>> --- >> >>> + sFlow YES 1.0 2.7 NO >>> + IPFIX 3.10 1.11 2.7 YES >>> + Set action YES 1.0 2.7 PARTIAL >>> + NIC Bonding YES 1.0 2.7 YES >>> + Multiple VTEPs YES 1.10 2.7 YES >>> + Meters 4.15 1.10 2.7 NO >> >> Hi, Ben. >> Just trying to figure out from where these '2.7's came from for userspace datapath. >> For example, IIRC, 'NIC bonding' was there before 2.7. >> Is there something I missed that makes this version so special? > > This is really from conflating DPDK with the userspace datapath. 2.7 > was when the "experimental" tag was removed from DPDK support. If we > ignore that (since the userspace datapath supported all of these > basically forever), we might as well just write the same as the kernel > datapath values there. > Hmm. I see. Personally, I have never been a fan of equalization of "DPDK" and "Userspace datapath". And never liked words "DPDK datapath" as there is no such datapath in OVS. Userspace datapath is agnostic to netdev types, so I'm not sure about versions we should mention. BTW, there is no DPDK support on BSD in OVS, but userspace datapath exists and functional. BTW2, in this phrase: + given feature into the included kernel module or the userspace + (DPDK) datapath, respectively. DPDK catches my eyes too. I'm not sure how to make this right. Best regards, Ilya Maximets.
On Tue, Oct 22, 2019 at 08:02:57PM +0200, Ilya Maximets wrote: > On 22.10.2019 17:44, Ben Pfaff wrote: > > On Tue, Oct 22, 2019 at 06:22:17PM +0200, Ilya Maximets wrote: > > > On 22.10.2019 0:00, Ben Pfaff wrote: > > > > Some users would find it useful to know the particular OVS version that > > > > introduced a feature to the OVS tree kernel module or to the OVS > > > > userspace (DPDK) datapath implementation. This patch updates the FAQ > > > > to include that information. > > > > > > > > This information is primarily gleaned from the top-level NEWS file. > > > > For most of these, I did not verify them by looking carefully through > > > > the history, so some of them may be inaccurate. > > > > > > > > Requested-by: Jianjun Shen <shenj@vmware.com> > > > > Signed-off-by: Ben Pfaff <blp@ovn.org> > > > > Acked-by: Aaron Conole <aconole@redhat.com> > > > > --- > > > > > > > + sFlow YES 1.0 2.7 NO > > > > + IPFIX 3.10 1.11 2.7 YES > > > > + Set action YES 1.0 2.7 PARTIAL > > > > + NIC Bonding YES 1.0 2.7 YES > > > > + Multiple VTEPs YES 1.10 2.7 YES > > > > + Meters 4.15 1.10 2.7 NO > > > > > > Hi, Ben. > > > Just trying to figure out from where these '2.7's came from for userspace datapath. > > > For example, IIRC, 'NIC bonding' was there before 2.7. > > > Is there something I missed that makes this version so special? > > > > This is really from conflating DPDK with the userspace datapath. 2.7 > > was when the "experimental" tag was removed from DPDK support. If we > > ignore that (since the userspace datapath supported all of these > > basically forever), we might as well just write the same as the kernel > > datapath values there. > > > > Hmm. I see. > > Personally, I have never been a fan of equalization of "DPDK" and "Userspace datapath". > And never liked words "DPDK datapath" as there is no such datapath in OVS. > > Userspace datapath is agnostic to netdev types, so I'm not sure about versions > we should mention. BTW, there is no DPDK support on BSD in OVS, but userspace > datapath exists and functional. > > BTW2, in this phrase: > + given feature into the included kernel module or the userspace > + (DPDK) datapath, respectively. > DPDK catches my eyes too. > > I'm not sure how to make this right. I can't argue with that. I send out a v3 that avoids the term "DPDK datapath" and then removes existing uses of the term from the tree.
