mem: fix anonymous mapping on Power9

[dpdk.git] / doc / guides / rel_notes / release_18_11.rst

diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_11.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_11.rst
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@@ -60,6 +60,25 @@ New Features
   memory that was created outside of DPDK's own page allocator, and using that
   memory natively with any other DPDK library or data structure.
 
   memory that was created outside of DPDK's own page allocator, and using that
   memory natively with any other DPDK library or data structure.
 

+* **Added check for ensuring allocated memory addressable by devices.**
+
+  Some devices can have addressing limitations so a new function,
+  ``rte_mem_check_dma_mask``, has been added for checking allocated memory is
+  not out of the device range. Because now memory can be dynamically allocated
+  after initialization, a dma mask is kept and any new allocated memory will be
+  checked out against that dma mask and rejected if out of range. If more than
+  one device has addressing limitations, the dma mask is the more restricted one.
+
+* **Updated the C11 memory model version of ring library.**
+
+  The latency is decreased for architectures using the C11 memory model
+  version of the ring library.
+
+  On Cavium ThunderX2 platform, the changes decreased latency by 27~29%
+  and 3~15% for MPMC and SPSC cases respectively (with 2 lcores). The
+  real improvements may vary with the number of contending lcores and
+  the size of ring.
+

 * **Added hot-unplug handle mechanism.**
 
   ``rte_dev_hotplug_handle_enable`` and ``rte_dev_hotplug_handle_disable`` are
 * **Added hot-unplug handle mechanism.**
 
   ``rte_dev_hotplug_handle_enable`` and ``rte_dev_hotplug_handle_disable`` are


@@ -133,6 +152,13 @@ New Features
   * Added support for Tx descriptor status API in EF10 (ef10 and ef10_simple)
     datapaths implementation.
 
   * Added support for Tx descriptor status API in EF10 (ef10 and ef10_simple)
     datapaths implementation.
 

+* **Updated the enic driver.**
+
+  * Added AVX2-based vectorized Rx handler.
+  * Added VLAN and checksum offloads to the simple Tx handler.
+  * Added the count flow action.
+  * Enabled the virtual address IOVA mode.
+

 * **Updated failsafe driver.**
 
   Updated the failsafe driver including the following changes:
 * **Updated failsafe driver.**
 
   Updated the failsafe driver including the following changes:


@@ -146,6 +172,34 @@ New Features
   A new devarg ``phy_mac`` was introduced to allow users to use physical
   MAC address of the selected PCAP interface.
 
   A new devarg ``phy_mac`` was introduced to allow users to use physical
   MAC address of the selected PCAP interface.
 

+* **Added TAP Rx/Tx queues sharing with a secondary process.**
+
+  A secondary process can attach a TAP device created in the primary process,
+  probe the queues, and process Rx/Tx in a secondary process.
+
+* **Added classification and metering support to SoftNIC PMD.**
+
+  Added support for flow classification (rte_flow API), and metering and
+  policing (rte_mtr API) to the SoftNIC PMD.
+
+* **Added Crypto support to Softnic PMD.**
+
+  The Softnic is now capable of processing symmetric crypto workloads such
+  as cipher, cipher-authentication chaining, and aead encryption and
+  decryption. This is achieved by calling DPDK Cryptodev APIs.
+
+* **Added cryptodev port to port library.**
+
+  Cryptodev port is a shim layer in the port library that interacts with DPDK
+  Cryptodev PMDs including burst enqueuing and dequeuing crypto operations.
+
+* **Added symmetric cryptographic actions to the pipeline library.**
+
+  In the pipeline library an added symmetric crypto action parsing and action
+  handler are implemented. The action allows automatically preparing the crypto
+  operation with the rules specified such as algorithm, key, and IV, etc for
+  the cryptodev port to process.
+

 * **Added support for GEN3 devices to Intel QAT driver .**
 
   Added support for the third generation of Intel QuickAssist devices.
 * **Added support for GEN3 devices to Intel QAT driver .**
 
   Added support for the third generation of Intel QuickAssist devices.


@@ -166,6 +220,11 @@ New Features
   Added the new caam job ring driver for NXP platforms. See the
   "NXP CAAM JOB RING (caam_jr)" document for more details on this new driver.
 
   Added the new caam job ring driver for NXP platforms. See the
   "NXP CAAM JOB RING (caam_jr)" document for more details on this new driver.
 

