event/sw: improve performance

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

diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_11.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_11.rst
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--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_11.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_11.rst
@@ -79,6 +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:


@@ -203,12 +209,22 @@ New Features
   also known as Mount Bryce.  See the
   :doc:`../bbdevs/acc100` BBDEV guide for more details on this new driver.
 
   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:


@@ -375,6 +391,10 @@ API Changes
   ``RTE_CRYPTODEV_SCHEDULER_MAX_NB_SLAVES`` to
   ``RTE_CRYPTODEV_SCHEDULER_MAX_NB_WORKERS``.
 
   ``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.
 
 * ipsec: ``RTE_SATP_LOG2_NUM`` has been dropped from ``enum`` and
   subsequently moved ``rte_ipsec`` lib from experimental to stable.