X-Git-Url: http://git.droids-corp.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fguides%2Frel_notes%2Frelease_19_11.rst;h=b509a6dd283c0e1144a83f920da5bc11e98fa456;hb=34fd4373ce76efd0236e59397c495762c2ec9e64;hp=89f81f00bbcb3299663250d88d33563ad0b19e0c;hpb=5302532d4a1ef9cd291bbf872ad8be9642a923f6;p=dpdk.git diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_19_11.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_19_11.rst index 89f81f00bb..b509a6dd28 100644 --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_19_11.rst +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_19_11.rst @@ -6,56 +6,9 @@ DPDK Release 19.11 ================== -.. **Read this first.** - - The text in the sections below explains how to update the release notes. - - Use proper spelling, capitalization and punctuation in all sections. - - Variable and config names should be quoted as fixed width text: - ``LIKE_THIS``. - - Build the docs and view the output file to ensure the changes are correct:: - - make doc-guides-html - - xdg-open build/doc/html/guides/rel_notes/release_19_11.html - - New Features ------------ -.. This section should contain new features added in this release. - Sample format: - - * **Add a title in the past tense with a full stop.** - - Add a short 1-2 sentence description in the past tense. - The description should be enough to allow someone scanning - the release notes to understand the new feature. - - If the feature adds a lot of sub-features you can use a bullet list - like this: - - * Added feature foo to do something. - * Enhanced feature bar to do something else. - - Refer to the previous release notes for examples. - - Suggested order in release notes items: - * Core libs (EAL, mempool, ring, mbuf, buses) - * Device abstraction libs and PMDs - - ethdev (lib, PMDs) - - cryptodev (lib, PMDs) - - eventdev (lib, PMDs) - - etc - * Other libs - * Apps, Examples, Tools (if significant) - - This section is a comment. Do not overwrite or remove it. - Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin. - ========================================================= - * **Added support for --base-virtaddr EAL option to FreeBSD.** The FreeBSD version of DPDK now also supports setting base virtual address @@ -206,7 +159,7 @@ New Features * Added support for VLAN set VID offload command. * Added support for matching on packets withe Geneve tunnel header. * Added hairpin support. - * Added ConnectX6-DX support. + * Added ConnectX-6 Dx support. * Flow engine selected based on RDMA Core library version. DV flow engine selected if version is rdma-core-24.0 or higher. Verbs flow engine selected otherwise. @@ -260,7 +213,7 @@ New Features * **Enabled Single Pass GCM acceleration on QAT GEN3.** Added support for Single Pass GCM, available on QAT GEN3 only (Intel - QuickAssist Technology C4xxx). It is automatically chosen instead of the + QuickAssist Technology P5xxx). It is automatically chosen instead of the classic 2-pass mode when running on QAT GEN3, significantly improving the performance of AES GCM operations. @@ -335,7 +288,7 @@ New Features * Added IOVA = VA support for KNI. KNI can operate in IOVA = VA mode when ``iova-mode=va`` EAL option is passed to the application or when bus IOVA scheme is selected as RTE_IOVA_VA. This mode only works on Linux Kernel - versions >= 4.9.0. + versions 4.10.0 and above. * Due to IOVA to KVA address translations, based on the KNI use case there can be a performance impact. For mitigation, forcing IOVA to PA via EAL @@ -346,15 +299,6 @@ New Features 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. - ========================================================= - * Removed library-level ABI versions. These have been replaced with a single project-level ABI version for non-experimental libraries and an ABI version of ``0`` for experimental libraries. Review the :doc:`../contributing/abi_policy` @@ -390,18 +334,6 @@ Removed Items API Changes ----------- -.. This section should contain API changes. Sample format: - - * sample: Add a short 1-2 sentence description of the API change - which was announced in the previous releases and made in