Changelog

• 0.5.5

  • nftables: rules expressions

    • <https://github.com/svinota/pyroute2/pull/592>

  • netns: ns_pids

    • <https://github.com/svinota/pyroute2/pull/593>

  • ndb: wait() method
  • ndb: add extra logging, log state transitions
  • ndb: nested views, e.g. `ndb.interfaces[‘br0’].ports
  • cli: port pyroute2-cli to use NDB instead of IPDB
  • iproute: basic Windows support (proof of concept only)
  • remote: support mitogen proxy chains, support remote netns

• 0.5.4

  • iproute: basic SR-IOV support, virtual functions setup

  • ipdb: shutdown logging fixed

    • <https://github.com/svinota/pyroute2/issues/553>

  • nftables: fix regression (errata: previously mentioned ipset)

    • <https://github.com/svinota/pyroute2/issues/575>

  • netns: pushns() / popns() / dropns() calls

    • <https://github.com/svinota/pyroute2/pull/590>

• 0.5.3

  • bsd: parser improvements
  • ndb: PostgreSQL support
  • ndb: transactions commit/rollback
  • ndb: dependencies rollback

  • ipdb: IPv6 routes fix

    • <https://github.com/svinota/pyroute2/issues/543>

  • tcmsg: ematch support
  • tcmsg: flow filter
  • tcmsg: stats2 support improvements

  • ifinfmsg: GRE i/oflags, i/okey format fixed

    • <https://github.com/svinota/pyroute2/issues/531>

  • cli/ss2: improvements, tests

  • nlsocket: fix work on kernels < 3.2

    • <https://github.com/svinota/pyroute2/issues/526>

• 0.5.2

  • ndb: read-only DB prototype
  • remote: support communication via stdio

  • general: fix async keyword – Python 3.7 compatibility

    • <https://github.com/svinota/pyroute2/issues/467>
    • <https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1583800>

  • iproute: support monitoring on BSD systems via PF_ROUTE
  • rtnl: support for SQL schema in message classes

  • nl80211: improvements

    • <https://github.com/svinota/pyroute2/issues/512>
    • <https://github.com/svinota/pyroute2/issues/514>
    • <https://github.com/svinota/pyroute2/issues/515>

  • netlink: support generators

• 0.5.1

  • ipdb: #310 – route keying fix
  • ipdb: #483, #484 – callback internals change
  • ipdb: #499 – eventloop interface
  • ipdb: #500 – fix non-default :: routes
  • netns: #448 – API change: setns() doesn’t remove FD
  • netns: #504 – fix resource leakage
  • bsd: initial commits

• 0.5.0

  • ACHTUNG: ipdb commit logic is changed
  • ipdb: do not drop failed transactions
  • ipdb: #388 – normalize IPv6 addresses
  • ipdb: #391 – support both IPv4 and IPv6 default routes
  • ipdb: #392 – fix MPLS route key reference
  • ipdb: #394 – correctly work with route priorities
  • ipdb: #408 – fix IPv6 routes in tables >= 256
  • ipdb: #416 – fix VRF interfaces creation
  • ipset: multiple improvements
  • tuntap: #469 – support s390x arch
  • nlsocket: #443 – fix socket methods resolve order for Python2
  • netns: non-destructive netns.create()

• 0.4.18

  • ipdb: #379 [critical] – routes in global commits
  • ipdb: #380 – global commit with disabled plugins
  • ipdb: #381 – exceptions fixed
  • ipdb: #382 – manage dependent routes during interface commits
  • ipdb: #384 – global review()
  • ipdb: #385 – global drop()
  • netns: #383 – support ppc64
  • general: public API refactored (same signatures; to be documented)

• 0.4.17

  • req: #374 [critical] – mode nla init
  • iproute: #378 [critical] – fix flush_routes() to respect filters
  • ifinfmsg: #376 – fix data plugins API to support pyinstaller

