X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=NEWS;h=f7e384b4edc8e883681cd0a602919f3b5ad7fca4;hb=e1c13a5a7b86f2ba09178300bad960224658c833;hp=9293efb4eba077e723cd3ea9caa8858b0ff16634;hpb=bf1b1b605b26202466f58b0572db5918acf8cf22;p=thirdparty%2Fbird.git diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 9293efb4e..f7e384b4e 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,3 +1,322 @@ +Version 1.5.0 (2015-04-20) + o Major OSPF protocol redesign. + o OSPFv2 multi-instance extension (RFC 6549). + o BGP AS-wide unique router ID (RFC 6286). + o BGP enhanced route refresh (RFC 7313). + o Link state support in BGP. + o Latency tracking and internal watchdog. + o Uses high port range for BFD on BSD. + o Increase max symbol length to 64. + o Allows to define unnamed protocols from templates. + o Fixes two serious bugs in BGP. + o Several bugfixes and minor improvements. + o Several minor option changes: + - OSPF: Protocol-wide 'instance id' option added. + - BGP: Parameters to option 'neighbor' extended. + - BGP: Separate option 'interface' added. + - BGP: Option 'start delay time' renamed to 'connect delay time'. + - BGP: Option 'route limit' deprecated. + + Upgrade notes: + + For OSPF, there are deep internal changes, but user-visible changes + are limited to log messages and minor changes in formatting of command + output. + + For BGP, version 1.5.0 is essentially a minor release. There are two + deprecated options ('start delay time' and 'route limit') and some + minor formatting changes. + + +Version 1.4.5 (2014-10-06) + o New 'show route noexport' command option. + o Port option for BGP sessions. + o Better constant handling in set literals. + o Better rate filtering of log messages. + o Several minor bugfixes. + +Version 1.4.4 (2014-07-09) + o Extended OSPF multipath support. + o Default router preference for RAdv. + o Significant changes in socket layer. + o Important bugfix in BGP. + o Several minor bugfixes. + +Version 1.4.3 (2014-04-14) + o Important bugfix in IPv6 BGP. + +Version 1.4.2 (2014-04-02) + o Important bugfix in BFD. + +Version 1.4.1 (2014-03-31) + o BGP add-path support (RFC draft). + o BGP graceful restart (RFC 4724). + o OSPF: many changes in socket layer. + o OSPF: support for secondary addresses in BSD. + o OSPF: names for vlink pseudointerfaces (vlinkX). + o Several bugfixes. + +Version 1.4.0 (2013-11-25) + o BFD protocol (RFC 5880). + o BFD support for OSPF and BGP. + o New 'allow local as' option for BGP. + o Filters allows setting gw, ifname and ifindex. + o Filter operator 'delete/filter' extended to bgp_paths. + o Filter operator 'len' extended to [e]clists. + o BIRD client now allows shorthands for noninteractive commands. + o Flag -P for PID file support. + o Flag -f added to force BIRD to run in foreground. + o Protocol export/import/receive limits are checked during reconfiguration. + o Several bugfixes and minor improvements. + o Several minor but incompatible changes: + - IBGP is multihop by default. + - Changes primary address selection on BSD to the first one. + - Integers in filters are handled as unsigned. + - ISO 8601 time formats used by default. + - Import of device routes from kernel protocol allowed. + - Last state change now tracks just protocol state change. + - Minor changes to default router ID calculation. + +Version 1.3.11 (2013-07-27) + o OSPF stub router option (RFC 3137). + o TTL security for OSPF and RIP. + o Protocol packet priority and traffic class handling. + o Multiple routing tables support for FreeBSD and OpenBSD. + o Extends constants to all filter data types. + o Implements eval command. + o 'bgppath ~ int set' filter operation. + o Several bugfixes. + +Version 1.3.10 (2013-04-30) + o Lightweight BIRD client for embedded environments. + o Dynamic IPv6 router advertisements. + o New 'next hop keep' option for BGP. + o Smart default routing table for 'show route export/preexport/protocol'. + o Automatic router ID selection could be configured to use address of loopback. + o Allows configured global addresses of NBMA neighbors in OSPFv3. + o Allows BIRD commands from UNIX shell even in restricted mode. + o Route limits inherited from