diff --git a/Documentation/faq/releases.rst b/Documentation/faq/releases.rst index ec6f90916064..87f84a85709c 100644 --- a/Documentation/faq/releases.rst +++ b/Documentation/faq/releases.rst @@ -103,35 +103,40 @@ Q: Are all features available with all datapaths? Hyper-V Also known as the Windows datapath. - The following table lists the datapath supported features from an Open - vSwitch user's perspective. + The following table lists the datapath supported features from an + Open vSwitch user's perspective. The "Linux upstream" column + lists the Linux kernel version that introduced a given feature + into its kernel module. The "Linux OVS tree" and "Userspace" + columns list the Open vSwitch release versions that introduced a + given feature into the included kernel module or the userspace + (DPDK) datapath, respectively. ========================== ============== ============== ========= ======= Feature Linux upstream Linux OVS tree Userspace Hyper-V ========================== ============== ============== ========= ======= - Connection tracking 4.3 YES YES YES - Conntrack Fragment Reass. 4.3 YES YES YES - Conntrack Timeout Policies 5.2 YES NO NO - Conntrack Zone Limit 4.18 YES NO YES - NAT 4.6 YES YES YES - Tunnel - LISP NO YES NO NO - Tunnel - STT NO YES NO YES - Tunnel - GRE 3.11 YES YES YES - Tunnel - VXLAN 3.12 YES YES YES - Tunnel - Geneve 3.18 YES YES YES - Tunnel - GRE-IPv6 4.18 YES YES NO - Tunnel - VXLAN-IPv6 4.3 YES YES NO - Tunnel - Geneve-IPv6 4.4 YES YES NO - Tunnel - ERSPAN 4.18 YES YES NO - Tunnel - ERSPAN-IPv6 4.18 YES YES NO - QoS - Policing YES YES YES NO - QoS - Shaping YES YES NO NO - sFlow YES YES YES NO - IPFIX 3.10 YES YES YES - Set action YES YES YES PARTIAL - NIC Bonding YES YES YES YES - Multiple VTEPs YES YES YES YES - Meters 4.15 YES YES NO + Connection tracking 4.3 2.5 2.6 YES + Conntrack Fragment Reass. 4.3 2.6 2.8 YES + Conntrack Timeout Policies 5.2 2.12 NO NO + Conntrack Zone Limit 4.18 2.10 NO YES + NAT 4.6 2.6 2.8 YES + Tunnel - LISP NO 2.11 NO NO + Tunnel - STT NO 2.4 NO YES + Tunnel - GRE 3.11 1.0 2.4 YES + Tunnel - VXLAN 3.12 1.10 2.4 YES + Tunnel - Geneve 3.18 2.4 2.4 YES + Tunnel - GRE-IPv6 4.18 2.6 2.6 NO + Tunnel - VXLAN-IPv6 4.3 2.6 2.6 NO + Tunnel - Geneve-IPv6 4.4 2.6 2.6 NO + Tunnel - ERSPAN 4.18 2.10 2.10 NO + Tunnel - ERSPAN-IPv6 4.18 2.10 2.10 NO + QoS - Policing YES 1.1 2.6 NO + QoS - Shaping YES 1.1 NO NO + sFlow YES 1.0 2.7 NO + IPFIX 3.10 1.11 2.7 YES + Set action YES 1.0 2.7 PARTIAL + NIC Bonding YES 1.0 2.7 YES + Multiple VTEPs YES 1.10 2.7 YES + Meters 4.15 1.10 2.7 NO ========================== ============== ============== ========= ======= Do note, however:
Some users would find it useful to know the particular OVS version that introduced a feature to the OVS tree kernel module or to the OVS userspace (DPDK) datapath implementation. This patch updates the FAQ to include that information. This information is primarily gleaned from the top-level NEWS file. For most of these, I did not verify them by looking carefully through the history, so some of them may be inaccurate. Requested-by: Jianjun Shen <shenj@vmware.com> Signed-off-by: Ben Pfaff <blp@ovn.org> --- Documentation/faq/releases.rst | 55 ++++++++++++++++++---------------- 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)