raw/ifpga: add Intel FPGA bus rawdev driver

[dpdk.git] / doc / guides / rel_notes / release_18_05.rst

diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_05.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_05.rst
index 7187348..f0df4e0 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_05.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_05.rst
@@ -139,6 +139,17 @@ New Features
 
   * AES-CMAC (128-bit key).
 
 
   * AES-CMAC (128-bit key).
 

+* **Added Compressdev Library, a generic compression service library.**
+
+  The compressdev library provides an API for offload of compression and
+  decompression operations to hardware or software accelerator devices.
+
+* **Added a new compression poll mode driver using Intels ISA-L.**
+
+   Added the new ``ISA-L`` compression driver, for compression and decompression
+   operations in software. See the :doc:`../compressdevs/isal` compression driver
+   guide for details on this new driver.
+

 * **Added the Event Timer Adapter Library.**
 
   The Event Timer Adapter Library extends the event-based model by introducing
 * **Added the Event Timer Adapter Library.**
 
   The Event Timer Adapter Library extends the event-based model by introducing


@@ -146,6 +157,34 @@ New Features
   timer expiry events. This new type of event is scheduled by an event device
   along with existing types of events.
 
   timer expiry events. This new type of event is scheduled by an event device
   along with existing types of events.
 

+* **Added OcteonTx TIM Driver (Event timer adapter).**
+
+  The OcteonTx Timer block enables software to schedule events for a future
+  time, it is exposed to an application via Event timer adapter library.
+
+  See the :doc:`../eventdevs/octeontx` guide for more details
+
+* **Added Event Crypto Adapter Library.**
+
+    Added the Event Crypto Adapter Library.  This library extends the
+    event-based model by introducing APIs that allow applications to
+    enqueue/dequeue crypto operations to/from cryptodev as events scheduled
+    by an event device.
+
+* **Added Ifpga Bus, a generic Intel FPGA Bus library.**
+
+  The Ifpga Bus library provides support for integrating any Intel FPGA device with
+  the DPDK framework. It provides Intel FPGA Partial Bit Stream AFU (Accelerated
+  Function Unit) scan and drivers probe.
+
+* **Added IFPGA (Intel FPGA) Rawdev Driver.**
+
+  Added a new Rawdev driver called IFPGA(Intel FPGA) Rawdev Driver, which cooperates
+  with OPAE (Open Programmable Acceleration Engine) share code provides common FPGA
+  management ops for FPGA operation.
+
+  See the :doc:`../rawdevs/ifpga_rawdev` programmer's guide for more details.
+

 * **Added DPAA2 QDMA Driver (in rawdev).**
 
   The DPAA2 QDMA is an implementation of the rawdev API, that provide means
 * **Added DPAA2 QDMA Driver (in rawdev).**
 
   The DPAA2 QDMA is an implementation of the rawdev API, that provide means


@@ -375,6 +414,18 @@ ABI Changes
   sanity fix in the VLAN pattern item (``struct rte_flow_item_vlan``) and
   new transfer attribute (``struct rte_flow_attr``).
 
   sanity fix in the VLAN pattern item (``struct rte_flow_item_vlan``) and
   new transfer attribute (``struct rte_flow_attr``).
 

+**New parameter added to rte_bbdev_op_cap_turbo_dec.**
+
+  A new parameter ``max_llr_modulus`` has been added to
+  ``rte_bbdev_op_cap_turbo_dec`` structure to specify maximal LLR (likelihood
+  ratio) absolute value.
+
+* **BBdev Queue Groups split into UL/DL Groups**
+
+  Queue Groups have been split into UL/DL Groups in Turbo Software Driver.
+  They are independent for Decode/Encode. ``rte_bbdev_driver_info`` reflects
+  introduced changes.
+

 
 Removed Items
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 Removed Items
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@@ -439,11 +490,12 @@ The libraries prepended with a plus sign were incremented in this version.
      librte_cfgfile.so.2
      librte_cmdline.so.2
    + librte_common_octeontx.so.1
      librte_cfgfile.so.2
      librte_cmdline.so.2
    + librte_common_octeontx.so.1

+   + librte_compressdev.so.1

      librte_cryptodev.so.4
      librte_distributor.so.1
    + librte_eal.so.7
    + librte_ethdev.so.9
      librte_cryptodev.so.4
      librte_distributor.so.1
    + librte_eal.so.7
    + librte_ethdev.so.9

-     librte_eventdev.so.3
+   + librte_eventdev.so.4

      librte_flow_classify.so.1
      librte_gro.so.1
      librte_gso.so.1
      librte_flow_classify.so.1
      librte_gro.so.1
      librte_gso.so.1