From d218a4d060de52c4c027b7ccbf4edb1c62535030 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jasvinder Singh Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2018 12:49:59 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 1/1] doc: add meter API change to release notes Update the release notes with meter api change to support configuration profiles. Signed-off-by: Jasvinder Singh Acked-by: Cristian Dumitrescu --- doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_05.rst | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_05.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_05.rst index e5fac1cd1c..abc1c17500 100644 --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_05.rst +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_05.rst @@ -72,6 +72,17 @@ API Changes Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin. ========================================================= +* meter: updated to accommodate configuration profiles. + + The meter API is changed to support meter configuration profiles. The + configuration profile represents the set of configuration parameters + for a given meter object, such as the rates and sizes for the token + buckets. These configuration parameters were previously the part of meter + object internal data strcuture. The separation of the configuration + parameters from meter object data structure results in reducing its + memory footprint which helps in better cache utilization when large number + of meter objects are used. + ABI Changes ----------- -- 2.20.1