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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/developer/building-libyang.rst | 15 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/developer/lists.rst | 61 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/developer/ospf-sr.rst | 19 |
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diff --git a/doc/developer/building-libyang.rst b/doc/developer/building-libyang.rst index f50b8cf72d..56f6f4f14e 100644 --- a/doc/developer/building-libyang.rst +++ b/doc/developer/building-libyang.rst @@ -5,12 +5,16 @@ library. **Option 1: Binary Install** -The FRR project builds binary ``libyang`` packages, which we offer for download -`here <https://ci1.netdef.org/browse/LIBYANG-YANGRELEASE/latestSuccessful/artifact>`_. +The FRR project builds some binary ``libyang`` packages. + +RPM packages are at our `RPM repository <rpm.frrouting.org>`_ + +DEB packages are available as CI artifacts `here +<https://ci1.netdef.org/browse/LIBYANG-LY1REL-DEB10AMD64-4/artifact>`_. .. warning:: - ``libyang`` version 0.16.105 or newer is required to build FRR. + ``libyang`` version 1.0.184 or newer is required to build FRR. .. note:: @@ -50,8 +54,3 @@ The FRR project builds binary ``libyang`` packages, which we offer for download -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:String="Release" .. make sudo make install - -When building ``libyang`` version ``0.16.x`` it's also necessary to pass the -``-DENABLE_CACHE=OFF`` parameter to ``cmake`` to work around a -`known bug <https://github.com/CESNET/libyang/issues/752>`_ in libyang. - diff --git a/doc/developer/lists.rst b/doc/developer/lists.rst index 9355141aa4..28b21533c0 100644 --- a/doc/developer/lists.rst +++ b/doc/developer/lists.rst @@ -497,6 +497,7 @@ API for hash tables Items that compare as equal cannot be inserted. Refer to the notes about sorted structures in the previous section. + .. c:function:: void Z_init_size(struct Z_head *, size_t size) Same as :c:func:`Z_init()` but preset the minimum hash table to @@ -506,6 +507,66 @@ Hash tables also support :c:func:`Z_add()` and :c:func:`Z_find()` with the same semantics as noted above. :c:func:`Z_find_gteq()` and :c:func:`Z_find_lt()` are **not** provided for hash tables. +Hash table invariants +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ + +There are several ways to injure yourself using the hash table API. + +First, note that there are two functions related to computing uniqueness of +objects inserted into the hash table. There is a hash function and a comparison +function. The hash function computes the hash of the object. Our hash table +implementation uses `chaining +<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hash_table#Separate_chaining_with_linked_lists>`_. +This means that your hash function does not have to be perfect; multiple +objects having the same computed hash will be placed into a linked list +corresponding to that key. The closer to perfect the hash function, the better +performance, as items will be more evenly distributed and the chain length will +not be long on any given lookup, minimizing the number of list operations +required to find the correct item. However, the comparison function *must* be +perfect, in the sense that any two unique items inserted into the hash table +must compare not equal. At insertion time, if you try to insert an item that +compares equal to an existing item the insertion will not happen and +``hash_get()`` will return the existing item. However, this invariant *must* be +maintained while the object is in the hash table. Suppose you insert items +``A`` and ``B`` into the hash table which both hash to the same value ``1234`` +but do not compare equal. They will be placed in a chain like so:: + + 1234 : A -> B + +Now suppose you do something like this elsewhere in the code:: + + *A = *B + +I.e. you copy all fields of ``B`` into ``A``, such that the comparison function +now says that they are equal based on their contents. At this point when you +look up ``B`` in the hash table, ``hash_get()`` will search the chain for the +first item that compares equal to ``B``, which will be ``A``. This leads to +insidious bugs. + +.. warning:: + + Never modify the values looked at by the comparison or hash functions after + inserting an item into a hash table. + +A similar situation can occur with the hash allocation function. ``hash_get()`` +accepts a function pointer that it will call to get the item that should be +inserted into the list if the provided item is not already present. There is a +builtin function, ``hash_alloc_intern``, that will simply return the item you +provided; if you always want to store the value you pass to ``hash_get`` you +should use this one. If you choose to provide a different one, that function +*must* return a new item that hashes and compares equal to the one you provided +to ``hash_get()``. If it does not the behavior of the hash table is undefined. + +.. warning:: + + Always make sure your hash allocation function returns a value that hashes + and compares equal to the item you provided to ``hash_get()``. + +Finally, if you maintain pointers to items you have inserted into a hash table, +then before deallocating them you must release them from the hash table. This +is basic memory management but worth repeating as bugs have arisen from failure +to do this. + API for heaps ------------- diff --git a/doc/developer/ospf-sr.rst b/doc/developer/ospf-sr.rst index 070465db5b..efe9b1b12f 100644 --- a/doc/developer/ospf-sr.rst +++ b/doc/developer/ospf-sr.rst @@ -1,8 +1,7 @@ OSPF Segment Routing ==================== -This is an EXPERIMENTAL support of draft -`draft-ietf-ospf-segment-routing-extensions-24`. +This is an EXPERIMENTAL support of `RFC 8665`. DON'T use it for production network. Supported Features @@ -10,12 +9,13 @@ Supported Features * Automatic computation of Primary and Backup Adjacency SID with Cisco experimental remote IP address -* SRGB configuration +* SRGB & SRLB configuration * Prefix configuration for Node SID with optional NO-PHP flag (Linux kernel support both mode) * Node MSD configuration (with Linux Kernel >= 4.10 a maximum of 32 labels could be stack) * Automatic provisioning of MPLS table +* Equal Cost Multi-Path (ECMP) * Static route configuration with label stack up to 32 labels Interoperability @@ -243,16 +243,16 @@ Routing. router ospf ospf router-id 192.168.1.11 capability opaque - mpls-te on - mpls-te router-address 192.168.1.11 - router-info area 0.0.0.0 segment-routing on segment-routing global-block 10000 19999 + segment-routing local-block 5000 5999 segment-routing node-msd 8 segment-routing prefix 192.168.1.11/32 index 1100 -The first segment-routing statement enable it. The Second one set the SRGB, -third line the MSD and finally, set the Prefix SID index for a given prefix. +The first segment-routing statement enables it. The second and third one set +the SRGB and SRLB respectively, fourth line the MSD and finally, set the +Prefix SID index for a given prefix. + Note that only prefix of Loopback interface could be configured with a Prefix SID. It is possible to add `no-php-flag` at the end of the prefix command to disable Penultimate Hop Popping. This advertises to peers that they MUST NOT pop @@ -265,9 +265,6 @@ Known limitations * Only single Area is supported. ABR is not yet supported * Only SPF algorithm is supported * Extended Prefix Range is not supported -* MPLS table are not flush at startup. Thus, restarting zebra process is - mandatory to remove old MPLS entries in the data plane after a crash of - ospfd daemon * With NO Penultimate Hop Popping, it is not possible to express a Segment Path with an Adjacency SID due to the impossibility for the Linux Kernel to perform double POP instruction. |
