net/ixgbe/base: add base driver update brief

[dpdk.git] / doc / guides / rel_notes / release_16_11.rst

diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_11.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_11.rst
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--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_11.rst
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@@ -54,6 +54,16 @@ New Features
 
 * **Added virtio NEON support for ARM.**
 
+* **Updated the ixgbe base driver.**
+
+  Updated the ixgbe base driver, including the following changes:
+
+  * add X550em_a 10G PHY support
+  * support flow control auto negotiation for X550em_a 1G PHY
+  * add X550em_a FW ALEF support
+  * increase mailbox version to ixgbe_mbox_api_13
+  * add two MAC ops for Hyper-V support
+
 
 Resolved Issues
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