Projects/vpp/Release Plans/Release Plan 17.04
Contents
Introduction
Release Deliverables
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| IP multicast | |
| Infra | DPDK 17.03
DPDK in a separate shared library Retirement of VPP_Lite Lazy Polling mode Test infrastructure - multi-thread support |
| Host stack | VPP TCP stack
DHCPv4 relay multi-destination DHCPv4 option 82 DHCPv6 relay multi-destination DHPCv6 relay remote-id ND Proxy |
| SNAT | CGN: Configurable port allocation
CGN: Configurable Address pooling CPE: External interface DHCP support NAT64, LW46 |
| Security Groups | Routed interface support
L4 filters with IPv6 Extension Headers |
| API | Move to CFFI for Python binding
Python Packaging improvements CLI over API C/C++ language binding |
| SRv6
(Segment routing for IPv6) |
SR policies with weighted SID lists
Binding SID SR steering policies SR LocalSIDs Framework to expand SR localSIDs with VPP plugins |
| IOAM
(Inband OAM) |
UDP Pinger with iOAM for path fault isolation
IOAM data as type 2 metadata in NSH over VXLAN-GPE IOAM raw IPFIX records collector and analyzer Anycast active server selection |
| Netflow / IPFIX | Collect IPv6 information
Per flow state |
| BFD |
Release Milestones
| Milestone | Date | Deliverables |
|---|---|---|
| F0 | 2017-03-08 | APIs frozen. Only low-risk changes accepted on main branch. |
| RC1 | 2017-03-22 (F0+14) | Code complete, pull first release throttle branch, only bug fixes accepted on throttle train. After pull: main branch reopens for new feature / risky commits. First artifacts posted. |
| RC2 | 2017-04-05 (RC1+14) | Second artifacts posted. |
| Formal Release | 2017-04-19 (RC2+14) | 17.04 artifacts available |
NOTE: Dates chosen based on:
- mid-month release
- milestone + days
- day after VPP community meeting, for discussion, go/no-go
Once we've pulled the 17.04 release throttle
We need to be disciplined with respect to bugfix commits. Here are a few common-sense suggestions:
- All bug fixes must be double-committed to the release throttle as well as to the master branch
- Commit first to the release throttle, then "git cherry-pick" into master
- Manual merges may be required, depending on the degree of divergence between throttle and master
- All bug fixes need to have a Jira ticket
- Please put Jira IDs into the commit messages.
- Please use the same Jira ID
Features to be added in 17.07
This list considered from JIRA:vpp dashboard
