v0.18.0

firecracker-microvm/firecrackerv0.18.0Sep 4, 2019by dhrgit

AI Summary

Introduces virtio-vsock support using Unix domain sockets, fixes several bugs including high CPU usage before network interface is up, incorrect log dates, and seccomp filter issues, and removes experimental vhost-based vsock support.

Key Highlights

New virtio-vsock device backed by Unix domain sockets
Fixed high CPU usage before guest network interface is brought up
Fixed seccomp filter rejecting legit syscalls in rare cases
Fixed incorrect month appearing in the log

Breaking Changes

Removed experimental support for vhost-based vsock devices

New Features

virtio-vsock device support
Updated documentation for integration tests and guides

Full Release Notes

### Added

- New device: virtio-vsock, backed by Unix domain sockets (GitHub issue #650).
  See `docs/vsock.md`.

### Fixed

- Updated the documentation for integration tests.
- Fixed high CPU usage before guest network interface is brought up (GitHub
  issue #1049).
- Fixed an issue that caused the wrong date (month) to appear in the log.
- Fixed a bug that caused the seccomp filter to reject legit syscalls in some
  rare cases (GitHub issue #1206).
- Docs: updated the production host setup guide.
- Docs: updated the rootfs and kernel creation guide.

### Removed
- Removed experimental support for vhost-based vsock devices.