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46 * Core libs (EAL, mempool, ring, mbuf, buses)
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59 * **Updated PCAP driver.**
61 Updated PCAP driver with new features and improvements, including:
63 * Support software Tx nanosecond timestamps precision.
65 * **Updated Mellanox mlx5 driver.**
67 Updated Mellanox mlx5 driver with new features and improvements, including:
69 * Added new PMD devarg ``reclaim_mem_mode``.
71 * **Added support for BPF_ABS/BPF_IND load instructions.**
73 Added support for two BPF non-generic instructions:
74 ``(BPF_ABS | <size> | BPF_LD)`` and ``(BPF_IND | <size> | BPF_LD)``
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91 * Removed ``RTE_KDRV_NONE`` based PCI device driver probing.
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109 * ``rte_page_sizes`` enumeration is replaced with ``RTE_PGSIZE_xxx`` defines.
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127 * No ABI change that would break compatibility with 19.11.
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