net/iavf: enable AVX2 for iavf

[dpdk.git] / doc / guides / rel_notes / release_19_11.rst

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@@ -56,16 +56,35 @@ New Features
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+* **FreeBSD now supports `--base-virtaddr` EAL option.**
+
+  FreeBSD version now also supports setting base virtual address for mapping
+  pages and resources into its address space.
+

 * **Added Lock-free Stack for aarch64.**
 
   The lock-free stack implementation is enabled for aarch64 platforms.
 
 * **Added Lock-free Stack for aarch64.**
 
   The lock-free stack implementation is enabled for aarch64 platforms.
 

+* **Updated the enic driver.**
+
+  * Added support for Geneve with options offload.
+  * Added flow API implementation based on VIC Flow Manager API.
+

 * **Added Hisilicon hns3 PMD.**
 
   Added the new ``hns3`` net driver for the inbuilt Hisilicon Network
   Subsystem 3(HNS3) network engine found in the Hisilicon Kunpeng 920 SoC.
   See the :doc:`../nics/hns3` guide for more details on this new driver.
 
 * **Added Hisilicon hns3 PMD.**
 
   Added the new ``hns3`` net driver for the inbuilt Hisilicon Network
   Subsystem 3(HNS3) network engine found in the Hisilicon Kunpeng 920 SoC.
   See the :doc:`../nics/hns3` guide for more details on this new driver.
 

+* **Added NXP PFE PMD.**
+
+  Added the new PFE driver for the NXP LS1012A platform. See the
+  :doc:`../nics/pfe` NIC driver guide for more details on this new driver.
+
+* **Updated iavf PMD.**
+
+  Enable AVX2 data path for iavf PMD.
+

 * **Updated the Intel e1000 driver.**
 
   Added support for the ``RTE_ETH_DEV_CLOSE_REMOVE`` flag.
 * **Updated the Intel e1000 driver.**
 
   Added support for the ``RTE_ETH_DEV_CLOSE_REMOVE`` flag.


@@ -82,6 +101,15 @@ New Features
 
   Added support for the ``RTE_ETH_DEV_CLOSE_REMOVE`` flag.
 
 
   Added support for the ``RTE_ETH_DEV_CLOSE_REMOVE`` flag.
 

+* **Added RX/TX packet burst mode get API.**
+
+  Added two new functions ``rte_eth_rx_burst_mode_get`` and
+  ``rte_eth_tx_burst_mode_get`` that allow an application
+  to retrieve the mode information about RX/TX packet burst
+  such as Scalar or Vector, and Vector technology like AVX2.
+  Another new function ``rte_eth_burst_mode_option_name`` is
+  provided for burst mode options stringification.
+

 * **Updated the Intel ice driver.**
 
   Updated the Intel ice driver with new features and improvements, including:
 * **Updated the Intel ice driver.**
 
   Updated the Intel ice driver with new features and improvements, including:


@@ -89,13 +117,37 @@ New Features
   * Added support for device-specific DDP package loading.
   * Added support for handling Receive Flex Descriptor.
   * Added support for protocol extraction on per Rx queue.
   * Added support for device-specific DDP package loading.
   * Added support for handling Receive Flex Descriptor.
   * Added support for protocol extraction on per Rx queue.

+  * Added support for Flow Director filter based on generic filter framework.

   * Added support for the ``RTE_ETH_DEV_CLOSE_REMOVE`` flag.
   * Added support for the ``RTE_ETH_DEV_CLOSE_REMOVE`` flag.

+  * Generic filter enhancement
+    - Supported pipeline mode.
+    - Supported new packet type like PPPoE for switch filter.

 
 * **Added cryptodev asymmetric session-less operation.**
 
   Added session-less option to cryptodev asymmetric structure. It works the same
   way as symmetric crypto, corresponding xform is used directly by the crypto op.
 
 
 * **Added cryptodev asymmetric session-less operation.**
 
   Added session-less option to cryptodev asymmetric structure. It works the same
   way as symmetric crypto, corresponding xform is used directly by the crypto op.
 

+* **Updated the Huawei hinic driver.**
+
+  Updated the Huawei hinic driver with new features and improvements, including:
+
+  * Enabled SR-IOV - Partially supported at this point, VFIO only.
+  * Supported VLAN filter and VLAN offload.
+  * Supported Unicast MAC filter and Multicast MAC filter.
+  * Supported Flow director for LACP, VRRP, BGP and so on.
+  * Supported FW version get.
+
+* **Updated Mellanox mlx5 driver.**
+
+  Updated Mellanox mlx5 driver with new features and improvements, including:
+
+  * Added support for VLAN pop flow offload command.
+  * Added support for VLAN push flow offload command.
+  * Added support for VLAN set PCP offload command.
+  * Added support for VLAN set VID offload command.
+  * Added support for matching on packets withe Geneve tunnel header.
+

 * **Added Marvell NITROX symmetric crypto PMD.**
 
   Added a symmetric crypto PMD for Marvell NITROX V security processor.
 * **Added Marvell NITROX symmetric crypto PMD.**
 
   Added a symmetric crypto PMD for Marvell NITROX V security processor.


@@ -125,6 +177,12 @@ New Features
   classic 2-pass mode when running on QAT GEN3, significantly improving
   the performance of AES GCM operations.
 
   classic 2-pass mode when running on QAT GEN3, significantly improving
   the performance of AES GCM operations.
 

+* **Updated the Intel QuickAssist Technology (QAT) asymmetric crypto PMD.**
+
+  * Added support for asymmetric session-less operations.
+  * Added support for RSA algorithm with pair (n, d) private key representation.
+  * Added support for RSA algorithm with quintuple private key representation.
+

 * **Updated the Intel QuickAssist Technology (QAT) compression PMD.**
 
   Added stateful decompression support in the Intel QuickAssist Technology PMD.
 * **Updated the Intel QuickAssist Technology (QAT) compression PMD.**
 
   Added stateful decompression support in the Intel QuickAssist Technology PMD.


@@ -136,6 +194,12 @@ New Features
   and use memory zones as external buffers instead of keeping the data directly
   in mbuf areas.
 
   and use memory zones as external buffers instead of keeping the data directly
   in mbuf areas.
 

+* **Updated the IPSec library.**
+
+  Added SA Database API to ``librte_ipsec``. A new test-sad application is also
+  introduced to evaluate and perform custom functional and performance tests
+  for IPsec SAD implementation.
+

 * **Introduced FIFO for NTB PMD.**
 
   Introduced FIFO for NTB (Non-transparent Bridge) PMD to support
 * **Introduced FIFO for NTB PMD.**
 
   Introduced FIFO for NTB (Non-transparent Bridge) PMD to support


@@ -146,6 +210,11 @@ New Features
   Added eBPF JIT support for arm64 architecture to improve the eBPF program
   performance.
 
   Added eBPF JIT support for arm64 architecture to improve the eBPF program
   performance.
 

+* **Updated testpmd.**
+
+  * Added a console command to testpmd app, ``show port (port_id) ptypes`` which
+    gives ability to print port supported ptypes in different protocol layers.
+

 
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@@ -345,12 +414,3 @@ Tested Platforms
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-* **Updated Mellanox mlx5 driver.**
-
-  Updated Mellanox mlx5 driver with new features and improvements, including:
-
-  * Added support for VLAN pop flow offload command.
-  * Added support for VLAN push flow offload command.
-  * Added support for VLAN set PCP offload command.
-  * Added support for VLAN set VID offload command.
-