config: enable i40e vector driver

[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 b3229ed..79d76e1 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_04.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_04.rst
@@ -343,6 +343,12 @@ Drivers
   The driver now set the MDIO clock speed prior to initializing PHY ops and
   again after the MAC reset.
 
+* **ixgbe: Fixed maximum number of available TX queues.**
+
+  In IXGBE, the maximum number of TX queues varies depending on the NIC operating
+  mode. This was not being updated in the device information, providing
+  an incorrect number in some cases.
+
 * **i40e: Generated MAC address for each VFs.**
 
   It generates a MAC address for each VFs during PF host initialization,
@@ -354,6 +360,12 @@ Drivers
   under stress with traffic, which might result in application launch
   failure.
 
+* **i40e: Enabled vector driver by default.**
+
+  Previously, vector driver is disabled by default as it cannot fill packet type
+  info for l3fwd to work well. Now there is an option for l3fwd to analysis
+  packet type softly, so enable vector driver by default.
+
 * **mlx5: Fixed possible crash during initialization.**
 
   A crash could occur when failing to allocate private device context.
@@ -406,6 +418,11 @@ Examples
   other than IPv4 or IPv6, the mbuf was not released, and caused
   a memory leak.
 
+* **l3fwd: Fixed using packet type blindly.**
+
+  l3fwd makes use of packet type information without even query if devices or PMDs
+  really set it. For those don't set ptypes, add an option to parse it softly.
+
 * **examples/vhost: Fixed frequent mbuf allocation failure.**
 
   vhost-switch often fails to allocate mbuf when dequeue from vring because it