doc: update softnic guide for flow and QoS support

[dpdk.git] / doc / guides / rel_notes / release_18_11.rst

diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_11.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_11.rst
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--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_11.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_11.rst
@@ -146,6 +146,11 @@ New Features
   A new devarg ``phy_mac`` was introduced to allow users to use physical
   MAC address of the selected PCAP interface.
 
+* **Added classification and metering support to SoftNIC PMD.**
+
+  Added support for flow classification (rte_flow API), and metering and
+  policing (rte_mtr API) to the SoftNIC PMD.
+
 * **Added support for GEN3 devices to Intel QAT driver .**
 
   Added support for the third generation of Intel QuickAssist devices.
@@ -190,6 +195,12 @@ New Features
   collisions.  In addition, the internal hashing algorithm was changed to use
   partial-key hashing to improve memory efficiency and lookup performance.
 
+* **Added lock free reader/writer concurrency to hash library (rte_hash).**
+
+  Lock free reader/writer concurrency prevents the readers from getting
+  blocked due to a pre-empted writer thread. This allows the hash library
+  to be used in scenarios where the writer thread runs on control plane.
+
 * **Added Traffic Pattern Aware Power Control Library**
 
   Added an experimental library. This extend Power Library and provide
@@ -200,6 +211,14 @@ New Features
   See the :doc:`../prog_guide/power_man` section of the DPDK Programmers
   Guide document for more information.
 
+* **Added JSON power policy interface for containers.**
+
+  Extended the Power Library and vm_power_manager sample app to allow power
+  policies to be submitted via a FIFO using JSON formatted strings. Previously
+  limited to Virtual Machines, this feature extends power policy functionality
+  to containers and host applications that need to have their cores frequency
+  controlled based on the rules contained in the policy.
+
 * **Added ability to switch queue deferred start flag on testpmd app.**
 
   Added a console command to testpmd app, giving ability to switch