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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 ability to reuse hugepages in Linux.**
60 It is possible to reuse files in hugetlbfs to speed up hugepage mapping,
61 which may be useful for fast restart and large allocations.
62 The new mode is activated with ``--huge-unlink=never``
63 and has security implications, refer to the user and programmer guides.
65 * **Updated Cisco enic driver.**
67 * Added rte_flow support for matching GENEVE packets.
69 * **Updated Marvell cnxk crypto PMD.**
71 * Added SHA256-HMAC support in lookaside protocol (IPsec) for CN10K.
72 * Added SHA384-HMAC support in lookaside protocol (IPsec) for CN9K & CN10K.
73 * Added SHA512-HMAC support in lookaside protocol (IPsec) for CN9K & CN10K.
74 * Added AES-CTR support in lookaside protocol (IPsec) for CN9K & CN10K.
75 * Added NULL cipher support in lookaside protocol (IPsec) for CN9K & CN10K.
76 * Added AES-XCBC support in lookaside protocol (IPsec) for CN9K & CN10K.
77 * Added AES-CMAC support in CN9K & CN10K.
79 * **Added an API to retrieve event port id of ethdev Rx adapter.**
81 The new API ``rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_event_port_get()`` was added.
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96 * **Removed experimental performance thread example application.**
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114 * ethdev: Old public macros and enumeration constants without ``RTE_ETH_`` prefix,
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133 * No ABI change that would break compatibility with 21.11.
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