lpm6: extend next hop field

[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
index e25ea9f..918f483 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_05.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_05.rst
@@ -41,6 +41,13 @@ New Features
      Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
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+* **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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@@ -110,6 +117,8 @@ 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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