2021.06

mion dunfell-2021.06 "Dernish"

The Network Grade Linux project is very proud to present the fourth release of mion, code-named "Dernish". Notable features include support for the Barefoot SDE version 9.4.0, initial support for the Stratum and Dent projects, package management and feeds as well as a new container strategy using containerd.

Main features and improvements

• New BSP: Delta TN48M - backported 5.10 kernel and switchdev support
• Barefoot SDE version 9.4.0
• Initial support for Stratum
• Initial support for the Dent project (on TN-48M)
• Lots of documentation and wiki improvements
• ptest image type for package tests and a defined test plan
• Defined update strategy, initial package management work and package feeds
• Reworking of container setup using containerd (and removal of srunc)
• k3s backported to dunfell in meta-mion-backports
• Numerous bug fixes and minor improvements

Notable bug fixes

• Boot issue on APS BF6064 (meta-mion-bsp#47)
• bf_switchd Takes Longer to launch on mion (meta-mion-sde#13)

Errata of known issues

• host contamination in ONLPv1 (mion#139)
• GRUB menu install failure with old version of ONIE (meta-mion#63)
• NFSD fails to start due to missing kernel module (meta-mion#87)
• Stratum /opt/usr/lib and Library Path (meta-mion#120)
• Kernel panic on shutdown with irq_debug.ko (meta-mion-bsp#27)
• Intermittent build failures on BF6064X-T (meta-mion-bsp#30)
• Relink error libm when starting onlpd on BF6064X-T (meta-mion-bsp#58)
• Cannot Access BfRt Python CLI Through bfshell (meta-mion-sde#12)
• Issue with port state on Barefoot SDE with BF2556X-1T (meta-mion-sde#18)
• bf_python is an incomplete build/install and fails on import __struct (meta-mion-sde#19)
• Possible i2c Enumeration Race on BF2556X-1T (meta-mion-sde#20)
• Error Starting SDE - Hugepages (meta-mion-sde#29)
• https://docs.mion.io fails multiple accessibility checks (mion-docs#183)

Breaking changes

• meta-mion has been moved to the top of its repo and is no longer shared with other layers
• meta-mion-backports layer is required by default
• mc_build.sh has been deprecated in favor of a simpler build script - cronie.sh

Git Log

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