• 0.4.16

  • ipdb: race fixed: remove port/bridge
  • ipdb: #280 – race fixed: port/bridge
  • ipdb: #302 – ipaddr views: [ifname].ipaddr.ipv4, [ifname]ipaddr.ipv6
  • ipdb: #357 – allow bridge timings to have some delta
  • ipdb: #338 – allow to fix interface objects from failed create()
  • rtnl: #336 – fix vlan flags
  • iproute: #342 – the match method takes any callable
  • nlsocket: #367 – increase default SO_SNDBUF
  • ifinfmsg: support tuntap on armv6l, armv7l platforms

• 0.4.15

  • req: #365 – full and short nla notation fixed, critical
  • iproute: #364 – new method, brport()
  • ipdb: – support bridge port options

• 0.4.14

  • event: new genl protocols set: VFS_DQUOT, acpi_event, thermal_event
  • ipdb: #310 – fixed priority change on routes
  • ipdb: #349 – fix setting ifalias on interfaces
  • ipdb: #353 – mitigate kernel oops during bridge creation
  • ipdb: #354 – allow to explicitly choose plugins to load
  • ipdb: #359 – provide read-only context managers
  • rtnl: #336 – vlan flags support
  • rtnl: #352 – support interface type plugins
  • tc: #344 – mirred action
  • tc: #346 – connmark action
  • netlink: #358 – memory optimization
  • config: #360 – generic asyncio config
  • iproute: #362 – allow to change or replace a qdisc

• 0.4.13

  • ipset: full rework of the IPSET_ATTR_DATA and IPSET_ATTR_ADT ACHTUNG: this commit may break API compatibility
  • ipset: hash:mac support
  • ipset: list:set support
  • ipdb: throw EEXIST when creates VLAN/VXLAN devs with same ID, but under different names
  • tests: #329 – include unit tests into the bundle
  • legal: E/// logo removed

• 0.4.12

  • ipdb: #314 – let users choose RTNL groups IPDB listens to
  • ipdb: #321 – isolate net_ns_.* setup in a separate code block
  • ipdb: #322 – IPv6 updates on interfaces in DOWN state
  • ifinfmsg: allow absolute/relative paths in the net_ns_fd NLA
  • ipset: #323 – support setting counters on ipset add
  • ipset: headers() command
  • ipset: revisions
  • ipset: #326 – mark types

• 0.4.11

  • rtnl: #284 – support vlan_flags
  • ipdb: #288 – do not inore link-local addresses
  • ipdb: #300 – sort ip addresses
  • ipdb: #306 – support net_ns_pid
  • ipdb: #307 – fix IPv6 routes management
  • ipdb: #311 – vlan interfaces address loading
  • iprsocket: #305 – support NETLINK_LISTEN_ALL_NSID

• 0.4.10

  • devlink: fix fd leak on broken init

• 0.4.9

  • sock_diag: initial NETLINK_SOCK_DIAG support
  • rtnl: fix critical fd leak in the compat code

• 0.4.8

  • rtnl: compat proxying fix

• 0.4.7

  • rtnl: compat code is back
  • netns: custom netns path support
  • ipset: multiple improvements

• 0.4.6

  • ipdb: #278 – fix initial ports mapping
  • ipset: #277 – fix ADT attributes parsing
  • nl80211: #274, #275, #276 – BSS-related fixes

• 0.4.5

  • ifinfmsg: GTP interfaces support
  • generic: devlink protocol support
  • generic: code cleanup

• 0.4.4

  • iproute: #262 – get_vlans() fix
  • iproute: default mask 32 for IPv4 in addr()
  • rtmsg: #260 – RTA_FLOW support

• 0.4.3

  • ipdb: #259 – critical Interface class fix
  • benchmark: initial release

• 0.4.2

  • ipdb: event modules
  • ipdb: on-demand views
  • ipdb: rules management
  • ipdb: bridge controls
  • ipdb: #258 – important Python compatibility fixes
  • netns: #257 – pipe leak fix
  • netlink: support pickling for nlmsg

• 0.4.1

  • netlink: no buffer copying in the parser
  • netlink: parse NLA on demand
  • ipdb: #244 – lwtunnel multipath fixes
  • iproute: #235 – route types
  • docs updated

