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2 Copyright 2019 The DPDK contributors
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46 * Core libs (EAL, mempool, ring, mbuf, buses)
47 * Device abstraction libs and PMDs
49 - cryptodev (lib, PMDs)
50 - eventdev (lib, PMDs)
53 * Apps, Examples, Tools (if significant)
55 This section is a comment. Do not overwrite or remove it.
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57 =========================================================
59 * **Updated the EAL Pseudo-random Number Generator.**
61 The lrand48()-based rte_rand() function is replaced with a
62 DPDK-native combined Linear Feedback Shift Register (LFSR)
63 pseudo-random number generator (PRNG).
65 This new PRNG implementation is multi-thread safe, provides
66 higher-quality pseudo-random numbers (including full 64 bit
67 support) and improved performance.
69 In addition, <rte_random.h> is extended with a new function
70 rte_rand_max() which supplies unbiased, bounded pseudo-random
73 * **Updated the bnxt PMD.**
75 Updated the bnxt PMD. The major enhancements include:
77 * Performance optimizations in non-vector Tx path
78 * Added support for SSE vector mode
79 * Updated HWRM API to version 1.10.0.74
81 * **Added support for Broadcom NetXtreme-E BCM57500 Ethernet controllers.**
83 Added support to the bnxt PMD for the BCM57500 (a.k.a. "Thor") family
84 of Ethernet controllers. These controllers support link speeds up to
85 200Gbps, 50G PAM-4, and PCIe 4.0.
87 * **Added hinic PMD.**
89 Added the new ``hinic`` net driver for Huawei Intelligent PCIE Network
90 Adapters based on the Huawei Ethernet Controller Hi1822.
91 See the :doc:`../nics/hinic` guide for more details on this new driver.
93 * **Updated the ice driver.**
95 Updated ice driver with new features and improvements, including:
97 * Enabled Tx outer/inner L3/L4 checksum offload.
98 * Enabled generic filter framework and supported switch filter.
99 * Supported UDP tunnel port add.
101 * **Updated Mellanox mlx5 driver.**
103 Updated Mellanox mlx5 driver with new features and improvements, including:
105 * Updated the packet header modification feature. Added support of TCP header
106 sequence number and acknowledgment number modification.
108 * **Updated Solarflare network PMD.**
110 Updated the Solarflare ``sfc_efx`` driver with changes including:
112 * Added support for Rx interrupts.
114 * **Added memif PMD.**
116 Added the new Shared Memory Packet Interface (``memif``) PMD.
117 See the :doc:`../nics/memif` guide for more details on this new driver.
119 * **Updated the AF_XDP PMD.**
121 Updated the AF_XDP PMD. The new features include:
123 * Enabled zero copy through mbuf's external memory mechanism to achieve
125 * Added multi-queue support to allow one af_xdp vdev with multiple netdev
127 * Enabled need_wakeup feature which can provide efficient support for case
128 that application and driver executing on the same core.
130 * **Enabled infinite Rx in the PCAP PMD.**
132 Added an infinite Rx feature which allows packets in the Rx PCAP of a PCAP
133 device to be received repeatedly at a high rate. This can be useful for quick
134 performance testing of DPDK apps.
136 * **Added a FPGA_LTE_FEC bbdev PMD.**
138 Added the new ``fpga_lte_fec`` bbdev driver for the IntelĀ® FPGA PAC
139 (Programmable Acceleration Card) N3000. See the
140 :doc:`../bbdevs/fpga_lte_fec` BBDEV guide for more details on this new driver.
142 * **Added Intel QuickData Technology PMD**
144 The PMD for Intel\ |reg| QuickData Technology, part of
145 Intel\ |reg| I/O Acceleration Technology `(Intel I/OAT)
146 <https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/wireless-network/accel-technology.html>`_,
147 allows data copies to be done by hardware instead
148 of via software, reducing cycles spent copying large blocks of data in
151 * **Introduced NTB PMD.**
153 Added a PMD for Intel NTB (Non-transparent Bridge). This PMD implemented
154 handshake between two separate hosts and can share local memory for peer
155 host to directly access.
157 * **Updated telemetry library for global metrics support.**
159 Updated ``librte_telemetry`` to fetch the global metrics from the
160 ``librte_metrics`` library.
162 * **Added new telemetry mode for l3fwd-power application.**
164 Added telemetry mode to l3fwd-power application to report
165 application level busyness, empty and full polls of rte_eth_rx_burst().
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180 * Removed KNI ethtool, CONFIG_RTE_KNI_KMOD_ETHTOOL, support.
182 * build: armv8 crypto extension is disabled.
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191 which was announced in the previous releases and made in this release.
192 Start with a scope label like "ethdev:".
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198 =========================================================
200 * The ``rte_mem_config`` structure has been made private. The new accessor
201 ``rte_mcfg_*`` functions were introduced to provide replacement for direct
202 access to the shared mem config.
204 * The network structures, definitions and functions have
205 been prefixed by ``rte_`` to resolve conflicts with libc headers.
207 * malloc: The function ``rte_malloc_set_limit`` was never implemented
208 is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
210 * eventdev: No longer marked as experimental.
212 The eventdev functions are no longer marked as experimental, and have
213 become part of the normal DPDK API and ABI. Any future ABI changes will be
214 announced at least one release before the ABI change is made. There are no
215 ABI breaking changes planned.
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233 * eventdev: Event based Rx adapter callback
235 The mbuf pointer array in the event eth Rx adapter callback
236 has been replaced with an event array. Using
237 an event array allows the application to change attributes
238 of the events enqueued by the SW adapter.
240 The callback can drop packets and populate
241 a callback argument with the number of dropped packets.
242 Add a Rx adapter stats field to keep track of the total
243 number of dropped packets.
245 * cryptodev: New member in ``rte_cryptodev_config`` to allow applications to
246 disable features supported by the crypto device. Only the following features
247 would be allowed to be disabled this way,
249 - ``RTE_CRYPTODEV_FF_SYMMETRIC_CRYPTO``
250 - ``RTE_CRYPTODEV_FF_ASYMMETRIC_CRYPTO``
251 - ``RTE_CRYPTODEV_FF_SECURITY``
253 Disabling unused features would facilitate efficient usage of HW/SW offload.
256 Shared Library Versions
257 -----------------------
259 .. Update any library version updated in this release
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267 =========================================================
269 The libraries prepended with a plus sign were incremented in this version.
275 librte_bitratestats.so.2
278 librte_bus_fslmc.so.2
279 librte_bus_ifpga.so.2
282 librte_bus_vmbus.so.2
285 librte_compressdev.so.1
286 + librte_cryptodev.so.8
287 librte_distributor.so.1
291 + librte_eventdev.so.7
292 librte_flow_classify.so.1
301 librte_latencystats.so.1
315 librte_pmd_ixgbe.so.2
316 librte_pmd_dpaa2_qdma.so.1
318 librte_pmd_softnic.so.1
319 librte_pmd_vhost.so.2
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362 * Other relevant details...
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