ethdev: add API to free consumed buffers in Tx ring

[dpdk.git] / doc / guides / rel_notes / release_17_05.rst

diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_05.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_05.rst
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--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_05.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_05.rst
@@ -41,11 +41,21 @@ New Features
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+* **Added free Tx mbuf on demand API.**
+
+  Added a new function ``rte_eth_tx_done_cleanup()`` which allows an application
+  to request the driver to release mbufs from their Tx ring that are no longer
+  in use, independent of whether or not the ``tx_rs_thresh`` has been crossed.
+
+* **Increased number of next hops for LPM IPv6 to 2^21.**
+
+  The next_hop field is extended from 8 bits to 21 bits for IPv6.
 
 * **Added powerpc support in pci probing for vfio-pci devices.**
 
   sPAPR IOMMU based pci probing enabled for vfio-pci devices.
 
+
 Resolved Issues
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@@ -114,6 +124,8 @@ API Changes
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+* The LPM ``next_hop`` field is extended from 8 bits to 21 bits for IPv6
+  while keeping ABI compatibility.
 
 ABI Changes
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