doc: notify Rx errors not counting missed packets anymore

[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 7aed647..9922bcb 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_04.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_04.rst
@@ -235,6 +235,15 @@ This section should contain new features added in this release. Sample format:
 
   Added new Crypto PMD to support null crypto operations in SW.
 
+* **Improved IP Pipeline Application.**
+
+  The following features have been added to ip_pipeline application;
+
+  * Added CPU utilization measurement and idle cycle rate computation.
+  * Added link idenfication support through existing port-mask option or by
+    specifying PCI device in every LINK section in the configuration file.
+  * Added load balancing support in passthrough pipeline.
+
 * **Added IPsec security gateway example.**
 
   New application implementing an IPsec Security Gateway.
@@ -342,6 +351,10 @@ Libraries
   Fix crc32c hash functions to return a valid crc32c value for data lengths
   not multiple of 4 bytes.
 
+* **librte_port: Fixed segmentation fault for ring and ethdev writer nodrop.**
+
+  Fixed core dump issue on txq and swq when dropless is set to yes.
+
 
 Examples
 ~~~~~~~~
@@ -381,6 +394,10 @@ This section should contain API changes. Sample format:
 * Add a short 1-2 sentence description of the API change. Use fixed width
   quotes for ``rte_function_names`` or ``rte_struct_names``. Use the past tense.
 
+* The ethdev statistics counter imissed is considered to be independent of ierrors.
+  All drivers are now counting the missed packets only once, i.e. drivers will
+  not increment ierrors anymore for missed packets.
+
 * The functions ``rte_eth_dev_udp_tunnel_add`` and ``rte_eth_dev_udp_tunnel_delete``
   have been renamed into ``rte_eth_dev_udp_tunnel_port_add`` and
   ``rte_eth_dev_udp_tunnel_port_delete``.