* The LPM ``next_hop`` field is extended from 8 bits to 21 bits for IPv6
while keeping ABI compatibility.
+* **Reworked rte_ring library**
+
+ The rte_ring library has been reworked and updated. The following changes
+ have been made to it:
+
+ * removed the build-time setting ``CONFIG_RTE_RING_SPLIT_PROD_CONS``
+ * removed the build-time setting ``CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_RING_DEBUG``
+ * removed the build-time setting ``CONFIG_RTE_RING_PAUSE_REP_COUNT``
+ * removed the function ``rte_ring_set_water_mark`` as part of a general
+ removal of watermarks support in the library.
+ * added an extra parameter to the burst/bulk enqueue functions to
+ return the number of free spaces in the ring after enqueue. This can
+ be used by an application to implement its own watermark functionality.
+ * changed the return value of the enqueue and dequeue bulk functions to
+ match that of the burst equivalents. In all cases, ring functions which
+ operate on multiple packets now return the number of elements enqueued
+ or dequeued, as appropriate. The updated functions are:
+
+ - ``rte_ring_mp_enqueue_bulk``
+ - ``rte_ring_sp_enqueue_bulk``
+ - ``rte_ring_enqueue_bulk``
+ - ``rte_ring_mc_dequeue_bulk``
+ - ``rte_ring_sc_dequeue_bulk``
+ - ``rte_ring_dequeue_bulk``
+
ABI Changes
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