X-Git-Url: http://git.droids-corp.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fguides%2Frel_notes%2Frelease_20_08.rst;h=445e40fbacaed53c5b39349ea60cb5ff5aabdb82;hb=6d124f592c9e3f19eb1cb856ae7ba56b50ccc44d;hp=a19ec6db2be7190491679c176aaac86b6410a475;hpb=7a335720575507f55b723b1e10bfea7daeba1386;p=dpdk.git diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_08.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_08.rst index a19ec6db2b..445e40fbac 100644 --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_08.rst +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_08.rst @@ -6,56 +6,9 @@ DPDK Release 20.08 ================== -.. **Read this first.** - - The text in the sections below explains how to update the release notes. - - Use proper spelling, capitalization and punctuation in all sections. - - Variable and config names should be quoted as fixed width text: - ``LIKE_THIS``. - - Build the docs and view the output file to ensure the changes are correct:: - - make doc-guides-html - - xdg-open build/doc/html/guides/rel_notes/release_20_08.html - - New Features ------------ -.. This section should contain new features added in this release. - Sample format: - - * **Add a title in the past tense with a full stop.** - - Add a short 1-2 sentence description in the past tense. - The description should be enough to allow someone scanning - the release notes to understand the new feature. - - If the feature adds a lot of sub-features you can use a bullet list - like this: - - * Added feature foo to do something. - * Enhanced feature bar to do something else. - - Refer to the previous release notes for examples. - - Suggested order in release notes items: - * Core libs (EAL, mempool, ring, mbuf, buses) - * Device abstraction libs and PMDs - - ethdev (lib, PMDs) - - cryptodev (lib, PMDs) - - eventdev (lib, PMDs) - - etc - * Other libs - * Apps, Examples, Tools (if significant) - - This section is a comment. Do not overwrite or remove it. - Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin. - ========================================================= - * **Added non-EAL threads registration API.** Added a new API to register non-EAL threads as lcores. This can be used by @@ -276,33 +229,12 @@ New Features Removed Items ------------- -.. This section should contain removed items in this release. Sample format: - - * Add a short 1-2 sentence description of the removed item - in the past tense. - - This section is a comment. Do not overwrite or remove it. - Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin. - ========================================================= - * Removed ``RTE_KDRV_NONE`` based PCI device driver probing. API Changes ----------- -.. This section should contain API changes. Sample format: - - * sample: Add a short 1-2 sentence description of the API change - which was announced in the previous releases and made in this release. - Start with a scope label like "ethdev:". - Use fixed width quotes for ``function_names`` or ``struct_names``. - Use the past tense. - - This section is a comment. Do not overwrite or remove it. - Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin. - ========================================================= - * ``rte_page_sizes`` enumeration is replaced with ``RTE_PGSIZE_xxx`` defines. * vhost: The API of ``rte_vhost_host_notifier_ctrl`` was changed to be per @@ -312,35 +244,12 @@ API Changes ABI Changes ----------- -.. This section should contain ABI changes. Sample format: - - * sample: Add a short 1-2 sentence description of the ABI change - which was announced in the previous releases and made in this release. - Start with a scope label like "ethdev:". - Use fixed width quotes for ``function_names`` or ``struct_names``. - Use the past tense. - - This section is a comment. Do not overwrite or remove it. - Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin. - ========================================================= - * No ABI change that would break compatibility with 19.11. Known Issues ------------ -.. This section should contain new known issues in this release. Sample format: - - * **Add title in present tense with full stop.** - - Add a short 1-2 sentence description of the known issue - in the present tense. Add information on any known workarounds. - - This section is a comment. Do not overwrite or remove it. - Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin. - ========================================================= - * **mlx5 PMD does not work on Power 9 with OFED 5.1-0.6.6.0.** Consider using the newer OFED releases, the previous @@ -350,22 +259,6 @@ Known Issues Tested Platforms ---------------- -.. This section should contain a list of platforms that were tested - with this release. - - The format is: - - * platform with combinations - - * List of CPU - * List of OS - * List of devices - * Other relevant details... - - This section is a comment. Do not overwrite or remove it. - Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin. - ========================================================= - * Intel\ |reg| platforms with Intel\ |reg| NICs combinations * CPU