• 0.4.0

  • ACHTUNG: old kernels compatibility code is dropped
  • ACHTUNG: IPDB uses two separate sockets for monitoring and commands
  • ipdb: #244 – multipath lwtunnel
  • ipdb: #242 – AF_MPLS routes
  • ipdb: #241, #234 – fix create(…, reuse=True)
  • ipdb: #239 – route encap and metrics fixed
  • ipdb: #238 – generic port management
  • ipdb: #235 – support route scope and type
  • ipdb: #230, #232 – routes GC (work in progress)
  • rtnl: #245 – do not fail if /proc/net/psched doesn’t exist
  • rtnl: #233 – support VRF interfaces (requires net-next)

• 0.3.21

  • ipdb: #231 – return ipdb.common as deprecated

• 0.3.20

  • iproute: vlan_filter()
  • iproute: #229 – FDB management
  • general: exceptions re-exported via the root module

• 0.3.19

  • rtmsg: #227 – MPLS lwtunnel basic support
  • iproute: route() docs updated
  • general: #228 – exceptions layout changed
  • package-rh: rpm subpackages

• 0.3.18

  • version bump – include docs in the release tarball

• 0.3.17

  • tcmsg: qdiscs and filters as plugins
  • tcmsg: #223 – tc clsact and bpf direct-action
  • tcmsg: plug, codel, choke, drr qdiscs
  • tests: CI in VMs (see civm project)
  • tests: xunit output
  • ifinfmsg: tuntap support in i386, i686
  • ifinfmsg: #207 – support vlan filters
  • examples: #226 – included in the release tarball
  • ipdb: partial commits, initial support

• 0.3.16

  • ipdb: fix the multiple IPs in one commit case
  • rtnl: support veth peer attributes
  • netns: support 32bit i686
  • netns: fix MIPS support
  • netns: fix tun/tap creation
  • netns: fix interface move between namespaces
  • tcmsg: support hfsc, fq_codel, codel qdiscs
  • nftables: initial support
  • netlink: dump/load messages to/from simple types

• 0.3.15

  • netns: #194 – fix fd leak
  • iproute: #184 – fix routes dump
  • rtnl: TCA_ACT_BPF support
  • rtnl: ipvlan support
  • rtnl: OVS support removed
  • iproute: rule() improved to support all NLAs
  • project supported by Ericsson

• 0.3.14

  • package-rh: spec fixed
  • package-rh: both licenses added
  • remote: fixed the setup.py record

• 0.3.13

  • package-rh: new rpm for Fedora and CentOS
  • remote: new draft of the remote protocol
  • netns: refactored using the new remote protocol
  • ipdb: gretap support

• 0.3.12

  • ipdb: new Interface.wait_ip() routine
  • ipdb: #175 – fix master attribute cleanup
  • ipdb: #171 – support multipath routes
  • ipdb: memory consumption improvements
  • rtmsg: MPLS support
  • rtmsg: RTA_VIA support
  • iwutil: #174 – fix FREQ_FIXED flag

• 0.3.11

  • ipdb: #161 – fix memory allocations
  • nlsocket: #161 – remove monitor mode

• 0.3.10

  • rtnl: added BPF filters
  • rtnl: LWtunnel support in ifinfmsg
  • ipdb: support address attributes
  • ipdb: global transactions, initial version
  • ipdb: routes refactored to use key index (speed up)
  • config: eventlet support embedded (thanks to Angus Lees)
  • iproute: replace tc classes
  • iproute: flush_addr(), flush_rules()
  • iproute: rule() refactored
  • netns: proxy file objects (stdin, stdout, stderr)

• 0.3.9

  • root imports: #109, #135 – issubclass, isinstance
  • iwutil: multiple improvements
  • iwutil: initial tests
  • proxy: correctly forward NetlinkError
  • iproute: neighbour tables support
  • iproute: #147, filters on dump calls
  • config: initial usage of capabilities

• 0.3.8

  • docs: inheritance diagrams
  • nlsocket: #126, #132 – resource deallocation
  • arch: #128, #131 – MIPS support
  • setup.py: #133 – syntax error during install on Python2

