Final documentation update for Jerma release
[samplevnf.git] / docs / release / release-notes / release-notes.rst
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@@ -3,63 +3,20 @@
 .. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
 .. (c) OPNFV, Intel Corporation and others.
 
-=======
-License
-=======
 
-OPNFV release note for SampleVNF Docs
-are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
-You should have received a copy of the license along with this.
-If not, see <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/>.
-:
+OPNFV Jerma Release
+===================
+* The only supported test VNF in this release for dataplane benchmarking purposes is PROX
+* PROX supporting up to DPDK:20.05
+* Introducing ability to make test cloud-configured dataplane networking benchmarks using
+  ETSI NFV TST009 standard methods
+* Test automation using X-testing
 
-The *SampleVNFs*, the *SampleVNF test cases* are opensource software,
-licensed under the terms of the Apache License, Version 2.0.
 
-==========================================
-OPNFV Farser Release Note for SampleVNF
-==========================================
-
-.. toctree::
-   :maxdepth: 2
-
-.. _SampleVNF: https://wiki.opnfv.org/SAM
-
-.. _Yardstick: https://wiki.opnfv.org/yardstick
-
-.. _NFV-TST001: http://www.etsi.org/deliver/etsi_gs/NFV-TST/001_099/001/01.01.01_60/gs_NFV-TST001v010101p.pdf
-
-
-Abstract
-========
-
-This document describes the release note of SampleVNF project.
-
-
-Version History
-===============
-
-+----------------+--------------------+---------------------------------+
-| *Date*         | *Version*          | *Comment*                       |
-|                |                    |                                 |
-+----------------+--------------------+---------------------------------+
-| "May 25 2018"  |  6.2.0             | SampleVNF for Farser release    |
-|                |                    |                                 |
-+----------------+--------------------+---------------------------------+
-
-
-Important Notes
-===============
-
-The software delivered in the OPNFV SampleVNF_ Project, comprising the
-*SampleVNF VNFs* and performance test case are part of  OPNFV Yardstick_
-Project is a realization of the methodology in ETSI-ISG NFV-TST001_.
-
-
-OPNFV Farser Release
+OPNFV Hunter Release
 ======================
 
-This Farser release provides *SampleVNF* as a approx VNF repository for
+This Hunter release provides *SampleVNF* as a approx VNF repository for
 VNF/NFVI testing, characterization and OPNFV feature testing, automated on
 OPNFV platform, including:
 
@@ -77,7 +34,7 @@ OPNFV platform, including:
 
 * SampleVNF source code
 
-For Farser release, the *SampleVNF* supported:
+For Hunter release, the *SampleVNF* supported:
 
 +----------------+---------------------------------------------------------+-------------------+
 | *VNF*          |                 *Name*                                  |    *version*      |
@@ -97,7 +54,7 @@ For Farser release, the *SampleVNF* supported:
 .. note:: Highlevel Desgin and features supported by each of the VNFs is described in Developer
           and user guide.
 
-For Farser release, the *SampleVNF* is used for the following
+For Hunter release, the *SampleVNF* is used for the following
 testing:
 
 * OPNFV platform testing - generic test cases to measure the categories:
@@ -121,25 +78,25 @@ Yardstick Project.
 
 
 Release Data
-============
+------------
 
 +--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
 | **Project**                          | SampleVNF                            |
 |                                      |                                      |
 +--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
-| **Repo/tag**                         | opnfv-6.2.0                          |
+| **Repo/tag**                         | opnfv-8.0                            |
 |                                      |                                      |
 +--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
-| **SampleVNF Docker image tag**       | Farser 6.2                           |
+| **SampleVNF Docker image tag**       | Hunter 8.0                           |
 |                                      |                                      |
 +--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
-| **Release designation**              | Farser 6.2                           |
+| **Release designation**              | Hunter 8.0                           |
 |                                      |                                      |
 +--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
-| **Release date**                     | "May 25 2018"                        |
+| **Release date**                     | "May 10 2019"                        |
 |                                      |                                      |
 +--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
-| **Purpose of the delivery**          | Fraser alignment to Released         |
+| **Purpose of the delivery**          | Hunter alignment to Released         |
 |                                      | bug-fixes for the following:         |
 |                                      | - Memory leak                        |
 |                                      | - minimum latency                    |
@@ -151,10 +108,10 @@ Release Data
 
 
 Deliverables
-============
+------------
 
 Documents
----------
+^^^^^^^^^
 
  - User Guide: http://artifacts.opnfv.org/samplevnf/docs/testing_user_userguide/index.html
 
