ethdev: support flow aging
[dpdk.git] / doc / guides / rel_notes / release_20_05.rst
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@@ -82,6 +82,17 @@ New Features
   (enqueue/dequeue start; enqueue/dequeue finish). That allows user to inspect
   objects in the ring without removing them from it (aka MT safe peek).
 
+* **Added flow aging support.**
+
+  Added flow aging support to detect and report aged-out flows, including:
+
+  * Added new action: ``RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_AGE`` to set the timeout
+    and the application flow context for each flow.
+  * Added new event: ``RTE_ETH_EVENT_FLOW_AGED`` for the driver to report
+    that there are new aged-out flows.
+  * Added new query: ``rte_flow_get_aged_flows`` to get the aged-out flows
+    contexts from the port.
+
 * **Updated Amazon ena driver.**
 
   Updated ena PMD with new features and improvements, including: