lpm: extend IPv4 next hop field

[dpdk.git] / doc / guides / rel_notes / release_16_04.rst

diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_04.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_04.rst
index 985b3a4..7882f54 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_04.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_04.rst
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ This section should contain new features added in this release. Sample format:
   space bytes, to boost the performance. In the meanwhile, it deprecated the
   legacy way via reading/writing sysfile supported by kernel module igb_uio.
 
+* **Increased number of next hops for LPM IPv4 to 2^24.**
+
+  The next_hop field is extended from 8 bits to 24 bits for IPv4.
+
 
 Resolved Issues
 ---------------
@@ -147,6 +151,9 @@ This section should contain API changes. Sample format:
 * The fields in ethdev structure ``rte_eth_fdir_masks`` were changed
   to be in big endian.
 
+* The LPM ``next_hop`` field is extended from 8 bits to 24 bits for IPv4
+  while keeping ABI compatibility.
+
 
 ABI Changes
 -----------