templates can be disabled. + o Symbol names enclosed by apostrophes can contain dots. + o Several bugfixes. + +Version 1.3.9 (2013-01-11) + o BIRD can be configured to keep and show filtered routes. + o Separate receive and import limits. + o Several new reconfiguration cmd options (undo, timeout, check). + o Configurable automatic router ID selection. + o Dragonfly BSD support. + o Fixed OSPFv3 vlinks. + o Several minor bugfixes. + +Version 1.3.8 (2012-08-07) + o Generalized import and export route limits. + o RDNSS and DNSSL support for RAdv. + o Include in config file support wildcards. + o History deduplication in BIRD client. + o New route attributes krt_source, krt_metric. + o Different instance ID support for OSPFv3. + o Real broadcast mode for OSPFv2. + o Several minor bugfixes. + +Version 1.3.7 (2012-03-22) + o Route Origin Authorization basics. + o RIPng working again. + o Extended clist operations in filters. + o Fixes several bugs in BSD iface handling. + o Several minor bugfixes and enhancements. + +Version 1.3.6 (2012-01-20) + o Important bugfix in BGP. + +Version 1.3.5 (2012-01-10) + o Protocol templates. + o Deterministic MED option for BGP. + o Support for link-local addresses in BGP and static protocols. + o Several bugfixes. + +Version 1.3.4 (2011-10-10) + o Static recursive routes. + o Several bugfixes. + +Version 1.3.3 (2011-09-11) + o OSPF NSSA. + o BGP extended communities. + o BGP TTL security. + o Configuration option "include" added (based on patch from Alexander V. Chernikov). + o Some minor bugfixes. + +Version 1.3.2 (2011-07-08) + o Allows run with restricted privileges. + o Community list filter operation. + o Fixes several problems in filter syntax: + - Fixes several conflicts in the grammar. + - Fixes a bug in (a..b, c) pair patterns. + - Makes pair patterns orthogonal. + - Allows term expressions in pair patterns without additional ( ). + - Allows several comma separated values in switch cases. + o Many bugfixes. + +Version 1.3.1 (2011-05-02) + o Added Linux kernel route attributes krt_prefsrc and krt_realm. + o Added BGP option 'med metric' related to MED handling. + o Allows to use constants from /etc/iproute2/rt_* files. + o Several bugfixes. + +Version 1.3.0 (2011-03-31) + o Proper iBGP (can be used with IGP). + o Multipath support (OSPF and static). + o L2 link state detection. + o IPv6 router advertisements. + o Much improved OSPF reconfiguration. + o Point-to-MultiPoint interfaces (OSPF). + o Minor changes and improvements in config file grammar. + o Better community list matching. + o Changes default behavior of BGP IPv6 socket to v6only. + Use 'listen bgp dual' for the old behavior. + o Changes default for handling missing link-local addresses on + route servers. Use 'missing lladdr drop' for the old behavior. + o Important bugfix for OSPF. + o Several minor bugfixes. + +Version 1.2.5 (2010-10-10) + o Several mostly minor bugfixes. + +Version 1.2.4 (2010-08-03) + o Added 'show memory' command. + o Important bugfix in IPv6 BGP. + o Several minor bugfixes. + +Version 1.2.3 (2010-06-01) + o Pattern matching for community lists. + o Many fixes in OSPF protocol (esp. in multi-areas and vlinks). + o Several minor bugfixes. + +Version 1.2.2 (2010-04-10) + o Much better BSD kernel support (IPv6, alien routes, ...). + o Deep OSPF socket changes, fixes OSPFv2/v3 behavior on BSD. + o OSPFv2 in Linux now supports more non-stub IP prefixes + on one physical iface. + o Export of device routes to the kernel is more restricted. + o Routes with strange scope not allowed in BIRD routing tables. + o New filterable route attributes bgp_originator_id, + bgp_cluster_list and ospf_router_id. + o Restricted read-only CLI (option -r). + o Pattern matching for 'show protocols' command. + o BGP protocol details in 'show protocols all' command. + o Configurable syslog name (and default on IPv6 changed). + o Statistic counters for pipes were fixed. + o Many bugfixes in BGP, OSPF, filters, ... + +Version 1.2.1 (2010-02-11) + o Option 'interpret communities' allows to override implicit handling + of well-known communities. + o 'configure' command uses route reload when filters change. + o Adds