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[dpdk.git] / doc / guides / rel_notes / release_2_2.rst

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@@ -4,11 +4,47 @@ DPDK Release 2.2
 New Features
 ------------
 
+* **Added e1000 Rx interrupt support.**
+
+* **Added igb TSO support for both PF and VF.**
+
+* **RSS enhancement on Intel x550 NIC**
+
+  * Support 512 entries RSS redirection table.
+  * Support per VF RSS redirection table.
+
+* **Flow director enhancement on Intel x550 NIC**
+
+  * Add 2 new flow director modes on x550.
+  * One is MAC VLAN mode, the other is tunnel mode.
+
+* **Added i40e vector RX/TX.**
+
+* **Added i40e flow control support.**
+
+* **Added fm10k TSO support for both PF and VF.**
+
+* **New NIC Boulder Rapid support.**
+
+  Boulder Rapid is a new NIC of Intel's fm10k family.
+
 * **Enhanced support for the Chelsio CXGBE driver.**
 
   *  Added support for Jumbo Frames.
   *  Optimize forwarding performance for Chelsio T5 40GbE cards.
 
+* **Added support for Mellanox ConnectX-4 adapters (mlx5).**
+
+  The mlx5 poll-mode driver implements support for Mellanox ConnectX-4 EN
+  and Mellanox ConnectX-4 Lx EN families of 10/25/40/50/100 Gb/s adapters.
+
+  Like mlx4, this PMD is only available for Linux and is disabled by default
+  due to external dependencies (libibverbs and libmlx5).
+
+* **Added vhost-user multiple queue support.**
+
+* **Added port hotplug support to xenvirt.**
+
 
 Resolved Issues
 ---------------
@@ -25,6 +61,12 @@ EAL
 Drivers
 ~~~~~~~
 
+* **igb: Fixed IEEE1588 frame identification in I210.**
+
+  Fixed issue where the flag PKT_RX_IEEE1588_PTP was not being set
+  in Intel I210 NIC, as EtherType in RX descriptor is in bits 8:10 of
+  Packet Type and not in the default bits 0:2.
+
 * **ixgbe: Fixed issue with X550 DCB.**
 
   Fixed a DCB issue with x550 where for 8 TCs (Traffic Classes), if a packet