DPDK Release 16.07
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New Features
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* **Removed the mempool cache memory if caching is not being used.**
The size of the mempool structure is reduced if the per-lcore cache is disabled.
Resolved Issues
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EAL
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counter. This lead to a memory leak of the direct mbuf.
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-Known Issues
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API Changes
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* The following counters are removed from the ``rte_eth_stats`` structure:
* ``ibadcrc``
ABI Changes
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* The ``rte_port_source_params`` structure has new fields to support PCAP files.
It was already in release 16.04 with ``RTE_NEXT_ABI`` flag.
Shared Library Versions
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The libraries prepended with a plus sign were incremented in this version.
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Tested Platforms
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#. SuperMicro 1U
- BIOS: 1.0c
Tested NICs
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#. Intel(R) Ethernet Controller X540-AT2
- Firmware version: 0x80000389
Tested OSes
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- CentOS 7.0
- Fedora 23
- Fedora 24
- Ubuntu 15.10
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Wind River Linux 8
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