crypto/aesni_gcm: migrate to Multi-buffer library

[dpdk.git] / doc / guides / rel_notes / release_17_08.rst

diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_08.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_08.rst
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@@ -118,6 +118,20 @@ New Features
 
   Added support for AES-GCM and AES-CTR
 
+* **Updated the AESNI MB PMD.**
+
+  The AESNI MB PMD has been updated with additional support for:
+
+    * 12-byte IV on AES Counter Mode, apart from the previous 16-byte IV.
+
+* **Updated the AES-NI GCM PMD.**
+
+  The AES-NI GCM PMD was migrated from the ISA-L library to the Multi Buffer
+  library, as the latter library has Scatter Gather List support
+  now. The migration entailed adding additional support for:
+
+  * 192-bit key.
+
 
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