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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
@@ -60,12 +60,40 @@ New Features
   memory that was created outside of DPDK's own page allocator, and using that
   memory natively with any other DPDK library or data structure.
 
+* **Added hot-unplug handle mechanism.**
+
+  ``rte_dev_hotplug_handle_enable`` and ``rte_dev_hotplug_handle_disable`` are
+  for enabling or disabling hotplug handle mechanism.
+
+* **Support device multi-process hotplug.**
+
+  Hotplug and hot-unplug for devices will now be supported in multiprocessing
+  scenario. Any ethdev devices created in the primary process will be regarded
+  as shared and will be available for all DPDK processes. Synchronization
+  between processes will be done using DPDK IPC.
+
+* **Added new Flow API actions to rewrite fields in packet headers.**
+
+  Added new Flow API actions to:
+
+  * Modify source and destination IP addresses in the outermost IPv4/IPv6
+    headers.
+  * Modify source and destination port numbers in the outermost TCP/UDP
+    headers.
+
+* **Added new Flow API action to swap MAC addresses in Ethernet header.**
+
+  Added new Flow API action to swap the source and destination MAC
+  addresses in the outermost Ethernet header.
+
 * **Add support to offload more flow match and actions for CXGBE PMD**
 
   Flow API support has been enhanced for CXGBE Poll Mode Driver to offload:
 
   * Match items: destination MAC address.
-  * Action items: push/pop/rewrite vlan header.
+  * Action items: push/pop/rewrite vlan header,
+    rewrite IP addresses in outermost IPv4/IPv6 header,
+    rewrite port numbers in outermost TCP/UDP header.
 
 * **Added a devarg to use the latest supported vector path in i40e.**
   A new devarg ``use-latest-supported-vec`` was introduced to allow users to
@@ -107,6 +135,20 @@ New Features
   * Support for runtime Rx and Tx queues setup.
   * Support multicast MAC address set.
 
+* **Added a devarg to use PCAP interface physical MAC address.**
+  A new devarg ``phy_mac`` was introduced to allow users to use physical
+  MAC address of the selected PCAP interface.
+
+* **Added support for GEN3 devices to Intel QAT driver .**
+
+  Added support for the third generation of Intel QuickAssist devices.
+
+* **Updated the QAT PMD.**
+
+  The QAT PMD was updated with additional support for:
+
+  * AES-CMAC algorithm.
+
 * **Added Event Ethernet Tx Adapter.**
 
   Added event ethernet Tx adapter library that  provides configuration and
@@ -174,6 +216,11 @@ API Changes
 * eal: The parameters of the function ``rte_devargs_remove()`` have changed
   from bus and device names to ``struct rte_devargs``.
 
+* eal: The scope of ``rte_eal_hotplug_add()``/``rte_dev_probe()``
+  and ``rte_eal_hotplug_remove()``/``rte_dev_remove()`` is extended.
+  In multi-process model, they will guarantee that the device is
+  attached or detached on all processes.
+
 * mbuf: The ``__rte_mbuf_raw_free()`` and ``__rte_pktmbuf_prefree_seg()``
   functions were deprecated since 17.05 and are replaced by
   ``rte_mbuf_raw_free()`` and ``rte_pktmbuf_prefree_seg()``.