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44 * Core libs (EAL, mempool, ring, mbuf, buses)
45 * Device abstraction libs and PMDs
47 - cryptodev (lib, PMDs)
48 - eventdev (lib, PMDs)
51 * Apps, Examples, Tools (if significant)
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57 * **Updated the bnxt PMD.**
59 Updated the bnxt PMD. The major enhancements include:
61 * Performance optimizations in non-vector Tx path
62 * Added support for SSE vector mode
63 * Updated HWRM API to version 1.10.0.74
65 * **Added support for Broadcom NetXtreme-E BCM57500 Ethernet controllers.**
67 Added support to the bnxt PMD for the BCM57500 (a.k.a. "Thor") family
68 of Ethernet controllers. These controllers support link speeds up to
69 200Gbps, 50G PAM-4, and PCIe 4.0.
71 * **Updated the ice driver.**
73 Updated ice driver with new features and improvements, including:
75 * Enabled Tx outer/inner L3/L4 checksum offload.
77 * **Updated Solarflare network PMD.**
79 Updated the Solarflare ``sfc_efx`` driver with changes including:
81 * Added support for Rx interrupts.
83 * **Added memif PMD.**
85 Added the new Shared Memory Packet Interface (``memif``) PMD.
86 See the :doc:`../nics/memif` guide for more details on this new driver.
88 * **Updated the AF_XDP PMD.**
90 Updated the AF_XDP PMD. The new features include:
92 * Enabled zero copy through mbuf's external memory mechanism to achieve
94 * Added multi-queue support to allow one af_xdp vdev with multiple netdev
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110 * Removed KNI ethtool, CONFIG_RTE_KNI_KMOD_ETHTOOL, support.
112 * build: armv8 crypto extension is disabled.
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169 librte_bitratestats.so.2
172 librte_bus_fslmc.so.2
173 librte_bus_ifpga.so.2
176 librte_bus_vmbus.so.2
179 librte_compressdev.so.1
180 librte_cryptodev.so.7
181 librte_distributor.so.1
186 librte_flow_classify.so.1
195 librte_latencystats.so.1
209 librte_pmd_ixgbe.so.2
210 librte_pmd_dpaa2_qdma.so.1
212 librte_pmd_softnic.so.1
213 librte_pmd_vhost.so.2
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