this release. - Start with a scope label like "ethdev:". - Use fixed width quotes for ``function_names`` or ``struct_names``. - Use 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. - ========================================================= - * eal: made the ``lcore_config`` struct and global symbol private. * eal: removed the ``rte_cpu_check_supported`` function, replaced by @@ -474,9 +406,8 @@ API Changes * event: The function ``rte_event_eth_tx_adapter_enqueue`` takes an additional input as ``flags``. Flag ``RTE_EVENT_ETH_TX_ADAPTER_ENQUEUE_SAME_DEST`` which - has been introduced in this release is used when used when all the packets - enqueued in the Tx adapter are destined for the same Ethernet port ans Tx - queue. + has been introduced in this release is used when all the packets enqueued in + the Tx adapter are destined for the same Ethernet port and Tx queue. * sched: The pipe nodes configuration parameters such as number of pipes, pipe queue sizes, pipe profiles, etc., are moved from port level structure @@ -487,18 +418,6 @@ API Changes ABI Changes ----------- -.. This section should contain ABI changes. Sample format: - - * sample: Add a short 1-2 sentence description of the ABI change - which was announced in the previous releases and made in this release. - Start with a scope label like "ethdev:". - Use fixed width quotes for ``function_names`` or ``struct_names``. - Use 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. - ========================================================= - * policy: Please note the revisions to the :doc:`../contributing/abi_policy` introducing major ABI versions, with DPDK 19.11 becoming the first major version ``v20``. ABI changes to add new features continue to be permitted in @@ -531,16 +450,6 @@ ABI Changes Shared Library Versions ----------------------- -.. Update any library version updated in this release - and prepend with a ``+`` sign, like this: - - libfoo.so.1 - + libupdated.so.2 - libbar.so.1 - - This section is a comment. Do not overwrite or remove it. - ========================================================= - The libraries prepended with a plus sign were incremented in this version. .. code-block:: diff @@ -608,40 +517,9 @@ The libraries prepended with a plus sign were incremented in this version. librte_vhost.so.4 -Known Issues ------------- - -.. This section should contain new known issues in this release. Sample format: - - * **Add title in present tense with full stop.** - - Add a short 1-2 sentence description of the known issue - in the present tense. Add information on any known workarounds. - - This section is a comment. Do not overwrite or remove it. - Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin. - ========================================================= - - Tested Platforms ---------------- -.. This section should contain a list of platforms that were tested - with this release. - - The format is: - - * platform with combinations - - * List of CPU - * List of OS - * List of devices - * Other relevant details... - - This section is a comment. Do not overwrite or remove it. - Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin. - ========================================================= - * Intel\ |reg| platforms with Intel\ |reg| NICs combinations * CPU @@ -756,3 +634,165 @@ Tested Platforms * Ubuntu 16.10 * Ubuntu 18.04.1 * Ubuntu 19.04 + +* Intel\ |reg| platforms with Mellanox\ |reg| NICs combinations + + * CPU: + + * Intel\ |reg| Xeon\ |reg| Gold 6154 CPU @ 3.00GHz + * Intel\ |reg| Xeon\ |reg| CPU E5-2697A v4 @ 2.60GHz + * Intel\ |reg| Xeon\ |reg| CPU E5-2697 v3 @ 2.60GHz + * Intel\ |reg| Xeon\ |reg| CPU E5-2680 v2 @ 2.80GHz + * Intel\ |reg| Xeon\ |reg| CPU E5-2650 v4 @ 2.20GHz + * Intel\ |reg| Xeon\ |reg| CPU E5-2640 @ 2.50GHz + * Intel\ |reg| Xeon\ |reg| CPU E5-2620 v4 @ 2.10GHz + + * OS: + + * Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 8.0 (Maipo) + * Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 7.7 (Maipo) + * Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 7.6 (Maipo) + * Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 7.5 (Maipo) + * Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 7.4 (Maipo) + * Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 7.3 (Maipo) + * Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 7.2 (Maipo) + * Ubuntu 19.04 + * Ubuntu 18.10 + * Ubuntu 18.04 + * Ubuntu 16.04 + * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 + + * OFED: + + * MLNX_OFED 4.6-1.0.1.1 + * MLNX_OFED 4.7-1.0.0.1 + * MLNX_OFED 4.7-3.1.9.0 and above + + * upstream kernel: + + * Linux 5.3 and above + + * rdma-core: + + * rdma-core-24.1-1 and above + + * NICs: + + * Mellanox\ |reg| ConnectX\ |reg|-3 Pro 40G MCX354A-FCC_Ax (2x40G) + + * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x8 + * Device ID: 15b3:1007 + * Firmware version: 2.42.5000 + + * Mellanox\ |reg| ConnectX\ |reg|-4 10G MCX4111A-XCAT (1x10G) + + * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x8 + * Device ID: 15b3:1013 + * Firmware version: 12.26.2032 and above + + * Mellanox\ |reg| ConnectX\ |reg|-4 10G MCX4121A-XCAT (2x10G) + + * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x8 + * Device ID: 15b3:1013 + * Firmware version: 12.26.2032 and above + + * Mellanox\ |reg| ConnectX\ |reg|-4 25G MCX4111A-ACAT (1x25G) + + * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x8 + * Device ID: 15b3:1013 + * Firmware version: 12.26.2032 and above + + * Mellanox\ |reg| ConnectX\ |reg|-4 25G MCX4121A-ACAT (2x25G) + + * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x8 + * Device ID: 15b3:1013 + * Firmware version: 12.26.2032 and above + + * Mellanox\ |reg| ConnectX\ |reg|-4 40G MCX4131A-BCAT/MCX413A-BCAT (1x40G) + + * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x8 + * Device ID: 15b3:1013 + * Firmware version: 12.26.2032 and above + + * Mellanox\ |reg| ConnectX\ |reg|-4 40G MCX415A-BCAT (1x40G) + + * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x16 + * Device ID: 15b3:1013 + * Firmware version: 12.26.2032 and above + + * Mellanox\ |reg| ConnectX\ |reg|-4 50G MCX4131A-GCAT/MCX413A-GCAT (1x50G) + + * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x8 + * Device ID: 15b3:1013 + * Firmware version: 12.26.2032 and above + + * Mellanox\ |reg| ConnectX\ |reg|-4 50G MCX414A-BCAT (2x50G) + + * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x8 + * Device ID: 15b3:1013 + * Firmware version: 12.26.2032 and above + + * Mellanox\ |reg| ConnectX\ |reg|-4 50G MCX415A-GCAT/MCX416A-BCAT/MCX416A-GCAT (2x50G) + + * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x16 + * Device ID: 15b3:1013 + * Firmware version: 12.26.2032 and above + * Firmware version: 12.26.2032 and above + + * Mellanox\ |reg| ConnectX\ |reg|-4 50G MCX415A-CCAT (1x100G) + + * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x16 + * Device ID: 15b3:1013 + * Firmware version: 12.26.2032 and above + + * Mellanox\ |reg| ConnectX\ |reg|-4 100G MCX416A-CCAT (2x100G) + + * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x16 + * Device ID: 15b3:1013 + * Firmware version: 12.26.2032 and above + + * Mellanox\ |reg| ConnectX\ |reg|-4 Lx 10G MCX4121A-XCAT (2x10G) + + * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x8 + * Device ID: 15b3:1015 + * Firmware version: 14.26.2032 and above + + * Mellanox\ |reg| ConnectX\ |reg|-4 Lx 25G MCX4121A-ACAT (2x25G) + + * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x8 + * Device ID: 15b3:1015 + * Firmware version: 14.26.2032 and above + + * Mellanox\ |reg| ConnectX\ |reg|-5 100G MCX556A-ECAT (2x100G) + + * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x16 + * Device ID: 15b3:1017 + * Firmware version: 16.26.2032 and above + + * Mellanox\ |reg| ConnectX\ |reg|-5 Ex EN 100G MCX516A-CDAT (2x100G) + + * Host interface: PCI Express 4.0 x16 + * Device ID: 15b3:1019 + * Firmware version: 16.26.2032 and above + +* IBM Power 9 platforms with Mellanox\ |reg| NICs combinations + + * CPU: + + * POWER9 2.2 (pvr 004e 1202) 2300MHz + + * OS: + + * Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS (Bionic Beaver) + + * NICs: + + * Mellanox\ |reg| ConnectX\ |reg|-5 100G MCX556A-ECAT (2x100G) + + * Host interface: PCI Express 3.0 x16 + * Device ID: 15b3:1017 + * Firmware version: 16.26.1040 + + * OFED: + + * MLNX_OFED 4.7-1.0.0.2