X-Git-Url: http://git.droids-corp.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fguides%2Frel_notes%2Frelease_20_08.rst;h=a19ec6db2be7190491679c176aaac86b6410a475;hb=5a36ec735130f81a187ef65c4bc43c445a89568d;hp=70633df89e8f4fdd83c6ab67d6037a67d817f976;hpb=86fab1ae15cfb0ed2b3fa299f325c56f21bd7f41;p=dpdk.git diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_08.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_08.rst index 70633df89e..a19ec6db2b 100644 --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_08.rst +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_08.rst @@ -59,28 +59,28 @@ New Features * **Added non-EAL threads registration API.** Added a new API to register non-EAL threads as lcores. This can be used by - applications to have its threads known of DPDK without suffering from the + applications to have its threads known to DPDK without suffering from the non-EAL previous limitations in terms of performance. -* **rte_*mb APIs are updated to use DMB instruction for ARMv8.** +* **rte_*mb APIs are updated to use the DMB instruction for ARMv8.** ARMv8 memory model has been strengthened to require other-multi-copy - atomicity. This allows for using DMB instruction instead of DSB for IO - barriers. rte_*mb APIs, for ARMv8 platforms, are changed to use DMB + atomicity. This allows for using the DMB instruction instead of DSB for IO + barriers. The rte_*mb APIs, for ARMv8 platforms, have changed to use the DMB instruction to reflect this. * **Added support for RTS and HTS modes into mempool ring driver.** - Added ability to select new ring synchronisation modes: + Added the ability to select new ring synchronisation modes: ``relaxed tail sync (ring_mt_rts)`` and ``head/tail sync (ring_mt_hts)`` - via mempool ops API. + via the mempool ops API. * **Added the support for vfio-pci new VF token interface.** - From Linux 5.7, vfio-pci supports to bind both SR-IOV PF and the created VFs, - it uses a shared VF token (UUID) to represent the collaboration between PF - and VFs. Update DPDK PCI driver to gain the access to the PF and VFs devices - by appending the VF token parameter. + From Linux 5.7, vfio-pci supports to bind both SR-IOV PF and the created + VFs, where it uses a shared VF token (UUID) to represent the collaboration + between PF and VFs. The DPDK PCI driver has been updated to gain the access + to the PF and VFs devices by appending the VF token parameter. * **Added the RegEx Library, a generic RegEx service library.** @@ -93,19 +93,31 @@ New Features 4 new APIs have been added to enable vhost async data path, including: - * Async device channel register/unregister APIs - * Async packets enqueue/completion APIs (only split ring was implemented) + * Async device channel register/unregister APIs. + * Async packets enqueue/completion APIs (only split ring was implemented). + +* **Added vDPA device APIs to query virtio queue statistics.** + + Added new vDPA APIs to query virtio queue statistics, to get their names and + to reset them. + +* **Updated Mellanox mlx5 vDPA driver.** + + Updated Mellanox mlx5 vDPA driver with new features, including: + + * Added support for virtio queue statistics. + * Added support for MTU update. * **Added eCPRI protocol support in rte_flow.** The ``ECPRI`` item has been added to support eCPRI packet offloading for 5G network. -* **Introduced send packet scheduling on the timestamps.** +* **Introduced send packet scheduling based on timestamps.** - Added the new mbuf dynamic field and flag to provide timestamp on what packet - transmitting can be synchronized. The device Tx offload flag is added to - indicate the PMD supports send scheduling. + Added a new mbuf dynamic field and flag to provide a timestamp on which + packet transmitting can be synchronized. A device Tx offload flag has been + added to indicate the PMD supports send scheduling. * **Updated PCAP driver.** @@ -140,32 +152,7 @@ New Features * Added support for LRO. * Added support for setting VF PVID by PF driver. -* **Updated Mellanox mlx5 net driver and common layer.** - - Updated Mellanox mlx5 driver with new features and improvements, including: - - * Added mlx5 PCI layer to share a PCI device among multiple PMDs. - * Added support for eCPRI protocol offloading. - * Added devargs options ``reclaim_mem_mode``, ``sys_mem_en``, - ``lacp_by_user`` and ``decap_en``. - -* **Added vDPA device APIs to query virtio queue statistics.** - - A new 3 APIs has been added to query virtio queue statistics, to get their - names and to reset them by a vDPA device. - -* **Updated Mellanox mlx5 vDPA driver.** - - Updated Mellanox mlx5 vDPA driver with new features, including: - - * Added support for virtio queue statistics. - * Added support for MTU update. - -* **Updated Marvell octeontx2 ethdev PMD.** - - Updated Marvell octeontx2 driver with cn98xx support. - -* **Updated the Intel ice driver.** +* **Updated Intel ice driver.** Updated the Intel ice driver with new features and improvements, including: @@ -175,7 +162,7 @@ New Features * Added RSS support for GTPU, L2TP, ESP, AH, PFCP and PPPoE. * Added support for FDIR filter by GTPU outer IPv4 and IPv6. - * **Updated Intel iavf driver.** +* **Updated Intel iavf driver.** Updated iavf PMD with new features and improvements, including: @@ -187,29 +174,42 @@ New Features Updated i40e PMD with new features and improvements, including: * Supported cloud filter for IPv4/6_TCP/UDP/SCTP with SRC port only or DST port only. - * Re-implemented get_fdir_info and get_fdir_stat in private API. - * Re-implemented set_gre_key_len in private API. + * Re-implemented ``get_fdir_info`` and ``get_fdir_stat`` in private API. + * Re-implemented ``set_gre_key_len`` in private API. * Added support for flow query RSS. -* **Updated the Intel ixgbe driver.** +* **Updated Intel ixgbe driver.** Updated the Intel ixgbe driver with new features and improvements, including: - * Re-implemented get_fdir_info and get_fdir_stat in private API. + * Re-implemented ``get_fdir_info`` and ``get_fdir_stat`` in private API. + +* **Updated Marvell octeontx2 ethdev PMD.** + + Updated Marvell octeontx2 driver with cn98xx support. + +* **Updated Mellanox mlx5 net driver and common layer.** + + Updated Mellanox mlx5 driver with new features and improvements, including: + + * Added mlx5 PCI layer to share a PCI device among multiple PMDs. + * Added support for eCPRI protocol offloading. + * Added devargs options ``reclaim_mem_mode``, ``sys_mem_en``, + ``lacp_by_user`` and ``decap_en``. * **Updated NXP dpaa ethdev PMD.** Updated the NXP dpaa ethdev with new features and improvements, including: - * Added support for link status and interrupt - * Added support to use datapath APIs from non-EAL pthread + * Added support for link status and interrupt. + * Added support to use datapath APIs from non-EAL pthread. * **Updated NXP dpaa2 ethdev PMD.** Updated the NXP dpaa2 ethdev with new features and improvements, including: - * Added support to use datapath APIs from non-EAL pthread - * Added support for dynamic flow management + * Added support to use datapath APIs from non-EAL pthread. + * Added support for dynamic flow management. * **Added DOCSIS protocol to rte_security.** @@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ New Features * Added Chacha20-Poly1305 AEAD algorithm in QAT crypto PMD. * Improved handling of multi process in QAT crypto and compression PMDs. * Added support for Intel GEN2 QuickAssist device 200xx - (PF Did 0x18ee, VF Did 0x18ef). + (PF device id 0x18ee, VF device id 0x18ef). * **Updated the OCTEON TX2 crypto PMD.**