@@ -162,7 +119,7 @@ Documents
 
 
 Software Deliverables
----------------------
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
  - The SampleVNF Docker image: To be added
 
@@ -184,7 +141,7 @@ Software Deliverables
 +---------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
 
 Document Version Changes
-------------------------
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
 This is the first version of the SampleVNF  in OPNFV.
 It includes the following documentation updates:
@@ -197,46 +154,32 @@ It includes the following documentation updates:
 
 
 Feature additions
------------------
-
-- SampleVNF RESTful API support
-- Security gateway testing
-- Support reading inline jumbo frame and dump them
-- Add support for generation of jumbo frames
-- Support for dpdk-stable-17.11.1 crypto
-- Add support for multiple variables in core definition
-- Support async operation in handle_esp
-- Add support for reception of jumbo frames
-- Support additional MAC format in config file
-- Add support for multiple GEN tasks running on the same core
-- Add support for crypto on multiple cores
-- Zero packet loss testing has been added.
-- Integrate irq mode into PROX (support display and command line)
-- Support async operation in handle_esp
-- Add config option to use port mac as src mac in l2fwd and swap
-- Add support for DPDK 17.11
-- Add support for multiple tasks generating to same ip in l3 mode.
-- Add l3 support for tasks without physical tx ports
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+- Support for DPDK 18.05 and DPDK 18.08
+- Add support for counting non dataplane related packets
+- test improvements and fixes for image creation
+- Local Documentation Builds
+- Improve l3fwd performance
+- Enable the local cache mac address
+- Initial support for DPDK 18.05
+- Adding centos.json to be used with packer to generate a VM with PROX
+- Adding support for Ubuntu 17.10...
+- Get multiple port stats simultaneously
+- Increase default mbuf size and code simplification/cleanup
+- update from src port in the pvt/pub handler
 
 Bug fixes:
-- link speed when link is down at startup.
-- minimum latency
-- potential crash if link speed is null
-- the calculation of dropped packets and other changes
-- latency accuracy and dumping latencies to file
-- issues with the pkt_size command
-- potential crash in rx and tx distribution
-- extrapolation used in latency measurements
-- dumping receive packets
-- using signature in latency measurements
-- stacking of rx receive functions
-- potential crash when issuing "tx distr stop" command.
-- extrapolation used in latency measurements
-- memory leak introduced by 4a65cd84
+- Fix potential crash with latency accuracy
+- TempFix: vCGNAPT/vACL ipv4 perf issue
+- Temp Fix for vFW perf issue
+- fix code standard in VNFs/DPPD-PROX/handle_esp.c
+- Workaround DPDK net/virtio queue setup issue
+- Fix potential crash when shuffling mbufs
 
 
 Known Issues/Faults
--------------------
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 - Huge page freeing needs to be handled properly while running the application else it might
   cause system crash. Known issue from DPDK.
 - UDP Replay is used to capture throughput for dynamic cgnapt
@@ -246,78 +189,61 @@ Known Issues/Faults
 - Rest API uses port 80, make sure other webservices are stopped before using SampleVNF RestAPI.
 
 Corrected Faults
-----------------
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+Hunter 8.2:
+
++----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| **JIRA REFERENCE**         | **DESCRIPTION**                                                      |
++----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| SAMPLEVNF-129              |  Support for DPDK 18.05 and DPDK 18.08                               |
++----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| SAMPLEVNF-130              |  Add support for counting non dataplane related packets              |
++----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| SAMPLEVNF-131              |  test improvements and fixes for image creation                      |
++----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| SAMPLEVNF-132              |  Local Documentation Builds                                          |
++----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| SAMPLEVNF-133              |  Improve l3fwd performance                                           |
++----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| SAMPLEVNF-134              |  Enable the local cache mac address                                  |
++----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| SAMPLEVNF-135              |  Initial support for DPDK 18.05                                      |
++----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| SAMPLEVNF-136              |  Adding centos.json to be used with packer to generate a VM with PROX|
++----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| SAMPLEVNF-137              |  Adding support for Ubuntu 17.20...                                  |
++----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| SAMPLEVNF-138              |  Get multiple port stats simultaneously                              |
++----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| SAMPLEVNF-139              |  Increase default mbuf size and code simplification/cleanup          |
++----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| SAMPLEVNF-140              |  update from src port in the pvt/pub handler                         |
++----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+
+
 
