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diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_05.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_05.rst
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--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_05.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_05.rst
@@ -41,6 +41,60 @@ New Features
      Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
      =========================================================
 
+* **Added free Tx mbuf on demand API.**
+
+  Added a new function ``rte_eth_tx_done_cleanup()`` which allows an application
+  to request the driver to release mbufs from their Tx ring that are no longer
+  in use, independent of whether or not the ``tx_rs_thresh`` has been crossed.
+
+* **Added descriptor status ethdev API.**
+
+  Added a new API to get the status of a descriptor.
+
+  For Rx, it is almost similar to the ``rx_descriptor_done`` API, except
+  it differentiates descriptors which are hold by the driver and not
+  returned to the hardware. For Tx, it is a new API.
+
+* **Increased number of next hops for LPM IPv6 to 2^21.**
+
+  The next_hop field is extended from 8 bits to 21 bits for IPv6.
+
+* **Added VFIO hotplug support.**
+
+  How hotplug supported with UIO and VFIO drivers.
+
+* **Added powerpc support in pci probing for vfio-pci devices.**
+
+  sPAPR IOMMU based pci probing enabled for vfio-pci devices.
+
+* **Updated the ixgbe base driver.**
+
+  Updated the ixgbe base driver, including the following changes:
+
+  * Add link block check for KR.
+  * Complete HW initialization even if SFP is not present.
+  * Add VF xcast promiscuous mode.
+
+* **Added powerpc support for i40e and its vector PMD .**
+
+  i40e PMD and its vector PMD enabled by default in powerpc.
+
+* **Added TSO support for tunneled and non-tunneled packets on mlx5 driver.**
+
+  Added support for Hardware TSO for tunneled and non-tunneled packets.
+  Tunneling protocols supported are GRE and VXLAN.
+
+* **Updated the sfc_efx driver.**
+
+  * Generic flow API support for Ethernet, VLAN, IPv4, IPv6, UDP and TCP
+    pattern items with QUEUE action for ingress traffic.
+
+* **Added vmxnet3 version 3 support.**
+
+  Added support for vmxnet3 version 3 which includes several
+  performance enhancements viz. configurable TX data ring, Receive
+  Data Ring, ability to register memory regions.
+
 
 Resolved Issues
 ---------------
@@ -110,6 +164,41 @@ API Changes
    Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
    =========================================================
 
+* The LPM ``next_hop`` field is extended from 8 bits to 21 bits for IPv6
+  while keeping ABI compatibility.
+
+* **Reworked rte_ring library**
+
+  The rte_ring library has been reworked and updated. The following changes
+  have been made to it:
+
+  * removed the build-time setting ``CONFIG_RTE_RING_SPLIT_PROD_CONS``
+  * removed the build-time setting ``CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_RING_DEBUG``
+  * removed the build-time setting ``CONFIG_RTE_RING_PAUSE_REP_COUNT``
+  * removed the function ``rte_ring_set_water_mark`` as part of a general
+    removal of watermarks support in the library.
+  * added an extra parameter to the burst/bulk enqueue functions to
+    return the number of free spaces in the ring after enqueue. This can
+    be used by an application to implement its own watermark functionality.
+  * added an extra parameter to the burst/bulk dequeue functions to return
+    the number elements remaining in the ring after dequeue.
+  * changed the return value of the enqueue and dequeue bulk functions to
+    match that of the burst equivalents. In all cases, ring functions which
+    operate on multiple packets now return the number of elements enqueued
+    or dequeued, as appropriate. The updated functions are:
+
+    - ``rte_ring_mp_enqueue_bulk``
+    - ``rte_ring_sp_enqueue_bulk``
+    - ``rte_ring_enqueue_bulk``
+    - ``rte_ring_mc_dequeue_bulk``
+    - ``rte_ring_sc_dequeue_bulk``
+    - ``rte_ring_dequeue_bulk``
+
+    NOTE: the above functions all have different parameters as well as
+    different return values, due to the other listed changes above. This
+    means that all instances of the functions in existing code will be
+    flagged by the compiler. The return value usage should be checked
+    while fixing the compiler error due to the extra parameter.
 
 ABI Changes
 -----------
@@ -125,6 +214,20 @@ ABI Changes
    =========================================================
 
 
+Removed Items
+-------------
+
+.. This section should contain removed items in this release. Sample format:
+
+   * Add a short 1-2 sentence description of the removed item in the past
+     tense.
+
+   This section is a comment. do not overwrite or remove it.
+   Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
+   =========================================================
+
+* KNI vhost support removed.
+
 
 Shared Library Versions
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