bpf: add ability to load eBPF program from ELF object file

[dpdk.git] / doc / guides / rel_notes / release_18_05.rst

diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_05.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_05.rst
index db6e60f..0188756 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_05.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_05.rst
@@ -139,6 +139,17 @@ New Features
 
   * AES-CMAC (128-bit key).
 
+* **Added Compressdev Library, a generic compression service library.**
+
+  The compressdev library provides an API for offload of compression and
+  decompression operations to hardware or software accelerator devices.
+
+* **Added a new compression poll mode driver using Intels ISA-L.**
+
+   Added the new ``ISA-L`` compression driver, for compression and decompression
+   operations in software. See the :doc:`../compressdevs/isal` compression driver
+   guide for details on this new driver.
+
 * **Added the Event Timer Adapter Library.**
 
   The Event Timer Adapter Library extends the event-based model by introducing
@@ -160,6 +171,20 @@ New Features
     enqueue/dequeue crypto operations to/from cryptodev as events scheduled
     by an event device.
 
+* **Added Ifpga Bus, a generic Intel FPGA Bus library.**
+
+  The Ifpga Bus library provides support for integrating any Intel FPGA device with
+  the DPDK framework. It provides Intel FPGA Partial Bit Stream AFU (Accelerated
+  Function Unit) scan and drivers probe.
+
+* **Added IFPGA (Intel FPGA) Rawdev Driver.**
+
+  Added a new Rawdev driver called IFPGA(Intel FPGA) Rawdev Driver, which cooperates
+  with OPAE (Open Programmable Acceleration Engine) share code provides common FPGA
+  management ops for FPGA operation.
+
+  See the :doc:`../rawdevs/ifpga_rawdev` programmer's guide for more details.
+
 * **Added DPAA2 QDMA Driver (in rawdev).**
 
   The DPAA2 QDMA is an implementation of the rawdev API, that provide means
@@ -197,6 +222,12 @@ New Features
   stats/xstats on shared memory from secondary process, and also pdump packets on
   those virtual devices.
 
+* **Added the BPF Library.**
+
+  The BPF Library provides the ability to load and execute
+  Enhanced Berkeley Packet Filter (eBPF) within user-space dpdk application.
+  It also adds dependency on libelf.
+
 
 API Changes
 -----------
@@ -389,6 +420,18 @@ ABI Changes
   sanity fix in the VLAN pattern item (``struct rte_flow_item_vlan``) and
   new transfer attribute (``struct rte_flow_attr``).
 
+**New parameter added to rte_bbdev_op_cap_turbo_dec.**
+
+  A new parameter ``max_llr_modulus`` has been added to
+  ``rte_bbdev_op_cap_turbo_dec`` structure to specify maximal LLR (likelihood
+  ratio) absolute value.
+
+* **BBdev Queue Groups split into UL/DL Groups**
+
+  Queue Groups have been split into UL/DL Groups in Turbo Software Driver.
+  They are independent for Decode/Encode. ``rte_bbdev_driver_info`` reflects
+  introduced changes.
+
 
 Removed Items
 -------------
@@ -446,6 +489,7 @@ The libraries prepended with a plus sign were incremented in this version.
      librte_acl.so.2
      librte_bbdev.so.1
      librte_bitratestats.so.2
+   + librte_bpf.so.1
      librte_bus_dpaa.so.1
      librte_bus_fslmc.so.1
      librte_bus_pci.so.1
@@ -453,11 +497,12 @@ The libraries prepended with a plus sign were incremented in this version.
      librte_cfgfile.so.2
      librte_cmdline.so.2
    + librte_common_octeontx.so.1
+   + librte_compressdev.so.1
      librte_cryptodev.so.4
      librte_distributor.so.1
    + librte_eal.so.7
    + librte_ethdev.so.9
-     librte_eventdev.so.3
+   + librte_eventdev.so.4
      librte_flow_classify.so.1
      librte_gro.so.1
      librte_gso.so.1