-Farser 6.2:
 
-+----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| **JIRA REFERENCE**         | **DESCRIPTION**                                                   |
-+----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| SAMPLEVNF-98               |  SampleVNF RESTful API support                                    |
-+----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| SAMPLEVNF-99               |  Security gateway testing                                         |
-+----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| SAMPLEVNF-100              |  Add support for generation of jumbo frames                       |
-+----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| SAMPLEVNF-101              |  Support for dpdk-stable-17.11.1 crypto                           |
-+----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| SAMPLEVNF-102              |  Support async operation in handle_espo                           |
-+----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| SAMPLEVNF-103              |  Add support for reception of jumbo frames                        |
-+----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| SAMPLEVNF-104              |  Support additional MAC format in config file                     |
-+----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| SAMPLEVNF-105              |  support for multiple GEN tasks running on the same core          |
-+----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| SAMPLEVNF-106              |  Add support for crypto on multiple cores                         |
-+----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| SAMPLEVNF-107              |  Zero packet loss testing                                         |
-+----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| SAMPLEVNF-108              |  Integrate irq mode into PROX (support display and command line)  |
-+----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| SAMPLEVNF-109              |  Add config option to use port mac as src mac in l2fwd and swap   |
-+----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| SAMPLEVNF-110              |  Add support for DPDK 17.11                                       |
-+----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| SAMPLEVNF-111              |  Add support for multiple tasks generating to same ip in l3 mode  |
-+----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| SAMPLEVNF-112              |  Add l3 support for tasks without physical tx ports               |
-+----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
 
 Bug Fix Jira:
 
 +----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
 | **JIRA REFERENCE**         | **DESCRIPTION**                                                   |
 +----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| SAMPLEVNF-113              |  link speed when link is down at startup.                         |
-+----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| SAMPLEVNF-114              |  minimum latency                                                  |
-+----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| SAMPLEVNF-115              |  potential crash if link speed is null                            |
-+----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| SAMPLEVNF-116              |  the calculation of dropped packets and other changes             |
+| SAMPLEVNF-141              |  Fix potential crash with latency accuracy                        |
 +----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| SAMPLEVNF-117              |  latency accuracy and dumping latencies to file                   |
+| SAMPLEVNF-142              |  TempFix: vCGNAPT/vACL ipv4 perf issue                            |
 +----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| SAMPLEVNF-118              |  issues with the pkt_size command                                 |
+| SAMPLEVNF-143              |  Temp Fix for vFW perf issue                                      |
 +----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| SAMPLEVNF-119              |  extrapolation used in latency measurements                       |
+| SAMPLEVNF-144              |  fix code standard in VNFs/DPPD-PROX/handle_esp.c                 |
 +----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| SAMPLEVNF-120              |  dumping receive packets                                          |
+| SAMPLEVNF-145              |  Workaround DPDK net/virtio queue setup issue                     |
 +----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| SAMPLEVNF-121              |  using signature in latency measurements                          |
-+----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| SAMPLEVNF-122              |  stacking of rx receive functions                                 |
-+----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| SAMPLEVNF-123              |  potential crash when issuing "tx distr stop" command.            |
-+----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| SAMPLEVNF-124              |  extrapolation used in latency measurements                       |
-+----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| SAMPLEVNF-125              |  memory leak introduced by 4a65cd84                               |
+| SAMPLEVNF-146              |  Fix potential crash when shuffling mbufs                         |
 +----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
 
-Farser known restrictions/issues
-====================================
+Hunter known restrictions/issues
+--------------------------------
 +-----------+-----------+----------------------------------------------+
 | Installer | Scenario  |  Issue                                       |
 +===========+===========+==============================================+
@@ -326,7 +252,7 @@ Farser known restrictions/issues
 
 
 Open JIRA tickets
-=================
+-----------------
 
 +----------------------------+------------------------------------------------+
 | **JIRA REFERENCE**         | **DESCRIPTION**                                |
@@ -338,11 +264,11 @@ Open JIRA tickets
 
 
 Useful links
-============
+------------
 
  - wiki project page: https://wiki.opnfv.org/display/SAM
 
- - wiki SampleVNF Farser release planing page: https://wiki.opnfv.org/display/SAM/F+Release+Plan+for+SampleVNF
+ - wiki SampleVNF Hunter release planing page: https://wiki.opnfv.org/display/SAM/G+-+Release+SampleVNF+planning
 
  - SampleVNF repo: https://git.opnfv.org/cgit/samplevnf