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[dpdk.git] / doc / guides / rel_notes / release_20_11.rst

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@@ -62,6 +62,12 @@ New Features
   The functions are provided as a generic stubs and
   x86 specific implementation.
 
   The functions are provided as a generic stubs and
   x86 specific implementation.
 

+* **Added prefetch with intention to write APIs.**
+
+  Added new prefetch function variants e.g. ``rte_prefetch0_write``,
+  which allow the programmer to prefetch a cache line and also indicate
+  the intention to write.
+

 * **Updated CRC modules of the net library.**
 
   * Added runtime selection of the optimal architecture-specific CRC path.
 * **Updated CRC modules of the net library.**
 
   * Added runtime selection of the optimal architecture-specific CRC path.


@@ -73,6 +79,12 @@ New Features
   Added the FEC API which provides functions for query FEC capabilities and
   current FEC mode from device. Also, API for configuring FEC mode is also provided.
 
   Added the FEC API which provides functions for query FEC capabilities and
   current FEC mode from device. Also, API for configuring FEC mode is also provided.
 

+* **Added thread safety to rte_flow functions.**
+
+  Added ``RTE_ETH_DEV_FLOW_OPS_THREAD_SAFE`` device flag to indicate
+  whether PMD supports thread safe operations. If PMD doesn't set the flag,
+  rte_flow API level functions will protect the flow operations with mutex.
+

 * **Updated Broadcom bnxt driver.**
 
   Updated the Broadcom bnxt driver with new features and improvements, including:
 * **Updated Broadcom bnxt driver.**
 
   Updated the Broadcom bnxt driver with new features and improvements, including:


@@ -146,12 +158,73 @@ New Features
     ``--portmask=N``
     where N represents the hexadecimal bitmask of ports used.
 
     ``--portmask=N``
     where N represents the hexadecimal bitmask of ports used.
 

+* **Added raw data-path APIs for cryptodev library.**
+
+  Cryptodev is added with raw data-path APIs to accelerate external
+  libraries or applications which need to avail fast cryptodev
+  enqueue/dequeue operations but does not necessarily depends on
+  mbufs and cryptodev operation mempools.
+
+* **Updated the aesni_mb crypto PMD.**
+
+  * Added support for AES-ECB 128, 192 and 256.
+  * Added support for ZUC-EEA3/EIA3 algorithms.
+  * Added support for SNOW3G-UEA2/UIA2 algorithms.
+  * Added support for KASUMI-F8/F9 algorithms.
+  * Added support for Chacha20-Poly1305.
+  * Added support for AES-256 CCM algorithm.
+
+* **Updated the aesni_gcm crypto PMD.**
+
+  * Added SGL support for AES-GMAC.
+
+* **Added Broadcom BCMFS symmetric crypto PMD.**
+
+  Added a symmetric crypto PMD for Broadcom FlexSparc crypto units.
+  See :doc:`../cryptodevs/bcmfs` guide for more details on this new PMD.
+
+* **Updated DPAA2_SEC crypto PMD.**
+
+  * Added DES-CBC support for cipher_only, chain and ipsec protocol.
+  * Added support for non-HMAC auth algorithms
+    (MD5, SHA1, SHA224, SHA256, SHA384, SHA512).
+
+* **Updated Marvell NITROX symmetric crypto PMD.**
+
+  * Added AES-GCM support.
+  * Added cipher only offload support.
+
+* **Updated the OCTEON TX2 crypto PMD.**
+
+  * Updated the OCTEON TX2 crypto PMD lookaside protocol offload for IPsec with
+    IPv6 support.
+
+* **Updated QAT crypto PMD.**
+
+  * Added Raw Data-path APIs support.
+
+* **Added Intel ACC100 bbdev PMD.**
+
+  Added a new ``acc100`` bbdev driver for the Intel\ |reg| ACC100 accelerator
+  also known as Mount Bryce.  See the
+  :doc:`../bbdevs/acc100` BBDEV guide for more details on this new driver.
+
+* **Updated rte_security library to support SDAP.**
+
+  ``rte_security_pdcp_xform`` in ``rte_security`` lib is updated to enable
+  5G NR processing of SDAP header in PMDs.
+

 * **Added Marvell OCTEON TX2 regex PMD.**
 
   Added a new PMD driver for hardware regex offload block for OCTEON TX2 SoC.
 
   See the :doc:`../regexdevs/octeontx2` for more details.
 
 * **Added Marvell OCTEON TX2 regex PMD.**
 
   Added a new PMD driver for hardware regex offload block for OCTEON TX2 SoC.
 
   See the :doc:`../regexdevs/octeontx2` for more details.
 

