examples/l3fwd-power: fix memory leak for non-IP packets

[dpdk.git] / doc / guides / rel_notes / release_16_04.rst

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@@ -64,6 +64,17 @@ This section should contain new features added in this release. Sample format:
 
 * **Added vhost-user live migration support.**
 
 
 * **Added vhost-user live migration support.**
 

+* **Added multicast promiscuous mode support on VF for ixgbe.**
+
+  Added multicast promiscuous mode support on ixgbe VF driver. So all the VFs
+  can receive the multicast packets.
+
+  Please note if we want to use this promiscuous mode, we need both PF and VF
+  driver to support it. The reason is this VF feature is configured on PF.
+  If use kernel PF driver + dpdk VF driver, make sure kernel PF driver support
+  VF multicast promiscuous mode. If use dpdk PF + dpdk VF, better make sure PF
+  driver is the same version as VF.
+

 * **Added support for E-tag on X550.**
 
   E-tag is defined in 802.1br. Please reference
 * **Added support for E-tag on X550.**
 
   E-tag is defined in 802.1br. Please reference


@@ -105,19 +116,48 @@ This section should contain new features added in this release. Sample format:
   Only x550em_x V1 was supported before. Now V2 is supported.
   A mask for V1 and V2 is defined and used to support both.
 
   Only x550em_x V1 was supported before. Now V2 is supported.
   A mask for V1 and V2 is defined and used to support both.
 

+* **Supported link speed auto-negotiation on X550EM_X**
+
+  Normally the auto-negotiation is supported by FW. SW need not care about
+  that. But on x550em_x, FW doesn't support auto-neg. As the ports of x550em_x
+  are 10G, if we connect the port with a peer which is 1G, the link will always
+  be down.
+  We added the support of auto-neg by SW to avoid this link down issue.
+

 * **Added sw-firmware sync on X550EM_a.**
 
   Added support for sw-firmware sync for resource sharing.
   Use the PHY token, shared between sw-fw for PHY access on X550EM_a.
 
 * **Added sw-firmware sync on X550EM_a.**
 
   Added support for sw-firmware sync for resource sharing.
   Use the PHY token, shared between sw-fw for PHY access on X550EM_a.
 

+* **Updated the i40e base driver.**
+
+  The i40e base driver was updated with changes including the
+  following:
+
+  * Use Rx control AQ commands to read/write Rx control registers.
+  * Add new X722 device IDs, and removed X710 one was never used.
+  * Expose registers for HASH/FD input set configuring.
+

 * **Enabled PCI extended tag for i40e.**
 
   It enabled extended tag by checking and writing corresponding PCI config
   space bytes, to boost the performance. In the meanwhile, it deprecated the
   legacy way via reading/writing sysfile supported by kernel module igb_uio.
 
 * **Enabled PCI extended tag for i40e.**
 
   It enabled extended tag by checking and writing corresponding PCI config
   space bytes, to boost the performance. In the meanwhile, it deprecated the
   legacy way via reading/writing sysfile supported by kernel module igb_uio.
 

+* **Added i40e support for setting mac addresses.**
+
+* **Added dump of i40e registers and EEPROM.**
+

 * **Supported ether type setting of single and double VLAN for i40e**
 
 * **Supported ether type setting of single and double VLAN for i40e**
 

+* **Added VMDQ DCB mode in i40e.**
+
+  Added support for DCB in VMDQ mode to i40e driver.
+
+* **Added i40e VEB switching support.**
+
+* **Added fm10k Rx interrupt support.**
+

 * **Increased number of next hops for LPM IPv4 to 2^24.**
 
   The next_hop field is extended from 8 bits to 24 bits for IPv4.
 * **Increased number of next hops for LPM IPv4 to 2^24.**
 
   The next_hop field is extended from 8 bits to 24 bits for IPv4.


@@ -188,6 +228,29 @@ Drivers
   driver is loaded while the PF interface is down.
   The solution is to only set it when we get an ACK from the PF.
 
   driver is loaded while the PF interface is down.
   The solution is to only set it when we get an ACK from the PF.
 

+* **ixgbe: Fixed setting flow director flag twice.**
+
+  Resolved an issue where packets were being dropped when switching to perfect
+  filters mode.
+
+* **ixgbe: Set MDIO speed after MAC reset.**
+
+  The MDIO clock speed must be reconfigured after the MAC reset. The MDIO clock
+  speed becomes invalid, therefore the driver reads invalid PHY register values.
+  The driver now set the MDIO clock speed prior to initializing PHY ops and
+  again after the MAC reset.
+
+* **i40e: Generated MAC address for each VFs.**
+
+  It generates a MAC address for each VFs during PF host initialization,
+  and keeps the VF MAC address the same among different VF launch.
+
+* **i40e: Fixed failure of reading/writing Rx control registers.**
+
+  Fixed i40e issue of failing to read/write rx control registers when
+  under stress with traffic, which might result in application launch
+  failure.
+

 * **aesni_mb: Fixed wrong return value when creating a device.**
 
   cryptodev_aesni_mb_init() was returning the device id of the device created,
 * **aesni_mb: Fixed wrong return value when creating a device.**
 
   cryptodev_aesni_mb_init() was returning the device id of the device created,


@@ -213,6 +276,12 @@ Libraries
 Examples
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 Examples
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+* **l3fwd-power: Fixed memory leak for non-IP packet.**
+
+  Fixed issue in l3fwd-power where, on receiving packets of types
+  other than IPv4 or IPv6, the mbuf was not released, and caused
+  a memory leak.
+

 * **examples/vhost: Fixed frequent mbuf allocation failure.**
 
   vhost-switch often fails to allocate mbuf when dequeue from vring because it
 * **examples/vhost: Fixed frequent mbuf allocation failure.**
 
   vhost-switch often fails to allocate mbuf when dequeue from vring because it