v2.1.8

KNOWLEDGE BASE

NOTE: This is a minor hotfix release that covers for corner cases for metrics handling. We keep same release notes as part of v2

Release Notes v2.1.8

Fluent Bit is a Fast and Lightweight Data Processor and Forwarder for Linux, BSD and OSX. We are proud to announce the availability of Fluent Bit v2.1.8.

Introduction

Fluent Bit v2.1 is the start of the new stable series of the project. During the last months our primary focus has been around extending support for Metrics, Traces and improving performance, among many others.

• Core

  • chunk_traces: update the help for --enable-chunk-trace
  • network: initialize result var for unix socket
  • lib: monkey: upgrade to v1.7.1 (fix warnings)
  • storage_backlog: improve the release strategy
  • calyptia_fleet: fix to use custom calyptia plugin on reload.
  • config: allow up to 32MB length of line buffer in read_config (#7691)
  • bin: remove cleanup code from flb_signal_exit (#7735)
  • custom_calyptia: do not register as agent before loading configuration.
  • custom_calyptia: set calyptia_name after instancing the input plugin.
  • trace: add new command line options for enabling tracing at startup. (#6726)
  • aws: imds: set length when initializing token to dummy value
  • upstream: decoupled socket shutdown from upstream connection release
  • upstream: added parent upstream transversal to the metrics functions
  • upstream: added metrics for upstream connections
  • task: added locking and route dropping mechanisms
  • connection: a shutdown guard flag was added
  • output: added a flush abortion mechanism
  • output: added metrics for upstream connections
  • input_chunk: changed the chunk release strategy

• Libs:

  • monkey: upgrade to v1.7.1

• Plugins

  • HTTP (Input)
    • Add support for form/url_encoded payloads. (#6960)
  • Tail (Input)
    • Fix ignore_older description.
    • Don’t append records if sl_log_event_encoder buffer is 0 (#7723)
  • Collectd (Input)
    • Add missing flb_input_net_server flag.
  • Kafka (Input)
    • Implement new format config option.
    • Fix json packing
  • Calyptia_Fleet (Input)
    • Keep casing consistent in the generated configuration file.
    • Maintain fleet_name parameter across reloads.
    • Fix use after free and non-null terminated string.
    • Add fleet_name parameter.
  • Syslog (Input)
    • Provide appending source address parameter (#7651)
  • Statsd (Output)
    • Add missing flb_input_net_server flag.

Join us

We want to hear about you, our community is growing and you can be part of it!, you can contact us at:

• Github: http://github.com/fluent/fluent-bit
• Slack: http://slack.fluentd.org
• Twitter: @fluentbit