+* **Updated Software Eventdev driver.**
+
+  Added performance tuning arguments to allow tuning the scheduler for
+  better throughtput in high core count use cases.
+

 * **Updated ioat rawdev driver**
 
   The ioat rawdev driver has been updated and enhanced. Changes include:
 * **Updated ioat rawdev driver**
 
   The ioat rawdev driver has been updated and enhanced. Changes include:


@@ -191,6 +264,18 @@ New Features
   * Added new ``RTE_ACL_CLASSIFY_AVX512X32`` vector implementation,
     which can process up to 32 flows in parallel. Requires AVX512 support.
 
   * Added new ``RTE_ACL_CLASSIFY_AVX512X32`` vector implementation,
     which can process up to 32 flows in parallel. Requires AVX512 support.
 

+* **Added support to update subport bandwidth dynamically.**
+
+   * Added new API ``rte_sched_port_subport_profile_add`` to add new
+     subport bandwidth profile to subport porfile table at runtime.
+
+   * Added support to update subport rate dynamically.
+
+* **Updated FIPS validation sample application.**
+
+  * Added scatter gather support.
+  * Added NIST GCMVS complaint GMAC test method support.
+

 
 Removed Items
 -------------
 
 Removed Items
 -------------


@@ -287,6 +372,40 @@ API Changes
 
 * vhost: Moved vDPA APIs from experimental to stable.
 
 
 * vhost: Moved vDPA APIs from experimental to stable.
 

+* cryptodev: The structure ``rte_crypto_sym_vec`` is updated to support both
+  cpu_crypto synchrounous operation and asynchronous raw data-path APIs.
+
+* cryptodev: ``RTE_CRYPTO_AEAD_LIST_END`` from ``enum rte_crypto_aead_algorithm``,
+  ``RTE_CRYPTO_CIPHER_LIST_END`` from ``enum rte_crypto_cipher_algorithm`` and
+  ``RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_LIST_END`` from ``enum rte_crypto_auth_algorithm``
+  are removed to avoid future ABI breakage while adding new algorithms.
+
+* scheduler: Renamed functions ``rte_cryptodev_scheduler_slave_attach``,
+  ``rte_cryptodev_scheduler_slave_detach`` and
+  ``rte_cryptodev_scheduler_slaves_get`` to
+  ``rte_cryptodev_scheduler_worker_attach``,
+  ``rte_cryptodev_scheduler_worker_detach`` and
+  ``rte_cryptodev_scheduler_workers_get`` accordingly.
+
+* scheduler: Renamed the configuration value
+  ``RTE_CRYPTODEV_SCHEDULER_MAX_NB_SLAVES`` to
+  ``RTE_CRYPTODEV_SCHEDULER_MAX_NB_WORKERS``.
+
+* security: ``hfn_ovrd`` field in ``rte_security_pdcp_xform`` is changed from
+  ``uint32_t`` to ``uint8_t`` so that a new field ``sdap_enabled`` can be added
+  to support SDAP.
+
+* ipsec: ``RTE_SATP_LOG2_NUM`` has been dropped from ``enum`` and
+  subsequently moved ``rte_ipsec`` lib from experimental to stable.
+
+* baseband/fpga_lte_fec: Renamed function ``fpga_lte_fec_configure`` to
+  ``rte_fpga_lte_fec_configure`` and structure ``fpga_lte_fec_conf`` to
+  ``rte_fpga_lte_fec_conf``.
+
+* baseband/fpga_5gnr_fec: Renamed function ``fpga_5gnr_fec_configure`` to
+  ``rte_fpga_5gnr_fec_configure`` and structure ``fpga_5gnr_fec_conf`` to
+  ``rte_fpga_5gnr_fec_conf``.
+

 * rawdev: Added a structure size parameter to the functions
   ``rte_rawdev_queue_setup()``, ``rte_rawdev_queue_conf_get()``,
   ``rte_rawdev_info_get()`` and ``rte_rawdev_configure()``,
 * rawdev: Added a structure size parameter to the functions
   ``rte_rawdev_queue_setup()``, ``rte_rawdev_queue_conf_get()``,
   ``rte_rawdev_info_get()`` and ``rte_rawdev_configure()``,


@@ -316,6 +435,12 @@ API Changes
   This enum value was not used inside DPDK, while it prevented to add new
   classify algorithms without causing an ABI breakage.
 
   This enum value was not used inside DPDK, while it prevented to add new
   classify algorithms without causing an ABI breakage.
 

+* sched: Added ``subport_profile_id`` as argument
+  to function ``rte_sched_subport_config``.
+
+* sched: Removed ``tb_rate``, ``tc_rate``, ``tc_period`` and ``tb_size``
+  from ``struct rte_sched_subport_params``.
+

 
 ABI Changes
 -----------
 
 ABI Changes
 -----------


@@ -332,6 +457,8 @@ ABI Changes
    Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
    =======================================================
 
    Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
    =======================================================
 

+* eal: Removed the not implemented function ``rte_dump_registers()``.
+

 * ``ethdev`` changes
 
   * Following device operation function pointers moved
 * ``ethdev`` changes
 
   * Following device operation function pointers moved