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40 * Enhanced feature bar to do something else.
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45 * Core libs (EAL, mempool, ring, mbuf, buses)
46 * Device abstraction libs and PMDs
48 - cryptodev (lib, PMDs)
49 - eventdev (lib, PMDs)
52 * Apps, Examples, Tools (if significant)
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58 * **Enhanced ethdev representor syntax.**
60 * Introduced representor type of VF, SF.
61 * Supported sub-function in representor syntax::
63 representor=# [0,2-4] /* Legacy VF compatible. */
64 representor=sf# sf[0,2-1023] /* 1023 SFs. */
66 * **Updated Broadcom bnxt driver.**
68 * Updated HWRM structures to 1.10.2.15 version.
70 * **Updated Hisilicon hns3 driver.**
72 * Added support for module EEPROM dumping.
73 * Added support for freeing Tx mbuf on demand.
74 * Added support for copper port in Kunpeng930.
76 * **Updated NXP DPAA driver.**
78 * Added support for shared ethernet interface.
79 * Added support for external buffers in Tx.
81 * **Updated NXP DPAA2 driver.**
83 * Added support for traffic management.
84 * Added support for configurable Tx confirmation.
85 * Added support for external buffers in Tx.
87 * **Updated Wangxun txgbe driver.**
89 * Added support for txgbevf PMD.
91 * **Updated the AF_XDP driver.**
93 * Added support for preferred busy polling.
95 * **Updated testpmd.**
97 * Added a command line option to configure forced speed for Ethernet port.
98 ``dpdk-testpmd -- --eth-link-speed N``
99 * Added command to display Rx queue used descriptor count.
100 ``show port (port_id) rxq (queue_id) desc used count``
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147 * No ABI change that would break compatibility with 20.11.
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