• 0.3.7

  • ipdb: new routing syntax
  • ipdb: sync interface movement between namespaces
  • ipdb: #125 – fix route metrics
  • netns: new class NSPopen
  • netns: #119 – i386 syscall
  • netns: #122 – return correct errno
  • netlink: #126 – fix socket reuse

• 0.3.6

  • dhcp: initial release DHCPv4
  • license: dual GPLv2+ and Apache v2.0
  • ovs: port add/delete
  • macvlan, macvtap: basic support
  • vxlan: basic support
  • ipset: basic support

• 0.3.5

  • netns: #90 – netns setns support
  • generic: #99 – support custom basic netlink socket classes
  • proxy-ng: #106 – provide more diagnostics
  • nl80211: initial nl80211 support, iwutil module added

• 0.3.4

  • ipdb: #92 – route metrics support
  • ipdb: #85 – broadcast address specification
  • ipdb, rtnl: #84 – veth support
  • ipdb, rtnl: tuntap support
  • netns: #84 – network namespaces support, NetNS class
  • rtnl: proxy-ng API
  • pypi: #91 – embed docs into the tarball

• 0.3.3

  • ipdb: restart on error
  • generic: handle non-existing family case
  • [fix]: #80 – Python 2.6 unicode vs -O bug workaround

• 0.3.2

  • simple socket architecture
  • all the protocols now are based on NetlinkSocket, see examples
  • rpc: deprecated
  • iocore: deprecated
  • iproute: single-threaded socket object
  • ipdb: restart on errors
  • rtnl: updated ifinfmsg policies

• 0.3.1

  • module structure refactored
  • new protocol: ipq
  • new protocol: nfnetlink / nf-queue
  • new protocol: generic
  • threadless sockets for all the protocols

• 0.2.16

  • prepare the transition to 0.3.x

• 0.2.15

  • ipdb: fr #63 – interface settings freeze
  • ipdb: fr #50, #51 – bridge & bond options (initial version)
  • RHEL7 support
  • [fix]: #52 – HTB: correct rtab compilation
  • [fix]: #53 – RHEL6.5 bridge races
  • [fix]: #55 – IPv6 on bridges
  • [fix]: #58 – vlans as bridge ports
  • [fix]: #59 – threads sync in iocore

• 0.2.14

  • [fix]: #44 – incorrect netlink exceptions proxying
  • [fix]: #45 – multiple issues with device targets
  • [fix]: #46 – consistent exceptions
  • ipdb: LinkedSet cascade updates fixed
  • ipdb: allow to reuse existing interface in create()

• 0.2.13

  • [fix]: #43 – pipe leak in the main I/O loop
  • tests: integrate examples, import into tests
  • iocore: use own TimeoutException instead of Queue.Empty
  • iproute: default routing table = 254
  • iproute: flush_routes() routine
  • iproute: fwmark parameter for rule() routine
  • iproute: destination and mask for rules
  • docs: netlink development guide

• 0.2.12

  • [fix]: #33 – release resources only for bound sockets
  • [fix]: #37 – fix commit targets
  • rtnl: HFSC support
  • rtnl: priomap fixed

• 0.2.11

  • ipdb: watchdogs to sync on RTNL events
  • ipdb: fix commit errors
  • generic: NLA operations, complement and intersection
  • docs: more autodocs in the code
  • tests: -W error: more strict testing now
  • tests: cover examples by the integration testing cycle
  • with -W error many resource leaks were fixed

• 0.2.10

  • ipdb: command chaining
  • ipdb: fix for RHEL6.5 Python “optimizations”
  • rtnl: support TCA_U32_ACT
  • [fix]: #32 – NLA comparison

• 0.2.9

  • ipdb: support bridges and bonding interfaces on RHEL
  • ipdb: “shadow” interfaces (still in alpha state)
  • ipdb: minor fixes on routing and compat issues
  • ipdb: as a separate package (sub-module)
  • docs: include ipdb autodocs
  • rpc: include in setup.py

