cryptodev: add AEAD parameters in crypto operation

[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
index b0e9461..f341171 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_08.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_08.rst
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ New Features
     of the crypto operation.
   * Moved length and offset of cipher IV to ``rte_crypto_cipher_xform``.
   * Removed Additional Authentication Data (AAD) length.
+  * Removed digest length.
+  * Added ``aead`` structure, containing parameters for AEAD algorithms.
 
 * **Reorganized the crypto operation structure.**
 
@@ -105,6 +107,12 @@ New Features
   * Removed the field ``opaque_data``.
   * Pointer to ``rte_crypto_sym_op`` has been replaced with a zero length array.
 
+* **Updated cryptodev library.**
+
+  * Added AEAD algorithm specific functions and structures, so it is not
+    necessary to use a combination of cipher and authentication
+    structures anymore.
+
 
 Resolved Issues
 ---------------
@@ -201,6 +209,7 @@ ABI Changes
 
   * Added authentication IV length and offset parameters.
   * Changed field size of AAD length from uint32_t to uint16_t.
+  * Changed field size of digest length from uint32_t to uint16_t.
 
 
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