ethdev: add TTL change actions to flow API

[dpdk.git] / doc / guides / rel_notes / release_18_05.rst

diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_05.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_05.rst
index 239d96d..4af2815 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_05.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_05.rst
@@ -276,7 +276,22 @@ API Changes
     ``rss_conf->rss_key_len`` => ``key_len``,
     ``rss_conf->rss_hf`` => ``types``,
     ``num`` => ``queue_num``), and the addition of missing RSS parameters
-    (``func`` for RSS hash function to apply).
+    (``func`` for RSS hash function to apply and ``level`` for the
+    encapsulation level).
+  * The VLAN pattern item (``struct rte_flow_item_vlan``) was modified to
+    include inner EtherType instead of outer TPID. Its default mask was also
+    modified to cover the VID part (lower 12 bits) of TCI only.
+  * A new transfer attribute was added to ``struct rte_flow_attr`` in order
+    to clarify the behavior of some pattern items.
+  * PF and VF pattern items are now only accepted by PMDs that implement
+    them (bnxt and i40e) when the transfer attribute is also present for
+    consistency.
+  * Pattern item PORT was renamed PHY_PORT to avoid confusion with DPDK port
+    IDs.
+  * An action counterpart to the PHY_PORT pattern item was added in order to
+    redirect matching traffic to a specific physical port.
+  * PORT_ID pattern item and actions were added to match and target DPDK
+    port IDs at a higher level than PHY_PORT.
 
 
 ABI Changes
@@ -326,8 +341,10 @@ ABI Changes
   changes in error type definitions (``enum rte_flow_error_type``), removal
   of the unused DUP action (``enum rte_flow_action_type``), modified
   behavior for flow rule actions (see API changes), removal of C99 flexible
-  array from RAW pattern item (``struct rte_flow_item_raw``) and complete
-  rework of the RSS action definition (``struct rte_flow_action_rss``).
+  array from RAW pattern item (``struct rte_flow_item_raw``), complete
+  rework of the RSS action definition (``struct rte_flow_action_rss``),
+  sanity fix in the VLAN pattern item (``struct rte_flow_item_vlan``) and
+  new transfer attribute (``struct rte_flow_attr``).
 
 
 Removed Items