- Number of objects in the block depends on how many objects fit in
- RTE_DRIVER_MEMPOOL_BUCKET_SIZE_KB memory chunk which is build time option.
- The number may be obtained using rte_mempool_ops_get_info() API.
- Contiguous blocks may be allocated using rte_mempool_get_contig_blocks() API.
+ The number of objects in the block depends on how many objects fit in the
+ ``RTE_DRIVER_MEMPOOL_BUCKET_SIZE_KB`` memory chunk which is a build time option.
+ The number may be obtained using ``rte_mempool_ops_get_info()`` API.
+ Contiguous blocks may be allocated using ``rte_mempool_get_contig_blocks()`` API.
+
+* **Added support for port representors.**
+
+ Added DPDK port representors (also known as "VF representors" in the specific
+ context of VFs), which are to DPDK what the Ethernet switch device driver
+ model (**switchdev**) is to Linux, and which can be thought as a software
+ "patch panel" front-end for applications. DPDK port representors are
+ implemented as additional virtual Ethernet device (**ethdev**) instances,
+ spawned on an as-needed basis through configuration parameters passed to the
+ driver of the underlying device using devargs.