config: disable Linux kernel modules by default

[dpdk.git] / doc / guides / rel_notes / release_20_02.rst

diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_02.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_02.rst
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--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_02.rst
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@@ -61,6 +61,57 @@ New Features
   A new API has been added to wait for a memory location to be updated with a
   16-bit, 32-bit, 64-bit value.
 
+* **Updated rte_flow api to support L2TPv3 over IP flows.**
+
+  Added support for new flow item to handle L2TPv3 over IP rte_flow patterns.
+
+* **Updated Hisilicon hns3 driver.**
+
+  Updated Hisilicon hns3 driver with new features and improvements, including:
+
+  * Added support for Rx interrupt.
+  * Added support setting VF MAC address by PF driver.
+
+* **Updated the Intel ice driver.**
+
+  Updated the Intel ice driver with new features and improvements, including:
+
+  * Added support for MAC rules on specific port.
+  * Added support for MAC/VLAN with TCP/UDP in switch rule.
+  * Added support for 1/10G device.
+
+* **Updated Intel iavf driver.**
+
+  Updated iavf PMD with new features and improvements, including:
+
+  * Added more supported device IDs.
+  * Updated virtual channel to latest AVF spec.
+
+* **Updated Intel i40e driver.**
+
+  Updated i40e PMD with new features and improvements, including:
+
+  * Added support for L2TPv3 over IP profiles which can be programmed by the
+    dynamic device personalization (DDP) process.
+  * Added support for ESP-AH profiles which can be programmed by the
+    dynamic device personalization (DDP) process.
+  * Added PF support Malicious Device Drive event catch and notify.
+  * Added LLDP support.
+  * Extended PHY access AQ cmd.
+  * Added support for reading LPI counters.
+  * Added support for Energy Efficient Ethernet
+
+* **Updated Mellanox mlx5 driver.**
+
+  Updated Mellanox mlx5 driver with new features and improvements, including:
+
+  * Added support for RSS using L3/L4 source/destination only.
+
+* **Updated testpmd application.**
+
+  Added support for ESP and L2TPv3 over IP rte_flow patterns to the testpmd
+  application.
+
 * **Added algorithms to cryptodev API.**
 
   * Chacha20-Poly1305 AEAD algorithm can now be supported in cryptodev.
@@ -81,6 +132,11 @@ New Features
 
   Added Chacha20-Poly1305 AEAD algorithm.
 
+* **Added Marvell OCTEON TX2 End Point rawdev PMD.**
+
+  Added a new OCTEON TX2 rawdev PMD for End Point mode of operation.
+  See the :doc:`../rawdevs/octeontx2_ep` for more details on this new PMD.
+
 
 Removed Items
 -------------
@@ -94,6 +150,12 @@ Removed Items
    Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
    =========================================================
 
+* **Disabled building all the Linux kernel modules by default.**
+
+  In order to remove the build time dependency with Linux kernel,
+  the Technical Board decided to disable all the kernel modules
+  by default from 20.02 version.
+
 
 API Changes
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