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45 * Core libs (EAL, mempool, ring, mbuf, buses)
46 * Device abstraction libs and PMDs (ordered alphabetically by vendor name)
48 - cryptodev (lib, PMDs)
49 - eventdev (lib, PMDs)
52 * Apps, Examples, Tools (if significant)
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58 * **Added auxiliary bus support.**
60 Auxiliary bus provides a way to split function into child-devices
61 representing sub-domains of functionality. Each auxiliary device
62 represents a part of its parent functionality.
64 * **Added Baseband PHY CNXK PMD.**
66 Added Baseband PHY PMD which allows to configure BPHY hardware block
67 comprising accelerators and DSPs specifically tailored for 5G/LTE inline
68 usecases. Configuration happens via standard rawdev enq/deq operations. See
69 the :doc:`../rawdevs/cnxk_bphy` rawdev guide for more details on this driver.
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100 * eal: ``rte_strscpy`` sets ``rte_errno`` to ``E2BIG`` in case of string
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