* **[related] eth_dev_ops**: ``rx_pkt_burst``.
+.. _nic_features_buffer_split:
+
+Buffer Split on Rx
+------------------
+
+Scatters the packets being received on specified boundaries to segmented mbufs.
+
+* **[uses] rte_eth_rxconf,rte_eth_rxmode**: ``offloads:RTE_ETH_RX_OFFLOAD_BUFFER_SPLIT``.
+* **[uses] rte_eth_rxconf**: ``rx_conf.rx_seg, rx_conf.rx_nseg``.
+* **[implements] datapath**: ``Buffer Split functionality``.
+* **[provides] rte_eth_dev_info**: ``rx_offload_capa:RTE_ETH_RX_OFFLOAD_BUFFER_SPLIT``.
+* **[related] API**: ``rte_eth_rx_queue_setup()``.
+
+
.. _nic_features_lro:
LRO
Supports Large Receive Offload.
* **[uses] rte_eth_rxconf,rte_eth_rxmode**: ``offloads:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_LRO``.
+ ``dev_conf.rxmode.max_lro_pkt_size``.
* **[implements] datapath**: ``LRO functionality``.
* **[implements] rte_eth_dev_data**: ``lro``.
* **[provides] mbuf**: ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_RX_LRO``, ``mbuf.tso_segsz``.
* **[provides] rte_eth_dev_info**: ``rx_offload_capa,rx_queue_offload_capa:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_LRO``.
+* **[provides] rte_eth_dev_info**: ``max_lro_pkt_size``.
.. _nic_features_tso:
Unicast MAC filter
------------------
-Supports adding MAC addresses to enable whitelist filtering to accept packets.
+Supports adding MAC addresses to enable incoming filtering of packets.
* **[implements] eth_dev_ops**: ``mac_addr_set``, ``mac_addr_add``, ``mac_addr_remove``.
* **[implements] rte_eth_dev_data**: ``mac_addrs``.
Inline crypto
-------------
-Supports inline crypto processing (e.g. inline IPsec). See Security library and PMD documentation for more details.
+Supports inline crypto processing defined by rte_security library to perform crypto
+operations of security protocol while packet is received in NIC. NIC is not aware
+of protocol operations. See Security library and PMD documentation for more details.
* **[uses] rte_eth_rxconf,rte_eth_rxmode**: ``offloads:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SECURITY``,
* **[uses] rte_eth_txconf,rte_eth_txmode**: ``offloads:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_SECURITY``.
``tx_offload_capa,tx_queue_offload_capa:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_SECURITY``.
* **[provides] mbuf**: ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_RX_SEC_OFFLOAD``,
``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_TX_SEC_OFFLOAD``, ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_RX_SEC_OFFLOAD_FAILED``.
+* **[provides] rte_security_ops, capabilities_get**: ``action: RTE_SECURITY_ACTION_TYPE_INLINE_CRYPTO``
+
+
+.. _nic_features_inline_protocol_doc:
+
+Inline protocol
+---------------
+
+Supports inline protocol processing defined by rte_security library to perform
+protocol processing for the security protocol (e.g. IPsec, MACSEC) while the
+packet is received at NIC. The NIC is capable of understanding the security
+protocol operations. See security library and PMD documentation for more details.
+
+* **[uses] rte_eth_rxconf,rte_eth_rxmode**: ``offloads:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SECURITY``,
+* **[uses] rte_eth_txconf,rte_eth_txmode**: ``offloads:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_SECURITY``.
+* **[implements] rte_security_ops**: ``session_create``, ``session_update``,
+ ``session_stats_get``, ``session_destroy``, ``set_pkt_metadata``, ``get_userdata``,
+ ``capabilities_get``.
+* **[provides] rte_eth_dev_info**: ``rx_offload_capa,rx_queue_offload_capa:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SECURITY``,
+ ``tx_offload_capa,tx_queue_offload_capa:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_SECURITY``.
+* **[provides] mbuf**: ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_RX_SEC_OFFLOAD``,
+ ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_TX_SEC_OFFLOAD``, ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_RX_SEC_OFFLOAD_FAILED``.
+* **[provides] rte_security_ops, capabilities_get**: ``action: RTE_SECURITY_ACTION_TYPE_INLINE_PROTOCOL``
.. _nic_features_crc_offload:
``rx_descriptor_done`` is used, status can be "DD bit is set" or "DD bit is
not set".
-* **[implements] eth_dev_ops**: ``rx_descriptor_status``.
+* **[implements] rte_eth_dev**: ``rx_descriptor_status``.
* **[related] API**: ``rte_eth_rx_descriptor_status()``.
-* **[implements] eth_dev_ops**: ``rx_descriptor_done``.
+* **[implements] rte_eth_dev**: ``rx_descriptor_done``.
* **[related] API**: ``rte_eth_rx_descriptor_done()``.
Supports checking the status of a Tx descriptor. Status can be "Full", "Done"
or "Unavailable."
-* **[implements] eth_dev_ops**: ``tx_descriptor_status``.
+* **[implements] rte_eth_dev**: ``tx_descriptor_status``.
* **[related] API**: ``rte_eth_tx_descriptor_status()``.
Driver can be used for primary-secondary process model.
-.. _nic_features_bsd_nic_uio:
-
-BSD nic_uio
------------
-
-BSD ``nic_uio`` module supported.
-
-
-.. _nic_features_linux_uio:
+.. _nic_features_freebsd:
-Linux UIO
----------
+FreeBSD
+-------
-Works with ``igb_uio`` kernel module.
+Supports running on FreeBSD.
-* **[provides] RTE_PMD_REGISTER_KMOD_DEP**: ``igb_uio``.
-.. _nic_features_linux_vfio:
+.. _nic_features_linux:
-Linux VFIO
-----------
+Linux
+-----
-Works with ``vfio-pci`` kernel module.
+Supports running on Linux.
-* **[provides] RTE_PMD_REGISTER_KMOD_DEP**: ``vfio-pci``.
-.. _nic_features_other_kdrv:
+.. _nic_features_windows:
-Other kdrv
-----------
+Windows
+-------
-Kernel module other than above ones supported.
+Supports running on Windows.
.. _nic_features_armv7:
Support armv7 architecture.
-Use ``defconfig_arm-armv7a-*-*``.
-
.. _nic_features_armv8:
Support armv8a (64bit) architecture.
-Use ``defconfig_arm64-armv8a-*-*``
-
.. _nic_features_power8:
Support PowerPC architecture.
-Use ``defconfig_ppc_64-power8-*-*``
.. _nic_features_x86-32:
Support 32bits x86 architecture.
-Use ``defconfig_x86_x32-native-*-*`` and ``defconfig_i686-native-*-*``.
-
.. _nic_features_x86-64:
Support 64bits x86 architecture.
-Use ``defconfig_x86_64-native-*-*``.
-
.. _nic_features_usage_doc:
* ``vlan_strip_queue_set``
* ``vlan_pvid_set``
* ``rx_queue_count``
-* ``l2_tunnel_offload_set``
* ``uc_hash_table_set``
* ``uc_all_hash_table_set``
* ``udp_tunnel_port_add``
* ``udp_tunnel_port_del``
-* ``l2_tunnel_eth_type_conf``
-* ``l2_tunnel_offload_set``
* ``tx_pkt_prepare``