* **Added non-EAL threads registration API.**
Added a new API to register non-EAL threads as lcores. This can be used by
- applications to have its threads known of DPDK without suffering from the
+ applications to have its threads known to DPDK without suffering from the
non-EAL previous limitations in terms of performance.
-* **rte_*mb APIs are updated to use DMB instruction for ARMv8.**
+* **rte_*mb APIs are updated to use the DMB instruction for ARMv8.**
ARMv8 memory model has been strengthened to require other-multi-copy
- atomicity. This allows for using DMB instruction instead of DSB for IO
- barriers. rte_*mb APIs, for ARMv8 platforms, are changed to use DMB
+ atomicity. This allows for using the DMB instruction instead of DSB for IO
+ barriers. The rte_*mb APIs, for ARMv8 platforms, have changed to use the DMB
instruction to reflect this.
* **Added support for RTS and HTS modes into mempool ring driver.**
- Added ability to select new ring synchronisation modes:
+ Added the ability to select new ring synchronisation modes:
``relaxed tail sync (ring_mt_rts)`` and ``head/tail sync (ring_mt_hts)``
- via mempool ops API.
+ via the mempool ops API.
* **Added the support for vfio-pci new VF token interface.**
- From Linux 5.7, vfio-pci supports to bind both SR-IOV PF and the created VFs,
- it uses a shared VF token (UUID) to represent the collaboration between PF
- and VFs. Update DPDK PCI driver to gain the access to the PF and VFs devices
- by appending the VF token parameter.
+ From Linux 5.7, vfio-pci supports to bind both SR-IOV PF and the created
+ VFs, where it uses a shared VF token (UUID) to represent the collaboration
+ between PF and VFs. The DPDK PCI driver has been updated to gain the access
+ to the PF and VFs devices by appending the VF token parameter.
* **Added the RegEx Library, a generic RegEx service library.**
4 new APIs have been added to enable vhost async data path, including:
- * Async device channel register/unregister APIs
- * Async packets enqueue/completion APIs (only split ring was implemented)
+ * Async device channel register/unregister APIs.
+ * Async packets enqueue/completion APIs (only split ring was implemented).
+
+* **Added vDPA device APIs to query virtio queue statistics.**
+
+ Added new vDPA APIs to query virtio queue statistics, to get their names and
+ to reset them.
+
+* **Updated Mellanox mlx5 vDPA driver.**
+
+ Updated Mellanox mlx5 vDPA driver with new features, including:
+
+ * Added support for virtio queue statistics.
+ * Added support for MTU update.
* **Added eCPRI protocol support in rte_flow.**
The ``ECPRI`` item has been added to support eCPRI packet offloading for
5G network.
-* **Introduced send packet scheduling on the timestamps.**
+* **Introduced send packet scheduling based on timestamps.**
- Added the new mbuf dynamic field and flag to provide timestamp on what packet
- transmitting can be synchronized. The device Tx offload flag is added to
- indicate the PMD supports send scheduling.
+ Added a new mbuf dynamic field and flag to provide a timestamp on which
+ packet transmitting can be synchronized. A device Tx offload flag has been
+ added to indicate the PMD supports send scheduling.
* **Updated PCAP driver.**
* Added support for LRO.
* Added support for setting VF PVID by PF driver.
-* **Updated Mellanox mlx5 net driver and common layer.**
-
- Updated Mellanox mlx5 driver with new features and improvements, including:
-
- * Added mlx5 PCI layer to share a PCI device among multiple PMDs.
- * Added support for eCPRI protocol offloading.
- * Added devargs options ``reclaim_mem_mode``, ``sys_mem_en``,
- ``lacp_by_user`` and ``decap_en``.
-
-* **Added vDPA device APIs to query virtio queue statistics.**
-
- A new 3 APIs has been added to query virtio queue statistics, to get their
- names and to reset them by a vDPA device.
-
-* **Updated Mellanox mlx5 vDPA driver.**
-
- Updated Mellanox mlx5 vDPA driver with new features, including:
-
- * Added support for virtio queue statistics.
- * Added support for MTU update.
-
-* **Updated Marvell octeontx2 ethdev PMD.**
-
- Updated Marvell octeontx2 driver with cn98xx support.
-
-* **Updated the Intel ice driver.**
+* **Updated Intel ice driver.**
Updated the Intel ice driver with new features and improvements, including:
* Added RSS support for GTPU, L2TP, ESP, AH, PFCP and PPPoE.
* Added support for FDIR filter by GTPU outer IPv4 and IPv6.
- * **Updated Intel iavf driver.**
+* **Updated Intel iavf driver.**
Updated iavf PMD with new features and improvements, including:
Updated i40e PMD with new features and improvements, including:
* Supported cloud filter for IPv4/6_TCP/UDP/SCTP with SRC port only or DST port only.
- * Re-implemented get_fdir_info and get_fdir_stat in private API.
- * Re-implemented set_gre_key_len in private API.