+* **Added support for Dynamic Huffman Encoding to Intel QAT comp PMD.**
+
+  The Intel QuickAssist (QAT) compression PMD has been updated with support
+  for Dynamic Huffman Encoding for the Deflate algorithm.
+

 * **Added Event Ethernet Tx Adapter.**
 
   Added event ethernet Tx adapter library that  provides configuration and
 * **Added Event Ethernet Tx Adapter.**
 
   Added event ethernet Tx adapter library that  provides configuration and


@@ -182,6 +241,44 @@ New Features
   the SW eventdev PMD, sacrifices load balancing performance to
   gain better event scheduling throughput and scalability.
 
   the SW eventdev PMD, sacrifices load balancing performance to
   gain better event scheduling throughput and scalability.
 

+* **Added extendable bucket feature to hash library (rte_hash).**
+
+  This new “extendable bucket” feature provides 100% insertion guarantee to
+  the capacity specified by the user by extending hash table with extra
+  buckets when needed to accommodate the unlikely event of intensive hash
+  collisions.  In addition, the internal hashing algorithm was changed to use
+  partial-key hashing to improve memory efficiency and lookup performance.
+
+* **Added lock free reader/writer concurrency to hash library (rte_hash).**
+
+  Lock free reader/writer concurrency prevents the readers from getting
+  blocked due to a pre-empted writer thread. This allows the hash library
+  to be used in scenarios where the writer thread runs on control plane.
+
+* **Added Traffic Pattern Aware Power Control Library**
+
+  Added an experimental library. This extend Power Library and provide
+  empty_poll APIs. This feature measure how many times empty_poll are
+  executed per core, use the number of empty polls as a hint for system
+  power management.
+
+  See the :doc:`../prog_guide/power_man` section of the DPDK Programmers
+  Guide document for more information.
+
+* **Added JSON power policy interface for containers.**
+
+  Extended the Power Library and vm_power_manager sample app to allow power
+  policies to be submitted via a FIFO using JSON formatted strings. Previously
+  limited to Virtual Machines, this feature extends power policy functionality
+  to containers and host applications that need to have their cores frequency
+  controlled based on the rules contained in the policy.
+
+* **Added Telemetry API.**
+
+  Added the telemetry API which allows applications to transparently expose
+  their telemetry via a UNIX socket in JSON. The JSON can be consumed by any
+  Service Assurance agent, such as CollectD.
+

 * **Added ability to switch queue deferred start flag on testpmd app.**
 
   Added a console command to testpmd app, giving ability to switch
 * **Added ability to switch queue deferred start flag on testpmd app.**
 
   Added a console command to testpmd app, giving ability to switch


@@ -198,6 +295,20 @@ New Features
   this application doesn't need to launch dedicated worker threads for vhost
   enqueue/dequeue operations.
 
   this application doesn't need to launch dedicated worker threads for vhost
   enqueue/dequeue operations.
 

+* **Added cryptodev FIPS validation example application.**
+
+  Added an example application to parse and perform symmetric cryptography
+  computation to the NIST Cryptographic Algorithm Validation Program (CAVP)
+  test vectors.
+
+* **Allow unit test binary to take parameters from the environment**
+
+  The unit test "test", or "dpdk-test", binary is often called from scripts,
+  which can make passing additional parameters, such as a coremask, to it more
+  awkward. Support has been added to the application to allow it to take
+  additional command-line parameter values from the "DPDK_TEST_PARAMS"
+  environment variable to make this application easier to use.
+

 
 API Changes
 -----------
 
 API Changes
 -----------


@@ -233,6 +344,12 @@ API Changes
 * eal: The parameters of the function ``rte_devargs_remove()`` have changed
   from bus and device names to ``struct rte_devargs``.
 
 * eal: The parameters of the function ``rte_devargs_remove()`` have changed
   from bus and device names to ``struct rte_devargs``.
 

+* eal: The deprecated functions attach/detach were removed in 18.11.
+  ``rte_eal_dev_attach`` can be replaced by
+  ``rte_dev_probe`` or ``rte_eal_hotplug_add``.
+  ``rte_eal_dev_detach`` can be replaced by
+  ``rte_dev_remove`` or ``rte_eal_hotplug_remove``.
+

 * eal: The scope of ``rte_eal_hotplug_add()``/``rte_dev_probe()``
   and ``rte_eal_hotplug_remove()``/``rte_dev_remove()`` is extended.
   In multi-process model, they will guarantee that the device is
 * eal: The scope of ``rte_eal_hotplug_add()``/``rte_dev_probe()``
   and ``rte_eal_hotplug_remove()``/``rte_dev_remove()`` is extended.
   In multi-process model, they will guarantee that the device is


@@ -242,6 +359,17 @@ API Changes
   functions were deprecated since 17.05 and are replaced by
   ``rte_mbuf_raw_free()`` and ``rte_pktmbuf_prefree_seg()``.
 
   functions were deprecated since 17.05 and are replaced by
   ``rte_mbuf_raw_free()`` and ``rte_pktmbuf_prefree_seg()``.
 

