Summary
OVS-DPDK offload in SmartNIC
what is released
components of the release (Akraino new)
DPDK version 19.11
Open vSwitch 2.13.90
LINUX Kernel 4.4
SmartNIC BlueField 1
dependencies of the release (upstream version, patches)
N/A
differences from previous version
This is the first release.
Upgrade Procedures
N/A
Release Data
Enhancements
Currently the community version of Open vSwitch does not work well for VXLAN decap/encap offload.
We are going to open source our implementation of Open vSwitch with VXLAN decap/encap offload on BlueField SmartNIC card.
Functionality changes
N/A
New Features
N/A
Version change
Module version changes
N/A
Document Version Changes
N/A
Deliverable
Release Software | Version | Link |
|---|---|---|
| IEC | Version 2.0 | https://gerrit.akraino.org/r/gitweb?p=iec.git;a=tree;f=src/type5_SmartNIC; |
| DPDK | V19.11 | https://doc.dpdk.org/guides-19.11/ |
| OVS | v2.13.90 | The code will be open sourced soon |
Software Deliverable
OVS-DPDK with VXLAN ENCAP/DECAP offload.
Documentation Deliverable
N/A
Fixed Issues and Bugs
N/A
Known Limitations, Issues and Workarounds
The OVS code only supports offloading a subset of OpenFlow actions.
The evaluation OpenFlow ruleset for SmartNIC will only contain VXLAN decap/encap actions.
References
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