+ * Re-implemented ``get_fdir_info`` and ``get_fdir_stat`` in private API.
+ * Re-implemented ``set_gre_key_len`` in private API.
* Added support for flow query RSS.
-* **Updated the Intel ixgbe driver.**
+* **Updated Intel ixgbe driver.**
Updated the Intel ixgbe driver with new features and improvements, including:
- * Re-implemented get_fdir_info and get_fdir_stat in private API.
+ * Re-implemented ``get_fdir_info`` and ``get_fdir_stat`` in private API.
+
+* **Updated Marvell octeontx2 ethdev PMD.**
+
+ Updated Marvell octeontx2 driver with cn98xx support.
+
+* **Updated Mellanox mlx5 net driver and common layer.**
+
+ Updated Mellanox mlx5 driver with new features and improvements, including:
+
+ * Added mlx5 PCI layer to share a PCI device among multiple PMDs.
+ * Added support for eCPRI protocol offloading.
+ * Added devargs options ``reclaim_mem_mode``, ``sys_mem_en``,
+ ``lacp_by_user`` and ``decap_en``.
* **Updated NXP dpaa ethdev PMD.**
Updated the NXP dpaa ethdev with new features and improvements, including:
- * Added support for link status and interrupt
- * Added support to use datapath APIs from non-EAL pthread
+ * Added support for link status and interrupt.
+ * Added support to use datapath APIs from non-EAL pthread.
* **Updated NXP dpaa2 ethdev PMD.**
Updated the NXP dpaa2 ethdev with new features and improvements, including:
- * Added support to use datapath APIs from non-EAL pthread
- * Added support for dynamic flow management
+ * Added support to use datapath APIs from non-EAL pthread.
+ * Added support for dynamic flow management.
* **Added DOCSIS protocol to rte_security.**
* Added Chacha20-Poly1305 AEAD algorithm in QAT crypto PMD.
* Improved handling of multi process in QAT crypto and compression PMDs.
* Added support for Intel GEN2 QuickAssist device 200xx
- (PF Did 0x18ee, VF Did 0x18ef).
+ (PF device id 0x18ee, VF device id 0x18ef).
* **Updated the OCTEON TX2 crypto PMD.**
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+* Intel\ |reg| platforms with Intel\ |reg| NICs combinations
+
+ * CPU
+
+ * Intel\ |reg| Atom\ |trade| CPU C3758 @ 2.20GHz
+ * Intel\ |reg| Atom\ |trade| CPU C3858 @ 2.00GHz
+ * Intel\ |reg| Atom\ |trade| CPU C3958 @ 2.00GHz
+ * Intel\ |reg| Xeon\ |reg| CPU D-1541 @ 2.10GHz
+ * Intel\ |reg| Xeon\ |reg| CPU D-1553N @ 2.30GHz
+ * Intel\ |reg| Xeon\ |reg| CPU E5-2680 0 @ 2.70GHz
+ * Intel\ |reg| Xeon\ |reg| CPU E5-2680 v2 @ 2.80GHz
+ * Intel\ |reg| Xeon\ |reg| CPU E5-2699 v3 @ 2.30GHz
+ * Intel\ |reg| Xeon\ |reg| CPU E5-2699 v4 @ 2.20GHz
+ * Intel\ |reg| Xeon\ |reg| Gold 5218N CPU @ 2.30GHz
+ * Intel\ |reg| Xeon\ |reg| Gold 6139 CPU @ 2.30GHz
+ * Intel\ |reg| Xeon\ |reg| Gold 6252N CPU @ 2.30GHz
+ * Intel\ |reg| Xeon\ |reg| Platinum 8180 CPU @ 2.50GHz
+ * Intel\ |reg| Xeon\ |reg| Platinum 8280M CPU @ 2.70GHz
+
+ * OS:
+
+ * CentOS 7.7
+ * CentOS 8.0
+ * CentOS 8.2
+ * Fedora 32
+ * FreeBSD 12.1
+ * OpenWRT 19.07
+ * Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 8.2
+ * Suse15 SP1
+ * Ubuntu 16.04
+ * Ubuntu 18.04
+ * Ubuntu 20.04
+
+ * NICs:
+
+ * Intel\ |reg| 82599ES 10 Gigabit Ethernet Controller
+
+ * Firmware version: 0x61bf0001
+ * Device id (pf/vf): 8086:10fb / 8086:10ed
+ * Driver version: 5.7.1 (ixgbe)
+
+ * Intel\ |reg| Corporation Ethernet Connection X552/X557-AT 10GBASE-T
+
+ * Firmware version: 0x800003e7
+ * Device id (pf/vf): 8086:15ad / 8086:15a8
+ * Driver version: 5.1.0-k (ixgbe)
+
+ * Intel\ |reg| Corporation Ethernet Controller 10G X550T
+
+ * Firmware version: 0x80000482
+ * Device id (pf): 8086:1563
+ * Driver version: 5.7.1 (ixgbe)
+
