ethdev: introduce flow sample action

[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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@@ -68,6 +68,15 @@ New Features
   which allow the programmer to prefetch a cache line and also indicate
   the intention to write.
 
   which allow the programmer to prefetch a cache line and also indicate
   the intention to write.
 

+* **Added the rte_cldemote API.**
+
+  Added a hardware hint CLDEMOTE, which is similar to prefetch in reverse.
+  CLDEMOTE moves the cache line to the more remote cache, where it expects
+  sharing to be efficient. Moving the cache line to a level more distant from
+  the processor helps to accelerate core-to-core communication.
+  This API is specific to x86 and implemented as a stub for other
+  architectures.
+

 * **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.


@@ -79,6 +88,18 @@ 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.
+
+* **Added flow-based traffic sampling support.**
+
+  Added new action: ``RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_SAMPLE`` to duplicate the matching
+  packets with specified ratio, and apply with own set of actions with a fate
+  action. When the ratio is set to 1 then the packets will be 100% mirrored.
+

 * **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:


@@ -86,6 +107,7 @@ New Features
   * Added support for 200G PAM4 link speed.
   * Added support for RSS hash level selection.
   * Updated HWRM structures to 1.10.1.70 version.
   * Added support for 200G PAM4 link speed.
   * Added support for RSS hash level selection.
   * Updated HWRM structures to 1.10.1.70 version.

+  * Added TRUFLOW support for Stingray devices.

 
 * **Updated Cisco enic driver.**
 
 
 * **Updated Cisco enic driver.**
 


@@ -127,6 +149,11 @@ New Features
 
   Updated the Intel qat driver to use write combining stores.
 
 
   Updated the Intel qat driver to use write combining stores.
 

+* **Updated Memif PMD.**
+
+  * Added support for abstract socket address.
+  * Changed default socket address type to abstract.
+

 * **Added Ice Lake (Gen4) support for Intel NTB.**
 
   Added NTB device support (4th generation) for Intel Ice Lake platform.
 * **Added Ice Lake (Gen4) support for Intel NTB.**
 
   Added NTB device support (4th generation) for Intel Ice Lake platform.


@@ -147,7 +174,7 @@ New Features
   * Added flag action.
   * Added raw encap/decap actions.
   * Added VXLAN encap/decap actions.
   * Added flag action.
   * Added raw encap/decap actions.
   * Added VXLAN encap/decap actions.

-  * Added ICMP and ICMP6 matching items.
+  * Added ICMP(code/type/identifier/sequence number) and ICMP6(code/type) matching items.

   * Added option to set port mask for insertion/deletion:
     ``--portmask=N``
     where N represents the hexadecimal bitmask of ports used.
   * Added option to set port mask for insertion/deletion:
     ``--portmask=N``
     where N represents the hexadecimal bitmask of ports used.


@@ -203,12 +230,22 @@ 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:


@@ -344,7 +381,13 @@ API Changes
 
 * ethdev: ``rte_eth_rx_descriptor_done()`` API has been deprecated.
 
 
 * ethdev: ``rte_eth_rx_descriptor_done()`` API has been deprecated.
 

-* Renamed internal ethdev APIs:
+* ethdev: Renamed basic statistics per queue. An underscore is inserted
+  between the queue number and the rest of the xstat name:
+
+  * ``rx_qN*`` -> ``rx_qN_*``
+  * ``tx_qN*`` -> ``tx_qN_*``
+
+* ethdev: Renamed internal functions:

 
   * ``_rte_eth_dev_callback_process()`` -> ``rte_eth_dev_callback_process()``
   * ``_rte_eth_dev_reset`` -> ``rte_eth_dev_internal_reset()``
 
   * ``_rte_eth_dev_callback_process()`` -> ``rte_eth_dev_callback_process()``
   * ``_rte_eth_dev_reset`` -> ``rte_eth_dev_internal_reset()``


@@ -356,9 +399,17 @@ API Changes
 
 * vhost: Moved vDPA APIs from experimental to stable.
 
 
 * vhost: Moved vDPA APIs from experimental to stable.
 

+* vhost: Add a new function ``rte_vhost_crypto_driver_start`` to be called
+  instead of ``rte_vhost_driver_start`` by crypto applications.
+

 * cryptodev: The structure ``rte_crypto_sym_vec`` is updated to support both
   cpu_crypto synchrounous operation and asynchronous raw data-path APIs.
 
 * 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
 * scheduler: Renamed functions ``rte_cryptodev_scheduler_slave_attach``,
   ``rte_cryptodev_scheduler_slave_detach`` and
   ``rte_cryptodev_scheduler_slaves_get`` to


@@ -370,6 +421,10 @@ 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.
 


@@ -449,6 +504,13 @@ ABI Changes
 
   * ``ethdev`` internal functions are marked with ``__rte_internal`` tag.
 
 
   * ``ethdev`` internal functions are marked with ``__rte_internal`` tag.
 

+* eventdev: Following structures are modified to support DLB/DLB2 PMDs
+  and future extensions:
+
+  * ``rte_event_dev_info``
+  * ``rte_event_dev_config``
+  * ``rte_event_port_conf``
+

 * sched: Added new fields to ``struct rte_sched_subport_port_params``.
 
 
 * sched: Added new fields to ``struct rte_sched_subport_port_params``.