doc: describe async API in vhost guide

[dpdk.git] / doc / guides / rel_notes / release_20_08.rst

diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_08.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_08.rst
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--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_08.rst
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@@ -89,6 +89,13 @@ New Features
 
   Added Mellanox RegEx PMD, allowing to offload RegEx searches.
 
+* **Added vhost async data path APIs.**
+
+  4 new APIs have been added to enable vhost async data path, including:
+
+  * Async device channel register/unregister APIs
+  * Async packets enqueue/completion APIs (only split ring was implemented)
+
 * **Added eCPRI protocol support in rte_flow.**
 
   The ``ECPRI`` item has been added to support eCPRI packet offloading for
@@ -119,15 +126,25 @@ New Features
   * Added vector mode support for ARM CPUs.
   * Added support for VLAN push and pop actions.
   * Added support for NAT action items.
+  * Added TruFlow hash API for common hash uses across TruFlow core functions.
 
 * **Updated Cisco enic driver.**
 
   * Added support for VLAN push and pop flow actions.
 
-* **Updated Mellanox mlx5 driver.**
+* **Updated Hisilicon hns3 driver.**
+
+  * Added support for 200G speed rate.
+  * Added support for copper media type.
+  * Added support for keeping CRC.
+  * Added support for LRO.
+  * Added support for setting VF PVID by PF driver.
+
+* **Updated Mellanox mlx5 net driver and common layer.**
 
   Updated Mellanox mlx5 driver with new features and improvements, including:
 
+  * Added mlx5 PCI layer to share a PCI device among multiple PMDs.
   * Added new PMD devarg ``reclaim_mem_mode``.
   * Added new devarg ``lacp_by_user``.
   * Added support for eCPRI protocol offloading.
@@ -196,10 +213,12 @@ New Features
 
 * **Updated the QuickAssist Technology (QAT) PMD.**
 
-  * Added support for lookaside protocol offload for DOCSIS through the
-    ``rte_security`` API.
-  * Added Chacha20-Poly1305 AEAD algorithm.
+  * Added support for lookaside protocol offload in QAT crypto PMD
+    for DOCSIS through the ``rte_security`` API.
+  * Added Chacha20-Poly1305 AEAD algorithm in QAT crypto PMD.
   * Improved handling of multi process in QAT crypto and compression PMDs.
+  * Added support for Intel GEN2 QuickAssist device 200xx
+    (PF Did 0x18ee, VF Did 0x18ef).
 
 * **Updated the OCTEON TX2 crypto PMD.**