router ID of advertising router as OSPF route attribute. + o 'show route' command indicates primary route and shows OSPF Router ID. + o Configurable date/time formats. + o Symbol names can be enclosed by '' and so include hyphen and start with number. + o Several minor bugfixes. + +Version 1.2.0 (2010-01-05) + o Implements OSPFv3 (IPv6 support for OSPF). Because the code is + shared with OSPFv2 and there were deep changes in it, we suggest + caution during upgrade to OSPF users. Some advanced features + (like NSSA, vlinks and authentication) are not yet implemented. + o Implements MRTdump - binary logging protocol compatible with other + routing daemons. Only BGP part of MRTdump is yet implemented. + o Changes default value of BGP attribute LOCAL_PREF from 0 to 100. + Use 'default bgp_local_pref 0' BGP protocol option for the old + behavior. The new value is suggested by RFC 4277. + o Changes default mode of pipes from opaque to transparent. + Use 'mode opaque' protocol option if the old behavior is needed. + Opaque pipe mode is deprecated and might be removed in the future. + +Version 1.1.7 (2009-12-20) + o Implements BGP Route Refresh (RFC 2918). + o Implements route reload command. + o Deep changes and bugfixes in pipe protocol. + o Bugfix in OSPF premature aging of LSA. + o Bugfix in OSPF next hop calculation. + o Bugfix in core related to route withdraws. + o Several minor bugfixes. + +Version 1.1.6 (2009-11-19) + o Implements RFC 5004 - prefer older external routes. + o There is a change how route servers handle missing IPv6 link + local addresses in next hop atribute - see 'missing lladdr' + option. + o Several minor features (description field, parse check option). + o Several minor bugfixes. + +Version 1.1.5 (2009-10-29) + o Better scalability of BGP. + o New accessors for AS path - first and last. + o Allows to set protocol-specific router ID. + o Allows import kernel 'onlink' routes. + o Endianity check in buildsystem changed. + +Version 1.1.4 (2009-10-02) + o BGP passive option. + o Several minor bugfixes. + +Version 1.1.3 (2009-09-11) + o Bugfix in core + o Bugfix in BGP related to AS2->AS4 conversion. + +Version 1.1.2 (2009-08-23) + o Allow more kernel routing tables in IPv6. + o Bugfix in core + +Version 1.1.1 (2009-08-14) + o 'more' style paging in BIRD client. + o Important core bug fixed. + o Portability to non-x86 related bugfixes. + o As usual, miscellaneous bugfixes. + +Version 1.1.0 (2009-06-28) + o Parametrized pair and path mask expressions in the filter language. + o Transparent pipe mode allows to implement BGP route server with + independent route policy for each peer. + o Kernel route table synchronization does not allow overwriting + of alien routes. + o Configurable BGP import route limits. + o During BGP error delay, incoming connections are rejected. + o BGP route statistics. + o Better support for multiple network addresses on OSPF interfaces. + o As usual, miscellaneous bugfixes. + +Version 1.0.15 (2009-05-25) + o FreeBSD and NetBSD port renewed. OpenBSD port introduced. + o import/preimport 'show route' modifiers was renamed to export/preexport + for consistency with filters. + o Minor change in the grammar of 'interface' config option. + o Many bugfixes in IPv6 BGP. + o As usual, miscellaneous bugfixes. + +Version 1.0.14 (2009-04-28) + o A lot of bugfixes in BGP, OSPF and core. + o A bugfix in filters in the pipe protocol. It is recommended to + check whether the new behavior of used pipe filters is consistent + with expectations. + o Reimplementation of prefix sets and a slight change in the meaning + of some prefix set patterns. + +Version 1.0.13 (2009-03-14) + o A lot of bugfixes in BGP, OSPF and core + o A new syntax for BGP masks + +Version 1.0.12 (2008-11-12) + o new BGP features: BGP MD5, ASN32, BGP route reflector + o BGP bugfixes + +... + +Version 1.0.9 (2004-07-15) + o Minor bugfix in RIP + o A lot of OSPF code rewritten, OSPF supports multiple areas, + virtual links, MD5 authentication. It is fully compatible + with rfc2329. + Version 1.0.8 (2004-06-07) o A lot of bug fixes in RIP, OSPF and BGP (thanx to Andreas Steinmetz) o FreeBSD and NetBSD port introduced