X-Git-Url: http://git.droids-corp.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fguides%2Frel_notes%2Frelease_19_11.rst;h=b509a6dd283c0e1144a83f920da5bc11e98fa456;hb=fc0ec74037192f35d8cb76b65d6934049892cc56;hp=84aa03a1f2428dc5de598a3dbf965a74836726b7;hpb=8b3726776f760c1a8fce9457e6a5268688072285;p=dpdk.git diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_19_11.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_19_11.rst index 84aa03a1f2..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. @@ -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