• 0.2.8

  • netlink: allow multiple NetlinkSocket allocation from one process
  • netlink: fix defragmentation for netlink-over-tcp
  • iocore: support forked IOCore and IOBroker as a separate process
  • ipdb: generic callbacks support
  • ipdb: routing support
  • rtnl: #30 – support IFLA_INFO_DATA for bond interfaces

• 0.2.7

  • ipdb: use separate namespaces for utility functions and other stuff
  • ipdb: generic callbacks (see also IPDB.wait_interface())
  • iocore: initial multipath support
  • iocore: use of 16byte uuid4 for packet ids

• 0.2.6

  • rpc: initial version, REQ/REP, PUSH/PULL
  • iocore: shared IOLoop
  • iocore: AddrPool usage
  • iproute: policing in FW filter
  • python3 compatibility issues fixed

• 0.2.4

  • python3 compatibility issues fixed, tests passed

• 0.2.3

  • [fix]: #28 – bundle issue

• 0.2.2

  • iocore: new component
  • iocore: separate IOCore and IOBroker
  • iocore: change from peer-to-peer to flat addresses
  • iocore: REP/REQ, PUSH/PULL
  • iocore: support for UDP PUSH/PULL
  • iocore: AddrPool component for addresses and nonces
  • generic: allow multiple re-encoding

• 0.1.12

  • ipdb: transaction commit callbacks
  • iproute: delete root qdisc (@chantra)
  • iproute: netem qdisc management (@chantra)

• 0.1.11

  • netlink: get qdiscs for particular interface
  • netlink: IPRSocket threadless objects
  • rtnl: u32 policy setup
  • iproute: filter actions, such as ok, drop and so on
  • iproute: changed syntax of commands, action → command
  • tests: htb, tbf tests added

• 0.1.10

  • [fix]: #8 – default route fix, routes filtering
  • [fix]: #9 – add/delete route routine improved
  • [fix]: #10 – shutdown sequence fixed
  • [fix]: #11 – close IPC pipes on release()
  • [fix]: #12 – stop service threads on release()
  • netlink: debug mode added to be used with GUI
  • ipdb: interface removal
  • ipdb: fail on transaction sync timeout
  • tests: R/O mode added, use export PYROUTE2_TESTS_RO=True

• 0.1.9

  • tests: all races fixed
  • ipdb: half-sync commit(): wait for IPs and ports lists update
  • netlink: use pipes for in-process communication
  • Python 2.6 compatibility issue: remove copy.deepcopy() usage
  • QPython 2.7 for Android: works

• 0.1.8

  • complete refactoring of class names
  • Python 2.6 compatibility issues
  • tests: code coverage, multiple code fixes
  • plugins: ptrace message source
  • packaging: RH package

• 0.1.7

  • ipdb: interface creation: dummy, bond, bridge, vlan
  • ipdb: if_slaves interface obsoleted
  • ipdb: ‘direct’ mode
  • iproute: code refactored
  • examples: create() examples committed

• 0.1.6

  • netlink: tc ingress, sfq, tbf, htb, u32 partial support
  • ipdb: completely re-implemented transactional model (see docs)
  • generic: internal fields declaration API changed for nlmsg
  • tests: first unit tests committed

• 0.1.5

  • netlink: dedicated io buffering thread
  • netlink: messages reassembling
  • netlink: multi-uplink remote
  • netlink: masquerade remote requests
  • ipdb: represent interfaces hierarchy
  • iproute: decode VLAN info

• 0.1.4

  • netlink: remote netlink access
  • netlink: SSL/TLS server/client auth support
  • netlink: tcp and unix transports
  • docs: started sphinx docs

• 0.1.3

  • ipdb: context manager interface
  • ipdb: [fix] correctly handle ip addr changes in transaction
  • ipdb: [fix] make up()/down() methods transactional [#1]
  • iproute: mirror packets to 0 queue
  • iproute: [fix] handle primary ip address removal response

• 0.1.2

  • initial ipdb version
  • iproute fixes

• 0.1.1

  • initial release, iproute module