config: enable i40e vector driver

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

diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_04.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_04.rst
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--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_04.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_04.rst
@@ -182,6 +182,8 @@ This section should contain new features added in this release. Sample format:
 
 * **Added i40e VEB switching support.**
 
 
 * **Added i40e VEB switching support.**
 

+* **Added Flow director enhancements in i40e.**
+

 * **Added PF reset event reporting in i40e VF driver.**
 
 * **Added fm10k Rx interrupt support.**
 * **Added PF reset event reporting in i40e VF driver.**
 
 * **Added fm10k Rx interrupt support.**


@@ -213,6 +215,29 @@ This section should contain new features added in this release. Sample format:
 
   Implemented callbacks to bring link up and down.
 
 
   Implemented callbacks to bring link up and down.
 

+* **Added mlx5 support for operation in secondary processes.**
+
+  Implemented TX support in secondary processes (like mlx4).
+
+* **Added mlx5 RX CRC stripping configuration.**
+
+  Until now, CRC was always stripped. It can now be configured.
+
+  Only available with Mellanox OFED >= 3.2.
+
+* **Added mlx5 optional packet padding by HW.**
+
+  Added an option to make PCI bus transactions rounded to multiple of a
+  cache line size for better alignment.
+
+  Only available with Mellanox OFED >= 3.2.
+
+* **Added mlx5 TX VLAN insertion support.**
+
+  Added support for TX VLAN insertion.
+
+  Only available with Mellanox OFED >= 3.2.
+

 * **Changed szedata2 type of driver from vdev to pdev.**
 
   Previously szedata2 device had to be added by ``--vdev`` option.
 * **Changed szedata2 type of driver from vdev to pdev.**
 
   Previously szedata2 device had to be added by ``--vdev`` option.


@@ -318,6 +343,12 @@ Drivers
   The driver now set the MDIO clock speed prior to initializing PHY ops and
   again after the MAC reset.
 
   The driver now set the MDIO clock speed prior to initializing PHY ops and
   again after the MAC reset.
 

+* **ixgbe: Fixed maximum number of available TX queues.**
+
+  In IXGBE, the maximum number of TX queues varies depending on the NIC operating
+  mode. This was not being updated in the device information, providing
+  an incorrect number in some cases.
+

 * **i40e: Generated MAC address for each VFs.**
 
   It generates a MAC address for each VFs during PF host initialization,
 * **i40e: Generated MAC address for each VFs.**
 
   It generates a MAC address for each VFs during PF host initialization,


@@ -329,6 +360,12 @@ Drivers
   under stress with traffic, which might result in application launch
   failure.
 
   under stress with traffic, which might result in application launch
   failure.
 

+* **i40e: Enabled vector driver by default.**
+
+  Previously, vector driver is disabled by default as it cannot fill packet type
+  info for l3fwd to work well. Now there is an option for l3fwd to analysis
+  packet type softly, so enable vector driver by default.
+

 * **mlx5: Fixed possible crash during initialization.**
 
   A crash could occur when failing to allocate private device context.
 * **mlx5: Fixed possible crash during initialization.**
 
   A crash could occur when failing to allocate private device context.


@@ -381,6 +418,11 @@ Examples
   other than IPv4 or IPv6, the mbuf was not released, and caused
   a memory leak.
 
   other than IPv4 or IPv6, the mbuf was not released, and caused
   a memory leak.
 

+* **l3fwd: Fixed using packet type blindly.**
+
+  l3fwd makes use of packet type information without even query if devices or PMDs
+  really set it. For those don't set ptypes, add an option to parse it softly.
+

 * **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


@@ -453,6 +495,9 @@ ABI Changes
 * The RETA entry size in ``rte_eth_rss_reta_entry64`` has been increased
   from 8-bit to 16-bit.
 
 * The RETA entry size in ``rte_eth_rss_reta_entry64`` has been increased
   from 8-bit to 16-bit.
 

+* The ethdev flow director structure ``rte_eth_fdir_flow`` structure was
+  changed. New fields were added to extend flow director's input set.
+

 * The cmdline buffer size has been increase from 256 to 512.
 
 
 * The cmdline buffer size has been increase from 256 to 512.