+ * Intel\ |reg| Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X710-DA4 (4x10G)
+
+ * Firmware version: 7.20 0x800079e8 1.2585.0
+ * Device id (pf/vf): 8086:1572 / 8086:154c
+ * Driver version: 2.12.6 (i40e)
+
+ * Intel\ |reg| Corporation Ethernet Connection X722 for 10GbE SFP+ (4x10G)
+
+ * Firmware version: 4.11 0x80001def 1.1999.0
+ * Device id (pf/vf): 8086:37d0 / 8086:37cd
+ * Driver version: 2.12.6 (i40e)
+
+ * Intel\ |reg| Corporation Ethernet Connection X722 for 10GBASE-T (2x10G)
+
+ * Firmware version: 4.10 0x80001a7a
+ * Device id (pf/vf): 8086:37d2 / 8086:37cd
+ * Driver version: 2.12.6 (i40e)
+
+ * Intel\ |reg| Ethernet Converged Network Adapter XXV710-DA2 (2x25G)
+
+ * Firmware version: 7.30 0x800080a2 1.2658.0
+ * Device id (pf/vf): 8086:158b / 8086:154c
+ * Driver version: 2.12.6 (i40e)
+
+ * Intel\ |reg| Ethernet Converged Network Adapter XL710-QDA2 (2X40G)
+
+ * Firmware version: 7.30 0x800080ab 1.2658.0
+ * Device id (pf/vf): 8086:1583 / 8086:154c
+ * Driver version: 2.12.6 (i40e)
+
+ * Intel\ |reg| Corporation I350 Gigabit Network Connection
+
+ * Firmware version: 1.63, 0x80000cbc
+ * Device id (pf/vf): 8086:1521 / 8086:1520
+ * Driver version: 5.4.0-k (igb)
+
+ * Intel\ |reg| Corporation I210 Gigabit Network Connection
+
+ * Firmware version: 3.25, 0x800006eb
+ * Device id (pf): 8086:1533
+ * Driver version: 5.4.0-k (igb)
+
+ * Intel\ |reg| Ethernet Controller 10-Gigabit X540-AT2
+
+ * Firmware version: 0x800005f9
+ * Device id (pf): 8086:1528
+ * Driver version: 5.1.0-k (ixgbe)
+
+ * Intel\ |reg| Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X710-T2L
+
+ * Firmware version: 7.30 0x80008061 1.2585.0
+ * Device id (pf): 8086:15ff
+ * Driver version: 2.12.6(i40e)
+
* Intel\ |reg| platforms with Mellanox\ |reg| NICs combinations
* CPU:
* OFED:
* MLNX_OFED 5.0-2.1.8.0
+
+* Intel\ |reg| platforms with Broadcom\ |reg| NICs combinations
+
+ * CPU:
+
+ * Intel\ |reg| Xeon\ |reg| Gold 6154 CPU @ 3.00GHz
+ * Intel\ |reg| Xeon\ |reg| CPU E5-2667 v3 @ 3.20GHz
+ * Intel\ |reg| Xeon\ |reg| CPU E5-2650 v2 @ 2.60GHz
+ * Intel\ |reg| Xeon\ |reg| Gold 6142 CPU @ 2.60GHz
+ * Intel\ |reg| Xeon\ |reg| Silver 4110 CPU @ 2.10GHz
+
+ * OS:
+
+ * Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 8.1
+ * Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 7.6
+ * Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 7.5
+ * Ubuntu 16.04
+ * Centos 8.1
+ * Centos 7.7
+
+ * upstream kernel:
+
+ * Linux 5.3.4
+
+ * NICs:
+
+ * Broadcom\ |reg| NetXtreme-E\ |reg| Series P225p (2x25G)
+
+ * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x8
+ * Firmware version: 214.4.81.0 and above
+
+ * Broadcom\ |reg| NetXtreme-E\ |reg| Series P425p (4x25G)
+
+ * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x16
+ * Firmware version: 216.4.259.0 and above
+
+ * Broadcom\ |reg| NetXtreme-E\ |reg| Series P2100G (2x100G)
+
+ * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x16
+ * Firmware version: 216.1.259.0 and above
+
+ * Broadcom\ |reg| NetXtreme-E\ |reg| Series P425p (4x25G)
+
+ * Host interface: PCI Express 4.0 x16
+ * Firmware version: 216.1.259.0 and above
+
+ * Broadcom\ |reg| NetXtreme-E\ |reg| Series P2100G (2x100G)
+
+ * Host interface: PCI Express 4.0 x16
+ * Firmware version: 216.1.259.0 and above
+
+* Broadcom\ |reg| NetXtreme-S\ |reg| Series SmartNIC
+
+ * Broadcom\ |reg| NetXtreme-S\ |reg| Series PS225-H16 SmartNIC (2x25G)
+
+ * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x8
+ * Firmware version: 217.0.59.0
+
+ * Embedded software:
+
+ * Broadcom Yocto Linux
+ * Kernel version: 4.14.174
+ * DPDK application running on 8 Arm Cortex-A72 cores