mbuf: rename deprecated VLAN flags

[dpdk.git] / doc / guides / rel_notes / release_17_11.rst

diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_11.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_11.rst
index 0622d10..8fcbc66 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_11.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_11.rst
@@ -284,6 +284,12 @@ API Changes
   The size of internal device name is increased to 64 characters
   to allow for storing longer bus specific name.
 
+* **Ethdev flag RTE_ETH_DEV_DETACHABLE was removed**
+
+  This flag is not necessary anymore, with the new hotplug implementation.
+  It is now removed from the ether library. Its semantic is expressed at the bus
+  and PMD level.
+
 * **Service cores API updated for usability**
 
   The service cores API has been changed, removing pointers from the API
@@ -343,6 +349,19 @@ API Changes
   ``rte_log_get_global_level()``, ``rte_log_set_level()`` and
   ``rte_log_get_level()``.
 
+* **Removed ``mbuf`` flags ``PKT_RX_VLAN_PKT`` and ``PKT_RX_QINQ_PKT``.**
+
+  The ``mbuf`` flags ``PKT_RX_VLAN_PKT`` and ``PKT_RX_QINQ_PKT`` have
+  been removed since their behavior were not properly described.
+
+* **Added ``mbuf`` flags ``PKT_RX_VLAN`` and ``PKT_RX_QINQ``.**
+
+  Two ``mbuf`` flags have been added to indicate that the VLAN
+  identifier has been saved in in the ``mbuf`` structure. For instance:
+
+  - if VLAN is not stripped and TCI is saved: ``PKT_RX_VLAN``
+  - if VLAN is stripped and TCI is saved: ``PKT_RX_VLAN | PKT_RX_VLAN_STRIPPED``
+
 
 ABI Changes
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