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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@@ -47,6 +47,28 @@ This section should contain new features added in this release. Sample format:
   A new function ``rte_pktmbuf_alloc_bulk()`` has been added to allow the user
   to allocate a bulk of mbufs.
 
   A new function ``rte_pktmbuf_alloc_bulk()`` has been added to allow the user
   to allocate a bulk of mbufs.
 

+* **Added new poll-mode driver for Amazon Elastic Network Adapters (ENA).**
+
+  The driver operates variety of ENA adapters through feature negotiation
+  with the adapter and upgradable commands set.
+  ENA driver handles PCI Physical and Virtual ENA functions.
+
+* **Restored vmxnet3 Tx data ring.**
+
+  Tx data ring has been shown to improve small pkt forwarding performance
+  on vSphere environment.
+
+* **Added vmxnet3 Tx L4 checksum offload.**
+
+  Support TCP/UDP checksum offload.
+
+* **Added vmxnet3 TSO support.**
+
+* **Added vmxnet3 support for jumbo frames.**
+
+  Added support for linking multi-segment buffers together to
+  handle Jumbo packets.
+

 * **Virtio 1.0.**
 
   Enabled virtio 1.0 support for virtio pmd driver.
 * **Virtio 1.0.**
 
   Enabled virtio 1.0 support for virtio pmd driver.


@@ -64,6 +86,10 @@ 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 vhost driver.**
+
+  Added virtual PMD that wraps librte_vhost.
+

 * **Added multicast promiscuous mode support on VF for ixgbe.**
 
   Added multicast promiscuous mode support on ixgbe VF driver. So all the VFs
 * **Added multicast promiscuous mode support on VF for ixgbe.**
 
   Added multicast promiscuous mode support on ixgbe VF driver. So all the VFs


@@ -156,6 +182,10 @@ 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.**
 
 * **Optimized fm10k Tx.**
 * **Added fm10k Rx interrupt support.**
 
 * **Optimized fm10k Tx.**


@@ -175,6 +205,53 @@ This section should contain new features added in this release. Sample format:
 
   Only available with Mellanox OFED >= 3.2.
 
 
   Only available with Mellanox OFED >= 3.2.
 

+* **Added mlx5 RX VLAN stripping support.**
+
+  Added support for RX VLAN stripping.
+
+  Only available with Mellanox OFED >= 3.2.
+
+* **Added mlx5 link up/down callbacks.**
+
+  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.
+  Now szedata2 PMD recognises the device automatically during EAL
+  initialization.
+
+* **Added szedata2 functions for setting link up/down.**
+
+* **Added szedata2 promiscuous and allmulticast modes.**
+
+* **Added af_packet dynamic removal function.**
+
+  Af_packet device can now be detached using API, like other PMD devices.
+

 * **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.


@@ -199,6 +276,15 @@ This section should contain new features added in this release. Sample format:
 
   Added new Crypto PMD to support null crypto operations in SW.
 
 
   Added new Crypto PMD to support null crypto operations in SW.
 

+* **Improved IP Pipeline Application.**
+
+  The following features have been added to ip_pipeline application;
+
+  * Added CPU utilization measurement and idle cycle rate computation.
+  * Added link idenfication support through existing port-mask option or by
+    specifying PCI device in every LINK section in the configuration file.
+  * Added load balancing support in passthrough pipeline.
+

 * **Added IPsec security gateway example.**
 
   New application implementing an IPsec Security Gateway.
 * **Added IPsec security gateway example.**
 
   New application implementing an IPsec Security Gateway.


@@ -257,6 +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,


@@ -268,6 +360,29 @@ 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: Added port type check.**
+
+  Done to prevent port initialization on non-Ethernet link layers and
+  to report an error.
+
+* **mlx5: Applied VLAN filtering to broadcast and IPv6 multicast flows.**
+
+  Prevented reception of multicast frames outside of configured VLANs.
+
+* **mlx5: Fixed RX checksum offload in non L3/L4 packets.**
+
+  Fixed report of bad checksum for packets of unknown type.
+

 * **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,


@@ -289,6 +404,10 @@ Libraries
   Fix crc32c hash functions to return a valid crc32c value for data lengths
   not multiple of 4 bytes.
 
   Fix crc32c hash functions to return a valid crc32c value for data lengths
   not multiple of 4 bytes.
 

+* **librte_port: Fixed segmentation fault for ring and ethdev writer nodrop.**
+
+  Fixed core dump issue on txq and swq when dropless is set to yes.
+

 
 Examples
 ~~~~~~~~
 
 Examples
 ~~~~~~~~


@@ -299,6 +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


@@ -328,6 +452,10 @@ This section should contain API changes. Sample format:
 * Add a short 1-2 sentence description of the API change. Use fixed width
   quotes for ``rte_function_names`` or ``rte_struct_names``. Use the past tense.
 
 * Add a short 1-2 sentence description of the API change. Use fixed width
   quotes for ``rte_function_names`` or ``rte_struct_names``. Use the past tense.
 

+* The ethdev statistics counter imissed is considered to be independent of ierrors.
+  All drivers are now counting the missed packets only once, i.e. drivers will
+  not increment ierrors anymore for missed packets.
+

 * The functions ``rte_eth_dev_udp_tunnel_add`` and ``rte_eth_dev_udp_tunnel_delete``
   have been renamed into ``rte_eth_dev_udp_tunnel_port_add`` and
   ``rte_eth_dev_udp_tunnel_port_delete``.
 * The functions ``rte_eth_dev_udp_tunnel_add`` and ``rte_eth_dev_udp_tunnel_delete``
   have been renamed into ``rte_eth_dev_udp_tunnel_port_add`` and
   ``rte_eth_dev_udp_tunnel_port_delete``.


@@ -342,6 +470,9 @@ This section should contain API changes. Sample format:
 * A parameter ``vlan_type`` has been added to the function
   ``rte_eth_dev_set_vlan_ether_type``.
 
 * A parameter ``vlan_type`` has been added to the function
   ``rte_eth_dev_set_vlan_ether_type``.
 

+* AF_packet device init function is no longer public. Device should be attached
+  with API.
+

 * The LPM ``next_hop`` field is extended from 8 bits to 24 bits for IPv4
   while keeping ABI compatibility.
 
 * The LPM ``next_hop`` field is extended from 8 bits to 24 bits for IPv4
   while keeping ABI compatibility.
 


@@ -364,6 +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.