+* ethdev: The deprecated functions attach/detach were removed in 18.11.
+  ``rte_eth_dev_attach`` can be replaced by ``RTE_ETH_FOREACH_MATCHING_DEV``
+  and ``rte_dev_probe`` or ``rte_eal_hotplug_add``.
+  ``rte_eth_dev_detach`` can be replaced by
+  ``rte_dev_remove`` or ``rte_eal_hotplug_remove``.
+
+* ethdev: A call to ``rte_eth_dev_release_port()`` has been added in
+  ``rte_eth_dev_close()``. As a consequence, a closed port is freed
+  and seen as invalid because of its state ``RTE_ETH_DEV_UNUSED``.
+  This new behaviour is enabled per driver for a migration period.
+

 * A new device flag, RTE_ETH_DEV_NOLIVE_MAC_ADDR, changes the order of
   actions inside rte_eth_dev_start regarding MAC set. Some NICs do not
   support MAC changes once the port has started and with this new device
 * A new device flag, RTE_ETH_DEV_NOLIVE_MAC_ADDR, changes the order of
   actions inside rte_eth_dev_start regarding MAC set. Some NICs do not
   support MAC changes once the port has started and with this new device


@@ -290,6 +418,9 @@ ABI Changes
          - structure ``rte_eal_memconfig`` has been extended to contain next
            socket ID for externally allocated segments
 
          - structure ``rte_eal_memconfig`` has been extended to contain next
            socket ID for externally allocated segments
 

+* eal: Added ``dma_maskbits`` to ``rte_mem_config`` for keeping more restricted
+       dma mask based on devices addressing limitations.
+

 * eal: The structure ``rte_device`` got a new field to reference a ``rte_bus``.
   It is changing the size of the ``struct rte_device`` and the inherited
   device structures of all buses.
 * eal: The structure ``rte_device`` got a new field to reference a ``rte_bus``.
   It is changing the size of the ``struct rte_device`` and the inherited
   device structures of all buses.


@@ -337,7 +468,6 @@ The libraries prepended with a plus sign were incremented in this version.
    + librte_bus_vmbus.so.2
      librte_cfgfile.so.2
      librte_cmdline.so.2
    + librte_bus_vmbus.so.2
      librte_cfgfile.so.2
      librte_cmdline.so.2

-     librte_common_octeontx.so.1

      librte_compressdev.so.1
      librte_cryptodev.so.5
      librte_distributor.so.1
      librte_compressdev.so.1
      librte_cryptodev.so.5
      librte_distributor.so.1


@@ -368,12 +498,10 @@ The libraries prepended with a plus sign were incremented in this version.
      librte_pmd_bond.so.2
      librte_pmd_i40e.so.2
      librte_pmd_ixgbe.so.2
      librte_pmd_bond.so.2
      librte_pmd_i40e.so.2
      librte_pmd_ixgbe.so.2

-     librte_pmd_dpaa2_cmdif.so.1

      librte_pmd_dpaa2_qdma.so.1
      librte_pmd_ring.so.2
      librte_pmd_softnic.so.1
      librte_pmd_vhost.so.2
      librte_pmd_dpaa2_qdma.so.1
      librte_pmd_ring.so.2
      librte_pmd_softnic.so.1
      librte_pmd_vhost.so.2

-   + librte_pmd_netvsc.so.1

      librte_port.so.3
      librte_power.so.1
      librte_rawdev.so.1
      librte_port.so.3
      librte_power.so.1
      librte_rawdev.so.1


@@ -383,7 +511,7 @@ The libraries prepended with a plus sign were incremented in this version.
      librte_security.so.1
      librte_table.so.3
      librte_timer.so.1
      librte_security.so.1
      librte_table.so.3
      librte_timer.so.1

-     librte_vhost.so.3
+     librte_vhost.so.4

 
 
 Known Issues
 
 
 Known Issues


@@ -404,6 +532,8 @@ Known Issues
   driver; the Linux netvsc device must be brought up before the netvsc device is
   unbound and passed to the DPDK.
 
   driver; the Linux netvsc device must be brought up before the netvsc device is
   unbound and passed to the DPDK.
 

+* IBM Power8 is not supported by this release of DPDK. IBM Power9 is supported.
+

 
 Tested Platforms
 ----------------
 
 Tested Platforms
 ----------------